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JJECESS IS TAKEN IN MEADOWS' CASE GREENVILLE, March 10.—<£»)— Trial of Dr. Leon R. Meadows, inner president of East Carolina Teachers College, was in recess •odav after completion of all tes timony Friday afternoon when judge Clawson L. Williams, pre siding overrule motions of the defense for the elimination of cer tain* counts in the indictment and , motion for a directed verdict of not guilty on the case as a whole. Meadows is charged with em bezzlement and false pretense, the I state charging that he misappro I nriated special college and stu dn: funds to the extent of 'more | than $18,000. V the conclusion of testimony the'defense lost a motion before the court to strike out the charge of false pretense from the indief ment and the court also ruled ad ve-seiy orl a mot‘on to Qua|h the barge of embezzlement and for » directed verdict of not guilty on the case as a whole. The court, however, directed a verd et of not guilty on one count jn ‘the indictment involving the ex penditure of S264 for a Kelvinator bought f"r the college during the term' of Meadows as president. Judge Williams also took under advisement other motions of the defense 10 strike out certain other c0ums in the indictment and an nounced he would rule on these Monday mornig before arguments ,o the jury are staited. 1 tr REUTHER claims UNFAIR TACTICS itontinued from Page One) cipl:'ne, but have been thwarted by the unions." Romney said, adding: "The United States government menaces industry by an outdated aod weakened labor policy.” He testified that management had lost, "to a degree,” its power to manage by labor’s development of grievances which he said were ■used to promote strikes.” Reuther told the committee that failure to plan now for full em ployment after the war is responsi ble’ more than any other single factor for the loss to war produc tion in Detroit and other critical areas." Asserting that the UAW-CIO was I not satisfied with the volume of production in the area, Reuther said: "Manpower needs in the Detroit area can still be met by more ef ficient production scheduling and by proper allocation and utilization of available manower, as well as by the establishment for the work ers of a sense of security about tomorrow's job.” -V-— Reapproachment Sought Between Reds, Vatican By American Officials LONDON, March 10.—(AA—The Home radio, quoting what it said were Vatican City reports, said today that Vatican circles had authoritatively confirmed there have been American attempts to bring about a reapproachment be tween Russia and the Vatican. The broadcast said Vatican cir cles pointed out that it is pos ' sible an agreement between the Vatican and Russia may be reach ed. Later, Rome radio said, this 1 agreement coud be strengthened to a concordat between the Holy See and Russia. -V GERMANS OUSTED LONDON, March 10.—OF)—Field Marshal Sir Bernard L. Montgom ery told the people of Brussels in * broadcast today that no Ger mans remained on Belgian soil and "never will they return—nev er, never.” -V IT. ICKES WOUNDED Washington, March 10.—— Second Lt. Raymond Wilmarth Irw, U. S. Marine Corps, son of Secretary Ickies, was wounded 8t Iwo Jima March 7. it w»as learned today. The Navy, upon inquiry, confirmed that he was vounded in the chest. THREAT TO WAGE FORMULA LOOMS WASHINGTON, March 10.—(^>— Industry members of the National War Labor Board asserted today that fringe wage issues are “threat ening the flanks’- of the Little Steel. Formula. If not brought under control, they said, the attack may destroy the entire wage stabilization line. The ass "rtion came in a state ment on a wage report to the Presi dent February 20, in which public members of the board recommend ed that no change be male now in the Little Steel Formula but that wage controls be removed in the postwar period. Declaring permissible increases under the formula largely have been granted, industry members termed demands for fringe in creases as “now the weakest seg ment of our line” and called for their control under fixed standards. ‘The Little Steel Formula, limits basic wage boosts to 15 per cent of the rates of anuary, 1941. Fringe issues involve such side issues as vacation pay, shift differentials, provision of tools and safety equip ment. and the like. Asserting that certain types of wartime wage increases are “wholly abnormal,” the industry members said they “regard as un wise the suggestion that war-caused invocations be made post-war norms.-’ Public members had de clared that the Little Steel Formula will have to give way in peace time to a general rise in wage standards to maintain hign level production. Strikes In England Hamper Transportation LONDON, March 10.