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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-13
DRAFT HOLIDAY"
SWEEPING HOUSE
Vinson Amendment Would
Prohibit Inductions
Until Oct. Is

WASHINGTON, April 12.-P)-
A strong tide of sentiment for a
draft holiday swept through the
House Friday as it began debate
on legislation extending the Sc
lective Service law beyond May IS.
1t was whipped up by members
of the Military committee and by
Chairman Vinson O-Ga) of the
Naval committee. Enthusiastic
reception by the membership in
dicated strong support Saturday
when the actual voting begins.
Would Raise Age
Sharing popularity with Vinson' S
amendment to extend the draft law
until Feb. Is, 1947, but to prohibit
inductions before Oct. IS, 1916, was
a proposal by Chairman May Cd
Ky) of the Military committee to
raise the minimum draft age from
18 to 20. Vlnson's idea is to give
voluntary enlistments trial.
AS it came TO the floor of the
House with Military committee
approval, the measure calls for a
straight nine months extension,
with a service liability of 10
months. A ban against induction
of fathers and ceiling on the
strength Of the armed forces.
Pay Raise Plan
Tied in with that, but in sepa-
rate measure, is a House commit
tee proposal to raise the pay of
privates from $50 to $75 month
and give boosts, proportionately
smaller as rank increases, to all
grades up to colonel. The pay bill
is proposed to spur voluntary en-
listment.
On the Senate side of the capitol,
the Military committee Thursday
reported out a measure for the full
years draft extension urged by the
administration, with limitations
similar to those which the House
committee approved.
senate Dill
Along with the draft extension,
the Senate group passed out for
consideration on the floor a whole
armload Of pay raise plans, rang
ing from raise for enlisted men
only-$15 a month for privates
down to 81 for top sergeants-I
through an extra $50 a month fer
everybody serving overseas, to a
straight 20 percent increase for all
officers and men.
With such divergences between
the Houses, the guessing in the
corridors was that the final version
will be written in a Senate-House
conference after each branch has
passed its own bill.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-13
CAROLINA BERRY
MARKETS ACTIVE
Removal Of OPA Ceilings
Yesterday Brings Price
Increases

Removal of ceiling prices on
strawberries brought an immediate
hike in prices on southeastern
North Carolina markets with in.
creases running over 81 in some
instances above the previous cell
ing of $1o56 per crate.
Effective yesterday, the price
removal, approved by the OPA
and the Department of Agriculture
and oked by Economic Stabilizer
Chester Bowles, was Immediately
reflected in markets contacted by
the Star last night in prices, said to
be the highest in many years.
Roundup
A roundup of the strawberry
section shows:
In Burgaw: T. p. Parker report
ed an estimated 500 crates sold
yesterday, most of them at a top
Of $15.25.
In Tabor City: Ben Nesmith,
cashier of the Waccamaw Bank
and Trust company, reported the
sale yesterday of $50 crates at
comparatively increased prices.
Four hundred crates have been
sold to date, he said.
In Wallace: Joseph II. Bryant,
prominent warehouseman, report
ed that prices had average $13 to
$14 with 416 crates being sold.
Other quarters reported few off
erings bought at higher; prices but
John Winfield, market newsnan
for the State Agriculture depart
ment, gave figures agreeing with
Bryant's in describing the general
market picture.
In Chadbourn: Chief of Police
]. M. Ezzell set the high price paid
on the market at $14.60 with ap-
proximately 300 crates being sold.
Overall Picture
The overall picture as reported
by the Associated Press, indicates
See STRAWBERRIES on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-13
US0 CLUB PLANS
FRIDAY SERVICES
Demand Of Servieemen
Makes Full 24-Hour Dav
Necessary At Present

Due TO necessity and demand
me Second and Orange Uso club
VIII remain open "a hours on Fri
gay and Saturday, Director
day.
The club, one Of the last existing
IN the city, went on a 15-hour-day
east January, every day except
Open Friday
with the demand of the lasSs
number of servicemen coming into
town now, the operating committee
mas deemed it necessary TO open
the club on Friday, holding the
same hours as are practiced Sat
urdays," the director said.
He said that rs OF the clubs 100
cots, used for servicernen, could
have been used last Friday. and
indicated this club facility VIII be
available to the visitors.
Closes June 16
OoO WolheIS Will close Tne Gfup
June is, as announced
at a meeting with national, region
al and local representatives last
Director Robertson said he had
not had definite announcement as
to what steps, if any, the city Is
to take regarding the fu-
ture of the club.
The clubs operating committee
last month voted to ask the city
government to take over the opera
ton of the club, after USO moves
out.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-13
DOCTORS SEEKING
HOSPITAL MERGER
Consolidation Of Baker
Sanatorium And Thomp-
son Memorial Asked

