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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-03-02
BERRY PRINCESS
COMPETITION OPEN
Wallace Contest To Be
!. Judged By Famel Band
Leader, Kay Kyser.

WALLACE, March lone of. the
highlights of the North Carolina
sixth annual strawberry festival,
to be, held in Wallace, May l
through May II will be the
Strawberry Queen contest -
I This contest is open to all girls
in Wallace, Duplin, Pender. Samp-
son and 'Onslow counties. All girls
interested in competing for this
See STRAWBERRY on Page Two
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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-03-02
LOCAL FAVORS STRIKE
Trainnen, Engineers
Poll Walkout Vote

HOUSTON. Tex, March 1-QP3-Wilam E. B. Chase. deputy
the
at 145 Friday
Brotherhood
$500 engineers
systems 300 mile Louisiana
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Ninety nine percent of the Wilmington membership
in the Brotherhood of Railway tranmen have voted in
favor Of the nationwide strike date for which is scheduled
to be set March g. D. Bruce Sellers said last nights
There are ISL members in the local. of which Sellers
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See STRAWBERRY on Page Two
Evening star., 1946-08-01
Payment Of Witnesse,
In 1ojo War Crimes
Trial Still in Doubt
BY the ASsocioted Press

TOKYO, Aug, 1.-Somebodv has
to pay the witnesses who testify
against or for Hideki Toto and 26
other war crimes defendants, but so
far no one has figured out who Is
going to do it.
Everybody in Tokyo knows that
$500 monthly is paid witnesses VINO
are flown from America to testify
in minor war trials in Yokohama
concerned with beatings of prisoners
of war. But no one seems to be
able to find wage scale for the big
trial.
Defense May Call 1000.
Such men as j. B. Powell, former
editor of the China Weekly Review
who lost his feet from gangrene In
a prisoner of war camp, has been
brought to Japan, but his pay, while
waiting for weeks to testify, is In
dispute.
Some defense attorneys say they
will call as high as 1000 witnesses
Barracks have been prepared for
TOO defense witnesses, but the big
question is who is going to operate
the feeding project when these wit
nesseS arrive.
AS for American prosecution wit
nesses. the tribunal secretariat still
is waiting for the War Department
| to tell it such witnesses are in the
same class as the minor witnesses
Evening star., 1946-08-01
Hospital Grants Bill
Awaits Truman Signature

The Federal aid bill for a Nation
wide program of hospital survey and
planning was on it's way to the
White House today following Senate
approval of the House version late
yesterday.
Known as the Halliburton bill, the
measure authorizes $375 100000 in
Federal funds to be allocated over
Evening star., 1946-08-01

Never Guessed Wrong.
Victor Hunt Hardy. which, al
though known to few, is Caps real
name, has been exporting elections
for the Democrats in the House for
long time. Old timers on the
Hill say they cannot remember
when he has guessed wrong. With
regard to the fast approaching con-
gressional elections he has this to
say:
Il hear all the talk about trends,
but I pay no attention. A congress
sional election, to me, is not one
election, but ABS elections. The
question to answer is what is going
to happen in each of 435 congress
sional districts.
We now have margin of so
seats That means We would have
TO lose 26 seats in order to lose
control of the House.
We'll, we are not going to lose
them in Arizona, Alabama. Arkan-
Sas, Florida, Georgia. North Caro-
lima South Carolina, Mississippi,
Louisiana, Texas. New Mexico or
virginia. are We?
mo. of course not; nobody has
offered any reason for the South
not remaining solid. AS for the
border States, Tennessee has had
Two Republican districts since the
Civil War and Kentucky has had
one for some time. Suppose We
admit that they will keep them
And admit the same concerning
Oklaho one. Still it would make
no change in the House.
What of Farm Districts?
But people say, look at the
state of mind the farmers are in.
We'll, suppose we lost all the
farming districts that are now
Democrs tic, how many would we
lose? just four But, of course,
we can't lose that Maryland eastern
shore district. The Republicans
have no foolish ideas like that. We
can't lose Clarence Cannons Mis-
souri, district and We are not wor-
rylng about the other Missouri
farming district or the one in Utah.
which help to make up our four.
Back In '38. when we had what
was called a recession, We lost some
districts, mostly agricultural, that
had been considered normally Dem
ocratic and We haven't got them
back yet. These include the 1st
Pennsylvania, 9Th and 18th Ohio.
9th, 9th and 10th Indiana-with
Charlie La Toilette out of the race,
by the way, We'll certainly take that
district back-the goth. 21st. 23d
oath and 25th Illinois, the 1st. I'd
and Sd Missouri. the 4th Kansas.
ID Nebraska, I'd Montana. I'd Idaho.
5th Washington. I'd and Sd Oregon
and lst Oklahoma and all four of
the Colorado districts ANY change
in any of those districts would be
gain for us"
There isn't room in this space
TO travel all the way with Cap
Hardy, but you can see how he
Evening star., 1946-08-01

