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shot. down by the ships anti-air
craft guns and pilo:s in the air, but
four others managed to crash ano
bomb the ship. A fifth, after it was
knocked down alongside the vessel,
caromed off the water and explod
ed, tearing a large hole in the car
rier's side. A bomb from another
plane blew a mole in the ships
side below the waterline, rupturing
many fuel oil lines. Water rushed
in, and the. ship took a six degres
list.
= Fires broke cut and burning
planes and fuel scattered over
great areas Of the ship" The NAVY
report said. THE forward part Of
the flight deck was battered be.
yond use. One enemy suicider pen.
etrated the side of the ship into
the hangar deck where he exploded
to cause a great fire. The crane
forward Of the bridge, the catapults
and many guns were battered by
the crashing planes and exploding
bombs. Wreckage falling into the
gun gallerys on the side of the ship
caused further fires there
In spite Of her damage, however,
the carrier was able to proceed.
Many heroic acts prevented even
greater casualties and damage. lr
one instance, an officer and two
enlisted men we're lowered over
the ships side to fignt flames, and
with the. vessel under way at Is
knots they managed to- bring the
fire under control.
sHowe.Er, the sara's troubles
were no. over. About an hour and
a half after: the first attack, with
darkness setting in, more enemy
planes appeared and one dropped
another bomb on the stricken car
fier- before crashing. Damage from
the second attack, although severe,
was soon brought under control,
and the Sara was able to receive
her airborne pilots who were Giro
ling the ship with their gas supplies
running low.
:. Photographs Of her damage were
flown to the Puget Sound Navy
Yard from the advance base where
temporary repairs were made, and
by the time she. reached the yard
plans and equipment for her repair
were ready. She was completely re-
fitted and ready for sea in the
record breaking time Of less than
two months. T.. l 4
The Saratoga suffered her first
battle damage when struck by
torpedo from an enemy submarine
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BIG POWERS WIN
MAJOR. VICTORY
Centipssd from Fare ose)

-, u y =;
and the American delegation. here
announced President Truman
would arrive in San Francisco next
Friday and address the final con-
ference session, at about; 81 pm,
(PWT9 the next day = ~ "a.
. Helping to meet that 9qeadline;;
a conference commits sion approved
unanimously today insertion IN the
charter Of All mt single para
graph of two chapters stating the
purposes and PRINCIPLES. to govern
the world organization.
Another commission called up
tor approval in public session; pro
visions for. "a new international
court and its statute; 444!z -
Technical experts OF the Big FIVE
Russia, China Britain, France :
and the United States-Were cailea
into. consultation to try TO work
out satisfa Glory language On the
broad powers Of discussion, in the
generai, assembly. This would be
for submission to a conference
committee in an effort to- reopen
the matter. -
II the big powers decide to pry
the lid off this question again,
there appeared little doubt they
would encounter vigorous iopposi-
ton from small rations: The as
-senblv is the only league agency
in which many Of them VIII have
4 voice. 5..s =:
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Daily Prayer
FOR OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

All our springs are in Thee, 0
Lord of life and light. From Thee
has come the impulse to draw the
sword of righteousness. Our SOL
diers and sailors and airmen be-
lieve that they do Thy will when
they offer their bodies on the altar
of freedom. Because Thou art our
Father, we are devoting our best to
the welfare of all mankind, the
weak, the needy, the oppressed. the
under-privileged. Stir us with a new
sense of the sacredness of human
liberty and personality. Day by
day may we live as men and wom-
en- whose souls are free and who
have divine destiny. We are CIV
ing our all to this war. in a spirit
of conservation to our Country and
to Thee. So we invoke Thy might
for this our task, that victory may
come speedily, to bring an abiding
peace for all Thy children every
where. Amen.-W. T. E.
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Brother OF Former
ACL Official Dies

