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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-01
u. S. CRACKS DOWN
Draft Boards Order To In
duct Strikers AT
Goodyear Factory
(By The Associated Press

While the nations total Of idle
workers yesterday stood at $4,000,
lowest in ten days, a stoppage by
New York newspaper deliverers
erupted five and one half hours
before the threatened midnight
deadline.
The city's five major Sunday
papers reported deliveries block
ed at 6 pm. (EWT) by failure of
deliverymen to report for work.
Spokesman for the papers said
most of the workers called their
offices and reported they were
"sick."
All of the Sunday papers-the
Times, Herald-Tribune, Journal
American, Daily News and Daily
Mirror-had advanced their press
times in an effort to get at least
part of their Sunday editions de-
ivered before the midnight dead
line. Combined Sunday circulation
of the five is 100000.
Vote To Quit
Members of the newspaper and
mail deliverers union had voted l.
SAB to Al Friday night to leave
their jobs when the contract with
the publishers expired at midnight
last night. The union, which has
1000 members, contended its mem
bers receive $1.28 an hour as COM
pared with sta paid the average
newspaper worker. The vote af-
fects II Metropolitan newspapers.
Demands for severance pay. ov-
ertime, compensation and a sum
equal to three per cent of each
members salary for union wei
fare fund were contributing issues.
The New York dispute flared as
the government cracked down on
striking Goodyear Tire and Rub
Der company workers in Akron,
Ohio, who have been off their jobs
for two weeks.
Gov. Frank j. Lausche of Ohio
directed state selective service to
induct Immediately into the arm
ed forces all eligible of the Is, 700
striking Goodyear workers. Stimuli
taneously the War Labor 30 ard
in Washington in an unprecedent-
ed move threatened to withdraw
union contract rights unless work
is resumed Immediately. Chairman
George Taylor said the board
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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-01
BXRNES NAMED NEW
SECRETARYOFST4TE:
FOUR ENTER GARRETT
YVES yTHWEST
CzfATER HAND
Anderson, SchwelIenbach,
flanagan And Tom
Clark Take Oaths

WASHINGTON, June 3d.
P) = T rum a n appointees
into the cabinet in
force today, taking over the
Agriculture, Labor, Justice
and Postoffice departments.
Appointment of James D. Byrnes
as secretary of state, announced TO-
day by President Truman in Kan
sas City, will put men of the new
presidents own choosing in half
OF the Cabinet posts.
Those taking office today:
Clinton P. Anderson, until now a
democratic congressman from New
Mexico, succeeding Claude Wick
ard as secretary of agriculture.
Lewis B. Schwellenbach. one
time Washington State Senator and
former federal district court Judge.
who became secretary of labor as
successor to Frances Perkins, long
time incumbent under President
Roosevelt.
Robert E. Harnegan, of St. Lou
is, Mo-, chairman of the national
democratic committee, who took
over the reins of the post-office
department as postmaster general,
succeeding Frank Walker.
Tom Clark, an assistant attorney
general, from Texas, who took ov-
er the department of justice as
attorney general, assuming the
post vacated by Francis Biddle.
Given Greater Hand
The new cabinet posts gave the
west and southwest a greater hand
in the national administration.
Anderson, in taking over the ag-
ricuiture pest, had been given
greater powers than his predeces-
sor. BY executive order the pres
ident placed the food administra-
ton under the agriculture depart
ment to integrate their functions.
Congress s granted Anderson
additional power.
Taking the oath of office, Ander-
son promised to bring about an i'm
provement in the food situation
''as quickly as possible"
There is no magic wand that
l can wave to increase the food
supply he declared in a state
ment. 1T takes a lot. of time to
grow, process and distribute food.
The ration is faced with serious
shortages of many important foods
he added, mot on account of any
failure of farmers, because they
have done their best, but because
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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-01
Wilmington Is Assured NAL Service
When Airport Facilities Apailable

have advised the Civil Aerbnautics
Board accordingly.
MI. Parker expressed apprecia-
ton for Wilmington's interest in its
proposed route, and added: eve
hope that in the near future, we
will be able to secure permission
to include your city on our Florida
New York operation"
Referring to application to serve
Wilmington made late last sum-
mer before the CAB, Mr.. Parker
said that at the time services on
the Florida-New York route were
inaugurated on October l, National
Airlines was unable to secure per-
mission to use the Wilmington air.
port because of military activities
there, but that this fact had not
altered the nature of NATIONAL S
original plans.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-01

