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13551 Mtlmmntim Ulnrnum Star |3££ — — State and National News VOT^-NO- 313. WILMINGTON, N. C., SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1945 --ESTABLISHED 1867 CHINESE REDS MASS AT WALL By SPENCER MOOSA staff Correspondent CHUNGKING, Nov. 9 — (VP) — Lese Communists issued a blunl P out” warning today to Na ‘Sst troops waiting ominously “ the thousands on Manchuria’s nirthern border, along the historic grjjt Waii near American-guarded Chinwangtao. The Reds cancelled abruptly a Ceduled afternoon peace talk in Chungking and said they would op entnr of Generalissimo Chiang v : shek’s troops into Manchuria , any other “liberated areas.” The government, they charged, is ■n„ 49 armies aggregating 127 divisions—nearly 1,000,000 men tis civil war,” plus 350,000 Let troops. Forty-nine of the government divisions are supplied wholly or partly with American jquipment, they asserted. Chiang's troops, pouring from American transports in the Amen can-secured North China port of “Langtao. are facing ’strong Communist forces” along the Great Wall 10 miles to the north—ready for the main round of China’s un declared war, Associated Press correspondent Richard Bergholz reported from the scene. Semi-official sources in Chung king confirmed his report, conced ing that the government likely will make its major drive to Manchuria by moving eastward from the Chinwangtao area along the Peip ing-Mukden (Manchuria) railroad. Nationalists hope to reach Man churia this month to replace with drawing Russian occupation forces. A Chinese Red spokesman as serted that many airplanes were massed at Peiping, ready to carry government troops to Changchun, Manchurian capital. He inferred that Reds had no way of blocking airborne movements, but added that if any passage of ground forces through liberated areas were at tempted it would instantly* be chal lenged. Higgins Sto Vote Piani ____j OFFICER SHOOTS NEGRO ON STREET Willie James Corbett, negro, about 25, 806 North 'Fourth street, was sho' last night and died later a. James Walker hospital, after being arrested for disorderly con duct and resisting an officer. Corbett who was said by police to have been highly intoxicated at the Victory Cafe, 800 block on Fourth street, was urged by a friend to go home before he got into trouble. Outside the cafe a witness said he urged Corbett again to go home. Patrolman G. C. Looney, who was on duty at that time, report ed that he arrested Corbett for disorderly conduct and at that Cor bett struck him knocking him down. The officer got up and Cor bet knocked ham down again. Locsey drew his gun while try ing to reason with Corbett who reached in his hip pocket as if to pull a gun or knife. The officer then shot him, police reports stat ed Corbett continued to grapple and fight the officer but finally fell to the sidewalk. The officer, who was accompanied by a Ma rine M.P. on the beat, called the police car and took Corbett to the hospital where he died at 9:30 o’ clock. Sgt. Phillip Parish, after com pleting investigations announced that Looney acted in line of duty and that an inquest will be held this afternoon at 3 o’clock. 1Y HELICOPTER MAKES ITS D DT By MARY HARRIGAN United Press Staff Correspondent TOTE PLAIN, N. Y., Nov 9. The world's smallest Helicopter made its debut today. Little big ger than a tall boy’s model plane, it grass-hopped all over West port Airfield and bounced into the a*r, a complete success. Only 10 feet long, but with room ‘or two passengers, it was built as the first of a family, ranging UP to 20 passenger planes of the same design. It had two 20-foot wooden rotors. Designer Donald De Lackner, a co-designer of the Gee Bee, in which Lt. Gen. James Doolittle ae; a 1932 speed record, had his test friend, Alex Papano, veteran est pilot, in the driver’s seat for a first run. It took Papano more l"an an hour to “get rid oi |9ueaks” and take the plane four ■cet off the ground. Papano didn't try to take it any igher. The test was of ground -ontrol. Coast Guard observers Pronounced the Helicopter “the , °st encouraging we’ve seen in a lonS. long time.” ‘ rocked, fluttered, and tore out while four mechanics held ,,.° keeP it from going up. . 1 could have waited another uple of weeks to test her,” De ov said. “But there are w 100 men designing new Heli P ers all over the country, and th^re want to keep ahead of 1 just wanted to make an/ ■’ get oK the ground at all, and « does.” andS /lfe’ emPloyes in hig tool Snnn- , shop and his Cocker 'el all turned out to watch, mm- M Helicopter will fly Lant han !00 mdes Per hour, De will ner saici- 0n larger ones, he Einr./St,Up to 650 horsepower en glnes- The “baby” has 80 horse 'tontinued on Pace Flvo- r«l 8) ckholders 1 Liquidation United Auto Workers Reject Compromise By GM Heads BULLETIN WASHINGTON, Nov. 9.