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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-06-19
CLUB CLOCK

The Ladies Auxiliary of the
brotherhood of Railroad Train
men will hold called meeting
Thursday afternoon at 3:3o
o'clock at the Junior Order
hall.
The Wrightsboro Home Dem
onstration club will meet this
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the
clubhouse.
The Ladies Aid Society of St.
Matthew's Lutheran church Will
meet THURSDAY at the church
following h Brotherhood
meeting.
A meeting of the East Will
mington Home Demonstration
club will be held Thursday at
ternoon at Pearsall Memorial
community center. Women OF
the community are invited.
The Myrtle Grove. Home
Demonstration club will hold
the regular meeting and lunch
con on Thursday at 10 o'clock
at the clubhouse. All women in
the community are invited.
A meeting of the Bradley's
Creek Home Demonstration
club will be held Wednesday
afternoon at 2::30 O'Clock at the
home of Mrs w. j Hodges in
Winter Park.
The Winter Park Home Dem
onstration club will meet Fri
day afternoon at 3 o'clock at
the home of Mrs. c. L. Will
hanson.
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Tuesday Night Dance
At Davis Cancelled,
Other Events Planned

: CAMP DAVIS, June 1S.-The
usual Tuesday night dance at
Camp Davis gymnasium has been
cancelled this week, it is announc-
ed by Capt. Mark Flenniken OF
the personal services division. The
gym will be renovated Monday and
Tuesday.
The roller skating party Wednes-
day night and the usual Friday
night dance will be held as plann-
ed. Hosesses from Wilmington
will be guests at the two functions
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car over to him
for the length of
his leave, while
she did her mar
keting and err
rands on foot.
That is the kind
of real neighbour
illness and friend
illness that the
men from Eu-
r o p e spending
leaves in this
country b e f o r e
going on to the
P a C i f &c, are
bound to appreci-
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ServiCemen
Prefer Deeds
To Speeches
BY RUTH MILLETI

The soldier from Kentucky was
home on leave. A neighbor with
no men in her family in service,
realizing how much the use of a
car would mean to him, turned her
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BIRTH ANNOUNCED

Lieut.. Comdr. and Mrs. E. A.
Hoggard announce the birth of a
son, Edmond Alexander, Jr., on
June IA, at Newton hospital, New
ton, Mass. Commander Hoggard
is now serving aboard a destroyer
in the Pacific.
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Ida Baker Williamson,
John F. Wechsler Marry

Mr. and Mrs. Finley Lea Will
hanson of Burlington, have an
nounced the marriage of their
daugher, Ida Baker Williamson, to
John Frederick Wechsler, Jr.,
Army of the United States.
The marriage took place on
Thursday, May "a, at Marshall,
Michigan.
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BIRTH ANNOUNCED

Mr.. anu Mrs. William E. Bay
less of Asheville, announce the
birth of daughter, Susan Elise.
June u, at Marion Sprunt annex.
Mrs. Bayless is the former Louise
Browne of Wilmington.
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NOTHING CAN DO
MORE FOR YOU

in the entire field of aspirin than St.
Joseph Aspirin. None faster, none bet
ter. Get St. Joseph Aspirin, worlds
largest seller at 1Oc. Also sold in the
large economy size, 100 tablets only
35c. Demand st. Joseph Aspirin.
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BIRTH ANNOUNCED

Mr.. and Mrs. R. L. Hawley an
nounce the birth of a son, Charles
Wilfred, June 8. at Marion Sprunt
annex.
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BIRTH ANNOUNCED

Mr., and Mrs. j. f, Jordan ;,
Eounce the birth of son. ,1o,' an
Larry June 5, at Marion spT,s,
annex. Np4ul(
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BIRTHDAY PARTY

