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: The title of this piece is "Beauty
by . the Yard." Not beauty by the
; ounce or pound or quart or kilo
watt, but beauty by the yard.
I mean, by that beauty by the
home yards of a city. :
J After all, what makes the last
ing impression on those who visit
a strange city? It is not its indus
tries or stores, but the character
and attractiveness! of its residen
tial district. When people say of
Salem, ."It's a lovely city ' they
refer to Its pleasant situation and
- the way j the residents here have
beautified their surroundings. Sa
lem' Drovides "beauty by the
yards." j. "
! There is a sort of 'communism
about yards and gardens which
cites no fear in the heart of the
owner. He shares its beauty with
ever passer-by, and takes pride
if one stops to drink in the luxury
of the scene. Likewise when he
goes abroad he appreciates with
out diminishing in the least the
floral riches of his neighbor's
garden. Of a Sunday afternoon or
in the early evening if he figures
by close calculation he has a bit
of gas to spare for a drive about
town,' where does he head for?
Why, along r those streets ' where
he feels ! sure he will see neat
1 lawns and blossoming flowrs.
That is "beauty by the yard," and
here in Salem it comes by the
miles of comely streets.
, Now this beauty is not self-
creating It takes sweat and toil,
and sometimes near-tears if mis
chance befall a planting. But the
result offers ample dividend on
the time and money invested. It
comes not alone in individual sat
. isfaction with one's plot of ground,
but also in the feeling that one's
yard blends in becomingly with
- ethers along the street.
.:j For all the stimulus of example
of the majority of the home yards
of Salem . there remain those
householders who are laggard and
neglectful. Somehow they fail to
see the unkempt lawn or the sick
ly shrub or the weedy garden at
their own door. So they need
bit of coaching, and sometimes of
prodding. Our garden clubs pro
vide good coaching, but no one
wants to be the town scold and
prod habitants to tend their yards
better. We wait usually on the
spread of the infection, and gen
erally it spreads and the delin
quents get the fever and set about
to improve their places. ; .
' I offer naught of chidding; but
I , hope by pointing out how rich
; is the beauty of our home yards
to stir up fresh interest and en
thusiasm. At war's end tourists
will be coming in droves. It's not
too early to begin improvements
that will show up a yeav or two
hence In "beauty by our yards.'
British Holds
On Syrian Row
LONDON, May 30.-(VForeign
Secretary Eden told commons to
night that the British cabinet was
In emergency session on the war
like situation in the battle-torn
Syrian capital of Damascus where
he said French-Arab fighting had
caused "a serious loss of life and
destruction of property."
' With the situation in the levant
greatly -deteriorated," Eden said
his government was "in actual
communication 'with the 'United
States government." 1
In Washington Acting Secre
tary of State Joseph C. Grew said
"developments in Syria and Leb
anon in recent days are causing
the United States government
-deep concern. We are employing
every means to assist in finding a
peaceful solution and preventing
further bloodshed and disorder."
Eden disclosed that "there has
been considerable shelling of
Damascus" as Associated Press
Correspondent Frank O'Brien re
ported from the Syrian capital
that the French were pouring al
most unceasing michln e-gun,
mortar and artillery fire Into the
tity. , .
Eden Reports
In Arranging
i By Alex Singleton
tONDON, May S(HP-Forei4
Secretary Anthony Eden said today
that "very great progress" had
been made In arranging for 'trials
of German war prisoners as re
sult of conversations with Supreme
Court Justice Robert Jackson, a
special United States prosecutor.
Jackson, after completing a pre
liminary two-day survey of the
work of the war crimes commis
sion here and talking with Allied
officials on the continent, left for
consultations in Washington,' He
said he hoped to return "in about
two weeks with a sufficient staff
to carry our share of the work in
volved." i
The American representative
emphasized that his talks with
British officials had shown there
was no "substantial difference of
opinion" on procedure to be em
ployed at the trials .
Special Session
Yankees
Circling
Fortress
By Lief Erickson
GUAM, Thursday, May
Leathernecks of the First marine
division- raised the American flag
over ; Okinawa'? Shuri castle at
1:43 p.. m. yesterday. Old Glory
went up as marines on the west
flank and doughboys on the east
moved to encircle Japanese sur
vivors in the moated medieval
fortress.
An official spokesman said the
flag-raising signalized capture of
the castle, until recently the head
quarters of the Japanese comman
der on Okinawa. Front dispatches
saidj the marines were mopping
scattered enemy pockets inside the
castle and fighting on high ground
immediately to the east.
