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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-13
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Movement On
BATOCHAMPAR IS AIM
Enemy Fights Desperately
To Prevent New Borneo
Wedge Move

MANILA, Friday, July 12.-P)-
Australian and Dutch troops have
joined forces eight miles North OF
Balkpapan, outtIanking Mount
Batochampar and threatening tn
isolate that Japanese stronghold,
Gen. Dougls Macarthur announced
today.
The Japanese are fighting des-
perately to prevent another Aus
tralian column from driving a
wedge east of the 20-foot height
to link up with the combined forces
to the Northwest.
Other Australian Seventh Divi-
sion troops at the opposite end of
the beachhead drove mile
through cracked Japanese defens-
es Northeast of Manggar to point
two and a half miles Northeast of
the. captured air base.
Between these two columns, a
third Australian force was meeting
heavy resistance from enemy
troops entrenched in wooded hills
three miles inland from the coastal
town of Spienggan-Ketjil.
In this area the Australians were
slowly routing out the enemy with
tanks and flame-throWers.
In North Borneo, meanwhile, the
Australian Ninth Division gained
1G miles on the ground in an I'm
opposed drive toward the North
ern Japanese stronghold of Jessel-
ton and teamed up with a new amp
hibious landing to reach within Is
miles of the port.
The ground forces moved alonl
tie railroad from Beaufort and
entered Kimanis, 81 miles North
east from Beaufort, and 80 miles
South of Jesselton, while the am
phibious troops landed five miles
ahead of them at Andus, Is miles
CONTINUED on Page Two; Col. 81
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MANY THOUSANDS
RETURN TO WORK

CHICAGO, July 12.-U.P)-A back
to-work trend was evident tonight
among the nations strikers and
the number of idle workers through
out the nation dropped to less than
$4,000.
The largest strike was at Akron,
O.. where $4,000 rubber workers
(CIO) at the Firestone Plant con-
tinued their 12-day-old walkout over
wage dispute. They were to meet
tomorrow to consider return to
work.
The return of $500 workers at
the Dodge-Chrysler plant cut the
number of idle workers in Detroit
to 5000. Of these 1900 were out
at the Graham Paige plant.
A week-old strike of 5000 work
ers at the Spicer Manufacturing
Co., Toledo, O., forced shutdown
of the jeep line at Willys-Overland.
the 'Spicer workers struck to pro-
test the discharge of a girl worker.
At Pittsburgh, four Jones and
Laughlin Steel Corp. mines employ
ing $500 were shut down. Three
of the mines were closed after min
ers walked out in sympathy with
a discharged service man who re-
fused to take physical examina-
ton before being reinstated in his
old job. The fourth mine was idle
because of a wage dispute.
Work on four building projects
at Washington, D. c., was halted
for the second day when 1900 ALL
craftsmen refused to cross picket
lines set up by the International
Federation of Technicians, En-
gineers, Architects and Craftsmen,
who seek union recognition among
local contractors.
Record cutting was halted in Los
Angeles, Chicago and New York
when the International Brotherhood
OF Electrical Workers (AFL) called
out its members in wage dis
puts.
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Three Lose
Lives Wen
Planel et
OTHERS JURED
Army Sh.. she's Int o
Airliner 1900 Feet
From Ground

