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Evening star., 1946-12-16
DR.. Kirk Passes As Years
lin Baltimore Pasiorafe
BY II. As.oeioisd Press

BALTIMORE, Dec. I6-The Rev.
DR.. Harris e. Kirk, who at Is was
left an orphan with SITS. yesterday
described his life as sort of a
miracle" In looking back on IS years
as pastor OF the Franklin Street
Presbyterian Church.
The 74-year-old minister, a for
|mer moderator of the General As
|sembly Of the Presbyterian Church
termed an offer in 1925 Of the pas
torate OF the New York Fifth Ave-
nue. Presbyterian Church "the big
gest strain" In his life. He declined
the call to his church's largest
pastorate.
In addition to serving the Franklin
Street Church here, DR.. Kirk has
taught at Princeton University, Hart
ford Theological Seminary in Con-
necticut, the Union Theological
Seminary in Richmond. Va, and
Goucher College.
He wants to go back next summer
to the Westminster Chapel, London
where he preached each summer for
18 years until 1889.
Evening star., 1946-12-16
Freeze Stems Floods
In Northwest After
Week Of Heavy Loss
BY the Associoied Press

SEATTLE, Dec. 16. - Freezing
weather following two-hour snow
furry brought to Western Washing
tons water-logged residents today
the encouraging word from the
Weather Bureau that the worst of
the past weeks floods ''is definitely
over"
A general recession was reported
in the flood waters which at times
during the past week Tapped at
house caves throughout the White
River valley south of Seattle and
stood 10 feet deep over the Long
acres race track.
AS the waters fell, however, new
reports of damage continued to
come in. A 150-yard-wide slide
blocked traffic on main highway
between Renton and Maple valley.
The approach to Renton bridge
was swept away and the bridge was
partially undermined by debris.
Flood in Western Oregon.
In neighboring Oregon Villa
mette River flood crest swirled over
the fertile farmlands of Western
Oregon's Great Middle Valley and
into the streets of Salem, the cap
ital The water was above flood
level in a stretch of the river ex-
tending more than 100 miles from
the river headwaters near Eugene
to Portland.
Army engineers estimated damage
in hundreds of thousands of dol
lars as the river overflowed its banks
into lowland farms. In stricken
communities near Eugene, $500 per-
sons were evacuated Saturday and
still are homeless.
Meanwhile, weather-weary search
ers hoped for break in the ele-
ments today that would permit
them to search the slopes of Mount
Rainier for I the missing Marine
Corps transport plane which van
ished in a storm last Tuesday with
30 men aboard
Search Near Tacoma.
A small band of Coast Guards
men and others returned from
checking report that plane wreck
age had been sighted II miles east
of Eatonville, a small community 80
miles southeast of Tacoma.
I'VE covered every foot of ground
without sighting thing" one of
the party said
A new group, however, was to
undertake final check of the re-
gion.
Evening star., 1946-12-16
Da vinci Masterpiece
Has Almost Faded Away
North Amerieon New,poper EIIionc,

ROME, Dec. 16.-Leonardo da
Vinci's fresco "The Last Supper,
slowly is fading away. Art experts
estimate that it will be indistin-
guishable in five years.
Christ's hands, raised in benedic-
ton, already have disappeared. The
rest OF the picture has become so
faint that the specialists say it cam
not be saved.
Da Vinci's mural, on the refectory
wall of the Dominican Convent in
Milan, began to grow dim q few
years after it was completed in 1497.
The rains and mists of Northern
italy faded the colors further by the
middle of the 18th century.
In August, 1914, the convent vir-
tually was destroyed by Allied bombs.
Only the Da Vinci wall, shored up
with steel and sandbags, survived.
Since the war nothing has been done
to prolong the life of the picture.
Evening star., 1946-12-16
LEADERS Of Clio Open
Conference on Policy
For Wage Demands
BY The Assoeiotsd Press

