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SUPERFORTS MAKE (Continued from Page One) planes, escorted by 24 P-80 jet fighters roared low over Washing ton. , "I couldn’t take much more of this stuff,” First Lt. William H. Walding, a co-pilot, remarked as he edged his ship very close to the wing of another plane, * but its fun while I last.” The eighth plane, commanded by Capt. William J. Webster of Lub bock Tex., was enroute to Wash ington tonight after being maroon ed seven hours at Anchorage. Web ster had a rocky flight across the dreary North Pacific with one en gine in bad condition, but at An chorage he crawled from his ship with the Texas flag and announc ed: ‘‘Everybody should salute this flag.” v “ The 29’s churned up a storm of red dust in their takeoff from Yo kota"field, Tokyo, while peasants gaped outside the field’s fences. ' As the planes sped Eastward into flic rising sun, the first night was Only five hours long. The next day, white-capped peaks of the des olate Aleutian islands poked theii noses above a blanket of clouds. These ominous peaks looked good fo one plane, however, the ship commanded by Lt. Julian Upton. After a worried night across the cold water, Upton made a forced landing on the Island of Adak. had the trouble fixed, and caught up with the rest. ' Fog Closes In I Weather closed in on the 29's as they Throbbed over Anchorage a fog and rain squall made it a tt-icky landing. They lost almost an hour since most of the planes had to come in with the ground control approach radar system and ij took time. v Winds were favorable, however, over the majestic, high-reaching Alaskan peaks. Pilots joked about ijow far they might skid if they made a forced landing on a gla cier. But there wasn’t too much Joking by now. Everyone was tired. 3-29’s aren’t built for comfort — the bomb bay, gun turrets, radar systems and other fighting equip ment occupy all good sleeping rpom. You sleep on the floor if you sleep at all and if you are a radar man or navigator you don’t sleep. And you eat army rations — rib room in a 29 for lunch boxes. Even the water supply is short. 'Over Washington, Lt. Horace C. Nichols, one of the pilots asked: 1 "What time we going back to Port Worth?” '“Nine A. M. tomorrow, his eo Xjjlot replied. * “No sense in staying over.” Nichols said. “I’d rather fly right on home.” COUNTY TO CHECK (Continued from Page One) $350 for* safekeeping which the lat ter said that he had found on the sidewalk. Cartey declared that he had asked Croom whose money U was and that Croom had said he did not know. ‘•I told him,” related the sus pended superintendent, ‘‘that it was not right to keep it. I had no intentions of keeping the mon ey and was doing everything to find out who the owner was when the charges were filed.” Not Clear Carter said that in addition to the $350 given nim, Croom had another $50. However, the addi tional $50 of the total of $450 nam ed in the warrant, was not. clearly accounted for. Upon motion of Commissioner Harry Gardner, who said it was I a matter of policy, Carter was suspended. The suspension would stand pending the outcome of any court action. Attorney Sinclair suggested that Mrs. Charles Carter operate the home. After some discussion, the commissioners agreed that Caitt; and his family move within the next few days. HIGHSMITH FUNERAL SET FOR 2 O’CLCK : TODAY AT ATKINSON J3URGAW. Aug. 1. — George H. Highsmith, 60-year-old well known druggist of Atkinson, died at his hdme Thursday morning after a loiig illness. Funeral services will be conduct ed at 2 p. m. Saturday in Atkin scfn, N. C., Rev. P. K. Woody of ficiating. Interment will be in Rock fish Cemetery at Wallace. The Ma sonic Order of Atkinson will handle thfe grave-side ceremonies. )Vfr. Hignsmlth Is survived by his wife, Mrs. Isla Ward Highsmith. Two sons; George H., Jr., and Charles W. Highsmith of Atkinson. Oije daughter, Mrs. E. V. Linsey of- Greenville, and two brothers; Dr. J. H. Highsmith of Greens boro and J. N. Highsmith of Dur ham. Two grandchildren also sur vive. TOM HAYWOOD’S ' (Continued from Page One) OOil penitents and others merely curious have resorted to its soul eaaing booting. Included were num erous high ranking officials, at least one governor, and residents of-nearty every state in the union as" well as of foreign countries. The kicker is now wearing out Ms tenth belt and its sixth set of shoes. Dial 2-3311 For Newspaper Service PLAN YOUR General Electric Kiichen NOW! GREGG BROS. -U0MarketSt|__DiaI9G55i> STATE ADVERTISING EXECUTIVES ENJOY CONVENTION DINNER NEW BERN. Aug. 1, — Repre sentatives of newspapers and ad vertising- agencies met here tonight at Trent Pines club for the opening sessions of the midsummer meet ing of the Carolinas Advertising Executives association. Officers and directors had dinner together followed