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Wire of th« I I AVENGE ASSOCIATED PRESS || IJCWC PEARL HARBOR ^nI.JT1L* _11 B™ ■■ ^ AND BATAAN “* gUTME E>6 BO» __-— ’ ~ • • '-—---- | •-, ■ . • 1 - :*r; --^r - >' -• - . - - - - '» - : • ---— ---- ■___WILMINGTON, N. C., SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1944 _ FINAL EDITION_PRICE FIVE CENTS_ jjyrnes asks fork Spread After V; Day SS.’S!1 dustrial Conversion iants bans lifted [,.« Cut In War Produc j!n, Shift To Output 01 Home Front Goods BV p. HAROLD OLIVER WASHINGTON. Sept. 9—M—War Ration Director James F L reporting plans are well Lced for a vast industrial re Inversion after the defeat of Ger ' . recommended tonight that I be' accompanied by a general tn the 40-hour week and g or easing of many existing 000-word' report to Presi Roosevelt, he reviewed the Zs made for a 40 per cent cut Lk }n war production after V-E Lorv in Europe) day and a ■ift shift of released workers and machines to output of goods for the ^['Ifnecessary that the govern ment plan now to spread the work he said but declared that fears of prolonged unemployment following V-E day are “exaggerated.” People Have Money "We will speedily return to civil ian production,” he declared. “The pent-up demand for goods wiL come from a people who have the money with which to buy them. But prices, of many of those ci vilian articles not now in produc tion, such as autos, radios and re frigerators. probably will have to be higher than in pre-war years because of increased labor and ma terials costs, Byrnes added. He disclosed that officials are Hurling on price ceilings for such rides and will calculate them cn the basis of pre-war costs plus (Continued on Page Five; Cel. 2) fetain’sTrench STATE’ ABOLISHED All Its Major Law* Erased And France Remain* A Republic PARIS, Sept. 9—(A?—As this city Italy but steadily comes back to normal, the De Gaulle regime for mally notified the French people that the “French state” of Marshal Petair, and all its major5laws had been abolished and that France re mained a republic. "In law the republic never ceas td to exist,” it said in a statement giving the widest publicity to the test of an ordinance adopted in Algiers a month ago reestablishing legality of the republic. Phis ordinance declared all toy's non-routine enactments in hlid, including constitutioal alter •tions, anti-semitic measures ad ttt* raising labor corps ''for the Germans. The others will remain fc effect pending review. , Publication of the ordinance to day followed the third meeting of fte cabinet here, at which Gen. “e Gaulle told members that des We military victories of the past teek "new and hard efforts will , “Kessary to reach final vic tory," Meanwhile the Paris subway sys (B1 which withered away to no '(rvice at all during the last ‘®ths of the German occupation, as P-apared for r sumption of 21n line service Monday. “e fuel shortage continues ■r?est, so that even the most . n°us hotels do not have hot and there is electricity for on Page Five; Col. 5) Maqui Heroine Sixteen Yank paratroopers, who dropped ten miles from their as signed zone in France on D-Day, owe their lives to Isabel Townsend Pell, 43, New York socialite, a member of the French underground for the past four years. The adven turous American woman led the Yanks to safety through strong enemy positions. (International) WHITMORE GOING TO THOMASYILLE Well-Known Minister Ac cepts Pastorate Of First Presbyterian Church The Rev. J. Harry Whitmore, D. D., who served as pastor of the Church of the Covenant for 17 years, will move this week to Thomasville, where he will assume the pastorate of the First Presby terian church. He will preach his first service there October 1. He resigned sometime ago as pastor of the Church of the Cov enant in keeping with the plans for its consolidation with St. Andrew’s Presbyterian church. He began his ministry here Feb. 1, 1927. While here, Dr. Whitmore served one year as president of the Wil mington Ministerial association, five years as president of the board of directors of Associated Charities, and two years as chairman of the committee on Bible instruction at New Hanover High school. Dr. Whitmore received his bach elor of arts degree from the Uni versity of Virginia, bachelor of di vinity degree from Union Theo logical seminary, and honorary doctor of divinity