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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-06-06
CACAYAN VALLEY
FIGHT NEARS END
37th Division Captures
Aritao Village After Six
Mile Advance
By FRED HAMPSON

MANILA, Wednesday, Jun 6.|R
Showdown battles for Northern
Luzon's vital Cagayan Valley were
believed nearer today as the re-
suit of the 9th Divisions six-mile
advance up highway No. 5 and the
capture of Aritac Village Monday.
This carried Maj. Gen. Robert
S. Beightler's doughboys to the
junction of highway No. 5 and a
Japanese-built lateral road across
the Cordillera Central Range to a
point North of captured Baguio.
1t put American troops PIG road
miles south of Apart, Northern.
most Luzon City. and only 80 miles
south of the japanese base at Bay.
ombong, to which Japanese civil.
ans from Manila were evacuated
last December.
At Aritao the Yanks encountered
the first prepared Nipponese de.
tense line, but it was deserted
They took pillboxes and gun posi-.
tons without a fight, although they
fought several sporadic actions en-.
tering the town and knocked on,
three more tanks, making six for
two days.
Coordinating with the 37th's
thrust into the Cagayan Valley, the
33rd Division under Maj. Gen
Percy Clarkson swung into swift
movement again up highway No
II, which enters the valley by way
of the Chico River Valley far to
the north. ,.
On Monday the 33rd had ad.
vanced almost 20 miles north OF
Baguio but was meeting stiff op.
position as it knitted deeper inta
enemy territory. H.a
In Central Luzon, Maj. Gen. vii.
liam C. Chase's 38th Infantry Di.
vision captured the crest of Mt.
Lamita in the Marikina watershed
sector east of Manila Monday bu:
still was locked in a tough fight
for the top of Mt. Purro, where
the enemy was putting UP a last.
ditch battle with machine guns and
small arms.
On Mindanao Islands Davao
Gulf the off-again-on-again battle
between the tireiess Oath Division,
under Maj. Gen. Roscoe Woodruff.
and the Davao japanese garrison
flared again Monday around Ia
Gakpan Village. 49,.
. The 24th captured the village att.
er knocking out pillbox positions
This put the Yanks II miles inland
from Davao in the most westerly
advance along battle front tina
is becoming farflung. '
Another element of the oath
moved five miles northwest Ct
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LEGAL FEES ARGUED
AT UTILITY HEARING

Evidence and argument on the
payment of legal fees and expens-
es to attorneys for work done in
connection with the Tide Water
Power Co., recapitalization, occu-
pied the attention of examiners for
the Security and Exchange Com
mission at the hearing in Phila-
oephia yesterday on the question
OF whether or not, the General Gas
and Electric Corp. should be per-
mltted to receive 3,461 shares OF
new common stock in Tide Water
rover in place of the entire issue
OF old common stock held by it.
Clover Johnson, New York, rep
feSentlng the law firm of White
and Case, counsel for the Tide
water Power Co., testified during
ne day on the volume of work
uone by MS firm in connection
Sl'h the disqualification of Tide
Water.
The shares in question, earmark-
"a lor General Gas, have been held
AL escrow since the Security
anu Exchange Commission ap-
proved the recapitalization p l a n
'Oy lloe Water last December %.
N. warren W. Bell, president of the
.iue Water Power Co., is repre-
sell'hg the corporation at the hear
as ID Philadelphia which opened
Yesterday.
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County Has Clean Bill
On Eve Of Polio Season

son for alarm as to a possible out
break of the disease in the county.
We have a number OF the bulletins
issued by the State Department OF
Health which give some simple
facts and advise for parents on the
subject of poliomeylitis and which
are available to the public free and
I would like to see one in the hand
of every parent in the county as
precautionary step at least.
New Hanover County is gener-
ally speaking, in a pretty healthy
state at present, according to DR..
Elliot. The venereal disease sltua'
ton is about normal and apparent
| ly well in hand, while so. far This
wear, only ten cases Of typhus
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Long Battle
Is Nearing
Final Stage
MOPPING UP ENEMY
Tokyo Resigned To Losing
Island; Fall OF Air.
field Seen