by an executive session of the newspaper members with C. W. Patterson. Jr., of High Point, President, presiding. A number of short addresses are scheduled for tomorrow morning with Josephus Daniels of Raleigh as luncheon speaker. A banquet tomorrow night will conclude the programs which are all under the direction of J. L. Allegood of Wil mington. Co-chairman of local ar rangements are C. A. Euryof this city and Frank Horton of Kinston. CAPE FEAR (Continued from Page One) quired to make a test run at full speed. The 18 knots an hour she made while en route down from Baltimore sent her nosing through a lot of water. * • • MET PC-776 — Two miles below Wilmington yesterday afternoon the Mendota passed the Naval Re serve PC-776, en route to Charles ton, and the crews of the two ships exchanged customary amenities by standing at attention and saluting. Except for a three-day. visit in February, the Mendota has been away from Wilmington for seven months. * * * PATROL DUTY — Based at Bos ton, the Mendota has been away from Wilmington all these months on ice patrol on the Grand Banks, off Labrador, where ice and cur rent observations were made, and elsewhere in the North Atlantic. On occasion the Coast Guard ves sel would trail a wandering ice berg. With radar she would pick up the approach of other vessels m the shipping lanes and by radio warn them of the presence and floating position of the icy menaces in their paths. Moving pictures, were made of some of the icdberg movements and many photographs were made for the cutter’s files by Lieutenant Hildebrandt, the photographic of ficer. * * * AWAITS ORDERS — Command er Bowerman expects that the Mendota will remain tied up here for at least a fortnight before go ing back on patrol schedule. It is quite likely that he will receive or ders regarding a new patrol sched ule next week. Just now he is hopeful of build ing up the ship's comj-’ement, which normally calls for li4 men and 12 officers. Of the 90 men and 10 officers now aboard, 60 per cent of the crew are from the old cut ter Modoc. ‘‘Wre had smooth sailing during our ice patrol duty.” Commander Bowerman said last night. ‘‘But we are glad to be back home, be lieve me.” ANSWERS FROM (Continued from Page One) out of Duckabush trees. They are of extremely high pitch and the whistle is sometimes inaudible to the human ear. The end of the whistle is placed in the water and the vibrations bring the fish from near and far.” Frank F. Weber of Yorkville, 111., volunteered this information: “You just take the long stem of the dandelion blossom, pinch one end of it until it slightly splits. Then blow through the split.” This brings fish from miles around trying to seize the blowers’ hook, Weber claimed. An anonymous correspondent said he knew the fish caller well. The only difficulty, he reported, was that fish oftimes wrest the caller from the fisherman and then use it to call one another. “What she really intended to ask for,” wrote G. W. Kraus of Atlan ta, Ga., “was a fish hound.” He said that this w'as a certain kind of hound found more commonly in the upper part of Florida, work ing out of Panama City. “The fish hound serves any num ber of customers,” Kraus said. “All you have to do is give him ten bucks a day. He furnishes ev erything—not only calls the fish but cha’ses them right on to the hook, and all you have to do is drag them in.” SEVEN MEN HELD 1 L (Continued from Page One) » there unless a union contract was signed between the company and miners. One of the warrants ac cused the eigit prisoneis with be ing in tha' group. The other banding and confeder ating warrant accused all except Holland with being in the group which returned to the mine on the morning Peace was shot and killed. Officials here reported today that several truck mine operations near here 1 ave closed recently aftr receiving threats from “roving pickets” that the mines must close unless they sign union contracts. Unidentified Members of the groups were not identified but two mine operators reported today they were forced to close. Wilson said the investigation of the Peace slaying would be con tinued. No date has been set yet for the examining trials for the eight prisoners. STANDARD BUYS (Continued from Page One) the future Standard Oil might erect a canning plant on the river-front site to be operated as an adjunct of the terminal. He could announce no definite plans regarding this project, how ever. Wright is currently residing at his summer home at Wrihtsville Beach. Carrots and other edible roots were imported into Great Britain from Holland and Flanders about 1510. ! TAFT WILL COUNT (Continued from Page One) his prospects for the nomination and election. Some of his out-of state supporters said he could have strong Southern support for the asking. Taft’s colleagues still here after