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m tb.HUT Mi MUW'- - TRUMAN PRESENTS CHARTER, URGES VOTE Allies Now Dominate Bomec And Split East Indies Area New Landing By Aussies Important Almost Completes 1 actical Control In South Pacific Manila. .Inly 2. (AIM A’i tralian troop- made a sne er st'nl landing at Balikpapan Sunday in th' third phase of a trijde invasion of Borneo. thiieral Douglas MacArthur. who i> in personal command, said this secures domination of all Borneo, splits the East In die- and virtually completed A ded technical control of the - a Invest Pacific. . rsi.-'am e w.i- aggressive troop.- W the veteran . v i nth iiv isioii smashed . * Past's gre itest oil . . .ni I he no-; into: si ve ! !"•'!:o.ir,iment yet im i>. ■ i i" this theatre 1 , ' .o Mere. I -rd as tile A '.IS t 11., • drove steadily inland By • r . - i ale : 1 i ■ a I! en 'll. they i"i die i --I ■■:. t. .'.in ■ nd ret incry end 1 :- . rig oil storagi tank Tnughes! "pi" -in >n vv ,> on the ■ : ige, AP Cnrresptindent .lame i I ' ■ ■ : i A as litlei e(i V :! h deao d.. 11 :e.~e \tth ig mmiindri's I id imtifi pateil ti mg iefense of t; :< sti ng!v gi I me I ell"' ' . I 1 ' ’ 11 isses vve. e deed lied of f , I illy • h: I icon i 1 gh' This ,'. . due part to the .‘t..i'ii fi.'i riio' th»l1 g pre-inv.isi'm b mb * i . is Pie Id "cn St.i'es and at a air (.•ive aid : !<• shed and nmket fire ' hi the l' s 71la f eet y th I1 iti'li ami A d alian units .- upport mg the landing. The .lap - ore guns, winch had • raj" d iii'ing l-e or,.I i nut ill a lit ll- I"' ig . e" al ' ... ' P d th" in . a-a n p"il. fired :e ek sp- • i, da dlv live itmd wept e-'tiy up I" •• " i He ugh eipi — n 111" Held :! i ir.oyi- : o.’ I lee! ' me .qvc per-. VV" ail nperuted under .I„li,iniM' g .'■ • ire lor I ifteen days iu-fore ter u .. n. Ivhmcsc Kctrcat From Indo-China Battle Positions Chut .. • tig. J ;;>• 2. -(AD--Chi ne. .p t1 "ip w'nn pu-hed into Indo China I ive v, ithdrawn under .1 ap art ose counter attacks and a fierce battle 1- n ■ ‘ ,ging. the Chinese high eonuiian i nnounecd today. Tmops e.ipt .•■! Rung T.inah Hung on .lime - hut wore driven out that night by .Japanese forces counter (Marking v. :th great force. The >1 gh command -aid Chinese fc-res operating :n Ruingsi pi o\ nice, recaptured Saturday the highwas tii-.vii of Tank ang. eleven utiles west of the former A ner . an air base at Ranhien VETI HANS PREFERRED. College Station. Raleigh, July 2.— Veterans ot tin- war are given pref « renee in the purchase of new fa ran machinery over : early till othei prospective purchasers through a 1 r cent War F •• •.i Order effective June 2a. (! Tom Scott, chairman of the State AAA ('• mm.iMeo. said here Sat tn-rtay at his hcadi) i.arters at State College. New Secretary of State JAMES F. BYRNES House Still Struggling Over FEPC Washington, July 2 (A!1) The f.i11■ of [111>jorted II ' ; • ■ reee- - i hung in the balance today '\v i enibat! led groups ug in for i finish fight 'ivi-i- the F.i: i Knr Jnvment P ' - Committee. "We"! here a'' ; ■ n i; 1 n.-.w.»:try. to pr..\ t.ie : tid fri: I- FI’cV 1 Re- ese.:'.i‘ ■ M uv.in to! ■. of New Y k, : ne of 1.1 e ati ■ ■ i i ted by t. .•.■ late I esi - iei • 1! .OM-velt, intended to prevett’ il:- ri ti.i' .'1 because of race, creed or color.'' "FKl’C lead and we intend ' > keep :i that way. Itepre-enlativc Coliiiai . ■ M ;sisippi. a leade: of the si'ti'iiern Democrats opposing the I agency oil the ground that it would I tnterlcrc with the Smith's own handling of l.- racial p".>blr:u. Maivantonin and hi.- group hoped to pet.-Uiide the t ties enm.nittcc to day • ■ appiaive pisiccdlll <• that w > d.l pern ' 11ll' 1 Ion sc 1 o no" c i a St :ki’ . ■ \nv«i land i1 f $2.10,(1110 nr FKl’C fni' the fiscal year that sttirterl ye - torday. The $250,000 was a c >m promisc, downward from $440,200, that broke a 1" r-day Senate dea i j lock. Cctton Trend Is Downward Xf\ Y' . July 2. (AP) Cnl t(m fir ; openc ■ unchanged la 15 cents .1 bale lower ... prices were live celt’s a bale higher to 20 1 iwor. | July 22.fid, October 22 70. December 22.73. Pv. Close July . October . 1 December . 22.77 22.74-75 March. 