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RUML SEES HUGE FEDERAL SURPLUS New York Economist Says Billion Tax Slash Now Possible . MIAMI BEACH, Fla., April 4. — ■ftJ.R)— Beardsley Ruml, New York 'business executive and economist, estimated today that federal taxes could be cut by eight billion dollars but doubted that a reduction of [such size would be made. - Ruml, addressing the University “of Miami’s forum or, taxation, said ‘that the $8,000,000,000 amount would [be left as surplus if Congress cuts •President Truman's budget re quests by $4,000,000,000. However, jie favored funneling of part of the ■surplus into foreign gifts and loans lather than cut taxes drastically. [ He said the estimated surplus Tould make possible a 20 per cent slash in individual income taxes, increase in. exemptions for depen dents by $100. elimination of all ex cise taxes except those on liquor, gasoline and tobacco, and reduc tion of the corporate income taxes •from 38 to 34 per cent. [ “However.” Ruml added, "I • don’t think there is a chance that •tax reductions of this magnitude 'will be undertaken or that such a large sum will be spent in (foreign' -rehabilitation — though every dol 'lar spent abroad has to be spent ul timately in the United States. ’ • Ruml recommended that if the full surplus be used, five billion [should go for tax induction and •three billion into foreign recon struction as loans and gifts He said there was no necessity for elaborate ■ reduction of the national debt from •current funds. Debt reduction will follow auto matically, he said, ‘‘if employment • exceeds acceptable levels or if ‘prices continue to rise. :VFW OFFICIALS INSTALLED HERE Former National Com mander Lauds Organiza tion for Sponsorship The newly elected officers of tiie James A. Manley post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars headed ! by Ken Noble as commander •were installed last night during a banquet in the Plantation club. Otis Brown, of New Bern, a - former national commander of the veterans organization, presided during the installation service , which saw not only the officers of the post sworn into office but also the new officials of the auxiliary. Brown lauded the local organi ration pointing out that it had won national acclaim by its sponsor ship of the purchase of the Lake ■Forest housing project. '. Also present at last night's cele •bration was Robert Sutphin, of 'Washington, D. C. legislative rep I resentative of the national housing ■ committee of the VFW, w7ho was 1 representing National Commander ] Louis Starr for the occasion. ■ In addition to Noble, other offi 1 cers installed were: ’ A J. Brunjes, senior vice-com - mander; S. C. Zatkiewicz, junior 'vice-commander; Tommy Long, ' quartermaster; Frank Shephard, .chaplain; H. L. O’Steen, judge ■ advocate; and J. J. Ray, trustee. ) Two trustees, G. W. Fuiford, . who is ill at home, and William •Zimmer, who is out of town, were ‘ unable to be present for the serv . ices. : NEGRO FAMILY ASKS : HELP AFTER FIRE DESTROYS HOME -I A friend in need is a friend in deed, and a local Negro, his wife and seven small children were yesterday hoping they had those ’ real friends—for they certainly were in need. Samuel Grate, 37-year-old em ployee of the Atlantic Coast Line .Railroad, his wife and seven chil •dren whose ages range from one ' to 14 years, were yesterday with . out a home or worldly possessions. ■ A raging fire swept their home | at noontime and completely dg atroyed the frame structure, its ■furnishings, and all the family’s ‘clothing and personal belongings. . Not one member of the family was -injuried in the fire—and for that, "Samuel is thankful. ‘ But the couple and the seven -youngsters are in dire need of - aid in all forms. They now have “no household furniture, they have -no clothes, and as there are seven "children, any site clothes cer "tainly will be put to good use. . Anyone who wishes to aid the •family in distress is asked to con tact the Welfare department. : HAMBONE’S MEDITATIONS - By Alley PE MAN WHUT ALLOZ1 WANT TO MANAGE i ev'TBodt ease's I BlZNISS AIN'UT end UP NEEDIN' SOMEBODY r MANAGE rtis'N ’!! - - ^ ■ 1 — -- *'■ i mm. (Released by The Ben 8yn . dicate. Inc.) Trade Marl Ref. U. g. P»U Ofllcal FISHDAY FINIS NORFOLK, Va„ April _4— —(JP) — Tidewater, Virginia’s biggest Fishday Friday came to an end today with the death on a little creek mudflat of Blackie, the stranded whale. A sailor from the nearby Naval Amphibious base ad ministered the coup de grace to the 80-foot injured mammal with 12 rounds from a high velocity rifle. Even