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FORECAST: Wilmington and vicinity: Partly cloudy Tuesday with widely scattered thunder showers. Little change in temperature. ~~VOL, 80.—NO. 269. _WILMINGTON, N. C.> TUESDAY, JULY 1. 1947_ ~ 1 " ESTABLISHED 1867 NewHighway Safety Law Now Effective gtate-Wide Ban On Sale, Use Of Firework* Also Enforceable; Severe Penalties Set For Driving Under “Influence” ^ p A LEIGH, Jun 30 — (IP)—A host tt important new laws enacted by the General assembly will become affective tomorrow with the start oi g new fiscal year and a new biennium. Those will include: L Far-reaching highway safety program. 2 M'ew beer and wine legisla tion. 3. A state-wide ban on the sale ,nd use of fireworks. Biennial appropriation acts irfiich become effective tomorrow wj]l authorize the spending of $312,374,741 during the next two years—8153,474,450 by the general fund. 8117,761.968 by the highway fund and $2,138,323 by the agri tulture fund. In making the appropriations the General assembly p-ovided for »n increase of 20 per cent in the pay of state employes and for approximate 30 per cent for school teachers. A total of $48,432,256 was appro priated for permanent improve ments at state institutions which will be started when the governor and the Advisory Eudget commis sion decide that the time is ripe for the state to undertak a build ing program. Benefits Increase Teachers and state employes will start paying five instead of four per cent of their salaries to the teachers and state employes retirement system. But their re tirement benefits will be increasd by 25 pr cnt. The 25 per cent boost also will benefit some 1,700 persons who already have retired. The average citizen probably will be affected by the new “safe See HIGHWAY On Page Two House Committee Calls For End Credit Control BRITAIN TO SLASH CLOTHING RATION Food, Tobacco, Gasoline Imports Also Will Be Reduced LONDON, June 30— (U.R) —Chan cellor of the Exchequer Hugh Dal ton today outlind a new austerity program which wil cut Britons’ already low tobacco, food, cloth ing and gasoline rations for the coming 12 months. It also will reduce the size of newspaper^ and possibly the importation of Amer ican films. Dalton told Commons greater austerity than ever before was necessary to conserve Britain’s dwindling dollar supply for food, raw materials and machinery. “Owing to the serious rise in World prices of food and raw ma terials and to the disappointingly glow rate of post-war recovery both ir, Europe and Asia, a severe shortage of dollars is making it gelf felt in almost all parts of the world,” Dayton said. “In particular, our own line of credit under the Anglo-American loan agreement is being drawn upon much more rapidly than we expected. It is our clear duty to take further steps to close the gap Between oux necessary imports »nd our exports. Particularly to hard currency areas.” Clear Picture Dglton drew this austere picture lor ration-weary Britons: Food — The government will See BRITAIN on Page Two AUTOMOTIVE FIRM BUYS DEALERSHIP MacMillan - Cameron Com pany Contracts For Amer ican Oil Facilities MacMillan - Cameron company has contracted for the American Oil company dealership in this sec tion, it was announced yesterday. Dan Cameron, official of the company, said the shift from Pure Oil would result in increased im ports of petroleum products through the Port of Wilmington. In connection with the announce ment of the contract, Cameron laid his firm had absorbed 23 AMOCO service stations now op iating here, together with 20 Pure Oil stations. Cameron said the expansion of fcc firm follows the same trends employed by the deceased Bruce Cameron, Sr., who with Henry Jay MacMillan also deceased, first •tarted the company. Added petroleum imports here *'ould mean the employment of 25 Persons, Cameron said. In 1931, MacMillan-Cameron be pn obtaining petroleum supplies •y water instead of rail, and open •A a water terminal for its pro ducts here. tte company, began in Wilming km 47 years ago, has expanded to Lumberton and New Bern. The Weather FORECAST: ' florth and South Carolina — Partly 1 i„»r Tl|esday, widely scattered thun showers in afternoon, little change " leiTtperature. 