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Newspaper Page Textd-War Universty Needs: grly Appropriation f $949,967 Asked j President Caldwell (This is the last of a series of articles outlining the require ments of the University of Georgia presented in a report by Dr. Harmon Caldwell, president of the University, to a special inves tigating committee from the State Legislature). . . By PRICE GITTINGER An appropriation of $949,567 yearly for the Uni ity of Georgia was recommended by Dr. Harmon Jldwell, president of the University, in a report pre ~ted to a special investigating committee of the iate Legislature which recently visited Athens. A quest for $50,000 for books and journals for the brary and $1 35,000 for equipment was also pre qted in thé report. SRR LN, Y - if the funds are given to the iversity to make the increasesl at we feel are desirable. it will ot that our state allocation | I{ll have to be $949,567 a year,"l esident Caldwell pointed out in o wreport. “This” 1s " a largCl ~ount but it is not out of line ih appropriations to other state sversities of comparable size. rthermore, if the® university s the job that it ought to do o the people of the state, there uld be no. better investtment $950,000 of the state’s money.”l Other Incomes Listed The university annually, the re-' rt shows, receives some $685,- 93 from SSOUrCes other than the] ate appropriation. Included in is figure are $580,000 in tuition‘ es. $35,000 in vocational funds, d $74,433 from he Metrrill elson Fund. 2 J Recommending $75,000 as a ery conservative” figure for the dministration of the- university , the post-war period, President -ldwell said that a new Director ¢ Admissions will be needéd 1o can give part of his time to amseling and guidance for the tudents. Also, he said, the in reased student body will neces itate additional personnel in the ffice of the Dean of Studentg. We need to inerease material y the scope of our student ealth service,” President Cald vell stated in . the report sug ecting a generad fund of $90,000 vhich would also include “a ound physical education pro ram for all students in the uni ersity” and “an expanded coun bur, Men: And {Women v In Service THENIAN IN ALEUTIANS JALLS LONG-DISTANCE On Tuesday of this week Mrs. llmer Saye, wife of Elmer Saye, eabee CMlc, was notified that her husband, now stationed in the Aleutians, would call her on Wed-‘ lesday night. Mrs. Saye reported hat the connection was very clear, just like talking to someone here n town, and that the Navy censor old her the conversation was be ing transmitted by radio and that | 10 military discussion was to take place. Mr. Saye also talked to his wo young sons, Elmer, jr., and Larry, \ Before entering the service about two years ago he was con nected with the Mion Construction Co. His brother, David D. Saye, Seabee CMlc is in the Aleutians with him, David had spent 16 months in that section with the 45th Construetion Battalion and volunteered to go back, after spending five months in the States. He and his brother left Camp Parks, Calif,, with the 124th Naval construction Battalion last Octo er ~ Mrs. Saye and two sons reside nere at 846 Coilege avenue. PFC. RALPH B. TEASLEY IN PRESIDENT’S GUARD [T'T" Ralph B. Teasley, 568 N. f. iris street, was among the honor suard for the President when' he arrived in Europe after a trip aboard the cruiser Augusta. The M ident’s old outfit, the 187th aniry of the 35th Division tugn €d out to meet him. i ‘\\!«lk:ng through the rows of guards with Gen. Eisenhower and Other high officials, the President S Pped to talk with Captain Clyde e Mills, Kansas ‘City, Mo., who Used to deliver papers to the Tru man home there. Captain Jack SdWK, Laurence, Kas., one of the oni oL members of the 137th pres ot recalled several old friends W, ond the President had known. pl€ members of the guard of .1 r and the security guard were ¢ Vveterans of five campaigns snce D plus 30, when the division \;’m;«f;-:mh“r@ at Omaha Beach in oy mandy. Many of the men had _ered the lines north of St. Lo lf;jf,:t‘f""li!