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FORECAST: Served By Leased Wires WILMINGTON AND VICINITY-Most- ASSOCIATED PRESS ly cloudy, rather windy and continued unseasonably warm. UNITED PRESS With Complete Coverage of State and National News NQ‘-9—-:- WILMINGTON, N. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 1947 —■■■ ■ ■■ - I ___ ESTABLISHED 18*1! Action To Transfer Reserve Fund Balked golons Interested In Increased- Pay For Teachers And State Employes Win Postponement At Raleigh RALEIGH, Jan. 29.—UP)—Legis ts interested in increased sala for teachers and state em ", yes and in increased appropria ' t0 state institutions succeeded ['day in persuading the general assembly’* joint appropriations *"mittee to postpone action on bill that would transfer $9,300, 000 to the state’s reserve fund. The decision to postpone con deration of the bill which would ctease the reserve fund to $30, Looo to protect appropriations from possible declining revenues ame after sharp debate. The debate arose after the bill had been amended to cut out a reference in its preamble to a 20 per cent wage increase which has been recommended by Gover nor Cherry and the advisory bud _p, commission. This amendment *a5 in line with the $8,250,000 emergency salary bonus bill which xvae passed last week only after legislators who are fighting for larger pay boosts had succeeded in removing from the bill any reference to a 20 per cent in crease. The debate came after the state utilities commission, the adjutant general's office, the state school I [or the blind and deaf at Raleigh i and the Western North Carolina j sanitorium at Black Mountain had \ informed the committee that they ,vere satisfied with the budgets recommended for them by the ad visory budget commission. Four other institutions, how ever, requested increases in opera ting funds and in permanent im provements totaling $828,230. Among the 36 bills poured into the house Wednesday was a meas ure by Beps. Hardison of Craven i and Hunter of Onsiow to prohibit j payment of more than $60 a month j to "school bus drivers, and to pro-! Mbit anyone under 21 years of! age Iron- driving a school bus. Rep. Scott of Beaufort sent up a bill to amend the school machinery act providing for the enrollment of children in school only after they have reached six years of I age the preceding January 1. Another fireworks-banning meas ure was introduced by Rep. Black well of Forsyth. Blackwell’s bill would prohibit the manufacture, sale, transportation or possession of fireworks. A bill fixing the pay of county commissioners chairmen at $15 a day per session and that of mem bers at $10 a day except where otherwise fixed by law sent up by Rep. Tompkins of Jackson. He also presented a measure prohibiting commercial carnivals on school grounds. Reps. Taylor of Wayne and Ed wards of Durham submitted a measure relating to the inheritance rights of children. Sen. Junius K. Powell of Colum bus introduced a bill providing that a person leaving a child seven years of age or less confined in an automobile without someone at least 14 years old may be found guilty of misdemeanor. .Provisions for a board of examin ers for licensing funeral directors were made in a bill sent up by Sen. Julian Allsbrook of Halifax. Allsbrook's bill provides that the j board be composed of five mem bers with not less than five years [ experience each, elected by the; N. C. Funeral Directors and Burial Associations. Inc. The proposed; bill would outlaw directing or su Dervising a funeral without a license. The house passed. 100 to 3. a | measure by Rep. Uzzell of Rowan providing for a cons'itutional amendment vote on a proposal calling for a majority vote rule in special elections, as opposed to the present system of voting against the registration. Rep. Odus M. Ull of Cleveland led opposition to the measure. , Commander Lewis E. Starr, Na tional Commander of Veterans of Foreign Wars, addressed the house. Starr said: “We have faith that in the not too distant future, the United Nations will be able to prevent wars but until then. / our armed forces must be second to: none.” CORONER’S JURY REMANDSBROWN Coroner Sets Bond At $1 000 In Drowning Of Paul Bostic A coroner’s jury last night found that Paul Bostic, Wilmington Ne gro, came to his death by drowning >■ the result of having been struck