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(CST), the President GRANDVIEW, Mo., July 26—(U.R) —Ptivate funeral services will be hv! for Mrs. Martha E. Truman, gj the bungalow cottage which her home here, at 3 p.m., Monday, with burial in the family E u. in Forest Hills cemetery in Kansas City. The Rev. Welborn Bowman, pastor of the Grandview Baptist c’uircn, will conduct the funeral rites. was driven to the home here ar.d tten to Belton, Mo., three miles away, to arrange the rites. With him as he rode to Beltor., v ere his brother, Vivian, and his s.ster. Miss Mary Jane Truman, who had nursed their mother through long months. They decided they wanted to bring her home once more, to the r oaest bungalow home, in keep ing the old custom Mrs. Truman will lie in state ar the bungalow until 3 p.m. Monday, when pri vate rites will be conducted there. The President requested that flowers be omitted. His mother often had said ther she belinved flowers were for the living who could enjoy them, and not for the dead. (Continued On Page Three, Col. 2) SPARTA DRYS WIN ELECTION Votes Against ABC Stores Is 1490 And For ABC Stores, 856 SPARTA, July 20— <-?) — Dry forces opposing f!ie establishment o' ABC stores in Alleghany coun ty ioday rolled up a majority of 634 votes in six out of the county’s seven precincts. The vote as reported at S p. m. was: For ABC stores— 856 Against ABC s+ores—1490 Toe unreported precinct, Glade Creek, was expected to poll less than 300 votes, pud unofficial ob servers conceded that the dry vote there would be as much as two "i one. It is the secona time within the past 10 years that Alleghany county has voted dry. The prev ious election was decided by a ajoritv of only 175. Balloting went off without in cident. The Alleghany county vote today was the third wet-dry test for me western part of the state this r. Meckenburg voted wet after iContinued on Page Two, Col. 5j The Weather Ivleteorological data for the 24 hours "‘•ding 7:30 p.m. yesterday. Temperatures • ;30 a m. 71; 7:30 a.m. 74; 1:30 p.m. 83; 7 *0 p.m, 78. Maximum 84; Minimum 88. Mean 76; formal 79. Humidity _ 1:30 a.m 88; 7:30 a.m. 80; 1:30 p.m. 71; 7 30 p.m.' 83. Precipitation Total u* 24 hours ending 7:30 p.m. — , (J OC inches. To»a! since the first of the month — 9 33 inches. ! TIDES FOR TODAY from the Tide Tablets published by S Coast and Geodetic Survey). High Low w r-ngton _ 5:12 a.m. 12:10 a.m. 5:56 p.m. 12:21 p.m. "asonboro Inlet _ 3:05 a.m. 9:21 a.m. 3:53 p.m. 10:02 p.m. “ — 5:20; Sunset 7:17; Moonrise 3:18 Moonset 12:48 a.m -stage at Fayetteville, N. C at 3 Tn ' Saturday, 10.2 feet. . V'( A "HL\gt°N, July 26.—UP)—Weather l rePort of temperature and rain ► V,.)01 1.nc 24 hours ending 8 p.m., in the cotton growing areas and else v.nere; , High Low Prec. ""-MlVGTOV _ 84 ..8 7! 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Dredging Measure Passes Congress WASHINGTON, July 26—The full budget request of $800,000 to continue widening and deepening the Cape Fear river at Wilmington cleared both Houses of congress today. ‘ABE’S* PAPERS ARE DISCLOSED 80 Threats Against Life; His Personal Life Disclosed By DOROTHY WILLIAM WASHINGTON, July 26—(U.R)— Long secret personal papers ot Abraham Lincoln disclosed today that throughout the Civil War the subsequently assassinated Presi dent was plagued with at least 80 death threats. The Collection of 18,350 papers, opened at the Library of Congress to the public for the first time, also contained evidence that Lincoln had to take time out from the af fairs of state and direction of the war effort to: 1. Consider complaints about “gloriously drunk” Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, who finally obtained the Confereracy’s surrender and was elected President in 1868. 2. Cope with “petticoat politics” engaged in by the wives of his generals. 3. Meditate bitter rows between the army »nd navy. 4. Minimize the “factional carp ing” among his cabinet members and deal with constant scrambling for political patronage. Lincoln, who ultimately was kill ed by a bullet fired by actor John Wilkes Booth, considered the lirge number of death threats he receiv ed as “nonsense.” He had a spec ial pigeon-hole in his desk where he kept them. Until last midnight, the' Lincoln collection had been locked up in the Library of Congress according to gift terms set by the President’s son, the late Robert Todd Lincoln. The son gave the papers to the United States provided they were not opened until 21 years after his death. “No skeletons are brought out of the closet,” the first report sgid. At first glance, little was found which might have prompted Lin (Continued on Page Two, Col. 2) W. C.BRADLEY DIES AT 84 One Of South’s Wealthiest Men;'Former Cola King COLUMBUS, Ga., July 26.