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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-08
Decision On
Camp Davis
Slated Soon
AAF Board Fails To Take
Action On Fate OF Near
by Installation
MAY MEET TUESDAY
Army Officers Are Non
eommittal In Talks With
Local Delegation

An official announcement on the
h,ture of Camp Davis as an Ar
INV Air Force convalescent hospi-
AL and redistribution center is ex-
nected TO be issued by the War De-
nartment early this week, Mayor
Ronald w. Lane said yesterday
afternoon in a telephone CONVEX
sation from Washington.
AAF officials, meeting in closed
session Yesterday, were expected to
decide the fate of the camp but nc
action was reported taken.
May Meet Tuesday
The AAF Facilities R evi e W
hoard. according to a message re
ceived from the United Press, die
not "get around to the Davis mat
ter" at yesterdays session. I h
next meeting will probably be hele
Tuesday. the note added.
The Associated Press also re
norted that mo action was taker
regarding Camp Davis" at tn
board conference.
Mayor Lane, head of a delega
ton that went to Washington tt
oppose any proposed closing OF the
military installation. declared tina
the outlook for continuation of the
camp was not bright. He expressed
the opinion that its future will be
determined exclusively in its mill
tary merits and that the delegation
had been able to do little more thar
possibly delay the decision OF the
War department in the matter.
He said that in his conversation:
with War department officials con
corning Camp Davis, they had beer
consistently non-commital and hae
given no clues as to what actor
they were planning to take. AS soor
as any formal announcement con
cerning the camp is issued by thu
War department, it will become
Continued on Page Two; Col. l
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-08
AAR GIVES FORECAST
Arrival OF Troops From
Europe One-Third Great
er Than Expected
BY STERLING F. GREEN

WASHINGTON, July T. R -
The Association of American Rail
roads predicted today the ban on
Pullman cars for short runs might
last three TO five months as troop
redeployment sends passenger
mileage to record smashing lev
els.
Arrivals of Pacifice bound troops
from Europe were one-third great
er than expected in June and ap-
parently will run 40 per cent great
er this month, it was reported.
This will shorten the coming cri-
sis in domestic transportation -
which had been expected to run
until March-but will throw an I'M
precedented burden on the nation S
railroads through the entire vaca-
ton travel peak.
Will Freeze 900 Cars
The Office of Defense Transpor-
tation, which last night prohibited
the use of sleeping cars on r u n S
under $50 miles, said the order
would apply to soldiers and sailors
on furlough travel as well as to CT
villains. Railroads simply will not
assign Pullmans to short runs aft
er July Is, thereby freezing near
ly 900 cars for organized troop
movements. -. =.
Although some confusion regard
ing effect of the order remained,
these points were cleared up to-
day.
l. Persons going less than $50
miles may take Pullman space on
trains scheduled for longer runs,
if the space is available. ~.
A, spokesman for the AAR, how.
ever predicted that very little such
space would be available since
long, run passengers probably
would speak for virtually all &C
cornmodations at major rail ter
1ninals. 3
2. Baseball clubs will travel day
coach on short = trips between
ff,nntinue, nm Pape TwO. Col q
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rope as occupation forces and IL
divisions will remain in Europe at
least until the end Of this year.
The shifting of the AZ divisions
will involve the movement of more
than 100000 men.
The war department said that
although security considerations
were involved in releasing the
information on the movement OF
the divisions, it was believed that
instead of bringing aid and COM
fort to the japanese, the lnforma-
ton will demonstrate conclusive
ly'' that the army intends to throw
against Nippon the largest force
possible.
The II divisions which have re.
turned or are now arriving have
been ticketed for the Pacific front.
In addition, complete Headquarters
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-08
AZ Divisions Which Fought In Europe
To Be Home Or On WayBy End Of Yea'

of the list Army has returned
en- route to the Pacific.
The war department emphasized
that the men who will fight with
those divisions against the Jap
anese will not necessarily be the
same ones who fought with the
units against the Germans.
In practically all cases, the de.
partment said, the personnel OF
units returning to the U. S. for
deployment to the Pacific are men
who do not have sufficient point
scores for discharge. Most men
with the minimum IS points for
release. the department added,
either have been returned to this
country or have been Weeded out
of the divisions while overseas to
Continued on Page Two; Col. ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-08
AUSTRALIANS PUSH
FROM BALIKPAPAN
Elements OF Seventh Divi-
sion Driving Toward
Two Oil Fields

