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*' FORECAST: Wilmington and vicinity: Partly cloudy and mild today followed by in creasing cloudiness tonight; Tuesday partly cloudy and mild. " ' VOL. 81_NO. 75. ~ EX-WAC URGES SOUTHTRAIN gurgaw Girl Would Have ACL Add Friendship Unit For Seaboard The suggestion that the Friendship Train, now only 48 hours from New York be routed .long the eastern seaboard from Florida to Maine was advanced here last night by a former WAC Captain Mips Eleanor Harrell of Bur gaWi p;.pressed her views to jh,, siar and a telegram was immediately sent to Drew Pear ion. originator of .the Friendship tra;’n from California to New yOTk. Miss Harrell’s idea was to have the Atlantic Coast Line railroad run a similiar train frorr Miami at various points in the south. The telegram was signed by Miss Harrell and Roy J. Cook. Star staff writer and said in part.” Suggest arrangements be made with Atlantic Coast Line oiicials to run Friendship Train from Miami to New York.” Miss Harrell, who recently has been discharged from the WAC *aid she could not understand why the south was not taking anv part in supporting the Friendship train.” The south is one of the best places in the nation for growing foodstuffs and I believe that many cars could be loaded in North Carolina alone,” she said. I Cites Food Waste ’ It is possible to cement re lations with the other nations oi Europe that our government is unable to do with an idea such as Mr. Pearson has,” the former WAC captain said. She pointed out that enough food is wasted in America every day to feed hundreds of thou sands of starving Europeans. ‘‘I feel sure that every one in the south wants to help in this great movement,” she added Miss Harrell suggested that ether railroads in the -south should take up the idea and per haps millions of pounds of ad ditional foodstuffs could be ob tained to supplement the large See WAC On Page Two PRESIDENT URGES PAYDAY SHI G Truman Says Practice" Would End Financial Troubles Of Agencies WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 - —President Truman said today that regular sharing of payday tv Americans would end the fi nancial troubles of privately supported religious, educational *r.d character building agen cies. “Such a systematic setting sside of income would contri bute much to the moral fibre of every citizen thus participating.” Mr. Truman said, “and through the service made pos sible by such voluntary contri butions the welfare of the na tion would be greatly strength ened.” The President’s views were transmitted in a letter present-1 ed at the opening of a three-: day conference of the National; Stewardship Institute of the; Golden Rule Foundation. Such systematic giving is one of the ibjectives of the Institute. Mr. Truman said the per out age of giving to church and charity institutions requiring voluntary aid has declined wh i 1 e national income “'has reached unprecedented heights.” This sharing with such agen cies, “which I am informed was 5-3 per cent in 1932, is currently reported to be 1.6 per cent dur ing this time of our highest pros perity,-’ the President noted. Declaring he is "deeply con cerned” by reports of the lack of progress in support of these institutions, the President ob served: “We cannot hope to be worthy of the continued blessing of providence if our prosperity is used selfishly for our own per sonal gratification without a more appropriate increase in the voluntary, systematic sup port” of these institutions “upon 'vhich the integrity of the nation is based.” Mr. Truman likened the pro See URGES on Page Two ✓ The Weather WE.ATHHER FORECAST SUB FORECAST South and North Carolina—Partly ■' and mild Monday, increasing 1 'tidiness Monday night and Tuesday f !t.b rain beginning over west Tuesday. iueorological data for the 24 hours ' du'.g 7:30 p. rn. yesterday. TEMPERATURES 1 TO a. m. 47; 7:30 a. m. 46; 1:30 p. '3; 7:30 p. m. 54. Maximum 62, Minimum 44, Mean 53 -'ormal 36. , HUMIDITY 'To a. m. 93, 7:30 a. m. 03, 1:30 p. 1,1 W. 7:30 p. m. 94. _ PRECIPITATION Total for the 24 hours ending 7:30 tr — inches 'o'al since the First of the month TIDES FOR TODAY 'imp ;bc Tide Tables published by inches. s Coast and Geodetic Survey'. '"•R.ngton _12:29 