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VOL-- ’ • _ WILMINGTON, N. C., SATURDAY, MARCH 29, 1947 • --^~tari ictipn 1BC„
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Bradley Days
je Wants Out
t$ VA Leader
administrator Says Job Is
Thankless One No Mat
ter How Well Handled
fund slashed
House Appropriations
Committee Lops 608
Millions From List
WASHINGTON, Ma ch 28—(U.R)—
^ eccnomy-hungry House Ap
propriations committee today took
,$608,139,491 bite out of emergency
funds for the Veterans Admimstra
jj0I, ar.d assorted other federal
,gencies. and made public a report
,hov.ing that Veterans Chief Omar
j; Bradley wamts to quit “as soon
,5 possible-”
Xlie committee sent to the House
, bill containing $2,471,498,548 to
permit a score of agencies, includ
ing VA. to ope. ate until the end of
this fiscal year June 30. The vari
ous departments had requested
$3,079,638,039. (b).
KardesLhit is the National Labor
Relatio.is board. It asked for $695.
756. The committee decided it
could gel along on what it has,
,na reinsert Ig grant new funds,
prev.oasiy, the -.House agreed to
jive NLRB only half the appro
priation it .equesied for the next
fiscal yea. beginning July 1.
Next to NLRB,-the vast Veterans
agency took Lie softest b.ow. The
cjmniu.ee icaled down its defici
ency requests by $551,020,000, in
Ciuaing $3j0,liOO.oOo for readjust
ment benefits and $200,000,000 for
pensions, me committee said VA’s
pension figures were “over-estimat
ed.'’
Crop Insurance
But the. committee added $20.
OOO.OUvl to the bill to pay cotton
crop insurance claims, winch have
been so heavy that the Agriculture
department was forced to suspend
payments until more money was
p.oviacd.
During its study of VA requests,
the committee learned whan. Brad
ley, famed wartime commander of
the 12th Army group, thought
(bout his job. He made his state
ment after Cnairman John Taber,
it., N. Y., commented that VA ap
parently resented having to answer
questions about its spending pro
jram.
DAIRYMEN FACING
KIDNAP CHARGES
District Attorney Files
Four John Doe Counts
As Strike Continue
NEW ORLEANS, March 28. -
W'—Charges of kidnaping were
filed today against striking dairy
men who allegedly detained a
truck driver while they dumped
his milk cargo and other strikers
iccosted^ another New Orleans
bound train as the Louisiana milk
war went through its fourth day.
Isaac Townsend, a Zachary,
U., non - striking dairyman, filed
kidnap charges at Baton Rouge on
behalf of his driver, Joe Portel.
Portel said that four unidentified
tinkers stopped his truck, dump
'd 600 gallons of milk and forced
bim to ride in an automobile to
Amite, storm-center of the con
flict, while his truck was impound
ad.
•
Dist Atty. Dewey Sanchez at
E;-ton Rouge filed four John Doe
warrants for simple kidnaping,
Left and unauthorized use of
Movable property against Portel’s
•lieged abductors.
A crowd of 50 other strikers
Meanwhile challenged a Gulf, Mo
6 and Ohio train at Bo'galusa,
jj*- • hut when trainmen assured
no milk was aboard they
undrew peaceably. It was the
ourth case of a train being in
stigated by the strikers: since
ey revolted against a 50 cents
P*r hundredweight price reduction
treed by New Orleans ' dairies.
. ‘t was understood that FBI men
gone to Amite to investigate
tre s!oPping of three Illinois Cen
■J1L^ains in that area.
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| U.S. Atomic Commission At Work
Although still unconfirmed by the IT. S. Senate, the Atomic Knerg
Commission is now functioning in its new home, the former C, S.
Public Health Building in Washington Members of the Commission
are (seated, 1. to r.): David K. Lilientiial, chairman, and'Dr. R. F.
Bacher. Standing are W. W'. Waymack, Sumner T. Pike, aud L. S.
Strauss. (International).
