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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-03

The American Farmer, shown in the
bottom picture, was built at the North
Carolina Shipbuilding Co., and launched
in January, 1916, as Hull 206. Today she
was reported still afloat off the English
Coast with a chance she will be salvaged
after colliding with the William J. Riddle,
another American vessel, Wednesday
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-03
Solons Recess In Peace;
Started In Greatest War
Democratic Leader Barley Describes 10Th
AS Hardest Working And Hardest Work.
ed" In History; Accepts World Court
BY WILLIAM r. SPEAR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2-(AP)-The 10Th Congress,
which wrestled with vast issues of war and reconversion,
passed into history Friday night.
The senate adjourned at 7:27 p. NJ, and the house at
5:42 p. m. (EST), ending the Congress second session
which began last Jan. IA. It was the first time in eight
years that Congress has gone home in midsummer.
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BUDGET APPROVED
BUDGET APPROVED
Commissioners Put
OkayOn~$ 1,O49,318
Final Figure $20,304.66 Above Sum Awarded
Departments I'm 1945-46; Deepen
dent Children Benefit

A 81, O49, 318.9 SO budget for the fiscal year 1946-7 was
tentatively approved yesterday by the New Hanover Coun-
ty Board of Commissioners
The figure, still subject to final approval, is ~$20,304.66
over the 1945-46 budget. Formal adoption is expected to
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See GREENFIELD on Page Two
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See MEAD on Page Two
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FRANCO DEFIANT
OVER U. S. NOTE
Ambassador To Washing.
ton Says Nation Will Re-
pudiate Foreign Pressure

WASHINGTON, Mar. S. - R -
Defiant reaction from Francisco
Franco was made public today as
the United States, Britain and
France Awaited results of their
joint call to the Spanish people
to GUST the Generalissimo.
Frances Ambassador in Wash.
ington, Juan Francisco De Car
denas, delivered a note at the
State department Sunday-some "a
hours before the release of the
Observation-Disclosures declara.
tion-warning that Spain would
"repudiate" any foreign pres
sure
The note said the question Of the
Franco regime was exclusively .
Spanish matter, and that any for
eign Intervention would "heighten
the national feelings Of the Spanish
people, always jealous of the In
tegrity of their sovereignty"
Spain was passing along this in
formation because of press re-
ports that the three-power state.
ment was about to be issued, the
note explained.
A similar note was delivered to
London but not to Paris.
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.ACL EXPECTING
new CRANES SOON
New Machinery Be Largest
OF Type Ever Used On
System, Official Says

Three cranes, largest ever USED
on Atlantic Coast Lines tracks are
scheduled to arrive soon.
The cranes are $50 ton wrecklng
crane models, and will be SELF
propelled, ACL officials said. They
are being held up because OF LABOR
disputes now going on in the Bay
City, Michigan plants. The first
crane to arrive will be assigned to
the Rocky Mount plant. The latter
two cranes will be assigned to the
Waycross, Georgia and Florence.
S. C. plants. Reassignment OF
wrecking equipment now In use
will be made. -,
The new and larger cranes Will
be able to do more, and better
work, and more quickly, than the
nine smaller cranes now in the
service of the company, officials
said.
Contrast in the new and OLD
cranes can be seen by comparing
the two cranes and the weights OF
the locomotives which they handle
The ACL engines range in weight
from 40 to 230 tons, the passenger
cars weigh from SO to SO tons, ano
freight cars loaded, which range
from 66 to SO tons.
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JAYCEES REGAIN
TW00LD MEMBERS
Organization r e dy For
Observance OF American
ism Week March 1922

The Junior Chamber of Com
merce regained twb members last
night as Francis Thompson and
James Craig, former Jaycees, at
tended their first meeting since
returning from service ovfrseas.
With Troy Hodges acting as
chairman the meeting reviewed a
number of civic and recreational
matters.
A report on the Americanism
committee was read and the pro-
gram for Americanism Week,
March 1922, discussed.
Plans for an April Jaycee golf
tournament were presented, and
consideration was given the cham
ber's sponsorship Of high school
baseball teams.
The election Of high school stu
dents for one day terms in city of.
fees was discussed and the pro-
posal prepared for approval by the
city council.
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GIRL LIVES AFTER
history TUMBLE
Fifteen ear-Old Tells At
tendants To Watch Her
Last Nylon Hose

