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_ FORECAST: ^ ^ ^^ ^ Served By Leased Wires YI YYY YYY lYTi1 YY *lriri lYY*YY YYY lY sB)t YY Y4 associated press uuiuuuim iwuimuiw jymr —---- State and National New* ^0^-gOq-NO. 284.----- -WILMINGTON, N. C., FRIDAY, JULY 18, 1947_ ESTABLISHED 1867 Truman Fills Labor Board Abe Murdock, Utah Demo crat, J. Copeland Gray, Republican Appointed WASHINGTON, July 17 — {IP) - p, esldent Truman rounded out the txpanded National Labor Rela ti0!ls board today. He also com p’eted a 12-member group to study government reorganization, and *-id he expects his flood control Pit., to g° through Congress this session despite Republican opposi tion. These were the highlights of his rews conference. To the two new posts on the j jbor board provided by the Taft Hartley law he named Abe Mur Utah Democrat, defeated for reele'ction to the Senate last Nov ember, and J. Copeland Gray, Buffalo Republican, industrialist, ,„d former member of the Nation ( wage Stabilization board. He reappointed the three pre ,tnt board members — Paul M. Herzog, chairman, and John M. Houston and James J. Reynolds, j., and named as general coun |fi Robert N. Denham, a Mary land Republican, a native Missou r.an. and now a board trial ex aminer. By-Partisan Board Mr. Truman made four appoint ment to the bi-partisan commis i.on to make wbat he called a "bold, comprehensive and funda mental review of all aspects” of the g o v e r n m e n t’s executive branch: Navy Secretary James t'orrestal. Civil Service Commis noner Arthur S. Fiemming, Form Undersecretary of State Dean Acheson, and Gecrge H. Mead. Dayton, Ohio, industrialist. Speaker Martin (R-Mass) and Senator Vandenberg (R-Mich). Senate president pro tern, each pave named four members as pro dded by law. Martin included Fenner President Hoover in the [roup he announced yesterday. Other subjects touched on at the fthite House news conference: Economics — when his attention *as called to contentions that oil lupplies might Pe exhausted in 25 [ears, he said that is one of the bungs being studied by his com mission looking into the impact the Marshall plan for aiding Eu rope may have on domestic eco lomy. Economic Report Me said his economic report go ing to Congress Monday will See TRUMAN on Page Four tolMhDghes MOVED HERE Acting Engineer At Charleston Will Replace Col B. C. Snow Col. John B. Hughes, Charles on District Engineer, has been ismed acting Engineer for the IFilmlngtOn District by officials of he U. S. Engineers to replace Sol. B. C, Snow who is being ransferred to Guam. Col. Snow, who has headed the f. S. Engineers here since Novem i«r of last year, will be transfer *d soon to Guam for two years ictive duty, according to officials. A native of the Yellow Branch immunity in Campbell county, ra.. Col. Hughes was graduated tom the U. S. Military Academy A West Point in 1918. On Control Council A veteran of World War II, Col. lughes served for two years in he European theater of war, • and Ater the invasion of Europe he *rved on the U. S. Control coun il in the office of military gov rnment in Germany. He returned to the United States I! July of last year and was as •gned as Charleston District En Ineer last October. Immediately following his gradu ation from West Point Col. Hughes Prved in France and was then on Wy in Panama in the early M's. From 1931 to 1936 he was on hers and harbors work in Wash Won and was later engineer at '"est Point. Varied Duties In 1940 he assumed duties as ingineer at Langley Field, Va.,* »>d was on the general staff later hat year, and in 1942 he was con ned with the Army ground Drees in Washington. Col. Hughes has been awarded he Army commendation ribbon, the Legion of Merit with an leaf cluster. The Weather FORECAST: South Carolina—Partly cloudy and ,arm Friday and Saturday with scat [red afternoon and evening thunder towers. ^°rth Carolina—Partly cloudy and 0-tinued warm Friday and Saturday, ottered showers and thunderstorms i(Jay and Friday night and in Fast onion Saturday. Eastern Standard Time) (By U. g# Weather Bureau) eserological data for the 24 hour? Qlng 7:30 p. m. yesterday. , TEMPERATURES r.-3? a m. 74; 7:30 a. m. 77; 1:30 p.m. , ‘ ;30 p.m. 78; Maximum 83; Mini n 711 Mean 78: Normal 79. , HUMIDITY r m. 95; 7:30 a. m. 89. 1:30 p. »■ ’ ',3° P- mm 83. T PRECIPITATION fr ; for 24 hours ending 7:30 p. m. L1a°nes JJ a‘ since the first of the month mches. (F TIDES for today • the Tide Tables published .by '-uast and Geodetic Survey). , high low "‘'■gtoii - 9:48 a.m. 4:45 a.m. 10:26 p.m. 4:47 p.m. Wnbor° Inlet _ 7:39 a.m. 1:43 am. Sim,. 8:10 p.m. 1:46 p.m. j, se 5:13: Sunset 7:23; Moonrise »itW °.