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FORECAST: \ v Served By Leased Wires gag5 JHtumnnimt mnrtnttn mar ^s. ______ Mate end National Newi yflLjL-JKLW.-[ ._~ WILMINGTON, ?UC., MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1947 ESTABLISHED 1$|| Storm Blocks E. C. Roads Greenville Hard Hit As a 74 Inch Rainfall Floods Part Of City RALEIGH ,Sept. 7 —(&)—Tcr tial rains that fell over much f Eastern North Carolina last lht apparently were centered (Greenville where a record leaking downpour of 9.74 X was recorded, the U.S. leather bureau here reported '°The storm at Greenville hlocked highways, knocked out lectric power and telephone * rvice in sections of the city, flooded several houses and damaged tobacco in at least two (obacco auction warehouses, Sheriff Ruel E. Tyson reported. The Weather bureau reported that the 9.74-inch ram was re corded at the Greenville air port and that in the town pro !er a fall of 8.24 inches was recorded. The previous record for one day at Greenville was 5 81 inches set in 1917. In other Eastern North Caro lina towns, the Weather bureau reported the following rainfall: Washington 7.5 inches, Wilson 371 inches, Rocky Mount 2.77 inches, and Raleigh 2.36 inches. At the Raleigh-Durham airport, only 13 miles from Raleigh, only .59 inches fell. Highway Blocked The heavy downpour flooded Greer Mill Run, a creek just East ,f Greenville, and it pour ed o..t of its banks blocking highway 264 between Greenville and Washington and Highway 43 between Greenville and New Bern. The State Highway Commis sion reported that Little Creek about two miles East of Green ville washed out about 100 feet of Highway 264 and a truck driver for the Raleigh News and Observer reported that he drove for nearly five miles be tween Greenville and Washing ton with water almost up to the running board of this truck. The State Highway patrol ra dio here said that a washout al so was reported on Highway 903 near Williamston. At Greenville a railroad un derpass on a street leading to the Kinston highway was flood ed almost to the railroad See STORM on Page Two GEORGIA POLICE CATCH RUSTLERS Father, 18-Year-Old Daug ter-In-Law Held On Cat tle Theft Count 1 TIFTON, Ga„ Sept. 7 —(U.R)—A motorized cattle-rustling ring which allegedly included an 18 year-old girl member was be lieved smashed tonight with the wrest of Frank Collins, Sr., and his darkhaired daughter-in-law, Mrs. Joanna Henderson Collins. They were arrested in con nection with cattle t' efts in four counties in this Georgia-Florida border territory which in recent 3'ears has developed into one of the biggest beef-producing sec tions East of the Mississippi. The Georgia Bureau of Inves tigation announced the arrests wd was also seeking Mrs. Col bns' iiusband, Floyd Collins, as a third member of the ring. According, to the GBI, the tlng had been making off with cattle in the dead of night by marching the animals up a *amP into a big refrigerated buck of the type used by pack tt8 plants. The cattle were then to on-the-hoof markets at A-bany, Moultrie, Tifton, New ® an<l Bogart and sold. Caught At Moultrie Collins and his daughter-in aw finally were arrested when ■EJ' attempted to sell a year ln8 at Moultrie. None of the wen cattle were branded but °me had ear-tags for bang’s '■-a&se inspection and the tags •. ..“e GBI on the trail of the Cdlins family. -oHins was charged with mS, an offense that carries *°‘° lour year prison term, "is daughter-in-law was (,Q temporarily as a material ,.'tnc3s' Both had signed state ' ;nts the GBI said. The Weather Sor FORECAST: fccuYi hn?Tlina-'Partly cloudy and con %ly 01 Monaay and Tuesday, a few lowers Scattered afternoon thunder fe:’ WMi,Varolina—Partly cloudy with a •Wr, VI scattered afternoon thunder hrmer \»l0nday and Tuesday, slightly fey. “ lQPday, continued warm Tues t>:;ng0l70l°glcal data for the 24 hours •uJ P- m. yesterday. 1:20 a TKMpERATURES 7:20 n ‘9> 7:30 a- m- 78> 1:30 P- m ^ h'v at r'1- Maximum 89: Mini ' Mean 82; Normal 75. 1:30 a ^ . HUMIDITY 'l,:!0 frm.'n20 a'm' S9: 1:30 p- m Mi for precipitation ■iinches. * hours ending 7:30 p. m. ▼ inches?06 tile first of the month v?p-om th?T-HFOr? TODAY 1 S. c....- ltf-ie Tables published by "S1 snd Geodetic Survey, i ,|l!nia-t0;i HIGH LOW 2:00 a.m. 10 :15 a.m. '‘‘teboro i 1:32 P'm- 11:24 P-«n. . 1,1=1 - 12:=4 a.m. 7:01 a.m. li’J.lrise „ 1:23 p.ir. 8:00 p.m. ,i!