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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-01-09

To Be Used
For Redress
AFTER PATTERSON
Unrest Spreads To Mary
land { a mp, American
Cantonments In France

MANILA, Jan. 8. - Up - Al
mass meeting of 1000 Grs at Ba-
tangas, south of here on Luzon,
voted funds tonight for a full-page
newspaper advertisements in the
United States demanding removal
of Secretary of War Patterson and
appealing to the public for pres
sure on Congress to speed the de-
mobilization of overseas forces.
Money collected at the meeting
to pay for messages to President
Truman and the chairmen of the
Senate and House Military Affairs
committees totalled $3,7O0, far in
excess Of the estimated cable costs.
So the men voted to take full-page
space in Is leading dailies to carry
their case to the folks at home, and
pledged additional funds to foot the
bill.
Copy for the advertisements was
approved by acclamation. The one
demanding Patterson's removal
charged he was convicted of in
competence by his own statement
that he didn't know men overseas
were not Naccumu1ating discharge
points since September -
Patterson said in Tokyo Satur-
day that he had evidently been
misunderstood by reporters for
service publications who quoted
him as making such a statement
last week on Guam. Yesterday five
of the reporters concerned, in a
statement published by Stars and
Stripes, denied they had either
misquoted or misunderstood him.
The Batangas meeting was order
ly and was conducted under parlia-
mentary rules by Sgt. Emil Macy,
of Detroit. Although it was pre-
dominately a GI affair large num-
bers of junior officers participated.
Here in Manila milling thousands
of GTs thronged into commercial
communications offices, relaying to
Congress their pleas for quick
homecoming as they awaited the
arrival of Patterson and Congress
sional committeeman to whom they
hoped to protest in person.
A Senate subcommittee studying
postwar bases and surpluses is ex-
pected here Saturday, and Cen
eral Macarthur press headquar-
ters in Tokyo said the Secretary of
War planned to visit Manila next
week.
In Washington, President Tru-
man attributed the showdown in
rehabilitation to ''the critical
need for troops overseas and said
he was convinced that both Army
and Navy were demobilizing with
commendable efficiency and with
Justice to all concerned"
Continued on Page Two; Col. g.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-01-09
GOVERNOR CHERRY
IT SEEMS, is FRESH
OUT OF STEAMERS

RALEIGH, Jan. 8-tRAGovernor
Cherry is fresh out of ships, and a
stranded Tar Heel overseas will
have to find his way home the best
he can. -.. ..
Lt.-Col. T. W. Bruton, former
Assistant State Attorney General,
recently sent the Governor an Of
ficial Army requisition transporta-
ton blank, reading:
please furnish ship for trans
portation home at once"
Cherry, being out of ships at
the moment, jestingly wrote the
Colonel he'd be glad to send a log
for Bruton Ito float in on"
Col. Bruton is attached to the
Judge Advocate Generals dlvl-
sion of the War Crimes Commits
sion in Germany,
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-01-09
JANITOR ARRESTED
in CHILD MURDER
Police Detain Suspect After
Finding Bloodstained
Axe In Home

CHICAGO, Jan. 8-P)-A s.
year-old janitor who tenants said
wouldn't harm a fly was being
questioned in the kidnap-slaylng-
dissection of Suzanne Degnan to-
night. after police said they found
a bloodstained axe in his base
ment apartment.
This find was announced by
Police Sergeant Jack Hanrahan
who declared bluntly the janitor
was "the man who did it." The
suspect, however. protested his
innocence.
The girls internal organs and
a 14-inch hack saw were found IN
another OF ofssthe three apartment
buildings he tends. ALI are within
q one block radius of the house
from which the pretty little first
grade pupil was whisked from her
bed early yesterday morning.
Hanrahan said the axe was found
in the janitor's living quarters at
1923 Thorndale avenue, on the
n r t h side Edgewater district.
Earlier police said it was discov-
cred in another building at 1898
Kenmore avenue. The body, he
said, was dissected in the base
ment of the third building at
59O1-03 Winthrop avenue.
When the janitor and his st.
year-old wife were taken to police
headquarters for questioning, po-
lice matrons reported the woman
had $7,688 mostly in five and ten
dollar bills in small brown en-
velopes pinned to her under
garments.
The hidden hoard baffled police
Investigators still trying to un-
tangle the maze of CORY clues col
lected from catch basins, base
ments and apartment house area
ways by an army of officers and
aiding spectators who have over
run the neighborhood since the
Continued on Page Two; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-01-09
Dredge Digs Mile
Into Ships Basin
Project In Brunswick River
10 Be Completed Months
Ahead OF Schedule