PITTSBURGH, Dec. 49, Top
CIO officials gathered today to start
a week-long round Of conferences
which are expected to go far to-
ward determining next years con-
tract demands for steel, auto and
electrical workers.
About 2,350.0O0 members Of the
United Steel Workers, the United
Auto Workers and the United Elec-
trical, Radio and Machine Workers
are represented by their respective
chiefs-Philip Murray, Walter Reu-
ther, and Albert Fitzgerald-who
were scheduled to open sessions with
an informal meeting.
Other high CIO executives and
groups will meet later on policies
expected to be laid down by the
three chieftains. Among them are
the Steel Workers Executive Board,
the same unions 175-member Wage
Policy Committee: and the Electro
cal Workers Controlling Board.
The steel and electrical workers
have not named any specific wage
goals and there was no definite in
dication the weeks sessions would
produce any, although the CIO has
publicized an economists report
which contended industry can af-
ford to hike wages Is per cent with
olIt raising nrices .
Mr.. Reuther, however, has de-
clared his union will seek an in
crease Of 1914 cents an hour for
00,O00 auto workers, to lift their
pay to $120. A rs per cent hike in
steel would mean an 1.25h hourly
wage for steel workers.
The electrical workers will open
contract negotiations January in
New York with Westinghouse. Cen
eral Electric and Sylvania Electric
while the steel union will meet in
dustry over the conference table
next month to negotiate a con-
tract to replace the present one ex-
piring February Is.
UAW contract negotiations now
are underway with Chrysler, Pack
ard, Kaiser-Fr and Hudson.
Talks with General Motors will be-
gin next spring,
Evening star., 1946-12-16
Mines Contract
Continued From First Page.)

which represents rank and file
workers apparently would not in
terfere with proper enforcement OF
the safety regulations designed for
the protection both of himself and
his union associates.
Il Under Pennsylvania law, the SUI
pervisors are responsible for en-
forcement of mine safety regula-
tions j. and L. had contended that
supervisors membership in the
UNIV would result in relaxation of
enforcement.
Ruling Expected Soon.
In its ruling, the NLRB had
said:
"'It should be noted that the
numerous safety regulations pre-
scribed in the Commonwealth S
Pennsylvania) mining code are
primarily for the protection of the
mine personnel working under
ground and not for the protection
of company property. We fail to
perceive therefore, why supervisors
represented by an affiliate of the
union that is the collective bargain
ing representative of the rank and
file miners, should be less solicitous
of the safety of miners who are also
fellow union members than non
unionized or independently repre-
sented foremen would be-"
The NLRB is expected to rule soor
on a test of the right of supervisory
workers to belong to union of rank
and file production workers at the
Jones and Laughlin mines. This
test arose from the same contract
made by Admiral Morrell, but was
Instituted by agreement of all par
ties in an attempt to get court de-
termination of the controversy.
Whichever way the NLRB rules
the new case is expected to be
speeded to the Supreme Court fol
a final ruling, by agreement between
the union and company.
The court opinion was written by
Justice Bennett Champ Clark. JUS
tice Henry w. Edgerton and E
Barrett Prettymen heard the one
with Justice Clark.
Evening star., 1946-12-16
INehru Assertion India
|WiI Leave Empire
lis Shock 10 Britain
sy III. As.es;a.sd pssss

LONDON, Dec. 16.-The future
OF India was thrust forcefully
onto the official scene in London
today by Bombay dispatches
quoting Pandit Jawaharlal Neh-
ru as saying that his Congress
Party was taking into its own
hands the forging Of new in
dependent nation.
The Times Of India, published in
Bombay, said Mr.. Nehru-who Is
leading minister of the Indian
interim government--had told re-
ception in Benares last night that
'in two or three days time India
is to declare herself out Of the
British Empire"
Grave Implications.
1.-THE Constituent Assembly will
pass q resolution declaring India a
free, sovereign country, and we are
mot going to submit our decisions to
the British Parliament" the Times
quoted Mr.. Nehru as saying. "We
have stopped looking toward Lon
don. We shall solve our own prob
lens. I am not worried over the
situation. The Congress has de-
cided to go forward vigorously"
Mr.. Nehru's statement, coming as
the House of Lords prepared to
open the third week OF discussions
here on India's future, carried
grave implications.
It could mean open defiance, not
only of the British who are pre-
pairing to leave India, but also on
the Moslem League-avowed spokes-
man of 100,000,000 Moslems in
India-which has boycotted the
constituent assembly Mr.. Nehru
opened week ago at New Delhi.
10000 Killed in Outbreaks.
The House Of Commons here was
told last week that more than 0,0O0
persons had been killed in Hindu
Moslem communal outbreaks in In
dia since Britain's plan for freeing
the subcontinent was presented last
summer.
Official sources here declined to
comment on Mr.. Nehru's statement
pending Qualification of his remarks.
The question Of what Britain
would 90 If the Congress Party
went ahead on its own was raised in
the House of Commons Friday by
Winston Churchill, but elected no
reply from Defense Minister Desig-
nate A. v. Alexander, who called it a
hypothetical question"
> An informed source said today
that it could be taken for granted
until there were further actual de-
velopments that the British govern
ment's attitude remains as stated
oflciauy December 6-that decisions
Of the assembly are acceptable only
If both major parties take part.
Evening star., 1946-12-16
LOST.

