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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-12
TURKEY CAR DEALER
CITED FOR CONTEMPT
BY FEDERAL JUDGE

RALEIGH, Feb. 11-Theodore S.
johnson, State OPA Director, said
that United States district Judge
Don Gillian, following a hearing
here, had found B. E. RenfroW, of
Turkey, Sampson county, guilty, of
contempt of a consent decree enter
ed on October IL, 1s45 wherein
Renfrow was restrained from buy
ing or selling used cars "for SO
long as the sales of used cars are
subject to price control" At that
time Renfrow was required to re-
fund the purchaser of one car the
sum of $3.50 and pay penalties ag-
gregating S1,570 to the Treasurer of
the United States because Of over
ceiling charges on used cars.
Johnson said that notwithstand-
ing the injunction order, Renfrow
sold three cars during October, No
vernber and December to a used
car dealer in Clinton.
The order On motion for rule as
of contempt found as a fact that
Renfrow had violated the terms Of
the injunction. He was represent
ed at the hearing by Attorney
A. Mel. Graham, Of Clinton.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-12
Do You Haze Mice, Beetles?
CONGRESS- Will Rescue You

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.-R
DO you have mice in the pan
frye Do mosquitoes gnaw you
each summer? Are you harass-
ed by flies, bees, bugs, beetles?
Is your wheat rusty?
Congress is galloping to your
rescue, friend. 1t will see you
through.
The House Agriculture COM
mittee is studying a Few Fed
eral insecticide, fungicide, and
rodenticide act"
Varmint Law
Roughly translated, this
means the Q. S. soon may get
a new varmint and pest law to
replace the one that has been
on the books since 1910.
At the opening hearing last
week 1t was disclosed that:
Chairman John Flanagan
DIVA has reaches, right in
his capitol office. These reaches
were fed three different con-
coctions, but
Thrive On Connection
They thrived on it," Said
Flanagan bitterly. He said he
hoped the law would see to it
that reaches wouldn't get fat on
stuff labelled poison.
Donald ]. Cheney, general
counsel for the fish and wildlife
service, said there is no known
antidote for 1880, the new rat
poison developed by the Depart
ment of Interior.
He said it is SO deadly he
doesn't think it should be pedd-
led in ordinary stores.
Rep. George w. Gillie (R-Ind)
recalling his days as a veterin-
arian, said he thought the gov
eminent should set certain
manufacturing standards for
each poison.
He doesn't think putting the
contents on the label is enough.
Ordinary Person Baffled
can ordinary person is baf-
fled by labels" he said. eve
used TO get bottles Labelled
rs per cent inert matter A
laboratory test showed that
meant 1t was Is per cent tap
water"
william ]. lick, Of the In
secticides and DisenfectantS
association, peeked thoughtful
ly at such expressions as "non-
chlorophyn-bearing thallophy-
ties" and "allied classes of
anthropods."
"Gentlemen," he said, "this
is a very technical bill we have
here"
Everyone said, indeed we
have. On this unanimous note
the meeting adjourned.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-12

sent are charged. CPA said, with
violating priorities regulation
which is designed TO prevent &C.
emulation of excessive inventor
les of scarce materials.
Morris S. Werner, Jr., director
of the compliance division said
CPA Investigators discovered that
one Pennsylvania manufacturer of
nylon hose was carrying an in
ventory of more than 1,76o, 600
pairs Of nylons as of last Jan. 81"
The agency said that two shirt
companies ordered to discontinue
processing of fabrics together
had a total inventory Of more than
$40. 900 shirts on Jan. l."
"CPA is making every effort to
shake loose scarce items that are
being withheld from the public in
excessive Inventories Werner
said. we intend to prohibit any
more scarce material from flowing
IN manufacturers who don't sell
excessive inventories. AS re-
suit this will make more material
available to those who do sell their
product properly. 1t means the
public will receive more shirts and
hose and other scarce apparel
items sooner"
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-12
HOOT OWLS HOOT
NEAR CAPITALS
SWANK HOSTELRI

