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UNDERGROUND REPORT
SAYS JAPANESE ARE
HIDING ARMAMENT

CHUNGKING, Wednesday,, Aug.
.-U.p)-A Chinese underground
report from Tokyo charged today
that the Japanese government is
feverishly hiding guns, soldiers
and raw materials to set the stage
for another war.
The Japanese are taking utmost
advantage of their three-week per
iod from the first surrender offer
TO the actual landing of American
troops next Sunday to conceal the
real strength of their remaining
military machine, the Chinese un-
foreground report said.
The Japanese are bu1ying all
heavy armament possible in deep
wells and caves and 1isbanding
as many regular troops and re-
servists as possible SO the Allies
will find only small regular ar.
my force in the home islands, the
report said.
Metals stored in japanese ar
senals are being distributed TO CT.
villain homes to avoid Allied con-
fiscation of raw materials, it said.
Heavy industries rapidly are be-
ing reconverted so they will appear
to be light industries, the report
said, and shore Notifications and
huge inland fortresses are being
dismantled and their huge guns
hidden from Allied seizure.
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UNRRA WILL SEND
RELIEF TO ITALY

LONDON, Aug. 21-(R)-Witf
sudden Russian support, a resolu
ton to send relief to Italy and Aus
tria was passed by a 32-to-1 vote
today in a committee meeting Of
the United Nations Relief and Re
Mobilization Administration.
Yugolsavia was the lone dissent.
er to the American-sponsored pro.
posal to aid Italy, but the Russians
previously had also indicated oh
jections.
While there was no official con
firmation, it was reported reliably
that the Russian vote followed ar
agreement among the Big Three or
Russian requests for relief.
Will Clayton, American delegate
refused to comment on this report
ed agreement, but on leaving the
session he said look for a sur.
prise" tomorrow when UNRRA is
scheduled to take up financial ar.
rangements.
One British source, who refused
to be quoted by name, gave this
account of the reported compro.
mise:
Britain will introduce a resolu.
aion authorizing the UNRRA tc
send aid to White Russia and the
Ukraine.
There will be a tacit agreement
that these two Soviet Republics
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CIVILIAN PRICES
OF DOT VERY Low
Bv FRANK CAREY

Associated Press Science Writer
WASHINGTON. Aug. 21.-R-
DDT, soon to be available to the
public in unlimited quantities, will
give the average householder a
high degree of protection against
mosquitoes, flies and other house
hold pests at a cost Of between
SITS and $3.50 a year. it was learn
ed today.
Hot on the heels of an announce.
rnent by the War Production Board
WPB) that all controls on the
production of the remarkable war
developed insecticide would be
lifted Aug. 81. a United States Pub
llic Health Service USPHS) Off
cial said in an interview:
"Now that the lifting Of produc-
ton controls is in sight-with gen
eral distribution bound 70 be ir
effect within another month-this
will be possible:
1.-The average householder in the
| Northern part OF the country viii
be- able to get a fifty-cent hanc
sprayer, about dollars worth o.
DOT powder about three cupfuls)
quarer's worth of kerosene anc
soapy emulsifier for mixing pur
poses, and have sufficient equip
nent to give his whole house the
single spring summer spraying
sufficient to kill the large majority
Of mosquitoes and flies entering
the house.
''In the South, where the mos
quito and fly season is of longer
duration, two sprayings year will
be required.
even if householders through
out the nation should become DD7
CONSCIOUS enough to spray theil
homes every four months-whict
would be the ideal for year-arounc
protection-the cost should not be
more than around $5.25, provided
the householder mixes his own in
gradients. (The mixture is DILUTED
With water.)
He said ready mixer sprays
would naturally cost househoulders
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NAVY DEPARTMENT
SILENT ON PROBE

WASHINGTON, Aug. - R -
Indications mounted today that
any revival of public discussion on
the Jap attack on Pearl Harbor
would be initiated by Congress.
The Navy declined to comment
on the request of Senator Walsh
(D-Mass), Chairman of the Senate
Naval Affairs committee, for the
Nays files on the subject or even
to say whether the Senator's re.
quest had been acknowledged. Au
inquiries were referred to the Sem
ator.
Secretary Forestal, it was
learned was called to the White
House for a conference yesterday.
Also at the White House were for.
mer Supreme Court Justice Owen
]. Roberts and General George c.
Marshal, Army chief-of-s:aff, Jus.
tice Roberts headed an investiga.
ton of the Pearl Harbor disaster
shortly after it occurred. Whether
Pearl Harbor was the subject Of
yesterdays conference was not dis.
closed.
Since a formal announcement
last December that no evidence
had been developed in the Nays
own investigation to warrant court
martial proceedings, continuing
investigation has been made by
Admiral Henry K. Hewitt, as 4
special representative Of Secretary
Forrestal. Admiral Hewitt's recent
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GREENFIELD PARK
HISTORY TRACED

