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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-24
TRUMAN REQUESTS
NEW BREAD CUTS
Wheat Situation Remains
SeriousT Throughout
"Starving'' World

WASHINGTON, May 23.-(P-
President Truman's famine COM
mittee asked restaurants Thurs
day to serve bread only when Gus
toners specifically ask for it.
The government simultaneously
announced the start Friday oil
wheat requisitioning to meet
foreign commitments.
The two actions came while the
International Food conference
meeting here discussed a four
point plan for wiping out with a
margin for safety, a 10000 ton
world grain shortage predicted for
next year.
The famine committee, asking
that not only bread but other wheat
foods be withheld unless the Gus
toner directly requests them,' said
conservation measures by publif
eating places thus far have mo,
been as successful as might be
expected"
New Date
Only the date on the requisition-
ing program is new. The plan to
take the grain m%andatorily from
commercial channels had been
made public by Secretary of Ag-
riculture Anderson May IA.
1t also was announced that the
government will pay ceiling prices
for the grain SO obtained-aver-
aging about SITS a bushel at the
farm.
Under the requisition program
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-24
MORE ABOUT
ROTARY
FROM PAGE ONE

%conferees, will Rotary Roll or
Rot?"
Harding stressed the organiza-
tons obligation to maintain and
develop community and i%nterna-
tional service.
At 10 pm. the pavilion was clear
ed for the Governors ball ana
Rotarians concluded the evening
dancing to the music of Roy Cole S
orchestra.
The schedule for today, tlnale
of the conference, is as follows:
8 a. m.-Presidents and So go
taries breakfa st-Cleveland my
err, past district governor A"'
boro, presiding. VOW
$3.50 a. m.-Duties of the ne"
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Southern. Its announcement came
at 4:O1 p. m. from its Spencer
shops.
There were three south bound
freights in the yard and two north
bound freights, according to w. c.
Bledsoe, shop superintendent. He
said that passenger trains were 10
proceed, provided they left their
original destination prior to the 4
O. clock strike deadline.
Switch Engines Idle
Henderson's two Seaboard yard
engines and switch engineers were
idle Thursday night, and a tie-up
of the towns booming industries
resulted. Seaboard officials ad-
mitted that they expected instruc-
tions momentarily to impose an
emborgo on all shipments from
Henderson manufac turers. Truck
ing service may ease the shipping
bottleneck.
No passenger trains were expect
ed in Henderson Thursday night.
norma, large Juncllor
near the Virginia-North Caroline
line, also felt the strike. On the
sidings were a local freight fol-
Richmond and a local freight for
Portsmouth, Va. Crews deserted
these trains, and no switching
operations took place after the
S rike order. Switching engines
slowly consumed their fires, and
no effort was made to build ur
steam.
Seaboard's train from Ports
mouth to Raleigh, via Norlina, a
replacement for trains No. 9 and
10, arrived in Norlina at 6:55 p. M,
on time, and proceeded to Raleigh.
This train left Portsmouth at $3.50.
prior to the deadline for the strik.
ing order.
Also %cluttering up the Norlina
yards we're several express cars
and mail coaches. No disposition
had been made of them late Thurs
day night.
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MORT o
PARALYSIS
FROM PAGE ONE

Our minimum demand as lef'
with you was for 10 per cent, which
would bring the men up to thi:
formula" they wrote. "Your emer-
gency board knew and you
should know that u transporta-
ton employees have slipped since
1886 from second position to q
(bottom) position in percentage
raises in hourly compensation. II
is this maladjustment that we seek
to correct"
Humans Blacklist Day
Steelman's family optimistic
statement was the only glimmer O.
hope in what otherwise was the
blacklist day of Mr.. Truman's veal
old presidential areer
Union and management repre-.
sentatives who sat in on the bit
ter White House meeting agreed
on just n thing-they had made
no progress.
Another meeting was scheduled
for Friday morning when Steel
man will try again to get the
heads of the Trainmen's and Engi-
neers' unions to agree to Mr.. Tru'
mans compromise plan, which ha:
been accepted by the Ii othel
railway brotherhoods and the rail
road management negotiators.
Presidential Press Sec r e a y
Charles G.. Ross said later that
Fridays meeting would be held al
a still-undetermined place outside
the White House.
Steelman, he said, will name the
time and place of the conference.
Pressed for details on Thurs
davis session, Ross said the only
proposition submitted to the con-
forces by Mr.. Truman was his
original proposal for a wage boost
of 18 IL cents an hour.
He refused to say whether the
,,n;on leaders had entered a coun-
ter-proposal.
The meeting finally was adjourn
ed "by mutual consent, with the
union and management negotiators
agreeing to resume Friday, he
said.
Unequivocally Rejection
When the conference broke ur
shortly before 9 p. M, E. S. T.. it
was confirmed officially by all con.
cerned that the two unions had
rejected Mr.. Humans plan un-
equivocally.
A. F. Whitney, president of tbe
Tralnmen, and Alvanley Johnston,
boss OF the Engineers union. re-.
leased copies of their letter Of re-
lection.
! In It they told the President that
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-24

