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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-17
FIRE-WAGON HAZARD-At tn

GAoO1N 111A<fA1tO"1AG Gllt
risk of inviting violence upon oul
person we're going to print again
right now, the words of a song We
printed last week:
"The Adrian was in the mud,
The Cape Fear was in the mire,
Looking at the Little Giant
Putting out the fire"
Our purpose in hazarding this re-
publication-We hasten to explain
is not to taunt the fans of the
adrian" and the Cape Fear
volunteer fire departments but t.
re-familiarize all you folks with the
Little Giant" the fire-wagor
which got to Wilmington's fire:
first more often than did the 9th
ers.
Because, you see, we have founc
out what happened to the Little
Giant after it finished its duties
along the Cape Fear.
PICCADILLY HILL - ERck III
the summer of 1889 tvs 9isterd
from Wilmington were VISITING
friends in Winchester, Va.
One afternoon as they were
strolling along Winche ster's shady
streets hey heard a fire-wagor
rumbling at a fast pace somewhele
in the distance. Then, as the noise
grew louder. they turned around
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-17
600 ATTEND LAST
US0 CLUB PARTY
City Officials, Others Bid
Farewell To Personnel
On Sunday Night

Amid cheers and laundering ap.
plause of some six hundred guests
the second and Orange USO, with
the assistance of Camp Lejeune
Marines and City officials, sale
goodbye officially to Wilmington
and the area last night.
The celebration started Saturday
night when the club played host
to almost a thousand servicemer
and their partners, at a party ano
the "Old Plantation ball.
Special invitation to this event
also admitted many local people,
No Work Yet
And as the last echoes OF the
quartette's rendition of Good
Night Sweetheart" their thems
song, used to close each night
program for the last five years Of
USO activities, died away, there
was still no official word as tc
whether the city or The Veterans
of Foreign Wars will take over the
Second and Orange plant.
For the past several weeks there
has been some contest and con
siderable debate as to the DISPOSE
ton of the large entertainment
building which is purported tc
have been valued at approximately
$115,00O when constructed.
"Old Folks" Hour
Yesterdays program began with
an old fashioned breakfast by ar
"Old Folks at Home" hour, during
which a program of special musi
cal was in progress.
Miss Elizabeth Wettig sang "Oli
Folks at Home,' and II Dream D
Jeannie;' Green Pastures" voca.
by Orma Eris Norden; "Jeru.
salem," by Bobby Melton anc
"Nocturne in E Flat" by Mrs
Eric Norden, followed by "Melo.
die. by Mrs. Robert C. Whitaker
Program Broadcast
The celebration last night toob
the form of a radio broadcast, re.
ception at open house and informa.
party and dance to be concluded
by Symphony by candlelight, afte.
which the quartet, sang "GooG
Night Sweetheart"
The radio show was conducted
by Woody Woodson and a score
of Camp Lejeune Marines, trans
mitted through special arrange
ment over WMFD at 10 o'clock.
Goodby's Said
During the program, officials oil
the club said goodby and City Of
tlclals, in turn told the club per-
sonnet farewell, commenting at
length on its work during its life
In Wilmington.
Local people participating were
postmaster Wilbur Dosher of the
ADVISORY committee, Davis Howes,
chairman of the operating commit
tee; Mrs. ]. R Benson, president
of the Senior hostess committee;
Mayor W. Ronald Lane and Char
les E. Robertson who bade The
city farewell, concluding the show.
See USO on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-17
PRICE INCREASES
TERMED ALARMING
Government E conomis t
Says Living Costs Rising
One Per Cent Monthly

