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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-05-28
Congressional
'SUTTLETIES'
The inside on the Washington scene Of
interest to the Carolinas.
BY HOWARD SUBTLE
Star-News Washington Bureau

WASHINGTON, May 27,-Defusal by the Of
flee of Price Administration to act upon the
plea of Tar Heel lurnbrmen for revision of the
differential in price ceilings on North Carolina
and Virginia pine 1unber-$25O per thousand
feet higher in the latter state-is expected to
bring about some drastic changes in the price
control extention bill now before congress.
Rep. J. Bayard Clark, of Fayetteville, be-
lievinS that the differential "goes far beyond
value of property proposes to fight for re-
strictions upon the OPA that will prevent
arbitrary action the effect of which is to re-
duce property values in one state to the ad-
vantage Of neighboring state'
Rep Clark revealed his plans to carry the
which he is fourth ranking member and
through which all legislation must pass on its
way to the floor, following a conference here
Thursday between representatives of r h
Carolina lumber producers and OPA officials.
The meeting resulted in OPA's refusal to re-
Virginia and North Carolina lumber, but an
agreement to consider any specific recommen-
dalton for readjusting the ceiling on a regional
basis.
The Fayetteville representative is mot max
ing any threats to join house insurgents who
have sought to kill the price control program.
He's not the type. He realizes that price con-
troll is necessary to curb initiation.
but don't want to see any agency given
power to reduce the value of property" he
added land that's exactly the effect of the
action of OPA in the lumber case"
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HOEY, CHERRY NAMED
BY STATE DEMOCRATS
Continued from Page One)

the basis of returns from 100 of 141
precincts.
Returns from $50 of ITS pre-
ciacts in the tenth district race
gave Erwin 1864; Hamilton c.
Jones, Charlotte lawye-, 1866 and
John c. Stroupe, Of Hickory, g.
9S8.
While little of no issues develop
ed in the senatorial between Hoey
and Morrison, personal and poll
teal intimates and veteran party
campaigners, the gubernatorial
race between Cherry and McDon-
aid, militant foe of the state sales
tax, developed into one of the hot
test campaigns in recent state
political history.
The platform differences of the
two principal candidates for gov
ernor were over state fiscal policy.
Cherry, a world war machinegu1
company captain, former state
legion commander. and veteran
state legislator, advocated a re-
duction of taxes if the present
level of war swollen state revenue
is maintained.
Mcdonald. who ran against
Hoev in the 1886 gubernato"ial
campaign also on an anti-sales
tax campaign, called fo- outright
repeal of the states three PEI cent
sales tax and a reduction of the
states income tax, shown by re-
cent poll to be the highest of any
state in the union.
However, the campaign reached
peak of intensity in its last days.
with Mcdonald questioning re-
cent purchase of $4,000 cases OF
liquor by the state ABC board,
and intimati2g that liquor interests
were contributors to Cherry's cam
paign charge which Cherry
forces vigorously denied.
Regarding the liquor purchase,
Mcdonald asked in an eleventh
hour campaign speech: How
much money was involved? What
would have been the ordinary COM
mission for the salesman making
the deal? Who got the commission
in this instance? Is all or part
of this money being used in this
campaign?
Governor Broughton had remain
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Hope For New Tires

The May quota of synthetic tires is 1,400-
O00 When the quota rises to 10000 A-card
auto drivers may expect to get new tires-or
at least one The Office of the Rubber Direc-
tor optimisticaly forecasts the quota will be
increased to the latter figure sometime be-
tween October and the end of December. "A''
drivers now limited to grade 3 tires, which
and unsubstantial, will welcome the day they
may buy new ones-or maybe one-with poems
of praise. In the meantime they will earnestly
hope that nothing transpires to postpone the
date beyond the first of the year.
These GAP drivers, who have been treated
as the step-children of government since "a.
tioning was started, preform necessary serv-
ices even though they are not in war work
and many of them cannot travel by foot alone
but must use their cars not only for going to
and from business but actually in the conduct
OF their business. They have made no claim
for more gasoline tires. as allowed to 'B'
and &c" card holders from strictly patri.
otto motive The only recognition of their pa
trlotlsm was at first, to set spoilers behind
trees to catch them in infracions of the no.
pleasure-driving ukase and later to cut their
consumption allowances by making given
number of coupons last longer.
Certainly they deserve to replace their
threadbare tires with something better than
the grade 3's to which they are now restricted
as early as the production of synthetic tires
increases sufficiently To meet military needs
and leave surplus for civilian use.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-05-28
Norway To Collaborate
With Reds After War