The Civil Aeronautics Board. in
reply to a similar letter address,
ed to them by Mr.. Hewlett in re-
gard to Nationals proposed sched-
ules, wrote as follows:
'This will acknowledge receipt
of your letter of June % regard
ing National Airlines proposed
jacksonville iiladelphia nonstop
service.
due to the necessity of continu-
ing the war effort, many airports
Throughout the country, such as that
in Wilmington, are being used ex-
clusively for military purposes.
Gas these airports are released
by the Army Air Forces for civil
ian use, necessary arrangements
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NOMINATION GOES
TO SENATE JULY 2
Confirmation, By Unani-
nous Consent, Is Ex-
pected Immediately
By ERNEST B. VACCARO

KANSAS CITY, June 3d.
(P) - james F. Byrnes, &C.
year-old South Carolinian was
named today by President
Truman as secretary of state.
The nomination of the former
senator, supreme court justice and
war mobilizer will be sent to the
Senate Monday for quick, possibly
immediate, confirmation.
Confirmation, by unanimous con-
sent, as is usually the procedure
where appointments involve former
senate members, would make
Byrnes next in line for the presi-
dency, under the present law of
succession.
In Washington, Senate leaders
said they expected the nomination
to be confirmed without committee
consideration. Such a practice is
conventional senatorial courtesy
for former member.
Minority Leader White (Maine)
said he had no objection to h e
program.
Byrnes, who was in Washington
had nothing to say on the ap-
pointment.
Byrnes' appointment was an
nounced by pres Secretary
Charles G.. Ross at press con
ference in the Hotel Muehlebach
with the brief statement that the
nomination will be sent to the Sem
ate Monday. @
will Go To Meeting
President Truman announced
some weeks ago that Byrnes will
accompany him to the big Three
meeting near Berlin next month
when the preliminaries to a peace
treaty will be settled by the chief
executive with Premier Stain, and
Prime Minister Churchill.
Byrnes, one of the most popular
members of the Senate in the days
when he and the late Pat Harri-
son were the Roosevelt admins
tration's best legislative pilots, still
counts most of the members among
his close friends.
Byrnes succeeds Edward R. Stet-
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ALLIES BATTER BALLKPAPAN
AS MPS PREDICT INVASION:
SAY SUICIDE FORCE INTACT
Fleet Reconnoiters
Isle Above Okinaua

GUAM, Sunday, July 1.-W.D
Japan reported today that an
American fleet had reconnoiter-
ed 12-miles long Okinoerabu is
land as a possible prelude to
iAvasion 40 miles north of Okin-
ava while U. S. Army Thunder
bolts and Navy bombers rak-
ing the homeland and offshore
shipping sank or damaged 16
more enemy vessels.
E n e m y broadcasts said
several U. S. destroyers and
minesweepers approa he'd
Okinoerabu in the Amami
group and carried out costaI"
reconnaissance, a normal pro-
cedure prior to amphibious
operations. The horn-shaped is
land is only $50 miles south
west Of Japan.
Fleet Adm. Chester w. Nimitz
reported in his daily war bull
letin that long-range Thunder
bolts had struck at Kyushu Fri
day. They roared in over the
southernmOst of the home is
lands and destroyed four planes
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-01
Congress Passes Price
Control Extension Bill

bills which congressman had ex-
pected to go to the President by
the same means. Technically the
passage of midnight without the
Presidents signature on the meas
ures would leave several impor-
tant MISUNDERSTANDING the
army-broke.
But the White House said the
OPA flight took off without wait
ing for the money bills, though
some of them were ready soon
afterward. The senate in early
afternoon completed legislative,
action on $3S,62O, 904,581 allot-
ment for the War department and
a $1,100, 736,922 labor-federal Sc
curity agencies bill A confer
ence committee had trimmed the
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Wilmington was assured yester-
day that air service would be in
augura ed, at the earliest possible
time, in keeping with the certifi-
cate granted National Airlines and
that the nonstop Jacksonville
Philadelphia route, which begins
operations today, will not invali
date Nationals plans to serve the
city when airport facilities are
available.
Replying to a letter from Addi-
son He lett, chairman of the Board
of County Commissioners. in re-
gard to Nationals proposed nom
stop route, Harry S. Parker. vice
president of National Airlines as
sured Mr.. Hewlett that NaticNal
was ''ready, willing and anxious
to serve your city as quickly rs
permission can be secured and we
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-01

