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Evening star., 1945-06-09
Okinuwu
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are dug in. The enemy controls
perhaps Is square miles of Southern
Okinawa below the escarpment.
All gains were made in the face OF
intense machine-gun and mortar
fire and, in some instances, 40 and &c
nm. shells
Japs Try to Move Civilians.
On the southwestern coast, Maj
Gen. Pedro A. Del Valles 1st Ma
rine Division famed out to make the
days biggest advances.
These Marines took large numbers
of Okinawan civilians inside theil
lines near Itoman Town, western
anchor of the Yaeju-Dake line. The
Japanese apparently were trying to
evacuate the civilians from the area
in which they are planning to make
their death stand.
Gen. Del Valle's men moved 1000
yards south during the day, cap
turing Zawa Town and reaching
the north bank of the Mukue River;
swept 300 yards to the west coast
and made some progress northwest
toward a junction with the 9th
Marine Division on Oroku PENN
sula.
Despite heavy machine-gun fire,
Maj. Gen. Archibald v. Arnold's 7th
Infantry Division advanced several
hundred yards in the vicinity of
Hanagusuku.
The fighter heavily
hammered the escarpment line with
bombs and hundreds of rockets.
Evening star., 1945-06-09
FEA Seeks 10 Charqe
.Suez Canal Tolls 10
Reverse Lease-Lend
BY PAUL r. LEACH.

Negotiations have been opened BY
the Foreign Economic Administra-
ton to have Britain and France
charge Suez Canal tolls for our
naval and military vessels to reverse
lease lend.
United States warships. Army
transports and Shipping Admins
tration freighters that ply the Sue7
now pay tolls In cash despite the
fact that they carry men and sup
plies designed to defeat Japan and
help liberate enemy-held British
and French territory.
Although Britain and its domin.
ions now reverse lease-lend" othel
services and supplies for our troops
British ships on war business still
traverse the Panama Canal withou
charge-that is, on lease-lend &C.
count.
Even since the Mediterranean wa
cleared for a shortcut from tn,
United States to India and China
the disadvantage in canal tolls ha
been source Of irritation to tn,
American Government and Con
gress.
Toll costs are enormous. Ever,
Liberty ship going through the 100
mile Suez Canal pays approximately
$4,000, paying 80 cents net tor
loaded, 70 cents ton in ballast.
Passengers, including troops, arr
assessed at the rate of 10 French
francs go cents a head, which W.
pay even when hauling British OF
French troops.
The Suez Canal Co. has its owr
way of figuring tolls. Every mer.
chant ship afloat receives a cana
certificate when commissioned stat.
ing its toll, loaded and empty.
The Navy, however, does not sup.
ply tonnage figures to the company
Hence tolls for warships are assessed
and billed to Washington. The
Navy checks the charges against
actual tonnage and pays what il
figures is fair. The Army and the
War Shipping Administration here
pay as billed.
Copyright. l945, Chicago Daily News)
Evening star., 1945-06-09
BY the Associated Press


