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EMPLOYEES GIVEN
25-YEAR AWARDS

Fourteen civilian employees of
the Wilmington district Of the U.
S. Army Engineer Corps yester-
day were presented emblems in
recognition of "25 years Of faith
full and satisfactory service" at
a ceremony at the Engineer yard.
In making the presentation,
which was attended by about SO
employees of the District Engineer
offices at the customhouSe, Col.
E. E. Haring, District Engineer,
said, II feel that it is quite an
honor for me to be privileged to
present these emblems. The De-
partment appreciates the services
you have rendered. Without the
loyal cooperation and services
which you have rendered, the ex-
cellent record made by this District
would not be possible"
Due to the fact that they were
in other parts of the district.
making attendance impracticable,
seven of the IA employees receiv'
ing the awards were not present
The IA employees, all of whom have
each seen more than Is years o.
duty with the Corps, represented
a total of about 315 years service
with the Army Engineers. Those
who were awarded the emblems
including those who were not pres
ent, were:
Mart E. Bloodgood, Horace V
Comfy, Thomas J. Hewitt, Guy F
Jones, John E. Olsen, William H
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LONDON, Aug. 3.-RAA four
power agreement within matter
of days on plan for the mass
trial of Germany's arch war GRIM
inals virtually was assured to.
night as a result Of Supreme Court
Justice Robert H. Jackson's act
or-else' demand, backed by the
Big Three's call for speedy justice.
From an American source close
to the chief United States war
crimes prosecutor, it was learned
that representatives of Britain,
France, Russia and the U. S. have
stepped up their procedure and that
the draft of the trial plan likely
would be completed next Monday
or Tuesday.
jackson thus achieved his pur-
pose with his plain-spoken de-
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-08-04

Wilmington City budget for the
current fiscial year was tenta-
lively adopted yesterday by the
City Council with a vote of four
to one, with Councilman J. a..
L. Wade reserving his vote until
final action, which is scheduled for
Monday. Yesterdays vote was
taken Immediately following a
conference with Real Estate Board,
representatives who asked for a
reduction in the tax rate of $1.35
per 500 valuation.
The City's new budget includes
General Fund appropriations OF
81, 293, 417.s6 and Water Depart
ment ALLEGATIONS of 1851, 424. o.
which brings the total budget to
well above 100000.
The realtors at yesterday
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Frenchmen Jeer Laval <
Testimony Before Court

PARIS, Aug. 8 - W.D - Pierre
Laval, swarthy former premier re-
garded by most Frenchmen as
their No. traitor, told French
court today that Marshal Henri
Philippe Petain, his nominal chief
in the Vichy regime, approved his
notorious public statement in jan
Fuary, 1912 that he hoped for"
German victory.
His testimony aroused the 49,
year-old Petain to speak out in his
own defense for one of the few
times thus far in his trial on trea-
son charges.
The old Marshal not only denied
approving LavaPs statement but
said that he advocated its suppress
sion at the time and Jumped in
SURPRISE when he heard it on the
radio.
More than three hours testimony
! by Laval was highlighted by his
claims that he strove to prevent
/ the European war for five years
before it began in 1889: that he
had a secret agreement with Italy
against Germany; that to save de-
feated France from further harm
he tried to give the Germans the
impression he was working with
them.
He described an alleged inter
view with the then Prince o.
Wales, later King Edward VII, a
Pairs in 1913, and implied that a
a result of that meeting he enlisted
the aid of George v, Edward.
father. in effecting the Hoare-La
val agreement which gave Mussoli
nj a free hand in Ethiopia.
Mostly calm but at times lash
ing out in anger, the pale ant
grim-faced Laval appeared as thu
most sensational witness of Pc
tain's trial. Jurors and spectator!
listened in tense silence, but they
jeered and hooted when Lava
shouted:
Il am not a Nazi! 1 am not
Fascist! l love the republic!"
They jeered again when he sale
he respected human life, when hi
asked whether any reasonable
man" could have Beloved in Alice
victory in October, 1910 and wher
he claimed he had acted Away
in Frances interests.
Near the end of the session
which lasted four hours with La
val as a witness for nearly all tn
time, Judge Pierre Mongibeau'
asked him about his 1912 statemen
that he hoped for German victory
AS in all of his test mony, Lava
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ADMIT
AIR FORCE LOSS

