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Aid The Disabled Served By Leased Wires of the FORECAST LNIT„E„? lhRRESS ASSOCIATED PRESS possible intermittent rains. With Complete Coverage of ____ State and National News VOL. 80.—NO- 29.___ WILMINGTON, N. C., SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1946 ESTABLISHED 1867 Address Duke Alumni Dr. Herbert H. Herring, Dean of Trinity College, Duke University (left); Miss Dorothy Forbes, president of the Wilmington Chapter of the Duke Alumni association (center); and Miss Ann Garrard, the, university’s alumni secretary (right) shown shortly before last night’s banquet of the local Duke alumni here. (STAFF PHOTO BY BOB HODGKIN) _ DUKE DEAN TALKS AT MEETING HERE Vast Expansion Program For University Outlined At Alumni Session Plans for “tremendous” expans ion of Duke University’s research facilities in nuclear physics as one phas of the university’s responsibi lity in “the most dangerous world we’ve ever liven in” were put be fore Wilmington Duke alumni last night by Dr. Harbert J. Herring, dean of the university’s Trinity col lege here last night. “We’ve got to be a scientific renter if we’re going to do our duty, and to do our duty, we’ve got to increase our resources,” Dean Herring told a local Duke alumni banquet,. He called upon the graduates of the university to keep “constant emphasis” on the fact that, de spite its originally large endow ment Duke “does not have enough to do the things it ought to do. As another aspect of the univer sity’s responsibility to the age of atomic power, Dean Herring urged that the nation be spiritual ly reborn”. "He who does not believe that higher education faces its most difficult and challenging task does pot give sufficient thought to what las happened to the world”, he declared. As the featured speaker at the meeting of local Duke alumni, Eean Herring was introduced by the Rev. Edgar B. Fisher, rector c- toe Trinity Methodist church, vice-president of the association and a classmate of the Dean’s. Answers Questions Most of Dean Herring’s remarks "ere delivered as answers to Questions from the floor on the university’s admission policy, on its efforts to expand in the face c. new demands, and on its need for more funds. Duke, he declared, has a current enrollment of more than 1,300 stu -ents higher than its normal ca pacity. Me have more students than we e'er contemplated, because we __^ee PIKE On Page Two HABBONE’S meditations i By Alley I r-— 10U M0U6UT KNOW TO DO — AN' TO do iT„ BUT No CtOOD UESS'N 'toU 6065 KAlD ON an' does it i !» I Beli Syn* . ». Tr.d, M.rt * p,t 0ffl"‘ //-/44m CIO PRESIDENT GETS POWER TO OUST ALL COMMUNIST MEMBERS ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., Nov. 15. —(U.R)— The CIO Executive board Friday night gave Presi dent Philip Murray power to expel Communists from the organization and to restrict their statements and activities in CIO affairs. Murray said the action was taken by approval of a series of rules changes affecting the 285 CIO state and municipal industrial union councils. He said they become effective im mediately and are not subject to action of the CIO’s eighth convention beginning Monday. Murray said the vote was unanimous and without debate although more than a half dozen CIO Left Wing leaders on the executive board were present. SCRAP CAMPAIGN SET FOR SUNDAY Senior Fraternity Com pletes Plans For Paper Collection Here With a goal of 100.000 pounds of scrap paper to be collected here Sunday, the Senior Fraternity has completed all plans for the cam paign, according to N. J. Kelly, president of the sponsoring or ganization. The funds realized from the paper drive will go towards pur chasing a new piano and addi tional kitchen equipVnent for the Brigade Boys’ club, Kelly pointed out last night. “Everyone is interested in the success of the drive and I am confident that they will take ad vantage of this opportunity to help the Brigade Boys’ club by co operating in the campaign Sun day,” Kelly said last night. He pointed out that a contribu tion of old magazines and news papers will not only aid the boys club but will also help in alleviat ing the acute paper shortage. Many firms have donated the use of trucks for the drive Sunday. Members of the Senior Fraternity, assisted by volunteer workers from the boys club, will handle the collection of the paper. Routes have been drawn up that will include all areas of the city, as well as WrightsviRe and Har bor Island, Elwood Dobson, chair See SCRAP on Page Two Tabor Would Take Million From Payroll Prominent Republican Leader Says Government Has Too Many Employes BIG SAVINGCITED Vandenberg Ready To Take Over Dual Tasks When Congress Meets WASHINGTON, Nov. 15.