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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-11-18
CENTRAL CHINESE
FAVORED IN WAR
Bv FRED HAMPSON

SHANGHAI, Nov. H. w II
China's present unrest should
crysalliEe into full-scale CIVIL
war, the central government PROB
ably would win, but a complete
and clear cut victory might take
years to achieve.
Victory for the communists,
while unlikely, still must be con-
sidered as a possibility. The Com
munists, however, apparently 60
not want a showdown with Gener-
aHssimo Chang Kai-Shek, but ra-
Their wish to keep whta they al.
ready have - large decree OF
political and economic control in
north China.
Military observers summed It
up this way:
IF China allows herself to be
pulled into a full-scale civil war
which nobody eNpects-the Ma
tionalists, with their greater re-
sources and with Chiang's tested
leadership, should win. But if such
war, once started, dwindled OFT
into a compromise ending, the
Communists probably won d
emerge with more than they start
ed with
The question Of whether the
Nationalist could completely
liquidate Communist and other
elements in north China hinges to
great extent on the amount OF
a ditional war equipment the
Generalissimo could obtain.
The United States already has
armed 20 of Chiang's divisions
under wartime lend-lease, and
equipment is due for 10 more.
Even so, it appears in north
China that the Kuomintang Na-
tionalist government still has not
outmatched Communist arms.
However, if the United States
Marines pull out and leave their
heavy equipment behind for the
Northumberland the Communists
don't capture 1.-THE Nationalist
should have a fair edge. Sherman
tanks and heavy artillery are items
Communist forces cannot match.
China is war-weary and many
wonder how long and how COM
pletely Chang could bend its low
resources toward another about
war. 1t would take long campaigns
to find all the Communist forces,
and to hunt them down when they
reverted to inevitable Guerrilla
warfare. Gen. Macarthur, with
about IS divisions, equipped and
supplied beyond China's dreams,
was still tracking down Japanese
on Luzon eight months after the
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-11-18
Hollywood Man Held
On Landis' Complaint

HOLLYWOOD, Nov 17.-R-
Actress Carole Lands walked into
room at Hollywood Police Sta
ton today and, bet. Sgt. c. c. For
hes said, leveled finger at man
jailed for attempt rape on her
complaint of a zipper-pulling in
cident, exclaiming that's him."
The suspect, booked as Charles
L. Gramlich, 81, denier molesting
the film star. He identified him
self as a former Marietta, O., at
torney.
Forbes reported he also was in
vestigating recent reports of at
tempts to annoy Actresses Greer
Carson and Claudette Colbert by a
man of similar description"
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-11-18
By HOWARD W. BLAKEsLEE


Associated Press Science Editor
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 17-(PH
A camouflaged message that was
worth one billion dollars in ap-
preparations for the atomic bomb
was told today to the conference
on atomic energy held by the
American philosophical society
and the National Academy Of Sci
ences.
The message was from the Uni
versity of Chicago to DR.. James
B. Conant in Washington, on Dec
2, 1912, when in the Squash court
under the west stands of Staff
Field, the first atomic fire in hui
man history was started by Enrico
Fermi and his associates. The
fire was in uranium metal, due to
splitting atoms. 1t was the first
break into the new world of atomic
energy.
F'ermi is a native of Italy and
had arrived in this country three
years previously. The story was
told by DR.. Arthur H. Compton.
then head Of the Chicago project.
The message read:
italian navigator has landed on
the new world. He found the world
somewhat smaller than he ex-
pected."
Conant asked: Were the natives
friendly?"
eyes"
The message secretly meant
success, the smaller world meant
the fire was not as violent as had
been expected. Friendly natives
was the go-ahead signal for ev
erything on the atmoic bomb
Washington had been waiting FOL
days for news of this fire.
All the atomic discoveries Il
date, DR.. John Wheeler of Prince
ton, told the meeting, are only il
effect Columbus discovery of thu
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-11-18
Code Message Released Billion
Dollar Fund For The Atom Bomb

islands of the West Indies. Beyond
that, he said is an entire continent,
far more important to man, which
will be discovered in the future
Wheeler is a theoretical physicist,
one of the worlds foremost on the
bomb, and he also served as one of
industry's key men in the bomb
project.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-11-18