at that Blackie’s tail swished for more than two hours in the shallow waters that roll in from the deeps of Chesapeake bay before coming to rest. Representatives of a tal low company who had been standing by for the end since the whale negotiated the nar row ferry channel in from the bay yesterday slipped a tow ing line around Blackie’s tail and began the task of towing him via tug to their plant for rendering into fats and oils. STORMY SESSION IS EXPECTED MONDAY (Continued from Page One) Rev. J. O. Walton, pastor of the Southside Baptist church, as a reference,” he continued. “However. Rev. Mr. Walton was just as surprised as I was when he learned that she was married,” he added. Denies Story As to the “professor from Geor gia” who was beaten up by the hired Negro boys as charged by Mrs. Livingston, who contended that she was present when the incident took place, Superinten dent Carter issued a complete de nial last night. The former inmate with a high scholastic background was identi fied by the former nurse as a Mr. Stevens, who was told by the superintendent that he would have to “learn to behave him self.” “Mr. Stevens was struck on the head with a walking stick or cane by another inmate of the home,” the superintendent said. “The same inmate that hit Stevens was the one I told the commissioners about Wednesday afternoon. In addition to striking Stevens in the dining hall the same white man hit another in mate here with a shovel and it required 10 or 12 stitches to close up the gash,” Carter added. Carter, a native of Greensboro, has been a resident of New Han over county for more than four years, three years of which he served on the sheriff’s force un der C. David Jones. He also has served with the police depart ment at Jacksonville. Former Teacher Mrs. Carter, his wife and head mitron of the county home, is a former school teacher having been a member of the East Bend faculty for 12 years. In addition to teaching at East Bend, which is 18 miles from Winston-Salem, Mrs. Carter ,taught in the Wil mington-New Hanover system for two years. Asked if he would explain the alleged attack on the “professor from Georgia” at Monday’s ses sion of the county commission ers, Carter said “You can ask J. R. Hollis of the county welfare department about that case.” “The old man wanted to return home and the welfare office let him. I did not have anything to do with his leaving the county home.’ ’he added. Addison Hewlett, chairman of the board, who presided over the two-day investigation held at the county home, Wednesday and Thursday, said yesterday that Commissioner Trask’s request for more witnesses to be heard Mon day would be granted. Commissioner Trask, the vet eran county official who has been a member of the board for 29 years, remained firm in his con tention that it was not the food or the appearance of the county home which he wanted probed, “It’s the attitude and type of at tention,” he argues. One Resignation The only fireworks which the intensive investigation had furn ished until yesterday was the resignation on Thursday of Mrs. Effie Bryant, the assistant ma tron, who had testified before the commissioners on both days of the probe at the county home. LABOR BILL MAY BAN CLOSED SHOP (Continued from Page One) and bargaining rights under the Wagner Act. 3. Making unions liable for un fair labor practices under the Wagner act, the same as employ ers now are. 4. Assuring employers the right of free speech in dealing with work ers and unions. 5. Freeing employers of any obli gation to bargain collectively with foremen. But the bill would per mit foremen to join unions. 6. Outlawing of the check-off sys tem of collecting union dues, unless approved in writing by individual workers. Under the check-off, the employer deducts a worker’s un ion dues from his pay and gives the money direct to the union. 7. A ban — generally effective July 1, 1948 — on health and wel fare funds controlled solely by un ions. The maximum penalty would be a $10,000 fine and a six-month jail sentence. 8. Making unions subject to suits in federal courts for breach of con tract. Report Filing 9. Requiring unions to register with the Labor department and file annual financial reports. Unions failing to do so would be ineligible for bargaining certification by the National Labor Relations board. 10. The ban on the closed shop. Under a closed shop, no non-union worker may be employed. 