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FORECAST ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ , Served Bv Leased Wires ilBumttmfcm ifluirmtm mar - _____ State and National New* ^h '9—^-a-167l_ ~ • WILMINGTON, N. C., FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 1946 ESTABLISHED 1867 _Commander-In-Chief Watches The Fleet Maneuvers Dressed in a leather jacket and wearing a cap, President Harry S. Truman watches through glasses from the bridge of the aircraft carrier Franklin D. Roosevelt at the fleet maneuvers during war games off the Virginia Capes. Fifteen ships took part during the two-day operations of the task force that staged the games in — - honor of the Chief Executive. At right, the President in another cap, speaks to his Chief of Staff, Admiral William D. Leahy (left) on the bridge of the giant flattop while Admiral Marc A. Mitcher (right), looks on. (International Soundphoto). I SPANISH ISSUE UPSETSCOUNCIl Russia Bluntly Stand Against Investigating Franco Regime NEW YORK, April 25. —W : A blunt Russian stand against an ]'• igption of Franco Spain b a United Nations Security Counc commission stalled the counc Thursday and caused a 3 1-2-hou confused" debate which ended wit! out a decision. The council adjourned at 6:3 p.m. until 11 a.m. E. S. T. Frida after arguing in vain over a rapi succession of resolution* an amendments which had counci members thoroughly bewildered i times. ' •' ‘‘Serious Danger” A . . J .. n .* A C* vrlr a A TJ 11 c c i n delegate, summed up a long speec in Russian early in the session wit the declaration that evidence a rcadv put before the council le "no doubt that the Fascist regim of Franco, as it exists at preset in Spain, is indeed a serious dar ger for international peace an security.” In view of this fact,” he saic "h is not necessary to set up an hi: d of commission or committe to study this question.” "In the presence of an abundanc of facls and evidence which cor firm the accusations against th Fascist regime made by the Polis , delegate, the formation of a com | r could only have a negativ effect both on world public opinio and upon the democratic forces c Spain herself,” Gromyko said. I nshaken In Stand He remained unshaken in hi stand against a proposal by th *.Fan delegate, Lieut.-Col. M IF Hodgson, for a commission t inquire into the affairs of the Mr drid government despite a direc ■ SV Alexander Cadogai British delegate, "I appeal to my Soviet colleagu •'a' a oppose that entirely,” Cs dogan said. Gromyko thus stood opposed 1 of the 11-member council tal >ng a position against the Uni+e States, Australia, Britain, Th VACANT COUNCIL SEAT ^ Sunset Park Group s Queries Mayor Lane Committee, Headed By Pridgen, Claims y Backing Of Citizens In Presenting 1 Candidates To Commissioners I _ r ine bunset Juark comm Rhodes as Sunset Park’s chc 5 chair left vacant by the late f him a£ next Wednesday’s co \ mittee gets a reply to a telej , W. Ronald Lane. t The telegram reads: Telegram To Lane “Honorable Ronald Lane, Mayor —If we advertise and hold another I3 open meeting inviting all citizens £ will you vote at next council meet J1 ing for the mar. we endorse by ma jority votes cast? Please answer by 6 p. m. Otto Pridgen, commit 3 tee chairman.” Western Union told Pridgen that ^ the telegram was delivered to Mayor Lane yesterday. Up to 10 o’clock last night the mayor had > sent no answer. Elected by People Meeting last night, the commit tee, composed of Pridgen, B. P. 3 Curtis, C. W. Bloome, J. B. Hin nant, Arthur Williamson, W. T. 3 Weaks, and E. F. Pittman, issued 1 the following statements to the press: 3 (1) We are not a self-elected 1 group. We were elected by the * people of Sunset Park at the re cent mass meeting to present the Rhodes petition to the council last s Wednesday. e (2) We are under no pressure • from Rhodes or any other person 0 or party. (3) we are not trying to “rail t road” Rhodes into the empty coun i. cil seat. An,, Other Citizens e (4) If the citizens had elected - any other suitable man, such as J. E. Furr or R. L. Burnett, for 0 the position, we would give him the - same support, as representatives 3 