Northwest Arkansas Times from Fayetteville, Arkansas • Page 1

THE WAR TODAY '--ftr MTWITT MACKENZIE" a It is with pride in epochal discovery, but in no spirit of exultation, that we learn from our own authorities that 60 per cent of the great city of Hiroshima was wiped out by single atomic bomb dropped on it, and from Japanese spokesmen that virtually all living things in this industrial and military center were "literally seared to death," Exclusive possession of the atomic bomb has placed the United States and Its allies in the peculiar position of being able to destroy Japan almost at will. There are those who hold that the world would be better off without the Japanese race--and I've heard that claimed within th.e hour. They advance as.argu- ment the military aggresion and frightful savagery shown by the during the past eight years in the war against China and finally against the other United Nations. And certainly there is enough evidence to hang the race, what with the rape and rapine and physical torture and murder which the mik- ado's fighting forces have practiced throughout these eight long years. Still, I believe even the proponents of destruction' lor BtWlTT MACKENZIE trie Japanese nation would, for the rhoit part, really prefer to see the wir settled In the jplrtl of our new peice organisa- As fir the Allied governments, they have made it, clear that they don't want to have to administer the coup.

de grace to Nippon, President Truman has given Tokyo fresh -warn! ng.iuhis.sUte- rflent announcing the terrifying creation of the atomic One would expect, a further formal ultimatum, calling on the Japanese to surrender fotrhwith or suffer the extreme penalty. That should bring capitulation if the war lords 'have even a grain of common sense. The Japanese government knows that 'there's no question of Allies trying to bluff. The atomic bomb is no, propaganda stunt. And how can Tokyo be sure of that? For the very simple reason that the Allies have to hang their bomb on the line for all to see.

They had to give Japan a demonstration and this they d.id in the terrifying single Hiroshima establishment. Hirohlto's captains ican see the awful truth about atomic destruction. Japanese spokesmen are busy throwing up a defensive barrage ot epithets like "Inhuman," "bestial" and "barbaric" while the cabinet meets and tries to figure out what to do. For Japan and for the world iA general it will be far better if 'i Tokyo will see reason and quit without further bombardment. However, if they insist on being wiped out, the Allies are in position to do the job quickly.

Whichever way it goes, the war of the Pacific is in the home stretch. Chinese Take Kukiang Isle Landing Block Is Removed Chungking, Aug. Chinese high command announced today that Chinese troops had reoccupied Kukiang island at' the mouth of the Min river northeast of Foochow, thus driving the Japanese from their last coastal foothold in the vicinity of that Fukien province port. The announcement said the island was held by only a small number of Japanese and the oper- ation apparently was carried out with only slight opposition. The capture of Kukiang island removed the only remaining obstacle to a possible Allied landing in the vicinity of Foochow, capture of which was announced by the Chinese last May IB.

Burns Prove Fatal To W. F. Rathbun Waller Frank Hathbun, 78, died this morning at 10:10 at City hospital as a result of burns suffered yesterday morning when his house was burned near Springdale. A farmer, he lived alone at his home on the Tontitown road, and was cooking breakfaht yesterday when his oil stove exploded. -He was burned on the face and arms in the fire which resulted.

Burial will be at- Correclion- ville, Iowa, but arrangements, under direction of the Callison- Russell Funeral Home o'f Springdale are incomplete. Surviving are five daughters, Mrs. Mafalda Henderson, Anna Frederick, Mrs. Goldie Canpp, Mrs. Elizabeth Brewer, Mrs.

Viola WalcJrip; and a Felix Rathbun, who is in an army! hospital. THI PUBLIC INTEREST IS THE FIRST CONCERN OF THIS NEWSPAPER Jlortfjtoesit 4ssoctated Press Leased Wire Associated Press Feature Service Cocal Forecast-- Fayetteville ind vicinity: ly cloudy tonight, tomorrow; not much change In temperature. Temperatures: high 80; low 57J noon 76, Sunrise lunset 8:14. VOLUME 84, NUMBER 12 WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 8, 1945 PRICE FIVE CENTS Reds 60 To War With Japan Plane Reported Down In Flames Near City But No Trace Found Search Made Of Area West Of University Light- Ship Seen To Four Persons Say The report of an airplane crashing in flalnes "about one mile west of the University" this morning sent -two aircraft from the Fayetteville Flying Service but shortly after neon no iraee of any dowrted plane had found. Persons living in the vicinity of where the crash was reported to have occurred were questioned by telephone but nobody had seen or heard of any accident in that area.

