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FORECAST ^ > Serred By Leased Wires nBtittttttfluui mmmm s^ttur _ ■— ■■■ Stair and National New* VolTsO^-No. 81._WILMINGTON, N. C., 7RIDAY, JANUARY 17, 1946 ESTABLISHED 1S6? Grand Jury Seeking Ruling By McMullan City Attorney Requested To Obtain Opinion As To Responsibility For Investi gating Applicants The recommendation that the Wilmington City Attorney ob tain from the Attorney Gen eral of North Carolina, Harry McMullan, an opinion as to whether the Civil Service com mission or the police depart ment is responsible for investi gations into the qualifications If applicants for appointment to the city police force was made in a New Hanover county grand jury report to judge d. Pani Fruzelle late yesterday. The grand jury report, also covering inspections of the county home and the county iaii deemed the present operations ef the two departments satisfac-1 tory.____ The grand jury report in full was as follows: We, the Grand Jury submit the following report covering our ac tivities during the Regular Janu ary Term of Criminal Court: Witnesses Examined_ 69 True Bills _ 49 Not True Bills _ 1 Reports of all Justices of Peace have been received and warrents checked. County Home: The County Home was inspected by representatives of the Grand Jury and was found clean and in good repair. The food for the evening- meal was inspected and was adequate. We feel that the inmates are well cared for and 1 (Continued on Page 3; Col. 3) board defends applicant check Prepared Statement Issued By Civil Service Group After Meeting The light and privilege of reject irr any and ail applicants for posi tions on the Wilmington police force rests with the chief of police, the local Civil Service Commission laid in 3 prepared statement re used following a lengthly closed iession in the city hall last night. The meeting was called following the arrest of two city police of Bceis H. L. Gurley and Roy Gris lett. on charges of breaking and Mitering- The two men had been iirtified by the commission and then placed on duty with the police department. N. S. Haskett, chairman of the board, presided at last night’s ses iion which was attended by board members, N. S. Westbrook, the Rev. H. J. Wilson, R. S. McClel land, and Dr. D. R. Murchison. In the cases of both former of fers, the commission explained that the duty of the members of the board as required by law had been complied with and that the regular procedure in the approval of the officers had been followed. The statement as released by the commission is as follows: "The provisions of the Act under which the'1Sni*6erv‘ic|^&>inmi«sk)il operates have been fully compiled With. "The application form used by the Commission has been in exist ence for a great many years and has in the past been considered aatisfactory, but which since the last examination of applicants in July, 1946, has been in process ot revision, by the Commission. That form contained data bearing on the residence, education and habits of the applicant as to the use of in toxicants, and a statement as to (Continued on Page 3; Col. 3) CITY WILL SEEK HELP OF CLARK Representative Expected To Aid In Obtaining Fireboat The aid of Representative J. Bay *rd Clark in obtaining a fireboat declared excess by the Navy and now docked in Charleston will be •ought at a meeting between the representative and city officials in Washington next week, City Man ager J. R. Benson disclosed yester day. Benson, together with Mayor W. "onald Lane and members of the wy council, are due to leave Wil »mgton Sunday to attend the "ayor’s Conference in Washington rd they are expected to see Clark *hile in the capital city, Benson •aid. Be pointed out that since the rireboat, which is sought by the My as a replacement for the well , rn Atlantic, has beei» declared excess by the Navy department, *l 3 the Belief of local officials that "larks h T” 136 purchased through URBONE’S meditations By Alley Pt Vvus' THIHG Dc MATTER Wll> YOtlNG ^K5 <s ve ole fUKS fUHCrlTT/M' T>BY Wuz. Evuh Yoci^jg/ ADVENTURE SERIAL BEGINS TOMORROW IN MORNING STAR Starting in The Star Satur day will be the new adventure serial written by Tom Gill, one of America’s top flight authors. In response to numerous de mands by the newspaper read ers of Southeastern North Car olina, The Star will bring its readers this thrilling new ad venture serial. Selected from the best of Tom Gill’s novels, “No Place For Women”, according