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FORECAST: ^ ^ 4’ ^ Served By Leased Wires Us—« timwntnn nrntttn mar :=§z -_-- -- State and National New* <rrUUI/NO. 28R. ~ ' ~ —----*-r VOLJ— --— _____ ______WILMINGTON, N. C., WEDNESDAY. JULY 23, 1947_ ESTABLISHED 1867 Racketeering To Be Probed House Subcommittee Will Look Into Monopoly In Building Industry WASHINGTON, July 22 —(JP)—A nous* Labor subcommittee today .nounced it will go into 15 cities 'Zoss the nation this fall to ferret aCl -monopoly, racketeering and Restrictive practices’’ In the build in/ industry. Chairman Ralph Gwinn (R-NY) id the three-man group is taking * investigation to the citizens be riming Aug. 4 and 5 in Washing 80„ a:-,d ending Dec. 8 and 9 in Birmingham, Ala. Meanwhile, the Senate approv i 47 ;0 38 President Truman’s ' r«a ..zation plan for permanent coordination of government hous :n3 agencies under one adminis •rato:'/ The plan which, in effect, continues the wartime setup, be ,arr,e law with the Senate’s ap proval. Senator Taft (R-Ohiol support ed (ho plan, saying reversion to a ure-wnr status would mean a doz en scattered agencies and higher costs. Senator Byrd (D-Va) oppos ed on the ground that the only : result of the coordinating agency •could be additional expenditure. Gwinn, whose subcommittee colleagues are Reps. Owens <R I1D and Lucas (D-Tex), said they want to learn about restrictive practices in building, local laws or regulations that curb building ac livily, material limitations, sup ply, demand and price trends in labor, financing and materials. Industry Crippled More than hall the working peo j>. Gwinn sard, have to work three and a halt days to get in exchange ,i day's work from those who build homes. “Private industry ” he said, “has been crippled by the fantas tic levels to which the labor mo nopolies have pushed wages and restricted the use ot materials, by slow downs nad other restrictive practices dictated by the union bosses.” Federal housing is no; the an swer, Gwinn said, because this See RACKETEERING On Page 2 MARKS REVIEWS BIRTH OF CHEST Wilmington Community Organization Five Years Old Today Today marks the fifth anniver sary of the founding of lire Com munity Chest in Wilmington, ac cording to H. A. Marks, president. Five years ago today, Marks laid, the representatives of six lo cal agencies met at the Chamber pf Commerce and agreed to join their fund raising efforts in one annual campaign. They adopted a constitution and by-laws and elect ed the following officers: Harriss Newmr.n. president; the Rev. Walter B. F:'eed, vice-presi dent; G. F. Moose, treasurer; and George L. Stearns, secretary, Newman, the founding presi dent. served until the annual meeting early in 1944. at which t'nie, Storer P. Ware, then secre tary of the North Carolina Ship building company was elected to succeed him. Ware soon left to join the armed forces, and his term was finished by Mr. Freed. Presidents since Freed have been, F. L. White, Ranald Stewart and Marks, the incumbent. Twelve A geneses Starting with six agencies, the Community Chest now embraces services in the fields of health, welfare and recreation. The list includes the Boy Scouts, Brigade Boys' club, Cameron Memorial Camp. Family Service society, Girl Scouts. Nursing association, Salvation army, Shaw boys’ club. ; Social Service index. Travelers Aid society, Y.M.C.A. and Y.W.C.A. Through five campaigns, the Community Chest has raised s •otal of $797,262.50, of which about > third was raised for war relief appeals, and during this period has saved Wilmington 101 sepa >a!e campaigns. Newman served both as presi dent and as chairman of the first campaign. The second campaign chairman was the late N. E. Drexler in 1943. The chairman in 144 was Ranald Stewart, in 1945 -darks was chairman, and Louie F Woodbury, Jr., was chairman last year. Charles M. Harrington has been appointed chairman of the sixth campaign to be held this fall. The Weather FORECAST: N.ji th and South Carolina — Fair Wednesday and Thursday, except partly (,’ouri. with a few scattered showers 3 n^g the coast in afternoon. Moderate temperatures with cooler along the coastal regions. <Eastern Standard Time) 'By U. S. Weather Bureau) ^'ecological data for the 24 hours j 7.30 p. m. yesterdav. TEMPERATURES !:30 a. m. 66: 7:30 a.m. 67: 1:30 p m. j 82 7 f’-O p. m. 78: Maximum 83; Mini-. ^um 55; Mean 74* Normal 79. HUMIDITY 1 10 m. 90: 7:30 a. m. 93: 1:30 p. m. W 7:30 p. m. 76. PRECIPITATION T'o’,] fc,t 24 hours ending 7:30 p m. : ’dies. since the first of the month s 47 inches. TIDES FOR TODAY v ^1 °*n the Tide Tables published by U. ^°ast and Geodetic Survey) • HIGH IOW w»lnilngton _ 1:45 a.m. 8:56 a.m. u 2:17 p.m. 9:23 p.m M»sonboro Inlet 12:19 a.m. 5:52 a.m. -p.m. 6 :16 p.m. i.y, ' 5:17: Sunset 7:20; Moonrise ' ;0a: Moonset llilftp. *’v«r stage at Fayetteville, N. C. «t 8 1 Twtdcy IS leet. sr* Lightning Injures Trolly Passengers Sixteen Hospitalize When Bolt Sets Fire 1* J^oi&T3 downtown Area; Motoris ^^eip Ambulances PITTSBURGH, July 22— (JP) —I Lightning struck a crowded out-! bound streetcar at the peaK of the afternoon rush hour today, setting fire to a section of the car and injuring 16 passengers. All of the injured were taken to Mercy hospital for treatment of cuts, burns or shock. Many were hit by flying class when the bolt ripped through the trolley. Passing motorists aided police ambulance crews in removing the victims to the hospital. Passengers said there was no panic and all aboard walked out calmly. “The lightning made a terrific noise,” said Sherry Marcus, an employe of a shoe store across ■ tee street who saw the bolt strike. “When I looked out it seemed as tnough the whole corner of the car was on fire. Then it all died! out snd the people started com-' ing out. “T'ne car was crowded but there was no panic or stampede. They all walked out out two or three of them seemed to be burned very badly.” The lightning struck the No. 82 car at Kirkpatrick street and Cen ter Ave., a short distance from i (lie downtown area. Grand Jurors Score City Fire Equipment POMATOES SELL PETERSBURG, Ind., July 22 — (£*) — John Ogden came to town today to tell of his crop of pomatoes. Ogden said he planted some tomatoes this spring near his potato patch and now tomatoes are growing atop of potato plants and potatoes are growing on the roots. He believes bees crossed the pollen. COMMITTEE READY TO PRESENT CASE Organizations Will Ask Funds For Domestic Re lations Court Here Three years of research work and surveys will end for a do mestic relations court committee at 10 a.m., Thursday when Rabbi Samuel A. Friedman, one of the members, rises before the New Hanover Board of Commissioners and the Wilmington City Council. Rabbi Friedman will speak in the place of Rev. Mortimer Glov er, rector of St James Episcopal church, and chairman of the do mestic relations court committee. He will explain the jurisdiction, procedure and the benefits of such a court for Wilmington and will be assisted by J. R. Hollis, super intendent of welfare. Rabbi Friedman, president of the community council, the spon soring agency for the court, said yesterday over 100 civic organiza tions and associations had report ed favorably on the proposition. Several months ago the council and commissioners were reported to favor the establishment of the court, also. At the meeting, the place to be announced later, the city and county governments will be ask ed to appropriate $4,360 for the domestic relations court, which will will have jurisdiction over cases of desertion, abandonment, custody of juveniles, assault on a juvenile by an adult, an adult con tributing to the delinquency of a juvenile, illegitimacy, divorce ac tions where a minor child is in volved, and several others. It is estimated that after the court is operating there will be at least $100 a week collected for court costs and that the institu tion will pay for itself in a year s time. The work of the committee, through which surveys of domes tic relations courts were made in other cities, was done by Rev. Mr. Glover. Rev. Mr. Glover, scheduled to make the presentation of the pro posed setup of the court, will be out of town and his place will be taken by Rabbi Friednrtan. NEW SENATE MEASURE WOULD EXCLUDE NEWS VENDORS OF SS TAX WASHINGTON, July 22 — (IP)— The Senate Finance committee to day approved a measure that would exclude newsboys, who are not on a salary or commission, from provisions of the Sc/jial Se curity act. The House has already passed the bill. The Social Security act does not apply to certain services per formed by individuals under 18 years of age in the delivery or distribution of newspapers. The bill, however, is designed to remedy possible defects in the law under which a district court held that in some circumstances the paper vendors are covered by the Social Security act. Report To Judge Carr Says Officials Have Ignored Recommendations City officials have failed to fol low recommendations of the Sup erior Court grand jury in New Hanover county in improving fire fighting conditions for as long as four years. The grand jury made that charge yesterday in a two-page rdport turned over to Judge Leo Carr in which recommendations also were made for bettering con ditions at the county home where sanitation and building repair were described in poor shape. The court, following the jury's report, ascertained from court at taches that the last recommenda tions for improving fire fighting conditions was made late in 1945. The court then instructed the clerk of the court to determine who in the ci*y council has