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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-21
U-BOAT OFFICERS
SENTENCED TO DIE
Convicted OF Killing Eight
Survivors OF Tor
pedoed Freighter

HAMBURG, Oct 2O.-P)-Three
German U-Boat officers were SEN
fenced to death by a Military court
today for killing eight survivors of
Inc British Freighter Peleus, tor
pedoed in the South Atlantic in
March, 1914.
Those condemned to death by
shooting were the U-Boat Com
1mander Heinz Eek, Lieut.. August
hoffman and Naval Surgeon Wal
te Welssphennig.
Lieut.. Hans Richard LEM, who
teSttied he had protested against
Eek order to machine gun and
grenade the survivors, was~sen-
ced to life Imprisonment. The
ulth defendant, Seaman. Schwen-
aef, was given IS years. He testi-
neo ne only fired once and then
der orders.
Inc sentences are subject to re.
NeN by Field Marshal Sir Bernard
L; montgomery. In the first trial
VI Nazl Naval men, the Germans
were charged with violation Of the
laws and usages of war as re
SOsNlzed by civilized nations.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-21
WARCRAFT TO CALL
Admiral Jules James Will
Be Principal Speaker
Saturday Afternoon

The 'We1come mat will be out
in Wilmington this week as five
units of the United States fleet,
fresh from the Pacific war, arrive
to assist the city's observance of
Navy day.
Officially, Navy day is Satur-
day, Oct. 81, but plans in the max
ing by the city's Navy day COM
mittee call for a round of hospi-
table activities beginning Tuesday
when the submarine Greenling
noses into the port of tie-up. Thurs
day, the submarine Quillback, the
destroyers Dashiell and Harlan r.
Dickson and the destroyer escort
Coates will join the Greenling and
from then on through Saturday it
will be one round of dances, par
ties, public receptions and inspec-
tons and ceremonies after another.
w. S. Mcmahon, chairman OF
Navy Day functions for the city,
announced yesterday that the Of
fetal celebration will be climax
ed Saturday afternoon with an ad-
dress by Rear Admiral Jules
James, .commandant of the Sixth
Naval district, speaking at pub
lie gathering in front OF the City
Hall at o'clock.
Admiral James-no stranger to
Wilmington during his two-year
tour as commandant with head
quarters in Charleston - will ar
rive in the city Saturday morning,
accompanied by his aide, 1t.
Franklin M. Brown, USN, and Cap
tain Ralph E. Mills, USNR, who
was stationed here during 1914.
Preceding Admiral James adj
dress from the steps of the City
hall, the Marine Corps band from
Camp Lejeune will present a 30
minute program of martial music.
With the Admiral at the city hall
will be leading city, county ano
state officials.
All of the ships and submarines
coming here will be open to inspec'
ton by the public. Hours OF IN
spection will be announced after
the craft tie up here.
Fourteen programs focused or
Continued on Page Two; Col. a
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-21
FOREIGN CONCERNS
SEEK TRADE HERE
Chamber OF Com m ere e
Lists European, Carib-
bean Inquiries

As a probable import export
base for fore.gn concerns, Will
mington is beginning to loom large
in the postwar plans OF European
countries, the Chamber OF Com
merce reported yesterday, in an
nouncing that five inquiries about
local agents had been received
during the past week.
In addition to finding American
markets for their produce, some Of
these concerns expressed in
terest in importing our products
through Wilmington agents, to De
suggested by the Chamber OF Com
merce.
A Barcelona, Spain, firm, which
proposes to export to the United
States such products as wines
sherries, cork, saffron, rabbit and
hare skins, anchovies and olives,
also expressed interest in import
ing all kind of machinery, nitro
genous manures, drugs. chemicals,
DOT, natural and synthetic resins,
gums, Goals and lacquers, glass
for optical purposes, hops and hops
extracts.
From Renkum, Holland came a
letter from an exporting and i'm
porting from anxious to obtain
American agencies for the sale Of
American merchandise in Holland
to replace former imports from
Continued on Page Two; Col. u
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-21
u. S. COURT WILL
OPEN HERE MONDAY
Judge Don Gillian To Pre-
side Over Criminal
And Civil Terms

