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E.C.T.C. TRUSTEES
RETIRE MEADOWS

RALEIGH, April 27.-lR-Trus-
ices Of East Carolina Teachers Col
ege granted today the request of
PRESIDENT Leon R. Meadows that
ne De relieved of his duties, ef-
lectlve May l, and appointed DR..
howard j. McGinnis, registrar, as
actlng president.
McGlnniS will serve until a sub
committee, composed of DR.. Paul
fitzgerald, Mrs. Charles M. John
son and A. B. Andrews, makes it's
recommendation for the presiden-
cy.
Meadows, under Indictment on 16
counts charging embezzlement and
oae OF false pretense in connection
1 nl.n the handling of special col
,sse and student activity funds,
ndS formally applied for retire
;neAF benefits. The board today,
MA a resolution, said that was a
1 ps.: to be handled by the State
re1Fement Board and made no
augmentation along that line.
WV M.,eaaoWs, just turned go, will get
s'ae more than $500 a month as
s ss If his application is ap-
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; ARE SENTENCED
ON MORALS COUNT

ATTLE, April 27- (R -
Sentencing of three adult residents
of Bremerton housing project
and of three Navy sailors, on
morals charges involving two girls
Is and IA years old, was announc-
ed today while authorities investi-
gated the sex and liquor orgies OF
juvenile 'wolf packs" in the war
industry Federal housing projects
at Renton near here.
In the Bremerton case, a man
and his wife received six months
jail terms; the other civilian,
three months, and the sailors state
terms were deferred
by Superior Judge H. G. Sutton.
A Renton Sheriff H. S. Callahan
and Police Chief Vincent Stewart
estimated rs arrests would be
necessary, involving boys and girls
brought here from the midwest to
work in war plants. A 44-year-old
housewife yesterday pleaded guilty
to furnishing liquor to her IT,
year-old son, another boy and two
teen-age girls last Easter Eve. She
denied contributing to their delin-
quency by offering them a cabin
for the night and breakfast the
next morning, and this charge was
dismissed. One of the girls testi-
fled the four spent the night in a
vacant house.
A Renton waitress forfeited bail
on charge Of contributing to her
young daughters delinquency. A
bartender pleaded innocent to fur
nishing liquor to juveniles.
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Explosion, Not Faulty
Construction, Caused
5. S. Straub To Sink

wv WASHINGTON, April 81 R-
sn ms War Shipping Administration
tor ,Ouaced today the navy had in
T ob,l e it that the Liberty Ship
b sOnn straub, previously reported to
l la.e broken it's back at sea with a
,trs, Of IS, had actually been de-
s srSyed "as a result of a violent
@ i'1T of undetermined origin. "
ro.5 nef cargo was highly inflam-
ysso5! consisting of high octane
msa and OIL" the VISA state
bo on' SAID. The fuel cargo w S
WV, ~9'io 1or the Alaska theater of
No.. LOSS Of the John straub was an
sssanced Sunday by tn e Alaska
Of otf'd 1lilst company. The number
tsh, victims was not definitely es-
S flushed at that time, because Of
eo sasfeement between VISA and
MIL .lpany figures on the number oil
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IIldIly CO11dpGS, IlIC GASCQIlVS VIC
chairman of WPB said, ''only very
limited civilian production will be
possible"
When Japan is the only major
enemy in the fighting however "35
per cent of the productive capacity
now tied up with war work will be
available for peacetime produc-
duction," Wilson informed the new
Unnamed group of seven CLIO and
ALL leaders in the automobile in
dustry.
Earlier, the labor spokesman
were notified by Chairman Donald
M. Nelson, tn a he saw mo
chance" of making passenger au-
tomobiles this year. The labor men
were summoned by Nelson to help
lay plans for ultimate recover
sion of the industry, following a
meeting of nine automobile COM
pany presidents and government Of
ficials here last week.
Wilson asserted that three post
war plans were needed, not just
one. The first and most urgent,
he said, is plan for carrying out
arms production successfully by
adjusting to shifting military needs
and manpower shortages.
The second, Wilson said, is "a
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Avery Rejected

