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FORECAST: Served By Leased Wires of the Wilmington and vicinity: Increasing AONOTl A TIT TV DOrBO cloudiness and continued rather warm 1 CjJJ rALoO today followed by scattered thunder- Mid the storm* tonight; Friday, clearing in UNITED PRESS morning, partly cloudy in afternoon. With Complete Coverage at ___ State and National New* VOL. 80—NO. 202. WILMINGTON,~N. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 1947 -*--ESTABLISHED 186^ Senate V otes Lilienthal In Former TVA Head Wins Atomic Energy Commis sion Job By 50-31 WASHINGTON, AprU 9 — (TP) — David E. Lilienthal was confirm ed by the Senate today as chair man of the Atomic Energy com mission, The vote was 50 to 1 for confirmation. The vote climaxed 11 weeks of acrimonious dispute during which Senators McKellar ( D-Tenn ) and Taft (R-Ohio) sought to rally a majority of the Senate against ac cepting the former TVA head for chief of the government agency to supervise all use of atomic •nergy. McKellar charged Lilienthal with Communist sympathies and with tolerating Communists in the Tennessee Valley authority. He accused him, too, of desiring to be a dictator in TVA affairs. Taft said he was not satisfied tha. Lilienthal’s attitude toward •ither Communism or private en terprise was such that he should be entrusted with heading die atomic commission. Not Party Issue Although Taft is chairman of the Senate Republican Policy committee, the question of con firming Lilienthal never became a party issue. Lilienthal, 47, is a former Wis consin Public Utilities commis sioner who became associated with TVA almost from its incep tion early in the Roosevelt ad ministration. At President Truman’s request, he resigned as TVA head last summer to accept nomination as chairman of the Atomic commis sion. He has been holding that office under a temporary appoint ment, but the lfiw provided that he could not continue without Sen ate approval of Mr. Trumans’ choice of him for the post. The confirmation vote had been forecast by a 52 to 38 tally last Thursday when the Senate defeat ed a move to send the names of Lilienthal and other atomic com mission nominees back to com mittee for an FBI check. High Point It was generally agreed that the opposition reached its high point on that motion, made by Senator Bricker (R-Ohio). THOUSANDS MOURN AT FORD’S BURIAL Industrial Michigan To Cease Activity During Funeral Rites Today DETROIT, April 9 — (U.R) — Humble thousands paid their trib ute to Henry Ford today. Old and young, well-dressed and in coveralls, they filed slowly past the plain, bronze casket In which lay the body of the automotive genius. In an endless stream, the ad mirers entered the recreational hall in Ford’s beloved Greenfield village to stare into the calm dead face of the man whose wizardry revolutionized the world. An estimated 50,000 passed the flower-covered bier. Tomorrow public funeral ser vices will be held in St. Paul’s Episcopal cathedral in downtown Detroit. Only a few hundred will be able to jam their way into the church, and only members of the famiiy will accompany the body to the tiny private cemetery in Dearborn to see him laid to rest besides his parents. But mourning will be nation wide. Ford plants throughout the countr will be closed daylong. At 2:30 p. m., the hour of the funeral, automobile and rubber manufacturing activities every where will halt. Industry To Stop In Michigan, virtually all manu facturing activities will stop brief ly. Detroit city employes will have half-holiday. Buses and streetcars will halt momentarily. The Common council has asked that motorists stop for one mo ment at the hour of the funeral. Suburban Dearborn will observe t 30-day period of mourning for its first citizen. Flags will re main at half-staff and black drape will hang from the city ha.l he helped build. Hundreds of persons were lined up in the damp and cold outside of the “Village’s" recreation hall when doors opened at 8 a. m. to day. Three veteran plant protection men were the first to view the body. Then came F. C. Green wald, 72, a Ford employe who had known” the boss” for a half cen 'Continued On Page Two; Col. 6) The Weather FORECAST: South and North Carolina — Increasing eloudiness and continued rather warm with showers and scattered thunder storms beginning in West Thursday after noon and East portion Thursday night. Improving Friday becoming partly cloudy in afternoon. (Eartern Standard Time) (By U. S. Weather Bureau) Meteorological data for the 24 hours •nding 7:30 p. m. yesterday. TEMPERATURES 1 '30 a. m. 58; 7:20 a. m. 66. 