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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-02
CASTEEN LAUDED
IN BRAKE DRIVE

Wilmington Police, Chief c: H..
Casteen announced last night that
in compliance with a request re-
ceived in a letter from j. 7. Arm
strong, State coordinator OF the
Nationwide brake emphasis pro-
gram, to =. City Manager A. e.
Nichols, the brake check survey
carried on in the city by the Police
Department would continue through
June. .......
Armstrong based his request on
the statement that Eat the end OF
six weeks we will only have check
ed about 20 per cent of the cars
in the state"
In his letter Armstrong said that
Casteen and his department had
done "the best job in the state
of any municipality in regards to
the brake check program, and
commended him and his men.
A startling result due in part to
the brake emphasis program was
brought out by the coordinator in
the following comparison.
I'm January" he said, New
Hanover county had two deaths
from auto accidents, in February
one, in March three, and in April
none. Throughout the state there
were only n deaths, the lowest
number of fatalities from car acct
dents in any one month over a per-
|iod of Is years.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-02
LOCK sCARBoRo

LUMBERTON, June 1-Funera.
services for Lock Alexander Scar.
boro, 48, who died Friday morning
at II o'clock in a local hospital
after an illness of two weeks. will
be held at the home on East Second
street on Sunday afternoon at l
o clock with interment to follow in
Sharon Cemetery.
A native of Mt. Gilead, Mr.. Scar
boro moved with his family to
Lumberton about eight years age
and was employed with the Henry
G.. Branch Transfer Co., at the time
he became i'll. He was the son Of
the late ]. A., and Narcissrs Scar.
boro of Mr. Gilead and is survived
by his wife, Mrs. Fleta Hearn Scar
boro; three sons, Cpl. Boyd Scar.
boro, Salinas, Kansas; Pfc Thomas
Scarboro with the Army in Ger.
many and T-5 Harris ScaTb gro in
Belgium. two sisters, Mrs. +. M.
Luther and Mrs. Maggie Lotion Of
Mt. Gilead.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-02
Soldier OF Verona
Wounded In Action

Pfc. John Mills Sandlin, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Sandlin, OF
Verona, has been wounded on Oki.
nawa, the War Department advised
Thursday.
A medical aide man with the
celebrated U. S. Army's 9th In.
fantry Division, he was wounded
April 10.
His first invasion was the land.
ing on Tsugenshima, an island Of
the Ryukyu, in a smash at the key
point of Nensei Shoto.
Entering the service in February
1913, Pfc. Sandlin has served Il
months in the Pacific. He is n.
titled to wear the coveted Combat
1nfantryman's badge, the Asiatie
theater ribbon with two combat
stars and the new Arrowhead deco.
ration, given troops participating
in an assault landing.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-02
HANNECAN PLANS
TALK IN STATE

RALEIGH, June 1.-P-Robert
E. flanagan, chairman of the
Democratic National Committee
and newly appointed postmaster
general, will be the speaker tonor-
row night when party leaders from
all sections of the state gather for
their annual Jefferson dinner.
The annual fund raising event,
originally scheduled for early
April, was postponed because of
the death of the late Franklin D.
Roosevelt.
The dinner will be held begin
ming at 7 P. NJ. in the Virginia
Dare ballroom at the Sir Walter
hotel. Exactly $50 invitations have
been issued by dinner chairman
Joe L. Blythe of Charlotte and all
have been accepted. ...
A round of social events have
been scheduled for visiting dig
nitaries, however, beginning early
tomorrow. Hannegan and others in
his party from Washington will be
guests at a breakfast at 9 A. NJ.
to be given by Everett Jordan Of
Saxapahaw. Governor Cherry will
be host at a luncheon at l P. M.
at the executive mansion.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-02
Truman Orders Seizure 3
OF Georgia Cotton Mill

