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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-28
TALMADCE GAINS
IN GEORGIA RACE
Son OF Late Governor Elect
.Waging Drive; Thomp-
son Holds Edge

ATLANTA, Dec. 81 up Her
man Talmadge, son of the late Eu-
gene Talmadge, gained apparent
increasing support Friday in his
campaign for legislative election
as governor of Georgia, but assem-
blv sentiment remained heavily in
favor of M. E. Thompson, the lieut.
enant governor-elect.
In an Associated Press poll, re-
turns from 102 Senators and Rep
resentatives-a cross-section ap-
proximating 40 per cent of the
membership showed At for Thomp-
son. 27 for Talmadge, Is undecided
and three advocates Of a special
election.
Row Harris, directing Herman's
intensive campaign, announced
meanwhile he had 120 pledges OF
legislative support-nine short OF
a clear majority of the 257 expect
ID to be voting next Jan. 10.
Issues Statement
At the same time, Herman Tai
madge issued a statement assert
ing his father gave his life fight
ing for those principles which he
believed best for the people OF
Georgia.
4 feel it is my duty to my father
and to the people of Georgia." he
said, ito try to carry on the fight
for the same things for which he
fought SO hard and I believe the
people will support me in this
fight"
Harris dismissed the legislative
poll as being inconclusive and said
although he had asked Talmadge
supporters to send replies, many
we're disinclined to 60 on record
publicly.
He predicted 200 votes for Her
man when the general assembly
convenes.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-28
CAMPAIGN
LACKING $l500
Recanvass Scheduled Next
Week; $500 Contribut-
ed To Date

Still $1,000 short of their $40, 900
goal, leaders of the New Hanover
County Health and tuberculosis
association yesterday prepared to
begin the re-canvass which they
hope will bring success to their
1947 Christmas Seal campaign.
Miss Lucy Nash, executive secre-
tary of the association, said that
early next week she will mail out
reminders to regular Christmas
Seal purchasers who have not so
far forwarded their contributions.
Last night, Miss Nash reported
that the campaign had passed the
$500 point with a few reports still
incomplete.
Sale of tuberculosis bonds by the
local Junior Chamber of Commerce
has so far brought in $4,000 with a
number of donors still to be heard
from.
"Final reports from the Carolina
Beach and Industrial committees
are still out" Miss Nash said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-28
TELEGRAPH FIRM
-
GETS RATE HIKE
FEC Grants Western Union
Authorization For Ten
Per Cent Boost

WASHINGTON, Dec. 81 R -
The Federal Communications COM
mission Friday authorized the
Western Union Telegraph company
to increase its present message
charges about 10 per cent.
1t approved for an indefinite per
iod an increase of 20 per cent
above the rates effective last June
IL when a 10 per cent increase
was granted.
Mechanically, that works out
to an increase of slightly less than
10 per cent over the present
charges. Western Union had asked
for an increase of IS per cent
above existing rates.
Money Orders Up
Western Union was authorized to
increase its interstate c. N. D.
Commercial news Department.
service charges by IS per cent and
its interstate money order prem
ium charges by an average of 4.3
per cent.
The commission estimated that
the rate increases would produce
additional annual revenues of 3d.
500, 900.
In an opinion, the commission
said western Union faces a real
emergency and the sound course
for it to follow in the immediate
future is not clear. There is no
question, however, about the urg-
ency of Western Unions need for
additional revenues.
"We are firmly in agreement
with the testimony of Western
Unions president that rate in
creases are not the ultimate an
swer to the company's situation. At
the present time, however, it ap-
pears that some rate increase may
offer immediate revenue relief to
the company"
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-28
POWELL SELECTED
OFFICE MANAGER
Elizabeth City Man To Sue
coed Hinkle At Employ
ment Post

W. H. Powell, of Elizabeth City,
has been appointed to succeed Har-
old M. Hinkle as manager of the
Wilmington branch of the State
Employment Service, Ernest Nc
Cracker, State director, told the
Star from Raleigh last night.
Powell, who was manager of the
USES office at Elizabeth City prior
to his assignment here, will take
up his duties next Thursday, Nc
Cracker said.
A native of Raleigh, Powell has
been on the USES staff for the last
three years, the state director re-
ported. Before entering the en-
ployment service, he was an in
surance man.
Last night McCracken expressed
both satisfaction with PoWelTs APP
pointment and regret over Hinkle's
departure.
Hinkle was appointed a Veterans
Employment Representative for the
U. S. Department of Labor last
Nov. II, shortly after the USES
was transferred to state control.
In the interim between his resig.
nation and the appointment of q
successor, Hinkle has served as
acting USES manager here. He
will be based in Wilmington during
his tour of duty as a Veterans EN-
ployment Representative, but his
territory will cover most of North
Cardinals coastal area.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-28
Historic Stones Going
Into Chicago Building

