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294 LOSE LIVES
IN ship SINKING
Continued from PAGE One,

Peter and Paul, YESTERDAY, anor.
100 miles off the coast of Pern,n.
buco. The original navy commnni
que said the causes of the exnla
sion which caused the sinking boa
not been definitely determined
Details of the disaster were ~,
expected until late tonight or earl
tomorrow when survivors reacs
port.
United States and Brazilian navr
units, joined by innumerable SINAI,
coastal craft, carried out a thar
ough search for survivors.
1t was believed possible that =,
American warship, carrying Adm
Jonas H. Ingram, commander a,
United States Atlantic Fleet, oar.
ticipated in the search. Adm. In.
gram left here Saturday night
The Bahia, built in England IN
1909, had participated in conyov
operations between here and por.
of Spain, Trinidad, during the Eur.
opean war. It was commanded by
Capt. Georgia D'Avila Pires De-
Carvalho. The cruiser carried ten
A. inch guns and four 3-inch gun,
and displaced $3.50 tons.
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Over 1000 Planes Raid
Large Japanese Cities

miles northwest of Nagoya and
manufacturers machinery, metal
products and textiles. Many work
ers in the Kawasaki and Mitsubishi
aircraft plants at Kagamigahara,
five miles to the east, reside at
Gifu
Sakai, population 10000, is an
industrial suburb of Osaka. It
manufactures ordnance, marine en-
,gines, machinery, machine tools,
chemicals, explosives and aircraft
ordnance.
Wakayama, population 1875, 1000, is
80 miles south of the Osaka-Kobe
industrial 'ea on the eastern end
of the Inland Sea. 1t is an agri-
cultural marketing center, and
manufactures steel products, chem
icals, marine engine parts and
woodwork
Sendai, 224, 900, is the largest city
in Northeastern Japan, major
rail hub and administrative center
for the northern area of Honshu.
1t manufactures steel products,
munitions, aircraft components
and electrical equipment. 1t lies
524 miles northeast of Wakayama,
southernmost of the five targets.
Yokkaichi, population 10000, is
near the site of the Utsube oil
refinery which was attacked by
Superfortresses twice late last
month and the city itself was as
sailed June Is, with 1.23 square
miles or SO per cent of its total
area burned out.
The official Japanese Domei
news agency fatty declared that
the mounting aerial assault con-
stituted IAN attempt to destroy
facilities from the air before ven
turing upon an actual invasion of
our home islands," The broadcast
said the Americans already has
massed 1880 planes for the at
tack-2,000 in the Philippines; L.
600 B-29's in the Marianas; $50
Mustang fighters on Two and 1000
planes on Okinawa.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-07-10
Child Injured When Car
Swerves Into Ditch

Audrey Lee Rivenba~k, two
year-old daughter of MI. and Mrs.
l.. A. Rivernbark, of Castle Haynes,
was treated at James Walked Me-
mortal hospital for head lacera-
lions suffered when she was thrown
through the windshield of her
parents ca Sunday night, State
Highway Patrolmen reported.
The accident occurred on the road
leading from Wrightboro station
to the Castle Haynes road when her
father suddenly awakened and
seized the steering wheel of the
car which Mrs. Rivenbark was
driving, causing the vehicle to
sWerve into the ditch near the
railroad crossing at Wrightsboro,
authorities said.
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Two Killed, One Injured
Over Poor Racing Tip

LOS ANGELES, July 9.-W.H-
Two men were killed and one seri-
ously wounded today as result
of gunplay in the downtown office
Of a racing tip sheet.
Joe Newman, described as re-
tired diamond broker, and Roy Al
len Walker, 81, of Pasadena, Cal,
were killed and Dave Caplan,
known as 'Longshot Dave Bren-
man," proprietor of the Post and
Paddock, was injured.
Police theorized that the shoot
ing was done over a bum racing
"tip," although Caplan was I'M
able to answer questions. They
said the position of the wound I'D
other circumstances pointed to
Newman's having done the shoot
ing.
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Two Parked Vehicles
Hit BY Shipyard Truck