°“Iet 8:20p , ‘ slaS' at Fayetteville, N. C. at '• Tnursday missing feet. r* WEATHEK rag* rear ENVOY — Constantin Tsaldaris, Greek foreign minister, visited the United States in connection with Greece’s complaint to United Nations on alleged aid to guerilla forces inside Greece by Yugosla via, Albania and Bulgaria. RED CROSS WILL HOLD INSTITUTE Water Safety Instructor’s Course Will Open At Carolina Beach The Wilmington Chapter, Amer ican Red Cross has scheduled a water safety instructor’s institute to be held at Carolina Beach the week of July 28, it was announced yesterday by C. H. McAllister, chairman of safety services. In order to take part in the in stitute, prospective students must take a 15 hour preliminary course, McAllister said. The course will begin July 21 and. continue through July 26. Classes will be from 4:30 to 7 p.m. each of the days. To date some 25 students havg enrolled for the preliminary course which -will be under the direction of Bill McDonald of Car olina Beach and supervised by Kenneth Wooten of Wilmington, who has been on the Red Cross staf' at the Camp Carolina nation al aquatic school for several years. The preliminary course is open to all holders of Red Cross senior life-saving cards. To enroll inter ested students should contact the Red Cross chapter here, Wooten at the mailing department of the post office or McDonald at Caro lina Beach. Since the Red Cross lifesaving program wras inaugurated in 1914, drowuings in the country have been cut in half, it was noted. PRESIDENT PICKS UP FLOOD “AID” Republican Senators Voice Some Approval Of Miss issippi Program WASHINGTON. July 17 — W) - President Truman picked up some Republican support in the Senate today as he renewed his appeal fcr quick Congressional action to harness the mighty waters of the Mississippi river valley with a 10 year flood control program. However, other capitol hill voices were highly critical of Mr. Truman’s httge-scale plan and jumped on it as "scatterfire.” Prospects of action before Con gress adjourns, probably July 2fi, still appeared slim. The President drew late hour support from Senator Gurney (R SD), chairman of a Senate Ap propriations subcommittee now at work on flood-control funds, who told a reporter that Mr. Truman’s recmmendations are definite ly "under consideration.” Senators said they are making an attempt to attach a large share of Mr. Truman’s requested $250, 000,000 to a $17,(00,000 outlay al ready voted by the House for flood control. HOUSE CUTS TRUMAN POWER TO APPOINT DOLLAR-A-YEAR MEN WASHINGTON, July 17—UP)— The House, in less than half an hour, voted today to repeal 57 war time statutes- ranging from the law empowering the President to censor communications with for ign countries, to his authority to employ $l-a-year men. The repealer bill, approved by voice vote without opposition, also set termination dates for over 100 other wartime laws. Rep. Springer tR-Ind) told the House the repealer legislation was worked out with the attorney gen eral and affected wartime powers row “outmoded, absolete and un necessary.” __ Civic Leaders Anp^Plan „ Present Com -cnsive Report On Ef forts Of Commission A comprehensive, up-to-date re port on various efforts under way for greater development of the Port of Wilmington was presented to representatives of the city’s civic organizations by port leaders at a meeting of the Wilmington Port commission last night at the Cape Fear club. The gathering, as Frederick Wil letts, Sr., chairman of the com mission. explained, rvas designed to effect closer coordination be tween the commission and the community's civic clubs. He pointed out that it is the de sire of his board to keep all in formed on its activities and, in turn, receive suggestions from the service groups. In doing so, he continued, a stronger front will be created and maintained in furthering all port development projects. Practically every phase of port development was discussed by sev eral speakers during the dinner meeting. Hiers Speaks In reviewing the work of the commission, J. T. Hiers, executive general agent, said the tonnage outlook for the port, when coast wise and overseas shipping ser vices are established, is better to day tnan it has been in recent years. There is in North Carolina approximately a half million tons of commerce available annually, including textile products, tobac co and numerous other commodi ties. He outlined past efforts to obtain regular steamship sailings and revealed that considerable progress is being made in effect ing South America service. The need for better facilities, especial ly tobacco warehouses, was also cited by Hiers. Mayor E. L. Whi'e was among those complimenting the commis sion on its new policy of provid ing a means of direct contact with the community’s civic organiza tions. County Praise Addison Hewlett, chairman, and Harry Gardner, a member of the board of county commissioners, also spoke highly for the work of the commission and its efforts to better acquaint the community with what it is doing to advance the growth of the port. The importance of a port in de velopment of industry based on the processing of imports was stress ed by J. T. Farrell, Wilmington industrial agent. He told of what others are doing, such as Galves ton, to use their ports as a major attraction for new manufacturers. Col. B. C. Snow, Wilmington dis trict engineer of the Corps of En gineers, War department, review ed briefly the work of the Army engineers in relation to deepen ing of the Cape Fear channel. He pointed out that the 34-foot depth was recently approved by the divi sion engineer on the basis that it was justified from the standpoint of present and potential tonnage. See CIVIC on Page Four ROBESON MANAGER TAKENBYDEATH Ed K. Butler, Well Known St. Pauls Man Had Been 111 Several Months LU'MBERTON, July 17.