'Eastern Standard Time) , 'By U. s. Weather Bnrean) Meteorological data for the 24 hours ne 7:30 p. m. yesterday. TF.MPr.DATTTBVO t . HUMIDITY » » a m- 75t 7:3° a- m. 86; 1:30 p. ' ' :30 p. m. 87. PDPr'Tnirp a txnxr ^Totai since thr nt mnnfh "T* WEATHE* On P*f« Iw# Banking Group Says Re strictions Deny Rights Of Individuals WASHINGTON, June 30 — M) — The House Banking committee called today for an end to govern ment control of installment buy ing. It said such control “denies to the individual of limited sourc es his inherent right to use his credit on the best terms he can secure.” The committee made the state ment to the House informally pre senting legislation designed to abolish the controls, despite a re commendation by President Tru man that they be continued as a check against inflation. The control system, the com mittee said, “gives to the man of financial means, in effect, priority of rights to buy whatever he wants and whenever he is willing to pay the price.” The curbs were put on by Pres idential order under wartime pow ers. Mr. Truman has advised Congress he will remove them un less the legislative body passes a peacetime law to keep them. One Third Down Most installment regulations now required that a consumer pay one third down upon the purchase of specified items and clean up the balance within 15 months. Items controlled, as listed by the committee, include automoviles, cooking stoves and ranges designed for household us%, dishwashers, ironers, refrigerators, wasning ma chines, room unit air conditioners, radios, phonographs, sewing ma chines, household suction cleaners, and household furniture and soft surface floor coverings. In the case of furniture and floor coverings a 20 per cent down payment is /required, with 15 months to pay the balance. The committee gave a summary of the consumer credit situation as follows: “Outstanding consumer credit approximates the $10,000,000,000 See HOUSE on Page Two PASSENGERS HURT IN TRAIN CRASH Thirty-Three Persons Re ceive Injuries In B & 0 Accident WESTVILLE, Ind., June 30. — {IP) — At least 33 persons were injured today when a Baltimore and Ohio passenger train, bound from Chica go to Washington, plowed through an open switch at 78 miles per hour, derailing seven cars of the nine-car, all-pullman train. Trainsmen said they did not be lieve anyone had been killed. Some of the derailed coaches were tilted at varying angles but none was turned over completely. Luther Kretz of Hogate, O., a passenger in one of the coaches that left the track, said no one was seriously hurt in his car. “Most ot us managed to stay in our seats but the baggage from the racks flew all around and struck us,” he said. Ambulances from nearby towns sped to the scene, about two and one-half miles south of here. Fourteen persons were taken to Holy Family hospital in nearby LaPorte, Ind.; five to Fairview hospital in LaPorte; four to the Clinic hospital in Michigan City, Ind.; and 10 to St. Anthony’s in Michigan City. Inebriated Seaman Plays Banshee Blues On Siren By BOY COOK Star Staff Writer Residents of south Wilmington who thought a banshee was loose in their area in the wee small hours of Monday morning now may take heart. It was only a drunken sailor who was out for a night of howling. The shrieking, which awakened many residents of that area shortly after two a, m., came from the whistle of an oil tanker, unloading at a local oiPterminal. It lasted for more than 15 minutes. The captain of the vessel and al most all of the crew raced on deck to try and locate the trouble. Perch \ ed high on the smokestack was a member of the crew, clad only in his underwear and brandishing a long bladed knife. The crewman refused to heed the pleas of his shipmates to come down off his lofty perch and loud ly announced that he would use the weapon if any of the men tried to climb the sinokestack, and none wanted too. Phones Sheriff The nightwatchman at the term inal, noticing the commotion, phon ed the sheriff’s office and asked for help. Two officers were sent to the See SEAMAN On Page Two President Scorches Real Estate Lobby ^Message On Rent Control Extension; Few Increases In Rentals Expected Here LocalLeases Satisfactory Leading Real Estate Men Say Situation To Re main Unchanged By SUE MARSH AIL Star Staff Writer The rent control bill extending federal controls eight months and permiting landlords to negotiate rent increases up to 15 per cent in exchange for leases running through Dec. 1948, signed into law by President Truman yesterday, will have comparatively little ef fect in Wilmington. That opinion was expressed last night by Frederick Willetts, Sr., president of the Wilmnigton Real Estate board, and K. B. Marshall, secretary of the board. Marshal! said that he believed “very few would ask for increases”, while Willetts said that he believed only a “fair” portion of the local land lords would increase rents. Willetts explained that he be lieved “people will be reasonable about the increases”, and that