a f1vs&year period to the States and
the District
To obtain the grants, however, tina
States, municipalities or non profit
institutions involved must raise
twice the sum of the grant avail
able. The Federal money is allocated
on the basis of formula including
per capita income and population.
Under this formula. officials re-
Gently have estimated roughly that
the District could be allocated
S1,170,0 900, over the flve-year period.
If it raised twice that much, either
by taxes or by private funds.
Evening star., 1946-08-01

at Yokohama. meyiting $500 a
month.
Strikes Back at Charges.
Meanwhile, the defense in the
trial struck back at the prosecution s
version OF the Manchurian grab with
the contention that diplomas were
moving toward a settlement when
China's government frustrated it by
appealing to the League of Nations.
Maj. George Furness of New York
City. a defense attorney, introduced
five kilograms exchanged between
defendant Mamoru Shigemitsu, then
japanese Minister in Shanghai, and
Kijuro Shidehara. then foreign min
lister. hTe kilograms outlined at
attempt by Shigemitsu and China s
7. V. Soong to form an investiga-
tory commission for settlement of
the Manchurian conflict. That was
in September, 1881.
The plan for the investigatory
commission fell through when the
Chinese government complained to
the league of the ''Warlike nature
of military operations of the Japa-
nese Army" Maj. Furness said the
Evening star., 1946-08-01
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE.

AEISNIlN SEN T.,
Q, How many battle stars and
unit citations were awarded to the
308th Bombardment Group tHD,
which served in the China Burma
India theater Of operations?-W
G. A.
A. According to the War Depart
ment. the 306th Bomb Group CH)
received one Presidential Unit Cita-
ton. 1t received five battle stars:
India Burma, the aerial offensive
against Japan. the defense of China.
Western Pacific, and the offense Ill
China.
@. If man within the age limit
specified by the new Selective Train
ing and Service Act has stepchil-
dren, is he considered to be a father
and therefore exempt from draft?
A. r.
A. Under Public Law 379. extend
ing the act to July !, 1916, the term
child applies also to stepchildren.
provided they are under the age of
l8. unless they are physically or
mentally handicapped.
Q. When was the five-Star rank
made permanent?-C f. M.
A. The ranks of five-star feet ad-
miral and general of the ARMY
were made permanent by act of
Congress on April 10, 1946. BY this
act these men will retire with full
pay and allowances
.. Are veterans given preference
in buying surplus machine tools
from the Government?-C. L. L.
A. Veterans of World War II
have preference in the purchase of
surplus machine tools for establish
ing or maintaining their own busi-
ness enterprises. They pay the
regular fixed prices. Veterans NAV
be certified as eligible for this pref
erence at their nearest War Assets
Administration regional office or
Regional Office Of the Veterans Ad-
mlniStration
Q. To what battle stars, citations
and awards is the 449th Bomb,
Group, 18th Air Force entitled for
service between April S. 1914. and
September /, 1944?-D. A. B.
A. According to the War Depart
ment, the 449th Bomb. Group, 18th
Air Force, received two Presidential
Citations and eight Battle Stars for
the following campaigns: Balkans.
aerial offensive against Europe, Pc
Valley, North Apennines. Naples
Foggia, Rome-Arfuo, Normandy,
Northern France.
Q. Was shoulder patch ever au-
thorized for medical hospital ship
platoons (SEP) ?-J. A. B.
A. According to the Surgeon Cen
erals Office, War Department, there
is no record of shoulder patch be-
ing authorized for medical hospital
ship platoons.
O., viii organizations conducting
public opinion polls be permitted
to poll members of the Army and
Navy with reference to the presi-
Dental election?-J. E. r.
A. An act of April, 1916. prohibits
the poll of any member of the armed
forces, either within or without the
country, with reference to his
choice of a canidate for any Of the
offices authorized to be voted on
the ballots provided in accordance
with that act. This would, of course,
include the office of President.
Evening star., 1946-08-01
Plane Crashes Into Luke
Killing Two in Florida
BY the Assocjofed Press

