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Evening star., 1946-07-19
JAW Asks Weekend
Meat-Buying Holiday
BY the Assoeiotsd Pres.


Oficials of the CIO United Auto
Workers today called for complete
halt to meat purchases over the week
end as they reported prices already
had started Ito crack under the
strain" OF the unions meat strike.
Walter P. Reuther, UAW-CIO
president, said the campaign for a
week-long embargo on meat pur-
chases was progressing well.
Reports around the country indi-
Gated definite showdown In sales
OF meats and butter. Retailers
agreed that buying had slumped
considerably in the housewives re
volt against higher prices"
The price situation is improving
daily as supplies increase, according
to George Dressler, executive secre-
tary Of the national association of
retail meat dealers.
Evening star., 1946-07-19

David recited. They were at their
best in 194l. They dropped of in
1913"
"Why?" he was asked
Due to three main points, which
apply to all of them" said David
The size Of the books was cut
one-eighth to one-half, due to the
sper shortage. Introduction Of ad-
vertising Of miscellaneous products
I am not interested in meant a
further cut. And some of the best
artists went into military service" !"
David was critical of newspaper
editors for not carrying Capt. Mar
veil, the favorite of himself and his
companions. His favorite Star comic
he said, is The Sad Sack" He likes
Kerry Drake" and Buzz Sawyer.
He is little impatient with Or
phan Annie"
She has been in the papers about
Is years and has only grown about
three years older" he said. II know
because my mother used to read
her.
In Market for Magazines.
His lecture-tone returned as he
said. Mutt and JEFF were the first
comic strip characters to be pub
lished in a daily newspaper. I got
that from Comic Strip Cavalcade.' >
David charges 10 cents for telling
the beginnings of comic strip series
He will trade valuable items for the
hrst two numbers of the Fawcett
publications or the original oversize
Master Comics magazines which he
has heard about but never seen.
Downstairs Mrs. Wigransky served
chocolate cake and iced tea while
David put his books back. Sidney
Wigransky, the photographers faith
er, Is with the General Accounting
once. The Wigranskys are from
Mississippi, she, OF. old, Southern
stock. he the son Of Polish-born
parents who came to Meridian and
kept store there She confided that
she hoped her son would become a
Baptist preacher. and she was a little
disturbed that the boy, who was in
terested In Greek mythology when
he first went to. school, had de-
veloped such a specialization In the
comic book field.
Evening star., 1946-07-19
Bills Ask Restoration
OF Compensation Unit

A section of President Trumans
reorganization plan abolishing the
United States Employees 'Compensa-
ton Commission was under attack
in Congress today in bills intro
duced by Senator Ferguson, Repub-
lican, and Representative O'Brien
Democrat, both OF Michigan, to re-
establish that three-member board
instead Of turning over its functions
to the Federal Security Agency.
Plan 2 OF the reorganization bill
which provided for the transfer and
authorized the Federal Security Ad-
ministrator to appoint a three
member board of appeals on injury
claims of Federal employees went
into effect last Tuesday. Earlier
the House refused to approve the
plan, but the Senate on Monday
upheld 1t so that it became opera
tive.
Senator Ferguson and Mr.. O'Brien
introduced identical bills in the
House and Senate late yesterday.
Mr.. O'Brien said he believed the in
dependent commission should be
preserved because it was a quasi
Judicial body" He said it also
should retain its identity as q BIZ
partisan group. The bill would con-
tinue the former commissioners in
ONCE until their regular terms ex-
pire.
Members of the commission.
established by Congress in 1917,
were, until last Tuesday Mrs. Jewell
w. Swofford, former Senator Hattie
w. Caraway of Arkansas, and AL
bert H. Ladner. jr. In general, they
administered legislation relating to
workmen's compensation benefits
for civil service and other Federal
Government employees. These in
clude District employees, except DO
licemen and f1remen.
The reorganization act abolished
the commission, transferred all its
functions to FSA and authorized the
FSA to make rules and regulations
and to set I'D a three-msn board.
Evening star., 1946-07-19
County Junior College
Accredited for GIs

The new Montgomery County
Junior College has been accredited
as school for veterans training,
Dean Hugh G. Price announced to-
day.
1t means that veterans can now
apply for instruction there through
regional Offices Of the Veterans Ad-
ministration. Training through
freshman and sophomore years of
college will be given to those who
pan later to transfer to a regular
college q university.
Evening star., 1946-07-19
House May Take Up
Courthouse Bill Today