WASHINGTON, June 30.-(R-
The first lap Of q race against time
to save OPA's life, due to expire
at midnight, was won today when
congress finally approved a one
year extension of wartime price
controls.
The action came on a 255 to "a
house vote approving the senate
house compromise version Of the
legislation.
In the second phase of the race,
the White House sped the bill by
special plane to Kansas City for
President Truman's signature be-
fore the midnight deadline.
The plane took off on hurry-up
schedule as fast as the White
House could handle the document.
Also caught in the last-day jam
we're a number Of appropriations
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-01
CHINESE DRIVING
TOWARD SHANGHAI
Troops Rewin Important
South China Airbase
City OF Liuchow

CHUNGKING, June 30.-P)-Chi-
nese troops have rewon for the
U. S. 18th Air Force the burning
South China Airbase city of Lit
chow and are pounding up China S
eastern INVASION coast within 145
miles of Shanghai, the Chinese high
command said tonight.
Capturing three Japanese strong
holds in China, Generalissimo
Chang Kai-Shek's soldiers reoccu-
pied. Linhai, on the Chinacoast $50
miles northwest of Aforementioned
ed Kume Island and reached the
French Indo-China frontier at
Chungchingfu and Malungchai, but
the two toWns-recaptured for the
second time in four weeks-were
described by Chinese spokesman
as ION the frontier"
Capturing three other japanese
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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-01
OFFICERS ELECTED
BY N. E. PLUMBERS
Discussion OF Post War
Plans Marks Wrights-
vile Beach Meeting

L. V. O'Callahan, of Southern
Pines, was elected president of the
North Carolina Association of
Plumbing and Heating Contra ctors
at its two-day session at the Ocean
Terrace hotel, Wrightsville Beach.
the latter part of the past week,
officials OF the organization an.
nounced yesterday.
Other officers chosen were V. C.
Moser, of Asheville, first vice pres
ldent; T. L. Blow Of Goidsboro,
second vice president; j. B. Peace
OF Townsville, third vice presidel
and W. M. Hunt, of Durham. re-
elected secretary-treasurer. R. M.
Kermon, of Wilmington, was re-
named attorney and executive Sec
retary for the eighth consecutive
year.
The meeting, which ended Fri
day, was held in lieu of the 35th
Continued on Page Five; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-01
SMASH SUPPLIES
AT MAJOR PORT
Returning Airmen Report,
Signs Of New Type
Eenemy Air Defense
BY HUGH CRpMPLER
United Press Staff Correspondent

MANILA, Sunday, July /.
-UP)-Powerful fleets of
Allied aircraft pounded the
rich eastern Borneo oil port
of Balikpapan for the fifth
straight day, Gen. Douglas
Macarthur disclosed today, as
Japanese broadcasts predicted
an imminent landing in the
area.
Macarthur revealed that m ore
than 125 heavy, medium and fight
err bombers poured 23O tons of
bombs on the Japanese in low
level skip bombing attacks tn at
blasted the enemy's underground
supplies and exploded oil tanks.
Other targets included defense
positions and barracks, which
were set afire SO effectively that
smoke blanketed the areas, Mac
Arthur said. Some heavy bomber
units cascaded explosives on the
SOUTHEASTERN Borneo airfields Of
Oelin and Tanio, near Banjerma-
sin, while fighters hit air facili-
ties, buildings and watercraft in
North Borneo.
New Defense
Returning airmen reported see
ing what is believed to be a new
Japanese aircraft defense, a sill
yer ball topping a cable extend
ing 500 to 1900 feet over one area
Of Balikpapan. 1t was believed the
balls contained explosives and that
the cable was suspended by
wire running to high altitude bal
looms.
Australian 9Th Division troops
driving south of the captured Miri
oilfields, meanwhile, reported rum
ming into the first enemy opposi-
ton encountered since the landings
on western Borneo. The first con-
tact failed to determine the exact
strength of the enemy force.
Despite the heavy bombing of
the Balikpapan area, Allied sources
remained silent on Japanese broad
casts describing day long bonn
bardment of the port by surface
ships and predicting an imminent
landing after two weeks of prepar-
alton.
Tokyo said powerful invasion
fleet, including transports, was
massed in the Makassar strait off
the rich oil port and the guns of its
warships roared throughout the day
in one of the most prolonged bonn
bardments to date
Gen. Douglas Macarthur con-
| firmed Wednesday that Adm.
Thomas C. Kinkaid's U. S. 7th
fleet was operating in Makassar
strait, presumably off Balikpapan.
The Allied campaign in northwest
Bornoe, meanwhile, rolled ahead
swiftly with Australian 9th division
troops taking control of 1875 miles
of the British North Bornoe and
| SaraWak coastline.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-01
USED CAR PRICES
CUT 4 PER CENT
Reduction In Ceiling Price
Goes Into Effect Here
Immediately