WASHINGTON, June L. O.D -
President Truman today ordered
the War Department to seize ano
operate the Mary-Lela Cotton Mills
Inc, Greensboro, Ga.
His executive order said a LABOR
dispute had resulted in Interrupt
lions of plant operations. He direct
ed Secretary of War Henry =:
Stimson to operate the mills until
productive efficiency has been re-
stored. =,
The mills are producing textiles
which Mr.. Truman described as
important to the war effort.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-02
EVIDENCE SOUGHT
IN WAR CHARGES
Continued from Page One)

V. Hodgson, American member Of
the commission and a former Hon.
olulu prosecutor, urged the estaD.
lishment of a central recording Of
flee for war crimes. Such a sys.
tenn, he declared, would show that
particular organizations or units
had Systematically committed war
crimes"
Constant recurrence of crimes
committed by particular organiza
tons or units,,'' he added, lis Itself
evidence that they are criminal or.
CARNATIONS and that all their mem.
bers are responsible for the crimes
either as principles OF acces-
sories.'
Disclosing that there were weak
nesses in the present commission
setup, Hodgson said that the II
member nations were searching
out war criminals separately ano
without regular liason with other
national Offices"
Thus he said, when crimes
were detected and investigated by
these 16 operational agencies the
information and evidence was filed
in 16 separate and independent of.
fees. Except for the {investigat.
ing) government itself, presum
ably no other government hao
knowledge, or c.cess to ITS
records r.l -. iE
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-02
BATTERED SHURI
FORTRESS FALLS
CONTINUED from Page One)

Mura hills, meeting the most stub
born resistance of the day.
Shichina Hill heights captured by
Mai. Gen. Pedro A. Del Vale
First Marine Division dominate
open ground to the south. Their
capture presented one of the day S
most significant gains.
1t was combat patrols of Maj.
Gen. Lemuel C. Shepherd. Jr.'s
Sixth Marine Division which cross
ed the Kokuba river and probed
southwark near nightfall. They
were able to hold their positions
south of the river through the night.
To the southeast, Maj. Gen.
Archibald v. Arnold's 18th Infantry
Division shifted the weight Of its
main attack to the south and drove
from 400 to 1000 yards deeper into
the Ozato Mura hills. Previously,
this division had diverted much of
its strength toward virtual clos
ing of large pincer south of Shuri
with the Sixth Marine Division.
Arnold Doughboys effected their
shift in main attack points and
made their advances against the
strongest opposition the japanese
could muster anywhere on the
southern front yesterday.
The apparent objective of the
Seventh Divisions southwark driv-
ing spearhead was to cut off Chi
men peninsula, which forms the
southern arm Of Nakagusuku har-
bor-Okinawa's major anchorage
which formerly was used by the
japanese fleet. Ga.
If the peninsula can be cut, Japa-
nese on the peninsula could be
overwhelmed and Nakasuguku har.
Dor would become available for
American ships.
Crossing of the Kokuba river,
near its mouth where it flows into
Naha harbor southeast of Naha,
placed Maj. Gen. Lemuel c. Shep-
herd, Jr.'s Sixth Marine Division
in position to develop a drive to
cut off the large peninsula south
of the harbor. Naha airfield, larg-
est and best airdrome on Okinawa,
is located on the peninsula.
Shepherds Leathernecks met stiff
resistance in the region of Kokuba
village on the north bank of the
Kokuba river.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-02
Obituaries,
MRS. EMMA N. MINTz

Funeral services for Mrs Emm.
N. Mlntz, 81, who died Thursday
night at her home in Leland will,
be held at S p. m. TODAY at the
Elah Baptist church with the Rev
Walter Phelps and the Rev s /
Mlntz officiating. Burial will be in
Nelson cemetery.
Surviving are two daughters.
Mrs. M. L. Douglas, of Leland
and Mrs. M. S. Ganey, of Leland !:
three sons. j. E., D. E. and d
Nc. Mintz, of Leland; sistec
Mrs. 7. Ganey, of Leland; and a
brother, S. D. Nelson. of Leland
Active pallbearers will be Thur.
man Skipper, Dan Morse, Rock
Benton. Woodbury. Benton, Tate
Ganey and Letha King.
Honorary pallbearers will be D.
L. Ganey, ]. R. Ganey, Harvey
Williams, James White, Bruce VIII
hams, Charles Skipper, Charles
Ganey and William Nelson.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-02
Troops At Panama
Served By USO Unit