LONDON, June 9.-Britain moved
almost her entire gold supply from
this island in the greatest gamble
In financial history when a Ger
man invasion threatened, a Bank
OF England spokesman said today.
Every type of ship, from tramps
to luxury liners, some running
through U-boat infested waters un-
escorted, carried the gold to secret
hiding places throughout the world.
Movements during the war from
England and South Africa amount
ed roughly to $4,000,o00,00O worth
of gold, with losses totaling hardly
more than S20,000,00O.
Some of the lost gold was recov-
cred after treasure-laden ships
sank. One case which the spokes-
man called perhaps the most re-
markable salvage job in history
saw Australian divers scrape up
from the ocean bed 423 feet down all
but 1925, 900 worth of a gold cargo
valued at $1,000 900 that the ship Nj
tagara was carrying when she went
down in the Pacific.
Stores of gold were concentrated
in naval bases and other strategic
spots throughout the world-a tes-
timonial that Prime Minister
Churchill meant what he said when
he asserted Britain would fight on
even though the home islands fell
to the Nazis.
| Huge funds were moved to two
North American centers, New York
and Ottawa, as Britain needed all
the gold she could get her hands
on to obtain supplies before the
Ilease-lend program was inaugurated,
the spokesman said.
1T was moved in an incredibly un-
economic manner with minimum
losses" the Bank of England repre-
sentative said after disclosing the
story.
The situation was not optimistic
in those days" he added, land any
means available was used to carry
gold-queen ships, kings ships
(Royal Navy Warships) and others,
tSFCi o,ooo-tOil Ld1 SU SillpS.
| The ships ranged from tramps to
such liners as the Queen Mary and
the Queen Elizabeth. Sometimes to-
tai cargoes of up to $500, 600, 900 and
$500 900 900 were on the high seas
at one time, the spokesman said.
Big vessels were used mostly on
the fast North Atlantic run from
Britain to New York or Halifax.
Others sailed roundabout routes,
many circling into Antarctic waters
to reach San Francisco.
When you consider the U-boats
and japanese submarines. the op-
Grafton was very successful" said
the spokesman.
Some of that gold now is coming
back, he disclosed, but where from,
when and how still is a secret.
The British Treasury announced
today it would pay shillings and 3
pence more per fine ounce for gold
in the sterling area, explaining that
shipping risk had been "substan-
TALLY reduced"
The official announcement said
the readJustment of the price from
168 shillings per fine ounce to 172
shillings pence had mo bearing on
any questions of exchange policy or
exchange rates"
/ The Bank of England said the
price alteration was made merely
in line with changing war conditions
and must not be regarded as gold
Evening star., 1945-06-09
Super Forts
Continued From First Page.)

craft Co., in the city's southwest
corner.
At Naruo, on Amagasaki harbor of
Osaka Bay, the Marianas-b based
raiders attacked the Kawanishi Air
craft Co.'S main production plant
for the manufacture of the jap
anese navy fighter planes called
George" by the Americans Greatly
expanded since the beginning OF
the war, the plant has a total area
of 2,699 900 square feet.
At Akashi, west of Kobe, the
Americans bombed the Kawasaki
aircraft factory. 1t was their Sec
ond strike at the plant. More than
so planes struck there January 10,
destroying 38 per cent of the factory
area.
Today's raiding B-29s bombed in
daylight from medium altitude. 1t
was the first raid since May 10 in
which only high explosive bombs
were dropped.
Marianas-based Super Fortresses
had rained both explosives and fire
on the japanese home island twice
this week. About $50 struck Kobe
Tuesday and $50 hammered Osaka
Thursday.
Domei said today's raiders were
sighted at about 7:30 am. japanese
time (6:30 pm, Friday, Eastern
war time), and that they started
withdrawing southwark at about
$50 after bombing the Amagasaki
and Akashi areas. Naruo is near
Amagasaki.
The Japanese broadcast made no
mention of Nagoya, and as to re-
suits of the raid, said only that IAN
investigation is presently being
made Of the war results and damage
suffered"
Evening star., 1945-06-09
Army Board Probes Blaze
Al Oakland Food DEPOT
By the Associated Press,


OAKLAND, Calf, June s.-An
Army board of review gathered
information today to determine the
cause Of warehouse fire which did
considerable damage to overseas
food supplies.
The blaze broke out yesterday in
the middle section of a long ware
house at the huge Army supply de-
pot here, and six fire alarms brought
Is pieces of fire-fighting equipment
before it was extinguished..
One city fireman and three Army
fire-f1ghters were injured slightly
italian war prisoners from nearby
Camp Knight were impressed into
duty to fight the fire.
Colored stevedores, using motor
lifts, carried out great quantity of
foodstuffs while the flames ragged
The food was destined for the
Pacific.
Unofficial estimates of the damage
ranged from 100000 to $150,0O0.
Evening star., 1945-06-09
Hopkins, Wife Visit Berlin
On Return From Moscow
Rr the Associated Press.

