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LVTII, No. lfifWO Evening Bulletin, Sst. 1382, No. 145M 20 PAGES HONOLULU, TERRITORY OF HAWAII, U. S.

MONDAY, JULY 7, 1952-20 PAGES i i i i AIRPIANI DELIVERY en ISLANDS OTHER THAN OAHU 10' PRICE ON OAHU I RH EE) OTP MM i Taft, Ike Both Statehood for Pledge Islands Hawaii Follows Taft 7-1 in Vote on Seats CONVENTION HALL, CHICAGO. July 7 (U.R The Republican National Convention recessed this afternoon until p.m. FDT 5:30 p.m. HST) tonight. Isle Delegation To Enter Voting 1 Without Pledges! I cV A-v xtx- i i I By RILEY H.

ALIEN Editor The Star-Bulletin CHICAGO, 111., July 7 Hawaii's delegation to the Republican National Convention, met the two top presidential candidates this morning in quick succession and got pledges CONVENTION HAT.T, CHICAGO. Julv 7 Eisenhower hackers won a major victory at a marathon opening session, nf the 25th Rermhliran National Convention toHav in a of Statehood support from both ji ni IV?" STST" The pledge from Robert A. objective but in the method of at taimnz that obiective. i Mr. Taft outlined the steDS would take if elected, to put State- kh thc immwt.

-CrHo Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower v. asi CHICAGO, July 7 Ha-j waii's eight man delegation! wpnt intn the Rennhliran na- convention- this morn. uncommitted to any ean-i i in nir II inruitir me recent territorial convention.

LnH tn it" structed and free to iue its strength ltdv tiu liic uciiiauun and strategy on behalf of adva tageous Hawaii objectives. huuu, hu iu uui. mc u.cainn voting strength behind the candi I fr A I II I II lf-tl I ill III Will II1W.L effectively carry out the platform Pledge. a his city pulsating with po- itical fever and tumultuous with Political uproar, the Hawaii dele- n.K- ut" ly that he is not familiar with the! After this brief wait the delega- Chief of these is to get into the nrresary legislative procedure Uion went to the fifth floor suite; COP national platform an unequi IeS hwouWhrcLck! where Eisenhower has one of hisivocal pledge for immediate ate-, on ana, worn quesi.onea further hv snmp if th Hplpoats i x. he appeared a bit impatient that her Fnouia oe pressed lor details.

of maw ThV firt rnltinc JhrJ irnt: Taft conference rooms in the Conrad Hilton Hotel. 4 met calmly bundayai noon i bv the Taft forces to seat the seven Louisianans. DRAMATIC FIGHT The vote, after a dramatic floor fight that brought both jeers and cheers from the highly partisan delegates, was on an issue minor in itself hut one that hpnam? a tst strength in the opening day nomi-. nation fight between Gen. Dwight D.

Eisenhower and Senator Robert A. Taft. I A tremendous cheer went up from the convention floor when the result was announced. In the roll call on the first test of strength between Eisenhower and Taft. Hawaii's eight delegate! votes went as follows: 7 "against" I.

a tor vote is lor a taft soon- i sored motion to amend delegate; contest rules; an "against" vote! favors the Eisenhower position. A moment later the convention adopted by acclamation a pro Eis enhower rules change proposal. It provides that contested delegates are to be allowed to vote each state contest is settled individually except when contesied seats had been settled by a two thirds vote of the GOP national committee, TO CURB VOTE The effect of this will be to keep the 63 contested delegates from Louisiana. Texas and Georgia from voting on any of the delegate disputes. Rep.

Clarence Brown of Ohio, a long time Taft backer, had proposed that seven of the Louisiana delegates be seated since they were district delegates and the national i The meeting was set for 9:30 and; After the usual handshaking KI-EGATES OX HAND Snon thereafter the senator ap- a round introduced by the deFega-i A'1 delegates are here, plus al-pcared. smiling and composed. Hettion chairman Samuel wilderPrnaes and others of the party looked amazingly rested consider-! King) the General remarked at i on hand for the top party conclave. in2 the Dhvsieal orrionl hes hrenionrp- i The caucus was held at the Pal- Taft was specific not only in, jjo a meetinz Dreviousiv scned- i iu' i Kisenhower was seeing John Foster it Dulles, the "architect" of the U. arppr rnnrerenr rnnm? i peneral entered quick mov- uiuv irr 1 nM -J -y 'u, anoears a bit tired from' the prolonged strain of almost in- cessant political activity since he returned to this country onl a few weeks ago from his NATO job.