— UP) — Strikes in progress in England this weekend have hampered bus trans portation. lowered coal production and affected the output of vital war factories in five areas of Brit ain. More than 3,000 drivers and con ductors of buses serving several Tyneside towns ceased work today in protest over new working sched ules. An unofficial sitdown strike, said to have been precipitated over the meals in the company canteen, continued at t£e Boulton Paul Air craft Company in Wolverhampton, involving hundreds of workers. -V Fourteen million pounds of blue clay are required to yield one pound of diamonds. _ City Briefs WILL SHOW PAINTING Munkacsy’s famous master piece, “Christ Before Pilate”, will be shown in full-color re production on the screen at the evening service of the Fourth Street Advent Chris tian church. Art miniatures of the painting will be given to those attending. MUST REPORT LOSS Officials of the New Hanover War Price and Rationing Board yesterday announced that, ef fective Monday morning, the Board will not accept applica tions for replacement of lost food ration books unless the applicant has reported the loss to the police department, and has obtained a statement that such loss has been reported. EVANGELISTIC SERVICES Evangelistic services at the Church of God, Fourth and Marsteller streets, will con tinue throughout this week. A baptismal service will be held at the east side of Greenfield Lake at 3:30 o’clock this af ternoon. The “Revival Hour” will be broadcast by Evange list Ray Hughes over station W'MFD each afternoon at 4:15 o'clock Monday through Thurs day. Church services will start each night at 1:45 o'clock. Japs Disarm rrench In Indo-CHina Area i (Continued from Page One) cupation of Indo - China mean j "the colonial status of French In do - China has ended,” and: ("It goes without saying that the Japanese government holds no ter ritorial ambitions against Frenci Indo - China. Instead, by wiping out hostile influences, the Japanese government now is able to extent whole - hearted cooperation to the people of Indo - China, who have been groaning for many years un der foreign oppression.” (The Japanese radio also an nounced that the Japanese ambas sador to Thailand had forced that country’s government to adopt s program pledging it would seize and disarm any of the French whe tried to flee across the border from Indo - China. It said Tokyo was holding out promises of eventual independence to Indo - Chinese na tives in return for their cooper ation.) Reds Shell Stettin, Move Toward Danzig (Continued from Page One) in three miles southeast of Alt damm, Oder river crossing town two miles from Stettins great ship basins, with the capture of Franz hausen. The village of Klebow, six miles southwest of Altdamm and about the same distance south of Stettin, also was taken. Shelling City Gaining this high ground oppo site the Pomeranian capital the Russians were reported in front dispatches relayed through Mos cow to have begun shelling Stettin itself. The northern wing of Marshal G. K. Zhukov’s First White Russian Army captured 2,000 more prison ers, the Soviet communique said, and a dispatch said that Red army spearheads had broken into the streets of Altdamm. The attack toward Stettin was a slow slugging match between hun dreds of tanks, but far to the north east Marshal K. K. Rokossovsky': Second White Russian Army force: were making gigantic strides ir narrowing the Baltic trip where thousands of Germans are pinnec in the northeastern tip of Pom erania and the adjacent GdynU Danzig sectors. Advancing up to 17 miles in 2 hours these troops overran more than 300 towns and villages anc squeezed the Germans into a 1. 750-square-mile pocket. The gain: were so swift that it was indicat ed the Germans were retreating into the close-knit defenses arounc Gdynia and Danzig, important Nazi naval bases. l.auenburg Falls Premier Stalin in an order o: the day announced the fall o: Lauenburg, last big northeastern German stronghold in Pomerania This 10-way junction town is 3( miles west of Gdynia, former Po lish naval base, and 35 miles north west of Danzig city. The Russians also seized Land! chow, seven miles north of Lau enburg. and a string of village: stretching 19 miles west to the Baltic coastal town of Schmolsin Fourteen miles southeast of Lau enburg, which is on the main Stet tin-Gdynia-Danzig railway. the Russians overran Sierakowitz Thirteen miles east of the latte: point they toppled Kartuzy, ar important road center only 15 miles west of Danzig and 17 miles south west of Gdynia. In their course through Kartuzy (Karthaus), it appeared that the Russians were striking toward the Baltic coast between Gdynia and Danzig in an effort to split the Nazi pocket into two more vulner able sectors. A late Moscow dispatch said that Soviet troops which on Friday had captured Rheinfeld, nine miles southwest of Danzig, had broken into the suburbs of the once free city and were bringing up Red artillery to shell the Baltic port. Twelve miles south of Danzig the Russians captured Gross golmkau, outflanking the big rail junction of Tczew, on the west bank of the Vistula river. Tczew itself was threatened with early capture by Russian seizures oi Dolwin, six miles on the north west, and Baldau, two miles on the south. In the new drive into Danzig territory on the southeast the Rus sians captured 10 localities on a 22-mile front beyond Marienburg and Elbing, fallen East Prussian strongholds. These included Junger, on the western end of the Frisches Haff (Lagoon), eight miles northeast of Elbing; the rail and road center of Tiegenhof, five miles to the southwest; nearby Ladekopp, 17 miles southeast of Danzig; and other points stretching down to Gross-Montau, on the east bank of the Vistula six miles southeast of Tczew. Russian heavy bombers on Fri day night set fires in both Danzig and Koenigsberg, besieged East Prussian capital, the communique said. -V HENRY ATKIN HENDERSONVILLE, March 10. —UP>—Henry Atkin, 61. city editor of the Hendersonville Times-News, died at a local hospital Friday night. OHIO FLOOD CREST I PASSES PADUCAH I LOUISVILLE, Ky., March 10— tfft—The crest of the Ohio river flood reached the Owensboro and Henderson, Ky., and Evansville, Ind., area today without doing the major damage feared