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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-26
PEACE CONFERENCE MAY APPROVE
TEXT OF FINNISH TREATY FRIDAY;
&z%%IREECE IN THROES OF CIVIL WAR
Declares Profit System
Only One That Will Win Wars
West Coast Industrialist
However, Offers To Go
Along Otherwise

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25.-WD-
Henry J. Kaiser told the House
Merchant Marine C o m m tie e
Wednesday that wars can't be won
without profit for the war manu-
facturers, even though he and his
family expect to wind up SIS, 000,-
900 in the red on the ships they
built for the government.
Concluding his three-day appear
ance as star witness in the COM
mittee's shipyard profits inquiry,
Kaiser fired three parting blasts
at critics of the profits system, al
the Maritime commission, and at
committee members who sought to
use capital investment DIS a yard
stick for profits.
On the profit system, he contend.
ed that M country, not even Rus
STA, could win wars without some
incentive for the people who pro
duce the winning weapons. But
if some system could be devised
to take the profit out of war, he
said, the Kaisers will go along with
it.
AS for the Maritime commission,
which claims the Kaiser interests
made 1892, 600, 900 gross profits or
their shipbuilding, he accused thai
agency of issuing deliberately mis-
leading statements that distort the
entire picture of shipyard earn
ings.
His views on the commission
were backed up by John A. Me
Cone, president of the California
shipbuilding Corp, Los Angeles.
To Adjourn Hearing
Chairman Schuyler Otis Bland,
D., Va, said the committee will
adjourn it's hearings Friday night
until after the November elections,
to give it's members time for their
campaigning. It was indicated
that Kaiser may be asked to testi-
fly again when they resume.
Kaiser's tangle with the commit
tee came when Rep. Alvin Weichel,
R., O., sought to question him
closely on the amount of money
the Kaisers invested in their war
time shipyard facilities.
The West coast industrialist said
See KAISER on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-26
GOOD NEWS
GOOD NEWS
Regain Billion
Dollars OF Past Losses

NEW YORK, Sept. 25.-WD-
Stocks climbed more than a bill
lion dollars Wednesday rs indust-
rial shares scored one of their
widest advances in almost six
years.
Buying was encouraged by sever
al highly favorable dividend an
nouncements, a rise of $3.50, 900, 600
in commercial, industrial and
agricultural loans to an all-time
high Of So, 925, 900, 900, and the dis
closure that General Motors corp.
last week set a new 1916 high in
output.
The rise in loans was interpreted
as a sign of business confidence
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-26
.HFighting
In Mountains
Athens Spokesman Says
Invasion Due To Sub
versive Elements
SMALL SCALE STRIFE
Greeks, Turkish Officials
Hint AT Possible Inva-
sion Before Winter

LONDON, Sept. 25.-P-
A Greek embassy spokesman
d e c | r e d Wednesday that
heavy fighting in the noun
tains of Northern Greece was
IAN invasion Of subversive
elements from Albania and
Yugoslavia with the CONN.,
vance of the two govern
ments."
Both British and Greek
government officials referred
to the fighting as a small scale
"civil war;" with the slavic states
backing leftist insurgents and
Britain supplying arms to the
Greek government.
Greek sources charged that
Yugoslavia and Albania were
furnishing military supplies to the
rebels, and a spokesman for the
British foreign office said there
was mo reason to doubt this al
legation.
Spokesman for both Greece and
Turkey, describing their countries
as barriers to Slavic expansion in
the strategic Eastern Mediter-
ranean, spoke of 4 new war of
nerves inspired by nations in the
Russian sphere Of influence.
Allied military leadersin Athens
have said they would not be sur
prised at some sort of an 'inva-
sion" before winter weather makes
See FIGHTING on Page Two
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RAF PLANE CRASH
TAKES 10 LIVES
Royal Arch Gunnison, MBS
Correspondent Among
Singapore Victims

HONG KONG, China, Sept. 25.-
U.H-A Royal Air force Dakota
transport, taking off for Singapore,
stalled and shattered itself against
a huge holder on a hillside Wednes-
day, killing 10 persons.
One of the persons killed in the
crash or by the fire that followed
it was reliably reported to have
been Royal Arch Gunnison, cor
respondent for the Mutual Broad
casting system and Overseas News
agency.
(The Mutual News department in
New York said Gunnison left
Shanghai over the weekend to 60
to Singapore. 1t had, however,
received no confirmation that he
had been killed.)
Two other victims were said TO
have been a Colonel E. A. Wild,
war crimes liaisor offioer for the
allied forces in Southeast Asia, and
M. I. Davies, chief British prosecu-
tor in the Tokyo. war crimes trials.
The Raj said the names of the
victims would not be released for
See PLANE on Page Two
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First OF Five
Pacts Due To
Be Ratified
Secretary Of State Byrnes
Slated To Preside AT
Historic. Session
TEDIOUS MISSION
Working Commission Busy
On Drafts OF Terms For
Italy, Hungary, Others