MANILA, Sunday, July g.
|P)-Australian Seventh divi-
sion troops have pushed six
miles northeastward beyond
the now-secured Borneo oil
port of Balikpapan and are
thrusting steadily inland from
Penadjam Point, across Balik-
papan Bay, a southwest Paci-
fic communique reported to-
day.
Other elements of the same Aus
tralian division were driving north
ward towards the Sambodja and
Samarinda oil fields, % and So
miles, respectively, northeast Of
3alikpapan. Mined roads and ar
tillery fire were used by the with
drawing enemy to defend Hese last
two important Japanese-held OF.
areas.
One Japanese plane raided the
Balikpapan area without result
and Allied planes supporting the
ground offensive ranged at will
over Borneo," Gen. Douglas Mac
Arthur's communicate said. Two
japanese freighters were destroy
ed at the southern port of Band
Jenna sin.
In their flight northward, the
Japanese had the choice Of a deatf
stand, surrender in the Marshy OF
lands or escape into the unex
!, plored jungle domain of the head
hunting Dyaks to the westward.
''The Dyaks probably will finisl
them off" said Capt. ]. W. Zylstrs
iof Amsterdam, commander of
Netherlands unit of Indonesian!
and west indians scouting for thu
Aussies. Poisonous snake and in
sects are other hazards of thu
jungle.
Balikpapan was secured Thurs
day with a swift cross-bay thrus
in which the Australians captured
Penadjam point, putting japanese
coastal batteries and Of actio,
But the Aussies met stiff oppo
sition in hand-to-hand fighting will
an enemy Naval ground force de
tending the Pandanshari refinery
north of Balikpapan.
Capture of Penadjain point
achieved with the aid of American
manned amphibious craft, put (
swift end to the first five-day phase
Of the campaign, which is aheat
of schedule, associated press cor
respondent Russell Bringes report
ed from the battle zone.
The speedy five-day initial oper
ration gave the Aussies command
of 10 miles of the coast, from Pend
Jam to Manggar airfield to ths
northeast, and two airfields-The
4,0001foot strip at Manggar ane
Sepinggan Drome.
Bringes said the japanese aroun(
Balikpapan had some of the strong
alton gave the Aussies command
| Continued on Page Four; Col. 6
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-08
N. E. GUARD UNITS
BEGIN CAMP SOON
Wilmington, Other Com
panies, Will Move On
Fort Bragg Friday

About 200 members of the state
guard from Wilmington, Lumber
ton, Kinston and New Bern will
leave Friday to join about 1900
other guardsmen in a week or
more extensive army Infantry
Training at Fort Bragg, Major
Frederick Willetts, commander OF
the Second Battalion, Third Regl-
ment, said yesterday.
Four officers and six enlisted
men from Wilmington will leave
Tuesday for instructions on the pro-
gram that will be given the men.
The Wilmington company is COM
manded by Capt. Leo Sykes.
Major Willets, who has been i'll
at his Wrightsville Beach home for
the past two weeks, will be on
hand to greet his men when they
assemble at Fort Bragg Friday.
; Men of his battalion will travel
in buses and in recently-issued
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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-08
|FEPC COMPROMISE
STUDIED BY FOES
New Proposal Would Keep
Agency Alive On A
Temporary Basis

WASHINGTON, July 7-lR-
Southern foes of the Fair Employ
ment Practice Committee consider
ed today a suggested compromise
to keep it alive as a temporary
agency so as to block a move to
make it permanent.
The compromise was advanced
informally by southern house
leader in an effort to break the
month-old FEPC deadlock that has
tied up funds of sixteen home front
war agencies in $752000,0 sup
ply bill for the fiscal year already
a week old.
1t provides for granting the
FEPC as now constituted-a tenn
porary agency created by execu-
tive order and lacking legal power
to enforce its orders-a token
fund of perhaps as much as 5000
900 to continue to operate.
The agency's budget estimates
for the fiscal year are $500, 900.
By allowing FEPC to continue
without giving it legal backing,
the agency's foes believe they
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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-08
Short Pullman Trip Ban
MdyLa 3 To 5 Months
u. S. Promises More
Butter Next Month

7 WASHINGTON, July 7.-(P
The Government will make
about IL per cent more butter
available for civilians in Au-
gust - which will permit a
slight reduction in the ration
point value effective July 20.
This was announced today by
Secretary of Agriculture Ander-
son and Price Administrator
BowleS.
The new point value, to be
announced later, is expected to
be 20 points pound compared
with "a at present.
The civilian supply for Au-
gust will be 9O,00O,000 pounds
compared with about 80,000,00O
pounds in each of the past few
months.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-08