]. N. Brand, Sr., former Allan
tic Coast Line executive, received
word yesterday of the death OF his
brother, Major W. Sanford Brana,
80, who died at the home OF his
daughter. Mrs. Thomas +. Taylor
IN Chapel Hill.
Major Brand, who was native OF
Clarendon county, South Carolina,
was for many years superintendent
CT the Georgia Railroad and re-
signed that position at the outbreak
Of World War l, to join the U. S.
Railway Corps. After brief train
Ing in this country he went over
seas with his battalion ana for
many months was in charge Of a
section of railroad in France.
Retiring after his return home
rom overseas, Major Brand had
lived for the past year or two at
Chapel Hill with his daughter,
whose husband, Col. Thomas F.
Taylor, is overseas with the AM
slcan Army.
Surviving him are his widow. one
laughter; son, Col. Thomas S.
krand, overseas; one brother, j..
n Brand, Sr., a nephew, J.. N.
Brand Jr,, Of Wilmington.
funeral arrangements will not
oe completed until the arrival
nome Of Col. Brand. .
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GERMAN U-B0ATS
. MINED U. 5. PORTS

: WASHINGTON, June 15- R -
German submarines ranging the
United States East coast at the
peak Of the U-boat campaign in 1915
and 1913 planted mines so effective
ly that major ports. including New
York City, were closed to ocear
traffic for brief periods.
Revealing this today, the Navy
said five mines were swept from
the entrance to New York harbo1
between November Is and 81, 1912
and from November. i3 to Is the
port was completely bottled up
with no traffic moving in or out
The entrance. to Chesapeake Bay
gateway to the ports Of Norfolk and
Newport News, Va, and Baltimore
Md was twice closed to traffic
once from June 16 to H., 1912, an1
again from September IL to IA
1892. Before the Chesapeake Bay
area was closed the first time, four
vessels had been dan aged or sunk
by what We're believed to be sub
marine-placed mines.
> Also closed at various times as
a result Of enemy planted mines
were Jacksonville, Fla; Charles
ton, S.. c.; and Wilmington, Del
These were all closed for brief pc
riqds in the fall Of 1912, ano
Cha leston was again closed four
days in September, 1s43.
The destroyer cambridge, while
making a depth charge attacs
against submarine outside the
Virginia Capes June IA, 1912 was
damaged by a heavy explosion as
tern. It was believed one Of her
depth charges detonated mine.
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cHECK FEATURED
N MEADOWS CASE

cREENv1LLE, June IS. -(P-'
state sought to show today
49, check for $678, drawn to the
u ,.r NJ Greenville Hardware
was converted by DR.. Leon
meadows to his own use. H.,
~ I Baker, head of the Baker
,,-is Hardware Co., said tina.
, - handed him the check in
~ crpenville bank but the check
moi deposited to the firm
wa aonnt Baker said that DR.. Mea.
,s.s cave him the check for what
, ,om said was in payment fol
WV cars of cement. Actually,
n wv said, neither the college nor
,"oodaws owed for any cement, So
+,rned the check back over to
~, ,t,sdows after an examination u
~. hooks showed the money was
moi owed.
.tors totaling more. than $4,000,
oi, Meadows is alleged to have
'n,hezzled while president Of East
csrolina Teachers College. Mea-
JAWS also is charged with false
Baker said that Meadows, when
,jyised thar no money was owed,
ssted for repayment of the $67o
q. check of the Baker-Davis firm,
VT Baker said he told Meadows
s w. was no need for that, that
40 check had not been cashed.
Then he handed the check back to
l,s college president. That was in
1877.
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THE WILMINGTON MORNING STAR WILMINGTON N c.
WAR FUND GROUP
MEETS AT RESORT
Continued from Page One)

