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Chinese Murder 5,000 Formosans, Editor Says SHANGHAI, March 30—(IP)—An American editor newly returned from Formosa reported today that Chinese authorities killed at least 5,000 persons in putting down by terrorism and trickery a rebellion of the oppressed populace of that big island province. The editor, John W. Powell, son of the late famed J. B. Powell, made his report in his ‘'China Weekly Review." (So far as is known, Powell is the only Ameri can correspondent who has suc ceeded in visiting and returning from Formosa since the uprising began Feb. 28.) Chinese government troops, sent from the mainland to quell the riots, perpetrated "some of the most unimaginable atrocities, Powell said in an article headed ‘‘Blood Bath in Taiwan" (for mosa). f After 50 years under Japan, For mosa was restored to China after the Japanese surrendered in Sep tember, 1945. Powell said that the outbreaks culminated a year and a half of plagrant Chinese misrule in which the Formosans were squeezed and oppressed far worse than by the Japanese. He wrote that Gen. Chen Yi, Chinese governor of the island, had virtually suppressed the rebel lion with a reign of terror probably unequalled in the history of the Kuomintang government of China. Powell Account He gave this chronological ac count of the disorders: Police, trying to enforce new economic regulations which vir tually abolished private trade an* directly violated the laws of China proper, began a series of extremely severe searches and seizures. The last straw fell Feb. 27 when police in Taipei (Taihoku) killed a 40-year-old woman peddler who was protesting confiscation of her tray of cigarettes. (Tobacco is a G U R R Jewelers Wilmington’s Fine Jeweler 264 N. Front St. Dial *-1611 ■ '■ 11 1 1 l mtse #£tP relieve Hie world shortage of fats and oils needed to make soap, tires, woolens,etc. r > yoooer HKH mm NOW! for your mm L _ J monopoly of the Chen Yi govern ment.) Police fired into a growing knot of spectators, killing a man. Next day ■ a crowd marched on Chen Yi’s offices to demand compensa tion for the deaths and punish ment of the killers. The police fired on the mob, killing four persons land wounding several. ! Another mob beat two policemen to death, sacked a tobacco monop oly building and burned its stock. Infuriated Formosans roamed the streets, beating every mainland Chinese they could find and loot ing and firing many Chinese homes. By next day the rioting had spread from Taipei, the capital, to most cities of the islands. Com munications collapsed and most police left their posts. Fire On Crowds The government countered with flying squads of troops who fired dumdum machine gun bullets into every group they met. Twenty five were killed and 125 wounded at the railway station, and the total deaths were conservatively estimated at 5,000. Chen Yi then promised to accept some demands for reform, and a truce was called while he dickered with a committee of leading citi zens. The negotiations proved to be a stall while he awaited troops from the mainland. These arrived March 8 and arrested the commit tee. The troops started shooting as soon as they landed, and for the next five days the capital had a blood bath, with soldiers shooting down Formosans on sight. It was during this period that the worst atrocities were committed. Quoting eyewitnesses, Powell said in one instance 20 youths were emasculated, their ears cut off and their noses slit in a village be tween Taipei and the port of Kee lung. Then they were bayoneted and thrown into a creek. Riots Quelled One foreign observer reported he saw troops conduct a house to house search, shooting down who ever answered the door. Thus the rebellion has been quel led, but Powell concluded tha; "there is little hope that anything constructive can be done in time to save the island economically oi politically for China.” BLACK MARKET FOOD FRANKFURT. Germany. March 30—(A5)—Frankfurt physicians told the American Military government today that Germans were forced to turn to the black market to sup plement their regular food rations in order to prevent starvation. PROPOSALS INVITED TOR FURNISHING MATERIALS Sealed proposals will be received bv the City Council of the City of Wilmington, N. C. at the City Hall until 10:00 o’clock A. M„ E. S. T. on April 16, 1947, for furnishing F. O. B. Wilmington, N. C. the following quantities of materials: 474 ft. 10” Cast Iron Pipe, Class No. 100 12,662 ft. 6” Cast Iron Pipe, Class No. 160 22,968 ft. *” Cast Iron Pipe, Class No. 150 856 ft. 12” Cast Iron Pipe, Class No. 160 56.677 lbs. Cast Iron B & S Fittings, Class D 189 ea. Wilmington Standard Value Boxes All materials shall be in accordance with applicable A.W.W.A. and/or City of Wilmington Standards. Delivery date shall he specified in proposal. Proposals should be submitted to Gilbert F. Morton, Purchasing Agent, and marked on the outside of the envelope ‘‘Proposal For Furnishing Ma terials.” No special bid blank will be required and vendor may bid on any or all items. The City reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Dated this 24th day of March, 1947. City of W’ilmlngton Gilbert F. Morton Purchasing Agent 9. A. Coughlin City Engineer Menu Idea Today From the kitchens of Blue Plate Foods •Tween-Meal Sweets w I -with ,h. ooori.hmeot o,i * flavor of Bio. Plot. P~"»* I 24 prune* | x cut) Blue Plate Peanut Buttar 1 teaspoon grated orange or lemon rtnd | i cup sugar (optional) I Cover prunes with colg 7d^nddr“n thoroughly.