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ilmingtn tt ^Jttr __WILMINGTON, N. C., SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 1947 ESTABLISHED 1867 BRILLIANT SHINER is displayed by Joseph S. Wrenn, who says two policeman brutally beat him about the face and body. In addi tion to a severely bruised right eye he suffered numerous body bruis es. The former serviceman will be X-r&yed for possible head injuries this morning. The alleged attack took place last Sunday night on Front street, Wrenn said. (Staff Photo by Roy Cook) Former Serviceman Beaten By Police SEVEN MEN HELD IN MINE SLAYING Bell County, Kentucky, Residents Face Banding, Confederating Charges PINEVILLE, Ky., Aug 1—OT— Seven men were held without bond in the Bell county jail today on charges of murder in connection with the ambush slaying last Tues day of Raleigh Peace, 25-year-old coal mine employe and war vet eran. Tn eighth man, arrested in the »ame case, was held without bond on charges of banding and confed erating. The other reven also were charged with similar offenses in two separate warrants. County Attorney Martin Wilson Identified the prisoners, all Bell county residents, as Matt Smith, Lonzo Smith, George Nick, Tom Donaldson, Junior Grubbs, Latt Beverly and Otto Barnett, charged with murder and banding and con federating to commit a crime, and John Holland, charged only with banding and 'confederating. Peace was shot and killed near the Janeway mine, six miles South of Pineville, and Charles Janeway, the mint owner, was wounded. Peace was Janeway’s son-in-law. Harm Threatened Wilson said a group of men visited the pit July 22 and threat ened harm to persons and property See SEVEN on Page Two DURHAM REPORTS TWO FEVER CASES Rocky Mountain Type Iso lates Girl, Man For Hos pital, Home Treatment DURHAM, Aug. 1—(JP)—Durham Health department officials today revealed that two residents of the county are now undergoing treat ment for Rocky Mountain spotted fever. The victims are Barbara Ann Parrish. 11, 0f Durh am,k-Route 2, and Craven Searls of Morrisville, Route 1. The girl, who is a patient it Watts hospital, was stricken July 23, while Searls became ill two days later. He is receiving treatment at home. The fever is caused by the bite of a tick. They *ie the first Durham county cases reported this year. Health officials also announced today that a Negro mother and her 5'year-old son are receiving treat ment at Duke hospital for diph theria. The mother, Lula Bell Wright, was stricken July 26, two days later her son became ill. The Weather FORECAST: ' North Carolina—Fair and moderate temperatures Saturday and Sunday. South Carolina—Clear to partly cloudy *nd moderately warm Saturday and Sunday, few scattered thundershowers extreme South portion Saturday after noon arid evening. Eastern Standard Time) <«y U. S. Weather Bureau) ^teteorological data for the 24 hours 'tiding 7;3o p. m. yesterday. TEMPERATURES 1 20 a. m. 79; 7:30 a. m. 73; 1:30 p. m. 6,; ":30 p. rn. 86; Maximum 90; Mini 58; Mean 79; Normal 79. HUMIDITY ,.1:2° o- m. 89; 7:30 a. m. 93; 1:30 p. m. 6,1 ,;30 p. m. 66. PRECIPITATION toia! for 24 hours ending 7:30 p. m. inches. 'iche3* since "le °f the month 0.84 TIDES FOR. TODAY 5 frorn the Tide Tables published by U. Coast and Geodetic Survey). HIGH LOW urrungton_9:59 a.m. 4:50 a.m. 10:24 p.m. 4:59 p.m. «sonboro Inlet — 7:41 a.m. 1:55 a.m. - 8:10 p.m. 1:50 p.m. Punnse 5:24; Sunset 7:12; Moor.rise PP: Moonset 5:38a. i,Ver s'ago at Fayetteville, N. C. at *■ m Friday 9.1 fe«t. More WEATHER On Rax* *wo Joseph S. Wrenn Exhibits Mass Of Bruises, Welts To Substantiate Charges A 46-year-old ex-G. I. and former Wilmington shipyard worker, last night sat on a couch at 5 East Park avenue, Winter Park, his face and back a mass of bruises and welts and told a story of be ing brutally beaten by two local police officers. The man was Joseph S. Wrenn, six-foot 180 pounder. In the presence of Mrs. Sudie Coleman, who for the last four years has made her home at the Park avenue ad dress, Wrenn related his story. Mrs. Coleman, for whom Wrenn has done odd jobs for several years, verified the story as far as she knew it. According to Wrenn, last Sun day he went to Carolina Beach and returned in a car with friends to Wilmington, alighting on Front