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17404 Evening Bulletin, Est. 1882, No. 13326 24 PAGES HONOLULU, TERRITORY OF HAWAII, U.S.A., MONDAY, JUNE 28, 194824 PAGES AIRPLANE DELIVERY ON ISLANDS OTHER THAN OAHU 7' PRICE ON OAHU I BERLIN, June 28 (U.R) A crack appeared in the Rus sian blockade of Berlin today as British authorities announced that 10 barges carrying food and freight from western Germany reached the German capital. Several more barges have been allowed to cross the border of the Soviet zone en route to Berlin, the British authorities said. 000 These were the first to cross the border since the Russians closed the boundary to all surface traffic to Berlin from the west on June 19 after announcement of currency reform in the western zone.

nan It was not clear yet whether the 4 Russian barricade against western supplies for the American, British 7 Lhiim i iinni.imi 11 ri 'r'll, OSi Hi BOOKS SCATTERED IN DISARRAY in the third floor bookroom of the Bishop Museum was the result is this likeness of a Hawaiian god Miss Marjorie Stearns, executive that was damaged in its case in th secretary, looks over the extent of of Monday morning's quake that survey the scene of complete confusion. EMERGENCY CONFERENCE SUMMONED AT LONDON LONDON, June 28 (U.R) High American and British officials will meet in an emergency conference at the British foreign office here today to consider the crisis created by Russian attempts to force the western powers out of Berlin. British Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin and his advisers on Germany will meet with U. S. Ambassador Lewis Douglas and IT.

S. Undersecretary of Army William Draper, who is en route to Berlin. and French establishments in Berlin, and for the 2,500,000 Germans in the capital who depend upon the western powers for food would be relaxed entirely. The barge movements, which the British said returned water borne freight traffic to Berlin to "normal." came as the U. S.

and Britain used great fleets of transport planes to fly a doubled tonnage of supplies into the German capital. They imposed a stiff ration system to stave off the threat of star-Turn to Page 10, Column 5 IB no AN EARTHQUAKE CASUALTY Bishop Museum Monday morning. the damaged trod. vk Bag' Plan Suehiro-and Dr. C.

F. Emory, Mayor Wilson's proposed "garbage bags'' will get a six months trial in Honolulu if plans made this morning by the mayor, the supervisors and Lau Lima Hoonani are carried through. The proposal will come before the supervisors Tuesday afternoon for their format approval. As suggested by the chamber of commerce group and indorsed by Supervisor Ben F. Dillingham, four districts two residential and two business will be selected by the chamber group.

a a The districts will be chosen on a voluntary basis and residents will try out the "garbage bags" at the city's expense, if the supervisors approve the plan. ana Frank E. Midkiff. executive secretary of the chamber group, agreed to enlist the support of community organizations in naming the trial districts. The plan was approved as the only means of deciding whether iven Urea GOIP Plank Won't Hur Statehood 'No Real Damage to Statehood Drive Sam King Says Hawaii statehood leaders said today that the lukewarm Republican platform plank on Hawaii statehood will not seriously impede the statehood drive.

Both Abner T. Longley, chairman of the Hawaii statehood commission, and Sam King, vice chairman, expressed that view to reporters. Mr. King is just back from Philadelphia where he was a delegate to the Republican national convention that adopted the plank last week. The two conferred this morning in lolani palace statehood headquarters.

nun Although the GOP plank calls onlv for "eventual statehood" and lumps Hawaii in with Puerto Rico, it will do "no real damage to me statehood cause, Mr. King said. He said that shortly after its adoption. House Speaker Joe Martin told him "We'll act stronger than the words. We'll do it anyhow, NO BAN ON STATEHOOD Mr.

Kins: pointed out that the plank, although it is a disappointment, contains no ban on statehood. 0 0 He said that even Senator Eugene Millikin, who took the lead in pre venting a stronger plank, nas dicated his willingness to be con vinced on statehood. Mr. King said that Senator Millikin's opposition was based primarily on a desire to have a further investigation on Commu nist activity here before a decision was made. Also' unsympathetic to an immediate statehood plank was Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, chairman of the full GOP resolutions com mittee, Mr.

