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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1946-07-29

Iail, or al least one coil. may be sur
plus uuu-lug this fall" h. wrn' ,
Mayor Nadry. This hardly seems
fair with g.4i9 others like me ,ryin:
10 find ruUmIn@ space at the UnIvCr-
.Iiy. I would expect. Of course, 10
pay ihr usual doFmItury rental fee.
i good friend. Edwin Long. Jr.. of
S'"lcsyiIlc. will be glad To share the
cell with I'VE"
Il ,m ~. was graduated from
Mar i'!l College ia May Of ;his
year aIj at the present time am q
nov PAPER rCporic". hope To take
mp journalism AZ Carolina. | am
fairly sober and my only bad habits
arc occasional smoking and Forever
Amber. "hich | find incxprCssiblv
Nulrar, thoroughly mwhuiCSomc and
altogether DELIGHTFUL.
"r :. If Jail cell is unayailab;r
~ ih" moment. is there any chance
Of nay being admitted To- the COUNTY
home? just temporarily. of course. e
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1946-07-29
Rule Not Exception.

Ii WaG Il ''r;iiC rather tnIn an en-
""p;ion. Warren said. for some
government officials to acvcp. IA
"orS FRI IN contractors.
1t go, so bad IN the Martini"
commission, for instance" Warren
aid, that I called personally on
Adm. Land" (ACim. Fmcory s. Land.
chairman whose name was not
mentioned III any at the reports
and also wrote him officially. lie
issued an order ccndcmning such
practices"
Warren declared that LEGISLATION
llDcraliHinG government cont siri
practices during III" war had great
~ weakened the power of the GAD
t" prevent extravaganza or miSuSr
@! public funds.
DcnounCing "abu.c oG the vas:iy
broadCnCd authority piVcn la Tn"
procurement agencies. all under thc
gulSc of war, as we'll as the dsgcn-
Grafton of moral standards" Warren
said that cost plus" procurement
lis the greatest device ever invent
cd for pumping out the treasury"
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1946-07-29
Paris Peace Farley Opens;
Bidault: Abolish The Plague OfWar'
Where 21Noon Pecee Farley Convenes to Write Jreotjes

IN JULY 70. In Luxembourg
palace ut Paris n 21-nation peace
conference will be called to order.
and delegates from the Allied ma
tions will draft peace treaties
with Italy. Hungary. Romania.
Bulgaria and Finland. The Big
-Four foreign ministers have been
converting in the luxurious palace,
laying the groundwork for the
all-important peace parlcy. At the
right is an exterior view of the
palace. while at left below is the
grand stairway up which dele
gates will pass to gain the great
conference hall. lower right, where
the formal signing will take
place. <InternationaD
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1946-07-29
Violence Causes
Some Six Deaths
In North Carolina
by The Associated Press

AT least six persons died by vio-
lcncc over the wCcn END in North
Carolina. three in one highway &C
cidcnt alone.
Three youths listed as Kenneth
III. Collins. 10. of Greensboro: Pfc
Donald McKcll Black. l8. Of Grcu s.
bor0: and Garland Lee Swinncy. ~.
of Burlington. were killed early
Sunday when their car crashed
through Il bridge railing into a
creek near Greensboro. Three other
occupants of the car were Injured.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1946-07-29
Contract Practices
Blasted By Warren
Before Committee
Government Official
Says Millions Lost
During World War

N%hmtG"n. July 29-,P-Cnmp-
':":!er General Lindsay Warren To-
'2y denounced as "Gamrablc" who;
- t"rHGd In" widespread" prac.
&c cf amy officers ohlainin. lu-
'rat'rc jobs from the war producers
"hH'c Guvc'nAc contracts th,v
i"'rni draft and settle while i'm The
Crv;cc.
He laid before the Senate War
INVESTIGATING Committee three spc-
enc cases and declared that-aS a
result of their diScnvcvy-thcG Cen
sral Accounting office has thrGwn
every SCarchliGh;' ON contracts
I'D by the companies employing
u" NCn.
Warren volunteered the names Of
~" men after maxim. these points
during his testimony before tho
committee, which branchcd out TO-
.ay from It's inquiry into the war
iimc operations of Il midwest mu-
n'tiCnS combine:
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1946-07-29
Britain Accepts u. S. Plan
For Unification Of Reich
Diplomatic Sources Expect France
To Agree Also, With Russia Refusing

