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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-06

none; receipts, SO, shipments $50;
stocks, 8, 696.
Quote: B 500; D 6.07; E $50;
G 6.75; H & I 6.76; K $50; M
$50; VIC 7.06; WV & x It's:
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-06
Motors Lead Declines
On Stock Market Trades
Turnover Monday Smallest
In Over Two Weeks Al
Bulls Dominate

MARKETS AT A GLANCE
NEW YORK, Aug. 81 -
Stocks - Lower; motors lead
slow decline.
Bonds - Irregular; demand
light.
Cotton - Higher; mill buy
ing.
Corn - Sharply lower on
moisture reports.
Oats - Declined with corn.
Hogs - Slow, steady to Is
cents higher; top $24.50.
Cattle - Mostly steady to
Is cents lower; top $27.25.
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COMPOSITE was off a Of a point at
70. s. first recession since July 20.
Onlv 1856 issues registered, a mini
mum for a month. OF these 424 fell
and $50 rose.
General Motors Heavy
General Motors was heavy
throughout. and ended off 1A al
66. rs. which was above the low
After the close directors announced
a 5O-cent dividend, the same as
declared in the second quarter
which represented a cut from Is
cents paid previously.
Allied Chemical and Du Pont, on
sales of 200 shares, yielded 2 points
and III at $194 and $214.50. re-
spectively. Chrysler was down 2 al
s119. Virginia-C Carolina Chemical
preferred was up "a at $97 on 200
Shares in the wake of an increased
payment on arrears and a good
business statement. Hiram Walker
added IN at $145. rs, also on 400
shares.
Steels Back Down
Casualties included U. S. Steel,
Bethlehem, U. S. Rubber, Mont
gomery Ward, American Telephone,
American Can, Philip Morris,
Texas Co., American Home Pro
ducts, Pennsylvania Railroad (at
a new 1916 low), N. Y. Central,
Baltimore, and Ohio and Ana
conda.
Ahead were International Har.
v~ester, North American, American
Water Works, Owens-Illinois, Grea'
Northern, Public Service Of N. ]
and international Nickel.
Bonds Irregular
Bonds were irregular. Cottor
futures were up $3.50 to SO a bale
At Chicago corn dipped III to ~
cents a bushel and oats IN to 2.
Among Curb advances wer,
Sterchi Bros. Con expanding bus
%iness), Aluminium of America
jeanette Glass,N. Y, and Hondura.
Rosario and Cuban Atlantic Sugar
The aggregate here was 24O, 00(
shares versus 220, 900 in the proceed
ing session.
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STOCKS SOLD WERE
Railroads $4,000
Utilities 130, 900
Others $40, 00e
BONDS
U. S. Governments 1000
Railroads $2, l 900
Others $3.50, 900

NEW YORK, Aug. S. up - A
scattering Of stocks continued to
make a little Roadway in Mondays
market but the list as a whole, led
by the motors, turned in a loss
after eight successive rising SEES
sions.
Bullish contingents derived some
comfort from the lightness OF
liquidation. The ticket tape moved
sluggishly from the start. Elk
IRENE declines, running to 2 or
more points, were reduced here
and there at the close. Transfers
of 700, 900. shares compared with
$50, 900 Friday and were the small
est since July %.
Profits Cashed
Profit cashing on the lengthy re-
covery received the principal
blame for the days retreat. Ac-
counts were trimmed on the idea
the market had achived the ex-
pected technical comeback from
the June-July reaction and again
was on the defensive. The admin
istration's warning that no tax re-
lief could be given served to chill
bidding enthusiasts. Earnings and
dividends persisted as Individual
props.
The Associated Press, 60-stock
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-06
WHAT STOCKS DID
GRAIN
CHICAGO GRAIN

