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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-31
MOTHER, BABIES
PERISH IN FIRE
Father And Son Watch
Flames Consume Noun
tain Home

ASHEVILLE, March 50.-RNA
mother and two OF her babies
persisted in the flaming ruins Of
their remote farm home six miles
from Weaverville early today
while her husband and another
child stood outside, helpless to
give aid to the trapped trio.
The victims were Mrs. Clara
Hardin, 81, and two sons, Coy,
p IL years old, and Earl, nine
months old.
The husband and father, Merritt
Hardin, 25-year-old mountain far
mer, and 5-year-old son, Steve,
escaped from the century-old farm
house, known as the T. E. Gar
rison place, but other members
of the family supposedly were
overcome by smoke.
The tragedy was discovered by
three fox hunters who were at
tracted by the glare of the flames.
When they arrived at the scene,
they found Hardin and Steve weep
ing over their helplessness, and
the family dog, ring, running
around the blazing ruins, barking
and whining.
The house was so far gone the
hunters could do nothing except
to try to comfort the father and
son, and to summon officers.
The fire was attributed to an
overheated kitchen flue.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-31
ENEMY PUSHING
INTO LA0HOK0W
American Air Force Evac-
yates Base Before
Jap Offensive

CHUNGKING, March 30.-R- -
Japanese infantry and cavalry are
infiltrating into Laohokow, Chinese
army headquarters admitted today
only four days after the u. S. 18th
Air Force evacuated its base there
200 miles northwest of Hankow.
Forward elements of an enemy
force estimated at 10000 troops
suffered heavy losses in their first
attempts to enter the city, the
Chinese said.
, Loss of the air field was an.
nounced by U. S. Headquarters
A brief communique added that
since the base was abandoned
March 2G it has been bombed twice
by 18th Air Force planes. Loss OF
the city itself would put the Jap
anesa, who began their current
push March 81, in position to in
wade Shensi province and strike
out from there either north toward
Sian or south toward Chungking
400 miles away.
North of LaohokoW, the Chinese
claimed to have killed more than
(C0ntinued mn Papa Two. Cny 2,
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-31
y. 5. Crosses Elder River Without Opposition
Russians lnX2de Austria; Danzig Captured
Yanks Driv >Ashore On Negros, Take Airport
American Submarine
SinksJapCarrier
Two Destr0yers And Two Escort Vessels
Also Included In Latest Bag Of Paci-
fic Underwater Raiders

WASHINGTON, March 30.-(P-
United States submarines have
sunk II more enemy vessels, in.
Guiding large aircraft carrier,
two destroyers and two escort YES.
sells, in Pacific waters, the Navy
announced today.
Noncombatant vessels included
in the latest toll were three me-
dunn cargo vessels, a large tank.
er, medium cargo transport, and
a small cargo vessel.
The announcement raised to l.
O63 the total of Japanese vessels
sunk by American submarines to
date, including 122 combatant ships
and 961 noncombatants.
The latest report brought to four
the number of enemy aircraft
carriers definitely sunk by subma-
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-31
MANP0WER BILL
FACING DEFEAT
Friends OF Measure Still
Hope For Majority
In Voting

WASHINGTON, March 30 -lP)-
Enemies of the manpower control
bill measured it for legislative
coffin today in Senate debate.
Its friends, however, still held a
lingering hope of swinging ma.
jority of the membership behind it
next week.
The compromise bill, which pro-
vides authority for labor freeze,
employment ceilings and hiring re-
strictions, all backed by stiff pen
allies, is in a parliamentary stage
where it must be voted up or down
by the Senate, without amendment.
If the senators reject the con-
ference report"-in other words,
turn down the House approved bill
as it stands-its advocates asv pre-
pared to ask the House for a new
legislative conference. If granted.
there, they would try to win APP
proval for at least the voluntary
measure originally passed by the
Senate.
The Administration is on the
spot. This legislation, in the mill
for two full months, bears the out
right endorsement of President
Roosevelt. The general staff has
declared repeatedly that positive
manpoWer controls are needed to
insure victory.
With even administration forces
conceding that the bill would be
beaten rather badly if the vote
Continued on Page Two; Col. p
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-31

