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FORECAST: * | ♦ W ^ Served By Leased Wires tlmutnintt matnxm mat U- " —1 State end National News 0..O^^Ojn. WlLMWffTOW, N. ft, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18. 1M7 ESTABLISHES8S ' *" I 11 1 1 - ■1 — r _' ___ Heat Packers To Face Jury «0j* Four” Executives Sub poenaed As Food Prices * Take Nose Dive CHICAGO, Sept. 12 —(U.K)—'The , d price skyrocket went into ciidden nose-dive today and authorities subpoenaed '/representatives of the na T major packinghouses to Sf « grand jury why meat ies are so high. P The sharp price spiral lost its momentum when prices of Tin butter, eggs and live TcV dropped at major basic “flit break came as the Labor Department reported at Wash vLn that record-breaking Sesale prices at the end of ,,, week were only seven per nt below the all-time high Inched in May, 1920—immedi ately preceding the sharp busi ness recession of 1920-21. Acting under a federal court „rder for an investigation of all h jh prices in the Chicago area, authorities told the packers to ,Lar before a grand jury the Tele of Sept. 23. Packers serv de included the “Big Four” - Armour, Swift, Cudahy and Wil !0n' AMI Statement The American Meat Institute, official spokesman for the pack ers, said the Justice Depart ment seemed to be “a bit coy regarding its intentions.” The Institute said the meat racking industry, “having no secrets or nothing to hide from the public,” would confirm the fact that the subpoenas had been served. _ _ “We hope that the Justice De partment is planning to take in to consideration activities of ether governmental agencies to determine to what extent .hey have contributed toward bring ing about the present situa tion,” the statement said. LIONS WILL AID BUND FUND DRIVE Club* Of State To Get Be hind Campaign For $25, 000 Sept. 22-27 HENDERSON, Sept. 12 — Seeking a total of $25,000 to ex pand its extensive program of aid to the blind and conserva tion of sight, the North Caro lina State association for the Blind will conduct its second annual state-wide White Cane Sale and Membership Enroll ment campaign during the peri od September 22-27 inclusive. Members of Lions clubs from Mutphy to the seas, together with their Lionesses, will serve as campaign workers. The drive is being directed again this year by Sam Alford of Henderson, president cf the North Carolina State associa tion for the Blind and former district governor of Lions clubs. Other members of the cam paign committee are Dan Stew art of Raleigh, former governor of district 31-A and for many years active in blind work; Dave R. Mauney, Jr., of Cherryville, trustee of the State association and former district governor of 31-A, and Charles E. Kerchner of Greensboro, deputy district governor of 31 B. Campaign headquarters will be located here. Over-All Project The annual statewide cam paign for the sale of White Cane buttons and enrollment of mem bers in the association was au thorized unanimously by the state convention of North Caro lina Lions clubs. It is annually tha principal over-all project of fce more than 150 clubs in the •fate. The association, now IS years °ld, prior to 1946 was supported by spasmodic local campaigns end contributions of Lions clubs end friends of the blind through out North Carolina. It serves as 1 cannecting link between the State commission for the blind, "'h-ch also is a product of the initiative of North Carolina See LIONS On Page Two The Weather FOHFT 4-fiT* South Carolina—^partly cloudy, scat r™ '/lowers and thunderstorms Satur "4: and over South and East Sunday. ,i5* onange in temperature, except k v cooler Northwest Sunday, tnla . Carolir.a—Partly cloudy scat showers or thundershowers Satur and over East Sunday. Little tem change except slightly cooler Sunday. taa^°lological data for the 24 hours '"8 u30 p. m. yesterday. , temperatures to. , ,?■ 73; 7:30 a. m. 71; 1:30 p. m. 'r.um’t, p m- 76; Maximum 32; Mini ”U® 71; Mean 76; Normal 74. HUMIDITY SJ.T,!• ">■ 94; 7:30 a. m. 98; 1:30 p. m. 1 ‘-30 P. m. 93. T PRECIPITATION .17 24 hours ending 7:30 p. m. ‘■W°b!chence th* flr,t of th* month tides for today t. c I? *;:e Tide Tables published by coast and Geodetic Survey/. Wilmtn«r» H,GH LOW ngton - 8:23 a.m. 3:10 a m. 8:59 p.m. 3:24 p.m. boro iniet .. 