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11-R+
Rep. Hatton Summers says he
enjoys living in one of Wash
ington's more exclusive hotels
because
Il like the boot owls"
It seems the boot owls boot
like mad outside Summers
windows at the Shoreham hotel
and instead of hollering to the
management, the venerable
Democrat from Texas is as
happy as a lark about it all.
There must be whole
family of Hoot Owls" Summers
told reporter today. Il Ger
tainly like to hear them be-
cause they remind me of the
time when I was boy in Ten
nessee.
"Once in while see a rab-
bit. And in the spring I can
hear the quail"
Gardner Moore, who manag-
es the Shoreham, was prompt
ly called by your reporter.
did you say boot owls?"
Moore asked.
Assured that h chad heard
correctly, M ore said,
HMM.
He added that he was very
glad Summers liked the boot
owls. But he said he doubted
the hoteI~cser would feature
such slogaXs as:
Come to the Shoreham and
hear the boot OWLS"
Bird life, yes" he said.
Were backed right up against
Rock Creek park, you know,
and many of the guests COM
ment on the birds. But Mr..
Summers is the only one I know
of who has noticed the boot
owls.
HMM.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-12

The expression "oyez", used II
announcing the opening of court,
was introduced into England by
the Normans.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-12
GERMANS ACCUSED
OF Stacking TOWNS

NUREMBERG, Feb. II. - UIH -
Soviet Prosecutor Gen. Roman A.
Rudenko told the war crimes
tribunal that the Germans de-
stroyed or partly destroyed LILO
towns and 10000 villages in the
Soviet union, leaving 25,000,0 900
persons homeless.
He charged the Germans plotted
determination of whole races and
carried out the program by in
oculating victims with spotted
fever and by mass executions.
Rudenko estimated that the total
damage from criminal acts of
Hitlerite armies was 679 billion
rubles approximately S135, 900, o00,-
900 CD at prewar rates. in 1871"
He said the Germans burned,
looted, destroyed or desecrated g.
300 churches or church buildings
in Russia including 237 Catholic
churches.
They also destroyed 10000 hos
pitfalls, $4,000 schools and 1880
factories, he said.
"We haven't the right to leave
UNPUBLISHED those who organized
and were guilty of these monstrous
crimes" he declared. For the
sake of the future security of ma
tons we are presenting the defen.
dants with a just and complete
bill which must be paid"
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-12
BY MRS. LORENA C. RAWLS

CURRIE, Feb. 1.-THE Cape
Fear flood waters Of last Sep
TENDER have upset the normal
routine of living in lower Bla-
den. The housewives are 60
ing to have to buy their brooms
this spring instead OF making
their own homemade ones OF
corn shucks.
No Flowers Either
The floods not only washed
away the shucks but also
played havoc with the flowers.
Many of the local varieties
haven't shown signs of coming
up yet whereas others, the
seeds of which were washed
down here from farther up the
river, are appearing every
day.
One good thing that the
floods did, though, was to
drown out a large proportion
Of the rats which have given
the farmers SO much trouble in
the past.
Squirrels Pesky
The squirrels, on the other
hand are just as pesky as ever.
They have already destroyed
many bushels of corn which
were stored before the floods
swept over the fields.
There are also plenty of
coons, bears and deer roaming
the swamps and fields at night.
But the grasshoppers are 60
ing hungry. 1t looks S though
they'll have to chew their cuds
on the bits Of grass and dead
leaves the floods left behind,
because the farmers don't
know yet what this year will
bring forth.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-12
0PA CRACKS DOWN
ON HOSE MAKERS

WASHINGTON, Feb. II. N
The Civilian Production aoill1ii1s
tration has cracked down on
number of shirt and nylon hosiery
manufacturers VINO were repol leu
TO be boarding supplies.
In kilograms to unnamed INNS
with Excessive inventories CFA
ordered the producers to malt I'M
mediately any further production
of these items until their stocks
are reduced ito more reasonable
levels
CPA also informed the conpa'
MES that until their inventories are
cut ito practicable minimum
they must not accept delivery OF
yarn or fabric or place new orders
for such materials.
The agency said its action re-
suited from investigations con-
Quoted by the CPA compliance di-
vision.
Firms to which kilograms were
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-12
NOW IN AUSTRIA

NEW BERN, Feb. 11.-Miss Lula
Fowlkes, daughter, of Mrs. Lula
R. Fowlkes, of New Bern, is now
stationed with the American Red
Cross in Salisbury, Austria. The
cover of recent issue of Mid.
week, southern Germany edition Of
the army magazine, showed her
dancing with CT.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-12
New Bern Woman Accepts
Position AS Case Worker

