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FORECAST 'YjtjtW * 4 ^ W “ "JS* Wilmington Increasing dJ "B "■ -^4 I 4/4/4 4/4 *1* m ^4 4/4 44 44 UNITED PRESS \vairner',ton/ght;'/Wednesday 3rather*corf All |I1I 1 I AllA 1 l I 1 I WlUl ASSOCIATED PRESS with occasional light rains. W WB C ■ W With Complete Coverage el State and National New* ____— — _______ _ i„. — .i . ... - i. i i I. » VOL. 80—NO. 66.__WILMt~^^ct, C., TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31, ___*_ESTABLISHED 186? China Refutes! Soviet Rights To Port City Foreign Office Spokesman Says Russia Surrender ed Claim To Dairen WOULD TAKE OVER Chiang’s Government Noti fied In May Red Army Was “Pulling Out” NANKING, Dec. 30_(ff>) __ The Chinese government does not recognize Russia’s right to continue occupying Dairen and would take over administration of that impor tant Manchurian port if it were not for obstructions by the Chinese Communists, George Yeh, foreign office spokesman, told a news con ference Monday. However, a Kuomintang (government party) official told the Associated Press that the Chi nese-Russian treaty of 1945—which defines the status of Dairen as a free port—was defended by For eign Minister Wang Shih-chieh at a private meeting of the party’s Na tional assembly delegates. Wang was quoted as telling dele gates who questioned the treaty’s value that it had saved China mil lions of dollars by eliminating the need of maintaining a large army on the Manchurian frontier. Premier T. V. Soong, who called the meeting, was quoted as saying that the post-war political strife in China was blocking smooth im plementation of a well-planned re conversion program. Yeh, the Foreign office spokes (Continued on Page 2, Col. 1) PALMETTO BANKER NAMED BY TR N Archibald Wiggins 01 Hartsville Selected As Gardner’s Successor WASHINGTON, Dec. 30.—<-S>)— Archibald Lee Manning Wiggins, 55-year-old South Carolina banker businessman with plenty of experi ence in dealing with Congress, was selected by President Truman Mon day to succeed O. Max Gardner as undersecretary of the treasury. Wiggins is president of the Bank of Hartsville, S. C., and a former president of the American Bankers association. To bankers here his appointment appeared a confirma tion of the conservative policies the treasury has followed under Secre tary Snyder. Gardner, former governor of North Carolina, still holds the undersecretary post pending con firmation of his nomination to be ambassador to Great Britain. The Senate will receive Wiggins’ nomi nation after it has acted upon Gardner’s. No opposition to either appoint ment was manifest. Wiggins has number of friends in Congress, along with experience in dealing with its committees, from five years of appearances on capitol hill as head of the federal legislative committee of the Bank ers association. HAMBONE’S MEDITATIONS By Alley ' I AX KUM'U BOB '30UT DE SECTION AN' HE SAH PAT DE DIMMERCRATS JE^ 60T TlAHED UV A taiu HoUT OH A B'AR1,! -*---— C Relef6edbyTbeBe^^jf • dleate, ine.) Trade Mark M Ref. U. 8. Pat. Office) NERVE WAR Terrorists Issue Threats Of Death British Officers Warned By Irgun Zvia Leumi That Homicides Will Follow Any Caning Of Jewish Youths s JERUSAL EM, Palestine, Dec. 30.—(U.R)r—The Irgun Zvai Leumi underground organisa tion Monday threatened death to British officers if Army au thorities carried out a sentence of caning imposed on Aaron Cohen, 17, for carrying under ground pamphlet bombs. The threat was made by means of Irgun pamphlets dis tributed in the Jewish city of Tel Aviv as troops and police started a house to house search in the Lydda area for Irgunists who Sunday flogged four Brit ish soldiers—a major and three sergeants—in revenge for the caning of another Jewish youth. Irgun’s pamphlets, announc ing that the “death sentence” would be passed in any future PASSENGERS ON BUS HAVE RIDE WITH ALL WESTERN TRIMMINGS BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Dec. 30. —(U.R)— Birmingham police Monday thought they were list ening to a Western story of bandits robbing a stage coach. Some 40 passengers of a Mississippi-Alabama bus told police how an automobile drove along side of the bus and a youth thrust a shotgun out the window. Other weapons were drawn and at least one shot was fired at the tires on the bus. S. R. Howton, a police official from Graysville, who was rid ing behind the automobile, verified the passengers’ story. Howton, who was bringing his wife to a Birmingham hospital, said he drew his gun to halt the automobile but his wife fainted. He had to stop to at tend to her. Later, police arrested two youths who admitted being in the automobile. They launched a search for the third, who was described by the other two as being “the source of the trouble.” TRUMAN APPOINTS