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p FORECAST +4 4# -— tesH UtltmttgtnK linrninn Star 5$E - - ' ' ' State and National News VOl^g-183- ... WILMINGTON,N._C„ FRiDAY> JUNE ,, m5 -ESTABLISHED 1867 NEW CITY OFFICIALS TAKE OFFICE " ■ ■ .... City Clerk J. R. Benson gives the oath of office to members of Wilmington’s new city council, meeting for the first time yesterday. Left to right, they are Mayor Pro-Tern Garland S. Currin, Mayor W. Ronald Lane, Councilman J. E. L. Hade, Mr. Benson, Councilman Waiter E. Yopp and Councilman Robert S. LeGwin. Recording the meeting is Mrs. Mary Southerland, assistant to the city clerk. Attorney W. B. Campbell also is shown. (Star-News Staff Photo) PEACE DELEGATES DISPUTE CRISIS Conference Moves Into Sixth Week; Urgent Action Seen SAN FRANCISCO, May 31.— UP) -A blood-splitting dispute among three of its member nations gave new urgency tonight to efforts of a United Nations conference to set up a world league equipped to settle just such arguments. The American delegation swung into action to press the job to a success ful conclusion. While other delegates talked un easily about the armed controversy in which France. Syria and Le banon are involved on the other side of the world, United States presentatives at the Golden Gate tried to prod the Big Five into agreement on half a dozen issues Which bare the way to finishing a charter for a new world organiza tion. Defining the extent of great-na tion veto powers over efforts of a proposed security council to pre vent war still is the big question io be decided. But nothing can be dene about it until Moscow reacts lo an interpretation of these pow ers. (Continued on Page Two; Col. 5) PMNES COMPLETE MISSION IN BURMA CALCUTTA, May 31.—(U.R)—All C. S. combat units attached to the Eastern Air Command were with drawn from the Burma theatre to day. their mission accomplished, *s ground forces pushing toward Thailand continued the steady an nihilation of fragmentary Japanese Units. -'Mj. Gen. George E. Strate "'eyer. in relinquishing his post as thief ofjhe Anglo-American East f'n A*1' Command, said that with e Tall of Rangoon no targets ex stfd for his air forces, he withdr lwal, coupled with e consolidation of service of sup PJ and the India-Burma theater ” ^quarters indicates that Ameri ™is in southeast Asia will do no ore fighting unless a Japanese t0‘dv shoi,M threatened the Burma Lane Renamed Mayor Of Wilmington, New Council Discusses City Extension •——-— -,m -—_ . __ | Following a nomination by May | or Pro-Tern-Garland S. Currin, the new city council at its first meet ing yesterday re-elected W. Ronald Lane, owner and manager of Lane’s drug store, as mayor, and re-elect ed unanimously all other city of ficers. They are Garland S. Currin, mayor pro-tem; Robert S. LeGwin, treasurer; W. B. Campbell, city attorney; and J. R. Benson, city clerk. A. C. Nichols was continued on as city manager. City Clerk J. R. Benson admin istered the oath of office to Coun cilmen J. E. L. Wade, W. E. Yopp, Currin, LeGwin and Lane, shortly after the group met at noon in the council chamber. Edgar L. Yow, who did not seek re-election and Robert R. Romeo, who did not request an election run-off be tween himself and Currin, retired from the Council, after a short business session of the old Council immediately prior to the noon meeting. The new council passed a motion by LeGwin asking for the authori zation of the city attorney to start extensive surveys and collect data necessary for the calling and hold ing of an election on extension of the city limits. According to legis lation enacted in the last session of the General Assembly it is re quired that three months notice be given from the time the election is (Continued on Page Two; Col. 3) -:-V._ DAVIES TO TALK WITH EISENHOWER To Discuss Allied Control ‘ Of Germany; OtH * ers To Confer LONDON, May 31.—(U.R)—Joseph Davies, who has been in London on a special mission for President 'Truman, flew, to Allied headquar ters at Frankfurt-on-Main today to confer with Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower on detailed arrange ments for meeting of the, four power Allied control commission for Germany. Well-informed British quarters said the joint occupation starts within a relatively few, days with a commission meeting for the first time in' some German city. They (Continued on Page - Two; Col, 2) weather" (Eastern Standard Time) (By U.-S. Weather Bureau) Meteprologieal data for the 24 hours ending Y:30 p.m. .yesterday. Temperature v 1:30 am, 70; 7:30 am, 71; l:30\pm, 85; 7:30 pm, 80. Maximum 88; Minimum 68; Mean 78;. Normal 75. Humidity . 1:30 am. 95; 7:30 am, 84; 1:30 pm, 36; 7:03 pm, 56. Precipitation Total for the 24 hours ending 7:30 pm, 0.00 inches. Total since the first of the month, 0.00 inches. Tides For Today (From the Tide Tables published by U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey) Hfghj Low Wilmington ---- 1:33a 8:54a l:49p 3:52p Tvlasonboro Inlet -11:32a 5:37a ... 