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FORECAST ^ ^ v * Wilmington vicinity: Rain and not II ll|l|||lll||l II 1 | I | much change temperature today; ■ M ■ ■■■■■■■■■■■ ■■■■■■■■■■ *££3 tPSEX'&Et ^ W 4l A ^ | ,---- ----------_-----____- - _______ yOL, ?e.—NO. 67.____WILMINGTON, N. C., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1946____ESTABLISHED 1867 TRAGIC END OF SEARCH FOR SON g./ J® _.. . .? m Elevated Railroad Operator Elliot Gallagher (right) is restrain ed by Police Sgt. Joseph Palumbo (center) and a friend from seeing the mutilated body of his six-year-old son Richard, covered with a blanket. After an all-night search, the boy’s body was found beneath the third rail of the Dorchester, Mass:, rapid transit tracks. (International) Fund Misuse Charge Denied By Coleman --* ■ OVERSEAS SUPPLY MOVEMENT LAUDED Rotarians yesterday heard Thom ■ as Fuller, former colonel in the Transportation corps, now assist ant to the freight traffic manager of the Atlantic Coast Line railroad, describe the operations of the T. C. during World War II, at the regu lar meeting of the club in the ban quet room of the Friendly cafe teria. Introduced by W. H. Henderson, freight traffic manager of A. C. L., Fuller, whose commands included a tour as Chief of Transportation of Advanced Allied Forces at Sa lerno, told members that the corps was first under the Quartermaster Corps but after a stretch under the Service of Supply, was activated in July, 1942, as a separate ser vice. Terming the Overseas Supply di vision the most important branch of the corps, he disclosed that with divisions in Brooklyn and San Francisco, the division handled all requisitions for overseas ship ments as materiel and prevented the congestion on railroad and highways around harbors that oc curred during the last war. The job overseas was very dif ferent, Fuller said, with operations being conducted on a “do the job the best and quickest possible with whst you have on hand” basis. Not many people realize that from Casa Blanca to Tunisia is 1800 miles”, he said in discussing some of the problems of the Afri can invasion and campaign, "and the railroads could handle trains loaded with only 250 net tons six times a day.” “A train made 250 miles in one 24 hour period. This was supple | mented by trucks, ships and pipe lines,” he added. Fuller described the transporta tion problem in Italy as “tough” with much rebuilding necessary as the Germans destroyed railroads 2nd bridges during retreat. ; ! Although 600 tons unloaded from a ship in a 24-hour period ; 's oonsidered good, Fuller said, a world's record was set in Naples [ by the corps in unloading 6,500 tons i t- cargo from a Liberty ship in j that length of time. When the history of the war is written, the part that the Trans portation corps played in winning t wiU be shown in its true signifi | caace-" l16 concluded. : iptu^er was stationed with the ALL in Fayetteville prior to enter ^Continued on Page Three; Col. 5) Commissioner Says He Sees No Misappropriation Of Chest Money Complete denial that he had accused any group or organization of misappropriation of funds in connection with current discussions of expenditures by the Community Chest was made last night by Louis J. Coleman, member of the New Hanover county Board of Commissioners. “Any such statement attributed to me was erroneous,” Coleman said. “During the discussions I did say that it appears to me that all of the money is going to the Chest and that some of it is not gcing to the indigent people for whom it was contributed. But there is a lot of difference between what I said and any indication I suggest ed there has been any misappropri ation of funds.” Colen an’s statement came as a result of discussions that have been carried on here between the New Hanover county Board of Commissioners and Community Chest and Associated Charities officials relative to a deficit which faces the Charities organization and present attempts to find suf ficent funds for the Charities board to continue normal operations. Coleman had been quoted as saying that the way in which money had been expended con stituted misappropriation of funds. His denial followed this quotation. (Continued on Page Three; Col. 6) CITY INSTALLING STORK DRAINAGE SEWERS ON GRACE The short jog between Nutt and Water streets will be closed to traffic today as city workmen pro gress in their job of installing storm sewers on Grace street, J. A. Loughlin, City engineer, said last night. With a City Council appropria tion of approximately $5,000 ioi the work, the City engineer s de partment is installing the storir sewers between the Cape Fear riv er and Front street. The installa tions were practically complete last night between the river anc Nutt street. The sewers are being installed tc take care of excess water tha forms above and east of r r Street during storms and heavj rains. , . ,, Loughljn said the work shoulc be completed in about 10 days._ Jaycees Study Measures To Help Sick Veterans Landis Welsh, chairman of the e.eran’s Rehabilitation commit e of the Junior Chamber of Com erce in making the committee’s • port at the regular weekly meet g of club last night declared “we ?e to do something for war erans who need emergency hospitalization now.” he declaration came following th'm mernbers as to whether „,e , ue Cross movement will entuaiiy take care Qf wounded tic.