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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-06
SOFT COAL MINERS
ORDERED TO WORK
PITS ON SIX DAYS

WASHINGTON, June 5. -U.D-
The governments soft coal ad-
ministrators Wednesday ordered
the mines on a six-day work week
to help make up for the estimated
800, 600, 900 tons of production LOST
during the two-month strike.
Vice Adm. Ben Moreeu, who was
appointed deputy coal admlnlstrat-
or when the government took over
the mines last month, said the
order was issued at the suggestion
Of the coal operators.
The mine owners, he said, insist
ed that the emergency OF basic IN
dustries could be met only by work
ing the pits 81 hours a week, n
stead of the present 45-hour week
Moreell said representatives o:
the United Mine Workers (AFL.
have indicated their willingness!
to work the overtime week"
1t was believed that Saturday
work would start in most mine'
this weekend.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-06

anv members of the medical sta11
intoxicated"
Personally Unclean
2 There was testimony from
doctors and nurses that the mothers
r. general were personally I'M
clean. that some slept in thel1
clothes, permitted babies to suck
on dirty p%acifiers, used non-sterlle
nursing bottles, fed the infants If
regularly and were careless with
soiled diapers.
The report, made public by the
War department., said the cause OF
the disease has not been definitely
established. 1t said observation in
dictated a resemblance TO epidemic
irfantile diarrhea, summer dlar-
rhea or cholera infantum.
Direct Contact
The disease probably was trans
mitted by direct contact, the report
said, (which was undoubtedly
contributed to by the laxity OF the
sanitary habits of the mothers"
Of the soldier wives being brought
here from Europe, the passenger
list showed 242 from France, Ia
from Belgium, two from Poland
and one from Holland.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-06
Attorney Would Spur
Kiwanis CHIC Activity
Yesterdays Answer

ton in civic affairs, pointing to
such important issues as the city
extension election, civic audito-
rum, bond election and other
propositions that have not receiv-
ed, he said, thought and discussion
by the club as an organization.
As a suggestion for work in the
future along the line of civic af-
fairs participation, the speaker
placed the idea of establishing 3
public parking lot for the use OF
out of town shoppers before the
club as something worth working
for and would prove of benefit tc
stores in the business section. An
other suggestion by the speaker
was the ubject of flood control fo1
the lowlands along the Cape Fear
Committee Suggested
Following his short, but interest
ing talk, MI. Goldberg called on
James Holden for a few remarks
Mr.. Holden, in endorsing the views
expressed by Mr.. Goldberg, sug-
gested that a committee might be
formed to consider the whole sub
ject of club participation and dis
cussion of all civic affairs.
DIR. William Dosher also spoke
briefly to urge that a time be
taken at the next meeting for a
thorough discussion of the new
hospital proposition.
Resolution Approved
Unanimous approval was given
Greenfield park as drafted at the
request of the board of directors
by John E. Hope:
''The Wilmington Kiwanis club
has been on record over a long
period of years as supporting all
efforts to improve Greenfield park,
not only because of the economic
advantages that would accrue by
attracting large numbers of tour
lists, but also because it's beautifi-
cation and expansion of it's recrea-
tional and playground facilities
would afford pleasure for all
visitors.
lake Improvement
"It therefore endorses the pre-
sent proposal for improving all OF
the lakes developed frontage and
urges the City Council to provide
funds in the budget for this projec'
on a two-year basis, but requests
in addition, that sufficient funds be
included in each years budget
thereafter to maintain the lake
and park as assets of their value
deserve.
cit is suggested that a copy Of
this recommendation be semitic H.
A. Marks, chairman of the Rotary
Clubs Greenfield committee, which
is sponsoring the present effort,
and to the City Council"
Jesse Reynolds was awarded the
attendance prize for May and
guests for the day were M. G..
Moses, Birmingham, Ala, Kiwanis
club; John Hudibureg, Holly Ridge,
and H. M. Leaman, Whiteville.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-06
Aaron Goldberg Urges
Wider Participation In
City Affairs For Club