Lihenthal Probe
By FBI Demanded
LEADERS OF DAW
LINKED TO REDS
Michigan Governor Says
I Thomas, Addes, Leonard
Captives Of Party
WASHINGTON, March 28 — (/P)
Governor Kim Sigler of Michigan
testified today that Communists
have gained “absolute control of
certain unions” in his state and
that three officials of the big auto
workers union are “captives of
the Communist party.”
He narnej the three, 'in testi -
mony before the House committee
on un-American activities as Vice
President R. J. Thomas, Secre
tary-Treasurer George Addes and
Richard T. Leonard, national di -
rector of the union’s Ford depart
ment.
Sigler said Thomas, Addes and
Leonard follow “party lines in
union activities.”
Spokesmen for the three said
there would be no comment until
further study can be given the
governor’s testimony.
Sigler testified that the Commu
nist party should be outlawed.
Former Governor George H.
Earle of Pennsylvania took the
view that exposure of Communist
party activities would be the
wiser course.
Terrible Manace
Earle also termed Soviet Russia
the “terrible menace” of this
atomic age, and said: “I don’t be
jlieve there is better than an even
chance that 10 per cent of us
Americans will be alive five years
from now.”
Sigler, in backing proposed bills
to outlaw the Communist party ,
said that it strives for “revolu -
tion,” that it is “underground
anyway,” and that it is moving
into unions, schools, churches and
government.
He' referred to Michigan State
Senator Stanley Novak as a man
who has been “a Communist
worker and sympathizer for a con
siderable period °f time.
Chairman J. Parnell Thomas
(R-NJ), advised Sigler that the
committee has “quite a file” on
Novak. .. , ,
Rep. Nixon (R-Calif), asked
whether Sigler thinks Communists
will “win the current fight in
Michigan to gain control of cer
tain unions.” , „
“I don’t believe they will, Sig
ler said.
Labor leaders combatting Com
munism in their unions need help
badly, he said, “and
governor .of the state propose to
give it to' them.’'
SOUTHPIEDMONT
LEADER WINS OFFICE
ASHEVILLE, N. C., March
‘ 28. R. L. Fritz, of Hud
son, leading advocate of the so
called South Piedmont plan call
ing for teacher pay increases
up to 68 per cent, defeated
Claud Grigg of Albemarle, in
cumbent vice-president, for the
presidency of the North Caro
lina education association by
approximately 1,000 votes, ac
cording to unofficial returns
disclosed tonight. _
Senator Bricker Of Ohio
Moves Delay In Okay
Of Chairman
WASHINGTON, March 28 -(#)—
Senator Bricker (R-Ohio) today
demanded a special FBI investi -
gation of David E. Lilienthal and
the other five nominees for the
atomic energy commission and
moved that the Senate delay con
firmation until it is made.
His motion then became the
pending business before the
Senate. The' vote on it, expected
next week, probably will furnish
a test for the final showdown.
Bricker, who voted against Li -
lienthal in committee, said Presi
dent Truman declined to order an
FBI investigation when the Senate
Atomic Energy Commission re
quested it last session.
The Senate read a letter from
Mr. Truman to the committee
saying that records of the FBI
and other government investiga
ting agencies were checked st the
time of the appointments and "no
derogatory informatipn was con -
tained in any report” that might
already have been made. *
Bricker commented that of
course the President felt there
was nothing derogatory in the rec
ords of the six—“otherwise it
would have been a crime to ap
point them.”
“But in this important responsi
bility, the Senate should not be re
quired to rely upon the judgment
of the President,” he declared.
“Before we vote, we should
have available to us these records
in order that we can decide for
ourselves- if they contain any dero
gatory information.”
NEGRO ARRESTED
IN DEATH PROBE
H. B. Williams Held By
Police Investigating the.
Burning of Bob Martin
Local police last night an
nounced the arrest of H. B. Wil
liams, Negro of 710 Green street,
for possible connection with the
death of Bob Martin, Negro, who
wa: burned to death Wednesday
night when a house at 706 Green
street caught fire.
