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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-12-29
CHINESE PRAISE
BIG THREE ACCORD
By SPENCER MOOSA
APP Staff CORRESPONDENT

CHUNGKING, Dec. 28.-(P)-Chi-
nese government sources praised
the new Big Three accord today as
assuring government sovereignty
over Manchuria, but a spokesman
questioned the good afith of a Chi
nese Communist proposal for a
truce in this country's civil strife.
Official comment was withheld
pending study of the Big Three
statement from Moscow, but it was
noted that Russian withdrawal
from Manchuria had been post
poned to Feb. at the request OF
the Chinese government and that
the Americans would leave China
as soon as japanese forces were
disarmed and repatriated or as
soon as the Chinese could handle
this work unaided.
The Russians originally, were
scheduled to quit Manchuria Dec.
3, but this was extended to Jan. 8
10 give Chinese government author
tiles time to take over that extern
Sive territory. Indications were
that the new postponement was
required because much remained
10 be done before establishment of
tull central government control
there.
The China Times said present
plans still called for air movement
of government forces to Changchun
and Hardin soon and that ground
troops already were near Mukden.
A spokesman, commenting on
oether phases of the Big Three
communique, said China's inclusion
in the Allied Council for Japan was
in line with Chinese wishes and
that China has always advocated
Independence for Korea"
Unofficial quarters, however, did
not look with favor on the program
for division of Korea between
American and Russian forces dur
Ing five-year trusteeship.'
On the domestic front, Generals
simo ChiangKai-Shek was studying
the Chinese Communist truce pro-
poSal and a reply was expected to-
morrow, but a spokesman sharply
criticized the offer.
Actually. the spokesman said, II
is merely second reply to a gov
eminent demand of Oct. 81 that
Communists cease hostilities and
Withdraw from the railroads. Orr
gnally the Communists rejected
the suggestion but the spokesman
said they had changed their attl-
Jude because Of crushing de-
feats -
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LOVING VETERAN
HELD FOR BICAMY

ELYRIA, O., Dec. 28.-lRNEx-
serviceman Leonard e. Smith, %,
who admitted marrying four II
year-old girls within three years,
was charged with bigamy today.
Justice of the Peace Otta K.
Mischka. who bound the former
Army physical instructor over to
the grand jury under $4,000 bond,
said the discharged veteran was
arrested on complaint of Wife No.
3, the former Helen Edgington OF
nearby Willard, WHO filed the
charge after Smiths fourth mar
riage here November %.
wife No. 4, the former Donna
Mae Duffield of Lorain, O., de-
clared at Smiths arraignment,
Mischka reported, that She was
disappointed in him because he
was not a good husband and he
said he would be-"
Justice Mischka gave this &C
count of Smiths marital career:
His first wife was the former
Bonnie Tucker OF Ashland, u, put
Smith said he was divorced from
her shortly after the marriage.
He then married Agnes Frltsch
of Bellevue, o., but Smith con-
tended the marriage to wife NO.
2 was annulled.
Wife No. 3 said Smith showed
her a copy of his certificate of di-
vorce from Wife No. l but that she
was unable to find court vertical
ton. of the annullment from wife
No. 2.
Smith commended he thought he
had been divorced from wife No..
3 but Common Pleas Judge Edgar
Martin. of Norwalk refused to grant
a decree last October 20.
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Challenges
Profit Talk
HEARING PROCEEDS
Company Attorney Says
Truman Group Unable To
Pass On Profit Angle
BY The Associated Press

General Motors Corp, challeng-
ing inclusion of profits in wage
dispute, withdrew yesterday from
a governmental Fact-Finding hear
ing into the CLIO strike at its plants.
Walter Gordon Merritt, GIN at
torney, in statement to the Fact
Finding board as it reconvened in
Washington commended the company
did not plead inability to pay, but
asserted prices and profits involve
forecasts and other assumptions
upon which this Fact--Finding
board could not competently pass. "
The board, however, announced
it would proceed with hearings with
the striking union, the CIO-United
Automobile Workers. Walter Reu-
Their, UAW vice president, assert
ed that Merritt's statement consti-
tuted an argument with President
Truman, who appointed the board,
rather than with the union.
The company, however, said 1t
was ready at any time to continue
direct negotiations with the union.
1.-THE negotiations never were brok-
en- off," a spokesman said.
Reuther replied that "the union
always has been willing to engage
in direct negotiations and We still
are-except that we'd like to talk
about wages as related to economic
facts.''
GINS 175,0OO strikers accounted
for nearly half the approximately
1856, 900 persons off the jobs in Ia
Dor disputes. The remainder were
in transportation, glass, textiles
and smaller industries.
There also was the threat Of a
walkout of some 100000 CLIO cleo
trical workers, members of the
United Electrical, Radio and Ma
chine Workers, who have demand
ed a So day increase from both
General Electric and Westing-
house.
In the transportation industry,
the U. S. Cancellation Service sum-
moned union and company officials
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Squad Finds
Three Dead
In Tunnel
FIRE BIG HAZARD
Doctors, Ambulances Rush
To Scene OF Explosion;
Work Continues
BY KYLE VANCE
APP Staff CORRESPONDENT

