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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-07
Second Church Women HonoEed

The Meritorious Award from the Waterbury Chapter of the Ameri. can Red Cross was presented to the Women's Association of the Second Congregational Church Wednesday afternoon in recognition of service rendered during the critical war period by the members of the As- sociation.
 Among those who did executive work were: Mrs. Julius B. Smith, Chairmon Of Home Service; Mrs. P. O. purinton, 3rd vice chairman Of Volunteer Special Service and chair man of Stan Assistants: Mrs. Al- fred A. Baldwin. chairman of the Sewing Group at the Red Gross and also chairman of the Sewing Group at the church: Mrs. ?. B. Webster, chairman of the Wednes- day Sewing Group and served on the War Fund: Mrs. Harold G. Manning. chairman of the Solicit ation in Banks during War Fund and also on Blood Banks and Sur gical Dressings: Mrs. Joel I. But Ter, chairman of the Packing com- mittee and Disaster Relief Sup- plies: Mrs. l.. M. Pendleton. Moni- tor of Surgical Dressings and train- ed Stan Assistant and Secretary Of the Speakers Bureau; Mrs. Victor E. Anderson. trained Stan Assist ant: Mrs. Herman Rooster. Roll Call and War Fund chairman for six years, co-ordinator of branches. first vice-chairinan of the voiun- teer Special Services and chairman of the Speakers Bureau.
 Also many other ladies in the Church gave time and worked on sewing and surgical dressings each week during the war periods. Most ladies who held executive posi- tions are still carrying on through the postwar period.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-07

TIT, Moorestown, \. ]. wilson was also recipient of the Bausch Lomh Honorary Science Award. was elect. cd to Cum Laude Society, and re. ceived honorable mention ia physics Mayer received honorable mention la mathematics and physics, while Caldwell received honorable men. tion in mathematics and was award. sd the Rensselaer, Polytechnic rnsti- ute Alumni Association medal for outstanding work In mathematical and physics.
 William Edward Moblltgelle, III Hamden, Conn, was awarded the New Boy Achievement Medal given to that new boy contributing the most to the school through sound character. high scholarship. and wholesome leadership.
 Other Connecticut boys to receive honors were: William W. vosburgh III. Waterbury, recipient Of prizes for excellence In senior Spanish and American History. honorable men. ton in Latin, and election to Cum Laude Society: John Marvin, New Haven, recipient of the fnter-cluh Silver medal prize for excellence in English, election to Cum Laude, and honorable mention In the eompeti. ton for the Johnston Cup in debat. ing: Donald choate. Bridgeport, re. cipient of prize for excellence in French, and honorable mention ir mathematics; and Edward Couch Rocky Hill, recipient of the Intel Club Bronze medal and the Connec. ticut Harvard Club award to ths outstanding member of the Uppel Middle class.
 Cum Laude
 Graduates elected to Cum Hsaudt Society, national honorary scholas. tic society were: Edward 3. Hansell Atlanta. Ga, John T. Marvin, New Haven, Philip K. Smith, New Bruns- wick. Alan Ward. New York City and Winthrop D. Waterman. West port. Conn. Twelve other member; Of the class were elected to the soc ciety at the February commence ment exercises.
 The following members of the graduating class are from Water bury and vicinity: from Waterbury: Alvin R. Daniels. son of Mir. and Mrs. Raymond H. Daniels. 8 Fair view Street: William Demher. son Of Mir. and Mrs. David Dember. l0s Lexington Avenue: Edward Griggs. son of Mfr. and Mrs. Henry L.. Griggs, 435 Harrington Avenue. and Wil- liam w. Vosburgh III, son of Mfr. and Mrs. William w. Vosburgh. Jr., el coniston Avenue: from Middle bury: John R. Freeman III. son Of Mr. and Mrs. John R. Freeman. Jr.: and from Watertown: George N. AL lerton. Jr.. son Of Mr. and Mrs George N. Allerton. 0uernseyton Road: Thomas Cassidy, son Of Mir. and Mrs. John II. Cassidy. iei Woodruff Street: and John O. Has, tings. son Of Mr. and Mrs. Vinal V. Hastings. 7l North Street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-07
Doptist Church
 Sponsors Supper

