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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-04-27

delegates understood, but they
agreed to call things quits until
tomorrow morning to end the con-
fusion.
From the steering committee
meeting, Molotov went into his
first talk with the press in nearly
year.
The Polish problem, he said, isn't
a matter for the Security Confer
ence to handle.
Delegates never had considered
tackling it. But they had been
cycling with alarm an Anglo'Ameri-
can split with Russia on constltu'
ting a Polish Government accept
able to all three powers.
They felt that evidence of dis
cord among three of the sponsor
ing nations on a political question
might mean those powers would De
unable to work together efficiently
in maintaining peace.
So it was with some elatlon ina
they learned Of the Russian promise
of cooperation. Then they assemo-
led in plenary session to take care
of a bit of routine business ane
hear speeches by Molotov, Eden
Stettinius, and Chinese Foreign
Minister T. V. Soong.
The Russian commissar also
told newsmen. that in calling fol
three Soviet Union votes in a pro
posed general assembly of an in
ternational peace organization
1--WE ask for a minimum"
The Russians contend the Ukrala'
ian and White Russian republics
are eligible to vote on grounds they
are autonomous in foreign affairs.
Molotov said he hoped they would
be allowed to attend the confer
ence here.
Petitions from the two republics
giving their reasons for seeking ad'
mission were circulated at the
steering committee meeting. Nc
action was taken on them, how
ever.
The foreign commissar conceded
that the polish governmental tan
gle is Of greatest interest to many
people.
His reference to the crinea con-
ference pointed to a possibility
that some settlement might be
reached along lines agreed upon
there.
The Roosevelt Stain Churchill
decision was that the present War.
saw government should be reorgan.
lied, to include more democratic
elements" In recent weeks, how
ever, Russia has said that no one
should be brought into the Polish
Government who is not in accord
with both external and internal
policies of the Soviet-backed war
saw regime.
The Americans and British
haven't yielded bit of ground in
their insistence that the Yalta
Crimea) agreement be kept. Thus
it appears that any move toward
breaking the inpasse must come
from Russia.
The Soviets, Molotov asserted,
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|S0YlETS CONQUER
MUCH OF BERLIN
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Potsdam were threatened with
isolation from Berlin proper.
Possibly sounding the death :
knell for Adolf Hitler, propaganda
Minister Goebbels and other high
Nazis whom the Germans said
still were in the capital, massed
waves of Soviet armor had over
run approxim ately 210 square miles
of Berlin's 341, Moscow's COM
muniques revealed.
The Germans, admitting the
doomed city was encircled, con-
coded that the front now runs
right through the heart of the CITY,
Pressing in from the east, Zhu-
kov's troops captured the great
Goerlitzer rail depot, two and a
quarter miles from Inter Den Lin
den and Friedrichstrasse, but Nazi
accounts said that the Soviets al
ready had swept to the edge Of
famed Alexander Platz, one of
Berlin's main commercial centers.
Here, half-mile from the east
ern end of Inter Den Linden.
giant, sWaying battle ragged for the
central police and Gestapo head
quarters, while few blocks to the
south, enemy reports said Zhuk-
hov's troops were fighting for JAM
noWitz station and Jannowitz
bridge over the Spree river.
Soviet tommygunners also were
storming the southern edge of the
shell-pocked Tempelhof airdrome,
the Nazis said, as incessant Soviet
fighter patrols roared over the
flaming city to forestall possible es-
cape of Nazi big-shots by air.
The fall of stettin, capital of
Pomerania and the port of Ber-
lin," came with dramatic sudden
ness as Marshal Stain disclosed
the great city of 1888, 900 persons
had been toppled by Marshal Ro-
kossovsky's Second White Russian
Army.
Rokossovsky's army, joining the
First White Russian and First
Ukrainian Armies on the Berlin
front, seized Stettin after swarm
ing across both the eastern and
western arms of the lower Oder
river on a 25-mile front between
Stettin and Schwedt, to the south
west.
