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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-13
HOOVER
PLEA
Ask An Invisible Guest
To Dinner

WASHINGTON, March 12-
R)-Ask an invisible guest to
dinner.
An earnest man with troubled
eyes made this request to
Americans Tuesday.
Imagine said f o m
President Herbert H cove
slowly, "that some starving
person is, in fact, sitting at
your dinner table"
Food Figures
He was looking at IS report
ers, crowded into the hotel
room, but he wasn't talking to
them alone. He read food
figures from a sheaf Of notes
but it was the people behind the
figures-in Europe and Amerl-
ca-who troubled him.
The nations only living ex-
president slumped YEARLY in
the cushions of the blue sofa.
But he told the reporters ne
was a flying Sunday to visit
countries that are asking Tor
food. So
Hoover seemed preoccupled.
AS he talked, he scratched the
See HOOVER on Page Two
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Tank Forces
Reported In
Latest Note
Armed Forces Supposed
To Have Left Iran By
March z Deadline
MOVE TOWARD TEHRAN
Russian Pressure On Tur-
key May Be Cause Of
Latest Movements

WASHINGTON, March IL,
State department
Tuesday night disclosed it has
received reports that Russian
armed f orc e S and "heavy
military combat equipment"
have been moving south from
the Soviet frontier toward Tehran
and the western border of Iran.
The United States government,
the department said, has asked
the Russian government 10 con-
firm or deny the reports and if they
are true to explain the reason for
the troop movements.
Tanks and Calvary
While the official announcement
did not go into details of the Rus
sian forces involved, diplomatic
authorities said the forces were
reported to include tanks and cav
airy in considerable strength.
The new American note on this
situation is in addition to a note
sent earlier this month protesting
the failure of the Soviet govern
ment to withdraw its troops from
Iran completely by March 2 in ac-
cordance with an Anglo-Soviet-
American agreement made with
the Tehran government during the
war.
Soviet Pressure
Diplomatic officials said that
they did not know exactly the sig
nificance Of troop movements
toward the western border of Iran
which fronts on both Turkey and
Iraq with its rich Mosul oil fields,
but they said the development, If
true, might be connected with Rus
sian pressure on Turkey for pos.
See TANKS on Pare Two
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Along The Cape Fear

kites are taking to the sky along
the Cape Fear.
ALONG THE WHANGPoO -
Yes. But how about along the
Whangpoo? ..-'.'
The kite is Chinese inven-
tion,, and kite-nying is the Chinese
national sport.
When we were in Shanghai last
year right after the Japs departed,
we didn't see any kites flying. we
saw a lot of starved children sleep
ing in doorways. They had few
burlap bags to keep them warm:
And the lucky ones had naongrel
See CAPE FEAR On Page Two
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JAYCEES URGED
TO BACK PORTS
Group Here Hears Chair
man Page Outline Plans
OF Authority

The Junior Chamber of Com
merce was asked last night to
help further the efforts Of the
State Ports Authority, at dinner
meeting at which R. B.. Page, pub
Usher and chairman of the au-
thority was featured speaker.
f'What want the Junior Cham
Der to do is create interest in the
Wilmington port, throughout North
Carolina and neighboring states,
and especially in the western part
of North Carolina" Page told the
group,
People To Benefit
SIT is to the people and industry
of these areas that will go the
benefits Of the port improvements,
as we'll as to industry and indi-
viduals in Wilmington, he said.
They are the ones who will use
the port" y 80.
See JAYCEES on Page Two
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BROTHERHOODS SAY
STRIKE IMMINENT IF
DEMANDS IGNORED

CHICAGO, March 12.-O.@-
Two powerful railroad brother
hoods Tuesday night warned an
emergency presidential fact
finding panel that their de-
mands for more pay and inn
proved working conditions must
be met or s'we will not hesitate
to use economic pressure"
The Observation-Disclosures
and Locomotive Engineers -
told the board that its recon-
mendations would not neces-
sarily avert a strike.
However" d. A. Macken-
zie, vice-president of the Bro
therhood Of Railroad Trainmen,
said, 1--WE hope the recon-
mendations will be acceptab Ole.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-13
FARMERS NEED LABOR ss~ ~ ~
Galphin Seeks To Reopen
Prince George Creek Camp

