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FORFCAST: <+ ^ ^ ^ ^ * timutQimt itutnmtg ^tiu* ^ A OL. 8L—N°. 93. _ WILMINGTON, N. C., MONDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1947 ESTABLISHED 186f France Jails 1,000 People AU Paris Subway, Bus ‘ Employes To Strike This Morning PARIS Dec. 7. -®—.All Paris and bus employes were ,1 on a 4 8-hour strike -“r" hi"her wages tonight a few 10‘ raftpr the government an "°nnced the arrest of nearly $0 persons in a France-wide moaign against sabotage in '^ridden industry and trans „ rtation. The C nrnunist - dominated T.rai confederation of labor Jq i ‘ ,-oted the strike, which .jjj begin at midnight after the ke committee, a group of CGT members who function independently, rejected Premier Robert Schuman’s gov ernment's offer of a cost-of-liv inf money indemnity for work er?. The Paris subway normally nnen, at 6 A.M. and it was es tima'ed that 2,000,000 Parisians '•ho depend nr, the subways and buses would have to bicycle, use ibeir automobiles or walk. 1.000 Aressted A few hours before the strike ,,.as called, the Interior Ministry announced the arrest of nearly 1 000 persons in its sweeping strike against saboteurs. Securi ty police made the arrests over the past eight days' a ministry spokesman said, and about 500 of them were taken into custody Saturday and today. "Some have been detained,” See FRANCE On Page Two NEW STORMlEADS !0 NEW ENGLAND Surge Of Cold Air Sweep ing Down Out Of Cen tral Canada CHICAGO, Dec. 7— (U.R) —A new storm developed over the rentra! plains today and moved eastward. The storm brought light snow and freezing rain to scattered sections of the uppei Mississippi Valiev A similar storm disiupt ed communications and travel in the Dakotas and Iowa last week. Temperatures were consider ably higher in the central Mississ;ppi Valley but a new surge of cold air was sweeping toward the midwest from Cana da. The U. S. Weather Bureau said the cold wave ' ould cut across the northern midwest, re enter Canada, and then cut back and bring snow flurries to the New England states tonight or tomorrow. Temperatures tumbled today in V. mana and North Dakota as the cold air moved in from Can la, The coldest spot in the na tion this morning was WTilliston, N. D„ where the mercury drop See STORM on Page wo POLICE^HUNT-COUPLE WHO MADE OFF WITH CAFE CASH REGISTER RALEIGH, Dec. 7 — WP) — A Dung coup.e who carried off a ''3S’n register containing more ••an $600 from Proescher’s res Durant at Cary last night was being sought by Wake vounty ot ters today. Officers said that the young bta.nanf! woman entered the res ‘2'irant ne? closing time at mid JjSht last night and ordered a ■Der to be taken with them in “W car. , ‘r'e cashier went to the kitchen ,!;fVe *eir order, the officers ‘ ‘'.and when she returned the • “i-ie and the cash register were Aone. The Weather 5 , 'iina «nd North Carolina— Monday, followed by -cv J 'c voider Monday night; Tues Mou!;,and rat‘ier cold. J?Scai d‘ ta {°r the 24 hours P m Yesterday. Mn s temperatures * «• 758; 7:30 3- m. 34; 1:30 p. to,.'.J,-30 P- m. 60. *-ta« 51? 68: Minimum 53; Mean 60; loo Humidity » P.m 4f: 7:30a-ra- 99; 1:30p.m. 46; Total (r,r . Precipitation :4 hours ending 7:30 p.m. - Incht-C<1 116 Fir:'i of the month— , ,Fh>rr lh™« For Today S Coast a lir Tab’e Published by Geodetic Survey). High Low O’io a.m. 12:45 a m. ll!»»loto ,6:38 a-m. 1:15 p.m. ■i’i2 a.m. 10-30 p.m. c 4:37 P-m- '-0:51 p.m. i®«;•: S,unset 5:03; Moonrise ^-ill j^set 2 ;54 p.m. ^SingdayFleft) I ft ^ NICHOl' -AtJUTLER -^<N°-_ NOTED LOCATOR TAKEN BY DEATH Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler Dies At New York Of Bronchial Pneumonia NEW YORK. Dec. 7 —(/P)— Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler, 85, eminent educator and eloquent spokesman for world peace who was president of Columbia Uni versity for 44 years, died early today of bronchial pneumonia. Dr. Butler, who had been blind in his later years and who had been president emeritus of Columbia since his retirement in 1945, died at St. Luke’s hospi tal where he had been admitted after suffering an attack of in digestion. He developed bronchical pneu monia last Thursday