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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-12-12

Had Advance.
Of Decision
ON DECEMBER /
"Top Secret" Report Re-
veals Purported Pre-
knowledge Of Events
BY JAMES G. AUSTIN

BY JAMES c. AUSTIN
United Press Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11-Four
days before Pearl Harbor, the U.
S. Army intercepted Japanese
message informing. Nipponese dip
omats that it wa sto be war with
the United States, The British
and the Dutch, but peace with Rus
STA, a heretofore top secret re-
port revealed tonight.
The Army Board Of Inquiry
''top secret. report-an 18-page
document that has not been made
public-discloses that the Board
had heard testimony that the mys-
ferrous winds" message sent out
by the Japanese was intercepted
by this government on the night Of
Dec. l, 1941.
All witnesses who have appeared
so far before the current joint
Congressional investigation have
denied any knowledge that the
WlIluS eAeCute message was Sent
or received.
The top secret" report, subject
Of furry of debate before the
committee today, probably will be
introduced into evidence tomor-
row. Chairman Alben w. Barley
obtained a postponement of its
consideration to permit committee
counsel William D. Mitchell to
examine it.
Tokyo had advised its diplomats
the world over to watch for one
OF several winds messages in the
regular weather broadcasts. These
would signify war or peace with
the United States, Britain or Rus
STA. The code for war with this
nation was least wind RAIN
The top secret" report has this
to say of the winds message:
1.-THE Navy received during the
evening of Dec. 3, 1871 this mes
sage which when translated said
Cont ued on Page Two; Col. 81
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elusive and evasive of flavors. We
don't want to miss that flavor or
contaminate it.
That's why those of US who
aspire to discrimination eat them
unmolested and unadorned, in the
nude, as it were"
Stieff dug deep into his own
Baedeker of cookery to dredge up
another pro-Maryland argument.
He said he once visited a remote
Peruvian town in the Andes, 49,
500 feet above sea level, inhabited
by Indians and a solitary white
man. There, he gbated, he found
a can of Baltimore cove oysters
with nothing from New Orleans
in sight.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-12-12
ATTENTION CIVIL
SERVICE WORKERS

President Truman recently
proposed pay increase of 90
per cent for civil service work
ers in he Federal government.
Does the general public
which would have to foot the
bill through taxes-approve the
idea of the pay raise?
Read the GALLUP POLL in
today's paper, page IL.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-12-12
EA| WILL INSTALL
RADIO, TELETYPES
[)evicss Are Expected To
Be Completed By Noon
Tomorrow

Installation of teletype and radio
|rarsmjssion and reception equip
nsnt at Bluethenthal field by Ma
ANAL Air Lines Technicians Dom
bsnsb and Morgan, is scheduled te
\ completed by Thursday noon fol
bp inaugural flight Saturday,, &C
[ordino 10 the Wilmington Statlor
RIanaget D. E. Roberts.
Two teletype machines, one for
.nnpany communications and the
Eber for the transmission Of
Epsther information are being In
hailed. Transmitting and receiv'
NJ on two frequencies, the radio
imminent will be used for ground
lane contacts.
Roberts said that the COUNTY
tommiss oners and others con.
fected with arrangements for the
ejrpOrt had been "eager to coop
krate.'
Meanwhile, Wilmington and New
Hanover officials, the High school
ROTC band and a large number OF
enthusiastic citizens were making
blans to be at Bluethenthal air port
10 welcome the NAL Lockheed
Lodester when it arrives here Sat
trday 10 inaugurate north-south
passenger and mail service.
Reports said that in addition to
kadio equipment now in the pro-
reSs Of being installed, landing
plastorms and ramps, booster bat
ery equipment, passenger steps
Pnd fire equipment have arrived
t Bluethenthal and are being
feadied for use Saturday.
Scheduled to arrive Inomentarily
a reservation clerk to handle
fieAets Of passengers using the
rine Roberts added. Total crew
fNAL personnel at first will total
Pfobbaly six persons, he said, ad-
flng that when the Civil Aeronau-
tcs authority listed, Bluethenthal
n its lighted airways list more
personnel would be required to
handle traffic.
Hours Of operation for NAL will
tentatively, from 9 a. m. until
p m. daily, Roberts said.
The first commercial plane on
REGULARLY scheduled hop TO Will
Y nnston is slated to arrive at
y airport from Miami,
sa, at l:53 p. m. and to resume
Y hight at 2:08 p. M.
ADDISON Hewlett, chairman of
" Board of County commission
" WHO has been active in efforts
oolaln commercial air service
wilmington, TODAY said the pub
. would be invited to participate
the greeting ceremonies.
appropriate music will be. rem
s sasJ BY the ROTC band, and
l' 1's expressed the hope that
a.. %ise crowd would be on hand
'''4 me plane arrives so as to in
''D''nued on Page Two; Col. A.
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Steel Workers Strike Jan. II;
hnterce>>d Jap Message Tipped War;
State department Gets Confidence Vote
WEATHERMAN BRINGS
MESSAGE OF HOPE TO
SHIVERING CITIZENS

