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Evening star., 1946-02-08

RI would Ike, II you permitted,
to ask you II 1t Is possible to pur-
chase me some kind OF garments
and shoes tsize 7h) to cover any
amount Of money due to me (sur-
plus). I mean the money you have
had mailing me every year before
the war and / will be very obliged
to you. as / and my family being SO
bad In need Of clothing outfit as
Evening star., 1946-02-08

they are 50 dear and very scarce
In this country"
The Arm checked on the amount
of money due Mr.. Christian and
found that 1t came to $13. One of
the officials went on q shopping
tour and purchased for that amount
two pairs Of shoes (size tn, four
pairs Of sox and eight yards OF print
dress material.
Mr.. Christian will receive his
dividends" shortly.
Evening star., 1946-02-08
GreenbeIt High School
Holds Art Exhibit

The art department Of Greenbelt
High School, under the supervision
of Mrs. Dorothy A. Meier, is holding
an exhibit of outstanding work done
by students during the first semes-
ter.
The exhibit includes sketches and
Victory Bond posters by the Junior
high school pupils. There will be a
night showing on Tuesday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-04
MORE ABOUT
NIMITZ
FROM PAGE ONE

War and Navy departments"
Senator Ellender D-La.) of the
Navy committee told a reporter.
I'VE will have to attain unifica-
ton through other plans and that
means no legislation at this ses-
sion of Congress-"
Naval committee members
privately expressed surprise and
pleasure at the Presidents state
ment to a news conference Thurs
day that he had authorized in ad-
vance the testimony presented by
Secretary of the Navy Forrestal.
Similar Presidential authorize
ton of Nimitz's testimony was
reported by an influential Sen
ator who would not permit his
name to be used.
Both Nimitz and Forrestal put
the Navy squarely on record
against any plan to restrict the
present Navy department, with its
air arm and Marine corps.
Nimitz's testimony as released
to the press said the Navy plan
for unification would achieve the
detectives recommended in the
message on notification
of December 10, 1945, although the
means used are not in all cases
those proposed in that message"
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-04
MORE ABOUT
VESSEL
FROM PAGE ONE

a lighthouse saw the flames. and
the Gloria D" was the first boat
on the scene. She reported finding
only an oil slick, life jackets and
a skiff.
She was instructed to take the
sklH in tow and come to Miami.
Leaving the scene to be more
thoroughly searched by Coast
Guard craft, she presumably head.
ed north and Friday morning re-
ported herself as lost.
A later radio-telephone call said
that the wife had jumped over
board, that the yacht was sinking,
its batteries failing, and its food
and water exhausted.
No signs of the vessel were
found during the day, and the
search was to be lifted during the
hours of darkness. 1t approached
in intensity the hunt for Navy men
whose five torpedo bombers and
one patrol bomber disappeared
without warning in early De-
cember. No evidence of what
happened to them had yet been
discovered.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-04

many of these were liberated hos
tages.
Although Warden Johnston and
other prison officials had said the
rebel prisoners had seized the gun
gallery and passed out arms and
ammunition to a number of con.
victs, Major Arsenault said he I'm.
derstood the men were armed with
only one rifle and one pistol.
Can Take Over
Aided by combat Marine volun-
teers, prison officials predicted theS
would be able to take over" the
block from the heavily-armed pris'
oners sat any time"
But for the time-being an omin.
GUS quiet settled on the glowering
federal penitentiary in San Fran.
cisco bay.
The number of convicts, original
ly estimated up to Is, was undeter.
mined, but Marine 1t. Howard Big.
gerstaff of Cincinnati said the gre
nades exploding inside besieged
cell block c undoubtedly killed
some.
ii Marin IS V re sre' ling by
"a plastic eXplosive-for blasting
out wall.
Mortars Used
The police boat D. A. White re-
ported by radio that 20 rounds OF
mortar shells had been fired
through the windows, but later
amended this to rifle grenade
rounds. However, L. o. Mills, chief
prison clerk, reported by telephone
that mortars were on hand but he
did not know if they had been
used.
At least some of the convicts still
lived after the furious fusilade
from the islands rockbound shores,
Mills said, for guards on the roof
had called to them and received
replies.
Still Armed
The clerk also said he was sure
the mutineers still had ammunition.
which they seized along with plenti-
full arms from the prison arsenal
Thursday afternoon, but were hold
ing their fire at least temporarily.
I'VE won't lose any more men
even if we have to starve them
out" said Mills. There is no food
in there"
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-04
MORE ABOUT
SOVIET
-~~rs ~A~r nNyT
FROM PAGE ONE