Thomas P. Denkins, Negro,
route 1, Winnabow, was arrested
yesterday afternoon by state high
way patrolmen on a charge Of op-
Grating a vehicle with improper
brakes, after the truck which he
was driving skidded and crashed
into two cars on Southern Boule-
ward, patrolmen said.
Authorities reported that Denk-
ms, driving. a truck belonging to
the North Carolina Shipbuilding
Company, applied his brakes dur
ing yesterdays hard rainstorm
and one wheel grabbed causing
the vehicle to skid into the parked
autos.
A 1910 Pontiac, belonging to
Jack Page West, Is Court T, Lake
FOREST was damaged to the extent
of approximately SIS, officers
said, while a 1889 Chevrolet, the
property of James M. Kerr, Negro,
of 500 Brunswick street, suffered
only minor damage.
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take charge Of the activities OF
the bureau"
Included in the motion was a
Today annual vacation with pay
for the superintendent.
The motion was passed without
descending vote.
It further was decided that the
superintendent of this department
will be allowed to do no private
work other than that in connection
with his employment by the City
and County.
Both the City and County at yes
terday's session rescinded the
former action pertaining to the
salary increase of William Brown,
of the tax office, and granted him
an increase of $40 month instead
of the previous $40 increase.
Heated discussion were heard
yesterday morning in the Superior
courtroom. Investigating what he
termed a general disorganized
situation around here" in regard
to law enforcement agencies, Com
missioner Harry Gardner queried
Harry E. Fales, superintendent OF
the Identification bureau, as to
where he obtained funds for trips
out of the City to return fugitives,
who was left in charge of the bu-
reau at such times, and the state
cooperation between his bureau
and County police departments.
Chief of Police Charles H. Cas-
teen, former Solicitor David Sin
clair and other citizens appeared
in behalf of Mr.. Fales.
Fales told the commissioner that
Detective Red Murray took
charge of the bureau at such times
as it was necessary for him to be
out of the City and Chief Casteen
said he was always glad to send
Murray over to help.
In response to Gardeners ques-
ton as to whether all trips you
take out of the City are on your
vacation time" Fales said, 90
sir, I'm out on business and some
times have to go into other towns
and break big crimes"
Gardner then asked don't you
feel that's the duty of the sheriff S
officer?- I understand your activit-
les are confined to the City of
Wilmington. If you vacate the Of
ice, there should be an assistant"
Saying he assisted both the
sheriff's office and City police as
much as possible, Fales added that
"everytime I've been authorized to
leave Wilmington, some individual
interested in the case has been will
ing to pay the expenses
Gardner then queried Fales on
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new MEAT RULES
SET IN MOTION
Continued from, Page One)

other regulations are being and
have. been observed.
2. That the meat will move in
legitimate trade channels within
legal price ceilings.
3. That the plants meet sanitary
standards which will be prescribed
in the regulations.
4. That meat production will be
conducted under the supervision OF
qualified veterinary inspectors.
5. That the plant will participate
in providing meat for government
al agencies as may be required.
Anderson said local o. state in
srection would be recognized pro-
vided it is conducted in a manner
that will satisfy hira that these
conditions are being met.
No specific date v,as announced
when the program would be effec-
tive, but it was expected to begin
soon.
At present, about two thirds of
the meat slaughtered comes from
federally inspected plants, while
the other one-third goes through
plants which are not federally in
spected, are under quotas and can
not ship the meat across state
lines.
Anderson's announcement fol-
lowed issuance of a Department
OF Agriculture report which ex-
pressed the view that government
price policies are partly responsible
for the meat shortage.
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WLB THREATENS
OPEN SHOP MOVE
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Continued from Page One)
continue the walkout until a new
contract is signed.
On June IA, WLB extended the
old contract pending negotiation of
a new one. It promised then that
any wage adjustments would be
retroactive and that the closed shop
provision would be continued.
BY its action today, the board
continued the old contract but
served notice on the strikers that
unless they returned to work by
Wednesday morning the closed
shop and retroactivity provisions
would be suspended.
It said it also would suspend
these other provisions of the old
contract:
Certain specifications regard
ing jobs done by union members
and how the union should supply
men.
2. Recognition Of the right OF pub
fishers to lay Oft men for business
or economic reasons, but provid-
ing for a review of layoffs by an
adjustment board representing
both industry and labor.
5. Adjustment board approval Of
any changes In delivery practices.
4. A provision that publishers
will give no assistance to others
against whom the union has de-
clared a valid strike or with whom
it is involved in valid dispute.
5. A provision that publishers
will not distribute through any
wholesaler or news company which
is not under written agreement
with the union.
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City, County Government
Adopt -Four Budget Items