LONDON, May 27-lR-Norway
will follow a policy of friendship
and collaboration with Russia after
the war and will resist efforts of
any power to make her buffer
against the Soviet Union, a mem
Der of the Norwegian government
in-exile said tonight.
The spokesman was Terje Wold
scholarly appearing minister of
justice and peace, who said that
on the initiative of the Norwegian
government Russia would particl-
pate in the reestablishment of CIV
il administrator and judicial serv-
ices during the liberation Of Nor
way.
Proposals emanating from one
of the Northern states (SWeden)
that the Scandinavian countries Of
Sweden, Norway, Denmark and
Finland form an alliance as but
fer states for mutual good-osten'
sibly to ward off Russian expan'
sion westward-could only be met
with deaf ears by the Norwegian
government" Void declared.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-05-28
COOLEY BILL HITS SNAG

Rep. Harold D. Cooley's bill to kill the Farm
Security Administration and transfer its Rural
Reha Utilization loan program to the Farmers
Home corporation has struck snag in the
opposition of Edward A. O'Neal, president OF
the American Farm Bureau Federation.
O'Neal favors loan program such as Coo
ley would provide, but contends it should be
divided between two authorities - that the
Farm Credit Administration should handle adj
minstration, while supervision should be I'M
der the Extension service.
Cooley. of Nashville, contends that such di-
vision of authority would wreck the plan, I'M
der which he seeks to enable tenant farmers
to become farm owners
Despite O'Neal's opposition, Cooley believes
that certain leaders in the North Carolina
Farm Bureau, together with the state Grange
organization, will support his proposal
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years old, and a good Yankee. I have never
heard anything like it BEFORE
Britishers are indeed being given lesson
in English as she is broke. But it is cues
tionable if the lesson is not actually worth
while. If the American and British peoples are
to work in the close> harmony optlnlsts fore
cast for the postwar period it is to everybody's
advantage that they know each others ling
uistic peculiarities.
The English mothers and children introdua-
ing Americanese into their homes sound no
more strange than do Americans speaking
with strong Oxford accent when they arrive
from England.
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ed neutral in the campaign, but
as the result of the Mcdonald
terming the Mcdonald utterances
speech, he issued statement
es utterly without foundation and
wholly unworthy
Hoey will succeed Senator Rob-
ert R. Reynolds, who did not offer
for denomination. The new North
Carolina senator is no stranger to
Washington, having been elected to
congress from the ninth district in
1919. He did not seek denomination
and retired to his law practice at
Shelby. He didn't seek public Of
flee again until 1896 when he ran
for governor.
Hoey is a supporter of the ad-
ministration's eign policy,
whereas Reynolds was one of its
severest critics.
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Soldier Receives Month,
Fine On Assault Charge

Thirty days in prison and $50
fine was the sentence melted out to
Jack Montgomery, Camp Davis
soldier arrested here the night of
April % On charges of crininally
a S u l ng 10 year old
child of the community. at a
special court martial hearing con-
Quoted at Davis last Thursday it
was learned here today by law en-
torcement authorities.
Medical records showed that the
girl struggled to avoid the adj
vances OF Montgomery, and that
she had not previously been in
VOWED In immoral conduct.
The little girl told police that she
came into town on Saturday after
noon, that Montgomery met her
on Front street and asked that she
accompany him to a motion picture
After the show, Montgomery es-
corted her t. the bus station, but
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her bus was leaving and sha wa
forced to await the next one 0"'
half an hour later.
Reluctantly, she said, she agree
to walk around the block with '''0
man until time for the bus -
arrive. She declared they eniel,
ed a church yard at Fourth anu
Grace, where the attack SuOSe
quently occurred.
Police said the girl was prulSeu
about the body, and that she nas
been crying when Sgt. L. ". Hoi,
fer of the Military Police 1ouho
her.
Both civilian and Army doctors
examined the child at jams
Walker Memorial hospital.
Officer J. r. Rich of the WIZ
mington Police Department, Wllo
also investigated the case on HE
night of its happening, was no.
called to Camp Davis to testify at
the heari~~
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rs Years Ago
Today
(FrOm the files
of the Star-News)
MAY %, 1919