Local farmers, long beset by
severe labor shortage, may
soon see an end to their
trouble.
R w. Galpin, New Hanover
County Farm agent, said yes
terday that he plans to 60 to
Raleigh about March 10 ito see
about getting the Castle Hayne
transient labor camp at Prince
George creek opened up and
expanded"
Only Hope
s'Since President Truman has
denied the farmers the use of
prisoners-of-War labor" Gal
phin said, their only hope now
is to obtain a lot Of transient
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-13
FIRE; BOX ISSUE
| MAY. Be DECIDED
City Council Expected To
Choose Alarm System
:. AT Meet Today

When the city council meets in
regular. session this morning, it is
expected that the long-awaited de-
'cision on the city's Ill fire-alarm
boxes will be made.
City Manager A. C. Nichols, City
Clerk J. R. Benson and City
Electrician L. T. Garren have been
studying the two competing boxes
ever since bids for the contra Ct
were opened at the council meet
ing two weeks ago.
The two competing boxes are the
See FIRE BOX on Page Two
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tons.
At Kickoff meeting for the
mems division at $50, at the parish
house Of St. Paurs Episcopal
church, Marion Barnhill, former
American Army Air Force captain,
told of conditions he lived through
In a German prison camp, which
would have furnished a field day
for sports writer, and a world
OF adventure for culinary experts.
Famous Athletes
We had some of the worlds
most famous and best athletes,
including several All American
football players and athletes who
excel in several other sports
Sarnhil told the group.
And we had a number one base
ball and soft-ball park, even if the
space was limited at times" he
said.
This was made possible by the
ABILITY Of the internees, the YMCA,
,I the American Red Cross, Barn
Aal said. Although these '1uxu-
res were theirs for only part of
melf stay IN the prison, the ex-
captain said that SIT is an exper-
fence which will be hard to for
MA, harry Solomon who with F. P.
oCfowley is co-chairman of the
tampaign, greeted the large num-
ssr OF volunteer workers and their
guests at the dinner, ,;uich was
p ps Tor by the workers themselves,
anu . thanked them for their re-
t sponSe to the Chapters appeal
% NJ help 70 raise s41,OO0 cash by
"e paid tribute to the work done
Bee RED CROSS on Page Two
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conpanied by the high school band,
paraded in vivid and musical dis
play from the WILL armory at Fifth
and Market streets, down Market
to Front, up Front to Grace, from
Grace to Third, and down Third to
the city hall, where formal cere-
monies took place on the steps.
Maffitt Speaks
After singing america" p1edg-
ing allegiance to the flag, and max
ing the scout promises, the scouts
heard timely address by McKeen
Maffitt, Lions club, who was in
produced by master of ceremonies
7. e. L. Wade.
''Juliette Low, who brought Girl
Scouting to America, must have
lad a provision of world conditions
as they are today" Maffit, said in
lis speech. "She must have seen
that, in the last analysis, friend
ship and understanding between
the nations and the peoples of the
world are the only foundations up
on which a successful international
peace could be built.
Should See Truth
''We Of today should also see
that truth. In our wisdom we
should teach the children of today,
who will be the leaders of tomor-
row, the principles Of truth, fidel-
ity, unselfishness, initiative, and
self-reliance -. We must begin
here at home and teach them to
our own children.
'"These young girls are too valu-
See PARADE On Page Two
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TODAY and TOMORROW
by WALTER LIPPMANN