‘!xcmated in the bloody ‘”(K at Mortain Forest. Then o o eral Patton on his dash % "'l(‘ans, Sens, Troyes and whe; and they were with him ”‘x-’wi,.“i\ threw bis tanks into the r j(;wvf"(!,ﬁ r?é Von Rundstedt’s bulge stogne. ,\ Present the regiment is wait (>, ’rocessing prior to returning .],i“\ﬁf‘ States for redeployment. 00, SXPect to sail sometime in 1. C. MATHIS "ls(‘mn(;“gli) s';\;l}2 P{“ﬁ'hls. who served in the hak r‘m;?( llﬁc for over three years, the Ars “} been discharged from nosirs Y. He bas accepted a _l‘.‘;‘;‘;"” n Athens and is living on 1 Sister Miss Rosetta Mathis, Hill street, * - seling service for our students— particularly veterans . . .” : “Several of our buildings are now used and operated by the Navy. When these buildings are returned to the university, the cost of plant operations will nec essarily go up,” President Cald well explained in suggesting an increase of $90,000 for a total of $235,000 for plant operations. “Furthermore,” President Cald well continued, ‘“repairs have been neglected in the past. This is one reason for the fact that our plant is now in need of repairs costing $295,000.” President Caldwell pointed out that a yearly sum of $115,000 will be necessary for the library. “. .. Our library has fewer books than the leading - universities of the South have. We are behind and must make an extra effort to put our library on a par with the best in the South.” Post-War Enrollment Assuming that the university post-war enrollment will be but 4,500, although he confidently predicts in excess of 5,000, Pres ident Caldwell said, “In a uni versity carrying on not only an undergraduate program but a graduate and research prgoram also, there should be at least one teacher for each 15 students. On this basis 300 teachers will be required. It will not be possible to secure or retain competent teachers for less than an average of $3,100 per teacher. This means that $930,000 will be needed for (Continued on Page Six.) JESSE G. SMITH HONORED IN ENGLAND U. S. NAVAL AIR FACILITY, Dunkeswell, England — Jesse G. Smith, aviation ordnancentan, first class, USNR, Route 2, Lexington, Ga., and 182 other U. S. Navy men who lost their lives while operat ing from this air station, had their names permanently inscribed -on a memorial dedicated here recently by Fleet Air Wing 7. s Nearly 5,000 surviving comrades, with RAF Coastal Command, in stalled a memorial organ in nearby Dunkeswell parish church and un veiled a bronze tablet containing the names of the deceased men who fought German U-boats while based here. HUGH FREEMAN HENSON ABOARD MINESWEEPER Hugh Freeman Henson, 25, elec trician’s mate, first class, USNR, Arnoldsville, Ga., has been de tached from the minecraft train ing center at Little Creek, Va., and has reported for duty aboard a new minesweeper. Henson; who reported to Little Creek last February for special training, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. E. H.-Henson of Arnoldsville. TWO ATHENS MEN AWARDED INSIGNIA MIAMI BEACH, Fla.—Two sol diers from the Athens area have been awarded Meritorious Service Unit insignia at the Miami Beach Service Base of the Air Technical Service Command. ] They are Capt. John M. Stokely, formerly of Athens, whose motHher, Mrs. J. B. Stokely, resides at 1050 Juniper' Street N. E., Atlanta, and ‘Pfe. Willard C. Brackett, son of ‘Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Brackett of 135 Satula Avenue, Athens. i Captain Stokely is director of supply and maintenance at this installation, while Pfc. Brackett is assigned to the Post Engineer. The Miami Beach Service Base, which handles all base and re lated services’ for more than 60 military installations in southern Florida, was awarded the Meri torious Service Unit Plaque for “superior performance of duty” by ATSC Headquarters, Wright Field, Dayton, O. ; ’ The insignia is worn on the lright sleeve of the uniform. T-SGT. CHARLES PERRY ! AWARDED SILVER STAR WITH 71ST DIVISION OF THE‘ THIRD