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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-01-02
1916 POSES TOUGH
TASKFOR TRUMAN
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combating initiation, and keeping
Unemployment in check.
Both the address to the people
and the message to Congress may
survey the international scene in
the light of agreements on world
political issues and on methods for
tackling atomic energy controls.
The agreements were worked out
in Moscow at a conference of Rus
sian, British and American for
eign ministers.
Twice since his return from Mos
COW Saturday, Secretary of State
Byrnes has boarded the Williams
burg to confer with the Chief Elk.
ecutive as he cruised the lower
Potomac.
The secretary spent New Years
Eve on the yacht, which is schedAl-
ed to return the President to Wash:
ington tomorrow morning. Mr.. Tru.
man, Byrnes, guests and officers
on the Williamsburg tuned up or
"Auld Lang Syne" as the ships
bell sounded midnight.
An improvised G. I. orchestra
supplied the accompaniment for
other favorite songs.
Byrnes flew back to ashingtor
this morning.
Whether the President would Of
fer any new legislative proposals
in his speech and message coulc
not be determined ahead of time
Last September he handed Con
gress 21-point work sheet. Blu
only smatterirg of the measures
he asked for then has become law
Among them were bills to GU
taxes, authorize the reorganization
of government agencies, and put
one-man administrator in charge
of getting rid of surplus war goods
The President called in Septem
Der for such things as so-callee
full employment bill, continuing
the draft for the armed forces, in
creasing pay for people out Of worl
to a nationwide maximum of al
least $25 a week, a boost in gov
eminent salaries, a higher mini
mum wage in industry.
It was a program which Mr.. Tru'
man said would help lead to the
greatest period of high prosperi
ty" in history.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-01-02
BOARD TO SEEK
TO STOP STRIKE
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Court and Chief Justice James M.
Douglas of the Missouri State
Supreme Court.
Emphasizing that he could not
speak for the others, Feinsinger
said he expects the panel to ask
both parties to resume collective
bargaining. This would follow a
precedent established by Mr.. Tru-
mans fact-finding board in the
General Motors dispute which now
is preparing it's official recommen-
dations.
CLIO President Philip Murray,
who also heads the steel workers,
has declined comment on appoint
ment of the fact-finding board. He
broke with Mr.. Truman over the
Presidents request to Congress for
legislation requiring cooling off
periods and establishing such
boards in major labor disputes.
Benjamin F. Fairless, company
president, has rejected two invita-
tons to attend Cancellation meet
ings, contending that it would be
futile" to discuss wages unless
the industry is granted higher
prices.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-01-02
SHIPYARD WAGE
BOOST STUDIED
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employed in shipbuilding, is seek
ing restoration Of the real wage"
of 1941. This would mean a SO per
cent increase to offset the govern
ment-estimated rise in cost of liv-
ing since January 1871, less the
10 per cent pay rise the workers
received during the war.
The conference discussed Collet's
statement and the union demands
throughout a special New Years
day session but reached no
decision. The meeting will be con-
tinued tomorrow.
Collet called the committees
attention to section in wage
price regulations (section 30O
which applies only to industries
operating for the most part under
government contract.
1.-THE section authorizes" he
said, "the approval Of wage adj
justment when there is substantial
reason to believe that there are
cost-reducing factors which will
counterbalance the adjustment.
"Obviously / cannot undertake to
say, in cents per hour, what would
be the maximum adjustment in
this industry which could be found
to be approvable under this
section.
IT seems, equally obvious. how.
ever, that some adjustment in wage
rates would be approvable under
this section"
Collet said he was advised that
the industry as whole. already
had exceeded the 80 per cent in
crease in average straight time
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-01-02
ROBERT LAMAR HENLEY