can be settled by negotiation
diplomacy after that consists IN
preparing for war. Diplomacy no
longer expects to settle issues but
only to postpone them. to gain
time. to gain more advantageous
position, to mobilize opinion, to
mobilize the wavering and uncer-
tain nations, to mobilize the more
powerful coalition.
We are at that line. We have .
not crossed it. But we are rlent
at it. If we drift across it, or are
pushed and pulled across it. we
shall not have war next week, next
month, and very probably not even
next year. Nevertheless, the para
See L1PPMANN on Page Two
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KITES - If you are as big
five end ten ; cent store addicts
as we are, you have undoubtedly
noticed the new item stacked on the
counters. # g..
Kites. ri 90
And if you have turned your .
ewes skyward lately you prooaDiy
have noticed the seaguns ne"
competition.
Kites.
And you've no doubt read in the
nsnar about the Brigade BOYS
r rHr and the City Recreationai de-
n. art and their new contests
concerning
Yes. it's almost spring. and the
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-13
And So To Bed,

The other night = hungry
man, who evidently doesn't
read the comics too carefully,
dropped into q local grill and
ordered . "dogwood" sand
wich. =.
"You mean ''Dagwood'' sand
witch, don't you?" the waitress
asked. ~a-, @ y
4 don't care what you call
it," the man replied, some
what irritated. "Just hurry up
with it. Pm hungry"
Somewhat irritated herself,
the waitress ret0rted:
"Ok3y, mister. Do you want
it with or without the Ieaves?"
The man changed his order
to ham on rye.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-13
PAVED DETOUR
TO CHARLESTON
Highway Now In Use To
Help Tourist Business
In Section ln

The Cooper River bridge-Char-
leston's Bridge of San Luis Rey''
may soon be bypassed by tenn
porary bridge, pending results Of
an investigation, now nearing COM
pletion, of the famous BRIDGES
wrecked underpinnings by sngi-
|neers.
Meanwhile, a completely-paved
detour, which adds only 38 miles to
the regular Wilmington-Ch Charleston
run, has been mapped out for inn
mediate use by the South Carolina
Ocean Highway association, M.
Bishop Alexander, secretary Of the
association, announced yesterday.
Detour Outlined
The detour, stretching fr o m
Georgetown to Charleston, makes
use of the following paved high.
ways: U. S. So, S. c. I'll, and U. 8.
SCI.
The association has already
See PAVED on Page Two
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During this past week we have
, lulile to the point where it is no
.unser a theoretical possibility that
=, NC may fail to make peace. We are
. =. ne dividing line where it is
o oa to fail than it will be to sue
- eu' where the chances of war are
cb. super truth greater than the
l; naiieeS OF peace. We are at that
so'. IN our relations with the
!, '!el Union where, though there
r',nt as yet no formal diplomatic
na ptute, the process of diplomatic
1 0s is believed in less and
less seriously.
ro among great powers that is a
i Il % critical point. For il once
ba - passed, if once the conviction
S|0'iles fixed that no vital issue
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-13
NAVY TO TRAIN
RESERVES HERE
Destroyer May Be Station
ed In Wilmington For
Service School

A modern U. S. Navy destroyer
for the training of U. S. Naval
Ready Reserves in North Carolina
will sin all probability be per-
manently stationed in Wilmington,
Congressman J. Bayard Clark an
nounced from Washington, D. c.,
yesterday.
In a telephone conversation with
the Star last night, Commander
Earl M. Collision, district public
information officer for the Navy
in Charleston, confirmed and en-
larged upon Congressman Clark S
announcement.
See NAVY on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-13

labor, and that's why I'm 90
ing to Raleigh"
In Raleigh, Ga1phin will
breach the question to I. o.
Schaub, director of the N. c.
State College Agricultural Elk.
tension service, F. S. Sloan,
Schaub's assistant in charge OF
labor, and j. B. Moore, who ID
in charge of the transient labor
camps throughout the state.
Accommodates 500
IT believe these three men
will help us in getting the Castle
Hayne camp open soon," Gal
phia said. "The camp can ac-
See FARMERS on Page Two
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CAPE FEAR RIVER
DEEPENING URGED
BY SENATOR HOEY
Wilmington Morning Star
Washington Bureau