WASHINGTON, June 16-(P)-A
top government economist peered
Sunday at the cost of living course
-scheduled to take another slant
upward next week with OPA-grant-
ed increases for butter. cheese and
coal - and called the trend
alarming"
The economist is one whose ad-
wise is heard in high administra?
ton quarters, but declined use of
his name. He said his opinion was
based on the quickening pace OF
OPA price grants. Government
statistics show prices have been
rising one percent a month, he
said.
In Conflict
This opinion is in conflict with
that of OPA officials who say most
family budget items are well TN
der control, despite the recent wave
of price boosts.
Fifty-twc price increases were
granted by OPA within two weeks.
Some on important cost-of-llvlng
items like butter and milk.
Effective Sunday
One OPA official said the 11-cent
a pound increase for butter and
six cents for cheddar cheese be-
came effective Sunday.
And a rise of 40 cents a ton for
soft coal, because of pay increases
granted miners, probably will be
announced during the week, a
spokesman for the agency said
This will be followed by an in
crease of maybe as much as 81
a tom for anthracite coal.
Raised by Bowles
The higher butter and cheese
prices were authorized on May 20
Iby Sterilization Director Chester
Bowles, along with an increase of
one cent a quart for milk. Most
consumers already pay the extra
penny for milk.
The recent ac~celeration of the
increase rate was what prompted
the comment alarming" by the
government economist.
Advance Doubles
when living costs begin to rise
at the rate of nj percent or more
a month, as they have been, that's
something to worry about" he said.
That's Il per cent or better a
year,as compared with a rise of
six to seven per cent over the last
three years"
Other government officials have
estimated that price increases
authorized during the last three
weeks for several important food
items alone have boosted the cost
of living 1.28 percent.
No Slack Yet
But the pace of OPA has not
slackened yet. Last week the agen-
cy rolled out at least % price In
creases, some Of them covering
more than one item. The total the
week before was %.
Many of these price hikes will
have no effect on family budgets.
But those on market basket items
like milk, butter, bread and
cheese show up in the cost of llv-
ing.
See ALARMING on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-17
Franco Spain
Proposal May
Cause Battle
Majority Backed Compro.
mise Plan Sponsors Hope
To Get Idea Through
GROMYKO Baking
Russian Delegate Standing
Pat On Stronger Action
By Nations

NEW YORK., June 16. -
(U.P.)- Sponsors of a ma
jority backed compromise
plan for action against Fran
co Spain Sunday night hoped
to push the measure through
the United Nations Security
council, but Russia's insist
ence on stronger steps raised the
possibility of a Soviet veto.
The council meets at 2:30 p. M,
Monday to resume discuss sion OF
a proposal to denounce the Franco
regime as a potential threat to
world peace and recommend to the
51-nation UN general assembly that
it take such steps as it deems
necessary, including as one posi-
bility a mass diplomatic break with
Spain if Franco Is still in power
next September.
Oppose Formal Break
A five-nation council subcom-
mittee originally had asked the
council to commit itself to a dip
lomatic blockade of Spain, but
last week softened it's proposals
on American insistance that the
General assembly be given greater
latitude to make its own deci-
sions. The United States and
Great Britain both are opposed to
a formal break with Spain.
Soviet Delegate Andrea A.
Gromyko told the council Thurs
day that failure to take immediate
action itself against Spain-instead
of passing the issue on to the as
sembly-would mean, in effect,
abdicating its powers as the UN's
principal guardian of the peace.
He said Russia could not accept
See FRANCO on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-17
GROWERS TO VOTE
ON ACREAGE PLAN
Government Plans Referen-
dunn In Flue-Cured To-
bacco Belt July IL