GUAM, Sunday, July 8.-UR)
American B-29 Photo recon-
Nuisance planes are hunting
daily for new fire-raid targets
within Japan as the mounting
aerial offensive swings into high
gear and their missions are SO
successful that officers are able
to virtually chart Japan's day
by-day production.
Kept busy by the stepped-up
B-29 bombings of the empire
while the stricken enemy at
tents to scatter his defenses
in the face of air and sea-and
eventually perhaps even land
attacks, the reconnaissance
planes make every trip with the
slogan: "Get the pictures
home"
The Superforts of this recon
naiSSance SnuadrOn. which also
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-08
Javcees Conduct Scrap
Paper Collection Today

and telephone calls home for
wounded war veterans. Orzaniza-
tons collecting scrap paper chan
mel part of the funds to the $50
military and veterans hospitals
throughout the country to be used
for morale building services for
veterans.
In order to realize the goal of over
100000 pounds this year, the Jay
Gees have asked Wilmington resi-.
dents to make special effort tc
collect odd pieces of paper such as
envelopes and old letters which
can be packed in boxes separately
from the bundles Of newspapers
and corrugated paper.
The paper will be assembled at
collection headquarters the North
Continued or Page Four; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-08
y. s. PLANES BATTER JAP
INSTALLATIONS AND SHIPS
FROM RYUKYUS TO HOMSHU
Yank Airn1en Seek
More Jap Targets

charted, mapped and photoed
China, India, Burma, "the
hump" the Aleutians, Canada
and South America, has photo
graphed more than 100000
square miles of Japanese terri
tory between November and
May.
They roam at will over the
empire today. Bomb damage
and new targets are systemati-
cally charted and only weather
delays their missions.
Using Two for emergency
landings, they have been able
to extend their range over all
of Japan. Almost the entire
empire from the Ryukyus to
Hokkaido has been recorded by
their cameras. The longest mis-
'Cnnfin> cd M, Pare Two. Col
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-08
JAP MARINES LAND
ON CHINESE COAST
Move Appears To Be At
tempt To Frustrate AL
lied Invasion Plans

CHUNGKING, July 7.-(R-The
Chinese Central News Agency re-
ported tonight that japanese ma
rines had landed on the coast of
Southeast China, 40 miles west
of Formosa ii an auuarent attempt
to Illustrate any allied plans for
an invasion of the Asiatic main
land.
Several enemy landing parties
beached on the bay-cut shores of
Fukien Province near Changpu, an
important coastal highway center
IS miles southwest of the former
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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-08

Eastern Standard Time)
By U. S. Weather Bureau)
Meteorological data for the "a hours
sAolng 1880 p. M, yesterday.
Temperature
~ ;Se a. m. "a; 1880 a. m. IA; 1870 p. m
&c, 1870 p. m. IA.
Maximum 81; Minimum ~; Mean 81
Humidity
,.l;3o a. m. So; 7:3o a. m. SO; 1870 p. m
%; 1870 p. m. 81.
Precipitation
Total for "a hours ending 7 80 p. NJ
VS. inches.
Total since the first of the month
Sal inches.
Tides For Today
IRON the Tide Tables published by U
u coast and Geodedtc Survey
~, High Low
AiliiHgton ---- 8:44 a. m. 1880 a. m
A.. 9:18 p. m. 1888 p. n
'asSonboro Inlet 6:35 a. m. 1890 a. m
7.02 m. 1896 pm
sunrise SOB; Sunset 7:76; Moonrise 4:0s
H'' Moonset 6:52 p. m.
'eontinued on Pare Two. Col. 1
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-08
WEATHER

!. North Carolina-Partly cloudy and con-
nhued warm Sunday and Monday. Some
widely scattered thunder showers along
me coast and over southeast portion
sunday afternoon and throughout the
State Monday afternoon.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1945-12-31
eossIE NOT FORGOTTEN