having pumped over a million
cubic yards of material since be-
ginning work about December 20
on the entrance channel Of the
Brunswick River ship lay-up basin.
the dredge, Pennsylvania, has
finished the channel and is now
approximately one mile into the
basin, j. Dallas Orrell, sub-con-
tractor on the project said yester-
day.
The huge craft with a 32-inch
intake, the property of the Ameri-
can Dredging company, of Phila-
delphia, and largest dredge on
the eastern seaboard, has ca.
pacity of 100000 cubic yards of
material each 24-hour period. Bar
ring unexpected complications,
the crew., which is working three
full shifts, seven days a week.
should finish the removal of the
approximately $500, 600 u b ic
yards Of material in seven months
three months earlier than called
for in the U. S. Maritime Commits
sion contract, OrrelI estimated. He
said that only one dredge would be
used on the project.
Orrell holds $4,000 sub-con.
tract for clearing of the right of
way for the dredge along the banks
of the basin and for the construc.
ton OF two sheet piling dams in
hedman's creek, which is to be
1llled IN with excess material from
the dredging to insure a swifter
flow Of water through the basin,
minimizing filling up of the site.
One dam is to be built at the
Cape Fear river mouth of the
creek and the other where the
stream intersects with Alligator
creek.
The government dredge Talcott
viii finish work at Navassa by the
10th Of the month, U. S. Engineers
said yesterday then 60 to work
clearing out shoal near the N
c. Shipbuilding company yards.
Following completion of that work
she will proceed to dredging on the
harbor's turning basin where the
CONTINUED on Page Two; Col. 3.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-01-09
GLOBAL TRAVEL
SERVICE READY
.By MEARES HARRIss


Wilmingtonians can now step into
an airliner and fly to any point on
the globe, according to w. C.
league, president of South East
Airlines, who arrived. here yes.
terday. ..
Connecting with the major u. S.
domestic lines, which in turn con
meet with U. S. International lines,
including P.an;American, Pan-Am-
erica Grace and American Export,
travel-mindeds citizens have vari-
ETY. of choices for vacationing.
Pan-American, which serves
Cuba, Bermuda and the east Goa st
of Central and South America, as
well as North Africa, from Miami,
can be reached via a. connection in
Raleigh with+ Eastern Ar Lines.
The Orient via either northern
or southern route connecting with
South East at Asheville, to San
Francisco and by either Pan
American or United Air, Lines,
which are approved for flying par
allel routes, serving Hawaii, Guam,
the Philippines and other Pacific
Islands with China terminal. Pan
American also has an Alaskan
route. -
Europe can be reached via Ra-
leigh or Charlotte and New York
with connections in London and
Paris for India, Australia, Egypt,
and other distant spots.
Mexico City, via Eastern from
and Pan-American and
(Continued ON Pare Two: Col. 4l
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-01-09
NEGRO, WHITE CPS
! STAGE BATTLE OVER
BUNDLE OF CLOTHES

MANILA, Wednesday, Jan. 8
-U.R)- A three-hour pitched
battle with machineguns, car
bines, pistols and hand gre
nades took place Monday night
between American egro and
white soldiers il: the suburbs
of Manila, it was disclosed to-
day.
the battle.
No casualties were reported
in the battle.
The fight was precipitated
when Sgt. Russell Brian, =
guard at quartermaster de-
pot in Quezon city i'll the s.5-
urbs of Manila, shot and kill
ed Negro soldier he saw car
rying away q bundle of Gil
clothing.
News Of the shooting soon
reached a nearby camp for Ne
gro soldiers. The Negroes arm
ed themselves and invaded the
depot compound, it was report
ed, advancing in battle forma-
tion and shooting as they came.
The Negroes were met by a
withering fire from white
guards inside the compound
which stopped their advance.
Lights in the compound were
shot out and sniping continued
until midnight.
The shooting ceased only
when military police arrived.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-01-09
BUYERS ENTITLED
TO COST DETAILS

