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JewsKelease!
One Hostage'
Jerusalem, July I.??.J'i?A Pales
tine Government officer ii'noitnccd
today that Capt. Charles Warber
ton, one of the three British officers
held as hostages by the Jewish un
derground organization Irgun Zvai
Lttimi had been released.
There was no further word about
the othei two officers, who were '
seized from an officers club in Tel
Aviv.
WEATHER
FOR NORTH CAROLINA.
Considerable cloudiness and
little change in temperature to
night and Friday. Scattered
showers Friday.
T obaccoDealersWin
China Import Fight
Approval For March-September Period
Given By Government, Royster Advised
American tobacco dealers in Shang
hai have secured approval in full on
their applications for leaf imports
into China for the seven-month pe
riod from March to September, in
clusive. Fred S. Royster. of Hen
derson. president of the Bright Belt
Warehouse Association, today re
. eived that information in a letter
from Representative S. J. Krvin. Jr.,
quoting a letter from Acting Seere
tary of State Dean Acheson.
Achcson cited a customs notifica
tion which, with reference to to
bacco imports to Ctvr.a. said: ??Com
modities licensed for any quarter
must be imported not later than
the following quartet, otherwise fu
ture applications will be liable to
rejection unless there is cvidcir e
to prove that delay in arrival is due
to unforeseen circumstances."
Acheson pointed out that, although
stilted negatively, "this is In line
with the resolutions drawn tip by
representatives of American tobacco
growers, warehousemen and export
ers. the Departments of Agricul
ture and Commerce, the United State
Tariff Commission and the Congress
of the United States in April, which
proposed that 'import licenses be is
sues to cover imports for each year
rather th'r for a quarter of e? h
; year, but if licenses . annot be made
i on a yearly basis, then any import
license unused during a quarter
should be carried forward to a suc
ceeding quarter, not deducted fiom
Ihc total amount.'"
Rovster also had a letter written
by Acting Secretary X. F, Dodd to
Senator Richard B; Russell, of Geor
gia. quoting the follow Vg official
cable from Shanghai: "All American
dealers leaf tobnc o here have re
ceived authorization to import quan
tities and values of American leaf
tobacco as applied for covering
Mr reli-Scptcmbcr seven-months pe
riod."
Roysler said the Chinese imtiorl
question had been threshed out at
a meeting of repres'i'tnlives of all
branches of the tobacco industry
held in Washington in the spring
with Federal officials, and the Slate
Department was roonested to protest
restrictions imposed bv the Chinese
government. lie said the Chinese
ruling was rot aimed at barring to
bacco Imports, but rnliia to give
priorities to essential foods, and that
tobr.cco had been accorded a stnius
along with kerosene and other high
priority semi-necessities.
Rep. Cooley Says
L. S. In Need Of
More Fertilizer
Washington. July 4.? i/Pi~ North
Carolina and the rost of the coun
try i fed ''more, better and cheaper
fertilizer," Hep. Cooley (I)) of North
Carolina told the House.
"North Carolina uses more com
mercial fertilizer than any other
state in the union." In- said "Our
r.ccd is great and fertilizer is now
i in short supply in North Carolina
and the nation."
| Cooley opposed a Scale amend
ment authorizing the Tennessee Val
I ley Authority to build a phosphate
fertilizer at \Iobile. Ah'. The House
voted to knock out this amendment.
"If 1 were satisfied." Cooley said
"that the short supply is due to
a lack of efficiency or effort on
the part of the fertilizer industry
which is now operated by private
capital, or if 1 were satisfied that
the fhort supply is due to any kind
of monopoly or combination 'n re
straint of trade. I would be among
the first to vote ,'or a bill author
izing an expenditure of Fedora'
funds for the purpose of enabling
some aeency of the government t
go in the business of making fer
tilizer."
Famed Washington
Editor, <S8, Is Dead
Washington July 4.?tVPl?Theo
dore W. N'ove . editor ot The Wash
ington Star sit e 1!)()8, died early
today at his home after a long i'l
ness. He was 88.
! Frank R. N< yes. president of the
j Asociatcd Press from ? If)00 to 1!)3f
and now is honorary president ac
I wcl as head of The Evening Star
j Newspaper Company If: the young
er brother of the veteran editor.
