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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-29
CHURCHILL AGAIN
PLEDGES ALL AID
Tells Electors Americ a
Stood By Britain, They
Must Do Same

GLASGOW, June 8-(REPrime
Minister Churchill today pledged
his full support to Britain.s pros
ecution of the war against Japan
regardless of whether he is return.
ed to power in the general election
July 5.
He told a crowd here that 'the
Americans stood by us nobly in the
European struggle and we are 60
ing to stand by them in the Japan.
csc war-and may our two nations
always work together in a great
bond of brotherhood.
Apparently striking back at
critics who maintained his cam.
paign tactics had cheapened the
esteem he had gained as the
nations leader in the war against
Germany, Churchill declared:
"You can't expect me to stand
aside and be a fluttering cherub up
aloft, waiting to see which way
the cat jumped and which was the
safest way for me to come down.
Churchill's headquarters said he
would climax his determined, last
minute drive with a major speech
at big open air rally in London
next Tuesday night.
Clement Attlee, leader of the
Labor Party, warned that or
ganization's parliamentary candl-
dates TO beware of any eleventh
hour attempts by Conservatives
ito stampede public opinion
In letter to Labor candidates,
Attlee said nothing would be more
harmful to the future economic and
social welfare of Britain than
victory by Churchill and his
supporters.
In London, Sir William Beve-
ridge, Liberal leader, attacked as
a ''hollow sham the argument
that British voters must back not
only Churchill but all his support
ers in order that he may finish
the job of the japanese war;"
Beveridge declared in broad
cast that the conservatives are
fighting this election not on their
own program at all but on the
popularity Of Mr. Churchill.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-29
TOBACCO PROMISES
SOUND MONEY CROP

RALEIGH, June 28-P)-Declar'
ing that foreign markets now were
beginning to reopen for American
Exports of Tobacco, L. L. Gravely
of Rocky Mount told the Tobacco
Association of the United States
today that a coordination OF all
forces in the tobacco industry
will surely establish a sound and
profitable money crop for this
country after the war;"
Gravely, who was reelected
president of the association, said
that while the United States prob
ably would never regain all its
pre-war export trade, increased
domestic consumption lean be
made to counter-balance any
world trade we may not be able
to regain
Earlier, the Association approved
these opening dates for flue-cured
tobacco belts: Georgia-Florlda,
July "a; North and South Carolina
Border Belt, August 1; Eastern
North Carolina Bright Belt, Aug
ust 81; Middle Belt, Sept. IL; Old
Belt, Sept. IS; and Virginia Dark
Fire-Cured, Dec. 3.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-29

Lauds Pact
IN RINGING SPEECH
Chief Executive Demands
United States Sign
Charter
KANSAS CITY, June 2S.-(R

KANSAS CITY, June 2S.-(R
President Truman tonight
brought his official homecom-
ing celebration here to a close
with a ringing demand that
the United States be the first
to ratify the United Nations
Charter which he will present
to the Senate next Nor ~,
and declaration that it is
absolutely necessary the United
States live with the world as
a whole, and not by itself.
1.-THE world is no longer county,
state or nation size," he told TO-.
900 persons in municipal audi
forum. 1T is one world, as Will.
kie said"
He spoke at exercises at which
he was given the honorary de-
gree of Doctor of Laws by the
University Of Kansas City's Schoo
of Law.
eve are going to have to ratify
that Charter, and want to see the
United States be the first to do it., >
the President said.
An infectious grin spread over
the president face as he strobe
down the aisle of the auditorium
to receive the first honorary de
gree ever awarded by the univer
sity. He bantered with the report
The citation asserted it was Civ
ers as he passed the press table
solemnly arrayed.
en- for the president aion il
having restored confidence at hom,
and inspiration to the people
abroad by promoting universe
law and order, freedom and goot
WILL" and as "a good neighbor :,
all the world
1T was my privilege to be pres
ent at the signing of the Charte
in San Francisco, which is the frs
step toward the accomplishment O.
world peace.
Way back in 1887 and 1888, ou
forefathers wrote the Constitution
for thirteen individual states. The,
considered that Constitution imper
feet. They had to go out on a sell
ing program to get the states t.
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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-29
Senate Gets
Previiew OF
Big Debate
Ia TOILETTE IN LINE
Solons Cheer ally
Speech Outlining
Charter Terms

