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T^Jf . ? ? ? ? ;'WHH ? V - ?*? ???'' ; v; ? ?*?? "* . The Alamance Gleaner : !*t -<- ^ _JS?M Vol. LXXI GRAHAM, N. C., THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 1945 No. If WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS Fire Bombs Raze Jap Cities; Unemployment Expected to Rise Soon as War Production Tapers i Released by Western Newspaper Union. ??????J (EDITOR'S NOTE: When ? pinl*na are expressed ta these estaaess. they are these ef Western Newspaper Uaiea's news analysts aad set aeeesaarily ef this aewspaper.) Battle-weary, sixth division marines recline behind pro tee tiny wall sear Naha alter bitter fight for eity en Okinawa. PACIFIC: Cities Burn One by one, Japan's great indus trial centers are being razed by huge fleets of Flying Superfortresses, with the Bring of Osaka and Yokohama cutting further into the enemy's po tential to produce weapons needed for the expanding Pacific front. Considered the Orient's greatest industrial center, Osaka smouldered after heavy 6uper-Fort strikes at its iron, steel, copper, cotton, hemp and wire plants. Japan's second biggest port, Yoko hama was left in flames by hundreds of B-29s, with strong winds helping to spread the destruction block by block. Approximately 60,000 houses were said to have been wiped out after the first-aasault, leaving 250,000 homeless, and communication and transportation lines disrupted. In explaining strategy in lay ing down the greatest number of bombs in the shortest time over Japanese targets, 21st Bomber Commander Curtis Le May de clared: "If yon lay them doom like that the city burns down. " If you don't, they put It out." With B-29s raising havoc with Jap anese industrial centers, the enemy A.? u: :.1 wuuuiku w viucnj lcuici uu aerial opposition against American naval 1 vessels in the Ryukyus, with Kami kaze (suicide) pilots continuing to ! score hits on light units. Indicative of the ferocity of the Japanese at- 1 tacks, the navy reported the great- 1 est casualty toll in all the Pacific J fighting off of Okinawa. On land, Ut S. forces herded the ! enemy onto the southern corner of I Okinawa following the collapse of his Shuri line after some of the bitterest ground fighting in the war, with troops compelled to dig the Japs from deep cave positions in rugged terrain. UNEMPLOYMENT: To Rise With another large "stepdown" in military orders anticipated. War Production Board Chairman J. A. Krug predicted 4,800,000 persons will no longer tfe needed for war produc tion six months from now and un employment can be expected to reach 1,300,000 by then. 1 During the next three months i <j June, xviug saiu. a:. L'jsumaiea Z.WIU,- 2 000 war workers will be released, I with unemployment jumping 1,100,- ? 000 from the present level of 800,000 < to 1.900.000. Because of withdraw- 1 als from the labor force and the reemployment of 4,100,000 persons I by the rapidly expanding civilian I economy, however, the total of un employed will drop about 800,000 a half year from now. Though unemployment promises to mount in comparison with present conditions, such low-paying indus tries as lumber and textiles may ex perience difficulty obtaining work ers, Krug said. Wage increases within the bounds of stabilization pol icy would probably help remedy such a situation, Krug indicated. Shipyard Problem In the face of rising layoffs in war production industries. West coast shipyards are experiencing a short age of help at a time when the de mand for repairs is increasing as a result of the damage to U. S. ves sels in the quickened Pacific naval warfare. Twenty thousand workers below their labor ceilings, three West coast shipyards lost an average of 600 employees last month. In an effort to solve the problem, selective serv ice announced blanket deferments for such skilled help as electricians, sheet metal workers and machinists, and the War Manpower commission gave the yards No. 1 priority in hir ing. Transportation and housing also were guaranteed East coast workers desiring to shift to the west. As an example of the critical la bor shortage in the West coast yards, the famed aircraft carrier Franklin had to be hauled all the way to the Brooklyn navy yard for repairs. NEAR EAST: Oil Oasis Behind all the trouble in the Near East lies the specter of oil?the great natural resource indispensable to a modern machine economy. While fighting flared in Syria, the French charged that what appeared to be a mixup between them and the natives really was an incident cooked up by British agents to jeop ardize the French pipeline carrying oil across the embattled country from the Mosul fields in Iraq. At the same time, French com mentators sharply pointed out that any Arab uprising in Syria could very well lead to similar disturb ances throughout the whole Arabic bloc of states, where both Britain and the U. S. have substantial oil concessions. Oddly located nearby the Suez ca nal, providing Britain with a con venient gateway to her oriental em pire, the Arabic states are said to possess oil deposits the equal of those in the U. S., with the English holding 40 per cent of all conces sions in the area and America 60 per cent. V. S. Interest in the near east ern oil situation was pointed np by the government's proposal to erect a S150,e<H>.00* pipeline across Arabia and join in a part nership with the Arabian-Amer ican Oil company and Gulf Ex ploration company for its opera- 1 tion. Shelved in the face of bit ter opposition, the plan called for the private companies creation of a billion barrel petroleum pool for the army and navy, and repayment for the pipeline over a 25-year period. Oil also prominently figures in re ations between the U. S. and Britain ind Russia, what with the Arabic itates situated virtually at the Reds' rack door and Moscow having al ready put in a bid for development >f the Persian fields, monopolized by he English. SUROPE: displaced Persons One of the most difficult of post var problems in Europe, the return if displaced nationals to their bome and has become even harder with he reluctance of many to leave the inglo-American occupied zone of Germany, it was revealed. Though some 600,000 Poles are howing the greatest antipathy to be ng sent east, Latvians and Lithu inians also are not eager to return. Sven substantial numbers of the ,500,000 Russians in the Anglo American zone do not wish to be epatriated, but though the other na ionals cannot be forced to go against heir wishes, an agreement reached it Yalta makes the return of the Russians compulsory. Besides the nationals mentioned ibove, there still are 1,200,000 "rench in the U. S.