ARMY In Europe—Tech nical Sergeanf Charles W. Perry of Danielsville, has recently been awarded the Silver Star-for gal-~ lantry in action on April 19, 1945, near Thornburn, Germany, by ‘Major General Williard G. Wyman, commanding general of the Tist ‘Division. ‘ | The commendation for Sergeant | Perry, who has served in the Army 'since August 18, 1941, reads: “Sgt. Perry’s squad was serving as .left flank security patrol 'while his company was advancing T continued ©n Page Six - ATHENS BANNER-HERALD Vol. 113, No. 170 Full Associated Press Service. Six Foredoomed Jap Cities Flaming ~ oty Y | Ea : TR & g 4 o ’ ‘ ¢ ot - ;53 § &w ol g g e o : o 5 %4 ‘ x-‘“ ; \i.:' ‘" e 3 ;"‘3" o, & Ry ; e;’ﬁi i . BBt 8 : : Vabsk 7T, G 4 = v R . Xw & B o o & ’;q% ¥$A 18 e Pk T s & éﬁ be % '7;.‘ 5 # -‘é & % % q i T e e s. o ::2 . N“h’ Y eB * B - e T . ok : s B ThoNme SEERE T W . = T2W L N B ;g..R e A g. ® 3 .&1 -_.- i ; .L. & v 5 i .. - e - BRS F & £/ e o 7 f’ . e NS " o ... £ 3 .t L G T . Y% -TN e § 3 o 3 2 G S ¥&4 R .E 3 g 3 :\ 3 et \ T B L - " S o ;T ; .\ g < g 3 £ : ~ P N Y e e N '-_h «';‘Ef g The picture above shows five U. 8. N. pilots who returned to their carrier after scoring direct hits with 1,000-pound *.mbs on a Jap battleship in Tokyo Bay on July 18. Selective Service To Be Continued Even After Victory INDIANAPOLIS, July 28 —(AP)— Map. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey said here tfoday that selective service wi'l centinue to draft men after V-J Day. Gen.. Hershey said the necessity for maintaining strong - occupation forces on two continents after V-J Day would mean the contin nation of drafting in order to replace men who are eli gible for discharge under the point system. \ “We plan to continue drafting 100,000 men a month until July, 1946,” the draft director asserted. “OF course we coula cut that if the war should end before then.” He added that he helieved d4he high draft rate would be continued through the next year “regardless of encouraging events.” ATTLEE RETURNS | | : F ol BIG-3 MEETING | By ERNEST B. VACCARO - POTSDAM, July 28—(AP)——‘ {Britain’s Prime Minister, Clement Attlee, returned to Potsdam to«l night to help President Truman | and Premier Stalin draft tue final chapters of the historic document upon which the future fate of Europe hinges. : With = the colorful = Winston Churchill imissing for the first‘ time, the conferenceé picked up }where it left off Wednesday, when he flew to London to learn tae ination‘s crushing rejection of his government. | | Have Begun Work | The new Big Three began im mediately work on the last phase of the parley amid the general impression that it migat be con cluded early next week, Attlee’s presence .in Polsdam throughout the early part of tl v meeting enabled him to rveplace IChurchill without a break in the lcontinuity of the discussions. These have covered everything from President Truman’s primary objective—victory over Japan— to the future government of Ger many. - . Thursday’s ultimatum by the U. S. Britain and China that Japan surrender - immediately or be wiped cut heightened American interest in tue conference. While the ultimatum did*‘not bear Sta lin’s signature, its issuance from Potsdam justified the assumption that the Russian leader had prior knowledge of its contents. There had been no further com ment here on how long toe Ja panese would be given to comply with ‘the stringent Allied terms lfor surrender. Flew With Bevin Attlee flew in from London with Eri-est Bevin, successor to Anthonv Eden as Britisa ¥oreign |Ministe':. The plain-spoken trades union ‘leader a big man with l black horn-rimmed glasses—is | stepping into the great interna ‘tional purley as his first official | act. _ As the conference drove fto ward an early fonclusion, Tru {man wus kept advised hourly of developments in the Pacific war, ‘the Senate progress in its con sideration of %ae United Nations charter, and other affairs through an elaborate communications set up installed in the “Little White House.” | Attlee arived