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c? -rf -f By .Lshsed Wirfe Oi The j T DFlIFIIDn ffifn&jfn PRESS d\ W| ■ + ^ nEPlEFlBLII ’ iJlll tftttttn SyW PEARL HARBOR Sicic and National News p ^ 4 W ^4 y4^ * AND BATAAN VJL. r(i -"N01-223-- ___ __WILMINGTON, N. C., TUESDAY, JUNE 8, 1943 FINAL EDITION ESTABLISHED 1867. Illinois Coal1 liners Given Pay increases Action Decides To Accede jo John L. Lewis Sal ary Demands JCKES gives orders yew Scattered Walkouts Continue; Must End, Says Fuel Chief WASHINGTON, June 7. — The Illinois section of the soft coal industry agreed to day to give John L. Lewis’ United Mine Workers an in crease of SI.50 a day. An Il linois union ieadei immedi ately hailed this as setting the pattern for the rest of the industry, but a represen tative of operators in Wash ington bargaining negotia tions conducted separately ^j/’anr agreement there «cerfainiy will not bind us.” n tie same time Secretary Ickes estimated that last week’s idle cess in the mines cost 11.000 000 tons of coal, and called on Lewis to seek an end to scattered strikes which remained in effect today as most of the 500.000 miners jyent back to the pits under a two week truce. . . The Illinois operators offer’d to make the SI.50 increase retroac tive to April 1. While the miners originally demanded $2 a day in case in this and other fields. Lewis said last week that t h e rise workers had offered—and the Appalachian and Southern oper ates rejec+ed—a compromise on a temporary basis of SI.50 while a commission considered the min ers’ demands for underground I travel pay. The Illinois offer was (Continued on Page Three; Col. 3) I -V m ON GASOLINE TO EE EXTENDED Spokesman For PAW Tells Solons That Other States Hay Be Affected MSHINGTON, June 7—tJFI—A spokesman for the Petroleum Ad ministration for the War told a committee of Eastern states Con gressmen today that “action can be expected soon” on extension of the pleasure-driving ban to states outside the Eastern Seaboard ra tioning area. Maj. Jubal R. Parten. director of transportation for the PAW, bombarded by questions as to why Eastern states motorists were be ing closely rationed while motor ists outside the Eastern Seaboard vrere permitted to use their cars for pleasure driving, replied that the PAW had been studying the ad visability of extending the ban to District 2, which in 15 Middle West states from Ohio to the pakotas and irom the Canadian border to Tennesse and Oklahoma. Also before the committee, was Dr. Charles F. Phillips, director of the automotive rationing divi sion of the Office of Price Admini stration. Dr. Phillips said the OP A bus authority to ration gasoline as it pertains to quotas al lowed by the PAW. “We would have no authority to extend the pleasure-driving ban h stales outside the Seaboard area." he said. “That decision (Continued on Page Three; Col. 5) __v WEATHER .. FORECAST 'orth Carolina: Not much change In ™Peralure. (Eastern Standard Time) 'By r. S. Weather Bureau) Meteorological data for the 24 hours aIn£ 7:30 p. m., yesterday. , Temperature a. m„ 79; 7:30 a. m., 74; 1:30 ; 2 7:30 p. m, 82; maximum, 89; 73; mean, 86; normal, 76 , Humidity A™.a m„ 91: 7-30 a. m., • 84; 1:30 p =7; 7:30 p. m, 76 T Precipitation “t;. for the 24 hours ending 7:30 ,J.0O inches. Total since the first ’ne month. 0.00 inches. ,p Tides For Today t s°m the Tide Tables published by • Coast and eGodetic Survey). Him High Low ■miiigton - 1:15a 8:49a Matrmk l:45p 8:51p mboro Inlet_1] ;24a 3 :20a iloore'. i , . 11:30p 5:28p ts Inlet -11:29a 5:25p Ken. m ll:35p 5:33p (Elmr;“Psai1 In,et _11:34a 5:30a , - 11:40p 5:38p Sum-i™1 -m* Eastern Standard) !(., ■' :00a; sunset. 7:22p; moon. ' (" moonsct, ll:36p. vi£* Ft‘ar river stage at Fayette fvet. "" 3|onday, at 8 a. m., 9.30 W"htiniied on paj;e Three; Col. 2> Vest Pocket Gun ——— _ Small but sturdy is the Army’s tew M-3 sub-machine gun, a .45 cal ber weapon weighing less than nine pounds, costing less than $20. (Ga rand rifle weighs 9 1-4 pounds, costs $85; Thompson sub-machine gun veighs 12 pounds, costs $40.) (Army photo.) COUNTY APPROVES SUNDAY BEER BAN Commissioners Vote To Abolish Sale Of Bev erage On Sabbath Effective immediately, estab lishments in New Hanover coun ty. outside the city limits of Wil mington and not including the in corporated limits of Wrightsville Beach and Carolina Beach, will oe prevented by law from selling oeer and wine between the hours Df 11 p. m.. Saturday and 7 a. m. Monday. The new Sunday ban on beer ind wine sales in the county was wrought about through unexpect ed action of the county commiss oners Monday afternoon. Commissioner George Trask in :roduced the motion to abolish Sunday beverage sales, and the measure obtained the supporting rotes of Harry L. Gardner and Louis J. Coleman. The matter of beer and