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FORECAST A, ^ ^ Served By Leased Wires — - - Wtimmntnn ifluirmtw mar :^i&:: _ ——— ——_____J ' State and National News V^,7:"-— —— ___ WILMINGTON, N. C., TUESDAY, JUNE~26, 1945 ESTABLISHED 1867 Communists In Germany Offer Plan reject soviet idea Party in Manifesto Asks For Coalition Form Of Government MOSCOW, June 25.— (TP) — The German Communist Party, in a manifesto issued jn Berlin, today rejected a Soviet system for present-day Germany and instead for a coalition parliamentary gov ernment and the development of private enterprise and the profit system. The appeal, signed by the cen tral committee of the Communist party and reported by the Rus sion Tass News Agency, was ad dressed to all German people everywhere. s' Calling for equal rights before the law and free elections, the manifesto demanded the confis cation of the big estates of the Nazis, Jankers and “Imperialists” and their division among landless peasants. It made clear that all Germans, except the Nazis and rich col laborators. should retain their property and that large-scale landowners and big peasants should keep their lands if they did not tie up with the Nazis. In the document, the Commun ist Party not only blamed the Ger man people for their plight, but also blamed the German Commun ists themselves for being unable to weld together Democratic groups in defiance of the Nazis. The Communist appeal also ad mitted that Germany should repay the Allies for the damage and harm done during the war. The German Communist Party, in the election of March 1933 which swept Adolf Hitler into Pow er, tallied nearly 5,000,000 vot%s and elected 81 delegates to the Beichstag. Only two parties were stronger—the Nazis and the Social Democrats. Leading signer of the document was 67-year-old Wilhelm Pieck, associate of Rosa Luxemburg and once a Reichstag deputy. Two wo men, Irene Gertner and Marta Arendzee, likewise signed the manifesto. (Continued on Page Two; Col. 3) -V SENATORS EULOGIZE “COTTON ED” SMITH WASHINGTON, June 25—(#) The late Senator Ellison D. (Cotton Ed> Smith of South Carolina, who had served longer than any other Senator at the time of his death last fall, was eulogized today by his colleagues in a memorial serv ice. ‘Cotton Ed now sleeps under a live-oak tree,” observed Senator Aiken (R.-Vt.), “but over the Unit ed States today thousands of farm families are living happier, better lives because of the battles he fought and won for them.” Senator McKellar (D-Tenn.), "ho succeded Smith as dean of the Senate, called his fallen col league “forthright, unafraid, out spoken.” “He was very independent and didn't bow to the will of anyone,” hlcKellar recalled. ‘‘He was an honest - minded and honest - acting senator. “Ellison Smith was one of the best Senators we ever had in this body.” Senator Capper (R-Kans.) alsc Paid tribute to Senator Smith. I I New Hanover County “E” Bond Quota $2,478,000 “E” Bond Sales 'Official as of June 22) $1,868,000 25% To Go For Quota By Saturday, June 30th SAN FRANCISCO ACCLAIMS TRUMAN President Gets Noisy Wel come In Parade Through City Streets SAN FRANCISCO, June 25—<£>) —Cheering, applauding crowds run ning into many thousands gave President Truman a roaring wel come upon his arrival today to close the United Nations Confer ence. Standing in his open car, a trench raincoat about his shoulders, Mr. Truman waved his gray hat to the crowd and smiled his thanks for the biggest and noisiest acclaim since he assumed the presidency. The city’ police traffic bureau estimated the throng at 250,000 persons. It said there were 100,000 in seven long blocks on Market Street alone. Mr. Truman traveled through 23 miles of suburban and city strets. In downtown San Francisco tick er tape floated from many windows a»d confetti poured down upon the parade, in which the chair men of 50 delegations to the Se curity Conference participated. The procession followed formal greetings at Hamilton Field and ended at the President’s headquar ters in the Fairmont Hotel where he held a reception for all the Conference delegates. His head bared to a stiff breeze 1 which ruffled his hair, Mr. Truman obviously enjoyed the occasion. He seemed, too, to have had a full measure of pleasure out of the playing of the “Missouri Waltz’ at the airport. While the band played the theme song of his campaign for the vice presidency last year, Mr. Truman kept pace to ^ie music as he stroll ed briskly around troops drawn up for his review. Earlier he had been given a military welcome by General H. H. Arnold, chief of the Army Air Forces, and Admiral Royal E. In gersoll, following the diplomatic welcome from Edward R. Stettin ius, Jr., secretary