American roops in transit
through the Panama Canal now
have the benefit of a shopping
service operated by a USO volun-
teer committee of women, accord
ing to a report from the National
War Fund received yesterday by
E. L. White, president of the Will
mington Community War Chest.
White explained that through
this service, servicemen on ships
entering the Canal may place or
ders for a large varsity of articles
rom essentials to gifts, with shop
pers who go aboard; and before
their vessel leaves the Canal the
purchas es are delivered on board
ship.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-02
THREE INJURED
IN AUTO CRASH

Three persons were carried to
James Walker Memorial hospital
for treatment yesterday morning
after car. owned and operated
by L. W. Wells, 709 Princess street,
struck a tree in the north plaza OF
Third and Orange streets.
According to officers, Wells was
arrested for reckless driving after
investig cation showed that he ran
on the plaza, applied his brakes.
and then went As feet down the
plaza and hit the tree, driving the
tree into the motor of the car.
| Occupants of the car reported in
jured were: A. E. Stierl, of the
Cape Fear hotel, treated for lacera-
tons of forehead and released;
Mrs. E. H.. Appel, Jr.. of the Will
mington hotel, admitted for X-ray
examination; Wells, treated for
decorations of left eye and right
side of nose and released. Mrs.
Appels husband was uninjured.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-02
Willi.ton Planning
Commencement Sermon

Williston Industrial school will
hear a commencement sermon by
the Rev. S. A. Fennell, pastor Ct
the Mount Zion A. M. E. church
at $50 pm. Sunday. 49,.
Held in the school auditorium
the exercises have been postponed
to the new hour because OF the
death of DR.. Foster F Burnett
The sermon will be preceded by
the professional, invocation, and
scripture reading. The program
will be concluded with Bened1c-
ton and the Recessional.
June 4, class night exercises VIII
take place at $3.50 j. n. followed
by the graduating exercises at S:lo
p. m. June Z.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-02
ENEMY RETREATS
BEFORE CHINESE
Continued from Page One)

munications from Southeast Asia
to the japanese home islands.
The Army spokesman said Gen.
eralissimo Chang Kai-shek's forces
were intensifying their prepare
tons for a grand general often
sive and predicted that thi would
be launched earlier than original
ly planned.
japanese troops dashed out south.
ward along the East China sea
coast in the area north of Formosa,
and reached Pingyang Sunday in
"a 10-mile advance from Julian, the
Chinese high command said.
Pingyang is 30 miles south OF
the Chekiang province port OF
Yungkia (Wenchow) and $50 miles
northeast of recently liberated Foo.
chow from which Chinese divisions
are driving up the coast through
Fukien province. A collision of the
two forces in the coastal area ap.
peared likely. The Chinese have
reached a position 10 miles west
of Siapu, near the coast rs miles
northeast of oochow.
Chinese troops made their great
est progress against the western
side Of the japanese land corri-
dor at the southern end of the 900
mile front
Overcoming stubborn resistance
the Chinese captured Suilo, south
west. Of liberated Yungning Man.
ning) on the highway to Indp-C China
and continued on to positions %
miles from the border. The Chin
csc now have forced a 145-mile
rupture in the southern end of the
enemy corridor above and below
81
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-02
DIR. FOSTER BURNETT

Funeral services for DR. Foster F.
Burnett, prominent Negro physi-
clan, of Wilmington, who died
Thursday morning at Community
hospital after a lengthy illness, will
he held at 1870 p. M Sunday, from
ST. Stephens church.. at 5th and
Red Cross streets. -
Surviving are his father, John
T. Burnett, a son, Foster F. Bur
nett, 5Jr.;; a daughter, Celeste. Ea-
ton Burnett, and a grandson, Her.
bert A. Elton, Jr.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-02
VISITING SOLDIER
LAUDS WILMINGTON

