gsi=s| IBUmttwiiutJMnnttnn Sto []§Sfl - a/ State and National New«° rV)f ™ NO lft4- ----------— ---— — WILMINGTON. N. C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1947 --^tmtgI,TO ■ Thirteen Fire Alarm Boxes Arrive Here City Manager Announces Weekly Shipment Ex pected BEING INSTALLED Units Now Being Placed In Operation In Sun set Park The arrival of 13 Horni fire alarm boxes in Wilmington, the first of several shipments sched uiecl to be delivered within the next fev weeks, was announced ]ate yesterday by City Manager j R. Benson, The installation of the units, the first of which will be located j„ Sunset Park, will begin at once, he said. Benson disclosed that the present tchedule calls for the delivery of ]0 to 12 boxes each week and said that they will be installed as thev irrive. A great part of the wiring for the placing of the boxes has at reach- been completed, with work the remainder now underway Ben'oi- had earlier- revealed that the first Honri unit arrived and war put into oneration last No vember and that the eouipmeir had functioned perfectly after test,- had been conducted by City Ehctfician David Sandlin. Jr. The contract to- the delivery of 111 alarm im;*s was awarded to Wilrr’rgton Electric Supply last March, an action which was fol lowed by various disagreements ir, official channels as well as a Court action . The decision to order the Horni equipment was resisted by the Game-well comnanv. which had sought the contract, but a court lotion to halt the delivery by Horni on the grounds that the units manufactured by fhe latter firm dij not meet specifications iras quashed in Superior court by Judge R. Hunt Parker last June \m OF MOTOR BACK IN ASSEMBLY Penny 0* Guilford Sends Un Bill Calling For State Referendum RALEIGH, Feb. 12 - m — The Itatewide liquor issue was back in the lap of the Legislature tonight. Senator Penny of dry Guilford county sent up a bill todav asking for a statewide referendum ext November 4 on the sale of liquor ind all wines of more than thre pe: cent alcoholic content. He would exempt light, domestic vines. The bill did of mention beer. It was sent to the finance com mittee. headed by, Senator Gray of Forsyth, another dry county. In recent legislatures, measures calling for a statewide referendum usually have been introduced in the House, only to die in com mittee. Dry leaders always charge that the chief purpose of the House’s two thirds, or gag. rule is to de feat referendum measures. Under the rule, a two-thirds vote is necessary to remove a bill from the unfavorable calendar. There is to two-thirds rule in the Senate. Church Support While he said he introduced the htll entirely on his own initiative, Penny will have the support of the 'hied Giurch league for- prohibi tion of beverage alcohol. Trustees ®‘ league met here two weeks ?.t>° a~d drafted plans for introduc tion of such a measure. It was at mat meeting that Hep. Mull of Cleveland, long-time temperance ■eader and former speaker, assert 'd that he believed such- a meas Ul’e ,"'ou have little chance of Passing in this assembly. He urged CflUrch folk to continue their fight •gainst intoxicating beverages, owever, and said that some day jurth Carolina again would be The Senate passed. 3? to 12. a ,-easu‘’e authorizing the erea , n °* a five-member board of rammers for funeral directors. It ^Continued on Page 2; Col. 5) mbones meditations By Alley Mr onjjertakuh Sts ) A OM-FRIEH'LY sorter man, But I*SE 4LLU2. eLAp T’ SEE '»M — HE Bout j>e oncies' MAn Roun' HEAH X j PON' OWE > i0 ;mv .' fel* the air was| onlv for birds.” the 63 year old us\ he landed here after his first flight. But now T feel aviation is here to stay.” Rondeau, who has lived 33 years m a crude shelter 22 miles from here, will fly to New York Friday or the opening of the National Sportsmen’s shew. Dressed in animal skins and hunting clothes, the recluse said he planned to spend tomorrow shopping here ”so I can make myself presentable.” His personal equipment, incluri ing bows and arrows and beaver and bear skins, will be exhibited at the sportsmen’* *how. Rules