CHICAGO, April 27 Up De-
faint Sewell Avery was carried out
Of his Montgomery Ward and COM
pany headquarters by sinewy
soldiers today amid indications
that he would carry to the courts
his fight against government seiz-
ure of the firms Chicago facilities.
Avery, gray-haired chief execu-
five officer of the mammoth mail
order and mercantile concern, was
elected bodily from his eighth
floor office and was borne to an
elevator. Then - seated on the
hands of two combat-helmeted
troopers - he was taken through
an exit and deposited on the side
walk.
He bowed to the military men,
then escorted by city detectives,
walked to his chauffeur driven
car and went to his Gold Coast
home.
He left there later, however, and
efforts to reach him for comment
on the melodramatic turn of events
were unsuccessful.
Silas StraWn, member of a law
firm representing the Ward in
terests and director of the con-
Germ, announced an injunction suit
would be filed in Federal court
within the next few days in an
effort to halt continued federal
operation of the plants.
The government has no more
right to take over that property
than you have" he declared, land
you will find that will be the case
when the matter comes tc court"
Attorney General Francis Biddle,
who moved into Avery's suite with
other Federal officials after the
army had gained possession, told
reporters Avery was hustled out
because he refused to cooperate
and insisted he was the boss.
Developments ensued in rapid
fire order here and elsewhere as
the nation watched the controversy
as a guage of the Presidents
power to take over a self-styled
noa-War enterprise and test of
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Annual Meet
OF {. OF {. Is
Big Affair
SPRAISES PORT
%Aidate Speaks To Large
SCATTERING AT Dinner
AT Country Club

1.-THE tremendous problem con-
fronting America in post war days
will be to stabilize the economy OF
our own nation and to aid in sta
billing the world. We cannot af-
ford to let this nation be swept
into malestrom of termoil, strife,
discord and chaos because of the
lack of employment for our people
and the depression of our bust
ness, industry and agriculture''
declared Clyde R. Hoey, principal
speaker at the annual meeting OF
the Greater Wilmington Chamber
of Commerce last night in the
Cape Fear Country Club.
He said that this nation has sui
ficient resources and leadership
to guarantee prosperity following
the war and the s Utilized govern
ment and economy.
The five long tables, islands of
Wilmington citizens surrounded by
the off-key of clatter of plates and
hum-bub conversation, added color
to the periodically decorated r.
where fountains of laughter sprung
from this and that table. There
were no persons sibbling on side
dishes of thought as Mr.. Hoey
spoke as upright as an exclama-
ton point to the assemble &c.
Although the clouds were herald
ing rain water outside, the at
mosphere of the huge gathering
was gay, offset by Hoey's jokes.
The other great problem, he
said. sis to preserve the fruits
of victory which we shall win, and
translate it into permanent and
enduring peace. We failed God
and humanity Is years ago and
we must not repeat that tragic
believe that it is pos
sible for this nation, in concert
with other peace loving nations
of the world to establish parla-
ment of nations so that we can
the peace of the world
and prevent future war"
Hoey, former governor of North
Carolina and candidate for the
United States Senate. discussed
the importance of the Port of Will
mington and emphasized the fact
that all North Carolina should be
interested in the development of
this port, and that business of this
state should give support to the
great North Carolina port.'''
eve like Norfolk and are ex-
tremely fond of Charleston, he
stated, but we have already seen
what North Carolina can contri-
butte toward building ports and we
owe it to ourselves to contribute
to the up-building and support of
our North Carolina ports.
IT think the harbor of Whining
ton should be made accessible of
depth of IS feet SO any sea-going
vessel could enter port, develop
ing shipping interest both in Will
mington and throughout the ma
ton he said. In continuing he
stated that america should de-
velope commerce with all nations
Of the earth and Wilmington's i'm
portances should correspondingly
increase as a great port city"
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RESTRAINING ORDER