Emphatically declaring that the
clubs Boys Work program had
made Kiwanis locally, Aaron Gold.
berg voiced a fervant plea at the
regular weekly luncheon meeting
yesterday at the Friendly, for 8
more active program Of interest
in all matters pertaining to the
present and future welfare of Will
mington and it's people.
In q somewhat reminiscent tone,
the speaker traced the early days
Of Kiwanis activity when the foster
ing of boys work was very dear
to the hearts of the membership -
a goal that has been kept alive
yer the years, and still the number
one objective of the organization
Voices Regret
Continuing, Mr. Goldberg voiced
regret that the club has not taken
a more active part as an organiza-
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-06
MRS. ISABELLE MCDANIEL

GREENSBORO, June 5.-Mrs.
Isabelle Mcdaniel, 88, of Green's
boro, died at her home Thursday
night, May 80, after a lengthy
illness.
She was a native of Sampson
county, a widow of King Mcdaniel
and had resided in Greensboro for
the last 20 years. She was a
member of 18th Street Baptist
church.
Mrs. Mcdaniel is survived by
two sons, E. B. Mcdaniel, with
whom she made her home; and o.
B. Mcdaniel of Greensboro; two
daughters, Mrs. H. B. Wilkins OF
Wilmington; and Mrs. Ellen Ben
son of Delco; one brother, John
Greene, of Hope Mills; a half SIS
ter, Mrs. Dalie Johnson, of Gin
ton; and her step-mother, Mrs.
Bessie Bradshaw, of Roseboro.
She is also survived by fifteen
grandchildren and twelve great
grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted
at 4 p. m. Saturday at Sixteenth
Street Baptist Church by the
pastor, Rev. W. c. Atkinson.
Burial was in Lees Methodist
Chapel cemetery.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-06

No one ever cleans up by cor-
sistently betting on horse races
SAYS a writer. Not by a long shot!
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-06

Lots Of the seeds being planted
now will come up-but not TO ex-
pectations.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-06
Obituaries
MISS ELIZABETH THOMPSON

CHAPEL HILL, June - @-
Miss Elizabeth Hardy Thompson,
81. head cataloguer in the Univer-
sity of North Carolina library here
since 1923, died of a heart attack
at home here Tuesday night. Fun
eral services will be held at the
Presbyterian church Thursday
afternoon at : o'clock with Rev.
Charles M. Jones officiating. Bur-
ials will be in the Chapel Hill ceme-
terry.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-06

quake, saved hundreds from
it was learned "Wednesday ovata,
along with reports that ~. 'lga',
toll in other East Turks, Usafa
in the quake Friday had towns
1900. N'0 reached
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-06
BOARD OF INQUIRY
HITS WAR BRIDES
Report Says Unclean Habits
OF Mothers Caused
Baby Deaths

WASHINGTON, June 5-RC a
.~necia1 board of inquiry reported
wednesday unclean habits OF
mothers contributed to the spreao
of an intestinal disease which Kill
ed eight babies on the army pride
ship" Zebulon B. Vance.
The board reported:
l. The ship and its hospital area
were "scrupulously clean"
2. There was no neglect OF the
medical staff which contributed to
spread of the disease, nor were
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-06
MRS. SUSAN RUSS

LUMBERTON, June 5 - Mrs.
Susan Barfield Russ, II, wife Of
Joseph Russ, died Wednesday at
6 am, at her home in the Baker
Ten Mile section, Lumberton, Rt.
1, following a heart attack suffer
ed Monday.
She was a lifelong resident OF
Robson county, where she was
born March 10, 1875, daughter OF
the late W. I. and Elizabeth Star
ling Barfield.
Funeral services will be con-
Quoted Thursday at 3 pm, from
Ten Mile Baptist church, of which
she had been a member for many
years, by the Rev. S. A. Rhyme.
Interment will be in the church
cemetery.
Surviving are her husband, one
son, Johnny M. Russ, Of Ri. /;
three daughters, Mrs. Adna R.
Powers of the home; Mrs. Mittie
R. Rogers of Lumberton and Mrs.
W. E. Kilgore of Newport News,
Va; four brothers, J. H. Bar
field of Lumberton; W. D. of Ri. /;
G. B. of Attention; and Mallory
Barfield of Hope Mills; and two
grandchildren.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-06
EASTERN STAR MEETING

