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Evening star., 1945-04-05
|Yanks Take Masbate,
In Philippines, and
Bomb Hong Kong
BY the Associated Press.

~ lA0 HSoVSAetCu ASSos
MANILA, April 5.-Masbate, sugar.
rich little Central Philippine island,
was overrun Tuesday by elements
OF Maj. Gen. Rapp Brush's 40th Di-
vision and its capital quickly lib
Grated while Philippine based bomb
ers pounded Japanese occupied
Hong Kong across the China Sea.
Both actions were announced to-
day by Gen. Macarthur, who de-
clared Japan's lifeline to the Meth
erlands Indies was completely sey-
cred by chain of American air
bases stretching more than 1000
miles from Luzon in the north to
recently invaded Tawitawi at the
southern tip of the Sulu archipelago
only 80 miles from Borneo.
After seizing Masbate City,
Doughboys, with the help of guer-
rilla forces, moved rapidly to Sc
cure the entire island. the COM
munique said. They met negligible
opposition.
Masbate, strategically located in
the inland sea, guards the western
approach to San Bernardino Strait,
between Luzon and Samar. 1t Is the
36th invaded island in the archi-
pelago.
Heavy bombers escorted by fight
ers spanned the China Sea to smash
at the great shipping base at Hong
Kong. Primary targets were iden-
tilted rs the Kowloon and Taikco
docks, where 126 tons of bombs left
Evening star., 1945-04-05
Civil Service Orders
State Official 0usted
In Hatch Act Case

The Civil Service Commission to-
day moved to bolster its removal-of-
Office powers against State violators
of the Hatch Act by instructing the
United States attorney in Pitts
burgh to demand immediate suspen-
sion of Pennsylvania's Secretary of
Health, DR.. Alexander H. Stewart.
With the failure of Pennsylvania
officials to take action against DR..
Stewart, found guilty by the commits
sion in February of violating provi-
sions of the Hatch Act by coercing
employees in the States Health De-
partment to make political contribu-
tions to the State Republican party,
the commission decided to take the
issue to the Pennsylvania courts.
DR.. Stewart was tried under Sec
ton IL (a) of the Hatch Act. which
is applicable to officers and employees
of State or local agencies whose
principal employment is in activities
financed in whole or in part with
Federal funds.
Can Withhold Funds.
The commission now has the right
to withhold Federal funds from
Pennsylvania equivalent to twice DR..
Stewards salary since State officials
failed to take action against the
health officer within the 80 days
required by law. However, the COM
mission is determined to seek his re-
moval from office, considering it the
more effective form of penalty,
With cases pending against Of
cials in six States on Hatch Act Vio-
lation charges, the commission feels
that more effective enforcement Of
the law can come only by removal
penalties Withholding of Federal
grants is not effective when the po-
litical party of men accused of the
violations are in power, the commits
sion feels.
Had Secured Stay.
A hotly contested legal battle over
DR.. Stewart appears likely. The off,
cial already has secured a court or
der staying the commissions ruling
that he be dismissed. The commits
sion now seeks a review of this
order.
DR.. Stewart was found guilty with
two other State employees of violat-
ing the Hatch Act. The commission
charged that he summoned Health
Department supervisors to a meet
ing at Republican State headquar-
ters where provisions of the Hatch
Act were discussed. The commission
said the men we're told by the Re-
publican State chairman that the
act did not forbid voluntary con-
tributions to political parties and
that "a campaign was on and the
party needed money"
Evening star., 1945-04-05

Hadley, Washington representative
Of the Automotive Council for War
Production.
Fred s. Glover, director of WPB's
automotive division: John E. Ora
ham, assistant director. and Waldo
F. Wilson. special assistant to Mr..
Glover, left for Detroit yesterday
by train.
Discussions with the industry are
expected to continue for several
days.
No knowledge of Agreement.
Meanwhile, in Detroit, c. E. Will
son, president of General Motors
Corp, said resumption of passenger
car production this year still is de-
pendent on number of factors.
Mr.. Wilson said he had no knowl-
edge whatever of a purported agree
ment between the War Production
Board and leaders of the industry to
produce 250,000 passenger vehicles
during the last quarter of 1945.
Il thinks would know about it
Evening star., 1945-04-05

