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THIRTY-THIRD YEAR ltmS"™ci*A"d'm»·** HENDERSON, N. C., TUESDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 16, 1946 ; ' FIVE CENTS COPY
THAT I SHOULD LIVE TO SEE THIS...
"BIBBS," a jet-black cat turns her
feline eyes to heaven as if seeking a
clue to the mystery of how it came
to happen that she; above all the
cats in the house, and there are 25
of them, should have a bevy of
babies so unlike their mother. Of
the three kittens, two are white nil
over. The third has a black spot.
Cat experts say that chances of this
happening are one in 500. "Bibbs"
and 24 other cats are Ovvncd by
Mrs. Freda Wesley, of Brooklyn,
Ν. V. She collects cats as other peo
ple collect stamps. (International)
Atom Bomb
Tests* Cost:
$110 Million
Wa: hington, April Hi. — (ΛΡ) —
The atomic bomb task fore;1 chief
believes the c*<»st of the Bikini atoll
experiments will be no greater than
that for "one large new ship"
which con Id be about SI 10,900, ODD
th" current price of a super battle
ship
Vice .-Vim. \V. H. P. I'lan. y. corn
loan 1er for the joint army-navv op
eration, said "tin? uninformed" had
estimated the last would cost $125,
000,000 for target ships and another
$100,000,000 for other expenses.
Blaii'ly also made these other ob
servation
1. I he te t- are ι > threat to .>the
naiton- and no ma: liai gesture."
They are a défensive measure of
"caution and economy."
The post-war aimed force- will
lie fiefmiiely and markedly affected
by the implication of th< atomic
bomb. I"> r the next several year .
■ (tidy, experiment, invention and
training should point the way to
ward the best kind of armed force
ίο build in case atomic weapons are
not outlawed.
I'rompl in format ion is neces
sary as the atomic bomb can be pro
duced within a few years by almost
any nation.
Mining Disaster,
Taking I jves ( )f
1,549 Disclosed
Tokyo, April 10. - (AIM —The
Worlds worst milling disaster an
underground c\pl<ïs(ι»u which snuft
cil out 1.54!) Chinese ami Korean
live:, in the Honkeike colliery in
Manchuria was r ■.ported for the
first time today by Allied headquai
ters almo.-l l'our year.·· alter it hap
pened.
The accident occurred April -li,
1941! under Japanese occupation. It
was kept secret by tii · military from
even the Japanese government l'or a
month.
The explosion \va< set oft by a
short circuit which ignited gas
the mine.
Several hundred of the death
were needless; as mine officials ιο
ί used to turn on ventilating fans fin
fear of spreading the fire.
OVER 70 INDONESIAN
SOLDIERS ARE SLAtt
Batavia, April Iti. — (AP) Dutc:
troop.-, killed over 7(1 Indonesian Na
tionalist troops in two engagement
near Bata\ ia yesterday, an officia
announcement today said. Tlirei
Dutch soldiers were also killed.
Two British Indian soldiers wen
killed in clashes with Indonesia!
forces south of Batavia.
RAPE TRIAL OPENS
'Lumbert' n, April 1IÎ. — (AIM
Four negroes charged with the ia
of a white worn;· here last wi"
on trial in Robeson superior com
today with Judge Clawson L. Wil
liams presiding.
Four white men were seleete
from the regular panel of jurors dut
mg th° first hour. A soecial verni
of 150 jurors is available if the rej
ular panel is exhausted.
Ν. €. Farm Leaders Àsk
Removal Of ΟΡΑ Controls
From Products Of Dairies
Present Subsidy
Cn Milk Not High
Enough, They Say
(; vcnsbt π', April Hi. - (ΛΡ) —
North C" !< !.n;i farm mrcau < >!'l'it· i a Is
'oda.v telegraphed the- state con
c. . ional delegation urging removal
>! dairy products from price cou
th! and spying that the present milk
■aihsidy tails t ι provide a fair in
i'mo to the pre ducer or an adequate
apply for the onsumers.
'High feed costs ι d low ceiling
prices are liquidating si me of the
• mes* dairie in our state and fur
r li<!iiidatio:i will continue un
it . s something is done." the tele
gram said.
ii. Flake Shaw, executive secre
tary of the farm hurt , a. was one
of a group ut state arm nrganiza
ti 'lis representatives in Washington
today to confer abo it China's re ent
clamp down in American tobacco
imports.
