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Evening star., 1945-03-26
Pennsylyanians Christen
-Four Ships at Tampa Yard
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TAMPA, Fla, Mar. 26.-Pennsyl-
vanians christened four all-steel
ships yesterday at the McCloskey
& Co. shipyard.
One slight mishap occurred. but
it was known to only few persons
on the launching platform. Mrs.
John E. Sheridan of Philadelphia
wife Of Representative Sheridan,
who christened the S. s. Northern
Wanderer. took such a wholesome
swing in crashing the traditional
champagne on the bow that she
broke her wrist watch.
Mrs. David L. Lawrence of Pitts
burgh, wife of the Pennsylvania
Democratic party chairman, spon-
sored the s. s. Northern Adventure.
Mrs. Francis j. Myers of Phila-
delphia, wife of Representative
Bradley. christened the s. S. North
ern Explorer.
Evening star., 1945-03-26

The above dispatch was the first
news Gen. Millikin's wife, Mrs. Mil
dred Millikin, had heard Of him In
several weeks and also the first she
had heard OF his part in the taking
of the Remagen bridge, she said.
Mrs. Milliken lives at 54O9 Forty
first street NV. and has worked in
the casualty branch OF the War De-
partment since her husband went
overseas last September.
Gen. Milliken, 81, native Of
Danville, Ind, and q West Point
graduate, Is well known In Washing
ton, where he has been stationed
three times. After overseas service
in the World War, he was attached
to the general staff at the War De-
partment from 1919 to 1921. He
Evening star., 1945-03-26

sl,lt that he would have been shot
by fellow Germans or captured by
the enemy.
The captain had seen to it that
the bridge was properly wired, but
he feared artillery bursts might have
cut the electrical system. His luck
held, he said, following his capture
He set of the charges just as the
Americans were making for the
bridge approach and IS minutes be-
Evening star., 1945-03-26
THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D C..


toured Panama with the Secretary
of War and then inspected the Army
of Occupation in Germany with
Gen. Peyton G. March, chief of
staff. Gen. Milliken returned here
In 1880 for further training at the
Army War College and again in
1936-1938 when he was executive
officer and then commanding officer
Of the Sd Calvary at Fort Myer. He
was placed in command of the Sd
Corps in October, 1943.
The Millikins have one son, Maj.
John Milikin, jr., now an instructor
at West Point, and two grand
children.
Evening star., 1945-03-26
The Answer to
Mony Wonts

There are some 60-odd diff
ferent headings or classiflca-
tions in the Classified Ad Sec
ton Of The Star. They contain
several hundred individual ads
covering all kinds of wants and
services. Star readers find
them helpful and profitable
reading.
Evening star., 1945-03-26
News to Mrs. Millikin.

fore a courier arrived with demoli-
ton orders.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-06
Mountbatten
Issues Call
10 Leaders
MEET AT SINGAPORE
British Deny Indonesian
Claim OF Truce In Ban
doeng Areas

BATAVIA, Java, Dec. 5-P-
Fighting subsidized in Java after
sporadic outbursts in three cities,
the British said tonight, while
Dutch and British leaders sped to
Singapore for high Allied confer
ences on critical problems in both
the East Indies and in Indo- China.
Adm. Lord Louis Mountbatten,
Allied Southeast Asia commander,
called the Singapore meeting.
A British statement said fighting
again broke out at Ambarawa in
Central Java last night and early
this morning.
The British denied an Indonesian
radio broadcast saying truce had
been arranged in Bandoeng, the
summer capital, and said Indian
troops had attacked an Indonesian-
held building there, backed by
tanks and artillery.
Meanwhile. it was reported in
Batavia that nearly eight battalions
Of fresh Dutch troops, or about
5000 men, were being given inten-
sive training at garrisons on the
Malay Peninsula. and might be
ready for action in two months.
The Dutch troops were issued
British jn1g1e-green battledress, it
was said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-06
PHILADELPHIA MEN
INDICTED IN BOGUS
RATION POINT CASE

