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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-15
STILL HOLD
U.S.. OFFICER, WIFE
Ultimatum Issued To Rus,
slams In Berlin By
Army Leader

BERLIN, July 14.-P)-A high,
ranking United States Army o.
ficer said tonight that if the Rus
SLAMS failed by tomorrow to re-
lease an American warrant officer
and his wife, being held for APP
parent unauthorized entry into the
Soviet occupation zone, some
thing is likely to happen becauce
we are getting mad about this"
The officer, who declined to be
quoted by name, said the Rus
SLAMS had broken their promise to
release Warrant Officer Samuel L.
Harrison of San Antonio, Tex, and
his wife, Helen, who disappeared
into the Russian zone on July l
when, without the required writ
ten travel orders, they were re-
ported to have exceeded zonal
limits to visit a pet shop.
Giving voice to a shortening OF
tempers among American Army
officials over what has become an
unprecedented case, tne oll4Cel
said:
1.-THE Russians gave us q de-
finite commitment they would re-
turn the Harrisons yesterday or TO
day. We sent some agents down
to the Russian kommandantu v
fetch them, but they did not gel
them"
There still was no word tonight
on the fate of two other American
Army officers-Capt. Harold Cob
in of Newark, N. j., and It.
George E. Wyatt Of Oklahoma
City-who were last seen July
when they were reported to nave
boarded a train for Oranlenburg,
D,N7,N
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-15
See BIKINI On Page Two

There would have been no DOUBT
about the approval of the British
credit if during the months tnat
have passed since the financial
agreements were made. the legls-
lative branch of the government
had not come so close to a break
down. The loan is only one among
many great measures on which
Congress has exhibited sucn an
alarming incapacity to function at
all that the situation In Washing
ton is very near to being a con-
stitutional crisis.
In the twelve months since the
war ended Congress has been I'M
able to make up its mind on price
control. though any consistent and
settled policy would be better than
none. 1t has been unable to legls-
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-15

Almost all the sugar now max
ing its way to this country is raw
sugar, the Fayetteville congress-
man said. Since Wilmington has
no sugar refineries the raw sugar
shipments are being sent to the
ports which do have r%efineries.
Meanwhile, Wilmington is re-
ceiving refined sugar in small al
lotments from up-coast ports,
principally Baltimore, by rail
freight.
Although these allotments are
enough to furnish the city its
minimum sugar needs, local Off
Gals are looking forward to the
day when the Port City, in its
development into a commanding
industrial seaport of the South
Atlantic Coast, will have sugar
.refineries of it's own located on
the busy Cape Fear river.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-15
NAVAL TRAINING

with the unit strength tentatively
81 10 officers and 200 enlisted
S 'sao Wilmington's group of U. s.
Nsral Organized Reserves will
NS organizing in about two
sseks, it was announced yesterday
", lieut.. Henry c. Bost, the COM
headquarters of the outfit is
100 To be established in the en-
slovnent office building OF the
Eorth Carolina Shipbuilding comp
NV W. The building is expected to be
s -.nsferred from the U. S. Mari
.i,o,e commission to the Navy and
converted into a Naval armory'
complete with radio, machine
.bon and other apparatus and
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-15

Byrnes Says
Progress Has
Been Made
Arrives At Washington
Aboard Truman's Pri-
vate Plane
TO "SELL" AMERICANS
Plunges Into A Strenuous
Two W e e k S Before
Paris Conference
By r, H. SHACKFORD
United Press Staff Correspondent

~ As
United Press Staff Correspondent
Washington, July IA. -
(UP) - Secretary of State
F. Byrnes returned
from Paris Sunday to "sell''
the American people before
the peace conference on the COM
promises he made in the interests
of world peace at the big four
foreign ministers meeting.
He told reporters on his arrival
at Washington airport that he was
confident some progress" towards
peace has been made.
The secretary, who has been al
most constantly engaged in i%nterna-
tional conferences during the year
he has held the post, plunged inn
mediately into a strenuous two
weeks before the Paris conference
convenes in Paris July 20. It will
consider peace treaties for Italy,
Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria and
Finland.
This afternoon Byrnes spent a
few hours at his office going over
papers and working with his aides
on a radio report to the American
people. He will spend most of to-
morrow morning at the White
House reporting to the president
and discussing candidates to be
peace conference delegates.
Byrnes and his central European
experts will also draft plans to
make the American and British
zones Of Germany an economic
unit. Russia and France rejected
invitations to join the effort at
Paris but the way is still ooan for
them to participate in the planning.
See RYRNES On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-15
SUBPOENA SOUGHT
FOR MAY HEARING
Senate War Investigation
Committee Wants
Testimony