(; Su,14*t 6:»; Moonrlee More °R1p 1 ;5«P. , "RATHER On Pa*e Two PICTURED at his desk in Trieste, Italy, is Major Edward H. Richardson of the U. S. Army. He has admitted, according to a statement introduced at trial of five Trieste civilians, that he shared in an estimated $1,000,000 pay-off from the parceling of public works contracts. A form er Military Government Public Works chief, Richardson said “gift” was “token of gratitude for advice.” (International) JEWS TO RESIST FORCED LANDING British Plan To Use Tear Gas If Necessary At Hamburg Today By The Associated Press A group of Jews from the Exodus 1947 huddled in the rain aboard the transport Ocean Vigour gave the first hint yes terday that they would resist at tempts of the British to disem bark them at Hamburg Monday and compel their return to Ger many. The Jews—the vanguard of 4, 300 European refugees who were balked in their efforts to reach Palestine—shouted a de fiant “no!” when asked if they would disembark. The British said they will use tear gas and truncheons if the Jews do not come ashore peaceably. Their plight evoked wide spread demonstrations from their sympathizers, with the most spectacular occurring in Paris. Security police in the French capital said they had arrested an American Rabbi, Baruch Korff, co-chairman of the American Political Action Committee For Palestine, as he prepared to fly to London with 10,000 leaflet? threatening re prisals on the British for treat ment of the Exodus Jews. Rabbi Korff was being held incommunicado with his pilot and a woman seized with him. In addition the police arrested 10 suspects in a crackdown on efforts of Stern gang sympha thisers to conduct a war of nerves See JEWS On Page Two VIOLENCE TAKES LIVES OF FOUR / -- Pilot Mountain Woman Loses Life In Fall Down 60-Foot Well By The Associated Press Violence took a relatively light death toll in North Caro lina during the weekend with only four persons reported lull ed. A normal weekend in the state averages ten fatalities. Gattis Cannady, 35-year-old Lillington Negro, was found dead Saturday night in the Lil lington Ice and Coal company s plant. Coroner C. B. Allred or dered an autopsy and inquest. Robert Mitchell, 21, of Route 1, Walnut Cove, was fatally in jured Sunday when the automo bile in which he was riding overturned. Mrs. Lilia B. Cooke, 69, of Pi lot Mountain, Route 2, was kill ed Friday when she fell into a 60-foot veil at the home. Her husband, A. R. Cooke, reported finding a plank covering the well broken when he returned home. Burean Lee Brown, 40, a farmer living near Coats, -was killed instantly Saturday night when struck by an automobile while he was walking along a road. __ PubJ^er’s Statement -A^^tfeased to direct the attention of its read i\” •- legibility of its type this morning. «.ne Star’s ambition to increase the readibility of -a for a long time, but with the war and the scarci aO^ metals for industrial purposes, this has had to be de \ -ed until now. The new type face is one of the latest developments in the industry. It is designed solely for easy reading. It is eight • point type, larger than the old type heretofore used. The Star is particularly gratified to offer this improvement to its thousands of subscribers, and in expressing its pleasure in being able to make this announcement extends a cordial in vitation to. the public to visit its greatly expanded quarters and newly installed equipment, all of which will mean a great er and better newspaper for Southeastern North Carolina. Tuesday and Wednesday are open-house days at the Star News. The following paragraph is set in the old type for com parison purposes. Note the tiifference in it and the new type the balance of the story is set in. Editorial, news, society and mechanical departments are on the mezzanine floor. Executive, business, advertising and cir culation departments are on the main floor. The pi>ess and stereo typing departments are on the lower floor. ___R. B. Page, publisher. Attorney Blows Lid Off Bold Racket In Brooklyn PREDICTS QUAKE TOKYO, Sept. 7. — (ff) — The'professor who predicted the disastrous earthquake in Western Japan last December now says there will be a“big” one centering on Tokyo next December or January “unless present indications change.” The Kyodo News Agency quoted the professor, Dr. Seichi Yamaguchi( as saying he reached his conclusions by studying tide gauges placed along the coasts by the Home