GUAM, WEDNESDAY, June g.
W.H-American Marines and Infan
trymen today reached the moppin@
up stage of the bitter 67-day Oki
nawa campaign as Adm. Chester
w. Nimitz disclosed that principal
enemy forces on the island hao
been destroyed.
Significantly, Nimitz did mo-
mention the Okinawa fighting ir
his regular communique today. He
reported only that adverse weather
such as the heavy rains which
accompanied the landing on Oruku
peninsula Monday - prevailed il
the area
As Tokyo broadcasts yesterday
indicated that the enemy was re
signed to losing the doorstep island
to its homeland, Marines poured
across the great Naha airfield or
the Orkuku peninsula and delayed
front dispatches indicated its cap.
ture was imminent if not already
accomplished.
The airfield, finest on the island.
was half captured Monday a few
hours after the 9th Division Ma.
rines swarmed ashore in amphibi-
GUS tractors from Naha harbor
With the decimated japanese
garrison cut into ineffective peck
cts by spectacular American
breakthroughs of the past few
days, Tokyo broadcasts again were
emphasizing the possibility of in
vasion operations against japan
proper gin due course of time. %
Nimitz, commander in chief Of
the Pacific ocean areas, congratu.
lated 1t. Gen. Simon Bolivar Buck.
ner, 10th Army commander, for
his obstruction of the principal
enemy forces and the main enemy
defensive position on Okinawa,' -
he bestowed upon Buckner and the
Marine and Army corps and divi
sion commanders under him the
Navy's words of highest praise:
"Well done"
Nowhere did it appear possible
that the Japanese on southern Oki.
Continued on Page Two; Col 81
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LONDON, June 5.-P-Damas-
Gus dispatches reported new viol-
ence in Syria tonight as Prime
Minister Church charged that
France had reinforced her garri-
sons in the Levant despite Brit
ish warning and thus brought on
the present crisis.
Reports reaching Damascus said
that French troops, violating their
cease-fire orders, mortared and
machinegunned the flimsy village
of Rakka, in the northern part OF
the country, to ruins and possibly
caused high casualties. British Of
ficers were said to have restored
order after the French had been
firing for an hour.
Speaking in the House of Com
CONS, Churchill bluntly rejected
Gen. Charles de Gaulle's proposals
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"'lAough the number Of infantile
Paralysis cases throughout the ma
WILL are now double over the total
year ago, New Hanover Coun-
~ Without single case today,
wording to a statement yestec-
s'' oy DR.. A. H. Elliot, city-county
health officer.
while l don't care to 20 out on
tul pl m on the question, I am hope
cot mat Id New Hanover County will
f fsr through 1915 without any in
bsua e paralysis outbreak, and we
cbse more than reasonable
tn' u.l !, that this hope will come
W. ;, DR.. Elliot said. cat present,
altb 10 not have single case and
A0lioush we are on the eve OF the
'iieSAts season, see no rea-
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FourPower Declaration
ProclQin1s Nazi Defeat

Both Eisenhower and Mont
gomery were paying their first
visit to Berlin.
Eisenhower landed at Templehof
airdrome, Berlin, at II a. m. He
was Immediately driven out to a
large villa in the Southeastern
suburb of Koepenick which had
been placed at his disposal by the
Russian commander in chief.
Montgomery, flying from his
headquarters in Northern Ger
many, arrived at 2:45 p. m. Gen.
De Lattre De Tassigny also arrived
separately.
Signing of the document original
ly had been scheduled for noon but
was delayed somewhat by Mont
gomery's late arrival. A further
hitch occurred when the Russians
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Germany Slashed To Pre- 1897 Size;
NigHhz Says Okinawa Foe Destroyed;
6ur South China Towns Abandoned
u. S. Planes Smash
Five Jap Aircraft
In Sakishima Area

GUAM, Wednesday, June +.
-W.H-Planes from escort car
riers of the United States Paci-
fic Fleet attacked airfields and
installations in the Sakishima
group in the Ryukyus, destroy
ing five Japanese aircraft on
the ground, Adm. Chester w.
Nimitz announced today.
Nimitz also announced that
search planes of the Fleet Air
Wing One sank at least four
ships, including a large fleet
Oiler, and damaged a small
freighter off Korea on Monday.
Adverse weather in the Okin-
ava area prevented further
enemy suicide attacks against
American warships through
Monday, Nimitz announced.
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40 Nations
Vote Danes
Into Farley
WINS UNANIMOUSLY
Nation Offered By Lord
Halifax; Polled Tele-
phonically
H. JAMES C. AUSTIN
IT., press staff Correspondent

