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Evening star., 1945-05-20
Grain

CHICAGO, May 10 P.-May rye traded
at 81 l4SA bushel, a new 20-year hish.
aho other grain futures markets except
wheat were firm to strong today,
-. urgent short covering in preparation for
me close OF trading in May Contracts
ituesoay accounted for most Of the
2 cents at times, 80 A"s1a ~
July and September rye sold at new sea-
sonar highs in the most active trade Of the
week. Commission houses had grain for
sale on. all the bulses, but the demand
from rom p pit traders was SO persistent that OF
terings never burdened the market
than Yesterdays close, May res: corn
was unbalanced to up "a. May 1.1sia. cats
were UP y to Y. May 81 -661s: rye a.
was 3s n n5gnef, p1 May 1.44M-I; As. and barley
Evening star., 1945-05-20
Capital Securities
Over the Counter

Over the Counter
The following bid and asked quotations
on Washington securities traded over the
counter represent prices, at which one or
sociation of Securities Dealers Inc, would
trade with the general public at the time
the quotations were assembled for The
Star as of Friday noon:
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-03

chase the evil spirits out of our presence"
Before each trial an extra jury was impaneed
10 search bodies of the prisoners for the devil
marks which Satan was presumed 10 have in
flicted with his red-hot iron
Many innocent birthmark became prima
face evidence of contact with Lucifer
Eventually the power-maddened instigators of
al this furore extended themselves too far They
accused Mrs John Hale, wife of a minister in
nearby Beverly who was known throughout the
colony for her noble character and who had the
audacty to cast some doubt their sincerity.
That caused many defections in the ranks of
the witch-chasers, and when they even named
Lady Phips wife of the governor, the entire
witchhunt collapsed like pricked balloon.
TIE Jail doors were thrown open and 200 ac
cused witches, many of them already convicted
and condemned TO die, given their freedom.
In I'LL. conscience-stricken Massachusetts APP
propriated 578 pounds and II shillings to be paid
to the heirs of those who had been executed and
ordered further that on request, their full rights
OF citizenship would be restored.
Requests for exoneration made mmedi-
ately on behalf of all but six. Now, with the
legislatures consent the records will show that
they, also, were not in league with the devil.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-03

tunty to retaliate for every real fancied insult
Before long her enemies in numerous church and
civic squabbles were being hailed before the special
court appointed TO scent out the witches
"A soon as anyone was accused, there was no
~ lack Of witnesses who were ready and eager
TO testify. Some of the evidence fantastically
absurd but the judges needed little 10 convince
them of the devils handiwork. What little might
be needed was inevitably supplied by Iitubas
little prodigies, some of whom present at
every trial.
-A AS soon as the accused entered the court
room, they went into their act They would fall
into fits, drop TO the floor, twist their limbs and
roll their eyes, bite their lips until they bed,
give every evidence of acute anguish
The trial OF Ann Pudeator. the hardworking
widow whose descendant brought about the cur.
rent attempt of Massachusetts 10 cleanse its
cscutcheon, Is an example. Goodwife Pudeator
went through the customary routine OF watching
her young accusers gyrate on the floor and ialt.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-03

And George Jacobs
was executed largely
because he Scoffed
at the flimsy accusa-
tions against him.
The trials them
selves were almost
as farcical as the evi-
dence. Chief Justice
Stoughton frequently
would rise in the
courtroom and strike
wildly about him
with his whip ito
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-03

John Hale testified that his neighbor, Christian
Trask, had become bewitched after complaining
about the noise at the Bishop tavern and had
killed himself with pair of scissors.
The other trials were much the same AS
they went on, Tftubas pupils basked more and
more in the limeght and felt and more
confident of their power. Before long. anyone
who questioned the authenticity of their
indictments sure 10 be next on their index
cXpurgatorius. That happened to S0-year-old Giles
Corey. who refused TO plead TO the charge To
subdue his spirit. he was stripped stretched on
the ground, and increasingly heavy weights were
laid his chest until he crushed TO death.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-03

Although No Ac-
cused Witch Was
Burned I'm America,
Thousands - Like
the Despairing Girl
at the Right-Were
Put to the Stake I'm
Europe. In the Old
Print Below, tt
tuba, the Slave, In
structs Her Youth
full Salem Audience
in the Weird Rites
Of Her Native West
Indies.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-03
d[a41 1$$}alelllNi1llle{?

