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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-12-31
HOLIDAY DEATHS
NOW TOTAL III
Illinois Leads Nation With
Sixteen Persons Killed;
N. e. Blank
By The Associated Press

With preliminary New Years
celebrations we'll on their way
over the weekend, the nations
total violent death list reached
1877 from 6 p. NJ, Friday to last
night.
Highway traffic accidents ac-
counted for IA of the total. Mis-
cellaneous causes such as fire,
shootings and drownings resulted
in 50 deaths.
The National Safety Council
predicted the four-day weekend
death toll would total between 375
and 400 by the end of tomorrow's
New Years Day observances.
Illinois led the list with is kill
ed; Michigan was second with Is
and New York and Pennsylvania
each had nine. Approximately
half of the states reported no
violent fatalities.
Divided as to traffic and mis-
celleaneous causes, respectively,
the totals were as follows:
Alabama OIL; Arizona 80; Ar.
kansas OIL; California. 80; Colo
RADIO 20; Connecticut 0-5; District
of Columbia 10; Idaho 20; Hi
nois 6-1o; Indiana 40; Iowa. 20;
Kentucky %; Louisiana IL:
Maine 80; Massachusetts, So;
Michigan 81; Minnesota 20;
Nebraska 10; New Hampshire
10; New Jersey %; New Mexico
OIL; New York As; Ohio 4-3; Ore.
gon O-3; Pennsylvania II; South
Carolina SO; Tennessee IL;
Texas 3-5; Washington 10; Yves
Virginia OF.
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Trusteeshiip
Program Hit I
By! Patriots
MORE TROUBLE LOOMS
Work Stops, Rightists Fight
Leftists In General Melee
OF Internal Dissent
BY ROBERT MYERS
AP Staff CORRESPONDENT

SEOUL, KOREA, Dec. 29-De-
layed)--Koreans stoned American
soldiers, fought one another in the
streets and engaged in mass work
stoppages today in medley of
internal political dissent and angry
objection to the Big Three's five
year trusteeship program for this
independence-hungry country.
American military authorities,
who control the southern half of
Korea, clapped on an 8 pm. cur
few, but the resentment against
the program announced in Moscow,
plus conflict between Rightists and
Leftists, made it possible that more
serious trouble might develop.
(There was no word from the
northern half of Korea, occupied
by Russian troops.)
1t. Gen. John R. Hodge, COM
mander of American forces, told
Korean newspapermen at a con-
ference late today that the Moscow
program Of the Russian, American
and British Foreign Ministers call
ed for Korean independence and
did not mean immediate 1imposi-
ton OF trusteeship.
The neral,~however. had not
received his copy of the Moscow
communicate until late in the day,
and the Koreans, who bristle at the
word ''trusteeship," already had
heard something Of the program
and formed their own opinions.
By noon mass walkouts were in
progress. Hundreds of Koreans en-
ployed by the American military
government quit work and left the
government palace. Policemen left
their beats and banks closed.
General Hodge reiterated to the
Korean reporters his opinion that
there was nothing in this program
which '.any real patriot or nation
alist need fear" and repeatedly told
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STARK TO TESTIFY
ON PEARL HARB0R

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3o-P -
The joint Congressional Pearl
Harbor inquiry reconvenes tomor-
row to. hear Admiral Harold r.
Stark's version Of the navy''s
readiness for the sneak japanese
attack of Dec. 7, 1941.
One of the key witnesses, Stark
was chief of Naval Operations
from Aug. /, 1889 to March Is,
1912. AS the officer whose re-
sponsibility was the general di-
rectioff of-tfee; flee ct" and the
preparation and readiness Of
plans for its use in war;" he will
be asked by council and commit
teemen why the fleet was caught
like sitting ducks inside Pearl
Harbor.
The 1O-man committee returns
to work with two important ques-
tons unanswered. One is who
will replace the four-man legal
staff headed by William D. Mitch
ell which resigned before the
holidays in protest against the
protracted hearings.
The other is whether Chairman
Alben w. Barley, O-Kyo will
continue or will resign to resume
his duties as majority leader OF
the Senate. He threatened to quit
the committee on the day the
legal staff resigned.
He said a session may be held
on New Years day in efforts to
complete the inquiry as soon as
possible. BY joint resolution,
Congress extended the life of the
committee from Jan. to Feb. Is.
Another proposal the commit
tee may act upon is that of Sen.
Scott Y. Lucas, Cd, Ill., for
"divvying up" of the questioning.
He suggested that the hearings
could be expedited if two or four
members from the Republican
and Democratic ranks divided the
questioning of Individual wit
nesses. At present, all 10 mem
bers may cross-examine after
counsel finishes his direct ex-
animation. Several Republican
members objected that this would
be further curb on their efforts
to get all the facts.
|. Committeeman have indicated
that among the questions they will
ask Stark are:
/. Did Stark anticipate sur
prise attack before Dec. Z, 1941?
2. Did he keep his Pearl Har-
Dor commander, Admiral Hus-
band E. Kimmel, fully advised Of
the status of U. Slap peace"
negotiations in the days before
the war? -.r4-
3. Did he alert Kimmel to the
possibility of a Jap attack?
H., Did he warn Kimmel on the
morning of Dec. 7th that Jap
negotiations were off, and that the
Japanese break was to be pre-
scented to Hull at p. M, that day?
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Legionnaires To Discuss
Blue Cross Plans Today
Ray G allow az Slated
To Attend Meeting
AT Charlotte