COLUMBIA, S. c., July 12.-(P)
"A Boston Miami Eastern Air
Liner and an Army plane collied
5000 feet in the air today, killing
two Army fliers and a two-year-
old boy, one of II passengers
aboard the liner.
Captain G. D. Davis of Miami,
pilot, and Capt. N. L. Martindale
co-pilot, said the collision occur
red as the transport was losing
altitude preparatory to landing at
Columbia.
Davis said neither he, the CO.
pilot, nor any Of the passengers
saw the twin-engined Army plane
until just before the crash.
The child's mother, listed as
Mrs. A. E. Williams of Miami,
Fla, was in critical condition at
a Florence, S. c., hospital, 20 miles
from the accident scene. The child
died enroute to the hospital.
The hospital listed the seriously
injured as Mr.. and Mrs. Maxine
Silberg of Asparato, II, Caracas,
Venezuela, and Gertrude H. Lustig
of New York City.
Names of the dead airmen and
one who parachuted to safety
were withheld by the Army.
The airliner, with both engines
knocked out, made an emergency
landing in cornfield. Its left wing
was partially torn off and the fuse
lage aft of the cockpit was cut.
Newsmen at the scene said the
Army plane exploded two miles
from the point of collision, taking
one occupant to his death. Anoth-
err, they said, was killed in an
attempt to parachute, while a
third parachuted to safety but
was injured.
One of the transports engines
landed a few feet from the plane
and the other fell a mile away.
The airlines announced the fol.
lowing passenger list:
DR.. and Mrs. M. Silvers, New
York; Mrs. w. H. Walker, New
baby, New York; Mrs. G. H. Lus.
| It's, New York; Mrs. A. E. Williams
and baby, New York; J. Lubelle,
Henrietta, NJ, Y; Mrs. Carmen
Pacheo, New York; Enoch Mather,
EAL employee, address not avail.
able; 1t. K. Griffiths, address not
available; Mrs. W. Van Horn,
Syracuse, N. Y; 1t. and Mrs. A.
c. Ulmer, Washington, D. c.; 1t.
Kenneth burden, Washington, D.
c.; Mrs. A. M. Wake, Washing
ton, D. c.; J. Hertsberg, New
York.
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WASHINGTON, July r. R -
The Senate tonight approved by
voice vote a House amendment to
the $771, 100000 War Agencies APP
preparations Bill giving the Fair
Employment Practices Committee
S25O,00 for the next fiscal year.
The action saved the much-dis-
puted agency from extinction in a
battle between Southern Demo-
Gratis and Northern Liberals whose
wrangling has held up approval OF
the vital War Agencies Bill.
Southerners had charged that
FEPC was "Communistic" and
would turn Negroes against the
best friends they ever had" Those
in favor of the committee claimed
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EISENHOWER MAY
ATTEND MEETING

ABOARD THE u. S. CRUISER
AUGUSTA WITH PRESIDENT
TRUMAN, July IL. -U.H- Gen.
Dwight D. Eisenhower, supreme
commander of the victorious Al
lied forces in Western Europe, is
expected to take part in next
weeks Big Three conference at
Potsdam near Berlin.
This was revealed as President
Truman, enroute to his first meet
ing with Premier Josef Stain and
Prime Minister Winston Churchill,
prepared to put forth two Aneri-
can objectives-for speedy conclu-
sion of the Pacific war and for a
permanent peace. His basic aim
is saving American lives first. in
winding up the Pacific conflict as
speedily as possible and, second,
through preventing future wars.
The conference is expected to
begin Monday or Tuesday and
probably will last longer than 9TH
err Big Three parleys. The Teheran
talks lasted less than a week; the
Yalta meeting eight days.
Eisenhower participation is re-
garded as necessary because of his
intimate knowledge of conditions
in Europe and his position as top
American representative in the
four-power control machinery for
conquered Germany. He has re-
turned to Europe following his tri-
umphant visit to the states.
The President today gave special
attention to the U. S. Third Fleets
highly-successful carrier plane as
sault on the Jap. homeland. Prl-1
vate bulletins flashed direct from
the Task Force off the coasts OF
Japan gave him running account
of the action which was traced on
charts by Army and Navy aides.
The President also EXCHANGED
frequent messages with SHAEF
headquarters in Paris and advance
(Continued on Page Two; Col. A.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-13
Former Senator Pleads
For Charter Enactment