Ito Be COnttnuedD
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1945-12-31

reach higher figures some time
during 1915 than at present
The safest stocks to buy-con-
sidering value, income and safety
will continue TO be the mercha-
andising stocks, especially chain
store stocks.
ls45 saw large increase in the
demand for initiation stocks with
lesser demand for noninflation
stocks: but 1876 should witness
both groups moving more or less
together Switching has been over
/ done in many cases.
Stock markets will continue to
witness creeping general initiation.
although the stock market as a
whole may appear 10 have reached
its peak before December 81, 1916.
Bonds
Although bank loaninE rates
should have an upward tendency,
interest rates in general will re-
main low through 1916. The money
supply is now 25 per cent above nor
NAL and government financing de-
mands continued low rates
Anticipating the expected decline
in Federal taxes, 1915 should see
falling off in the price OF most
municipal and probably over tax
exempt bonds.
The high grade corporation bonds
may hold steady but sooner or lat
er decline considerably Whether
this will start in 1916 / do not know.
Investors will give more attention
to diversification and staggering
maturlties during 1916.
More public utilities will he tax
en- over by Municipalities and "Au-
thorities" during 1916. Wise in
vestors win consider this possibil-
ity when selecting public utility
bonds. Some stocks such as East
orn Utilities Associates Converti-
bic Shares. in which ! am person
ally interested. should be helped by
public ownership.
Real Estate
Suburban real estate will be IN
much greater demand with higher
prices during 1916.
City real estate should hold its
own, excepting in the former con
gested war production areas where
declines may set in.
Small productive farms will con
tinue to increase In price; but
large commercial farms may sell
for less in 1876 than in 1916.
Building will show a considerable
Increase. Contracts will be up with
advancing prices due TO scarcity of
lumber. cement, bricks and labor.
Office and residential rents dur
ing 1916 may be expected TO in
crease.
1916 may see the beginning OF a
real building boom. The pessimists
will make little money in 1916,
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1945-12-31

now unavailable will be purchased
The total dollar retail sales
should exceed 1915 with an increas-
ed demand for wooden and cotton
textiles.
There will be q great demand for
mems clothing and especially for
shirts with honest standard length
tails.
Wise shoppers will buy only what
they need and not grab 10 stock up
unnecessary supplies.
Foreign Trade
The United States will own over
80 per cent of the worlds shipping
in 1916.
We will make England and some
other countries loans provided they
will agree TO spend a fair proportion
of the money in the United States.
Both the British Empire and Rus
sia will keenly compete for foreign
trade during 1916: but cartels and
government monopolies will be
frowned upon.
Russia, Germany and England
may try to gang up" against the
United States but we will fearless
ly oppose such actions II they oc-
cur.
Labor
The Little Steel Formula will be
forgotten during 1916. The year
will be noted for strikes and labor
troubles.
Industrial employment during
1876 will be off both in hours and
in pay rolls, labor leaders efforts
Notwithstanding.
Many industries, now operating
on a forty eight hour week. will
return to forty or forty five hour
week during 1916.
Hourly wage rates will increase,
but "take-home" income will be
less. Labor will demand better
management and closer labor-ran-
agement relations.
Initiation
The Initiation Era which | have
been forecasting for several years
will be very evident in 1916. The
purchasing power OF the dollar will
continue to decline.
Both wage and price controls
will gradually be removed during
1916 until the government throws
up its hands and let's nature take
its course
Some time after 1946, production
will catch up with consumption,
people will have spent their money
and then there will be a surplus OF
goods. BY 1850 there may he much
unemployment. Then may come
the severest initiation by Congress
attempting to check the decline by
printing currency. But this is
something we need not worry about
for two or three years.
If Stalin's health continues good
he will be the worlds most power
full man in 1916 and may be a factor
in determining world prices as well
as production. The markets may
even witness a "communistic scare
during 1916; but they should recov-
er soon thereafter.
Stock Market
The rails will decline some time
during 1916. Certain airplane man
ufacturing, shipbuilding and other
war stocks may decline; but the
Dow-Jones Industrial Averages will
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1945-12-31

