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VOL. 81.—NO. 111. WILMINGTON, N. C., TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1947 “ ESTABLISHED 186? _—— ~~ ~ _ _ _- - ■ ■ - ■■ ■■ . -. - i - ■' ■ 1 ^ Gunfire Fury Hits Tel Aviv Trained Arab Volunteers Cross Into Turbulent Palestine u-RUSALEM, Dec. 29—OP) — The 'no man’s land” between Tel *,jv and Jaffa broke out into a - fury of gunfire and bombing r‘e,-hi as armed and trained vol 10 teers from neighboring Arab niiptries were reported already turbulent Pules tini'ne \rab reinforcements were wnorted as Jewish underground fishters killed 12 Arabs at his 1,-ic Damascus Gate in Jerusa in the largest mass slaying • Palestine since the United Na j|or>s voted for partition a month *®|’' un Zvai Leumi, extremist Jvph underground group, said • launched the attack, in whiclj • British constables and one vL were also killed. Irgun made similar attack at the massive stone gate two weeks ago, when i|l Arabs were killed. Two more Jews were kilied— nP, a woman—in the Tel Aviv jaifa battle zone. The day’s fa talities mounted to 23, and in cluded a British soldier, one Jew an(l four Arabs — two of them bovs whose newly-found mortar exploded. Arab sources said their dead at the gate included a boy ancl two school girls. Toll Mounts The toll tor Palestine mounted to 429 and for the entire Middle East to 550 since the United Na tions decision on Nov. 29 to par tition the Holy Land. Jewish sources said Arabs in tonight’s Tel Aviv-Jaffa battle were reinforced by riflemen from jn Arab concentration point at Nablus. The Jewish fighters fired from boats on Arab coffeehouses in Jaffa suspected as meeting places for Arabs from Nablus. A report from Damascus told of the arrival of more volunteer fighters to bolster Arabs in Pales tine, and Prince Faour of the Fadl tribe said his men had cross ed the border into Palestine and were already in the fighting. Late into the night under a harvest moon tracer bullets arch ed in sporadic firing over the his toric old city of Jerusalem, whose Damascus Gate bombing caused If. deaths and injured almost 40 persons. PR0BESHATTERS HOPES OF MOTHER Blonde Held At Charleston Not Missing Paul Wel den Of Connecticut CHARLESTON, S.C., Dec. 29. Hopes of a Stamford, Conn., mother and father that ar. attractive 19-year-old blonde might be their missing daughter were shattered today by a po lice investigation. Despite gieat similarities in physical appearanc- and identi fying scars of the two, police concluded that the young blonde who gave her name as Mary .Louise Garrett of St. Louis, was not Paula Welden, Bennington College sophomore who dis appeared from the Vermont campus Dec. 1, r946. Lieutenant Julian T. Williams •aid this afternoon he was con vinced the girl held here was not the missing Paula Welden. Lieutnant Wilimms said po^ lice chocks in Vdrioas parts of the nation showed tne girl was Mary Louise Garrett, of St. Louis, Mo., as she had conten ded since she was taken into custody for investigation st a tourist camp nere Saturday night when her similarity to the missing girl was noted. Conclusion Verified The police conclusion was J‘r'hed from Stamford, Conn., hy Mrs. W. Archibald Wei Jen, Paula’s mother, vv.u talked with Mus Garrett by telephone and tnnounced that the girl was definitely not her daughter.” Miss Garrett herself had te Peatedly denied that she was the missing girl but police held her * a complete investigation rf s tourist camp operator first ooted her resemblance to the 'flujsmg college student. Jhe similarity in physical tharaetco istics of the two wei e *te PROBE on Page Two The Weather - MB FORECAST Carolina—Considerable cloudi and m: id Tuesday with occasional , r£ Wednesday cloudy with rain bv Polder. a.?”'1 Carolina—Partly cloudy and cmiv' warmer Tuesday. Wednesday c‘0ll^y with rain followed by fcj. FORECAST: ^ro‘ 6U..1 data for the 24 hours •"dmg 7:30 p. m. Yesterday l4. TEMPERATURES jW' a.iT,. 46, 7:30 a.m. 38, 1:30 p.m. Vj?° Pan. 46 39, Minimum 36, Mean 48, la, humidity IT,,*- ro- *0. 7:30 a. m 37, 1:30 p m. ‘-JO p, m gg PRECIPITATION " ,lle 24 hours ending 7:30 j ; 1,1 inches. Jo T.