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Evening star., 1946-06-23
-Four Americans Held
3 Hours in Azerbaijan
By the Associoted rrex,

TEHERAN, June 22.-Col. Will.
liam T. Sexton of Leavenworth
Kans., American military attache
in Teheran, returned from Tabriz
today and reposted that he anc
three aides were jailed for eight
hours by Azerbaijan democrats ir
the Azerbaijan capital.
A spokesman said the American
Embassy had protested to the
Iranian government.
Jailed with Col. Sexton were Capt
Archie Roosevelt, grandson of Theo.
dore Roosevelt; Maj. Carl P. Carver
and MlSergt. David Livingstone.
."I am unable to explain the
arrest Col. Sexton said.
He said the Americans went tc
Tabriz by plane on a flight that hao
been previously cleared Through al
competent Iranian authorities, in.
cluding the customs and security
officials
The arrests were disclosed two
days after an official of the Iraniar
state railways had stated that Rus
sia was still in control of Aver
baijan's railways. An Iranian mis-.
sion sent into Azerbaijan to take
control of the railways from the
Russians has been ordered to return
to Teheran.
Russia announced May o that
she had completed evacuation OF
her military forces from Iran or
May 8.
Evening star., 1946-06-23
By the Associoted Press

FREDERICK, Md, June 22.-The
Marine was trudging along the road
about five miles from Washington
today trying to hitch ride.
The day was warm and he was
not having much luck. Finally
however, long, shiny automobile
with its top down stopped and a
be-spectacled man in the rear seat
smilingly beckoned him to hop in
For the next 80 miles they rode
along together. The man seemed
interested In the Marines war rec
ord so the Devildog told him how
he helped take Two Jima-and was
wounded there.
The two hit 1t of In fine style.
When the car stopped on the out
Evening star., 1946-06-23
FoIger and Durham
Win denomination
In Carolina Runoff
Count, Almost Complete
Shows Chothom and
Rives Are Defeated
By the Assoeio,sd Press

RALEIGH. N. c.. June o.
Representatives John H. Folger
of the Fifth Congressional Dis
trict and Carl T. Durham of the
Sixth were renominated on the
basis of almost complete unofh-
cial returns in today's Demo-
cratic runoff primary.
With all 1875 precincts reported in
the sixth district Representative
Durham had a 1886 to 1883 lead
over E. Earle Rives, Greensboro at
torney. Representative Folger had
%, 1882 against 21,797 for Thurdmond
Chatham, Winston-Salem blanket
manufacturer, in return from 1873
of 141 precincts.
Mr.. Rives conceded Representative
Durham's nomination shortly after
l0p.m.
Today's runoff primary came as a
result Of Mr.. Chatham's 59-vote lead
over Representative Folger in the
first primary May Is and Represen-
tative Durham's 400 plurality of
Mr.. Rives.
Most of the fireworks in the run
(See NORTH CAROLINA A
Evening star., 1946-06-23
Two Big New Sources
OF Supply 10 Brighten
Home Builders Hone,
Army Comp SurpIuses
And West Coost Lumber
To Be Available Soon

Large new sources of building
supplies appeared on the horizon
for the Nations home builders
last night as a result of an
nouncements that materials from
surplus Army camps will start
to become available in less than
90 days, and that the State OF
Washington has agreed to sell
5000, ,00O,0 900 feet of lumber with
IN the next 18 months.
The overall quantity of salvage
able lumber from Army installations
is expected to total $500 900 ,ooo
board feet or more. It was esti-
mated the program will make
enough lumber available for l25. 900
three-bedroom houses.
In addition. critically-needed sur
plus materials, such as cast iron
soil pipe, clay sewer pipe and pres
sure pipe, also are expected to be
made available.
Housing Administrator Wilson w.
wyatt announced that of the lum-
Der on State-owned lands which
Washington State has agreed to
sell, l,000,000O00 feet will be offered
by the end of this year. -
Washington Requires Auctions.
The Washington State constitu-
ton provides that timber be sold
to the high bidder at public auction
Identical bids would invalidate a
sale. To Offset a condition whereby
the State has been getting the bids
Tor its offerings of timber, the State
and the MIA have a plan to offer
timber in such quantities that the
amounts tied up by identical bids
will be relatively small. The MIA
announced that stepped-up timber
appraisals will enable the State tc
offer 1,000, ,000, 900 feet this year and
the remainder next.
Further good news on the housing
front came with disclosure by the
Civilian Production Administration
that total of 1850 nonhousing pobs
begun in violation of the construs.
tion limitation order had been halted
during May.
They included bowling alleys, skat-
ing rinks. swimming pools, motor
courts and building at summer re-
sorts.
Morris S. Werner, CPA compliance
(See MATERIALS, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1946-06-23
(Fitth OF a Series.)