Lt. Hubert Hayes arrested the
Negro after he was found to have
in his possession a gun reportedly
belonging to Martin.
Hayes explained that he did not
know if the gun which Williams
had when arrested was stolen
from the house before or after the
fire. Fire and police department
authorities warned neighbors of
Martin to stay away from the
house until after the inv estigation
of Martin’s death had been com
pleted.
Still missing, Hayes said, is a
trunk reported to have contained
several hundred dollars, but he
expressed doubt that the money
would be found in the trunk even
if the latter was discovered.
Wijliams 5s being held under
$500 bond on a technical charge of
vagrancy pending investigation,
Hayes said.
An inquest into Martin’s death
has been set for Monday night by
Coroner Gordon Doran.
Citizens May Get Three
Pounds Sugar Per Month
WASHINGTON, March 28—(A*)
Prospects now are that each per
son in the country will be allotted
sugar at the rate of three pounds
a month until rationing ends Oc
tober 31.
This amount, which is roughly
50 percent more than the ration
in 1946, was agreed on today by a
Senate-House committee adjusting
Senate and House versions of sugar
legislation.
The threp-pounds-per month fig
ure’ is on ihe basis of 35 pounds
for a full year. Provision is made
for an increase up to a rate of
50 pounds a year or clightly more
than four pounds la month, should
supplies permit it.
Both House and Senaite must ap
prove the bill in its adjusted form.
Then it will go to President Truman
who is expected to sign it Monday.
Otherwise sugar controls would
die on that day. With his signature,
handling of sugar will pass from
the OPA to the Agriculture depart
ment.
Senator Tobey (R.-N.H.) told re
porters that the department (! will
pass on to the Housewife all sugar
available in the following ways:
1. By increasing the rugar value
if outstsnding ration stamps.
2. Ey future stamps or b_# de
claring an individual stamp due
earlier' than scheduled.
Lewis Blames |
Krug For Big
* ‘ning Blast
^ 11 \VJ -
<\^'s *der Says Centra
v 'Victims Died Through
Criminal Negligence
SAFETY DISREGARDED
Three-Man Group Named
To Investigate Disaster
Circumstances
WASHINGTON, March 28.—(U.R)
President John L. Lewis of the
United Mine Workers (AFL). told
i Senate committee today that the
Centralia, 111., mine explosion vic
tims had been “murdered by the
criminal negligence” of Secretary
of the Interior Julius A. Krug.
Krug had no immediate com
ment.
Meantime, Sen. Guy Cordon, R.,.
Ore., was named to head a- three
member Senate group to investi
gate the disaster and report as
quickly as possible. The others
are Sens. Henry C. Dworshak, R.,
Ida., and Joseph C. O’Mahoney,
D., Wyo.
Cordon said the committee
would go to Centralia about the
middle of next week and hold
public hearings. He said that
Frank Sever, Portland, Ore., at
torney, was gathering information
here for the committee and would
leave for Centralia tonight to fin
ish the job.
Lewis, who told a Public Lands
subcommittee last week that his
miners were not receiving ade
quate protection under existing
national safety regulations, said
that since that time “111 mine
workers—more or less—have been
murdered by the criminal negli
gence of-J. A. Krug.”
RESCUE SQUADS REFUSE
• TO CONTINUE SEARCH ,
CENTRALIA, 111., March 28
(U.R)—A 40-man rescue team balked
today ancj for three hours refused
to efcter the Centralia Coal com
pany mine to complete a search
for 32 men still entombed in the
underground corridors after an
explosion three days ago.
The refusal resulted from dif
ferences with State Mine depart
rnent officials who have been di
recting rescue operations. The
crew members said they would not
continue ■with their work unless
they were convinced they would
take every precaution for their
safety.
LOVE FOR FATHER
TOLD BY ACCUSED
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Fourteen - Year - Old Girl
Describes Fatal Shoot
ing Of Parent*
ST. LOUIS, March 28. — (U.R) —
Fourteen-year-old Mary Catherine
Reardon testified in juvenile ,£ourt
today that her “deep love” for
her father led to her own injury
in a futile attempt to save him
from shots fired by her 13-year
old boyfriend.