by J. B. Brown and knocked over board from a boat, and remanded Brown to the March term of New7 Hanover county Superior court for trial. Following the jury’s action, Coroner Asa WT. Allen set bond »« $1,000. Several witnesses appeared be fore the body during the tw7o and a half hour session with the ma jority testifying that Bostic was knocked from the deck of a ferry by Brown early in January. The gist of the testimony was that the death of Bostic came *s the aftermath of a dice game, *'ith Brown becoming angered at the Negro’s refusal to lend him wonev. The witnesses said that Brown then struck Bostic on the right temple w7ith his fist and that ‘he latter went over the rail into toe river and sank before the boat tould return to the spot. Dr- A. H. Elliot, county health officer who performed the autopsy £n toe body, told the jury that ostic was evidently stunned and *as unable to recover from the «fer! before sinking. He expressed to* opinion that had Bostic been land he would not have been fatally hurt by the blow. Had he e::l killed by the impact Elliot runted out, the body would have ore than likely floated instead ft was his belief, he ^ * - death was due to drown IMBONE’S MEDITATIONS By Alley (— ~ ^NnY-hoW , Dl5 lY*+7 %jn’ good wU> £>t PAtT'RlES callin' fun Mo' PRODUCTION EN & Publicans peerin' ON LESS PE -DucTiQN/ | dl«J^ Inc.) Trade Mark '0 * y. The Weather FORECAST North snd South Carolina — Thursday mostly cloudy, rather windy and continu ed unseasonably warm, followed by scat tered showers north and west portions late afternoon or night. (By U. S. Weather Bureau) Meteorological data for the 24 hours ending 7 :30 p.m. yesterday. Temperatures 1:30 a.m. 55; 7:30 a.m. 55; 1:30 p.m. 73; 7:30 p.m. 65. Maximum 74: Minimum 52; Mean 63; Normal 47. Humidity 1:30 a.m. 87; 7:30 a m. 88: 1:30 p.m. 49; 7:30 p.m. 72. Precipitation Total for 24 hours ending 7:30 p.m. — 0.00 inches. Total since the first of the month — 3-11 inches. Tides For Today (From the Tide Tables published b> U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey;. High Low Wilmington- 3:39 a.m. 11:07 a m. 3:58 p.m. 11:19 p.m. Masonboro Inlet .1:13 a m. 7:42 a.m. 1:33 p.m. 8:03 p.m. Sunrise 7:11; Sunset 5:40: Moonrise 12:00 noon; Moonset 12:58 a.m.' River stage at Fayetteville, N. C. at 8 a.m. Wednesday, 13.7 feet. POLICE DISCOUNT TWO CONFESSIONS Waitress Withdraws State ment Of Killing Black Dahlia; Details Short LOS ANGELES, Jan. 28.—(#)— Two persons today told police they were the slayers of the Black Dahlia but one later recant ed her statements and authorities said they were doubtful about the other’s story. At San Diego Lt. Ed Dieckmann of the poiice nomicide squad saui jonnly E. Williams, 24-year-oid waitress, withdrew a statement she telephoned from a hotel bar in which she called herself the killer of Elibabeth Short, attrac tive' 22-year-old brunette whose mutilated and severed body was discovered in a Los Angeles va cant lot Jan. 35. Dieckmann said a charge of suspicion of murder against her probably would be dropped. Earlier Daniel S. Voorhees, 33, a husky restaurant porter, was oooked in Dos Angeles on suspi cion of murder and detective Ed Barrett said he signed this state ment: "I did kill Elizabeth Short.” Capt. Jack Donahoe of tne Dos Angeies police homicide squad, is sued a statement addresseu "Xo the slayer of Elizabeth . Short.” uonohoe said that, assuming vari ous anonymous messages .which have been received by police and newspapers are authentic and have been sent by the Kmer, sucn person should know that it is not within the power of any police officer or any police department to make terms and the sentence upon conviction for such acts lies within the discretion oi tne cou.ts. "We can only promise tnat you will receive fair treatment and a just trial,” he audea. The San Diego waitress wal characterized by uiecrtinann 01 me police homicide squad as "de finitely a psychopathic” and the officer said he was convinced she “had nothing to do with the slay ing.” He said that at the police station she told officers: “She stole my man and so I killed her."