of the people, as we are now giving e Rhodes. (5) If Mayor Lane gives us an affirmative reply to our telegram, we shall advertise for another mass meeting to determine wheth er the majority of Sunset Park citizens still want Rhodes or some 1 other man. Otherwise we shall con I tinue to support Rhodes as the 1 Sunset Park candidate. Action May 1 Rhodes was rejected, temporar ily, at the last council meeting See SUNSET on Page Two ittee which submitted w. iv. ice to assume the city council Ray Pollock will again submit uncil meeting unless the com rram sent yesterday to Mayor The Weather FORECAST North Carolina: Friday, partly cloudy and mild becoming warmer in west por tion in afternoon. Showers along coast during forenoon. South Carolina: Partly cloudy Friday, slightly cooler. (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. 66: 7:30 a.m. 68; 1:30 p.m. 76: 7:30 p.m. 66. Maximum 76; Minimum 66; Mean 71; Normal 65. Humidity 1:30 a.m. 87; 7:30 a.m. 89; 1:30 p.m. 60; 7:30 p.m. 90. Precipitation Total for 24 hours ending 7:30 p.m. 0.00 inch. Total since the first of the month 3.39 inches. Tides for Today (From the Tide Tables published by U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey). N High Low Wilmington _ 5:19 a.m. 12:06 a.m. 5:44 p.m. 12:37 p.m. Masonboro Inlet __ 2:52 a.m. 9:26 a.m. 3:22 p.m. 9:43 p.m. Sunrise 5:28 a.m.; Sunset 6:52 p.m.; Moonrise 2:44 a.m.; Moonset 1:32 p.m. River Stage at Fayetteville. N. C., at at 8 a.m., Thursday, 10.0 feet. See THE WEATHER on Page Two COUNCIL TO GET PLAN OF ZONING A master plar. calling for city zoning and sweeping improvements in urban streets and recreational facilities is to be presented to the City council today, it was disclosed by planning expert George Simons, Jr., at last night’s meeting o( the local Civitan club. The result of extensive surveys, the plan proposes the division of Wilmington into seven zones. By pases and over-passes for the relief of through highways will be rec ommended. A further recommendation, said Simons, calls for a sub-river traffic See ZONING On Page Eleven NATION MOURNS STONE Chief Justice Buried In Capital Cemetery . . _ _ I ' WASHINGTON, April 25—OJ.R) —Harlan Fiske Stone, 12th Chief Justice of the United States, was buried in a rain swept* corner of Washington’s Rock Creek cemetery, Thurs day, mourned by the nation he had served through almost a auarter-century of public life. Handful of Friends Only a handful of lifelong friends stood with his widow and two sons at the graveside as the body df the New Hamp shire liberal was lowered into its earthen niche. The high and humble of Wash ington, led by president iru man and nine of the 11 living jurists who sat with Stone on the Supreme Court bench, had j paid him their last tribute only an hour before in the vaulted splendor of the National Epis scopal cathedral. Truman Returns Mr. Truman, who broke off his seagoing vacation when news reached him of the Chief Jus- 1 tice’s t nth Monday night, re- 1 turned to Quantico, Va., im mediately after the Cathedral 1 See STONE on Page Two cct orAixisii on rage xwu HAMBSNE’S meditations By Alley * — i RAEU <5o&V TOLKS 15 high-minded,but A HlPPER-CRlT, H£ JES' HlgH-^CNEgrgp/j Vy <Rev.. __ • 11 •• Boll Syndicate. Inc4 Trad* tlaHC Rce. u. S. Pat. OH lea * TRUMAN DELAYS TRIP TO CONFER President Discusses Pacific Problems With Gen eral Eisenhower QUANTICO, Va„ April 25—f/P)— President Truman unexpectedly delayed his departure from this Marine base, Thursday night, to confer aboard the “Williamsburg” Friday with Gen. Dwight D. Eisen hower on Army problems in the Pacific. Presidential Press Secretary Charles G. Ross told reporters the War Department chief of staff will board the White House yacht at 10 a. m., Friday and remain for lunch with the Chief Executive. Plans Pacific Tour The conference is preparatory to Eisenhower’s departure, Saturday for an inspection of Army installa tions in the Pacific expected to last a month. He will return to Washington in the afternoon. Ross’ announcement followed Mr. Truman’s arrival from Wash ington where he attended funeral services for Chief Justice Harlan F. Stone. The President