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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-18
Communists
Withdrawing
Many
ALL FRONTS QUIET
Military Experts See Cheer
%",s;qnificance In Cessa-
Ron OF Fighting
o. GEORGE WANG

preSs Staff correspondent
l@ nasrlNGKNG, Dec. 17.-Fighting
Ch ~ chinese civil war fronts
on sl during the past u hours
CEASE q major Communist Withdraw y.
anu u ~ the east is taking place IN
; (; 'P province .s;s t Competent mill
Fly rse,s quarters said the ces s.:a
IL. In' coming just before the politi-
ton' sentative council is sche-
cal \ s4 ~ omen around Dec. Is, may
a sso.st an agreement ending the
'o 'i1 strjf ts' that has ragged in the
s sl'-i for more than 10 years.
Tbe Chinese central news agency.
,rnIjfying military reports said
snlr, a,,,nists forces besieging Pao-
l l md Kweisui in Suiyuan pro-
s "" halted their attacks and be-
s ssn Withdrawing last Saturday.
nationalist troops in PaotoW,
.s;ob was besieged Nov. 8, are
allowing tll up the withdrawal, oc'
l Y'orino the town of Shahsien be-
s srs Paotow and Kweisui, Central
.";d The siege of Kweisui, started
NV /, also has been lifted.
Communists attacks against the
Major rail junction of Lincheng to
+ss southeast have halted. mill
t.rv sources said, and elsewhere
in North China there has been a
definite turn for the good during
the past Y hours.
The presence of high Communist
Military commanders in Chungking
n attend the consultative council
meeting was Interpreted as indica-
ting Communist determination to
settle the military situation at the
conference table
optimism was felt in the Chinese
chi al at the turn of military
events, coming swiftly after Presl-
dent Truman's Saturday statement
Clarifying American policy in China
and calling for unification and civil
peace as conditions for continued
American aid.
The Communist delegation in
Chungking, including the chief OF
staff of the Eighth Route Army
and his deputy, held preliminary
exchange of opinions and Central
government delegates today, ac-
cording to government minister OF
Information K. G. WI.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-18
WARMER
WEATHER COMING.

The mercury yesterday rose
sharply from a low of 22.s' de-
grees- Sunday to Al degrees for
the days high, according to
Meteorologist Paul Hess who
predicted that temperatures
last night might so as low as
rs degrees.
Hess said that partly cloudy
weather and slightly higher
temperature was in store Tor
the city today. e. .
The Sunday night low was RIO
record for the city but marked
the lowest the mercury has
gone here since last February
Is when it hit an official bot
tom of % degrees. II
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-18
President Re a d y With
Measure; Somervell
Tells OF Waste

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17-M-
President Truman will send to Con-
gress, probably on Wednesday, his
long-awaited recommendations on
the proposal to unity the armed SER
vices, the White House announced
today. .---.
Meanwhile. the President vetoed
a bill which would have given the
rank of Vice Admiral to chiefs Of
naval bureaus and the. rank OF
Rear Admiral to assistant chiefs.
His veto message said that this
matter "should await decision by
the Congress on the matter of the
organization and composition of our
whole postwar military establish
ment and consideration of the pro-
blem Of suitable rank for higher
commands and staff assignments
in the ground, sea and air forces"
The Senate Military committee
proceeded with hearings on the
Army-Navy merger proposal. Gene
raj Brehon Somervell, chief Of the
Army Service Forces, testified that
unification would eliminate waste
full competition between the SER
vices and unnecessary duplica-
tons"
Somerville estimated that Is per
cent or more could have been
saved on military construction costs
during the war if the War and Navy
Departments had been combined.
Somerven also cited these cases
of "duplications," overlappings and
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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-18
SANTA TO ARRIVE
IN CITY AT 4P. M.

