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WEATHER Wilmington and Vicinity—Continued _ warm with gentle to moderate variable EBMBI w M Afe a MM CM MB ■■ winds. Highest temperature JJL BP^B B B H fl North Carolina: Generally con- SflK HHBI HMB HHH tinned warm with widely scattered show* __ M H^H KW M BbH .1_ ___3 PU6U5HeBT^y4J«cM^#i%l 1 _|j| |bb W W W o_.v7r____©F g>®©®lglgg§ AK1B> " ---------WILMINGTON, N. C., SUNDAY, AUGUST 3, 1947 ~ SECTION A—PRICE TEN CENTS * Affidavits Give Police Clean Bill In Brutal Report Women Swear Man, Who Claimed Injuries Due To Police Brutality, Actually Suffered Hurts When Thrown From Automobile Bv JACK VOORHEES Star-News Staff Writer buppoited by affidavits from two witnesses, Police thief Hubeit Hayes last night gave the Wilmington police department a clean bill of health in connection with a state ment by a riiciii that tv, o policemen had brutally beaten him. The affidavits in support of the police, given by two women who identified a picture of the purported victim, stated that he was thrown out of an automobile in front of 508 Market street at 1:30 a.m. last Monplay and injured when he fell flat on his face to the pavement. The former GTs statement said that he was attacked and beaten#on Front street near Princess street by two policemen. Joseph S. Wrenn, who said tnat * he was a victim of police brutality, i g six-foot 180 pounder, whose {„ce and back still are reported to b, t mass of bruises and welts. Fc was quoted as saying that he h,a had a few bottles of beer with ",ve,-al companions at a nearby U' last Sunday night and that hr.“„ r attacked and arrester after he had left his friends by alighting their automobile on rront street. Wrenn was quoted as saying one the policemen struck him when he ^begged them to be allowed to proceed to his home at 109 1-3 S Front street and that he did n remember anything after that until he was arraigned in. Recorder s court last Monday morning. Court records show that he plead ,d guilty to a charge of drunk err.ess and was taxed the costs. He later paid them. Police Officer R. L. Gardner and : L Jackson who made the arrest tiled a written rc ort on the inci dent immediately after they com peted their investigation, and Chief Hayes made this public yes terday. This report was corroborated by Mrs. R. L. Tripfileton and Miss Pat Elliott, both of whom live a 508 Market. The police call report written up by Officer Gardner follows in full: We answered a call to 508 Market street in regards to a man being \h-own from ail automobile. On arrival, we talked with Mrs. v l. Trippleton, who stated that v e ard another lady were sitting on the front porch at 508 Market street, when a car headed east on Market street, stopped in front of the house and that several men threw a man from the car and drove oil still travelling east the last time she saw it. “We picxea a up face down position from the space between the sidewalk and curb and put him in the police car and carried him to the James Walker Memorial hospital, where he was treated for numerous abrasions by the doctor on duty at that time. “As this man, who was identitied as Joseph Wrenn, was in a drunken condition, he was placed in the New Hanover county jail on charges of public drunkenness. ' (Continued On Rage Two, Col. T) PEACH! r THREATENS ICC . Sen. Reed Claims Rail Finn Not Properly Handled WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 — (U.R) — Sen. Clyde Reed, R., Kans., to day threatened the Interstate Commerce commission with im peachment on the grounds tha. railroad reorganizations under the present bankruptcy law are leg aiized robberies.” Reed said a Senate Commerce subcommittee will conduct hear ings this summer on bankrupt railroads. He attacked the ICC for not revising reorganization p±ans in light of the “enormous earn ings " which bankrupt railroads accumulated during the war “I am fed up with the ICC dis regarding its moral responsibil t ies to the public,” Reed said. ‘If ii is necessary to impeach sen:. I am in favor of impeach ment.” . , , He described as “legalized rob be: .es’’ the wiping out of stock holders’ intere. ts under present reorganization plans of bankrupt railroads. Re said stockhollers should be permitted to share in the railroads’. wartime profits. The Weather ' rological data for the 24 hours t.'ding 7:30 p.m. yesterday. v Temperatures ”■ _ 1:20 a.m. 78; 7:30 a.m. 73; 1:30 p.m. 88; p m. 76. 9. 1 hr;,mum SO; Minimum 75. Mean 82; Normal 79 Humidity . ! 