The group wa. •-clied'ded i. meet
with membi ι - of t ι >1 ite con
gressional delegation and represtn
t at· vo< nf the .-tat·· · · ■■<· e n· and
; grieulture depart· ent .
ΟΡΑ Might
Intcrvciie lu
It a le Issue
V.'a lui ι.,ΐι .π. Λ j n i I Hi ί ΛΙ' ) —
The (Jl'.A hauled out il price < harts
today lu determine what eflect a re
quested 25 per cent boo.,t in lailroad
freight rate, would have on living
cost s.
Although ίΐπ official of the at;ency
said it has 110 jurisdiction over rat"
matters, iic told a reporter that (>!'.\
would interne before the Ιιι••rstale
Commerce Commission if its study
shows the proposed boost might
have "inflationary tendencie .'
The Association ol American Rail
roads asked the ICC to grant a en
crai 25 per cent hike in Irci lit ial·
effective May 15. The earners at tin·
same time also asked to make per
manent the 111 per cent hiher pas
senger fares, first ordered in 1912.
Passenger rates now an due to
revert to their pre-war lc\el six
months after the legal termination
of hostilities.
The petition said "the situation ol
the railroads has now become cri
tical a* the result of an extraordin
ary combination of war and post
war conditions."
1 New York Cotton
\c.· York. Λρ-ιί 18. (AIM C \
' t"ii 1 lit;»it's opencl nuchaπnod to
' c'int.- a o.de higher.
Noon prices were unchanged to
15 cents a bale lower May 27.57,
July 27-74. Octoi-e: :?7.HM
' I'v. Close Open
Mav 27.(in 2". ·;>
July 27.7(1 :'i 7<
Oct. 27.7:1
Do ■ "7 '>(! .
. Mar. . ... 27 f:i
: May ( ΠΜ7) 2". ill -.-l'«7
! Sllll* I \! \< 111 I».
Wilmington, Αρη! 1 (>. The S S
•Santa Isabel, the 24.'iid vessel t > b<
ι lui'" by the North Carolina Ship
- building Co. was launched at thi
e firm's yard here this rrv.irning. Tin
- ship is the last to be built here to
the Grace Line.
Situation In
Manchuria
Gets Worse
Gcneial Marshall
ίο My Τ ι iYipi.ig
Γ r r Crricrcnce
( ι r ' '· »!■-'! .·I rs-c
i. ri i ' > ■· i' ,ir ■ !Ί ν ut 11 to
>i. :'u:r> !·ι 'i liiiiiT will llv to
n o; rcu o\i lokvi to I'^ipiiiT.
the Siiio- \m· ri( an truce head
ti li ί f ι—. :ii'.S today to
: ' il Γ'· ι·. !i . i iil'.K iicc into
pcarp talks.
marshal!. President Truman's spc
uil envoy, cancelled .i important
η erenee with Chinese Premier Ί.
; . S e n ; in S ..π: !;..ι t > : ι direct
ι .' . ;r . :" τ 1 Kl:iy.
'i ll; .<· !;·.· ·.· 11 ( ·.·( t t' ο Sino
. , ■ : -· .. : -co which
ν . I'll! .< f(.r all three orig
; ' il au
ι : : ; ι ι- · >'.:t il ;is · 1 mis
<■' ;i 1 ■(·.· · tweeil
attling Chinese governm > t and ί
otrmun'st forces, lie affected both
:■ !:ir.v n:i r 'itic·:11 tr cos last
n;·· l'y h'. I neither \: t into
! "ci and rhor'.ly alter he went loi
',Vf*>h'η·:.!'.):i for nferencc:·. the sit—
at.ii.il worsened.
Mar hill's decision to fly to Pcp
was made a:tcr the number t\v>>
"} ι e-c C( irmuni: t leader. Goner::!
' h.· ι En-la:, called the ; ng i :
Manchuria full scale civil war, !
