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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-10
PREMIER ATTLEE
ON WAY TO U. S.

LONDON, Nov. g. (P) Prime
Minister Attlee flew tonight toward
Washington for atomic energy talks
which he hoped would help achieve
a world "safe for the common
man. and Danish fear of the atomic
bomb.
Speaking at a Lord Mayor S
luncheon, Attlee said he would dis.
cuss world affairs with President
Truman and Canadian Prime Min
lister w. L. Mackenzie King in the
light, the terrible light, of the dis.
covery of atomic energy"
4 go to the consideration of these
high matters not downcast or de.
pressed" he said, "but in a spirit
of high endeavor to try to serve
my fellow men,"
London newspapers specialized
that Premier Stain might join Tru.
man and Attlee for Big Three con-
ferences in Washington, but a
spokesman at No. 10 Downing
street said "as far as we know
here, there is nothing in that report
at ALL" Moscow dispatches showed
that Russia was keenly interested
in the Observation-Disclosures
atomic energy talks.
Attlee left an airport near London
at $50 p. m. d:3G p. M, EST in a
Skymaster plane, followed by an.
other plane earring Sir John Ander.
son, chairman of the British atomic
energy committee.
In Washington, Congressional
leaders arranged for Attlee to aid
dress a joint session of the House
and Senate at 1890 p. M, EST,
Tuesday.
II want a world which will be
safe for the common man." Attlee
declared at the luncheon.
London learned its lesson. Only
by the world learning the same les
son can civilization endure. The
foundation of world order must be
laid in the hearts of men,"
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-10
WAVE OF KIDNAPPING
STIRS MEXICO CITY
NEWSPAPERS, RADIO

MEXICO CITY, Nov. 9. Up
Newspapers and radio stations to.
day took cognizance of an increase
in kidnapping in the capital and
called for public action.
Saying nine children have disap-
peared in a week, Excelsior sug.
gested babies are being sent to the
United States for sale to war wives
who intend to use them to get good
alimony in divorce actions against
returning soldiers.
Novedades in front page edi-
torial called for public action. The
newspaper asserted that in one case
a boy of eight was blinded, his face
disfigured and he was compelled
by threats to be. a professional
beggar. The father recognized the
boys voice, according to the news
paper, and took him home al
though the boy was terrorized by
his kidnappers' threats to kill him
if he told his story.
The wave of disappearance fol.
lows the recent abolition of the
wartime death penalty for such
crimes and Novedades attributes
the boldness Of kidnappers to that
fact and to the failure of the police
to act efficiently in such cases.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-10
CHINESE REDS
MASS AT WALL

Communist forces" along the Great
Wall 10 miles to the north-ready
for the main round of China's un-
declared war, Associated Press
correspondent Richard Bergholz
reported from the scene.
Semi-official sources in Chung
king confirmed his report, conced-
ing that the government likely will
make its major drive to Manchuria
by moving eastward from the
Chinwangtao area along the Peip,
ing-Mukden (Manchuria) railroad.
Nationalist hope to reach Man
churia this month to replace with
drawing Russian ccupat o n
forces.
A Chinese Red spokesman as
serted that many airplanes were
massed at Peiping, ready to carry
government troops to Changchun,
Manchurian capital. He inferred
that Reds had no way of blocking
airborne movements, but added
that if any passage of ground forces
through liberated areas were at.
tempted it would INSTANTLY be chal.
lenged.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-10
BY The ASSOCIATED PRESS