Ministry’s geograp hic survey. PRESIDENT SAILS ON RETURN TRIP ' t Truman, Now Enroute To Norfolk Will Become “Shellback” Wednesday ABOARD U. S. S. MISSOURI, Sept. 7 —VP)—President Truman sailed homeward today from a week’s mission of peace and friendship in Brazil, planning a leisurely non-stop trip direct to Norfolk, Va. Delaying previously-consider ed plans for visits to San Juan, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Is lands, the President’s schedule called for arrival in Norfolk Sept. 19 and an overnight cruise to Washington where the party will arrive in mid-morning Sept. 20. The Puerto Rico and Virgin Is lands visits were put off, prob ably until early autumn, largely for the purpose of making them special occasions rather than in cidents of the Rio De Janerio voyage. The President came aboard this battleship in early afternoon after taking part in ceremonies commorating the 125th anni versary of Brazil’s independence from Portugal. With President Eurico Gaspar Dutra he review ed a parade of 35,000 troops as the climax to an event-filled week which included an address to- the Intra-American Defense conference. After farewell honors at the dock, to which the Brazilian president accompanied him, Mr. Truman boarded the Missouri to the strains of the “Star Strangled Banner” and the Bra zilian national anthem. The great ship eased out of the Rio De See PRESIDENT On Page Two 17 KILLED, 38 HURT IN MUNITIONS DUMP BLAST NEAR MADRID MADRID, Spain, Sept. 7 —(U.R) 1The Spanish news agency Cifra reported tonight that 17 persons were killed and 38 in jured when an army munitions dump in suburban Alcala De Henares exploded last night and destroyed a nearby ceramics factory. _ The agency said that 20 per sons were missing, most of them poor peons who inhabited caves near the dumps. Rescue workers were hampered by tre mendous piles of dirt. Most of the casualties were among 30 soldiers guarding the dump, but four of 21 workers in the ceramics factory also were injured. The blast was the sec ond major military disaster for Spain within three weeks. A naval arsenal exploded near Cadiz on the night of Aug. 18, killing an estimated 250 per sons.____ “Harmless” Shell Blast Injures, Six Children HOT SPRINGS, Ark., Sept, 7 _(/P)_A 37-millimeter shell, Be lieved harmless and used as a doorstop, exploded today and injured six children, two sen ouslv Deputy Sheriff George Mc Guire said the shell exploded when 15-year-old Doyle Cox drooped it in the yard^ of his home. McQuire added tnat the children had been playing varh it for several days after it was taken to the t_,ox home by year-old Dora Jean Wilson I He quoted Dora Jean’s father, Dan Wilson, as saying he be lieved it to be disarmed and had been using it as a door stop. The deputy did not say where the shell came from orig inally. Doyle Cox had an inch and a half of bone blown from his leg by the blast, and his seven year-old brother, William, re ceived shrapnel wounds in the head, abdomen and leg. Less seriously hurt were Leon Cox, 11; Lola Jean Cox, 4; Charles Rooney, 13, end Wen dell Rooney, 7. “Professional Rap-Takers Association” Rivals “Murder, Inc.” NEW YORK, Sept. 7—OJ.R)— An assistant district atorney blew the lid off the boldest Brooklyn racket since “Murder, Inc.,” to day with disclosure of a “profes sional Rap-Takers Association” of men bribed or forced by threat of death to take the rap for bookies sought in the qity’s war on illegal horse race betting. One man already had been “silenced’ by gunmenin the pay of the bookie ring, according to one unwilling “rap taken,” and police feared revelation of the racket might lead to similar slay ings. Assistant District Attorney John E. Cone said that strong arm men employed by Brooklyn bookie rings had, by force and with bribes ranging from $10 to $100, planted bookmaking evi dence on innocent men to satis fy official demand for arrests in the city-wide drive against illegal bookmaking and to divert attention from genuine members of the syndicates. “We’ve questioned several thousands cf arrested bookies and we’re going to question more,” Cone told reporters. “We’re going to get heads of the bookie rings employing these rap-takers.” Cone disclosed that the “Rap Takers Association” was under the rule of ruthless gunmen working for unknown leaders. Detectives working on the bookie inquiry said a recent wave of apparent gangland killings in Brooklyn