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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-29
Z <9ding Car
Turns Turtle
Near Topsail
Driver Reported In Serious
Condition At James
Walker Hospital
WIFE BRUISED UP
Over One Hundred People
Watch AS Vehicle Rolls
Over Four Times

His condition termed critical,
Marine Tech. Sgt. James Henry
Kester was in James Walker
Memorial hospital yesterday after
being flung from his speeding car
as it turned turtle on U. S. High
way. II.
travelling with him in the auto
mobile, his wife, Mrs. Katherine
Kester, was also thrown clear od
the wreck sustaining bruises and
decorations and injury to her left
arm and side.
The accident occurred at 2:5s
p. m. Sunday in plain sight o1
more than 100 persons who were
attending ball game in the vieinl-
ty of Topsail h i g h school at
Hampstead.
Eye witnesses said that the Kes-
ter car travelling toward Whining
ton at high speed, left the high
way about 300 yards below the
high school. It regained the road
a bit farther On and then went
entirely out of control, turning
over four times before it came
to a rest near the school.
Mrs. Kester, said witnesses, was
thrown clear on the first roll of
the vehicle. Her husband left the
car as it turned over for the fourth
time.
The automobile, a 1888 Packard
coach, was upright when it stopped
moving. Highway patrolmen said
that it was completely demolished.
Sgt. Kester, whose injuries are
severe, is the drum major of the
Camp Lejeune military band.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-29
Fighting Marine General
Goes To Bat For All CTS

the hell can't I get a suit?" In
fact. he added, the disappointed
G. is are getting pretty loud
mouthed, and something had better
be done"
It is time, he said in an inter-
view, for the stores to quit favor
ing their old customers and give
the vets a chance. He also was
caustic about diverting mems suit
material to women's suits:
Low-COst Clothes
The manufa cturers, he said, have
discovered they can put pretty
button On a woinar's suit, and
See MARINE on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-29
Souvenirs of Wilmington,
England On Display Here

The humble shop window is the
true kaleidoscope of the passing
parade Of the world million-footed
dreams.
Almost always it projects the
dream of the individual-Alice' S
blue gown, Johnny's bicycle,
Grandma's rocking chair, and
Grandpa's meerschum pipe.
Good Fellowship
But once in great while it en-
visions the big dream, the dream
not of one individual but of many,
the dream that has so often gone
to smash-the dream OF good fel-
lowship between nations.
This dream is now on display in
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-29
CHOLERA EPIDEMIC
RACES ABOARD JAP
REPATRTATE SHIPS

TOKYO, April 28-W.D- A
cholera epidemic is raging aboard
20 Liberty ships filled with Jap
anese repatriates in quarantine off
Yokoskua and already has claimed
1856 lives, it was reported Sunday
night.
Another 2,817 Japanese among
the 10000 on the ships have been
stricken with the dread disease,
it was said.
In addition, the passengers face
grave food shortage. The ships
require 500 bales of rice daily,
and the Japanese shipping control
board was reported having diff
Guilty meeting the demand.
See CHOLERA on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-29

the shop window of the City Optical
company, a gesture of friendliness
sent four thousand miles across
the sea from Wilmington, Sussex,
England, to Wilmington, North
Carolina, U. S. A.
Old Yule Tree
It consists of a stone from the
Wilmington, England, church,
built in /, 100 A. D.; piece of the
Old Yew Tree, 1,50o years old;
stone from the Wilmington Priory,
built in 1,2o0 A. D.; a chalk stone
from the Wilmington Downs near
the famed Giant" carved on the
See SOUVENIRS on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-29
The Weather
FORECAST
eastern Standard Time

Eastern Standard Time
(By U. S. Weather BureaW
Meteorological data for the "a hours
ending 1880 pm yesterday.
Temperatures
1870 am so; 1880 am SO; 1870 pm S.;
1880 pm o. .+
Maximum 6s; Minimum As: Mean Sc;
Normal e..
Humidity
1 80 am n; 1880 am 40; 1870 pm 70;
7:30 pm 62
Precipitation
Total for "a hours ending 1880 pm
600 inch.
Total since the first of the month
3.52 inches.
Tides for Today
(From the Tide Tables published by
U, S. Coast and Geodetic Survey.
High Low
Wilmington ----- 800 am PAT am
1924 am 100 pm
Masonboro Inlet - S 40 am - am
GOT pm 1900 pm
Sunrise 5:25 am; Sunset 6:54 pm; Moon
rise 4:28 am; Moonset 1853 pm.
8 am, .--65M3
See WEATHER on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-29
TRADITION AT STAKE
House Amish Urged
To Dust Old Taboo
Critical Food Shortage May Bring About
Historic Change In Laws Of Sect In
PENNSYLVANIA; Horses On Spot

