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Evening star., 1945-12-13
AAF Merges Pacific
Units; 8,200-P|ane
Peace Force Planned

Merger of all Army Air Forces
units in the Pacific, both tactical
and strategic, into a single new
Pacific Air Command under Gen.
George c. Kenny, who headed the
wartime Far Eastern Air Forces, was
announced last night.
The new Setup combines the 5th,
7th and 18th Air Forces of the Far
Eastern Command, and the 9th and
Goth Air Forces, which operated the
B-29s. The merger places a single
mobile striking force at the disposal
of Gen. Douglas Macarthur, as su-
preme commander.
The Pacific Air Command, it was
said, does not include the 10th and
l4th Air Forces in China, which are
on the point of being deactivated,
nor the 18th Air Force in the Alas
kan area.
Peace Strength Proposed.
At the same time, details of the
Army Air Forces own plan for a
permanent peacetime strength of
400,055 men and 5000 planes, en-
bracing 70 combat groups, were
disclosed by an AAF spokesman. The
personnel includes $4,000 officers
and warrant officers. This regular
force would be supplemented, under
the plan, by a strengthened reserve
of about 5000 planes comprising
units of the Organized Reserves, the
National Guard and ROTC.
There would also be maintained
5000 planes in the pipeline" NOV
ing up all the time from factories
for replacement purposes, it was
explained.
This Idea" of a peacetime air
force, the spokesman said, has been
approved by the War Department
for planning purposes" 1t is
downward revision of 100000 men
from the figure estimated by Gen. H.
H. Arnold before congressional
committee when discussing the
peacetime needs of the AAF. Gen.
Arnold had suggested 10000 officers.
AS outlined, the 10 combat groups
would take over all functions of
land-based aircraft, apparently
leaving the Navy and Marine Corps
with only carrier based activities.
AAF officials are reluctant to 60 into
details of this phase of the plan.
The spokesman said that a sub
Evening star., 1945-12-13

SANTA part Of the 10 combat groups
would constitute a mobile striking
force" available for the United Ma
tions Organization for emergency
employment with other interna-
tional aircraft.
As outlined yesterday, the 10 com.
bat groups of the regular air force
would be made up of rs groups Of
B-29 heavy bombers; Is groups ot
fighter planes of all types; groups
Of medium and light bombers fol
ground support; 10 groups of trans
ports and troop carriers and prac-
tical reconnaissance groups.
It was expected the National
Guard units, or squadrons, would
number about 80, dependent on the
action of the States.
Evening star., 1945-12-13

Il.u l...o =, IS rockets now being
developed will fit into the overall
picture is now being studied by the
air forces.
The AAF spokesman said consid-
Grafton also is being given to a sep
arate Air Academy, or West Point
Of the Air." but this suggestion has
not advanced to the point of select
ing possible locations.
Evening star., 1945-12-13

both Americans and FIJI, LIMOS &rt
Implicated is the greatest headache
Of military and civil authorities In
the Manila area"
Zone sea captain reports that
armed gangs in speed boats are
going out to anchored ships in the
Evening star., 1945-12-13
Gongsterism Reported
Widespread in MoniIu

BY the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 13.-Rob-
ert Stewart of the Mutual Broad
casting System in Manila, reported
yesterday that gangsterism in which
Evening star., 1945-12-13

--,.-...-', iooUing equipment and per-
sonnel gear" Mr.. Stewart said.
He added that American Military
Evening star., 1945-12-13

T ulice were riding jeeps side saddle
shooting from the hip In chasing
down stolen trucks"
Evening star., 1945-12-12
} SHOPPING DAYS BEFORE c
They're here now! Good ELI LECTR|(

And we mean GOOD kind you've been waiting long, long
fnd Sturdy copoc constructed postwar models tot the
cold damp rooms . turning frendywor
swift efficiency AC or DC operation.
Evening star., 1945-12-12

(ShoaD'a Right)
TRILMoNT SAFETY HEATER spe-
ciolIy constructed to allow heoted air
column to rise vertically, diffusing
heat energy horizontally in all direc-
tions at all levels for even circuIo-
tion. Completely sofe for children
because all coils are encosed. Can
be costly transferred to any port Of.
the house ouse----------.---s33
BUY ON OUR CONVENIENT
BUDGET PLAN
Evening star., 1945-12-12
USE OUR BUDGET PLAN

when purchasing home furnishings totoine
SIS or more Make small down payment,
balance over operiod Of months plus small
service c ooree
CREDIT OFFICE . sIxTg FLOOR
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180-Legal