But! he, like Taft, is standing the convention campaigning remark-; ahlv u-pll i "131 Suit II im sorry to welcome you as a delegation from a Territory, rather! than from a State. "There's no question in my mind that you should have Statehood and I am right with you in that! purpose." i Chairman King brought up the question of attention to Asian er said: Europe. its not a question of one area or another what we are fighting! is the naked force' of communism! eevrywhere. manpower ana natural resources ana me i-ommunist leaaers could seize and utilize these, they would He. developed briefly analysis of the world situation bv i lin that irt EuTo- thirl is I i iing ot HI 11 1 to est in i I foing through for weeks.

The entire Hawaii delegation, fight delegates, eight alternates, national committeeman and com-mitteewoman, sergeant at arms, page and others was present. The party totaled 26. Senator Taft carefully explained Ihe fight between the Taft and) Eisenhower forces over several con-1 TAFT IN A CONFERENCE Senator Robert A. Taft of Ohio confers with Mrs. Joseph Far-rington, president of the National Federation of Women's Republican Clubs, and Albert White, national committeeman from Alaska, at Chicago where the Republican National Convention opened today.

AP Wirephoto. Chicago Paper Carries Interview hVZwLk t.fc -r "The problems of the Pacific rrl a are no les? important rrs had offered what they fee to than those of tne AtIantic and Walter Dillingham Repeats Opposition to Statehood IIr I Iore a new coector is nominated. committee should have disposed hood is revealed in an interview prominently carried in the Chicago! SEOUL. Korea, July 7 (U.R) Muf-only of at-large delegates Sundav Tribune. derous Communist fire turned back brown said this would be mere-j Mr.

and Mrs. Dillingham are here as guests of Col. Robert R. McCor- attacking United Nations troops ly, following rules that the GOPmickj publisher of the Tribune, and Mrs. McCormick.

with heavy losses only two miles aww. as seems probable, an interim ap- contested delegations. He explained pointment will have to be made to ll the position until next January whnn the nmir f'Anorocc moete anrt the more quickly overrun and con-jman ot the delegation, to which he quer and utilize the vast areas andL vas eiccted as delegate at large multimillion peoples of Asia. He rrom Hawaii, also reDorted. hold its first caucus.

mer House, one of the city's larg and best appointed hotels. Here the Hawaii delegation has its head- quarters. Former Delegate to Congress Samuel Wilder King, chairman of the Hawaii delegation, presided, The caucus went on for a large part of the afternoon. It was held harmony and with a realistic sense that Hawaii objectives must rlpterminp its decisions. HEARD James P.

Winne, national com-imitteeman. and Mrs. Bina'Moss-Iman, national committeewoman, at- tended and shared in the discus- sions. 1 Keports were maoe oy unanman; sions Delegate to Congress Joseph vorrinat ho is'honorarv rhair Mr. Farrington had received the distinct honor of being selected to head the important subcommittee ion defense of the resolutions and platform committee.

STRONG TLANK DRAFTED Mr. Farrington said tnat a strong Statehood plank has been drafted and adopted by another subcommittee of the' resolutions committee. He had been invited to appear before this subcommittee, and did outlining the reasons for the forthright declaration for immediate Statehood. The Hawaii delegation discussed at length the position it should take on candidate and platform, and agreed to continue unpledged and uncommitted now. The group will make no decision on suDDortmg any candidate or candidates until after the resolu- tions committee has made its re IX II lUni 1 LOU IlilllfC a VflHUlia uin- added "I personally think it is to our great advantage to make certain we don't lose Indo-China.

and those adjacent areas. "As long as we hold South Korea. Japan is twice as safe as if it were Turn to Tage 117. Column Two More Ships Due With Food; 4 Unloading Now The Pacific Far East Lines vessel Flying SCutf is due here at 7 tomorrow morning with 388 measurement tons of emergency civilian cargo to supplement food being unloaded from four ships today. Another 285 tons of reefer cargo The Tribune story says that Dil lingham spoke as "representative of one of the pioneer families of Hawaii.