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 5-R-
Seven Philadelphians and one
Brooklyn (N.Y.) man were indict
ed today by the Federal grand
jury on a charge of flooding .Phila
delphia with counterfeit ration
points, e.
They are Frank Bella, Brook.
lyn, and Nicholas Portella, Jr., Eu
gene Curzio, Ernest Zeoli, Ange'
10 Danzo, John Branca, Matthew
Branca and Robert Carr, Of Phila.
delphia. =
The PhiladelplMans are under
bail. Judge Guy X. Bard said q
bench warrant will be issued for
Bella. =
Charges were brought BY agents
of the Office of Price Admins.
tration who said the men sold g..
100000 counterfeit red stamps
varued at 20,oOo,0 900 meat and fat
points; 10000 shoe stamps, 10000
gasoline stamps, and an uncertain
humber of sugar stamps.
Also indicted was Rosario Pirol.
Ii, Philadelphia charged by OPA
agents with illegal possession and
transfer, of thousands of genuine
coupons they said were stolen from
the OPA's Atlanta, Ca, bank.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-06
IRAN GOVERNMENT
MAKES new APPEAL

TEHRAN, Iran, Dec. JOUR-
The 1ranian government for the
third time has requested the So
Wet government, to permit pas
sage Of Iran troops to Azerbai-
jan province, it was disclosed to-
day. The second request was re-
jected on Dec. 2.
The troops-5529 battalions of in
fantry and one battalion of gen.
darmerie-were dispatched from
Tehran Nov. 10 to "restore order"
in Azerbaijan province in Northern
Iran, where Separatist move
ment seeks to set up an autono-
NOUS government.
The reinforcements were halted
by the Russians near Sharifabad,
northwest of Tehran, and have
gone into bivouac there pending
outcome of negotiations between
the Iran and Soviet governments.
The latest Iranian petition point
ed to treaties existing between
the two countries and asserted
that the Iranian government is
confident "that not only will Rus
sian military authorities not halt
Iran troops who have been sent
to Sharifabad but they will be
ready to help the Iran government
in the northern provinces IN MAIN
tanning security"
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-06
BLIZZARD CLOSES
ROADS, SCHOOLS
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Snow in the wake of winter
storm closed schools and highways
and disrupted communication in
the south yesterday and gale winds
developing off Cape Hatteras whip
ped up the Atlantic seaboard.
Scarcely had storm which swept
eastward across the deep south
states dissipated off the South
Carolina coast before another dis
turbance materialized off Hatteras,
graveyard of the Atlantic.
Storm warnings flew from Cape
Hatteras to Block Island, R. I.
The New England area is just
emerging from northeaster which
caused much property damage a
few days ago.
Meanwhile, a storm VIII i h
brought high wind and mountainous
seas to the Pacific northwest moved
inland after leaving three dead
two by falling trees-buildings I'M
rooted, power poles down and ships
aground.
Snow flurries extended as far
south as Pensacola, Fla. The heav-
lest falls, though were in Northern
Alabama, eastern Tennessee and
Kentucky, and the mid-Atlantic
(C0ntinued mn Page Three: Col. ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-06
TWO TR00PSHIPS
NOW IN DISTRESS

NEW YORK, Dec. s. R) Two
ships carrying more than 1000 U.
S. soldiers home from Europe were
in distress tonight in storm
tossed sea off Bermuda, while
third troop carrier was under tow
in the same waters and merchant
ship was aground off the Virginia
coast.
Rescue craft we're en- route to
the two stricen transports. The
Liberty ship Henry Ward Beecher
and the merchantmen George w.
McCrary. The Navy said neither
vessel was in immediate danger.
The Beecher - it's propeller
sheared off while en- route from
Marseilles to Norfolk, Va.,-roll-
ed helplessly in the heavy sea
some 500 miles north-northeast Of
Bermuda, it's meat supplies rum
ming low.
The Navy tug, Restorer, was
ploughing along at 10 knots in an
effort to reach the ship, carrying
SAL homeward-bound war veterans.
Several other vessels also were en-
route.
The McCrary, with 586 troops
aboard, radioed it had boiler
trouble about 900 miles from Ber-
muda. A patrol craft was dis
patched from the Naval operating
base at Bermuda to take her in
tow if necessary.
The Greek vessel Navarchos.
Koundouriotis, which lost it's pro-
pellor, was taken in tow by an "all
sea" rescue craft about $50 miles
off Bermuda and was heading to-
uyorJ No,u VorL
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-06
ENGINEERS HONOR
ETHYL-D0W HEADS