SeFeaoe tar tAe eAeallen of ehtl- 9TNM WSll ee held at tne FtESt BapaAza cANfch Sanaay morning et aosao. WllA AnasA b Pieqce. Ptezls Gent of tAe Connecticut Baptist Cunpentlon and . pEolAine0t las- mAn an the woR& nf the Nckthefn Bapaass Church Sunday morning et aossA, wsth AmaaA b. plerce. PfeSi-
 dent e tAe connecticus Baptist
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-07

made poNziole oeoAuse oI ool vast collections"
 .conAnt also reported a Q percent expansion in university tacilitaeS Dat said Q sein was 0ecessAfg v
 agn away applicAnts
 ~At the tlFSl of ApEa the enroll ment was approximately s'eoA~ he said, next September oe nex4 Peo. guAry the flkure may 60 as hl8A as ta.0Oo. Such large increases mean that for sosae years we shah be working under abnormal conditions of excessipe croWaine.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-07
FIRST INSTRUMENT

The cimbalom. which plays an important story point in Para. mounts Easy Come. Easy Go" is said to be the instrument from which all other muld-stringed in- strumen.s except the harp origin- afed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-07

The seth annual convention of the Connecticut Branch of Catholic central verein and the goth an- nual convention of the Connecticut Branch of National Catholic wo- mems Union will be held Sunday with the Rev. Peter Cuny. pastor of St. Cecilia's Church, host to both groups.
 The program will open with a mass meeting in St. Cecilia's Church Hall. A high Mass will be celebrated at II by Father Cuny. The Rev. George Reilly, of the fm- maculate Conception Church, will give the sermon.
 Following a dinner at the Melody
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-07
ILt. Col. Wulsh Accapfs Commiesion

Lk. Col. James ?. Walas. ie DalA uniel Street. has accepted q come mission ln the 0Faanl4od RosVn Corps according to Lt. Coi. Jcsaph Confoy. ln charge oi ogaanlned t0@ serve activities for this area. Me was recently awarded the Army Commentator Ribbon.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-07

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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-06
BOYD WAGES WAR
ON HIGHER RATE
Wilmington Traffic Ex-
pert Claims Rails Would
Lose Coal Revenues

SIN my opinion, If there is any
increase in the rates on coal to
Wilmington, it is certain that the
rail carriers will further lose reve-
nue." Maj. Henry E. Boyd, mana.
ger Of the Wilmington Port Traffic
association, said yesterday as he
testified before the Interstate Com
merce commission in Asheville.
Major Boyd's testimony was
given as the coal rate case opened
in the mountain city yesterday.
The hearing was called by the lCC
after many industries and coal
merchants associations of North
Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
and Tennessee protested the high
freight rates proposed by certain
southern railroads.
Lose, Not Gain
The Wilmington traffic manager
attempted to show that any In.
creases in the rates would cause
the carriers to lose, rather than
gain, revenue.
IF new coal rates are 10 be
made, it should be on q downward,
not upward scale, so that the
See BOYD on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-06

naive enough to call it Chapter
Number Last" of the steamboat
saga.
But it looks as though the old
steamboat shades will never rest
in peace. No sooner do we gel
them tucked away in their mau.
soleum than they bust right Out
again. Take, for instance, the
haunting letter which fluttered Out
of our mailbag last. night:
WONDERFUL DAYS - NDear
Along the Cape Fear-Just draw
a deep breath for you are in fol
it, since you don't seem to kne"
very much about the boats of the
Cape Fear. IN
There was the old Worth which
used to ply the waters of the
Upper Cape Fear between Will
mington and Fayetteville and which
sank at Fayetteville over so years
ago.
"The "A. P. Hurt which now
rests at the foot of Dock street.
1.-The City of Fayetteville which
was sold and is now being used
as a ferry-boat somewhere ir
South Carolina.
"These old boats furnished pleas
ure for the folks on the Upper and
See CAPE FEAR on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-06
Along The Cape Fear