The report of the falling plane was made by a fanner of the Farmington his wife and two young women. They stopped a red truck at the grocery store of J. W. Thompson, near the Fair Grounds about 9 thin morning, and ran into the store they had just seen a. plane on fire and falling.

They attempted to phone 'the fiirport, but the line was busy. few minutes wait, this family left the store, but asked Thompson to report the accident to the'airport. One of the women told Thompson the plane was a light ship with one engine, and was enveloped in flames from front to back. All four of those in the truck said they saw the plane fall in flames. A woman called the airport and reported the crash, officials at the Municipal airport said, and a woman called the TIMES.

Two yellow Cub planes were immediately sent out by the Fayetteville Flying Service, but at after searching a 10-square-mile area, no sign of any wrecked plane had been found. Thompson was unable to Identify, the man driving the red truck, but said he was a stockman living near Farmington, and that he was driving a red truck. An effort was heing made this afternoon to identify the person who reported the crash so that more details could be obtained. Great Army Is Still Planned Washington, Aug. 8-fyP)-The army still figures it needs a army to defeat Japan despite the prospect that the atomic bomb may shorten the war.

This wa learned today in the face of speculation that the powerful new weapon might force the Japanese to capitulate before American 'soldiers set foot on (Nipponese shores, The army's stand 1 5 that It is iaking no chances, hence it is proceeding on the assumption that nvasion will' be necessary. It is going ahead with its original plan 'or redeployment of troops and creation of in the Pacific. a powerful force Truman to Report On Conference In Speech Washington, Aug. dent Truman will report.to nation on the Potsdam conference over all radio networks at 9 p. Central War Time Thursday in a 30-minute speech.

Presidentia 1 Secretary Charles G. Ross said today the speech, which probably also will be short- waved abroad, will go into greater detail than the communique issued by the Big Three at the close of the meeting July 26, Mr, worked on the speech today as well as on a mass of other paper work which accumulated during his month long absence. He held his calling list to minimum, including brief conferences with Senators Hatch (D- NM) and Kilgore (D-WVA) and secretary of War Stimson. The Stimson conference was devoted to further discussion of the atomic bomb. Associates of the president In' dlcated that his the Potsdam conference probably will mention the new and revolutionary bomb used for the first time against Japan.

These assistants said they did not know, however, if the presidential address would go into any greater detail on the Pacific war, a phase that was ignored in the Big Three conference announce- ment'because of Russia's neutrality. Mr. Truman scheduled a meeting with his cabinet Friday and decided to withhold any news conferences until he has gjven hla public report on the Big Three, meeting. Distinctions Thing Of Past, Speaker Says Old distinctions are no longer operative, and the man who clings to old distinctions is decadent, Rev. Gene Franks of Kansas told members of the Lions Club and guests at the regular reekly luncheon session today at he Washington hotel.

"We must rise above old distinctions to be to live," he said. Distinctions which he said were no longer valid were between national international, be- ween service and self, and be- ween religious or sacred and secular. Guests were Wallace Bailey of itusseHville, Jack Anderson, Robert Atkinson, Dick Burke, Capt. Warren Walters, Hathcock, H. O.

Maj. A. Davis, H. and F. Winchester of Memphis, and Walter McWhorter.

Help For Motor lets Washington, Aug. relief is due soon from those pinging automobile motors. The amount of premium gasoline available to civilian motorists is to be doubled to approximately 158,000 jarrels daily. Open Discussion on Building Courthouse Slated for Meeting Saturday Morning An open discussion on the question ot a new courthouse for Washington county will be held Saturday morning at 10 o'clock in the courtroom of the county courthouse. The discussion will held at the Washington county rm Bureau meeting.

According to Farm Bureau officials, the meeting is open to the public and it is- hoped that arguments for and against construction of the new courthouse will be brought out Jt is planned to consider t'nis question at 10 a. and other business will be taken up after this issue is finished. Judge George Caudle has been invited to attend, and to make a re- part on county finances, it was said. The grape pricing situation will be discussed, and other parts of the program, to follow the open forum on the courthouse issue, will include a talk by Virgil B. Fields, rural economics department, College of Agriculture at the University, who will report on a survey on fne cost of production.