If We had participated in such Q
meeting" Mr.. Wilson said.
The Detroit News today quoted
Mr.. Krug as denying by telephone
that plans had been made for a re-
sumption of car output.
Evening star., 1945-04-05
Reconversion
lContinued From First Page !

was twice assigned to the West
Coast on problems of materials.
Last January he was named director
of the new aircraft division, a post
he will retain along with his new
assignment.
Among those accompanying Mr..
Krug to Detroit were Mr.. Nelson,
Hiland G. Batcheller, WPB chief
OF operations; Harold Boeschen-
stein, operations vice chairman;
Edward Falck. director of the Office
of War Utilities; Alexander Mac
Conder. director of OWU's gas divi-
sion: Joseph keenan,, vice chair
man for labor production; William
Haber, director of manpower liai-
son and coordination of OWMR:
John P. Brown, assistant general
counsel of WPB; John S. Chafee,
director of tool division. and H. D.
Evening star., 1945-04-05
Malvern H. TiIIitt, Former
D. {. Newspaperman, Dies
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 5.-Malvern
Hall Tillitt, SO, lawyer and former
newspaper editor, collapsed and died
last night in an elevated railway
station.
A former law partner Of Isaac M.
Meekins, now a Federal judge in
North Carolina, he was editor OF
the Norfolk Virginian-Pilot for a
number of years and later was as
sociated with the Washington Post
and the Wall Street journal.
His book, The Price of Prohibi-
tion," often was credited with a
share in influencing repeal Of the
18th amendment. He was connected
with the National City Bank Of New
York at the time of his death.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Margot Keene Tillitt.
Evening star., 1945-04-05
Corcoran Gallery 10 Show
Exhibit Tomorrow hiqht

The Corcoran Gallery of Art will
be open from 7 to 10 pm. tomorrow
to give Office workers an opportunity
to see the 18th Biennial Exhibition
of contemporary American oil paint
ings.
rhe exhibition Of 2l9 pictures is
open Sundays from to pm, Mon
days from noon to 4:30 pm. and
daily on Tuesdays, through Satur-
days, from 9 am. to 4:30 pm. The
single evening opening has been
held for several years for those un-
Lble to come during the day.
Evening star., 1945-04-05
Enemy Supply Vessel
Torpedoed OFF Norway
sx the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, April 5.-A British de-
stroyer force patrolling the Nor
wegian coast early yesterday, tor
pedoed and sank one supply ship
Of a seven-ship enemy convoy and
scored shell hits on a second supply
ship and an escort vessel, the Ad-
miralty announced today.
A third supply ship was probably
hit by torpedo, the announcement
said.
Evening star., 1945-04-05

innumerable nres and large explos-
ions.
Fighter planes shot down three
and probably two more Jap inter-
ceptors. The communique said not
an American plane was lost.
Seizure c. Tawitawi harbor COM
pleted the last link in chain of air
bases which made the blockade pos
sible, he said.
Evening star., 1945-04-05
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Evening star., 1945-04-05

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today.
Evening star., 1945-04-05
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1t. Hellner


lives and is, so far as they know
i'm good health, was received yes
terday by Mr.. and Mrs. Anthony
F. Hellner, of IS Robertson
street.
Lieut.. Hellner had been over
seas approximately one year at
the time he was taken captive
by the German army and had
been in military service since
March 1941. He was graduate
of st. Mary's High School. Prior
to his entry into the service
Lieut.. Hellner was employed in
Mount Clemens as a carpenter
and was long active in the city's
athletic activities.
The Hellner's have two other
sons in service. One, Pfc. Arnold
Hellner, 81, has been twice
wounded in combat and is now
in a military hospital in Eng
land. A third brother, Staff Sgt.
Sylvester Hellner, "a, is on ac-
tive service in Dutch New Gui-
nea.
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OKLAHOMA CITY - W.D -
The Oklahoma City Rotary Club
recently launched a campaign to
raise $4,000 for the construc-
ton Of a memorial recreational
camp near here. The center Will
be a memorial to Rotarians and
sons of Rotary club members In
the service. Club members do
mated more $4,000 to the FUND
the first day of the drive.
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Churchill
Continued From Pare I

