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Passenger Autos Sighted
Within Year After H-DQy

WASHINGTON, April I. -P)-
War production cutbacks in the
first nine months after Germany's
capitulation will release about $13,-
00O, 100000 worth of "hard'' goods
for civilian use, the Nation was
assured today.
This would about double the pre-
sent civilian output of metal items,
War Mobilizer James F. Byrnes
said in his report made public last
night. .
1t might make possible the pro-
duction Of passenger automobiles
under War Production Board con-
trolls within a year after VE-Day,
even though the country will still
be fighting against Japan.
The cut in war contracts will be
much more gradual than believed
last year, Byrnes emphasized,
largely because it will be neceS-
sary to fill the supply pipeline to
the Pacific with new ornaments
before full-scale operations against
Japan can begin.
1t would take three months -
II wouldn't be surprised if it took
even four or five Byrnes said
to get U. S. Army equipment in
Europe started on its way to the
Pacific, and the troops in Europe
will be transferred much faster.
The Armys cutbacks will amount
10 40 per cent over full year, but
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in the first three months following
VE-Day will total only from Is to
20 per cent. Last falls plans en-
visaged a fast reconversion, head
ing for a 1889 level of civilian pro-
duction, within a few months al
ter European victory.
Navy and Maritime Commission
cutbacks are more impressive and
are scheduled regardless of Ger
many's fall.
The Navy will cut warship con-
struction more than so per cent
from the present rate, down to a
total of about 81, 000000,000 a month
in the first quarter of 1916. Mer'
chant ship building will drop near
ly so per cent by the last quarter
of this year.
In the early months, WPB will
get civilian goods started by
streamlining and simplifying its
"spot'' production plan, under
which Individual plants are re
leased if they can prove they
have labor and machines not need
ed for war.
The controlled materials plan
the machinery for rationing mate
rails to manufacturers will be
dropped as soon as possible, per-
haps in the quarter following We
Day, and will give peace to q
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u S. Seeks Big Fipe'
Agreement On Mandates

WASHINGTON, April l. -(P)-
The United States has suggested
a Big Five meeting before the
San Francisco United Nations
Conference, to work out an agree
ment on mandates.
The meeting, it was learned to-
day, has been proposed for Wash
ington about two weeks before the
delegates sit down at San Fran
cisco April Is to set up the inter-
national organization planned at
Dumbarton Oaks.
The United States, Britain, Rus
STA, France and China would take
part.
This country advocates an inter-
national trusteeship system under
which nations holding mandates
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100000 laps
Counted Dead
1921 More Found In
Last Five Days; Yanks
Lose $40 Men
MANILA, Monday, April Up

MANILA, Monday, April 2.-(P
An additional 1921 Japanese
dead have been counted and 1876
prisoners taken in the Philippines
in the last five days, a period
including the invasions of Cebu,
Negros, Mactan and Cauit islands,
Gen. Douglas Macarthur reported
today.
American losses were given as
$40 killed, 48 missing and 919
wounded.
The total enemy dead listed for
the entire Philippines campaign
exceeds 100000.
Macarthur reported that Maj.
Gen. Rapp Brush's 4Oth Infantry
Division on Negros advanced five
miles north to the outskirts of
Talisay in their swift drive from
the captured sugar port of Baco-
lod.
Yanks on Cebu likewise scored
a five-mile advance on the coastal
road from Lahug to Consolation,
meeting moderate resistance.
Several enemy infiltration at
tempts were beaten off.
On Luzon, the First Cavalry
Division pushed to the outskirts
of A1aminos and along the south
ern shores of Lagunda de bay
to the vicinity of San Pablo. Re
sistance was stiffening to the
north along the upper Marikina
rover line, northeast of Manila.
In the air, heavy bombers, at
tack planes and fighters rocked
the southeastern Luzon port OF
Legaspi with 200 tons of bombs
and showered 100 tons on targets
in the Sulu archipelago, which
stretches between Mindanao and
Borneo.
Formosa' Suyama airdrome
was raked by heavy bombers. A
number of parked planes were
burned and large fires were start
ed.
Medium bombers on the China
Sea patrol attacked japanese
shipping in Yulin harbor, on the
south coast of Hainan. island, de-
stroying or seriously damaging
destroyer escort. a medium
sized merchant ship and SIX
smaller vessels. One bomber was
lost.
Heavy search planes, striking
at mast height, destroyed or dam
aged 10 small freighters north
of Makassar on Celebes island.
Gen. Macarthur Sunday com
munique disclosed that Dough
boys of Gen Brush's 10th Infantry
moved with such speed to en-
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Mayor hoclain1s Month
For Clothing Campaign