Adm. Chester W. Nimitz re
ported today that marines of Maj.
Gen. Pedro A. Del Valle's First
division strengthened and built up
their positions in the castle ruins,
first reached Tuesday in a swift
dash by company A of the Fifth
regiment, led by Capt Julius Dus-
enberry of Charlotte, NC
On the west flank, Maj. Gen,
Lemuel C. Shepherd, jr.'s Sixth
marine division veterans pushed
southeastward from occupied Na
ha toward the Kokuba river which
empties into Naha harbor. Nearly
all of Naha, blasted capital of
Okinawa, is in Yank hands.
On the east flank Maj. Gen
Archibald V. Arnold's Seventh m
fantry division, driving westward,
captured high ground near the
town of Yonawa, near American
held Yonabaru harbor.
The objective on both flanks is
to close a circle about a mue
south of Shuri castle to compress
the enemy garrison ordered to
hold the fortress. Many troops and
civilians have been observed leav
ing Shuri for points south.
Mud and rain still hampered
ground operations and posed a se
vere supply problem for forward
elements.
Director of
Nurseries to
Speak Here
First of two projects, a child
care center for Salem, under con
sideration by a new united front
of Salem women's business and
service will be presented to the
public at Salem Chamber of Com
merce rooms next Wednesday
night, June 6, when Helen Leh
man, director of nurseries at Van
couver, Wash., speaks on systems
of child care for working mothers,
Mrs. Lehman, who has partici
pated in the rapid development
of a system of nurseries for wom
en war plant workers, knows what
signs indicate need for public
nursery planning, the economics
of such schemes and the working
problems involved, Winnie Petty
John, chairman of the union of
clubs which brings the speaker
here, said yesterday.
Business and Professional Wom
en, the Credit Women's Breakfast
club. Lions auxiliaries, Rotana,
Soroptimist and Zonta clubs com
prise the united front group. Sec
ond of the projects under con'
sideration, regular service of i
psychiatrist with a city or city
county school child guidance clin
ic, will be presented the second
Wednesday in. June, also at the
chamber of commerce.
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Good Progress
War Cuilt Trials
Eden, .sparring with commons
members who demanded to know
whether the Allies had agreed 'up
on essential arrangements forrthe
trials of Hermann Goering and
others, would say only that there
had been "most useful consulta
tions with Judge Jackson in ithe
last few days that have resulted
in very great progress bein
made .
Although there was no official
confirmation, It ' was understood
that Nazi war criminals had been
classified in these three categories;
1. Those whose crimes cover
more than one country -such! as
Goering and Rudolph Hess.
2. Those who have been accus
ed by only one country, s I
3. Those regarded as renegades
or traitors such as William (liqrd
Haw Haw) Joyce : and Vidkun
Quisling, who will be tried under
the laws of their native lands.
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Memorial
jVeierans of 31 I
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JMarion i Parade!
Veterans
of three American
wars marched with firm; tread
Wednesday in Jariori county's
Memoria day parade from Marion
square to( the; r newly-erecfed
memorial plaque ; at the court
house .where Drj J. C. Harrison
said, while pointing at the plaque:
"They - have paid the supreme
sacrifice! arid iit remains if or Ms,
as admonished by AbrahSn : Lin
coln, to build j a nation vof i the
people,' by the people and for the
people." I J '1 j j : : - ;h . ;
In the parade, headed by Capt
Douglas McKay, U. S. army, and
Maj. MiHerj B. Hayden, inactive
DC; were marching groups from
all patriotic organizations, - fra
ternal groups, the schools, Boy
Scouts and
and wives
cars. 1
Girl Scouts. Mothers
of veterans rode lin
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Events in the world are: tak
ing such a toll of j human life that
it demands i serious thinking on
ourpart,f Rex KimmelL j master
of ceremonies, said in opening
the ' services at I the' memorial
plaque. "Waving of flags," he said,
is hot! enough. The only way to
remember our valiant heroes is to
live thoroughly for the cause for
which they have died." ; . :
Children Place Wreath j 1 ', :
Schopl -children were accorded
the;: honor ;of laying the first
wreath on the temporary mem
orial which contains the names of
254 veterans who have died In
this' war. The Invocation was giv
en by Rev. Dudley Strain, pastor
of ? the First Christian church.
Mrs. Mary Barton gave a piano
solo following which the patriotic
groups I placed wreaths on the
plaque, t ' "i: -Ms
Organizations laying wreaths
included: Women's Relief f corps
by Jusuna Kiiee; Ladies or the
GAR by Rose Garrett; Daughters
of lUnionl Veterans of the Ciyil
war by Mary Hilborn; auxiliary,
SorMt of Union Veterans by Mrs.
