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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-15
By RUSSELL BRINES

C e N e r A l. MACARIHUH
HEADQUARTERS, Leyte, Philip
pines, Jan. 14.-(P)-Powerful Brl
fish naval units soon will join Am
erica's Pacific fleet in striking
coordinated blows at the Japanese
Adm Sir Bruce Fraser said here
today.
incidentally. the commandment,
chief of the British Pacific Fleet
disclosed that he missed death on
ly by a few feet in the operations
incident to the American landings
on the Lingayen Gulf coast Of Lu-
zon Island. The admiral dispas-
sionately told newsmen during a
press conference that he was only
a short distance from the aerial
bomb explosion which killed Bri-
fish 1t. Gen. William Lumsden
and Time magazine Correspondent
William Chickering when Japa-
nese fliers attacked U. S. war
ship headed ttr the gulf.
Sir Bruce said he left General
Lumsden, personal representative
OF British Prime Minister Chur-
chill with the Southwest Pacific
Command, only a few minutes be-
fore the ship was hit and was
standing 8 few PAGES away when
the bomb exploded. He said he es-
capped with "only bit of bang in
the ears"
The admiral observed the Lin.
gayen landings, gaining experience
for future Pacific blows against
Nippon.
SIN the near future, Fraser
said, II expect the British fleet
to play an important part in Pa
cific action with strong forces, il
Guiding many newer craft We are
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-15
MRS. LILLE B. KERMON

Funeral services for Mrs. Lille
Blake Kermon, II, of the Castle
Haynes road, who died at, II 20
pm. Friday after a long illness,
will be conducted at Yopp funeral
home at II am. today by the Rev.
Ralph Mills, pastor of the Free
Will Baptist church. assisted by
the Rev. A. c. Thorpe Burial will
follow in Bethany cemetery on the
Castle Hayne road.
Surviving are four daughters,
Mrs. Lorena Andersen, Mrs.
Delma Roberts of Wilmington.
Mrs. B. E. Harvell of Carolina
Beach, and Mrs. Alice Lutterloh
Of Burlington; a foster son, Gift
ton Lutterloh of Wilmington; five
brothers, j. F. Blake of Acme. W.
H., J. w., C. T., and B. A. Blake
OF Wilmington; 10 grandchildren.
and II great-grandchildren.
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MRS. FLORENCE MINTZ

Mrs. Florence Mintz, 30, dleo
at 9:35 q. m. yesterday at her
home in Shallotte after a long Ill
ness.
She is survived by a sister, Mrs
Mandee Lee, of Whiteville; one
step-son, James Long, of Shallotte;
nine step-daughters. Mrs. Jesse
Williams, of Shallotte, Mrs. Nina
Williams, of Shallotte, Mrs. Mary
Edwards, of Wilmington, Mrs
Maude Sellers, of Rocky Mount
Mrs. Ira Morris, OF Rocky Mount
Mrs. Ed Child, of Wilmington, ane
Mrs. M. L. Holden, Mrs. Herber'
Russ and Miss Lula Mintz, all o:
Shallotte.
Funeral services will be conduc
ted at 1920 a. m. today at Cur
ganious cemetery by the Rev. W
L. Lowe.
Honorary pallbearers will be j
B. Pollock, I. R. Woodcock, Car
Russian, Pierson Thompson, DR.
]. w. Hayes, Fred Mintz, and H
F. Hewitt.
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LEVI w. WALTON