and his condition became critical last night. He was unconscious at the end which came at 1:52 a.m. (EST). With him at hjs bedside were his wife, the former Miss Kate La Montagne, and his two physicians, Dr. William H. McCastline, Columbia medi cal officer, and Dr. William H. Boese, a member of the univer sity medical staff. Dr. Frank Fackenthal, acting president of the university, An nounced that funeral services for Dr. Butler will be held at 11 A. M. (EST) Tuesday in St. Paul Chapel on the Columbia campus to which Dr. Butler came as a 16-year-old freshman in 1787. Dr. Fackental, in announc ing the arrangements, said the See EDUCATOR on Page Two FRIENDSHIP BOAT SAILS TOFRANCE Brief Ceremony At Pier Marks Departure Of Gift Food Vessel NEW YORK, Dec. 7.—(U.R)—A friendship crammed with eight million pounds of food brought from all parts of the nation on the Friendship Train, sailed for France today with America’s Christmas present for the peo ple of that strife-torn nation. Gaily bedecked with flags and with the words, “Friendship Cargo, USA’’ printed on its sides, the 10,000-ton freight er American Leader steamed from the New York harbor, sounding its whistle as it pass ed the Statue of Liberty, famed symbol of France’s friendship for the United States. It was the first of four ships which will carry to France and Italy the tons of food contribut ed by schoolchildren, farmers, businessmen and entire com munities as the Friendship Train rolled cross-country from Los Angeles to New York last month. Destination was Le Havre where the Friendship was sche duled to arrive Dec. 15 in time f o r distribution throughout France before Christmas. Ton Of Honey In the holds of the American Leader were 10,000 pounds of macaroni, given by the church women of Kemmerer, Wyo; raisins from Fresno, Calif.; tons of flour from Kansas; corn from the Sioux Indian tribe at Grand Island, Nebr., and a ton of honey given by a man in Clinton, la. There was $73,000 in cash which will be used to buy more food in France. And there were See FRIENDSHIP on Page Two Brotherhoods In Politics Eighteen Organizations Form League To “Educate” Members WASHINGTON, Dec. 7. — WP) — The President of 18 railroad brotherhoods today organized “Railway Labor’s Political League” to inform their 1,250,000 members of each Congressman’s record on labor issues and to get out the railroad vote in next year’s general election. With the CIO and the AFL al ready seeking $1 contributions from their 13,600,000 members to defeat legislators who voted for the Taft-Hartley labor act, the projected brotherhoods campaign could swell to $20,000,000 the fund which organized labor hopes to throw into the 1948 campaign. Brotherhood officials indicated that they, too, would adopt the voluntary contribution system to keep within the Taft-Hartley act which outlaws use of union dues for political purposes. xiiree roinis The brotherhoods did not say outright that they will gun for Taft-Hartley act proponents, but the preamble to the by-laws of their new league states that the organization was formed “to en courage railway workers to more fully and effectively exercise their right to vote” and to in form them: 1. Of the attitude of candidates for public office toward the social and economic problems of railway workers. 2. Of the voting records, state ments and other actions of can didates for public office in mat ters which involve the interests of such workers. 3. Of the opinions oi various railway labor organizations with respect to the qualifications of such candidates and “to do such things as may be deemed proper to fully inform railway workers as to the qualifications of such candidates.” A. E. Lyon, executive secretary of the Railway Labor Executives Association who was elected league chairman, emphasized that all contributions from railway workers would be “voluntary.” Funds Needed “Such funds as are needed will be solicited through voluntary contributions in order that we don’t violate the Taft-Hartley law — although we think the act is unconstitutional,” he said. He said the brotherhoods took no position on any candidates, nor was endorsement of any pres idential candidate discussed. He