earlier when it was threatening upstream points. At Paducah, Ky., not far from Cgiro, 111., where the Ohio flows 50.49 feet around 11 a.m. and then a fall of .11 feet by 2 p.m. The weather bureau at Louis ville said Paducah apparently had a first crest which may be follow ed by another about Wednesday. Meteorolojflsts declared the crest, which measured 47.1 here at 6 p.m. Thursday and remained station ary 22 hours, could not have reach ed the Paducah area today. Owensboro, which reported a crest of 49.7 at 2 p.m. today; Hend erson and Evansville experinced nothing worse than the flood rig of low sections. Thousands of persons and hund reds of livestock werp evacuated from danger spots up and down the Ohio valley when the flood threat ened. Must Wait Portsmouth, O. March 10—t^Pj— Merchants and residents evacuat ed from the low-lying two-thirds of this. Ohio river city for fear flood wafers would sweep over the river barriers, were told tonight they must wait until the waters receded another four feet before returning to their properties. Mayor John M. Salladay issued a statement banning a general re turn to the evacuated areas until the river has subsided to 60 feet, two feet below the top of a concrete floodwall, and 4.22 feet below the level at noon today. “The city is still in danger," the mayor said. Levee Crumbles MEMPHIS, March lu—(£>)—Part of a seven-mile stretch of private levee in Dyer county , Term., crumbled today as scores of famil ies fled their lower homes. Some 200 or 300 feet of the lower end of the Booth’s Pointtennemo levee on the Mississippi river, 15 miles west of Dyersburg, collaps ed. But one expert, engineer L. O. E'rayton, said little damage would be done "because the ground is h gher in that area.” Goebbels Appeals To Nazis To Stand Fast LONDON, March 10. —(JP)— Nazi propaganda minister Paul Joseph Goebbels, speaking on the eastern front in an hour of rising peril to (he Reich, called on German troops and workers today to stand fast, and disclosed that if they did so “our capitulation will never come.” Paraphrasing Prime Minis ter Churchill’s famed speech alter Dunkerque; where Ger man armies were (ramping in triumph across Europ, Goeb bels declared at the west Si lesian towns of Lauban and Goerlitz: "We must fight them in the fields, in the forests, in our cities, at every street corner and in every house until they are bled white and cannot con tinue the struggle. End Of Bloody Iwo r Campaign I* Near (Continued from Page One) a small pocket, perhaps 500 yards long, reaching 200 yards in land. Just south of that, a larger poc let is 1,200 yards long and extends 300 yards inland. The Fourth division in order to reach Higashi, had to move over some of the worst enemy * held terrain. Kitano point, however, will be another hard nut to crack. It had been Maj. Gen. Clifton B. Cates’ Fourth division which was slowed up for long as Mpj. Gen. Graves B. Erskine's Third division in the center reached the northeast beaches and Maj. Gen. Keller E Eockey is Fifth Division advanced up the West side. Fourth Advances Today's communique said the, Fourth, which is tighting up Iwo s j “bulge.” made substantial advanc- j es all along its left flank sector. The report of decreasing resist ance suggested what staff officers have predicted — that it is the "be ginning of the end” of the blood iest. toughest fight of the Pacific war. now in its 21st day. Although the narrow warring front on the rocky north tip made pinpoint accuracy essential, war shios still shelled the Japanese ar- f mv planes based in Iwo’s Southern; airfield and carrier, planes of the U. S. Fifth Fleet covered the ad vances. Sweat - drenched American Ma rines fought on the northeast j beaches of Iwo Jima, after 21 days of cutting their way through Jap anese sacrifice troops from tail tc shoulder of this five - mile long hellish insular triangle. The Third Marine division in a forward surge Friday, which took it several hundred yards from hills to the beaches, widened its hold on the savagely contested sands, a Pacific Fleet communique said yesterday. Enemy resistance there appeared to be diminishing. The Fourth Leatherneck division on the right of the Third and the Fifth division on the left also ad vanced against bitter resistance, the communique said. But the remnants of a Japanese garrison estimated at 20,OJO when the Marine invasion started 21 days ago still fought to the death and made strong attempts to infiltrate American foxhole lines. The Fourth division killed 5 6 4: 'Japanese while repulsing an infil- \ j tration attack supported by mor-1 tar and sniper fire Thursday night. --V Jerusalem is the Holy City to Mohammedans, Jews and Chris tians alike. WANTED AT ONCE BY The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company Burlington, North Carolina EXPERIENCED TOOL BUYER Must have experience purchas ing tools, dies, jigs, fixtures, and special tooling. Oportiinity for Permanent Employment This plant engaged in the manu facture of highly critical Ordn .mce material. Apply at once at ;our nearest U. S. Employment Service. Office Located at 111 Gra«e St., Wilmington, N. C. Workers engaged in Essential Industry at their highest skill j should not apply. Battered Cologne Echoes To Yanks Boots fV *****^vfl«|l | ... _ _ _ . Thii graphic picture, showing the great Cologne cathedral in the background, depicts how the big Rhineland city of Cologne has been bustecLto pieces in the U. S. drive to the Rhine. 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