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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-07

HACKENSACK, N. J. Nov. g.
U.H-Judge Irving S. Reeve applied
an almost forgotten law OF ivy
Wednesday to justify the sentence
of six months in jail which ne
imposed upon Silent Susan
Bower, 1.-THE Mystery Girl" be-
cause she wouldn't tell her true
name. g..
Reeve again found the pretty
blond guilty of "disorderly con
duct" but reduced her sentence
of six months to 40 days. Subtract
ing the 81 days she has spent IN
the Bergen county jail plus 1lve
days for good behavior, She WILL
be freed on Friday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-07
AlongThe Cape Fear

HELP ARRIVES From all in
dications Along The Cape Fear will
encounter much less difficulty in
tracing the early history of the in
vention of one Mr.. Bell, Alexander
Graham, here in the Port City than
that which confronted us with the
handiwork of one Mr.. Edison,
Thomas Alva.
Only yesterday we voiced the
suggestion of our South Fifteenth
street informant that we look into
early Phone history here.
Then a Mr.. B. j., or perhaps it
is a Mrs. B. J.. Or even a Miss B.
j., mailed in this item.
"Wilmington's telephone system
was installed in 1879 as was its
first alarm system. At that time the
claim was made that this city was
the second city to adopt the 'tele.
phone fire alarm system in the
U. S. AS this was only three years
after the invention of the telephone,
this claim seems plausible"
GOOD LEAD - The above infor'
nation, plus the clue to the first
telephone installed in Wilmington
should soon bring real results. Tt
claim to the first phone installed
here in the Port City.
You will recall that our good in
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-07
DURHAM INVITES
BAND FOR VISIT
New Hanover High School
Group To Participate AT
Two Games

Members of the New Hanover
high school band have accepted
Inc invitation extended to them by
Inc members of the Durham High
school band to be their guests and
participate in the Duke University
sponsored School Band Day pro-
gram at the University on Satur-
day.
Inc local students will perform
al the high school conference foot
Dali game in Durham Friday night
ana then remain as guests in the
MONIES Of the Durham students
overnight in order to take part
IN the Saturday program at Duke
University.
together with several high
senool bands from throughout the
S,d'e, the New Hanover band will
pay and march on the gridiron
curing the halftime program at
Zee BAND On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-07
RUSSIAN SPEAKER
ACCUSES AMERICA
Also Linked In "Ob-
structionist" Charge BY
Co. Gen. Zhdanoy

LONDON, Nov. 6. -(P- The
leader of Russia's parliament ac-
cused the United States and Brit
ain Wednesday Of ''organized OBJ
struction'' to the Soviet program,
and told a cheering Moscow meet
ing that Russian peace aims would
prevail despite ''atom blackmail-
ers."
Col. Gen. Andrei A. Zhdanov,
chairman of the Supreme Soviet of
the U. S. S. r. and frequently men
toned as the most likely successor
of Prime Minister Stain, spoke at
a meeting Of national leaders, on
the eve of the 29th anniversary
celebration of the Bolshevist revo-
luton.
The absence of Stain, who in
previous years had delivered the
anniversary eve address, was not
explained.
Every mention Of Stalin's name
however, evoked tremendous cheers
and applause from the Russian
and Communist party officials and
high-ranking military leaders pack
ed into the Bolshoi theater.
The audience also sent greetings
to Stain, expressing approval OF
his foreign policy. The message en-
dorsed Soviet proposals concern
ing disarmament" but added that
1--WE shall fight for the strengthen
ing of the might of the Soviet state,
of its armed forces"
Zhdanov, who began his rise to
See RUSSIAN On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-07
Probe Continuing
In Leland Robbery
The Weather

FORECAST
South Carolina and North Carolina -
Partly. cloudy and mild Thursday, fol-
lowed by showers extreme west portion
Thursday night; Friday mostly cloudy
with occasional showers, not much
in temperature.
eastern Standard ,rime)
(By U. S. Weather Bureau)
Meteorological data for the "a hours
ending 80 pm. yesterday.
Temperatures
1870 am. 54; 1880 am. 40; 1880 pm. 81;
1880 pm. So.
Maximum 81; Minimum 48; Mean 81;
SO. -.'
Humidity
1870 am. ca 7:3O am. 80. 1870 pm. 81;
1880 pm. 49,.
Precipitation
Total for "a hours ending 1880 pm. -
100 inches.
Total since the first of the month -
~ inches. ~.
Tides For Today
(From the Tide Tables published by
U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
High Low
Wilmington $50 800 am. 2:40 am.
1926 pm. 3:12 pm.
Masonboro Inlet 5;42 am. - am.
6:o4 pm. - :05 pm.
Sunrise 6:37; Sunset STA; Moonrise
$3.50 pm; Moonset 4:13 am.
= River stage at Fayetteville, N. c. at 8
am. Wednesday, 11.3 feet.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-07
Yugoslavia,
Italy Attack
U.S.Proposal
Representatives OF Two
Nations Call Terms Die
tatoral, Undemocratic
MOLOTOV In REBUFF
stanoje semic Offers Con
cessions On Question OF
Boundary, Governor