NEW YORK, March 5.-tR)- A
15-year-old girl fell II stories to-
highland lived, telling hospital
attendants to be careful about her
nylon stockings.
Police identified the girl as Rena-
ia Chapiro, and said she was fully
conscious when she crashed
through the fabric top Of an auto
mobile at the end of her fall.
Taken to a hospital, the girl S
condition was listed as critical.
Her injuries were reported as in
GLIDING multiple fractures of both
legs, a compound fracture of the
right arm, shock and possible in
ternal injuries.
But she told attendants removing
her stockings:
''Be careful. They're nylons."
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SEEKING PEACE
SEEKING PEACE
Soft Coal Leaders
In No-Strike Plea

vAsHINGTON, March 5-R-
~. nations bituminous coal op-
I asto ~. today appealed to John L.
. .a,is and the United Mine Workers
LsS saootiate a new contract with
AIT strike.
, wi, replying to his request to
bs".' tor contract negotiations on
M 1s,,h u, said that the price in
M I...ss which would follow any pay
els ... 70 the 100000 bituminous
eg.' would penalize the industry
IN n'-t its competition with other fuels.
'p r =, o'Neill and Edward R.
,,.Le representing the Northern
DDansIacbian region and Southern
n nrrapdrcers' groups, said labor costs,
INV represented IS per cent of the
a .O,+ of an average ton of coal at
w.. w. mines, amounting to an aver
age Of 1898.
Cooperative Spirit
1--WE assure you that the OPP
....ors' negotiating committee will
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enter the coming conference in .
full spirit of cooperation and thai
1t is sincerely anxious to reach
a speedy, equitable agreement,
with coal production going forward
uninterrupted" the letter to Lewis
from the operators committee con-
cluded.
Lewis asked for the negotiations
on the general issue of wages and
working conditions and mentioned
that the issue of Organization of fore
men would be raised.
F0remen Union
A brief strike in October over
the recognition of LeWis's foremen
union was ended by the UNIV presi-
dent who said settlement on that
point would be postponed until
some more appropriate time-such
as the reopening of his contract.
The current agreement will ex-
pire April l as result of Lewis
invitation to the operators to nego-
tiate new contract.
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FARMERS FLEECED
IN EGG PURCHASES
Marketing Experts Says
Hucksters Doing Farm
to-Farm Buying

RALEIGH, March 5 - P -
Hucksters throughout the state are
fleeing farmers of thousands of
dollars week through farm-to-
farm purchases Of eggs at prices
considerably below the govern
ment's floor price of q cts. a dozen,
Il, L. Meacham, marketing expert
Of the State College Extension Ser
wee, said Tuesday. He added that
demand for eggs on all marketing
eenterS continues strong with rec
ognlzed dealers paying 81 and 81
cents dozen.
Meacham said that dealers in
marketing centers probably will
continue to pay farmers several
cents dozen above the floor price
LOT eggs and added that shipment
can be made by the producer at
an average cost of about one cent
per dozen.
Ausksters, telling farmers that
@e egg market is glutted, are max
ing on-the-farm purchases as low
% ~ cents per dozen in Halifax
county, Is cents a dozen in Bruins
WICK Columbus, Harnett, Lee,
baden and Wilson counties, Mea.
eham said. In mountain counties
where production is lower farm
egg prices are holding more nearly
IN line with actual market values.
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CHURCHILL WARNS OFSOVLET EXPAMS[ONDES
ENGINEERS, TRALNlNENMAY STRIKE ONMONDAY;
TEL ><z1ONE NEGO7lA 7IOMS AGAIN BOG DOWN
CHURCHILL SPEECH
BRINGS UNFAVORABLE
COMMENT BY SENATORS

WASHINGTON, March 5.-(H
Winston Churchill's proposal
for a virtual British-American
military alliance provoked gen
orally unfavorable reaction
among members of Congress
today.
The former prime minister's
call for sharing of bases and
military preparations found
some support, but most Sena-
tors said they want no formal
alliance because it might
arouse suspicision on the part of
Russia and because it would
link the United States too close
ly to British foreign policies.
Senator johnson (D.-Colo.)
said there already is "an TN
written alliance between Brit
am and the United States for
mutual protection, but added:
I'm very sure we are not
ready now to have a military
alliance that would impose ON
us the duty of enforcing Brit
aims foreign policies"
Senator Brewster (R.-Me.)
Greed that 1--WE cannot assume
The heritage of British colonial
policy"
But Senator Robertson (R.-
Wyo.) said he believes that I'M
til such time as Russia "rOllS
up the iron curtain" close CO.
operation between the United
States, Britain and other menu
bers OF the United Nations is
essential. i ssa
Senator Pepper D.-Fla.),
who has urged a better UNDER
standing with Russia, COM
menked that Churchill had spok-
en- "in his best Marlborough
manner for glorious imperial
ism - but it is always British
imperialism" 2------s
''Of course" Pepper said,
eve want Angl0-American CO.
operation, but not Exclusively
Senator Maybank OBS. c.,
said he agreed in the main
with Churchill's assertion that
Russia seems bent on "indefi-
mite expansion" of its "power
and doctrines" but doubted that
a military alliance with Brit
ain would curb this tendency.
Chairman Connally (D.-Tex.)
Of the Senate Foreign Relations
c m m it tee and Senator
See COMMENT on Page Two
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new CITY CENSUS
WILL BEGIN SOON
Negotiations For Work Are
Nearing Final Stages
Nichols States