ESQ Years After Massachusetts Tortured
and Killed the Victims Of Girls Neurofie
Ravines. I+s Legislature Now Undertakes
to Cleanse +he GhostIY Eseu+eheons Of +he
Last HoIf-Doxen Still Listed as
Devils Advocates
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-03

Because He
Refused to Plead
to Witchcraft
Charges, Giles
Corey Was
Slowly Crushed
to Death by
Heavy Stones.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-03


widow whose descendant brought about n
rent attempt of Massachusetts, 10 clean
cscutcheon, Is an example Goodwife Pu
went through the customary routine OF wa
her young accusers gyFate on the floor an
ing them by mere touch.
They're not bewitched," she observed.
They're crazy"
The frowning judges, annoyed by such
levity summoned witness after witness.
jeremiah Neal recalled that the accused
had borrowed his mortar, shortly after
which his wife sickened and died Further
more, he fell out Of a cherry tree not long
after that and injured his hip. Up jumped
Mary Warren, one Of the afflicted" girls,
ed swore that Mistress Pudcator not only
I'D admitted responsibility for Jerry Meals
fall, but also confessed having killed her
husband, his first wife and the wife of
John Best
Samuel Pickworth said he was walking
down the street one night when some
thing passed me quickly as bird and went
into the Pudcator house" This inspired
Ann Putnam 10 announce that the accused
had told her she flew by "A man in the
night and into a house.
Sarah Churchill said Goodwife Pudeator
appeared TO her in a vision, bringing the
devils book TO sign. John Best confirmed
the testimony about his wife, who, he sai
black and blue marks from being pnched
she slept. But the clincher was provided by
Best, Jr.. who said he had gone into the wo
fetch his fathers cows, and had been repro
by the accused for not also bringing her c.
Unless she was witch" he demanded,
would she know l drove her COW back W
tried 10 join my fathers cows?"
BRIDGET BISHOP, another Of those
- Massachusetts wants 10 forget official,
by no means the first 10 be accused but "
first TO be executed.
thrice-married widow, she was mistr
a hOStclry near Salem and was wont 10
her buxom person in "a black cap and a
hat, and a red paragon bodice, bordere
loopcd with different colors," which was a
offense 10 the Puritan housewives who {
themselves in cinder gray or subfusc brow
the ornament OF a meek and quiet spirit
Most of her neighbors hied themselves
fully TO her trial When she insisted she
know what witch was, the judge ret
triumphantly:
Then how do you know you aren't O
Damning evidence came from William
who said she gave him threepence once fol
work and he hadn't gone more than four
rods before he felt for il in his pocket and CT
I'D it. Furthermore just after she passo
ice on the street, his cart got stuck In
and when he went back later he couldn
the hole
Sam Gary said a witch had appeared
at night IA years before. His baby scr
and, some months later, died. Now he reco
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a third world war by taking steps
now to prepare a strong defense.
Again the American Legion is
pleading for permanent, universal
military training.
'And again students and theor-
lists and college professors and
politicians are saying That military
training of GU. young men is -un-
American and is unnecessary. And
again our leaders are begged, down
in debate -
The best way to avert attack,
the resolution continued, is to be
ready to meet it
In suggesting a poll of service
men on the subject, the resolution
said that they are the only ex'
perts on the subject of war. They
have learned the hard way. Surely
our leaders and our country will
be willing to follow the mandate
of those men about future mill.
tary policy. They are entitled to
speak and we should get them to
speak. Let us get the fighting men
to end the debate about universal
military training" et:
Other officers elected with
johnson include: 49,.
Robert L. Pratt of Edenton
Ralph Dowd of Dunn, ]. w. Nc.
Lehman of Burlington, Brown W
Continued on Page Five; Col y
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New Commander Named
To Head State LEGION

