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Evening star., 1946-12-23
Spare Stamp No. s. Valid
For SUGAR From January |

The OPA announced today, that
spare stamp No. So will be good for
five pounds of sugar beginning
January and added that an addi-
tional ration may become available
within four months.
ut is anticipated that the second
consumer stamp for 1947 will be
validated before spare stamp So ex-
pires," the agency said.
OPA pointed to Agriculture De-
partment estimates that the new
sugar crop may be sufficiently large
to allow an additional five pounds
of sugar a person in 1947. This
would make a total Of 20 pounds on
regular ration stamps.
Three regular stamps were vail
dated during 1946 allowing a total
of Is pounds per person, in addition
to two home canning stamps good
for five pounds each.
Regarding the canning sugar out
look for the next year, an OPA off,
cial declared, IF the supply situa-
ton turns out as good as expected,
there will be at least 10 pounds per
person and possibly more"
Evening star., 1946-12-23

Despite the announcement that
Government controls on installing
telephones will be removed January
/, the average person who wants a
new phone still will have to wait a
long time, a spokesman for the
Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone
Co. said today.
Because of the scarcity of ma
terials and the huge backlog of
orders which could not be filled
during the war, priorities will have
to be maintained for an indefinite
time all over the country, local tele-
phone men said.
This means that such necessities
as phones for doctors, hospitals
public utilities and charitable or
ganizations will be met first. The
ordinary subscribers will have te
wait until phones regarded as es-
sential are installed.
An official for C. g. P. estimated
there were $4,000 untitled orders fol-
phones in the District. After prior
tiles are met, these orders will be
Evening star., 1946-12-23
Phone Controls Will End Jan. /,
But Public Still Faces Long Wait

filled in the order placed, unless
there is some good reason why some
should be installed ahead of others
he said.
Officers of the Civilian Produc-
ticn Administration estimated that
nationally there were 2,500,000 un-
filled orders.
With required controls removed
telephone companies throughout
the country plan to maintain war
time priorities voluntarily until they
catch up with demands, it was said
at CPA.
Many of the materials which &c
Into phones, especially cables and
wiring, still are scarce.
During the war military needs
came first, with community neces-
sites next on the list. The latter
included hospitals, morticians, util-
tiles, food distributors, newspapers
schools and industries classed as
essential.
sNow it will. be up to the tele-
Nioiic COiilPdlllcS w LII tliCA O1ucl
as they think best.
Spokesman for the American Bell
System said they could not pre-
dict how long it would take to re-
store the situation to normal. This,
they explained, will depend mainly
on increase of scarce materials, but
also on other factors, such as skilled
labor and transportation.
In addition to the backlog of
untitled orders the normal growth
of communities has added to the
demand for phones.
The Chesapeake & Potomac, like
other companies, is making every
effort to fill orders as quickly as
possible, it was said.
Evening star., 1946-12-23
Liberal Commentators
Are Being Barred From
Air, PAC Charges
BY The A.soeioted Press