‘r. ;n,'c the Fi.st of the month f tides for today Tide Tables published bj , i.1- ^ Coast end Geodetic Survey) I - 11:56 a.m. 6-23 a.m. W, . , p.m. 7:10 p.m. '“to Inlet __ 9:44 a.m. 3:20 a.m. |tnri„ „ , 10:13 p.m. 4:06 p.m. f . * o!7, Sunset 5:12. Moonrise £,m ■ Moonset 10:02 a. m. lr* weather on p»*e Two WHEN FIRE SWEPT the Crowe home at North Sa; Richard Crowe was awakened by the family pet dog. 1. .grid his wife, and while she rounded up the children, he leaped the ground and secured a ladder to the second floor window. Helping his wife and children to escape down the ladder, he then dug deep into the blankets of a crib for his two-year-old child and then de scended to the ground with the bundle. On opening the blankets Crowe found them empty, the tot having dropped unnoticed while he was rushing from the burning structure. The baby perished in the flames. Crowe, suffering from burns, is shown with his wife and two of the rescued children. (International) ‘Anti-Inflation’ Bill Vanishes In Thin Air DEATH ANSWERS MCKEESPORT, Pa., Dec. 29. — (U.R) — Dr. Lewis J. Davidson, pastor of the First United Presbyterian church, told his congregation of 200 yesterday that he had made a iast minute change in the title p r e a c h on the subject, “Are You Ready?” As he closed his sermon the 65-year-old pastor slumped to the floor. He was pronounced dead a short time later of a heart attack by a< physician summoned by the stunnea parishioners. BELOW ZERO COLD SNAP HITS WEST Fifteen Degrees Expected In North Dakota Early This Morning By The Associated Press New wind-swept snow and sub zero temperatures were forecast for the North Central region with 15 below zero cold in North Da kota by Tuesday morning. Meanwhile, wind and cold weather hampered workers dig ging out of the record Friday snowfall in New York and New England Monday as the death toll of the storm reached 70. But temperatures rose into the 70's Monday in the lower plains states and the Gulf region. The new storm, moved South eastward from the Manitoba re gion of Canada where it piled deep drifts in open country, blocking roads and temporarily stopping snow-cleSring opera tions. Snowfall and minimum temp eratures were expected to mode rate Tuesday and Wednesday as the storm front spread South ward, but lows of 10 to 15 be low zero were expected to spread See ZERO On Page Two PETRILLO TRIAL WILL OPEN TODAY Boss Of Musician’s Union Faces Lea Act Viola tion Charge CHICAGO, Dec. 29 — W — James C. Petrillo, president of the American Federation of Mu sicians (AFL), will go on trial tomorrow for the second time on charges of violating the Lea Act, often called “the anti-Petrillo law.” Petrillo is accused by the gov ernment in an amended criminal information of attempting to co erce radio station WAAF, Chica go, into hiring three musicians who the station contended were not needed. The trial will be heard before Federal Judge Walter J. La Buy who a year ago dismissed the original information against the musicians’ boss, ruling that the act was unconstitutional. In an appeal, however, the U. S. Su preme Court held constitutional those sections of the law involved and remanded the case back to Judge LaBuy for trial. Petrillo has pleaded innocent to the charges in the informa tion. _ Original Copy Lost At White House; Duplicate Goes To Martin WASHINGTON, Dec. 29. The G.O.P. anti-inflation bill was'lost, strayed or stolen at the White House today and while Secret Service agents sought to crack the mystery an Army plane was pressed into service to get the signature of Speaker Martin on a substitute copy. A frantic, all-day search of the executive mansion failed to reveal a trace of the document, last seen yesterday on the desk of Clark M. Clifford, the Presi dent’s special counsel. While the hunt went on. Presi dent Truman waited to sign the measure, though he had bran ded it “pitifully inadequate’’ to curb soaring living costs. Then in late afternoon, Presi dential Secretary Charles G. Ross had to announce to news men that the document had seemingly vanished into thin air. He said that a duplicate copy had been prepared and Senator Vandenberg (R-Mich), presiding officer of the Senate, had signed it But the signature of Speaker Martin was also necessary and he was in North Attleboro, Mass. Due Back Today So George Elsey, assistant to Clifford, was assigned to speed in an Army plane to North Attle boro. He was expected to get the substitute back to the White House by tomorrow morning. The President must affix his See BILL on