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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-09-14

Wilmington to Asheville, new
fare, s24.os; old, 5000; to Char
lotte, new, $3.50: old, $21: to
Fayetteville, new, $7.44, old, $3.50:
to Gastonia, new, $18.08; old.
$3.50; to Goldsboro, new, $7.36;
old, 1920; to Greensboro, new,
$17.28; old. $21.60; and to Raleigh,
new, SLIP; old, $3.50.
The transportation tax, as in the
past, is added to all fares.
The airline, which is using the
Pennington Flying Service field on
the Carolina Beach highway. is
maintaining two flights to and
from Wilmington daily. The first
plane arrives at 9:37 am. from
Charlotte and leaves at 9:52 am.
for Fayetteville, Charlotte. Gas.
tonia and Asheville. 1t then leaves
Asheville at 1926 pm. and arrives
here at 1913 pm. 1t then departs
a. 3:25 pm. for Goldsboro, Raleigh,
Greensboro and Charlotte.
The runway at the Carolina
Beach airport has been improved
considerably since the first flight
on Aug. % and, Mr.. Mallard said,
is now in perfect condition.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-09-14
N. T.. State President
To Address Session
OF Medical Men Here

DR.. Oren Moore, of Charlotte,
president of the N. c. State Medi-
cal Society, will be the principal
speaker at the first fall meeting
Of the New Hanover Medical So.
ciety, according to an announce.
ment last night by DR.. j. Watts
Farthing, secretary of the local
group.
The meeting will be held next
Wednesday, Sept. 10. at $3.50 p.
m. at the Capt Fear club, DR..
H. A. Codington, president, will
preside.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-09-14
SOUTH EAST Line
REDUCES RATES

A new rate schedule reducing
fares approximately 20 per cent
has been established by South
East Airlines over routes connect
ing Wilmington with inland cities
effective today, it was announc.
ed yesterday by B. F. Mallard,
manager OF the Wilmington office
Of the transportation company.
In making the reductions, it was
pointed out that the step was in
keeping with a promise, made
when the service VS. started, to
keep rates at as low a point as
possible.
The new fares. in comparison
with the old, are as follows:
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-09-14

abandon their business to COM
peting transportation.
Approval of the application,
it is understood, would mean
much in the immediate devel-
opment of commerce through
the port Of Wilmington.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-09-14
Interpreting
The News
Nv JAMES d. WHITE
stated Press Staff Wrifs

Associated Press Staff Writer)
eAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 13.-
prince Funimaro Konoye is a
',nahlood who obviously would
u,uch rather play golf than poll.
lies.
put twice he has served as Pre-.
,;sr at critical times-fi-st when
i lanan began war in China and
' 'sp irving to soften American in.
L s;@na- ion at what Japan was do.
ing there.
Viz blood is so blue that he has
oh,allv refused the premiership
.. ether times. Expresses arc
ee'.ditionally chosen from among
srs families, of which his is one
u is tall and dresses well. Jap.
a ~. used to say insomnia made
s;ro wake up at least ten times
a al night, and that each time
10 wv would take a different kind
If sleeping pill. When politics
NJ TOO hot for him he would
inn7p into bed, pleading a cold.
Konoye was up and around to
dav however, telling Associated
Dress correspondent Russell Brines
mat he thought he could have
welded war with America in 1871
= the Japanese military had let
HIM He indicated that in a way
h. was glad japan surrendered
,sst month because this would
mean the end of the military
which he said didn't always keep
the government informed Of what
was cooking and often got the
Empire in hot water.
Here are some of the things
xonove has said and done in the
past: ,.,.
government which in July found
itself immersed in an undeclared
wa in China. Konoye says he
tried to stop it. On August %.
1897, he said:
"Japan's one course is to beat
China to her knees, so that she
may no longer have the spirit to
fight"
And in Septemer, Konoye's cabi'
net announced a program designed
10 organize Japan on a totalitariar
state. Japan joined the Axis, but
1888 found Konoye resisting mill.
tarist efforts to pas sa law auth
ta-ist efforts to pass law auth
for war.
It was Konoye who gave the
Empire its famous slogan, "A
New Order for Greater East Asia"
Konoye's cabinet fell, and was
followed by a series of military
groups. By 1910 he was back, and
he said:
Should the United States 9.
continuously refuse to realize the
true intentions of Japan, Ger.
many and Italy, and come to
challenge them by regarding the
alliance as hostile action, it be-
comes natural that they will en-.
gage in a battle"
In 1910 he abolished political
parties in Japan. Honey now
claims that when his 1941 cabinet
fell in October he knew that war
was inevi. able but I did not know
how or when it would come"
He had wanted to talk to Presi.
dent Roosevelt personally, he said.
and War Minister General Toto
had approved. But he said TOTO
had been gathering power since
the army had put him in as War
Minister the year before. By the
time TOTO got to be Premier in
October, Konoye told Brines, his
attitude had changed. -
Konoye added that Japanese in.
dustrialists and the conservative
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Navy had opposed war with the
United States.
He did not explain how the
Navy was persuaded to make the
strike at Pearl Harbo- except to
suggest that it had it's share Of
fanatic young officers.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-09-14
SPY ARRESTED

