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The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-04-15
20 YEARS AGO TIT fMr EMPIRE
APRIL 15. 1926

IS, held the Sunday the Church had been destroyed fire services had been Church The Toreado" Spanish operetta, presented the Hall for nights by the public schools pupils Guild Holy Trinity Hobrook. Elingen graduate High School returned by he many friends MacNlilan, odimer, who had been south Ska had Marshals Faulkner.
  ing n preparation 10 coming received Stakeholder through the H
 
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COP OPA STRATEGY

Some Republicans in Congress have sleeper bill up their sleeves On OPA extension, which they believe would give the Grand Old Party" good campaign alibi for fighting price control.
 It's only in the talk stage as yet. but don't be surprised if an effort is made to separate the Rent Control branch of OPA and set it up under an independent three-man board.
 This, COP advocates contend, would give them an "out" to op- pose all-over imitation controls in the OPA program.
 It would be political dynamite, these advocates feel, to fight the whole program. especially rent con-
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SON OF A SENATOR

It's great what you can get away with if you're the son of Sena- tor-especially a certain Senator. The w. Lee O'Daniel News. pub lished by the ebullient ex-flour salesman from Texas, Senator ~Pappy" ODaniel, carries on it's masthead the following notation
 Lieutenant Pat ODaniel (U. s. armed forces retired,
 "Vice President"
 If you call the War Department, they will tall you that Lieut.. Pat ODaniel, son of the Senator, is not retired" from the Army and is not authorized to carry that distinc- tion after his name. A reserve off, ger can only be retired if he was wounded, and young ODaniel had little chance to get wounded.
 Tn fact, he enjoyed the unique distinction C. having heen given
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The Washington
 
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over, is openly suggesting that she is forcing Poland to bring Franco case before United Nations, thus forcing the Rightists and the very extreme Leftists tAnarchists) to accept the only way offered.
 France is e. the spot, Cue to the fact that she has been forced by the Communists to close her Spanish border Left-wing French Socialists will go along with Po- land, Mexico, Russia, and most probably Australia.
 French Catholic Party and Quai D'Orsay almost all officially against attack on Franco. Most of- ficials in Quai D'Orsay were the ones who flnctioned so well under Vichy. Catholic Church very active. Think that if action were taken in Spain, a Catholic program-some- thing On the same scale as the Hitler-Jewish pogrom would be engineered by revengeful political Reds.
 Pope believes compromise abso- lutely possible in next few weeks. U. s. and U. K will try to hold or postpone or complicate by obscur- ing procedure Cat the United Ma tions) until the compromise has been effected"
 Obviously carrying out these in- structions, Lord Cadogan moved for three-day recess immediately af- CT Polish Ambassador Oscar Lange brought up the Spanish question at the U. N. meeting last week.
 Ntte-n-cst diplomats feel that Franklin Poosevelt's most tragic forcis sn-affairs h,urder was in giv- ing tacit diplomatic protection to Franco during the Spanish Civil Wor at time when Hitler and Musscliri were using Spain to stage miniature dress rehearsal of their coming war Had the Spanish dictator been suppressed then, oth- CT European dictators would have thought twice about starting war At that time also, Republican moo- orators were running the Spanish Government. not the Communists
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three chances 70 graduate from Officers Candidate School. Most CHS were given one chance, and if they flunked they were shot right back to the ranks. ODaniel, however, failed once at Fort Ben ming, and again at the Adjutant Generals School at Fort Washing ton. Each time he was given new t~--.
 Finally, after three OCS courses, Editor O'Daniel became lieuten- art, and was then conveniently stationed at Fort Belvoir in Vir- ginia, just half an hour from his daddy's home. All in all, he spent two whole years in or near the Dis trict of Columbia.
 Note-Senator O.Daniel is one of only two Democrats who voted against the Veterans Housing Bill.
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HOROSCOPE "The stars incline
 but do not c0mpeP
TUESDAY, APRIL 16
HEART AND HOME