For nearly half a century he has directed rail and other business interests founded by his father, Benjamin, a seafarer from an old Cape Cod, family." The Tribune news story continues: with its 'two senators and one congressman is not the answer to the problems of Dillingham said. Instead the Federal government, he explained, should safeguard the Territory as a very important outpost of defense in the The Tribune interview then quotes Mr. Dillingham as describ ing Hawaii under repeated shipping strikes and tieups as "choked off and attributing these interruptions in shipping service to Harry Bridges the "West Coast waterfront czar who was convicted in April, 1950, of perjury and conspiracy in connection with his naturalization hearing." APPEAL TO LABORERS Mr. Dillingham emphasized that Bridges, out on bond, and his "lieutenants have been appealing to field laborers in Hawaii through false statements and misinformation that their welfare can best be served by following his (Bridges') leadership." The Tribune story then further quotes Mr. Dillingham: "On the question of Statehood for Hawaii Anti-Statehood Scored by Isle Gratz Plans To Retire as iAMr LllSlOmS Lhiet H.

Tucker Gratz announced to- day tht he has asked officials Washington to ac cept his resignation as U. S. Collector of Customs for Hawaii, effective the end of this month. Mr. Gratz has filled the position since Sep- tpmher IQJSft and currently is serv ing a term that runs to January 15.

1955. His resignation. II. T. Gratz he said, is because of "my desire to return to private enterprise." TO ANNOUNCE FLANS Mr.

Gratz will announce his business plans about August 1. Prior to assuming his present job, he had been active as representative here for a national liquor distillery. He said he definitely will remain in the Territory which he adopted as his home after being assigned ihere to duty in the Navy in 1942. Jf Congress adiourns sine die be- can confirm a permanent appoint ment. With the position of Collector of Internal Revenue abolished in a departmental reorganization, the Customs post is the key Treasury Department position in, Hawaii.

HEADS COMMISSION. Mr. Gratz will continue to head the Pacific War Memorial Commission which is planning an elaborate World War II memorial here. In a letter announcing his resignation to Secretary of the Treasury John W. Snyder, Mr.

Gratz commented: "If at any future time my services can be of assistance or value to our country, I hope that the records I have made as Collector of Customs is such that you would not hesitate to impress me into service again. He praised the customs staff here and said it "is staffed with such competent, industrious and loyal persons that there will be no di- minution in the quality or effective- ness tne collector's office Soviet Refuses Lease MOSCOW, July 7 (P The Soviet Government today notified the United States it would not renew the lease on the American embassy building which expires December 31. 1952. The Russians indicated, however, that they will furnish the U. S.

with another building. I i 1 I 4 weekend. Traffic deaths, although record. Rain and thunderstorms were in store for Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska and much of Colorado. A few scattered showers were expected to hit the deep South.

A mass of cold air from Canada swept over the northern Rocky Mountains and into the northern Plain and Mountain states, bringing relief from the, 'July heat. At Sheridan. the temperature plummeted' from a sizzling 95 to 47 in 24 hours. A pilot flying near Casper. looked out a cockpit window, blinked and then reported a snowfall.

3 Radio Stations Will Broadcast Mac Arthur Speech At least three Honolulu radio stations tonight will carry re-broadcasts of Gen. Douglas MacArthur's keynote speech at the Republican national convention. KGMB will carry the Mac-Arthur speech in its 9:45 p. m. broadcast, which may run for several hours.

Earlier, at 8, KGMB will give a half hour convention digest. 4 KGU at 8:30 will start a three hour broadcast which will include the general's talk. KULA'S program is booked for 9:30 to at least 10 p.m. and will also include the MacArthur speech. KPOA will carry a 5:30 to 6 p.

m. digest but officials aren't sur Gen. MacArthur's talk will be included. Ms is expected aboard the Navy ship! port, and the platform adopted. President Jackson, due in Friday.

jThis is tentatively scheduled for About 229 measurement tons of Wednesday, food-including canned vegetables! t(nv and fruit, flour and soybeans is TO PALClh DAIL1 aboard the Pioneer Bav. arriving! The delegates agreed to caucus Sunday. daily, beginning today at 10 ithe morning. Convention sessions 3,000 TONS ABOARD begin at 11:30. This will give time 'Stevedores began unloading about for the delegation to.

get together, 3,000 tons of food this afternoon discuss developments briefly, and from the last of the four vessels in Turn to Page B7, Column 3 port today, an LST towed here bv jthe Agnes Foss for Hawaiian Gro- Reds Repulse Allies With i Heavy Losses from the truce village of Panmun- jom today. The Allies had begun their attack with tanks, flame throwers, rockets and infantry under a bright moon at 10 p.m. i9 a.m. EST) Sunday, seeking to dislodge the Communists from three hills within sight of the searchlight marked Panmunjom neutral zone. The U.