Wilmington and New Hanover
county veterans may soon receive
medical care and disqualification
locally under Blue Cross plan tc
be discussed in Charlotte this after.
noon by Legion officials and mem
bers Of the state medical board.
Plans will be formulated to be
presented to General Omar Brad.
ley, director of the Veterans Ad.
r,ainistration and Gen. Paul r.
Hawley, acting general surgeon Of
the VA, at meeting in Washing.
ton, possibly later in the week.
The meeting was called follow
ing receipt of 4 telegram from
Gen. Hawley by local Legion off,
Gals favoring the proposed plar
for medical care of veterans in thii
area.
Ray Galloway, executive director
Of the local post and Victor John.
son, Pittsboro, state commander Of
the Legion, will attend the meet.
ing. Galloway will represent
Donald King, commander of Post
No. 10, who was unable to make
the trip.
Officials Of the Legion wired
General Bradley, Friday night re.
questing Wilmington be used as
trial community under the plan
which is being worked out in Michi-
gan for hospital and medical care
for veterans.
The telegram sent to Gen. Brad
ley explained the lack of ample
facilities surrounding the care Of
local veterans who are suffering
from service-connected disable
ties and ailments. 1t further re
quested that some action be taker
for the leasing Of the condition
Yesterdays reply to the Legion
read:
Regards your telegram of Dec
%. Will be glad to arrange con
ference, my office. with represent.
atives of state OF county medica.
societies of North Carolina tt
formulate plan for care Of veterans
in North Carolina"
Galloway and King Immediately
contacted DR.. Herbert Codington
head of the New Hanover County
Medical Society, who explained he
was in favor of any plan which
would give the proper treatment
and care to veterans. He said he
and his board would be guided by
the arrangements made by the
State Medical association.
DR.. Oren Moore, Charlotte, presi
dent of the State Medical Society
was contacted last night and afte1
being given brief outline of the
Legion's plan expressed favor ane
arranged for meeting today witt
Galloway. DR.. Moore said he would
be accompanied to the meeting by
DR.. o. L. Miller, Charlotte, mem
Der of the board and president O.
the National Orthopedic associa
ton.
Under the Michigan plan, as pro
posed by General Bradley, serv
fCort;nued nm Page Two: Col. 81
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General business-arrests, is
suance of warrants and other mat
tiers pertaining to the city police
departments away down as COM
pared to that of last year." Chief
Charles H. Casteen reports.
Traffic is lighter and naturally
traffic accidents are less this
year." the chief continued. despite
the extra driving. being done since
the ban on gasoline has been lift
ed, the poor condition of the aver
age car"
Casteen attributed the slump in
business with motorists to decrease
in the swollen wartime population.
The various military installations
are being suspended, war work
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Blossom, To T ny Fighting
Prowess On Jackrabbits

size of an Aireda1e, with long white
hairs dropping like icicles from
his neck, Blossom licked all the
other dogs in camp. In recent
months he has defeated strange
dogs from England, France, Ger
many and Italy. imported by re-
turning GIs.
Blossom was brought to Camp
Shanks in 1943 by Sgt. Frank
Kramer, New York City, who
said he originated in the Bronx,
but gave no further details. Aft
er Kramer was sent to the Philip
pines last year, Blossom passed
to other CT masters, finally be-
ing adopted by Pfc. Herson.
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Police Cuisines" Drops
In City During Past Year

has either stopped C. is slowing
down considerably causing the gen
eral exodus of the inflated popula-
ton status.
Estimated city police depart
ment business decrease for this
year over that of last year was
made at As per cent by the de-
partment official.
In Difference to those facts the de-
partment is looking ahead to the
time the new areas are made a
part of the city. In behalf of this
move there have been nine new
members added to the department.
A total of Is new members have
CONTINUED on Page Two; Col. y
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1--WE Haze Bananas"


