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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-21
MORE ABOUT
SUMMER
FROM PAGE ONE

this we've been having all
week."
Reproach Thermometer
Since the question is a
rhetorical one, we shall not
bother to answer it. We shall,
as everyone else is doing, peel
off another layer of epidermis
and look with scorched and re-
proachful eyes at the termome-
ter on our front porch.
Yesterday this industrious little
gadget climed to a mark of g.
degrees, the highest mark lie
corded yet this year.
Day before yesterday it climbed
to SO degrees.
We hesitate to conjecture to wha'
heights it will sour today in cele
bration of summers arrival.
It is unfair, however, to blame
the current heat wave on the
thermometer. Like a subordinate
soldier, it is merely carrying out
its orders.
Real Culprit
The real eculprit is, of course
the sun itself. We think it rather
undetermined of the sun to worl
this mysterious wonder with Can
Ger of unwilling summer after i
has set.
1t doesn't even give us a chance
to e what's going on.
And yet, it is a clever strategy
Longest Day
Today, you see, is the years.
day. The sun started his
tropic at 5 o'clock this morn.
It will set at 7:27 this even.
just 10 scant minutes before
the summer operation starts.
In the meantime, we shall have
suffered through 867 minutes Of
tropical torture. In case you
haven't your slide-rule righ1
867 minutes is equal to Il
hours and q minutes.
Or, to be more exact, more
than half a day of turning oursel1
over and basting the other side.
This matter of the longest day
of the year is called, technically,
the Summer Solstice.
1t will undoubtedly be given a
lot of other names before midnight
tonight.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-21
MORT O
SUGAR
FROM PAGE N

meet ration currency already is
sued for this quarter"
Completely Out"
A canvass of local sugar whole
salers has shown their bins to be
"completely out" with no regular
shipments expected in from 20 to
go days.
According to HERS and Major
Boyd, the severe sugar shortage
is caused by the UNRRA ship
ments overseas.
Cuba To Wilmington
"What we want the congress-
men to do" HERS said, 'is to get
the Commodity Credit corporation
to send ships loaded with refined
sugar direct from Cuba to Will
mington. Sugar is now being sent
only to Baltimore, Md, and
Savannah, Ga, on the southeast
coast. By making Wilmington a
receiving and disbursing point, a
big load would be taken off the
other two ports and a better dis
tribution schedule could be set up
for the state"
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-21
MORE ABOUT
DRAFT
ROM PAGE ONE

The original house version had
banned induction of teen-agers and
provided for a suspension of in
auctions until Oct. Is, during which
time the armed forces would try
to meet their requirements through
voluntary enlistments.
Top Limit 20
While the compromise bill au-
thorized induction of men up to
and including "A years of age
Army officials repeatedly have
stated that they have no intention
of inducing men over 20, the top
limit set in President Truman's
recent proclamation.
The agreement provided:
1-Extension of the draft law
until March 81, 1947.
2-Age range of 10 to A inclusive
without the proposed category sys-
tenn which would have put 49,
year-olds at the bottom of the
selective service rolls.
3-Fathers cannot be drafted
and those now in the service shall
be discharged on application after
Aug. l..
Ceiling Is Set
A ceiling of 1850, 900 officers
and men for the Army on July l,
and of 1,070, 900 on July 1, 1947.
"a ban on re-induction of any
one who served six months in the
United States or as little as one
day overseas, excepting only train
ees whose domestic service actual
ly consisted of going to college,
such as student doctors and den
fists.
illumination of the wartime
system of deferments for indust-
rial production seasons. Farm de-
ferments will be continued.
The conference also produced
agreement on a separate bill to
authorize pay increases for Of
ficers and men in the armed SER
vices as a spur to enlistments.
Pay Boosts Forced
The pay boosts were virtually
forced on the conferees because
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-21
.BOWLES REQUESTS
NEW LABOR PEACE
Former OPA Boss Urges
Labor, Management To
Get Together Soon