11. Creation of a House-Senate committee to conduct “a thorough study and investigation of the en tire field of labor-management re lations.” The committee would re port by February 15, 1948. One railway carload of canned orange juice is equal to 30 car loads of fresh fruit'. Along The Cape Fear (Continued from Page One) was necessary for our personal benefit. “Now of course all these letters are not going in the Wilmington postoffice,’’ he pointed out which certainly should give some consola tion to Mr. Dosher. * * * WORLD WIDE — “They are traveling all over the world. Fig ured 1,000 people to the postoffice there ought to be around one mil lion postoffices. “There is no indication that our citizens suffer unduly from B. O. or any disability that gives them a high unpopularity factor, so we are going to get our share of these well wishing, good luck letters “So unless Along The Cape Fear does something about the number lot letters rolling into the Wilming ton postoffice we will get one mil lionth part of five followed by those 167 digits, big ones, little ones and a few zeros. “That means five followed by 161 digits. The mathematician says that’s something like five nontillion, dectillion, dectillion, dectillion of dectillions and then some. “Why that’s almost as many let ters as there are folks who expect to get tickets to the Carolina-Duke football game next November,” he cautions. And since he mentioned football which is our true love, we will pause at this point in his letter. But let us assure you that we will bring you the balance of the hor rors which are in store for both Postmaster Dosher and Along The Cape Fear at an early date. POLICE SEARCHING FOR ASSAILANT OF 1 TAXI DRIVER HERE Walter Futch, local taxi driver, was treated for lacerations of the head last night at the Jame'i Walker Memorial hospital after being struck by an unknown as sailant, whom he had picked up in his cab earlier in the evening. Police are investigating the charge that the passenger who got into Futch’s cab art the bus sta tion requesting to be taken to 204. South Sixth street had attacked the driver upon arriving at that destination. Knocked from his cab by the blow, Futch sought aid from a passerby, an unknown Marine, who drove him to the hospital -where Futch’s wounds were treated and he was later dismissed. HORSE RACE BILL MAY BE DEFERRED (Continued from P^ge One) record opposing the legislation and appointed a committee, consisting of the Rev. W. J. Stevenson, presi dent of the organization, and J. B. Huntington, secretary, to confer with Rep. Kermon and Sen. Alton A. Lennon this weekend. Secretary Huntington said that the organization would strongly contest the measure. That may. be interpreted thait opposition to the commissioners calling an election on the issue as provided in the bill will be forthcoming. UNION MAY DEFY FEDERAL POWERS (Continued from Page One) governors of several states to in voke newly enacted state laws banning strikes in key utilities, Beirne issued this statement: “We will resist action of states that deny to us rights guaranteed under federal law. No state can circumvent the federal constitu tional guarantees against involun tary servitude. “While telephone workers will respect the law, they believe that governors who take such action to ban a strike expose themselves to a charge of being tools of management.” William Margolis, U. S. Coun ciliator, presiding over the long distance service phase of the negotiations, reported progress in talks with the American Telephone and Telegraph company’s long lines department and the Ameri can Union of Telephone workers, one of 39 unions threatening a strike Monday. Margolis told newsmen that the union and the company had talk ed very “seriously” on wages as well as a number of other prin cipal issues. Settlement of the long distance part of the Bell system’s dispute last year averted a nationwide strike when the terms were followed by other Bell sub sidiaries. “They are still very far apart,” Margolis reported. “We can’t say settlement is in sight but we are working very hard. All ten major issues have been discussed, including the company’s offer to arbitrate wages. However, the company’s position on wages is unchanged.” John W. Gibson, assistant secre tary of labor, reportedly conferred during the day with C. F. Craig, vice-president in charge of per sonnel of the American Telephone an^ Telegraph company. The labor department seemingly pinned its major hope for an agreement on the long lines negotiations, in which Gibson and Edgar L. Warren, chief of the conciliation service, are aiding Margolis. MANY CITED MINES OKAY (Continued from Page One) hands off entirely” because “they have no authority under starte or