lied seizure of German properties
at the beginning Of the war.
2 Repurchase through
"cloaks" with the necessary citi-
zenship, where the legal efforts
fail.
g. Efforts to dominate techno-
logical development, reflected in a
phenomenal increase in German
patent registrations in foreign coun-
tries during the past two years"
which the statement said hit a
record high in 1914.
4. An outflow Of capital from
Germany which began several
months ago when the Nazis lifted
their ban on export Of money.
S.. Placement of German tech
nicians and research experts. at
Continued on Page Two; COL o.
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rlnes as well as two others report
ed probably sunk.
The destroyer toll was raised t.
50. "
The text Of Navy Communicate
No. $50:
Pacific Area:
United States submarines have
reported the sinking of II enemy
vessels, including a large aircraft
carrier and two destroyers as the
result of operations in Far Eastern
waters.
Enemy ships sunk:
One large carrier, two Destroy
ers, three medium cargo vessels,
two escort vessels, one large tank.
er, one medium cargo transport,
one small cargo vessel.
These actions have not been an
nounced in any previous Navy De
partment communique.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-31
U.s. Warships, Planes
ShNRounding Ryukyus

GUAM Saturday. March 31-lB-Heavy warhips of the u S.
Pacific Fleet carrier continued heavy
of the Ruyus Friday eighth
day
Japanese counterattack Adm Raymond A. Spruances
mighty lying Ryukyus probably within 400 miles of
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-31

Japan itself, was repulsed by ships
guns and carrier planes. Seventeen
enemy aircraft were downed and
four torpedo boats were destroy
led, Fleet Adm. Chester w. Nimitz
announced in today's communicate
There was no confirmation of a
japanese imperial communioue
reporting American landings on
Aka Jima and Tokashiki, tiny
islands in the Kerama Rhetto a
few miles off the southwestern tip
OF OkinaWa. Neither was there
any further word on activities of
British naval units operating with
the American fleet off the
Ryukyus.
Nimitz was silent on whether
the attacking Nipponese da.nag-
ed any of Spruance's ships, or
any of Vice Adm. Marc A. Mits-
chers carriers, which have been
within striking distance of the
Japanese homeland two weeks
and have raided southern Honshu
or other enemy islands to the
south daily for IL days.
The Japanese plane-torpedo boat
attack was made on the Spruance-
Mltscher force-tokyo says it al
ready has landed troops on two
tiny islands off strategic Okina-
wa in the central Ryukyus-the
night of March 1929. Nimitz
reported yesterday that the attack
had been turned back, but not
until today did he announce how
many enemy planes or boats were
destroyed.
The latest bombardment of
It'll
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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-31
FORECAST

Continued fair and warm today.
Yesterdays temperatures:
High, 7s-Low, %.
The daily monitor leader., 1945-12-06
CHANGE OF COSTUME

The Imperiol japanese household has announced
thot. come Jan. ], pictures Of Hirohto in military
uniform which ore now hung in public places will
be replaced by portraits Of the Mikodo in civilian
ottire.
We opplouded this decision for purely personal
reason II hos always troubled to reo|ize the Jop-
onsse emperors power and menace when we saw
photograph Of him weorine Of those high-necked.
ftfronted befrooosd old militory bIouses thot the
Jope stiM cling to. ~
~ Il, tire current descendant Of the Sun Goddess
olwoys looked to US like extremely unprepossess
anosilttIe ehoroctsr who poyed second alto in the
bard Of the late John Philip Souso cireo 1910.
The daily monitor leader., 1945-12-06
. BEHIND THE SCENES
IN WASHINGTON .

die Of this revolt. They aren',
fighting Indonesians at all.
They're accepting the surrender
Of the japanese.
u. 9. IN SIMILAR
SPOT IN CHINA
In further explanation Of this
embarrassing situation there ID
said to be q parallel in North
China where the combined
chiefs of staff have given u. 8.
forces the task Of arranging the
surrender Of Jap armies in CO.
operation with the Chinese Ma
tionalist government Of Chang
Kai-shek.
Before this surrender could
be arranged, however, 1t just
happened that q revolt of Chin
ese Communists broke . out
against the Nationalists and the
U. S. troops got caught In the
middle.
Secretary Of State Byrnes has
sought to emphasize in his press
conferences that operations OF
u. S. forces in China are entire
ly military matter in which the
Department of State is not con-
cerned. Officially, the United
States government is taking no
position in the dispute between
the Chinese Nationalists and the
Communists, though during the
war Ambassador Hurley tried to
get the two factions to unite to
create q strong China.
NO u. S. FORCES
ACTIVELY INVOLVED
U. S. Army and Navy COM
manders In China apparently
have played q smart game since
VI Day in preventing their
forces from becoming involved
in q Chinese civil war. It Is
openly admitted, however, that
the Chinese Nationalist armies
were American-trained, Ameri-
can equipped and haulet
The daily monitor leader., 1945-12-06
. IN HOLLYWOOD