MACON, Ca, June 5-U.H-The
Georgia Grand Chapter of the
Order of Eastern Star will open
a three-day convention here Mon
day. Mrs. Alive Hill of Athens,
worthy grand matron, will pre-
side.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-06
POSTMASTER NOMINATED

WASHINGTON, June s.
Frank A.. Smith has been NOM
mated as postmaster Of Jack
sonville, N. c., by President
Truman, it has been learned
from a United Press dispatch.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-06
FEUD v LIVES

ISTANBUL, June 5. -(P- A
battle between feuding clans, which
brought out into the fields the en-
tire population of an East Turkey
town levelled later by an earth
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-02
.PRIDCEN ELECTED
JUNIOR COUNCILLOR
United American Mecban.
les Planning Initiation
Service June 7

W. H. Pridgen was elected coun-
cilor of George Washington Cou-
Gil No. 81, Junior Order United
American Mechanics, at a meeting
of that organization Friday night.
Plans were also discussed for
initiation services to be held Fri
day night, June 7, in the hall on
North Second street. Another meet
ing for veterans of War World II
will be held June IA.
State vice councillor, L. B. Var
borough of Rocky Mount, will be
the principal speaker at the vet
Grams event.
Elected to serve with Pridgen
were R. D. Jones, vice-councilor;
T. c. Ellers, recording secretary;
G. L. Sanders, financial secretary;
c. H. Bush, treasurer; J. J. Taylor,
chaplain; Jerome Pollard, con-
ductor; c. F. Pridgen, Warden;
L. G.. Wolf, inside sentinel; Alton
Garriss, outside sentinel, and B.
E. Hollis, trustee.
J. C. Williams was elected as
representative to the state coun-
Gil with B. E. Hollis being named
as alternate representative.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-02
COLONEL WALBACH.
WINS MERIT MEDAL.
Former National Guard Of
ficer Here Decorated
For Overseas Service

Col. James De B. Walbach, son
If Mrs. E. w. Walbach, 145 Forest
Hills drive, has been awarded the
Legion Of Merit by the War depart.
ment for exceptionally meritor.
ious conduct in the performance
If outstanding services in the
Mediterranean theater of opera
tons.
According to the citation, Col.
Walbach served in that theater
rom august 8, 1945 to Feb. 1916.
The citation says the Colonel was
responsible for the general ad-
~ministration of the United States
delegation, including professional
matters, logistics and supply and
international relations.
TO him is due, ''the citation con-
4nues, "the close coordination and
mutual cooperation between Soviet
Uaion, United Kingdom, and Amer
lean military authorities in dealing
with problems brought before the
Allied Control Commission"
BY his high standards and ener-
setc ability he increased the eff.
cjency of the Allied Control Com.
mission and enabled the Commits.
sion to make a valuable contribu-
tjo9 10 the allied war effort. Hi
distinguished services are in keep,
jng with the highest traditions Of
the United States Army and re.
fleet great credit upon 1im and the
United States Delegation, Allied
Control Commission, Bulgaria."
Academy Graduate
Col. Walbach entered West Point
from Baltimore, in 1911 and grad.
mated in the class, of 1916 with the
commission of End Lieutenant. He
came to Wilmington in 1886 after a
tour Of foreign service in the
Philippines.
He stayed here five years as in
structor to the National Guard OF
North Carolina. He served at Camp
Davis during a short period in
1914.
He left for overseas duty in Jan
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-02
REALTY TRANSFERS