Stockholders of Higgins Industries
Inc, New Orleans, yesterday back
ed up their Presidents stand on
labor relations by voting to liqui-
date the bodybuilding company be-
cause of a strike.
Other prime labor developments:
l. The CLIO United Automobile
Workers rejected General Motors
proposed compromise Of the union S
30 per cent wage rate increase
demands.
2. The Navy announced return
to private control Of three Ohio
oil refineries seized as the result
of strikes.
The announcement of Andrew j.
Higgins, president of the big gulf
bodybuilding works, that he was
closing his three plants for keeps"
in the midst of walkout of 1000
AF'L. workers who protested his re-
fusal to negotiate new contract.
Abandonment of operations, Hig-
gins said, would mean scrapping
of 4O,0OO,O 900 worth of orders and
a program for employment of some
10000 persons at payrols running
into millions annually.
The Higgins stockholders an
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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-10
SIGNS
TAXCUT MEASURE

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9. Up
Federal tax cuts for everybody in
1916 are now an assured fact.
The White House announced to-
day that President Truman had
signed the bill looping an estimat-
ed IS, 92O, 00O, 1000 off the total Of tax
es that will be paid by individuals
and corporations next year.
1t will be the first general tax
reduction since 1929, when Presi'
dent Hoover signed christmas
present" slash. Congressional spon'
sors of the cuts argued that they
would stimulate business to such
an extent that the Treasury actual
ly may not suffer a loss in revenue.
The total cut is nearly $1,000, 00O,'
900 larger than that recommended
by the government.
The legislation was signed by
Mr., Truman Thursday night. Here
is what it will do:
For individuals Ends income
tax paying entirely for 100000
persons who now pay only the three
per cent normal tax levied on all
net income above $500; assures 1C
per cent or more reductions for
persons making up to $4,000 year
with smaller percentage cuts for
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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-10
COURT DROPS TWO
THALHIMER COUNTS

CHERRY POINT, N. c., Nov. o.
.R-Two specifications charging
Cap William B. Thalhimer, Jr.,
Marine Corps officer from Rich
mond, Va, with Irregularities in
the handling of Post Exchange at
fairs at this air base, today were
dropped by a court-martial hearing
the charges.
The trial board, composed OF
seven Marine Corps and Navy Of
ficers, held that the two specifica-
tons were not Sin due form for
failure to allege offenses, and
ordered them withdrawn. In with
drawing them, the board held that,
in view of the fact that Post Ex-
change funds are not government
funds, no violations of the U. S.
code were committed.
T. Post Public Relations Office
said the first of the two specifica-
tons withdrawn alleged that Capt.
Thalhimer in his capacity as Post
Exchange officer, sold $4,000 worth
of slips to TIL. thinner Brothers, Inc,
Richmond department store OF
which Capt. Thalhimer is a direc-
tor. ...s.
The second alleged the purchase
by Capt. Thalhimer, as Post Elk
change officer, of merchandise val
ued = $4,000 from Thalhimer
Brothers, Inc.
Tho other specifications which
will be heard by the court martial
charge the officer with conduct to
the prejudice of good order and
discipline, culpable inefficiency in
the performance Of duty and neg
lect of duty between last November
and last March.
As Post Exchange officer, Capt.
Thalhimer was in charge of 20 post
exchange branches on the Marine
Air Base reservation.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-10
CAMP LEJEUNE WILL
HOLD "OPEN HOUSE" )
FOR VISITORS TODAY

Camp Lejeune will open its
gates to civilians for the first
time since the war today, to
honor the 10th anniversary Of
the United States Marine
Corps And a very special
program has been planned at
the camp, 1t. M. C. Dixon,
Public Relation Officer, an
nounced last night.
"Open House" will be held
at the camp between the hours
of 10 am. to 4 pm. and the
public is cordially invited to
attend during the appointed
hours, 1t. Dixon said.
The motorcade bringing
WIImingtonians to the camp
will leave here at 9 am, and
all others who are not PLAN
ming to join the motorcade are
invited to to visit the camp
during the day.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-10

