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Detroit evening times., 1945-12-06

Walter Reuther and Harry 3.
Coen. director of GM labor rela-
tionS. often refer to each other in
-gHPriRtable terms. But they also
were stunned 10 learn that, de-
spite the frequent use OF exple-
tiveS, both Reufher and Coen hold
a healthy respect for each other
that only an-Autn- worker could
understand.
HOW HAIR PARTS
Under the expert guidance OF
Victor Reuther, a brother of Wal
ter, who was pinCh-hitting in his
absence. and A. l. Zwerdling. of
Reuther's staff. They found out
that the negotiations not only
consisted Of discussing wages, but
also ranged from the way Reuther
parts his hair 10 what Coen does
on ms day off.
Principals appearing in the
transcript Of the meeting which
led 10 the strike were Reuther.
Coen, Harry ". Anderson. vice
president in charge of personnel,
and Zwerdling.
Typical examples of the trans
cript read were:
COEN-Walter. where did you
get this pounding on the table
business?
REUTHER-Thats a new tech
nique.
Or:
ZWERDLING Oo Coen)-Did
YOU get any pheaSantS on your
trip 10 South Dakota?
COEN-We got our limit-iO
pheasants apiece.
ZWERDLING-Wen. ~ least
that's the first information We
have from the corporation.
PUZZLE NO. |
But what probably puzzled the
conferees more than anything else
after listening 10 hundreds Of
pages of transcript were remarks
made by Reuther in the final Scs-
SION Nov. l5 which preceded the
strike.
/ REj'THER-As a matter Of
fact, think most people on this
side of the table have more re-
Spcct for Mr. Coen than any body
on your side Of the table
tOEN-I know. by heaven.
must be wrong then. l can't take
that.
4 REUTER- I say that as p
matter Of fact Harry, because
Harry Cocn hits hard
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-06
GdW9uoY6 OF IIIe OIOPs
Respect Hidden
by Harsh Words

The UAWCO today present the final chapters of
the inside story of what happens of the biggest
corporation the world sit talk with representa-
Yves of the biggest union in the world
The story being foded by the union for the edhcation
of IA prominent including Leon Henderson, former
OPA head, public meeting the Warde Sheraton Hotel.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-06
Mackenzie Vets

The Mackenzie Veterans Organ
lzAton has been formed by Mac
kcnZIe High School students who
served IN The armed forces
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-06
STANDING TRIAL

Mrs. Elsie Vert. %, leaY-
ing Judge w. Mckay Skill
mans court under $500
bond after five teen.aged
confessed thieves pointed
her out as their Mrs.
Fagin." Mrs. Vert pleaded
not guilty and will stand
trial tomorrow.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-04
State Symphony Campaign

Music appreciation has increased greatly IN
this vicinity in late years. This has been
demonstrated by the larger attendance at
Concert Association performances.
With this fact established it seems timely
to bring the North Carolina Symphony orches'
ira here during the coming concert season,
and a campaign is being launched today,
primarily to swell the membership Of the SYM
pnony Society and of little less importance,
to give music lovers opportunity to hear the
fine group of players which Doctor Swaline,
the conductor has trained to high level Of
efficiency.
Active membership is offered for S. This
gives the subscriber the privilege OF hearing
the orchestra without additional cost, whether
here or elsewhere in the state. General mem
bership costs 81 and entities the subscriber
to attend one concert in Wilmington.
Wilmington residents are encouraged to buy
active memberships, through which they will
acquire a real voice and have part in the
Symphony Society's administration.
While the orchestra has been subsidized by
the state, the amount Of money appropriated
from the state treasury is far from adequate
to support so large an organization. Only by
liberal public support can the orchestra meet
it's financial obligations, which are obviously
heavy.
1t would be a splendid thing it Wilmington
ranked among the cities of North Carolina
with the largest per capita membership. This
is the week for it to attain this distinction.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-04
Yours Of The 18th

The State Department has embarked on a
program Of explaining and endearing itself
to what is known as the Common Man. We
IKE the idea, and we also have a request for
little explanation on this diplomatic note
writing business
Our curiosity was aroused again the other
day by the news that the resumption of normal
diplomatic relations with Argentina would be
accomplished by our Charge d'Affaires in
Buenos Aires dropping around to the Acting
Foreign Minister'S office and leaving a note
saying that our Embassy had received Argen-
tina's note of March IA, 1914 - not 1945. mind
you, 1914
That was the note which informed the
United States that President Ramirez was out
and President Farrell Twas in
Now, what sort of explanation does the
Charge d'Affaires give? Does he start out
by saying, I've been meaning to answer your
note Tor ever so long, but l guess I'm Just
the worlds worst letter writer?'
Or maybe it's something like this: Pm aw.
FULLY sorry about your last note, but have the
darnedest habit OF carrying letters around
and forgetting to mail them never found
my note of reply until l got out my heavy
brown suit to wear yesterday" Cant fool
us-lts getting autumn down Argentine way
about ncW)
Anyway, he just couldn't say yours OF
March 1Ath received and contents noted 1:
months later
Yes, there are lot of things we'd like
to know about this protocol Of swapping notes
So, come on Mr.. MacLeish give!
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-04
Buy More War Bonds