Chairman Lanham of the House
Public Buildings and Grounds Com
mittee may be able to bring to the
noor OF the House today or tomor-
row the big buildings bill to au-
thorize q new Federal courthouse
here, and many other Federal strrc-
lures.
The House Rules Committee yes-
terday granted rule for an hours
debate on the measure.
1t authorizes $4,000, 900 for site
selection. planning and design O,
Federal buildings outside OF Wash.
ington and allows funds to beeir
planning the new Federal court.
house here, to purchase of additiona
grounds for the General Account.
Ing Once and to plan other build.
ings ct suitland. Nd.
Evening star., 1946-07-19
L. {. Williams, Miller
Head Trade Boards
New Committees

Lawrence z. Williams and Kirk
Miller have been named chairmen OF
two new standing committees of the
Washington Board Of Trade, Joseph
c. McGarraghy, president, an
nounced today. ,.-
Mr.. Williams, vice president of the
Mcdonnell Aircraft Corp. will head
the Committee of New Enterprises
Evening star., 1946-07-19

to work with other District groups
Ito have established in the Washing
ton area such employing enterprises
as appear to be desirable to the local
economy" Mr.. McGarraghy said.
Working closely with the Greater
National Capital Committee, the
new committee will give special at
tention to obtaining ofI1ces Of trade
and fraternal associations that are
found appropriate for the area
President of the Board of Trade
in 1899 and 1910. MI Williams has
also served as secretary, second vice
president and first vice president.
and was member of the board of
directors from 1910 until this year.
Mr.. Miller. public relations man
ager of the Washington division OF
Safeway Stores. Inc. was named to
head the Cleanup Washington
Committee, which will promote pro-
grams to keep both public and pri-
vate property areas clean.
For more than 20 years, Mr.. Miller
was soprts editor and columnist for
the old Washington Times. Active
on the boards Membership Com
mittee since 194l, he also is a men,
Der Of the Aviation and Traffic
Committees of the Board Of Trade.
Evening star., 1946-07-19
Maritime Board
ReportAccepts
GAO Criticisms
SIottery Tells Congress
900 Million Purchases
Can't Be AIIocuted
BY ths Assoeiatsd Frsss

Congress got q report today
from W. L. Slattery, construction
finance director of the Maritime
Commission, that more than
5000 ,000,0 900 in wartime pur-
chases by the commission "can
never be allocated."
In a document asserting that
some shipyard auditors for the COM
mission were fired because Of their
tight for the public interest" Mr.
Slattery added that in addition to
the unallocated purchases there are
unrecorded transfers between ship
yards too numerous to mention"
He said the value of materials in
volved in the transfers has been es-
timated at 100000, 900.
Mr.. Slattery was scheduled to be
called before the House Merchant
Marine Committee today in its in
vestigation into accounting methods
Of the Maritime Commission and the
War Shipping Administration -
methods which have been criticized
by General Accounting Once wit
nesses as having been loose" and
"inefflcient"
Report Placed in Record.
In advance OF his appearance the
committee placed In Its record q re-
port from Mr.. Slattery to Vice Ad-
n1iral w. w. Smith. commission
chairman, commenting on the GAO
criticisms.
In that report Mr.. Slattery said
I'VE accept the general criticisms. >
But added
The implications Of the GAO
audit report are not mentioned,
namely that the commission had
lost bookkeeping records of ship con-
struction material and that by 1943
there was no hope that it could
be retrieved by bookkeeping meth
DDS. .
There was, from 1912, no posi-
bility that the cost of contracts or
Of ships would ever be known unless
the whole system was revised and
brought into relation with the flow
OF money and events. The disorder
was widely known"
Mr.. Slattery, who has held his
present position only since February.
served in subordinate capacity
during the period under investiga-
tion-the fiscal years ended June 30,
1a43 and June 80. 1914.
Says Work Paid for Itself.
Turning to the work of the COM
missions resident shipyard auditors,
Mr.. Slattery said 1t paid for itself
over and over again." adding:
I'VE know, of course, that there
was waste and extravaganza; Con-
gress knows it, and it was common
gossip.
THE shipyard auditors and their
regional chiefs fought the higher
approvals that sometimes seemed to
be given so carelessly by those in
charge, and In this ,fght for the
public interest some auditors lost
their heads and others came under
a cloud"
Meanwhile. Marvin j. Coles, the
committees counsel, said that after
today's session stan of committee
accountants will begin an indie
pendent audit that will lead to a
recess in the hearings until some
time in August or September.
Witnesses to be called later, Mr..
Coles said, include Vice Admiral
Emory S. Land, president of the
Air Transport Association and for
mer head Of both the Maritime
Commission and the War Shipping
Administration.
Evening star., 1946-07-19
Mundt Asks Funds
To Keep 'Saboteurs'
Off u. ). PayroNs