federal law to call a mine safe.” “If we assume responsibility and anything happens we are respon sible,’’ Mark said. “I believe that Krug (interior secretary who ordered the closing) was trying to get responsibility off himself.” President' Adolph Pacifico of UMW District 6 at Wheeling, W. Va., told mine safety committees in the Eastern Ohio and Northern West Virginia area “not to assume responsibility” for safety compli ance. Charles O’Neill, president of the Central Pennsylvania Coal Produc ers association, asserted at Altoona that “many of the mines closed are unaware of any violation of the safety code and in many in stances the so-called violations are of a very minor character.” Nevertheless, the 518 mines in 19 states will remain closed until safety conditions are met. These diggings employ one-fourth of the nation’s 400,000 soft coal diggers and produce 616,000 tons a day, about 26 percent of the country’s normal output. Miners in some states will get unemployment compensation. V EXCHANGE CLUB | OPPOSES NEW TIME The Wilmington Exchange club yesterday went on record opposing daylight saving time for Wilming ton. The recommendation, brought be fore club members during their regular luncheon meeting in the Friendly cafeteria, carried the provision that the club would not oppose the measure provided that Washington approved the saving time for the whole eastern belt. During the meeting, Ken Noble made a spirited appeal for the support of the Southeastern North Carolina Beach association pro gram and received hearty ap plause for his enthusiastic outline of the activities which would take place at the resorts of this area pro vided the current membership cam paign is successfull. John Snow, president, presided at the meeting. FALEUIAYES MAIN CHOIECS (Continued from Page One) partment and we are of the opinion that only one thing will suffice to clear up these conditions, and that is to put aside all selfish interests, if any there be.” Kermon Silent Representative Robert M. Ker mon. who is reported to have leanings towards Fales for the po sition but has not openly affirm ed this, said last night that he had nothing whatsoever to say about the appointment of a police chief for Wilmington. It is not believed likely that he will go on record in support of any candidate for the post, as he is not expected to return to the city be fore sometime next week. THOUSANDS HEAR MORAVIAN SERVICE (Continued from Page One) said, that all rooms had been taken. Many persons were expect ed to arrive tomorrow morning from nearby cities by automobile and bus for the service In its 175 years, this Easter ceremony has not changed. It had its origin in America when the Moravians settled in this area. The first service was held at Bethabara, a settlement near Winston-Salem. The service was moved here when the first Moravian, William Burkhead, died. The Easter cantata, The Seven Last Words of Christ,” will be given tonight in the Home Mora vian church. During the week “Love Feasts” have been held as a prelude to tomorrow’s services. Bishop Pfohl said, “A special ef fort is being made to perfect all details of arrangements so that the greatest spiritual benefit may result”. He will be conducting his 17th annual service Sunday. The cantata will honor B. J. Pfohl, member of the Moravian Easter band since 1879 and leader emeritus since 1945. James Chris tian Pfohl, head of the music de partment at Davidson College and son of Bishop Pfohl, will direct the cantata for the 14th consecu tive year. Among the highlights of services during the week was the Good Friday love feast at Home Mora vian church this afternoon. A love feast for visitors to the city will be held at Home Moravian church Saturday afternoon. Police Chief John M. Gold re quested spectators not to follow the various sections not to follow band when' ttiey make then rounds of the city, beginning at 3 a.m. Sunday. Chief Gold said his entire de partment will be on duty Sunday morning to direct traffic and as sist the 500 ushers of the Mora vian church in handling the huge crowd expected to attend the service. Chief Gold said all streets lead ing to the Moravian graveyard would be closed to vehicular traf fic from late Saturday until after the service. MEASURE NO BALM REP. KERMON SAYS (Continued from Page One) will be held up before it is rati fied.” he said. Newman Contention City councilman, Harriss New - man, was reported to have said yesterday that he believed the measure had been brought up to assuage the feelings of ihe council members after the trouble over the civil service commission bill. “I personally did not ask for an increase and am opposed to the bill” he was reported to have said, 1 As far os I know no mem ber has suggested tit® proposed increase. 