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r— ~ . . r ■ I .11. ———— n FORECAST: Served By Leased Wires WILMINGTON AND VICINITY: Fair ASSOf'l ATFT1 PRF8Q and warmer today with increasing cloudi- noOULlA I CjU 1 KLSS neas and warmer tonight and Wednesday. and the UNITED PRESS ___ With Complete Coverage of "’ ” _ State and National News NO. 102. - ' — ___ — ESTABLISHED 1867 British Face Power Shutdown striped areas indicate sections of England in which Dower shut down announced by Fuel Minister Emanuel Shinwell will close major industries and black out millions of homes, stores and offices in ef fort to conserve fuel Dotted area, the county of Lancashire, is tenta tively slated to be included in the shutdown but may be exempted. (AF H'irephoto)._ ' p Politicians Battle Over Coal Shortage FUNDS FOR PORT GROUP ALLOCATED Commissioners Authorize Expenditure Of Port Commission Money Tne expenditure of $1500 from the reserve funds of the Wilming ton Port Commission for the pur pose oi acquainting businessmen, industrialists and legislators with the program of the State Ports Authority was authorized at a meeting of the New Hanover Board of County Commissioners yesterday. The money, to be used at the instigation of the authority, will be expended in conducting a series 0/ meetings throughout the state to advise .interested persons of the work of the SPA. Commissioner H. R. Gardner in troduced the motion saying that if New Hanover county did not back the authority, they #ould be going backward since Wilmington was the chief port of North Carolina. C. D. Hogue, chairman of the WPC, R. B. Page, Sr., chairman oi the SPA, and J. T. Hiers, WPC executive secretary, appeared for the commission. Hogue said that the General As sembly would be asked to make bonds of the commission saleable rather than merely revenue as at present. When the county board approved tie expenditure. Commissioner ueorge Trask did not vote. wwrWsing FROM MANEUVERS Three Amphibious Tractors Snk In Heavy Seas With Loss Of Li'e OCEANSIDE. Calif., Feb. 10 —'-El—Seven U. 3. Marines '<ere missing and search for belies wa> started after three amphibious tractors foundered in the surf dUr wt> practice landing operaVons "far here today, Camp Pendleton headquarters announced. Maj. H.-l Conner, public infor mation officer at the camp, said . Marines were thrown in the '■ater and that 13 had reached shore. No bodies or other survivors had been located by rescue planes ana crash boats. The amhibious tractors, operat ^ *n a formation of nine sank l|ie mouth of the Sanita Mar htrelta llVer' ^ree miles north of JThere was a heavy surf ranging HAMBONE’S meditations __ By Alley AJ5G-N0<afBE's Aw-"' Risht.HuT I HATES T' EAT A MESS o' AlT' GIT A dol-T! • *7 8,11 sr» Bu' i -2 _»»*• “»B “**• -O- B Pu, OB»t Churchill Charges Attlee Regime Incompetent As Nation Suffers LONDON, Feb. 10.—<i>>—Wins ton Churchill charged the British Labor government tonight with “incompetence in high places” for its handling of the nation’s coal shortage and industrial crisis which has shut down more than 50-per cent of the Kingdom’s in dustry, but withheld “for another day” his awaited demand for a parliamentary vote of censure. Both Churchill and Hugh Dal ton, Laborite chancellor of the ex chequer, stated, however, during debate in the House of Commons that neither the Conservatives nor the Laborites would consent to the formation of a coalition govern ment. Reports had become increasing ly widespread that such a coalition would take shape soon to lead the United Kingdom out of the gravest emergency it has faced since the war. Churchill, the Conservative lead er, began the debate while Prime Minister Clement R. Attlee broad cast an island-wide appeal to the British public to cooperate in the dangerous coal shortage which has limited power production, brought the closing of industrial plants in 38 of the 64 counties and shires in England and Wales and thrown more than 4,000,000 persons out of work Gloom Deepens British gloom deepened when a weather forecast stated a 36-hour thaw had ended and that sub freezing temperatures would set tle over the British Isles again to morrow. Robert Hudson, a former minis ter in Churchill’s war-time govern ment, accused Fuel and Power Minister Emanuel Shinwell of “lack of foresight, gross contempt and dereliction of duty’’ in plan (Continued on Page 2; Col. 2) y HI ASSOCIATES APPLY FOR UNITS Members Of Ve*s Housing Group Sign Up For Lake Forest Individual contracts for the purchase of masonry units at the Lake Forest housing project were -igr.ed by members of Veterans Homes Incornoreted at a meeting -f the group in the Superior court room lest night. Initial payments of $50 were made by many of the group, with ‘be remainder of the average $150 down payments to