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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-18
NAVY PLAN
DRAWS new FIRE
Vote On Merger Proposal
May Be Blocked Be-
fore Recess

WASHINGTON, June 17-U.D -
President Humans compromise
plan for merging the armed forces
touched off a new clash Monday
between Army and Navy propon-
ents in Congress that threatened
to block a vote on the bill before
the tentative mid-July recess.
Senate supporters of the Army
lost no time in pressing for prompt
passage of the new merger plan,
which sided with the Army in most
of the points in dispute between
the two services.
Thorough Hearings
But Sen Edward V. Robertson,
(R., Wyo.,) announced that h and
other members of the Naval At
fairs committee would demand
very, very thorough hearings.
The committee, by insisting on its
W hearings, blocked earlier
unification proposals worked out
by the Senate Military Affairs
COllllllIllSS dllQ dllOtlCI LINSot45o
ton at this time would stall action
probably until the next session OF
congress.
Senate Democratic Leader Alben
W. Barley, (Ky.,) told reporters
after the regular weekly confer
ence between Mr.. Truman and his
legislative leaders that the Presi-
dent did not discuss the comprom-
Use plan submitted to congress on
Saturday.
Endorses Compromise
Chairman Ebert Thomas, Cd,
Utah. of the Senate Military AT
fairs committee, endorsed the COM
promise which generally was re-
garded as a victory for the Army.
Sen. Warren R. Austin (R., VIZ
recently named U. S. representa-
See MERGER on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-18
STREET WIDENING
NEARLY FINISHED
Second Street Paving Pro.
ject Completion Set
Wednesday

Second street, widened to 46 feet
between Chestnut and Walnut
streets and completely re-surfaced
from Princess to Walnut streets,
should be open to traffic Wednes-
day morning barring any unfore-
seen difficulties or inclement
weather, City Engineer j. A.
Loughlin said yesterday.
1.-THE project is going right along
on schedule" Loughlin said. land
I look for the men to lay the last
coat of asphalt on Tuesday. If
nothing happens to interfere with
the finishing touches, We'll keep
the street blocked off Tuesday
night for cooling and hardening
and then open it up for traffic
early Wednesd morning"
Loughlin said he was unable to
say exactly what the project would
cost, but added that tabulatlons
of the completed job should be
in line" with all the other street
paving and widening projects.
See STREETS on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-18
NAME
LEADERS FOR '46
R. M. Kermon Renamed
Association Executive
Secretary

R. M. Kermon, Wilmington at
torney, was reappointed executive
secretary and counsel of the North
Carolina Association of Plumbing
and Heating contractors, yester'
day as the state group swung into
the first day of its tWo-day 36th
annual summer convention at
Wrightsville Beach's Ocean Ter
race hotel.
The Tar Heel plumbers also
elected regular officers for the COM
ing year. They are: v. G. Moser,
Asheville, president; T. L. Blow,
Goldsboro, first vice-president; L.
D. Peace, Townsville, second vice
PRESIDENT; L. H. Bramble, Fayette-
vile, third vice-president; and W.
H. Hunt, Durham, secretary-treas-
urer
Installation
The new officers will be installed
this morning by c. c. Davis, past
president of the association and a
member of the State Board of Elk
aminers of Plumbing and Heating.
Yesterdays session started at II
am. as L. V. O'Callaghan, South
ern Pines, retiring president, called
the approximately 200 delegates to
order in the convention hall.
Invocation
Kermon gave the invocation, aft
which Mayor w. Ronald Lane
welcomed the delegates to Will
and the beach.
At 2 pm. the members recon-
vened to discuss business, elect
their new officers, and hear adj
dresses by H. S. Richie, Albemarle,
and E. B. Grady, Concord.
OPA Prices
Richie discussed OPA area
prices in the plumbing and heating
field, and Grady explained the
functions of the national conven-
ton.
Last night the delegates, their
wives, and guests gathered in the
ballroom for an extensive
party.
After the new officers are install
ed this morning the group will
hear talks by W. H. Sullivan,
Greensboro, and E. D. Kuykendall,
attorney for the Federal Housing
administration.
See PLUMBERS on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-18
SENATOR'S REFUSE
SQUABBLE REVIEW
Judiciary Committee Plays
Hands Off" In Jack
son Charge