Wilmington's 100 per cent census,
which will enumerate not only the
number of people but their occupa-
tional skills, housing conditions,
and general economic makeup as
well, will likely be started late this
month, City Manager A. c. Nichols
disclosed yesterday.
Final negotiations between Mich
OILS and j. c. Capt, director of the
U. S. Bureau of Census, are now
underway, and Nichols expects to
put his signature on the agreement
very shortly.
The new type census, scheduled
to be held later in the year in cities
of $50, 900 population and more, is
being given to Wilmington at the
original regular census" cost OF
81, ATS. Wilmington is being usee'
as a testing-ground for the new
type census, and the U. S. Bureau
is defraying the added cost of the
extra features.
According to a letter Capt sent to
Nichols, William B. Pournelle, as
sistant to Will A. Hale, Jr., region
al bureau supervisor in Atlanta,
Ca, will probably be in charge of
the census here.
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Along The Cape Fear

He,. you see, knows about a
whistle that goes all the way back
to 1889.
WHAT A WHISTLE = In that
year, he told us Spofford Mills was
built, and, like all mills, it had to
have whistle to tell the folks
when to come to work, when to eat
lunch, when to finish lunch, and
when to go home.
There was just one trouble with
the whistle, he said. It blew so
loud that it could be heard clear
over. to Burgaw and Rocky Point.
And, until they got used to it, the
Burgaw bellies and the Rocky Point
petites would turn around on the
street to see who was flirting with
them.
HORRORS = Then one day Ben
Franklin's whistle-curse took over.
Forest Hills was, built-and the in
siderable happened.
See CAPE FEAR ON Page Two
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MANY BIDS RECEIVED
ON ARMY PROPERTIES
ON FORT FISHER LAND

With opening of bids on the
Fort Fisher surplus property
set for 10 a I'm. today, the North
Carolina project managers Of
flee in. Raleigh was receiving
the bids in every mail yester-
day with 135 already on hand
and 60 to 10 expected.
Walter F. williams, project
manager for the state with the
South Atlantic division of the
U. S. Army Engineers, report
ed that his office expected to
have the opening Of the bids
completing during the day pro-
viding there were not too many
small bids.
Williams added that he be-
lieved that a number Of the
bids received were for size
able portions VI the property.
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JULIUS A. KRUG WINS
SENATE APPROVAL AS
INTERIOR SECRETARY

WASHINGTON, March EP)-
Julius A. Krug easily wonsSenate
confirmation Tuesday as Secretary
Of the Interior to succeed the Vet
eran Harold l.. Ickes.
The Senate action came with
Unanimous consent and without de-
bate a short time after approval
was recommended by the Public
Lands committee.
Krug, 38-year-old former chair
man of the War Production Board,
was nominated by President Tru-
man last week to succeed Ickes.
who quit the cabinet post he had
held nearly ID years after dispute
with the President growing out of
the nomination of Edwin B. Pauley
to be undersecretary of the Navy.
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R0TARY-ANNS ARE
FETED AT DINNER
Wilmington Rotary Stages
Annual Ladies' Night
AT Famous Club

