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FDR PROMISES FULL AID FOR thefllipino President Assures Com monwealth That Free dom Is Coming WASHINGTON. Nov. lo. - W - u,.esident Roosevelt tonight assured people of the Philippines, on i’j eighth anniversary of the es nblishmenf of the Philippine Com "-omvealth, that the United States working and fighting “for the ' v 0f your liberation” and the ,1. when "the Japanese army is i^lv and totally defeated.” The presidential message was Jde public in a radio address ‘ f NBC bv Supreme court Jus :Z Frank 'Murphy, former gov '. . oeneral of the Philippines, e';4d he had “a strong con •tion'' that if the Japanese are 'l,, the Philippines next Novem d J‘l5 “their days in the islands oe of brief number.” In a message to Justice Muiphy, .’ie president said: „T idav on this anniversary, and wer- day that shall pass until Z Japanese enemy is finally and !;;allv defeated, the American peo t 'end messages of hope and ?a 1h to you. the gallant people of the Philippine Commonwealth. ' ■We work and we fight for the dav 0f vour liberation - for the M. when your government shall L’ restored to Manila-when you *,11 enjoy the true freedom and .■■dependence and national dignity ;Wch you have^sojully earned. a bi« university is offering a fourse in basic Chinese. The man "■ -he next desk wonders if Jaun fln‘tickets or a Chinese restaur a»\ menu wouldn’t make a good pv. book. __^ T. M. Jef fords, Jr., bak er first class, United States Navy, is spend ing thirty days leave with his mother, Mrs. C. O. Smith, 1822 Carolina avenue. It is his first visit here in three years. Jeffords JEFFOKUs has just r» turned from the South Pacific, having spent three years in the Hawaiian Islands and ten months in the Solomons. He was at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7. 1941, and has participated in three major sea battles. He participated in the at tack against Munda. Jeffords is now stationed at Alameda, Calif. REPORTS Pvt. Luther O. Russell,. Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. L. O. Russell, has reported at Keesler Field, Biloxi, Miss., to begin training as a pre flight aviation cadet. He is a graduate of New Hanover High school and studied one year at N. C. State college. REPORTS TO COLLEGE Aviation Student Ramsey E. Hale, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Hale of 405 Wright street, has reported to the 22nd College Training Detachment Air Crew, Canesius College, Buffalo, N. Y. Hale was graduated from New Hanover High school and prior to entering the Army in 1942 he was employed by the N. C. Shipbuild ing company. For the past year he was an aviation mechanic at Shaw Field. S. C. _ RETURNS TO POST William Ei' ii e s t Lewis, aviation ma chinist's mate second class, has returned to his post at San Diego, Calif., after spending seven days with h i s parents. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Lewis of Winnabow, He received h i s LEWIS training at Nor folk, Va., in 1941. after which he was assigned to the Hornet and later transferred to the Saratoga. He participated in the battles of Midway, Coral Sea and Guadal canal.'He received the President’s citation for his part in the battle of Midway. PROMOTED James E. Walters, who is now stationed somewhere in England, has been promoted from corpo ...- 36 TABLETS 20< 100TABLETS35< World's largest seller atio< Soldier Greets His Grieving Dog Pvt. Franklin E. Higgins, who obtained a special furlough from Camp Crowder, Mo., to visit his grieving dog, Pal, 17 years old, at his home in Albany, N. Y., arrived while the dog was still alive and immediately comforted the animal. Pal, grief stricken since his master was inducted last July, grew weaker as time passe.d and in recent days virtually refused to eat. (AP lVirephoto) Germans Send More Men Into Battle Far Leros BY MARSLAND GANDER REPRESENTING THE ALLIED PRESS DISTRIBUTED BY THE ASSOCI ATED PRESS LEROS ISLAND. Nov. 14—(De layed)— German parachute troops who landed on this Dodecanse is land’s hillsides yesterday were re inforced at dawn today by others who dropped through the furious fire of many machine guns. The Nazis suffered many casual ties. I saw a Junkers transport hit squarely by Bofors fire and fall into the sea. German landing craft, creeping into Alinda bay in the half light of morning, were heavily machine gunner and bombarded from the over-looking height. The air was filled with the red streamers of tracers. One craft blew up in a great, mushroomed explosion. The German plan was for the parachute troops to cut the is land in half, seizing the waist be tween Alinda and Gurna bays. There have been no further landings by sea-borne enemy troops this morning and the stub bornly-fighting English and Italian defenders are greatly encouraged by the appearance of RAF Beau fighters to drive off enemy fight ers and dive bombing our posi tions. (Dispatches from Cairo Mondaj said that the situation on Lero: had improved slightly within tin previous 24 hours and that Italiar forces