Frank Gruber's The French
Key" which starts off new Sc
ries in detective thrillers. Albert
. Dekker is the detective.
Alan Hale, who seldom has play
ed anything except comedy on
the screen, will turn killer in a
new mystery film.
Tony Martin will be the vo-
calist on the Red Shelton radio
show if he is released from the
Navy in time. David and
Zelda Anderson, brother and sis
ter of Jack Benny's man Friday,
Rochester, will make their stage
debut in Jump, 1--WE and Jam,'
a new Los Angeles musical.
Vivian Blaine's film warbling
career seems assured. She'll sing
nine numbers in her new film,
Doll Face" There's al
ways a Constance" reminder in
Constance Moore's family. Her
grandmother was named Con-
stance, her mothers name is
Constance and her daughter is
named Mary Constance.
CARMEN LIGHTS UP
What will they dream up next
dept: An electric lighthouse has
replaced Carmen Miranda's fruit
and vegetable headgear for a
scene in a new film. The minia.
ture beacon, fashioned of Sc
quins. is equipped with four bat
teries and flashes on and off like
the real thing.
Larry Brooks. Broadway's
Song of Norway star, is being
PACED for the title role in THE
Life of Enrico Caruso."
Anne Baxter will build a 10
room Cape Cod home in the val
ley. Grandpa Frank Lloyd
Wright, the famous architect, is
drawing the plans.
The daily monitor leader., 1945-12-06
around In American planes ana
tranoports.

AROUND IN american planes ana
transports.
In the Java situation, the u. 8.
government requested that Am.
erican trademarks be removed
from lend-leass weapons used
by British and Dutch against the
natives. Aside from that, this
government has taken no Off
cial position. It recognized the
sovereignty Of the government
Of the Netherlands over Java,
just ~ 1t recognized the sover-
eighty Of Chiang's Nationalist
government over all China. It
does not recognize either the
Chinese Communists or the In.
donesian Republicans.
The Dutch proposals to give
the 1ndonesians "partnership"
30 loudly ballyhooed during the
war apparently have Topped or
been withdrawn by The Hague.
The American wartime efforts
to unite China aren't doing any
too well, either. Both embryonic
revolts are therefore strictly
local business.
AZ long ~ they are matters
which do not threaten the peace
OF the world, neither British nor
American forces have any busi-
ness getting mixed up in them.
And it should be up to the COM
bined chiefs Of staff to find some
better way to effect the surren-
der Of the Japs than to involve
Allied forces in purely local
politics in Java and China.
The daily monitor leader., 1945-12-06
BY ERSKINE JOHNSON
NEA Staff Correspondent

HOLLYWOOD - Maria Mon
tez, who Will keep a date with
the stork shortly after compile
ton OF her new picture, was be-
ing soothed by studio execu-
tive who said: Don't worry,
Maria, we'll finish the picture on
time"
Its not a matter of time,
equipped Maria, Its a matter
of size"
Simone Simon has given up
her Hollywood film career and
returned to her native France.
Remember when Hollywood
spent $3.50, 900 on billboards just
telling people how to pronounce
her name? There's final
proof that the war is over in
tlickerville. Private swimming
pools are making their come
back, with one Hollywood CON-
pany alone having nearly 500
new orders.
Lauren Bacall, lunching with
Humphrey Bogart at the Brown
Derby, hesitated as the waiter
offered tray Of luscious French
pastries. Bogie, who likes those
hollows in her cheeks, teased,
ITO have or have not?" She hao
not.
Sonny Tufts mother, visiting
him from Boston, is at her hob
by again. She's cleaning out his
Beverly Hills garage. Even
when | was kid l used to have
10 stay home from movies some
times recalls Sonny, ruefully.
land help my mother clean the
garage-she loves cleaning ga
RACES"
ANDY HARDY RETURNS
Mickey Rooneys first picture
when he returns to tweed sport
coats will be an Andy Hardy
flicker dealing with problems OF
returning servicemen.- =. Mo-
tion pictures have glorified
sandhogs, clerks, steeplejacks
and even press agents. Now
comes the glorification of the
door-to- door book agent in
The daily monitor leader., 1945-12-06
BY PETER EDISON
NEA Washington Correspondent