might be connected with the police investigation. Court records showed that ar See ATTORNEY On Page Two INTEREST HIGH IN BALL SCORE Morning Star Newsroom Telephones Constantly Busy Last Night The Morning Star received its heaviest bombardment of tele phone calls last night of the baseball season—so many calls for results of the Wilmington Sanford tussle that reporters lost count. At a late hour, with tele phones still ringing, it was un able to gain a clear estimate of how many hundred_calls had poured into the office. Inquiries started before 4 p. m. It was not uncommon for three telephones to ring at the same instance as rapidly as re civers were hung up. Reporters had little time to listen to comments or give in formation other than the final score. Although the few com ments heard were of disappoint ment. One fan, hearing the score, exclaimed, “Ah, gee, I’ll never again call up for a Pirate score.’* VFW Chief Asks Immediate Rebuilding Of Armed Might; Russian Showdown Looms Senator Predicts Fight Over Veto Ball Proposes That United States Tajke Lead To End Power WASHINGTON, Sept. 7t—Ol.R)— An early “showdown” with Russia was forecast today by Sen. Joseph Ball, R., Minn., who said it may come over the veto issue before the United Na tions General Assembly later this month. stalled the UN by abuse of the Maintaining that Russia has stalled the UN by abuse of the big power veto, Ball proposed in an interview that the United States take the lead in restrict ing the veto right. He empha sized that UN's role in world affairs should be strengthened to help carry out*the Marshall European rehabilitation plan. Reminded that some Ameri can officials were loathe to launch a campaign to limit the veto power lest such action fi nally disrupt UN, Ball said he believed a “don’t rock the boat” policy would result in continued strangulation by Russia’s ex cessive use of the veto. Ball voiced his opinion as President Truman prepared to return from Brazil and decide whether Congress should be re called to deal with Europe’s economic plight. Ball said he believed a special session is :n advisable until the administra tion is prepared to provide full information on how far the United States must go in aiding Europe. He decried “crisis legisla tion” and proposed that Con gress block any large-scale commitments until sound plans See SENATOR on Page Two TAR HEEL CROPS BRING BIC PRICE Farmers Receive $175, 938,000 Return In First ' Half Of Year RALEIGH, Sept. 7 —Wl—Dur ing the first six months of 1947, North Carolina farmers re ceived a total of $175,933,000 for their crops, livestock and live stock products, an increase of 32.5 per cent of last year, the Federal-State Crop Reporting Service reported today. The 32.5 increase the North Carolina farmers received dur ing the first six months of the year compared with a 21 per cent increase for the nation as a whole during the first eight months of the year, according to the crop reporting service. Income Mounts During the January-June period North Carolina farmers received a total of $108,142,000 for their crops compared with $79,464,000 in the same period last year and livestock and live stock products brought in a to tal of $67,796,000 during the first six months compared with $53, 360,000 last year. , Thanks to the multi-million from the tobacco crop. North Carolina last year ranked third behind California and Texas in the value of its crops. The state ranked 29th last year in cash income from livestock and live stock products, and in overall income from all farm products, including crops and livestock, the state ranked 13th, the Crop Reporting service reported. Along The Cape Fear FORT FISHER HILLS— Swamps near Fort Fisher prov ed good defense for the fortifi cation together with natural sand hills behind which were spotted many guns. Those guns proved of great value during the Civil War in protecting blockade runners from Federal crafts that formed the block ade. About a half mile north of the fort there was a rise in the sand. The rise formed a hill about 20 feet above the tide on the Cape Fear river side. It proved valuable as a defense position as it commanded the approach to the fort by the riv er road. One historian sums up the sit uation in this manner. “Thus nature, assisted by some slight c ogineering work, had given a defense to Confederate Point which would have enabled an efficient commander at the en