Page Two shippIngfears TRUMAN PROGRAM National Federation Pro tests Sale Of 500 Ships To European WASHINGTON, Dec. 29—W— The National Federation of American Shipping declared to day that the shipping section of the proposed European recovery program “holds a grave threat to the future” of the American merchant marine. The federation, which claims to represent 95 per cent of dry cargo American shipping, criti cized the section of President Truman’s proposals to Congress which provided for the sa.e and chatter of 500 U.S. ships to 16 European nations. The Federation said in a statement that while it favors :‘u fair and reasonable effort to rid European recovery consis tent with our national defense and economy,” it oposes pro posals which it declared would: 1. Deplete U. S. reserves of ships by 25 per cent. 2. Throw 20,000 to 25,000 American seamen and officers out of work. 3. Build up foreign merchant fleets at the expense of Ameri can shipping. The Federation declare! that the proposed sale and charter of 500 U.S. war-built snips “is equal to more than 50 per cent of' our present privately-owned fleet. Yet the merchant fleets of the 16 European nations, includ ing their present fleets and their building programs, w'll, by 1951, be approximately 25 per cent in excess of their prewar ton nages.” _ Philandering Penguin Pays Prowler Penalty /■ NEW YORK, Dec. 29—Wl— A Penguin that walks into the wrong stall is likely to get into the same sort of trouble as an inebriated gent who gets into the wrong apartment at n ght. Bronx Zoo officials today were investigating the murder of an adult black-footed Pen guin, beaten and pecked to death by beak and flipper wings. Each of the five families in the Zoo’s Penguin enclosure have their own nesting box, and the deceased apparently “be came confused and returned to the wrong box,” suggested Wil liam Bridges, zoo information director. “And you know,” Bridges ad ded, “Penguins are very jeal ous.” Wallace Enters Presidential Race As Head Of Third Political Party; Bush Pilots Rescue B-29 Crewmen ^r/ors Flown ^ To Base At Nome Daring Fliers Return To Crash Area Seeking Two Others NOME, Alaska, Dec. 29—(U.R)— Six half-frozen survivors of a B-29 crash in the desolate Arc tic wastelands were rescued to night by daring Alaskan bush pilots, and two other crewmen who left the bomber on foot for aid were being sought near the twisted wreckage. Pilot Bill Munz landed here with four crash victims and within an hour Frank Whaley, veteran bush flyer, brought two more survivors from the icy slopes of an uncharted mountain 100 miles north of Nome where the big Superfortress crashed Tuesday. All six rescued survivors were suffering from exposure after seven days in sub-zero weather and a howling blizzard. Both bush pilots took off im mediately into the Arctic twi light to hunt for the remaining two crew members of the plane, who were believed to have left the wreckage in a search for assistance. Munz told Col. H. N. Burk halter, commanding officer of the Nome Air Base, that none of the crewmen aboard the ill-fated four-engined bomber were known to be dead. Two Seek Aid The six flyers rescued by Munz and Whaley told the bush pilots they had sent two of their crew out for help. Munz said he also had been unable to locate the two para troopers and the medical officer who landed in a blizzard Satur day night to bring medical as sistance to the survivors. < One of the survivors sustain ed a broken leg in the, crash. Another fyad a fmytf fajze, and all were sufferirig from exposure. See SURVIVORS on Page Two NEW YORK FACING NEW SNOW STORM Weather Forecaster Pre dicts Inch Or Two To day South To Capital ___ * NEW YORK, Dec. 29—W— New York City, still laboring to free itself from Friday’s paraly zing 25.8-inch snowfall, was warned tonight to expect another inch or two of snow tomorrow. The forecast held a possibility that a crust of ice may be laid on the snow, still banked high in streets in which an estimated 10, 000 vehicles remained stalled. Benjamin Parry, the Weather Bureau’s chief forecaster here, predicted snow “possibly chang ing to rain” for tomorrow after noon, with temperatures to drop tomprrow night and be “much colder” by Wednesday morning. High winds are expected. While taxis and buses in numb ers today on the streets of the metropolis for the first