WHEREAS, as many war vic
TINS have died from exposure
and lack of adequate clothing as
have died from starvation, and
WHEREAS, of those remaining
alive, more than 10000, 900 are vir-
tually naked, and more than four
times that number, 100000 are
in desperate need of clothing, and
WHEREAS, since enough new
clothing for the relief of these
unfortunate people does not now
exist anywhere in the world, and
WHEREAS, the only available
large source of clothing for over
seas relief is the serviceable, used
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In response to the call from the
Presidents War Relief Control
Board for a Nationwide collection
of clothing for people of liberated
and war-ravaged nations, Mayor
Ronald Lane has proclaimed the
month of April as United National
Clothing Collection Month for Will
mington.
With w. R. Dosher as head OF
the local organization, the colisc-
ton will start functioning here to-
day and while no definite quota
has been set for the city, Mr..
Dosher asked that every citizen
share instead of "give" used
clothing.
The Mayors proclamation fol-
lows:
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WORK LAW RUSHED
TO BEAT W-DAY
Byrnes Calls For Measure
Despite Nearness OF
Victory

WASHINGTON, April 1.-R-
The Administration worked against
time today to put manpower
bill on the books before Germany
collapses.
But there were indications that
it's very .insistence might BOOM
erang.
One erstwhile senatorial pro-
ponent of pending :nanpoWer leg
islation bucked at the latest man.
Hesitation of Administration pres
sure for the bill-War Mobilizer
James F. Byrnes' renewed de-
mand for it last night in his
second report to President Rose
welt and the Congress.
Byrnes called for enactment Of
the compromise manpower meas
ure, which carries Jail and fine
penalties.
Although he said the lend of
the war in Europe is in sight he
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FORECAST

Continued fair and warm today.
Yesterdays temperatures:
High, 7s-Low, 60.
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Lewis Orders
30-Day Delay
Ia Mine Row
Shutdown OF Pits Averted
For Period During
Further Talks

WASHINGTON, April 1. -P)-
A threatened national soft coal
shutdown was averted today -
but with a 30-day limitation on
the respite.
John L. Lewis recommended to
his United Mine Workers that
they continue work for that peri
cd, despite expiration OF their con-
tract and a vote in favor of a
strike.
The UNIV president told the War
Labor Board that conscious Of tho
imperative necessity of continue
ing the production of coal for war"
he accepted a WLB order to con-
tinue under the contract which
expired last midnight.
But in his telegram to the board
he made the reservation that the
extension should continue only 30
days, asserting that the operators
had placed "a limitation on their
financial liabilities under the
order. His reference was to op-
orator contentious that they could
not afford to pay, for an indefinite
period, any large wage increases
retroa ctive to the expiration date
Of the contract.
Despite that contention, the op-
orators had notified the board yes
terday that they accepted the ex-
tension order without reservations.
Operator and miner negotiators
were in session until late hour
last night discussing a Lewis de-
mand for a guarantee of full re-
troactive payment on any wage
increases provided in a new con-
tract.
The WLB order placed no limi-
tation on the extension OF the old
contract, but provided for retroac-
tive pay.
WLB Chairman Taylor explain
ed that while Lewis had imposed
the 30-day restriction upon his
compliance, the board "does not
intend to take any action on that
point at this time.
'"That is a future problem and
a contingency which We'll face II
the coal matter is not settled by
collective bargaining or a board
decision before May IL
Lewis notified the WLB Of his
decision shortly after the board
had held an emergency morning
session which produced no results.
'The United Mine Workers OF
America Lewis telegraphed WLB,
in joint conference with the btu
minous coal operators on Saturday
night found the ope1 ators placing
a Limitation on their financial liza
bilities under your directive order.
Due to such limitation as interpret
ed by the operators, the United
Mine Workers of America were
unable to agree upon a stipulation:
CONSCIOUS, however, Of the i'm
perative necessity Of continuing
the production of coal for war,
the United Mine Workers of Amer
lea is today recommending to Its
membership a continuation OF work
for a period of 30 days retroac-
tive to April l, 1945.'
The telegram was signed by
Lewis, Thomas Kennedy, John o.
Leary, John Owens, Sam Caddy,
Hugh White and w. K. Hopkins,
the UNIV negotiating committee.
Lewis prepared kilograms to all
the locals, representing the Ma
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Bulge Heroes
Freed By U.S..
Comrades OF Men Captur-
ed In Ardennes, Lib
crate 1877 Yanks
By THOBURN WANT

