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* • ssssrs Utlmumtnn Unrmtrn Star :zl? ______ State wj«j National New* - — __WILMINGTON, N. C., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 1947 ESTABLISHED 188^ Clark Orders Probe On Increased Prices Attorney General Plans ‘Get-Tough’ Cam paign Against Conspiracies* To Raise Food, Clothing And Housing Costs WASHNGTON, Aug. 12 — (U.R)_ Attorney General Tom C. Clark today ordered a new “get-tough” campaign against conspira^es to increase food, clothing and hous ing prices. jlis order for criminal prosecu tions came with government re sorts that incomes and the cost of-living have reached new post war highs. As Clark ordered the justice de partment's anti-trust division into action, the CIO called for spe cial session of congress to put price ceilings and rationing back on scarce goods. CIO Vice President Emil Rieve said failure to bring down the cost of living would leave his organi zation ‘‘with no other alternative but to move for further wage in creases”. Demand Jail [sentence Clark announced that govern ment lawyers would demand jail sentences and stiff fines whenever they get convictions in the new drive against illegal price boosts. Price rises are not illegal, how ever, unless they are the result of collusion. Latest statistics from the com merce and labor departments show that prices and incomes are continuing to rise. The labor department’s whole sale market price index rose one half of one per cent in the week ended Aug. 2, with steel and build ing materials leading the way. The price of farm products fell during the week, but food and all other commodities continued to increase. The commerce department re ported that personal incomes reached an all-time high in June —an annual rate of $193,000,000, 000(B). In March, the figure was $191,500,000,000 (B). In an unusual statement of poli cy Clark said the justice depart ment will recommend jail sen tences for individual defendants and maximum fines against cor porations in all convictions. Recalling President Truman’s repeated warnings against monop olistic practices, Clark said the “relative ineffectiveness of past enforcement policies — together with the soaring high prices now continuing in the food, clothing and housing fields—require that a new and more vigorous approach be undertaken in these fields.’’ He said the department will ask the courts not. to accept pleas of nolo contendere. He observed that, although criminal provisions of the anti-trust laws have been invoked in the past, few jail sen tences have been imposed. Depression Seen Rieve, chairman of the CIO’s full employment committee, said failure to control prices will send the country into a depression that will make the 1930’s “look like a Sunday school picnic.” In addition to demanding rein statement of price controls and rationing, he asked President Tru man to convene a national con ference of management, labor and agriculture to work out a volun tary control program. Hughes Leaves Capital, But Says ‘I’ll Be Back’ WASHINGTON, Aug. 12—(U.R)— With a light-hearted “I’ll be back” Howard Hughes took off for Cali fornia in his private airplane to day while senate investigators de aated the future of their suddenly interrupted probe of his multi-mil lion-doilar war contracts. The lanky bachelor-movie-pro ducer — no longer “behind the eight ball,” as he put it—left Na tional airport in his converted irmy bomber at 12:52 p.m. EDT. He planned an overnight stop somewhere in the mid-west — he didn’t know exactly where—before going on to his Culver City, Calif, base. Hughes is under orders to be on hand at 10 a.m., EDT, Nov. 17, in the hearing room of the senate war investigating sub-committee headed by Sen. Homer Ferguson, R., Mich. The senators took a sur prise three-month recess yester day in their inquiry into $40,000, 000 worth of Hughes’ wartime gov ernment aircraft deals. Although Hughes predicted—and some senators were inclined to agree — that the investigation would never be resumed, he turned to reporters as he climbed into his plane, and shouted: “I’ll be back!” Wearing his battered “Lucky” felt hat, which he saved from the near-fatal crash of one of his army photo reconnaissance planes last year, Hughes obliged autograph seekers and shook hands with members of a small crowd that milled about his silvery bomber at the airport. “I feel a lot better than I did on the hot seat I’ve been in for the last few weeks,” he said, grinning. “Really, Igot a surprise. What the hell, 1 was behind the eight