time since Friday, the transportation pro blem was still far from normal. The Long Island Railroad, com muter line for thousands who work in Manhattan, was forced to curtail service. Subways Jammed Subways, with an increased schedule of trains to compensate for the still curtailed surface transportation, operated almost on schedule. Tomorrow’s snow, Parry said, may envelope almost the same territory, reaching from New England to Washington, D. C., See NEW YORK on Page Two Greek Rebel Forces Enter Konitsa City Fresh Guerrilla Battalions Battle Way Into Outskirts Of Key Town; Brigade Re ceives Needed Reinforcements ATHENS, Dec. 29—W—Fresh Guerrilla batallions fought their way into the outskirts of Kon ista tonight and reestablished their siege, government sources said, after Greek Army troops had broken open the rebel lines just long enough to rush a bri gade of reinforcements into the battered city. That brigade and the tired outnumbered Konitsa garrison were fighting to beat off des perate Guerrilla efforts to seize the city for a capital of the new ly-proclaimed rebel Greek Com munist state. The Communist-led Guerrillas reportedly were receiving a stea dy stream of reinforcements from nearby Albania. A Greek general staff spokes man said the Guerrillas now numbered more than 29,000 men of whom some 15,000 were de ployed in Northwestern Greece. His figure on the total rebel See REBEL on Page Two Plumbing Firm Prepares For Business Expansion TO READ BIBLE COVINGTON, Ind., Dec. 29. —(/P)— The Rev. R. B. Minton, pastor of the Assembly of God church, announced today that as the chimes ring in the New Year of 1948 a group of read ers will begin a non-stop read ing of the Bible in the court house here. Roscoe Sprague, mayor-elect, will read the first chapter, about 160 other readers will follow Sprague, and the read ing shoultf be completed in 80 hours. ROLLER SKATING POSES PROBLEM City Manager Orders Sur vey Of Streets; Side walks May Be Used Santa Claus’ generosity has left Wilmington with a serious traf fic problem and safety hazard in form of roller skating children of all ages and sizes, Police Chief Hubert Hayes and City Manager James R. Benson have announced. City Manager Benson has ord ered that a survey of certain streets be made in order that they may set aside and blocked to vehicles as designated skating areas. It was pointed out last night, however, that a city ordinance prohibits skating on or across any public street, sidewalk or park in the city. The ordinance reads: “It shall be unlawful for any person to skate upon, over or across any public street, sidewalk or park within the city limits, except such portions of such streets as may be from time to time designated by the city manager. He is here by authorized and empowered to designate from time to time cer tain streets or portions thereof, upon which roller skating may be permitted, under such rules and regulations as he may in his discretion promulgate.” Use Sidewalks Benson said last night that he has ruled that any child may skate on any sidewalk in the city, provided the property own ers do not object. The owners of the property allowing skating in their blocks must be willing to sign affidavits giving permission, it was pointed out. Concerning the survey which See ROLLER on Page Two Along The Cape Fear CONFEDERATE HEROINE— In an old volume, dealing with the Civil War, there is told a story which, in some ways, pa rallels the Bibical story of Ruth. The story begins with the marriage of a young Rhode Is land girl to a Virginia youth, “just past his majority, who brought her to his home in Nor folk, a typical ancestral home stead, where, beside the ‘white folk,’ there was qute a colony of family servants, from the ani my, just able to pick crawl, to the old, gray-haired mammy who had nursed ’Ole Massa.’ “She soon became enamored of her surroundings and charm ed with the devotion of her colored maid, whose sole duty it was to wait upon her young missis. When the John Brown raid bui^t upon the south and Harper’s Ferry, there was not a more indignant matron in all Virginia, and when at last secession came, the south did not contain a more enthusiastic little rebel. “On the 15th of May, 1862, a few days after the surrender of Norfolk to the Federals, by her father-in-law, then mayor, amid the excitement attending a cap tured city, her son Willie was born. Cut off. from her husband and subjected to the privations and annoyances incident to a subjugated community, her father insisted upon her coming with her children to his home in Providence; but, not withstanding she was in a lux urious home, with ail that parental love could do for her, she preferred to leave all these comforts to share with her hus band the dangers and privations of the south. “She vainly tried to persuade See CAPE FEAR On Page Two Cumber-Moore Buys Castle Hayne Road Land From County Board Cumber - Moore Plumbing company will erect a building to take care of the expansion of their business as they see fit on a plot of land 125 by 200 feet on Castle Hayne road which the county commsisioners voted 3-2 to sell the company after a strong argument at yesterday’s commissioners session. George A. Moore, speak ing for the plumbing company, said that the new building will be used for the furtherance of his firm’s activities as is deem ed necessary. He added that Cumber-Moore did turn out some pre fabricated plumbing during the war and did ship some of it overseas, but said that he did not know whether this type of business would be carried on in the future, because it was im possible to determine what the demand would be. Spirited Debate After a spirited debate yester day in which Commissioner Harry Gardner and Chairman Addison Hewlett contended that the Castle Hayne road property should be reserved for develop ment of heavy industry in this See PLUMBING on Page Two liKAHAM TO STAY AT WHITE HOUSE President Unmoved By Speculation Expose “Spotlight” WASHINGTON, Dec. 29. —(U.R) — The grain speculation expose switched to the White House to day with the official disclosure that Brig. Gen. Wallace H. Gra ham, President Truman’s physi cian, was speculating in the Chi cago wheat market last Septem ber. Graham, in a quickly-issued formal statement, said the trans actions were made without his knowledge by his brokers and that he had ordered his holdings sold “whether at a loss or gain” when he first heard about them two days after President Truman had denounced “gamblers in grain.” The White House said a few hours later that the President first heard about Graham’s trans actions on December 18 — the day Mr. Truman asserted that confidential Agriculture Depart ment lists on speculators should be made public. Press Secretary Charles G. Ross told reporters that Gra ham would continue on as Mr. Truman’s personal physician. At the same time Commodity Exchange Authority officials em phasized that there was nothing illegal about Graham’s trading, nor any other speculative activi st* RRAHitM fin Part Two Former Vice-President Denounces Universal Military Training Plan Candidacy Announced In Nation-Wide Radio Appeal To Voters; Charges U. S. Wants To Hem Russia In, Wage New War CHICAGO, Dec. 29—(AP)—Henry Wallace announced tonight “I shall run as an independent candidate for Presi dent of the United States in 1948.” Wallace made the announcement in the text of an ad dress prepared for broadcast over the Mutual network. He said “today there’s a greater menace than ever be fore—a menace more serious than has ever confronted the human race. “That menace can be met and overcome by a new politi cal alignment which requires the organization of a new HENRY A. WALLACE OPINIONS DIFFER ON WALLACE BID GOP Comment Sees Defeat For Truman; Democrats Laugh It Off WASHINGTON, Dec. ~0—OP)— Senator Glen H, Taylor (D-Ida ho) said tonight he is “giving consideration” to the possibility of running for Vice President on an independent ticket headed by Henry A. Wallace. Meanwhile Wallace’s an nouncement in Chicago of his third party candidacy for Presi dent brought the expected re action in this political capital, with Democrats publicly dis counting its effect and Republi cans welcoming a development many thought will help their chances of taking over the White House in next November’s elec tion. While the Idaho Senator said he “doesn’t expect” to join Wallace, he added that he does not intend to reject the possi bility “at least until they select somebody else.” “I have been tentatively ap proached and I am giving the matter consideration,” he said. Calling Wallace “a very cou See OPINIONS on Page Two ARGENTINE WILL END MEAT EXPORT Shipments To Britain Sche