—Ed. K. Butler. 45, Robeson county man ager for the past 15 years and Democratic leader of this section, died at his home here this after noon after a long illess. He be came sick last February and was hospitalized for some time. Tn re cent weeks he had gone to his of fice occasionally. He went into a coma today and did not regain conciousness. The funeral will be conducted from the home, 1802 Walnut street, Friday at 5 p. m., by the Rev Dr. C. H. Durham, pastor emeritus of the First Baptist church of which Butler was a member, assisted by the Rev. R. L. Alexander of the First Presbyterian church. In terment will be in Meadowbrook cemetery. Wife Survive* Surviving are his wife, the form er Emily McClelland of Maxt on to whom he was married in 1931; one daughter, Patsy McClelland Butler; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Butler, Sr., of St. Pauls; three brothers, W. J. and J. M. Butler, Jr., of St. Pauls and Julian Butler of Laurinbcrg; three sis ters, Mrs. J. T. King and Mrs. F. R. Keith of St. Pauls and Mrs. E. D. Johnson of Tarboro. Butler had held many public and civic offices. He became county manager of Robeson in See ROBESON On Page Four Amber jack Avoirdupois Irritates Avid Anglers Officials of the Southeastern North Carolina Beach association are up in arms today. Morehead City has claimed that the largest amberjack in the his tory of North Carolina has been caught off Cape Lookout shoa.s. The SENCBA officials claim the largest amberjack was taken off Southport and the battle is on. A press release from Morehead City states that last week Captain Bill Ballou landed a 51 1-2 pound amberjack to top the catches of this specimen in North Carolina. According to SENCBA officials, the release also states that the largest fish on record up to last week was a 37 1-2 amberjack, also caught off the coast of Morehead City. SENCBA officials pointed out that in 1939 Captain Hulen Watts, one of the most famous of the Southport party boat operators, brought to gaff a 60 1-2 pound am< berjack while fishing off the Snap per banks. Proof of the catch, SENCBA of ficials said, were sent to the State gee AMBERJACK On Page Foot 700 Lose Lives When Giant Waves Sink Ship In Monsoon - Swept Sea; Britain Withholds Parley Answer Nation Urges Wide Agenda Labor Government Spokes men Seek German Food Finance Discussions LONDON, July 17—(A*)—Britain has withheld acceptanca of a Unit ed States invitation to an Anglo American conference on increas ing Ruhr coal production and de manded that the scope of the ialks be broadened to include German food, finance and new levels for industry, the foreign office disclos ed tonight. The United States asked Britain July 11 to send a mission to Wash ington for a conference next week, but the communique mentioned only the “urgent problems” of in creasing German coal production as a subject of discussion. A foreign office official said Britain’s position should not be in terpreted as meaning she has said she would refuse to go to a Wash ington conference if its scope is not broadened. “The agenda is under discussion and decision has not been reach ed,” he said. This explanation was given aft er a spokesman told a news con ference that Britain had no* yet accepted the invitation and was not prepared to accept on the basis of the limited agenda. This surprise development came after British authorities already See NATION on Page Foul ED CARR GUILTY IN CHECK MIXUP Judge Rules No Reflection On Defendant While Assessing Costs Edward W. Carr, manager of Shoemaker’s stationary store, and director of the present Chamber of Commerce membership drive, yesterday was found guilty in Re corders court of passing a worth less check. He was ordered to pay court costs and restitution totaling $377, the amount of the check. The case immediately was appealed to' the superior court and bonds set at $400. The charge against Carr was brought by William Hancammon, owner of the Carolina Camera shop and was the aftermath of the flood of worthless checks re cently passed by a man named Malcom E. Thomas, now the ob ject of a nation-wide search. Judgement Passed Testimony in yesterday’s case occupied much of the morning be fore Judgo Winfield Smith. But it was not terminated until early in the afternoon when