of state, the American delegation and the chair men of the 49 oter delegations. It was the second big public welcome of the day from the west coast. The president flew in from Port land, Ore., where he was greeted by other cheering thousands in a 90-minute visit, while en route here from his vacation at Olym pia, Wash. Stopping at the debarkation hospital near the airport, the President exchanged greetings with dozens of the wounded who had been brought out into the yard. During the long ride from the airport to his hotel Mr. Truman stood all the way, constantly wav ing his hat at the crowds. Gov. Earl Warren <and Mayoi Roger Lapham at Sah Francisco participated in the ceremonies. The president’s formal address had been completed for delivery about 5:00 p.m. Pacific War Time tomorrow. It will bring the long conference to a close. The President will fly the char ter of the New World Organization back to Washington for submission to the Senate next Monday for its ratification, stopping over in In dependence, Mo., and Kansas City for home-coming celebrations Wed nesday and Thursday. Mr. Truman’s welcome today was in sharp contrast to his ap pearance here as a vice presiden tial candidate last October. His address then, at a downtown hotel, was heard by only a few hundred members of the Commonwealtx. . Club._ -V Y Jr Pr ffiPaid For Stepping Stones To Japan_ Losses of American lives in the campaign on Tarawa, Saipan, Iwo Jima and Okinawa, four of the bloodiest battles we’ve fought in the Pacific, brought us bases which enabled us to strike at the heart of Japan. Above picture chart shows the U. S. killed and wounded iQ these four key spots. Japanese killed on same fronts were: Tarawa, 6500; Saipin, 26,000; Iwo Jim^, 23,000; Okinawa, 90,000. Yanks Close Vice On 20,000 Japs; Warplanes Sink, Damage 21 Ships _ —■ ■ — ..... ■ ■- w _ Infantry Gains Six Miles In Northward Sweep ^ Up Valley MANILA, Tuesday, June 26. —(If)—A gain up to six miles Northward by the U. S. 37th Infantry division and a thrust Southward by the 11th Air borne Division troops and guerrillas tightened a vise on an estimated 20,000 Japanese now “thoroughly trapped” in the Cagayan Valley of North ern Luzon, Gen. Douglas Mac Arthur announced today. Extent of the advance by the Southbound forces, which landed Saturday near the North coast port of Aparri, was not disclosed, but they had made 11 miles in the first few hours after their unop posed descent by parachute and glider. The two forces were approxi mately 50 miles apart at last re ports. Between them, and now only four rrflles North of the hastening 37th Division, were American-led guerrilla forces in the Cagayan province capital of Tuguegarao. These guerrillas seized the town last week and since have fought off constant enemy counterattacks. Status of Tuguergarao was in doubt today as the Japanese con tinued their blistering counterat tacks, but the enemy had little to gain in recapture of the fire blackened ruins of the town as Maj. Gen. Robert S. Beightler’s 37th Buckeye relief column drew near. The 37th, driving down high way No. 5 alongside the Cagayan river, destroyed an undisclosed number of Japanese heavy 150 caliber artillery pieces and killed (Continued on Page Two; Col. 3) MYSTERY SURROUNDS FATE OF AMERICANS GUAM, Tuesday, June 26—(^P)— American patrols searched con quered Okinawa today for still lurking foes and for bodies of com rades, hoping to solve the mystery of what happened to U. S. soldiers and Marines captured by the Jap anese during the 82-day battle for the island. No trace of the missing Amer T icans or their bodies has been found, Associated Press Correspon dent Robert Geiger reported from Okinawa. The missing (of the total of 6, 990 announced as killed and miss ing through June 19) probably does not exceed 300, on the basis of previous official figures. The Iasi report listing missing separately gave 165 through May 14, approxi mately four per cent of the killed on the same date. Col. J. M. (Mickey) Finn, 32nd Regiment commander, told Geig er many bodies had been examined in caves of Hill 89 on the Southern Tip of Okinawa, the last Japanese command post. None was identified as American. The hill also was being search ed for the Japanese army com mander. There was no announce ment that he or his body had been found. Geiger reported that two cap tured Japanese arrriy doctors vol unteered to help treat wounded and sick. They expressed surprise at the considerate treatment shown them by the Americans. -V BIG STRIKE AVERTED DETROIT, June 25 —(/P)— CIO unionists embroiled with the AFL over a reconversion work dispute accepted conditionally tonight a peace proposal and averted im mediate danger of a