Washington. .iu'y 5J.-Lr, - tn"
Stale Department announced iuday.
Britain har accepted IN principle"
TINS governments proposal la unity
occupation a'n"s ~ Germany.
III" Departments announcement
reiterated the hope that Russia and
Franc" Will also &CCtpI.
Despite tins nope. the expectation
HmGnG diplomats mere Is that Ia" T..
:. and Britain at once will work oct
details Ton unlfylug their "wn zones
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1946-07-29
DEAD NAZI CHIEF
REPORTED IN MUNICH

Nu"rub"r". July 2g.-Hr-NmcrI-
can intelligence Officers reported TO-
day thHi Martin Eornanu. Hitler.
deputy party leader. who has hc,t
missing since jhc fall of Bcrlin. wa.
seen in Munich only week ago aud
that y houSc-to-houSc search for hm
is going on.
BOrman long ago was believed
dead. lie i, being tried in absenia
as one of 90 Nazi defendants by the
international military tribunal.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1946-07-29
TEST FARM GRAINS
YIELD NEW RECORD

Raleigh. july 20.-WhilC the State
as Il whole was averaging 80 bus
hciS "f ua,. Ia the acre this year. the
Piedmont Icst Farm AT StdtcsvillC
had an average yield of ~ bushels
10 tHc acre. !. w. Hendricks. assiS-
tant director. Notified Fred T.. Mill
cr. head ~ the Test Farms Division
Of In" State Agriculture Depart.
mCnt. recently.
With wheat. Hendricks had q yl"ld
Uf 81 bushels I" the acre. and the
stat" uEcia'" was 10 bushels.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1946-07-29

economically. that France will pro-
badly JON promptly and that Rus
SIa VIII refuse I" cooperate.
tn announcement which MAJ
mark step III The hardening of Tn ,
great power split IN Germany came
a. Secretary of State James Byrn.,
met with Prime Minister Clement
At!c" and Foreign ministers. V. NJ.
M"l"t"y and Georges Bidault IN the
first day al the Paris peace confer
pnTp-
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1946-07-29
INDIA LINT CROP
DOWN 2 PER CENT

Calcutta. July 29.-(Pj India will
have two per cent less cotton. both
in yield and =" area u<~r cultiva-
tion this wear than in 1915.
In its final forecast for 1gi5-iG
the department of commercial intel
lircncc said The area under cotton
cultivation during The year is cS-
pcc'cd 10 be lli.iG0.OOO areas n.d
production 3.ii2 OOn bales.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1946-07-29
De-COntrOl
Board Okeh
Is Expected
Senate Banking
Committee Ready
To Approve Men

Washington. July 29.-(AP)-
The Senate Banking Committee
today unanimously approved
President Truman'S three nom
inccs for the new dc-cOntrol
beard. The committees action
sent to tho Senate tho names
for its consideration, possibly
today. but mere likely tomc.-
row.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1946-07-29
FLIFR SENTENCED.

Boston. July 2D.-PI-Nrmy II.
Thomas Farrell today was sentenced
10 three TO five years in state prison
for branding l8-ycar-oid Helen Siav-
rou. but sentence was stayed aftrr
defense counsel announced he would
appeal to the State Supreme Court.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1946-07-29
New York Cotton

New York. July 29.-GPi-Cot,on
futures opened Sl.i0 bale lower
10 SLIGO higher. Noon prices were
50 80 Ia $7.GG bale higher. Octu-
Der 1926. December $50 and March
$3.50
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1946-07-29
Bell On R0ard