22.72 22 7b I May 22418 22415 J rial ()t Meadows Recesses Because Of Clerk’s Detail flrccnvillo. June J.— i.\P)—A special session of Pitt County Superior Court trying the ease of Mr. I .eon It .Meadows recess ed today in respect to J. Frank Harrington, superior court clerk for the past '!7 years, who died yesterday. The fifth week of the trial of the former president of Fast Carolina Teachers ( oliege. on charges of embezzlement and false pretense, will begin tomor row before Judge J. Paul Friz. zelle. Harrington, 71. died after an illness of several da vs. Services were set for t p. in. today. His successor will be appointed h.v Judge Friz.zcllc. Peace Draft Is Urged By House Body Vu-hmg’on. July 2. — (AD— J tentative report : ii-ommendinj prompt <■ mgiv-sionai approval o the "broad principle'' ->f universal military training was in the hand. ..f the House postwar military com notice memi.n*:.-. Harr tig unexpected changes o sentiment, the report, perhaps wit! ininor revi: ;.m- will he approvei formally Thursday- Indications an that not n ire than -;x of the 2: members of the committee, header by Representative Woodrum of Vir ginia, will di.-sent. The report, given to member , ver the week-end. and based ot two weeks of public committe hearing, declares that "timely adop ti:irT’ of the principal of peacetinn dit.iry training for the tuition'; vout : will provide assurance to th United Nations that this nation ex peeN ’n retain the necessary mili 'a: v strength to stand behind am make to work the idealism whicl -a- inspired the Dumbarton Oak an dtho world security conference It emphasizes that no militar service should be required of youth put into training except in a na tional emergency on express order of Congress. British Sub Gets | Japanese Cruiser In South Pacific Washington. .Inly l.— (AIM — The navy announced today 1 lie sinking of a Japanese cruiser by a British submarine operating in the soullnresl I’aeifie under American control. Sinkings of ten enemy vessels have been reported in I'ar liasl ern waters. The cruiser yyas of I the ilaguro class. Jas. Byrnes I Is Confirmed Unanimously Senate Has Vote Few Minutes After Nomniation Comes Washington. July :1.— (AD J —James I*'. Hymns was con firmed unanimously today as secretary of state, succeeding Edward R. Stettinius, Jr. Action was taken wilhin a matter of minutes after the nomination was received from the White House. i The Senate suspended its rules, which require hearings on cabinet nominations, and a day layover lie lore a vi te ran be taken on such all , ppointn enl This wa- done as a tribute i.\ i "tit Democrats and Re publican.- to the man who served with them for years, later as an associate .1 ist ice of the Supreme Court, and more recently as dtrec *oi ol war mobilization. 'I he Senate even telescoped its original plan to wait until alter President Truman presented the t’nited Nati< ns charter before acting on the nomination. Confirmation 1 placed Byrne- next in line for the presidency, under present statutes, should Mr. Truman not complete his term. Truman Can’t Visit Mackinac Washington. •! by J. (AP)—Be came of the pre-s oi wotu< m Washington, President Truman will not be able to attend the governors' .conference at Mackinac I.-iand, Mich., as he h 'd planned. White House Press Secretary Charles G. Ross today made the an nouncement on behalf ol President Truman. "He regrets that he cannot go, but he h«ts too heavy a load of work ahead ot him here." said Ross. Stocks Show Further Gain New York. July 2. (API— The ; | stncw market today extender! Sat urday's recovery bv fractions, al . though bidding w.<s noticeably tinud. ; In front were American & Foreign Power second preferred. New York Central, ami Southern Railway. Small declines were made by Amer ican Telephone. C. S. Rubber and 1 International Nickel. ■ Bonds were steady and eoifimod ! ities uneven [ -——— STATE PIG CROP IS SHARPLY CUT Raleigh. July 2 — The North Caro . Una spri. g pig crop was nearly 400, (:iK) head less than the record pro . dilution two years ago and 236,000 . head smaller titan last year’s crop, . J. J. Morgan, crop reporting special 1 ist with the State Department of ! Agriculture, has reported. , He said the spring pig crop is esti mated at 598.000, and attributed the , drastic drop to market restrictions ^ and low prices in the fall ol 1943 . and the spring of 1944. CANNING IS I’RGENT. College Station, Raleigh. July 2.