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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-20
500 Housewives Seek
More Meet For County

which could and would be placed
on the local market were it not
for the OPA slaughterlng and
marketing regulations, the report
added. THAT the undersigned con-
slider the emergency sufficiently
great to warrant change in such
restrictions to the end that avail
able feet can be placed on the
local market and we do hereby
petition your organization to i'm
mediately lift your Strengthening re
strictions and marketing quotas in
New Hanover County and give the
County Farm Demonstration Agent
of New Hanover county authority
to issue slaughtering permits"
Holmes said yesterday that cop
les of the petition were being sen.
to Representative j. Bayard Clark
and other North Carolina congress-
men.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-20
u. S. Forces
Drive Near
Hagen City
MANY JAPS KILLED
PIT Boats Strafe Enemy
Held Port OF Apart
On Northern Luzon

MANILA, Wednesday, June 90
(P)-Under cover of a furious ar
tillery barrage, Maj. Robert S.
Beightler's 37th Division spanned
the Cagayan river of Northern
Luzon in assault boats Monday
and sped northward for a total
gain of 10 miles, liberating the
town of Naguilian.
The advance, announced by Gen
eral Macarthur in today's COM
nunique, placed the Buckeye Di.
vision within three miles of Ilagan,
city of 10000 and capital of Isabella
province.
Japanese casualties continued
heavy as the Yanks drove up the
productive Cagayan valley. They
totaled more than 1000 dead and
nearly 500 prisoners in the past
week.
Mondays swift advance placed
forward units of the 9th Division
within 113 road miles of Apart,
enemy-held port at the northern tip
of Luzon. which was strafed again
by PIT boats of the Seventh Fleet.
The speedy little units fired on
gun positions and drew rs mill.
meter counter fire from Jaanese
shore batteries.
Australian forcss on northwest
ern Borneo meanwhile advanced
Continued on Page Five; Col. y
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-20
LEOPOLD REAFFIRMS
ABDICATTON REFUSAL

SALZBURG, Austria, June 49,
R)-Asse-ting there was mo ques-
ton of his abdicating, King
Leopold Ill, of Belgium declared
today he had decided to return to
his homeland and "has reassumed
his full constitutional preroga-
tives."
There was no indication that the
King planned to go Immediately
to Brussels. where Premier Achil-
lie Van Acker's government had
resigned in protest against Leo
pold's return. Protest strikes by
coal miners against the return
spread meanwhile from the Charl-
eroi to the Liege district.
In a statement issued through
an official spokesman, Leopold
said his health had improved un-
der American Army care since his
liberation after II months as a
German captive.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-20
BY AUSTIN BEALMEAR

BY AUSTIN BEALMEAR -. 80.
PARIS, June 10. H. American
troops have uncovered vast Nazl
treasure hoard valued at $5,000,-
10000 including the main nation
al wealth of Austria and Bavaria
and loot stolen from death-camp
victims and desecrated churches,
it was revealed today.
Announcement of the find was
made by communications zone
headquarters and was based on in
formation from the U. S. Twelfth
Corps, whose troops discovered the
treasure Most of it was in Sc
curities and zone headquarters said
it lacked information as to how
values were estimated and whether
they. were face values or actual
current market worth.
Far greater in estimated value
than the cache of 200 tons OF gold
found April 7 at Merkers, ID miles
southeast of Hersfeld in Thuringia,
the new trove was discovered by
troops of the same 18th corps that
rnearthed the gold hoard from a
salt mine.
The second treasure trove, in
Guiding securities, stolen jeWelry,
church property and gold bullion,
was found in the vaults ct the Re-
gensburg Reichsbank, zone head
quarters said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-20
JAYCEES PLANNING
SIXTH PAPER DRIVE

The ilrnington Junior Chamber
Of Commerce will hold its sixth
scrap paper drive in New Hanover
county Sunday. July, Co-Chairman
Glenn Thomas, announced last
night. The proceeds of the collec-
ton viii be used by the organlza-
ton to help support its external
activities program for this year,
which includes aiding the return
ing veterans at Camp Davis IN
their recreational plans.
Officials of the drive, which was
originally scheduled for June 80,
urged residents to bundle news
papers, magazines and corrugated
Cartons separately Aplea was al
50 made to persons who may be
al the beaches or elsewhere on the
sunday for which the collection is
Planned, to have their waste paper
put out before hand or have
nelghbor take care of it for them.
IN order that the greatest amount
possible may be picked-up. The
routing Of trucks which will parti-
clpate in the campaign is not yet
complete, but the collectors will
cover all the territory within the
wy, both beaches and other areas
IN New Hanover county.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-20
Ninlitz Says
Nip Defense
Is Near End
FOE REMNANTS SPLIT
Fresh Eighth Marine Com
bat Team Leads Fight
ing On Okinawa