„/ans ^he community who d emergency hospital or medi cal care, as well as cases of need^ veterans who will require su care in the future. , Welsh who, with other member on the committee, has made ai investigation of some cases 0 J erans needing emergency ment and those veterans who nee help in getting hospital and med cal facilities, told the club th committee had made recommenda tions and suggestions in the beha] of veterans, as follows: (Continued on Page Three; Col, 5 UA W, Gene ralMotors ToResume Talks; HqM Hits Truman, Passes USES Bill; A/my To Stay In Germany Indefinitely W - _ u 4r __ Byrnes Says Eisenhower, Truman Agree DEPARTMENTS DIVIDED Secretary’s Statement Clears Up Confusion On Zone Administration WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.— (£>) — Secretary of State Byrnes made it plain today that the Army, which had hoped to get out by June 1, would continue to administer the American zone in Germany in definitely. This means, Byrnes told his news conference, that the State depart ment will continue in its policy making role and will not venture into the administrative field where it has had no experience. Byrnes’ statements went far to ward clearing up confusion on the administration? in Germany which had existed since Oct. 30. On that date, President Truman made public a letter from General Dwight D. Eisenhower urging that American participation in the Al lied government of Germany be turned over to civilians “at the earliest possible moment,” and “in no event later than June 1, 1946.” m__D J xi xl X iU _ AUA • A. A UillUli U U A VA UAV11 UAUk «A1V head of the American civilian gov ernment in Germany, when ap pointed, would be responsible not to the State Department, but di rectly to the President. In the intervening month* it be-' came apparent that some differ ences existed between the State and War departments on the part each was to play in the civilian adminis tration. Lately neither department has made a secret of its eagerness to have the other undertake pri mary responsibility under the President for the administrative job. Byrnes said Secretary of War Patterson is exceedingly anxious to transfer the administrative Job to the State department or any where else. Byrnes added, however, that both Patterson and Eisenhow er finally had agreed with him that it would be best for the Army to continue until a small civilian ad ministrative force can do the job. The transfer can not be made, Byrnes said, until central German administrative agencies, manned by Germans, are established. Byrnes added that the President now agrees with this view. 1. E. L. WADE NAMED CHAIRMAN OF LEAGUE LEGISLATIVE GROUP RALEIGH, Jan. 29.—(TP)—James E. L. Wade, a former state sena tor and present Wilmington city council member, has been appoint ed chairman of the legislative com mittee of the North Carolina League of Municipalities, it was announced today by Mrs. Davetta L. Steed, executive secretary of the league. Wade was selected by Mayor Walker Lyerly of Hickory, presi dent of the league. The Wilming tonian is a past president of the league and was instrumental in its reorganization in 1934. The legislative committee is to formulate and recommend a legis lative program to be considered by cities and towns for submission to the 1947 General Assembly. WEATHER (Eastern Standard Time) (By U. S. Weather Bureau) Meteorological data for the 24 hours ending 7:30 p.m. yesterday. Temperatures 1:30 a.m. 35, 7:30 a.m. 36; 1:30 p.m. 52; 7:30 p.m. 48. Maximum 54; Minimum 32; Mean 43; Normal 47. Humidity 1:30 a.m. 60; 7:30 a.m. 50; 1:30 p.m. 28; 7:30 p.m. 57. Precipitation Total for 24 hours ending 7:30 p.m.