—OJ.PJ —W. C. Bradley, one of the South’s wealthiest men, died at his home here today after suffering a heart attack as he sat on his front porch. He was 84 years old. Bradley was a former chairman of the Coco-Cola company board of directors and held large interests in the soft drink company in addi tion to owning several large textile mills. He retired as active head of many corportaions in recent years but still held directorships and was chairman of several boards. His wealth accumulated over a long period of timfe. He was born on an Alabama farm just aicross the Chattahoochee river from Columbus and got his start in the cotton business with a bro ther-in-law. Later be became iden iified with the late Ernest Wood ruff and with Woodruff organized the syndicate which bought the Coca-Cola company from the late Asa Caadler for $25,000,000. The House which had cut ’.lie figure to $100,000, concurred in the Senate’s action restoring it. With this money the Army engi neers will go forward with the work of widening the channel from \ 300 to 400 feet anu deepev.ng it from 30 to 32. Also in the bill was $85,288 for a cut-off channel on the Neuse river at Goldsboro to redhc-e flood;; in the area above New Bern. Congressman John Kerr of North Carolina played a major role in obtaining both these appropriations besides letting the full budget amount of $4,800,000 to continue construction of the Burrs Island flood control and power dam on the Roanoke river in Virginia and North Carolina and $250,000 for the Philpott dam, another feature of that development. Congressman J. Bayard Clark of North Carolina worked closely with Kerr who served as one of the coneferees on the bill being a ranking Democrat on the War De partment Appropriations subcom mittee. LIVINGCOSTS UNDER SCRUTINY, Congress Votes Funds And Investigation Assured WASHINGTON, July 26—i.-P)— A Congressional inquiry into the high cost of living and othe- ris ing prices during the recess was assured today. Chairman Taff fR-Ohio) of the joint Congressional committee on the economic report that a study into rising prices would get under way despite opposition last night of Senator Taylor (D-Ida) to a £35,000 additional grant for this purpose. Today Taylor announced he would withdraw his objections to (Continued on Page Two, Col. 6) GuidedMissile MadeByReds, Army Admits World Roundup Of War Conditions Reported From Abroad U. S. HAS NEW BOMB Poland, Indoneseians, Do minic'^ >apublic In -ws V<? (<SV <£? July 26—(U.R)—j T^1 <\ -day made two dis-j *' y .oviet Russia posses-1 ed missile with twice the fit' jf the V-2's being tested 4* and a U. S. superfortress has & i modified to carry the heavi l. c bomb ever made, a 42.000 pounder. The B-29 modifications were made at the Boeing aircraft plant in Wichita, Kan., by cutting away a part of the body section under the wing to make room for the huge bomb. Although the 42,000-pound mis sile will be the heaviest airborne bomb load in the history of war planes to date .it was disclosed re cently that the air forces’ ord nance division is working on pro duction of bombs up to 100,000 pounds. In World War II bombs weigh ing 24,000 pounds were used against Germany. The guided missile possessed by Russia was developed by the Ger mans. who also produced the V-2 rocket captured by the Ameri cans and now undergoing tests at White Sands, N. M. American guided missiles ex perts have plans and specifica tions of the long-range rocket known as the “A-9”. But the Rus sians captured a working model developed by the Germans at their Peenemunde research center. One design provided for a crew. Military intelligence information in the hands of army air force re search experts at Wright Field, O.. indicates that this rocket is simi lar to the V-2 rocket but it is equipped with wings. These wings enable it to glide through the statosphere. increasing its range to more than 400 miles double that of the V-2. LAKE SUCCESS, July 26—(^1— Poland is preparing a demand that the United Nations security coun cil take action against Franco Spain, an authoritative source said today. Eussia’s neighbor would act under the general assembly’s (Continued On Page Two, Col. t) First Tobacco Sales Net 43.92 VALDOSTA, Ga„ July 26—(ff)—Georgia and Florida tobacco growers sold 15,661,526 pounds of flue-cuied leat in the first two days of the 1947 marketing season, at an average of 43.92 cents a pound, the U. S. Department of Agriculture announced today. Receipts