Along with Thompson. Mr.. Truman
named:
Daniel w. Bell. former acting di-
rector Cf the budget. and umdcrSCc-
1etary of the treasury. now president
Of Washington bank.
George ii. Mead, board chairman
Of the Mead Paper I'D Pulp Co..
Dayton. Ohio. and member of the
advisory board Of the Office ol War
Mobilization and Re onvcrsiCn.
In creating the board with top au-
thority over removal and restoration
of price controls. Congress stipulated
that no more than two members
should be members of the same po-
litical party. Mead is Republican
and Thompson a Democrat. Bell said
he has no party affiliation.
They will paid at the rate of Sl2.-
600 year.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1946-07-29

WASH gton, July 20 P,-!rcsi-
dent Truman's nominees Ter the
powerful new price Gc-c0n,rcl board
seemed headed "N1y FOR quick SEN
ate confirmation.
Even as the Senate Banking Com
mittec prepared to pass on the n.m-
nations, Roy l.. Thompson. chair
man-deSignatc Cf the thrcc-man
board, announced plans To nice; here
tomorrow with the other two aD-
pointccS.
Thompson, president Of the. Fed
cral Land Bank Of New OClcanS.
said he expected To leave to-day for
the capital 10 get things lined up
and ready To 20 al the earliest pos
Siblc time"
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1946-07-29
Millions Lost.

the Government lest "untui.!
millions" by not Illu"i:% the &c
'oun;!nS office 10 police" the cuE-
tracts.
2--Somr high government off
HaiS made il Il practice IL accept
cocktail parties. hotel and travel cy-
DcnSCS from contractors.
Prom my seat. il hls looked
rs II CNCTyh"dy and his brother were
Iut la get IN" government durinr
the Hush war year,
Chairman Mead CD of New YORK
,crmcd acceptance and nffCr u: jnbs
army officers by Cnmpani,s on
whore contracts they have wu"kri
IN indc!cns'h!c practice" and sail
the committee will dig into it deep.
Cr"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-02-26
DRUNK, DlSORDERLY
CASES ARE TRIED

Cases of disordcrly conduct and
drunk driving We're tried in 4 short
session Of police court today before
Mayor Henry T. Powell.
Herman Bates, colored, was tried
for being drunk and disorderly and
was sentenced to so days, commit
:nent not to issue upon payment of
five dollars and costs and condition
that he remain Of good behavior for
the next two years.
Gather w. Rogers, colored. tried
for disorderly conduct, was sentcnc-
ed to so days, commitment not to
issue upon payment of $40 and costs
and condition that he remain of good
behavior for the next two years.
W. w. Switzerland, white, was
tried for drunken driving. Prayer for
judgment was continued upon pay
ment of $50 and costs and his driv-
er's license was revoked for one
year.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-02-26
Plans for Season
Made at Meeting
On Monday Evening

II. c. Bowie was ,eeIected preSi-
dent of the Henderson Suttbal As
sociation last night at a meeting OF
officers and members of the asso-
citation held al Vance Furniture
Company.
/. +. Turner was elected vice
president and other officers re-eloct-
cd were NJ y Nordan as secretary.
and NJ II. Matthews treasurer. Az
rhie Boyd was elected to serve Us
publicity manager.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-03
RANKS OF STRIKING
STEEL WORKERS CUT
CONTINUED from Page One)

with the head Of the bound
General Electric corporation, and
it was announced others outside
the government would be called to
the White House next week. -
To Talk Price Increases
Further discussions were expect.
ed to center about steel price in
creases.
Bowles has favored price boost
Of not more than $3.50 ton; other
federal officials have said the hike
should be about 81 and U. S. Steel,
Bellwether of the industry, stated
that to meet the IS IL cent pay in.
crease recommended by Mr.. Tru'
man and accepted by the union the
price would have to be raised
greatly in excess Of $685."
The country's continuing labor
disputes kept idle approximately
1881, 900.
Mr.. Trunnan's meeting. with
Charles E. Wilson, president d
General Electric, was at Wilson'S
request. Wilson told reporters he
submitted suggestions for settling
the lengthy strike of the CLIO Unit.
ed Electrical Workers Union
against GE, and that the president
sis going to consider" them. The
electrical workers strike also al.
fects Westinghouse and General
Motors, with a total Of 100000 per.
sons off the job.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-03
ACHESON FAV0RS.
FOOD SACRIFICES

