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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-24
.0PA CHIEF WARNS
OF BOOM, BUST

WASHINGTON, Oct. %. -R-
Price Administrator Che est e r
Bowles told Congress today that
this country is headed for a toun-
da.ion- shaking boom and bust"
Unless it keeps price controls for
many months
Right now, intlationary pressures
are stronger than they have been
at any time in the last four years,
he said.
There's more hot money around
tran most of us ever dreamed
there would be-
Bowles, testifying before the Sen
ate Banking committee, made no
forecast as to when price controls
might, in his opinion, be safely
dropped
But he declared cit is absolute
ly essential that they be extend
cd beyond next June 30, the Tres
ent expiration date.
The Price Administrator present
ed what he termed report on
OPA's operations to the Senate
group which handles price costrol
legislation.
Bowles had advocated such con-
trolls. In his report, he noted that
while prices of building materials
are controlled there is no control
on the price of the completed home.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-24
CHEST CHAIRMAN
ASKS FOR REPORTS

With $119, 1926 in, and 46,992..
Is to go, H. A. Marks, general chair
man, of the Community War Chest
Campaign, last night reminds all
workers that "Wednesday is final
report day. and urged everyone
to turn in reports as early during
the day as possible so that the
- ulations can be inserted in the
papers before deadline.
Marks pointed out yesterday that
there are still IA firms and de-
partments of government to be
heard from out of a total of 359.
Some of these have turned in
partial reports, only a few COM
plete, he said.
Other incomplete reports still
out, Marks said, are SO in the In.
dustrial division; 81 in CONNER.
cial; IS in Public Service; and Is
in the Government division.
I'VE must have reports from all
these firms tomorrow" Marks
stated.
The Mems and Women's divi-
sions were actively working yes.
terday through the downtown ana
residential sections with the Wo.
mems division reaching $1,000 net
gain, which is one-fourth of the
total $4,100 and stands now at S..
750
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-24
VENEZUELA BIDS
FOR RECOGNITION
Former u. S. Army Ser
geant Says Oil Firm
Rights Insured

CARACAS, Oct. 23-P-Vene-
zuela's revolutionary government
bid for foreign recognition today
and announced a six-point einer-
gency program designed to lift
''this backward nation to higher
social and economic level"
Luis Valmore Rodriguez. one
time U. S. army sergeant who is
Minister of the Interior in the
newly-completed cabinet, declared
the rights and privileges of foreign
oil companies in Venezeula would
be respected.
The revolutionary Junta de-
clared it planned to divorce the
Army from politics immediately,
to halt graft in high public
places" and to establish repre-
sentative democracy with univers-
al suffrage.
The government said its emer-
gency program included:
Encouraging flow of immi-
grants in order to diversity agri-
culture on a wide scale so Vene-
zuela can produce the food it
needs!
Closest possible relations with
the United States;
Labor legislation permitting or
ganization OF workers and provl-
sion for. social security;
A budget for education larger
than that for military purposes
to improve the nations schools.
The program was announced later
steps already had been
taken to safeguard the nations
economy, threatened by sky
rocketing food prices.
Valmore said Junta troops had
seized considerable boards" of
sugar and other scarce commodi-
ties belonging to the deposed
regime of President 1saias Medina
Y. Angarita.
A powerful food and price reg
ulation board will be established
quickly to take all steps neces-
sary to prevent speculation. He
said.
Another decree froze the prop
erty and funds of all public Off
Gals with wealth in excess of
loo, 900 bolivars $3.50, 250). Another
slashed ministers salaries and
liked those of Army, Navy and
Air Force personnel and workers
corresponding to U. S. Civil Serv-
ice employees.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-24
big MO" STEAMS
into new YORK

NEW YORK, Oct. 23.-tR-"Big
Mo-" the mighty Battleship Miss
ouri, scene and symbol OF final
American victory in the Pacific,
eased her way through fog and
rain into New York harbor late
today.
The 45,0OO-ton battleship, six
hours late, was aided by radio,
radar and blinker commune ations,
as it moved slowly toward its dock.
She carried $50 officers, and $500
enlisted men. About 400 of those
aboard were Navy and Marine
passengers returning for discharge
When her huge dark bulk-il-
Illuminated only by red-and-green
running lights and a searchlight
on her quarter deck-lonmed op.
posite lower Manhattan in a clus-
ter of brilliantly-lighted tugs, a
storm of welcome broke.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-24
GIN Employees
Go To Polls
Over Nation
WILL VOTE TODAY
U. S. Steel Corporation
Rejects Wage In
crease Demand

