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DOCK WORKERS
READY TO STRIKE
GRv A<~oci7trd Press,

LONDON. Dec. ll.-Dock
workers in Great Britain
are expected 10 GO on strike
again. following q temporary
settlement CT their differ
ences with dock owners a
month ego as q result of an
announcement to5av that
their wages will be increas-
ed from $500 to $3.50 a day.
The workers had asked
for a IS increase. and union
1esder ssid that the pro-
POSED increase of so cents
is MT adequate and shat
they, therefore. had advised
the workmen to resume the
strike.
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Army Offers HIGH School
Grads. College Education
At Governments Expense
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GREEK CABINET
MEMBERS THREATEN
TO RESIGN POSTS
(By Associated PTsasI

ATHENS. Dec. ll.-Four
members of the Greek cab
met threatened to resign TO-
day unless the government
withdraws its charges
against political prisoners.
arrested during or immed-
itelY after the civil war in
Greece.
The cabinet members as
serted that the prisoners
PRACTICALLY are all Liberals.
and declared that $4,000 of
them are members of the
EAM that was politically
active for sevearl months
after the Nazis were driven
from Greece.
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EPISCOPAL CHURCHES DESTROYED BY
ST. Pauls, Oldest Church In City; Established 1892
FIRE. HURRICANES FINALLY ESTABLISHED

castlC-hbe Corn!ceS atop tic tOE-
er and the roof having a sharp
slope 10 the sides of the church
Store steps and walks led % j.
then. The hurricane of 1876 blew
this church down.
Shortly aficrgxard II was de
cidcd by the Domestic Board ol
Missions 10 rebuild thc church 1y
public subscription clSCwhcrs. a
frame church Was then erected
and the first service held ID D.
on July 80. 1913
Els, OF 1885
This church fronicd on Eaton
street about midway Of the block
and was similar 10 1he stone
church cxccp: that construction
was Of wood. There was also q
wooden picket fierce II FRONT
Then came another disaster. the
great fire Of 1885 and ihIs church
burned II the Crou-d- The same
wear another frame church went
UP. On October Il. 1899 the
sixty-third anniversary a the
hurricane of 1915. which destroy
cd the first Episcopal church. am
other hurricane struck and de
stroycd this third church build
ing.
In 1914. work on the present 81
P1uls Church Was begun. re-
sultng in tho beautiful gotrl~
structure with as large cc-t-al
hall and beautiful stained glass
windows ana well known r'll-H-s
This church fronts on Daval street
al the corner of Eaton street
Oth,r Episcopal churcne> hlrt
have been hC~c are 9. johns
Church. Holy Innocent Church
end s. Pctcr's EpIScuual Caafra
(coloIcd4. all of which a=" me-
cp-durt ne services at prCCsnt te-
ccrt ST. Peters Church
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TWO KEY WESTERS
ARRIVE In STATES

Pfc Archie Potter of the Army
Air Corps son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Roy Potter of 1909 Petronia
street has arrived in California
from the South Pacific. accord
ing to information received here
by his relatives.
ANOTHER son. 1t. Roy Potter,
Jr., attained TO the Merchant
Marine returned to Key West a
few weeks ago.
Pfc. Donald Pinder of the
Marine Air Corps. son of Mr.
and Mrs. James Pinder of 1917
Petronia street. was also among
the recent arrivals in California
from the South Pacific.
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HOME is THE SAILOR
MAYNARD LEE SISLER

