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FORECAST: ^ ^ j Served By Leased Wires and continued hot today with scattered 1 I #1 rl ri 1 1 ASSOCIATED PRESS ituuuuiuuiui zucuinuiui syiar __ ___ State and National Newe VOL. 81.—NO. 13_ WILMINGTON. N. C.. FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 5. 1947 ~ " ESTABLISHED 18*7 Crash Kills Sampson Man George Honeycutt Fatally Burned, Mack Gale* In jured In Plane Dive f’UN'TON, sept. 4 — One man billed and another seriously ''lured near the Kitty Fork com • this afternoon about 6:30 n',’Vi’when the plane in which °.1 ,,.prP riding crashed and tney ■ turned. r-nroe Honeycutt, 30-year-old . 0f World War, II, was u'.^ncd beyond recognition and M-CK Gales, owner of the plane , . pijiv was seriously injured ^:;ier ,;.0 ,1 aft crashed in the field 0f Randolph Pew. rr;lP ■ '0 men naa Deen worthing « ‘ day constructing a private landin" 'trip on the farm of Fred p;1i;, about one mile from where *hf' plane crashed. I' was reported that they had ..ccevfuilv landed twice on the nnwav aid were circling the .rea preparing to land the ship {0 the third time when it sud den.lv went out qf control. eve witness to the crash, Randolph Pew, said he was sit ere on his back porch when he ,a*, the plane circling overhead, suddenly, he said the craft nosed to the ground and after crashing »a-i"ht fire. In company with Gerald Jordan and Tom Newman, who were vo'Xing in a nearby field, Pew ,.ushed to the site of the cra<h. pew said his wife had been wash clothes and several tubs cf •vAe>' remained on the porch. The ,-tree men grabbed pails and be oj- to pour water on .the burning pirne. rj-;py were successful In extrac ting 'Gales from the burning okr.e but were unable to . leach funeycutt. The men unfastened th« safety belt and lifted Gales from the flaming wreck. The in ter s* heat forced them to acan ccn efforts to reach Honeycutt. Gales was rushed to a Fayeite v ;]ie hospital suffering from s ■ ere burns. Both men live in the Kitty Fork community, about six miles from Clinton on the Dunn highway. It y;as understood that the plane was owned bv Gales. He was said to hove purchased the craft about three weeks ago. Funeral services for Honeycutt have not been competed RESIDE HyiOVES ?0 PA1_CE IN RIO Lumans Will Be Guests Of Brazilian President Until Sunday RIO DE JANERO, Brazil, Sept. /Pi—Laranjeiras palace. re nlv renovated at a cost of more $1,000,000. became the tern ary White House tonight when President Truman and his family :roved during a downpour cf rain from the United States Embassy residence. Smoe they arrived in Rio De Janeiro Monday the Trumans have been living at the Embassy residence, but they will reside in the palace from tonight until they leave for the United States Sun day aboard the Battleship Mis souri. The President, Mrs. Truman and their daughter Margaret had their luggage moved into the 13 room palace after weather forced the chief executive to abandon an early-morning hike to nearby tvooded heights abounding in wild orchids. Many times he returned to the rain-streaked wundow to express belief that “maybe it will clear tip after a while.’’ But the rain came dow-n steadi ly all afternoon and his first rainy -3V in Brazil was spent in put ting final touches on the 15-minute speech to be delivered to the Brazilian Congress at 2 p.m. 'Eastern Standard Time) tomor row, and working on state papers. As the Presidential family step P°d from the Embassy residence tor the drive to its new quarters, small groups of people, drenched by the rain, waved to the visitors. Inside the palace the President found the splendor of a past era. There were bathtubs of Italian marble and some of Brazil’s fin tst antique furniture. The President’s visit will be cli wtaxed Sunday by a celebration of Brazil’s 125th yeat of independ ence. Mr. Truman and President p.utra of Brazil will occupy a re T'ew®g stand for the mammoth Parade. Marshall New Inter-American Security Pact As rlroof That W orld Peace Is Possible; Anti-U. S. Sentiment Grows Dangerous In India Businessmen Fear Hatred Of Moslems Many Start Evacuation Of Families From Lahore, Uprising Center BY ROBERT MILLER Cnited Press Staff Correspondent LAHORE. Pakistan, Sept. 3 — Anti-American sentiment rose dangerously in this capital of Moslem India today and Ameri can business