A $5,750,000 face-lifting for
Gallinger Hospital and construc-
ton of four polyclinic Health
Centers similar to that now op-
Grating in the Southwest, feature
a six-year expansion of buildings
and service of the Health De-
partment announced yesterday
by Engineer Commissioner Cor
don R. Young.
The projects are part of an over
all s7.777,000 outlay recommended
for the department by Gen. Young.
Health Department expansion is
a part of the vast quarter billion
master plan developed by Gen.
Young during the past four months
to bring city services and facilities
in line with the war growth of
population. The plan is to be
studied by joint committee of
officials and citizens with a view
Evening star., 1946-06-23

Washington consumers this
week face a shorter meat supply
than at any time during the war
a retail food industry official
predicted here last night.
Poultry, he said, would be vir-
tually nonexistent as Delmarva Pc
ninsula poultrymen were reported
planning no shipments during the
week.
No improvement is expected un-
til Congress decides the fate of
OPA and particularly the provision
lifting price controls over meat,
poultry and dairy products.
Industry sources frankly admit
that the meat famine, which also
threatens to spread to poultry, re-
suits from hold back" on the
part of producers who are awaiting
the decision of Senate and House
conferees on OPA extension.
Evening star., 1946-06-23
Picnicking President Hears
rom Hiking Veteran

skirts OF Frederick and was met by
a special detail of police and other
men OF official bearing, the Marine
finally realized who it was who had
given him a ride.
The Frederick News identified the
man in the spectacles as President
Truman.
The news said the story came out
at the annual picnic of the Alfalfa
Club, a Washington social organiza-
ton, on the Frederick County estate
Iof Joseph H. Hines, former Ohio
representative, which was attended
by the President.
The paper reported that the pres
idential car took the young Ma
rine on to his home in Middletown,
about eight miles west of here. No
Ione seemed to know his name.
Evening star., 1946-06-23
Palestine Abductors
Release Two Of Five
British Officers Held
Men Are Freed Near Hote
In Tel Aviv From Which
They Were Kidnapped
BY the Associated Press

! JERUSALEM, Sunday, June %.
British military authorities dis
closed last night that two of the
five British officers who were kid
naped from an officers club in
Tel Aviv June 18 had been re-
leased.
The announcement said the two
officers were freed within a few
yards of the hotel from which they
were abducted by an armed gang.
The hotel housed the officers club.
An official source identified the
two officers who were released as
Flight 1t. P. A. E. Russell of the
Royal Air Force and Capt. D. T.
Rae of the Royal Engineers.
Reports from Tel Aviv quoted 1t.
Russell and Capt. Rae as saying
the other three are in good health
and doing fine" However, the
army would divulge no other in
formation concerning the three
officers still, apparently, in custody
of their abductors.
Abduction House Found.
Meanwhile, military sources here
said the Jerusalem house in which
Maj. H. P. Chadwick, sixth British
officer who was abducted under diff
ferent circumstances, was held and
from which he escaped Thursday
night by leaping from a window.
had been located and identified by
the officer.
1t is a grubby little hut In the
Bucharian quarter and had been
long abandoned after having last
been used as a stable. Military
sources said person living near the
hut had been arrested, but escaped
from police while en- route to a police
station for questioning. He was not
recaptured.
The officers were believed to have
been seized by members of Irgun
Zvai Leumi, an underground Jewish
movement, as hostages Tor two mem
oers' OF that organization who are
under sentence of death.
The officers were seated in the club
in the Hotel Yarkon when about a
dozen men armed with tommyguns
ralded the club, seized and blind
folded them and forced them into
waiting taxicabs. Four of the officers
were Army men, the fifth a mem
bers of the Raj.
Appeal Made for Release.
Moshe Shertok, head of the poll
tical department of the Jewish
Agency, appealed yesterday for the
immediate release of the officers,
terming their abduction "lunacy."
The kidnappings occurred during
violent attacks on River Jordan
bridges and on railway workshops
in Haifa, and other outbreaks,
which took toll of Is dead, most
of them Jews.
Voice of Israel" secret radio
operated by Haganah, the largest
of the Jewish resistance movements
in Palestine. also appealed for the
release of the kidnapped officers,
terming their detention contrary
to the interests of the nation"
Evening star., 1946-06-23
Congress Races Time
To Reach Final Vote
On Bills for District
Budget, Rent Controls
And Pay Increases
Must Be Considered
By Don 5. Worren