Judge Walter C. Hendrix of the Fulton (Atlanta) circuit who yes terday upheld the claim of Herman Talmadge to the Governorship of Georgia. TALMADGE GAINS COURT DECISION Atlanta Jurist Upholds His Claim To The Georgia Governorship WcDONOUGH, Ga„ Feb. 12—(/P> —A Superior (Circuit) court up held Herman Talmadge today in his claim to the Governorship of Georgia, but filial decision rested with the State Supreme court which already has one diametrical ly-opposite decision of another judge awaiting review. Stolid, florid Judge Walter C. Hendrix of the Fulton (Atlanta) circuit held unequivocally for Tal madge and dismissed suit by Lieut.-Gov. M. E. Thompson for a declaratory judgment ousting Tal madge from office. He ruled in a 2,000-word decision that Georgia’s legislature was authorized to ig nore 143.000 votes cast for Eugene Talmadge, after the latter died Dec. 21, 1946, and held the As sembly was within its Constitalioir al rights when it elected ‘Gene’s 33-year-old son to serve the elder Talmadge’s four-year-term. Opposite View At Rome, Ga., last week, anoth er Superior Judge, Claude Porter, took the opposite view. He held the legislature had 'exceeded its authority, and declared Lieut. Gov. Thompson was legal "acting (Continued on Page 2; Col. 4> BRIGADE TO MARK 51ST ANNIVERSARY Senior Fraternity To Play Host Friday On Foun der’s Day The fifty-first annual Founders Day and Reunion of the Brigade Boys club will be held Friday night at the Brigade armory, it was announced by R. C. Shackleford, president of the Senior Fraternity, which organization will play host to the members of the Old-Brigade at the reunion. The Brigade was originally or ganized on February 14th, 1896 by the late Colonel Walker Tay lor, in the Emmanuel Presbyter ian church, which was located at that time at Front and Queen Streets. Through the leadership o f Colonel Taylor, the Brigade grew from a group of eight charter members to over 100. In 1904 the Brigade Armory was dedicated by Governor Glenn, and the club moved from its former quarters in the Presbyterian church to Second and Church Streets, where it has been located since that date. In 1916 account War conditions, the Brigade was disbanded and (Continued on Page 2; Col. 1) - -- - .iOU • U.S.-CANADA WILL CONTINUE WARTIME DEFENSE MEASURES; LABOR WARS AIRED ON HILL _m._ i Pennsylvania Bombings Are Part Of Tale Witness Before House La bor Committee Relates Startling Facts TERRORISM RIFE CIO Leaders Charge Mo nopolists With Pushing Anti-Union Laws WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 — (TP)— Tales of bombings and truck burn ings in Pennsylvania union war fare reached Capitol hill today along with a CIO assertion that monopolists are pushing anti-union laws as a smokescreen for their own misdeeds. Also, an industry spokesman argued that 7,000 coal mines had been converted “into a single, synthetic bulldog” and thrown muzzled into a government-dug pit to tight for its life against John L. Lewis and his United Mine workers. Taking one thing ax a time, the day’s developments included: 1. Testimony before the House Labor committee by Meade J Mulvihill, general counsel for the Pennsylvania State Brewers’ as sociation, that "terrorism and an archy” had spread through the Pittsburgh area because of a ''beer war” between AFL and CIO unions. CIO Accusations 2. The CIO “Economic Outlook” published an accusation that greedy “monopoly interests” had brought about a crisis by forcing decontrol of wartime curbs on in dustry. It added “these monopoly interests are diverting attention from the necessary sbluliu'nTby cu recting public attention to anti labor proposals.” (Continued on Page 2; Col. 5) FEDERAL AGENCY STUDIES ROUTES State Chairman Awaits Word From Atlanta Of fice On Truck Lane Plans for an around-the-town truck route for Wilmington are now in the hands of officials of the Federal Bureau of Public Roads in the Atlanta division office of the government agency, an official of the State Highway Commission revealed to the Star last night. Although not divulging the de tails of two separate