Thirty-five per cent of Wilmingtons over
all quota in the Seventh War Loan campaign
is in hand. Gratifying this is, it must MOI
be forgotten that the quota is still IS per cent
incomplete.
Probably the next tabulation will show .
nearer approach to the goal but unless thu
rate of buying is speeded up the change ir
the figures will not represent the best thai
Wilnningtonians could do
The chief need is for everybody to realize
personal obligation to invest in War Bonds
even if doing so means an actual sacrifice
must be made The men who are doing the
fighting are living lite Of sacrifice. Can
civilian life, despite shortages, do less?
The civilian population can do nothing bet
ter to stimulate morale in the armed services,
or anything to lower the morale of the enemy,
than to put money into the fund for producing
the tools our soldiers require
They are watching the bond sale closely.
More than that, they are investing in the
bonds themselves. They deserve the encour.
agement large and quick purchases at home
give them.
Everybody is saying: Let's get this wal
won and settle down to peacetime pursuits. ~
One OF the ways we can get the war over
with is to give our forces in the field the
sinues OF war, and we can do this by loanins
the government the money with which to pay
for the munitions and equipment and supplies
inseparable from victory.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-04
Truman Issues CHALLENGE

Whatever claims the japanese mako in
their propaganda broadcasts concerning their
assurance of ultimate victory, their leaders
are well aware that the war cannot be won
IN the Pacific by the sole remaining Axis part.
ner any more than the Germans could win in
Europe. Their present chief objective is tc
fight delaying battle in the hone that the
United States and its Allies will become weary
OF combat and accept less than unconditional
surrender
10 dlsabuse their minds, President Trum an
last week addressed a special message to Con.
sress and from the Capitol sounding board
10 the people Of this county and Of Japan, in
winch ne revealed this nation is prepared ia
put into action Army. Air and Navy forces
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-04

far in excess of those used in Europe to speed
the overthrow Of Japan's war-lords and all
their armed units.
The japanese should know better by this
time, said President Truman, than to expect
this government and the governments as
ISOLATED with it in the Pacific theater to be
satisfied with less than complete victory.
eve have no DESIRE he said, ''to destroy
or ensiave the japanese people but only
surrender can prevent the kind of ruin which
they have seen come to Germany as a result
of continued, useless resistance"
Thus the challenge is issued. That Japan
will accept it with everything it possesses of
military value is beyond doubt. Okinawa has
set the gauge of Japans desperation. BY the
same token it is also beyond doubt that VIC
tory will crown our effort in the final show
down as it is now GROWING our effort on
OkinaWa
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-04
Big Three Meeting

The Presidents assurance that not even the
crisis IN the Near East or delay in adjourn
ing the San Francisco Security Conference
Will be allowed to interfere with the projected
meeting Of the Big Three at an early date.
AS SO many problems await adjustment il
not actual settlement at this conference, Mr..
Humans announcement is especially wei.
come.
Because of the strained relations smong
the three leading powers which have followed
IN the wake OF Germanys surrender. it is
vital to ultimate peace that the leaders Of
Russia, Britain and the United States get to.
gether without unnecessary delay. And be.
cause the present emergency does not directly
affect France and China, Mr. Truman an.
nounces there is no probability the conference
will be broadened to include either Of these
nations.
This, too, is welcome news on the score that
General de Gaule Of France and Gener,r-
simo Chang Kai-shek of China may both he
on their way out. 1t would be unsafe for the
Big Three to make commitments CONCERNING
either France or China with the prospect IN >,
succeeding governments at Paris and Ching
king would be disinclined to accept them q,
carry them out.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-04
The Literary Guidepost

