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Evening star., 1946-12-02
Witness Says BiIbo' S
Radio Talks Curtaied
Mississippi Voting
100 Negroes Are on Hond
To Testify at Senate
Probe of Primary
By J. A. OIeoy
BY J. A. OLeory
Sfor stoff Correspondent

JACKSON, Miss, Dec. 1T. B.
Wilson, a dignified, quiet-spoken
colored leader of this city, told
the Senate Campaign Inyestigat-
ing Committee he has "every
reason to believe" Senator Bilbo' s
white supremacy speeches dis
couraged Negro voting in the
July Democratic primary.
). First witness in the hearings, Mr.
Wilson took the stand as more thar
100 other members of his race waitee
in another part of the Federal build.
ing to take the stand. This turnou
of witnesses, including many coloret
war veterans. was surprise u
many, in view of the announcement
of committee counsel that only q
had promised to appear voluntarily
F9anked by four lawyers, Senate
Bilbo was on hand for the opening
session, and leaned forward intently
but with no change of expression a.
the neatly dressed Mr. Wilson tolC
mis- story.
Committee Decisions.
Before starting the hearings, the
committee made these decisions in
executive session:
Net to permit Senator Bilbo's
counsel to cross-examine witnesses,
but to let them submit questions
through the committee.
To hold all of the hearings in
jackson, instead of moving about
the State.
To proceed without issuing sub
poenas, in view of the surprise turn
cut of witnesses.
Louis Wyman, committee counsel,
asked Mr.. Wilson if he heard any
of Senator Bilbo's speeches during
the primary campaign.
The witness said he heard the
Senator on the radio advising Mis-
sissippians to "do whatever you can
to keep Negroes from voting" Mr..
Wilson said Senator Bilbo added, 81
am lawyer-and a damned good
lawyer. I'll be your lawyer if you
get into trouble" or words to that
effect.
Questions by Thomas.
Senator Thomas, Democrat, OF
Oklahoma brought out by a series
of questions to Mr. Wilson that the
population of Mississippi is over O.
600, 900, of whom about 10000 are
colored.
Would you say several thousand
(of the colored voted?" asked Sem
ator Thomas.
Mr.. Wilson said he has heard 1000
Negroes voted, but that he did net
know for whom they voted.
"Is it possible some of them may
have voted for Senator Bilbo?" asked
the Oklahoman.
Mr.. Wilson said he was told some
of them did, but he had no personal
The outpouring of witnesses on a
(See BILBO, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1946-12-02
u. 5. AssaiIs Russia
For Inadequate Plan
On Arms Limitation
ConnoIIy Tells U. N. Aim
Is TO Serop Atom Bomb,
Then Use Veto Power
BY the Associated Press

LAKE SUCCESS, N. Y, Dec. 2.
-The United States charged to-
day that: the primary object of
Soviet Russia's arm limitations
program seemed to be to get rid
Of the atomic bomb and then
place all other arms questions
under the United Nations Secur-
ity Council, where they would be
subject to the s"atom bomb of
the veto"
Senator Connally, Democrat, Of
Texas, continuing the arms reduc-
Evening star., 1946-12-02
Lighter Sentence
For Lewis Hinges
On WiIIfuI' Act
BULLETIN

Justice r. Alan Goldsborough
this afternoon refused to admit
as evidence in the Lewis trial
a newsreel record In which
John L. Lewis purportedly said
that last springs coal strike
agreement would prevail for
the duration of Government
operation. The statement may
be admitted sat a later date if
the court sees flt," Justice
Goldsborough ruled, however.
Evening star., 1946-12-02
Pictures on Page BIZ


A 38-degree drop in tempera-
ture in less than "a hours to a
low of %, accompanied by snow
fiurries and gusts up to go miles
an hour. today forced new drains
on the Districts diminishing coal
supplies.
However, the forecast of sunny
weather with slowly rising tempera-
ture tomorrow aroused hopes that
the cold snap would be short-lived,
despite an indicated drop to near
20 degrees tonight.
Today's minimum of %, recorded
from 6 to am. was said by
Weather Bureau officials to be the
lowest for any December since
1890. when the mercury dipped to
IT degrees
Evening star., 1946-12-02