he, therefore, thought that the bill would have very little effect lo cally. some Adjustment* “There are many cases where adjustments are needed as some landlords haven’t had increases since 1940 or 1941’’. “Some, how ever, shouldn't be allowed to go up on rents,” he continued, “but it’s necessary with others.” Willetts favored the bill, with the continuation of controls, he said. Marshall expressed the opinion that the majority of the rents will not be raised, as he believes that most of the people are satisfied. Maurice H. Moore, rent director for the Wilmington, Jacksonville and Pender county areas, explain ed that the act provides for in creases up to 15 percent of the legal rent now established at the area rent office. “Increases depend upon volun tary agreement by the tenant, execution of a valid written lease, filing of lease together with tripli cate lease registrations to be fur nished by Rent office. Service Stipulation Moore stated that any lease, to conform with new requirements, should contain no provisions to de crease essential service, furnish ings or equipment or any rent to take efflct after Dec. 31, 1948. if higher than rent prior to such date as provided in the lease. Neither should it contain any See LEASES on Page Two weddingthTbits make guests ill Sixty Union City, N. J., Of ficials To Analyze Re ception Food UNION CITY, N.J., June 30 — <7P)—Specimens of ravioli and wed ding cake from a local restaurant were ordered analyzed today as the result of a complaint that more than 60 persons in a wed ding party became ill Saturday, John L. Cavallo, health depart ment official said. The complaint was made to the City Health department by John Lefante, 32, of Jersey City, broth er-in-law of the bride. Frank Vitale, 27. and Miss Mar garet Andriola, 2i, both of Jersey City, were married Saturday in St. Aedans Catholic church, Jer sey City, and with their families and friends—86 persons in all — went to a Union City restaurant for a reception. Shortly after the reception, Le fante said, members of the party began to be stricken and by Sun day morning more than 60 were ill. Among the first stricken were the bride and the best man, Thomas Samerno of Durham, N. C. Lefante said Vitale, on his way to a Newark hotel with his bride, Lefante added, was forced to re turn home with his ailing best man. Lefante said the newly married couple drove to Atlantic City yes terday for a belated honeymoon. FIELD DAY FOB PHOTOGBAPHEE. Shown here are 10 of th e 12 beauty contestants who will vie for the title of “Miss Wilmington of 1947” at Wrightsville Beach on July 10. Miss Wilmington will com pete with girls from other cities in August for “Miss North Carolina.” The contest is sponsored by the Junior Chamber of Commerce. Left to right are Judy Wiggins, Isabel Anderson, Harryette Vines,. June Willetts, Christine Herring, Sarah Fields, Fvelyn Barefoot, Lee God win, Vivian Cappa, Lois Cox. Not shown are Irene Sessions and Mamie Jones. CITY, COUNTY DUE ADDED REVENUES New State Taxes On Beer, Wine Will Bolster Gov ernment Coffers Revenue that Wilmington’s mu nicipal and New Hanover counts’’® governments had not counted on, will be forthcoming during the 1947-48 fiscal year. The funds will come from the new state tax which has been doubled on beers and wines, be coming effective today. The mon ies collected from the taxes on the beverages will be pro-rated between the two governing bodies. That was learned last night from attorneys who have studied the new law and who were present at Raleigh when the last state lejdslature enacted the law. Attorneys, however, were not definite last night as to when the funds actually will be paid the city and county. An estimate of the amount the two groups will obtain could not be definitely as certained. The figure will run into several thousand dollars annually for each body and will partially offset what city officials have estimated as $200,000 revenue loss for the com ing fiscal year. The new tax will be collected by the state and then divided between cities and counties in which the beverages were sold. Previously, city officials esti mated a $50,0000 loss in A. B. C. store revenues together with $83, 240 loss in the capital reserve fund spent for new equipment and $67,376 surplus from the previous year’s budget. Prices on beer will increase two cents a bottle and on light wines about 8 cents a fifth beginning to day. FREAK AUTO ACCIDENT PROVIDES BIG THRILL FOR AGED TOURISTS BELMAR, N. J., June 30. —(TP)— A freak auto accident provided the thrill of a lifetime for two elderly couples Saturday. George Seaman, Monmouth coun ty