degree from Hampden-Sydney college in 1925. xue iiumdiciiai aaouwaiiuu uoj prepared resolution of respect to Dr. Whitmore, regarding the sev ering of his relationship as a mem ber of the association. The resolutions, signed by the Rev. J. Roy Clifford, chairman, Alexander Miller, and J. B. Hunt ington. follow: ‘Whereas, the resignation of the Reverend J. Harry Whitmore. Doc tor of Divinity, as pastor of the Church of the Covenant fore shadows the severing of his rela tionship with the Wilmington Min isterial Association, and, “Whereas, the Reverend J. Harry Whitmore, Doctor of Divinity, has served for more than seventeen years as a member of the Wil mington Ministerial association, and at one time as its president, and “Whereas, the constancy and the quality of his leadership, his faith, his courage, his love, his unselfish service, his unquestioned devotion to the high ideals and standards of the Christian Way have contrib uted so much to the work of the Wilmington Ministerial Association and to every member of this body, and “Whereas, his service to his Church, his serivce in the higher Councils gf the Church in this com munity and state, his outstanding contribution in the field of Religi ous Education, his many years of service as a Director and at one time President of the Associated Charities of Wilmington, bear wit ness to his ability as a leader, his willingness to spend himself in un (Continued on Page Sixteen; Col. 5) Dewey Forecasts Early End Of War With Nazis — ■ “5 GARDNER BRIDGE WNSING, Mich., Sept. 9,-hP 'atly end to the German war n'Sc tiiom Preilcted today by Gov. tlear's Dewey, who made it “®t the administration’s in j0l. ent to keep him informed tf.lv d;eiSn policy matters covers tv andSCUSSiuns of Postwar securi vn0. sanctions against the Axis kj. Pl*itary strategy. -be ho^ed>” the Re i Cam nominee told reporters at state tour stop in hi* native bn , t the German war will tiinistr °ng befo:* the next ad tfy 2oaUOn takes ofiice on Janu t.ar ’ snd that progress In the Alt.no ,,Wst -Japan will be so far 41 clans will be well ad vanctd if not completely execut ed.” Secretary of State Hull’s agree ment to keep him advised of inter national discussions now under way in Washington, the nominee said, applied only to the formation of a world organization io preserve peace and to any decision on sanctions against the enemy. This developed in response to questions about the forthcoming Quebec conference between Pres ident Roosevelt and Prime Minis ter Churchill. Commenting on an editorial he was told would be printed tomor row in the Los Angeles Times, sug gesting that either he or his foreign (Continued on Page Five; Col.. 1) U. £ lead As Line; Turkey WARSHIPS TURN GUNS ON PALAUS Mac Arthur's Troops Seize Soepiori Island, Just West Of Biak By OLEN CLEMENTS Associated Press War Editor Warships turned their big guns on the Palau islands in what may be the beginning of the long expected three-way amphibious attack on Japan ese bases there and at Yap and Halmahera, needed by American troops before they retake the Philippines. At least one '■ n.phU.ious move to ward Halmahera was made Thurs day when General MacArthur’s troops seized Soepiori island just west of Biak in Geelvink Bay. Blistering American air attacks continued over a vast area. Manado, on the northern tip of Celebes, was hammered with a 150 ton bomb load. Widespread dam age was caused with some oil dumps being set afire. Liberators, Mitchells and Lightnings pounded gun positions and airdromes on Halmahera without challenge in the air. Great numbers of carrier based planes worked over Palau, also, the Tokyo radio said. The enemy ships and cruisers shelled islands in the Yap group. Adm. Chester W. Nimitz’ head quarters in the Pacifci announced the surface and air assault on Palau. The navy release said buil dings and defense installations on Angaur were blasted as the bat teships. cruisers and destroyers opened up cn the southernmost is land of the Palau group. Communi cations facilities at Peleliu islands were torn and bombs blew up sup ply dumps. Large fires were start ed on Koror. A Japanese air field radio station and fuel dump felt (Continued on PaPge Nine, Col. 3) , GERMANS BATTLE TO HOLD RIMINI Seek To Prevent Allied Breakthrough Into Im portant Po Valley ROME, Sept. 9.