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3. -WH-
Japan admitted today she no long
er could afford to send her air
force against the Allied fleet on a
"plane-for-a-ship" basis.
Radio Tokyo transmitted in y
a newspaper editorial which ruled
out continued suicide attacl-s by
the Especial attack corps" Raml-
kaze) after heavy sacrifice OF pl-
lots and planes.
This was the first japanese ad-
mission that the Kamikaze suicide
fliers were failing to achieve
results anticipated. Henceforth, the
editorial said, the Kamikaze pilots
would be reserved for attacks on
large ships instead of making the :
death plunges into smaller vessels.
All Tokyo broadcasts, heard by
the United Press listening post
and the Federal Commune atoms
Commission, said Japan was pre-
pared for invasion now or It any
future time.
Tokyo said industries have been
moved underground or inland botn
in the home islands and along tie
China Coast. 1t. Gen Snetaka kus'
umoto, minister in charge OF inc
japanese Embassy at Peiplng, salo
necessary steps were being taker
to "integrate North China, Man
chuquo and Korea into solid de
fensive bulWark."
Tokyo said in one broadcast tina
american strategic bombing OF ths
homeland was complete failure
but in another admitted that
number of scientific Laboratories
had been destroyed in the fierce
raids. :,
But the scientists, Tokyo said
are working again in huts maze q
thatch and sheet zinc, continuing
their research to fashion 1.-THE bio
that will strike back at the enemy
scientists.
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Council Giues 7entatiue
Approual To 1916 Budget

special hearing commended that the
tax assessment actually was rails
ed by about IS cents, but that the
City was covering it by using last
years surplus of $146,o00 towards
this years budget.
All City employees under the new
budget, which will be formally
adopted at 10 a. m. August q,
>fter remaining in the hands Of
City Clerk j. R. Benson for 20
days for public inspection, will
receive S. monthly salary in
creases.
In the face of some criticism
which has been made of the present
tax rate, City tax records dis.
close that the present tax rate is
the lowest for Wilmington in the
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|OPA ADVANCES PRICE
FOR COAL PRODUCERS
IN IS DISTRIC S

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3. -P-
The OPA tonight announced an i'm
mediate average increase of 3.47
cents ton in producers ceiling
prices for soft coal mined in 13
districts.
The increase, which range
from three to 20 cents a ton, will
be passed on to consumers. They
were granted, OPA said, to pro-
vide each of these districts with
the standard earnings margin OF
IS cents a ton or the 1912 margin,
whichever is greater.
The price boosts are in addition
to increases allowed May l to COM
pensate producers for higher
wages authorized for miners.
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CT WHO SURVIVED
MARCH OF DEATH IS
VICTIM OF DOUBLE TB

FORT WORTH, Tex, Aug. 3.-P)
Cpl. James Newman, %, whose
long, hard fight for life started on
Bataan's death march, died TO-DAY.
The young soldier survived the
ordeal, but three years OF starva-
ton in Japanese camps caused tu-
berculos of the lungs, throat ana
stomach.
Army doctors told him his case
was hopeless. He wouldn't give up
He wanted to go back to the little
white cottage he had left for the
wars and '.'eat some of mons hot
biscuits
He died from sheer exhaustion,
his doctor said.
Newman had spent an unevent-
full night, but this morning suffer-
ed an asthmat1c spasm.
His doctor relieved this with more
oxygen and a stimulant. The young
slider went into a sound slumber.
He did not recover consciousness.
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Ninitz Says
All Nippon
Ports Mined
HARBORS SEALED
Brief Communique Gives
No Details OF Enemy
Air Attack

GUAM, Saturday, Aug. 4.-tE-
The Japanese, whose every home
port now is blocked with air-sown
mines, have dashed out at Oki-
nawa and sunk one light Americ
vessel and damaged another In air
attacks on that island base where
they contend an Allied invasion
fleet is massing.
Admiral Nimitz announced today
that the ship loss occurred on July
20, the first time in ten days that
the enemy has made any offensive
gesture at Okinawa and the first
time a ship has been hit there since
June %, when two light units were
sunk and three were damaged.
Nimitz's brief communique gave
no details. The designation Of light
units, however, usually includes
vessels up to the size Of light cruis-
ers. While he did not say whether
the attack was by suicide planes.
that has been the enemy's general
neLQOQ i'll IGCSIlL
While unfavorable weather fore.
ed cancellation of most planned air
attacks on Japan, the 10th Air
Force announced that SUPERIOR
tresses have plugged every majer
Japanese harbor with mines, conn
pleting the strangulation ring. MINI
itz announced land-based Amerl-
can naval planes yesterday sank
70O-ton Japanese freighter in Sag
ami Gulf Southwest of Tokyo.
The Naval planes were attacked
by five enemy fighters and five
reconnaissance bombers, but shot
down two OF the reconnaissance
planes and damaged one fighter
without damage to themselves.
Ninety seven Army Mus :ngs
from Two strafed targets # OPP
portunity" in the Tokyo area yes
terday and shot down two OF the
ten Japanese fighters that rose to
meet them. They damaged another
|interceptor and destroyed eight and
damaged six grounded enemy
planes, the U. S. Strategic 4-ir
!; Forces announced.
Six of the Mustangs were lost,
but one pilot was rescued.
Eleven locomotives, three cleo
trio locomotives, two gun emplace'
+ ments and electric transformers
! were destroyed by the strafers.
. who also damaged six locomotives,
a hangar, so railroad cars, several
, factories and power lines and IL
luggers and fishing boats.
The Japanese previously had an
nounced the raid without deserts
= ing results. !
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Marine Commandant
Seeks Camp Davis

