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Htlmuutfim iHurmnn Sta '35£ - "—J Stato and National News VOtTsO-NO. 78. WILMINGTON, N. C., TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1947 -ESTABLISHED 1867 Casteen Ousts 2nd Member From Force Roy Grissett Lodged In County Jail Under $3,000 Bond CLEANS HOUSE Tip From First Arrested Officer Leads To Lar ceny Charge A second member of the Wilmington police force, Roy Grissett, was arrested by city police last night and lodged in the New Hanover county jail under $3,000 bond on a charge of storebreaking, lar ceny and receiving. Grissett’s arrest followed closely on the heels of similar action against H. A. Gurley, who is awaiting trial on a like charge following his dismissal from the force and subsequent ar rest early Sunday morning for en tering a Market street grocery. Chief C. H. Casteen announced that Gr'ssett was being held after he. together with Sgt. E. B. Mur ray. Detetcive N. J. Wolf and Har ry" Fales, chief of the city-county identification bureau, had question ed the policeman in connection with the theft of an outboard motor valued at $130 from the Anchor Hardware company at 101 South Front street. Following Grissett’s arrest, Sgt. Murray explained that an investi ' gation had been launched into the city policeman’s activities on a tip supplied by Gurley. It was thought by members of the department that there might be some connection between the op erations of the two men, Sgt. Mur ray said, as their beats were close Continued On Page *; Col. 3 EMPLOYERS PLAN CONFERENCE HERE Group To Discuss Employ ment Situation For Vet erans In Area ■IT e unemployment situation in the Wilmington area, particularly among returned war veterans, will be the center of discussion at a meeting of employers of the city Thursday afternoon at 3 p. m. in the recreation center at Second and Orange streets. Included on the agenda are ad dresses by E. L. White, president of the Chamber of Commerce; R. A. Wadsworth, assistant veterans employment representative, of Ra leigh; J. M. Kennedy, also a mem ber of the veterans employment department; and Harold M, Hinkle, field assistant, veterans employ mmt service, Wilmington. tn addition to the business ses sion, two short sound films “Ope rations Cross Roads,” showing the atomic bomb results at Bikini, and “No Help Wanted,” depicting what disabled veterans can do in in dustry, will be presented. Following the scheduled addresses and film showings, an open forum will be held. Tbe speakers will present a va riety of subjects for discussion, among which are “Veterans Em ployment Program,” “Disabled veterans Problems,” Local Em Poyment Problems,” and “Em Ployers Responsibilities.” HAMBONE’S MEDITATIONS By Alley — LAW SHd* KETCHES] n outlaws . Sot seem Uk D&y jes* tatters 'Em UP Ebi TURMS 'EM (U>OSE / H+-H7 1Released 'Ey The Bell 9r+r ^Icate, ine.) Trade Mar* Reg. u. 8. Pat. officer Will Speak Here * DR. ARTHUR E. FINK COUNCIL TO NAME OFFICERS TONIGHT Community Group To Hear Address By Chapel Hill Educator The program for the annual meeting of the Community Council, scheduled for tonight at 8 o’clock in the Community center, Second and Orange streets, was announc ed last night by Rabbi Samuel A. Friedman, president. The meeting will be opened with an invocation by the Rev. Morti mer Glover, rector of St. James Episcopal church, followed by greetings to the delegates of the Community Council by Mayor W. Ronald Lane. The regular business session will be opened by Rabbi Friedman with the annual report of Community Council activities during the year 1946. Following the annual report, Spurgeon Baxley, chairman of the nominating committee, will pre sent the slate of officers and fif teen directors as prepared by the committee. Assisting Baxley are Mrs. J. S. Crowley, Mrs. William Goldburg, Miss Columbia Munds and H. Carl Moultrie. The principal speaker of the evening, Dr. Arthur E. Fink, di rector of the division of public welfare and social work at the graduate school, University of North Carolina, will be introduced by L. D. Latta, vice-president of the Community Chest. Group singing during the pro gram will be led by Walter J. Cartier assisted by Mrs. Elizabeth Emory at the piano. The committee in charge of the program of the annual meeting is composed of Mrs. W. Ronald Lane, chairman; Mrs. Emma D. Howell and Jesse A. Reynolds. ENGINEER AIDES TO SURVEY PORT Washington And Division Officials Expected In City Today C. J. McManus, representative of the