duled To Halt January 7, Cooke Says BUENOS AIRES, Dec. 29. — (IP)— Amos J. Cooke, a represen tative of the British Food Minist ry, said today the Argentine gov ernment had ordered all meat shipments to Great Britain halt ed by Jan. 7. Cooke said he had received no official notification of the ban, but had been told by Buenos Aires packing house representa tives that they had received or ders to that effect, ? Trade circles here said the Ar gentine government probably would carry out the order barring meat shipments unless the Brit ish government could arrange to pay for its meat purchases in See ARGENTINE On Page Two GBS Shocks Agnostics; Now Owns Dozen Bibles LONDON, Dec. 29 — « R> — George Bernard Shaw, long con sidered to be Britain’s leading agnostic, let it be known today that he owns a dozen bibles and never travels without one. Shaw made the disclosure in repJying to Etienne Dupuoh, edi tor of the Nassau Tribune in the Bahamas. Dupuch had written that Shaw was “bound to catch hell” for auctioning off an old bible which had belonged to Mrs. Shaw. “Ask this foolish american who thinks I should be hanged for selling an ugly bible*what should be done to the Bible so ciety which sells thousands of much handsomer ones every day,” the Irish playwright said. “The silly fellow need not be anxious about me. I have a dozen bibles left and never tra vel without one.” BULLETIN NEW YORK, Dec. 29—(IF) — The New Republic an nounced tonight that Henry A. Wallace had resigned as editor of the magazine. Wallace will become a con tributing editor of the publi cation and will write a week ly page for the publication, the new Republic said. political party. To that end I announce that I shall run as an independent candidate for Presi dent of the United States in 1948.” Wallace added: “Universal military training is the first decisive step on the road toward Fascism. We will fight it to the limit and all Con gressmen who vote for it. “A new party must stand for a positive youth program of abundance and security, not scarcity and war. We can pre vent degression and war if we Wallace Text on Page Nine only organize for peace in the same comprehensive way we or ganize for war. “I say a vote for a new party in 1948 will be the most valu able vote you ever have cast or ever will cast.” Wallace said: “Thousands of people all over the United States have asked me to engage in tl.is great fight. The people are on the march. I hope that you who are listening to me tonight will lead the forces of peace, progress and prosperity in your communi ties and throughout our country. “Will you let me know that you have come out fighting against the powers of evil?” Wallace declared the Demo cratic high command “by their actions and finally by their words xxx have said: ‘Henry Wallace, we welcome your sup port, but we will not change our policy.’ xxx thus the leadership of the democratic party would See WALLACE on Page Two FARM PRICES HOP TO NEW RECORDS General Level Increases Five Per Cent In Month; Fruit Cheaper WASHINGTON, Dec. 29. —M>) — The Agriculture Department reported today that the general level of farm prices jumped five per cent between mid-November and mid-December to a record high of 301 per cent of the 1909 14 average. The previous all-time high was 289 per cent, set In October. 1947. Prices paid by farmers for items they must buy for living and farm production also reach ed a new record. On December 15, the index of prices paid was 245 per cent of the 1910-14 aver age. The department said the farm price level in mid-December was 14 per cent higher than it was last January while the index of prices paid by farmers was 16 per cent higher. Between mid-November and mid-December, average prices for virtually every group of farm See FARM on Page Two And So To Bed The husband of a local woman is serving in the army of occupation in Japan. Their five-year-old S0,J doesn’t quite understand all that is written in his tether letters home, but neverth that is written to his tether^ he demande tbat tes nysatssas So mother is happy to per f°S?me of the discussions of life in Japan apparently have confused the young Wilm ng tonian somewhat. The other day his mother heard him ex plaining to a playmate the fact that “the people of Japan ■ide in Jigsawa.” »
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