1 do not want it and I will not accept it.” The bill would increase the salary of councilman to $700 a year and the salary of the mayor to $1200. They now receivs $200 and $700 respectively. TRACTOR BLAM FOR TRAIN m K (Continued from Page One) showed both trains Dossed tbe Downers Grove station at exactly the sametime. Pc^ice set the time at 10:41 p.m. This was verified by eyewitnesses, who said the trac - tor fell across the streamliner’s tracks not more than a few sec onds before the collision. The trains were traveling in opposite directions. The flat car from which the tractor fell was removed from the string of approximately 60 cars making up the freight train and held at Aurora pending an invest igation, The tractor, a 14-ton TD 18 crawler type, was loaded at the International Harvester com - iany’s Chicago plant and was con signed to Chile, by way of New Orleans. Flynn estimated damage to equipment at $225,000, with the wrecked diesel unit represent - ing $55,000 of the loss. Near Old Scene The wreck was approximately nine miles east of Naperville, HI., where 45 persons died last April 25 in a collision of two Burlington passenger trains. THOUSANDS PRAY AT HOLY SHRINES (Continued from Page One) commemorating the exodus of the Jews from Egypt nearly 4,000 years ago. Like the Moslems, the Jews in this season are doing honor to the Prophet Moses. The Seder feasts feature ceremonial foods and customs to recall the suffering of Moses and his followers. It is the most ancient of the religious cer emonies celebrated in t h e Holy city. The Christian observance of Good Friday began at a place which is presumed to be the site of the Roman fortress where Jesus was condemed by Pontius Pilate. A British police station stands there now. JUDGES PAY HIKE BILL GOES DOWN (Continued from Page One) lecting trustees of the University of North Carolina. When the trustees were elected yesterday the Robeson delegation complained that Rpbeson, one of the largest counties in the state, had no representatives on the board of trustees. Buie’s bill would allow every county to have the same number of trustees as it has representa tives in the lower House of the Assembly and that in addition 15 trustees would be elected at large. His motion received a majority of 50 to 30 votes, but it was lost since it required a two-thirds vote to bring the measure from the un favorable calendar. Rep. H. G. Avant of Columbus also attempted to move from the unfavorable calendar a bill which would exempt a sales tax on fuel oil used by farmers to cure to bacco and sweet potatoes. DR. WILLIS TO SPEAK TUBERCULOSIS MEET Dr. Henry Stuart Willis, new head of the North Carolina San atorium, will be the featured speaker at the annual meeting of the New Hanover County Tuber culosis and Health Association, to be held on May 6, according to an announcement by Miss Lucy L. Nash, executive secretary o f the Association. Dr. Willis was recently apponit fd head of the North Carolina sanatorium, replacing Dr. Paul P. McCain, who was killed in an automobile accident some months ago. Dr. Willis, who has beer for some time superintendent of the Wm. H. Maytoury sanatorium in Detroit, expects to take up his duties at the North Carolina san atorium May 1. localmanIiisIing ; FOUL PLAY FEARED Local law enforcement officers last night were on the lookout for Charles R. Holliday of Route 1, Wilmington, who has been report li missing since early Thursday morning. Holliday, described as being 31 years of age, six feet tall and weighing around two hundred pounds, was said to have left Wil mington early Wednesday on a commercial route in a paneled truck. Police reports show that he was carrying around $200 on his per son when he left the city, and of ficers said they feared he might be the victim of foul play. His route was supposed to have carried him to Jacksonville and Burgaw but no reports have been obtained as to just how much of this route he covered. Hughes Will Test Photo Ship Today LOS ANGELES. April 4. —CU.R)— Wealthy sportsman - pilot Howard Hughes tomorrow resumes his testing of the XP-11 photo-re connaissance plane where he left off last July when the original model of the Army experimental craft crashed and almost killed him. Hughes will take off in the second model of tli^ plane at 9 A ’’ fnm lmarbv Culver City. He intends to fly the twin-motor ui. p.anc ior an hour before re turning