The history of the development
of Greenfield park from a millpond
to its present beauty was unfolded
for Rotarians at their regular meet.
ing yesterday along with sugges-
tons of its great future possible
ties as drawing card for tourists
and as civic center.
Chairman Ham Marks, of the
committee, told members that Will
mington had two great natural as
sets, the Cape Fear river and
Greenfield park and announced that
the development of the lake and
grounds had been adopted as a
major project of the club.
DR.. Houston Moore, chairman OF
the Greenfield drive Association,
Inc, and leading figure in the
work, gave a resume of the his
tory of the lake, which he said be.
gan as a millpond, created by a
slave owner by the name OF
Greenfield before the Civil war.
The surrounding land, except al
the mill, was a wilderness, he said
and it was not until an amusement
park was built many years ago thai
anything was done in the way OF
developing its natural beauty.
Finally, they city commissioners,
Walter Blair, Joe ThomaSon
and ]. E. L. Wade, aided in it's
purchase for the city and some
identification work was done on
the Third street side under direc-
ton of Mr.. Wade.
The first big step in making the
lake as it now is was taken during
the drepression, DR.. Moore said
when $4,000 in private contributions
and a Federal grant enabled the
building of a sand road encircling
the lake which was later paved
A ladseape architect was hired
and grading and clearing begun
Two islands were built and plants
were bought and set out but were
later lost through neglect, woods
fires and vandalism.
Another drive. he continued, net
ted $4,000 for the purchase of more
plants and the city contributed two
men and a truck for maintenance.
Cuttings were obtained from the
plants and a great number are now
on hand. Labor is still inadequate,
however DR.. Moore said.
In concluding. DR.. Moore highly
praised the fellow members of his
committee, Louie E. Woodbury.,
Miss Allie Morris Fechtig, John
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CITY TO GET
AIRLINE SOON
Southeast May Inauguratt
ENTHUSIASTICALLY
Service Saturday :
Southeast Airlines, Inc,

organized company with
quarters in Gastonia, will ina.~
crate the opening of its first route
soon with schedule of two pas
senger planes day operating be
tween Wilmington and Asheville.
it was announced last night by
B. F. Mallard, manager of the
company office here.
Mr.. Mallard disclosed that com.
pany officials now are negotiat-
ing for the purchase of twin-engine
Cessna four-passenger planes fo-
the route, which includes eight
North Carolina cities and towns
between the coast and Asheville.
The company will use facilities
of the Pennington Flying Service
on the Carolina Beach road. Nal.
lard said, disclosing that trans.
portation for passengers to and
from the field already has been
arranged.
1t was pointed out by the South.
east Airline official that plans
for inauguration of the proposed
schedule are somewhat indefinite
but there is possibility that
the first. flight will be made Satur
day.
Other cities included on the pro
posed route are Fayetteville
Goldsboro, Raleigh, Gastonia
Greensboro, Charlotte and Ashe
vile. Mallard explained that tn,
morning flight would take eithel
the Northern or southern route
and the afternoon flight woule
take the other. There would b.
facilities for carrying eight pas
sengers day, and operating with
in the State, there would be nj
need for priorities. Mallard stress
ed that if passenger buys +,
ticket he can not be pumped
off by passenger with officia
business or otherwise.
1t is the company's plan to bi,
for both air mail and air expires
service at a later date, Malla-,
said.
Explaining that present arrange
ments for landing facilities ar
cnly tentative, Mallard stresse,
that the company later hopes tina
arrangements can be made for tn,
use # Bluethenthal Air Field, pro
viding the base is released TO-
commercial use by the Army All
Forces.
Before taking his present posi-
ton with Southeast Air Lines, Nal
lard spent four years as a Nava
airman. Most of this time wa
spent instructing other pilots o
Phys at Pensacola, Fla, an,
later he was transferred to
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TENSION GROWING
ON GREEK BORDER
BY WILLIAM KING