— (UP) — House Republicans won strong support from Senate colleagues Friday on their tax reduction - budget balancing program as a prom inent GOP Congressional lead ers came out for a cut of 1,000,000 employes from the federal payroll. The House Republican Steering committee, which an nounced a broad GOP legislative program Thursday embracing a 20 per cent slash in personal income taxes next year and drastic cuts in federal spending, held a joint meet ing Friday with its Senate counter part. After a two hour discussion, Rep. Joseph 'W. Martin, Jr., of Massa chusetts, heir 7 parranet to the House speakership in the 80th Con gress convening next Jan. 3, an nounced that both committees were “in full harmony.” Martin said the Senate group, headed by Sen. Robert A. Taft of Ohio, voiced no objections to any features of the eight-point plan adopted by the House committee. He predicted smooth passage for the entire program, despite the ever-present threat of a Democra tic Presidential veto. Rep. John Taber, of New York, who will be the new Republican chairman of the House Appropria tions committee, first source of federal funds, told a news confer ence that 1,000,000 persons could be dropped from federal agencies and the national budget cut by $9,000,000,000 “without damaging the efficiency of the government.” See TABER on Page Two RESTAURANT MEN SELECT STACEY New Organization Names Officers And Adopts Con stitution At Meeting E. W. Stacey was yesterady nam ed president of the New Hanover Restaurant Operators association as 26 member of the group met at the Wilmington Chamber of Com merce to approve a constitution and elect officers. Chris Rongates was elected vice president and William J. Black well secretary-treasurer of the restaurant group. The restaurant operators also ap proved proposals to set up six committees with the chairman of each serving on a seven-man board of directors. As president, Stacey is chair man of the board, while Rongates will serve as chairman of the pub lic relations committee and Black well as chairman of the member ship committee. Still to oe appointed are tne personnel of all six committees and the chairmen of the legisla tive, cooperation, *ethics and fair trade, and advertising committees. By terms of the newly adopted constitution, the board will meet on the third Thursday ol every month, and Stacey said yesterday that he expects to have committee heads appointed in time for a meet ing next week. With the directors meeting monthly, members of the associa tion will gather as a body semi annually in March and October. CRIME ANGLE Burglars Use Fire Cover To Rob Homes Of Citizens HIGBEE, Mo., Nov. 15—(U.R)— Fire burglars tried to put this town to the torch early Friday. When townsmen left their beds to fight five fires set simultaneous ly along Main street, the arson ists looted their homes. Higbee was the sixth town in a narrow section of Central Missouri subjected to the new crime tech nique in six weeks. The total fire damage here was estimated at $100,000. The arsonists set four fires in Gilliam, 30 miles west of Higbee Wednesday. Six weeks ago there were two" simultaneous fires in Wakenda, 30 miles west of Gilliam. In between, there were fires at Brunswick, Dalton, Laclede and Glasgow. All are small places, some with out even a fire truck. Missouri State Highway Patrol Superintendent Hugh Waggoner ordered an intensive investigation as residents of all small towns in the area prepared to set up all night guards until the arsonists are caught. Same Operators “The fires are the work of the See BURGLARS On Page Two GOVERNMENT PLANNING CRACKDOWN L. LEWIS IF MINES CLOSE; IT CONTROLS LIFTED BY BOARD 7 / Installment Buying Curbs EndOnDec.l Action Of Federal Reserve Permits Return To Easy Purchase Plans AUTOS STILL ON Furniture,Soft Floor Cover ings Will Remain On Re stricted Lists WASHINGTON, Nov. 15.