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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-24

ASAeS~AOAAAS tOs~O~~A~~~~@~@s ing complaints filed with the court, calling the offenders into his office, and trying to mend marital rifts be- fore they led to divorce.
 But Al, who has been happily married for p years, was exception ally conscientious. To him, home and marriage were sacred, every divorce a tragedy, and he couldn't help feel ing that the courts work was too im- personal to be entirely effective He kept himself on call at all hours, ready to answer domestic distress signals whenever and wherever they arose.
 Late one night his punch-for- peace campaign was launched.
 The mother of three children begged Al to come to her aid at once. Al knew both the woman and the source of her trouble. She had complained before that liquor invar- iably changed her husband from a mild-mannered man into an unrea- sonable beast. The husband had promised Al he would quit drinking. Tonight, she told Al, her husband, in drunken rage, had chased the fam fly from their home.
 Al went home with the woman. When the husband lunged at his wife, Al knocked him to the floor.
 That did it. The husband calmed down and was persuaded to go to bed and sleep it off Next morning he came to the courthouse to thank Al.
 That punch of yours did me some good" he said. T love my wife and my kids. You've seen me hit her for the last time"
 Although he's only five feet, five inches tall and weighs but 15O pounds, Al has yet to find the er- rant spouse he couldn't handle.
 Most current domestic trouble is the refcslt of quick wartime mar riages .1Sntracted without a firm foundation, Corbett believes.
 And we've made divorce too easy. Before any divorce is granted ser ious attempt should be made at re- conciiation. At least 40 percent of broken marriages could be saved that way Tn most cases find quarreling couples just want an opportunity to get their complaints off their chests"
 But when something more tan- gible is needed-say punch on the nose-Al Corbett, prize-fighter turned philosopher and public serv-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-24

Virtually all bombers on the de- sign drawing boards now will have a speed of more than 400 miles per nour, greater than our fastest fight CTS of 1940.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-24

or upon the screen of catheode- ray tube. Anyone trained in in- terpreting the pattern can repeat the sounds aloud.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-24
Contract Ready For Structures

Signing of the new contract be- tween A. H. Welles & Company and Local 251, International Union of Mine, Mill & Shelter Workers, CT. O., will take place tomorrow after noon at 3. Terms were agreed on last April but signing was delayed pending settlement of a technical point.
 The contract covers an estimated 150 employees. Signing for the com pany will be Ivan Schoonmaker, vice-president, and for the union Business Agent Joseph McEvoy and Shop Chairman Anthony KaSkavage
 Jamaica now has compulsory hur- ricane insurance for banana grow CTS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-24

Argentina has ordered priority for all food transportation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-24

ant, is ready to apply his own brand of persuader. After all his Judge ap- proves. So do most of his victims"
 "They almost always look me up
Hartford chronicle., 1946-11-02
JAMES L. MIG CONAUGHY

For Governor IT IS JIM McCONAUGHY'S INTENTION WHEN ELECTED GOVERNOR TO GARRY OUT THE WISHES OF THE PEOPLE" THIS IS OUR RECORD MIR. SNOW.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-16
BEEF HITS
new PRICE MARK
Cotton Futures Squirt Up
To S. Per Bale; Some
Decreases

CHICAGO, July 15-R-Prices
in primary markets moved in
sharply divergent directions Mon
day as the nation entered its third
week without OPA price controls.
Beef-on-the-hoof advanced to a
record high, cotton futures squirt
ed as much as $500 a bale, hogs
climbed to their best levels since
1919 and cash corn hit 1928 a
bushel.
In contrast, wholesale butter
slumped, egg futures sank to a
new seasonal lows, potatoes were
weaker, oats futures fell sharply
and poultry tumbled.
Cotton Highlights
Highlighting activity in futures
markets, cotton at New York soar
ed the permissible one-day limit
on heavy buying from mills. Fina-
prices were $3.50 to $500 a bale
higher, while at New Orleans they
we're up $2.35 to $500.
Cotton futures brought the best
prices since 1923 in the face of a
short crop and expectations OF
heavy textile orders. Prices have
advanced $1,000 a bale in about one
week.
CoffIe NTovpc Tin
Cattle at Chicago featured trad
ing in cash commodities as they
advanced to an all-time peak OF
$500 a hundred pounds in a trade
described by the Department OF
Agriculture as "a runaway mar
ket." High before the recent up
turn was $21. so established in 1919.
A new a.l-time high of $500 was
scored at south st. Paul and a
price was paid at East
st. Louis.
Hogs at Chicago brought $500
a hundred pounds. a new high since
termination of the OPA. A 1928
a bushel price for cash com at
Chicago was a top since August
1917, when $3.50 was paid.
Butter led the downturn in cash
See BEEF on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-16
WAR CONTRACTOR
ASKED MAYS AID
Joseph Freeman Tells Com
mittee OF Work With
Representative