About 81 wives of Wilmington
Rotarians were welcomed to La
dies Night, by the Rev. Mortimer
Glover, in the absence of Thomas
B. Lilly, president of the club, at
a dinner party at the Famous club
last. night.
Approximately lis members and
their guests were present for the
evening of fun and merry-making.
Among the guests were the presi-
dents and their wives, of three 9TH
er Wilmington civic clubs.
The evening of fun was started
with welcome by the Rev. Mr..
Glover, who announced that 81 Ro-
tarians, and 81 Rotary AIMS, "a
visitors, and two Junior "Rotary
AIMS" and two Junior Rotarians,
were present and made a short
welcome speech to the ladies.
A response to the Rev. Mr.. Glov-
er was made by Mrs. Charles New
come.
During the evening, Mrs. James
+. Murdoch, soloist, sang "Tll Take
You Home Again Kathleen" and
The Bells of st. Mary's".
The remainder of the evening
was taken up with debates, song
singing and light speeches by vari-
A short play 'How Columbus Dis
covered America" was given, by
members of the club.
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N Nationwide
Walkout Set
By Uniioniists
Waiting Period OF 30 To
60 Days Usually Fol-
lows Strike Orders
ACL AFFECTED TOO
Official Lists Many Roads
In South AS Scheduled
For Next Week

CHICAGO, March s. up - A
nationwide strike of railroad en-
gineers and trainmen, which could
paralyze the nations rail system,
has been called for next Monday
morning, a union official announc-
ed Tuesday-without confirmation
or denial by national heads of the
union.
A waiting PERIOD of 80 to 60
days ordinarily follows a formal
strike call, &. if the. brotherhoods
comply with the Railway Labor
acts procedure permitting Presi-
dent Truman to appoint an emer-
gency fact-finding board.
No Notice
Railroad officials here said they
had not received any official notice
of the strike.
At Cleveland, heads Of the rail-
See TRAINMEN on Page Two
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CHURCHILL TEXT ON p. 8

lighted by the Allied victory" the
former British Prime Minister de.
clared in all address prepared for
delivery at Westminster College
here:
Nobody Knows
NOBODY knows what Soviet Rus.
STA and its Communist information.
al organization intends to do in the
immediate future, or what are the
limits, if any, to their expansive
and PROSECUTING tendencies"
Britaip's wartime leader gravelr
declared that prevention of an.
other great war "can only be
achieved by reaching now, in 1948,
good understanding on all points
with Russia under the general au.
thority Of the United Nations Orr
ganization."
Seek War Fruits
While he said he does not believe
that the Soviet Union desires war,
Churchill attributed to the Russians
q desire for "the fruits of war and
the indefinite expansion of their
power and doctrines"
From what I have seen Of our
Russian friends and Allies during
See CHURCHILL on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-03-06
Community ChestAwards
$1,000 To Charity Group

The Community Chest yesterday
appropriated $1,000 to the Associa-
ted charities to carry on their
work during the current year.
L.. D. Latta reported at the COM
Chest Board of Directors
meeting yesterday afternoon that
representatives of the Community
Chest and the Associated charities
had agreed to recommend that the
Community Chest appropriate ST.
900 from its trust fund with the
Community Welfare foundation to
be paid in equal quarterly Install
ments during the fiscal year 1916
to the Associated charities.
Family Service
It was also recommended that
the Community Chest request the
Community Council to assume the
responsibility of organizing a fani-
ly Service society with the funds
appropriated to the Associated
charities for that purpose during
the last campaign.
Latta told the board members
that he had been advised by the
Rev. Alexander Miller, president
of the Associated Charities, that
their Board of Directors had act
ed favorably on this proposal at a
recent meeting.
Latta Motion
A motion was made by Latta,
that an appropriation of $1,000 be
made to the Associated Charities
for the fiscal year 1916, and was
seconded by Stewart.
Latta then moved that the Com
Council be requested to as
sumo the responsibility Of organlz-
ing Family Service society along
Sec CHEST On Page Two
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CONFETTI

COMPETITION = Variety. they
say, is the spice Of life. And com.
petition, we say, is the cinnamon OF
campaigns.
Yesterday we started a campaign
to bring whistles out from under
the shadow of notoriety which Ben
Franklin placed over them. Inc
feature of our campaign is the Tor
nation of the BLEW elbow Loud,
Emancipated Whistles) society.
And our candidate for the presl.
dency of that society was as OF
yesterday, the Old ACL Wnlstle IN
Wilmington.
THE CHALLENGER = N ow,
we're not so sure. Cinnamon has
been sprinkled on our candloa1e.
Right after Ben Mcdonald gave
his radio pre-view OF YESTERDAY 5
Along the Cape Fear, an OLD ! resi- :, /
dent-who asked us to wlthnola n ms 5
rarne-called up to challenge the
Old ACL Whistles right TO me
candidacy
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FEBRUARY BUILDING
PERMITS REPRESENT
,$2Ol, 723 INVESTMENT