LONDON. Sept. 49, ar "A
Reuters dispatch from Singapore
said today British military author
tiles had arrested a man of under
termined nationality suspected of
furnishing the Japanese with in
formation which led to the sinking
of the British battleships Prince
of Wales and Republse in 1912.
In relation to an announcement
yesterday which stated that the
Senate Military Committee was
advised that the Army hopes to
REALISE $4,000 of its 10000 phrysi-
clans between now and December
l, DR.. Farthing said that there
are now about eight doctors from
New Hanover county still in the
armed forces.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-09-14

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Evening star., 1945-07-31
AustruIion Cos Rution Up

CANBERRA, July 81 (P.-Gaso-
line rations will increase Is per
cent beginning September l, Aus
tralian officials announced today.
The increase is due to improvement
of the tanker situation.
Evening star., 1945-07-31
Hannegan Predicts
Postwar Prosperity

| Postmaster General Hannegar
yesterday told a radio audience
America will have a postwar pros
perity because I'VE, will plan ano
work for it." 49,.
Interviewed by Miss Nancy Osgood
in the Red Cross Garden Canteen
1730 E street NV, oyer Station
WRC, Mr.. Hannegan said "our SOL
diers will have jobs when they come
home; there will be enough food
enough clothing and, above all
enough work to go around 1t wont
just happen. We will have to plan
for it and work for It," -.
The chairman OF the Democratic
National Committee asserted there
will be everlasting peace IF we have
patience" and II the nations con-
tinue to, try to understand each
other as they did at San Francisco
He said, the United States must
stand firm against war for that Is
Americas purpose and Americas
responsibility"
Mrs. George A. Garrett, District
chairman of the Red Cross Volun-
teer Special Service, also inter-
viewed by Miss Osgood, outlined the
work Of her group.
Evening star., 1945-07-31
Giant Cruiser Guam
Revealed as BattIinq
Japs for Six Months
BY the Associated Press.

by inc ASSOCiSteQ FIcSo.
The new giant battle cruiser
Guam, which the Navy terms the
American version Of the pocket bat
tleship, has been in combat actor
of Okinawa and Japan almost si1
months.
A warship exceeding many battle
ships in length and tonnage, the
Guam's 12-inch guns have blasted a,
two enemy-held islands, knocked
down two airplanes, assisted ir
downing six others and supported
numerous carrier strikes, the Navy
announced last night.
The Guam has been under COM
mand Of Capt. Leland P. Lovette
former director Of Navy public re-
lations at Washington.
The Guam is larger and more po-
tent than the German raider Graf
Spec, pocket battleship trapped and
scuttled of South America early In
the war. The Navy said the Guam's
extensive experimentation makes
her zone of the most combat-worthy
ships in the world"
There is only one other American
naval vessel like the Guam, her SIS
ter ship the Alaska, which was COM
pleted first.
Both carry 12-inch guns rather
than the 8-inch weapons on the
usual heavy cruiser. Both have
heavy anti-aircraft batteries. Each
displaces 10000 tons plus, is more
than 800 feet long and has a beam
Of more than 80 feet. -...
The Guam left this country n
January for combat duty with Ad-
miral Chester. w. Nfmitz.s fleet.
Evening star., 1945-07-31
District Alcoholic Clinic
|WilI Open Next Monday