men started to evac uate their families in fear that the hatred vented on Sikhs and Hindus might be turned upon them. Moslems are now making open threats of violence to get Ameri cans to get out. They are making similar threats against Britons and Europeans, but Americans are the chief targets. “Now we have cleaned out the Hindus we are going to clean out you Americans,” a minor Pakis tan official told George Parker, Nahant, Mass., of the Goodyear Rubber co. “We are sick and tired of ypu living in luxury while millions of Moslems suffer. “If you do not leave we- will kill you. too.” Pakistan youths waylaid a group of American correspondents last night and threatened to beat them up for “insulting the govern ment.” Fast talking by the cor respondents averted what might have been a bad situation. Several American businesses are completing arrangements to move out on a moment's notice and have informed their head quarters to expect a gloomy busi ness outlook even if the Sikh and Hindu staffs—which have fled or been killed—are replaced by Mos lem!. Respect Decreases Generally, tnrougn raxistan as well as this city, there has been decreasing respect for foreigners. There have been repeated minor insults and other affronts against Americans. Taken singly they are insignificant. Taken col lectively they are assuming im portance. A scathing editorial in the Pak istan. Times against “foreign” press reports has not helped the See BUSINESSMEN On Page Two $400,000 BLAZE AT SANFORD MILL Fire Of Undetermined Ori gin Razes Feed, Flour Mill SANFORD, Sept. 4. — (JF)— San ford Milling company early today was razed by a fire which did dam age estimated at $400,000, accord ing to an estimate by J. O. Bridges, Sanford fire chief. The plant consisted of a flour mill, a feed mill, storage ware houses for feed and grain eleva tors. All buildings and machinery were destroyed. Bridges said, with the exception of three grain ele vators. He said that eight of the plant’s 12 elevators housed wheat; the remaining four contained corn. Most of the grain was damaged by water and smoke, Bridges said, and added that some grain prob ably could be salvaged for feed or fertilizer. Bridges said that the immediate cause of the fire had not been de termined. The plant was partially covered by insurance. COLLEGE PROFESSOR COOLS MILK INSIDE COWS AT LSU BARNS BAT&N ROUGE La., Sept. 4 — (£>)__They re cooling milk inside +be cows nt Louisiana. State Uni versity* Dr." D. M. Seath, of the L.S.U. experiment station staff said To day that a fetf for-unate animals ate receiving shower baths daily. The idea is to see if a cool cow produces more milk than a hot cow, he faid. He said by sprinkling a cow its temperature can be brought down a full degiee. The cow, however, must stand in the shade while be ing sprinkled. Else the cow re mains quite warm, he said. CHARRED AND TWISTED WRECKAGE is all that remains of a 13-coach special of the Canadian National Railways following a head-on crash with a halted trans continental passenger train at DugaJd. Manitoba. The worst train wreck in Western Canada’s history, 35 wrere killed and 15 seriously Injured. Of the bodies removed from the wreckage, 24 were burned so badly that identification was difficult. Picture above, left, shows part of the shattered coaches of the transcontinental train while at right are the flame-gutted wooden, cars of the campers’ special which was traveling at 80 miles an hour when it crashed into the oncoming transcontinental passenger train. (International Soundphoto) ISOTOPES OFFER HIGHLY^RAISED Every Atomic Delegation Except Russia, Lauds U. S. Release To Science LAKE SUCCSS, Sept 4 — (/Pt— Every delegation of the United Nations Atomic Energy commis sion except Russia’s praised the United States today for releasing radioactive Isotopes to scientists the world over. Australia’s Ralph Harry led the round of compliments with a statement that the U.S. action was a “clear answer’’ to critics — meaning Russia — who have con tended the U. S. was attempting to establish an atomic monopoly. The comments came at the start of a meeting of the com mission’s political committee, at which a sheaf of technical amend ments to the commission's pro jected second report came up. No votes were taken, however, pend ng study of the proposed changes. Prof. Dmitri