LAKE WALES, Fla, Aug. IA
light plane crashed into Lake Easy,
3 miles south of here, yesterday
killing Howard Brown, %. of Fort
Pierce, Fla, the pilot, and Robert
c. Rice, "a, Elyria, Ohio.
While flying at low altitude.
the craft suddenly went into a dive
and struck the water before 1t could
level off, witnesses said.
Evening star., 1946-08-01

Japanese consul at Nankine had
called to say mis- government ap-
proved the investigatory commission
but was told by Soohg that pros
poets for negotiations were frus-
trated by japanese invasion of
Chinese territory
Evening star., 1946-08-01

figures. When he Is all through,
he comedies to the Republicans
every district that he considers even
debatable and that would make a
Democratic loss of only Is seats
So there we are The Democratic
party will continue to accept re-
sponsibility for what the House does,
while the Republican leadership. ac-
cepting no responsibility. exercises
real control through its alliance
with antiadministrat ton Democrats.
Evening star., 1946-08-01

Strikes Back at Charges.

I at Yokohama. meyiting $500
Evening star., 1946-08-01

than it was, being as it is felt in
many quarters that sooner or later
similar bombs will be dropped on
them.
But, no, they listened to the tests
on their radios, almost hoping to
see a battleship come sailing over
the front yard. or few palm trees
from Bikini drop down the chimney.
At the same time, they didn't want
any one conected with the expert
ment hurt. be it man or mouse.
They were pleased that the goats
and pigs withstood the ordeal so
we'll, and that Admiral Blandy's
glasses were not knocked off his
nose, but they were chagrined at
the lack of a Notwithstanding up
heaVal.
Spectacle Wanted.
What they wanted. it seems, was
the sight of tidal wave that
woulcn't get any one wet, sky
filed with fire that wouldn't SINCE
a soul, and an explosion that would
jar the earth off its axis without
causing the lights in their houses
to go out
l guess the answer is that Amerf-
cans love spectacles, and felt that
the Bikini ones weren't even quite
up to good, flrst-class Fourth of
July fireworks display. Too, this
being an made spectacle,
they wanted the rest of the world to
see what kind of a show we could
put on when we put our minds to it
Re: Burglars: Up until the time
my hand was sought in matrimony
and I was wooed and wed, I had
always thought that one of the
duties of husband, before retir-
ing at night, was to go around and
lock up the house. My father al
ways did it, as did his father be-
fore him, so it comes natural to me
to lock the windows and bolt the
doors at night. I continue to do
this. but always amidst SCOTS and
jeers My wife is convinced that
the house should be left wide open
She has two reasons for feeling
this way Firstly. she argues that
any man who has chosen burglary
as a profession wouldn't be worth
his salt if he couldn't cut a screen,
jimmy a window, or pick a lock
Secondly, why force burglar to
break your windows and ruin your
screens so YOU have to buy new
ones. She says it is just adding ex-
pense to the loss incurred by what
the burglar steals.
Answer Always Same
I have often asked her what she
would do If burglar visited us
Her answer is always the same:
I'D fix him good" just what thi~
consists of, I don't know, but I
strongly suspect that 1t involve;
sending me tottering downstairs in
my nightshirt. candle in hand, as
sort of burglar bait, while she starts
the wheels in motion to AK him
good
Now for BARRIERS: Judging from
my mail, they are all mad at me
hopping mad for suggesting that
bald and semibald men be charged
less for haircuts. All over the
country, it would appear, BARRIERS
have laid down the cans of that
evil-smelling powder they insist on
sprinkling on customers, to take
pen in hand and write me. Barber
Turpin of Mill City. Greg. a par
ticularly irate noggin artist, must
have lost three shaves and hair
cut taking time off to blast me out.
I guess the thing for me to do is
to buy one of those handy home
clipper sets and a 1941 COPY OF
Liberty magazine, and stay out of
danger.
incidentally, this IS one OF those
columns that should be read over
once lightly
distributed by McNauRht Syndicate. Inc
Evening star., 1946-08-01