Non-winners will be able to re-
deem Their bonds at face value Is
years after issuance. Both bonds
and prize money will be tax-free.
No direct payment Of interest is
provided for under the loan, but the
announcement said that 1.-The sum
total of the prizes is based on an
average of 4 percent per annum
over the 20-year period Of the loan.
One third of all bonds will win a
prize. The remaining two-thirds
are redeemable at their face
value"
Bore Interest
Some previous Russian loans
have borne interest at 4 per cent,
or offered optional lottery chances
for those who did not want the in
terest.
The loan will be used to help
pay for the first postwar five
year plan and 'tor further strength
ening of the military and econom-
ic might Of the nation" Finance
Minister Arseny G. Zverev explain
ed in the broadcast.
For Defense
He declared the government
needed $50, 900, 900, 900 Rubles "to
assure for many years Soviet re-
construcn, the S shrdul estaoinn
construction, the safety of the
country, and to keep the defenses
OF the U. S. S. r. in the highest
pitch Of efficiency"
The loan announced today a.
mounts to eight per cent of this sum
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-04
MORE ABOUT
LEGION
FROM PAGE ONE

The convention will get under
way here at 5 o'clock on the after
noon of May 10, and a banquet for
the delegates and visitors has been
planned at the Famous club.
District Commander Joe S.
Mann, Whiteville, and State Com
mander Victor Johnson, Pittsboro
are scheduled to speak, both at the
banquet, and later at the ceremon-
les at Lumina.
The event will be the second
mass imitation ceremony for the
Wilmington post in the last six
months. The first, held Dec. 20,
1945, saw 500 new members added
to the local post. Present total
membership Of Post number 10, is
l,o00 according to local officials,
and the ceremonies Friday are ex-
pected to bring the grand total up
to 2,400.
Friends and relatives of candi-
dates to be Initiated into the Legion
have been invited to attend the
ceremonies, and dance which win
follow, Myers said.
Betty Mcclure and her all-girl
orchestra will furnish music tor
the dance.
Mike Leon has been appointed
chairman of the ticket committee.
The degree team of Post number
III, which will have charge of the
program is composed of w. S..
Stewart, commander; David Hurd,
W. A. Fo%nvielle, Jr., Liston J..
King, Charles DeVere, Myers and
Ben Mcdonald.
For the first time, so far as is
known, the ritual will be broadcast
over station WMFD, the chairman
said. Arrangements have also been
made for a public address system.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-04

trio and diesel service in that
area.
Meanwhile, President John L.
Lewis of the United Mine Work
ers met again with the operators
in what seemed to be another
fr~uitless attempt to negotiate a
settlement of the dispute that has
kept 400, 900 miners out of the
pits for SO days. Industry spokes-
men estimated the strike was
costing the country about 2,000,.
900 tons of coal a day
No Comment
Neither side would comment
on the progress of the conferences,
but it was indicated that they
still were wrangling over a sec
ondary question of 1915 back pay
claims.
The c%onferees apparently hao
not even begun to discuss wages
and hours. Lewis was believed
to be standing by his announced
intention of negotiating first on his
demand for a royalty on all coal
production to finance a union
health and welfare fund.
Rising Clamor
With the pinch Of shortages
hitting the public directly for the
first time, there was = rising cla-
NOR in Congress for a speedy
settlement of the strike and for
legislative action to curb" Lewis
On his royalty claim.
President Truman, after hint
ing at his White House press con-
ference Thursday that seizure Of
the mines was a possibility, SEEM
ed to have changed his mind again
after a %late-night meeting with
Labor department officials.
No Plans Now
It was revealed that he now
has no plans for early seizure Of
the mines. 1t was pointed out that
even if the government took over
the pits there was no assurance
that the miners would work them
Administration supporters in
Senate appeared ready to back
Mr.. Truman in any action he
might take, including government
seizure. Sen. Scott w. Lucas, D..
ILL.,, said he thought the latter
curse was the only solution te
the impasse.
BYRD In Blast
Sen. Harry F. Byrd, D., Va,
said he believed the President had
delayed too long already, and he
denounced Lewis stand on the
royalty issue which, he said,
would be outlawed by Congress.
In the House, Chairman Zebu-
lon Weaver, D., NC, said his
judiciary subcommittee woulo
start hearings Monday on just
such a bill sponsored by Rep. A
Willis Robertson, D., Va.
Heavy Fines
The bill would make it unlaw-
full for unions to demand or en-
ployers to pay, money for any
royalty such as Lewis proposed
The bill would include maximum
penalties of a IL 1000 fine and OF
six months in jail.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-04
MORE ABOUT
RAYBURN
FROM PAGE ONE