The Commandant Of the U.
S. Marine Corps yesterday
signed letter requesting that
facilities at Camp Davis be
transferred to the Marine
Corps, according to an an
nouncement from Representa-
tive Graham A. Barden from
New Bern last night.
There was no reference in the
announcement to the uncon-
firmed report that the Marine
Corps will use Camp Davis
for the training of Netherlands
Marines, although Representa-
tive Barden's announcement
said that final action has not
not been taken.
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Attorney Saves Day
For Eviction Client

NEW YORK, Aug. 3.-P)-
An eviction suit against Bertha
Pappas was halted abruptlyA
today when her lawyer becar
her landlord.
Learning that the las
was willing to sell the
ment house, Jack Ka
tenants attorney, asked
court: ''How much?'
make me an Offer" was the
reply.
1851, 000." '
''Sold."
The case was adjourned
while the contract of sale was
being drawn.
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SUB LIFE RAFT
DISCOVERED IN GULF
BY ARMY OFFICERS

CAMP GORDAN JOHNSON,
Fla, Aug. 3.-(R)-Army officials
announced today that raft from
German submarine was dis
covered floating in the Gulf OF
Mexico six miles off Carrabelle
Sunday.
Inspection dates on equipment
and supplies aboard the raft in
Dictated the articles had been issued
in Germany no later than Deem
Der %, 1914, Camp Gordon Johns
ton said.
Investigators said evidence in
dicated the derelict had been
launched not far from Camp Cor
don Johnston.
The Army advanced no theory
as to the likelihood of the raft S
crew being at large, but said it
was possible the raft had reached
shore and been swept back to sea.
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Mollinson Heads AAF
In Mediterranean Area

ROME, Aug. 3.-R-Brig. Gen.
James A. Mollinson was appointed
commanding general of the U. S.
AR Forces in the Mediterranean
@eater today, succeeding Maj.
ven. James M. Bevans, who was
even an undisclosed assignment.
Molllnson was succeeded as COM
nt'hder of the U. S. 18th Air Force
W Brig. Gen. William L. Lee,
I 'oer commander of the 18th S
tSlh Bombardment Wing.
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WEATHER

Eastern Standard Time)
w. By U. S. Weather Bureau)
.,Si chronological data for the "a hours
'e t5O pm, yesterday.
Temperature
1:3o pm. 80. NV '''i' w. Low pin w.
Maximum maxlmum IS; Minimum rs; Mean 80;
HUMIDITY
20 ;'V am. 81; 1880 am. 80; 80 pm. Sc;
Precipitation
a io!als for "a hours ending 7:3o pm
,o ro'al since the first of the month
Tides For Today
rom the Tide Tables published by U.
Toast and Geodedtc Survey
Vii. High Low
''''ihg'on 6:29 am. 1:25 am.
p,. ITO pm. 1888 pm.
''sohooro Inlet - 4:25 am. 1926 am.
D.. SOL pm. 11:27 pm
liver stage 10. 9 feet.
sunrise 5:25; Sunset 7:10; Moonrise "a
N'''i'' Moonset AL pm.
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GOES TO WASHINGTON

CAMP LEJEUNE, Aug. 3.-Col.
Harvey L. Miller, USMC, who was
for some time on duty here, has re-
turned from duty in the Pacific
and will be assigned to post at
Marine Corps headquarters in
Washin gton.
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MACARTHUR ANNOUNCES
TOLL OF JAP SHIPS