Mrs. A. w. Ammerhauser enter
tanned her daughter, Ann, on her
18th birthday on June IA.
Games are dancing were enjoy
ed during the evening followed by
a refreshment course.
Guests included: Ann Ammer.
hauser, honoree; Fay Ammerhaus
er. jamie Mae Johnson, Helen Hes
ter, Roselee Conner, Lois Fay
Clayton, Lora Mae Parker, Nancy
yons, Ann Hester. Helen Fisher.
Elizabeth Mccormick, Bobbie
High, Jimmy Gregory, DAME
FUR, Benton White, and Joe Har
rell.
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Custards are best when baked
slowly at 300 degrees.
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pupils in piano ir recital on
Thursday evening at 8 o'clock at
Emmanuel Presbyterian church.
The program was as follows:
My Top, Keith) James Will
liams: The Fair es Harp"
9Th pson), Peggie Warren:
May Day Waltz tRuglee) Lula
by (Williams) Jacqueline York:
THE Dirigible (Thompson) Rev
erie" Behr), Lawrence Pennins'
ton, LA Donna E Mobile" (VerdD
Vivian Talley; Water Sprite
(Concone) Helen Teachey; Beau
tiful Blue Danube (Strauss) Betty
Willis; I'm Rank and File Oange'
Elsie Lee Pearson; Boy Scouts
on Parade" Martin), Minuet in G
(Beethoven) Juanita Mercei !:
Romance" (Armand) Margie
King Ivy" (Repk) Julie Lee
Shaw; PROCESS March Presserl
Margie King and Julie Shaw:
"Gertrudes Dream Waltz (Beeth-
oven) Ann I oler; "Obe-on''
(von Weber, Maydeen Mcpherson.
Spinning Song (Ellmenriech'
Jean Guyton; On a jolly Hunt
(Krentzhin) Iris Rich; Romance
(Rubinstein) Juanita Williams
"Valse Bleue" (Margis) Janet
Holmes; "Aragonaise" (Massene'
Clara Haithcock, by the Mountain
Spring" (Bohm) Vernell Chandler
"Qui Vive" GAM Clara Hath
cock and Vernell Chandler.
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PERSONALS

Mrs. Shuler Kizer and two chill
dren of Lynchburg, Va, are spend
ing the month Of June at Wrights'
vile Beach as the guests of Mrs.
P. B. Harrah at her cottage, t
Fayetteville Street.
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arrived in this country a month
before he did.
BUY WAR BONDS AND STAMPS
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Mrs. Hewitt's Pupils
Present Piano Recital

Mrs. John Hewitt presented her
pupils in piano if recital on
Thursday evening at 8 o'clock at
Emmanuel PRESBYTERIAN church.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-21
|WOOdSBill
Rushed to
President

WASHINGTON. July 20 LNS)
The House completed congress
sIondl action today on tho Bret
ton Woods monetary agreements
and the legislation wlil he speeded
10 PotSdam for President Tru-
man IS signature
Rep. r RamSpeck lD) Of Georgia.
acting House majority leader. SAID
that the President probably would
sign the ratification an the site Of
the Big Three conference. making
the United States the first of the
major powers to accept tho pact.
The House speedily concurred
IN three -mInnE~-Scnato amend
mCnl~ made Iu the Breton Woods
hill which previously had been
passed hv The lower chamber.
t--t-rr NV-rvrrU- -rUCUTd VOtF 'fhp
Senate voted 81 10 rs Yesterday
ln passing the measure
Tho Senate today passed the
H0usC-approvod bin 10 give the
cNport-.mport bank an additional
$500 0o00o0 for rs lending op-
CrauorS
Tie TWO measures together will
place almost $4,000 00O 000 Of
American money behind efforts to
cure The worlds economic ills and
open markets for now trade.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-21
Don't Delay! Make
Accident Policy
Payment NOW!