NEW YORK., Nov. 6-(R
Yugoslavia and Italy
Wednesday attacked a pro-
posed Big Four settlement of
the deadlock East West dis
pute over strategic Trieste.
Representatives of the two
involved countries told a ses-
sion of the Council of Foreign
Ministers that proposed con-
trolls for the new international
territory would be d~ictatorial
and ~undemocratic.
This brought an immediate rebuff
from Soviet Foreign. Minister v.
M. Molotov, who declared that both
Yugoslav and Italian statements
particularly the Italian, which
amounted almost to threats, have
made a bad impression on the So
Wet delegation"
Whether this means a departure
of Soviet backing from the Be-
grade government on the critical is
sue blocking a peace treaty with
Italy could not be answered i'm
mediately.
Yugoslavia, however, offered two
minor concessions with respect to
and the proposed pow
ers OF a United Nations governor.
But diplomatic authorities said
See YUGOSLAyIA on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-07
WV Members Vote Unani.
mously To Participate In
Purchase Plan
RICHMOND FARLEY
American Legion To Ballot
Today On VA Hospital
Site Proposal

The James A. Manley Post
of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars last night went unani-
mously on record to partici-
pate in the purchase of 100
or more acres of New Han
over county land to be offered
to the United States Veterans
Administration as the site for
a 1,000-bed hospital for ex-
servicemen.
Wilmington Post 10 of the Ameri-
can Legion is scheduled to ballot
at its meeting tonight or a
proposal that it cooperate with
the local VIEW post in making the
purchase.
Francis Malloy, a member OF
the VFW-Legion committee which
has spea-headed the drive for es-
tablishing the hospital here, Of
fered the motion for VFW approval
of the project and also moved that
the post "give u pro rata share
on the purchase of any land thai
might be bought as its site"
The Manley post, meeting last
night, also approved a motion sup
porting the county's proposed jun
ior college.
Conference Today
Three representatives Of Viii.
mington's two largest veterans or
CARNATIONS are scheduled to con
fer this morning with Col. j. B.
Cress, administrator of VA Branch
Four at Richmond, Va, as a pre-
liminary step in their effort tc
bring the veterans hospital here.
City Industrial Agent John H.
Farrell; Ken Noble, Veterans OF
Foreign Wars representative; and
Col. John Bright Hill, American
Legion representative, left here
last night for Richmond on what
See PROJECT on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-07
Probe To Begin

RALEIGH, Nov. s - up -
An Investigation into recent price
increases on milk to determine if
state laws against monopolistic
practices have been violated will
be conducted personally by Walter
F. Anderson, director of the State
Bureau of investigation.
The probe into the milk price
increases was ordered Tuesday by
Attorney General Harry McMul-
Ian, and Anderson said that he
would begin his investigation i'm
mediately.
In ordering the investigation,
Mcmillan pointed out that within
the past week identical price in
creases of two cents a quart have
been announced in both Raleigh
and Durham boosting the retail
price in each city to % cents per
quart.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-07
WHITE APPOINTED
GROUP CHAIRMAN
Will Head Industrial Sec
ton In Christmas Seal
Sale Campaign

E. L. White has been named
chairman of the Industrial group
for the city's anti-tubercular
Christmas Seal drive, DR.. John C.
VESSEL, chairman of the cam
paign, announced last night.
Miss Virginia Ward will have
charge of the Seal sale in the
school system, DR.. VESSEL said.
The Seal Sale committee of the
New Hanover County Health and
tuberculosis association will meet
at 7:30 tonight at the association S
offices in the Health Department to
complete plans for the campaigns
opening November Is.
Proceeds of the Seal Sale will 60
largely for support of the associa-
tons free public chest x-ray clinic,
for its public health nurse and
anti-tubtrclar public health educa-
ton.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-07
NO CHIVALRY