Building construction permits,
representing a total investment OF
$201, 723, were issued to Ill indus
trious Wilmington firms and indl-
viduals during February despite
the fact that the paralyzing build
ing priority system was renewed
Gilbert F. Morton, city building
inspector, revealed yesterday.
If the priority system had not
been resumed, the total would have
been even higher, Morton said.
Even so, it is a considerable in
crease over the $32, 511.50 total OF
February, 1915, and it indicates that
The city is definitely growing
nrnDosifiono ~
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PARTY CONVENTION
DATES ARE NAMED
Democrats OF State To
Meet May z; County
Meetings April Il

RALEIGH, March 5-R-The
State Democratic Executive COM
mittee Tuesday night selected
Thursday noon, May 2, for the
state party convention, April ~
for the county conventions, and
April 20 for the precinct conven-
tons.
approximately Is persons and 81
proxies were voted out Of a pos
sible IA. .~
The committee authorized State
Chairman w. B. Umstead to ap-
point five-man committee to
study proposed changes in the plan
Of organization, the committee to
report back in the summer. .
To Committee
E. S. Merritt of Catawba county
submitted resolution to give Ca
tawba county equal representation
with Iredell county in the selec-
ton Of state senator, but the mat
Bee CONVENTION on Page Two
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UAWAgain Reject Wage
Offer By General Motors


DETROIT, March 5. Up The
GIO United Auto Workers tonight
repeated it's rejection Of a General
Motors proposal for a return-to-
work vote by the $4,000 strikers.
Company representatives report
ed the unions rejection upon leav-
ing an hours negotiation session
with UAW-CIO officials. --
eve are standing pat on Is IL
cents" said Vice-President Harry
w. Anderson. ''We have no other
proposals to make and none was Of
fered by the union"
General Motors had proposed a
return to work vote on the basis
See AUTO WORKERS ON Page 2
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The Weather

FORECAST
,s sSuln Carolina-North Carolina We'd
ay increasing cloudiness and warm.
Eastern Standard Time)
NJ, Thy L. S. Weather Bureau)
sn%d;sateorogolical data for the "a hours
''is $50 pm. yesterday.
,,o, Temperatures
7.s so'o am. ST; 1880 am. IS; / 80 pm. II;
MAN msx;mum n; Minimum 50; Mean g.;
ION Humidity
Tan NV am 81; 1880 am. rs; 1880 pm. as;
lou pm. 70,
ro.., Precipitation
VA &c; 1or u hours ending 1880 pm
'0'al since the first Of the month
(Fro,. Tides Fer Today
ctn tne Tide Tables published by U.
0'et and Geodetic Survey
Wilro,,u High Low
'iiseon $780, am. 6:42 am
Masorho 1900 pm. 6:55 Pm
'0'Doro Inlet - s:34 am. 1892 an
Mo sunrise e:sl am: Sunset e.12 pm,
P;,, RISE 6:s7 am. Moonset 9 :37 pm.
am stage at Fayetteville NC. at (
tuesday, 9.5 feet
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NEW BERN, Mar. 5.-Paul Sem,
of Bern, Switzerland, who is now
on his way to this city, Bern's
namesake, to take local photo
graphs for Swiss publications and
to present copy of Bern's history
to the New Bern city aldermen,
spent some time here in 1889.
While here at that time he took
numerous pictures of local persons
and places and upon his return
home wrote a number OF lllustrateo
articles about "old and new
Bern for Swiss periodicals.
Founded In l7lO
New Bern was named Tor Bern,
native city Of Baron christopher
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AHigators Facing Tough
Time; 7heyDon t Grow Up

WASHINGTON, Mar. 5. - Or
These are tough times for alliga-
tors-they don't grow up like they
used to.
Did you know that A. and 15-foot
alligators once were as common
in Florida as Chambers of Com
merce are now? Or what the out
look is for the modern alligator
when he grows up?
A measly 12-footer at best, says
the Fish and Wildlife Service
gloomily, without bothering to ex-
plain why.
Furthermore, the alligator soon
may be extinct.
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And So To Bed.

A well-known WrightsvilIa
Beach lady has forwarded the
anti-climax to end all climaxes,
When she was a child, she
began to do the grocery shop
ping for her mother. AS she
shopped through the store she
would pick up a stray cracker.
cookie, or grape and MUNICH on
it, like all kids do in grocery
stores.
At the end of her first
months shopping, her mother
received the regular monthly
bill from the grocery, with the
purchases listed item by item
as usual.
But at the end of the bill was
appended this item:
Zone dollar-for chiId's graz
ing"