King said. nun Senator Lodge still wants to make up his mind about admitting a non-contiguous territory, Mr King said. COULDN'T CHANGE MINDS Hawaii's two members of the GOP resolutions committee tried but were unable to get the com mittee to change its mind and sup port a stronger statehood plank, Mr. rving saia. The Hawaii members were P.

Soares and Marguerite Ashford. tt tt Mr. Longley, a Democrat, and chairman of the statehood com mission snares Jvlr. Kings view that the GOP plank will not seri ously hurt the statehood drive. He said today the fate of state hood depends on what the senate investigators decide when they come down here not on the GOP plank.

nan Mr. King the first Honolulan back from the Republican conven tion is confident that the Dewey- Warren ticket will win in Novem ber. Mr. King labeled it a "marvelous ticket" today and said it is certain to carry the country. One convention victory for Hawaii was in obtaining a three vote increase in the size of the territory's delegation to future GOP conven tions, according to Mr.

King. ana In the past Hawaii has had three votes, plus two "bonus votes" if it elects a Republican delegate to con gress. a a a In the future, the territory will have a minimum of six votes, plus two bonus votes if it elects a Re publican delegate. Mr. King said this increase was obtained by Delegate Joseph Farrington, who sat on the convention rules committee and fought for the boost for Hawaii after a similar one was given the District of Columbia.

Hickam Flight Leaves for Mainland (Pictures on Page 10) The first of 13 C-54s bound for the Atlantic and perhaps eventually to Germany left Hickam air force base at 12:40 a. m. today. The plane was piloted by 1st Lt. James J.

Rouch. His plane was followed at 1:10 a. m. by the cargo plane of 1st Lt. P.

G. Smith. A third plane scheduled to depart later was delayed at the field by magneto trouble. FIVE BY TONIGHT An air' force spokesman said this morning that it is anticipated that five planes will be on their way to the mainland by tonight. The remaining eight cargo planes of the 19th troop carrier squadron will depart for Fairfield, Calif, and thence to Westover air force base, Mass.

as they become available. It was explained that some of the planes are being overhauled and checked at Hickam. ALL BY FRIDAY NIGHT The Pacific air command's tentative schedule indicates that all 13 planes will have left by Friday night nan The squadron is commanded by Maj. Arthur S. Cresswell.

Orders for the "long range training mission" were received at Hickam Sunday evening. They directed that the entire flight echelon of 13 planes from the 19th troop carrier squadron be flown to the Massachusetts air force base. a A United Press dispatch from Washington linked the flight from Hawaii with an air force announcement that 39 C-54s were being flown to Germany to help fight the Russian blockade against Berlin. CARRY FULL CREWS The planes that left Hickam early this morning carried three pilots, two navigators, a radio operator and two engineers. ana The crewmen are said to be on temporarily detached duty and will! shook Oahu.

Museum officials, Amy ire Talks Here Economic trends in Hawaii were surveyed this morning in a special cabinet meeting called by Acting Governor Oren E. Long. The fund crisis in the welfare department was one of the points of discussion. Officials also reported to Governor Long on the tax outlook and labor picture. a a a The meeting lasted more than two hours and was the first cabinet session held in several months.

Afterwards Governor Long said he would have a detailed statement to releas later. But he declined to make any immediate comment on the meeting. He said he wanted time to assemble the data presented by the various department heads. a a a One report said considerable concern was expressed over the welfare outlook and over the general financial picture. But in the words of one official "it wasn't all black." Delegate Will Start Home Wednesday Star-Bulletin Bureau.

Washington, Tt. June 28 Delegate Joseph R. Farrington put the affairs of his office in shape today preparing to leave by train Wednesday nirjht en route to his home in Honolulu. He will be accompanied by Mrs. Farrington.

The delegate returned to Washington from Philadelphia by way cf New York last night, pleased with the selection of the Republi can ucket and convinced that it assures success in the November election. Mr. and Mrs. Farrington will sail on the Lurline July 9, arriving in Honolulu July 14. Comet Is Moved From Kewalo to Pier 7 The 40 year old forrfler army transport Comet was moved from Hawaiian Tuna Packers docks at Kewalo basin this morning to Pier 7 at the foot of Bishop St.