A race against time will begin
tomorrow for a number of vital
or important District measures
caught in the legislative log jam
With Congress tentatively sched-
uled to adjourn the middle of next
month. action will be sought this
week on budget. bridge, rent con-
troll and teacher, police and fire.
mems Pay raise bills, among others
The McCarran Subcommittee OF
the Senate District Committee will
pegin public hearings at pm. to-
morrow on conflicting proposals 70,
a teacher pay increase that would
at least equal that granted classi-
fed employees of the Federal and
District Governments.
Extra Speed Needed.
Extra speed will be needed on
this legislation. it was explained
because no action yet has been
taken on either side Of Capitol Hill
In fact. Chsirman Mcmillan of the
House District Committee indicated
yesterday, House action may be de-
ferred until the legislation has
cleared the Senate.
1t had been assumed recently
that final agreement had been
reached downtown" to support the
$3.50 fiat pay raise advocated, as
a compromise over earlier proposals,
by the Commissioners, the Board
of Education and by spokesmen for
organized teacher groups.
Yesterday, however, Senator Nc
Carran, Democrat, of Nevada, said
he still thought his own bill, call
ing for pay raises ranging from $100
to $500 a year for various grades of
teachers, was better. He added that
some teacher group spokesmen had
indicated they would support this
bill as against the compromise
plan.
The Joint Legislative Council of
teacher groups recommended a fiat
$500 pay boost, following introduce
.tion of the McCarran bill. The
Commissioners countered with a
proposal for IA per cent pay raise
for all teachers and officers-the
same level. granted classified work
ers and that proposed for police
and firemen. The fiat $3.50 plan
was adopted as a compromise.
Confer on Supply Bill.
House and Senate conferees or
the Districts s79.40O,OOO Distric,
supply bill are scheduled to hold
their first meeting tomorrow after
noon. Worried about future Dis
trict revenues, the House had held
the proposed outlays down to $72,-
500, 900.
There is a wide difference be-
tween the two houses over pro-
posed appropriations for many serv.
ices. but these are expected to be
settled with but little argument. A
greater issue is expected between
the House and Senate, though moi
the managers of the bill, over the
size of the Federal payment toward
| National Capital costs. The SEN
ate unanimously moved to boost the
| (Soo n n RTTIC porn AEI
Evening star., 1946-06-23
%. &. Health Program AI|ots
'$5,75O>00O for GoIIinger
Four PoIyeInc Centers Also Feature 6-Yeor
Improvement Plan Offered BY Commissioner rs
By John w. Thompson, Jr

to submitting a final program to-
gether with a means of paying for
1t to the next session of Congress.
New and higher taxes, an in
crease in the annual Federal pay
ment toward District expenses and
long term Treasury loans are in
prospect for the plan in its present
form.
Items of expansion for Gallinger
recommended by the Engineer
Commissioner are:
A new 200-bed psychiatric build
ing with equipment to replace the
present structure which medical ex-
perts feel cannot be remodeled to
provide adequate service.
Conversion of the present psy-
chiatric building to chronic and
convalescent wards, with equip
ment.
A 1Oo-bed building for crippled
children's services, with equipment.
(See EXPANSION page A.3l
Evening star., 1946-06-23
Long-Range Tax Program
Studied by Joint Committee
By the A..ocio,ed pr..,

Chairman George of the Senate
Finance Committee said yesterday
a joint House-Sen study of tax
alton problems is under way look
ing to long-range tax program.
Senator George said the study is
being made by members of his COM
mittee and by members of the House
Ways and Means Committee.
I'VE will continue studying the
taxation problem during the year
with the idea in mind of revised
program in 1948," he told reporter
1T is my thought that any re-
vised program should be at least a
hve-year program.
Evening star., 1946-06-23
DC. Faces Lowest Meat Supply
With Cut in Poultry Expected
No Improvement Seen Until Congress
Decides Fate of OPA Controls on Food
By MoIcolm Lamborne. Ir