With. a low of % degrees ex-.
pected last night with grad
ually clearing. skies, Weather
man Paul Hess predicted slight
moderation in temperature this
afternoon with the sky partly
cloudy.
No precipitation appeared in
the Hess crystal ball as the
barometer rose sharply follow
ing several days depression
Hess said that the high tenn
perature yesterday was 50 de-
grees where the mercury reg
istered at 4 p. m.
During the passage Of the
front Monday evening a high
wind velocity of IS miles-per-
hour came at $3.50 p. m.
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ADMITS KILLING

ATHENS, Ca, Dec. II. .-WD-
Walter H. Yearwood, 22-year-old
discharged sailor, today confessed
that he had killed Harry w. Will
hanson, missing southern manag-
er of Charles Scribner's Sons
Publishing company and led Clarke
county officers to his victims body
lying in the freezing waters of a
marshy creek about Is miles
south of here.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-12-12
ONE PREMIUM

WASHINGTON, Dec. II. In
Following its 1945 and earlier poll
cies, the Agriculture Department
announced today the Commodity
Credit Corporation will establish
only one schedule of premiums
and discounts for upland cotton
under the 1916 cotton loan pro-
gram.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-12-12
FIRE DESTROYS STORE

AsHEVILLE, Dec. 11.-(R)-Fire
Quilted the three-story Pollock S
shoe store building in the downtown
section today at the height of the
noontime rush hour.
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WEATHER
eastern Standard Time,

Eastern Standard Time)
w., 10Y U. S. Weather Bureau)
rs ssss055o iss data for the "a hours
'-'s $50 pm. Yesterday.
In Temperatures
10 On '' 20 90 7;3O am. 30; l 80 pm. SO;
'aaaI l 5a 40; Minimum %; Mean IS;
.l;sO Am Humidity
10 pm 'i -t 49, 7;3O am. S.; 1 80 pm. 50;
Total T., Precipitation
" inches q hours ending 7:3o p.m.-
w Inches, 'ne first of the month
Ton IL. Tides Id, For Today
'para Ellington High la'VeS' Low
h. - 3:l4 am. 1924 m
'Aiet : 1858 am. 7:os am.
t.asse 7Oa ~ pm. 1855 pm.
1 Ave. : Stage Stage i Pm T. Moonset
= ;3ussdssvS a. ~ Fayetteville, N. c. at 8
no. ana c H. $50 feet; Mon,
'o Sum- Dec. 9, pol.
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FORECAST

~or+hcarolina-Cle to partly cloudy
,rodnesday followed by increasing cloudi-
ness and warmer o wednesaay yo,d night a
lh r;ana light rain or sleet Thursday
ss ssrgi in extreme western portion
Wednesday night
Evening star., 1945-09-10
Veterans 10 Receive
Preference in BUYING
Surplus War Plants