WASHINGTON, March IL. -
Senator Clyde r. Hoey Tuesday
urged q Senate Appropriations
subcommittee to approve funds
for deepening the Cape Fear
river at Wilmington from 80
to 80 feet.
His colleague, Senator Josiah
w. Bailey, previously had testi-
fled in favor of this and two
other Cape Fear improvement
projects costing S1,500,000 in all.
Recommended by the Army
Engineers, these were cut out
Of the War Department Civil
Functions bill by the. budget
bureau before the House pass
ed it. Now the Tar Heel Sem
ators are seeking to have the
Senate write in the projects.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-13
COLORFUL BIRTHDAY
rs Troops March
In Celebration Here
McKeen Maffitt Keynotes Girl Scout Move.
ment In Speech At City Hall; High
School Band Leads Parade

The Girl Scouts of Wilmington in celebration of the
34th anniversary Of the founding of the Girl Scout
ment in 1872 staged coorful birthday parade yester
day afternoon through the streets of the city.
Seniors, Intermediates and Brownies of Is troops &C.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-13
RED CROSS STILL NEEDED!
BarnhiH Speaker
At "Kick-On" Meet
Wilmingtonian Tells Group At Opening OF
1916 Campaign How Much Service
Meant To War Prisoners

Wilmington and New Hanover county Red Cross vo-
teer workers last night given first hand account
of what life in enemy prison camp could mean without
the help of the American Red Cross and affated organlZa
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-13
FORECAST

r,,ilroing ton and vicinity: Wednesday,
Wv cloudy with little change In tenn
perature.
Evening star., 1946-02-17
Berkshire School
To Operate Again
This Summer

The Boston Symphony Orchestra
announces the resumption next July
Iof the Berkshire Music Center at
Tanglewood, Lenox, Mass. of which
DR.. Serge Koussevitsky is the director
and Aaron Copeland recently ap-
pointed assistant director. The
school, instituted in 1910. was sus-
pended for. two years due to war
conditions and will now operate
again on the original plan with the
principals of the orchestra and other
notable musicians on the faculty.
The following will be in charge of
the different departments; Orches-
trail conducting and advanced orches-
ira, Leonard Bernstein, Richard Bur-
gin and Stanley Chapple; Opera, DR..
Herbert Graf and Boris Goldovsky:
Composition, Aaron Copeland:
Choral conducting, Hugh Ross and
Robert Shaw; Chamber music.
Gregor Piatigorsky.
| Another student section will con-
slst OF those with less specific quail
ifications who wish to increase their
knowledge of music and its inter-
pretation. All students will have
access to concerts, and lectures to be
given by Olin Downes, Howard
Hanson, William Schuman, Edward
weeks and others. The term con-
slsts OF six weeks beginning July 1
with the last three weeks coinciding
With the Berkshire festival
Evening star., 1946-02-17
Concert to Observe
Birthday Anniversary

A musical program will be given
IN the Memorial Continental Hall.
Friday morning at 1890 o'clock in
celebration of George Washington's
214th birthday anniversary. The
Marine Band Orchestra, under the
direction of Henry Weber, second
leader, will play Thomes Clair de
Lune," Tschaikowsky's "Andante
Cantabile" from the String Quartet
op. IL" Hahn's Were My Song With
Wings Provided" and Waxner,s
Album Leaf" preceding the Ger
emonies.
The Arlington Male Chorus will
be heard in six selections which will
include Trotheroe's Everlasting
God" Johnson's Rock of Ages 3
James "Moanin' Lord" the Gilmore
Waring When Johnny Comes
Marching Home" Drink to Me
Only With Thine Eyes" and the
Steffe-Waring Battle Hymn of the
Republic" The audience will be
accompanied by the orchestra in the
singing of Cutters THE Son of God
Goes Forth To War" America :"
Onward Christian Soldiers" and
The National Anthem"
Evening star., 1946-02-17
Inhabitants to Mark HOLIDAY

