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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-20
Henry Kaiser Fapors
Program For Nation
yide Medical Care

SAN FRANCISCO, July 19-P)-
Industrialist Henry J. Kaiser today
disclosed his support of program
for nationwide voluntary prepaid
medical care.
Kaiser said he has prepared
bill for introduction in Congress by
Sen. Claude. Pepper O.-Flao per-
hitting the establishment of group
medical facilities through the Fed
eral Housing Agency. 1t is planned
to file the measure as an amend
ment to the National Housing Act.
His proposed measure would: %
Guarantee local bank loans to
groups interested in setting up IA
cilities for prepaid medical care,
(2) Provide technical assistance to
the FILA by the U. S. Public Health
Service in determining the need
and likelihood of success of such
individual projects; 60 Put limit
atoms on the FBA Administrator,
barring him from any supervision
or control over the facilities ex-
cept where specifically provided by
law; and "a Give preference to
use of existing private or public
facilities.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-20
SENATE APPROVES
TAX REVISION
Bill Will Make Vast Sum
Available For Small
Business

WASHINGTON, July 19-(RH(R)
The Senate approved tonight re-
vision of the corporation tax laws
intended to make about $4,000, 000-
900 available to business to hasten
reconversion to peacetime manu-
facture. Passage was on a voice
vote.
The measure, which goes back
to the House for action on amend
ments, increases the specific ex-
emption on excess profits taxes
from $4,000 to $4,000, effective
in the 1916 tax year. This is de-
signed to make it easier for small
business to accumulate reconver-
sion funds.
Senator Wherry (R-Neb) offered
an amendment to apply the new
exemption to 1915, but it was de-
feated on a roll call, 31-30.
The Senate struck out on stand
ing vote House-approved provi-
sion which opponents charged
would give reorganized railroads an
undeserved windfall. Chairman
George D-Ga) of the Finance Co
mittee said under the House plan
reorganized railroads would have
been allowed a tax credit on the
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SC0TCHMEN CHASE
HUGE SEA MONSTER
Strange Aquatic Animal
Had Five-Foot Head
Two Sailors Report

NEWCASTLE ON TYNE, Eng
land, July 19-WR)-A sea monster
the like of which has not been
seen since pre-war days was spot
ted Tuesday in the sea off the
mouth of the Tyne.
Two Scots operating a salvage
steamer through binoculars saw
the monster moving against the
tide at a fast clip. 1t was huge
with a head and neck of five to
six feet and a back almost 10 feet
broad.
Salvage officer John Hamilton Of
Edinburgh was the first to spot
something bobbing six feet out of
the water about a quarter of q
mile away. He called Skipper Low
ME of Kincardine, who Immediate
ly put off in a motor launch with
two of the crew in pursuit of this
strange new creature.
"We chased the monster for five
or 10 minutes but it kept well
ahead of u.s. said Lownie. What
we took to be its head and neck
was five or six feet above the SUI
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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-20

WASHINGTON, July 19-P)-The
Senate today voted its approval of
the Breton Woods plan to stabi-
lie the postwar monies of the
world and help finance reconstruct
ton.
The vote, 81 to is, retul aed the
measure to the House. Expected
agreement there on minor techni-
cal amendments will give final
Congressional approval to the ad.
ministration-backe program in
tended to steady the economy OF
world recovering from war.
The plan puts the United States
down for a $2,75O, 100000 share OF
a proposed $4,000, Go0,0 fund to
stabilize world currencies and a
a SO, 100, 900, 90 bank to make loans
for reconstruction and develop
ment.
With administration forces in
easy control of the final days le-
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DECISION FAV0RS
BANK MESSENGER

SAVANNAH, Ca, July 19-tR-
Federal Judge Archibald B. Livett
has ruled that a negro janitor for
Georgia bank is engaged in in
terestate commerce.
Consequently, t he Bank o f
Waynesboro must pay H e n r y
Lewis accordingly under the Fed
eral Wage and Hour Law, the
judge held.
The decision said that in addition
to janitorial duties, Lewis acted as
porter Or runner taking mail to
the post office and handling sinll-
ar assignments.
Lewis acts as the link between
the bank and the instrumentalitles
of commerce used by the bank in
carrying on it's business, Judge
Lovett said.
Lewis, described in the decision
as "a typical small town colored
handy man." testified that ne per
sonally was satisfied with the
terms of his employment. The U.
S. Department of Labor instituted
the suit.
Testimony showed Lewis makes
81 for a II IL hour week, with
40 cents an hour additional fol
work in exess of that period. The
court ruled he must be paid AZ
cents an hour for time when ne
was standing by on call waiting
for work"
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-20
COUNTY STUDENTS
HAVE BAD VISION
Survey By Lions Gu b
Shows 800 Need
Attention