The Surplus Property Board has
ruled that small firms, particularly
those of war veterans. will receive
preferential treatment in disposal
of the Nations surplus war plants.
In a regulation issued yesterday,
the board declared that maximum
employment will be more important
than the monetary return to the
Government.
The regulation which is designed
to speed up disposal of plants
stated
Emphasis shall be placed upon
the urgency of getting plants into
civilian production speedily, so as
to provide maximum employment
in the postwar period. Due re-
gard shall be given to the possi-
bility of enlarging the present
major contribution to this objec-
tive which is made by small busi-
ness, and the Importance in this
connection of the maintenance of
free Independent operators in in
dustry.'
The board directed the Recon-
struction Finance Corp, the dispos-
al agency for plants. to consider
seriously offers to purchase or lease
which will result in a lower money
return, "if the applicable objectives
= will be better attained there
by"
No preference is given to con-
tractors who operated the plants for
the Government during the war.
Instead the RFC is directed to
accept offers from responsible local
groups, with adequate working cap
ital and other necessary qualif1ca-
tions and to extend liberal credit
terms over "a period of years, in
preference to cash offer from a
firm or group that would tend to
concentrate economic power"
The Smaller War Plants Corp.
may use its priority to purchase
plants for resale or lease. Federal
agencies hold the top priority, State
and local governments next.
Evening star., 1945-09-10
Gospel Mission Launches
Drive 10 Pay $4,000 Debt

A campaign to raise $4,000 to retire
a mortgage on its property as part
of the 40th anniversary celebration
OF the Gospel Mission, $40 Fifth
street NV, has been started, Har-
vey v. Prentice, superintendent of
the mission. announced today. A
mortgage burning ceremony is
planned at the anniversary observ-
ance in May.
The Gospel Mission was founded
at 1880 Pennsylvania avenue NV.
in 1905. Three years later the mis-
sion bought its own building at 2l4
John Marshall place NV. The Dis
trict purchased the property in 1882
and the mission moved to its pres
ent quarters. It also has q place at
Fifth and II streets NV.
Evening star., 1945-09-10
GalIinger Employees
Face New Pay Delay

Employees. of Gallinger Hospital
are once again waiting for their pay
checks.
Normally, the employees should
have received their paychecks last
Wednesday for the pay period end
ing on August Is. At the payroll
division of the auditors office, it
was said no estimate could be made
when the payrolls would be finished
because of the probable effect of
today's time off to welcome Gen.
Wainwright.
The payroll section of the audi
tors Office said the payroll from
Gallinger had not been received un-
til Tuesday and that usually it takes
a full week to audit the payroll.
DR.. Alvin R. Sweeney, hospital
superintendent, said he believed
delay in preparing the payroll was
occasioned by shortage of personnel
and by complications in the new
Federal pay act.
Evening star., 1945-09-10
0'Conor Orders Start
On Highway Work
; the Associated tress.

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Sept. l0.-Since
Federal controls on road building
have been lifted, Gov. OConor has
ordered that the 100000 of new
highways and bridges, the initial
phase of the States 100000, 900 post
war construction program, be placed
under construction at the earliest
possible moment.
The projects include the following:
Hagerstown-Myersville, 86 miles,
$555 900; Myersville- Frederick, So
miles, s612,000; first lane of an ulti-
mate dual highway, Elkton- Chesa-
peage City, SIS miles, 81 ,0O0, 900; first
lane of an ultimate dual highway,
Skipton-Wye Mills, miles, s401 ,00e.
Cordova Road-Skipton, 3.38 miles,
$565 900; Easton bypass, SIS miles,
S488 500; first lane of an ultimate
dual highway, Spa Bridge and
approaches, Annapolis, Z mile. $451, =
$50; Westminster Pike e-Reisterstown-
Mount Pleasant, 97 mile; s160 900;
Mount Pleasant -Finksburg, 2.69
miles, $617,000; Finksburg- -Caples
Hill, ZIG miles, $467 1900.
Sandy Hook Bridge, superstruc-
ture approaches, two lanes, IS mile,
$l70, 500: Big Mills Vienna, 3 miles,
1903 500; Queens Chapel road, mile,
100000. Matthew'S -Tuckahoe, 5.25
miles, $4,000. and Middle Neck re-
location-Cec County, 3 mile, s45,-
900,
Evening star., 1945-09-10
lsiWRshioniinq
&Reminder6a