PINEVILLE, KY, Dec. 28.--tR-
Rescue squads carried out eight
men alive tonight from the tunnel
of a coal mine near here where
they had been trapped by an under
ground explosion since early We'd
nesday.
Three others of an estimated 81
men caught by the explosion were
found dead. Their names were not
revealed Immediately.
Two of the eight rescued men
were brought to the surface early
tonight and the other six were re-
moved from the pit about two hours
later. One of the dead men was
listed AMONG the nine who were
found alive this afternoon.
There was nothing to indicate the
fate of the other 20 men believed
trapped in the shaft but rescue
crews continued their frenzied eff
forts to reach them.
One of the men rescued tonight
was identified as Bud Towns, So,
Pineville, who escaped death in
similar explosion at Kettle Island,
near here, in 1923. Sixteen men
were killed in that disaster.
Others brought to the surface to-
night were identified as:
Bill Branstutter, Al, and John H.
Branstutter, brothers, Four Mile,
KY. Bill Branstutter has wife
and seven sons, and his brother
has a wife and two children.
Ivan Philpot, 81, Pineville, mar
ried and four dependents.
Joe Hatfield, 40, Pineville, mar
ried and five dependents.
Tom Mcqueen, 30, Pineville, mar
ried and no children.
Charles Lingar, 30, Four Mile,
KY, married, four dependents,
Huey Miller, 81, Four Mile, KY,
married, five dependents.
The men, after receiving emer-
gency treatment in the tunnel,
were removed to the office of the
Kentucky Straight Creek Coal
company for further treatment be-
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1000 Persons Held
In Palestine Jail
Mass Arrests Follow Fatal
Bombings In Two
Cities

JERUSALEM, Dec. Is - Up -
Nearly 1000 persons were rounded
up for questioning today in the
biggest mass arrest in Palestine's
history after 10 persons were killed
and IS wounded last night by ex-
blossoms in Jerusalem and Tel
Aviv.
Trucks rumbled through Jerusa-
LENS streets throughout the day
bringing civilians to detention bar
racks. An official announcement
said nearly 1000 had been detain-
ed. Police said sizeable amount
of arms, ammunition and ex-
plosives-including two land mines
and q anti-personnel bombs-had
been found and confiscated.
Last nights blasts wrecked the
criminal investigation department
building here, and incidents were
reported in Jaffa as well.
British troops in full battle dress
patrolled Jerusalem and Tel Aviv
streets, emptied of civilians by
strict curfews, while police authori-
ties searched for persons respon-
sible for the disturbances.
Police combed the entire "Be-
zalel' section of Jerusalem-where
Assistant Superintendent of Police
D. ]. Flanagan was ma chinegunned
to death-arresting every male I'M
der go years of age. This included
the entire guest list of the Eden
hotel, second only in size to the
King David.
The first hours of search jam
med all jails and prisons, and many
persons were sent to military
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ROUSE TAKES OATH
FOR NEW POSITION
IN CEREMONY HERE

Charles F. Rouse, of Kinston,
recently appointed District At
torney of the eastern Federal dis
trict of North Carolina, was sworn
in yesterday in simple ceremony
by Douglas Taylor, Federal Clerk
of court, in the clerks office in the
z. S. Customshouse.
Prior to appointment. Rouse was
conducting government prosecu-
ton in a special term of the Fay
ettev;l1e division Federal court end
had previously served six years in
the Wilmington district as assistant
to J. o. Carr who resigned carly
in December to resume private
practice.
Assistants to Rouse will be Col.
John Hall Manning, Of Raleigh,
now on terminal leave from the
Army, and Chauncey H. Leggett,
of Tarhoro.
Rouse will conduct his first
prosecution as District Attorney
when the opening session Of the
Spring term of Federal court is
held here in April.
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Netherlands Indies To Be
Policed Until Peace
Assured
By KAROL THALER