Santa Claus in all his holiday
glory will step sprightly from his
ACL train this afternoon at a o.
clock. He will be met at the sta
ton by J. E. L. Wade who will
JON him to board waiting lire
truck for a parade down Whining
TONS Front street.
To add gaiety and color to the
parade the ROTC band of the New
Hanover high school under the d.
Fection of 1t. Eugene Lacock will
lead the procession which is ex-
pected to include thousands of chill
dren out on field day to vel
come Old St. Nick.
The parade will continue down
Front street to Market St, then
out Market to Third, Third to
Chestnut and west to the posi-
0iflce steps where he will be in
Produced by Councilman Wade and
Will take time W say a few words
tot he children.
Following tl.v introduction Of
santa, the ROTC band will play
several Christmas numbers. Chill
oren will then be permitted to talk
with Santa.
Jesse Sellers and Bill Grisson,
members of the Junior Chamber
q commerce Christmas Activities
Iommlttee, in cooperation with the
wy electrician will have the tree
Asn(ed for santa's appearance.
Vlty park employees erected the
wee on the lawn at the post office
Yesterday morning.
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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-18
Resolution
as;sed Over
Tru1llanHead
ON VOICE VOTE
Connally Casts Lone Oh
lection Because President,
Byrnes Against Plan

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17-B -
The Senate formally called on the
United States today to use It's
good Offices with Great Britain
toward the opening of Palestine to
free entry of Jews.
It passed, on a voice vote. a
resolution by Senators Wagner ID
N. W and Taft (R-Ohio) favorlng
establishment of Palestine as "a
democratic commonwealth in
which all men, regardless of race
or creed, shall have equal rights. "
It rejected an amendment by
Senator Hart (R-Conno to provide
for working out the problem with
other MISUNDERSTANDING the Arab
states-as well as Britain. Hart
argued there was danger Of blood
shed if the Arabs thought too ex-
IRENE mea sures were being under
taken.
President Trum an several
months ago asked Great Britain,
which holds a mandate over Pales-
tine, to permit the entry Of lOO,-
600 homeless Jews. This was
turned down and instead COM
mission was set UP to study the
whole question. +,
Chairman .Conna1ly D!Tex.)
who was the lone mo" man in a
II to / Foreign Relations commit
tee vote approving the resolution.
told the Senate: s@-s----.--
"The President doesn't want
this resolution passed. He told me
on the telephone and I told the
committee. He told me, I do not
regard it as advisable. I don't want
to see any sort Of resolution en-
acted until this commission has
completed its inquiry and reported
back The Secretary of State does
not want it at this time
Wagner, in urging adoption Of
the resolution, which now goes to
the House, declared:
If even the small pressres
being brought to bear against a
just solution of the Palestine ques-
tion--the small pressures of oil com
cessions and Arab threats-if even
these small pressures are enough
to divert Great Britain or Ameri-
ca from the course of honor, now
pitifully inadequate is the state of
our international morality"
From the press gallery, the only
audible mo on passage came
from Connally.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-18
Liberty Ship Disrupts
Traffic Elow At Boston

BOSTON, Dec. II. :-W.n-Trans-
portation for thousands / of COM
muters and Christmas shoppers
was disrupted today when a Lib
erty ship crashed into bridge
connecting Boston with several
suburbs, causing 90-foot section
of the structure to drop into the
water.
The accident occurred when the
grain-laden Liberty chip John Ha-
thorn was caught in a ripe tide and
separated from a tug. The large
vessel rammed backward into an
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-18
NAL Manager Announces
Change In Flight Time