additional assistant secretaries Of
commerce-but it took the vote OF
Speaker Sam Rayburn, D., Texas,
TO make it a tie. Also restored was
$1.915, 900 for additional field per-
sonnet for the department.
The house also voted $40, 600, 900
for q business census and S., 000,,
900 for a manufacturers census
To be conducted by the Commerce
department.
The State department wound UP
with funds recommended by the
Appropriation committee while tbs
Commerce department received
about So, 00O, 900 more than when
the bill went to the House.
Totals by departments as an
proved were State, $104, 785, 4o8:
Justice, $98, 1853, $50; Commerce,
$146, 1866, 900; Judiciary, SIS, $50, 100.
Largest increases were SO, $40, 900
to the Civil Aeronautics Admins
tration for operation of 120 air
control towers and So, 1000, 900 to the
FBI for national defense salaries
and expenses.
THURSTON CONFIRMED
WASHINGTON, May 3. R-
Walter Thurston was confirmed bv
the Senate Friday as Ambassa.
dor to Mexico. He succeeds George
S. Messersmith.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-04
MORE ABOUT
THE CAPE FEAR
FROM PAGE ONE
FROM PAGE ONE

orchestra to perform upon, which
would give about everybody along
the Cape Fear a chance to hear
the Swedish nightingale in action.
But Phineas turned down that
proposal too.
And that night the outraged Cape
Fear took its revenge.
SEASICK CIRCUSMAN- No
sooner had Jenny, Phineas, and
the whole troupe left Wilmington
that night aboard the steamer
"Gladiator' than a terrific storm
blew up. It sank three other ships,
and the Gladiator" might well
have been wrecked too if the
skiltul navigation of Capt. J. B.
Smith hadn't brought it through.
AS it was, the ship arrived in
Charleston II hours late. And every
body aboard, including Jenny, was
seasick.
And a seasick nightingale, let
US tell you, is a sorry-looking bird.
But not neal so sorry-looking as
a certain seasick circusman.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-04
Along:..
THESE

distress to their new owners.
DR.. James stories all contri-
butte to the feeling that some
thing fearsome will be per-
mitted to come calling if you
stir up to much old dust.
Furthermore he advances the
idea that our departed Aunt
Emmas may have learned
something less innocent in the
beyound than Ganjo strumming
and table rapping. He isn't
at all sure that you'd want to
know the old woman now.
Several elderly relatives in
b James books became decided
" depraved after they passed
on. They returned to throttle
their kin, rend grandchildren,
and devour nieces.
But the most you can look
for in your hum-drum coal eel
lar or under your workaday
bed is some sort of tongue
tied shade in questionable
clothes
OF course, DR.. James is dead
now and with his talent and
invention working for the
other side you wouldn't be at
all astonished if matters didn't
alter drastically any time now.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-04
MORE ABOUT
WARDEN
FROM PAGE N
Reports Offer

Reports Offer
Major Albert Arsenault, Marine
public information officer, return.
ed from the island this afternoon
and told reporters of the truce
offer.
Major Arsenault said the warden
was becoming worried about $50
convicts being held under guard
by Marines in the yard. They are
becoming highly restless and the
warden plans to move them back
into their cells as soon as possible.
Buckner Volunteers
Major Arsenault said that War
rant Officer Charles L. Buckner,
of Memphis. Tenn, had volunteer
ed to try and blast the desperadoes
out.
He mounted the roof, drilled
three holes with an electric chisel,
and lowered an anti-tank grenade
on a length of string.
Screams End
"Buckner heard some of the
convicts scream then to be let out.
Then he ehard a rifle shot. There
were no more screams"
Major Arsenault said Buckner,
a Pacific combat veteran who
holds the Silver Star and Purple
Heart, continued dropping gre
nades into the cell block. Major
Arsenault estimated he dropped
$50 of them.
The Marine major said as far as
he knew there had been no firing
since around l o'clock.
Still Hold Out
He said an assistant warden had
told him he believed the convicts
still holding out in the cell block
which he estimated at 24-stil had
about 5000 rounds of ammunition
He said he had been told the riot
first began when a convict reached
out from his cell and hooked a
guard around the neck with a car
penter's T square. pulling him close
ana ripping the keys from his belt
Casualties
preliminary reports listed two
GUARDS killed, three c%riticallv
wounded and II other wounded. Il
was not Immediately known how
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-04
SEEKS CURB
ON LOAN DEBATE