— _inches. Total since the first of the month— 3.62 inches. Tides For Today (From the Tide Tables published by U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey) High Low r Wilmington _ 7:55 a.m. 2:31 a.m. 8:08 p.m. 3:07 p.m. Masonboro Inlet — 5:48 a.m. -a.m. 5:55 p.m. 12:09 p.m. 5 Sunrise 7:11 a.m.; Sunset 5:40 p.m* Moonrise 5:18 a.m.; Moonset 3:18 p.m. 1 River Stage at Fayetteville, N. C. at 8 - a.m. Tuesday» iy feet. 1 CIVIL WAR THREATENS London, Jan; 29-mw—two : outspoken opponents of Zionism toW the Anglo-American com f mittee on Palestine today that creation of a Jewish national state there would lead inevita bly to civil war. <r — -1 - " Harry L. Hopkins Intimate of presidents, and trust ed friend and advisor to the late Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who died in New York yesterday at the age of 55, alter a lengthy ill ness. He was awarded the Dis tinguished Service Medal by Presi dent Truman last September. HOPKINS RITES SET FOR FRIDAY Confident Of Presidents Dies In New York After Long Illness NEW YORK, Jan. 29. — (£») — Harry Hopkins, the lanky, loose jointed man of mystery who was trusted by tbe_late Franklin. D, Roosevelt with many of the nation’s highest secrets, died today. Even in death, there was a hint of mystery in the man who was so olose to the late President that he lived for three and a half years at the White House. A formal anouncement by Dr. C. P. Rhoads, superintendent of Memorial hospital said: “Harry Hopkins died at 11:35 a. m. today. The nature of his illness was obscure and final determination cannot be made until further facts are available.” Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. Friday at St. Bartholo mew’s church, Park avenue and 50th street. The 55-year-old son of an Iowa harness maker was considered in Washington as one of this nation’s most powerful men. He spoke rarely in public, but his long lean face, topped by thin brown hair often was seen in the background of momentous, inter - national meetings before and during World War II. As Mr. Roosevelt’s closest con fidant, Hopkins was present at the historic Atlantic Charter meet ing with Prime Minister Winston Churchill in 1941. Hopkins was at the Casablanca conference, at Cairo to meet with Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, at the Big Three meeting in the Crimea. President Harry S. Truman last May sent Hopkins as a personal emissary to talk with Marshal Josef Stalin in Moscow on mat ters arising from the collapse of Germany and the war with Japan. Hopkins also is survived by two brothers, Dr. Lewis Hopkins of Tacoma, Wash., and Emery Hop kins of Seattle, Wash.; and a sis ter, Mrs. Adah Aime of New York. Wyatt Urges Ceilings On All Housing FILIBUSTER ROLLS Military Committee Asks For Full, Detailed Report On Rapido River Battle WASHINGTON, Jan. 29— <P) — The House passed today a bill to switch the United States Employ ment Service back to state con 4rol a year earlier than Presi dent Truman wanted. Southerners in the Senate kept a marathon talkfest going against something else the President want ed—a permanent Fair Employment Practices Commission to deal with racial and religious discrimina tion. By a 263 to 113 roll call vote, the House sent to the Senate a bill to put U. S. Employment offices back under state manage ment next June 30. They operat ed under Federal control during the war. Mr. Truman wanted to keep them there during reconver sion. If the Senate okays the House measure, administration leaders expect the President to veto it. Recently he vetoed one that would have restored USES to the States within 100 days. Committees were busy on: Price Controls—To help veterans -get-homes, Housing-Expediter Wil son Wyatt urged the House Bank ing committee to approve legisla tion to put ceilings on prices of all houses and on building lots in cities. The committee arranged to be gin hearings Tuesday on a measure to continue the Price Control and Stabilization Acts for a year be yond their June 30 expiration date. Full Employment — Members said a joint-Senate House commit tee made good progress today to ward a compromise on the so (Continued on Page Three; Col. 4) HINES TO SPEAR TO GUARDSMEN A full attendance of the 212 mem bers of the Cape Fear division of the U. S. Coast Guard is expected tonight to hear Lt. Comdr. L. H. Hines, commandant of the U. S. Coast Guard auxiliary, Sixth Na val district, at a general meeting at 8 o’clock in the Customshouse. J. Irving Corbett, commander of the Cape Fear division, said, in dis cussing the program for tonight, that future operations and forth coming activities of the division will be projected. He said it is highly important that all members be present to aid in outlining this program. Lt. Comdr. Hines, principle speaker at tonight’s meeting, re cently succeeded Lt. Comdr. Louis A. Hanson, Wilmington, as com mander of the Sixth Naval district auxiliary. Commander Corbett recently re turned from Porto Rico where he was on active duty with the Coast Guard as captain of the port of Ponce. _ Along The Cape Fear MARY BAKER EDDY—A gen tleman called in with reference to an item appearing behein the other day. The item was about a state ment ALONG THE CAPE FEAR had picked up to the effect that years and years ago the insurance companies wouldn’t insure anyb y ■who lived east of the Wilmington and Weldon railroad because of the prevalence of malaria in ^This gentleman asked us to to check back and find out if the first husband of Mary Baker Eddy founder of Christian Scieu%\^J' contract the fever here in Wilming ton and die. RTTBlirn AT ST. JAMES—The item was checked with Miss Em^|a Woodward, librarian of the wn minston Public Library. . Mrs Eddy’s first husband is iS is., .t j.