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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-08-06
LUzON FIGHTING
REACHES ISLAND
MOUNTAIN PEAKS
BY RUSSELL BRINE.

Il kV
>,on WITH U. S: 9Th Division
NORTHERN LUZON- (p -'4uN,
world stands on end up here !. !.
wildly beautiful Caraballo n M n'
tains, where modern w.r r,uli'
grinds across the remote lsn o..a..
the 1fugao tribesmen. VI
japanese Gen. Tomovuki v.
mashita is now reported bv IL, Id
nese prisoners to be still with 'p "a
troops in the region of vast br . ny
ing space and a civilization hsr. '
tofore changed little throupb s.s
turtles. ." ZEN
All night now, American art;l,,,.
fire rolls through narrow val ie'y
leading upward to a jagged cron, s
OF 8,ooO-foot peaks, where IN.
Japanese commander NAV t.r
final refuge. Each day, Amer ;oss
and Filipino soldiers toll up siS..
OF the knife-sharp ridges. Thsr.
small suicide garrisons o, Wv,
nese, in clever emplacements ~.
able to conduct defense ii.
proportionately strong to th.;,
numbers.
All day long, wide-eyed ,,.~
lfugaos-men and women bare -
the waist - trudge along a mar.
row mountain highway, manv a.
them returning to homes thew fled
from when the japanese came
Others built small shacks border
ing the road, using metal from
wrecked trucks, discarded jana.
nese equipment, and even card.
board from American ration bov
es to keep out the sharp night air
They stare in fearless ama7et
at the modern equipment of war
They inherited centuries of war.
like tradition in which the spear
bow, arrow and knife were used
with polished effectiveness. Now
when Yank mo1tars fire with ear
cracking power, women in nearby
homes continue nursing their ba.
bies and little children stand
around the guns, fascinated, their
fingers stuffed in their ears
Ifugao men still carry lean. steel.
tipped spears and long knives end.
ing in wicked barbs. They use them
too on the japanese in ambushes
along lonely trails. Others, fight.
ing with the Philippine Army, wear
full equipment except that many
have thrown away the shoes. Utilz.
irg rifles with instructive skill, they
are among the most courageous
and effective native fighters the
Americans have encountered.
Only one highway runs westward
deep into the mountains, where
the Americans are now. 1t iringes
steep cliffs along much Of the
route, paralleling the swift 1bulac
River 300 feet below. Across the
Gorge, some of the famed Itugac
rice terraces climb upward along
the shee-- face of the mountain
Americans now are fighting in TIT
most famous terraces north o.
here and southwest Of Banaue,
This highway, No. 4, is strewr
like an old pioneer trail with me
mentoes of Japanese defeat. Am
orleans call it skeleton row
Bones and skulls of men killed b!
air attack or by disease frequent
ly lie in the mud alongside thu
road, jutting from rotting uni
forms. In nearly every gully il
wreckage of trucks and carabaC
carts utilized by the retreatini
japanese Army.
The Americans have left thu
highway and are driving deeper in
to the mountains east Of Kiangan
reaching across narrow, ancien
trails toward the heart of the old
aloof tribal kingdom-a realm o
plunging rivers, gigantic steel
mountains and guns Of desperate
: cornered enemy.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-08-06
Won WESTARp DIES

BERLIN, Aug. s. R) Count
Kuno Frederick Won Westarp,
Relchstag floor leader of the Ger.
man Nationalist party for many
years until his retirement in 1925.
died today. He was 81.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-08-06

Dry cleaners filter or distil their
solvents after using because they
are too expensive to throw az
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-08-06
Fair Enough

Editors note.-The Star and the News
accept no responsibility for the personal
views of Mr.. Pegler, and often disagree
with them as much as many of his read
ers His articles serve the good purpose
of making people Think
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-02-04

How Frances beauty-cares fol, her face
with Ponds.
First-she smooths snowy Ponds Cold
Cream all over face and throat, pats it
with brisk finger tips to help soften and
release dirt and makeup. Tissues off
well.
Next she rfnses with more luscious
soft Ponds, plying her white-tipped
fingers in little spiral whirls around nose,
mouth, cheeks, forehead. Tissues of.
"'This double crsamtng," Frances says,
'makes skin extra clean, ettrq soft..''
Use Ponds Frances way-cvery morn
ing, every night. Daytime, too, for clean
ups. It's no accident engaged girls like
Frances, noted society beauties, love this
soft-smooth beauty care.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-02-04
HER RLNC-an appraised center dia-
mond flanked by smaller diamonds
on intricate design in gold.