A GERMAN PRISON CAMP
NEAR SIEGENHA1N, Germany,
April 1.-LP-The u. S. Sixth Ar
mored Division in reaching here
liberated 1.277 Americans captur-
ed in the Belgian bulge battle.
They had lost Is to 40 pounds per
man in 3 IL months of a semi
starvation diet in German prison
camps.
Equally mistreated were other
nationals found in the barbsd wire
enclosure in an open field near
Siegenhain, IA miles south OF
Kassel. They included 1000 Brit
ish and Dominion troops, 1000
Russians, 200 Poles and an assert
ment of 100 Serbs, Slovak, Mo-
roccans, Belgians, Senegalese and
South African Negroes.
In this area, the Sixth Armored
Division also freed 900 Jewish wo-
men between the ages Of 16 and
IS who had been imported by the
Germans from Hungary as slave
laborers for farms and factories.
They told CHASTITY stories OF sick
girls unable to work, stripped,
thrown into trucks with dead girls
and hauled off and cremated.
The ribs OF many of the Ameri-
cans I saw showed through Their
shirts. Their clothes hung oil
them like scarecrows. When l got
out cigarets they snatched them
but their morale was amazingly
high. They said they never lost
hope.
The Americans were caught in
the Bastogne-Cletr area.
After being captured, they re-
lated, they were forced to march
four days through the snow and
mud with only half loaf Of brea
each daily. At Gerolstein, west .
Pruem, they were split into two
groups and herded into boxcars.
One of the prisoners, from New
York City, said one group was
held in the cars seven days and
the other 10 days without food or
water.
The Americans reported the
Germans stripped them of their
watches and money. A prisoner
from the Midwest said his captors
took away his shoes and forced
him to march 30 miles through
the snow in his stocking feet. 9th.
ers said the Germans slapped and
pushed them around.
On Christmas Eve, American
planes strafed the unmarked box
cars, killing nine soldiers. Christ
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over territories would be required
to permit the development of self
government leading toward indie
pendence.
But in sponsoring that idea the
United States may find itself op-
posed by Britain and France which
have taken the position that man.
dates should be brought closer
into their imperial systems.
Although the Russians have said
little on the subject, it is believed
they would tend to side with the
Americans. The Chinese position
is yet known though they also are
likely to back the United States.
The United States plan, ready
Continued on Pare Three; Col. ~
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CONGRESS WORKS
ON BYRNES PLANS
Postwar Legislative Pro.
gram Already Under
way By Lawmakers

WASHINGTON, April IL -
Congressional leaders responded
with quick action today to War
Mobilization Director James F..
Byrnes' call for an extensive
postwar legislative program.
Most of the laws he suggested
already. are on their way through
Congress.
House committee chairmen said
they would get to work immedi-
ately on the others-and they pre-
dicted passage for his major pro-
posals, with the notable exception
of manpoWer controls.
In his second mobilization and
reconversion report Byrnes rec
commended to Congress:
Enactment of the Breton Woods
agreements, strengthening of the
export-import bank, a unified soil
conservation program, a perma-
nent and expanded school luiSsh
program, repeal of the Johnson
<~,
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Soviiets Push
To y Miles
From Vienna
Two Russian Armored Col
umns Forging Ring
Around City