specific cases when he had return
ed criminals to Wilmington.
"Would there be any objection to
your working under any one head?"
he asked.
NO." Fales declared, ''but
you've got a more efficient organ
ization this way. I spend my time
and my money to provide law en-
forcement.
Commissioner George Trask then
asked if the superintendent wasn't
supposed to get evidence and not
enforce the law" He said it was
his understanding that the enforce
ment was the duty of the police
and sheriff. office.
Fales replied that he had never
understood it that way.
City Attorney w. B. Campbell
then stated that, according to law,
it was the duty of the bureau S
head to operate the office and per-
form the duties of a peace officer,
which include searching out Grim
inals and taking part in arrests.
Commissioner Louis Coleman
said he had noticed that Fales was
asking for budget increase. In
order to deserve such a raise, he
asserted, you should be able to
show us that the amount of work
you did last year justifies an in
crease"
-Fales pointed out that the month
ly reports were for the purpose of
showing what the office was doing
and continued that he had taken
care OF increased work during 80
wartime boom here and hadn't
asked for any extra compensation.
To point-blank question fired
by Coleman asking, care you do
ing any more work?", Fales re-
piled that the bureau was getting
larger every day.
Commissioner James Hall and
Mayor W. Ronald Lane said the
governments were paying Fales to
show decrease and the purpose of
his office was to provide such a
decrease in the number of cases.
Going back to his original oues-
ton concerning the source of
funds for travelling, Gardner de-
clared that he felt the city and
county should pay all expenses
OF law enforcement officers, upon
which Mr.. Sinclair explained how
sometimes time was too short for
the necessary action by the city
or county and it was essential that
the individual use his own money
Fales bitterly denounced a sys-
tenn by which "a man can't finish
his own case if a man he's after
is in New York and he can't %
after him but has to send a deputy
sheriff"
Councilman J. E. L. Wade prais-
ed the way in which Fales has
handled the bureau and expressed
his willingness to allow the suner-
lntendent to continue operating as
IN the past. He said if there was
lack OF cooperation among the
law enforcement officers, it was a
matter for the city and county
boards to iron out.
Commissioner Hall also praised
the operation of the bureau.
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Slayer OF German PW's
Now Under Observation