widespread walkout. * Superforts Strike Jap Planes Today WASHINGTON, June 26— VP) —Superfortresses in very great strength struck yesterday at military and industrial targets in four Japanese manufactur ing areas. Headquarters of the 20th Air Force said the early daylight attack (June 26 Japanese time) was directed against "multiple important” targets located in the areas of Nagoya, Osaka, Akashi and Gifu. Further details awaited the return of the 21st Bomber Command crews to their Mari anas base. I Bomber Pilots Meet Little Opposition In 5,000 Mile Assault GUAM, Tuesday, June 25— (U.R) — American warplanes, carrying a growing air offen sive against Japan into its 20th consccut ve day, have sunk or damaged 21 ships in a series of sweeps from Borneo to the Kurile islands, it was disclosed today. Bombers and fighters trom the air commands of botn Gen. Douglas MacArthur and Adm. Chester W. Nimitz combined in the latest as saults which were made against opposition apparently so light that onl^« seven Japanese planes were shot* down or damaged. Among the areas struck in the assaults on Saturday, Sunday and Monday were Borneo, Formifta the Japanese homeland, the Philip pines, the Kuriles, the Marshalls, the Sakishimas and the Palaus—i series of targets spread over a 5, 000-mile stretch of the Western Pacific. Planes of four U. S. Army Air Forces—the .Fifth and 13th of the Southwest Pacific Command; the 11th in the Aleutians and the Sev enth of the Central Pacific—as well as assorted Army and Navy groups participated in the widespread sweeps. Gen. MacArthur’s war bulletin disclosed that a single Marine pa trol bomber attached to the U. S Seventh Fleet, sank a Japanese power schooner and three small freighters Saturday off the Ponti anal area of Southwest Borneo and damaged seven additional small freighters and four river vessels. The U. S. Fifth and 13th Air Forces of Gen. George C. Kenney’s Far Eastern Air Forces sent 150 bombers and fighters against the Borneo East coast oil port of Balik papen, which Tokyo said was be (Continued on Page Two; Col. 1) _v_ WEATHER (Eastern Standard Time) (By U. S. Weather Bureau) Meteorological data for the 24 hours ending 7:30 p.m.. yesterday. Temperature 1:30 am 77; 7:30 pm 72; 1:30 pm 79; 7:30 pm 77. Maximum 75; minimum 72; mean 74; normal 78. Humidity 1:30 arm 87; 7:30 am 97; 1:30 pm 96; 7:30 pm §6. 1 Precipitation Total for 24 hours ending 7:30 p.m., 8.67 inches. Total since the first of the month; 11.53 inches. Tides For Today (From the Tide Tables published by U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey). High Low Wilmington _10:22a 5:28a 10:55p 5:20p Masonboro Inlet __ 7:58a 2:15a 3.30p 2:07f Sunrise 5:02; sunset 7:27; moonrise 8.37p; moonset 5:33a. Natio n- Wide Strikes May Close 300 Plants By The Associated Tress With 78,620 workers idle over the nation in labor disputes, an AFL C'lO jurisdictional dispute in De troit threatened to extend last night to another 9,000 persons. Three hundred factories might be forced to close within a few days after extension of the work stoppage to embrace a total of 38, 000 CIO maintenance workers, em ployed 'n keeping machinery and plants in running order. Almost thirty thousand Detroit workers have been idle in the con troversy over whether AFL or CIO skilled workers should be em ployed in reconversion work at automotive plants. Included in this number were 22,000 at the Packard Motor Car company, 7,500 at the Budd Wheel company and 145 at Chrysler Corporation. Other thousands were away from their posts in several Detroit strikes—2,000 at Ford Motor com pany’s River Rouge plant; 1,500 at Stinson Aircraft; 975 at Aeronauti cal Products Corporation 700 at five lumber companies, and 100 at Hudson Motor Car company. In Chicago, where a truck strike has been in progress since June 16, the ODT manager of 1,700 seized lines announced the dispute might be ended “any hour”. Ellis T. Longenecker, the manager, said movement of goods was close to the pre-strike normal. Officials of the AFL Internation (Continued on Page Two; Col. 1) DELEGATES ADOPT WORLD CHARTER Pomp, Color Predominate Pre-Signing Session Of Conference SAN FRANCISCO, June 25.