—(U.R) —The National Labor Relations Board reported tonight that members of the United Auto mobile Workers Union (CIO) had voted overwhelmingly to go on strike at Ford Motor Company plants throughout the nation. By The ASSOCIATED PRESS Stockholders of Higgins Industries Inc., New Orleans, yesterday back ed up their President’s stand on labor relations by voting to liqui date the boat-building company be cause of a strike. Other prime labor developments: 1. The CIO United Automobile Workers rejected General Motors’ proposed compromise of the union’s 30 per cent wage rate increase demands. 2. The Navy announced return to private control of three Ohio oil refineries seized as the result of strikes. The announcement of Andrew J. Higgins, president of the big gulf boat-building works, that he was closing his three plants “for keeps’’ in the midst of a walkout of 2,000 AFL workers who protested his re fusal to negotiate a new contract. Abandonment of operations, Hig gins said, would mean scrapping of $40,000,000 worth of orders and a program for employment of some 30,000 persons at payrolls running into millions annually. The Higgins stockholders an (Continued on Page Five; Col. 6) CAMP LEJEUNE WILL HOLD “OPEN HOUSE” FOR VISITORS TODAY Camp Lejeune will open its gates to civilians for the first time since the war today, to honor the 170th anniversary of the United States Marine -Corps And a very special program has been planned at the camp, Lt. M. C. Dixon, Public Relation Officer, an nounced last night. “Open House’’ will be held at the camp between the hours of 10 a.™, to 4 p.m. and the public is cordially invited to attend during the appointed hours, Lt. Dixon said. The motorcade bringing Wilmingtonians to the camp will leave here at 9 a.m., and all others who are not plan ning to join the motorcade are invited to to visit the camp during the day,_ Mild Weather Proves Aid To Sadie Hawkins At UNC, CHAPEL HILL, Nov. 9.— (/P)— It’* a good thing it was warm today. Otherwise Daisy Mae would have frozen. Carolina coeds invaded Dog patch' (The University Campus) today all set for chasing the Lx J Abner of their choice, and they were dressed for the part. It was Sadie Hawkins day at UNC. Classrooms and campus were filled with various types, shapes, and sizes of Li’l Abner’s blonde girl friend. Some wore dungarees and olaid shirts with their toes tied 'in rags other* had abbre viated tattered skirts and low neck blouses. One wore an out moded small derby with a flow er sticking straight up in front. The Li’l Abner’s blossomed out in Dogpatch regalia, too, and the race went on throughout the day. Even the ROTC, Marine and V-12 students were given special permission by Captain E. E. Haz lett, Jr., commanding officer, to doff their uniforms this after noon and don their glad Dog patch rags. The day’s program, sponsored by the University Veterans’ Asso ciation and the Carolina Indepen dent Coed Association and ar ranged by Miss Martha Rice, di rector of Graham Memorial, got under way with a mass Sadie Hawkins race on Fetzer Field this afternoon. _ “Yard” To Dredge Brunswick River; Gene/pl Uprising Threatens All Java; Set Kil led, 61 Wounded In Romania -- Bucharest Quiet After Fatal Riot PEASANTS BLAMED Eyewitnesses Say Com munists Started Trouble In Royal Square BUCHAREST, Rominia, Nov. 9. —(/P)—Bucharest was tensely quiet today after Thursday’s Royal Square, riots which the. Soviet sponsored government of Premier Petru Groza immediately blamed on an “anarcliial movement” di rected by Romania’s National Peasant and Liberal patries. A check of hospitals and mor gues showed at least seven were killed nd 61 wounded in the six hour long fighting climaxed when Romanian troops machinegunned t! ! crowd. A Ministry of Interior communi que declared the Liberal and Peasant parties had for ’’weeks prepared a movement of disor der’ culminating in the strife yes terday between Communists and supporters of young King Mihai. But eyewitnesses disagreed, de claring the battle started only when Communists tried to break up the demonstration by 40,000 to 50,000 persons gathered in the Royal Square to observe Mihai’s 24th birthday anniversary. The Groza government, tiffing with the King ever since it refused Mihai’s request that it resign, had for bidden any demonstrations. The communique charged the demonstrators had “committed Fascist acts, attacking public buildings” under the "cloak oi a monarchist demonstration.” The demonstrators waved Ro manian national flags, and pic tures of Mihai, but I saw no party (Continued on Page Five; Col. 3) PRESIDENT SIGNS TAX CUT MEASURE WASHINGTON, Nov. 9. —(iT*)— Federal tax cuts for everybody in 1946 are now an assured fact. The White House announced to day that President Truman had signed the bill lopping an estimat ed $5,920,000,000 off the total of tax es that will be paid by individuals and corporations next year. It will be the first general tax reduction since 1929, when Presi dent Hoover signed a “Christmas present” slash. Congressional spon sors of the cuts argued that they would