—Iff)—In seeking lo prevent an Allied breakthrough into the Po valley and a possible envelopment of the whole Gothic line, the Germans fought savagely today to hold the gateway city of Rimini against British Eighth Ar my forces. A communique from Gen. Harold Alexander’s headquarters said that Field Marshal Gen. Albert Kessel ring, making probably his last stand in Italy, had thrown his in fantry and armored units into a series of heavy counterattacks in the Adriatic sector yesterday, but that the Veteran Eighth army had beaten them off with no substan tial change in position. Casualties were heavy on both sides. Fierce fighting ranged from the Adriatic coast six and a half miles inland to Croce, nine miles south west of Rimini. British troops held Croce after prolonged seesaw fight ing, the communique said. Canadians moving along the coast fought to the banks of the Marano river within four miles of Rimini, under the protection of a fierce mortar and artillery bar WEATHER FORECAST NORTH CAROLINA: Cloudy to partly cloudy over interior, considerable cloudi ness with light showers along coast, con tinued cool Sunday. (Eastern Standard Time) (By IT. S. Weather Bureau) Meteorological data for the 24 hours ending 7:30 p.m., yesterday. Temperature 1:30 am, 63; 7:30 am, 65; 1:30 pm, 68; 7*30 pm, 68. Maximum 70; Minimum 62; Mean 66; Normal 74. Humidity 1:30 am. 87; 7:30 am, 81; 1:30 pm, 74; 7:30 pm, 83. .... Precipitation Total for the 24 hours ending 7:30 pm, 0.00 inches. Total since the first of the month, 0.8G inches. Tides For Today (From the Tide Tables published by U. S. Coastand Geodetic Survey) High Low Wilmington - 3:46a 10:54a 4:20p 11:37p Masonboro Inlet - 1:52a 7:55a * 2:27p 8:46p Sunrise, 5:52 a.m.; Sunset. 6:26 p.m.; Moonrise, -; Moonset 2:08 p. m. (Continued on Page Five; Col •) , * ‘ SEli BLACK SEA PORT OF BURGAS Moscow Announces End Of The Short-Lived War Against Bulgaria Bv W. W. HERCHER LONDON, Sunday, Sept. 9. —>(/P)—Russian forces sweep ing 100 miles into Bulgaria yesterday occupied the big Black Sea port of Burgas, on ly 30 miles from the Turkish frontier, as Moscow announc ed the end of its short-lived war with Bulgaria. Marines of the Black Sea fleet under Admiral E. S. Otkyazrsky, Sevas'opol hero, aided in the seiz ure of Burgas, 52 miles south of Bulgaria’s other main seaport, Var na, taken Friday. In one of the shortest wars in history Soviet troops were ordered to cease military operations against Bulgaria effective at 10 p. m. (3 p. m. Eastern War Time) last night ,“in view of the fact the Bulgarian government has severed relations with Germany, declared war on Germany, and asked the Soviet government for an armis tice,” said the broadcast Moscow Also Near Greece The occupation of Burgas put the Russians under Gen. Feodor I. Tolbukhin, Third Ukraine army commander, only 80 miles from Greece in the swift drive *o annihi late or capture 250,000 Germans es timated to be cut off in that coun try and Yugoslavia. The Bulgarians are estimated to have 20 good divisions which they can hurl into the battle against their former comrades-in-arms, the Nazis. And with the seizure of Burgas the Russians have another valuable port with which to quick en the conquest of the Balkans. Berlin announced that the Red army had begun a new offensive in southern Poland aimed at Kra kow, last big bastion guarding th» invasion path into German Silesia, and the Russians announced rapid gains in northeastern and central Romania in the drive on Hungary, last big Axis satellite nation. Swift Advance Gen. Rodion Y. Malinovsky’s Second Ukraine army units mov ing towar dthe plains of Hungary advanced 34 miles in 24 hours from Sibiu in Transylvania, taking (Continued on Page Sixteen; Col. 4) -V STORM EXPECTED TO STRIKE TEXAS ‘Disturbance’ Slated To Hit Between Galveston And Port Arthur NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 9.