NOTICE
PERSONS desiring a marriage license
IN Scuth Carolina. Must file with tho
Judge of Probate an application "a hours
before the license can be issued. Write
the undersigned for application blank
FIJI out blank and mail to office Of
Judge of Probate, Conway Wait "a hours
then come for license and marriage,
must have the full names, ages. race
and places of residence and signatures
of both parties
H. E. BLANTON,
Judge OF Probate
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DAVIS TO ATTEND
RALEIGH MEETING

c. c. Davis, of Wilmington. mem
Der of the Safe Eoard Of
Examiners of Plumbing and Heat
ing Contractors, will 60 to Rale' Oh
in August when the Board convenes
the 22nd, 23rd and Oath, for the
purpose of examining applicants.
w. F. Morrison, Executive Sec
cretary of the Board, anticipates
the largest number of applicants
ever to appear for State qualifi-
cations. He said this is due in part
to returning service men who have
taken v n t age of specialize
ed courses offered by or Armed
Forces. Up to the present time the
following applications have been re-
az sted: 40 for Plumbing, 81 for
Heating and for Air Conditioning.
including requests f r o m other
States. Due to the large number Of
applicants the Board will hold this
series of examination in Page Hall
at State College, Raleigh, N. C.
The examinations will begin
promptly at 800 AM, August %
nd. and will end at 900 PM.
August oath.
Applications must be hleu at the
office of h Executive Secretary,
Raleigh, N. c. not later than mid
night August 18th.
The Board is composed of the fol
lowing members. w. H. Sullivan,
C h r m n, Greensboro; L. L.
Vaughan, vice chairman, Raleigh;
j. M. Jarrett, secretary and treas
'urer, Raleigh; R. V. Sisk, Charlotte,
DR.. H. C. Baity, Chapel Hill; R. H
Haley, Charlotte; and C c. Davis,
| Wilmington.
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Clinton Man Awarded
Air Medal At Saipan

HEADQUARTERS U. S. 73RD
BOMB WING, SAIPAN-Delayed
combat crewmen OF
Americas mighty Superfortresses
based on Saipan island have won
the Air Medal fo- their part in
numerous successful missions over
the Japanese homeland.
The decorated crewmen, who
serve with the wing commanded by
Brig. Gen. Emmett O'Donnell, OF
Jamaica, N. Y, are members Of
the first BIG crews to bomb
Tokyo. Some We're on the initial
strike against that city in Nov.
1944-An attack led by General
O'Donnell in person.
Those who won Air Medals in
clude:
North Caroiia
Second It. Lowell D. Sharrett,
Rd. /, Dudley; Capt. James B.
Lampley, Hendersonville; Capt.
James M. Campbell, Greensboro;
T-Sgt. Paul w. Garter Rd. 4, Gin.
ton, and Capt. James M. Moore,
Granite Falls.
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EXECUTORS NOTICE

500 EXECUTORS NOTICE -
Having this day qualified as Executors
of the Last Will and Testament OF Fos-
ter F. Burnett, late of the County of
New Hanover, deceased; this is to give
notice to all persons having claims
against the estate of the said Foster F.
Burnett, to please present them to the
undersigned. at the banking house of
the Wilmington Savings & Trust Com
pany. Wilmington. NJ c.. on or before
the 7th day Of June, 1916, or this notice
will be plead in bar of their recovery.
All persons endebted to the estate of
said Foster F. Burnett will please make
immediate payment.
This June 9th, 1945.
Wilmington Savings & Trust Co.,
By RICHARD S. ROGERS,
Vice President and Trust Officer
& Celeste Marie Burnett Eaton.
Executors
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Maxton Air Base Man
Found Dead At Barracks

LAURINBURG M XTON
ARMY AIR BASE, July 11.-P)-
Pvt. Henry E. Bourque of Boston
was found strangled with a belt
early today in a detention room
of the base guard house of this
army air base, Col. E. P. Curry,
commanding officer, announced.
Col Curry said board of offices
had been appointed to make an
investigation but no other details
were disclosed.
Bourque is survived by his wife
who lives in St. Boston.
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CAROLINA BEACH

4-ROoM HOUSE UNFURNIsHED. ALSO
nursery and kitchenette, wired for
electric or gas. Garden and large shady
lawn II S. Washington, Sunset Park
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DISCHARGE ORDERED