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BULLDOG. brindie female: stayed from my
home week ago. 636 Eye st. ne. Reward.
CoAT--sable-, blended muskrat coat; lost
Reward. Phone RE 1911. --16
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EoLDEkt with doepments, and letters: or
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HALF SECTION OF REAR GATE for stake
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at terminal, Sat. afternoon; sentimental
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Hotel and 1874 N st. Please mail to
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$50 REWARD-Wrist watch, Swiss, en-
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Evening star., 1946-12-16
Skilled Artisans Flee
Soviet Zone of Germany
BY the Associated Press

BERLIN, Dec. 16.-A British mil
1tary government official said today
the recent Russian transfer of Ger
man technicians from the Soviet
zone of Germany to the Soviet Un-
ion had sent hundreds of skilled
artisans fleeing from Soviet-occupied
territory to the British zone.
The official said the British zone
was now "as tightly jammed with
people as it can get" and that Brit
ish authorities were refusing to take
any more consignments of refugees.
Evening star., 1946-12-16

Boost United States Savings Bonds
One out of every three Americans
has to be told today that Savings
Bonds are still being sold.
Evening star., 1946-12-16

Keep the thrift habit. Make It
habit to save regularly. Buy United
States Savings Bonds.
Evening star., 1946-12-16
FOUND.

DOG, black female retriever. Ia 4434
after z pm.
SFfTZ. female. about yr. old: no tag, har-
ness: vic. Colorado ave. and Ingraham st.
IA. 1888. 81 !.
Evening star., 1946-12-16

SANTA CLAUS MAIL HEAVY HERE-Nrs Meraine Carpenter,
1903 NV, post Office empoye, through
stack of mail picking out letters to Santa Claus OF which she
already handful One youngster told the whole story
envelope which read r Santa Claus: Make it
Doc" addressed Claus North Pole Fairy
Others simply addressed to SanaSar Staff Photo
Evening star., 1946-12-16
Bod Weather Prevents
SoiIinq of 500 Jews
By the Associated Press

NICOSIA, Cyprus, Dec. 16.-Bad
weather prevented today the sailing
for Palestine of 500 Jews. who had
been detained after the British in
tercepted their vessels in the East
ern Mediterranean.
British authorities selected the
group from the Caralaos detention
camp for transfer to the Athlit de-
tention camp in Palestine. They
said these were part of 1000 illegal
immigrants named for transfer tc
the Palestine camp.
Evening star., 1946-12-16

Save the easy. way. Buy your
u. S. Savings Bonds through the
payroll savings plan.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-06-18
Bahalnians
Available
For Work

Bahamian labOrerS who are in this
country under contract between the
United States and British govern
ments will be available for farmers
Of Vance county on or about August
8 through September 8 for use III
harvesting tobacco or doing otehr
farm work, J. W. Sanders. county
agent, announced today.
Advance application must be
made in order to determine the de
mand and to file a request for the
proper number
The farmer must furnish housing
facilities which Will consist in most
cases of an empty tenant house and
several can stay in the same house
eevn though they might work for
different farmers in the same COM
munity Farmers must furnish mini
mum needs OF cooking equipment
such as pots, pans, table and one
chair for each worker. Stoves, cots
and blankets are supplied by the
government, it was explained. They
buy their own food and do their
own cooking
The rate of pay is 80 cents pei
hour for men and 20 cents for Wo-
men. with minimum guarantee OF
Sl5 per week.
We must state our needs early
in July if we get any at all. We ha2
35 fthem for the tobacco harvest
last year and they proved to be very
satisfactory as emergency labor. The
number available is small at the
best. so do not wait If you are in
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-06-18
DRAFT COMPROMISES.