3:35p Sunrise, 5:01; Sunset, T: 18; Moonrise, ——; Moonset. 9:57a. „ River stage at Fayetteville, 11:25. A SENATE APPROVES LABOR SECRETARY Action on Clark Deferred; Anderson Okehed By Committee WASHINGTN, May 31— (U.ft) — President Truman’s new cabinet shakeup passed its first major test today when the Senate approved the nominatibn of Federal Judge Lewis B. Schwellenbach of Spo kane, Wash., to be Secretary of Labor. Confirmation was by unanimous consent. Schwellenbach, 50, a former Senator, succeeds Frances Perkins who had held the post sinbe the last President Roosevelt took of fice in 1933. He is expected to be granted much wider powers than his predecessor when he takes over the job July. 1. Another appointment, that of Rep. Clinton Anderson, D., N. M., to be Secretary of Agriculture, was approved meanwhile by the Senate Agriculture Committee. It will be brought to the floor next Monday. The Senate Judiciary Committee deferred action until June 10 on the nomination of Tom C. Clark of Texas to be Attorney General. Acting Chairman Carl A. Hatch, D., N. M., said there will not be enough members in town until then for a representative vote. Clark, assistant attorney general, would succeed Francis Biddle of Phila delphia. The Agriculture Committee scheduled public hearings to begin June 11 on the appointment of Claude R. Wickard of Indiana to be Rural Electrification Adminis trator. He is now Secretary of Agri culture. ^ Meanwhile. Chairman Guy M. Gillette of the Surplus Property Board, announced that he has sub mitted his resignation to Mr. Tru man. Leaving the White House after a talk with the President, he said he had accepted the ap pointment late last ^ year with the understanding that it was tempor ary.__ DRASTIC SUGAR PUNANNOUNCED OPA Administrator Dis closes Four Point Sys tem For Canners WASHINGTON, May 31.— (9) — The OPA tonight launched a dras tic program designed to end what it termed a home canning “sugar racket developing in some parts of the country." Price Administrator Chester Bowles announced a four point plan which he said was aimed at “some chiselers (who) are stoop ing to falsifying their applications in an effort to get sugar they know they won’t use in canning.” The tightening of sugar distribu tion followed a boost in the ration point value of canned tomatoes and spinach, and a lowering of the point price of tomato juice and vega table juice combinations. RALEIGH, May 31— (91 —The Raleigh district OPA office said to day that an announcement in Washington referring to certain changes in the handling of home canning sugar rations “does not mean that any changes will be (Continued on Page Three; Col. 5) NATIONSPREPARING WARCRIMINAL LIST LONDON, May 31.— (£>) —The United Nations war crimes com mission was told tonight that the United States is preparing a list of accused criminals for submis sion in full with every case “ready for immediate trial.” P. H. B. Kent, British delegate to the commission, made the dis closure while telling the commis sion of difficulties encountered in dealing with the masses of evir dence uncovered by the recent liberation of Allied prisoners of war. The American accusations have not yet been announced. 61,519 JAPS REPORTED DEAD AS YANKS GAIN ON OKINA WA; BRITISH TROOPS GO TO SYRIA ■— • *--—— . France Told By Churchill To Withdraw DE GAULLE WARNED Frenchmen Hint No Deci sion Made; Special Meeting Held PARIS, May 31— UP) —A hasty meeting called by Qen. Charles de Gaulle too consid ed Britain’s stern announce ment of her intervention in the Syrian dispute broke up tonight apparently without a decision on how France was to re spond. De Gaulle left his office for home at 9:30 p. m. and no statement by the government was expected tonight. A responsible authority said that French troops in Syria definitely have not yet been ordered to withdraw to their barracks although the text of Prime Minister Churchill’s note was issued here as a communique and probably was communicated to French com manders. LONDON, Friday, June 1.