The customer is entitled to COM
plete information from financing
companies when purchasing an
automobile or other commodities
on the installment plan, Eunsley A.
Laney, president of the Morris
Plan bank here, said last night.
Laney was commenting on an
Associated Press dispatch from
New York that finance companies,
banks and other organizations fin
ancing automobiles for the public
had been formally asked by the
better Business bureaus to "adopt
a program designed to protect buy
ers of new and used cars from ex-
|orbitant overcharges in finance
contracts
"a pledge protection plan under
which both dealers and financing
companies would break down as
separate items the carrying
charges and insurance in contracts,
was presented to representatives
Of national financing organizations
with the request that they solicit
the support of their members,
the Associated Press story said.
The proposed plan, which would
operate on a voluntary coopera-
ton basis, provides that cooperat-
ing financing agencies will pur-
chase no dealer paper which does
not disclose the amount of insur-
ance and carrying charges.
Laney said that. his institution
has received no formal request
from the bureaus asking for such
cooperation. He said, though, ne
saw no objection to the plan. he
also said the customer usually can
very easily determine the charges
! that are being made and that any
reputable financing agency woulo
give a complete breakdown OF the
various charges.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-01-09
Ten Locals
To Walk Out
|At1l:00A.M.
In MAJOR CITIES
Union Leaders Claim Ac-
tion Will Mean Complete
Toll Service Closure

NEW YORK, Jan. 8-(P)-Ten of
Is locals of the Communications
Equipment Workers throughout the
nation voted tonight to go out on
strike tomorrow at II am. (EST)
in a move which threatens to tie
up the nations telephone system,
Earnest Weaver, union president,
said.
Weaver said the unions voting
to strike at IL o'clock did not in
clude the New York city local.
which, however, "might go out
later in the day."
The strike move came after wage
negotiations tonight with the West
ern Electric company failed. The
independent unions 5000 members
are telephone installation workers.
Weaver listed six of the 10 locals
as those with headquarters in
Chicago, San Francisco, st. Louis,
Cleveland, Detroit and Minneapolis.
He declined to name the other
four
Other telephone unions, including
the 263, ,000-member National Fede-
ration of Telephone workers, have
said they would not cross any
picket lines set UP by the installa-
ton workers. @aF r'~es '-a
+ Weaver has said a strike by his
union in the AZ states 1t covers
would mean 100 per cent break
down OF toll telephone service" and
disruption of dial service through
breakdowns within a week or 10
days"
The union has announced plans
to throw picket lines around tele-
phone exchanges and offices, which,
If respected, could mean a virtually
complete blackout OF telephone ser.
vice in struck states.
The equipment workers are a
sister union of the striking Western
Electric Employees association.
which also is affiliated with the
NFTW. Some 1900 members of
the association have been on strike
Continued on Page Two: Col. 4,
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-01-09
Thousands Of Dutchmen
Ready For Duty In Jaua

areas. The communique said a raid
at Buitenzorg, 80 miles south of
Batavia, on suspected Indonesian
arms factory netted many cases
of explosives and large quantities
of detonators and hand grenades.
The conmunique announced that
the airfield at Semarang, 225 miles
east. OF Batavia, was heavily she'll
ed again by two or three Indo-
nesian guns. Damage to the rum
way from previous shellings has
been repaired and areas adjacent
to the airfield are being cleared
preparatory to the operations aim
ed at capturing Indonesian gun en-
placements west of. ''-e city.
Continued on Page Two; Col.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-01-09
EASE-FIRE ORDER
DETAIL APPROVED
BY WALTER LOGAN
limited Press Staff CORRESPONDENT