totaled $6,878,661. __ The average was 1.4o cents * pound lower than the record open ing week of last year, but it was the second highest week in his tory of the Georgia-Florida belt. Cutters and better quality lugs were from one to five cents a pound higher than opening week last year, but the Department of Agriculture reported most leaf grades, primings, nondescripts and poor-quality lugs were lower. Leaf grades were from one to 13 cents off, the marketing report said, with lower-quality lugs and primings from one to four cents lower. Declines on nondescript ranged from 5.35 to 8.35 cents a pound. Greatest declines were shown in the lowest grades. The market opened Juiy 24 in 18 Georgia and three Florida mar kets. The total volume was around 11,000,000 (pounds less than opening week last year when sales totaled 26,737,018 for $12,131,079. The dif ference in poundage was partially explained by the fact that opening week last year consisted of three sales days. Gross sales, receipts and aver ages by state follow: GEORGIA: 1946 1947 Gross sales .. 23,837,114 13,423,758 Receipts_$10,775,604 $5,906,639 Averages __ 45.20 44.00 FLORIDA: Gross sales_ 2,399,904 2,237,768 Receipts _ $1,355,475 $972,022 Averages _ 46.74 43.43 While an occasional basket of tobacco brought $60 in the first two days of sales, the practical top was $54_ Prices of a few baskets (Continued On Page Two, Col. 5) House Adjourns In Fun; Senate Still In Session Just Prior To Midnight A Switch In Time Saves Godsil RALPH GOnSIL holds tightly to the top of a switch pole in a railroad yard at Estherville, Iowa, to escape the wrath of a heifer on the loose from a stock truck. The animal led a crowd on a merry chase through Estherville streets, and finally wound up in the rail road yard. Godsil was “treed” up the pole until the heifer was recaptured. (AP Wirephoto). President Signs Unification Bill WASHINGTON, July 26 — (/P)— President Truman made unification of the armed forces an actuality today and named James V. Forrestal to hea dthem as secretary of defense. The Senate Armed Services committee approved him. The senate was still in session at 11:15 p.m. The President signed into law the bill Congress finally gave him after two years of urging and is sued an executive order assigning the functions and responsibilities of the three co-equal branches— the departments of the Army, Navy and Air Force. So eager was Mr. Truman to get the thing done' that he delayed his departure for his dying mother’s bedside for 17 minutes in order to sign the legislation aboard his plane here. Even with out that delay, however, he would not have reached Grand view, Mo., before his mother’s death. One reason for the haste was so that the Senate might confirm Forrestal’s nomination to the new cabinet post before its adjourn ment. Chairman Gurney (R-SD1 of the Senate Armed Services committee took steps to win speedy confirma tion after his committee unani mously approved Forrestal. But in any case Forrestal could serve under a recess appointment until the next session of Congress. The pugnacious, square-jawed Forrestal, as secretary of the Navy, was the last member of the late President Roosevelt’s cabinet still in office. His selection as sec retary of defense had been gen erally expected. While the lgw and the executive order are effective immediately, officials said extensiv conferences among the Army, Navy and Air departments will be necessary be fore the program can be trar^Ialed into terms of offices, functions and men. Soap-Box Derby Committee To Meet; Awards Are Put On Display In City - All members of the Wil mington Soap Box Derby Ad visory committee and race of ficials and their assistants are urged to meet at the YMCA Monday afternoon at 5:30 o’clock. Helmets and official Derby arm bands will be dis tributed and final plans for the race on Wednesday acted upon. A full'attendance is re quested by Derby headquar ters. This is Soap Box Derby Week in Wilmington. Interest in the second annual race to be run Wednesday after noon over the new Derby Downs course on South 13th street was mounting rapidly yesterday and with workers enjoying a half-hol iday, all indicadons point to a rec ord crowd of close to 15,000 people being on hand at 2 p.m., when the starter sends the first heat in Class B away from the ramp on the way to the finish line, 650 feet away. Last year, over 8,000 people viewed the races held on Kankin street where spectator room was limi.ed. This year, -with ample space for spectators on tne east side of 13th street between Kidder , (Continued On Page Five* Col* 5) Dr. Hobart A. Reimann To