™ "”*• tCHyiV a.™ was Msior Washington Glover. T making were in Charleston and, m making a trip northward. Major Glover be came ill when he reached Wilming ton. He died nine days later and was buried here June 27, 1844. According to Edward F. Dakins biography of Mrs. Eddy, Major Glover was the victim of yellow fever, which was in epidemic here then. He did not have malaria. NEW STONE—Not many years ago—the records don’t give the ex act date—a new stone was erected over the grave of Major Glover. The monument was paid for out of a foundation created by Mrs. Eody. The account of Major Glover s illness and death here goes on to say that Wilmingtonians showed the then Mrs. Glover, who was only 22 at the time, every hospitality. She was treated almost like a kins man in her bereavement and an escort was furnished her for her trip home. INFORMATION, PLEASE—Our investigators have been working on an item about the building here, (Continued on Page Three; Col. 3) r j Now, When We Jet To Europe— j Indulging in fancy about what they’ll do to existing records when the Army turns its jet-propelled Shooting Stars loose on a test flight to Europe, pilots of the planes that set new California New York speed marks are shown looking at a chart in New York. They are (1. to r.) William H. Council, Capt. John Babel and Capt. Martin Smith. (International) Chamber Activities To Be Broadened -* - STELLE TO ATTEND BATTALION EVENT The “biggest and grandest” homecoming ever held is planned for the annual convention of Com pany C, 115th Machine Gun batta lion to be held here March 29, J. R. Hollis, member of the company said last night. In announcing that John Stelle, national commander of the Ameri can Legion and former governor of Illinois would be guest of honor for the occasion, Hollis said the company is working with Ameri can Legion Post No. 10 to make the convention a gala event. Com mander Stelle is expected to fly here for the convention. Hollis is a personal friend of the nation al commander. He received a let ter from Stelle accepting the in vitation to come here. Hollis said a meeting would be called to complete plans for the (Continued on Page Three, Col. 7) GASOLINE EXPLODES IN RALEIGH BURNING OVER 14 AUTOMOBILES RALEIGH, Jan. 29. — (JP) - At least 14 automobiles were dam aged, some of them beyond-repair, when gasoline from an overflow ing tank caught on fire and ex ploded in the heart of Raleigh at about 10:30 tonight. Strangely enough, although the flames ranged for nearly three blocks from the Fayetteville street front of the Sir Walter hotel west ward along Davie street, no build ings caught fire. And so far as could be determined immediately, no one was killed or injured. The explosion, which shook near by large buildings and could be ' ' (Continued on Page Three; Col. 6) AND SO TO BED! It takes a lot of pennies to fight infantile paralysis, and every one helps. And Mrs. W. M. Ezzell, 65, who lives on Castle Hayne road is doing her part. Mrs. Ezzell took an empty mayonnaise jar, punched a hole in the top, and put the following inscription on the jar: “For the Crippled Children.” Every day, during the past week, when she sat down to a meal she dropped some pennies into the jar. When her daughter, Mrs. Roy J. Cook, went to visit her, Mrs. Ezzell asked if she would take the jar to the “proper author ities” who would see that the crippled children got the money. There was $1.10 in the Jar and Mrs. Cook turned it over to the “proper authorities.” New Committees Formed To Push Drive For In dustrial Expansion The Wilmington Chamber of Commerce yesterday moved to widen its scope of activities wit§i a view toward attracting more in dustrial plants and organizations to the city and county and to en list the efforts of all local civic organizations in a cooperative ef fort to keep the city “on the map” in post-war days. At a meeting of the Cnamber's board of directors approval was voted to form a “committee on committees.” This overall committee, Secre tary John H. Farrell pointed out, will aid in enlarging upon the work of committee activities and facili tate the work of the Chamber in carrying out its objectives. The new set-up is aimed