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The first big test of whether
automobile industry workers
are willing to strike for q 30
per cent wage rate increase
will be made by ballot today
at 81 General Motors Corpora
ton plants. .--z
Under supervision of the Nation
al Labor Relations Board, acting
under the Smith-Connally War
Labor Disputes statute, poll viii
be taken among more than 300, 00(
GIN employees across the nation
A similar vote viii be taken to-
morrow among Chrysler Corpora
ton workers, and on Nov. Z among
Ford Motors Company employees
as part of the CLIO United Automo-
bile Workers campaign for peace.
time wages comparable to those
paid in the war emergency.
Othe- important developments
in the labor field included:
/. U. S. Steel Corporation re-
jected CLIO demand for general
81 a day wage increase and the
union called a policy meeting for
Friday.
2. A strike threat Of a nation
wide strike of Fh-milk delivery
men was described by the AFL
teamsters' president as possible
result of failure to- rehire $4,000
drivers returning from service.
8. The number of persons on
strike or out of work because Of
labor disputes totaled 225 900,
slightly less than on Monday.
On the eve of the General Mo-
tors strike voting, Walter P.
Reuther, Union vice president,
said there would be no strike un-
til every effort had been made TO-
settle the wage dispute across the
conference table.
Ruthe- declared the Union did
not want a wage increase if it
meant cars would cost more. He
has maintained the company
could boost wages and still in
crease it's profits, view General
Motors described as an Alice IN
Wonderland" theory.
The National Labor Relations
Board announced in Washington
the JAW had asked for strike
vote at the Kelsey Wheel
Company plants in Detroit, where
strike of 1850 several weeks ago
halted Ford Motor Company op
erations.
If the petition is in order, the
Board said, the vote will be taken
Nov. %.
The prolonged strike at Kelsey
Continued on Page Two; Col. ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-24
Jap Industry Executives
Expect To Retain Jobs
Employees Taking Over
Direction OF Tokyo
Newspaper

TOKYO, Oct. 3D. R -Execu
tives who directed Japanese wa
industries expect to hang onto thei
key jobs through the partial dis
solution of Nippon's multimilliol
dollar family corporations.
This was clearly indicated toda.
by Harunosuke Suzuki, managin!
director of Mitsubishi Company
Ltd. As top administrative officia
for the giant holding cofhpan.
which dominates more than II
corporations, Suzuki is pioneering
the way for breaking up the monop
olistic Zaibatsu's stranglehold 0,
Japan's industrial life. go
In sharp contrast with the at
titude expressed by Suzuki, execu
tives of the influential newspapel
Asahi agreed to take responsibility
fc- what they did during tine war
President Nagataka Murayams
and Chairman of the Board Seiich
Uno yielded to a demand of 4,
900 employees that they turn edi
torial directing of Asahi over to E
self-governing body of employees
Earlier they had fatty rejected the
demand.
Employees Of Yomiuri-Hocki, an
other of Japan's big three news
papers, made a similar demand
today on that papers executives.
Directors of Mitshubishi have
taken initial steps toward ending
the holding company's control
over industrial subsidiaries. But
they haven't decided whether to
completely dissolve the holding
company or reorganize it with the
1. principal subsidiaries.
Whatever the decision, Suzuki
indicated, present executives ex
pect to remain in control. He SAID
the corporations would probably
follow Mitsubishi tradition for al
least a generation.
Liz pal CIlL COMPANY dlA0 ooINA
ites have total capitalization oil
| 2, 301 500, 900 yen, or $153, 446, 900 al
current exchange rates. Directors
have not decided how to dispose o!
the holding corporations 15,000,'
900 shares of stock, now held by
1000 Japanese.
The president of the Mitsubishi
holding company is 66-year-olo
Baron Koyota Iwasaki, one of Jap
ans richest men and son of the
late Yaonskuke Iwasaki who in
1895 founded mining company
which grew into one of Japan
three largest industrial houses.
The vice-president is 50-year-old
Hjkoyata Iwasaki, son of the
F ron's cousin. They have held
H. -ir positions respectively for 81
and 10 years.
The Iwasaki family holds over
2, 900, 900. shares-valued at $1,000,
o. at the present exchange rate =
or At IL per cent of the total stock
in the Mitsubishi Trading Compa
ny, capitalized at SIG, 100000.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-24

now i'terlocked with the French
againsn the Annamites. The Brit
ish previously said they wanted
to keep Empire forces separate
from the French as evidence they
only want to hold a sufficient area
for the disarmament of japanese
forces.
The British justify their present
action on the ground that uncon-
troled Annamite bands had fired
on Empire forces when they were
separated from French operations
French forces are taking a
larger part in cleanup operations
in the uptountry since the arrival
of armored vehicles aboard the
French Warship Strasbourg.
Annamite forces were reported
using hand bills and bows and
arrows in their resistance 10 the
French and British forces.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-24
President Truman Recommends Year
OF Training For All American Youth
TRUMAN SPEECH
HIGHLIGHTS