WASHINGTON, June 28.-(R
In an impromptu preview of
formal debate to come, the
Senate tonight heard the Unit
cd Nations Charter called the
hope for future peace and the
most important declaration of
foreign policy this country has
ever made.
As an indication of the over
whelning swing of sentiment in
favor of the 50-nation agreement
stoned at San Francisco, Senator
1sFollette prog. Wis.,, long time
critic of administration foreign
nolicies. announced that he intends
to support ratification.
LaFollette's announcement came
Al a night session following a
speech in which Chairman Con-
nally (D.-Tex) of the Foreign Re-
lations committee declared that
fine fate of future world peace
NAV rest on the Senate's accep-
lance of the Charter. Connally was
applauded rousingly as he con-
cluded.
Most members thought that was
all 10 be said on the Charter for
the day, but after they had listen
ed boredly to several hours of talk
nv Senator Bilbo Cd. -MiSs.) against
an appropriation bill item carry
ng funds for the Fair Employ
ment Practices Commission, Sena-
Tor Overton D.-La.) touched off
the interna tional question again.
Overton proposed to offer a reso-
luton which would bring the Char
ter before the Senate next Mon
day without the formality Of hear
ings by the Foreign Relations COM
mittee. He argued that everyone
knows what is in the Charter, add
ins that there would be little op-
position to it in the Senate. Prompt
action. he said, would life the mo-
rale of the nations fighting men.
This brought Democratic Lead
er Barley Ky) to his feet with
the observation that he doubted
the wisdom of denying any posi-
pie opponent the right to voice his
opposition in hearings.
LaFollette then declared that any
such short-cutting of committee
procedure would hurt the cause
Of those who want the Charter rati-
fled.
Il make that statement as one
who intends to support the Char
ter brought back from San Fran.
CISCO he declared.
Overton's resolution was sent to
the Foreign Relations committee
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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-29
Labor Scene
Mow Clearer
10000 Workers RETURNING
10 Jobs In Several
Cities
By THE ASSOCIATED pprse


agreements TO end major strikes
IN Detroit and in the glass industry
IN ~ cities were reached yesterday
out stu oversnadowing hte nation
al labor scene was the threat of
three railroad strikes.
An AFL-CIO jurisdictional dis
pute settled at Detroit had involved
4o,O0O workers and the CLIO glass
strike $1,000. Full compliance with
the agreements would trim the
national total of strike idle down to
1000.
The CLIO maintenance workers
who had been on strike in the auto
mobile city included $4,000 en-
ployes of Packard Motor Car Com
pany, 1910 at three Ford Motor
Company plants, and $500 at Budd
Wheel Company plants.
R. J. Thomas, i ternati H.
al president of the CIO United Auto
3mobile Workers, said the inter-
national union directed "all wor-
kers to return to their Giants with
out delay"
The dispute was between the CLIO
organization and the ALL princi-
pally over which union should
handle certain types of recon-
version jobs at automobile plants.
The break in this controversy
came after II, 400 employees return
ed to work at the HUDSON Motor
Car Company earlier in the day.
Under prodding by the War
Labor Board, Go glass workers
agreed to call off a week-old strike
at II Pittsburgh Plate Glass Com
pany and Libbey-Owens-Ford Glass
company plants in ten cities.
The international president of the
union, Joseph Froesch, informed
the WLB the union would acquiesce
to the Boards request that 1900
workers return to their post.
Lloyd K. Garrison, acting WLB
chairman, agreed the status quo on
Interpretation of the old contract,
which has been extended, would be
continued pending final disposition
of the contract dispute.
Targets of strike threats by the
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
were the Erie Railroad and two
electric lines serving thousands OF
Chicago metropolitan area COM
muters, The Chicago, North Shore
and Milwaukee and the Chicago,
Aurora and Elgir Lines.
Intervention by President Tru-
man held in allegiance for 30 days
any action on the Erie strike threat
Mr.. Truman set up an emergen'
cy board of three members, whom
he did not name Immediately, a
few hours after the Brotherhood
President, A. F. Whitney, announc-
ed a strike of 1000 Erie Train
service employees would be called
at noon Saturday unless a boarc
was established to investigate.
The Presidents order said the
controversy threatens substantial
" to interrupt interstate com.
erce" within the states OF
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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-29
Chinese Premier Soong
To Confer With S0uiets