to aid the Chamber in handling efforts to secure new industries for Wilming ton. It will also help in the coopera tive efforts planned with civic clubs here and generally act as a stimulus in any new business pro jects. In yesterday’s meeting, the di rectors voted to seek closer co operation with the Junior Cham ber of Commerce. The directors also approved the use of the Wood row Wilson Hut, Chamber head quarters, for emergencies by the New Hanover county chapter of the Red Cross. Eleven members of the directors were present at the meeting. JAYCEES HERE WIN NATIONAL HONORS FOR ACHIEVEMEN1 The Wilmington Junior Cham ber of Commerce has been noti fied by Henry Kearns, president of the national organization that the local club will receive the “A” award for meritorious service during the years 1945 and ’46, Bob Howard, president, said at the regular meeting here last night. The Wilmington club is the fifth (Continued on 1'age Three; Col. 2) Steel Heads Want Higher Ceiling Set OPTIMISM GROWING Tugboat Operators Threat en Strike As Teamsters Accept Settlement By The Associated Presg General Motors and the CIO United Auto Workers agreed yes terday to resume wage negotia* tions but the U. S. Steel corpora tion said it would need a ceiling price increase of “very much more” than $4 a ton to grant striking steelworkers even the 15 cents an hour wage boost already offered. T.. tit~ : .r .. _ : —1_ i i - iixvwii ***£>*« optimism was expressed by Re conversion Director John W. Sny der over prospects for settling the steel, General Motor* and other strikes. Snyder said, however, his hope* were based on recent'trends to ward “free collective bargaining” settlements and commented: “When you see the customers of steel—Ford and Chrysler, for instance—getting ready to do busi ness, that’s a hopeful sign.” Referring to reports, never of ficially confirmed, that a $4 a ton price increase had been offer ed in an effort to get “big steel’” closer to the CIO demand for an 18 1-2 cents hourly increase, Ir ving S. Olds, board chairman of U. S. Steel, said in a statement: “On the basis of an annual pro duction of 16,000,000 tons of finish ed steel, which is approximately 80 per cent of our present capa city, either a wage increase of 15 cents an hour or one of 18 1-2 cents an hour will require a very much larger steel price increase than the $4 a ton price increase pre viously mentioned. “The fundamental quesfion arises as to whether it is wise and in the public interest artificially to force up price levels for a basic product such as steel for the pur pose of paying a wage increase to steel workers beyond the point (Continued on Page Three; Col. 4)i WHISKEY CREEK PROJECT DENIED Proposed improvements to Pur viance creek — known in New Hanover county as Whiskey creek —have been acted upon unfavor ably by the South Atlantic divi sion of Army Engineers, accord ing to advices received last night from Brig. Gen. James B. New man, Jr., U. S. Army division engineer whose offices are in At lanta. The improvements, proposed by citizens owning property adjacent to the creek, were requested last year. These would have consisted of deepening the creek channel to four or five feet and widening it to 60 or 75 feet. Extent of th# operations, as requested by th# citizens, would have been from, the Inland Waterway to the high way bridge which crosses Pur viance, or Whiskey, creek on th# Long Loop highway. In turning down the requested improvements General Newman said that “adverse conclusions are based on the fact that th# estimated cost of the improvements would be greater than would b# justified by the benefits to be ex pected.” (Continued on Page Three; Col. 2) County School Buses Runk With Best In U.S. System The pupils of New Hanover coun ty are being carried back and forth to school in buses that compare favorably with the modern equip ment recommended by Dr. Thom as G. Pullen, Jr., president of the National Council of Chief State School officers, it was disclosed yesterday in a review of the local school transportation system by H. M. Roland, New Hanover super intendent of schools. There are 3,500 pupils in the county being transported to school daily, Roland said. These are car ried in 27 buses. Some of the buses I ? make as many as three trips each day while most of them make two trips. While the bus situation has been somewhat difficult during the war [years when the county system has I been able to replace only abuot two I buses each year, most of the new er type buses include most of tho modem improvements recommend ed nationally by school transporta tion experts. Among these recommendation* are die following: (Continued on Page Three; Col. 2) V
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