NEW BERN, Feb. II. - Mrs.
Dorothy Odum Richardson OF this
city, has acceptet position as
case worker for Family Service
at Durham. She is a graduate OF
Woman's college and the Univer-
sity of North Carolina, and did
graduate work at Simmons col
lege. After serving in the juvenile
social field at Greensboro and
Boston, she held a USO position
here,
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-12
Lover Bladen Farn1wiues
Must Use Bought Broon1s

tiers here as Pvt. Noon Hudson of
Odessa, Tex. Hudson was attach
ed to the 5th Training Regiment,
Army Service Forces personnel
replacement depot, here. His wife
was listed as Robbie Lee Hudson
of Odessa.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-12
New Bern Expects New Air
Service To Start March /

NEW BERN, Feb. 11.-Air mail
and passenger service will likely
be available here by March l, it
IS reported by George P. AIRING
ton, secretary of the New Bern
Chamber Of Commerce. E. E.,
Bentley, airport and construction
engineer OF the National Airlines,
wrote Arlington that radio facili-
.les viii probably be installed by
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-12

Dial 2-3311 For Newspaper Service
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-12

Aust. australians generally r.,..,
Captain Cs James Cook. an E s5ss'a
Navy officer who dtscovaras ,S- Il
Pacific shores of Australia IN ,7 ,a'
as their Columbus I'M,
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-12
SOLDIER KILLED

FORT JACKSON, S. c., Feb. II.
-(P)-A Negro soldier shot to
death in a cafe brawl here at
nearby Columbia Saturday night
was identified today by headquar-
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1946-03-18
NEGRO Scientist MAKES
C0TT0N5TALk PAPER;
new INDUSTRY POSSIBLE

CHARLOTTE, N. c., Mar. 18
(ANP)-A contribution to the
south's economy which may rank
alongside those made years ago in
the deeper south by George Wash
ington Carver looms.
This contribution is the develop
ment of process for making critic
ally needed paper and corrugated
board from cotton stalks, hereto
fore a worthless production.
Chief credit for the process goes
to Barbades-born DR.. Cyril F'itz-
gerald Atkins, head of the chemis-
try department of Johnson S. Smith
university.
Since perfection of the process,
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1946-03-18
artists VIE FOR HON0RS
IN URBAN LEAGUE
|EMBLEM CONTEST

CHICAGO, Mar. 18 (ANP).-
An open contest to all artists for an
emblem to represent the local Ur-
ban leagues Give year plan" was
announced by Rex Goreleigh, direc-
tor of the South Side Community
Art center.
The slogans "Hi Neighbor" and
Give Year Plan" are to be corpor-
ated into the design, which should
handbills, said William H. Jones,
Jr., supervisor of the Urban lea
|gue's Give Year Plan" recently.
Simplicity of design is the key
note, Goreleigh said. The use of
colors in design is desirable, but
the number should be small, not
more than three. Utility, ease, low
cost of production plus clarity of
the slogan will pertinent points for
Judging the winner, he limited. He
added that the contest will close
Mar. 81 and the prizes will be an
nounced on April 8.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1946-03-18
Rep. SUMMERS 10 QUIT;
NEGROES NOT SORRY

WASHINGTON, Mar. 18 (ANP)
Announcement of the retirement
from politics of Hatton Summers,
for "a years representative in con-
gress from Texas, will bring no
tears. Summers has been chairman
O fthe powerful judiciary commit
tee and before him has been argued
anti-lynch bills, anti-poll tax legis-
lation and all other legislation
which concerned Negroes rights,
freedom and protection.
His announcement comes at a
time when he is coming up for re-
election. Blasting the government
which has progressed in keeping
with modern needs, he apparently
yearns for the old times when con-
gressmen regarded themselves not
as servants of the public, but as
something special. Summers de-
parture from the scene is unwept
and offers some progressive Texan
a real opportunity to serve his coun.
try and state.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1946-03-18

