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President Truman Will
Personally Direct Mm
New Weapon of Destruction
Was Best
Kept of All War
Secrets
Washington, Aug. 8. — President
Truman, Wednesday, took over from
the White House personal direction of
the atomic bomb campaign he believes
foreshadows early victory over
Japan.
The commander-in-chief voiced his
victory hopes to newsmen accompanying
him home from the Big Three
meeting in Berlin. He termed the
devastating weapon—which wiped out
60 per cent of its first target, a
Japanese city the size of Memphis—
"The mos^ powerful weapon for war
and peace ever devised."
Quoting scientists' assertions that
the discovery may be the greatest
"of any age for the benefit of the
people," Mr Truman added that
the atomic field "means a wonderful
peacetime release of energy if
its powers can be harnessed for
commercial use."
Devices To End War.
Meanwhile, every device known
to psychological warfare experts is
being used to end the Pacific war
without delay. —
Radio broadcasts are pounding
home to the Japanese people hour
after hours the terrors of atomic
destruction which confront them,
and leaflets telling the same story
have been prepared to be scattered
over the islands. ~
Tl^ President himself will have
opportunity in his radio report this
week on the Potsdam Conference to
renew Allied demands for the Japanese
to give up now, before they force
the destruction of mucii of their country.
The immediate objective of the
campaign appears to be to split the
Japanese people from their warlord
leaders and terrify them into revolution.
Military and naval authorities
are hoping for, but not planning on
this. As a result preparations are
going forward at top speed to invade
the islands if that becomes necessary
as a last resort.
News Froat Guam.
Word of the frightful new destruction
readied . for the enemy
came from Guam. There U. S. Army
srategic air forces said the single
atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima
Monday wiped out 4.1 square miles of
the city's total area of 6.9 square
miles.
Five major industrial targets were
in the devastated sector, and "additional
damage was shown outside the
completely destroyed area," the Guam
communique said. It was based on
reconnaissance photographs.
Earlier, Gen. Cart Spaatz, strategic
airforce chief, told newsmen at the island
base that more B-29s are prepared
to carry forward the work begun
at Hiroshima, a busy industrial
city of 343,006. Spaatz also told of
the leaflet drive to let the enemy people
know exactly what is happening
to them.
Effect Calculated.
One of the affects of the new explosive
that has been carefully calls
ted for its psychological effect on
the Japan mb people is that its burst
can- be sen and felt far beyond the
range at its destruction. The brilliance
of the flash carries more than J
100 miles, and the earth shock can
be felt far beyond that.
Thus while thousands of people may
be killed by the force of the sxploaknv
millions in crowded Japan will know
ererytime one of thehenhs goes off."
NEWS OF OUB
BOYS IN SERVICE
Reunioa In France
Cpl. Allen Moore Harris and CpL
Howard Harris, sons of Kn. Louise
Harris, met ia Paris, August 1. This
was the first time the two brothers
had seen each other since December,
1942. They are both stationed ia
France.
New Address
Pvt. A Hie J. Melton, 44169630, Company
B, 202 Bn., 63rd Begun eat,
Camp Blanding, Fla.
Receives Purple Heart
The Purple Heart' Medal for wounds
received in action against the Germans
has been presented to Private
First Class Aaa Letchworth, Jr., of
Farmville, at McQuiie General Hospital,
Richmond, Va., where he is a
patient.
The medal was presented by Colonel
P. E. Duggins, commanding officer
of McGuire General Hospital, at
ceremonies in Letchworth's honor at
the army's, great medical installation
in Richmond, Va.
Letchworth, 26, was fighting with
the infantry when he was wounded
in Germany last March 24. His wife,
Virginia, lives in FarmVUle.
On Leave
Capt James H. Darden, who is stationed
at S pence Field, Moultrie, Qa.,
is at home on a 10 day leave. Capt.
Darden has spent part of his leave at
Morehead City. '
Returns To Kelly Field
Pvt. Milton Eason, Jr.,.has returnad
to Kelly Field, Texas, after a visit
to hia parents, Mr. and Mrs. Milton
Eason. His small son, Milton, III,
<vho visited his father and grand-parents
here, has returned to Newport
News, Va. The Eason family spent
Friday at Atlantic Beach.
Convalescent Furlough
Pvt. A. C. Cayton, who is receiving:
treatment at Oliver General Hospital,
Augusta, Ga., is spending a thirty
day convalescent furlough with his
family here.