become due when units are taken over by the 'ndividual buyer. The terms of the contract as negotiated by representatives of the VKI with officials of the Federal Public Housing Authority were expla’ned to the members nresent by Ken Noble, VHI presi dent. By-laws for the organization were unanimously adopted fol lowing an explanation and a read big by John Bright Hill, attorney for the VHI. The contract as worked out be tween the veterans group and FPHA officials here last week calls for a down payment of five per cent on the total purchase price of $1,797.000 and the down payments •equired of members last night were requested in order that upon the signing of the final contracts with FPHA officials the initial pay ment as asked by government of ficials could be met. _ Pay Measure t Rep. Kermon Indicates Support Of Crange In County Set-Up Senator A. A. Lennon last night outlined to The Star his reasons for proposing legislation slated to remove from the hands of the county commissioners the power to set the salaries of New Hanover county officials. He struck back at a contention of a member of the board of com missioners that there was a motive behind the move b y saying that his measure was designed “to put back the power to set the salary of officials in the hands of the gen eral Assembly—back where it be longs!” Lennon asserted that it was not right for elected representatives of the people of the county to set the salary of other elected representa tives. He said that it was his aim to see that a salary on par with the representatives of other counties in the state be paid to the officials of New Hanover. When asked whether or not the salaries paid to New Hanover county officials were less than in other counties, he replied that they were less in counties with the same property evaluation and tax rate. Lennon pointed out that the Bar Association of New Hanover county had called for a measure transfer ring the control of set salaries from the hands of the county commis sioners to t h e General Assembly and said that even if he did not have any personal feeling about the matter he would have to take into consideration the petition from the bar group. Representative Robert M Ker mon yesterday indicated his sup port of the bill as proposed by Lennon, saying that unless action is taken to abolish the authority of the commissioners in the salary question then a perpetuation of of fice holders working together with each bound to .support the other would be set up. The county commissioners yes terday voted to have wires sent to the president of the senate and the | speaker of the house requesting a j 30-day delay before adoption of the bill. A public hearing on the matter j was suggested by a member of the board during the session. The measure in debate would re peal a law enacted in 1941 em powering the commissioners to raise the salary of an elected of ficial. not more than $700 in one year not lower the amount of pay iess than $300. This act was amended in 1945 to the extent that the $700 maximum increase was raised to $1200 The salaries of the county com missioners, the clerk o f Superior court, the judge and prosecutor of recorder’s court, the register of^ deeds, the auditor and the sheriff would be affected in any change of law. BENSON INDICATES SUPPORT OF BILL Says Identification Bureau Would Function Better Under Single Control I Support of Representative Robert M. Kermon’s proposal that the City County Bureau of Identification be | placed under the control of either | the city or county was indicated i late yesterday by City Manager J, ; R. Benson following a discussion of the matter with the New Hanover county legislator. Although not saying directly that he favored such a move. Benson pointed out that he was not op posed to Kermon's proposal and in dicated his belief that the bureau operating under either the chief of police or the sheriff could function more efficiently than it does under the present system of split-control between the two departments, Benson asserted that a bill now under consideration by Kermon and designed to unify regulation of the bureau should be drawn with the utmost care so that the maxi mum use of the department can be obtained. He estimated that around 75 per cent of the work now being done by t h e bureau is in conjunction with the police department and sug gested that this fact indicated it would work more efficiently under police control. Benson summed up his opinion of the matter by saying that he had no special desire for the Ker mon proposal but neither did he have any opposition to it. Bull It} Playful Mood Rolls Farmer Around NEWARK, O., Feb. 10.