H. D. Wright, manager of the Production Livestock Commission Association of St. Louis, will speak on marketing of livestock in this area- Employment Predictions Too Gloomy Far Fewer Jobless Than Forecast By Official Last May Washington, Aug. 8-(jfVGovern- ment predictions around V-E Day that 2,000,000 persons would be jobless now were high of the mark by.

30 pericent--TM Stating this today, a high oftl- clal of the War Manpower Commission said the agency's estimates made three months ago for early August had been "far too pessimistic." Currently no more than 1,460,000 persona who want jobs are without them, said this official. This compares with 1,100,000 unemployed in June and 630,000 in March. "Despite these increases, the whole employment picture Js much brighter than we had dared hope it would be at this time," the 'official stated. He cited two principal reasons why WMC's original estimate overshot the actual August total by. 600,000: 1.

While munitions cutbacks have been in line with predictions, their full impact on industry has been delayed lions. beyond expects- 2. Labor-starved activities such agriculture, trade and service industries have absorbed workers released from war plants to a much greater extent than anticipated. Krur Optimistic The delayed effect of cutbacks is illustrated, the official said, by the fact, that munitions employment has fallen off by only about 1,000,000 workers since spring. It had been expected to be down about 1,400,000.

The revised figures on unemployment at this time tended to support views of WPB Chairman J. A. Krug. Taking issue with what he termed "theoretical showing a substantial rise in unemployment caused by munitions cutbacks, Krug said last week: "There is not a single industrial community of any importance in the country where it Is not still hard to find men for jobs." The prediction that 2,000,000 persons would be unemployed Ihree months after V-E Day was made before a Senate committee Msy 14 by WMC Chairman Paul V. McNutt.

Exhibit Of German Souvenirs Displayed An exhibit of German war souvenirs is now on display in a window of the Quaker drug store. Sent from Austria by Pfc. W. B. Branlley, son Mr.

and Mrs. W. B. Brantley, who live on highway 10 west, the articles Include a Nazi captain's uniform, two rifles, knives and a siren. Private Brantley served with the Seventh Army and is still in Germany.

THE WEATHER Arkansas: Generally fair this afternoon, tonight and Thursday. Missouri and Oklahoma: Generally fair tonight and Thursday. Russia Joins Allies Washington, Aug. W.Ruisid has declared war an Japan. (The Moscow radio announced Russia was at war with Japan effective August 9.) Mr.

Truman made the momentous announcement to a hurriedly Moned news conference. He said he had only a simple statement to make but It was so important he could not delay It. Then with a broad grin he declared: Russia has fust declared war on Japan. That is all. Tht disclosure that the Soviet Union at last had pitted I enormous might alongside Britain cjnd the United States against the Pacific enemy had not been unexpected.

When It would come, towever, -had been a matter of conjecture for Official Washington at once took this development, along with the unleashing of atomic bomb- Ing against the Pacific enemy, as a sure sign that Japan can not long; continue to resist. The president sat behind his desk for a minute until the 30 or so correspondents all were gathered around him. Then he arose, flanked on the right by Admiral of the Fleet William Leahy, his personal chief of staff, and on the left by Secretary a James F. Byrnes. Mr.

Truman then made the simple one sentence announcement of Russia's declaration of war. He added that was all he had to say. Kiwanians Report On Disirici Meeting Judge George F. Caudle, Lt. Lee Shearer and Leonard Pratt were speakers at the luncheon meeting of the Kiwanis Club yesterday.

They reported on a district meeting held recently in Kansas City, Mo. Visiting Rotarians were M. A. Stone Helena, Jack Todd of Longview, Texas, Elwyn W. of Paragould and Jimmy Car- of Rogers.

Guests were Capt. Seorge F. Kerr, Capt. Fred Bar- icy, Dr. J.

K. McWhorter, and Jimmy Johnson. Serious Shortage Of Teachers indicated Little Rock, Aug. serious teacher shortage is indicated reports from 25 per cent of the ublic schools in Arkansas, state Education Commiwioner Ralph 8. Jones has announced.

Of teaching positions, 453 were reported vacant. Questionnaires were mailed to school administrators Saturday and although only 25 per cent have reported, Jones Eaid the replies were fairly representative of the stale as a whole. Jap City Hit By Atomic Bomb is "Completely Destroyed" Nips Say Dead Reported New Bomb Greater Than This Above is ahorwn the British bomb, largest bomb ever used in the history ot warfare. The "atomic bomb" nas more than 2,000 times the blast power ot the British missile. Bight Is Maj.