Included among the realty trans
fers recorded with the office Of A.
B Rhodes, register Of deeds, yes
terdav were the following:
Ida S. Keyes to Vance Cottle, lot
10, Keyes land, Federal Point town
ship.
J. j. Taylor to Gertrude o. Has
kins, lot 24-16 Sunset Park.
M. C. McIver to A.. T. Withrow,
lot 1856 and lot 2-36, Carolina
Beach.
Lee H. King to Daniel S. Silvia,
lot 40 Princess Place.
Raiford G. Trask to L. E. Her
ring, lots &c. and q, Wrightsboro
areas.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-02
Negro Music Teacher
Plans Concert Here

A.. Eugene Nixon, Negro, former
Wilmington resident and now a
teacher of music in New York City,
will present a concert in the Cen
trail Baptist church, Seventh and
Red Cross streets, Tuesday night,
June ID, at $50 o'clock.
Instrumental and vocal selections
will be presented during the pro-
gram.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-02
FOUNDATION OFFICES MERGE

CHAPEL HILL, June 1-(R-The
two state offices of the ~Infantile
Paralysis foundation will merge in
one state headquarters in Chapel
Hill, Philip S. Randolph, who has
been in charge of the field head
quarters office in Raleigh, amour
ced today. Randolph's office will
join that f Mrs. Phillips Russell,
director of campaign organization
in the state.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-02
Local Motorcycle Club
Participating In Tour

Motorcycling enthusiasts from
two states will gather today ir
Ocean Drive, S. c., for the first
gypsy tour since the start of the
war. With them will be the Viii
mington Motorcycle club, accord
ing to V. A. Hickman, president.
An estimated attendance of over
1000 motorcycle fans from North
and South Carolina will compete in
10 events testing skill and ~dexterity
in handling and riding their tricky
motors.
Prizes will be awarded also for
the girls in two events set aside
for their competition.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-02

uary, 1945. At the present time he
is Chief of Staff for the Allied Con-
troll Commission of Bulgaria with
headquarters in Sofia. He Was join
ed by his wife and young daughter
last April.
His wife is the former Miss Mary
Van Fossen Thompson of BOX
wood" Hollins, Va. :,
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-08
GRADE A MILK TO
Be Il CENTS NOW
Price Increase In Whining.
ton Goes Into Effect
Today

That prices locally are "gradu-
ally" increasing to meet first
prices caused by manufacturers,
and producers, and those caused
by cancellation of federal subsidies,
was indicated by an increase in
the price of milk and a few other
commodities, which 60 in effect
today.
Prediction also was made that
within the week, some local dair.
les, especially those which pro-
duce and distribute the bulk Of
their milk, will place even higher
prices on the vital product.
Consumer Absorbs
These price hikes which E. L.
White, president of Whites Ice
Cream and Milk company said
the consumer will have to shoulder
with removal of government subsi
dies" are expected to range from
one to three cents per quart or
various types of milk.
Hiking the. price on grade a
Milk from 10 to 81 cents, and tina
Of butter milk an additional cen
See MILK nm Page Two
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CLEMENCY-

WASHINGTON, July 7-(P =
Former Supreme Court Justice
owen j. Roberts reported Sunday
that a special War department
clemency advisory board which
he heads has reduced the sentences
of almost 20, 900 soldiers convicted
of serious offenses, mostly in war
time.
He also advised Under Secretary
Kenneth C. Royal of the War. de-
partment:
/. Almost a third of 22,5W prl-
soners whose cases were reviewed
up to June 30 already have been
freed.
More in Year
2. Another third is scheduled to
be released within the next year:
3. In addition more than 81.
prisoners have been restored 1o
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-08
Today and TOMORROW
By WALTER

