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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-11-23
Religion
Day By Day
BY WILLIAM T. ELLIS
NATURES LACROSSE

God has never entrusted me
with much money, but He has en-.
dowed me with varied riches
which millions of dollars could not
buy. The list Of my assets is toe
long for recounting; but high or
it place the Canadian lake where
we spend our Summers.
For a lake is a lonesome thing,
if it be not too large for the com
pass of the eye, or too small tc
have its own identity. It is a
friendly companion for all moods
Sometimes it is as quiet as the
meditations of a saint; at other
times it is as violent as a warrior
in battle. The ripping breezes
weave delicate patterns, like Jap.
anese watered silk, upon its sur.
face, in beauty beyond the pow.
er Of pen or brush to portray
Again, the storms drive its white
horses of waves in a fury that
bids man, in his frail pleasure
craft, beware. At eventide it mir.
rors and multiplies the glory Of
our peerless sunsets. It's green.
bordered shores are a constant
message of mystery and beauty.
We swim in the lake. and we
sail or row or motor upon its sur.
face. Every nook and bay where
the game fish Turk becomes IA
miliar. Secluded on Blue Heron
Point by water and woods, we yet
have friendly, congenial neighbors
along the shores and on the is
lands; friends who, like ourselves,
understand the joys Of the simple
life. We are all partakers of the
best bounty Of God.
Richly Thou hast lowered this
earth for mans use and happi
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-11-23

The University of Missouri was
the first institution Of higher
learning established in the Louisi
ana Territory.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-11-23

The greatest problem of the reconversion
period perhaps is that of enabling the people
OF the nation to live normal family lives by
providing for them adequate housing facilities
Independence, Mo-, EXAMINE
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-11-23

Richly Thou hast lowered this
earth for mans use and happi-
ness, our Father, and we thank
Thee for the rewards Of life in
unity with Nature. Amen.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-11-23

How can we teach children realities when
we pay movie stars 200 times the salaries we
give university professors?
Maj. Gen. Brock Chisholm, Deputy Minister
Of Health and Welfare of Canada.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-11-23

The future of labor in the coun
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-15
Father Is Held
On Charges
OF Beating Son

W. H BoWden, attached to the
Foltville Auxiliary Air Navy base
is in Imperial county Jail.
The sailor faces charges of as
sault after it is alleged he beat and
bruised his three-year-old son. The
child's mother is in hospital, ac-
cording to El Centro police who
arrested Bowden Friday night.
The police turned the accused
father over to the county author
tiles and he appeared before Justice
Of the Peace j. E. Simpson Satur-
Gay morning. Judge Simpson order
ed appearance Monday at 10 am.
for a hearing. Bowden was unable
to provide S100 bail and was placed
in jail.
The complaint was signed in the
district attorneys office ty S. j.
Russell, proprietor of the apart
ments where the Bowdens live. Rus
sell called the police prior to the
arrest.
According to police records the
child was bruised severely about the
face and chest and had one black
ened eye
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-15
Governor Warren
Signs Bill on
Blind, Age Relief

SACRAMENTO. July IA. up
Bills increasing state aid payments
to needy blind persons to $50
month were signed Saturday by
Gov. Earl Warren. The present
rate is $50.
Warren also signed a bill to in
crease old age assistance payments
by whatever amount may be rep
resented by increased contributions
by the federal government, but not
exceeding $50 a month.
The new rate of payments to
blind persons will be paid after
September Is and will increase
state cocts by an estimated S774,9OO,
including $4,000 for the partially
self-supporting blind The latter will
be permitted up to $500 a year of
outside income, doubling the pres
ent limit.
The federal. state and county
governments each will contribute
$40 month, representing an in
crease of S. a month to the state
and counties.
Warren also signed bills to:
Require self -ins urers under work
mems compensation laws to post
notice Of such self insurance.
Decrease the normal age of re-
tirement by highway patrolmcn
from so tC 55 years.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-15
Three Batt|eships
Hurl Deadly Fire
on MainWar Plants
HaIsey's Powerful Surface, Carrier
Forces Make Most Daring Attack;
Hit Point IT'S Miles From TOKYO
BY UNITED PRESS