Funeral services for Levi "
Walton, So, who died Saturday ir
Jacksonville, Fla, will be con
Quoted at 4 pm. today at the
first Christian church by the Rev
James T. Lawson, assisted by the
Rev. W. J. Stephenson, of Tenn.
pie Baptist church. Interment will
be in Oakdale cemetery
Mr. Walton, a former Whining
ton resident, was assistant cashier
of the Florida National Bank and
active in church and civic at.
fairs in Jacksonville.
He is survived by his widow
Mrs. Vernelle Huband Walton; two
daughters, Miss Glennis B. Walton
and Miss Marjorie A. Walton; one
son, Robert B. Walton, all of Jack
sonville; one sister, Mrs. L. H.
King, of Wilmington; five brothers,
Gus Walton and Noah Walton, OF
Wilmington, Willie A. Walton, Of
Maple Hill. Edwin J. Walton, Of
Daytona Beach, Fla, and Freder.
lex K. Walton, of Miami, Fla.
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REDS SKATER
NAzl DEFENSE
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BILE mausoIeums in captured .Ael =
pest city cemetery.
Soviet troops attacking on the
Pest side of the city, east of the
Danube, already were in sight t
the river as they dug into the core
Of the dying German garrison.
Theya1so had reached the eastern
end of the southern rail bridge
near the northern tip of Csepel is
Land. The Germans have blown up
the span.
Although Moscow's bulletin did
not mention East Prussia, the Ger.
mans said the Russians were also
attacking there with lis infantry
divisions and several tank units
supported by hundreds Of big guns
Berlin located the fighting on q
nine-mile front between Russian
held Ebenrode and Schlossberg, the
latter 10 miles inside the Reich
Ebenrode is % miles east of the
major road junction of Insterburg
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BREWSTER WANTS
STETTINIUS AT
BIG THREE MEET
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vent her rearmament, asserting
that large Allied standing armies
must stay in Germany for years
unless that is done.
Citing the strength Of German
patriotism, he said it was nonsense
to believe that 100000 Hitler
trained youths could be re-educa-
ted toward peaceful living. Ger
many's ultimate defeat is inevi-
table, he added, but she will re-
quire knockout punch that prob
ably cannot be delivered until mid
summer at the earliest.
Rep. Lawrence Smith, R.-Wis.}
warned that continued government
controls after the war will lead
''WeIl down the road toward Ma
tional Socialism, and overthrow
private enterprise.
1--WE now have set up the machin-
cry to insure defense in time OF
war and some people in the Gov
eminent are working usurpation
of individual freedom and continu-
snce of wartime controls over our
entire economic life,' he said.
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Admiral Fraser Preparing
To Strike laps With Fleet

here to get the Japs and we are
going to pursue them"
Sir Bruce said British and Am
erican task fcrces would unleash
continuous blows thereby Tighten
ing pressure on the enemy" He
said the British Pacific Fleet WI
be a mobile force prepared to
fight any action"
Admiral Fraser declined to spe.
culate as to when the Pacific wal
might end but said sit is moving
quicker and quicker. Anyone with
increasing command Of the sea
is going to shorten the war anc
we have overwhelming superiority
in seapoWer.
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ada to northern Indiana. skir.;,
the Great Lakes regions
Snow or rain was torecsst g..
most of the Midwest. In Middle A.
lantic states the same mixt1ca ,
falling as far south as Delaw.ra
Throughout New York tb. fan
expected to reach 6 or : incI i'1i vas
state and 9 in New YORK. ~; ts up
Snow fell east of AppaJac}b;..
mountains in PENNSYLVANIA Bi ,.-aa
men said the Susqquehanna RIVER e.'
damned with ice, was expectaa sV Il
leave its banks when tbo w. %
fall melted and the pack went +'es'
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Military Police, medics, and artil-
lery observers whom the Germans
murdered and left unburied.
1t was just another field last
night to Doughboys moving up.
They dug in and it wasn't until
dawn that they learned they were
sharing Five Points" with the
victims of this mass atrocity.
One dead man lies in a rigid
posture of agony with his out
stretched hand reaching almost to
the entrance of the foxhole dug
by Pvt. Herschel Nolen, 80, Dur
ant, Okla, combat infantryman.
There are others around here
still lying under the snow" said
Nolen, who escaped death him
self only few hours ago when a
shell hit his foxhole and seriously
wounded his buddy. He waved his
hand around at the field of silent
dead, and said
IF that is the way they want
to fight-then that's all right with
us.
"But let's fight that way, too. -
That's right-1et's give it to the
-,' said other Doughboys.
If the people back home could
see this, maybe they would stop
their bickering,' said Pvt. Glenn
L. Hubbard, tall groceryman from
Hannibal, Mo.
eyes, this is the kind of 'propa-
ganda' they ought to be shown, -
said Sgt. James Warnock, husky
28-year-old Bolton, S. c., textile
worker. maybe if the folks back
home could see a few things like
this they wouldn't be so sure the
war was nearly over"
If the folks back home' could
be here, this is what they would
see:
Scores of planes soaring the
blue sky with white vapor trails
10 intricate and endless patterns.
A small country crossroads
shell-pitted and bordered by bare
trees with the gray bark ripped
and cleaning yellow from shell
fragments.
A lone house to the right of the
crossroads standing Quilted ano
fire-blackened with no life inside
| its scared walls.
Along the road beside the house
the wreckage of more than a dozer
American Notwithstanding am.
balances, jeeps, and trucks-sho,
up by the German armored col.
umn last month.
And Is yards on the other side
of the ruined farmhouse they
would see what was left of the
American soldiers who manned
those vehicles-soldiers who wer
first stripped of their weanon.
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B-29s Bombard Formosa;
Navy Is Silent On Fleet
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p. m. Saturday EWT) and con-
tinued until l p. m.
Sixty Superfortresses attacked
Honshu, with Nagoya as the chief
target, a Japanese imperial head
quarters communique said. Anoth-
er broadcast timed the raid at
p. m. the communique reported
slight damage done to target areas
but said that several bombs drop
ped in the grounds of the grand
shrine of Toyouke, part of the
Ise grand shrine, and destroyed
two ritual publication halls and
five halls for sacred music and
dance"
In view of the threat by Japan
to take reprisals, presumably
meaning murder, against plane
crews who attacked sacred
areas, it was noted that the COM
munique said of the alleged shrine
bombing:
Apart from the above defile.
ment the enemy caused slight dam.
age to our side"
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w. H. F. GYTON