WASHINGTON, July IA -W.D-
Sen. Hugh B. Mitchell, D.. WASH.
indicated Sunday night that he will
nrpss for special legislation to get
Rem Andrew J. May, D., KY, to
testifv before the Senate War In
ypsticating committee on his al
Ieged connections with a midwest
munitions combine.
Mitchell has proposed that the
Senate pass a resolution asking
-bp House to excuse May for an
anoearance before the Senate COM
mittee. May would not be bound
10 obey the resolution and would
have precedent for ignoring any
subpoena the committee might is
sue.
The committees latest effort 10
get May to testify begged down
Saturday when committee chair
man James M. Mead, D., NY,
informed the Kentuckian that ne
could not testify on his own terms.
Witnesses have said that May,
chairman of the House Military
Affairs committee, "pressured'
the War department into giving
war contracts to a combine head
ed by Dr.. Henry M. Carson and
his brother, Murray, which alleged
" obtained contracts worth $751;
600, 900.
May has denied that he ever
profited through his relations with
the paper empire" He appeared
before a closed session of the COM
mittee June 4 to explain his part
in the Cumberland Lumber COM
pany, a subsidiary firm.
After other witnesses subsequent
ly testified that May brought
pressure" on behalf of the Cars
sons, the committee invited him
10 testify in open session.
May sent the committee a letter
asking if he, as a witness, would
be allowed to have his own counsel,
recall witnesses for cross-examina-
ton and use the committees sub
poena powers to get government
records.
The committee replied that ''the
plain and simple import of your
letter is that you decline to appear
before the committee to explain
the facts that have been present
ed.' 1t said it had no alternative
but to conclude that you admit
those facts to be true"
The committee expects to OBJ.
tain further light On the origin
O. the munitions this week with
the testimony Of Allen B.. Gellma.
and Joseph T. Weiss, brothers
ln-law who put up the origina.
capital for the paper empire"
Also expected to testify is JOSEPH
freeman, who served with the
1arssons as a high-ranking official
MltchelI's resolution propose.
asS oeen discussed by the commit
ZEE out no effort has been made
10 present it to the Senate. Com
nil'Vee counsel said after the ex
slange OF letters Saturday tina
10 furtAer effort would be made
70 force May to appear until after
oil otner testimony is heard.
See MAY on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-15
The Weather

FORECAST
North and South Carolina: Partly
cloudy Monday and Tuesday and widely
scattered thunder showers.
eastern Standard Time)
By U. S. Weather Bureau)
Meteorological data for the "a hour,
ending 1880 pm. yesterday.
Temperatures
1:30a 80; 7:30a 81; 1:3Op 90; 7:3Op 81.
Maximum 92; Minimum 81; Mean 81;
Normal 86.
Humidity
1:30a 81; 7:30a SO; 1:30p 80; 7:30p 88.
Precipitation
Total for the "a hour ending 7:30 pm
600 inches.
Total since the first of the month
1915 inches.
Tides For Today
(From the Tide Tables published b.
U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
High Low
Wilmington ------ 10 :31a $685.
II :00p 1921
Masonboro Inlet ------- 8:06a 2:22;
8:35p 2:13r
Sunrise Sill; Sunset 1924; Moonrise
8:4Sp; Moonset 6:06a.
See WEATHER on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-15

The Presidents views were
given to Sens. Tom Connally, D.,
Tex, and Arthur Vanderburg, R.,
Mich, at the National airport
where they arrived with Secre-
tary of State James F. Byrnes
from the Paris foreign ministers
conference.
Connally and Vanderburg ask
ed the President for information
on the status of pending legisla-
ton. After being told that Con-
gress had approved the British
loan, Vanderberg asked:
What shape is the OPA bill
inn"
ITS in terrible shape" Mr.
Truman replied. TT couldn't be
any worse"
Newsmen covering the party's
arrival had not chance to question
the President directly on whether
he plans a second veto. There was
no restriction on use of his re-
marks to Vanderberg.
Nh. Truman views were shar-
ed by price chief Paul Porter and
other administration leaders who
looked to a senate-houSe confer
ence to reWrite the bill into a
"workab'e" measure.
The house rules committee
recommended Saturday that the
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-15
NAVAL TRAINING
Organized Navy Reserve
In Operation Here Soon

equipment for complete training
of the units personnel in all phases
of naval duty.
A small Navy ship, probably a
~185-foot PC boat, will be docked at
the shipyard's northside ship-ap-
ron for further training facilities
in the program.
Further, a large Naval vessel.
perhaps a destroyer, will come to
Wilmington at least once a year to
provide regular "at sea" training
In two-week cruising periods.
That interest in the program is
already running high is evidenced
by the fact that many ex-sailors
have asked the Star when and
where the project will begin.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-15
So To Bed