N. forces fired rockets and flame throwers at almost point-blank range at tunnel entrances to Communist bunkers protecting the hills, but failed to rout the defenders. Infantry had just reached the first hill outpost when the Reds opened up with 10,000 rounds of artillery and mortar fire, the heaviest barrage they have fired since June 21. RETURNS COMMANDER 2nd Lt. Thomas Talbot, of Elgin, iTex who started out as platoon leader and came back acting commander of what was left of A Company, said the Chinese held their fire until one platoon of about 40 men reached their trench lines.

The Reds rolled hand grenades down the incline and poured mor tar and machine gun fire at the attackers. Talbot's platoon acted as litter bearers for the wounded. "We tried and we tried, at least six times, Talbot said, to rescue the platoon that got on the first hill. But we couldn't move forward." At 3 a. m.

the troops were ordered to pull out. British Naval Docks Under Security Bars LONDON, July 7 OP! The admiralty said today that wartime security measures have been ordered for all of Britain's Royal Navy Dockyards. It gave no reason for the action. An announcement said a photographic record for identification purposes was being made Of about 50,000 men employed at the dockyards at Plymouth, Chatham, Portsmouth, Rosythe and Sheerness. Today's Baseball NATIONAL LEAGUE (No games scheduled.) AMERICAN' LEAGUE (No games scheduled.) Aquarium Results! Results were fast for Mr.

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jf ouu Miiea on rviainiana i-t- inn compromise, one inat would not sacrifice nroubiiran party principle. He said this had been flatly and abruptly turned down by the Eisenhower managers. Turning to Statehood. He said, crisply: "I am in favor of Statehood for Hawaii. I am in favor for a plank in the republican national platform calling for immediate Statehood and will do everything I can for the inclusion of such a plank.

"If I am elected President tj would expect this Statehood action Jo be the first or among the first! fhings to be brought tip in the next session of Congress after election. SHOULD BE IMMEDIATE "Procedural matters in organization and so forth would naturallv have to be handled first, then leg'-1 islation. All the Hawaii Statehood legislation should be immediate." He then was asked about Alaska. He said: "I -would not tie Hawaii up with Alaska in Statehood. They should be settled each on its own merits." lie explained this situation briefly, then Delegate Jack Mizuha of Kauai asked him about his attitude rm Asian matters of concern to the United States.

"Asia is equally an area of interest to and importance to the future of the United States with any other area," he commented. "It would be as dangerous to the raee of the world and our own security for the Soviets to take over Japan or the Philippines or Indonesia as for them to take over western Europe." Outlining his position on the defense of the Asian areas, he made it plain he would dislike to commit American ground forces on the Asian continent, or elsewhere on the Asian coast except to hold, develop and operate from American bases in those areas. ne spoke specially of strong ndvai ana air forces anri fai-- holding the bases we have established or may establish in Japan. FAVORS BILL He also made it plain that he favors the McCarran-Walter bill just passed by Congress recodifying the U. S.

Naturalization laws and rules. He said it is imperfect and incomplete but that its principle is right and it can in succeeding Con-Cresses be amplified and perfected From this conference the Hawaii delegation hurried across the street to the Blackstone Hotel for the Eisenhower meeting. i Saturday's NET PAID CIRCULATION 350. Uil "Pheebie, Know Your Man, I nationally syndicated car- toon feature, appears exclu-i $ivey in Hawaii in The Star- Bulletin. 5 This clever, sophisticated i I Star-Bulletin specialty weaves I sound advice into sparkling: commentary on how to; please and win a man.

i Four out of five Honolulu i families look forward to it daily. Four out of five Hono- lulu families look forward, I too, to the helpful, money i saving merchandising news from advertisers, who know that with The Star-Bulletin'i they reach the LARGEST! NUMBER of potential custom- I ers at the IOWEST COST per reader. 1: i 'S Tht Star-Bulletin ba larger paid circulation than all other daily news paper in Honolulu combined. '2 During July Fourth Weekend vrvRV Julv 7 flip) More than 600 Americans were killed in during the long July foit-er than vnerted. set a CHICAGO, I1L, July 7 Hawaii Republican leaders have sharply challenged the comments on Statehood carried in the Chicago Sunday Tribune quoting Walter F.

