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ft! Hilmmnrtiwu Delaware's Morning Paper First with the Latest New United Press Associated Press International News Service Latest City Edition Cloudy, Moderate. (Weather Indications, Tides. Etc, on Pae 10.) VOL. 128 NO. 31 DELAWARE.

MONDAY. AUGUST 6, 1945 EIGHTEEN PAGES PRICE THREE CENTS DAMAGED IN ROUGH LANDING HAWAII MARS SINKS IN BAY 580 B-29s HAMMER FOUR MORE CITIES ON JAP 'DEA TH LIST LIMITS SOUGHT ON 'POLICE' SIZE BY VIDEING DFFROGK HALL Hull of Largest Flying 1 JS A Ji i vr it cz fc Jr Presidential Actions For Fightingest Aerial Gunner Missing on 108 th Mission Blockbusters Hurled On Largest Synthetic Oil Plants In Extensive Raid 'Peace -Keeping Urged In Letter to Byrnes Boat in World Ripped Open Following Semi-Controlled Landing Hermann, Who Fought Off Enemy Planes By Charter Leader Only One Member of 1 0-Man Secondary Armadas Mine Enemy Water Within 21 Miles Of Siberian Frontier Over Berlin, Rome, Tokyo, Desired To Complete 110 Before Retiring By The Associated Press GUAM. Aug. 5 Tech. Sergt.

Kurt J. Hermann, one of the air Senator Asserts Congress Should Give Consent For Use of Larger Contingents Crew Injured; Craft Will Be Raised and Towed Back To Martin Factory for Repairs This picture of the Hawaii Mars, which sunk vesterdau off Rock Hall, alona Maryland's Eaxt.ern Shore. On United Nations Forces force's fightingest aerial gunners, who fought off enemy planes over all three. Axis capitals Berlin, Rome and Tokyo is missing In action on his was taken two weeks ago following the launching of the largest flying boat in the world. By The United Press GUAM, Monday.

Aug. 6 A fort 108th combat mission, the 20th Air Voroe announced with regret tonight. The 26-year-old enlisted man from Babylon, Long Island, N. who By The Associated Press ROCK HALL, Aug. 5 refused more than one chance to hang up his uniform, was strivine to INTENSIVE FIELD 25 DELAWAR By The Associated Press WASHINGTON.

Aug. 5 Senator Vandenberg (R-Mich) proposed today that the President be given a MEN complete 110 missions. His Superfortr Launched two weeks ago, the 138- Plenty of Paper, Early Requests from the 73d Bombardment Wing failed to return from an incendiary passenger Hawaii Mars, largest flying boat in operation, sank in Chesapeake Bay today when a rough attack against the Japanese indus For Pickup Today BEGIN RANSPORT DUE landing ripped her hull. TRUMAN STUDIES REVIVAL OF GUARD One member of the 10-man civi OPERATIONS FOR STATE lian crew, R. S.

Noble, a flight test engineer, was injured. of 580 Superfortresses, in the most widespread B-29 raid of the war. early today heaped 3,850 tons of fire and explosive bombs on four more Japanese "death list" cities and sent two-ton blockbusters crashing down on one of the enemy's largest synthetic oil plants. The main forces for the first time struck simultaneously at three Japanese homeland islands Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu while secondary armadas heaped mines in enemy waters as far north as Rash in, Korea, only 21 miles from the Soviet Siberian border. Striking only hours after other B-29's had dropped leaflets on free hand to commit a limited quota of American military forces to world peace-keeping action, reporting immediately to Congress.

Any larger contingents than those allocated in advance to the United Nations Security Council should be used only with the direct consent of Congress, Vandenberg said in a A Navy announcement said the GUARD landing was semi-controlled, but its force caused the damage. Witnesses TO REPLACE DRAFT said the plane, apparently having trouble with one of her four engines, came down 500 yards off shore, parts letter to Secretary of State Byrnes Serious Business of En I he Michigan senator wrote Byrnes outlining seven points he "Please put your scrap paper out early and in volume," the Delaware Salvage Committee, WPB. urged Wilmington residents, in a local final appeal for the monthly waste paper collection to be held today. The request that paper be put out early is made because the trucks of the Street and Sewer Depart-, ment which make the collection, start at 7:30 a. m.