it to his aircraft factory. The new model is fitted with conventional three - bladed pro pellors instead of the eight-bladed counter - rotating mechanisms which jammed in the first flight and sent the plane hurtling into a Beverly Hills mansion. The crash sent Hughes to a hospital for nearly two months and for a time he was believed near death. • It is said that between 10,000, 000 and 20,000,000 meteors strike the earth’s atmosph.tr* daily. Obituaries ROY PARKER CHADBOURN, April 4 — Roy Parker, 42, was instantly killed when he fell into a saw at the Davis saw mill in Evergreen about 9:30 Friday a. m. Mr. Davis, the owner of the mill who was on the opposite side of the satwhand said Parker fell on the saw and was thrown over tire saw killing him instantly. His body was cut almost in two. He was a native of Dillon county, South Carolina. Coroner Hugh Nance ruled death accidental. The body will remain at the Pea cock funeral home until funeral plans are completed. He is survived by his wife; three sons; Wilbur, Lee Edward and Junius. Two daughters; Stella Mae, Brenda Joyce all of Evergreen. His father and mother; Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Parker of Hamer, S. C. MRS MITTIE BRANCH LUMBERTON, April 4. — Mrs. Mittie Brown Branch, 81, wife of the late Judson Branch, died at her home on Route One Boardman, Columbus County, Friday at one a m. after an illness of ten days with influenza and pneumonia. Funeral services will be conduct ed from Lennons Crossroads Bap tist church of which she was a member Sunday at 3:30 p. m. by her pastor the Rev. E. A. Paul of East Lumberton. Interment will be in the family cemetery near the home. Beside the grave of her hus band who died in 1935. Mrs. Branch was born November 30, 1865, daughter of the late Moore and Lucinda Brown Surviving are one son C. D. Branch of the home, two foster daughters, Mrs. A. J. Britt, and Mrs. J. H. Jenerette of Boardman, and three grandchil dren. She was the last surviving member of her family. PETE GLISSON Funeral services for Pete Giis son, 53, whose body was found in the Cape Fear River Thursday, were held Friday afternoon at 4:30 at the graveside in Atkinson ceme tery in Atkinson. He is survived by four sons, Bynum R., B. L., and L. C. Glis son, all of Savannah, Georgia, and Anton Glisson, Charleston, S. C.; four daughters, Mrs. J. B. Bird song, Wilmington; Mrs. Matthews Griffith, Philadelphia, Penn.; Mrs. Herman Camp of Washington, D. C.; and Miss Angeline Glisson, Charleston; three brothers, Fred, of Atkinson; Charlie, of Hawkins ville, Georgia; and Herris Glisson, of Virginia; and two sisters, Mrs. Clarence Knowles of Atkinson; and Mrs. Anton Anderson of Virginia. MRS. ANNIE BRADl* Mrs. Annie Hinson Brady, 72, of Miami, Florida, died at five o’clock p. m.„ April 4 in Jackson Memorial hdspital, that city, fol lowing a short illness. Mrs. Brady was a former resi dent of Waycross. Georgia, moving to Miami twelve years ago. Funeral* services will be conducted from the Hinson Funeral home in Waycross. Georgia, Sunday after noon, interment following in Lott cemetery. She is survived by three sons; L. H., S. H., and O. W. Brady, Sr., of Miami and one daughter, Mrs. E. E. Biggs, Sr., of Wilmington. One brother. Ed Hinson of Jack sonville, Florida. Also surviving are four grand-children and two great grand-children. CAROL HILDA REYNOLDS Funeral arrangements for Miss Carol Hilda Reynolds, 19. 924 No. 4th street, who died in an auto mobile accident Thursday night near Smithfield will be announced later. > Surviving are her parents: Mr. and Mrs. Vance Reynolds, of this city: fouf sisters; Mildred, Flor ence. Lucille, and Margery, all of this city: and one brother, Ed ward Reynolds of this city. CARLTON BERTHAM LEINER Funeral service for Carlton Bert ham Leiner, 36, of this city, will be held today at 4 p. m. from Yopp funeral home, with Elder A. B. Barham and Elder Lonnie Yopp officiating. Interment will follow in Oakdale cemetery. Active pallbearers are Dewey J. Hobbs. Jr., Eugene Hobbs, Wil lian McDonald. R. A. Williams, Jr.. Richard Williams, and Liston Williams. Honorary pallbearers are J. C. Davis, Jack Griffith, Mack Leach, Tim Ross. B. E. Williams, Bennie Schwartz. G. E. Hughes and Sam Bennett. Surviving are his wife. Mrs Shirley H. Leiner; one son Carlton L.. and his parents. Mr. and Mrs. L. Leiner; three sisters, Mrs. Alice Strickland. Mrs. Kathryn Murray and Miss Betty Leiner; two broth ers, Louis G. and J. Herbert Lein er, the latter a resident of Paduka, Kentucky. MILTON MCKENZIE PECK Funeral services for Milton Mc Kenzie Peck, 33. 