WASHINGTON, July 12.-W.D-
The Senate Foreign Relations com
mittee listened quietly and atten-
lively today while blind, 89-year
old former colleague who fought for
the League of Nations Is years
ago, pleaded earnestly for ratifi-
cation of its successor, the World
Security Charter.
Former Sen. Robert L. Owen,
D., Okla, who tried to reconcile
the opposing factions in the ILL
fated League Covenant debate, told
the committee Il hope the Senate
will not take long to enact this
Charter. He spoke only few min
utes after another league veteran,
Sen. Hiram Johnson R., Calf, who
vigorously opposed it, had debated
with a Navy officer the number
of men this nation would have to
send overseas to put down agrees
sion as provided by the Charter.
The committee was in it's fourth
day of hearings-and nearing the
bottom of it's witness barrel-when
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-13
COL. HOBBY QUITS
AS WAC LEADER
Rocky Mount Woman Sue
ceeds Her AS New
Corps Commander

WARRINGTON, July H. R -
Col. Overta Culp Hobby today re-
signed as Women's Army Corps
director, then watched her own
eagles pinned on her deputy and
successor, Col. Westrary Battle
Boyce, of Rocky Mount, N. c.
Colonel Hobby, selected more
than three years ago to help or
eanize and direct the women's unit
Of the U. S. Army, told news
conference and a large group OF
WAC officers that she considered
her Emission completed.
Asked why she was reslgnlns'
Colonel Hobby replied that she IS
returning to her family and her
work as executive editor OF the
Houston (Texas) Post.
Colonel Boyce takes over i'm
mediately as WAC director, while
Colonel Hobby goes on terminal
leave before assuming inactive
status September 3.
Formal announcement of Colonel
Hobby's resignation and departure
and Colonel Boyce's promotion,
was made by Undersecretary OF
War Robert Patterson.
Patterson praised the retiring
WAC director for t"notable service
rendered to the Army and to the
nation and for her contribution
to the morable of the women S
army unit and the entire army.
Colonel Boyce said she accepted
the responsibilities Of WAC dlrec-
tor with great humility
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-13
Senate Approves House
Appropriation For FEPC

that it assured minority groups
1.-The right to work"
Throughout the war, the COM
mittee has investigated conditions
in war plants where it was charg-
ed that persons were not employ
ed because of race or religion"
1t has no power to enforce its de-
cisions but recommends action to
the President.
The Senate acted soon after the
house passed the amendment to
give FEPC funds to liqUidate the
agency or continue its operations
until more funds are provided. Sen.
Kenneth Mcclellan, D., Tenn, had
asked the upper chamber to agree
CONTINUED on Page Two; Col. s.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-13
Poles, Czechs Both Want
Rich Teschen Coal Area

Since the Ninth century this
little Southeast corner of Slesia
has been in dispute. 80.
Now Poland and Czeahoslovakla
face each other across the narrow
Olsa river which is the present
border, Polish Teschen on one side,
Czechoslovak Teschen on the
other. Polish frontier guards are
at one end of the bridge and
(czechs at the other. There are
Russian troops with both detach-
ments, symbolic of Russia's watch
full but so far neutral role in the
dispute.
Polish government authorities
are trying to temper the bitter
attitude Of Poles in this region.
Continued on Page Two; Col. A.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-13
500 Bombers Rain 5000
I ons OF Fire On Japs;
Diggers, Dutch Join Up
BLACK CATS, GENET ERIES, MIRRORS,
GHOSTS HAVE RIGHT OF-WAY TODAY

Once Friday falls the 18th of the MONTH
This it happens today-Frday the Thirteenth.
All the hardding bad luck riding today Any
thing happen anything that's At least that's
way legend it.
lately souls have been flying in the face of
superstition forming 13 clubs taking exceptional chances
in general, floutng Friday the 18th.
In Wilmington be determined be no
businesses will
Friday the Thirteenth.
Wimngtonans, like reporters
the Thirteenth? Bologna. Today is
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-13

policeman guided the gaunt but
surprisingly vigorous Owen to his
seat facing the Senatorial group.
Il represent" he said, can
American citizen who has lived
long and loved much"
There wasn't sound in the
crowded Senate caucus room as
Owen continued:
II hope you will take prompt
action. l hope you will take the
steps necessary to pass this Char
ter; and that the Senate will not
take long to enact it. The world
is now prepared to make complete
ly effective the detectives Of the
United Nations Charter.
Then, with the permission OF
Chairman Tom Connally, D., Tex,
he said
II want to pay tribute to Wood
row Wilson, saint and a martyr.
The world was not ready for his
CONTINUED on Page Nine; Col. ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-13
Teacher May Not
Get Her Apples