— (UP)—The Federal reserve board Friday night announced a sweeping relaxation of credit controls, effective Dec. 1, when government restric tions on charge accounts will be lifted and curbs on install ment buying will end for many items. The action permits a return to easy credit buying, sharply restricted since 1941. Twelve items including automo biles, remain under credit curbs, however, and the requirement for a 33-1/3 down payment on the purchase of a new car, with the balance payable in 15 months, re mains in effect. On 36 consumer durables, controls were lifted en tirely, and anything costing less than $50 was ruled outside con trols. On other items, which have re quired 4 33-1/3 per cent down pay ment with 12 months to pay, an extension to 15 months was allowed while the down payment required remains the same. This applies to refrigerators, cooking stoves and ranges, washing machines, ironers, dish washers, air conditioners, radios and phonographs, sewing machines and suction cleaners. Furniture Still On Furniture and soft-surfaced floor coverings will continue to require a 20 per cent payment. See INSTALLMENT On Page Two Chairman Named H. A. Marks, president of the Marks Machinery company, will serve as local chairman of the ten county rural industries conference which will be held at the court house here Tuesday morning. Well over 200 farmers and busi ness men from Southeastern North Carolina are expected to gather at the courthouse to hear a panel of agricultural experts talk discuss prospects of organizing plants to process farm goods commodities raised in this area. As local chairman, Marks will open the meeting with an address outlining the need for rural indus tries, City Industrial Agent John W. Farrell said in announcing his appointment. Dr. L. ,D. Baver, dean of the School of Agriculture at North Carolina State college, is scheduled to be permanent chairman of the meeting. Plan New $100,000 Home Here Active in the soon-to-start effort to obtain funds for the early construction in the 2300 block of Market street of a new building for the Catherine Kennedy Home are these women, members of the Building Fund committee of the Ladies’ Benevolent Society, photographed in meeting yesterday afternoon in St. James Parish house. The new home will cost an estimated $100,000, and will pro vide spacious living quarters for approximately 60 men and women guests. When completed, it will re place the half-century-old home at Ninth and Princess streets. Seated, left to right, are Mrs. E. K. Bryan, Mrs. Louis B. Orell, Mrs. Ashley Curtis, Miss Marguerite Walker, Mrs. Albert Perry (standing), chairman, Miss Jennie Murchison, Mrs. P. H. Harrah, Mrs. W. J. Whitehead, and Mrs. C. Wayne Spen cer. Two other members of the committee, Mrs. Alfred Sternberger and Mrs. R. B. Page, were out of the city when the picture was made. (PHOTO BY PETE KNIGHT) BIG FOUR MEETS IN DEEP SECRECY Byrnes Ready To Have Ministers Call It Quits; Trieste Big Barrier BULLETIN NEW YORK, Nov. 15—(U.R)— The Big Four Foreign minis ters, overcoming a threaten ed diplomatic crisis, approach ed an agreement in principle today on the troublous prob lem of Trieste and named French Deputy Foreign Minis ter Maurice Couve De Mur ville to try to write a com promise proposal. United Press Staff Correspondent NEW YORK, Nov. 15. —(U.R)— The Big Four Foreign Ministers met Friday in deepest secrecy for a diplomatic showdown which may tell whether they can finish five Axis satellite peace treaties now or must shelve them for months and thus delay Europe’s return to nor mal. Secretary of State James F. Byrnes, it was reported, was pre pared to tell his colleagues that un less they could agree now on the future of Trieste, the key problem, they might as well go home after starting preliminary talks on a German peace treaty next week. The question was whether Rus sian Foreign Minister Viacheslav Molotov was ready to give up his attempt at radical rewriting of the Italian peace treaty clauses on Trieste, hoping to weaken the pow ers of the governor and permit Yugoslavs and pro-Yugoslav Ital ians to dominate the proposed in ternational zone. Molotov Silent Byrnes was ready to compromise on details of a Trieste statute but not on basic issues. Molotov has shown no sign that he was willing to compromise. See BIG FOUR On Page Two Along The Cape Fear ALL EYES—We just cannot tear ourselves away from that issue of the Port City newspaper which told of the $150,000 fund raised to tell the world about Wilmington’s ad vantage*, “All eyes in North Carolina are turning upon Wilmington in the year 1889. Not only in North Caro lina, but in her sister state and in remote regions of the country, public attention has been drawn to Wilmington as a seaport, rail way, business and industrial center of superior advantages and winning attractions,” the nineteenth