Accused of murdering her fa
ther, <L Vincent Reardon, Mary
Catherine said Michael D’Arcy,
her companion in a tourist camp
escapade, wounded her and than
shot Reardon as he drove them
homeward in his car. Reardon
and D’Arcy were killed in the
resulting wreck.
A packed courtroom listen
ed intently as Mary, her initial
nervousness quickly wearing off,
described how her father was
shot as they neared' the Reardon
home in suburban Ladue village.
The girl, on trial for “de
linquency by reason of murder,”
reenacted the scene with her
attorneys seated in chairs ap
proximating the positions of t h e
trio in the car.
“I was looking ahead when I
glanced to the side and saw Mi
chael pointing the pistdl,” she
said. “He seemed to be pointing
at my father’s head.
"I ^grabbed his hand with my
left arm. I pulled his hand in,
then I heard a shot fired. As he
pulled away another shot was
fired. Michael lurched forward
and seemed to be trying to grab
the steering wheel. Then he came
back on the seat.
Along The Cape Fear
« -
FORT FISHER — At a time when
the Atlantic Ocean threatens to
destroy the site of historic Fort
Fisher — twice assaulted by the
heaviest bombardments in the
history of modern warfare until
World War II — and the high seas
also threatens the monument com
memorating the gallant defense of
the Confederacy’s Fort Fisher, a
•poem recited at the dedications of
the first marker is especially_ ap
propriate now, Mrs. E. L. Robbins,
recording secretary, Cape Fear
Chapter, No. 3, U. D. C., tells us.
The poem in question was re
cited at the dedication of frie first
marker to be erected on Battle
Acre, about 1928, by Mrs. Margaret
Davis Bragg, who was then Mrs.
Fillyaw.
* * *
DEDICATION EXERCISES —
Mrs. Bragg recalls that Capt. Ed
gar D. Williams placed a marker
at the foot of the Mound. The South
ern Cross marker was placed by
the Rev. Andrew J. Howell, who
arranged a dedication program.
Following the .invocation by Mr
Howell, Dr. A. M. Ealdwin, Briga
dier-General of United Confederate
Veterans, third brigade, North Car
olina division, introduced the speak
er, Mr. Henry McQueen, who ad
dressed the assembly.
Representing the United Daugh
ters of the Confederacy, Mrs. Bragg
placed at the foot of the marker a
large laurel wreath, tied with wide
satin ribbon in the Confederate
colors, red and white, and recited
the stirring lines from her pen.
» * *
POEM’S INSPIRATION — Mrs.
Bragg received inspiration from a
poem written by Mrs. Josephine
Furpless Galloway and quoted some
lines from her work. She gives due
credit for the poem following:
FORT FISHER
Margaret Davis Bragg
1
On the sands of old Fort Fisher.
A monument stands today
In sacred, loving memory
Of our heroes who wore the Grey.
2
'“They fought for wives and moth
ers,
For sisters and for brothers,
Sweethearts and for sons,
“When without ammunition usee
The butt end of their guns.”
| (Continued on Page Two; Col. 4
MOLOTOV LAUNCHES BITTER
ATTACK ON TURKISH REGIME;
BALANCED BUDGET FORESEEN
41 Billions
9
NowE xpected
In Revenues
Fiscal Analysts Believe A
Large Amount Payment
Now Possible
martIfTjubilant
Speaker Says Figures Jus
tify GOP Bill Slashing
Income Taxes
WASHINGTON, March 28. — (£>)
Administration fiscal analysts fore
saw to'day, not only a balanced fed
eral budget this year, but the pos
sibility of a billion dollar payment
on the nation’s $260,000,000,000 debt.
Federal revenues, they said, may
top $41,000,000,000 — almost $10,
000.000.000 more than expected.
House Speaker Martin (R.-Mass.)
immediately said the- figures justi
fy the Republican-backed bill, pass
ed by the House "yesterday and
now pending in the Senate, to slash
taxes by $3,840,000,000 this year. •
“The figures show definitely.”
