She Bailu Tilerm-il VOLUME 1 Investigation Os MacArthur's Charges Stalled By Democrats ; ' Throng Os 1,500,000 Admirers Greets General In New York ’ • i . -*F. I » Settlement Is Sought In Negotiations By Owners, Union Heads GREENSBORO, April 20—(IP)—Textile operators and union officials re-opened wage talks today in, another attempt to reach a settlement in the three-week old walk out crippling cotton and rayon mills in seven Southern states. 1 jM REV. ERNEST P. RUSSELL, shown here, wiU be,in a one week series of evangelistic ser vices Sunday morning at 11 at the First Baptist paign was postponed. Services WIU be held each evening at >tW o’clock. Mr. RuseeU, who is an out standing minister and pulpit speaker, has prepared a series of special sermons for the re vival. Music wfll be conducted by David Smith of Campbell Col lege, head of the music depart- I ment and Moo minister of mus ic at the local dhttrch. Large crowds are expected for each service. BUSINESS 18 GOOD NEW YORK, April 20—Oft—Jim my Burke, a street hawker, did a rushing business in Confederate flags at 50 cents each today. He said he was selling more at them than American flags at 25 cents | because people wanted to honor Mrs. Mac Arthur, a Southerner. State CommaiMler Installs New" Legion Officers Here Dunn’s American pegionnalres heard an address by their State commander, Hugh Alexander of Kannapolis and witnessed the in stallation of new officers by Al exander Thursday night at a meeting' held at the Legion Build ing on W. Broad St. > Alexander dwelt on the useful ness of organised youth activities sponsored by the Legion, stressing especially Boys’ State, staged at the Uhiwrsity at North Carolina each summer, Legion baseball and the annual oratorical contest. In conjunction with the last iteiri, Claude Pope of Dunri, dis trict winner and division runner up in the 1951 oratorical trials, addressed the group later on “Our Constitution: A Priceless Heritage." PRAISES OLDER MEMBERS The State commander praised WASHINGTON, April 20—OP)—Sen. Robert A. Taft, R., 0., said today he fid not believe President Truman’s new wage board could enforce decisions for settling labor disputes. i:; - . ■ * -• v , GREENVILLE, S C., April 20-MmpDoyes of 11 .. **r-\ t " '■ ■ •• ••• •• E- 1 m * ■■a m jku.. 1 _ I _jA Qb ■■■ M;, "Ma |Wi ■■ W* \ g| B j m ■ ■ ■■■■ ■ W ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 4®r : TELEPHONES 3117 - 3118- 31* Federal mediators said officials of the CIO Textile Workers Union of America were meeting with rep resentatives of Erwin Mills, Inc., here In the first attempt to reach a settlement in the strike in more than a week. Both sides a' , *n:”-~l frankly that they did not expect any immediate results from the talks. At the same time, union strike head quarters lWre said commissaries for strikers were re-opening in af fected communities in Georgia, the Caro Unas, Tennessee. Alabama, Louisiana and Virginia. Emil Rieve, union president, said he was “pleased” with the an nouncement that President Tru man would appoint a new Wage Stabilization Board which could take up the wage issue. Rieve was one of the labor leaders who resigned from the original board nine weeks ago. VIOLENCE STILL NOTED However, trouble and violence were still breaking out elsewhesw on the strike scene. In Danville, focal point in the strike, police reported two dynamiting attempts (Continue* on Page Bight) .. »o iwuH'twi Tb^’proposed tobacco market at LiUington may take the form of a ; corporation. if advance stock sub scriptions go well, according to At torney W. A. Johnson of the Llll ington Chamber of Commerce. 'Johnson said two men in Lilling ton are “doing Well” in getting subscribers for a stock issue tenta tively, but not definitely, set at $45,000. He added that he will know “by Monday at the latest" If the proposition will be turned into an active corporation. Value of stock which may be Is sued' would be SIOO per , share Johnson stated. Backing the proposed market, which would be in the Border Belt, are warehousemen Everett Clayton of LiUington and King Roberts of Fuquay. Two warehouses ate scheduled for construction. John son said supporters in LiUington would possibly lose, enthusiasm if the market were placed in the Eastern Belt. the World War I members for carrying on long-maintained Legion policies and programs and urged the whole gathering to Intensify the fight against Communism. Later Alexander InstaUed the foUowing officers: who were re cently elected to Legion posts: Paul G. White, commander; O. W. Godwin, Jr., first vlCe-com mander; A. L. Poarch, second vice-commander; and Keith Finch, adjutant. Also installed were these hold over officers, reelected at the last, voting; E. T. Quigley, sergeant-at arms; A. Gavin, finance officer; Dr. J. M. Morgan, chaplain; and Ralph Wade, service officer. Representatives from Legion poets in Coats, Angler and tin ington were present at the ses- Reversal Os Truman Policy Seen By Taft ! WASHINGTON, April 20 —(lP)—Sen. Robert A. Taft, R., 0., said today that public opinion may force President Truman to reverse his poli cies and adopt Gen. Doug las MacArthur’s recommen dations for fighting the Ko rean War. This may be the upshot of Mac- Arthur’s historic address to Con-* gress and the Senate investigation which is still to come, Taft told a reporter. The only alternative to pushing the Korean War more aggressiv ely, the GOP policy chief said, is outright , “appeasement” of , the communists. He maintained that Truman now is attempting an “im possible” middle course of “dead lock-stalemate.” MacArthur in the strongest pos sible terms laid his program be fore the Congress yesterday. They were these recommendations which mirrored his split with Truman and brought hfs ouster last week: Air bombardment of the com munist “sanctuary” in Manchuria plus air reconnaissance of Man churia and the China coast; use of Chinese Nationalist troops with American “logistic support;” a tight Naval and air blockade of China, and keeping Formosa out of com munist hands. Taft said that it was this pro gram which Truman may be forc ed to accept, particularly after they are “pointed up” in the forthcoming Senate inquiry. DEADLOCK CANT CONTINUE .