BOSTON,, July 12.-W.H-
School children in New Eng
land may have their troubles
getting an apple for the teacher
when classes begin in Septem:
Der.
The apple crop will be the
smallest on record, the New
England Crop Reporting Ser
vice predicted today. Inc
forecast was for 2,201 900
bushels, only 80 per cent OF the
1914 crop.
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Editors note-Following is one
Of a series of dispatches written
by United Press Correspon-
dent after a Today tour through
Poland. He describes conditions
under the new Polish regime and
the problems that confront lit.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-13
KING IMPROVES

Horace T. King, Jr., hea"
of the Hanover Iron Works.
who was injured in a fall from
the roof of a house on the north
ern extension of Wrightsvllle
Beach Monday, regained con-
seriousness yesterday and was
reported by hospital authorl-
ties in a s'fair" condition late
last night, Mr.. King had been
unconscious since being injur-
ed and for the past several
days has been considered In a
"serious" condition.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-13
BY M. :. HANDLER
United Press Staff Correspondent

TEsCHEN, July g. U.D -
Twelve big coal mines and big
steel works provide the back
ground for the wrangle between
Poland and Czechoslovakia over
the Rich Teschen area of Silesia-
an Inheritance from World War l
when it was taken from the old
Austro-Hungarian empire.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-13
WEATHER

WASHINGTON, July 12.-!R-weather
bureau report of temperature and rain
ial for the "a hours ending p. m. in
me principal cotton growing areas and
elsewhere.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-13
MOVIE STAR WEBS

NEW YORK, July 12.-P)-
Luise Rainier, twice winner of tne
Film Academy award, and Robert
Knitted, publisher, will be married
at S p. IN. today at the Church
of the Ascension, 5th evenue and
10Th street.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-13

North Carolina-Partly cloudy and
moderate temperatures this afternoon,
tonight and Friday.
The daily monitor leader., 1945-12-24
YuIe Holiday
Is BIeokin
Grim Berlin

BERLIN, Dec. 24-(P- The
notice in a German public build
ing said "coffins available only
for those who died Of infectious
disease" Nearby was a card
board angel proclaiming Merry
Christmas - Peace on Earth
Good Will Toward Men,"
Christmas in Berlin-once a
proud, gay capital echoing with
merriment and goose stepping
Nazi legions on parade-is a
sordid, depressing sight of in
credible ruins, of shivering,
sunken-eyed people thankful for
peace but overwhelmed with the
emptiness of the future.
From the Tiergarten comes a
weary procession of carts loaded
with twigs and branches for fire
wood. The carts are pulled by
old men and women who pause
by the wayside to rest and eat
dinner - black bread covered
with lard.
Long lines of pale, thinly clad
children, many crippled in
bombing raids, are waiting ex-
citedly to attend a Santa Claus
party in the magistrate building.
Each will get a toy, som e
warmer clothing and cookie
with a trace of sugar. The city's
"Save Our Children" campaign
was at least this much of a suc-
cess.
Children get their best toys
and food at various Christmas
parties given by United States
troops.
On the Christmas markets,
there are such items as women's
pocketbooks made from rem
nants of clothing or imitation
leather pasted together. A spe-
cial attraction is a hot dog
'heisse wiener" filled with
saWdust-like meat.
Only a very small quantity of
meat, sugar and chocolate are on
the black market, and they bring
tremendous prices.
The daily monitor leader., 1945-12-24
Divorce Given
Rosevi||e Pair
Joseph CORY,
Wife Are Ported