The Ethyl-Dow chemical corpora
ton, Kures Beach branch was ac-
corded farewell messages by men,
bers of the Wilmington Engineers
club at a meeting of members and
visitors at the Friendly cafeteria
last night. The meeting originally
expected to be very solemn &C.
casion, despite the fact that it was
a farewell meeting was crowded
with light, jovial remarks by the
Ethyl-Dow representatives and
members of the club.
Engineers president, G. H. Nc
Alister of Tide Water Power Co.,,
presided at the meeting and intro
duced the members of the Ethyl
Dow Company who were present.
They were: Glenn E. Campbell,
division. manager, J. P. Sullivan,
purchasing agent, Charlie Smith,
office manager, Byron Elder, chief
electrician, Haywood Moore, pro-
duction superintendent and Allen
Whitehead, head chemist.
Present also were Captain w. C
Stancil, U. S. Army and Major W..
L. Hartzog also of the U. S. Army.
They were presented by George
G. Thomas of Atlantic Coast Line,
who announced that the club is
expecting Col. George Gillette to
return to Wilmington soon.
President McAlister then asked
j. E. L Wade, of city council to
speak for the city in behalf of it's
appreciation for the benefit which
has been derived from the COM
pany's locating here. In short
talk, Councilman Wade spoke of
the cooperation between the COM
(CnnkiuuaJ ~. Dn.> rI. r~v 4,
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-06
Properties Will S o o n
Be Declared Surplus =.
By Government

Mrs. Herbert Bluethenthal, vice
chairman of the Community Coun-
Gil, submitted for approval at the
meeting of the board of directors
Of the Community Chest yesterday
afternoon, a recommendation that
the Community Chest and the Com
muntiy Council urge the city gov
eminent to purchase from the Fed
eral government as soon as avail
able, the Federal-owned USO build.
ings located at Second and Orange
streets and Ninth and Nixon streets.
If the city should secure these
buildings it was explained, they
could be turned into a community
center for both white and colored
and also for housing such COM
munity agencies as the City Recrea-
ton department, Boy and Girl
Scouts and Community Chest head.
quarters. The Ninth and Nixor
USO which is scheduled to be ter.
minated December 81 could be used
for the Negroes to house a similar
agency such as the Shaw Boy S
club. The board approved the rec
ommendation. -
A report of a survey of Asso-
ciated Charities which was made
last summer under the direction of
the State Board of Public Welfare
was also given by Mrs. Bluethen-
thai.
This survey, Mrs. Bluethenthal
pointed out, was made as result
OF a joint study by committee men,
bers of the Associated Charities
and the Community Chest which
was appointed about year ago.
. At the request of the Associated
Charities the State Board Of Pub
lie Welfare was selected to make
the survey and the findings and
recommendations of this survey is
as follows:
'The agency function is not clear
ly defined. Food, shelter, fuel and
clothing are supplied by order, al
though the best modern practices
emphasize money payments to re-
cipients.
"All cases carried are legally
Confined m Page Three: Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-06
COL. Geo. GILLETTE
named ENGINEER
we'll Known Officer -. Ia
Return To Wilmington
December Il