WALLACE NATIVE Charles S. Murphy Selected By President As Adminis trative Assistant Special To The Star WALLACE, Dec. 30. — Charles S. Murphy, son of Mrs. W. F. Murphy and the late Mr. Murphy, was appointed an administrative assistant to President Truman on Monday, according to word receiv ed here, A graduate of Duke University, Murphy holds an A. B[ degree and an LL. B. which he received from the law school in 1934. Shortly after graduation he went to Washington where he served as assistant legislative counsel to the Senate until his appointment as the President’s aide today. Although the law gives President Truman the authority to appoint six administrative assistants, at present there are only two in ad dition to Murphy. They are David K. Niles and Raymond R. Zimmer man. Mrs. Murphy, mother of the new administrative assistant, said that her son’s last visit to North Caro lina was at Thanksgiving when he and his family visited another son, R. B. Murphy, a large tobacco grower, at Durham. Charles was accompanied by his wife, the former Miss Kate Gra ham, daughter of Judge Paul Gra ham of Durham, and their two children, Courtenay Chestney, a daughter 14 years old, and Charles Westbrook, a son, age five. ■ (Continued on Page 2, Col. 3) cases of caning, proclaimed the organization’s responsibility for the floggings Sunday. Again openly warring against Britain after the shaky truce observed during the Zionist congress at Basel, Irgun re opened its nerve war and tele phone warnings were received this afternoon by the Palestine Immigration department and the Palestine Broadcasting of fice that the buildings would be bombed. In Tel Aviv K. J. Cohen, one of the superior police officers of Jewish faith in Palestine, left with his family for an un disclosed destination. It was believed he had received threatening letters from the Jewish underground. FORMER NEWSMEN INDICTED BY JURY Robert Be»t, Douglas Chandler To Face Trial For Treason To U. S. BOSTON, Dec. 30.—(A5)—Two ex patriate American newspapermen —Robert Henry Best, 51, and Douglas Chandler, 56—were indict ed Monday by a federal grand jury on charges of treasonously selling out to the Nazis by serving as their radio mouthpieces during the war. Setting the stage for New Eng land’s first treason trial since the Revolutionary war, the jury re turned the indictments after hear ing 15 witnesses—at least two of them German women. Judge Francis J. W. Ford, who was assigned to preside at the trial, directed that Best and Chand ler be brought here at the earliest possible date from Washington for arraignment. Chandler, who was born in Chi cago, and Best, a native of Sumter county, South Carolina, were ac cused specifically of “wilfully and traitorously” giving aid and com fort to the enemy from within a few days after the United States entered the war until Germany capitulated. The tall, grey-haired Chandler was charged by government at torneys with attempting to under mine American support of the war and to “weaken and destroy con fidence in the administration” through shortwave broadcasts un der the pseudonym “Paul Revere.” Best, a well-known pre-war char acter in Vienna cafes, was accused of serving as news editor in the German propaganda division hand ling broadcasts beamed to the United States and later of partic ipating on a “round table confer ence” program on the German radio. Just when the trial will begin was not announced, but court at taches indicated Chandler and Best would be given probably until April to file pleas and prepare their defense. Conviction in treason cases car ries a mandatory sentence of death by hanging Organ Music CULLMAN, Ala., Dec. 30.—<U.R> Montgomery residents near the governor’s mansion will be treat ed with old fashioned organ music, the hand-pumped kind, next month. Gov.-Elect James E. Folsom said Monday that he was moving the organ bought last month for $15 to Montgomery for “I know a few tunes that sound good on that in strument. “Big Jim’’ has been practicing up for the past two weeks, with his daughters, Melissa, 4, and Rachel, 8, looking on as he peddles the type organ found in many rural Alabama homes. Today And Tomorrow By WALTER LIPPMANN A BIG LITTLEf PAPER A modest little phamplet issued in Washington last week explains the beginning of something which will be watched with profound in terest and much anxiety here and throughout the world. The pamph let is the first annual report made to the President by the Council of Economic Advisers, created last winter by the Employment Act of 1946. That act, one of the most sig nificant enacted by Congress in this century, commits the govern ment to finding a policy of con scious and deliberate measures to keep our economic system work ing at a high level of production, employment