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Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-03-02
N. Carolina, Smaller Than virgil'it',
Employs Many More State Workers

while this state has l.l9 miles.
There are many who VIII qucS-
ton the claim that Virginia mas bet
ter roads than North Callolna, says
the editorial, "aIthough Tor our part
we believe we have at least as &oo0
and possibly better IL some respects.
However, Nirgmna's secondary road
system. even if it is superior to
North Cardinals, is none too good.
II was noted thai Virginia has not
had to close schools because of I'M
passable roads. ca North Carolin-
ian comes back with assertion that
consolidation and bus transportation
has been much further developed IN
this statc.)
Missouri and Indiana, the two
states nearest to North Carolina IN
population. have $4,000 and lO,6O0
state employees, respectively.
1t is gratifying to lInd a leading
Virginia newspaper admitting mat
in some respects North Carolina IS
ahead of the Old Dominion, even If
the admission was drawn forth by
criticism of the papers editorial po-
Icy by a Nirginlan who objected to
beins rated under Tar Heella on
any score.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-03-02
BY LYNN
Daily Dispatch Bureau

Raleigh, March I'm support Oh
It's campaign for reduction IN num-
Der of state employees ana cohSe-
qucnt decrease in state expenditure
the Richmond Times-DlSpatch pres
onts some figures that may be as
interesting to Tar Heels as TO Nlf~
ginians. Compilation IS based on
1910 census p%oulatIon and lncluoca
all persons on state payroll except
those on relief, employees OF con-
tractors and the public schools, as OF
January |, 1912
Virginia had a population OF 700
I73 and 1890 state employees, Noftl
Carolina had 3,57l 1928 people ana
1880 on comparable state payroll
Answering arguments that W.
glnla'S highway System was superior
to that of North Carolina, Jusllfyln8
more workers, the Richmond edllof
quotes Governor Tucks message 10
the legislature. The governor SAD
Virginia had 1000 miles OF state
roads, North Carolina $4,000 miles.
On area basis Virginia has l.lb miles
OF road per square mile OF area
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-03-02
LeadingStock
Continue Drop

New York. March 2.-(AP)-
Leading stocks continued their
downward drift in today's market
although real pressure was leaking
and dealings among the SloWest for
a Saturday of the past SIX months.
From the opening on, the ticker
tape frequently was al a standstill
and transfers of around 1000
shares were less than half the ag-
ereeatc Of the last short session two
weeks ago.
Prominent on the retreat were
Chryslcr, Southern Pacific, U. S.
Rubber, and DUPONT.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-03-02
One Dozen Roses

San Diego, March 2.-(AP)-
Army Tech. Sgt. Edwin Sullivan has
Kept the VOW. He bought two
dozen roses for the first waitress to
serve him G. his return from II
months overseas.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-03-02
WEATHER.

FOR NORTH CAROLINA.
Fair west, cloudy with brief
showers east portion, clearing
tonight. Sunday fair, little
change in temperature except
slightly cooler in west and on
coast.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-03-02
COLLECTIONS INCREASE

Ralelgh, Mar-h 2.-(AP)-ReVe-
nue. collected by the State in Feb
ruarv totaled Sll .658,557, an in
crease Of 1877 percent oVer the $40
sol .812 collected in the same month
of 1915.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-03-02
Go TO WASHINGTON

Miami Beach, Marcn 2.-(AP)-
Winston Churchill, accompanied by
Mrs. Churchill and their daughter
and their host, left Miami at 9 a. m.
today by train for Washington.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-03-02
Lint Futures Off
8 Cents At End

New York, March 2,-CAP)-Cot-
tla futures opened changed to 90
eeats a bale higher.
Cotton futures closed % cents a
.-LA lnL.a1. Il IL hinhHr
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-03-02
Nation Bids
Spanish To
oustFrunC0
Final Agreement
On Three Power
Note Is Sought

Washington, March 2.-ttrD
Britain. France and tho init
ed States pressed today for final
agreement CT 4 joint declaration
encouraging SpainarGS - over
throw Gcncraiissimo Francisco
Franco. But the question was:
Which Spainartis?.
Evening star., 1946-09-04
Contempt Petition Hearing
In Boone Case POSTPONED