1:30 P- ni. 73; 7:30 p. m. 74; Maximum 78; Mini mum 55; Mean 67; Normal 60. HUMIDITY 1:30 a. m. 94; 7:30 a. m. 10C; 1:30 p. »■ 77; 7:30 p. m. 65. PRECIPITATION Total for 24 hours ending 7:30 p. m. • 50 inches. Total since the first of the month 134 inches. TIDES FOE TODAY 'From the Tide Tables published by U. * Coast and Geodetic Survey). High Low Wilmington_12:59 a m. 3:17 a m. 1:17 p.m. 8:23 p.m. Masonboro_10:46 a.m. 4:56 a m. 11:18 p m. 4:51 p m. Sunrise 5:47; Sunset 6:39; Moonrise ll:48p; Moonset 8:52a. River stage at Fayetteville, N. C. at 8 m. Wednesday 12.5 ‘feet. More Weather On Pag* Two' C. DAVID JONES JONES CONDITION TERMED CRITICAL Sheriff’s Family Summon ed To Bedside Yester day Morning Attaches at the James Walker Memorial hospital at 2 o’clock this morning termed the condition of C. David Jones, New Hanover county Sheriff, who has been ill since Feb. 22 as "critical.” During the February term of criminal court Sheriff Jones com plained of feeling badly and friends urged him to take a rest. On Feb. 22 he was ordered to bed by his physician. He remained in bed at his home for several days and when his condition became worse he was transferred to the James Walker Memorial hospital. Sheriff Jones remained in the local hospital for several days and was then taken by ambulance to the Medical College of Virginia hospital at Richmond, where he was given treatments. Sheriff Jones began to improve at the Virginia hospital and he was allowed to get out of bed and move around. He w^as re turned to Wilmington last Satur day and again placed in the James Walker Hospital. He appeared cheerful, but complained about the tiresome trip in the ambulance from Richmond. Tuesday his condition became serious and has continued to grow worse. His family was summoned to the hospital early yesterday morning. CAPEHART URGES RELIEF SYSTEM Indiana Senator. Introduc es Bill To Aid News print Problems WASHINGTON, April 9 — (JP) _ Senator Capehart (R-Ind) today introduced a bill to set up a news print relief system for publishers facing shortages. The proposed voluntary plan would be operative for a year un der direction of a nine-man com mittee to include: Three representatives to be nam ed by the American Newspaper Publishers association, two by the National Editorial association, one by the National Paper Trade asso ciation, two by the United States newsprint mills and one by the Na tional Publishers association. The chairman would be named from this group by the Attorney Gen eral and the head of the Federal Trade commission. This is the outlined plan of op erations: 1. Applications to be received for newsprint from “publishers of newspapers, magazines and other periodical publications published within the United States.” 2. An investigation to determine the volume of newsprint consumed annually by the applicant, the rate of consumption, and the quantity constituting “the minimum demon strated economic need of such ap plicant for the period ending one year” from the date of the act. Voluntary Release 3. Upon certification by the chairman, “a request for the vol untary release of the amount of newsprint approved for applicants who have demonstrated to- the satisfaction of the committee their minimum economic need” would be transmitted to any manufactur er, distributor or user of news print. 4. Subject to approval of the par ! (Continued On Page Two; Col. 5) Phone Strike End Fading Labor Department An nounces Collapse Of Bell Parley WASHINGTON, April 9 — «P) — Hopes for a quick end to the cross-country telephone strike suf fered a jolt tonight as the Labor department announced the col lapse of negotiations here between the South-Western Bell Telephone company and striking telephone workers. Optimism persisted meanwV over the possibility of an ' agreement in the dispute b' ,4 telephone companies and tl - distance workers, which 5 ■!? A.' • key to the overall situa' /N The Southwestern ■> and the long distan' v v ov / were brought A /"< Washington at' the „*t> / 0 retary of Labor ^ .c- , / ,-r*. because of their imports " / / lation to the nation-wide » / Tonight officials of the c.-.ath western company departed for St. Louis. There was no explanation from the company, but Everett E. Cotter, general counsel for the Southwestern Telephone union, told repprters: “We consider the company as having broken off negotiations which will undoubtedly result in prolonging the whole strike.” Ready To Negotiate Cotter said the union is willing to negotiate "here or at such other place” as will restore tele phone service in a way “consist ent with justice.” He called the break-off a strike-breaking device. The Southwestern company is the largest among the more than 20 Bell system operating subsidi aries of the American Telephone and Telegraph co. It covers Mis souri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkan sas. Texas and a small part of Southwestern Illinois. The top union leader in the na tionwide strike said earlier that “no settlement is in sight,” while a government conciliator said dif ferences between company repre sentatives and long distance work ers are “down to very narrow points.” BEIRNE SEES NO QUICK SETTLEMENT President J. A. Beirne of the National Federation of Telephone workers said tonight there is "no settlement” in sight for the na - tion-wide telephone strike. Hope still persisted, however, for early agreement on a major phase. Negotiators worked hopefully to dislodge what they called the key log in the part of the