Meats, Fats, Etc. - Stamps W.
Through "a good through Sep
tember 80. Stamps Al through
Ell good through October 81.
Stamps FL through XII good
through November 80. Stamps
LII through Q-1 good through
December 81.
Points for Fats-Your meat dealer
will pay two red ration points for
each pound of waste kitchen fats
you turn in.
Sugar-Stamp 38 good through De-
= cember 81 Next stamp valid
January /.
Shoes-Airplane Stamps /, 2, 3 and
4 in Book No. 8 good indefinitely
for one pair of shoes each.
Evening star., 1945-09-10
McCarran 10 Speed
Action on Airport Bill

Senator McCarran, Democrat. of
Navada will urge Senate considera-
ton this week of a proposed $780,
100000 airport construction pro-
gram, but dispute over committee
jurisdiction may delay action.
His bill, which was reported from
the Commerce Committee, follows
In general recommendation in
President Truman's message last
week. Senator Mcfarland, Demo-
crat, of Arizona, member of the
Interstate Commerce Committee,
feels. however, the subject should be
handled by that committee. A move
may develop to recommit the bill
to the latter committee for further
study.
The President in his message said
Congress ought to make provision
for matching Federal funds equally
with States, cities or counties to
build 5000 new airports and repair
about half of the existing 5000 land
ing fields.
That, he said, would Improve
transportation, amplify the useful
ness of the airplane and contribute
to a healthy aircraft manufacturing
industry"
The McCarran bill authorizes the
Government to spend $500, ,000, ,00o
in the next five years (Mr. Truman
suggested 10 years. for this purpose
The bill has the Endorsement OF
Secretary of Commerce Wallace.
He said its philosophy is "to plant
little Government seed in the hope
of getting back big crop of private
enterprise"
Evening star., 1945-09-10
Maryland S School
Classes Open for Fall

approximately 10000 nearby Mary
land students resumed classes this
morning as schools reopened in
Prince Georges and Montgomery
Counties.
Enrolment in both counties
showed increases over last years
figures, with approximately $4,000
students in Prince Georges as COM
pared with $1,000 last year, and
about 18,200 in Montgomery-an
increase of TOO over last years en-
rollment of 1880.
School officials in Prince Georges
County described the teacher stu
alton as improved" although there
are still several vacancies in ele-
mentary and high schools. No
teacher vacancies were reported in
Montgomery County.
The reopening of schools in Prince
Georges County marked the first
step in transition from an IL
year to a 12-year system. This is
expected to be completed by 1850.
Prince Georges County schools
will be in session 1872 days and
those in Montgomery County 1874
days. There will be 16 holidays in
both school systems.
Evening star., 1945-09-10
Two Women SOUGHT
In 'MickeyFinn' Thefts