United Press Staff Correspondent
CHUNGKING, Jan. 8. - Cease
fire orders for both sides in the
Chinese civil war have been ap-
proved with the exception of minor
details and are expected to be is
sued to the fighting fronts within
two or three days, it was report
ed tonight. N
Central government and Com
munist representatives will meet
again tomorrow with Gen. George
C. Marshall to dispose of final de-
tails and take up the task of Great
ing an organization to supervise
the execution of the cease-fire or
ders,' an authoritative government
source said.
The informant said that drafts Of
the orders for both government and
Communist troops were examined
in two meetings today. Gen. Chou
en-lai, the Communist representa-
tive, said in verbal statement for
all participants that "a major part
of the problems are settled and only
certain details remain to be dis
cussed and disposed Of He added
that the orders are expected to be
issued within two or three days. "
Chang Chun, the government rep
resentative, said that the orders
will be issued before Jan. 10, the
da.e when the Peoples Consultative
Council meets in Chungking to
set up United government for al.
parties that will bring political
peace to China for the first time
In many years.
Marshall, who as President Tru.
mans personal envoy brought the
warning factions together over the
peace table, came out of the meet
ing smiling and jovial. He said that
the conference was making pro
gress but that he did not expect
to issue any statement until fur
ther meetings are held.
Highly optimistic reports by
Doth sides indicated that the dam
In negotiations had been broker
during the three hour and 40 min
agreement was reached at all
utes afternoon meeting, WheI
major points at issue.
The afternoon session began a
$50 pm. The American Charge
u DAfaires, Marin Robertson, wa!
called in at 7 O. clock, Marshall wa!
scheduled to dine with Russian
ambassador Apollon Petrov a
"5o but he remained in session
until $40 when he came out smil
ing IN harmony with his conferees
1t was indicated that other majol
points on which agreement wa!
reached were restoration of com
m,unlcations with the north, which
me Communists have been block
solng and procedures on the sur
render and repatriation of Japa
nese troops still remaining il
China.
preaching harmony between tn,
other optimistic signs Of ap
ewo factions was reported by tn
Sentral ~ news agency, which SAT-
.nat Government and Communis
uelegates to the Preliminary Con
sultatlve Council sessions Monda,
Aad agreed to halt the virulen
propaganda war being waged b,
Doth sides.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-01-09

Federation of Workers, which is
under the control of the govern
ment's secretariat of labor and So
cial welfare.
No disorders were reported.
The deadline for payment OF the
government-decreed bonuses pass
ed yesterday.
Angel BorIenghi, secretary OF the
Federation of Commercial En-
ployees and supporter of the
presidential campaign of Col. Juan
Domingo Peron, former vice presi-
dent and strong man, told a mass
meeting Of $4,000 Peron supporters
last night a general strike would
be called if business firms con-
tinued to resist the decree.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-01-09
hycees Favor
Hospital Site
EorAuhtoriun,

The Marine hospital site was
49, mi animously favored by members
" of' the wilmington Junior Cham
81. 81 of Commerce last night as the
1ocation Ivl for the proposed COM
munity building.
A' Robert Dannenbaum, chairman
Of the groups committee e support
ing plans for the buildlng' wa was
sell selected by the Jaycees at a meet.
a,s 4bem at tomorrow nights open
forum meeting to be held in the
county courthouse for action on
the proposed center.
II In discussing last nights ac-
ton. in which the members ex-
nressed themselves strongly in
tsror of the Marine hospital site
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-01-09
And So To Bed

Twenty-six bombing mis-
sions over Germany mean
nothing in the life of a re-
porter.
Jack Cowie, Star-News re.
porter, cooked up an idea that
he'd like to fly over Whining.
ton to make some pictures for
the paper. All Cowie knew
about Pete Knight was that
knight is Star-News photo
grapher. C0wie sounded out
Knight. Would knight get his
camera and fly with him over
the city-pr0vided they could
find a competent pilot? knight
seemed a bit reluctant. Cowie
interpreted this as knights
fear of flying and somewhat
disgustedIy gave up the pro-
Ject.
Knight was pilot of a B-2A
Liberator bomber ON 26 mis-
sions over Germany during the
war. And with no scratches.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-01-09

BATAVIA, Java, Jan. 8 !F -
Maj. Gen. j. H. Uhl, who Is re-
signing as Dutch chief OF stan;
declared today that thousands OF
former Netherlands prisoners OF
war were .dy for action in lndo-
nesia.
The troops have been reorganlz-
al .nd re-armed and are ready for
immediate action. he said. :. -,
I'VE don't know wnem Iney g1,a1 w,
be allowed to move ln' Gen. onl
added. Apparently he re1erreo 70
the action Of the British conlnaha, .
.er who ordered 1900 out OF a !. force re,
of 1000 Dutch Marines assem- SEM TO 'ne
islands returned to Malaya.
A British communicate told OF
scattered action in the troubled
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-01-09
General Strike Threatens
Industry In Argentina

