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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-18
Enemy Burns 20 Oil Wells
By DON CASWELL

Manila, June 18 = CU.P)-Amer- ican mechanical troops sped across the Cagayan Valley floor today in pursuit of the last large Japanese force on Luzon, an estimated two divisions.
 American naval units meanwhile pounded the beach defenses front ing the Seria and Mir oil fields of north Borneo. The Japanese, ap- parently fearing another invasion. but the torch to at least 20 oil wells. and Chinese fishermen indicated the enemy was retreating inland
 The Philippines fighting stole the spotlight for the moment in the Southwest Pacific as two columns of the 37th Division raced 13 miles along the Cagayan Valley against virtually no opposition.
 One column of the 37th Division, driving along highway five, reached the town of Cauayan, IT miles north of Echague. Six miles to the west of that, a second column liberated Oscariz, a town of 17,000 and swept on through Cabatuan, 19 miles north of Santiago. The two routes of ad- vance merge near Cabagan in the central Cagayan Valley.
 Today's communique from Gen. eral Douglas MacArthur's head quarters announced that total Jap anese casualties in the Philippines campaign have reached 402, ,363. Last week, 9,210 enemy dead were count ed, and 1,037 prisoners taken.
 American casualties for the week were 103 killed, two missing, and 522 wounded.
 In north Borneo. Australian troops were pushing slowly along the jung1e road from Brunei town of the oil re- finery town of Tutong on the coast. However, field dispatches pointed out that there is no road from Ttl- tong through the Mangrove Swamps to the Serio oil field 27 miles away. The only passage is along the beach. which is covered by several feet of water at high tide.
 Balikpapan, oil center on Borneo's east coast. was bombarded by an AL lied fleet Friday night, according to Tokyo radio.
 On Labua, Australian troops found suicide Japanese force on a thick ly wooded hill near the Timbalai airstrip.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-18
COP CONSIDER
 bEARDSLEY AS
 PARTY CHOICE

Strong support is being given former common pleas court Judge Harry s. Boards ley for the Republican may orally candidacy in this falls city election, it was disclosed to The Democrat today.
 Atty. Beardsley, unsuccess- full opponent of Probate Court Judge Patrick Healey last fall, is said to have the support of acting town chair man, of the COP party, Yer non L. Hall and other lead FITS.
 Choice of the former judge as candidate is said to be in the na- ture of reserve candidate" whereby he will be presented as the COPS choice in the event former city court Judge Edward Mascolo tD) does not oppose Mayor Mon- agan in a primary contest this sum- mer. As reported here previously, tentative plans by Republican lead CTS, and few within a faction of the Democratic party, called for a fusion ticket this fall with Atty. Mascolo as the mayoralty candi- date should he be unsuccessful in the primary contest.
 The latter has let it be known this past week he no longer is a primary candidate but sources de-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-18
pr. Condon's s Resignation
 Due Tonight

Dr. Thomas J. Condon, superin- tendent of schools, is expected to submit his resignation to the Board of Education at a meeting tonight and the board is reported ready to name Dr. John G. Gilmartin, as- sistant superintendent of schools, as his successor.
 At press time today the Cover nor's signature on the Condon pen sion bill was still awaited, but in- dications were the school head may submit his resignation tonight even if the bill is not signed by the time the board meets. Tonight's meeting will be the final one during the current school year, and meetings during the summer will be held but once month.
 Appointment of an assistant prin- cipal at Wilby High school is ex- pected to be delayed until the new superintendent takes office. Action on naming of an assistant superin- tendent in the event Dr. Gilmartin gets the top post, also is expected to be delayed.
 Under the pension bill, House No. 481. pr. Condon will receive $2,0OO annually. An amendment to the bill, however, provides that the Board of Education must first ap- prove of the provisions, and then the Boards of Finance and Alder men must pass upon them.
 No decision has been reported as yet by Mayor John s. Monagan on filling of the vacancy created last month by the resignation of Joseph DeLuca from the Board Of Education. The mayor is reported to have left the choice to Repub- lican leaders, since a Republican must be named to the post.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-18

nally gas and oil production was designated as the first priority tar- get.
 This grounded much of their air forces besides making it difficult to train good aircrews, which led to the quality of their personnel de- teriorating, and towards the end of the green German pilots were duck soup for our veterans"
 Arnold said that Japan probably would have the same trouble in finding good crews, but he conceded by avoiding combat md increasing their production they could amasS huge number of planes.
 Arnold displayed a graph, prepar- ed by German petroleum experts, which traced the actual levels of German petroleum production throughout the war. He compared 1t with estimates made by the Allied strategic bombing command. The Allied estimates were slightly con- servative throughout. But they fol- lowed the actual production figures closely
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-18