wine sales on the Sabbath was brought Defore the board at last weeks meeting by the Rev. James H. Butler and a delegation bearing a petition from the Wilmington Baptist Association. At that meet ing the commission went on rec ard as favoring deferment of vote an the ban until the city council could vote on the measure Wed nesday morning. June 9. The Rev. Butler again appear ed before the board Monday, bringing with him the Rev. J. F Herbert, president of the Wilming ton Ministerial Association, and the Rev. Herbert S. Strickland. The Rev. Herbert reported that ministers of the city “without a dissenting vote” went on record Monday morning as opposing con tinuation of the sale of beer on Sunday. Requesting some comment of the county board on its stand in the matter, the Rev. Strickland declared that “if the county waits for the city to speak, or vice versa, it will be nothing more than a question of passing the buck. Chairman Addison Hewlett, without hesitation, expressed him self as favoring postponement of final action until consideration of the bill had been taken by the city government Wednesday. (Com missioner J. M. Hall was not pres ent to express opinion, but last week indicated that he/fcreferred (Continued on Page Three; Col. 2) Congressmen Sharpen Teeth Of Anti-Strike Measure After Parley WASHINGTON, June 7.—(A>) —A joint conference commit tee sharpened today the teeth of an anti-strike bill designed to prevent a recurrence of the walkout in the coal fields but postponed a final decision on some of its provisions until to morrow. Members said the conferees agreed to write into a section, which would provide a fine and imprisonment for any per son inciting a strike in a gov ernment-operated war plant or mine, additional language which would make such penal ties apply to anyone who ag\eed with another person to aid a strike which interfere/ with production. The conferees also were re ported to have agreed to re store to the bill a Senate-ap proved provision, not acted up on by the House, which would authorize government seizure of mines or plants in which production was interrupted by labor disturbances. Sections which would clothe the War Labor Board with stat utory authority to decide la bor disputes in all industries engaged in war production were reported approved * The board also would be given power to subpoena witnesses. Ramirez Proclaims Amity With U. S.; NaziJpirusts Into Red Lines Repelled; Ax'/Sees Spain As Allied Invasion Path AIR ACTION RISES Red Army And Enemy Air men Trade Heavy Blows Sunday Night GERMANS RAID GORKI Nazis Claim Heavy Dam age To Soviet Indus trial Centers LONDON, Tuesday, June 8. —(IP) — Stong German feel er thrusts into Soviet lines were smashed back Monday on three main sectors, the Russians reported early to day, but the main action on the long front still appeared to be in the air, with Red Army and Nazi airmen trad ing especially heavy blows Sunday night. Soviet bombers smashed at the Nazi-held railway junc tion of Unecha in the Orel district, pounding ammuni tion, fuel and arms dumps and concentrations of enemy trains moving troops up to the front, a Moscow broad cast declared. Many Fires Started “Many fires broke out and heavy explosions were observed,” said the broadcast recorded by the As sociated Press. It reported one Russian plane lost. The radio declared 12 German planes were shot down out of a force of aboijt 100 that struck at Gorki, industrial center on the Volga some 250 miles east of Mos cow. . The Germans declared the ra’d was the third successive night at tack on Gorki, and that their planes set huge fires with 500 tons of explosives and 100,000 incendi aries. The Russians said bombs (Continued on Page Five; Col. 6) -V NEW MAYOR NAMED FOR BEACH RESORT Dan H. Penton Elected Head Of Wrightsville Government Dan H. Penton, vice-president of the Springer Coal companay here, was elected mayor of Wrightsville beach in the beach’s biennial election, the official tab ulation by Chairman H. G. Carney of the county board of elections revealed Monday. He will succeed Mayor J. Rus sel Wood. The 275 beach residents casting ballots in person or by mail re turned Mr. Penton, Mr. Wood, Luther T. Rogers and R. O. Grant to seats on the board of aider men and elected Frederick Wil letts to the board for the first time. According to the procedure established by the last general assembly, Town Clerk R. L. Ben son will certify the returns to Governor J. M. Broughton who will, in turn, appoint the five. The new board Will take office on the first Tuesday in July, Clerk Benson said. The official tabulation: Dan H. Penton 216, L. T. Rog ers 170, J. R. Wood 161, R. O. Grant 146, Frederick Willetts 144, W. O. Creasy 139, E. M. Hawkins 97, R. F. Meier 91, C. L. Davis 90, and Coward Mallory 