I Blaze Destroys
Bi^ Textile Mill
Augusta. Oa.. July J.--i/l'i?The
Langlcy Man ifacturing Company'*
huge textile null at nearby Lnngley
IS. C was defrayed by fire today
Official of the company said 11
would require some lime to nsses<
the damage but The Augusta Heralf
said the loss would run into milllcii*
of dollars.
WILLING TO HELP AT ALL TIMES
WHCTHIII TMI PROBLEM Is of world Importance or purely'local, elder
Statesman Bernard M. Baruch is equally expert at handling It. While
relaxing In New York's Central Park, the U. S. delegate on the Atomic
Energy Commission helps a youngiter In need of a cool drink during the
purrent beat wave blanketing the city. (International Exclusive)
Tar Heels
AreFlocking
To llesorts
Local Celebrations
Planned In State;
Gavin Will Speak
liv The Associated I'rcss
North Carolinas first pence time
July 4tl% celehrntion in live years
found holiday crowds flocking to re
sort areas today for Ion4 deferred
outings, although it was not nlto
aother a Rct-way-from-homc obser
vance.
Numerous local celebrations were
planned for the stay :.l homes, with
speech making. sports and varied
ontertnimenls on tile program.
A Chapel Milt program sponsored
by the University of North Carolina
Veterans Association had Maj. Gen
James M. Gavin, youthful comman
der of the fumed 82 airborne divi
sion. at Kl. I'ragg as the main speak
er.
Special exercises were on the day's
program at Mantco in connection
with the l.ost Colony drama, with an
address by former Gov. J. Melville
liroimhton. chairman of the llonnokc
Island Historical Association.
There was a note of warning tot
in the Observance from Governor
Cherry who urged motorists to "take
it easy."
n.EASANT vyr.ATiir.i:
GRKKTS CKI.EBRATORS
Pleasant weather greeted holiday
ec-U-hrators throughout most of the
country today as the Chicago wea
ther bureau forecast a sunny, fair
ly cool today and tomorrow
The weather was Rood, the bu
rea said, in the north east and north
central states from Wisconsin and |
central Iowa eastward to the Allan - I
tic.
Pleasantly cool temperatures pre
vailed in the eastern part of the
Nation except for a shower a re a in
the South Atlantic and east Gull'
?oast area. Scattered thunder storm,
wore predicted for late today in
Florida, the west Gn I roast and the
west coast.
Tomorrow will brum little change
in temperature, the bureau said.
Sunny weather will continue except j
for showers in the Rocky Mountain
area.
Grain Klcvator
Swept By Blaze;
Mystery Hinted
i?
Quanah. Texas. July I A'i?Fires
swept through a wheal filled eleva
tor here today a few hours after
Santa Fe ISairroad officials hail sent
out warnings to grain dealers in the
south west that they had uncovered
rumors of "an organized effort to
damage wheat in storage."
Origin of the fire was a mystery.
Homer MeCraeary. manager of the
elevator, said he had no idea how
it started except that it broke out in
the top of the shaft. The mill was i
destroyed along with 23.000 bushels I
of wheat.
Child Strangled
CHOKED to death with a piece of
clothes line and stabbed by a par
ing knife, the body of 6-year-old
Nancy Crowell, of Patton, Pa., was
found in a wooded area near her
I home. Police are holding her 15
year-old cousin, Eugene Domonko*,
for questioning. (Intemation#U
Prices-At-A-Glance
By The Associated Press
The price picture as the July
4th Holiday began:
Livestock: Markets swamped
with animals Iml record S'J'2.5.)
cattle top of Tuesday not ex
I cccdcd.
Hoes: SI under .Monday's
SI 8.50.
| Food: Generally stable except
! meats, milk and butter increas
es.
I Rents: Tenants complain'* i
{ dropped off but landlords he- ,
lords began asking higher prices
j where emergency controls ap- i
plied.
(' In I It i n g: No essential
change.
?
Wall Street: Sales smallest in
| nearly a year.
! Consumer Buying: Relatively
unchanged.
Government: New price con
trol measure ntav reach the |
Senate Friday, prospects for
some kind ot legislation ap
parently growing.
],300 Accidental
Deaths Ov er 4th
Being Predicted
By The Associated Press)
The natiie today counted only
21 deaths, including traffic .ceidents.
drownings mid inifcolliineoiis fatal
ities from (> p. m. last night until
litis morning
The National Safely Cour.-il had
forecast 800 immediate deaths, but
expected another 500 to die later
as .1 result < I '??juries received dtir- j
ing the holiday, or for a total of
1.300.