A survey of physical examina-
tons charts of New Hanover coun-
ty school children by committee
representing the Wilmington Lions
club, of which Mexican Maffitt is
chairman, revealed that more than
300 students have poor vision.
Mr.. Maffitt reported at yester-
days meeting of the Lions club
that surveys had been carried out
in all but three schools of the coun-
ty. Those not yet included in the re-
port are Maffitt Village, Lake For
est and Carolina Beach grammar
schools.
The survey is being made as
part of the Lions club program
to correct deficient eyesight among
all school children within the coun-
ty.
Mr.. Maffitt said questionairs
were being mailed to parents of
those with defective vision in an
effort to determine what could be
done to correct this situation.
In one school, it was pointed out,
four children were discovered with
20-40 vision in one eye and 20
20 in the other.
Mr.. Maffitt said surveys would
be made in the remaining three
schools as soon as possible.
Foster Edwards brought up the
matter of World War II memorial
tablet, which was discussed brief
ly, and the matter was referred
to the Major Projects committee
for further study.
Mr.. Edwards suggested that the
Lions club sponsor and maintain
a World War II memorial tablet.
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PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
0NSL0W EXCEEDS
WAR BOND QUOTA

JACKSONVILLE, July 19.-Ac
cording to the latest report from
the Federal Reserve Bank in Rich
mond, Onslow county had over cub
scribed its overall quota in ne
Seventh War Loan drive by $780,
O12.25, J. C. Thompson, county
War Finance Committee chairman,
announced yesterday.
t'E" bond sales, according to the
report, amounted to 5000, 156.25,
slightly more than SO per cent Of
the $780, 1000 quota.
Of the $799,012.25 subscribed in
all series, Thompson said that the
report showed that individual sales
amounted to $483, 156.25 and that
corporate purchases amounted to
$685.
The county chairman was also in
receipt of letter from Capt. Fred
G. Mcpherson, Camp War Bond
Officer, which revealed the follow
ing Bold sale figures at Camp Lee
jeune during the Seventh War Bond
drive:
"E' sales, $366,525; ''F"' s-~,
$78, 525; &c" sales, $500; Treas
ury Bonds, 100000; total, $478, $50.
Only small per cent of the sales
at the Marine base will be credited
to Onslow county, however, be-
cause of the fact that the bond
purchaser address must have
been given as Onslow county il
order that the county be giver
credit for it, the chairman explain
ed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-20
U.S.. Wealth
May Be Bait
For WarAid
RIG TRADING POINT
President Truman Said To
Be Seeking Anglo
Soviet Help
~, MERRIMAN SMITH

United Press Staff Correspondent
pOTsDAM, July 19.-U.D-Arm-
~ WIN Americas Incompatible
realth as his trading point, Presi-
dent Truman has made it plain at
.hs Rig Three conference that the
Compensation he wants for the
vsst riches the United States is
nouring out to the world is aid
,gainst Japan and collaboration in
setting the world ready for a real
neace, 1t was understood today.
The President, it was said, is
nrepared to use the material
wealth of the United States to help
the world situation and in his aim
10 bring the war against Japan to
victorious end and provide a
peace foundation.
As at previous Big Three meet
ings speculation on Russian in
vehement in the war was forbid
den But this time the facts in the
situation as whole were inescap-
able.
The President has gone on rec
ord repeatedly as desiring the
fastest possible end to the japanese
War. 1t is generally accepted thai
the greatest factor for speed and
complete peace would be some
form of Russian participation.
II was understood that there
was definite connection between
fine recent talks between ChiYese
Premier T. V. Soong and Marsha.
Josef Stain in Moscow and those
soong held in the United States
previously with the President ane
other American leaders.
The entire situation was belleV
ed to have a direct bearing on the
startling new developments IN the
japanese war.
Mr.. Truman was understood tt
be hammering home his beat-J apa1
program at formal and informa
meetings, luncheons and dinners
All discussions were conducted
in extreme secrecy. however, ant
il was unlikely that anything pub
Nshable regarding Russia's attl
tude toward the Pacific war Woul'
be available here even when tn
conference ended.
The President was host tonlgn
at the first state dinner OF tn
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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-20
0PA SEEKS HUGE
TRIPLE DAMAGES