United Press staff correspondent
LONDON, Dec. Britain
intends to keep troops in the Ne
therlands Indies until secure condi-
tons are established permitting
Dutch-Indonesian negotiations, the
British and Dutch governments dis
closed tonight.
An Official statement summing up
decisions at meeting between
Prime Minister Clement Attlee,
Premier Willem Schermerhorn of
the Netherlands, and other high
British and Dutch. officials, also
said that Britain regards solution
of the political conflict" between
Dutch and Indonesians as an essen
tial part of its task of liquidating
Japanese occupation in that area.
The meeting was held at Che
quers, Attlee's country home, yes
terday. Shortly after the announce
ment, Hubertus J. Van Nook,
Lieutenant-G Governor of the Neither
lands Indies and participant in
the conference, announced he would
return Jan. to Java to resume
negotiations with 1ndonesian lead
ers. He intifnated he was optimis-
tic on reaching agreement with
them.
1t. Gen. Philip Christison, COM
mander-in-chief of Allied forces in
the Netherlands Indies, already has
announced that the British intend
to restore order by firm means in
Java, where extremists and ad-
vocates of the self-proclaimed In
donesian republic, headed by DR..
Soekarno, Javanese leader have
opposed the restoration Of Dutch
colonial rule.
The official statement on the
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Battle Sea
81 Hours In
Tiny Craft
THRILLING STORY
Paris S. Willis Describes
Dangerous Voyage After
Schooner Sinks
BY JOHN SKIES
Star Staff Writer

Il knew we'd come back ashore"
Thus, Paris Willis, 38-year-old,
red-headed, stocky seaman Of
Morehead City, dismissed the
three-and-a half days running bat
tie he and his crew of three fought
and won against the Atlantic when
the two-masted schooner, Valmore,
foundered and sank Is miles oft
Southport on Frying Pan shoals
late Christmas afternoon.
Willis, seafaring man in all man.
ner of craft since he was II years
old-including hitch on the Coast
Guard cutter Modoc when her
home port was Wilmington in
1923, told me this last night after
he had eaten lone of the biggest
steaks you ever saw at his home
in Morehead City.
But between the time at dawn
Christmas morning, when the Val
more was cast adrift by her tow
boat, Dunworkin, in a gale and
heavy seas near the point where
the old Frying Pan lightship used
to gaurd shipping against those
shoals, and yesterday morning
when they put themselves safely
ashore in a g2-foot dory near Camp
Lejeune, Willis and his crewmen
lived a saga of the sea,-a heroic
saga that bespeaks of mans mas
terry over the winds and tides ana
mountainous waves. And of how
they won in 12-foot boat too
small, even, to be safe for land
lubbers on mill pond.
The Valmore, a 90-foot schooner,
in tow by the shrimper, Dunworkin,
was heading for southern waters
after leaving Morehead City early
morning. At dawn Christ
mas, with 12-foot seas slashing over
the Valmore's bow, the Dunworkin
engine trouble. The Dun
Workin's captain, James Rowland,
also of Morehead City, signaled
Willis he'd be forced to break the
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DETROIT, Dec. 2S.-RHPolice
tonight sought vandals WHO slug
ged the assistant pastor and set
fire to the altar of fashionable
Trinity Methodist church in subur-
ban Highlnad Park shortly after
noon today.
Detective Sergeant George Rich
ards of Highland Park said the
assailants also damaged paintings,
a cross and other church equip
ment. He estimated the loss at
''well over $4,000"
Richards declared the incident
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occurred several hours before a
scheduled wedding, but asserted
preliminary investigation showed
no connection between the two"
DR.. Ross Weston, assistant pas
tor, told police he heard noises in
the main church shortl..- after he
entered his Office today. As he
walked through doorway into the
church proper, he was slueged into
Inconsistencies
When he came to, DR.. Weston
saw the altar of the side chapel
was ablaze and he called firemen.
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The fire was set in Christmas
decorations on the altar, police
said.
A painting valued at $500 was
slashed, a large, Illuminated Bible
torn apart and large metal cross
on the altar bent out of shape, Ri
chards reported. .-..
The police sergeant said DR..
Weston did not see his assailant
or assailants. :.
The fire caused extensive dam
age to the altar, but emergency
repairs were completed and the
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Detroit VandaLs Slug Church Pastor; Set Fire
To Christmas Decorations; Painting SLashed