Lingaymen landing. North China
is much bigger than Luzon, con-
tains more Communists than Lu-
ION had japanese. and Chang has
no Macarthur supply system.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-29
WA VELE TS
By BILL HARRINGTON

David Harding, Chief of the U. s. Counterspies, foils Japanese plot to steal, the secret of the atomic bomb in "The Case of the Hole in the Ground" an exciting Counter spy'' adventure to be aired tonight, as 10 D. rn., over WATR.
 Two enemy agents almost Suc- ceed in their scheme to steal the atomic bomb plans for the Japa- nese when one of them diSgu1ses himself as the inventor and actually gets the blueprints into his hands. An ingeniously contrived murder leads to the spies undoing when the intrepid David Harding gets busy on the case.
 Tommy Dorsey and his orchestra make their z3rd visit to "The Vic tory Parade of Spotlight Bands" Wednesday, Sept. 5, at 9:30 p. m. when the Mutual network program Will be broadcast from the Army Air Forces Convalescent Center, at PaWling, N. Y. Holding to the in- variable Spotlight" practice, the entire Dorsey organization will be on hand to trot out a bangup program of entertainment for Americas Ekyfighting heroes both before and after the half-hour coast-to-coast network airer. Dorsey. with 4S ap- pearances, leads all other bands in the country as far as broadcasts on this program are concerned. Eileen Barton, lovely radio song stress who last season was featured on the Frank Sinatra and Milton Berie programs is headlining her own air show over NEG.
 The show 'sTeen Timers Canteen" will be heard each Saturday from IlO:oO to 1O:SO a. m. and in addition t0 starring Miss Barton, will have Jerry Jerome and his Orchestra, Art Ford, and announcing duties will be handled by Herb Sheldon. It will also feature 8 weekly guest star.
 Although she has been a featured performer on network shows since she was six years old, this marks Miss Barton's first time as a star.
 Ethel Smith, Hammond organist and star of radio, films and rec nrds, is collecting her arrangements of swing organ music, Latin Ameri- can folk tunes and Rhumba, Samba rtythns, which will eventually be published in score form as the first book of music written for the elec- trio organ. Since there is no musi- cal literature for this instrument, which Miss Smith has made famous since its presentation to the public. the organist's treatment of popular tunes and South American music written specifically for the electric
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-29

Chinese leader visited the colony Tn address to the students he said that he got his modern ideas his revolutionary ideas from Hong Kong, and he asked why it was that the English had done more in 30 years on the barren rock of Hong Kong than the Chinese had done in four thousand years. 100 YEARS OF BRITISH RULE
 Sun Yat-Sen never suggested that England should return Hong Kong to China. How could he? More than a hundred years ago, in 1841, Hong Kong was ceded to Great Britain the result of the first war between the two countries which had lived in peace since 1878 when the East India Company had estab-
 shed Britains first commercial contacts with China
 Trade had developed and in the first quarter of the last century England and other foreign nations had established trading depos at Canton where there was substantial British colony. They were not al- lowed however to appoint consular officers and China denied status of international equality to any other nation.
 After the Chinese had seized British merchan- disc and opium in Canton and held the entire Brit sh community-men women and children-aS hos- tages an expedition sent out from England Using the barren rock of Hong Kong at the mouth of the Canton river as base, the British community in Canton was released and the island itself ceded to Great Britain This was confirmed in 1942 by the Treaty of Nankin which provided for the appointment of consular officials and the opening of foreign trade of the ports of Canton, Annoy, Foochow, Nngpo and Shanghai. The treaty also recognized that 1t was desirable British subjects should have some port
 /. to refit their ships when required and keep stores for that purpose"
 Since then Hong Kong has become one of the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-29
HENRY NOBLE HALL, who wrote the accompanying arti- cle for NEA, is a former First Secretary of the British Em- bassy in Paris. A World War I correspondent for London and New York newspapers, he is widely known in world cap- itals both as a diplomat and as 3 journalist.