Mrs. Hattie Garry won con-
tested divorce granted today be-
fore Circuit Judge Alton Noe
when she charged that her hus-
band, Joseph Garry, a Roseville
bowling alley proprietor, ran
around with another woman.
Their 28-year marriage ended
last year. she testified. and they
have no children. Mrs. Garry
won the decree on her cross bill.
Three other divorces granted
by Judge Noe went to:
Mrs. Mable Soule. Utica, from
Bernard Soule. They had been
married more than 10 years and
separated this year. They have
4 children. Charging cruelty and
non-support, Mrs. Soule won
custody of the children and $25
per week temporary alimony.
Ward Dubay, Of Mount Glenn
ems, an ex-servicemen, testified
his wife. Angeline Dubay, ran
around with another man while
he was in the army. He won
custody of a child, two and one
half years old.
Mrs. LaVerne Patrick, of
Roseville, won second d.
vorce from her husband, Max.
She charged Patrick, an ex-serv-
iceman, had nothing to do with
her since he became civilian.
Each parent received custody
of one of two children.
The daily monitor leader., 1945-12-24
Hiding in Tavern
Lands ) in Jail
.loreeny Suspects
Nobbed in Woldenburg

Sheriff's deputies today are
investigating the attempted bur-
glary of the Waldenburg Tavern
by three youths who were
caught in the act with three
screw drivers and two flash
lights.
Locked in the county Jail are
James Pingel, 10, of SO South
Broadway, Mount Clemens; Dan
iel Rhodes, II, of 267 North Wal
nut, Mount Clemens and Earl
Broughton of 1886 Marine City
Highway, Washington.
Deputies William Woolcott
and Frank Ballor sa d h t
Charles Stein, of 6503 Romeo
Plank road, Route 6, found the
three youths huddled in the back
of the tavern.
On questioning by the deputies,
Pingel admitted that they were
waiting for the tavern to close
for the night and then intended
to rob it.
The daily monitor leader., 1945-12-24

\ UTICA - Utica High School
is a member of the University
of Michigan Forensic Associa-
ton and held its first debate on
Thursday of last week. The
question is: Resolved that every
able bodied male citizen of the
United States should have one
year of full military training be-
fore reaching the age of "a"
The Utica team composed of
Mary Walsh, Margarte Heinecke,
Dolores Altz, Jack Hamilton,
and Cornelius Radu, placed Sec
ond in competition with Della
Sale, of Detroit, 100 points; Uti-
ca, IS points; Cranbrook, so
points, and Rochester, 16. Lake
Shore, who were entered, made
a mistake as to date and failed
to attend.
This gives Utica the right to
continue in the debate date for
which will be announced later.
Judges were Charles Hill, OF
Ypsilanti; Theo. Baruch. Perish
ing High, Detroit; Carlyle Big
ger, Pershing; Ruth Collin. Roy
al Oak: Eva Moore. Royal Oak.
The daily monitor leader., 1945-12-24
Yes, There Was q Sonto;
A Tough Supply Sergeant

steamed up the best Christmas
dinner ever cooked in Belgium.
Our Santa Claus sat down at the
head of the table in his oil-stain-
ed tank clothes as guest Of hon
or. Also there was "Mama's"
star boarder, the bell-eared old
former manager of the local
gambling casino, and her two
daughters-in-law. They ate until
their buttons popped off like
champagne corks.
Mama" set out bottle after
bottle of her best wine-Chateau
something-or-other. II she put it
on our bill later-well, at least
she didn't tell US about 1t at the
time.
Bearded Jack Thompson. the
Chicago Tribune's correspondent
and the jackson" Of our press
club, even danced q jig midway
through the meal. And II you
haven't seen a man with q beard
dance a Jig, you haven't known
Christmas in Belgium.
The neighbors must have
thought: "Those crazy Ameri-
cans-they revel on the edge If
the abyss!"
It ended In a sound sleep, and
the German guns muttered dis
tantly in the night. These were
the guns that by 1945 the Nazis
were hauling back into Germany
in wintry defeat.
The daily monitor leader., 1945-12-24
Architect Of City
Plan IS Honored
Soavinen Associate
Wins Chicago Award