Gen. Leslie R. Groves ot Pasadena, called the "driving force" behind the project ot producing the new explosive. Arkansan In Two Jap Cities. Lefr Blazing Okinawa, Aug.

than 400 Far East air forces bombers and fighters, ranging over Kyushu, left Kagoshima and Miyakonojo ablaze from fire bombs today. Other units hit shipping off shore. Capt. William Morris, Go- dells, and Lt. John R.

Fowler, Ottawa, each led four-plane flights over a square of buildings northwest of Kagoshima. "It looked like an army post," said Morris. "We could sec men running around and they started shooting at us with rifles. We really gave them a plastering." Capt. Warren O.

Slrttcrfleld, Little Hock, described the Liberator fire bombs as racing swiftly across Kagoshina, consuming warehouses, and factories, mostly of wood construction. War Criminal Trials Plan Is Signed London, key plan for the trials of Germany's major war criminals was signed today by the representatives of the United States, Britain, Russia and France. The document was signed as It was disclosed that lop-rankin? Nazis, held as prisoners of war at Mondorf, Luxembourg, and else" where, would be moved soon to the Nuernberg jail, where they will lose their status as prUntfrs ol war and be hild is civil criminals. Rogers Man Seriously Hurl in Accident Rogers, Aug. Hart, aged lifelong resident, suffered head and shoulder Injuries late Tuesday night when struck by a truck on U.

S. Highway 71 in the west city limits. He was returning home from the late shift at Garretts poultry dressing plant where he is employed and was crossing the highway. He was known locally as Rogers' "loudest" baseball fan. Bong's Body.Sent By Plane To Minnesota Long Beach, Aug.

giant, four-engine army transport was winging eastward today' with the body of America's ace fighter pilot, Maj. Richard I. Bong, killed Monday In the aerial explosion of jet plane at nearby Burbank. The transport, bearing his widow, Mrs. Marjorle Ann $ng, and friends and military cecort, was scheduled to arrive at Duluth, this morning.

Funeral serv- icw will be held this afternoon In Bond's home town, Poplar, Wis. Too Numerous ToCounf Practically All Living Things Francisco, t-lft' Hlroihlmi Is completely vnd the dead too numerous to be counted, Radio Tokyo declared today end clslmed that UM of the atomic bomb mi a violm- tion of International law. Practlcilly IMnj things human and animal -were "literally Mired to death" by new weapon looted the Industrial and military city Monday, admitted an enemy bromd. cist to America. In a later broadcast W-Boropi In French, Tokyo referred to Hire? Bhima ai an "open city" although It was known to be master depot and Important far- rlion town.

It branded "attack by lUch.TAuns afajatt, open and defenielefi dttony mstariiyJ able actioni." The enemy radio quoted "authorized quarters In Tokyo" contending that Jorbldj belligerent limited choice It) the means, fey which to destroy their "The. destructive powtr sf tils new bomb spreads over lirgs; area," said Tokyo radio. 'Teopje who were outdoors -were burned aitve by high temperature.wh|J« those who indoors crui'ned by falling buildings," Jap Cabinet Meets As soon a i from tie 'certe of available, the Japanese went Into a special session In official residence ot Premier Kintaro Suzuki. The Domel agency said It heard report of Hisatsune ekunizu, chief cabinet secretary. The terrible effect of the bomb was revealed' In the statement that relief workers were unable even to distinguish the dead from the injured, much' less identity either.

The city was left fa "disastrous ruin" with houses and buildings crushed, Tokyo reported. It said authorities could not establish the extent of civilian casualties and had "their hands full giving every available relief possible under the circumstances." Destruction was so heavy that even emergency medical facilities were burned out and relief squids were rushed from surrounding districts. New Blows On Jap Empire Superforts Hit In Strength Guam, Aug. 8-W)-Tbe fronrmf fleet of Superfortresses jtrucle for the third straight day today wJttf multiple blows fending on Japanese empire at YtwaU, Tokyo arsenal, the aircraft factory just, outside Tokyo and. the chemical center at yama.

B-29s hit with mountinf fury as Admiral Halsty's mighty Third Fleet returned to Jmpaaat waters for new attacks after rfct ing out a typhoon. Beginning with a daylight nU on the "Pittsburgh ot Japan," four groups ot fortresses attacked the the list striking just before midnight. Probably 400 some wtth fighter escort, in "ids,.