Volunteer workers in the
Community Chest Federation
campaign today began the
cleanup" phase of the drive
which will end Friday. @
A final report meeting will be
held at 1890 pm. Friday at the
Mayf1oWer Hotel. Unit chairmen
are expected to report all funds
Evening star., 1946-12-02

President Truman will hold q
news conference at 4 pm. tomor-
row, the White House announced
today.
Evening star., 1946-12-02
BULLETIN

The Solid Fuels Administra-
ton today assured District
school officials that requests
for coal for schools with less
than a To-day supply would
be honored, "at least for the
present."
Evening star., 1946-12-02

80
collected since
the last meeting
on Tu e S d a y.
Campaign funds
now total 3d.
391, ,160 or 80 per
cent of the goal
of $4,000, 900.
Daniel w. Bell,
campaign chair
Evening star., 1946-12-02

MN, today called for emergency
action" by every one of an esti-
mated 100000 persons in the area
who have not contributed to the
drive.
Prompt Action Needed.
"only the most prompt emergency
action by all those who have not
given to the campaign can now save
it from disastrous failure Mr.. Bell
warned. "Our Chest agencies face
the harsh task Of cutting on expen-
ditures to meet q huge deficit. TO
curtail services Of Chest-supported
institutions for the aged, for chill
Evening star., 1946-12-02
Trumon to Meet Press

lSee U. M, Page A-5.l
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(See BILBO, Page A-5.)
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(See COAL, Page A-40
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(See MURDER, Page A-5.)
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(See WEATHER, Page A-4.)
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-27
At It Again

Unsuccessful in his proposal to have
President Truman resign when the re-
publicans gained control of the House
and Senate in the November 5 ballot
ing, Senator Fulbright ofsArkansas now
announces he will introduce legislation
in the approaching congressional session
providing for a special presidential cleo
ton when the offices of president and
vice president become vacant by "resig-
nation or otherwise" The Senator's
object obviously is to give the voters
a chance to say who shall head the gov
eminent in such an emergency, but his
plan involves certain equally obvious
difficulties.
In the first place time is necessarily
consumed in organizing an election. I'm
der the present arrangement party con-
ventions are held to nominate candidates
for president and vice president, and
even though campaigns were abandon
ed elections must be advertised tor a
given number of weeks in advance. If
Mr.. Fulbright's plan were adopted and
the existing rules governing succession
abrogated, the country would be with
out a president and a vice president
during this interval of time.
Secondly, elections are expensive,
and this is no small matter from the
taxpayers viewpoint.
Altogether it would seem that Sena-
tor Fulbright who made the national
news with his first proposition, and
apparently enjoyed the fleeing promi-
nance it brought him, makes his pres
ent proposal to restore himself to pub
lie attention.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-27
Finish The Job

The paving on the River road, ex-
tending nearly four miles from the
junction with Highway No. II, leaves so
much of the road to Southport unpaved
it is hard to reconcile the Highway De-
partment's decision to stop at the desig-
mated point with the obvious need for
paving the entire road.
Southport deserves better of the
Highway Department. There is still
time, before the present project is COM
pleted and state equipment moved away
for the department to revise it's pro-
gram, with Southport made the southern
terminus of the job.
This is especially needed, in fact it
is essential, as Southport is destined to
occupy an improved position in the
states commerce as one of the ports
in the North Carolina Ports Authority
program. A paved road thus would
serve not only the farm-to-market needs
of the contiguous territory but the port
as we'll.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-27
100000 A Day

A brief prison term would make John
l.. Lewis a martyr in the view of union
miners. A long term, even if only six
months as was meted out to Eugene
Debs, might be helpful.
A personal fine would not be effective
in stopping the mine strike. Lewis
could put up a great deal of money with
out turning a hair, and the strike would
continue.
The proposal that seems best calcu-
lated to bring the strike to a speedy
end has been suggested in Washington
news dispatches, to wit, a fine of, saw,
100000 a day for each day the miners
remain off the job.
If the court should impose a fine of
this size the mine unions treasury
would soon be empty, and Lewis lose
Ahe confidence of the miners he has
40 grossly misled for so many wears.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-27
Going Crazy Doing Nothing

