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ABILENE; Kas.. July 81.—<JP)—
Proud Kansans from near and far
today launched the Eisenhower
Memorial Foundation Movement
designed eventually to erect here
one of the principal shrines oi
World War II, honoring General oi
the Army Dwight D. “Ike”, Eisen
hower, and American Armed For
ces.
An integral part of the Founda
tion’s Memorial will be the Eisen
hower home where General Ike and
his five brothers grew to manhood,
tilling the adjacent acre of ground
for pin money in their youth. The
The home still is occupied by Mrs.
Ida Eisenhower, 83, the General’s
mother, and she will occupy it for
the remainder of her life, wher
it goes by gift of the five living
brothers to the Foundation.
The State Charter, for “The Na
tional Foundation to Hornor Gen
eral Dwight D. Eisenhowwer and
the United States Armed Forces”,
was filed today at Topeka, with
its principal offices here. The in
corporators are Kansans widely
known in public life in New York,
Kansas City, Lawrence, Topeka
and Abilene.
Policy of the foundation, as stat
ed in the charter, is “to recognize
suitably the military achievements
of that great American, General
Dwight D. Eisenhower, Supreme
Commander of the Victorious Arm
ed Forces in Europe: To confer
honor of the living members and
on the memory of the deceased
members of the armed forces of
the United States, particularly the
men and women who served in
World War II; to obtain a site,
erect and maintain thereon in
General Eisenhower’s home town,
Abilene, Kansas, a war memorial
to these ends; to aid worthy young
persons in obtaining an education,
with especial emphasis on the
sc ence of government as con
ceived and established by our
fathers; to assist veterans of World
War II, and to perform such acts
incidental to the above as the board
of trustees of the Foundation whall
eclect”.
The movement was started at
a conference of Abilene and New
York citizens recently in New York
wheie it was proposed that a sub
stantial fund be raised for these
purposes. Filing of the charter fol
lowed by just a month General
Ike's victorious homecoming in
June, one of the greatest spontan
eous celebratiosn ever seen in ru
ral Kansa.
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Picto-map above illutrates highlights of probable peace terms Allies will Impose upon Japan in
case of unconditional surrender. Aimed at strippin g the enemy of conquered territory and wiping out
his capacity for future war, they include reduction of army and destruction of Jap fleet and air force;
elimination of heavy industry with war production potentials; surrender of all conquered territory
(indicated by black areas on map), including Manchuria, Korea and Formosa, not already recaptured;
dismantling of shipbuilding facilities and strict con trol over imports.
Building-Loan Organizations
In Record ‘Liquidy Condition
RALEIGH, July 21. —IIP)— The
state’s 147 building and loan as
sociations, which had assets total
ling $91,803,821.22 and 124,144 share
holders at the end of 1944, are in
the most “liquid” condition intheir
history, Insurance Commissioner
William P. Hodges said today.
In a report to Governor Cherry
covering two years of building and
loan activity, Hodges said almost
all associations “now are being
offered more money than they are
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able to find choice loans in suf
ficient volume to absorb.”
A reduction in loans, with a sub
sequent lowered income brought on
by war restrictions on building, has
resulted in the necessity to pay
lower dividends to investing mem
bers, however, Hodges said. The
trend of interest rates also is down
ward. Twenty-three associations
were lending at variable rates or
at a flat rate under six per cent
on December 31, 1944.
Meanwhile, $25,000,000 worth of
war bonds have been purchased
for building and loan accounts,
Hodges reported.
Hodges’ report revealed 1925 as
the peak year in the number of
associations in operation, when 245
were licensed by the insurance co
mission. Total assets at that time
were $81,188,546 and share-holders
numbered 92,017. There were 148
associations in 1943 with 116,602
shareholders and $86,250,004.95 in
assets.
Building and loan associations
were placed under supervision of
the insurance department in 906,
and at that time reported $4,353,
887.80 in assets and 17,128 share
holders.
Hodges said that in 1943 and
1944 foreclosed real estate owned
by the associations was reduced
from $556,096.97 to $109,351.98, re
presenting appoximately one-tenth
of one per cent of total assets.
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CLAIM FOR SOCIAL
SECURITY BENEFITS
A story illustrating the need for
immediate filing of social security
claims was told yesterday by of
ficials of the local social security
field office in the Customhouse in
an attempt to make the public con
scious of the part it plays in the
nationwide social security system.
The example tells of a man who
reached the age of 65, which is the
retirement age according to the so
cial security law, and thinking that
he would be able to spend the
rest of his life collecting monthly
benefits, left his job and sat at
home to wait (for his check from
the government.
After two months of unfruitful
waiting he wrote to the Board and
was astonished to learn that
through his own negligence in not
filing a claim, he was not receiv
ing his benefit money.
The Social Security office here
points out that it is necessary for
the worker upon retiring, or t h e
beneficiaries of the worker upon
death, to file a claim at their
nearest field office. The office for
New Hanover, Bladen, Brunswick,
Carteret, Columbus, Craven, Dup
lin, Onslow, Pender and Pamlico
Counties is located in Room 130
Customhouse on the Market street
side of the building.
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Buick Plans Passenger
Output Of 550,000
FLINT, Mich., July 21.——
Buick division of General Motors
Coroporation announced plans for
the largest peacetime expansion
program in its history. It is de
signed to provide for a projected
40 per cent increase in employment
opportunity and production capa
city for more than 550,000 cars
annually.
In announcing the program Har
low H. Curtice, general manager
of the Buick division, said its first
phase, reconversion to passenger
car productiom, rapidly is being ef
fected. Engineering models of the
new cars fyave been completed, ne
said, and are now ready for pro
duction. , _
Buick produced 375,000 cars du
ing the 1941 model year.