__ Wire On Track Wrecks Train; Wrecking crewmen begin cleaning np the wreckage of the Pennsylvania Railroad’s passenger train, “Pennsylvania Union”, which was derailed near Walton. Ind., with the loss of six lives and more than a score injured. Indiana state police said the wreck was caused by a bale of fencing wire jammed into a switch. The FBI has joined an investigation to learn how the wire got on the track (AP Wirephoto). Plans For Developing State’s Ports . To Be Outlined To Legislators Today POLIO CAMPAIGN ENDING TONIGHT Msrch Of Dimes Bali To Be Featured Event In Drive The March of Dimes Ball tonight, at the Cape Fear Amory. Market street, will climax the New Han over drive to raise $8,200. The dance is to begin at 9 o'clock, and dress is optional, county chairman W. K. Rhodes, Jr., said last night. Total contributions received thus far in the county drive amount to $2,300, Rhodes said. Music for the dance tonight will be provided by Gordon Simpkins orchestra. Special entertainment features have also been planned, including the presentation of the Queen of the Ball, 9-year-old Patsy Davenport, a former victim of Polio. A survey of the ticket sales for the dance tonight was reported as "fair”, but it was hoped that more will be sold today. TERRORISTS FREE SECOND HOSTAGE British Banker Stumbles Into Jerusalem Clinic After Deadline JERUSALEM, Jan. 29—(JR)—An exhausted 48-year-ola British bank er, held prisoner by the Jewish underground for 78 hours, stum bled into a clinic in the heart of Jerusalem tonight and told police he had fought his way to freedom. Taken promptly to a heavily guarded government hospital, H. A. I. Collins, the second of two civilians kidnaped by the under ground, was quoted by police as declaring: “I was badly treated.” Physicians at the hospital describ ed his condition as “dangerous.” Police with drawn revolvers rode the running boards of the ambu lance which took him from the Hadassah clinic off Zion Square to the hospital. His head was bandag ed, apparently from the axe handle blow he received when he was ab ducted Sunday night. He appeared at tne clinic—in a dazed condition and with his face bloody—at. 11:05 p. m. (4:05 p. m. EST) a little more than six hours after the deadline fixed by Brit ish authorities for his return. When that deadline passed the British threw into gear the ma chinery to impose statutory martial law on one-third of Palestine’s Jewish population. It was under stood, however, that the martial law order could be countermand ed quickly. The other abducted civilian. Judge Ralph Windham, was freed unharmed near Tel Aviv last night, and received an ovation when he returned to his court in that city this morning. British authorities said Collins and Windham were seized by the Jewish underground in retaliation for the death sentence pronounc ed on Dov Bela Gruner, 33, who was convicted of participating in an attack on a Palestine police station. Tension was eased some what when the attorney for Grun er said he finally had agreed to appeal for clemency to the privy council in London Legal circles here said the appeal would automatically stay the exe cution until the council acted, and Jewish sources said a several weeks oeriod of quiet might be ex pected in Palestine during the in terim. The Jerusalem office of the Heboker, a Hebrew newspaper in Tel Aviv, said it had received an anonymous telephone call at the time Collins appeared at the clinic. South Atlantic Division Engineer To Address Raleigh Session A meeting to acquaint members if the North Carolina General As sembly with the State Ports Au thority’s efforts towards the de velopment of the state’s ports is slated to be held in the Sir Walter hotel at Raleigh, this morning. On hand to explain the progress of negotiations to purchase the former N. C. Shinbuilding yards in Wilmington will be mem bers of the SPA, headed by R. B. Page, local publishe-. Also included on the agenda will be a discussion of the benefits to be realized from the development of ports throughout the state. An address by Col. George C. Gillette, chief of the South Atlantic division, Arm.y Engineers, is sched uled to be heard. He will speak on the need tor Targe scale engineer in gactivities and for deep basins in the area. J. T. Hiers, executive secretary of the Wilmington Port Commission will attend the session to advise the assembly of some of the fea tures of the local port. Included among those scheduled to attend the meeting are repre sentatives of the furniture, tobacco and textile industries, who are ex pected to present their ideas for the