dispute in volving long distance workers. They said the question here is: who shall pay the cost of arbi trating five issues remaining. They said that settlement of this part could—as was proved last year—lead to an almost immedi ate end t° the whole dispute. Beirne talked to reporters after a two-hour closed session of the union’s policy committee. He said: "the best proposal we have seen so far is the one turned in by the conciliator in the dispute with the Illinois Bell system.” This proposal provides lor a wage increase of $8 "a week. The union is asking $12, but Beirne said “our policy committee said we would consider the proposal.” DORSEYTO Y AT POLICE BALL Second Annual Affair To Be Held At Lumina, At Wrightsville Jimmy Dorsey and his band have been signed to play at the second annual Wilmington police department ball to be staged at Lumina, Wrightsville Beach May 31. it was announced yesterday by police officer Jack Moore, mem ber of a committee to handle the details for the event. Dorsey will make a one-night stand for the affair, the proceeds of which will go to the police de partment recreation fund. Members of the police depart ment are optimistic over the plans for this year’s presentation. It was pointed out that last season’s ball, held at Lumina, June 19, drew approximately 1,800 people. Tickets for the May 31 affair are scheduled to go on sale about the first of next month, Moore said. One of the features of the ball will be the distribution of 1,500 illustrated booklets, complete with various pictures of police force functions. Material for this book already has bee n completed, Moore said, and the printing is due to be finished shortly. Inalienable Rights No Excuse For “Rat” Debt The United States Constitution may provide many safeguards in setting out the rights and prerog atives of citizens but one of the inalienable right is not to let your property go rat-proofless, so ruled a jury here yesterday during the April civil term of superior court. The City of Wilmington, New Hanover County, and C. R, Morse, the city-county tax collector, were told that they can collect the sum of $200 from Clarence W. Davis towards settlement of a more than $300 rat-proofing job performed on Davis’ property several years ago. The case, which consumed most of the third day during the cur rent session with Judge Chester R Morris, of Currituck County, presiding, heard a detailed outline of the typhus danger that threat ened this area in 1943. How the city and county rallied to do battle with the typhus-carry ing rodents was recited in great detail. Aid from both state and federal forces to halt Mr. Germ carrying Rat was described. They saw their duty and they done it, but until yesterday the city and county were unable to settle their claim against Davis for the work of rat-proofing. One other case disposed of by the court was that of Esther Sikes vs FJoyd Sikes. The jury returned a verdict for a divorce in favor of the plaintiff. A case in which Dorothy Clem ens Boone, as plaintiff, is seeking alimony with divorce from David L. Boone- whose address is the Boone Diaper Service, was re cessed late yesterday afternoon by Judge Morris until 9:30 a.m. today. / <*V/4enry Ford, 83, pioneer of / >/.to Industry, died at his es /jx Fahiane, a suburb of Dear •'/•*. Mich., his grandson Henry .' .rd II (above) was called from /its bed to the Ford home. In 1946, Henry II was made presi dent of the Ford Motor Company. —(International)._ TRUMAN EXPLORES SOARING PRICES Green Calls On Congress To Place Clamps On Inflation Trend WASHINGTON, April 9. —(U.R)— President Truman today looked in to all angles of the nation’s top economic problem — high prices — at a special meeting with his cabinet and high ranking monetary advisers. The usual conference lasted an hour and 40 minutes. White House Press Secretary Charles G. Ross termed it “purely exploratory.” He said “no plans of action were laid down and no effort was made to discuss any.” Mr. Truman, who has voiced deep concern over the possible inflation effects of continued high costs of living, called the meeting to receive a report from Dr. Edwin G. Nourse, chairman of the Economic council created by the last Congress. The report, based largely on data assembled by the Bureau of La bor statistics, was understood to have set forth in cold, hard facts the necessity of pushing prices down far enough to halt wage in crease demands that might result in widespread strikes, a drastic drop in production, and unemploy ment. Marnner 5. Lccies, chairman oi the Federal Reserve board, and Budget Director James E. Webo took part in the conference at the President’s request. Refuses To Budge Eccles has been under strong pressure to grant another reduc tion in cash margin requirements in stock market trading. Recently (Continued On Page Two; Col. 5) P0UCECH1EFMAY BE NAMED TODAY Arrival Of New Civil Ser vice Bill Opens Way For Selection The prospect that Wilmington may have a police chief within 24 hours loomed last night with the arrival in the city of a car tified