LANCASTER, Pa. April %. -(P-The critical food
shortage may bring about change in of Americas
most distinctive peoples - the House Amish.
Clyde A. Zehner, chairman of the Pennsylvania Agrl-
culture Adjustment administration, issued appeal to
more than 1000 farmers in the religious sect asking can
collation. of cenuresod taboo which demands that only
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-29
NEW CLASHES AT SECURITY COUNCIL LIKELY
THIS WEEK OVER IRAN, SPAIN, VETO POWER;
Al%xlINE SERGEANT HURT IN AUTO ACCIDENT
Explosive
Questions LOOMING
Continued Failure Of Big Three To Agree
Unanimously On Any Major Issue Has
Delegates Extremely Concerned

NEW YORK, April %. -(P-Russa and the western
powers, who have been at odds on every major issue
brought before the United Nations Security Council are
headed toward clashes this week and on three i'm
portan questions Spain, Iran and the vital issue of veto
power.
These all highly explosive questions but some
delegates have indicated privately that they much
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-29
FORECAST

Wilmington and vicinity-PartIv cio,,d,,
and warmer Monday and Monday nishf
Tuesday considerable dloudiness sns
moderately warm. e-1
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-29

See ARTILLERY on Page Two
Evening star., 1946-12-01

His old man drives Engine 99!' cries the
Chief. He's Shortie- -Smokie!'
All four start talking at once, shaking their
fingers at each other, and it takes Mrs. Griffin
to quiet them. "Why not leave it up to
Johnnie?" she says Call him over and ask
him which he wants to be-"
So Dan calls out to Johnnie, and the kid
comes trotting over, with Susie at his heels.
The two of them stand there looking up
at Dan and gnawing at peanut brittle.
Johnnie" says Dan, would you rather play
with great bunch of kids like the Hopper
Riddles, or with those dumb clucks the
Shortie- -Smokies?"
JOHNNIE gnaws some more candy, then he
looks shyly at Susie. (Which you like best?"
"Us," says Susie promptly. "Shortie- Smokes
are all little stinkers''
A grin covers Johnnie's freckled face II
like us too," he says. I'm Hopper Kiddy"
IN appeal this!' cries the Chief. "I'm
going downtown to see the Mayor!'
GO ahead" says the Commissioner "Ill
be right with you"
len minutes later people around Olty Hall
think maybe the Mayor has been assassinated,
what with the Fire Chief driving up in his
car with siren screaming, and the Police Com
missioner following in his, and the two of them
racing up City Hall steps neck and neck and
staging photo finish at the front door The
Mayor is called out of Board of Estimate
meeting, and listens while they explain the
strange case of Johnnie Griffin, whose mother
is cop and dad fireman.
The Mayor ponders deeply for a few
minutes; then he says, This Lollypop Bowl
game has had lot of publicity, gentlemen,
and l personally know many of the boys
around City Hall have been placing BETS In
fact, I have little wager myself with the
Commissioner of Sewers. So l want to be
impartial. III turn the matter over. to the
Evening star., 1946-12-01

do not tumble except on every second play.
The Old Man watches dozen plays and
doesn't say word. Then he sighs and says,
''Well we can challenge them to baseball
game in the spring, and maybe can get my
money back"
wait till build my passing game" says
Dan hopefully. my quarterback can heave
them fifteen yards
Maybe" says the Old Man sadly. But
he's got to catch the ball before he can hsave
it. Anyway if what the firemen say about
their kid Johnnie Griffin is half-true, he'll
walk right through your Seven Atoms of
Granite"
At this Susie speaks up in her squeaky
voice. Johnnie Griffin is awful strong" she
says. He let's me feel his muscle"
DO you know this kid?" asks Old Man.
"Oh," Susie says happily Johnnie is in
my class in school, and he's my boy friend He
gave me his slingshot and gave him lock
of my hair"
II sure WISH" says the Old Man, that his
father was cop instead of a fireman.
SUsIE screws up her face and grins. His
mother is, she says.
His mother is what?" says the Commis-
sioner.
She's cop, only she's lady-cop. She
sits behind desk all day long at the Juvenile
Aid Bureau, and takes care of little girls that
get lost Johnnie told me-
''Policewoman Griffinr' cries Conway.
why, know her well " He looks at Dan and
Dan looks at him. Let's 60, McGarry!" he
says.
But they don't have to go anywhere. Be-
cause coming across the field is large woman
in police uniform, and she's leading by the
hand the squarest-built, toughest looking,
thickest-legged kid Dams ever seen. Commis-
sioner Conway runs forward to greet her,
and presents her to Dan as though she is
Evening star., 1946-12-01