BRISTOL, Dec. so-R-The
first boatland of bananas to
reach Britain in five years Is
expected to arrive in Bristol to-
day and the shipment will be
greeted with all the pomp &C
corded a visiting celebrity.
Lord Mayor James Owen, Of
Bristol, will lead = welcoming
celebration for the cargo Of &c.
900 stems of green bananas
from Jamaica. The fruit will
be ripened and sold for the
equivalent of about 70 cents q
pound for children less than Is
years of age.
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1he Air line said ii pasSen-
gers and a crew of three were
abroad the Miami-to-New York
plane, the list including Rep.
Carl T. Durham d. N. CO. ct
Chapel Hill.
Authorities identified the dead
passenger as Mrs. j. M. Scully
of New York.
Attempting to land in a lash
ing rainstorm, the plane over
shot the field and plunged into
the icy waters off Riker's Is
land about half mile from the
field.
Police and Coast Guard
launches pulled the passengers
from the plane, which sub
merged about 500 feet off shore.
A short time after the crash
only the tail assembly protrud-
ed from the water. A Coast
Guard flying boat cruised back
and forth over the scene drop
ping flares.
Eastern said four Of the pas
sengers boarded the plane ut
Raleigh, three at Richmond,
Va, and four at Philadelphia.
The pilot was listed as Sam
Cavalier, 80, of Garfield, N. J.
who during the war had flown
hundreds of hours with the
Army Transport Command on
its Florida to South America
run.
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WEATHER
eastern Standard Time)

eastern Standard Time)
(By U. S. Weather BureaN
Meteorological data for the "a hours
ending 1880 pm. yesterday.
Temperatures
1870 am 43.5; 1880 am. As; 1870 pm.
SIS; 1870 pm. 81.
Maximum 81; Minimum AZ; Mean Al;
Normal At.
Humidity
80 am. 100; 1880 am. 100; 1:30 PM
86; 80 pm. 100
Precipitation
Total for "a hours ending 1880 pm
inches.
Total since the first of the month
- inches.
Tides For Today
From the Tide Tables published by u.
S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
High Low
Wilmington TAI am. PIG am.
1852 pm. 2:48 pm.
Masonboro Inlet :. $40 am. II :55 am.
5:44 pm. 80 pm.
Sunrise 7:18 am Sunset 5:13 PM;
Aoonrise 440 am; Moonset 3:O9 pm.
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N. C.. CONGRESSMAN
ON PLANE CRASHED
AT NEW YORK PORT

81 DIRK, Dec. so.-(R-
~ -. ser was killed, an
~ ~ and 10 other per-
3 ~ ~ aired tonight when
- "A Air Lines plane
A. into Flushing Bay
"a Guardia Field, police
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Wilmington and vicinity: Overcast to
partly cloudy and slightly cooler, with
possibly light rains during the day and
night.
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Continued on Page Two; Col. 81
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-12
BY THE HAsKIN SERVICE.