0 a m. 87; 7:30 a.m. 82; 1:30 p.m. 80; ' "0 p m. 80. Precipitation • b ; 24 hours ending 7:30 p.m. r ■ ; ches. f 1 ; i since the first of the month 0 8. inches. Tides For Today m the Tide Tables published by Coast and Geodetic Survey). High Low V’ ;." mgton _10:38 a.m. 5:40 a.m. 11:00 p.m. 5:33 p.m. •“ a. o; boro Inlet 8:19 a.m. 2:31 a.m. 8:43 p.m. 2:27 p.m. Sym-ise 5:25; Sunrct 7:11; Moonrise P-m.; Moonse C:27 a.m. < r si age at Fr; .llle, N. C- at 8 £ Saturday, 9.7 (Continued On Page Two, Coi* 3) RUSSIA STIFLES ATOM CONTROLS Charge Made By U. S. UN Delegates Osborn Last Night LAKE SUCCESS, N. Y., Aug 2. —(U.R)—The United States delegate on the United Nations Atomic Energy commission charged to night that the Russians were ob structing all phases of negotia tions for world atomic control and acting as if they “do not recognize the new and dreadful nature of the atomic weapon.” Warning that an atomic war may man the end of humanity, Ameri can Delegate Frederick H. Osborn said atomic negotiarions have reached an almost complete dead lock” between Russia and the rest of the commission. He blamed “the complete inac cessibility of the Kremlin” for “in finite delays” in the effort to es tablish global machinery for out lawing atomic bombs and turning nuclear energy into beneficial channels. “The channels of communication with the Kremlin seem 10 be hope lessly slow and even in some cases obstructive,” Osborn said. PHILLIPS’ TRIAL BECOMES BITTER Solicitor Attacks Woman Witness For Defense Over Note LILLINGTON, Aug. 2—(TP)—The purported suicide note which won :enant farmer Charlie Phillips a .ast - minute reprieve from the state’s gas chamber was brought mder close scrutiny in Harnett superior court today. The red-inked note, which the de fense contends was penned by Phil ips’ wife, Etta Mae, shortly be ’ore she died of gunshot wounds ast Aug. 18, was broken down etter-by-letter as prosecution and iefense attorney battled over its authenticity. The defense presented Phillips’ sister, Mr*. Willie Hayes, who testified she had found the note in blue slacks belonging to the dead woman, and handwriting expert James W. Powell of the State Bureau of Investigation who ex pressed the belief the handwriting was that of Mrs. Phillips.' Mrs. Mayes’ testimony was sharply atacked by Solicitor Jack Hooks who shouted to her: “You know this note was a scheme to defeat justice and that you were a party to it.” Phillips, 31-year-old ex - sailor, earlier today firmly denied that ae had written or dictated the note. Powell, the handwriting expert, testified that in most instances the authorship of such a document as a suicide not could be de termined and. swore that in his opinion the note and other speci mens shown him were written by the same person. Defense attorney Neill Salmon said late today that he would pre sent several more witnesses be fore resting. U. S. Seeks Phantom Airplanes Aiding Red Dominican ‘Invasion’; Admit Soviets Behind War Plant 0 Violation ' Of Decree Report!# _ German War Plar one Produce, jf Iy For Re. seizedIfrTday Workers Tell U. S. Offi cials Some Orders Al ready Delivered BERLIN, Aug. 2—(U.R)—Russia, in violation of an Allied decree forbidding Germany to rearm, or dered precision war instruments from the Askania works in the American sector of Berlin, reliable sources said today. Hidden stockpiles of theodolites (radar-like instruments) and’flight motors were discovered Friday at two of Askania’s plants in the Friedenau and Mariendorf districts of Berlin, not far from l merican headquarters. Col. Marvin Boyle, American military government industry spe cialist, who led the inspection tour of the Askania plants, said the or ders came from Askania’s branch at Teltow, in the Russian zone. (Continued On Page Two, Col. 3) FLYING SAUCER ‘COPS’ KILLED Intelligence Men Die In Crash After Investi gation SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 2—(U.R) —Two fliers who were killed yes terday in a crash in Washington were intelligence officers return ing here after talking with Kenneth Arnold, Boise pilot who first re ported seeing the flying discs, Brig. Gen Ned Schamm, fourth air force chief of staff, said today. Schramm said the officers had flown to Washington to see Ar nold after they received a com munication that Arnold ‘might have something interesting to tell them.” An anonymous caller notified the United Press at Tacoma, Wash., that closely-guarded fragments of a flying disc had been loaded aboard the plane before it