to all com petent critics, sets a new standard in excitement and suspense. The story has everything needed to make it a story you will not want to miss. A dash ing young business adventurer, a tall bronze-haired beauty to supply the love interest, plus many other colorful characters. “No Place for Women” will start tomorrow morning in The Star. EMPLOYERS HOLD j VET JOB PARLEY Local Leaders Outline Plan For Aiding Returned Servicemen Addresses by local and state employment officials highlighted a meeting of city employers yes terday afternoon in the recreation center at Second and Orange streets. Appearing on the program were E. L. White, president of the local Chamber of Commerce, R. A. Wadsworth, assistant veterans employment representative of Ra leigh, J. M. Kennedy, also a mem ber of the department and H. M. j Hinkle, field assistant; veterans | employment service, Wilmington. ! The addresses centered about the unemployment situation in the Wil mington areas, particularly among returned war veterans. Hinkle explained the benefits to employers using the facilities of the employment service, and point ed out that inasmuch as there was a reservoir of 2,000 employes in the section the employer had every thing to gain and nothing to lose j in relying on the service to meet I his needs. ___ j BOARD WILL DEAL DIRECT FOR PARK State Conservation Group To Take Fort Caswell Plan To Navy Unit Morning: Star Washington "Bureau WASHINGTON, Jan. 16. — The North Carolina State Board of Con servation and Development will deal directly with the Navy in efforts to obtain the war-time base at Fort Caswell near Southport as a state park. At the request of Representative J. Bayard Clark of the seventh district the Navy Thursday agreed not to declare the property surplus before negotiating with the state board. R. Bruce Etheridge, director of the conservation board, is expect ed to propose that the base be transferred to the state on condi tion that the federal government could -re-occupy it in case of anoth er national emergency and that the property would revert to federal j control if not used as a park. Today And Tomorrow By WALTER LIPPMANN As the conference on Germany and Austria begins in London, it appears that there is something very near to agreement among the European states which are the neighbors of Germany. This is most encouraging. For without their willing consent and active participation a settlement made by the three big non-European powars would have to be imposed not only on Germany but on Europe. An imposed settlement could hardly work well- Nor would it last very long. For this reason it is not only the erlands states the German prob lem and indicates the principle on right *f France, Belgium, the ARMY, NMy REACH ACCORD ON UNIFICATFON OF AP" SERVICE, PRESIDENT ANNOUNCES; FIRECRACKER BLAST LIVENS GOVERNOR ROW ■- .lr_____ United Press Reports Tear Gas “Noted” t E x p 1 o sion Reverberates Through Capitol Halls After Arnall Leaves BATTLES PROLONGS With Talmadge In Control, Thompson To Take Oath Of Office Monday ATLANTA, Jan. 16.—(£>)— A firecracker which exploded in mid-air was tossed late Thursday from an upper floor into the rotunda of Georgia’s capitol, where ousted Gov. Ellis Arnall has established executive offices. The explosion reverberated through the corridors of the capitol at 4:30 P. M., just a few minutes after Arnall had left his temporary desk. There was no indication who had thrown the firecracker, and no one was injured. A United Press dispatch from the state capitol early in the evening indicated that traces of tear gas were discernable following the ex plosion. ATLANTA. Jan. 16 — (/f>) —Ellis Arnall’s contest for the Georgia governorship Thursday appeared certain of being prolonged at Itast until Monday, although the rival claimant, Herman Talmadge. held possession of the gubernatorial chambers at the capitol and the executive mansion in fashionable Ansley Park, _ Sources close to Lieutenant Gov ernor-elect M. E. Thompson said Thompson would take the oath of office at 11 A. M. Monday, thus qualifying to succeed Arnall under the latter’s resignation filed with Georgia’s secretary of state last week-end. The resignation was to become effective “immediately on qualifi cation of-the lieutenant governor.” Turmoil Reigns As the dual state administrations neared the close of their second business day, the capitol was thrown briefly into turmoil by the explosion of a firecracker high up (Continued on Page 3; Col. 5) TRUMAN MAY GET SHIPYARDS STORY Senator Hoey Says Talk With President On Wil mington Base Is ‘Must’ WASHINGTON, Jah. 16.