the farmer must sell at Ieas.
the grain he takes to the eIer. nan
rather than store it all. TyLovof'
the handlers must sell hale ae"lse
government. W the
By these measures the -,
ment hopes t o get 95o 9 ooo
bushels FOR export from tbs , 'ooo
crop From the 1915 supply t'40
38o, 900, 900 bushels wero ABOUT
abroad. sent
The famine relief program w..
before the international confsropu'
was proposed as a BE- isis for e.Ice
cusslon only It involves: N.Y.
Stretching Supplies
Stretching cereal supplies, r,
such devices as extracting mo.,
flour from the wheat kernel ..
produce 5000, 900 tons. %
Cutting waste in storage ca,s.s
by pests and disease, TO pro,j5.
1000, 900 tons. ''Iot
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ton Inur5oay placed under gov
eminent orders all motor, air and
waterway carriers and set up an
embargo list giving top priority to
the movement of food, medical
supplies, fuel and other essential
commodities, during the rail strike.
1t published an explicit embargo
list and called on all carriers tc
cooperate fully in the emergency.
The list applies to the railroads,
some of which ODT assume would
run.
Airlines were ordered to cancel
Immediately all reservations ano
services, if necessary, to make
space for essential products. 1t
was understood that the AIC trans
port command and the Navy Air
transport service would cooperate.
In nearly all cases, the priorltles
we're in this order:
Food for human consumption
and livestock feeding.
2-Fuel, including return OF
empty petroleum gas contain
! erS.
3-Medical supplies.
4-Chemicals and repair and re-
| placement parts for water supply
systems. communications and pub
lie utilities.
5-Newsprint.
6-Containers for food, medical
supplies drugs, and materials con-
signed to manufacturers and pro-
cessors of essential products.
REPAIR and replacement parts
necessary to maintain essential
transportation operations during
the emergency.
8-Articles covered by express
money classifications. This ap-
~arently referred to funds in trans
it between banks and other fl
nancial institutions.
Mail will be carried by air, buses,
and trucks and by train, whenever
such service is available.
All carriers we're informed that
they could grant space as they
saw fit to passengers and other
products after the priority cargos
had been taken care of.
Carriers of all types were urged
to increase the number of vehicles
available. motor carriers were
authorized to coordinate schedules
pool traffic load and operate trucks
jointly and arrange for interchange
Of equipment,
Inter-city bus operators were or
dered to draw up plans for pooling
equipment and coordinating traffic
They were asked to obtain addition
al equipment wherever possible.
Water carriers on the Great
Lakes, inland waterways and coast.
al routes were introduced to give
preference to priority goods and
asked to carry as much cargo as
possible.
ODT said that whenever it con.
sidered it necessary, it could or
der any aircraft to be operated as
it saw fit. Air priorities are as fol-
lows:
Food: seeds for food production
and livestock feeding; mail; medl-
cal supplies; public health chemi'
Gals, and repair and replacement
parts, insecticides; repair and re-
placement parts for transportation
services; equipment for essential
communications, and equipment for
essential public utilities.
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AIR-HSH CARGO
NETS FOUR TONS
Two PlaneIoads OF Sea-
food Leave Bl.lethenthal
Via South East