WASHINGTON, June 16.-Pe
Secretary Anderson announced
Sunday the Agriculture department
will hold a referendum July II to
determine whether growers favor
continuance of government controls
on production and marketing of
%flue-cured tobacco.
The referendum will be held in
the flue-cured tobacco producing
states of North Carolina, Virginia,
South Carolina, Georgia, Florida
and Alabama.
Growers will vote on whether
they favor continuance of the con-
trolls for the 1047, 1948 and 1949
crops, or the 1947 crop only, or
whether they are opposed to the
controls. Approval of at least two
thirds of the growers voting is
necessary.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-17
Along TheC Cape Fear

and saw, suddenly, the fire-wagon
tear around a corner and start up
Piccadilly Hill.
1t was travelling at a great rate,
its horses flying their names at
full sail and its smoke-stack billow-
ing up a large black cloud.
Il declare" said one of the sis
tiers. THAT looks exactly like the
Little Giant from Wilmington"
"It most certainly Does" echoed
the other.
A man, overhearing their re-
marks, introduced himself hurried
ly and said:
Ladies', that IS the Little Giant
from Wilmington"
NO EXPLANATION And so it
was.
But like so many of the stories
we tell, this one ends without a
very important explanation, name
ly, how the Little Giant" got to
the foreign realm of Winchester,
Va.
1t is unthinkable that the cat
lantic" fire department, owner of
the champion fire-fighting ma
chine, would deliberately sell it.
That would be akin to the United
States presenting an atomic bomb.
See CAPE FEAR on Page VIC
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-17
The w Gather

South Carolina:-Partly cloudy Mon
oy and Tuesday, few widely scattered
tunder showers Monday afternoon,
warmer north portion Monday. contlhuco
warm Tuesday.
North Carolina:-Partly cloudy and
warmer Monday and Tuesday, few scat
tired showers over west portion Monday
afternoon.
FORECAST
eastern Standard Time)
(By U. S. Weather Bureau
Meteorological data for he "a hour
ading 1880 pm. yesterday.
Temperatures
1:30a 70; 7:30a SO; 1:30p IA; 7:30p u.
Maximum 70; Minimum 68; Mean 10;
formal II.
Humidity
1:3oa 95; 7:3oa "a; 1:3op 80; 1902 81.
/ Precipitation
Total for "a hours ending 7:30 p. m.
100 inch.
Total since the first of the month
.96 inches.
Tides for Today
(From the Tide Tables published by
J. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey.
High Low
% 6:34p
1asonboro Inlet --- 9:0ea 3:25a
9:36p 3:13p
Sunrise 5:00a; Sunset lisp; Moonrise
0:03p; MoonSet Tia.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-17
''Life Of Riley"
"Life Of Riley"
UNCLE SANS HIRED
HELP HAVE 1T EASY

WASHINGTON, June 1e-WD-
Working for the government is
the life of Riley" Rep. Earl
Wilsmn, R., Ind, said Sunday and
he came up with a fresh of facts
and figures to prove it.
The former Hoosier schoolmast-
er, who once proposed a 10 p. m.
curfew for government girls, said
Federal employees are on the job
little more than half the year and
don't do much work when they do
show up.
One-Man War
Wilson started his one-man war
on 'laxness and Sinking" among
government workers last week
when he called for the dismissal of
Is per cent Of the nearly 5000, 900
Federal personnel and asserted
that there is too much idleness
and time Off at the taxpayers
expense.
He said that initial blast drew
a few bricks" but mostly bou-
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-17
MYER TO SPEAK
FOR CLUB WOMEN
Home Demonstration Units
In District To Meet AT
Southport

DR.. Harold D. Myer, director OIL
the North Carolina Recreational
committee, will deliver the prin-
cipal address to the members oil
the district meeting of the 18th
district Home Demonstration units
in Southport today.
Over sixty New Hanover county
women plan to attend the ali-day
meeting which is being held in the
Brunswick county courthouse.
Special Buses
Special chartered buses will
furnish transportation for the local
groups, Miss Ann Mason, New
Hanover Home Demonstration
agent, reported.
Miss Ruth Current, state home
demonstration agent, will also de-
liver an address to the assemblage.
Mrs. Carl S. Ward, president of
the 18th district clubs, will preside
at the meeting.
The days program will open with
a speech by Mrs. F. A. Jordan,
New Hanover delegate. Welcome
will be extended by Mrs. o. C.
Burton, Brunswick county, and
Mrs. B. Van Balel will give the
response.
Greetings will be extended the
district delegates by Mrs. A. W.
Pierce, state federation president
of home demonstration clubs.
j. E. Dodson, farm agent, and
O. P. Bellamy, chairman of the
Brunswick county commissioners,
will extend welcomes to Brunswick
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-17
EAGER BEAVERS
Research Experts Find
Uses For Odd Articles