LONDON, June "a Tass dis
patch from Berlin, broadcast by the
Moscow radio, said today that Harry
Hopkins and his wife spent several
hours in the German capital Thurs
day. Mr.. Hopkins. special repre-
sentative of President Truman, has
been in Moscow for conferences with
Premier Stain.
The Hopkins plane landed at the
Tempelhof Airdrome, where the
travellers were welcomed by Soviet
officials, the broadcast added. Mr.
Hopkins visited the Reichstag and
the Reichschancellery, where he
went down into the subterranean
refuge used by the Nazis during the
battle of Berlin, the broadcast said.
Tass reported that Mr.. Hopkins
also visited the central part OF
Berlin. including the Tiergarten and
the Brandenburg Gate. Before
leaving the city by plane he was
entertained by Marshal Gregory
Zhukov, Russian representative on
the Allied Control Council.
The White House said today that
Mr.. Hopkins is expected back early
next week. Press Secretary Charles
G. Ross said Mr.. Hopkins would see
President Truman soon after his
return
Evening star., 1945-06-09
3 Men Are Sentenced
In Statutory 0ffenses

Three men were sentenced in Dis
trict Court yesterday on charges OF
assault with intent to commit
statutory offenses against young
girls. They had been accused OF
committing the offenses, but were
allowed to plead guilty to the lesser
charges.
One of the men, John Ely Herrell
So, of the 100 block of North Car
olina avenue Sc, was given 6 to
Is months for attempting to commit
the offense against his 15-year-old
daughter. Sentence was imposed by
Justice T. Alan Goldsborough.
Justice Goldsborough also gave
Clarence c. Corder, SO, of the l40C
block Of Eighteenth street Sc, one
to three years for attempting to
commit an offense against an H.
year-old girl.
In another case, Justice Morris
gave Charles E. Cook, IS, colored, OF
the 400 block of Delaware avenue
S.W., from to Is months for at
tempting to commit statutory
ofenses against a 15-year-old girl
and an 11-year-old girl, both colored
Joseph J. Haley, IS, of the 410(
block of Seventh street NV, who
recently was convicted by District
Court jury of attempting to assault
criminally a 63-year -old woman and
of assault with a dangerous weapon
on her, was given a suspended sen.
tence of l to 10 years on the charges
by visiting Judge j. c. Collet and
placed on probation.
Frank ]. De Febie, 30, Of the 700C
block of Macarthur boulevard NV.
said to claim to be q conscientious
objector, was given one to three
years by Justice Goldsborough fol-
failing to report for induction.
Evening star., 1945-06-09
Western Cadet Group
Wins Nai|or Medal for
Third Time in 4 Years

Company H of Western High
School. for the third time in four
years, has won the diamond-studded
Allison Nailor Medal and the red
ribbons awarded annually to the
best-drilled company in the High
School Cadet Brigade.
The captain of Co. H, Joseph F..
Beattie. jr., II, son of DR.. Joseph
F. Beattie, a physician with the
Veterans Administration, and Mrs.
Beattie of Vienna, Va, now wears
both the Nailor Medal and the 30
year-old saber of the late Col. WAL
lace M. Craigie, former professor of
military science and tactics. The
saber was presented to him, to hold
for year, by Mrs Craigie at the
conclusion of the two days COM
petitive drill yesterday in Griffith
Stadium.
Co. A of Anacostia, led by Capt
Charles K. Mann, placed second
and Co. c of Wilson, led by Capt.
Edward Lewis. third.
The Anacostia High School Cadet
Band, under Capt. John Dixon,
placed first in the band competi-
ton; Mckinley Band, under Capt.
w. H. Bridges. second, and Roose-
velt Band, under Capt. Truman
Ward, third.
For the first time, saber also
was presented to the ranking cadet
officer, Cadet Col Malcolm McCor-
mack, IT, of Western High School.
Rear Admiral F. L. Reichmuth,
commandant of the Potomac River
Naval Command, who reviewed the
brigade, moved aside to let Col. Nc
Cormack's brother, I'd 1t. Miles Nc
Cormack. "a, a Bit pilot just lib
Grated after two years in a German
prison camp, present the saber.
The pilot took the saber and
stepped toward his youthful brother
who had not been informed of the
honor to be given him.
Malcolm" he said, Malcolm"
The veteran could not finish his
sentence. He thrust the saber to-
ward the cadet colonel, who also
had tears in his eyes. The two boys
saluted each other.
Evening star., 1945-06-09
Radio Graduates Dined