Dillingham. Mr. Dillingham was quoted as saying that "Statehood is not the answer to Hawaii's problems" and as plugging for continued direct Federal luuvcmuiiiii iidvc oteu luiiuwing since 1912. Eisenhower forces insisted that all delegates whose seats are in contest should be barred from voting on their own or other delegates' contests. It was a long, bitter fight.

Victory hungry GOP stalwarts, worried that the floor battle would leave many wound3 unhealed at election time, had striven desperately to head it off through some compromise. They even delayed the opening of the first session for an hour and three minutes in an effort to get the Taft and Eisenhower men in agreement. LONG HUDDLE A long back stage huddle produced no decision, however, and finally GOP National Chairman Guy George Gabrielson gaveled the convention to order. Top aides to Taft and Eisenhower, along with some of those who are trying to soothe things, were still talking it over in Gabrielson's office, meantime. But still there was no compromise.

Finally it came to the convention floor with a motion by Senator Bricker of Ohio that the convention adopt the 1948 rules. That was what Taft's backers wanted. The Eisenhower strategists countered with a substitute proposal that contested delegates be allowed to vote as each state contest is settled individually, except in the case of contested seats settled by two thirds of the national committee. This was a proposal that some delegates not aligned with the Eisenhower camp had been advancing as a. possible compromise.

Before the rules dispute came to the floor, there was the usual whooping, shouting and declara-Turn to B7, Column 3 Station KPOA Files For Video Channel Sought by Tser The Federal Communications Commission in Washington announced today the receipt of a fifth TV station application from Honolulu. The Island Broadcasting operator of radio station KPOA, has applied for Channel 4. which also is sought by the Advertiser Publishing Co. for its KGU-TV outlet. This indicates competition for Channel 4 as well as Channel 2 which is sought by Royaltel and Pacific Frontier Broadcasting Co.

(KULA). Radio Honolulu has a so far uncontested application on file for Channel 11. Honolulu has been assigned five commercial VHF channels No. 2r 4, 9, 11 and 13 with Channel 7 reserved for non-commercial educational use. Presidential Election Planned Soon by Rhec PUSAN, Korea.

July 7 () Syngman Rhee, South Korean President, today signed a bill call ing for popular election of this country's president. The compromise measure was approved last week during a presidential crackdown on the na- tional assembly. It also provides for a two-house legislature which will have power to throw out the cabinet. Rhee said the election would be as "soon as possible. Dillingham explained that he believed the 'importance of Hawaii as an outpost of the United States and the interest of the people of the Territor' would be better safeguarded through continued direct control by the Federal govern ment.

WANT NO FAVORS "Continuing, 'the people of Hawaii want no favors but they do-want the same consideration as citizens of a Territory that is given to citizens of states. I feel that this is more important than the question of giving the inhabitants of a territory the right to vote for President. 'The Statehood argument of taxation without representation could be nullified if the Federal government would recognize the right of the people to share the same priv ileges of residents of States. This interview, appearing on the eve of the Republican national convention, caught the immediate attention of the Hawaii delegation here, pledged to fight for immediate Statehood. It was recalled that Mr.

Dillingham has "long opposed immediate Statehood, so his position is no surprise, but delegates are asking if its appearance now is designed as an effort to counteract the successful work, thus far, of the Hawaii delegation to get a strong Statehood plank into the GOP national platform. Interview Delegation equities under which Hawaii labors and continues: "Only the change from territorial status to Statehood will rectny the inequalities." Chairman Samuel Wilder King added the following comment: "Our delegation is pledged unanimously to work in Chicago for a plank in the national Republican platform demanding immediate Statehood for Hawaii. NO HALF MEASURES "In view of Hawaii's long record for orderly the de sire of its people, its economic resources, its position as a bastion of American defense the Pacific, there can be no half measures. Mr. King also directly referred! to the Dillingham comment as ol- lows: "Mr.

Dillingham does not speak for the people of 'Hawaii but only; for himself. "His attempt to deprecate the ef-j forts of the people of Hawaii to winj immediate Statehood action at this strategic stage of the proceedings of the national convention is not only ODDOsed but deeply resented by the representatives or Hawaiian aeie-j gation here: DIRECTORY Page B-2 5 Amusements Armed Forces Business Classified Ads B-6 B-7, 8. 9 Comics B-3! Editorials. Editorial Features 8 Obituaries B-6 i Radio Programs Society B-l Snorts B-4. 5 Visitors' Guide 3-10 A final count placed the accidental death toll at 613 from 6 p.m.

last Thursday to midnight Sunday. Of the total, 356 died in traffic, 176 these three ships: I The Steel Maker, brought 500 tons of animal and! poultry feed, 500 pounds of rice, 375 tons of flour. 3 tons of wheat prod ucts, tons of peanuts. brewer's refined grits and refrigerated cargo This refrigerated cargo includes shrimp, oranges, poultry and eggs. Unloading of the Maker's cargo at Pier 31 will take two or three days.

