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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-04

enemy defenses west of Davao,
while on the northern island Of
Luzon the U. S. Sixth Army had
reached points four miles north
of Santa Fe.
Macarthur announced that $3.50
Japanese casualties in the cam.
palgn OF nearly eight months.
During the week American cas-.
ualties were 225 killed and 657
wounded Macarthur said. His
communique gave no overall total
for American losses during the
entire campaign.
In the Eighth Army fighting on
Mindanao, units of the oath Divi.
sion also ran into heavy battling
near the base of the Philippines
largest mountain, 1O,000-foot Apo
an active volcano.
Troops that landed on Luayor
point, Is miles southeast of Davao
Friday, encountered no opposition
in extending their beachhead, bu'
destruction of beached japanese
barges by American torpedo boats
Other action on Mindanao saw
Marine divebombers smash hare
at Japanese conc entrations at 4Ku
kidnon, northwest of the Dava'
area, while torpedo boats and Pa
fighters destroyed three barges
a launch and shore installations a
Saragani, South Mindanao.
On Luzon the 37th Division in ;
lhalf-mile advance into the Cagay
an valley along highway No. S Sat
urday encountered Japanese anti
tank fire but no organized de
lenses. Seventy-five Japanese wer,
killed in this American advance
and MacArthur's communique re
ported that much enemy equip
ment was captured, including ;
large quantity of cavalry gear.
This was the first intimation tina
the Japanese had cavalry there.
Thirty-two Japanes were killet
in the largest of several small
fights as the Americans clearet
out areas northwest of Santa Fe.
The 38th Division in central Lu
ION killed 81 Japanese in mopu]
work in the Ipo sector and me
stiff resistance on both sides of tn
Marikina and Bosaboso rivers
Most opposition was around ME
Lamita and Purro and from tn,
crest of Hapon Ang Bamoy hill
overlooking Wawa dam, part of tn,
Manila City water supply system
which the Americans recently cap
tured. The Japanese still helt
freely to the crest.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-04
Decrease Reported
In Hog Population

WASHINGTON. June 4.-tRHRe-
meeting sharp reductions in this
country and Canada, the world S
hoS population declined about
per cent during ne past year to
tohpHeate the program of stretch
las meat supplies over a war
weary world.
Reporting this, the Office of
.otel9n Agricultural Relations
sao the reduction in war-besieged
sson'lnential Europe is much less
fhan in this country.
Hog numbers dropped nearly 30
" PER cent in this country during 1874.
.llS reduction reflects principally
a snort supply of feeo during the
L,S. nlne months of the year and a
so"erlng Of the governments price
sudTantee for hogs
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-04
Navy Says III Ships Hit In Gulf Sea Area

The Navy revealed that by not
entering the Gulf of Mexico one
month earlier, the subs missed
three of Americas prize pack
ages. On shakedown cruise in
the east end of the gulf were the
Battleships Washington and North
Carolina and the famed Aircraft
Carrier Hornet. The ships were
operating without benefit of air
cover or adequate escort.
No estimate of the number of u
boats sunk by the ships, planes
and blimps off the Gulf Sea from
tier was given, but officers esti-
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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-04
GEN. LARSEN SAYS

WASHINGTON, June 3.-t@
"A War Bond statement from
Maj. Gen. Henry L. Larsen,
USMC, isl a n d commander,
Guam:
"The necessity for the Sew
enth War Loan is apparent.
Even if we captured Tokyo to-
day, executed the war crimi-
mails and wiped out the last Of
enemy opposition, we still face
4 tremendously costly job Of
maintaining huge Army,
Navy and Air Force for some
time to come"
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-04
WOMAN is KILLED
DURING HAIL STORM

WASHINGTON, June 3.-(P)
"a Hash rain and hail storm was
plamed today for death of a
"oihan in Washington and
more more than 100000 property
Manage in nearby Maryland
and Virginia.
No hfs. Jennie Alexander White,
w. OF 3l5 F Street, NE, was
s luck by a truck during the
peak of the storm Saturday
nsit' She died later at a hos
huge hail stones caused
, ,n OF the property damage,
WI Silh Alexandria, Va, hardest
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-04
Second Raid
In "a Hours
is Reported
AIRDROMES STRUCK
Halsey Challenges Enemy !;
Sc Jap Planes Be-
lieved Destroyed