A young woman federal employee was
heard to say her job was driving her
crazy. The reasonable had nothing
to do; just sit around all day without
a blessed thing to do.
Her salary is $40 a week. Forty dol
lars a week for doing nothing.
How many thousand federal m
ployes are "going crazy" from the same
cause do you suppose? How many other
clerks drawing government pay through
out the country haven't a blessed thing
to do all day?
There is no way for the COMMON man
to know, but it is the common man who
pays them, whatever their number; and
the common man has every right in the
world to demand that they be put to
work on necessary tasks or be dismiss
ed.
1t is with a deep sense of gratitude
that he and we and you learn the inten-
ton of Congress to clear out the drones
in government offices, from the highest
department to the lowest bureau, once
lit gets down to work in January
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-27
Ordinary Glass Windows Add More
Winter Heat In Purdue Experimen

under the immediate direction Of
Prof. F. W.. Hutchinson Of the
mechanical engineering staff. in
cooperation, with the Rerearch
foundation. headed by G. Stanley
Meikle, and the Housing Research
project, with Carl Booster as foun-
dalton housing executive.
The goal is to provide architects
and engineers with information that
can be used accurately in planning
glass areas in relation to home
heating.
Hutchinson said that although
cancellations cannot be drawn
safely from the single experiment,
a solar house Of the type used at
Purdue should be about the same
in a climate similar to this sec
tons.
Theoretical studies parallel with
the actual house heating are under
way to provide for general applica'
ton. The experiment by itself does
not show what the difference in
cost of heating the two houses
might be.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-27
Buy Seals Literally

If the New Hanover County Health
and tuberculosis Association is to carry
out its beneficent program, the 500
it seeks through the sale of Christmas
seals and bonds must be forthcoming.
The Junior Chamber of Commerce
is soliciting sales of the bonds, as the
organization has done in the past with
marked success. Yesterday some $500
letters containing a statement of the
needs and stamps to the value of 50
were mailed to residents. The county
and city governments have made SUBJ
stsntial contributions.
By Christmas it is hoped the full
>mount required will Be in hand and the
Association have sufficient capital to
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-27

prevent any curtailment in its activi-
ties.
1t is the duty of Wilmington's citi-
zens to see that this hope is fulfilled.
Where tuberculosis is concerned there
should be no holding back when finan-
cial aid is asked, for the disease is no
respecter of persons attacking indis-
criminately in palace and hovel. Only
through the eternal vigilance of health
associations, the physicians and con-
slant research and laboratory tests has
the terrible toll once taken by the dis
ease been reduced.
Christmas Seals and of recent years
tuberculosis bonds have been potent
agencies in it's abatement.
Buy them literally.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-27
Fort Fisher Survey

The County Commissioners appeal
to the U. S. Engineers and State High
way Department for an erosion survey
at Fort Fisher is praiseworthy, if late.
So little of the battle area is left that
only prompt action can save it.
The Northeast salient is already gone.
The road that used to skirt the salient
is gone. The foundation of the southern
tip of the highway is undermined. The
grave danger now is that with the
steady encroachment of the ocean the
tides will make a junction with the river
cove IN the west and in time cut a
channel which will make the lower peni-
nsula an island.
The need is for a breakwater which
would halt further encroachment by the
Atlantic. Unless quick action is taken
even a breakwater could not save Fort
Fisher. AS one of the Confederacy's
main defenses and the scene of a major
naval engagement as the War Between
the States drew to a close, there can be
no justification of sitting idly by while
it washes away. It is a manifest duty
of the federal government, the state of
North Carolina and the county admin
stration to hasten the work of preserv-
ing the site, either jointly or separately
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-27
LETTER BOX
HOUSEWIVES APPEAL