Advancement of arrival and de-
parture time of National Air Lines
rth-bound flight eight was made
by Daniel E. Roberts, NAL Will
lnington station manager, yester-
day t---.--..4. -..-
!: Roberts: said that the fligl.:. will
arrive at 1903 p. M, effective De-
cenber 20, departing ats1:18 p. m.
mo change in the schedule for
flight seven, south-bound, has been
made Roberts said, and the flight
will continue to leave Wilmington
at 2;02 p. m. arriving in Miami
at TBS b. nj. .a.t
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-18
Rambling Trolley Brings
Patrons Home In Reverse

had realized this for some time.
So he pulled into the car barn, a
little farther in. Then trolley Of
ficials told him there was nothing
to do but go back downtown.
When he got downtown trolley
supervisor boarded the car and
took the passengers home.
And when they got home, more
than an hour late, they were sitting
in reverse. No one had thought to
turn their seats and they had rid
len backwards.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-18

ATLANTA, Dec. II. -(R-The
tired shoppers got aboard the troll
lev. their Christmas bundles piled
high, in time to get home for 6
O'Clock supper.
The clerks who helped to pile
thes bundles got on, too.
Then came an intersection. The
trolley went west instead of east.
Then later it went north. That
was the way the tracks went.
Presently the motorman admit
ted he was lost. The passengers
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-18
ECLIPSE OF MOON 7
SLATED TONIGHT


A total eclipse Of the moon,
the first in over 3 years to be
visible here, is slated for $3.50
pm. tonight, according to the
astronomical tables.
Barring clouds, the lunar
phenomena is due to put on a
show for city and county resi-
dents, along with citizens of a
large section of North Ameri-
ca, beginning at 6:3S pm. and
lasting until 1902 am.
The period of total eclipse of
the moon by the earth's shadow
lasts from $3.50 pm. until 10
pm.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-18

overhanging section midway in the
bridge. }.<
The bridge which is one of the
main arteries for traffic in and out
Of Boston was clear of automobiles
at the time of the collapse. No one
was hurt. However, the Boston
elevated railway was ordered to
cease service over the structure.
The ships poop deck was crush
ed and crewmembers leaped for
ward for safety. A half-rnoon Sec
ton of the bridge plunged into the
water
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-18
Congress TO Get Merger Plan Wednesday;
Simon Says y. S. Credit Causing Distrust
One Killed, 30 Injured In Crash r-
Of New. Jersey Subway Express

NEWARK, N. j., Dec. IT, C-At least kill
ed and 80 injured tonight Hudson Manhattan
train route from New York Newark crashed into the
end of lift bridge the Pasaic between Newark and
Harrison, police said.
Two still trapped in the wreckage railroad
emergency attempting them, police
Emergency ambulances from the Newark Red Cross Army
airport and police and fire departments rushed
Newark hospitals while Red Cross first aid
treated scores of passengers who were shaken up
injured immediately available
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-18
House ], y J. Rl|ee.tablisllles !
Two-C Cent Mail Rate

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17..-(R)-By
rs to standing vote, the House
today passed and sent to the Senate
legislation restoring the two-cents-
an-ounce rate for. local delivery OF
first class mail. 1. - g f
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-18
CAROLINAs WELCOME
PROMISED RELIEF

BY THE ASSOO1z11ID. =
shivering North and South Caro-,
linians welcomed the promised
partly cloudy and slightly warm
err weather forecast Tor 1ooay
after two days of 10 to 20 degree:
Temperatures throughout most OF
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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-18
WEATHER
Eastern Standard Time)

Eastern Standard Time)
H.. ny u. S. Weather Bureau)
., chronological data for the "a hours
'4Si''s 80 pm. yesterday.
,.,. Temperatures
N.Y. s,su am. q; 1880 am. "a; 1870 pm. 81;
NNtadnum Al; Minimum %; Mean 81;
Ion Humidity
I'm v am. n; 7:3o am. rs; l 80 pm. Sc;
Precipitation
oo MA id Tor "a hours ending 1880 pm
sa7' ts a. slncet he first of the month
fFro Tides For Today
S, CON- Com the Tide Tables published by U.
N0ast and GeOdetic C,,rvov,
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Detroit evening times., 1945-09-30