added that there may be some changes in the by-laws before fi nal plans are completed. President William Green of the AFL said, in announcing a similar AFL campaign last week, that his organization might endorse a presidential candidate after the national political conventions choose their nominees next sum mer. Not represented in the new league are the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, headed by A. F. Whitney, and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, headed by Alvanely Johnston. SIX PEOPLE DIE WHEN HOME BURNS Two Other Members Of Family Make Escape From Building MANSFIELD, 0., Dec. 7—Six ' members of a family of eight 1 perished today in a fire which < destroyed their second-story apartment over a downtown store in the nearby village of Green wich as they slept. Dead were Warnie Rice, 48; his wife, Stella, 43, and their chil dren, Donald 18, Martha 16; Rob ert, 14 and Roy 4. The two other sons, Joe, 6, and Dewey, 21, and a half-brother of Rice, Evert Ratliff, 25, escaped, although Joe’s condition was re ported as critical by hospital at taches. Evert said the father died in a vain rescue attempt after first making his way out of the burn ing building. Fire Chief H. S. McLaughlin said he believed the fire was caused by an over-heated wood kitchen stove. Pilots On Ground Talk Man Into Safe Landing Ft Wayne, Ind., Dec. 7. —<U-R)— An inexperienced pilot who ra dioed that his plane was spin ning to earth through a heavy overcast was enable to land safely today after other pilots told him by radio how to right his craft. C. W. Baldwin. Ft. Wayne, fly ing alone in a single-engined Cessna, messaged the Baer Field control tower at dusk that he was spinning in the dark, cloud-filled sky. He said he had had little experience, his plane had few instruments and he had fuel for only a short time longer. Pilots at the field rushed to the tower and explained to Bald win how to get his plane under control. Worried because the overcast was only 400 feet off the ground and one Ft. Wayne building rises 800 feet into the air, they tried to “talk down” the lost pilot to a landing. His plane went out of radio range, however. A short time later the tower received word that Baldwin had found an open ing in the clouds and landed safely at Van Wert, O., 30 miles East of Ft Wayne. Americans Reconciled To Failure Of Big Four Minister’s Meeting; Arabs Ambush Busses At Tel Aviv Two Jews Killed In Street Attack Snipers Make Escape As British Convoy Moves To Rescue TEL AVIV, Palestine Dee. 7. —(U.R)—Two Jews were killed to day in a lightning attack by Arabs o n 30 busses, convoyed by British armored cars, in the hill country between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. The Arabs lay in ambush on the fringe of a pine forest on the mountain road. They opened fire as the main group of busses passed. Tw Jewish passengers, a man and a woman, were kill ed. The attackers fled, as police raced up in their armored cars, and escaped up a steep hill. Two Jews were wounded seri ously today when an Arab hand grenade struck a bus in Jerusa lem as it was being driven to the Hebrew university. The body of a Jew found kill ed in Jaffa, Arab sister city of Jewish Tel Aviv, brought the day’s death toll to three, and brought the unofficial death toll in a week of fighting since the United Nations voted to parti tion Palestine to 78—53 Jews and 25 Arabs. It is believed that numerous additional Arabs have been kill See JEWS on Page Two CHORUS PROGRAM FEATURES SOLOS Trumpet, Tenor Numbers Will Be Presented At Home Benefit Program for the musical per formance scheduled for Wednes day evening at 8:15 in the New Hanover high school auditorium for the benefit of the Catherine Kennedy Home New Building Fund was announced today by the sponsoring organization, the Atlantic Coast Line Male Chorus. Highlighted by the first public appearance of the ACL Ladies Chorus, the program also fea tures trumpet solos by y o u n g ] Emerson Head, accompanied by his mother, Mrs. Lila W. Head; violin solos by J. E. Rose, Jr., accompanied by Mrs. J. D. Ed wards; tenor solo by G. S. Blomme; several members by the Male Chorus Vocal Ensem- 3 ble and a grand finale by the 1 combined choruses singing of c Handel’s Hallelujah Chorus from “The Messiah.” I The concert is under the di rection of Edwin D. Clark, con- i ductor, with Mrs. Sam A. Troy, 1 Jr., accompanist. 