The family were assembled round
the dining room table, where they
had made a pretense Of eating.
Superintendent Battle glanced
lSeenly at the faces turned to him
He was sizing thep up after his
own peculiar methods. His view Of
them might have surprised them
had they known II. It was a sternly
biased view. No matter what the
law pretends as to regarding people
innocent until they are proved
guilty. Superintendent Battle al
ways regarded everyone connected
with a murder case as a potential
murderer.
He glanced from Mary Aldin, sit
ting upright and pale at the head
Of the table, TO Thomas Royde FILL
ing a pipe beside her, to Audrey
sitting with her chair pushed back,
coffee cup and saucer in her right
hand. a cigaret in her left, to Neville
looking dazed and bewildered. try
ing with a shaking hand to light a
cigaret. to Kay with her elbows on
the table and the pallor Of her face
showing through her makeup.
These were Superintendent Bat
ties thoughts.
Suppose that's Miss Aldin. Cool
customer - competent woman, /
should say. Won't catch her of her
guard easily. Man next to her is a
dark horse-got a groggy arm-bit
Of poker face-got an inferiority
complex as likely as not That's
one Of these wives, I suppose-she's
scared to death-yes, she's scared
all right Funny about that coffee
cup. That's Strange. I've seen him
! before somewhere. He's got the
jitters all right-nerves shot to
pieces. Red-headed girls tartar
devil of temper. Brains as well
as temper, though.
While he was thus sizing them
up, Inspector Leach was making a
stiff little speech. Mary Aldin
mentioned everyone present by
name.
She ended up:
1T has been a terrible shock to
us, Of course, but we are anxious
to help you In any way we can"
ITO begin with" said Leach,
holding 1t up, does anybody know
anything about this golf club?"
With a little cry Kay said, How
horrible. Is that what" and
stopped.
Neville Strange got up and came
round the table.
Looks like one OF mine. Can l
Just seer"
It's quite all right now" said In
spector Leach. You can handle
it."
That little significant "now" did
not seem to produce any reaction
in the onlookers. Neville examined
the club.
II think It's one OF the nibhcks
out OF my bag" he said. II can tell
you for sure in a minute or two.
Il you will just come with me-"
They followed him to a big cup
board under the stairs. He flung
open the door of it and to Battles
confused eyes it seemed literally
crowded with tennis racquets. At
the same time, he remembered
where he had seen Neville Strange.
He said quickly:
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1945-12-31

The Latin American honeymoon
has passed its peak. The attitude
Of Argentina viii extend 10 other
countries. Our South American
troubles will increase during 1876.
1916 will see more religious inter
est, including more, church-goIng.
than did 1915. People gradually
are realizing that without a Spirit
ual Awakening no peace or other
plans will be much good Nations
cannot be depended upon to CO.
operate and stick to their agree
ments unless they recognize God
as their real Ruler and Guide.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1945-12-31
Towards S Zero

I've seen you play At wimhie-
don, sir"
Neville half TUNED his head.
"Oh. yes, have you ?"
He was throwing aside some OF
the racquets. There were two golf
bags in the cupboard leaning up
against fishing tackle
"Only my wife and l play golf"
explained Neville. "And that's a
mans club. Yes. that's right-it's
mine"
He had taken out his bag which
contained at least IA clubs.
Inspector Leach thought TO him
self:
These athletic chaps certainly
take themselves seriously. Wouldn't
like to be his caddy."
Neville was saying:
Its one Of Walter Hudson's nib
licks from st. Esbert's."
Thank you. Mr.. Strange. That
settles one question"
Neville said:
What beats me is that nothing
was taken. And the house doesn't
seem 10 have been broken into ?"
His voice was bewildered-but II
was also frightened.
Battle said to himself:
They've been thinking It out all
Of them ="
'The servants" said Neville, -are
so absolutely harmless.
Il shall talk to Miss Adm about
the servants" said Inspector Leach
smoothly. IN the meantime 1
wonder II you could give me any
idea who Lady Tressilian's solicit
tors are?"
-Askwith & Trelawny." replied
Neville promptly. "St Loo"
Thank you, Mr.. Strange. We
shall have to find out from them all
about Lady Tressilian's property"
DO you mean," asked Neville,
who inherits her money!"
That's right, sir. Her win, and
all that"
Il don't know about her WILL"
said Neville. "She had not very
much Of her own to leave so far as
l know. I can tell you about the
bulk Of her property"
Yes, Mr.. Strange"
1T comes to me and my wife un-
der the will of the late Sir Mat
thew Tressilian. Lady Tressilian
only had life interest in it"
Indeed. is that so7" Inspector
Leach looked at Neville with the in
terested attention of someone who
spots a possibly valuable addition
to his pet collection. The look made
Neville vince nervously. Inspector
Leach went on and his voice was
impossibly genial:
you've no idea Of the amount,
Mr.. Strange
II couldn't tell you of hand In
the neighborhood of a hundred
thousands pounds, believe"
Indeed. To each of you?-
mo, divided between us"
Il see. A very considerable sum"
Neville smiled. He said quietly:
I've got plenty to live on OF my
own, you know, without hankering
to step into dead peoples shoes"
Inspector Leach looked shocked
at having such ideas attributed to
him.
Ito Be COntinued)