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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-10
SOLICITOR ASKS
DEATH FOR EWING
Assistant Prosecutor Labels
Trial Evidence AS Tale
OF Beast

Fla YETTEVILLE, Sept. 9.-U.H-
Assistant Solicitor James c. Nc
Rae told a 13-man superior court
jury Monday that the state had a
perfect case Of first degree muir
der" against political leader Wall
c. Ewing and called on it to re-
turn such a verdict.
But Defense Attorney James r.
Nance, in a three-hour speech, said
the prosecution had advanced
many theories-"all of which you
exploded yourself" - and that
Ewing was not guilty of anything.
AS final arguments began at 2:30
P. M. in the case in which Ewing
is charged with beating his wife,
Douglas, to death, McRae told the
Cumberland county court that
"-vitness after witness who lived
in a circle about the Ewing home
has appeared and told a tale of
horror lever told in this court
before.
eft is the tale of a beast over a
period of two and one-half years."
McRae said .
"The defense has tried to prove
that Wall Ewing is insane. But
Wall Ewing is a sane man-just as
same as you or I. But he is a
mean drunk. Voluntarily drunk
eness is no excuse tor a crime.
He had lost all respect and use for
See SOLICITOR On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-10
ACTION DEFERRED
ON WINTER PARK
County Commission With
holds Decision Pending
Attorneys Ruling

The New Hanover County Board
Of Commissioners yesterday defer
red for another week action on its
k"nOttiest p~roblem-the drainage OF
Winter Park.
County Attorney Marsden Bell
amy, upon whose opinion on the
legal powers of county authorities
70 drain private property the
boards future course rests, with
neld judgment on the subject al
Yesterdays board meeting, because
u the absence of Commissioner
harry W. Gardner, who had origin
aly requested a county attorneys
ruling.
officials of the Winter Park Ser
wee club said yesterday that they
would consider progress of the
areas draingae at a regular meet
ing Wednesday night.
Last week, Colin Lewis, chair
man OF the clubs drainage commit
Et' VINO will report to Wednesdays
meeting, had praised the work
M1A'y and state engineers have
s0De to clean out their section If
NE last six months.
~. To Inspect Property
Inc county board also:
W Agreed to spend Wednesday
Zee ACTION on PAGE Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-10
Warships May
Run Blocka9I
IS q
To LoadFX<;;
Army, Navy Sou. -
Troops Will Not Be
lowed To Starve
MILITARY SECURITY
Administration Leaders
Seek Compromise Strike
Settlement

WASHINGTON, Sept. o.
(UP) = Army sources said
Monday that military trans
ports and warships will run
the maritime strike blockade
If necessary to insure the de-
livery of food and essential
supplies to American occupa-
ton forces overseas.
american troops will not be per-
mltted to starve," these informants
said.
They said the striking maritime
workers on the West coast are co.
operating with the outward bound
movement of supply ships for U. S.
occupation troops in the Pacific.
but that all army supply vessels in
Atlantic and Gulf ports have been
immobilized by the refusal of union
longshoremen to load them.
The War and Navy departments
would not comment on the military
supply problem poised by the ma
tons gravest maritime strike.
But spokesman for the Army and
Navy said they would act promptly
if the White House issued orders
for emergency measures to keep
their overseas forces supplied.
Military Security
They said the exact status of
American supplies in the various
occupation areas around the world
was a matter of military security
and refused to say whether the five
day-old shipping strike has yet put
our troops abroad in a dangerous
position.
Army sources who declined to be
quoted directly said troops would
be moved into the Atlantic and Gulf
ports to load supplies aboard Army
and Navy transports and combat
See WARSHIPS On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-10
TOBACCO PRICES
REGISTER GAINS
Buyers Report Quality I'm
proved Over Last Weeks
Offerings On Marts

Prices for flue-cured tobacco on
the Eastern North Carolina and
Border Belt markets Monday show
ed gains over prices registered Fri
day, the FederalState Marketing
News service reported.
The majority of leaf and cutters,
comprising most of the sales on the
Eastern North Carolina markets,
were up from 81 to s. over. Fri
days prices, and the majority of
gains we're between 81 and SO, with
the greatest changes being in the
poorer grades.
Border Belt prices jumped from
81 to $12 per hundred over Fridays
prices. The lower quality of leaf,
smoking leaf and Tugs set the pace
in the gains, with the better quail
ties reporting steady to 81 gains.
On each market, buyers report
ed that the quality showed i'm
provement over Fridays offerings.
Average Prices
Average prices, per hundred
pounds, on a number of representa-
tive grades on the Eastern North
Carolina market:
Leaf-good lemon $65, unchang-
ed; fair lemon $63, up SO; good
orange $62, unchanged; fair orange
S57, unchanged; low orange $40,
up 81; common orange $38. down
81; common red $31, down 81.
Cutters-fair lemon $66, up 81;
low lemon sos, up 81; low orange
SEQ. up 81.
Lugs-fine lemon $65, unchang-
ed; good lemon $62, unchanged;
fair lemon $57, up 81; good orange
See TOBACCO on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-10
Names Forwarded