6:16 a.m. 12:13 am. Su.rt 6:42 p.m. 12:27 p.m. ,e 5:54; Sunset 6:22; Moonrise Hi- Sunset 6:07p. « m JdfSe at FayetteviUe, N. C. at 8 B*P°rt Missing fee* WEATHER On Page Twa SENCBA Will Stand By Boat Fee Rules — O ——— Board Of Director^ To Exact $100 Entrance Mo^/^in Private Boats; Plans Cr ^fror Opening Day The Board of L v^0f the Southeastern No».. Caro lina Beach association, meet ing last night in the Wood row Wilson hut, voted to continue in force the an nounced rules governing the entrance fees of private party boats in the fishing rodeo. The decision was made, it was said, due to the fact that several professional boat owners already had paid the $100 entrance fee on that basis. Buies governing private boat entrance point out that “To be eligible as an official Rodeo amateur offshore boat . . . the captain must pay SENCBA an entrance fee of $100 for the entire Rodeo period, or $50 for 10 consecu tive days of competition, or $25 for three consecutive days of competition.” Meanwhile, final arrange ments were made for open ing of the Rodeo on Monday, and the distribution of entry blanks to the various weigh ing stations and registration points, it was said. FALL RIPS PANTS PHILADELPHIA, Sept 12. — (U.R) — Anthony Petoiicchio, 25, a bridge painter, fell 150 feet into the Delaware river today, but escaped with a bruised left hip and torn pants. Petoiicchio was rescued by a police harbor patrol boat as he thrashed around in the water. He said he lost his balance while climbing over a guard rail to remove some rigging on the Delaware river bridge. FLUE-CURED CROP ESTIMATES DROP Reporting Service Places 1947 Yield At 887, 000,000 Pounds RALEIGH, Sept. 12 —<*)— Production of fue-cured tobac co in North Carolina this year was estimated at 887,000, 000 pounds, as of September 1, it was reported today by the Federal-State Crop Reporting Service. Crop conditions now point to record high state per acre yields of corn and soy beans, the service also said. The naw tobacco estimate is 6,365,000 pounds above the Au gust 1 estimate and 25,510,000 pounds less than the 912,970,000 pounds produced last year. The report said the increase in estimated production ever the August 1 figure “was brought about mostly by con tinued favorable weather and further progress of harvest which aided growers in arriv ing at production estimates for their crops”. Tobacco yield was estimated at 1,094 pounds per acre, which is four per cent below last year’s yield of 1,133 pounds. Condition of burley tobacco improved considerably during August, the report stated, and production of the North Caro lina crop is expected to total 15,000,000 pounds. Continuing a general ap praisal of North Carolina crops, the report stated that the state’s corn prospects on September 1 indicated an all-time record high yield per acre of 29 bushels. Last year’s yield was 27 bushels per acre, and the 10-year (1936-45) average was 21 bushels See FLUE-CURED on Page 2. MURDERERS MAY VOTE IN SOUTH CAROLINA BUT NOT BURGLARS COLUMBIA, S.C., Sept. 12 — (U.R)—A murderer may rote in South Carolina but a burglar may not. Clerk Jim Hunter of the State House of Representatives today received a request for a list of the offenses for which a person may be disqualified for voting under the state’s 55-year-old constitution. Hunter found that there were 20 offenses for which conviction took away voting privileges, ranging from burgulary and sex offenses to violation of elec tion laws. But murder was not among them. _ SOUTH FRONT MAY BE “TRUNK” LINK Four-Lane, 64-Foot Boule vard Seen From Green field To Village A four-lane, 64-foot boulevard in the southern end of the city connecting Maffitt Village to the city via South Front Street, ..was seen yesterday when the completion of an around-1he-city truck lane has been established. According to the plan-disclo sure, South Front street would be widened from Grenfield lake to the Village to become an in tegral part of the new truck route. It was said that widening of South Front street is deemed ne cessary since it would become a part of the designated truck route to cross town on 10th street. Under this plan, it was said, a large portion of Front street would bear its share of traffic, particularly after the Standard Oil company and other interests locate new terminals south of the shipyard. Expense of widening this street is expected to be borne by the Federal Public Roads administration. UNIONS TO DEFY LABOR LAW REE A F L Executive Votes Against Taft-Hartley Compliance CHICAGO, Sept. 12 — (U.R)—1The American Federation of Labor Executive Council voted today after long and heated debate not to comply with a directive issued under the Taft-Hartley law requiring all union officials to file affidavits stating they are not Communists. A F L President William Green, looking worn after a day-long session of the council’s regular quarterly meeting, an nounced the decision. He had predicted the council would recommend that heads of all AFL unions sign the affi davits. , The announcement came only a few hours after it was learn ed that John L. Lewis, chief of the United Mine Workers Union, had stalemated the council’s discussion on Taft-Hartley com pliance by deciding to order UMW officials not to sign the affidavits. WILKINS P. HORTON ANNOUNCES HE WILL NOT BE CANDIDATE