expansion of the state’s ports. Acompanying Page to Raleigh from Wilmington will be W. C. Park and W. F. LaPorte, former officials of the North Carolina Shipbuilding company. Members of the authority other than Page are W. O. Huske of Fayetteville, secretary - treasurer; A. G. Meyers, vice-president, Gas tonia; and H. S. Gibbs, Morehead City, S. B. Frink, Southport, J. H. White. Winston-Salem, and Henry T. Wilson, Morganton. LOCAL REALTORS DISCUSS CONTROL OF RENTS BY OPA _ A discussion of the present rent control situation was held at a meeting of the Wilmington Board of Realtors, yesterday in the cham ber of commerce building. Fred Willetts, president, said. No de cisions or resolutions followed the discussion, it was reported. Willetts and J. E. L. Wade, city councilman and realtor, left last night to attend a two-day confer ence of the National Property Owners Foundation in Washington. HOUSE SUPPORTS HIGH TAX LEVIES I First Rolkall Vote Of New Congress Sees Wartime Excise Upheld | —--— WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 — (P) The house voted overwhelmingly today. 373 to 35. to continue indefi nitely the high wartime excise levies on liquors, furs, jewelry, and many other items. It was the first major bill of the Republican-controlled congress. The action, tossing the excise tax issue over to the senate, came after a sizzling debate marked by a rebellion in Republican ranks against another GOP-backed tax bill. This one. by Rep. Knutson (R-Minn), proposes a 20 percent reduction in income taxes. Morover, Rep. McCormack <D Mass), the Democratic whip, said that the Republicans had reversed their position to support the excise tax freeze—requested by President Truman—"so they can put through a windfall tax reduction for the big taxpayers.’’ In the first rollcall vote of the 80th Congress, 224 Republicans and 149 Democrats joined in support of the excise freeze, while the bill was opposed by 8 Republicans. 26 Democrats and one minor party member. Rep. Engel (R-Mich) declared Knutson’s bill would give only meager tax relief to the poor, but large benefits to the rich, and declared its passage might "spell defeat” for the Republican party in 1948. The Knutson income tax bill, which will come up later, got per haps more attention in the debate than the excise measure that was before the house. Freezing on the high excise in definitely would prevent an auto matic rollback July 1 that would cost the treasury $1,300,000,000 an. nually. It was described by the bill’s author, Rep. Grant (R-Ind), as a means of making easier the job of slashing individual income taxes—as promised by some Re publican leaders. Also, Grant declared the move is necessary because many busines ses are suffering because consum ers are delaying purchases in an ticipation of reduced excises in July. Along The Cape Fear SAD LAMENT—Coining to our attention yesterday was a note. So filled with pathos was it, that we feel we should pass it on to you. It seems that the letter concern ed the sad plight of an inlander and her amazement upon arriving in the Port City “The waterfront looks to you just like the banks of the Cape Fear river where boats of all sizes come steaming up to unload their car go,” she confessed. “But you should know how it looks to someone from a town where the closest river is twenty miles and the same river is only deep enough for rowboats,” she continued. * * * MORE CONFUSION—“Maybe you do know how confusing it all is,” she pointed out ‘‘I certainly do and I’ll tell you something about it. “Since coming to Wilmington I read in the papers quite often about a* barge or a dredge being put back to work on the channel by the engineers. Then when I ask a friend which is which, or why, they merely stare at me in amaze ment. ' “Then just when I think I have the channel issue all straightened out, the depths of the same chan nel, and still I often hear about the projected 35-foot channel. “One day it’s returning the chan nel to its depth of 30 feet, other days it's the proposed 32-foot .chan nel. * * * DEEPER AND DEEPER — No sooner do I find out about what the engineers have in mind as to the depth of the channel here than I run into numerous expressions and terms concerning shipping that really leave me in a daze,’’ she added. “Take for example when I read about customs officials making in