ba tch of bellies
lettres.
AS for bombs,
have you noticed
that people gen.
orally were dis
appointed in the
atomic tests off
B i kini? You
W ould think,
W o u ! d Mt you,
that the man in
the street and
the woman in
the house would
be grateful that
the destruction
Evening star., 1946-08-01
McLemore
Discusses Bombs,
Burglars ond Borbers
By Henry MeLemore

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.-Bombs,
burglars and BARRIERS.
These are the three subjects
which popped into my orderly little
mind today :. when I settled before
the typewriter to tear off another
Evening star., 1946-08-01

way. He says II
will remain with
the Democrats,
He makes no
di in C t | o n
among q D e m o =
Gratis. They are
all the same to
him. And by
control he means
possession of the
spea akership and
other OfnceS anQ
the committee
C h a irmanships,
H e d oes n o I
mean control OF
pOlicV.
Evening star., 1946-08-01

correct as he is convincing, the
control will remain where it now is
in coalition of Republicans and
anita administration Democrats.
Cap Hardy doesn't put it that
Evening star., 1946-08-01
LoYeH MeUen
On the Other Hand
Says, on the Word of an Expert,
Democrats Cannot Lose the House

of have thought the political tide running against
Truman this might result the November
giving control of the House the Republicans
pareny lack good thinking this
Hardy, who is secretary pretty
works Of the Democratic Congressional Committee II he's
Evening star., 1946-08-01
Answers to
Questions

A reader can get the answer to any
question. OF fact by writing The Evening
Ne Washington . D c Please in
close 3 cents for return postage.
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-13
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of proper guidance and discipline.

OF proper guidance and discipline
The budget for 1946-47 was set
at $664, 900; enrolment announced
as 1872, 555 of whom are women
students. Eighty-five men have en-
rolled from the armed forces, it
was declared, 73 per cent of whom
are freshmen.
Fisk received $4,000 from the
United Negro College fund last
year, and the present endowment is
S3,900,000. Value of the plant is
estimated at S1,700,000, more than
three times the value in 1926 when
DR.. Jones became president.
An international student center
was opened on the campus last
week. 1t is styled to acquaint Amer
lean Negroes with the cultures of
other lands and was made possible
by gifts from Miss Margaret Shaw
Campbell of Sewickley, Pa, travel
er and lecturer. Eva Deane Kamp,
formerly associated with Interna-
tional house on the University of
Chicago campus, is director.
Speaking at opening of the cen
ter, DR.. Edward N. Palmer, assist
ant professor of sociology, disputed
theories of population growth
which treat invasion and conquest
as destructive of old, native cul-
lures. New races" might be an
amalgam of conquerors and con-
quered, he said.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1946-05-01
CHICAGO FEp( OFFICES
TO CLOSE MAY I

CHICAGO, April 20. tANP)-
Local FEPC offices are scheduled
to officially close their doors by
May 1, according to report here.
Shutdown of the fair employment
practice commissions offices here,
under the supervision of Elmer
Henderson, is in keeping with the
expiration of the agency in June.
Congress defeated an attempt to
pass federal FEPC legislation and,
influenced by a reactionary south
ern bloc, declined to grant suffi-
cient emergency funds for the oper
alton of President Roosevelt's fair
employment practice commission.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1946-05-01
ATLANTA TO CELEBRATE
II AM AN AMERICAN DAY"