Blanche Stuart; United Spanish
Wair Veterans by Lulu M. Burke;
Veterans I of Foreign Wars ; by
Mrs. Pauline Lewis; American
War Mothers by Mrs. Rose Hage
dorn; American Legion auxiliary
by Mrs, Donald Madison; Disabled
American Veterans auxiliary by
Mrs. Helen iNoyes; Marine Corps
League and - auxiliary by Mrs.
Chester Baker; I Navy Mothers
club of America by Mrs. W. J.
Beard; Salem Rebekah lodge by
Mrs. Emil W. Otjen; Ladies Aux
iliary Patriarchs Militant, Canton
No. 11, IOOF, by Mrs. Howard
Hunsaker; and a special garland
was xaiacon ine worm wit i
memorial' by Mrs. Mazy Brooks
with a card "for all the boys."
Civil War Order Read I:
The general order issued by
Commander John A. Logan, Grand
Army of the Republic, on' May
SO, 1868, after all danger of the
breakup of the Union was past,
was read by! Ralph Campbell. The
order extolled the virtues of the
"boys in blue", and placed solidly
upon the; people the duty and
privilege Of welding together and
holding in union the, Um ted States
of America. -. ;.' i ' ! li
Willamette ,- university's chorus
under direction of Dr. Melvin H.
Geist gave two selections, Thou
God. of All Nations" and a special
adaptation of "The Battle Hymn
of the Republic" !
"On that memorial plaque are
the names of 254 . Americans who
have paid the supreme sacrifice,'
Dr. Harrison said in opening his
dedicatory address, "and it leaves
us in small , mood for a speech.
Dr. Harry Emerson Fosdick in the
last ' war had the words for , it
when he said 'all the sacrifice we
make in America would be noth
ing when eompared with; ;that
which men make ' at the fronV
"We sometimes consider buying
bonds, ! tolerating the shortage of
gasoline and temporary food short
ages as sacrifice.' None of these
compare with the sacrifices which
these 254 men made that this na
tion might live. More than 200,000
brave men of this republic have
died. : E f . f
Day at Faith
"We can do no less than thank
Cod for these men, their mothers
and - families and- the - public
schools- This is a day of - faith.
It remains for us to carry onJ
At conclusion of the address1 a
salute was fired, taps was sound'
ed and as the Salem high school
band played the national anthem
the -flag on the courthouse staff
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Ship Repair Battle
; Worries (J.SlNavY
i j By Pope Haley " '1 i
j i WASHINGTON, May 3HVWith the Japanese stepping up their
aerial attacks as the war approaches their shores, the United States
navy gravely announced today that the home front "battle of ship
repairs" is not progressing satisfactorily. I . J i
i i Naval leaders called an unusual news conference to make known
that they are worried. They said workers are, quitting their jobs in
vfest coast repait yards in the face of existing manpower shortages
and growing work loads. . j, 1 ' !
i Only the necessity for keeping valuable information from the
enemy, it was emphasized, prevented recitation of facts' and figures
to back up the urgent appeal of the department's heads for shipyard
workers to stay on the job and for others to answer the caH.
j In lieu of any precise disclosure of numbers of ships involved,
Secretary Forrestal cited that 4270 personnel of naval supporting
forces were killed or missing in action in the battle for Okinawa
between March 15 and May 23, compared with 5332 for the ground,
forces in- the same action. ' j! . .
j j Admiral Frederick J. Home, vice chief of naval operations, com
mented that it could easily; be seen, "what that must mean in ship
damage."; ' x ; ' 1 ' ' !
i ; Specifically, the department heads revealed.- that some $300,000,000
in new ship construction, originally scheduled for the west coast, had
been transferred to the east coast to release facilities for ship repairs.
Davies Winds
Up Series of
LONDQN, May 30-Pr-Joseph
! Davies, President Truman's
special envoy, completed a series
of ; conferences in London today
amid increased indications 1 that
only a meeting of the "big three"
could break deadlocks on Euro
pean questions confronting the
United States, Russia and Britain.
A meeting of the leaders of the
three countries was expected to
be held shortly after the . conclu
sion of the San Francisco confer
enee tentatively set for June 0.
Davies 1 said : he ' would fly to
Paris tomorrow ' for a meeting
with General Eisenhower ; and
then return directly Jto Washing
ton to report to the president on
the results of his Conferences.