spections or customs officials an nouncing receipts for the month. “Then is when I run into words completely foreign to us up-state folks. “A ship being held for wharfage and repairs could be written in Latin or Greek and I’d get just about as much out of it.” NAMES ON AGENDA—Shortly after arriving here the young Mj decided that it would be interest ing to learn the names of some of the vessels arriving in port. (Continued on Page Z; Col. 3) Truman Halts Rent Boost; Sends Issue To Congress Farm Betterment Program Adopted At Session Here i___ Over 40 Southeastern North Carolina Farm, Home Agents Present A program of “Better Farming for Better, Living” for 1947 was adopted by farm and home agents and assistants from 13 eastern North Carolina counties, who met yesterday at Trail’s End on the Sound. The purpose of the program which is to be carried out is to encourage self sufficiency of the farm family, to maintain soil fer tility and to promote community relationships among farm families. The program is based along the lines which have been promoted by the agricultural extension and ex periment stations. Representatives of the agricultural extension serv ice from the State College station in Raleigh met with the farm and home agents yesterday. The meet ing consisted wholly of discussion of the 1947 program. A county council will be set up ir. each county in this district which participates in the program and the council will be responsible for the enrollment of participants, working out the program and the completion of the projects. The council will also be in charge of scoring the various projects com pleted by each of the farm fami lies. The program is to be conducted as a contest with county, regional and district winners being de termined from the points awarded the farm family on the completion of a project. Tile projects set up are: participation in community affairs; feeding my family; gen eral appearance and efficiency of the farmstead; care of my land and farm practices; my farm pro duction; and my farm business. Achievement Day banquets are to be held in November, at which time the awards will be made. Blue. red. and white ribbon certi ficates will be presented to fami lies securing the points necessary. Prizes of $25 to the county winner. $75 to the regional winner and $100 to the district winner will be 'given by the agriculture depart ment of the Tide Water Power company, who sponsored the ini tial meeting. Those present at the meeting yes terday from the Agriculture Ex tension service of the State College Station in Raleigh were: John W Goodman, assistant director; C. M, Brickhouse, district agent; Mrs. Mary L. McAllister, district agent; W. J. Rideout, agricultural engi neer; and Jesse James, assistant 4-H club leader. County Farm agents, assistant agents, Home Demonstration agents, and their assistants, who attended are as follows, in that order; Elizabethtown—R. B. Harper. Mrs. Lillie L. Hester, and Miss Esther Giles. Brunswick—J. E. Dodson, Mrs. Allen Mentz. Beaufort—R. M. Williams and Miss Carrie Brewer. Whiteville—C. D. Raper and Miss Nan Ratcliff. New Bern—A P. Jackson. Paul M .Cox, Miss Jessie Trowbridge, and Miss Caroline T. Jones. Kenansville—L. F. Weeks, and Miss Hilda Clontz. Trenton—A. B. Thomas, and as sistant agent Wiggins. Lenore county—Paul Holland and Miss Jean Murphy. Wilmington—R. W. Galphin. C. R. Cook. Miss Ann Mason and Miss Nancy Ingram. Jacksonville—C. C. Clark and Margaret Henderson. Bayboro—R. R. Stovall. Burgaw—R. R. Rich, W. G. An drews. Mrs. Frances Register, and Miss Mary Lee Burns. Representatives from the Tide Water present were W. W. Bell, G. D. Conant, Robart Andrews, Mrs. Loretta Johnson and Neil Bolton. YOUNG SEEKING CONTROL OF NYC Chairman Of Holding Com pany Reveals Purchase Of Rail Stock NEW YORK, Jan. 29.