CHICAGO, Aug. g. up Corn
tumbled to new seasonal lows Mon
day when rain blanketed a wide
area OF the grain belt west of the
Mississippi river. Oats moved low
er with the yellow grain on per-
slstent commission house selling.
Rains overnight and Monday fair
ly well covered Iowa and Nebraska
Missouri, Kansas and South Dakota
also had scattered showers and
rain VA falling over parts Of
southern Illinois. Traders felt that
the moisture would be of great
benefit to the new corn crop.
Corn finished 2k4A cents low
er than Saturdays finish, January
sl.5o-l.35A, and oats we're off IN
z cents. August II M-%. There
was no trade in barley. Wheat was
% lower to "a higher at Kansas
City and LIZ lower at Minnea-
polls.
Both corn and oats are now SELL
ing well under former OPA cell
lngs. The ceiling on corn was 81 46H
and on oats 30 cents. Immediately
after removal of maximums corn
advanced to $1.73 and oats TO frac-
ions above 80. but over the past
few weeks the trend has been con-
-sfstently downward.
y Heavy offerings of old CROP
corn were made by the country.
with purchases on a ~to-arrive basis
totallag more than 200, 900 bushels.
Prices of corn in the spot market
declined 2 to 4 cents a bushel.
Visible supply this week totaled
ll,o95, 900 bushels against 6,771,-
900 a year ago.
Open Hiah I4ow r1oso
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Dial 2-3s11 For Newspaper Service
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Holton, Of route /, New Bern,
who served on the committee
for six years and chairman
for three. Regulations do not
permit service longer than six
years. Other committee MEM
bers now are Herman S.
Price of Grantsboro and j.
Graham Stevenson of route l,
New Bern. Mr.. Price is now
chairman.
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beth Guion, who graduated
from New Bern high school
last spring, was the first to
solo in a Piper Cub plane Of
the New Bern Aviation COM
pany, after seven hours of
flight instruction from Chief
Flight Instructor Mike Holton.
Miss Emma Katie Guion, a
student at st. Mary's school in
Raleigh, followed her the next
week. Both are daughters of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. r. Guion
of this city.
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To FSA Committee

To FSA Committee
ARAPHAHOE, Aug. 5 e.
w. Cahoon of Arapahoe has
been named a member of the
Pamplico county FSA COM
mittee, succeeding James B.
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NAVAL STORES

SAVANNAH, Ga, Aug. 5 -(RH
Turpentine: 80 IL; offerings,
sales, receipts and shipments,
none; stocks, "619.
Rosin: offerings and sales,
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No. 3 white rs; sample grade
white IS; No. 2 white 76 34-77;
No. 3 white rs; sample grade
white IS; No. 2 extra heavy white
70 IA. Barley: mailing 1.60-1.78
nominal: feed 1.25-1.50 nominal
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On Terminal Leave

On Terminal Leave
NEW BERN Aug. 5 - En-
sign William F. Ward, Jr.. has
arrived home on terminal
leave from the naval reserv-
es. After a visit here with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. W. F.
Ward, he will go to Camp
Shelton, Va, for his discharge.
During the last year he has
been on two different trips
to China and other parts OF
the Pacific, following gradua-
ton from the midshipmen's
school at Columbia University
in New York City.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-06

Women Air Pilots
NEW BERN, Aug. 3 Two
sisters have become New
Bern's first women air pilots
to solo from the Simmons
Mott airport here. Miss Eliza
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-06
CASH GRAIN

CASH GRAIN
CHICAGO Aug. 5 -lP)- Wheat:
NO. l red $2.03; No. 2 red $2.02
II; No. 1 hard $2.02; No. 2 hard
$2.01 IL; No. l mixed $2.O1 IL.
Corn: No. 2 yellow $2.08; No. 3
yellow $2.06 1-2-2.07 IL; No. 4
yellow $2.01; sample grade yellow
$1.98-2.04. Oats: No. / heavy
mixed TIT IA; No. 1 mixed
rs 1-2-T; No. j heavy white 70
1-4-79 IA; No. l white rs 1-2-77
IA; No. 2 heavy white n ID
70 IA; No. 2 white rs 34EH;
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Named Legal Officer