In a 19-mile breakthrough of
powerful enemy fortified positions
on the Oder's bank, Rokossovsky's
men seized Schwedt, Kasekow and
Gartz, and captured Stettin after
cutting the Berlin-Stett;n super
highway a captured Penkun, IA
mile southwest of the great ship
building center.
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0KINAWA HEIGHTS
TAKEN BY YANKS
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WALL" the staff spokesman told
Associated Press Correspondent
James Lindsey.
Lindsley's field dispatch also re-
ported that Maj. Gen. John R.
Hodge, commander of the engaged
oath Corps, said that when the sec
ond defense ring is broken his
troops should smash the inner cir
Gle about Okinawa's capital of Ma
ha without too much trouble.
Key positions seized by the Amer
leans included Kakyzu town, cap
tured once before and lost, and
strategic Hill 178 on the east coast.
These and other strongpoints
gave the Yanks control of sky
line ridge across the island from
which to advance against the 49,
900 Japanese troops believed still
alive.
Fleet Adm. Chester w. Nimitz
announced in his Thursday COM
munique that 81 1863 Japanese had
been killed and 399 captured on
okinawa and adjacent islands since
D Day-april 1.
Comparative American ground
losses, up to April %, were 1,146
soldiers and Marines killed, 1892
wounded and 296 missing.
The communique said 1925 Of
Okinawa's civilians, estimated to
number more than 100000, had
come under U. S. Military Gov
eminent jurisdiction.
Marines of the Third Amphib-
ious Corps. part of the 10th Army
under 1t. Gen. Simon B. Buckner
Jr., have virtually cleared all Of
the northern three-fourths of Oki-
naWa.
Hodge told Lindsey the Japa-
nese troops, concentrated in the
pillboxes, blockhouses and caves Of
the southern defense zone were
the most intelligent he has yet en-
countered
A similar opinion was express
ed by Maj. Gen. George w. Griner
9th Division commander. He said
the Okinawa defenders had shown
a marked ability to adapt them
selves to changing circumstances.
One of Hodges staff officers dis
closed the Americans had advanced
southwark about $500 yards since
April 10, mostly since the often
siVe jumpoff April 10.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-04-27
AQUATIC School Schedule
Announced By Red Cross

For the oath consecutive year
the American Red Cross will con-
duct national aquatic schools to
serve chapters by training care
fully selected representatives as
instructors in First Aid, Water
Safety and Accident Prevention, it
was announced yesterday by the
local chapter. Two of the schools
will be in North Carolina.
The following schools will be
held in the southeastern area this
season, three for white, and one
for Negro representatives.
Northwestern State c l II e,
Natchitoches, La. (white) May 26
June 4.
Camp Carolina, Brevard, (white)
June GIG.
Tenn. A. and I: State College for
Negroes, Nashville, Tenn. CNegro)
Camp Carolina, Brevard. (white)
EAugust 1929.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-04-27
Williston Students Hear
Special Field Teachers

The third day of Career Week
at Williston Industrial school open
ed with an assembly at which con-
sultants in many fields were pre-
sented to the students and brief re-
marks made by the principal and
the director of Diversified Occu-
pations.
Students were given a one hour
period for interviews with the con-
sultants.
Diversified occupations covered
by the councillors were business,
clerical, hospital librarian, cosme-
tology, home economics, dress de-
signing, nursing, funeral direct
ing, teaching, social service, build
ing trades, library work, medical
science and auto mechanics.
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BRITISH TROOPS
CAPTURE BREMEN
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of the armored spearheads ram
med close to Austria.
Advancing up to three miles
against little or no resistance, the
list Infantry, which crossed the
Danube east of Regensburg, reach
ed Eltheim, nine miles east of the
city.
One force swung westward for
the enlightenment and entered I'LL
two and a half miles southeast
of Regensburg.
The 65th Infantry, which cross
ed near Kapfelberg, six miles
southeast of Regensburg, struck
three miles east to point three
miles south of Regehsburg.