This week also threatens to be
the worst for Washington restau-
rants in the memory Of any official
in the business.
Robert j. Wilson, executive sec
retary of the Washington Restau-
rant Association, commented: Its
pitiful to go in (restaurants) and
see some of the menus" He said
that restaurateurs can't even buy
hams or sausage.
IF poultry falls off, then they
have only fish to fall back on
Mr.. Wilson added.
Sums Up Situation.
He estimated that restaurants
were receiving only about 10 to
20 per cent of their normal supply
of meat
Summing up the situation for the
housewife, a food industry official
said: This week will be the lowest
(See MEAT. Page A-61
Evening star., 1946-06-23
Nijinsky's Wife Seeks
Home in California
BY the Associated Press

VIENNA, June <22.-Mrs. Romola
Nijinsky will leave Vienna soon for
the United States in hope of find
ing a home in California for her
husband, the famous ballet dancer
who has been suffering for years
with a mental ailment.
Mrs. Nijinsky will travel to the
United States by way of London,
and Nijinsky will go to Mettersil
near Kitzbuehel, Austria, to live
while his wife Is away. At present
they live In the Hotel Sacher.
Evening star., 1946-06-23
TOO, 900 Soviet Bodies
Reported in Germany

LONDON, June 20 (P.-Reuters
quoted the American News Service
in Germany tonight as reporting
that more than 100000 bodies. most
~ those of Russian prisoners Of war,
were discovered during excavations
near Zeithaim in Saxony.
Evening star., 1946-06-23

tSee CRIME, Page A-6.)
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(See OPA, Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1946-06-23

(See NORTH CAROLINA, A-4 ]
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(See %. c. BILLS. Par
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(see MATERIALS, Page A-5.)
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-31

gene Ensley of Company c and
June Andrews, sponsor; Cap
tain Richard Galphin of Company
D and Flora McIver, sponsor.
Cynthia's reporting from Mar
Jorle Webster shows that she's still
doing some mighty fine writing.
Sho. did enjoy your column Sun
day, Cynthia, and I hope that more
of them will follow.
Saw Jane Lewis downtown the
other day. Sac was here for a little
while from E.C.T.C. Where she
is going to school.
Just a short word of warning to
all you %suspecting people. . don't
forget to nail your front porch
chairs down, and screw your front
gates on extra tight; and you
housekeepers better hide that hard
to = get soap from the prank
sters around your house, Cause to-
night is Halloween Night. And
you teen-agers better be good,
cause the goblins'n get va if you
don't watch out!
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-31
Mrs. Dalziel Sprunt
Gives Luncheon For
Miss May Taylor

Mrs. j. Dalziel Sprunt gave a
luncheon at her home on Market
Street in honor of Miss May Taylor
whose wedding to Robert Crawford
on Saturday at st. James church
will be an important social event
Lunch was served at 100 o'clock
and the guests we're seated at
small tables on which pink and
white camellias we're used effec-
lively.
Among Mrs. Sprunt's guests were
Miss May Taylor, the bride-elect,
Mrs. Thomas H. Wright. Jr., Miss
Betty Blue Davis, Mrs. Charles
NOEL, of Durham, Mrs. j. Douglas
Taylor, mother of the guest of
honor, Miss Carolyn Holland, Miss
Nudge Strangke, Miss Peggy Rori-
son, Mrs. Richard Cantwell, Jr.,
Miss Mary Ann Dixon, Mrs George
Kidder, Miss Charlotte Sprunt, Mrs.
Tom Granger, Mrs. Clark James,
Miss Lillian Bellamy. Miss Agnes
Morton, Miss Jocelyn Peck and
Miss Mary Bellamy.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-31
and