LUMBERTON, April 12.-Dr. w
S. Rankin of Charlotte, director oil
Duke Endowment, and DR.. H. H
Bradshaw. head of the department
of surgery of Bowman Gray School
of Medicine, heartily recommend
ed consolidation of Baker Sanator-
ium and Thompson Memorial Hos
pital-Robeson County's only hos
pitfalls - in addresses before the
Robson County Medical Society
at a dinner meeting at Lorraine
Hotel attended also by the boards
of trustees and representatives OF
the auxiiaries of the two institu-
tons.
No action on the proposed mer-
ger was taken at the meeting,
though it was announced that a
of the trustees of both
hospitals favor SUCH consolidation.
Advantages Listed
The advantages, economic and
professional, were pointed out by
the visiting physicians, DR.. Ran
kin told of provisions in the Hill
Burton Senate Bill 81, which has
already passed the Senate and is
now before the House. A goal OF
225-25O beds would be possible with
a consolidated hospital, ne said, as
compared with the 1855, or 2 per L.
600 population, now at the two in
situations, with a record Of aver
age daily occupancy Of 80 per cent.
One weil-equipped hospital would
attract the RESTRAINED men, said
DR.. Bradshaw. There could be at
least ;nternes, 8 resident physi-
clans, outpatient service, depart
mentalized medicine based on CO.
operation rather than competition
as at present.
DR.. Murray Kinlaw of Pembroke,
president Of the society, presided.
DR.. T. H. Mees, resident at Baker
Sanatorium, and DR.. Fred Ford OF
Maxton were approved as new
member of the Medical Society.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-13
GOVERNOR CHERRY
in HEALTH PLEAS
Executive Advocates Life
Of Better Things For
More People

CHAPEL HILL, April 12.-(P)-
Advocating a future of more and
better things for more people" in
North Carolina, Governor R. Gregg
Cherry Friday night called for
more attention to 'the health and
physical fitness of this generation.
To assure progress, he said in a
speech prepared for delivery at
a dinner for delegates and guests
attending the final exercises in
the University of North Carolina S
sesquicentennial celebration, 1--WE
must join forces and work to the
end that North Carolinians live
fuller lives, make more money,
have more of the things of life. get
ahead, and do more and see
more"
Shares Program
Cherry shared the program with
John Walker, chief curator of the
National Art Gallery, Washington,
who talked on American painting.
More than $50 delegates from col
leges, universities. learned socie-
ties, foundations, and from several
foreign countries, attended the ban
quet.
Declaring that "our, young people
are Our number one asset the
Governor said that by solving the
m attar of het+pr health and ohv
steal fitness for young people 'we
See CHERRY on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-13
MAY SCRAP PLEDGE
Separate Treaties
Will Be Next Step

WASHINGTON, April 12-UH 49,
The United Nations may be forced
to scrap their wartime pledge and
conclude separate peace treatie:
with Italy, Finland and Germany s
Balkan satellites if they are unable
to agree on a mutual pact at the
forthcoming Paris conference, il
was revealed Friday night on the
highest authority.
At the same time, it was re.
vealed that the conference almost
certainly would have to be post
poned beyond the May / deadline
fixed by the United States, Russia
and Britain at Moscow last year,
because of differing treaty views
held by the major powers.
Split Possible
The possibility that the vieto-
rious Allied powers might split over
the secondary treaties with Ger
|many's satellites was raised by a
|highly-placed informant. He said
that II no accord were reached at
the preliminary Big Four meeting
which opens in Paris on April Is,
the Allies might be forced to nego-
tate separately or in blocs with
Italy, Finland, Hungary, Romania
and Bulgaria.
The latter course, for example,
would mean that if the United
States and Britain agreed On
treaty with Italy they could con-
clude that pact. But Italy still
would have to work out separate
treaties with the other United Ma
tons which did not join in the
Anglo-American agreement.
At Conference
A second alternative would be to
submit sagreements among the
See SCRAP on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-13

party 1879, the Social Democrat,
W, the Progressives 81, the Co
operatives Is. Communists five
Independents "a and minor partie,
38.
The total elected was only 4e:
because Social Democrat Yoshie
Domori, although he placed fifth
among the five electable in Fuku.
prefecture, failed by SO votes tc
garner the total required by the
election law. A reelection will be
held in the prefecture for the fifth
seat.
OF the total elected, 373 members
have never been in the house be.
fore. Many of the candidates ur
for reelection were earlier barred
by order of the high command
under MacArthur's orders.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-13
NEWMAN APPOINTS
LANEY TREASURER
OF HOSPITAL FUND