plans which he said were drawn by the .Raleigh office of the federal bureau, the spokesman said that State High way Commission chairman A. H. Graham was waiting for the re action of the Atlanta office to the proposed program before arrang ing a meeting with Wilmington of ficials. Following the return of the papers containing the plans from Atlanta, the highway official said that Graham would contact City Manager J. R. Benson for detail discussion of the matter. A meeting of the highway com mission was held in Raleigh yes terday, and /the alternate truck route for Wilmington was discuss ed during the session, the spokes man said. There has been local agitation for an alternate route for trucks which would divert some of the heavy traffic from Third street but no decisive action has been taken in the matter as yet. Along The Cape Fear HISTORY OR FABLE? — “How oft we sigh “When 'histories charm to think that histories lie!,” so wrote Thomas Moore in The Sceptic. Thomas, you’ll recall was by no means alone in his views concern ing history. Matthew Arnold in his Literary Influence of Academies said: “On the breast of that huge Missis sippi of falsehood called history.” Napoleon, being a military man with not as much flourish for fine writing, merely stated: “History is a fable agreed upon.” Then our own Henry Ford, taking time off from the important joo of making EUtomobiles for a mo ment. proclaimed “History is bunk.” A survey of the legends of the Lower Cape Fear region some times lead one to think that Moore. Napoleon, Arnold, and Ford had something when they burst fortn : with their opinion on tales of the i past. * * * CO’JD EXAMPLE - The duel of ”apt. Ale;-: Simp, n a . ihrr ■ as Whitehurst way b ck in 1765 is a perfect example of why many wonder where history leaves off and fable begins. Several historians have mention ed this famous duel and it merely depends on which particular his tory you select as to the version of the battle you’ll get. Most are agreed that the two gentlemen were members of the crew of the good ship Viper about the time of the Stamp Act excite ment on the Cape Fear. One reputable chronicler of the times says that the duel occured in February, 1766 and that Simp son sided with the colonists while Whitehurst favored thu Royal Gov ernor. This particular version con tends that Simpson killed White hurst. A friendly judge acquitted Captain Simpson, an act which en raged the governor -who immedi ately put the jurist on the carpet. So humiliated w'as the poor judge at being caught red-handed that he committed suicide. Another historian agrees on most of the points in the case but contends that Captain Simpson was condemned but later escaped to England. * * ♦ TAKE YOUR CHOICE — If nei ther of those versions of the Simp son-Whitehurst duel please you, (Continued on Page 8; Col. 3) Doctors Advise Retirement CHIEF CHARLES H. CASTEEN Police Chief Requests Retirement From Duties Charles H. Casteen, a member of the Wilmington police department since October 21, 1923 and chief of the force for the past six years, yesterday submitted a request for retirement to City Manager J. R. Benson. In his letter requesting his pension, Casteen explained The Weather FORECAST North and South Carolina—Coiyirlei> aole cloudiness and little change hi tem perature Thursday. Friday, partly cloudy and slightly warmer. (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. 36; 7:30 a.m. 37; 1:30 p.m. 55; 7 :30 p.m. 50. Maximum 55; Minimum 35; Mean 45; Normal 48. Humidity 1:30 a.m. 67; 7:30 a m. 79: 1:30 p.m. 20; 7:30 p.m. 77. Precipitation Total for 24 hours ending 7:30 p.m. — 0.00 inches. Total 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 _ 3:47 a.m. 11:02 a.m. 4:05 p.m. 11:13 p.m. Masonboro Inlet _ 1:42 a.m. 7:56 a.m. 1:47 p.m. 8:05 p.m. Sunrise 6:59; Sunset 5:54; Moon rise 1 :18 a.m.; Moonset 11:46 a.m. River stage at Fayetteville, N. C. at 8 a.m. Wednesday, 11.1 feet. ANTI-LILIENTHAL FORCES GROWING Senators Moore, O’Daniel Voice Opposition To His Nomination WASHINGTON. Feb. 12 — ftf) — Senators Moore (R-Okla) and O’Daniel