The Chinese tug Sea Hawk is expected to begin towing the Comet today on the long voyage to Shanghai, where the old ship will be converted for use on the Yangtze river. THE SAMOAN PICTURE TODAY Douglas Lovelace, veteran Associated Press writer, recently spent three weeks in Samoa, studying and observing political conditions among the natives. The Star-Bulletin today begins Mr. Lovelace's articles which summarize in objective fashion what he found in the islands to the south which are under the administration of the navy. Turn to Page 5 for the first of the series.

Jcday's Baseball No games scheduled in either league. NEWS DIRECTORY 1 ip a 1 TH i rends i lawali Welfare Projects Set U. S. Aid October 1 the mayors "garbage bag" plan will work. Members of Lau Lima Hoonani agreed to part of the mayor's plan but were skeptical about the gar bage bags.

a a a "We can argue about this for ever," Mr. Dillingham said. "The only way to find out whether the garbage bags will work is to try them out. The supervisors already have agreed to take no action on ifie mayor's pending garbage bag or dinance until after the mainland inspection trip of Llewellyn H. L.

(Sonny) Hart, superintendent of the division of refuse collection and disposal. a a a The trial plan probably will provide for special garbage bags to be placed in regular tin containers. Use of the bags will save time and make garbage collection m.ore efficient and sanitary, the mayor said. in deciding whether the additional funds will be used to increase existing payments or to add more recipients to welfare rolls. HOLCOMB PRAISED Miss James praised Mr.

Holcomb for "the excellent job he has done of interpreting the welfare department's needs to the public." She said she will confer with the director and his assistants "on some problems of financing which have come up in the past few years." Hawaii's welfare program has suffered from the fact that its revenues are largely dependent on income taxes, she said. As unem ployment rose following the war, the source of welfare funds was curtailed. nan As a means of improving the financial setup, she suggested that welfare programs be operated more on appropriated funds than with restricted earmarked money. tt "In a changeable, program like welfare," Miss James pointed out, "I believe it is sometimes better to operate with appropriations, which may be altered from time to time to meet changing conditions." a a a But to do this, she added, the legislature must be sympathetic and understanding to welfare no (6 nirnco -W I Thousands dollars Loss IKlere The early morning earthquake which jolted Oahuans out of their beds caused considerable damage in downtown Honolulu, a quick survey this morning snowed. Estimates of damage were available in only a few cases, but the total number of cracked walls, fallen plaster and other damage indicates that 44.000 VOLT 'SHORT CAUSES 'BLUE FLASH The blue flash of light witnessed by several Honolulans just after this morning's earthquake was in all probability caused when the 44,000 volt circuit went out at Koolaupoko.

J. R. Britton, superintendent of system maintenance for the Hawaiian Electric said the weather bureau at the Honolulu airport reported seeing the flash of light above the Kalihi area. The power company has two main lines for the windward side of the island. One runs from School St.

up Kalihi valley and over the ridge where it converges at Koolaupoko with th other line coming up Nuuanu Ave. over the Nuuanu pali. Repair men are checking all power lines in the area for possible damage caused by the vibrations, Mr. Britton said. Tht residents from Kaneohe to Wai-manalo were without power for a short time after the quake, he added.

total damage may run into many thousands of dollars. Among the buildings damaged were: Castle Cooke building, cracked walls. Theo. H. Davies Co.

building, shattered plate glass windows and numerous plaster cracks on the first floor. Bishop National Bank plaster cracks. Bishop Trust Co. building, cracked' wall Veiling on the fifth floor. Tripler general hospital, cracked Turn to Page 10, Column 2 Earthquake Stops Aloha Tower Clock This morning's earthquake was one to stop the clock.

Actually stopped by the ground tremor that rattled windows and nerves all over the island was the ten ton bronze and steel timepiece in the Aloha tower. Probably the most severely shaken man in the territory at the time of the quake, was Henry Ah Sing, the tower night watchman. He was on the tenth floor of the building. His written report to Harbormaster James Friel this morning says, "It was a very severe quake. The tower was very well shaken." Double Duty Ice In St.