1 In addition to “The Messiah” 1 number, the evening’s program See CHORUS ON Page Two Elizabeth City Clubs To Share Their F^od ELI%ABETH CITY, Dec. 7— fP)—Representatives of Elizabeth ”ity civic and social clubs pledg ;d themselves at a meeting here ;oday to forego needless refresh ments at their parties and meet ngs in order to send food to starv ng children of Europe. The group voted to organize ‘Food For the Future Campaign,” md representatives of the various Drganizations to explain the cam paign to their groups and to distribute pledges for the club members to sign. The pledge follows. “We the people of this com munity have at long last -ecog nized that the children who are starving in Europe are starving through no fault of their own. “Wanting to do something con crete and direct to aid these help less children of Europe, behving that the salvation of these chil dren means the peace of the world, and realizing th t in our entertainment at home in our clubs and churches we overin dulge in food to the extent of wastefulness, we pledge to forego See CITY on Page Two Along The Cape Fear INDEPENDENCE CRADDLE With the coming of the Freedom Train Wednesday, a reader of this column has sent in some histori cal notes worth more than £ passing. It is pointed out that in Wil mington the first flame of the American Revolution began tc crackle, and that it was the in domitable spirit of the sons o: Wilmington which gave the other colonies the courage tc fight to the end. After this was was won the natives resumed their progressive activities. The townsmen devotee much of their time to improve ment of the historic town. After the establishment of the Wilmington Gas Light companj in 1854, Wilmington was consid ered a very modern city. But the beat of drums, the sound of marching feet, and the boom of cannons came again ir 1861 to shatter the progress ol peace. Wilmington, as the principal port of North Carolina, saw much service to the southern cause. Though the south lost its cause, neither the city nor the south lost their glory. Wilmington had gone down fighting for what her citizens had believed was right. Ground deep into the heart of every pa triotic American is unflinching admiration for the spirit of life and liberty such as that which Wilmington displayed in her bat tles against the Spaniards- in her resistance to the stamp act, her protest of the tea, and her as sistance to Boston, and in her brave stand at Fort Fisher. So it goes that the citizens next less documents that will be Wednesday, in viewing the price brought here on the Freedom Train, will have an opportunity to see at first hand history their forefathers helped to write in action. _ _ FREEDOM TRAIN ARRIVES WEDNESD AY—Residents of Wlimington and Southeastern North Carolina will have the opportunity to see the famous, priceless historical American docu ments touring the nation aboard The Freedom Train from 10 a. m. until 10 p. m. Wednesday as the train is parked on the Atlantic Coast Line s pur track at the shipyard here. Powered by a 2,000-horsepower Diesel engine capable of 120 m iles an hour, the train, sponsored by the Ameri can Heritage foundation, will arrive in the city w ith its prescious cargo early Wednesday morning. $7,500,000,000 Looms As Goal Of Marshall Plan Installment Meat Rationing Needed Now, Sen. Flanders Says HONEY HAS HUE CORNING, Cal., Dec. 7— (U°)—E. C. Close, a beekeeper announced today he had ap plied for a patent on a process to produce honey in six dif ferent colors and flavors. He said that through the process, developed after two years of experimenting, his bees turn out honey in straw berry, inaple> chocolate, lemon pineapple and mint flavors, with each of them appropri ately colored. rABOR CITY MAN KNIFING VICTIM 7ather, Wife Of Goldie Grainger Held Follow ing Quarrel TABOR CITY, Dec. 7.