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2s.-(R
-Highlights in President Tru-
mans address to Congress to-
day on universal military train
ing:
For years to come the sue
cess of our efforts for just
and lasting peace will depend
upon the strength of those who
are determined to maintain the
peace.
We intend to use all our
moral influence and all our
physical strength to work for
that kind of peace. We must
face the fact that peace must
be built upon power, as well
as upon good will and good
deeds.
Our determination to remain
powerful denotes no lack of
faith in the United Nations
organization. On the contrary,
with all the might we have, we
intend to back our obligations
and commitments under the
United Nations Charter.
The latest strength of our
unframed citizenry is no longer
sufficient protection. Xxx Never E
again can we count on the lux
ury Of time with which to arm
ourselves.
We can meet the need for a
trained reserve in only one
way-by universal training.
Universal training is the only
means by which we can be pre-
pared right at the start to
throw our great energy and our
tremendous force into the
battle. '-
/ recommend that we create
postwar military organiza-
ton which will contain the fol-
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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-24
DAVIS SAYS CITY
HAS REAL FUTURE

Predicting a bright and proper
GUS future for Wilmington, J
Holmes Davis. Jr., president O
spofford Mills, incorporated, tole
Rotarians yesterday that the com
pany which is not at present in the
CITY limits, would, if city extension
became a reality, be happy to take
its place in that future.
Introduced by Frederick Willetts
program chairman, as principa
speaker of the regular club meet
ing after conplimenting the Mills
for doing as big war job as any
industry here, Mr.. Davis review
ed the wartime activities and par
of the past history of Spoffore
Mills.
Prior to the war the mills made
no finished goods, he said, their
operations being confined to taking
the raw cotton, spinning and weav
Ing it clusively into broadcloths
with some of these being printed
fabrics suitable for the manufac-
ture of house dresses.
However, during the war, equip
ment was converted and many fin
ished products made for the serv
ices, Mr.. Davis said, including
twills used in the making of life
RATS and belts, and cilica-gel bags
used as de-humidifiers for overseas
shipment of metal articles.
Reviewing the history OF the
mills from the time he went there
in managerial capacity in 1888,
Mr.. Davis said that he was sur
prised to find at that time that
some employees were working S.
hours at a 10 cent hourly rate
making the pay for a weeks labor
$3.50
Efforts were made to increase
the pay scale and with establish.
ment of NRA, the minimum pay
rate was raised to Is cents with
employees not affected receiving ar
increase of Is per cent, revealed.
The minimum rate is now S.
cents for a 48 hour week and the
plant is now operating two shifts,
he stated.
In comparing the total weekly
payroll in 1888 with today, Mr.
Davis said that it had jumped
from $500 to $4,000, or an annual
total of over a half-million dollars,
Using 1000 to 5000 bales of cot.
ton yearly, Mr.. Davis said that the
mills buy mainly from North and
South Carolina and although all the
product is sold away from this com.
munlty, all possible supply items
are purchased here, practice
which Mr.. Davis said paid off dur.
ing the war in cooperative efforts
TO get allocated items for the mills
by local dealers.
The company has made every eff
iort to improve the lot of the en-
ploye and conditions have been i'm
proved constantly both inside o.
continued on Page Two; Col. 4,
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-24
British Try To Iron Out
Trouble Ouer Tea Cups

BATAVIA, Java, Oct. 23.-P)-
British leaders invited Foreign
Minister Soebardjo of the "Indone-
sian republic" to luncheon con-
ference today in what might be the
fist step toward effecting a COM
promise between the Dutch and
Indonesian Nationalist seeking in.
dependence. 4'
The invitation was extended by
1t. Gen. Sir Philip Christison com
mander of Allied occupation forces.
British spokesman described it as
a social affair, in no way involv
ing recognition of the Republic. ;"
Med Denning, chief political ad-
visor to Admiral Lord Louis Mount
batten, Southeast Asia Commander,
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-24
Man Inheirits Million;
Wife Says No Idleness