Funeral services for Robert
Lamar Henley, who died Monday
night, will be conducted this after
noon at 3 O'Clock at the St. James
Episcopal church with the Rev.
Mortimer Glover, rector, officiat-
ing. Interment will be in Oakdale
cemetery.
Pallbearers will be j. Irving Cor
bett, Douglas Taylor, Hargrove
Bellamy, Robert Strange, George
T. Clark, Emmett H. Bellamy,
Major George E. Kidder and 1t.
Walter E. Storm.
Honorary pallbearers will include
Marsden Bellamy, W. W. Storm,
W. T. Dixon, A. F. Perry and E. B.
Denny.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Carolyn Wright Holmes Henly; two
brothers, R. G. Henley, Roanoke,
Va, and B. w. Henley, Bluefleld'
W. Va, and one sister, Mrs.
Thomas M. Jones.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-01-02
TRAFFIC TOLL
REACHES 3l9
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Celebrants paid up to SIS couple
in New York City-for reserva-
tons in nightclubs.
New York saw the old year cut
in it's traditional manner with an
estimated 100000 persons jam
ming the city's Times Square. Al
most 1000 policemen kept the
crowd in check.
Chicago had the biggest New
Years Eve crowd in 20 years, with
State and Randolph Streets bed
lam of tinsel, confetti and merry
makers. Top nightclub prices rang
eded to $3.50 minimum.
San Francisco called out its en-
tire police department, augmented
by 1000 service police, to handle
the crowds. Confetti covered down.
town streets and nightclubs charg-
ed up to $12 per plate.
In Boston champagne sold Tor
$40 a bottle and New England In
general had it's noisiest and wettest
New Years Eve in 20 years. Some
10000 persons damned Detrolt's
bars and night spots. Skyrockets
zoomed over Atlanta.
Miami liquor dealers sold $3,000,-
600 worth Of spirits. In some cases
Scotch sold for $40. Reno, the Big
gest Little City in the World"
nursed its biggest headache in
history.
In Minneapolis, the police force
was tripled.
But it was not all joy.
North Of Laporte, Ind, a plane
crashed, killing the pilot and four
other persons. In Chelmsford,
Mass, four persons, including
15-month-old child, were burned to
death when fire detroyed home
after party. An Oklahoma City
police lieutenant shot and killed
his divorced wife, seriously wound
ed his daughters husband and kill
ed himself. A man and a woman
were drowned when their automo-
bile plunged into New York har-
Dor.
Bernardo Jacutan, As, killed two
men and wounded another durih:3
an argument over Chinese check
ers in Salem, Ore. In Redondo
Beach, Calf, a jailed drunk was
found strangled. In Buffalo, N. y,
a mans skull was fractured by a
large icicle falling from a building
and he died. !
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-01-02
STORK PASSES CITY
WITHOUT STOPPING
ON NEW YEARS DAY
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tOoAsAAuCu ITOm rage O0cJ
The merchants in town are
also anxiously waiting for the
new years baby to shower gifts
OF merchandise and other luxu-
ries on the newcomer.
The rules appearing in Sun
days Star-News for prizes to
be given the first white child
born in New Hanover county in
the year 1916 are as follows:
A signed record of the date
and time of birth by the physi-
clan in attendance is required
to enable parents to compete
for prizes.
The verified records should
be brought to the "First Baby
Contest Editor" in the advertis-
ing department of the paper
before noon on Thursday, JAN
uary Bird, for final Judging.
The winner will be announced
in the Friday, January 4th,
Star and News.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-01-02
Automobile Hits Man
On Carolina Beach Road