804 Dock street, who was killed in an auto acci dent near Smithfield Thursday night, will be held today at Trinity Methodist church at 4:30 o’clock. Rev. E. B. Fisher and Rev. C. A. Maddry willl officiate and inter ment will follow in Oakdale ceme tery. Surviving are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Peck; wife, Rachael H. Peck; brother, Lonie J. Peck; aunt, A. G. Smith; and two uncles: C. R. McKenzie, of this city and W. K. McKenzie, of Elizabethtowti. Active pallbearers are Colin Kerr, Denice Blake, Joe King, Tommy Yelverton, James Mc Keithan, and Billy Andrews. Honorary pallbearers are Sam Berger, Tom Maultsby, Frank Spencer, Homer Evans, Dr. Sam Warshauer. William J. Kerr, Dr. A. L. Harris, and Billy Pittman. AZALEAS BLOOMING Azaleas throughout the city are beginning to blossom, residents re port, with predictions of almost full bloom by Sunday prevalent. Emory Grubbs. James Walker Memorial Hospital official-, said vesterdav that the flowers around the institution were starting to blossom freely and joined in the prediction of a vari-colored Sun day. Today And Tomorrow By WALTER LIPPMANN VANDENBERG TO THE RESCUE If the Administration accepts the Vandenberg amendment promptly and generously a large majority in Congress for the Greek-Turkish bill ought then to be assured. The amendment cures the most serious defects of the original Truman proposal. It does that exactly, completely and handsomely, and if adopted it will not only strengthen the United Nations, which has been grievously injured, but will reduce decidedly the risks of our inter vention in a tangled explosive, distant, and unfamiliar part of the world. The heart of the Vandenberg amendment 13 the clause which would make it American law that “The President is directed” to withdraw aid “if requested by a procedural vote in the Security Council or a majority vote in the General Assembly of the United Nations.” This disposes at the outset of. let us say Mr. Wal lace’s argument that nothing may be done except by U. N., and the Administration’s argument that since U. N. cannot act, itj may be by-passed. Mr. Vanden berg has restored the essential principle of the Charter which is that an important action, affect ing international security _ may not be carried out unilaterally— that is to say without submitting to the authority of the United Nations. The adoption of his amendment will give to the United Nations the power to disapprove our in tervention, and to decide that it should be discontinued. Therefore, until and unless the United Na tions request us to "withdraw we shall be acting, not on our own isolated judgment, not unilater ally, but w’ith the consent of the United Nations. ft ' ft ft Mr. Vandenberg has gone the limit in seeing to it that tlhe sin cerity of the proposal cannot be questioned. He has not merely re nounced the American veto. H e has also renounced a British veto on our behalf. Under a “procedur al vote,” a majority in the Secu rity Council would prevail even if Great Britain and the United States were opposed. If he bad wanted to be tricky, he would have said only that on a vote, the United States as the interested party would abstain. But as everybody knows that Great Britain is no less an inter ested party, and would never vote to have us withdraw from a coun try which it had pressed us to en ter, a failure to renounce the Brit ish veto, would have impaired the good faith and sincerity of the whole business. m * * This is the right thing to do in view of our deep commitments to the United Nations. It is also the most expedient thing to do. For if ever the day comes ivhen a majority of the United Nations are against us in Greece and Turkey our position will be un tenable. It will mean that the enterprise has failed to do the very thing which the President said it was designed to ac-( complish—to rally and unite the democratic, or at least the inde pendent nations, opposed to t h e expansion of the Communist power. If we cannot get and hold the confidence and support of a majority of the United Nations, then we had better write off the intervention as a bad job. As a matter of fact we shall certainly have the support at the outset of much more than a ma jority. We are much more likely to hold that majority if, as ,the Vandenberg amendment would make necessary, the United Na tions have continually to .face the fact that they must share the moral responsibility because they have the power to criticize, t o hold us accountable and. if they choose, to vote that we should withdraw. The Yandenberg amendment