V. Skobeltsyn. atomic assistant to Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei A. Gromyko, listened closely but said nothing about the U.S. devel opment. He also declined to com ment to newsmen, saying “I have not studied’’ the U.S. announce ment. The atomic delegates plainly were extremely interested in the announcement in St. Louis that the U.S. was ready to supply to medical and biological workers in all countries limited amounts of radioactive Isotopes which would assist in peaceful medical work. None of the Isotopes to be re leased, the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission emphasized, would be of any value for military or industrial purposes. RIVAL POLITICAL CROUPS IN ACCORD Reliable Athens Sources Say Sophoulis Will Be New Greek Premier ATHENS, Greece, Sept. 4 —!*— Usually reliable sources said to night an agreement had been reached between the Liberal and Populist (Royalist) parties to make Liberal leader Thernis toklee Sophoulis premier of Greece. , These informants said Constan tin Tsaldaris, leader of the Popu lists, had agreed to yield the premiership on condition that he head an inner cabinet group in cluding the ministries of war, public ordc-r and justice which would be directly concerned in prosecuting the fight against Left ist guerrillas in Northern Greece. Both Sophoulis and Tsaldaris said ehrlier that a “rapproche ment between the views of the two parties has been arrived at which gives hope for a satisfac tory solution for the general in terest of Greece.” _ Eskimos Report Finding $100 Nuggets In River FORT ST. JOHN, B.c., Sept 4 _,p)_The Canadian Press said to day prospectors of the Fa- North had a fabulous story of new riches, of sci'd gold nuggets found on the Firth river in the Western Arc ic. 400 miles north of Dawson Ci'y> Yukon. Esk mo hunters brought word cf the find, due North of the stone. Klondike goldfij’ds, to Aklavik during the summer, and Ernest Maxwell, a Yellowknife mining engineer, who made a dangerous plane flight, has returned to veri fy the reports. Eskimos told of finding solid gold ‘nuggets, worth more thnn $100' apiece along the Driver banks, and Maxwell said he wash ed gold along the Firth and its tributaries. ■ Surrounded by mountains, the Firth, due North of the Arctic Ocean, is in Yukon territory and about 34 miles from the Alaska boundary. It is in forbidding country where game is scarce, and wrier# winter has already set in. Secretary Forrestal Strikes . Out At Totalitarian Leaders • . COMMISSIONS TO APPROVE SCOPE OF SPA AGREEMENT Morning Star Washington Bureau WASHINGTON, Sept. 4.—The Maritime Commission is expect ed to approve, within the next two weeks, a document formally. defining the scope of the agreement whereby it will lease to the North Carolina State Ports Authority the Northern extension of the government-owned shipyard at Wilmington, N. C. The agreement, reached last week by officials of the two agen cies, gives the state a. seventy-five-year lease on the property at a “nominal” rental to be determined later. This rental, a percent age of the net returns from port terminal operations, will go into effect after warehouses and other facilities are built at the yard. Howard J. Marsden, who is drawing up the agreement for commission approval, said -^t. would set the general limits of the lease, rather than the specific details. The lease itself, which wiH be kept within those limits, can thus be approved later with a considerable time saving, he said. — Lawlessness In Oregon Has “Frontier” Flavor BOARD TO PROBE, SCHOOL CTRIKES Parents In Wheat Swamp, Lenoir County Demand Investigation RALEIGH, Sept 4 — M3)—Com ple*e investigations of controver siee that have resulted in school strikes in the Wheat Swamp com munity of Lenoir county and the Abbottsburg district of Bladen county were ordered today by the State Board of Education. John Dail of the Wheat Swamp community, representing the par rents of some 300 pupils who have kept their children out of school for a week, told the board that if the investigation were ordered he thought that the children would “return to school tomorrow.” A delegation from Abbottsburg told the board that it was pro testing action of the Bladen Coun ty Board of Education in consoli dating their elementary school with the Bladenboro school, and that when school