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Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-10-04
CasRefinery
Blast Fatal
TO7Persons
Explosions Shake
World's Largest
Plane Gas Plant

Marcus look, Pa, Oct. I.-lHj-
Seven persons were killed and up
wards of 10 others injured by fire
and explosions which roarcd thro-
Ugh Units of Sun Oil Company's
9l3,0OO.OOO aviation gasoline refinery
seven hours before SubSidins carly
today.
Sun VIcC-prcsidcnt Arthur T..
Pew, Jr.. estimated damage To the
worlds largest alkylation plant 1T
S3OO.OOO. He said "a packing gland
which failed, caused gas to escape
and flash" touching off the series
OF explosions felt 20 miles away in
Philadelphia.
Boiling up in huge clouds Of
smoke LIT by darling tongues Of
flame. the fire swept unchecked for
four hours after the first blast Ht
6:lO y. m. yesterday. II was then
brought under control but was not
cNtineuishcd until this morning.
Many of tho injured were Vollrn-
tccr fircmcn. The heaviest casually
toll occurred when flames. racin,:
out of pump room, reached l25-
foot fractionating tower. II went up
with a roar. the shock rocking the
countryside for miles.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-10-04
President Urges
Jewish Migration
To Palestine Now

Washington, Oct. 4.-(PJ-Presi-
dent Truman called today for an i'm
mediate "substantiate immigration
of displaced Views into Palestine.
In a Yom Kippar Day statement,
which he cabled. 10, British Prime
Minister Clement Attlee. the Presi-
dent outlined his own views as fol-
lows:
]. I'm view of the fact that win
ter Will come on before the Palcs-
tine conference in London can be
resumed. | believe and urge that
substantial immigration into Palcs-
tine can not await solution 10
the Palestine problem and that ii
should begin al once"
,. Il Strtc again. as I have stated
before. that the immigration laws Of
othcr countries. including the United
States, should be li5craliZcd with n
view 10 the admission of displaced
persons. ! am prepared TO make
such Il recommendation 10 the Con-
gross and 10 continue collaboration
with ether countries on the whole
problem OF displaced persons"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-10-04
Step y,-Step Jap
Road TO Conquest
Is Reconstructed

Greensboro. oct. I.-lP,-Unmask-
ing the real cIlprits behind Japan'S
program of conquest. Allied prescott
tors in the Tokyo war crimes trials
are reconstruction the steps by which
the japanese almost realized their
dream of ruling the Orient Roy l..
Morgan former chief investi!a.Cr
for the prosecution, told The Record.
today.
II was hi, first interview in which
he discussed in detail his work as
associate counsel in charge OF in
vestigatiCn for the prosecutors of
the II nation tribunal. Morgan flew
20 Tokyo last JANUARY. after a year
Of private Inv practice here.
81 am net yet at liberty 10 tell
he full story OF our investigation
Ic said. The Pearl Har3or phase
f the war has not been covered in
he trial tc'orC the military tribunal
II is believed that results Of The
trial will establish international
criminal Laws which will set a prcc-
sdent for judging future aggrcssct
nations"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-10-04
Outlook Brighter
On Strike Front;
alks, Votes Held
(By The Associated Presso

There were inc satIGnS today Ct
possible progress in efforts 10 set
tic the nations major labor dis
putcS.
Government officials in Washing
ion planned new attempt 10 end
the four day old shipping strike
which has tied up 543 ships in AT
lantic, Gulf and Pacific ports.
In strike-5ound Pittsburgh where
an ll-day strike of $500 power
workers has Curtailrd general bust
ness. scme 200 AFL street car mo-
tormen planned to vote on whether
10 cross picket lines set up by the
independent power union. Their
return to work would end one OF
the most severe transportation tie
ups in Pittsburgh's history.
In Washington. the Maritime Com
mission arranged t. invite west
coast ship ping officials TO meet with
east coast operators and commission
m en- b ers over the weekend and
seek to send the maritime walkout
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-10-04
Reason For
Plane Crash
80 Persons Burned
Beyond Recognition
In Worst Disaster