GUAM, Wednesday, June 90
(P-Japanese troops leaped into
the surf from Okiwana cliffs yes
terday as two Marine regiments
drove through weakening resist
ance to the southern tip of the is
land.
The Marines push split the JAP
|anese remnants into two disor-
ganized but still fanatically re.
sisting pockets and brought from
Fleet Adm. Chester w. Ninlitz the
triumphant announcement: THE
enemy's defenses were in the pro-
cess of collapsing' by nightfau
yesterday.
Numerous enemy personnel
were reported to be jumping off
cliffs near the coast south of lido
town." Nimitz added in today's
communicate.
However, the Japanese still
were fighting stubbornly on the
southeastern coast in the 96th and
Seventh Infantry Divisions Sec
tors and several thousands re-
NAMED to be eliminated before
Nimitz could report OkinaWa mill
tarily secure.
Despite the confusion and COM
plete disorganization of the jap
anese, except for small units, AM
erican troops continued to meet
moderate to heavy fire from auto
matte weapons, machineguns and
small arms. In one sector, Oki-
nawan civilians joined the battle,
hurting hand grenades among adj
vancing Yanks.
Col. Clarence Wallace's Eighth
Marine Regimental Combat team
"a fresh outfit that entered the
battle only Monday morning to
help battle-weary troops speed
complete victory reached the
southern coast 700 yards south Of
Komesu town. That put the regi-
ment an the southern shore in
almost the. exact center Of the is
lands tip.
Wallace's combat team fought
its way through scattered IRE as
it crossed the road linking Komesu
and Nagusuku on the south-wes-
tern coast.
The First Regiment of the First
Marine Division also drove through
to the south coast, east of the
Eighth Combat team, in a fast
pressing maneuver that complete
ly split the japanese remnants into
two major pockets.
They encountered some small
pockets of Japanese still fighting
stubbornly from individual strong.
points.
One of the main concentrations
of surviving Nipponese appeared
to be in the Hill 81 sector at the
southwestern edge of Yaeju es-
lcarpment. This force was under
attack from the west by elements
of the Fifth Marine Regiment and
from the northeast by troops Of
the 96th Infantry Division.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-20

There is no mere necessity for
restaurants closing than for a
housewife to close her kitchen, )"
Dan Herring, of the Wilmington o.
flee of Price Administration, told
Rotarians yesterday at h e r
weekly meeting, in a discussion of
the meat shortage here.
Introduced by John Colucci, ST..
Mr.. Herring said that prior to the
reduction in points, the restaurants
were allowed 30 100 of point per
meal per individual while house.
wives were allowed only 76-10O
Under the reduction, home eaters
will get only 5000 of point
while restaurants will be allowed
$500, which he pointed out still
gave the restaurant owners an adj
vantage.
He believed that restaurants
could serve customers if the exer-
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-20
American Troops Find
Vast German Treasures

The cache was uncovered by 1t
John J. Stack. Jr., of San Francis
CO, fiscal officer of the 18th corps
local military government detach-
ment, and his assistants.
The major value of the hoard
was in it's securities. Stack and
his men found foreign securities,
representing the major wealth Of
Austria, which were valued at 3d.
600, 900, 900. Domestic German Sc
curities, comprising the main
wealth of Bavaria and estimated
at $4,000, 100000 also were dis
covered.
HEADQUARTERS said suitcases and
boxes bullying with watches, brace
lets and other gold jewelry stolen
from political and other prisoners
of the Nazis were found in the
vaults.
Some 1900 pounds of silver bull
lion melted down from stolen sill
yer jewelry were stacked in piles.
A solid gold tabernacle from a
Russian orthodox church in Pra-
que, Czechoslovakia, stood in one
corner, an announcement said.
In addition, there was $4,000 to
100000 worth of gold and silver
coins and Is bars of gold bullion
valued at $500, 900.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-20
LAST BIG TASK
TO BE STUDIED
Big Five Considers French,
Mexican Efforts To
Bar Spain