were fighting well along | side their British allies. (The German hold on the strate I gic waist has been weakened, ac cording to the Cairo reports, am the Germans have suffered sub stantial losses in dead and wound ed. Long-range RAF fighters am bombers continued to conn through in support of the defend ers.l Nine German planes have bee: claimed shot down to date by on Bofors ack-ack gun. Leros is only eight miles Ion and you must watch your step i: moving about, since the air i full of bulltes and bombs fall wit! monotonous regularity. The Italian shore batteries ar still firing though they have bee: dive-bombed for three solid day by the Stukas. ral to the grade of sergeant. His mother is Mrs. Lezzie Walters of Orrum. Sergeant Walters was em ployed by the Travelers Oil com pany as an automobile service man prior to his entry into the U. S. Army Air Force. He is now serving with a Liberator Bomber Division of the Eighth Air Force engaged in transporta tion work. He has been overseas a little over a year. ATTENDING SCHOOL Lieut. Daniel G. Campbell, of 316 North Sixteenth street, is now attending the Antiaircraft Artillery school at Camp Davis. RECEIVES RATING Rob ert W. Smith, Jr.. United States Naval Reserve, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Smith. Sr., of Winter Park, has received his first class rating as a sheet metal smith aboard his ship. He is expected home soon on a short SMITH leave. PROMOTED Roy J. Hawkins, of Colonial Vil lage. has been promoted to the grade of corporal. He is a grad uate of Robert E. Lee High school, Staunton. Va. He entered the Army Jan. 26. 1943. COMPLETES TRAINING Aviation Cadet Carey J. Walton, Jr.. 22, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Walton, Sr., of 151 Pinecrest Parkway, has completed his basic flight training at the Coffeyville, Kansas, Army Air Field and has gone on to an advanced field to finish his cadet training and take his place in the Army Air Forces as a flying officer. He spent nine weeks at the Coffeyville field. -V-— Irrigation was practised by the ancient Egyptians._ Home Builders Urge Sale Of Government’s Housing CLEVELAND. Nov. 15—Th ; National Association of Horn' | Builders today urged sale of al 1 government, owned housing prop erties to private enterprise, an a ban on construction of sue! projects. “We believe that the publi housing experiment has failed.' the association declared in a poli cy statement. “In most instance public construction costs have bee: exorbitant and the shelter has no given relief to those in greates need. The movement as present ]y constituted is a social and poli tical menace and has already be come a vested -nterest of tenant and political jobseeker*.’* The home builders, meeting i | conjunction with the National As sociation of Real Estate Boards annual convention, also asserle that “with victory must eom< the prompt removal of all waj time restrictions, rationing an government controls.’’ The builders expressed hope tha a War Production Board order re striding all non-war constructio: could be relaxed early in 1944 t allow more extensive remodelin, and building without permissioi of WPB. IStarts Today! 'vB ff Top Musical Triumph! B I Betty Grable. Robert | Young, Adolphe Menjou I "SWEET ROSIF. O’GRADY” If ' ■ in Technicolor! fm fe Shows: 1:10*3:05-5:03 J^k I " Day! v| ' Rib-Tickling Omedy at p I It’s Best and funniest!! 1 Monty lVooile' and la ft England's Own jm B Grade Fields in HOLY MATRIMONY” JF®" Today p «- — and Wed. MGM’s Musical Smash! •DuBARRY WAS A LADY” in Technicolor! With Ltd Skelton Lucille Ball. Tommy Dorsey and his Band Today | fh2rle> Laughton Maureen O’Hara in I ’THIS LAND IS MINE” ft with George Sanders ft Kent Smith IB Extra: ‘.lack Rabbit” ^B and Beanstalk” __ i GANGWAY MATES! I mOn My Way To See Hi-Mate” Gay Ninety Review Mammoth Dixie Minstrel Show New Hanover High School TONITE. WEDNESDAY NITE, THURSDAY NITE . 8:15 P. M. ADl;LTS. 75c CHILDREN.50c benefit shipyard employees RECREATION FUND St. John’s Tavern 114 Orange St Dial 2-8085 DELICIOUS FOOD! Village Theatre Hcwcs Bldg. Maffitt Village Today and Tomorrow In Glorious Technicolor Tyrone Power CRASH DIVE MANOR VS Madeleine "1 tlftHIH Carroll Stirling Hayden Open —in~ 1U.45 A. M “BAHAMA Dally x PASSAGE” LATE NEWS J mm Late Show Fri. _ Sat. Why Suffer With PSORIASIS Over 30 Days? Tonic and Salve $5.00 for Both We Pay Postage Sold on Money-Back Guarantee Big Chief Medicine Co. 1021a N. Tryon St. j ^^^^^^Charlotte^^^^^.