Grenade containers can become
cute banks for the kiddies.
Mosquito bar rods make attrac.
tive towel racks or tomato stakes
White silk gunpower bags can be
turned into nifty Innings for cas-
kets.
Now Salable
The division, which goes to work
only when the regular War Assets
administration finds itself with a
product but no buyers, has found
uses for 300 items previously con-
sidered unstable.
Paul Perkins, the administrative
See RESEARCH on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-17

WASHINGTON, June Is - up -
Some eager beavers are nara d
work on the worlds largest JUNK
pile, and they are finding surprls-
ing uses for surplus property that
otherwise would be scrapped.
These eager beavers, mor FORM
ally known as the products re-
search division of the Wal Assets
administration, have salvageo
more than 81, 900, 900 worth of scrap
heap bound goods and the hunt
has just begun.
Rave Many Uses
They've found that:
Helmets have good flower pots
or bird baths.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-17
PLUMBERS MEET
AT BEACH TODAY
Lieut.. Gov. Ballentine To
Address Convention
Tuesday Night

WrigAtsville Beach, host to hal
a dozen conventions already thi'
season. will welcome about 25|
delegates of the North Carolin;
Association of Plumbing and Heat
ING Contractors to their annual two
day summer conference at thu
Ocean Terrace hotel today.
The feature of the convention
will be an address by Lieut.-Gov
L. Y. Ballentine at the Tuesday
night banquet.
Morning Slate
The activities will start off thi!
morning with President L. V. o
Callaghan, Southern Pines, call
ing the Tar Heel plumbers to or
der, after which George A. Moore
Wilmington, will give the invoca
ton.
R. L. Lucas, president of the
Port City Plumbing and Heating
association, will then Introduce
Mayor w. Ronald Lane, who vii
deliver the official address of wei
come.
Formal Response
After v. G. Moser, Asheville
first vice-president of the group
gives formal response to the wei
come the delegates will appoin
convention committees and ther
adjourn until this afternoon.
At 2 pm. the members will ga
Their again to hear H. S. Richie
Albemarle, discuss OPA area
prices. A second address will be
given by E. B. Grady, Concord
who will explain the activities o:
the national convention.
The group will then elect Off
GERS for 1946-47.
Bingo Party
Tonight the ladies of the con
vention will be entertained at Z
bingo party in the hotel ballroom
Tomorrow morning the conven:
ton will swing into its final day
with the new officers being install
ed by c, C. Davis, past president
Of the association and a member
of the State Board of Examiner!
Of Plumbing and Heating.
Talks Scheduled
The delegates will then be treat
ed to talks by W. H. Sullivan
Greensboro, and E. D. Kuykendall
Jr,, attorney for the Federal Hous
ing administration.
Sullivan will speak on The
Necessity for Adequate Plumbing
Regulations" Kuykendan will dis
cuss Veterans Priorities."
Boat Ride
In the afternoon the ladies VII
take a boat ride on the Inland wat
erWay while the delegates are ad
dressed by Frank c. Hackett, rep
feSentatiVe of the Bell and Gosset
company, and H. H. Steck, dlstrlc
See PLUMBERS on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-17

quets from people who realize how
"deplorable" conditions are in GOV.
eminent bureaus.
154 Days Off
Setting forth official figures to
show that out of 365 days in the
year, government employees are on
the job only about so per cent Of
the time, he said this is the way
they get 154 days off-''to start
with"
So days off for Sundays
So days off for Saturdays
26 days off for annual leave
Is days off for sick leave
9 days off for h olidays New
Years, Lincoln's and Washington's
birthdays, Memorial day, July 4
Labor day, Armistice day, Thanks
giving, and Christmas.
Coffee Hours
To this 154-day minimum he
said, there must be added:
See EMPLOYEES on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-17
ILL MAN AIDED
ILL MAN AIDED
Lumberton Soldier Goes
To Rescue WPhysician

