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FORECAST: ^ 4r ^d + W Served By Leased Wires untutgimt onttttn 3$>tar ■— ___ State and National New* op—\tO. 95. ~ ~ ' ‘ : --——- ‘ ~ - ----- WILMINGTON, N. C., MONDAY. FEBRUARY 3, 1947 F^TARiigmm Jewish Group lakes Bid To End Violence Spokesman For Armed Force Of Agency Reveals Plans Are Complete NO INFORMER ROLE British Women And Chil dren Being Evacuated By Airplanes JERUSALEM. Feb. 2 — (JP) — a spokesman for Haganah. the 'lined ft»'cc ol the Jewish -a^ency> declared today that it was pre pared to stamp out violence by. L jeWish underground in Pales fire provided the British man-1 V',e government did not inter- j fere. . The spokesman, in an interview, declared "our battle plans are drawn, our people are ready, ’ j but said'foe Jews would not be come a nation of “informers.’! He said Haganah refuses to co-1 operate with the government1 v.hilc it adheres to its present I policies. Meanwhile, the first plane load; ct 30 British women and children j left the tension-swept Holy Land tonight for the United Kingdom. They were the vanguard of 2,000 civilians being evacuated by com pulsion as the British pushed their program to bring peace to Pales tine. In Jerusalem, Chief Rabbi Isaac Hertzog went again to the jail ceil of Dov Bela Gruner. convict ed member of Irgun Zvai Leumi. Jewish underground group, to ask him to sign an appeal that would | forestall his execution. Gruner, under death sentence for at attack on a police station, has refused to sign appeal papers which would stay his hanging. Responsible Jewish leaders fear that his execution, which may take piace tomorrow or Tuesday, would be a signal for reprisals from Irgun Zvai Leumi and sub sequent military operations direct ed against all Jews in Palestine. The chief rabbinate called upon ill Holy Land Jewry to observe tomorrow as a day of prayer be cause of "the sad state" of af- i fairs now in Palestine.” Kabbi Hertzog and the mayors of Tel Aviv, Petah Tikvah and other Jewish communities plan to make another appeal to Gruner tomorrow. (In Lancaster, Pa.. Mrs. Helen Treidman, sistef of Gruner. said ihe bad sent a cablegram to Sir Alan Cunningham. British high commissioner .of Palestine, asking him to grant a stay of execution for Gruner. (Mrs. Freidman said she had asked Cunningham to stay Gruner’s execution to give her time to Ely o Palestine to urge him (Gruner) to sign an appeal.” (She reiterated her belief in her brothers innocence and said she *’as ‘convinced his recent actions fere due to the way in which his j Ida] was conducted.” (Last week Mrs. Friedman was j o Washington trying to enlist the j 'id of the L*. S. State Department: u behalf of her brother.) Mrs. Golda Myerson. head of j , political department of the lewish agency executive’s Jeru- j , m office voiced sentimerats dentical to that of the Haganah pokesman when she told a news (inference: “Jew will not turn in wmer against Jew” and “We; (Continued on Page 2; Col. 2) OTHERAN PASTOR TO MAKE ADDRESS 1{V* K. Huddle Chosen To( Speak At Annual Meet ing Of Synod pie Re,-, k. Y. Huddle, pastor of , l" •tames Lutheran church, been chosen to deliver the ad u f on gospel ministry at the an a meeting of the United Evan ■-'cal Lutheran Synod of North 'ita to be held at Lenior 5eJ{e eoiiege in Hickory this ertnn'^,udd'e screduled to speak 'anesday at 10 a. m. i0.e 171311 from the state is ain ,each year to deliver the lovv Mdre!s and so far as is "•in" 4*iS is tIle first time in a • a ct years that the speaker »rt e^Tl ot’osen from Eastern !22£f£olina. tincle Bud Says: Bill Baldwin) M'ClU»i NEW**** SYNDICATE tPpk.cy Prune said his last tP# * Sundry came home in am *• con(*ition. but he had a lme nukin' folks believe it. Mussolini s Sweetheart Convicted .. Fontanges (left foreground), one-time sweetheart „ I-a,y s late 1 remier Benito Mussolini, enters the court room at Bordeaux. France, during her trial on charges of collaborating with the German Gestapo during the war. She. was convicted Friday and was sentenced to 15 years in prison at hard labor. At right sits Mme. Zarapotf, the only defense witness. (AP Wirephoto via _____ _ Radio from Paris) “DAHLIA” SLAYER SEARCH CONTINUES Police Seeking ‘‘Torture Chamber” In Elizabeth Short Case LOS ANGELES. Feb. 2.