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Evening star., 1945-07-22
3D.C. Area Women Reach
France for Red Cross Jobs

Three Washington area women
have arrived in France to serve as
Red Cross staff assistants, the or
ganization's headquarters announced
yesterday.
They are Frances G. williams, 5ll
Prince street, Alexandria; Jane S.
Evening star., 1945-07-22
Persona|ized Napkins and Coasters

Special Sumner
Combinations
Attractive allan"
shades-pink, blue, yellow,
green--beautifully imprinted
with name or monogram al.
no extra cost.
Kodiak mirror., 1945-03-03

the Pl' took up the chase. Under light fire from the enemy craft, two strafing runs at close range sufficed to set the freighter ablaze and to leave it sinking in the water.
 The entire convoy had been destroyed. A few small bullet holes in the PTS was the only damage suffered.
 Madsen, who was making his first sea duty, is the husband oi Mrs. Katherine Madsen, lO4 Cornell Ave. Swarthmore, Pa He has been in the Southwest Pacific for 8 months. and has participated in A combat patrols against the Nips.
 He enlisted in the Navy on January P, l943 and trained at Norfolk. Va, Bralnbridge, Md. and Melville, R. I.
 Roy Madsen has one child, a daughter, Elizabeth CarIene, aged four months, whom he has not yet seen.
 He graduated from Kodiyk High School in 1941.
Kodiak mirror., 1945-03-03
M Mennbers or IKEA To Pick New Board

The annual election of the board of directors of the Kodiak Electric association will be held next Monday night at 8 pm at the Red Cross Center, and it will require an attendance of 50 members to form a quorum to allow the scheduled election.
 The important business of the election will be combined with a we'll planned social evening fea- turing music and a free luncheon. The latter will range from coffee and soft drinks to sandwiches, and the orchestra, consisting of Mex Lohr, Edgar Sholl. Bea Malutin and Bill Anderson will start playing at 7:30.
 The 9-member board, which will determine the policies and govern the KEA for the coming year, will be chosen from the following: Robert King, Jess Blinn, Beanie Sumerlin, Merrill Coon. James Pierce, Stan Aus termna, Sam Sears, Charles Mad sen, Jorgen Fredriokron, Bill Lamme, Walter Muller, Frank Erbcs. Walter Taylor and Jobn Steffgen.
 (continued on page 4)
Kodiak mirror., 1945-03-03
Missing Woman's Body Found Al Base

The body of Dorothy lske, 27, who was the object of a 2-day search after her disappearance at an undetermined day earlier in the week, was discovered in a. ravine about 1900 feet up the southeast slope of Barometer mountain about 12:30 pm yester- day.
 The discovery was made by two sailors of the searching groups, who went into the ravine to get a drink and in following the stream down came across the body lying with it's face in the shallow rivulet.
 A detail of l5- men with stretcher, using ropes, carried the body down the precipitous, bar ren, grassy slopes to the foot of the mountain, arriving there at 6:3O
 Above the spot where the
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Kodiak mirror., 1945-03-03
Local Boy Sees Action Against laps

Seventh Fleet, Southwest Pac- fife Area, Philippines (SpeciaD-
 Blazing away almost simul- taneously to right and left at enemy luggers west of Cebu is- land in the Central Philippines, a Seventh Fleet PIT patrol des- troyed 4 of the small enemy coastal freighters in a running moonlit night battle Dec. 29.
 At his battle station on for ward 20 nm gun on PIT l90, was Roy H. Madsen, 2l, Quarter master 3rd Class, USN, son of Mir. and Mrs. Charles Madsep. of Kodiak.
 To Madsen and bis mates on the Jack of Diamonds" the action with the enemy wasn't something new. Their boat is a veteran of the battle of the South Leyte gulf. In that fight they were under the gunfire of 8 Jap battleship, several cruisers and destroyers.
 In the latest action, the PIT patrol made a clean sweep of 8 Nip inter island supply convoy.
Kodiak mirror., 1945-03-03
Assurance Of Cold Storage Given

A projected cold storage plant for Kodiak of 3,0O1,o0O pound capacity, costing approximately $550,060 to build, was envision. ed by Wallis George, president of the Juneau Cold Storage com. pany, who told 8 group of over 40 at an open meeting last Sun day that "no matter how much participation there is in 6nanc-
Kodiak mirror., 1945-03-03