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.-N-
Undersecretary OF state Dean
Acheson said today that the people
Of this country must increase their
sacrifices to rel eve starvation In
Europe "even if it means return
to wartime conditions in some Sec
tors of our economy"
We've won the war;" he said IN
an NBC network broadcast spon-
sored by the state department.
1--WE can't afford to Let hunger
and starvation. defeat Us now. "
But he acknowledge that there will
be some starvation in Europe this
despite all our efforts to prevent
it,"
Acheson's appeal was made as
the White House arranged for a
full-scale review Of the food situa-
ton at next Tuesdays cabinet
meeting and after secretary Of
agriculture Anderson called upon
farmers, in radio talk. to cut
down on the feeding of grain to
cattle, hogs and poultry.
Anderson said the nations sup
ply of corn and other liveste ok
feeds is running short. His appeal
followed on the heels Of forecasts
by agriculture department grain
experts that the government will
be unable to get enough wheat
from farms to fulpill export COM
riittments to hungry areas abroad.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-03
ACTIVE WEEK seen
FOR HOME AGENT.

With eight. meetings Of Home
Demonstration and All clubs
scheduled Miss Ann Mason, county
home demonstration agent is Plan
ming an active week.
Beginning tomorrow, meeting
of the Agricultural council is slat-
ed in the Farm agents office at
8 am. During the afternoon home
visits ARE planned. 1T 700 pm,
a meeting of the. South Wilmington
neighborhood will be held in the
home Of Mrs. C. D. Parker, Caro-
Ina Beach road.
Tuesday, a meeting Of the Win
Ter Park senior All club is sched-
uled for 12:45 pm. At 2:30 pm,
the. Masonboro Home demonstra-
ton club will meet.
Wednesday. at 8:45 am, a meet
ing of the Winter Park junior All
club is planned and at 10:45 am,
the Wrightsboro junior and senior
All clubs will meet.
Office hours will be observed
Thursday morning with meeting OF
the Carolina Beach Home demon
stra ion club scheduled for the aft
ernoon at 2:30 o'clock.
Friday morning, office hours will
be held with a meeting of the Oak
Hill Home demonstration club Stat
ed for the afternoon at 2:30 @ clock.
Office hours will be held Satur-
day.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-03
Obituaries
CIAnYs Il. SIMPSON

ASeSs~-
Funeral services for Mrs. Gladys
In. Simpson, 302 S. Third street.
who died in her home Friday aft
ernoof1. win be conducted from the
residence at 3 pm. tomorrow Dy
the Rev, William P. Grove, Jr.,
b. D., pastor Of the First Pres
byterian church.
Burial will be In Oakdale ceme-
terry. r....,.ra
Pallbesrers will be D. Howard
penton, william Beane, Raymond
Bryan, J. Holmes Davis, ST., DE-
David Murchison, Ben Washburri,
Jr. Robert Tate and J. Laurence
Spruf1t.
Surviving are her husband. Col.
Lawrence L. Simpson, U. S. Army,
retired, and several brothers and
sisters-ir1-law.
A lifelong member Of the FRS
PRESBYTERIAN church here, she was
the daughter Of the late William
Graham. Herring and Julia Worth
Herring. Her grandfather, B. G.
Worth, was for many years pre-
siding elder Of that church.
Mrs. Simpson was born in Will
rnington Aug. 8, 1892, being gradu-
ated from local schools. She later
attended the Greensboro college
for Women.
Married to Col. Simpson Nov. %,
1918, she accompanied him during
his military service which includ'
ed tours Of duty totaling six years
as post engineer at Fort Bragg II
Fayetteville where she was vel
known.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-03
|OUT-PATIENT AID
PLAN NEARS OKEH
Continued from Page One,