RALEIGH, April 27- 7R A
temporary restraining order has
been signed by Judge Johnson ].
Hayes of the U. S. District Court
restraining S. L. Hunt and w. T.
Hunt, Durham lumber dealers,
from selling southern pine lumber
at prices in excess of Office of
Price Administration ceilings,.~
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Badoglio Wants Italy
Readmitted To lilo

PHILADELPHIA, April 27.-lR-
Marshal Pietro Badoglio applied
for readmission of Italy to the In
ternational Labor Office in let
ter received at the lilo conference
today.
The formal application was made
in a letter to Carter Goodrich, ILO
chairman, dated March 81. Italy
dropped its membership in 1899.
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CAFES HERE GIVE
T0U.S. TREASURY

Voluntary contribution to the U.
S. Treasury, representing over
charges above the OPA price cell
ing levels, have been made by
the De Luxe Grill, 414 N. Front
Street and the Boston Cafe, 4O6
North Front Street, Theodore S.
Johnson, Raleigh OPA director
disclosed yesterday.
The De Luxe Grill paid $56.75
and the Boston Cafe paid 1913 to
the Treasury.
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UNITED NATIONS DAY

=. LONDON, April ~. -tP)- 1t
was United Nations Day in the
aerial assault on occupied Eu-
rope today.
An announcement said "ev-
cry type of British and Ameri-
can light and medium bomb
er and fighter" took part in
the dawn to dusk attack
-spearheaded by U. S. heavy
bombers-and they were flown
by carmen from every Euro
pean Allied country and from
every Dominion as well as
from the United States"
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FRIEDRICHSHAFEN HIT
Night Smash Follows Great
Daylight Raids By L.
500 u. S. Bombers

LONDON, Friday, April 2S.-(R
The Allies merciless pounding of
Nazi military installations winged
into its 18th straight day today
with an Raj attack Sin strength"
on Friedrichshafen.
This smash by Britain's big night
bombers followed record double
header daylight blow at Nazi tar
gets in France by the U. S. Eighth
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Big Drop In Output After
German Defeat Predicted

WASHINGTON, April 27-QF)-A IS per cent drop
in production will follow the defeat of Germany free
ing that much manufacturing capacity for civilian goods
Charles E. Wilson of the War Production Board told the
Automobile Labor Advisory Committee today. Until Ger
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MailOrderF irmHead
Elected From Office
Bodily roorz
SEIZURE PROTESTED
Injunction Suit To Be Filed
In Effort To Halt Feder-
al Operation

CHICAGO, April u. -(P)- Fed
eral Judge William H. Holly to-
night issued a temporary injunc-
tion restraining Montgomery Ward
and Company and Sewell Avery
chairman of the board of the huge
Chicago stores.
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YESTERDAYS RESULTS
National League

NatIOnaI League
st. Louis 3, Cincinnati 2.
Boston 2, Brooklyn 0.
New York at Philadelphia post
poned.
Chicago at Pittsburgh (postpon-
American League
st. Louis 5, Cleveland l.
Detroit 2, Chicago O. :.
Philadelphia at New York (pos''
poned).
Boston at Washington (postpon-
ed.
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FORECAST

NORTH CAROLINA: Partly cloudy and
mild Friday with slightly lower tenn
perature in east and central portions.
Temperatures Yesterday:
High rs.
Low: 81.
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-09

war He is accosted by the devil, who
offers him book containing the
answers to all questions. in return
for the soldiers violin. The trade is
made, and the soldier attains great
power and wealth, but not happiness.
In a subsequent meeting, the soldier
outplayS the devil at cards and wins
back his violin. With it he nurses an
ailing princess to health and marries
her. But he has a yearning for his
homeland and determines TO journey
there. There, he meets the devil
again and is soon lost forever.
It was apparent that the Nazis de-
cided their own Book OF All Answers"
left something 10 be desired, which
the Danes might be discovering. They
didn't want Else to recall it to them.
The ballet went on. Else went off.
The Gestapo nabbed her on the stage
as she finished her performance.
Else's husband has been under
arrest since last August, when the
Nazis took full control of the Danish
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-09