Charging that Federal pre- EN-
ployment services had been seri-
ously curtailed by Budget Bureau
appropriation cuts, Representative
Mundt, Republican, of South Da-
kota last night called on Congress to
help keep of the Government pay
rolls undesirable agents Of Commu-
nism or other American forces.
Congress, he said, should now
take steps to protect America
against the foolhardy and danger
Gus relaxations which have been
made in the investigation of poten-
tial Government employees"
The present situation, he said
amounts practically to giving the
green light to every political sabo-
teur and un-American influence In
this Republic that desires to see our
public Offices infiltrated to the point
Of saturation with undesirable, un-
patriotic and un-American per-
sonnet" y.
Hoover, Flemming Concerned"
The speaker declared both j. Ed
gar Hoover, director of the Federal
Bureau Of Investigation, and Civil
Service Commissioner Arthur s
Flemming were deeply concerned.
Both OF these good public Of
cials," he said, ARE seriously dis
turbed at this action of the Budget
Bureau. which, due to the pressure
Of a-multitude Of other public duties
upon members OF Congress, has up
to now all but escaped public notice
and completely escaped congress
sional correction"
1T should be a matter Of real
public concern to determine Just
who 1t was, either on or of the
staff of the Budget Bureau. who
succeeded in thus sabotaging Amer
ica's first line of defense because,
certainly, the first place to safeguard
our Nations security is to make
certain that those who work for
our Government believe in the sys-
tenn which arey are privileged to
operate"
Cites Civil Service Cuts.
Mr.. Mundt characterized as q
Startling situation" the cuts in ap-
preparation for the civil service
investigation staff from $2,246 ,49s
in the fiscal year 1945 to only
$78, ,624 in 1947 fiscal year.
As a member of the House Com
mittee on american Activities
Mr.. Mundt said he would ask the
committee to look into the matter,
The committee, he said, would be
asked to devote special attention
to the conditions which are apt te
develop from the horrifc lassitude-
if it is not worse than that-which
the Budget Bureau has exemplified
toward the all-important matter OF
carefully screening and systemat-
ically investigating the character
and suitability Of applicants fos
Federal positions before they are
given places Of responsibility and
access to records and data of vital
importance to the, country Is. q
whole" a..
Evening star., 1946-07-19

of the Park Police, entrance to the
park roadways set aside for ofhcials
cars will be from Alabama avenue
and Thirty eighth street only.
The course can be reached by
Washington, Marlboro and Annap-
oils buses leaving Eleventh and E
streets NV. and by the Capital
Transit Hillcrest busline. Transfers
to either Of these lines can be OBJ
tanned from any Capital Transit
streetcar or GUS reaching Seven
teenth street and Pennsylvania
avenue Sc.
Facilities being installed for con-
venience Of the thousands expected
to attend. the postwar revival of the
Derby include a public address sys-
tenn, comfort station, drinking foun-
tains and refreshment stand to be
operated by the Jacob Jones Post
OF the American Legion.
Contestants will assemble at 8
am. to receive their racing helmets
and shirts. They will march to-
gether in the parade an hour later
Guests to Lead Parade.
Distinguished guests will lead the
parade behind I police escort. The
column will form on park roadways
above the starting line and move
down the hill past the grandstand
at the finish line. 1t will reverse
its course there in order to return
contestants to the assembly area at
the starting ramp
Marching units from the several
armed services, the Maritime Com
mission Band, the drum and bugle
corps Of James Reese Europe Post
of the American Legion, the Legion
National Guard of Honor, massed
colors of local Legion posts and
auxiliaries. a contingent of Boy
Scouts and representatives of other
ooys' organizations will participate
Introductory remarks will follow
the parade. Then, the Maritime
Commission Band will take up its
position in special grandstand and
play until the racing begins.
Start at IL am.
Before the start of official compe-
tition. scheduled for approximately
II a m, the boys will have an oppor-
tunity to make trial runs down the
course. There will be an intermis-
sion for lunch.
The eventual winner, successful
throughout series of elimination
rounds, will succeed Gene Bean a.
the local champion. Young Bean
winner in 194l, retained his title
during the wartime suspension o1
the Derby. He now is in the Army
Signal Corps and is stationed a,
Fort Monmouth, N. j.
The victor tomorrow will repre-.
sent Washington In the nationa
finals in Akron, Ohio, August 1s
For winning the Washington race
he will receive a wristwatch, the
M. E. Coyle Trophy, and all prizes
he will have won in the earl,
rounds. These will include a medal
cup, certificate for sporting good.
and = bicycle. In Akron, he will
have chance to win a four-year
college scholarship.
Numerous other awards will be
distributed after the racing to the
champions chief competitors.
Station WMAL will report prog.
ress OF the competition directl,
from the course throughout the
day.
Evening star., 1946-07-19
Arch Mcdonald Bockers
Report 81 ,444 Expense