Notice. have been mailed BY
The Detroit Times 10 persons
whose 5o.cert semi-annusl pay
nent ~ due Aug 5, on the
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able by tn Old Lire Life In.
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readers NO DAYS or GRACE
WILL Ey ALLOWED. SO you
are urged TO ray your payment
NOW, 90 you will be SURE
% prevent your policy from
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YOU probably have received
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are urged to make prompt pay.
ment by sending remittance 10
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p O Box 1916. The Detroit
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you mav bring premium 70
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ON or before h-g S Will pre-
vent lapse of poIc II YOU 90
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Of 81. COVERING protection for
ore year. Don't wait! Pay
NOW
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-21
HIRED AS KILLER

AhramoV1tz testified he had been
hired 10 kill Hooper because the
senator had become a grand jury
witness in Lansing that he took
pistol 10 Albion on two oC-
casions 10 carry out the loh that
he failed 10 get within shooting
distance on either occasion, and
that be had withdrawn from the
anea4d- conspiracy before Hooper
finally was shot three times
through the head last Jan. II.
After failing in the two attempts
70 kill Hooper in Albion, Ahramo-
witz said he returned 10 Detroit
and met Harry Fleisher al
O'Larrys bar
Harry Fleisher told me there
would he no more trips IN
Albion" the witness testified.
He said 20 me:
Mike Seiik end ! UilI do It
ouyseIUss "
Abramowltz told the Jury that
during the week he participated IN
the ALLEGED plot the group kept
their guns on top ~ telephone
booth IN OLarryS saloon.
AbramoWltZ, a Eunman sno
thief who has served three terms
in prison, had long been an IN
innate associate Of the accused
and II was with obvious defiance
that he walked quickly 10 the
stand 10 tel his story.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-21
NEED CONVENTION ACTION

When the no strike pledge was
adopted il was for the duration
Of the war and il cannot he al
tered except AT the convention,
Thomas pointed out.
II firmly believe In strikes"
said Thomas, but to strike now
would not he in accordance with
our constitution. We have taken
an oath to uphold the constitu-
tion and we have to do II
whether we like some OF the
things management is doing ar
not.
The hoard also is considering
a proposal 10 permit the Air Lines
Mechanics Association. an indie
pendent union, 10 affiliate. with
the UAW-CIO. The union has
1880 members on IS major air.
/ lines and more than $4,000 IN its
treasury. There are only 20 mem
bers in the Detroit area at pres
ent. union leaders said
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-21
Boost Wyoming
Site for Airport
CONTINUED from Page one)

planned that the original Ford
Gulley plant was intended 10 be
typical. rather than final"
Further, the communication
pointed out I'VE have studied Mr.
Smiths suggestion and found that
il has definite merit.
Then came the bombshell--the
official report of the technical ad-
visory committee 10 the authority
which complimented the consult
ing engineers for excellent pro-
gress" and their thorough and
scientific studies" but
1T Ia recommended that, be
fore the selection of a site for
the regional airport Is under
taken, a more complete inVesti-
CATION Of the possibility of inn
mediately developing the in
ternational airport should be
carried out"
The three-page report was
adopted, with minor amend
ment offered by Gus Dorais
common councilman representing
the city on the authority
Gist Of the report was that
there should be a more thorough
study, by the committee. of the
feasibility and practicability Of
the sites which were given the
best ratings by the consult
ants
That's when the Times reporter
asked how many of the five sites
reported on were considered to
have the best ratings.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-21
SURRENDER DECIDED

On the main island Mai James
r. s. DevereuX of Chevy Chase
Nd saw the situation was hope
less because the JapS were pour
InC onto the islands from 40
transports and warShip>
After talking 10 the senior
island officer Cmdr Winfield
Scott Cunningham, surrender was
decided upon to save most Of the
l20O civilian construction work
erS on the island
"DPVereuN walked out with
the white flag about 10 q. m,
met the senior Jap officer and
surrendered. McAhster said
Then DeVereuN walked around
and told his forces about the
surrender. We finally Surren-
deFed an Wilkes about PPM" 3"
Kinney was m the air with four
planes -nn-pec- - when "a Jar
bomherS slipped past them under
cloud cover and attacked the
island Seven planes on the
ground were destroyed and the
eighth badly damaged, leaving the
garrison only The four which were
IN the air.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-21

fer,nc from fatigue after days and
nights OF duty when the surrender
occurred
We knew II was coming 80
those Of H. who could were
standing with our hands raised
when Jap soldier walked into
the hospital" Kinney said. The
lap fired down the hall, killing
two Americans and Wounding
another"
The wounded were marched out
81 of-t+tc-4'r-Sri'al stripped and tied
up with telephone wire Later
They were united and gwen some
clothes.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-21
ALLERGIC TO AIRPORT