During -the day he and U. S.
Ambassador John G. Winant con
ferred with Soviet Ambassador
Fyodor Gusev, concluding three
days of conferences with Prime
Minister Churchill, Foreign Min
ister Anthony Eden and other
members of the British govern
ment. The discussions included a
wide range of subjects prepare
tory to a! meeting of Truman,
Churchill; and Marshal Stalin. -
Reports from Moscow said that
Harry Hopkins, in a Soviet capital
on another special mission for
Truman, had had highly satlsfac
tory conversations on a wide range
of subjects with Stalin and; high
Russian officials.
Ration Free
Lamb Sought
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PORTLAND, Ore., May ZQ.-(JP)
-A Portland livestock exchang
officer appealed today for a ra
tion free I period on lamb durinj
the summer slaughter season, i
R. L. Clark, exchange secre-
tary.'said : Willamette valley lambs
must be slaughtered soon and the
point-free period would assure
marketing before California tamos
are slaughtered. . f
His appeal followed an earlier
request by Western Oregon Live
stock association and the Oregon
Wool Growers; association for
Similar action. J !
GARNER DECLINES JOB ?
AMARILLO, Teau, May 30 -G
The Amarillo Globe said today
that former Vice President John
Garner has declined a presiden
tial invitation to return to work
with the government in Washing
ton because of the illness oi Mrs.
Garner, j I '
which hid been at half-staff
through the service was raised to
full-staff.! - 1 f
At 10:30 ajn. the GAR held a
memorial .service at the GAR cir
cle. City View cemetery. Follow
ing this ceremony the American
Legion ceremony I was held at the
Legion circle opposite I the City
View cemetery. The latter service
included the advance of the colors
Edging of America; a short talk
by: B. K Owens! commander of
Capital post No. 9, American Le
gion; prayer by the legion chap
lain: roll call ) of those buried in
the circlei placing of wreaths; sa
lute to the dead, firing squad:
raising of, the flag by Boy Scouts,
and taps.!
s The ; Woman's Relief Corps and
other patriotic orders also held
services at the Old Soldiers' circle.
London Talks
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Salem.! Oregon, Thursday- Morning, May 31,
Top Getter cds
Front Europe '
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Home
WASHINGTON, May 30 -JP)-
Return of the nation's top fight
ing generals from Europe will
swell to a parade' in the next few
weeks. 1
Three already; have arrived
home and many others, including
Gen. Dwight D. j Eisenhower, are
expected to follow within a month.
After short visits in this coun
try some of; the generals, includ
ing Eisenhower, will return to Eur
ope to tackle the; problems of re
deployment and the occupation of
Germany. For others, like Gen.
Courtney Hodges and Lt Gen.
James H. Doolittle, who already
are here, the trip is just a leg on
the journey I to. Tokyo. .
The latest to arrive in the Unit
ed States is Gen. Mark W. Clark,
commander of the 15th army group
in Italy, who reached Chicago to
day to take; part In Memorial day
ceremonies.
Gen. Omar Bradley, 12th army
group commander whose troops
smashed through the heart of Ger
many, is expected: to arrive in the
UJ5. within a few days.
Gen. George S. Patton, jr., Third
army chief and Veteran of. North
Africa, Sicily, France and Ger
many, also will be among the ear-
y arrivals. With Gen. Doolittle,
he . is scheduled to receive a wel
come in his; home state of Call
fornia. ' il I j
Iran Demands
Evacuation of
Allied Troops
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TEHERAN, May 30-)-With
the European war ended, Iran has
demanded that the United States,
Britain and Russia - live up to
their agreement to remove all
troops from; the country, it was
announced today!
; The tripartite treaty by which
allied forces ; operated in Iran
stipulated that they would leave
within six months after hostilities
ceased, and; Iranian j authorities
viewed the perio4 as dating from
the German surrender. ?
Foreign Minister Sepahbodi told
the Iranian parliament that identi
cal notes, had been sent to the big
three allied powers.
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CHUNGKING,. May 30i -UPY-!
Chinese veterans, hot oh the heels
of Japanese forces reportedly pull
ing out of south China, ! ripped
along a 50-mile front tonight; to
ward the great former' American
air base city of Liuchow, how
swept by fires. ' i j - ';;
Battering seven miles through;
Japanese fortifications, Generalis
simo Chiang Kai-shek's battle
groups feached the outskirts of
the fortified Japanese: stronghold
of Isham, 43 : miles west of Liu
chow, while the Japanese report
edly evacuated points only 38
miles northwest.