altar redecorated for the wedding
which took place on schedule to-
night.
. Principals we D.rNerellie SHifB-
Principals were DIR. Nellie Bea-
trice Huger, of Highland Park,
voice teacher at the Detroit Insti-
tute of Musical Arts and director of
music for the Detroit Council of
Churches, and Professor Amos S.
Ebersole, head of the voice depart
ment Of Heidelberg College, Tiffin,
Ohio.
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Eight PizzSeuille Miners Rescued Alive;
Creu - Valnore ReachesShoreSafely
GeneralMotorsMen Walk OUT Board
License Bottleneck
Hits Brides, Grooms

HAGERsTOWN', Md, Dec.
28.-P)-Would-be brides and
groOms are about to run into
a bottleneck in Hagerstown-
the deputy clerk of the court is
down to his last six marriage
license blanks.
The half dozen are the re-
mains of an emergency supply
rushed to Hagerstown recent
ly, lamented Clerk Merlin
Synder.
A rush Of marriage applica-
tons, with half the grooms re-
turning soldiers, created the
license crisis.
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WEATHER
eastern Standard Time)

by U. S. Weather Bureau)
Meteorological data for the "a hours
ending 1870 pm. yesterday.
Temperatures
30 am. so; 1880 am. so; l 30 pm. 9''
1870 pm. SIS.
\. Maximum 81; Minimum 40; Mean 81;
Normal AZ.
Humidity
80 am. 80; 1880 am. 50; 1870 pm. 81;
$50 pm. 81.
Precipitation
Total for "a hours ending 1880 pm
cO9 inches.
Total since the first of the month
inches.
Tides For Today
from the Tide Tables published by v.
D Coast and Geodctic Survey
High Low
Wilmington $50 500 am. 1910 am.
6:14 pm. 1908 PM
Wasonboro inlet 4:06 am, 1919 am.
Alb pm. 1929 PM
Sunrise 7:17 am; Sunset 5:12 pm;
N9onrise 2:48 am; Moonset 2:ol pm;
River Stage at Fayetteville, N. c. at D
am Friday. Dec. %, - feet.
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FORECAST

Wilmington and vicinity: Saturday.
partly cloudy to overcast, highest tenn
peratureA5S degrees, slightly colder Sat-
urday night Gentle to moderate north
east and north winds.
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1945-01-14

prise the two together. Nancy would
generously let him say Yes" 10 an
occasional Don't you think so. Wal
dorf?" But most of the time he
seemed to have as little real existence
for her as for the general public.
Hearing her once refer TO the
late Mr.. Fisher" a member of the
House interrupted TO say. He's still
alive"
when people leave this House"
she replied simply. they die for me-"
What about Lord Astor?" de-
handed the heckler.
He is practically dead most of
the time" she said
Yet, in the light OF what has now
occurred. there obviously still was
life i'm Waldorf
Nancy's introduction % Parlia-
mcnt while historic. could scarcely
be called heart.wdTming. The 600.
odd male members made no secret OF
the fact that they resented having a
female in their midst. Lloyd George,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1945-01-14

tiers of Chiswell Dabney Langhorne,
of Virginia.
Succeeding TO the title on his
fathers death In 1919. young Astor
perforce had 10 remove himself from
the House of Commons 10 the House
of Lords. Nancy stood for his vacant
seat and was elected
Actually, she was not the first
woman TO win the honor. Countess
MarkiewicZ had beaten her 10 it, But
the Countess, a fiery Irish National
ist, had disdaiued TO take the oath
of allegiance. 50 Nancy was the first,
and at that time the only member
of her sex 10 be admitted 10 that most
exclusive-until then-mens club in
the world.
Her husband, Of a somewhat re.
firing disposition 20 begin with,
thenceforth went into an eclipse.
When inteiviewers happened 20 sur
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1945-01-14