FRANCES KING, Of Poughkeebs,e,
New York, Of the old Hudson River
tamily-amother lovely Ponds BRIDE
to-be. Her engagement to
H. Paul Richards, of the R.C.A.E,
was announced last May
Pretty as picture, with complexion
so petal-ctear-you'd think Frances
beauty was just .happenstance.
But Frances herself says very posi-
lively, she keeps it that way with her
faithful Ponds dcvotions.
'Skin meedsrcgalar care she declares.
81 love my daily and nightly Ponds
oldCreamings. They make my skin
feel glorious. Il looks fresher, too"
The Omaha guide., 1945-07-21
FARM MACHINERY:
Production Problems

Despite easing of manufacturers
restrictions in June and the sched-
uled removal of all quotas in July,
farm machinery companies are run
ming up against a shortage of parts
and manpower in producing sorely
needed Implements
Of the parts, the most serious
shortage is in gray and malleable
castings, including cylinder blocks
for tractor engines and rear axle
housings. Because of the pinch,
output Of mowers, binders and
some types of harrows, plows, hay
rakes and manure spreaders may
be restricted.
Though the manpower shortage is
general in the industry, the scarcity
is particularly felt in the foundries
producing castings. Throughout the
entire war, foundries have expert
enced difficulties obtaining the
necessary amount of employees,
leading to wage increases in some
instances to attract workers
Because farm machinery manu-
facturers continued output during
the war, they stand in a favored
position in the re~conversion period,
not only because of the mainte-
nance of their productive facilities
but also because of the continuation
of their contacts with the thousands
of sub-contractors turning out nee
eSSarY small nartS.
The Omaha guide., 1945-07-21
u. S. CASUALTIES:
Vest Front Toll

Topping a million for all branches
of service since Pearl Harbor, U. S.
casualties in the fighting against
Germany alone Stree D-Day to-
tailed 514, 534 or an average of 1,527
a day. Of the 514, 534. 89,477 were
killed, 367, 100 wounded and S 1877
missing.
Against the 514, 534 losses sus-
tanned by the 60 U. S. combat divi-
sions opposing the Germans, IA
British and Canadian divisions in
Cured 1874, SIP casualties, including
$500 killed, 126, 145 wounded and
Is, 1868 missing. Eleven French divi-
sions suffered II, 080 casualties and
one Polish division 5,593.
Of the 57,877 u. S. troops reported
missing, Is, 900 to 10000 may be
prisoners yet to be recovered. il
was said. Many may have been
taken as such in the closing months
Of the campaign, when the disorgan-
ization of the Nazis prevented the
official listings of prisoners.
The Omaha guide., 1945-07-21
FOOD:
Europe Must Speed Output

A blunt warning to the liberated
nations Of Western Europe to speed
up their own food production be-
cause relief shipments from abroad
may fall short of expectation has
been delivered. according to Dennis
A. Fitzgerald. United States deputy
on the combined food board.
Officials of the nations involved
have been told that they'd better
start pulling themselves UP by
their W bootstraps and use every
conceivable device to increase their
production" Fitzgerald disclosed.
Liberated countries have been as
sured that vigorous efforts are be-
ing made to give them all assist
ance possible, he said, but they
have also been reminded that the
United States ''still has a full sized
war in the Pacific which will get
first call on our own food stocks.
By far the largest share of re-
lief shipments to Europe will be
composed of wheat and flour, Fitz-
gerald reported. Approximately
$50, 900 bushels Of wheat are ex-
pected to go out from the u. S. and
Canada.
The Omaha guide., 1945-07-21
BERLIN:
CHS Take OUer Area

AS Maj. Gen. Nikolai N. Barinov.
soviet commander in Berlin, formal
ly turned the American occupation
zone in the German capital owe to
Gen. Omar N. Bradley, the Amer
lean flag was raised over the Adolf
Hitler barracks.
A 1000 vehicle convoy brought the
American forces from Halle to the
Zehlendorf area of war battered
Berlin which will comprise the U. S.
zone of occupation. American vet
Grams of World War II entered the
former Nazi stronghold as conquer
rors, returning the smart salutes of
Red army traffic police.
For the duration of the occupation
of the Reich by Allied armies, Ber-
lin was to be jointly in the hands of
the Russians, the Americans and the
British. The British generally will
control the northwest area of the
city, including the localities of Char
lottenburg and Wilmersdorf.
The Omaha guide., 1945-07-21
CABINET CHANGES:
MOrgenthdu No. 6