energy. They will learn how 10 extract tres :
dons amounts Of energy from tiny amounts of
materials as common rock, air and water. just
as The American Weekly predicted p years ago
The cost with the source substance al hand every
where, will be very small.
4-Atomic power then will be so cheap that
civilization throughout the world will be changed.
There will be truly revolution in the great in.
dustries that generate electric power and those
that provide means OF transportation. Many
OF the ways of living will be as different for
people in every part of the civilized world as to-
days ways different from those of 1865 when
James Watt invented his steam engine
5-New wars will break out only II one thing
now Unforeseen happens-f scientists learn how
to make something to offset the atomic bomb.
Until they do that, the human race, fearful of
destroying itself, will stay at peace.
THESE wonders which coming up in the fu-
ture, and the awful marvel of the atomic bomb
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-30

w HAT OF the atom bomb and
w atomic energy? Will evil genius
probe their secrets aHd-bFihg de
struction to all of us, or will they be
harnessed for the welfare of us all?
Today we are on the threshold of
the atomic age.
What scientists see from this van
tage point is the subject OF this
series OF articles by Robert d.
Potter Science Editor OF Fhe
American Weekly, the first of which
appears here today.
Mr.. Potter witnessed the pioneer
experiments which brought the atom
bomb into being He knows as per-
sonal friends the men who did these
experiments, and he is able now to
reveal what physicists foresee as
their possibilities.
Readers of these articles will learn
the full, stirring story of all that has
been done TO bring atomic energy to
its present stage, and they will be
told plainly what can be expected
OF the future.
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-30

date future What lies in store a little farther
on is another story. 1t is one that permits more
than guesswork. There is a sound basis of fact
which to build predictions.
Here are five such predictions of the shape
of things TO come:
1-Scientsts will be able to develop the de
stTuctive forces of the atomic bomb Coupled
With improved w rocket, il will be weapon
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-30

of the present. are the re-
suit of scientists success in
what used 10 be regarded as
their most fantastic ambi.
ton. That ambition was TO
split open the tiny particle
OF matter called the atom.
Atoms are in everything.
Together, they make the
whole of anything. Each
one of the 90 chemical ele-
ments which scientists have
been able TO identify is
composed of its own groups
Of atoms.
They used to he thought
of as the smallest particles
of matter, "the building
blocks of the universe. >" A
hundred millions of them,
placed side by side, would
measure less than a half
inch.
But now scientists k" a
that each infinitesimal atom
is itself a kind of miniature
solar system.
Within each atom is a
central heavy part. a core
(the nucleus). Within the
core are two other kinds OF
September 90. 1915
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-30

atomic energy is not going
10 bring to pass either chaos
or huge benefits right away.
It can't, and the reason is
simple.
First, because the only
chemical elements from
which scientists up TO now
have obtained much atomic
energy are too scarce, too
expensive to purify, and too
hard TO control.
Indeed one OF them is
man.made and does not
exist in nature at all.
Second, because scientists
don't know yet how TO re-
lease any great amount of
atomic energy from any
thing except these chemical
elements, which are rare
uranium and plutonium.
So much FOR tho i'm mo
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-30

so terrible that its mere existence will
make out-of-date all the present meth
odS of waging war In fact, il viii
be means of destruction so fearful
that all the people of the world win
find that peace isn't just something
deeply desired. They will see il as
necessity TO avoid their own end
on this planet
Lets presume the same vast
amount of research know.how and
money that has gone into the atomic
bomb in the last five years is put
into DEVELOPMENT of the idea of re-
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-30
BY ROBERT ID. POTTER
Science Editor

l. EOW that we have the atomic bomb
M it seems only natural TO dream once
i'm a while at night, or even by day
that worldwide deStruction-the end of
the human race-lies just ahead
1t seems natural TO dream, too that
perhaps instead, a new and wonderful in.
duStrial era is almost here.
But it is more practical to be awake
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-30
International

leasing atomic energy in the next 10 years. II
II Is scientists will be able to release and control
atomic energy for some peaceful and useful pur-
suits Probably ii first will be used for such
special purposes as rocket flight for it viii not
be cheap.
Snow look ahead for perhaps. 20 years
Within that time scientists will be able TO use
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-30

is more practical TO be awake
clearly. The plain truth is that
The Nome nugget., 1945-04-06
Soviet Pincers Trap Vienna

