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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-14

nounced last night.
Three featured speakers and
probably a fourth, are scheduled
TO address the assemblage which
is expected to reach as many as
500 persons, at the Grace Methodist
church.
Special Activities
During the afternoon and night
business matters Of the church
will be taken up, and plans for
special activities for the year are
expected to be outlined.
Speakers to be heard at the con-
ference include Miss Sanie Lou
MacKinnon, secretary for mission
work of the Women's Society Of
Christian service in Europe and
Africa, having recently returned
from a 1850 mile tour of Eu-
rope and Africa will speak con-
corning what she calls the "uai-
que task of the church in Africa"
Bishop Shot Mondol, the second
Indian to be elected to the episco-
pacy Of the Methodist church in
India, now on a speaking tour at
churches Of The nation will be a
featured speaker. He has just re-
turned from India and is repre-
senting the College Bishops OF
India.
Here from China
Included also in the roster Of
outstanding speakers will be Bish-
op Ralph A. Ward of the Marking,
China, area of the Methodist
church,
Bishop. Ward has just returned
after three years internmeat by
the japanese in occupied north
China.
Taken prisoner by the Japanese
late in 1912. and released in Sep
tember 1915 by Allied soldiers,
tle bishop has suffered a pro-
longed illness.
he is known throughout China
Tor his "outstanding'' work among
missionaries and the reestabliSh-
hent Of congregations and schools
In the provinces.
Inc Rev. Mr.. Russell extended
d cordial invitation to the public
10 attend the meetings and din
aef which will be served at the
Gface Methodist church.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-14
HOUSING PROGRAM
HITS HIGH GEAR
Congress Approves SPEND
ing $4OO,OOO,OOO For
Production

WASHINGTON, May 10. Up
The House and Senate finally APP
proved Monday the spending OF
$500, 900, 900 to subsidize increased
production of building materials as
home builders reported many
structures will be left half-built un-
less immediate action is taken by
the government.
The House passed the legisla-
ton on a roll call vote of SO To II.
Soon thereafter the Senate passed
the compromise measure on a
voice vote.
The subsidy program is part of
veterans housing legislation design
ed to enable private enterprise to
build Zoo, 900 homes within the
next two years.
Partially Complete
The contention that tens of
thousands" of needed homes will
be left in partially complete con-
dition unless Housing Expediter
Wilson W. Wyatt takes "immedi-
ate and positive" action, came
from Joseph Meyerhoff, president
Of the National Association of Home
Builders.
He made the statement to a con-
ference of industry and govern
ment leaders here.
The emergency housing program,
he said, lis today begging down
for the sole reason that building
See HOUSING on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-14

81 ,0OO, OOO 900 gross payroll of the
bituminous coal industry.
Add 20 Cents Per Ton
Charles O'Neill, chief spokesman
for the operators, said the lie ~
would add 20 cents a ton to the
cost of coal at the mines.
Lewis did not announce publicly
how the funds would be ad-
ministered under his program, but
Government Conciliator Poul w.
Fuller indicated Lewis, for the
time being at least, wanted it to
be under the sole control of the
union.
In making his demand, Lewis
raised his sights and shifted his
strategy. Last year he asked for
a 10-cent royalty on each ton o.
coal mined to finance the health
fund, a program which would have
yielded his union $57, 500, 900 a year
on the basis of 1945 production.
However, President Truman at
a news conference last week ex-
pressed the opinion that a royalty
would violate the Wagner Labor
Relations act.
Earlier Decision
A few days earlier, a decision
by the Wage Sterilization board
provided a possible direction sign
See LABOR on Page Six
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-14

PINEHURST, May 13-(P)C
Russell N. Keppel, vice presl-
dent of the Standard Oil COM
pany of New Jersey, told the
North Carolina Automobile
Dealers association Monday
night that his company be-
lieved so strongly in this states
oil possibilities that it is In
vesting several millions 0
dollors testing for oil in the
TideWater section.
Eve have our best explorers
equipment, drillers and geolo-
gists. We are doing our best
While we make no predictions
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-14
The Weather
FORECAST