■ To Be Released
Miami, FTjl, Aug. 9.—Topping off
their overseas experience with a transAtlant
ic flight with the Air Treoaport
Command, a pwup ot veterans from
North Carolina, and South Carolina j
have arrived at Miami Army Air
Field, enroot* to their homes. Among
this group is Pfc- Stuart W. Suggs,
26, 207 E; Church St, FarmvQle, 9th
Infantry Division, 82 months in
Europe, terminated in Germany, ha*
Bronze Star Medal sad eight battle
stars.
Moved from ATC's big Caribbean
Division huh to canten iimii— their
homes, tiny will be separated frem
the service or gives furloughs before
reporting for new aimjgnmwitoi
Mrs. Stuart Suggs, of Snow Hill,
who has been employed hi the town
office for the past several months
left this week to join her husband,
Pfc. Sugg, of the U. & Army, at Port
Bragg, where with a total of
points he is awaiting a release from
the service. *
. Retains To |
S/Sgt Joseph H.f|
Saturday for South,
spending a furlough Wj
Mr. and Mrs. Joe#j
Sgt. gvnum was raw
by Major General Nath
and awarded the Certii
in recognition of effi
in aerial combat, what
the 15th Air Force in
Senator Hiram W. tctmmm, at
California, opponent of the League
of Nations and the San Fraadaeo
C»»rt#r, died in the Betheada, Md ,
naval hospital Monday morning-.
Capita] ExpectsWar
To Ead Very Soon
Atomic Bomb, Russia's
Entry Have Washiiurton
Thinking In Terms
of Days
Washington. Aug. 8. — With the
news of Russia's entry into the war
again* Japan added to the news
of the siamie bomb, to which this
almost shock-proof wartime capital
has not yet bean able to adjust itself
aftec 48 hours, Washington today
was thinging of the end of the
war in terms of days rather than
months.
There are many predictions that
Congress, which .has recessed until
October 8, will have to be called
back ahead of time to deal with the
pressing problems of reconversion
which now seem much more immediate
than they did when the
House recessed on July 21 and the
Senate followed the example on
August 1.
Speedy Dvelopments.
Things happened today at a speed
which left newspaper correspondents,
who have become afcustwmad
to swiftly moving events, gasping
for breath. On just a few minutes
notice, President Truman, who had
announced this opining that he
nvoutd not see newspapermen until
early next week, called in those
who could be reached and solemnly,
hut with evident pleasure, informed
them of Russia's action before the
information was received from Moscow
by regular news channels.
Late this afternoon, with almost
is little notice, Secretary of State
Tames F. Byrnes held his first press
conference since taking office to de- •
•iare: "There is still,time—but little
time — for the Japanese to saw
themselves from the destruction
irhich threatens then."
That statement sums up impreslions
felt in all circles in Waahington.
Even the news of Russia's declaration
of war, which at any time
jrior to this week would have rated
is news second only to the surrender
rf Japan, is generally regarded as of
sonsiderably less importance and , as
in event having much, less effect upon
shortening the war than the new^ of
the atomic bombs.
Reconversion Plsna Affected.
But the two ^ events together have
Htmbined to revise all previous estimates
as to the end of the war and
» accelerate preparations for reconversion.
The w&r has sow reached the stage
where only its end would seem important
in compaiision to what has
already happened.
TOKYO ROSE TO
' GET CITATION
Washington, Aug. 8.—Tokyo Bose,
led uctive-voiced Japanese girl pro pajandist,
won * citation August 1 for
'meritorious service contributing
freatly to the morale" of American
roofcsin the Pacific.
As a further tribute to the ability
»f Tokyo Rose to "bring laughter and
mterUinmant to our men and womm,"
ths Navy granted her permission
to broadcast "soorn" a description «f
Adra. William P. Halsey riding the
Japanese emperor's white horse
through the streets of Tokyo.
3*id tin citatioin:
"... WMie the United States
inned forums in the Pacific have beat
txtremeiy busy capturing enemy-held
'-ty-K «Wng Jap ships «H n""g
Japs ami mere Japs, Tokyo Rose,
»vsr solicitous of their morale, has
persistant!:? entertained them during
those long nights in foxholes and on
board ship, by bringing them excellent
state-side music, laugfeter and
MVS about home. These broadcasts
have reminded all our men of the
thing* they am fighting far, which
Truman's Prime
Aim To Enlist!