Emsley A. Laney, president
of the Morris Plan bank, has
been appointed treasurer of the
Holy Family hospital fund
campaign, HI rris Newman,
campaign chairman, announced
yesterday.
Newman also disclosed that
the drive, originally scheduled
to start April Is, has been put
forward to April %.
The reason for the one-week
delay, he said, is to give a
little more time to perfecting
the campaign plans.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-13
Bv LARRY HIRSCH

|. Now that you've got your MORN
ing paper off the front porch and
the sleep rubbed out of your eyes,
you might look out the window for
something you haven't seen for
some time-a light spring frost.
If it is there, you might now take
a look at your outdoor taermo-
meter. Does it register above freez-
ing? It does?
Confusion Reigns
Now you are as confused as we
were before we had frost talk
with Paul Hess, head Of the Wealth
er bureau here.
Yesterday afternoon, you see'
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-13

heard in London, in which a COM
mentator said the time had come
to invoke the charter for Joint
world action against the Spanish
regime. Implicitly answering the
United States-Britisa position that
the situation is one for Spaniards
to work out, Moscow said that the
Fascist policies" of Franco ARE
certainly such that they can not
be considered a purely domestic af-
fair"
Official Policy
Inc Moscow radio is regarded
as authoritative and London dis
patches took it for granted Fri
days broadcast reflected official
policy.
There were indications that Great
STltaln might try to head off any
Security Council action against
Franco by proposing a United
States-British-French discussion ot
the entire situation.
IL Britain went through with
sucn a move she and the United
etates' while agreeing to full
discussion of the Spanish situa
ton by the Security Council nexi
week, might seek to delay acton.
"A State department. Spokesman
IN washington, said nothing wa.
known there of any proposal for
a horsepower talk. The London
reports, however. indicated thai
whlle Britain had not yet made
tne proposal she might be on tn.
point of doing 80.
correspondents In London, dis
See MOsCO,s on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-13
TRUMAN TO CARRY
OUT FDR'S PLANS
President Pledges Support
Of Program At Dedica-
ton OF Shrine

HYDE PARK, N. Y, April Il
R- President Truman Friday
,Iedoed to carry on in the way OF
i FTanklin D. Roosevelt as he dedi-
n ostpd the late President Hudson
river estate as a national monu-
q ment.
\ year ago.
verarda Of the Roosevelt stone and
stncco mansion, President Truman
Said I'VE shall continue to fight
for his predecessors progressive
and humane principles of the New
Deal" and principles OF lnterna-
tional cooperation.
Saw Clearly
The President said MIR. Roose-
welt saw clearly that we cannot
continue to live isolated from
other nations and recognized,
above all. that our hope for the
future of civilization, for the future
Of life itself, lay in the success OF
tine United Nations.
He added that the former Chief
Executive foreign policy "caneo
for fair, sympathetic and firm
dealing with the other members OF
the family of nations.
Distinguished Crowd
The Preside 1T spoke before an
audience of several thousand, IN
Guiding many government leaders
as well as the ambassadors or min
listers of 10 foreign countries.
Millions more heard him via
world-girdling radio hook-up.
The President, as he stood before
the crowd which assembled on the
estates gravcled driveway and
park wore a dark double-breated
overcoat buttoned against the
chill breeze sweeping down the
Hudson valley.
On Front Porch
Behind him on the White-plllareo
front porch from which Mr.. Roose-
welt customarily had acknowledged
with laugh anu wave the cleo
ton night cheers of his neighbors,
were Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, In
terror Secretary J. A. Krug, and
many others who had been friends
and associates of the late Roose-
welt.
Mrs, Roosevelt was dressed In
black. She stepped forward to
post behind i battery of micro
phones, and in formally presenting
the house, her husbands rose gar
den grave and its surrounding
green acres, she said:
Spirit Lives
My husbands spirit lives IN this
house ir the library, and in the
quiet garden where he wished his
body to lie.''
She said that after her husbands
death the family found a memor-
snda which suggested. that they
waive their lifetime claim to the
estate.
He thought we would be happy
we did not Try to live here, Mrs.
See TRUMAN on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-13
Easter Hower Supplies
Ample, Dealers Indicate