CAMP LEJEUNE, Aug. s.
Maj. William r. Bonner,
USMC, has been named camp
legal officer, camp legal as
sistance officer and camp
voting supervisor here. He re-
lieved 1t. Col. John S. Twitch-
ell, USMC.
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steps TO notify SelectiVe Service
10 restore the September and
October calls for Negro regis
trants and 90 take all men &C.
eOrdinR 90 their order number.
Kelly last Wednesday filed q mo-
ton in the District Court for a
preliminary injunction 10 restrain
Secretary Of War Patterson, Cen
eral Hershey. and their agents
from enforcing any order or rsRula-
lation barring his voluntary en-
listment or Induction into the Army
on terms not applicable 70 white
men.
He also seeks 70 restrain them
from barring his induction into the
Army through seleetive service
and 10 restrain Local Draft Board
No. n, which has Jurisdiction over
him under the sslsetiVe service
law, from calling for induction any
FeRiEtFant whose order number II
higher than his-
Secretary Patterson, General
Hsrshey and Local Draft Board No.
n had Eve days In which 70 hls Oh
jectiOns 10 the motion.
In an aRlAnvit nled In support
81 M mOtiOa, Nelly sets cot
that Ne tried 10 get Into The Army
by tkrue AiaeFeat we4AoAs bot
was rsieetsA eaeh tims beeaass
he h q Negro.
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the extension Of actual voting priv
lleges 10 the many disfranchised
Negro veterans Of the South, and
the passage Of . resolution In the
State Convention Of the Legion
Condomning tho xxx. and stat
ing that membership In the XXX,
Ia incompatible with membership In
the Legion, are all achievements Of
n very high order. We feel that
there II more important work 10 be
done by this organization, and we
are confident that the organisation
will continue and expand its al
ready excellent record.
I'VE also desire 10 point out that
the action Of the nine former mem.
beers IL, In our opinion, q diSserviee
10 the Negro people. The action Of
the nine In resigning from the only
bi.racial Post Of the American lie.
Ri0n IN the entire country gives
Credence and authority 20 the in
sane rantinRs Of the Bllbos and the
Rankins when they scream that the
Negro and the white do not belong
together aE n working unit In our
Democracy. We are certain that
most Of group Of nine did not real.
ice the extent Of their act, most
Of the nine were mlHled. Certainly,
there are too few organizations Of
this type, certainly, they should be
promoted and helped. not disrupted
and defeated.
1--WE also desire 10 extend our
good wishes for the expansion Of
the Post, and sincerely hope that
its influence grows throughout the
city, We pledge our cooperation
and our help will be freely given II
naked for
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AAkS NV 80
The proposal called for rescission
Of all orders and regulations which
bar induction Of colored men into
the Army through Selective Serv.
ice but would have left in effect
the War Departments suspension
Of voluntary enlistments Of Ne
grOea.
Both Secretary Of War Robert
p. Patterson and General Lewis
h. Hershey, director % the Sslee-
tive Service System, were said
20 be willing 10 e0neede that
oTderH barring the indaetl0n Of
Negroes were Illegal
The Department 0f Justice was
reported 20 be willing 10 defend
the Army's eanesIlatiOa u vol
unlaFy ealiStnents q Negroes
Mr.. Houston and Mr.. WAddy wers
unwilling 10 accept Q eompromiss
which would leave standing ths
ATmy's cancellation Of voluntary
snlistmsnts Of Negroes. II counsel
for Kelly and Justice Department
lawyers cannot reach an agresmsni
on the last issue. Ksllys suit II
expeetsd 70 come up within tha
next few days IN his motion 10 en-
jOin the enforcement u any orders
o. regulations which bar the en-.
hatmena OF inductiOu q eolOred
men on any tsras which are NOT
applieabls 30 white men-
TIA War DupaRtmamA. k0wOSar.
90 aaiA % BE- taking Immediate
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Labor Leaders Attack
Action of Nine Vets
Who Quit Miller Post
Say Post Provides Needed United WhIte.NegrO
Action
Action

In n public statement issued De-
toher I, four men active In the labor
movement In 81. Paul condemned
the action Of nine former members
Of Dorie Miller Post Of the Ameri-
can Legion who resigned from that
post IN protest against what they
labeled differences we hold with
Communists and Communist sym.
pathlEerp."
The public statement was signed
by Frank Boyd, secretary treasurer
II. y. G. r., Twin City division;
Harry 8. Brown, president, Local
5l8, Dining Car Employees Union;
G. W. Oliver, vice president Of the
same organization, and William o.
Heron. vice president 2742 Clio
Steelworkers. Heron Ii the only
one Of the group known 20 be n
member Of the Communist party.
None are members Of the Dorie
Miller Post.
Tho statement said;
"We, the undersigned, having
been informed Of the recent action
Of nine members Of the Dorie Miller
Post Of the American Legion In
Withdrawing from the Post alleging
domination by Communist sym.
pathiEcrS, desire 10 express the fol.
lowing opinions;
"We have followed with interest
the work Of the Post In promoting
Negro White united action In the
American Legion. The passage by
the 9TH District Convention Of the
American Legion Of n resolution
supporting n city FEPC, the pas.
sage Of a resolution through the
convention Of the 4th District and
the State Of Minnesota calling for
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Riot Leader Testifies
He Saw Mob Gathering