— The need lor home canni g of fruits and vegetables is greater than at any time since the war began because the supplise of commercially canned foods will be very short this winter. Ruth Current, State home agent of the State College Extension Serv ice. suggests that housewives pay particular attention to the conning of peaches and tomatoes, both excel lent sources of the highly desirable vitamin C» Act Points To Enduring World Peace President Declares World Is Watching Course Of America Washington, July 2.- (AIM — President Truman presented the I'nited Nations charter in person to the I’nited States Senate today and urged its prompt ratii ication. “The choice before the Senate is now clear," said the chiet executive in a brief speech. “The choice is not between this charter and something else. It is between this charter and no charter at all.’ ’ The Senate must entity the ! United Xati us charter to. world security to assure this nation's p.u I tieipalion. 'i he Id esi.'e. t went to the Uapi ! !ul less th.in 24 li an.- alter ins re ! turn I rum San Frnacisco. where he J addresseti t.ie closing session '>! the L nited Xations eont> reuee. "'1 ids churn r points dim n tiie only 1 road to enduring peace," the Prcsi 1 dent said. "Let as not hesitate t ' . join hands with the peace-loving peoples of 1 he earth, and start down that road, with linn resolve that we can and will reach i nr goal." Mr. Tr man reviewed the cun gicssianal backgro ind lavoring an u.tcrnatianal peace organization, ia cluding the ('oimally lasting neae.w r< solution and the Fullbright re»u 1 1 ition of the House, which were ad' pted more than a year ago, and : add the Senate the peoples of the earth will "watch our action here with great concern and high hope, l or they look to this elected body of the people of the United States h take the lead in approving the 1 charter." _ ' " I TRUMAN BRINGS TREATY TO SENATE IN PERSON Washington, July 2. — (API Piesident Truman traveled a l'atnil- I iar pat h t the United States Senate] today, tin- • one as amhiissador ot n; tn ns that want treed m from war. , Hen- i t i1 e ornate Senate chain-; : cr. where he serv ed ten years, Mr Tr an had a dramatic date with hi.- lory. The Pres.dent chose to deliver pe s. nallv the tre..t v . >! San 1* ran cisco. the pact i f ,~>o nations to out- ] law war. The Sen ite. eager to act on the treaty, dropped all other duties to accept the document from the chiel executive at ^p m., and to hear bis fillO-word talk in behalf of prompt ratification. Mr. Truman returned to Washing- j ton only yesterday fa m a a.aOII-iuile eight d;..v trip to the west roast, c’i maxed by his address to the clos- | a g session of the conference. His departure for Berlin and his lirst I meeting with Prime Minister] Churchill "and Premier Stalin are mmi'i- nt PARLEY CHARTER REACHES CAPITAL SECRET SERVICE MAN George Keithahan is shown with (he original United Xrt ns tbarter in its specially constructed container .shortly after it had been brought from San Francisco to Washington. It was llown to me capital in a C-54 transport plane. (International) Speedy Treaty Approval By Nations Is Expected Formal Acceptance Is Being Speeded By United Nations London, July 2. (AIL - - Quick rati fica' inn of the S in Francisco peace charter appeared cert i:n to day in the capitals of virtually all United Nations. From Hi; -.a to Peru government leaders are setting into action ma chinery for formal approval and it is possible every nation will have acted by late tall. The treaty, designed to safeguar ; the world against aggression, might attain unaii.:no,,s ratification even earlier, b . 