WASHINGTON, June 20. -tR-
Economic Stabilizer Chester
BoWles urged management and la
Dor Thursday to get together in a
peace pact which he said could
take the country "out of the woods
by Christmas."
BoWles told a news conference
that he has been discussing such
a commitment with "a great many
people in the past few weeks" He
would not say with whom he had
talked.
Wyatt Seeks Peace
Similarly, Wilson Wyatt, hous-
ing expediter, was sounding out
building trades leaders in the hope
of getting a six months no-strike
pledge to speed the veterans hous-
ing program by making possible
construction of thousands of homes
by December 81.
BeWles was reluctant to say
what reaction he had received
from the biggest labor chiefs-AFL
President William Green and CLIO
President Philip Murray.
Leaders Reluctant
1t was reported, however, that
both men were reluctant to 60
before their unions with a recon-
mendation for any no-strike pledge
such as was given during the war.
Inherent in the Bowles peace
suggestion is some government as
surarce that the price line will be
held about where it is. Persons
close to Green and Murray say
the union leaders privately are
skeptical about how BoWIes could
deliver the governments side of
any such bargin, in view of the
number of price increases allowed
BY OPA in the past few months.
Neither labor leader would like
to turn the idea down fatty, how
ever, their associates believe.
Not Discouraged
BoWles said he was 'by no
means discouraged' about the fl
nal outcome or his conversations
with the labor-managernent groups
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-21

of their elimination of 18-year-elds
from the draft. Army authorities
said most of their present volun,
teers were youths in the II and Ii,
year old brackets who enlisted be-
cause they knew they would be
drafted anyway.
Selective Service officials esti-
mated that $4,000 non-fathers in
the 1e-year old group would be
available for the draft in Septem-
Der and that that class would
furnish an average of 5000 month
ly after that time.
Largest percentage pay raises
were voted for buck privates and
naval apprentice seamen. whose
monthly wage would be raised
from $50 to SIS a month. For
privates first class and seameh
End class, the pay raise is from
$54 to $50 a month, a 48 per cent
boost.
Conference committee members
said the ban on 18-year-olds,
reached only after a long and bit
ter Wrangle, was iron-clad, and
Senator Elbert Thomas, Cd,
Utah,) hailed the completed bill
as ''the answer to the war depart
ment's needs"
"Good Bill"
81 think it is as good a bill as
peacetime CONSUMPTION will per
nit" he said. 1.-The strong Ian
guage of the wartime draft call
ing upon each boy to stand before
his draft board in his capacity Of
an individual is nc longer applica-
BILE. We haven't got universal mill
tary service in a real sense. with
farm boys, fathers and other
groups exempted"
The senate %conferees yielded
halfway on their original stane
for induction of both 10 and 49,
y%ear-olds, a provision which the
Army had termed essential te
meet its manpower needs.
But they finally were forced tt
accept the 19-year floor" or face
a continued stalemate that might
have dragged on until the expira'
ton of the existing stop-gap law.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-21
MORE ABOUT
REFUNDS
FROM PAGE ONE
the VA, indicating that the insti-
tuition has reimbursed him.

the VA, indicating that the insti-
tuition has reimbursed him.
This statement should be mailed
to the Winston-Salem office. If the
veteran was on terminal leave, he
must include a photostatic copy Of
his service order which placed him
on terminal leave. If he was hos
pitalized and awaiting discharge,
he must include a statement by
the property authority of the sta
ton, post Or hospital at which he
was detained, including date of
discharge, and if still hospitalized,
probable date Of discharge. In any
case he must include a regular
VA form for education, in event he
had not already done so.
Voucher Necessary
The institution, in turn, must
furnish to the same regional Of
flee, a public voucher covering
the amount refunded the veteran.
Refunds can be made only III
cases of which the administering
institution is approved by the Vet
Grams Education committee, anC
the amount refunded must not eX
coed the amount VA would hav'
approved and authorized FOR the
period in effect during the TIM
for which the refund is being made
Matthews said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-21
MORE ABOUT
PRESIDENT
FROM PAGE ONE

,,reament. He emphasized the
word may.
No Announcements
Tho Chief Executive had no an
,.,ocpments to make and all the
nsp.s at his conference developed
from questions.
Al two separate stages he turn
o;oi+ comment On the OPA bill with
rc;t comment on the OPA bill with
It's restrictive amendments now
nerding in a Senate-House Con-
ference committee.
He readily commented, however,,
on other topics:
Slpreme Court-Mr. Truman dis
closed last week that Justice Jack
sen submitted to him a copy of
his attack upon Justice Black one
dav before releasing it at Nuern-
be.g and that the President sug-
gested Jackson withhold it pending
talk. Thursday he was asked to
c.2rifv whether Jackson had re-
ce.ved the White House message
ba'0re he acted. Mr.. Truman re-
Piled that Jackson acknowledged
it.
Merger Plan
notwithstanding of War
Patterson wrote the President
pledging to support the latest plan
for unifying the Army and Navy
and Mr.. Truman was asked wheth-
er he has received a similar letter
rom Secretary of the Navy For
restal, who had criticized merger
plans previously. Mr.. Truman said
without qualification that he will
receive one from Forrestal, who
h3 been out of town.
FOOD-Former President Hoov-
e. reported at the White House
uuTing the day that he had a sue
CeSsful trip to South America and
will make a formal report later.
Observation-Disclosures are
continuing with the British on the
American proposal for the admit
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-21
JOINS
COUNCIL ON FOOD
Agricultural Department
Announces Twentieth
Nation Accepts