—(#)— Britain ordered her troops in the Middle East yesterday to halt the explosive French-Syrian fighting in the Levant, sternly telling France to silence.her guns, and a dispatch from Damascus said British tanks had drawn up on roads leading to the Syrian capital. London morning papers quoted the French-controlled Levant radio at Beyrouth as saying that the French government had ordered Gen. Humboldt, its commander-in. chief in Syria and Lebanon, to cease firing. There was no confir mation of this from any official source. In a firmly-worded note Prime Minister Churchill notified Gen. Charles de Gaulle that the Brit ish commander-in-chief in the mid east had been ordered to “inter vene” to prevent further blood shed and to protect Allied com munication lines for the Japanese war. He called upon the French leader “immediately” to order French troops in Syria to cease fire and withdraw to their barracks “in order to avoid a collision between British and French forces.” “Once the firing has ceased and order has been restored, we shall be prepared to begin tripartite discussions here in London,” Churchll said, leaving the obvious implication that Britain’s interven tion would be extended beyond the shooting period. A cuspaicn irom r-ans saiu me sharp note came as a stunning surprise to Gen. de Gaulle, who quickly called an emergency meeting of his key ministers to discuss the situation. A responsible authority in Paris said tonight that French troops definitely have not yet been ordered to withdraw to their bar racks. De Gaulle felt his office for home at 9:30 p. m. and a government statement was not expee-ted tonight. The note reached Paris at the very time a French foreign office spokesman was reiterating at a press conference that his country did not wish British-American mediation in the Levant dispute* (Continued on Page Three; Col. 4) U. S. War Casualties Pass 1,000,000 Mark WASHINGTON, May 31.—(U.PJ —U, S. combat casualties in this war officially passed the 1,000,000 mark today and now are nearly four times the World War I total. The announced total was 1. 002,887, an increase of 6,798 during the past week. It covers only those casualties which have been officially tabulated at the War and Navy depart ments. The total includes 890,019 Army casualties and 112,868 among Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard Personnel. It comprises 227,097 dead, 607,468 wounded, 63,455 missing and 104.867 taken prisoner. About 90,000 prisoners have been lib erated in Europe. The missing total includes about 44,000 Army men unac counted for in Europe. Under secretary of War Robert P. Patterson told a news confer ence there is little doubt that many of these will turn up alive. Of the 90,000 prisoners lib erated in Europe, he said, 37, 571 will be back in this country by Sunday. He said 4,700 arriv ed at New York and Boston Tuesday and that an additional 10,000 will arrive Sunday. Lib erated men are given 60-day furloughs. Patterson said the Army will not lower its discharge age un less the Pacific war gets ahead of schedule. He said the present age limit—40—p rovides for the release of “all whom the Army thinks it safe to dis charge.’’ Some members of (Continued on Page Three; Col. 7) ALLIES GAINING CHINA OFFENSIVE U. S. Commander Says Japs Being Forced In Strategic Retreat CHUNGKING, May 31.—(U.R)—Lt. Gen. Albert C. Wedemeyer, com mander of U. S. troops in China, declared today that the Allies ara turning to the offensive in China and forcing the Japanese into a strategic retreat. He cautioned that supply limita tions still prohibit the unleashing of a major offensive but added that ‘‘we are now on the upgrade.” “We have reached a point in the China theater where we are pas sing from the defensive to the of fensive,” he said. "I am very opti mistic concerning future military developments in China.” Chinese forces have opened a new attack against the Japanese trans-continental corridor, as saulting the fortifications of Chien kiang (Tsinkong), 50 miles south of the former American airbase of Liuchow, which the Japanese are reported to have abandoned and burned. Chienkiang is 80 miles northeast of captured Nanning. Front dis patches said that Chinese troops driving both north and south of Nanning have brought 180 miles of the Japanese lifeline highway to Indo - China under their con trol. (Continued on Page Three; Col. 2) SOONG SUCCEEDS CHINESE PREMIER CHUNGKING, May 31.- UP) - President Chiang Kai-Shek turned over his job as premier of China today to his brother-in-law, Acting Premier T. V. Soong, and apparent ly intends to devote his energies primarily to fighting the Japanese as supreme allied commander in the China theat government and the Yenan communists, toward whom his attitude always has been mod erate. aoong, oO, is a brother of Mrs. Chiang Kai-Shek and one of tie most popular leaders in China. He was educated at Shanghai, Colum bia and Harvard. For years he was Chinese minister oi finance. 2In addition to the premiership, he is Chaina’s foreign minister. Chiang retains numerous posi tions, the chief of which are presi dent of China, generalissimo of her armies and supreme allied com mander in China. He announced his resignation as premier to the new central executive committee of the Kuomintang, the gvernment party. Wong Weh-Hao, minister of econo mic affairs and head of the China war production board, #as appoint ed vice premier, succeeding Dr. H. H. Kung, a brother-in-law of Soong and Mrs. Chiang. -V BULLETIN WASHINGTON, May 31—(/P) —A very large force of B-29’s struck Osaka today, the 20th Air Force announced tonight. Congested industrial areas of the city, which had not been under aerial attack by neri can planes since March 14, were the target of today's mid morning raid. The force involved was per haps as many as 500 planes. The raiders flew against the Japanese homelane city from bases in the Marianas island, June 1 Japanese time. Further details will be dis closed when operational reports of the mission are received, the 26th Air Force headquarters said. ENEMY ATTEMPTS COUNTER BLOWS New Trys On Luzon, Min danao R e p o r ted Unsuccessful MANILA, Friday, June 1.