FORECAST
North and South Carolina-Incerasing
cloudiness Tuesday, scattered showers
and thundershowers, little change in
temperature.
Eastern Standard Timbe)
(By U. S. Weather Bureau)
Meteorological data for the "a hours
ending 1880 pm. yesterday
TEMPERATURES
1880 am. p; 1880 am So; l:3o pm 10;
1880 pm. IS.
Maximum u; Minimum 81: Mean 10;
Normal 10.
HUMIDITY
1880 am. "a; 1880 am. SO; 1870 pm u;
1880 pm. u.
PRECIPITATION
Total for "a hours ending 7:30 pm -
600 inches.
Total since the frs. of the month
1.88 inches.
TIDES FOR TODAY
from the Tide Tables published by U.
S. Coast n Geodetic Survey
HIGH Low.
wilmington ------ $40 am. 1928 am.
9:12 pm. 3:42 pm.
Masoboro Inlet . 6:31 am. 1882 am.
TOO pm. 12:37 pm.
Sunrise Sill am; Sunset 7:05 pm:
5:55 pm. Moonset 4 :33 am,
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So To Bed

Yesterday morning a local
bodybuilding enthusiast beset
~ the current lumber short
age heard that there was some
fine lumber for sale in Column
bus county abou halfway be-
tween Wilmington and White
vile.
Quick to seize the rare op-
p%ortunity he jumped into his
car, drove to the Columbus
county lumber yard, bought
the precious material, loaded
it onto his car, and started
back to Wilmington.
Highly elated with the lucky
purchase and anxious to get
home as quickly as possible to
get his boat Ter construc-
ton, he drove fast with his
eyes glued carefully to the
road.
So carefully, j fact. that he
didn't realizr he was within
the city limits until he had
passed the city limits sign
the one reading "Whitevifffe."
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-14
TAR HEEL PROMOTION
Standard Oil Official
Praises State Resources

we believe North Carolina has
oil possibilities and we are
backing our belief with costly
tests, Keppel'' said at the an
nual Banquet.
The auto dealers also heard
their presidents annual mess
age by w. H. Wray Of Gas
tonia, and addresses by Cover
nor R. Gregg Cherry; Lloyd
Griffin, executive vice presi-
dent and secretary of the North
Carolina Citizens association,
Raleigh: W. L Mallon, presi-
dent-o of the National Automo-
Sc STATE On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-14
HONORS FOR HEROES
MINIS. Students
To Receive Awards Here

ray Jr., land posthumously to
W. D. Hslyburton, Jr.
A two DAY session known
as Honor Day will start this
morning in the high school;
sponsored by the National Hon
Or Society The honors will be
awarded today and the pro-
gram will be duplicated to-
morrow.
Erection of Plaque
Commemoration for the ligh
schools dead of the last war,
W,ll possibly be made by the
erection o. a suitable bronze
See MINIS On Page Two
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See Picture or Page Three

See Picture or Page Three
All alumni of New Hanover
High School who lost their
lives in World War II will re-
ceive honors at special cere-
monies during commencement
exercises, T. T. Hamilton, prin-.
clpal ct the school announced
yesterday. r..
Included in the mass COM
memorative services will also
be special recognition for two
graduater of the school who
wen foe Congressional Medal
of Honor; to Charles P. Muir
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-14
LEWIS DEMANDS $40, 600, 900 ANNUALLY
s. JR MINER HALTHAm WELFAREFUND::
ACUTE BREAD SHORTAGELOOMSM U.s..
Leaders Win First
Round With Coal Operators
Owners Agree To Pay United Mine Workers
$4,000 900 In Back Holiday Pay;
Negotiations Resume Today

WASHINGTON, May 13-P-JohnL L. Lewis, victori-
GUS in the first round of the coal struggle, Monday night
demanded a $780, O,000-ayear payroll levy to finance
a miners health and welfare fund.
Acting swiftly after the operators bowed to his request
for So, 900, 900 in back holiday pay, the United Mine Work
ers chieftain barred his program for a 7 per cent levy on the
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-14
robson WRECKS
KILL one YOUTH
Three Highway Accidents
Reported Over Week.
end AT Lumberton
Special To The Star

LUMBERTON, May 10. Three
highway accidents occurred in
Robson county during the week
end, bringing death to n 16-year-
old boy, injury to two persons rid
ing in a 1941 Ford that was com
pletely wrecked.
Investigating patrolmen report
that in all three accidents there
See WRECKS On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-14
HERE
MISSIONARIES HERE
Methodists PLANNING
Conference In Civ
Outstanding Mission Workers From China
And India To Speak At Gathering
At Grace Church

The annual Methodist conference composed of dele
gates from all churches of the state will convene here
Thursday for a day and night session, the Rev. John A.
Russell. minister of the Grace Street Methodist church an
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-14
FORECAST

Wilmington and vicinity-Tuesday. in
creasing ~cloudiness scattered showers
little change in temperature.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-14

See WRECKS On Page T,
Evening star., 1946-08-12
Shifting i: 5. Policy
AssaiIed by We|Ies
BY the Associoted Press