Gandcr, Newfoundland, Oct. T.
Up Aviation officials were at a
loss today TO explain the crash of
Bcrlin-bound American Overseas
AlrEneS plane i'll which 30 persons
lost their lives yesterday in tn
Newfoundland wilderness.
y board Of Investigators from TN
Civil AcrOnautiCS Administration
awaited the arrival of l.. s. Coast
Guard hcliCoptCr in which they
planned TO visit the crash scene,
which occurred about ten minutes
after the doomed plane took of!
from the Harmon Field near Step
hcnville. The disaster was the worst
in commercial air lines history.
a rescue party Of L. S. army per-
sonnet and Il doctor. who rushed to
the scene after the crash occurred.
reported that all 81 passengers and
eight crew members were burned
beyond recognition.
The passengers included six Chii-
drCn ranging from three months IN
- years old and their mothers. Nine
of the ~ women aboard were en-
route To join their huSbandS-moSt
Of them with occupation troops
abr"ad.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-10-04
y. S., Russia
Clash Over
Preparations
Anglo-American
Supervisory Plan
Bitterly Assailed

Paris, CIT. f. LP, Russia in
angry words today accused the Unit
cd States and Britain of violating
their big four agreement by voting
for an Australian amendment to set
up an international commission for
Supervision OF Italian Preparations
payments.
The Italian economic commission
Of the peace conference. which still
must fin the amount Italy is to pay
nc'gh5Cring Allied states. passed the
amendment, II TO 8. with France,
China, and the Slavic states opposed.
Under the amendment, an inter-
national body consisting of the big
four and countries receiving rcpara-
lions would supervise payment other
than those of Russia. These would
go 10 YugnSlHvia. Albania, Greece.
Ethiopia and Poland.
y. 4. Arltiunian of Russia, viSibly
angcrcd. declared that the United
States and Britain had violated an
agreement to a section Of the big
-four foreign ministers treaty draft.
American Delegate Willard Thorp
and British Spokesman Glenvil Hall
both protested that the amendment
was Il new article and not change
in an agreed point of the draft.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-10-04
Wallace,
Baruch
7angle
Ousted Secretary
hlam2S S.alesman
In Atom Confusion

washington, Oct. I.-Ilr-Gyavc
>'ahScr c.nirrnt% United Nations ct-
'oit5 10 sci up into! national atomic
:IntrolS, Bci nard Baluch and Hem
Wall;cs virtually ai:rccd To-Day.
ihcy bitterly disputed the cause.
"al!'cH. ou~i"1 SCo "ctary of Com
;ncrcc, blamed Baruch.
lie declared that with nations al
eady launched on "a frantic atomic
'orb race" BGruch has adopted =
stubborn and inflcXiblc approach
20 negotiations involving Russia.
Earuch, American member of the
U. N. Atomic Energy Commission
blamed Wallace. He asserted III.
former cabinet officer perpctratcd
efforts and caused public confus-
ion IN his criticism Of the United
States control plan.
Errors Dangerous"
Inc errors, Baruch charged. are
graVciy dangerous To the delicate
NEGOTIATIONS now underway"
While President Truman put the
whole controversy down as MAJ
Ter between Baruch and Wallace, the
government actually appeared TO be
caught between its international
negotiations and the domestic con-
lroVcrsy which the highly personal
charges of the two men seemed Ger
ain 10 arouse.
Wallace, whom the Prcsidcl- re-
moved from his cabinet last month
because of his split with Secretary
If State James Byrncs over Russian
'elaticnS, had the latest word in III"
row with Baruch.
In n statement, Wallace declared
that atomic energy negotiations in
lie United Nations have reached
AN impasse' OH two basic points of
disagreement, which he attributed
indirectly to Baruch's stubborn
ness"
The two points. he said. are:
Whether the U. S. should Con
tinuc its production and stockpiling
of atomic bombs during the ncgo-
tiationS" of treaty leading to full
international control
2-RuSSia's refusal TO agree to an
international system of inspection to
control atomic energy production"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-10-04
Marital Troubles
All Come At Once