FLORINA, Greece, Aug. 21.-R)
Although additionally friendly,
Greece snd yugoslavia have turned
their common frontier in the wild
Macedonian hills into an armed
barricade and today the area is
tout with fear and premonition OF
approaching trouble.
Troop concentrations on both
sides are heavy. The Yugoslavs
probably have seven divisions or
the frontier, and when ! organiza-
ton and deployment of the Greek
National Guard is completed the
Greeks probably will have SINH
lar number.
However, on the basis of a trip
through the area, I do not be-
lieve the Greek fears of attack are
justified, but there is strong evil
dence on both sides of the frontier
that relations between Greece and
Yugoslavia-Who many times have
been Allied in war but never enc
mies-are at the worst point in
history.
While the forces of the two colln-
tiles square off on the frontier fol-
any eventually, the Greek Nation
al Guard with the aid Of British
troops is working hard 10 clean
out armed bands of polite al-ban-
dit gangs which roam the country
side plundering and killing and gen
orally hindering the return OF
peaceful conditions to the war
ravaged nation.
The. Greeks contend the bands
are receiving assistance from the
Yugoslav side of the border. The
Greeks assert that some of the
bandits wear red stars on their
caps like members of the Yugoslav
army and carry similar weapons.
Britist officers are cautious
about making similar charges but
one said that on several occa sions
when large bands were closely pur-
sued they fled toward the frontier,
where they disappeared.
There have been several cases
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SOCIOLOGY EXPERTS
WILL STUDY HOUSING
GAINS IN THIS AREA

Wilmington has been designated
as one of six housing authority
cities in North Carolina to be in
Guided in a survey to determine
the social gains affected by low
rent housing projects, Henry R..
Emory, executive director, an
nounced yesterday. g.
The study will be under the
sponsorship of the North Caro-
lima Council of Housing Authori-
ties, and will be conducted by
D.. Sanford R. Winston, head OF
the Department of Sociology at
N. C. State College.
The survey is being made of
families who moved mo subsidiz-
ed low-rent housing projects, and
later moved into private houses
in the same community.
DR.. Winston, through a study c.!
local court records, home owner
ship, and the participation of the
ex-tenants in civic projects, will
attempt to determine the social
gains accomplished by the hous
ing program.
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President Truman Ends
Lend-Lease Practices

WASHINGTON, Aug. q - P--
Lend-lease was declared at an end
by the White House today, just a
week after achievement of its pur-
pose-the downfall Of the last Axis
AGGRESSION.
President Truman has called for
immediate steps to discontinue all
lend-lease operations, the White
House announcement said. Thus
will be liquidated the agency set
up to carry out the late President
Roosevelt's purpose that America
be the arsenal of Democracy.
Established by Congress March
II, 1941, lend-lease has poured out
more than $4,000, ooo,o 600 in arma-
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Occupation
Will Start
Next Sunday
BY AIRBORNE TROOPS
Unconfirmed Reports Says
Naval Vessels Will En-
ter Home Waters
Bv RALPH TEATSORTH

UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
MANILA, Wednesday, Aug. ~.
Tokyo said today that Gen.
Douglas Macarthur intends to
start the occupation of Japan Sum
day with Airborne troop landings
and that he will enter Japan per-
sonally on Tuesday with Airborne
troops.
Breakfasts quoting the Tokyo
newspaper Yomiuri Hochi--uncon
firmed by any Allied source-said
formal signing of truce agree
ment'' was scheduled to take place
August 81, a week from this com.
ing Friday, aboard United States
warship in Tokyo Bay.
The Japanese broadcast said
Macarthur will land on Atsugi air.
field with accompanying forces.
Maps here show two airfields
within five miles of Atsugi, which
is IA miles Southwest of the Tokyo
city limits.
Earlier, Jan had broadcast
a joint government-Imperial Head
quarters communicate saying Mac.
Arthur intended to begin occupa.
ton of Japan Sunday with Air
borne troop landings and that two
fleets would enter Sagami Bay,
entrance to Tokyo Bay.
There was no comment from
Allied headquarters, but it was ex-
pected some authoritative source
might comment on the Japanese
reports shortly.
The latest enemy broadcasts said
military delegates of the United
States, China, Britain and the
Soviet Union will meet with Mac
Arthur and Japanese representa-
tives aboard warship in Tokyo
Bay August 81 for signing of
| terms.
dt has been widely specialized
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Tokyo Reports Macarthur
To Land There Tuesday:
Japs-Chinese Comforting
Japanese People Learn
Facts About Surrender
Newspaper Editorials Tell
People Cold Facts For
First Time
BY The Associated Press