started today the See BOARD on Page* Two Bandits Rob Banks, Pay rolls To Tune Of $244, 000 In Few Months BY FRANK M. WHITE United Press Staff Correspondent PORTLAND. Oreg., Sept. 4—(U.R) — Oregon law enforcement agen cies—from possemen to the FBI — today were marshalling forces in an attempt to halt the state’s biggest outbreak of lawlessness since frontier days. Their task admittedly was a large one. Three small town bank robberies, tw'O in northwest ern Oregon and one just across the Columbia river in Washington, have netted a lush $106,000 for bandits. In addition, Portland depart ment stores have twice in recent months been hit by payroll rob beries that netted thieves $138,000 much of it, fortunately, in non negotiable checks. The wildness of the remote mountain areas of the Cascades makes attractive hideouts for hit and-run bank and cashier cage robbers. Most recent of the robberies— all of which follow' an almost iden tical pattern — was last week’s jackpot effort at the tiny lumber See LAWLESSNESS on Page Two Along The Cape Fear RETREAT FROM FORT AN DERSON — The bombard ment from the land and the sea forces upon Fort Anderson con tinued through Friday and Satur day, February 17 and 18. 1865. It was about 2 a.m., Sunday, Febru ary 19 that the Confederate troops were pulled out from the fort a~t er probably the most merciless bombardment of any until the be ginning of World War II. The southern troops fell behind the fort burning bridges over Town Creek to halt tlje enemy from pursuit. But then there fol lowed two fresh attacks on the troops who dug in behind the fort. General Schofield ordered his men to attack Sunday soon after the evacuation of the fort. Another attack was ordered Monday, the following day. At the conclusion of the latter attack and with the Confederate troops with out proper rations, they began a trek toward Wilmington. The retreat commenced about 4 p.m., that day. Some historians relate that the‘troops entered Wil mington la‘-e that night. That is conceivable under some circum sances. Particularly if wagon trains were used. But 15ter his torians account that probably ..he advance guard of the troops en tered the city that night but tha the main body did OOt until the following day. C0M7EDERATE TROOPS PURSUED — That is based on the assumption that most of the companies made the distance on foot which w'as the case as most of the outfits were infantry. Generals Terry and Schofield brought their Federal troops into Wilmington two days later on' February 22. The Union troops took possession of the city with very little resistence, historians relate. The Confederate troops had moved toward the North East river of the Cape Fear the night of February 21. In the meantime, General Sher man in his famous “march to the sea” had spread desolation in his tracks and had passed through Fayetteville as the retreat was in progress. * * * FEDERAL STEAMER UP RIV ER—An interesting note from the standpoint of navigation was that a steamer of the Unionists went up the river as far as Fayette ville as the Confederate troops were on the retreat. General Schofield, the Federal commander, sent from Wilming ton a steam tug called the “J. McB Davidson” as far as Fayette ville. Aboard were messengers with word to General Sherman that the Cape Fear River was in the hands of union troops. Navy Chief Tells VFWi Machinery Of UN Hamp ered By Veta Use CLEVELAND, Sept 4—WP)—Sec retary Of The Navy Forrestal struck out at “ruthless” totalitar ian leaders tonight and said that the development of the Unit ed Nations has been hampered by “excessive use of the veto.” Totalitarian governments, which he did not name, dominate with out the will of the peoples they govern, he said. -.Since your last meeting he said in a speech for the 48th Na tional Encampment, Veterans of Foreign Wars, “there has been lit tle progress toward the return of world stability and the creation if conditions for enduring peatw. “The development of the ma chinery of the United Nations has been hampered by the excesive use of the veto. The same tactic has limited the American attempt to resolve the menace and dissolve the fear that lies in the atomic bomb. “Totalitarian governments, re flecting not the will of the peoples they-_govern but of groups of ruth less and ambitious men within and without the