A tentative list of faculty men,
bers for Wilmington's projected
college center has been forwarded
to the University of North Caro-
lima for final approval, H. M. Ro-
land, county school superintendent,
said yesterday.
The 20 instructors who will serve
on the college faculty will instruct
246 students in q different classes,
he said.
T. T. Hamilton, New Hanover
High school principal, and Dale
Spencer college center director,
will go to Raleigh Saturday to COM
plete final plans for the schools
opening on Sept. %, Roland said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-10
johnson Puts
Doubt Finger
"Counts"
Australian Delegate De-
mands Case Be Dropped
By Council At Once
NO ACTION TAKEN
American Representative
Makes Strong Speech
For Greece, British

LAKE SUCCESS, N. Y.
9-(P)- The United
States and Australia Monday
vigorously assailed the Soviet
Ukrainian charges ag a i n S t
and Great Britain in
the United Nations Security
council and Australia capped
the barrage with a demand
that the council drop the case
forthwith.
The council, however, adjourn
ed until 8 p. m. E. D. 7. Tuesday
without acting on the Australian
proposal, voiced by Paul Hasluck
at the end of a statement in which
he said it appeared a policy had
been decided on to discredit
Greece and the British troops
"who helped throw cut the Ger
man invader from Greek terri
tory"
by a 9 to one vote, with Aus
tralia abstaining, the council heard
a short statement from an Alban-
ian representative. Then Herschel
v. johnson, United States dele
gate, who had not expected to
speak until Tuesday rejected vir-
tually all of the charges and at
tackled the casual manner in
See JOHNSON on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-10
8.l35 STUDENTS
: ON SCHOOL ROLL
New Hanover High Enroll
ment Reaches 1850 Up
To Yesterday

A total of S,135 students waru
registered in New Hanover county
schools as the first full school
week began yesterday. County
School Superintendent H. M. Ro-
land reported.
Of the total, 1850 were day
students at New Hanover High
school.
Roland expects the final regis
tration for white and Negro schools
to reach II, 1000, he said yesterday.
The Negro school registration,
with its census still incomplete, IS
| estimated around $500.
By schools, the elementary
white registration broke down as
follows:
Hemenway, 1913; Cornelius Har-
nett, 80; Tileston, 921; Chestnut
Street, 5S1; Lake Forest, I'll; Will
liam Hooper, 423; Sunset Park,
$40; Washington Catlett, 26o,
Wrightsboro, 377:
Forest Hills, 1926; Bradley Creek,
299; Winter Park, 1896; Carolina
Beach, 3o7; Maffitt Village, 3o5.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-10
The Weather

FORECAST
North and South Carolina - Partly
n continued warm Tuesday.
eastern Standard Time)
(By U. S. Weather Bureau)
Meteorological data for the "a hours
1880 pm. yesterday.
Temperatures
1870 am. IS; 1880 am. r.; 1880 pm. 90;
1880 pm. 10.
Maximum 80; Minimum II; Mean rs;
Normal "a.
Humidity
1870 am. 81; Z 80 am. 100; 1870 pm.
48; 7:30 pm. SO.
Precipitation
Total for "a hour ending 1880 PM
100 inches.
Total since the first of the month -
2. SO inches.
Tides For Today
From sthe Tide Tables published by U.
S. Coast and Geodetic Survey.
High Low
1928 pm. 4:01 pm.
Masonboro Inlet 6:33 I'M. 12:43 am.
7 :03 pm. .12:49 pm.
Sunrise 5:52; Sunset s:2s; Moonrise
500 pm; Moonset 4:4S am.
River Stage at Fayetteville, N. c. at 8
am. Monday, - feet.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-10
COMMISSION ASKS
RESTRICTED AREA
Maritime Board Moves To
Restrict Lay-Up Basin
To Surplus Ships