NEW BERN, July l1.--No objec.
tons having been filed here in
Federal court, Roderick Daven-
port will be discharged from bank
ruptcy, it has been learned from
Mrs. Matilda H. Turner, deputy
clerk of court. Davenport is under
Indictment for his small-lending
and big-borrowing operations in an
allegedly unlicensed b an k n G
business last year through eastern
North Carolina.
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Having qualified as Administrator of
the estate of Preston c. Smith, deceased,
late of New Hanover County, this is to
notify all persons having claims against
said estate to present them to the under
signed on or before the 10th day of July,
1916 or tits notice will be pleaded in bar
II their recovery.
All persons indebted to said estate will
please make immediate payment.
This the 10th day of July. 1945.
A. B. SMITH,
Administrator of the Estate of
PRESTON C. SMITH.
507 Nun Street Wilmington. N c.
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Wilmington Officer
Gets Davis Opening

CAMP DAVIS, July 11.-Captain
James Lee Williams, son of Mrs.
Bessie Griffith Williams, 21o
Brookwood Ave-, Wilmington, mas
been assigned as assistant military
personnel officer in the awards
and decorations section at Camp
Davis.
The captain is a former bombar.
der with n missions on his com.
bat record. He has been awarded
the DFC with one oak leaf cluster
the Air Medal with eight clusters
and the Distinguished Unit Badge
Prior to his entrance into the
service in April, 1912, ne was as
ISOLATED with the Atlantic Coast
Line Railroad.
The Nile river is about 1900
miles long.
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AMG IS ACCUSED
OF MISTREATING
JEWS IN GERMANY
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and Austria the Jews who wish to
leave.
Want To Be Evacuated
The majority of Jews in Ger
many and Austria want to be eva
cuated to Palestine now, Harrison
said, and 1.-THE issue of Palestine
must be faced"
He recommended that the United
States appeal to Britain for "rea-
sonable extension or modifica ton"
of the British White Paper of 1899
which allowed limited emf
grafton of Jews to Palestine, but
these quotas were exhausted last
month.
Harrison said that there is no
acceptable or even decent solution
for the future of many European
Jews other than Palestine, and
that he was making such a state
ment on a purely Humanitarian
basis with no reference to ideolo-
gical or political considerations"
His report began with detail.
ed section on the conditions Of
Jews in Germany and Austria.
Highlights of those conditions:
l. Three months after We day
many Jewish displaced persons
still were living under guard be,
hind barbed wire fences in camps
built by Germans for slave labor
ers and Jews amidst crowded,
frequently unsanitary and general
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BIuenthenthal Field
On Inactive Status
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must apply to the Civil Aeronau-
tics Boards for permission through
them to use the Arny's facilities
at Bluethenthal Air field. 1t was
not known 10 local or Washington
officials yesterday whether or not
this step had been taken by Ma
tional Airlines. There were isdi-
cations from Army officials as long
as a month ago, however, that they
were willing to grant permission
for commercial use of the field
upon receipt of NAILS application.
With the Army's repeated assur-
ance of it's willingness to cooperate
in this matter, local officials were
agreed that further action should
be taken Immediately to hasten
the institution of airline services
here.
Addison Hewlett, chairman Of
the Board of County Commission
ners, said that the War depart
ment's announcement regarding
the field made it seem necessary
to take immediate advantage of its
action through efforts to get the
airline established.
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Americas Slated To Talk
Moves Against Argentina

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29.-P)-
Urgent consultations among 20
American Republics on possible
actions against the government of
Argentina appeared certain today.
Spruille Bradden, ambassador to
Argentina who has just returned
here to become assistant Secretary
of State for Latin American af-
fairs, began conferences with top
American officials. The talks pro-
vide q review of this country's
whole policy toward the Argentine
regime.
Authorities considered it ine-
vitable that Braden's report, at
least in substance, will be passed
on as quickly as possible to the
governments of all other western
Hemisphere nations except A-gen-
tina and the views of those gov
ernments will be sought.
Argentina's reply to cautious
United States diplomatic warning
against repressive measures fell
on deaf ears here. John M. Cobot,
ranking diplomat at the embassy
in Argentina now that Braden is
back here, informed Foreign Min
lister Juan Cooke that widespread
arrests and suspension Of Demo
cratic rights in Argentina over
the past several days would have
a "deplorable effect" on Ameri-
can public opinion.
Cookies defense was that the
measures were necessary to put
down conspiracy and avoid
grave happenings. O + + icialS
here privately make plain that
Washingtons policy is to favor
the growth of democracy in Ar
gentina even if it means the peo-
Pile GUST the milharist government
through whatever means are nee
essaTy.
The very strong impression here
is that the government at Buencs
Aires took advantage of an abor-
tive revolutionary attempt to crack
down on all ant i-g overnment
groups and leaders in the coun-
try-whether they were revolution
airy or not.
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VINS0N PREPARES
TAX-CUTTINC PLAN