Closing to a few hundred yards they poured steel and incendiar- ies into the largest lugger until it caught fire.
 The Jap crews returned the fire but were no match for the speedy PTS.
 When Madsen's PIT came a. round to make a run on the sec ond freighter, a third was detect ed on their port side Gunners shot up the one, then whirled their guns around to bear on the second.
 Both were left dead in the wa ter and later sunk.
 Meanwhile the remaining Nip ship was racing off in a vain ef- fort to escape At full throttle
Kodiak mirror., 1945-03-03

financing the project first, and that any additional financing should be kept in Alaska as much as possible.
 In Juneau, where his con- pany is now starting a new ad- dition. he sad an insurance company tried to buy the entire stock subscription but that the !. (continued on page A
Kodiak mirror., 1945-03-03

ing from local people. the cold storage plant is going in"
 MT. Georges visit came as the result of months of negotia- tions by Chamber of Commerce and city officials toward getting a plant for Kodiak.
 MT George said he felt the people here should have an op- portunity to participate in
Kodiak mirror., 1945-03-03
Second Clinic Shots Due Thursday

Children who had their first diphtheria shot at the health clinic lastmonth must come back for their second shot at the clinic to be held next Thursday, March 8, at 1 30 pm at Dr. A. Holmes Johnson's office.
 Children who missed the first clinic because of colds, etc., may come on Thursday to begin their immunization.
Kodiak mirror., 1945-03-03
eIephone
 ranchise .ranted

franchise granting Martha trometinoff, of Sitka, the t to construct, maintain and rate an electric telephone sys-
 in the city of Kodiak, was tied at the council meeting nday night, and is now sub as provided by law, to the royal of the voters of the [rs. Kostrometinoff is owner operator of the telephone em of Sitka, an installation ,rted as originally costing ap- IimateIy $15,000 and subse- ntly added to and improved l now worth approximately 900. It has been her desire xpand but addition of sys- s in small towns has been libited by the cost of opera 
 of manual type installations. ,now reported that new-type Tern automatic equipment now be obtained and so the lication for 8 franchise at liak followed.
 he franchise will appear on ballot as referendum No. 1 he general election to be held il 8, and will require approv- [ 55 per cent of the voters Ire becoming effective.
 he franchise requires that nn 36 months the system l be in operation, otherwise i'll become null and void and squlred $2000 performance d shall be forfeited.
 lax Folsom, civilian employe ne base, appeared at the ncll meeting to explain that lad in mind installation of a phone system here, for which lad arranged capital, but his lest for a franchise and an- ncement of definite plans a. ted further information on liability of equipment and IT details.
 odiak is the only town of it's ln the Territory without a phone system. In pre-base 'truction days there was an allation of an approximate 20 y battery-operated system ; proved ineffective. Only nes now in operation are the extensions of military lines ted in town.
Kodiak mirror., 1945-03-03

lneau (Special) Rep. War
 Taylor introduced a House t resolution to extend the. P of the Griffin Memorial 'ltal to the Grey Nuns until }.
Kodiak mirror., 1945-03-03

Roy H. Madsen, Quartermast- CT 3rd Class, Kodiak (at right) and John Andrews, Motor Mach inists Mate 3rd Class, Tolson, Pa., (left) man a gun on a PIT boat in the Philippines. (See story.--Official U. s. Navy photograph
Kodiak mirror., 1945-03-03

etails of a big St, Patrick s
 dance, to be held March IT, to be announced next week.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-09-13
HODGE PLANNING
CUSTER OF JAPS
CONTINUED from Page One

Continued from rage One
ton. Moreover, they said, they
have begun storing guns and am
munition which could be used in an
uprising once American occupation
forces are withdrawn.
Hodge made it plain that he was
not vet in a position to adopt an
armed Japanese soldiers still in
the u. S.-occupied portion OF Korea
and only some $4,000 American in
fantry troops on hand.
With the American occupation IN
only its fifth day. after SO years OF
japanese domination, Hodge was
clearly apprehensive that sudden
removal of civil authority might
lead to rioting and chaos.
He said the japanese government
of Governor-General Noboyukl Ape
although remaining in office for the
present, would not be permitted to
take any independent action with
out the sanction of U. S. military
authorities. Although japanese po-
lice local officials. judges and the
central government was still in Of
flee. the U. S. military government
already was being set up.
Critical koreans complained that
soviet forces on the north side OF
the 38th parllel had disarmed all
Japanese troops Immediately and
removed from public office, u
they apparently had not taken IN
to consideration the disparity be-
tween the size of Russian and
American occupation forces.
The japanese attempted to buy
Off a number of Korean national
leaders before American occupa-
ton troops arrived, they said, and
now have gone underground to
maintain their political activities
and place a strong pro-Nippon slate
of candidates on the ballots in the
first election.
Another phase of the resistance
movement, the Koreans said, is the
attempt to disrupt Korea S
economy during the occupation.
The Japanese-operated Korean
bank flooded the market with paper
money shortly after Emperor Hlro-
hito issued his peace rescript, they
said.
The Koreans asserted that mill
tary stores were destroyed, rice
was dumped into rivers and sugar
was mixed with sand in an attempt
to bring about an immediate food
crisis to start the occupation OIL
badly.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-09-13
STRIKE CUTS OFF
RADIO PROGRAMS