a.m. 7:35 a.m. j. 1:00 p.m. 8:19 p.m. ■"«o:.boro Inlet —10:37 a.m. 4:07 a m. c 10:43 p.m. 4:58 p.m. *Wrise 6:47. Sunset 5:07, Moonrisc ' *■ m.. Moonset 8:57 p. m. ifeaxbbw «n rAfis • BISHOP SHERRILL HUNDREDS ENJOY SHERRILL SERMON Bishop Of Episcopal Church Ends Mission Series At St. James Sunday The Rt. Rev. Henry Knox Sherrill, bishop of the Prostes tant Episcopal church in the United States, preached an evangelistic sermon to a capacity throng of worshippers Sunday morning at St. John’s Episcopal church. Bishop Sherrill expressed great pleasure at his trip through the southland, telling his congrega tion that his pleasant trip, his first official visit to the South, was both highly “satisfactory and uplifting.” He appealed for more young men in the seminaries to train for the important responsibility of filling the pulpits of the church. He also appealed for more wom en to enter into church work. Head of the Episcopal missions as well as the church at home, the bishop urged support of the foreign missions of the church, stressing the part that the spread of the gaspel across the world must play in the solution of the world’s distressing problems. Many foreign missions have j discovered that the people are anxious to have their native ministers employed in the mis sions. He cited the Phillipines and China as two countries where the demand for native pastors is urgent. Bishop and Mrs. Sherrill ar rived in Wilmington Sunday morning in company with C. Mc D. Davis, president of the At lantic Coast Line railroad, from Tampa, Florida, where the bish op was making official visits. They will be guests of Bishop and Mrs. Thomas H. Wrigh' dur ing their visit here. STATE FARM LAND PRICES RATE TOP Agricultural Economics Bureau Reports Sharpest Rise In Nation WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 — fAt j _North Carolina farm land prices showed a sharper rise in the last 35 years than any oth er state in the country. The North Carolina farm land price index, the Bureau of Agri cultural Economics reported, shows a gain of 207 points above a base of 100—the price level in the 1912-1914 period, used by the bureau in comparing aver age prices for each state. For the United States as a whole, the farm land price in dex is now 162—North Carolina thus is 145 points above the average. Twenty-eight states are at or above the 1920 peak. North Car olina’s 307 today compares with 223 in 1920. Other top figures are Kentucky, 262 against 200, California, 244 against 17, Ala bama 240 against 177, and Ten nessee 238 gianst 200. Average farm values for the nation are actually only eight index points below the record inflationary peak of 1920, the bureau reported. Dewey Choice Of Governors ^.oO ■ If Republican Chief fives Shows Taft Running Second WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 — <U.P.) —A poll of the nation’s 25 Re publican governors produced scattered but apparently con vincing evidence today that Gov. Thomas E. Dewey of New York is highly favored over Sen. Robert A. Taft, of Ohio, for +he 1948 GOP Presidential nomination. The trend was unmistakable despite the fact that Dewey, who won the nomination but lost the election to the late Presi dent Roosevelt in 1944, has not disclosed whether he will be a candidate when the Republican national convention opens in Philadelphia June 21. Taft, how ever, announced his candidacy Oct. 24. Only seven GOP state execu tives were willing to make a choice, openly or anonymously, between Taft and Dewey now seven months in advance of the convention. But six, representing the East, mid-West, and far West, said without reservations that if the contest narrowed down to the New York governor and the Senate Republican Policy com mittee chairman, they would fa vor Dewey. Taft’s lone support er was his own Ohio governor, Thomas J. Herbert. The United Press sent each of the 25 GOP governors 10 ques tions covering issues as well as likely candidates in next year’s Presidential campagin. The governors were given the privi lege of submitting unsigned re plies, but most of them shied away from discussing candi dates even with anonymity. Dewey Refuses Dewey refused. So did Gov. Earl Warren, of California, who announced last Thursday that he would be willing