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FORECAST: ♦ 4 + L\ 4 Served By Leased Wires 5®^ Uttttttgfrm mxxm lyf&t __—--. State and National New* VQLj^C^0' —ll___WILMINGTON, N. C., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4, 1947 ESTABLISHED 1867 ' German Food Crisis Eases General Clay Says Full Calory Count To Be Ready In August p’ft'TTGART, Germany, June 3 _ Gen Lucius D. Clay, ' rfcan commander in Ger; ^ to’d the German council ‘today that the food sit SuaT transportation facilities. | flay explains v“w -- .„ " demonstrated widely last When fooddistribution hit ficiais attempted "urgenuy w divert some ships at sta to Ger many 0n a loan basis when it ap peared that Garmany was worse off than other ares. The Division was refused, he said. Clay estimated that this year’s German harvest will be about the same as last year — about 75 per cent of a normal peacetime crop. Despite the heavy winter which killed off many crops, he said food officials believed there was enough seed available for spring planting to offset the destruction. The military governor told Ger man reporters that coal production in the Ruhr fell off during May. partly because of the food situa tion, but that recent improved meat collections in Bavaria cer tainly should have a beneficial effect on the Ruhr. Production still is averaging more than 200,000 tons daily and officials still are hoping to step it up to a goal of 300,000 tons daily, he said. PUBLIC HEARINGS SET ON CRASHES E' ndis Announces Open g June 11 of Probe Into Airline Fatalities TASHINGTOIN, June 3 — (U.R)— lirman James M. Landis of the il Aeronautics board announc ed today that public hearings will be held in New York June 11 into the first of two tragic airline trashes last week that cost 95 lives. He said the hearing, to con vene at 9:30 a. m. EST, will de termine the cause of the crash of a United Airlines DC-4 that crack ed up with a death toll thus far of 42, while attempting to take off during a rainstorm Thursday night from LaGuardia field. Date ior hearings into the second crash — that of an Eastern Ari lines DC-4 which plummented 53 persons to death in a swampland near Bainbridge, Md., the follow ing night — is expected to be set tomorrow. Landis said he would take a per sonal part in the New York hear ings and that all interested parties Will be heard. These include W. A. Patterson, president of United, officials of ihe Pratt & Whitney Engine Co , Hamilton Propeller Co., and David L. Behncke, prseident of the Air Line Polits association (AFL.) Investigators and officials of |-e CAB and Civil Aeronautics authority also will testify. . present will be six Con 8-essional "watchdogs" who were 'Signed to the hearing to keep ongress informed. Their reports 1 determine whether a separate ^■gressional investigation should w held are members of the se interstate Commerce com* - .ee who were instructed to sit Kindiin*t)-b0ard's hearings and to ii. ‘ UCl .dieir own investigation of ..;,,t:rasbes if they are dissatisfied results. y5e s|*fb is Carl Dolan of New • who was retained as a spec »iaouns®' by a Senate Commerce ■ r, °,r?m’t{ee after it was given ur y review of CAB find by Landis. The Weather . FORECAST: day Tnrii°l!na^—Partly cloudy Wednes Hiow#r_ Thlirsday, scattered thunder Ho irriTvnm0Unt'a’ns Thursday afternoon. North rl°nv chanSe in temperatures, dir anf, aIP•ma—Partly cloudy Wednes . Thursday, scattered thunder Koon cvlrl1,rnountains Thursday after Warmer ttaC°°leP Wednesday and MetenJo V S' Bureau) •Mine -Ivt*Ca1 data for the 24 hours 0 n- rn. vestewd^y. 1:M . TEMPERATURES *; 7:30 ?’ 74; 7:30 »• m. 76: 1:30 p. m. ban „ , m 74; Maximum 83; Mini Meao 75: Normal 75. 1 3(1 , humidity * 7:3o'p mM:97 :3° a- m- 89; 1:30 p. m. Total PRECIPITATION ll! inches^ 24 hours ending 7:30 p. m. Total sj He,. nce the first of the month 1.29 'from 75ID^S for t°i>ay * S' Coa« j “ Tal,,es nublished by Loa£t and Geodetic Survevl. "‘Hington , "IGH L0W -10:14 a.m. 5:10 a.m. "•Unborn T„i . 10:40 p.m. 5:10 p.m. re Inlat - 7:50 a.m. J:04 a.m. ,.