With Judge Don Gillian pre-
siding, Federal court for the Will
mington division of the Eastern
North Carolina district will con
vene here Monday for a two-Week
term.
1t will be the first time on the
bench here for Judge Gillian
recently appointed to succeed
Judge I. M. Meekins.
A relatively heavy criminal cal
endar is agendaed for the open
ing week, beginning Monday morn
ing with impanelling of a Crane
jury to study and recomn enc
actions presented by the Unitee
States district attorney.
Two cases of unusual interes
to the Wilmington area scheduled
for court action are those O
David M. Darden, former loca
bank vice-president and cashier
charged with embezzlement, ane
Frank j. Ryan, Florida stock pro
moter, alleged to have 7nisuset
the United States mails in con
nection with trades and transfer
of preferred stock of the lid
Water Power company.
The Darden case will be pre-
sented to the grand jury Monda.
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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-21
j. s. To End
Farben Firm S
War Powers
Most Of Chemical And Mu.
nitions Corporations
Factories Seized
TO DESTROY THREE
Many Officers, Employees
Fired In Move To De-
Nazify Personnel

WASHINGTON. Oct. 2o.AR)-
The United States Army has moved
In on l. G. Farben, giant German
chemical and munitions corpora
tion. ito forever destroy" its
stranglehold OH German industry
and end its war-making power.
Most of its known plants in the
American military zone have been
seized, the War Department an
nounced today. Three of its NUM-
lions plants already have been
ordered blown up, the American
military government disclosed in
Berlin.
Another Step
The War Department said an
other early step will be a pro-
posal that the Allied control coun.
Gil for Germany outlaw cartel ar
rangements in general to break up
the worldwide combine set up by
Farben.
General Dwight D. Eisenhower
reported that the Army has seized
As Farben plants, Is of its sales Of
fees and four miscellaneous in
stallations. Marked for early de-
molition, the AMG disclosed in Ber-
lin. are the Fabrik Kaufbeuren
(smokeless powder) plant at Kauf-
beuren; the Fabrik Epenhausen
(nitrocetlulose) plant near Ingol-
stadt, and the Fabrik Aschau mi
trocellulose) plant at Meuhldorf.
Industrial investigators and de-
molitions experts are preparing to
blast the plants within 10 days.
The AMG in Berlin also announc-
ed that five additional German in
dustriai plants have been declared
available for Preparations eligible to
be shipped out of Germany in pay
ment of Allied war claims bringing
to q the number of plants in the
American zone marked for that
purpose.
Fine Officers
In de-nazifying 1. G. personnel,
1856 officers and employees have
been fired and some key directors
imprisoned.
Actual seizure of possession, di-
rection and control of substantially
Continued On Page Two; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-21
500 Japs Held As War-Criminal
.SusDects As Trials Are Planned
MANY JAILED DAILY
Cabinet Studies Election
Reforms, Takes Action
On Famine Problem

TOKYO. Oct. 20.-(R-Five hun
bred japanese are in custody as
war-criminal suspects and the first
military atrocity trials in Japan
will begin within go days, Col. Alva
C. Carpenter, chief legal officer Of
General Macarthur staff, report
ed today. AS many as 1000 sus
poets may be tried.
The Japanese cabinet mean
while studied election reforms
but Japanese sources said it hae
decided to let the next government
-'more representative of the peo'
ple'-deal with the dissolution Of
family-controlled big business
monopolies.
The governments first concrete
action toward solving the problem
of impending famine was reported
by Finance Minister Viscount
Keizo Shibusawa. He announced ir
an interview that the cabinet was
asking permission to import 1000,
900 tons of food next year-some
of it aboard American ships. The
permission has not yet been grant
ed.
Colonel Carpenter said that 1900
Japanese already were listed fol
Continued on Page Two; Col. y
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-21
EAST WILMINGTON
TOPS REGISTRATION
Suburban Precinct Quail
flies 428 Voters; Days
Total 1,O8O