The A-year-Old TeXaS-bOfn Kan san, given perhaps the most tumul- tuous and heartfelt homecoming reception in this capitals history, declared in an address before con- gress that the problems of peace oen and must be met"
 The grief of those who mourn for the dead, he said, "can be relieved only by the faith that all this shall not happen again"
 The modest little man whose An glo-American armies whipped the Nazi Wehrmacht's best, went before congress after parade past crowds of hundreds of thousands along the avenue which has reverberated in the past to the names of Grant, Sherman, Dewey, and Pershing.
 On a vast banner floating high over Pennsylvania avenue were the words, providing the shouted refrain for the thousands who saw him, Welcome Ike"
 He came from Europe in four engined skymaster-the luxurious craft in which President Roosevelt flew to Yalta and in which Presi- dent Truman will fly to San Fran cisco this week. From the moment the plane touched the national air. port with the three other mammoth planes bearing his party, General Ike had been taking the cheers Of the multitude.
 The capital had gone all out to honor him with day-long program "a parade, a tribute from congress and the government highest dign1- taries, the presentation by President Truman of his second distinguished service medal, White house din- ner.
 But when he faced the congress, general of the army Eisenhower, the hero of as great military cam paign as ever was fought, had noth- ing to say about himself except:
 T am summoned before you as the representative-the commander Of those 3,000,000 American men and women to whom you desire to
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-18
TRANSFORMED 0kINAWA LAPS NEAR COLLAPSE
BY WILLIAM F. THREE

Guam, June 18.-(UP) = Tenth Army troops, rein- forced by a Second Marine Division, squeezed the last 5000 thirst-crazed Japanese on Okinawa into a seven- square-mile death pocket to- day.
 Marines of the Sixth Div ision, back on the main bat tie line after mopping up Oroku Peninsula, paced the days advances with a thrust down the west coast to with in two miles of the southern tip of the island. Japanese resistance continued stiff, but was expected to collapse at any hour. Of the original Japan ese garrison Of 5000, American troops had killed 80,459 and cap- tured 1880 in the first TT days of the campaign through Saturday.
 Invasion Imminent
 The invasion -jittery Tokyo radio reiterated its warning to the Jap anese people that new American invasion could be expected soon, but admitted it did not know in which direction the blow would be aimed.
 Whether the enemy will devote his fullest effort toward landing operation on the China coast, aim at a direct attacks against the home land by following one island to a1- other, or take some other method, it does not give us any reason for optimism Tokyo said
 Tokyo said preparations for the next American invasion hop already were underway in the Okinawa area.
 The American drive toward the southern tip of Okinawa has carried half way or more across Yaeju-Dake plateau. A front dispatch said the battleline was fluid.
 It. Col. Daniel A. Nolan of Los Angeles, executive officer of the 96th Divisions 381st regiment, revealed the last surviving Japanese were suffering from severe water short age.
 Another Tokyo broadcast said . handbook would be issued soon ex- fContintIed on Pare q
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-18
How-How Case Tabled One Week
BY EVERETT vI$LANDER

London, June 18-(UP)-William Joyce, the ranting Lord Flaw flaw of Nazi radioland, came disheveled and staring into dingy Bow-street police court today and heard him. self charged with high treason punishable by hanging.
 His first public appearance in his native land since he went wore to Hitler lasted only eight minutes.
 The preliminary hearing in the case was continued until next Mon- day so that witnesses can be brought from Europe. Asked if he objected to the delay, Jayce replied unemo- tionally:
 T have no objection, but I should like to apply for legal assistance"
 He will get it-probably a public free defender.
 Chief magistrate Sir Bartrand Wilson indicated the court would sit from day to day beginning next Monday in an attempt to get the case to the central criminal court in time for the July session.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-18
Pole Leaders Plead Guilty
By HENRY SHAPIRO