-“The: tjSyhosjk. programN ’Taft" W"»n eept General MacArthur’s position (Conttuefl o* Page T) State News Briefs RALEIGH, April 20—TIP)— The State awaited a court decision to day on Its petition to dismiss the suit of a Negro seeking a court order directing his to the University of North Carolina Medina! School. James Edward Thomas of Wil mington filed the action complain ing that he was prohibited from entering the University because of, his race. But the State replied yesterday in Greensboro Federal District Court that the University will ac cpt Negro medical students If they are competitively qualified. CHARLOTTE, April 20— (IP) Gen. Carl Spantz, Air Force chief of staff, was scheduled to arrive here tonight for an inspection tour tomorrow morning of a pos (Continued on Page 7) K LEGION NOTABLES HERE LAST IftGBT-Sfats Lej|> Coammn*r Hugh Alexander of Kanna- LS^Tubl^^eTJr are, W*"My ****** ftfiiiuii communism. ' r* 9 DUNN, N. C-, FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 1951 1 Ik' .JB rOH ■PI PAST MASTER SVHITEHEAD HONORED —Dunn Masons last night held their annual Lad ies’ Night program and One gesture of the meeting was the presentation of the Past Master’s apron to Past Commander Henry G Whitehead, who is shown holding the coveted Masonic meblem. Left to right are, seated: Mrs. J. Mb Eller of Coats, wife of the speaker; and Dr. Eller; standing, Hugh W. Prince, Dunn’S only 33rd Degree Mason who this week was presented the Joseph Montfort Medal for dis tinguished service by th# Gritnd Lodge of North Carolina; O. M. Leslie, who presented the apron; Mr. Whitehead; and who presided over the big event. (Daily Rcord Photo by T. M. Stewart.) Olisting\Of Hobbs Proposed Byßracey City Commlveloner B. A. Bpcey of Ward NiLjpßur today ca*i& m*t in favor of Via city nj&nogair foirti tjht Man^fc^^ In a paid "political advertisement addressed to citizens of the town, Commissioner Bracgy promised that if re-elected he will make a mo tion at the first meeting of the new board to retain Hobbs as city manager only until he is recalled to active duty with the Navy, “pro vided he is recalled prior to June 16, 1051.” Hobbs has orders to report to the Navy for active sea duty June 14, but there have been reports that he will seek to retain his present position and secure another defer ment. He said earlier this wek, however, that he has asked for no deferment. Hobbs was originally scheduled to report to the Navy on March 26, but was deferred. The Defense Department issued a statement this week saying that he was granted a deferment cm his request for time to break in a replacement. At a meeting of the council Mon day night, Commissioner Bracey asked Hobbs to state his plans to the board and the question broight a reply from Hobbs that his plans are indefinite. He said the Navy “Is as confused as anybody else.” STATES ALTERNATIVES In his statement today, Bracey (Continued On Page Five) i \ V * , ; Sqwvui By LYNN NISBET RALEIGH CORRESPONDENT SPECIALIZING—Some criticism has been leveled at the State for killing a bill ostensibly designed to provide minimum retirement pay of SSO a month for school teachers who had reached 65 years of age and had taught for as much as SO years. On the face of it the bill looked good, but analysis dis closes it was special class legisla tion of the crudest kind. In the Urst place, the bill made no pre tense of covering State employees other than school teachers. In the second place, it affected only those teachers who are now draw ing retirement pay under pro visions of a special act of 1943. Ahy teachers having been placed in position to meet requirements since 1943 and all State employees other than teachers, no matter (Continued on Page Two) FIVE CENTS PER COPY 41 Feared Dead In Collision Os Esso Tankers NEW ORLEANS, April 20—(W— Twh Standard Oil tankers collldec of one 'of the" tankers, the Esso Greensboro, was surrounded by fire and “no one on board was be lived to be alive.” The other Esso tanker involved was the 26,500-ton Esso Suez. The skipper of the Suez radioed that his chief mate, named “Drehm” was killed and “four seamen badly burned.” The Coast Guard’s Eighth Dis trict headquarters in New Orleans subsequently picked up a radioed message from the Esso New York at the'scene. ALL BELIEVED LOST A Coast Guard officer said the (Continued On Page Two) Mrs. MacArthur Plans New York Shopping Spree NEW YORK, April 20^-flP)—Mrs. Douglas MacArthur, wearing a white orchid “from a very dear friend” anji carrying a bouquet of roses from her home town, said to day that she was going shopping as soon as she caught her breath. The General’s wife smilingly chatted with reporters during a pause as the parade started from the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel and quickly denied that the excitement was becoming wearing. “Oh, it’s very nice,” she said. “I enjoy all -of it.” She was asked when she plan ned to go to Murfreesboro, Tenn., and said, ‘l’ll be going real soon, I hope.” She was wearing a maroon dress with a matching small felt hat, the black sealskin jacket she had on at the airport last night, and simple pearl and diamond earrings and a pearl bracelet. ' \ Next to her sat her son, Arthur, wearing his leather jacket an