—UR— A tropical ‘disturbance” moving in from the Gulf of Mexico is ex pected by Weather Bureau observ ers to strike the Texas Coast Sun day morning between Galveston and Port Arthur. “Winds will begin increasing on the upper Texas and West Louisi ana coasts tonight,” a 3 p.m. cen tral war time, weather bureau communique said. “But velocities are not expected to exceed 45 miles per hour in heavier squalls as center moves inland.” The communiques said tides were expected to be “consider (Continued on Page Five; Col. 5) • Unve Against in on-r ermu Food Places Planned Here Food handling establishments operating here without benefit of a permit from the Consolidated Board of Health are “too numer ous” and a drive to discover them will be instituted immediately, San itarian W. C. Haas warned yester day. * Violators of the health law re quiring such permits may be in dicted and upon conviction forced to pay not less than $10 nor more than $50 fine, Haas pointed out. Haas explained that small estab lishments opening in the county have started doing business with out first contacting the health board for advices as to %est meth ods of food handling, and to se cure the needed permit, action which he condemned soundly. Permits issued to a firm are not transferrable to new operato: s whoi may take over the business, he said. The State law concerning the is suance of permits reads: “No per son shall operate a- restaurant within the State of North Carolina who does not possess an unre voked permit from the State Board of Health. No permits to operate shall be issued until a -sanitary in spection by a representative of the State Board of Health shows that the restaurant complies with these rules and regulations. Application for such inspections shall be made (Continued on Page Five; Col. 4) Allies % Sou them Armies Within \ 25 Miles Of Important Belfort By SID FEDER ROME, Sept. 9.— <*» —Two-' Allied columns coming up from Southern France struck today to within 25 miles of the sentinel city of Belfort, whose fortifications bar the way through a mountain gap into the plains before Ger many’s frontier on the Rhine, 30 miles east of the fortress. The Germans, who fought hard in Bescanon, broke and ran under American blows and Allied headquarters said dough boys now had covered at least half of the 47 miles from Bes ancon to Belfort. It was likely that patrols, moving swiftly after resist ance was crushed in Besan con’s streets, had advanced even nearer to the city. (A Swiss forntiqr dispatch Friday said that the Americans were within 10 miles of Belfort and that the battle for the city had begun-) French troops fighting up through the Jura mountains seized the towns of Pierre Fontaine and Maiche, the lat ter 25 miles south of Belfort. These twin drives seemed to be outracing German forces trying to hold open the roads branching out from Dijon, 47 miles west of Besancon. The Germans were offering stiff resistance to the French moving up along a 40-mile front to within 23 miles of Di jon at one point. But if they let the Americans reach Bel fort before them they may nev er get back to the fatherland, because they must take a long er, northerly route menaced all the way by the U. S. Third Army striking toward the Rhine and by ambush parties of French patriots. The Germans suffered a great industrial blow in this fighting, for the French over ran a rich steel and coal re gion lying about- 45 miles south of Dijon. The French captured the towns of Le Creusot, Chagny and Mont chanin-les-Mines in the heart of this area. The Schneider metallurgical works, with a capacity of 30,000 tons of steel annually, is in the area. In their advance the French swept up Beaune, 23 miles south of Dijon, after two days of severe fighting, and other forces pushed up to Autun, 43 miles southwest of Dijon. The American advance north eastward on Belfort was fol lowing the broad valley of the Doubs river. Southwest of Besancon the Germans had destroyed nearly every bridge across the Doubs, slowing any pursuers from that quarter who might try to cut in behind Dijon. Annual Community Chest Drive Will Be Held Sept. 25-Oct. 12j F. D. R. PREPARES FOR QUEBEC MEET Gathers Information For Important Conference With Churchill WASHINGTON, Sept. 9.