Chief Corps of Engineers, and B. B. Blackmon of the South Atlantic Division Corps,,of Engi neers, will arrive in Wilmington today to make a preview of the report now being drawn up by the Wilmington District Corp of Engineers on the proposed project of extending the depth of the Cape Fear river to 35 feet, officials of the local office stated yesterday. The report is nearing completion, officials said, and the representa tives have been requested by the district engineers to make a pre view of the report and offer sug gestions before it is submitted to the South Atlantic Division Corps of Engineers in Atlanta and to the Chief Corp of Engineers in Washington for their approval. The preview and the suggestions made by the two representatives will be kept confidential until after the report on the proposed project is submitted to the higher authori ties, it was stated. Sunday Causes Inquiry Move By House BREWSTER WORRIED Managements Say Industry Making Great Effort To Improve Safety WASHINGTON, Jan. 13_ (A5)—Cries that recent air plane crashes are making the American people “afraid to fly” and demands for investi gation were voiced in Con gress Monday on the eve of a Senate committee’s scheduled broad examination of com mercial aviation. Although this inquiry by the Senate Commerce com mitee will embrace the ques tion of safety precautions, House members urged a separate investi gation by that branch of Congress. “The American people are hor rified and scared to death,” Rep. Rivers (D-SC) told the house. “If there is something wrong with the whole doggone set-up, then some thing should be done.” He called attention to the crash of an Eastern Airlines plane near Galax, Va., Sunday with the loss of 18 lives and to the emergency landing last week of an airliner on a Long Island, N. Y., beach. Joining Rivers, Rep. Hinshaw (R-Calif) asserted there should be a “complete and thorough inquiry in hope of finding a remedy. Senator Brewster (R-Maine), a member of the Senate Commerce committee, said “people are get ting afraid to fly.” “The situation is destroying popu lar confidence,” he told reporters. “There won’t be anybody flying if it keeps on.” Senator McCarran (D-Nev), ad dressing the Senate, raised the Continued On Page 2; Col. 8 THREE TO HEAD CONFERENCE HERE Wilmington Unit Sponsors Brotherhood Week Febru ary 16-23 H. A. Marks, John M. Blass and Herbert Bluethenthal have accept ed co-chairmanship to the Wilming ton Unit of the National Conference of Christians and Jews. The organization will sponsor the annual observance of American Brotherhood Week, Feb. 16 - 23, and promote a year round program of justice, amity, understanding and cooperation among Protestants, Catholics anj Jews. The Wilmington organization con sists of civic and religious lead ers who will work through exist ing groups. Russell Caudill, of the YMCA, will head the speaker’s bureau, assisted by Mortimer Neb lett. Mrs. J. D. Freeman is chairman of the Woman’s Committee, assist ed by Mrs. Harris Newman and Mrs. C. D. Maffitt. The Education Committee will reach the schools, with Miss Virginia Ward and Miss Emma Lossen serving. The Religious Ac tivities Committee includes the Rev. Mortimer Glover, chairman; Rabbi Samuel A. Friedman, and the Rev. Allan Roach. A Youth Committee will be head ed by Miss Eleanor Snyder assist ed by representatives from various youth group. Among the other persons who will assist in the general plans for Brotherhood are Monsignor Cornel ious E. Murphy, the Rev. Thomas J. Monahan, the Rev. W. J. Steph enson anj Rev. William Crowe, Jr. The publicity chairman is Miss Dorothea McDowell. “Baby Sitter”Likes Job So Well He Weds The Baby NEW KENSINGTON, Pa., Jan. 13. (/p)— The tale of a 20-year-old “baby sitter” who liked his job so well he married the “baby” came to light Monday as the result of a complaint filed by the 13-year-old bride charging desertion. This story developed at the hear ing before Squire John Hunger of Arnold: James Schuffert, a former Indianola coal miner, was hired by Mrs. Elsie Loman to “sit” with her daughter, Deloris, while the mother was working nights as a charwom an. A few weeks later Schuffert ask* ed and received written permission from Mrs. Loman to marry the petite, blue-eyed blonde bobby-sox er. They were married in May and all went well until Schuffert decid ed six weeks ago he wanted his bride to live with him in Spring dale. Mrs. Loman objected, saying her daughter was “too young to leave home.” Schuffert left anyway