$*irise s.M. 3:22 Pm- 1:55 p.m. ”v(Moo"°at' 5-27^** 7:J0: Moonrise *'’"'Vj^dav' Fay«tteville, N. C. at • Hit ttl. missing feet. * Weather Ob fage T*. Bigamy At 17 Geneva Chastain, 17-y e a r-old mother, has been charged with bigamy by Columbus, Ind., po lice. She was arrested after al legedly marrying Noble Franklin of Columbus, her second husband, at Greensourg, Ind. CHURCH ASSEMBLY TEMPERS REPORT Demonstration Of Harmony Prevails On Federal Council Issue MONTREAT, June 3—(£>)— The 87th general assembly of the Pres byterian church in the United States today reconsidered its stand on the Federal Council of Church es of Christ in America, tempering previous action by eliminating passages of a report which was critical of the council. Opposing forces which had split sharply over the issue Monday, when the assembly voted to sub mit the question of the church’s withdrawal from the council to the various Presbyteries, joined in a "demonstration of harmony” as the assembly voted unanimously to send a revised report to the Presbyteries. The matter deleted from the of ficial minutes criticized the Fed eral council on the ground that it favored “permanent F.E.P.C. legislation, a non - segregated church and a non-segregated so ciety, increase of minimum wage rates, full employment guaranteed by the government, labor’s right to strike and that the acknowledge ment of this right was benefited both labor and the public, special planning and control of the cre dit and monetary systems, and pa cifism.” Another deleted portion asserted the deliverances of the spokesmen of the Federal council “are at variance with the doctrinal stand ards of our church.” The move to delete the passages was headed by those who had led the fight on the council Mon day. They explained their action was designed to permit the Pres byteries to study the issue with out “prejudicial” action from the present assembly. After a vote by the Presbyteries on withdrawal during the coming year, the issue will be referred to next year's as sembly for action. CITY RETAIL STORES WILL REMAIN OPEN ON “INVASION” DAY Wilmington Retail stores will remain open Monday afternoon, June 16, despite the military dem onstrations in connection with the state American Legion convention that afternoon at Carolina Beach. This was decided yesterday af ternoon at a meeting of the trade group committee of the local retail merchants. Stores will close Wed nesday afternoon of that week as is the general summer custom. Merchants, representing 21 retail groups, agreed that the present practice should be followed that week. The legion had sought the change. G. F. Hunt, Jr., president of the trade committee, presided at yesterday’s meeting at the Wood row Wilson hut. “Miss James Walker” To Be Named Tomorrow Miss Hazel A. Goff, director of the James Walker Memorial hos pital School of Nursing announced yesterday that tomorrow the facul ty of the school will name one of the student nurses as “Miss James Walker Memorial Hospital School of Nursing for 1947.” The winner, to be chosen on the basis of personal appearance, ap titude for nursing, and spirit of service, will compete against win ner of similar honors at the 38 other schools of nursing in the state for the title of “Miss North Carolina Student Nurse of 1947.” After first round winners have been determined at the 38 differ ent schools of nursing, photographs of the winning nurses will be sent to the State Nurses’ Association Headquarters in Raleigh, where they will be grouped according to the nine district nurses’ associa tion of the state for second round eliminations. The Board of Directors of the Nurses’ Association in the respec tive districts will serve as judges, and will announce their district selections not later than June 21. On July 4, the nine district sur vivors will meet In Raleigh befofft a committee of distinguished judges, including Kay Kyser, who will decide which one is to be “Miss North Carolina Student Nurse of 1947.” In addition to the state-wide rec ognition and honor of the title, the lucky young woman will be given an all-expenses-paid "Fourth of July” vacation at the beach or some other suitable award. Ben M’Donald Resigns As News Commentator Due to the pressure of per sonal business, Ben McDonald has tendered his resignation to the Wilmington Star and News as their news commen tator. Hereafter these broad casts will be announced as the Star-News newscasts. McDonald, who assumed his duties more than a year ago, said the action was taken with “deep personal’’ regret. He will continue hi.; associa tion with radio station WMFD, he said. The Star and News will