four stones and mailed them to
Chicago. i
The. stones were dredged from
Roanoke sound just off Roanoke
inlet, which no longer exists but
which is shown on old maps of the
area. This spot is just east of Fort
Raleigh, where the Roanoke Island
Historical association presents the
Lost Colony each summer. Pre-
sumably Sir Walter Raleigh's colon
lists had to jettison them in order
to tighten their ships so they could
enter the shallow sound.
Daniels explained that the rocks
were foreign to his section, but
that similar stones had been found
in England. They are on display
within the Fort Raleigh stockade.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-28
The Weather
FORECAST

South Carolina: Cloudy, occasional show
ers and mild Saturday, becoming colder
extreme northwest portion by night;
cloudy and somewhat colder Saturday
night; occasional showers on coast, clear
mig and cold Sunday.
North Carolina: Cloudy, occasional
showers and mild Saturday, becoming
colder north and west portions by night;
cloudy n somewhat colder Saturday
night, showers in coastal sections; Sun
day clearing and cold.
eastern Standard Time)
(By u. S. Weather Bureau
Meteorological data for the "a hours
ending 1880 pm. yesterday.
Temperatures
1:ao am, 40; 1880 am. AZ; 1880 pm. 50;
1880 pm. Sc.
Maximum 81; Minimum 80; Mean So;
Normal 48.
Humidity
1:30 am. Sc; 7:3O am. 70; 1870 pm. so;
7:30 pm. 62.
Precipitation
Total for "a hours ending 7:30 pm. -
0. 90 inches.
Total since the first of the month -
2.10 inches.
Tides For Today
(From the Tide Tables published by
U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
High Low
Wilmington ----- 12:42 am. 7:48 am.
LII pm. 1888 pm.
Masonboro Inlet 1887 am. Alb am.
1854 pm. sos pm.
Sunrise TIT. Sunset sill; Moonrise
1886 am; Moonset 9:55 p.m.
2iver stage at Fayetteville, N. c. at 8
am, Friday, 11.9 feet.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-28
Dozen Injured In Wreck
AS Crack Train DeraiIs

Thursday afternoon, was running
on time.
Many passengers were at break
fast when the dining car and four
sleepers started swaying wildly,
then came to rest at various
angles.
It was like an earthquake, said
eyewitnesses, who told Of flying
dishes, food and furniture.
Harry Wismer, sports director
for the American Broadcasting
company, was among those who
were slightly hurt. Wismer was
enroute to New Orleans to broad
cast the Sugar Bowl football game
New Years day. Many of the
passengers also were coming for
the game.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-28
Baruch Takes
Strong Stand
On Veto Item
Says America
Must Have Assurances
Before Giving Secret
RUSSIAN "SILENT"
Final Decision Expected To
Be Made By 12-Member
Board On Monday

LAKE SUCCESS, N. Y,
27.-(R-The United
Atomic Energy COM
Friday night postpon-
it's final vote on an inter-
national control plan after
Bernard M. Baruch said flat
ly that the United States
could not surrender the secrets
of the atomic bomb unless the
N. ruled out the veto on
punishment of violations.
Standing firm in the face
Of Russia's silence and new op-
position from France and Great
Britain, Baruch demanded that the
veto phrase remain in the report
and added that without it he could
not recommend Senate approval.
The commission, meeting in secret
session as committee of the whole,
then decided to forego any vote
and tossed the whole report into
the hands Of the full commission
on Monday. 1t was stipulated that
agreement without ballot had been
reached on all phases of the Baruch
plan except reference to the veto.
The commission ended It's ses-
sion at $3.50 p. m. EST).
Prof. S. P. Alexandrov, who held
the Soviet seat in the unexpected
absence of Andrei A. Gromyko,
took no part in the discussions but
announced near the close of the
meeting that he wanted to be, con-
sidered present but abstaining in
full"
Strong Support
An American spokesman said
that the United States had the
solid support of five other nations
on the 12-member commission -
China, Egypt, Brazil, Mexico, and
Australia - in the veto fight and
counted Canada and Great Britain
as doubtful. Poland and France
both said they would not accept any
version which included the word
veto and the Netherlands sought a
compromise to avoid use Of the
specific word.
In one of his strongest speeches
before the atomic organ, Baruch
declared:
"If our people were to believe
that it lay within the power of a
%violator to treaties voluntarily en-
tered into under the United Nations
to escape the consequences
of violation of such treaties, in
my opinion, they would - and they
should - withdraw their support
from this organization, which. in
those circumstances, can be no
more than a debating society and
a place to exchange pious-sounding
documents.
II cannot recommend to the peo-
pie of the United States, l cannot
advocate before the Senate of the
United States, that this country
Continual on Page 2, Col. ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-28