stimulate business to such an extent that the Treasury actual ly may not suffer a loss in revenue. The total cut is nearly $1,000,000, 000 larger than that recommended by the government. The legislation was signed by Mr. Truman Thursday night. Here is what it will do: For individuals— Ends income tax paying entirely for 12,000,000 persons who now pay only the three per cent normal tax levied on all net income above $500; assures 1G per cent or more reductions for persons making up to $50,000 a year with smaller percentage cuts for (Continued on Page Five Col. 8/ Atomic Adviser New director of the U. S. Bureau of Standards, Dr. Edward U. Con don, of Edgewood, Pa., has been lamed by the Special Senate com mittee on atomic energy as its scientific adviser. Dr. Condon, a noted physicist, participated in re search that led to the development of atomic energy. (International) PREMIER ATTLEE ON WAY TO U. S. LONDON, Nov. 9.— (iP) —Prime Minister Attlee flew tonight toward Washington for atomic energy talks which he hoped would help achieve a world ‘‘safe for the common man” and banish fear of the atomic bomb. Speaking at a Lord Mayor’s luncheon, Attlee said he would dis cuss world affairs with President Truman and Canadian Prime Min ister W. L. MacKenzie King “in the light, the terrible light, of the dis covery of atomic energy.” ‘I go to the consideration of these high matters not downcast or de pressed,” he said, “but in a spirit of high endeavor to try to serve my fellow men.” London newspapers speculated that Premier Stalin might join Tru man and Attlee for Big Three con ferences in Washington, but a spokesman at No. 10 Downing street said “as far as we know here, there is nothing in that report at all.” Moscow dispatches showed that Russia was keenly interested in the British-American-Canadian atomic energy talks. Attlee left an airport near London at 6:30 p. m. (1:30 p. m„ EST) in a Skymaster plane, followed by an other plane carring Sir John Ander son, chairman of the British atomic energy committee. In Washington, Congressional leaders arranged for Attlee to ad dress a joint session of the House and Senate at 12:30 p. m., EST, Tuesday. “I want a world which will be safe for the common man,” Attlee declared at the luncheon. “London learned its lesson. Only by the world learning the same les son can civilization endure. The foundation of world order must be laid in the hearts of men.” WAVE. Ut KlUNArlNU STIRS MEXICO CITY NEWSPAPERS, RADIO MEXICO CITY, Nov. 9. —UP)— Newspapers and radio stations to day took cognizance of an increase in kidnapping in the capital and called for public action. Saying nine children have disap peared in a week, Excelsior sug gested babies are being sent to the United States for sale to war wives who intend to use them to get good alimony in divorce actions against returning soldiers. Novedades in a front page edi torial called for public action. The newspaper asserted that in one cas^ a boy of eight was blinded, his face disfigured and he was compelled by threats to be a professional beggar. The father recognized the boy's voice, according to the news paper, and took him home al though the boy was terrorized by his kidnappers’ threats to kill him if he told his story. The wave of disappearances fol lows the recent abolition of the war-time death penalty for such crimes and Novedades attributes the boldness of kidnappers to that fact and to the failure of the police to act efficiently in such cases. Indonesians Must Disarm Early Today leaders defiant Radio Broadcasts Exhort Battle Against Orders By British General By RALPH MORTON AP Staff Correspondent BATAVIA, Nov. 9—VH — British reinforcements took up new posi« tions in tension-gripped Soerabaja tofiight, and prepared for a show down battle if the Indonesians re fuse to obey an ultimatum to sur render their arms by 6 a. m. to morrow. British planes showered leaflets on the naval base, outlining the exact procedure for unconditional surrender by the Indonesians. A Dutch monitor at Soerabaja, how ever, said Nationalist leaders were exhorting their followers by radio to battle to the last. o ----* Myiiouig uucaiciieu aU through the rich island of Java, led by an army of 100,000 Indon esians determined to resist restora tion of Dutch colonial rule. British military authorities ad mitted frankly the situation at Soerabaja was critical. They an nounced that clashes to date in the naval base had caused 303 British and Indian casualties, including 31 killed, 189 missing and 83 wounded. They brought In new forces oi the Fifth Indian Division yesterday, and deployed their troops into key positions. The British were spread around a part of the perimeter oi Soerabaja, in the Pogt area, and occupied a seaplane base west oi the city’s airfield. Beside instructing Indonesians on how to surrender their arms, Lt. Gen. Sir Philip Christison, Allied commander in the Dutch East Indies, issued a proclamation de claring the