NEW YORK, Dec. 23.-The CIO
Political Action Committee and two
other organizations yesterday ac-
cused Radio Station WOR, New
York, of participating in crusade
to keep liberal commentary from
the people"
WOR termed the accusations "ab-
surd and unfounded."
The CIO Political Action Commit
tee, the Independent Citizens Com
mittee of the Arts, Sciences and Pro-
fessions, and the National Citizens
Political Action Committee made
public the text of joint letter they
said they sent to Chairman Charles
Denny of the Federal Communica-
tions Commission.
The letter claimed WOR had re-
fused to retain "the liberal analyst,
DR.. Frank Kingdom, on sustaining
basis after the plea of his sponsor
for better program time"
Radio Stations Denial.
The organization said DR.. King
don's daily newsa commentary was
dropped December 20. They urged
the commission to consider the ac-
cusations when WOR's license comes
up for renewal.
WOR said in statement that
"the charge that WOR has joined
In crusade to keep liberal COM
mentary from the people is absurd
and unfounded.
Frank Kingdoms commentary
continues to be broadcast by WOR
every Sunday from 1915 to 1890
am. The allegation that WOR re-
fused to grant plea from King
don's former daily pm. sponsor
for a better time period is also
untrue"
The letter from the three protest
ing organizations said in part: I'VE
; have seen in the last few months
the dismissal of many commenta-
tors associated with the progressive
viewpoint by the major networks,
an action wholly out of keeping with
the spirit of the FEC ruling which
provides for a fair presentation of
differing shades of opinion.
Says Others Were Dismissed.
"The National Broadcasting Co.
has dismissed John Vandercook,
Robert St. John, Don Hollenbeck
and Don Goddard in what has been
construed as a cleaning out of lib
eral commentators
I'm Los Angeles, Station XII. the
most powerful station in Southern
California, dropped six local COM
mentators, an action criticized by
10 Congressman as an effort to
censor news. Whatever the ostensi-
BILE reasons for the dismissal of these
commentators, the fact remains that
the liberal point of view does not
now have fair representation on the
air.
when one considers that the Mu-
tual Network, of which WOR is a
leading affiliate, features such an
array of reactionary commentators
like Fulton Lewis, jr.; Henry j.
Taylor and Upton Close at good
evening times, the only conclusion
that can be drawn is that WOR has
joined in the crusade to keep liberal
commentary from the people,"
Lewis Offers Suggestion.
Mr.. Fulton Lewis, advised at his
home in Leonardstown, Md. of the
complaint to WOR, offered a sug-
gestion of his own on how to
determine who should stay on the
air
IT have proposed before, I pro-
pose again, and hope the net
works will take it up," he told a
reporter, that every commenta-
Evening star., 1946-12-23
Il Hurt as Trains Crash
Head-on in Canada
BY the Associated Pres.

COWANSVILLE, Quebec, Decem-
ber 23.-Twelve persons were injured
one seriously, when a Canadian Pa
cific Montreal-to-Bosto express and
freight train collided head-on dur
ing heavy sleet storm mile south
of here yesterday.
The express, the AIouette, and the
freight both were travelling slowly at
the time of the collision and there
was no derailment. However, both
locomotives we're damaged badly auC
the express was delayed five hours
Railroad officials said the freight
was on a siding when a special train
passed by on one-track stretch
which links Cowansville, so mile!
south of Montreal, and Newport, VT.
but it pulled onto the main track
just before the Alouette arrived.
Evening star., 1946-12-23

tor on the air make public the
source Of all his income and the
income Of all members Of his
family, and list every society or
organization he has ever belonged
to-and from there on let the public
make the decision whether they
should stay on the air"
In Los Angeles, Mr.. Close criti-
cized as poor craftsmanship" the
CIO-PAC protest.
Evening star., 1946-12-23
Mrs. c. T. Lewis Dies;
Noted Classical Scholar
BY the Associated Press

MADISON, Conn, Dec. 23.-Mrs
Charlton T. Lewis, SO, noted class
ical scholar and mother r-in-law OF
Lincoln McVeagn, Ambassador tc
Greece, died here yesterday.
She was a native of Centralia
ILL.,, and widow of a former editor
of the New York Post.
Long active in education work
she recently retired as assistant
principal of Westover School here
Mrs. Lewis had been living both
at Stoney Creek. Branford. and
West Wrentham, Mass.
Surviving are a daughter and q
SON
Evening star., 1946-12-23
Maryland Stockmen
To Meet January 8
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Dec. 23.-The an
nual meeting of the Maryland
Stockmen's Association will be held
in Baltimore January 8, with v. A
Rice of the Massachusetts, State
College at Amherst, as one Of the
principal speakers.
The annual ham and bacon break
fast of the Maryland Hampshire
Swine Breeders Association will
precede the business session.
Evening star., 1946-12-23
Booker T. Washington
Coins in Circulation
BY the Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 23.-A
limited number of Booker T. WASH
ington commemorative half-dollar
coins were placed in circulation here
today by the Philadelphia Mint.
The first coin struck went to Gov
Edward Martin. 1t bears likeness
of the noted educator and founder
of Tuskegee Institute in Alabama on
one side and on the other likeneSseS
of the log cabin in which Booker
Washington was born slave and
the Hall of Fame to which he was
elected last May.
Isaac Hathaway, sculptor and
instructor at Tuskegee, designed
the coin,
Evening star., 1946-12-23
Noisy Woodpecker
Faces Death Warrant
By the Assoeioted Press