SPOOK-STUFF - In our time
we've heard of people being haunt
ed by a highly diverse amount Of
things-ghosts, COLLINS, ogres, ban
shoes, bill-collectors, and con
sciences.
Some of these haunts-or ha'nts.
if you prefer-are run-of-the-mil
spook-stuff and some r down
right unusual. One of the most
unusual we've ever bent a tremb-
ling ear to hear about is the
phanaom rickshaw which drove tc
lunacy an Englishman who dlo
away with his wife.
But never in all our Witching-hou1
perusals of the legends of the 1ano
of the supernatural have we ever
heard of a person haunted by such
an extraordinary group OF ghosts
the like of which are booing and
waving their spectral robes at Us
these days and nights.
STEAMBOAT SHADES - No
Never. never have we heard O.
a person bedeviled by the shades
Of steamboats,.
Last Monday, after a long serie:
NJ stories on the steamboats, which
used to smudge the landscape
along the Cape Fear, we wrote
what we thought was the fina-
story on the subject. W. were
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-06
spa ASKS STATE
TO PROVIDE FUND
Ports Authority Seeks
$4,000 For Admin
strative Purposes

RALEIGH, June S - (P - The
State Ports authority Wednesday
asked the Council of State for a
$25,000 yearly appropriation for
administrative purposes beginning
July l.
Appearing before the council, te
make the request were R. B. Page
of Wilmington, Ports Authority
chairman, and former Governor J,
M. Broughton, general counsel.
Surveys Started
The Authority, created by the 1916
legislature, has been operating OK
its own funds for several months
during which time a survey of ali
ports facilities, navagatible waters
and streams and other present ano
potential shipping facilities has
been started. The survey is being
financed by a 500, oGO appropriation
from the Federal Public Works
agency.
The %authority's request was re.
ferred to Attorney General Harry
Mcmillan to determine if it is a
State agency and entitled to op-
Grating funds from the State. In
the event it is declared a State
agency funds for its operation will
See SPA on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-06
SENATE PASSES
DRAFT EXTENSION
IS, 19-Year-O lds Subject
To Service Again After
r.. This Month

WASHINGTON, June 5-(P)-The
Senate passed a draft extension bill
Wednesday, which would continue
the act until May Is, 1877, permit
10 and 19-year-olds to be drafted
again after this month, and raise
the pay of enlisted men.
The vote on final passage was 6s
to 8. 1t came after the Senate de-
feated, So to IA, a proposal that
actual inductions be halted while
the volunteer system got a further
trial with the pay of an Army
private raised from $50 to $75 a
month.
Main Features
The main features of the Sen
ate bill, which grants most of the
administrators requests, are sub.
ject now to House action. That
chamber voted an. extension only
to. Feb. Is with a ban on teen-age
inductions, and approved pay in.
creases in a separate measure.
The Senate and House, in seek
ing to adjust their differences, will
work, against a July 1 deadline
when the temporary draft exten.
sion expires.
Urges Delay
Senators Revercomb R.-W.V a.),
Wilson R.-Iowa), and Wheery
R.-Neb.) had proposed the stop on
inductions, arguing that Congress
should await results from the pay
increase.
CT don't want to draft American
boys to march into SPAIN. Rever-
comb said, adding thatshe does not
know what this country's commit
ments might be-. "And I don'twant
to draft boys to take part in a
civil war in China"
I Administration leaders contend
ed it would be dangerous to ban
inductions and leave future man
power needs of the armed forces to
See DRAFT on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-06