CHAPEL HILL, Nov. 9.-P-
It's a good thing it was warm
today. Otherwise Daisy Mae would
have frozen.
Carolina goods invaded Dog
patch (The University Campus
today all set for chasing the LII
Abner of their choice, and they
were dressed for the part. 1t was
Sadie Hawkins day at UNC.
Classroons and campus were
filled with various types, shapes,
and sizes Of LII Abner's blonde
girl friend. Some wore dungarees
and plaid shirts with their toes
tied in rags others had abbre-
waited tattered skirts and low
neck blouses. One wore an out
ooded small derby with flow
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-10
Bids On Job
To Be Asked
By Company
FOR SHIP BERTHS
Channel Deeping To Ex-
tend From Cape Fear
To Highway Bridge

Bids for dredging the Brunswick
river and large areas along both
its banks, from it's point of con.
nection with the Cape Fear river
northward to- the U. S. highway No.
II bridge, to provide a storage
basin for surplus American merch.
ant ships will be asked very short.
ly" by the North Carolina Ship.
building company, officials of the
shipyard said yesterday.
Meantime, purchases of the
necessary land along the stream
are being negotiated by the U. S
Maritime commission.
These disclosures were made yes.
terday afternoon shortly after the
site was inspected by Vice Admiral
H. L. Vickery,- vice chairman OF
the Maritime commission, Captain
T. L. Schumacher, USN, his special
assistant, and members of his staff.
Coming here from Washington by
plane, Admiral Vickery first view.
ed the location from the air. Later,
accompanied by Captain Roger Viii.
liams, president of the shipbuilding
company, and other officials, he
and his party visited the area by
boat. Admiral Vickery, it was
learned, appeared pleased with the
possibilities Of the site. He and his
staff left on the return flight to
Washington late in the afternoon.
The work of preparing the basin
will be carried out by the shipbuild.
ing company for the Maritime com.
mission. Dredging operations in the
river and nearby abandoned rice
fields will be started as soon as bids
can be obtained and contract
awarded. The areas will be dredged
to depth sufficient to accom-.
mpdate Libertys and other type
ships the Maritime commission will
lay up, from the southern tip OF
Eagles island, where the Bruins.
wick joins the Cape Fear, to the
highway bridge, a distance of ap.
proximately two and three-quarter
miles. Although the number of ships
to be stored has not been disclosed,
it is understood that they will ex.
tend from the mouth of the stream
to the highway span. In addition to
dredging the lay-up area, it will
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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-10
Nv SPENCER MOOSA
AZ staff Correspondent

ru1TNGKING, Nov. y - P) -
,. C Communists issued blunt
C I..ar OUT warning today to Ma.
. s,as troops waiting ominously
!v the thousands on Manchuria' S
Oy ,,.hern border, along the historic
sys Wall near American-guarded
Chinwangtao,
Tbe Reds cancelled abruptly a
,,5eduled afternoon peace talk in
ss,nngking and said they would op-
. entry Of Generalissimo Chang
WV yva5;..shek's troops into Manchuria
na anv other liberated areas"
o. Tho ne government, they charged, is
.ina 4s armies aggregating III
u l ailsiions-nearly 100000 men
s III this civil war;" plus $780, 900
lvl troops. Forty-nine Of the
ppoppeprnment divisions are supplied
s ''Sol1v or partly with American
Equipment, they asserted
rhiang's troops, pouring from
.nsricsn transports in the Aneri.
unsecured North China port OF,
s css;nwangtao, are facing strong
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-10
WORKERS RECOVER
BODIES OF FLlERS

CORPUS CHRISTI, Tex, Nov.
-(R-Five bodies have been recov
cred from Corpus Christi bay to
day, scene of the collision of two
navy planes which cost the lives
of % men last night.
Two long-range patrol seaplanes
skimming about 200 feet above the
surface of the bay in the dark
collided and sank about eight mile!
out.
Six survivors were picked up
One died at the Naval Hospital, ans
the condition of the other five wa!
reported serious but favorable to
day.
The bodies of sixteen other mer
listed by the Navy as presumed
lost" are still being sought.
Naval officials said today taa
one plane was taking of. from Spot
Island, minor naval base, and the
other was coming in for landing.
After the collision one plane
plummeted into the waters i'm
mediately but the pilot Of the sec
ond plane fought short vain battle
to regain control. His ship wa:
seen to wobble awkward1y ane
then fall. striking the water with
terrific force.
Both ships were of the type
known as Mariners
The accident was one of the mos
serious ever to occur at the Nava
Base here, one of the l0gesk in thu
nation.
Names of the victims have no
been released.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-10