CONTINUED from Page One
would strike 80 days from now.
This notice wasin accord with the
provision of the Smith Connally
Act.
However, in direct violation OF
the statements in this telegram
the union engineers at 6 pm.
EWT, quit their jobs
The union statement from Wash
ington quoted A. T. Powley, union
president. as saying that at the last
negotiations conference this after
noon the companies questioned au-
thority OF the bargaining authority
OF the bargaining committee
(headed by Powley) to represent
the membership, latter having re-
jected all wage demands Of the
union"
Because of disrupted communi-
cations" NBC said, it was i'm
poss BILE to determine the exact -ef-
feet of the walkout. NBC said its
service was being received in
Washington, Chicago and Denver
but had no reports from other
Cities
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-09-13
DRAGON SOCIETY
TO. Be DISSOLVED
Continued from PAGE A.

The other two Black ~.
members marked by MacAr ason
for arrest were Toyossbn-o' '1 ~.
kuchl and Prof. Genchie Kat M
japanese sources reitera+as s'U'
while the Black Dragon had m na'
adherents' other patriotic socia s@,y
cut stripped it in influence in ra
cent years. Al re-
1t was instrumental in s....
Japan upon the path Of conor r,ins
however, and its assassjns tor
rorlzed any Japanese officia, 'e =.
ferlng the mildest opposition W u.
aggressions. 'N 10
Hashimoto long was knoxr
a lingo. He was named by ,S as
japanese as the officer who orsa ne
ed pilots to bomb the gn,,b o
Panay, which was loaded u,;ts
Americans. WIN
The bombing put severe strain
on American and japanese ~
lations. The Tokyo governmert
attempted to apologize and claim'
ca s.,' 1nat Its war office had never
authorized such an attack,
After the attack, Hashimoto 70.
tired from the Army. He return.
ed to prominence in 1910 A. =.
leader OF the japanese you,n
movement patterned after tbs
Nazis. He
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-09-13
Mrs. Applewhite Gives
Procedure To Follow
On Internee Gables

Mrs. Blake D. Applewhite,
chairman Of the Prisoner of Wal
Department of the local chapter
of the Red Cross states that the
following procedure will be fol.
lowed upon the release of Ameri.
can War Prisoners in the Far East,
as forwarded to her from the South
East Area Headquarters Of the
Red Cross.
Each United States Prisoner Of
war and civilian internee in the
Far East, will be permitted tc
send a 10 word message through
the War Department to the next o.
kin Immediately upon liberation
The Provost Marshal General:
Office will forward the message
by telegram with the notification
of liberation to the next Of kin o.
civilian internees, Navy person
mel and Merchant seaman. Tit
Adjutant Generals Office will fol
low the same procedure for Army
personnel.
Each person in the United State
receiving such a notification i
authorized to send a return mes
sage to the released relative
through the War Department
When this reply, is received tn,
prisoner of war or internee is au
thorized to send second messag
to the same addressee agail
through the War Department.
Next of kin should follow eS
actly the directions for this mes
sage given in the notification c
liberation.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-09-13
AT Least Three Dead
When BIZ Hits House

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Sept. H.
U.H-At least three persons were
killed late today when a BIZ Fly.
ing Fortress crashed into house
near Adams Field, in the outskirts
Of Little Rock.
The dead were said to be Ne.
groes. Two other persons were
taken to a Little Rock hospital in
icritical condition.
Army officials refused to say
whether any of the planes occu-
pants were killed or injured.
Apparently the plane overshot
the field in an attempt to land,
and crashed through a fence and
electric wires before striking the
house.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-09-13
WILMINGTON MAY
HOUSE SHIPPING
CONTINUED from Page One