Former Undersecretary of State
Sumner Wells said last night that
the United States was losing the
support of the worlds smaller DOW
ers by trying ito march in step with
the Soviet Union"
In his weekly recorded broadcast
Mr.. Welles said the confidence
which the small nations placed in
the United States when Franklin
D. Roosevelt was President had be
come sadly weakened"
To many of the smaller powers
the course followed by the United
4 States is consequently regarded as
altogether equivocal," he said.
( They have been quite frank in
saying privately that they regard
the American position as one which
is tantamount to trying to carry
water on both shoulders. They SET
in 1t an effort on our part to curry
favor with the lesser countries anc
at the same time to march in ster
with the Soviet Union"
/ Mr.. Welles said the small nation,
'applauded the efforts of Secretar,
OF State Byrnes when he insisted or
a peace conference With the leas
possible delay.
| But, he added, they were frank,
dismayed'' by the Big -Four agree
ments at Paris which limited then
to recommendations" and made i
] plain the great powers alone woult
be the final arbiters and would turr
down all recommendation of ths
smaller countries they did not set
fit to accept"
Evening star., 1946-08-12
Championship Bridge keei
Enters SemifinaI Round
" III. Associated Press

NEW YORK. Aug. 12-The worlds
team championship bridge tourney.
sponsored by the American Contract
Bridge League, hoved into the semi
final round today with only one
seeded team remaining in the con-
test.
Seven of the eight seeded teams
were upset in the eliminations which
saw the 45-team field which started
last Thursday reduced to four.
The remaining seeded team, Alvin
Landy. Elmer Schwartz and A. S.
Goldsmith of Cleveland. and jeff
Click. Miami Fla. is playing against
Henry Sonenblick and Robert Apple
yard Of New York, Charles White
brook of New Rochelle, N. Y. and
Mrs. Joe Rosenfield, jr.. New Orleans.
Contestants In the other match are
William Christian Of Montgomery
Ala Capt. Mark Hodges of Dallas,
Tex; Mrs. wilkinson Wagar of At
lanta, Ga, and Sol Mogal of New
York, playing against Mrs. Paula
Bacher. East Orange, N. j.. and Leo
Roet and w. D. and Maurice Levin
OF New York.
The worlds pair championship
was won yesterday by Charles Solo,
mon and Sidney Silodor playing
against field of 112 pairs.
Evening star., 1946-08-12
D. {. Salesman Dies
In Delaware Crash

John G. Carroll, 40, of 2456
Twentieth street NV. died yester-
day in the Milford Dell Memorial
Hospital Of injuries received when
his car turned over near Bridgeville,
Del. Saturday night. according to
an Associated Press report.
Mr. Carroll was employed as a
salesman by the North American
Cement Corp, with Offices in the
Washington Building.
In another highway accident, two
children received minor bruises yes
terday in four-car colligion on the
Baltimore boulevard at Beltsville.
Prince Georges County Policemen
w. l.. Baker and A. ]. Lindsay
charged Edmund Lewis Windsor
$500 block of Piney Branch road,
Silver Spring. with reckless driving
and driving under the influence of
liquor.
Mr.. Baker said Mr.. Windsor was
driving south in truck when he
struck the rear of a northbound car
operated by Marion L. Preston,
Wilmington, N. c.. and then the
front Of another car operated by
Lawson Wimberly. 2800 block South
Arlington Ridge road. Arlington. A
fourth vehicle, driven by Mrs Bessie
Elizabeth Bailey, Staunton, Va, was
unable to stop in time, Mr.. Baker
said, and crashed into the rear of
the Wimberly car.
The names of the injured children
in Mrs. Bailey's automobile. were
not listed by police. { Mr.. Windsor
was to be given a hearing today at
HYa ttSville Police Court.
Evening star., 1946-08-12
Bus Driver Held in Crash
Killing Escaped Convict
BY the &.soeioisd Press

BECKLEY, w. Va, Aug. H.
State Trooper H. c. Fullmer re-
ported today that Greyhound bus
driver had been charged with man.
slaughter in the death OF two men
one an escaped convict, along State
Route 3 at Edwight. Raleigh County
Charges were placed yesterday
Trooper Fullmer said, against Rob-
ert G.. Kirkman, 81, Of Greensboro
N. c., who was arrested after being
involved In a second accident near
Spanishburg, Mercer County, early
yesterday.
The trooper said the Charleston
Bluefield bus struck the two men
killing one instantly and injurine
the other fatally.
The victims were identified by
State Police Corpl r. r. Cummings
as Carroll Everett Lockhart. a.
Elizabeth, Writ County, killed in
stantly and John Henry Bennett
20. Bristol, Tenn.
Bennett. Corpl. Cummings said
had escaped from the Virginia State
Penitentiary at Richmond August s.
while serving one-year sentence
for grand larceny.
Evening star., 1946-08-12
Continued From First Page.)