LAWRENCEBURG, Tenn. mn
PA)-Julius Blair, 76-year-old po-
litical leader and one Of % men
charged with taking part IN a race
riot in Columbia, Tenn, Feb. 20,
testified last Friday that he had
seen an armed white mob on the
public square prior to the disturb
ance.
Charged with being an accessory
70 the shooting Of Policeman WIN
Wilsford, Blair said he and other
persons decided Feb. rs to escort
James Stephenson, a war veteran
ont of town. Stephenson, with his
mother, Mrs. Gladys Stephenson
had been arrested after an alterca-
ton with a white radio repairmanl
and released on bail on a charge Of
attacking the white man.
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New Type Radio Program
On Air In California

HOLLYWOOD, (PPS).--A new
kind Of news program devoted TO
minority groups in American life
will he presented over KFWB Los
Angeles, beginning Sept. 20. The
quarter-hour program, Carlton
Moss Reports" viii bring listeners
news not usually heard elsewhere
adequate and objective cOverage
on all minority activities.
Newscaster Carlton Moss, out
standing young Negro writer, has
had long experience in the field,
served as n special advisor TO the
secretary Of war, and wrote the
War Department film, The Negro
Soldier"
The program will be sponsored by
a we'll known Hollywood manufac-
turer of women's sportswear, and
will be heard every Sunday after
noon at 1880 pm. Pacific Coast
time).
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California Bar Association Rebuffs
Recognition of Negro Lawyers
For Second Time With Old Abb

CORONADO, Calf. (NNPA).-
A second effort to assure Negro
lawyers Of the privilege Of mem
bership In bar associations in Cali
fornia failed at the annual con
vention Of the State Bar Of Cali
fOrnia last Wednesday.
A resolution sponsored by the
San Francisco chapter Of the Ma
tiOnal Lawyers Guild providing
that the convention should not seat
bar groups denying membership
to legally recognized Negro RttOr-
neys was defeated on n voice vote.
The resolution was aimed par
ticularly at the Los Angeles Bar
Association, whose 1900 members
have been contesting the issue, on
which opponents Of admission Of
Negro lawyers have prevailed.
A. l.. Wirin. Los Angeles conA-
sci Of the Civil Liberties Union,
declared that the granting Of full
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HOusemaid Slayer Receives
Fourth Stay of Execution

HARRISBURG. Pa. (NNPA).-
Corrine Sykes, 22-year-old Phila-
delphia housemaid who was sched-
uled to die in the electric chair
this week for the murder Of Mrs.
Freda Wodlinger, won her fourth
reprieve last Friday.
Governor Edward Martin stayed
her electrocution to the week Of
October II.
The postpOnement was granted,
he said. "for the purpose of further
study by the State Board of Par
dons Of the report of psychiatrists
and for the purpose Of considering
alleged after discovered evidence"
He disclosed for the first time
the names Of three psychiatrists
who examined the convicted muir
deress. They are: DR.. Arthur =.
Noyes, superintendent Of Norris
town State Hospital; DR.. John /.
Wiseman, superintendent Of the
Torrance State Hospital, and DR..
Hiding Beings, director Of the State
Bureau Of Mental Health,
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many places because Of the con.
ditiOns created by poverty.
minds are fertile for cultivation
by these blAsphemeTS Of the
American Creed"
Mr.. Ray urged that the National
Urban League work and end eco
nomic and political discrimination
against the South. As one means Of
doing this he suggested that the
League tell politicians in Wash
ingtOn 20 equalize freight rates, 10
give federal aid Of any sort on the
basis Of need, and 10 put an end 10
the idea that the South Is the No.
l economic problem.
Lifting Of economic barriers, he
argued, would be "the greatest
single contribution 10 the welfare
Of the great majority Of Negroes
in the United States.
Mr.. Ray said there IL q grow
ing list Of people 0f good win
In the South. "YOu will find
them" he said. ''in newspaper
offices, In radio stations, IN col
IeEes and universities. In the
ministry, In social services and
other fields. including business.
As an example. he cited the fact
that nearly 90 per cent Of the
editors Of Georgia opposed the
election Of Eugene TalmadRe ~
governor Of that state. and added
that Even In Mississippi some
editors started awakening the
people 10 the demagogusry 81
Rankin and BilbO."
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Pacific Commanders
Understand Troop
InteRratiOn Report