drove to and from his anchorage in a down pour of rain. Reconversion Director John W. Snyder drove to Quantico with the President, talking over reconver sion problems on the way down. He will meet the Chief Executive again Saturday when he joins the See TRUMAN on Page Two --— I 'TUP U' THE MUKN' SKIPS FIRST ISSUE IN FAST 31 YEARS Today, for one of the few i times in almost 31 years, “Top O’ The Morning” is missing , from The Star’s editorial page. , Miss Eliza Murphy, who has authored the daily morning refresher since June 8, 1915, is still ill with a heart ail- i met at James Walker Me morial hospital. “Top O’ The Morning” may i appear in The Star in another j week or so, however. Yesterday afternoon, Miss j Murphy’s physician, Dr. David i R. Murchison, said she is “getting better.” “I hope,” he said, “that she can resume her work in about a week.” 50 PERSONS REPORTED DEAD IN ILLINOIS TRAIN WRECK; BROTHERHOODS VOTE STRIKE Hay 18 Set As Deadline Of Walkout Rail Employes Suggest ‘Only’ Way To Avoid Nation Standstill MEET IN~CHICAGO \U Trains Except Milk And Troop Carriers Would Be Affected While a nationwide railroad strike set for May 18, threat ened to paralyze rail trans portation, local union sources last night hoped for “a way out of it all.” “We hope there will soon be a way out of it,” a local member of the Brotherhood of Railway Engineers said, declining the use of his name. Asked if the strike set for May 18, after a two-day con ference of labor and manage ment had failed to agree to re sults of a fact-finding com mittee, will affect local work ers, the offiical said “mem bers of Atlantic Coast Line and Seaboard railroad companies will be affected, as will all other engineers and trainmen in the nation.” L Liu V iuLAi'l L>, April ZO.— (UP)—General chairmen of two rail brotherhoods, repre sentinjr 300,000 railroad workers, voted unanimously Thursday to stage a nation wide strike beginning May 18 mless their demands upon the car riers are met satisfactorily in the meantime. In a boisterous joint session of ;he two unions—the Brotherhoods )f Locomotive Engineers and Rail road Trainmen—the 175 general rhairmen backed up their presi lents’ plans for a strike on some See STRIKE on Page Two MACARTHURWINS IN FEC STRUGGLE General To Have Free Hand In Allocating Food To Japanese WASHINGTON, April 25—(U.R)— 3en. Douglas MacArthur appeared o have won out in his latest un lercover tussle with the Far East ern commission, Thursday night, vhen it was announced that the rEC has agreed to give him what [mounts to a free hand in deciding low much food to import for the fapanese people. The FEC decision was announced >y Chairman Frank McCoy in the irst policy statement released by he commission, composed of rep esentatives of all the Pacific na ions. Theoretical Limit Some members of the commis ion, notably Rr--ia, have been See MacARTFUR on Page Two Along The Cape Fear SIDEREAL SWING—Time is a spiral. Each loop encompasses the an lual sidereal swing of the seasons. Each year these things return to is—the green of spring, the gold )f summer, the sepia of autumn, he grey-white of winter. Yet, in its circular track, time also moves forward, a spiral bit aoring into the unknown material of he future. And though the seasons always come back, the unknown material of the future becomes cnown and sloughs aside the out worn material of the past. » * * ETERNAL ICE — Those days are ■eturning again, those days of sus sended sunsets, of children’s voices sounding' clear in hazy streets lit 3y the lingering light of eight >’clocJc, of electric fans buzzing in inison with night-time insects. And the ice cubes clinking in tall :ool glasses of 1ea. Ice is eternal. Water freezes, melts, returns to the earth, is I sucked up by the zun into the sky,j | falls back to ear+h, and freezes j again. i But not in summer. * * * IN A METAL I KAY—Man makes his own ice. He puts water into a machine which shuts out summer and imprisons winter in a metal tray. The vehicles of Now shunt up and down the steets of Today. Among them is a repair tiuck full of tools and a man who knows how to use them to make the ice-machine con tinue its work