LONDON, April 6, -(P)-Two powerful Russian armies are clos ing a giant pincers around Vienna while tank-led storm units fought to within 4 miles of the center of the Austrian capital.
 Elsewhere along the Eastern Front Soviet forces flattened the German bulge extended deep in eastern Slovakia and captured the austrian center of ZyWiec in southern Poland.
 Far to the north, Russian forces hurled enemy remnants back in the Danzig bay cueanup of the coastal territory.
The Nome nugget., 1945-04-06
CARD PARTY HELD WEDNESDAY EVE

The Pioneers held another in the series of card parties, last Wednesday evening. The prize winners were as follows; for the ladies, Mrs. Ben Gillette, Mrs. Pete Sather, and Mrs. Hugh Cab bard: and for the men, Peter x. Peterson, Chas Pennycook, and Fred Roberts. The door prize was won by Hugh Gabbard.
 The two high scores for the series are Chas Pennycook and Mrs. Ben Gillette.
 One more party is scheduled in the series.
The Nome nugget., 1945-04-06
Russia Hands Japs Empty Package

LONDON, April 6,-(P)-Russia Yesterday denounced it's neutral ity pact with Japan, accusing To- kyo of helping Germany in the war against Russia.
 Moscow said that Commisar Molotov informed the Japanese ambassador that continuance of the compact was impossible since Japan was fighting against Rus sia's allies. The note was hand ed to the Jap ambassador yester- day afternoon in the midst of the new Japanese cabinet crisis.
 There is no indication of Rus sia's future intentions in relation to Japan, however, Stalin has publicly described Japan as "An aggressive nation.
The Nome nugget., 1945-04-06
Hongkong Gets Heavy Raid

MANILA, April 6, -NP-Phil- ippine based heavy bombers at- tacked the vital waterfront area
 Iongkong, across the China Sea Wednesday, dropping 168 tons of bombs, which set huge fires, sank g merchant ships and des- troyer and two others were bam- aged.
 General Macarthur announced this second successive strike on Hongkong, in the days conlrnuni- que, and reported that the 1000 pound bombs raked the shipyard and waterfront installations, and shipping and vast oil-supply tanks were left in flames.
The Nome nugget., 1945-04-06
Alaska Planning Board Meets In Juneau

JUNEAU, April 6, -(P)-The first meeting of the Alaska Dev- elopment Board gets underway with preliminary discussions for the purpose of dealing with plans for conducting the Board.
 All of the members were pres ent, Gov. Ernest Gruening, Jack Talbot, Leslie Nerland, Antonio Polet and Dilbur Wester.
 The appointment of Robert Henning, Juneau Empire reporter as Executive Secretary of the Board was announced today.
 The Board will be in session for the next several days.
The Nome nugget., 1945-04-06
Germans Flee To Last Barrier

PARIS, April 6, -(P)-The Ninth Army today fought 3 miles past the Weser river into the streets of Hamelin, 23 miles from Han over, as the First Army opened new powerful attacks which car ried 22 miles eastward, close to the upper reaches of the river. The British on the north across the Weser in several places are within 35 miles of the great naval base of Bremen.
 The Germans are in flight to- ward the Elbe river, the last riv- CT barrier before Berlin.
 The Third Army on the cen- tral plains closest the capital, are only 13O miles away.
 German soldiers are giving up by the thousands, with the Ninth and Third Armies alone taking over 25,0OO prisoners.
 The 11th Armored Division ad- vanced to within 32 miles of Sax ony, and 50 miles from the big rail center of Plauen, the capture of which would cut Germany in two.
 First Army columns struck east ward from Paderborn and reached Bruchhausen, 4 miles west of the upper Weser river, 164 miles from Berlin. Other columns moved in the opposite direction into the Ruhr trap, seeking the annihila- tion of 15O,0O0 Germans sealed off in the industrial basin.
The Nome nugget., 1945-04-06
Chinese Forces Stop Jap Drive