Last week a man sent his
automobile to a service station
to be washed.
The price, the service station
attendant said, would be 81.
Several hours later the N
tendant appeared at the ca
owners door.
"Youf car is outside" h
said. "That will be ST."
81 thought you said It wal
going to cost only ST." the MAI
protested.
"You're going TO want TO have
it washed all over again." ths
attendant explained. "You
ought to have seen that mud
puddle I splashed through on
my way here"
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-15
Today and Tomorrow
Rv WALTER LIPPMANN

late for a postwar military estab-
lishment, though every n knows
that in the years Immediately
ahead We shall be living in an
armed peace. 1t has been unable
to make up its mind about the
domestic control of atomic energy,
though the United States govern
ment stands before the nations OF
the world as sponsor of a far
reaching plan of international con-
troll.
Congress, as an institution. as a
coordinate branch of the govern
ment, has not done its duty by the
nation in a time OF great need and
urgency. If now. through absence
of mind, blind prejudice, and poll
See LIPPMANN on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-15
BASTILE DAY

PARIS, July 14-U.D- The United
States and France exchanged warm
assurances of friendship Sunday
as the French people celebrated
the 18th anniversary Of Bastille
day, the historic date when liberty,
fraternity and justice" were born
in France.
sFrance still is in the forefront
of the free nations of the world
and proclaims today the same
principles of liberty and respect
of the individuals in whose name
her people spoke 157 years ago."
President Truman said in a mes
sage to Premier Georges Bidault.
Mr.. Truman recalled that two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-15
BASTILE DAY
United States, France
Exchange Assurances

years ago we fought against the
Germans on French soil side by
side with the valient soldiers Of
France, military and civilian"
Praising France for the "sacri-
flee of her courageous people,
Mr.. Truman said, am honored
to extend to you, in the name of
the United States Of America my
best wishes and ~'fraternal saluta-
tons"
Bidault, in his reply, recalled
that Frenclmen had fought under
Lafayette in the American revolu-
ton and that your compatriots
See BASTILE On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-15
President Considers Bill
Worse Than 0riginalForm
Expresses His Views To Senators ConnalIy
And Va%nderburg At Airport When They
Arrive From Paris Conference
BY ROBERT

WASHINGTON, July 14~-(UP)-President Truman
limited strongly Sunday that he will veto the Senate's OPA
revival bill if it reaches his desk in it's present form.
In his first comment or the controversial measure since
the senate approved it Friday night, Mr.. Truman indicated
that he considered it as bad-if not worse-than the origi-
nal bill he also refused to sign.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-15

See BYRNES On Page Two
Evening star., 1946-02-04
Scout Aides tODiscuss
Observation-Disclosures

Approximately 100 neighborhood
chairmen and assistant chairmen of
the District Girl Scouts will attend
the one-day institute opening at 10
am. tomorrow at the YWCA, Seven
teenth and K streets NV, to dis
cuss various methods Of "neighbor-
hood approach"
DR.. Hubert Coffey, chief of the
Training Section of the Federal Sc
curity Agency, will conduct the
morning session featuring a dis
cussion on 'Neighborhood Chairmen
and Community Cooperation" fol-
lowed by discussion under group
leaders.
Miss Anne Mclean, District direc-
tor Of Girl Scouting, will open the
meeting.
-Four luncheon round table discus
sions will be held on functional
Committee responsibilities" with
Mrs. Monte Appel presiding on
finances; Mrs. Robert Ward, on
training; Mrs. John E. Dingwel, on
public relations, and Mrs. John M.
Russell, on program.
Following luncheon, the chairmen
will meet under four group leaders,
Mrs. John A. Bresnahan, Mrs. Wen
Eel Habel, Mrs. Richard N. johnson
and Mrs. c. P. Conrad, to discuss
Your Job as Neighborhood Chair
men of Girl Scouts"
Evening star., 1946-02-04