The recent exhibition here Of
an architects relief model of the
Mount Clemens of the future,
after planned development, Is
recalled by many Mount Gle
mems and Macomb County Off
cials and businessmen with an
nouncement that Edward W..
Waugh, who devised the plan,
was one of three Birmingham
architects who won a Chicago
contest.
Waugh, an associate of Zero
Saarinen, noted architect and
planner, submitted dream
city" plan for Chicago in con-
junction with two other Saarin-
en- associates, Davis S. Geer and
George Matsumoto. They won
$25, 900.
The futuristic depiction o I
Mount Clemens designed by
Waugh attracted considerable at
tention when shown here at sew
ice clubs and also In the county
Board of Supervisors session.
The daily monitor leader., 1945-12-24
Boy, 5, Occupies Bed
in Stronao House

LOS ANGELES. Dec. "a. R
- II was raining so hard that
five year old Jerry Phillips
couldn't get home, but that did
Mt bother him q bit.
When Mr.. and Mrs. Harold
Van Meter returned from a shop
ping tour, they found q strange
little boy - Jerry - fast asleep
in their best bed.
Introductions were performed,
and then the Van Meters drove
Jerry home.
The daily monitor leader., 1945-12-24
BY HAL BOYLE

ABOARD U.S.S. SIBONEY.
Manila Harbor, Dec. "a - R-
Uncle Sam is trying hard to give
his dwindling legions Of soldiers
and sailors overseas the merriest
kind of a Christmas this sunny
season-but . year ago In Bel
gium we had to look hard to find
Santa Claus.
He turned out to be q tough
talking supply sergeant from
Chicago-with q heart as wide
as a double e Army shoe.
There was little enough on the
surface to be gay about. Ger
many had broken through our
lines more than q week before
in their last hope Of victory and
the American counter-tide In
the "battle Of the Bulge" hadn't
yet flung them back.
Panzers had driven to within
three miles Of our little resort
village at the edge Of the Ar
dennes Mountains where the
Kaiser took the baths with his
general staff during the last war,
before he fled to exile in Doom,
Holland. One burned out iron
tank stood with silent gun on the
last hill before the village.
To escape entrapment, the
American First Army headquar-
ters had pulled out and retreated
through Liege and across the
river Meuse to safer quarters,
leaving the village streets de-
serted.
Fearful Belgians peered be-
wildered from curtained win
dows, waiting in dread for Ger
mans who never got there.
Ice crisped every branch and
made CLASSY wonderland of ev-
cry tree. Occasionally a German
she'll whined into the outskirts,
to stain the silver snow with tat
tle-tale gray and frighten black
crows into labored flight and
cawing discord. Each day Swas-
tika-marked planes whipped
down, but rarely dropped
bombs.
Because it had been our home,
and because it gave us a central
place from which to operate,
several war correspondents kept
our billets in the hotel Portugal,
a hospital little place with a
well-stocked bar, run by a
plump, middle-aged French wo-
man known as Mama the mana
ger"
She did what she could for us,
but farmers weren't coming into
town and food was low. Christ
mas looked as bleak as a coun-
terfeit dollar bill in a Manhat-
tan night club.
Then in walked Santa Claus
supply sergeant for an anti
tank battalion thoughtfully sta
toned nearby to discourage any
further German thrusts toward
Belgium's hot-bath capital.
Merry Christmas" he said.
"On K-rations and cold wa
teri" bitterly chorused two Of
the scroungingest photographers
on the Western front, Life mag
azine's Johnny Flore and Asso-
ciated Press Peter Carroll
(Scrounger: One who picks up
supplies where there aren't any
j.. 30
They broke this strong, tough
sergeant's heart with our woe
and he went away with his
truck and came back with three
turkeys, cranberries, vegetables,
candy and enough honest Amer
lean coffee to fill a sandbag.
Mama" began to manage.
She rolled up her sleeves, and
Alice, the elderly chambermaid,
who hated to disturb dust in our
- q
The daily monitor leader., 1945-12-24
Grand Repids Dsby
Suffoeotos in Crib

GRAND RAPIDS - @ - A
one year old daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Merton Clemens was
suffocated In its crib Sunday
morning while II became entang-
led In several blankets placed
over II while the parents were
rebuilding q fire in the home.