Address Symposium Among the notable doctors who will address the medical symposi um, when the New Hanover coun ty Medical Society will be host to North Carolina physicians and surgeons at Wrightsville Beach on August 22, is Dr. Hobart A. Rei marin, Magee professor of medi cine at Jefferson Medical college, Philadelphia. Other speakers will be Dr. Isaac A. Bigger, professor of surgery of the Medical College of Virginia, Richmond; Dr. John T. Williams, assistant professor of gynecology, Harvard; Dr. Carl H. Smith, as sistant professor of clinical pedi atrics, Cornell university, and Dr. Fred M. Hodges, clinical profes sor of radiology, Medical College of Virginia. Dr. Reimann is one of the out standing authorities on virus in fections and diseases of the chest, author of several medical books, and selves a's an assistant with the Rockefeller Institute. He was formerly a fellow with the Nation al .Research Council in Prague, a$ : ( sociate professor of medicine at the Peking university, and associ (Continued On Page Five, Col. 2) I DR. REIMANN V - Prizes to be awarded for the second annual Wilmington All American Soap Box Derby went on display Friday in the show window of the- Wiimington Travel Agency, 128 Princess street and throughout Friday afternoon and all day yesterday, hundreds of people stopped to look at the trophies, wearing apparel, foun tain pens, sports equipment, jew elry, flashlights and other items donated for the race here by Na tional Derby headquarters and Wilmington merchants. ■While several prizes promised by merchants had not been re ceived at a late hour yesterday, they shbuld be on display early cr Monday. In order that every bey starting in the Derby may receive a prize, the commit'ea in cnarge will appreciate further do nations from merchants to the prize list. Anyone wishing to join in this great sports event for Wil •rcington. boys to the extent of a prize donation, is asked to call 2-1037 and the article or articles will be s'ent for, and proper rec ognition given. The committee is grateful to the following merchants and others for prizes so far received: Wilmington Chamber of Coin (Continued On Page Five, Col. 2) U pperHouseRushingMoney Bills Through As House RunsWildFirstTimeln Y ears GOP Speaker Martin Paid Glowing Tribute For Fairness; Little Girl Bangs Gavel And Old Songs Are Sung With Gusto WASHINGTON, July 26—(UP)—Th senate was still working doggedly through a long final session at 11:15 to night, grinding out “must” appropriation bills as Republi cans and Democrats blickered over how much President Truman’s budet had been cut. The Douse had adjourned and a mood of friendliness swept the lower chamber. ------T Federal Aid To Schools Continued MORNING STAR WASHINGTON BUREAU WASHINGTON, July 26 Schools in the Wilmington area will continue to receive some federal aid next year for teach ing children who live in govern ment-owned housing develop ments. The Senate today agreed to a House bill extending the Lan ham Act provisions which help pay the costs of schools which were expanded by the influx of war workers’ families. Senator Taft, R. O., in urging passage of the measure, explain ed that the school districts cannot tax the federally owned property to cover the costs of educating- the children living there. Forty thousand dollars will go to the seventh district rep resented by Congressman J. Byard Clark of Fayetteville and $22,000 to New Hanover county,* Clark said. FUTURE FARMERS BEAT FARM’ETTES 4-H Boys At Camp Mill stone Win Banner In Housekeeping By JOHN SIKES CAMP MILLSTONE, July 26— The Future Farmers bivouacing in cabin Number 9, presided over by James Dodson, veteran Bruns wick farm agent, at the 4-H camp here showed up their sister farm erettes today by winning the ban ner in a camp-wide contest for good housekeeping. Under camp rules, compiled to urge the boys and gills on to learning all the many farm and housewhole chores that will come up in their future occupations, each cabin must be kept spot lessly clean and ^jdy by the club members sojourning therein. There are 12 cabins, seven for the girls and five for the boys. "Mr. Jim” boys beat the field today by having their cabin adjudged num ber one. The current encampment, start ing Friday, and continuing until Tuesday, is peopled by H’ers from New Hanover, Brunswick and An-' son counties. There are a total of 144 campers, in addition to leaders, 40 from New Hanover and 28 from Brunswick. The camp, an annual outing comes as a sort (Continued on Page Two, Col. 41 i TRUMAN SIGNS LEAVE BOND BILL Urges Veterans Not To Cash Them Now Un less Urgent WASHINGTON July 26.