ball when I arrived here, and in the depths of despair. “I’m appreciative — I’ll never forget it.” Hughes, grim-faced and bitter during his wour days of wrangling with the investigators, remained convinced that Ferguson’s abrupt decision to halt the inquiry was a complete vindication of his war time conduct. Growers Selling Weed Below Support Prices TOBACCO SALES REPORTED LIGHT Border Belt Prices Ad vance On Better Grades Of Offerings Although prices for most grades advanced from $1 to $7 per hun dred pounds, sales were extreme ly light on tobacco markets of the Border Belt of North and South Carolina yesterday the Federal State Departments of Agriculture reported. On aome of the markets farm art brought in such a small amount of leaf that sales lasted ®U-y on* hour of the allotted four, lit' agricultural agencies reported. Cutters and most better quality offerings were steady to $2 a hun dred higher while medium and lower qualities were up from $1 to $7 with low lemon and fair lemon lugs showing the greatest advar> Ces. Fair orange cutters dropped *3 Orange primings were off $1 ;o $2 and nondescript dropped .50' to $4.25. On Monday a total of 2,688,746 See TOBACCO on Page Two The Weather im0rtil Carolina — Partly cloudy with wile change in temperature Wednes widely scattered thundershowers W afternoon. South Carolina—Considerable cloudt ?e!s and not much change in tempera te Wednesday, scattered thunder •aowers in afternoon. (By U. S. Weather Burean) Meteorological data for the 24 hours ending 7 ;3o p m yesterday. TEMPERATURES a. m. 72: 7:30 a. m. 74; 1:30 p. m. 1 ,:30 p. m. 80. Maximum 80; Mini ,mum 10. Kean 78; Normal 78. . HUMIDITY a. m. 95; 7:30 a. m. 92; 1:30 p.m. ' > WOO p. m. 79. PRECIPITATION (otal for 24 hours ending 7:30 p. m. ’ inches. . J>tal since the first of the month *18 inches. . TIDES FOR TODAY y'rnom the Tide Tables published by o. Coast and Geodetic Survey). »,,, , HIGH LOW 'iimington _ 6:35 a.m. 1:44 a.m. 1, 7:23 p.m. 1:47 p.m. 'na.onboro Inlet 4:21 a.m. 10:42 a.m. ,, , 5:04 p.m. 11:37 p.m. . ou.-.rlse 5:32; Sunset 7:01; Moonrise p.a; Moor.se*. 5:07p. niver stage at Fayetteville. N. C. at hi. Tuesday missing feet. Horn WEATHER On Page Two Hedrick Says Tobacco Farmers On Border Belt Losing Money RALEIGH, Aug. 12 -UPh-'Tobac co farmers in the Border Belt are losing thousands of dollars by not taking full advantage of govern ment support prices offered on the warehouse floors by the flue-cured Tobacco Stabilization Corporation, W. P. Hedrick, tobacco specialist with the State Department of Agriculture, reported today. Hedrick said a survey of sales in the Border markets showefi a large amount of tobacco being sold below support- prices. I saw pile after pile going from $1 to $5 per hundred pounds below the support price’, he re ported, “and in some eases farm ers were letting their tobacco go from $10 to $15 per hundred be low. “Prices are beginning to level off at just above support figures by grade, and it is becoming in creasingly important that the grower check every pile as his tobacco is being sold.” Hedrick says farmers should follow the sale of their tobacco, acquaint themselves with support prices and, when a buyer bids eb low the support prices, call i warehouseman and have the sale nullified and the tobacco switched to the Stabilization Corporation. It is the farmer’s responsibility to check bid prices against sup port prices and get the highest figure for his tobacco, Hedrick said. _ Cultists To Sing, Pray For Imprisoned Leaders JONESVILLE, Va., Aug. 12—(U.Rj _Chanting cultists from Tennes see and Kentucky tonight joined a mountain band of snakehand lers outside the county jail here where six of their leaders were serving out 30-day sentences and prepared to “sing and pray them to freedom.’’ The six were sentenced to pay a $50 fine in addition to the jail sentences for caressing copper head snakes in defiance of a state law. But Jailer J. L. Orr reported the imprisoned faith healers told him they had no Intention of pay ing the fine. “That means that 50 additional days will be tacked on their jail terms,” Orr said. Jonesville’s 1,500 residents, weary after three days and two nights of the frenzied' demonstra tion, received further bad news from Mayor Omza Hyatt. Hyatt announced that the city would not make any effort to end the shouted prayers and tambour ine playing which have kept the city in a continuous uproar since Sunday. The property the faith healers See CULTI8TS On Page Two MISS RITA JORDAN, of Hat tiesburg, Miss., has arrived and assumed her