PITTSBORO, Sept. IS. — i/P) — Wilkins P. Horton, State Democratic party com mitteeman, today announced that he would not be a Dem ocratic candidate for gover nor next year. Horton, veteran legisla tor and prominent Chatham attorney, served as lieuten ant governor of the state and president of the Senate of the General Assembly dur ing the gubernatorial admin istration of Clyde R. Hoey, the state’s present senior U. S. Senator. Two Killed, Many Injured In Storm At Louisville LOUISVILLE, Ky., Sept. 12— (jfl_High winds and driving rain struck downtown Louisville at 4:30 p.m. today, killing two men, injuring others, at least one critically, and blowing down walls of several buildings, trees and shattering plate glass windows. Joseph Steinmetz, 21-year-old truck driver, was killed instant ly when a large tree was blown down upon his vehicle as he was driving. Comack Russell, about 45, Nashville, Tenn., an employe of Consolidated Fruit company, was crushed when a concrete block building under construc tion collapsed in the wind and rain. Critically injured in the collapse of the same building was John Lee Gentry, 27, of Jeffersontcwn, Ky. Winds caused $15,000 damage at the Southern Veneer Manu facturing company, according to officials of the firm, when two 90-foot metal smokestacks blew down and a 10-foot sec tion of brick wall collapsed. A wall on a new store build ing under construction on Fourth street across from Lin coln park was caved in, large sections of tin roofing were blown from the Jefferson coun ty armory and plate glass win dows were shattered at the Kentucky Employment Service, the Kentucky Hotel and several downtown stores. Puerto Rico Escapes Hurricane Damage As Storm Alters Course; Britain Urges World ArmyCensus Dramatic Motion Comes As Surprise Sir Alexander Cadogan Catches Members Of Group Off Guard LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y.. Sept. 12—(U.R)—Great Britain, in a dramatic move on the eve of the United Nations General As sembly, proposed today a cen sus of all the world’s armies. Britain’s Sir Alexander Cado gan said the count would be a “short and small step” toward creating the world confidence that was necessary for the suc cess of disarmament and other U.N. tasks. Cadogan’s surprise proposal, made before the U.N. Disarma ment commission, marked a back-down from previous Bri tish policy, and set a concilia tory tone for the start of ;Tues day’s General Assembly ses sion which may determine whether U.N. ever works. It came amid these fast breaking pre-assembly develop ments: 1. Sources closes to the Soviet delegation reported that Rus sian Foreign Minister V. N. Molotov will arrive in New York early next month for a special appearance before the Assembly. These sources said Molotov would present a pro posal that would surprise the assembly. 2. Secretary of state ueorge C. Marshall transferred from "Washington to New York to night to take personal charge of the American delegation to UN. He planned a major address to the Assembly Wednesday as the kick-off of America’s bid for leadership at this year’s crucial session. 3. U.N. sent 35 limousines to La Guardia field to shuttle ar riving delegates to their hotels. Some 900 persons have reached New York for the Assembly? and the total was expected to rise to 1,800 before the session opens. 4. The U.N. Security Council called a special meeting for Monday to consider the Ameri can request® for reopening the Balkan problem. The U. S., through parlimentary maneu vering under an untried section of the U.N. charter, hopes to permit the General Assembly to See DRAMATIC On Page Two CHURCH PAYS OFF DEBT OF $6,000 Carolina Beach Baptists Complete Campaign Of Fund Raising Th finance committe of the Carolina Beach Baptist church announced yesterday that all in debedness of the church had been paid. A recent campaign to raise $6,000 was entirely successful with more than the amount con tributed or pledged. Several months ago the church was given a proposition where by it would receive cash and property totaling $12,000 on con dition such a campaign be held and the total proceds be used toward the payment of the church debt and the purchase of an organ, it was announced. Last week notes in the amount of $11,650 were paid with cash, stocks and property with a value of approximately $5,000.00 left to be applied on the purchase of an organ. Dedication and homecoming services have been set for Sun day, Sept. 28, Rev. Ben B. Us serv. nastor, said. FROM HOLLAND—The first shipment of bulbs ever to be unloaded here were inspected yesterday by entomologist when the SS Phillip Schuyler docked here from Holland. Pictured above inspecting the bulbs are R. W. Nicaise of the bureau of entomology and plant quarantine, M. H. Sartor, also of the plant quarantine bureau, and J. A. Harris, of