closing argu ments were heard and judgment passed. The court ruling declared teat the judgment is not a reflection upon Carr but at ihe same time, the complaining witness was an innocent victim and the loser of funds. The court added that the law left ns ether course to be fol lowed. Testimony showed that Thomas had purchased $377 in furniture from the Shoemaker company and gave a personal check. Later Thomas substituted a check which the latter contended was one from a company he recently had form ed. Used uheck Thomas then used the personal check to purchase supplies at the camera company but in the mean time Carr had stopped payment on the check after he had learned that Thomas was without funds in the bank. When Hancammon present ed the check at the bank he was unable to obtain the amount called for. flnCHOft ttDW.CO. SOAP BOX DERBY fans will be interested in a look at the above car to be driven by Albert King of 12 Court Y, Lake Forest, who is shown seated in his new racer which is being sponsored by the Anchor Hardware company. Young King, a heat winner last year, is perhaps the only boy entered in this year’s Derby who has turned out a car with tiller-type steering. The car will get road tests this weekend. Mayor White Proclaims July 30 As City’s Soap Box Derby Day PROCLAMATION WHEREAS, the All-American Soap Box Derby, sponsored by the Wilmington Star-News and Raney Chevrolet company, will be conducted on July 30, in Wilmington, and . WHEREAS, the youth o£ our city will compete in the spirit of true sportsmanship in a supervised race of vehicles planned and constructed by them in accordance with national rules, and WHEREAS, this event is outstanding through its stimulation of American ingenuity and enterprise among the youth of this city and nation, and WHEREAS, this event creates a great interest among our peo ples in youth programs which will serve to inspire more programs designed to assist in teaching boys to exercise their natural talents and skills, and , .. WHEREAS, this classic boys’ event offers opportunity to develop a splendid spirit of friendship, goodwill and cooperation in the city of Wilmington, as we unite to pay our tribute to youth, NOW, THEREFORE, I. E. L. White, Mayor of the City of Wil mington, do hereby proclaim July 30 as All-American Soap Box Derby Day in Wilmington and invite all our citizens to view the event and urge all our male youth to participate in programs such as this one. •IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and caused the Great Seal of Wilmington to be affixed this 17th day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and forty-seven. _ „ , .. By The Mayor—E. L. White DOG TALK VIA PHONE UNRELIABLE OWNER OF FOX TERRIER FINDS LOS ANGELES, July 17— —After a brief telephonic con versation about a lost dog, Bernard Iner thought he had located his missing terrier. Iner had advertised the pup’s loss, and Vic Thomas, cab company manager, who had found a dog, called Iner. I”U put the <tog oti the' phone,’ Thomas volunteered, “Hello,” said Iner tentative ly “Woof,” said the dog pos tively. “That’s my dog,” said Iner. I’ll be out to get him.” But he found out the animal wasn’t his fox terrier at all, but a Scottie, which all goes to show you can't believe any thing a dog tells you on the telephone. CANTALOUPECROP UP 19 PER CENT RALEIGH, July 17—CP)—Indicat ed production of North Carolina cantaloups on July 1 was 332,000 standard crates—this is an in crease of 19 per cent over the 1946 harvest, it was reported today by the Federal-State Crop Reporting service in the Department of agri culture. This years’ production of water melons was estimated at 5,475,000 melons only a notch1 above the See CANTALOI PF, On Page Four Along The Cape Fear CUSTOMS — Collecting customs is an old custom. In the United States alone this method of rais ing revenue is 158 years old. On July 31, 1789, George Wash ington, president of the United States signed an act providing for the organization, personnel and procedure for the collection of the customs duties. Out of this act and a part of the organization is the Custom House situate^ on the Cape Fear river in Wilmington. This most imposing building in the Port Cty nouses the Customs service, a branch of the Treasury department, and is charged with the collection of duties and taxes on imports; the collection of ton nage taxes, fees, charges and pen alties assessed against vessels, en forcement of laws and regulations governing the arrival and depar ture of persons. * * * NOT SO ROUTINE — While such duties may read like routine events, if the truth be told about the' Customs service the reader wiU find the work to be interest ing and attractive. Often it has involved personal injury and loss of Iff* But these events haven’t h«en publicized. It has been a tradition of the service not to exploit the activities of customs officers of the service in the demonstration or enforcement