While the spokesman would
not comment on reports that
Russia might veto acceptance
of the report, some delegates
saw the Soviet attitude as open
ing the way for a possible
veto.
No instructions
Neither the United States
nor the British delegations had
received instructions from their
governments Wednesday after
noon, but spokesman for both
groups said it could be safely
assumed that they would OBJ
ject to some of the sub-com-
mittee's conclusions.
The subcommittee report,
See COUNCIL on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-06

LONDON, June 5-P-Wlns-
ton Churchill charged bluntly
Wednesday that 1.-The SEEDS OF a
new world war are being soWn
in Soviet-influenced areas Oh
Eastern Europe, and Prime
Minister Attlee declared Rus.
STA was ignoring "the spirit"
of the Potsdam agreements.
Attlee, however, said the
British should not Judge the
present state of the world Who'll
ly pessimistically." and eau.
toned against "ths counsel OF
despair that would divide Eur.
ope into two separate camps"
Churchill warned that 1T
cannot be in the interest OF
Russia to 60 on irritating the
United States"
He said he marvelled that In
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-06
WARREN VICTORY
CHEERING TO COP
California Governor Wins
Both Major Party
denominations
BY The Associated Press

Gov. Earl Warren's unprece
dented denomination victory or
both Republican and Democratic
tickets in California projected hin.
Wednesday night into the circle OF
COP prospects for the 1913 Presi-
Dental nomination.
Warren's capture of both nomina
tons for another four-year tern,
over Democrat Attorney General
Robert Kenny was hailed by his
friends as a tribute to his mon.
PARTISAN administration and his
personal vote-getting ability.
Number One Man
One of his supporters, Rep. J.
Leroy Johnson, of Stockton, told
the House in Washington that the
double victory made Warren "the
No. l man" for the presidency
two years hence.
The late Senator Hiram John
son won both major party Senate.
rial nominations in California, but
Warren was the first to achieve
this in a governorship primary
California is one of the few states
permitting cross-filing in primaries
Chavez Nominated
All other major races in Tues
days five-state primaries had been
decided Wednesday night, except
in New Mexico. Incomplete re-
turns from that state indicate that
Senator Dennis Chavez had won
Democratic denomination there in
a torrid battle with Gov. John j.
Dempsey.
In the New Mexican %gubernato-
rial contests, Thomas j.. Mabry,
former chief justice of the State
Supreme court, had an apparently
See. WARREN on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-06
AUSTIN APPOINTED
TO COUNCIL POST
Vermont Republican To
Succeed Stettinius AS
UN Member

WASHINGTON, June 5 - () -
Senator Warren R. Austin, life
long Vermont Republican, lawyer
and advocate of international
peace organization, was named by
President Truman Wednesday to
succeed Edward R. Stettinius, Jr.,
as American representative on the
United Nations Security Council
Selection of the 68-year OLD
Senator from the ranks of the
Presidents nominal party opposi-
ton gave a bipartisan tone to MIR.
Truman's foreign policy develop
ment, for the United Nations post
is one of the most important diplo.
matte jobs in the Presidents pow.
er to fill.
Bipartisan Belief
Charles G. Ross, presidential
secretary, told neWsmen the ap-
pointment was further evidence
of the Presidents belief in bi'
partisan policies where the foreign
relations of the United States are
concerned"
See AUSTIN on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-06

ClOll 1lClC w CullCSudys
M. o. Dunning, attorney for the
association and for Colonial Air
ines, said he had the President
permission to negotiate with Edwin
Locke, who is in charge of foreign
air mail matters in the State de-
partment.
SOlOns To Act
If they reach an agreement on a
Southeast Caribbean route,
Mr.. Truman will be asked to re-
quest that the Civil Aeronautics
board endorse it, Dunning added.
If the CAB balks, the Southeastern
congressman who conferred with
the President about the issue
Tuesday will renew their demands
for action.
The CAB last month granted
Colonial Air lines permission to
serve Bermuda on two extremely
lucrative routes, from New York
and Washington, but rejected the
company's proposal for a New
York-to-Bermuda hop via Nor
folk, Wilmington, Charleston and
similar seaboard stops.
Wilmington Delegates
Wilmington's spokesman at the
meeting Wednesday were Albert
F. Perry, chairman, Wilmington
New Hanover airport authority;
John Farrell, Chamber of Com.
merce secretary and Wilmington
industrial agent; Hargrove Bel.
authority member; and Har-
ry Gardner, county commissioner.
Mayor Jerome B. Flora of Eliza
beth City, who presided in the
absence of the association presi-
See CLIPPER on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-06
GENERAL WHEELER
TO FLY IN FRIDAY
Chief OF Army Engineers
VIII Be Guest AT Lunch
con Here Al Noon
BY r HIRSCH