CHADBOURN, Jan 14.-W. H. F.
Gyton, a native of Bladen county,
died at $50 p. m. yesterday al
the home of his daughter, Mrs
Isaac Duncan, of Chadbourn,
where he had made his home fol
the past three years.
Funeral services are incomplete
but will be held today in Bladen
boro.
Surviving besides his daughter
are one son, w. M. Gyton, of Frank
lin, Va, and eight grandchildren
: ----V--
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FOE RElNFORCES
UNITS IN ITALY
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Kesselring had been ordered \,
Hitler to hold at all costs y.
this line. VI
The Germans are reported +,
have strengthened the line de,.S
employing thousands of person. yr.,
in forced labor battalions.
Allied patrols report that n,
Germans also seem we'll supnEe,
with small arms and mortar AM
N'''
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TRAVELLERS AID MEETING

A meeting of the Travellers
Aid Society will take place at
4 p. m. Tuesday. Mrs. Julia
Yopp, executive secretary, in
announcing the meeting last
night, urged all board members
to be present at 1945's first
session.
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Oracle ALLEN HARPS AGAIN!
What will Oracle harp on tonight?
The guest stars nerves? Georges
terrible cigars? Or just George?
You can never tell. So get George
Burns & Oracle Allen on your ra-
dio this evening and laugh your
head off! Guest Star: Alan Ladd.
WBT, $3.50 p. M. lilo on your dial.
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I'VE may have to re-equip the
whole First Army. War Produc.
| ton BoMd Chairman Krua..
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City Briefs
"Y" BIBLE CLASS MEETS

The Mcclure Fellowship BIZ
BILE class will meet today at
$50 p. m. at the Y.M.C.A., it
was announced last night. The
Rev. ]. O. Walton, pastor of
the South Side Baptist church
will instruct the International
Sunday school class in next
weeks lesson.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-15

BUY WAR BONDS AND STAMPS
The sub., 1945-05-12

There is at present Dill mat mass been passed through our United States Senate with lightning speed which requires not only the Scru- tiny of labor but the interest of all small businesses throughout this na- tion. Indeed. Dumbarton Oaks. the Yalta Conference. the San Francisco Conference and all the other con- ferences that are now going on be- tween the United Nations to insure world wide prosperity. will become farce If such a bill is verified.
 Senator Elmer Thomas from Oklahoma declares that this is "the most infiationary bill that has been before Congress in 100 years" It can best be described as a windfall into the laps of the international bankers.
 This bill provides for the reduc- tion of the gold reserve of the United States from 40 to 20 per cent, which the Federal Reserve Banks are required at present to maintain back of currency.-that is printing press money, which they issue. It authorizes them to reduce from 35 to 25 per cent, the amount of re- serves which they are required to maintain to protect the deposi- tors monies.
 This means a real killing for the bankers, and the way is being paved for imitation that may prove disas- trous to the nations economy.
 To increase the seriousness of this situation under the Lend Lease we have been giving debtor r-natiOns credit in our country that insures them buying power here. However, in all our imports from these na- tions they are demanding from us cash, and this cash cannot be cur rency-it must be gold, so that at present we find our national gold reserve of $24.0O0, 100000 has now melted to $18.OO0. .000. 900. and if this continues we will soon have no gold to back our currency and the gold
The sub., 1945-05-12