WASHINGTON, June 17-P-
The Senate Judiciary committee
adopted a "hands off" attitude
Monday toward the controversy be-
tween Supreme Court Justices
Robert II. Jackson and Hugo L..
Black,
Since the House Judiciary COM
mittee already has taken much the
same position, it became apparent
that congress intends to do moth
ing about the ''feuo" although
some legislators individually have
noticed demands that Black or
Jackson, or both, resign.
Jackson said in Nuremberg he
had read of these demands and 81
have nothing to say
Closed Session
The Senate group met behind
closed doors for two and one-half
hours, then issued a statement say
ing:
The committee has heard and
discussed the cablegram addressed
to the chairmen of the Senate and
See SENATOR'S on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-18
POLICEMAN'S NIGHTsTICK -

POLICEMAN'S NIGHTSTICK 49,
For some obscure and unfortunate
reason we have never practiced
the old maxim which advises as
follows:
LET sleeping dogs lie"
And we, apparently, r not the
only person along the Cape Fear
who fluants the ancient adage.
You have only to read the letter
we received over the weekend for
proof that some actually prod them
into irate wakefulness. with the
business end of a policeman's
nightstick.
JONES AND SMITH-"Dear Sir
(the letter says)-If you are open
to suggestions please let's hear
something about the old time po-
licemen.
s'Now don't you really believe
we have something there?
"Of that subject I can't be a
great deal of help t. you but may
be I a help to contribute some
thing to it..
"Mv Grandfather was Mr.. Monk
Tones and his buddy was a Mr..
smith. That, I am told, was a good
while before I was born, but
am sure you could get a good bit
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-18
S0L0NS AGREE
ON DRAFT LAW
Selective Service Would
Be Extended Until
March,, 1947 -.

WASHINGTON, June II. -W.H-
Senate and House c%onferees agreed
Monday to extend the Selective
Service law until March 81, 1947,
but remained at odds over the con-
troversial question of drafting
teen-agers.
The new expiration date repre-
scented a compromise between Sen
ate and House differences. The
Senate voted originally to extend
the law until next May is; the
House until February Is. The exist
ing stop-gap law expires July /,
this year.
Conferees stubbornly declined
to alter their positions on the teen
age issue. The Senate wants to in
clude 10 and 19-year-old youths in
the draft. The House voted to
exempt all men under 20. A
second attempt to reconcile the diff
ferences failed. Another effort to
reach d compromise will be made
Thursday.
Pay Raises Put Aside
Questions of raising military pay
to encourage volunteering and re-
duce the need for a draft were put
aside by the c%onferees pending
settlement of the teen-age question.
The House voted pay raises for
all ranks, from buck privates to
five-star generals. The Senate
voted a pay boost only for men in
non-commissioned grades.
A compromise in the teen-age
controversy may result from a pro-
posal by Representative John
Sparkman, DALAI to put 18-year-
olds at the bottom of the draft
barrel. Chairman Ebert D. Thorn
as, D.-Utah) of the Senate Military
Affairs committee, said the con-
ferees are considering that plan.
1t would set up four service cate
gories, in the following order:
l.. Volunteers.
2. Men aged 20 to "A. The Army,
See DRAFT On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-18
SLIGHT RISE ASKED
FOR PORT EXPENSE
$9,783 Called For; Willets
Predicts Banner Year
For Area

The submitting of tentative bud
gets for the coming fiscal year
by the Wilmington Port commits
sion and the New Hanover Coun-
ty Farm Agents office was the
chief business of the regular Mon
day meeting yesterday of the New
Hanover County Board of Com
missioners.
The port commissions budget,
showing an increase of about $l0O
over the 1856 ure of 9 1883. rs,
was submitted by Frederick Will
let's, chairman, and j. T. HERS,
executive general agent.
Agents Figure
The farm agents office submit
ted a figure of ~$6,816.49.
In a prepared statement, Will
let's pointed out that the coming
fiscal year has promise of being
the most important in the ports
history from the standpoint of re-
establishing peace-time water
borne commerce, both coastal and
foreign.
Seek Tonnage Increase
Since the wars end, Willetts said,
the port commits sion has taken ag-
gressive leadership in seeking to
increase the port-tonnage of ship
ping.
See BUDGET on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-18
GALLOWAY NAMED
TO DIVISION POST
Wilmington Post Secretary
Is Elected
Commander