Lieut.. Gen. Raymond A. Wheel
er, chief of the U. S. Army En-
g%ineers, will arrive by plane al
Bluethenthal airport at 10 o'clock
tomorrow morning to inaugurate
the two-day convention of the North
Carolina Society of Engineers.
Scheduled to leave Washington
D. c., at 8 a. m, General Wheel
er will be greeted two hours later
at the local field by a large dele.
cation of city, county, and U. S
Engineer officials, including w
Ronald Lane, mayor Of Whining
ton; ADDISON Hewlett, chairman O.
the New Hanover County Boaro
of Commissioners; Brig. Gen
James B. Newman, Atlanta, Ga.
chief of the South Atlantic divi
sion of U. S. Engineers; and Col
George w. Gillette, district chief o.
U. S. Engineers.
Newman First
General Newman is due to ar
rive by plane at the airport a half
hour before General Wheeler's
Army plane glides in.
At l p. M, a gala buffet luncheon
in honor Of the famous soldier.
engineer will be held at the Cape
Fear club at Princess and Second
streets. With the city and county
sponsoring the midday welcom-
ing affair, Mayor Lane will act as
official host.
Governor To Attend
Approximately 100 people are ex-
pected to attend the luncheon, in
Guiding Gov. R. Gregg Cherry;
Congressman j. Bayard Clark, j.
See WHEELER on Page Nine
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-06
BITTER FIGHT FORECAST
Big 3',Expected To Block
Councils Spanish Report

NEW YORK, June. 5l(P)-
The United Nations Security
Council Wednesday night ap-
peared to be headed, toward
another bitter fight as it be-
came clear that Russia, Great
Britain and the United States
would refuse to accept the re-
port of the Councils sub-com-
mittee on Spain in its present
form.
Soviet Objections.
An authorized Soviet spokes-
man indicated that when the
report comes before the Coun-
Gil at 3 p. m. (EDT) Thurs
day Soviet Delegate Andrei A..
Gromyko would be prepared
to object streauously to two
major points.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-06
LEGION TO SELECT
NEW OFFICERS FOR
NEW YEAR TONIGHT

Election of Post officers for
'1946-47 of Wilmington Post No.
10, American Legion, will be
held at the Legion Home, Third
and Dock streets at 8 p. m.
tonight.
With the exception of two
members on the Executive
Committee a full slate of Of
ficers will be elected at to-
nights meeting. Three World
War II veterans, W. K. Rhodes,
Jr., w. K. Stewart, Jr., and
Ben Mcdonald, have been NOM
mated for the office of COM
mander.
In announcing the election
date, Donald King, Commander
of the local Legion Post urged
all Legionnaires to attend.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-06
THIRD WORLD WAR?
Churchill Charges Reds
Sowing Seeds Of Strife

the single year since the wars
end, the Soviet government
could "do themselves so much
harm and chill so many friend
ships in the English-speaking
world"
The conservative leader as
serted that mot only has a cur
tain descended from the Baltic
to the Adriatic, but behind 1t
is a broad band of territory
containing nearly one third of
the population of Europe, apart
from Russia"
"It is here" said Churchill,
shat the seeds Of a new world
war are being sown. Behind
that certain efforts are being
made to sovietize all the Sow
See CHURCHILL on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-06