—(#)—A bull described as more playful than vicious pushed and rolled Eugene Montgomery around his barnyard for more than an hour today as the 56-year-old farmer clung desperately to a large ring in the animal’s nose. Montgomery slipped and fell as he was feeding the bull at his farm on route 16 near here. The farm er clung to the ring while the I animal rolled him against the fence posts and trees. The bull made no attempt, however, to gore or trample the farmer. Montgomery was found semi conscious, his right hand frozen in the bull’s ring. Brought to city hospital here, he was treated for four fractured ribs, body bruises, a lacerated left ear and severe ex posure from aub-freesing tempera tures. ___*......_ Smith Presents Good Health Poster Awards Adam W. Smith, physical director of the Y MCA is shown presenting the first prize check of I $10 to young Jerry Coffey, whose Good Health poster was judged best over 130 entered in the eon ! test, sponsored by White’s Ice Cream and Milk C ompany. Standing next to young Coffey is W. L. j Bradshaw, second place winner and Betty Kerr, third place winner. In the second row. left to right' Mrs. Lilliam Bailey, supervisor of Nurses at the Health department and one of the judges in the | poster contest; Connie Hutchins, Girrie Piner, Ann Holt, Pat Bogen and Mary Catherine Davis, j Several of the winners were not present when this picture was made. Smith said the posters will ; be on display at the YMCA tomorrow. (PHOTO BY CAROLINA CAMERA) “Lipstick Murder” Mystery Baffles Coast City Police RED CROSS QUOTA TO BE ANNOUNCED Co-Chairman Of Drive Says Exact Figure To Be Told Soon Announcement of the quota for the 1947 fund raising campaign of the Wilmington Chapter of the American Red Cross will be de layed 24 hours. J. H Carswell, co chairman of the drive, said last night. Earlier in the day the executive committee met in the Red Cross home to set a figure for the drive which will get underway here next month. J. B. Hill, Atlanta, assistant j regional director of the Southeast area, was present at the meeting and discussed the. quota with the group. Hill also told something of the National budget, saying that the National quota for this year is 92 million dollars, of which 42 million is for the national work covered by the Red Cross and 50 million for the work carried on by chapters. The public will be asked to con tribute 60 million,' as both groups will take funds from their reserve sources to meet the quota. Walker Taylor, chairman of the Advanced Gifts committee has ap pointed the following team cap tains to aid in his part of the drive, Paul Allen, J. Henry Gerdes, Emsley A. Laney, Fred E. Little, E. L. White, and Alex Sorunt. The Advanced Gifts committee is scheduled to meet today at 4 p.m. in the Tidewater Assembly hall. The Weather FORECAST North and South C rolina—Fair and warmer Tuesday, increasing cloudiness and warmer Tuesday night and Wednes day. Light rain Wednesday beginning in mountains late Tuesday night. (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. 26; 7:30 a.m. 23; 1:30 p.m. 37; 7 :30 p.m. 37. Maximum 40: Minimum_22; Mean 30; Normal 47. Humidity 1:30 a.m. 66; 7:30 a.rrf. 52T; 1:30 p.m. 31: 7:30 p.m. 40. Precipitation Total for 24 hours ending 7:30 p.m. — 0.00 inches. Totc.l since the first of the month — 0.32 inches. Tides For Today (From the Tide Tables published by U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey). High Low' Wilmington _ 2:06 a.m. 9:18 a.m. 2:25 p.m. 9:37 p.m. Masonboro Inlet _ 12:01 a.m. 6:05 a.m. 12 :11 p.m. 6 :22 p.m. Sunrise 7:01; Sunset 5:52; Moonrise j-; Moonset 10:41 a.m. River stage at Fayetteville, N. C. at 8 i a.m. Monday, 11.8 feet. Slaying Of Former Army Nurse Rivals “Black Dahlia” Brutality LOS ANGELES, Feb. 10.—(U.P>— The nude, mutilated body of a 40 year-old former army nurse—with lewd phrases and the initials ‘‘B. D.” scrawled on it in lipstick — was found in a field in West Los Angeles today. The slaying was similar in pat tern to that of Elizabeth Short, the Black Dahlia, three and one-half weeks ago. The woman was identified from fingerprints as Mrs. Jeanne T. LOS ANGELES, Feb. 10. — I7P)— Police tonight questioned Frank French, 51, an aircraft plant worker, in connection with the death of a woman identi fied as his estranged wife, Mrs, Jeannete French, 40, whose semi-nude, brutally beaten body was found in a field to day. Capt. L. E. Christensen of the West Los Angeles detec tive detail said French, taken into custody in nearby Santa Monica after an all-day search, denied being with Mrs. French last night. Identification of the body was made, Detective Lt. Gene Bechtel said, through finger prints on file in connection with arrest of Mrs. French on in toxication charges. Bechtel said French was ar rested on February 2 on a wife-beating charge but was released next day when Mrs. French, a West Los Angeles nurse, refused to