SAN FRANCISCO, June 19.-lR-
France backed today a Mexican
effort to bar Franco-Spain from a
new world league. And the Big
Five hustled into meeting to try
to settle another proble-the las
big one of the United Nations coz
ference.
A telephone chat between Sec
rotary of State Stettinius and An
drei Gromyko of Russia produced
hurry-up call for delegation
chiefs of the United States. Russia
China. France and Britain to get
together. They have been trying 10
reach a compromise on restricting
the topics the world organization S
general assembly could discuss.
and on. which It could make re-
Communications 10 member nations
and to a peace-enforcing security
council.
The assumption among con-
ference delegates was that Gromy-
ko had heard from Moscow on this
remaining point ct controversy.
An earlier Big Five meeting had
brought about agreement that a
statement should 60 into the re-
cord s of the conference. not into
the charter it is drafting: declar-
ing enemies in this war should be
denied access both to the genera!
assembly which will be the forum
of a United Nations organizatio On
and to a security council which will
enforce peace.
A conference committee quickly
approved that idea.
But Mexico wanted something
more.
Luis Quintanilla, former Mexican
ambassador to Moscow, went inc
an open commission session finger
ing a copy of a speech declaring
that no government set up with the
aid of Axis military might ough'
to be allowed TO claim member
ship in the world league. BY thai
he meant the Franco government
The French delegation announced
that Chairman Joseph Paulboncoul
would speak for a resolution direct
ed at keeping cut of the organ
cation countries which received
Axis help.
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EISENHOWER GETS
KEY TO BROOKLYN

NEW YORK, June 19.-(P)-Gen-
eral Ike Eisenhower today got
a key to Brooklyn.
1t wasn't on the official schedule.
but leave it to the folks from Flat
bush to find way.
Harry N. Robbins, past comman-
der of the Brownsville post. Amerl-
can Legion, literally stopped every
thing to turn the trick.
The, parade was on First Avenue
in Manhattan when Robbins sprint
ed up to Eisenhower's car and
passed the key-a wooden one-to
the general. who dropped it.
Robbins stopped, picked it up:
ike halted the procession,
waited for Robbins to catch up,
and took the key.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-20
POLISH GENERAL
HEARD AT TRIAL
Testifies That Commander
In London Ordered
Him Underground

MOSCOW, June 10 LR - The
commander of the Polish home
army, Maj.-G c n. L. Bronislaw
Ojulicki, testified at his "sabo-
tage'' trial today that the supreme
Polish commander in London told
him Russia intended to absorb Po-
land, and ordered him to take his
army underground to help preserve
Poland's independence.
Okulicki is the principal defend
ant among is Polish underground
leaders arrested by the Russians
and being tried by the military
collegium of the Soviet supreme
court on charges of subversive
activities behind Soviet lines.
The 49-year-old Polish command
er admitted that he had hoped to
see a western European bloc OF
nations, including Germany, align
ed against Russia, but he told the
court that he had taken mo overt
action toward this end" This was
one of the principal accusations
levelled against the Poles in the
indictment against them.
Earlier a parade of Polish wit
nesses related how they fired OH
Soviet vehicles, killed Russian
Soldiers and wrecked trains and
bridges. Okulicki admitted moral
responsibility, rs home army COM
mander, for any such activities, but
Continued on Page Five; Col. g.
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SIllSl ( O1iSC I1oENSeOA OohAA~ - ~
Connel during the day at more than
100000 but reduced later by
Police Commissioner Lewis j.
Valentine to 1900, 0OO-turned out
to pay tribute to the Kansas boy
who directed Americas mightiest
military success.
The overall crowd total includ-
ed repeaters, who ran from one
vantage point to another.
The modest nero told more than
1000, 900 persons damned around
city hall:
IF we are going to live the years
of peace, we must be strong and
we must be ready to cooperate in
the spirit of true tolerance and for
bearance.
Eisenhower, who received a spe-
cial city medal and honorary cit..
zenship in the city, received an
ovation when he asserted:
ut isn't enough that we devise
every kind of international ma
chinery to keep the peace. We must
also be strong ourselves. Weakness
cannot cooperate with anything
Only strength can cooperate.
From LaGuardia Field to Central
Park, along flag-bedecked Fifth
Avenre and lower Broadway, at city
hall and at the Polo Grouds. cheer
ing men, women and children ex.
pressed their gratitude to the SUI
preme Allied commander.
General ike. impeccable in a
light summer uniform and smiling
his infectious grin, waved and Salut-
ed as his triumphant Oscar motor.
cade passed through the din.
The welcomers lined the streets
leaned from windows, stood on ROOF
tops and climbed atop parked auto
mobiles and trucks to catch 9
glimpse of the Nazi conqueror.
At times, Eisenhower stood in his
open touring car and stretched ou'
his arms to form a "V" for the
curbstone crowds which had wait
ed for him since early morning
City officials said the reception
which reached its climax at din
ner in the Waldorf Astoria tonight
dwarfed all other welcomes extend
ed by New York to visiting scele
brities.
! A IT, o,In ca1,lta wa sounded wher
the general arrived at LaGqardi;
field from Washington at 1912 a
m. (EWT). Some $4,000 person
roared their greeting as the bi!
silver C-54 plane, ''SUnflower,
| glided onto the runway.
Three other planes, carrying tht
generals party, followed.
Continued on Page Five; Col. 5
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-20
Rv the Associated Press