SANTA FE. N. Mex.-A pesky
woodpecker has posed a problem
here that may boomerang against hin
in the end.
His noisy pecking has disturbed
the slumbers of Mrs. George H
Wisehart, who appealed to the State
game department and city police
for protection against this nuis-
ance."
Police advised Mrs. Wisehart te
apply to the district court for per-
mission to have the woodpeckel
shot.
Evening star., 1946-12-23
First Aid To Sore
Eyes-Lavoptik

lStop little local eye troubles before they
Iget big. Use soothing pleasant Lavoptik.
1870 years success. Prompt relief for sore,
refunded Also soothes granulated eyelids.
Praised by thousands. Get Layoptik to-
day. (Eye-cup included) At all druggists.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-09
EMUSIC MASTER X"
WILL PLAY RHAPSODY
FROM HOSPITAL WARD

DETROIT, March 8.-W.H-"Mu-
sic Master X'', the notes OF LISTS
Hungarian rhapsody nursing his
tortured mind back into temporary
sanity, will play the piano on a
national hookup here Sunday.
Mr.. x was a acknowledgements
pianist before his mental break
down nine years ago. Sunday ne
will, give his recital in a small
room at the Wayne County General
hospital to demonstrate the ''mu-
steal thereapy" theory of his friend
and physician, DR.. Ira Altshuler.
1t will not be the first time Mr..
x has proved the contention OF DR..
A1tschuler,. that there is such a
thing as musical therapy-the for:
nation within the mind of 'tonal
world that. refuses to become In
sane." TS,4
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-09
FRANCO REGIME
BELIEVED FIRM
Observers Say Joint U. S.
British-French Note
!. Helped Dictator

MADRID, March 8.-UH-Gen-
eralissimo Frances speech Thurs
day has convinced foreign observ-
ers and diplomats here that the
Spanish dictator will defend his
regime against all attacks - for
eign or domestic = and stay Ii
power as long as possible.
His present attitude, observers
suspected. was based largely or
Juan D. Peron's apparent victory
in the Argentine election, on the
tri-power declaration on Spain, and
on the U. S. White Book" listing
Francois alleged promises to enter
the war on Germany's side.
Argentine Elections
The. Argentine erection - which
followed U. S. State Departm lent
expose of Peron's Nazi affiliations
is believed to have convinced
Franco that any attempt at out.
side intervention will only solidify
the Spanish people behind his gov
ernments
intoxicating some new. rooms
at the new war museum yesterday
See FRANCO on Page Three
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-09
NICHOLS SIGNS
CENSUS PAPERS
City Manager ExpectsWork
To Get Underway Last
OF Month