LONDON, June 28.-R-Ch:na' S
Premier T.. V. Soong is enroute to
Moscow, it was announced today,
for visit which Chungking lead
ers hope will strengthen Russian
Chinese relations and perhaps
sound OFT the Russian attitude on
number of important matters.
A Moscow dispatch said Tass
News Agency reported Soong left
Chungking Wednesday. Chinese
diplomats in Moscow, it added, said
they hoped Soong's visit would
bring about some kind of discus
sions with the Soviet Union"
An Associated Press dispatch
from Chungking said it was gen.
orally expected that Soong's talks
would be of an exploratory nature,
with the Chinese premier seeking
to learn Stalin's attitude on ques-
tons affecting the two countries.
The dispatch added that China
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-29
PRESIDENT PLANS
TO MEET LAND0N
Former Republican Leader
To Be His Guest
Today

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, June %
Wp)-President Truman will confer
here tomorrow afternoon with ALI
M, Landon, former governor OF
Kansas and the 1886 Republican
Presidential candidate.
Mr.. Truman invited both Lam
don and Governor Thomas E. Dew
ey of New York, the 1914 Repub-
hcan candidate to confer with him
at their convenience shortly after
ne discussed the food situation with
former President Herbert Hoover.
Landon will come to Kansas City
from Topeka and see the President
at 5 pm. CEWT) tomorrow after
noon, in a penthouse atop the Much
lebach Hotel.
The Landon-Truman conference
was regarded more as courtesy
call by Landon. rather than con-
terence of important national sig
nlficance.
Mr.. Truman was to have seen
Dewey in Washington June Is, but
this visit had to be postponed be-
cause the President was on the
West Coast for the adjournment OF
me United Nations Conference.
The President will see Dewey later.
White House press secretary
Charles G. Ross, called Landon in
Topeka la, today and told him the
President would be happy to see
nm tomorrow. Landon accepted
ano viii remain here for a recep-
non being given tomorrow night by
the Kansas City Star for Ross. a
native Missourian. The Presiderit
also, will drop in on the party for
MS press secretary.
Meanwhile, the President was
enjoying his homecoming. After a
reception and dinner given for him
tonlgh: by the Merchants Assocla-
non al Kansas City, he went to the
municipal auditorium to receive an
honorary Doctor of Laws degree
from the law school of the Univer-
sslty OF KANSAS City. where he stud
led law for two years.
The President today told his
classmates Of the old school Of law
mat the greeting of hons folks
swells me up like pizened pup.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-29
Chang K ai-Shek Says
Allies Preparing
K.O. OF Japan

CHUNGKING, June o. R -
Chinese troops battling for Liu-
chow have seized part of the form
er U. S. airfield South of the city
and have captured a rail station
in the Western suburbs, the
chinese High Command announced
tonight.
These gains in the struggle fos
the big South-Central China raj!
hub were reported as Generals
simo Chang Kai-Shek declared
Allied forces were preparing for
the final blow against Japan.
Chang urged that Chinese for
oes be equipped to carry the brunt
of the fighting on the Asiatc main
land. He said that if this were
done, the complete collapse of
Japan might be achieved in one
year, instead of the 10 months he
otherwise estimated for the vic
tory.
The Chinese leader said he be-
lieved U. S. landings on the China
coast were necessary to open ports
for supplies, and declared the
sooner such landings come 'the
better"
If Americans land on the Japa-
nese home islands and defeat the
enemy there, he told press con
ference, it would not be difficult
for Chinese armies TO deal with the
Japanese on the mainland.
The fighting for Lluchow and
its airfield, abandoned by the U.
S. 14th Air Force last November,
was described as heavy.
The Chinese command said two
sizeable Chinese columns were
pushing on the city from the North,
west, and had reached points six
miles North and two Northeast OF
Liucheng, stronghold on the
Kweichowkwangsi Railroad II mil
es Northwest of Liuchow.
American planes were aiding the
Chinese in the Liuchow battle.
A Chinese communique said re-
inforced japanese troops counter
attacked Southeast of Liuchow, but
were repulsed, and that many enc
my remnants had been mopped up
Northwest and Southwest of the
Kwangsi province city. Japanese
troops were being cleaned out Of
Laipin, 40 miles to the South, the
bulletin added.
American headquarters announ.
ced U. S. 18th Air Force planes had
bombed and strafed Chinese in
stallations along an S50-rnile front
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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-29
India Home Rule Plans
Held Up By 7uo Parties