71. Gibraltar, at the Mediterranean gateway, continues to play a key war role as the harbor through which pass Allied convoys. From nearby La Linea, Spain, axis spy glass outpost, have come reports of warships and transports gather ing at “the Rock.” BOMBER OUTPUT RISES SHARPLY Big Planes Roll Off Assem bly Lines Ready To Strike Enemy WASHINGTON, June 7,—UP)— Heavy bombers to carry the war to the enemy came off American assembly lines in record volume in April, and “extensive new fa cilities” are being made ready to place even greater emphasis on their manufacture. In his monthly report on muni tions production. Chairman Don ald M. Nelson of the War Produc tion Board said today the output of heavy bombers in April was 18 per cent above March. While he did not announce pro duction in numbers, the increases indicated production of about 600 four-engine bombers in April, since Nelson previously had announced that the March production exceed ed 500 for the first time: As greater emphasis is placed on heavy bombers, Nelson said, manufacture will become avail able. The rapidity with which these new facilities can be brought into production, he added, will partly determine the success in meeting this year’s airplane goals. Nelson conceded, however, that it will be “difficult” to meet the goals since in the first four months only 19 per cent of the years ob jective for combat planes was at tained. Production of service planes, including observation and photographic types, was 20 per cent of the year’s goals, while (Continued on Page Three; Col. 7) Temperature Drops The thermometer took a downward dip Monday from record-shattering heights, and the prospect was for more moderate temperatures, ac cording to Paul Hess, weath erman. The maximum temperature Monday was 88.8 degrees. Humidity at eight o’clock Monday night was 76 degrees. NEVES TIGHTENING Confusion Believed Spread ing Into Italy As Allies Keep Silent NAZIS DOING LITTLE Germans Apparently Un willing Or Unable To Bolster 11 Duce LONDON, June 7.—(A5) — The Axis was at pains today to suggest that Spain might be the path of Allied invasion of Europe, dispatches from both Berlin and Rome taking that line. The Allied leaders drew en emy nerves yet tauter by the blank mask thrown over their plans, and the best available information indicated that confusion was spreading in Ttalv. In all the complex of whis pering and propaganda over laying Europe one of the most interesting circumstan ces was the fact that the Germans — who so far as could be seen here were do ing nothing to reinforce their Italian partner — seemed to be doing nothing* to discour age belief that Italy was reel ing under the Allied air of fensive. Italy Must Stand Up The organ of Reichsmarshal Goering the Essener National Zei tung, proclaimed: “The Italians must stand up under bombings; they have to do it to win the war or they can't exist.” From Stockholm, the Associated Press correspondent remarked that acknowledgment of Italy’s shaky position by both the Ger mans and Italians were being ac companied by an apparent attempt to' divert attention in the direction of Spain, and it was recalled that accusations that the Allies were about to attack this or that coun try have often been used by the (Continued on Page 2; Column 3) .i Pro-Nazis Dutchman Killed While Wave Of Reprisals Rises* NEW YORK, June 7.—</P>— Dr. Folkert E. Postruma Dutch Nazi and secretary for agri culture in the German-con trolled Dutch cabinet, has been shot fatally and another cabinet member has attempted suicide while German masters of the Netherlands have executed hundreds and perhaps thous ands of Dutch citizens who took part in a general strike, reports reaching here tonight said. An Aneta, Netherlands news agency, dispatch from Stock holm said Posthuma was at tack last Thursday by patriots who fired several shots at him. The same source said that reports were current through out Holland that Prof. Rudolf van Genechten, delegate for arts, education and sciences and commissioner for South Holland, tried to commit sui cide but failed. Posthuma’s death brought to four the number of Dutch Nazi ministers who have been elimilnated in the past five months, Aneta said. Soldiers of China With their country’s flag proudly flying, a column of Chinese soldiers drills at American training center in India, where they arc learning modern fighting methods. U. S. Warplanes Smash At Foe Along Yangtze ■— ■ CHUNGKING, June 7.—(JP)—United States warplanes lashed out at the Japanese all along the upper Yangtze battlefront Sunday in support of heartened Chinese troops who continued to hurl the enenjy back in one of his biggest defeats in China. The Chinese high command said more than 1,000 Japt anese, fleeing in all directions from Itu, Yangtze ITALY SHUDDERS UNDER ASSAULTS Long-Pounded Islands Hit Along With Musso lini’s Mainland ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN NORTH AFRICA, JUNE 7.