on a 240-mm shell the words "to
Hitler personally" then pulled
the lanyard of the American
made gun. sending the missile
screaming toward the Germans
holding out on the Rhine banks
Il am not responsible, if it
doesn't get Hitler" he remark
ed. The artillery boys set the
sights. I just shot it Off"
Churchill walked into the en-
envy country through the shat
tered Siegfried Line, once the
symbol Of Hitler's Wanted i'm
pregnability, and saw British
washing hanging there. German
civilians gaped as they recog-
nized the unmistakeable figure.
Marshal Montgomery, Sir
Alan Brooke, chief Of. the I'm
perial general staff, and Gen. H..
D. G.. Crerar, Canadian Army
commander chief, accompa-
MED Churchill.
Wildly cheering troops lined
the road. Soldiers shouted
"How are we doing?" and pro-
missed to bring Hitler back
alive" Nodding and putting Wig
orously on his cigar, the Prime
Minister replied with his cele-
brated "V" sign.
When the tour reached the
ruined fortress city of Juelich
on the Roer, where the Prime
Minister toured with 1t. Gen.
William H. Simpson, US Ninth
Army Commander, it took ar
pument on Simpsons part to
keep Churchill from going all
the way to Dusseldorf and risk
ing the violent artillery barrage
raging across the Rhine.
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Burma

backs to steep cliffs and the
ocean.
Forrestal credited the Japa-
nese with putting up a most
thorough and skillful" defense
and emphasized that the "Japa-
nese still have an Army" of
some 20 combat divisions.
Tokyo reported seven SUI
perfortresses raided the capital
five other areas scattered over
500 miles Of Honshu, Japan S
main island, during the night.
japanese reports of two over the
southeastern tip of Honshu and
fighter-escorted B-29 raid on
Annoy, on the China coast, indi-
Gated Superforts may again be
operating from China bases.
Chungking announced Chi
nese columns have virtually
surrounded the former u. S
airbase Of Suichwan, midway
between Hong Kong and Han
kow in southeast China. indie
pendent reports said the Japa.
nese were apparently withdraw
ing from Kiangsi province and
expressed belief Suichwan and
two other former US. advanced
bases in the province might
have been retaken.
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Drive
Continued From Page 1

man OF the mems division,
which Is covering the business
district, said today no exact to-
tai for his division, whose quota
is $4,000 is yet available. The
drive downtown began only
Monday morning, and a slow
start was expected, since only
40 out of so promised workers
appeared.
HOME DRIVE
A total of $2,2s6.35 has been
turned into headquarters by the
Women's Division, workers in
which are handling the house
toulouse canvass under the
Craftsmanship of Mrs. A. A.
Thompson and Mrs. Alton II.
Noe. Mrs. Thompson said today
the response had been wonder
full. that the solicitors, who are
enthusiastic and faithful. expect
the drive to reach the $4,000
quota would be over the end OF
the week.
SPECIAL GIFTS
William T. Kelly, co-chair-
man with Bert v. Nunneley OF
the Special Gifts committee
said today his committee OF
nearly a score of workers would
reach their $4,000 goal by the
end of the week. Headquarters
reports $2,735 from special gift:
to date.
Schools, whose quota is $500
have contributed $327.90, &C.
cording to the report. Mr.. and
Mrs. Herman Beck, who are can.
wasting the entire public schoo
system, expect their figure to &C
up considerably in the next day
or so, as they personally contact
each teacher.
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Russia
Continued From Page I