The worlds greatest naval force in history carried the
right to Japans doorstep this as Admiral Will
liam F. IIalseys Third Fleet turned its guns
enemy homeland itself
The most daring naval action since Pearl Iarbor the
powerful bombardment group Of Bull HalScys fleet in
cluded three batteships-M Massachusetts Indiana and
South Dakotastcamed right up the shores Of Nippon
and blasted the important coastal steel town Of Kamaish
in northern IIonshu only 275 miles northeast of Tokyo
1t the first time in IS years that enemy fleet
had bombard2d part Of the Npponese mainland The
precedent had been the sencing by American warshps
OF shore battery that firing neutral shipping.
During the period Of "openng Japan in 1860.
With tk2 attacking force Of the most pow
eru fighting ships afloat. including the 35000tOn bat
tleships Massachusetts, Indiana and South Dakota
Added to the plungng fire of their 16-inch guns
the eghnch shells of the 13.000tOn heavy cruisers Chi
and Quincy and the lighter fire Of the destroyers
Black. Erben. Herman and Sutherland.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-15
Aussie Forces
Near Borneo
Oil Refinery

MANILA. July Ia. CUPl - Aus
tralian tanks and infantry. follow
ing the vital pipeline route. ham,
mered closer Saturday to the Sam
bodja refinery in East Borneo after
cracking completely japanese de-
ferses northeast of Manggar air.
field
Gen. Douglas MacArthur's
spokesman announced that troops
OF the Australian Seventh Division
drove four and half miles up the
pipeline despite fierce japanese
efforts to force them back
Finally the Japanese, apparently
realizing the situation was hope
less. abandoned the remainder of
their defenses and withdrew to the
west.
The Aussies captured the small
undefended coastal town of Bang
sal in their advance to the north
east.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-15
u. 5. F|iers Smash
Jap Troop Convoy
In Human District

CHUNGKING, July IA CUPD-A
4G-t truck japanese troop convoy
wa smashed by fighters and
bcmbcrs of TIC U. s 14th Air Force
attacking north Of Heneyang in
Human province Friday, causing
eavy c1SUalrio~. A communique
announced Saturday.
I've other enemy CCnvOv5 were
attacked in the same area Else
where in China a barracks area,
two railroad bridges, two enemy
stcamCrS and military forage areas
were bombed and Strafod.
During June. the l4th Air Force
sank, probably sank or damaged
1850 tons of enemy shipping and
1869 small iunks and sanpanS,
cOmmuniquc summary said
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-15
Briitons
Greet
rum, an
Pre- sident Nears
Antwerp Under
Warship Escort

ABOARD USS AUGUSTA
WITH PRESIDENT TRU-
MAN, July II. CUP)-Presi-
dent Truman headed up the
misty English channel Sat
Urday Hi snip was chapcroned
by seven British Warships leading
the way toward Antwerp, where the
President and his staff Will dock en-
route to the Big Three meeting at
Potsdam, Germany.
From Antwerp the President and
lIs advisers Will take three hour
motor trip to Brussels. where they
Will board 4 plane for the Potsdam
parlcy
This veteran WarShlp and the aC-
Companving light cruiser Philadcl-
phla early today met with the Brit
ISL cruiser Birmingham and six
dcstroycrs, thc flotilla detailed to
escort the Presidents tWo-ship task
force to Antwerp
Up AND ABOUT EARLY
The chief executive ate breakfast
at : am. 50 he could be on deck
tn watch the meeting of American
and British WarshipS
out Of The early morning mi5tS
Continued on PAGE 6. Column .
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Capital Officers
Raid Sadistic
House of Retreat

WASHINGTON, July a. CUPh--
An alleged sadistic sex retreat less
than two blocks from the White
House where high government Off
cials" and others received massage"
treatments for a minimum fee of
500 for Is minutes was empty and
padlOCked Saturday
And 29-vear-Old Carmen Beach,
voluptous Spanish dancer who fig
ured in a white slavery case that
came before the U. S. supreme court
thi, year was in bad with the law
again.
Police descended on tho alleged
house Of prostitution located just
up PENNSYLVANIA avenue from the
Continued on Page s. Column 3
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-15

and repair Of vessels for the national
defense program shall be performed
by members of AFL unions
lROtell said the U. S. conciliation
service was attempting to arrange
a conference of unions. manage
ment and government agencies Sat
urday.
Arthur F. Bartholomew. an Off
cial of the Shipyard and Marine La
borers union, announced that AFL
men would remain off their jobs
until the government or manage
ment initiated Cancellation.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-15
ForFes+dI Lists
Officer Switches