The contract for Wilmington's
special census and economic sur
vey is signed, sealed, and on it,
way to delivery at Washington, D
|C.
City Manager A. c. Nichols pu'
his signature on the contract yes
terday afternoon, closing negotia
tons with j.. c. Capt, director O.
the}U. s.. Bureau of Census.
!. To Direct Work
William B. .Pournelle, assistan
to. Will IA. Hale, .Jr., regional cen
sus supervisor in Atlanta, Ga, vii
direct the. census here. -. !.
Nichols said yesterday. that HI
expects the work to begin late tai
month. Pouraelle will select hi
enumerators and assistants from
|city recruits, many of whom have
already made application to thu
city hall. VI
CityeHall offices
+ Pournelle and his staff will hay'
offices. in. the city hall.
The new-type census, which WI VII
provide a complete survey Of nous
Ling, labor skills, and g eneral eco
nonic and Industrial conditions, a
well as a population count, is BE
ing given to the city at the origina
proposed cost Of $4,775. ST.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-09
e1VZETy CHARGE U.S.. WITH VIOLATION
Elf 1NOSCOWA GREElNEN7' LNBU LGARLA;;
TRUMAN ALLAXS RUSSZA-UNO SCARE
Dangerous Horses!
WINlVZE-KE BARELEY
MISS SPILL ON TOUR

modelled after the home of his
majesty's colonial governor
the 72-year-old wartime prime
minister and the United States
army chief of staff climbed
aboard the flimsy, horse-drawn
coach.
Flashbulbs Startled Horses
Suddenly, photog r a p h r
flashbulbs startled the horses
drawing the coach. AS the
horses reared, women scream
ed and state policemen shout
ed. Negro coachmen, in ancient
trappings, struggled to quiet
the frightened animals.
Amid a hectic scene of confusio,
See HORSES on Page Three
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-09
ACL employees
BEGIN CAMPAIGN
Total Of $500 Sought By
Railroad Words For
Red Cross Drive

Employees of Atlantic Coast Line
railroad, yesterday started their
yearly solicitation of Red Cross
Campaign funds. This year the
employees are working for contri.
buttons totaling $500.
"ACL and the employees have al
ways cooperated in the Red Cross
drives" Marion Westbrook, chair.
man said yesterday, in announc-
ing the start of the campaign.
The Chairman said that a COM
mittee has been appointed, an6
will be assisted by each depart.
ment head. Every effort to con
tact and solicit each of the 1900
employees of the company, West
brook, who is also assistant super.
intendeat of the company relief
department, said.
Besides the chairman, the follow.
ing have been selected to serve or
the solicitation committee:
E. C. Garrabrant, A. V. Love,
D. G.. Register, Miss johanna
Render, A. H. Williams, S. A.
Haines, E. c. Bryan, R. II. Smith
P. J.. Bachon, w. c. jenkins anc
H. ]. Gerdes.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-09
ELECTRIC
STRIKE SETTLED
Workers Win Agreement
Providing 1872 Per Cent
General Wage Increase

NEW YORK, March a.-P)-Ths
'65-day old Western Electric strike
was settled Friday night. when
members OF the Western Electric
Employees Association approved
Gan agreement providing an 1872 per
cent general wage increase.
The agreement, reached by com.
pany and union officials earlier
tonight, was approved at meeting
of some 5000 workers in Jersey
City, N. ]. The union negotiatin
committee had signed a new con.
tract on an interim basis, pending
approval of the membership.
Longest In History
The strike, longest in telephone
history affected II 300 workers in
the metropolitan New York and New
Jersey area. Most of them will re-
turn to work Monday morning, but
some maintenance men will &c
back Saturday and Sunday, union
officials said.
Frank j. Fitzsianmons, president
of the WEEA, said the union had
won every point for which it fought,
except its demand for maintenance
of membership. A compr Nnise was
reached on that issue.
Hats Phone Strike
The agreement ended a new
threat of nationwide telephone
strike by the National Federation
of Telephone Workers, parent
union of the WEEA. Fitzsimmons
had announced he would ask for the
NFTW to strike in support Of his
union unless the dispute was set.
tied tonioht.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-09
CHARGES HURLED
in PAULEY SCRAP