plete and amazingly interes ing
photography of the detective short
story, four additional detec i've
tales under the pseudonym OF
Barbaby Ross, three stories using
the pseudonym of Ellery Queen,
Jr.. and a growing list of Junior
Mysteries.
AS if that weren't activity
enough, there are Ellery Queen
radio plays and an "Ellery Queen
Mystery Magaz me-" which means
positively that there is no loafing
in the Queen household - either
one.
Oh, yes, the plot: Well, in this
latest tale Ellery returns to
Wrightsville. a small town that
was the scene of previous novel,
Calamity Town" Here he un.
ravels the mystery surrounding a
death IL years before, clears a
man serving life term for the
supposed murder of his wife, and
dissipates the neuroses of a re-
turned war hero and unites him
happily with his wife largely
mind you, through the ring left in
a glass dozen years ago.
The plot is simpler than that OF
other recent Queen mysteries,
which is all to the good and there
is an unexpected kick at the end
which probably will startIe YOU
but also leave you somewhat ar
t'stjcsl'v ben1lEed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-04
BENJAMIN Mills Washburn

In the death of Benjamin Mills Washburn
Wilmington has lost valued citizen, the
Southeast a business leader and Swift L.
Company, with whom he was long associated.
a capable aide.
All who knew him mourn his loss, for in
addition to his outstanding business ability.
he had fine talent for friendship. Stricken
at fifty-three, his death is especially untime-
ly. His type OF leadership and character is
needed in this difficult period of transition
from war to gradual reconversion to peace
time production, in which, had he been spared,
he could have played an important role, par
ticularly in the advancement of agriculture,
so needed now with half of Europe starving.
The Star-News extends deepest sympathy to
Mrs. Washburn his son and daughter and
close reNtives who survive. 1t cannot as
suage their grief, but may be comforting to
them all to know that it is shared by all who
knew him.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-04
Survey Shows Women
Buv More Cigarets

NEW YORK, June 4.-tR-Wo-
men are buying 50 per cent of the
nations civilian cigarette supply.
This is the finding of a survey
conducted by Fleming Hall Co.,
New York cigarette manufacturer,
among $4,000 retailers over the
coun y. They were attempting to
determing just who is smoking the
nations 1923, 1000, 900 home front
cigarettes.
(There is no guarantee that buy.
ing and smoking are synonymous.
but since the separate military
supply eliminates large proper
lien OF male smokers it may be
that women are smoking most of
the cigarettes they buy)
The survey further showed that
the average smoker gets only so
per cent of the value of his ciga.
retfe butts from ashtrays in war
plant cafeterias and restrooms,
movie houses, theaters, restaur-
ants, athletic fields and arenas,
We're collected and measured
they showed that the average per-
son smokes only one inch of a
cigarette, and wastes half of his
days supply.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-04
Free Press

An interesting illustration Of the difference
between the American and Russian definitions
of free press is found in a dispatch to
Izvestia by Evgeny Zhukov, one of its report
covering the San Francisco Conference.
Mr. Zhukov pictures American and British
reporters as a gossip-mongering sensation
hunting hard-drinking, irresponsible lot, and
blames their sorry plight on the commercial
ism of the privately-oWned press.
"A newspaperman, trembling for his posi-
ton, cannot always write what he thinks, -
says the Russian reporter. 1T his views do
not correspond to those Of his publishers and
editors his dispatches remain unpublished"
Then he makes note of the exception in the
case of "well-known'' writer's, who are paid
for writing pieces with which the publishers
and editors don't agree. And he finds two
opinions the same subject just as distress
ing one.
Probably Mr.. Zhukov finds nothing incon.
gruous in the fact that if his convictions and
those of Izvestias publishers and editors did
not coincide with the convictions of the Krem-
lin, his dispatches would also remain un.
published. And doubtless it puzzles him that
Americans are distressed at the official Rus.
sian attitude which rules that there is only
one side to every question
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-04

This division uses as many as
5000 Filipino laborers to handcarry
supplies and do other work. You
see them everywhere, bent under
4O-pound loads dashed to metal
pockboards.
The Filipino carriers get hot
food to the men at the very front
except when the rains make the
going too hard. The food is carried
from the battalion kitchen in big
"marmite'' cans slung on pole.
When hot food can't be brought,
the men cook c ratio,1s on those
little Coleman stoves like the one
Ernie Pyle used to prize. Every
squad has one. And the c ration,
with its variey of meals such as
chicken and noodles, beans and
fri'akfurters, meat and rice, is
not a bad dish.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-04
New U. S. Transport
Route Established