Wilmington and New Hanover
county voted 1925, 1000 school bond
issue yesterday by majority OF
AZ votes. Favorable action on the
issue at the polls gives the board
Of education ample funds with
which to make permanent improve
ments and better the school sys-
tenn in general throughout the
county.
GENEVA-The Swiss airman,
Rurafour, carrying mail, made the
first Paris-SwitZarland flight today
landing at Geneva. The time of the
flight was five and one half hours
including a half hours forced land
ing on French soil, owning to fog.
The distance is about $50 miles.
Attractive invitations have been
received in the city to the COM
mencement exercises at Fassifern
college. Miss Lola Lamar Taylor
and Miss Emma Bellamy William
son are members of the class.
Graduating exercises of the Will
mlngton High school will take place
FRIDAY night and bring to a close
a very successful year. Col. w. A.
Blair OF Winston-Salem will deliver
the address. He will be introduced
by Col. Walker TAYLOR.
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CHERRY CERTAIN
OF N.MINATION
Continued from Page One)

sure each that I have no rance:
or misgivings in my nature and
being. 1t has been a strenuous con
test, but l have purposely endea-
vored to conduct this campaign
so as not to leave any scars that
would not heal before the general
election
Lets join hearts, heads and
hands like the members Of one
Zig family and move forward to
one solid phalanx to another COM
plete victory against our tradi-
tional political enemy, the republi-
can party"
Mrs. Cherry Joined in to say:
II am so full of pride in what
happened today to my husband
that I am almost speechless. /
think the democratic women of
North Carolina, who have worked
to nominate Gregg Cherry, will, in
particular, understand how I feel
at this moment. I am happy. I am
proud. l wish to add my expression
Of deep appreciation to the men,
bers Of our party
The Gastonia lawyer-legislator
asserted that Il can say truthful
ly that, while coveting, the honor
that has come to me, may activi-
ties have been as honorable and
as free from faint as I have known
how to make them.
"The office of the governor of
North Carolina is a dignified and
honorable office. 1t has been made
glorious by the long line of the
states best citizens who have serv-
ed in it. The expressed goodwill of
my fellow citizens in nominating
men will ever be a delight to me.
When l consider the character,
ability and fitness Of the nominees
who have gone before me, l am
thoroughly conscious of my obi
cation to you.
There is work for me ahead.
There is work for us all. During
the campaign ahead, I beg the
unceasing activity and help of the
democrats of North Carolina. May
there be an era of good feeling in
our party with the conclusion of
our primary election. AS a demo-
crat l have been selected by the
democrats of North Carolina, in
accordance with the policies and
principles of that great party, to
carry your banner in a coming
general election. I shall strive to
carry that proud banner proudly"
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-05-28
Two Campaigns In Italy