—r/P)— "It looks,” Senator Hoey (D-NC) said today, ‘‘like we’ll have to talk with President Truman about the Wilmington shipyards.” The Senator told a reporter he didn’t believe the Maritime com mission is going to do anything more about the North Carolina Port authority wanting to take over the shipyard which the commission used during the war. North Carolina Congressmen plan to meet in Hoey’s office Jan. 23 with Gov. R. Gregg Cherry to dis cuss the situation. Also coming for the conference will be R. B. Page, Wilmington publisher and chair man of the port authority, and former Gov. J. Melville Broughton, authority counsel. | The commission turned down the authority’s proposal to bpy the yards for $1,200,000 as well as a previous offer to acquire them at no cost except the promise to build dry docks. The yards are classified by the commission as in a “standby posi tion” for its use. Port authority officials and North Carolina Con gressmen have insisted state use of the yards would be less costly to the federal government and keep the yards in better condition for national defense. Netherlands, Denmark, Poland and Czechoslovakia to be heard and to be listened to. It is r '.es sary to the success of the settle ment that they -be treated as prin cipals in making it. They are in the first line, and the proper role of the Big Three is to promote, improve, sponsor and guarantee a European settlement which can be agreed upon by Europeans. * « * The memorandum of the Neth which a solution will have to be sought. The problem which has to be solved is that “on the one hahd, the economic recovery of (Continued on Page 2; Col. 1) Wilmington Methodist Society Meeting Seen above is a group of the leaders at the Wilmington Methodist Society meeting held last night at the Weslev Memorial chnreh in Winter Park. During the conference reports on the progress of the organization’s campaign were delivered. From left to rieht thev are: H. H. Hodgln. president; the Rev. John A. Russell, pastor of Grace Methodist church, vice-president; the Rev Ed”-ar R Fisher 1 gram chairman; Dr. John C. Glenn, superintendent of the Wilmington conference; the Rev. Hermit Wheeler; the Rev Edwin Carter- I the Rev. Charles Mercer, and the Rev. John R. Edwards. (PHOTO BY CAROLINA CAMERA) vniter, , VETERANS HOMES HEAD SATISFIED Plans For Financing Lake Forest Units Out lined Morning Star Washington Bureau BY FRANK VAN DER LINDEN WASHINGTON. Jan. IB — Ken; Noble, president of Veterans j Homes, Inc.; Wilmington, said to-; day after conferences with federal officials that he personally is “satisfied” with the $1,797,000 price for which the Federal Pub lic Housing authority is offering to sell the 584 Lake Forest masonry homes to the VHI co-operative. Financing terms proposed by the Federal Housing administra tion would enable the cooperative to pay for the ninty-three-acre developmeat jn 'forty years at four per cent interest, with, a five- per cent' down payment, 'provided tire individual members would finance their shares on a twenty-five-year basis, thus allowing a “time cush ion” to cover possible set-backs during lean years. Each member of the VHI could obtain an average-size, two-bed room unit by paying about $150 down and roughly thirty-two dollars per month, which would include lights, water, and gas, but not heat, Mr. Noble said. While he would not receive out right title to the property, each veteran would get an equity in the project equivalent to his invest ment and would have perpetual housing rights for himself, and his heirs. He could sell out his equity to the co-operative later, if desired. Mr. Noble and John Bright Hill, the VHI attorney, conferred today with C. R. Cravens, director of the FPHA real estate division, and his aides about the price of the surplus war housing and Mr. Hill later discussed legal details with Bernie Groves, chief of the agency’s legal counsel. They will report to the co-opera (Continued on Page 2; Col. 4) Parley Set Morning Star Washington Bureau WASHINGTON. Jan. 16,-Wil mington spokesmen will present to top veterans administration offi cials Monday the city’s offer of a site for the thousand-bed hospital planned in eastern North Carolina for treatment of neuropsychiatric veterans. Conferences with the veterans administrator, General Omar Brad ley