The U. S. Maritime commission
has applied to the U. S. Army
Engineers for permission to make
the Brunswick river ship storage
basin a Restricted anchorage
area" the Wilmington district
engineers office announced yes
terday. "..
The proposed regulations are
as follows:
ID All vessels and other water
craft, except sucn as are author
lied by the U. S. Maritime COM
mission, shall keep clear Of the
restricted area at all times until
further notice.
(2) These regulations shall be
enforced by the commission or
by such responsible agents as il
may designate.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-10
And So To Bed

Two local men and q woman
swear this is true:
The other day the two men
were passing by the alley on
Front street which leads to the
back of the civilians store
when they heard agonizing
feminine screams Of "Help.
Help"
They rushed down the alleys
and there, in back of the store
they beheld the woman stih
screaming and pointing at one
of the stores trashcans set in
they alley.
When they saw what she was
screaming and pointing at, they
started to scream too. Because
the trashcan contained the
nude and battered torsoes Of
two women.
Then, just as they were about
to run to a telephone and re-
port the "heinous crime to
the police, it suddenly dawn
ed on them that the nude and
battered torsoes were worn out
window models discarded by
tha store.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-10
ONR unit TO Be
ACTIVATED TODAY
Port City's Reserve Will
Get Underway AT Lake
Forest Meet Tonight

The Port City's division Of the
U. S. Organized Naval Reserve
will be activated at 7:30 o'clock
tonight in its new temporary head
quarters in the Lake Forest COM
munity building, Lieut.. -Cmdr. John
H. Wilson, the divisions command
ing officer. announced yesterday.
Although the division will be ac-
tivated around a nucleus Of only
four officers and a few enlisted
men, Commander Wilson urged all
Navy, Marine, Coast Guard, and
Army men interested in the Naval
Reserve program to report to the
meeting. Those who sign up for
Class VS. and "shipover" to the
division at the meeting will auto
matically receive one days base
pay. Those who already belong
to the division will also receive
the base pay.
Billets are open for two lieuten-
ants G.g.), four ensigns, ship
keepers, stationkeepers, gunners'
mates and a host of other Navy
Jobs including specialists in COM
munications, engineering. cleo
tronics, and medics.
Records Required
All persons who attend the meet
ing are asked to bring their dis
charge papers and service records
with them.
Tonight's meeting will disclose
the schedule Of weekly drills for
the division and other important
information. Pending permanent
See ONR On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-10
Officer, Wife
Buried Under
Heavy Debris
Three Explosions Rock All
Jewish City OF Tel
Aviv Monday
RAIL LINES SEVERED
One Blast Severely DAM
ages Big Building In
Jerusalem Area

S e p t. 81
R)-Three bomb explosions
rocked the all-Jewish city of
Tel Aviv tonight, damaging a
government building and cut
ting rail lines, and British
troops who have placed the
entire Holy Land under a
virtual state of siege in the
wake of renewed violence
threw heavy guards about
government installations i n
Jerusalem.
Two Arabs, n Jew and one
police guard ere reported injured,
the guard seriously in the Tel Aviv
blasts.
Gan Exchange Telegraph dis
patch said a British major and his
wife were believed to have been
buried under the debris and 'pre-
sumably are dead" The couple
was not identified fUrther.)
Telephoned reports from Tel Aviv
residents said the explosion in the
Public Information office, located
in a large building on the Tel Aviv-
Jaff city boundary. damaged but
did not wreck the building. The
same sources said the other explo-
sions were on the rail line near
the post office in downtown Tel
Aviv and on a side street in the
same area.
Advices to British headquarters
See OFFICER On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-10
ROYAL RESTS
In Stacks, Shirt, Visitor
Defends u. S. Army Courts

last year, looked like a symbol Of
the democratic spirit supposedly
stirring in the armed forces az he
said those words.
AS a brigadier general he had
the reputation of being something
of a dandy. But yesterday, relaxed
in the Northern extension cottage
of Mrs. Walter Storm he had on
shoes that weren't above a first
sergeant's ~reproach, and a con-
scientious inspection party might
have detected more than a trace
of sand on his trousers.
AS a veteran Of two World Wars,
Sea STACKS "a RAss 49,
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-10
Fliers Cheered

ATHENS, Sept. 9-U.D-Seventy-
three fighters and bombers OF the
aircraft carrier Franklin D. Roose-
ve% nassed over Athens Monday in
forsnation spelling out the initials
FDR.
The carrier left it's anchorage at
Phaleron bay Monday morning en-
route to Malta. Planes were launch
ed as the carrier passed out of the
bav. flew once over in echelons,
and then returned to spell out the
initials FDR in the skies.
Thousands of Greeks below ap-
nlauded enthusiastically as they
watched the flight.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-10
Wilmingtonians Placing
49, Phone Calls Daily