appoint a new commenta tor within the near future. Congress Completes Legislative Action On $4,000,000,000 Slash In Income Tax; Operators Offer Miners $12.70 Portal Wage Not Included Proposed Scale Would Give Inside Day Worker 85 Cent Pay Increase WASHINGTON, June 3 — (IP)— Southern coal operators offered today to boost the bituminous min er’s pay to $12.70 for an eight hour day of productive work if John L. Lewis would agree to wipe out the portal-to-portal travel allowance he won during the war. The wage offer would give the inside day miner 85 cents more than he now gets for nine hours underground. The present pay for this nine-hour day includes com pensation at time and a half for one hour of such activities as traveling to tbe place of work and eating lunch. Under the new offer Lewis would have to sacrifice the principle of getting such payments. United Mine Workers officials immediately branded the offer un realistic. While it was not rejected immediately, little doubt was left that it would be turned down eventually. The operators told a news con ference that the wage-hour law amandments signed by President Truman two weeks ago, after an avalanche of nearly six billion dollars in portal-to-portal pay suits in the courts, had eliminated the requirement that they pay for any but preductive time. Court Upholds Their offer therefore was based on eight hours of productive time at the work face inside the mines. Lewis first obtained the portal-to portal pay in his 1943 contract, aft er wartime strikes and a near showdown fight with the late President Roosevelt. His claim was substantiated by the Supreme court in decisions involving min ers of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company and the Jewell Ridge Coal company. The coal operators admitted that even if the new statute relieved them of responsibility for continu ing the portal-to-portal payments, there was nothing to stop them from agreeing to it in a contract with Lewis. The UMW chief is hardly likely to give it up without See MINERS On Page Two DISABLED VETERANS INSTALL OFFICERS, SELECT DELEGATES New officers for Gregory Davis chapter No. 11, Disabled Ameri can Veterans, were installed last nigt at a meeting of the chapter held at the American Legion home. In a short business meeting which followed the installation, delegates and alternates were named to the state convention. Installed for 1947-48 were D. R. Langley, commander; Liston L. King, senior vice-Gommander; George W. Goodman, junior vice commander; Richard E. Higgins, adjutant and treasurer: William K. Rhodes, judge advocate; J. J. Ja cobsen, service officer and Charles E. Craig, Jr., chaplain. Commander Langley and M. C. James were elected delegates to the convention to be held in the O’Henry hotel, Greensboro, June 19 20, 21, when a new state com mander will be elected. Alternates are A. B. Stanland and Richard E. Higgins. Announcement was made that the next chapter meeting will be held at the Legion home -n June 24, wen a full report of the state convention will be presented. Fu ture meetings of the chapter will be at the- Legion home on the sec ond and fourth Tuesdays of each month. HAL J. LOVE, left, was last night installed as president of the Wilmington Junior Chamber of Commerce by Ed. T. Ellis, of Charlotte, center, president of the North Carolina Junior Chamber of Commerce. Jesse Sellers, retiring president, is at the right. Officers of the Jay cettes, woman’s auxiliary, were, installed by John G. Redmond, Eastern vice-president of the state Jaycees. (STAFF PHOTO BY BEN MAYNARD).___ _ PLIGHT OF JEWS IN EUROPE TOLD , Dr. Leo Srole, Former UNRRA Director In Ger many Urges Help Unfolding a touching story of the suffering and want of the thousands of displaced persons resident in Europe today, Dr. Leo Srole, au thor and educator of Chicago, spoke to a large audience at the Famous Grill last night under auspices of the local chapter, United Jewish Appeal. At the con clusion of the meeting which was presided over by Sam Berger, a considerable sum of money was pledged toward the appeal goal. Dr. Srole, who served for many months as UNRRA director at Landsburg, Germany, stressed the plight of Jews in Germany and other European countries and told his audience that their greatest need is food and clothing. He said that one of the most