near Princess street, about mid night and started to walk to his quarters at 109 1-2 South Front street. Wrenn said that he and his com panions had drunk several bottles of beer at the beach. Stopped By Officers When nearly to his Front street quarters, Wrenn related, he was stopped by two officers in a squad car. They attempted “to arrest him and when he begged to be allowed to go hoirie, he said, one of the officers struck him. After that, Wrenn declared, he does not remember anything un til he was taken into police court the following morning where he pleaded guilty to drunkenness and was fined. Investigation showed that Wrenn was taken to James Walker Me morial hospital for first aid treat ment Sunday night. Wrenn said late last night that he was going to have X-ray’s made of his head at a local hos pital this morning. Dr. James Dickey last night would neither deny nor confirm that he had treated Wrenn although Wrenn said that he was a. patient of the physician. No Information Hospital attendants last night would neither confirm nor deny that Wrenn was treated there. John W. Kantyn, superintendent of the hospital, contacted at his Wrightsville beach home by tele phone, said he could not give out any information. “You see,” he said, “I’m out at the beach.” Chief Hubert Hayes could not be reached for comment. Police followed their usual rule of sur passing all reports. CHARLOTTE WINS ‘HOT DAY’ TITLE Queen City Tops Entire State With Temperature High Of 94 Degrees August yesterday brought a mass of cool air from the Northwest to relieve some sun-scorched North Carolinians but the Appalachian Mountain barrier denied this relief to others. In general, however, the mercury was several degrees lower than the previous days near 100-degree read ip"" at manv state points. Charlotte, where the maximum temperature was 94, was the hot test point yesterday. Greensboro, Raleigh and Winston-Salem all re ported high readings of 90. Reflecting the coolness of the mountains, Asheville’s high was nn'.v 83, while atop lofty Mt. Mit chell a high point of 59 — with a 49-degree minimum — was record ed. Wilmington’s 90 and Cape Hat teras’ 83 was the range for the coastal area. Security Council Calls On Indonesians, Netherlands To End War Immediately; | Brewster Will Waive Senatorial Rights Probers Hear Publicity Man Evidence Links Elliott Roosevelt With Overrid ing Air Force General WASHINGTON, Aug; !—(£>)—Sen ators probing Howard Hughes’ ability to get warplane contracts heard testimony today that Elliott Roosevelt’s recommendations over rode the commanding general of the air forces, and then started quizzing publicity man John Meyer on his relations with the son of the late President. Meyer sleepy-eyed after a hur ried flight here from France, did not get very far on hfs story of his work for Hughes before the hearing was suddenly recessed un til tomorrow. He did get in a denial that he had padded his expense accounts to show lavish entertainment of government officials. He replied, “Right” when asked whether it was ‘‘your duty to entertain Army officers, Navy officers and oth ers?” The many-sided inquiry of the Senate War Investigating commit tee also turned up an offer by its chairman, Senator Brewster (R Maine), to waive his senatorial rights and appear as a witness on what he said was ‘‘a blackmail charge” fired at him by Hughes. Meyer testified briefly at the end of a day which produced an account by Maj. Gen. Oliver P Echols of how the recommendation of Elliott Roosevelt, son of the late President, brought Hughes, Hollywood millionaire, a $22,000, 000 contract for photo reconnais sance planes. On Arnold Order Echols, former assistant chief on the Air staff, said the contract went to Hughes after Gen. H. H. Arnold, chief of the air forces dur ing the war, directed on Aug. 24, 1943, that no further action be taken to encourage Hughes in de velopment of a photographic plane. Echols, now retired, told the committee that a week later Ar nold reversed his decision after talking to Elliott and issued verbal instructions to Echols that “steps See PROBERS on Page Two LOTTERIES GRAB GREENSBORO SPOT Court Officials Confer Over Prizes At Air Show; VFW Undecided GREENSBORO, August 1. —(fP) — Lotteries grabbed the spotlight here today following a