to go be fore the convention as his state’s “favorite son” candi date. Gov. Dwight H. Green, of Illinois, who has been men tioned as a possible vice-presi dential nominee, also declined. Gov. Alfred E. Driscoll, of New Jersey, went beyond a mere “no comment.” He said “there is no particular point in having a national convention for the purpose of selecting a nomi nee for President if ail of the decisions are going to be made prior to the convening of the convention.” And he added “some of the avowed candi dates appear intent upon talk ing themselves out of any chance of their being selected.” Former Gov. Harold E. Stas sen, of Minnesota, who was the first, and for many months the only, avowed candidate for the nomination, was named by three governors of states West of the Mississippi as their top choice. One of these executives said that if Stassen were elimi nated and a decision lay be See DEWEY on Page Two GUERILLAS LOSE 85 MEN IN RAID Defenders Of Greek Town Also Announce Casualty List Of 74 People ATHENS, Nov. 16—W—Thir ty guerrillas were killed and more than 50 wounded yester dav when a band estimated at 400 attacked Yeraki, about 20 miles Southeast of Sparta in th6 Southern Peloponnehus, Press dispatches said today. Thirty-five gendarmes and armed villagers were killed, 32 wounded and seven missing in the same attack. Yeraki, defended by only a small force, was captured after the defenders ran short of am munition. Relief forces hurried ly dispatched from Sparta and other places fought their way through, dislodged the guer rillas and put them to flight. Heavy losses later were in flicted on the retreating guer rillas by fighter aircraft. Catty Canary Comment Charges Color Conniving RICHMOND, Va., Nov. 16—WP) _The folks who follow the twitter and trill circuit — the bird fancier show judges—dis closed today that it’s not the cage that’s gilded—the bird may be touched up a bit as well. And that’s the sort of thing a seasoned bird judge must watch for. Somebody may be slipping him a tinted canary as a genuine expensive redhead. The judges don’t want to be catty about it, but they take no chances. They bathe the birds in lemon juice. If the red fades the verdict is: “Color fed.” But if the red head flits from the bath still a red head, the judges say: i “Color bred” — and die bird, fanciers rally around to get a better look at some genuine canary class. Other canary comment col lected at the annual Richmond Bird Fanciers show: Sweetened red pepper, fed at intervals, will tint your bird a nice red. Female canaries who sing aren’t much good for anything else. They hang around the bars— the ones in the cages — and don’t turn into very good mothers. “They don’t sing very well, either,’’ said Mrs. James L. Os borne, show manager. Mrs. Raymond W. Barclay of Baltimore and Joe Bowyer of South Swansea, Mass., judged the 256 bird show, here,_, Truman To Ask “Tough” Program For Control Of Runaway Prices; U. S. May Win Battle Against Veto Nation To Press Drive In Assembly Dulles Tells G r omyko, American Aims To Soften Negative Power LAKE SUCCESS, N. Y., Nov. 16 -—(U.R)—The United States ap peared certain tonight of win ning its campaign in the United Nations General Assembly for a year-round study aimed at sof tening and limiting the Big Five veto power in the UN Security Council. American Delegate John Fos ter Dulles told Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko yesterday in a private conference that the United States was going to press its drive in spite of Russia’s vehe ment opposition to any tamper ing with the veto. Dulles served notice tnat tne United States would ask for elimination of the veto power in all cases brought to the security council under the “specific set tlements” chapter of the UN charter as well as in the ad mission of new UN members. That would leave the veto in operation only in cases in volving actual threats to peace or aggression — instances in which sanctions or military op erations might be required. In the private meeting Gromyko was understood to have underscored Russia’s de termination ti keep the veto power as is and to defy small country assaults on it. Subject To Veto Any alteration of the UN charter’s veto provision would itself be subject to