GREENSBORO, June s. P) -
Proposals to extend air service
over eleven routes in southeastern
states will be presented to the
Civil Aeronau les Board here Mon
day by Delta Air Corp.
This trtrhline company the
fourth in this large regional hear
ing to anticipate greater volume
of air travel, mail and cargo in the
south east, is asking CAB to al.
low changes in two of is current
routes to increase the scope of its
services
Towns to be included in the ex.
tension of Delta's route "a under
the proposal are: Tupelo, Miss,
on the Birmingham. Ala, to Mem
phis, Tenn, run; Brunswick, Ca,
on the Savannah, Ca, to Jackson
vile, Fla, fligh ; Columbus, Ca,
Valdosta, Ga. Macon, Ca, Au-
gusta. Ga. and Montgomery, Ala
as well as extending the route from
Atlanta, Ca. to Memphis, Tenn,
via Chattanooga, Tenn.
The same route would be ex-
trNded from Columbia, S. c.. to
Washington, D. c.. via North Caro-.
lima cities of Charlotte, Winston
Salem and Greensboro. Virginia
cities of Roanoke, Lynchburg and
Richmond. and would extend from
Columbia, to Knoxville, Tenn, via
Charlotte and Asheville, N. c.. and
via Spartanburg and Greenville,
S. C..
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-04
Lee Miller Covers Tie Pacific

stopped at precarious tilt. We
gave up and walked
1t was DOWNFALL, but no fun. Com
bat boots have little traction after
they're smeared with wet clay.
We passed a bulldozer trying to
improve the road-mud doesn't
bother those babies. We passed
sopping linemen stringing wire.
And a lone rifleman taking occas-
ional shots at something moving at
the foot of the hill.
Probably a CHICKEN he said.
But why take a chance?"
The bulldozers are winning this
war up here said Colonel John
son. And it's easy to believe. All
over this area you see new roads
carved around the ridges. Without
dozers to make roads the supply
problem would be appalling. It's
bad enough now.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-04
BY CHARLES E. HONCE
1.-THE Murderer Is A Fox" b,
Ellery Queen Little, Brown, S2)

Ellery Queen rapidly is Tor
should l say are in view of the
fact that he is two persons?) be-
coming one of the most prolific
modern writer's. The photography
of Frederic Dannay and Manfred
Lee who collectively coalesce as
Ellery Queen) now numbers 80
volumes in almost every form of
writing poetry land pri-
vately it might be mentioned that
one Of the boys turns that out tool
This record of comparatively
short literary life fills the page
opposite the title-page of their
newest detective tale, The Muir
derer is a Fox" the 18th yarn in
which that erudite and suave solv-
er of mysteries-Ellery Queen
has appeared.
Before going into the plot-but
not too deeply. since no reviewer
wants to give away a detective
tale-it might be worth while to
look over that photography In
addition to the Queen novels
there are three volumes of short
stories about the same detective
six anthologies of sleuth tales
from the doings of lady dicks to
the activities of flatfeet in the
field OF sports, an amazingly com.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-04
BY LEE G. MILLER

WITH THE 18TH DIVISION AT
BALETE PASS, Luzon-(By Wire
less)-There l was, up at the tun-
neled command post, my combat
boots plastered with wet clay, my
poncho dripping, my tin hat care.
fully in place since we were with
in range Of Jap mortar.
l was feeling every inch the war
correspondent. But this seemed far
enough to go. Tomorrow would be
another day. l might as well go
on back with Colonel Johnson.
And then some people came
down the muddy steps to the en-
trance to the cave, Officers and
men, to say nothing of myself,
gaped For here in this Godfor-
saken muddy rainswept spot were
two women!
They were Chinese-newspaper-
women from the Chungking Times
of Manila. They were just STOP
ping in with Maj. Charlie Sun, On
the way up a few hundred yards
forward, where a company of
crack Chinese troops from Manila,
attached to this division, were
bivouacked
One was Miss Josefa Go, 40. The
other, cute and tiny child whose
short boots were inadequate
against the thick mud, was Miss
Meilan Owyong. l asked how old
she was
What do you guess?" she ask
ed. l guessed 20, and she said.
Something like that"
Well, losing face fast, the big
strong newspaperman went on
down the hill and left it to the
ladies to pillow forward en- foot.
Colonel johnson pointed to big
trees as we walked toward the
jeep.
Mahogany, ne said. Good
red mahogany See where a shell
has split that one open? Now that
we are getting road up here
some smart Filipino will come
in logging and make a fortune. ~
1t was raining harder still as our
jeep started, and the slippery mud
gave it poor footing We hadn't
gone a hundred yards before it
got stuck. We got out and pushed,
the wheels throwing mud over us.
We started again, but this time the
jeep slid halfway off the road and
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-04
Daily Praye'
FOR A NATION IN GRIEF