Wilmington flower shops = Il
carry ample stocks for the Easter
trade but candy counters will offer
shoppers a limited choice, it was
revealed yesterday in survey of
local store stocks.
Florists expect the best floral
Easter since the war.
Sugar shortages continue to re-
strict candy output.
Questioned about holida "
city flower dealers
said that outside shipments and
shop greenhouses would meet the
seasonal demand with wide
variety Of corsages, cut and pot
ted blooms.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-13

Miners s
SeekiingPlan
For Welfare
Firm Positions OF Each
Group Slow Chances OF
Settlement
NO PROGRESS MADE
Schwellenbach Seeks Plan
To Bring Disputants
Together

WASHINGTON, April IL.
-(UP)-Soft coal operators
were revealed Friday night to
have informed Secretary of
Labor Lewis B. Schwellen-
back that they fear the grant
ing of a tonnage assessment
to the United Mine Workers for a
health and welfare fund would
establish a precedent which other
unions might attempt to follow.
But UNIV President John l..
Lewis has told Schwellenbach, it
was reported, that the health and
welfare fund must be provided by
the operators on a tonnage basis if
the present contract deadlock is
to be broken.
Lewis is demanding that 10 cents
a ton coal mined to be paid by the
operators into a union administer
ed fund for disqualification and 9TH
See MINERS on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-13
There May Be Light Coat
OfFrost On La1ur1s Today

Hess said that there might be a
light spring frost this morning,
provided that the skies cleared and
the wind died off to less than a
whisper.
He also said that the tempera-
tire might hover around the 40
degree mark.
Six-Bit Question
"Look here, Mr.. Hess we said.
s.How is it possible for the vapor
in the air to freeze when the tenn
perature doesn't go down to 80 de-
grees? Or is frost not kin to ice
and snow?"
See FROST on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-13
And So To Bed
Joe Jarrot tells us this ons

Joe Jarrot tells us this one:
Yesterday a man started to
walk out of a local store with
package under his arm.
"Hey," said the proprietor,
chow about a kiss?"
"Are you speaking to me?"
asked the man.
81 am. How about a kiss,
chum?"
"Say, what's the big idea?"
said the man, his face, redden-
ing with anger and embarrass-
ment.
"You haven't paid me for
that PACKAGE" answered the
proprietor, land I'd like to
have some way of remember
ing the transaction"
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-13

Orchids, roses, carnations, and
gardenias will be featured in cor
sages.
For bouquets and table decora-
ton the shops offer plenty of cut
gladiolas, lilies, snap-dragons, tu-
lips, iris, gerbera, sWeetpeas, and
orget-me-nots.
Potted plants include Easter
lilies, hydranges cineraria, ger
aniums, and azelia. Combinations
of these flowers have also been
prepared.
No such bounty exists in the
sweets department, h ow V e r.
See FLOWER on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-13
WILMINGTON CENSUS
COUNT MAY BE READY
BY WEDNESDAY NEXT

The census takers have finish
ed knocking on Wilmington's
doors.
1t is possible, however, that
there are still few people in
the city who have not been
enumerated.
If anyone falls into this clas-
sification, he is asked to clip
out the form on page eight in
today's paper, fill 1t In, and
send it to the census office
Immediately.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-13
The Weather

FORECAST
North Carolina and South Carolina -
Saturday and Sunday fair and warmer
eastern Standard Time)
tBy U. S. Weather Bureau)
Meteorological data for the "a hours
ending 1880 pm. yesterday.
Temperatures
1870 am go; Z 80 am. A; l 80 pm. so;
1880 pm. 48
Maximum 81; Minimum 43; Mean 48;
Normal 81,
Humidity
1870 am. 80; 1880 80; 80 pm. ~;
1880 pm. 50.
Precipitation
Total for "a hours ending 7:30 pm.
0.04 inch.
Total since the first of the month
1.07 inches.
Tides for. Today
IRON the Tide Tables published by U.
S. Coast and Geodetic Survey.
High Low
Wilmington ------ 1889 am. 2:16 am.
1903 pm. PAP pm.
Masonboro Inlet - 5:45 am. II ga am.
6:12 pm. - pm.
Sunrise 5:43 am; Sunset 6:42 pm:
Moonrise AIS pm; Moonset 81 am.
River Stage at Fayetteville, N. c., at
8 am, Friday, mo report" feet.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-13
ZAP WOMEN SCORE
JAP WOMEN SCORE
Conservatives Triumph
In First Free Elections

roKYO, Saturday, April 13-UH
rIonservatives won an over
-I Ginning victory in the Japanese
n;ats lower house Friday as COM
p",s first Democratic election
showed s5 80 women elected among
|" The Fs four conservative parties
rolled He'd up an Impressive IS We ma majority
a. ass ~ among 4o.ooo,OOo' eligibles
'a A source close to Gen
douglas ynr5I Macarthur said the su-
IrerTe commander would compli-
p cent the japanese people on their
Ae me final. semi-official count
for the 1856 seats in the House u! OF
I representatives gave the liberal
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-13
BOSTON BUILDING
| PREY TO FIREBUC