Ray Galloway, executive director
Of Wilmington Post Number 10,
American Legion, was yesterday
elected commander of division 3,
subject to the approval of the Con-
vention of state convention of
%Legionnaires in Winston-Salem.
Representing Eastern North Car
dina for the Legion, Galloway will
have his headquarters at Whining
Ten, it was indicated by an AS
ISOLATED Press dispatch, last night.
Officers Elected
Using the theme of National
Securi y" the Legion elected four
oiher Divisional officers; named
district commanders and vice com
manderS and appointed delegates
10 the national convention.
A featured speaker at yester-
days session was National Vice
commander Samuel L.. Latimer,
Columbia, S. c., who told the dele
salon, This time the Legion must
insist that it be heard on matters
pertaining to National Security, we
nave tried the soft way but it has
not worked"
Membership Doubled
The Legion reported that its
membership has more than doubled
oVflng the past year, and now has
q membership of more than $1,000,
Inc organization was also shown
10 be in excellent financial" con.
dition-
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-18
The w Gather

FORECAST
North and South Carolina: Partly
cloudy and warm Tuesday with showers
in the mountains.
eastern Standard Time)
(By U. S. Weather Bureau)
Meteorological data for the "a hours
ending 1880 pm. yesterday.
Temperatures
1:30a r.; 7:30a SO; 1:3op IA; 7:30p u.
Maximum IS; Minimum 60; Mean 10;
Normal II.
Humidity
1:3oa IS; 7:3oa "a; 1902 80; 7:3op "a.
Precipitation
Total for "a hours ending 1880 pm
900 inch.
Total since the first of the month
2 :96 inches.
Tides For Today
(From the Tide Tables published by
U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey.
High Low
Wilmington ------------ IL :34a SAGA
p 6:34p
Masonboro Inlet ----- 9:o9a 3:25a
9:36p 3:13p
Sunrise 5:00a; Sunset 7:26p; Moonrise
10:03p; Moonset 7:14a.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-18
NAVY RESERVISTS
MAY TRAIN HERE
Captain H. c. Daniel Sche-
dulles Visit Here
Wednesday

With Wilmington's unit of U. S.
Naval Organized reserves tenta-
lively scheduled to be formed about
July l, Capt. H. c. Daniel, USN,
9th naval district officer who may
be in charge of the local unit, IS
expected to come here from
Charleston, S. c., headquarters on
Wednesday to lay the groundwork
for the organization, it was dis
closed yesterday by Lieut.. Henry
C. Bost, Wilmington Port director
Seeking Armory
The prime purpose of Captain
Daniels visit here is to determine
whether the employment office OF
the North Carolina Shipbulldlng
company will make a suitable
armory for the reserve unit, Lieu
tenant Bost said.
L. E. voss, resident plant engl-
neer of the U. S. Maritime com
mission at the local shipyard, said
Yesterday that the building used
as an apprentice dormitofy before
if was converted into the yards
employment office-has been held
Sin allegiance" pending the cap
tain's study of its possibilities as
an armory.
May Be Surplus
Voss said the structure will prob
ably be declared surplus, thus CIV
ing the Navy an opportunity to
acquire it should it prove suitable.
Captain Daniel is also expected
to inspect local docks with a view
See RESERVISTS on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-18

tension division of the Univer-
sity of North Carolina and cur
rently serving as steering chair
man of the Governors COM
mittee studying ways and
means of providing facilities
for the university's overhead,
also asked Roland to confer in
Chapel Hill with him Thursday
of this week. Several points
relative to the establishment
of a school here, probably in
the plant of New Hanover High
school will be discussed.
First Two Years
The center here, Roland was
informed, would provide first
and second-year college work
for approximately 100 stu
dents, most of them veterans,
See COLLEGE on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-18

rifle fury leVelllng oulldlngS In
both countries.
40 In Hospitals
Chief of Police Tom Verelden Of
River Rouge said three persons
were killed there, while nearly 40
more were rushed to hospitals on
tn American side.
Red Cross workers rushed to the
area to aid the stricken communi-
ties, while police and firemen from
many surrounding communities
also hurried to the two localities.
The Canadian Press said whole
families were feared wiped out as
the tornado cut a 100-foot swathe
through Sandwich"
MANY of the victims were de-
capitated," the Canadian Press
said.
Eyewitness reports heightened
fears that the death toll may neach
several score.
Plane Blown, Away
The wing Of a plane identified
as part of an American Army
bomber fell on a house on George
venue in Windsor In the height Of
the storm. No other trace of the
craft was reported.
Mrs. Albert r. Perry of Windsor
said at least seven persons were
killed a short distance from her
home.
The seven, she said, were living
See TORNADO On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-18
INC Branch?
UNC Branch?
CITY is BOOSTED
CENTER