—_, OUSTER SUGGESTED FOR WLB MEMBERS Mine Workers’ Journal In terprets Agreement As Victory WASHINGTON, Nov. 15. — UP) — The United Mine Workers Journal, today interpreted the recent coal wage agreement, which ended the union’s fourth strike, as a partial victory, and at the same time sug gested that public members oi the War Labor Board res gn. “After eight months of batfii:i| strongly entrenched opposition, embracing the greatest intrigue between operators, governmental forces, and the public press tha has ever before combined to as sault honest wage consideration: for the working men of the na tion. the UMWA has succeeded it establishing the principle of por tal to portal pay,” said the Jour nal. “The achievement does no' represent the full attainment o: the premise of the Fair Laboi Standards Act, but it does pav( the way for an ultimate victory on this fundamental, vital ques tion.” j-iic cuiLLuicu cunciuuea wiui uia cussion of the WLB saying: “Am erican labor wants and demand: a labor board personnel in when honest working men can place confidence. American labor want! I the board left free from Adminis Itration political dominatoin, frei to judiciously determine the wage issues presented to them. Amer ican labor will be satisfied witl nothing less. The little steel for mula is dead. The WLB has los face.” The agreement ending the coa strike was reached by Secretary of Interior Ickes, as governmen operator of the mines, and UMV President John L. Lewis. In : speech to 29 coal producers, Icke said today that the mines would bi returned to their owners immedi j, : PUBLIC HEARING SET WASHINGTON, Nov. 15. — (JP) — Chairman Truma:- (D-Mo) of the Senate War Investigating Commit tee disclosed tonight that he will start public hearings next week into the exenditure of $130,000,000 of United States funds on an oil pro ject at Whitehorse, Canada. Senator Truman said Secretary of Interior Harold L. Ickes and Lieut. General Brehon Somervell, head of the Army Services of Sup ly, would be among those question ed as to why the United States will not retain, after the war, the oil discovered as a result of its expenditures. The project, known as the Canol oil project, includes wild-catting for oil, drilling of oil wells, lay ing a pipeline across “apparently unexplored parts of Canada, con structing a refinery and erecting numerous other facilities,” Tru man’s formal statement asserted. ately if the owners and the union agree on a contract. “I doubt, however, he added, ‘that. I would be permitted by this ; coal-hungry nation to terminate government possession when many citizens feel that this would again ' result in the probability that, once the mines got back into the hands of their owners, widespread stop pages would occur again.” USO WILL HELP WITH MAIL RUSH Club Arranges To Handle Packages For Christ- 5 mas Season The mailing of Christmas pack ages, in addition to wrapping ser vice, is a new aid which will be available to service men and wo men this season by the Second I and Orange USO. according to an announcement made Monday by Dr. Terry Osborne, director of the club. Formerly gift and mail wrap ping service have been offered, but starting Wednesday, Novem ber 17, Christmas packages may be brought to this club where they will be weighed, insured and left for immediate mailing by a post offical who will collect them. Miss Frances Sheltman, assist ant director of the club, is taking a short training course at the lo cal post office under the direc tion of Postmaster Wilbur Dosher in order to learn the methods. She will serve as mail clerk for a short time to gain experience af ter which she will instruct other members of the USO staff. The mailing window will be op en all day and until 11 p. m. each night, including Sunday, thus giv ing service people the advantage of mailing their packages at their leasure time. -V Baseball’s best second base man is quitting the big leagues because he prefers to spend his summers in Oregon. There’s a citizen whs is worth his weight in gold to any chamber of commerce. 1 1 t 9 1 3 1 aimoii liftmen t 3 r 9 1 - i I clings to irritated throat surface^, protecting and soothing them. 2. Helps relax tenseness and feeling that you must cough. 3. Helps loosen and bring up phlegm. 4. Contains no sugar—suitable tot diabetics. 5. Contains no narcotics—safe fist children. 6. Your druggist will refund full price if you are not satisfied. Take respamol as directed on label, and if you don’t get prompt relief, consult your physician. At all druggists—50t. 11 ■■■ .i WHERE TO DINE and DANCE? at the PLANTATION Club CAROLINA BEACH ROAD Enjoy Delicious .. . MAINE LOBSTER and YOUNG TOM TURKEY DINNERS Prepared By Expert Chef MUSIC BY PLANTATION CLUB ORCHESTRA Phone County 4602 For Reservation 1 t I We Take Pride In Presenting 1 I t ' Mr. GUY B. DOSS / ! Our New Sales Manager and Buyer > r » ‘ . . i . i Mr. Doss is no stranger to us or to Wilmington. He ! has lived here for several years, and during his entire resi dence and for many years prior, his business identity has been with furniture. For Todd Furniture customers, we i j are delighted to present the happy combination of quality; furniture and the experienced knowledge of Mr. Doss in ! * • decorating and house furnishings. j Both Todd Furniture Company and Mr. Doss join fn inviting everyone interested in interior decoration and home furnishings to visit the store and get acquainted with \ what’s new in these times. i , • , / TODD FURNITURE CO. 21 S. Front St. — Phone 6787 "-: - 1
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