GUAM, Monday, June 4.-W.D-
Adm. William F. Halsey's famed
Third Fleet carrier planes hit
Japan for the second time in "a
hours Sunday, striking airdromes
on Kyushu from which Japanese
suicide forces launch attacks
against ships and troops Of the
Okinawa invasion forces.
Six enemy planes which chal-
lenged the American attackers
were shot down and three caught
on the ground were destroyed,
Adm. Chester W. Ninaitz an
|nounced
In the first of the two attacks
on suicide plane bases Saturday
the American filters smashed five
key airdromes on Kyushu and pre-.
vented planned mass suicide at.
tacks on the United States Okinawa
forces.
Tokyo was first to report yester.
days attack, broadcasting that ur
to ITO carrier planes, flying ir
waves, attacked Kyushu for q
minutes.
Halsey, in statement aboard
his flagship off Okinawa, chal
lenged the enemy to attempt Z
''banzai' attack with the remnant.
of its fleet. -. =
TT wish the B-would," Hal
sey said of his invitation to fight
They might get their thumbs half
way to their noses but that's
all"
A United Press dispatch from
the flagship of Vice Adm. John S
McCasn's fast carrier task force
said that though they destroyed OF
damaged SO Japanese planes ir
the attack on Kyushu Saturday
the main objective was the de.
struction of five airdromes from
which suicide attack planes were
taking off.
Inc planes fought not only
powerful formations of enemy fight.
ers, the dispatch said, but terrific
rain and hail storms, so bad was
the weather that planes had to at.
tack from dangerous attitudes Of
100 to 200 feet.
Halsey, in his statement aboard
his flagship, said that the japanese
had only poor material left for air
force pilots.
when I left here last I thought
they had their third team in" Hal
sey said. at looks like they're
down to the fifth or sixth now.'
Halsey resumed command Of his
Third fleet May ~ after four
months rest, taking over from the
Fifth Fleet of Adm. ] Raymond A.
Spruance.
Halsey declined in his statement
today to give a hint of his opera
tlonal plans. The Japanese would
learn of them, he said, through his
carrier planes and the guns OF
his warships.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-04

LONDON, June 3-(P-A mighty,
destructive wall of flame, engult'
ing the English Channel and the
British coast, would have greeted
the Nazis had they attempted an
invasion of Britain in the dark
wears of 1910 and 1911, it was re-
vealed today.
Vast British plans for igniting
the sea and Britain's vulnerable
south shores were responsible for
one wartime rumor that the Ger
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-04

towns Saturday found fires in
stoves and food on tables, indicat-
ing that the Japanese and the
civilian populations had fled hast
lily after coordinated American
tank and infantry attacks smashed
the outer defenses.
A communicate from Gen Mac
Artnur's headquarters said deep
wedges had been driven into the
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-04
Important Okinawa Peninsula
Isolated AS Doughboys Gain;
Carrier Planes Attack Kyushu
Three Towns CapturedBy Yanks;
Enemy Retreats North OfDauno

MANILA, Monday, June 4.-R-
Heavy fighting broke out on the
Mlndanao backgrounds around
Davao as U. S. Oath Division troops
aided by guerrillas forced the Jap
anese out of defenses anchored to
the towns of Ula, Alhambra and
Bayabas, northwest of the city of
Davao.
Doughboys who broke into the
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-04

training will do in regimenting the
minds Of our YOUTH
DR.. Brumbaugh said that the
majority of the educators opposing
such training advocate an adequate
professional standing Army and
Navy recruited by voluntary en-
listments.. That group, he added,
also believes that national securi-
ty can be maintained by the devel-
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-04
Reds Return
Veto Problem
For Approval
"A DECISIONS MADE
soviet View Disputed
Delegates Hope For
Reyisi0ns