new duties as secre tary of the Home Service Com mittee of the American Red Cross. (Staff Photo). ' HOME SECRETARY ASSUMES DUTIES Miss Rita Jordan Takes Office As Red Cross Service Officer Miss Rita Jordan of Hattiesburg, Miss., arrived in Wilmington yes terday to assume her duties as secretary of the Home Service committee of the American Red Cross, it was announced by H. Ed mund Rodgers, chairman of the local chapter. Miss Jordan received her BS de gree from the Mississippi South ern college and for several years was working with the National Youth Administration in the train ing of youths in the Out of School Work program. Later she became assistant vocational director in the Hattiesburg public schools. In 1943-44 she attended Western Reserve University, Cleveland Ohio, to do graduate work in their school of Applied Social Sciences. During the next two years she was employed by the Home Serv ice Department Palm Beach coun ty chapter of the American Red Cross, West Palm Beach, Fla., working in the Florida Ever glades, dealing mainly with mi grant vegetable workers. Miss Jordan completed her Mas ters of Science degree in June of 1946-47 at the Western University. She majored in Psychiatric Social Work. Her student placement was neuropsychiatric section of the Crfl» VA Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio. COAL CONFERENCE AGREES ON POLICY Anglo - American Rhur Parley To Discuss Ger man Production WASHINGTON, Aug. 12— (U.R) — The important Anglo - American Ruhr coal conference opened to day and both sides agreed to in clude on the agenda a general dis cussion of basic German policy matters, including a British pro posal to socialize the Ruhr mines. Willard Thorp, assistant secre tary of state for economic affairs and chief American negotiator, said after a preliminary 30-minute meeting today that the parley would discuss “any problem which has a direct bearing on coal pro duction in the Ruhr.’’ Sir William Strang, head of the British group, said he agreed com pletely with Thorp’s statement. Thorp acknowledged that such questions as the present 50-50 fi nancial agreement between the two countries on occupation costs in Germany and Britain’s grave, financial crisis might come up, provided they relate to the Ruhr mines. Ultimate solution of the Ruhr’s coal problems, he said, ob viously is “related to a great many more broad problems.’’ EAST. WEST AIR ROUTE TO OPEN SEPTEMBER 5-10 Wilmington’s new east-west air route to Cincinnati will pe inaugu rated between September 5 and 10. It was announced last night by H. K. Saunders, chief pilot of the Peidmont Aviation, Inc., Winston Salem, who visited here on an inspection tour with seven other officials of the firm which will operate into their city. Saunders said that the announce ment came direct from Thomas Davis, company president. Following an inspection of Blue thenthal airport, officiolg expres sed themselves as pleased with the setup. U. S. Warns Soviet Vetoes May Force Action Outside Of UN; Commons Passes Emergency Act Seeks Greek Red Blockade Johnson Tells Security Council America Will Not “Stand Idly By” LAKE SUCCESS, N. Y., Aug. 12. —(U.R)— The United States warn ed bluntly today that continued Russian vetoes might force the western countries to act outside the United Nations in blocking the establishment of a Communist gov ernment in Greece. Herschel V. Johnson, Deputy American delegate, told' the UN Security Council in a gloves-off speech that the United States did not intend to “sit idly by” while Greek independence was threaten ed by the Communist-controlled countries of Albania, Bulgaria and Yugoslavia. “The continued failure of the Security Council to take effective action in this case because of the Soviet veto cannot in the opinion of the United States government preclude individual or collective ac tion by states willing to act, so long as they act in accordance with the general purposes and principles of the United Nations,” Johnson said. First To Suggest The United States thus became the first big power to suggest ac tion outside the peace-keeping ma chinery — but within the frame work of the charter — of the two year-old world organization in or der to maintain international peace and security. Johnson’s speech was so strong it had repercussions in the New York Stock Exchange. Buying was improved and some stocks advanc ed fractionally to more than a point. “It is the view of the United States government,” Johnson said, “That Greece is in grave peril. This peril results from the guerril la warfare being