virtually under way, although
Zhukov's hardest blows at the
moment apparently were direct
ed toward GollnoW and Cam
min, on the last main road and
railway to the Seacoast east OF
the Oder.
The sprawling factories OF
Stettin, Berlin's port, are spread
out on both sides of the Oder at
the southwest corner Of Damn
Scher lake. GollnoW is located
northeast of this body of water.
Cammin is only three miles
from the Baltic on the eastern
arm of the Oder estuary.
SAY KOLBERG STORMED
East of Cammin the big sea-
board towns of TreptoW and
Kilberg faced the prospect Of
immediate isolation as the Rus
SLAMS ,estruck swiftly ahead.
Berlin said Kolberg already
was being stormed.
Field dispatches said German
counterattacks organized in the
Stettin area with Volkssturm in
fantry and smattering of vet
eran armored units were on an
unimpressive scale.
Zhukov's troops struck out
for Altdamm, east bank Oder
river suburb of Stettin. After
capturing Stargard in a street
battle that was officially de-
clared to have cost the Germans
1000 killed.
The Zhukov and Rokossovsky
armies seized a total of 230
towns and villages yesterday
Gains averaged 10 miles. Stead
lily pressing large numbers Of
the enemy back against the Bal
tic Coast. RokoSsovsky was said
to be wiping out isolated groups
one by one.
Rokossovsky captured e 6 h
towns in Poland east of Pome-
rama on the approaches to Dan
zig. Five communities fell in
East Prussia in the continuing
battle for Koeningsberg.
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whether the one fatality was
caused by a troopers bullet or
by q bomb explosion which &C.
companied the disturbance.
CRISIS LOOMS
A political crisis doomed in
the wake OF Roatta's escape.
Demand for the reorganiza-
ton Of the government may top
pie the cabinet of Premier Ivan
oe Bonomi and clear the way
for the premiership for Count
Carlo Sforza. Vetoed by the
British as Foreign Minister in
the present government several
weeks ago, Sforza was expected
to make Q strong bid In the
event Bonomi's government fell.
In an urgent measure evident
ly designed to combat the poll
teal crisis, the government an
nounced the dismissal from his
post Of Gen. Tad Dec Orlando,
Carabinieri chief and formerly
an army general on Roatta's
staff. Like Roatta, Orlando is
wanted in Yugoslavia to stand
trial on charges of war crimes,
and the Communist Party has
demanded his custer.
LESSEN PRESSURE
Another British veto Of Sfor-
"a is made less likely by the
fact that the new Allied program
in Italy involves Allied control
over only the ministries Of war,
air and navy.
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Refugees
Continued From Page I

head had driven through main
defense belts to within two and
a half miles of the river. the
Nazi garrison had to pull back
in order to escape being chop
ped to pieces.
It is the old city that contains
the world famous Cathedral and
many important and pictur-
eseue medieval buildings. The
resisting Germans were fighting
there mainly with a few NOR
tars, machine guns and rifles
and some 88-millimeter anti-air-
craft guns.
Most Of the enemy's heavy
equipment has been moved to
the Rhine's East bank and only
relatively few self-propelled
guns remain.
The task of cleaning out Co.
logne-a city about the size OF
st. Louis-is big one, for ev-
cry basement must be searched
for hidden German soldiers.
While the center of the city
apparently has been heavily
damaged by Allied air raids
there seemed to be no appreci'
able bomb damage in the west
ern suburbs.
There were still many civil
ians living there in little brick
houses when the Yanks arrived
but they are rapidly moving out,
taking the youngsters and a few
belongings with them. Already
the Army is taking over some OF
the houses for quarters, com
mand posts and signal centers
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Gratiot avenue, Mount Clemens;
Mrs. Arthur Rosteck, 1921
14-Mile road, Fraser;
Mrs. Edward Yacht, 2l503
Connors avenue, Van Dyke;
Mrs. Clara Defer, $4,000 Nine
Mile road, st. Clair Shores;
Mrs. A. S. Levine, 100 South
Wilson boulevard, Mount Glenn
ems;
Mrs. Olive M. Ellis, Route 5,
Mount Clemens;
Mrs. Nora Thoel, Of Route 3,
Mount Clemens;
Mrs Carl Mas, 22l54 Elm
wood avenue, East Detroit;
Mrs. Margaret Priehs. OF
Route !, Utica.
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Airport
Continued From PAGE I