District Court Justice Henry A
Schweinhaut today postponed until
tomorrow a. hearing on a motor
for contempt citation against Mai
Daniel F.. Boone, 1890 Sixteenth
street NV, for allegedly interfer-
ing with his children, whose lega,
custody is claimed by his wife.
Mrs. Martha Lightner Boone Of
Iryon, N. c., the officers estranget
wife, has asked the court to punish
her husband because their son
Danny, ran away from her in Vir.
ginia, while en- route to North Caro-
lima, recently. She contends hel
husband is influencing the boy. She
has taken the girl to North Carolina
Justice Jennings Bailey, who heard
the original case involving the
Boone's marital troubles some years
ago, was asked yesterday to make a
finding. but he declined.
On behalf of Maj. Boone, Attor-
neys Joseph B. Danzansky, Bernard
Margolius and Stanley H. Fischer
yesterday afternoon filed in District
Court an answer to the wife's con-
tempt plea. The major told the
court he has already complied with
the court order, on which Mrs. Boone
seeks to have him sent to Jail.
He said, that on July 30, while er
route to North Carolina, the boy rar
away, through no collusion on his
part, and made his way to the
majors home here.
Evening star., 1946-09-04
Ordnance RumbIes Out of Town
After Exhibit Draws 10000 /;

The West Monument grounds to-
day became scene of noisy peace
time rehabilitation as the Army
Ordnance show, which ended yester-
day, started making its way piece
meal back to the Aberdeen Proving
Ground.
Twenty-Five large GI trucks were
carting off the smaller items of the
1,500-piece exhibit which opened on
August /. Joining in a shuttle con-
voy system were six tank transport
ers big enough to handle all but the
heaviest tanks and guns. Monsters
such as the German Tiger tank and
the Little David field mortar will
return to Aberdeen by way of the
Potomac freight yards and rail
transport.
For the return, only four carloads
are scheduled to go by rail, however.
Twelve were required to get the big
equipment here for the opening. The
demobilization is expected to be
complete by Saturday or Monday.
A motorcycle detachment of the
Metropolitan Police is serving as
escort for all movements out of the
District.
Job at Bridges.
According to 1t. Col. Harvey Riv-
kins of the Office of the Chief of
Ordnance, no trouble is expected in
the highway movement except in the
case of the heavier pieces. Because
of load capacity limits of a few
Maryland bridges, some tanks may
have to be unloaded and driven
across the bridges to be reloaded on
their carriers on the other side.
An estimated 10000 spectators
saw the exhibit over a 3O-dav ne-
Evening star., 1946-09-04
Luciano Reported Seen
Sunday in Rome Restaurant
BY tho Associoied Press

ROME, Sept. 4.-Charles lucky
Luciano, one-time New York vice
overload who was deported to his
native Italy last February, dined
Sunday in one of Rome's expensive
restaurants.
Morton Belshaw, Associated Press
photographer who knows Luciano,
saw him at that time and said
Luciano frequently dined at that
restaurant.
The New York Daily News said
in dispatch from Naples Mondav
that Luciano was reported to have
obtained illegal passage to Mexico
and that he was last seen six weeks
ago near Salerno.
Luciano spent nine years In prison
in the United States after convic-
ton of compulsory prostitution. The
remainder of his 30-to-50-year
prison term was commuted, as a
reward for services rendered the
United States military forces before
the invasion of Sicily, on condition
that he be deported.
Evening star., 1946-09-04

platform support of President Tru-
mans progressive domestic legisla.
tive program
The Democrats prepared to camr
palgn for party nominees for Con-
gress on a platform plank denounc-
ing Great Britain's policy in Pales:
tine and urging establishment there
OF free Jewish commonwealth. :.
The COP platform, presented BY
"a committee headed by Herbert
Brownell, jr., of New York City, Re-
publican national chairman during
Gov. Dewey's 1914 presidential cam.
paign, made no mention of foreign
affairs. 1t stressed whole hearted
support" of measures to eliminate
racial and religious discrimination.
The Republicans last night heard
Benjamin F. Feinberg, party Senate
leader, score what he termed IAN
unholy alliance" of minority ele-
ments "masquerading under the
Democratic banner"
The American Labor party, meet
ing in New York last night. nomi-
mated Senator Mead and Mr.. Leh-
man as its candidates for Cover
nor and Senator. Support of mi
nority parties is considered by most
observers as essential to the success
of the Democrats in the State elec-
ton
Evening star., 1946-09-04
Conference
Continued From First Page.)