WASHINGTON, Mach s. : up :
The will-he, won't-he merry-go-
round on Edwin w. Pauley's with
drawal went round and round Fri.
day and stopped on the note thai
he will.
At first Pauley's opponents or
the Senate Naval committee de-
clared he had backed down on az
informal agreement to withdraw
as nominee for Undersecretary o.
the Navy.
''Double Cross
Senator Tobey GRIND told re.
porters it was "a grand double
Cross - magma cum laude." He
adde dthat never in my expert.
ence has such definite promise
been made and reneged upon as
was made, to me in the last AZ
hours, *f5ea
See PAULEY on Page Three
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-09
POLICE PROBE
FIRE ABOARD
BRITISH SHIP

SOUTHAMPTON, March s.
R)-A mysterious fire dam
aged the 85,000-ton Queen
Elizabeth, the worlds. largest
ocean liner, at her berth Fri
day and police set up a head
quarters aboard the ship Fri
day night for an investigation
of possible sabotage.
The blaze was the 18th aboard
ships in British harbors since
mid-January and the report OF
possible sabotage followed
similar still unconfirmed re-
torts at other harbOrS.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-09
HILL WILL RESUME
DUTIES AS CUSTOMS
COLLECTOR FOR PORT

WASHINGTON, D. c., March g.
John Bright Hill; Wilmington, N.
C., will shortly resume the duties
OF Collector Of Customs of the Port
OF Wilmington, the Treasury de-
partment Friday advised Senator
Clyde R. Hoey.
Hoey explained that the order,
while it re-instates Hill as collector,
does not entail an appointment for
any definite length of time.
It means, Hoey said, that Hill
will serve until he or some other
person is appointed collector of the
port.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-09
Along The Cape Fear

have you ever heard of the Old
ACL Bell?"
ooh my gosh,'' we said, "don't
tell us they have bell AND a
whistle"
Well, Mr.. Moore says they have.
And though we hate to do it, out
Of patriotic reasons, it looks as
though we'll have to challenge no
less a grand parsonage than the
Liberty Bell in Philadelphia.
100 YEARS-Mr. Moore says he
isn't exactly sure about his dates
on the matter, but he believes the
Old ACL Bell has been ringing
about 100 years. It rings five
minute notice before a train pulls
out, and it rings again when the
train finally departs.
In other words, it rings twice
for each and every train that leaves
See CAPE FEAR page Three
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-09

4 its brief two-week inaugural ses-
/ sion, closes.
High United States delegates said
/ they expected that the Netherlands,
France, Czechoslovakia and China,
kalong with one or more Balkan
states, might bid for loans shortly
! after the banks executive commit
tee is organized next week.
Equal Treatment
From Latin American delega-
tons, meanwhile, came hints that
the American republics would fight
ior equal treatment in borrowing
Tor the development of industries,
along with the war-shattered Euro
pean nations which need funds for
reconstruction. f
Peru intends to seek a loan as
fsoon as possible, said former Peru
Fam finance minister Carlos Mon.
zero Bernales, and will strive to
zee that South American countries
generally have as high priority gen
SaAy as European countries.'"g
''Indiscreet' h Fay
Chilean spokesman said it
would be "indiscreet"~ to discuss
borrowing intentions so early in the
ne eel but he added
II should be recognized that the
aesos Of small countries in this
respect are limitless.'
Inc first meeting of the two
sOrla economic institutions devised
M nle1ton Woods-the International
lulslary Fund and the. Interna.
a ..la, Bank for Reconstruction and
|st.s.elopment-opened auspiciously
M am d tumultous welcome. from
I.u vusands of welcoming Savannah,
H. Parade Applauded,. .
,,s aney lined the streets and ap.
s gsuoed a parade Of automobiles
tn arsA carried nearly 300. delegates
VI. special train which arrived
num- 10 the General Oglethorpe
70 lAoNETARY on Page Three
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-09
And So To Bed.