Graduates in the first complete
course of Southeastern University S
School Of Radio were honored at a
dinner last night. Director Albert
K. Porter presided and short talks
were delivered by DR.. James A. Bell
dean of the university; Richard
MacNamara and H. w. Berry, both
members of the faculty. The school
announced a summer course will
begin Tuesday.
Evening star., 1945-06-09
.Chino Again Increases
.Officioi Price of Gold

CHUNGKING, June 9 LP,.-The
Ministry of Finance increased the
official price of gold from 35 1000 to
10000 Chinese dollars per ounce to-
day.
This is the second increase within
10 weeks. The first was on March
% when the price was hiked from
$4,000 to $4,000 (Chinese) per
ounce. 1t was leakage of the min
istrys plan then which caused ab-
normal last-minute buying of the
metal and produced the so-called
gold scandal.
The latest hike had an immediate
effect on the black market value of
American currency. After rising to
81 200 (Chinse> to 81 UNITED States
recently the rate sagged to less than
1000 to l and then shot up again
today to about ! $50 to l
Evening star., 1945-06-09
Army Plan Provides
|For Reserve Officer
Force Of 100000
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A postwar Reserve officer force OF
400, 900, capable of stating an Army
of 100000 men, is part of the
Army's projected peacetime setup.
This was disclosed last night In
an interview by Brig. Gen. E. A.
Evans, who headed a War Depart
ment committee which drafted a
postwar program for Reserve Of
ficers. Gen. Evans was released
from the Army three weeks ago to
become secretary of the Reserve Of
f1cers' Association, reactivated to
support the program.
The plan calls for about four
times as many Reserve officers as
there were before the outbreak Of
hostilities. They would be obtained
from the officer ranks of the exist
ing Army, from the Reserve Onicer
Training Corps, the National Guard
and officer candidate schools.
Units Fully Manned.
Certain specialists, such as clergy
men and physicians, also would be
commissioned regardless of military
training.
Unlike the prewar setup in which
the Reserve officers we're assigned
to skeleton unitS-thoSe without en-
listed personnel-the postwar plan
provides for a number of Reserve
organizations fully manned by. Of
flcers and enlisted men.
These organizations, kept in train
ing with weekly drills and summer
encampments, could be modified
Immediately, Gen. Evans said, In
the event of an attack on the Nation.
Along with the Regular Army and
the National Guard, he explained,
these organizations would form an
effective 'neutralizing" force until
larger Army could be put into the
field.
Paid for Drills.
In addition to these fully stated
reserve organiza tions, the plan pro-
vides for two other types: !. Units
which have part of the regular
strength of enlisted personnel and
2, units similar to the prewar or
CARNATIONS in which there was q
staff of officers but no enlisted per-
sonnel.
The complete units, Gen. Evans
said, would be trained in armories
and the men paid-as the National
Guard is paid-for weekly drills. .
Gen. Evans acknowledged that
before the key parts of the plan
can become effective, Congress must
provide for universal military train
ing-the reservoir from which the
enlisted reserve personnel would Be
drawn.
Evening star., 1945-06-09
Chinese Forces Take
Town in Kwangsi on
Border Of Indo-China
e. the Associated Press.