at 6:45 p. m. and hig' plane -taxied to a strip lined r‘with RAF and American Military | (Continued on Pags 1wo) Committee Of Nearly ominiitee eariy y 100 Citizens Urges Big Constitution Vot i Lpwards of one hundred Athens and Clarke countyi men and women today were members of the Clarke County Constitution Ratification Committee advocat ing a big vote in this community August 7th in favor of the new State Constitution. Blanton Fortson and Chancellor S. V. Sanford are chairmen of the committee, the membership of which is open to.addition of the names of those interested in seeing Clarke county poll an outstanding vote in favor ’of the Constitution, which has been hailed throughout the state as paving the way for future development of Ceorgia. Total 0f 4,935 In us g Clarke Eligihle 1 A total of 4,535 citizens of Clarke county, whit, and cotor ed, have been certified as eligi ble to cast ballots on ratification of the new State Constitution in the General Election to be held on August 7, Clerk of * Courts Elmer J. Crawford announced yesterday. 1 White voters eligible to cast ballots total 3,388 and colored voters number 147. Eligible tc vote last November, the last time an election was held in the coun -Iy, were a total of 4.307. Judge Arthur Oldham, chair man of the Board of Registers, said Saturday that only a hand ful ‘of absentee ballol applica tions had been filed with him up ts yesterday mo-ning, but he ex pected the number to be increas ed since Saturday was the final day to secure such ballots. 107 Service Ballots Ordinary Ruby Hartman, whose office sends out ballots to (Contineved on Page Three) PB'sH.E B WPB's H. E. Boyd At Indusfry Institute D-. Alvin B. Biscoe, deap of of the College of Business Ad ministration at the University of Georgia, announced Satur day that Harold E. Boyd, man ager advisor for the War Pro duction Board in Atlanta, will speak at the Tuesday morning session *of 'the Indusirial Rela tion Institute , here on Monday and Tuesday, July 30-31. Mr. Boyg will replace Hamil ton Holt of Macon who couid not be present for the Institute. Dr. Biscoe, who recently suc ceeded Dr. R. P. Brooks as head of the Business Scnool, said that 'thus far approximately 35 Geovgia industrialists and ousi nessmen had made reservations for the ' Instituge, princiral theme of which will be “Better Human Relations in lndustry.” . Mr. Boyd's subject will be k“lncentive Plans and Human Relations in Industry.” ~ All meetings of the two-day institute will be held in the su ditorium of the Cominerce-Jour ’nalism building, Dr. Biscoe stat ed. l (Continued on Page Three) Athens, Ga., Sunday, July 29, 1945. While efforts have been made to make the Constitution and the ratification of it by the peo ple a partisan politica] issue, it is pointed out that all factions of state politics supported the document both in the Sonstiu tion Committee of 23 members which drew it up afier prolong ed sessions and in the General Assembly where no votes were cast against it in the House of Representatives and only a few votee were recorded against it in the Senate. { ; An efort wasmade to confine the writing of a new Constitu tion to a Convention, but the advocates of giving the peopie the rght to vote on is adoption won out and' the pecple are be ing given the opportunity to de iermine- whether. they want to carry on the affairs of the local and’ state: governmenis under a Constitution written in 1877 or or to adopt 'one which ~more nearly meets the needs of the present day. : . Countywide Committee The following citizens of Ath ens and Clarke county are mem be’s of the Committe2 urginz a (Continued on paxe five.) MUNICIPAL ASSOCIATION ENDORSES CONSTITUTION ATLANTA, Juiy QH—(AP)M Leade~s of the Georgia munici pal association said today that the proposed new constituticn “is an improvement over the oid one” and urged its adoption as Gov. Ellis * Arnall "announcea plans for another week of tour ing the state to' promote ratifi cation. Mayor R. S. O'Neal of La- Grange, president, and Zach