In its request for volume, the committee commented that while it is always hoping for a large collection, the city has had five weeks instead of the usual four to pile up paper for this drive. TO ARRIVE TODAY Group Largest From State on Single Ship; 14 From City, Suburbs Seven Others Expected. Five In New York, and Two at Charleston, S. Port suggested be covered in a law setting Bigger National Unit Is cities warning that they soon would up the office of delegate to the I security council and defining his campment Starts Today at Bethany Beach Sermon Follows Church Pa be bombed, the giant raiders hit across a 550-mile stretch of Japan as they poured bombs on Saga, in authority. Vandenberg added that trial city of Kochi, on Shikoku.

one of the Nipponese home islands, July 4. Today the 20th Air Force disclosed one of the most fabulous careers of any man in the armed services. It topped the record of Tech. Sergt. Lewis L.

Coburn of Niagara Falls, N. who had 107 missions Jo his credit. Ship in Torpedoed Hermann served in the merchant marine and spent 26 days on a life raft after his ship was torpedoed. He parachuted from a crippled B-26 after an attack on Sardinia and landed unhurt beside a field hospital. The sergeant, who lives at 24 Wyandanch Avenue, Babylon, enlisted in the air forces in August, 1942.

after his harrowing experience in the merchant marine. He went overseas as a waist gunner on a Fortress with the 12th Air Force in North Africa. He bagged a German Messer-schmitt before transferring to a Marauder outfit where he knocked down three more enemy fighters and made his parachute jump after the Sardinia attack. Then in July, 1943, I the submission of such legislation I to Congress was "clearly implicit" in Kyushu; Imabari, on the island of Shikoku, and Maebashi and Nishin- Senate debate which resulted in the Seen Alternative To End Bitter Controversy President Declines to Give Views Now, Congress Will Get Proposal in October I overwhelming ratification of the of it remaining above water. The 72 -ton behemoth, sister ship to the original Mars, will be fished out and returned to the plant, the Navy said.

Fin Breaks Off A crewman, who declined use of his name, said the mishap occurred after a vertical fin broke off while the ship was cruising at 6.000 feet. The huge flying boat was launched at the Glenn L. Martin Company airport July 21 and had not been commissioned by the Navy pending completion of tests. As the craft shuddered and seemed headed into a spin, the crewman said, William E. Coney, pilot, ordered "prepare to aban omiya-Makage, on Honshu.

Tokyo admitted fires were set to Maebeshi rade; 2 Injured Treated By Medical Detachment charter. i 1 Powers of Delegate and two nearby cities. Truk Also Hit Headquarters disclosed that more Special to The Morning Sews Twenty-five Delaware CAMP WALTER W. BACON, than 450 planes dropped hundreds BETHANY BEACH, Aug. 5 The WIFE OF SAILOR the largest number to 'return from Europe on a single ship are due to arrive in New York City today on Bp The Associated Press WASHINGTON, Aug.

5 Presi Delaware State Guard composed of of thousands of incendiary bombs on the four cities in a pre-dawn attack. Some 100 other planes dropped two-ton blockbusters on the Ube coal liquefaction plant in the city of Ube on the southwestern tip of Honshu. 450 officers and men is all set for a week of intensive field training, ac the troop transport John Erickson. In addition, two Wilmington men Vandenberg. a delegate to charter-drafting conference at San thus aligned himself with those who have demanded that Congress spell out the delegate's powers.

He is chairman of the Republican conference and is widely supported by party members on international questions. Chairman Connally (D-Tex) of the foreign relations committee said recently he had asked the State Department to determine whether a statute is needed. In his letter to dent Truman may propose an enlarged and modernized National Guard as an alternative to peacetime military conscription, it was DIES IN COLLISION are scheduled to arrive at Charles cording to Col. J. Paul Heinel, commanding officer.

don ship," and crew members donned parachutes. Then the pilot ordered "stand by for crash." kept the ship on keel and the Hawaii Mars, nosed into the water at 125 miles an hour, the reported today. ton, S. today from Le Havre, and It was also disclosed that a small he took part in the first bombing i The President was said to be Regimental units established camp five other Delaware soldiers were force of Superfortresses, had dropped more than 45 tons of bombs on Moen studying the whole question of post here yesterday. Today was spent in mission against Rome ana was awarded a furlough.

due to reach New York last night NEAR FAR1NGT0N war military needs, especially in the crewman continued. He said the air field on by-passed Truk by day recreation and religious services, and tomorrow the serious business of the aDoard the India, Victory, making a total of 32 Delaware men to return light of this country's planned par impact sent loose fixtures flying. light Sunday. It was the first time the Superforts had struck so far ticipation in tne united Nations or to this country In two days. In 20th Armored Division ganization.