been besleged with inquiries rela-
tive to the possibilities of CONNER
cial paper production. The idea orr
ginated from DR.. Atkins, who holds
a Ph.D. from the University of |
Iowa, back in December, 1943. Bull
warking him in his idea and his
work was Ulysses Simpson Brooks, |
former member of the unversity's
chemistry faculty.
The War Production Boards Of
flee of production research and de-
velopment became intensely inter-
ested and appropriated $28, 400 for
the project.
The process was perfected after
a year of hard work. The expert
ments prepared samples of paper
made from the whole cotton. In
Savannah, the Herty foundation,
using DR.. Atkins method, has pre-
pared corrugated board samples on
a commercial basis. In Canton, N.
c., the huge Champion Paper and
Fiber company has prepared a num-
Der Of samples of paper.
Cotton stalks used in the work
were pulled by hand, and the ad-
herring soil was removed by shak-
ing. The material pulped readily
with from IL to Is per cent chemi-
Gals. Not only does this paper COM
pare favorably with that made from
wood pulp but the time required for
pulping and the cost are both less.
No new types of machinery are re-
quired to digest the pulp.
A variety of grades of paper can
be produced, including writing pa
towels, napkins, wrapping papers
and cardboard for container pro-
duction.
! According to information, the
average acre of cotton yields 1000
pounds of stalks, and this produces
about 800 pounds of pulp. At the
basic rate of so cents an hour for
manual labor, a ton of stalks could
be pulled and delivered for 81, DR..
Atkins estimates. If all the cotton
stalks in this nation were salvaged
mot likely possibility-a maxi
mum Of 27 500 tons of paper could
be produced from this source.
The major problem is that of har-
vesting the cotton stalk. To do this
by hand would not be satisfactory,
but DR.. Atkins holds high hopes
that cotton planters or Industrial
ist will contrive machinery which
will perform this operation.
If a method of harvesting is de-
veloped which will cut down these
costs, then DR.. Takins believes
large-scale production of paper from
cotton stalks could prove highly
profitable enterprise as we'll as pro-
vide additional income for the
south's cotton growers.
THE STARS SAY
The union times., 1946-09-07
AFL Urges Unions ToHold Price Line

Washington (LPA)-As guides tc AFL union policy in wage negotia- tions in the difficult months ahead, La Dor Monthly Survey, AFL research publication, last week proposed:
 1-Continue to increase production and improve efficiency. This is the only way to get a wage increase without raising prices and living costs. Production has made excellent pro- gress in the last three months, but is not yet meeting demand.
 "2-Use the strike weapon only as a last resort. Build up confidence and sound relations between your union and the employer, based on baroaining in good faith, square dealing and pre- sentation of facts. When the employer deals fairly with you, show your readiness to cooperate in solving plant problems. If disputes arise and can not be settled call i'll the US. Con- ci1iation Service or use other means of settlement. making every effort to avoid strikes.
 >"3-Negotiate wage increases with in price ceilings or within existing prices if there are no ceilings"
The union times., 1946-09-07
IN Can Blame Firm Not Strikers
AFL Men Walk Out As Kroehler Won't Come
 To Terms

CHICAGO CPD - The United Nations assembly, scheduled to meet in New York in September, won't sit on any rose and blue plush chairs un- less the Kroeh1er Co. of Naperville, Ill.,, comes to terms with its striking workers.
 The men, members of the Uphol- sterer International Union (AFL), rejected suggestion by their presi- dent, Sal B. Hoffman, who flew here recently from Philadelphia, that some of the men go back to work for the specific purpose of finishing the 1858 chairs the company is making for LIN.
 The men said the company was trying to make a goat of the union" after it had failed to meet its con tract delivery date. The chairs were scheduled for delivery Aug. 1 and the company received an exten- sion to Aug. 12. The men did not walk out until Aug. 1o.
 When the stoppage began, Kroeh- Ter officials promptly took advantage of it Ito shift to the union the blame for failure to deliver the chairs" un- ion spokesman Lee Baker said.
 After hearing the details, Hoff- man declared his support oE the locals position.
The union times., 1946-09-07
C1O Union Is Up For Price Fixing

Los Angeles IPA)-The CIO Int'l Fishermen & Allied Workers and Is officers and members were indicted here last week by federal grand jury on charges of conspiring to fix prices on fish sold to dealers
 The indictment contended that the men were not actually laborerS or un- ion members in the usual sense but independent businessmen who sell their catches to dealers. According to Justice Dept officials an annual busi- ness of $1O,0O0,OOO has been affected by the alleged conspiracy in a dozen ports. The union, allegedly tried to establish minimum fish prices at maximum OPA ceilings, and boycott ted dealers who would not sign con- tracts at specified rates. The union, said Justice Dept officials, claimed to be both union and a cooperative.
The union times., 1946-09-07
Anderson Ruling ToKeepPrice Of Meat Very High
Agriculture Chief In Posi- ton Of Czar Over
 Food Prices