waged against the Greek government by Communist led bands actively supported by Albania, Bulgaria, and Yugoslavia and by the Communist party of Greece. It is perfectly clear that the governments of the three north ern countries are working in close conjunction with the Greek Com munists with a common objective: the establishment in Greece bf a minority totalitarian government which would be subservient to the communist-controlled countries.” “We do not consider,” Johnson said, “that our obligations or the obligations of the United Nations in this regard are ended merely because the Soviet Union sees fit to use her veto to block the passage of constructive proposals desired by nine out of 11 members of the Security Council which would have afforded Greece the protection the charter guarantees.” Johnson offered a second Ameri can resolution, this time branding the Balkans situation a “threat to the peace” and calling on the three northern neighbors to cease provo cations against Greece, and direct ing the UN’s subsidiary group in the Balkans to stay there and re port to the council on the way Al bania, Bulgaria and Yugoslavia carry out the order. THEY ARE OFF—Pictured above is Wilmington’s own Ted Williams, the city’s contestant for national honors in the Soap Box Derby race to be held in Akron, Ohio Sunday. With young Williams, right to left are W. A. Raney, of the Raney Chev rolet company, co-sponsor with the Star-News of young Williams, Councilman J. E. L. Wade, who wi shes Williams much luck, Jack Lunan, Star-News representative, and Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Williams. The party, with the exception of Raney and Wade, left the Coast Line station at 7:45 last night. They will spend today in Washington sight-seeing and will continue on to Akron Thursday morning where Ted will give his car a trial run Friday. (VtafJ Photo by Maynard). -«--— ’ --—. Indonesians Charge Dutch With Cease-Fire Violation i — - -- I British Push 'Crisis’ Bill Final Passage On Measurt Slated Today; Grim Austerity Seen LONDON, Aug. 12 —OI.PJ— Th* Labor Government pushed its emergency powers bill to meet th* economic crisis through its fir*t two stages in the House of Lord* late today. Commons had finally passed it, 178 to 63, in an all-night session. It was expected that the Lord* would give the bill final passag* tomorrow, committing Great Brit ain to months of grim austerity hardly matched in the war. Commons debated the bill bitter* ly for more than 17 hours befor* passing it and adjourning at 8:17 a. m. The Lords passed it through it* first and second readings within a record vote and decided to tak* up the third and final reading to morrow. Denounces Bill Conservative Leader Winston Churchill, who denounced the bill unmercifully in Commons as an enslaving measure, is to fpeak again Sunday night in a 20-minute broadcast. When Commons meets again thi* afternoon, after a few hours’ re cess, Chancellor of the Exchequer Hugh Dalton hinted that the United States and Britain might discus* a compromise to the 75 per cent crisis tax which the government clamped down on American movie earnings. Asked whether the government would discuss a compromise dur ing the conference to be held In Washington in 10 days or two weeks on the possibility of easing the terms of the American loan agreement, Dalton said: ‘‘No doubt this will be one of the matters on which the United State* may wish to express their view* just»as there are many on which we shall express our views.” But Dalton added that Britain must restrict “severely and dras tically” the flow if dollars to the United States for films. Dalton said the movie tax be came effective last Thursday and that the government must get parliamentary approval of it with in 28 sitting days. But Common* is to adjourn tomorrow until Oct 21 and its 28th sitting day from now will come late in November or early in December. More Films? Referring to the decision at American movie men to send no more films to Britain because at the tax Dalton said: “Owing to the decision of the United States not to send further films at present to this country, the taix although it is legally In operation is not operating on any United States films at the present time.” Labor Leaders Endorse State Bonus For Vets STATES ATORS FLAY BY AFL Anti-Union Security Bill Subject Of Bitter Attack North Carolina’s two ienato»» and the state’s anti-union security bill came in for bitter attacks at yesterday’s session of the state convention of the American Fed eration of Labor. George