of customs law. News of such activities usually reaches the public and press through oc casional court action. * * * BRANCH OF SERVICE — Also part of the customs service is the Customs Patrol. The men in this service are engaged in detection and prevention of smuggling. This service was formerly known as the mounted inspectors and they pa trol large areas of waste and un inhabited land, remain long away from their posts and are frequent ly in danger of their lives. The service has a large honor roll of Custom’s patrol men who lost their lives in the line at duty.' These men can build a fire with out matches, read natural signs, and be self-supporting and self sufficient with a minimum of equipment. They wear a distinc tive uniform, with sidearms, and are equipped with horses, auto mobiles, airplanes, speedboats and are on duty day and night. While the personnel at the local gee CAPE FEAR o» Page Fear SUBCOMMITTEE TO CHECK BUDGET Six-Man Group Appointed To Study Hospital, Charities Figures A six-man joint city council-coun ty commissioners committee to day will begin a hasty but thorough study of two financial problems looking toward an early accept ance of the 1947-48 fiscal year bud get as it concerns expenditures of the two governing groups. One matter is the James Walker Memorial and the Community hos pitals expenditures which hgve been lumped into one consideration. The other is the Associated Charities and its fate for the en suing 12 months. The plan to be studied, as con cerns the two hospitals, are on what basis appropriations should be made the institutions and a pro posal of establishing a social serv ice department in charge of one person to act upon certifying chari ty cases in an effort to cut down expenses for such patients. The Associated Charities prob lem centers about a proposal to merge that body and the Welfare Department as is the case, city and county officials said, in evefy community in North Carolina but one. The committee probably will re See SUB-COMMITTEE on Page 4 PENNSYLVANIA BABY AMAZES PHYSICIANS BY CONSISTENT GAIN HARRISBURG, PA., July 17—OT —A baby boy weighing less than two pounds amazed doctors at Polyclinic hospital today by ral lying to the point where they gave him “an excellent chance” of sur vival. The child, born Monday to 36 year-old Mrs. Albert C. Smeriglo after little more to an five months of pregnancy, was rushed to the hospital and placed in an incuba tor. He is now receiving oxygen and is being fed through a tube. The boy 'at first was believed to have been stillborn but later show ed signs of life by yawning and then began to cry. He has not been weighed yet. _ Chief Magistrate Urges All Citizens To Attend Racing Event • Mayor E. L. White yesterday is sued his first proclamation since he became chief magistrate of the city, a manifesto setting aside Wednesday, July 30. as Soap Box Derby Day in W'ilmington. He called upon all citizens to at tend this great outdoor racing event and thus pay tribute to the sportmanhhip and ingenuity of Wilmington’s youth. Issuance of me mayor's procla mation came as closing highlight to a busy day around Derby head quarters. While a couple dozen boys were putting last minute touches to the racers they will drive at Derby Downs a week from next Wednes day, a half-dozen others were re ported as being off to a good start on construction tasks. As of this date, some ten cars have been completed and are now being given preliminary tests by their proud owners. Several oth er cars will be ready for paint jobs this week-end and within the next week, it is expected that over 30 cars will be ready to face the inspectors and weighmaster. Officials Lined Up Ralph Volk, chairman of the committee on race officials noti fied Derby headquarters yester day that he and his group have about completed their task and will be ready in a day or two to announce the names of the Wil mington businessmen who will guide the actual running of the See MAYOR on Page Four POTATO ‘WIZARD’ TO SPEAK TODAY Dr. Julian Miller Will Ad dress Carolinas Sweet Potato Council FLORENCE, S. C., July 17—VP) —Dr. Julian Miller, a native of South Carolina, the sweet potato wizard who was the first person in the United States successfully to induce the plant to bloom and set seed, tomorrow will address the first annual meeting here of the Carolinas Sweet Potato coun cil. Dr. Miller, now head of the horti culture department of Louisiana State university, is recognized as one of the world’s greatest auth orities on the sweet potato, which during recent years has come in to prominence as a source of live stock feed as well as a rival of cod liver oil for the vitamin A babies need. Dr. Miller is a graduate of Clem son college. He was formerly Orangeburg county agent and later connected with the North Caro lina Experiment station. He heads a list of speakers well known in North and South Carolina agricul ture. The council w'as