WASHINGTON, May s.-(R)-A
surprise move to curb Senate de-.
bate and get down to a vote on the
proposed So. ESQ. 600, 900 British loan
made quick Roadway late Friday.
Senator Ball (R. Mimi, assist
ed by Senator Smith (R.-N. J.)
started circulating a cloture (de-
bate limitation petition ana with
in half an hour had obtained IS
slgnatures-two more than neces-
sary to bring the petition UP for a
Senate decision. Ball said he would
file the petition Saturday.
The debate now has lasted more
than three weeks. Two quorum
calls, by Senators johnson o..
and Hanger (D.-N.D.) con.
sumed all hour of the 5enate's time
Friday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-04
MORE ABOUT
PASSENGER
FROM PAGE ONE

activity and 'brown-out'' cities
and towns across the nation.
Thursday, the ODT embarsoed
all non-essential freight move.
ments and ordered a Is per cent
cut in passenger service on the
coal burning roads, both effective
May IS.
Three Nations Hit
Association Of American Rail-
roads spokesman said the order
would hit freight and passenger
service in and out of Mexico and
Canada, as well as in the United
States.
There vas no immediate count
on the number of passengers OF
volume OF freight affected but
AAR sources indicated the south
ern states would be hardest-hit,
since they are served by pre-
dominantly coal-burning lines.
Vacationists Safe
Florida vacationists, however.
appeared in no danger Of being
stranded because OF ample cleo
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-04
MORE ABOUT
ARABS
FROM PAGE N

other gates opening into the mod
ern city from the walled town.
The troops stretched barbed wire
across Damascus square and man.
ned the barricade with Bren guns
and bayonetted rifles. The Arabs,
screaming epithets, beat hysteri-
cany upon the gate with barred
fists and sought to climb the
wall.
Bricks Hurled
From the wall they hurled
bricks and paving stones at the
line of silent Tommies, injuring
several soldiers, but they made
no attempt to force the barricades
and continue Their march into the
modern city.
Many of the Arabs carried pic
lures of Hal Amin Effendi FL
Husseini, pro-Nazi former Grand
Multi of Jerusalem whose support
of Hitler caused his exile from
Palestine. Arabs alternately
cheered the Mufti's picture and
cursed the British and Ameri-
cans.
Mobs Dispense
With four other gates in the
ancient wall closed-Herod,s gate
near the Biblical tomb of Abso-
lom, Jaha gate leading to the
Wailing Wall, Zion gate and St.
Stephen gate - the mob slowly
dispersed and the demonstration
was confined within the old city.
The leaves Of all British SOL
diers were cancelled but no other
disturbances were reported through
the afternoon and it was believ-
ed that the British threat of an
immediate countrywide curfew
might be avoided if no further
violence developed
Million Involved
1t was estimated that 1000, 900
Arabs participated in the general
strike. The entire Arab cities of
Nazareth, Acre, Nablus, Jaffa,
Hebron and Gazza turned into
dead towns at dawn as shops and
cafes closed and transportation
was halted.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-04
MORE ABOUT
COOKE
FROM PAGE ONE
To Old Job