^lend grated cook until just tender. Seed, and^drain » *t Butt.r, ,nd use 1 orange or lemon rind w'*“ “forune. J{ degiredi fruit may 1 as stuffing, about wholesomebetween-mealsnacks 1 j New! Smoother—and stay* smooth to the last spoonful. Richer peanut flavor tool Blue Plate Peanut Butter BLUE PLATE - MEANS PINE FLAVOR 4-H Frozen Foods Contest Winner I That’s a fifty dollar Savings Bond and it’s being held by North Carolina’s champion in a recent Froien Foods Contest sponsored by the International Harvester Co. She is Mary David McCuUen, daugh ter of Mr and Mrs. D. B. McCuIlen of Clinton, shown here being coneratulated bv B. B. Caldwell, IHC promotion manager. Ed Wil liams, center, Is the Clinton IHC dealer, Mary Is a member of the Hall’s 4-H club, Sampson County._ Conservation Program Lagging In New Hanover While each of the other 99 coun ties in North Carolina is partici pating in an organized soil con servation program, a program which has proved itself to be a forward step for the American farmer. New Hanover farmers are being denied the advantages. It has been excluded, not be cause the Federal government has ignored the farmers of this coun ty, but simply because of a lack of interest in the program here. The Soil Conservation Service is a bureau of the United States De partment of Agriculture. In North Carolina the program was put into effect by State Legislature in 1937 and has since expanded to cover every county in North Carolina except New Hanover and 15 coun ties located West of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Those 15 coun ties, however, carry on the same type program under the Tennes see Valley Authority, leaving New Hanover the only county witho.d an organized approach to the soil conservation problem. The Soil Conservation District is authorized by the State law and be comes a legal local division of State Government. A district may be formed from part of one county from one county, or from a group of counties. No district in North Carolina embraces more than five counties. A five-man board of supervisors is named in each district—two of which are appointed by the State Soil Conservation committee and ihree of which are elected by the people in the district. The board controls and administers the af - fairs of the soil conservation pro gram in the district. The term of office is staggered in order that a new member may be elected each year. Trained engineers are sent into the district by the government, to give the farmer technical advice and aid in prevention and halt of soil erosion, maintaining soil fer tility, woodland improvements, and the like. The citizens of this county pay for the service even though it has not been set np here. The trained men who are sent into other areas of the state are paid out of Fed eral taxes. New Hanover pays As share of those taxes. J. Frank Doggett, extension soil conservationist from the State College Station in Raleigh, said that the SCS works only through and with the farmers in organ - ized districts. Those districts are set up when the farmers or land owners of a county indicate that they are in terested in and want the service. The SCS goes into an area to give technical assistance -and ad vice to the farmer, and it only goes when the farmer asks for it, Doggett said. New Hanover farm ers and agricultural leaders nave not shown sufficient interest in the service for it to Be established here. “The SCS in no way mterleres with or duplicates the work of the j extension service carried on by county agents and home demon - stration agenst”, Doggett declar - ed. In explaining his statement, he said that the Extension service is primarily an educational agency in that they hold demonstrations on new projects and methods in an attempt to get rural residents interested in the new practices; while the Soil Conservation Serv ice offers technical advice and technical assistance in carrying out the projects and practices. The SCS works with farmers al ready interested in soil conserva tion. In areas where both services are in operation. Doggett describ ed the program as “a coordina tion of all efforts of individuals and groups interested in soil con servation.” After the soil and woodland prob lems of a county are surveyed, plans drawn up, and improve ments carried out, the agricul tural aspect of the county may be changed, Doggett said. It some - times opens up new fields lor other projects, other orops, other programs that could not be suc cessfully carried out before, he added. Though every slate in the union now has passed Soil Conservation District Acts, the North Carolina Legislature was the first to adopt the measure and put it into effect. New Hanover county to date lias failed to adopt it. TRAFFIC COLLISION REPORTED ON BRIDGE An automobile allegedly driven by J. M. White ivas involved in an accident on the Northeast river bridge last night when it rammed into the rear end of a truck being driven by Frances Wood, sheriff’s officers reported. No one was seriously hurt in the accident, the report said. How ever, officers said that White charged Wood with parking the truck on the bridge, and Wood charged White with reckless driv ing. Eugene McDonald, Michigan State College freshman wrestler from Tulsa, won the 1948 Okla - home high school cham»u«.ki- 4_ (the 121-pound elass. * WAR HERO CALLE ARMY DESERT R Attorney To Ask For Re view Of Case; Man Serv ed Gallantly Overseas SYRACUSE, N. Y„ March 3d JP)—A soldier who, tiring of rou tine garrison duties