copy of the new civil ser vice law. Representative Robert M. Ker mon brought a copy of the law with him on his return to Wil mington from Raleigh yesterday. City Manager J. R. Benson, who said early in the week that he would recommend a man for the post as soon as a copy of the law was received, has been in Greensboro for the past two days. It is expected, however, that he will be in his office this morn ing and a session of the city coun cil is expected to be held as soon as the law can be studied. Lt. Hubert Hayes, head of the police department’s detective force is considered the likely choice for the spot vacated by Charles H. Casteen March 1 even though city officials have refused to con firm or deny rumors that he was the leading contender. Harry Fales, superintendent of the city-county bureau of identi fication and Lt. Coy Etheridge of the police department both have been prominently mentioned for the position during the past three weeks, but Lt. Hayes continues to hold the top spot among the va rious predictions. LEWIS HINTS AT NEW COAL STRIKE OVER WELFARE FUND; MOLOTOV HITS BORDER PLAN I-—— -, International Board Urged Marshall Favors Compro mise Agreement On Ger man-Polish Lines MOSCOW, April 9—WP)—Britain and the United States proposed tonight that an international com mission be created to work out de tails of a compromise German Polish border which would allow Poland t o retain control of in dustrial Silesia but return to Ger many some agricultural lands now occupied by the Poles. The proposal, made in the Four Power Council of Foreign minis ters, was immediately blocked by V. M. Molotov of Russia. He ar gued that Poland should retain all of the 40,000 square miles of Eastern German territory—includ ing Silesia and the farm lands— which were placed under her ad ministration at Potsdam. Foreign Minister Georges Bid ault of France agreed that the boundary question should be studi ed further, but did not say wheth er he favored or opposed the pres ent frontier. 6peeches Quoted U. S. Secretary of Slate George Marshall and British Foreign Sec retary Ernest Bevin both quoted hitherto unpublished speeches by Prime Minister Stalin at Potsdam to back up their arguments that Sie present Polish frontier was not then considered final. Molotov, in turn, quoted from a radio speech by President Truman which, the Russian said, showed that Mr. Truman considered the boundary to have been fixed per manently at Potsdam. Under the Pctsdam agreement, (Continued On Page Two, Col. 5) n Tabor bill GETS GOP “GREEN” Clamping Sweeping Curbs On Unions Approved By House Leaders WASHINGTON, April 9— (IP —A new labor bill clamping sweeping curbs on unions won the approval of House Republican leaders to day and was booked for a House vote by the end of next week. It still has to get a formal okay from the Labor committee. Some details will be changed in the pro cess. But it is scheduled now to reach the floor in a form that would tighten the rules on strikes in gen eral and deprive unions of the right to: Pull eight specific kinds of strikes, to obtain the closed shop, and to bargain with an entire in dustry for better pay or working conditions. Chairman Hartley (R-NH) and other Republicans on the Labor committee laid the bill before GOP leaders and the policy-form ing party steering committee to day. They went over it most of the mroning and afternoon. Some Changes As a result, changes will be written in to remove an absolute ban on the union shop and to pro vide what Hartley said is in real ity a cooling off period during at tempts to avoid strikes affecting the national 'safety, health or wel fare. The union shop allows a firm to hire anyone it wishes, but the new employe must join the union soon afterward; Under the change agreed upon in the strategy huddles, a labor management contract can include a union shop provision if both par ties want it. But there can be no strike to obtain it, and a majoiity of the members in a collective (Continued On Page Two, Col. 5) Along The Cape Fear RAIL EXPANSION—Not so long] ago a reader who spotted a copy of Along The Cape Fear while reading The Morning Star in the Library of Congress wrote us of his interest in the early days of railroads in the Port City. The reader, whose home is in Olivia, North Carolina, near the headwaters of the Cape Fear, ad vanced his theory for the expan sion of the old Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley railroad. He told us that the railroad was anxious to reach the Carolina coal deposits at Egypt, now Cumnock, during the early 1850’s. He also told us of the deepest cut between Wilmington and San ford. Reaching seven and one half miles, it is known as McKenney’s Cut. IN CLAY HOL.F—Mr. L. M. Mc Donald, who wrote us this infor mation, recalled an experience he had while visiting Gettysburg dur ing 1938. It was there he met & Union veteran who told him about hav ing “chased a ‘Johnny’ into the fresh clay hole excavated for the new depot of the ‘old Egypt road at “Fayetteville.” There his horse floundered fu