The return of Colonel George W.
Gillette as Wilmington district en-
sineer. post he held from 1888
t. 1870 was announced yesterday
Nv Colonel Charles G. Hole, U. s..
Engineers headquarters, Washing
lon, D. c
COL Gillette will assume duties
in the U. S. Engineers offices here
Dec. q, it was stated.
Col. Gillette W reassigned to
the district engineers post on or
ders from the office of the Chief
Of Engineers in Washington, dated
Nov, 30 He will relieve Colonel C.
E. Haring, Wilmington district en-
gineer since June, 1913.
Colonel Haring, assigned to Will
mington from the Sharonville,
Ohio, engineering depot, said yes
terday he had not received orders
for new assignment. He said he
expected to remain until Colonel
Gillette reports for duty and neces-
sary records and other office at
fairs are transferred.
For the past several weeks Colo
mel Gillette has been on duty in
Washington, D. c., in the Office of
Chief Of Engineers. Prior to 60
ing to Washington, D. c. he was
assigned as engineer in Fl. Lewis,
in he state of Washington.
The new assignment will not be
strange one to Col. Gillette. In
addition 10 the two years he serv-
ed as district engineer here, he
was assistant district engineer in
the Wilmington district from Dec.
From Wilmington, Col. Gillette
went to Fort Belvoir, Va, as ex-
ecutive officer of the Engineer
Training Center there where he
remained until 1912 when he was
appointed district engineer of the
Boston, Mass, district. Later in
the same year, he was elevated to
The post Of Division engineer of
me New England division, U. S.
Engineers.
In March, 1915, Col Gillette was
appointed commanding officer of
,ne Engineers Training center, Fort
LEWIS, Washington, one of the larg-
''OhIlnued on Page Three; Col. AZ
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-06

as possible with the development
of a specific national health pro-
gram, with emphasis upon nation
wide organization of locally adj
ministered prepayment medical
plans sponsored by the Medical
Societies."
.This is the go-ahead signal
we've been awaiting for long
time" said DR.. Edward ]. Nc
Cornick of Toledo, Ohio, chairman
of the council.
1.-The ANA for several years has
sponsored extensive studies OF
existing prepayment plans and has
favored the extension OF these as
much as possible.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-06

last night at Buck Falls, Pa, and
released here.
The statement added:
1--WE believe that universal mill
tary CONSUMPTION in times of peace
is ID denial of the spirit Of the
Atlantic Charter, ca a betrayal
Of our historic democratic tradl-
ton, 60 a possible step toward
bureaucratic Fascism by setting
up a powerful military caste in
this country, az a threat to the
moral life of our youth, subject
ed in a crucial year to an extend
ed period Of unwelcome futility
and character disintegration."
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-06
Government.
Gives Green
Price Light
ON NEW AUTOMOBILES
Increase In Wages Up To
% Per Cent To Be APP
plication Basis

DETROIT. Dec. 5-R-General
Motors Corp. and the C1O United
Auto Workers agreed tonight fe
resume negotiations, as. the COY
eminent flashed the auto industry
green light to hike new car prices
In line with wage increases.
Philip Murray, Go president,
announced at Pittsburgh that ne
gotiations on all disputed points
will be resumed Thursday in De
troit between GIN and the JAW
CLIO. The session is scheduled for
2 P. M. (EST.
The corporation confirmed his
announcement, adding that today
unheralded meeting at Pittsburgh,
between company and union lead
ers had been kept secret at the
unions request.
Previously the, corporation had
insisted that a general resumption
Of negotiations, including the UAW-
CLOS 30 percent wage increase
demand, must await settlement of
what it termed Illegal picket
ing by its 175,o00 striking produc-
ton worker.
In Washington, sterilization Ad-
ministrator John c. Collet an,
nounced that any pay increase RAILS
ing wages up to SO percent above
January, 1871 levels may be used
as basis for seeking higher
prices.
General Motors has insisted that
it cannot meet the unions wage
increase demands within its pres
ent new car pricing structure.
The UAW-CIO, in return, has
demanded that any wage increase
be excluded as basis for raising
prices.
The corporation made-and later
Continued on Page Three; Col. y
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-06
Bishops Oppose Military
Training For u. S. Youth