New Orleans, La, oct. Mrs.
Frances Swcctc Johnson. 10. is en-
gagged. married and divorced-all at
once. Right now she's in Jail too.
Police are investigating COM
plant of her husband of three days
that she might have neglected to
get divorce from her previous hus-
band. She was also booked on
charges Of creating disturbance by
fighting police who came TO take her
into custody.
Mrs. johnson told police that she
really was divorced from Roy Find
ley of Birmingham, Ala. whom she
married in Colur.bus. Ohio. when
could produce actual proof of the di-
vorcc. however.
The marriage 10 Johnson Monday
was the result of Il drinking party
which she attended while her I'M
named iiancc was i'll. She said il
was mistake.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-10-04
Huge Plane
Starts Hop

Honolulu, Ocl. 4. - ZAP, - The
army'S BPS Pagusan Drcamboat
took off this morning on its project
cd lO.3OO-milc flight from Honolulu
To Cairo over the top of tho world.
The huge plane got into the air at
5:5l a. m. (ll:2l a. IN, EST.
To carry the greatest possible
amount of fuel. the ship was over
loaded 27.000 pounds at the tax"
off.
OF its total weight of lI7.0OO
pounds, Approximately half. 77,352
pounds was gasoline.
The heavy plane speed down the
army's 1000 foot Hickman Field
runway and onto the navy'S adjoin-
ing John Rodgers Fields equally
long strip before II was airbornC.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-10-04
Meat Supplies To- Continue
Far Under Demand Until '48
Money Then
Is Expected
TO Be Short

Washington. Oct. I.-,RJ-A"ricul-
lure Department c2onon!,. Is said to-
day nca: supplies are uuhk,ly -
catch up with demand before 1913
and Ey then pc pc may not be
able To afford IS nanny steals and
roasis as they would like.
That doubly discoura.ing .ora-
cast for meat hungry Americans
came as the price dccCntrol board
suspended al least until nest week
third decision OF thu future of
ceiling prices for mix and Other
dairy products. now frcc o! OnA
jurisdiction
The Agriculture Departments bu-
reau of economies explained its Pre-
diction Of IL s!aCkcaing meat dc
mand some - or Is months hence bv
saying the consumer incomes arc
expected TO turn downward III laia
l947 or carly 1913.
STenGin~ To Shift.
Furthermore. the agency said the
demand for meats and other foods
now at record peak-may decline
as consumer spending shifts To non
food items, such as AUTOMOBILES.
washing machines. rofrigera;orS, and
clothing, as supplies Of those goods
become more abundant.
The bureau said meat output dur
ing the remainder of 1916 may be
relatively low" rejecting heavy
marketinss of hogs and cattle in
July and August, when there were
no price controls, and delayed fall
marketings of livestock.
AS for l947, the report said per
capita civilian supplies may DC only
as large as this ycar'S-or an aver
age of between lao and las pounds
a year.
1t added that the supply of pork
is expected TO be smaller than this
year but that beef production is OK
| pcctcd t. be large. rejecting in turn
a tendency among producers TO de-
; lay marking Of cattle this fail in
. expectation Of possible higher prices.
Sheep and lamb slaughter next year
probably will be loss than this year,
with prospects of a smaller l947 lamb
chop and fewer lambs to be fed this
fall.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-10-04
3 Nazis
Stuck In
U.S.Zone
Entry Is Refused
10 Iva BY British;
Fapen Plea Denied