—(A!— Japanese forces have attempted widespread counterattacks against Filipino guerrillas and American Infantrymen on Luzon and Min danao as well as against Austral ians on New Guinea, but a head quarters spokesman said today they were “almost uniformly un successful.’’ While the actions were small in scale, with the Japanese attacking in company strength or less, they were persistent and ferocious. On northern Luzon gerrillas bloodily repulsed several hundred Japanese troops attempting to cross to the west bank of the Ca gayap river on rafts between Apar ri and Tuguegarao. The guerrillas previously had pushed the enemy out of the rugged mountain coun try onto the east bank of the river, and thus maintained control over the area they had fought to clear. At the southern entranceway to the Cagayan valley, where the last major Japanese force now is be ing compressed by the 25th and 32nd Divisions, the Yanks cleaned up 32 Japanese-infested cave posi tions one mile northeast of Sante Fe. un &unaay and Monday nights the Americans fought off a blood thirsty series of Banzai charges in hand-to-hand clashes. Advance American patrols were reported in frontline dispatches to be already in the Cagayan valley, last major enemy strongpoint in the Philippines. On central Lzon, the dauntless 38th Division followed up their conquest of the Wawa dam by driving the enemy into the rugged Sierra Madre mountain peaks to the south and east. Relentless Americans fought their way up near the slopes of Mt. Lamita and Mt. Ayaas, about one mile east of the dam the Japa nese have formed a new strong point for the broken Shimbu line atop neighboring Mt. Purro. . A spokesman said Maj. Gen. Wil liam C. Chase's veteran outfit was now within one mile of this ob jective. Gen. Douglas MacArthur’s com munique today said Doughboys on northern Luzon, with strong air support, were liquidating Japanese remnants in the Santa' Fe sector and in two areas of Mindanao. U. S. Troops Are Fighting In Mud, Rain THREATEN FOE LINE ; - 1 Five Division Break Through Crumbling Hill Defenses GUAM, -Friday, June 1.—(U.R1— Five American divisions on Oki nawa swept across muddy terrain for major gains in all sectors yes terday, seizing control of Shuri and threatening the entire Japa nese central defense position. Ene my killed mounted to 61,519 in the bloody campaign. In every division zone of action, Marines and Soldiers broke through crumbling Japanese hill defenses to slowly “pinch out” the entire Shuri position, once the keystone of the enemy defense line. The dwindling 32-square mile pocket was being chopped into small sectors by southward drives. The Japanese were withdrawing to the south for a new stand as their defensive positions along the Naha-Shuri-Yonabaru line were out flanked. Announcement that the enemy has lost 61,519 men up to May 30 indicated that 13,416 have been killed in the last 13 days. The last count of enemy dead listed 48,103 killed up to May 17. Ameri can casualties. in the Okinawa cam paign up to May 26 have been an nounced" as-35,116—9,602 killed and missing and 25,514 wounded. As the: Pacific War’s bloodiest campaign went into the 61st day, U. S. Marines and Doughboys were in control of the main central fortress of Shuri. Troops were ham mering through the town from op posite directions to within a few hundred yards of a junction after +alrincf Shuri past.lp. The American positions were im proved despite stiff resistance in some sectors by the remaining Japanese—estimated at about 30, 000—who clung to ridge and cave positions and fought to the death to' cover the' reported withdrawal of main elements southward. Marines on the west coast, push ing southeast from captured Naha City, held a line south of Koba kura village in their push toward the Kokuba river. They were with in 1,000 yards of joining 7th In fantry Division troops smashing forward from Chan village two miles south of Shuri. The 7th Infantry also was fan ning farther southward toward Kamizato village against mounting resistance. The First Marine Division which took Shuri castle poured reinforce ments through the devastated city. Those Marines were striking to ward the northeastern sector of the town to join the 77th Infantry Division. The soldiers broke into that quarter of the city