SiluehiniS hdpphy. Inc oIlOf ue-SInOkleS nave
started practice at Disbrow Park"
"A notice will go up on the bulletin boards
of all precinct houses in the morning." says
the Commissioner. We'll practice at Milton
Playground, and we don't want any damned
fremen spying around. You're going on night
duty from now on, McGarry," he tells Dan.
"I1l be around in few days to look your
squad over. favor a T-formation myself,
with plenty of razzle-dazzle
THERE'S great excitement at all the precinct
houses when the notice is posted All the COPS
who have ten-year -olds or younger imme-
diately hurry to phone their homes and
leave orders for their kids to report at Milton
Playground after school.
Dan is on hand promptly at three to
look over his men. A truckload of equipment
and tackling dummies borrowed from the
Y.M.C.A. shows up. Then the first of the
Hopper Riddles huskies arrives and he's
dimple- checked kid about three feet high and
weighing all of fifty pounds. In half an hour
Dan has squad of thirty kids, not counting
the Commissioners daughter Susie, who's
tearing around the field lot faster than the
boys, and making more noise.
Dan sighs as he looks the kids over, as
some are only one lap away from their per-
ambulators. But few are big enough to
carry football like it is football and not
sack of potatoes; Dan picks out one of these,
whose dad is on the Riot Squad, to be the
first to try the tackling dummy. He likes the
way the kid grits his teeth and puts down his
head when he charges: but instead of pulling
the dummy down, the kid bounces back about
six feet. with the wind knocked out of him. So
Dan changes his system and spends the rest
of the afternoon finding center, which is not
easy, because most of the kids are so short
they can't pass the ball through their legs
when they bend over.
PRACTICE is breaking up when the Press
arrives to interview Coach McGarry; the
police reporters have heard what goes on and
are stirring up story. One of them reads off
a statement he gets from Coach Robinson
about his Shortie- Smokes, in which he says
he's calling his backfield The Four Coltmen,
because they're small edition of the famous
Notre Dame quartet He says he has full
back whose punts average all of twelve yards,
and halfback, named Johnnie Griffin, who'll
pick up more yardage for the Shortie- Smokes
than Doc Blanchard does for Army.
Dan listens glumly. Well he says finally,
right now I'm concentrating on my de-
fense. My linemen will average seventy eight
pounds, and you can call them the Seven
Chips of Granite if you want"
Dan works hard with his kids for three
afternoons, and young Susie, the Commits
sioner's daughter doesn't miss minute of it.
She tags along after Dan, pulling at his
sweatshirt and telling him she could do better
than any of the boys, until finally he has to
turn her over to Kitty who likewise doesn't
miss a minute because she's very proud of
Dan, especially since his picture is in the
paper under the caption ''McGarry Will
Mastermind Copkids' Strategy"
A ~ f~AI
Evening star., 1946-12-01

City Counselor, the District Attorney, and
the Chief Magistrate. Return in two days"
On the second day Dan and Conway appear
at the Mayors office, where the Chief and
Mike Robinson are already waiting Pretty
soon the arbitration committee shows up The
Chief Magistrate clears his throat and gets
to his feet We've reached an opinion" he
Evening star., 1946-12-01

thirty thousand fans are crazy enough to 60
an hour early and watch the kids play.
It's a very pretty sight when the two kid
teams come running out on the field. The
police band is blowing itself purple in the face
trying to drown out the fremen's band; the
mayor and the City Fathers are in a center
Continued on page 27
Evening star., 1946-12-01