b FORT DOUGLAS, Utah, July g..
-R-An Army private was under
observation in a hospital mental
ward tonight and AN officer said
the 23-year-old soldier expressed
no remorse for the killing of eight
German war prisoners.
Col. Arthur j. Ericsson of the
Ogden, Utah, prisoner of war COM
mand said the soldier, Pvt. Clar-
ence V. Bertucci of New Orleans,
La, admitted that he often had
been tempted to turn his machine
gun on the Germans. in the war
prisoner camp at Salina, Utah,
where he was a guard.
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ana, Massachusetts,, South Dakota
and Iowa-and four cruisers-the
San Juan, Springfield and Chicago
and Atlanta, he said.
He also identified IA destroyers
participating in the attack which
came only a few hours after a
mighty fleet of 500 to $50 Super,
fortresses hurled $500 tons of fire
and explosive bombs into five vt
les across a 425-mile stretch Of
Honshu.
One of five B-29 task forces at,
tackled the northern city of Sendal
in a penetration of the japanese
homeland 80 miles deeper thar
ever was made before. Other
forces battered Gifu, Sakai, Waka'
maya and Yokkaichi.
Other Army fighters and bombers
had blasted airfields in Kyushu or
Sunday and Monday and Tokyo re,
ported several hundred hit the
capital and other areas yesterday
in what appeared to be preliminary
assaults clearing the way for the
carrier raiders.
The carrier planes completely
surprised the japanese as they be-
gan pounding the capital and its
surrounding area, Nimitz announc,
ed. They hit targets which hac
not been touched by the Superior
tresses in their massive onslaughts
which Tokyo said had left some
100000 persons homeless. in the
capital.
Altogether, it was disclosed that
more than 1000 planes were in
volved in the operation, with al
least 700 actually over Tokyo al
one time. For Halsey it meant the
achievement of a long-cherished
ambition-to hit Tokyo with pow
erful forces. Previous carrier at
tacks against Tokyo in February
were made by Adm Raymond A.
Spruance's Fifth Fleet.
The assault followed a series o:
Tokyo-reported daylight attack:
yesterday in which the enemy sale
American bombers and fighter:
bombed and machine-gunned air
fields and other installations acros:
a 675-mile strip of Japan from
north of Tokyo to Kyushu.
It also came as 21st Bomber
Command headquarters reported
that the B-29's had delivered al
average of more than 1000 tom
of bombs on the japanese homeland
in 40 days through July 9.
The great five-way strike was the
fifth this month in which tota
of 10 targets now have been hi
and the wars 91st major B-29 at
tack on Japan, although a total OIL
242 missions, many of them scout.
ing and mine-laying, have beer
flown since the first Marianas-
based raid last November. It was
the Goth big raid since the knock
out campaign opened March 10
with the first of a series of as
saults which devastated Tokyo.
The attackers used both incen-
diaries and demolition bombs.
Gifu, population $4,000, is 10
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CHARTER CLEARS
FIRST BIG SH0AL
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CONTINUED from Page One)
Without suffering for that &C.
ton.
Pasvolskyb was taken over the
document line by line in committee
questioning after Stettinius guided
the Charter into the machinery of
the Senate.
The former Secretary of State,
designated as this country's chief
delegate 20 the world security
agency, presented the Charter to
the committee as a workable
plan for achieving world peace and
other high aims of mankind.
His reception, in so minutes of
prepared testimony in the crowd
ed caucus room, was obviously
sympathetic.
Speaking in deep voice pitched
to a tone of earnest appeal for the
plan he helped work out, Stettinius
told the committee:
'"Tne purposes and principles of
the Charter are those in which the
great majority of the human race
believe.
IT believe our experience at San
Francisco offered convincing de-
monstration that this Charter can
be made to work.
Stettinius outlined the general
program but left pinpoint detail to
his technical advisers.
He said the Charter is not per-
feet but he unhesitatingly called it
"a truly effective instrument for
lasting peace"
He said it is a system of checks
and balances" extending as far as
the nations Of the world are now
ready to 60. 1t will improve with
experience, he declared.
Pleading for ratification, he con-
cluded:
mo country has a greater stake
than ours in speedy beginning
upon the task of realizing in fact
the promise which the United
Nations Charter offers to t h e
world"
Thus Stettinius formally coplet-
ed his role of helmsman for the
Charter, task he performed
through the Dumbarton Oaks and
San Francisco conferences. He
turned it's further progress over
to Chairman Connally (D-Tex) and
Senator Vandenberg, committee
members who also are signatories.
The big crowd sprinkled with
CTS cheered Stettinius when he
arrived and when he concluded.
Many who could not get into the
room for the historic hearings
stood outside in a queue, waiting
for seats.
When Stettinius concluded a
message from Former Secretary Of
State Cordell Hull, sometimes call
ed father" of the treaty, was
read. Hull, recovering rapidly
from an illness that kept him hos
pitalized for months and prevented
him from going to San Francisco,
extolled the skill, patience and
ability of Stettinius.
Stettinius in his 5000 word out
line described the machinery the
treaty establishes the Security
Council, the General Assembly, the
Economic and Social Council, the
Court of Justice, the Trusteeship
Council and the Secretariat.
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TRIO BACK IN U. S.

HAMILTON FIELD, Cal, July y.
-aIp)-A petite, pretty WAC cor
val and two Army men who sur
lived a once-in-a-life-time adven'
t,1re during At days in the hidden
"shangri La New Guinea jungle
valley arrived here today and anx
io1s1v awaited a decision on how
soon they may 60 home on fur
Tough.
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N. E.. Soldier Killed
Hitchhiking In Fla.

TAMPA, Fla, July 9. UP -
SGT. Harry Pope Of valdese' wa.
killed early today when ne was
struck by a truck while attelnp..
no to hitchhike ride to Dire"
Field Army Air Base.
chief of Police ]. L. EddlngS
s.id Weldon w. Stokes, 20, the
+r,,ck driver was held under w.
nm bond and charged with man
SLAUGHTER.
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DUTCH INFANTRY
GAINS BEACHHEAD
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the Eastern end of the 18-mile
wide beachhead, where Japanese
troops set up road blocks to halt
an Australian drive on oilfields
around Sambodja and the Maha-
kan ricer Delta.
The enemy was fortifying the
road blocks with coastal guns,
three-inch field guns and mortars
and attempting to halt Australian
tanks with blazing 44-gallon oil
drums set up in the road.
But the Australians were be-
ginning to capture the enemy
coastal guns overlooking the
beachhead area, including one
five-inch gun set up inland from
Penadjam on the South side Of the
bay, according to Australian re-
ports.
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Junior Girl Reserves
To Picnic AT White Lake

