The Wilmington morning star. [volume], September 15, 1944, FINAL EDITION, Page 12, Image 12

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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
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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.
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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. (International)
Fooe/ F/qfts /or |
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SANDWICH BREAD <
DELIGHT DIXIE DINERS
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Step Into Our Garden
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Home Grown Stringless
% BEANS 2 lbs 23c
U. S. No. 1 Sweet
% POTATOES 4 lbs 25c
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* Cocoanuts 2 lbs 15c
* U. S .No. 1 Yellow—Mesh Bag
: ONIONS 5 lbs 27c
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^ Calif. Sweet
$ ORANGES 5 lbs 57c
yL Calif. Fancy
J PLUMS 2 lbs 45c
^ Large Fancy
* CELERY 2 stalks 29c
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^ BLUE Tokens To Be Discontinued
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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.
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* Cake O_
* LUX TOILET SOAP
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* Cake, •■V
* RINSO POWDERS
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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
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GOLDEN
BLEND
2 Z 41*
SPRY
SHORTENING
1-Lb.
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GOLD MEDAL
SELF-RISING FLOUR
5-Lb. Bag 10-Lb. Bag
34* 63*
Meats of Merit
fancy dressed and DRAWN
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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
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Gifts For *
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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 *
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Things to Tut *
! OLIVES, ANCHOVIES, CRAB- j *
MEAT — Considered delicacies, J
not “chow.”
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FRUIT JUICES — All kinds are *
welcome. j ^
FRUIT CAKES, COOKIES—Musi I *
be packed tight. ^
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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. ^
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