SIMLA, India, June 28.-U.D-
Negotiations between the Congress
party and the Moslem League broke
down today on the question OF Hin
du and Moslem representation on
a revised Viceregal Council de-
signed to give India an additional
measure of home rule.
Reliable informants said that
talks between Mohammed Ali jim
nah, Moslem League leader, and
Govind Ballabh Pant, represent
ing the Congress Party, had ended
and would not be resumed.
All day yesterday and this morn
ing leaders had sought way out
between the conflicting demands
of the Moslem League that it name
all Moslem members of the Vice
regal party and the Congress par
ty that it must be permitted to
name at least one Moslem.
It was understood that Indian
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-29
F orts Blast Four
More Jap Cities;
Truman Asks Help
1t May Be Swell
And Maybe Not!

NEW YORK, June 2S-(E9-
Soon a man will be able to
telephone his home from his
automobile and tell his wife
to put the steak in the broiler,
that he will be home in Is min
utes.
And if the steak burns, she
can call him back while he is
still driving and tell him to stop
at a diner and bring some ham,
burgers.
That promise was included in
an announcement today by the
American Telephone and Tele-
graph Co., of plans for a gen.
eral mobile radio-telephone SER
vice which would bring adj
vantages of two-way voice COM
munication to drivers of motor
vehicles.
The plans have progressed to
the point where service can be
offered just as soon as appara-
tus can be manufactured and
installed in urban areas after
permission is granted by the
Federal Communications Com
mission. At first the service VII
be offered in metropolitan GEN.
tiers and later it will be tried
on intercity highways and ad-
jacent waterways,
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-29

leaders at a resumed joint confer
ence tomorrow with Field Marshal
Viscount Wavell, the Viceroy.
would name their own candidates
for the Council and thus put the
deadlock up to him. Leaders con-
ferred- privately with Wavell- to-
day. S.
Informants said that Wavell had
told both sides that he would not
guarantee that any recommended
tons for Council members by eth
er the Congress Party or the Mos
lem League would be accepted as
automatically binding on him or
the British government.
It was believed that the Congress
Party would recommend Coun-
ell list including Hindus, Moslems.
Sikhs and the so-called schedule
Cause.-The former 'untouchables"
on the ground that it represented
all groups.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-29
ANDERSON PLANS
FULL FOOD CHECK
Incoming A gricu tural
Secretary Will Clean
Up If Necessary

WASHINGTON. June 28.-tRA
Certain that price control will be
continued another year although a
Senate filibuster delayed final
action on the extension legislation,
the House today voted STA, 500, OOo
for OPA.
On the fast-developing food front,
these were the days other develop.
ments:
l. Clinton P. Anderson, New
Mexico Congressman who becomes
Agriculture Secretary July l with
vast powers over food, promised ar
immediate check on the criticized
war food dministration-"a c
cleanup if necessary"
z. Rep. Andersen R-Minn), au
thor of a house-approved amend
ment to the OPA legislation which
would have made Anderson virtua
"czar" over the nations food lard
er, declared the House-Senate com
promise on the issue had "emas
culated' the amendment.
3. The OPA had good news about
meat, announcing that the supply
in July will be per cent greater
than in June. But, OPA added, this
is not enough 10 cut ration values
The STA, 100000 appropriation fol
the OPA still must be acted on by
the Senate. An unsuccessful eff
fort was made in the House tt
put the sum at $3.50, 900, 900, to con
form to OPA's budget estimate.
Anderson made his VIA "check
up" and cleanup if necessary
statement to newspapermen after
House appropriations subcommit
tee accused the Food Administra
ton of responsibility for food losse:
running into millions of dollars
criticized WAS warehouse prac
tees, said it's records were made
quate and incorrect and accused
some officials Of deliberately giving
false information to congress.
eff they've found condition that
is bad and 1 confirm it, then l will
clean it up" said the incoming
agriculture secretary.
Congress is entitled to periodic
reports. l will tell them either that
I found conditions as the reports
presents them-ard they have been
cleaned up - or that there is nc
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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-29
YANK INFANTRYMEN
MAKE GOOD GAINS