—(U.R)— A polite but nervous young man with bushy blond hair, who des perately hunted a room with a bath tub the night' before Elizabeth Short’s mutilated body was found, was sought today for questioning in the fiendish murder of the 22 year-old Black Dahlia Police, seeking a “torture cham ber” and a big black sedan from which piercing, blood - curdling screams were heard ih North Long Beach a few hours before Miss Short's slashed and severed but carefully washed body was found widened their search to the San Pedro-Lomita area after three mo tel and hotel operators told of the bathtub-hunting young man. “The man said he needed a room with a bathtub because his wife was under a doctor’s care and had to sit in a tub,” J. J. Baker, motel operator told Capt. Jack Donahoe. “I never saw his wife, but I tcld him where he might try for a room. He was always polite but nervous.” Baker said the man appeared t^, (Continued on Page 2; Col. 3) COUNTY TEACHERS WILL MEET TODAY Vote On Support Of Pay Increase Proposals Ex pected At Session A full discussion of all phases i h the South Piedmont and the North Carolina Education Assoc iation plans for increases in sal aries to teachers is slated to be held at a meeting of the county unit of the NCEA in tire New Han over High school auditorium this afternoon at 3:30. A split over which plan will re ceive the support of county has been revealed and an all-out effort to heal the branch is expected to be made. The New Hanover Classroom Teachers association has gone on record as favoring the South Piedmont plan, which calls for salary increases on a sliding scale. On the other hand, cartain county teachers have indicated their sup port of the NCEA proposal which stipulates, in addition to higher pay, a reduction of teacher loads, a better health program and truant officers. Representatives ol' i3 southeastern North Carolina coun ties have voted in favor of the NC EA plr.n but a later tally on the vote of the classroom teachers unit disclosed that this group fa vored the South Piedmont pro posal. Members of the local Classroom Teachers association recently voted in favor of the South Piedmont program, hearings on which are scheduled for Thursday before the joint Appropriations committee of the General Assembly in'Raleigh. Plumber Takes Churchill To Task Over King Issue DENVER, Feb. 2. —(JP)— An eru dite plumber fixed a faulty stop per in Randolph Churchill’s hotel bathroom here and engaged him in debate almost as heated as Church ill’s father, Winston, encounters in the House of Commons. The son of Britain’s wartime prime minister arrived here on a lecture engagement and on check ing into his room found a faulty stopper.'He called for a plumber. Athus Willys was sent to the room. Thereafter, Churchill told report ers the conversation went like this: I The Weather Forecast: North and South Carolina and Georgia Fair and slightly warmer Mondry and Monday night. Tuesday, partly cloudy and warmer. (By U. S. Weather Bureau) (Eastern Standard Time) Meteorological data for the 24 hours ending 7:30 p. m. yesterday. Temperatures 1:30 a. m. 46; 7:30 a. m. 41; 1.30 p. m. 46; 7:30 p. m. 43. Maximum 49; A nimum 40; Mean 44: Normal 46. Humidity 1:30 a. m. 72; 7:30 a. m. 53; 1:30 p. m. 26; 7:30 p. m 73. Precipitation Total for 24 hours ending 7:30 p. m. — 0.03 inches. Total since the first of the month — 0.12 inches. Tides For Today (From the Tide Tables published by U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey). HIGH Wilmington _ 7:45 a.Yn. 8:10 p.m. Mason'boro Inlet 5:37 a.m. 6:00 p.m. Sunrise 7:08; Sunset 5:44; 3:30p: Moonset 5:33a. LOW 2:20 a.m. 3:03 p.m. 12:07 a.m. Moonrise DOCTORS BACKING GOOD HEALTH PLAN Secret Ballot Shows Op posed To Establishing 4-Year School GREENSBORO, Feb. 2—(7P)—'The "fact finding committee of 'North Carolina physicians” tonight re leased the results of a secret bal lot which it said showed "a ma jority of North Carolina physicians are in favor of the good health program, but that approximately two out of evei*y three are op posed to the establishment of a third four-year medical school at Chapel Hill at this time.” The committee, a group of 18 physicians and surgeons headed by Dr. Elias Faison of Charlotte as chairman, sent a questionnaire to 2.088 physicians in the slate. Of the 1,240 replies received. 