The pricing of used cars will be
subject to a four per cent reduc-
ton in the established maximum
price, effective July /, the local
War Price and Rationing board an
nounced yesterday.
This reduction in the ceiling price
is allowed for depreciation in
CURED during the first six months
of this year in the models that were
previously priced.
A similar four percent reduction
W | | be allowed for every i X
months hereafter, and will be add
ed to the original four per cent to
comprise the total allowable reduc-
ton in price at the time the sale
is made.
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DECLARE 0KlNAWA|
IS NOT REAL TEST
U. 5. Planes Garry Out
Mine-Laying Operations
Off Honshu
SAN FRANCISCO. June 30

SAN FRANCISCO, June 80
told the United
States today that the bulk of
her Kamikaze suicide air force
still was intact and that Okin-
ava was no real test of Nip
pon's ability to defend her
homeland.
Other japanese reports said
American B29's had appeared for
the first time over Hokkaido, north
ernmost of the Nippon main is
lands, and that approximately 10
large enemy planes" carried out
mine-laying operations Friday
night along the northwestern coast
of Honshu Island.
The ment-controlled Do
mel News agency in radio dis
patches directed to North America
and recorded By the Federal Com
munications commission, declared:
Main reason for Okinawa's fall
was that Japan had to reserve
and withhold from action large
number of special attack (suicide)
planes for employment against the
enemy's invasion Of the homeland.
'To take this Okinawa case as
basis for predicting the outcome
of the battle on the japanese main
land. therefore, is absolutely err
roneous."
When the time for the decisive
battle for the mainland arrives "up-
to-date planes will be rushed end
lessly from our factories. while
damaged ones will be repaired
speedily with the abundant supply
of parts on hard"
Domei announced that japanese
planes, which it said had been fur
Their f'andicapped Nv the '1onf Sis-
lance" to Okinawa, 325 miles. again
struck at American airfields and
chipping in that area today. Con
flagrations at three places" were
caused, the unconfirmed dispatch
said.
Togo radio, in an inconfirmed
broadcast recorded by the Ameri-
can Broadcastng company, said:
Zone BIG was damaged by our
interceptors at noon Friday I'll
p. m. Thursday, U. S. Eastern War
Time) when the enemy superforts
came raiding the area" of south
western Kokkaido.
This area is several hundred
miles north of the longest Ameri-
can-annornced penetration of ia
pan by Marianas based B-29's. U.
S. Eleventh Air Force Liberators
from Aleut;an bases have ranged
down the Kurile Islands to with
in 300 or 400 miles of Hokkaido.
Domei. which yesterday report
ed japanese concern over possible
U. S. attacks from the North, an
reorganization of the home
land defense had been extended to
the Tohol1u army district in North
ern Honshu. Gen. Ke;suke Fujie has
been appointed district commander.
The agency also reported that
allied naval and air craft were
striking Blikpapan and other
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on the ground at the Kanoya
and Kushira airfields, Japanese
Suicide" plane bases.
The speedy army fighter
bombers strafed dock installa-
tions along the Kyushu coast
and set fire luggers and two
tugs afire. A steamer also
was damaged.
Navy patrol bombers off
western Kyushu sank a small
coastal cargo ship and dam
aged five small cargo craft.
One coastal vessel was sunk
and another set afire and left
sinking in the Yellow sea.
Three small enemy raids
against Okinawa Saturday cost
the Japanese one plane shot
down.
Marine Corsairs and A,en-
gers continued their almost
daily naturalization raids on
the Sakishima islands, south
west of Okinawa, and the
Amami group Saturday as
m Doro E;x,o. C,J 9
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-01
Dixie Solons
Defeat FEPC.
Fund Measure
SIGN DEATH WARRANT
Block House Action On
Large War Agency APP
preparation Measure
BY CHARLES B. DEGGES
United Press Staff Correspondent