bridge department officer, said the couples’ auto was caught by the rear wheels on the edge of the Ocean Avenue drawbridge over Shark river as it opened to its full height. When the auto pulled loose and careened down the incline, smash ing into an abutment, the couple jumped to safety, Seaman added. Bridge tenders failed to lower the' gates as they opened the bridge to allow passage for a ship, Seaman said. Along The Cape Fear BURIED TREASURE — For ages man has buried his money in the ground. First it provided a good hiding place from avari cious neighbors and later, before banks were insured by the fed eral government It was the only place it could be saved without fear of loss. Quite often the location of the buried money was forgotten and in the ensuing years searchers succeeded only in tilling the soil as they dug in every direction. The most popular tale of buried treasure along the Cape Fear Riv er puts the location on Money Is land which no doubt acquired its name through its association with planted dollars. The most complete story of the treasure supposedly buried by Captain Kidd is told by Andrew J. Howell Jr. in his book “Mon ey Island” which was copyright ed in 1908. • * MONEY ISLAND — Howell re lates his story from a manuscript prepared by Jonathan Landstone whose great-grandfather was a pi rate and tells of his search for the treasure. Landstone in his manuscript^, tells how Captain Kidd overstocked with treasure put into Greenville Sound one day. After looking around he selected Money Island which can be seen from Wrightsville and Masonboro Inlet as the place for the trea sure. After burying two chests and leaving Captain John Redfield to guard it Kidd sailed away. Many years later after Redfield had married and set up a home near by the island some of Kidd’s men returned and threatened to torture Redfield if he didn’t reveal the location. * * * REDFIELD’S REFUSAL —1 Redfield refused to tell where the treasure was hidden on Money Is land and Kidd’s men took him and his wife to Charleston where they were released. Redfield, Landstone wrote, was his great-grandfather. He noted that the tale had suffered little from age and believed that the treasure was still there. That is where Howell steps in. Howell wrote be first heard of Landston’s story as a boy in the 1840’s. While sailing with a com See CAPE FEAR on Page Two 13th Street Picked For Soap Box Derby SENATE CAGY WASHINGTON, June 30. — (/P) — No Eskimo slicker is going to put anything over on the Unit ed States Senate. Advised that the Weather. bu reau hires observers in the Arc tic, where the nights are nearly six months long, the Senate amended the State-Justice- Com merce department appropriation bill today to provide that the bureau doesn’t have to pay night differentials up there. SOFT COAL MINES BACK TOOWNERS Government Leaders Anx iously Await Possibility Of New Strike WASHINGTON, June 30—(U.R)— The government returned the soft coal mines to their private owners today and sat back uneasily to learn whether its action meant an other national mine strike eight days hence. After flying over the 2,500 fed erally-operated bituminous mines for more than 13 months, the American flag was hauled down in the coal fields at 12:01 p. m., EDT, just 12 hours before the expira tion of the War Labor Disputes act under which they were seized on May 21, 1946. Secretary of Labor Lewis B. Schwellenbach’s office said he had no immediate plans for conferences with the mine owners and John L. Lewis’ United Mine Workers (AFL) or for other definite action to head off a strike. But he is known to be ready to intervene if necessary. Lewis Silent * Lewis, who reportedly has made some progress toward a new con tract in secret talks with big seg ments of the Northern and Western coal operators, had nothing to say about his next move, if any. A few small groups of operators held informal caucuses on the sit uation, but an expected major meeting of the mine owners failed to materialize and their spokes men had no word as to when they planned to meet. The big question before the bulk of the operators was whether to go along with U. S. Steel corporation and the Pittsburgh Consolidation See COAL on Page Two 1947 Race Will Be Con tested Over Course North of Greenfield South 13th street between Mar stellar and Greenfield streets has been selected as the Wilmington Derby Downs course for 1947. On recommendations of Chief of Police Herbert Hayes, who will serve as track director for the event, the Soap Box Derby advis ory committee at it’s initial meet ing at the Star-News office yester day afternoon, okayed 