----
NEW YORK, Nov. 6 U.D -
Women just didn't seem to have
enough political ''It" this year.
Only six of 16 feminine candi-
dates for House seats had defeat
ed their male opponents in a late
count Wednesday night. Another
was leading.
The last Congress had II women.
AS elsewhere, in other contests,
the Republican label seemed to
help. The successful women candi-
dates included four Republicans,
two Democrats. A Democrat, Mrs.
Georgia Lusk, was leading in New
Mexico.
Rep. Edith Nourse Rogers, R..
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-07
So To Bed

HEADLINE: Republicans
Sweep U. S.
Yesterday afternoon the tele-
phone rang in the Star news
room and the conversation went
something like this.
Lady: Tell me, please, who
will be the next President, l
did not vote yesterday and
don't know who was running
against Mr.. Truman.
Reporter: MI. Truman will
remain president. There was
no election for president In this
year.
Lady: But, the paper says
the Republicans swept the US,
now, tell me what happens to
MI. Truman.
Reporter: He remains In Of
flee until the presidential cleo
tions are held.
Lady: But, that's not fair,
him having to put up with all
those Republicans for two
whole years.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-07
PLEASURE SHIPS
HIT BEACH EARLY
Plans For Formal Recep.
ton Cancelled After Is
Boats Arrive

The first power boat armada
making a cruise from New York
to Florida, locked at the Wrights-
vile Marina late yesterday after.
noon. The original plans calico
for the squadron to arrive here
this afternoon. Chef Bentley: COM
mander Of the squadron, said last
night the second group would ar
rive at Wrightsville at 4 o'clock
this afternoon.
Walter Earlier, secretary of the
Wrightsville beach chamber Of
commerce said last night that
plans for the formal.reception have
been cancelled. Local civic leaders
had planned to fete the shippers
Of the squadron on their arrival
here, but due to the boats reach
ing Wrightsville a day ahead of
schedule the plans were abandon
ed.
The II trim craft tied up at the
Wrightsville Marina yesterday
afternoon after making a leisure
cruise down the inland waterway.
One boat Of the group was left at
Belhaven and would join the
second group which will dock this
afternoon, the skipper revealed.
The fleet of motor boats, ranging
in size from % to 81 feet, hail
from almost every state on the
eastern seaboard and several
come from the Great Lakes.
Commander Bentley stated that
50 craft make up the three groups
in the cruise. Nearly 200 persons
make up the crews of the speedy
vessels.
See SHIPS On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-07
Victors
Would Slash
Nation Costs
Capture OF Control In Both
Houses Ordains Major
Government Changes
HOPES "PAY OFF"
Experts On Capitol Hill See
Wholesale Houseclean-
ing Due Soon q.
BY the Associated Press

A triumphant, revitalized
COP wrenched control of both
House and Senate from Demo-
cratic hands yesterday in an
overwhelming election victory
that ordained major changes
within the American govern
ment.
The Republicans elected at
least % Senators, 232 Repre-
sentatives and 20 Governors.
That gave them three more
than a majority In the Sen
ate, IA beyond a majority in
the House, and a man in most
of the statehouses Of the ma
ton.
The conquest brought from DEM
ocratic Senator J. william Full
bright Of Arkansas suggestion
that President Truman name a
Republican as secretary Of State
and then resign in his favor.
Mr.. Truman, back in Washing
ton from Missouri, where he voted,
had no comment on the suggestion
See VICTORS On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-07
MUSTY RESEARCH
Judge muokes 1899 Law
Against "Silent Susan"

James E. Major, attorney for
the Civil Liberties union, who in
tervened as Miss Bowers volun-
teer council, was not satisfied.
He said he would appeal as far
as the State Supreme court. His
motion to dismiss the ''disorderly
conduct" charge was denied.
Major said Miss Bower, as the
stubborn 20-year-old calls herself,
will 60 to Florida when she is
freed. She was enroute there when
she was arrested Oct. 5 for hitch
hiking. He will appeal the case
on behalf of the Civil Liberties
See JUDGE On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-07
SERVICE
LEADER RESIGNS
Rev. Mortimer Glover Is
Praised For Aid In Or
ganizing Agency

The Rev. Mortimer Glover has
resigned as president of the Will
mington Family Service society,
Mrs. David Murchison, the So
ciety's vice president, announced
yesterday.
Announcement of Mr.. Glover's
resignation followed a meeting of
the society's Board of Directors
yesterday. .
"Mr. Glover has been of inval-
liable aid in organizing and deve-
Looping our new agency and we
shall miss him very much indeed"
Mrs. Murchison said.
1t is understood that Mrs. Muir
See LEADER on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-07
US. Ready To Place
Japs Islands In UN
Truman Announces That Draft OfProposed
Area Pact Has Been Prepared; Plan
Goes To Security Council Soon