Great fires were reported raging
in the Kwangsi province rail hub
as the Japanese garrison apparent
ly put the torch to the city yester
day in preparation for an aband
onment, believed planned as part
of a general Japanese withdrawal
from all south China, i 1 , ' V
Chungking was flooded with re
ports that the Japanese were pull
ing put of south China and plan
ning to evacuate strategic Liuchow
following the Chinese capture of
Yungning (Nanning). Yungning's
fall cut Japan's primarily supply
highway to Indo-China, running
through the enemy's transcontinen
tal corridor from Korea to south
east Asia.
" But i Chinese minister of .infor
mation Dr. Wang Shih-chieh'warn-
ed that although Japan's land
bridge to Singapore definitely bad
been cut, there was no indication
that enemy troops in south China
would pull out without a desperate
fight.
Liuchow is ithe greatest key in
enemy; communications in souu
China. ! While its recapture would
strengthen American air power in
the rea, Chinese seizure of the
city would shatter the last: tenous
links the Japanese still have by
land with Indo-China, Burma,
Thailand and; Malaya. ;
Huge Postwar
Export Trade
Seen for U.S.
WASHINGTON, May 30-(-
The state department predicted
today an annual ten-billion dollar
postwar export trade ( for the
U. S., triple that of 1939. 1
Assistant Secretary William L.
Clayton told the senate finance
committee this was a logical ex
pectation, .- provided t congress
grants proposed new tariff cutting
power; to President Truman and
sanctions full American parncipa
tion in the Bretton Woods world
financing plan. ' ; I
' Clayton said the administration
needs the -extended tariff power
to promote wider trade, and that
it in turn would be reflected in
greater prosperity at home.
99 of U. S. Prisoners
Survive Reich Prisons
WASHINGTON. May 30 -W)
The American : Red Cross said to
night that more than 99 per cent
of United States prisoners of war.
in Germany have survived their
hardships and; are gradually re
turning home.
The ihigh percentage,' the Red
Cross said in a general letter dis
tributed to families of war prison
ers, was due "in great part; to the
correct! observance by the Ameri
can army of the Geneva conven
tion."
First US Redeployment
Camp in France teady
PARIS, May SO.-P) -Camp
Baltimore - - the first of 17 camps
being established In central
France; to speed the redeployment
of troops to other theaters :4 - will
get its 'first shipment of soldiers
during; the first half of June. All
are named for American cities.
SHE GOT WHAT SHE WANTED
? PORTLAND, May 30-pP)f A 33-year-old
woman was pushed Into
jail today after she strolled onto a
river front wharf and asked dock
workers: "Will one of you please
Jjwsh me in?"
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WASHINGTON, May 30.-P)-
A further, shrinkage in the civil
ian meat supply in June - - about
seven percent below May - - was
forecast tonig ht by the OPA,
which simultaneously announced
higher point values for fat pork.
OPA said the hike of One 1 to
three points in pork cuts such asH
f atbacka- and plate cute, effective
June 9; freeing made.. to prevent
the diversion of these meats Into
lard. ' - - ; "! '
Except for point reductions ! In
certain types of cheese, other red
point values will be. unchanged.
Lard, shortening and salad land
cooking oils will remain at ten
points a pound, the value assigned
to them in the emergency action
in mid-May, when values were
increased two points. . j j
Fatbacks, clear and regular
plates were increased three points
a pound making the new point
value eight points, the same as for
regular bacon, which remains; un
changed; bacon' (the breakfast
plate) was increased three points
to eight points, and pork sides
(aged and dry-cured) one point
to a nine-point value.
Misfortune
Pays Off at
4-1 for Sailor
. LOS ANGELES, May 30 -(ff)
Misfortune has paid off at 4. to 1
for Sailor Nolan Truman Marks
and his wounded bride. !
Last week a holdup man rob
bed them of $100 they had saved
for a honeymoon; and "shot 18-year-old
Ann' Marks in "the thigh."
Today - she , is recovering and
well-wishers across the land have
sent the couple $403.10. And the
checks are still coming in.
- One for $50 from Mrs. Louise
M. Kenna of Charleston, W. V.
To the 19-year-old second " class
machinist's mate-swearer of I the
purple heart and six battle stars
after two years in the European
theatre she wrote , ; .1
"I hope this may help you to
realize that there are many,
many, of us who do : value what
you have done and are so sorry
to hear of your experience after
coming home." -. ,; j j
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June
Sales ih Seventh War Loan
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Pass 40 Per Cent of Quota
WASHINGTON,! May 30, -JP-Sales
in the Seventh War Loan
passed 40 per cent of quota today.