The resignation of Secretary of
the Treasury Henry Morgenthau
marked the sixth member of Presi-
dent Truman's official family who
has severed his ties with the cabi-
net. The five who preceded him
were Secretary of Labor Frances
Perkins, Postmaster General Frank
Walker, Secretary of Agriculture
Claude Wizard, Acknowledgement
Francis Biddle and Secretary of
State Edward Stettinius. Successors
to all five have assumed their Of
fees.
Secretary Morgenthau's resigna-
ton was accompanied almost
simultaneously by the resignation of
Associate Justice Owen D. Roberts
from the Supreme court. This was
the first resignation from the high
tribunal in President Truman's
term, but unlike those of the cabi-
net, it was not expected to set a
precedent for others.
Justice Roberts, appointed by Pres
ident Hoover had served Is years
on the Supreme court. One of his
most notable public services was
performed as head of the commit
tee that investigated the Pearl Har-
Dor disaster.
The Omaha guide., 1945-07-21
RUSS AID:
For China FOreseen

To Japan the dread question of
possible Russian participation in the
Pacific war was heightened by the
cordial reception Chinese Premier
T. V. Soong received in Moscow on
his official visit to the Soviet Union.
Foreign diplomats ir the Red cap
ital reported that the japanese mis-
sion there were highly nervous over
the friendly relations evident be-.
tween the Chinese and Russians.
The Japs we're the only diplomats
who did not attend a sumptuous re-
ception that Vacheslav Molotov, So
Wet foreign commissar. gave for
Premier Soong.
Whether the Russ Chinese meet
ings presaged future action by the
soviets against Japan continued to
be a moot question, but reports were
current that Soong might It least
negotiate a mutual aid pact where
by Russia would undertake to sup
Iply Chinese armies without lending
them direct military aid. In return
it was assumed that China would
make certain concessions to Russia
possibly granting a warm water
naval base in the Liaotung PENN
lsula of Manchuria and certain rail-
way transportation rights through
sManchuria.
The Omaha guide., 1945-07-21
PHILIPPINES:
~Springboard for Tokyo

In n of the proudest moments
of his thrill-studded career, Gen.
Douglas Macarthur proclaimed that
the Philippine Islands had been won
back "in the greatest disaster ever
sustained by Japanese arms"
The doughty American command
er announced that the islands 49,
600 square miles are being trans
formed into bases comparable to
the British Islands, to pace the
march on Tokyo.
The saga of the Philippines tri-
umph disclosed that in $50 days of
campaigning, II American divisions
defeated % Jap divisions in lone Of
the rare instances when a
ground force superior in numbers
was entirely destroyed by a numer-
ically inferior opponent"
1t was estimated that 400, 900 Jap
anese were slaughtered, including
such hated outfits as the 10th I'M
perial division which had tortured
American and Filipino prisoners in
the Death March" of 1912 follow
ing the fall of Bataan.
The Omaha guide., 1945-07-21
BERLIN:
Dead City

Entering Berlin over a month
after its capture, U. S. newspa-
per correspondents found a city
of death. strangely quiet with
piles of brick and masonry and
steel heaped along the streets;
scared and gaunt walls sticking
up like jagged teeth amidst the
ruins, and all about the sweetly-
sickening odor of death.
Though the Russians have
pressed for the clearance of
some streets for motor and
pedestrian traffic, and installed
emergency surface water piping
in some sections, Berlin re-
mains the terrifying example of
the fate of p~resent-day cities
subjected to the fire of modern
warfare.
AS Americans motored through
this fantasy Of destruction, some
of the 1000, 900 of surviving Ber-
liners living in cellars OF pum-
meled lower stories of burned
out buildings emerged from
their hapless shelters, dazed
and unkempt. They are living on
meager rations and have no
fuel. The only men seen were
old and unshaven.
The Omaha guide., 1945-07-21
WAR DEBTS

Addressing a statement to a SEN
ate committee considering extern
sion of the reciprocal trade act for
three years, prominent U. S. bust
ness men advocated passage of the
measure and cancellation of all
World Wars l and II debts if neces-
sary to promote speedy postwar
economic recovery.
The business men made their rec
concentrations through the Commit
tee for Economic Development
headed by Paul G. Hoffman, preSs
dent Of the Studebaker corporatioIJ
Indian Horses
The American Indians did not
nave horses before the arrival Of
Europeans upon this continent. Dogs
were the only animals used by these
North Americans. Some authorities
believe that all the wild and Indian
horses of the West sprang from a
few which escaped from the troops
OF Coronado in 1541.
The Omaha guide., 1945-07-21
CONGRESS:
Back BRETON Woods