important steps facing the world today is the rehabilitation of the millions of displaced persons. Turning to the children of Europe the speaker pointed out that of the 1,400,000 children resident in one section of Germany at the outset of World War II, only 170,000 now remain. Dr. Srole. who has had a dis tinguished career in the field of higher learning, rounded out his address with a few personal ex periences during his tour of duty with UNRRA* in Germany. Mother Truman Rests GRANDVIEW, Mo., June 3—<£>) —Brig. Gen. Wallace Graham, President Truman’s personal phy sician, reported today that the president’s ill mother had a "very restful night” and sat up more than an hour today. General Graham said she was alert, took normal nourishment and described herself as feeling “very good.” She planned to sit up again this afternoon. LEGISLATION APPROVED WASHINGTON, June 3 — (A5)— Legislation freezing the social se curity tax at the present one per cent on employes’ pay and em ployers’ pay-rools was approved today by a House Ways and Means subcommittee. Along The Cape Fear I - HOUSING — Housing in New Hanover county, and particularly Wilmington, is going ahead by leaps and bounds. But admittedly it still is behind some sections of the country. Modernization is the crying need at present, realtors will tell you'. BUILDING ASSOCIATIONS—As means of bettering housing, there are six building and loan associ ations in Wilmington at present. That is an increase of one since the beginning of the war. And that one has been of great assist ance. It is devoted exclusively to the aid of the former service man returning to find himself without a proper abode for himself and bis family. The lack of advance ment in the erection oi new homes, appartment buildings and other places ot habitation in the last few years, has been principally due to the war. During that period construction was at a virtual standstill. In this community since the termination of hostilities, construction has come ahead greatly although there still is opportunity and need for further advancement. In 1939, the last normal year of construction, building permits in Wilmington for new homes had a total valuation of $314,000. Real tors estimate that figure will be surpassed in 1947 although there (See CAPE FEAB On PWe Two). [ Love Succeeds Sellers In Jaycee Installation Retiring President Named “Key Man;” Jayceettes Also Take Over Hal J. Love, local district man ager of the Queen City Coach com pany, was installed as president of the Wilmington Junior Chamber of Commerce for the 1947-48 term at impressive ceremonies held last night at the Plantation club. Love succeeds Jesse Sellers. The new officers were inducted by Edward T. Ellis, of Charlotte, president of the North Carolina Junior Chamber of Commerce. El lis told the new officers that the Wilmington club was ‘‘a pattern club for others in the state,” as he congratulated the retiring officers GUR TO FACE T L THIS TERM Former Police Officer Charged With Store Breaking, Larceny H. L. Gurley, former police of ficer charged with larceny, store breaking and receiving, will go to trial during the June term of Su perior court opening Monday be fore Judge Chester Morris. His case was continued from the May term when a second police officer, Roy Grissett, was found guilty and sentenced from seven to ten years in prison. The calender for the term, list ing 43 cases, was released yester day by August Meyland, clerk of the court. Of the 43 cases, consolidations in at least six in which the same per son is charged more than once, likely will cut down the total hear ings. Four persons facing murder charges are Leo Gause, J. D. Bondswell, Everlina Williams and J. B. Brown. Other charges on the calender include assault with a deadly weapon, highway robbery, burgla ry, driving under the influence of intoxicants, passing worthless checks and non-support. I for their splendid work during the past year. The officers installed include: Hal J. Love, president; John E. Gilmore, Jr., vice-president; Ed. T. Godwin, Jr., second vice-presi dent; Ed Ward, secretary; George Chadwick, treasuer, and Woodrow Fountain, corresponding secretary. The retiring officers are Jesse B. Sellers, president; Claude O’Shields, vice-president; Wallace I. West, second vice-president; Ed. Ward, secretary, Woodrow