L. Googe, southern di rector of the AFL, appearing as the principal speaker and a pen. sonal representative of President William L. Green, led the attack on the law-makers and the legisla tion at the second of the three-day convention at the Community Cenr ter, Second and Orange street*. He was one of a half-dozen speak ers who included C. H. William* of Atlanta, mernPer of the United States concilliation service, snd T. A. Wilson of Raleigh, president See STATE on Page Two And So To Bed Beauty college students In Wilmington really are good students. The authority for that Is Joseph Delaney, operator of such an establishment hers but formerly a shipbuilding foreman in Texas. “Only two girls who ever entered the college in Wilming ton ever failed," he told mem bers of the Rotary club at its weekly luncheon yesterday. “One was a rum-top and tbs other stayed out late at night,” he said. STAG BALLENTINE TO CROWN QUEEN Jaycees Announce Plans For State Beauty Con test Here Saturday Lieut.-Gov. L. Y. Ballentine will come to Wrightsville Beach this week-end to crown the winner of the Junior Chamber of Commerce state beauty contest. The lieutenant-governor will be one of three principals to partici pate in the ceremonies Saturday night at Lumina which will attract 26 of the prettiest girls in North Carolina. Others to take part in the cere mony will be Paul Bagwell, nation al vice-president of the Jaycees from Michigan, and Sherwood Price, South Carolina president of the organization in that state. Plans for the weeK-end event were announced last night at the weekly meeting of the Wilmington chapter in the Friendly Cafeteria. Yi Legwin and Bob Howard, in charge of the event, reported last night that the talent show will be conducted at 3:30 p. m., at Lumina. Tickets for admission to ,the event See BALLENTINE On Page Two Trial Of Mrs. Miller Scheduled For Today LUMBERTON, Aug. 12—(U.R)—A forgiving young husband who took his wife on a second honeymoon after he recovered from wounds she allegedly hired a Negro to in flict was ready today to ask the state to give his spouse another chance—but not to have him shot. David Miller, 26, Rowland, storekeeper, will take the stand to plead for his wife’s acquittal if the prosecution asks him to, his at torney said today. _ The attorney, F. L. Adams, said Miller would do “anything to bring out the truth in the case.” Miller contended that the shooting result ed from a misunderstanding which had been cleared up privately. The case comes up in court here tomorrow. Before Mrs. Miller goes on trial, the state will try Fred Wiggins, Negro hand on Mrs. Mil ler’s farm who allegedly was hired to do4he shooting. Along The Cape Fear OLD LANDMARKS — Many old landmarks — some still standing and others only a memory with a site of* ground left by which to recall them—are points of interest in Wilmington and New Hanover county. A few steps from the present Market street dock on the north ern side of the thoroughfare once stood an old structure upon the site of which now stands the new Customs building. For many years that old structure was a to bacco shop and can be remember ed well by some of the living old timers. It was a brick building. But scores of years before that, it was the dwelling of a colonial gover nor. William Tryon, who was closely identified with the Cape. Fear section during tre Revolu tionary war period, lived there for many years. The winter quarters of British General Lord Cornwallis at Third and Market streets, is well known by all residents of Wilmington. Across the street from the Corn wallis quarters for many years there stood facing Market street, a few steps west of Third street, an ancient dwelling of the De Rosset family. That family resid ed there after the Revoluntary war. During the war between the States the structure was used by several confederate generals who at one time and another com manded this district. OLD COTTON PRESS—Another landmark, long since lost to sight when it was wrecked to make way for more modern buildings, was a leaning but unbroken brick chimney. It was on the Cape Fear river about a half dozen blocks south of the foot of Market street. In its day it was called the Confederate States Cotton Press and was established in 1864. That press was the first in Wilmington and had a capacity of approxi mately 500 bales per day. During the war that chimeny was an important commercial spot. Wharves were nearby. There were . warehouses for the cotton. During the conflict, the ware houses and wharves often were piled high