|paign committee and N. l.. Wright
OF the state staff.
Delegates from outside of New
Hanover gathered at the Whining
ton Chamber of Commerce yester-
day morning from where they were
escorted to the "Anchor' on
Wrightsville Beach.
/ The campaign will be officially
opened September 80 with nation
wide broadcast by President Tru-
man.
In a speech before employees OF
the North Carolina Shipbuilding
Co. the same day, Hurley said that
of the 10000 American soldiers
captured by the Germans, $4,000
of them have returned home and
the remainder will be back by the
middle of July.
There are, he added, approx
mately $4,000 American men in
japanese prison camps.
Continuing his discussion of the
war prisoner situation, he said that
IL, 000,0 900 men have been taken
prisoner throughout the world and
are now interned in 80 countries
for the duration. Approximately
100000 German prisoners are now
in $40 camps throughout the Unit,
ed States. Included among this
number are $40 in the Philadelphia
Navy Yard. They cannot compete
with American labor and are paid
80 cents a day, not in cash but
in canteen coupons.
Turning to the political situation
in Europe, he commended sla
for her improvements and great
achievements in the war. But, he
added, her manner in world af-
fairs continues to keep us Won
dering."
He expressed the belief that I'VE
must convince the Germans and
Japs that they are criminals by
proper trials and punishment. Ger
many, he said, offers many, many
problems that will require great
thought to solve.
In closing, Mr.. Hurley paid tri'
butte to the employees OF the ship
yard for the part they have play
ed in winning the war against Ger
manys and urged then Ito keep
up the good work. until victory
over Japan is achieved.
Mr.. Hurley, who was introduced
by c. T. Lewis, assistant to the
secretary of the shipbuilding COM
pany, is intimately familiar with
the work of the War Prisoners Aid
of the YM.C.A. A graduate of the
University of Michigan, with post
graduate study in Europe and South
America, he has devoted IS years
to the service of young men, work.
ing with men of all race and
creeds. He served with the "Y" in
the Italian army during World war
II.
AS director of friendly relations
among foreign students, he has
made II trips to Europe and three
to the Orient, visiting more than
E5O different countries. His appear
ance in Wilmington under the aus
pieces of the War Prisoners Aid Of
the Y.M.C.A., a participating agen-
cy of the National War Fund.
Hurley also gave similar
speech at the regular noon meet.
ing of the Wilmington Exchange
|Club yesterday.
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PLANTS ARE HIT
BY SUGAR CUTS
Continued from Page One)

IN the bakery line, J. B. Fox
If the Royal Bakery, only manu-
4.ctlrer in eastern North Carolina
ot packaged cakes. revealed that
thew are disseminating the produc-
inn of cakes two days a week in
view of the impending sugar short
age Their production of pies and
cakes for June was cut g pei
rent over that OF June year ago.
Because of this reduced produc'
ton, they are closing their store
on Sundays. " -
FL White, owner of tn, White
Ire Cream Co., was not available
tor remarks on the reduction OF
ire cream production. Ice cream
production has suffered recent
similar shortages.
The slash, made by OPA to
bring use in line with scarce sup
plies, trims the new commercial
quotas nationally by eight to %
per cent below the current April
May-June ration.
Over issuance of sugar for home
canning and a decline in world
sugar production are reasons Civ
en- by OPA for the prevailing acute
shortage.
"By today's action Price Ad.
ministrator Chester Bowles said
Yesterday, ''we are taking steps
to assure the maximum output OF
things we need, and must have,
that our extremely small supply o.
sugar will permit
Bowles said the sugar reductions
for all products will rule out, fo1
one thing, the so-called fancy
grade canned fruits, which require
extra heavy syrup and heavy use
Of sugar.
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Interpreting
The War
BY KIRKE L. SIMPSON
Associated Press News Analyst

<19DVGA0tOu I 1888 4NS"S
1t hardly needed the squelching
by Secretary Stimson of rumors OF
impending retirement of General
George c. Marshall, Army chief
of staff, to convince observers that
he will fill that all important post
for the duration of the war with
Japan.
Marshall is too important a cog
in the American war machine to
be spared at the halfway mark
even if he had a desire to step
out, which is improbable. The ad-
miration and respect in which
President Roosevelt held hill is
fully shared by President Truman.
His judgment and professional
qualific atoms also greatly impress
ed Prime Minister Churchill and
Marshal Stain in their contacts
with him when the high strategy
of the war in Europe that has
brought total victory over Germany
was being shaped.
It is probable, too, that Marshall
shares more or less the known
views of two of his fellow officers
Including General Macarthur that
the Pacific is the ocean OF des-
tiny for the United States. Couple
with that the bitter memories. OF
all Army, Navy and Air Corps per-
sonnet of that black day at earl
Harbor and it is possible Marshall
would like to quit before Japan
has been brought to heel.
With all that said, however, the
other phase of the rumor OF his
possible retirement-and its prob
able starting point-still stands. 1t
was to the effect that General Ell,
senhower would succeed him as
chief of staff when Marshall re-
tired. That is highly logical con
clusion and there is precedent fol
lit.
Eisenhower is young enough, ter
years Marshall's junior. Like Gen
eral Pershing it is apt to fall te
| his lot to supervise the prepare
ton OF a report on Army op'
tons in Europe and include in II
recommendations based on mill
| tary lessons learned there for the
future organization of the Amerl
can military establishment. Ane
like Pershing, he would be the
logical man to head the Army as
chief of staff in the post war per
liod when it is being refashionee
in the light of war experience anc
| it's continuing missions on both
sides of the world or under the
commitments to be involved In the
world security pact taking shape
| in San Francisco.
There are influences at work If
and out Of Washington aiming al
keying the post war military estab
Ilishment to air power. What Ell
senhower may have to say on the
subject of air powers share in the
victory over Germany is going tt
be interesting. Its place in the fina
defeat of Japan is yet to be writ
ten but could conceivably profound
| ly influence future American mill
tary policy ashore and afloat.
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OPERATION