BALTIMORE, Nov. 9-R)-Poor
Santa Claus got the old heave-ho
today-along with the stork-from
sociology Professor Ivan E. Nc
Dougle of Goucher College, who
declared that parents should sub
stitute democratic philosophy
1.-The Santa Claus myth has lived
too long in terms of child psychol'
ogy," Professor McDougle said in
an interview with the Baltimore
News-Post. Parents should sub.
titut'e democratic philosophy.
Children have to learn to get
along" i.--
And when it comes to living too
long. 80 has the stork myth, "
McDougle added.
It wasn't that Professor Nc
Dougle forgot how close it's getting
to Christmas, but just a question
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-10
Liberal Party In Japan
Starts Election Drive
L eaders Give Notice
They Will Battle
Communism

TOKYO, Nov. 9. -P)-Japan's
new Liberal party plunged today
into the empires first peace-time
election campaign with platform
calling for a democratic system"
under Emperor Hirohito.
Assembling in Tokyo for the
inaugural rally, party members
served notice they would battle the
Communists program to "over
throw the Emperor and establish
Dictatorship"
A few Communists filtered into
the park where several thousand
persons were attending the rally
and heckled the speakers, but
there were no disorders, members
1chiro Hatoyma, the party's pres
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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-10
EXPERT TESTIFIES
FOR MERGER PLANS

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9.-(P-
Testimony that a merger with
the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
would be advantageous to the
Florida East Coast Railway was
offered today at the windup Of
one phase of an Interstate Com.
merce Commission hearing.
Under the Consolidation plan
of the ACL, the East Coast line
could expect to receive a great
er proportion of the combined
earnings than it would contribute.
declared Fairman Dick of New
York City.
Dick was presented by the AcL
as an expert on railroad financing.
His testimony concluded the hear
ing here, but the Atlantic Coast
Line will call additional witness.
es when the hearing resumes in
West Palm Beach on Tuesday.
A: the Florida phase of the
hearing, testimony also will be
IdhCll IL Jill WlIllCoSCS dQVOCdtlil6
that Florida East Coast be re-
organized as separate compa.
ny, as provided in a previously.
approved ICC plan.
The Alfred l. Dupont estate 10
backing the separate reorganiza-
ton plan and under it, according
to previous ACL witnesses, would
gain control of the railroad
through it's interest in the st. Joe
Paper Company.
Dick testified that, even if the
depression period were more
or less ignored" operations Of
Florida East Coast indicated 1t
would not contribute more than
1248 per cent Of the earnings to
a consolidated company.
Allotment Of II per cent Of the
consolidated earnings to Florida
East Coast and the rest to the
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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-10
TINY HELICOPTER
MAKES ITS DEBUT
By MARY HARRIGAN
United Press Staff CORRESPONDENT