The Districts new alcoholic clinic
will open next Monday at the
Municipal Center Building, Acting
Health Onicer Daniel L. Seckinger
announced yesterday.
The clinics, under Dr.. Michael M.
Miller Of st. Elizabeth's Hospital,
who has volunteered for the work,
will be held Mondays and Thurs
days from to Q pm in room 6l43
Of the building. 7,
DR.. Seckinger said the department
would begin receiving calls from
interested persons or agencies today.
Calls will be received from S:l5 am.
to 4:45 pm. daily, except Saturdays
and Sundays, at National 5000, ex-
tension 21s4. DR.. Miller will be
assisted by DR.. Ruth Stocking.
An alcoholic clinic was to be set
up as part Of the Mental Hygiene
Bureau, but that fell through with
the resignation Of DR.. John r. Owen
OF Raleigh, N. c., who held the post
lot head Of the bureau for little more
than . month before resigning be-
cause Of the lack Of ONCE and clinical
space and facilities.
Evening star., 1945-07-31
Allied Councils Divide
Sharply on Treatment
TO Be Given Hirohito
By the Associated Press.


Allied councils are divided sharply
over the treatment to be accorded
Emperor Hirohito Of Japan.
The difference Of views, which
spreads among groups within the
United States Government as well
as among other governments, is
understood here to have been the
basic reason why the Potsdam ulti-
matum to Japan omitted all refer
ence to Hirohito or to the mon
archy as an institution.
AS a result, the way still is open
for the Japanese to try to save
their Emperor as the pinnacle Of
their government. However, Amer
ican ofIicials say they are hurting
their chances by delaying inevitable
capitulation.
Although Premier Suzuki's rejec-
ton of the Potsdam demand Is de-
scribed here as something of a poker
move in the hope Of winning higher
stakes, there is at the moment a
lessening hope of any immediate
surrender on the part of Tokyo.
Reasons for Brighter View.
There are those. however, who
take a brighter view. They cite
first, the terrific beating the jap
anese are taking and second, the
fact that there are presumed to be
within Japan potential leaders who
really would like to end the war.
1t is around the ideas of these peo-
pie toward the Emperor that much
Of the controversy over Japan's
supreme ruler has revolved.
A check Of officials here shows
the situation at the moment to be
this:
!. The British are reported fol-
lowing the line that the Japanese
Emperor should be preserved-cer-
tainly the institution Of monarchy
in Japan-primarily as means of
preventing chaos and possibly even
tual dictatorship in the war-wrecked
country.
2. At the other extreme, the
Peoples Political Council of China
has recommended to the Chinese
government that Hirohito be brand
ed as a war criminal. Diplomatic
officials here say that recommenda-
ton will have enormous weight in
Chunghng.
3. The United States is following
q middle-of-the-road, "wait-and-
see" policy. The theory is that if
the Japanese people really want
Hirohito they probably should have
a chance to demonstrate the fact
Evening star., 1945-07-31
|GripshoIm Bringing
86 District Refugees
Home From Orient