WASHINGTON, June 20. -tP1-
Argentina Thursday Joined the In
ternational Food Emergency cum
ell, leaving only Russia among 81
invited nations still staying aloof.
Announcement of Argentina's ac-
ceptance was made by the Agri-
culture department a scant hour
before the council convened for its
first session. heartened by word
from Herbert Hoover that Latin
America intends to help substan-
tally to stave off world famine.
Invitations Issued q
Secretary of Agriculture Ander4
son issued the invitations on behalf
of the Combined Food board, a
British-American Canadian agen-
cy which is relinquishing its food
supply tasks to the new council.
The governments accepting are
Argentina, Australia, Belgium,
Brazil, Chile. China, Cuba, Dem
mark, France, Greece, The Meth
erlands, New Zealand, Norway.
Siam, Turkey, the Union Of South
Africa, Great Britain, Canada and
the United States.
Former President Hoover re.
ported ON his return Wednesday
from a 15,000 mile flying survey OF
II South American nations that Ar
gentina had pledged to do all it
could to supply wheat for South
American countries where the
grain is scarce. In all, he said,
Latin-America will provide at least
300, 900 tons more food for emer-
gency needs than had previously
had been expected.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-21
MORE ABOUT
AIRPORT
FROM PAGE ONE

disclosure from Washington was
"a complete surprise" to him.
1--WE know absolutely. nothing
about any such possible plans
which the Navy might have" Per
ry said. at is possible that the
Navy might want to use the airport
in some way in conjunction with
the Camp Davis experiments, but
we can't say in what way because
it is all a complete surprise to
u.s."
"Not In Picture"
The dispatch also revealed that
Bluethenthal airport is definite
ly not in the picture as far as the
Army Air National Guard or Ali
Organized Reserve program is con
cerned.
Bluethenthal airport, an 81, 000,-
900 asset and one of the five larg-
est fields in the United States,
has been the object of much spec
ulation since it was released to
the county by the War department
after the war.
Interim Permit
1t is now in the hands of the
airport authority under a formal
Interim permit, the next thing
to an actual government license.
1t is controlled by the county
through the five-man airport au-
thority and an airport manager,
Jesse c. Parker.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-21
VISIBLE SUPPLY
OF WHEAT JUMPS
Special Report Indicates
Gain OF 100000
Bushels For Crop

WASHINGTON, June 20. -(P9-
The nations wheat crop prospects
improved by $780, 900 bushels the
first half of June, but the expect
ed production continues far short
of the amount needed to give
Americans all the bread and flour
they want.
A special Agricultural depart
ment report issued Thursday est.
mated the crop at 1903, l39, 600
bushels as of mid-June compared
with 1.025, 500, coo forecast for June
/ and with last years record crop
of 1923, 243, 900 bushels. Produc.
ton for the 1G-year d935-44) aver
age was 843, 691, 900.
Big Crop Needed
Food officials said a crop OF
more than 1880, 900, 900 bushels
would be needed to meet famine
relief export goals and to permit
removal of present limitations on
home use OF wheat.
Government plans now call for
the export of at least $50 900, 900
bushels from the 1916 crop. Ex-
ports from the 1915 supply are ex-
pected to be about $50, 600, 900
bushels.
More Wheat Coming
The supplies of wheat which may
be used for flour and other food
products in this country will be Is
per cent below last years level,
beginning with July. June produc-
ton is Is per cent below.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-21
MORE ABOUT
BIG FOUR
FROM PAGE ONE