southern shipyards, free from ex.
cessively bad winter weather, will
doubtless receive first considera
ton.
A report on the North Carolina
yard is expected to be submitted
to the Maritime commission fol-
consideration in the near future
Officials of the commission, in
cir statements yesterday,
stressed the fact that no decisions
as to the selection of any yards
have been reached. The costs
OF preparing the storage facilities,
as we'll as the natural advantages
of the location, will be the impor-
tant factors in determining the
selection of a site. Politics. it
was added, will be neglible
factor and efforts to apply pres.
sure on the commission to obtain
storage base are expected to
produce little results.
Meantime, it was learned, the
groundwork of seeking a storage
project for Wilmington has been
well laid and those interested in
the undertaking are quite optimis.
tic, at the present time, regard
ing its future.
Decision to use the yards or
allied facilities to lay up merchant
shipping not needed in the peace.
time American Merchant Marine
will also involve establishment OF
drydocks at those sites selected.
Whether they will be floating OF
permanent structures, as well as
other decisions along this line,
have not been reached. The dry.
dock question, however, it not
expected to raise any particular
difficulties for Wilmington, it was
learned.
If a storage base is established
here. several hundred ships would
be tied up and their maintenance
would require force of consider.
able size. The total number OF
ships the commission will lay up
depends on two factors. First.
the Navy wants some for it's own
use; second, the number in the
present Merchant Marine to be
sold under the provisions of a bill
now pending in Congress has no,
been decided. In addition, many
ships built during the war will be
scrapped because of excessive
damage from combat or war re.
lated causes.
In view of it's record as an ex.
cellent shipbuilder, the North
Carolina company is expected to
receive more than average con.
sideration when the time comes to
select the storage yards. One OF
the nations two best builders of
Liberty vessels, it has maintained
this outstanding record of per.
Torrance in production of the
modern, long-range CO type craft
1t launched it's 228th ship yester.
day afternoon.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-09-13
JAPS SURRENDER
TO M0UNTBATTEN
Continued from Page One

Continued from Page One
table from Mountbatten. Behind
him and the Japanese, in multi.
colored uniforms, were ranged
Allied staff officers, local digni.
taries, released war prisoners an6
internees.
Representing the United States
was 1t. Gen. R. A.. Wheeler,
Deputy Southeast Asia Comman.
der. Sgt. John M. Turner Of
Franklin Springs, Ca, was one
member of the guard of. honor
for the ceremony.
In an order of the day to his
troops, read after the raising Of
the Union Jack while bands play.
ed the British, American, Dutch,
Chinese and French anthems,
Mountbatten told his men they
had inflicted six times the mum.
Der of deaths they had suffered,
and expressed his gratitude and
PRIDE
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-09-13
CONGRESS MOVES
TO END WAR Time
Continued from Page One

(COntlnueQ IrOH rage One
gress may stop it before then.)
This also happened:
Government Corporations - The
house passed a bill to put them
under congressional control. There
are 101 of them-such agencies as
tn Reconstruction Finance and
Home Owners Loan Corporations.
If the Senate passes the bill ano
the president signs it, and it looks
as if they will, all the corporations
will have to submit to an annua.
audit. Forty-one will have to send
yearly budgets to Congress est.
mating how much money they
need. Congress could okay, trim
G. reject the budgets. Heretofore
lit hasn't had the chance.
And this happened:
Wages-the House Labor com
mittee plans a look next week al
bills to raise the minimum wage
Chairman Norton (D-NJ) said she
hopes for boost from 40 to g.
cents an hour in the minimum now
required of firms in interstate
commerce.
| Elliott Roosevelt-Financial at
fairs of the late Presidents sol
will be put on display in a public
report. So said members of z
House committee investigating
them.
They are investiga ting because
Elliott got a $4,000 loan from
John Hartford, president of the
Great Atlantic and Pacific TIE;
company and Hartford claimed {
tax deduction of $3.50 for a bae
debt.
The committee says it's interest
ed in protecting Federal revenue
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-09-13
Rains Flood Basement
AT Winter Park School

Members of the Parent-Teachers
Association of Winter Park school,
met Tuesday and discussed 49,
presence of rain water in tho h.aa.
ment of the school. Parents r,ha
attended the meeting reported W. t ~
because of two inches of water 1n a.
two class rooms located in 49, 49,
basement of the school. +be ese
classes were forced to be hold a1.o
where.
It also was pointed out that 4ho
service OF the school cafeteria W. ..,e :
hampered because of dsna aa was
facilities by recent heavy rams ~ ~
that section. A"als IN
a special &c committee was annoin+.
ed at the meeting to eonf spp U,itt
ssnooi offiicalsin an effort -
remedy the situation. -' "
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-09-13
MRS. WIN. GROVE
DIES. AT .H0 M E