states, ION the Johnnie Griffin case, with the
District Attorney dissenting. I'll deliver the
majority report. Inasmuch as said Johnnie is
both bona fde Hopper Kiddy and Shortie-
Smoke, he may decide for himself which team
he wants to play on. However - and this is
important - should either of the boy parents
be on inactive duty or leave-of- absence at the
time of the game, he II not be allowed to play
on the team of the inactive parent. In fact, he
may then be claimed by the opposition. Is
that clear?"
It's sperfectly clear Dan beams happily, and
is still beanling as he rides uptown with the
Commissioner But the Old Man is glum and
thoughtful, land he doesn't say word except
to tell his driver to take him to the Juvenile
Aid Bureau. When they get there he marches
right to Mrs. Griffn's office, with Dan behind
him.
Mrs. Griffin is at her desk, and she's over
joyed when she hears her Johnnie can be
Hopper Kiddy if he wants. Conway hens and
haws, but finally he comes out with, Mrs.
Griffin, believe you mentioned the other day
that you were - are - expecting. No doubt
you will be taking leave-of-absence?"
Mrs Griffin mods. Il always do This'n be
my SIXTH
The Commissioner leans forward anxiously.
when is this to be, Mrs Griffin? When?'
''OH, l always keep working right up to the
last day." says Mrs. Griffin. It'll be about
the fuoutiefh nf royt month -
Dan shakes his head. "A tight squeak" he
says. The games the nineteenth"
Mrs. Griffin" says the Commissioner
solemnly, IF you are on leave of absence at
the time of the game, Johnnie can't play for
us. He puts his handon her shoulder and lets
it rest there. THE Department is counting on
you" he says Ito carry onr'
'You needn't worry at all. My doctor
always calls it to the very day.
Evening star., 1946-12-01

Il brought Johnnie says Mrs.
Griffin happily. Me and my husband
have been arguing about him for days.
He wanted Johnnie for the firemen
and l wanted him for the cops. Last
night won him at game of gin
rummy"
The Department will not forget
this, Mrs. Griffin" the Commissioner
says solemnly.
"Oh, always beat Pete at gin
rummy," says she. II could have had
Johnnie here the first day, but l
thought I'd wait till he had a chance
to learn all the firemen's signals"
Mrs. Griffin" says the Commits
sioner, shaking her hand warmly, Il
want you to take the examination for
sergeant next spring. 1t just goes to
show" he adds happily, that cop
can outwit fireman any day."
TOLD Pete" says Mrs. Griffin,
that the one we're expecting next
month can be a fireman; then he didn't
mind so much"
Before Dan can get the two teams
lined up, there's the whine of siren
and Chief Lederer's red fire car pulls
up at the curb. The Chief himself and
Mike Robinson jump out and come
racing across the field like they're
going to three-alarm fire at the big
gest brewery in town. The Chief sees ]
Griffin and bellows like bull. Then he
up to the Commissioner and shakes
under his nose. so it's true!" he
YOU'RE trying to snatch my backfeld
The kids mother" says Conway, p
to Mrs. Griffin, ''is cop. That makes
Hopper -Kiddy."
Evening star., 1946-12-01


practicing in earnest, and of course
he builds all his plays around the kid
Johnnie Griffin, who is a natural. The
kid can punt twenty-five yards, which
is good enough in this league; he
either shakes off tacklers or carries
them with him when he hits the line;
in an open field no one can get within
six yards of him, and he always out
runs his interference.
On defense he's sensational; he can
sense where play is coming and stop
it before it starts; after he does this
often enough and bruises up half the
squad, Dan sends him to the side
lines, where Susie's waiting to feel his
muscle and feed him peanut brittle.
A week before the game, Dan has
nice little team of ten-year-olds. As
he explains to the Old Man, he can
beat the firemen kids easy enough,
with Johnnie sparkling the attack. All
he worries about is beating the stork.
To which the Commissioner replies
that he has couple of specialists
check on Mrs. Griffin, and it's even
money she won't need her leave-of-
absence until after the referee blows
the final whistle.
The Lollypop Bowl game is to
precede the battle between the best
professional teams in the State, and
the town is football mad anyway: so
thousand fans are crazy enough to 20
: early and watch the kids play.
very pretty sight when the two kid
come running out on the field. The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-06-19
Victor Ga|oita, 50, Tailor
In D. {. for 40 Years, Dies

Victor Galotta, SO, women's Gus.
tom tailor here for 40 years, died
yesterday at Arlington Hospital. He
lived at 5219 North Twelfth street
Arlington.
Born in Italy, Mr.. Galotta came
to this country about As years ago
and for most of that time had been
a tailor in Washington. Until he
retired year ago he was in, bust
ness at 1705 Connecticut avenue
NV. Mr.. Galotta numbered among
his clients wives of diplomats and
members of Congress. He had won
"a number Of prizes in Naples, New
York and Paris for his designs.
He was life member of Garibaldi
Masonic Lodge of New York City
and was a member Of the Italian
American Fishing Club here.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs
Carmela Galotta; two sons, Dante
G.. Galotta, an attorney heres anc
Virgil Galotta, recently discharged
from the Navy: brother, John
Galotta of Washington; two sisters
Mrs. Agnes de Bonis and Mrs. Lucy
Statute. both of New York, and two
granddaughter
Funeral services will be held al
10 am. Friday at Hysong's funeral
home. 1900 N street NV. Burial
will be private.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-06-19
Limousine Operator Fined
For Blocking Train Gate