Hilt·, ".'ar.-li;<l! and ( .:<.it v. re
: ιl:i".■ 1 uumi.ei s of tin· committee
·. throe
Bulle Oiiieî
After Raids
By \ andals
J
Veterans, Member^
Of Striking Union
Help Bring Peace
Huit;', ?νί<>ηΙ.. April 1»',. -(AI') ·
This .irike-bounl rapper capital ο Γ
4Π, ()(>() he^an relaxing today from
three» days and nights of vandalism
as Sheriff Λ1 MeLeod credited
volunteer war veterans and mem
hci's of the strikin.i; CIO minors 1111
i « » * wiîh helpin.r» ca. e the ten/ion.
While {■ « »! i r ι4 an 1 . herilTs ο Γ t » cor
la- t ni.^ht wailed for telephone call
ers to earry out threat-; to vi>it more
homes of non-striker:·., representa
tives of the mternatruia! union of
mine, mill and smelter workers. ;
( C I( > > patrolled Butte plead in.; with
ι ro'vvds to keep order.
MeLeod aid groups of girls. hoys,
and women broke up without trou- ;
ble and he added:
"We don't expect any more trou - !
ble, and w^n't iced out dde help. But
I've been authori/.e· ί to .-wear m 10a
special deputies ; ivl i expect to have
them all today just in case.''
Several groups <>!' women and
children threatened by telephone
callers were moved from their homes
for protection last night.
Civic Leader Of
Greensboro Dies
Green- l)i>:·'>. April Hi. (AIM
James K. l.atham, Til, t··>tl<nι broke.'
and blisinc.-s man ami a loader ill
the de\ elopment ·>Γ Greensboro died
early today at a local hospital fol—
lowing a ΚιΓ,'4 illness.
Funeral services will be held
Wednesday.
Mr. Latham was born near Golcl»
boro.
Class By Himself
A RESIDENT-PATIENT at the Phila
delphia Naval Hospital, Henry Doll,
07, claims to be the only living
naval veteran of the Civil War. He
is one of the tew oW vets who ad
mits he never saw President Lin
coln—"The closest 1 ever got was
I «eeing his picture." (International)
To Prosecute To jo
FORMER chief deputy district a'tor
ney of Los Angeles, Calif., Eugene
D. Williams was named chief pros
ecutor. at the forthcoming war
crimes trial of former Jap premier
Tojo. (liitcnuilional Svunduhulo)
Spain I ears :
invasion By
Red Troops
'.Sr.cret Agreement'
Fir ted By Madrid;
Replies Awaited
I V. VP. Α· Γ : If). — f API - TIv.
v,~ 'rid radio c:: s cd fear today
.* !!:· si.i w .- ι I inning t > tavadc I
Spai : as the Franco governmien' :
a v. : :1 ed replies 1 'day In m t'ivi
"friendly" nations inched to sent!
technicians to 'i · vestigate '.harges j
·': at Spain is a threat to world !
ρι ace.
The ' ountri..·· are the United
States, Britain, Egypt, the Nether
lands and Brazil.
Ti,e Madrid rad.o which is r, >v
rnnn.'iit controlled, said there was a
-(.ret agreement between Franc."
nrl Russia which might lead to :
Russian march through France and
ii'to Spa ι The existence of any
such a green eut was denied in Paris
I he hi ' ad ast said that "all indi
cations" wi re that the Spanish re
publican governiwAît in exile which
.a- headq: rter.- in I'ari wa - pre- ,
;... ι 11:·,1, η ; :1. ry ι η ' er\ ont ion b>
■ cans oi il un ! ier incidc1 ts."
"()nce : ι ■ i ! an incident has tate
•!i place," the r alio said, "Russian 1
'1 ιips could ι ne to the assistance j
>Γ their allies i.y marching through !
(•"ranee.
Truman Urired
To Speak Up
For ΟΡΑ Bill
\V; h i 111,11 · r . \;»ri i 1 li. ( Λ Ρ )
Senato; Wayne \'n r.-:e (I!) u! < <re
gni, .-aid 11 >. i ; ι > ..--uraii:·!· en i ' ι»_· - i -
dent Truman <>l "fair and reason-1
able" ΟΡΑ ; .. li·.- v.'ill ι ■ ■ ncede.I I
lu .-.ιvc the : ■ iv ■ ! 111 I agency in
Congu
Morse told reporters he spoke as
ii I ri ι d ι>: ΟΡΑ who wants tu con
tinue "rega lal :i i::s irecesary to til·:
objectives" o! price contn 1 as a
check against inflation, and added:
"l! ,.- <)'.>■. h ι i. that the President
ir.ii-t take a li d in this inattci' and
gi\e us snine dc::nite assurances that
uPA i going to tuncliun η a tair
and rca.- > a manner in accord
ance with the !a ts." J
Given tin e assurance.-·, Morse
said, backei ut OPA's programs
w ill bL· : hie t prevent toning down
of the rai l.- ne tu extend the life I
i>: CPA a year beyond June Mo.