..;,od Press Staff Correspondent
GA CAN FRANCISCO, June 5.-W.D-
,,4no Denmark was voted Tn
h a;n,ouslv member Of the United
T sl.i security conference tonight
.ad became the 50th nation to take
sost at San Francisco.
because today is the anniversary
3 +be promulgation of the Danish
o oan , formal procedure was
. W. .side and the 40 members Of
W. conference were polled by tele-
' ,,,C on the question of Denmark's
Omission ,, Customarily the action
s su tbe steering committee and the
W oocference would be necessary for
admission.
Tho motion on the Danes was
offerpd at an executive committee
meetjng by Lord Halifax of Great
pTitain and seconded by DR.. Alex
.nder London of the Netherlands
and Joseph Paul-Boncour of
france Frs The proposal of U. S.
Secretary of State Edward R. Stet-
+;nns Jr., that the other delega-
tons he polled telephonically was
.dopted When the vote was in,
Secretary General Alger Hiss adj
vispd Danish Foreign Minister
Christmas Moeller at Copenhagen
that his nation had been accepted.
The belated invitation to Den
mark was at the instance of the
executive committee which in two
hour meeting this morning discuss
ed technical phases OF conference
procedure in an effort to hasten
the drafting of the World Security
charter The committee discussed,
among other matters, the jurisdic-
ton Of the executive of steering
committees in matters Of substance
referred to them by technical COM
mittees.
With the exception of five COM
mittee or subcommittee meetings
the conference was marking time
today, the start of its seventh week.
The Big Five deadlock over the
veto issue has stymied much other
unfinished business TO the conferen-
ce. But progress has been made in
other committees, particularly the
one that Monday approved the Wit
ally-mportant enforcement sect
ion Of the roposed World Security
charter.
Under its proposals the new
World Security organization will
have the teeth necessary to en-.
force the peace by authorizing the
Use of force against an aggressor.
Continued on Page Three; Col 81
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Reich Falls
Under Full
Allied Rule
COUNCIL ESTABLISHED
Victors Strip Arms, Con-
quests; Four Powers
To Govern

WASHINGTON, June 5.-(P)-An
Allied council took formal COM
mand of shattered Germany to-
day, slashed the nation down to
it's pre-1937 size and assumed
sweeping responsibility for its
military, civilian and economic adj
ministration.
Ordered stripped Of all arms and
Hitlerism conquests, the nation
was virtually to the status of
protectorate. OF all Hitler's oc-
QUESTIONS only the Saar basin
which Germany won through
plebiscite remains even technical
ly a part of the Reich today. More
over the way was left open for
further territorial revisions.
A proclamation issued at SUI
preme Headquarters in Paris said
the Allied control council-com-
posed of representatives Of the
United States, Britain, Russia and
France-assumed all governmental
functions in Germany effective at
Is p. m. q p. m, Eastern War
Time.
The declaration assuming this
authority was signed at Berlin by
General Eisenhower for the United
States, Marshal Zhukov for Russia,
Field Marshal Montgomery for
Britain and Gen de Lattre de Tas.
signy for France, the announce
ment said.
Earlier, the four Allies had an-
nounced agreement on machinery
to control and impose humbling
terms on the country led to disas-
ter by Adolf Hitler. Multiplying
every vestige of authority once
welded by Hitler's Reich, the VIC
tors assumed life and death pow
ers over every man, woman and
child in Germany.
Final disposition Of Germany's
territory and determination of her
fate await a peace conference.
Todays' agreement defines the ex'
tent of joint Allied military control
while Germany sis carrying out
the basic requirements of mcon'
ditional surrender"
The assumption of authority does
not mean the annextion of Ger
many, a separate statement de-
cIared.
Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower flew
to Berlin early today to sign the
agreement and was given a rous'
| ing welcome by the fallen city's
Russian conqueror, Marshal Zhu-
kov, who was to sign for his coun'
try. Field Marshal Sir Bernard
Montgomery was to sign for Britain
and Gen. Jean de Lattre de Tas'
signy for France. =
A third statement issued by the
Allied representatives declared
their intention to consult with the
governments of other United Ma
tons in exercising the supreme
authority which they assumed over
the wreckage of Germany today.
The declaration set up a joint
control council to govern Germany.
An interallied authority was es-
tablished for the Greater Berlin
area" which will be jointly occu-
pied. The office of chief comman.
dant will be rotated among the
four commandments of the respec-
tive victor nations.
Germany was divided into four
occupation zones-Russia on the
Continued on Page Three; Col A.
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q ARE INJURED
in TRAIN WRECK
ACL's Crack Northbound
Havana Special De-
rallied in Georgia

Twenty-Five persons including /;
passengers were injured, not ser.
iously, at 1914 a. m. yesterday
when the northbound Havana
Special of the Atlantic Coast Line
Railroad was derailed at Walthour.
vile, Ga. Eight of the injured per-
sons were hospitalized, five at the
ACL Hospital, Waycross, Ca, and
three at the Base Hospital, Camp
Stewart, Ga.
The other 81 injured persons
which included two railway mail
clerks, IS dining car employees and
flagman, were given first aid
and continued on their journey
There were no fatalities.
According to c. G. Sibley, gen.
eral manager Of the ACL, the de-
railment was caused by a brake.
man of a local freight train who
opened a pass track switch in the
face Of No. rs, 1.-The Havana Spe-
cial," causing the train to enter
the pass track.
Three Diesel locomotives, a mail
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PACIFIC CHIEF SAYS:

WASHINGTON, June 5.-(R
"A War Bond statement from
General Douglas Macarthur,
commander Of Army forces In
the Pacific:
Money means weapons. You
can't fight without them. Sup
port the Seventh War Loan"
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WEATHER

Eastern Standard Time)
(By U. S. Weather Bureau.)
Meteorological data for the "a hours
ending Z 80 p. M, yesterday.
TEMPERATURE
1850 a.. M, 81; 1880 a. M, So; 1880 p
M, 10; 1880 p. M, 68.
Maximum, 70; Minimum, Sc; Mean,
Ga; Normal, IS.
HUMIDITY
80 a. M, II; 1880 a. M, IS; 1880 p
M, 81; 1880 p. M, So.
PRECIPITATION
Total for "a hours ending 1880 p. M,
900 inches. Total since the first OF the
month, o.48 inches.
from the Tide Tables published by
U. 8, Coast and Geodedtc Survey
High Low
Wiyn;ns ton 6:14 am 1903 am
651 pm 1922 pm
Masonboro Met 1850 4:o1 am 1920 am
4:37 pm 1i;01 pm
Sunrise, 500; Sunset, 7:21; Moonrise,
2:3S a. M; Moonset, 3:29 p. m.
Stage of river at Fayetteville, 9.15.
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Continued on Page Three; Col ~
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18th BanFist Church Marks 1O5fh Year
Pastor S 18th Anniversary

Sunady - a robe with three
velvet stripes on the sleeves
representing his doctors degree
conferred OIL him last spring by
Shaw University. DR. Hester
spoke with authority and as he
preached you could feel tire
presence Of God all around"
memters said in describing the
service.
Excellent music was fur
nished by the Treble CIpf
Choir Of the Philathea Glass d.
rected by Mrs Beulah Sheppard
Hester with Darnlcy Corbin or
ganist. The church was beaut,-
fully decorated in an array Of
eolors with the pulpit decked
With ferns, PAIRS and basket
Of flowers.
At the Sunday afternoon SER
Continued on Page Four)
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Soldiers Big Time" Monday Mite
Happy Grs Coming Home
BY MABE KoUNTzE

There's question about it. our happy homecoming
servicemen are in for old time at the Boston South
Armory Home Reception and citizens welcome here next
Monday night, an Armistice celebration
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By CHURCH REPORTER

Exercises marking the 1O5th
anniversary of tine 12th Baptist
Church and the 25th annivar-
sary Of its pastor, the Rev Will
liam H. Hester, opined Thurs
day Of last week and will con-
tinue through November.
The Hon John F Kerrigan,
Mayor Of Boston, DR. T E A Nc
Curdy and Atty c Bruce Rob-
inson were the speakers the
opening night. Nov l, and DR.
James r Lesueur, church Off
aial, presided, Sunday morning
Nov I many faithful members
and friends braved the raging
storm to hear their beloved pas
tor Dr.. Hester deliver a timely
sermon on why the Church Of
God VIII Abide Forever"
Clothed in his new robe pre-
sented to him on the previous
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South End Company Now Has
Electric RrefrigeratOrs