13th street as the site for the Derby to be run on Wednesday, July 30th. Every effort will be made to make the course, which will run south to north, as fair as humanly possible for every contestant. Start of all heats, including the Derby final, will be made from the top of a starting ramp to be erect ed just north of Greenfield street. Mayor E. L. White, co-chairman with C. H. Casteen for the 1947 Derby, presided over the advisory committee meeting. It was attended by Chief Hayes, George Tenuta, representing the Junior Chamber of Commerce; Hugh Noffsinger, representing the Lions club; Harvey Radcliff, Civitans; J. M. Jenkins, Rotary; John Anderson, American Legion; James Copeland, Brigade Boy’s club; Adam Smith, Y.M.C.A.; Will Raney and Jack C. Lunan, representing the co-sponsors, the Raney Chevrolet company and Wilmington Star-News. Absent from the meeting were Vance Smith, Veteran’s of Foreign Wars representative and Ralph Volk, representing the Exchange club, who is on vacation. Outsiders Invited Following a short discussion, the committee voted unanimously to extend an invitation to all towns and cities within the Wil mington trade area, to send representatives for the Derby race. Clinton Lions club, which already has anounced sponsorship of a Soap Box Derby, therefore will be invited to send their winning boy to Wilmington to compete here. Invitations also will be extended to service clubs at Leland, South port, Wallace, Burgaw, Kenans ville, Whiteville, Chadboum and See 13TH STREET on Page Two TRUMAN SIGNS BILL CONTINUING THREE CENT POSTAGE RATE WASHINGTON, June 30. —— Legislation continuing indefinitely the present three-cent rate on lo cal and non-local deliveries of first class mail (letters- was signed to day by President Truman. The rate would have dropped to two cents after midnight tonight without the new legislation. The legislation was passed by the Senate earlier today after plans for an overall upward revision of rates on other classes of mail had been dropped. “Flying Saucer” Stories Now Grow To Plane Size SAN FRANCISCO, June 30—<U.R) -The “flying saucers” reported flashing through Western skies for nearly a week had a new aerial companion tonight—a strange “oval-shaped” aircraft. A former airline purser, Frank M. Uiod of San Leandro, Cal., said he and a group of friends saw “a strange looking, oval-shaped object that gleamed in the moon light and went with tremendous speed at about 4,000 feet altitude.” King’s mystery plane only slight ly resembled description* af the “flying soucers” reportedly^ *een whizzing at “incredible speeds at such widely-separated points as Pendleton, Ore., Boise, Ida., and Oklahoma City since last Tuesday. Another version of the Martian like aircraft was given by a Lex ington, Ky., physician and his mother, attending an atomic medi cine ciass at the University of California. Dr. Leon Oetinger said he and three other witnesses saw a “silver ball” above the Grand Canyon in Arizona last Thursday, “too swift to be an airplane.” “It was a distinctly large ball,” Mrs. Oetinger said. “It appeared to be falling.” MISSISSIPPI GOES UP AS RAIN FALLS Weather Bureau, However, Sees Little Added Danger To St. Louis Area ST. LOUIS, June 30—W—1The Mississippi river, after flattening out here today at its highest level in 103 years, started rising again tonight following a two-inch rain in this area. The weather bureau believed the rise would be sligrt. A stage of 39.6 feet was recorded at 9 p.m. (CDT), which was .3 of a foot above the level reached prior to the rain. Flood damage generally was confined to the immediate riv erfront districts of this Metropoli tan area. The rampant river broke one dike on the Illinois side north of St. Louis, but Army engineers said they expected two stronger barri ers behind it to hold the flood out of the industrial cities of Venice, Madison and Granite city. On the Illinois side south of St. Louis, tonight’s heavy rain prompted the engineers to order immediate removal of some 4,000 persons from the Dupo and East Carondelet areas. Relief agencies See MISSISSIPPI on Page Two U. S. RECOMMENDS BIG POLICE UNIT World Force to Keep Peace Would Embrace 3,800 Combat Planes LAKE SUCCESS, June 30. —UP) — The United States recommended to the United Nations Security Council today that the proposed world police force include 20 divisions of ground troops, 3,800 combat planes, three battleships and six carriers. These totals were submitted in a report from the Big Five U. N. military staff committee to the Se curity council. Soviet Russia did not make any recommendations. The Russians merely stated