the responsibility of directing the fire committee. Fire conditions that need imme diate remedying are at the 17th and Dock streets fire station and the city fire boat. “The grand jury wishes to point out that tne recommendations in regard to the windows and front doors have been made by several previous juries as far back as 1943 and that the conditions have rot been remedied,” the report read. Front doors at the station “arc so difficult to open as to cause a possible loss in time in getting out,” the jurrors reported. Win dows on the second floor sleeping quarters should be placed in workable and watertight condition and the present heating system is inadequate, the report added. The report also pointed out that the present fire boat is 35 years old and is reported “inadequate and obsolete.” The pier leading to the boat is reported in need of repair. The jurors asserted that “a competent inspector be authorized to report on this condition and if it is found to be true that the present boat and equipment be re placed without delay.” Seven definite recommendations for bettering the county home were listed. Protection is needed for the line shaft in the laundry; a new cook stove is needed: improved venti lation in the kitchen is needed; the one-day supply of bed linen See GRAND on Page Two R0BESONISTHIRD IN WEED ACREAGE Columbus Placed Tenth In Nations Tobacco Production Morning Star Washington Bureau WASHINGTON, July 22 — Two Southeastern North Carolina coun ties were cited for their part in the nation’s production of tobacco yesterday *be census director J. C. Capt. According to a report from the census director to Senator Clyde R. Hoey, North Carolina has the nation’s three leading tobacco-pro ducing counties. He named them as follows — Pitt, Johnson and Robeson. Columbus county ranks tenth in the nation it was reveal ed. Pitt county leads with 37,630 acres; Johnston is runner-up with 32,079; and Robesor. is third with 31.773. Wake county ranks fifth with 27.334 acres and Columbus county is tenth in the nation with 21,862 acres. The report show's that thirty-one of the one hundred leading tobacco counties in America are in North Carolina.__ Army Air Force Men Hit Dirt As Bren Lead Flies JERUSALEM, July 22— UP) —A gioup of American Air Force men, members cf a graves regis tration team, were caught in the midst of a hail of machine gun fire which swept the heart of the Jewish business quarter tonight. They had flown in from Algiers on a sight seeing trip, but had to “hit the dirt” when the bullets began whining. “Let’s get out of here,” said M-Sgt. Dale H. Stinson of Can nier. Kjr. _ I Beside him were Capt. Peter H. Spear of Tryon, N. C., and Lt. James R. Sterling of Saco, Me. A few yards away, sprawled flat behind a curbstone were Lt. Charles H. Proctor o t Sumter, S. C., and Lt. John W. Coffee, Jr., of Washington, D. C. “This is a helluva nete.” said Coffee, glancing at the skies lighfr ed by red and amber flares. “Well the fireworks are pretty, any way.” Most of the party managed to retrieve Erea shells as sauveuirs Lejeune - Trained Dutch Marines Block Off Eastern End Of Java; Farm Benefit Payments Assured I Senate Group Scores Again Previously Deadlocked Conference Agrees To Continue Program WASHINGTON. July 22— (JPI — Powerful bi-partisan Senate sup port today virtually assured an other year of life for the govern ment’s long range farm program with its benefit payments to far mers. Senator Brooks (R-Ill) reported that a previously deadlocked Sen ate-House conference had agreed to continue the program for 1948 crops with a $150,000,000 fund promised to meet benefit pay ments and other costs. These in clude pay for farmer committee men at state, county and local levels. Agreement to continue the “con servation and use' program on a reduced basis next year — with maximum individual payments reduced from the present $10,000 top to $500 ended a stalemate that threatened to delay Congressional adjournment plans. The House previously had voted twice to eliminate the benefit pay ment program in 1948 and sharp ly cut back payments on this I year's crops. Brooks, as chairman of the Sen ate conferees, won unanimous Senate backing on disputed points yesterday on rol’cail votes. He carried this into conference today and prior differences were adjust ed in about an h<’ur. Subject To Approval The conference agreement still is subject to house and then Sen ate approval. This usually js forthcoming on a conference re port. The farm bill is one of the last five major measuies to finance See SENATE On Page Two PACKERS BLAMED FOR HIGH PRICES Union Spokesman Says Large Processors Em ploy Monopoly Control CHICAGO. July 22 — W --The CIO United Packinghouse Workers 1 union today blamed high meat prices on ‘'monopoly control of rneat exercised by