took off from McChord Field, Wash., for Hamilton Field, Cal. TONYGETSNEW DOG; IMPROVES Two-And-Half-Year 0 1 d Happy At News, To Go Home An unidentified woman and « scraggy little wide-eyed but ever loving pup yesterday put new life and a desire to get well into little Tony Matthes at James Walker Memorial hospital. In fact, Tony was so well pleas ed with the news he has a new doggie to take the place of hi-s recently demised pet that he is going home tomorrow — where he’ll see his new-found friend for the first time. Tony only two and a half lost his wire haired terrier just before he took ill when a truck ran over the puppy and snuffed its wagging tail into eternal stillness. That was about a week ago. Tony worried about the loss of his dog and the more he worried (Continued on Page 5; Column 7) Soap-Box Akron Derby Site Described By Race Officials When Wilmington’s champion Soap Box race driver Ted 'Williams arrives in Akron on August 14, he will get his first view of Derby Downs, the unique race course specifically designed and built for the All-American Soap Box Derby. It is one of the most modern, ef ficient and beautiful racing strips in the world. • The Derby will be run this year on August 17, and young Williams will arrive in the Ohio city in plenty of time to enjoy the lengthy pre-race entertainment program which has been arranged for he and the champions from 132 other cities in the United States and Canada. , ... The downhill track for this colorful gravity race in which Wil liams will carry The Star-News colors is expected to be flanked on Derby Day by approximately 100,000 spectators. Grandstands near the finish line seat only a part of the crowd: others line the hill from top to bottom. Officials operate the race froml a double-deck overhead bridge at] the finish line, and the event will be covered ty hundreds of news paper men and radio reporters from vantage points in the press stands or on the bridge. The track down which Ted Wil liams will match the speed of his “Flying Shark’’ and his racing skill against more than 130 other contenders, is a concrete roadway 30 feet wide, entirely without crown and prefectly smooth. It is green in color, to eliminate glare, and three racing lanes are defined with silver and dotted lines. From start line to finish is 975.4 feet, of ap proximately 350 feet farther than the course over which Williams won his Wilmington championship last Wednesday. The grade at Der by Downs is about 16 per cent at the start, and drops quickly to 6 per cent incline. The racers often attain speeds of 30 miles per hour or better. Guard rails, surfaced with rub ber, line the course to keep the cars within bounds, and there are ample gutters to carry off a cloud (Continued On Page Twelve, Col. 4) DUTCH TROOPS POUR ASHORE FROM LST BOATS DUTCH TROOPS and war materials pour ashore from two UST boats in amphibious landings in East Java. Continuing their offensive against Indonesian Republicans, The Netherlands forces are now driving into the rich tobacco and rubber regions of Sumatra, the big island northwest of Java. (AP Wire photo via radio from London). DUTCH IGNORE U. S. AND UN Indonesian Invasion Con tinues In Spite Of Stop Order BATAVIA, Java. Aug. 2— (U.R) — Both Dutch and Indonesian com muniques reported new fighting today in the undeclared Indone sian war as both sides apparently ignored the United Nations’ de mand that they halt hostilities at once. (In Amstersam, the Dutch cabi net^met in special session to dis cuss the tmited Nations o.Jer and the American offer of its good of fices.) The Republican radio at Jogja karta went off the air for nearly seven hours during the day but returned to announce that devas tating scorched earth tactics were being “applied effectively’’ on the approaches to Jogjakarta, the In donesian capital. This indicated that Dutch ar mored columns from the West still were driving for the city across (Continued On Page Twelve, Col. 7) NORTHAMPTON JURY TO ACT Rich Square Men Charged With Negro’s Abduction Await Result JACKSON, \ug. 2.