East Wilmington precinct led all
others in yesterdays registration
for the Nov. 6 city limits extern
sion election, qualifying 316 of a
total registration Of 1,0s0 for the
day.
Yesterdays registration, ending
the first complete week of vote
qualification, brought to 1885 the
total number of registrants in the
u voting precincts.
Including its qualifiers yester'
day, East Wilmington-entirely
within the area east of the city
proposed for inclusion within the
municipal limits-has registered
total of 428 persons fo- next
months special election, leading
all other precincts by a consid'
cradle margin.
Registration stations were oper
yesterday between 9 am. ano
sunset They will be open again
next Saturday, Oct. 81, the tina
day in which prospective voters
may qualify for the election.
The second precinct Of Ward Six
with $50 registrations yesterday
for a total of 241, followed Eas1
Wilmington. Sunset Park, another
suburban area proposed fo- an
nexation into the city, qualified
1870 voters for a total to-date Of
2O5. T.
The First Ward, with ID regis
tering yesterday, trails far behine
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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-21
Wilmington Prepares
To Observe NauyDay
Chu- ches Making Plans
For Hospitality Day
Honoring Dutch Marines

Wilmington church-goers to-
day will be asked to indicate
their willingness to open their
homes on Sunday, Nov. 4, to
Netherland Marines stationed
at Camp Davis.
From the pulpits of virtual
ly all of the city's churches,
through the medium of the Will
mingtOn Ministerial assOcia-
ion, ministers and priests will
call upon their congregations
to sign or otherwise indicate
how many of the Hollanders
each family will be willing to
have as their guests for din
ner and an informal afternoon
two Sundays hence.
Nov. 4 has been declared
Hospitality Day" in honor of
the Netherland troops, most all
Of whom were active in the
Dutch underground against
Nazi oppression.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-21
ThreeLabor
Disputes Near
Crucial Point
4 Is, 900
Workers Idle As Result
OF Broad Strikes
MINERS TO RETURN
Walkout Of $4,000 Glas.
Workers In 10 Cities
Expected Monday
Bv THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The nations total of workers
idle due to strikes teetered at
around the 425,00O mark this
weekend, with Monday marked
as a crucial day in at least three
majo- disputes.
The Gripping, six-state soft
coal strike, which had accounted
for approximately $4,000 idle
during the last month, was ao'
ruptly called off last week by John
L. Lewis, and the expected return
of the miners on Monday would
reduce the national total to around
100000. Lowest in several weeks.
However, strike of $4,000 glass
workers in 10 cities, following a
breakdown in contract negotla-
tons between glass company own
ers and union wage committee,
definitely can be expected by
Monday" Lewis McCracken, sec
retary-treasurer of the CLIO FEEDER
alton of Glass, Ceramic and Silica
Sand Workers of America, an
nounced at Columbus, O.
McCracken said the strike would
affect employees of the Pittsburgh
Plate Glass Co., and the Libbey-
Owens-Ford Glass Co., in Ford
City and Creighton, Pa; Clarks'
burg and Charleston, W. Va;
Toledo and Mount Vernon, o.;
Ottawa, ILL.,, Crystal City, Mo-,
Henrietta, Okla, and Shreveport.
La.
Another Deadline
Monday was the deadline, too
set by the Western Electric EN-
ployes Association of Kearny, n
j., for the company to meet wage
demands. The independent union
an affiliate of the National Fed
Grafton of telephone workers, con
Quoted nationwide gu n o r
strength demonstration stoppage
of telephone service Oct. S.
A union spokesman said the
Kearny plant has been selected
for the walkout unless employe:
were granted a IS per cent wage
increase and improved working
conditions" by Monday.
On the bright side of the pic
ture was the settlement agree
Continued on Page Seven; Col s.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-21