PARIS, Sept. 25.-(P)-
The Paris Peace conference
will hold a plenary session
Friday to approve on that day
or the next the treaty With
Finland, first of the five
peace treaties to be compIet-
ed. U. S. Secretary of State
James F. Byrnes will preside.
Soon thereafter, it was
believed, the Council of
Foreign ministers will meet to put
the final seal on the document that
will end Finland's participation in
the second World War and permit
her to apply for membership in
the United Nations.
The Peace conferences secre-
tariat's Oh n c ement of a
plenary session Friday indicated
that the delegates would first dis
cuss proposals of the Council of
Foreign, ministers to speed the
work of the conference. This might
force postponement of the vote on
the Finnish treaty until Saturday.
The working commissions mean
while dragged on with their tedious
mission of hammering out conflict
ing viewpoints on the other four
pacts with Italy. Romania, Hun.
gary and Yugoslavia.
Main Decision
Outstanding vas the decision Of
the Italian commission to adopt
tine principle of rs per cent com.
p%ensation for United Nations bust
firms and individuals suffer-
See FIRST on Page Two
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The Weather

FORECAST
South Carolina and North Carolina -
Clear to partly cloudy and little change
in temperature Thursday and Friday.
eastern Standard Time)
(By U. S. Weather Bureau)
Meteorological data for the "a hours
ending 1880 pm. yesterday. .
Temperatures
80 a.m..73; 7:3o am. II; 1870 pm. -.
1880 pm. rs.
Maximum 50; Minimum 10; Mean IS;
Normal II.
Humidity
100 am. 81; 1880 am. So; 80 I'm. 90:
1870 pm. SO.
Precipitation
Total for a hours ending 1880 pm
900 inches.
Total since the first of the month -
N27 inches.
Tides For Today
From the Tide Tables published by U.
3, Coast and Geodetic Survey.
High Low
Wilmington $500 1890 am. 500 am.
10 Las. pm. 5:29 pm.
~Masonboro Inlet BIB am 1:57 a m.
1926 pm. ,2:19 pm.
Sunrise SOB; Sunset 6:G4; Moonrise
Is8 am; Moonset 1905 pm.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-26
Gift To Chest

Directors of the Kiwanis club
unanimously voted a contribu-
ton of $100 to be donated
Immediately to the Community
Chest campaign, which opens
here October IS, Emsley Laney,
president of the civic club, an
nounced last night following a
directors meeting.
The action by the clubs di-
rector follows the customary
policy of the Kiwanians in max
ing a 500 gift to the annual
campaign prior to its opening
date. This donation has been
made each year by the Kiwanis
club since the start of the
Community Chest program in
Wilmington.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-26
PRESIDENT ASKS
FOR FOOD SAVING
Chief Executive Tells PEG.
pie Situation Abroad
To Remain Critical

WASHINGTON, Sept 25-P)-
President Truman called upon the
nation Wednesday to continue saw
ing food because the situation in
other countries still will be criti-
cal" in 1947.
His appeal was made in a letter
submitting to Congress a report
on UNRRA operations for the three
months ended June 80.
1.-The Congress and the people
of the United States may be proud
of the contribution they have made
to the rehabilitation of devasted
countries through UNRRA," The
President wrote, 'but we must
also realize that the job has not
been completed. 1t is essential that
we look ahead to the relief re-
quirements which will confront
war-devasted areas in the coming
year.
Here in the United States we
must continue our endeavors to
conserve our food re resources"
No specific conservation meas.
ures we're mentioned.
The report showed that by June
80, the member nations had paic
in to UNRRA So, 1856, 710, 952, OF
85.5 percent of their total con.
tributions. OF this, $196, 821, 300 re.
manned unspent and uncommitted
Early in July, the United States
made the last Of its 50, 700, 900, 0oC
contribution available, bringing
UNRRA's percentage of totally
paid in contributions to about SO.
Major Portion
AS of June 80, UNRRA shipments
from the United States totalled
9, 14o,614 long tons with a value
of 81, 1874, o72, 600. This represented
H.6 percent of, all UNRRA ship
ments on a Tonnage basis and GO
See PRESL M. On Page Two
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.NAN SENTENCES
D..
SET FOR MONDAY
International Tribunal Al
most Ready To Hand
Down y Decisions