and the V. A. medical director, Major General Paul Hawley have been arranged for the Wilmington men by Representatives J. Bayard Clark of Fayetteville. Along The Cape Fear MODOC LORE—For the past sev eral days Along The Cape Fear has been bringing you a log of the U. S. Coast Guard cutter Modoc. The role that the vessel played in World War II was varied. According to the records of the Coast Guard, much of the vessel’s time in 1944 was devoted to escort duty. Proceeding to Casco Bay, Maine, the Modoc remained there until the 29th of January 1944 when she re turned to Boston and on February 1 departed in company with the Comanche and Tampa escorting the U. S. Army transport Fairfax to Argentia. On February 5, the Modoc pro ceeded with the Fairfax to Green land the Mohawk displacing the Comanche in the escort. On the 14th she got underway from Narsarssuak, Greenland, in rescue patrol, and on the 14th located HMT Strathella. * * * CONWAY AGAIN'—On the 28th of February she began escorting a convoy to Argentia. Similar duty engaged the Modoc for the next five months. Qn the 1st of June the Modoc was moored at Greenland, where she remained unlil the 15th. House Hands Cherry His Second Defeat • The Weather FORECAST South Carolina and North Carolina — Cloudy with occasional rain Friday and Saturday; colder Friday and Friday night, not much change in temperature Satur day. (Eastern Standard Time) (By C. S. Weather Bureau) Meteorological data for the 24 hours ending 7:30 p.m. yesterday. Temperatures 1:30 a.m. 64; 7:30 a.m. 64; 1:30 p.m. 68: 7 :G0 p.m. 62. Maximum 73; Minimum 60; Mean 66; Normal 46. Humidity 1:30 a.m. 100: 7:30 a.m. 98: 1:30 p.m. 86; 7:30 p.m. 97. Precipitation Total for 24 hours ending 7 :30 p.m. -» 0.00 inches. Total since the first of the month — 2.59 inches. -Tides Fpr Today (From the Tide Tables published by U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey). High Low Wilmington_ 6:10 a.m. 12:44 a.m. 6:26 p.m. 1:19 p.m. Masonboro Inlet . 4:11 a.m. 10:28 a.m. 4:14 p.m. 10:31 p.m. Sunrise 7:17; Sunset 5:28; Moonrise 3:26, a.m.; Moonset 1:47 p.m. River stage at Fayetteville, N. C. at 8 a.m., Thursday, (no report) feet. FREAK WINDSTORM RAISES SIX HOMES “Spot Cyclone” Near Jack son, Tennessee Takes Toll Of Four Lives BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS A belt of cold weatjier* extend ed from the Great Lakes region west to the Pacific coast Thursday and in California fruit growers burned smudge pots to protect their citrus crops from sub freezing temperatures. Near Jackson, Tenn., a freakish windstorm described as a “spot cyclone” killed four Negroes and razed the homes of six families. However, in the storm-lashed At lantic ocean,, moderating weather aided rescue craft seeking to reach two disabled ships. A cold wave in the Midwest be gan moderating, the mercury climbing from 19 degrees below zero to four above at International Falls, Minn. Heavy rains fell in Tennessee, Alabama and Mississip pi, and parts of upstate New York and Vermont recorded light snow falls. Although temperatures skidded to the mid-twenties in parts of. Southern California’s citrus dis trict, with even lower readings (Continued on Page 3; Col. 4) Escorting a convoy t; St. Johns she then proceeded to the Grand Banks to board Portuguese fishing vessels, which she contacted by radar before sighting them. She continued on convoy escort duty for the rest oft he year. * • * ICE PAROL DUTY — Then in 1945 on February 20 the Modoc departed from convoy in search of a downed plane, investigating driftwood but getting no trace. Numerous contacts were made, most of them being evaluated as non-submarine after depth charges were dropped. On the 7th of June 1945 the Modoc relieved the Mojave on Tee Patrol duty, the purpose of the patrol be ing to maintain a close scruityq of the ice in the Grand Banks region, guarding the southeastern, south ern, and southwestern limtis of ice bergs in order that trans-Atlantic and other passing vessels might be informed of the extent of the dan ger. Also as a secondary objective she was. to make meteorological ob servations and seientif'c studies to [ (Continued on Page 2; Col. 2) Lower Chamber Refuses To Adopt Teacher Pay Bill Compromise Plan RALEIGH, Jan. 16 — (JP)—The State House of representatives, determined to force salary increas es for teachers and state employes above the 20 per cent figure pro posed by Governor Cherry, Thurs day handed the administration its