WASHINGTON, July IS U,H -
A plush-salaried, Washington repre-
sentative of a chain of midwest
ern paper empire" war contrac-
tors told senate investigators in a
hating, rasping voice Monday that
he sought Representative Andrew
J. Mays aid whenever the combine
had difficulty with the government.
Joseph F. Freeman, being in
vestigated by the Senate War In
vestigating committee, testified
he contacted May probably six or
eight times-maybe more
Would Call May
whenever we reached a point
where we were having difficulty"
he said, IT would call and ask him
could l see him."
Freeman, who called himself,
''the fellow down below" replied
II believe that's right" when Com
mittee Chairman James M. Mead,
ON. ", asked if the Kentucky
congressman and chairman of the
House Military Affairs committee
Railways i~nterceded' when asked to
do so.
Coughing frequently, and COM
planning that he a supposed to
be resting in California" from a
recent illness. The witness said
that he never gave Congressman
May anything"
81 never asked him anything l
wouldn't ask anyone else" he add
ed.
Previous witnesses have testi-
fled that May "pressured'' the War
department to get things done for
various companies in the Illinois
group.
Call 1t Inquisition
The congressman, characterize
ing the inquiry as an "inquisltion'
and picturing himself as the VIC
tim of intimidation, told the house
last week that he did no more for
the concerns than any other mem
Der of congress would have done,
and that he gained no personal
profit from his activities.
See MAY On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-16
LEADER
SENTENCED TO DIE
General Draja Mikhailo-
witch, Others To
Be Shot

BELGRADE, Yugoslavia, July Is
-U.H-Gen. Draja Mikhailovitcn,
leader of Yugoslav guerrilla fight
ers from the spring Of 1941 until
the fall of 1943, and 10 other prom
inent Yugoslavs were found guilty
Of treason, collaboration with the
Germans and war crimes Monday
and sentenced to be shot.
The remaining Is Or "a defend
ants who had been on trial since
June 10 were sentenced to terms
of 10 months to 20 years in prison
at forced labor.
There's No Appeal
Mikhailovitch and seven others
of the condemned men two are
out of the country and were tried
in Absentia) are expected to be
shot in a military prison within 4S
hours, as Yugoslav law provides.
There is no appeal, though their
attorneys may seek a pardon from
the national parliament. No one
believed they would be pardoned.
Mikhailovitch, red bearded be-
specialized, five feet, eight inches
tall, and powerfully built, stood
straight and unflinching when the
three-man military tribunal pro-
nounced sentence. He was wearing
the wrinkled, mixed brown uniform
without insignia that he had worn
since the trial started.
Hour 70 Verdict
The tribunal devoted an hour to
the Mikhailovitch verdict. 1t found
him guilty of eight specific char
ges, including collaboration. incit-
ing civil war, committing outrages
against the people and weakening
the partisan and Allied var effort.
The verdict brought in repeated
references to Mikhailovitch's con-
facts with American and British
liaison agents during the war.
But it was not until two hours
later, after the president of the
tribunal had read the verdicts con-
corning all of the defendants, that
sentences were pronounced.
Spectators, who had been inter
See DRAJA on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-16
HEIRENS ADMITS
HEIN0US GRIMES
Alleged Degnan Kidnaper
Trying To DECKER
With State
BY ROBERT I. LOUGHRAN
United Press Staff Correspondent
Copyright, 1916,
by The United PreSS)


CHICAGO, July Is William
Heirens, l7-year-old college stu
dent, has admitted three of the
nations most shocking crimes
Inc kidnap-slaying and dismember-
ment Of little Suzanne Deg1an, the
"IpStlck Staying of Frances
B,own, and the knife
Of Mrs. Josephine Ross, the United
Press learned Monday from highly
reliable sources.
heire9s, a University of Chicago
sophomore, made the admissions
orally. it was learned. The United
Press sources said he was attempt
ing to make a deal with the State.
he is willing to put the confession
IN writing in exchange for Q life
sentence on the basis Of insanity,
instead of the electric chair.
That's Mine
Apparently dismayed by the
amount of evidence gathered by
me FBl and Chicago police, Heir
ems first admitted the kidnapping,
SITahgulation and dismemberment
VI s~!X-year-old Suzanne Degnan on
"sh' 7, Then, confronted with fin
teFprlnt evidence linking him with
me shooting and knitting of Fran
YES Brown, former Wave, last Dec.
~ ne muttered:
Bee HEIRENS or Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-16
sl,244,000
Is Allotted
For Channel
Maintenance And Improve
ment Work Set For
Cape Fear
q FOOT DEPTH SLATED
Other Projects d e
Work On Inland Water
way Here