trenched camp, co-operating with the garrison of Fort Fish er. to have rendered the Point untenable for a largely superior force at night when the cover ing fire of the Federal navy could not distinguish between friend and foe.” * * PLANNED BY COMMANDER —The plans for Fort Fisher were made by Colonel William Lamb, commander of the forti fication. As the work progress ed, however, the plans were submitted for approval to Con federate generals including such notables as French, Raines, Longstreet, Beauregard and Whiting. Federal engineers dubbed the fort ‘‘the Malakoff of the south.” The fort was built solely with the aim of resisting fire from a fleet. That it was successfully constructed from that angle is attested to by the fact that it was necessary to use ground troops before it was captured. It underwent the two fiercest navy bombardments that had ever occured until that time in history. There were two faces to the fortification with a total length See CAPE FEAR On Page Two MISS AMERICA—Hails from Memphis and yesterday began her reign after being awarded the title Saturday night over 54 other beauties from 39 states, 14 cities and Canada. The new queen, Barbara Jo Walker, center, is shown with Georgia Jean Cunningham, left, and Dorothy Jane Cunningham, right, before they took part in the bathing suit contest, at Atlantic City, N. J. Wallace Leaf Mart Expects Record Day BY-PASS BEES COLUMBIA, S. C., Sept. 7 — (IP) —The cops heaved a sigh of relief today after a thorough check of city ordi nances. A householder had com plained bees had surrounded her house and had made it impossible for her “to go out doors.” The cops reported that their search of the statues fail ed to reveal any law requiring them to chase bees. MEMPHIS BEAUTY WANTS TO TEACH New “Miss America” Over joyed At Winner Na tional Title For 1947 ATLANTIC CITY, Sept. 7 — VP) —A comely Southern belle, Bar bara Jo Walker, 21-year-old Brunette from Memphis. Term., began her reign today as “Miss America, 1947,” The tall beauty won the title —and a $5,000 scholarship for any school of her choosing—last night- as a crowd of 18,462 per sons, largest in 26 years to see the annual pageant, jammed convention hall. Miss Walker, five feet seven inches tall, hazel eyes weight 130 pounds, bust 34 inches, was chosen from 54 girls represen ting 39 states, 14 cities and Canada. U.S. Senator Kenneth McKel lar (D-Tenn) was among the first to greet the new Miss America following her crowning by the retiring beauty queen, Marilyn Buferd of Los Angeles, Miss America of 1946. Miss Walker was so surprised by her selection as the new queen that she could do nothing but smile happily as pageant of ficials crowded around her for the crowning ceremonies. But later as she faced a bat tery of cameras, the new queen said, “I couldn’t believe it. I wish my family were here.” See MEMPHIS on Page Two Warehousemen Predict Largest Sale Volume In History Today BY JOHN SIKES WALLACE, Sept. 7. — If yoU’re not chicken-hearted, a buck will get you a saw-buck if the Wal lace Tobacco Market dosen’t break all its records for sales in one day tomorrow. It isn’t considered good Emily Post to even speak about such a thing before it happens. Like baseball players along about the eighth inning, when their pitch ing boy has held the opposing batters to nary a hit since his opening warm-up, start in dis cussing how Uncle Sam is going to finance the Marshall plan. Anything but the imminence of a record pitching feat. A direct reference to the possibility of a record being shattered within the next few minutes is considered tempting the fates and casting an evil omen upon what might See WALLACE On Page Two PRESS OF LONDON HITS FACIST MOVE Newspapers Call On Gov ernment To Suppress Incipient Campaign LONDON, Sept. 7 —OT—Cries of “Heil Hitler” sounded in the grimy streets of London’s slum districts today while the British press swung into a campaign against an incipient Fascist movement. Demands for decisive govern ment action against Fascist groups, Fascists street orators and. publications smacking of the Hitler ideology came from left-wing and middle-of-the-road journals and had the formal support of the powerful Trades Union Congress, an alliance of 8,000,000 working people. Press commentators took the view that the movement had been given impetus by Br’tain s See PRESS on Page Two Jacksonville Police Get French Lesson By Rr dio