—A oung husband was killed near iere today after an allegedly runken father had tried to '‘"’■fere in a quarrel between is son and daughter-in-law. Goldie Grainger, 23, knifed l the kitchen of his father’s ome, died three minutes after is arrival at Columbus county ospital in Whiteville. The father, Ruffin Grainger, See TABOR on Page Two — ■■ —---— .. Republican Voices Fear On New Wage Hike Demands WASHINGTON, Dec. 7—(IP)— Sen. Ralph E. Flanders, R., Vt., said today that passage of meat rationing legislation is essential to bar another round of wage increases which would -jive the Republicans a talking point on high prices in next year’s gen eral election. In a sharp attack on the GOP leadership’s current empha sis on strictly voluntary methods for combatting high prices, the outspoken New Eng lander told a reporter: “The Republican leadership is going to wake up one day and discover the (meat) situation is much worse than they expect it to be. When people see what is happening, the popular feel ing against contrc.s will change.” He hastened to say he thought the GOP emphasis on voluntary methods has “good elements” and that he will support it. But See MEAT On Page Two ELKSlONORDEAD WITH SOLEMN RITE Rabbi Pizer Jacobs Extols Brotherly Love Theme Of Lodge Charity, justice and brotherly love were the three great prin ciples placed before members of the Wilmington Elks lodge No 532 by Rabbi Pizer W. Jacobs in their annual memorial ser vices for departed brothers at the local Elks temple at 400 South Front street yesterday afternoon. The roll call of brothers de parted since the last meeting, read by Secretary S. L. Schul ken, included Gilbert J. Carter, Edward J. Schadt, C. David Jones, Walter K. Toot, Jr., and J. W. Thurman. Rabbi Jacobs, former chaplain of the Elks lodge in Jacksonville. Fla and a member of that lodge for many years, said at the out set of h;s address that the pub lic has much in its mind about the Elks organization to be cor rected and much to learn. Saying that “many persons of the world think of the Elks as a pleasure-loving organization only.” The Rabbi added that See ELKS on Page Two Gun-Toting Girl Makes Man Rob His Own Home PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 7. — — A gun-toting girl, feigning ill ness, tricked a motorist into giv ing her a ride early today, police said, and then forced him to loot his own home of jewelry, silver ware and clothing before driving off in his automobile. Police later arrested Joyce Brown, 22, a nightclub hostess who, they said, admitted the bi zarre holdup. Miss Brown, freed last week under $1,000 bail on charges of stealing a taxixcab, was taken into custody after an eight-state alarm was broadcast. The holdup victim, Clement B. Hoskins, 26, of suburban Glad wyne, said the girl forced him to drive to his home where for two hours she covered him with a revolver while he loaded his family’s valuables into the car. His wife and infant child were spending the weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur (Vest, in Norfolk, Va., Hoskins, a former Navy lieutenant, said. Administration Ready To Ask Congress For That Amount WASHINGTON, Dec. 7—<U.R)— The administration was report ed ready today to ask Congress for a $7,500,000,000 first install ment on t he Marshall European recovery plan but some leaders of both political parties said it was far too much. Sen. Robert A. Taft, of Ohio, chairman of the powerful Sen ate Republican Steering com mittee, said he had revised “downward” his thinking on a long-range foreign spending and was “approaching” the $4,000 000,000 mark. Sen. Walter F. George, D., Ga., a ranking Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations com mittee, said he believed that “one-half to one-third of what the administration wants should do the job.” Some observers saw the state See $7,500,000,000 On Page Two WILMINGTON MAN HONORED BY CPP Hugh Morton Named Vice President Of State Press Photographers GREENSBORO, Dec. 7—UP) —R. W. Stevens, chief photo grapher for the Raleigh News and Observer, was chosen today by members of the Carolinas Press Photographers Photogra phers Association to head the or ganization for the coming year. He succeeded June Glenn, Jr., of the Asheville Citizen-times at the annual meeting held here. Other officers for 1948 were Hugh