For 40 miles southWestward, the
hills echoed to the rumble OF
trucks, tanks and guns racing
south for the Danube.
The 18th Armored Division had
two columns in operation seven
and IL miles northeast of lngol
stadt.
AS the main thrust southwark
by the Third Army threatened to
cut all German holdings in South
ern Europe in half, Patton's forces
spreading out on the east flank
were up to or across the Czech
frontier on a 50-mile front.
vanguards were IS miles west
of Pilsen, home of the great Skoda
munitions works.
The Third Army captured Eyer,
Czech city four miles from the
border, where triumphant Hit
Ter after Munich proclaimed the
annexation of the Sudetenland to
his greater Reich.
The ruins of Bremen were cap
tured by 1t. Gen. Miles c. Demp-
sey's British Second Army, which
by mid-afternoon had cleared all
the city except the dock area and
seized 5000 prisoners.
Bremen fell one day after the
British Sind and Third Divisions
entered the city proper at the emo
of a terrific bombardment which
had heaped additional ruin upon a
CITY often worked over by Allied
bombers.
Hundreds Of slave laborers en-
erged from the cellars and shell.
tiers, swarmed over the rubble and
broke open the city's plentiful
liquor supplies in celebration Of
their day of liberation.
Normally city with $50, 600 resi-
dents. Bremen boosted two of Ger
many's largest shipyards, a big
aircraft plane and textile mills
With the French now all along
the Swiss frontier south of the
Black Forest, the Germans holed
up in that strong, natural posi-
ton were surrendering. in large
numbers. The French announced
they took more than 5000 prison
ers Wednesday.
Both the U. S. First and Ninth
Army fronts were idle as the Amer
leans awaited the arrival OF the
Russians in the center OF Ger
nany
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PEACE MEETING
IS DEADL0CKED
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peace. Our peaceful people, the
Red Army and our great Marshal
Stain are inflexibly supporting
this great cause"
From the same autographed
rostrun, of San Franchises Opera
House, Stettinius, T. V. Soong Of
China and Eden also spoke. Il
they were disturbed by the morn.
ing's events, they didn't betray ii
at this dramatic moment.
One essential condition OF sue
cess n the conference, Stettinius
declared, sis the voluntary coop
Grafton of all peaceful nations,
large and small, acting with full
respect for the equal sovereignty
of each, to promote justice among
nations, to foster respect for basic
human rights and to solve those
common problems upon which the
security and the economic and So
cial advancement of their peoples
so largely depend.
The slender, handsome Eden
spoke of past efforts to attain col
lective security, efforts which fail
ed, and declared that "a further
attempt must be made and this
time we must succeed"
Sternly, he warned:
either we must find some
means of ordering our relations
with justice and fair dealing, while
allowing nations great and small
full opportunity to develop their
free and independent life, or we
shall soon head for another world
conflict which this time must bring
the utter destruction of civiliza-
tion.''
Urging that the conference not
attempt too much, Eden like Stet-
tinius. said that, San Francisco
cannot hope to produce complete
and perfect scheme.
Soong declared that 1--WE must
lose no time He added:
1--WE must not leave this confer
ence without achieving the high
purpose for which we are here as
sembled.''
On the Polish matter, Molotov
told reporters that it isn't matter
for the conference at all, that the
big three powers are doing all
they can to settle the question of
what is proper government for
Poland.
He added that there is an ex-
cellent base for settlement in the
Roosevelt Churchill-Stalin agree
ments at Yalta.
Stettinius closed today's plenary
session by announcing that the
chairmen of other delegations will
be heard at tomorrow afternoons
session.
The story of what happened at
the fruitIess session OF the steer.
ing committee was told by one
delegate.
After Eden proposed stettinius
this is what happened:
The Russian put in request for
four chairnen.
A compromise was advanced
that would let the big four chiefs
preside in turn at plenary sessions
of the conference, and this was &C
cepted unanimously, as was Eden's
proposal that Stettinius become
chairman of the steering and exc
cutiVe committee.