veto, mak ing impossible any actual al terations at this time whether the Assembly requests them or not. The Western powers were believed to feel, however, that concreted pressure might cause Russia to reduce its recourse to the veto and perhaps ultimately to agree to modifications. _ CAFE EXPLOSION TAKES HIGH TOLL __ j Five Lose Lives, Fifty In jured When Blast Rocks Restaurant, Bar NAMPA, Ida., Nov. 16 —(U.R)— Five persons were dead and several of the 50 injured were near death today after a terrific explosion demolished a Chinese restaurant and an adjoining bar in this small town last night. The blast, which came in the early evening when both estab lishments—the “Forbidden Pal ace” restaurant and the “Alibi Bar” — were filled with Satur day night guests, originated in a gas cooking range in the res taurant kitchen, according to Fire Chief L. T. Lessinger. Lessinger said it was a “mir alce” that the death toll was not higher. Fortunately, there was no fire following the blast although the explosion itself badly burned many persons, 34 of whom were still in hospitals. A number of persons were trapped in the See EXPLOSION on Page Two Along The LEBANNON CHAPEL — Wil iam Lord deRosset’s pictorial and historical “New Hanover County and Wilmington, North Carolina,” published in 1938 tells the following story of the found ing of Lebanon chapel, a mission of St. James church: JN early one hundred years ago when the mode of travel was by horse and buggy, upon roads narrow, deep in sand through dense forests, at a distance of about 10 miles from the then village town of Wilmington you reached the Eastern shores of the Sound waters. Invigorating, cool and bracing were the ocean breezes, with their healing aroma of salt air. Many families m»de at this inviting spot their summer homes—free from the poisonous mosquito and other summer pestilence. A journey of greater distance was prohibitive. “Many large and beautiful estates were built along the Sound waters, by the rich and the well-to-do. Here where gaie ty, happiness and hospitality reigned supreme upon the re laxation of soul and body a relization presented itself — a place of worship must be pro vided and consecrated to the glory of God. “A distinguished son of Wil mington, Judge Joshua Grainger Wright, accompanied by his young bride, and. seek THIS AIRVIEW shows the Huntington, N. T. home of Maj. Gen. Bennett Meyers, whose securities transactions are under investigation by a Senate Committee in Washington. Meyers purchased this home after his retirement, follow ing the end of the war. NEW CHARGES HIT STEEL INDUSTRY Federal Trade Commission Files Amended Complaint j Of Conspiracy WASHINGTON, Nov. 16—(U.R) —The Federal Trade Commis sion filed new charges against the steel industry today to sup port its accusation that major producers fix prices in an “un lawful conspiracy” to throttle competition.” - In an amended complaint against the American Iron & Steel Institute and its 101 steel producing members, it accused them of using the current short age of steel to “further their plans to restrain and lessen copetition.” Chief target in both the origi nal Aug. 18 complaint and the amended order is the industry’s SSee CHARGES on Page Two reynaudsT ng TO FORM C NET Independent Party Leader Would Succeed Rama dier As French Premier PARIS, Nov. 1 —UP)—:Paul Reynaud took steps tonight to ward forming a new French cabinet to succeed the troubled government of Socialist Premier Paul Ramadier an au thoritative informant said. Following a conversation with the premier, Reynaud said he now felt he could negotiate with various political groups. He ad ded * that French newspapers have speculated recently that he would be the nation’s next premier. Reynaud, the head of the Third Republic’s last govern ment, . said an “important See REYNAUD on Page Two Cape Fear ing the beauties of nature in their honeymooning came upon a spot where there were beautiful cedars, surrounded with stately oaks, with festoons of Spanish moss dangling in the cool air, near the waters of Bradley’s Creek; a site sublime in nature’s colors. She exclaimed in excite ment: “Oh! Cedar of Lebanon ” Soon a structure was built to the glory of God, and was named “Lebanon Chapel.” ‘“In 1835 St. James