The Swedish repatriation line
GripSholm will arrive in New Yorl
Thursday with 1896 refugees from
India and Greece and some Indiar
and Chinese students, the Stat.
Department announced late yes.
terday OF the refugees 86 hav,
given Washington or Takoma Parl
as their destination.
Seventy-eight of the passenger.
are coming from India and China
while 10, American citizens of Greek
origin, are returning to the United
States from the land Of their ances-
tors, where they were caught by
the war.
Most Of the repatriates from India
the State Department explained
are representatives either of Ameri.
can missionary societies or business
firms, many of whom were caught
in Burma by the Japanese advance
and made their way into neighbor-
ing India. Refugees from that
country, who have given the Wash.
mgton area as their destination, in
clude % Americans, 1S British,
Danes, 7 Indians, II Chinese,
Canadians and 2 Iranians.
Harding kin on Board.
The Chinese and Indian students
the State Department said, are COM
ing to the United States on appoint
ment by their governments.
Among the American mission
aries from India returning on the
Gripsholm are the Rev. and Mrs
William B. Votaw and their three
children-Heber Harmon, Lois Beryl
and Melvin Robert. Mrs. Heber H.
Votaw, a sister of the late Presi-
dent Harding, Of I'll Carroll avenue,
Takoma Park, aunt of the mission
ary, said today that he and his wife
have been in India for II years
They represent the SeYenth-day
Adventist faith.
During the Harding administra-
ton Heber H. Votaw was superin-
tendent of Federal prisons.
List of Washingtonians.
Americans, other than the Votaw
family who listed Washington OF
vicinity as their destination are:
From India: william Bluejacket
Mrs. Jessie M. Hamilton, Ruth
Hamilton, Robert Hamilton, J. L.
Hendry, Stephen w. Hughes, Clay
c. Jordon, Tom Kelly, Mary Lam
berson, Francis NJ. Lowman, Fred
L. Moutray, Ronald T. Neil, James
c. Norris, Mrs. Sarah Vinkel, Nora
B. Waugh and Charles A. West.
From Greece: G. Zisirnos Carsayis
Peter S. Chaconas, Constantinos G
Co.'s, Mersine Co.'s, Constantine S
Courts, George N. Lyons, Catherine
Representation, Cons tantine
Representation, Maria Vidalis
and Vassilia Vidalis.
Original plans, the State Depart
ment said, had called for the Grips
holm to sail from New York August
z with priority passengers, internees
and alien deportees to Italy, Greece
and Egypt. Due to a need for re-
pairs, however, the vessel is being
held in New York until August "a.
Evening star., 1945-07-31
Yonks Nearing Yomoshito' s
Last Known Luzon Hideout

WITH U. S. 9Th DIVISION
Northern Luzon, July 81 (Py.-Jap-
anese Gen. Tomoyuki Yamashita
escaped two weeks of the heaviest
artillery and aerial assaults this in
fantry division ever launched, but
the Yanks today were within miles
Of his last known hideout.
Yamashita's headquarters are
known to have been at Hungduan
recently. Yesterday elements of
this division captured Ifugao Ridge
after two weeks in which they as
saulted the hill with 5000 gallons of
jellied gasoline, 5,0O0000 rounds of
.50-cahber air strafing, 1000 rounds
from aerial cannon and 1000
rounds of mortar shells.
Hungduan is about 6 miles from
the ridge and about 7 miles north
west of Kiangan.
Capt. James M. Garrison, Colum-
bia, S. c.. commanded a company
and two companies of Filipinos
which stormed Ifugao Ridge. and
held it against a two-hour counter
attack. They killed 80 Japanese
fighting their way up the hill.
They killed SO more during the
counterattack which drove both
Filipino units from their positions.
The commanding ridge had been
held by at least two Japanese COM
panies.
Evening star., 1945-07-31
Fleet
Continued From First Page }