MANILA, June 16-P)-A rescue
plane used the rough, narrow main
street of Bontoc as a landing field
to snatch DR.. Samuel M. Wishik,
of the United States Public Health
service, from the wild Igorot coun-
try of Northern Luzon, where he
lay desperately i'll.
The hospital of Camp John Hay
at Baguio, where Wishik was flown
Saturday, reported the dramatic
rescue Sunday.
Needed TRANSMISSION
A messenger from DR.. Enrique
Ochoo at Bontoc reported to Off
Gals at Baguio that Wishlk "a
suffering from hemorrhagic stom-
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-17
And So To Bed

A local resident was COM
planning to a friend yesterday
about Saturdays heavy rain.
81 had to bail my boat out
four times" he said.
"Well, you poor fool" said
the friend, "you ought to know
better than to go boating in
such a rainstorm."
ooh, 1 wasn't boating" an
swered the man.
"Then why in the world did
you bail your boat out four
times?"
Because the rainwater made
it so heavy I was afraid it
might slide off the trailer or
make my car skid into the
ditch"
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-17

ach ulcers and that only transfu-
sion equipment and medicine could
save him.
Staff Sgt. Preston M. Taylor
(Route u of Lumberton, N. c., and
T-5 James j. Doherty of New York
city with an Igorot guide immedi-
ately went by jeep yer the faint
trails $50 miles from Camp Hay
to Bontoc. They carried whole
blood donated by Maj. Robert A.
Bradley, Camp Hay quartermas-
ter.
Wing Damaged
The next day the two soldiers
See LUMBERTON on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-17
|DRAJA MIHAIL0VIC
DENIES CHARGES
Leader Places
Own Interpretation On
Meaning Of IL"

BELGRADE, June Is. - up -
Gen. Draja Mihailovic entered a
lanket denial Sunday to prosecu-
ton charges that he countenanced
var crimes by his Chetnik gueril-
Is, and replied spiritedly that Il
RIVER ordered murder, particularly
O women and children"
"Never, as long as I have been
asoldier, have 1 allowed wen cap
tired soldiers to be killed, and
more so, never civilians,' Mihailo-
VIC said as the prosecution con-
fpnted him with charges against
tie Chetnik forces ranging from
murder and assault to burning OF
villages.
See MIHAILOVIC On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-17
7Wo Major Parties
Get Fiue Men Each
Mohandas X. Gandhi Reported AS "Unhappy
Personally Over Plan Submitted; Rival
Leaders React Favorably To Idea

NEW DELHI, June 16. -R-Viceroy Lord Wavell
and the British Cabinet mission proposed Sunday a 14-man
interim government for India. A spokesman for Mohandas
K. Gandhi said the spiritual leader Of the powerful Congress
party was personally very unhappy" over the plan.
A member of the working committee of the Moslem
league, chief rival of the Congress party, declared however
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-17

See USO on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-17

See sEYMOUR On Page Two
Evening star., 1946-06-02
IG. f. Hamilton Estate
Left Entirely in Trust