WASHINGTON, June 19.-(Pl-
President Truman today waived
tbe power to name his successor
in the event of his death or dis
ability and asked congress to
place the speaker of the mouse
first in the succession line.
The Presidents message, de-
ljyered after his departure on the
first Of a series of long aerial trips,
evoked comments of approval from
Republicans and Democrats IN
both chambers.
A few hours later, Senator
Bridges GRIND introduced a bill
following substantially the Pres
dents suggestions. The line OF
succession, under Bridges meas
ure after the President and Vice
President, would be: Speaker OF
the House, President pro tempore
Of the Senate. Secretary OF State,
Secretary of Treasury, Secretary
OF War, Attorney GeneTal, Fose-
master General, Navy Secretary,
Interior Secretary.
Republicans and Democrats
alike applauded when the Presl-
dents message was read III the
House. Speaker Sam Kayburn
D-Tex.), who would be the sue
cessor-designate under the pro-
yosal, referred the measure to the
judiciary committee.
Mr.. Truman, who left this morn
ing by airplane for Olympia
Wash. and the San Francisco
United Nations conference. SAID
Continued on Page Three; Gel. -
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Tn an effort to relieve the critical
meat shortage mere, 500 Whining
ton housewives yesterday petltlof.'
ed the Office of Price Administered
ion at Washington to Lift its bans
on slauahtering ard marketing IN
the county.
CLAYTON c. Holm e s, 10 c
attorney, who prepared the petit
ion. said that it was signed al
most entirely by housewives, ana
that many of the signatures belong
ed to former patrons of the City
market.
"A critical meat shortage now
EXISTS here and is becoming more
serious. which threatens the health
and welfare of our people and es'
pecially our growing children" the
petition stated.
"a recent survey discloses a
large number Of available beef
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center this noon after 22-hour
Pullman trip on a troop train from
Camp Kilmer, N. j., last leg of the
trip home from Europe.
Members of the first combat d
vision to be returned to the United
States as a unit, they will head
for home and 30-day furloughs just
as soon as arrangements can oe
made here, probably leaving to-
morrow morning.
Five WilmingtonIans are among
members of the e6th division who
expect to receive furloughs at Fort
Bragg today.
They are First Sergeant Simpson
F. Sistrunk, First Sergeant Glenn
Continued on Page Three; Col. 81
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TARIFF-CUT POWER
WON BY PRESIDENT

WASHINGTON, June 19.-(P)-
The Administratio won the most
hotly-contested point OF it's reclpro-
cal trade extension legislation to-
dav when the Senate approved new
tariff-cutting power asked by Presl-
dent Truman. .,
Nine Republicans joined with 81
Democrats and Senator La Toilette
prog. Wis., to pile up Al to 50
margin for giving the President
authority to reduce tariffs 80 per
cent under the January rates
when negotiating trade agreements
with other nations.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-20
500 Of 86th Division
Are Home In Carolina
BY JEN ALYTA


happy officers the 86h
infantry ALL
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congressman
Applaud His
Waiver Note
SENATE GETS BILL
Bridges OF New Hampshire
Acts To Garry Out
Presidents Wishes

OLYMPIA, WASH, June 10.
-P-President Truman ar
rived by plane from Washing
ton, d. c., at $40 eastern
War Time) today for brief
vacation as guest of Gov. Mon.
C. Wallgren Of Washington
State before he goes to San
Francisco to address the clos
ing session of the United Ma
tons conference.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-20
Japs Leap Into Surf AS Marines Advance
President Suggests Rayburn As Successor
IF Needed; Americans Span agayan Rive]
Eisenhower Honored
ByMew York Thrones

NEW YORK, York City took General OF the
Dwight today and outdld itself in
showering him arousng, emotional welcome.
greatest estimated by
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-20
WEATHER