NUREMBERG, Sept. 25.- up =
The International Military tribunal
will begin handing down its judg-
ments in the worlds first inter-
national war crimes trial on Mon
day, Sept. 80 at 10 AM. 4 AM,
Eastern Standard Time), it was an
nounced Wednesday.
The entire first day will be TAX
en- up with a review of the evld-
ence presented in more than nine
months against % top Nazis and
seven Nazi organizations, accord
ing to tentative plans. Judgments
See SENTENCES on Page Two
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in the future, inasmuch as such
funds will be used chief
ly for expansion of plant and to
pay additional workers.
Another reason behind the climb,
which has added about $500, OOO,-
600 in values in the past two ses-
sions, has been the general salts
faction with the appointment of w.
Averell Hartman as secretary OF
commerce.
Profit Taking
The price bulge, however, at
tracted some late profit-taking that
cut into the gains before the close.
See STOCKS on Page Two
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OFFICIALS
ACT TO END WAR
Five-M Man Mission Rushes
By Plane To Shiraz To
Negotiate Peace

TEHRAN, Iran, Sept. 25.-U.H--
Premier Ahmad Ghavam Es-Sult-
aneh Wednesday rushed a five
man mission by plane to Shiraz,
capital of Ears province, in an eff
fort to negotiate peace with two
.rebelling tribes whose warriors al
ready had captured two important
cities and broken the outer
d~efenses of Shiraz itself.
It was understood here that
Mohammed Nasser, leader of the
revolt for Autonomy, would call
off the war while discussions with
Ghavam's representatives were in
progress. The representatives in
See IRAN on Page Two
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PENNANT PRAYER
Brooklyn Pastor Urges
Divine Help For Buns

BROOKLYN N. Y, Sept. "a. -
W.D = Brooklyn got down on its
knees Wednesday and prayed for
the pennant.
The Rev. Bennay ]. F. Benson,
.kneeling on the steps of Borough
hall, asked the Lord to give the
Buns IAN even break" That was
all they needed, he told the 200
persons in front Of, the building.
They seemed to think So, too.
IF the Lord gives Brooklyn an
even break. they're good enough to
win," he said.
Six hours after the prayer was
ended the final score of today's
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-26


Brooklyn game was posted: Brook
lya 8; Philadelphia II.
Benson is pastor of the Brooklyn
Dutch Reformed church. He's a
real Brooklynite. He was born in
Brooklyn, Iowa.
Today he was all Brooklyn, N.
Y. He was a church-going, hymn
singing, prayer-chanting Dodger
rooter, just asking the Lord to give
the Buns an even break.
Benson got to Borough hall a lit
tie before noon. The crowd knew
See BROOKLYN on Page Two
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OFFICIALS SPLIT
ON MEAT FAMINE
Democratic House Leader
Demands Decontrol OF
Scarce Items

WASHINGTON, Sept. rs up -
The "meat famine" produced a
split among key administration
supporters Wednesday with House
Democratic leader Nc Cormack
of Massachusetts, demanding that
OPA ceilings on scarce foods be
suspended to give ''our hospitals
and our ~citizens'' enough to eat.
Two New England governors also
Joined in the cutlery over the scar
city with requests for federal &C
ton. But harried officials here in
Dictated they feel there is nothing
they can do at present.
Mccormack telegraphed Price
Administrator Paul Porter from
Boston that price control on meat
and scarce food products should
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-26

gasoline was severely burned.
A successful two-hour battle to
stop the raging flames, which fol-
lowed the d%eafening blast, was
directed by Capt. X. H. Eitzen, of
Houston, Texas. The fire was con-
fined to the forward compartment
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-26
Blast At Sea Kills 6 Seanen;
Damaged Ship Due Here Today
Survivor Remains In Critical Condition At James Walker Hospital;
Investigation Of Tragedy Scheduled Today When Tanker
Arrives Here From Southport Harbor
BY ROY COOK

SOUTHPORT, Sept. 25-An explosion 1T 1920 o'clock Tuesday night which
made blazing inferno of the 1910 ton Tanker Bennington, claimed the lives Of six
members of her crew as the pIoughed her way, ITO miles off the Carolina coast.
Another sair aboard the vessel headed for Noco La to take on load of high octane
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-26