Mrs. Woodrow w. Robbins,
wife of the pastor of the Lei
and Baptist church, Leland;
the Lebanon Baptist church,
Winnabow, and Soldier Bay
Baptist church, Ash, under
went an operation at James
Walker Memorial hospital last
night. Her condition was re-
uorted as satisfactory.
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"ScORCHINC" WEATHER
SKIN MISERY

When record breaking hot weather
makes you miserable with torment OF
heat rash, prickly heat, burn of chafe
and simple rashes, just sprinkle on
Mexsana, the soothing, medicated pow
der. Eases itch of mosquito bites, heal
ing sunburn, and other minor skin
troubles. A family favorite for over 40
years. Don't forget, the many uses of
this medicated powder makes it a grand
overseas gift. Costs little. Save most
in larger sizes. Always get Mexsana.
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FORMER GERMAN
Chief CAPTURED: L

2,
and gave this icelsrful account
Of kibbsntrep's capture:
I'VE called at = very unpre-
teatious block Of flats shout s.
a.m. ana hacked on the door !;
OF the, top floor, but getting no
answer We nearly decided to break
1t down when lady in dressing
gown appeared. She was dark-hair-
ed and very attractive and we
learned later she was IS and d.
vorced. 49, :. s>'' ~ -
1--WE brushed her aside, saying
we'd come in and search. My Bel
gian sergeant, two British sergeants
and I split up, going into separate
rooms. The Belgian sergeant, a
strong-armed sort OF fellow,
shouted there's Il men in here in
French, SO We converged on his
room.
"Ribbentrop was just beginning
to realize something was doing.
He was, lying prone when the Bel
|gian grabbed him by the shoulder
and said in German, get up
"Ribbentrop kept nuttering in
German, what's the rnatter?' He
was dressed in. pink and white pa
jannas Of ordinary looking cloth,
nothing fancy '' %
Adam said. 1--WE searched him
from top to bottom while he kept
muttering, what's the natter
Then he started putting on his
clothes as we asked him questions
like how long he had been here,
where he had come from. He re-
Piled, "A few weeks. From up
north And I told him, these are
bloody vague answers ="
The lieutenant said Ribbentrop
was nearly finished dressing when
he confessed his identity and add
ed, II prefer to speak in Eng
thsh" :. g.. - +;er
Inc lan0laoy, AoaM Salo,7 WAS
wearing i dressing gown when 'she
opened the door Of the flat on the
top floor Of the five-story middle
class residential building. Ribben-
trop was in single bed. Earlier
lit had been reported that Ribben-
Itrop was captured naked. The land.
lady was placed under arrest and
her identity officially concealed.
On the way to British headquar'
ters for medical search, which
revealed a poison kit taped to Rib,
bentrop's body, the Nazi officia.
was "yery thoughful-very worriee
about his family whom he sale
were in south, Germany" Adam
said. 49,, @
+, "Ribbentrop,, en- route to head
quarters, had kept his hands clasp
ed in front OF him. the lieutenant
asserted. 1--WE were taking nj
chances. Several times he referred
| to the dead fuehrer' and he was
very runinative, very thoughtful
| as he mentioned. the separation
from his family. He said he had
left Berlin before, its equalization
and talked mysteriously Of his
mission from the. dead fuehrer". .
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CAPTURE
MAJOR AIRSTRIP
Continued from Page One)