greatest shipping centers in the world It is the is trbuting center for about onethrd of all the foreign trade of China. As many 4350000 tons of shipping have entered and cleared its harbor in year.
 As the magnificent roadstead was open to attack from the mainland, Great Britain in 1898 obtained from China 8 99-year lease on strip of the main- land facing the island to depth of 20 miles, which then far exceeded the range of the most powerful guns. By the rule of law the maintenance of peace and order and the absence of customs tariff, this tiny island of less than 32 square miles, has become the most important British outpost in Asia
 BITTERLY OPPOSE RETURN
 The question of returning the leased territories was first seriously raised at the Washington Confer ence in 1921 In refusing to surrender the territory the mainland of China held by Great Britain under 99-year lease that expires in 1898, Mr. Ball. four head of the British delegation said that without the leased territory Hong Kong would be at the mercy of any enemy possessing modern. artillery He asserted that the safeguarding of the position of Hong Kong was not only British interest but one in which the whole world was concerned.
 To suggest that Britain should return Hong Kong to China would be similar to suggesting that the United States return Panama and the Canal Zone to Colombia. Indeed President Theodore Roosevelt once proudly proclaimed T took the Lsthmus" grounds of national necessity The title of Great Britain to Hong Kong is at least as good as the title of the United States to Panama. If anyone challenged the latter it would be regarded here as an nfrendly act just as in London any suggestion that Hong Kong should cease to form part of the British Empire is bitterly resented.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-29

lem in Paris. It will take years 3b execute the extensive recon Etruction plans now under study.
 While Co all appearances Paris S one Of the European capitals to have suffered least from the cnnseuuences of war, latest f1g- ures show that in the Seine de- partment alone there have been STA buildings completely de- stroyed and 57,721 damaged.
 Return to the French govern- enent Of an imposing number of properties until recently occu- nied by the SHAEF administra- ton will not help much. At any rate, not so far as the average Frenchman is concerned, in his frantic search for some place to live.
 TO begin with, the property re- nilisitioned by Allied Headquar- kers when they moved into Paris tad been occupied by the Ger mans. This consisted mainly of hotels, warehouses, office build lEl&S, AuOSplbdlS, duu oSAAOO.o' S"S relatively few private dwellings.
 Then too, in view of the fact that Paris is to continue to be a leave center for the American armies of occupation. as well as those waiting transfer in rede- ployment camps, it is not likely that many people will easily be able to even find hotel accommo- dations. With an average of from 5000 to 1000 Americans passing through the city daily on pass. many of the hotels vacated by troops that have been regularly stationed in Paris since its libera- tion have been retained for those that come into the city.
 NO HOTEL ROOMS
 So far as private French citizens are concerned, 1t is almost im- possible to find hotel accommo- Siations in Paris today. The re- stricted number of rooms at their disposal are booked up weeks in advance and cost at the very mini- mum over $10 day.
 Besides the thousands of home- i less prisoners and deportees there
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-29

Senator Hart declared that recon version for peace will be a more difficult task than conversion for war. The country had definite goals in its war conversion effort but in the reconversion scene the goal is somewhat hay, he explained.
 The senator gave no hint of his plans for any political future. He was reminded that a recently pub lished article linked his name with Senator Thomas and Representa- tive Judd as good choices for a spe- cial commission to help administer affairs in Japan and was asked if he thought he might be named to such group. He said that he knew nothing of sucha plan and sur- missed that the writer had examined 8 list of senators and representa- itves and had chosen those three. Most of his knowledge of the Japs. he said, had been gained in fight ing them.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-29
Hart Louds Connecticut Conversion
 State Far Out
 In Front Claims
 U. $. Senofor
U. 5. SenQtoF