The ('iregi η lawmaker spake a- I
tin- Senate Banking Committee re- J
called Stabilization Director Che:-- :
Itr I'nwie.- tor more testimony on
leghlatai tu extend OPA's lite.
Truman's Formula
To Be Basis Of
Coal Price Hike
Washington, April 16. — (At*) —
Ι·'ι·ι miΊΊ1Ι ' Ntaii !i or Chester li1 whs
.-aid t· liay any increai.'s in coal
t; ' ici s * ι ■. l:r result ΐ)Γ a si r ι i ; t· sol
ι tlement would be fixed stri* tlv on
the basis oi the administration'.
wage-price policy.
There will Iό "no around about
irollio'P," lie t Id Senator t apehart
] (R) ut Indiana during testimony
'η'Ί'ιιιό the Sonet·· Hankitm C'umn t
'ee ' ι ioyi s 1 ;j 1 i η tu continue the
)Ι'Λ ι \·ι ·■ l'vnnd .lune 3D il
ιό■: η; * \ρ· .,· un dato.
S; : .-, t Ιό ι>oei alors an.l uni· <
;ot I > : ; ι · ! lu r ■ η a l ) ; ri cent in
. ea ■ η ' : · - and l ho οίοι ati rs
>sk a 1 ίist in the price of coal."
.'apehart kcl.
Iîowles replied it would be up to
•he wage sta' ilization board to sa\
ha! part . I' Ih? pay increases could
,· at'pr. ved as a basis for a price
[ increase.
Council Sidesteps Any
Action On Iran Issue
Group Urged
ToConsider
Franco Issue
\t'W V:n !v, \iiil I . - \ï'l —
'III- 1 >ii( i! Nations v· ru itv
( <> -. 11 - ' î 1 to i,;v ; > · ί. t ; ■' ( > 11 ·,! a' iien
I M ι prop-l titv f I i'.i t* -
pin -, th · Π a.san-Iranian tas;'
and adjourned until l<,in
with Ihri'!· dvlcial.'s drniamî
in : iinni'-d'a!;· consideration of
Poland's charges a ,ain4 : αιι
»■(. Spain.
Ur. Quo Tai-chi, chairman an
lounccd tin· comic;! wouid meet .
ι p. in. t··ηl'■ r ·■·..
lie die! ii: l Mat.· what would be
akt'ii tip tli· ii. but France. Russia
nid l'oiand j 1 m asking lnuin
liat··.· con i(U ι, :. η of th.· Spaimii
•asc.
Poland has charged Franco Spain
vith endangering world peace an t
vilh harboring Na/.i scientists .Ion, :
■i scarch on new atomic weapons.
Eight delegates lined up today
gainst Russia s proposal that the
•ouncil immediately strike the Ru
icin-Iranian case from its agenda.
Russia. Poland Stick.
Russia and 1 oland stood t eethe:
or the Russian move.
The 11 th nati' η on the com c:i.
•"ranee, presented a c mipromi.- ·
proposal designed to have Secretary
general Trygve Lie obtain eoinpleu
η format ion on the case for the
.•puncH's report to the general ;i
em'.jly will' Ii ni ·.·:.· lieie Seotembei
i. This would have the offer; of tak
ng the ease off the council's docket.
Lie handed the council a memo
expressing doubt that tile council
•ould legally keep the c, ο on ii -
tgend. He noted the council had not
tecli.red a dispute existed, that th··
governments had announced an
îgreement and Iran had withdrawn
he case.
Food ( Crisis
Attack Plans
Being Laid
Wa hington. April, If·.. - ( Λ Γ >
I'll»· κι ivern h ici il mappe : today
new .-ittack on the snarl···; i.md -ii
uatinn involving butter, bread, meal
—and black markets.