Martin told reporters, “that we can
balance the budget, pay on the
debt and cut taxes.”
Treasury records disclosed to
day that the government's current
budget surplus for the current fis
cal year, which ends June 30, has
gone above the $3,000,000,000 mark,
highest point in the nation’s history.
Two reasons were assigned:
Less Spending
1. The government, in less than
nine months, has taken in more
money than President Truman esti
mated originally. 15 months ago,
it would get for the full 12 months
period. *
’ 2. Government spending has been
running below budget estimates.
The Treasury has collected from
taxes, duties and surplus prop
erty sales $3,037,264,056 more than
it has spent since last July 1, the
beginning of the fis’cal period.
PAY ADJUSTMENT
LAW DATE FIXED
Joint Appropriation Com
mittee Studies Aid To
Ports Authority
The bill fixing a salary scale for
Ivew Hanover county officials is
slated to go into effect at the be
ginning of the fiscal year and will
not affect the present county bud
get, Senator Alton A. Lennon said
last night.
The measure was passed by both
houses of the legislaiture early this
week and is slated to become law
as soon as the speaker of the
house affixes lps signature.
Meanwhile, Representative Ro
bert M. Kermon said that the
State Ports authority bill calling
for the expenditure of $50,000 a
year for administration of the
organization is up for discussion by
the joint appropriation committee.
A second bill affecting the SPA
in that it calls for a $1,000,000 ap
propriation for Tar Heel ports is
now under consideration by the
committee.
Kermon reported yesterday that
he has received numerous letters
and telephone calls containing mix
ed re-action concerning his meas
ure authorizing the appointing of
a commission to study the possible
consolidation of the governmental
functions of New Hanover county,
Wilhiington, Carolina Beach, and
Wrightsville Beach.
The Board of Aldermen of Caro
lina Beach recently went on record
in opposition to the consolidation
proposal.
City Manager Lauds SEN CBA
City Manager J. R. Benson is seen signing a city permit for the
Southeastern North Carolina Beach association to carry on a drive to
solicit 2,000 members into the organization for Louis B. Orrell,
SENCBA president. After issuing the permit, Benson said that “The
program is very worthwhile and merits the support of all citizens.
The SENCBA program has been unusually good and should lie even
more successful this year. - The campaign to solicit members begins
Monday morning with a goal of $32,000, and an ultimate objective
of sponsoring year-round tourist and recreational activities in the
area. (FEOTO BY HI GH MORTON).
League Speaker Asks
For More Speed Here
1 he Weather
FORECAST:
South Carolina — Partly cloudy and
warmer Saturday and Saturday night;
Sunday increasing cloudiness and mild
followed by showers in extreme North
west portion Sunday afternoon,
North Carolina — Partly cloudy and
warmer Saturday and Saturday night.
Sunday increasing cloudiness, mild
South and cooler in North portion,
showers West portion Sunday after
noon.
(Eastern Standard Time)
(By U. S. Weather Bureau)
Meteorological data for the 24 hours
ending 7:30 p m. yesterdsv.
TEMPERATURES
1:30 a. m. 54. r.-iO a. m. 37; 1:30 p. m.
44; 7:30 p. m. 46; Maximum 50; Mini
mum 36; Mean 43; Normal 56.
HUMIDITY
1:30 a. m. 90; 7:30 a. m. 90; 1:30 p. m.
50; 7 ’30 p. m. 46.
PRECIPITATION
Total for 24 hours ending 7:30 p. m
0.30 inches.
Total since the first of the month 5.25
inches.
TIDES FOR TODAr
(From the Tide Tobies published by
U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey).
High Low
Wilmington __ 3:01 a.m. 10:33 a.m.
3:25 p.rn. 10:44 p.m.
Masonboro _12:44 a.m. 7:18 a.m.
1:19 p.m. 7:32 p.m.
Sunrise 6:03; Sunset 6:30; Moonrise
11:07a; Moonset 1:15a.