W + o q "A Sol
dier'S Tale" in
1918 after Rus
STA signed IN o
Treaty of BrcSt
Litovs k a n d
bowed out Of the
first World War.
The story is an
allie or y Of a
soldier ctu r n.
ing 70 m the
Members Of the
X oval Danish
Ballet I'm One
Of Their PrOduc-
tiOnS,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-09
By
PRINCESS AAIELIE KARAPOW

PRINCESS AAIELIE KARAPOW -
\N/HEN ! heard the other
Nk day that Denmark'S pu-
w giliStic prima ballerina,
Else Knipschildt. had danced her
self into a NaZi concentration
camp, understood right away
just why she did 1t.
I've never known anyone more
Independent or with a greater
Z of liberty than dainty little
Use, whose ability to protect her
self with her quick-flailing fists
has brought her almost as much
renown as her graceful dancing.
She first disclosed her deter
mined independence at the tender
age of when, at her birthday
party, she insisted on dancing
with her pet dog instead of the
little boy in a blue sash chosen
as her escort And she reaf-
firmed her faith in freedom in
characteristic manner in Copen-
hagen when, at 25. she pirouetted
TO the ballet music OF StraVin-
sky's "a Soldiers Tale" against
lle pIOnlDltlOI VI Iic 4NA~A iAoS
ters of Denmark.
In the privacy of the Knip-
schildt home at the age OF 3,
Else's demonstration of individu-
ality occasioned nothing more tn
good.humored amusement. In I
public hall of the Danish Opera a
Ballet School at the age of % I
challenge 10 Nazi dictatorship pI
voked stern easures: Costa
agents took Else with them.
Under arrest, without charg
against her. Else was marched off
internment-like her husband, a liz
tenant commander in the DAM
Navy. but not with him.
In her one-woman war for Inc
pendence, Else didn't bother TO dc
any little fellow in the German ov
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-09

business. On one SuCn occasion ne
relaxed at the opera, where he beheld
the glamorous Else.
To him she was that blond witch
of the Royal Opera" and he fell so
under her spell that he made it
habit to cross the Baltic Sea from
Stockholm weekly. Soon he leased
a handsome town house in Copen.
hagen and straightaway arranged an
introduction TO Else.
On a January night, after the bal
let, Baron Swechter escorted Else on
a drive TO an inn for supper. On the
way the baron forgot that he had
been reared as gentleman. He cir
cled ElSe'S waist with an arm and
pulled her toward him. He didn't
know about the thornS on the rose,
but he soon found out.
ElSeS ballerina muscles collided
jarringly on the baron's face, remov-
ing his bifocalS and loosening his
bridgework. He cried out and the
chauffeur stopped the car Soon Else
was fighting both men.
A well-directed jab impaled the
chauffeur on a large icicle, and an
other waited the baron TO dreamland.
Else then climbed behind the wheel
and drove home.
Else recognizes no authority except
the authority of free people. When
she was arrested she told her captorS
disdainfully: II expected this. / am
ready. My bag is packed"
THE AMERICAN WEEKLY Is
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VI wv VI WFIs
The opinionated ballerina smiled.
"Stravnsky is a great artist" she
said. and went ahead with her plans.
There was a reason why the NaZis
forbade the performance. Stravinsky
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-09
Else. fhe PugiIisfie Primo BoIIerino Of
Denmark. Put On q Forbidden Show
JUST TO Irk fhe Noxis. Then Packed
Her Bag - And Waited for the
Gesfopo