War-time controls wen· ordered
-lapped back in ail effort to spin
butter product Ion and SI ; 1 ;/at n n
Chief I In· 1er lïowle.- to: a v.· a
"real improvement within the next
(ill days" on tins Iront.
The Senate Agriculture Commit
tee called lor more details ol lac
tors dislocating meat o:.dnbiiti"U
while ΟΡΑ moved to re tor" othei
war-time controls on slau'.litei ai"
with the aim ol spreadin·.: available
supplies nun e ι. venty.
A potential bread problem had
members of the Senate Si ,. 111 Ιΐιι ι
ness Committee seeking \·. a.v.· of
meeting famine rebel : · '.·> for
over-seas without impairnr. the na
tion's flour supplies liai indus
try spokesmen told the committee
that if these supplies ·>ρ 25 per
cent below last year, government
bread rationing or blacl. a.rkcts in
the food are probable.
The move for butter production
was bracketed with Οί'Λ action to
keep consumer.-.' bill- at their pres
ent level for mill:, butter, cheese and
other dairy product
WEATHER
FOR NORTH ( AKOLIVV
I'.iith cloud ν and cooler to
nislit ,ιικΙ Wednesday. Scattered
showers in mountains and south
portion this afternoon.
VOLUNTEER FOR 'STARVATION' DIET
mm&xrw· —in ι m\ 11 mί τ ——
ONE OK 5EVEN CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTORS who volunteered to serve a»
'•guinea pi^s'' in a diet experiment at Northwestern University, Chicago,
Gari'th \V. lieisler, of Etna Green, Ind., is shown tucking in his "starva
tion" breakfast. It consists of apple sauce, corn meal mush, salt pork,
olec ι, :. : ι : : arine, syrup, salt, pepper, and pills, $«.: .e of which contain
vitamins and some, maybe, blanks. Tliis has been the average breakfast
lor Iieisler since September 1, 1943. ' 'ntcnialionat Soundplicto)
Senate Seems Cool
To Draft Extender
Leaders Won't Do
Anything On It
For About A Week
' mm- a
r< 1 I ' I Ί : : ί ; : ' ; S'enate ap
1 1 . ! ■' : 1 he chop
! " 1 m 1 1 . lull and its
I·· Ί : il : i"ll I·!··, ill ! - V l> ■ t Ilieas
U1e.
!· ' ,!·· .·:·· < ·'<*·', .'111 111
i h οι ' ii .ι. . 11.r at least
a weel t oees of leg
i YOSt01 -
What they would tin then was
doubtful.
It seemed highly unlikely, how
: . the ;-t li.ilr iu accept
the selective service extender in
. il r. t !, ι m ill' tin II'. \ ι Tsion —
\\ :, '■ . > ' mi in
i' ■. ι '. 1 crafting
> ■. .ii It»·· iiH-ndcti.
ι · ι ; ι i 11 CO
ic year
ι ι' it has
c\ ni 11 ι ί : : ■ ..' - with the
House's "holiday * plan or its nine
Depart
i actn>n,
• ..·> : λ ■ ■ ■ ;:! "t s.iU a-iinc;
.·>· >ι·ι ι a 11 ■ Kspe
; : . i ...ι ' >1) 'teen
the army
·.· · · '''is if
that restriction stays in the bill.
AntriVtriilo P>ill
Signed I>\ Truniaa
W.I ; ' : . ill. - I AIM
, I ■ : ■ ·' .. '. d ! ' ι ι y lefi
i' iat h ί ι ι . ! ι ·■ h va ! offense
to use coercion against radio broad
ίι.-Ι.-.
Sponsors said the bill is designed
lu.it .·>·· '...mi . : 01 tin1 AFU
il - .<■ ian'- .· · . 'ι··..· m ■ I i)v Jainci
,'easar Petri I ! ►
ll . ... »·> J·. · f >>: it ι > to a
year's imprisonment and S1,000 line
i. Hire more employees than
tllCY .,! !
.-· r, ices 11 ■ >t
I ·< ι ι■ .| mrtl.
.; I 'ay aii to: tic 11..i' . if
! hum uraph n - · id.-.