.o1,es hydro-electric power which
WI If enormous Importance to north
itaIv industry.
~ Eventual Russian evacuation of
,l1a9ria would most probably en-
p L',.e American and British recogni-
s aao of Bulgaria which Russia has
IoI pri isb Foreign Secretary Ernest
,d',in agreed to the withdrawal Of
British troops from Italy on condi-
l d., that British troops who re-
'lo.; ,,ed in Austria, deprived of
NO.. main communication line,
u u.,ld be supplied through the
t an'sricsn occupation zone in Ger
An, Rvrnes said he had no doubt
n,a+' his could be arranged. He
yla. if a condition also that Rus
nls0T withdraw from Bulgaria as
pi' Molo!ov Charges
m.o,,o vas one minor incident
otherwise friendly meeting
froited States and Britain were
Oll.'r Italian airdromes as if
sn5@' meant to stay there a long
time. ,;a ad cold
..sticsIIy that he heard reports al
p%' daily that Russian army &C,
n,.;t;os in Austria, Romania and
Driasria Indicated a long stay
l pal But. Byrnes added, he learn
o a- 1ong ago not to believe every
~ Lo heard. He recommended
+bs+ course to Molotov.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-21
MORE ABOUT
.OPA
FROM PAGE ONE

The senate did not adopt this
but passed a separate amendment
by Senator Taft (R.-Ohio) provid-
ing that ceilings for manufacture
ers or professors must be high
enough to cover the 1871 price
plus the average increase in unit
cost throughout the industry since
then.
Either provision would require a
widespread adjustment of price
ceilings, and BoWles termed this
one of ''the most dangerous
amendments in the senate and
house bills.
Add To 1871 Prices
THE Taft amendment, for ex-
ample, would add to 1871 prices
all the cost increases which have
occurred since that time" he said.
THAT sounds innocent enough.
But actually American families
would be asked to pay FOR those
cost Increases in higher prices
IN spite of the fact that many of
these cost Increases are only tenn
porary-ln spite of the fact that
greater volume may already have
brought about profits far exceed
ing on an overall basis the al
ready nigh profits of 1941."
BoWles added that the amend-
ment would cause ceiling revisions
o thousands upon thousands of
products and that it then would
explode IN an unending stream
OF higher prices all across the
board"
The conference subcommittee
appointed to work on it consists of
Senator Barley D.-Ky.) and Rep
resentatives Bown D.-Ga.) and
Patman O.Tex.), along with Taft
and Wolcott themselves.
BoWles issued a f%ive-page state
ment at his new conference clas-
styling this provision among 'the
boooy trap amendments"
He said that the amendments
which would remove price con-.
trolls from meat, milk, butter,
cheese and poultry ARE so OBJ
vlously disastrous that 1 am con-
f1dent that they will be eliminated
by the conference committee"
But he declared that "amend-
ments in sleeps c~lothing'' which
he said the inadequately under
stood by the public would also
bring grave consequences"
Il could never agree to any com
PROMISE" the statement said,
(which can only bring US one step
nearer initiation. The road to infla-
ton has always been paved with
compromises - one after the other
in increasing rapid succession."
Asked whether this meant that
he will resign if the amendments
to which he objects are finally
adopted, however, Bowles replied:
president Roosevelt had a
good rule for handling that kind
of question. He eve would com
ment. That's a pretty good rule"
Another development on the OPA
front was a Qualification of what
former President Herbert Hoover
called a misunderstanding with
William L. Clayton, assistant
secretary of state.
Hoover had been represented in
press dispatches as expressing
concern over the effect on this
country's grain shipments which
might result from relaxing con-
trolls on food in the OPA bill. He
was said to have expressed the
concern in the course of a tele-
phone conversation held with
State department officials here
while he was in South America.
Hoover denied that he had spok-
en- to anyone in the State depart
ment about the matter and added
that he was not familiar with the
OPA legislation.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-21
MORE ABOUT
GUARD
FROM PAGE ONE

Destroyer Battalion of 523 men,
and various other ground force
artillery battalions.
The entire reorganization plan,
and hence Wilmington's chances
of obtaining a complete battalion,
rest with a bill for funds now
before Congress.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-21
ARCHIVIST SECURED

RALEIGH. June 2O.-R- Henry
Howard Eddy, formerly acting
state archivist of the state of New
York. has teen employed as head
of the division of Archives and
Manuscripts of the State Depart
ment of Archives and History, DR..
Christopher Crittenden, director,
announced Thursday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-21
MORE ABOUT
BUDGET
FROM PAGE ONE

Welfare department - $35, 314. 20;
$25, 742.6
Bond funds:
County home-$1, 1872. e8; 81, 1911. 25.
Courthouse - $13, 770.63; $13,-
76O. SO.
Schools-$e5, 437. 65; $65, 172.64.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-21
The Weather

WASHINGTON, June 2o5CPeWeather
Bureau report of temperature and rain
fall for the "a hours ending 8 pm. in
the principal cotton growing areas and
and e1eWhere.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-21