Washington, JUnc IT = l4T = 4
Ccnate-HOuse conference committee
tentatively agreed ,oday upon a nhle
months extension Of the draft un-
i'll next March 81 but remained dead
locked on the question o. drafting
'teen-agerS.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-06-18
PILES Hurt Like
Sin! But Now | Grin

Thousands change groans to grins. Use a
real doctors formula fH distress OF piles;
sent druggists by noted Thornton Il
Minor Clinic Surprising QUICK pallia-
tive relief of pain, itch, soreness. Helps
soften hard parts tends to shrink swell
Ing. Use doctorS' way today Get tube
Thornton & Minors Rectal ointment or
Thornton & Minor Rectal Supposltories.
Follow label directions. If not delighted.
low cost will be refunded on request.
Al all good drug stores everywhere.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-06-18

The worm of conscience is the
companion of the owl The light is
stunned by sinners and evil spirits
only.-Schiller.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-06-18
Allen Case
For Staying
lsContinued
Court Disposes Of
Very Large Number
Actions On Monday

MansIaughter Chal8e5 against Jul
ian Robertson, white, IN connectlo!
with the death two mo tbs ago Ct
Gordon Allen, was continued Tor the
term in Vance Superior Court late
yesterday, as two other mayor cases
were set for trial and a most OF small
e. actions were disposed OF. Judgc
Il. Hunt Parker Is presiding ana So
Hc.tur l.. K. YLer Is prosecuting the
docket
Indications We're that the term
with not 4 great zeal to Go would De
finished certainly by tomorrow.
The la>e OF I. q. uckel, Whlte'
charged with arson ~ the burning
OF Walter GrIIiln nome IN South
Henderson last OCTOBER %. ahd the
case OF Dame! Dennis, coIofed. chafS-
cd with ranS lausnteF IN the highway
death Of Ralph Taylor on January I,
ana tnat o. George asnih8loh u
nef' culuEed charged Wlth man
slaughter = the dealh o. ANDERSON
.tilefson. I.cfc .u2 lfidI.
Eases disposed Il MONDAY Wee aS
IuIloWS.
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charged Win Hoh-@.2olj. 1t ap-
pcalln3 10 tAe court mat lle aeIeilu-
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-06-18

About twelve Waterings are nee
essary in Egypt tor the proper cul-
tiNat.N, OF COTTON.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-20
EIGHT MILLION VOTE
IN FIRST ROMANIAN
ELECTION IN YEARS

LONDON, Nov. 19-W.H-Eight-
million Romanian voters went to
the polls Tuesday in the nations
first general election in nine years
to select a parliament. The election
was ordered by the Big Three at
Moscow last December.
Radio Bucharest said first re-
suits would be announced Tuesday
night. The broadcast described
election day as orderly" except
fo- minor and insignificant local
Incidents"
The election, similar to Bull
garia's, is a contest between a
six party coalition, the National
Democratic front, which has been
ruling Romania under Premier
Petru Groza, and four opposition
parties. The latter include DR..
lulu Maniu's National Peasant
party-and thersSoeialgD Democrats.
The parliament elected will be
the first to sit in Bucharest since
King Carol II, now in exile, dis
solved the chamber on Sept. 5,
1910, the day before he abdicated
the throne.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-20
MODOC CAPTAIN
GETS TRANSFER
Commander George Play
don Receives Assignment
To Alaskan Base

Lieutenant Commander George
Playdon, commander Of the U. S.
S. Modoc will be transferred to
Alaska, effective January. !, Lieut.
enant William Hilliard, the cutters
executive officer, revealed last
night.
Commander Playdon will be
succeeded within the next 30 days
by a Commander Bowerman, form
er Naval aviator, who comes here
from st. Louis, Mo-, it is under
stood.
A graduate of the Coast Guard
Academy at New London, Com
mander Playdon has been the
Modoc's captain since last June. He
and Mrs. Playdon and their two
chilren live at Wrightsville Beach.
Commaner Playdon has been as
signed to a craft based in Juneau,
Alaska.
Last night, he expressed keen
regret at leaving Wilmington, "a
city which has given the Modoc
and myself as fine a welcome as
anyone could wish"
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-20
So To Bed