Asum of 1924, 900 will be
snpnt on the Improvement,
maintenance, and operation of
the Cape Fear river during
+he fiscal year 1946-47 under
+be I. S. Army Engineers
Civil Works program, accord
mo 10 an Associated Press dispatch
rsrejved here yesterday from
Washington. D. c.
This amount represents more
han half of the s2,216, 900 total al
lo-ed to the rivers and harbors Of
North Carolina under the program.
Even Million
of the 81, PA, 900 figure, an even
one million dollars will finance the
dredging of the Cape Fear river
s5jp channel to a depth of 80 feet
from the foot of Castle street to the
Atlantic Ocean.
The Specifications for the mil
lion dollar improvement project
have already been drawn up by
the Wilmington district engineers
under Col. George W. Gillette and
are now awaiting approval from
tbe South Atlantic division office
in Atlanta, Ga.
Bids Asked
As soon as the specifications are
approved, bids for the huge con-
tract will be advertised.
With the project scheduled to
Start in September and run through
the entire fiscal year. the contract
is expected to be let to only one
See APPROPRIATION on Page 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-16

PAST NOT PAST-The past, de-
spite all that modern new-horizon
seekers might say, is never really
past.
1t was only a short time ago
when we waterlogged this column
with tears ove1 the passing OF
the skate-mobile. We described the
skate-mobile ST some length - its
soapbox hood, its two-by-four plan
chassis, its roller-skate wheels. and
it's proclivitiee toward ripping the
drivers trousers and frightening
little girls, cid ladies, and neurotic
horses from the street up on to the
front porch.
We said that we hadn't seen a
skate-mobile II years ana years,
which was true, and that We didn't
expect to see another one in our
lifetime, which turned out to be
untrue.
FRIGHTENING FORCE-It turn
ed out to be very untrue indeed, be-
cause yesterday we saw rot one
but two skate-mobiles.
The first one crossed u vision
as we were driving along the Maj
fit Village road between the ship
yard and the Carolina Beach road.
It also crossed right in front of
u car and almost scared us to
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-16
AlongTheC Cape Fear

death, because our car has the
same sort of brakes a skate-mo-
bile has, namely, none at ali.
The skate-mobile driver however,
a small boy with an impish face
and consider able dexteritv. maneu-
vered his vehicle with a talent and
calm decision which brought our
w skate-mot1le days of 20 years
ago lack to us with poignant and,
we must admit, frightening force.
1t set us TO wondering how in
the world we ever survived the
risks We took.
CATCHING UP The other
skate-mobile we saw yesterday was
being operated on Woodlawn ave
nue. near Greenfield lake.
And the person operating it filled
us with no small amount of wonder
and caused our left eyebrow to
elevate a good bit higher than it
has elevated in a long time.
The operator, you see, Was a girl.
This is the first time in all our
life that we have seen any girl,
large, medium, or small, get any
where near a skate-mobile, let
alone actually mount il and ride.
True, she wasn't going very fast,
and she was driving it on the side
See CAPE FEAR On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-16
COL. NC LELLAND
SEEKS BATTALION
Ranking National Guard
Officer To Ask "Suit-
able Unit"

Col. Royce McClelland, ranking
N. .ticnal Guard officer of the Will
mington area, is in Raleigh today
to try to secure a suitable unit"
for the Port City in the North
Carolina National Guard reorgani-
zatio1 plans.
Colonel McClelland will meet
with Adj. Gen. J. Van B. Nets.
chief of the Sta e organization, and
about 30 other high ranking off,
GERS from the various cities includ-
ed in the plans.
$50 Men
"What we want is a battalion OF
coast artillery or anti-aircraft with
a strength of about $50 men," the
colonel said yesterday. "a batta-
lion of infantry would be insult
able since the Wilmington area
probably could not furnish the 700
to 300 men such a unit requires
He said he would do everything
Ann ~ n... 1.-Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-16
PRESIDENT SIGNS
BIG BRITISH LOAN
Truman Halls Move AS
Way To Open Inter-
national Trade