Biologists still do not know the
secret of the origin of petroleum.
The Nome nugget., 1946-03-29

ecutive was able to show most Of the sallies launched at him were based on opinion or trivality.
 The charges brought were minor in character and fully explained as several Senators mildly inter rogated him relative to the sub jects contained in the memorial asking for his removal. The me morial must now come up before the Senate for final disposal. Both morning and afternoon hearings were conducted before packed chambers.
The Nome nugget., 1946-03-29
Chapman Interior Undersecretary
WASHINGTON. (P) -

WASHINGTON, (PD - Os r Chapman, thirteen years assistant secretary of the Interior, yester- day became undersecretary. He was sworn in by Associate Justice Rutledge. Interior Secretary Krug said that Chapman would be the best undersecretary in the history of the department"
The Nome nugget., 1946-03-29
SEATTLE, Mar. 29, R)-Two

more persons have died in an out break of what is described by King County health authorities as a virulent type of smallpox, brought from the Orient by re- turning servicemen. This bring to five, the number of such deaths.
 holes ale vaccinations by county and city health authorities, and business firms for employees continued after the arrival of large supplies of vaccine by air from the East.
The Nome nugget., 1946-03-29
SESSION

Continued from Page One) laws governing forcible entry; also appropriate slightly over Sl5,00O for health department for ex- penses for period ending March 3l next year.
 Governor Gruening send mes sage to the House and Senate stat ing he has received advices from the director of the Division of Territories that Delegate Bartlett's bill to authorize the Alaska Rail road to operate ocean going yes sels had been killed by opposition of the Maritime Commission. It now appears almost certain that when the vessels are turned back to private ownership the steam ship company will refuse to oper- ate them in Alaska trade unless successful in obtaining the rate in creases which are now proposed.
 The Governor suggests quick action be taken by the Legislature in the creation of a transportation authority, authorized to operate vessels, but the power to be ex- ercized only in case of an emer- gency.
 Governor Gruening appeared this forenoon before the bar of the Senate of the Territorial Legisla- ture to answer charges contained in the Walker memorial seeking his removal from office. The Gov ernor stated he was ready to ans Wer all questions.
 Walker started with several minor subjects expected to lead up to the important issues, before packed Senate chambers. The questioning continued all of the afternoon session.
 Charges Prove Flop
 JUNEAU, Mar. 29-After a big build-up the Senate's hearing on IL
The Nome nugget., 1946-03-29
Meetings

FOR MEN ONLY
 Special movies will be shown al the High School Gym next Mon day evening. April l. ali 7:30. All men are invited 10 attend.
 Capt. H. C. Miller.
The Nome nugget., 1946-03-29
REV. AMUNDSEN TO ASSIST AT HIGH SCHOOL

Rev. R. Amundsen will assist in the Nome High School during the absence of Mrs. Cameron.
The Nome nugget., 1946-03-29

FOR LEASE-Good business lot,
 southeast corner Lanes Way and
 lst Street, across from Tele- phone office. Call Nevada Main
 20. 37-3t
The Nome nugget., 1946-03-29

FOR SALE-Extra fancy, small
 and solid, Delicious Apples. $500
 per box. Phone Black 79. 37-2t
The Nome nugget., 1946-03-29
CLASSIFIED ADS

FOR SALE-Oil burning kitchen
 range. $50. 3rd and D St. 1tp
The Nome nugget., 1946-03-29

KEYS-We can duplicate any
 make of key. Leave orders at
 Nugget Office. 35-tf
The Nome nugget., 1946-03-29
Charges Prove Flop

JUNEAU, Mar. 29-After a big build-up the Senate's hearing on charges brought against Governor Gruening proved a flop. The eX-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-01-31
New Phone EXCHANGE
To Serve Falls Church

A temporary telephone cable has
been installed from Falls Church to
the oxford central Office in Airing
ton, the Chesapeake u Potomac
Telephone Co. announced today.
The telephone company said a
number Of families are unable to
get telephone service in Falls Church
because the switchboard is filled to
capacity. The new service. which
will operate under the temporary
exchange name of Administer, will
serve about 300 families living close
to the Falls Church office.
1t is expected, the company said
that several hundred more appli-
cants will be served under the tenn
porary Administer exchange in the
next few months.
Telephone officials pointed out,
however, that only applications for
which cable facilities to the Falls
Church office are available can be
connected TO the new exchange.
Customers waiting for service be-
cause of the unavailability of cables
cannot be served until more cables
are installed, probably by early
GUNNER.