In the Meas

The Ambassador Of Greece and
Mime. Diamantoupoulos have been
visiting them for few days the
formers nephew, M. A. Antonop-
oulos, formerly secretary at the
Embassy here and now Greek Con-
sui in Boston.
The retiring British Minister and
Mrs. Harold B. Butler are planning
to leave Washington for England
sometime next month. It Is under
stood that there will be no replace
ment of Mr.. Butler at the post here.
The new first secretary of the
Chilean Embassy, Senior Fernando
Donoso, has arrived to take up his
new duties. When he finds living
quarters for his family, Sonora de
Donoso and their two children will
join him here.
The Commercial Counselor of the
Embassy of Uruguay, Senor WASH
ington P. Bermudez, will leave the
end of the week for his native coun-
try. Sonora de Bermudez has been
In Uruguay for some time.
The Swedish Minister, Mr.. Her
man Eriksson, left Saturday for
Stockholm as the guest Of the
Overseas Airlines on its
opening flight from New York to
Copenhagen and Stockholm. He
was accompanied by Mr.. Sven
Dahlman, counselor of the Swedish
Legation here.
The party Is expected to return
to New York Monday.
Evening star., 1946-02-04

YOUTHFUL AUTHOR
Seldom does ones first literary attempt hoh mark
OF immediate but such the of Mary
Vardouakis author OF the current best seller
Streets The author e autographng book for
Representative Jackson of Washington at affair
her honor Miss Georgia Constantine chairman of the
Youth League Which entertained Vardouakis looks on
adniringy Star staff Photo
Evening star., 1946-02-04
Session for Women
ToMarkC0nfereuce

A special session for women,
sponsored by the National Council
of Catholic Women, will be feature
OF the annual National Catholic
Conference on Family Life at the
Catholic U nj versity tomorrow
through Friday.
Eighteen leaders Of Catholic wo-
mems organizations throughout the
country will participate.
Speakers will include Mrs. Thom-
as G.. Harrison, Denver, president
of the National Council Of Catholic
Women; Mrs. Henry Mannix, Brook
lyn, N. Y; Mrs. Thomas j. Morris
sey, Denver; Mrs. Anthony Eber-
hardt, Dubuque, Iowa, and Mrs.
Mary Filser Lohr, New York City.
Taking part in the panel discus
sions will be Mrs. Robert A. Angelo,
York, Pa, national chairman, Com
mittee on Family and Parent Ed
ucation, presiding; Mrs. A. M.
Drummy, Peoria; Mrs. Joy Seth
Herd, Cleveland; Mrs. H. ]. Prince
Lake Wales, Fla; DR.. Eva Ross,
Trinity College, Washington; Ade-
laide Burns, Detroit; Mrs. Joseph
Michels, Dallastown, Pa; Mrs. Harry
Lombard, Detroit; Mrs. John De-
laney, Perth Amboy, N. j.: Mrs.
Joseph Boillin. Clarksville, Tenn. /;
Mrs. Normal Boatwright, Augusta
Ca; Mrs. Robert Donaldson, Pat
erson, N. j., and Mrs. David A. Pet
erson, Elkhart. Ind.
An address by Bishop Emmet M.
Walsh of Charleston, National
Catholic Welfare Conference, on
The Secret of Family Happiness" A."
will close the session.
Evening star., 1946-02-04

natives of Greece" she said. II
heard many stories of the Greeks
who had been told all they needed
to do to get rich was to go to
America, where there is gold in
the streets Most people in this
country know disillusionment which
comes to so many emigrants. They
soon learn there is no gold in the
streets and that they must work
hard for what they get"
Miss Vardoulakis hopes her first
novel will prove the beginning OF
a series in which she plans to carry
on the careers of some of the
characters in Gold in the Streets.
Following VI day in August, she
gave up her work with the sos
and returned to Hartford. She is
planning to return to Greece as
soon as possible to gather further
material for. future novels.
The young author has an added
formula for successful writing:
Keep completely free from family
when writing. Freedom of family
is the fifth freedom" she laughed
Miss Vardoulakis plans to return
to Washington frequently.
Il have many friends here" she
commented. And of course, it was
here that my novel was written"
Evening star., 1946-02-04
Miss D0Uarbide
Becomes Bride