Navy. Previously, word
had gotten around Of their
intention, and many ships
were scuttled by their Of
ficers. He was among the
group in the coup.
Young, brilliant and beau
tiful, Else had won a repu-
tation as a spitfire long be-
fore she invited a show
down with the NaZi leaders.
She entered the ballet
school at the age of 4 and
soon afterward went to Rus
STA. There she studied I'M
der the mad genius, Min
sky. She returned TO Copen-
hagen at Is, and offers
came from London and
Paris. She refused them
because two classmates had
died on European tours.
Il dance only in Den
mark" she declared then.
Elsewhere we Danes arc
unfortunate"
She was a magnet to men.
Prince Gaetan de Bour-
bon, a brother of the for
mer Empress Zita Of Aus
tria, felt the bite Of the love
bug. AS a token to his
esteem he presented Else
with a jeweled music box.
once a gift of King Louis
XIV 10 his inamorata, Nine.
Pompadour. He said.
Il would get nearer to
you"
Else considered that he
already had come too near,
and replied:
II am like a rose, Your
. Highness. Press me close
and stab. l have thorns.'
Prince Gaetan got the
idea and hurried off TO
Paris to another dancer.
Baron Jan Swechter, of
Sweden, wishes he had been
as perspicacious..
It was the baron'S Gus
tom TO visit Copenhagen
about once a month on
On o,,a ct,nh occasion no
Evening star., 1944-06-10

liable for the $50 penalty and the
counsel fee. There have even been
instances In which a seller who had
no knowledge of a price ceiling
change was entrapped by "profes-
sional" shopper and sued for the full
penalty. No matter how honest the
merchants intent or how earnest
his effort to comply with the regu-
lations, he can make no defense
once he is hailed into court.
The amendment adopted by the
Senate would change this to the
extent of giving the merchant op-
portunity to escape the penalty by
proving in court that his violation
was neither willful nor the result Of
a failure to take practicable precau-
tions against the violation. All this
does is to give an honest business
man a chance to prove his good
intentions and escape an unreason-
able penalty. Yet the objections of
OPA and its supporters to this
amendment are but little less en-
phatic than their objections to the
Bankhead amendment, and it Is
this uncompromising attitude which
tends to cast doubt on the validity
of their whole position.
Evening star., 1944-06-10

All reports from the great battle front
state that our armies and those of our
Allies accepted the order to 90 with one
predominant emotion-relief. The same
feeling can be recorded at home. When
an army or nation have made up their
minds and conditioned their emotions
to something necessary, but dangerous,
the tension mounts until action is taken.
1t Is the same in individual 1ife, when
a person must undergo major opera
ton. First, he tries to avoid the in
formation telegraphed to the brain by
symptoms Then the physician tells the
brutal truth. Then the ordeal Is anti
cipated with fear. But as the time ap-
proaches, his human economy, mental
and physical, accustoms him to the idea.
He weighs his chances calmly, in con-
sideration Of all the factors. And finally,
he goes to the operating room almost
with pleasure, 50 intense is the relief
from previous strain.
kA
For us, who must watch this great
operation from afar the strain is less
lifted, for our action is less-as the rela-
tives Of patient are more jittery than
the patient himself, when he is battling
for his life. We pray, and it is well that
we pray. But what is prayer? It Is the
utmost concentration into most in
ward state of receptivity to the univer-
sal will. in the faith that through this
concentration, revelation and release
will come. All true prayer Is effort-not
relaxation. 1t is the effort to subject the
self, the ego, the personal desires, and
the purely intellectual opinions, and
open ones self to purpose and truth
higher than these. Thus, as the King
of England said, we pray not that God
will do our will, but that we will do the
will of God.
Only the other day, Mr.. Churchill re-
marked that in his opinion the war was
becoming less and less theological" Yet
our leaders, in calling upon their nation
to pray, reaff1rm that it is profoundly
theological. Both Gen. Eisenhower, the
President, in his prayer, and the King of
England spoke of our crusade" But a
crusade Is not battle for power It is
fight against evil. It is battle for
God 1t is struggle to bring good to
pass In the world-in the immortal
words of Lincoln, uttered in the second
inaugural address "a struggle with
"Firmness in the right as God gives us
the right"