Still the SOLDERING awe OIL IN
Nations mood of grief over "a u
death of a great President awe,
in our hearts, O Lord OF lie an
death. We are chastened pS,
pie. with quickened though. y
Thee and OF our Country LIN,
hast taught us, in the presence
death and ever-near eternity ,
consider afresh the essen. ..,.
things. Deepen in US, we oes'' :,
Thee, this concern for what Is ~. m,
mortal. Make constant ana r. ~ =.
dearer our consciousness Oh AZ. y,
and of Thy will. May we I1 e',,, ' ;,
testings of peace as adequa.I.5 j,
we have faced the deIlallu' M,
war. Grant that each OF uS rs, t't 4
be refreshing spiritual spla a,''rr
meet the heart-thlrst oil oul Nv n
ing warriors. And, like ffsilAI'n ~
Roosevelt, when we depsl la,erc.
we leave behind us the INIT WI Z
of friends of God. Amen'~"'
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-04
BRITISH SEIZE
TOWNS IN BURMA

CALCUTTA, June 3.-W.R-Brlt-
ish troops have seized two towns,
one of them on an extension Of
the Japanese escape" road run
ming east of Toungoo toward the
Thailand border, in their drive to
eject the japanese from all of
eastern Burma, it was disclosed
today.
A Southeast Asia Command COM
munique said that troops occupied
Thandaung, 10 miles east north
cas-, of Toungoo. Thandaung lies
on an extension of the Toungoo-
Wamchi road, and trail runs
northeast of it into mountainous
country where presumably some
enemy troops may be seeking
refuge.
The communique admitted that
japanese fortified ions. built to
protect Their route, were holding
up the British advance along the
Toungoo-Mawchi road.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-04
interpreting
The War .
By TOM R1EDY


co There are signs that u an'lyS
Command is startinp - =, 5. A.s5
tbs nose nose at the japanese 0t !, down
clflc war is and will '1 On The Pa.
~ one after another. the 6s'' ...
ana admirals are msEinds e1,eg5A
IN nao sharp contrast to the Tfpls s5a
concerned. 'i'ldhs we,
1t isn't a supercilion.
are thinking: OBVIOUSLY
Go ahead Tokyo, soak ~.
information. You can't do SN ,u up taa
about it. And it WON'T ~ bs anything
coming. '" Just What,
For example, Presiden+ r.
comes right out and sar truman
many army men, more ' Or nov
we intend to send agains+ ". vi lea
anese. He says more ' tb.n me : jap
ooo' For a long time. if was W. G ,sv
TO say how many men va" "o. .a0'o
Europe. were IN
The Navy lifts Tho 80,
submarine activities. That q d.,. "a
epment was of paramount j ur,e,
lance for the Navy protects ' IL,
lent undersea raiders mo ,r l' $, 81
any other branch of the ser ,rsa
and necessarily so. '''''F
Now the Navy tells abopt
feats OF this, or that, subm.r @'
and one admiral even eoes 20 ''Le
as to say the job of the Ame ep a.,
submarine is just about comnl ,l''1
imagine telling the japanese ts,
a year ago! '''
Admiral William F. Halssr
turns to the Pacific and fIatly s.',
ne is ready to strike anywbers
even in Tokyo bay. Then he nro
ceeds to do almost that with r.s
FER strikes at the japanese hon.,
islands.
The Army gives details of new
incendiary bomb that is bitrns
Japan, describing how far tbs
lava-like chemicals spread and
cling. The minute description q,
this bomb now is almost the eouw
a]ent of saying. several years aeo
how the Norden bomb sight work.
ed.
Only several months ago, the
japanese suicide attacks wee
top secret" Now they give de.
tails and even appeal for more
shipyard help to repair the dam
ege. The President said the mum.
Der of ships hit is considerable.
We inform the Japanese that
jimmy Doolittle Eighth All
Force and General Courtney
Hodges First Amy are on their
way, long before they can get
there.
Day after day there are now
it can be told" stories coming out
Of the Pacific as though W and
not We Day had arrived
At first glance it would seem
that these are the actions Of
fighter telegraphing his punches
But it works both ways:
There appears to be definite
campaign on to impress the Japa
nese mind with just what the waf
lords of Asia are up against.
There's no question OF the p0'
tential might the Allies can and
will throw against the Japanese.
If it ever daWns on the japanese
industrialist exactly how hopelsS;
the Rising Suns case is, the bus
ness man, either ruined or facing
it, may be able to unseat the IA
natical military and sue for peace
There's no getting around
telegraphed OF not, the U. S. punch
is there and Japan doesn't seem0
be able 70 duck.
And that is making the japanese
general and admiral lose lace ID
the most ignominious sort Of
way.