cen tury publicist reveals. We felt that he would expand his territory from such a narrow range as “all eyes in North Caro lina.” Particularly after we told you yesterday how the city’s in vitation had been extended to all “enterprising people and capital ists from all parts of the civilized world.” * * * TELL US MORE — “Regarded from every point of human activi ty, Wilmington is found to possess features of superior attractiveness, and her inumerable advantages are eliciting inquiry from and in viting the attention of people of various localities in this and other States. “Outsiders are beginning to realize the extent to which im provements have been carried dur ing the past few years, and how the hand of development has lift ed Wilmington up among the trade centers and commercial cities of the country. “So rapidly and successfully have the river, harbor and bar improvements been carried on at this point, railroad connections and communication developed and mul tiplied, that our own people are incapable of comprehending, to their full extent, the importance and bearing of the successful la bors of the past few years upon the present and future prospects and movements of Wilmington. “These are so manifest to ob servers, and so astounding to strangers as to call for cursory review of the labors and results of the past half century of com mercial and industrial progress at this point,’’ the article con cludes. * * * STILL LOOKING—We thought sure that we would be able to pin See CAPE FEAR on Page Two The Weather FORECAST North Carolina and South Carolina Increasing cloudiness Saturday followed by intermittent rains Sunday beginning in mountains Saturday night. Warmer Saturday and Saturday night becoming cooler west portion Sunday. (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. 46; 7:30 a.m. 45; 1:30 p.m. 61; 7:30 p.m. 55. Maximum 62; Minimum 44; Mean 53; Normal 56. Humidity 1:30 a.m. 83; 7:30 a.m. 72; 1:30 p.m. 43; 7:30 p.m. 56. Precipitation Total for 24 hours ending 7:30 p.m. 0.00 inches. Total since the first of the month 2.32 inches. Tides For Today (From the Tide Tables published by U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey). , High Low Wilmington _3:27 a.m. 10:38 a.m. 4:01 p.m. 11:18 p.m. Masonboro Inlet_1:41 a.m. 7:40 a.m. 2:06 p.m. 8:29 p.m. Sunrise 6:46; Sunset 5:08; Moonrise —; Moohset 1:44 p.m. River stage at Fayetteville, N. C. at 8 a.m. Friday, 10.6 feet. —0:00 shrdlu cmfwyp cmfwyp cmfwyp CAPTAIN OF SHIP DROPS DEAD HERE Native Of Charleston, S.C., Dies Last Night On Tug In Port The 72-year-old skipper of the tug James H. Clark, now moored at the Wilmington Iron Works dock, dropped dead aboard ship, last night, according to E. L. Strick land, acting coronor, who conduct ed the examination. He was Captain Gilliard B. Pink ney who was stricken as he walk ed from the galley to the engine room. Just as he stepped into the door of the engine room, he fell dead at 9:50 o’clock, Strickland said. Captain Pinkney was immediate ly rushed to the emergency room of the James Walker Memorial hos pital, where his record shows that he was pronounced dead upon arrival. A resident of Charleston, S. C., Captain Pinkney left that port on October 31. The vessel on its re turn trip to Charleston from here ran aground and was towed back to Wilmington. See CAPTAIN on Page Two FUND DRIVE OPENS FOR HOME MONDAY Ladies Benevolent Society Seeks $100,000 For New Building Plans for the early construction of a new Catherine Kennedy Home at an estimated cost of $100,000 were disclosed here yesterday by the board of directors of the La dies Benevolent Society, sponsors of the institution. The new home, land for which has already been purchased in the 2300 block of Market street, will take the place of the present Cath erine Kennedy Home at Ninth and Princess streets, in service for more than 51 years. Arrangements for a six-day in formal solicitation, scheduled to get underway Monday morning, are under the direction of Mrs. Albert Perry, building fund committee chairman, and a committee of 10 Society members. Meeting yesterday afternoon, the board of directors of the Home completed the roster of workers and viewed plans of the proposed structure drafted by Leslie Boney, Wilmington architect. Workers are due to received final instructions this afternoon and to begin contacting friends of the Home early Monday, Mrs. Perry said last night. No Longer Adequate Feeling that the present home is See DRIVE on Page Two -j Urges Rent Canvas ATLANTIC CITY N. J., Nov. 15. — (/P) —U. S. Senator Albert W. Bawkes (R.