OF a single one OF those children
on our hands"
Denies Mansfield's Statement.
At Athens Otto Kennedy, cam
paign supporter of the ex-GIs and
now Sheriff Knox Henry's chief
deputy, said today There were
quite few shots from the Jail"
There were several people in
side the Jail, of course, and l don t
know who might have fired the
shots. But 1 do know definitely
there were shots from the building"
he added.
Justice of the Peace Herman L.
Moses, who was in. Jail booking pris-
oners when the shooting started
said he was lin the back of the
Jail most of the time during the
fight and 1 couldn't tell where the
firing was. whether from the out
side or the inside"
Mr.. Moses was wounded slightly
during the siege of the building.
H. E. Gunter. former Marine
who said he participated in the
battle for the Jail. told newsmen he
had suffered slight wound In the
foot from buckshot.
Deputy Kennedy said Sheriff
Henry was away from Athens "on
little vacation
Always Got His Man."
Mr. Mansfield observed that never
in his tenure OF Office had he slain
a man, but the record will show
that I always got my man."
The ex-sheriff said he still be-
Evening star., 1946-08-12
Burglars Enter 5ky|ights
In Two Week End Thefts

Skylights provided the means OF
entrance for two burglaries OF stores
over the week end, according to
police.
An undetermined number Of Gig
arettes and SIS in cash were re-
ported stolen from Mack's Market
925 Fourth street S.W., by thieves
who removed the glass from the
skylight and entered late Saturday
or early yesterday, according to the
store owner, Hilton Overton.
A ham, 10 boxes OF cigars and
more than $75 cash was the loot in
a burglary reported to police by
william Barr, owner of Earls Grill
2125 Georgia avenue NV. who said
the thieves entered through the
ceiling opening. A meat clever was
used to open two pinball machines
cigarette machine and two pea
nut vending machines. from which
an estimated $75 was removed.
Clothing valued at s72 was taken
from car owned by Burl Hogan
of Mount Holly, N. c. Mr.. Hogan
told police the car was parked ir
the 100 block Of B street NE. wher
the theft occurred.
Evening star., 1946-08-12
|VioIinist's Wife Takes
Overdose Of DRUG

Mrs. Matteo Mezzanotte. "a. wife
of Washington violinist, was at
Gallinger Hospital today doing
quite well" after having been taken
i'll at her residence at 4915 Tnirtieth
place NV. last night from what
police said was an overdose OF
drugs.
Mrs. Mezzanotte, whose father
Paul T. Stone. is a builder OF apart
ment developments. left note II,
the bathroom, police said. which
read:
Dear Mat: I couldn't take 1t
any longer. I had to.
tSigned) "DOLOY."
Her husband is in Sibley Hospital
recovering from a surgical operation
performed Wednesday. His condi-
ton Is listed as satisfactory" and
his nurse said he had been informed
of his wife's condition.
The note was found by Peter An
drew Vance. In whose home Mr.. and
Mrs. Mezzanotte have been living.
Mrs. Vance said the young woman
was very worried about her hus-
band and that after the. operation
she thought he was going to die
"She Just COUNT bear the thought
of living without him. she said.
Police said Mrs. Mezzanotte told
them she had taken Is tablets Of
one drug and one of another.
Mrs. Mezzanotte, the former Miss
Claudia Stone married the 24-year-
old violinist last spring. They hac
planned to live in Hollywood.
Evening star., 1946-08-12
Three American Women
At Peace Conference
BY the A.sooio,ed Press

PARIS, Aug. PA delegation oil
three American women has arrived
here to present to peace conference
delegates the views of the People
Mandate Committee, organized In
the Il American republics.
The delegation, headed by Mrs
Thomas Burke of Washington. in
cludes Mrs. CLAUDE Pepper, wife OF
Senator Pepper of Florida. and Miss
Mabel Vernan. Their first appoint
ment is for tomorrow. when they
will be received by Georges Bidault
French President, at the Qual
D'Orsay.
The Peoples Mandate Committee
was organized to promote the peace
ful settlement of international af-
fairs, one of the delegates said, and
the decision to present its principles
to the peace conference was adopted
by women of the 2l American re-
publics at a conference In Wash.
ington last March.
Evening star., 1946-08-12
Old Friends Changed Into Mob
Ousted Tennessee Sheriff Says