951 were signed. Signatures were op tional, the committee said. Wilmington Cited To the question “Do you think another four-year .medical school for whites is needed at this time in North Carolina?” 418 answered “yes” and 781 answered “no”. To the question “if one is to be established, but not in Chapel Hill, where do you think it should be located? These replies were re ceived: Charlotte 642: Asheville 80: Greensboro 72: Raleigh 43: Wilmington 24. and numerous scattered choices. The commiltee asked the doctors if they thought the state should make “all necessary improve ments and enlargements” in exist ing state hospitals before con sidering appropriations for a four year medical school. The replies showed 996 in favor of such improvements first and 172 opposed. The doctors voted heavily in favor of five other proposals of the medical care plan. They approved: Establishment of a medical student loan fund, 975 to 209. Special study and provision for (Continued on Page 2; Col. 7) Churchill: “There’s something wrong with the plumbing.” Plumber: “Well, there’s some thing wrong everywhere in the world today.” Churchill: “For four years five million Americans complained about the plumbing in England. What about this? I draw my bath and the water all runs out. I shave and when I try to rinse my dirty whiskers out the water all stays in.” Plumber: “What* are you doing over here?” (Continued on Page' 2; Col. 6) State Soions Facing Busy Week Ahead Mecklenbu^’oO Delegation To V'0% v-Wide i - Reduce Sales V <l(ejected By Finance Committee RALEIGH, Feb. 2—VP)—As legir-1 lators began returning here to be j gin another busy week, indications were that Mecklenburg's deiegation would seek, probably this week, a county-wide liquor referendum. Rep. Frank K. Sims, Jr., said he would introduce a bill setting the date for a county-wide election, and other Mecklenburg representa lives—Harvey Morris. Ed Tonissen and J. B. Volger—indicated sup port to such a measure. Last week’s session was the first to hear a peek out of the liquoi question. A bill came forth (falling for a liquor referendum in Hickory. Such a measure would allow file city to vote independently on the | establishment of alcoholic bev erage control store's. As the Hickory bill was hitting the noppers, trustees of the Allied Church League for abolition of beverage alcohol was adopting a resolution calling for the introduc I tion of a statewide referendum bil.. Such a bill would likely be in for a tussle, for veteran legislator Odus M. Mull of Cleveland, longtime temperance leader and a former speaker of the house, said he did not believe such a measure would pass in this legislature, but he urg ed the league to take heart, con tinue its work and seek aid from other sources. Puts Foot Down The Charlotte city council had earlier proposed a bill to confine the liquor election to Charlotte alone. But it was understood that Senator Joe L. Blythe, who is also pro-tem of the senate, put his foot down on that, declaring that the lives of the rural residents of Mecklenburg were too closely in terlocked with the City of Char lotte to consider any division of liquor control. Two of the most-heated bills ex pected to reach the floor this ses sion, were sent to the hoppers lust week, 'one was the South Piedmont plan to boost pay of teachers, and the other was a meas ure calling for the divorcement of the division of game and inland fisheries from the state department of conservation and development Providing Raises The South Piedmont pay-boost plan, introduced by Rep. Wilson of Calswell, would be effective during the biennium starting July; l and provide raises ranging from 25.3 per cent to 84.84 per cent for “A”_ certificate holders, and from 42.15 to 99.67 per cent for'gradu ate certificate holders. The joint appropriations commit tee have scheduled hearing on the South Piedmont bill for Thurs day night.. • Governor Cherry in his biennial budget message to the assembly recommended 20 per cent raises for teachers and other state em ployes for the next biennium. (Continued on Page 2; Col. 1) DANCE WILL AID MARCH OF DIMES County Chairman Makes Appeal For Return Of Mail Contributions Half the proceeds of the dance tonight at the Famous Club will go to the New Hanover March of Dimes campaign, according to W. K. Rhodes, Jr., county chairman. The dance will be held from 9 p. m. to 2 a.m. Funds contributed thus far in the county drive fall far