Plane Hitchhiker Shortly afterwards newspapers carried stories of how Hermann, with 50 missions to his credit, went on furlough. His furlough papers allowed him behind the 'main battle lines, al All crew members were rescued by small boats after they crawled from the Mars-. Witnesses said only part Mr. Truman has indicated he will though they had helped in the pre- The 25 men are members of the have, something to say on this when invasion bombardment oi I wo Jima of the tail and the left wing of the 20th Armored Division, according to last winter. Congress returns in October.

He has declined to express an opinion tneir lamnies. ship remained above water. On Routine Flight The residents of Imabari and Saga While more than that number of to proceed by any means avauaDie and he took them at their word. He hitchhiked by plane to La Guardia had been warned to "evacuate or The crew member said the flying boat left the Martin plant about Delaware members of a division have arrived in New York, within a few on compulsory military training in the meantime. Legislative friends believe the President is much more likely to pro Field, New York, in 19 days.

die" in yesterday's warning attack while those of Maebashi and Nishi- hours of each other since redeploy 11 a. m. for a routine test flight. "Everything functioned perfectly But he wanted more action and reauested transfer to the Eighth Air nomiya-Mikage had been warned ment of troops started, this is the first time so large a number arrived earlier, the latter city both on July pose an expanded guard a branch of the service in which he was an he related. "Far down the bay.

after we had been in flight several hours. on the same vessel. officer in World War I than to sup. Force in England. He attracted the attention of Gen.

Henry H. Arnold, air forces chief, who called him to Washington. Soon Hermann was examination showed the fuel tanks encampment will start in earnest with close order drill, extended order drill, formal guard-mount instruction, gas mask drill, riot control practice, rifle and pistol matches, competition in close order drill, and the manual of arms listed on the program. Two Casualties Reported Two casualties have been reported to date. Private L.

A. McClary of Company Newark, suffered a severe cut at the base of the skull when he fell on the beach during the bathing period this afternoon. Maj. Raymond A. Lynch, commanding officer of the medical detachment, said three stitches were required to close the wound.

Yesterday Private Lewis H. Dougherty. of Company Wilmington, received a badly lacerated right leg when he was pinned against a window frame by a truck while helping to unload equipment. He was treated by Capt. Everett Rey Fourteen out of the 25 are from port the peacetime draft urged by were runnimt low and it was decided wilmmg-ton and the suburbs.

secretary of War Stimson, Gen. to turn about and head for the plant Two Servicemen Hurt When Automobiles Crash on Route 13 Mrs. Gladys Stark, 23, Pronounced Dead at Milford Hospital; No Arrests Made By Staff Correspondent DOVER, Aug. 5 A service man's wife was killed and two service men injured in a head-on collision between two automobiles on Route No. 13, about two miles south of Farming-ton, late tonight.

The dead woman is Mrs. Gladys Rosetta Stark, 23. of Norfolk, Va. The injured are: Her husband. Nor with Doolittle's Eighth George C.

Marshall, Admiral Ernest Byrnes, Vandenberg made these suggestions: 1. A requirement that the Senate confirm the President's appointment of the delegate, who would be removable by the President. Congress Report Stressed 2. Assignment to the President of the authority to decide all questions of American participation in use of limited armed forces or of sanctions, the action to be carried out by the delegate who would have the rank and pay of ambassador. 3.

A provision under which the President would make reports to Congress as soon as he has instructed the delegate to vote for military or economic sanctions. 4. Permission for the President to take any action for the peaceful settlement of disputes without reporting to Congress. 5. A requirement that the President obtain "explicit congressional authority for the commitment of any armed forces beyond the quota established in our basic agreement with the security council." 6.