NEW YORK, Dec. 5-(P-The
Council Of Bishops of the Metho-
dist church announced today it was
opposed to compulsory military
training and said the United States
should rely for peace on a world
organization rather than a standing
army.
eve believe that the protection
of this nation and all other nations
must be achieved through inter-
national agreements and coopera-
ton and not by the. unilateral &C
ton Of any GDe people" the Bish-
ops said in q statement adopted
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-06
Communists
Plan Attack
On Kweisuii
SEIZE 1000 SHEEP
Chiang's March Into Man.
churia Proceeding With
out Opposition

CHUNGKING, Dec. 5-(R)-Chin.
csc Nationalist troops were near
ing Mukden today after thrusting
more than 210 miles into Man.
churia in three weeks and a tri.
umphant entry into the city ap-
peared imminent.
Formal entry might be delayed
until the completion Of negotia.
tons with Russia for moving in
troops by air, but apparently no
Chinese Communists stand between
the Nationalist and Mukden.
Liu Cheh, vice minister of for.
eign affairs, announced that nego-
tiations for the air movement to
Mukden and the capital at Chang
chun and for taking over the adj
ministration throughout Manchuria
would be concluded within a few
days. Il
Asked whether Nationalist troops
would be permitted to 60 on in
overland, now that they are so
near Mukden, Liu replied: 1--we
not said anything to exclude that
possibility"
Spearheads Of the Nationalist adj
vance already have passed through
Sinmin, railway town only 30 miles
west of Mukden, Chinese dispatch
es said.
Generalissimo Chang Kai-shek's
elder son, Chang Chung-kuo, and
several other senior Nationalist Of
ficers returned to Changchun, ITO
miles north of Mukden, to resume
conferences with Marshal Malinov-
sky, the Russian commander.
Gen. Hsiung Shih-hui, head Of
the Generalissimo's branch head
quarters in Manchuria, said here
that the Nationalist advance would
Continued on Page Three; Col. p
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-06
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
TURNS OVER SURPLUS
HOUSING TO STATES

WASHINGTON, Dec. s. Up -
Surplus Property Administrator W..
Stuart Symington today signed an
order authorizing Federal agencies
to turn over surplus housing to
state or local governments for rent
al to veterans.
Effective Immediately, the order
making property available without
charge to local and state govern
ments also covers any surplus
property adaptable to housing.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-06
WOODMEN OF WORLD
HONOR WILMINGTON
MAN AT 1915 MEET

MA SAlEIGH, Dec. 5. -R- The
N Masil Carolina Woodmen of the
. "Uliu camp, holding its first state
sJi1en ,l5g since 1871, today elect
u. T. :, Milton Todd of Charlotte as
s to,, head Consul for a two-year
, elin' and selected Charlotte as its
'' 10, meeting place.
MI, o.ner officers elected were
. .j'i T. Simmons of Kinston, head
s saEls0r; J. M. Clinard of Winston
S risSa' H Head 4 Escort; DR.. W. R.
n ssrer Of Concord, Head Watch
man. man. and M. H. Morton of Abe
of ee,. Head Sentry. W. L. Ross
w.. o,ahsoury was reelected Head
r MILK and ]. Love Davis of Will
=. .4'is'oh was reelected Head Bank
81. auditors elected were A. D. Nor
c eaa OIL Raleigh, chairman: I. D.
c c'G pial1. Of Newton Grove, Robert
Jon ai'e m Of Hickory, c. Wallace
D TrIes Of Ahoskie, and william E.
odlloh Of Henderson
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-06
Milk Producers Request
Return OfPre1uar Grades

The resolution added that NOW
that Army milk requirements have
been reduced, the time has arrived
when the former high standards
of milk produced in North Caro-.
lima should be restored and enforc.
ed"
The executive committee also
considered the possibility of NOV.
ing the associations headquarters
from Greensboro to Raleigh, but
no decision was reached.
c. F. Yates of Mebane is presi-
dent Of the organization and Harry
Caldwell Of Greensboro IL man.
ager.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-06
Continued on Page Three; Col. 81