short of the goal of $8,200, Rhodes said. Only. 625 of the 9,300 letters mailed to residents of New Hanover have been returned to the March of Dimes headquarters, he said, and urged that all persons who re ceived the letters with a blank check to mail them in as soon as possible. ' Along The Cape Fear OLD CUSTOMHOUSE — Thanks to Mr. Charles W. Mclver of Kure Beach, Along The Cape Fear can bring you a picture of the Old Customhouse which was torn down to make way for the new magnifi cent structure located on the bank of the Cape Fear in the Port City. If you will be kind enough to turn to Page Three you can see the pho'tographic reproduction of the old buildnig. According to Andrew J. Howell, author of “The Book of Wilming ton,’’ contracts for the constiuc tion of the new customhouse on the river front were awarded in April, 1916. GREAT ATTRACTION — Mr. Howell, who honored this column only recently when he told us of locating a map of the Port City during the British occupation dur ing the Revolutionary War, says in his book that the finished building cost about three million dol'a s and calls it one of the greatest at' tractions in Wilmington. Soviet Ambassador Brands Talk Of War With U. S. Propaganda; New Bill To Boost Teacher Pay - ! — KERMON REVEALS MONTHS PLAN New Hanover Representa tive Outlines Proposed Legislation Representative Robert M. Ker bon. Sr., revealed last night that he will introduce a bill in the state legislature calling for all state teachers to be paid on a 12 month basis at the same monthly salary they are now receiving for nine months. A committee hearing on this bill will probably take place this week, he said . The measure as outlined by the New Hanover county representa tive would provide a 33 arid one third per cent pay increase and would be offered as a substitute for the Kermon-sponsored measure stipulating a 25 per cent boost in salary for teachers. The highlight of the mill, Ker mon explained, is that the three months now allowed for teachers as a vacation and a supplementary period for education could be spent ir summer school and rest in stead of in some other mode of employment. As the situation now stands, he said, a teacher musi seek summer employment for the time between Ihe ending of one school term and the beginning of another. This three-months period, Ker nton asserted. could better be spent in preparation for the work ahead of teaching children. Drainage Aid Anothed bill, Ibis one designed to allow the New Hanover board of county commissioners to allocate funds for the, relief of bad drainage conditions in some areas, is also scheduled to be introduced very shortly. Kermon revealed. Tlie action toward granting the commissioners the needed power for drainage relief follows closely on the heels of requests by various county groups that something be done to help sections in need of proper drainage. RUSSIANS SLOW ON TREATY DRAFTING Reluctance To Show Cards Hinders Foreign Minis ters' Parley LONDON. Feb. 2 — W — Dip iomatic circles expressed cautions optimism today over the prospects of a double German oeace, as the council of deputy foreign ministers reached the half-way mark, but an Amreican authority said Russia was delaying completion of an Austrian treaty. Tlie American official said the Russians’ “reluctance to show their cards.” had been a major drawback iit work on the Austrian pact. He added that the American, French and British deputies could have completed a proposed treaty for Austria in two weeks, but Rus sian tactics made it impossible to predict whether any sort of draft could be completed by the Feb 25 deadline. The American official was quick to add, however, that work on the Austrian pact might progress by leaps and bounds near the end of the session, when the “sparring” is over. Indications are that the Russians may reveal this week what their attitude is toward the evacuation of occupation troops from Austria. The French and British have let it be known they favor withdrawal within 60 days after signing or rat ification of the treaty. The Amer icans are willing to pull out the day the treaty is ratified, provid ed other occupation forces with draw from Austria at the same time. An American spokesman said Secretary of State Marshall might visit Germany and Austria before going to the Moscow conference of foreign ministers next