At the same time the treasury said
that if the record goals of the
drive are to be reached "we are
going-to have to do a good job
not only on accumulated, savings
but also on money that fcasnt yet
been earned." ' ; f '. ' -.
Ted R. Gamble, national war
finance director,' appealed to the
six million volunteer bond sales
men : to 5 "intensify your . efforts'
dining June,- the final month of
the $144)00,000,000f drive..
He said a clearer picture of the
prograss of America's greatest pro
gram of borrowing from Individual
citizens will emerge in a few days,
" Meantime sales ; to date?
gns
High Post
. By Spencer Moesa
; CHUNGKING, Thursday, May
3 l-(JP)-o eneralissimo Chiang Kai
shek resigned today as president.,
of executive Yuan (premier) and
was succeeded by Acting Premier
T. V. Soong. " ' ' .
Elevation of Soong to the full
premiership raised the possibili
ty he might attend any impend
ing meeting of the big five lead
ers (China, France, Russia, Unit
ed States and Great Britain). It.'
also would give him greater fac.
if he. makes an expected visit to
Moscow on his way back to China
from the San Francisco confer-
erice. -'"St!''-' -V
Wong Weh Hao, minister of eco
nomic, affairs and head of China's
pointed Vice premier, succeeding
H. H. . Kung. The . appointment :
probably was a reward for his w
labors as head of the Chinese
WPB. ' t: " '
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Chiang's relinquishment of the
position of premier to Soong did
not affect the former's position as
president of China and the head
of the state. . .
He announced his resignation of
the premiership at a meeting to
day, of the newly elected central,
executive committee of the Kuo-
mintang; :
It is presumed that Chiang, in
view of the accelerated tempo of
4k. J t J
himself primarily to his main job
supreme commander of the al
lied forces in the China theatre.
In addition to the presidency,
Chiang holds numerous other
posts, f; '...; .'-.
i Soong had been serving as act
ing premier since last December
4. As such he had attended to most
of the generalissimo's duties as
premier. Iis transition from act
ing premier to premier therefore
was not surprising. In fact, it had
been expected here f or some time.
Other government changes ar.
expected to result from the pres
ent session of the centra execu
tive committee. , . . ,f
JTheministry( ,01 finance :ls ex;
pected to figure1 in these changes.
Soong is recognized - in China
am) probably abroad as, the coun-
trv'a matt brilliant lUlMmin
premier he probably will be in a
better position to talk to Premier
Stalin in the matter of improving
relations between China and Rus
sia, should he go to Moscow, and
to engage in discussions with oth
er international leaden. .
Soong is known to be eager to
exert v r y possible effort ia
solve China's troublesome com
munist problem.
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In Europe
Discontinued
SUPREME HEADQUARTERS
ALLIED! EXPEDITIONARY
FORCE, Paris, May 30 -OP) -Supreme
headquarters announced to
day that censorship in the Euro
pean .theatre of operations had
been discontinued "except f -r ma
jor troop i movements and details'
connected therewith and such oth
er matters of high military im
portance as may require reference
to the supreme commander.' 4
The terse directive was handed
down from advanced suprem
headquarters and surprised thtt
censors themselves as much as the
correspondents, for both had been
told that the SHAEF censorship
branch expected - to maintain
measure of control over all news
sent from the theatre for som
time. -. ,.':'... . ;
Previous directives, which ap-
peared immediately after V-E day,
called for censoring all copy for
such things as inaccuracy and "re
ports likely to injure the morale
of the allies forces or the rela
tions between the allied nations"
despite the cessation of hostilities.
Censorship officials here were not
able immediately to explain the
change in plans. .
1:
To Individuals, $2,823,000,000,
which is 40.3 per cent of the 7
billion-dollar quota for Individ
uals. (, - t . .
Series E bonds, $1,656,000,000,
which is 41.4 per cent of the four
aJixuLfuucii ix r p. nrmn ni lma
E bond sales are included in the
individual totals. Sales of secur
ities to corporations the quota is
14 billion dollars--, enter1 the pic
ture 'June 18. ; ' vi I ; p; f 1 '
y- The ; drive . began May 41 and
continues throughout June SO. Ia
order to spread sales through pay
roll deductions over a larger num
ber of paydays, bond money roll
ing & eer t three-month period,
April t-July 7, will count toward
the quotas. .
Censorship