Seafood shipments by air were
accelerated here yesterday to IN
land North Carolina with over g..
MN pounds leaving Bluefhenthal
airport by South East Alrllnes
planes.
The largest to date, the shipment
REQUIRED two Douglas DC-3,s.
Eldridge Fergus, of R. c. Fer
g,7s and Sons, local seafood deal
ers said that the fish were destined
for Raleigh. Durham. Greensboro,
Winston-Salem and Charlotte for
A and P stores in those cities.
Fergus reported that the fish
had proved very popular on the
inland markets and added that
pans for rapid expansion OF the
air shipments are under c%onsidera-
ton.
I'VE have been promised special
" designed packing cases using
dry ice for refrigeration in which
we could ship fish anywhere in the
country by air." he said.
The cartons contain five 10
pound boxes in which fish are
packed with dry ice being placed
on top in the master carton. This
method eliminates all dampness
and odor, Fergus said. and pre-
serves the seafood for a longer pc
Rod.
The fish are cleaned here be-
fore shipment to insure their ar
irving on the market in the fresh
est possible state.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-24
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his proposal for a wage boost o
10 IL cents an hour in lieu o
changes in railway working rule
was totally unacceMable.
I'VE have told ydS many times
that the present agitation among
the men in (railway) service Il
extremely serious and that thell
demands could not be abandoned
or disregarded, and, therefore
your offer is unacceptable the
letter said.
Important Issue
They insisted that the rule!
changes, which all the other broth
erhoods have agreed to waive il
return for the higher wage award
are the "most important issue
in the present dispute.
They also rejected the 10 IL.
cent offer as too low, arguing that
it would amount to less than Il
per cent for many trainmen and
engineers.
Midway through the bitter White
House wrangel, some $50, 900 en-,
gineers and trainmen across the
country struck, throwing the ma
ton into probably the worst trans
%portation jam in history.
And there was no prospect that
members of the other operating
unions would run the trains. AL
of them received notice in advance
of the strike to carry out only
their own specific duties.
President Truman will meet with
his cabinet at 10 a. M, (EST)
Friday to analyze the crisis. Ar
dour later he will hold a news anc
radio conference.
Steelman told reporters that nc
settlement had been reached, but
he insisted he had hopes of win.
ming agreement from Whitney and
Johnston when the meeting re.
sumes Friday.
Whitney refused to speculate or
that possibility, which seemed
very slim of the tone hrdtaohrlW
very slim in view of the tone Of
his rejection letter.
No Progress
mo progress was made today
he said tersely as he left the White
House.
mo progress echosed J.. 7
Pelley, president of the Associa.
ton of American Railroads ane
chief negotiator for the railroad
management group.
Visits With Veterans
At the height of the bitter strike
debate. Mr.. Truman strolled ou+
onto the White House lawn anc
spent an hour and 40 minutes a,
a garden party for wounded vet.
Grams.
He left the main government,
share of the negotiations to his
special labor adviser, John R
Steelman, but stood ready to move
in whenever the time appeared op.
perfume for his personal interven.
ton.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-24
B'NAI ISRAEL

An evening service, 10 be
dedicated to Mr.. and Mrs. S.
Rabunsky in honor of their son,
Bernard's confirmation, will be
held Friday at 8 o'clock in the
B'Nai Israel synagogue. The
sermon, delivered by Rabbi S.
A. Friedman, will be "Those
who are for u.s." The con-
firmation will be held Saturday
"A Q.3n a m
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-24
DEMANDS OF UNIONS
MANY AND VARIED