—WP)—Rob ert R. Young, chairman of one of the nation’s biggest railroad hold ing companies, today disclosed total purchase of 309,500 shares of New York Central stock in a de clared effort to capture control of that far-flung rail system. Cyrus S. Eaton, Cleveland fi nancier and Young’s intimate in many ventures, asserted flatly that this control had already been attained. He told newsmen in Cleveland that “from now on you can count New York Central as Robert R. Young property.” New York Central officials made no comment when informed of these developments. Actually, the 309,500 shares of Central stock purchased by Al leghany Corp., of which Young is chairman, amount to only 4.8 per cent of the shares so far issued by what historically has been known as “The Vanderbilt Road.” The Young group, nevertheless, becomes the biggest known stock holder. Harold S. Vanderbilt, chairman of the Central’s board of directions, owns about 60000 shares.' COST OF MARRYING MAY BE REDUCED BY PROPOSED LAW RALEIGH, Jan. 29 — Iffi — Under a bill introduced in the House of Representatives to day by Representative Dan Tom pkins of Jackson, it will cost less to get married in North Carolina and the coun ties of the state would take in more money at the same time. Tompkins’ bill would reduce the marriage license tax from $5 to $4, but the counties would gain because the counties would get all the money instead of splitting with the state on a basis of S'* for the county and S3 for the state. The state, however, would lose an estimated $15,090 dur ing the coming biennium. AMERICA ALTERS STAND ON CHINA Marshall Orders Marines Home In “Hands-Off” Policy WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.—(U.R)— Secretary of State George C. Marshall today abandoned hope of peacefully mediating China’s civil war and gave the signal to yank all U. S. Marines from the war torn country. His decision has the immediate effect of letting both Chiang Kai Shek’s nationalist government and the Chinese communists “stew in their own juice.” His long-range strategy is that withdrawal of all American “good” offices may cause both sides to recede from their uncompromising attitudes. Immediate effect of the move will be: 1. “Return home orders” for an estimated 10,000 Marines and about 2,000 U. S. Army officers at the executive headquarters which was established by Marshall to main tain the truce he negotiated a year ago. 2. Ppssible resignation of Am bassador J. Leighton Stuart, who was selected earlier this year be cause of his many years in the Orient and his long experience as a mediator with Chinese factions. Recall of the Marines will ease increasing tension between the United States and Soviet Russia in that area. Soviet propagandists and officials for months have de nounced the presence of the leathernecks. Russia withdrew her troops from Manchuria last spring. It was Marshall’s first major policy decision since he became secretary. But it was foreshadow ed in his Jan. 7 “plague on both your houses” statement on China in which he accused extremists of both factions of sabotaging his ef forts to end the civil war. The decision shattered whatever lingering hope Chiang’s govern ment may have had in getting’ much-needed U. S. economic aid. The long-pending $500,000,000 loan to China was pushed far back into a pigeonhole. It had been promised only on condition that China moved “toward peace and unity.” Basic U. S. policy toward China remains unchanged. It still en visages and hopes for a democratic and unified China. But American tactics will be changed drastically under the di rection of Marshall w-ho spent 13 months of fruitless effort in China trying to get the warring factions together. His decision w’as announced at 5 a. m. E. S. T. Drawing on his past military techniques, he insist ed that the statement for the press be marked "top secret” until de livered to Chinese officials. Day In Congress By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Taxes—The house voted 373-35 to continue indefinitely the war time taxes on liquor, furs, jewelry and other items, estimated to yield $1,300,000,000 a year to the treas ury. House republicans rebelled, how ever, against a proposal by Rep. Knutson (R-Minn) to cut income taxes 20 percent. Labor—Chairman Hartley (R NJ) said the house labor commit tee will write an "omnibus” labor bill by March 15, wrapping up the best features of many individual proposals for curbing labor-man agement strife. He said the bill will be “strong enough to pass over a veto, if necessary. Veterans—The house passed a bill extending the period in which World War II veterans may rein state some 10,000,000 government life insurance policies totaling $90, 000,000,000 which have been allow ed to lapse. Budget—Senator Wilson (R Iowa) introduced a bill which would make it mandatory for con gress to balance the budget. Coup—Rep. Mundt (R-SD) told a startled house that Russians have detailed plans, including many aerial views, of all major U. S. industrial, transportation and utili ty installations. They were ob tained "legally,” he said, by visit ing Soviets. INCREASE OF 10 PERCENTSTALLS OPA Prepared To Release New Order When Action Came WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 — (j«— President Truman in a sudden last minute action today killed an order for a 10 percent boost in rent ceilings and passed on the Congress the responsibility for any general increase. The OPA. under instruction! from the office of temporary con trols. had even gone so far as to prepare the increase order for the mimeograph room. Then a sudden "Hold” order came just as newsmen were ejecting the release. • The White House said Mr. Tru man believes any general revision of rents—which have been frozen in many sections since May, 1942— is a matter for congress to decide. For a few hectic hours, however, it appeared that the lid was going to be lifted at least partially. The sequence was this: In late afternoon OPA revealed that it had received an order to prepare a press release announc ing the increase. The order had come about*! p. m. from the of fice of temporary controls, an OPA official said. Senator Fulbright (D-Ark) told reporters he understood the an nouncement would call for a 10 percent increase, with certain ex ceptions for veterans’ housing. Other legislators confirmed thii, and OPA officials were busy filling reporters in on background, to go with the momentarily expected announcement. But at 5:15 p. m., KST., OPA passed the word that there would be “no statement tonight.” Then Presidential Secretary Charles G. Ross hurriedly sum moned newsmen to a conference. He said he had relayed to Mr. Truman a report that the Presi dent had approved a 10 percent raise in rents. The President told him in reply, Ross said, that he had not. Ross added: The President's position is the same as he announced last week at a news conference: He feels the line ought to be held on rents, but that this is a matter for Con gress. From a man who sat in on con ferences between Mr. Truman and Maj. Gen. Phillip B. Fleming, head of the office of temporary controls, came the statement that in these there was no mention of any across the-board rent increase. Fleming told reporters at the White House last week that OPA regional directors have been in structed to liberalize ceilings when a landlord is suffering hardship. Ross said tonight that the policy is to permit rent increases on an individual basis only, and where landlord hardship can be shown. OPA estimated that a 10 per cent rent hike would add $576,000,000 a year to tenants' rent bills and would boost the cost of living index by about 1.3 per cent. Housing constructed under the veterans emergency housing pro gram would not be affected by the comlemplated — and withdrawn— order, it was said. OPA estimates that 16.000,000 houses and apartments are under control in 649 rental areas, and that 60.000,000 people live in con trolled units RESORT FORMING DRAINAGE GROUP Carolina Beach Residents Raise $4,070 To Date For Project A total of $4,070 for the con struction of a ditch and other drainage projects has been raised by residents of Carolina Beach, it was reported at a meeting in the resort town last night. A non-profit organization, to be known as the Carolina Beach - Drainage Project Corporation, was formed at the evening session for the purpose of letting contracts for the drainage work. Glen Tucker. chairman of the group, said that the contract would be let as soon as final details for the forming of the corporation were completed. And So To Bed The penny parade continues. And - So - To - Bed ha* car ried items about the collec tions of old pennies and other coins. A couple of days age one of our readers phoned to inform us that Miss Nancy McCaulay of 24 Terrace Walk, Lake Forest, has a 1798 penny and a coin bearing the date 1723. The coins were among a collection given her by her late ; grandfather. Yes, we find out daily that hundreds of old coins are hi the hands of collectors. But as a closing thought, why not gather up a couple of dimes and join “The March of Dimes.” Contribute To The March Of Dimes By Attending Tonight’s Ball
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