tac1l1CleS in OOn-SeCCdr1an C1aSSeS on labor This is an attempt by this large Christian church organi- zation to stamp out radical and Communistic leadership in "cer- tain labor organization" The cus- tom of the Communists is to teach and instruct their henchmen in the intricacies of labor leadership so that they can worm their way tn to labor organization and ultimate ly, through their knowledge of la bor practice. seize the reins of To- cal unions and so displace legiti- mate and law abiding labor men.
 Father Finn of St. Mary's Church opened a local labor institute ca May. 1st at the Catholic Church Center, 42 Jay Street, New London. The classes in this institute include the Catholic Church's attitude to- wards labor. course in public speaking and course in parlia- mentary procedure.
 At this first labor institute meet
The sub., 1945-05-12
Pres. Truman
 Visits House Second Time

President Truman continues to smash precedents. On Tuesday he made his second unheralded visit to the Capitol this time to lunch with House leaders and to shake hands with House leaders and to shake hands with about 400 mem- bers and employees.
 There was considerable eye-lift- ing when the President, on his first full day in office, went to the Cap itol to greet his old Senate col leagues. Nothing like that had been done before and newshawks did not know what to make of it.
 The second visit emphasizes that the President recognizes Congress as an integral part of government and intends to cooperate with 1t in working out legislative prob lems.
 To say House members were de- lighted states the case mildly. Tt certainly was a great idea" de- clared one solon. ''It will contrib ute tremendously to real team work between Congress and the Executive"
The sub., 1945-05-12
EBCO Cooperating With Red Cross in Nursing Course

The Electric Boat Company Is cooperating with the New London Chapter of the American Red Cross, which is offering 8 new, 12- hour course in home nursing, to give to women the knowledge which will enable them to better care for patients in the home.
 Mrs. Katherine H. Newman. di- rector of nursing, and Mrs. J. w. Horton, chairman of home nurs- ing. made arrangements with the company to have application blanks for the course made available to all employees.
 The applications are available with department clerks for women workers to fill out and for men to take home to their wives and daughters. The filled in applica- tions will be returned to the de- partment clerks and forwarded to the Red Cross Chapter by the company's Industrial Relations De- partment.
 The courses will be conducted by professional nurses in six seS- sionS over a maximum period of three weeks and will be intensive.
The sub., 1945-05-12

ing the following labor men from New London attended: MT. Edward Rice. president of the Central Lac bor Union; Rowland Bishop. secre- tary of the Central Labor Union: Alfred Harvey. president of the Marine Pipeftters Local 620; M. Bernard Ezhaya. business agent of the Shipbuilders and Marine Enc gineers Union of Groton. Conn, af~ filiated with the American Fedora. ton of Labor, and Michael By- choWsky.
 All union men who are interested in good unionism and the defeat of Communism in labor circles should attend these classes. The second class was held on May 5th and at the next class on May 14th refresh ments will. be served by the CeH- tral Labor Union. The final course will be held on May 21st.
 R. B.
The sub., 1945-05-12
UNFETTERED

I am yours forever, dear. You whipered softly in my ear, But I just smiled and held you
 tight. Enough to know this was my night never asked Fate to be kind For promises that hold and bind, Because within my heart knew Thered always, darling, be just
 you. What though your steps would
 wander far To find another love, another star: That when you kissed her tenderly, Your heart would ache. remem-
 bering me. Your arms enfolding new delight Would yearn once more for our
 dear night; And then your feet could hardly
 wait To warm themselves before my
 gratet L'envoi Throughout our lives I'll set you
 free Know you'll return to mel
 Rowland Bishop.
The sub., 1945-05-12
AFL Vote Is VacGtiOn Vote

A vote for the AFL Tuesday June 9th, Is vote for vacations.
 The present contract with the Company does not call vacations of th it became necessary for the AF negotiate with the Company and through the Na tonal War Labor Board for workers vacations this ber The AFL is not only seeking vacations for week for years service and two weeks for five years service but also determined to pro rata vacation money all workers who laid off between April st and July t
 Action is being taken fast possible but definite results cannot be obtained for several weeks
 vote for the AFL June 9th is vote in support of the AFL vacation demands If the AFI win by and slide, it will prove to the Company and the War Labor Board that all workers backing the AFL in the cation fight.
The sub., 1945-05-12