MANILA, Friday, June 29.-U.D
American Infantrymen in North
Central Luzon are gaining in their
drive toward Kiangan, Japanese
headquarters area, a communique
disclosed today as U. S. and Fill
pino forces put pressure on enemy
troops trapped ip the central high
lands.
Aided by fighter bombers which
assailed dwindling pockets of jap
anese troops on Luzon and indanao
Islands, U. S. Sixth Division trops
were battling the Japanese near
Bolog, four miles Southeast Of
Kiangan.
Gen. Douglas Macarthur charac-
stubborn local resistance"
The communicate did not give
the exact distance ofthe fighting
lines from Bolog, but mention of
the town indicated that the Sixth
Division had gained mile or 50
in its slow advance on Kiangan.
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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-29
Many Soldiers Killed
When Train Runs Away

PARIS, June 28.-A runaway
express train travelling backwards
at 125 miles an hour derailed, hurt
led into a deep ravine and burst
Into flames in French Morocco.
June "a and between so and 100
persons were killed, news dispatch
es said today.
The train was crowded with
French soldiers on leave.
French news agency dispatches
quoted railroad officials as say
ing the engineer had stopped the
train north of Meknes and left his
cab, neglecting to apply the brakes.
to try to rescue a child who was
electrocuted while playing at
nearby high. tension wire. The
train rolled backward with no one
at the controls. The engineer was
arrested.
Several tank cars of petroleum
exploded.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-29
500 Bombers
Fire Plants
In PRE-DAWN RAIDS
Strike Part OF Program
To Burn Nippon Out
OF War

(P)-Marianas-based American
Superfortresses spread their
incendiary destruction to four
more Japanese cities today.
Between $50 and 500 of them
rained more than 800 tons of
fire bombs On SasebO, Mojt,
Nobeoka and Okayama.
The pre-dawn raids CATER noon
Thursday, U. S. Eastern War
Time) brought to 10 the number
of Japan's cities hit the B-29s'
campaign to burn Nippon out Of
the war.
Two previous raids this week,
on Tuesday and Thursday, were
explosive bomb attacks on speci-
fic factories and oil refinery GEN.
tiers.
This first large-scale incendiary
mission since June 20 split four
ways to hit at Sasebo, Moi and
Nobeoka, Kyushu island ports, and
the vital industries of Okayama on
Honshu Island.
The blows were a continuation
of attacks on industrial areas on
which Japan is more dependent
than ever since destruction of great
areas of Tokyo, Nagoya, Noko-
hama, Osaka and Kobe.
Sasebo, with population of
zoe, 900. ranks with Kobe. Kure
and Yokosuka as homeland naval
bases. 1t is located on northwest
ern Kyushu, North Of Nagasaki.
The most important single tar
get in Sasebo was the Naval dock
yard. The Naval base city's in
dustries, including ship-building
and ship repair yards, are con-
centrated on the waterfront
Moi, with population of about
100000, is one of Japan's vital
transportation cites. It is the
Southern terminus of the Kammon
tunnel under Shimonoseki Strait,
linking Honshu and Kyushu and
thus is important as both a land
and water transportation city. Most
Of the coal and iron heading for
Honshu Steel plants passes
through the Moi railroad yards.
It is second only to Wakamatsu
as coal handling port. Before
the war it was the fifth ranking
Japanese port.
Moji's transportation facilities
are highly concentrated in one of
the most inflammable targets are
as in Japan. Fire bombs were
dropped on large night club at
the city's northern outskirts.
Besides being an important
chemical and explosives producing
city, Nobeoka is a vital Eastern
Kyushu transportation hub. 1t has
a population of about 10000.
Okayama, population about 163,.
900, is 100 miles west Of Osaka.
Seven railroads radiate from the
city, making it an important tar
get. 1t has many small industries,
particularly devoted to producing
airplane parts.
In addition to it's small war
plants, Okayama has an important
military arsenal and is troop
trining center.
| The 21st Bomber Command am
nounced yesterday, in disclosing
results of June 10, 20 and % raids,
that more than lis square miles OF
Japan's factory and urban areas
have been burned or bombed out.
Reconnaissance photographs of
the three missions showed major
aircraft works severely damaged
ard large areas burned out in the
secondary cities of goshima,
Fukuoka mad Omuta.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-29
FORECAST

North Carolina - Clear 20 nart1y
cloudy and hot Friday. Few scattered
tnundershowers Friday afternoon.
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