The Soviet Aid
President Went to Berlin
Mainly To Get Russia
To Enter War with
Japan
"
Washington, Aug. 8.—Final agreement
upon Russian entrance into the
war with Japan, it may now be disclosed,
waa the primary objective of
President Truman's trip to the "Big
Three" conference in Berlin.
To Save U. S. Lives.
As vital as was, and is, his interest
in bringing harmony to the Earopean
scene, the President repeatedly
told newsmen en route with him to
Europe aboard the cruiser Augusta
that his main concern was to bong
the Pacific war to a close "with the
least possible cost in American lives."
A Soviet declaration of war, he
reasoned, might save hundreds of
thousands of Americans from injury
or death.
Perhaps that was the reason Mr.
rruman personally announced the
war declaration at a brief news conference
today.
Leaning against a nil of the
Augusta, en route to Europe,x the
President frequently remarked upon
the big job ahead at Potsdam.
He wanted mpre than anything
else, he said, the use of Russian air
bases with which to step up the assault
on Japan and its conquered territories.
Pleasure lament.
The results were evident in his
demeanor on the way back. He
couldn't confide in reporters but his
pleasure was evident.
Mr. Truman's friends - reported
that he preferred not to go to Beiiin.
They said he woujd rattier have
the State, War and Navy departments
conduct negotiations abroad
with the British and Boasians.
It was the hope Oiat he could make
i final agreement for Generalissimo
Stalin to throw Russia's might into
the Allied cause, friends report, that
Drought his decision to leave the
country at a time when the war with
Japan was at ita height, the United
Nations charter was pending in the
Senate and reconversion problems
were mounting.
Mr. Truman did not minimize the
task before Mm. He had met neither
Stalin nor former Prime Minister
Qypxhill, with whom he had to
ieal. ,He did not consider himself a
schooled diplomat with the same
background of international experience
these two would carry into the
inference. . ^ \
But the President did knoy what
he wanted and went after it.
He did not look forward to his jobHe
was -skeptical about the reception
jf his proposal.
"A man can do his dead-level beat,"
»e told the reporters. "And I'm gqing
to do that"
*— "i."
VV alstonburg- Man Dies
Aboard Japanese Ship
Walstonburg, Aug. 6. — Warrant
Officer John H. Bandy, 38, of Walstonburg,
who was reported missing
In action after the fall of Comigidor,
was killed while being trangferfrom
the Philippine® aboard a
Japanese prison ship, his wif«, Marion
n. Buady of Hot Sprfcgs, Art, has
been notified by the Wy Department.
Deddtober-15, 1944,
listed as *
*tes befmrp being tranafer*mm
Harbor on
.iliftsSfite:
'«»». -Z Mf are
his wife: his step|
Mm. Martha Bundy of FouaMrs.
Cedric Woodall
V Albert Bandy
one half-brother,
Vfcj and two halfsisters,
Mrs. G. W. Jefferson, Jr« of
Fountain, and Annie Gray Bandy of
New River. l£
effective
rrower* did not
r the control at the
of about fl ,500,000
Dturt did not prove
spray in cantroOinf
BONDS—Have !—Held I
New Bomb Blasts
Two-Thirds Jap City
Guam, Aug. 9.—Japanese perished
by uncounted thousands from the
searing, crashing atomic blast that annihilated
60 per cent of the 343,000
population city of Hiroshima Monday,
photographic and other evidence indicated
today.
Tokyo radio, which said that practically
"all living things, *»"»""»
and animal, were literally seared
to death,'' reported that authorities
were still unable to check the total
casualties. 4
Concrete Structure Rased. ,
Photographs showed that dot even
stout concrete structures in the heart
of the city, prebtimed to have been
air raid shelters, escaped. The structures
still stood but apparently were
burned out inside.
Both General Spaatz who announced
from his strategic air force
headquarters were that 60 par cant
of Hiroshima had been "completely
destroyed," and Tokyo radio warned
that more atomic bombings could
be expected.
Spaatz declared that other Superforts
were ready to follow the B-29
"Enola Gay" which CoL Paul W.
Tibbets, Jr., of Miami, Fla., piloted
over Hiroshima to drop war's newest
and most devastating weapon.
Tokyo radio, which referred to
the bomb only as something new in
its home broadcasts, urged the Japanese
to keep their "spirits firm and
prodicted that a defense against the
bombs would be developed. Tokyo
referred to the bomb as "Atomic'Vin
its foreign broadcasts.