tilely until the Johnny took off the saddle and raced away on his hands and knees, the Union veter an recalled. It was pointed out that the sur render of Gen. Johnson had pre reded this escapade by three days as terms had been agreed upon at “Hillsborough” but the news spread slowly and had not rearh ed the scene of the mud hole inci •dent. * * * MORE EXPANSION - Imme diately after the War Between the States, expansion of the railroad indhstry followed. The Cape Fear and Yadkin Val ley railroad at the zenith of its career extended from Point Peter to Mount Airy, our Olivia corres pondent who read the column in Washington, reminds us. (Continued On Page Two; Gol. 3) ■ nr. ©romt nAiiuimx irom me ceiling in me switcnouarn room oi the Capitol in Washington says “business as usual” as the girls con tinue to operate the lines. Federal employes are not affected by the walkout which has disrupted the country’s communications.— (International). Cab Action Hit By \ Airline President . I f FILING DEADLINE The deadline for candidates for the city council to file is six o’ clock tonight, Robert Strange, member of the elec tions board, warned last night. Thus far eight local men have thrown their hats into the ring for the five council posts, but a last-day rush for the filing window has been forecast. James E. L. Wade is the only present member of the council not having already made his in tentions known. He is expected to enter the race, however, by paying his filing fee today. KING CHRISTIAN FIGHTS FOR LIFE Aged Danish Monarch Ad ministered Penicillin As Heart Weakens COPENHAGEN, Denmark, April 9—(U.R)—Four physicians call ed to Amalienborg palace today to attend King Christian X of Den mark prescribed Penicillin for the 76-year-old monarch, who was weakening from a lung infection that followed an Easter Sunday heart attack. King Christian was reported seriously but not necessarily dan gerously ill. An official communi que said: “His majesty still is very, tired but his strength is fair ly good.” The communiaue brought little assurance to apprehensive Danes who watched the palace intently for signs of their beloved ruler’s progress. There was a printers’ strike in Copenhagen and subse quently no newspapers to keep the people informed. Fully Conscious Sources close to the royal court said the King was fully conscious but that his circulation was poor and he suffered metabolism diffi culties as well as having a touch of gangrene in one leg. Physicians apparently had averted the danger of pneumonia by the use of Penicillin. They said the King was weak, although his heart still was strong. His temp erature last night was 100.6 but it dropped to 100 today. The king’s physicians were re ported +o have no immediate fear for his life. They said his heart attack had left him physically drained and confined to bed. Lung complications, they said, sre a na tural consequence of confinement. Teague Charges Agency Trying To Put Firm Out Of Businees William C. Teague, president of Southeast Airlines, last night struck back at the Civil Aeronau tics Board action in awarding the three year certificate to Piedmont Airlines for feeder lines to the west by charging that the CAB was attempting to put Piedmont in business and Southeast out of business after 21 months opera tion. He said that his firm would vir orously protest the CAB action in granting to Piedmont the right to operate over a route proposed by Southeast in the first place. “Southeast airlines proposed service from Wilmington to Fay etteville, Pinehurst, Charlotte, Asheville and Chattanooga.” Teague declared. ‘Past operations of Southeast Air Lines definitely proves the need for an extension of this route to Memphis,” he said. Proposed Route Teague asserted that his com pany had furthermore proposed service from Wilmington to Nor folk. Richmond, Lynchburg, Roa noke, Charleston, Columbia, Ath ens and Gainesville. Georgia. Then, he said, CAB followed closely the route as suggested by Southeast but awarded the certifi cate to Piedmont instead. Meanwhile, H. E. Boyd, traffic manager of the Wilmington Port Traffic Association, wired the CAB for a copy of the decision awarding the certificate to Pied mont. Boyd argued the case before the CAB, having been appointed to the task by city and county offi cials after it became apparent that Wilmington and New Hanover (Continued On Page Two; Col. 5) ARMY COMBS BERLIN FOR DESERTERS WITH POLICE COOPERATION BERLIN. April 9 —(A5)—The four allied powers and the entire Ger man police force tonight opened a city-wide roundup of criminal ele ments and allied Army deserters in Berlin, Maj. Gen. Frank A. Keating announced. Keating, Deputy U. S. Military governor, said sporadic raids would be made day and night in the operation, part of a four power' plan to pick up those who are responsible for Berlin’s high crime rate. The operation began secretly at 9 p.m. All persons picked up will be turned over to four-power screening commissions stationed in each sector, and will be held for further investigation. This Prisoner