AS we sweat out the conflicts OF
our time, we are learning that
however much the nations disagree
and are divided, they are in fact
compelled to collaborate more in
timately and to unite more close
ly.
The outcome of the negotiations
over Trieste is a concrete illustra-
ticn of this governing principle IN
our affairs. 1t was impossible to
draw a single frontier which Italy
and Yugoslavia and the four great
powers would accept. The Italians
and the Yugoslavs are SO inter
mingled in the province of Venezia
Giulia that no boundary could be
marked out which separated them,
We have been compelled therefore
to unite them under an interna-
tional government.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-08
|STASSEN STALKING
POLITICAL FUTURE
Former Governor OF Min
nesota On Spot In
Elections Today

WASHINGTON, July 7.-W.D-
Harold E. Stassen, former Navy
captain and three times governor
of Minnesota, puts his political fu-
ture on the line in his states pri-
mary Monday.
If he wins, he will be a fornid-
able candidate for the 1948 Repub-
lican presidential nomination. If
he loses, his friends say, his hopes
will be shattered.
Stassen, longtime advocate OF
a liberal Republican platform bas-
ed on international cooperation, is
stalking mis- future on the outcome
of the senatorial primary contest
between veteran Sen. Henrik Ship
stead and Minnesota's popular
Gov. Edward j. Thye.
Stassen Candidate
Thye is Stassen's hand-picked
candidate in the attempt to un-
seat Shipstead, who has been in
the senate "a years. Thye preach
es Stas5en's doctrine of interna-
tionalism. Shipstead is an isolation
ist, and one of two senators who
voted against ratification of the
United Nations charter.
The race undoubtedly viii. be
close. Thye has a well-organized
state machine behind him, and a
strong following among the states
Swedish and Norwegian popula-
tions. Shipstead, with a long re-
cord ~favoring farm legislation, will
draw strong support from the large
|German-speaking bloc and from
old-line labor groups.
StaSsen The Issue
Throughout the campaign, Ship
stead has made Stassen the issue.
He has characterized Thye as a
"blank check" candidate. He also
is making a strong appeal to Ia
Dor on the basis of his past record
and his vote against the Case bill.
He has made no bones about his
i5olationist record. In fact, he has
said he is proud of it.
Political observers here are
watching to see if the recent re.
suits in the Nebraska primary, ir
which Stassen lost heavily, will af-
feet the Minnesota contest. Stasser
b a c k e d Nebraska's Governor
Dwight Griswold in the Republican
senatorial primary against Sen
Hugh Butler, who voted against the
British loan and who generally is
regarded as an opponent of all-ou'
internationalism. Griswold was de.
feated by better than tWo-to-one.
Aid Is%olationism
denomination of Shipstead, ir
addition to wrecking S%tassen's 1915
hopes, would give great impetus
to mid-western isolationist forces
and might affect results in other
states, such as Wisconsin where
See STASSEN On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-08
Senate Committee Make
Public Evidence On
Empire" Deals

WASHINGTON, July 7-WH-
Secret testimony of Rep. Andrew
J. May, D.-Ky.) who figures week
long in the Senate War Investigat-
ing committees inquiry into a So
called paper empire" of Illinois
munitions firms, was made public
Sunday night by the committee.
1t revealed that May. chairman
of the important House Military
Affairs committee, testified in
secret session on June 4, that ne
was the only person authorized to
draw on the bank account OF a Ken
lucky Lumber company, one OF
the Empires" many subsidiaries.
Pointed to May
Testimony all last week centered
on May as the person who put
pressure on Army Ordnance oftl-
GERS at Washington and Chicago
to Channel War contracts to the
munitions firms.
The committee made public
Mays testimony Sunday after ne
demanded that it do so to counter
act what he termed $50 many mis-
leading reports and insinuations."
Mays testimony was not made un-
der oath and the committee will
decide this week whether to call
him before it's open hearings. 1t
is in ecess until Monday.
Tells of Connection
Under questioning by committee
counsel George Meader, May de-
scribed his connection with Henry
Carson, Murray Carson and Joe
Freeman, top officials of the Erie
Basin Metals Products company,
Batavia Metals Products, Inc, and
other firms in the Empire"
He explained that he was instru-
mental in the Garssons purchase of
Kentucky timberland and acted as
process agent for the Cumberland
Lumber company after its incor-
poration in 1943. This, he said,
was his only connection with the
men.
Asked by Meader whether any
See REPRESENTATIVE or Page 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-08
Candhi Pleas
Approval
Of Assembly
~helming Majority
Recorded In Favor OF
Missions Offer
TEN-HOUR DEBATE
Socialist P Party Demands
Rejection OF All Cabi-
net Proposals