last night’s big home-coming rally, which was interpreted by them as launching the Taft Presidential boom also drew some comfort from yesterday’s statement by Gov. James H. Duff (R-Pa) advising the party not to tie itself up to a single candidate so long in ad vance of the convention. Martin Favorite The believed Taft might muster some strength in the big Pennsyl vania convention delegation. There are reports, though, that Senator Martin will be the Keystone state's favorite son. Taft had strong support from Southern delegations in his past two attempts at the nomination in 1936 and 1940. Visiting Republicans here said much Taft strength was still there, but predicted sunlit dele gations from several states. They said Carrol Reece, chair man of the Republican National committee and Tennessee national committeeman, would probably hold the key to the Southern situ ation; that other state delegations would follow Tennessee’s endorse ment. One Tennessee visitor said there is a movement afoot to make Reece a "favorite son” candidate in order that he might hold the Tennessee delegation in the safety zone, wait ing to jump on the winner’s band wagon. Other Taft supporters said he probably would receive support not only in Tennessee, but in Louisi ana, Alabama, and Mississippi. They looked for possible split dele gations in Texas, former Taft bailiwick, and in Florida, North Carolina and Virginia. Georgia Doubtful They would not attempt at this juncture to predict how Georgia and South Carolina might line up. Whatever the ultimate strength Taft shows up with in Dixie, one thing is cerAin. He has the pro mise of Ohio's big block of 53 dele gates in his pocket if he wants ! them. CIO's BELL BLAMES HIGH PRICE ON TAFT WASHINGTON, Aug I—(/Pi—Jack Kroll, director of the CIO Political Action committee, sajd today Sena tor Taft (R-Ohio) is "primarily re sponsible” for the high cost of living and it he runs for Presi dent he “will not even carry his own home state of Ohio. At the same time Senator Wher ry (R-Neb), in an interview, blam ed Truman administration for high meat prices and said they will con tinue “as long as the government allows half of our wheat crop to be exported overseas and engages in anything but orderly buying of grains.” Kroll, in a statement fr«m CIO headquarters, said Taft “is now an avowed candidate ’ for the Re publican nomination and the CIO PAC is .'sifting the nefarious rec ord” of Taft as chairman of the Senate Republican Policy commit tee. “We cannot forget his general ship in the fight against OPA. which he seeks to disclaim,” Kroll said. Interview Himself Noting Taft’s chairmanship of a Senate-House committee to inves tigate prices, Kroll added: “If Senator Taft is really inter ested in what causes the high cos' of living today he can sit at home and interview himself. He is the one primarily responsible for it.’’ Wherry scoffed at arguments that killing of OPA controls caused steak to soar to above $1 a pound in some butcher shops and said the cause is “large exports of wheat both last year and this year.” “If we had OPA controls today we would have the worst black market and the longest lines at meat counters ever seen,’’ he de dared. "We have no meat’ black mar kets today. Nobody has to stand in line to buy meat. If the price is too high, you can leave it alone or buy something else.” _ DEWEY HOLDING STILL ON HIS INTERESTS ALBANY, N. Y„ Aug. 1—(tfl Nothing short of a political rocket will propel Gov. Thomas E. Dewey into announcing he is a candidate for the 1948 Republican Presiden tial nomination, an authoritative source indicated today after trie governor’s return from a month’s tour of the west. Keeping his own counsel, Dewey dug deep into a high pile of ac cumulated state work soon after he and his family arrived this morning from Detroit, last stop on a 6,500-mile “vacation” trip. Although Dewey has not declar ed his candidacy and does not in tend to, his Western junket was partially a vacation but largely a major phase of his campaign to win the Presidential nomination. The governor was represented as highly pleased with tile results of the trip. He conferred with Re publican leaders of 15 states and 12 of them said ne was leading the field in their states. Three Exceptions The three exceptions were Colo rado, where he was given a “fight ing chance” against Senator Rob ert A. Taft by National Committee man Rex Eaton; Illinois, which is reported now to be leaning toward its governor, Dwight Green, oi; Taft, and Michigan, where it? senior Senator, Arthur H. Vanden berg, holds first place in the af fections of the party. Informed sources said Dewey was convinced that he had amass ed a sizeable lead over Taft and felt no necessity, immediately at least, of speaking out on national and foreign issues, as Taft would have "ail Republicans” do. When and if Dewey does take to the public platform on issues ar fecting the nation at home and abroad, it will not be as a declar ed candidate for the Presidential nomination, unless something now unforeseen changes the picture. BRICKER SHAKES GUARDS FOR VACATION TRIP COLUMBUS, O., Aug. l-f.T’V Seiil John W. Bricker departed to day for a month’s vacation in Canada, leaving behind police ^bodyguards assigned after a mys HAMBONE’S MEDITATIONS ! By Alley 1OAA WAN' ME T' LOAN 'lM A loLLAH '7WELI T At OR ROW — CHUCKS.1 EF HE A IN' 60T NO pcLLAM ON fAt>'PAY he 5Ho' Ain’ 6wine HAVE 0/JE ON SUNVAY! ; fft ied c At 8-2-y ^ t Iw li .i— .1 !