of winter. But no longer among them is the wagon with the patient horse at one end and the trickle of cold water at the other. * * * WHITE GODDESS—Gone is the ice - wagon trundling down - the streets along the Cape Fear, the children hanging onto the back platform with daggers of silvered See CAPE FEAR On Page Two Successor? Associate Justice William 0. Douglas, youngest man in point of years on the Supreme court bench, is bein^ widely talked as the possible successor to the late Chief Justice Harlan F. Stone. ACCORD KEYNOTE AT PARIS MEE1 Russia Concedes Right 0 U. S. To Sit In On All Parleys PARIS, April 25. —(U.R)— Thi “Big Four” foreign ministers con ference opened on a note of har mony Thursday when Russia con ceded the right of France and thi United States to participate in thi discussion of peace treaties wit! all five Axis satellites. Russia’s adamant refusal to per mit France to join discussion o treaties with Bulgaria, Hungary Finland and Romania was a majoi cause of the breakdown of th< foreign ministers meeting in Lon don last September. Thursday’s decision also grant ed to the United States the privi lege of sitting in on discussion o the treaty with Finland, with whon the Unitea States was not at war Voting Powers f ranca may parucipate in dis cussions on all five treaties, bu may vote only in the case of Italy The United States may not vote oi the Finnish treaty. Delegates reported after the firs session that the atmosphere wa; “amicable throughout”, a surpris ing development to pessimistic ob servers whc had predicted bitte; wrangling and tight bargainini over all issues. The delegates met at old Luxem bourg palace in deepest secrecj and under protection of an extra ordinary security guard, but th< following communique was issuec after a three-hour session: Bidault Welcomes “At the beginning of the meet ing (French) Foreign Ministei (Georges) Bidault, who presided since he was the representative ol the inviting power, made a wel coming address to the other minis ters. Byrnes, Molotov and Bevir answered him. (Foreign Ministers James h . Byrnes of the United States, Vie Cheslav Molotov of Rus sia and Ernest Bevin of Great Eiritain.i “Following this, the council adopted rules of procedure for this session which is annexed to this communique. The council then pro ceeded to study questions which See KEYNOTE on Page Two Crack Limiteds Collide On Burlington Railroad 125 Injured When Engine Rams Into Rear Coaches Of Stalled Train At 80 Mile-Per-Hour Speed NAPERVILLE, 111., April 25.— (AP)—The Burlington railroad’s Exposition Flyer plowed into the rear of the road’s Advance Flyer at an 80 mile an hour speed Thursday, killing between 38 and 50 persons and injuring about 125. The Red Cross, which hurriedly set up a disaster rejjef headquarters here, reported that 50 persons wer# killed nnd 12K ininrpd SOLONS MAY ACT ON ‘TIME’ PLAN Nichols Expected To Put Daylight Savings Up To Council Two important matters come up . before the city council in a special session this morning. First, the council will probably be asked by City Manager A. C. i Nichols to take a vote on whether * or not the council should endorse the Wilmington Chamber of Com merce’s drive to get daylight sav . ing time adopted throughout the t state. Initiated Rv Harrine-tnn The chamber’s drive wa. initiat ed Wednesday by its president, C. M. Harrington. If the council does endorse the drive, the chamber will have a strong ally, and in all likelihood other civic and commercial or ganizations of the city will follow suit. i With the majority of the city behind it, the chamber will attempt . to influence other cities in backing : the plan. And if this attempt is successful Governor Gregg Cherry ■ is almost certain to authorize day light saving time throughout the state for the coming summer, ac cording to Harrington. Zoning Ordinance The other matter which the council is expected to take action on is the city zoning map anc ordinance. After several months of intensive ■ study and hard work, the city ; planning board, in cooperation witf , City Attorney W. B. Campbell and See SOLONS on Page Two WAKllMt ILArnro PUT ON BUTCHERS Government