MANTEO, Dec. 27-P)-Some of
the stones which supposedly served
as ballast in the ships which
brought Sir Walter Raleigh's colon
lists to the new world in 1887 will
be used in the walls of a new Of
flee building which will be con-
structed by the Chicago Tribune.
The stones we're requested by
Keith B. Capron, building manager
for the Chicago corporation, in
letters to Victor Meekins, former
Dare county sheriff, and Melvin
R. Daniels, vice-chairman of the
Roanoke Island Historical associa-
ton and chairman of its executive
committee. They and Albert @.
Bell, architect and builder of the
Watersde theatre, collected the
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-28
LOSE LIVES
IN TRUCK CRASH
Sante Fe railways Bus Hit
By Big Transport Trailer
Near Forest Green, Mo.

MOBERLY, Mo-, Dc. a. R -
Five persons, one a baby, were
killed and several injured when a
Santa Fe railways bus and a trans
port truck crashed on a small
bridge near Forest Green, Mo.
First reports of the accident were
that the bus and the truck ap-
preached the bridge from opposite
directions. The truck driver applied
his brakes and the impact forced
his trailer to serve sideways into
the bus. The impact tore a hole
six feet long and four feet high in
the left side of the bus just behind
the drivers seat.
Passengers said that quick action
on the part of the bus driver pre-
vented the bus from going into a
road side ditch. 1t remained up
right.
Two of the victims were tenta-
lively Unidentified as Mrs. Marjorie
White, Hale, Mo-, and her three
months old son, Jerry Lee.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-28
0 Christmas"

A celebration in honor of "Old
Christmas will be held in Penn
broke Jones Park January 6, 1t
Was announced yesterday following
a conference between Jesse Rey-
nolds, city recreation director and
j. E. L. Wade, who has been IN
charge of the holiday program In
Wilmington during Christmas.
Final plans for the program have
not been completed but it was
revealed that the burning of Christ
mas trees will be included at the
evening ceremony,
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-28
Prices Slide
In
Major Cities
Anderson Charges e "
York Brokers With SUGAR
Corner Attempt
TEMPORARY DROP
Investigation OF Butter
Cost Decline Ordered By
Federal Government

CHICAGO, Dec. 27.-UP)
The cost of butter, clothes
and shoes dropped in some
cities Friday, but trade and
government sources said the
declines did not indicate a
general downward trend in
the cost Of living.
Housewives bought butter
at six to nine cents a pound
cheaper in many grocery
stores after a break of as
much as 10 cents a pound in
wholesale prices Thursday. How
ever, the wholesale price climbed
back four cents Friday and retail
prices were expected to follow.
The drop in the price of clothes
Ill SO1lle C1tltS was dIeAAouIoo W
post-Christmas clearances of win
ter goods. Industry sources said
there was "no Indication of any
break in prices for spring. clothes"
Taking recognition of price fluct-
uations, Secretary of Agriculture
Clinton P. Anderson at Washing
ton:
1. Charged that a group of New
York sugar brokers was attempting
to corner world sugar supplies and
"get their fingers into a swirling
upward spiral of sugar prices"
2. Ordered ian immediate and
(Continued on Page 2, Col. s.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-28
ENABLING BILL
SEEN FOR COURT
New Hanover Legislators
Prepared To Seek Nee
cessary Changes