River stage at Fayetteville, N. C. at 8
a. m. Friday 12-4 feet.
LANE OFFICIALLY
ENTERS CAMPAIGN
Wilmington Mayor Be
comes First To Fay Fil
ing Fee For Election
' Mayor W. Ronald Lane officially
tossed his hat into the ring for a
seat on the Wilmington city coun
cil yesterday afternoon when he
paid his filing fee for the coming
primary and election.
He became the first to file for
this year’s race, even though one
incumbent and one newcomer have
already indicated their intentions
to be candidates.
W, E. Yopp, the incumbent, re
cently announced that he would at
tempt to retain his place in the
city’s governing body while War
ren G. Holleman, 27 year old resi
dent and State Highway commis
sion employee, yesterday said that
he would be a candidate for the
council on a clean-up platform.
The only present member of the
city administration to make his
plans public in reference to the
elections, with the exception of
Yopp and Lane, is Harriss New
man. He said several weeks ago
that he definitely would not run
for the position this year.
The deadline for candidates to
file is April 10, according to H. G.
Carney, chairman of the board of
elections.
The date of the primary has been
set at April 21 with the election due
to be held May 6.
Professor Coates Or Kyser
Suggested As Remedy
For Lethargy
A Progressive Citizens League
audience, described by one^of its
members as "just a handful”,
heard a ringing plea from W. K.
Rhodes, Jr., last night to "let’s
get this thing in high gear.”
7he meeting, the fourth in as
many weeks, was held in the court
r»om of the county court house.
“I’m telling you what the Lord
loves,” he declared. "We’ve got
to get in high gear.”
And to put the League in high
gear, Col. John Bright Hill sug
gested that Prof. Albert Coates, of
the Institute of Government at
Chapel Hill, be invited to speak
at “some future meeting night.”
His motion was amended by
Aubrqy (Tommy) Thompson to in
vite Kay Kyser, also.
Rhodes was disturbed that the
veterans and public in general
seemed to have little interest in
the organization. And he said so
out right so that every one could
hear him.
Chairman John Myers said that
it was hoped to have a slate of
candidates to offer members of the
organization at the next meeting
night.
But Rhodes said that was going
to take time because he wouldn’t
agree on anyone until every vete
ran had been eliminated as a
possible candidate.
Be that as it may, he said, "I’m
telling you that we have got to do
something and do it now. I think
the folks are expecting some fire
works. 1 think we should give it
U> them.”
He said he didn’t think much f
this wishy-washy, mealy-mouth
attitude because It’s not getting
us any place.” He declared that
the "other folks are doing some
thing,” and now “is the time for
us to do something and do it
now.”
Rhodes warned that “after the
election it will be too late.” And
he added that April 10 is the ldst
day to file.
However, a’member of the audi
ence said that he believed that if
the League didn’t get the candi
dates’ names on the regular bal
lots “we' can muster enough
strength before election time to
have our candidates name written
in on the ballots.”
Myers said that the executive
committee met Thursday night to
hear nominations or selections of
candidates. But he said none
were put forward—that is none
that could be publicly announced.
But he assured the 40 or 50 per
sons present^hat "we hope to have
a slate of candidates” by next
meeting night.
He said that he believed if "we
(Continued on Page Two; Col. 2)
Abraham Trusted Fully
But Unwisely; Now Out $4
Abraham Smith was no different
from his name sake, at least in
one respect.
Abraham was a trustful soul,
just like the Biblical Patriach.
And just like Abraham of old, this
Abraham of 1947 was perplexed and
dogged by hard luck when he ap
peared in recorder’s court yester
day as a prosecuting witness
against Ollie Smith.
It developed that the two Ne
groes were unrelated.
While present-day Abraham was
hot troubled by famine and dissen
sion among his followers, he told
the court that he was troubled
because he had been flim-flammed
of $4.
It adl happened, he said, when
.13 gi-ve Ollie $4 with which to
purchase h'm a bag of sugar. Abra
ham said he couldn’t read. Ollia
) gave him an old hardware receipt
for some nails in exchange for
the $4.