in a gen iContinned on Page Two; Col. 1) ADM. MURRAY SAYS: { WASHINGTON, May 31—(U.R> —Seventh War Loan statement by Vice Adm. G. D. Murray, commander of V. S. Pacific Fleet Air Force: “The Seventh War Loan Driv* is a baror oter which meas ures America’s faith in th» cause for which she fights. Each of us can share the grav* responsibility of maintaining this faith by buying lVar Bonds. ben. LaFollette Flays Peace Policy Of Allies Ser rHINGT0N' May 31— (U.R) — \f-s' obert M. L-iPollette, Prog., lien' arned toda' that the cost a 'l War in history will end in peace r f l! Uce instead of lasting to halt !de United States fails of p, ' „"imperialistic policies” In h“L Britain and Russia. foreign L/ifSt .maj°r speech on the ,,, P0ilcy since Pearl Harbor, the si6':31' . ls°iationist also told ty nk ate tllal the world securi Pranck,n°W being drafted in San completely be overhauled Purpose h, ‘f il is t0 achieve its Wars H . Prevention of future Which h C P10Posed six amendments more .e said W0Llld make the plan ^ Practical.” havea'-fl's blat Britain «nd Russia ‘er de ■ l°l."ed’’ 1he Atlantic Char asecanr; •'a*IOn against territorial the ljrm„Z5rlIent- he protested that ■d States has failed to use its “tremendous bargaining power” to halt their tactics. “Unless we change our direction soon,” he said, “we shall find that our fantastic expenditure of men, money and materials has bought us only a shq|t and un easy truce—not the enduring peace we seek.” He charged in a three-hour speech that Russia's policies in Poland, Rumania, Bulgaria, Hun gary and Austria constitute a di rect violation” of Atlantic Charter pledges. And “seem more in ac cord with the old imperialistic purposes and methods of the czar ist regime than with those of the early days of her revolution. He denounced British activities in Italy and Greece and accused Prime Minister Winston Churchill (Continued *n Page Two; Col. 1) to In U. J. Are Killed By Enemy Balloon Bomb WASHINGTON, May 31— (U,R) — A balloon - borne Japanese'bomb killed a woman and five children near Lakeview, Ore., early this month, it was disclosed officially today. This was the first known in stance of fatalities suffered in this country as result of Japan’s at tempt at long-range bombing of the United States by unmanned bal loons launched from the enemy homeland. The Army and Navy re vealed last week that the Japs have been making sporadic balloon bomb attacks against the western part of the nation for the past sev eral months, but listed no casual ties and said no property damage hSs resulted. The six Oregon deaths were dis closed by Undersecretary of War Robert P. Patterson, who repeated the previous Army-Navy warning to western states residents to take precautions against the sporadic attacks. Patterson did not say when or where the six deaths happened, but it was learned that they occurred Tear Lakeview early this month, rhe office of Censorship permitted publication of the time and place af the tragedy in view of Patter son’s statement. Patterson said the incident oc curred when the woman, her hus band and six children went on a 'ishing trip and the children found and began playing with an undet anated bomb which, like others, lad been flown to this country :rom Japan by long - range free lalloons. The bomb exploded and six were Continued on Page Two; Col. 1) Donald King Is Elected American Legion Chief Donald (J. King, treasurer of the Wilmington Iron Works, was elect ed commander of Wilmington Post No. 10 of the American Legior last night, succeeding Norwood S. Westbrook. Col. Lawrence L. Simpson, re tired U. S. Army engineer, with drew from the race for commander at the meeting, and J. J. Davir was nominated from the floor. Elected to the posts of first, sec ond and third vice commanders respectively, were O. O. Allsbrook.j Bruce B. Cameron, Veteran of World War II and Theo Webb. The Rev. Sankey Lee Blanton was elected as chaplain of the post, and E. H. Divine, World War II veteran, was chosen as finance of ficer. W. K. Rhodes, Jr., also a veteran of World War II was nam ed judge advocate, while Harry Symmes was elected service offi t ' J t ! cer, and Miss Stella Pettaway, his torian. Named as home trustees were Walker Taylor, H. E. Fales, J. G. Thornton, Robert R. Hollis and Donald King. The new executive committee is composed of John Donnelly, George Avant, Bruce Poisson, Frank Blanchard, and Gearheardt Johnson, a veteran ol World War II. The new officers, who will be installed at the first meeting in July at the Legion home, express ed appreciation to their fellow members for their support. E. F. Troy was selected ss a delegate from the post to attend the American Legion state conven tion at Raleigh June 10. Two hundred and thirteen mem bers were present at the election. (Continued on Page Three; ol. f)
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