that Italy should retain only 2 bat
tleships-the Doria and the Duilio-
4 cruisers, 4 destroyers, 16 torpedo
boats and 20 corvettes and a small
number of minor feet auxiliary
ieSselS.
Claims on Italy Checked.
Requests for $4,000, 100000 In
reparations payments from Italy
were to come under scrutiny today
by a peace conference subcommis-
sion empowered to check all wal
bills submitted against Italy save
one for 100000, 900 from Russia.
Created at the insistence of Aus.
tralia, the subsidiary group will re.
port to the italian Economic Com.
mission on every financial charge
against the defeated Axis partner
except the Russian one, already
approved by the commission.
The subcommission is slated Il
investigate such items as Bolivia s
demand for all italian assets il
Bolivia, even though she will no
be one of the signers of the treaty
with Italy. Ethiopia has asked $40t
for each of the 10000 of her people
claimed killed during the war with
Italy and $50 for each of the 49,.
100000 animals she says the Ital.
ians took-a total approximating 6
billion dollars.
Britain and Greece also have filet
large reparations claims agains
Italy.
Jewish Question Raised.
The question of the future of the
Jews in Europe entered conference
debate for the first time yesterday
when the Romanian Political ano
Territorial Comission argued fol
three hours over an Australian pro.
posal to include in the Romaniar
treaty guarantee that Romans
never would adopt any law OF
decree contrary to Fundamental
democratic freedoms.
Gladwyn Jebb, British Foreign
ONCE attache, recently presented tc
the commission requests from q
number of Jewish Organization
that special guarantees for thu
rights Of Jews be written into all
treaties. The commission took NJ
lfinal action on the matter.
Evening star., 1946-09-04
Charges Against Father
In Shooting Are Dropped

All charges have been dropped
against Elmer Reid Martin, 81, OF
23o Gallatin street NV, retired
railroad engineer, and his son
Richard, 80, a war veteran, in con-
nection with reported family
quarrel August 81 in which the
son and his wife suffered gunshot
wounds, the United States Attorneys
office reported today.
Assistant United States Attorney
John B. Diamond Sd said investi-
cation showed the gun was fired
accidentally by the father and that
the facts did not warrant prose
cution.
The younger Martin and his wife
Mrs. Rose Herndon Martin, 80. have
been discharged from hospitals, Mr.
Diamond reported. Police said the
father was treated for cuts ano
bruises suffered during the struggle
Evening star., 1946-09-04
Embassy Officials
Greet Maxim, New
Australian Envoy

Norman J. o. Maxim, first Ambas-
sador to represent Australia, arrived
here today, accompanied by his wife
and son.
The Ambassador was greeted by
Raymond D. Muir of the Division
of Protocol and Edward T, WALES
of the British Empire Division, both
Of the State Department, and by
John Oldham, Charge d'Affaires at
the former Legation at BIT Wood
land drive NV, which becomes an
Embassy with Mr.. Makin's arrival.
About Is officials of the Embassy
and their wives were at the station
to greet Mr.. and Mrs. Maxim. Among
the officials were j. B. Brigden, eco
nomic counselor: j. U. Garside, COM
mercial counselor; Comdr. S. H. X.
Spurgeon, naval attache; L. r. Nc
Intyre, first secretary; Neville A.
Whif1en, scientific attache; Group
Capt. M. o. Watson, air attache, and
j. G. Bridges, press attache.
Mr.. Maxim was a lay preacher in
the Methodist church in Adelaide,
South Australia, and entered poll
tics by standing successfully as
Labor party candidate for the COM
Parliament 80 years ago.
He was an early member of the
small Labor party group that grew
to a majority. During the war, he
served as Minister for the Navy and
Minister for Munitions. He was
first chairman of the United Nations
Security Council in London in Janu-
ary, 1916.
Australia began taking her place
in diplomacy among the nations of
the world with the appointment of
Richard G. Casey as Minister to
Washington six years ago. Now the
commonwealth has consulate gen.
erals at New York and San Francisco
and Ministers, high commissioners
or consuls in Great Britain, Canada.
China, Russia, Holland, Brazil
France, Chile, New Zealand, South
Africa, Fire, India, the Philippines.
New Caledonia, Timor and Malaga.
Evening star., 1946-09-04