WASHINGTON. July a. up
Secretary of the Navy James Forres-
tai Saturday announced 90 changes
of duty for flag officers. Vice Adm.
Marc A. Mitscher, commander Of
famed task force So. was named
deputy chief on naval operatio
for air.
Mitscher relieves Vice Adm. Au-
brey w. Fitch who will become su-
>perintendent at the naval academy
at Annapolis. Md
Rear Adm. Frederick c. Sherman,
commander Of carrier division in
the Pacific, will succeed Mitscher
as commander, first carrier task
force, Pacific.
Vice Adm. John H. Towers, deputy
commander in chief Of the Pacific
fleet, will assume command Of the
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-15

animals for shipment across state
lines. This order, effective July IS.
i expected to provide faircr dis
lribution of what meat is available
for civilians. relieving some of the
most acute shortages.
Together the new moves are cx-
peCted to give civilians the full
amount Of meat provided in alloca-
tons for July, August and Septem-
ber-enOugh to allow them to eat
meat at an annual rate of 115
pounds per person. Heretofore civil
ianS have not been receiving their
full allotment
AS to butter the prospect appear
CO that its ration cost might be cut
from "a to Is points pound in Aug
uSt because Of Surpluses in some
areas and a drop in civilian pur-
ChaSeS due to lack Of red points
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-15

KamaShi is an important sea
port and steel mill city on the
northeastern coast of HCnshu, DTS
miles north of Tokyo. with a pre-
war population of moro than $4,000
IOOSES CARRIER PLANES
Almost 200 miles to the north.
Halsey loosed lis carrier planes
against the fOg-shrOuded chain Of
airfields studding the northern tip
Of HonFhu and the Hakodatc sec
tor Of southern HOkkaidO
1t was the first strike of the war
on HOkkaido. which the japanese
only last week considered a safe
refuge for the bOiabed-Out rcsi-
dents Of Tokyo and other central
cities.
EOarinG out TO the attack at the
first light Of dawn, the navy fliers
turned the TSugaru Straits be
tween Honshu and HokkaidO into
a blazing death trap for swarms Of
japanese ships and small craft.
They shot up railway ferries be-
tween the two Islands stocked great
fires in the HokkaidO port of Hako-
date, a city of more than 100000
persons, and slammed thousands Of
rockets, bombs and machine gun
bullets into perhaps 25 airfields in
the area.
SEES REAL WAR
Hckkaido's 100000 men. women
and children had seen only a few
scouting B-29's over their island
before Saturday they saw wave
upon wave Of Corsairs Hellcats.
Helldivers. and Avengers screaming
down on their factories and mill
tary works, unchallenged by the
CONTINUED on Page 6. Column IL
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second carrier task force. He will
relieve Vice Adm. John S. Mccain.
Mccain will report to the secretary
for further assignment.
Vice Adm. John H. Hoover. COM
mander OF the MarianaS. will relieve
Towers
Adm. Henry K Hewitt. member
Of the general board Of the navy.
will relieve Adm. Harold r. Stark
as commander of naval forces in
Europe
Forrestal said the reaSsignments.
all of which will become effective
within 30 days, we're made so that
certain officers combat experience
may be utilized in administrative
posts ashore to plan and direct the
final phases Of the intensified Paci-
fiC war"
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-15
Nazi Prisoner
Pair hanqed N

FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kans.
July a. CUP)-Two Nazi prisoners
of war were hanged Saturday for
the murder of fellow countryman
whom they accused of dividing food
unfairly" between Americans and
German prisoners at Aiken, S. c.
The two Germans. were convicted
of Staying Host Guenther, fellow
prisoner at Aiken. on April 5, 1914.
Guenther kitchen orderly. was
lured to a tent where Gauss and
several other prisoners were wait
ing for him.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-15
AL Shipyard Men Refuse
70 Work With CIO Crews

eral Engineering yard in Alameda,
Cal. and on one ship at Western
Pipe and Steel, Pier 88. in San
Francisco.
Thomas Rotell. official of the bay
Cities Metal Trades Council which
holds the bay area shipyard agree
ment for all AFL unions, said the
AFL protested interference by gov
ernmental agencies in legal la
Dor agreement"
He said the shipyard agreement
provided that all work and activities
n connection wifi the construction
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-15
Greatest Military Unit
In History Disbonds

FRANKFURT, July ID.
(UP)-SHAEF, the greatest
military coalition in history,
went out of existence at midnight
Friday night exactly II months
after it was organized to defeat the
Wehrmacht
British and French staffs have
now departed from the great I. G..
Farbenindustrie buildings at Frank
furt and Gen. Dwight D. Eisen-
hover automatically had ceased to
be supreme commander and is now
simply chief of the American Oc-
cupation Forces in Germany.
Only liquidation commission,
representing America. Britain and
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-15
Law Authorizes
s County Fairs