sharon, Aug. Connecticut is far out in the forefront of recon version and readjustment "and will probably get it all done before the Federal government comes along with program, United States Sen. Thomas c. Hart said in the course of a talk last night at a 'get ac- quainted" gathering attended by Republican leaders in the Thirty first District.
 Governor Praised
 Governor Baldwin also attended the event and his executive secre- tary, Harry B. Strong, was toastA master. The governors conduct oi affairs in Connecticut was round- ly praised by Sen. Hart who de- scribed the state as one of the most progressive in the union.
 As an example, he said, Con- 'necticut and Rhode Island were the only two out of the 48 in which the Rural Identification kdminis- tration had not undertaken pro- gram. This, the senator said, was because these states had been SC far advanced in identification on their own initiative.
 In his comment on the states progress with reconversion and re- adjustment, Sen. Hart said that the unemployment program outline here is being copied for use in other states.
 It might almost be said, he re. marked, that this state is too pro gressive, will have carried out 1t own readjustment program within it's own means, then find itsel. paying for some program to benefit other states.
 On the matter of returning vet. eranS, the senator said that goot planning will be necessary to mee the problems that will be involved It is very important, he said, tha communities setup centers wher, the veteran can obtain the informa. tion and attention he needs, pref erably at "one stop" rather thar being sent around to a number o places, consuming his time ane ruining his patience.
 He paid tribute to industry ant science for their contribution to the winning of the war, saying theil role had been all important ir bringing victory.
 Haxy Goal
 Surveying the country as a whole
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-29
TwoAttend Storrs' Glass OnAssessinu
 Jenusoitis, Sheehy
 At U. of C. for
 Current Week
Storrs. Connecticut, August %

Storrs, Connecticut, August %
 Approximately 60 enrollees from all sections of Connecticut and sev- eral other states are attending the first annual Advanced School for Connecticut Public Assessing Offici- als, held on the campus of the Uni~ versity of Connecticut. This School began on Monday, August 27, and will continue through Friday, Aug ust 31.
 This School is a follow-up to . basic school which was run last year and repeated again this year. Tn 1t, considerable field work will be done by the students in the class. The group is split up into two sections. Some of the men will be devOting their attention to the assessing Of | land values. The other group will be devoting their attention to the assessing of building values. A group of land sites and building sites have been chosen as the subject matter for study in the class.
 An outstanding faculty, headed by Tax Commissions walsh, and in- cluding William F. Connolly, Tax Commissioner, Bridgeport; George B. Horan, appraiser, New Haven; Aldro Jenks, tax assessor, Water bury; Lawrence McKeon, appraisal engineer, Bridgeport; Herbert K. Shay, assessor, Fairfield; and Lalr- ence J. Alderman, Dean of the School Of Busness Administration of the University of Connecticut. VIII conduct the school. Among those In attendance from this area are:
 John W. Jenusaitis, 21 Ohipman street, clerks in assessors offices William v. Sheehy, 14 Laurel street, of Waterbury.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-29

ommend outdoor sports suitable for him now that he is leglesS, they suggested, several forms of 'still" hunting, and fishing from 8 boat. Furthermore, to help him get bet ter results in fishing, they present. ed him with an order for an out board motor as soon as production is resumed.
 Pictures or radio, it's always a costume change for Ann Sothern, star of the Thursday CBS ''Maisie" program. At the M-G-M studio, where Miss Sothern is now filming her latest flicker comedy, up Goes Maisie," she makes as many as seven costume changes day. Then on Thursdays she leaves her film- making early to rehearse for the airshow. She changes dresses just before the broadcast to the east (8:30 p. m., e. W. t. and again in a few hours for the western airing. Miss Sothern says: For the spon- sor's sake, it's up Go me to look ever-sharpi"
 When a character actor is need ed for A MT. and Mrs. North" script, the casting director rarely has to go beyond the Ks. Moham- med the cab driver is played by Phil Kramar, noted as a pinched- nosed comedy stooge. and Little Joe, the fence, is portrayed by Mandel Kramer. And there are B other names beginning with K in the casting directors file-almost to the point where his secretary is think ing of spelling both Kast and Kar- achter with Q Kl
 Uncle sam's soldiers are working on their reconversion plans, judg- ing by comments heard on an "AmeFica's Town Meeting" discus sion on the problems posed by the returning soldier. One CT, question: ing speaker. prefaeed his query by identifying himself as "a future civilian
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-29