the invocation by Luther
Hodges.
Wallace West was present
ed with the award By Past
Presidents" by Rodney Breeze,
first president of the local Jay
Gee group. Elliott O'Neal pre-
sented the key to the Key
Man. to retiring President
Howard, who was lauded for
guiding the local group during
the "most successful year"
in the clubs history.
Faith m Future
In delivering the principal
address, National Vice-presi-
dent Bremen asked the JAY
Gees to keep a firm faith in
the future" and to "strive as in
dividuals and as an organization
to bring order and peace out O.
the present chaotic conditions ex
listing throughout the world" HI
asked the members to take as theil
guiding light the philosophy o
Christ, Give Thyself," in theil
aims for lettering their community
and the world in which we live
With approximately 200 member.
See JAYCEES on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-06

Within a few minutes after
flames were fisst discovered lick.
ing out from a dummy elevator
door off the main lobby, the first
three floors of the 22-story building
were engulfed in fire.
Creates Giant Draft
Patrons in the floors above open.
ed their doors and windows to In
vestigate the smoke and sound Of
fire engines. This concerted move.
firemen said, created a giant draft
from top to bottom of the 37-year
old hotel, sucking flames, smoke
and gases up elevator shafts.
Hotel officials said all equipment
was 'spotlessly clean"' and in
perfect condition. to meet an
emergency, and asserted investi-
cation would show 3'panic ano
heavy smoke caused more deaths
and injury than actual fire"
Investigating officials after pre-
liminary studies, were unable to
Tx the origin of the fire. Some
witnesses said it started in the
dummy elevator shaft at the NORTH
end Of the lobby. Others said they
believed it started in an adjoining
cocktail lounge or in the hotel
coffee shop, which was closed.
All witnesses agreed, however.
that the blaze quickly raced Out
OF control as hotel employees at.
tackled flames with hand pumps
Feeds On Furnishings
The fire ran across the ceiling
from the top of the elevator bank,
engulted the cocktail lounge ana
spread into the lobby. Feeding or
rugs furniture and vanished Wal.
nut paneled walls. The fire shot
up open marble stairways at the
norm end of the lobby.
Within minutes. the main out
Aoe exits and stairway exits from
me floors above we're blocked by
flames.
The fire started at 1885 a. M,
"heh most of the LOO patrons had
Zee FLAMES on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-06
So To Bed

A short time ago the local
police were approached by two
merchant sailors who claimed
that one of their shipmates had
stolen about $500 from them.
The police entered the full
case on the police blotter and
promised to try to locate the
thief.
A few days later the two
sailors came back to the police
station and told the police not
to bother trying to find the
thief. They said he had return
ed to the ship - minus the $500
and they would settle the
case with him themselves when
they got out to sea again.
The police agreed to drop
the case. And on the bottom
Of the case record they wrote
these two words:
Man overheard"
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-06
The Weather

FORECAST
North Carolina and South Carolina
Fair and Warmer Thursday.
eastern Standard Time)
CBy U. S. Weather Bureau)
Meteorological data for the "a hours
ending 1880 p.m., yesterday.
TEMPERATURES
1870 am, ST; 1880 am, 50; 1880 pm, IA;
1880 pm, 70.
Maximum II; Minimum 81; Mean Sc;
Normal rs.
HUMIDITY
1870 am, 81; 1880 am, 8S; 1880 pm. SO;
80 pm, 81.
PRECIPITATION
Total for the "a hours ending 7:30 pm.
600 inches.
Total since the first Of the month,
0.55 inches.
TIDES FOR TODAY
From the Tide Tables published by
U. S. Coast n Geodetic Survey.
wilmington -------------- 3:00a 10:20a
3:37p 1o:40p
Inlet ---------- LOLA 7:20a
1:45p 1882
Sunrise, 5:00a: Sunset 7:21p; Moonrise
IL :02p; Moonset 12:44a.
River Stage at Fayetteville, N. G.. At
8 am. Wednesday-9.9 feet.
See THE WEATHER on Pare Two