e the Associated Press.
CHUNGKING, June 9Th,
Chinese high command an.
nounced today that Chinese
troops had captured a town or
the Indo-China border ir
kWangSi Province after topplins
the important highway town Of
Szelo, % miles from the Indo-
Chinese frontier.
During the morning of June g.
q communique said, "our troops at.
tackled the enemy at Chungchingfu
on the border of French Indo.
China, and after a day of fighting
occupied Chungchingfu. The en-.
emy's remnants fled toward Gao.
bang"
The high command said the Chi
nese also threatened Mingkian
about 80 miles from the border.
Szelo. 10 miles southwest of Yunp-
ming (Nanning) and some 100 mile.
northeast of the Indo-China capi-
tai OF Hanoi, first was threatened q
week ago, after the Chinese drove
a wide gap into the enemy's over
land corridor from Korea to South
east Asia.
Lungchow Attacked
The high command said local
militia troops also attacked Lung
chow on the highway, only II miles
from the Indo-China border.
Other Chinese in Kwanpsi re-
pulsed four counterattacks by Japa-
nese troops from outposts of Ishan
on the KWangSi-KWeichow railroad
43 miles west of Liuchow. This
railroad is the main escape route
for Japanese forces at Ishan. The
Chinese inflicted 100 casualties and
lost "a men.
Chlnese units already have taken
Tatang, a town on the Indo-C China
highway 81 miles southwest of men,
aced LiuchoW, and appeared to be
IN position to cut the road west of
Lluchow, site of the former United
States 18th Air Force base.
The high command also announced
that the japanese yesterday had
opened drive southwark from
Nankang, in southern Kiangsi
Province, toward Sinfeng, 100 miles
east of Kukong, the Japanese -occu-
pied provincial capital of Kwang-
tung Province. This move possibly
was designed to set up a safeguard
for the eastern flank of the Canton
Hankow railroad corridor.
Fighting in Kiangsi.
Fighting is said to be in progress
In Kiangsi.
The high command described cap
tured Chungching Flu as being 18
miles northeast of the Indo-China
town of Caobang.
The communique disclosed that
the japanese once had used Gao
bang as a base for attacking
KWangsi
Elsewhere in China a fresh series
OF offensive operations was launched
by Chinese planes. They attacked
Kukiang, Yangtze port southeast of
Hankow, blasted bridges on the
Peiping Hankow and Tatung Pu-
chow railroads and one mission at
taxed Kukong, on the Canton
HankoW railroad, 125 miles north of
Canton, where three steamers were
set af1re and % barges were de-
stroyed.
Evening star., 1945-06-09
Rites for Nan Jervey, 5,
To Be Held Today

Funeral services for Nan Barney
Jervey, 5-year-old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Jervey, Sill Watson
street NV, will be held at 2 pm.
today at the child's home. She died
Thursday at Children's Hospital.
Burial will be in Arlington Gene
tery
Evening star., 1945-06-09
Britain Hid Vast Gold Hoard
Throughout World Durinq War

point nor as made IN anticipation
of Breton Woods.
A Bank of England spokesman
said at press conference, There is
no question at the moment of re-
storing free market for gold. Ex-
change controls will be maintained"
The government. he said, still keeps
checks to prevent speculation in
gold by any commercial banks or
brokers
Evening star., 1945-06-09
Truman Won't Attend
Eisenhower Session

President Truman will not attend
the joint session of Congress which
will honor Gen. Eisenhower a week
from Monday, it was announced al
the White House today.
Evening star., 1945-06-09

DISCHARGE PAPERS PHOTOSTATED-Lt Col William !.
Heale Get A, retired gives Harold Cook Easey
street. Silver Spring photosta of his discharge
capt Ronald L. Mcdonald president Service Aid
Council of Montgomery County Draft which spon
sors the service looks The photosta
the Community Center at Jesup Blair Park Spring
Staff
Evening star., 1945-06-09

BLACK COCKER, r1eighborhood North Ed.
son ST., Arlington. Call CHI. 5S14.
Evening star., 1945-06-09
LosT-RATIok BOOKS.