Diaster committees of the
Wilmington chapter, Red Cross,
were alerted early Wednesday
morning upon receipt of the
news of the explosion aboard
the tanker Bennington. The
shelter, food and medical
groups, as well as the motor
corTs stood ready to be of
-scrvicc if neeS~
Plans were completed by the
Red Cross to have an ambu-
lance stand ready at the dock
side here in the event the
stricken vessel proceeded di-
rect to Wilmington.
Wednesday night City Fire
Chief Ludie j. Groom stated
that he will board the Benning-
ton upon its arrival here at the
shell oil terminal to determine
whether safety precautions will
be needed for the immediate
vicinity of the dock.
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and was brought under control by
the valiant seamen at 1925 a. m.
Wednesday.
The vessel made port under her
Continued on Page Three
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FORECAST

Wilmington n vicinity: Clear to
partly cloudy and little change in tenn
p~erature today enS tomorrow.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-12-27
Bayou Casoiie

The program given by the Bay
Gu Casotte school was enioyed
by quite a few patrons and friends
of the community. Christmas
carols we're sung and three plays
We're presented that proved much
work on the part of both the pu-
pills and teachers When the pre-
gram was finished Santa came in
and gave nice gifts to the teach
ers.
On January 10th at Z o'clock the
Negro Ministries will be put back
on the Usage sponsored by the
p. T. A. This minstrel was put
on at Bayou Casot.e in November
and was SO we'll erioved until the
cast has been asked TO give il
again. A small admission will
be charged and the proceeds will
60 to the school. The public is
cordially invited 20 come and en-
joy the fun.
Rev and Mrs. Wallace Harrell
of Newton we're visitors in this
community last Friday afternoon.
Every patron and all tax PAYERS
are urged to attend the P-TA
meeting on Monday night, Janu-
airy 8, 1t 7 o'clock p. m, that will
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-12-27
News Of Orange Grove I.
Christmas Program Tuesday Night
By Methodist Sunday School Group

elected president; Mrs. Frank
Carroll. vice-pfe sident: Mrs. Al
vim Carroll. secretary; Ms. c. A.
Green. reelected recording seeYe-
tary: Mrs. Les Hill. spiritual life
chairman; Mrs. Horn, secretary
of publication chairman: Mrs.
Scott, mission study chairman:
Ms. J. T. Mccormack, reelected
chairman of life membership;
Mrs l.. F. Roberts. flower fund
chairman of the society.
The First Baptist Church of
Kreole is sponsoring a Mission
SUNDAY School and church ser
vices every Sunday to be held
10 a tent on the lot joining w.
C. McClellan's Place. Brother. w.
w, Kyzar will conduct the
the church services. Sunday
school beginning at 2:30 O'Clock,
church services AT $3.50 o'clock.
Every ene is invited
The PIT. A. Of the Orange
Lake school sponsored a chicken
gumbo supper Thursday night.
The money raised win be used
for the school. Gifts were given
out Friday morning by each
room. The small children en-
joyed Santa that visited each
room.
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wheel and the drive was over the top in
an a~stoundingly short period of time, in spite
of the demand for extra funds at Christmas
time and all other handicaps.
More than enough money is now on hand
for the two lungs and one is already here
and on display. The other will be here as
soon as it is completed at the factory.
We recommend now that the business men
and others in this section get together and
show organized labor that they appreciate
their efforts as citizens. We think that a
reception for the members of organized labor
and their wives should be held following the
formal presentation of the lung, and that
we should all get together" and get better
acquainted.
We think it is the least we could do.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-12-27
What Viii 1t Bring?

But VIZ can make our group contributions
here in our own county. We can resolve to
put down petty jealousies and chickering's be-
tween section and section, city and city, com
munity and community. We can strive to
realize that the rural and urban areas are
equally dependent upon each other and that
one section Of the county cannot be benefited
without affecting the whole.
We can come to realize hat chambers of
commerce.. public officials, and all other
groups are helpless unless the individuals are
willing to work for the common good. We
can know hat we are the county and that
what we do or are as a unit reflects on each
of us as an individual. -
And We can know with certainty that we
will either move forward during the new
year or that we will move backward. Time is
our ally or our enemy and we are helpless
before its onslaught. The year of l947 will be
no exception.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-12-27
Ponthers Defeat
Yonc!eove Cage
Teams In Opener