S/Sgt. B. D. Falks of Indian
apolis, Ind, a member of the
130th Bn., sgd F4, Bluethenthal
Air Base, in a letter to The
Star yesterday, expressed ap-
probation for the fine spirit
of hospitality extended to him
by Wilmington people since he
arrived here. His letter in part
is as follows:
ION behalf of the military per-
sonnet who have just moved to
this base from other points, l
wish to express our sincere
thanks to the good people of
Wilmington for their fine spirit
of hospitality. Their kindness
and helfulness to us all, espe-
cially those of US who are mar
ried and with families, has been
wonderful and we hope to merit
and retain their respect for us
throughout our stay at Blue
thenthal Air Base"
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-02
PRESIDENT CALLS
FOR About WAR
CONTINUED from Page One)

dent said, who will be carrying
the fight to the enemy, but oh.
viously~ they cannot operate effec-
lively unless there are adeqate
reserve troops in training in the
United States, and also an ade-
quate base from which our .ad-
vance troops can be supplied and
serviced.''
1T is our plan that every physi.
cally fit soldier in the United States
who has not yet served overseas
be assigned to foreign duty when
he completes his training, or if he
is fulfilling an essential admins
trative or service job, as soon as
he can be replaced by returning
veteran. This has been the Army S
policy since the beginning Of the
war. 1t will be rigidly adhered to
in the redeployment period -
Mr.. Truman declared that mill
tary policy for defeat of Japan calls
for:
Il. Pinning down the Japanese
forces where they now are and
keeping them divided so that they
can be destroyed piece by piece.
% Concentrating overwhelming
power on each. segment which We
attack. :.'. 81:
IS. Using ships, aircraft, armor,
artillery and all other materiel in
massive concentrations to gain vic
tory with the smallest possible loss
os life.
-. Applying relentless and in
creasing pressure to the enemy by
sea, andN on the land, so that he
cannot rest, reorganize or group
his battered forces or dwindling
supplies to meet our next attack" "
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-02
FIVE JAPANESE
SHIPS ARE SUNK
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900 tons of bombs on enemy troops
in support of ground action-pri
marily in the Philippines-and shot
down 1920 war planes In the same
period.
The air forces latest attacks
were directed primarily at For.
mosa and the East Indies.
Heavy bombers, escorted by
fighters, dropped 200 tons in the
Takao sector of southwestern For
mosa, blasting warehouses, ship.
yards areas and anti-aircratt de-
lenses. They started many fires.
Medium and fighter bombers
ranged int central Formosa,
bombing and strafing industrial
storage areas and transportation
equipment. They destroyed numer-
GUS ammunition dumps and rolling
stock. One American plane was
lost.
Along the Malay peninsula, long
range bombers sank two freighters
and d VINE d two interceptins
planes. They started fires visible
20 miles in waterfront facilities at
Trengganu harbor.
Other patrol bombers attacked
enemy rail communications in In.
dot China and the Tien Ho airfield
near Canton.
For the fourth straight day,
heavy and medium bombers ano
fighters attacked Japanese bases
on Bornea. They cratered runways
at Kudat and Jesselton airfields
and destroyed barracks buildings
and warehouses at Sandakan, Seia
Sibu and Balikpapan. Offshore
they sank three coastal vessels.
Light naval units, coordinatine
their attack with the air force, de
stroyed three small craft along the
northern Borneo coast and in the
Halmaheras.
Reconnaissance planes bombed
japanese positions in the Northern
Celebes, the Alor islands and Ii
NOR. starting fires.
Air activity extended 10 lone
captured New Guinea and Bou.
granville, where medium bombers
and fighters attacked japanese
holdouts in the WeWak and south.
ern Bougainville sectors.
Aground, elements of the 37th
Infantry Division entered the head
of the Cagayan valley on Luzon
and advanced three miles north
from Santa Fe against scattered
opposition.
Macarthur said this push opened
the Villa Verde trail, southwest ap-
proach to the valley, to traffic.
Bitter fighting, over period Ct
weeks, and Outstanding feats by
our engineers" made possible cap.
ture of Santa Fe and opening ri
the Villa Verde trail to the valley
Macarthur said.
Supported by strafing and bomb
ing, Yanks in central LuZon CON
tinued their reduction Of hard
pressed enemy units in the hills
On Mindanao, four Infantry di'
visions. coordinating their attacks
with dive bombing assaults, con.
tinued to compress japanese
troops into hills in the interior Of
Bukidnon province and into anoth.
er pocket northwest of Davao City.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-02
Murder Case Dismissed
On No Probable Cause