that they could not talk about the size of the world police force until the U. N. had agreed on general prin ciples governing its formation and use. The United States proposed that the force include 1,250 bombers and 2,250 fighters among the planes, 15 cruisers, 84 destroyers, and 90 submarines. France proposed 1,275 planes, 16 divisions of troops, three battle ships and six carriers. The British proposed a force of 1,200 planes, from 8 to 12 divisions of troops, two battleships, four car riers and six cruisers. The Chinese did not submit any figures but said they generally agreed with the British view. These totals were said to be the minimum on which the world force would be built and the com mittee emphasized they were ten tative. Truman Signs 'Regulation Chief Executive Describ es GOP-Sponsored Bill As “Inadequate” WASHINGTON, June 30 —(U.PJ— President Truman today signed into law an extension of modified federal rent control until March 1, but denounced it in a blazing message to Congress that called for an investigation of the “real estate lobby” which he blamed for its enactment. He said a “basic weakness” of the act was its much-discussed provision permitting landlords and tenants to enter into “voluntary” agrements to raise rents by 15 per cent provided landlords sign ed a lease to Jan. 1, 1J49. “This is voluntary only so far as the landlord is concerned.” Mr. Truman said. “Many tenants, however, will feel that there is no choice.” The President told Congress, in 2,500 words that frequently were angry that he signed the bill only as “the lesser of two- evils.” If he hadn’t, all rent controls would have ended at midnight. And, as he put it, millions of families would have faced “rapidly soar ing rents and wholesale evic tions.” “I had no choice but to sign,” he said, adding that he put his name on a document that is “a step backward,” a “most unsatis factory law,” and “plainly inade quate.” Demands Probe He demanded: 1. Congress undertake a "full In vestigation” of the “real estate lobby,” which he assailed as “this selfish and short-sighted group” permitted “by its brazen opera tions to block programs so essen tail to the neds of our citizens.” “This group has sought to achieve financial gains without re See TRUMAN on Page Twc CALIFORNIA CHILD FEARED KIDNAPED Bloodhounds Trace Foot steps Of Tolan Grand daughter To Dead End LASSEN NATIONAL P A R K,, Calif., June 30—(JP)—Authorities in dicated today that tha- 2 1-2 year old blonde, blue-eyed granddaugh ter of a former Congressman may have been kidnaped. Bloodhounds tracked her to an abrupt trail’s end and the FBI sent an agent to the scene. The bloodhounds, from Folsom prison, were reported by searching parties to have followed for a quar ter of a mile footprints made by Greta Mary Gale when she disap peared yesterday from a vacation camp south of the park. The foot prints ended near some automo bile tire tracks. Her father, William Gale, Jr., a deputy district attorney, told newspaper men the suddenness and completeness of the little girl’s disappearance almost within sight of her mother bolstered his fear that she was carried away. He also said the fact her grandfather was former Congressman John T. Tolan “may have something to do with it.” Suffers Heart Attack Tolan, 70-year-old Democrat, suf fered a heart attack on hearing of the disappearance and was in a serious condition in Westwood General hospital. San Francisco FBI headquarters sent an agent to this rugged moun tain country “in the event that de velopments should place the case within our jurisdiction.” There has been no report of any notes. Wearing pin-striped bib overalls and a blue sweater, the girl dis appeared at 10 a. m. Sunday while at play with other youngsters on a hillside at the camp where she was staying with her grandparents. Her parents, who live at San Lorenzo, near Oakland, had join ed the group over the weekend. Fruitless Search One hundred fifty men searched the country, whoae numerous creeks raised fears the little girl may have fallen into one and drowned. Search along these creeks proved fruitless. And So To Bed The observations of the little people are often wise. And in this case some grown ups might use a little of the wisdom they impart. The sage in this incident was six years old. He was attend ing a wedding at a church with his mother. After the service was over, the small boy looked up at his mother and said, “Mama, you cai’t get married but ones, “Why?” she asked, “Because the preacher said, ‘as long as ye both shall live,’ ” came the reply. s.
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