month. Another U. S. informant — a top ranking diplomat — said develop (Continucd on Page 2: Cpl. 4) “'Its construction was largely due to the efforts of B. F. Keith, col lector of customs, and by Colonel Walker Taylor, his successor in office,” the distinguished local his torian states. Often we hear the comment that it’s too bad the customhouse is located in such a place that many to see thd building, visitors to the Port City never get The complaint appears valid, particularly in view of the fact mat the customhouse must be view ed from the Cape Fear river itself to really appreciate the charm and beauty of the federal building. WELL WORTH EFFORT — All residents of Southeastern North Carolina should make it a point to visit the customhouse during their next visit here. Some way lamented the fact that it’s a shame only those in the neighboring a ea engaged in "moonshining" are sure to see the (Continued on Page 2; Col. 4) De Gasperi Heading Italian Government Last Obstacle To Formation Of New Regime Dissolves When Leftist Elements Withdraw Fight On Conservative ROME, Feb. 2—(/PI— The Italian republic today . installed its second government since its birth seven months ago, ending a 13-day gov ernmental crisis. The new regime was headed by wiry, stubborn Alcide De Gasperi, leader of the Centrist Christian Democratic party, who said when he resigned the premiership two weeks ago that the country needed a cabinet which would surmount ' intramural political quarreling'. It was the third time De Gasperi I headed an Italian government. He was the last premier under the monarchy, which fell last sum mer, and then stepped in as leader of the republic's first cabinet. The new cabinet, which consists of seven Christian Democrats, three communists, three socialists and two independents, is, however, still so narrowly balanced thal it differs little from its predeces sor. The last obstacle to formation I of the government was dissolved COURT MAY RULE ON LEWIS TODAY • Decision On Mine Leader’s Contempt Conviction Is Eyed By Congress WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 - (U.R) - The supreme court tomorrow may rule on the contempt of court conviction of President John L. Lewis and his United Mine Work ers (AFL). The justices recessed two weeks ago after hearing arugments in the case which arose when Lewis flouted a federal court injunction directing him to call off the coal strike. He was fined $10,000 and i the union $3,500,000 and they j promptly challenged the govern ment's right to break the strike by injunction. While the court has given no indication of its plans, it is ex pected to decide the case with dis patch. Lewis’ armistice in the gov ernment-controlled coal mines ex pires on March 31. Also, by law the courts are required to give contempt cases priority. Lewis has been attending the AFL executive council meeting in Florida and it is not known whether he will be here in event the decision comes down. The major issue. from the govern ment's standpoint, is whether one man — in this case Lewis — can call a strike endangering the na tional welfare. The case is only one of half a dozen mileposts in judicial inter pretation of labor legislation. Foremost among the others is whether foremen and other'super visory employes have collective bargaining rights under the Wag ner Labor Relations act. The national labor relations board takes the position that fore men are “employes” just as much as rank and file workers, and en titled to elect a union to bargain over wages and working condi tions. Meantime, the Lewis and fore man’s cases both are getting prime attention from the republican Con gress. The supreme court’s deci sions unquestionably will influence proposed legislation. In still another case, the court is weighing comparitive powers of state labor relations boards and the NLRB. It must decide wheth er a state board can direct a firm, which is subject to the NLRB reg ulation. to bargain with a union when the NLRB has withheld such an order. A group of American Federation of Labor lumber unions in the San Francisco Bay area, in another case, has asked the high court fo revise their anti-trust convic tions. They contended that the Norris - Laguardia anti-injunction act protects them against such prosecutions. The case is before the court for the fourth successive time. In