The Community War Chest cam.
apign yesterday reached total OF
$68, 1887 or Al per cent OF us
S166, 375 goal, according to the
completed audit following the
third report day yesterday.
Still leading in the quota race IS
DIR. J. Watts Farthsng's Pro1es.
sional division, with 96 per cent OF
its Sc, 500 quota achieved. Close be,
hind is C. Van Leuven's Special
Gifts division, with 80 per cent OF
it's $4,000 quota attained. Third In
The race is Paul A. Aliens Gov
eminent division, with 63 per een'
Of its $4,000 quota already report
ed. This division has come Wy
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-21
Is SLAIN IN new
BATAVIAN FIGHTS
Truman Is Asked To Stop
Dutch. From U sing
American Equipment

BATAVIA. JAVA, Oct. 20.-P)-
Fighting flared anew in Batavia
tonight with at least 10 persons
killed as the Indomesian leader,
Soedarno, called on President Tru-
man to stop the Dutch from
using American equipment to cut
down the independence movement
The new clash came after three
days of comparative quiet. in the
capital. The dead were all Undo
nesians. Two British Indian troops
were wounded.
Foreign Minister soebardjo Of
'Indonesian republic" an
nounced that II Dutch officers at
tached to the organization for the
relief of Allied prisoners OF wal
had been killed by mob in the
Continued on Page Seven; Col 8
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-21
MURCHIS0N RITES
SET FOR MONDAY
Prominent Merchant An d
Civic Leader Dies;
I'll Several Weeks

Succumbing to an extended ill
ness, John R. Murchison, promi-
nent Wilmington businessman,
church and civic leader, died yes
terday morning at James Walker
Memorial hospital.
He was SIS years old.
Funeral services will be conduct.
ed Monday afternoon at 4 O'Clock
in St. James Episcopal church
with the Rev. Mortimer Glover,
rector, officiating. Interment vii
be in the family plot of Oakdale
cemetery. -,..
A member of one of Eastern
North Cardinals most distinguish
ed families. Murchison was ma
tive of Wilmington, born on Jan
uary IA, 1890. His parents were the
late Joel Williams and Louie At
CONTINUED On Page Two; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-21

garrison, which has shown it
self as a great factor in sway
ing the balance of power in the
country's precarious politics.
1t was as commander Of the
garrison that Gen. Eduardo
Avalos led the army discon-
tent which forced the resigna-
ton Oct. 9 of Peron from three
government posts. Avalos, now
in eclipse, was reported to
have q u e S e d retirement
from the army.
Unexplained hostility greet
ed the new vice-president,
Gen. Pistarini, when at a pub
lie ceremony he indicted 1t.
Col. Domingo Mercante as
secretary of labor and social
welfare. The secretaryship was
one held by Peron before he
dropped briefly from power
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-21
Community War Chest Drive Reaches
$68 1865 Or III Per Cent OF Goal Here

ed % per cent of its sos, 1000 goal.
''It must be realized" Marks
said, that this division includes
the largest plants in Wilmington
and it naturally takes more time
to solicit large groups of employees.
Further progress by divisions
was yesterday reported as fol-
lows: Commercial division, led by
per cent of its $21 500 goal the
Public Service division, of which
W. W. Bell is chairman, has re-
ported "a per cent of its $129, 500
goal reached; the Mems division,
with E. L. Ward as chairman, re-
Continued on Page Two; Col ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-21

City Manager A. c. Nichols yes
terday accepted for the city the
offer of the Federal Works agency
to grant Wilmington $28, 600 for
preparation of plans and specffica-
tons for the proposed community
building and auditorium.
The City Managers acceptance
flowed an exchange of communi-
|,cations between the city and the
Atlanta offices of the FWA rela-
tive to technical error discov-
cred by the city in original papers
prepared by the government
agency. Contract forms were sign
ed by city officials yesterday and
forwarded to Atlanta.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-21
BY LAURANCE F. STUNT