The Pascagoula High School
boys and girls basketball teams
started off the current season last
Thursday night in nigh gear, with
both the boys and girls Vancleave
teams oowIng to powerful OPP
ponents.
First game of the night was be-
the Pascagoula feminine
six against a proportional number
of Vancleave girls. The Pasca-
goula girls outplayed the Van
cleavers from start to finish, but
not without osme fine scoring by
champ Vancleave forward Peggy
Deos. Peggy was responsible for
fourteen of the rs points her
team crossed. Marjorie Hawley.
another forward, made nine
points for the Vancieave team
while Doris Mallette made the
other two.
An expert ringer is Mary
Louise Penton, a Pantherette who
seldom misses a pitch into the
little round ring. In rapid-fire
succession she chalked up eigh-
teen points for her side, and Faith
Burnsed followed with second
place scoring honors-nine points.
Additional points were made by
Violet Anne Cochran and Eunice
Halter, all adding up to give the
Pantherettes a 37-25 lead over
the Vancleave sextet.
The boys game was more ex-
citing than the one it followed.
Il started off with a bang, with
the Panther making most of the
points, first by field goal, then by
free shot. Center Charles Arm
strong took high scoring honors
for the Panthers, although scor-
ing was pretty evenly distributed.
Armstrong made eight points.
freshman Henry Phillips followed
with seven, and Levon Ezell with
six.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-12-27

On Tuesday night at the Or
ange Grove Methodist church. q
Christmas program was. given bv
the ladies of the Sunday School.
Francis Jones announced the
program. Members Of the Sunday
school took parts in the program.
Scripture reading was given BIZ
the Rev. Scott. Ruth Hill PLAY
ed the piano. After the program
gifts yer given 20 all the chill
dren by Santa from under the
lovely decorated Christmas tree.
The Orange Lake Girls play
ed q game Of basketball with the
Gautief Girls at Gautier Friday
of last week. The score was 80
to 4 in favor of Orange Lake
orange Lake girls and boys
played Wade a game Of basket
bail at the Moss PORT gym
Thu sdaH. The scote for tha gifls,
30 to q in favor Of Orange Lake;
boys, % to- 20 in favor of Wade.
The Woman's Society," Of Chris
tian Service me- AZ the Church
last Monday. After the ptogram
was gwen bP Mrs. Scott, a bus
mess meeting was Bed and new
officers elected as follows:
Mrs. w. c. Mcclellan was re-
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-12-27

It is a distinct pleasure to give unstinted
praise to any Jackson County group in these
col inns, and it is our privilege this week to
heartily commend the members of organized
labor In this county. at the conclusion of their
most successful Iron Lung drive.
Not only was the project a most worthy
one, hut the manner in which it was con-
Quoted and the quick generosity of the rank
and file in their contributions to the drive
reflects the fine spirit Of union members in
this area and a credit to their elected officials.
The locals at the international Paper
Company mill at Moss Point took a very
active part. we are told, as well as the Metal
Traces. Council and the Central Trades
Unions. All put their shoulders behind the
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-12-27

be he'd at BAYOU Casotte. This
meeting is verv important 10
every citizen of this community.
Friends and family were happy
hecause Mr.. Rinie Tavlor came
home 20 spend the Yuletide sea-
son.
Mrs Gree Anderson left early
SATURDAY. morning 10 be with her
holidays. Her mother lives in
mother during the Christmas
HOLIDAYS. Her mother lives in
Eliisvilie. M Hardin Walters Of
Forest attended the Christmas
prrorar Friday nieh' He viii be
with his wife and little Tommie
until after New Years Dav.
Mr.. aoa Mrs Paul Willis and
Mr.. ard Mrs. Henrv Ugas spent
Thursday in Jackson.
Fve~nane was Sorry to know
that NJ. r. w. Maxwell was on
the sick list last week.
M. aed Mrs. Hrnfiv Green will
visit friends and relatives near
Luceda,e this week.
Friends of Mr.. and Mrs. r. F.
Raines are glad for them to be
moving in their pretty new home.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-12-27

The first full year OF peace following World
War ii is drawing to a close and we enter
Wednesday into the third year of the Atomic
Age. Some of us move into this new era in
the history of the world with trepidation and
misgivings, forced to wonder if mans moral
and spiritual development has kept pace with
his scientific advances.
Do we enter into an age of unsurpassed
prosperity, freedom from want, and peace
perhaps the Millinneum, a thousand years
during which Satan will be bound and
Christ will reign on earth2Or will our innate
sinfulIness embark us once again upon the
rough sea of intolerance and greed on a voy-
age that can only end when we are cast
upon the shoals of a third World War and
destroyed?
The answer lies in us. and in the millions
of mortals like us throughout the world, who
live and breathe and contribute their small
bit to history as they pass through this life.