Police today broadcast a general
teletype alarm throughout the East
for two women, said to be fashion,
ably dressed, who allegedly served
knockout drops" to a prominent
Washington businessman and other
men in hotels here and then stole
their valuables.
The names of the business man
was not disclosed by police who said
he was willing to cooperate In ap-
pretending the women. one of whom
was described as red-haired and the
other as blond.
Police said the women registered
at the Hotel Statler last Monday
under the names of Sylvia Lang
and Madeleine Curley OF Boston,
and after inviting the business man
to their room, stole diamond ring
valued at $2,500 from his watch
pocket. The theft was said to have
occurred after the business man
drank from glass containing liquid
into which knockout drops had
been put. However, police said
the glass contained insufficient
contents for the chemical analysis
to disclose any drug.
After leaving the Statler, police
say the women went to the May
flower Hotel on Saturday and one
OF them registered under another
name while her companion re-
manned outside in a taxicab. The
girl who registered, police said, sud-
denly became suspicious and left
hurriedly after being assigned a
room. The police said they are
comparing the signatures used in
obtaining rooms in the Statler and
Mayfower to ascertain If they were
made by the same person.
Evening star., 1945-09-10
Two New Coses Of Polio
Reported Over Week End

Two new cases of infantile paraly-
sis were reported over the week end
by the Health Department. The
new cases bring the number hospi-
talized in the District so far this
year to 154.
The new cases are a 32-year -old
woman of the 900 block of Critten-
den street NV, at Gallinger Munic-
ipal Hospital, and a 5-year-old boy
of the $500 block of Alabama avenue
Sc. at Children's Hospital
Evening star., 1945-09-10
Producers Buy
Spoiled Surplus
Back From u. S.
~ the Associated Press,


The Government is sending some
of its surplus property right back
where it came from-to the manu-
facturers.
This property includes such per-
ishables as candy. cereals, cookies
cocoa. coffee, soaps. creams, toi-
letries and creams. They have de-
Perforated since the Government
bought them for the armed forces
That's why a deal was made. the
Surplus Property Board said.
The companies didn't want de-
Perforated products on the market
bearing their brands. The Gov
ernment wanted its money back.
So the companies agreed to pay
the Government the F. o. B. ship
ping point price for the goods.
Some of it can be reworked, the
Surplus Board said. but "indica-
tions are manufacturers will lose
some money but write it off to
brand name protection"
Evening star., 1945-09-10
Randolph Offers
Bill 10 oPro|onq
RentLaw a Year
Coils Action Both
Wise and Necessary
Because of Population

A bill to extend the operation of
the Districts Rent Control Act for
year beyond its present termina-
ton date of December 81 was in
troduced in the House today by
Chairman Randolph of the District
Committee.
Because the District continues to
be overcrowded, he said it was ap-
parent that extension of the law was
both wise and necessary" and he
could see no reason to withhold ac-
ton on the question.
He tentatively planned to call a
session of the District Committee
later this week in order to report
the measure in anticipation of
House action by next week.
The Randolph measure merely
would change the date of expiration
to December 81. 1916, leaving for
later determination, in the light of
housing construction and any change
in the population of the District
the question as to the need for fur
ther extension then.
Prompt consideration also is ex-
pected on the subject in the Senate,
where Chairman Bilbo of the SEN
ate District Committee Saturday
announced his full Endorsement of a
years extension of the controls.
Mr.. Randolph said he hoped pri-
vate industry would be given the
green light" promptly for new
housing construction, and added
that 1t was his hope that all war
time Government controls would be
ended as soon as conditions permit
However, in order to prevent hard
ship. he said he had concluded ex-
tension of the Districts controls
over residential rents was necessary,
Evening star., 1945-09-10
Two Drown as Motor
Stalls in Boat; Drift
For "a Hours in Bay