phase Of the plan became effective
in Michigan, Jan. 16.
Locally, the plan was proposed
several weeks ago by officials OF
American Legion Post No. 10. Sew
eral conferences were held with
representatives of the State Medi-
cal society VA, Legion, NCVC.
State Hospital association and the
NCdS association.
A draft of plans We're drawn and
presented to Washington VA off
cials three weeks ago at which
tlm ne the Blue Cross plan was Civ
en- q semi-official sanction.
Last Sunday the out-patient
phase OF the plan was accepted by
the state medical society board Of
trustees. Several days ago Hospital
association approved and adopted
the plan for presentation to Wash
ington VA officials.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-03
GoYERNoR PLEAsEn

STAMFORD, Conn, Feb. 2--P)-
People hereabouts express admira.
ton Of the United Nations organi.
cation, but quite a few Of them
say they would. rather not have
Its world headquarters In their
back yards.
Governor Raymond E. Baldwin
said he was highly pleased that
the Greenwich-Stan1ford area was
included in the proposed UNO head.
quarters site. Mayor Charles e.
Moore Of Stamford said he was hap
py, too, but he acknowledged there
was "some local opposition"
An official in Greenwich who de.
clined to be quoted by name said
he checked local reactions to the
news and concluded that residents
along the shore of Long Island
were delighted, but that occupants
of the beautiful, rolling back coun.
try were sad to think their be.
loved home grounds soon might be
snatched from them.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-03
Fl. Fisher Improvements
Will Be Opened For Bids
D. 5. Engineers To An
nominee Bid Call On
Whole Project

Public call for bids for the pur-
chase of approximately 1000 build
ings at Ft. Fisher, together with
the former military reservation
water, sewer and power systems,
will be issued in Raleigh tomorrow
by the real estate division Of the
u. S. Engineers.
Decision to call for the bids, it
was learned from reliable
source, will come when dead
line set for. tomorrow morning ex-
pires without the owners Of the
property-Thomas and Louis Or
rell Of Wilmington exercising
their priority, Under provisions Of
the surplus property act, to nego-
tate purchase Of government
owned buildings and improvements
on the property.
The call for public bids, Walter
F. Williams, project manager of
the real estate division for the
North Carolina district Of the u.
s. Engineers, said in Raleigh last
night, will offer all federal i'm
provements on the 538-acre Fort
Fisher reservation for sale on an
individual basis: lie, building-by-
building and facility by-facility.
Nearly 1000 wooden buildings,
ranging from sheds to a we'll
built 12-ward Army hospital, will
be included, as will the reserva-
TONS water storage plant and its
four pumping wells; its electrical
distribution system and it's sew
age disposal facilities.
Williams said last night that
! the government had been negoti-
ating for "some tine'' with the
owners concerning en- toto pur-
chase Of the reservations physic-
al improvements. A deadline Of
noon, February A, was set and it
appeared yesterday, Williams said,
that there would be no further dis
cussions. In event the owners do
not exercise their priority, the
sale Of the improvements will be
called and public bidding invited.
The Orrell brothers declined to
comment on any negotiations they
may have had with the govern
ment. From another source, how
ever, it was learned that at least
one Wilmington syndicate was plan
ming to bid on the government
property, and if successful, pro-
poses to convert the place into a
summer resort.
The Army. is estimated to have
spent close to $3,0O0,00o in build
ings and improvements on the res
ervation, leased from the Orrell
brothers in 1871. In addition, an
other 500 acre tract on the Fort
Fisher peninsula was leased from
Hugh McRae, Wilmington realtor.
The McRae property has since
been returned to Its owner.
TIE reservation was used as an
adjunct of Camp Davis during the
training phase, Of World War II. 1t
was inactivated in October, 1914.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-03
New York Connecticut
Ares Recommends As
Site Of UNO Office
Continued from Page 0ne)