Hopes To Shunt More Meat Into “Normal Channels ’ WASHINGTON, April 25—— The government slapped wartime controls back on slaughterers Thursday in an attempt to shunt meat from “black markets’’ into “normal channels.” OPA and the Agriculture depart ment announced that a slaughter quota system will go nto effect April 28. Secretary of Agricul ture Anderson termed it a “share the-livestock” plan. Cut In Hogs It provides that meat plants may butcher as many cattle and calves each month as they did during the corresponding month :in 1944. ■ See BUTCHERS on Page Two LOVE A PARADE? Jaycees To Sponsor Boy Scouts’ Circus w The second annual Boy Scout circus, under the sponsorship at the Wilmington Junior Chamber of Commerce, will be held Frcday night May 10 at Legion Stadium. The circus, complete with strong man acts and master minds; fancy drills and crack parades, is scheduled to present also the New Hanover High school ROTC band, under the direction of Lieut. Eugene La cock. Parade Scheduled More than 400 Boy Scouts, members of the drill squads of the various packs will stage a parade on the show grounds during the evening perform ance, Carrol Tinsley, scout ex ecutive, said. Rehearsals for the gala event have been started, and another will be held next Wednesday night, Jack Atkinson, chair man of the committee for the promotion of events, said yes terday. The Junior Chamber general See CIBCUS On Page Eleven A check of dead in Naperville mortuary establishment* and in hospitals placed the known dead at 38. At least 78 injured were taken to hospitals in Aurora. The accident, worst in the rail road’s history, occurred when the Advance Flyer, bound for Omaha and Lincoln, Neb., made an un scheduled stop at this Chicago su burb, the railroad reported, ap parently when trouble developed in the undercarriage of the train. Train Wrecks NEW YORK, April 25—ttJ.RL. The worst train wreck In the history of U. S. Railroading occured at Nashville, Tenn., July 9, 1918, when 101 persons were killed. Other wrecks which killed 80 or more persons: Ashtabula, Ohio, Dec. 29, 187f —84. Chatsworth, 111., Aug. 1887— 81. Eden, Colo., Aug. 7, 1904— 96. Wellington, Wash., Mar. 1, 1910—96. The worst train disaster in recent years killed 79 persons at Frankfurt Jet., on Sept. 6, 1943. On Dec. 18, 1943, 73 per sons were killed near Lumber ton, and on Dec. 31, 1944, 50 were killed at Bagley, Utah. The diesel-powered Exposition Flyer, bound for San Francisco, See WRECK on Page Two NEW CUT LOOMS FOR U. S. BREAD Agriculture Department Issues Gloomy Report On Wheat Stocks WASHINGTON, April 25. -tf) A new and drastic cut in bread for the family table or in essentia] wheat reserves appeared Thursday night to offer the only means of fulfilling United States promises of grain to hungry foreign areas. This prospect was raised by a gloomy Agriculture department re port that stocks of wheat in this country on April 1 amounted to only 338,644,000 bushels—60 per cent of those on hand a year earlier. Under Estimated Need This would be at least 17,000,000 bushels and possibly as much as 46,000,000 or more bushels under the estimated amount needed be fore the new harvest come* in. Calling for still more stringent measures to conserve wheat, Secre tary of Agriculture Anderson said the report showed that this coun try is in “a very serious situation in regard to total supplies ” In a statement telegraphed to the See BREAD On Page Tw« And So To Bed The other afternoon a local man of considerable public stat ure telephoned his office from his home and got the busy sig nal. A few minutes later he called again and once more got the busy signal. This went on for about half an hour, and the man waxed wroth. “Just wait till I get down to the office,” he said to his wife. “I’m going to give my of fice foree the dickens for keep ing the phones tied up so long.” Once again he picked up the phone, dialed, and got the bnsy signal. He slammed down the phone, turned around, and bumped into his wife who had been watching over his shoul der. “Dear,” she said soothingly, "you’ve been dialing our home number.”
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