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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-08
ENEMY COMEDIES
0KINAWA FIGHT
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(COntmued from Rage One)
thrust toward the west coast netted
about 900 yards.
Both Maj. Gen. James L. Brad
ley's Goth and Maj. Gen. Andrew
D. Bruce's Seventh Infantry Divi-
sions were closing in on the Yaeju-
Dake escarpment. Japanese were
offering intense machine gun fire
all along the ridge front. The
escarpment ranges to $50 foot
heights in the center of the island:
It was plain the Japanese select
ed the Yaeju-Dake escarpment line
for a final defense stand and had
prepared fortified positions on the
ridge heights.
1t. Gen. Simon Bolivar Buckner,
Jr.'s estimate that his Tenth U. S.
Army troops had killed 1924 Japa-
nese through Wednesday was an
Increase of 1905 since his last
casualty report to Nimitz May 30.
The Seventh Divisions 32nd Regi.
ment seized the small island of o
in Minatoga cove on the southeast
coast of Chinen peninsula. 1t met
light resistance. This island was
taken to clear the cove, which al
ready had been used for bringing
supplies to the division in amphl-
bious vehicles because of mired
roads.
In their two pockets, the Japa-
nese still hold about % IL square
miles of Okinawa.
Improving weather over the
Okinawa area permitted the use OF
aircraft and tanks in support of
the ground operations. For many
days the front has been so muddy
that supplies have had to be trans
,aa,.4ad l,sx ha,ad ntixa n,ad ,,la1an - |
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PLANS DISCLOSED
ON ENEMY PLANES
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craft of the future de Seversky
said 1000 miles an hour-approxi-
mately the speed of the earth
rotation - will be considered the
most economical operating speed.
Oelerich was Unidentified as the
designer of the ME-262 jet fighter.
He previously had improved more
conventional types - the ME-109
and ME-110, and Focke-Wulfe 100.
Oelerich, who claimed he knows
many secrets concerning plans OF
German industry made his offer Of
cooperation to Capt. Frank Raab,
Richmond, Va, military govern
ment officer.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-08
WORK CRIPPLED
IN WAR PLANT

BIRMINGHAM, ALA, June =
W.D - Production was crippled in
three departments of the RheAn
Manufacturing Co. plant here to-
day as several hundred workers
left their jobs. -
The Walkout was termed unauth-
orized in joint statement issued
by company officials and represen.
atives of the United Steel Workers
of America (CIO).
1t was the second work stoppage
in two weeks at the plant.
Work was halted in the forge
line, where 81 nm. shells are man.
ufactured, the 81 MN. machining
line and the rs nm. brass shell
casing line.
Company spokesman said. the
aircraft department was still oper.
ating at full capacity.
The joint statement said 1T h {
company and the union have beer
discussing a grievance case involv
ing a discharged employee and hao
agreed to carry the case to arbi
tration for final settlement.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-08
700 NAzI SUBS
REPORTED SUNK
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The report said losses were
heavy both in lives and materials,
and that "at The peak in 1871 and
1912 the issue Of the struggle hung
in the balance"
"Germany's object" the report
continued, was to cut the Allied
sea communications, upon which
the maintenance of Allied war ef-
fort depended. This included the
movements in supply of armies and
air forces during successful cam
paigns on four continents.
But success was achieved.
Thanks to the sailors and airmen.
the scientists and technicians, the
ship builders and factory workers,
the conveys reached their destina-
ton and enabled the soldiers and
the airmen to fulfill their tasks.
we, President and Pri m e
Minister, in this our last joint
statement on the U-boat war, can
how report that the Allies have
finished the job
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-08
TRUMAN REFUSES
FRENCH MEETING
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ment said sThis of course does
no tmean that the us. would have
any intention of discussing solut-
ion of the Syrian problem at a
meeting from which France. Syria
and Lebananon were absent"
Correspondents crowding into
the oval room for the President
conference were bombarded with
a swift series OF announcements.
Speaking so swiftly the newsmea
had difficulty following him, h e
President topped his disclosures by
an unexpected appointment OF
Gen. Omar N. Bradley to replace
Brig. Gen. Frank T. Hines as adj
ministrator of veterans affairs.
He made this change, the Presi-
dent asserted, simply on his belief
that a veteran of this war should
handle affairs of veterans of the
same engagements. He would not
have been very happy, as World
War / veteran, if a Spanish-Amer-
lean war veteran had been in con-
troll during the last two decades
or more, he said.
The President, attired in dark
blue suit because OF the unusual
chill in Washington, started his
meeting by congratulating til e
house upon its 345 to 18 approval
of the Breton Woods agreements.
He then referred to the fact that
next Sunday is the third anniver-
sary of the destruction of Lidice
which he called one of the most
barbarous crimes in the Nazi wave
of crin1inality.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-08
ENGINEERS HEAR
STORY OF NICKLE