BUENOS AIRES, Jan. B. B :
Fl--e thousand workers struck in
Cordoba today and scattered stop
pages stalled industrial and COM
mercial activity in Buenos Aires
as the nation faced a threat of a
paralyzing general strike as work
ers protested the failure Of some
business firms to pay the year-end
bonuses and wage increases which
have been decreed by the govern
ment. r. Trs--. ~
Most business houses in Cordoba,
Argentina third city, were fore
ed to close. sf< d
Most of the striking workers are
construction employees and all of
them are members Of the General
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-01-09

as the location for the auditorium.
Jaycee President R. B. Howard
said the reason his group had de-
layed action before was that plans
were too indefinite. He welcomed
the opportunity of tomorrow
nlghts open forum SO that plans
may be thoroughly discussed.
AT last nights meeting, Sol B.
Sternberger and Gilbert Pickard.
Jaycess just returned from the
armed forces, were welcomed by
the group.
Jesse Sellers, secretary, also an.
nounced the Junior Chambers S
classes in public speaking will be
started next Monday night. Pat
Patrill will teach the classes
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-01-09
WEATHER
eastern Standard Time)
(Bv II c wanxL

eastern Standard Time)
NJ Nny U. S. Weather Bureau)
Az .rma;eleoro.ogical data for the "a hours
sholng 7:3o pm. yesterday.
80, Temperatures
s.ao ac'o am. 64; 1880 am. g.; 1880 pm 70;
''So pm. 66
Normum Nmaxlmum 73; Minimum 60; Mean 65;
,.,o Humidity
,.3o 3i'V am. es, 7:3o am. sS; 1870 pm. 65;
ro. Precipitation
10'fl iao Tor "a hours ending 1880 pm
l0'al a., since the first of the month. =
Tides For Today
II ION the Tide Tables published by
D coast and Geodetic Survey
Wilrni, High Low
'oh ---- a! am. 9:03 am.
Msso,h. 2:23 pm. 9:35 pm.
Doio Inlet - am. 5:42 am
Moonrlsse Moanrlse 7:ls am; Sunset S 20 pm;
Pgjiilse Pj,,lse 1880 am; Moonset 11:41 pm
am i'er I Stage at Fayetteville, N c. at {
SAIL tuesday, Jan. 8, 1874 feet.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-01-09

wilmington and vicinity: Partly cloudy
and slightly cooler today na with intermit
tent showers Fsb aae aeperatare today g
Saarees M,t5u.e low tonight IS degrees. Thurs
dsy dsy partly cloudy not much change in
temperature.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-07-26
MtGOVERN FINDS ALASKA BUSINESS
 IN SOUND SHAPE
Old Friend of Territory k Impressed by Cor
 dovd Revival.

Foster L. CIerry) McGovern, who knows Alaska and is known in Alaska about as we'll as any Seattle man, is now in Juneau on his an- nual visit to Alaska on behalf of Seattles National Bank of Com merce, of which he is Assistant Vice President.
 MT. McGovern, formerly for sev- eral years, was Chairman of the Alaska Committee of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce. At that time he commenced making a year. ly tour of Alaska must on his schedule.
 Already this summer he has stop ped at Fairbanks, gone to Nome and returned to Fairbanks, visited Anchorage and Palmer, Kodiak and Cordova. He arrived here yesterday by plane from Cordova and is stay ing here at the Baranof Hotel. He expects to remain here into next week and may make a short trip over to Sitka before heading back to Seattle with stop-offs at Peters burg, Wrangell and Ketchikan.
 MT. McGovern was very favorably impressed with business conditions at Fairbanks, Anchorage and Cor dova. The huge army building programs at Fairbanks and Anch- orage are keeping those cities very much in high gear, he indicated; with hundreds of civilian workers being drawn there to jam the com munities to more than capacity.
 Cordova, he said, is well on the way to a revival, this time as a fishing center, with one cold stor- age plant now operating and an- other under construction. Several small freezing plants, putting up fish, clans and crabs, will give the city a year-round industry and put it's economy on sound footing.
 On a small-boat cruise around Kodiak Island, MT. McGovern en- countered gale weather, and the heavy seas met then in Shelikof Strait, enable him easily to picture low the tender Cougar could have met disaster.
 On his trip, MT. McGovern is calling upon all Alaska banks and on banking correspondents of his financial institution; besides re- greeting his hundreds of Alaska friends