R. Fountain, treasuer and Hal J. Love, corresponding secretary John G. Redmond, eastern vice president of the state Jaycees in stalled the officers of the Jaycettes. He congratulated the ladies auxili ary for their work during the year and urged them to continue to aid the Junior Chamber in it’s program for the coming year. Jaycettes installed included; Mrs. Edwin Godwin, president; Mrs. Ed ward Gilmore, vice-president; Mrs. Wallace I. West, recording secre tary; Mrs. James Craig, corre sponding secretary and Mrs. Le Roy LeGwin, treasuer. The retiring auxiliary officers are: Mrs. Wallace I. West, presi dent; Mrs. Robert Howard, vice president; Mrs. Edward Gilmore, recording secretary; Mrs. LeRoy LeGwin, corresponding secretary and Mrs. Jesse Sellers, treasuer. The banquet meeting opened with the entire group singing “Ameri ca.” Archie Fountain acted as toastmaster and the invocation was by Wallace I. West, Music was furnished by Mrs. Key Scales, who played several piano selections. Guests included Miss Louise Ver zall, Jack Joyner, Mr. and Mrs. James Barwick, of Clinton; Mr. and Mrs. James SteWart, Mr. and Mrs. A1 G. Dickson, Mr. and Mrs. David Bullard of Whiteville; Mr. and Mrs. John H. Farrell, Charles See JAYCEES On Page Two Native Leaders Back Plan To Divide India NEW DELHI, June 3 — (JP)— Britain announced today to India’s nearly 400,000,000 people a new plan for independence which prob ably will mean splitting the vast sub-continent into two huge na tions, each of them among the biggest in the world. Indian leaders of the embittered rival factions appealed to the peo ple in broadcasts to support the plan. They assured the Viceroy, Lord Mountbatten, that under the plan they would proceed with the division of the country into Hin dustan, a Hindu state, and Paki stan,,a Moslem nation, and would take over the power from the British as peaceful! as they know how. The new plan leit tne Indians the option of choosing for them selves whether they would be uni fied or divided. The Indians were told the power would be trans ferred this year on the basis of dominion status and that the In dians eould elect later whether they would remain within tha British commonwealth of nations* India’s leaders appealed to the people to put an end to the coun try’s violence and bloodshed and to maintain order during the criti cal period of the transition. They i licated dissatifaction with the plan but said it was the best available solution to the coun try’s fierce political and religious differences. As they spoke, vast preparations were under way against the possi bility of outbreaks by dissenting factions and troublemakers. But relative quiet prevailed. There was no jubilation in evidence over the announcement of the plan. While partitions means the cre ation of two vast states, in reality and from the point of view of re sources, it means creation of one relatively powerful nation—Hin dustan—and one far less powerful, Pakistan. Hindustan, as well as having the major cities of Cal cutta Madras, Bombay and New Delhi, would contain the greatest of India’s agricultural and indus trial wealth. BREAK IN POWER DAM FLOODS CITY — ■ . Rutland - Burlington, Ver mont Highway Covered By 15-Foot Water Wall RUTLAND, Vt., June 3. — OP)— Rain-swollen waters broke through the East Pittsford dam early to night and police and National Guardsmen were called out to evacuate families in the low lying districts at the north end of the city. The waters from the broken power dam stood 11 feet deep on the Rutland-Burlington highway. HEAVIEST SINCE ’38 MONTPELIER, Vt., June 3. — (U.R)— The heaviest rains since 1938 lashed northern New England to day, flooding important highways in Vermont and interrupting rail transportation here and in neigh boring New Hampshire. Vermont rivers, already swollen by the heaviest May rains in 50 years, spilled over flood gates and washed out U. S. Route No. 7 near Rutland and U. S. Route No. 2 in Jonesville and Middlesex. By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Hundreds of persons fled from lowland homes and transportation arteries were smashed at many points yesterday as heavy rains sent flash floods swirling into com munities in Ohio and Northeastern states. The downpours, which ranged up to 4 inches, struck first in Ohio, then surged across northwest Penn sylvania, upstate