RALEIGH, June 49, R The
State Department of the American
Legion elected Victory R. Johnson.
Pittsboro attorney, as it command
er today, reiterated its demands
for permanent, universal military
training, and suggested that poll
OF men and women in the armed
forces be taken on the subject.
In another resolution, the De-
partment demanded that conscien-
tious .objectors; be retained until
the war with Japan ends, and serv-
ice men are /. returned to their
homes, and reaffirmed it's endorse
ment of the foIr-point expansion
program for the veterans hospital
at Oteen.
Il also reiterated, it's endorsement
Of r. L. Mcmillan of Raleigh,
former national vice commander
for national commander. ! 81; /
The one-day business meeting
was held in lieu of the Depart
ment's annual three-day conven-
ton, which was cancelled in line
with Office of Defense Transports
| ton restrictions.
The resolution urging universal
military training, called attention
to what it said was unpreparedness
for world wars one and two, and
said: r..
again in 1915 the American
Legion is pleading that we avert
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WAGE RAISES SOUGHT
BY TWO DEPARTMENTS

The City Service and Water De-
partments have asked for increases
in salary to be included in the new
budget scheduled to go into effect
July /, City Manager A. c. Nichols
revealed yesterday.
The requests are referred to the
city manager and budget commit
tee composed of City Treasurer Ro-
bert S. LeGwin and Councilman
Garland S. Currin. 1t was stated
that it would probably be two weeks
before action is taken. Last week
petitions signed by members of
the Police, Fire and Health de-
partments, asking for raises, were
received by Nichols.
The requests are not unusual, it
was explained, as similar docu-
ments have been submitted yearly
for the past several years.
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SOLDIER VOTE GUSTS
CANADIAN PREMIER

OTTAWA. June 18.-(P)-The de-
feat of Prime Minister Mackenzie
King in he Prince Albert consti-
tuency which he represents was
reported tonight in Government
circles, presumably based on ad-
vance information about the
soldier vote which is to be an
rounced officially tomorrow.
Cabinet ministers and party Of
ficials have been supplied with
private information on the service
ba.oting in number of consti-
tuencies where the civilian vote
in the Federal election June II
was close.
The reports said that King, who
led by 1853 votes on the civilian
tally in his constituency, would
finish more than 100 votes behind
his c. C. F. opponent, E. L. Bow
erman.
Should King be defeated tits as
sumed that he will seek a seat in
the Ho. Sc of Commons from an
other constituency at the earliest
possible moment in order to be
present for the coming session OF
parliament, expected to open early
ir September. -.-..
The service vote is not expected
to change materially the relative
party standings in Commons as
based on the civilian results.
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CITY FORWARDS
BID FOR FUNDS
Application Filed For
Money To Build Civic
Auditorium

Another step forward in vii.
mington's bid for a community
building was taken yesterday
when City Manager A. c. Nichols
forwarded to the Atlanta Regional
office of the Federal Works Ag-
ency, an application for avail.
able'' funds for the erection OF
such building.
The amount of money requested
was not disclosed by Mr.. Nichols
who declined to comment on that
phase of the situation until such
time as action is taken by the
FWA.
Approved by both the city and
State planning boards, the petition
for funds was approved by the
city council May %, and the en-
dorsements of these two groups
were attached to the form which
was forwarded to Division Engi-
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Lucky Private Nearly
Missed Victory Parade

WASHINGTON, June 10. - W.R-
Pfc. Vernon Janzen, the only priv.
ate among the GOLD braid to come
home with Gen. Dwight D. Eisen.
hover, fund the reception at
National airport so exciting he al
most missed the parade.
When the planes landed Janzen
climbed down from the last one
and started marching down the
field with other enlisted men. Re-
porters bore down on him and be-
gan asking questions. The other
men marched off and the motor
cade began rolling.
Then a radio announcer grabbed
the private and Jarzen was talking
into a mike. Ten cars passed by
and the end ct the line was III
sight. He still was talking when
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County Board Planning
To Inspect County Home

The recent report of the New
Hanover County Grand Jury for
June got an official airing before
the Board of County Commission
ers yesterday afternoon at their
regular weekly meeting, and out of
the discussion came decision by
the Board to visit the Home Thurs
day morning to see what is nee
cessary in the way OF repairs,
transfer of inmates, and sanitary
improvements. ,.-
The Grand Jury in it's report
to Judge John J. Burney of Will
mington, who presided over the
June term of criminal court, called
conditions at the home, from a
sanitary standpoint, very bad and
recommended transfer of mentally
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BLUETHENTHAL PILOT
IS KILLED IN CRASH