— <-*> — President Roosevelt rushed prepa rations for his Quebec victory con ference with Prime Minister Churchill today, gathering from cabinet members and diplomats advice and information on a wide range of European political and economic subjects. This weekend promised to usher in a climactic period of military and diplomatic activities unparal leled since the Roosevelt - Church ill - Stalin meeting at Teheran nine months ago. With Allied armies pounding the walls of Germany, some military men here believe that the final great battle of the European war— the battle to crack the so - called fortress of Germany—is at hand.' In the talks at Dumbarton oaks, now drawing to a close, the period will see British - American - Rus sian agreement on the organiza tion to maintain a new era o: peace. And in the Roosevelt - Churchill conference it is almost certain to produce decisions on the final course in the war against Japan as well as on solutions for war and problems in Europe. Today Mr. Roosevelt saw secre taries Hull of the State Department Stimson of the War Department, and Morgent>au of the treasury. He had asked those thre to gather for him information on problems involved in the occupation Of Ger many and in the arrangement of European Economic Affairs, es pecially in the critical transition period immediately after the war. It was learned definitely that Mr. Roosevelt expects to discuss these matters with Prime Minister Churchill although in the absence of Marshal Stalin they cannot reach final decisions. 1 GOAL IS $164,838 Chairman Stewart Confi dent Campaign Will Be Highly Successful September 25 to October 12 have been set as the dates of the annual campaign of the Community War Chest of Wilmington and New Han over county, it was announced last night by Ranald Stewart, campaign chairman. Goal in the campaign is $164,838 The objective has been approved by the board of directors of the Chest. ' Mr. Stewart expressed confi dence that this year’s campaign would be the most successful in the history of the Chest. He em phasized that $67,500 of the pro ceeds of the campaign will go to the National War Fund, which sup ports the activities of a number of domestic and foreign war agencies, and that the remainder is urgently needed? to support the operations of organizations in Wilmington an Nfe'.v Hahovef county: - - * • Local organizations assisted by the Chest ares Associated.Charities, Salvation Army. Boy Scouts, Y. M. C, A., Brigade Boyd. Club, John.H. (Continued on Page Nine, Col. 6) LINER REX BURNS IN ADRIATIC PORT Former Queen Of Italy’s Merchant Fleet Set Afire By RAF Planes ROME, Sept. 9.—™—Struck by mo;e than 120 RAF rockets, the 50,000 - ton liner Rex was burning in the northern Adriatic off Trieste today after fierce attacks by rock et-firing Beaufightefs. Reconnaissance pilots said t h e one - time queen of the Italian merchant fleet and Atlantic speed record holder was lying motionless with a 60 - degree list to port as the resrelt of hits below the waterline. Pilots said flames were roaring fH)m all points of the ship. The big liner in August. 1933, crossed the Atlantic from Gibral tar to Ambrose light in New York Harbor, a distance of 3,181 miles, in four days, 13 hour? and 58 min utes. Two days ago an RAF pilot spotted the Rex under tow South of Trieste'. At., that time the vessel had a slight list. An air force report said the Ger mans were believed to be prepar ing to sink the ship to block the Trieste harbor. Yesterday, while the liner was at anchor, coastal air force Beaufighters attacked. Fifty - nine hits were scored with rockets. Later Beaufighters from the Balkan air force hurled 64 rockets into her. Crewmen said that in »he last attack a 500 - foot column of smoke rose from one end of the vessel, that two thirds of her decks were under water and {femes were roar ing along her entire length. RESORT LETS TWO REPAIR CONTRACTS Cline Will Resurface Streets And YoUnts Will Repair Boardwalks I _ - The Town of Wrightsville Beach has awarded contracts of two firms to two firms to resurface streets and repair boardwalks damaged by the tropical storm on August 1, Town Clerk R. L. Benson report ed yesterday. The contract to resurface streets was awarded to the low bidding contracting concern of F. D. Cline, of Raleigh, for $13,348.24. E. E. Younts, of High Point, received the award to repair the boardwalks with a low bid of $2,744.55. Both (Continued on Page Two; Col. 1) —-V Connecticut Labor Favors Fourth Term BRIDGEPORT, Conn., Sept. 9.