miles north in the mountains along
highway no. 4. West of the valley,
sealing tighter the enemy units
caught in that wilderness.
The sixth Division, indertified fol
the first time as the force conduct
ing this cleanup drive North of
Bagabag, killed 400 Japanese and
captured 40.
The 33rd Division, driving in the
Tabio sector of the Agno river
gorge above Baguio, also or Luzon
accounted for another 400 enemy
dead, while in central Luzon East
OF Manila the 18th Division counted
100 dead japanese and the First
Cavalry Division and the, 112th
Cavalry Regimental combat team
disposed of nearly 400 additional
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END OF OKINAWA
BATTLE IS SEEN
Continued from Page One)

ed their positions under heavy
fire from Yuza hill.
Winding up their victory on
Oroku peninsula, the Sixth Marine
Division Devildogs took 145 Nip
ponese prisoners yesterday.
For the third straight day. Ad-
miral Nimitz reported a complete
absence of the enemy aircraft
suicide attacks which had hither
to been so persistent.
The Japanese-already quitting
the hopeless fight by the hundreds
were raked today by ceaseless
fire from Naval guns, bombs and
artillery as the Americans strove
to sweep them from Yaeju plateau
and complete the subjugation OF
QkinaWa.
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JEWELRY MISSING

Mrs. B. E. deLamater, of
212 S. Sixth street, reported to
city police Thursday night that
approximately $500 worth of
jewelry and other articles was
missing from her home She
stated that she put three rings
and her watch on her dresser
about $50 O'Clock last night,
went into the next room and
upon her return a few moments
later, the articles were miss
ing, along with two pocket
books.
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City Briefs
WILL SING AT BEACH

Mrs. w. w. Dunlap, soprano,
will be guest soloist at the IL
o'clock service Sunday morn
ing at the Little Chapel on the
Boardwalk Wrightsville Beach.
Mrs. Dunlay will sing, "The
Lords Prayer" by Malotte.
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SEEKS BLOOD DONOR

SEENS DLOVD DOINUh
Arthur Midget. police Of
ficer of Morehead City yester-
day appeared to city police to
help find blood donor for his
sister, Mrs. Delmas Jones, who
is a patient at James Walker
Memorial hospital and greatly
in need of a blood transfusOn.
She requires type o, No. 4, and
any prospective donor is asked
to contact the hospital.
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Canned foods are cooked foods
so don't overlook them because
that will destroy food value. ap-
pearance and flavor.
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trouble on his train, he had just
stepped to the ground from his ca
bose on the rear Of the freight"
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GUEST SCLOIST

UO L01 SOAO401
Pfc. Ernest Cchoen, formerly
of the Vienna State Opera and
lately of the San Francisco
Opera company, will sing again
at Grace Methodist church on
Sunday morning at the IL
O'Clock service. Mr.. Schoen has
won distinction with his tenor
voice in Europe and America
and will sing The Twenty Third
Psalm by Malotte.
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Obituaries
EUGENE Y, HILL

Eugene Y. Hill, 60, retired car
penter, died at his home, 500
Strawberry avenue, at l0:45 am
yesterday, after a long illness.
Funeral services will be held al
the graveside, Wiley Field GENE
terry, Sneads Ferry, at 5 pm. to-
day, by the Rev. H. ]. Wilson, pas
tor of the Fourth Street Advent
Christian church. The funeral cor
:tege will leave Harrelrs funeral
home at $3.50 pm.
Mr.. Hill is survived by his. wi
dow, Mrs. Elizabeth Rhodes Hill;
two sons, Ira L. Hill and Oscar
v. Hill, both of Wilmington; foul
daughters, Miss Berchie Hill. Miss
Katie B. Hill, Miss Sylvania J.
Hill and Mrs. Eugenia Hill, all Of
Wilmington; brother, George
Hill, of Sneads Ferry; and six
grandchildren.
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WILLIAM M. HOBBS

WILLIAM M. HOBBS
WHITEVILLE, June IS. - Will
liam Mack Hobbs, So, died at 7 p.
m. yesterday at his home near
Clarkton.
A prominent farmer OF the
Western Prong township, ne is
survived by his widow, Mrs.
Shella WOODBURY. Hobbs, two broth.
ers, Giles c., Of Chadbourn, and
Monroe Hobbs, of Clarkton; and
several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held al
80 p. m. tomorrow at the West
ern Prong Baptist church with
the Rev. A, D. Frazier and the
Rev S. N. Lamb, officiating. Bur.
ial will be in the church cemetery