1 for the necessary pre liminary in some nations „f rein st.tut.ng legi •1 a1.. e :ot O'. which Were strangled i ring Or. nan oc elli :l1 ‘Oil. All capitals pressed interest it. the dr. ci for quick endorsement ot the U S. Somite, inn n > govern:: cut spokesman suggested that his gov ernment might wait to see what lh" United States wo Id do. TOBAC ( O MA Nl.HAVES. Kaieigh, .1 ,1> 2 M. H. But Ikin. tobacco marketing spec a. list with the State 1 )epa It n etl! of Agl cil! tl: c ! tin past Hi i ontl-s. has tv igncrl this positii to go v th 1 he Southeastern f lain St.av Uoimeii as its represent iitive in '1.: So ; h ( ir-*’ ma area. . c enrding to It L’. F'hierid.ge. head of the Market division. Buffkin will h. \■(> irailoi ate'- 1 i ‘ iluml'ill Great Flood Of Fire Hits Jap Industry Record Number of Fortresses Spatter Vital War Sectors (iuain. .lull — (AfM —The greatest lino.I of fire ever un Icaclied in warfare leaped through 11 .ir of Japan's most im portant industrial centers today, bursting I rum a record 1,000 tons of incendiary bombs. Nearly Him Superfortresses—a record n .n over Japan at one. !i itc showered down lire bombs witii "good t" excellent results.” :\lo..t e!i c iv i-ii>lp target was ’ I'e. .i pan's great magnesium-pro-* • ring ven'er. \'11:11 to the aircraft industry. Th, e, tire water!rent was re. ovv.-iieii sain. Bombs were rep ' i .1 well placed in industrial rear Other erial bhivvs harassed the e> ■ ,v j J;n a to Japan’s in land sea » The in their biggest attacks of the war, struck before dawn at these targets, all fire bomhed for the first time: Kure. gre itest naval base and shipyard ot the inland sea; ShimO iit'.s' iu. ■. uho r...>!e bottleneck of rail • .ns;u rt on at the western en !i o to . inland .sea: Kumamoto, Mans]' • .1 a n v rmerri.il and mili •a.-y 1 un.tig center, and Ubo, major coal prod icing center and top mag* ne.sium-m..kcr a the empire. FIRES RACE FIVE HOI RS IN KI RE, TOKYO ASSERTS San Ft neisco, July 2.— (API— Kin> rug' ii for five hours Inday in Kure. ’louyo aekrowlodged in a broadcast raying tire-bombing Su per! ortressos swept over the naval base city u n ■i,,vt .vuur of -i uthern Honshu i.-iand for i v • li mrs "A uMr 10 K .re was burned . nd "s laa i.gr \v inflicted on naval !act It: ies." t .e Japanese Domei nt ws agency said in a dispatch inter cepted ! y the Federal Communica t:ons Commissiou. A knowlecjgment of damage to naval installations is a rarity for the Nipponese. i Navy and army ft roes wore report ed doing their utmost in carrying out eflectivc measures for relief in the affecti 1 area. __t RECONVERSION PUT INTO HIGHER GEAR Washington, July 2.—(API— The government slipped its reconversion program into high gear today. Con sumers. however, must wait months, at least, be! ' e most long-missing household appliances return in quantity stores. Governors Told People Want End To Controls Mari;mar Island. Mich.. July 2 — (AP) Sounding the keynote of the 37th annual governor's conference. Governor llvhert II Alaw of l tan declared today that the American publ docs not want Federal regula tion of its life when peace comes. Maw, chairman of the conlerence, ]«d off a half dozen speeches which dwelt primarily with the asserted competency of the states to cope with postwar reconversion and other problems, always with the note that the Federal government should help, I but not irecl, this activity. Awaiting a report by Commander i Harold E. Stassen. former governor j of Minnesota, on the w .rid security 'conference at San Franci-ro. the governors heard Maurice ■! loom, chief executive of Massachu cits, declare in a prepared statement that | the Federal government had taken 1 over fields of taxation that tradi tionally had been considered in their i aspect for states and cities. He said | the states might weaken their pow ers it they yielded to the trend. THE 'QUEEN' ARRIVES WITH YANKS *5>'* WILDLY ENTHUSIASTIC AMERICANS pack the aft cry! of the £jant liner i Queen Elizabeth as the vessel steams into Now Yc*rk yarbor. The ship, largest in the world, arrived from Europe with 13,638 Eighth Air Korce j men, 1200 navy personnel and HZ army nurses. • Untaruoiiottoli WEATHER FOR NORTH C AROLINA. Partly r I o udy. scattered showers and thunderstorms to night and in east portion Mon day; not so warm north and west portions today, tonight a}d over emtire State Tuesday.
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