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Evening star., 1945-08-25
Chang UrgesFreedoml
For Outer Mongolia,
Autonomy for Tibet
Would Not Change Stotus
Of Hong Kong Except by
Negotiation With British
By the Associated Press.


CHUNGKING, Aug. 25.-Gen-
eralissimo Chang Kai-shek said
today that Outer Mongolia should
be granted independence, that
Tibet should be made auton-
omous and that the status of
Hong Kong as a British crown
colony would not be changed
without negotiations.
China's major aims are re-estab-
lishment of the nations territorial
and administrative integrity in
Manchuria, recovery of Formosa
and the Pescadores and restoration
of Korea's independence, Chang
said in a statement which may
1have been designed, in part, to pre-
pare the people for the new Chinese
Russian treaty.
tTerms of the treaty have not
been disclosed officially. The
Bern radio said last night in a
broadcast recorded by the FEC
that the treaty provided for Rus
sian recognition of Chinese
sovereignty in Manchuria," and
that the price for Moscow's ac-
commodating attitude is said to
be establishment of joint Rus
sian-Chinese naval bases at Port
Arthur"
moscow in return denounced
intervention in Chinese internal
politics, the broadcast said, and
"the Chinese Communists will
thus no longer have a foreign
political pretext to continue
their controversy with the gov
ernment of Chungking.D
Chiang's Statement.
! Regarding Hong Kong, Chang
said.
IT now declare to the nation and
the world at large that the status
of Hong Kong, which is based on
treaties, will not be changed with
out going into negotiations with
Britain. China also will resort to
diplomatic means to restore con-
cessions and leased territories, in
cluding Kowloon, from other pow
ers.''
Chang said Chinese troops would
not be sent to Hong Kong to re-
ceive the japanese surrender there
because the step might cause mis-
understanding among the Allies.
The original Chinese surrender
plans as announced earlier this
week listed Hong Kong as among
the areas where the Chinese would
accept Japanese capitulation. This
brought quick reaction in London
where on Thursday Prime Minister
Attlee told the House of Commons
that the surrender Of Hong Kong
would be accepted by British COM
mander and that plans for re-
establishing British administration
of Hong Kong "are fully prepared.
Chang said restoration of Man
churia to China "is assured" and
Korea will in the not distant future
be liberated and made free"
China has no demands or designs
on Burma, he continued, but hopes
Britain will take concrete steps to
raise the political position of the
Burmese people and facilitate the
return of Chinese to resume business
there"
Our foreign policy is to honor
treaties, rely upon the law and seek
rational readjustments when re-
quirements of time and actual con-
ditions demand such readjust-
ments," Chang added.
Chang made his statement to a
joint session of the Supreme Chi
Evening star., 1945-08-25
|Jops Tell Macarthur
Four Subs Are Missing
BY the Associatedpress

BY the eAssociate3PreSs.
MANILA, Aug. 25.-Japanese I'm
perial headquarters notified Gen
Macarthur today that four Japanese
submarines are missing and may
have been sunk. Repeated efforts to
communicate with them have failed
the message said.
The submarines, ordered to return
to Ominato, had been instructed to
proceed surfaced, with all prescribed
markings and using navigation
lights at night, Japanese headquar-
tiers added.
Evening star., 1945-08-25

they can fathom. The government
is seeking to pacify the country.
Transportation is in a confused
state. Homes are leaking with rain.
Everything is in dire straits. The
japanese have no baths. Livelihood
is very bad. The typhoon has dev-
vastated our gardens. Health con-
(See JAPS. Page A-2)
Evening star., 1945-08-25
U. S. Accounts for All Subs

GUAM, Aug. IS R.-Vice Ad-
miral Charles A. Lockwood, r., conn
mander Of the United States Pacific
Fleet Submarine Force. announced
today that all American submarines
not previously reported lost or miss
Ing now have been reported and
are accounted for.
Evening star., 1945-08-25

admiral in ls42. He held the Navy
Cross.
His permanent home was IN Rock
Island, nj.
He leaves = widow. Mrs. May
belle Lee.
Admiral Lee, who died today at
Portland, Me, was ON q special as
lSee LEE Page A-l0J 1
Evening star., 1945-08-25