War men, Russia, drinking and
sin have been her chief aversionS.
However, once she got started moth
ing was really safe.
Even such unlikely. objects of
criticism as motherhood cts all
tommyrot!D. the Sto.k ("British
women do not want their men to
come home from the war for the sole
purpose of starting families'D and
feminine apparel C'Immoral clothes
are things we have got TO faceD.
Women are the weakest things in
the world" she once remarked and
another time startled one of her five
sons by telling him that, IF l had
known as much as 1 do now, 1
shouldn't have had you at all"
Lacking her outburstS, Parliament
is going to seem hushed
However, in one or the other of
its Houses. four AStorS -her re-ani-
mated husband her son, her brother
in.law and Lord Willoughby de
EreSby, who married daughter
p1ylhS. still remain, so maybe
Nancys giIt of CAB and crusading
mantle viii descend TO one of them.
rHE aNsEnHEaN wx-EUHUx
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ISN'T that a triumph for men?"
Meek as any brow.beaten house
wife. she. who had made career out
Of forcing her will on others, finally
mad bowed 10 her husbands will
All those brave and ringing mega
ives had ended In a humble. Yes"
Though il seemed TO many of her
antagonists that she never before had
spoken the word, they naturally real
lied (when amaZement had sub
sided) that she must have done SO
at least once, and 10 the same man
when he proposed.
Nor, the record discloses, was that
the only other time for she had been
lived before, TO Robert Gould Shaw,
of Boston. However, she made up for
that slip by divorcing Mr.. Shaw
in 1903.
Three. years later, William Wal
d0rf Astor Whose father, grandson
of old John jacob, had expatriated
himself % England and become a
yiscount "discovered'-to use his
wOvd-7nj married Nancy. one of
the five fabulously beautiful daugh-
January u, 1915
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rendering her seat.
Nystifying enough
IN itself. this an
1ouncemeut vas lent
a supreme touch Of
fantasy by the ex-
pianation that went
with IL.
Today. she said,
II have done . thing
that has been terri
BILE for me- - one of
the hardest things I
nave ever done in
my life, but a thing
that every man IN
the world will APP
prove of. l have said
will not fight the
ext election be-
cause my husband
lid not want me 70.
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served, anu, since
nobody in her party
seemed disposed to
find her one, Nancy
had to forage for
herself, winding up.
somewhat symbol
ically, among the
opposition.
The hostility
towards her ha s
been tempered with
the years, but it
has persisted. Cam
paigns have been
Waged 70 have he,
elected. MembelN
h ave sh outed .
Throw her OUT"
She has been called
"a dirty liar, " told
ito 60 b a c k t o
America. advised
TO hold her tongue.
But, lashing out
with a fine diSre-
gard of persons -
no matter how eX-
allied and of sub
jects, no m tier
how delicate - she
always has been
more than a match
for her adveTsaries.
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Contrary Nancy Had Always Re-
piled With Vigorous NO" but
This Time When He Ordered Her TO
Quit Parliament. She HumbIY
Obeyed
By CHARLES ROBBINS

EVER since her days in girlish panties the battle
- cry Of American-born Viscountess Nancy Astor
k- has been. NO No! thousand times no."
In fact when those same panties-or, at least a
pair remarkably like them-were proudly placed on
exhibition in a Virginia museum (for their historic
value. Of course), she cried. "Noi"
m The poet Lander wrote. Il Strove with none for
NJ one worth my strife" Less chooSy, Nancy
Strove with almost everybody
The past tense is used adviSedly, for a few weeks
ago this battling woman proclaimed her impending
retirement from the fray After Is successive years
IN Britains Parliament-of which she became the
first woman member in history-she at last is sur.
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then Prime Minister. said he couldn't
have been more shocked IL she had
walked into his bathroom.
Seats in the House weren't re-
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-01-20
Recommend NAACP
Youth Council For
All. Negro Colleges

oRANGEBcRG. Sc A reso-
luton supporting The program OF
the NAAcP and recommending
establishment OF youth councils
Oh every Negro campus IN south
ern areas. was adopted by the
Association ~ colleges and Sec
cndary schools For Negroes at
iis recent meeting here
Tho resoluiinn read
I'VE commend mo program OF
The National Association For The
Advancement OF colorcd People
70 establish legal bases for equal
iiy OF educational opportunities
tor Ncero Youth. and We rcaf-
iirm orr support 81 tho program
w urge our member Institutions
10 encourage Tho ORGANIZATION or
tlgh school and eollese tbap-
tors 10 their respective insftu-
tions and youth councils In their
local communities"