Demands 30-Day Eviction Note BELVIDERE, N.J., April 9 ~(JP) _“Skin” Snover received a delay in eviction from the town jail to day by contending ne should have 30-days notice of his ouster. Police Chief William Moser , who had been instructed by the town council Monday night to evict “Skin” because he had made a “mess of the town jail.” finally broke the news last night to the prisoner who had overstayed his sentence for intoxication. The carefree Snover at first ex pressed aloof surprise at hearing he had been ordered out of the |jail's only two cells, which nad I been his home and storage room for the past six months. Then, he demanded to know whether the chief knew that “the law entitles me to 30 days’ notice.” The chief told “Skin” that he would give him a slight delay in preparing departure, but added that if Snover couldn’t make it today, "please try and move as soon as you can.” “Skin” had even used his own lock on the jail door in order not to inconvenience the police de partment in his comings and go ngs from the lockup. The town plans to put on a new padlock and a new front door as soon as “Skin” departs. Union Gives benefit Cash rive Thousand Dependents Of Dead Miners To Re ceive $1,000 Each WASHINGTON April 9. —OJ.fc— fohn L. Lewis realized one of his ondest ambitions today and also ook occasion to serve notice that here probably will be another soft ;oal strike — and a real one — in July 1. The UMW chieftain, whose three iay-old “safety” strike now is inly about 50 per cent effective, oined other trustees in announcing he first benefits of the miners' lealth and welfare fund agreed to >y the government in settling last :pring’s walkout. They said that $5,000,000 of the 518,000,000 accumulated in the fund ■rom a five cents royalty on each on of coal produced, will be used ;o make cash payments of $1,000 to iependents of each of the 5,000 JMW bituminous miners who have jeen killed or who died natural y since last June 1. Lewis posed the new strike ;hreat when he warned private op mators, who call the royalties “eco nomic blackmail,” that he will re fuse to sign private agreements when the government relinquishes the mines unless the health and welfare fund is continued on a big ger scale. Asked 10 Cents He told reporters it was obvious that the five-cent royalty would not finance all the benefits which ne considers necessary. He origin ally demanded 10 cents a ton. One of Lewis’ greatest ambitions nas been establishment of a health and welfare fund. The private op ;rators have resisted his success fully but now face the prospect of inheriting that part of the govern ment contract when the mines are turned back to their owners on June 30. Meanwhile the telephone strike still hampered government efforts (Continued On Page Two; Col. 2) UN MAY TACEE PALESTINE TASK Fourteen Countries Favor Proposed Special Ses sion For Purpose LAKE SUCCESS, N. Y„ April 9 —(IP)—Trygvie Lie, secretary gen eral ot the United Nations, an nounced tonight that 14 countries had replied in favor of the propos ed special session of the United Nations General assembly on the Palestine question. Lie named those nations as Cuba, France, United States, China, Haiti, Honduras, Liberia, Greece, New Zealand, Russia, Czechoslovakia, Sweden, Panama and Paraguay. The secretary-general also told a news conference that he was sending William H. Stoneman, of his' personal staff, to Geneva to morrow to write a report on the work of the U. N. secretariat staff with the Balkan Investigating com mission. Lie said that if anyone on the secretariat had shown any politi cal or other bias he would be dis missed. He said Stoneman’s report would be made to him personally in a week and he had not decided whether to make it public. “I feel it is necessary for me to give all possible protection tc the staff of the United Nation* be cause this is not the last time, 1 think, that we will send a commis sion out of the United Nations headquarters,” Lie said. No Recommendation He said he had discussed rumors concerning the Balkans commis sion secretariat with the British and American delegates to the United Nations but that neither Sir Alexander Cadogan nor War ren R. Austin had made any recommendations. He said he had received no com plaints from governments, or from (Continued On Page Two; Col. •! And So To Bed “And there shall be light.” Last night the large floures cent light over the proofread ers’ desk, in the Star com posing room, was giving trouble. The bulb would blink and blink until the proofreader* were nearly mad. Mrs. Irene Meier stood the glittering about as long as ahe could. She stepped into a chair to adjust the long tube. The light settled down and an even flow of brilliant daylight resulted. She took her seat, looked at her co-worker and remark ed “and there shall be light.” A split second later the bulb slipped from its hangers and crashed down on the head if Mrs. Meier. She was unhurt and quick to retort “I wanted light, bit I didn’t want to so* Stan.’* -V
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