Public Library, Fifth and Cedar
streets NV, 8 pm.
WEDNESDAY.
Chevy Chase-Lafayette School
Broad Branch road and Northamp-
ton street NV, 8 pm.
Citizens Forum of Columbia
Heights-Powell Junior High School,
Hiatt place and Lamont street
NV, 8 pm.
Dahlgren Terrace-Noyes School
Tenth and Franklin streets NE.
pm.
Friendship-Janney School, AL
bemarle street and Wisconsin ave-
nue. NV. 8 pm.
Sixteenth Street Highlands
Brightwood School, Thirteenth and
Nicholson streets NV, 8 pm.
THURSDAY.
Midcity-Lee Sheraton Hotel
Fifteenth and L streets NV, 7 pm
FRIDAY.
Oldest Inhabitants-Old Union
Engine House, Nineteenth and II
streets NV, 10:30 am.
Evening star., 1946-02-17

The annual George Washington
anniversary meeting of the Associa-
ton of Oldest Inhabitants will. fea-
ture this weeks civic activities. The
Interfederation Conference and IL
other citizens associations also will
meet.
Representative Robson, Repub-
lican, of Kentucky will be the guest
speaker at the Oldest Inhabitants
celebration. An original poem on
George Washington will be read by
John Clagett Proctor, acting presi-
dent, and Washington's Farewell Ad-
dress will be read by A. J. Driscoll.
Two soprano solos will be sung by
Miss Bernice Ferris, accompanied by
Mrs. Lola Harrison. James Leeman
will play a trumpet solo, accompa-
MED by Jack French.
Frank H. Gummell and William T.
Martin will place a wreath at the
foot of Washington Monument.
Charles H. Bates is chairman of the
Entertainment Committee.
Judge Ellen K. Raedy of Municipal
Court will be the guest speaker at
the annual Mid-City Citizens Asso-
citation dinner Thursday night.
Sixteenth Street Highlands citi-
zens will discuss the boundaries of
Roosevelt and Coolidge High Schools
while members of Hillcrest will talk
about the Stanton and Beers Ele-
mentary Schools.
A schedule for the week follows:
MONDAY.
Interfederation Conference-Board
of Trade conference room, Star
Building, 8 pm.
Chillum Heights - Luther Rice
Memorial Baptist Church annex,
5301 North Capitol street, pm.
Hill or st - East Washington
Heights Baptist Church, Branch
and Alabama avenues Sc, 8 pm.
| TUESDAY.
/ Cathedral Heights : Cleveland
Park-3420 Thirty sixth street NV,
8 pm.
Lincoln Park-Epworth Method
list Church, Thirteenth and North
Carolina avenue NE, 8 pm.
Petworth-Petworth Public LII
hrary, Upshur street and Georgia
avenue NV, 8 pm.
| Takoma ID. C.-Md.)-Takoma
Evening star., 1946-02-17
Rules of Contest
[For Debussy Prize

Requirements for the regional
preliminaries of the contest for the
Debussy Prize for Pianists are an
nounced by the committee. The
cash award of $1,000 is donated by
Mrs. William Pflugfelder of Long
Island, New York and is sponsored
by the E. Robert Schmitz School
of Piano in San Francisco. The
regional preliminaries for this dis
trict will be held in May and the
finals in the first week of September
In San Francisco.
From the required compositions
by Debussy as listed for the finals
one Etude. two Preludes and a
choice of "Estampes," Suite pour
lie Piano" or Suite Bergamasque'
must be played at the preliminaries
One major work of the classical
period from the following composers
Bach, Handel, Haydn, Mozart
Beethoven or Schubert and one OF
the romantic period from works OF
Chopin, Liszt, Brahms, Schumann
Mendelssohn or Franck should be
chosen by the contestants for per.
formance at the discretion of the
judges.
Enquiries should be addressed tc
Secretary, The Debussy Prize foi
Pianists, 1907 Clay street, San Fran
cisco 18, California.
Evening star., 1946-02-17
Symphony to Play
Works of Three 'Bs'