Of the council and to New Eea-
land and the Philippines for
their consideration.
Presumably, the government
has not yet worked out a draft
for trusteeship of the former
Japanese islands which we're
not inundated to Japan by the
League of Nations. These in
clude such groups as Marcus,
the Bonins, the Volcano islands
and the Ryukyus. Mr.. Tru-
mans announcement indicated,
however, this would soon be
forthcoming.
Government officials familiar
with the United Nations chart
er singled out ''stretegic area"
as the key words in the Tru-
See U. S. READY On Page Tw
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-07
III

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6-R-
President Truman announced
Wednesday the United States
is ready to place under United
Nations trusteeship all jap
anese owned and inundated is
lands now under American con-
troll providing this country re-
mains the administering authOr-
ity.
Mr.. Truman said in a state
ment the United States already
has completed a draft of a pro-
nosed strategic area"
trusteeship pact for the man
dated islands-the Marshalls,
Carolines, and Mariannas-and
will law it before the u. N. Sc
curity council at an early date.
In the meantime, it is being
sent to the other ten members
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-07
NO CHIVALRY
WomenSeem Had
Little Political TT"

Mass, winning easy reelection,
moved into craftsmanship of the
House committee on Veterans at
fairs. Mrs. Rogers, who helped
write veterans legislation for years,
was instrumental in the 10th Con-
gress in winning approval for free
cars for amputees.
Rep. Helen Douglas Mankin, D.,
Ca, who staged an unsuccessful
written campaign after losing re-
election, said the election was
stolen, she promised a fight against
seating Of her opponent, Judge
James c. Davis.
See WOMEN On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-07
SEAMEN THREATEN
new SHIP STRIKE
By The Associated Press

The end of the ,TWA strike await
ed union action, the soft coal dis
pute talks were resumed, and a ma
tional maritime strike threat was
raised again Wednesday as the
Philadelphia hotel tieup continued.
A back-to-work call for some 49,
600 employees OF, Trans World air
lines, idle 16 days in a strike of
1,40o AFL pilots awaited union
acceptance of a government agree
ment already accepted by the com
pany.
Zee SEAMEN On Page Two
Evening star., 1946-12-24
2OOU. S. Companies Own Half
OF All Firms, House Group Says

degree of concentration is not COM
patible with the maintenance OF
private enterprise system Under
such circumstances, the report de-
clares, pressure groups endeavor to
use the Government as an instru-
ment to protect themselves or to
force their will on other groups.
The report singles out particularly
the Justice and Commerce Depart
ments, Federal Trade Commits ion,
Budget Bureau and the Reconstruc-
tion Finance Corp. for condemna-
ton in failing to enforce the anti
trust laws effectively.
Until recently" the report de-
clares, "the enforcement of the
Sherman Act was largely matter
of a policeman looking the other
way. The Federal Trade Commis-
sion has been almost completely in
effective in monopoly eases. That
the Justice Department over the last
so years has brought so few
monopoly cases is crucial indica-
ton of its attitude towards concen-
tration. y"
"An examination of budget re-
quests for the last nine years shows
that the Budget Bureau has con-
sistently undercut the attempts of
the Justice Department and the
Federal Trade Commission to build
their organizations to point where
antitrust enforcement could be more
than a symbol. Actually, in
four of the last nine years, Congress
appropriated more money to the
Antitrust Division of the Justice De-
partment than was approved by the
Budget Bureau" 'tss
The major remedial proposals
in the report are as
follows:
Civil penalties to be provided
for violations of the antitrust laws
that would be prcportionate TO the
illegal gains. For example, twice
the monopoly profits -
2. Section of the Clayton Act
be amended to include acquisitions
of assets and to prohibit mergers
and acquisitions if the effect
would be to give the merged COM
panies an opportunity to exercise
proponderant economic power over
small companies
3. THE Federal Trade Commits
sion to be given authority under
rules established by Congress to
forbid mergers and acquisitions
above specified size
4. THAT an instruction be sent
to all governmental agencies having
the authority to expend government
funds for research and development
by private companies requiring that
patent rights and know-how on the
commercial application Of that re-
Evening star., 1946-12-24
search be freely available to indus