New Hanover County was ap.
parently assured yesterday of the
General Assembly enabling act il
needs before local government
agencies can set up a combined
domestic relations and juvenile
court here.
Both Senator-elect Alton A. Len
nm and Assemblyman-elect R. M
Kermon agreed to introduce the
enabling act in the January session
of the General Assembly after {
conference with City Attorney Viii
liam B. Campbell and County At
torney Marsden Bellamy here yes
terday afternoon.
The Lennon-Kermon bill woole
amend Chapter 343 of the Domestic
Relations Act to strike out a clause
exempting New Hanover county
from its operation. With Kermor
and Lennon supporting it, the
amendment is virtually assorted
passage.
But legislative action is only the
first step towards establishment O.
the court. Once the enabling act i!
passed, there will still remain the
business of its implementation by
the City Council and the County
Board.
Kermon said last night that he
had been prepared to 60 beyond
a simple enabling bill and intro
duce an act which would set up the
domestic courts machinery.
T h Wilmington Community
Council, most persistent proponen
of the court, has so far won pledge:
of support for its plan in principle
at least from both the City Council
and the County Board.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-28
EXPECTED
TO HALT EROSION
Wrightsville Beach Com
mittee Planning Program
Early Next Year

Further action toward the stop
page of erosion at Wrightsville
Beach will be postponed until af-
ter the first of the year following
yesterdays conference between
officials of the beach committee
and Col. B. C. Snow, district en-
gineer, it was revealed last night
r. C. Cantwell, committee chair
man.
The committee called on Col.
Snow yesterday to protest against
engineer action in closing off Shinn
creek and to learn if there was any
Continued on Page 2, Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-28
FORECAST

Wilmington and vicinity: Cloudy and
occasional showers with mild tempera-
ture today, somewhat colder tonight;
Sunday clearing and cold.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-05
ALL TOBACCO MEN
ELIGIBLE TO VOTE
Owners, Tenants, Share
troopers To Take Part
In Referendum

RALEIGH, July 4. - up - All
growers with an interest in the
1890 tobacco crop, as owner, ten
ant or sharecropper, may vote in
the July IL referendum, G.. Pom
Scott, state director of the Pro
auction and Marketing administra-
ton, said Thursday.
commenting on the recent an
nouncement of the 1947 national
marketing quota allotment calling
0 not more than a IA per cent de-
crease in most instances, Scott
sald that "the Department of
Agriculture. has been most con-
sentative in arriving at this figure
IN view of the supply and demand
situation"
The 1916 crop is expected to sup
ply enough tobacco to equal world
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-05
MAN LOSES

CLINTON, July 4-Conrad z.
Poole, of Asheboro, was killed in
stantly near here early Thursday
when the car in which he was rid
ing collided head on with an Army
Command car returning an AWOL
soldier to Fl. Bragg. Mrs. Jessie
Trow, of Asheboro, driver of the
death car, was critically injured
and has been hospitalized at Lum-
berton. The two MP's, Cpl. James
M. Hensley, OF Fuquay Springs,
driver, and Pfc. Gordon l.. Elrod,
of Hickory, and their prisoner Pfc.
Joseph Willets of Wilmington, were
slightly injured.
Don't try to dodge lightning. It's
strokes travel %, 1000, 900 miles an
hour.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-05
Find Wealth
In Home OF Woman


NEW YORK, July A. Up; A
complaint to police by neighbors
who said they heard outcries COM
ing from an East 21st street apart
ment resulted in the finding of
more than S119, 900 in the apart
ment in bills, gold coin and bank
books.
Miss Mary Frankenrich, an ell
derby woman who was taken to
Bellevue hospital for observation,
said the money belonged to her.
Neighbors said she had thrown
water from windows and doors,
pounded on the walls and cried out
repeatedly.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-05
Boil Weevil Threat
Increases In State

RALEIGH. July 4. - up - IN
usually heavy damage may result
if weather conditions continue fav-
orable for boil Weevil growth in
southeastern North Carolina, the
State College Extension service re-
ported Thursday.
Reports from IA counties showed
that II out of SO fields had boil
weevil infestation, and that the
average infestation for the II fields
was 1885 per cent.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-05

consumption and to replenish a
substantial part of the present
foreign shortage.
Future sales of tobacco will de-
pend upon the availability of dollar
exchange, which foreign countries
can use to buy tobacco, and also
upon the success in selling U. S.
tobacco in competition with that
produced in other countries.
The announced quota cannot be
decreased except by Congressional
act but may be increased up to
20 per cent at any time up to
March l., 1947.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-05
PRESIDENT TAKES
LONG WALK, SWIM
Humans Enjoying Quiet
Holiday High Up In
Famed Hills