nuremberg, t:t. 4.-I'- United
o'at,S amy authorities .a;d tud,,
tne Eriii$!l had declined To DcIr:,
HJairLr S"haCht and iianS Eriisychr
acquitted ~ var crmcs hy-thc In
terhat oaal Milillry Tribunal. ia
enter inc hrls 81 ,ycupa;,o, yn.,,
oi &c many.
1t. Gen. LUcuS Clay, do univ.
Am"'.Safi ni!i'aty c3>c.nor. ~
noun. 81 ilIa: tao T..yn-h rad re-
Jectui The Plea Of Na.i D;nI mn.
franE Vcn'-ap>n. the third of tho
acquitted "'nar w..r leaders +, snt
Tic IN the French zonc.
Inc nice as.i,u,,:,. ..cl still ,ycrc
IN INC Nuern-c.s Palace o. Justice
jan h32eii ~ awaiting sac con iuct
out Of the NN'c"i""n -nNo. hnv
tod attorneys and army officers
ih'y ita'ci &c irca.n N. icy .n...,,
receive at TIC Lands o. Bavarians
around Nucrt.~c"c: Wa want 10 Try
lhom tndc: ocarHi!!ca:i-:t laws.
Co. l.. c. Arcrus, security off
Ger, :a'd he was anxious 10 get rid
OF his star bCardcrs." but would
Keep ihcm in his custody pending
Il decision Il; Il higher level.
HctnNnllc, attorneys for three adj
dtlonal Nazi war leaders and for the
% (elitc guard) filed appeals from
their convictions with the Allied
Contro! Council. Appeals on behalf
OF SIX c. the 10 men convicted
lticSuay now were ae!orc the cCun-
Gil.
Appeals were filed for Hitler's
cratic decuty. Rudolf Hess, who was
sentenced 10 life term: for Hans
Frank. Hiiier's protector" in Pol
and, ard .Icw-5aitcr Julius Stretch
CT, both condemned 10 hang. Al
ready en- file were appeals for Will
helm Frick, protector" Of Bohemia
and Moravia: Nazi Philosopher AL
ired Rosenberg and Deputy Fuehrer
Martin Bormann-all sentenced TO
hang. All appeals must be before
the council by 3:45 p. m. tomorrow.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-10-04
The Newspaper As A Public Servant:
80 Afternoon Dailies Serve Tar Heels

That figures out to approximately
one afternoon daily paper f. every
len persons o! the states more than
three and a hal! r'iilion popula-
tiCn.
Total circulation figures 70: mere
than $50 woolily and scmi-wcekly
papers arc not al hand. Some COM
potent observers estimate the aggrc-
EatC paid circulation Of North Caro-
ina daI,ics. morning and afternoon,
rC..!-"cckliCs and vccllicG CXcced;
rnc million. ! This would seem TO
iiSErovC the charge sometimes made
tina; North Carolinans are rot
rcadin2 people.
II is the contention Of afternoon
newspapers. supported by numerous
urvCyr. that because they devote
/ moro n'tcnt' ON - commonly affairs
/ th;n Is possible for their morning
! nCi2h"Ors, the AFTERNOON pS DcrS arc
moro Thoroughly read and therefore
/ moro adequately serve 10 cnlightcn
and inform The public.
! Each of these rcwsDaprTs u,iiizcs
| Gaciliiicf NJ III" Associated Press or
The United Press fscvcral have
i'oih). ihc two greatest ncw sgathcr-
ing and disseminating agencies in
the world. Most of 'icm also offer
ono or more s1ccisl feature columns
on national and world events.
In addition 10 these local and world
services. twenty-five Of the st;rc's
afternoon newspapers. including The
Daily Dispatch. cooperate in the
North Carolina Association Of After
noon Dailics 10 maintain bureau
at Raleigh for special Interpretation
and analysis Of events around the
state capitol This is a valuable
service not available to readers of
morning or non-member papers.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-10-04

lotto. Concord. Durham. Elizabeth
City. Fayetteville. Gastoria. Colds
bora. Greensboro. Crccnvillc. Hen.
dcrSCn. Hcndcrsonvillc. Hickory.
High Point, Kannapois. Kinston.
Lunbcrton. Morchcad City. New
Bern. Raleigh. Rcidsvillc, Rock Y
Mount, Salisbury, Shelby. States
vile two papcrs). Tar3oro. Wash
inrton, Wilmington 1.-TWO papcrs) =,
Wilson and Winston Salem. Check
these points on map OF the state
and il will bc found they cover il
completely.
The aggregate circulation Of these
SO afternoon dailcs was 336.6l4 the
first Of this year. and although most
"irculatiors were frozen because
Of scarcity CT ncwsprint, there has
been some some growth since then.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-10-04
Wanted: One Door

indianapolis. Ind. - An Indian
apolis resident has encountered a
formidable bottlencck in his house
building plans.
He can't find front door any
where.
Because he has no door. he can't
lock the house.
Because he cant lock the house
the plumbers won't put in any plumb,
ing. It's easy for crook to rip IL
out and take away.
Because tho plumbing isn't in, the
plastercrs won't finish the walls.
Because the plastcrcrs can't op-
crate. The paper hangers and paint
crs can't deco rate the house.
Because tho wall paper and pant
arc MISSING. the floor finishcrs won
finish The floors.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-10-04
BY LYNN NISBET.
Daily Dispatch Bureau