(See CHINA, Page A-1O..
Evening star., 1945-08-25

(See LEASE-LEND, Page A-3D
Evening star., 1945-08-25

(See DOOLITTLE, Page A-3J
Evening star., 1945-08-25

(See JAPS, Page A-2.)
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-03-22
Commissioners Plan Pay-As-You-Go
Program For Capital School Expenditures
Decision Reached At Meeting of Commissioners and Members
of the County Delegation, To Drop Proposed Bond and
Substitute Pay-As-You-Co Plan.

|. Keller Shank, chairman of the
Washington County Board of County
Commissioners, announced yesterday
that, following a meeting of the
Commissioners with the entire
County Delegation and the county's
State Senator, the proposed 100000
School Bond Issue has been dropped
and a pay-as-y ou-go program pre-
pared in its place
Under the pay -as-you-go plan, the
County Commissioners will provide
the School Board with fiat sum of
$4,000 in 1916 and an additional
sum of 100000 each year thereafter,
for period of ten years, all of which
is to be used by the School Board
for capital expenditures for schools
in the city and county.
To pay for these expenditures. it
is the purpose of the Board of Coun-
ty Commissioners to make the neces-
sary provision in the tax rate, be-
ginning with 1g47.
Mr. Shank stated that meeting
of the Commissioners and the School
Board was held on Tuesday after
noon, at which time the building pro-
gram was fully discussed and def
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-03-22
P of W Camp Opens
For Lieut.. Myers

First Lieut.. Elmer Myers, son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Myers, $50 Ridge
avenue, who was a German prisoner
OF war at Camp Oflag "a, in the
northern part of Poland near the
Prussian border, has been liberated
by the Russian Army, who captured
the camp during their drive into
Germany. The government recently
announced that the first contingent
of American prisoners of war, re-
leased from German camps by the
advancing Russians, were already
en-route back to the States, so there
is chance that the lieutenant might
be one of them.
Lieutenant Myers, member of the
Infantry, was captured on Septem-
Der l, 1914, during the invasion of
France.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-03-22
Superintendent OF
Mails Has Retired

Clarence w. Stouffer, superintend-
ent of mails at the local post office,
resigned on Tuesday, after complet-
ing close to 80 years service in the
post office department.
He entered the service on Septem-
Der /, 1906, as a substitute carrier
and steadily worked his way up, as
Stunning the duties Of superintendent
on April /, 1913.
Mr.. Stouffer has made a host of
friends, both in and out of the serv-
ice, and the Globe-Independent
joins with many others in wishing
him many years of happiness and
contentment in his retirement, and
lots of luck in his experiment of
cultivating those luscious tomatoes.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-03-22
&. of Commerce
Elects Officers

At the annual election of the Ha-
gerstown Chamber of Commerce,
held last week, directors we're named
to fill seven of the eight vacanies on
the Board In accordance with the
constitution of the Chamber, the
eighth member will be appointed by
the Board of Directors.
The seven elected at the annual
meeting were: D. r. Beachley, Elmer
K. Eyerly, Max c. Fiery, John D.
Hollyday, Roy A. Letter, and r. Paul
Smith (all re-elected), and Carroll E.
France, division freight agent for the
Western Maryland Railway, newly
elected.
The directors held their organiza-
ton meeting on Monday night, re-
electing all officers for another year,
as follows:
President, Herman L. Mills; first
vice president, Donovan r. Beachley;
second vice president, Max C. Fiery;
Hubert Schindel, treasurer. Paul D.
Horst was reappointed manager.
The member of the board to be
elected by the directros now in office,
will be voted on at the April meet
ing.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-03-22
The MoUing Picture Referendum