Abraham was a trustful soul.
Ollie failed to show up with the
sugar, so Abraham turned to the
police.
Ollie laid the whole mess to
some “Jap liquor” he had been
drinking. And he told the court
wheels whirled and buzzed in his
Head. Ke declared he was sorry
that it had happened. He told
Judge Winfield Smith that it
wouldn't happen again.
Judge Smith assured Ollie it
wouldn’t for the next four months
while he was growing things and
stuff or the county farm.
But Abraham, unlike his patri
arch namesake, new has lost his
trustful confidence. He is sure he j
will never get the sugar nor his
| $4.
Russian Says
Turks Aided
Nazi Machine
Soviet “No” Man Tosses
Monkey Wrenches In Big
Four Meeting
progressIblocked
Hopes For Austrian Peace
Treaty Now Dim, In
siders Believe
MOSCOW, March 27. —(/PI— V
M. Molotov, Russia’s “no” man,
tonight threw a handful of monkey
wrenches into the machinery oi
the Foreign Ministers’ council,
blocking all agreements, and went
out of his way to deliver a severe
attack on Turkey, now being con
sidered for a United States loan.
Despite a drive by Secretary
Marshall to speed up the work ot
the flagging conference, hopes br
an Austrian treaty, let alone agree
ment on much more difficult Ger
man questions, appeared dim in
the face of the stubborn Soviet op
position.
The entire controversial question
of defining German assets in Aust
ria was dumped back on the Depu
ty Foreign ministers when Molo
tov rejected proposals by the other
three powers and refused to dis
cuss Austria again until the end
of the current session, when Au$t
ria comes up on the agenda.
moioiov rat
The question of what nations
should participate in a peace cm,
ference was also dropped back i
to the lap of the deputies, who had
been unable to resolve the issue,
when Molotov declined to retread*
an inch from his stand that o :v
the 18. na'tions nanlfed lit hie" %(<■
should take part. *
The Soviet Foreign Minister:
adamant position came a few min
utes after Prince. Mozaffar Firouv
the Iranian ambassador to Russia,
claimed that Molotov had assured
him of Russian support of Iran':
participation in a peace confer
ence.
HEAD OF AIRLINE
SEEING SUPPORT
South East President Asks
Local Citizens To Give
Views
W. C. Teague, president and
general manager of South Eas:
airlines, last night issued a stale
ment sar'ng for the support of the
people of Wilmington and Nev.
Hanover county in what he term
ed the company’s efforts to furnish
North Caiolina with adequate air
line service.
He asked that the firm be in
formed of th wishes of the city
and county residents on whether
or not they wished the presen:
service of but East airlines con
tinued.
“Write us and tell us if you
want airline service” the state
ment said. “Unless we hear from
you, South East airlines will sus
pend service to Wilmington at
once.”
Teague said it was thg belief of
his firm that the people of North
Carolina want the service the com
pany has been rendering, and ex
pressed the belief that the people
of Wilmington and New Hanover
county want the service continued.
“We think you want and will
support airmail service out of
Wilmington west, and we are sure
you will, have it soon,” he said
in his statement.
Teague pointed out that the com
pany had “invested $100,000 in ’.he
futurs of the state end said Souh
East Airlines was willing to invest
another $100,000 or even a million
to give to North Carolina the kind
of air service it needs.
In referring 1 Bluethenthal air
field, Teague asked “what good
is an eleven million dollar air
port if it is not serving the needs
of the people?”
And So To Bed
The telephone rang in the
Morning Star news room and a
small feminine voice said:
“I’d like to give in a little
announcement.”
“All right, Ma’m,” replied
Sports Editor Roy Cook, who
had answered despite the fact
that he was trying to make a
sports page deadline.
“It’s a birth announcement,”
said the small feminine voice.
“Just a moment then,” said
Roy, thinking of his deadline.
“I’ll let some one else .take it.
This is the sports department
you have.”
“Well, please give me the prop
er party then.” said the small
voice with a laugh. “I can
assure you this was no sport*
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