Having voted to extend the recip-
rocal trade treaty act for three
years and grant the President power
to cut tariffs so per cent under ex-
listing levels, the house also ap-
proved the Breton Woods monetary
agreements as part of the admins
tration's program for participation
in world economic sterilization.
Passed by a large vote against
the opposition of a handful of Re-
publicans, the agreements include:
I An $500, OOO. 900 dollar fund
L of currencies Of A or more
United Nations upon which any
member country could draw to OBJ
tain foreign exchange at a stable
rate for conducting business;
= A 9,1O0, 600, 900 dollar world bank
Z for reconstruction and develop
ment, with the various governments
either loaning money directly or
guaranteeing any private loans
made.
AS has been the case ever since
the announcement Of the agree
ments, chief opposition centered
around the $500, 900, 900 dollar cur
rency fund, designed to prevent up
ward or downward Quotations in
the value of different currencies.
According to opponents of the plan,
sound currencies would be drawn
from the fund, leaving only the IN
stable money of countries not ade-
quately required to s~traighten out
their economic affairs.
The Omaha guide., 1945-07-21

M. Upham, director of the American
Road Builders association. 1t fur
Their provides for principal second
airy and feeder roads, including
farm-to-market roads. rural free de-
livery and school bus lines, either
inside or outside municipalities of
less than 5000 population.
Plans will not await the end of
the war. Routes will be determined,
right-of-way purchased and a COM
prehensive plan drawn up in the
near future.
Push and Pull
While drawing a pillow the horses
hoofs push against the ground and
the horses breast pushes against
the breastband or collar to produce
a pull on the pillow. The situation is
a complicated combination of pushes
and pulls which illustrates Newton's
third law of motion: Action and
reaction are equal and opposite in
direction"
The Omaha guide., 1945-07-21
TRAINING
Governors Hear Plans

Pleas for support Of a system Of
universal military training after the
war were made to the 37th annual
governors conference at Mackinac
island by Gen. George c. Marshall,
army chief of staff, and Adm. Err
nest King, chief of the U. S. fleet.
Meeting with the state executives
to report on the progress Of the war
on Japan, the top leaders of the
army and navy pictured universal
military training as essential to the
future safety of the United States.
The two chieftains warned that if
there should be another world war,
it would come swiftly, without time
or opportunity to train a large army.
Maintenance of a strong national
guard with a large reserve main
tanned through universal training
would keep the United States pre-
pared, they declared. without the ne
cessity of a large standing army.
The Omaha guide., 1945-07-21
Free Ticket To The Ritz
for Riddles!

who were the children Of father
blueiay and mother bluejay. The
family lived in a little nest at the top
of an old maple tree. One day when
mother and father were hunting for
worms, the three children climbed
on a limb and were going to try to
fly. Now there was one little blue
jay who thought he knew everything,
he stood up straight and quickly
jumped from the limb. Little brother
was hurt badly.
Soon mother and father bluejay
came home. They found their son at
the bottom of the old maple tree.
They picked him up quickly and
flew up to their nest. And then THE
Three Little Bluejays" never tried to
fly without their parents permission.
Eula Irene Robinson, aged s.
The Omaha guide., 1945-07-21
LEGION:
Backs u. N. Charter

Full support Of the 1,60O, 900 mem
bers Of the American Legion, includ-
ing veterans of both World wars was
pledged to the United Nations char
ter when National Commander Ed
ward Schieberling urged the senate
to ratify the pact.
Schieberling set forth his views in
a letter to all members of the SEN
ate.
"The American Legion feels that
the San Francisco charter is an
honest and able attempt to create
a workable association Of free and
sovereign nations" the letter de.
clared, supplemented with force to
maintain peace and prevent recur-
Of war. 1t is obvious that it
is the best and only charter that a
be produced at this time"
The Omaha guide., 1945-07-21
ATLANTIC AIR:
O. K'd for Three Lines

Certificates authorizing the opera
ton of air transportation routes
across the North Atlantic were is
sued to three United States air car
riers by the Civil Aeronautics board.
The companies are Pan-American
Anyways, Inc, Transcontinental and
Western Air. Inc, and the American
Air Lines, Inc. Terminal points des-
ignated by the board include New
York, Boston, Philadelphia, Wash
ington, Chicago and Detroit.
The certificates authorizing the
new services were limited to a term
of seven years Sin order that the
operations hereunder, after a rea-
sonable period, may be reviewed"
The action of the Civil Aeronau-
tics board was approved by Presi-
dent Truman.
The Omaha guide., 1945-07-21