1t was conceived, this idea,
only after having met the citizens
of Key West. We are fifty-six
sailors aboard the USS Pee (R)
$50 a ship nicknamed, as are all
ships the "Beno Maru". We ar
rived form Asiatic waters in Key
West the morning of December ).
The fifty six of us were so i'm
pressed by the genuine hospitality
of you people that we decided TO
express our thanks, and a little
more than that
Our ship was commissioned in
New Orleans in 1914. after having
been built in Chicago and flOated
dOwnricer. We made 'shakedOwn
TINS in Miami, stopped briefly
in this port, and jumjed off for
the Pacific. Through the Canal
Zone. off beyond the sunset we
steamed, thirteen days down an
der, crossing the Line Where the
peace is panacea, and the air IS
anOdyne". That is how most of us
had pictured South Seas. We
found out all about them later.
We made Australia. were convert
ed there intO,a type ship which
must still remain confidential
Say that we were placed in about
the same position as our original
commissioning status, that OF a
front line assignment through II
all
From kangeroos, pub call. 'Wot
dyer sly, my:e",. ct. al, i was
north. To the steaming jungles Of
neWly-acquiTed real estate from
Shinto & Sons, New Guinea, We
knew it was going to be the Phil
lipines It was Leyte. where we
took our first hit, saw our first
blood run on a still new deck. Ley
te. then Luzon. We were becoming
old hands already Lingaeyn. Pan
ay, Cebu, NegrOs. MindanaO
(twIce in that island we invaded.
Due for repairs. it was Manus.
pinpOinting for the Admi-alties
Then il was close TO the time we
were caught all but with trousers
(bell bOttOmS) at half-mast. The
var was going to be over in two
weeks. That we didn't know
were due for the JapaEese inva-
CT. the biggest push Menus to
Manila TO Okinawa and the
thirteenth ship in line led By
the Cruiser San Diego into
Yokosuka, Tokyo Bay. Japan
Doesn't sound too long, does II?
Perhaps l didn't mention the
weeks between those invaSions
when we missed mail, couldn't
show movies, TO liberty, no beer,
disillusined anyhow about the
magic lure of the tropics (ac-
companied by the murmur OF
surf and the low voices OF lush
r@aidens. a Ia Lamour, etcl. But
all this YOU have heard; you Won
der why all this has been repeat
ed. Il is this: It happened also TO
quite a few men who can't come
back to tell you about II. Ii hap
pened to US. and with those MEN
We felt close. Very close. 1t IS this:
that wher any of you begin think
ing perhaps as did a great Der
centage of the American populacc
before Pearl HarbOT that sailors
are Unmentionable persons who
bear a stigma with the blues. look
about YOU. Look at the men who
are right in there pitching. the
men who came back and are
wearing button on civvy lapelS.
And let me repeat. Key West, a
most sincere thank you from US
all
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Opportunity Given To
All Young Men Be
tween Ages of II And
"a

"All young men 1924,
who are graduating or who
have already graduated from
high school, have an oppOr-
tunity to get a college educa-
ton at government expense"
1t. Col. Eugene W. Hilton,
Miami recruiting officer, de-
clared yesterday.
Under the G.. |. Bill of
Rights, men under 25. who
serve in the Regular Army,
are entitled to attend any
accredited college, or other
school of their choice for pc
RODS determined by length
of Army service, after dis
charge. Tuition, books and
living expenses will be paid
for by the federal govern
ment," he continued.
Colonel Hilton outlined
the plan as follows: upon
completion of 80 days serv-
ice, the soldier autOmatical-
ly becomes eligible for a ba-
sic II months of free educa-
ton upon discharge from the
Army. Added to this, he
will receive one month of
schooling for each month of
service. Thus. enlistment in
the Regular Army for Is
months plus the basic u
months. gives him 80 months
of paid schooling.
On a three-year enlistment
he will have 48 months, or
four years of schooling. due
him. In that length of time
he can receive his college de-
gree.
The federal government.
through the Veterans Ad-
ministratiOn pays for this
education. This includes all
tuition. library. laboratory
and other usual school fees
up to $500 for an ordinary
school year. To help meet
cost of room and board. an
additional $50 per month is
paid to the man with no de-
pendants; SIS per month to
the man with dependents.
ANY man who desires to
go to college rand does not
have the financial means, or
who feels that he is nOtTeady
for further schooling as yet,
should not pass up the OPP
pOrtunity the Regular Army
offers him. and. incidently.
this offer is good only until
August 5. 1916" the colonel
concluded.
Contact may be made with
recruiting officers at the Key
West POstOffice Building to-
day. tomorrow or up until 9
am. Thursday. They are
prepared to give details con-
corning this and other bene-
fits offered by the Regular
Army.
An Army sedan will leave
Key West at 9 am. Thurs
day. Any qualified man de-
string to enlist or re-enliSt
Immediately will be taken 10
Continued on Page Four
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E%INN%NNEH
FOREIGN OFFICIALS
PLAN FOR MEETING

MOSCOW. Dec. lL-For-
eign secretaries representing
The United States. Crest
Britain End RusSls are ex-
pected 40 begin their dela5-
ersfions here next SATURDAY.
il YVES announced otfIL4sllE
today.
Secretary Of State BFrnez-
according 70 Infc-nz1ls1 re-
ceived here from WsEh-1s-
Ion. Is preparing - leave far
this city. and F0reisn Sc
rotary Bevius. Ct Great
Britain. vii flv fran In
don Fridsv-
They end ForeIG1 Cen
misSa Mclctoff ere expe-se-
TO discuss stcnlc ens-zT
and other important zasttsrs
pertaining 70 the three great
rOwerz-
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ALL STILL ACTIVE