—(iP)— Tearing apart the Axis air oppo sition at the rate of 19 enemy planes destroyed to one Allied craft lost, thundering squadrons of Allied bombers and fighter bombers held the Italian islands and Italy hersell under almost un broken attack over the week-end. Communiques issued today here and in Cairo, the latter headquar ters for the Middle East com mand, briefly.told a story of shat tering assaults all along the Ital ian Mediterranean island defenses, against both sides of the Messina strait of Mussolini’s homeland. Allied planes sweeping out from North Africa and the Middle East threw their greatest raids against the long-punished island of Pan telleria. but Sicily and the main land supply ports of Messina, Sar Giovanni and Reggio Calabria were hard hit as well. The Allies threw in virtually ev ery sort of plane in the great force built up along the shores of Africa — Wellingtons, Fortresses, Liberators, Baltimores, Bostons, Marauders, Mitchells, P-40s, Spit fires. They again met considerable German fighter strength, particu larly over Pantelleria, but they smashed through every enemy for mation,' downing an aggregate of 16 fighters, two bombers and one transport at the cost of a single Allied plane lost over Pantelleria. The biggest single blow dealt the enemy’s fighter strength was stauck by 50 Liberators' of the Middle East command which went over" to pound Messina, Reggio Calabria and San Giovanni. They blew out of the sky at least eight Axis planes, and in all probability (Continued on Page Three; Col. 4) Admiral Standley Expected To Quit Tost In Moscow Due To Diplomatic Frigidity (Admiral Standley, ambassa dor to Russia, is tired of being by-passed by Washington on important matters and will re sign before next winter, accord ing to Eddy Gilmore, who has just arrived home for a vaca tion after nearly two years as an Associated Press correspon dent in Moscow. A similar report recently brought word from the White House and State Department that nothing was known there of such a sit uation.) BY EDDY GILMORE NEW YORK, June 7.—(A*)—The United States ambassador to the Soviet Union—Admiral William H. Standley—was planning no imme diate resignation when I told him goodbye on a Russian airport a few days ago, but he probably will not go through another winter. This is not because of the chill ing blasts of Moscow and Kuiby shev but because of a little frigid diplomatic air which breezes in from time to time from his own country. As the admiral (for most of those who know this distinguished man of the Navy call him that) said recently: “You know, I don’t feel that I’m trying to, make my career. I feel I’ve aleerfiy made it. I made it in the Navy. I don’t have any am bitions over here. I’m not trying to change any worlds. I am just trying to serve my country in the only way I know how.” The admiral gets along fine with the Russians. He’s a plain speak ing, blunt man and the Soviets like that. He has had no major differences with them. The like and respect him. The admiral likes the Russians. He likes par ticularly Stalin, Molotov, Kalinin and Mikoyan. The thing that is freezing out the admiral is the visiting diplomatic firemen—men from his own coun try who fly into his diplomatic preserve with special missions and special messages, most of which the United States ambassador doesn’t know about and doesn’t have explained to him. Since Standley has been ambas sador there have- been several prominent visiting firemen such as Wendell Willkie, Patrick. Hurley, Averell Harriman and most lately Joseph H. Davies. In more than one case the first news the United States ambassa dor to the Soviet Union got of these gentlemen was when he heard it over the British Broadcasting Sys tem. In one case he cabled to ask (Continued on Page Three; Col. 1> port IB miles Deiow icnang, were killed or wounded Sunday in a mopping operatiorr at that place,' and that a numbfer*of strategic point's were seized* in- the area south of the Yangtze between Ichang and Shasi, 70 miles to the southeast. The Chinese continued to thrust toward the river all along the line in southern Hupeh and northern Huaii province and reported more than 200 of the enemy kilic-d in widespread operations in which Japanese ..communications were cut 'and garrisons* raided. One advance was reported to be carrying forward tbward Hwajung, Japanese stronghold north of Tung ting lake.. The fall of Hwajung would great ly relieve the already diminished threat to China’s rice bowl. The Chinese central news said the American air force was giving strong support to this drive, cov ering many key Japanese positions around town with explosives Sat urday. Fighters