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Council Withdraws Prison Site Protest As the city council withdrew it* protes: against the use of the old Marine hospital site for the intern ment of Nazi war prisoner labor ers yesterday, it was learnec that 250 of the prisoners of war at Car olina Beach road camp would be removed Sunday to temporarily as »ist in the harvest of the peanut crop at Scotland Neck. The city, outlining its position in a formal statement, withdrew its protest against the internment of War prisoners on the Marine hos pital property at a meeting yes terday morning of 'city officials With fertilizer interests. The city was represented at the aonference by City Manager A. C. Kichols. City Attorney W. B. Campbell, and Mayor W. Ronald Lane; the fertilizer interests by A. C. Diehl and Ben Washburn. Coun ty Agent R. W. Galphin represent ad .farmers interested in having war prisoner labor remain in this area The proposal that the Marine hospital property be converted to the uses of the LArmy for the quar tering of the Nazi laborers became a major issue at the'city council’s meeting yesterday when a delega tion of fertilizer manufacturers and farmers appealed for the place to be made available, lest the pris oners of war. as a vital source of labor without which the fertilizer industry would be imperilled, be permanently removed from the Wilmington area It was apparent that the Army was unwilling to make further con structions of prisoner camps, that the present camp on the Carolina Beach road could not accommo date more prisoners, that its sani tary facilities are inadequate, and that a site not toe far from the in dustries and farms where the pris oners work would be required. The City of Wilmington became the owner of the Marine hospital property through its purchase from the federal government, even aft er quarters of personnel of t h e Women’s Army corps had been erected there in the fall of 1942. The purchase of the 'property by the city culminated efforts for 12 _xl. _ X_3 XT_X As owner of the Marine hospital site, the city in turn leased the property to the U. S. government for a period of six months after the national emergency for the specific purpose of being “used ex clusively for the requirements of the War department.” The city’s position on use of the property to intern war prisoners is contained in the following state ment: “Several weeks ago representa tives of the United States Govern ment advised the City officials that the Government was consider ing the use of that portion of the Marine hospital site leased to the Government for a site to maintain war prisoners. The City officials at the time advised the Govern ment representatives that they be lieved that it was not desirable or in the best interest of the City for this site to be used for this pur pose, and that the locating of war prisoners on this site inside our City limits and in a thickly settled area would tend to disturb public relations and would be opposed generally by the citizens of t h e City and create unrest and con cern in the minds of the people. "At the regular meeting ol trn Council held on September 13. 1944 representatives of the fertilizer in dustry, the pulowood industry, dai rving and agriculture appeared be fore the meeting and advised th< City officials that they were in formed by representatives of th Government that unless the lease< portion of the Marine Hospital siti was used for this purpose the pris oners would be removed from thi area and an acute labor shortagi would result and that it was no the purpose of the Government t( select or use any other site, ever though others are available. “The discussions at the meeting discosed that unless the above mentioned industries could in crease their labor supply with war prisoners the fertilizer plants could operate, the farmers could not car ry on and harvest their crops, and that the dairy interests and pulp wood industry would be severely handicapped, and also that the la bor shortage was so generally acute that other industries, such as plywood and others, could nol obtain sufficient labor to proper ly operate. “Upon full consideration of th« matter, the City officials taking into account that the stated atti tude of the representatives of the Government was that this was the only site which could be or would be used for war prisoners and that the use of war prisoners in the immediate vicinity was vital to supplement the short labor supply to enable large and essential in dustries to operate, the City of ficials deem it necessary to with draw the protest heretofore made to locating and maintaining war prisoners upon the portion of the Marine Hospital site which is un der lease to, and in the control of, the War Department.” ’ Felix A. Scroggs, manager oi local U. S. Employment office yes terday declared that Dr. J..S. Dor ton, state War Manpower commis sion director, had made every ef fort to keep the prisoners from being transferred temporarily to Scotland Neck, as the local POW camp “had the best