WASHINGTON, Sept o. Up :
Secretary of the Treasury Fred M.
Vinson polished off today the ad-
ministration' plan for the first
peace-time tax-cutting bill.
Monday he will take it to Capitol
Hill, where some tax leaders ex-
pect him to propose only moderate
trimming on this basis:
1. Repeal in 1916 of the 8 per cent
normal tax on individuals, or an
adjustment of exemptions under
this tax so as to relieve the burden
on families with small income. Out
right repeal of the tax, successor to
the old victory levy, would re-
move around 100000 persons
from the tax rolls completely. It
would reuce overall tax liabilities
by about $4,000, 100000.
2. Elimination of the per cent
excess profits tax on corporations,
imposed in wartime. This would
uRQLen COIpOl d llOIi OoI oSio Ny
about 100000, 900.
8. A definite cutoff date for high
wartime excuses, which doubled
federal retail levies on such things
as fur coats, jewelry and cos
metics. Vinson regards sales and
high excuses as not only unfair to
low income groups, but also as
restriction of markets for bust
ness.
Vinson did not discuss in advance
the proposals he will make for
"quickie' postwar tax cutting.
Speculations on Capitol Hill, al
though drawn from treasury and
the secretary's previous tax policy
statements, may not conform with
Mondays recommendations.
The tall, gray Kentuckian will be
the first treasury secretary in 16
years to carry to Congress plans
for reducng-not boosting-taxes.
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Three u. S. Airmen Were Tied
To Crosses Before Execution

were wrapped in silk and marked
in English: ''U. S. A. commissioned
officers ashes"
The three executed filters were
End 1t. Dean Hallmark, Dallas.
Tex; End 1t. William Glover Far
row, Washington and Darlington,
S. c., and Sgt. Harold A. Spatz.
Lebo, Kan.
Some 10 Chinese families living
beside the road near the field were
always driven to cover by the Japa-
nese when executions took place
to prevent their witnessing the kill
ings. They said they did not speci-
fically remember the Americans
being shot. Japanese murder
squads arrived at the field three or
four times month, they said.
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Two Youths Rescued
After Launch Sinks
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Continued from Page One)
cued by a Coast Guard picket boat
and a New York Central Railroad
tug. They were taken to the 69th
street pier in Brooklyn and rushed
to the hospital.
James Corbett, who has been at
tached to the Army Transport Com
mand for the past year, had just
returned from a two months trip
to the European Theatre, his mo-
Their, Mrs. j. Irving Corbett, said.
yesterday and was scheduled. to
come home Monday. Since he has
been with the A. T. c., he has made
five trips to Europe aboard hos
pital ships returning wounded to
this country.
Though young Wilfant's parents
could not be reached, it was not
believed that his condition was
serious either. since only one of
the survivors, James E. Curtin of
st. Paul, Mimi. was considered
yesterday to be in critical con-
dition.
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SHANGHAI, Sept. 29.-W.D- The
three American fliers sentenced to
death after Maj. Gen. James H.
Doolittle's 1912 raid on Tokyo were
tied to low wooden crosses and shot
in a field some five miles from
downtown Shanghai.
The field already was bathed with
the blood of more than 1000 Chin
csc who were beheaded or shot in
a Confucian temple some 100 yards
from the spot where the Americans
were killed.
Bodies of he Chinese were dump
ed into pits in the field, but the
three Americans were given the
questionable courtesy of cremation.
Their ashes were placed in urns
enclosed in white boxes. The boxes
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M'ARTHUR CUTS JAP
CONTROL OVER PRESS
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China, Korea and the Philippines,
which once fed victorious Japan,
are inadequate to feed even those
liberated peoples.
eve aren't going into any pro-
gram ike that Feeding the jap
anese) without consulting Washing
ton" Kramer asserted. adding
that he assumed "Japan isn't 60
ing to be treated equally with the
Allied nations"
Fuel Short
The japanese commerce min
istry contributed to the dreary pic
ture with a report that firewood,
charcoal coal, petroleum, soap,
matches, n paper for windows
were critically short in Tokyo,
Osaka and adjacent rural areas.
The japanese government al
ready has been told to see that
there is an equitable distribution
of short commodities, but appear
ed so apathetic toward the people S
plight that today Macarthur had to
order it to work non combatant
shipping around h clock seven
days week to keep supplies NOV
ing.
The Japanese also were instruct
ed to operate shipyards "a hours
a day to build the vessels needed
to provide for the hungry popula-
ton.
Despite the shipping shortage,
permission was granted for eight
small coastal vessels to evacuate
5000 military personnel from the
islands of Tsushima and Xxi off the
east coast of Korea.
The Japanese War ministry re-
ported to Macarthur that 1888, 634
officers and men of the home army
had been demobilized and only 416,-
366 remained in uniform. Demobil-
ization was complete in northern
Honshu and in much of the region
to the south. H..
Domei agency reported that the
Japanese army and navy general
staff, the ''brains" of the military
machine, would be abolished Sun
day. Imperial headquarters already
has disbanded.
Premire Higashi-Kuni meanwhile
H. lo1x,, - tho council of ap.
proximately As government Of
ficials which will amend election
laws governing the diet. Redlstrlct-
ing is one reported objective.
The man responsible for the
Pearl Harbor assault, former Pre-
mier Hideki TOTO, was SO Tar re-
covered from a bungled attempt at
suicide that doctors said ne shortly
would be moved to Jail outside To-
kyo. to await possible trial as
war criminal.
MacArthur's order commanding
the Imperial government to lift
OIL "neacetime and wartime re-
sr.;.+;ons of freedom of press and
communications struck at the
roots Of the long-drawn Japanese
policy of policing the thoughts of
" In effect, the Supreme comman-
der told the government that he
would do all the policing of sources
of public information. and its
sc *, ,,,o sn't needed.
The japanese press thus was LETT
eraa If it chose to discuss the
,rv of the court, which the
ra;,;+arists and other power-seekers
, ,. to mask their designs OF con-
quest. ,iher.1s hold that an
a,raach to democracy is lmpos-
a;h1e as long as advisers, r1ghtlsts
s.o.e others of the ruling oligarchy
anu ane roe to use the throne for their
own purposes
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Presbyterian Synod
To Meet Oct. 8-11