Raleigh. Oct. i.-During o5Scrv-
lncc of National Newspaper Week
attention is focused upon the news
paper as Il public servant. which
is the theme Of this years o5Sc'v
ancc October first through the eighth.
There is no element Of boosting
in the Statement. that North Caro-
lima newspapers rank high among
these of the United States in gen.
uine service TO their respective COM
munitiCs and TO the whole country.
One reason often assigned for the
excellence of Tar Heel newspapers
is that they arc almost entirely
owned. published and edited by
North Cnrolinians. In many other
states and especially in the larger
cities the leading papers arc in!lu-
cnccd by outside ownership ar;
direction.
There arc seven morning papers
in this state. owned and published
at Ashcvillc. Charlotte. Winsttn-Sa-
lem. Greensboro Durham, Raleigh
and Wilmington. with a morning
edition published by the Sun-Jour-
nal nj New Bern. without disparag-
ing the excellence Of these morning
papers. study e. the situation in
this state proves conClusivcly that
afternoon newspapers weld a trc-
mCrdcusly larger influence. because
they serve so many more cOmmuni-
tics in complete local news and also
bring 10 their readers the news Of
tho world the same day ii happens
There are thirty-thrcc afternoon
daily newspapers in North Caro-
lima. published ~ the follc"'in'
cities: Asheville, Burlington, Char
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-10-04
Great Corn Crop
Safe From Frost

Chicago, Oct. 4.-(Pr--A bumper
corn crop sufficient TO provide -
bushels for every man, women and
child in the United States was
labeled secure today by grain cx-
pertS.
Corn has won lis race with frost,
grain men asserted, and is now ont
Of danECr-aSSuring the nation =
firm base upon which 10 build It's
cereal, meat and dairy food produce
ton next year.
c. N. Ralvin, statistician for James
+. Bennett and Co, grain firm. pr" =
dicted a record breaking crop of
100000 bushels on the basis
Of Oct. | conditions reported by
grain dealers. millcrs and others
familiar with corn.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-10-04
Truman Meets
With Cabinet

Washington, oct. i.-lP,-presi-
dent Truman met with his cabinet
for as minutes today and the meat
shortage was topic Of discussion
again.
Secretary Of Agriculture Clinton
Andersen, asked If he agrees with
President Humans statement ycstcr-
day that the meat shortage may &c;
worse this winter, replied that nc
had not had any chance TO read the
statement.
Anderson was asked il he had
any comment on statement by
Rep. Spence CD of Kentucky that
nc had gathered the impression"
that the government might take some
remedial action 10 ease the meat
shortage. Andersen said he had no
idea what Spence could have meant.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-10-04
Hull's Condition
Continues Grave

Washington, Oct. I.-(P)-Formcr
Secretary of State Cordell Hull, ill
al Bethesda Naval Hospital. spent i
more rcstful night last night but his
condition continues grave.
a 8 a. m. report from the hospital
today said:
MIR. Hull spent more rcStful
night than usual. His condition is
still grave"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-10-04
STATE EMPLOYEES PLAN
FOR GOVERNORS DAY

Raleigh. Oct. i.-tP,-AIl state
employees here will be given Il holi-
day for the State Fair on Thursday
October II. according TO Il memoran-
dunn published by Il. G.. Dcyton.
personnel director for state employ
cS and assistant director of the bud
get.
The day will be celebrated by the
State Fair officials as Governor S
Day, since Governor Cherry will be
55 on that day.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-10-04
Stocks Continue
To Lose Ground