BOSTON, April 12-U.D-A fire
bugs torch touched off a fourth
Back Bay apartment house blaze
bringing death to an elderly WON
an, Friday, even as police held
one suspect and questioned anoth-
er in connection with incendiary
fires that have killed eight persons.
When firemen battered their way
See BOSTON on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-13
AGAINST SPAIN IN SUPPORT OF POLAND;
C%$1L OPERATORS FEAR LEWIS PROPOSE
Moscow Pointing World
Against Franco Regime
Three Power Talks Reported To Be Held
Soon Against Spain; End For
Franco Rule Is Forecast

NEW YORK. April 12.-(UP)-Russia will demand
that the United Nations Security Council apply the UN
charter against Spain when it considers next week the
Polish charge that the regime of Generassio Francisco
menaces world peace, it indicated Friday.
First positive of Russias stand-known to be
strongly nti-Franco-canne in Moscow radio broadcast
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1946-12-23
Original Vitamin Factor

In Worcestershire, mistletoe was
thought to render cattle prolific and
avert bad hIclS from the dairy herd
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1946-12-23
History of Redwood
Concluded From Page i7)

Essex; Swartz Motor Sales, Ford
sales and service; the Hamilton
Equipment CO., complete line of
farm machinery, headed by Case
implements; John Pfarr, jr., auc-
tioneer and operator of a complete
tire and battery shop; the Hunt
Milling CO., providing feed and
milling service to farmers; Glenn
Pittman Implement store, all
kinds of far mmachinery; the Liv-
ingston Store, one Of Union coun-
ty's largest with a complete line
of mems, women's and children's
wear, owned and operated by
John Livingston & Son; Cramer's
hardware store, a complete line
of farm and home hardware; Par
rott Implement co., John Deere
dealers with a complete line of
farm machinery and hardware;
Charles Machine shop, automo-
bile accessories; B. & c.. restaur-
ant; p. M. Curl, Chevrolet sales
and service; the Winter Furniture
store; Elliott Tractor sales, Ford
Ferguson dealer; John !. Brobeck,
Plymouth and DeSoto sales and
service; Bakers Stables, which
trains and cares for Richwood's
race horses.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1946-12-23
Kaykantzani;S Fear
of Burned Leather

Christmas fires burn brightly in
Greek households throughout the
holiday season and Macedonians
save their old shoes for the purpose
of burning them at Christmas time
since the odor of burning leather is
said to be offensive to the Kar-
kantZari.
The Karkantzari are mysterious
creatures which wander about the
rural communities of Greece be-
tween Christmas and Epiphany.
Dreaded because their gremlin-like
tricks make life generally miserable
for everybody, the Karkantzari are
particularly fond of attacking and
beating persons who are a bit
drowsy after an unusually hearty
meal.
OF course, the orthodox Greek
priest effectively banishes the Kar-
kantzari when he comes around with
his copper vessel of holy water and
cross entwined with sprigs of basil.
The priest dips the cross into
the vessel and sprinkles each room
with the holy water-after which
the Karkantzari are expected to dis
appear and not return until the fol-
lowing Christmas.
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Russia Agrees To Publication Of
 Amount Of Troops

LAKE SUCCESS, N. Y. (PD- Soviet foreign minister V. M. Mol otov announced today that Russia was pleased to accept a United States proposal that all members of the United Nations submit complete figures on all troops, both at home and overseas.
 He declared that Russia and the United States were in complete accord and added that Russia was ready to draft agreements to carry out the proposal which originally was made in the U. N. assembly by Warren R. Austin, head of the U. s. delegation.
 Molotov spoke before the assem- bly's political committee, which had met to take up Soviet pro- posal that all U. N. members re- port on troops and bases they maintain on non-enemy territory.
 Molotov withdrew this and sub mitted a new proposal which pro- vided for reports giving the fol- lowing information:
 1. Where and in what number troops are located on non-enemy territory.
 2. At what points in enemy states and in what numbers allied troops are located.
 3. At what points in these terri tories air and naval bases of allied states are located and the size of garrisons in such bases. 4. The information should apply to the situation as of Nov. 1, 1946.
 He extemporaneously broaden ed the question to include data on troops at home. He said the Soviet government was ready to accept Austin's proposal in this respect and to conclude agreements to this effect.