"Frigidaire, the Worlds Iarg.
est manufacturer of refrlgera-
tors, row has an increasing
number Of ref gerators avail
able to the putIiu,' said Mr.. Lo-
max, tive Lea! Frigidaire dealer
at 1927 Trenont Street, Boston,
Mass. Construction on the first
model began in July of this
year and the finished products
were temporarily frozen in a
government stockpilt; howeve.,
the restriction on the sale o.
refrigeratoss to the public has
been lifted and Frigidaires are
now available tor civilian coll-
sumption"
Mr.. Lomax, II discussing tho
features of The new FrigidairuS
said "They have all of the pre-
war features and quality dc
veiopod by Fri2idaire. The
Observation-Disclosures steel ro-
tary Metcr-MiSer. Lifetime Por-
celain Finish, The Quickube
Ice Tray, and many other ex-
elusive Frigidaire features are
again prc0ent in these refriger-
ators.' He added, THE five year
protection plan on sealed-in
mechanism is again proof that
Frigidaire's Workmanship and
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be on duty to see to the well-be-
ing and comfort of the congrega-
ton. The Decorating Commit
tee viii give the Church q touch
Of fall and harvest time with
appropriate decorations.
The Service Committee is in
touch with returned soldiers who
will be special guests on this &C.
casion. The Dinner Committee
is preparing a delicious turkey
dinner with all the fixings. At
the same time the Church will
take part in the ChuIcr School
Enlargement Program which
calls for "a census taking in a
Continued on Page Four
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the q'la!ity Of its products are
among the best available.
when Frigidaire's first war
contract - construction of so
caliber machine guns expired
in July of 1945, Frigidaire, with
the authority Of the War Pro-
ductiCn Board, began its first
production Of refrigerators
since April 80, 1912. Following
the cancellation of all war
contracts at the Dayton, Ohio
plants on vi Day, the rapid
reconversioa to civilian output
in the other sections of the
mammoth Ohio plants and the
availability of the necessary
materials has enabled Frigid-
aire to produce a rruch great
er number of gef orators thar
was at first anticipated" con-
tinued Mr.. Lomax.
Though production on re-
frigerators is exceeding the
most optimistic wartime pre-
dictions there are still not en-
ough Frigidaire'S to meet the
ever increasing demand, but Of
ficials at the Frig!daire's plants
believe daily production OF
several thousand refrigerators
is possible in the near future, .
concluded Mr.. Lomax.
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| up the occasion. Pretty girls CT
the AKA and other organiza-
tionS will, I am told, serve as
uShers and in otter capacities
to welcome the boys back home
There will be a sparkling pro-
gram Of entertainment and the
affair will be happy and infor-
NAL and free to the public. Tru-
ly, Boston can make this a fine
gay orderly welcome to our
boys without any loudness or
cheap display Of conduct on our
part or that OF servicemen.
Let's set a standard on behav-
iour. Ard let's make next week
a pleasant event for everyone.
This means mothers and dads,
wives, relatives and friends OF
all ages who attend. It could
Weu be the social event Of the
season It should be!
BOYS ARE HAPPY
A mistaken idea exists that
the home coming veterans re-
quire a noisy and wild free
drinking celebration ending in
disorder. This is untrue mainly
because most GI's are coming
home to peace, rest and quiet
ness. They've had their fill OF
the wild disorders Of war. Many
are plain tired
you know, it doesn't take
Continued on Page Four)
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Liberal Trend Seen
In Tuesdays Election
CoIored Vote Went to CurIey

Not only was the election a
smashing Curley victory, but it
was a magnificent victory fer
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Strange Fruit
Woman Author
Chides Critics

Miss Lillian Smith, famous
southern author, speaking over
Boston WCOP guest program
Girl About Town" last Mon
day afternoon, expressed her
pleasure ever the fine reception
the stage adaptation Of her
book, Strange Fruit" has re-
ceived here vt the Plymouth
Theatre, Bost Il.
READ IN SOUTH
Asked what her reaction was
Il the banning CT her book here
in Boston, Miss Smith said she
was both shocked and diSar-
pointed 1t what size had antlc.
ipated as New England liberal
ism. Even n the South, she
said, the book has not been
banned and is being read wide
ly. The reaction in the south,
said Miss Sgni' h, is that
Strange Fruit is accepted as
the truth but many southern
ers merely regret it has been,
exposed in the book. They wish
she hadn't written it.
The play Strange Fruit"
censored to conservative Boston
standards and featuring a
mixed cast, has won the plaud-
its Of the local press.
When she was child living
in tho deep south, Mrs Smith
revealed, she BEGAN asking
Continued on Page Four
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MOS Make Merry
On Halloween

The MICS put on a Halloween
party Wednesday, night, Oct 81,
at the meeting hall, 80l Trem-
Ont street. The hall was appro-
priateiy decorated with brown
autumn leaves, Jack-o-lanterrs
and yellow and black streamers.
In the midst Of the merriment
the Hon. James N. Curley paid
the society a visit and made a
short address which was entllu-
,iasticsJv applauded. The MICS
HAD previously endorsed Mr..
Curley FOR mavor. the first or
ganizstion n give his candidacy
a formal endorsement.
Atty. Jcr:cy c. Wolf was mas
ter of ceremonies. Besides Mr..
Curley, who was accompanied
by his dauo'+Hr, Mrs Mary Cur
ley Ddnnoliy, other speakers
were the Hon. Francis E. Kelly,
the Hon Daniel F. Sullivan,
Councillor from Ward 9. and
Atty. William Jennings Patron,
eloquent orator former Shake
sperean actor, formerly Of New
York.
A c1llaticu was served buffet
style, consisting Of chicken
salad, potato chips, crackers,
cheese. rolls, punch, candy ton
les and nutg. About $50 mem
bers We're present.