prosecute. French. Police issued an all-points bulletin to arrest her husband. Frank, 47, for questioning. French had been arrested before for beat ing his wife, police said. Police presumed the flaming “B. D.” scrawled across the woman’s abdomen stood for “Black Dahlia” indicating the possibility that the Short killer had struck again or another crazed mind had been in (Continued on Page 2; Col. 6) WEATHERMAN SAYS FAIR SKIES AND CONTINUED COLD A continuation o f the fair and cold weather is predicted for to dhy by Paul Hess, local weather j observer. A low of 22 degrees was expected for last night. The temperature is due for a slow rise today, Hess said, and will probably reach 46 de rees this afternoon, five above yesterday’s peak recording. Another cold wave is now in the making in the Northwest according to reports received by Hess, and until he finds out what that wave is going to do, he cannot predict beyond today. Along The Cape Fear WHY, OH WHY — “What’s wrong with Along The Cape Fear, are you a misogynist?” one read er, kind or otherwise, writes. After a hurried survey of our Funk and Wagnalls Comprehen sive Standard dictionary, the faith ful copy of Mr. Webster’s master piece not being available, we were amazed. “Misogyny”, according to the handy reference book, is hatred of women. But our correspondent was not content to leave us in a quandry, she even went on to explain: “I read of famous school teach ers, famous politicians, famous river boat captains, and famous or near famous folks in Along The Cape Fear, but I seldom read of famous women,” she complained. “As a matter of fact about the only members of the female species I recall in your column are Flora McDonald and the champion great - great grand mothers of the Cape Fear area,” she continued. At first we were about to dis miss the whole matter, then we were forced to admit that the ladies have certainly failed to receive a full share of attention. / PRETTY, TOO — So here's a tale of one Sarah Wilson, a visitor to the Port City and not a resident we’re happy to relate. It was in the winter of 1772 that Wilmington was treated to a sight it had never seen before. Tongues were wagging, hearts beating a little faster, and the local gallants were going out oi their way just to impress a dis tinguished visitor of the female species. Josiah Martin was the new royal governor having recently replaced William Tyron, who left North Carolina in the summer of 1771 to take the governorship of New York. So it was during the administra tion of Governor Martin when the “Eighteenth Century Bombshell” struck the Lower Cape Fear region. Many prominent people of Wil mington were victimized and made ridiculous, “as the Governor himself and many gentlemen in Virginia had been” one contempo rary writer pointed out. * * * NAUGHTY, NAUGHTY — “In .(Continued on Page it; Col. 4). WHERRY TO FIGHT DAVID LILIENTHAL GOP Whip Joins Bipartisan Chorus Against Atomic Nominee WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 — (£>)— Senator Wherry of Nebraska, the Republican whip, added his voice today to a swelling chorus of bi partisan opposition to President Truman’s appointment of David E. Lilienthal to head the Atomic Ener gy commission. He said he had no desire to take part in the argument as to whether Lilienthal as a Communist sympa thizer, but asserted the post should go to a man about whom not a “shadow of question” can be rais ed. As Wherry -announced he will fight the nomination, Rep. Cox (D-Gai told the House he thinks Lilienthal ought to ask the Presi dent to withdraw the appointment. Cox said Lilienthal, former chair man of the Tennessee Valley au thority, is “not the man” to head a commission which will be en trusted with the atomic bomb secret. Hits Acheson These attacks came after Sena tor Edwin C. Johnson (D-Colo) told Undersecretary of State Dean Acheson at a Senr/e hearing he believes release of the Acheson Lilienthal report on the interna tional control of atomic energy was “the greatest blunder in di plomacy this country has ever made.” Johnson complained that its re lease had been “embarrassing” to the ~mate Atomic committee and to the United Nations com mission working on international controls. “It just seems to me that it was issued to get the jump on Con gress and on the organization that was trying to work out interna tional controls,” the Senator saia. Flushing'. Acheson replied vigor ously that “if there is any criti (Contlnued on Page 2; Col. 3) Day In Congress By The Associated Press Atomic — Senator Wherry (R Neb.) joined rising two-party oppo sition to President Truman’s choice of David E. Liiienthal as head of the atomic energy commission. Wherry said the post should go lo a man without “a shadow of ques tion” about his fitness. Taxes — Senators Tvdings (D Md.l and Bridges (R-NH1 called for a mandatory balanced budge* in peacetime. Rep. Knutson fR Minn.l said federal spending mus* be held to $32,000,000,000 next year if taxes are to be reduced. Labor — The National Associa tion of Manufacturers opposed out ’-ight repeal for the Fair Labor Standards Act as too “drastic." but said Congress should outlaw portal pay suits with safeguards against possible over-ruling action by the supreme court in the future Grand Jury — Kenneth Romney. House sergeant-at-arms, was in dicted op. three counts of seeking to “cheat, swindle or defraud” the government in concealing a $143. 