The Arch McDonald-for Congress
Committee received 81, AS and spent
$l,444.54 in supporting Mr.. McDon-
aid for the Democratic nomination
to the House from the sixth Mary
land district, according to a state
ment filed by Edward c. Holmead,
treasurer Of the. group, with the
Montgomery County Circuit Court
clerk.
Evening star., 1946-07-19
Trumun PIuns No Excursion

President Truman plans no special
activity this week end, White House
Press, Secretary Charles G. Ross
said today. He told reporters that
the President expects to remain In
the White House. q
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-05
COL. CLIFF TITUS
CIVILIAN SPEAKER
Club Members Hear Some
Details OF Proposed
Hospital Project

Humanitarian ideals and the free
dom and dignity of the common
man were listed as the two basic
principles of cur American society
by Col. Cliff K. Titus, Richmond,
Va, in a talk to Civilians at their
regular meeting in the banquet
room of the Friendly cafeteria last
night.
Colonel Titus, veteran of both
world wars and a man Of wide ex-
perience in eouc ational, political
and religious fields, is in Whining
ton in connection with the funds
campaign for the projected Holy
Family hospital here.
Drive Soon
Speaking OF the hospital, he told
club members that the drive for
$780, will get underway soon.
The institution will be operated by
Sisters of the Order OF the Holy
Family of Nazareth, all of whom
are trained nurses working without
remuneration.
Other nurses Of all religious be
liefs will be employed and the
hospital will be stated by local
doctors with the Sisters acting in a
supervisory capacity.
Medical Center
Wilmington should become the
southeastern North Carolina medi-
cal CENTER" he said and termed
the building cf the hospital an in
vestment in the city's future.
Following Colonel Titus address,
Mrs. Andrew j. Howell, who told
Civilians OF the drive by the North
Carolina Sorosis for $4,000 in this
county for the National Cancer Re-
search Society.
Mrs. Howell pointed out that
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-05
COAL RATE CASE
SET FOR JUNE 4
Wilmington Port Traffic
Association To Be Rep
resented AT Asheville

The Interstate Commerce COM
mission yesterday announced from
shington, D. c., that hearings
on coal rate cases filed by the Caro-
lima Coal Consumers, Inc, have
been set for June 4, il Asheville.
Filing for hearing several
months ago, the Coal Consumers
organization claimed that rates
charged for hauling coal from the
fields of Kentucky, West Virginia,
Indiana, and other states were ex-
orbitant.
Wilmington 35-cent per ton dif-
ferential rate may be imperiled by
the hearing, H. E. Boyd, traffic
manager, Wilmington Port-Tra1flc
association, said yesterday.
He said that ha would be pre-
sent at the hearing to protect local
interests, explaining the current
rate was an attractive incentive for
industry to locate here
Defendants in the case are the
Aberdeen and Roekfish Railway
company and IS subsidiary roads.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-05
BERRY RAY JONES

FAIR BLUFF, April 4.-Berry
Ray Jones, rs, OF near Fair Bluff
died in Conway, S. c., hospital
Thursday morning at one o'clock
from injuries sustained in an auto
mobile accident Tuesday night near
Myrtle Beach. S. c.
Funeral services will be held at
the residence Friday afternoon at
three o'clock. Interment will be IN
the Powell cemetery.
Surviving are his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Lonrie Jones OF Fair
Bluff; four brothers, c. c. OF Fair
Bluff; Lonnie, Jr., Of Lake View,
S. c.; James Willard and Earl
Douglas, both of Fair Bluff; four
sisters. Mrs. Pauline Jenkins, Mrs.
Sarah Elizabeth Edwards, Mrs.
Betty Mae Duncan, all of Fair
Bluff: Mrs. Martha Lorraine BtA-
lard of Cerro Gordo Also by his
maternal grandparents, Mr.. end
Mrs. William Worrack Of Colds
boro.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-05

twice as many people died OF can
Ger during World War II as were
killed or missing. She gave figures
showing that one out of every eight
persons in the United States will
have cancer during their lifetime
With 81 deaths from cancer in
this county last year, Mrs. Howell
pointed out the need for further
knowledge of the causes and treat
ment of the disease.
Welcomed Back
Jimmy Brown and Ed Weaver
were welcomed back into the club
after discharges from the service.
Guests of The club were Hugh
Morton. Lieut.. Tom Bruff and
Billy Wells, Townsville, Ga.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-05
WALTER A. PETERSON
THOMAS DIXON