CAN FRANCISCO, June 3.-(P,
pnssia checked the veto issue
1.nl, TO Moscow tonight and the
p p Five reached agreement on
som 9 IA out of IS other problems OF
t6e United Nations Conference
w npcisions on some other ques-
4;ons also were referred to the
Soviet capital for review.
The rest of the Big Five-China,
rrance Britain and the United
Stares-are opposed to a Russian
interpretation that the veto powers
+oesp great nations could use in a
nnrld security council should ap-
niy even TO a discussion of disputes.
That was what the Soviet delega-
finn reported to its home govern
ment.
DELEGATES hoped the result would
no revision of Russian views.
But it may mean more delay be-
fore the conference itself can
tackle the veto issue. 1t was re-
fprred to Moscow once before and
il took a week for the answer to
come back.
The Biz Five delegation chiefs
we're reported to have agreed to-
dav mostly on relatively minor
nolnts. including a method Of
pectng the man who will admin
lister the permanent United Nations
rganization. They'll meet again
at midday tomorrow to continue
their talks.
Still lacking was mutual under
sanding on such things as a pro-
p@al to spell out in greater detail
guarantees that the world organl-
zation will not supplant treaties
aimed at holding Germany in
check, and a trusteeship problem
centering around assurances of
Independence to dependent peo-
pies
But on these and on the major
veto issue there was more agree
ment than disagreement and the
new decisions of the Big Five
spelled greater speed for the con,
ference.
They we're reported to have COW
cred enough ground to get some
Conference committees rolling to-
morrow toward completion of their
tasks of drafting individual Sec
tons Of the charter for the new
United Nations league. Some COM
mitteeS had been stalled by lack
Of big-poWer understandings on
various points.
The American delegation was in
creasing the pressure to wind up
the conference, which passed yes
terday date originally set tenta-
lively for adjournment.
On the veto issue, Russia is
standing Steadfastly for what she
Wants-just as the United States
has held out against an Australian
demand that nations pledge them
selves to promote full employment
and against a Chinese-Russian pro-
posal to include the goal of indie
pendence in a portion of the char
Ter WAlch would apply to colonial
peoples.
WHAT Russia wants is a veto
applicable all down the line to
action in the peace-enforcing Sc
curlty council on all except PRO
cedural matters-like the calling
OIL meetings. The Soviets, on the
basis of word from Moscow, are
saying that even the question OF
bringing controversies before the
council for discussion should be
subject to the veto
Inc other four big powers are
III 'npfi,,,p
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-04
EVE TRIPLES PRODUCTION

LANCASTER, O., June 3.-U.H-
At least one eve in the flock Of
Ray Peters, Amanda, O., farmer,
has gone all out in the job of help
ing to relieve the meat shortage.
The owner reported that the eve
gave birth to lamb, and enc
week later produced two more.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-04
War Mobilizer Attacks
b. s. Economic Policy

WASHINGTON June 3+P-Fred M. vinson said today that
national economic policies
nenaon OF business labor agriculture the people
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-04

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Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-04-18

Major and Mrs. NJ. S. McFaddcn.
cf kinsstree, South Carolina, are Wis
ting Mrs. McFaddcn, mother, Mrs.
y. Is. Smith.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-04-18
Visiting Parents.

Mrs. c. b. Dcunc, of Rockingham.
is visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mr..
j. \. Cree, IN Charles street.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-04-18
Society News
BLOSSOM1\G GIFTS.

Spring has crcpt within my doors
Filled my house with glory.
Bright foIsythiu's golden bloom
Tells a radiant story.
Rosy petals of the ounce
Crown the hours with beauty,
Turn another Towering page,
Tint with love each duty.
Spring has crept within my doors.
Filled my house with glory,
As this first sweet blossoming
Tells its radiant story.
Mtrgarct Morrison.
Evening star., 1945-03-04

"Wally's Wagon" didn't come
home. Maybe the crew in her that
day was able to land. or got a
chance to bail out an is prisoners
in Germany Maybe we'll get 'em
back alive. Lord, let it be so!
Now since prayin' seems to be
sort of generally approved by the
original crew. l don't mind askin'
all you customers to join with me
in a little deal with the Almighty:
Let's promise Him we'll try to
deserre what all these kids is
dom for US. WHLlY BOREN
Editors Note: Word came just
at press time that Sgt. Hudson, tail
gunner, was reported missing orer
Germany. He had been flying with
another cre,c, 10 complete his assign
ment Of IS missions.)
Evening star., 1945-03-04