—— President Truman signed a bill to day allowing war veterans holding terminal leave bonds to cash them any time after Sept. 1 but advised them not to do it. "I wish to emphasize strongly that it is to the veterans’ best in terest that they keep their bonds if they do not absolutely need to cash them now,” his statement said. ‘‘Almost $2,000,000,000 of bonds are outstanding. If a sizable pro portion of these bonds should be redeemed in the near future, gen eral inflationary pressures, which we have been endeavoring to con trol, would receive a substantial boost. Several hundred million dol lars poured into the spending stream would exert a strong up ward pressure on prices. “If, on the other hand, veterans choose the wise course, hold their bonds and continue to draw 2 1-2 per cent interest, their dollars Will buy more when they cash their bonds after inflationary conditions have eased.’’ * i Adjournment oi me lira stssiuu i of* the 80th Congress—first under j GOP control in 16 years—was ex pected just before midnight. ! in the closing hours, Congress j voted three new investigations. It will look into high consumer prices, the housing shortage and the policy of the U.'S. Immigration service. Most of the time, through, was spent in approving money bills. Five were put in final shape and sent through the legislative mill on adjournment day. The House, which considered each one first, found itself with more time on its hands in the final hours than the Senate had. There was some political oratory, and a tribute to speaker Joseph W. Martin. And there were endless arguments about the budget. The chief GOP economizer, Rep. John Taber of New York, grabbed a House microphone as the final appropriation bill hit the floor and exulted that “we have saved nearly $5,000,000,000. He was challenged dv nep. Al bert Gore, D., Tenn., who said Re publican budget cuts were “ph-oney” —a charge Democrats have been making for some time —and that the actual saving would be less than $2,000,000,000 Senators were arguing, too, about tile budget out. The position of Republicans and Democrats on the issue there was the same as in the House. Twice during the late afternoon and evening, the House called re cesses and wailed for the Senate to catch up. In the House little Sally Ploeser, nine-year-old daughter of Rep. Ploeser (R-Mo), took over the speaker’s duties when Ihe loud singing drove Martin to the quiet of his office. She banged the gavel repeatedly but couldn’t get any order and finally tossed it aside. The members sang “I’ve Been Working On the Railroad” with barbershop variations. Then, with a big of nostalgia and perhaps a bit of hope—with tins Senate stiii sitting—they sang “Home, Sweet-Home.” In the first demonstration of tha kind since before Ihe war, the Congressmen did not forget then* home districts. Out from the singing lawmak ers swelled such songs as “Carry Me Back to Old Virginie” and “The Eyes of Texas Are Upon You.” Newsmen later serenaded the lawmakers frara the press gallery, and the House pages took their elders’ places to return the press gallery’s contribution. The Congressmen’s private eleva vator was swiped once, and Capitol, clerks and stenographers toko turns piloting it with the regular operator back-scat driving. Vlisitors in the galleries enjoy ed the show, applauding Ihe music. NEW TAX RATE EXPECTED MONDAY Board Of Commissioners Meeting To Set Budget New Hanover county’s I94T48 tax rate is expected to be set ar.d the budget for the current fiscal year tentatively adop'ed to morrow morning 'at the weekly meeting of the board of comm.s sioners. Other than the fact that the rew rote will be increased over the cld 60-cent rate, the new tax levy was a matter of pure speculation yesterday after the board heia -a special session and failed to set a definite rate. Two things were clear one was the board was going to add five cents to the old levy authorized ty a special election for opera tion of Wilmington college and de fer until needed another five cent levy approved for a tuberculosis canitarium not vet under way. The other was the proposed in crease of almost $60,000 in the school budget to provide $26,400 in teacher pay si-pplemen’s : :id $32,800 in war emergency funds withdrawn by the federal govern ment was going to face opposi tion. A motion by Commissioner Geo rge Trask seconded by Commis sioner Louis Coleman to tenta tively set the rate at 70 cems was voted down by the other three commissioners yesterday. This would have provided five cents for increased hospital opeiatir;.? costs and miscellaneous incrcas (Continued On Page Two, Col. W