If you stick at it long enough,
you can find a solution to any
problem.
The other night a small boy
hawking newspapers on local
street corner got down to his
last copy. He canvassed every
passer-by for about an hour
without luck.
Nobody wanted that last
paper.
In. a final effort, the boy
stopped one more passing man
but he got the same brush
off.
Suddenly CLEAN Of inspiration
lit the boys eye.
"Shucks,'' he said. sI'n just
take the paper home and read
it myself"
And so he did.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-09
The w Gather
FORECAST

-. FORECAST
North Carolina: Saturday, fair and cool
except showers and mild temperatures 1r
east portion
South Carolina: Fair and rather cool
nreceeaed, by showers in extreme eas1
,,ortiorf in early morning. T
Eastern Standard Time)
fBy u. S. Weather Bu1eaD
meteorological data for the "a hours
ending 7:30 pm. yesterday.
Temperatures
f 40 am. 65; 1880 am. 81; 1880 pm. ~
1880 pm. ga.
Maxirau1a "a; Minimum 81; Mean 81;
Normal 81.
1:30 am. 81; 80 am. "a; 1880 pm. g.
1880 pm. 80.
Total for "a hours ending 1880 pm
inches.
Total since the first of the month
0.03 inches.
Tides For Today
(From the Tide Tables published by U
| S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
High Low
| Wilmington ------ 2:09 am. 9:37 am
| 2:3s pm. s:45 pm
| 70 pm. 6:31 pm
| Sunrise $50 am; Sunset 6:15 pm.
Moonrise 10:3S am; Moonset -.
River Stage at Fayetteville, N. C. at
am. Friday, 95 feet.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-09

NO END-It begins to look as
though there is no end to famous
things along the Cape Fear:
We have found, so far, that the
Old Shell Road is number one cor.
rider" in the Hall of Fame. ina
the Old Dram Tree puts an otneI
trees Sin the shade" That the olo
ACL Whistle can OUTFLOW Ben
Franklin, Benny Goodman, Jon \,
Philip Sousa, and a tuba quar'e'
Right now we're working on the
theory that Wilmington ha ns.p paiof'
and finer, tea party than Boston: ),
And just yesterday we ran m'o
something else.
NEW CHALENGE-Flrst OF an'
we ran into somebody, namely, oui
GOOD @s fl friend lend Mr.. Louis T. Moore res. o.
the the New Hanover Historical COM
mission. ia Mr. Moore
| "By the way, s"io
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-09
WILMINGTON JEWS
PLAN MERCY DRIVE
Residents Organize For
Opening Of Campaign For
Relief OF Oppressed

The 1,250,000 Jews in Europe,
who survived the war and Nazi
persecution only to find Themselves
faced with the famine and disease
of the postwar world, will shortly
receive aid from arms across the
sea-from Wilmington.
At meeting at the home of Sam
Berger, chairman of the Whining
ton United Jewish Appeal 1916
campaign plans were made to open
mercy drive" for the oppressed
Jews of Europe on April 2.
Schacter To Speak
On that day, Chaplain Herschel
Schacter, one of the first postwar
visitors to the Nazi horror camp,
Buchenwald, will be principal
speaker at a community supper.
Prior to that, the Friday, March
20, services of Synagogue B'Nai
Israel and Temple Israel will be
dedicated to the Jewish appeal.
Those Present
At the meeting at chairman Ber-
gers home this week, the following
members of the drive committee
were present:
Rabbi S. A. Friedman, William
Block, Harry Solomon, Mr.. and
Mrs. B. D. Schwartz, B. Kingoff,
Mrs. c. Finkelstein, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Berger.
Intensive Effort
In his speech at the meeting,
chairman Berger said, "The United
Jewish Appeal represents the most
intensive effort ever undertaken
by the Jews of the United States
for the relief, rehabilitation, recons-
truction, and resettlement of the
victims of war and Nazi oppression.
achievement in land reclama-
ton, agricultural settlements, and
industrial development made pos
slble by the United Jewish Appeal
have laid the foundation for the
absorption of hundreds of thous.
ands of Jews who look to the new
world to give them the assurance
that they will never be homeless
again."