To the Editor:
Replying to a full page appeal
in Sundays Sta--News to the
housewives of this county by the
merchants, bottling companies and
others in regard to our responsible
ty concerning the sugar shortage
and the recent proposal of Howard
R. Talley, now director Of the di-
vision of economics and statistics
of the Food and Agricultural Or
ganization Of the United Nations,
that we be further deprived of this
necessary food, Of which our coun-
try has never been short, I quite
agree with our, business men that
it is time the housewife uses her
influence.
I am writing you to offer a sug-
gestion. Isn't there some means
whereby there can be two form
letters, n to our representatives
in Washington and one to the Presi.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-27
BY HOWARD W. BLAKESLEE
Press Science Reporter

BY HOWARD w. BLAKESLEE
Associated Press Science Reporter
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Nov. rs Up
: Purdue university has a scientif-
ic house in which ordinary glass
windows increase the heat in winter
by the extra sunshine they admit,
but is as cool as any other in the
summer time.
This heating by windows as a
part of a practical and a theoreti-
cal study of using the SUMS rays
for added heat in cold weather. It
is one of many researches at Pur-
due on improved living conditions.
Purdue has a housing research
campus. Two houses were erect
ed, virtually identical except for
the number Of windows. One house
had glass windows in IL per cent
Of its wall space. In the other 22.5
per cent of the wall space was in
windows.
Both houses, as far as possible.
had equal exposure to wind, air
and sunshine. The windows in both
were placed so that they were
shaded by the roofs in summer. In
winter, however, the windows were
in the sun for most of the day and
in the direct rays of the MONDAY
sun.
The test was made for one month
with the outside temperature
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-27
BY WILLIAM E. MCKINNEY
Americas Card Authority
Written for NEA Service

There. is a language in the play
Of cards in bridge. BY that I do
not mean the message conveyed
by a scowl or a glare when your
partner plays a particular suit, nor
do I mean banging your card on
the table to draw your, partners
attention to it. There are players
who pay more attention to the
scowls and bangs than to the
actual language of cards. .
In today's. hand you can see that
if North had opened a club, the
contract would have been defeated
He cannot be criticized for opening
a spade in response to his part
ner's. ~four-spade bid, but when
South put the deuce of spades on
the ace, then North should have
shifted to. a club.
Paying no attention to his part
ner's play, North continued with
his nine Of spades, and declarer
played the hand nicely to make
his contract.
West won the second spade trick
and Immediately cashed the ace
and king of hearts. He led a small
diamond to dummy and ruffed the
third heart with the king of dia.
monds. Another diamond was
played to dummy and the fourth
heart returned. On this declarer
discarded one Of the losing clubs.
North ruffed and returned a club.
But now it was too late. De-
c1arer won the club with the ace,
led a trump to dummy, picking up
North's last trump. and on dunn
my's fifth heart West discarded
the other losing trick.
Hesitating with a singleton, in
dicating disapproval of partners
lead or play, OF doubling in an
emphatic tone Of voice so that
partner cannot doubt that it is a
business double these are all
very unethical tactice. In tourna-
iment bridge these things are dealt
with very seriously.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-27

averaging 26. Both houses were un-
heated. There was sunshine for a
little more than one-third Of the ex-
pertinent.
The house with the most win
dows got about nine per cent more
heat inside from the sunshine. That
is, this extra window house probab-
ly would have required about nine
per cent less degree-hours Of heat
ing.
The housing study is supported by
a grant from the LibbyO wens-Ford
Glass company. The research is
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-27

dent, expressing our will on u'
question, with space for the nol''
wife to sign? al
I believe more women "ua ..
sign and mail these letters n ~,
would try to write a letter OF tl'D
own. ..
This condition is too importan' .
be treated lightly by anyone WV
can help to remedy 1t. r,,rr
MRS. NINA While
Wilmington, N. c.
Nov. 26, 1916.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-27

collapse and revolution, and the
power to do all this will renal,
absolute until Rosevelt's laws are
changed. X " " "
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-27
Religion
THE MAKING OF A MAN
BY L T. ELLIS