country, rule several countries, and are now endeavor ing to put the same iron fist on others.” Forrestal. who has been named to head the combined military for See FORRESTAL On Rage Two U. S. COURT VOIDS DURANT SENTENCE Judge Ben Moore Holds Army Had No Jurisdic tion Over Ex-WAC CHARLESTON, W. Va„ Sept 4 —(fP)—The court-martia1 convic tion of former WAC Ce pt. Kath leen Nash Durant for complicity in the theft of the Heese crown jew’els was voided today by U S. District Judge Ben Moore paving the way for her release from a five-year prison sentence. In a 20-page opinion, Judge Moore upheld the contention of Mrs. Durant that she wae a ci vilian at the time of her arrest on June 3, 1946, saving: “It is my conclusion that peti- | tioner’s terminal leave orders were never effectively revoked, and that by their eelf-executing provisions she was finally and formally separated from the serv ice on May 30, 1946.” “So I conclude." the opinion added, “that petitioner’s actual status while on terminal leave, as distinguished from her technical statue for pay purposes only, w’ss that of an officer on inactive duty.” Mrs. Durant, now a prisoner at tn^ federal pcnuentiary for wom See U. S. COURT On Rage Two CONSUMERS FACE ONE DOLLAR EGGS Higher Prices Yet Predict ed By Food Handlers; Butter Soaring NEW YORK, Sept. 4. — (fP)— The nation’s food bill is already at the year’s high, but the consumer was warned today that the worst is yet to come. Only “consumer resistance” can bait the advent of $1 a dozen eggs, 51 a pound butter and $1 plus meat, authorities said. Consumers, wondering how they could “resist” eating,, were given a few tips by public officials and spokesmen for meat and grocery industries: Buy the cheaper cuts of meat and learn how to cook them ap petizingly; buy the eggs graded below “top extras”; return to the wartime leaning on spaghetti and pther “substitutes;” buy fresh fruits and vegetables, which are almost the only foodstuffs not ad vancing in price currently. The gloomy price picture for fall and winter came from all sides — from restaurant owners, from meat industry spokesmen, from market commissioners, from .food chain store officials, from packing house executives and retail store spokes men. Climb Continues rue gloomy news on present prices came from the produce and grain exchanges where today food and feed grains, butter, eggs and meat continued to climb on the spot wholesale markets. A spokesman for the National Restaurant association said: “The way meat prices are going up, we’ll not be able to serve meat and still hold the line in meal prices.” John F. Krey, chairman of the American Meat Institute, said in Chicago: “Meat supplies will drop in the year ahead, leaving con sumers even more meat-hungry than now.” Samuel Morganreth, counsel for the New York State association of Retail Dealers, said: “Prices of better grades of meat will continue to go up; the peak has not been reached.” WINSTON NOW PUMPS WATER FROM CREEKS TO MEET EMERGENCY WINSTON-SALEM, Sept. 5 —^ —The City of Winston-Salem to day prepared to jump creek wa ter into the waterworks in a des perate effort to avert a water famine. An emergency pipeline was run over the hill from the waterworks and a rough dam was thrown across Salem Creek at Stadium Drive to create a tiny pond from which engineers hoped to draw a little extra water. More draiit.c conservation laws loomed as the emergency ordi narce of two days ago failed to save enough water Consumption Wednesday undtr the emergency status dropped o:.iy 340,000 gal lons. about 20 prr cent cf the 4.009.P00-ga!lon da.-y cut which of ficials deem impr ative. Week - End Wife Gets $20 Weekly For Support CHICAGO, Sept. 4— (£>)—Mrs. Julia Rogan’s ‘story that she had been a week-end wife for six years while her husband “thinks over'’ their marriage won her an awarji of $20 weekly support money in circuit court today. The 35-year-od woman said her husband. Nicholas Rogan, 34, moved from their home to a ho tel six years ago. She said he wanted to be alone for awhile to think over their marriage, she stated. “He still hasn’t made up hi« mind,'’ Mrs. Rogan’s attorney, Norman Becker, told the court. He returns to his wife each week end. the lawyer said, but leaves prcmply on Mondays. Mrs. Rogan declared she was willing to have him return on a full-time basis but