HEART AND HOME
 This is an suspicious day for beginning changes in the physical accommodations of the home, such as additions and renovations. It is also a good day for starting outdoor projects related to the home.
 BUSINESS AFFAIRS
 The nation will soon witness the first manifestations Of the budding era of prosperity. Midsummer will find most businesses more active than they have been since before the war.
 NATIONAL ISSUES
 Price ceilings will be attacked on a broad front ip a short time on the ground that restrictions in this country are giving certain foreign producers decided advan- tages over U. s. firms in the Ameri- can market.
 INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
 The British Empire will weather the storm that has recently strain ed it's far-flung lines, but there are indications that Britain is nearing climactic test of her strength.
 Persons whose birthdate this is are promised by the stars: A year of minor problems overshadowed by steady progress and substantial gains.
 Children born today probably will achieve early success and. if wisely guided in their early years, will move on to great accomplish ments. They will be self-willed, independent, determined and hon. est Tn general they will prefer mental activities to physical and for that reason will distinguish themselves more often in the class room than on the athletic field,
 Copyright, 1946)
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Daily Lessons in English v v. L. GORDON

MISUSED: LIKELY when referring a ngent regarded probabe likely possible disastrous liable fall you not careful"
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 MISSPELLED: Breathe (verb).
 SYNONYMS: Takatve oquacious garrulous voluble.
 WORD STUDY use word three times and is yours Let mastering Today word ARROGANT; unduy proud naughty Praise has diff wise modest but fool arrogant F
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LOOK and LEARN sy q. GORDON

a Whose administer )f the United States? B. What is the principal freight carried by railroads? A. What animal is able tail? Which is the oldest article of furniture
 ANSWERS the alert, submarine 9 Chief Justice of the Supreme
 
  5. The bed.
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complete with new walls, floors and cel ling. Though thousands of spectators would like to watch the Security Council, there are all ways empty seats in the hall saved for ticket holders who don't show up. .Trygve Lie, the Secretary General of the UNI, looks like Tommy CorcCran plus 50 pounds, .- John Lord OBrian, former general counsel of the war Production Board, is the lawyer for the Iran ian government at the Security Council-a wise choice. Emil Pathfinder" Hurja, who was a whizz at predicting the first two Roosevelt victories but popped out On the last two, is adviser to the Egyptian Delegation.
 (CoPYRIGHT, BELL SYNDICATE, INC. 1946)
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Weather report: High, 46: low, 4s; cloudy
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MODERN ETIQUETTE RoprprA 8y LEE

O. family a meal is finished, when there guests?
 A. person bred liable display social privileged 
 A. 6 P M, informal luncheon, breakfast etc.
 Should a tipping 
 A. Either should the farthes person o S speaking
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trol. This vas built up by OPA boss Paul Porter into the most popu- lar and impregnable part of OPA.
 Proponents of making rent con- trol a separate function, and ditch ing all other brakes on living costs, believe they can attract consider able support from Democratic farm- blocers to their plan.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-06
VOTERS TO TEST
TRUMAN'S POWER
Question Of Purge Comes
Up Today In Missouri.
Race

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.-UR-
Missouri voters go to the polls
Tuesday to decide one of the most
important issues in the 1916 off,
year congressional campajgn-is
President Truman strong enough
within his own party to purge
a Democrat from Congress?
The late President Roosevelt tried
a purge" in 1938-directed against
conservative Democratic senators
who baked his Supreme Court re.
organization plan-and failed dis
mally.
The Question Is
The question Tuesday is: Does
the President have a sufficient fol
lowing among Democrats in his
own state to GUST Representative
Roger c. Slaughter, outspoken op-
ponent of Mr.. Humans legisla-
tive program, and swing the Demo
crat nomination to Eaos Axtell, who
is backed also by the powerful
Kansas City Pendergast machine
and the CLOS political action COM
mittee?
On election eve, Slaughter has
reiterated his claim that. COM
munists and fellow travellers from
the East are seeking to remove
him from the house.
Results Count
Slaughter renewed his acceptance
of the Presidents challenge, made
at a recent White House press con-
ference at which Mr.. Truman en-
dorsed Axtell and commented that
if Slaughter is right, then I'm
wrong" The youthful Missourian
said the. country would be guided
by the results in judging the fu-
ture course of the Democratic
party.
Since arriving at his Indepead-
ence. Mo-, home to vote in the
primary-he can not vote against
Slaughter because his residence
is in an adjoining district the
Chief Executive has carefully re-
Trained from participating openly
in the Slaughter-Axtell fight. He
conferred briefly on his arrival
with Jim Pendergast, present head
of the Kansas City machine once
controlled by his uncle, the late
Tom Pendergast, but made no
statements on the election.
See TRUMAN On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-06
AT KELLY
TO Be REPAIRED
Work To Begin In Septem.
Der On bikes Guarding
Farm Lands