Ar= rold, secretary of the Municioal Association, issued the statement endorsing the new constitution. “While from a .municipal standpoint we were not successful in incorporating in the new ccn stitution our full program,” the statement said, “we do feel that a great deal was a~complished in the behalf!of our municipali ties in the propoused new consti tution as finally passed by ihe legislature.” Arnall predicted that “many of the leading organizations of the state will b, working for the new charter in the clection Au gust 7.” He pointed out that the now econstitution had already been endorsed by the County Commissioners Association, the Parent - Teachers Association school officials and the Munici pal Association. Arnail said he would speak at Tifton next Tuesday afternoor, Elakely Thurseday noon, A¥bany Thursday night and Winder Iri day noon. “The forces of reaction will e overwhelmingly defeated in the cansitutional ratification elec tion,” he said. Senate Thunders o i 89-2 Approval Of Peace Charter 5 WASHINGTON, July 28— 1 (AP)» — The Senate thundered 89 to 2 approval today of the‘ United Nations charte~, -setting in motion the machinery for a worlg organization ormed witin | torce to keep future peace. | In a history making zoll call before jam-packed galleries, 39 senators voted loudly and clear ly for American participation in a 50-nation leagu, founded pri maril von the principle of uni=- teq action by the United States, Great Britain, Russia, France and China. : Only two Senators langer /R --ND) and Shipstead (R- Mimm} said “no” to a ratificalion action reversing the policy the Senate established 25 ‘years zgo when it rejected Woodrow Wilson’s League of Nations. Senatér Hiram Josvpgson (B~ Calif), aged and ailing member who opposed the league then and voted against thls charter in committee, was absent. He is ill in Naval hospital. Four others, Senators Bailey (D-NC), Glass (D-VA), Reed ‘{R-Kans) and Thomas (R-IDA) ' were absent when the vote was taken afte- six days of discuss ion. Johnson was paired against thg__{atification 5 resolution with TRUMAN SENDS STATEMENT WASHINGTON, July 23 —(AP) — President Truman ~ said in a statement tonight ~ that Senate ratification of ~ the United Nations charter ~ “gubstantially advances the cause of world peace.” Simultaneously a state ment from former Secretary | of State Cordell Hull, often ~ called the father of the Uni | ted Nations, hailed the Sen ate action as a demonstra tion of American determina tion to share “in the ad vancement of the well being of mankind.” Acting Secretary of State Joseph C. Grew said the senators had “taken a most - important step toward es tablishing security and peace - throughout the world.” The text of Mr. Truman's statement, received at the White House from Pots dam: “It is deeply gratifying that the Senate has ratified the United Nations charter by a virtually ananimous vote. The action of the Sen ate substantially advances ! he " cause os world peace. IThomas and Reed, who favored it. ] ' (On ireaty votes vairs are on ia 2-to-1 basis.) So eomplete was tire Senate’s approval of the charter that not a reservation or amendment was offered to, the document draited at the San Francisco conference of 50 nations. When Senator McKeller (D- Tenn.), the presiding officer, announced the vote, the galler ries were unexpectedaly silent, Spectators packed ;' two aeep sround the walls, included many men and women in uniform, Six Days Discussions The history-making ratifica tion action came affer six days of discussion in which approxi mately 60 senators outlined their views. Only a handful we~a crit ical of charter provisions. al though proponents cautioned that it was not a perfect docu ment. American aceeptance of the charter was the first by any ma [ (Continued on Page Two) B-25 “BILLY MITCHELL" CRASHES INTO FMPIRE STATE BUILDING NEW YORK, July 28— (AP) —A B-25, “Billy Mitchell” bomber crashed into the 79th floor of the fog-wrapped Empire State Building, the world’s tallest, today, killing