cidental matters not fully devel-
oped during the long suit, and
finishing arguments relative to
the value of public utilities To-
Gated on the site in question.
ARE SOLE JUDGES
In his lengthy and carefully
phrased charge to the jury
Judge Noe told them they are
the sole judges of the law and
the facts regarding the necessity
for an airport and the amounts
of compensation to be awarded
property owners, II necessity Is
determined.
You must be satisfied Of the
public necessity Of the proposed
project" he emphasized.
1t must, in your judgment,
promote the general welfare OF
the public in a large and real
sense; not the welfare of a few
selected groups" Noe said.
He told the jurors that they
were not bound by testimony of
property values alone (if they
judge the project a necessity,
but could be guided by their
personal observations at the
site.
Judge Noe warned the jury
against being influenced by
any external source:
DISREGARD PUBLICITY"
You are not bound by any
prior determination of necessity
by the Detroit Common Coun-
Gil, the City of Detroit or its
commissions or committees" he
said. Furthermore, you are
bound to disregard all COM
ments made in newspapers, on
the radio or in conversations
relative to the airport matter"
The court pointed out that
when jurors complete their first
deliberations, on necessity Tor
the airport, their labors will be
terminated If they then deter
mine it is not necessary.
In stressing the lust compen-
sation" guaranteed perty
owners in condemnation pro-
ceeding, Judge Noe told the jury
that Just compensation does
not, enrich an owner or punish
a petitioner
He discussed at some length
the property valuations involv-
ed and the gauges to be used in
weighing the value of improve
ments to property. He more
clearly defined lust compen-
sation" as "the amount that will
make a property owner whole,
so that when the same has been
paid he will be no worse off fl
nancially than before"
FAIRNESS TO ALL"
Concluding strong urge to
the jury to "be fair to both
Sides" the court admonished
them that the proceeding re-
quireds that IF any award is
grossly inadequate or grossly
excessive the court should not
confirm it." He added, however,
that jurors should not be influ-
enced by any presumption of
what the court might do, but
rather set their valuations In a
just and conscientious manner.
Eliminated from the jury
were William Neff, of 1880
Tranquil avenue, Roseville, and
Mrs. Ada Fournier, of 26743
Fernwood avenue, Roseville.
The IL chosen to arrive at ver-
diets on the case are:
JURY LIST
Mrs. Ida Linneburg, Of 95
Crocker boulev ward, Mount
Clemens;
Mrs. Adelaide Quackenbush,
Box 6l0, Route 6, Mount Glenn
ems.
Mrs. Ella Mclean, Route 8
Mount Clemens;
Oscar DeDecker, 300 North
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Rome
Continued From PAGE I

Continued From Page 1
ian General accused of war
crimes.
SHOUT DEATH THREAT
Umberto, who a. Lieutenant
General of the realm has taken
over the duties Of King Vittorio
Emanuele, failed to appear dur
ing or after the disturbance, in
which the demonstrators shout
ed death to the King"
The crowd, thousands strong
marched to the Quirinal from
Colosseum Square after . mass
meeting there protesting the e.
cape of Gen. Mario Roatta dur
ing his trial on war crimes
charges.
1t was not clear Immediately
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Penalty
Continued From Page i

time as treason punishable by
hanging or electrocution.
The bill, he said, is being
phrased TO invoke the capital
punishment upon war plant
workers who strike, or engage
in showdown or sit-down DEM
nstrations or retard 1.-The nor
NAL production of material TO
make it appear as a striking
protest"
Decker said he has received
cat least IS letters praislng his
desire to exact the lives of war
plant strikers and 81 haven't
had a single protest against the
plan.