The highest holiday death loll since !
1028 occurred in Hill when 02'-! J
were recorded. That was a three
day period, since I he F< nrth came o"
a Friday. Last years mark was 150. j
Truman, Family
Taking It Fasv |
- i
1 hurmor.t. Md.. July i n.p, 1
idcnt Truman tried his hand at louf-l
iiij: today in the lazy 1 ind of Shan- I
Kfi I-il.
IK' leokori forward in . I 'ij fuuirih j
of July week-rnd with Mrs. Trur an (
with nothing to do except .-won. hike
a 'on if (In- trails of the Catoegiu
man'tains, and sit around resting
fiom the strain if Washington.
Tile Presidential parte arrived at
this sc.ludod mountain retreat lain
last night after a 70-mile drive '
Iroin the Capital
Tension Remains
High In Trieste|
Trio.-te. .Inly -i. ? i.l*? I'ettsion re
mained high m this strife-paralyzed
eity today aftei a night piuie* aate i
liy two bomh explosion- which eaased |
one casualty Allied troop.- e? nlinned I
to maintain an armed vigil ox er the |
Giaeomo workers district and Gari
baldi Square trouble et? ter in early ,
rfc is.
One woman was slightlv injured I
last night when ene of the in nils'
went off under a street ai The
other exploded at the Savoia hath
houses, without causing any injuries.
Senators Drafting OP A Bill
Holiday Is
Disregarded
By Chamber
Washington. .Uiiy 1?(/Ti?Disre
garding the Independence day holi
day, senator.. hopefully fitted toget
her a price control extension hill to
day takiis.- the place of the measure
veteec! by President Truman.
Democratic Leader Bnrkley said
he expected to hacc the new legis
lation ready for the Senate Friday,
i.nd there was an unucieurront uf
optimiMti that it might prove accep
table ;it lite White Mouse.
'1 he left is hit ion apparently was Ro
me to vary only slightly from the
vetoed bill, but both licptthlican and
Democratic members of the Senate
Banking Committee were confident
it would not he rejected by Mr. Tru
man.
12 Month extension Bill
In its preliminary draft, the new
bill would provide a 12 month ex
tension ot the v. or horn p. ice control
program and t\. new rental ceilings
for a lull year.
1'iit the chances Were that it would
contain only a slightly modified
version ol pricing formulas which
led Mr. Truman to term the origin
al extension meant.' an "impossible
bill."
What is more, one or possibly both
of tho. c p: ire formula modifications
came into In in:, as a result of tho
sponsorship of Senator Itarkloy as
Mr. Truman's spokesman in the
Senate.
Veto Surprised Rarklcy
I! has boon generally understood
am Capitol Mill thai last Saturday's
veto is mo as a surprise t?? Rarklcy.
Mr. Truman announced in his ve
to communication his "fundnmen
tal object inn" to a manufacturers'
price setting amendment sponsored
by Senator Taft (H) of Ohio and to
whole .-alcrs and retailers which was
advocated bv Senator Wherry (It) of
Nebraska.
Rarkley offered the committee i
rev ised version ? the Taft ammenri
inent and t e -aid lie probably would
do the same for the Wherry provi
sion '
The Taft amendment said in es
sence that price ceilings for pro
ducers. i. anufacturcrs and proces
sors must reflect the price chanted
tor a product in the first half of
October IIt-ll. plus the weighted av
erage unit cost increases in the af
fected industry.
LOST COLONY WRITER
RESUMES MOVIE WORK
Mantco.? Paul (Ircon. Chapel Hill
playwright who wrote the Lost Col
ony symphonic drama now playing
its sixth season on Itoanoke Island,
has returned to Hollywood to com
plete \vi i k on .1 moving picture for
Metro-Ooldw yn-Mayer.
He snid he planned to stop at Wil
li; lushin g. Va . and confer with of
luial of tin .tames!-.wn Drama Cor
poration on plans for the Jamestown
drain.i. which lie will write during
the next few months.
Green spent ru ral days on Ron
inke Island as; i ting with prepara
tions ii?i the postwai revival of his
dr. m.t and left after the season's
premie'''.* perforin, nee.
MONEY TO BURN IN HUNGARY
HERE'S AN IDEA of what Inflation has done to the value of paper money;
in Hungary. The young lady is lighting her cigarette in Budapest v.ilh a
note worth $210,000,000 at the pre-war exchange rate. (International).