Our motto sour Customers AL
ways in the Right" Mr.. Grace,
the Prop. of the Grace Grocery
at 1914 North 9th ST., wishes to
announce to his customers, friends
and neighbors that in connection
with his fine stock of groceries.
meats, and full line of green veg
etables, ice cold watermelon and
all kinds of fruits, that he has now
an off sale beer license which put
him in a position to take are Of
his customers wants in full, wheth-
er it be milk, pop and all kinds Of
mixing waters. The big thing the
Grace Grocery want you to know
is that he has that good old mel
Ice Cold Beer in stock. All
the popular brands. You can now
get your Ice Cold Beer right here
at your door.
Grace Grocery
1414 North 9th Street
Mr.. Joseph Grace, Prop.
The Omaha guide., 1945-07-21
WAR PRODUCTION:
96,350 Planes

A forecast Of the enormous Amer
lean industrial capacity for postwar
years was given by j. A. Krug, War
Production board chairman, in a re-
view of production results by war
plants since the summer of 1913.
The United States produced As per
cent of the worlds munitions in 1914.
Mr.. Krug's report disclosed.
I'm 1914 the country produced &c.
$50 airplanes, including 6,048 heavy
bombers, built 80, 889 ships, II, sos
tanks, 595, $50 army trucks, and pro-
duced 1924 heavy field guns and
howitzers and 7,454 light ones, 1872
600 army aircraft rocket launchers,
215, 1T bazookas and 1,146, TIA tons Of
ground artillery ammunition" the
report declared.
The Omaha guide., 1945-07-21
Pheasant Country

South Dakota, long famed as
the country's outstanding pheasant
state, had a pheasant population of
approximately 16. 700, 900 birds early
in the fall of 1914, according to the
South Dakota Cooperative Crop and
Livestock Reporting service. This
is "A per cent above the total popu-
lation of chickens in farm focks of
the state. The figures, which are
based on reports from more than
1900 South Dakota farmers, indicate
a statewide average of "a pheasants
for each 100 acres Of land, or one
pheasant for every three acres.
Five counties-Spink, Clark, Beadle.
Miner and Sanborn-show pheasant
populations Of more than one bird
to the acre.
The Omaha guide., 1945-07-21
STARVATION
Discovered in Bavaria

The grisly discovery of a Nazi
scientific starvation" station which
was claiming children and adult
victims until recently was re
ported by two public health officials
of the American Military govern
ment in Bavaria.
The arrest of 4 German doctors
and 3 hospital attendants at the sta
ton in the Kadfbeuren area, As
miles southeast of Munich, preceded
the announcement. One woman con-
fessed killing 211 children for which
she drew extra compensation, the
announcement said.
The Omaha guide., 1945-07-21
Highway Act
To Benefit Farmers

The federal aid highway act, re-
Gently approved by the President.
provides half a billion dollars a year
for the first three postwar years, an
equal amount to be matched by the
states.
The act provides for principal
traffic arteries into and around the
chief metropolitan areas, cities and
industrial area, according to Charles
The Omaha guide., 1945-07-21
j b Translation

Words printed in italics in the
Bible are not necessarily meant to
be emphasized. In writing early edi-
of the Scriptures t%ranslators
were unable to find English words
to those in the Hebrew,
Greek and Latin texts. Extra words
inserted to make the translation in
telligible were put in italics.
The Omaha guide., 1945-07-21
Army Companies

The letter "J' has never been
used to designate a company in the
regular army. 1t is believed the let
ter was omitted to avoid confusion
since in 1916 when the system was
established the letters Il" and -"
were frequently written exactly
alike. For the same reason there
is no u" street in Washington, D. c.
The Omaha guide., 1945-07-21
Pheasant Diet

Analyses Of crops show that the
ringneck pheasant is a real friend
of the hay fever sufferer. According
to the Michigan department of con-
servation, ragweed has been found
to be an important item in the
pheasant diet. One crop contained
5000 ragweed seeds, another 1900.
The Omaha guide., 1945-07-21
Window Shade Care

When it is necessary to do a COM
plete cleaning job on window shades
use soap and water for the following
types of shades: hand painted,
pyroxylin and machine painted cam
brio shades. All other types are
most satisfactorily cleaned with wall
paper cleaner or art gum.