TODAY
1o:O OF a. m. Girl Scout training
course at Community Center.
$3.50 p. m. Dance club at Commu-
nifty Center.
4 p. m. The Art Department OF the
N. C. Sorosis will hold their
first meeting of the club year
at the clubhouse. E. D. Clark,
minister of music of the First
Presbyterian church will play
several selections. M e r e
Burner, director of Christ
ian education of Trinity
Methodist, will speak on art
and Christian Character"
700 p. m. Chestnut street school
Halloween party which in
cludes a play and a costume
party in the auditorium.
Games and Halloween enter
tainment in the school gym
nasium. Public is invited.
700 p. m.-Maffitt Village school
will hold a Halloween party
in the school auditorium.
Prizes will be awarded fo-
the most original costume.
7:3c o. m. - The Parent Teacher
association of Long Creek
Grady school, Rocky Point
will meet in the school audi
tcrium.
$50 p. m. Edwin Clark, or
ganist of the First Presby-
terian church, will be pre-
scented in Music of the
Masters" over WMFD I'm
der the direction of James
Putnam of the local station.
FRIDAY
400 p. m. - The Woman's Auxi-
liary of 81. James parish
will have a program meet
ing following the service in
the Great Hall. A silver tea
will be held after the meet
ing.
600 D. m. B. and P. Women will
hold monthly meeting at the
Friendly cafeteria. M i S S
Cochran, of the High School
Bible Department will lead
the devotional and Mrs. Win
bingham of the History de-
nartment will sneak nm
peace is Our Business"
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-31

Nv 49,
black velveteen m, p e r which
blended perfectly with h r dark
hdir and dancing blue eyes. Mari
lyh's white blouse with the plain
Peter Pan collar and long sleeves
went well with her jumper. Sad
die shoes were tucked in the
closets and the girls wore their
black or brown suede loafers or
"SWooner' suede slippers. And
the boys put away their dunga-
rees and blue jeans and came out
in sport coats Or suits.
When 1 heard Bobby Melton's
gleeful cry Monday afternoon att
er he had seen an authority On
the Thespian presentation, 1 knew
that the umor that had been fly
in were true - Bobby had been
chosen to play the leading role in
the Dramatic Club stage play,
THE Little Minister" Gavin Dis
hart, the little minister, is a young
and small built man who takes
over the parish in Thrums, a min
ing village in Scotland. Holding
her own is Betty Walter, who will
capably handle the role of Babbie,.
teasing young gypsy girl. Babbie
is the combination of a witch and
an elf, and although she can be
frisky at times, she can change
suddenly and be as solemn as a
church. Playing the part Of Mar
garet, Gavin's mother, who is
quiet, frail, pleasant, and who
worships her son, is Willie Ann
Erikson. Jimmy Caudill will act
the part of Rob Dow, a wayWard
chap, who has a reputation of be-
ing a "no-good' in Thrums. How
ever, the sullen and gruff man be-
comes an important character in
the story and various circum-
stances develop because of him.
Robert McCarl will capably play
the part of Lord Rintoul, tall,
vigorous-looking man OF dignified
and elegant manner. Rintoul, a
wealthy landowner, is one who
commands and receives the re-
spect of the villagers. Jean Nc
Fadden, a new servant girl
voung, willing, and anxious, but
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-31
Department,
N. c. Sorosis Club
Meeting Today

This afternoon the Art de-
partment of North Carolina Soro-
sis will hold the first meeting of
the fall at the clubhouse on North
Third street beginning at 4 o'clock.
Mrs. John Knox Ward chairman
of the Department announces that
it will be a very interesting meeting
with Edwin D. Clark, minister of
music of the First Presbyterian
church playing several musical Sc
lections.
Guest speaker of the afternoon
will be Miss Merle Bruner, direc-
tor Of Christian Education of Trini-
ty Methodist church who will CEN
ter her program around the paint
ing 1.-THE Angelus' by Millet and
will use as her topic, art and
Christian Character. The meeting
will close with a party and each
member of Sorosis is cordially in
vited to attend.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-31
Alpha Omega Frat
Gives Tacky Party
Al Blue Top Lodoe

The Alpha Omega fraternity A..
tertained on Monday evening WIN
a tacky party at the Blue To,
lodge on Market street road. VII,
approximately so members ,,s
guests attending. The event w.,
in charge of David Britain. vice.
grand chancellor.
Dancing was enjoyed and j,-.
ing the evening r~etresamem,
were served.
This Friday evening the frste-,i
ty will attend the vii -on-WiImir,,
ton football game after which +bsr
will attend a weiner roast at 4a
home of Eddie Erb, II Nor,,
Harrison street, Sunset Park Al.
active and inactive members and
their dates are urged to attend