PEORIA, Ill, July 10 - U.D - A
federal jury today found the Amer
lean Distilling Co. guilty of selling
whisky for which the Office of
Price Administration is seeking to
collect more than $780, 1000 triple
damages for ceiling price violation.
The verdict finding the company
guilty of making the six sales
charged in the OPA complaint,
paved fhe way for an OPA suit to
collect the damages.
Trial date for the damage suit
has not been set.
When the treble damage action
was initiated by the OPA, the
company contended that the sales
were negotiated by the First
National Bank of Chicago, which
financed the purchase of the
liquor.
Harry E. Witherell of Chicago,
OPA regional attorney, told the
court the sales were made by the
company and that a 100000 pro-
fit was recorded in their books
for the transaction.
The six sales amount to 77,527
barrels of bulk whisky purchased
from Ben-Burk, Inc, Boston Dis
tillers, in 1912, and sold for S., 182,-
260.94, Witherell said.
Purchasers were the Alcoholic
Beverage Control Board of Alaba-
ma, 10000 barrels and 1882
cases of packaged whisky; James
B. Beam and Co., Chicago, 1884
barrels; Brown-Foreman Co., LOU
isville, KY, 1898 barrels; w. C.
Dunn, representing the National
Distillers, 48,026 barrels, and H. A.
Hamilton and Co., Inc, for the
Sibonay Distributing Co. of New
York, 974 barrels.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-20
MYSTERY BATTLES
BRITISH POLICE

LONDON, July 19-UD-Police
today delved into diary dated 1884
for a clue to the battling mystery
of a skeleton of man who ap-
parently was inferred in water
tight steel cylinder embedded in Z
concrete building foundation "
years ago.
The cylinder was uncovered In
Liverpool by exploding German
bombs and was kicked around by
children at play for more than
four years until it broke open, re-
vealing it's gruesome content.
The skeleton was that of a six.
foot man who apparently was he.
tween Is and 40 when he died. 1t
was dressed in the attire OF the
1905. There was a diary dated
1884, a postcard dated July 1883.
and a railway invoice dated June
27, 1885. There was no way OF de-
termining the cause Of death.
Police thought it might nave
ly where the cylinder came from:
They knew only that it was blasted
out of a building foundation in the
Everton district four years ago.
been embedded in the concrete
sections of one Of the buildings on
Great Homer street, which were
heavily hit by the Blitz.
A coroner's jury held an inquest
today, but the many battling as
poets forced it to adjourn after
hearing a report of DR.. c. ":
Harrison, senior professor OF
pathology at Liverpool University.
Harrison pointed out that the cy.
Under, some seven feet long ana
two feet in diameter, was sealed
on one end and apparently had
been sealed on both ends. One
of the ends had been crushed, ap-
parently by the bomb. :
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-20
Reports Say
Kweilin To
Fall Soox
JAP DEFENSE W
-
~-z9
Chinese Troops Have Air
Base City Almost
Surrounded

CHUNGKING, July 49, W.H -
Chinese troops appeared today on
the front of overwhelming stub
born Japanese opposition at the
former U. S. 18th Air Force base
Of Kweilin as cOmmunique dis
closed that other forces have driv-
en- to within IS miles on the East
ern China ''invasion'' coast.
The communique announced that
Pukiang, in Central Chekiang Pro-
vince had been retaken, marking a
significant advance in the di-ec-
ton of the STRENGTHENING Hang
chow triangle, where the enemy
long has been anticipating an Al
lied landing.
The savage battle for Kweilin.
which the Chinese now have viz,
tually surrounded, has reduced the
fanatically defending garrison to
a force resembling a turtle in a
JAR" Gen. Tang En-Po announced
in predicting that the city would
fall in the near future. Already,
he said, signs of disintegration
have been observed and the en-
envy is preparing to abandon it.
Tang SAID that japanese retreat
routes to the Northeast had been
completely cut off and and that it
was becoming increasingly diff
cult for them to obtain supplies.
Three powerful Chinese columns
are closing on the city in an all
out effort to recapture it and fur
Their jeopardize the narrowing
trans-continental corridor held by
the Japanese.
Brig. Gen. Frederick w. Boye,
Tsng's American liaison officer,
told the Chinese Central News
Agency that recent victories in
Kwangsi province had laid a firm
foundation for a general counter
offensive and that Chinese forces
would retake Kweilin in the near
est future.
Harried Japanese troops in
Kiangsi province are carrying out
a general withdrawal over the Kan
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Six Hundred Superforts Smother
EI>our New Japanese Cities With
II, 900 Bomb Blanket Early Today
JAPS IN BURMA
ARE HOLDING ON
Communique Says Enemy
Is Conserving Force
On Sittang