conference of Superior court officials and an nouncement that the local Veterans of Foreign Wars post had not de cided what will be done in their plans for a lottery in which an automobile was to be given away at a local baseball game. Judge H. Hoyle Sink, Solicitor Charles T. Hagan, Jr., and Sher iff John Walters, after a conference this afternoon, announced that steps to investigate the proposal to give away prizes at an air show scheduled at Greensboro - High Point airport Sunday would be tak en. High Point Jaycees and Guil ford County Pilots association are sponsoring the Sunday air show and have announced that an elec tric refrigerator, an electric wash ing machine and two radios will be awarded as prizes. Officials of the V. F. W., follow ing a meeting at noon today, an nounced that no decision on calling off their proposed project had been made. THE 12 WILMINGTON BOYS shown in the accompanying photo were guests at a get-together party held last night by Wilmington Lodge, No. 532. Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, which will sponsor their attendance at the North Carolina Elks boys’ camp near Hendersonville, August 3-17. In the group of youngsters are, front row, Bobby Leitch, Leoverne Joye, Verneli Peacock, Ludwig Lelner, Gatchell Joye, Gene Skinner; back row, Harriss King, Earl Gore, Bon aid Hobbs, Allen Moore, Kenneth Looney and Wade Moore. (Star Staff Photo by Maynard). _____ SUPERFORTS MAKE ‘FANCY’ LANDING Seven Army Ships Roar In to Washington After Long Tokyo Trip By WILLIAM C. BARNARD (Associated Press reporter who flew in one of the superfortresses in their record flight from Tokyo.) WASHINGTON, Aug. 1. —UP)— The seven big superfortresses which today set a new mass flight record from Tokyo to Washington came in right on the nose. Just at high noon they rcfared over Washington, 30 hours and 55 minutes of air time from Tokyo. This included 48 minutes in Circl ing over Martinsburg, W. Va., be fore being joined by 24 jet pilots for the last few miles of the 7,000 mile historic trip. The flying time did not include some three hours at Anchorage, Allaska, for refueling at the only stop enroute. Then, at the end, it was some thing to see. After all that gruelling time in the air, the men who flew the farthest and fastest heavy bombardment mission ever flown had what it took for a fancy fin ish. “Let’s stack ’em up good now,” Squadron Leader Howard F. Hugos of Enid, Okla., a lieutenant Colo nel, called. “Let’s show ’em we’ve got it.” Tight Formation The tired pilots snapped into a tight formation and the seven See 8UPERFORTS On Page Two TAFT WILL COUNT ON SOUTHERN AID Senator’s Friends Count North Carolina As Fa vorable To Candidacy COLUMBUS, O., Aug. 1—W— Friends of Senator Taft (R-Ohio) said today they are counting on a big block of Southern delegates to svfpport the Ohioan in the 1948 national convention if he decides to make the race for the Presi dential nomination as home state Republicans have urged him to do. As Taft motored toward his fam ily retreat on Canada’s Murray Bay for a five weeks’ vacation be fore undertaking a Western speak ing tour in September to sound out See TAFT On Page Two Standard Oil Buys Land For Terminal i_ THALIAN SERIES The response to the Star’s an nouncement yesterday morning of a, forthcoming series of sto ries on the history of Thalian Hall and its players is gratify ing. Moreover, such response is concrete evidence of the real need for the restoration of this historical landmark, and a re weaving of the dramatic events in its life from its conception to the present time. The series of stories—to be il lustrated when possible—will make its initial appearance in Monday morning’s Star. The stories will be factually and in terestingly told. Watch for the first installment Monday morn ing. DEADLINE NEARS ON FORD STRIKE Eleventh - Hour Effort To Halt Walkout Of 107, 000 Men Bogs Down DETROIT, Aug. 1—(ff)—An eleventh-hour effore to head off a threatened strike of 107,000 Ford Motor co. production workers end ed today with no reported progress toward a settlement of the dispute. Officials of the CIO United Auto Workers said they turned down a four - point proposal .advanced Thursday by Henry Ford II to CIO President Philip Murray. The con ditional offer proposed waiving