SACRAMENTO. July IL up
A bill authorizing five counties to
hold iairs and creating A new agri-
cultural district in Los Angeles
county was signed Saturday by
Gov Earl Warren.
The now 51st district formerly
VA; part Of the Sixth Agricultural
district
AIlOtmcntS Of premium moneys
also is provided in the bill to fl
nance fairs in SOlanC, Marin Santa
Cruz. Merccd and MADEIRA counties.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-15

SAN FRANCISCO. July
II. (UP)-Ncarly 1900 AFL
shipyard workers Saturday
refused to work on nine ships in a
jurisdictional protest against hir-
ing Of CTO workers in two San
Francisco bay area yards.
The AFL union contended that
the war Shipping administration
had gone outside the craft, in issu-
ing work orders to contractors en-
ploving CIO labor. The action tied
up work on eight ships at the Cen
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-15

France remained to handle numer-
GUS complex problems involving all
three nations.
Gen. Eisenhower awarded the Le-
giCn Of Merit and Bronze Star dec
oratiOns to 140 British officers and
II enlisted men. Deputy Supreme
Commander Air Chief Marshal Sir
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-15
Civilians Wait
More Eats

WASHINGTON, July IA. up
A httlc more meat little more
butter and few extra rcd points
ia buy them with in the very near
future were virtually assured the
American people Saturday.
Two actions by the new Secrc-
tary Of Agriculture Clinton P. An
dCr5on are responsible for the prob
lbinty OF more meat Friday he.
J. Announced a new cut in the
amount Of beef and lamb packers
are required to set aside for the
armed forces. The sct-aside for beef
was cut from 30 to 25 per cent. for
lamb from Is 10 10 per cent. Ander-
son said civilians could expect
slightly more bee: and lamb as
a result.
, Formally authorized non-fed-
orally inspected slaughtercys to Kill
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-15
800 Frenchmen
Await Trials

PARIS, July a. Military
government officials announced
Saturday that about 500 French
men accused Of war criminality are
being returned from Germany for
trial.
The French third military tri-
bunal was established TO try the
cases Of Frcnchmen returned from
Germany.
The 600 were rounded up in the
American and French sectors of
GERMANY
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-15

Arthur Tedder reciprocated with
British awards for LOG American
officers.
Eisenhower in his final order of
the day commended hiC troops for
the manner in which you have re-
sponded to every demand that has
been made"
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-15
Thirteen Cartons
Of Cigarets
PiIfered on 18th

Thirteen cartons of ciGarots mis-
inc on Friday the 18Th was the un-
lucky story reported to shcriff's
officers by Dolores Gotta. who said
someone gained entrance to the
Hcber Market during the night by
spreading the barr apart Only TIE
cigarets were missing and the thief
apparently went out the back door,
leaving no fingerprints.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-15
Japan Eyes Russ
Role in East

SAN FRANCISCO, July Ia. CUP)-
The japanese press speculated un-
easily upon the future role of Russia
in East Asia and predicted most of
the time and effort" of the forth
coming Big Three conference would
be to decide upon Russia's course
in ASiatic affairs.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-15

Nv JOHN T.. CUTTER
WASHINGTON. July IA. CUPA
Sen. Hiram w. Johnson (R.)
California, Saturday recorded the
first negative vote against senate
ratification of the United Nations
Charter.
WASHINGTON, July ID.
(UP)-The United Nations
charter had a running start
Saturday toward senate rat
ification
The treaty to join the nations of
the world in new organization to
prevent future wars headed toward
the senate with the overwhelming
approval of the senate foreign re-
lations committee.
Senate debate is scheduled to
start July %. Committee Chair
man Tom Connally d.. Texas.
doubts that it will run more than
10 days. He is confident of almost
unanimous ratification without res
ervationS.
The committee voted its approval
late Friday at the end Of five days
of public hearings. The vote was
20 tC 0.
JOHNSON DIDN'T VOTE
Sen. Hiram w. johnson tRl. D..
California. did not vote on the new
charter
He and two other absentecs-
Sens. James E. Murray Cd. Mon
tana. and Henrik Shipstead tRl.
Minnesota, have the privilege of
getting on record, however. any
time until the treaty is formally re-
,,orted to the senate next Mon
day.
The public hearings ended with
a stirring plea for cenate accept
ance of the treaty without reser-
vationS or Gissension.
The closing witness was John
Foster Dullec. chief adviser 70 the
American delegation to the San
Francisco meeting of so United Ma
tions where the charter was
/ drafted
AS one who had a major part in
/ formation CT the agreement Dulles
was able to answer searching queS-
tlOnS as to the rights and reSpon-
sibilities of the United States as a
member of the new organization
ANSWERS QUESTIONS
Under intensive questioning by
Sen. Eugene D. Millikin CRD. Colo
radc, he laid the answers unequivo-
cably On the line.
He assured Millikin that:
|. The United States could with
draw from the organization at anv
time for good reason" of which
world opinion would be the only
judge.
2. The senate will have the final
word through a treaty requiring a
two-thirdS ratifying vote on terms
under which the United States will
make a military contingent avail
able to the organization.
3. The United States cannot be
bound to any disarmament pro-
gram without its own approval
4. The Monroe Doctrine of hem
ispheric defense is unaffected ex-
cept that it is recognized as a re-
gional means of maintaining peace.
5. The United States retains COM
plete freedom in deciding whether
any strategic Pacific islands cap
! tured from Japan shall be placed
under United Nations trusteeship.
SIZE OF ARMED FORCES
Finally Millikin asked the wit
ness to estimate the total size of
the military contingent the organ
izatlon would need to halt any con-
ceivable future acts of aggression.
Dulles doubted that any one ma
items contribution would have to
bo verv large Pointing out that
Continued on Page s. Column 5,
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= AMsllne
A\EpoRTER
MaN II Worth so Ccnts?