WASHINGTON, May 23.-W.D-
The railroad unions original de.
mands for changes in operating
rules range from extra pay fol
night work to free cleaning Of
watches and free fressing of uni.
forms.
The unions also seek to limit the
len9th of freieht t, IS o ~ ca
and passenger trains to IA cars
In negotiating with the carriers
the Brotherhoods of Railway Train.
men and Engineers demanded 4s
rules changes management
agreed to some, and the unior
demands were modified" but all
details have not been made pub
lie.
In addition, the unions originally
aked for a minimum wage in
crease of $3.50 a day. The carrier.
have offered a boost of SLAB sug
gested by President Truman.
Among other major union pro.
posals reported to be blocking {
settlement was the demand
higher pay for night work ano
overtime for short, turnaround pas
senger runs.
The unions sought an additional
10 cents an hour for work between
$50 p. m. and $50 a. m. overtime
for the short, turnaround runs was
asked after six hours of work.
Complicated Demands
Here are some more of The
union less complicated demands as
originally proposed:
l Crews shall not be tied up al
points where satisfactory ano
adequate eating and sleeping &C
commodations are not available.
2. All locomotives and cabooses
shall be equipped with suitable
awnings, w~indshields, seats, cold
drinking water, sanitary cups and
electric lights.
8. Engineers and firemen shall
not be required to flag or throw
switches.
4. On coal-burning locomotives
coal of the proper size shall b,
kept within reach of firemen.
5. Carriers shall supply watche
at cost to engine, train and va
service employees and pay for their
cleaning and repair.
6. When employees are required
to have uniforms, they shall be
furnished, cleaned and pressed bv
the carriers.
7. When foreign trains or
trains from another seniority dis
trict are detoured, an engineer and
conductor from the home district
shall be used as pilots"
CorOner's Inquests
8. Engineers, trainmen and
yardmen required to attend court
coroner's inquest, Interrogation bv
claim agent or lawyer represent
ing railroads shall be given one
days pay in addition to expenses
The carriers would have to apply
the rules changes for any group to
al five operating unions. There
nave been no overall maior
changes since 1920.
Virtually every rule involves
some money payment and the
practice in bargaining has been
10 exchange rule changes for a
greater cents per hour wage in.
crease.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-24
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Don't be annoyed and elnbarrassad I'Ie'
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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-24
The Weather

WASHINGTON, May 23.-R-Weather
bureau report of temperature and rain
fall for the "a hours ending at 3 pm.
in the principal cotton growing areas
and elsewhere.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-24
ALL CARRIERS PLACED
UNDER GOVERNMENT ORDER

WASHINGTON, May 23-W.H-
Inc Office of Defense Transporta-
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-24

FUTRELLE's PHARMACY
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-11
CABINET APPROVES
PARTIAL MONARCH
Italy To Be Ruled With
Limited Powers By
Prince Umberto

ROME, May 1O-(P)-The Italian
cabinet approved Friday the as
sumption of the throne by Crown
Prince Umberto, but stipulated
that he could rule only with limited
powers until June q, when the Ital-
ians will decide whether they want
a monarchy or a republic.
The cabinet decided at an extra
ordinary session that Umberto
could approve degrees up until the
referendum date with the sigma
ture "Umberto II, King of Italy,"
but ordered eliminated the tradi-
tional following phrase, "by the
grace of God and the will of the
people,"
Over Communists
Recognition of Umberto was de-
cided upon over the objection of
Communist Leader Palmiro Togli-
att, who declared the abdication
of King Vittorio Emanuele was a
violation of the truce on the mon
archy and would not be accepted
ny The people.
The limitation on the powers OF
the crown as provided by the cab
met was merely a reaffirmation OF
the law already enacted last March
restricting Umberto's powers as
Lieutenant General of the Realm
during the political camaplgn.
Indicated Opposition
Earlier the Communists had In
dictated they would oppose Um-
berto's succession to the throne,
and the Socialist press jerringly
referred to him as only the king
of May" Headlines in the Social
list newspapers said "Fasc1st
prince succeeds Fascist king for
% days"
Umberto, who has served for two
years as Lieutenant General OF the
Realm, was designated by his ab-
Dictated father to succeed to tins
throne before the King and queen
sailed away last night into exile.
Promises Corporations
Umberto in a letter to the Italian
cabinet promised to abide by the
decision of the referendum on June
2 and thus may serve less thar a
month as King.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-11
TRUMAN'S MOTHER
TO PAY VISIT TO
WASHINGTON SOON

GRANDVIEWS, Mo-, May TO-
R-Presidert Humans 93-year-
old mother and several other men,
bers of the Truman and Wallace
families r going to Washington
the last week of this month for a
family reunion and to attend Mar
garet Truman's graduation exer-
cises.
They haven't decided whether to
make the trip by air or train, the
Presidents sister, Miss Mary Jane
Truman, sale Friday, adding that
her mother was sin good health and
looking forward to the trip"
Mrs. Ress Truman's two brothers
and their wives will travel from In
dependence to DE at the White
House fer the family reunion.
Margaret will receive her A. B.
degree from George Washington
university May 20, and the Presi-
dent will be awarded an honorary
doctor of laws degree.
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o. w. ROYAL