LONDON, Monday, April 2.-N
Massed armor of two Soviet ar
mics closed on Vienna from the
south and east yesterday, driving
within % miles of the Austrian
capital on the south and slashing
out on the east to a point only IL
miles from the Slovak capital OF
Bradshaw.
Threatening to clamp great
pincer on Vienna, second city OF
Hitler's greater Reich, the Rus
slams also sheared through crum-
bling Nazi defenses within eight
miles of the great industrial city
of Wiener Neustadt.
Moscow's nightly war bulletin
disclosed that Marshal Feodor I.
Tolbukhin's Third Ukraine Army
had driven within % miles south
of Vienna by capturing TrauerS
dorf and Rust, the latter on the
west shore of the Newsletter See
10 miles due east of Wiener Neu-
stadt.
These villages fell to the ad
vancing Russians after they plung-
ed through Sopron, a great outer
fortress 30 miles from Vienna.
Capturing more than 80 towns
and villages on Vienna's southern
approaches, Tolbukhin's troops
gained up to II miles and also cap
tured Mattersburg, eight miles
southeast of Wiener Neustadt.
On top of these victories, Pre-
mier Stain in one of three orders
of the day announced that Rus
sian troops in Lower Silesia haG
captured the long-encircled Oder
river citadel of Glogau, SO miles
northeast of Breslau, taking 8,005
prisoners. Besieged for almost sew
en- weeks, the Nazi garrison had
tied up thousands of Red Army
troops who now are released for
the impending battle for Berlin.
Moscow dispatches said that the
climactic battle for the German
capital was expected momentari-
ly, and the enemy reported that
Marshal Alexander M Vasilev-
sky's Third White Russian Army,
moving westward after cleaning
up East Prussia, was taking up
positions along the Oder river
within 81 miles of the capital.
Capture of Sopron, former capt.
tai of Ferenc Szalasi's Hungarian
puppet government, shattered the
enemy's fortified lines based on
Newsletter See and outflanked the
highly fortified Bradshaw gap.
This 18-mile defense position, be-
tween the north shores of NeuSied-
Ter See and Bradshaw city, was
being avoided by the Red Army.
On the north bank of the Dan
ube, Marshal Rodion Y Malinov-
sky's Second Ukraine Army was
hurtling toward the puppet Sloyak
capital and beyond was only the
Morava river before Vienna.
Crossing the Dudvah river, the
only barrier before Bradshaw, Ma
linovsky's troops raced IA miles
across the flat plains before the
city and swept up Senec (Szenc).
Is miles northeast. These troops
were only 80 miles east of Wen
mas city limits.
In other 14-mile gains, Malin-
ovsky's troops also captured
Trnava, 26 miles northeast of
Bradshaw, and Hlohovec, SO miles
northeast, on the Yah and Dudvah
rivers. Capture of these two rail
towns severed the important trans
slovakia railroad linking Bratis-
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First Ninth Join To Encircle Ruhr Valley
Patton's Third Within 162 Miles OF Berlin
Marines, Dougnboys Invade Okinawa Isle
100! 900 Mazi Troops
May Be In q. S. Trap
British Second Army Reported To Be Fight
ing At Muenster And Menacing
Other Germans In Holland -

PARIS Monday, April -QP)-Armored columns Of the
American First and Ninth Armies completed the encirce-
ment of the Ruhr yesterday dpvng Germany of her last
major industrial and trapping possibly as many as
100000 Naz soldiers while the U. S. Third Army probed
within 1852 miles of Berlin
At the time the British Second Army, by German
report was fighting at Muenster big medieval cathedral
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Casualties Are Light;
Beachhead Is Secure
Japs Obviously Surprised At Place Of In
vasion; Troops Push Inland To Depth Of
Three Miles; 100000 Yanks In Drive

GUAM, Monday, April 2-(49-American Doughboys
and Marines landed Oknawa island, southern gateway
to the Japanese homeland Easter Sunday morning. quickly
secured eight miles Of beaches and by nghtfa pushed in
land to depth of three miles at some points
Undoubtedly surprised to the place of INVASION the
10000 to $4,000 Japanese defenders of Okinawa-only
Smyrna times., 1945-02-01
WHOLE NO. Alb
GRANGE DAY"
FEBRUARY ~
Smyrna Grange Selects That
Day to Fit in With
National Program
OYSTER FEAST FEB. s

In compliance with the program
of the National Grange the date
selected for Grange Day at Smyrna
Grange is Thursday, Feb. %. At
that time Elmer P. Corrie, master,
vii present plans for activities for
the year. On Feb. s an address
will be given on the life of Abra-
ham Lincoln. An oyster feast will
also be held, and Grange members
are asked to notify Mrs. James r.
fleming if they can attend. At the
meeting last Thursday evening the
program was prepared by the lee
turer, Mrs. Alice B. Corrie and the
following took part: Mrs. Mary
Hynson Fleming, piano solo; Mr..
and Mrs. Warren Myers, vocal
duet; Mrs. Flarence Heinold, ma
item on Rocket Bombs; Mrs. N.Y.
ers, reading, the Story of Hiram
Golf; Harry Johnson, THE Grange
Takes a Positive Stand" and rs
the Potato Really Irish " by Mrs.
Mary H. Fleming. A whiz quiz
and tongue twister program fol-
lowed.
Smyrna times., 1945-02-01
LABORER FOR FEDERAL JOB
Examination for Laborer by U. S.
Civil Service Commission