WASHINGTON, July Is U.D -
Surrounded by American and Brit
ish dignitaries, President Truman
Monday signed the So, ESQ, DOC, O0(
British loan and announced tina
the disputed grant will "go fal
to remove the danger of rival ane
antagonistic economic blocs."
He used rs pens to inscribe
Harry S. Truman" on the docu
ment which had provoked bitter
debate in both house and senate
before it was finally approved.
Then, in a formal statement, the
president said:
Major Trade Step
1.-THE approval by the Congress
of the financial agreement with
Great Britain is a major step in
carrying out our program for re-
viving and expanding internation-
al trade. The wide discussion OF
the measure which has taken place
on both sides Of the Atlantic en-
phasizes its importance.
Full and frank debate is a basic
principle of the Democra attic sys-
tenn, and 1 believe that the time
and care given to the considera-
ton OF the agreement are insur-
ance that u approval rests on
full understanding
Easy Payment Plan
The loan. intended to rehaoili-
tate Britain's economy, also is ex.
pected to help her abandon war
born trade restrictions. 1t is. in
effect an easy payment plan, for
may draw upon the So
7oo, ZOO, 900 up to 1851. Repayment
OF the loan at two per cent inter
est would begin on Dec. 81. 1851.
and would be completed in so
years. But in the event that her
trade and foreign exchange outlook
is bad, Britain may waive the in
terest payment.
Annual payments would be at
the rate of $31, 1923, 900 for every
dollars of credit she has
used.
Removes BlOcs
1.-THE loan serves our immediate
and l%ong-range interests by helping
to restore world trade" the Presi-
dent said. AT the same time it
enables Great Britain to cooper
ate in creating a pattern of mu-
tually beneficial economic relations
among the nations of the world.
1t goes far to remove the danger
of rival and antagonistic economic
blocs.
The President emphasized that
See LOAN on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-16

with the 81 of being a
finalist in tn. Amorous Miss
America pageant in Atlantic
City, N. J., late next month.
Famous Orchestra
Playing for the pageant,
which starts promptly at 8:45
pm, will be Glen Gray and
the famous Casa Iona orches-
ira.
The beauty contestants will
make their initial appearance
on the newly-built Lumina
stage at nine o'clock, parading
in bathing suits to be judged
on form and poise. Again at 10
o'clock the contestants will re-
turn to the platform in evening
dress, this time to be judged
for appearance and talent.
Each girl will be given a max
imum of three minutes in which
to present her song, dance,
or specially.
See QUEEN On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-16
0PA BILL MAY GO
BACK TO FARLEY
Republican Strategy 0 n
Measure Unrevealed
By Leader Martin

WASHINGTON, July Is. -UB-
Hopes of Congressional Democratic
leaders that the Senate's unwel-
come OPA bill would 60 to con.
ference for modification were boil
stored Monday night when the Re
publican house command split over
what price control course they
should pursue.
They met secretly with house Re-
publican leader Joseph w. Martin,
Jr., of Massachusetts, and WORD
leaked out that there were sharp
differences over strategy.
Undecided
Martin told newsmen that the Re
publicans were not "disclosing oul
strategy at the moment but others
said COP members had not de.
cided on a course of action.
The closed meeting was called
only a few hours after COMPRESSION
al leaders had told President Tru-
man at the regular weekly legisla-
tive meeting that they believed the
house taking up the Senate
measure Tuesday - would vote to
send it to conference with the Sen
ate for adjustments which the
President desires.
One Republican plan would be
to have the House approve the
Senate version and whip it off to
the White House. The President
that he would veto the mea-
sure if it reached him in its present
form.
Many Controls Off
The Senate approved a measure
early Saturday extending OPA for
II months. But its version would
remove controls from such I'M
portant items as livestock, meat,
poultry, butter, milk, cheese, grains
and tobacco.
The House meets at 10 a. m.
Tuesday two hours earlier than
customary, and OPA probably will
be the first business.
See FARLEY On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-16
Neiu Air Service

Speedy air service between Will
mington and Savannah, Ga, was
inaugurated yesterday by National
Airlines as the Buccaneer route
added the Georgia city to its regu-
lar New York to Miami run.
Aboard the plane making the
maiden air voyage over the ex-
banded route was John l.. Morris,
special assistant to NAL President
G.. T. Baker.
The addition of Savannah to
NAILS 3,179 miles of Always brings
to a total of "a the number of
cities served by the line.
The new schedule linking Savan-
nah to Wilmington and the other
cities along the coastal route will
be maintained on a daily basis
from now on.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-16
SPA NEARS GOAL OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
SHZPYARD, NOW ON PERMANENT BASIS;
BYRNES WARNS REDS CREATE DOUBTS
BETTER HOURS
Six-Day Week Studied
For Police By Benson