New York. oct. q. 49, Hp go The
stock market extended its retreat
today without being subjected 20
really urgent selling.
Prominent on the offsidc were
Chrysler. General Motors. u. s.
Steel. u. S. Rubber. Montgomery
Ward and Sears Rocbuck.
Bonds skipped and commodities
were lower.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-10-04
Barney Oldfield,
6S, Racer, Dies

Beverly Hills. Calf. Oct. I.-DP
Barney Old'cId. former famous
automobile racing driver. died of a
heart aitacl; al his home mere to-
day. He was Ga years old last Jan
Evening star., 1946-06-23
Enemy On The Hill

threatening official action. Joel was one of
those men who live to themselves and grow
bitter. His house up on Gibson's Hill above
the ravine was one his father owned, but Joel
had let it run down, closed most of the rooms,
and installed Mrs. Munday as housekeeper.
The sight of her used to frighten US boys.
The whole place had haunted look, espe-
cially after dusk We'd run past it if we were
late Several times Gibson had been up on a
charge of cruelty to his horses. He was that
kind of man. People said he'd had an unhappy
love affair way back. don't know.
WHILE was talking to Jim Hallam, there
was a squeal of brakes outside and LEV
Holden came in, went into his own part of
the surgery without a word to u.s. then came
out and said curtly, Who's frst?" Invent in.
Later. remembered how tight-lipped and
different he was that day. To make converse
Evening star., 1946-06-23
BY LESLIE GORDON BARNARD
Illustrated BY Henry Luhrs

doctor was busy The winter dusk was then
closing in, and could hear the drip of the
snow melting, queer, disturbing sound, as
remember. l kept thinking about all the
things Id heard older people say about her.
thought. too, how young and awfully pretty
she was, and wondered how she'd come to
marry man more than twice her age.
Others came in and waited. too. Doc Sim
monds' practice had grown so heavy he'd had
an assistant these past eight months -
young Dr. Llew Holden, just through an
internship in the city. We all liked LEV.
jim Hallam sat next to me. He'd hurt his
hand on a saw and was in to get it dressed.
One of Joel Gibson's men. Its wonder the
doc will fix me up at all" he grinned.
| knew what he meant. Doc Simmonds
was health officer. and he disapproved of their
cutting ice on the East Branch; he and Joel
Gibson had had high words, and the Doc was
Evening star., 1946-06-23

Strange it was the murderer
himself who finally solved the
crime eight months later
A Short Story
MUCH water has passed under the bridge
lVl since, and many strange things have
happened in the world, but give me day of
thaw in winter or one of those hot spells in
summer when the sky shuts down on you like
a steel dome. and I'll remember it all again.
I'd gone up to Doc Sinlmonds' that after
noon. Lorna Sinnonds let me in and 7 saw
right off she'd been crying. Like young fool
said, ''Is anything wrong, Mrs. Smmonds?"
and she said oh, no. there wasn't - the way
people do who are put questions that should
MT be asked said, Gould see the doctor?"
and she said would come in and wait: the
Evening star., 1946-06-23

ton, l remarked how the practice had grown
since he came to us.
Then it'll have to fall off again he said.
He meant he was quitting getting out.
can still recall the savage scratch OF his
pen as he scrawled prescription for me, then
Doc Simmonds put his head in the door.
Can you handle the rest?" he asked There's
something want to see about. Lornas going
out in the car and she can drop me on the
way" LEV said he could manage.
/ WAS outside when they drove by. 1t was
getting pretty dusky then, but l got one sight
of Lorna's face, and | turned to watch the
car swing right towards the river road. went
on home 1t was slushy underfoot with a
mildness that was like false touch of spring.
didn't know then that should never again
see Doc Simmonds alive.
Indeed, the next time l saw Lorna, she
and DR.. Holden were sitting there tensely
with everybody watching them as if they
were on trial. That was at the inquest.
To this day could give you from memory
parts. of the questioning that keep that in
quest alive in my mind There was the gang
ling not so bright youth who found the body
'You say. Henry, you were going to work
and saw something caught in the ice where
the rapids are open? What time was that?"
Reckon about a quarter to seven yester-
day morning was on my way to the mill"
There was the mill foreman to confirm the
TAKING of the hndv from the wafer And there
was Lorna Simmonds out of her testimony