"a" GAS COUPON BOOK, bearing nam
Gordon A. Mosteller, 2607 s. Wayne st
Arlington, Va Reward.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-26

Paramount has filmed Texas Gui-
mans exciting story in a riot Of color,
with a cavalcade Of hit tunes, and
at a mile "a minute pace Betty Hut
ton co-stars with Arturo de Cordova
who plays her racketeer sweetheart,
and she's wonderfully supported by
Barry Fitzgerald, Charlie Ruggles
and Bill Goodwin, in a picture so
good that Paramount has chosen it
to lead off the year that marks
Paramount's Third Of a Century
Of Entertaining the World.
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-25

ALMOST HIDDEN from view mid the
~ clutter of an old, old attic, stands
the little worn chair.
Long, long ago when the chair was
shiny new, It's tiny rockers were en-
chapted wings to a quaint little girl, as
they carried her and her faxen haired
doll into the land Of make believe.
The little girl and her little chair do
not belong TO the modern world Many
things have changed since those dis
tant days
But one thing remains the same As
long as little girls play house, as long
as lovers plan a rose covered cottage, as
long az men build dreams all roads to
the heart vii lead TO home.
Out of the dreams from which homes
are planned, has come the Dealer in
Furniture first as a Craftsman whose
designs bore the hallmark of his own
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-25

BATTLE CREEK Noy q The
Amy today began removing tttt
carloads of food which had been
he d in the Post Products Co
warehouses here during a nine
week strike of the local Cereal
Workers Union tGi0t.
Rep Paul Shatcr had charged
IN Congress that the army was
unable TO move this food because
OF the strike. The army. however
had made no demands for removal
OF the foodstuffS. which included
10 carloads of bacon.
All the food is being repaCked
for overseas shipment.
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-25
Resume State Fair, Armv Hou|s Food
Committee Says At Struck Plant

Postwar revival o.. 'rr NcN-an
State Far In Detroit VIII mo-
proved ItCIN'C> n a.l depart
mcpt>. ua> been recommended ny
Ia cillen, committee appointed by
Federal Judge Frank A. Picard
4maANerpet- -eemmttt-e-ehatr.
man said
"Our recommendations include
ncw ngNat the fair
grounds for the display of the
states manufactured products,
adequate facilities for the MiChi-
gan III club boys and girls and
better means of displaying farm
products, equipment and live
stock of all kinds"
The army has indicated u Will
lurn- -cNur- tho State Fair Grounds
hy Jan ! The committee pointed
out that the present far site IS
hy tar The most advantageous Tor
statewide exhibitions.
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-25
\ ROCKING CHAI]

skill; later as an itinerant Merchant
whose wondrous wagon always held
little rocking chairs for the wide-eyed
Susans of remote settlements; and then,
aS4he land blossomed into villages and
cities, his store became the hub around
which communities developed
Now throughout the land, service
stars are giving way to lights of vel
come home And soon your Retailer of
Furniture will have bountiful stocks of
all the bright new comforts and con-
veniences that have been created for
your happiness.
No, we don't make rocking chairs
for Susan but living room furniture
by international" will be an important
contribution to the service which your
dealer will render you in your plans for
new and better furniture
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-25
Jewish War Veterans
Hit al Racket GROUPS

ATLANTIC 'CfTY. Nov. ~
HNS > The Jewish war veterans
struck vigorously today al what
the organization termed "phony
and racket groups which it aC-
cused of being fronts for sub.
VeTSiVe and un-Amcrican causes.
4 spokesman said one resolution
eeRdemHiHg abHSc Of naIi-frank-
ing privileges referred particularly
10 Senator Bilbo and Rep. Ran
kin, both OF MISSISSIPPI.