CALCUTTA, July 10. - WH) =
The Japanese are conserving their
forces on the Sittang river front,
a communique said today, appar-
emily for an impending drive to
wipe out Allied strong points in
this area.
Hard fighting Indian Gurkha
troops have occupied Laya railway
Station, between Pegu and Marta
ban, despite heavy Smelling by the
enemy, the communique said. Sew
eral patrol bases also were es-
tablished in the area.
Spitfire fighter planes, and ground
troops in the Sittang sector, yester-
day attacked Japanese positions
and destroyed an enemy-occupied
village by strafing.
Around Myitkyo, 20 miles north
east of Pegu, stiff opposition was
encountered by British troops, at
tempting to penetrate japanese po-
sitions.
Thunderbolts and Sitfires for the
second straight day bombed and
strafed enemy positions east and
west of Toungoo, blowing up huts
and setting fire to others.
On Tuesday, the communique
said, Mosquito bombers hit an en-.
envy troop concentration at Nav
chi on the escape route east from
Toungoo. A station on the Burma
Siam railway also was hit and g
large warehouse damaged.
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fire THREATENS
OREGON HAMLETS

PORTLAND, Ore, July 19.-(P)-
A forest fire which has alreaoy
enveloped SIS square miles OF North,
west Oregon was ragged unchecked
tonight toward the tiny towns OF
Glenwood and Gales Creek.
The blaze, roar ng with such fury
that it threatened briefly to trap
Ais sailors, approached within four
miles of Gales Creek-a town OF
50, and about three miles OF Glen
wood-a lumber town OF 500.
Frank Hamilton of the North
west Oregon Forest Protective AS.
ISOLATION said neither town had
been evacuated, and that fire fight
ers hoped to check the blaze once
it hits slower-burning green timber
separating it from the town.
All available equipment was
thrown into the lines on that side
Of the blaze-the Eastern end.
The fire was raging in several
directions, endangering a railrod
and growing so quickly the State
Forester said it might continue un'
I'll fall rains.
A crew of Ais sailors were al
most surrounded last night by
hames which spread like lightning
mrough the trees above the poin
Snere they were fighting.
Falling to the ground to escape
tne force of the blaze, they radioee
1or help and spr nkled the area
. .d them with extinguishers
we were sort of scared then fol
minute reported one.
Leaving some of their gear be
nlno they succeeded in reaching
we road below through an unburn
az su passage of timber, while tn
M licked over their heads
IIecks evacuated them to the Tilla
Niook Naval Air station.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-20
Industrial
Plants Main
BIG Object
COMMANDMENTS HOT
Planes Cover 80 Mile
Area In Daring Day.
light Sweep
Rv WILLIAM F. TYREE

United Press War Correspondent
GUAM, Friday, July 2o.-U'p)-
A record-breaking fleet of moro
than 600 Superfortresses, striking
in early morning darkness, un-
loaded almost 1000 tons Of flre
bombs on four Japanese cities TO-
dav and thus stepped up the great
est cont 'nuous sea-and-a1r pom"
bardment in history.
The largest force Of B-29 sky
giants ever assembled for sim
gle mission blasted for an houi
and a half the cities Of Hitach.,
Choshi, Fukui and Okazaki on Hon
shu Island and showered explo-
sives on the Nippon Oil Companys
Amagasaki plant near Osaka.
The targets stretched 80 miles
across Central Japan, over an area
with a population of more than
1927, 900.
Admiral William F. Halsey's
Third Fleet, after bombarding the
defenses of Tokyo and bombing
Japanese warships at Yokosuka
Naval Station, was reported cruls-
ing along the coast for the llth
consecutive day of an unprecedent'
ed fleet offensive.
Tokyo said Halsey's battleships,
carriers, cruisers and destroyers
were believed roaming off our
Pacific coast" There was a posi-
bility Halsey had caught major
japanese Fleet units at Yokosuka
and was attempting to goad them
into a suicide battle.
As the campaign Of Annihilation
against Japan reached new peak
there were signs of dissenslon
among the Japanese. The news
paper Tokyo Asahi exhorted the
government to remove all COM
plexities, cliques, interventins and
conventions" A high-ranking Japd-
nese aircraft official complained
of 'bottlenecks and delays"
Tokyo's Superfortress attack Wa1
the 45th consecutive daily air raiu
against the enemy homeland. II
increased to $3.50 the total tons OF
bombs dropped by at least 4,O25 B.
29's during July.
None of the four Honshu cities
had been struck before. A total OF
d japanese cities now have felt
the fury of the Superforts.
Hitachi, rs miles North Ut Tokyo.
is the center of a large industrial
area set afire Tuesday night and
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Wilmington '|Y"Report
Sho1us Membership Gains