SSs SSNs" sbSSSJ ~" SSs"'S'
tents, we discuss anything that
anybody wants to talk about. ex-
cept the mission.
1t is rule of our crew never to
discuss the target with anyone
before take-off. The conversation
usually gets around to things We
all have in common, and we
usually end up by talking about
home-wives, families and girl
friends.
Sometimes the conversation is
not always so gentle sometimes
we are bitter and curse the Ger
mans for all they are Sometimes
We. are tired of war and one
of us let's it slip that We are
honesick and wish we were
home. Sometimes maybe we are
even a little scared =. these mo-
ments are usually followed by a
little silence -. we know what
each of us is thinking, and we
know a prayer is usually spoken
-. then the moment is over and
it's time to start. Heated suits are
put on. and jokes are cracked and
we are back to normal" - on our
way to complete our job.
Sincerely,
WALLACE B. DAVIS, JR.
WALLY DAVIS says to tell you the
real dirty work on Sandwich Ship
is done by some boys that don't
get much of the glory except from
the f1yin' crew, which thanks 'em
for their very lives, every day they
live. There is five in the ground
crew of the flyin' Wally's Wagon.
Tech. Sgt Robert V. Gilbert, of
Wichita, Kan, is crew chief. The
assistant crew chief is Sgt. Cletho
Summerville, of Linton, Ind. The
twomechanics in the crew are Corp.
Sigmund Kubinski, of Long Island
City, NJ Y, and Pfc. Lebert c.
Cline, of New Matamoras, Ohio.
An the armorer is Corp. Darrell Q.
MacMurphy of Vader. Wash.
asked the Air Force to give me
some real details of some of the
trips the Wally's Wagon has went
on. Lieutenant Maxwell told me.
an sure am much obliged to him
an the Army. Here is just the way
he reported it:
The crews missions have taken
them to some of the hottest spots
on the map, as far as enemy de-
fenses are concerned. Leipzig,
Merseburg. Kiel. Ludwigshafen,
Evening star., 1945-03-04

It's so easy to get relief with
Absorbine Jr.! Just rub it in
well. This more than 5O-year
old favorite makes overworked
muscles tingle with relief as
main and stiffness seem to dis
appear. Always keep a bottle
of Absorbine Jr. handy. At all
drugstores, $1.25 bottle.
VIZ. Young. Inc. Springfield. Mass.
Evening star., 1945-03-04

Berlin, kaSSel, OSnaDruCk, FIdiih-
furt, Stettin, Hamburg - all these
and more like them.
They've been to Merseburg
five times. On their first trip there
the one where Hearn bombed
the railroad - they took a par
ticular dislike to the place.
After they salvoed their bombs
that time they picked up speed
and cut out of the formation they
had temporarily joined. to catch
up with their own group ahead.
Fifty-four enemy fighters sud
denly appeared. Being alone,
they looked like IA good target
to the fighters. But II few bursts
by Pondexter changed the Ger
mans minds.
"On another raid, this time on
Stuttgart. the oxygen system on
the plane shorted. and a burst OF
fame filled the pilots compart-
ment. The cockpit quickly filled
with smoke. The interphone COM
munication between the crew was
not working. The crew reacted
calmly, switching to an alternate
means of communication. Mean
while the engineer good Of Pom
dexter) had sized up the situation
and gone to work with the fire
extinguisher Thanks to his rapid
action the fire was out before any
serious damage was DONE
Il Didn't Come Home
Now | got to tell you the sad
part. 1t hurts me deep inside.
Last December S, Wally Davis
an the rest of our crew was fyin'
another plane. They had bombed
Berlin. The "Wally's Wagon" that
day, for some reason, had differ
ent crew. Wally an the boys kept
an anxious eye on the ol Wagon"
One of the engines got knocked
out. The boys heard the Wagons"
pilot over the radio.
In a little while they caught an
other message Two more engines
was laborin' heavily an threat
enin' to give out most any minute.
Evening star., 1945-03-04

THE LAST FLIGHT
Continued from page fire
ready for a mission. Here's what
he wrote in his letter to me:
Dear Wally:
One of the most enjoyable parts
of our mission comes just before
take-off. Over a cup of hot coffee
and cakes in the ground crews
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-07
War Grimes Doto Given

Washington, June 7-(UP)-Su- preme Court Justice Robert Il: Jackson, American prosecutor o1 Axis War criminals, reported to President Truman today on plans to bring European war criminals, including the German general sta11, to trial.
 Jackson delivered to the presl- dent a 5000 word report on his pre- liminary trip to London, but left unanswered the questions Of when the war crimes trials would start or how long they would take. The answer to this. he said, depends on the action of other governments and many agencies.
 Jackson said the Allies would &C., cuse "a large number of individuals and officials who were in authority in the government, in the military establishment including the general staff, and in the financial, indus trial and economic life of Germany who by all civilized standards are provable to be common criminals.
 He said legal charges against the top Nazis would be divided into three classes:
 l. Atrocities and offenses against persons or property in violation Of international law, these including the killing and mistreatment of wounded and prisoners of war, fir ing on undefended localities, pillage and wanton destruction and ill., treatment of inhabitants of occu- pied territory.
 ?. Atrocities and prosecutions on racial and religious grounds com- mitted since 1883.
 3. Invasions of other countries and initiation of wars of aggression in violation of international law or treaties.
 The Amercan Chief counsel in the prosecution of Axis war crim- inals reported mo substantial dif- ferences" between this country and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-07
Dedicated At Class Day Exercises Today
THO "A AS ON
Grade Pupils Present
 Puppet Plays June 13
Mrs. Doris Waters Will Direct Each Class Period From
 9 to 3:45; Puppets Made By Pupils