Long distance calls originating
N Wilmington also showed a huge
increase. For August, the total was
80,515, a jump of I'll per cent over
August Of 1910, the report said.
1922 Phones Added
Since Pearl Harbor, about 1922
telephones have been added to
those already in service here, the
report continued. AS of September
l, lib persons were still waiting
for new telephones in the city. The
clearing-up of material shortages
is expected to remedy the need,
the report said.
Dumas report disclosed further
See WILMINGTONIANS on Pare 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-10
INVESTORS LOSE
$2,750,000,000
Wave OF Selling Wipes Off
Another Slash OF Stock
Market Values

NEW YORK, Sept. 9-U.D-The
stock market lost one to more than
six points Monday on top of last
weeks 81, 900, 900, 900 loss as selling
was renewed in the face of a threat
of more serious labor disorders.
The decline wiped out more than
So. $50, 600, 900 in market values and
carried the general list to a new
low since late August, 1945.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-10

NEW YORK, Sept. 9-(P-Many
representative stocks slumped to
new lows for more than a year
Monday, with some issues dropping
by from 81 to an extreme of more
than $18, as a fresh wave of selling
nit the stock market.
The heaviest liquidation occurred
early in the session, following a
week of sharp breaks and partial
recoveries, and the ticker tape
n c fell more than three minutes
behind actual trading.
Some stocks later recovered from
See STOCKS on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-10

wilmington and vicinity-Partly cloudv.
Continued warm today and Wednesday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-10

See ONR On Page Two
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-01
Work Starts
AtOokviIe
Co. Division
FiVe-Week Strike
Terminated Saturday
Evening

Production was resumed this
morning at the Oakville Company
Division Of the Scovill Manufacture
ing Company after a five-week
strike. Plant workers resumed their
jobs at a. m. and clerical employees
an hour later. The strike had kept
more than TOO workers idle.
Members Of the Oakville Company
unit Of Local 251, CLIO, Mine, Mill
g. Smelter Workers Union, meeting
Saturday at the Oakville Comnrln-
ity Theater, voted unanimously for
ratification of a settlement reached
with the management by the union
negotiating committee.
Under the agreement, workers re-
ceive a pay increase of 1875 cents
an hour. Union leaders call the pro-
vision for piece workers, giving them
the raise on the basis Of the cur
rent standard of normal produce
tion," the best yet secured in the
area.
Agreement to end the strike was
reached Friday afternoon at a con-
ference arranged by u. S. Concilia-
tor j. H. DeCantillon. Earlier nego-
tiations had resulted in a Stalemate.
The wage agreement ending the
strike was signed Saturday after
noon. A full new contract, embody-
ing all the provisions to which man
agement and union, have agreed,
will be signed this week.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-01
City Jewish
AppeoIopens
This EVENING
Alfred Fleischman
Speaker at Elton
Buffet Supper

Waterbury's quota for the 1916
Jewish Federated Appeal is 5000, 1000
it was announced by Joseph Gaber
chairman Of the local drive. A buff
fet supper and meeting will be held
at The Elton tonight at $50 to de-
scribe the aims OF the campaign
Maj. Alfred Fleishman, national dir
ector Of public relations for the
Jewish War Veterans in this country,
will be guest speaker.
Major FIleishman was formerly
president of the st. Louis Zionist
Oranization, the st. Louis Fedora
ion Of Jewish Charles and the jew
ish Community Council. He was
awarded the Army's Legion Of Merit
for his work on rehabilitation Of war
casualties and holds the distinguish
ed service medal awarded by the
United States Junior Chamber Of
Commerce, and the Citizenship
Medal awarded by the Veterans of
Foreign Wars He recently returned
to this country following a survey Of
living conditions in camps for dis
placed persons in Austria and Ger
many.
A nationwide goal Of 100 million
dollars has been set by the United
Jewish Appeal which represents the
Joint Distribution Committee, the
United Palestine Appeal and the
National Refugee Service.
Samuel H. Greenberg is chairman
of special gifts for the local drive.
Manuel Lax and Hick Aronson have
been selected chairmen of the gen.
eral solicitation committee.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-01