Recommendation of Whining
ton as one of two sites for a
major college center operated
as a branch of the University
Of North Carolina was disclosed
yesterday to H. M. Roland,
county school superintendent,
in telephone conversation with
a member of the Governors
committee studying college
facilities.
Second Center
The site of the second major
center will be Asheville, Roland
was informed. Lesser centers-
lesser in size and enrolment
capacity-will be established in
four other cities if recommen-
dations of the committee are
accepted, Roland was told.
The committee member, R.
NJ. Grammar, head of the Ex-
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-18

OPA also set ceiling for the
first time on bulk cream and on
milk stimulate production Of
butter, but OPA officials doubt
ed that either these moves or
the price increase for butter
will put more on the table very
soon.
Ceilings Off
They said the possibility of re-
moval of price ceilings on but
ter and other dairy products
July l gives producers a big in
centive for withholding supplies
from the market. The Senate
has voted to eliminate these
ceilings.
In raising prices Monday,
OPA was carrying out instruc-
tons issued May 20 by Econo-
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-18
INQUEST CALLED
IN GIRLS DEATH
South Carolinian Dies Fol-
lowing Auto Accident
AT Beach -

Miss Fay Hall, of Columbia, S.
c., most seriously injured Of eight
persons involved in a two-car col
lision late Saturday night between
the Inland waterway bridge and
Carolina Beach, died in James
Walker Memorial hospital at 7:05
yesterday morning without regain
ing consciousness.
Miss Hall, who was vacationing
at the beach, became the fifth
person to die from automobile
incurred injuries in New Hanover
county since June l.
Inquest Delayed
Coroner Asa W. Allen said he
would impannel a jury to probe
the woman's death, but that the
inquest probably would not be held
until later in the week when per-
sonal interviews could be had with
other persons involved in the &C
cident.
Four persons remain in the hos
pital as the result Of the crash,
which, according to State Highway
patrolmen, occurred when a sedan
operated by Dave Clark, of Mt.
Airy, swung out from a line of
traffic, headed northward, and
crashed head-on into a southbound
passenger auto driven by Wayne
Lee Yokley, of Winston-Salem.
Miss Hall was a passenger in
Clark's vehicle.
See INJURED on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-18
IMPROVISORS
Soap Box DerbyEntrants
Overcome :Shortage'Bug

Wheel-and-axle sets for Derby
racers now are being made
and sold by three companies,
which are making every effort
to meet the tremendous ma
tional demand. If contestants
desiring to buy regulation
Wheel-and-axle sets have diff
Guilty finding them, they are
urged to get in touch with The
Star-News or Raney Chevro-
let company, co-sponsors of
the big event here, and proper
race officials will endeavor to
put them in touch with a deal
See SOAP BOX on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-18
STATE GROUP SETS
DATE FOR MEETING
North Cardinals County
Commissioners Plan
Road Discussion

A study of the farm-to-market
road program a. opposed to the
super highway program now under
consideration of the State highway
Commission, is expected to high
light the annual convention of the
State Association of County Com
missioners converting at Wrights-
vile Beach Sept. 4, S, and 6, II
has been announced.
Beach Site
The announcement was contain
ed in a message from j. l.. Skinner,
secretary of the association, which
was sent to members of the New
Hanover county commissioners.
TIE Ocean Terrace hotel has been
designated as the meeting place.
1t had earlier been deemed i'm
possible to secure reservations dur
ing August, and the September
dates were then confirmed, accord
ing to the secretary.
Other Matters
Skinner also announced that
four other major matters would
be high on the associations agenda.
They are: Formulation of the as
sociation's legislative matters;
study of the discount law which
will permit early payments o:
county taxes which will result If
considerable savings to property
holders; discussion of Legislation
which will return all marriage Ii
cense fees to the county, and
substitute on the law which deal!
with crop reports.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-18
PROMPT ACTION
Fireboat tiations
To Begin Immediately

from last Wednesdays $40, 900
fire across the river in Stones
marine railway yards.
Benson also disclosed that a
complete survey of Whining
toms waterfront will be made
shortly by the fire department,
the city building inspector, and
other city officials in order to
determine what measures
should be taken to eliminate
riverside fire hazards.
Rundown Condition
"The waterfront within the
city limits is, for the most
See FIREBOAT on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-18
Moving Higher

WASHINGTON, June 17-P)
Housewives already paying
more for milk, bread and other
market basket items-Monday
were tagged with higher prices
for butter, cheese and evaporat-
ed milk.
They will pay II cents more
a pound for butter, six cents
for cheddar cheese and one
cent on a 141a ounce can of
evaporated milk.
Effective AT Once
The retail increases 60 into
effect, OPA announced, with
first sales by dealers who have
paid more for their supplies.
Manufacturers were authorized
to begin charging higher
prices right away.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-18
IMPROVISORS
BY JACK C. N