At the session the Legislature bill passed.
egazg Sunday movies agerstown certain hours Sun
days, al emergency
The purpose of the BILL by the County Delega
ton the time it introduced provide entertainment
Sundays TO members Of the Armed Forces who might find them
selves in Hagerstown the weekends
The Referendum. however. which will be voted
Tuesday, referendum decide whether moving pictures
will continue operate Sunday convenience for members
of the Armed Forces but referendum determine whether the
opening OF moving picture houses in Hageown Sundays
SHALL BECOME A PERMANENT LAW OF THE CITY OF
ACERSToWN continue operation after the and
the city has returned to its normal peecetime pursuits
The acknowledgements supported the emergency
but it along with law egalizing moving
pictures Sundays for the following
The emergency failed of purpose
bers OF the Armed Forces constitute only small minority of Sun
day audiences
D. Even in wartime, with much augmented city population
the overall weekly aendences Sunday egaIzed
has not materially increased his that the capacity OF the
heaes ample take of their patrons sx-ay
time and therefore douby ample when the
If this is why did of the chain operated heaes
close its doors Sundays shortly after the emergency
measure became lawP
The city of Hagerstown part of Washington County yet
the rest of the county not given the opportunity of voting
this important question movies Sundays all right for
Hagesown why they all right for the of the county
too9 for Wllemspor for Hancock Boonboro Leersburg
Smithsbug Clear Spring and all the other the county,
Sunday movies become part of the Sunday
community life of Hageown why doesn't the County Delegation
introduce bill calling for county wide referendum the sub
ect at years county eecionp
Moving picture employees deserve day of the
as anyone else.
5. 1t unfair patrons of the heatcs make them pay
night prices Sunday afternoons absorb the overtime pay that
the of the heee have pay their employees for work
ing Sundays.
6. Young people, who have major portion of
the Sunday audiences quick adjust themselves crcu
stances With the moving picture houses open Sunday they will
continue to patronze them but they closed again.
people will quickly find other clean and wholesome
to occupy their leisure hours.
J. That old bugaboo Juvenile Delinquency a product of
the that will quickly disappear coming of peace and
the normal home life has will not helped by
Sunday movies.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-03-22
Adult High School
Equivalence Exams

The next series of high school
equivalence examinations will be
held on Thursday and Friday, April
26 and u, according to DR.. Earle T.
Hawkins of the State Department of
Education, who is in charge of the
examinations. 1t is necessary that all
applications be submitted by April |.
Examinations are offered in the
standard high school subjects. By
passing the tests an adult who left
school before high school graduation
may qualify for Certificate of High
School Equivalence, which is the
legal equivalent of a regular high
school diploma and which may be
used for entrance to the study of
various professions and vocations. 1t
is anticipated that increasing num-
bers of men who are returning from
the armed services and who are not
high school graduates will avail
themselves of these examinations.
The examinations are given in the
City of Baltimore and in the county
seat of any county where there are
applicants Candidates must be nine
teen years of age and must have been
residents of the State of Maryland
for at least one year. Special pro-
visions are made for members of the
armed forces.
Application blanks and further in
formation may be obtained from the
Division of Equivalence Examina-
tons, State Department of Educa-
ton, Ill Lexington Building, Balti-
more, l.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-03-22

mite plan arrived at concerning the
order in which the maior improve
ments were to be undertaken.
In releasing the plans of the Com
missioners, Mr.. Shank stated that
they fully realized the need of major
public school improvements and adj
ditions, both in the city and county,
and were determined to do some
thing about it right away The Com
missioners felt, however, that it was
not the proper thing to do, to ask for
bond issue, which would have to
be paid for by the taxpayers sooner
or later, and SO they worked out the
-asyou-go program, which not
only provides funds for the work
needed to be done, but also provides
the money at much lower cost to
the taxpayers.
Mr.. Shank also stated that the
County Delegation is to introduce an
enabling act, empowering the Board
of County Commissioners to borrow
up to 100000 for capital expendi-
lures, so as to provide the authority
to borrow, in anticipation of tax re-
ceipts, If necessary, for the school
building program
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-03-22
Curfew Lifted
On Restaurants

AS a result of the flood of com
plants from all over the country that
war workers on the night shifts
could find no place to eat, the mid
night curfew has been lifted, as far
as restaurants serving meals to es-
sential workers are concerned.
The order exempting this type of
restaurant from the curfew, was is
sued on Monday by Paul v. McNutt,
chairman of the War Manpower
Commission and since all restaurants
in Washington County can claim to
belong in the category, serving
meals to essential workers, it means
that in this area, restaurants will
revert back to their hours of closing
before the curfew edict went into
effect.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-03-22
DUR ELY
L OFFICIAL
By BALLOT BOX