MANILA, Saturday, Aug. =
tup)-U. S. warplanes Of the Far
Eastern Air Force have sunk or
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Ten Killed
ARMY SHIPS COLLIDE
Pan American Clipp er
Sinks At Fort De
France, Martinique

BENNETTSvILLE, S. c., Aug. 3.
|-(P-Four men were killed this
afternoon when two army planes
locked wings and crashed into a
field, three miles Northeast of
here, Chief Of Police John l.. Wat
son reported.
Watson said Army officers told
him six men may have lost their
lives in the crash, but that the
number could not be determined
until check of the f1iers was
made. The two planes were flying
formation with other planes en-
route to Florence Army Air Base,
Watson said.
Officers from the Florence base
were at the scene tonight investi-
eating the accident.
Dan Bryan, manager Of Flying
Service, was an eyewitness to the
crash. ..
He said there were IL planes-A
26's-hying in formation about 300
feet from the ground when two OF
the ships hooked wings and
crashed to the ground. Wreckage
was scattered over wide area
and the bodies were found man
gled.
The AIS usually has a crew OF
three, pilot and two gunners, Bryan
said.
The two planes fell only short
distance from the air field used
by Bryan's Flying Service.
MIAMI, Fla, Aug. 3.-R-Four
passengers were killed and 10 9th
er persons-including the crew Of
four and a five-months-old baby
rescued when a Pan American
Clipper crashed and sank while
alighting on the water at Fort De
France, Martinique, about 10 a. m.
today.
It was not Immediately learned
whether there were, any serious in
juries among the crew and six
passengers saved.
Civil Aeroffautics Authority and
Pan American officials will leave
for the scene of the crash early
tomorrow to conduct an investiga'
ton.
The dead:
Mrs. Susan Mendes, 20, and he1
son, John, two.
Judith Johns, so, Of Fort Dc
France.
Cyril John, 46, Of Port of Spain
Trinidad.
The rescued:
DR.. William Mcdonald, rs, ans
his wife, Hilda, 60, Henry Keyzer
Andre, SO; Robert Wilson, 40
Julia Haskell, So; and Diana Men
DIES, five-months- all of Por
of Spain.
Members of the crew were Capt
Sheriff. T. Shaw, 81; First OF
ficer Charles T. Hawkins, Is
both of Port of Spain; Communi
cations Officer Victor Vasileski
rs, of Miami Springs, Fla, an
Steward Michael Miguel, %, Q
Miami.
The plane-a twin-engined Siko1
sky-opened a seam in the hull a
5 Continued on Page Two; Col. 4
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North Carolina: Clear to partly cloudy
md continued not Saturday and Sunday.
WIDELY scattered afternoon and evening
COMMISSIONERS Saturday and Sunday.
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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-06-07
Hare Says Japs
Are Taking Hawaii

'"The people in the territory OF
Hawaii are doing all they can to
get to be recognized as the 49th.
state and I hope that it never
happens" Cpl. r. Garland Hare,
formerly of West Jefferson, sta
ted in letter to his father, Jim
Hare, a few days ago.
1T is strictly a japanese move
ment," he stated II hope that
if it comes to a national vote, the
GIs will never let it happen.
What is the use of fighting them
and paying for it in American
blood and then practically admit
them to the states. The popula-
ton over here is 1880 Japs. The
Hawaiians are dying a sure, but
slow death.
''The Japs control all of the
businesses in the territory, SO you
can see what will happen if they
are admitted to the Union. b
sure and tell Farmer Bob about
this"
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Men Needed.TO
Cut Pulpwood

All men in North Carolina dis
qualified for military service be-
cause of physical unfitness, and
those over 80 years of age who
are not already employed in es-
sential civilian or war production
work, are being urged by Selec-
tive Service to. assist in stepping
up production of forest products
and other vital war materials by
taking jobs in these industries at
once, I. O., Schaub, Director of
the State College Extension Serv-
ice and Chairman of Governor
Gregg Cherry's emergency COM
mittee on Forest Products has
disclosed.
This action, according to Chair
man Schaub, is designed to help
relieve serious manpower short
ages in must war production,
including cutting of pulpwood,
saw logs, and mill work, by offer
ing those who cannot fight with
guns another opportunity to fight
on the production fronts at home.
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the indifference of ultra-modern-
lists, we will have to weave into
our present system some of the
worthwhile things used in the
past. ..-
It does not take a philosopher
to discern that there is an under
current of dissatisfaction which
sooner or later will make itself
'visibly" seen and "audibly''
heard if some amendments are
not made. I am trying to be as
conservative as facts will permit
(and by of emphasis) I champion
every single modern improve
ment that brains and science
brings. forth, but when the :'vi-
tails" of a system is left out, like
piercing the heart of a man, the
victim dies.
C.. M. Dickson,
Silas Creek, N. c.
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Open Forum
COLUMN
FOR THE VOICE OF THE
PEOPLE
is INDIFFERENCE TO EDUCA.
TON INCREASING?