of the 14th U. S. Air Force of Maj. Gen. Claire L. Chen nault swept the 70-mile stretch of the Yangtze between Ichang and Shasi on Sunday, making it hot for Japanese troops retreating in junks and other small craft. Mitchell bombers and Warhawk fighters scored hits on runways and revetments in an attack on Pailoki, a Japanese air force head quarters 140 miles down river from Ichang, and the Warhawks hit a second airdrome at Shasi, destroy ing a plane, a truck and an oper ations shack. Pailoki, opposite Yo chow, was attacked once before on June 2. The Warhawks smashed more than 15 trucks and shot up bar racks and shelters in asurprise attack on a motor pool at Tang yang.. enemy stronghold 35 miles northeast of Ichang, dive-bombed a bridge near Puchi, 50 miles northeast of Yochow, and-destroy ed two locomotives between Puchi and Yochow. The United States communique said no American planes were lost and no opposition encountered. i - —- " ' "l Chilean Cabinet Quits As Ministerial Crisis Cancels Rios’ Journey SANTIAGO, Chile, June 7.— (/P)—Raul Morales, minister of the interior, resigned today and was followed by the entire cabinet, resulting in a minis terial crisis which caused President Juan Antonio Rios to postpone indefinitely his pro jected visit to the United'States. Morales resigned because of “attacks from members of my own (Radical) party,” he said. As is customary, the rest of the cabinet followed the head of the cabinet in a gesture of solidarity. President Rios accepted Mo rales resignation. Since Mo rales had been scheduled to serve as acting president dur ing Rios’ forthcoming visit to the United States, Rios an nounced that duties to the na tion required his presence and that he would not make the trip he had planned to begin either June 15 or June 17. / TO STAY NEUTRAL New President Succeeds Gen. Rawson After Lat ter Resigns Post CORDIAL POLICY NOTED Much Speculation Aroused On Future Attitude Toward Axis MONTEVIDEO, June 7— (JP) — Gen.. Pedro Ramirez succeeded Gen. Arturo Raw son as head of Argentina’s new provisional government today and, after reshuffling the cabinet in a series of moves which liberals hoped would make for a less reac tionary regime, he declared that his country’s policy would be one of friendship to ward American peoples and of neutrality toward others. ■ z In a speech broadcast from Buenos Aires immediately af ter he was sworn in as presi dent tonight, Ramirez said he intended to follow a “cor dial policy toward American peoples with whom we have been united since times past.” “As regards other coun tries,” he addedg&Argentina's policy is at .j«^pent that of neutrality. In of Soldiers “The destinies of the Argentines have been placed by circumstan ces in the hands of a soldier who will rule with rectitude, human sense and firmness,” the new president declared. Tjpon nearing Ramirez’ broad cast, foreign office sources and members of the diplomatic corps here told the Associated Press they preferred to withhold comment on the final constitution of Argenti na’s provisional government until after a clearer statement of its foreign policy is known. One foreign office source, puz zled over Ramirez's reference to “other countries,” wondered whe ther the phrase, “at present.” might Conceivably be taken as meaning that the future policy will be different. He added that Rami rez obviously referred to Germa (Continued on Page Five; Col. 4) rr NINE ARE CITED ON DIMOUT COUNT Police Begin Arrests For Violation Of Army City Regulation Nine motorists were arrestee Monday night for failure to have the headlights of their vehicles painted to conform with city and Army regulations as the police de partment opened its drive to en force the ordinance recently adop ted by the city council at the re quest of Army and civilian defense officials. Headquarters listed the nine as Beaston Westbrook, of 234 Brook lyn avenue, 25-year-old laundry worker: George R. Ayash of 1418 Dock street. 21-year-old salesman: and Harry Lee, Jr., of Second and Red Cross street, 18-year-old fire man; Robert Ochs, 26-year-old postoffice employe, of 203 Lake Forest; J. T. Parker, 28-year-old shipyard worker of Carolina Beach; Robert Carrol. 19-year-old shipyard worker of Whiteville; J. H. Blanton, 27-year-old shipyard worker of Wallace;' Glynn Sum mers, 25-year-old Negro shipyard worker of 720 Campbell street, and B. E. Flowers, 42-year-old ship yard worker. Each was issued a citation to ap pear before Recorder H. Winfield Smith in county court Tuesday. The ordinance carries a $20 penal ty. (Continued on Page Five; Col. 1) NOTICE! If your carrier fails to leave your copy of the Wil mington Morning Star, Phone 2-3311 before 9:00 a. m. and one will be sent to you by special messenger. «•*
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