and private income. The report, which is the work of Messrs. Nourse, Keyserling, and Clark, explains the machinery of the act and its philosophy, and concludes with a brief summary of the outlook for the immediate and the more distant future. " • • • Hie style of the report is per suasive, meant to reassure Con gress and the American community that the new and highly experi mental commitment is in the hands of friendly and prudent men. It might' be said that they seek to prove that a great national re (Continued on Pa#e 2, Col. 2) J00IIC ENERGY COMMISSION VOTES Approval of u.s: control plan; GOP SENATORS NAME VANDENBERG _ _ i ._ Upper House Slate Named By Members Michigan Man Chosen To Be Senate Presiding Of ficer For Majority GROUP ORGANIZES White Of Maine Will Get Coveted Post Of Majori ty Leader Friday WASHINGTON, Dec. 30_ Coast Guard Cutter Coming Here Above is the U. S. Coast Guard Cutter Mend ota, the new vessel which will replace the Modoc now assigned to Wilmington. Commander George H. Bowerman, captain of the Modoc, made the an nouncement here yesterday afternoon. _ QP)—Republican Senators or ganized for their majority role in the new Congress Monday and chose Arthur H. Vandenberg of Michigan to be Senate presiding officer. Senator Wallace White of Maine was elected majority floor leader and Senator Ken neth Wherry of Nebraska, Re publican whip. Other officers: Senator Eugene Millikin of Colo rado, chairman of the Republican conference, the G. O. P. Senate organization. Senator Milton R. Young of North Dakota, conference secretary. Carl Loeffler, present secretary to the Republican minority, was nominated to succeed Leslie L. Bif fle as secretary of the Senate. Mark Trice!'now deputy sergeant (Continued on Page 1, Col. S) PROPERTY LISTING OPENS THURSDAY County Auditor Announces Tax Listers For Five Townships The listing of property for tax purposes in New Hanover county will begin Thursday morning in all five townships, it was announc ed yesterday by C. F. Smith, county auditor. Smith said the listings would con tinue through the month of Jan uary and called attention to the fact that failure to list property as required by law makes the of fender subject to prosecution. Tax listers for the year 1947 are as follows: Wilmington township: W. N. Harriss, W. P. Toon, Jr., and Mrs. E. M. Dewey; Cape Fear township: Mrs. George W. Wil kins; Federal Point township, Mrs. J. M. Myatt; Harnett Township, Mrs. S. W. Benson and Mrs. Sally E. Pierce; and Masonboro town ship, Mrs. Leila M. Horne, Listings for Wilmington will be taken in the county courthouse while listers for other townships will announce the time and place for their respective areas. CITY’S GROWTH SEEN IN REPORT Extension Of Limits One Highlight In New Publication The annual report of the city manager to the mayor and council covering operations of the* city government for the fiscal year end ing June 30, 1646 was made public yesterday in the form of a 40-page booklet. The comprenensive report by City Manager J. R. Benson outlin ed each phase of business conduct ed by the city during the fiscal year as well as-calling attention to the highlights of the year 1945 46. Outstanding among accomplish ments of Wilmington was the ex tension of the city limits for the first time in 25 years, together with the completion of an interim cen sus which listed 47,483 people as residents, the report stated. Also figuring prominently in the advancement of Wilmington during the year was the addition of $71,939 to the sinking fund, bringing the total to $792,656. This money will be used to retire one million dollars in term bonds which will mature between 1948 and 1955. During the year bonds in the amount of $141,000 were retired, thereby decreasing the city’s gross bonded indebtedness by that amount. ihe report points out that the financial condition of the city re mains good in spite of increased operating costs and that the muni cipal government stayed within its established budget to show a surplus of over 67 thousand dollars. Crime and lawlessness continued to decline, with the report attribut ing a part of the credit for this fact to the relatively quiet post-war period. The value of property stol en during the period showed a de cline of $33,461 from that of the previous year. This improvement was noted in spite of the extension .of the city limits to include more territory. Other highlights recognized by the report was the construction of a new refuse disposal incinerator, the completion and presentation of an economic and industrial survey (Continued on Page 2, Col, 8) Along The Cape Fear YEAR’S END—Before we start making our New Year’s resolutions we feel the urge to get off of our chests, partially at least, one 1946 promise before New Hanover