Dctrnit--Hf tho rinc college, in
existence at the signing Of the Del
claration Of IndeDcCd"nCc- all arc
still active but not all under the
ear-e rame- Kings has become
Columbia Cupen'e Is Rr'gcrs: Co
IlcFe II Philadelphia * University
of Pennsylvania: tho College of
New JERSEY Is rou- Prircctc1: the
College Of Rhode Island is known
as Brown.
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STATE OF KENTUCKY
CLAIMS KEY WEST

According to : little squib
from the Louisville Ken
lucky Courier handed The
Citizen BY Mrs. CranCh. Ken
lucky claims Key West as
its own.
The article reproduced as
the first of ? series Of articles
in the Kentucky of half a
century ago follows:
'Yoo may think of Key
Wet rs the southernmost
city in the United Sfstes,
jamoacked Florida town
and naval base located on a
tiny coral island with water,
everywhere GROUND 4.
But to your grandfather if
he lived in Kenton County
so years ego Key West meant
q SPOT on the countY's map
beside the right of wav of
the Cincinnati. New Or
leans and Texas Pacific rail
road"
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MAJOR DISCOVERIES

New York.-Three major dis
coveries in the single year 1892
made most present day atom split
ting development possible The
discoveries were the neutron. pos
itron and heavy hydrogen.
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Saint Paul's Churchman" a
church publication OF the Key
West Episcopal Church. publish
cd in 1914, has some interesting
pictures OF the oldest church in
Key West during its various stage
OF development.
The copy IS in the custody of
Reverend James H. MacConneil.
present rec;Or of the church. A
great deal OF the history Is taken
from Judge J. B. Brownies Key
West, The Old and The New. but
some of the data Is from church
records.
Drawing attention TO the first
appearances of religion on the
island in which various min Stcrs
OF the gospel Of all denominations
while Passing through held serv-
ices at Jackson Square. the pa
ger states that the Episcopal
church was the pioneer religious
organization II Key West and
the entire population who desir-
ed a church TO be established
here united for the purpose Of
public devotion under the name
OF che. - Protestant Episcopal
Church. Rev. Samson K. Brunot
OF Pittsburgh, Pa, was the first
clergyman to hold services in Key
West. arriving here December D.
1882 He was only q years old
and had not bco2 long in tn"
ministry. A charter was obtained
from the territorial council Feb
ruary I. 1888.
On Christmas Day. 1882, wa
herd for the first time on the
i-l@nd the beautiful service of the
FL iscopal church by 4 regularly
ordained priest.
Hurricere Sid kes
By December . OF tho same
wear four hundred and fifty pieces
OF native coral rock had been
qulItcrcd and placed on the
grounds. On tic Bird If March
the church was so far completed
that the pcHs were sold at auc-
ton. The church cost $500
This church was somewhat sim
liar To the present Episcopal
church al DUval and Eaton streets.
having u tall central spirc with
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Key West. Florida. RS sns
most eQuable climate ID the
cOoQtTy, with - average
rage 0f Only - FGhrenhsIt
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-28
Revolution In Reverse

With the strike fever spreading so rapidly
1t threatens to reach epidemic proportions and
halt the reconversion program there is con-
tinual talk of labor revolution in which the
workers bid for supremacy and capital would
be subserviant to their orders.
It is fairly obvious that some Kind of new
order is in the making, but there is no need
that it should bring about the conditions above
cited. There is no good reason that the capital
in American industries should not launch its
own revolution. There is no sound reason tina,
Industries in which the workers go out on
strike or even threaten to strike should no,
call upon the government for military pro-
lection and with their plants under armed
guard employ whom they wish and refuse to
take back any worker who walked out OF
some years and, following many encroacn
voted to strike.
The union shop has had it way now TO,
ments, has come to assume that union labo,
can dictate wages and hours with complete
disregard of the capital investment which hal
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made it possible for them to have employ
made it possible for them to have employ
ment. The union shop, having become def
mite menace to the national economy. should
be universally repudiated and superseded by
the open shop, in which no union has voice
for bargaining or other purpose.
If there is to be labor revolution, let 1t
be against the labor leadership that has
brought it on. Let labor be freed from its
Petrinos, its Lewises and Hillmans, its Greens
and Murrays, and give the working men OF
the country chance to work without the
coercion of grasping, dictatorial bosses who
have led them astray.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-28
ButtingIn