2 The Navy ship Crain, which brought about 7,700 tons of civilian foodstuffs to augment 5.500 tons of emergency supplies brought bv the Navy ship Diphda. Unloading of the Diphda was completed yesterdav at Armv Pier 4n.H an-m talrft lie: 1 lit 59 tons I 5- tons of four or five davs to unload. "The drivers and traffic law i enforcement officials deserve a pat FREIGHTER BRINGS FEED on the back for this saving in hu- 3 The Waterman I i man life. said Ned H. Dearborp, Afoundria.

which arrived from Yo-j safety council president. "I hope kohama yesterday with 276 tons of we do even better over Labor animal feed. The feed should be? Day. discharged at Pier 24 today. 4 spokesman said tne council's The Scud is expected to advance estimate was based on tie up at Pier V-2 at Pearl City past experience and current traffic Peninsula.

She is carrying 647 tons tfends, which have seen fatalities of food for the Navy and 136 tons 0n the highways mounting sharply. fu toi or tlle in addition t0 The drowning toll jumped sharp-the 3S3 tons for civilian use. Jv yesterday when a hot spell sent Consigned to civilians and the I hfilMav rrlehratnrs rushinc control of Hawaii's government. His comment was tied up with references to Hawaii's shipping tie-ups and waterfront troubles. In disagreeing with Mr.

Dillingham and refuting his comments on Statehood, the Hawaii delegation here is unanimous. A statement issued following the delegation's caucus Sunday at the Palmer House contained this comment: "Mr. Dillingham correctly attributes our periodic economic ills to labor strife fomented by Harry Bridges and his West Coast waterfront union. NOT HAWAII'S MAKING Many of the strikes that have plagued the people of Hawaii, in cluding the current west uoasx xie-up, are not of our making. In this present West Coast conflict not a single Hawaiian port or union member is directly involved.

We are its victims. Thus when Mr. Dillingham con nects this imported labor leader and convicted perjurer to Hawaii's half century old struggle for self government, he perpetrates a grave injustice on a half million Amer icans in Hawaii. Mr. Dillingham is quoted as say ing that the people of Hawaii want merely the same consideration "as hat given to citizens of states, hey do.

But how else can they achieve it except as citizens of a fullfledged sovereign state" BURDENS WITHOUT RIGHTS "They now share all the responsibilities of American citizenship They derive none of its historic rights. Their sons are drafted to fight our country's wars without a vote in Congress which drafts such legislation." Th delegation cites other in drowned, seven died in plane crasn- es. two from fireworks and 72 xn miscellaneous accidents The National Safety Council said the total of 356 dead in traffic was the highest on record for any tnree riav Julv 4 holiday, but it was con siderably lower than the council's advance estimate of 430 ft inrC HAILS lK.Atriu niuw i trtr K-arhes. streams and swimming pools. The Mississippi valley, the Great Plains states and the interior valleys of California were scorched bv a blazing sun yesterday and the weatherman offered little hope of relief today.

EMhe. reported a blister ing 114 degrees. At Yuma. Ariz, the temperature reached 111. Temperatures around the 100 mark were commonplace in Nebraska, Kansas.

Missouri, eastern Oklahoma and Texas. The Great Lakes area was hot and humid with highs in the 90s. The weather oureau indicated that Wisconsin and Minnesota would cool off gradually. The East could expect generally sunny and clear weather today, but the mercury was expected to hover around the 90 mark Navy are potatoes, whole chickens, hams, eggs and yeast. Yeggs Take $861 From Postoff ice The U.S.

Postoff ice at Nana-kuli was entered by burglars over the weekend and w-as stol-en. The burglars broke in the door and opened the postoffice safe. One resident ot the area believes the robbery occurred Saturday night since he found his box empty Sunday morning when it ordinarily would have contained mail. He said the mail was on the postoffice floor today. tfrtMlHMitittrmtftmitutfttiiiitMiHt.