4. Pay again for broadcasting a
ti ; n.a riiil ι. pi ·\ ι. > program.
1 iii -. . ι tu ι ' h·- l'iiuld he
ι '· :,ι·. I ; ι n. . : : - τ pi i' ·.. .ι ι . in !i:r I'ering
v. ilh I .ι ι a li a.·' - ο! cl;, irai or odll
■at ι ii .l | rOL'l .ens.
INDUSTRIAL ISSUES
LEAD THE MARKET
New York. April 1β.—(AP)—Se
lected ,mi..Μι ι Is paced an upturn
in today's stock market that added
fractions to a number of issues.
Appearance of several favorable
earning announcements ga\'e sup
pert for buying. ,
Liui Use In
U.S. iliiilior
\V... i · : : :. I'll. A J ) : i : ϋ. ( Λ Ρ ) -
i il ι γ.-'. !> rr.iil Γι1) κ )!'l ι '< ί ' Lm
1 : ι ; Ί (··.'■-· » ιι .lit· ·· I ♦ i ' · » : ι ϊ ■ · Μ. :ν
t < » 1 » ! t ■ ; ι . ·'·'.!'· > < i- le ι»! 1J11 ί i « ι j ι
|:· 1 : -, .·,· i-Ι ι ; ι t 1 .
ι 'ιι mvxi d >:m£ 1 πι \ if i!u
Mure ι, 1945
( '( »:isui'i:;n » :< <·· , ' · · t h
ending Mat h 31 tola led 5.958, ! 5
a > 'v ·. i : " ν «1 '.
In ι
ai.d ···.". 19 a year &o. :> j u li
a yi'ii!'
Ν. ( ί . ! * H !< >Γ Sllics
Show (ircat Jump
R:i! ι li. April Hi. (AIM· U\u:·!
licui : ' ies the .'-laι ' l!·· \vi'*
it· mil- h : ιIi'tl : 2.837.-till in Λ·;ιΐ'ι* ·
i*i mp;i!i··! ι .SI.7.!2.i>f>2 lit»
M;.n .·. 1 it·'·">. Ι* ι* y .. i! ; . A
irL'.ofu... ■ ' 1.7.
I ν r. , ι : c*< > ; : 11 y Ιι I tin li.-*.
with -...iι .24.
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U60 211.
New Forest Fire Prevention
Program Launched in Stats
Coll ·;;ο Station, Raleigh, April l<>.
Agencies chained with p: oti. tnu
the .state's invaluable II boiion Ivit
of growing timber today aniiounci d
an intensive education prouiain In
the prevention of forest fires tea
tured by a request for tin c ioniza
tion of North Carolina rural chur
ches in the campaign.
H W Graeber, forester of 11.·
State ColliMje Extension Si , vice, sam
that a seromn from the text ot
t; civs is 1ί : 1 f>. in which God in t. uet
i-d Adam to "keep and d -o:.s u:·
l 11 r ι it'll, has been suggested i ■ ► i de
iivery from rural pulpits during the
campaign.
Cooperating in the program, aimed
to reduce losses by fires, which last
year swept 315,1)55 acres ot timber
land in this state, are lin· Extension
forestry department ot the college,
tin l' S Forest Ser\ ic> and the
ι State Division of Forestry.
()n bun. a ed III·>i.- .in ι 1ι·">kni:u k
list in : rules I'm· preventing tin -
have been - " : ι ; In riumiy agi ill
throughout the state foi distribution
to 4-11 l. lull members .mil other
rural school chiliiren. To the state'*
41^ Negro eouuly agents went 10.
0011 lire prevention leaflet:· for dis
seni:i.; tii η m N·. gro communities.
Also dis) libuted were 1 ,().">.· educa
tionr.l pn.-tei-.
tire.lie ι damage to the state's for
e -i ·■ η ι . ; 11 : > eivur m til·· spring
The 1915 loss from 2,456 fires total
ed > :i.:i
Κ a rl ν Πι M a1 ei ι a lu i t;ade 111 J,
000 new forest fire I ghters was ad
ded !o l!i ' slat ■ fnrc.str.v force al
no additional publie expense when
4-11 lads. 1 (i \i ..i> ol age and older,
signed up for voluntary duty with
t'n s;" eounty fire wardens in North
Carolina.