parish erected the little church as a mission, during the rectorship of Rev. Thos. F. Davis. Services were held by Mr. Davis and lay leaders. In the enclosure was a burying ground, where several prominent citiens are interred, the care of which is sacredly preserved. “The march of time has created many changes. The in flux of increased population, im proved highways, sea-side re sorts, farming enterprises, all have created the need of a more and modern church edifice. Le banon chapel ceased its serv ices and is now under the custo dy of Mrs. Henry Walters. Sur rounded as it is by her beautiful gardens k n o w n throughout America, it is a most beautiful retirement to the memory of a noble and God loving genera tion,” . .. ...__ DEATH PLAYS CARDS PITTSBURGH, Nov. 16—m —Death sat in at the card par ty Mrs. Annie Meehan, 71, had for three old friends last night. Mrs. Mary J. Hughes, 67, collapsed and died a few minutes after she sat down at the card table. An hour later, Mrs. Meehan dropped over dead. VIOLENCE TAKES LIVES OF EIGHT Death Rides Highways Of North Carolina During Week-End By The Associated Press Death rode the highways of North Carolina during the week end and at least five of the eight persons dying during the period from violence lost their lives in traffic accidents. Two brothers, Conrad Ram sey, 21, and William T. Ram sey, 18, were killed Saturday when the car in which they See VIOLENCE on Page Two U. S. GOODS BUILD CHILDREN’S CITY Six Hundred Italians To Be Shelted, Educated, Mil lion Fed Daily ROME, Nov. 16 -W-The chief of the United States relief mission to Italy said today that $80,000,000 lire ($228,570), de rived from the sale of American relief goods turned over free to the Italian government, has been given to an Italian re ligious organization to build a village for homeless children. Richard W. Bonnevalle, head of the mission, said the money came from proceeds piling up from the sale of more than 100 shiploads of post - UNRRA special relief sent to Italy from the United States. The village, to be built by the Piccoli Apostoli in Fossoli, will shelter and educate 600 chil dren. Proceeds from the sale of American relief goods also sup ports a feeding program for 1, 000,000 children. DECOMPOSED BODY FOUND AT BEACH Oscar M. Abernethy, 48, Retired Attorney Had Been Dead 10 Days i - Oscar M. Abernethy, 48-year old retired attorney, was found dead in his home at Kures Beach Sunday afternoon, Sheriff F. Porter Davis said last night. The badly decomposed body was discovered by George B, Applewhite, a real estate man, who was taking a prospective customer to look at the Aber nethy house. The body was removed to a funeral home where Dr. A. H. Elliott, city-county health offi cer, conducted an autopsy to de termine if Abernethy had met with foul play. Dr. Elliott, in company with Sheriff Davis, conducted the autopsy and reported that the body, although badly decompos ed, did not have any marks of violence. Dr. Elliot said he had been dead at least 10 days or two weeks. He lived alone in the house it was reported. Mrs. Abernethy has been seperated from her husband for nearly five months and was reported to have been visiting in Florida. Abernethy is survived by his See BODY on Page Two EAL PILOT CRASH LANDS DC-3 SHIP Captain Sets Plane Down In Field Without Injury To Passengers DETROIT, Nov. 1 —!.?)—A Cleveland-bound Eastern Air lines two-engine plane was forced down tonight about five miles East of Willow Run air port, shortly after taking off on a scheduled flight. ' An airlines official said the plane, a DC-3 piloted by Capt. Thad J. Royall, made a “skill ful landing” without injury to any of the 19 passengers aboard. The official said that shortly after the takeoff Capt. Royall messaged that a “runaway pro See PILOT on Page Two Huff Puff Chew Stuff Pleases Gay Parisians PARIS, Nov. 16 —<U.R)—Andrew J. Paris, America’s bubble king, hit this town like a ton of chicle yesterday and made Parisiens blow bubbles all the way from the low-down dives of Montmartre to the Ritz hotel. His pockets bulging with bub ble gum, Paris did Paris from one end to the other. “They love it,” he said triumphantly, pausing to blow a triple bubble —which is two smaller bubbles wifchin a big bubble