neclaring that some 80 per cent
=, Tho worlds nickle now comes
tam mine at Sudbury, Ont, F.
1aoue. a member of the re-
.orcb staff Of the international
NickIe Co., told members of the
wilmington Engineers Club at the
friendly Cafeteria Wednesday
,;ort that nickle is so valuable for
+,e strengthening Of other metals,
.,o+ the United States Mint has dis
continued it's use in the coming of
I-,ited States five-cent pieces.
Outside of the International hold
mos in Canada, the speaker ex-
nloined that there is also nickle
ZINE at Petsamo, Finland and
which is now in Russian hands;
vine in New Caledonia which has
fortunately been kept in production
throughout the war, and another in
CIlba which is operated for the
United States government.
a conjunction with his address.
Mr. Laque showed a moving pic
fire entitled ''Nickle Highlights"
md which depicted many illumi-
Mating facts about the procuring
and mining of nickle. Filmed in
and around the Sudbury plant, the
nict,1re showed that nickle is OBJ
famed from a great depth and be-
law a hard rock formation through
which a shaft has to be drilled.
The shaft at Sudbury, Nj. Luque
explained, is 1000 feet deep and
This rich nickle deposit was dis
covered in 1886.
Blasting. the speaker said, is
necessary to separate the ore from
The hard rock and before reaching
The surface, it is ground very fine
and even sifted for proper size.
The copper content of the ore must
also be separated, which is accom-
plished after m ny grindings,
poundings and rollings and it is
then refined for its future uses and
tbe nickle is refined in many diff
ferent ways also.
The meeting of the club was
presided over by c. H. McAlliste1,
president, while Glenn Cantwen in
PRODUCED the speaker of the eve
ming.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-08
REVISED EDITIONS

Ray Barwick. State automo-
lie license examiner for New
Hanover county, reported yes
terday that he had received re-
vised editions of the Drivers
Manual. Interested persons
may obtain copies by calling at
his office, 1901 North Third
street, he said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-08
Air Strike Tempo Rises
AS Stilwell Visits Area
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set afire at Bandjermasin in south
ern Dutch Borneo, while Allied
light naval units farther north near
Kudat destroyed several motor
launches and small craft and sci
afire fuel dump.
Seventh Fleet bombers sank two
small ships and a number OF Junks
off the coast of Formosa tuesday
and Wednesday while Fifth Air
Force heavyweights and fighters
set numerous fires in Taito, or
Formosa's east coast and strafea
the Taito Airdrome.
Fifth Air Force Liberators also
heavily hit steamer at the mouth
of the Yangtze river in emma ano
other planes sank a 1000 tor
freighter go miles east OF Shanghai
Three small freighters were
sunk at Vinh, Indo-China,, and two
other ships were left burning.
Still other planes struck at the
Celebes, the Moluccas, the Lesser
ISundas, the Bismarcks, the Solo
mons and New Guinea.
The air forces also gave close
support to ground operations or
the big Philippine Islands OF LUXOR
and Mindanao.
Troops Of the 37th (Ohio> 0ivi.
sion, thrusting rapidly northware
through the gorge leading to The
Cagayan Valley of northern Luzon
captured the town of Bambang ans
advanced three miles beyond It
within four and one-half miles o.
the key road junction town OF Bay
ombang, Macarthur announced.
The Buckeye boys were meeting
slight opposition but expected they
might meet trouble at the Santa
Fe River bridge.
In Central Luzon the japanese
were cleared from defended posi-
tons in the rugged mountains cas-
of Manila, the communicate said
Planes supporting both opera
tons dropped 200 tons Of bombs
On the southern island of Min
danao, Macarthur announced fur
ther attrition of enemy personne
and supplies with limited gain
against stiffening japanese resis
| lance.
Russians and Poles engaged il
forced labor in Germany were for
hidden to 60 to church by thei
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-08
FULLER BRUSH MAN
CALLS ON TRUMAN