I
Japanese down to the little man
in the street learned the cold facts
of surrender Tuesday, were warn
ed against wishful thinking and
given the sugar-coated .,ill that Al
lied terms may be somewhat lem
lent"
An Imperial announcement,
broadcast by Tokyo. told the people
for the first time that their EN-
peror had sent surrender ENJOYS
to Manila to learn the conditions
of capitulation.
The announcement was terse,
without the details, but the Tokyo
press printed considerable about
what has transpired within the en-
pire's most historic fortnight.
'.Be prepared to face cold facts
was the stark heading of an article
in the newspaper Mainichi which
bluntly said the Empire would have
to accept a "conqueror's terms. "
This completely realistic editor.
ial warned against "wishful think
ing" and said the people should
never forget that we have beer
completely defeated"
The Allied surrender terms will
be somewhat lenient'' was the
conclusion reached by the semi-of
fetal Domei News Agency in it.
analysis of the Potsdam Declare
ton, basis for Japan's surrender
Domei, in one of the daylong Sc
ries OF. broadcasts recorded by thu
FEC, said it found words here
and there in the declaration tina
indicated Allied surrender terms
as compared with those giver
Germany "are somewhat lenient.
While drawing this conclusion i
added:
1.-THE fact that they (the Allies
will regard Japan as defeated
nation and will punish her harsh
ly and severely is quite eviden
therefore, there is not an iots
of doubt that the acceptance of the
declaration is an acceptance of sur
render conditions
AS an indication of what it in
terpreted as leniency, Domei point
ed to these things:
Disarmed Japanese troops wo (
be returned to their homes to leat
peaceful lives and would not b.
employed "for labor as in the cas-,
of Germany"
The expressed Allied desire t
"revive the Democratic tendencies
which Domei said had been recog
nized among the japanese in tn
past.
Permission was given to Japal
to maintain peaceful industries
have access to raw materials an,
participate in world trade.
Indications that the area of oc
cupation would be limited entire
ly different from the total occu
patton as carried out in Germany.
The Nippon Times and tn,
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Surrender
Terms Are
Laid Down
PRISONER RELEASE
Chang Representatives In
sist On PW's Being
Liberated AT Once
BY GEORGE WANG

UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
CIIUNGKING, Wednesday, Aug.
22.-Formal conferences on the
surrender of Japanese forces in
China began at Chinkiang airfield
in Western Human late Tuesday
and the Japanese were told that
Formosa and all Indo-China terri
tory North of Latitude 16 degrees
should be taken over by Chinese
forces, it was reported today.
The Japanese also were instruct.
ed to release Immediately all
Allied war prisoners in China.
Central News Agency dispatches
from Chinkiang said the two-hou1
conference began at $40 p. m
tuesday. The Chinese delegation
was headed by Gen. Hsiao Yu
shu, chief of staff Of Chinese Army
Headquarters. Gen Kiyoshi, deputy
chief of staff of the japanese
Army in China, headed Japan
representatives.
Brig. Gen. Hayden Boatner
chief of staff of the American
combat command in China, sa
beside Gen. Hsiao.
Kiyoshi gave the Chinese full
lists of Japanese garrisons ane
equipment in China, but said hi
was unable to give the same in
formation about Formosa ane
Indo-China because they were I'm
der different command areas ii
the japanese Army.
AS the surrender negotiation
news came, however, Chinese
troops already were reported tt
have entered Indo-China and oc
cupied Caobang, 100 miles NORTH
of the capital of Hanoi. They were
said to be pushing on towarc
Hanoi and Langson.
The instructions on the surren
der of Formosa and Chin;
territory came during the confer
ence between Kiyoshi and Hsiao
They were sent by Gen. Ho Yins
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Uncle Sam Un1uraps Bit
OfNe1us For Americans

by Christmas. So says WPB. It
revoked the order controlling pro-
duction of nylon and rayon.
4. Three and half million radios
by Christmas-maybe. OPB says
the only limiting factor in making
radios from now on will be the
supply of parts.
3. The government is consider
ing modifying credit controls, but
not Wlping them out. This would
make credit buying easier, but not
as easy as it was.
6. Businessmen were told to build
all the new factories, plants and
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|U1SLINC MEMORY
| FAILS AT TRIAL