the North Carolina depart ment of agriculture. _(Photo by Hampton) RECITAL TICKETS IN GOOD DEMAND Cordon Sale “Up To Ex pectations” Tom James Reports Ticket sales for the Norman Cordon recital at New Hanover High school auditouium next Thursday night “are well up to expectations”, Tom James, tic ket chairman, said last night. James said a preliminary check on four stores handling the tickets in Wilmington reveal ed sales slightly below predic tions there. “Rainy weather was no doubt the reason”, he said. The heavy ticket sales were reported by individual workers, some of whom “are coming back for more”, James reported. “The way tickets are giong now we have every right to ex pect a complete 1000-ticket sell out before the Cordon program ever comes off”, he added. The recital by the famous Tar heel singer is being spon sored by the Wilmington Jaycees for the benefit of the South East ern North Carolina Beach as sociation. REVOLT PLOTTED MANAGUA, Nicaragua, Sept. 12. —(U.R)—— The government to day aecused Gen. Emiliano Cha morro — former president and conservative party leader — of plotting a revolt against the, pres ent regime. Along The Cape Fear ANTIQUES—The unearthing of a “treasure box” from the grounds of Grace Methodist church this week, which contain ed among other things an old copy of the Morning Star, re called an edition of the paper of August 28,1872, brought into the Star’s office by a local resident a few days ago. In the mast head of the u edition, it is stated that the pa* per was published at that time by William H. Bernard, with of fices in the Dawson Bank build ing on Front Stret. Perhaps some few readers of Along the Cape Fear will recall where that Bank was located on Front ^FEATURE STORY — The old newspaper featured a story concerning the rejection of Grant, and goes on to quote a correspondent of the New York Tribune. The correspondent, quotes the paper, “furnishes this startling information: Be on your guard Pennsylvanians and Indianians. The diabolism con cocted by Grant’s ring is far be yond that of which many per sons can conceive. Watch the conspirators at every point. Vote them down honestly...” * * ELECTION—The state had a.i election for governor that year. However, since the paper fea tured a story on the election of Attorney General Ship over his opponent Phillips, it would siim that office was the paramount issue. * * * BRIEFS — Under a title, “Spirits of Turpentine,” the old paper quotes a number of other state papers, giving a brief round-up of state news. Unlike its modern-day counterpart, it did not have the advantage of a state leased wire of the Associat ed Press to bring it spot news coverage each day. More about that old paper later. EDWARD A. ORRELL, PIONEER RESIDENT DEAD AT 90 YEARS Edward A. Orrell, 90, of Winter Park died suddenly Friday afternoon at his home. Mr. Orrell ran a grocery store and meat market up until his retirement fifteen years ago. He is survived by; five daughters: Mrs. Theo Schra der, Mrs. Estelle Bowden, Mrs. T. Christenson, all of Wilmington, Mrs. Mabel Smith of Charlotte, N. C. and Mrs. William Jorgenson of New York City. One son: J. Dallas Orrell, one broth er: John A. Orrell of Wil mington. Sixteen grandchil dren, twenty-four great grandchildren, Funeral arrangements will be announced later by An drews Mortuary. TRI-COUNTIES ASK PAVING CONTRACT Large Delegation Waits On Governor, Graham To Plead For Road RALEIGH, Sept 12 — More than 150 interested farmers and business men from Pender, Onslow and Duplin counties met with Governor R. Gregg Cherry and State Highway Commis sioner A. H. Graham Friday morning at 11 o’clock in the Governor’s office to plead for an immediate contract for the paving of 26 miles between Bur gaw and Jacksonville. A petition signed by more than one thousand persons in See COUNTIES On Page Two SHIP EXPLOSION TAKES 19 LIVES Ruins Of Luxury Liner Still Smoulders In Belfast Harbor BELFAST, Ireland, Sept. 12— (U.R)—The white hull of the $4, 000,000 luxury liner Reina Del Pacifico, twisted and blackened by a terrific explosion, still smouldered in Belfast harbor today while medical authorities reported 19 of her crew killed and over 35 others injured. Some of the 35 hospitalized were not expected to live. Oth er injured had not yet been re moved from the ship, officials said. The cause of the blast which tore out the engine room of the reconverted troopship yes terday afternoon during the fi nal trial mn had not been de termined. Members of the crew said that the explosion _ came without warning. First arrivals at the engine room found dead, dying and injured men lying in the burning heaps. Throughout the night tenders and tugs, two of them damaged while approaching the vessel, carried the dying and injured to Belfast, where relatives and friends of the 500 crew mem bers and technicians on board gathered in anxious grpups. COMMUNIST DRIVE SHANGHAI, China, Sept. 12. —(U.R)— The Communist radio said today the Chinese Commu nists have launched a “great counter-offensive” aimed at vic tory within two years and the establishment of a “Democratic coalition government throughout China.” Widow Plans Funeral i5 Months Before Death CHICAGO, Sept. 12.