NEA Washington Correspondent
WASHINGTON--One Of the
many things In this world which,
are difficult for Americans to
understand Is why British troops
are fighting the Indonesians in
Java. To many people it looks
like more old-fashioned imper-
ialism cooked up according 10
the formula that has been fol-
lowed ever since the American
Revolution in dosing colonial
populations than get out of hand.
1t never cures, but for some
reason the white mans doctors
keep on trying it. The appli-
cation here would seem to be
intended to kill off the Indon-
esian independence epidemic in
the Dutch East Indies so that it
won't spread to Sumatra, Bor-
neo, Malaga, Burma and India.
There is. however, supposed
to be a much better official ex-
planation for the presence Of
British troops on Java. It's like
this:
When the Japs surrendered,
the combined chiefs of staff in
Washington extended the Brit
ish Southeast Asia command to
include the Southwest Pacific,
including the Netherlands East
Indies. The assignment was to
effect the surrender of Jap
forces in the N. E. l. on behalf of
the Dutch government which
didn't have enough of an army
of its own to do the job.
Before this surrender could
be arranged, it just happened
that a revolt of native Indon-
esian Republicans broke out.
Whether or not the Japs egged
on the natives Is said to be be-
side the point. The important
thing is that the British just hap
pened to get caught in the mid
The daily monitor leader., 1945-12-06
Big Chief Robin Hood

DOVER, N. H. W.H - Robin
Hood traditionally haunts the
forests Of Nottinghamshire in
England, but America has a Rob-
In Hood of its own who proved
his existence on an official slip
of paper.
On the bottom of the deed OF
transfer of the Dover territory
to the early settlers by the In
dians, there appears the sigma
ture "Ould Robin Hood" He
has been identified a. the Indian
chieftain In that area.
The daily monitor leader., 1945-12-06

November 4, 1910 marked the
birth of the carrier fighting
plane for on that day Eugene
Ely became the first naval avia-
tor when he took off from a
flight deck, built on the u. S.
S. Birmingham, that was only
83 feet long and "a feet wide.
The daily monitor leader., 1945-12-06
HOW MANY PEACETIME PLANES?

Since the end of the war American aircraft man.
ufocturers, and presumably military authorities os
WE'LL have been awaiting rift in the cloud OF secrecy
which surrounded the peocetime plane Proouot'on
plons of our major allies Britain and Russia lhe "
s. R. is still to be heard from, but ray OF light
has finoIIy come through from England in the form
of news release Of the Society Of British Aircraft
constructors
The information it contains is not particularly
cheerino in view Of own present schedule or
plane production But it may prod Congress to some
further serious thoughts on our future in the air.
The news release reveals that the British aircraft
industry is now employing 100000 persons, and that
the government has 10000 military planes on order
This is in contrast to force Of 48 600 workers in
the American aviation industry and q military con-
struction program which coils for only 5000 oircroft
for both Army and Navy. through June Of l948
Il is not made clear when the British order for
10000 planes is to be filled But might be assumed
that with 100000 workers turning them OUT they
could be finished in less than two and half years.
even though the current orders for 200 cviype air.
croft should be substantially increased.
Even if this British o oOo-p plane order should not
Be completed until June. l948 we should still behold
tho curious spectacle Of Britain, which turned out
only about one-third as many planes we did DUR
ing the war, producing in peocetine twice as many
militory oireroft os the United Stotes.
Our present combined Army and Navy schedules
call for production Of 220O orcroft in l946. This is
less than per cent Of our wartime production peak
Of o6 600 planes in l944 And in the light Of the Brit
sh program. two conclusions are obvious. Either the
British have vosty overestnoted their peocetme air
power requirements, have as vostly underesti-
roo$ad ors
Nogales international., 1945-03-16

their case. The application requires
only a recent photograph of the
applicant, a 300 word statement in
which the applicant summarizes his
activities and accomplishments, and
also several letters of recommended
ton which the applicant must Sc
cure from his parents and other
persons. The contest is indeed an
easy one and a great opportunity
for those who are in great need of
financial assistance to continue in
school.
There are many boys and girls in
the Senior class who are certainly
eligible to enter this contest. Our
school should be represented by
these boys and girls at the Grand
Lodge Session this year. 1t is a
great opportunity and all who wish
to enter this contest should see
Miss Palmer for further informa-
ton about this competition.
(N.H.S. Apache Warcry)
Nogales international., 1945-03-16
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO
MAKE SALE IN BULK