WASHINGTON, d. c. (NNPA)
General Douglas Macarthur, Su-
preme Commander Of Allied-occn'
pied Japan, Lieut.. General John T.
Hull. commanding in the Mid-Fa-
cific. and Major General James "
Christensen, deputy commander IN
the West Pacific, are familiar with
and completely understand the
Gillem Boards report on the Ell
fective utilization Of colored per
sonnet in the Army, Marcus II
Raw. civilian aide to the Secretary
Of War, reported on his return here
recently from a tour OF Army IN
stallations in the Pacific.
an a few isolated cases | found
Junior officers serving with Negro
troops who were not familiar with
this War Department policy, Mr.
RAY informed Secretary OF wal
Robert p. Patterson. Immediately
upon bringing these cases to the
attention Of the commanders con
cerned," he said, corrective action
was taken"
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Park Board, the Extension Division
u the University Of Minnesota, the
Minneapolis Public Library, the
Community Councils, the Bryant
Junior Parent Teachers Association.
the Council " Parent Teachers
Associations and the Junior ASso-
citation Of Commerce.
Included In the schedule Of Ae-
tiyitiss 10 per cent Of the adults
In the district wish 10 take part In
are: home planning and lAndscap-
ing, interior decorating, sewing,
Spanish, nursing and millinery:
shops and laboratories which offer
art metal and plasties, gardening,
knitting, photography, and short
hand: forum discussion groups on
current events, foreign and do
nestle relations and intsTcultural
relations; informal community
groups In community orchestrR,
folk and old time dancing, modern
dancing and radio bIoadeastinR;
athlstieS and sports, including
archery. basketball. boxing, swim.
ming and table games.
Youngsters have specified they
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Alabama NAACP Branches
To Fight for Vote Rights

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (NNPAl:
In an emergency conference held
At the Fourth Avenue USO Sun:
day, the Alabama Conference Of
Branches Of the National Assoei-
alton for the Advancement Of Col
cred People adopted q resolution
pledging TO fight the 'insidious and
Indemoeratie Boswell amendment
which is designed 70 eiryumvent
the decision Of the United States
Suureme Court OutlAWinR the
white primary. -
Under the Boswell amendment
reSistratOrs would have the sole
pSSsr 70 pass the ability Of an
sIertor 70 understand and explain
he United States Constitution, his
InowledRe Of the duties and rssPon-
Sihilities Of good citizenship under
= republican form Of government;
"a "a rood character, which would
he made requisites 70 voting
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privileges TO Negro lawyers was
not question Of the rules Of any
law group but "a mandate Of the
law and the Constitution"
Opposing the resolution, Edgar
Luce Of San Diego said:
Bar associations throughout the
State are purely voluntary, There
Is nothing To prevent one Of all
Democrats or all RepubliCRns-Or
all Communists. They make their
own qualifications on membership
and there Ii nothing 10 far as the
statutes are concerned 10 prevent
them from doing Il.
III we approved the resolution
We would not help anybody and
we would accentuAte the race prob
lem"
A similar effort ON behalf Of
Negro lawyers was defeated IN .
debate over seating delegates last
Tuesday.
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Democrats Adopt Resolution
Lauding Own Race Policies

WASHINGTON, ID. c. (NNPAl
The executive committee Of the
Democratic national committee at
a meeting here last Thursday
adopted a resolution and poilcy
statement in which it was asserted
that Democratic administrations
since 1888 have done more to Sc
cure equal rights for every race
creed and color than was accom-
plished by all preceding Republican
administrations combined.
Without enumerating any OF the
problems Of race discrimination or
the corrective actions for which the
Democratic party was responsible
the resolution declared that The
sympathetic attitude Of the Roose-
Welt and Truman administrations
to these problems stands in sharp
contrast to the unperformed prom
ises Of Republican politicians
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in Minneapolis on Monday, Oct Z,
to take part as discussion leader Of
the three day YWCA Leadership
Institute TO be held at the Mime
apolis YWCA Oct. 3 to IL. for
training volunteer and staff work
ers Of the Association.
Miss Height, secretary for inter
racial education for the national
board, was for three years director
Of Emma Ransom House in New
York City and for FIVE years ex-
eeutive secretary Of the Phyllis
Wheatley branch Of the Washing
ton, d. C., YWCA. She joined the
national staff in l944. Since then
she has been working on the ma
tional boards study Of interracial
practices within Community WV
CAS-, which were presented and
endorsed by an overwhelming ma
jority at the 18th national cOnven-
ton in Atlantic City on March 6.
Graduate Of New York UniveT-
sity, New York City, where she got
her masters degree, Miss Height
has also studied at the New York
School Of Social Work.
The Institute will he attended
by volunteer and professional work
ers from Minnesota. North and
South Dakota, Iowa and WiscOn-
sin.