Once mighty Gaeta, the Gibraltar-like mill
tary bastion on the peninsula tip OF Ita1y's
west coast, has fallen to ieepload OF Allied
soldiers. The capture came almost without no
tice in news dispatches 1t was Swallowed by
the more spectacular fighting that has driven
the Germans steadily back upon their Rome
defenses
In 1860-61 it took a To-day siege by Carl
baldi to win Gaeta, thus completing in his
invasion of Italy which, like the Allied march,
began in Sicily. Comparison of the progress OF
Garibaldi with the Fifth and Eighth Armies
timetable is here offered.
Garibaldi and his thousand patriots, fight.
ing for a united Italy against the remnants Of
Bourbon domination, left their homes In north
ern 1taly's Piedmonte, sailed from Genoa and
landed at Marsha on Sicily's western tip, May
II, 1860. United Nations forces under General
Eisenhower made their start from Tunisia
landing first near Celia on Sicily's southwest
ern coast, July TO- 1943
Garibaldi, gathering recruits as he marched
through Sicily reached Messina and the end
of resistance on the island In II days, July 20,
1860. His forces made their first crossing to
the main land on the 1O4th day-August o.
For Eisenhower's command, Siclian resistance
was over on the 10th day, August 10, and the
first landing on the boot mainland was achiev-
ed September 3, when the campaign was Sc
days old.
Garibaldi pushed the Neapoiitan defenders
If hi anti =
1860. Meeting stiff resistance around Salerno
!! Eisenhower's men required IL days more than
Garibaldi's to move up the boot and into Ma.
Piles, which they reached October 10, on the
84th day of campaigning.
In both wars the Volturno River north OF
Naples was natural line OF defense. Carl.
baldi crossed it October 26, 1860-49 days after
taking Naples and 1863 days after landing in
Sicily. Eisenhower's fighters crossed the VOL
turno 10 days after entering Naples, and on the
9th day of their march,
| The fading Bourbon defenders of 1860 back.
pedaled rapidly northwest from the Volturno
to Gaeta and planted themselves behind the
Notifications of the small ports promonotory
peninsula. Through most of the siege of Gaeta.
which began November 3, they were protect
ed by units Of the French fleet which barred
the sea approach to the Garibaldi patriots
The siege ended after 1902 days, surrender
on February 10, 1861 having been fastened by
the withdrawal of the French fleet on January
10. Thus on the 279th day of Garibaldi's march,
resistace to the growing movement for unit.
ed Italy came to an end, and the way was
paved for the proclamation of the Kingdom
OF Italy under Victor Emmanuel II. made
March II, 1861.
Gaeta has fallen to the United Nations forces
on the 315th day of their invasion Of italy
via Sicily-having stood five weeks longer than
it stood as the goal of Garibaldi
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.arriageLicense

Marriage licenses issued FIJI,
Gay in the office of Register Oh
Deeds Rhodes were:
V. H. Lowman, 30, Wilmington
to Jennie Klutz, 30, Wilmington,
Kenneth Pesto, 81, WaterVllie'
N Y, to Genevieve Koneck, w
Dallas Tex.
Wallace Carpenter, "a, Louisville
Ky, to Beulah Nickerson, "a, Ban
gor, Me.
James W. sumrall, rs, Fl. jack
son, S. c., to Katherine Dopsoh'
City.
Michael Blidner, So, Carolina
Beach, to Title Habush, %, Chi'
capO
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LECRAND AND KERMON
IN RUN : OFF CONTEST
Continued from Page One)

ing, the nip-and-tuck race between
Kermon and LeGrand held the at
tention of the crowd witnessing the
tabulations.
The county's highest ballot tota
was contributed to Charles M. John
son, state treasurer: second, tt
Thad Eure; third, to Addison Hew-
lett, Sr.
The first precinct to return its
totals was the First Ward, located
in the Cornelius Harnet school. Bal
lots were coming in as late as 12:4s
a. m.
Republicans submitted only a
sprinkling of votes for their condi-
dates: Robert L. Lovelace fo1
lieutenant governor, 8, A. Harold
Morgan, II, and George L. Greene
IS; for state treasurer, Hiram B
Worth, o. and S. B. Roberts, IA.
Elected automatically because
they were unopposed were Adrian
Rhodes, register of deeds. Mrs. C.
L. Meister, E. A. Laney. J. c. Roe
and L. T. Landen, school board
members.
LeGrand, local lawyer, was New
Hanover's representative to the
house in 1889 and 1941. Kermon
represented the county in the 1943
session of the legislature.
Mr.. Hewlett has been a member
Of the Board of County Commits
sioners for % years and has been
chairman of the body for over 20
years. ]. M. Hall and l.. J. Cole
man have served with M. Hewlett
for several years.
Four of the five men as justices
of the peace are members of the
Wilmington Police department, E
Fred Baack being the exception.
Roy Row, Bu-gaw candidate for
democratic senator from the 9th
district, a Burgaw citizen was un-
opposed in the primary. H. Ed
mund Rodgers of this city, Re-
publican who was uaopposed in
his own party, will be in the con-
test against Rowe in the Novem-
Der elections.
J. A. Bodine of Wilmington will
be the Republican candidate for
the house in the November cleo
tons.
R. H. Knowles is automatically
because of no opposition, demo.
cratic candidate for constable for
Harnett township; the same is
rue of ]. C. Craig in Federal
Point township.
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Saunders Valves Heorinq
In Gasoline Coupon Case