CLINTON, May 100. W. Royal,
AZ, was drowned last Friday when
he fell out Of a fishing boat cruis-
Ing in the bay at Tampa, Fla.
Other members of the boat crew
could give very little information
as to how the tragedy occurred
other than the possibility of a heart
attack or fainting spell. The body
was not recovered until Tuesday
OF this week. Royal formerly lived
in Erwin.
Funeral services will be held
Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock
rom the graveside at Zoar Free
Will Baptist church in Sampson
county.
Surviving are six sisters, Mrs.
Rosie Holland, Mrs. Flora Hol-
land, Mrs. Vara Mckenzie. OF
Salemburg: Mrs. Mamie McLe-
more, Erwin; Mrs. Lorena Nc
Donald, Durham; Mrs. Tehema
Barringer, Greensboro; five broth
ers, j.. B. Royal, Harvey Royal and
Raymond Royal, Greensboro; Ed
die Royal, Durham, and Otis
Royal, Erwin,
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-11

7 cularly susceptible to the unpleas'
ant after-effects of a mosquito at
tack.
How 1t Works
The serum apparently combats
the anti-coagulent that the mos
quito injects when it stings. Wher
a mosquito bites you its beaE
punctures the small capillaries al
lowing the lymph to leak out anc
form the welt on the skin. 1t in
jects a tiny bit of substance which
delays coagulation.
Some frequently bitten folks ma
turally build up a high tolerance
to mosquito bite and aside from the
initial sting suffer no after effects
Others become progressively sen
sitized to the point where they
resemble an advanced case o.
hives after a few bites.
It's for these latter folk tina
mosquitoes r being put through
the grinding mill.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-11
THIN GREY LINE
RECEIVES TRIBUTE
Heroes Of 1866 Honored
AT Exercises In Cities
OF State
By The Associated Press

North Cardinals twelve surviv-
ing wearers of the Grey were
honored Friday as the state
officially observed Confederate
Memorial day for the first time
since 1941.
All state offices were closed by
order of Governor Cherry and the
battle flag of the Confederacy
waved over the state capital along,
side the Stars and Stripes
Honored Since 1866
The fast-dwindling ranks of Tai
Heels who bore arms for the south
in 1876 have been honored once
a year since 1866. In years past
when there were hundreds of &C
tive "Rebels", the day was full oil
parades, picnics, speeches and
Rebel yells.
But the surviving twelve for the
most part now must spend their
days quietly, unable to participate
in the fun and merry-making that
once characterized their memorial
day
Ceremonies Held
Ceremonies commemorating the
thousands of native ons who lost
their lives in the four-year struggle
between the states we're held In 9
number of cities and commune
ties on the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Memorial day Friday. Several
others have planned ceremonies
for Sunday.
For the most part the cere-
monies were simple and quiet,
directed by committees of the
United Daughters of the Confed,
racy.
Simple Ceremony
Raleigh has planned a simple
formal ceremony for lakewood
cemetery for Sunday. 1t will be
held in the Hall of Memory ir
lakewood, where a number OF
graves of confederate dead will
be shrouded in flowers and a con-
federate flag.
Choral groups from Meredith
college, Boy Scout drills, a mem
orial address, and "taps' will be
special features of the ceremonies.
Ten White Survive
Of the states twelve survivors,,
or all that's left of nearly a hun
dred thousand who answered the
call to arms, ten are white and two
are colored.
The Class A, or white veterans
receive a pension of $72 a month
from the state The colored veter-
ans, who were slaves and during
the war voluntarily went along
with their masters as body serv.
ants, drew $26.66 monthly.
Pensions For Wives
The state also provides pensions
for wives of confederate veterans.
the 627 class A widows each draw.
ing $35 a month. Glass A widows
are those who r helpless and
unable to are for themselves.
There are 26 Class B widows
those who are able to move about
and care for themselves wis
draw 1888 a month.