To Old Job
It was generally assumed tina,
Dr.. Howard J. McGianis, who has
been acting president for nearly
two years, would return to his old
post as registrar OF the college.
Or. McGinnis took over after
Meadows retired, subsequently to
be indicted and sentenced tc prison
on charges Of embezzlement and
false pretease.
Dr. Cooke is well-known in edu.
catlonal circles as an author and
teacher in education administra-
uon. He has conducted surveys OF
school systems for a number of
southern cities and is the author
or co-author of "a books on educa-
ton.
Attended Duke
he went to Duke as a student
after graduating from the Maiden
Hlgh school, and studied for his
bachelor of arts and master of
education degrees, and later took
MS doctor or philosophy degree at
george Peabody college.
Alter teaching in the public
schools Of Maiden and Aberdeen
served as superintendent of the
Masonic orphanage at Oxford. Go.
ing to Peabody, he served for two
years as associate professor of
education administration for eight
more years as professor of educa.
administration, and finally for
SIX years as head Of the depart
'hent OF education administration.
Married Man
Or. Cooke married the former
Ger1rude Murray of Maiden. a-d
they have two children.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-04
MORE ABOUT
REVIEW
FROM PAGE ONE

~ movement stems from the fact
1nat the upper Cape Fear country
Iieo Its worst floods in history
'as1 autumn and this spring.
announcer Cape Fear improvement
was n route to reality yesterday
Mlen President Harry Truman
signed his name to the War depart
tnents 1888, 900, 900 Civil Functions
DILL $1,000, 600 OF which will finance
me widening and deepening OF the
cape Fear channel from Whining
ton to the sea.
Start July1
project is scheduled to get
underway about July / and will
take about one year and a half to
complete.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-04
MORE ABOUT
STIR
FROM PAGE ONE

also had salvaged large tins Of
corned beef, corned lamb, Canadi-
an bacon and oatmeal.
II am advised that a resident Of
Astoria has so much of this in his
basement he has quit salvaging
food from the dump ne SAID. He
says he has enough food for his
family and himself for the rest of
his life"
Norblad said an investigation
would be a waste Of money" He
only brought the matter to the
attention of the House, he added,
SO that the Navy might be forced
to discontinue the practice.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-04
FLORIDIAN REGARDS
HIS HOME AS HAVEN
OF RESTFUL BLISS

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, May s.
o'H-A mans home is his castle
ana one home owner here wants
tnat adage to apply by being left
alone.
ne put up the following sign, dec
orateoorsted with a skull and cross
we nave measles, chickenpox,
humps aad fallen arches. We have
aog mat doesn't like company
a.io lnere's q rattlesnake loose in
me yard. Sc. enter at your own
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-04
MORE ABOUT
BURPEE
Epnax
FROM PAGE ONE

all terminal facilities on the linz,
system, Brown said.
Burpee was superintendent
the Jacksonville, Fla. Terminal
district Of the Coast Line prior >.
the wal Entering the service s.s
ly in the war, he became a vetar..
OF the campaigns IN africa T+.,,
France, Belgium and Germany H.
is the only ACL official 10 oaoo.
a general officer during the v.u
The ex-Army general was aw.rs
ed the Legion of Merit for his ~
duct in the North African o.m u'
paign, aud later received Soma IN
the highest medals for Ais c,n "
palgns in the other European co,-.
tries. N004'
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-04
MORE ABOUT
MCCLELLAN
FROM PAGE ONE

Tennessee by direct vote of the
people. Prior to that he had served
three terms in the House.
When President Roosevelt died
and the then vice president, Harry
Truman, moved into the presiden-
cy, Mcclellan was elevated to pre-
siding officer of the Senate, one of
the most powerful posts in Con-
gress. He will serve in that capa-
city until a new vice president is
elected.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-04

In Java it is believed that II a
husband will slit the wife's robe
With a sharp knife from throat to
hem without touching her, she
viii be freed Of the pains Of child
birth.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-04
The Weather

IVA sHINGTON, May 3-(P-Weather
u,reau report of temperature and rain
ell for the "a hours ending at c pm in
the principal cotton growing areas and
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-04

The suicide rate among men :,
higher than among womaa
throughout the world
The Omaha guide., 1946-11-09

movie star really scored hst week
when he openly took . stand
against discrimination In the Cap
itol at the George Washington u,
where she was appearing in Max
well Anderson's play Joan Of Lor
raine".
Miss Bergman stated that had
she known beforehand that the
university would not admit Ne
groes during the plays three week
run, she would never had agreed
to have opened there. She also
made it known that she was again
st racial discrimination in any
form; and was shocked to learn
that it was permitted in the ma
TONS capitol-Washington, D. c.
Letters, kilograms and messages
from outstanding citizens of the
United States were sent the ac-
tress commencing her on her open
mindedness. More People should
pattern after such a great per-
sonality as Ingrid Bergman.