at West Point, left the Army, reenlisted in the aaratroopers under an assumed lame and became a World War [I hero in France, has been de clared a deserter by the Army, ais attorney said today. The attorney, Anthony F. Caf frey, reported that James Minker, 23, of Syracuse, was found guilty by a court martial of desertion from May 5, 1942, to July 23, 1946, and was sentenced to two years at hard labor and given a dis honorable discharge. The attorney said he,would ask the War department to review the case so he can present all the facts. During the years Minker was accused of being a deserter, ac cording to Caffrey he actually was in Europe, under the name of James H. Rowley, serving with the paratroopers and later was a prisoner of war. He received a Presidental unit citation, two bat tle stars, th good conduct medal and under the assumed name, was honorably discharged from the Army on his return to this country, the attorney added. Minker was turned over to mili tary authorities last month after pleading guilty in Onondaga county court on the charge of illegal pes session otf firearms. Sentencing was delayed pending Army action on Minker’s status. Mrs. Etta Minker, his mother, gave this account of Jimmy’s ac tion: Assigned to guard duty at the West Point Military academy, he asked to transferred to the paratroopers. His request was turned down in May, 1942, so he came back to Syracuse and en listed in the Army under the name of James H. Rowley. He trained with the paratroops, and on Dec. 28, 1943, he was sent overseas. On D-Day, six hours be fore H-hour, he was In France. He saw 36 hours of fighting be Deep Massage by Graduate from Swedish Institute of Physio-Therapy of New York City Telephone for Appointment In Your Home or Office _ Tel, 6-169_ Let Us Inspect Your Property For TERMITES Free Inspection—No Obligation Pioneer Exterminating Co. 4113 Dial 23174 fore he was crf?turec' by the Ger mans, but within a few hours he escaped and was back in the fight ing. A few duys later he was recap tured and was a prisoner of the Germans for 11 months, finally escaping and joining the Russian a*my. Eventually,’ he joined up with the United States forces and was sent home to receive an hon orable discharge Nov. 26, 1945. “Jimmy told me.” Mrs. Minker said, “that he would rather receive a death sentence than a dishonor able discharge.” MARHALL TAKES DAY OFF; SEES RUSSIAN BALLET AT MOSCOW MOSCOW, March 30 — (JP) — Secretary of State Marshall went to theballet at noon today, which is something one can do in 'Mos cow Sundays. Seeking relaxation from the last week’s conferences, Marshall saw and heard the Nutcracker by Tschaikowsky. He was accom panied by John Foster Dulles, a member of the American deleg ation, saw Harold E. Stassen, visiting candidate for the Repub lican nomination for President in 1948. The paryt sent flower* for the leading ballerina to the stage. Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin of Britain arranged a ride around town in the limousine assigned him. This is Bevin’* favorite form of getting away from it all. France's foreign minister, George Bidault, worshipped al the Catholic church of St. Louis ol the French. REBEL PLANES ATTACK ASUNCION, Paraguay, March 30 —(U.R)—Rebel planes from Concep cion made two attacks on the Campo Grande military barracks outside Asuncion in the past 24 hours and government sources said that three civilians were killed in the second attack early today. Germans Protest NUERNBERG, Germany, March 30 — UP) —- Thousands of former victims of Nazi persesution as sembled in 24 protest meetings throughout Bavaria today and heard speakers charge that Nazism still flourisheed in Ger many. The meetings were called by Dr. Phillip Auerbach, Bavarian com missioner for racial and religi out persecutees. Addressing approximately 1,000 persons here. Auerbach called the bombing of his Nurenberg office Wednesday only one of many signs that Nazism had not been stamped out. 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That places the responsibility where it belongs—in the hands of business and industry. “Because we believe price reduction is vital, we are willing to assume the risks involved.” As International Dealers we will do our part. W« will pass International Harvester’s price reductions to our customers. And now a word of gratitude to our friends who ha« patiently waited for the new machines they need. As ®ost 0 our customers are aware, International Harvester ha* don1 everything possible—and some things that seemed impost 1 —to maintain and increase production. The outlook is somewhat better. Soon we hope to supp-. equipment to all of those who have cooperated so faithW with us. Meanwhile, the same top-quality International Service an Parts that have kept equipment operating for our customers during the difficult years are available from us. We urge our friends to continue to use these facilities to obtain maximum operating economy. International Harvester is doing its part with quahtyi10 creased production and reduced prices. W« will do our part in this territory Marks Machinery Company 1021 North 3rd Street —— Dial 2-246! anu-semitism among th ^ man people. * 'ne Get. TO BACK TRLMan WASHINGTON. Marrv, , A conference of Ami! 30— Democratic Action leari‘Cans fc today to back President^5 vote<i $400,000,000 Greco-TuiliIrUman’> program, but urged " re>i« strengthening 0f the Unite? so it can deal with simiLNa"0"s tions in the future. sitns.
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