@. What nationalities are repre-
sented in the Balkan Peninsula?-A
McA.
A. The population of the Balkan
countries includes Serbs, Croats
Slovenes, Herzegovinians, Monte
negrins, Bosnians, Macedonians,
Bulgars, Greeks, Albanians, Ruman-
ians and Turks, all within an area
that is little more than half as large
as Texas.
@. What memorial was built from
funds furnished entirely by women?
&C. L. D.
A. This Is true of the Titanic
Memorial. Twenty-Five thousand
women provided the funds to COM
memorate the men who gave their
lives that women and children
might be saved when the great
steamship sank.
@. How many times has Macken-
zie King served as prime minister
of Canada?-L. S.
A. Three times. He served from
1925, 1926-30 and from 1885 to
date.
@. In the Navy what are sister
ships?-N. N. B.
A. They are ships built on the
same design.
@. What is hog money?-L. r. B.
A. Coins struck by the colonists
in the Bermuda Islands about 1916
10, including shillings, sixpences and
three pennies, are now known as
hog money because they bore the
figure of a hog on the diverse side.
@. Who built the Kremlin?-
E. l.. H
A. The Kremlin In Moscow was
built by two Italians, Marco and
Pietro Antonio, for Ivan III in the
years 1485 to 1895. The name Krem-
lin means citadel" and other towns
beside Moscow possess Kremlins
but not on the same scale.
@. Are the men who are drafted
into the Army treated in the same
way as those who enlist?-J. c. H.
A. There is no difference in the
treatment accorded them. An en-
listed man enlists for a specific pc
Rod of time. That time has been
extended if necessary for the dura-
ton of the war and six months
thereafter. The inductee is indicted
for the duration of the war and six
months thereafter. The serial num-
bers of enlisted men and inductees
are different. Their names are kept
separately on the payroll so that
the voluntarily enlisted men may
have the deduction for the United
States Soldiers Home taken from
their nav
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-12
New Jersey Frees L
Seized After Tips
From La Guardia
B, the Associated Press.

6y Tie hssOCihteQ FRESH.
GARFIELD, N. j., Mar. H.
Twelve persons were taken into Gus
tody last night in a raid on a ga
rage and dress shop several hours
after Mayor La Guardia In q radio
talk listed four telephone numbers
for New Jersey places where he
charged bets had been placed.
Steven j. 10th, jr., assistant Ber-
gen County prosecutor, who led a
raiding party of Garfield police, said
the IL persons were released after
several hours questioning, because
no evidence was discovered by the
questioning or in q search of the
cellar of the Malcolm avenue build
ing where they were found.
In noon broadcast from New
York Mayor La Guardia, discussing
his campaign against gambling in
connection with basket ball games at
Madison Square Garden. said:
Are you listening, New Jersey?
Are you listening, Mr.. Attorney Gen.
eral of New Jersey? All right, here
you go: Passaic 1880, Passaic g.
1043, Passaic 29333, Linden 2-3763.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-12

There must be some tinhorns hang
ling around these numbers, because
bets were phoned to these numbers.
I hope the telephone company will
rip them out"
The telephone company said the
numbers were listed for one place in
Clifton, two for the Garfield place
and one In Linden.
Attorney General Walter D. Van
Ripper. who said he never listens to
the New York mayors radio talks
and was unaware that he had given
the telephone numbers, said he
would refer them to prosecutors In
Bergen. Passaic and Union Counties.
Bergen Prosecutor Walter G.
Winnie, who assigned Mr.. 10th to
investigate the Garfield place,
learned of the La Guardia "tfrs" in
calls from newspapermen.
What the hell can we do with
this kind OF information?" he said.
It'd be lot better if New York au-
thorities gave us the information SO
We could work on It, It's tough get
ting evidence under these circum-
stances"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-12

here over the week end on his way
to Montreal to join his wife, the
former Nancy Cakes.
De Marigny was serving as third
officer aboard Canadian mer-
chant ship which he joined at Ha-
vana. He said he planned to stay
In Canada II immigration authors
ties removed q barrier which limits
the stay of nonresident merchant
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-12

mines. But that
Is all.
The Govern
ment knows how
the current con-
troversy between
the coal opera
tors an d M r.
Lewis is coming
out. So does Mr..
Lewis. So do the
operators. The
only one who
does not know
IS the consum-
ing public, who
will pay the bill.
At least, this
A. 49, -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-12
De Morigny in Canada.
Will Rejoin His Wife
BY the Associated Press.

By the Assoc1hted Pfess.
HALIFAX, Mar. 12.-Count Al
fred de Marigny, who was acquitted
last year at Nassau, Bahamas, Of
THE Staying Of his wealthy father
in-lawi Sir Harry Cakes, arrived
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-12
IheGreatG ameOfPOlltic
Observer Declares Coal Strike Threat
Has All Earmarks of Rugged Came

President. II 1t were not for the link
binding him to the CLIO. regulation
long ago would have been achieved.
And neither Mr.. Lewis nor any other
labor boss would be able to play
games with us while the war Is on.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-12
By Frank X. Kent

The best informed opinion is that
there will be no coal strike at the
end Of this month. At most, there
may be day Of idleness in the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-12

navy personnel to 30 days. Failing
that, he said he hoped to make his
home in Newfoundland.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-12
Answers to
Questions