preliminary figures for yesterday
showed the following destruction
wreaked by carrier planes in two
days on the last battered remnants
Of the Mikado's once proud navy:
Sunk G3-Two battleships, four
heavy cruisers, three destroyers, one
destroyer escort, one submarine, two
midget submarines.
Damaged (39)-Two carriers, /
escort carrier, "a destroyers or de-
stroyer escorts, 2 submarines, 7
midget submarines, torpedo boat,
/ gunboat, patrol craft.
List Includes Ships Knocked Out.
This tabulation lists as sunk all
warships resting on the bottom re-
gardless Of whether they are COM
pletely submerged, decks awaSh,
lying on the side or beached in shall
low water.
The two battleships are the Har-
una, which Admiral Nimitz said was
beached, and Gen. Macarthur an
nounced was still afloat; and the
Ise. The Hyuga was previously sent
to the bottom at Kure.
The cruisers. include the Tone,
which returned pilots said was q
tough target. Despite earlier dam
age she threw up intense f1ak. The
cruisers Aobo, Oyoto and an uni
Identified old cruiser were listed as
on the bottom or on their sides.
Most Of the submarines hit were
accounted for in yesterdays hunt
either at Maizuro, 240 miles west
OF Tokyo. or in Tokyo Bay itself.
Corsair fighter -bombers and aven-
ger torpedo bonbers meanwhile
ranged over Kyushu and outlying
japanese islands, and Mustangs
from Two Jina strafed and rocketed
the Kobe Osaka area without inter-
ception.
The Goth. Air Force reported adj
ditional d es truction n of Japan,s
dwindling war resources. Pl1oto-
graphic reconnaissance showed n
per cent Of the great Kawanishi Air
craft Co.'S Takarazuka plant de-
stroyed or damaged, and heavy DAM
age to the Mitsubishi on Refinery
and Hayama Petroleum Co. at Ka-
lVasaka.
Evening star., 1945-07-31
Fourth Okinowo Attock
Claimed by Tokyo
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated PreSs.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 31.-Ths
Japanese radio TO-DAY reported an
other devastating" attack against
Okinawa-the fourth it has de-
scribed In four nights-and claimed
sinking one American ship and
damaging another.
The Friday, Saturday, Sunday and
Monday night raids resulted In
seven ships sunk or damaged, plus
several airfield fires, the Tokyo radio
claimed. = ,.
The only American report Of any
enemy air attack on Okinawa re-
Gently was dispatch which said
one raider missed its target but
blasted the American troops first
shipment Of beer.
OKINAWA, July 81 R).-One Jap
anese bomber was shot down and .
Willow trainer crashed on Naha air
field after dropping 9 small bomb
as shattered enemy raiders caused
four alerts in the Okinawa area be.
tween midnight and dawn today.
Evening star., 1945-07-31

Mexico had to import over $780,
600, 600 of American and Canadian
corn and wheat last year.
Evening star., 1945-07-31
Col. Rex Smith Awarded
Bronze Star Medal

Col Rex Smith, former managing
editor of Newsweek and later editor
Of the Chicago Sun, has been award
ed a Bronze Star Medal in recog-
milton Of his services as director k
public relations Of Pacific Ocean
Area, Army Air Forces, from May
10 to July Is, 1945.
Col. Smiths Washington address
is listed as 1881 @ street NV. An
nouncement Of the award was made
last week by 1t. Gen. Barney M.
Giles, deputy commander Of the
Army Strategic Air Forces.
Evening star., 1945-07-31
Bougainvi|Ie Garrison
Reinforced by laps,
Macarthur Announces
Hy the Associated Press.