EAM challenged the Greek govern
ment in an uprising in December,
1914.
Nearly 100 Per Cent Vote.
The decision was disclosed as the
total vote cast Sunday neared 10C
per cent of the estimated total
registration. The King was official
ly reported to have received SO per
cent of the vote, with only 1876 pre-
cincts left uncounted.
The ministry of interior, explain.
ing this apparent high percentage
of votes cast, said large numbers o1
civil servants and soldiers not re-
corded on the electoral lists hac
been given voting slips.
The British American observer
mission announced some time be.
fore the election that revised elec-
toral lists contained approximately
l 100000 names, and the latest re-
suits issued by the Ministry of In
terror listed more than 1,673,00C
votes already counted.
Prior to the election, the Greek
government did not make public a
registration list.
When asked for comment on the
apparent 100 per cent vote, R. T
Windle, chief of the British observer
mission, said the missions estimate
might have had a small margin o1
error, up or down.
Papers to Be Indicted.
The public prosecutor. meanwhile
said indictments would be drawn
against two Athens newspapers
the extreme Leftist Eleftheria Ella
ada and the Leftist Liberal Elefthe.
ria--for carrying articles insulting
to the King and authorities.
1t was announced Immediately
after the plebiscites outcome was
known that an 1887 law protecting
the monarch from Sights, insults
and derision," would be enforced.
Earlier, the Greek government
warned that emergency measures
including establishment of military
courts empowered to prescribe the
death sentence-would be reinsti.
tuted unless Communist band.
stopped trying to impose by force
their will" on the nation. The warn.
ing followed Communist threats o.
civil war.
Communist Secretary General Mic.
holas Zachariadis, writing in thu
Communist organ Rizospastis, sale
Yesterday that Should the British
and the monarcho-fascists continue
their policy, civil war will spreae
all over Greece"
Acting Premier Stylianos Gonata.
announced at a news conference
last night that the Greek cabinet
had decided it would not tolerate
violent action by a minority-ht
replied in the affirmative when askec
If by minority he meant Communists
especially since the will Of the
people" had been expressed by g
large majority.
Gonatas expressed regret that some
political leaders and some section.
of the Greek press had made state.
ments that Sundays plebiscite hac
not settled the question of Greece's
future government.
Evening star., 1946-09-04
Rollins Begins Serving
2-Year Navy Sentence
BY the Associated Press

ANNAPOLIS, Sept. 4-Steward' S
Mate sc Walter w. Rollins, colored
was taken under guard today from
the Reina MERCEDES, Naval Acad-
emy station ship. to naval detention
barracks at Portsmouth. N. H, to
serve a. tWo-year sentence.
Rollins, former chief steward of
the North Severn officers Club, was
convicted of adultery, theft. gam
bling and conduct prejudicial to
good order and discipline before a
Navy court-martial.
The trial was the aftermath of
an all-night party at his quarters
at the club February 9.
Two other courts-martial stemmed
from an investigation of the same
party.
In one Musician 1ic William r.
Sima, jr., was convicted of intro
Quoting his wife into Rollins quar-
ters. In the other, 1t. William r.
Sima, sr., the musicians father, is
awaiting review of the findings of
his court-martial by the Secretary
of the Navy.
Evening star., 1946-09-04
Crash
Continued From First Page.)

titled among those killed. He rep.
resented a French steamship line.
Text of Communique.
The Air France communique said
textually:
Two accidents bereave French
commercial aviation.
Yesterday, September 3, the
Copenhagen-Paris plane capsized on
the ground shortly after its takeoff
The accident took place at 3:45 pm
GMT in the vicinity Of Stevins, at
35 kilometers from Copenhagen.
Seventeen passengers and five
members of the crew met their
death.
This morning, September 4, a
plane of the Paris-London line
struck factory of lie Bourget at
8:15 am, GMT, several instants
after having taken off. There were
81 passengers and five persons ir
the crew.
There are four passengers sur
viving as we'll as two members oi
the crew."
Air France released the names o1
only six survivors of the Bourget
crash. 1t said it was withholding
the rest of the passenger lists O.
the two planes until next of kir
have been duly notified"
No Americans were included II
the list of survivors. Whether an,
Americans were aboard the plan,
was not disclosed.
Evening star., 1946-09-04
Sale Of Surplus Equipment
Scheduled at BOILING Field