at least 15 per Sons and turning the upper portion of the 1,248-foot tower into a flaming torch. Bodies of the 15 were recoverd from the twisted, blackened wreck age, and police said the death toll might reach fifteen or more. At least three of the dead were crew members of the twin-engine bom ber, which had taken off at Bedford, Mass., and was prevented by foo from landing at LaGuardia Ficld here. PRIURIES A R . Te T g Three explosions were heard as the plane sheared through the stone exterior of the 102-story structure, which swayed like a tree in the wind. Flaming gaso line spread through offices and corridors and down elevator shafts. The screams of trapped persons, many badly burned, spread panic in the upper stories. Great chunks of debris were hurled from the flame and smoke warped ‘ower for five blocks around. Fire trucks and ambu lances converged on the building as thousands gathered in the streets. Mounted policemen and patrol cars bumper to bumper kept the crowds away from the immediate area. Cut Elevator Cable Striking with ter‘rific force, portions of the bomber drove from the north wall to an eleva tor shaft in the west end of the building, causing two elevator cars occupied by several persons, A.B.C. Paper — Single Copy, 3¢ — 5¢ Sunday FIRST OF ASSAULTS PROMISED BY CLYDE BARTEL Associated Press War Editor, Six foredcomed Japanese cities flamed today from the first of many mighty Superfortress fire bomb as saults promised Nippon unless she promptly sues for peace on Allied unconditional surrender terms. Between 550 and 600 big bombers dropped 3,500 tons of incendiaries on Tsu, Aomori, Ichinomiyz, Ujiyamada and Ogachi on Honshu Island and on Uwajima, one of the four largest cities on Shikoku Isiand. The Shimotsu oil refinery 45 miles south of Osaka on Honshu, also was hit. e -t e Y BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS JAPAN: Six foredoomed Japan ese cifies flamed today irom the assault of between 550 and 600 Superforts. The attack’ carried out an Allied threat to bomb her cities unless Japan sues for peacez on Allied unconditional surrender terms. JAPANESE NAVY: Lay almost helpless under carrier plane at tack on Kure Saturday. This was | third attack within week on in land sea near homeland. CHINA: Chungking jubilantly hailed the announcement that Kweilin, one-time U. S. air Lase, had fallen to Chinese troops Fri day night. Jap defenders were reported fleeing northward. o : Gity Pay Hikes . May Require Approval Of WLB A question 'as to whether the War Labor Board will be required to approve salary increase for City of Athens employes ‘aas been raised, it was learned yesterday. City Council recently hiked the pay of City employes and presum lably they went.into effect immed iately.- However, in view of the fact that employes of private bus iness are required to get an okay from the War Labor Board'before their pay can be’ increased, the question has been raised as to whether the WLB must approve the increase in pay of city em ployes. The War Labor Board was created to “aald-the. line’ against ‘ (Continued on Page Five) ’ WEATHER ‘ ATHENS AND VICINITY | Congciderable cloudiness, , showers and occasional thun- ‘ i derstorms. | GEORGIA — Considerable l cloudness, *owers and oc- i casional thunderstorms in the ‘north portion; followed by | clearing in north Monday. 1 Continued ' moderate temper- | . atures except becoming a lit tle warmer Monday. “ _ TEMPERATURE ° | Mighest ... i fowdt. oo a 0 Meal . o .0 e Nomaal .. . . b aouiyling "RAINFALL | Inches last- 24 hours .... .29 Totsl since July 1 .. .... 6.14 Excess since July 1 .. ... 1.94 Average July rainfall .... 5.13 Total since January 1 ....32.99 | Excess since January 1 .. 