-Four years ago we took into our
Blue Heron Point household, as
general helper, a seventeen year
old Canadian lad, oldest son OF a
fine Christian family. He was just
a raw, shy country boy. But he
took over efficiently the multEari-
Gus tasks Of the camp-pumpins
water, chopping down trees for
firewood, rowing the boat for my
fishing, and even helping Mllady
in the kitchen. he became a mem
Der Of the household, and friend
of our friends. In the evening ne
shared the games and the read
ing. and listened in on the con.
~versation Of our guests.
Now he is leaving us, to enter
upon. his life work in Canada. He
came to us a bashful country boy;
he left us last night as an urbane
and self assured man o. the world
AS a farewell 8 e $ ture, we
brought him down to. Swarthmore
for a ten-day visit. He has done.
Philadelphia and New York and
Washington and Atlantic City, and
very much. in between, learning
that There is a world outside the
one you know" He will be a
sturdy Christian citizen Of. the
New Canada
This morning the florist brought
a gorgeous bunch Of flowers Tor
Milady, with a note Of appreci-
alton from Ernie. He has learned
the graces Of life.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-27

We thank Thee, on + Heavenly
Father, for the innumerabIe conn
pany Of youth, who are learning
to see life whole, and to see it
clear. Amen.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-27
TOP O. THE

Oh, that men would praise the Lord for
His goodness, and for His wonderful works
to the children of men!
Psalm 107; 3
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-26
Mama America
By RUTH hfEa.GETT NEA Staff vFFfter

Mrs. Janice Pollock, z4.year-cld mother of fottr who recently won the Mrs. America of 1ele" title,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-26

sors of the Mrs. America contest missed q good bet.
 Despite the obvious difficulties involved. it's too bad Mrs. Pol- lock didn't decide to make the trip. It might have been a wosl- derful thing for the country had she taken the four kids along. in- troduced them to audiences all over the .. g.. and given a little talk on how a woman can have four children, look after them, keep a husband happy and still find time to keep her beauty and glamor undimned.
 Four children is an osit-sized family in these modern times. be- cause somehow young wives today have got it into their heads that two children are about all a woman can handle if she wants to be any thing besides a household drudge.
 So getting a look at glamOrous Mrs. America and her four beauti- ful and healthy kids might have proved a real inspiration to women all over the country.
 T11B next lime there's q Mrs. America contest maybe the spon- sors will provide special in- ducements to make it a family af- fair, so that a queen won't have to abdicate just because she is Ma ma as well as Mrs. America.
 In these times it was a real triumph for a mother of four to win a beauty contest.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-26

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-11-26
Fancy COitS For Parties
 Latest Fad
D9 ALICIA mART NRA niasg wrism

Topknots hoisted n the great ladies of history did thelfs, hairdo1 drapsd Co match gowns, and other fancy coiEs dressed Co enter the pafty-fashlon picture spell Hoisla DAY kof the gala season ahead, which prOInises to be the most wh0op-de-do since 1889.
 ff vO.i want to be in the swim, be reminded that no mere daytime hair-do will GO into these evenings Of elaniof. But your casual colf can be converted easily enough into a more formal arranRemnnt. no mat. tef what length it is. A Shampoo be- forehafd with c liquid conditioner helps to make hair more responsive to alew trici3.
 fs your hair cut short Say three. inch feather cuts Designed for your holiday hlgh- inks is the "Fsmpress, which comes straight from Paris. where b was piacked from the style books of the Difectoire and Empire periods.
 All sou need to do to put this newest tip-flx on your own head is Go push a topknot oF ringlets to the crown and hold fl1 place with tuck combs Group the outside wlsps at forehead to make a fiimy bang and in clusters to make sideburns and a flapesof- -the-neck fringe.
 Ts your hair in between long and slorts Say average-lengsh? Try the new chlgnof style for which hair is center-parted and fias-waved over the ears. The ci1ignon is q cinch to do. if you'n bind hair with a rab- beF band at the nape Of the neck, divide t into two sections, and roll one up, the other down.
 If your hair Is long, you can put drapeTy on your head to match your gown, as Hollywood stars are doing. Virginia Huston's new formal coif, designed by Renie and Hazel Rogers Of the RKO studios, is a shining ex- ample. To copy this one, brush hair smooth from a center part in one di. rection to lie close to the head. Sep- arate the ends into three strands and use to wind the head with draped bands. One end may be wound high at the crown like a small curl to suggest a fourth band of hair. Jewelled clips or combs may be used to decorate the bands on each side.