—(U.R) —A historic charter, dedicated to "save succeeding generations from the scourge of war,” was adopted by the United Nations Conference tonight in a ceremony replete with pomp and color. The Charter, wrought by the delegates of 50 United Nations af ter! nine weeks of debate and dis cussion, creates a new organiza tiofi to keep the peace and endows it with power to crush aggression. The final draft was adopted only a few hours after President Tru man arrived here by air for his address tomorrow—the final day of the Conference when all na tions will formally sign the Char ter. Final approval was given to the reports of the four commissions charged with producing the 10,000 word document that sets up the new machinery which is to func tion not only to banish war but to improve the living conditions of men everywhere. All that remains before this conference is adjourned is the formal ceremony of signing the Charter in its five official langu ages and the windup address by Mr. Truman. He speaks between 4 and 5 p. m., Tuesday, presum ably after the delegates have af fixed their signatures to the docu ment. The conference held its next to-last meeting with the flags of the United Nations backgrounding the stage and the Hollywood Klieg lights bearing down from the galleries and side walls. Lord Halifax, chief of the British dele gation and one of the four con ference presidents, presided. Charter approval was merely a formality and a foregone con clusion. The document that pledges the signatory nations ‘‘to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war” must be ratified by 28 nations, including the Big Five, before it becomes operative. Unlike the old League of Na tions’ Covenant, this Charter has teeth in it. Dedicated tc the peaceful settlement of international disputes, it realistically provides for an international air force to keep the peace and for the ap portionment of troops from the signatory nations to see that ag gression is quickly quelled. It also establishes a new In ternational Court of Justice to suc ceed the old one at the Hague. It establishes a Trusteeship Com (Continued on Page Two; Col. 2) _v_ DRIVER STRIKE STOPS PITTSBURGH PRESS • — PITTSBURGH, June 25-OJ.R)—1The Pittsburgh Press suspended publi cation today because of a strike of 80 AFL truck drivers who want a separate contract in place of a joint contract with the three daily Pittsburgh papers. E. T. Leech, editor, and Frank G. Morrison, business manager, said the newspaper would not be published for the duration of the strike, which began Saturday night. The company charged that the contract with local 211, AFL Team sters Union, provides that any is sue in dispute is subject to arbi tration, and the union had refused a company offer to arbitrate. Negotiations for a joint contract with the three Pittsburgh news papers have been referred to the War Labor Board. After a meeting of management and union officers today failed to end the strike state and federal conciliators began con faring with both parties to the dfcpute. Vacationists Quit Beaches During Day Tropical Disturbance Brings Record Rainfall To Wilmington Area With 8.24 Inches Be ing Recorded In 18 Hours; With Velocity Maximum Placed At 45 Miles Per Hour Sweeping up the North Carolina coast, accom panied by dangerous winds, a tropical storm that blew out of the Caribbean deluged Wilmington with a rainfall of 8.24 inches yesterday, the highest ever recorded during June by the U. S. Weather Bureau here, and the second highest ever recorded in this section. Precipitation was recorded from 1 a.m. until 7 p.m. Approximately 6,000 vacationists who were driven from Wilmington beaches as early as 4 a.m. yesterday began to move back to the beaches late pesieraay anernoon. However, at 5:45 p. m. yester iay, the last communications line 0 Carolina Beach was reported iown and had not been restored at 1 late hour. Damage to the reaches was reported slight by State Highway patrolmen. Highest rainfall ever recorded at Wilmington was reported at 9:52 nches on September 29, 1938. Up until yesterday’s heavy rains, he highest percipitation ever re ;orded during June by the weather jureau here was 8.03 inches. This )ccured June 30, 1876. At 6:30 p. m. yesterday Weather, nan Paul Hess reported that winds were recorded at 30 miles per lour, with gusts as high as 45 niles per hour. Winds were be coming more and more north westerly and deminished shortly after 9 p. m., which caused high tides to recede. The weather bureau at Wilming ton said the storm should reach 3ape Hatteras at 10 p. m. last night. Weather observers at Cherry Point said at 11:40 p. m. that the storm was located in the vicinity of Atlantic field, moving in a northeasterly direction. Observers said that if the storm continued in this general direction, Manteo would be directly in its path. Atlantic field is located approxi mately 95 miles northeast of Wil mington, and approximately half way between Cape Hatteras and Wilmington. Manteo is located northwest of Cape Hatteras be tween the cape and Elizabeth City. Elizabeth City reported com munication lines down between that point and Manteo. The Star News was unable to contact Man teo late last night. Highest wind velocity at Cherry Point was recorded at 40 miles ner hour, and at 11:40 p. m. had increased somewhat, observers there said. All liberty was can (Continued on Page Two; Col. 5) -v MATTOON NOW LISTED AS B. Y. 0. L. HAMLET MATTOON, 111., June 25.