Twe^llurds of City Gone.
Spaatz announced that reconnaissance
-photographs showed that 4.1
square miles of Hiroshima's built up
area of 6.9 square miles were wiped
out and that the destroyed area included
five major industrial targets.
The photographs disclosed that the
damage- extended beyond the area of
complete. destruction.
Except for the fire-bladcened concrete
structures, the center of the
city whs utterly crdahed and burned.
The mighty force had smashed it
flat
The only section that appeared to
have escaped was the harbor area.
Buildings there were still standing.
Officers at B-29 headquarters who
had studied the photograhpha estimated
that the damage from the
single bomb, which was described
only as so small that a fighter plane
might have canned it, equalled that
of an ordinary 150-Superfort raid.
The searing, white Wast, which
crew men on Tibbefs plane declared
was brighter than the mm,
flawed across the widest firebreaks
which the Japanese had prepared
affnififtr incendiary raids.
Everything appeared to have bean,
burned and melted down in a few
furious minutes of tmnihilaij/yi
Flyers on {he photographic plane*
which was over Hiroshima only a
few hours after the bombing,
it already was reduced, that only a
few small fires still licked at the outskirts.
The Japanese cabinet was called
into emergency session as soon aa it
had sufficient- information from
Hiroshima but there was no report
that it had taken any action.
" (White House aides in Washington
stated that President Truman
would have something to say about
the atomic bomb in his radio report
to the nation tomorrow. There was
speculation that he might offer Japan
another ehanee to surrender before
the bomb is used again.) *
WAR IN BRIEF >;
?tSoviet Russia declares war on Japan,
effective yesterday.
Photographic and other evidence .indicates
two-thirds of Hiroshima wiped
oat by atomic bomb, with deaths running
into uncounted thousands.
Carrier aircraft of the' U. S. Third
Fleet and the supporting British aircraft
force launch strong' aUacks on
shipping and inner installations in
northern Honshu.
Some 400 Superforts bomb the steel
city of Yawa^e, the ahemical oanjUr
of Fukuyama, the Tokyo areanal and
an aircraft plant outside Tokyo.
Americana move slowly against enemy
positions in the mountains. 65
miles north of Raguio 011 northern
SERVICE MEWS
• CENTER • .
Service Man visiting the Center
daring Am week end were: Seymour
Johnson field, Pvt. Walter J. WoHfc,
Athol, Mm., Opt. Charles A. Ricciardi,
Brooklyn, N. Y.. Sgt J. Ecoff,
Oxnard, QOB., and Qpl. Say Kilrajc,
Minnesota.
Greenville Air Base, Pfc. Prank
Berry, Philadelphia, Pa., and Cpl
Charles E. Sholdee, Cleveland, Ohio,
guests of Miss Tahitha M. DeVlaconti,
Saturday and Tueeday nights.
Cherry Point: Pfc. Dale B. LiarUn,
Knightsville. Calif., guest of Mr. and
Mrs. David May, Greene County,
S/Sgt Dan M. Stanich, San Francisco,
Calif., week end guest of Mr. and
Mrs. George W. Davis.
The n^nu consisted of roast beef,
corn, beans, potato salad, tomato
sandwiches, canned pears, ten and
rolls. Mrs. M. T. Self donated $1.00;
Mn. J. M. Christman, sugar; Mrs. A.
B. Mean, Mm. B. A. Norman and,
the Paean Gnwa Dairy, milk. Mrs.
Bob Joyner prsnauad toe salted paeans.
Miss Amie Nichola donated
magazines.
A letter received from J. E. Russell,
M.M. 3/e, says his wife sent him a
box recently and enclosed some Enterprises.
He eagerly read every
word, even all the advertisements. He
has been away from home, he states,
a little over a year and fears H will
be another before he can return to his
loved ones. He is anxious to come
back but feels justified in going overseas
when he thinks what would hAve
happened to America if our Armed
Forces had not gone over. He has
the joy of knowing that his country
will still be free when he does get to
come. He says, "Do not let anyone
tell you dehydrated potatoes and powdered
eggs are good." He has eaten
so much, Vienna saucage that he never
wants to see another piece. He sends
his best regards to all his friends
here.