WASHINGTON, June 7.-WD
The Fuller brush man not only
got his foot In the White House
door today, but walked right
In and saw the President.
Alfred C. Fuller, president
of the Fuller Brush Co., and
of the Manufacturers Associa-
ton Of Connecticut, called on
Mr.. Truman to pay his re-
spects.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-08
SPECIAL SERVICES

Beginning at 8 p. m. Fri
day, weekly Sabbath eve serv-
ices for service men and wo-
men Of the Jewish faith will
be held at the BIuethenthal
Air Base chapel, according to
an announcement by Rabbi NJ.
M. Thurman, who will conduct
the serices. The services will
continue throughout the sum-
mer months, he said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-08
GUEST sOLOIsT

Pfc. Ernest Schoen, former
member of the Vienna Opera
Co., and the San Francisco
Opera Co., will be the soloist
at the morning service of the
Grace Methodist church Sum
day. Pfc. Schoen, who has
been stationed at Camp Davis,
will sing 1.-THE Lords Prayer"
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-08
CITY TO ASK OPA TO
LIFT MEAT QUOTAS
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an indication not that there will
actually be appreciably more meat
for. civilian consumption this sum-
mer, but simply that there will be
no further reduction, and that pre-
sent available supplies will be
more evenly distributed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-08
MOSLEM NATIONS
CONDEMN FRANCE
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the harvest of Syria's vital wheat
crop, and the Syrian government
ordered the arrest of native troops
who had fought under French COM
mand in last weeks disorders.
Frances bitterness over the at.
fair was underscored by Gen. Fer
nand Olivia Roget, French com.
mander in the Levant, who charg'
ed in Paris press conference that
the crisis in Syria was the work
of British agitators.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-08
ARRIVES

N. B. Prescott, probation Of
ficer Of Federal court, arrived
in Wilmington Wednesday and
will spend several days in this
section in connection with his
duties of the court.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-08
AUTO THEFT

c. V. Hill, 17-E Nesbitt
courts, yesterday informed city
police that a 80 revolver, 4
quantity of 80 shells, some ~
bullets, \ 1ashlight and several
packages of cigarettes, with a
total value of $z5, were stolen
from his automobile last night.
The automobile, parked on
Greenfield St., between Front
and Second Sts., was reported
to have been found pushed to
Front street, near Greenfield.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-08
City Briefs
REPORTS THEFTs

Mrs. E. X Bryan, IL South
Fifth street, has reported to
city police that someone Is
stealing azaleas and other
plants from Oakdale cemetery
and asked the department to
be on the lookout for the guilty
person.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-08

Russians and Poles engaged in
forced labor in Germany were for
hidden to 60 to church by their
captorS.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-08

BUY WAR BONDS AND STAMPS
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-04-26
ID. of L. Closes
Bowling Season
With Banquet

The Daughters of Isabella closed
their bowling season with a BAN
quet at the lockwood Inn last Mon
day night.
Captain Irene Burke and her
team composed of Viola LaCourse,
Mary Parquette, Stella Reuter-, Mil
dred LaCourse held first place
throughout the entire season.
At the banquet President Clara
O'Neill presented silver pins for
perfect attendance all season to
Gertrude Bell, Emma George, Mary
Scharf, Arlene Dupont, Matilda
Roberts and Marion Boucher.
Officers elected for the coming
year include Clara O'Neill as pres
ident, Corrine Martin as vice pres
ident and Florence Rogers as secre-
tary. The new treasurer is Viola
LaCourse.
A presentation was also made to
the president by the league as a
token of their appreciation for the
work she has done in the past year.
On April %, the D of I will have
return engagement with the Joan
of Arc of Dearborn at the River
view Bowling alley in Ecorse.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-04-26
Okinawa Strange
Invasion Beachhaad

Never before had I seen an inva-
sion beach like Okinawa.
There wasn't a dead or wounded
man in our sector of 1t. Medical
corpsmen were sitting among their
sacks of bandages and plasma and
stretchers, with nothing to do.
There wasn't a single burning
vehicle. Nor a single boat lying
wrecked on the reef or shoreline.
There was hardly anybody at all
on the beach when we landed. The
few assault waves ahead Of us
had pushed on inland. And all that
vast weller of people and machines
that make beach hum with work
were still many waves behind us.
The bulldozers and the jeeps had
not yet arrived. There was no ac-
tivity and hardly any sound. 1t was
almost as though we were the orig
inal explorers.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-04-26

rauIooI; vH one -anse s5hsn COM.
pany team M. Kralick was captain
with M. Carlisle, D. Walker, L. Ford
and H. French.
Election of officers was also held
on last Thursday evening before
bowling and June LANCE who has
been president for the past year was
reelected to the same office again.
Hazel Beattie did such a fine job of
secretary, and Edna Mcdonald as
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-04-26