—<2P>—A | foresighted widow planned hei j entire funeral, ordered twc flo-| ral sprays for herself and even arranged for her final hair-do 15 months before she died. The planning was revealed to day in the will of Mrs. Nora Larnes Wilson, 53, filed in pro bate court. Attached to the will was a copy of a contract with an un dertaker in which the former nurse authorized a $616.75 fun eral for herself. The contract was drawn May 17, 1946. Mrs. Wilson died Aug. 17* 1947, after an operation. The widow selected a silver gray casket and arranged for embalming and use of a hearse, limousine, chapel facilities and organ music. She chose a vault, two sprays of flowers and an orchid dress, She provided for a newspaper notice, a single grave, a head stone, and a gift of $10 to the minister conducting the service. Mrs. Wilson's estate, estimat ed at $3,500, was bequeathed to relatives and friends. She had no children. - ' L Warnings Lowered In Antilles Aren Swirling Through Atlantic* Major Blow Skirts Island Groups |1 SAN JUAN, P. R„ Sept. —(U.R)— A super hurricane swiffr ed through Atlantic waters to day with winds of 143 miles an hour, pointing its blasts for the moment at the still distant U. S. mainland and raising fierce gales across the Lesser Antilles as it skirted past them. Following the traditional path of the most dangerous tropical storms, the hurricane was spend ing its fury on the open sea and only isolated islands lay on its immediate course. Its center, according to a S p. m., EST Advisory from the San Juan Weather bureau was roughly, 180 miles Northeast of the British West Indies and had altered its path somewhat. In dications were the storm would reach a point 250 miles East of San Juan early tomorrow. All storm warnings have been lowered in the Lesser Antilles, Weather bureau said and there was no further danger to these islands or to Puerto Rico. Its center, according to a 10:3® a. m., EST, advisory from the San Juan, Weather bureau, was roughly 230 miles East of the French island of St. Martin and 600 miles East of Puerto Rico. But the great mass of batter ing air, whirling in a 120-mile See WARNINGS On Page Two MARKETS REPORT LOWERED PRICES Fluctuations Vary From $11 To £3 On Border, East ern Belts By The Associated Press Irregular to slightly lower price averages from Thursday’* sales were observed yesterday on the Flue-Cured Border Belt of South Carolina and North Car olina and the Eastern North Car olina Belt. Changes on the Border Belt were slight, according to the Federal-State Departments of Agriculture, with fluctuations varying from $1 to $3 per hun dred pounds. Most grades of offerings on the Eastern North Carolina Belt showed declines up to $3, and wiped out advances registered in Thursday’s sales. Gross sales Thursday on the Eastern North Carolina Belt to- • taled 10,613,500 pounds for an average of $39.50—This was 42 cents off Wednesday sales. Gross sales Thursday on the Border Belt totaled 9,409,016 pounds for an average of $40.87—this was $1.11 off the pace of the pre vious day. Average prices, per hundred pounds, on a limited num ber of grades on the Border Belt, with changes from the previous day: Leaf—Good lemon $52, down. $1; fair lemon $48, unchanged; good orange $46, up $2; fair orange $40, unchanged; low or ange $34, up $1; low green (orangeside) $25, down $2. Smoking leaf—Good lemon $52, unchanged; fair lemon $50, un changed; good orange $51, un changed; fair orange $46, down $1; low orange $41, down $1. Cutters—Fair lemon $59, up $1; fair orange $57, down $1; low orange $54, unchanged. Lugs—Good orange $52, up $1 fair orange $41, down $2; low orange $29, down $3. Nondescript—Best thin $15, down 50 cents; best crude $14, down $1. Eastern Averages Average prices, per hundred pounds, on a limited number of grades on the Eastern North Carolina Belt, with changes from the previous day; Leaf—Good lemon $53, down See MARKETS On Page Two And So To Bed John Sikes, the genial sales supervisor of the Wallace Tobacco market, is good for today’s And So To Bed. The roads are slippery up Wallace way, what with all the rains. A hearse was com ing into Wallace yesterday, with the corpse of a Negro man. Suddenly the hearse hit a slippery spot in the road at the edge of town, turned a complete flip, and landed right side up on Its wheels. John said the corpse III ; uninjured. __J,|
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