and the bride filed a complaint charg ing desertion. That was Saturday. The couple have now reconciled and are liv ing with Schuffert’s parents in Springdale until their own house is ready. CHERRY SUBMITS SPENDING MEASURE OF $303,645,647 FOR TWO YEARS; U. S. CRA CKS GIGANTIC SUGAR RING * Black Market Case Largest In “History” Hobbs, N. M., Soft Drink Bottler Released Under Bonds Of $155,000 ACCOUNTS PADDED Over Million Pounds Of Sugar Involved In Four State Operations ALBUQUERQUE, N. M., Jan. 13—(UP)—Federal of ficials announced Monday night that they had smashed “the largest sugar black mar ket ring in United States his tory.” U. S. District Attorney Everett M. Grantham said a total of 1,044,000 pounds of sugar was involved and opera tions centered in the four state area of New Mexico, Disaster-High In The Blue Ridge Mountains Wh^n the ill-fated Detroit-Miami plane crashed into trees near Galax, Va., parts of the fuselage were torn off and remained hanging from branches, as shown above. Three members of the crew and fifteen of the sixteen passengers aboard were instantly killed. Lone survivor was William Elias ■Keys, of Boynton, Fla. The crash occurred during a rain, which is reported to have blown the ship off its course, (International Scundphoto) rexas, Kansas and Colorado.. The federal attorney said king pin in the alleged black market ring was A. M. Bartlett, owner of a soft dring bottling plant at Hobbs, N. M. Bartlett was arrested on a charge of violating, wartime sugar rationing rules. He was released on a $155,000 collateral bond pend ing action by a grand jury. A warrant was issued for the ar rest of Mrs. Trudy Edwards, form er sugar rationing clerk in the Lea County State Bank at Hobbs. Grantham said the woman, believ ed to be in Coronado, Calif., was charged with falsifying Bartlett’s sugar ration account. Account Padded According to Grantham, the Hobbs soft drink firm’s ration ac count was so padded it had drawn enough sugar to make one million cases of a soft drink. The district attorney charged Bartlett with writing sugar checks against his fraudulent allotment in order to purchase sugar from legitimate wholesale dealers and said that in some cases he turned the checks over to friends to purchase sugar. The district attorney said many of the persons who purchased Continued On Page 2; Col. 6 Court To Open The January criminal term of New Hanover county Superior court, which will feature the trial of Gus Ganey on a charge of murder, will get underway this morning at 10 o’clock with Judge J. Paul Frizelle of Snow Hill pre siding. Approximately 100 cases are list ed for hearing, but the concensus of opinion among court house at taches is that many will be post poned until a later date. One other murder trial in ad dition to the Ganey case, and three criminal assault charges are list ed on the heavy docket for action. DRAINAGE FUND CHANCES SLIGHT County Commissioners De fend Stand On Airport Development The possibility that county funds might be used to alleviate bad drainage conditions in certain areas within the near future dim med at a meeting of the New Han over county Board of Commis sioners yesterday when Addison Hewlett, Sr., chairman, said that such funds probably would not be available until after the end of the present fiscal year. Representative R. M. Kermon had appeared before the board in an effort to learn if money might be furnished by the county for this purpose, but was informed by Hewlett that only Alcoholic Bever age funds had not been expended but even these had been figured into the county budget as forth coming. In other business before the board ,a denial that blame for the slowness of development of Blue thenthal airfield rested with the county commissioners was voiced by Harry Gardner. A member of both the board of commissioners and the City-Coun ty Airport authority, he defended the commissioners against charges by the local air board that neces sary funds for operating the air port were not being provided by the county. Gardner pointed out that despite airport authority agitation for a raise for airfield employes, the county budget did not allow for such an increase and intimated Continued On Page 2; Col. 5 Along The Cape Fear TYPICAL LETTER—Typical of the devotion for the Coast Guard cutters, which have called the Port City home, is the following letter received yesterday: "Several of our local belles will be able to thrill their grandchil dren with the exciting tale of how they, of all Wilmington, were