The Big Four retired into
huddle to talk over the arrange
ments When they came back,
Molotov amazed the meeting by
moving adjournment-since, he
said, no agreements had been
reached.
That didn't jibe with what many
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German Radio Announces
Goering Quits As Chief
Continued from Page 0ne)

strength is needed. The Fuehref
has granted his request. The new
chief of the LuftWaffe is Gen. hit
ter Won Grein who has been Pro
NOTED to Gen. Field Marshal
Won Grein was once reported
head of German air forces in Rus
STA, and also commander at Orel'
This announcement, taken as
another indication that Germany
was rapidly going to pieces, came
amid one of the greatest develop
ing manhunts in history. The OBJ
iective of the Manhunt, Hitler,
soon must make the biggest de-
cision of his life, if he has not made
it--whether to fall as a martyr
among his troops defending Berlin
or seek refuge in the Baraviar
mountains or some other German
held pocket.
Although many Allied quarters
believe Hitler already is in the
Alpine fortress, the captured Ger
man general staff member said ne
was in Berlin--as did all German
broadcasts. In one Of these broad
casts DR.. Werner Naumann, Nazi
propaganda ministry undersecre-
tary, declared:
He (Hitler) could give thousand
reasons which would make his pres
ence elsewhere appear more essen
tial, but he is in Berlin to lead per
sonally the struggle and to link
his fate to that of the Reich cap
ital."
Naumann said that Nazi propa-
ganda Minister Paul Joseph Goeb-
bells also was in the burning Nazi
capital and that Goebbels and Hit
Ter were "endeavoring to Guido
each other in feats Of personal
bravery"
Another possibility was raised
by a free German press service re-
port in Stockholm that Hitler had
sent long-prepared double,
August Wilhelm Bartholdy, form
er grocer in Plauen, to be filmed
dying on the last Berlin barricades
while the Fuehrer himself dis
appears underground.
Still another possibility is that
Hitler may commit suicide as have
many of his Nazi undsrlings when
cornered.
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won't talk at amending the Dunn
barton Oaks plan, the formula con-
cocted by the sponsoring nations
as the base on which the San Fran
cisco conference hopes to erect a
structure of peace.
IF it had not been intended to
make any amendments" Molotov
said, 'there would be no use In
convening this conference.
He ducked as new to me" a
question about letting Argentina in
on the work of the conference.
But to an inquiry about prospects
for an early end of hostiities in
Europe, he replied: 81 think the
resistance of Germany is nearing
it's end.'
The big-four arrived separately
for the committee meeting in the
veterans building auditorium. They
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YANKS NEARING
GULF OF DAVA0
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ped more than 400 tons OF explo-
sives in close support.
Heavy bombers again pounded
airdromes on Formosa. The MN
suyama, Tainan and Kanka ar
fields were left badly torn up their
buildings and installations aflame:
Rail yards also were pounded
on Formosa and fuel stores were
set afire in the nearby Pescadores
Islands.
Twelve freighters, river boats
and patrol vessels were wrecked
IS air patrols swept the China Sea
from Hong Kong to south French
Indo-China. Railway installations
and rolling stock along the lndo-
China coast were. strafed.
Heavy bombers destroyed build
:ngs and oil. storage tanks at Mir,
on the northwest. coast OF lnva-
sion-menaced Borneo while patrol
bombers sank a freighter OFT the
coast.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-04-27
New Hospital Fire Alarm
Reported Satisfactory,

A test of the newly installed
alarm system at James w,,t.'
Memorial hospital proved that :,
worked successfully" it v.,
ported yesterday by Fire Chi,
Luddie Groom.