coun ty's courthouse clock strikes twelve tonight. That’s the much repeated pledge to give a brief sketch of the start of the Port City's fire department. But before we begin, let us cau tion our readers that the line forms on the left for those who detect (minor we hope, instead of major) inaccuracies in our sketch. The first unsung heroes who guarded Wilmington from the dan ger of flames were volunteers of whom we <iave had much to say and the chances are much more in the future. However, today we will confine ourselves to the Port City’s first paid fire fighting organization. ★ ★ ★ SAME MONTH—It was back in December 1897 when the paid fire department was organized. Then it was composed of three white and two Negro companies. Two streamers, one Hook and Ladder, one Hose, and one Chemi cal company. Charles Schnibben, of whom we have had much to say, was chief. He was aided by W. P. Monroe as assistant chief. These gentlemen served long and faithfully and brought much credit to the or ganization. The following November, a re organization of the department limited the personnel to white members. ★ ★ ★ FIRST CHIEF—Chief Schnibben came to Wilmington at the age of 14 from Europe and entered into the business with his uncle. He remained associated there until 1891 and then for the next six years, we believed, he operated his own business. In 1897 with the formation of the fire department, Mr. Schnibben gave up his business to devote all of his energies to the newly found ed department. He had been elected chief of the volunteer department in 1897 and served in that capacity up to the reconstruction of the organization later the same year. ★ ★ ★ PHONE AGAIN—We note from the sketch of our first paid fire de (Continued on Page 2, Col. 5) 1 New Ship Replacing Coast Guard Cutter The Weather FORECAST North and South Carolina—Increasing cloudiness and slightly colder Tuesday, followed by cloudy and not *o cold Tues day night, but continued rather cool Wednesday, occasional light rains. (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. 64; 1:30 p.m. 62; 7 :30 p.m. 52. Maximum 64; Minimum 01; Mean 68; Normal 47. Humidity 1:30 a m. 85; 7:30 a.m. 87; 1:30 p.m. 41; 7:30 p.m. 70. Precipitation Total for 24 hours ending 7:30 p.m. — 0.00 inches. Total since the first of the month — 2.10 inches. Tides For Today (From the Tide Tables published by U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey). High Low Wilmington - 3:14 a.m. 10:34 a.m. 3 :46 p.m. 10:57 p.m. Masonboro Inlet _ 12:46 a.m. 7:03 a.m. 1:11 p.m. 7 :41 p.m. Sunrise 7:18; Sunset 5:13; Moonrise 12:24 p.m.; Moonset -. River stage at Fayetteville, N. C. at 8 a.m., Monday, 11.0 feet. NEW YEAR’S DAY HOLIDAY PLANNED Cold Weather Promised For Area; Many Stores, Of fices To Close A brief respite in the form of a New Year’s day holiday is in store for government employes tomor row, and joining in the observance will be the member stores of the Wilmington Retail Merchants as sociation of the Chamber of Com merce as well as the city’s banks. Several of the churches through out the city have announced special services for tonight. The only' thing standing in the way of a real celebration tomor row is the prediction of the weath erman that cold weather is here to stay throughout the holiday. As if in retaliation for letting Wilmington residents get by the Christmas holidays without real wintry weather, the forecasters are evidently out to get the weather situation back to near normal with predictions of very cold weather for several days, including Janu ary 1, 1947. The cold wave slated to make its appearance in the city Monday morning was held back for about (Continued on Page 2. Col. 1) Commander Bowerman An nounces Assignment Of Mendota To City The U. S. C. G. Cutter Modoc is to be decommissioned at the Curtis Bay, Md., Navy yard within the next two weeks and the recently built C. G. Cutter Mendota has been assigned to replace the Modoc here, it was announced yesterday by Commander George H. Bower man, commanding officer of the Modoc. The commander announced the decision of the Fifth Coast Guard District officials to the members of the Modoc crew at 4 o’clock Monday afternoon. He called the entire crew together and made the announcement on the deck of the 25 year-old cutter. Commander Bowerman said the vessel will leave her berth at the Customhouse docks on January 5, bound for Norfolk, Va., where a final inspection will be given the cutter by a Coast Guard Survey board before she is decommis sioned and ordered to be disposed of. The officer said he expected the ship would be sold for salvage be cause the type of vessel she is makes her unsuitable for commer. cial use. The vessel will then proceed to Curtis Bay where she will be de commissioned and some equipment transferred to the Mendota, which is expected to arrive there about January 7. The U. S. Coast Guard Cutter Mendota, which was built about two years ago and recently over hauled at the Norfolk Navy yards, has been assigned to replace the Modoc here, Commander Bower (Continued On Page 2; Col. 4) Wilson Named WASHINGTON, Dec. 80.