BY LAURANCE F. STUNTZ
BUENOS AIRES, Oct. 20.-
R)-President Edelmiro Far
rell today appointed Gen.
Juan Pistarin as Argentina's
vice-president and filled four
cabinet posts with men regard
ed as sympathizers with the
j policies of the nations "strong
man" Col. Juan Peron.
The new cabinet members
are Col. Bartolome DiscalzO,
minister of the interior; Col.
Amaro Avalos, minister of fl
nance: Jose Astigueta, minis
ter of agriculture.
At the same time it was an
nounced that War Minister
Gen. Jose Humberto Sosa Mo-
lima had placed Gen. Felire
Urdampilleta in command of
the Campo De Mayo military
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-21
City Accepts FWA Offer
For Chic Building Plans

The $4,000 grant places the city
L.ader no obligation of repayment
in event the federal government
does not approve and assist in fin
ancing the civic building. A per-
centage Of the sum, however, would
be obligated for repayment should
the city fail to carry through plans
once approved by the FWA and
for which that agency would Of
fer funds.
Included in the plans, soon to be
tai 'ng shape on architects boards,
will be an auditorium, gym
nasium, sports arena, assembly
rooms and kitchen facilities.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-21

rapidly since the Thursday night
report, and more than doubled its
total in the two-day interval.
Sharpest gains since Thursdays
report were shown by the
Women's division, which now
stands at So per cent of its goal.
H. A. Marks, general campaign
chairman, said that from today S
report I'll Isl evident that Mrs.
Preston's workers have made the
fastest start OF any group in the
campaign.
The Industrial division, headed
by Robert Strange, assigned the
largest quota among the cam
paign divisions, has SO far collect
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-21
REBELS WARPLANES ATTACK
CARACAS, CASUALTIES MOUNT
IN VENEZUELAN REVOLUTION
President OF Argentina Gives
Peron's Friends Cabinet Posts

and was arrested, later to be
released from custody and re-
stored to influence.
PiStarini drew shouts OF
''where were you when Peron
was confined?" when he intro
duced Mercante. His unidenti-
fled hecklers charged he was
"a last minute convert to the
Peronite cause"
Unperturbed, Pistarini de-
clared that "nothing will be
done (by government to
change the course already de-
cided upon to ensure the ma
ton untrammelied electices
within short time.
Pledging himself to contiue
the country's social and welfare
advances he attributed to
Peron, Mercante blamed "sOl-
T~I
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-21
WEATHER
FORECAST

tORECASI
\, by Z. S. Weather Bureau)
,o NORM Carolina - Partly cloudy ana
. .uaId warm Sunday. Monday IN
IRE cloudiness. scattered showers
vi" M not so warm in mountain section.
.ra I;eteorological data for the "a hours
'AU4''e 1870 pm. yesterday.
Temperature
49, ~ am 81; 1870 am. 60; l 30 pm ~;
E3O pm. SO.
Mann maximum 30; Minimum SO; Mean 70;
Humidity
~. 3;0o am. "a; 7:3O am 80; 1870 pm. Al;
Precipitation
An ro'ai Tor "a hours ending 1880 pm
Iofal since the first of the month
|l4 inches.
r. Tides For Today
Il rom the Tide Tables published by
D Coast and Geodetic Survey
wiz High Low
"'iil'lheton ---- 9:44 am. :19 am
Maso,, 1910 pm. 4:53 pm
-NaSoAooro Inlet - 1926 am. 1:15 am
G.. 1850 pm. AS pm
Mnuhrlse 6:22 am; Sunset 5:3i pm
pG ;..se Sis p.m.-- Moonset 6:37 am
n''ef Stage at Fayetteville, N. c. at
'''i' Saturday. Oct. 10, 90 feet.
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Evening star., 1945-01-17
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