It's too bad that the Republican
Campaign committee has seen fit, in
a paid newspaper advertisement, to
make a personal attack on Mayor
Sweeney. One thing I'm sure of,
John Dunn never sanctioned that
sort of campaigning and I'm just as
sure that he knew nothing about it
until he read it in the newspaper
yesterday morning, the same as /
did.
With the city election only five
days away, you cannot exactly say
that the political pot is boiling. To
be brutally frank about it, doubt
if it is more than gently simmering
The campaign is, however, provid-
ing a few laughs and here is one of
them: A candidate for councilman
in one of the wards spent about an
hour the other night, trying to win
a voter over to his side, only to find
that he had been striving to win the
vote of one of his opponents best
workers.
This is the first election have run
across in a long time, where no one
seems to want to bet even a plugged
nickel on the result. ! get around
quite bit and / haven't even heard
any odds quoted, let alone any bets
made ] wonder why?
And here's something else have
been wondering about. What is GO
ing to happen to all the candles that
were bought after the midnight cur
few went into effect, now that the
curfew, as far as Washington County
is concerned, has been lifted by
VINO chairman McNutt's ruling that
restaurants serving essential work
ers need not close?
| hear that one man bought up
nearly all the candles in town, with
the idea of starting an all-night
place, lighted by candles, just out
side the city limits, figuring that he
could legally keep such a place open
as long as he liked.
1t looks as if the County Commits
sioners and the County Delegates
have hit upon happy solution of
the school building problem. Under
the proposed plan the school beard
will be able to go ahead with its
building program as soon as it cen
get priorities and materials, and the
commissioners will be able to collect
the small additional tax needed to
pay for the expenditures, while
money is plentiful.
Thus proponents of the bond issue
should be satisfied, since they are
actually getting double the amount
they would have received under the
bond plan, and opponents of the
bond issue must be satisfied also,
since there isn't going to be any bond
issue.
Congratulations to Chairman
Tenney, and the County Delegation
and to Chairman Shank and the
County Commissioners for a Job well
done.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-03-22
WPB Chairman In
Hagerstown Today
VIII Present Awards To Four
Employees of Fsirchild's This
Afternoon.

j. a. Krug, chairman of the War
Production Board, arrived in Hag-
erstown today, to personally present
awards to four Fairchild employees
for their outstanding suggestions to
increase war production. Aceomp-
anying Chairman Krug are: Myron
Tracy, acting director to the Aircraft
Resources Control Office; Henry Mel
son, director of the Aircraft Divi-
sion of the WIPE; and Mortimer Will
son, assistant director Of the Air
craft Division.
The four Fairchild employees to be
honored are G. G. Stevens, Route
3, Frederick, and Theodore Goche-
nour, 227 Norway avenue, both Of
Tool Design, Plant 10, who worked
together on the suggestion that was
selected by the Top Labor Manage
ment committee as the first prize
winners.
Alton Garmong, Sd West Franklin
street, an employee of the photo
graph laboratory, Plant 2, was
second prize winner, and Hezekiah
Meats, Fairplay, a drill operator, OF
Plant ID was third prize winner.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-03-22
Brewer StOuffer Resigns

Brewer L. Stouffer, chairman of
the Hagerstown Area War Manpow-
er Commission committee, has sub
mitted his resignation, effective
April l, to Lawrence B. Fennemen,
State VINO director. We understand
that pressure of private business
prompted the resignation.
Mr.. Stouffer was appointed mana
ger Of the Hagerstown office of the
U. S. Employment Service when it
was organized here in 1888, resigning
that position eighteen months ago, to
accept the Craftsmanship of the VINO
committee.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-03-22
COUNTY SPENDS NEARLY
$22, 900 FOR SNOW REMOVAL

TIC cost Of Washington County for
removing snow during the past win
ter, was $2l, 89439, made up as fol-
lows:
Road labor, $13, 10000; shop labor,
$1,272.56; Overhead, $3,264.99; Rent
al of Bulldozer w/operator $3.50 90;
calcium chloride, $24760; gasoline,
$l,750.95; automotive repair parts,
$1,71320.
While the cost is higher than usual,
it must be remembered that the
l944-45 winter was the worst, as far
as snow was concerned, that we have
had in many years.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-03-22
Library Club Formed

The Library Club, a new organi-
cation, has taken Overt operation of
the school library at Smithsburg
High School this year.
Students interested in reading, or
ganized as student librarians of the
Library Club, and the following
officers have been elected: Lorraine
Gearhart, president; Betty Kendall,
secretary treasurer, and Ray Bos-
well, social chairman.
The library is open every period
in the school day, with two student
librarians in charge ready to help
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-03-22
INJURED YANKS WORK
IN ORDNANCE PLANT