certain of the company’s rights un der the Taft-Hartley act in return for what Ford called “good faith conditions” from union. Richard T. Leonard, UAW-CIO vice president and national Ford director, announced the union’s rejection after a two-hour bargain ing session. He said the company negotiators reiterated their refusal to grant an “immunity” clause in the con tract against the financial liability section of the Taft-Hartley law. “We are just not in agreement,” he added. John S. Bugas, Ford vice presi dent in charge of industrial rela tions, replied “no comment” to all reporters’ questions. Deeds Of Transfer For 168 Acres Costing $55,000 Recorded Here Deeds of transfer involving a transaction of some $55,000 and recording the purchase of 168 acres of New Hanover county land by the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, for the erection of a new and enlarged petroleum terminal, went on file at the courthouse yes terday. The construction investment ex pected to be made by Standard Oil on the new terminal site, which commands a 2,000-foot frontage on the Cape Fear river, will approxi mate $2,000,000, it is understood. J. Laurens Wright of Charlotte, district manager for North Caro lina of the Standard Oil company, said the company purchased three tracts, to wit: A 65-acre tract of the A. M. Mc Koy property, 80 acres of the J. V. Grainger property (formerly known as the McKoy-HonnetTract), and 23 acres of the A. E. Krott nauer lands. On River Road These combined properties lie below the plant of the North Caro lina Shipbuilding company, on both sides of the River Road. Wright said that the new termi nal is expected to have a storage capacity of between 600,00-0 and 700,000 barrels, with a probable average of 650,000 barrels. A. M. McKoy, of the Watters Snipes Realty company, handled negotiations for the sale on behalf of the McKoy and Grainger tracts. F. E. Livingston, real estate deal er, represented the Krottnauer in terest in the transaction. Wright said that some time in See STANDARD on Page Two INCREASE ANNOUNCED BY GENERAL MOTORS ON PASSENGER CARS * DETROIT, Aug. 1—(JP)—Genera] Motors Corp. today increased the price of all passenger cars and Chevrolet trucks by two to six per cent. In Washington, an aide ol Wal ter P. Reuther, president of the CIO United Auto Workers, term ed the increases “unjustified’’ al though Reuther himself refrained from comment. The rest of the auto industry eyed the increases narrowly but with out immediate comment. Self-Kicker Rounds Out Ten Booting” Years; Fish Caller Appeal Brings Forth Fishy Tales i-1 Answers From Anglers Have Doubtful Tinge, Scribe Becker Reveals CHICAGO, Aug. 1—(SP)—A Chi cago woman who wanted to obtain a fish caller, “a little thing you sit in the boat and blow on, and the fish come around so you can catch them,” had a variety of an swers from the nation’s anglers today—but some of them sounded a bit fishy. The responses came to Bob Becker, Chicago Tribune outdoor editor, who originally had given the woman this answer: “A duck caller I know about. A goose caller, a moose caller, a crow caller, yes. I’ve even heard about a pig caller. But a fish caller, no.” Becker then received a number of letters from anglers who said they knew of fish callers. H. N. D'.venport of Buffalo, N. Y. declared: “The Indians make fish oallers gee ANSWERS n Page Two Along The Cape Fear HOME AGAIN — After seven months of roaming around in frigid waters, chasing inconstant ice bergs, the good old Coast Guard cutter Mendota touched home port again yesterday, no longer a phan tom of the seas. Sh docked at 6:20 p. m., and it would be putting it mildly to chronicle that the 90 men and 10 officers, from Commander George H. Bowerman on down, were hap py to tie up again at the Custom House dock. Commander Bowerman lost little time in getting home to Harbor Island, and Lt. Robert F. Barber, the executive officer, was not long, either, in donning a suit of civvies once more and heading for the lights and crowds of Front street. • * * COAST GUARD DAY — The Men dota reached home port in time to help celebrate Coast Guard Day — Monday, August 4 — marking the 157th anniversary of the organi zation of the United States COMt Guard on August 4, 1790. In observance of the occasion, Commander