—(U.R)—Seven white men tonight waited grand jury action Monday on indictments accusing the of snatching Negro Godwin (Buddy) Bush from his Northampton county pail cell May 23 in a lynch attempt that failed when1 the Negro broke a»way and fled into nearby swamps. The seven men, all residents of nearby Rich Square, were charg ed with kidnapingt conspiracy and intent to kill or harm, a prisoner, breaking and entering a jail with Indictments against the men were to be studied by the grand jury Monday. The men face pos sible setnences of life for the kid naping charge and three to 15 years for breaking into the jail. The men, who have been free un der $2,500 bonds after waiving preliminary hearings, were: Robert Vann, a pickle plant em loye. Russell N. Bryant, a filling sta tion operator. Linwood and Gilbert P. Bryant, brothers who are carpenters. Glen W. Collier, a barber. Joe L. Cunningham, a theatre employe. W. C. Cooper, a hot dog stand operator. Blind Woman, 94, And Man, 73, Wed By RALPH J. BERENS DETROIT, Aug. 2 —(UP)— There wasn’t a gossipy neighbor in sight today as a frail little lady of 94 and the 73-year-old man she had lived with “platonically” for J7 years became man and wife in a simple home ceremony.' it was tne neighoors' waggmgi tongues that made spry William H. Van Asperen pop the question several weeks ago to Mrs. Ellen Anderson O’Brien Jones Davis. “They’ll have to stop their dad ganged gossiping now,” said Van Asperen after a serious young Baptist minister joined them m wedlock in the living room of their humble three-room apartment. The bride, dressed in a two piece dark blue crepe dress sup plied by a neighborhood dress shop, sat in a low W'ooden rock ing chair during the eight-minute service. Van Asperen, tall and lean, stood steadily beside her, one hand gripping hers, the other around her thin shoulders. For the groom, it was the third trip to the altar. His last mar riage was 27 years ago. He said he “felt no different than I did before.” But Mrs. Davis did not take the wedding as calmly. “I was kind of nervous,” she said. “But I’m going to buck up now.” There were five witnesses to the ceremony, all members of Mrs. Davis’ family. As the Rev. Robert Parr of the (Continued on Page Five; Col. 4) BULGAKS, ‘SLAVS MAKE TREATY Political, Economic, Social Agreement Is An nounced BELGRADE, Aug 2.—(/P)—Mar shal Titi and Burgarian Premier George Dimitrov, winding up three dfeiys of conferencas, concluded today a political, economic and so cial agreement under which Yugo slavia and Bulgaria will aid one another and work toward, a full customs union. Under the pact. Yugoslavia re nounces her right to reparations from Bulgaria, totalling $25,000, 000, granted in the peace treaties drafted in Paris. The Yugoslav government releas ed the text of a communique which forecast establishment of close economic and political cooperation between the two states and the easing of travel requirements along the border. Dimitrov entrained tonight for Sofia after his talks with Tito in the latter’s summer palace at Bled. Hill crest Project Reserved For Housing Authority Here The Housing - Authority of the City of Wilmington has been noti fied by A. R. Hanson, Assistant Director of Real Estate and Dis position for the Atlanta region of the FPHA, that the Hillcrest hous ing development has been reserv ed for the authority for use as a low-rent project for Negroes here, Harry M. Solomon, chairman, dis closed yesterday. The reservation sets this project aside exclusively for the authority and the project cannot be sold to any private group until the reser vation has been lifted, Solomon added. The reservation, he explainel, has been, br/’ght about by a series of events beginning with the formal action taken by the Ad visory committee on Disposition of Public War Housing in Wilming ton, of which E. L. White was chairman. It was recommended by this committee on Jan. 31, 1946, that. Hillcrest, consisting of 216 Negro units, be sold or transfer red to the authority for use as a low-rent public housing project for Negroes. The committee further recommended that all other war housing projects in or near Wil mington be sold or demolished. Following the recommendation of the committee, the authority passed formal resolution indicat ing to the Federal government its interest in acquiring title to Hill crest for use as a low-rent pro ject. This resolution is justified by the need for Negro housing in the community, Solomon said. The 1940 census showed that 2, (Continued on Page Five} Col. 2) JEWISH ARMS CACHE FOUND Western Jerusalem Hides Modern Guns Under Floor JERUSALEM, Palestine, Aug. 2 — (U.R) —British troops searching through the Givat Shaul Jewish quarter on the western outskirts of Jerusalem uncovered a large arms cache today and arrested two Jews for suspected activity in the campaign of violence that has cost the lives of 15 Britons in the past two weeks. It was believed the