Moscow, June 18.-UP)-Fifteen pf IS Polish underground leaders charged with terroristic acts against the Red Army pleaded guilty today to all or part of the charges when they went on trial before a Soviet military tribunal.
 Gen. Bronislaw Okulicki, leader pf the Polish home army. was among a group of 12 defendants who pleaded guilty to all the charges. Three others pleaded guilty. in part, to the charges and the sixteenth, Identified as Zbigniew Stypulkowski, declared himself innocent.
 One group of the Poles was charged with the organization of armed bands in White Russia and the Western Ukraine on instructions from the London Polish government for the purpose of attacking Red army formations.
 A second group was charged with nsing clandestine radio stations.
 The indictment charged that Okulicki admitted under preliminary eXdIQllldtlOli tlldb lIC O1OClCu UllC Polish home army to maintain it. self intact in order to fight the Red army.
 It said he admitted operating, during 1914, g secret radio stations in Poland and 10 in the Western Ukraine. Okulicki also was accused of espionage and sabotage.
 The indictment quoted an alleged order from Okulicki to one Colonel Slaboda, dated March 9, 1945, a few days before the Polish group was arrested.
 This said:
 "A Soviet victory over Germany will threaten not only Britain'S in- terests in Europe but will threaten also all of Europe. Considering British interests in Europe, Bri- tain will mobilize all Europe's forces into an anti-Soyiet block.
 Tt is clear that we will occupy first place in this European anti Soviet bloc which cannot be or ganized without the participation of Germany which will be con- trolled by Britain"
 After Major General Asanasiev read the indictment he questioned Okulicki, who said:
 T admit what I have already | ((n@finuad nn Do Al
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-18
Pennington Resident Recipient of Degree

Providence, R. T., June 18.-(UP) Four honorary degrees and 139 baccalaureate and advanced degrees were conferred today at Brown uni versity's l77th annual commence ment.
 Honorary doctor of laws degrees went to Dr. Charles Henry Hare, retired Boston gynecologist and ob- stetrician, and Judge John c. Ma honey of the first U. S. Circuit Court of Appels.
 An honorary doctor of letters de- gre was awarded to Wilmarth Shel- don Lewis, Pennington, Conn, edi- tor and librarian.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-18
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COUNTESS DIES

London, June 18 (U.P) - CcunSess Baldwin. wife of Earl Baldwin, former British Prime Min ster, died suddenly at her home, kstley Hall. Stourport-on-Severn Worcestershire. last night. They were married in 1892.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-18

New classes: beginning and advanc- ed. July 2. Register this week. Post Junior College of Commerce
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-18
Triun,phant Welcome Accorded Eisenhower
BY JOSEPH L. MYLER

Washington, June 18.-(UP)-Gen. Dwight D. Hsen- hover conquering hero home told the world lead today that the combat soldier of this expects them "to preserve the peace he is winning"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-18

clare considerable pressure is being sustained favoring his candidacy.
 Failure of the fusion ticket to materialize would result, 1t was said today, in Atty. Beardsley be- ing presented as the mayoralty candidate on 8 straight Republican ticket.
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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-24
CHAMBER SEEKING
TO RETAIN FIELD

An appeal to Representative J..
Bavard Clark was made by the
wilmington Chamber of Commerce
Yesterday, outlining Wilmington S
interest in continued government
operation of the Bluethenthal Air
Field facilities, recently placed on
a standby basis by the Army Air
Forces.
Calling Rep. Clark's attention to
the fact that the people of Will
1nington ARE seriously concerned
over the inactivation of the air.
port" the Chamber offered several
suggestions as to possible future
utilization of the field by the gov
eminent, and asked that Rep.
Clark transmit the local sugges-
tons to the Army Air Forces for
consideration.
s'While not unmindfu1 of the
necessity of the government S cur
tailment of its operation of mill
tary facilities,'' the Chamber ex-
pressed itself as being unwilling
to leave any stone unturned that
would contribute toward the con-
tinued operation of the field on it's
present or a reduced basis.
In its meeting Tuesday morning,
the executive committee voted to
request the cooperation of the city
In it's meeting this morning, the
executive committee voted to re-
quest the cooperation of the city
and the county governments in
taking similar action to retain the
government operations at Blueth-
enthal.
The Chamber of Commerce
further pointed out in their mes
sage to Rep. Clark that inasmuch
as the local airport facilities are
owned in fee simple by the gov
eminent, retention of the. field is
highly desirable, and urged that
the Congressman attempt to work
out with Army Air Force officials
some means Of continued opera
tons.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-24
SCOUT TRAINING
COURSE TONIGHT