A proposal that the United The men are: Pfc. James L. Hammond, Wilming to refueL Air Force as a waist gunner on a J. King and others. "We were cruising at about 6,000 ton Manor.

a special House committee on post-war military policy favors post feet when the upper section of the vertical fin broke off. The ship be Pfc. Larry Layton, Laurel. Pfc. Robert A.

Montgomery, 1913 Flying Fortress. When things were dull he volunteered to fly as an observer with the Royal Air Force on night missions and was in on the first aerial bombardment of Berlin. gan to flutter immediately and went West Sixteenth Street. war conscription but neither of the regular military committees of Congress has done anything about ''it- 28 and Aug. 1.

Mustangs Attack A bulletin from Gen. Carl Spaate TT. S. Strategic Air Forces of the Pacific announcing the attack hours after Tokyo had said the Maebashi area, 60 miles northwest of Tokyo, was raided, also disclosed that a fleet of 98 Mustang fighter planes from Iwo Jima strafed and rocketed air fields and other targets in the Tokyo area shortly after noon yesterday. The Mustangs destroyed or damaged four Japanese planes against American losses of three fighters lost and two damaged.

The B-29s. one of which was lost. out of control. First Lieut. Roland G.

Lyon. 41 "The pilot cried out 'Prepare to Completing 75 missions, which at There is ample evidence of bitter North Stuyvesant Drive, Edge Moor Terrace. abandon ship." "The command was never given. the time was a record for an aerial gunner. Hermann was due to return to the United States.

He obtained an T5 William P. Woods, 1912 West The next command we heard was Second Street. maybe 10 minutes later, several min, interview with General Spaatz, then T5 Phillip M. Watson. Milford.

Pfc. William H. Funk, 2124 Linden nolds of the Medical Detachment. utes before the ship struck the commanding American air forces in water. It was stand Dy Street.

Religions Services Held This morning 61 men were taken opposition. Legislators" mail is so divided on the question that Senator Butler (R-Neb) has proposed that the states put the issue before the voters in the 1946 Congressional elections. Many of those who are against forcing young men to take military training, like Senators Johnson (D-Colo), and Taft (R-O), favor the enlargement of the National Guard, with the addition of technical man. Albert Stark, 25, Norfolk, a sailor in the Navy, who was driv Pilot Keeps Head Europe. From this interview came a letter recommending him for Super-fort training.

'The pilot managed, after a stiff in trucks to Rehoboth Beach to ing the car in which his wife was fight during which he certainly kept also battered the Ube coal liquefaction company in the city of Ube on the southwestern tip of Honshu and He was too late for the first States and its inter-American Al riding; and Anthony Gernhardt, 24. of Pittston, N. driver of the other cas. his head, to get control. Nevertheless, the ship acted queerly and we See AERIAL, GUNNER Page 3 scattered mines in enemy home wa lies accept "the exclusive responsi See VANDENBERG Page 3 Staff Sergt.

Fred J. Riley, 1 Doris Avenue, Claymont. Corp. Howard C. Vesey.

101 South Van Buren Street. Pfc. Walter Procko. Felton. Corp.

Riley B. Market, Wyoming. T5 James L. Aiken, 45 Kells Avenue. Newark.

Pfc. Georee C. Willev. Greenwood. figured he was steering by his en ters as well as off Korea.

attend mass at St. Edmond Catholic Church. The Rev. Leonard A. Regan was the celebrant.

The Protestant members of' the regiment participated in a church parade headed by the regimental band, directed by Capt. J. Norris MOTHER TRIES TO LIVE gmes. Spaatz said that returning crewe courses that would fit its volunteers Mrs. Stark was pronounced dead at the Milford Memorial Hospital of internal injuries.

The two men The ship had taken a list to port CONCERT BAND TO PLAY UNTIL S0LDIER RETURNS reported "good to excellent" results in the attacks on the Japanese and we all knew the pilot was fight- for modern warfare. Johnson told a reporter the guard units ought to be formed in hieh were admitted to the base hospital of the Dover Army Air Field, both AT DELAMORE TONIGHT Robinson. Doctors. However. Doubt He Will Sergt.