Returning from its Southern tour
the National Symphony Orchestra,
under DR.. Hans Kinder, will resume
its local concerts next Sunday after
noon, February "A, in Constitution
Hall. The program will feature
works by Bach. Beethoven and
Brahms, including Bach's "Branden-
burg Concerto, No. 81; Brahms
Variations on a Theme by Haydn"
and Beethoven's Symphony, No. S,
in c Minor"
Joseph Szigeti, famous violinist,
noted especially for his individual
approach to Brahms concerto, will
interpret this work in the next con-
cert Of the Wednesday series, Feb
ruary 27. DR.. Kinder chose for the
orchestral part of the program ALI
ven's "Midsommervaka" and Chaus-
sons Symphony in B Flat Major, y
for which many requests have been
received this season.
Evening star., 1946-02-17
Soloists Announced

The Washington Choral Society
Louis A. Potter, conductor announces
that Irwin Dillon, tenor. Babars
stevenson, soprano and Elsie Mac
Farlane, contralto, have been en-
gagged as soloists for the performance
OF Horatio Parker's "Hora Novissima" !"
on March 5 in Constitution Hall
Mr.. Dillon has appeared with the
Columbia Concert Opera Company,
pittsburgh Opera and the City Cen
ter Opera Company. Miss MacFar- =
lane and Miss Stevenson have been
feature soloists with orchestras, the
former with the Philadelphia
Orchestra and as soloist at Radio
City Music Hall and the latter
with the New York Philharmonic
symphony under Artur Rodzinski.
Evening star., 1946-02-17
Special Program
At Art Gallery

Milton Kaye, American pianist
and Shannon Bolin, contralto, will
be presented in a joint recital by
the National Gallery of Art this
evening at 8 o'clock. Mr.. Kaye was
on USO tour with Jascha Heifet7
as his accompanist and appeared
with the New York Philharmonic
the Philadelphia and the. NBC
Orchestras.
Miss Bolin, formerly Of Washing
ton. Is at present a member of the
New Opera Co. of New York and
was recently engaged by Leon Bar
zin for a series of vocal programs
over WQXR. She was heard local.
ly this season in Mendelssohn' s
Elijah" and Bach's Christmas
Oratorio."
Evening star., 1946-02-17
Current Events in Music
.Philadelphians
Feature Work
.By SkiltOn

The Philadelphia Orchestra, re-
turning for a concert in Constitu-
ton Hall Tuesday night at $3.50
O'Clock, will have as one of its fea-
lures on the program an arrange
ment by the late American COM
poser, Charles Sanford Skilton, of
three clavier pieces by Handel, orig
inally published in 1720.
Believing that Handels music is
unduly neglected and lends itself
admirably for orchestral versions,
Mr.. Skilton scored the latter's
"Gigue" for strings only. a Sara
bande" for woodwinds and ''Fugue"
for full orchestra
Eugene Ormandy will conduct the
program, made up of familiar num-
bers. The two extra concerts by this
organization, not included in the
regular subscription course, will be
given on April and TO- Two solo,
lists have been engaged to appear
with the orchestra, Alexander Sved,
baritone, and Eugene List, pianist.
Pan American Union Epent.
fernando Lopez, young Philippine
concert violinist, will give program
of works by Latin American COM
posers at 8 80 o'clock this afternoon
in the. Pan American Union. He
will be accompanied by Villa Semple
A native of Manila, Mr.. Lopez was
the first student from the Far East
to receive his bachelors and masters
degree in music at the New England
Conservatory. Later he completed
his studies at the Brussels Royal
Conservatory and in Paris
The Charge d'Affaires of Uruguay
and Sonora de Montero de Busta-
mente have issued invitations for a
recital by Alba Martinez Prado
Uruguayan pianist, on Wednesday
at 9 pm. in the Pan American Union