I thought I had a few minutes
more or the motcr" is an old story
Ia T, Centre police. who take So
cent pieces from motorists who
neglect the parking meters. But
Lt Comdr. S 3. Pcrreault. COM
manding officer IF the Holtvillc
navy base talked himself into a
violation Thursday Tha speaker At
Rotary that daZ, his talk was so
enthusiaatica1lv received hc went on
and on. and tho parking meter went
down and down until he found the
pink ticket on mis- car when he
came out.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-15
Looks Phon"V

LcJa Nav Brian court reporter, is
proudly displaying around tho court
house an impressive document bear
Iug huge seal Of the state Of
California and inscribed to her in
recognition of her worthy contrlbu-
tIpn to the literary world" Il is
slencd ~ State Senator Ben Hulsc
and Edward H Law, senator at
Continued on Page s. Column 4,
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Strikers Receive
FinoI WurninQ
OUNITED PRESS

Publishers of New Yorks ma jor
newspapers made a final appeal"
Friday night to striking delivery
men TO emo their l4-day-old walk
cut, warning that discharfe of the
100 drivers would be the alterna-
tive. The newspaper managements
received official permission to hire
nOn-union deliverymen when the
strikers refused to comply with a
WLB order to end the walkout
In other newspaper strikes, walk
outs Of composing room employee
again suspended publication of
three Birmingham. Ala. and two
Fort Wayne, Indiana, dailies
About $500 striking rubber
workers at the Firestone Co.'S
Akron, Ohio. plant meet Saturday
to decide whether to join back-to-
work movement that has cut to
approximately $1,000 the number of
workers idled by labor disputes.
Saturdays mass meeting was
called in response to orders from
the National War Labor board
when attempts to arbitrate dead
locked contract negotiations were
unsuccessful. The CIO rubber
workers have remained away from
the big plant for the last two
weeks
AKRON, Ohio. July IA up
Strikers at the Firestone Tire and
Rubber Company here Saturday
voted nearly three to one to return
to WORK as soon AS the company
can resume ODeratiOnS
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-15
GAVE PLEDGE

After three years Of training the
Chinese, Chcnnault said with only
a small force ready to operate the
strategy he had developed. he
would be able to flank and destroy
any japanese attempt to invade
the South Pacific.
He returned to the Gnited States
in 1910 to get that force. He got
100 P-40s, originally scheduled for
Sweden, but he didn't get any spare
parts, Finally, in the summer of
l941, he got American fliers and
American mechanics to come out to
China-partially lured by the $500
a month salary with a $500 bounty
on downed japanese planes-and
formed the American volunteer
group.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-07-15
Gen. ChennauIt
Resigns Post;
Plans 10 Retire

CHUNGKING, July a. cUPl-Lt.
Gen. Claire L. Chennault resigned
as commander of the U. S. l4th
Air Force Saturday and his resig-
natiCn was accepted by 1t. Gen.
Albert G. Wedemeycr, commander
of AL American forces in China.
Chennault announced his de-
cision to retire from the army but
did not specify any reasons for so
doing.
The reason fer Chennault's res
ignation was officially described
by the l4th Air Force as retire
ment.' An official statement wa
indicated to be forthcoming