Roderick A. Le Van, 2134 8 ner down. "A trerrific noise made known to Get Home in Time mainland. Large fires were observed in the target area. Enemy fighter opposition was light and anti-air suffering from multiple lacerations.

The parade, held in a field near the recreation hall, was followed by Market Street. Sergt. William M. Taylor. Laurel.

schools and colleges, with the reserve officers training corps main Park Programs to be Given Tomorrow. Wednesday' and Thursday BURGETTSTOWN Aug. 5 us as we had landed. -P) The minutes tick by slowly a sermon by the Rev. Dr.

William D. Sergt. Joseph Hurley. 49 Clayton "Almost immediately water began to pour in. Myself and two others Four concerts by three different bands, are scheduled for this week.

here as the family of Mrs. Filomena Gibson, pastor of the Rehoboth Street. Beach Presbyterian Church. His tained to provide the leaders the Army will need in wartime. Taft said he thought the guard could obtain "without trouble" crawled through the rear hatch T4 Francis J.

Travers, 308 North Their condition is reported not serious. Both cars in the accident were demolished. State Troopers made no arrests, pending further investigation. Coroner N. Edgar Smith of Kent County, will hold an inquest later.

The Stark car was going Colpo, 59, keep hoping that their soldier brother can get home before exit. text was: "Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's and unto craft fire was meager to moderate. 61 Cities Scourged The gigantic assault raised to 91 the number of Japanese cities now scourged in the 20th Air Force' knockout campaign launched from the Marianas last March. It also raised to 14 the number of "It looked to us like the force of Mom" dies. Mrs.

Colpo, critically ill the past Franklin Street. T5 Edgar B. Hickman, Selbyville. Pfc. John L.

Brown, Milford. Pfc. Pasquale Cruciano, Claymont. the impact had split open the for See CONSCRIPTION Pae 4 MAN SOUGHT IN MURDER south and the Gernhardt car, north. ward part of the ship, the section from the wings out to the nose.

That two months with a kidney condition, is conscious 'and. her daughters say, determined to live until Pfc. James C. Green, 723 West Fourth Street. CASE HERE SURRENDERS is what let the water into the forward section so rapidly.

"We checked up on heads bobbing Chief Warrant Officer Paul A. Lieut. George Colpo returns from Germany. SINATRA SAVES CHILD FROM DEATH IN HARBOR Fallon, 2313 Washington Street. Conscience Dictated His Return But the doctors shake their heads Capt.

Franklin A. Joseph, Re After Flight to Texas, He Saya God the things that are God's." The religious services were followed by instructions in camp procedure by Colonel Heinel, Victor Clark, regimental executive officer, and Maj. Ralph E. Buckalew, adjutant and plans and training officer. There were a number of visitors at camp today.

A steak dinner was served at noon with ice cream for dessert. Most of the afternoon was spent in bathing and other recreation. The "buddy system" was used at the beach, with in the water and found two men missing. We found them trapped in and wonder if hell make It in time. hoboth Beach.

Singer Leaps Into Water, Pulls uavid Sanders. 26, walked into cities on the "death list" of 31 hit in pre-announced raids. The B-29s delivered their first warning on July 28 to 11 cities and bombed six the next day. On Aug. 12 eight new cities and four old ones were warned, and four were bombed the next day in the greatest single raid of this See PACIFIC Page 14 Mrs.

Colpo's condition was re Three-year-old to Safety the wreckage on the flight deck. Men T4 William E. Heiser, 1010 West the police station at 2:40 a. m. ves Second Street.

SAN PEDRO, Aug. 5 (Ai forgot their own safety to extricate teraay and announced he "was want ported poor today and she was breathing heavily because of a cold. these men, both of whom we thought ed for murder 1" The Voice, or more specifically, Frank Sinatra, may be anaemic A letter arrived Friday from Lieu were seriously injured and suffered starting with one tonight at Dela-more Park, by the Wilmington Concert Band. Tomorrow night the All-City School Band will play at Eighteenth and Washington Streets. On Wednesday, the Wilmington Concert Band will give a concert at the Palmer School.

The Paul Laurence Dunbar Lodge of Elks Band will appear Thursday evening at Kirkwood Park. Five other concerts are scheduled in the summer series. They are: Tuesday, Aug. 14, the All-City School Band at Delamore Park. Rain date, Aug.