BOMBAY: July 7-{R- Overrid.
ing Socialist opposition and heed
ing the pleas of Mohandas K.
Ghandi and other leaders, the del.
egate assembly of the All-Indian
Congress approved Sunday by a
204 to 81 vote the British Cabinet
Missions long-term plan for In
dian independence.
The plan already had been endor-
dorsed by the Congress party's
working committee. which submit
ted it to the Assembly by all emer-
gency two-day meeting mere.
The assembly approval came on
ly after 10 hours debate in which
Ghandi and others supported the
committee recommendation.
The British Cabinet Missions
proposals include the creation of a
Federated Union of India and the
election Of a Constituent Assem-
bly, to draw a charter for Indian in
dependence. Socialists demanded
rejectiontions OF all the proposals.
One Socialist speaker, Mrs. Ar
addressed Ghandi, declaring 1--WE
have Followed you for the last q
years and it is time now for you
to follow U.S."
See GHANDI On PageTWo
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-08

The Italians and the Yugoslavs
who could not be separated will
have to try to live together as citi-
zens of the same territory. The
great powers which could not agree
to award the territory to an in
ternational state have had to agree
to work together as guardians and
governors of an international state.
Instead of a sharp dividing line
between the Soviet Union and the
western powers at the head of the
Adriatic, there is to be a more
complicated form of cooperation
than any Of the powers desired OF
believed in.
The same principle-that the
only cure for disunity is more
See LIPPMANN On Page Three
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-08
Molotov Plan
Threatens To
Wreck Farley
Little Hope Seen That Eth
er Side Will Yield
Or Issues
PROCEDURE DEMANDS
Russians Would Exclude
u. S. From Finnish
Peace Conference

PARIS, July 7-W.H- The Big
Four Foreign Ministers, complete
ly deadlocked as the result of Rus
sian demands on procedure for a
July % peace conference, meet at
1870 a. M, Monday to face the
most serious crisis in three weeks
of negotiation.
There was no indication that
Russia on one side or the United
States, Great Britain and France
on the other would yield on the
new issue. The issue is whether the
Big Four. as Russian Foreign Min
lister Viacheslav Molotov demands,
shall dictate to the other II United
Nations who are to take part in
the July 20 conference on Axis
Satellite treaties.
Wants to Dictate
Molotov wants the big four to
tell the conference how it shall
operate when - and if - it meets
here in full dress session to discuss
treaties for Italy, Hungary, Rom
ania, Bulgaria, and Finland
So serious was the situation Sun
day night, after a deadlock since
Friday, that there was still no
guarantee that the progress made
since June IS would not go by the
boards and that it would not be
necessary to abandon plans for the
peace conference.
Molotov's Plans
Molotov's plans would hand
over the individual treaties to spe-
cial committees of nations which
were actually at war with the
countries concerned. The full con-
ference of 81 nations would not be
authorized to revise the treaties as
drafted by committees but only to
accept them or send them back for
revision.
Presumably Molotov felt he
would have a better chance to put
over his ideas if the treaties were
considered by separate commit
tees, as he a depend on only five
votes out of the total of 81 - Rus
STA, White Russia, the Ukraine,
Czechoslovakia. and Poland.
Member Nations
The 81 nations to attend the con-
ference, as agreed at the Big Three
meeting in Moscow last December,
are: United States, Great Britain,
See MOLOTOV on Page Two