alleged the present arrangement constituted cruel and innuman treatment. She has a seperate maintenance suit Pennine. The couple were married in 1935. They have no children Judge Benjamin Epstein, in making the award, termed the 'case the strangest he #V*r hfd heard. I - Vandenberg Calls. Treaty “Sunlight” Both Men Refer To Accom plishments As Example For UN Work WASHINGTON, Sept 4—Sec retary of State Marshall told the nation tonight that the new Inter American Security pact is proof that “where nations are sincerely desirous of promoting the peace a"nd well being of the world it can be done.” Marshall, with evident reference to long and difficult negotiation! with Russia over European peace making, declared that the task al so can be accomplished “without frustrating delays and without much .of the confusing and disturb ing propaganda that has attended our efforts of the past two years.” The secretary spoke jointly with Chairman Vandenberg (R.-Michi MF the senate Foreign Relations committe over national radio net works in a half-hour broadcast. Both men returned yesterday from the conference at Petropolis. Bra zil, where the new*Inter-American, pact was drafted and signed. tlc/h men hailed the accomplish ments as an example for the Unit ed Nations in the development of world peace and Vandenberg call ed it “sunlight in a dark world." To Present Treaty Vandenberg said he would pre sent the treaty to the Senate for ratification “with every con fidence that it will deserve prompt and enthusiastic approval of it* traditionally American ideals.” The Senator said the paet “throws maximum protections" around the Americas if their peace is menaced by armed at tack “from any source whatever” cither inside or outside the Inter American region, which include* both Canada and Greenland. Marshall .raid of the treaty: “I do not think it is an over statement to say that this demon stration of trust and cooperation, this evidence of a willingness to adjust the many varied national points of view in order to make possible a unanimous agreement for the good of all, is the molt See VANDENBERG on Page Two EASTERNTOBACCO PRICES JNCREASE Gains Reported From 50c To $6.; Border Re mains Irregular WALLACE, Sept. 4.--The Wal lace Tobacco Market today smashed all previous record for volume of sales in one day when 362,000 pounds of tobacco was sold, John Sikes, Sales Supervisor, reported. The heavy sales brought in a total of $169,424.60 to farmers in this area. The average price per hundred pounds was $46.83. The Wallace Market began sell ing for five hours today instead of the four-hour sales period that has been the regulation since th* season opened August 25. Even with the additional hour of selling time the market is still in a block and will probably con tinue > that way for a few more weeks. Warehousemen here ad vise farmers to book floor space in advance in the four local ware houses before bringing their to baccos for sale. On today’s record - smashing market the buyers were grabbing the good tobaccos with enthu siasm and the sale was one of the fastest and cleanest of the season. One or two farmers re ported sales averaging $62.00 per hundred for comparatively small offerings of tobacco, while several showed sales averages of $59.00 for the day. Eastern North Carolina f!ue .cured tobacco market yesterday reported price average gains from 50 cents to $6 for lugs and prim ings, but the Border Belt of South Carolina and North Carolina con tinued to post irregular prices. Most better qualities were steady to $2 higher on the Bor der Beit, according to the Federal State Departments of Agriculture, but the majority of lower quali ties i were down from '$1 to $4. Many markets reported blocked sales. The Border Belt sold 9,313,085 pounds for an average of $42,81 Wednesday — this was $1.59 off See EASTERN On Page Two And So To Bed / A Morning Star subscriber told this on his carrier >oy yesterday, after the boy had been by to collect: The opening of school pro ' vided the topic of conversation. “Do you hope to become an eng neer,” Tfe was asked. - “No. Lawyer,” he replied. “Are any of your people lawyers?” “No.” “What makes yon feel Ilk* you want to be a lawyer?” “Well,” the lad smiled a Ml mischievously, “all my peo ple like to argue.” b
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