Oultcu TTcSS SCdII correspondent
WASHINGTON, June 3d.
(UP) - Southern Democrats
blocked House action on the
S771, 100000 War Agency APP
preparation bill tonight and
thus signed a death warrant,
effective at midnight, for the
Fair Employment Practices
committee.
Their move also cut off other
war agencies from their regular
source Of funds but they will be
kept functioning through other ar.
rangements until the dispute over
the war agency bill and the FEPC
has been resolved.
Race Against Time
With congress racing against
time to complete action on ap-
preparation bills involving billions
of dollars before the fiscal year
ended at midnight, southern sena-
tors had abandoned their filibuster
against the FEPC. The senate ap-
proved a $25O,OOO item for the
agency-the House had included
pone--and passed the war agency
bills.
But when the measure returned
to the House, Chairman Clarence
Cannon, D., Mo-, of the House Ap-
preparations committee asked that
the bill be Sent to conference to
compromise differences between
House and Senate versions. His
request required unanimous con-
sent, and southern democrats
shouted him down.
Cannon explained to reporters
that he now will have to ask the
Rules committee, which has been
consistently hostile to the FEPC.
to send the bill to the floor so
the House can vote on the pre-
posal to send it to conference.
II that committee refuses, the
measure will go back to the Ap-
preparations committee to be re-
drafted-presumbaly without the
FEPC item.
The House wound up its day at
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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-01
WEATHER
FORECAST

IOINAOA64
North and South Carolina - Clear to
Partly cloudy and continued hot Sun
day and Monday with widely scattered
afternoon and evening thundershowers
III interior.
WASHINGTON, June 30-B-Weath-
eF bureau report of temperature and
rainfall for the "a hours ending p. m.:
Station Night Low Pre-.
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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-29

GALLORETTE TO REST
BALTIMORE, Nov. 27-P-
Trainer Ed Christmas said today
that w. L. Brann's Gallorette. one
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-29

Blenheim, Braddock Heights, Md.
Mrs. Cromartie was rendered
many lovely social courtesies
prior to her marriage. On the eve
ming before the wedding, her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Coulter
Rule, entertained at a buffet din.
ner in their suite at the Mayflower
hotel, Washington, d. c., honor.
ing the bridal party and out-of.
town guests.
Attending the wedding from
out-of-town were: Mr.. and Mrs
Coulter Rule, Miss Jeanette Rule
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Huss, Jr.
Mrs. Caspar Wickermeyer, Jr.
Mrs. Thomas Forbes Smith, Mr.
and Mrs. Landon G. Robinson o.
Cincinnati; DR.. Coulter Rule, New
York city; 1t. and Mrs. Denni:
Watson, Frederick. Md, DR.. ant
Mrs. Bloom, Atlanta, Ca; Mrs
r. S. Cromartie, Miss Ann Coulter
Elizabethtown; Capt. George
Welsh, Hartford, Conn; and Mrs
Worth Baldwin, Fayetteville.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-29
Gypsy Rose Lee
Acts AS NC AT
Yugoslav Benefit
Rv SARA YOKLEY

United Press Staff Correspondent
NEW YORK, Nov. %. Broad
way, high society and the fashion
world met this week at benefit
fashion show for Yugoslav rellel
with Gypsy Rose Lee as mistress
of ceremonies.
The mink-clad audience saw a
celebrity-studded group of models
display their favorlt y costumes
plus Hattie Carnegie holiday
collection.
The M. c., the ranking strip
tease and author of 1.-THE G-Strlng
Murders" wore black satin cock
tail suit with pink striped vest,
and introduced the models, "
Sono Osato, star of Broadway S
musical comedy, ION the Town,
wore a striking brocade evening
coat made over from an obi cere-
monial gown. Paula Lawrence,
comedienne of cafe society up
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BUY U. s. VICTORY BONDS
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-29
Lieut.. Clendenin,
Miss Doolittle To
Marry On Tuesday

1st Lieut.. William A. Clendenin
left yesterday for Shelby, Miss,
where on December he will be
married to Miss Lillian Doolittle,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. w. A.
Doolittle, of that city.
Miss Doolittle Is a graduate OF
the University of Mississippi, and
has been member of the faculty
of the Eupora, Miss, High school
Lieut.. Clendenin serv 49,
months as pilot in the troop Car
rier Command in the Southwest
Pacific area. He IL now on termi-
nal leave and has recently receiv-
ed his commission in the Reserve
Army Corps. He is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. George L. Clendenin, 900
Lenoir street, Raleigh, formerly OF
Wilmington.