863 shortage in his accounts._ Security Council Warns Commission UN Body Rules Balkan Investigating Com mission Had Exceeded Authority In Asking Delay Of Executions LAKE SUCCESS, N. \., Feb. 10.—(/P)—The United Nations Security council ruled today that the U. N. Balkan Investigating commission had exceeded its authority in ask ing the Greek government last week to postpone the execu tion of 11 condemned political prisoners classed as guerrillas. B\ a vote ot 9 to 0, with Russia and Poland ahstaim'ncr NEW BILL HINGES ON CONTRIBUTIONS Measures Would Increase Present Figure By Full One Per Cent RALEIGH. Feb. 10—(/P)—A bill to raise contributions from state teachers and employes from lour ! to five percent after July 1. 1947 so as to increase retirement bene fits and pensions was introduced tonight in the House of the Gene ral assembly by Rep. J. V. Whit field of Pender. Governor Cherry already has recommended that the state at the same time would increase its contributions to the retirement fund. A new wildlife bill also was in troduced tonight by Sen. R. I. Mintz of Brunswick. The bill would set up a N. C. Wildlife Resources division in the state department of Conservation and development. Like a bill, introduced by Sen. , John C. Rodman of Beaufort and supported by the N. C. Wildlife Federation Inc., the division would be controlled by a nine-member board. The Rodman measure, how ever, calls for the separation of the game and inland fisheries di vision from the department. Staggered Terms Unlike the bill of Senator Rod man, six members of the board. would serve for staggered terms of two, four, and six years, re spectively. Serving on the board as ex officio members on the board proposed by Senator Mintz, would be the chairman of the commer cial fisheries, chairman of the con servation and development de partment. and the director of the department. Senator Rodman’s bill, introduc ed January 28, specified that the members of the board must be “hunters, farmers, fishermen” with qualified backgrounds. Senator Mintz’s bill says the members would be persons ‘‘who have manifest interests in the con servation of wildlife resources of the state and who have had actual training in the promotion” of wild life and game conservation. New Salary Bill Another bill to increase the salaries of legislators was brought forward tonight by Rep. William C. Chambers of McDowell who would seek a constitutional amend ment to obtain pay boosts. (Continued on Page 2; Col. 3) WARMER WEATHER COMING TO STATE _ Freezing Temperatures Due To End Late Today Or Wednesday — By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Much warmer weather is def:- j nitely on the way and tonight or; tomorrow should see the end otj the current freezing temperatures j in North Carolina, the Charlotte1 Weather bureau reported last j night. Miriimums tonight will be about | 32 throughout the state with high readings in the 50’s on Wednesday It was slightly .warmer in the state yesterday with Charlotte re porting the highest reading—45. Low temperatures early today were expected to hover below 29 degrees, or about three to five de grees higher than early Monday morning. Low readings Monday included 10 at Asheville, 14 at Greensboro. 15 at Charlotte, 17 at Raleigh, 22 at Wilmington and 25 at Cape Hatteras. Maximum temperatures yes terday included 40 at Wilmington and Greensboro, 41 at Raleigh and 31 at Asheville. Mt. Mitchell, the “ice-box”, re ported a low of 10 below zero early Monday and a high of 9 above during the afternoon. The Charlotte office said that although temperatures early today won’t reach Monday morning lows, a brisk Northwest breeze will make it feel “very chilly”. No cold weather is in sight after tonight, the Weather bureau said. Edison’s Genius Gives Work To Over 4,000,000 CHICAGO, Feb. 10. —(&)— Thom as Alva Edison was credited to night with inventing the means of starting industries which now em ploye more than 4,000,000 persons. “Conservative statisticians have estimated that this great Ameri can’s inventions started industries that now have a capital value of more than $20,000,000,000 and em ploye more than 4,000,000 men and