Returning from a routine gun.
merry training mission, First 1t.
William A. Lowrance, of Engle'
wood, Calf, was killed instantly
about am. yesterday when the
PAT fighter plane he was plotting
crashed near Bluethenthal field
1t. Lowrance was coming in for
a landing, according to the public
relations officer at the Army Air
base, when he apparently lost con-
troll of the plane, the ship spin
ming and crashing from a height
of approximately $50 feet, near the
highway around the. runways. The
plane was destroyed by fire.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs.
William A. Lowrance, f Carolina
Beach,
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Buckner Is
.Downed By
Enemy Shell
DIES WATCHING MEN
Praised By Nimitz, He Was
First Commander-In-
Chief To Lose Life

GUAM, Tuesday, June 19-P-
Fleet Adm. Chester W. Nimitz in
effect reported the capture of Oki-
nawa today as he announced the
death in action there yesterday of
Tenth Army commander, 1t. Gen.
Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr., ION
the day of victory on which he
CALAMITY met soldiers death"
Nimitz's communique, however.
carefully omitted announcing that
OkinaWa, last rung of a ladder
reaching across the Pacific from
the United States to Japan's door,
step, had been secured in a
military sense.
Buckner, colorful general who
spent many months planning the
Okinawa campaign at Nimitz'
Pearl Har, headquarters last
year, was killed by Japanese
shellburst as he stood in the Ma
rine sectors front lines. Ahead. he|
coulC see broken Japanese forces
fleeing across open ground toward|
cliffs at the southwestern tip of
Okinawa.
Marine Maj. Gen. Roy S. Geiger,
commander of the Marine Third
Amphibious Corps on Okinawa, was
given command Of the Tenth Ar
my Immediately upon Buckner s.
death. Geiger, recently nominated
for Lieutenant-General, was COM
mander of all Allied aircraft in the
Solomons in the Guadalcanal cam1
paign.
Ground action on Okinawa yes
terday saw the Nipponese conf
pressed more tightly into two small
pockets on the islands southern
tip.
The Japanese, although showing
definite signs of breaking and with
many of their number fleeing
across open terrain, nevertheless
fought back savagely in some sec1
tors. 1t was shell burst fired into
the Marine sector in Southwest
ern OkinaWa which killed Buckne1
as he stood in the front lines, from
where he could see some of tho
Jap confusion ahead.
The general was watching a
spearheading attack launched bel
fore dawn by the reinforced Eighth
Regimental combat team of the
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Prize Port
Is Captured
By Chinese
ENEMY IS FLEEING
Wenchow Becomes Second
Big Port To Fall With
in One Month

CHUNK1NG, Tuesday, June 49,
P)- Chinese troops driving up
China's eastern coast early Mon
day recaptured Wenchow, prize
port 220 miles south of Shanghai
and $40 miles west of Okinawa,
the Chinese High Command an
nounced today, and pursued fleeing
Japanese forces on across the WI
river.
Wenchow, former treaty port, is
in Chekiang province, 100 miles
north of Foochow evacuated by the
Japanese May 10. Thus in month
two big ports and long stretch
of China's invasion vulnerable
coast have fallen to the Chinese
pushing up on the heels of a steady
Japanese retreat.
Wenchow had been Japanese
held since last December, and
twice before was occupied by the
invaders between 1899 and August
1913.
Japanese abandonment of Wen.
chow apparently was part of vast
redeployment of enemy forces now
in China, and bore out predictions
that the Japanese would evacuate
the port after the forces once sta
toned in FoochoW had reached
there safely.
1t was believed here that the
Wenchow garrison and troops
from Foochow would be used >
strengthen anti-invasion defenses
in the more vital Shanghai and
|Hangchow region.
To the southwest, Chinese troops
tore IL miles deeper into japanese
lines west of the former American
airbase city of Liuchow, hitting to
within 81 miles of that biggest rail
hub in south China, Chinese head
quarters said. U. S. fighter bonn.
bers provided close support.
Ripping into the Liuchow-Ishan-
city, 400 miles southeast of Chung
Tatang defense triangle before the
king, Chinese columns carved out
12-mile gain along the 1shM.
Tatang highway and reached the
suburbs of Tatang.
AS one Chinese column rolled
down on Tatang from Ishan, anoth-
er group operating west of the
Liuchow- Yungning Nanning) high
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PRESIDENT SUMMONS
TOP RANKING CHIEFS