British would “tolerate no resistance’’ in seeking out and punishing those responsible for the slaying of Brig. A. W. F. Mallaby abov.t 10 days ago. Christison asserted that the cur rent British action was not “an at tack on the liberties of the Indon esian people” nor an attempt to settle political future of Indonesia by force. He said the situation in Soera baja differed from the rest of Java and "doesn’t concern the rest of Indonesia.” "The British have no quarrel with the people of Indonesia,” Christison added, stressing that il was the “extremists” in Soerabaja who would be punished. “It is only on those who attack (Continued on Page Five; Col. 2) WORKERS RECOVER BODIES OF FLIERS CORPUS CHRISTI, Tex., Nov. 9 —(fl—Five bodies have been recov ered from Corpus Christi bay to day, scene of the collision of two navy planes which cost the lives of 22 men last night. Two long-range patrol seaplanes, skimming about 200 feet above the surface of the bay in the dark, collided and sank about eight miles out. Six survivors were picked up. One died at the Naval Hospital, and the condition of the other five was reported serious but favorable to day. The bodies of sixteen other men listed by the Navy as “presumed lost” are still being sought. Naval officials said today that one plane was taking off from Spoil Island, a minor naval base, and the 'other was coming in for a landing. After the collision one plane plummeted into the waters im mediately but the pilot of the sec ond plane fought a short vain battle to regain control. His ship was seen to wobble awkwardly and then fall, striking the water with terrific force. Both ships were of the type known as "Mariners.” The accident was one of the mosl serious ever to occur at the Naval Base here, one of the l*ges* in the nation. Names of the victims have nol been released. ' Blind Children Go Over ‘Big Mo’ fc-X-3_ _ Bi .......mi ; mmmmmBmimsm Right where Japan surrendered, four sightless youngsters read with their fingers the plaque marking the spot on the Missouri’s deck. They were among 200 students from the Institute for the Education of the Blind in New York's Bronx who “saw” every detail of the battleship. The four are (1. to r.) Emma Jane Peters, 7; Rosemarie Marcello, 7; Arnold Hartmann, 8 and Billy Richards, 9, _ (International) Liberal Party In Japan Starts Election Drive ___ __V ■ COURT DROPS TWO THALHIMER COUNTS CHERRY POINT, N. C., Nov. 9.— (JP)—Two specifications charging Cap* William B. Thalhimer, Jr., Marine Corps officer from Rich mond, Va„ with irregularities in the handling of Post Exchange af fairs at this air base, today were dropped by a court-martial hearing the charges. The trial board, composed of seven Marine Corps and Navy of ficers, held that the two specifica tions were not “in due form for failure to allege offenses,” . and ordered them withdrawn. In with drawing them, the board held that, in view of the fact that Post Ex change funds are not government funds, no violations of the U. S. code were committed. Tl e Post Public Relations Office said the first of the two specifica tions withdrawn alleged that Capt. Thalhimer in his capacity as Post Exchange officer, sold $3,000 worth of slips to Th:.lhimer Brothers, Inc., richmond department store oi which Capt. Thalhimer is a direc tor. The second alleged the purchase by Capt. Thalhimer, as Post Ex change officer, of merchandise val ued $4,000 from Thalhimer Brothers, Inc. T^o other specifications which will be heard by the court martial charge the officer with “conduct to the prejudice of good order and discipline, culpable inefficiency in the performance of duty and neg lect of duty between last November and last March. As Post Exchange officer, Capt. Thalhimer was in charge of 20 post exchange branches on the Marine Air Base reservation. i___ Leaders Give Notice They Will Battle Communism TOKYO, NoV. 9. —{tP)—Japan’s new Liberal party plunged today into the empire’s first peace-time election campaign with a platform calling for a “democratic system” under Emperor Hirohito. Assemblying in Tokyo for the inaugural rally, party members served notice they would battle the Communists program to “over throw the Emperor and establish dictatorship.” A few Communists filtered into the pfpfk where several thousand persons were attending the rally and heckled the speakers, but there were no disorders, members reported. Ichiro Hatoyma, the party’s pres (Continued on Page Five; Col. 5) U. S.-RUSSIA PLANS TO REMOVE .TROOPS FROM CZECH CITIES ' WASHINGTON, Nov. 9.