with bales of cotton, ed high with bales of cotton. COTTON CARGOES—Those cot ton bales were the property of the See CAPE FEAR on Page Two Violent Fighting Breaks Out Between Hindus, Moslems In Lahore BATAVIA, Java, Aug. 12 —(U.R)— The Indonesian Republis charged tonight that the Dutch were con ducting full-scale warfare in West ern Java and asked the United Na tions Security Council to “take notice” of violations of its cease fire order. As part of the operations, the Republicans asserted, the Dutch captured Garoet, a strategically important town 30 miles southeast of Bandoeng, in a two-pronged at tack led by paratroopers and in flicted heavy casualties on civil ians. A communique broadcast from Jogjakarta, the Indonesian capital, described Dutch operatiins extend ing from Aug. 6—two days after the cease-fire order went into ef fect—through yesterday. Fighting was said to be in pro gress, with the Dutch using artil lery anl planes as well as infantry and paratroops, over a 50-mile stretch of the Batavia-Jogjakarta See INDONESIANS on Page Two PARAGUAY REBELS PUSH FOR CAPITAL Fighting Turns In Favor Of Revolutionists At Asuncion BULLETIN BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, Aug. 12. — (U.R) — Paraguayan revolutionists have smashed into Asuncion after a three-day siege and are working their way through defending barri cades into the heart of the capital, unconfirmed reports said tonight. BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, Aug. 12—(U.R)—Paraguayan revolu tionary forces seeking to over throw Dictator - President Higinio Morinigo were reported today to be winning the battle now raging in ' and around Asuncion, Para guay’s capital. Press dispatches from CJorinda and Formosa, Argentine border towns facing the Asuncion battle front across the Paraguay river, said the fighting appeared to have See PARAGUAY on Page Two PHYSICIAN TAKES STAND IN TRIAL Blanche Britt Davis Seek ing $15,350 In Personal Injury Suit Here Dr. W. C. Mebane, Jr., testified until after 6 p.m., yesterday as a defense witness in the.fi>15,350 per sonal injury suit of Blanche Britt Davis against Edward Robbins oi Whiteville before a jury in Su perior Court here. The unusual procedure of plac ing the physician on the stand for the defense, before the plaintiff had completed its case, was done to. accommodate the witness who told the court he would be un able to appear later. Thf physician was not allowed to testify until after lengthy argu ments by attorneys for both the plaintiff and the defendant on the See PHYSICIAN on Page Two Officers Nominated At State Convention Here; Election Today Resolutions urging a state bonus for World War II veterans and authorizing a retail clerks mem bership drive were passed yester day at the 40th annual North Caro lina American Federation of La bor convention. At the same time, officers to be elected at today’s session were nominated, with C. A. Fink, in cumbent, a certainty for another year as president. He was nomi nated without opposition. Named to run for the office of vice-president were J. A. Scoggins of Charlotte, incumbent, and J. L. Dew of Wilmington. Put up for secreltiry-treasurer were H. G. Fisher of Salisbury and A. Linton Sams of Asheville. P. T. Siler of Greensboro was nominated for sergeant-at-arms; A. E. Brown for chaplain and P. See LABOR On Page Two Youthful Bandit Gang Led By Strip Teaser BlLOXI, Miss., Aug. 12. —(U.R)— Police tonight smrshed a youthful gang of bandits led by a beautiful blonde strip tease dancer believed responsible for a wave of armed robbery and murder along the ya cation-packed Gulf Coast near here in recent weeks. Police Chief Louis Anglada re ported the arrest of Marjetta Gray Crabtree, willowy 29-year-old form er strip tease artist, who he said told police that she injected her accomplices with morphine before the "jobs” so they “wouldn’t lose their nerve.” Anglada also announced the ar rest of Noahson B. Waiters, 24, of Biloxi, Miss., admitted taking part in the series of robberies and FBI agents announced the arrest of Bob Tall, handsome 19-year-old army deserter from Keesler Field, Miss., whom Walters implicated as the “triggerman” who killed Peter Rabito, 48, a drive-in restaurant operator in a holdup attempt more than a week ago. Anglada said the girl had three narcotic kits each containing 1?. capsules of morphine, several hy podermic needles and a number of sedative tablets in her possession when arrested. He said she strug See YOUTHFUL On Page Two
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