are, 1t is said, 25,0OO "despoiled" people whose homes were arbt- trarily taken away from them by the Germans and who naturally want to return. Their reinstate- ment only means that the same number of people will have to look for new homes. Since most of them are people who have been bombed out, the circle Is in- deed a vicious one.
 The housing crisis dates back, in effect, to the Franco-Prussian war. There have been few large scale building projects in Paris in the last 70 years and even less slum clearance. One reason why build CTS have hesitated in the past to construct modern apartment build ings for the lower bracket incomes is apparently due to the fact that the average French workman only allots 2.38 per cent Of his wages for rent, as compared to the Rus sian,s 13 per cent and the British CTS 19.5 per cent.
 Today only the wealthy can easily find place to live. Least fortunate of all are young couples anxious to start home and raise a family. They are either com pelled to set up housekeeping in a tawdry furnished room for which they pay an exorbitant rental, or live at their parents home. Neither solution offers an encouragement to young people to have children. In. view of the fact that France desperately needs to increase her birth rate if she is to resume her place as a powerful nation, there is no doubt tha drastic government measures will have to be taken.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-29

plague was said to have taken place when the aid of St. Koch, who died fighting 8 plague in Europe in 1928, was sought by residents here. Records here testify that from the moment the pastor of the parish in which the St. Koch cemetery and chapel now are located began his prayers to St. Koch, not one member of his congregation died from the plague.
 The shrine of St. Koch has since become nationally known, and about its altar can now be seen pathetic little baby crutcfes which have been
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-29
Noted Shrine In Cemetery

New Orleans, Aug. 29-CUP)-The only cemetery in the United States where Mass, principal Catholic ceremony, is celebrated once week is the cemetery at St. Koch.
 This place of burial is built around the world-famouS shrine of the revered saint. Building of the shrine was inspired by yellow fever scourge in 1868.
 A miraculous cessation of the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-29
Tragedy Strikes Twice in Village

Irasburg, Vt, Aug. 20.-(UP) - For the second time in four days tragedy saddened this mountain village today with the death of 2- year-old Durwood Burkewitz who was killed by his fathers truck.
 The child died en route to the Newport hospital last night after being crushed beneath the wheels of the vehicle as his father drove 1t into the yard of their home. The victim was playing with his brother in the driveway at the time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-29

placed there by grateful parents of children who have been healed.
 Most famous is the open air ob- servance of the Way of the Cross" on Good Friday every year. At this service vast crowds make their way around the walls of the cene- tery in observance of Christs march and death on Calvary.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-29
RIVER MODEL USED

Lake Charles, La, CUP)-A model of the Calcasieu river and its chan nel and connecting streams is being made by U. s. Engineers to deter mine the salt water intrusion to be expected if the channel is redredged to a depth of 35 feet,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-29
BY HENRY NOBLE HALL Written for NEA)

PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT little trouble smoothing the
  had bluny refused discuss of China after the
  this question with had office his preside at the liquidation of the British Empire
 there would have been Chinese Republic the Chinese Republic and the first Fresi
  at Hong Kong university years his death
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-29
Return of Displaced Persons Adds to Paris Housing Crisis
BY ROsETTE HARGRovE NEA Staff Correspondent

Psrs Aug -Pas literally don't know where to turn efforts hundreds of thousands of returned of depoees and other people wno
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-29

The longest single span military suspension bridge, 440 feet long, was built over the Shivelie river On the Ledo-Burma border, by the U. S. Army engineers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-29
PORCH FIRE

Five companies of firemen re- sponded to a report of a blaze on the porch at the home of Edward Poudrier, 25 Circular avenue, yes- terday morning at 956. Bremen re- ported that the fire, a couch on the porch, was quickly extinguished.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-29

Mexico had it's banner tourist year in 1924 when cash left by wis., itors from the United States wal termed Mexico's most lucrative "in- visible export"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-29

><&an. wiii be selling to a rlew and Hitherto undeveloped market.
 Dave Newell and Jim Hurley. the
 '<1ins and Hunting Club of the .|fa experts on WATR tonight at N1o o'clock, are doing their part toward helping the rehabilitation V wounded service men. When one z=s<<sn wrote. asklns them le rec