Gavri1ovic said, could be pur-
| chased at $600-$Soo an acre.
The area is served by numerous
railroads. There are three air
ports within the zone. Many
uarkways, including the u. s. high
way No. /, connecting New York
and Boston, pass through the site.
In Fairfield county, Conn.,, and
Westchester county, N. Y, scene
of the UNO committees first
choice Of world headquarters site,
the recommendations created ex.
citement. It not only meant the re.
moval Of $500 residents Of the
area, but a general rea1ignnent Of
business, real estate values and job
opportunities.
New York Site
The meeting place of the UNC
in New York would be the 5000
(seat Center theater in Rockefeller
Center, now used for ice shows.
Hotels have guaranteed 5000 rooms
daily to the UNO.
UNO committee meetings would
be held in the famous brown man.
sion Of the late Publisher White1aw
Reid at Madison avenue and .50th
street, which was contributed as
a recreation center for service wo-
men during the war.
The Reds bought the big man.
sion in 1886 from Henry Willard
then president of the Northern Paci
fic railroad, who built it for $685.
900.
The administrative and service
section Of the UNOs temporary
set-up would be at the Sperry Gyro
scope company's Lake Success
plant on Long Island. There, some
|2,0c0 clerks and typists will carry
on in every modern language ane
quite a few secret codes. Home.
will have to be found for then
nearby.
I If the UNO accepts the New
York Connecticut site for its per
Irnanent headquarters it will NEAR
| a great boom for the New York
New Haven and Hartford railroad
already one of the worlds busiest
whose main line runs through til.
territory. It also means man,
wealthy and famous residents o
the area will have to find new
homes, among them former heavy
weight champion Gene Tunney
sportsman Dan Topping, publishel
Henry r. Luce and his wife, con
gresswonan Glare Boothe Luce.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-03
Real Business !
Opportunity
fNear Char1eston, S. C.)

For Profitable Operation Or In.
come Paying Investment
FOR SALE: Three adjoining
properties on main dual high.
way Gus 52) six miles north OF
Charleston, S. C. and near the
North Charleston station. These
nroperties offered for quick sale,
senarateIy or as complete
INIT. by owner who Is leaving
the state shortly:
1. Completely and modernly
eouipped grocery store, inciud-
ing building and large lot. Rents
for $125.00 monthly.
2. Restaurant doing splendid
business and catering to most
desirable clientele. Has modern
ennipment, including own deep
freeze INIT and highly efficient
oil burning range. This includes
hn,ldirr ana large lot. Can be
rented for $4,000 monthly.
2 Combination Store and Re-
sidence building on large lot.
Front is a completely equipped
small store. Four room fesl-
dence quarters are at the Dac +
Store alone rents for Wow
monthly.
ror further details or appoint
ment TO inspect, communicate
direct with owner: 3. =. BAY
ary, r O. Box 1853, Navy 1aro'
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-03
HOUSING PROBLEM
DECISIONS SLATED


Continued from Page One)
,ubject to House and Senate &C.
don:
/. II government powers to al
locate scarce building materials
into medium and low cost homes
shall be prolonged after the June
30 expiration date.
2. Whether millions should be
spent in substituting the production
of building materials, so as to
bring about a larger output with
out adding to the buyers outlay
for new homes.
8. II the new housing office
should be established in the exs
ecutive department with broad
powers.
These proposals are embodied in
bill by Rep. Patman, D-Tex.)
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-03
JAPANESE PLANNED
/ ATTACK ON CANAL
Continued from Page one}

cause the war. ended when it
did, He believed the attack would
have been Intellectual because OF
the canals strong defenses and
because there would z''have been
some misses"
Lockwood said the three huge
submarines are now at Pearl Har-
Dor for STUDY and experimental
tion." Two smaller Japanese st1b-
nlarines-the 1901 and I-203-also
are at Pearl Harbor for the same
purpose, he added.
Asked if Japanese submarir1e.
launched planes have ever been
used during the war, Lockwood
said one flew over Pearl IHarbor
in the latter part Of 1913 and that
another was believed to have drop.
ped fire bomb in Oregon.