Miss Ivajean Dollarhide, daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Dollarhide
OF this city. and Ensign Jack Eu-
gene Guentz, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
John c. Guentz of Minneapolis,
were married Friday evening in
st. Adams Episcopal Church.
The Rev. Malcolm Marshall Off
ciated at the double-ring ceremony
at 7 O'Clock following an organ re-
cital by MIR. Walter Nash.
The bride was escorted and given
in marriage by her father. She
wore a white slipper satin dress
made with fitted bodice and bus
tie in the back, with hoop skirt. Her
floor length veil of illusion was
held in place by a Mary Queen of
Scots cap trimmed with orange
blossoms. She carried a white or
child on prayer book from which
fell a shower of sweet peas.
Miss June Dollarhide was the
maid Of honor, wearing ice blue
satin and carrying red roses.
1t. q. g. John r. Rodarmel of
indianapolis was the best man, and
the ushers were Comdr. Curtis T.
Youngblood and 1t. Joseph c. Ter
ry, both of the Naval Reserve.
A reception followed the cere-
mony at the home of the brides
parents. The couple will make
their home in Charleston, S. c..
where the bridegroom is stationed
The bride attended George Wash
ington University. Ensign Guentz
was graduated from the United
States Naval Academy in the class
OF 1s46. He just returned from the
Pacific.
Evening star., 1946-02-04
By Gretchen Smith,
Women's Club Editor,


June, 1914, was momentous time
in the life of Mary Vardoulakis,
25-year-old author Of the current
best seller, Gold in the Streets" "
Not only did she graduate from
Wellesley College with several hon.
ors, but two days following her
winning the treasured diploma, she
received word from the Dodd Mead
Publishing Co. that she had won an
intercollegiate literary fellowship to
enable her to finish the novel she
had started in college. The excite
ment of this good news was still at
high point, when word was received
that her application for a job in
Washington with the SOS had
been approved.
Here over the week end where
she was honor guest at gathering
of the Youth League, an association
Of young Greek-Americans of the
city, Miss Vardoulakis explained
how the double success, fellowship
and job, posed temporary prob
lem-could she work on her novel
and keep a job-should she give up
the long-sought job in Washington,
where so many of her friends were
engaged in war work?
Il thought it over little while
and then I decided to do both" she
said in an interview. Il would take
the job and would write my story"
Arriving from her home in Hart
ford, she found herself with the
sos, working in an Office converted
from the living room of a former
residence. 1t was not an attractive
or a comfortable room, but it was
there, she says, that her novel was
finished.
II worked after Office hours" she
explained. MY formula for getting
work done is not to be too COM
Portable. There I was surrounded
by the remains of chandeliers,
bathtubs and other home appoint
ments where worked on my regu-
lar job from 8 am. to $50 pm. I
would then 60 out with friends,
have dinner and forget the Office
Tor a couple of hours. Then I re-
turned and worked on my book. 1t
was finished in the time required
by the publishers"
Gold in the Streets" is the young
authors first literary effort. She
has never written articles or short
stories. Her book, she explains, is
the result of much thought and
research based on the true history
OF Greek emigrants.
I had lived in Greece from 1882
to 1896 with my parents, who were
Evening star., 1946-02-04
In The Bridal Procession

Miss Evelyn Harlan, daughter of
Mrs. Benjamin A. Harlan of Silver
Spring and the late Mr.. Harlan, and
Mr.. Robert Frazer Trainer, U. S. N.
R, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Trainer
OF Allentown, Pa, were married Sat-
urday in the Woodside Methodist
Church by the Rev. Phillip Edwards,
assisted by DR.. Ralph D. Smith.
Mrs. Trainer wore a gown of ivory
satin and her fingertip length veil
of illusion fell from a coronet of the
same material trimmed with seed
pearls. She carried a shower bouquet
OF white roses and camellias. Miss
Helen Burns, maid of honor, was
goWned in blue marquisette and had
a bouquet of yellow roses. The
bridesmaids were Miss Nancy Schell
and Mrs. Eugene Hittle. Miss Schell's
gown was yellow taffeta and Mrs.
Hittle'S pink. Both carried bouquets
OF pale blue iris. Best man was Mr..
Edgar Trainer, brother of the BRIDE
groom, and the ushers were Mr.. Ben
Jamln A. Harlan, brother of the
bride, Mr.. Richard Bowser, Mr.. T.
w. Sheperd and Mr.. Francis Walters.
Miss Helen Catherine Brewton,
daughter of Mrs. Helen A. Jenkins
OF Washington and Mr.. Maurice l..
Brewton, was married to Mr.. Will
liam McCaffrey Appel, son of Mr..
Charles Appel of Chevy Chase, on
December 26 at the home of the
brides mother, with the Rev. DR..
Virgil Cosby officiating.
The wedding of Miss Mary Cath
crime Wise, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Russell U. Wise, to Mr.. James
l.. Shoe of Phoenix took place Sat-