MONTREAL, Sept. 7 — OT — Through a freak in radio wav~s, the Montreal Fire department and the Jacksonville, Fla., po lice have been brought close to gether—so close, in fact, that the latter force has reportedly instructed all its police cars to be sure they are not answering Montreal fire calls. Both departments have fre quency- modulation radio-tele phone systems and for some reason they often get into each other’s hair, and cars calling their headquarters are often better heard 2,000 miles away. On a couple of occasions, the two headquarters have ex changed unofficial greetings al though this is forbidden The only hitch in the whole affair is that most of Montreal's conver sations are in French This w'as the first link, be cause Jacksonville became in terested in knowing what “All Vous” meant at the end of all Montreal French communica Itions. After vainly trying to find l SEE JACKSONVILLE On Page 2 * i Commander Calls On Truman To Ad Urges President To C&1| Special Session Of Con- . gress At Once ^ CLEVELAND, Sept. 7 —(U.B-J In a strongly - worded speech* Louis E. Starr, retiring com mander-in-chief of the Veteran* of Foreign Wars, tonight asked President Truman to call * special session of Congress ty appropriate money to rebuild our armed forces. Starr made his public request after delegates to the 48th an nual encampment here heard top-rung military and govern ment figures sound cminous warnings on the state of our military preparedness during the past three days. “I publicly request the Presi dent to call a special session of Congress for the purpose of immediately considering and granting sufficient appropri ations to rebuild our armed forces, and particularly our air force, and to mobilize our air craft industry, gearing it t<* high-speed production of latest type aircraft,” Starr said. “We must act immediately, while there is yet time. Each week’s delay can mean a year’s extension of war. We must not procrastinate as we did in 1939. Wo must act now.” Starr clearly expressed fear of Russia in his talk, and said, the “peace of the world can be maintained only if the United States re-arms rapidly, making it clear to tfee USSR that a war would mean her total destruc tion.” “I fear that if this is not ac complished with the utmost dis patch, the United States will find itself at war,” he said. The leader of approximately 2,000,000 veterans charged that “preliminary campaigns of World War Three are being fought at this moment—on the political front and on the battle front.” “My organization therefore advocates a defensive attitude with ground forces, and an of fensive attitude with our fleet and the fast construction of the greatest air force in the world, in being,” he added. maskedTandits SECURE $15,000 Owner Of Beulah Park Racetrack Bound, Robbed In His Home CLEVELAND, Sept.. 7 — GW— A race track operator reported to police today he was robbed of $15,000 by three masked bandits who forced him to tell where the money was conceal ed by torturing his wife. Police Capt. Fred W. Clarke said Henry Green, 54, vice pres ident of Beulah park track in Columbus, Ascot park in Akron and a track in Hamilton, O.. related he finally disclosed :he money was hid in a shoe box after one of the gunmen placed a lighted cigarette on Mrs. Green’s thigh. The trio then drove off in Green’s 1947 Cadillac after staging the robbery late last night in the track owner’s home in suburban Shaker Heights, po lice said. Operating Money Green repprted the money was to have been used Sept. 20 for operating expenses at the opening of the Beulah pork meet. Capt. Clarke quoted Green as saying the three met Mrs. dreen, 42, at the back door when she returned to the house after parking their car in the garage. The couple and Green’s sis ter, Mrs. Sadie Stockman, 75, were then bound with adhesive tape and gagged with bed sheets, Green reported. After he disclosed the hiding place of the money, the bandits threatened to kill them if they notified the police. And So To Bed North Carolinas state high way patrol really has some polite patrolmen. One Wilmington driver will vouch for that. He had ft flat tire at a late hour the other night and stopped on the highway to repair it. A highway patrolman drove up. “No sir, he didn’t holler at me,” related the driver. “Why, instead, he got out of his car and offered to help me fix the tire. ; >
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