The will of George E. Hamilton
dean emeritus of Georgetown Law
School, who died here May "A, al
the age of 90, was filed yesterday
at the Montgomery County Court
house, Rockville, Md.
The entire estate was placed in
trust, with executors being Mr.
Hamilton's widow, Mrs. Louise M
Hamilton; his son, George E. Ham,
ilton, jr. and the Union Trust Co
The executors were also named
trustees, and the trustees were au-
thorized to use any part of the trust
for Mrs. Hamilton.
At the time of Mrs. Hamilton's
death, the estate will be divided into
seven equal parts. five of them to
be outright bequests to five of the
six living children of Mr.. Hamilton
The other two will be held in trust
one in issue for a deceased son. and
one for Mother Louise r. Hamilton
treasurer of the eastern province OF
the Order of the Sacred Heart. On
the death Of Mother Hamilton, two
fifths Of her bequest Gill go to the
Order OF the Sacred Heart, two
fifths to Georgetown University and
one-fifth to GEORGETOWN Preparatory
School.
The will also provides for several
smaller bequests to charity organi-
cations at the time of the death OF
Mrs. Hamilton.
Evening star., 1946-06-02
Laytonsvil|e Youth
Named 4-H DELEGATE

George c. Fry, a., of Laytons-
vile, Montgomery County. has been
selected as one of the States four
delegates to the 18th National All
Camp in Washington, June IL to
18, 1t was announced yesterday by
State All Club headquarters at
College Park.
The other candidates who will
represent the State in the annual
session on the American University
campus and In various Government
buildings are Miss Hazel G. New
man Of Massey, Kent County: Miss
Rebecca E. Hahn of New Market,
Frederick County, and Richard p.
Shryock of Old Town, Allegany
County, it was reported by Boys
Agent Myle Downey and. Girls
Agent Dorothy Emerson.
Selected for their leadership and
community service. the delegates
win attend the conference along
with those from ~ other States,
Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico.
The Laytonsville youth. who has
d dairy herd that has netted him
the major part of the $4,000 in
come he has amassed as All mem
Der, is vice president of the State
All council.
Evening star., 1946-06-02
Radcliffe Attacks Runor
Ne Is on Octoqenorion

81 BALTIMORE, June l [P.-Thes,
Developments occurred on the Mary.
Wand political front today-the 23c
Ay before the Statewide primary
iections::
VI 1. Senator Radcliffe said some sup.
Sporters of Gov. O'Conor, his oppo.
0ent for the Democratic senatoria.
40mination, were spreading the false
lnor that he, CRadcliffe) is an oc.
tekenarian.
q William Preston Lane, jr.. Demo.
issratic candidate for the gubernator-
denomination, asked Gov. O'Conor
D intervene against a proposal that
teneral tolls on the Susquehanna
End Potomac River bridges be re-
Nuced.
1 State Controller j. Millard
q sAWes, also a candidate for the
Ranocratic gubernatorial nomina-
Ion. said he was opposed to resort
Ngto State stores in a city like Bal
ore to secure the orderly hand
AT OF liquor beverages"
The Republican gubernatorial
plrant, Herman L. Mills, gave q
lg list OF some of the major Gov
4 .naental items he believes need
ntlon In the State. These in
saueo improving schools, correcting
nlltlons In State institutions. and
stang expenses in institutions.
Three women prominent In
Wand COP politics prepared to
4 mp the State in the interest o1
Z h Mills candidacy.
Evening star., 1946-06-02

occurred at about $40 pm. and the
plane was completely demolished
Which of the two was plotting the
craft could not be Immediately de-
termined The Civil Aeronautics
Authority Is investigating.
j. w. Vest, c. & o. section fore
man at Alton, said the plane circled
the Alton community twice before
crashing into the mountainside.
The bodies were brought to q
Waynesboro funeral establishment
pending funeral arrangements by
Col. William c. Louisell, comman.
dant at the academy.
A native Of Lima. Ohio, young
Colby came to Alexandria two years
ago with his parents. His father is
air liaison officer to the Engineer
Board at Fort Belvoir.
The youth entered Staunton
shortly afterwards and obtained hi.
students pilot license at a flying
field near the academy. His sister
Miss Carolin Colby, said he began
taking flying lessons last fall. Shs
said he was active in sports at the
military academy.