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN by
the undersigned, Jack D. Colquette,
doing business under the trade
names and styles of Patagonia Ice
and Light Company and Patagonia
Lumber & Supply Co., that he will
on Saturday, the 18th day of March,
l945. at the hour of ten o'clock A.
M. of such day, at a single trans
action and not in the regular course
of business, sell, assign, and deliver
to Earl Strong and S. E. Harris, CO.
partners doing business under the
firm and style of Strong & Harris,
any and all the stock in trade, f1X-
lures property, equipment, and ef-
fects belonging to the undersigned
and constituting the stock in trade,
fixtures, property, equipment and
effects used by him in the conduct
of those certain businesses operated
and maintained by him at Pata-
gonia, Arizona, under the trade
names and styles of Patagonia Ice
and Light Company and ''Pata-
gonia Lumber & Supply Co.
DATED at Nogales, Arizona, on
this the first day of March, 1945.
JACK D. COLQUETTE
STATE OF ARIZONA
COUNTY OF SANTA CRUZ SIS.
On this the 1st day OF March,
1e45. before me, Duane Bird, the
undersigned officer, personally ap-
neared Jack D. Colquette, known to
me to be the person whose name IS
subscribed to the foregoing 1nStru-
ment. and acknowledged that ne
executed the same for the purpose
therein contained.
In Witness Whereof, I hereunto
set nv hand and official seal.
DUANE BIRD
Notary Public
(SEAD
NY Commission Expires December
4, 1948.
(Pub. March 2, 9, 16, 1945)
Nogales international., 1945-03-16
LEGAL NOTICE

made subject to all liens and en-
cumbrances upon the property and
subject to all debts, taxes and ex-
penses of administration of the
estate of said George Lewis Stevens,
sometimes known as George l..
Stevens, and sometimes known as
G.. L. Stevens, deceased; deeds and
conveyances at the expense of the
seller; abstracts of title at the eX-
pense of the purchaser.
Bids and offers must be in writing
and may be left at the law office Of
James v. Robins, 212 Trust Build
ing, Nogales, Arizona, attorney for
said guardian, or may be delivered
to said guardian personally or may
be filed with the Clerk of the said
Superior Court at any time after the
first publication of this notice and
before the making of said sale.
Dated March IL, 1945.
EDILIA G. STEVENS
Guardian of the estate of
Edilia Louise Stevens, a minor
James V. Robins
Nogales, Arizona
Attorney for Guardian.
pub. March 16, 1945)
Nogales international., 1945-03-16
Elks National Foundation Offers
$4,000 Scholar ship Grants For l945

The Elks National Foundation
Trustees announce that $4,000 in
scholarship awards will be distrib-
uted at the 1945 Grand Lodge Ses-
sion. This nationwide contest for
the Most Valuable Student prize
awards is of interest to the students
of everv community who are leaders
in their schools and colleges. For
more than ten years these awards
have made it possible for many
superior students to continue their
college courses under favorable cir
cumstances. The prizes offered this
year are:
Nogales international., 1945-03-16

who shows an appreciation and who
is willing to struggle to achieve sue
cess, is urged to enter this contest.
He must have a scholarship rating
of 900 or better and be in the upper
1920 of his class.
Persons wishing to enter THIS con-
test must file an application using
their own ingenuity in presenting
Nogales international., 1945-03-16
CITY OF NOGALEs

OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
STATE OF ARIZONA
County of Santa Cruz SIS.
I, Alex L. Durazo, City Clerk OF
the City of Nogales, Santa Cruz
County, State of Arizona, do hereby
certify:
NOTICE OF PRIMARY ELECTION
1945
In compliance with Section 20 in
Chapter w of the Charter OF the
City of Nogales, and Section 3D.
1902. Arizona Code Annotated, 1899,
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
a Primary Election in and for the
City of Nogales, Santa Cruz County,
State of Arizona, will be held in said
CITY of Nogales, on Tuesday, the
3rd day of April, 1945, for the plr-
pose of nominating or electing one
Mayor and six members of the
Board of Aldermen of said City of
NogaleS.
NOTICE Is FURTHER GIVEN
that pursuant to the provisions OF
Ordinance number gu Of said City
of Nogales, the following proposed
amendment of Section II in Chap
ter III of the Charter of the City
of Nogales, State of Arizona, shall
be submitted to the qualified elec-
tors of said City of NogaleS at said
election, to-wit:
"Shall Section II in Chapter
III of the Charter of the City
of Nogales, State of Arizona, be
amended to read and provide as
follows:
"17. The City of Nogales shall
pay the Mayor and members OF
the Board of Aldermen salaries
Nogales international., 1945-03-16
Ernest AuiIes In
| Coast Hospital

A telegram sent from Oakland,
Calf, Tuesday to the Nogales In
ternational by Ernest r. Aviles of
the Navy read as follows:
please inform my family I am
well and safe. Wire me informa-
ton concerning my wife's health
and birth date of baby. Am not
seriously wounded or sick. Ward
51B 'USNH Oakland, IA, Califor-
MIA. Thanks.
ERNEST R. AVILES."