UIvaouIcr EnnG CIlcy wv wrIr also re-
elected 70 these offices, for the
coming 45-46 season.
Bowling banquet will be held at
Joey's Stables in Delray, Friday eve
ming. April q, at which time prize
money will be distributed to the
bowlers.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-04-26

with team average OF T4z. rfi0
team took high three games with
2,416 and Margaret Kralick's LANCE
Sign took high single with 1913.
A banquet will be given on April
% by the sponsors of Labadie's Bar
team for both tie men and women's
team ending in first place.
Irene MacNeil was captain on the
Labadies Bar team along with T..
Clay. B. Schnau, M. Ward and M.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-04-26
Finds Nice Spot
To Go To Sleep

A1Cer LndJ We began getting READY
for the night. We figured the JapS
would bomb us all night, that their
artillery would soon start up from
the hills. and that when it got dark.
some slinky infiltrators would start
infiltration.
So we dug foxholes. The slope
was SO steep I chose a nice depres-
sion at the foot of a small embark
ment that didn't require much dig
ging.
Now We come to the life preserv-
ers. You may have wondered why
I was carrying three hfebelts on
dry land. Well, 1 knew what was
doing all right.
I just blew up my three life pre-
servers, spread them in the fox
hole and I had the incest impro-
viSed Simmons you ever saw. We
finally got onto that trick after q
few invasions in Europe and slept
all last summer in France comfort
ably on three blown-up preservers.
Everybody who wasn't on guard
at the edge of our little camp, or
who wasn't standing duty at the
field telephones went to bed, for
in Jap country you don't move
around at night unless you have to.
Going to bed was merely a figure
OF speech for everybody except me.
I seemed to be the only one who
had brought blanket and I def
nitely was the only one who had
nice soft life preservers to sleep on.
The others slept on the ground in
their foxholes with their ponchos
wrapped around them. A poncho is
wind and waterproof, but it has no
warmth. In fact, it seems to draw
all the warmth out of your body
and transmit it into the air.
The day had been hot, but the
night got mighty cold. And a very
heavy dew came gradually, soaking
everything. All the others practi-
cally froze and got very little sleep.
But for once in my life, was warm
as a bug.
But I didn't sleep too much.
There's always a flaw somewhere.
My flaw was the mosquitoes. I've
never been so tortured by mosuui-
toes as that first night on Okinawa.
They were persistent. They were
tenacious. And they were the nois-
lest mosquitoes I've ever associated
with. They were so noisy that
when pulled the blanket over the
side Of my face and covered my
ears tight I could still hear them.
I doused my lace twice with the
mosquito repellant which the ma
rines had issued, but it did no good
whatever. 1t was IL o'clock before
1 finally got asleep. At 2 am.
awakened and knew something was
wrong. What was wrong was my
face.
My upper lip was swollen so that
I thought / had a pigeon egg un-
der it. My nose was so swollen
the skin was stretched tight over
it. And my left eye was nearly shut.
Those mosquitoes really put a
scare into me. For they say Oh-
nawa Is malarial and I certainly
got enough mosquito venom that
night to malarialize half of Cali
fornia. So bright and early, start
ed taking atabrine for the first time
IN nv life.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-04-26

Biddle Recreation Ladies' Mer-
chant league ended their season
Thursday night with Labadie Bar
team tied for first place with the
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-04-26
LANCE Sign team.