Examination for Laborer, SCI to
S.73 per hour, plus overtime has
been announced by the U. S. Civil
Service Commission. The place of
duty will be in the various Federal
agencies in the state of Delaware.
In order to qualify applicants must
show that they have had at least 8
months experience in manual work
involving strength and sustained
physical effort. Four grades of
common school may be substituted
in lieu of the experience required.
A written examination is not re-
quired. Applicants must be citi-
zens of or owe allegiance to the
United States. Minimum age: 16'
years; there is no maximum
Further information and applica-
ton form may be obtained at the
Smyrna post office and should be
filed with the Secretary, Board of
u. S. Civil Serxive Examiners in
the city of Wilmington, Del, until
the needs of the service have been
met. Veterans, who are given pre-
ferenc in Comment employment,
are urged to apply.
Smyrna times., 1945-02-01
THOS. RUSSELL
APPOINTMENT
Rural Industries Supervisor
For Delaware Will Re-
tain Employment Office
COMMITTEE SECRETARY

Thomas Russell, manager of both
the Dover and Georgetown offices
of the U. S. Employment Service,
has been appointed rural industries
supervisor for Delaware, according
to an announcement by Elmer H.
Smith, area manpower director.
Mr.. Russell, who has been in charge
of the two offices since 1888, will
retain his duties as manager of
both offices in addition to the new
office. AS state rural industrial
supervisor, Mr.. Russell replaces
John P. Benson, the state veterans
employment representative, who
combined his veterans duties with
those of the rural industries. Mr..
Benson, facing more and varied
duties in regards to problems Of
veterans, found he would not be
able to devote enough time to the
rural industries and for that reason
Mr.. Smith announced the change.
Mr.. Russell attended a conference
of the state rural industries super
visors of Delaware, Pennsylvania
and New Jersey which was held in
the War Manpower Commissions
office in Philadelphia last week.
Mr.. Russell, whose home is in
Smyrna, attended New York Uni
versity and held positions in New
York, New Jersey and Pennsyl-
vania prior to coming to Delaware.
He is former vice-president of the
Delaware Chapter, international
Association of Public Employment
Services, Secretary of the Kent
County Local Veterans Committee,
and was chairman of the War Man
power Commissions war bond COM
mittee for the Dover and George
town offices during recent war bond
drives.
Smyrna times., 1945-02-01
8 FORT FIREMEN MISSING
Trio Left Thursday on Leave in
Sedan; Not Heard From Since

State police, friends, and rela-
tives of three civilian members of
the Fort DUPONT fire department
who have been missing since
Thursday are participating in a
search for them. They are: Alfred
Rhees Bradford, 46, of South Bow
ers Road, near Thompsonville; Har-
old Harrington, At, of Frederick,
and Carol Norris, 46, of Magnolia.
They left Fort DUPONT last Thurs
day morning on three-day leave,
planning to visit their homes, and
were last seen that morning at IL
o'clock in Delaware City. The men
were to report back for duty at 8
o'clock Sunday morning. They
were in the automobile of Har-
rington, black 1910 four-door
sedan with Delaware license num-
Der 55-178. Police are examining
places where the car might have
left the road and gone into deep
water, including the Chesapeake
and Delaware Canal and Drawers
Creek. In the meantime a group
of friends and relatives in several
automobiles, from sections where
the men lived, are searching the
highways between Fort DUPONT
and the home sections.
All Have Families
All three men are married and
have children. Norris has a wife
and daughter in Magnolia. His
son was recently killed in action
in France. Bradford has three
children, Melva Jane, Is; James
c., ~, and Alfred Rhees, Jr., IL.
His wife is Mrs. Elizabeth Cass
Bradford. Harrington has two
children, a married daughter and
another 15-year-old daughter. Of
ficers at Fort DUPONT said they had
no knowledge of the whereabouts
of the men.