—(£>)— This cily of 15,000 today became a B. Y. O. L. town—Bring your own lunch—for visitors as most restaurants closed, claiming they were foodless, pointless and help less. Transient war workers asked "when—and where—do we eat?” And an engineer said husky steel workers engaged in war plant con struction "can’t do that kind of work on a lettuce sandwich and a coke; they need meat and po tatoes, even for breakfast.” Groups like the Rotary, Kiwanis and Young Businessmen’s Club considered foregoing their weekly meetings to divert food to war workers. Mayor George W. Smith, ap pealing to restaurateurs to reopen, invited them to talk the situation over at a city council meeting. Ten of Mattoon’s 12 major eat ing places were closed, city offi cials said the other two were ex pected to close, city lunchrooms had shut down until/ July 1. Owners claimed meat and potato shortages, lack of red points and lack of help forced them to suspend operation. CIANO’S DIARY Ciano’s Diary, which is revealing so much of the inner history of the dicta tors and their preparations for World War II, will be found on the editorial page daily. V. STATE EMPLOYES GET WAGE BOOST Advisory Budget Commis sion Orders Three Per Cent Raise July 1 RALEIGH, June 25 — ffP)— The State Advisory Budget Commission today ordered into effect July 1, a three per cent salary increase for all state employees, and form ally transferred $63,000 a year from the State Department of Labor’s biennial appropriation to take care of the new State Veterans Commis sion. The new salary increases for state employees, which was au thorized by the 1945 legislature, in cludes the present bonus being paid all workers who earn less than $2,600. However, the raise does not include the 10 per cent bonus au thorized by the General Assembly and which will be paid at the end of the next fiscal year if funds are available. The commission simunaneouso approved new salary classifications for employees of the State Highway and Publ.c Works Commission. Ill the latter division salary classifi cations were revised upward ap proximately three per rent and most cases make minimum and maximum salary ranges conform to round numbers. In other action the commission. 1. Sent up a new salary classi fication for the consolidated post of Major of the State Highway Pa trol and Safety Division Director The classification ranges from $4, 500 to $5,500. 2. Increased the salary of W. Vance Baise, chief engineer of the State Highway Commission from $6,000 to $7,500. 3. Set a new salary classification to take care of the post of Direc tor of the State Veterans Commis sion. The post, which has not beet filled, will carry a salary of from $4,200 to $5,000, 4. Authorized a deputy commis sioner of labor at a salary of $4. 500. 5. Set a salary classification oi from $4,200 to $5,000 for the post of Director of the Division of Tu berculosis Control of the State Roard of Health. 6. Set salary ranges for four new posts created in the State Insurance Department by the re cent legislature as the result of a program to broaden the authority of the commission. Simla Conference Takes Up British-India Pact SIMLA, INDIA, June 25—(U.R)—A conference of Indian leaders—but not including Mohandas K. Gandhi —took up British proposals for broadening India’s self - govern ment today. Viceroy Field Mar shal Viscount Wavell, told them that if they were successful they wotild pave the way to settlement of India’s complex problems. A communique issued after the two-hour pre-luncheon session said a “discussion of general prin ciples” had occurred. It was be lieved the day was spent exploring detads of the plan for an all-Indian cabinet system. The conference ad journed at 5 p.m. until tomorrow. Wavell asked conferees to “help me in advancing India toward prosperity, podtical freedom, and greatness. . . it is not a final solution of India’s complex prob lems that is proposed. Nor does the plan in any way prejudge or prejudice the final issue. If it suc ceeds, it paves the way to settle ment.” The absence of Gandhi, cast a shadow. He was not a delegate, but could have attended had he de sired. President Maulana Abul Ka lam Azad represented Gandhi’s all-India National Congress. Some members of the Congress believed Gandhi remained away because he could get no satisfac tion from Wavell yesterday on his suggestions for changes in the makeup of the proposed Indian (Continued on Page Two; Col. 3)
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