and is no easy thing to accomplish. Paris, the boy wonder of 28 who cornered the chicle market in Mexico and brought bubble I gum back to the kids of Ameri ca during the lean war years, came here to sell his huff puff chew stuff to the French. But when he found out that the French were hard pressed for dollars and couldn’t spare any for tiems like bubble gum, he decided to see the city instead. He checked into the Ritz and chewed bubble gum between courses of lush Foie Gras and spaghetti with pork chops. He gave bubble gum to the waiters, maids, valets, bellboys and bar tenders and none of them knew how to blow a bubble. “Easy,” said the dapper young man. “Here is how to do it” and he stood in the Ritz lobby, fingered his $10 hand pointed tie nonchantly ; d blew Sm HUFF an Pag* Two President Calls Special Meeting | _ Talks With Advisers Be fore Address To Con gress Session Today WASHINGTON. Nov. 16—(UP) —President Truman will ask the special session o£ Congress to morrow for a “tough'’ program to curb the high cost of living, it was disclosed today after he held a -closed-door conference with high economic advisers. The President called an extra ordinary Sunday White House meeting before completing the draft of his messag which also will call for quick action on a 8597,000,000 emergency aid pro gram for hardpressed Western Europe until the full-scale Mar shall plan is approved. The parley dealt primarily with methods of stopping in flation, according to Presidential Press Secretary Charles G. Ross. It was convened at 10 A. M. EST. and lasted three and one-half hours. To Hold Lid Another source, who defined Mr. Truman’s program as “tough,” said the President is expected to propose that he be armed with “hold-in-reserve ’ authority to re-establish price controls and rationing if such stringent measures are necessary to keep the lid on the inflation kettle. Mr. Truman will personally address a joint session of the Senate and House in the House chamber at 1:30 P. M. EST. His speech, between 4000 and 5000 words, will be broadcast by all the major networks. His primary objective is to obtain quick legislative sanciion for his emergency relief plan for France, Italy and Austria—a program nearly ready for the Congressional mill and for which See PRESIDENT on Page Two NAVY GUN THEFT CHARGE UP TODAY Former U. S. Wartime Functionary, Three Others To Go On Trial AUGUSTA, Ga., Nov. 16 — W —An alleged aerial gun running plot involving Navy machine guns reportedly “destined f o r Venezuela” is scheduled for an airing in federal court here to morrow. Four men, one; a U. S. war time functionary, and slated for trial on conspiracy charges growing out of the theft of 25 guns from Bush Field, near here, on April 14. While FBI agents investi gated, the State Department in Washington kept Venezuelan au thorities advised. The four men were arrested on April 22, 23 and 24 and most of the wea pons recovered. Then on May 8, M. A. Falcon Briceno, charge d’affairs of the Venezuelan embassy, asserted the arms were “destined for Venezuela.” He said “one American and some Venezuelan exiles” were involved. Falcon-Briceno did not name the men and left for the federal trial whatever elaboration may be made. Top Defendant Foremost of the defendants is Carl John Eisenhardt on whose 400-acre estate near Ellicott City, Maryland, the FBI report ed, 21, guns, an assortment of gun parts and two cases of am munition were recovered. Eisenhardt was identified by the FBI as president of Pan American Transport, Inc., a charter air line, and a former See NAVY on Page Two And So To Bed This morning we have s. sequel to a So to Bed report in the Star a few days ago which told of a Duke alum nus’ losing his overcoat when an old chum pawned it in Raleigh to obtain bus fare home. In the course of a few days, the coat was recovered and all was forgiven. Last night the two “old pals” happened to meet again. “Hello, buddy,” said the coat pawner, “Let’s go to the Duke-Carolina game this week-end.” “How are we going to get in,” asked the other, his in terest aroused. “Oh, that’s easy, old pal,H was the answer. “You just get us two tickets and bring along your overcoat and we’ll be all right.”
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