Residents Of Pleasant Ridge,
Huntington Woods and other areas
in the neighborhood OF the north
west site had already registered
their objections and started their
collection Of funds 10 oppose the
construction of an airport in that
area.
At Yesterdays meeting there
were read into the record similar
objections 10 the Ford-Gulley site
from the Dearborn Hills Civic AS
sociauon. the Dearborn Chamber
Of c m m erce, the Dearborn
City Council and the Dearborn
Highland Civic Association
At this point, Leroy c. Smith.
one Of the five members Of the
technical advisory committee "a
the authority offered, explained
and had accepted into the records
his suggestion 10 move the
| Ford -Gulley site farther south
entirely south of Ford road.
bringing the southern boundary
Of that proposed site 10 the Lower
Rouge Parkway.
On the letterhead Of the firms
employed Nteesrake the sirport
study for the city. II was ex-
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-21
100000
DapS Slain

OKINAWA, July 20 QNS)-
1t Gen Hodge revealed today
that we'll over 100000 Japs have
been killed and about 10000 cap
tured on OkinaWa since April ]
TIE general added
Despite this terrific slsugh-
fer. don't think Okinswa was
as tough as the New Georgia
campaign in the Solomons.
"Organized resistance on
Okinawa ceased June %, but
since then" he grinnod, we've
killed around 10000 Jsps."
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-21
Fires Sweep
7 Jap Cities

GUAM, July 20 (UP) -
Adm. Halsey's marauding
fleet was reported prowling
the Japanese coast for a new
air-sea strike today while
huge fires still ragged through
seven Honshu war centerS
blasted during the night by
a record force of B-29s.
(RadiO silence was clamped
on Adm. Halsey's fleet early to-
day. indicating that the "Bull'
was about 10 launch another
blow against the japanese coast.
All movements Of the huge
Anglo American fleet were
ClOaked under a tight security
blanket.l
Shaken by IL days and nights OF
naval attack during which Hal,
Sey'S Anglo-Amerlcan raiders sent
800 tons of bombs and shell,
crashing INTO a 600-mile strip oi
Japan Pacific coast. Tokyo
warned that the assault might bC
resumed Al any moment
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-21
Berlin Gets Yank Books

liOCIiST Germany july %
CUP Anp,oNImatol 2d000
p,1nacaHGa trCo German text
hooks were flown under highest
pt-a-t- 20 E@t-f te3Ht for USE
m 'nn ~ schools Ia the American
0eret-rtrrr y~rr
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-21
JAPs GET BIG SURPRISE


evidently the Jap alrn1en re-
ported they had wiped out the
Americans on Wake and the
enemy navy moved in with their
SuitcaSeS on Dec. II intending
10 walk ashore and stay Kin
ncN said
Instead. the JapS got thun-
derouS surprise when American
5-inCh gun batteries fired at
point blank range, setting Jap
cruiser ahre. sinking one de-
stroyer almost instantly and badly
damaging another destroyer
which vas later seen to go down
Kinney said he was IN the air
and saw Jap cruiser afre, but
before he could attack II with
bombs the ship exploded and
sank.
The Japs settled down then 70
bombing and bombardine Wake
and apparently called for rein
forcementS from the Marshalls
for the main invasion on Dec, 23
Kinney was IN the hospital suf-
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-21
FIRST BANzAI ATTACK

Pv 10 z. m. tho situation on
Wilkes Vas under control and all
the Japs were dead hut McAhster
did not know that the main body
on Wake was surrenderlnE
Err first .fap-hauzaU attack nt
Tho war apparently occurred on
Wilkes Island
The lone Jap survivor Of the
INVASION force charged American
positions and got as far as the
post held by Cpl Alvey Reed of
Rye. Colo. who killed the Jap. but
lost his own life
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-21
D0RAIS WINNER