New York, Ver mont and New Hampshire. The steadiest rains since disast rous floods of 20 years ago battered away bridges, grounded communi cations lines and washed out roads in the vicinity of Rutland, Vt. The Passumpsic river at St. Johnsbury, Vt., rose 30 inches above normal and threatened to burst out of its banks. Chittenden, See FLOODS On Page Two Truman Veto Held Likely House Majority Ample To Override; Senate Might Make It Stick WASHINGTON, June 3 — (/P) — In tfoe voting whereby the Senate approved the $4,000,000 000 income tax bill and sent it to the House, Senator Hoey of North Carolina voted for pas sage. Senator Umstead was announced as paired in favor of passage. WASHINGTON, June 3 —(S’)— Congress dispatched the $4,000, 000,000 a year income tax cut to President Truman today—and word circulated that the president is strongly inclined to bounce it back with a veto. One Democratic official on Cap itol Hill went so far as to tell reporters that Mr. Truman Intends to veto the measure, and will do so unless he has a last-minute change of mind. Others, however, were not so sure. The senate, by a 48 to 28 vote, completed legislative action on the bill which would reduce taxes 10.5 to 30 per cent effective July 1. The House accepted the final draft of the measure yesterday, 220 to 99. Forty-two Republicans and six Democrats voted for the bill in the senate. Twenty-six Democrats and two Republicans, Cooper of Kentucky and Morse of Oregon, opposed it. While the House vote was well over the two-thirds required to override a presidential veto, the senate count fell short of that mark. It was generally concluded at the capitol that Mr. Truman’s supporters in the senate could make a veto stick. The White House remained si lent on the chance of presidential disapproval. However, all the pres ident’s comments on the nation’* fiscal situation in recent months have stressed his view that taxe* should not be reduced this year, but that any surplus government funds should be applied on the $258,000,000,000 public debt. Senator Taft (R.-Ohio), however, See TAX BILL on Page Two O’BEIRNE CASE TO JURY TODAY Instructions From Judge Clawson L. Williams Remain To Be Given The $25,000 personal injury suit of Leulla O’Beirne, 28, attractive traveling saleslady will go to the jur,, today following instructions by Judge Clawson L. Williams. Final arguments by attorneys for the plaintiff and Mrs. Mary E. Parker arid C. J. Hapg o o d, defendants, the aftermath of an automobile-truck crash on January 12 1946, near Warsaw, which re sulted in the death of Capt. Lowell N Douglas, driver of one car, oc cupied most of yesterday after noon. Two witnesses in rebuttal for the plaintiff were placed on the stand. They were John O’Bieirne, father of the plaintiff, and Miss O’Eeirne. The father related a conver sation he said he had with J. C. Norris, operator of the truck. The witness delcared that Norris, em ployed by Mr3. Parker, defendant, told him after the accident that "the road was slippery and my truck got out of control." Miss O'Beirne testified that she could not remember any incidents following the crash including con versations testified to by the de fendant’s witnesses. Plaintiff attorneys presented a subpoena to the court calling for the presence of Dr. J. F. Robert son, who, testimony showed had treated Miss O’Beirne following the accident. Dr. Robertson could not be lo cated for service of the subpoena, according to a statement to the court by attorney K. O. Burgwin, During the morning, N o r r i », driver of the truck, was on the stand to tell that his car was op erated in proper fashion prior to and at the time of the smsshup. And So To Bed Judge Winfield Smith and At torney W. L. Farmer just couldn’t agree yesterday in Re corder’s court on the cost of supporting a babe-in-arms. They were able to reach an agreement within one dollar of each other. It all came about when Mr. Farmer, represent ed a father brought into court on a charge of non-support. “Five dollars a week Is plenty for the support of the youngster,” declared the at torney. “And particularly when you consider this man, my client, is only earning $18 a week.” “That’s the old price,” said the court. “It’s six dollars • week now.” Of course, the court had the last say. I
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