Back-to-School Drive
# K
Washington, Aug. 7.—The government
today launched a beck-to-school
drive aimed at increasing high school
enrollment by 260,000 -students this
falL
Sponsored by the Children's Bureau
of the Labor Department and the Office
of Education, the drive is a step
toward restoring pre-war enrollment
ai 7J60J000 boys and (iris. This
dropped last year to around 6,000,000,
due almost entirely to wartime Job
opportunities.
Local Warn en Urged
To Help.Out Wartime
Emergency
Greenville, Aug. 7.—The Pitt County
schools, which hare carried on so
effectively daring- the war under
numerous handicaps, need 81 teaefrri
to fill all or the places. It has been
suggested by community leaden that
women who have married or retired
from teaching volunteer to fill the
vacancies and help to canrjr on the
school work. Those willing to do
this are requested to conuumicpts
with school principals or with Dbn EL.
Conley, county superintendent of edufitiftn,
flrwuTillci
W. H. Wooiaed, of Greenville, president
of the GottM&y Bank and Triisti
Company aad chairman of the cou»ty]
Board of Education, while discusajnaj
the teacher shortage today, said hei
felt that it would be a very fine thjngU
fpr women who have retired frt>m
teaching after they married or for
some other reason, to volunteer to
teach this year. Civic club leaden
and others expressed the same optoMost
of fee primary facutttss h»v»
been completed. The shortage of
lynchers is In the upper grimijnr
Rimmuu Follow Declaration
of War With Action
at Troop * and
PIail«8
Moscow, Aug. S. — Soviet Russia
declared war an JSfM affective at
midnight tonight (6 p. m. EWT) and
revealed she had b«ti asked to join
the Pacific conflict by the Allies to
^pesd "universal peace."
Foreign Commissar Vyacheslav
Molotov disclosed Japan had aaked
the Soviet Union to mediate in tho
war in the Pacific, but said Tokyo's
rejection of tha Potsdam ultimatum
to sumnder made her proposals
"lose all significance."
Seven Hours Waning.
Russia gave the Japanese seven
hours warning ahexmsaat to strike.
Molotov handed Rusna's declaration
of war to J«panose Ambassador to
Russia, Naotske Sato, at S p. a,
Russian time. Three hours later, tha
Moscow radio broadcast tha news
to tha world, and at 8:30 p. m, Molo-tov
called in correspondents.
Molotov revealed that the Japanese
request for mediation came
from Emperor Hirohito "about midJuly."
Molotov said Pisaidapt Truman,
Winston Churchill, then prime '
minister, snd Clement AtUee, who
succeeded Churohill, had been informed,
and also their respective
foreign secretaries.
In a Jovial mood, he leaned across
a birch table, lighted up a long Russian
cigarette and mads 'his announcement.
He was perfectly informal
as ha asked permission to
reed the text of the declaration.
Russia went to war as her "loyal
Allied duty" after she was asked to
do so by the United States, Britain,
and China and had rejected Tokyo's
suggestions she mediate tha- war,
Molotov said.
Immediately Russia made her decision
the ambassadors of the three
*reat Allied countries warring with
the Japanese were 'informed. They
expressed "satisfactk^t"
Molotov had summoned Japanese
Envoy Sato to the Kremlin and read
him the declaration of war, which
Sato was to relay to Tokyo. The
declaration said Russia would consider
herself at,war August 9, tomorrow.
Attacks Promptly.
Mighty Russia, battle-toughened in
victory over Germany, want to war
Thursday against Axis Japan.
j^nerica and her Allies applauded,
and counted on the early doom of the
enemy of the Pacific.
Bonis declared war at the request
of the United States, Britain,
and China, as of 6 p. m., (EWT).
That was midnight in Russia.
President Truman announced the
decision in mid-afternoon.
Secretary of State Byrnes followed
through with a declaration that titers
is "still time—bat little time—for the
Japanese to save themselves from the
destruction which threatens them."
Foreign. Commissar Molotov proclaimed
in Moscow that Russia had
been "time to her duty as an ally."
Swift and sure was Washington's
reaction that the 8ovtst decision to
fight once more, along with the
unwrapping of the terrible mm
weapon of atomic bombing, signifies
that Japan tame* long survive.
For not only are Russian legions
set to strike an the Asiatic mainland,
but Russia's Siberian air bases
are available for loosing ber bombs
Dft tfes nearby Nipponese islands.
Japan thus was all bat cut off
bom the continent, from its rich supthe
fftstnese from whichhave
hoped to prphftT her
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