is, therefore a statesmanlike way of strengthen ing our position, not only morally after all we have said about the United Nations, after all we have said against Soviet unilateralism, but also politically in making a success of this exceedingly d i f ficult enterprise. * * * It is exceedingly difficult, es pecially the Greek part of it, and! while the Vandenberg amendment does not remove the difficulty, it goes a considerable way toward correcting a second radical defect in the original Admin istration proposal. This was the offer of unqualified support to the present Greek government. Re ports from Athens, particularly the confidential and. I believe quite trust-worthy report pub lished by Mr. Krock on Tuesday, say that the Greek government has treated the Truman message as a green light to fight not only Communists but the moderates and republicans as well. The re ports say that the promise of un qualified American support has been followed by a wave of re actionary terrorism, of arbitrary arrests and deportations, which are indistinguishable from the worst practices which we are de ploring and opposing. This was to be expected after the hot unqualified generalities with which we accompanied cur proposal to intervene.- What is surprising is that the State De partment should have thrown away its bargaining power with the Greek government, sho-u have lacked the prudence a„a foresight to make its assistin' conditional, should have given corrupt and reactionary and * viously unrepresentative g0v.?T ment a certified blank check' ^ * * * It is surprising because one the most important lessons gp ‘ eral Marshall brought back «.?!? him from China was that this b a mistake. In his report on Chin he said that “the reactionaries -l the government have evident? counted on substantial American support regardless of their •.? tions.” As a result, he was ima£,' to influence the actions of the re actionaries. The same result will follow, h» already followed, in Greece.’ Tt|S Vandenberg amendment ' doe? in some measure repair the iris take, for by stating that aid to Greece may be withdrawn unde certain conditions the promise t. no longer unqualified. ThP amendment provides that a"id may be withdrawn not only if rf. 1 quested by the United Nations or by a legitimate Greek govern ment, but also “if the President finds that the purposes of the a'c< have been substantially " ac! complished or are incapable n; satisfactory accomplishment." This restores American bar. gaining power and influence with" the Greek government — what should never have been relinquish, ed. All in all Mr. Vandenbcrg has done an extraordinarily fine piece of work. It show's a grasp both of the ..realities and of the im. ponderables, and a capacity for constructive criticism, which will justly redound to his credit, anil help greatly his country. HEIRESS WILL GET OUT OH $50,000 BOND SANTA ANA. CAalif. April — Louise Overell, 17 • year old heiress, W'as ordered released under $50,000 bail today on i grand jury indictment accusing her of the murder of her parents, by a judge who said he found ‘no sufficient presumption of guilt.” A few minutes earlier, she and t her husky boy friend, George Gr’ lum, 21, had pleaded innocent it the indictment. Superior Judgt Franklin C. West set their trial io start May 26. Attorneys for the pair said they expected a trial lasting five to six weeks. Judge West granted permisiion for her release after her attorney, Otto Jacobs, argued that the in dictment contained insufficient presumption of her guilt, and that a California statute forbidding re lease on a charge of murder did not apply because she i* under age and therefore not liable to the death penalty. Jacobs, said the bail would be posted by her uncle Emanuel Jungquist. The Weather 1 Weather bureau report of temperature and rainfall for the 24 hour* ending 8 p. m. in the princi;%l cotton growing arets and elsewhere: Station High Low Precip. WILMINGTON _ 66 44 - Alpena _ 35 29 II Asheville _ 53 47 II Atlanta _-_ 53 41 18 Atlantic City_ 47 36 — Birmingham__ 67 33 IW Boston __.— 50 31 — | Buffalo_ 54 29 - Burlington____ 50 20 — Charlotte - 61 43 — Chattanooga_ 59 48 .16 Chicago - 56 37 H) Cincinnati_ 55 45 .11 Cleveland _-_ 52 33 16 Dallas _ 79 68 .03 Denver_ 51 36 — Detroit _ 44 33 .14 Duluth _ 33 32 M El Paso_ 32 47 04 Fort Worth_82 67 .#1 j Galveston _ 73 64 — Jacksonville_73 — — Kansas City__71 49 59 Key West - 85 74 — Knoxville __— 68 49 — [Little Rock_77 62 - Los Angeles _ 68 43 19 Louisville _ 58 47 46 Memphis__ 71 61 •! 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