— (JP) — The State Department announced today that the United States and Russia plan to withdraw their forces from Czechoslovakia by Dec. 1. “Allied forces which have re mained in Czechoslovakian terri tory x x are no longer needed to protect the Czechoslovak people against Nazi depredations,” the State Department announcement said. The continued presence of the Allied forces "undoubtedly con stitutes a drain on the Czechos lovak economy,” is delaying re covery and rehabiiltation, the an nouncement added. Professor Gives Heave-Ho To Santa Claus, Mr. Stork BALTIMORE, Nov. 9—(fP)—Poor Santa Claus got the old heave-ho today—along with the stork—from sociology Professor Ivan E. Mc Dougle of Goucher College, swho declared that “parents should sub stitute democratic philosophy.” “The Santa Claus myth has lived too long in terms of child psychol ogy,” Professor McDougle said in an interview with the Baltimore News-Post. “Parents should sub stitute democratic philosophy. Children have to learn to get along.” And when it comes to living too long. “So. has the stork myth,” McDougle added. s It wasn’t that Professor Mc Dougle forgot how close it’s getting to Christmas, but just a question of facing facts with facts. “We are a superscientific peo ple,” he continued. “We can solve material problems, but if we try to solve social problems they say we are setting up a ‘brain trust’. They laugh at it. We don’t face facts with immaterial problems.” McDougle didn’t find complete agreement, however, from one psychiatrist, Dr. George Preston, Maryland Commissioner of Mental Hygiene. Dr. Preston defended Santa warmly as a means of teaching children kindness, generosity and honesty. “It is a valuable myth,” he said, “and stories and myths are useful and harmless—but the truth is essential. Bids On Job To Be Asked By Company FOR SHIP BERTHS Channel Deeping To Ex* tend From Cape Fear To Highway Bridge Bids for dredging the Brunswick river and large areas along both its banks, from its point of con nection with the Cape Fear river northward to-the U. S. highway No. 17 bridge, to provide a storage basin for surplus American merch ant ships will be asked “very short ly’’ by the North Carolina Ship building conjpany, officials of the shipyard said yesterday. Meantime, purchases of the necessary land along the stream are being negotiated by the U. S Maritime commission. These disclosures were made yes terday afternoon shortly after the site was inspected by Vice Admiral H. L. Vickery, vice chairman of the Maritime commission, Captain T. L. Schumacher, USN, his special assistant, and members of his staff. Coming here from Washington by plane, Admiral Vickery first view ed the location from the air. Later, accompanied by Captain Roger Wil liams, president of the shipbuilding company, and other officials, he and his party visited the area by boat. Admiral Vickery, it was learned, appeared pleased with the possibilities of the site. He and his staff left on the return flight to Washington late in the afternoon. The work of preparing the basin will be carried out by the shipbuild ing company for the Maritime com mission. Dredging operations in the river and nearby abandoned rica fields will be started as soon as bids can be obtained and contract awarded. The areas will be dredged to a depth sufficient to accom modate Libertys and other type ships the Maritime commission will lay up, from the southern tip ol Eagle's island, where the Bruns wick joins the Cape Fear, to the highway bridge, a distance of ap proximately two and three-quarter miles. Although the number of ships to be stored has not been disclosed, it is understood that they will ex tend from the mouth of the stream to the highway span. In addition to dredging the lay-up area, it will (Continued on Page Five; Col. 4) EXPERT TESTIFIES FOR MERGER PLANS WASHINGTON, Nov. 9.—<£>)— Ttestimony that a merger with the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad would be advantageous to the Florida East Coast Railway was offered today at the windup of one phase of an Interstate Com merce Commission hearing. Under the Consolidation plan of the ACL, the East Coast line could expect to receive a great er proportion of the combined earnings than it would contribute, declared Falrman Dick of New York City. Dick was presented by the ACL as an expert on railroad financing. His testimony concluded the hear ing here’ but the Atlantic Coast Line will call additional witness es when the hearing resumes in West Palm Beach on Tuesday. At the Florida phase of the hearing, testimony also will be taken from witnesses advocating that Florida East Coast be re organized as a separate compa ny, as provided in a previously approved ICC plan. The Alfred I. DuPont estate ia backing the separate reorganiza tion plan, and under it, according to previous ACL witnesses, would gain control of the railroad through its interest in the St. Joa Paper Company. Dick testified that, even if the depression period were “more or less ignored," operations of Florida East Coast indicated It would not contribute more than 12.48 per cent of the earning* to a consolidated company. Allotment of 12 per cent of the consolidated earnings to Florida East Coast and the rest to the • (Continued on Page Five; Col. 7) AID DISABLED VETERANS BY BUYING A “BUDDY” POPPY TODAY - ' » \ »
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