singled out to receive a final salute from the Modoc. "Being caught up in the local spirit of affection for the old cut ter, they were on hand at 1:30 Sunday afternoon when the ship cast off from the Customhouse wharf for the last time. "As the Modoc drew away, with her men lined up in formation in tribute to the local populace, and slipped down the river, a feeling of Auld Lang Syne came over the trio, and in their desire to see the ship again, they quickly drove to the foot of Church . street ar riving in time to wave another farewell to the gallant ship and the men still lined up on her deck. * * * SAILING PAST—“As tl»e ship sailed past there was still, another chance that they might be able to beat her to the cliffs for one last goodbye: and ignoring glowering cops,'they raced and skidded on a slippery clay road until they reached the river at last; and when the Modoc loomed into view, three girls were waving again from a promortory jutting into the river. "As she passed, this time far out in the Cape Fear, someone aboard must have recognized the three little ladies, representing the love Wilmingtonians have always cher ished for the Modoc. * * * FINAL SALUTE—“And, as the ship’s final tribute to the people of Wilmington, blasted away with the whistle. "And three very thrilled young ladies will aways remember their last salute from the Modoc,” the letter concluded. And now if you should know the young ladies perhaps you could get the last eyewittness account of the gallant Modoc’s final voyage from Wilmington. It was way back in February of 1932.when the Modoc was ordered to Wilmington for the first time. The vessel was built by the Union Construction Company in Oakland, California, in 1921 and commissioned on January 14, 193P which is exactly a quarter of a century ago. During the past twenty-five years Continued On Page 2; Col. 3 The Weather FORECAST South Carolina Considerable cloudi ness and warmer with few scattered showers Tuesday; Wendesday, partly cloudy and becoming cooler. North Carolina — Showers and slight ly warmer Tuesday; Wednedsay, partly cloudy and becoming colder. (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. 51; 7:30 a.m. 50; 1:30 p.m. 57; 7 :30 p.m. 55. Maximum 56; Minimum 48; Mean 52; Normal 46. Humidity 1:30 a.m. 76; 7:30 a.m. 83; 1:30 p.m. 78; 7:30 p.m. 97. Precipitation Total for 24 hours ending 7:30 p.m. — 0.35 inches. Total since the first of the month — 2:54 inches. Tides For Today (From the Tide Tables published by U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey). High Low Wilmington - 3:30 a.m. 10:40 a.m. 3:50 p.m. 11:02 p.m. Masonboro Inlet _ 1:36 a.m. 7:38 a.m. 1:43 p.m. 8 :00 p.m. Sunrise 7:18; Sunset 5:25; Moonrise 12:34 a.m.; Moonset 12:42 p.m. River stage at Fayetteville. N. C. at 8 a.m., Monday, (no, report) feet. SALARY INCREASE COMES UP TODAY State Senate Votes? Unani mously To Defer Action On Pay Hike Bill RALEIGH, Jan. 13.—(£>)—Each House of the 1947 General, assemb ly Monday night heard a budget message from Governor Cherry calling for a record spending pro gram in the state, and the Senate later voted unanimously to defer until Tuesday debate on a proposed salary increase for teachers and state employes. Consideration of a House-amend ed bill for supplementary salary increases will begin Tuesday at 12 noon. Deferring the proposal until Tues day was considered as a mild victory for the administration forces of Governor Cherry who in his biennial message on Thurr .. y called for a 20 percent salary m Cantinued On Page 2; Col. 4 REINFORCEMENTS RUSHED TO FRONT Liner He De France Carry ing 8,000 Troops To Indo China Front PARIS, Jan. 13 — (/P) ~ The Liner lie De France steamed to ward Indochina Monday with 8, 000 French reinforcements aboard as a general staff communique in dicated that French troops scored some successes against the Viet Namese resistance during the day. The reinforcements sailed Sunday from Toulon about the time the first contingent of wounded com bat veterans arrived at Lyon from the 7,000-mile distant colonial fight ing front. The He De France, the nation’s largest passenger liner afloat, was withdrawn from the North Atlantic run to transport the troops. The general staff communique is sued in Paris said that the Viet Namese resistance southwest of Hanoi was becoming “rapidly dis organized’’ as French forces ad vanced and that an important Viet Nam ammunition dump was blown up by French soldiers. NEW YORK BUTTER PRICES REDUCED Chain Stores Make Cut