record in the state, both to man-days worked and the little trouble had with prisoners, but the need for them to harvest the peanut crop was so great that they had to be re moved for four or five weks.” He pointed out that the USES will have a “hard job to fill the employment needs while they are at Scotland Necx. So far we have been unable to recruit any local labor to repace the war prison ers.” In the event local laborers of sufficient numbers are recruited for industries and farm work here, Scroggs said it was possible the prisoners of war might not be re turned at all, as they first came here because Wilmington could not provide sufficient workers to meet the critical labor shortage. -V PLAYS IN ORCHESTRA NEW BERN, Sept. 14 — Bobby Fuson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray mond Fuson of New Bern, who is enrolled as an aviation cadet in the army specialized training re serve program at Clemson col lege, is playing in the 14-piece all-cadet orchestra, the "Jung leers,” at that college. | One Nazi A Year SPORTING a rifle and a belt of hand grenades, thirteen-year-old Jc-^ph Parrachine of Carpentras, France, is credited with killing 13 Germans while operating with a unit of the French Forces of the Interior as their mascot. U. S. Army Signal Corps Radiophoto. 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Fancy J PLUMS 2 lbs 45c ^ Large Fancy * CELERY 2 stalks 29c * - — - ~ -T '-— * ^ BLUE Tokens To Be Discontinued * jA I Effective September 17th your grocer will discon ^ ‘ tinue giving BLUE tokens as change. 3f- O Between September 17th and 30th BLUE tokens may ^ 'be spent ONLY in units of TEN. 3^ Q Effective October 1st BLUE tokens will be discon 3^, ’ tinued altogether. ^ ^ Housewives are urged to pool BLUE tokens with 3f>' " friends and neighbors and to spend them before Oc tober 1st. Remember—LESS THAN TEN WILL NOT 3^. BE ACCEPTED. * 3/ * SWAN SOAP ^ Regular ^ C * Cake O_ * LUX TOILET SOAP O Small * Cake, •■V * RINSO POWDERS } 2 £ 19* * Sr 23* * - ARMOUR’S »» ~35* APPLE JUICE «• ,°r. 21* CRAB meat »* r 40* KELLOGG’S SL 6,°; 5* PICKLES • » °r 24* DRESSING r 20* 1 UT B Majestic Candied Pint ■ I wiVLtO Sweet Mix Jar DDf AH Triple-Fresh 1-Lb. 4 P(! O iv LMfti Our Pride 4fa Loaves AO VINP^AR Whi,e H0US* Bottle 9 ^ Home Ground Corn * ME Ab, 5-lb. bag.27c STALEY’S 6“ - 37* NABISCO Z 19* I Double-Fresh Coffee D. P. BLEND J £ 24* i 1—- i GOLDEN BLEND 2 Z 41* SPRY SHORTENING 1-Lb. Jar GOLD MEDAL SELF-RISING FLOUR 5-Lb. Bag 10-Lb. Bag 34* 63* Meats of Merit fancy dressed and DRAWN rcwtt hi PANCV _ PAT - I.RES8ED AND DRjw~ YOUNG HEWS |b 49, THICIC tender _ for seasoning ~~ FAT BACK grade "A” western beef-—— " ||| T-Bone or Clnh Sieak, Ih. 47c CHUCK ROAST, lb. 2Jc I ground beef, ib. ,,_c I "CHESAPEAKE RAY"-,, s„,M --- OYSTERS “eUctopL 2* I SOUTHPORT" FRESH CAUGHT - ||| r^W^JM0c| ^ * Gifts For * G. /. Joo I* i l < i! i i t i i * Whatever your gift might he— ! ^ please remember to wrap it tight * and securely, address it correctlv * and mail on time. Boxes for over seas shipment may be mailed from September 15 to October * ; 15 without specific written re- k quests from service men and * women. Each package may not I i exceed five pounds in weight * when wrapped and may not meas- ^ ure more than fifteen inches in length or more than 36 inches l in length and girth combined, c GIFT SUGGESTIONS i * I - ! * Things to Tut * ! OLIVES, ANCHOVIES, CRAB- j * MEAT — Considered delicacies, J not “chow.” M FRUIT JUICES — All kinds are * welcome. j ^ FRUIT CAKES, COOKIES—Musi I * be packed tight. ^ |l NUTS—High on the "yes" list. I ^ CHOCOLATES—The boys want them. * Things to Use | BOOKS—Pocket ze best. I t GAMES—Greatly appreciated, j * STATIONERY—Folding writing ^ ■pads, airmail stationery, fountain » pens, pencils, pencil sharpeners, * address books. ^ KNIVES—Sheath scout—the k more parts the better. BILLFOLDS — Rememb e — no leather to the tropics. f ) SUN GLASSES—Good ones are ^ needed. ^ PIPES—Boys who never smoked , a pipe before, now find them T relaxing. ^ WATCHES—The serviceable kind a preferred. INSECT REPELLENTS —In a \ chorus they all said “And howl" ^ RAZOR BLADES — Superior i brands appreciated. TOILETKITS—Canvas preferred. ^ ' POCKET COMBS, STEEL POCK- ‘ ET MIRRORS—Useful. \ FOOT POWDERS — Somethin? , “super” appreciated. LOTIONS — For sun and wind burn. WASH CLOTHS, SMALL ! TOWELS—Highly prized. HANDKERCHIEFS— Nice ’ ones only. HARMONICAS, MOUTH ORGANS —Fun, even if he never played one before. MAPS OF THE USA—The boys ! like to browse over them and show where “home” is. Things to II ur * SWEATERS—The sleeveless type preferred. HELMETS—Woolen hoods tnat cover the ears. GLOVE S—They prefer sturdy leather woolen lined. IDENTIFICATION BRACELETS— They like these even though they j must wear dog tags. | Things to Cherish ^ I PICTURES — Photographs and i II snapshots of the whole fan. }> H friends, relatives. ■j | LETTERS—More and more let- j fij ters are needed. They like fancy H| stationery and lots of news. ^ At*«t-*#****5***?#tS!!S}fSSfiB9BKSS8f!B8SSBHSB *