The Cape Fear river dikes in
the vicinity of Kelly, severely
damaged by last falls floods, will
undergo a complete repair job be
ginning about the middle of Sep
tember and ending about the mid
die of December, the Wilmington
district office of the U. S. Army
Engineers announced yesterday.
The project, slated to cost
"many thousands of dollars" will
be done by private contractors I'M
der the engineers supervision.
Survey At Once
The engineers will make a sur
vey and draw up plans and specl.
fications for the task a. soon as
possible In order that bids may
be advertised and the contract
awarded by the September start.
ing date. ~
The work will center i. on the
White Oak levee and the White
Oak dam located about five miles
above Lock No. One on the north
side of the river. The levee runs
approximately parallel with the
See LEVEES On Pare Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-06
COMMISSION GETS
BASIN FOR SHIPS
USES Begins Employing
Personnel To Operate
Brunswick Basin

The Brunswick river surplus
ship shortage-b sin was officially
taken over by the U. S. Maritime
Commission at 10 o'clock yester-
day morning, with Capt. Alfred
G. Ford as chief of operations.
Hiring Personnel
The local United States Employ
ment office has already started
hiring personnel to operate the
basin, according to Harold M.
Hinkle, USES office manager.
Among the first to be hired Will
be male stenographers and clerks,
Hinkle said.
Also needed soon for employ
ment at the huge basin r tug
boat operators, launchboat crews,
a fleet engineer, and a fleet cap
tain. AS more ships come into the
basin, more personnel will be
hired accordingly, Hinkle said.
Ships Here Soon
The first batch of ships is SEIZED
uled to arrive here in about 10
days, according to reports from
Maritime commission headquar'
tiers in Washington, D.. c.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-06
PLANE PILOT DIES
OF CRASH INJURY.
Columbus Accident Takes
Second Life; Death
Unexpected
Special to The Star

WHITEVILLE, Aug. 5. - The
plane crash which took the life Of
Dozier Norris, 30-year-old tobacco
farmer of near Tabor City, late
Sunday afternoon at the Dulah air.
field, claimed another Victim at
1890 am. Monday morning when
F. j. Petrik, the death planes
pilot, died Unexpectedly In the
Whiteville hospital.
Petrik, sustaining a broken hip
and leg in the accident, was terms
ed very much alive" and rest
ing comfortably by the attending
physician shortly before death
came.
Death Unexpected I
The cause of the sudden reversal
was not revealed.
Norris five-year-oId daughter,
Shirley Anne, the third occupant
of the plane which crashed for
unknown reasons" into the pine
tree at the airfield, was reported
in fair condition. at the Whites
vile hospital last night.
Petrik, g native of New Jersey.
came to Whiteville in September
of 1915 as flying instructor at the
city's Sledge airfield. Thereafter
he joined Harry Barclay, a Whites
vile World War II veteran, as COZ
See PILOT on Page Two
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Uncle Sam Economies

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5-UD-The
White House Monday night order
ed a $500, 900, 900 cut in federal
construction projects to help head
off a "strong inflationary threat
to the stability Of American econ
omy."
Reconversion Director John R.
Steelman, at the request Of Presi-
dent Truman, instructed executive
agencies to reduce their combined
81, 900, 900. 900 federal works pro-
gram to 5000, 600, 900 in line with the
chief executives revised budget
estimates made public over the
week end.
Steelman ordered immediate
stoppage Of proposed construction
under the huge program, and spec
flied that no contracts for new
building could be awarded for the
next Sc days without express per
mission from his office.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-06
BREWS
OVER SALVAGlNC
Admiralty Case Looms In
Claiming "Prize" Of
American Farmer