EAST ORANGE, N. j., Oct.
3D. up Mrs. George v.
Cowenhovens, LOG South Grove
street, when told today that
her husband had inherited an
estate of $780,, 1925, exclaimed:
this is an awful nuisance"
Cowenhovens, owner of the
National Gauge Company,
Brooklyn, N. Y, was left the
money by a cousin, Albert v.
B. voorhees,, who died April
l3.
Mrs. Cowenhovens, asked if
her husband new would retire,
said emphatically NO"
Her husband said he had "n0
comment to make about the
inheritance.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-24
Silence Greets Charges
About $4,000 Dinner

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23-P)-The
White House met with silence to-
day an assertion by Rep. Hoffman
(R-Mich) that '1obbist" spent
$4,000 on a party President Tru-
man attended on September u.
The outing was held at the JET
ferson Island Club in Chesapeake
Bay. Among those present were
Secretaries Vinson, Schwellenbach
and Anderson, Attorney General
Tom Clark, several dozen members
of Congress and other Washington
figures.
Hoffman declared in House
speech yesterday Russell M. Arun-
del "picked up the SIS, 1000 check
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-24
UpperHouse
will Debate
On Measure
PASSAGE EXPECTED
Differences In House Meas
ure May Go To Con-
ference, However

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3D. (P -
The Senate Finance committee
formally approved a S5,625, 000, 900
tax reduction bill today and lead
ers arranged to convene the Sem
ate an hour earlier than usual to-
morrow to speed its consideration.
Passage is expected within two
days. The measure worked out by
the Senate committee, however.
varies so widely from that APP
proved by the House that major
establishments will have to be
made in conferences between the
two houses.
Although the Fina1ce commit.
tees recommendations carry great
weight in the Senate, it is consid-
cred certain that several efforts
will be made to amend the bill.
Some Senators think exemptions
should be made larger for indi-
vidual income taxpayers and their
dependents; others want to reduce
the high wartime excise taxes as
the House voted to do; there also
is a move on foot to write in
$25, 900 excess profits tax ex-
emption for corporations, retroa.c-
tive for 1945. .--..
Here is a comparison of the Sem
ate and House bills:
Estimated total reduction:
Senate bill ----$5, 625, 000, 900.
House bill -$5, $50, 000, 1000.
Individual income tax:
Senate: Puts 3 per cent normal
tax on same exemption base as
surtaxes; cuts percentage points
off surtax rate in each bracket;
taxpayer pays only IS per cent
of tax figured under this formula.
Estimated cut, 1854 ,OO0,O
House: Puts normal tax on same
exemption base as surtaxes; cuts
4 percentage points off surtax rate
in each bracket; no Individual to
receive less than a 10 per cent tax
reduction. Estimated cut, $2,627,-
0OO,0O
Under both bills, 100000 low.
income individuals would be swept
from the tax rolls.
Corporations:
Senate: Excess profits tax re-
pealed as of Jan. 1, 1916; capital
stock tax and declared value ex-
cess profits tax repealed; reduce
tons ordered in graduated surtax
rates on small corporations with
annual income less than 100000.
Total reduction $2,841 100000.
House: Reduce effective rate of
excess profits tax from 85.5 per
cent to 60 per cent next January
l, repeal the tax Jan. 1, 1947; re-
peal declared value excess profits
tax and capital stock levy; reduce
combined normal and surtax from
Continued on Page Two; Col. s.
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Speech Text On Page I

Congress has been generally cool
to universal training and the noun
tains of letters from educators,
church people and others strongly
opposing it haven't diminished that
feeling.
But Mr.. Truman answered some
of the objections among the law
makers by certain qualific ations in
his proposed plan. AS a result the
public comment of the Senators
and representatives by and large
was more favorable than had been
expected.
Many of them said it was a
courageous" speech and by that
they meant politically courageous.
Here is what Mr. Truman pro-
posed:
IA years military training for
all young men when they reach 10
or when they graduate from high
school, whichever comes later. In
any event a youth would have to
enter training before his Goth birth
day: If boy finished high school
in his 18th year, he could enter
training, with his parents consent.
fConfiuuod mn Doro Tvuo. FOL 2N
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-24

also was invited.
The Luncheon presented Soc
bardjo an opportunity to explain
The Indonesian position to Chris
tison and Dennng. Previously
Prime Minister Soekardno had
asked the British for Qualification
of their aims, and charged that the
British were supporting and
undressing the Dutch"
The Foreign office of the Soc
karno government announced that
a cobinet meeting would be held
this afternoon, but whether the
ministers were meeting in the in
terror with Soekarno could not be
learned,
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-24

which paid for the festivities" He
said Confessional investigating
committee learned a year ago that
Arundel represented many com
panies in the capital and had a
81, 900 a month hotel suite at the
expense of the Bulova Watch Com
pany.
Prev Savoy, an attorney VINO
identified himself as an associate,
said Arundel was in Europe on
business, but commented that the
party was intended only as a fare
well for James Barnes, who had
just resigned as a White House
executive assistant.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-24
ALLIES SPRING
PlNCERS PLAY
ON ANNAMITES