arms belong ed to the Irgun Zvai Leumi. They were found in a house about 150 yards from the point where Irgun ists attempted to assassinate the then Palestine high commissioner, Sir Harold MacMichael, in 1944. wuiet was restored in rei Aviv today after yesterday’s anti-Brit ish riots during which 33 Jews were injured but tension contin ued and British nationals were or dered to remain within the con fines of security zones. Damage to government proper ty in yesterday’s riots at Tel Aviv was estimated officially at $20,000. Among buildings raided by hooli gans were the income tax office and the post office. Mendota Guards Port From Nitrate Unloadings Here The Coast Guard Cutter Men dota, just back from ice patrol duty has been designated to en force regulations prohibiting the unloading of ammonium nitrate fer tilizer at the Port of Wilmington, Commdr. G. N. Bowerman, master of the vessel, announced. The Mendota will undergo minor repairs and overhauling while in port, but following completion oi the repairs, it will be placed on active status and may be called into service with two hours notice. Marshall’s Office Fears New Trouble t iorida Airport And Custom Umcials Alert ed, State Department Announces; Rumors Of Red Revolt Continue YVASHiJNGTOiN, Aug. 2—(UF)—Th* State Depart, ment, fearful of trouble in the Caribbean, revealed tonight that it had alerted airport personnel and customs officials throughout Florida to find and halt a phantom squadron of seven crack U. S. fighter planes rumored bound for that -_ STATE INCLUDED IN ‘DREAM’ ROAD New National Highways Includes Western North Carolina WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.—(U.R)— The Federal Works agency tonight announced a program to criss-cross the nation with a super-deluxe four lane express highway system 37,681 miles long. In North Carolina the highway would run through Greens boro, Winston-Salem, Durham, Statesville, Asheville and Charlotte Officials of the FWA’s public roads administration estimated it will take 15 to 20 years to com plete the super highway system. The coast will be shared by the states and the federal government ■on a 50-50 basis. The federal aid highway act of 1944 provided that a 40,000-mile national highway system be desig nated by state and federal high way officials to connect major cities by the most direct routes possible. This act set aside $l,5UU,UUU,UU'J in federal funds, to be matched by an equal contribution from the states, for a $3,000,000,000 post war highway program much of this money will be used on the projected new express highway network. The public roads administration is now working on a total cost survey. No estimate of overall cost has as yet been made because of currently inflated prices. But it was obvious that the state and federal governments will pay many billions of dollars for the super highways. PRA officials termed the project “the most important in highway designation since the federal aid lsystem was established in 1925.” MEYER’S DRAFT R CORD SOUGHT Hughes’ Publicity Man Claimed Two Aunts As Dependants WASHINGTON, Aug. 2— UP) — A story of $5,083.79 worth of gay entertainment supplied to Elliott Roosevelt and companions a1 the expense of Howard Hughes was spread today on the records of the Senate War Investigating commit tee looking into Hughes wartime plane contracts. John W. Meyer, free-spending publicity man for Hughes who “never saw anyone else pick up (a check) in my entire war,” told of one New York night club party for Roosevelt costing $10 on the day the president’s son drafted a report recommending a multi-mil lion dollar government contract for Hughes’ photo reconnaissance planes. But before the senators got all the details of expense vouchers showing generous presents to girls, bills for liquor, theater tickets and even headache tablets, the hear ing broke up until Monday in an angry dispute over Meyer’s war time draft record. Leaf Farmers Happy As First Sales Near By PHIL BRIGHT Star-News Staff Writer Encouraged by reports of prices averaging forty-four dollars per hundred pounds at the opening of the Georgia-Florila belt, Border belt tobacco growers are eagerly anticipating the scheduled opening of their markets Thursday. Despite these reports, however, growers in North Carolina and South Carolina are reportedly con cerned about the effect the esti mated low quality crop may have on their net profit from this years’ production, a survey of most mar kets shows. Border belt opening