The second session of the Scout.
ar Training Course will be held
at the American Legion Home on
Wednesday night, October "a. al
7:30 p.m.. it was announced TO-DAY
hv Rev. Mortimer Glover, train
ing chairman.
The excellent attendance at the
opening session assures a success
full training program, the Rev: MT.
GIoved stated. Thirty Scout lead
ers and prospective leaders at
tended the meeting last week.
A technicolor sound motion pic
ture on 1.-THE Patrol Method will
feature Wednesdays program,
the training chairman explained.
There will also be presentation
on "Patrol Operation" by Royal
Mercer, Scoutmaster of Troop 70,
and on "The Local Council Pro-
gram" by Scout Executive Court
land w. Baker.
Patrol meetings will again be
held, H. w. Wrinkle will serve as
Scoutmaster, W. P. Jones as as
sistant Scoutmaster, ]. M. Thorn
as as senior patrol leader, Car
roll Tinsley as junior assistant
scoutmaster, and Joe Barnes as
scribe.
The Rev. Mr.. Glover stated that
several troop leaders who were
unable to attend the first meeting
will be present tomorrow night,
which should increase the atten-
dance.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-24
CHANG PROMISED
80 DIVISIONS

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23.-W.D-
Generalissino Chang Kai shek
will have support Of 80 U. S.
trained and equipped Chinese di-
visions in event China's political
strife boils into civil war.
Chinese communist forces and
units of Chiang's central govern
ment are repeatedly engaged in
heavy fighting in Shantung prov
ince, with the communists in con-
troll of two-thirds of the territory.
The 80 Chinese divisions were
trained and equipped by the Unit
ed States before the Japanese sur
render for an offensive against
Hong Kong and Canton. Although
they were built up for quite an
other reason their existence gives
Chang substantial advantage
over the communists, who did not
receive American aid.
Twenty of the Chinese divisions,
each of 10,5 500 men, were complete
ly trained and equipped when the
war ended. The others were par
tally so.
The plans that were being made
for the campaigns against Hong
Kong and Canton were outlined
here yesterday by 1t. Gen. Albert
c. Wedemeyer, commander of U.
S. forces in the China theater. The
offensive was to have started Aug
10. Japan quit Aug. IA.
It was hoped that the campaign
could provide the Allies with a Chi
nese port and supply line to Chi
ma by Oct. IS. The drive was
scheduled to have support Of the
U. S. 10th and 18th Air Forces
based in China, strategic bombers
of the U. S. Far East Air Forces
and U. S. Navy carrier-based
planes.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-24
BOARD AGAIN DELAYS
DECISION ON MARKET
STREET GARAGE PLAN

No decision was arrived at by
the City Planning Board yesterday
morning on whether a vigorously
opposed proposal to erect an auto
mobile sales room at 808-810 Mar
ket street should be approved.
Saying the planning board was
'trying to protect home owners
and at the same time promote and
be fair to business" Mayor W.
Ronald Lane, member, said
George A. Sirnons, city planning
consultant, probably would greatly
influence the planners decision
Simons, an expert on such mat
tiers, is due to arrive here this
week, Mayor Lane disclosed, pre-
dieting a decision within a few
days" .-
J. A. Smith, OF Smith Builders
Supply company, has requested
permission to erect the auto agency
and the request was submitted to
the planning board under the IN
term zoning ordinance which re-
quires the approval of that board
on all proposals to erect CONNER
cial buildings in sections more
than two-thirds residential in ma
ture.
Another matter deliberated by
the board was a request Of the
Downing brothers to erect body
repair garage at 815. South Third
street. It was unanimously approx
ed by the planning board. Although
exact figures were not available,
it was understood that large sum
of money is involved. Present plans
include the construction of go by
1873 feet masonry building with a
low-string roof.
Reconsideration was given a re-
quest of the Terminal City Oil
company to erect repair garage
on Marsteller street, between Third
and Fourth. The board unanimous
ly reversed a previous ruling and
approved the request, when inform
ed that just motors and not COM
plete tankers would be repaired
there. AL tanker repair work will
continue to be done on the Market
street road.
The probable construction Of q
large garage at 812 North Third
street was unanimously favored by
the board. Inquiry as to that body S
sentiment on the matter was
made through a local realtor and
it is not known who plans to have
the building erected. The proper
(, ty was not bought by the prospec.
tive builder, pending the planners
approval.
Unanimously disapproved was a
request for permission to construct
repair garage on Queen street
between 18th and 18th on the rear
of lot facing 18th street. 1t was
said that such construction would
constitute a non-conforming area
since the block was more than two
thirds residential.
A request of Lucy B. Moore fol
permission to fill out the front O.
her florists shop at 1906 Marke
street also was approved.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-24