Dorais said the three were fin.
ally chosen. Glenn Richards SAID
five, including the northwest site
and the Burns airport location.
Finally Dorals called for a vote.
and his view won the support Of
Leroy Smith and Sheldon Steers,
state director OF aeronautiCS. r.
C. Cummings, representing Oak
land County, and p. *. McWothN,
representing NJ aeon b County,
voted no
In view Of the conSultantS' re-.
port and the conversation Al yes
terday's meeting OF the authority,
it appeared there was much sen
timent in favor of the lnterna.
tional site. with the Wayne
County Airport 10 be used as a
stop gap, " according ~ Steers
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-21

NI|-N|"-I-I "-|--9- .
Tho final battle Tor The island
lasted ou.y anout'4l hours and
h,ear ON Dec - an m. when
the laps grounded TWO destroy
ers on Wake and poured troops
ashore.
About thc >amc time party
az 90 20 100 laps landed on
Wilkes Island. They kept IN z
group until dawn when the
Americans Counjerattacked with
machine gun tire and Tho FIRE
from he 5.lnch gun hatterIes
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-21

McAhster' was commarGor Of =
SINGH gun haueH on near'y un>
Wilkes Island ana he had the
honor of helnG tho last 20 sun
render with has men because they
were ISOLATED from the man body
of troops.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-21
STILL OFF HoNSHU

The Japanese said Halseys s 80
hattleWagonS. Carriers, cruisers
and supporting warehlpS were stil
maneUveTlnE off western Hon
after thrustlng into the mouth OF
Tokyo Bay early Thursday NOM
Inc m an effort 10 luIc the bat
tered imperial fleet INTO battle
More than 500 NarIaNaS based
SupertortreSSeS, tho biggest B -
fleet ever sent alOft. soWed a $40.
mile trall Of fire and ruin across
central Honshu before dawn tai,
morning 10 carry tho pre-mvae.on
bombardment into Its 45th consec-
Utjye day.
Some 100 Mustang fighters car
red tho aerial assault into thc
daylight hours, Tokyo reported
attacking The AichI area of ceh-
Ual Iionshu an hour as Vc'' rs
tho Okalaki and Toyaha-i aIra-
southeast of Nagoya and lie
northern edge Of Nago,a
The sky raider, Splat'erCd a'-
most 1000 tons Of iolhcd gasoline
fire bombs on the tccmrc indus
trial cities of Huagni Okazati
ChoShl and FukuI and the NIPPON
OIL refinery AZ AmagaSaki ln me
suburbs Of Osaka.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-21

After ALL" he declared. 1.-The
airlines have known for long
time that the best way 10 serve
the people Is to get the airport
a. nea- a. possible 10 the CEN
ter Of the metropolitan area.
The northwest site is the only
one that fills this primary re-
quirement.
The decision 10 60 by plane
is to a considerable extent made
upon the basis Of how long II
takes to get the airport. and
how much its costs to get there
nv cab. car or bus"
Mayor JefrleS also gave IN
endorsement 10 tht
northwest site. He termed II al
ideal location for an airport
Yesterday. the Detroit Metro
politan Aviation Planning Au
thorlty narrowed down its prob
able choices from five 10 three
sites. but only after Times re
porter asked what was being
talked about
The "international' airport
across the river
The Ford-Gulley site.
o The Wayne County Airport.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-21
laps WILL IN HAND,

The Others thought we had
been captured. and a. 4 matter
ai fact. -Me had the-situailnn
well i'm hand, because We wiped
ont the whole Jap landing party
of between 90 and 100 men,
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-21
Hooper Plot
Witness Firm
Clires 10 Story After
Two-Hour GriIIine
THE DETROIT TINS
e July Is45
By FRANK MORRIS
Tine, staff Corrs,popd,rt