Bowerman announc ed that the Mendota will be open to the general public for inspection between the hours of 1 and 4 p. m. today, tomorrow and Monday. The regular ship's crew will be on duty today and tomorrow, but only a skeleton crew will man the vessel Monday, which will be a holiday for most of the Mendota personnel. * * * AHEAD OF SCHEDULE — The Mendota’s schedule called for her arrival sometime today. But she reached port some 12 hours ahead of schedule. There was a very valid reason for this. “Coming down from Baltimore,” said Commander Bowerman, “we decided that since we were on our way home it would be a good time to put on our semi-annual full power trial. So we made 18 knots for several hours.” Twice a year the Mendota is re 1 See CAPE FEAR On Page Two Tom Haywood’s Machine Will Continue To Bring Solace To Thousands NEW BERN, Aug. 1.—OP)— Tom Haywood’s unique self-kicking ma chine rounded out ten years of service this week and will continue to operate for the benefit of those who feel they have done something best atoned for by a swift kick in the pants. Haywood, a commissioner of Craven county, said today he had planned to dismantle his contrap tion upon its tenth anniversary but changed his mind because of public demand. The machine consists of a belt driven hub with four arms, each carrying at its end a securely mounted shoe. The user, after taking the proper stance, turns a crank which sets the shoes in mo tion, with each planting a resound ing whack at the place where it will do the most good as the arms revolve. Since it was installed July 27, 1937, Haywood said, more than 500, See TOM HAYWOODS On Pare 2 ELKS WILL SEND YOUTHS TO CAMP 12 Young Wilmingtonians To Enjoy Stay At Moun tain Resort ■ Outdoor life still has an irresist able appeal. This was proven yesterday when officials of the Wilmington Elk club announced that 12 local boys who have proved themselves physical ly and mentally qualified are gath ering canteens, knapsacks, and oth er camping equipment together for a two-weeks stay at the North Carolina Elks Camp for boys, near Hendersonville. The youngsters leave Wilming ton today fof the camp, which be gins its varied activities Sunday. The Wilmington Lodge, along with those all over the State, de fray all expenses of the campers while they are there, including traveling expenses and spending money. This is the third year of opera tion for the camp and, according to reports from there, well over 425 youths from all sections of North Carolina are expected to attend. In its first year 250 boys took part in the camping events. Last year the number of enrollment was 318. • Supervised Camp The camp will operate for four two-week periods. All the facilities of the regular organized summer camps are available and Ihe lodge this summer has a staff of 20 per sons experienced in boys’ sum mer camp work. Now under construction at the camp is a gymnasium which has included in it additional sleeping quarters, showers, and other facili ties. The dining hall is being en* larged in anticipation of the in creased enrollment and other per manent improvements are being made. COUNTY TO CHECK ON CARTER CASE Committee Named After Commissioners Suspend Home Superintendent A special committee of the coun ty commissioners today is study ing the case of Charles M. Carter, 37, suspended county farm and home superintendent. The committee composed of Commissioners Chairman Addison Hewlett, Dr. J. M. Hall and Louis Coleman, will make a report to the entire body recommending either the naming of a new super intendent or how the institution will be operated. Temporarily, the county farm is without a superintendent. Action on appointing an acting superin tendent likely will be made within a day or so. Action putting the matter into the hands of the committee, came yesterday after the suspension of Carter by the commissioners. His suspension resulted from charges of larceny and receiving brought against Carter and Clarence Croom, 45. former city fireman. Charges Filed Eldridge Fergus, local fish deal er, • charged the pair with taking $450 from his brother, Robert Fer gus, in a South Front street es tablishment last Wednesday. The case against the two men in Recorder’s court yesterday was continued until Friday, August 8. Carter