-N. J.) suggested Fri day in an address to the 39th an nual convention of the National Association of Rea] Estate boards that it would be “fair” to canvass tenants “to see whether they will accept a reasonable increase” in rent. “The same kind of American dol lars pay rent as we use to pay for food, clothing, medicine and other vital necessities,” Hawkes said. (The real estate industry has ask ed OPA to grant an immediate 15 per cent increase in residential rents). ONCE TOO OFTEN Local Firm Gets Check For 17- Year Old Bill Down through the year, “show business’’ has become synonymous with good will and generosity. From the membership of The Lambs, top bracket of theatrical males on down the line to the •chorus and lowliest grifter, all are ever-ready with the "give’’ in or der to help a friend when a 1ft is mist needed. Such is the saga of “show busi ness.’’ And now officials of the Tide Water Power company here are sure that honesty is another attri bute of those men and women who make their living on the stage, ra dio, movie studio or midway. And they have written evidence to back up their belief. According to the commercial de partment, away back in 1929 a small carnival company “tended up’’ at the corner of Fourth and Davis street now an almost forgot ten incident. Carnival men con tracted with the company for pow er for lights and to move the rides. When the, show closed up and mov ed to greener pastures—all bills See BILL on Page Two Union Leader Will Junk MayContract Midnight Wednesday Set As End Of Present Agreement PRESIDENT APPEALS Reaction In Congressional Circles Proves Swift, Hostile To Miners WASHINGTON, Nov. 15.— (UP) — Government lawyers said Friday night that the Justice department is con sidering injunction action or prosecution of the UMW’s leaders under the Smith-Con nally act if John L. Lewis goes through with his threat to force a shutdown of the soft coal mines at midnight Wednesday. Another mystery move also was reported being readied by the administration to counter Lewis’ threat and there were indi cations that it might be brought into play over the week-end. Of ficials refused, however, to give any hint of what that action might be. Attorney General Tom C. Clark refused flatly to discuss the coal crisis or to comment on what measures, if any, the Justice de partment contemplated. Indications that the government was planning a crack-down on Lewis came only a few hours after the UMW chief, ignoring a 60-day truce plea from President Truman, announced that he was terminating the union government coal contract at midnight Wednesday. Clark issued a formal opinion holding that Lewis could not re See UNION On Page Seven KUOMINTANG LL WRITE NEW WS Chiang Kai-shek Asks For Constitution Suitable To People’s Wishes NANKING, China, Nov. 15—(U.R) —Having been urged by Generalis simo Chiang Kai-Shek to write without delay a Chinese constitu tion based upon the opinions of all parties and the wishes of the peo ple, China’s first national assembly in nearly 12 years Friday began to discuss its task in a series of informal meetings. The 1,355 delegates, all members of the Kuomintang (government) party, met in plenary session this morning to hear Chiang’s 20-min ute speech. They adjourned early in the afternoon. For the next few days meetings will be informal and mainly concerned with discus sion of the agenda. The youth party decided at the last moment to take part in the meeting but it was the only op position party so far to change its mind about boycotting the assem bly. The Communists, China’s largest party next to the Kuomintang, were still sulking and showed no intention of relaxing their boycott. Gen. Chou En-lai, the Communist liaison officer here, confirmed that he and most of his delegates were leaving for Communist headquart ers at Yenan. See KUOMINTANG on Page Two And So To Bed A local housewife was In her neighborhood grocery when an insecticide salesman came In and parked a colorful display of rat, roach and mice poisona on the counter near her. She made the remark that the mice were trying to “. . . run me out of my house!” To which the salesman was quick to respond. “Here’s the very thing you’re looking for, Mad am.” “Humph,” snorted the house wife, “If those rats can’t eat what I eat, they can sure starve to death! I don’t intend hi buy any special food for ’em.”
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