M. Ed Saunders of New Han
over county, waived hearing before
U. S. Commissioner James B.,
swails Friday afternoon on charge,
of violating OPA ration regulations
by unlawful acquiring, possession
and transferring gasoline ration
coupons.
The accused was released under
$3.50 bond for appearance in the
October term of United States Dis
trlct court, Wilmington division.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-05-28
THOUGHT FOR TODAY

THOUGHT FOR TODAY
Who dares to plead poor excuse,
When God commands, and Jesus leads?
Who speaks of ease?-the gold what use?
And whose the gold?-and whose the
needs?-
And whose are we?-and what the price?
That brought redemption full and free?
And who says aught of sacrifice
John Lake.
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PASSPORT CANCELLED

LISBON, May n. -P)- Alice
Leone Meats, author of "Blind
Date with Mars and correspond
ent for Golfers weekly, said to-
day she had been notified that the
state department had cancelled
her passport.
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Our Chief Aim

To aid in every way the prosecution OF
the war to complete Victory.
Evening star., 1944-01-23

They'll moke it worm for the
Jops. the ineendiory bombs these
oorr'er erewmen ore Ioodinq on
pIones between oft-repeoted roids
on % doy."
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by it, but in actual practise the
organization would have the dis
erection of calling on all MEM
bers or only some of them.
All nations would, however,
be obligated to take no part in
aiding the country against which
enforcement action was taken.
If Uruguay were 10 60 TO the
assistance of Brazil and Para
quay were to go to the assistance
of Argentine, without in either
case acting under the authority
of the world organization, they
would be contributing to a
breach of the peace and as such
they would have TO be dealt with
just as though they themselves
were warning countries.
Principles laid down in the
proposed charter go even beyond
that in suggesting that states
which are not members Of the
United Nations organizations -
neutral countries and enemy
countries not now listed as be-
longing to the United Nations
should be required to live by the
same principles that gov rn
members.
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. BEHIND THE SCENES
IN WASHINGTON .

ment should break out in India
or Java, Siberia or even in one
section of the United States for
that matter, the governing power
would be permitted and expect
ed to cope with the uprising, as
there is no intention to interfere
with the internal police powers
of sovereign state.
To any action taken by the
United Nations organization,
however, the member nations
would be expected to assume
the obligation of giving their
support. This would apply even
to using their armed forces to
put down threats to peace out
side their own borders.
This of course might lead to
complications, but nations in this
proposed charter would be set
ting a new course of action for
their future conduct, and they
would be expected to behave
differently than they have be-
haved in the past.
Take a hypothetical case for
an example. Suppose trouble
should break out between Ar
gentina and Brazil. Suppose fur
Their that the United Nations or
ganization should consider this a
threat to the peace of the world
and should decide that outside
interference was necessary to
restore peace. Suppost Uruguay
and Paraguay, two small ma
tons caught between these two
major powers, should have vot-
ed against United Nations inter
ference. Would Uruguay and
Paraguay then be asked to in
terVene?
SOME MEMBERS MIGHT BE
EXCUSED FROM ACTION
No one can now give an ar
bitrary answer to that question.
All states would be bound to
give assistance to the organiza-
ton in any action undertaken
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. OTHEY SAY

I have no wish to be an alarm
ist but there are, it seems TO me,
two major sources Of danger in
our present political situation.
One is swollen bureaucracy. The
second is governmental high fl
nance, which piles up deficits on
a scale and in a spirit which
makes the high finance Of Wall
Street look like small potatoes,
DR.. Everett Case, president
Colgate u.
Some of the Japanese over
Saipan were as smart as any we
have seen. The Jap navy pilots
were as good as any the boys
have run up against. - Comdr.
Ernest NJ. Snowden, back from
the Pacific.