MANILA, July 31.-The Japanese
have reinforced their garrison on
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of which have
been In Allied hands 81 months
with troops from Shorthand Island
a spokesman for Gen. Macarthur
headquarters said today.
Bougainville continues the scene
Of bitter fighting, since the by
passed and isolated Japanese have
had access to large supplies Of food.
Now, however, Australian troops
have seized half the well-developed
enemy garden areas in the SOUTH
west sector of the island.
Floods have slowed progress Of
their cleanup campaign and extern
sive Japanese artillery fire has add
ed to the difficulty. The spokesman,
describing the mountain fight across
the island on the Numauma Trail,
called it as tough as the famed
fighting along New Guinea's Kokoda
Trail across the towering Owen
Stanley Range.
He estimated there are 81, 900 Jap
anese in by-passed Solomons Is
lands, Bougainville, New Britain and
New Guinea-most of them around
Rabaul, New Britain. In eight
months the Australians killed 6,713
counted dead in New Guinea and
coptured 204. On Bougainville they
killed 1854 and captured 1873. Aussie
casualties were l, 400 killed, wounded
or missing on New Guinea and 1900
on Bougainville.
On Borneo, Australia's 7th Divi-
sion has routed the enemy from the
Balikpapan area, said Maj. Gen. E.
j. Milford, division commander; he
termed 1t IAN outstanding achieve
ment of this war"
Australian radio reports, mean
while, said half the Tarakan Island
oil wells, off Borneo's east coast, are
ready for immediate operation.
Evening star., 1945-07-31
Revenue Minister
Resiqns in Cunodu
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press-
OTTAWA, July 31-Prime Min
lister Mackenzie King last night an
nounced the resignation of Rev
enue Minister D. L. MacLaren and
his appointment as lieutenant gov
eror of New Brunswick effective
November l, when the present lieu
tenant governor, w. G. Clark, will
retire.
The resignation created a Sec
ond vacancy in the King cabinet
The postmaster generalship has
been open since the retirement OF
w. P. Mulock. Mr.. King has been
planning a cabinet reshuffle and
it is expected an announcement will
be made within a few days.
Evening star., 1945-07-31

If it turns out they do not want him
then he should not, in the American
view, be imposed on them.
No One Sided View Here.
Indications are, however, that there
is no unanimity among American
officials themselves on the Hirohito
policy. Some talk privately Of dis
posing of the Emperor once he Is
in Allied hands. Others contend
he is not important one way or an
other and should be used by the
Allies primarily as bargaining
point.
4. The situation has been further
complicated by Australian rejection
Of the entire Potsdam ultimatum as
being too lenient toward the Japa-
nese. The official view here is that
while 1t did promise them freedom
of government, religion and so on,
it actually laid down the framework
Of a hard" peace.
Meanwhile, the military command
is going ahead with plans to dish
out the promised destruction to the
enemy since the ultimatum has not
been accepted.
Speed victory by buying bond,
| throuxh payrOlI xayinSx.
Evening star., 1945-07-31
Junior Board, YMCA,
SponsorsVeteruns'Dunce

The Junior Board Of Commerce
and the YMCA are the joint spon-
sors of a veterans dance to be
held Saturday night on the root
of the Central Branch of the "Y,
1736 G street NV. The only ad.
mission will be the presentation Of
. discharge button.
Gordon Hittenmark, radio an
nouncer, will be master of cere-
monies for entertainment features
Hostesses will be provided for vet.
erarls without partners.
Evening star., 1945-07-31
FOUND,

FOR LOST AND WANTED DOGS phone
81. 5lS3. MONTGOMERY COUNTY AMI
NAL SHELTER.
IDENTIFICATION BRACELET found Il,
Capitol Theater Saturday evening. Call
UN. 0319 after pm.
POODLE, small, white, male, 1900 block
Conn. ave. Call Dupont 334b.
TING, found in Sheridan Thester, July 30.
Owner may have same by ealling GE,
k7So and Identifying.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-04
Stocks Rise
In Dull Trade

NEW YORK. May , GNS)
CautiouSneSs remained the key.
note in the stock market today As
traders operated in routine fash
ion. but prices moved definitely
higher.
The sessions volume total was
the lowest in weeks. approXimat-
ing about 100000 shares. In the
first hour only 10000 shares sold.
Prices opened mixed and heSi-
tant IN many cases. In the sec
oHd hottf small ratiy IN pivOfaIS
gave the averages a fractional
boost. Jones g. Laughln Steel
and Cruclble were strong. A J.,
loss IN ChrNSler was replaced hv
popt gain. WillyS-ONerland
worked up =.
RailS=Mere= featured he=aH= =5ff.
vance OF more than point in
Santa E'e Oils and utilities
gained small fractions. American
AirlineS sold as high AZ 53aa. up
=. Douglas and Lockheed climbed
a half each.
In the chemicals Du Pont and
Union Carbide held SiLable frac-
tlonal Improvement. Foods, rail
equipments. mining and mail
order stocks were firm but dull.