THURMONT, Nd, July 4-(P)-
PRESIDENT Truman celebrated Inde-
nardenee Day strolling, swimming
and sleeping in the cool of the Cat
octin mountains.
The Chief Executive. relaxing at
mo rural retreat of 'Shangri-Ia,"
With Mrs. Truman, took a dip in
he mountain pool, 200 yards from
me Presidential lodge, after a two
mile post-breakfast walk.
10 Degree Temperature
1ie9.. Comdr. William Rigdon,
officer in charge of the camp, told
White House reporters quartered
3, Camp Coy here, four miles
rom Mr.. Humans hideway, that
The temperature was 10 degrees in
me mountains at the time of the
Presidential swim
The President slept until 7:15 a.
NJ a late hour for him. After
reading the newspapers and his
usual mail brought to him from
Washington, he breakfasted at $3.50
3. M, on tomato juice, bacon and
eggs. toast and milk.
Visits Marine Camp
AT $50 a. M, he walked to the
Marine camp, a mile down the
road. returning at 1918 for his
swim. Mrs. Truman remained at
the lodge.
He spent the afternoon reading
and doing, the chief idea behind
his four-day July Fourth weekend
mere. He expects to return to Wash
lngton Sunday afternoon or Mon
DAY morning.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-05

Firearms yer introduced into
Europe by the Mongols in the
9Th century.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-12-14

DR.. Gene Weltfish, noted anthro
pologist who is now national
of the Congress.
Upon their return from Paris,
these delegates together with a
broad group of women from
clubs and churches, nursery
groups, professions and trade
unions, established the Con-
gress of American Women
which today represents, through
its membership and affiIiates,
$4,000 women.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-12-14
Chicago women to launch Congress
chapter at Hull House p0rIey

Housewives, working women,
and professional women of Chi
cago are being urged to take
part in an all-day Conference to
unite women for action on three
major common aims: peace and
democracy, full equality for wom-
en-, improved child care and edu.
cation.
The Conference will take
place at Hull House, historic
in the struggle for wOnleB's
rights, Sunday, January 5. 1t
will establish a Chicago chapter
of the Congress of American
Women.
The national Congress is at
filiated with the Womenks Inter
national Democratic Federation,
which was established by women
representatives of Al countries IN
December of last year at a Paris
conference.
AMONG. the American dele,
gates to Paris were such widely
representative women leaders as
Henrietta Buckmaster, Mrs. Gift
ford Pinchot, Charlotte Hawkins
Brown, Mrs. Fredric March and
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-12-14

The January meeting at Hull
House is being planned by a
committee of women headed by
Mrs. David Davis. Chicago spon-
.sors of the Conference include
DR.. Maud Slye, Alice Smith, Mary
Bolton Wirth, Rabbi Louis Mann.
Rebeeca Stiles Taylor, Rep. Ad-
olph SABBATH, Rev. Virgil Lowder,
Mrs. Russell Ballard, Flora j.
Cooks, Louise Patterson and Or.
Maria Piers.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-12-14
Exfra! Judge bares
landlords red plot"

Residents who live in the
eight-story pile of health and
fire law violations at 300 So.
Ellis Ave, are fighting mad.
They were in Judge Sam.
uel Heller's court last week
demanding that something be
done about the building.
But the landlords attorney,
Henry Ferguson, saw something
very sinister in a group of ten
ants demanding protection from
fire and health hazards.
THEY'RE supported by a
red organization and a red pa
per-" he shouted in court.
"Just a minute, let's see
this paper you're talking
about" Judge Heller inter-
posed.
He was handed a copy of the
Chicago Star.
"Why, 1 read this every
week." Judge Heller said.
Its a good paper"
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-12-14
FE fights firing at Caterpillar

PEORIA-The deliberate firing
of two key men by the Caterpil-
lar Tractor Co. will be met by
vigorous action, Caterpillar Local
los of the United Farm Equip
ment Workers declared here last
week.
The executive board of the To-
cal was empowered ito do every
thing possible to settle these two
discharges peaceably" at a stew
ard meeting last Wednesday and
Thursday evenings.
Leland Baker, president of the
local, and George Viers, chief
steward, were discharged for a
fight with man named Smith.
Baker admittedly had an alterca-
ton with Smith, but the union
points out it took place off COM
pany property and time, remov-
ing it from the Caterpillar Co.
jurisdiction.
This is just the latest OF a
whole series of dismissals de-
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-12-14

at 10 cents a
dozen.
But I am
especially in
teresteG in the
anti : Negro,
anti SEMITIC
M e a d err re-
port from
Germany re.
leased by Re