the large pack ers” and asked lor a Congression al inquiry of what It called “the meat price gouge which is now going on.” However, the American Meat Institute, packer spokesmaon ac cused the union ot making an ‘‘en tirely misleading" statement and said “it ignores facts and juggles figures.” Ralph Helstein, union president, in a statement, declared “the packers are engaged in slick ad vertising campaigns which seek to absolve themselves of all respon sibility for high meat prices and tu shift the blame on the farmers ar.d retailers.” He asserted the packers' beef markup was 43 per cent higher last month, as compared with a year ago when there were price control and government subsidies, than were the increased prices to farmers and 19 per cent more than retail prices. “This is a clear demonstration,” Helstein said, “that the monopoly control of meat exercised by the large packers is callously indif ferent to the needs of the great number of American lower and moderate income groups who are compelled to pay these high prices or else do without meat for their families. "It is a sad commentary on our present Congress that it is inquiry See PACKERS on Page Two JIMMIE STONE, 13, of 811 Ann street, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Stone, and a route carrier for the Star-News promises that he will be no “softie” next Wednesday, although he will represent a soft drink firm in the Soap Box Derby. A high school freshman-elect, Jimmie Will be sponsored in the big race by the Royal Crown Bottling company. Officials Named To Handle Soap Box Derby Here July 30 Overheated Furnace Gives Firemen Run In Cool July DETROIT, July 22—(/PI—A freak cold snap produced a aeries of winter-like incidents in Michigan today. In Eansing the fire department listen a minor blaze as caused by an overheated furnace, first such July incident in firemen’s memory. A cottager at a lake near Kalamazoo, Paul Spencer, was severely burned when he poured gasoline instead of kerosene into a furnace while trying to banish the chill. In Detroit, Grand Rapids and other Michigan cities it was the coldest July 22 on record, Eowest reading in the state was 41 at Cadillac. Detioil had 52 and Grand Rapids 43. JUSTICE DEPARTMENT STUDYING SAVANNAH NAVAL STORES MART WASHINGTON, July 22 — (fP) — The Justice department said today, the Savannah, Ga„ cotton and naval stores mar ket “is being studied bj' the department.” ’ Officials declined to discuss the matter further, other than to say in response to an in quiry that John F. Sonnett, head of the department’s anti-trust division, lias asked exchange officials at Savannah ‘‘to supply certain informa tion.” Sonnett had no comment on the action. GROUPS PROTEST AIR ROUTE CH NGE Commissioners, Chamber Officials Back National Airlines Arguments Representatives of the Wilming ton Chamber of Commerce, New Hanover Board of Commissioners and of the town of Myrtle Beach, S. C., at a meeting yesterday in the Woodrow Wilson Hut, resolved to protest to the Air Coordinating Committee at Washington the pro posed coastal airway route be tween Wilmington and Florence by Whiteville. The representatives of the vari ous civic interests, who supported by their action the National Air lines protest of the same dog-leg route, also protested the proposed relocation of the VHF range from Myrtle Beach to Whiteville as originally set forth. The new route will run from Norfolk, Va„ Elizabeth City, New Bern, Wilmington Florence to Charleston, S. C. The protest filed, however, aon See GROUP On Page Two Along The Cape Fear PORT CITY—Back in 1898, ac cording to an old paper, Wilming ton was. really “going to town.” The city had appropriated a fund of $150,000 to encourage man ufacturing. Six railways were carrying freight at low rates to all interior points. • And the Cape Fear channel had just been dredged to 22 feet. It is a time to be remembered by many of the older residents in the Port City today. There were great lumber mills and naval stores market. Cotton receipts amounted to 200,000 bales a year. It was a great time for the businessman. • * * FARMING—And the farmers weren’t faring so badly in the year of 1898. On nearby lands, which could be purchased at a moderate price, were farms espe cially adapted to growing crops for early northern markets. In this manner all competition was eliminated for the produce and good prices were received for crops. Lettuce, strawberries, peaches, grapes, lie* aod garden crops, were principally grown in this sec tion. And. as the paper recorded, “labor is plentiful and cheap and living expenses just what you choose to make them.’’ Tire paper continues, “Here the climate favors outdoor work the entire year. Here are excellent terminal facilities and in summer, inexpensive seaside resorts. Here it is healthy at all times, statis tics showing a rate of mortality less than that of any other city except one in the United States.’’ * * * IN PRIME—In 1898 Wilmington was in its prime. It was the larg est city in the state and one of the prettiest, the old paper show ed. In fields other than business and farming, the Port City appeared, from what the paper states, to be on good behavior. Thirty-six churches and a com plete system of well conducted schools and similar institutions were Lstea. “Got/d order is every where maintained. There are no hoodlums, no rowdies, no criminal classes.” Even the weather seemed to be S«« CAFE FEAR 9® Tage Two COLD SNAP HITS 1947 CORN CROP Temperatures Drop To Lowest Point For July In Chicago History CHICAGO, July 22— (UJ9—.A mid summer cold snap moved across the Midwest today, dropping tem peratures at some points to rec ord-breaking lows for July. The new threat to the corn crop developed as the Agriculture de partment at Washington revised upwards its 1947 estimate of yield, reflecting the effect of good weather that lias prevailed in the corn belt during the first two weeks of July. The Department’s estimate, made in a special report, was for a crop of 2,770,930,000 bushels, an improvement of 158,000.000 bush els over the department's July 1 estimate. Crop experts said more delay in the growth of corn which was hit by floods last month and the increasing danger from frost this fall before the crop is devel oped fully, might necessitate a new and lower estimate. The freakish twist of weather had immediate reaction on the Board of Trade, the world's larg est grain mart. jCorn Price Jumps Dow temperatures in the corn belt states caused early strength in trading and corn for delivery this month jumped nearly three cents to $2.20 a bushel. The top price was one cent beow the all time high of $2.21 a bushel set July 11. Profit - taking developed See COLD On Page Two HOUSE PASSES BILL FORBIDDING EXPORT OF OILS, GASOLINE WASHINGTON, July 22— UP) — The House passed and sent to the Senate today a bill to forbid ex ports of oil and gasoline if they interfere with national defense or security or impair civilian sup plies. The Merchant Marine commit tee sponsored the measure after an inquiry into shipments of pe troleum products to Russia. The bill would bar exports of gasoline, diesel, bunker and lubri cating oils unless the Secretary of Commerce certifies that they will not injure defense, security or ci vilian supplies. The secretary would have to make monthly reports to Congress on exports. F. P. O’Crowley Will Again Be Chief Judge, Sweazey Chief Starter With the Wilmington Soap Box Derby just one week away, en trants, parents and Mr. and Mrs. John Q. Public yesterday were quickly whetting up increasing in terest in tile race which will be sponsored by Tha Star-News and Raney Chevrolet company. As a score or more boys were busy with paint jobs on their cars yesterday, reports reached Derby headquarters that at least four more racers had been completed and were ready for test runs Sat urday morning. Sponsors, too, were busy lining up their name signs for 1lie cars that will represent them in the Derby, an event which is expected to attract a crowd of well over 10,000 persons to Derby Doums next Wednesday afternoon. By far the most important an nouncement released from Derby headquarters during the day was the fact that final selection of of ficials who will handle actual run ning of the big Derby, had been made and approved. List of Officials As submitted to headquarters by Chairman Ralph Volk and his committee, the list of officials will be as follows: General Chairmen—Mayor F. D. White, C, H. Casteen; Track Di See OFFICIALS On Page Two BROWN CONVICTED INNEGRODEATH Jury Recommends Leniency On Involuntary Man slaughter Charge Stocky, heavy-set J. B, Brown, 23, Wilmington laborer, heard a jury yesterday in New Hanover county’s Superior Court return a verdict of involuntary manslaugh ter against him and recommend leniency. The trial that lasted all morn ing, was the result of the death cf Paul Bostic, 33, Negro, last January 3 following a dice game and an argument that occured aboard a boat that was carrying a gang of laborers to the reserve fleet near the shipyard. Three Negroes, all passengers on the boat at the time, testified yesterday in Judge Leo Carr’s court, that Brown without warn ing, struck the Negro, knocking him overboard as the ship came opposite the shipyard. Dr. A. H. Elliot, who examined the body, said that death prob ably was due to drowning but a fracture of the bone in the dead man’s temple could have render ed him unconscious. Brown Testifies Brown, the only witness placed on the stand for the defense by Attorney Elbert Brown, related that Bostic was threatening him and was about to hit him when | the