— (jP)—The Connecticut Federation of Labor gave a fourth term endorse ment to President Roosevelt today at its convention and authorized the creation of a “fighting political committee’’ to carry out its policy of “rewarding its friends and pun ishing its enemies” during the current campaign. Endorsed with Mrs. Roosevelt in a resolution approved over the ob jection of a single delegate was his running mate, Senator Harry Truman. \ The convention’s action, federa tion leaders said, marked the sec ond time that the state body of the American Federation of Labor had departed from its policy of not en dorsing political candidates. The first time was in 1940 when the federation convention also endors ed Mr. Roosevelt. SHOWDOWN FIGHT FOR REICH NEAR British Second Army Ham mers Out Second Cross ing Of Albert Canal By HOWARD COWAN SUPREME HEADQUAR TERS ALLIED EXPEDI TIONARY FORCE, Sept. 9. —(JP)—Picked troops of the U. S. Third army fought in a storm of artillery fire tonight to hold a bridgehead on the Moselle south of the French city of Metz as the Germans sallied from their menaced Sigfried line to give battle to three Allied armies closing for the showdown struggle for the Jteich. In northern Belgium the British second army hammer ed out a second crossing of the Albert canal and fought against fresh German re serves toward the weakest link in the Siegfried line north of Aachen. The American First army was pounding down the last 18 miles to the German border from the Belgian citadel of Liege and prob ably was within heavy artillery range of the line’s outlying posi tions although its movements were enveloped in secrecy. The Ger mans said they had thrown in fresh troons here too. Take St. Hubert Farther south in Belgium other units of the First army, advancing through thinly held but difficult country in the Ardennes forest,. captured St. Hubert, 16 miles from the border of Luxembourg and 32 from Germany. Another First ar my force took Ecouviez, village on the rim of the old Maginot line in France a half - mile from, the Belgian border. The Third Army in the Moselle river area took Pompey, four miles northwest of Nancy. The heaviest fighting since Nor mandy was raging along the Mo selle. As Lt. Gen. George S. Pat ton’s forces plunged across the river at one small bridgehead, they were caught in withering artillery, mortar and machinegun fire from camouflaged forts, which waited to yank their lanyards after the first wave was across. American artillery thundered in reply- as the battle mounted in fury, more U. S. batteries were wheeled up to add to the earth shaking barrage descending on th« forts. “Difficult” Situation A front line dispatch said the situation was a ‘‘difficult” one for thje troops, all recommended for decorations in previous explosit in France, who were especially se lected for the operation. There was hard and sanguinary fighting at every one of the five crossings of the Moselle, and the Germans were pulling reserve* from the Siegfried line in an at tempt to hold this last river bar rier before the rich Saar basin of the homeland. Earlier, the Germans had risked badly - needed reserves to send a counter. - attack—the -largest since the Normandy campaign — rumbl ing out of the forests of Luxem bourg, but it was cut to pieces by the alertness of the Third Army on the northern end of its front. From the sudden resurgence of enemy resistance after the disas ters in France and Belgium, it (Continued on Page Nine, Col. 3) Jap Planes Fail In Raid On Bases Of Superforts A U S. SUPERFORTRESS BASE IN WESTERN CHINA, Sept. g_upj_a small number of Japanese; planes attacked two B-29 Super-j fortress bases last night following, yesterday’s record-breaking super, fortress raid on Anshan. Manchu ria, but the enemy failed even to hit the runways. This first Japanese counter-thrust at the'jumping-off places of the Superfortresses was an impressive fizzle. The medium bombers attack^ ed in four waves during two hours, j but the most spectacular damage, they did, was blast a large crater j in a cabbage field. Chinese author-1 ities said the bombs apparently were jettisoned by Japanese bom bardiers who were bewildered by the soupy weather. j The Superfortresses which attack ed Anshan, in the greatest force yet employed, overwhelmed the Manchurian industrial center’s air defenses, including new twin-engin ed Japanese fighters. Seven Jap anese interceptors were destroyed definitely, ten probably were des troyed, and 11 were damaged in the sporadic Japanese efforts to beat off the raiders. (A communique issued in Wash ington by the 20th air force said one Superfortress was missing and presumed lost and that numerous bomb-hits were made in the target area. (The Japanese radio said ther* was a follow-up raid Saturday oa (Continued on P»fe Five; Col„ 1),
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