other years the justices have deadlocked on the question. Radar Locates Groundhog As Prophet Sees Shadow QUARRYVILLE, Pa., Feb. 2. — the aid of a special “radar” set. (U.R)— Disciples of the Ancient Or- Hess declared the “radar” picked der of Slumbering Groundhogs, who up vibrations of the animal as it made their 39th annual weather emerged from its hole, forecasting pilgrimage today, re- However, the small weathei ported their patron saint, the prophet saw its shadow silhouetted groundhog, saw his shadow and against the snow which had fallen predicted six more weeks of winter, since last midnight and scurried Prophets and patriarchs of the back to its winter quarters to sleep lodge donned high silk toppers, dat- out six more weeks of bitter winds ing from the civil war, and night and snow storms, Hess reported, shirts, and took to the fields at The lodge’s “radar” set was de nearby New Providence to consult scribed as consisting of a 25-year with their saint about the weather old radj0 set, an obsolete acetylent for the remaining weeks of winter. gas generator, three auto horns, a The first official groundhog wds I headlight, windshield wiper and an sighted at 10:15 a. m. by hibernal-1 ing governor Charles S. Hess with (Continued on Page Z; CM. «) t . f in a series of early morning con ferences when leftist elements withdrew their opposition to Luigi Gasparolli as minister ot national defense on the ground that he personally was too conservative. The cabin, t then was sworn in before President Enrico De Ni cola. An official communique from De Nicola's office showed this composition of the new cabinet: Premier—De Gasperi. Christ ian Democrat (incumbent!. Interior—Mario Scelba. Christ ian Democrat, minister of posts and telegraphs in the preceding cabinet. Treasury and Finance—Pieiro Campilli. Christian Democrat, minister of foreign trade m the preceding cabinet. Foreign Trade—Ezio Vanoni, Christian Democrat. Agriculture — Antonio Se.gm. Christian Democrat (incumbent'. (Continued on Cage 2; Col. 6) SCIENTIST SAYS SEA SERPENTS MAY STILL ROAM OCEAN WASHINGTON, Feb. 3. — f/P) — An eminent scientist said today that sea serpents — those fantastic creatures of the deep that many think are one-tenth fish and nine-tenths imagination — might still be found lurking six miles deep in the ocean. “There are probably animals swimming around down there that no one has ever seen,” I)r. Richard H. Fleming, chief of the division of oceanography of the IT. S. navy hydrographic of fice, said in a broadcast over a local radio station. Dr. Fleming was politely skeptical of sea serpent “sight ings" some time ago at Loch Ness, Scotland, and off Brit ish Columbia. But he said that ribbon fish, which usually live many fathoms deep, are occa sionally seen on the surface “swimming in loops or convolu tions exactly like the traditional sea serpent." NEGRO HELD FOR FATAL SHOOTING Burney Smith Surrenders To Police Following Death Of Elmer Stokes A 24-hour search for Burney Smith, Negro, wanted since Sat urday on a murder charge, ended last night when he walked into police headquarters al 10:15 and surrendered. The search for Smith began before midnight Saturday after the body of Elmer Stukes, Negro, was found on the sidewalk in front ol 1006 Miller street with a bullet wound over his heart. Witnesses to the shooting affair told police that Smith had fatally shot Stukes following a heated argument. II was not disclosed wha.t the dis agreement was about. When Smith walked into the door of the police station last night, he calmly remarked “I’m Burney Smith.” He admitted the shooting by say ing, “I hated to do it but under the circumstances I had to.” When asked whether or not he had been out of town since the death of Stukes he replied that he had been in the city since the slaying. He later told police that fol lowing the shooting he fled from rfhe scene .after tossing the pistol in a hole near the sideHvalk. Smith was formally arraigned on a charge of murder and lodged in the New Hanover county jail with out privilege of bond. Prior to Smith’s surrender. Mag gie Wall and Raymond James were being held as material wit nesses under $500 bond. Police said the two were present at the (Continued on Page 2; Col. 1) NOVIKOV CITES RUSSIA’S DEBT Names Winston Churchill As Example In Address At Miami, Fla. MIAMI