-British area along rith 350,000 Italians, 200,000 Bel dans, 200,000 Dutch, 100,000 Yugo lavs, 60,000 Czechs, 10,000 Greeks, 0,000 Danes. 10,000 Norwegians sod 0,000 from Luxembourg. SUGAR: Press Conservation Declaring that the present sugar shortage had been aggravated by il legal use of supplies originally ob tained for home canning, the OPA took steps to tighten allocations for such purposes and prevent further drainage of shrinking stocks. In addition to having special in vestigators check into the diversion of home canning sugar into bootleg liquor or illicit bottling, OPA an nounced that pledges must now be signed assuring that use of home canning rations will not be used for other purposes and reports made lat er as to food put up; district offices will suspend allocations until fruits and veget nHWl become available for preservation, and review all appli cations so as to spread supplies over coming months. Partly because of over-issuance of sugar for food preservation last year, OPA said, average. table ra tions have been cut 37 per cent and housewives' allocations for home canning have been trimmed 40 per cent. In addition, the short sugar stocks have resulted in a squeeze on bakers and industrial users, with further reductions in their allot ments threatening to seriously ham per continued operations. CONGRESS: Fistic Debate Well in the tradition at the good old days when the U. S. took its pob Reps. Tiber and Cannon ties hot and heavy. Reps. John Taber (N. Y.) and Clar ence Cannon (Ho.) engaged in the sec ond fistic engage ment ot the present session following heated debate over the proposed tax free $2,500 a year expense account for congressmen in ad dition to their $10, 000 salaries. Previously, Reps. John Rankin (Miss.) and Frank Hook (Mich.) went to R hammers and tongs on the floor of the house after Hook had called Rankin a "liar." According to husky, white-haired Taber's story, he naa called upon cannon at the tat ter's request, only to move to leave the room when the latter became abusive over remarks he had made during the course of debate on the proposed expense account. Return ing when Cannon asked him if he was running away, Taber said he stopped a left or a right to the up per lip, and then pinned his oppo nent to a couch until he cooled down. Claiming on his own account that Taber had hied it to his office when the going got hot, the slight-of-build Cannon declared that the fracas re sulted from Taber's insulting re marks on the floor of the house. APPAREL: Pinch to Persist ? With military requirements at a high level and labor short because ot the attraction of workers to high er paying industries, textiles will re main in tight supply through 1945, the War Production board revealed. Declaring that a substantial amount of clothing materials will be needed to provide a continuous flow 9f apparel for adaptability 'to the varying climatic conditions of the Pacific, WPB said the military will take 85 per cent of the cotton duck supply in July-August-September, along with 20 per cent of carded and 50 per cent of combed goods. In addition, WPB said, the mili tary will take 60 per cent of the supply of wool woven goods during the same period, and virtually all worsteds, along with substantial stocks of knit goods. As a result, it may be necessary to restrict civil ian sales of heavy underwear to such tsutdoor workers as loggers and farmers. CATTLE: For Europe In a program designed to replace 1 per cent at the 5,000,000 animals lestroyed during the war in Greece, Albania, Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia snd Poland, UNRRA (United Na tions Relief and Rehabilitation ad ministration) will ship about 50,000 lairy and draft animals to those tountries in the next 18 months. With funds for the project to come from UNRRA, about half of the dock will come from the U. S. and he remainder from other nations in he Western hemisphere. The U. S. subscribes to two-thirds of UNRRA's tost. Because of her extreme need, Greece will receive the first ship ment of 300 dairy heifers and too lraft animals, it was announced. In tdditioo, another 306 bred heifers ind 300 mares are scheduled for ear y delivery to Yugoslavia. SIB Tales of ife'Tomi W Producer John "Memphis Baud" Wildberg was Turning about an in dolent girl usher at one at the Broad way show-shops. 