2.45 to plummet to the basement. | Joseph _Bernsecin, an employe of the Empire State Buiiding re lations office, said at least 1,500 persons. were in the building, Saturday being a holiday for many of the tenants and 550 building employes. Witnesses said one of the bomber’s engines apparently had cut out and that the plane seem ed to be trying to gain altitutude. ' None of New York'’s many sky scrapers ever had been hit by an airplane before. One flaming engine of the B-25 sheared through the south wall of the building, fell atep a 12- story building at 10 East 33rd streef and set the rofo afire. These flames were quickly extin guished and the fire that envel oped the Empire State Building was out 40 minutes after the crash. Eleven of the bodies recovered (Continued On rage Two Sixty of the B-29s hit Aamori, the fartherest north target city, after stopping at Iwo Jima. This was the first use of this island only 750 miles from Tokyo as a bomber staging base. The other planes started from the custom ary bases of the 20th Air Force on tha Marianas Islands, 750 miles south of Iwo. The raids were made the day after Major General Curtis Le may, commander of the 20th AAF, boldly told the Japanese his Superforts were going to hit the six cities and five others which will come in for later blows. Navy Lies Helpless ; Meanwhile the once-powerful Japanese navy lay almost help less v#th its major warships —battleships and carriers—sunk or damaged beyond use by Allied carrier plane attacks Saturday on. Kure naval base. It was the third naval air assault within the week on the enemy base on Japan's Inland Sea. Far East Air Forces bombers, also operating over the Inlang Sea and Tsushima Strait to the. west sank nine Japanese ships totaling more than 16,000 tons in sweeps Thursday, General Mac- Arthur announced today. The bag included an entire con voy of seven ships of 2,500 tons or less caught in Tsushima Strait by Mitchell mediums of the Fifth Air Force, a unit of the Far East AAF. ’ Nagoya airfield on Japan’s main island of Honshu was cra teréd by 1,000-pound bombs from two Seventh Air Force Libéra tors. Other Allied planes including aircraft of the U. S. Seventh Fleet ranged down the Asiatic main- - land coast hitting Japanese junks off Hong Kong and blasting in stallations at Swatow. They also bombed Hainan Island and at tacked railroad facilities and docks in Indo-China. : ¢ “Beauntiful Job” Fliers who participated in the strike of nearly 1,500 American and British planes of Admiral Halsey’'s Third Fleet yesterday reported a “beautiful job” in leaving the big Kure naval base filled with damaged battleships and carriers. Without counting the resuls of Saturday’s strike, Admiral Nim itz’ communique yesterday said that 26 Nipponese warships, in cluding six carriers, three battle ships and four cruisers were sunk or damaged in raids Tues day and Wednesday. For the time being Japan’s ac tive naval strength lies in light units which U, S. destroyers could handle without help, said; Associated Press Correspondent Morrie Landsberg at Guam. Airmen definitely listed the 29,960-ton battleship Nyuga as. sunk at Kure. The whole score of the Tues day-Wednesday strikes, '+ Nimitz said, was 238 Japanese warships and merchant craft and 290 .planes destroyed or' damaged. The list included 72 merchant ships and smaller vessels sunk. inland sweeps over airfields and (Continued an Page TwWo) WASHINGTON, July 28—(AP) —The bureau of Agricultural Ec< cnomics advised civilians today to expect’ no significant relief from food shortage within the next 12 months. : In a report on tae national food situation, the bureau—which is the Agriculture department sta tistical agency—said such: foods as meats, fats and vegetable oils, sugar, cheese, condensed and evaporated milk. poultry, eggs, canned fruits .and canned vege tables will continue short in re lation so demands. ; . In addition, rice, dry beans, ap= ples, and processed foods using large amounts of sugar and fats and oils may become short, it said. i On the other hand, civiiian sup plies oi fluid milk, skim milk products, canned fruit iuices, many fresh vegetables ani fruits, including citrus fruits, fish, and most grain products are expected by the bureau to be fairly plenti (Continueda uvn Page Two.)

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