CHRLOTTE, June - lR - A
murder charge against Richard
Banks Willis of Charlotte was dis
missed in Recorders court today
after Judge Fred H. Hasty had
heard testimony e g + ding the
death of Pfc julius F. Honeycutf
of Concord last April 2. The testl-
mony showed Honeycutt was killed
when car struck him as he cross
ed the Charlotte-Concord highway.
Hasty ruled there vas mo PROB
able cause in the case.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-02
MISS FANNIE REAvEs

SOUTHPORT, June miss Fan
ME Reaves, 81, died at pm. to.
day at her home at Supply fol
lowing long illness.
She is survived by two brothers,
Oscar and G. L., of Supply; and a
niece.
Funeral services will be held al
a pm. tomorrow at the Sharon
Methodist church with the Rev
John Fulford and the Rev Gillaro
Lewis officiating. Burial will be
in the church cemetery.
Active pallbearers will be j. E.
Potter, William Willis, George
Reaves, Charles and John Gainey
and johnson Canady.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-02
POLIO INCREASES
SHOWN IN NATION

,.,ob the number OF POLIO
Although thou cases in the country is
rEelltls .bollt 50 per cent ahead
running ils.r ago ago. the situation IS not 10
yes' az according to DR.. A. H.
slsrnll1Tse. Now Hanover county med'-
Elliot 1I.h officer. who gave out
cal nV tacts and figures YESTERDAY
some ls'.' two year period and
GOVERNS o a that as of mid-May,
when sl her of new cases this year
the nl a1a e. compared with 424 cas-
we're o. ts a. same period in 1914.
ss i a,s 4 +he eve of infantile para
'on .,n rnr outbreaks, a recapi-
lySls ';s sa'I of figures available, snow
tlla'l1n " y, Increases have been re-
that sn1 IA the New England states,
poF1lss'ua Atlantic states, South At
Niaale .rsa and the East South
lantc St states." said DR.. Elliot.
Cs2 M. a the Pacific Coast and West
IN W., nentral areas which have
s0u.n asrd hi during the past two
ossn '' tbere has been a noticeable
?ess'; n tbe number of new cases.
o G'a renainder of the country IS
lAe ;no about the same as last
ys 9s;r.ing out that there are so
rum" .nt more cases in the country
PEI W., rear tnau during the same pc
III. I'M IN 1914 DR.. Elliot called atten-
L llus 10 the fact that although not
.ipr the situation should be
' 1s.ched carefully. This he said, IS
N'. u, advice of Dr.. Don W. Guda-
t r,' medical director of the Ma
h aa,sl' foundation for Infantile Pa
rsvsis. Inc,
ID. nj the National Foundation,
wa Ya;5 that based on its experience
s u ss,istng in severe outbreaks Ut
;r+sntjle paralysis during the past
, the national organization is
r ,nlendid condition to render real
:. 4,r,jce 10 this or any other COM
r wv should an outbreak occur.
parents of New Hanover Coun-
J.. should secure from the National
foundation for Infantile Paralysis,
Irr COPY of the bulletin, when
polio Strikes Dr.. Elliot said, "be-
csnsp its text includes many help
hi hints for parents as well as a
,sres of simple precautions to be
taken during the summer months. )"
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-02
If BABIES FRET
DON'T FORGET

This 4o-year fauorite that the 1rhols
family Welcomes for simple skin
rashes -iyritations and chafe.
That fretting, restless baby may be suf-
fering from singing burn of diaper rash
or smarting minor skin irritation. and
warmer weather adds to this discomfort.
So remember Me1sana, the soothing
medicated powder. Sprinkle it on to
soothe these simple skin rashes. Used
after every change Mexsana actually
helps prevent diaper rash. Large sizes
most economical. Get Mexsana today.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-02
CASE CONTINUED