retiring President and even the defeated
candidate Of political party, according to the
United States democratic precedent is the tit
ular head of the party until another member
thereof is elected to the presidency. He is
entitled to speak for his party and to a large
extent frame its policies. He is well within his
rights when he critcizes the incumbent for
what he does or fails to do and to resort to type
t oair his contrary views.
This is the custom of the country, recognized
by all factions and as progress is most assured
where there is an opposition, it is even en-
Outraged. In merly political weather it helps
clear the atmosphere.
But for the life Of us we can find no justifi-
cation for Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelts criticism
Of President Truman, in which she has indulg-
cd several times of late and most recently of
rs foreign policy and military training pro-
npsal.
Mrs. Roosevelt is not even in the opposition
party. Certainly she is not the head of the
Democratic party. AS the widow of the late
President, whose policies, incidentally, Mr..
Truman is following too closely to suit some
Of his advisers, Mrs. Roosevelt would gain
in dignity and public respect if she left the
party's affairs to its leaders.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-28
A Nylon Hosiery Plant

Now that japanese silk is on its last legs
and nylon is going onto more legs it is a
happy circumstance that a nylon hosiery fac
tory is to be among the new industries locat-
ing in Wilmington.
Japanese mulberry trees are to give way
to other crops needed for feeding the coun-
try's hungry hordes but there is a large stock
of raw silk in Japan The Japanese however
want this raw silk sold, even at lost, to
get dollars with which to buy food. This
would seem to indicate that there will be a
fair supply of silk stockings for short time,
but nylons greater durability is expected to
crowd much of the available silk out of the
mills.
If this proves true and with diminishing
silk supply. the Wilmington plant, which will
temporarily be housed in the old shipyard
employment office building at Third and Mar
steller until new and much larger building
can be speeded to completion, obviously is
in for good postwar business.
Wartime expansion raised output of ny1on
yarn to about three times prewar size, when
about 100000 pounds year were made. The
present capacity of 2400o000 pounds annual
ly means enough nylon for an estimated $780,
100000 pairs of stockings-about II pairs a
year for each woman in America.
Of course it will not all go into stockings,
but we are sure the plant here will get enough
to keep many workers busy helping to provide
those eleven pairs year for the women-folk.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-28
Editorial Comment
ROsIE's A PEACE WORKER NOW

What has become of the millions of war
workers in plane plants, munitions factories,
and shipyards now that their services are no
longer required? Americas personal items in
smalltown dailies and country weeklies sup
ply the answer to this question.
Rosie the riveter is once more behind the
counter at Slocum's dry goods store, quietly
putting into practice few of the merchan-
dising ideas she gained while shopping in the
crowded war-producton center.
Gregory Giles, who did precision tooling on
B29's was welcomed back at the Adams Auto
Repair. If he is missing from his old haunts,
1t is because he is putting in his spare time
bringing his mothers kitchen up to date, utiliz-
ing the practical pointers he picked up away
from home.
Shipbuilder Smiths large family has re-
turned from California to buy the Oklahoma
''8O'' upon which his heart has long been set.
while Hired Man Harris, now Boosting q bank
account, is back on the farm, applying as
sembly-line methods to good effect.
In thousands Of instances, these "rnin,,te
men, their emergency employment ended,
are returning to the Old Home Town to stem
into their former jobs or to fill new ones that
have sprung up during their absence. And
each is giving generously of the knowledge
acquired through rubbing shoulders with the
outside world.-Christian Science Monitor.
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CHAPTER %
By GENERAL JONATHAN M.
WAINWRIGHT