drive and the money received wal turned over to the rehabilitation fund. Several new members vert added to the post rolls and initiation services will be held in the near future. The post now has a mem bersllip of 100.
 Emil FOerch Funeral
 The funeral of Emil J. Foerch, who died Monday, was held We'd nesday morning at 8:30 from tn. Lyons funeral home, 46 High street to St. Thomas church at g where Mass of requiem was celebrated by the Rev. John Rzasa, Mrs. Agne: Boyce, organist was in charge O. the music and Harry Lynch wa; the soloist. Burial was in St Thomas cemetery with commital services in charge of Father RzaSa. Baseball Practice
 The American League Baseball Club will practice Friday evening at McGrath field and will play the strong Washington Hill club of the Waterbury City Amateur league Sat urday afternoon at 3:15 o'clock. Holden and Brammer will form the local battery and Quilter and Doyle will work for the Hills.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-07
TERRYVILLE Correspondent Ryan. st-TeL ssss Bristol Div
Open House June Il
 At Plumb Residence
Former Town Treasurer and Wife to Observe 6Oth
 Anniversary of Their Wedding

Terryville, June 6-Former Town Treasurer Wallace G. Plumb ano Mrs. Plumb of 54 North Main street will hold open house on Monday evening, June II to celebrate the 60th anniversary of their marriage
 Emma L. Bedell, daughter of MT and Mrs. David F. Beden of New Britain became the bride of Wal lace G. Plumb of Terryville or June II, 1885, at o'clock home ceremony in New Britain performed by the late Rev. Leveritt s. Griggs then pastor of the Terryville Con- gregational church. The brides sis ter, Miss Carrie Bedell, now Mrs Edward c. Olds of Rochester, N Y, was her only attendant and William H. Griswold of Terryville was best man for MT. Plumb. A number of relatives and friends of MT. Plumb drove to New Britain by horse and carriage to attend the ceremony. Andrew w. Granniss is the only one now living in towl, who was present
 Others who were present at the wedding was Mrs. Belle Granniss Russell of Hartford with her hus- band, the late James Russell who was assocaited with MT. Plumb 1T the Eagle Lock office at the time Others who went from Terryville were the late MT. and Mrs R. J Plumb, H. B. Plumb and their par ents, MT. and Mrs. Rollin w. Plumb MT. and Mrs. George H. Plumb, par ents of the groom and George A Scott, father of Colonel Walter M Scott, who is the husband of MT and Mrs. Plumb's only daughter Ruth.
 When the couple returned iron, their wedding trip to take up theil residence in Terryville, a fine re- ception awaited them at the home stead where many of the towns people had gathered to welcome them. The lawns were lighted witt Chinese lanterns, for the town hac | no electricity in those days and al the guests sat down at long table; for bountiful supper.
 MT. Plumb was head bookkeepel at the Eagle Lock office at the time of his marriage and with the exception of ten years spent in the insurance business in New Haven his association with the Eagle Lock | Co.,, lasted over 50 years until his retirement in 1942
 The office at that time was lo- cated in what is now the town building and five men made up the complete office force. They were R. J. Plumb, w. G. Plumb, Johna- than Starr, w. H. Griswold and James Russell.
 Before her marriage Mrs. PluInl was one of New Britain's earliest telephone operators. . There were about 75 telephones in the entire city at that time. There were nc numbers for the phones and eack | party had to be asked for person ally. Mrs. Plumb recalls that when ever the weather was stormy the business men of the town made it their personal responsibility to see that the telephone girls got home safely, either escorting them or sending carriage from the livery stable.
 Wallace Plumb served the Town of Plymouth as treasurer for 2e years taking over the work when the records consisted of one small account book and various loose pa pers.
 MT. and Mrs. Plumb are among