Reports received at Soap
Box Derby headquarters here
are to the effect that many
Of the youthful entrants are
exercising ingenuity and re-
sourcefulness in tracking down
parts for the cars they are
building for the Derby race
over the Rankin street course
on July 81. The hunt hither and
yon for parts has been brought
about by shortages of wheel
and-axle' sets, plywood and
metal fittings necessary in
the construction of a soap box
racer.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-18

Fire Chief Ludie Groom will
begin negotiations Immediately
to obtain a new fireboat com
mensurate with Wilmington's
waterfront needs" it was dis
closed yesterday by Acting City
Manager j. R. Benson.
eve already have three fire
boats in line for possible pur-
chase by the city," Benson
said. "They are in government
service now, and if one OF them
fills the bill we shall purchase
it as soon as possible.
Disastrous Fire
The city's prompt action TO
secure a new fireboat stems
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-18
KREISLER CRITICALLY ILL

NEW YORK, June 17-P)-Fritz
Kreisler, world famed violinst was
reported in a critical condition
from peritonitis Monday night by
one Of his physicians, who said
the condition developed after an
emergency operation for appendi-
citis performed Sunday night. The
71-year-old music master suffered
a severe attack Sunday morning
at his home, an the operation re-
vealed a ruptured appendix and
local peritonitis. Kreisler showed
much Improvement Monday, the
physician said, but he had not yet
passed the critical stage.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-18
NOTE OF HARMONY
STRUCK AT MEET
Foreign Secretaries, Wary,
Agree On Minor
Issues

PARIS, June II. - W.D - The
big Four foreign ministers,
agreeing in principle on three mi
nor Italian peace treaty points
Monday night, finished the first
full working day of their fateful
conference in complete harmony.
But only because, like wary boxers
sparring for an opening, they avoid
ed all major issues.
The questions on which the big
Four" agreed at a three hour and
Is minute conference at the Luxem-
bourg palace concerned Cd seizure
See HARMONY On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-18
And So To Bed

Yesterday afternoon a certain
elderly Wilmington man wrote
a letter and then began to look
around the house for a postage
stamp.
After a long search he finally
found an air-mail stamp in his
sons bureau drawer.
He stuck the stamp on the
envelope and then wrote the
following inscription under it:
"Please do not send this letter
air mail. The air mail stamp is
the only one l could find in the
house, but please do not put the
letter on a plane. I do not trust
the durn things"
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-18

DETROIT, June 17.-P)-At least a score of persons
lost their lives as a freak tornado struck the American
community of River Rouge, Mich, and the Canadian town
of Sandwich, Ont, shortly after 6 pm. Monday night.
The Canadian Press at Windsor said that "at least Is
or 20 and probably many more persons" died on that side
of the border when the short-ived tornado struck with ter
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-18
At Least 20 Counted
Dead In Detroit Area
Many More Expected To Be Found Dead
Under Debris; Tornado Cut 1OO-Foot
Swathe Through Canadian Town :

LONDON, Ont, June 17-P-Radios Station CKLW of Wind
SCR. Ont, announced at 10 pm. EST) Monday night that there
were between rs and 80 persons killed and more than 20 injured
in the Windsor area by the tornado that swept through western
Ontario and southern Michigan. Property damage in the city of
Sandwich, the broadcast said, would total millions of dollars.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-18

of information from Mr.. j. H. at
Fifth and Castle streets.
Good luck-Me."
now
that we've got the dog awake
and such a large, ominous-looking
%police-dog we've never seen before
in our life-what are we going o
do with him?
MES" question - Nov don't
you really believe we have some
thing there?"-is about the gross
est understatement we've ever run
across.
"Me" doesn't give us much to
go on, however. Mr.. TX Jones,
Mes" grandfather, is a COM
plete stranger to US. And as for
Mr.. Smith-well, that's like telling
us to find a very small needle in
a very large haystack, said hay
stack having been consumed by
any number of COWS many years
ago.
DOG-CATCHERS WAIVED -
Further, concerning Mr.. j. H. al
Fifth and Castle streets-we're
afraid to venture near the place
lest he turn out to be a retired
See CAPE FEAR On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-18
Along The Cape Fear

of information from Mr.. J. H. a
Fifth and Castle streets.
Good luck-Me."
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-18
FORECAST

Wilmington and vicinity: Continued
warm Tuesday and partly cloudy.