| q. Y VRy~A8ASD 4S1vD Wy &AAAk
Features Syndicate, Inc.
Reproduction in whole or in
part strictly prohibited.)
The Jap colonel who had me in
tow, after my return to Corregidor
from the fruitless meeting wi h
Lieut.. Gen. Homma, grinned
fiercely when I now told him l
was ready finally to meet
| Homma's full and cruel demands.
He led me around Malinta Hill
to its west side and down to a little
settlement on Corregidor named
Bario San Jose. And there, in a
destroyed Filipino market, was
presented to a stocky Jap colonel
in charge of the invading fol ces.
! From him 1 learned that second
large complement of Japs h d
landed at 'Bottomside'' during the
afternoon. They were now in full
command of the area between the
west entrance to the tunnel and
Morrison hill, farther west. They
were blocking both ends Of the
Tunnel, our last possible hideout,
and the Jap colonel in charge was
even then in the midst Of an order
to his troops to attack "Topside,"
western extremity Of Corregidor,
where some of our men still stood
by their destroyed weapons.
That was it. The last hope
vanished from my mind.
BY feeble light we drew up a
surrender document which follow
ed the hard terms laid down by
Homma. 1t was just midnight
when I scrawled my signature
across the bottom. The document,
typed in the stiff Japanese version
of English, read:
Imperial japanese Army
and Navy are only prepared
to accept surrender all forces
under your command.
ITO troops operating in 9TH
err part of the Philippine Is
lands the order shall be given
to disarm voluntarily immedi-
ately and to take the under
stipulated steps.
s'Those remaining in North
ern Luzon to assemble at Bay
ongbon or Bontoc and the COM
manding officer to present
himself to Japanese Army in
Baguio and notify him of their
surrender. Those remaining on
Panay Island to assemble
northern environs of 1loilo city,
on Negros island in the vicinity
of Bacalod city, and the COM
manding officers of both re-
gions to present themselves to
Japanese Army in noilo and
notify of their surrender.
"Those remaining on Bohol
Island to assemble in the
vicinity of Roai and the COM
manding officers to present
themselves to japanese Army
in Cebu and notify of their
surrender. Those remaining on
Leyte Island and on Samar Is
land to assemble in the vicini-
ty of Tacolban and Catabala-
gan respectively and the COM
manding officers to present
themselves to Japanese Army
in Legaspi and notify of their
surrender.
'Those remaining in the dis
trict of Lanao and Zamboanga
in Mindanao Island to assemble
in the vicinity Of Iligan and
those remaining in the dis
trict of Malaibalai and Agusan
Basin to assemble in the
vicinity Of Malaibalai and Blu
tuan and their commanding Of
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ilACh o1Ao W0111SA VA l1C 4O4 GAAASo
islands.
''But feel l have taken a dread
full step,'' concluded.
I went back to my room with
Pugh, the sentry following us. We
threw ourselves on our cots and
closed our eyes for the first time
since two nights before.
I slept about three hours. At
dawn Sgt. Carroll came in and
awakened me. He had a cup of
coffee which he had somehow not
only managed to get from the hos
pital but also to spirit past the
Jap sentry. ! aroused myself, got
up and made a point of making
myself more respectable in ap-
pearance.
While I was dressing, a Jap
colonel strobe into the little room,
| accompanied by the same insolent
Nakamura who had interpreted for
Homma.
"Are you General Wainwright"
the Jap colonel demanded. He
knew very well that I was. I nodd-
ed.
Il am Colonel Haba of the Cen
eral Staff and Of Lieut.. General
Homma's' headquarters" he said.
II am here to discuss the details
| of your surrender.
One of the first details, I knew,
would be the task OF sending word
to Sharp on Mindanao that I was
resuming command of his troops,
by virtue of authority vested in
me by the President, and order
ing him to surrender.
With that in mind sent for
Col. Jesse T. Traywick, my as
sistant chief of staff for operations,
and dictated to him the instruc-
tons wished to go to Sharp. They
read:
Subject: Surrender.
ITO: Major General Will
liam F. Sharp, Jr., Comman-
ding Observation-Disclosures Force.
tTo put a stop to further
useless sacrifice on human
life on the Fortified Islands,
yesterday 1 rendered to Lieu
tenant General Homma, the
Commander-in-C Chief of the I'm
perial Japanese Forces in the
Philippines, the surrender of
the four harbor forts in Manila
Bay.
General Homma declined
to accept my surrender unless
it included the forces under
your command. It became ap-
parenty that the garrisons of
these said forts would be
eventually destroyed by aerial
and artillery bombardment
and by infantry supported by
tanks, which have overwhelm-
ed Corregidor.
After leaving General
Homma with no agreement be-
tween us I decided to accept in
the name Of humanity his pro-
posal and rendered at midnight,
night 81 May, 1912, to the SEMI
or Japanese officer on Core
gidor, Army troops in the Phil
ippine Islands. You will there
fore be guided accordingly, and
will repeat will surrender all
troops under your command
both in the Visayan Islands and
Mindanao to the proper Japa-
nese officer. This decision on
my part, you will realize, was
forced upon me by means be-
yond my control.
Colonel Jesse T. Traywick,
Jr., G.. S. c., my Assistant
Chief Of Staff, G-3, who will de-
liver this letter to you, is fully
empowered to act for me. You
are hereby ordered by me as
the senior American Army Of
ficer in the Philippine islands
to scrupulously carry out the
provisions of this letter, as well
as such additional instructions
as this staff officer may give
you in my name.
"You will repeat the COM
-plete text Of this letter, and
Of such other instructions as