oslo, Norway. Aug. 21.-lRH
tdkin Quisling, suffering ane
|rvous, whispered a hoarse mo"
bay to question from presiding
i ldge Erik solem whether Ger
! an Admiral Erich Raeder hae
ked him to "betray your eoun-
yat first the pale defendant, on
Hal for his life on charges Of
ksson, muttered Il cannot remem-
er"
The Judge reprimanded him
Rarply, then demanded: an
FER yes or no."
Quisling finally dragged out his
Egative reply. but he never gair
gained the composure he hac
khitibed earlier in the day.
Both the Judge and Prosecutor
FmaeuS Schioedt flayed him mer-
|lessly about his alleged relations
18th German officials before the
Pvasion Of Norway.
The prosecutor presented new
fcuments he said were taken from
|erman archives. and which he
FSerted proved that Quisling had
anticipated in planning the Nazj
evasion Of Norway. One document
foWed that Quisling gave speci-
/ military information about Oslo
|prd Notifications and warned
falnst Norway torpedo batteries,
e prosecutor added.
Asked by the Judge about his
la,lons with Raeder, Quisling re-
ea l did not know him we'll"
Claustically the Judge inquired,
aiell could Raeder misunderstood
10 such an extent as to count
your cooperation when Norway
as to be attacked2"
Vulsllng did not answer.
questioned about the financial
ppoFt his party received from
Ea .lLlany early in 1910, Quisling
Nl''eo I never heard about it,"
IRE rsfnaps the Germans got you
i Aso up with someone else" the
age commented.
0snjoedt asserted that a letter
l p5..i IN Quisling's home written
Man. r.:'ief expressed regret that
,o 'u was spilled during the in
s~on Of Norway. would rather
In ~ seeh realization of my
' III l0r action in OSLO,
h. 'e n,. me prosecutor asked Quis-
b . s. was peace action arrang.
srn, peaceful settlement between
'' ana Germany" said Outs
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DeGaulle Will Spend
Night In Newfoundland

MONTREAL, Aug. I'll (P) Gen
Charles De Gaulle has arrived al
Newfoundland en- route 10 Wash
ington, and present plans are fol-
him to stay at Gander, f1fld., for
the night, it was alearned late to-
day.
Originally, it had been expected
that De Gaulle would come on to
Montreal this eve5ing, flying from
mere to Washington.
Under present plans, Gen. De
Gaulle will fly direct to Washing
ton from Newfoundland tomorrow,
p1 obably arriving there shortly
after lunch. 4 u
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NEW JERSEY POLICE
FILE CHARGES OVER
MURDER OF WAITRESS

HADDON HEIGHTS, N. j., Aug
2l.-(P)-Prosecutor Gene r. Ma.
riano sad today he had filed q
charge of murder against Howard
Aud, 25-year-old discharged Army
private, in the death of Margaret
McDade, %, Philadelphia wait
ress whose nude and heated body
was discovered in a cistern.
Aud, still at large, was describ.
ed by the Camden County official
as weighing 200 pounds and rang
ing more than six feet in height
Continued on Page Ten; Col. 81
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ments and civilian goods deemed
necessary to the war effort to Bri-
tain, Russia, China, France sNo
other members OF the United Ma
tons.
Cancellation of all outstanding
lend-lease contracts was called
for by the President, Except
where Allied governments are. will.
ing to agree to take them over or
where it is in the interest OF the
United States to complete them. -
The White House estimated that
uncompleted contracts for goods
in this country amount to about
Continued on Page Ten; Col. g.
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Reconuersion--It Has
It's Dangers 1t Seems

Gas = happy Wilmingtonians
now are telling the following
story illustrating the reconver.
sion dangers q motorist facess
A car owner drove his We.
hicle into = filling station here
Immediately after being lib
Grated from gas coupons and
gave the classic order, Fill
'er up"
As he drove away from the
station the gas tank fell off
his car.
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BY STERLING F. GREEN

WASHINGTON, Aug. q = N =
The government 'unwrapped a big
bundle of news for American
homes and business today.
l. Your rent ceilings - if you
live in certain places = may come
off very soon. They'll 60 where
wartime swollen populations
dwindle. Not elsewhere for months.
2. OPA indicated meat points
would be reduced, beginning next
month. Agriculture Secretary An
derson already had said meat ra-
tioning would end soon.
3. Nylon stockings will be back
by Thanksgiving, or at, the latest