15; Wednesday. Aug. 15, Delaware State Guard Band at P. duPont School. Rain date.

Aug. 16; Thursday, Aug. 16, Laurence Dunbar Elks at Elbert School. Rain date, Aug. 17; Wednesday, Aug.

22, Wilmington Concert Band at Price Run Park. Rain date. Aug. 23; Tuesday. Aug.

28, Delaware State Guard Band at Cool Spring Park. Rain date, Aug. 30. NAVY CLARIFIES POSITION: Pfc. Harold P.

Bracken, Yorklyn. Two Reaching Charleston The two Wilmington men to ar. from shock. looking, but his athletic prowess House Sergt. Fred Capodanno asked the man to repeat his statement and Sanders replied: "I'm the tenant Colpo.

an officer of the 552nd Engineers, saying ihere was a chance All the while there was the ever rive at Charleston are Pfc. William A. Tolmie. 634 South Connell Street, he might get home Previously he no bather being more than 15 feet present danger from The gaso saved three-year-old Duke Jones' life today. The lad fell 13 feet from a railing onto a yacht dock, then rolled un wrote he had been told there was from another man while in the BRITON DIES; SHUNNED HAIR CUT SINCE 1902 line tanks had collapsed by the force and Pfc.

Warren D. Martine, R. F. D. no chance.

of tne impact ana gasoline floated all See GUARD Page 4 The Washington, Red Cross over the water about us. conscious into the water. Sinatra, ElecUon Setback, Wife's Fear Of No. 2. They are due to come on the troopship, Lincoln Steffens, and will be sent to the reception center at one who killed Miller" Amos G.

Miller, 22, of 500 Sherman street, died in the Delaware Hospital Dec. 6, from four bullet wounds fired into his back during an argument near Eighth and Walnut Streets. Sanders told Police Capt. Thomas Buckmaster he had gone to Texas. unit said it had received no answer to an appeal to the Army for an LOANED HITLER'S BUTLER Colds Caused Growth BURGHILL, England, Aug.

UP) A lot of small boats were in the See HAWAII-MARS Page 3 talking to the owner of the anchorage while his sailing boat was being refueled, rushed across the dock. Fort Dix, N. J. emergency leave but would try again. The five who were to arrive in PISTOL, ARMY CHARGES Frederick Wilkins, who died yesterday, carries to his grave a flowing white beard and a 39-year growth of New York last night are: Staff Sergt.

dived in and pulled the boy to safety. British War Photographer is Placed DEADLY SNAKE CAPTURED hair. His return to answer a charge of murder and assault on Arto Harri lender Arrest MANNHEIM. Germany. Aug.

5 (Jp) A British war photographer, Hor Duke is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Mac C. Jones of Los Angeles. Sinatra had spent the day as When the Liberals swept the Con Wilfred W.

Haines, 821, Church Street; Private Orville R. Fulmer. Wilmington: Private John J. Lucek of Fort DuPont: Pfc. Max Orkin, and Corp.

Andrew Palmer, of Fred erica. AS POLICE HALT WORSHIP son, 27, 500 block Sherman Street, crewman for the sailing boat Chief who was wounded during the fight. servatives from office in 1906, Wilkins vowed never to shave or have his hair cut until the Conservatives ace J. Abrahams, was accused today of lending a pistol to Adolf Hitler's tain in a race in Los Angeles Harbor. was dictated by his conscience.

in aaauion to tne assault and The Lincoln Steffens carries 755 butler. Abrahams was arraigned in an Faith Healers' Copperhead Will be Turned murder charges Sanders also was field artillery and military poiice MAN FINDS 'DEATH' NOTE veterans. Units aboard are the en regained control of Parliament. The Conservatives came back in 1922, but Mrs. Wilkins refused to let her husband be shorn for fear he.

would be exposed to colds. Over to Governor of Virginia; Leaders booked on a draft charge. SPANISH ENVOY LEAVES tire 767th Field Artillery Battalion, IN HIS RANSACKED HOUSE and the following Military Police Of Sect Ready for Jail, They Say "Be Still About This or Else' Is escort guard detachments: 324th 327th. 331st, 335th, 341st, 346th, 349th. Warning Left by Burglar te.