Eastern STANDARD Time.)
=, by L. S. Weather Bureau.)
chronological data for the "a hours
>'-uiHg 1870 p. m. yesterday.
TEMPERATURE
>. 80 a. M, IS; 1870 a. NJ, 80; 1880 p. M,
~, $50 p. M, rs.
". maximum, "a; minimum. IA; mean'
- normal, II.
HUMIDITY
iSo m, IS; 1880 a. M, rs; l:So
= m'' 1907 7; 30 p. M. 81.
PRECIPITATION
,d Iotsl for "a hours ending 1880 p. M,
wv wv inches. Total since the first of the
month, 333 inches.
TIDES FOR TODAY
From the Tide Table published by
u 5. Coast and Geodedtc Survey
High Low
"HHlihgton - $40 am 1898 am
n. 623 pm 1888 pm
''esonboro Inlet $3.50 am 1888 am
4:16 pm 1921 pm
sunrise, 5 a. M; Sunset, 1925 p. M;
S'oonri's. 1;os p. M; Moonset. 1:25 a. m.
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Partly Cloudy and continued warm
toda,. Possible showers. Yesterdays
temperatures: High a. Low u.
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Of the term. He had been endorsed
by the Caldwell County Bar AS
ISOLATION.
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STATE WINS BOUT
IN MEADOWS CASE

GREENVILLE, June 21s-(P-
The State won a legal battle today
IN the trial of DR.. Leon R. Meadows
Of, charges of embezzlement and
false pretense when Judge J. Paul
Frizzelle ruled that sthe defense
could not refer to records kept
by the defendant until they actual
" were introduced into evidence
"A large part of the day was CIV
en- over to the legal skirmish, which
referred to memorandum, books
pne and two kept by the defend
ant of his expenditures while
president of East Carolina Teach
BIS College.
The defense apparently was at
tempting to show through the
books that DR.. Meadows had prop
erly and satisfactorily accounted
for his noted expenditures. Those
books were introduced in the first
trial, which ended in mistrial
last March, by the state as it
sought then to prove that DR..
Meadows had not satisfactorily &C.
counted fo- more than $4,000 in
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the War were 20 per cent. Then
they were lacked up to 40 per cent
at which they are at present. NV
feeling is that there will be com
promise at 80 per cent and perhaps
sterilization at this figure for some
time. This would be fair thing to
do if the excess profits taxes are
eliminated, These excess profits
taxes are what are causing the
trouble and may be a real factor
in causing unemployment. Con-
gressmen should insist that these
excess profits taxes are elimina-
ted as soon as possible with fair
compromise, on normal taxes.
Some OF the remaining New Deal
ers in the Administrator are talk
ing about the entire elimination
LOT corporation taxes and putting
all the tax burden on individuals
after they receive their dividends.
Their theory is that with the pres
emit high corporation taxes the
small investor is taxed on his
careful savings the same as is the
multi-nillionaire. Hence, t hey
would let all dividends come
through from. the corporation
without taxation and then tax
these dividends as they are re-
ceived by individuals. The small
investor would then pay only, say
a 20 per cent tax; while the mil
lionaire would pay 80 per cent
tax.
President Truman is an honest
man. Furthermore, he is thrifty
an sincerely hopes to balance the
budget before he runs again for
office in 1948. He can so balance
the budget only by keeping up tax
alton. Hence, am not as optimistic
as some of my friends in believing
that there will be radical tax re-
auctions after Japan collapses.
1--WE should hope for the best, but
prepare for the worst" At least
this is my conclusion at the present
time. The only possible exception
lis in the case of corporation whose
stock at market prices represents
, actual cash invested. There may
be exemptions to the extent that
the book values of corporations
and the actual cash invested are
represented in the assets.
Finally, let it be remembered
that although President Truman is
both honest and thrifty, he has
been well-trained in the school OF
politics. Although he may turn
neither to the right nor to the left
vet ne may perform that acrobatic
feat which the tight-rope walker
with the long pole performs at the
circus, Instead of following any
one pressure group or ignoring any
other one pressure group, ne Will
throw a few crumbs to each pres
sure group. THIS MEANS WHEN
1T COMES TO TAXES THAT ALL
FORMS OF TAXES - EXCESS
PROFITS, NORMAL CORPORA
TON, INDIVIDUAL AND So
CALLED NUISANCE TAXES
MAY ALL BE REDUCED PRO-
PORTIONATELY "GIVING EV-
cry DOG A LITTLE BITE"