search be freely available to indus
try :. :"
S. "The Federal Trade Commis-
sion to make continuing investiga-
tions of the extent and seriousness
OF concentration on an industry-by-
industry and trade-by-tra basis,
and that an official index of concen-
tration be continually maintained" !"
s. That the Commerce Depart
ment develop its facts on business
50 that they contribute to a real
understanding Of the extent and
seriousness of concentration instead
of being merely indicators of gen
eral business conditions as they are
at present. "a
7. That the Attorney General
carry out fully the provisions of
Sections 205 of the Reconversion
Act concerning the making of sur
veys for the purpose OF determining
any factors which may tend to
eliminate competition, create Or
strengthen monopolies and inJure
small business
8. That either joint congress
sional committee or separate Senate
and House committees consider the
need for permanent legislation
which will strengthen present anti
trust laws ard make all segments OF
the economy now exempt from the
antitrust laws subject to unified
Government policy on concentra-
tion."
Evening star., 1946-12-24
Gen. Groninger 10 Retire
After 38 Years Of Duty

Mai. Gen. Homer M Groninger,
wartime commander of the New
York and San Francisco ports of
Embarkation. will retire from the
Army December 81 after 38 years
of active duty.
Now on terminal leave, he and
Mrs. Groninger are living at his
childhood home in Port Royal. Pa,
where he was born July "a, 1887.
Gen. Groninger was graduated
from West Point in 1908 and later
returned to the academy as an in
structor. During the World War,
he served on the General Staff of
the American Expeditionary Forces
and later the War Department.
AS director of the New York Port
from October 4, 1910, to June II,
1945, he presided over the worlds
largest shipping terminal. During
the period of his command, more
than 100000 troops passed through
the port for Europe and the Medi-
terranean, along with more than
35 ,GO0,0 900 tons of supplies.
When the European war ended,
he was shifted to San Francisco to
speed up the movement of men and
supplies to crush Japan. After
Japan surrendered, he directed his
main efforts at the task of getting
Pacific veterans home as quickly
as possible.
The record established in the
repatriation of veterans earned
Gen. Groninger the Army Com
mendation Ribbon. He won the
Distinguished Service Medal for
his previous service at the New
York Port.
Evening star., 1946-12-24
Army, Navy Setting Up
Board 10 Coordinate,
Drive Against Vice
By Nelson M. Shepord

A joint Army-Navy Disciplinary
Board is being set up in Washington
to coordinate an all-out drive for
the reduction and suppression OF
conditions inimical to the morals
and welfare of service personnel,
it developed today.
Main objective of this latest ser
vice merger" is overall direction
in carrying out the "eight-point-
plan'a of vice suppression agreed on
last April for the repression of
prostitution" in and around military
establishments.
Since the issuance of the earlier
order, joint disciplinary boards have
been ordered established in every
Army and Navy area. Combined
efforts have succeeded in improving
conditions in some places and have
been negligible in others. They
have succeeded, however. in direct
ing attention to policies throughout
the lower levels of the services.
Broader Campaign Ordered.
In a recent order which eas just
been made public, Secretary of War
Patterson and Secretary Of the
Navy Forrestal have directed that
the campaign be broadened to in
clude "inimical" influences in addi-
ton to declaring houses of prosti-
tuition "off-bounds."
The new central board established
under the order will consist of the
following Army and Navy person.
mel: The Armys Provost Marshal
General; the Chief of the Preven-
tive Medicine Division, Office of the
Surgeon General: the Assistant
Chief of Naval Personnel for Train
ing and Welfare, and the Chief of
the Preventive Medicine Division,
Naval Bureau of Medicine and Sur
gerry. The board was ordered 10
meet monthly or oftener, if neces-
sary, to receive reports from local
boards and recommend policies and
actions by the Army and Navy
looking to improvements in morals
and welfare.
New Council Set Up.
The War Department followed up
the joint action by creating yester-
day a separate Venereal Disease
Control Council which will function
for the Army as a similar council
is functioning for the Navy. In
addition to studying venereal dis
ease problems, it also will assist the
Joint Army Navy Board on dis
matters related to venereal
disease.
Maj. Gen. Willard S. Paul, direc-
tor of personnel and administration,
has been named chairman of the
newly formed council. Other mem
bers include Surgeon General Nor
man T. Kirk; Maj. Gen. Luther d.
Miller, Chief of Chaplains; Maj.
Gen. Floyd L. Parks, chief of Public
Relations Division; Brig. Gen.
Blackshear M. Bryan, the Provost
Marshal General, and representa-
tives of various other Offices.