In the beginning there was
one. A day or SO later there
was a pair. Recently it has
taken on the proportions of a
fad.
At least that's the way one
suburban bus rider tells Us.
1t seems one afternoon while
riding in from a nearby resort
a fellow traveller, apparently
late for an appointment in the
city, took off her hat and be-
gan to comb out her hair. II
seems that she had not had
time to undo the results Of a
chair net" before boarding the
bus.
Then a pair Of the fairer sex
were seen later in the week
going through the same pro-
cedure.
The custom spread, he re-
counts and now the practice
has become a popular time
passer on the buses.
His only complaint to date Is
when will the buses put in
connection for electric razors
so us poor men can also save
time while travelling to work?"
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-20
GROUP ASKS
FARLEY ON FUNDS
Appeals To Delegation To
Arrange Meeting With
President

The Wilmington Port Commits
sion has asked members of North
Cardinals Congressional delegation
to arrange an early conference with
President Truman to seek release
of funds for maintenance work on
the states coastal waterways, j. T.
HERS, its executive general agent,
revealed last night.
Over the signature OF Cyrus D.
Hogue, its chairman, the commits
sion has dispatched to Tar Heel
Congressman copies of a resolution
drawn up by a joint State Ports
Authority Port Commission COM
mittee requesting that strings be
taken off the $756, 500 appropriated
by Congress for maintenance Of the
Cape Fear.
Hogue requested that the Con-
gressmen meet with President Tru-
man in order ito lift Immediately
the funds you have appropriated
for essential work along the North
Carolina coast
"The situation is extremely criti-
cal and immediate action is strong
ly urged, the commissions letter
concluded.
The SEAPORT commission resolu-
See FARLEY On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-20
Along The Cape Fear

|ural outlet. But as soon as the
railroad became the grand artery
to receive and dispense every
thing as public and private in
terested directed, the river traffic
decreased, and with its decline the
p~lank-roads ceased to. be profit
able, and there was almost a total
disappearance of the w~hite-cover-
ed caravans that piled between
the mountains and the Cape Fear
country" Mr.. Sprunt recalls.
But the Cape Fear remained a
busy water highway as evidenced
by the number of fleets that sailed
her waters.
The Worths, Lutterlohs, Orrells
and others had regular fleets on
the Cape Fear.
Some of the more famous vessels
included the Rowan, Henrietta,
Chatham, Governor Graham, Flora
Mcdonald, A. P. Hurt and the
Governor Worth.
SHIP CAPTAINS = These YES
sells were commanded by Roderick
McRae, A.. P. Hurt, Sam Skinner,
and A. H. Worth.
Among the prominent shippers
was that whole : souled, ,jovial,
Scotchman, Uncle Johnnie Banks"
who at one time or another COM
See CAPE FEAR ON Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-20
UNPRECEDENTED
UNPRECEDENTED
Race Segregation
In Church Opposed
North Carolina Baptist Convention Goes On
Record For Equal disqualification, Edu-
cation, Suffrage Among Negroes

ASHEV1LLE, Nov. 19-U.H-The
North Carolina Baptist state con-
vention in its 10th annual es-
sion here Tuesday took what is
believed to be unprecedented ac-
tiol by going on record against
the segregation of races in the
church.
The action came during the
second meeting of the three-day
session Tuesday afternoon when
the convention approved without
a dissenting vote the annual re-
port OF the convention committee
on social servise and civic right
eousness. The section of the re-
port related to racial issues also
called for:
l.. Equal disqualification, edit
cation and suffrage among Neg
roe5.
2. Equal wages and equal treat
ment of Negro employees and the
passing of such legislation, both
state and national, as would as
sure fair treatment.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-20
Leader
Talks To Clio
President OF Trainmen Says
Men Have No Use For
Chief Executive
SCATHING ATTACK
Connection With
Pendergast Machine Is
Basis OF Blast

CITY, N. j.,
Nov. 19.-B-CIO conven-
ton delegates Tuesday heard
A. F.. Whitney, head of the
Brotherhood of R ailroa d
Trainmen, lambast President
and call him a "Pen-
dergast cesspoor' product.
Whitney, whose indepen-
dent union recently was wooed
unsuccessfully by the CLIO,
declared that trainmen had
mo more respect" for Tru-
man than for "the Pendergast
cesspool from which he gained
political recognition"
The speech was dessert for the
584 delegates, turning their at
tention from a 1947 platform
based on wage and legislation
resolutions close to their hearts.
Since the reins of government
have fallen into@the~Tffafds Of the
Pendergast gang, the brotherhood's
political influence has temporarily
been On the wane," Whitney told
the CLOS eighth convention.
The late Tom Pendergast domi-
See LEADER On Page Two