LANCE Sign team.
Captained by Irene MacNeil, the
Labadie Bar held first place in the
g o'clock league all season ending
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-04-26
Ernie Pyle
Continued from Page -


During our first afternoon Oh
Okinawa my group Of marines wen'
about a mile and a half inland
Our vehicles were not ashore YET
so We had to pack on our back
everything we had.
Personally, I was overladen a;
usual. I had two canteens, a mu-
settle bag, blanket rolled up in
poncho, three rubber life preserv-
erS, shovel, and assorted knives
first aid kits, etc. Furthermore, ]
had on two pairs of pants, was car
rying two jackets, and it was hot
ter than hell.
Anyhow, we finally got where We
were going. We stopped on a hill
side, threw down our gear, connect
ed our phones TO wires on the
ground, and were ready for bust
ness. That is, the others were. Me.
I lay down on the grass and rested
for an hour
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-04-26
Labadie's Bar, LANCE Sign
Teams Tie for First Place

Ladies' Merchant League Ends Bowling
Season With Play Offs Thursday
The daily monitor leader., 1945-12-20

The Selfridge Field Fliers
racked UP their fifth victory on
Tuesday night by downing the
strong Hamtramck five IS 10 81.
Lieut.. william Rohr's re-
vamped quintet jumped to a 16
to 2 first period lead and stayed
on top all the way. They led 80
to Is at half-time and AZ to ID at
the end of the third period.
With forward McKie leading
the way the Fliers rolled to an
easy and impressive victory.
McKie dumped in eight field
goals and one foul shot.
Richard Goldberg, lanky Sell
fridge center dropped in five
hoops and q free toss for IL
points and runnerup honors.
Forward Juns of the Ham,
tramck five made 13 points to
lead his team.
Tonight the Selfridge team
will tangle with the Thompson
Products five of Detroit on the
Base gym, the game will start at
$50.
The Selfridge lineup with
points: McQuinn, S; Borkowski,
The daily monitor leader., 1945-12-20

Although starting iate anu
playing only three games to
date, McQuinn, who also plays
for the Selfridge varsity, has
been instrumental in the Supers'
victories.
McQuinn Tailed 20 points
Monday night against New Ha-
ven and pulled the game out OF
the fire for the Cleaners. In so
doing, Ed Padolan of New Ha-
ven, who has been holding the
top position, was knocked out
Of first place and slipped into
lhird.
Supers also placed a man In
second place in the parsonage OF
Bob Bennett who has q total OF
Il markers for four games. Al
though It is not yet definitely
confirmed IL is expected that
Bennett may have to stop play
ing due to q foot injury.
Bob Bobcean of Ironrite holds
down fourth place with 33 points
for three games and Ralph Soc,
men of Goebels is in fifth place
with 28 points for three games.
The top scorers:
The daily monitor leader., 1945-12-20
Miller Named
Best Fielder
in National

NEW YORK. Dec. 20-(R-
Eddie Miller Of Cincinnati was
the top fielding shortstop in the
National I cague in 1945, out
shining the brilliant Marty Mari
on Of st. Louis to annex his fifth
title in the last six years.
Backers of the Reds short
fielder in the countless Miller
vs. Marion arguments can point
t. the record books that show
Miller tying the league record
Of five titles, set by Joe Tinker
Of Chicago and Cincinnati.
BY topping Marion in the Of
fical National League per-
centages, .975 to .967, Mil
Ter reversed the 1914 result
when he was nosed out of a
fifth successive crown by q sin
gle point.
Chicago's pennant winning
Cubs swept three of the seven
individual fielding champion
ships with Stan Hack leading the
third baseman, Andy Pafko
showing the way to the outfield-
ers and Claude Passeau continu-
ing his errorless streak in the
pitching department. Not Sface
Sept. 16, 1941 has Passeau made
q misplay in a streak that now
has run to 265 chances, estab-
fishing q new record.
An all-star fielding infield
would have Babe Dahlgren of
Pittsburg at first, Emil Verban
of st. Louis at second, Miller
and Hack. Pafko topped the fly
cashiers and Ken O'Dea of St.
>-ouis was the high man among
the catchers although he appear
ed in only 81 games. 1t was the
first time in the modern history
of the league that no catcher
caught as many as 100 games.
The daily monitor leader., 1945-12-20
Bowling


C. MATTlNGLY - 419. De-
troit Edison Women's League.
E. WILLIAMS - 557 (218)
Detroit Edison League.
G. PENMAN-548 (2O1). De-
fense League.
JIM REYNOLDS - 551. Bath
City League.
MARTIN RACHOW - 562
(218). B-2 League.
E. RICHTER - 61O (236).
Big Twelve League.
MEL FREDERICK-611 (237-
2l4). Minor League.
LAURA RAY - 483. Ladies
Garden League.
LOU SPEHAR - 554-(2O7-
200). Kings & Queens League