WHITE PLAIN, N. Y, Nov o.
The worlds smallest Helicopte1
made its debut today. Little big.
ger than tall boys model plane,
1t grass-hopped all over West
port Alrfield and bounced into the
air, complete success.
only 10 feet long, but with room
Tor two passengers, it was built
as the first of a family, ranging
up to 20 passenger planes of the
same design. 1t had two 20-foo:
wooden rotors.
Designer Donald De Lackner, a
eo-aeagner Of the Gee Bee, in
which 1t. Gen. James Dooittle
set 1882 speed record, had his
ues' friend, Alex Papano, veteran
.eSs pilot, in the drivers seat for
~ nrSt run. 1t took Papano more
alda an hour to ''get rid Of
queaks' and take the plane four
VII VIC ground.
rapano didn't try to take it any
asner; The test was of ground
.Oalfol. Coast Guard observers
s announced the Helicopter ''the
4'Vss encouraging we've seen in
long, long time"
~ rocked, huttered, and tore
!; aOuu' while four mechanics held
~ 70 keep it from going up.
oo, could have waited another
l IE of weeks to test her." De
m o" said. But there are
o meI Ioo men designing new Hell.
'p .,s all over the country, and
them. W "eep oAeao u
CIV, Today I just wanted to make
s sa1 TN get off the ground at all,
aad 1t does"
~. His wife, employees in his too,
Sn a die shop and his Cocker
p', nut all turned out to watch
roos me e little Helicopter will fly
1s ole than 100 miles per hour, Dc
vii, lAiief said. On larger ones, he
s WV use up to $50 horsepower EN-
''' The baby" has sc horse
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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-10
Bucharest
Quiet After
Fatal Riot
PEASANTS BLAMED
Eyewitnesses Say Co m
munists Started Trouble
In Royal Square

BUCHAREST, Rominia, Nov. 9.
-R)-Bucharest was tensely quiet
today after Thursdays Royal
Square riots which the Soviet
sponsored government Of Premier
Petru Groza Immediately blamed
on an "anarchial movement" d.
rected by Romania's National
Peasant and Liberal patries.
A check of hospitals and NOR
CUES showed at least seven were
killed nd 81 wounded in the six
hour long fighting climaxed when
Romanian troops machlnegunned
t. crowd.
A Ministry of Interior communi-
que declared the Liberal and
Peasant parties had for weeks
prepared a movement of disor'
der eliminating in the strife yes
terday between Communists and
supporters of young King Mihai.
But eyewitnesses disagreed, de-
claring the battle started only when
Communists tried to break up the
demonstration by 10000 to $4,000
persons gathered in the Royal
Square to observe Mihai's oath
birthday anniversary. The Groza
government, lifting with the
King ever since it refused Mihai's
request that it resign, had for
hidden any demonstrations.
The communique charged the
demonstrators had COMMITTED
Fascist acts, attacking public
buildings" under the "cloak OF
a monarchist demonstration"
The demonstrators waved Ro-
manian national flags, and pic
lures of Mihai, but I saw no party
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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-10
Mild Weather Proves Aid
Sadie Ha1ukins At UNC

er sticking straight up in front.
The LII Abner's blossomed out
in Dogpatch regalia, too, and
the race went on throughout the
day. Even the ROTC, Marine and
Viz students were given special
permission by Captain E. E. Haz-
lett, Jr., commanding officer. to
doff their uniforms this after.
noon and don their glad Dog
patch rags. w.
The days program, sponsored
by the University Veterans Asso.
citation and the Carolina Indepen
dent Coed Association and ar
ranged by Miss Martha Rice, ,di.
rector of Graham Memorial, got
under way with mass Sadie
Hawkins race on Fetzer Field this
afternoon.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-10
Professor Giues Heaue-Ho
To Santa Claus, Mr.. Stork

of facing facts with facts.
''We are a superscientific peo-
ple," he continued. I'VE can solve
material problems, but if we try to
solve social problems they say we
are setting up 'brain trust. They
laugh at it. We don't face facts
with immaterial problems.
McDougle didn't find complete
agreement, however, from one
psychiatrist, DR.. George Preston,
Maryland Commissioner of Mental
Hygiene.
DR.. Preston defended S a n a
warmly as a means of teaching
children kindness, generosity and
honesty. "1t is a valuable myth, :"
he said, land stories, and myths
are useful and harmless-but the
truth is essential.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-10
Higgiins Stockholders
Vote Plant Liquidation
officer SHOOTS
NEGRO ON STREET