'Take it easy," his Missus admon ished. "For all we know, this girl may be the next Lauren Bacall." "By the time she seats us," grunted Wildberg, "she'll be too old." Bed Kiss relays the one about radio announcer Ken Roberts, who told of a commentator that rounded out a broadcast by de claring: "Adolf Hitler ? that swine?that pig!" . . . Roberts had to follow saying: "The com mentator's views were his own and do not represent the view point of his sponsor, the Univer sal Meat Packing Co.!" Some of the boys were discuss ing how Goering should be punished. They all agreed the Allies should be particularly severe with him be cause of his failure to keep any of his numerous promises. One of the ? fellows summed up: "If for nothing else, Goering shoifld be punished be cause he broke every promise he ever made." ... A little refugee, who was listening, interrupted. "I don't know what you men are talk ing about." he said. "Goerins kent all of his promises to the Jews!" He's a hotel executive, and they've been married for six years. Last week she celebrated her 27th birth day, and as was the custom in the past he sent roses ? one rose for each year. The clerk who filled the order, however, thought that the flowers in stock were rather small and so for the same price tossed in 6 more?making a total of 33. . . . When he got home that night and expected some remark about the flowers, he was embraced?J>y the : vase and all. Mr. Georges Jomier forwards the following: "We just came back from two weeks in Germany and you have no idea how happy we were to leave that country. Berlin has been a great disappointment ? a lot of activity but no warmth or color or spirit. "We travelled in a car from Ber lin to Frankfort, and we have seen with our own eyes that one should not believe in the complaints of dis tress by the Germans. The factory chimneys are smoking and the peo ple are working everywhere. The crops are very good ? everyone seems to be very well-fed and well dressed. "And what is difficult to under stand is that the Germans do not believe that the Allies have won the war. "Of course, their money has no value or very little value, but the bankers are blaming the Allies for that state of affairs and are pretend ing that it is the fault of the Allies. Therefore, they are trying by every means possible to stop France from accomplishing her program of repa ration. "Thus, Germany remains a men ace. and France should fear a new war." ? From La Courier Da Paeiflgoe, July 4, 1921. Lew Parker understands soma correspondents were interview ing the unit that captured Her mann Goerfag. "How'd you find him?" they uM. "Just pushed back Us med als," was the answer, "and there he was." Keeeatly en a newly was island the all-clear signal blew after a Jap 1 raid?but none of the boys left their fox-holes. . . . The siren blew again, and nothing happened. . . . Finally, in a last desperate move to get the men out of their fax-holes, the offi cers played a phonograph record over the PA system. ... A few moments later the soldiers streamed from their shelters. ... The selection was the Frank Sinatra recording of "Come out, come out, wherever you are." j T. E. Brows, sow stationed at Grotsa, is an unassuming lad. ... 1 At the battle of Midway he left a flying formation that had destroyed a Jap battleship. . . . Then he "aloned it" for another target and slipped a big egg right into the fun nel of a Jap destroyer ? sending it to the hari-kari trail. . . . Lt Broom rejoined his group on the way home?and after two days (and threatened discipline by his CO) he admitted that he knocked off the Jap destroyer. ... Ha was afraid, he said, of being yelled at "fee breaking the formation!" Returning Servicemen to Civilian Life Has Been Organized on Army Version of Assembly Line Plan + i. i Typical G.I. Joe Goes Through Ropes at Separation Center S/Sgt. Arthur Freund, 25-year-old overseas veteran, is typical of the thousands of soldiers who will be given discharge under the point plan, on account of age, or due to dependencies. Like many others. Sergeant Freund would like to have stayed in service until his job was done. He will continue to contrib ute to war effort on the home front. His war experience will aid him. His wife. Bertha, who lives in Brooklyn, N. Y., was made an in valid by an automobile crash. Ar thur is needed at home to take care of her. He had no choice, and the army, realizing that his greater duty was to his wife, sent him, along with hundreds of others, to Fort Dix, N. J. Separation center areas have been established throughout the United States to take care of the 343,000 Yanks who will be dis charged in next 30 days. The one at Fort Dix was selected for Ser geant Freund, being the nearest to his home. Property Is Checked AD retards ud urspeitj is cheeked npon arrival. Whea the dis charged soldier leaves the center he is given one complete outfit." Goes Through Mill The bif moment be hti been w*ti ng far irriTH. Serttut Freand, ?p, Is shows with his daal papers, rhich he most sign. They tncinde lis discharge eertifleate aad separa Jon qoaUflcstieB record, which ho rill tod seed for In years to esse. Center, another M| mom sod. Final payday has arrived. Bo receives Ms llseharge hottoo, service and hoa tr medals aad ribbons and all pay lae him from the army, incladtng he trst fIN of his mastering sot my. Having served overseas he win ccetve BOt mastering ont pay h all. Lower, the nsnsrshls Discharge is presented by separation center eem m Sergeant Frennd's svullmi serv ice record. Receives final Instructions \ ? ' Fsh? *sr* "-! Along with other men Sergeant Freud hears aa orirMstiow talk +T camp officer. Insert shows him dnring an interview, daring skidi few is given expert counseling and assistance tee Ms ti sasillen to ddMn life. Be U explained the O.I. B1U of Rights, heaedts of insaraaee mi given employment assistance when desired. - His Last Physical Examination ^ - Sergeant Freud reports to the medical branch for a complain an* flnal physical examination. X-rays, dental Inspection and eeaagMn cheek-op are part of the regnlar routine. Each veteran mast Wnat the medical ofleer of any illness or Injury Incurred since entry indn service. Disability claims are prepared at this time. Given Special Meal Like muj other* who arrhro la eimp at odd boar* of the day aad ( night. 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