SHELBY, April 4.-U.D-Funera
services were held here Thursday
for Thomas Dixon, widely known
author, lecturer and minister, wht
died Wednesday morning in Ra
leigh at the age of 50 after an i'll
ness of three years.
Burial. was made in Shelby.
Sunset cemetery.
Dixon gained widespread fame
for his writing. Among his books
were such best sellers as "Ths
Clansman," THE Leop ards
Spots and 1.-THE One Woman"
Besides his writing career, dur.
ing which he produced 10 books,
Dixon had two other professions,
in both Of which he also made his
mark.
As minister, he achieved sue
cess in pastorates in Goldsboro,
Raleigh, Boston and New York.
And as lecturer, he gained fame
during a 14-year period on plat
forms throughout the country.
In statement issued to the pub
lie after learning of Dixon's death,
Gov. Gregg Cherry said, 'Nortfl
Carolina has lost a distinguished
son. Through his long list OF
popular and worthwhile novels,
his activities on the lecture plat
form and in the pulpit, Thomas
Dixon made a distinctive contribu-
ton to North Carolina and the
nation.'
Dixon is survived by his second
wife, Madelyn Donovan Dixon, and
two children, Charlotte Louise and
Thomas, Jr.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-05
KINSTON AIRPORT
TO Be ABANDONED
100000 Field To Be
Placed On Caretaker
Status May |

WASHINGTON, April 4 - The
three millioH-dollar Kinston, N. c.
,irport, which the Marines corns
has used as an auxiliary field to
It's major base at Cherry Point, will
he placed in caretaker status about
Nav l and probably will be declar-
ID surplus June 1.
The Civil Aeronautics Admins
+ra.ion, under whose direction the
field was built, during the war. will
give Kinston and Lenoir county ton
priority on peacetime use of it, but
the airport may prove too big for
them to operate.
May Seek Stop
There is possibility that Kins.
ton will seek stop on the Pennsyl.
vania Central Airlines' Norfolk to
Knoxville route across North Caro-
lima.
The Marine corps wished to keep
the field, but Naval appropriations
are insufficient to permit the pur-
chase, it was said.
Kinston Delegation
Mayor Guy Elliott and four other
Kinston men, John G. Dawson.
Thomas J. White, j. S. May and G.
E. Caaady, conferred about the air.
port Thursday, with Major General
Field Harris of Marine corps avia-
ton and Edgar A. Smith of the
CAA Future Planning division.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-05

Army for service with this unit for
periods OF one to three years.
Lieut.. N. G. Cottle, pointed out
again that he men who enlist
under this provision will be enlisted
with the grades appropriate to their
training and experience. Full de-
tails may be had at the local Army
recruiting station, Post Office
building.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-05
ARRIVES HOME

Lieut.. Russell d. Stone mas
arrived in the city on a month
leave of absence and Is visit
ing at the home of his mother,
Mrs. r. r. Stone, Jr. He has
been serving with the AAF at
Munich, Germany, and ON COM
pletion of his leave, will report
to his base.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-05
ARMORED DIVISION
ENLISTMENTS WILL
STOP ON APRIL !

Former members of the armed
forces were yesterday warned that
April 7, 1916, is final date for en-
listing In the Second Armored Divi-
sion.
This division, now located at
Camp Hood, Texas, has had vacan-
cies in it's ranks for men with
previous service in an Armored
force, including those who served
with the Service Forces OF that
unit.
Eligibles may join the Regular
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-05
ASKS RETURNS

Harold M. Hinkle, local
United States Employment Ser
vice manager yesterday re-
quested the 60 persons who had
taken applications pertaining to
Jobs In Panama and Hawaii to
return them to his office SO
they can be referred to the
national labor office for ap-
prevail. To date 16 applicants
have been approved, he said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-05
employees PENsIONED

Three city employees who
served the city for a COM
bined total of Ga years were
retired and pensioned yester-
day.
They are: w. H. kermon,
police department, who served
20 years; J. S. Garfield, fire
department, II years; and Lon
ME Shaw. Negro, water depart
ment, ~ years.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-05
AERO CLUB MEETS

At a meeting Of the Whining
ton Aero club, sponsorship Of
the Senior Air scouts was dis
cussed, Mrs. John Render,
secretary of the club an
nounced. G. T. Baker, head OF
the Boy Scouts, was the prin-
nal speaker. Plans for a dance
At the Lake Forest commu-
nity building to be held April
20 were discussed. Committee
men were appointed.