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BIRTHDAY NOTED
FBI ACADEMY
The FBI National Academy,
which serves as the West Point oi
law enforcement, observed its tenth
anniversary yesterday with the
graduation of the twenty-ninth ses
sion at Washington, D. C., accord
ing to an announcement by Edward
Scheidt, Special Agent in charge ol
the Charlotte office of the FBI.
Among those police officers whc
received their diplomas yesterday
are: William B. Blakely, Patrol
man, Police department, Clinton,
S. C.; W. B. Julian, Patrolman,
Police department, Durham; LeRoj
Keeble, Assistant Chief of Police.
Laurens, S. C.; Justus M. Tucker.
Sergeant, Police department. Win
ston-Salem; Charles E. Forbes,
Lieutenant, Police department.
Charleston, S. C.
Those concluding the present
session of the Academy were se
lected from 73 law enforcemen'
agencies in 30 states and the Pan
ama Canal Zone, bringing the iium.
her of police officers trained tn the
Academy since its inception to
1,125.
During the early 1930’s the need
for efficient police officers wa:
highlighted by the nationwide crim
inal activity of hoodlums.
J. Edgar Hoover, anxious to ad
vance the cause of law enforce
ment, made arrangements for the
facilities previously restricted fp’
training special agents of the FBI
to be opened to the police of the
United States and its possessions,
Since the inauguration of the Acad
emy in July, 1935, officials frorr
foreign police departments, as wel!
as from those in this country, have
been allowed to attend the four
teen-week courses.
In the training of police instruc
tors every effort is made to ad
just the teaching program to the
changing problems of the times.
Three weeks of the 14-week course
are devoted to traffic engineering
and traffic law enforcement. Ar
intensive two-week study in juve
nile delinquency control and crime
prevention is also given, in addi
tion to a comprehensive course Oi,
postwar crime problems.
FORMER STAR-NEWS
REPORTER TO TOUR
PACIFIC WAR FR0N1
Allan Jones Green, former Star
News reporter, will leave next
month for a tour of the Pacific
fighting fronts, under assignment
by the War Department to write
the storv of tne Air Force’s mam
moth job of transporting men and
supplies into combat zones. There
he will gather additional informa
tion to supplement the research he
has done for the past month in
this country in interviewing offi
cials at the various air commands.
Green, who is now working for
the Washington Daily News, is a
native of Coolneemee, where his
mother still lives. While in Wil
mington, he lived for several years
at the home af Mrs. Morrison De
vine at 416 South Front street.
The outline and 5,000-word in
troduction for the projected book
wgs approved by the War Depart
ment and publishers last week.
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WORKER MAJORITY
TO REMAIN HERE
A recent survey of more +han
400 persons separating from jobs
in this area, made by the local
U. S. Employment service to de
termine trends in the readjustment
0f local manpower, indicated that
the majority of those leaving jobs
are remaining in Wilmington to
accept new jobs, R. S. McKeithan,
manager of the U.S.E.S. here an
nounced yesterday.
The persons interviewed in the
survey were asked their reasons
for leaving their jobs, the type of
new job they were seeking, where
they planned to go for new em
ployment, etc. The majority of
those workers interviewed had
been employed in essential indus
try in this area, and they included
white, and colored, male and fe
male, minor and adult workers.
The results of the survey showed
that 46 per cent of those leaving
jobs accepted local jobs, t.ie maj
ority of which were in essential
Twenty-one per cent of thipse sur
veyed had been engaged in war
work for the past few years, and
had either left small businesses
to enter this work, and now planned
to return to them or were going
to enter business for themself for
the first time. *
Fourteen per cent of those re
leased said that they did not want
to accept other work right away,
but preferred to shop round for
another job.
Almost ten per cent left this area
to accept jobs out of the state, and
nine and one-half per cent of the
group were women who planned
to return to housekeeping or liv
ing at home.
The results of the analysis show
ed that the predominant reason for
wishing to change jobs was a de
sire for postwar security. In other
cases, such items as health, work
ing conditions, monetary gain and
the climate were the chief con
siderations. Several complained
that they wanted to settle in some
less arduous forms of work after
four years of the pace of wartime
industry.
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Thieves Gas Chickens
In Robbery Attempt
WILLMAR, Minn., July 21.—(/P
—Chicken thieves who use gas tc
do their work silently have strucl'
a second time near Willmar, tak
ing several hundred springers
from the farm of Hilding Haw
kinson.
Mrs. Hawkinson, aroused by a
dog's barking, went to the chick
en house to investigate and ap
parently frightened the thieves
away. Some 600 chickens were
left dead on the floor.
Held For Jury Trial
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Navy Seaman William Wells Par
ker, 19, is shown at the hearing
in Miami, Fla., at which he was
held in $1,000 bail for trial on a
manslaughter charge in connec
tion with the death of Mrs. Ella
Mae Eames, 42, formerly of Brook
line, Mass. (International Sound
photo) .
Soviet War Industry
Resuming Peace Basis
MOSCOW, July 21.—(J5)—The So
viet Union’s huge war industry is"
beginning to return to peacetime
work.
One of Russia’s largest fighter
plane factories, which turned out
15.000 airplanes during the war,
has reduced its plane production
and now is working on an order for
100.000 bicycles.
The Stalin Ordnance Works, which
made 95,000 guns, is commencing
to manufacture equipment for the
oil industry.
A tank factory which made 30,
000 machines is producing wheels
for railway cars.
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Butter has been droped eight poi
nts. Whee—now maybe we can ha
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ORDERED TO CONTINENT
LONDON,' July 21.—(/P)—Seven
J. S. heavy bomber groups and
hree fighter groups—involving ap
>roximately 25,000 men and more
han 750 aircraft—have been order
'd moved to the continent as part
if the Allied occupational‘air force
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