•» Th*' U>ll »**H dl.alr liu* • Ti ...!.• Mmfe Kt'ii. 4\ *. Cm. uiti.f* terious caller telephoned “we're going to get him this time.” Five detectives were on duty to protect the former governor at last night’s Republican rally here. Grounds of his home in suburban upper Arlington also were search ed. Bricker was not at home yes terday when his mother-in-law. Mrs. Maud A. Day, took the threat ening call. A similar call was made to the Senator’s downtown law of fice. Police expressed belief the calls were from a “crank” but took no chances. A former capitol police man fired on Bricker in Washing ton three w:eeks ago. Appears At Ease Bricker appeared at ease during last night’s banquet. He sat at a table near the speakers’ platform and introduced Sen. Robert A. Taft for the latter’s address. After the banquet, the body guards escorted Bricker from the hall by a rear entrance. Later three detectives accompanied Taft out the same way. Authorities de | scribed the action as a “precau tionary measure.” PROBERS HEAR (Continued from Page One) should be taken to contract with Hughes” for 100 planes. In San Francisco, Arnold con firmed his order for the 100 planes with the observation “hindsight and second guessing seem to be in order.” “Hindsight is *11 very ■well, but at that time they wanted planes and wanted them fast,” Arnold told reporters. Asked if he thought the Hughes plane a good one, Arnold answer ed: “I didn’t say that. We were in a war. We needed ttye best equipment we could get in a hur ry. We needed a fast photo re connaissance plane like the British Mosquito. “We tried to build the Mosquito here and we couldn't. We tried to build them in Canada and c°uldn t. We tried to get them from Europe and couldn’t. “The only plane we could get like it was Howard Hughes’s FX-11 and that's why we bought it.” Copy Exhibited The committee received a copy of a technical order covering these 100 planes which noted that they were to be produced “following a recommendation frpm Colonel Roosevelt to General Arnold.” Echols said he assumed that Wright Field air authorities want ed to show by this notation that they advised against the project and were overruled. Also into the record went an Army Air Forces memorandum dated March 31, 1945, saying there was “pressure brought to bear from very high places” in connec tion with award of the contract. Brewster, chairman of the War Investigating committee, made his offer to waive Senatorial privi leges after Hughes announced in Los Angeles that he will ask the Justice department t0 investigate “the relationship of Senator Brew ster with Pan American Airways.” This was a reference to Hughes’ statement earlier this week that the Maine' Senator had offered to call off the current investigation if Hughes would merge his Trans World Airline with Pan American. “I will welcome the most thor ough exploration of tnis charge by the Attorney General in justice to all concerned,” Brewster said in a statement. , To Waive Privirege* He added that after Hughes has testified before the committee, “1 shall be most happy to waive all committee and Senatorial pri vileges and appear before the com mittee as a plain American citizen under oath.” Brewster added that "if there were a word of truth in the charg es now being made” by Hughes ‘‘they should have been presented to the Attorney General last Febru ary at the time of the alleged pro posal.” The Maine lawmaker said “one does not wait six months where a blackmail charge is involved.” Although Finland extends far north into extremely cold lati tudes, with rugged climate and topography, it is an agricultural country. Lumber is the most im-‘ portant industry. Principal crops are rye, barley, oats potatoes and hay. None Better-At Any Price! CROSS COUNTRY AFTER-DINNER SPEECHES AT DUKE DURHAM, Aug. 1 .