—(U.R>— President Truman Monday ap pointed Carroll Louis Wilson, 36 year-old Massachusetts engineer, as general manager of the Atomic Energy commission. The White House said Wilson’s position was comparable in im portance to membership on the commission itself. David E. Lilienthal, chairman of the Atomic commission, reported to President Truman that Wilson was recommended for the job after “an extensive canvass of the qualified people who might be available.” State Tourist Business May Reach $200,000,000 RALEIGH, Dec. 30.—UP)—North Carolina’s tourist industry grossed a record-breaking total of about $175,000,000 during 1946, aad the State Advertising division predict ed Monday that the 1947 figure would approach $200,000,000—and even more, if inflationary prices prevail. The 1946 season almost equalled the former banner tourist year of 1941 in traffic volume, and because of higher prices, the dollar volume was greater, the division esti mated. The devision announced plans to continue promotion of the tourist industry by working to lengthen the travel season in the state, try ing to disperse tourists to uncon gested areas, and attempting to ex ploit more fully sports fishing along the coast. The mountain resorts got off to an early start this year, the divi sion reported, with the season about two weeks ahead of normal. ‘‘Late May in some places was equivalent to the business normal in the first two weeks of June,” the report said. ‘‘There was the usual September slump, but most west ern resorts had a stronger than usual October. Asheville hotels had capacity business even int0 late October.” Veto Section Fight May Go Council Vote Baruch Proposal Carries By 10 To 0 With Russia, Poland Abstaining GROMYKO IN ATTACK Soviet Delegate Delivers Slashing Blast Against American Program LAKE SUCCESS, N. Y., Dec. 30—(/P)—After more than six months of debate, the United Nations Atomic Energy commission Monday approved the American atomic energy control plan report after Soviet delegate Andrei A. Gromyko delivered a slashing attack against it. The commission voted 10 to 0 for the program sponsor ed by Bernard Baruch of the United States. Russia and Poland abstained from voting, after criti cizing a section that would outlaw the use of the security council veto to prevent punishment of a coun try making atomic weapons il legally. Their abstentions were a eoncila tory gesture, but it was clear the fight would be carried into the UN (Continued en Page 1, Col. S) CHANCES BRIGHTEN TO GET DRAGLINE Federal Officials Inspect Drainage Area In Wilmington ? Prospects that city official* will be successful in their efforts to pur chase a dragline to facilitate drain age of Brunt creek brightened yes terday following the visit of Nation al Housing Administration officials to Wilmington. City Pur-hasing Agent Gilbert F. Morton said last night that ex pediters from the Raleigh office of the NHA indicated that a favor able recommendation would be made to the housing authority for the granting of a certificate per mitting the purchase of a dragline by the city. This indication was given after the expediters, accompanied by Morton and City Manager J. R. Benson, visited the areas in need of drainage. Briefs' outlining the need for a dragline which would make proper drainage possible, together with pictures showing sections of Wil mington completely inundated fol lowing a normal rainfall, were pre sented to the housing officials in support of the request for permis sion to purchase the machine. If the recommendation to be made by housing authorities is fol lowed, then the NHA will grant an emergency certificate authorizing the purchase of the unit by the city of Wilmington from the War Assets Administration from surplus prop erty, Morton said. The sale of draglines was frozen during the recent coal strike as the use of the machines for strip mining was contemplated. This status was lifted following the end of the strike. And So To Bed Yesterday morning AND SO TO BED told of the missing Cocker Spaniel of Mrs. Sue McQueen, 318 South Front Street. And by 9 o’clock in the morn ing Mrs. Percy Albright, 114 South Third street, telephoned Mrs. McQueen that her pet, Topper, by name, had spent the night on the porch next door. Mrs. McQueen and Topper were happy to be reunited . . . and . . . AND SO TO BED It happy to have assisted in the return of the pet. —=SL. W
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