You just can't keep good Yanks
down.
Several score wounded servicernen
convalescing in Iowa, who are I'M
able to pour bombs on Tokyo, are
spending considerable time working
at the army ordnance plant at Bur
lington preparing special explosives
which will soon rain on the Japanese
capital.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-03-22
Pedestrian Dies of Injuries

Hubert c. Jackson, farm worker
residing near Benevola, died at the
Washington County Hospital on Sun
day, from injuries received when
he was struck by an automobile
along Route 40, about three miles
west of Boonsboro. The car was
driven by Luther E. Sprecher, aged
II, of Route l, Hagerstown.
Sprecher told officers investigat-
ing the accident that he was blinded
by the lights of an approaching car
and did not see Jackson.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-03-22
February Welfare Report

February expenditures for public
welfare in Washington county to-
tailed $23,31447 for which a total
of 1924 persons received aid, Miss
Catherine Shipley, executive secre-
tary of tn Washington County We'll
fare Board, reported last week.
The largest group receiving assis-
lance were those in the old age as
sistance category in which 597 per-
sons received a total of $14,306, the
average grant being $23,97.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-03-22
Hancock Has Double Tradegy

Samuel Elmer Younker, % an en-
ployee of the B & o r. r. at Cum
berland, shot and slightly wounded
his mother-in-law, Mrs. Mabel Hiles,
in Hancock on Saturday night, and
then fatally wounded his infant son.
after which he took his own life.
His wife, Mrs. Dolores Younker,
was not harmed.
Domestic troubles are said to have
been the cause of the tradegy.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-03-22
The USO Schedule
For The Week End

The following USO activities are
scheduled for the week end
Thursday: Open House, with a
home-cooked supper for Is
cents, lounge party, with dane
ing, cards and games.
Friday: An evening of bridge.
Saturday: Orchestra Dance, 8:45 to
to HAS p. m.
Sunday: Open House all day, with
plenty of coffee, all the Sun
day papers, including the fun
MES, and tempting food at the
supper hour.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-03-22
VIEW Auxiliary Elects


Mrs. Catherine Smith was named
president of the Ladies Auxiliary to
the William D. Byron Post No. 1886,
Veteran of Foreign Wars, at the
Auxiliary's annual election of officers
held last week.
Other officers elected were: senior
vice president, Mrs May Whiteman;
junior vice president, Mrs. Ruth
Ridge; treasurer, Mrs. Grace Knodle;
chaplain, Mrs. Mamie Ruth; conduc-
tor, Mrs. Beulah Williams; guard,
Mrs. Freda Grimes; trustees, Mrs.
Audrey Highbarger, Mrs. Cora De-
loso and Mrs Susan Sixeas.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-03-22
Prisoner of War

Sgt. Ernest l.. Miller, son Of Mr..
apd Mrs Edward Miller, Peckton-
vile, who was previously reported
as missing in action in Germany
since December 16, 1914, has now
been reported as a prisoner of war
in Germany The news that he was
safe came in postcard from the
sergeant, in which he told his par
ents that he was OK. Before enter
ing the Service in March, t943, he
was employed at Fairchild's. He has
been overseas since October, 1914.
Continued on Page 81
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-03-22
Local and County
War Casualties

During the past week the follow
ing local and county war casualties
have been reported:
Killed In Action
Pvt Leon Curry, 81, husband of
Mrs Viola Curry, 116 Clarbson ave-
nue., and son of Mr.. ard Mrs. John
r. Curry, Chestnut street, has been
reported killed in acton in Ger
many on March 5th.
A member of the Armed Forces
for about two years, Private Curry
was educated at local schools, before
the Service was employed
at the Station Furniture Company.
Besides his wife and parents, he is
survived by an infant daughter.
PVT. Guy Robinson 10, son of Mr..
and Mrs Roy NJ. Robinson, Williams
port, Route /, has been reported
killed in action on Two Jima Island
on February Gath.
Private Robinson enlisted in the
Marine Corps in March, 1914, and
had been overseas since July LIST.
He attended school in Williamsport
and prior to enlisting had been en-
ployed at Fairchilds.
Surviving, besides his parents, are
two brothers (both in the Armed
Forces) and four sisters.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-03-22
Tax Income Grows

During 1914, the United States
collected $42, 125,986,55O in income
taxes, an increase of $10,201, 456,234
over 1913.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-03-22

Coca-Cola's common stock earn
ed $29.88 per share last year.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-03-22
Interesting News Items Of The Week

the students find reference material,
or a good book to read.