WASHINGTON, June 18.-(P)-
President Truman summoned his
top ranking military and diplomat
tic advisors for conferences latd
today, preparatory to taking of
tomorrow on a flying trip to tho
west coast.
He plans to address the closing
session of the United Nations CON
ference expecting that group I'd
complete by Saturday the job o.
setting up a world organization de-
signed to keep the peace.
The President talked for more
than an hour with his joint chiefs
of staff and followed this unsched
uled meeting with a conference at
tended by Harry L. Hopkins, his
special emissary to Moscow, anc
Joseph c. Grew, acting secretary
of state.
None of the participants would
discuss talks with the President al
which they presumably gave hi
last minute fill-in on battle and
diplomatic developments.
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BLAZE DESTROYS
LUMBERT0N Mill
Loss Set At 100000;
Vast Lumber Stores
Reported Burned

LUMBERTON, June 10. The
planning mill, dry kiln and storage
sheds of the Lumber River Pine
corporation, located one mile north
of the city limits, burned to the
ground this morning causing APP.
proximately 100000 damage, ac-
cording to John E. Rankin, assis-
tant secretary of the company.
The loss was the largest sus-
tanned in any fire in Lumberton or
vicinity for many years, it was
revealed. The blaze, the cause OF
which has not been determined,
started shortly before 10 am, un-
der the floor of the planning mill,
and within 10 minutes it hau spread
over the entire building.
Seventy thousand feet of lumber
in the dry kiln, ready to be pulled
and shipped this morning, and a
box car which was being o4ded,
were included in the 5000 10
700, 900 feet of lumber destroyed by
the fire. Metal sheeting and roof
ing of the building which housed
sheds, kept the fire confined to
the inside OF the building, it was
stated.
No one was injured in the fire,
which crowds gathered around to
watch. The fire department S
equipment was of no avail, as
city water lines do not extend to
this point.
Since the U. S. entered lie war.
about IS per cent of the company S
production has gone directly to the
government, or government agen'
cies, Rankin stated. This is the Sc
cond fire loss the lumber company
has sustained since it's establish
ment here, a large portion OF the
plant having been destroyed on
May II. 1889.
The most costly fire inside the
ILumberton city limits within recent
wears was one which destroyed the
Carolina Tobacco warehouse, Nov.
lis, 1941, when damage estimated
at $4,000 was caused.
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COAT HANGER MOVIE
is SCHEDULED TODAY

To meet the quota of 10000
coat hangers needed for the
use of troops at Camp Davis,
the Wilmington chapter of the
American Red Cross is spon-
sOring coat-hanger movie
this morning at 1880 at the
Bailey theatre. The price of
admittance to the hour and .
half showing of selected car
tOOns and comic shorts will be
six wire or wooden coathang-
ers in good use. Admission
will be by coat hangers only.
With 1000 coat hangers al
ready collected during the cur
rent campaign, the Red Cross
hopes to fulfill it's quota
through receipts from the
movie. Red Cross staff assist
ants will be stationed at the
entrance of the theatre to re-
ceive the coat hangers,
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DEWEY SAYS SERIOUS
SHORTAGE HITS AREA

NEW YORK, June 49, W,D -
GOV. Thomas E Dewey said today
mat unless the current shortage of
teed grain is relieved, New York
olate will be without milk and eggs
by mid-September.
Dewey told a press conference,
u which he announced the call of
10 governors to a food conference,
mat Buffalo, N Y, principal rail
aSlrloution center for the north
eastern section, now has daily
shortage of 1000 cars of grain.
he said that if the situation con-
GhueS, crisis will exist in the
o va and poultry industries within
W Gays and that acute food short
ages Will result 30 days later. He
's"rlouted the grain shortage main
10 transportation difficulties.
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car No. lin which he was sup.
posed to ride-passed by.
Come on. Jdnzen," the driver
shouted. The private leaped aboard
without formally finishing the inter
view.
Janzen, %, OF Lorraine, Kan.
was picked from TIE first division
to come home with Gen. Ike be.
cause they wanted a guy from
Kansas who had enough points and
enough decorations"
He has SO points and the Silver
Star, Purple Heart with Cluster
the European theater ribbon with
five campaign stars and a dis.
tinguished unit badge. But his mos:
precious possession was a large
brown envelope.
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