SAIGON, Oct. 23-R-British
French and Indian forces, includ
ing artillery and armored units
are developing pincers move.
ment against the ightly-armeo
holdout Annamite forces in north.
east Saigon.
The British forces are using
artillery and mortars and the
10th Indian Division has moved in
on one side of the Annamite
sniper's nest while armored car
units of the French Second Arm.
ored Division have advanced
against obstinate Annamite resist.
ance.
At the same time the Anglo
French are employing surrendered
Japanese forces in clearing out
guarded roadblocks.
Despite previously expressed
desires to the contrary it is APP.
parent that British forces have
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-24
Executive Sticks Chin Out
In Joint Speech To
Congress
BY TOM REEDY
Associated Press Staff Writer

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23.- up -
President Truman recommended
military training for all young
Americans today to show any fu-
ture war maker that the United
States intends to remain tough and
strong.
peace must be built on power,
the President told joint session
of House and Senate in a half-hour
speech urging adoption of univer-
sal training law.
The President stuck his chin out.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-24
WEATHER
eastern Standard Time)

eastern Standard Time)
n. by U. S. Weather Bureau)
archaeological data for the "a hours
eAalhg 7;30 pm. yesterday.
Temperature
a;5o am. SO; 7 80 am. II; 1880 pm. 76;
1870 pm. &c.
NJ -laxlmum II; Minimum g.; Mean u;
Normal So.
Humidity
80 am. 95; 1880 am. SO; 1870 pm. II;
$50 pm. a.
PRECIPITATION
Total for "a hours ending 1880 pm
c59 inches.
Total since the first of the month
l.o5 inches.
Tides For Today
:, rom the Tide Tables published oy
u ,. Coast and Geodetic Survey.
wv, High Low
Wilmington 600 am, 6:46 am.
, 1918 pm. 1888 pm
MaSonboro Inlet - 1902 am. 3:37 am
1929 pm. APO pm.
sunrise 6:25; Sunset :28; Moonrise $3.50
I'm IN Moonset 1913 am.
a!Ver Stage at Fayetteville, N: c. at
an Tuesday, Oct. %, 1915 feet.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-24
.0VERCOATS WILL
Be must" SOON
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Increasing attention to red flan'
nels, or what-have-you's, was fore
cast for the south last night by
the Weatherman.
Topcoats are going to hang In
the closet fewer days until winter
appears, the Federal Weather
Bureau in Atlanta said, because
the 80-degree weather experienced
in some localities last weekend
will hardly appear again this
autumn-except in such winter
Fairgrounds as Miami.
Cooler weather began arriving
in some areas Monday night, along
with rains which reached the tor
rental stage in some spots, as
the 1921 inches which fell in At
lanta and 2.59 inches in Birmlng-
ham.
Minimum low temperatures N
the low 4O's were forecast for
Wednesday morning in some south
ern areas, with slowly rising
temperatures in the afternoon.
Clear skies were forecast fo-
the south in general.
SNOW BLANKETS
THREE WEST STATES
DENVER, Oct. 23-(P)-Eastern
Colorado, southern Wyoming and
southwestern N e b r a ska were
blanketed today by a snowsto-m
that approached blizzard proper
tons in parts of Colorado.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-24
THREE GOBS HANKER
FOR CHICKEN DINNER,
IN SOUTHERN STYLE

Three northern boys, men,
bers of the crew Of the SUBJ
marine, USS Greenling, that
dropped anchor here yesterday
to take part in the Navy Day
celebration Saturday, said last
night, eve want to taste south
ern fried chicken. The guys in
the Navy tells us great stories
about southern fried chicken
and we would like someone to
invite us to their home for
real southern fried chicken din
ner before we leave Friday"
The three sailors are Nichoies
Mores,- of New York City;
Blake Polly, of Springfield,
Missouri; and John Bird. Of
Hudson, Michigan. They can be
contacted at the submarine
which is locked on the river
front. between Princess and
Market streets.
BULLETIN
LONDON, Wednesday, Oct. "a
-LP-Exehange Telegraph re-
ported from Oslo early today
that Vidkun Quisling, Norwe-
gian traitor, was shot at 2:45
o'clock this morning in Aker-
shus fortress.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-24

North Carolina-Fair and rather coo,
Wednesday. Thursday increasinr n,. Sool
ness and slightly warmer, "u1-