Herman Davis, of 2103 Shall SHIP AT MARCUS HOOK Travels Incognito to Elude Phi- Index of the News and 351st. ST. CHARLES. Aug. 5 OJ.R) eluding five uniformed men and six cross Avenue, returned home last State troopers raided another snake- night shortly after 7 o'clock from healing session of the Holiness Faith two-week vacation to find his house Healers today and captured one of the sect's deadliest copperheads alive for the governor of Virginia.

delphia Protesters PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 5 OP) A liner which brought Manuel Aznar, new Spanish minister to the United States, docked today but the diplomat did not disembark here. Spanish consulate officials said the minister left the ship, the Mar IN OKINAWA, RYUKYUS Control of Naval Fortes Still Remains Under Nimits GUAM, Monday. Aug. 6 (Clarifying the Navy's position in the expansion of General MacArthur's command to Okinawa and the Ryukyus, a spokesman for Admiral Nimitz said today that the changes were made pursuant to a directive from the joint chiefs of staff, and following conferences in Guam -July 21 to 23.

Control of American-held areas and of U. S. Army forces in the Ryukyus, and responsibility for their military government and defense, passed to MacArthur July 31, the spokesman said. Control of all naval and naval air forces, naval bases and naval installations In the Ryukyus remains under Admiral Nimius, he said, and control of units of the USASAF U. S.

Army Strategic Air Forces) there remains under General Spaatz. as heretofore. 1 I American Military Government court and held for trial after he asked that a British defense at. torney be obtained for him. He entered no plea to the charges against him, which allege he represented himself as an American Army captain and broke house arrest after the pistol incident.

Prosecution officers said Abrahams was accused of leaving a pistol last May with the butler, named Kan-nenberg, so the butler could protect himself against! intruders until Abrahams returned. They said the photographer also was accused of posting an "off limits" notice on the butler's house, signing it with the mythical name of an American Army captain. Army counter-intelligence officers found the butler armed with the pistol. Abrahams was accredited to the U. S.

Army. Following up their initial strike of AERIAL VACATION PLAN SUDDENLY CANCELLED Banker Wanted to Take Party Of 12 and An to to Maine PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 5 UP) The scheduled Vacation flight of Caleb F. Fox, Jr banker of nearby Rydal, his party of 12 and his automobile in a chartered Cones toga cargo ine was called off today. Northeast Airport officials an plain clothes men.

Lawrence mingled with the crowd of some 3,000. spectators who had come to watch the antics of the 15 Holiness preachers. He spotted his men strategically among the crowd to prevent the same sudden appearance of snakes which took place last week and threw the scene into an orgy of writhing badies, flailing night sticks and glory-shouting cultists. For a moment today it appeared that the forces of law had over- a week ago when eight big snakes were stomped and clubbed to death the officers arrived at the shaded Page Amusements 14 Bill Cunningham 6 Births 4 Classified 14-17 Comica jg Deaths 4 Editorials Marquis Childs Obituaries 4 Radio 9 Society News 8 Sports 12-13-14 State News 19-11 Westbrook Pegler With the Service Men Woman's Page 9 ques De Comillas, at Marcus Hook, and proceeded incognito to his country's embassy in Washington. erove today in hopes a more serene ransacked and a note, written on a small piece of newspaper, which said: "Be still about this or else.

Signed. Mr. Davis immediately notified police. He said entry to the house had been gained through a cellar window over the coal bin. The first and second floors had been searched thoroughly and several wallets were left lying on the floor.

Mr. Davis was unable to tell immediately whether anything of value had been taken. Sunday would be in the offing. Capt. H.

W. Lawrence, acting on More than 100 persons, described by police as members or sympath orders of Gov. Colgate Darden to izers of the American Committee for crush out the "dangerous' 'toying whelmed mlner.preBeheiB with reptiles practiced by thel, 4 nounced the cancellation of the flight to Maine but gave no reason for the change in plans. Fox was unavailable for comment. saints of Stone Creek Cove, was Spanish Freedom, gathered at the pier.

Officers told them a demonstration would not be permitted. i again in charge of the police, in-1 Sea HEALERS Page 18.