organized last August at Myrtle Beach. Approxi mately 500 growers, buyers and processors will attend the meeting in the YMCA. The meeting will be divided into a morning business session and an afternoon of speeches and inform See POTATO On Page Four ‘ ‘Beardless’ ’ Truman May Face “No Foliage” Fine WASHINGTON, July W — (■'Pi President Truman has no intention of growing a beard. The President, looking like he had just stepped out of a barber’s chair, made that clear at his news conference today. The question came up when he was asked about reports that, as an honorary member of the Sant Cali-Con Whisker club of his home town of Independence, Mo., he is liable to a $3.25 fine for not raising some facial spinach. Club members are preparing for an old trails celebration n Septem ber and are threatening to levy the fine against honorary member Truman unless he lets his whiskers grow. The President said it was all news to him and he would have to face it when it eomes. - Vessel Goes Down Quickly Survivors Say Tremendous Seas Tossed Excursion Boat Like Cork BOMBAY, India, July 17. —— Nearly 700 passengers were report ed to have perished today when a small coastal passenger ship, cap sized by “two tremendous waves,” sank in the monsoon-swept Arabian Sea 11 miles south of Bombay. C. A. Buch, general manager of the Bombay Steam Navigation company who assisted in the rescuo work, said “not more than 15 to 20 persons have been saved.” The survivors included 11 of the 39 crew members, including the cap tain. The 11-year-old steamer Ramdas left Bombay this morning on its regular daily run to the fishing village of Rewas, 13 miles South of Bombay. Survivors said visibility was poor as the vessel neared Re was creek because of the lashing Monsoon rain and that heavy swells were causing it to roll heavily. Waves Strike The swells increased and the vessel was “tossed like a piece of match wood,’’ one survivor said, when suddenly, as the captain was attempting to enter Rewas creek, about one mile from Rewas vil lage, the two waves struck. The Ramdas listed slowly to one side and sank within five minutes. Buch said that when the Ram das left Bombay harbor sea con ditions were normal for the mon soon season. He added the Ramdas ordinarily would have been able to weather monsoon conditions with out difficulty. Naval and port authorities from Bombay directed a sea search for the bodies of the victims. PALESTINE RULE RILES SENATORS Eight Leaders Join In Urging Approval Of Protest To Britain WASHINGTON, July 17 — <*! — Eight Senators joined today In urging approval of a resolution o£ protest against the British mili tary rule in Palestine. Senator Magnuson (D-Wash) in troduced the resolution on behalf of himself and Senators Myers (D Pa), Langer (R-ND), Morse (R Ore). Murray (D-Mont). Taylor (D-Idaho), Chavez (D-NM) and Young (R-ND). It lodged a specific protest against the action of a British mil itary court in handing down death sentences June 17 against three members of the Jewish under ground charged with an attack on Acre prison in which no British lives were lost. The resolution calls on the Sec retary of state to inform the Brit ish government that the behavior of the British army in Palestine Is that of an army at occupation, “In flagrant disregard” of a 1924 American-British convention. Urges Civil Law It also asks the British to abol ish immediately the emergency regulations now in effect in Pales tine and to reestablish a civilian p''ministration affording civil lib erties. Langer told the Senate “the ex posure of the truth in Palestine interferes with the British cam paign which seeks to prove thet any Jew who stands up on hi* hind legs and insists on living, is a “‘terrorist’,” Langer added. Morse declared that the Jews in Palestine are sustaining some of the major grievances which im pelled colonial Americans to take up arms. In another speech. Murray de clared “it is time to quit dilly dallying about Palestine and pre See PALESTINE On Page Four And So To Bed Wednesday afternoon a lady on Wrightsville phoned the classified department to insert an ad in regards to the dog she had found. A split second after the ad taker had finished talking with the lady, another woman enter ed the Star-News offices with an ad writtei. and asked to in sert it in the next edition of the paper. The ad-taker read the copy, only to find the ad was for a lost dog. She immediately in formed the lady that perhaps the dog found on Wrightsville Beach was the same one she was seeking. Hasty telephone calls were made and the dog found on the beach was the same one the lady in the office had lost. The two women made arrange ments to meet and transfer the dog. “Willie Want Ad,” the Star News classified manager, smil ed as he told the story of how the owner had found her miss ing dog, and as a parting re mark he added, “And I lost two ads.’’
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