The use of gloves, it is believed,
was known even to the pre-his-
toric cave dwellers.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-24

In 1880 Sir Isaac Newton pro-
duced model vehicle which en-
bodied jet-propulsion principles.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-24
Police Will Receive
New Switchboard Soon

The police department will soon
be using new modern switchboard
and police desk, which was order.
ed by the City Of Wilmington for
department headquarters some
months ago. The board has been
shipped from the Gamewell Com
pany factory in Newton Upper
Fails Mass, Chief of Police c. H.
Casteen announced Tuesday.
Although it was uncertain just
when the enquipment would arrive
here and be installed, Chief Cas-
teen was told by an engineer
of the company that the switch
board had been sent by freight
and might be expected here at any
time.
Correspondence concerning the
ordering and delivered by the
police desk was carried on by local
officials through the Atlanta dis
trict office of the Gamewell COM
pany.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-24
Negro Scoutmasters Will
Begin Training Course

"A. scoutmasters' training course
will begin here Monday evening
7:30 o'clock in the Ninth and Nix
on street USO.
The course will be conducted
for all Negro scoutnasters, assis-
tant scoutmaste1s, troop commit.
teemen and ali persons Interested
in scouting, 'e:
The course deals with the lead
ership administration and pro-
gram Of the patrol and troop; it
is based upon the Handbook for
Scoutmasters.
Certificates will be offered for
the completion of the course.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-24

Officials of the Chamber of Com
merce stressed, however, that this
appeal by no means excludes the
proposed commercial air service
at the field, which they have
heartily endorsed from the outset.
AS result of the recent AAF an
nouncement of it's proposed post
war military installations, from
which the Bluethenthal Field was
excluded, local officials felt it in
the local interest to urge continu-
ed operation, on full-time or
partial basis, If at all feasible.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-24

Bishop Thomas c. Darst: Howard
Penton, the Rev. J. F. Herbert. the
Rev. Mortimer Glover: the Rev.
William Grove, Jr., Harry M. Solo,
mon, j. c. Roe, H. A. Marks. DR..
Jerry Freeman, James E. L. Wade.
David Jones, sheriff of New Han
over county; Addison Hewlett.
Frederick Willetts, the Rev. Walt
err Freed, Roger Moore, Wilbur
Dosher, W. E. Yopp and Roland
Lane, mayor of Wilmington.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-24
NEW ORLEANS SPOTS

NEW ORLEANS. Oct. 23.-RE
Spot cotton closed steady IS cents
a bale lower. Sales 1854; low mid.
dim 1915; middling 1880; good
middling $3.50; receipts 1,743;
stock 23O. 1862.
Evening star., 1945-10-21
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Whereas %. H.

CoNTRAcrs are always a headache to movie
~ studios They're even more so when screen
stars insist on special clauses That's why, for in
stance, you'll never see Maureen O'Hara in bath
tub But that's just one example. Here are Others.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-04
Do Your Part
And Save All Tin

AMERICAS TIN recovery
plants are now operating at so
per s,csnt Of capacity" says
Terry pannan. chairman OF the
Wayne County Tin Can Salvage
Committee. "The need for tin
is so critical that War Produc-
tion Board action urges recon-
version industries TO find sub
stitutes for tin where possible
continued Bannan.
There is no substitute for tin
In planes. tanks, trucks, ships
and submarines there IS no
substitute for tin in weapons
there is no substitute for
tin in food containers.
Therefore it's up 10 Ameri-
can homefronters TO do their
part 10 see that their fighting
men get tin for these war
needs! They can do il by saw
ing and preparing every tin can
for the tin salvage collection,
Sept. IL"