—(/P)—After dinner speeches telephoned from coast to coast featured tonight’s banquet of the Duke university Southern California Alumnia asso ciation at Los Angeles. The speakers, Dean H^.J. Her ring and Coach Wallace Wade, were introduced by Alumni Secre | tary Charles A. Dukes in the alumni office of the university campus at Durham. The listen ers sat around banquet tables on the other side of the continent in Los Angeles. The speeches were transmitted by direct telephone j wire from Durham to Los Angeles. ! Thurston Jackson, Duke grad uate in 1934. presided over the banquet on the west coast. The Los Angeles chapter was reorganized Dec. 15, 1946. To night’s banquet was the first an nual meeting since the group was reorganized. Whiteville Police Chief Appointed Public Works Head _ i WHITEVILLE. Aug. 1. — W. B. Coleman, chief of the Whiteville po lice force for the past 20 years, Wednesday afternoon , announced that he had tendered his resigna tion as chief to accept the city’s offer of the post of city superin tendent of public works. With the release of his letter of resignation, city officials disclos ed that Assistant Chief E. W. Hobbs had been named acting chief as of August 1 when Mr. Coleman will take his new position. Chief Coleman laid aside his badge and uniform Friday night, and hung up his gun and holster which he wore for 22 years. Gold, silver, cattle and oil are important products of Mexico. DECLINES NOTED | IN earnings; Weekly Wages Down 0.8 Per Cent During June, Says Labor Branch RALEIGH, Aug. 1.—UP)—Hourly and weekly earnings of state non agricultural workers showed frac tional declines in June, Clarence Pritchard, statistics director for the state labor department, re ported today. Weekly earnings, which averaged $35.28, were down 0.8 per cent and as compared with May averages, Pritchard said. Weekly and-hour ly earnings decreased in 19 in dustry groups and increased in 16 other groups. The length of the work week conformed to a downward trend in earnings, with fewer hours be ing worked in 19 industry groups and more hours worked in 16 groups. With an over-all deeline of 0.3 per cent, the work week averaged 38.3 hours. Manufacturing workers in non durable goods industries averaged 96 cents an hour; those in durable goods industries, 84.2 cents. Non manufacturing industries showed an average of 75.9 cents. Nine in dustry groups, all in manufactur ing, . paid average wages of more than $1-00 an hour. Hourly and weekly earnings in the textile mill products industry fell sharply, along with a marked decline in total employment. Hour ly earnings in cotton textiles, ihe largest branch of the industry, fell 4.1 per cent. All other princi pal branches of the industry show ed decreases in earnings, and the length of the work-week also de clined in most branches. Weekly earnings in tobacco and .tobacco manufacturing industries, which employed 3.000 additional workers during June, declined 3 1 per cent. Average hourly earnings fell 1.7 per cent, but were still at an avert ge oi $1.05 per near Average hourly and weekly wages of hotel employees— one of the lowest-paid groups of em ployees in the state—fell six per cent during June. Hole! employees averaged 39.4 cents an hour m wages, not 'including tips, or $18.20 for a work week of slightly more than 46 hours. PROBABLE CAUSE FOUND IN ALAMANCE SHOOTING CASE BURLINGTON, Aug. 1. — (£*) — City Judge C. C. Cates, Jr., found probable cause this afternooij against • Paul McLeod and kept his bond at $25,000 in connection with the slaying of Frank Roberts here on the night of June 20. Paul McLeod and his • brother, Robert, had been charged with the slaying. Following today’s hearing the charge against Robert McLeod was amended to accessory to mur der and his bond was lowered to $5,000. Both men will face Alamance county Superior Court on Aug. 11. J. D. Robertson, brother-in-law of the slain man. testified that as he entered his home, where the shooting occurred, af^pr being summoned by his. wife, he was Paul McLeod running away from the scene. FOREMEN UNIONISTS FILE SUIT AGAINST TAFT-HARTLEY LAW WASHINGTON. Aug. 1—<J&—'The Foreman’s Association of America filed suit against the National La bor Relations board today challeng ing the constitutionality of the new Taft-Hartley Labor act. The Foremen’s union, with head quarters in Detroit, specifically at tacked the provision which relieves employers of the obligation to bar gain collectively with unions of IL . - .. - — The Weather Weather bureau report of te and rainfall for the 24-hou: , p. m., in the principal cotton i- * areas and elsewhere: * 0v SUlion High Low p„ WILMINGTON . on t ^ ' "" «| Alpena ... - 60 ,, Asheville _ 83 ^ Atlanta _ 93 ;5 Atlantic City _ 73 w ^ Birmingham _ 94 , Boston _ 72 Buffalo _ 72 Burlington _ 88 ^ Charlotte _ 91 p^ Chattanooga _ 95 Chicago__ 7R Cincinnati _ R2 >3 "* Cleveland _ 74 -.3 Dallas _ . Denver - 94 ?i Detroit _ 71 Duluth _ Ri El Pas.o- _ 94 89 Fort Worth _ . Galveston _ 89 Jacksonville _ 96 -4 Kansas City_ Key West - 90 :p 7. Knoxville -- Rtf 57 Little Rock _ 98 74 _ | Los Angeles _ 97 fin Louisville - 85 ftl I Memphis _ : t J. 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