All employees of the Wilmington
department may be put on
six-day working week provided
that the operations of the depart
ment can be "streamlined'' to pre-
clude the hiring of extra men, City
j. R. Benson declared
yesterday.
Il personally am in favor of
giving the policemen one day a
week off," Benson said. but
whether this can be done or not
depends upon whether the depart
ment can streamline it's duties-in
other words, carry out it's duties
satisfactorily with the personnel
now employed.
Extra Men
THE only other way of giving
the men a day a week off would
be to hire extra men, but it looks
very doubtful that the new city
budget will be able to carry the
load of additional salaries"
To determine whether the pro-
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-16
Byrnes To Act To Break
Down German Economic
Barriers
MOVE WITHOUT REDS
Split Between Russia And
Western Powers Openly
Acknowledged
BY JOHN M, HIGHTOWER
Associated Press Diplomatic
Reporter

AsCpOl VI
WASHINGTON, July 15.-
(AP) - Secretary Of State
Byrnes Monday night warn
ed Russia that she is creating
doubts and suspicious by
objecting to a German dis
armament treaty and announ-
ced that the United States is acting
Immediately to e down
economic barriers in Germany
with or without Moscow.
"Our military representative in
Germany" Brynes disclosed in a
radio address,, will this week be
instructed to cooperate with any
one or all of the three governments
Britain, Russia, Franco in es-
sential administrative matters like
finance, transportation, commune
cation between the German &C.
cupation) zones or place the re-
sp%onsibility for the violation of the
Potsdam agreement"
Report To Nation
The American chief in Germany
is Joseph T. McNarney.
Byrnes prepared a radio report
to the nation on the work of the
See BYRNES On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-16
Parachute Rescue

CHERRY POINT, July 15-(PC
The assistant operations officer OF
the Marine Corps air station, Cher
ry Point, about noon Monday, bail
ed out of a low-flying air-sea res
cue plane to provide aid to two
men in a crashed two-engine fight
er aircraft, Maj. Gen. Ralph Nit
chell, commanding general of the
air bases command and command
ing general of the Second Marine
Air Wing, announced Monday
night.
The officer who dropped from
his plane is Capt. John B. Singer
land, USMCR. also assistant crash
officer of the field.
General Mitchell said that a twin
engined F7F) plane overshot the
field in attempting to land with
only one engine functioning, and
crashed into a dense swamp near
by.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-16
DREAMS COMING TRUE SO
Miss Wilmington Of%%E%15'
Will Be Crowned vvIght

The fairyland of a dream
come-true will come to pass
at the stroke of midnight to-
night for some New Hanover
county girl as the Wilmington
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Beauty Pageant climaxes with
the coronation of Miss Will
mlngton of 1946'' before an ex-
pected = record GRO d in
Wrightsville' spacious Lumina
ballroom.
IL Girls Compete
Thirteen girls-one less than
had originally qualified as re-
suit of a last-minute withdrawal
yesterday will be vying for
the crown and the rich list OF
merchandise prizes offered by
many of the city's leading mer-
chants. The winner will be
crowned at midnight by Mayor
W. Ronald Lane, and for her,
for the next several weeks, life
will be a dizzy round of enter
tainment, posing and travel
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-16
.SANAT0RIUM SALE
ASKED BY GROUPS
County Commission Hears
Plea; Body Asks Drain
age Help T..

The sale Of the old Red Cros.
Sanatorium property on Gordon
road to raise funds for the erection
of a new hospital wal proposed
to the New Hanover County Board
of Commissioners at its regular
Monday meeting yesterday morn.
ing.
The proposal, already backed by
several local civic clubs, was pre-
sented to the board by Attorney
j. c. VESSEL, speaking on behalf
of the New Hanover tuberculosis
association.
The commissioners took the pro-
posals under advisement pending
further consideration.
Stadium For Circus
Also appearing before the county
board yesterday was Attorney w.
K. Rhodes, who asked that the
American Legion Post No. 10 be
permitted to use Legion stadium
for its annual circus in October.
The commissioners referred the
request to the stadium committee
with power to act on its findings.
Drainage Sought
A third appearance was made
before the board by an eight-man
delegation from East Wilmington
which requested that the county
provide better ctorm drainage on
Henry Evans, and Clay streets in
the eastern district.
See COMMISSION On Page Two