In ordering new livestock cell ings 10 to Is per cent higher than those in effect when controls lapsed on June 30, Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson de- mOnstrated in two ways that meat prices are going to continue high.
 First, much of the imitation that has occurred in meat prices in the last two months will be legalized.
 Second, Anderson reminded the country in no uncertain way that he now has the power to order into eff feet the higher prices that he always has favored, and that he is going to use that power.
 FOOD GEAR
 Under Anderson as food czar, con- sumers can expect more and more high food prices. It is his belief that prices definitely favorable to the pro- ducer are necessary to stimulate pro- duction.,
 A list of Anderson'S powers will demonstrate why OPA has become little more than an office boy in the food price field.
 Whenever the secretary decides that an OPA price is impeding pro- duction of any agricultural com- modity he may set the price at any level he thinks is required. ''to at- tain the necessary production" It was this authority that he used to
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The union times., 1946-09-07
Union Chapters Put Legion On The Spot

Chicago (LPA) - The American Legion's reactioriary leadership was put on the spot last week by the Natl Conference of Union Labor Legion naires.
 Eight specific things that the forth coming American Legion convention should do were cited by the union men who have been fighting for years to liberalize the fascist-1ninded dictator ship of the Legion.
 The Labor Legionnaires demanded that the Legion convention:
 "1-Endorse the Full Employment Bill; 2-Endorse the minimum wage bill; 3-Back a Veterans Housing Bill; 4-Back the Fair Employment Practices Bill; 5-Back the Wagner Murray-Dingell-Social Security Bill /; 6-Back the AntiPoll Tax Bill; 7- Condemn the lynching of colored peo- pie in both the south and north and call for federal investigation; B. Withdraw its American Award To Hearst"
The union times., 1946-09-07
Butchers Set Up
 Workers Clinic

San Diego, Calif.-Marking a new step in Iabor-management relations, the Butcher Work mems Local 229 (AFL), in CO., operation with employers, has established rehabilitation cen- ter to study causes of industrial fatigue and other problems con- corning workers and to seek their solution.
 The union has set up a model kitchen to help correct dietary inefficiency that may be respOn- sible for poor workmanship. Physical defects will be studied by physicians and treatments ar- ranged. If the treatment is of a phychiatric nature, or due to family readjustments, all re- sources of the community to cope with such matters will be employed.
The union times., 1946-09-07
As We See It
 by
 THE STAFF /

LABOR is organizing the Natl Cash Register Co. When the com pany's finally organized, there will be some interesting possibilities. Every time a clerk punches cash register key, little sign may pop up saying: Buy Union.'
 Hitting hard at the opponents of the Wagner-Ellender-Taft General Housing Bill, Housing Expediter Wilson Wyatt in a talk this week, gave one of the best explanations yet heard of why organized labor is lOO%o behind the measure. He said: ''I can imagine a factory worker becoming indignant over the fact that a high pressure lobby, representing the man who is rent ing him an uncomfortable flat at a high price, has prevented any of the factory workers taxes being spent to help get him better place to live in." The Housing Expediter spoke at the Natl Conference of Catholic Charities before almost 1000 religious and lay delegates.
 What are you worth as a work CT According to Dr. Paul Mohn, counsellor of the Swedish Foreign Office, every adult industrial work CT in Sweden represents $5OOO of ''accumulated capital" It would be interesting to know what Sewell Avery and Tom Cirdler think dirt is worth. Because apparently that's how they value American labor.
 The Veterans Administration is authority for the statement that lO,OOO,OOO veterans have refused Uncle Sam's urgent plea that they renew their government insurance. This is most unfortunate.
 A government insurance policy is the cheapest and best in the world. It is literally ''worth its weight in gold" The day will come when every veteran will realize that, but for many of them it will then be too late.
 A report by the Small War Plants Corporation, government agency says: ''Very few communities now have more than one version of the
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The union times., 1946-09-07
Building Trades
 Apprentices Are Peeved Over Cut
New Income Ceiling Causes Many To Look For
 Other Jobs

WASHINCTON-(FP)- Rumb- Iings of dissatisfaction among America's 1000 building trades apprentices at the new income cell ings allowed under the CI bill of rights has caused the Federal Com mittee on Apprenticeship to urge trainees to stay on the job in spite of drastic cut in their earnings.
 Although no complete figures are available, the indications are that some apprentices are already leaving for other jobs with higher weekly pay, since the 1ast-minute congressional slash in CT allowances puts a ceiling of $40 a week on the single trainee's earnings, and $46 for the married.
 84% EX-SERVICEMEN
 Labor Dept. spokesmen told Feder- ated Press that 849o of building trades apprentices are ex-servicemen, most of whom are drawing subsistence allowances from the government to supplement beginning wages. The GI bill payments helped attract over 5000 new apprentices during July alone.
 The new limits apply to both full time trainees and students under the CT bill who are working on the side. It will not apply to disabled veterans enrolled under Public Law l6.