was at liberty on $000 bond but Croom had failed to furnish bail. Carter, appearing before the commissioners yesterday at a special meeting, was suspended without prejudice to his position, after relating in the presence of his attorney, David Sinclair, that he was innocent of any wrongdo ing. He related that Croom gave him See COUNTY On Page Two Veto Threats Are Quelled UN Governing Body Votes 8 To 0 To Require Na tions To Arbitrate Lake success, Aug. 1—yp)— The United Nations Security coun cil tonight called upon the Dutch and Indonesians to cease fighting immediately and settle their dis putes by arbitration or other peaceful means. The unprecedented decision was reached after only two days of debate. The vote was 8 to 0 with Bel gium, France and Britain abstain ing. Britain stressed that its ab stention should not be construed as a veto. Alexander Parodi of France said he would have preferred to vote against the resolution, but ab stained because his veto would have killed it. Faris El Khoury, of Syria, coun cil chairman, immediately in structed the U.N. staff to com municate the council’s decisions to the governments of The Neth erlands and the Republic of In donesia. Council Adjourns The council adjourned at 8:15 p.m. (EDT) until Monday at 3 p.m. (EDT). In the final stages of a five hour session, delegates rejected a Rus sian amendment which directed that Dutch and Indonesian troops should be withdrawn to positions they held at the start of military operations as a step toward the peaceful settlement. The vote here was 2 to 0 with only Poland sup porting the Soviet Union and the other nine members abstaining. Passage of the resolution, spon sored by the United States and amended by the Erench and Poles, also served to give Security coun cil recognition to the Republic of Indonesia, This point had been hotly contested by The Nether lands, which contended that In donesia was not yet an independ ent state. In an adjoining cham ber,' the Economic and Social council also voted recognition to the Republic by inviting it to a trade and employment conference in Havana next November. Will Oppose Order The question immediately arose whether The Netherlands would choose to comply with the council decision. Dr. Eelco N. Van • Kleffens, Dutch ambassador, told the coun cil in the midst of the speedy dis cussions that his government ■would accept an invitation to end hostilities but would oppose any order from the council. The Dutch consistently held that the council had no power to give any order* in the Indonesian case. ARMY DISCOVERS BIG ARMS PLANT German Factories Were Making War Materials For “Foreign Power” BERLIN, Aug. 1. — (/P)— The American Military government said today it had discovered large quantities of war material, which apparently had been manufactur ed for an unidentified “foreign power,” secreted in stockpiles in two German factories in the U. S. sector of Berlin. The two factories were closed immediately and the factory of ficials taken into custody. Semi-completed gyroscope motors used in aircraft, submarines and tanks, wings and body parts of link trainers, theodolites for use in observing the trajectories of guid ed missiles such as the German V-l and V-2. Submarine periscopes and similar precision instruments were found in the Friedenau and Mari endorf plants of Askaniawerke, one of the biggest general scientific instrument businesses in the world. Askania, which now employs be tween 700 and 1,000 workmen in Berlin, has branches in other sec tions of Germany and foreign coun tries and during the war was en gaged almost entirely in manufac turing, designing and developing scientific instruments for the Ger man armed forces. And So To Bed While sitting on her porch on Perry avenue, a lady of the city happened to see three little N'egro boys strolling down the street, peddling their wares lustily and enthusiastically. “Fresh butterbeans,” they called at the top of their salesman-like voices. Their cry rang down the street. But, two other little boys who sought to destroy their convincing sales talk yelled back in reply, “Stale butter beans.” Vnpreturbed, one of the little Negro boys smiled and said, “They’re as fresh as you are, and that’s mighty fresh!”
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