women,” declared Charles Y . Freman, chairman of the Com imonwealth Edison company. “If estimates were broadened to include industries not directly descended from his inventions, but which would have been im possible without his basic discover ies, the figures would be almost beyond belief." Freeman’s remarks were made at a Thomas A. Edison Centennial dinner attended by more than 700 engineers, businessmen and tech nicians engaged in industries pro foudly affected by the inventions of the Wizard of Menlo Fark. The inventor’s birthday anniver sary is tomorrow. the council approved a United States proposal stating that the commission should make such re quests only in the event there was reason to believe that examina tion of condemned persons would assist the commission in its work. The commission had made its request in Athens on the ground that postponement of the execu tions would facilitate its work by creating a favorable atmosphere in pacifying demonstrators and peti tioners clamoring before its quar ters in the Greek capital. By Request Today’s ruling was made at the request of the commission, which asked for clarification of its pow ers after the Greek government had protested against what it call ed interference in the internal af fairs of the country. The final vote came after a sharp clash between U. S. Dele-' gate Hersche] V. Johnson and Soviet Delegate Andrei A. Gromv ko. Gromyko sought to amend the American resolution so that it would have approved the action jf the commission in the Greek :ase, but at the same time would have stated that the commission had no power to make such re quests in the future to any of the four governments involved in the inquiry — Greece, Albania, Bul garia and Yugoslavia. The vote on the Soviet amend ment was 8 to 1, with Gromyko casting the only affirmative bal lot. Poland abstained and Prance did not vote or record an ab stention. A Polish amendment, proposing that the commission be cautioned to be more careful in the future, was defeated 6 to 2, with China and Russia abstaining. Substance Question Before the vote on the U. S. proposal, Gromyko declared that a question of substance was invol ved, which meant that he contend ed the big power veto was ap plicable, but he said he did not wish to kill the resolution and therefore would abstain. Meanwhile, the Greek govern ment informed the cou.ncil that the execution of the 11 prisoners had been postponed as requested. The Greek communication explained (Continued on Page 2; Col. S) CHARITIES GROUP ELECTS OFFICERS Rev. Moriimer Glover Heads New Slate Of Of ficials As President The Rev. Mortimer Glover was elected president of the Wilmington Associated Charities at the quart erly meeting of the board of di rectors of that organization held yesterday in the Court House. Other new officers elected yes terday are: Dr. William Crowe, Jr., vice president; Mrs. Bere niece Stellings, secretary; L. C. Robertson, treasurer; and Ed Carr, assistant treasurer. The of fice of assistant treasurer is new ly formed. The board unanimously re-elect ed Mrs. L. O. Ellis as executive secretary. The meeting was pre sided over by the Rev. Alexander Miller, retiring president. A committee composed of Mrs. William M. Henderson. J. R. Hollis and E. L,. White was appointed to notify the Joint Appropriations committee of the Legislature of the Associated Charities resolu tions approving the bill now before the Legislature asking that a fund of $100,000 be appropriated for general assistance in welfare work in New Hanover county, as rec ommended by the State Depart ment of Public Welfare. The monthly report, read by Mrs. L. O. Ellis, executive secre tary, shows that during January the cases covered were: emergen cy, 101; unemployable. 63: unem ployable supplementary, 25; total financial assistance, 189; total serv ice only, 47. The report also show ed that during the month 25 new cases were opened, 71 were re opened, and 38 home visits were made. And So To Bed The telephones began to ring in the Star News room late yesterday afternoon and excit ed voices asked “Where is the fire?” Immediately reporters and cameramen dashed crtit search ing for the conflageration. The fire department said the blaze was at the foot of Greenfield street. The Fire department has dispatched two trucks the reporter learned. Dashing out Front street the reporter and photographer ar rived to find a large rubbish pile at the Taylor-Colquitt Cre sote plant burning. “Shucks, ’taint nothing, but a trash fire,’’ the watchman informed the newsmen. “We have them every once and awhile.’’ But the entire section of the city south of Greenfield street was blanketed in a pall of black smoke. No damage was done, only | to the newsmen’s nerves. 'ii
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