Observing the testing of The 8.
paratus We're Raymond H HdI'
land, member of the hosni+ -.Tl'
Board of Managers: HOSPITAL g.
perintendent George Darden. r ~,
Manager A. c. Nichols; and cb.,
Groom. N44ei
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ran a gantlet of reporters. pbo,,
graphers and autograph HOUNDS |''''
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OPINION IS VAGUE
ON PEACE FARLEY
Continued from Pare One)

it is designed to do away with
future wars. II says here that Pres
ident Truman declared, the sole
objective is to construct the ele.
giant machinery which will make
future peace not only possible but
certain. See, it says future
peace -.
Don't know anything about it,
don't want to know anything about
it. 1t doesn't matter one way or the
other, military policeman com.
mented.
A soda clerk merely figured
that a bunch of fellows were try
ing to make peace plans.
And, a Negro shipyard worker
said, don't know anything about
it but l sure hope they do some
thing to stop this terrible fight
ing"
BUY WAR BONDS AND STAMPS
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Obituaries
THOMAS F. ALDERMAN

Thomas F. Alderman, u, died
yesterday morning at J m e S
Walker Memorial hospital after g
long illness.
He is survived by a sister, Mrs.
A. R. Sloan; two brothers, ]. D.
and W. W. Alderman; and sever
al neices and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at
am. today at the home OF his
sister. Burial will in the family
cemetery in Fender county, six
miles west of Wallace.
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W. OrCeSfer
All Right
!. H. Edwards, Liberty ST., Worcester s

ardsOn, Esteemed Knight, Chas.
Wilson, Esteemed Leeturing
knight, Fleet Roundtree, Es-
teemed Loyal knight Joe Brew
ard, Esquire Leroy Perkins, In
ner Guard Joe Perkins, Tyler
Henry Williams. The installation
will take place on June 2s. THAT
there 81 Guild be unior wardens to
help solve the Juvenile delinquent
ey. THAT Mr.. Rivers Wilson has
returned home after months
visit to his parents. MIR. and Mrs.
Nelson Wilson of Baskerville, sc.
THAT Rena Wilson is to be con-
graduated for the manner she an
swers our critics. THAT Mrs. Hat
tie Bostic will be greatly missed
from the production line in the
lockwood Sprinkler Company.
THAT Ted has got the lockwood
Sprinkler fog nozzling through
the Community League quench-
ing every threat of fire, just taken
two in a row. THAT Mrs. Natalie
Nelson received second honors at
the Elks oratorical contest. THAT
Mrs. Stella Ward has sufficiently
recovered from her recent illness
so that she can receive her many
friends at her residence, 5 Laurel
st. THAT Charles Henderson will
soon be able to return after
very severe illness. THAT Mrs.
Florence Mason celebrated her
birthday with many friends at her
home June II. She received many
gifts. Of course the service was
1916. THAT Miss Elizabeth Wal
Ter is organist at st. Marks
Church on Chandler st. THAT Ell
der A. C, Gibson of the Church of
God in Christ, Clayton and Lau-
rel SITS, had as guest Elder Jeffer-
son, pastor of the church in Hart
ford, Conn. He was former pas
tor of the Springfield Church on
Ferry st. THAT Walter Coates
is the social and teen age repor-
ter for THE GUARDIAN in Wor-
cester. He can be contacted at
80 Washington st.
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MAIDEN
UNION BAPTIST CHURCH
Req. w. L. clayton, Pastor

UNION BAPTIST CHURCH
Req. w. L. Clayton, Pastor
MAIDEN, Mass, June IS -
Father was the theme of the
morning sermon by Rev Clay
ton. As we strive to honor our
earthly father so should we seek
to do the will of the Heavenly
Father by living justly and
showing kindness. Among the
visitors during the day were M,
and Mrs. julius H. Lee, Mr., Eu-
gene R. Cheeks, recently Of the
Navy; Miss Dorothy Vincent Of
Boston; Mrs, Ursula Brown, sis
ter Of Mrs Sherman HOWE. Re-
becca, one of the cast in the
pageant, children Of the King
DOM was omitted in the item
asst week. The part was taxi
en- by Miss Ali e Jasper, most
acceptably. ~ In a pretty home
wedding before few friends
and relatives, Miss Arlease
Smith, daughter Of Mrs Fannie
Smith Of Greenwood, became the
bride Of Mr.. julius H Lee of
washington, D c, with Rev w L
Clayton ofiiciating. Miss Vora
Smith as bridesmaid and Mr.