Radford Lee 50, a resident ~
Sneads Ferry was treated at James
Walker hospital and released last
night after he was struck bv an
automobile said to have been driv.
en- by Matter Dolan Akin, Negro
226 E. Worth Drive, Maffit Village
Sheriffs officers who received the
report said that Lee apparently
walked onto the Carolina Beach
highway in the path Of the oncom.
ing car when he was struck.
His injuries consisted Of apra.
sions about the legs and hands hos.
pital attaches said.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-01-02
LONELY POLICEMAN
KILLS WIFE, SELF
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from two policemen, saying he was
going on special holiday duty. Neuf-
fer ordinarily didn't carry gun.
Neuffer finally borrowed a 49,
calibre pistol from Patrolman Hen
ry McMullen, the third man he
asked.
By telephone, he located his
wife at a friends home, where
a party was underway. They talked
briefly. She went home at 3 a. M,
joining Beverly and her bride
groom. At $3.50 a. M, Neuffer en-
tered. Neighbors said three shots
rang out in quick succession.
The first struck Mrs. Neuffer.
Beard jumped in front Of Beverly
and the second shot struck him.
Neuffer aimed at the girl Sec
ond time, but the pistol missed
fire. Turning, he walked few
steps toward the door, raised the
pistol and fired a bullet into his
temple.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-01-02
new YEAR SCORE
SHOWS NO DEATHS
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type. The trailer is painted green
and has two Chevrolet wheels.
Thomas Verzaal, 13-year-old son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Verzaal,
ia Cherry Ave-, Audubon, was re-
ported missing from his home since
3 pm, Dec. 81.
At the sheriff's office the story
was about the same.
The office reported an average
New Years celebration with a
minimum number Of arrests on
minor counts. The main casualty
of the day being that Of J. C. Har-
well, sailor, who was beaten and
robbed yesterday afternoon in the
McCumber's Station section of the
county.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-01-02
MARKET IN 1916
NEAR BULL PEAK
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swing since December 30. 1941.
President Truman's plans to speed
business transition and Russia's en-
trance into the war were factors.
The list on December II suffered
it's sharpest break of 1.8 points
since April 9, 1913, with selling
attributed to "tipsters" on the ra-
dio and in investment counsellor
services.
Heavy dealings were a feature OF
the years curb market with 1885,
900 shares, biggest figure on rec
ord, appearing on November 10.
Trading in penny" utility rights
accounted mainly for the squirt.
The total of $4,000 shares in the
week ended November II also ex-
ceeded any other similar period.
The Junior Board also established
another record on November 10
when sales of 100000 shares
eciipsed those Of 100000 in the
major market. For the year stock
volume Of 143, 309, 1892 shares was
the largest since 1880.
The tremendous popularity of
railroad bonds, promoted in part
by conclusion of reorganization pro-
ceedings involving some of the
country's best known systems,
high-lighted the years generally
rising bond market.
AS measured by the Associated
Press averages, the carriers far
outstripped other domestic groups,
rising more than seven full points
from 1852 on December 30, 1914
to 1884 on December 81 last.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-01-02
LITTLE FLOWER"
FINISHES REGIME
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New York at midnight last night
IN his Queens county home because
his wife was too i'll to attend the
official ceremonies at City Hall this
morning.
O'Dwyer. IS, was elected mayor
of New York in November by the
largest plurality ever accorded a
nayoralty candidate here. He is
a regular Democratic party man
backed by the Tammy Hall organ
ization which LaGuardia swept out
of power when he won office as a
fusion candidate IL years ago.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-01-02

From 1919, when Sir Ross and
Sir Keith Smith chalked up rec
ord of q days, 20 hours in flying
from England to Australia, the
time has been cut to 81 hours by
British Lancastrian mail planes.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-01-02

The geographical center Of til.
United States is in Smith county,
Kansas.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-01-02

One quart of ice cream is equal
to one pound of ham in energy
value. :,
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-01-02

BUY U. S. VICTORY BONDS
The Nome nugget., 1946-04-29

Primitives caught fish in weirs of stone or wood.
The Nome nugget., 1946-04-29
Fighting Continues In Manchuria

CHUNGKING, April 29. LP)- Efforts to settle the fighting in ManChuria broke down after the the utmost efforts of General Mar shall proved insufficient to bridge the chasm between the Chinese National Government and the Communists All sides revealed a settlement of the civil conflict faced an indefinite delay.
 The government is refusing the newest peace proposals of the Communists demanding favorable terms on the basis of their miIi- tary successes. Informed Chinese sources said Chiang Kai-Shek re- jected the Democratic League formula for a "cease fire" agree ment which would have left the Communists in possession of Son art, Manchuria.
 These sources indicated that Kai-Shek preferred to wait until his armies fought their way north ward to recaptured Changchun before halting hostilities. General Marshall, who has been cenferring almost ceaselessly in recent days with Chiang and Communist lead CT Gen. Chou, in an effort to reach an agreement, gave the order for the transfer of his headquarters to Ranking Tomorrow.
The Nome nugget., 1946-04-29
Foreign Ministers To Clash Over
 Italian Colonies