A story of drifting for nearly "a
hours on Chesapeake Bay in So
foot cabin cruiser after two members
of their party had drowned at the
mouth of the Patuxent River, was
told today by three Washingtonians
who survived the ordeal.
Drowned were DR.. Emmett James
Godsey. 80, of 1902 Lee Highway,
Arlington chiropractor, and Miss
Mary Elizabeth Cowan, %, of 5701
North Eleventh street, Arlington, a
clerk in the Pentagon.
The Coast Guard said they recov-
cred the bodies this morning and re-
turned them to Solomons Island.
According to T. S. Reed, 38, of 1910
c. street NE. the party of five set
out from Washington Saturday
afternoon and drove to Solomons
Island. There they boarded DR..
Godsey's cruiser. the Park K" and
put out in the bay to bring it back to
Washington.
Shortly after o'clock that night
Miss Cowan was making her way
along the narrow walkway from the
prov to the cabin door when she
slipped and fell overheard. DR.. God
sey jumped after her.
Mr.. Reed said he circled the boat
and heard the pair in the water
cry out once before the motor
stalled. He was unable to start the
motor again.
The boat drifted until about 6
o'clock last night when the surviv-
ing trio succeeded in attracting the
attention of a Navy boat of Cedar
Point. The cabin cruiser was towed
to the Patuxent River Naval Reser-
vation, Mr.. Reed said.
Other survivors were Miss Mil
dred Cowan, Is, sister of the dead
girl, who is employed at Lenders,
Inc. loan agency at 2028 North
More street, Arlington, and Mrs.
Irene Brill, 81, DR.. Godseys secre-
tary. Both women live at 1910 C
street NE.
DR.. Godsey's widow, Mrs. Betty
Godsey, lives in Quantico, Va, Mr..
Reed said.
Evening star., 1945-09-10
Recalled Argentine Envoy
SAYS Good-By 10 Truman

DR.. Oscar Ibarra Garcia, the re-
firing Argentine Ambassador, who
has just been recalled by his gov
ernment, said good-by today to
President Truman at the White
House.
Describing his visit as very cor
dial the Ambassador said he
thanked the President for the CO.
operation I received while here"
He added that if he had been "a
very sincere friend OF the United
States" when he arrived here in
May, that after living among the
Americans, he had become IAN even
more sincere friend"
Ambassador Garcia said the
President thanked him in return
and said he hoped he would come
back to visit this country.
No successor has been appointed.
Evening star., 1945-09-10
More Than $50 View
Exhibition Of Projects
For Future Capital

More than $50 persons yesterday
visited the Corcoran Gallery of Art
to see the Washington After the
War" exhibition of plans, models
and drawings for future public i'm
provements here.
The exhibition was arranged by
the National Fine Arts Commission
and the National Capital Park and
Planning Commission in co-opera-
ton with nine other agencies.
H. P. Caemmerer, secretary of the
Fine Arts Commission, said persons
who viewed the exhibit seemed
surprised and pleased" at the ex-
tent of improvements proposed.
Many Agencies Contributed.
The display includes material pro-
vided by the architect of the Capt.
tol, Public Buildings Administra-
tion. Federal Roads Administration,
National Capital Park Service,
United States Engineer Office, di-
rector of highways, District munich
pal architect, National Capital
Housing Authority and the Wash
ingtonia division of the Public
Library.
The exhibit is comprehensive
display which provides visual inter-
probation of projects for the future
Washington" Mr.. Caemmerer said
today. Some of the projects were
held up on account of the war and
it is proposed to go ahead with plans
to carry them out Immediately.
Others are in plan and will be
adopted in the coming years. Sew
eral of the plans displayed have al
ready received authorization by
Congress, requiring simply an ap-
preparation to bring about their
fulfillment.
Greater Washington Plans.
"Still others are shown as projects
for the Greater Washington to re-
ceive the attention of Congress in
due time.
ut is, Of course, realized that
Washington is now being regarded
as a world capital and plans will be
made accordingly. 1t is also des-
tined, we believe, to be the most
beautiful capital city of any coun-
try"
Evening star., 1945-09-10
4 Battle e-Scorred Ships
To Be Sold for ScruD

-Four battle damaged Liberty car
go ships are headed for the scrap
heap.
The Maritime Commission today
invited bids for the vessels, explain
ing their damage is too great for
repair.
They are the John Banvard, the
James <. Polk, the Howard L. Glib
son and the Thomas Rufan.