In a news article regarding a meeting of the EBCO Workers Brotherhood. Harold A. Thomas states that the constitution of the American Federation of Labor bars incentive systems in any plant or shipyardS where the AF of l. acts as bargaining agent and forbids the admittance of women as members.
The sub., 1945-05-12

May I quote from the conStitu- ton of the International ASsOcia- ton of MachinistS. an AF of l. af- filiate with approximately 100000 members?
 Tn all cases throughout the con- stitutiOn. applicants are referred to aS persons" not as men or males.
 Page 18. Sec. is headed ''Per Capita Tax for All Workers Wheth- CT Male or Female"
 Page 76. Sec. 1: "Any machinist, automobile or aircraft machiniSt Or mechanic, specialist. machinist. helper. helper, apprentice. produc- ton worker or any apprentice working in the machine Or metal industry may be admitted to mem- bership in local lodge of the In- ternationa1 Association of Ma chinists upon assuming the ogliba- ton and paying the required fee.
 Page 84. Sec. 6; 'Tn shops where it is not now a practice. no mem- Der of a local lodge is permitted to accept piecework, operate more than one machine. or to accept en- ployment under the premium. mer- it, task, or contract systems"
 Tn the April 1945 issue of the Machinists Monthly Journal, the official organ of the International Association of Machinists. on the inside of the first page there ap- pears a declaration of principles in two parts, preamble and platform, The first paragraph of the platform is as follows: ''To bring within the organization all employees. male and female. who are actively en- gagged in, or connected with, the machinist's trade"
 If you will be kind enough to print the above it will help to cor rect any wrong impressions that MT, Thomas statement may have caused.
 SHERRY A. WEAVER. Vice President Local No. 1871, International Association of Ma chiniStS,
 25 Sherman Street. New London. Conn.
 Friday. April 27. 1945.
 Somewhere in Philippines
 April g. 1945 Editor of Sub:
 How is everybody and things back there in Conn? I came across copy of the Sub the other day. I was sure some surprised to see one out here. Some Of it was missing, but the part had had an ad for TOny's Fish Market in 1t. I'll bet when MT. Greenleaf paid for that ad he never thought it would land out here in the Philippines. I thought I would send 1t back and you could give it to him. I don't think he can deliver our order, 30 I won't send 1t now. How's things at the E. B.? I suppose they are still laying off. By the time get back I will be lucky to get a job anywhere. Guess I will have to go in business for myself.
 We'll. it looks as If the Germans are about ready to give up. May be by the time you get this letter it will be all over. Maybe then some of the married men with kids can get out. At least those 38. Will know soon if I am going to get that c. M. rate, Hope so. Am enclosing an ad of the Groton Hardware Co.
 William D. Smith. =HH:=,u-VVs=,N-,,V-vu- vu-Vt-,u-,,,-,u--,,,.-,,,
The sub., 1945-05-12

reserve of the world will be distri. buted throughout the debtor nations and the United States will only have string of bookkeeping en- tries. This then is the picture for 1856, a group of United Nations. truly united. against the United States of America. that great Santa Claus who will then be in the posi-. ton of the beggar. facing cancella- ton of all war debts by all United Nations and lend-leaSers and the pretty picture of all the gold of the world being outside the ervirOns of America.
The sub., 1945-05-12

Make a little fence of trust around
 today; Fill the space with loving work.
 and therein stay. Look not through the sheltering
 bars, upon tomorrow: God will help thee bear what
 come. or joy or sorrow. Meet me in Lew'S Tavern. Meet me at the bar. will drink beer with you there. If you don't let them down too
 far.
The sub., 1945-05-12
ssTHE GOLD RUSH''

It is the duty of all labor papers to bring to the atten- tion of their readers all legislation in Washington G. that jeopardzes their future and the future of their children
The sub., 1945-05-12
CatE,OIic Church. Backs Labor; Nest Meeting g to Be May l4th

With college educators offering their services free instructors and labor institutes set through local AZ of lodges comes this further startling and welcome The Catholic Church has been authorized to utilize it's educational