PARIS, April 29, CP)-The four power foreign ministers confer ence ran into it's most crucial ses- sion today on the future of Italy's colonial possessions in North Af- rica and the Dodecanese Islands in the Mediterranean on the agen- da.
 It is on these questions that the Russian Mediterranean interests and Britain's Empire communica- tiors are expected to clash direct ly. There are indications that the discussion of Italian colonies, par ticularly the disposition of Tripoli- tania will take up most of the ses- sion. The Russians asked for a trusteeship of Tripolitania, but Britain is opposed to such grant.
The Nome nugget., 1946-04-29
Rioting Marks :.
 German Election

FRANKFURT, April 29, (P0- Germany's fast growing new pO litical party, the right of center Christian Social Union, won an overwhelming victory in week end county council elections. In the American zone the elections were marked by rioting and pro- Nazi activity.
 Conservative rural voters gave the ChurCh-supported parts almost a two to one lead over their near est rival, the slightly left wing So- cial Democrats. The Communist party boiled only a bare five and four-tenths percent of the three million one hundred thirty-six thousand votes cast in the second free election in the area in thir- teen years.
 Four United States army agen- cies are Investigating the street battle between German voters and more than 5000 Jews and dis placed persons in Diessen, Bavaria Six persons are reported still in hospitals out of eighteen treated for stab wounds and beatings. The riot was finally quelled by Ameri- can soldiers.
 A search was underway for two Jewish guards, whose disap- pearance prompted the displaced persons to rush the German polls after report was circulated that the guards had been murdered by civilians.
The Nome nugget., 1946-04-29
Demand Seizure Of Wheat Stocks

WASHINGTON, April 29, (P)- With food becoming a powerful weapon in world politics, the clashing of the State and Agricul- ture department views over Amer ican famine relief methods appear certain to reach the President for decision.
 The State Department under Acting Secretary Acheson is de- manding much more forcible mea- sures, such as the seizure of scrne wheat reserves in the hands of millers, than the agriculture de- partment has been willing so far to order into effect.
The Nome nugget., 1946-04-29
Coal Negotiations Resumed Today

WASHINGTON, April 29, CP)- The Labor Department said nego- tiations between Lewis and the soft coal operators, which were broken off April 10, will be re- sumed tody at the Labor Depart ment.
 Special mediators McGrady and Fuller sitting in. Representatives of the operators said they stood pat in their refusal to commit themselves in advance to the union administered health and welfare fund, the point on which the negotiations previously foun- dered.
The Nome nugget., 1946-04-29
Truman To Name New Chief Justice

WASHINGTON, April 29, (H)- The President, his mind made up on the Supreme Court, turned to a search for means of settling the nationwide soft coal strike be- form an industrial crisis sets in.
 The Presidents choice for new chief justice to succeed the late Harlan Stone, and new member for the court to succeed the man elevated to the presiding spot is expected 60 be announced early this week, rJssibly tomorrow.
 That much is known def nitely, but White ITouse confidants for the most part, declined to verify the speculation that either Robert Jackson or William Douglas would be moved up to head the court, and Secretary of War Patterson, a Republican, would be added to it's membership.
The Nome nugget., 1946-04-29
Spirited Bidding At Sealskin Auction

ST. LOUIS, April 29, (P)-The open auction of more than 30,000 Alaskan and Cape of Good Hope sealskins opened with spirited bid ding. Officials of the Fouke Fur Company predicted a new gross dollar volume record of more than two million. With no ceiling limit on bids the prices were generally running twenty percent above the sale of last October.
 The company is conducting the sale for the governments, as the Union of South Africa is the other shipper.
The Nome nugget., 1946-04-29
Azerbaijan Iran Start Negotiations