ATLANTA, May 1. (ANP)-
Negro Atlantans will be included
in the general program for 81 Am
An American Day" to be celebrated
May 19 at City auditorium.
c.. A. Scott, editor and general
manager of the Atlanta Daily
World, is member of the executive
committee making plans for the
event, and J. H. Calhoun, realtor
is a member of the steering COM
mittee for the affair. A large num-
Der of prominent white executives
are associated on the executive and
steering committees of which May
or William B. Hartsfield and Com
missioner Charlie Brown are CO.
chairmen.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1946-05-01
MANY COMMENTS ON OAR.
"(HANGE OF HEART"

WASHINGTON, May 1. (ANP)
With the announcement that the
Tuskegee choir will be permitted
to use Constitution hall for a con-
cert on June 3, thereby breaking
the 15-year record of the Daughters
of the American Revolution for ra-
cial discrimination, the entire cap
ital has been in a furry of COM
ment.
The invitation from Mrs. julius
Y. Talmadge, president general,
with no strings attached" was ac-
cepted by President F. D. Patterson
of Tuskegee on behalf of the school.
Mrs. Talmadge also said both white
and Negro patrons would be seated
in the hall, with no segregation in
the audience.
This reverses the stand even as
late as 1912 when Marian Anderson
declined to accept the OARS invi-
tation to sing at the hall because
they refused her conditions that
there be no segregation in the audi
ence. This incident took place three
years after "the greatest voice in
a century" as described by Arturo
Toscanini, had been refused use of
the hall and sang in the open air in
the shadow of the Lincoln memoir
ial.
Hazel Scott, wife of Congress-
man A. Clayton Powell, also was re-
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fused use of the hall recently.
Sen. LaFollette, commenting on
the change in policy, said: Il hope
this means that the ban on artists
and others, based on racial issues,
has been permanently lifted
Wilbur LaRoe, former chairman
of the civic committee of the Wash
ington Federation Of Churches, and
one of the OARS bitterest critics in
1889, said:
"The OAR is to be congratulated
for living in the goth century in
stead of the 18th. We can't have
universal peace if we are going to
discriminate against people because
of the color of their skins"
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FISK TRUSTEES AGAIN
POSTPONE CHOICE
OF PRESIDENT

NASHVILLE, May l. (ANP)-
The Fisk University board of trus-
tees postponed for the second time
selection of a new president to sue
ceed DR.. Thomas Elsa Jones, who
resigned last June to become head
of his alma mater, Earlham college
in Indiana.
The special committee, meeting
for purpose of selecting a presi-
dent, failed to reach a decision, and
the final vote stood 3 to 2 against
making any recommendation at
this time.
The committee was composed of
w. H. Dannot Poll, New York,
chairman: James Cashin, Chicago
lawyer: DR.. Ernest r. Alexander,
New York, both alumni trustees !;
Fred L. Brownlee, executive of the
American Missionary association,
Nashville; and Edward Potter,
Nashville.
1t was decided that an interim
committee, consisting of A. A. Tay-
lor, dean; Isaiah Creswell, comp
troller; and William Hume, presi-
dent of the Nashville Board of Edu-
cation, would direct the school until
a president is chosen.
Commenting on the report of the
nominating committee, the Nash
vile Banner, newspaper, said that
it is improbable that the committee
will be prepared any time in the
near future to name a candidate.
No reason was given for this as
sumption.
Several members of the faculty
and alumni, many of whom were on
the campus during the meeting of
the board of trustees, expressed re-
gret that no president was selected.
Some stated that they had attended
school through the administrations
of interim committee regimes, and
that both times had been unfortu-
nate for the university. It was noted
by one alumnus, an interim COM
mittee term student, that during
the period the morale of the teach
ing force fell to low standard, and
that the student body showed lack
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