BEACH. Fla.. Feb. 2. — 'i'-'f’F- Nicolai V. Novikov. Russian ambassador to the United States, •expressed 'deep confidence" here tonight that "that shadow which [lias lately been darkening our re lations is not the reflection of the real state of affairs between the two peoples." The ambassador said in an ad dress that tlie anxiety and fear of a new war which arose during 194fi resulted from the "activities of some political groups" which are "deliberately propagandizing a new war and sewing uncertainty and : mistrust so that they could fish in troubled waters." His address, made before th* jMiami chapter of .the Council of i American-Soviet Friendship di ! lectly named Winston Churchill of Great Britain as one of those who i "come forward openly or in dis j guise with projects of organizing 1 blocs and ‘federations’ directed j against the Soviet Union." Novikov voiced friendship for the I United States and said: "The Soviet people x x x highly appreciate and will never forget the help and the splendid military eilorts of the American people. The friendship of our peoples, which played such an important role in the ■achievement of victory j over the common enemy, can and j must play a far greater role now, in time of peace, when mankind is laying ihe foundation for a univer sal. durable peace, x x x The suc cess of this important task depends mainly upon the cooperation of the great powers — the Soviet Union, (he United Stales of America and Great Britain. Novikov said the "stupid and harmful talk" about an iron curtain and an alleged aggressive policy by the Soviet Union was invented by Nazi Propaganda Minister Goeb bels and repeated later by Church ill. "Look without any mental reser j vation and without any prejudice at the activities of the people of the Soviet Union, at the tremendous and urgent tasks confronting them, at the activities of the Soviet gov ernment and of Soviet diplomacy,” he urged. "You will be completely satisfied then that the charges which are so lavishly cast at the Soviet Union are unfounded. "The peoples of the Soviet Union have defended and are ready in the future to defend their inde I pendence. but their only and sin | cere wish in their relations with other countries is the establishment I of peace throughout the world. I “Following (his road, (he Soviet j people welcome friendship arid ! peaceful cooperation .with other peoples, and particularly with ihe |energetic and industrious people of the United States of America. Loose talk about the impossibility of peaceful cooperation between our countries has absolutely no oa sis. We have every possibility for strengthening our economic, com mercial and cultural ties. “May the friendship of the Soviet and American peoples grow and strengthen as the stronghold of peace and security of the peoples of | Ihe world." INCOME TAX CUT HOPES MOUNTING Knutson Renews His De mands For Straight 20 Per Cent Slash WASHINGTON. Feb. 2. — UP)— Chairman Knutson <R.-Minn.> of the House Ways and Means com mittee renewed his stand today for a flat 20 per cent income tax cut for everyone amid a GOP family argument on whether the measure should give more relief to the poor than the rich. His “no retreat" position appear ed strengthened as Chairman Taft i R.-Ohio) of the Senate republican steering committee denied he had thrown overboard the “across the jboard" principle of Knutson's bill, which would give large and small income groups the same percent [ age cut. “I have seen no good reason to change my bill.” Knutson told re porters. “It will go before the vays and means committee just like it is. The committee will decide on revisions, if any." Taft issued a statement saying “there has been some misunder standing of my remarks concerning the budget and the possible income tax reductions over a national net (Continued oil Page 2; Col. •) And So To Bed It might be well to say at the beginning that any predic tion as to future weather bas ed upon the actions of the groundhog does not carry the official opproval of Weatb*» man Paul Hess. Nevertheless, if the lowly : creature did venture out into the open chances are he scur ried back into his lair, for lo the sun didst shine on Wil- , mington yesterday. So, if tradition continues and is true, the next 60 days will | be wintry one*. , *■(
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