CHUNGKING, China, April G. NP)-Chinese forces unleashed a large scale three-pronged count er-offensive against Jap troops who were striking toward Shensi Province, which guards the north ern approaches to China's capital.
 The Chinese command said that Chiang Kai Shek's forces were pouring out from southwestern Human province annihilating a Jap battalion and encircling a number of strongholds west of Neisiang, on the Honan-Shensi highway. The Chinese counter offensive was launched yesterday against the double Nipponese drive deep into China's hinterland about 30 miles from the Shensi border.
 More than a thousand of the invaders were annihilated and 9 enemy tanks were destroyed.
The Nome nugget., 1945-04-06
Warships Sunk in Geran Harbors

LONDON, April 6, -(P)-At least 21 German warships and merchant vessels, including a cruiser and submarines sunk and many others damaged in the recent RAF raids on Bremen, Hamburg and Wilhelmshaven.
 The U. s. Strategic Airforce announced that the light cruiser KOELN, listed and sank in shall low water of Wilhelmshaven har- Dor and seven submarines includ- ing one of 1200 tons and one of TAO tons were sunk.
 The air fleets on these raids numbered as many as 1400 heavy bombers.
 A report from the First Army front, delayed by censorship, said Tank men of the Third Armored Division captured a great war prize, a train loaded with secret 'V 2" weapons. It is the first time the allies have found the jet-propelled, radio controlled rockets intact.
The Nome nugget., 1945-04-06
SINK NAz| WARSH|PS $
U. s. CasualtiesLow On OkinaWa

GUAM, April 6, -(P)-The in- incredibly low American casual ties in the first four days of the campaign on Okinawa, were re- ported today by the Navy along with the announcement sweeping advances on the north end of the Tenth Army line, and the increas- ing resistance being met on the south. near the capital city of Naha.
 Admiral Nimitz said 179 U. s. Soldiers and Marines were killed and 798 wounded, to midnight Wednesday. These figures re- flected the 1ightness of tn oppos- ition. Japanse casualties were considerably higher.
The Nome nugget., 1945-04-06
AIRWAYS
Wien Alaska Airlines

Wien Alaska Airlines e&ft
 A trip was made to Diomede with Moses and Lincoln Milligrok and returned with John Iyapana.
 A trip was made to Teller, Ig- loo with express. and to Lees Camp with E. w. Quigley and Margaret West and child. Pan American AirwaYs
 The Wednenday plane brought MT. and Mrs. V. c. Seiffert, Ev- elyn Kraft, and Richard Melberry
The Nome nugget., 1945-04-06
POSTAL INSPECTOR
 COMPLETES SURVEY

Peter Peterson, U. s. Mail in- spector completed his survey of Second Division Post Offices, and returned to Fairbanks via the PAA.
The Nome nugget., 1945-04-06
BASEBALL COAST LEAGUE
 Wednesday Games

WednesdaY Games Portland 5, Sacramento 4. Hollywood 3, Oakland 5. Seattle 5, Los Angeles 8. San Francisco 2, San Diego 5. Thursday Games Los Angeles 4, Seattle 2. San Diego 3, San Francisco 2. Oakland 10, Hollywood 8. Portland 5, Sacramento 1.
The Nome nugget., 1945-04-06
LIQUOR AGENT FLIES TO JUNEAU ON BIZ.

Henry Longley, Territorial Liq- uor Agent for Nome, was called to Juneau on business. He will return in a few days.