LONDON, Aug. 5.-WH-Amer-
lean action in cutting a British tow
line aboard the 81, 500, 900 derelict
prize ship American Farmer was
described as "High-handed" Mon
lday by representatives of the Brit
Iish ship which first reached the
fabulous prize drifting helplessly
on the high seas southwest of
Britain.
With the American prize crew
still aboard, the American Farm
err was steaming slowly under her
own power for a British port Mon
day night, heading directly into
what may be the most complicated
salvage dispute the British Ad-
miralty courts have een in recent
years.
Took Over Anyway
The Americans took the derelict
with a crew heavily outnumbering
the Britons dedspite a signal from
the British crew already aboard
saying 'hands off, this prize is
mine," according to the British
version of the battle.
This version said the 2,000-ton
British tramp steamer Elizabete,
commanded by Capt. E. Millers,
IS, won the race to the derelict
Sunday night, sent a. crew aboard
with a line and took the 8,000-ton
American Farmer in Tow.
The E1izabette, with a cargo Of
pitprops mine timbers) from New
foundland for, the United Kingdom,
is owned by the British transport
ministry and managed by the
Hudson Steamship Co.
Ranger Races Up
Soon after the sister ship of the
American Farmer, the American
Ranger-both owned by the United
States Lines-raced up accom-
panied by the U. S. destroyer Per-
ry.
Then, according to radio mes
sages from Captain Millers disclos-
ed by a spokesman for the Hudson
company, the American Ranger
put a superior e aboard the
Farmer, cut the British towline,
hauled down the British flag and
ordered the British crew off the
ship. The British crew left, Cap
tain Millers said.
"Highhanded Action .
There seems to be little doubt
that the derelict is our prize and
we have reported all the facts of
the ,high-handed action to the ad-
miralty and to treasury solicitors"
See SALVAGE on Page Two
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SHIP DESTROYED
IN LIGHTNING HIT
Eight Crewmen Unaccount-
ed For After Fire In
jacksonville
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Aug. 5

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Aug. 5.
P- Twenty-Five crewmen were
reported injured and eight unac-
counted for Monday when fire
swept the 10, 900 ton tanker Home
stead after it was struck by light
ming while unloading gasoline at
the Standard Oil company docks
here.
Most of the injured received min
or hurts, some six requiring hos
pital treatment. Four hours after
the blaze eight of the 81 crewmen
we're unaccounted for. Ships Of
,ticers said some of the crew had
gone ashore soon after the vessel
locked Monday, hampering efforts
to determine whether any were
lost. ~,.
Gasoline Catches Fire
Witnesses said lightning struck
the 550-foot ship less than two
hours after it arrived here from
Savannah. Gasoline spilled into the
St. Johns river and caught fire and
the flames soon spread to the
dock. A dense flame of smoke bill
lowed hundreds Of feet into the air
and was visible for more than 20
miles.
Eleven city fire companies re-
sponded to a three-a1arm signal and
were joined by two fire boats. The
ship listed to port an hour after
the blaze began and its stern later
settled.
Terrific Explosion
'"There was a terrific explosion
during the height of the blaze that
shook all buildings around u.s.
said B. S.. Grantham, an engineer
with the Texas Oil company whose
offices adjoin the Standard docks.
Unloading of the Homestead's
cargo was approximately 10000
barrels of gasoline had begun about
See SHIP On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-06
Medical Bulletin War

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.-UH-
Representative Anfew J. May, Cd
Ky.) remained incommunicado in
his Prestonburg, KY, home Mon
day while physicians waged a war
of medical bulletins over whether
his ailing heart would permit him
to testify before the Senate War
Investigating committee.
In Washington DR.. Henry M.
Lowden Mays capital physician for
the past decade, told reporters ne
was baffled by the sudden depar-
ture of his celebrated patient.
He said May left the capital with
his knowledge and against his ad-
wise and that he knew OF no rea-
son why the Kentuckian should not
be able to 60 before the committee
Friday and tell all about his con-
nections with the Carson NUM-
tons combine.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-06
AlongThe Cape Fear

in reconstructing things out OF the
past from, your equally Wonoer-
full memory.
Having flattered you (and you
deserve it,, let's explain why we
think a public auditorium once
existed.
THE WIGWAM, - The other day
an old Wilmingtonian came INTO
our office and asked, right out OF
a blue sky Cone of the few blue
skies we've had lately): Have
you ever heard of the Wigwam?'
The sky clouded up immediate
ly. We had never heard OF the
tfWigwam," and we knew instinc-
lively that it had nothing to do
with Indians. 49,.
Well, according to OUR inform
ant, the Wigwam was a public au-
ditorium located at Seventh and
Castle streets. He can't remember
when it was there or what it look
ed like.
So, how about it. folks?
And did it cost 81, Zoo, 900?
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Farrell Mum
Over Council
Agency Order
Secretary Declines o m.
ment On Chamber Term
nation Decision
UP TO PRESIDENT
Usually Reliable Source
Sees Leave OF Absence
As Compromise