Following up recent article,
I am asking a question which, I
think, should excite the atten-
ton of every citizen: Are our
school interests tagging? With
our many new school buildings,
libraries, buses, free text books,
and nine months term of school,
the answer by many will be mo"
If surface indications are taken
as conclusive evidence, I agree.
But the question is: Are the peo-
pie really alive to the need of
delving for hidden pearls, as
it were, and assiduously applying
themselves in the pursuit of real
knowledge? Are we building
our educational structure on
fundamentals, or are we building
on superficialities which are nom
essential to practical life? Is
there a wholesome attitude to-
ward the former process?
In a recent editorial in the
''Winston-Salem Journal" "The
New York Times gives an inter
esting account of a Miss Lee
Shand who, after teaching Is
years, resigned and gave the rea-
sons for so doing, some of which
are as follows:
Lack of proper attitude of pu-
pills; Indifference of parents; lack
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Lansing RI News

A large group of people attend
ed the Baptising service at White
Oak on Sunday. -.
Pfc. Ray V. Gilly, son of Mr.
and Mrs. J. L. Gilly, is now some
where in the Pacific and was get
ting along fine when last heard
from.
Victor Goss, r. H. WEIGH, j. E.
Stansberry and Arthur Miller
are now employed at Dublin, Va
Mrs. R. Gilly, who has been a
patient in the Ashe hospital for
sometime is improving and hopes
to return home this week..
Mr.. James WEIGH has returned
to his home, after being a patient
at the Ashe hospital for some
time.
Rev. Robert Miller. son of Mr.
Monroe Miller, who moved away
from the county about twenty
years ago, is conducting services
in the community at this time.
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of ethics and manners OF pupils
etc. In closing she says: Man
ners and respect for age may moi
make the man, but they do serve
to grease the wheels of social I'M
tercourse and make life more
comfortable. And until they are
a part of the training of the
younger generation, I prefer to
remain away from the school sys-
tenn"
While many of us perhaps feel
like that we should help better
conditions, yet this is food for
thought and certainly does not
encourage one to stay in the pro-
fession. Not long ago I. talked
with a man who had taught ten
years in one of our state colleges.
Because of the modern trend to
turn college life into sports and
the disregard for the higher
things of life, he said he resigned
and went into business.
Do serious-minded people rea-
lie the seriousness of a situation
like this? What is the solution?
Since the innocent always suffer
with the guilty, it is necessary for
all people who have a vision to
wage an educational campaign
and, if possible, stimulate and
convince the masses of the peo-
pie that real education is prac-
teal, and should be applied to
real life and have for it's goal
industrious, law-abiding, and
'freedom-loving'' citizens.
One is by no means a pessimist
when he says that ethics, man
ners, and obedience to organized
authority Che can tell the truth
without being one)-is on the
wane and that before we can get
the most out of our schools which
cost so much money-in spite Of
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Timely Hints
BY RUTH CURRENT
state Home Demonstration Agent

Carrots in the Kettle: Carrots,
now so plentiful, offer much in
appetizing color, fine. flavor and
rutritive value. To make the
most of vitamins, minerals and
flavor, home economists offer the
following cooking suggestions.
If carrots are peeled, peel thin,
Or scrape no more than skin deep.
Young tender carrots may not
need to be peeled. Just enough
water to prevent sticking to the
pan is all that young tender car
rots need. Older ones need
enough water to cover. Have Nhe
water boiling before putting in
the carrots. Cover the kettleI tc
speed the cooking, save fuel ano
conserve vitamins.
Cook only until tender. Yot ing
carrots cook in Is to 20 minutes
older ones in 20 to Is minuI ties
Slicing or dicing shortens the
cooking but may mean greater
loss of vitamin C..
Variety in seasoning helps pre-.
vent monotony, if carrots are
served frequently. A little lem
on juice over the top, cho ppec
parsley, or tender onion sprouts
or chopped onion heated in {
little fat, are favorite seasoning!
for this vegetable. Left ovel
drippings from cooking meat art
good for pouring over carrots.