About IS Junior Girl Reserves
and chaperons will 60 to Whi' e
Lake near Elizabethtown, 1or a
days outing Friday, it was o9u1u
ed at a meeting at the w."
Monday. alan.
The Junior Reserves also pid a..
ned for a hayride in the nee who
ture, Mrs. Doris Burnn,a;nta lake
will be in charge Of the whi''
trip, reported.
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The nickname of the Comm. mo-
tor carriage, M36, has b e n
changed from General jackson"
to "Slugger," according to the ord
nance officer of the Ninth Service
Command.
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MEET TONIGHT
OPEN TODAY

The office of the Women's
Army Corp recruiter, Room
2O3 in the Postoffice, will be
open today and Wednesday
from IL q. m. to $3.50 p. m. to
interview candidates for the
WAC's. Staff Sergeant Pauline
M. Carpi, in charge Of the re-
cruiting, issued a special ap-
peal for, enlistments in the
WAC's where personnel is bad
Iy needed.
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GETS CAP BACK

CAMP KILMER, N. j., July 8.
-W.H-sgt. Odus A. Henry, Ten
nessee Colony, Tex, bought a sum-
mer issue cap in Puerto Rico in
1871 and kept it until two years
later when he turned it in at Camp
Myles, Mass, before going over
seas. Today, back from Europe, he
exchanged his winter clothing for
summer issue and got the SAM
can
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Narcotic Agents Raid
Three New York Clubs

WASHINGTON, July g. U.P) -
Agents of the Bureau of Narcotics
raided four New York night clubs
over the weekend and arrested %
persons, including well-known mu-
sicians and entertainers whom
they charged with possession or
sale of Marijuana, the Treasury
Department disclosed tonight.
Among those arrested, tn e
Treasury said, was Otis Merritt,
a comedian and master of cere-
monies who also is known as Gala
bama."
The clubs raided are in Swing
Lane"-52nd street between Sixth
and Seventh avenues. Agents said
the area had been a "sore spot. !"
The arrests led to the seizure
of two persons in New Jersey and
others in the Bronx.
Most of those arrested are Ne.
groes, agents said.
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Esther Morris, who was known
as the Mother of Woman Suf-
irage, promoted the Female Suf-
frage" bill which was passed hv
wyoming territorial lawmakers in
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Briefs
STATION ENTERED

r. L. Rivenbark, operator Of
q service station at 3rd and
greenfield streets, reported to
police yesterday morning that
someone had entered his Sta
ton and stolen SAG in cash and
a tire valued at ST.. Entry was
gained by removing a paddock
from the front door, police
said
MEET TONIGHT
The Nichols Memorial class
of the First Baptist church
will meet with Miss Susan
jeanette, Building E, Apart
ment 8, Oleander Court, Thurs
day at 8 p. m. All members
are invited to attend.
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In five months over $4,000 miles
of wire, the backbone of communi-
cations, was laid in northwestern
Europe for Army use.
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Don't suffer on these sweltering days and
sizzling nights from smart and sting OF
heat rash, prickly heat, burning of chafe.
Sprinkle on Mexsana, the soothing, med
icated powder. Afamily favorite for minor
skin troubles. Costs little. Get Mexsana.
The Nome nugget., 1945-01-22
WALLACE TO
 REPLACE JONES AS SECRETARY

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.-(AP) Jesse ones today disclosed that he has resigned as secretary of Commerce and that President Roosevelt intends to give the job to Henry Wallace, over the sec retary's own protest.
 The 70-year- Texan acted on the request of the President in giving up his cabinet post to make way for the Presidents nomination of the former vice. president, who in terms of Jesse Jones, is inexperienced in busi- ness finance.
 At the same time Secretary Jones brushed aside the presi- dential suggestion that he consid- CT taking an ambassadorship.
 The President, when address ing the man he had named in his cabinet four years ago as Dear Jesse", wrote, "Wallace is fully suited for the post"
 The IoWans vigorous campaign ing during 1914 election, the Cheif Executive declared, de- serves almost any service which he believes he can satisfactorily perform
 This correspondence was made public by Jesse Jones yesterday