TERRAIN, April 29, CPJ-A del egatiOn of the proclaimed au- tOnomOus regime of AZerbaijan province, whose arrival here yes terday was marked by a demon stration in which two persons were killed, expected to begin ne gOtiationS for a reunited province of the Iran Central government.
 Jafar Pishevari, premier of the Azerbaijan regime set up in Rus sian occupied province headed the seVen-man mission.
 The leftWing Tuden party pa per Rahbar charged in a front page story that the shootings yes terday, in which two workers were killed, was ordered by Col Norman SchWartzkopf, American adviser to the national police.
 The shootings occurred when to- bacco factory workers clashed with police guards on the road to the airport where the delegation from Azerbaijan arrived for the conferences.
The Nome nugget., 1946-04-29
NEWS IN BRIEF

fNEW YORK, April 29, (P)- 2be United Nations security coun- cil expected to order an investiga- tion of Francois Spain today unless Soviet Russia, the lonly opponent,
 oves to delay the action by at tempting to invoke a veto as the delegates prepared to meet. They lined up ten to one in favor of Australia's latest proposal to set up a five man subcommission to determine whether the Franco re- gime is threatening world peace.
The Nome nugget., 1946-04-29

MANILA, April 29, R)-Presi- dent Sergio Osmena conceded the election of Manuel Roxas and ex- pressed the hope that his successor will be given wisdom and strength for the great task he will shortly assume as the first chief Executive of the Philippines Re- public" He promised Roxas his support "in everything that is right" Official returns gave Rox- as 1,l67,000 votes and Osmena ss84,0O0 as the count neared com pletion.
The Nome nugget., 1946-04-29

TOKYO, April 29, (P) - The Allied world formally charged Premier Hideki Tojo and twenty seven other members of the mil itaristic clique" with fifty-five counts in war crimes indictments. The charges included murder and deaths at Pearl Harbor, Hongkong, Shanghai, Philippines. They will be arraigned formally May third
The Nome nugget., 1946-04-29

NEW YORK, April 29, (P)- William Benjamin, 36, business man who District Attorney Frank Hogan said admitted losing up to S46,000 day at race tracks was arrested on grand larceny charge and is accused of SWindling credit firms out of more than S500000 in the last four months.
The Nome nugget., 1946-04-29
Election Day

Tomorrow. April 30fh. is Election Day.
 In party politics if is neces- sarY 10 declare your party in order 10 get a ballot 10 vote.
 The polls are open af $500 a.m.. and will remain open until 7:00 p.m. This should be lime enough for each and every voter 10 go 10 inc polls and cast his or her ballot 10 nominate the choice of candi- dates.
The Nome nugget., 1946-04-29
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE LUNCHEON TUESDAY

The VIVA Chamber of Com merce will hold its regular noon luncheon in the Nevada's Blue Room at 1900 o'clock noon, Tues day. The faculty of the Nome Schools will be special guests.
The Nome nugget., 1946-04-29
SAN FRANCISCO, April 29. (P

SAN FRANCISCO, April 29, LP) Conditions are favorable for Jap dnese E type encephalitis, viru- lent and sometimes fatal form of sleeping sickness, to gain a foot hold on the Pacific Coast, accord ing to Dr. w. Hammonds, and Dr. w. C. Reeves, tropical medicine researchers of the University of California Hooper Foundation.
The Nome nugget., 1946-04-29

WASHINGTON, April 29, (P)- President Truman proclaimed Sunday, May twelfth as "Moth- CTS Day." and called for its na- tionwide observance.
The Nome nugget., 1946-04-29
BABY GIRL ARRIVES FOR JOHN NORBERTS

MT. and Mrs. John Norbert have a baby girl, born Sunday evening in the Maynard Columbus Hospi- tai.
Evening star., 1946-08-04
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