Louis, according to the director of public information for the National Safety Council, an ice cube thrown from a hotel window knocked a woman out cold. She was revived at a hospital with what do you think? That's right: an ice pack. Of course, such an accident is a rarity, so you needn't worry about it happening to you. But if you are worried over something like lack of money, just let a Star-Bulletin Want Ad trade cash for your unneeeded belongings. Phone 57911.

Star-Bulletin Want Ads Too Late to Classify on Page 21 iui Quake Sidelights: IT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT ON OAHU The army reported minor quake damage at Ft. Shatter this morning. Large cracks were made up the center stairwell for four floors in the pineapple pentagon building- a a a Several trophy and display cases in the building were knocked down and broken. Plaster was knocked loose and joists sprung in the army headquarters building. a a tt A 70 foot long crack was reported on the lower floor of the new special troops barracks at FL Shatter.

None of the damage was considered extensive. a a a There were no reports of damage at Schofield or south sector. The 14th naval district reported that the navy yard suffered no quake damage. MANY TELEPHONE CALLS The automatic recording ammeter at Mutual Telephone which records the electrical load on the tpipnhnnp firruits. iumrjed nearly straight up on its graph at 1:46 a.

m. today, a telephone spokesman said. a a a The graph was at the night time normal of 80 amperes when the I JU1I WW i graph showed the load did not level oil 10 normal unui m. 000 The increase, in amperes, amounted to 131 per cent and a several hundred per cent increase in number of calls. The total, however, did not reach normal day time loads.

BISHOP MUSEUM DAMAGE The third floor bookroom of the Bishop museum loked like a scene from a librarian's nightmare. Miss Margaret Titcomb, librarian, came in this morning, surveyed the effects of Monday morning's quake and winced. 000 Three cases of books were toppled and scattered in disordered piles throughout the room. ONE WATER TIPE BREAK Officials of the board of water supply reported today that one Turn to page 10, Column 1 David Hoapili Descendant of High Chief, Dies David Kualii Hoapili 81, of 3512 Edna died at 4:45 p.m. Saturday at the Queen's hospital.

Mr. Hoapili was a direct descendant of the High Chief Hoapili, comrade of Kamehameha the Great, and governor of Maui under Kamehameha I and II. Chief Hoapili is remembered in history as the first Christian chief to be married with Christian rites. This occurred when he took the widow of Kamehameha the Great as his wife. 000 Mr.

Hoapili was born March 7, 1867, in South Kona. Hawaii, and was graduated from St. Louis college. 000 In 1938 he was retired from Theo. H.

Davies as the first employe to have completed 50 years service with the firm. He began working for them in 1888 and was in charge of the suiting department at the time of his retirement. 000 Friends may call after 9 a.m. Tuesday at Williams mortuary, where services will be held at 2 p.m. Burial will be it Nuuanu cemetery.

0-0 0 Mr. Hoapili is survived by three sons, David K. Herbert K. and Archie M. Hoapili; a daughter, Mrs.

Agnes K. Worthington; 22 grandchildren and several great grandchildren. I rA 1F 1 9 "ilciii Us. V' By RUSSELL BRINES TOKYO, Tuesday, June 29 (JP) The Japanese city of Fukui and surrounding towns were destroyed by earthquake and fire late Monday in a major disaster which took an uncounted toll of Japanese lives. Flames in Fukui were visible for 30 miles.

Japanese papers estimated 5,000 casualties an admitted guess but neither American nor Japanese officials would hazard a figure. Some damage also was reported from a tidal wave on the coast, the ministry officials said, but they dfd not know the location. American quarters had no reports of-tidal waves, and Col. C. C.

Carter, 1st corps adjutant general, said there are no indications that there were any waves. Japanese at the outset had expressed fears of tidal waves because they often follow coastal quakes. a The small U. S. military government unit in Fukui reported all American personnel safe but said they lost moit of their belongings when fire destroyed the headquarters and other buildings.

ana A 33th infantry patrol radioed that it had found the villages of Mikuni, Maruoka, Matsuoka and Kanazu destroyed. They range from 10 miles north to five miles east of Fukui. The patrol indicated the. disaster 7.one is about 10 miles wide and somewhat DEATHS MAY BE HIGH That the loss of life might be ex tremely large was indicated by Lt. Ben tvans of Crawfordsville, of the Fukui military government team.

a a Reaching Takefu. 12 miles south of the stricken city, he 'reported by telephone that one crowded theater in Fukui had collapsed, with only three persons known to have es caped, and that the busy railway station was demolished, with no known survivors. ana Fukui. with 85.000 population, is 200 miles west of Tokyo near the Sea of Japan. By Japanese standards, the area is sparsely populated.