second defeat in less than a week on the salary question. After nearly two hours of debate, the House refused by a vote of 62 to 47 to adopt a compromise pay plan proposed by a conference committee which was named Wed-j nesday to reconcile, differences be tween the Houses and' the Seriate. The compromise would have kept intact the 20 ‘ per cent pay increase recommended by the ad ministration, but would have made increases on an emergency salary bill for the remainder of the bien nium retroactive to Dec. 1, 1946 instead of Jan. 1, 1947. Under the compromise, the teachers and state employes would have received nearly as much as they would have under an amend ment offered by Rep. Oscar Bar ker of Durham and adapted by the House last week. This amendment called for an increase of 30 per cent for those (Continued on Page 3; Col. 7) VINCENT AURIOL NAMED PRESIDENT Prominent Socialist To Be New French Republic Head; Blum Resigns PARIS. Jan. 16—(U.PJ—Vincent Auriol, 62-year-old socialist was elected president of the new French Republic Thursday for a seven-year term at the historic Palace of Versailles. The “caretaker cabinet" of Leon Blum resigned at once and was asked to continue in office until Auriol and party chieftains suc ceed in the difficult task of select ing a new premier. Auriol was elected on the first ballot by a majority of 21 of the 883 votes cast by members of the National assembly and the Council, of the republic, the advisory upper house of parliament. The vote was;, Au'ribl 452, Auguste Champetier De Ribes, Popular Republican move ment ,242; .Jules Gasser, Left Re publican union, 122; Michel Cle menceau, Republican Party of Liberty, 60, and scattered, ?. Auriol’s election was assured Thursday morning when the Com munists—the largest party—in a surprise move decided to support him instead of naming a candidate of their own. Bride From India Says U.S. Looks Much Better Among the array of passengers who arrived here yesterday aboard the S. S. Cape Elizabeth, cargo ship from Calcutta, India, were Sgt. Robert L. Nance and Avis Nance, his Indian bride of four months. The young couple remain ed in Wilmington last night, but ex pect to leave today for Houston, Texas, the sergeant’s home. Speaking with an accent simi lar to a New Yorker’s, petite bru nette Avis on her first lengthly trip away from Calcutta said that at first impression, “things look ed much better over here.” She added, though, that she had not previously formed any definite idea of this country because “those G. I.’s told such tall tales that I knew they were exaggerated.” The young coupre met by chance in Calcutta as both were assigned to work in the same office, Avia WHITE PROMISES AIRLINE INQUIRY Senator Brewster To Head! Special Subcommittee To Probe Crashes WASHINGTON, Jan. 16—OP)—A Senate investigation of recent air line crashes and accidents was promised Thursday by Senator Brewster (R-Me). He was designated chairman of a special air safety subcommittee by Chairman White (R-Me) of the Senate Interstate Commerce com mittee. In addition to probing all recent air disasters, White said the sub group would recommend remedial legislation to Congress dealing with all phases of air safety. The decision to have an aviation inquiry was reached after » series of closed-door conferences with members of the Civil Aeronautits board and its staff. These covered air crashes, airline finances and foreign airline competilion. Brewster told reporters that ac cident figures submitted by the CAB were “incomplete and unsatis factory.” He said that the data failed to distinguish between flights of the regular scheduled airlines and non-scheduled or charter operations. Brewster also raised numerous questions about (1) a request by the Trans World Airline (TWA) for a $40,000,000 loan from the govern ment’s Reconstruction Finance corporation, and (2) competition with this nation’s 'airlines by 12 foreign owned lines now reaching the United States. BLACKJACKS FLY AS UNIONS CLASH AFL Group Runs CIO Portal Pay Workers Out Of Legion Home SHEFFIELD, Ala.. Jan. 16— (U.R) A crowd of 300 to 500 AFL mem bers raided a CIO portal-to-portal suit headquarters late Thursday and severely beat up a dozen members of the rival labor organ ization, officers Ernest Black of the Sheffield police announced. Black said that' the AFL mem bers, armed with blackjacks and sticks, tossed 10 or 12 CIO mem bers, out of the windows of their temporary headquarters in the Post 