A reader can get the answer to any
question of fact by writing The Eve
street NE. Washington 2. d. C. Please
fnclose 3 cents for return postage.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-07-21
Jackson Welcomes
Continued from Page II

(AOutiAOCu lTUul rage ~
people and their relations to the
church
The young peoples department an
auxiliary of the Women's Conven-
ton of Mississippi was founded
and organized by Mrs. A. A. Cosey
Of VicksbuTg the wife of thu late
DR.. A. A Cosey longtime Pre-
sident Of the State Convention.
The department is under t h e
direction of the following women.
Mrs. Lula B Covington. Canton,
State Director, Miss. F. o. Alex
ander. jackson, Asst, State Direc-
tor, Mrs A. P. Slaughter, Belzoni,
PRESIDENT, j. M. A.. Miss ,zerlene
Smith Belzoni, President. Y w. A..
The local response is in large
measure due to the pre- convention
activities Of the jackson Baptist
Convention Club with the follow
ing officers Mrs Tnels Bradley,
president, MIS- Maude Brown.
secretary, Mrs. j. RaTksdale, tTea-
surer, Mrs. Marv r. Jones, chair
progrsm committee. Miss Pfrezane
Turner, chair social committee and
Mrs. z. A. Brown writer and direc-
ton announcing pageant.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-07-21

upon the passing Of the aged
washington .:,trtsts: ~hoss f.ice4
raj she Rad ..::.st attended. "IT1-e ia.a
~. S-c:ks a'~ay today. a Hce cid
nan. 1Ie was 33 yeacs Gid. Perhaps"
she added, "Vn hare g mere
years"
You may wonder at my strength
she went on, Great, isn't it.? But
that's because / get 1t from Negro
women Their unity. their strength
is the source of all my energy.
GREATER REPRESENTATION
lone of the things we've got to
fight for" she maintained. squint-
ing her eyes and shaking her fin
ger, sis greater representation. We
have many women who can do the
various jobs I'm called upon to do.
We have got to expect more than
token representation.
Mrs. Bethune was even then pre-
pairing for a tour as member OF
the women's advisory committee
to the WACs which will visit in
stallations in New England. She
recalled, during the interview, a
conference of the committee in
Des Moines where Of 200 persons
she was the only Negro. There she
spoke critically of the failure of
the war department in not bring
ing more Negro women into the
picture.
Looking ahead Mrs. Bethune
viewed the task yet to be done. and
expressed the confidence that Ne
gro women would not let her down,
nor let themselves down.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-07-21
Whites Escape

A group of them threw hand
grenades and smoke bombs into
camps of Negro navy men in q
series of incidents that resulted
in a clash, he said. These at
tacks went on for weeks, he dis
closed, and when no attempt was
made by the authorities to stop
them or punish the attackers, the
colored men Gin despair de-
termined to defend themselves.
The Staying of one Negro
sailor on Christmas day is said
to be the final torch that infur-
lated the men to action. They
attempted to go into town to
seek vengeance, White disclosed.
Maj. General Larsen, however,
did not reveal whether the court
martial had admitted this evil
dence in sentenc ng the men or
whether any efforts had been
made to Arrest the white marines.
ONE SAILOR KILLED
Beside the, dead Negro sailor,
White reported that one was
wounded by the marines in the
fracas. A white MP was also
wounded in the leg during All
exchange Of shots between them
and the angry Negro sailors.
Further evidence submitted at
court-msrta. hearings revealved
that the men had hidden store
of weapons in anticipation Of
trouble with the white marines.
The accused men were charged
with rioting and unlawful as
senblage, White said.
Mai. General Larsen reported
that the sentences were final,
but did not say that any efforts
will be made to bring the white
marines to justice.
Georgians convicted in the court
martial included:
James Rufus Norris, ST., S Hc,
1854 N. Mitchell st. Atlanta twenty
four months confinement. with bad
conduct discharge from Navy for
rioting and applying his own use
property of the U. S.
John Redding S 1/c, Griffin, Ca,
same charge and sentence as Nor
ris.
Jas. Stewart, Jr. S lie Brunswick,
Ca, "a months confinement with
dishonorabel discharge from the
Navy for stealing arms, violation of
lawful regulation issued by the
to the prejudice of good order and
Secretary of the Navy and conduct
discipline. r.