Flying clothes, aircraft instru-
ments, radio and telephone equip
ment, and Office desks and chairs
are among the items of surplus prop
erty which will 60 on sale tomorrow
at Boiling Field.
Only civilians may bid on the
property, which must be removed
within two Boiling Field working
days after the Government accept.
the bids, it was announced today by
Brig. Gen. B. M. Hovey, command.
ing general of Boiling Field.
The sale will continue daily from
am. to pm. through September IL
Evening star., 1946-09-04
Nash Promises Employees
More Cars; Strike Ends
BY the Associated Press

DETROIT. Sept. A promise to
reserve additional new cars for pur-
chase by employees has ended the
week-old strike at Nash-Kelvinator
Corp. in Milwaukee.
The $500 striking workers, mem
bers of the CIO United Auto Work
ers, approved the company proposal
to make II cars week available to
employees of the Nash body plant
in Milwaukee. The previous quota
was II cars weekly.
R. A. De Vlieg, vice president in
charge of manufacturing. said the
car offer was conditional on the
maintenance of production schedules
at or above 500 cars a day.
The strike started when the work.
ers protested that cars with right
hand drive were made for export
when only II cars weekly were being
set aside for employees.
The men were ordered to return to
their Jobs today.
Evening star., 1946-09-04
Yugos|ov
Continued From First Page. }

had confidently expected" offers
Of suitable indemnification to the
families and dependents of the un-
fortunate victims" to accompany
Yugoslavia's regrets.
MY Government" he said, "ex-
poets that such ndemnificatims
will be made by the Yugoslav
government, as well as compensation
for the destruction of. and damage
to, the United States planes and
other property caused by the two
Yugoslav attacks"
There was no indication what
yardstick the United States was
using in totaling its bill
Undersecretary of State Dean
Acheson said last week the amount
would be set only when all the facts
had been sent to Washington and
studied.
Thorough Investigation Made.
"In summary last nights note
said, the Yugoslav government has
alleged that over the period from
July 16 to August 80 278 unau-
thorized flights were made over
Yugoslav territory a high proper
ton of these flights being by bomb
ers and fighters.
"The United States Government
has made thorough and compre-
hensive investigat ton of these
alleged flights over Yugoslav terri
tory. In the course of this investi-
CATION the records of the various
military headquarters and estab-
lishments of the United States in
Europe were checked and the where
abouts of every American military
plane in Europe during the perioc
July 16 to August 20, inclusive, was
established. AS result of this ex-
haustive investigation, I am now ir
a position to provide you with the
facts in regard to flights of Ameri.
can planes.
Statistics on Flight.
, During the period July 16 to Au.
gust 8, 1946, there were only II
American military aircraft which
made flights which were anywhere
: near Yugoslav territory. OF thest
flights, nine were made by unarmec
transports and one by a bomber, {
Bit. No other American militar,
, planes were near enough to Yugo.
slav territory for it to have beer
possible for them to fly over the ter.
ritory of your country. According
to the records of the United State.
Army Air Force, the 10 flights O.
United States planes during this pc.
riod did not take place over Yugo.
slav territory. These planes were
however, near Yugoslav territory
and it is conceivable that there
might have been brief moment.
when, due to weather conditions
, one or more of the planes was ir
fact over Yugoslav territory, but
so far as the United States Govern
ment is aware, and according to the
records of the United States Army
Air Force, this did not actually take
place. I can only conclude
that violations of Yugoslav territory
by the planes set forth in your gov
ernment's note of August 10 must
have been made by planes other
than United States planes"
The State Department note saio
: that other alleged violations citeo
by Tito in notes dated August q
!, and August 80 likewise must have
been made by planes other thar
American planes"
Evening star., 1946-09-04
Leftists Will Challenge
PIebiseite in Hiqh Court

ATHENS, Sept. (P.-Authori-
tative quarters in the leftist EAM
announced today decision to chal-
lenge in the Greek Supreme Court
the validity of last Sundays pleb-
iscite which the government has re-
ported resulted in an overwhelming
majority for the return of King
George II from exile.
The challenge, it was stated
would be based on allegations OF
fraud, violence and Justification, and
the case will be heard before the
end of September.
Radical military elements Of the
Evening star., 1946-09-04
Hurtshorne
Continued From First Page

shorne had described, was found
with the stolen automobiles and q
hoard of looted American uniforms
rations and pistols.
The slayer's two companions
agents said, were believed to be
Czechs. They were seen in the ares
earlier today and agents said thei,
capture maybe only a question o1
hours" Although only one wa!
with the German at the time of DR.
Hartshornes death, ootn were sale
to be implicated in widespread rob.
berries.