PATTT.F CREFN, luIt Co
through three hours or eN1sus-
tAe -cross-eAam.la.or. SAMMY
AbrsnovItz star witness for the
state .u the Hooper murder con-
sp.racN case c-GnE 10 E-> STORY
today that nc had been hHed n>
the four defendants 10 k.I. trc
Albion senator
The vltncs, had teSutcd that
Harry F.o.shcr and Mike ScAk
first offered 10 split Sl5.ooo with
him Il he would silence Senator
Hooper, who had been taking 10
the Lansing grand jury
Under cross ss-eNauIrsuoH by
Maurice J. Walsh. Chicago attor-
ney defending Selk. AeranoWItz
was unable 10 recall verbatim 4
single sentence a. the several con-
VersauonS betW cen himself and
the defendants.
EXACT WORDS ESCAPE HIM
Fur-45s- minutes " -a..S551-t1fessed
for answers "a such questions as
What d1 Harry Fle.Shor say
or What did Se,lk sat The
witness answered each time that
he could not remember the exact
WORDS or phrases
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-21
First Full Story
Of Wake Island
lContInned from Page Onel

also served as communications and radio officer He
ntl the last plane vas destroyed.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-21
WITHOUT AUTHORITY

After the meeting. held behind
closed doors. Thomas issued a
prepared statement in which he
SAID that 1T was the position Of
tho ma iority Of board members
that tho board does not have
constituted authority 10 conduct
the referendum
Although the Office Of Defense
Transportation denied the union
the right 10 hold its convention,
hundreds of rank and file mem
hers are demanding the session.
regardless Of ODT rulings
This proposal is scheduled to
come before the board bat IS ex-
pected 10 lose. Although faVoring
convention. the members have
no desire TO violate a government
ruling they say.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-21
Finally our senior officers
prevailed on the JapS m permit
the Americans Ia return TO bar

IafkN, AlOAIlNltI NdlQ.
They spent Christmas night and
the subsequent days and nights IN
the barracks receiving two mea-
ger meals per DAY
I'VE thought the American
forces would he hack at any
time to rescue IL. hut we lost
hope when we were told TO pre-.
pare 10 leave the island" Nc
AiISter SAID,
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-21
Strikes Ban
Vow Upheld
By Ed BRAND

MINNEAPOLIS July 2o-The
international executive board Of
The UAW-CIO voted 10 deny the
unions membership an oppor-
tunitv N vote on the mo strike
pledge until a national convention
is held or the war with Japan IS
over.
At the same time JAW Presi-
dent r. j Thomas branded stories
quoting him as annou n {
strikes in all auto plants as soon
AS the war is over AS silly and
untrue.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-21
TELL or BIG FIRES

Tokyo hroadcasts sa.d Ir5ca
west of Nagoya ar3 Takaha-. 1a
miles southeast ot HjtaClL also
were hit. and they acknowledged
that biz fires burned % all rrc
target cities hours after he.lasi
raiders disappeared
Two SGperfortrC->os were lost
Returning pilots sa.c The Cr-.
flaErauors were Visible for 40
miles and more
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-21
% KEPT on ISLAND

On the morning Of Jan l. they
were herded together and told
they could take no Cigarets or
matches along with them About
. sick and badly wounded
marines were kept on the island
along with approximately SOC
civilian construction workers.
Thus = little over 500 civilians
and 400 marines were ordered
aboard the transport Mia Maru
for the Journey 10 Japan
THE sea was pretty rough so
we were loaded aboard In cargo
nets like sacks of flour" Kinney
said 1t was pretty rough and
we were bounced on the deck
several times before they put
us In the hold Of the ship"
TAKEN TO SHANGHAI
McAlster added that The Of.
.fCors were confined in a tiny roor
and were not permitted 10 Wasf
for the entire l2-day trip II
Shanghai. VIA Yokahama Hc
SAID the only toilet facility was Z
fiNe.gallaR can -set-iH- -eeFhei
OF the cabin.
.Mhen NE approached Neka-
hama, Jap officer came 10 us
and told us We would have tn
give up our watches, money and
Identification" Kinney said.
Some KEY men and n few en-
listed men were taken ashore
at Yokohama presumably 10
show them off To the Japanese.
We never saw them again"
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-21
MARCHED TO AIRFIELD

About > p m, Dec %. all the
Americans were marched 10 the
alrheld where they we're kept
without shelter or food and very
little water until Christmas after