The case of. Juniro Cooper,
Negro mechanic, arraigned In
Recorders court this morning
on three counts, violation of
liquor laws, reckless operation
of automobile, and hit and run
driving with property dam
ages, and continued until June
Is. Deputy Recorder J. H. Fer
guson placed Cooper under
1000 bond.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-02
n JAP VESSELS
ARE DESTROYED
Continued from Page One)

In statement announcing the
Nayv's decision to remove some of
lis restrictions on discussions of
submarine operations. Secretary
Forestal credited the silent serv-
ice" with destroying Japan as
maritime power and with sharing
the honor Of destroying the enemy
as a naval power.
The reduction of japanese con-
troll ard power, which makes 4
relaxation of security rules pos
sble," Forrestal said. is due in
no small measure to the sub
marines themselves"
The Salmon, under command Of
Cond. Harley Kent Nauman, 204
Est Third street, Frankfort,
ksnS., was on one of her many
daring war patrols when she spot
ted an enemy convoy, the Navy
related.
The Salmon was submerged at
the time but before she could reach
tTlng position another submarine
moved in 10 attack and hit the
Jananese tanker.
Deserving that the tanker re-
NAMED afloat, the Salmon moved
mt the kill, despite the presence
Of enemy escorts.
Inc Salmon, still submerged, re-
leased several torpedoes, some of
which hit.
The Japanese escort ships began
immediate counter action, blanket
ing the sea with depth charges.
4Ae intense action forced the Sal
mon 10 surface and ner crew i'm
NsIately manned her guns.
Inc nearest enemy escort, about
'WV yards off, spotted the Salmon
WIN her search light and opened
Ae' In the confusion the other
1.leP escorts opened fire on the
lSsSei That displayed the search
Alter the Japanese discovered
u''F error, the first escort sought
w, w make run on the Salmon,
t ''Va could not match her speed
.S s' "l4ch Tired at her each time
'T approached gun range.
,, l4e Salmon's gunners scored
,. Ise MIS- on the first escort and
, ,anso her with small caliber
,. 1ne9 a sudden rain squat ap-
s NJ IN the southwest and two
y, ae Japanese escort vessels fled.
h, wy damaged submarine Withdrew
4, S.a ,ae rain squalls protection.
reu ot'e'afy Forrestal in his state
81. 81. SAID the war has reached
,om nsse where we can now relax
re, p+s out not all, Of the security
ds.s lVuohs that have yelled the
he NJ men III tie silent arm of
Tb savy' the submarine service"
torr ns secretary said the submarine
otfens; mounted Americas first
drjve s'Ve IN the Pacific. They have
voys ei Sspsnese shipping and con-
Ton e 81 to cover or to the bot
holaA the Pacific Thev have
Japan,,' ~ ISOLATE the island links in
the Iifs y chaln of conquest, causing
like sll mes of Japan to atrophy.
have W. o'ner fighting men, they
me won won at the cost of casualties.
gratitrs sion will remember with
to fi9bt inc men who sailed away
held ds3 u. somewhere inside the Jan
epitsn 55s (; and whose service
l9 r'.sp n is overdue and presumed s1 ned
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-02
BURGLARS DINE FIRST

HOUSTON Tex, June 1.-WD-
Burglars who broke into Houston
cafe calmly ate so bounds of baked
ham and boiled rice, washed it
down with beer, helped themselves
to cigars and-just to be certain
of the next meal-made off with
s55 locked in the cash register.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-02
REPORTS THEFT

Davies Evin Ogiesby, of Kins-
ton, reported to city police yes
terday the theft of s48 from his
room in a local hotel. He SAID
he was awakened about 2 a. m.
and saw a man he believed to
be a soldier standing at the
foot of his bed. Ogiesby said
when he got off the bed, the
man ran out of the room with
the money.