The Japanese welfare ministry in Tokyo said it had a reoort that 350 persons were killed at Daishoji. a seashore town 20 miles north west of Fukui. Occupation head quarters had a report of 10 dead and 60 hurt there. a a tt (Unless Japanese figures are ab solutely official, they usually should be considerably discounted, as they have proved unreliable in previous disasters.) tt a a The welfare ministry estimated the number of "sufferers," including homeless, might reach 400.000. The military government unit reported that almost all of Fukui's 37,000 buildings were destroyed THREE BUILDINGS INTACT Telephoned accounts from Fukui said only three downtown building? remained intact and that one of them, the city hall, was endangered by a continuing fire.

a AH but one large fire had burned out or had been brought under con trol shortly before dawn, American dispatches said. a a a Telephoned reports from Take fu, 12 miles south of Fukui, said landslides prevented closer approach to the stricken city from that direction. Fires in Fukui were visible from Takefu. tt tt An U. S.

army relief train com manded by Maj. Gen. Joseph W. Swing of the 1st corps, was en route to Fukui from Kyoto, 125 EP3 1 I 1 Be Federal aid for three of Hawaii's financially hard pressed welfare programs will be increased approximately 10 per cent October 1 with no strings attached. Sara H.

James, assistant chief of the field section of the bureau of public assistance, said today after arriving from Washington that an amendment to the social security act will directly benefit the territory's programs for the aged, blind and dependent children. a a a The legislation authorizes the territorial welfare department to increase relief payments from $45 to S50 a month and provides for the federal government to foot 60 per cent of the bill. At present, she explained, federal aid amounts to only 50 per cent of payments. Under the new setup the bureau of public assistance will provide three fourths of the fyrst $20 and half of the balance up to S50, for the old age and blind programs. On payments to dependant children, the federal government will furnish three fourths of the first S12, half of the balance up to $27 for the first child, and $18 for each additional child.

a a a Miss James emphasized that Welfare Director Newton R. Hol-comb "will have the whole say" return to Hickam at the completion of their mission. nan The families of the air force men, some of whom arrived here only a few days ago, wi remain at Hickam. 000 No ground crews will accompany the planes. Each air craft mIU carry a "fly-away" kit of spafe parts and repair equipment.

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This standard wiU be consistently maintained. The 'daily price on Oahu on papers bought from newsboys and newsstands will remain at 5c. The Saturday paper wiU cost 10c. The daily price on the outer islands on papers bought from newsboys and newstands will be increased from 7c to 8c. The Saturday price will remain at 10c.

THE STAR-BULLETIN 'Technical' Strike Against Bendix Corp. SOUTH BEND. June 28 (INS) Pickets surrounded the Bendix Aviation Corp. plant here today in "technical" strike against the company. Robert J.

Mahoney, president of Bendix local No. 9 of the CIO-United Automobile Workers, explained that the union's 7,300 members were striking in "protest over contract inequities." 30 Injured in Greyhound Bus Accident SAN BRUNO, June 28 (U.R) Thirty passengers of a Pacific Greyhound bus were injured early today when the bus was struck broadside by another vehicle at San Bruno intersection on Bayshore Freeway just south of San Francisco. British King Decrees National Emergency LONDON, June 28 (JP) King George VI signed a proclamation declaring a national emergency tonight to deal with the dock strike which is threatening Britain's food supply and export recovery drive. (Earlier story on Page 10.) ERP Winning Cold War, News Guild Told SAN FRANCISCO, June 28 (JP) The European recovery program is beginning to win the "cold war" with communism, delegates to the 15th annual convention of the American Newspaper Guild (CIO) were told today. Guild President Harry Martin, Memphis, a delegate to the recent United Nations conference on freedom of information in Geneva, said Italy was one indication of this.

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