DAVIDSON, Sept. 29.-(P)- The
annual meeting of the Presbyterian
Synod of North Carolina, which will
consist of a Presynod Home Mis-
sion Conference, will be held here
Oct. 8 through Oct. II.
The conference will meet on Oct.
and hold for two days and the
Synod will open the following day
and will adjourn after a three-day
meeting.
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ly grim conditions. Such internees
had no opportunity, except surrep-
titiously to communicate with the
outside world.
2. There has been marked i'm
provement in health over the NaZi
starvation program. but many
pathetic malnutrition cases."
One Army chaplain personally at
tended - since liberation - 49,
900 burials go per cent jews at
Berger Belsen alone. Harrison
said despite reports to tn con-
trary that IA, 900 displaced persons,
including more than 1000 Jews,
still are living at Berger Belsen,
lone of the largest and most vi
cious of the concentration camps"
8. AS late as July, many Jews
had no clothing other than "a hide
Gus striped pajama" furnished
concentration camp inmates by
the Germans. Other were obliged
to wear German SIS uniforms. 1T
is questionable which clothing they
hate the more Harrison said.
4. Nothing in the way of a pro-
gram of activity or rehabilitation
has been inaugurated for these
Jews. They have little to do lex
cept to dwell upon their plight, the
uncertainty of their future and,
what is more unfortunate, to draw
comparisons between their treat
ment under the Germans and in
liberation
S. very little" has been done to
reunite family groups and, Harri-
son reported, ut depends on the
personal attitude and disposition OF
the camp commander whether
even scanty information is follow
ed up.
6. Large numbers of the German
population have a more varied and
palatable diet than the displaced
persons. The bulk of the diet in
many camps consists of "a black,
wet and extremely unappetizing
bread"
Mr.. Truman, in his letter to
Eisenhower, said he was aware
that the conditions reported by
Harrison were O. in conformity
with policies promulgated by Shaef
(Supreme Headquarters Allied Ex-
peditionary Forces).
But they are what actually
exists in the field,'' the president
said. "In other words, the policies
are not being carried out by some
of your subordinate officers
Mr.. Truman pointed out that mi
litary government officers have
been directed to requisition billet
ing facilities from the Germans for
displaced persons. But, he added
that the Harrison report showed
This has not been done on any
wide scale"
He then quoted as pecific para
graph from the Harrison report
which said:
GAS matters now stand, we ap-
pear to be treating the Jews as the
Nazis treated them except that we
do not exterminate them. They are
in concentration camps IN large
numbers under our military guard
instead of SIS troops. One is LED
to wonder whether the German
people, seeing this, are not sup.
posing that we are following or al
least condoninp Nazi policy"