Mrs. William Grove, Jr., wife OF
DR.. William Grove, Jr., pastor OF
the First Presbyterian church, died
at her residence, 315 Orange street,
Wednesday afternoon after a
lengthy illness.
Mrs. Grove, until forced to stop
because of i'll health, was active
in the work of the church, teach
ing Sunday school and the Bible
for the Auxiliary. She had endear'
ed herself in the hearts OF her hus'
bands congregation and had many
friends throughout the city.
Surviving beside DR.. Grove are
three daughters; Catherine Grove
Margaret Grove and Alice Grove
all of Wilmington; her mother
Mrs. c. L. Graeber, who has re
Gently come to make her home il
Wilmington; two brothers, Charlie!
L. Graeber and John L. Graeber
of Yazoo City, Miss; and sister
Mrs. c. J. Powell, of Memphis
Tenn.
Funeral services will be conduct
ed from the First Presbyterian
church Friday, at 4:30 pm. by DR.
William Grove, ST., Of Talladega
Ala. Burial will be in Oakdal
cemetery.
| Pallbearers will be John Hall
G. L. Mitchell, w. H. Henderson
J. N. Brand, Jr., E. R. and w. M
Dickson.
The family has requested tina
no flowers be sent.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-09-13
Macarthur To Broadcast
Orders By Loudspeakel

TOWNSVILLE, Pa, Sept. r.
QR-The Navy announced today
that giant loudspeakers had beer
installed in three four-engineo
"Privateer" bombers to enable
Gen. Douglas Macarthur to give
occupation orders directly to the
japanese people.
The 50O-pound public address
systems are capable Of producing
sufficient volume to allow the hui
man voice to be heard over an
entire city from great height, the
Navy said.
The loudspeakers were developed
by Naval aeronautical engineers
and the Bell Telephone Co., and
Installed at the Naval Air Mate
rial Center here. The planes were
sent to Japan several days ago,
the Navy said.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-09-13
SCRIBE ADVISES
TENT FOR TRIPS
Confined from Page One


He was telling me!
The first hotel I tried in Savan'
nah was a modest establishment
chosen in the hope that accomo
dations would create no strain on
the travel budget.
The seventh, and last approach
ed before we skunk out OF town,
was a gilded caravanserie where
pleaded in reckless desperation
.Not even a bridal suite?'
The journey north from Savan-
nah was punctuated by stops at
every tourist camp "Good
heavens, we rent the cabins by
the month now!") and tourist
home ("Sorry, we were filled up
at four o'clock this afternoon.
That showed light.
Discoura cement was complete IN
WATERFORD. The clerk shook his
head and motioned toward dark
ened corner: There are our last
arrivals"
Two men, snugly bedded down
on lobby couches, were snoring out
a basso due.
Shortly after dawn, IS miles
south of Raleigh, N. c.. we ran
out of gas-in front of a gas sta
ton. fortunately. Head on steering
wheel, I snoozed for an hour be-
fore the attendant arrived. It Has
the only respite in 1,400 miles be-
tween Miami and New York. Then
I slept two days.
On the return trek to Miami,
hotel hunting started around mid
afternoon. haunted lobbies, con-
suited policemen, inquired at drug
stores.
Lady, couldn't tell you where
to find an empty easy chair, much,
less a bed" said a restaurant
cashier at Rocky Mount, N. c. TO
bacco sales are on. The towns
booked solid"
The So consecutive hours OF driv-
ing southwark was broken by a
15-minute nap in front of a Day
tona Beach, Fla, drug store. VINO
cared about lodgings then? After
all. it was a comparative stones
throw-250 miles-to Miami.
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CHARITY STUNNED
BY EC0N0 MISTS
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Continued from Page One
He permitted the direct quotation.
While no specific Figures have
been discussed, Keynes indicated
that Britain's economy needs a
So 900, 900, 900 to $4,000, 100000 stim-
illus.
Whether this aid would be sought
as an outright grant or through
some other arrangement renamed
to be worked out.
There have been reports that
one solution might be to read]ust
war costs so that the United States
would share the costs which Brit
ain bore from 1889 to 1941. This,
according to the reports, would be
predicated on the theory that the
United States should assume some
of those costs as repayment to
Britain for holding the fort against
the Axis. -.
Keynes, questioned about this,
said it would be up to the United
States to decide.