28, American Legion, build ing and then chased them up the street, continuing to beat them. Black and another officer, A. A. Goforth, finally broke up the mob and helped the CIO men back to I the Legion house where their cars were packed. Some of the CIO members were taken to safety. in a police car, Black said. It was understood that the demonstration followed a spec ial AFL meeting at the AFL hall. being employed as a secretary by the U. S. Army. Sergeant Nance, who wears four overseas bars on his sleeve denoting two years abroad, said that he plans to get out of the army and resume his work in con struction. He said, too, that he wasn’t too | discontent in India until the recentj riot broke out. and on that day, he was “ready to get out”. He de scribed the riot as being more brutal than anything seen in com bat. The bride of four months said that the people of India craved American goods and that they would buy them, even though the price was higher, in preference to British goods. The couple today continues their voyage, made five days late by the storm which they described as “pretty rough”, to Houston. New Over-All Head Planned For All Arms Congressmen Of Both Par ties Applaud Proposal Blessed By Secretaries LEADERS TO STAY Navy Would Keep Marine Corps; Separate Air Arm Would Be Created WASHINGTON^. 16.— (A1)—A compromise plan de signed to unify the armed services while retaining their separate administration and military leadership was an nounced Thursday night by President Truman with the blessing of both the Army and Navy. It would create a separate air force and place a new secretary of national defense in over-all charge of it, the Army and Navy. Each of the three services would have sec retaries, too, who may be cabinet members. The expected unification would be achieved by vesting the secre tary of national defense with au thority to lay down common poli cies and programs for the thren arms. But each department would (Continued on Page 3; Col. 5) COST-OF-LIVING BALLOONSINKING Increasing Supplies Food, Other Essentials Drops Market Many Points By The Associated Press Increasing supplies of foods and other essential commodities, back ed by mounting consumer resist ance. dragged the high-cost-of-liv ing balloon closer to earth yester day. Lower prices for wheat, cotton, oats, cattle, butter, eggs, and poultry accented a downtrend for food prices under way for mo:* than a month. Isolated declines for industrial raw materials also developed, in cluding silver, hides and wools. In New Hampshire the Public Service company announced a re duction in electric rates despite rising costs. The same state an nounced a drop in retail and whole sale cream prices. New York city A & P Food stores reduced butter one cent a pound. The wholesale market dropped 2 to 2 1-4 cents a pound, piling up losses for the last three weeks to around 20 cents and for this week alone 8 to 9 cents. Tire Chicago wholesale market also declined. In the Chicago grain futures mar ket, wheat closed 5-8 to 1 1-2 cents down. Oats lost 1-2 to 1 cent. Talk of consumer resistance to present prices for some textiles helped drop cotton futures at New York $4 a bale at one time. A rally left final quotations $1 a bale down to 10 cents up. Raw cotton for spot delivery dipped $1.25 a bale at New Or leans. Textile merchants in New York reported hesitant demand for heavy goods for commercial purposes. The official New York price of silver dropped 1 3-4 cents an ounce for the third setback of the week. Hide futures at New York de clined an outside of 9-10 of a cent a pound and cocoa futures nearly as much. Cattle at Chicago were 25 cents a hundredweight lower. Some grades of poultry again de clined at New York, putting losses for the last months at from 15 to 20 cents a pound. Eggs also slip ped. Yesterday’s price downturn cap ped the Ford Motor co.’s surprise announcement of Wednesday in which reductions ranging to $50 a car were disclosed. And So To Bed Happy Ending. Il’s letters like the following that bring ns the most pleasant dreams: I wish to thank you for your assistance in securing a home for the “foundling” dog I called you about last week. The - “And So To Bed” article Satur day was very effective and brought good results. A nice school boy came for the pup before noon that day.' Again thanking you for your cooperation, I am, , Very truly yours, Signed: | Mrs Vernon Q. IMar.
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