RALEIGH, Dec. 5 - (R - The
North Carolina Milk Producers as
ISOLATION today requested the State
Board of Health to restore the vari-
GUS grades of milk which prevail
ed in prewar years. and urged that
the regulations be rlgidly enforced.
The association board of direc-
tors, through its executive COM
mittee, adopted resolution which
said that a stringent milk short
age during the war caused "a more
c. less elimination Of milk STAN
dards which permitted the sale of
large quantities Of grade B and
c milk as grade A milk"
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-06
TRIBUNAL GIVEN
( YAMASHITA CASE
Chief Prosecutor Demands
Death Penalty For
Jap Commander
By WILLIAM C. WILSON

BY WILLIAM c. WILSON
United Press Staff Correspondent
MANILA, Dec. 5.-Chief Prose
cutor Maj. Robert M. Kerr de-
manded death on the gallows today
for Gen. Tomoyuki Yamashita as
the month-long trial Of the former
Japanese Philippines commander,
first major war criminal suspect
tried in the Pacific, was turned
over to a five-man United States
Military Tribunal for judgement.
A verdict will be delivered at 2
pm. Manila time Friday & am.
EST it was learned.
mo penalty less than the death
sentence can be given" Kerr
argued in the prosecution sum
nation after \Yamashita' defense
asserted that no evidence had been
presented linking Yamashita with
the atrocities committed by his
men.
Anything less than death by
hanging would be a mockery."
Kerr, Portland, Ore, attorney,
summed up the things which tile
prosecution attempted to prove in
the trial which began Oct. 20, heard
more than 40 witnesses and more
than 200 prescriptions, and piled
up more than 300, 900 words of testi-
mony and argument.
Kerr said there was no question
that atrocities were committed by
Japanese troops under Yamashita's
command.
'The question is VIII ether or not
he failed to perform his duty as
commander of troops, and if ne
did, he is guilty of violation of the
laws of war;" Kerr said. 1.-THE ac-
cused admitted knowledge of
International law, admitted an Of
ficer in his position owed that duty
to troops to control them"
Kerr said that ''person who
violated the laws of war is liable
to the death penalty regardless Of
the laws of that persons country.
Yamashita was more than a mill
tary commander, he was mill
tary governor and responsible for
the safety of civilians"
In support of his argument that
top-ranking officers must bear
responsibility for the actions of
subordinates, Kerr injected a de-
cision from civil law into his sum-
nation, recalling that a verdict
was handed down against top-rank-
ing circus officials after the Hart
ford circus tent fire of 1914.
He said that eff the principle ap-
plies to civil law, then it must most
certainly apply to military law"
Col. Harry Clarke, Altoona, Pa,
chief of the defense staff, had
charged in his summation that the
Omitted States laws of land war
fare say a subordinate officers
crime is not the responsibility of
his superior. We respectfully re-
quest the commission, upon Ameri-
can justice, to return verdict of
not guilty.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-06
Chest Board Approves Plan For City
To Purchase Two USO BUILDINGS Here
Argentina ''Intended" To Gust Nazis

BUENOS AIRES, Dec. 5.09-Foreign Minister Juan Cooke
said tonight that the Argentine lways intended
Naz nation
considered the security country
tnen"
His statement reply made in Washington today
by Secretary State who said that insofar the United
States has been able determine Argentina has deported
single Of II Naz agents despite promises to do
Cooke Argentine
formal promise regarding deportation of Nazi agents.
He said three Nazs in Argentine had filed ws Of habeas
their deportation,
a charge
to ant 10 of
"a to
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-06
Doctors FAVOR Voluntary
Repayment Medical Plan

A rnal!cAGo, Dec. 5.-(P>Lrhe
The grso oli medical Association gave
desj sreen light today to program
aetr Sngu 10 establish a nationwide
r1ent 'n Of voluntary prepay
sored Ill., medical plans to be spon-
House "a aessociation, through it's
after VI Delegates, took action
.nedioi,, branding as "socialized
lruman r a proposal by President
sicbns a'i Tor Federal system of
s IA insurance. ~
tru nhs association. board o I
Service anu It's council on medical
hstrno+.aa1h ana d. public relations were
e" to proceed as promptly