defendant struck first. State witnesses questioned by See BROWN On Page Two Man-Made Rain Incenses Hopi Snake Dancing Clan FLAGSTAFF, Adz., July 22—UP) —Hopi snake dancers were de scribed today as incensed over the white man’s invasion of their realm as rainmakers. Advised that rain was precipi tated over Roosevelt Dam by dropping dry ice into a cloud from an airplane, Indians declared the rain clouds actually were produc ed during their Southwest pow wow ceremonies here July 4. “We object to w'nite men spill ing water out of our clouds that happened to drift south,” • spokesman said. "If white men ■ ■ V • want water, let them do their own dancing and make their own clouds.” The dry ice experiment was made yesterday by the Arizona Republic, Phoenix newspaper, and science teachers from Phoenix Junior college. Five hundred pounds of dry ice were dropped on clouds from a chartered air liner, causing a shower that fell for more than 25 minutes. It was reported to be the first large scale attempt to See MAN-MADE Ob Pa#* -- Attacks Gain In Intensity Amphibious Forces Go Ashore On Tip Of Oil Rich Sumatra BATAVIA. .lava. Wedne* July 23—OJ.R'—Dutch Amphib ious forces led by American trained Marines, have landed on the Southern Java coast and Republican defenders are lock ed in heavy fighting with * armored spearhead 35 mile* from their capital, the Indo nesian radio reported today. BATAVIA, Java. Wednesday, July 23—(U.R)—Powerful Amphibious forces of Dutch Marines, led by American trained commandos, are cutting off the Eastern end of Java and its rich sugar centers after landing at five main poin's, Dutch and Indonesian advices in dicated today. Tank led regulars, according to Republican reports, have launch ed a drive for the Republican cap ital of Jogjakarta, on the South side of central Java. Amphibious forces were report ed ashore at the Southwest tip of oil rich Sumatra and on the West, coast near Padang. On the third day of the Indo nesian war Dutch land, sea and air forces were attacking heavily jail along the length of Java. [Fighting was fierce in many dis tricts and the Republicans assert ed they were counter-attacking in the area of Semarang, moving in from the West to impede the de veloping Dutch drive on their cap ital. Power Center Held An unconfirmed report said that Dutch troop? had captured the im portant electric power center of Soekaboemi in Southwestern Java. Republicans asserted that Dutch warships bombarded two Western Java porta, Merak and Palahoe han, and that one of the ship* engaged at Merak was damaged by four direct mortar hits. Republican communique «aid also that a Dutch plane was shot See ATTACKS On Page Two REGULATION “W” NEARS OBLIVION House Votes To Strip Government Control Of Time Purchasing WASHINGTON, July 22 — — The House voted today to strip the administration of all authority to control installment buying. The measure proposes to end immedi ately the restraints on credit pur chases of such things as automo biles, refrigerators and radio. The Senate had approved a bill to continue the controls in modi fied form to December 31 but the House rejected this and sent its own measure to the Senate. Since President Truman has ad vised Congress he will lift the controls imposed in wartime—un less Congress gives him peace time authority—today's House ac tion pointed directly toward an early end of all installment buy ing regulations. The house adion was by voice vote. There was no rollcall. The House vote brushed aside Mr. Truman’s request that he bo given peacetime authority to con tinue the installment buying curbs, as a check against infla tionary tendencies. The control* (known as Regulation W>, wero instituted by executive order un der authority of the trading with the enemy act. One Third Down They require one-third down payments, with installments run ning no more than 15 months, on automobiles, cooking stoves and i ranges, mechanical dishwashers, j ironers, refrigerators, washing 'machines, room unit air condition ers, radios, phonographs, sewing machines and suction cleaners. A 20 per cent down payment, with installments limited to Id | See REGULATION on Page Two And So To Bed It was early Monday morn ing and Mrs. Lonnie Carter, of the Ogden section, was busy preparing her clothes for the laundryman. Several small kit tens kept pulling at the small pile of garments and Mrs. Carter kept pushing them aside. Shortly the laundryman ar rived and collected the bundle of clothes, tossing them in his truck he returned to the laun dry where the workers dis covered a small black cat had been tied up in the bundle of laundry. “I can promise to return |he cat, but he might be white,” the D.undryman jokingly told Mrs. Carter when he phoned of his discovery. -b
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