averages, at which time the growers haul out only their poorest quality “lugs” has been predicted to run about $50 per’hundred weight. State to bacco marketing specialists have said. Opening averages last year hov ered at the $50. mark, records show. The growers arc toncemed be cause, according to C. G. Rollins, belt supervisor for Tobacco News at Florence, S. C., this year’s leaf crop has cost about one third more to produce than last years’. The quality, due to rains which washed the “life or gum from the leaf, is poorer than last year’s high quality production, and the major share of the crop this year is of a cigarette type, Rollins said. Only bright spot from this angle is that more people are smoking —most of them cigarettes, than ever before, Rollins agreed. Rollins who is employed in the offices of the Director of Tobacco Market Service, said that E. W. McElween, director, a farmer himself, has had occasion to watch closely the developments in the crop this year, and to. discuss with other planters the possibili ties to this year’s crop. McElween views the situation optimistically, despite his admission that the (Continued on Page Five; Col. 3) area. There have been presistent and widespread reports of a Communist revolt brewing against the govern ment of the Dominican Republic. A State Department spokesman said a general alert has been in effect since January to prevent U. S. soil from being used as a staging ground for Caribbean revolutions. Yesterday, he said, the depart ment heard a “rumor” that seven surplus combat airplanes were ready to take off from a Florida field for the Caribbean. It prompt ly asked the customs bureau to prevent department of the planes. The spokesman said no further information has been received hera to indicate whether the plane* have been located, or even wheth er they actually exist. Customs officials in Florida said the planes they were watching for were supposed to be two P-38 Lightning fighters and five P-51 Mustang fighters. Presumably they were surplus planes bought from the government by private persons. Army surplus fighter planes ara turned over to the War Assets ad ministration for disposal to quail fled private or other buyers. Guns, rockets and other armament ara removed before the planes leave army hands. ROYALL MEETS MILITARY HEADS Meeting Hints At Ameri Can Preparation For Greek War BERCHTESGADEN, Germany, Aug. 2—• (A3) —American military leaders from Greece, Italy and Austria conferred tonight in thi* mountain village with U. S. Secre tary of War Kenneth C. Royall, who is completing a quick tour of the American occupation zone in Germany. Gen. William S. Livesay, chief of the military section of American program of aid to Greece, flew here to meet the secretary. He was joined by Lt. Gen. John C. H. Lee, U. S. commander in Italy, and Lt. Gen. Geoffrey Keyes, American commander in Austria. Royall’s aide said he did not be lieve ‘any particular significance” could be attached to Livesay’* flight here. ‘‘Secretary Royall,” he said, ‘‘has to be back in Washington Monday and he called in all mili tary leaders whom he cannot visit personally in order to ac quaint himself with their prob lems.” The U. S. Army in Germany re vealed yesterday that a crack com bat team of 5,500 soldiers had started an intensive training pro gram in the American zone, but a spokesman said be knew of no plans for their later transfer to Greece. PARIS, Aug. 2 — (IP) — French foreign ministry officials express ed great surprise today at state ments attributed to United States, Secretary of War Kenneh C. Royall that the U. S. was not obliged to consult France before increasing the level of industry in western Germany. 107,000 FORD MEN TO STRIKE Any Time Prior To Tues day Set By The Union DETROIT, Aug. 2 —(/P)—A strika of 107,000 Ford Motor co., pro duction workers starting not later than Tuesday was authorized to night. The International executive board of the CIO United Auto Workers, giving its approval to a walkout which would cut deeply Into America’s automobile produc tion, announced its authorization at 6:59 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time). There still remained a ehance, however, that a strike could be averted. The company and union have agreed to negotiate further on Sunday (10:30 a.ir..). Richard T. Leonard, UAW vice president and director of the union's Ford department, mad# ‘he strike decision announcement upon emerging from a nearly six hour-long meeting of the union board.