Another activity in which the at
tendance for the first six months OF
this year is greater than that OF
all last year is socials, with l6
drawing 4o2 people from Jan. |,
1915 to June 30, 1945, as to IL
drawing 3S1 persons for all OF last
year.
In religious work reports do not
show an increase for the six months
ended June 30, over all OF last
year, but an increase is apparent
in comparison with a half year
basis for 1914, as 632 religious SEES
sions for the first half of 1945 drew
an attendance Of 22,253 compared
with 682 sessions for all OF 1914
drawing an attendance OF 1870.
An increase was also shown on
a half year basis in 1945 over 1914
in activities-commitaee meetings,
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Small Tropical Storm
Reported Near Texas

NEW ORLEANS, July 19.-lR-
A small tropical storm moving to-
ward the Gulf coast was reported
conferred 24O miles east of Corpus
Christi, Tex, tonight, attended by
winds of IS to 40 miles per hour.
The U. S. weather bureau here IN
it's $3.50 pm. (CWT) advisory said
the disturbance was moving north
westward or north northwestWard
at eight to ten miles an hour and
was expected to move inland Fri
day forenoon between Freeport,
Tex. and Lake Charles, La.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-20
FIRE AT HALIFAX
UNDER CONTROL

HALIFAX, N. S., July 19.-(P-
Thousands of evacuees streamed
back to their homes tonight as fire
fighting units gained control of the
great blaze that touched off foul
terrific explosions and series OF
lesser blasts at the Royal Canadian
Nays armament depot near here
last night and early today.
The danger that the flames might
So, cad to the main munitions mag
azine and explode $4,000 depth
charges appeared past, but Mayor
Alan M. Butler warned the public
to keep out of the Bedford Basin
explosion district at nearby Dart
mouth.
1t appeared the loss of life would
be comparatively light in view OF
the strength of the explosions. Of
ficially one man, a naval shore
patrolman, was listed as missing,
while about IS others mad been
treated for injuries, mostly minor.
The blasts started at 5:35 pm.
EWT time last night as flames OF
jetty fire reached the munitions
deport. Explosions felt 125 miles
away continued until after daylight
today, when the flames started tc
die down.
Windows in homes and buildings
were shattered and wreckage
strewn over the area. An extimatec
10000 persons fled their homes
fearing a tremendous explosion il
the flames reached the main mag
azine.
This was Halifax's second great
explosion in wartime. The collision
of a French ship, carrying TINT
with Norwegian vessel in Hall
fax Harbor in 1917 destroyed one
tenth of the city and killed 1,6O(
persons.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-20

The Wilmington Young Mems
Christian Association report for the
six months ending June 30, 1915
shows that the total membership
on that date stood at 1890, an in
crease of 343 from Dec. 81, 1914.
This represents a large increase
in membership, as the figure for
June 80, 1914 was 974, revealing
an increase Of only 70 members
for the second half year of 1914.
The number of sessions in ply
steal work for the first half Of
1915 totaled 2,646, compared with
onlv 1859 for the entire year Of
1914. In line with the great in
crease in the number of physical
classes held during the first part
of this year is the fact that 80, 1893
participated in physical programs
for the first six months OF this
wear compared with IS, 145 for the
entire year Of 1914.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-20
Army Pigeons Fly Home
From Duty In Germany

LONDON, July 19.-WH-Carrier
pigeons of the 21st Army Group,
enroute to redeployment or demo-
Utilization we're released from the
Berlin Olympic Stadium today to
fly home, British press dispatches
from Berlin said tonight.
In all 120 pigeons were released,
including one which holds the
pigeons VC'' medal. Fifty-one
pigeons went to London and there
were smaller flights to Brussels
and The Hague.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-20
Senate Votes Approval
OfBrett0n Woods Plan

bate. the Senate rejected every at
tempt to alter the plan. 1t ap-
parently took its cue from Majority
Leader Barley D-Ky) who argued
an amendment to the agreement
would kill the entire proposal and
force the world into another none
tary conference such as last year S
Breton Woods meeting of A ma
tons which produced the Inter
national Bank and Fund proposal.
Senator Taft (R-Ohio) leading
opponent of the agreements, sought
in vain to limit the use of the sta
bilizing fund and to eliminate en-
tirely U. S. participation in the
bank.
His test MISUNDERSTANDING
any nation access to the world
sterilization fund if it retains trad
ing restrictions on its own curren-
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