Morton of Wilmington, first vice-president; Don Martin of the Charlotte News, second vice-president; Johnny Hav licek of the Greensboro Daily News, recording secretary, and Richard Minor of the Burlington Times-News, treasurer. Frank Jones of the Winston Salem Journal-Sentinel was ap pointed publicity chairman and a new membership commit tee consisting of John G. Hem mer of the State News Bureau, Raleigh, Charles Killebrew of the Rocky Mount Evening Telegram, and Charles Cooper of the Durham Herald was also named by the new president. The camermen approved a proposal to enter the North Car olina Press Associantion and designated the president or his appointee as the standing dele gate to the sessions of that body. The next meeting ol the N.C. P.A. will be the annual institute I at Chapel Hill in January. | Molotov Unlikely To Change Views Marshall Reported At “Muffed” Over Dulles Paris Visit LONDON, Dec. 7-Ameri can officials are virtually recon ciled to failure of the Big Four Foreign Ministers Conference well-info'-med screes said to night. Some officials are pre pared, if the meeting breaks up in disagreement, to recommend that no date to be set at pre sent for another meeting. All hope has not been aban doned that Russian Foreign Minister Viacheslav Molotov still may make some concession to avoid open failure, such as whittling down materially its demand or $10,000,000,000 in re parations from Germany. But there has been nothing to indicate any chance for agree ment between Russia and the Western Allies on any major qxint of the German and Austrian treaties. The atmosphere of gloom sur rounding the conference deepen ed when American officials close to Secretary of State George C. Marshall indicated strongly that he was displeased over the “fact finding” visit to Par'll of John Foster Dulles, Rer^ olican foreign policy expert wh^ is a key member of the Arj ;rican delegation. Dulles Returns Dulles returned tonight . It was understood that he would prepare a memorandum for ' Marshall on his talks in Paris with French government lead ers and with Gen. Charles D« See MOLOTOV on Page Two TRUMAN ATTENDS CHURCH SERVICES President Spends After noon On Beach; Flies Home Today KEY WEST, FLA., Dec. ?. — U.R)—President Truman went to church with the Navy today, at tending services held in the small chapel of the sub-marine base where he is staying. Because services of several faiths are held in the same chap el, the President had to get up early to make the Protestant services which began at 9:30 A. M. Wearing a seersucker suit and swinging a favorite cane, the President walked about five blocks from his quarters to the chapel with Capt. C. C. Adell, commanding officer of the naval base. The chapel is in a small, sec ond story portion of a barracks type building. The President and members of his staff sat in pews in the front of the room. Back of the President were several wives of officers holding small children on their knees, and the fathers looked a bit embarras sed when the restless children started dropping hymn books on the floor. Lt. Davis Preaches Lt. W. J. Davis, of Brunswick. Ga., the Protestant chaplain of See TRUMAN ON Page Two SYRIAN PARLIAMENT V 0 T E S TO MOBILIZE ARMY FOR HOLY WAR LONDON, Monday, Dec. 8. —» (U.R) — The parliament of Syria, springboard of the proposed “Jihad” against proposed Palestine, has voted general mobilization of the army, tha Exchange Telegraph news agen cy reported today. The agency reported that tha Syrian legislators sang their national anthem after passing the bill. Heavy patrols of gendarmes were posted in the Jewish quar ter of Damascus, Syria’s capi tal, as a precautionary measure. And So To Bed An old member of the Wilmington Exchange club, who had not attended the past three meetings, was recognized by President Sam Berger at their meeting held recently. As the gentleman was thanking the president and fellow Exchangites for being able to attend the meeting, the fellow sitting next to him was brushing food off his coat. The gentleman looked at the Exchangite, and said, “You see, the Exchange club wants clean members in this club.” ;
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