Drew Of Fairfax, Va, best man.
Mr. and Mrs Lee left on Monday
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joined white baseball outfits II,
preference to a i'm crow league
team. Boys like Buddy Clayton
should lin any team they
please, including the major
leagues if they arc qualified. As
park instructor I always taught
colored boys that they were just
as good as anybody else and
always had mixed teams and am
against Jim crow outfits in Med
ford. We regret 10 learn that
Bernard C Josey was struck by
car wuile riding bicycle and
suffered serious injury. Mr. Hayes
Mccoy whom I saw last week IL
back on his feet greatly i'm
proved from his recent accideot.
Mrs Helen Green is reported
home from the hospital. Mrs
Louise Rhone spent the week.
end in New York and we hea,
that Miss Joan Ruone is going
to Oak Bluffs for the summer.
Mrs Adelaide Bryant, daughtsl
of Mr. and Mrs Joe williams and
nurse at Harlem Hospital, has
joined her husband Glendon IT.
California where he is a mem
Der Of the GARNER. Jones cast
Mrs Quigley and daughter Of
Harrisburg, Pa, will be summer
guests % Mr. and Mrs Williams.
Miss Barbara Ann Digger home
after teaching a year at the
Charlotte Hawkins Brown Palm
er Memorial Institute, N c ..
Mrs Roberta Robinson of Allan
ia, secretary to MIS- Brown, not
ed educator, will be guest of Miss
Digger. S-Sgt Warren Evans
expects to be home for good this
week. First local soldier to re-
ceive the Purple Heart II!
wounds in italy, sgt Evans, for
mer Mis- track Splinter ana
football star halfFack has been
recuperating aicely at army
hospitals for several months. His
ceoted young wife, Sylvia, and
his pro Il. parents, MIR end Mre
Evans Of Sherman st are over
joyed at the happy turn OF
events. Warren has a brother,
Ollie, still with the 92nd, Don't
forge TO visit or write Lieut..
Lloyd Psrham a! nevens
Thanks for your news M. K,
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M0BURN
ST. JOHNS BAPTIST CHURCH
ReU. Harold T, Branch. Pastor

ST. JOHNS BAPTIST CHURCH
ReD. Harold T. Branch, Pastor
WOBURN, Mass, June 10 -
The Rev. Judge Bell was the
speaker at services at the st.
Johns Baptist Church on Sun
day. Both services were we'll at
tended. Rev Bell is supply pas
tor of the church during the alb
sence of the pastor, Rev. Harold
T. Branch, who is on a three
months leave Of absence. A let
ter received by the church clerk,
Mr. Chester Canada, from Rev
Branch states that he was cor
daily received by the people of
Holyoke and is trying with Gods
help to mold the church into
one solid unit and asked the
prayers of the congregation that
he might be successful in this
vital ministry there. On Sunday
the dedication of the church
took place and leaders Of the
Massachusetts Baptist Conven-
ton and pastors of the various
churches in Holyoke were repre-
sented. Rev. Isaac Higginbothan
preached the dedicatory sermon.
At 4:30 p m the Mothers and
Daughters Club of the church
held a Friendly Tea for the
benefit of the Victory Drive of
the church. The affair was held
in the prettily decorated vestry
and was in charge of Mrs Verna
Canada. Mr. Ralph Banks of
West Medford was the speaker
and as the theme of the day
was Fathers, he brought a most
interesting message about faith
err and his relation to the family,
the home and OF the coopera-
ton and understanding a father
must show to mother. Mr. Albert
White, accompanied by his
daughter Constance at the pr
ano, rendered two beautiful ten