Willie James Corbett, negro
,,"u+ q 8O6 North Fourth street,
was shot last night and died later
" lanes Walker hospital, after
ss;na crested for disorderly con-
duct and resisting an officer.
corbett who was said by police
IN have been highly intoxicated at
the Victory Cafe, 300 block on
Fo,r+h street, was urged by a
friend to go home before he got
into trouble. Outside the cafe a
witness said he urged Corbett again
10 go home.
patrolman G. c. Looney, who
was on duty at that time, report
ed that he arrested Corbett for
dsorderly conduct and at that Cor
bett struck him knocking him
down. The officer got up and Cor
bet knocked him down again.
Looaey drew his gun while try
ing to reason with Corbett who
reached in his hip pocket as If to
pull a gun or knife. The officer
then shot him, police reports stat
ed Corbett continued to grapple
and fight the officer but finally
fell to the sidewalk. The officer,
who was accompanied by a Ma
rine MP. on the beat, called the
police car and took Corbett to the
hospital where he died at $3.50 o
clock.
Sgt, Phillip Parish, after COM
pleting Investigations announced
that Looney acted in line of duty
and that an inquest will be held
this afternoon at 3 o'clock.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-10
Indonesiians
Must Disarnl
Early Today
LEADERS DEFIANT
Radio Breakfasts Exhort
Battle Against Orders
By British General
BY RALPH MORTON
AP Staff CORRESPONDENT

BATAVIA, Nov. 9-lR - British
reinforcements took up new posi-.
lions in tension-gripped Soerabaja
tonight, and prepared for a show
down battle If the Indonesians re-
fuse to obey an ultimatum to sur.
render their arms by a. m. to-
British planes showered leaflets
on the naval base, outlining the
exact procedure for unconditional
surrender by the Indonesians. A
Dutch monitor at Soerabaja, how.
ever, said Nationalist leaders were
exhorting their followers by radio
to battle to the last.
A general uprising threatened
all through the rich island of Java
led by an army of 100000 Indon.
eslans determined to resist restora-
ton of Dutch colonial rule.
British military authorities ad.
mitted frankly the situation al
Soerabaja was critical. They an.
nounced that clashes to date In the
naval base had caused 3O3 British
and Indian casualties, including
81 killed, 189 missing and 50
wounded. 4
They brought in new forces Of
the Fifth Indian Division yesterday
and deployed their troops into key
positions. The British were spread
around a part of the perimeter Of
Soerabaja, in the Pogt area, ano
occupied a seaplane base west oil
the city's airfield.
Beside instructing Indonesians on
how to surrender their arms, 1t
Gen. Sir Philip Christison, Allied
commander in the Dutch East
Indies, issued proclamation de-
claring the British would tolerate
no resistance" in seeking out and
Furnishing those responsible for the
Staying of Brig. A. w. F. Mallaby
about 10 days ago.
Cnristison asserted that the cur
rent British action was not IAN at.
tack on the liberties of the Indon-
esian people" nor an attempt to
settle political future of Indonesia
by force.
He said the situation in Soera.
baja differed from the rest of Java
and doesn't concern the rest OF
Indonesia."
"Tae British have no quarrel
with the people of Indonesia, -
Christison added, stressing that il
was the Extremist" in Soerabaja
who would be punished.
1T is only on those who attack
(COntinued m Pace Five. Col. p
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-10
u. S.-RUSSIA PLANS
TO REMOVE TROOPS
FROM CZECH CITIES

WASHINGTON, Nov. O. P -
The State Department announced
today that the United States and
Russia plan to withdraw their
forces from Czechoslovakia by
Dec. l.
"Allied forces which have re-
manned in Czechoslovakian terri
tory x x are no longer needed to
protect the Czechoslovak people
against Nazi depredations," the
State Department announcement
said.
The continued presence Of the
Allied forces undoubtedly con-
stitutes a drain on the Czechos-
lovak economy" is delaying re-
covery and rehabilitation, the an
nOuncement added.