Of 6 To 8 Cents Per Pound To Consumers NEW YORK, Jan. 13 — (JP)— Chain stores in the New York area slashed retail butter prices 6 to 8 cents a pound Monday as a flood of offerings caused a sharp break in the wholesale market. The action brought prices in the stores down to 69 to 71 cents a pound compared with 93 cents shortly before Christmas. Heavy supplies were in evidence on merchantile exchanges not only Continued On Page 2; Col. 5 Durands Are Moving On To New Frontier Goals MILWAUKEE, Jan. 13—(A1)—The Durands are moving on. Time was when folks heard about a new frontier opening up, they packed the family belongings, loaded iy and drove away. That’s what the Durands did Monday, with their converted motor bus heading out on a 6.000 mile trek to end on a homestead at Anchorage, Alaska. The' family—Mr. and Mrs Gilbert Durand, four youngsters and a dog —have been getting ready for the trip since the Matanuska colonists went out, back in the thirties. Birth of the last two children post poned them originally. Then there was the war. But Monday the fami ly set out, just as happy about the adventure even though the frontier isn’t quite as new as it was 12 years ago. The Durands will spend two weeks at Ladysmith, Wis., outfit ting the bus at the home of Gil bert’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leon Durand. Then they’ll swing through the Southern-United States, soak ing up a last winter of warm weather, ard in March or April turn north. They plan to pick up the Alaskan highway at Edmonton, Alta, and proceed to Whitehorse and Anchorage. , if Institutions To Get Large Part Of Cask Budget Based On Antici* pated Revenues Of $289,• 218,500 Surplus Fund INCLUDES SALARIES Permanent Improvements Would Cost State $44, 501,437 In Biennium RALEIGH, Jan. 13_(£>) — A gigantic spending pro gram, sponsored by Governor Cherry, was transmitted to the legislature Monday night as the administration force* girded themselves to fight a supplemental proposad to pay; teachers and state employes an additional 30 per cent ef fective January 1. The governor, concerned with an uprising legislature, had recommended 20 per cent in his biennial message and had sup ported that in his budget messagt tonight. The governor’s legislative repre sentative, former Senator Brandon Hodges of Buncombe, had spent the weekend here in an effort to whip the 30 per cent pay increase meas ure, sponsored by Rep. Barker of Durham. As the opening #f the 1947 ses sion roared along, the governor said quite lrankly that he had not made up his mind over a proposal of the North Carolina Wildlife fed eration to separate the division of game and inland fisheries from the department of conservation and development. He said, however, in West Jeffer son when he was running for gov ernor that he stood for division. In 1945, he asked that the legisla ture study the problem closely and a special committee asked that the division not be separated. Continued On Page 2; Col. I ' HOEY MAY SEEK AID OF TRUMAN Representative Clark And Senator Asking Action On Shipyard WASHINGTON, Jan. 13. — Sen ator Clyde R. Hoey indicated Mon day that President Truman might be asked to help the North Caro lina State Ports Authority in it* so-far-unsuccessful efforts to ac quire the former North Carolina Shipbuilding company’s yard at Wilmington, N. C., from the Mari time commission. Senator Hoey said a meeting of the Tar Heel congressional dele gation, scheduled this Saturday to promote the project, had been post poned until Thursday, January 23. when Governor R. Gregg Cherry could attend. Instead of having a luncheon, a* originally planned, the delegation will meet in Senator Hoey’s office at 10 a. m. — an hour early enough to allow a visit to the White House the same day as the Senator ex plained. Congressman J. Bayard Clark of Fayetteville is cooperating close ly with Hoey in arranging the par ley. ■— r! And So To Bed -;» A new twist to an old trick. Ail of us have heard of youngsters pulling a loose tooth by tying a string from the an noying molar to a door knob and then slamming the door. Well that seemed to he the fate awatiing young Larry Bur riss, of 1209 South Fourth Street one day last week when he returned from school. Going out into the yard, to seek conselation no doubt from his pet dog, “Old Rover” had to get a good look at the loose tooth. In so doing, the tooth waa knocked oat, thus saving Larry the trouble of the old door trick. < i
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