lieves he was nominated for the
State Senate. He says. however
that even if elected he will not
serve.
He told Milton L. Fleetwood,
editor OF the Cartersville (Ga9
Tribune News. In an interview that
he had been indorsed by both the
Democratic and Republican parties
for the Senate.
Mr.. Mansfield is also bitter over
what he considers unfair publicity.
They hit me below the belt he
said, when they sent out a picture
all over the world purporting to show
the new administration breaking up
slot machines and giving the i'm
preston. without making the direct
charge, that had been protecting
such things as sheriff.
"The truth Is that Pat Mansfield
never condoned slot machines in Nc
MINI County while he was sheriff.
The truth is that those slot ma
chimes were taken out of storaae lust
for the purpose of making that pub
licity picture, and what happened
after that should be Investigated by
the newspapers that have made me
appear to be protector of racket
eers."
Deputy Kennedy said today the
gambling equipment which was
brought to the Jail and smashed had
been gathered by armed citizens pa
trois on Friday and Saturday before
there was any real authority estab-
lished."
Il don't know how, many places
in or near Athens they visited" he
added
Evening star., 1946-08-12
|Womon in Claiming Case
Back With NURSING Home
BY the Assoeio,ed Press


INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 12.-An
Indianapolis nursing home, called
'house OF horror" by Prosecutor
Sherwood Blue, was operating again
today after the proprietor. Mrs.
Margaret Colvin, SO. had been re-
leased from Jail on bond.
But the prosecutor said he would
seek an Injunction to prevent Mrs.
Colvin from operating the home,
and, II unsuccessful. would arrest
her every day on charges OF operat-
ing a nursing home without a
license.
Mrs. Colvin is charged with fail
ure to get a license, as we'll as as
sault and battery and malicious
mayhem.
Police and deputy prosecutors
who went to the house on Indianap-
oils Near North Side Saturday to
serve the warrants on Mrs. Colvin.
said they found patients, many of
them elderly mental cases. chained
to beds behind locked doors.
Evening star., 1946-08-12
|4,4O0 Service Personnel
To Arrive in u. ). Today
By the Asaoeioted Press

Four ships with more than 4.400
service personnel are scheduled to
arrive today at New York. San Fran
cisco and Seattle. In addition, the
'E. B. Alexander from Southampton
is due at New York with Ali war
wives and children.
Ships arriving:
At New York-Hospital ship
Charles Stafford from Bremerhaven
625 patients, casuals and nurses.
At San Francisco-Marine Panther
from Manila with 1877 troops, Nor
ton McCarver from Okinawa with
ITO troops.
At Seattle-Cape Cleare from Yo-
kohama with / ,702 troops.
Vessels which arrived yesterday:
At New York-George Washington
from Bremerhaven with 5228 troops
U. S. S. r. Victory from Bremen
haven with 1871 troops.
At San Francisco-Sea Bard from
Manila with 2,620 troops.
At Seattle-Baranof from Alaska
with two Army personnel.
Evening star., 1946-08-12
Peace Task Hopeless,
Truce office Indicates

NANKING, Aug. IL tP).-Gloomily
deadlocked China waited tensely to-
day for confirmation or denial OF
Government News Agency reports
that part of the United States Ma
rines in China would soon be re-
turning home.
There was no indication of any
progress in peace negotiations be-
tween government and Chinese
Communist leaders. A statement OF
the governments position is ex-
pected Wednesday from Generals
simo Chang Kai-shek.
The Peiping truce headquarters
which earlier mad succeeded in halt
ing some of the northern battles
now seems ready to give up its task
as hopeless. Americans there pre-
dicted that the headquarters would
soon be abolished. In recent weeks
said one, Even the fact that a
cease-fire team was in a city has
not prevented either side from at
lacking"
lSuch teams include government
Communist and American men,
bersJ
Evening star., 1946-08-12
Clayton Returns From Pari!
To Map Economic Plans

Undersecretary of State Clayton
returned from the Paris Peace Con.
| ference today to give his attention
to pressing economic problems con-
fronting the State Department.
Mr.. Clayton. who attended thu
opening of the conference as tor
economic adviser to Secretary Byrne,
on the American delegation, may
go back to Paris when the Confer
ence reaches the stage for action
on economic clauses in the peace
treaties, officials said.
Mr.. Clayton told reporters on re-
turning from Europe that he is con-
vinced the United Nations eventu-
ally will have to take over the re-
settlement of some 100000 displaced
persons in the War-torn European
countries.
The State Department hopes that
some action toward resettlement
program will be taken at the meet
ing of the United Nations General
Assembly scheduled to open in New
York next month.
This Government planned several
months ago to close camps 1t is
operating for displaced persons in
the American occupation zone in
Germany at the end of August, but
held up the closing order pending
action by the United Nations.