Continued from Page ~
ton about the status of negotia-
tons.
Tension Somewhat EaSed
Soviet Russia'S payment in full
of her contribution to the
$25 900 900. UNO working capital
fund eased some OF the general ten
sion created by the Councils hectic
first week III the new world. But
there was no indication that the
move meant the SovietS were weak
ening any on their adamant stand
on the Iranian problem.
1t did put to est, however, ir-
responsible rlimors that the Rus
slams were not only walking out
on the Tranian case but on UN.O.
as a whole. Soviet circles have en-
phasized that they have merely
boycctted Security Council sessions
on Iran
The Iranian case came to its
crisis last week because Russia
failed to remove her troops accord
ing to treaty by March "a month
ago. The emphasis has been on
troops. 1t has been taken for grant,
ed in most quarters that Soviet
military equipment would go with
the troops when they left.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-01
Accountants to Hear
Dr.. ReiteU TOMORROW

1.-THE Way To Better Business Is
TO Know Your Business Better, is
the subject to re discussed by Dr..
Charles Reitell. consulting associate
Of Stevenson. Jordan and Harrison.
Inc. New York, before the Hartford
Chapter, National Association OF
Cost Accountants, at the Indian
Hill Country Club, Newington, to-
morrow at p. m.
Dr. Reitell is q graduate of the
Wharton School of Finance and the
University of Pennsylvania. where
he later received his PhD. He has
been a cost accountant, professor,
a budget director, and a consulting
associate. He is also teacher OF
Standard Cost Accounting at Col
umbia University. and is expected
tc emphasize the Importance of the
cost accountant in analyzing con-
ditions IL industry to Know Your
Business Better" Dinner will be
9erved at six-thirty.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-01

(Contlnueu from Page II
settlement ending the strike.
Attack A.B.C.'s Policy
At a union strategy committee
meeting Saturday, leaders from
Waterbury, Torrington and AnSonia
attacked American Brass for de
liberate failure" to advance any
proposal that might provide "equit-
able adjustment" OF the dispute
The union has rejected an offer
providing an Is 4 cent increase
subject to five conditions with
CLIO. leaders claiming that the at
tached conditions robbed the offer
of any value.
Strikes against American Brass
are in progress in this city, Torring-
ton, Ansonia, Buffalo and Detroit.
A strike at the Cleveland plant OF
the Chase Company was ended
when an agreement was reached
Friday, and production was to be
resumed today.
Negotiations between Chase man
agement and negotiating commit
tee of the Chase Local, MN S.W.,
have resulted In agreement on a
number Of contract points How
ever, the parties have been in dis
agreement on the wage question,
the union claiming that the COM
panys proposal would not mean a
true" 10 4 cent boost for bonus
and incentive workers.
The Chase management has sought
to have the increase be subject to
approval by the Wage Sterilization
Board. The union, it is understood,
will agree to this only If the firm
gives assurance that the full 10 "
cent increase will be paid even if
the WSB authorizes only smaller
amount. Tied in with the wage
question are vacation pay, and the
effective date of the increase.
Morale Still High
In his statement on the Ameri-
can Brass strike, Mr.. Mankowski as
serted that morale of strikers in
Connecticut and Buffalo remains
very high.
Resentment against the COM
EdA1y . DtetlAAAAG loNg4Co dl1Q uA4ACd-
Sonable demands is increasing
among the rank and file of A. B..
C. workers. Mr.. Mankowski de-
clared. The union, he went on, had
offered before the strike to settle
on the basis of the steel settle
ment but the company refused.
Now. he SAID, the company finds it
must meet tie 49, cent wage pat
tern.
There is no further excuse for
delay by the American Brass COM
pany management in settling this
strike said the union spokesman,
unless the company desires to
smash The union by eXacting terms
which will destroy the protection OF
previous contracts for the workers
job security and other privileges"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-01
ReportGiv
On Gas BIost
Plymouth Church
Badly Damaged by
Gas Explosion

Structural fatigue in the meta.
of the service pipe was the ex-
PLANTATION given in finding by FL
mer Nuesse of the Public Utilities
Commission in the death Oh Jan
81 Of 82-year-old William Bach
man, sexton Of the Eagle Rock
Church of Plymouth who was ac-
cidentally asphyXiated by illumiu-
ating gas.
According to the report which alb
solves the Connecticut Light &
Power Company of all blame in the
death OF Mi. Bachman and in the
explosion which occurred a few
hours later in which the church
was severely damaged, gas leaked
from the worn pipe and seeped in
to the basement of the building are,
rendered Mr.. Bachman unconscious
The report also recommended that
new methods be employed when the
pipe is relaid.
Mr.. Nuesse's opinion of the eX-
plosion was to the effect that one
of two investigating officers, either
Police Chief ]. p. Ryan or DR., w
E. Wight, Medical Examiner, lit a
match in the gas filled building
which caused the violent explosion
The investigation was conducted
by Engineer S. A. Cross.