John H. Farrell, executive
secretary of the Wilmington
Chamber of Commerce, sale
he had mo personal com.
ment" to make last night or
the city councils resolution
adopted yesterday morning
which requires that he terminate
his chamber job in order to con-
tinue in his position as city indus
trial agent.
ANY comment on the matter
will have to come from E. L.
White, chamber president" Far
rell said.
Since White is reported to be
tout of town on business" for the
entire week, the final decision on
whether Farrell will follow the
councils order Or give up the IL
dustrial agents job in favor of re-
taining his chamber secretary post,
remains up in the air.
May Get Leave
In the event that Farrell does
accept the councils ruling, it is
possible that the chamber will
grant him "a years leave Of alb
sence" from his chamber job in
order that he might come back to
it after the main phase of the in
d~ustrial agents task is completed.
according to a usually reliable
source.
The council came to the decision
on FarrelI's position at its special
budget meeting yesterday morning.
Acting on the recommendation Of
City Manager J. R. Benson, the
council voted an appropriation Of
slO,560 to finance the industrial
agency for the fiscal year 19As-47.
A sum of S 5000 was also voted to
help finance the Wilmington Port
Traffic association, which is col
troIled by traffic manager Henry
E. Boyd.
To Draft Merger
After granting the two appro-
priations, the council directed City
Attorney W. B. Campbell to draft
a bill which will consolidate the two
organizations. This merger was re-
quested both by the chamber OF
commerce and the traffic associa-
ton several months ago.
See FARRELL en- Page Two
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And So To Bed

The classic remark Of a
narrowing evening was made
last night shortly after the blaze
on a burning oil truck was ex-
tinguished. (The story is record
ed elsewhere in this mornings
paper.)
Although the truck came
near to exploding, and despite
the fact that some 1000 worth
of damage was sustained by
the trucks cab, and even
though the drivers hand was
burned by flaming oil, the
driver himself was angry about
something else.
He borrowed a cigarette
from the reporter covering
the accident and then said:
II lost a brand new pack Of
cigarettes in that dogsone fire.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-06
|M0L0T0V CHARGES
ANTl-S0YlET BLOC
Red Says Anglo Saxons
Attempting To Domi-
nate Conference

PARIS, Aug. Russian
Foreign Minister Molotov charged
angrily Monday that an "Anglo-
Saxon bloc" was trying to domi-
nate the peace conference and
certain people" were urging prep
aration for World War III.
Molotov attacked Secretary of
State James F. Byrnes for prom
Using to support any recommends
ton which the conference made
by a t%wo-thirds vote for changes
in the draft treaties prepared by
the big Four" foreign ministers
for five German satellite coun-
tries.
"Proof Enough"
The Russian chief delegate said
ne had proof enough that an
Anglo-Saxon bloc existed and ne
said it was strong enough to COM
mand Il or Is votes out Of the
total of 81 in the conference.
Molotov insisted that any sug-
gested change in treaty drafts
should be approved by a two
thirds vote and Byrnes was pledg-
ed to oppose even those sugges-
tons if they were contrary to prev
ious Big Four decisions.
Molotov made his statement At
the second of three meetings OF
the rules committee of the confer
ence.
Try To Adopt Rules
The third meeting, started at $50
pm. (4:30 pm. EDIT was called
in an attempt to get the rules Tor
the conference adopted and to get
the conference itself down to the
serious discussion in detail OF
peace treaties for Italy, Hungary,
Romania, Bulgaria and Finland.
At the end Of his statement.
Molotov made a concession. He
suggested that countries which
voted for any treaty change which
did not get a two-thirds vote in
the conference might refer the
question to the big Four"
Byrnes Offers Support
Before Molotov spoke, Byrnes
told the rules committee that ne
would support in the big Four
foreign ministerial council any
suggested treaty change which
the conference approved by a two
thirds vote.
Byrnes also said he would vote
for a British proposal that any
question could be referred to the
council by the conference as a
whole on the basis of a simple
majority vote.
The whole argument was a throw
back to the formative days OF the
United Nations, at San Francisco,
and the fight there over the pow
err Of the big Five nations to
veto any Security Council decision.
It was a preview also of the fight
to come this fall at the annual
general UN assembly.
Reds Seek Veto Power
Russia is fighting at this and
every other international confer
ence to preserve the veto power
or lacking that to insure that the
RUSSIAN bloc" will have votes
enough, by a t%wo-thirds rule, to
prevent any action which the
Soviet Union opposes.
The general situation as regards
see MOLOTOV On Pare Two