Charged with obstructing a train
gate entrance at Union Station early
Sunday. Fred George Abraham, 20
OF the $500 block of Livingston road
Sc, operator of limosine for hire
was fined $40 yesterday in Munich
pal Court.
According to the testimony of ter
minal attendants. Abraham stopped
several soldiers at gate where q
train was discharging passengers
and blocked it up until the people
were almost on top of each other, II
while offering them cars for Pitts
burgh, Cleveland and Chicago" The
soldiers, they said, dropped their
heavy gear in the center of the
gateway.
Abraham denied he had blocked
the gateway and said he was at the
station to meet friends who were
going to hire his car. His attorney
charged the case was brought tc
court because of ell feeling" against
the men who really are soliciting
business away from the Washington
Terminal"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-06-19
Tobin Is Easy Winner
In Massachusetts Race

BOSTON, June 10 (P).-Massa-
chrsetts was short on contests and
long on well-known names in its
State primary yesterday, final tabu-
lations disclosed today in the States
earliest and lightest election of its
Kind,
Only one out of five voters exer-
cised their franchise returns indi-
Gated, as Gov. Maurice j. Tobin
won denomination on the Demo-
cratic ticket.
With all of 1907 precincts count
ed, Gov. Tobin polled 1874 votes
far short of the 1,048,000 he cor
rallied in winning election as CHIEF
executive in November, 1914.
Francis D. Harrison, Boston law
yer who was expected to make only
token show of opposition, came
up with 1921 votes.
Bradford Is Opponent.
Gov Tobin's opponent in the fall
elections will be 1t. Gov Robert F.
Bradford. who was unopposed fol-
Governor in the Republican primary
Senator David I. Walsh, a Dem
ocrat, was unopposed for renomina-
ton by his party, and Henry Cabot
Lodge, jr., ran alone for the Repub-
lican nomination to contest Walsh s
reelection.
John F. Kennedy. son of Joseph
p. Kennedy, former Ambassador to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-06-19
KiIian Defeated Twice
In New Fight Against
lichfieId Charges
By the Associated Press

BAD NAUHEIM, Germany, June
l9.-Col James A. Kilian lost twice
again today in his fight before a
United States Army court martial
against charges that he authorized
cruelty to soldiers imprisoned under
his command at a guardhouse at
Lichfield, England.
The ruddy-faced cavalry veteran
of Highland Park, ILL.,, tried unsuc-
cessfully to eliminate some of the
charges against him and to renew
his losing motion of yesterday that
the entire charge be dismissed. 1t
was the third day of legal maneu-
vering which thus far has prevented
evidence in his case concerning con-
ditions at Lichfield
Escape Attempt Thwarted.
Many of the leading witnesses
were confined closely, after guards
discovered they had started a tun-
mel under their guardhouse in an
attempt to escape. The witnesses.
soldier prisoners, either are serving
court-martial sentences or awaiting
Soui t-IlidI tldl dCtlOIlS.'
Kilian's lawyers tried futilely to
limit the prosecution to offenses
against specifically named prisoners
and to eliminate all reference to
mistreatment of persons unknown. "
kilian also challenged the entire
Indictment as too vague and uncer-
tain" Again his motion was blocked.
The court also negated Kilian's
effort to revive his motion for
quashing of the charges, motion
denied yesterday. The colonel asked
the court to compel the attendance
of four witnesses now in Europe
and to postpone the trial until
they arrive. The court merely in
structed the prosecutor to find out
what was being done about obtain
ing the witnesses and ordered the
defense to proceed with the trial.
Tunnel Found in Inspection.
The witnesses attempt to escape
was thwarted by discovery of their
4-foot tunnel during an inspection
Monday, an Army announcement
said.
The tunnel apparently was exca-
waited with stove poker and tin
can: Guards said that in a few
more nights the prisoners might
have extended it outside the barbed-
wire fence surrounding the prison,
a large frame building on the edge
of town.
1t has not been ascertained how
many prisoners were involved, the
announcement said. No disciplinary
action was disclosed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-06-19
Press Gallery Recognition
For Negro Papers Urqed
Special Dispoteh 10 The Stor

SCRANTON, Pa. June 19.-The
Washington delegation to the Amer
lean Newspaper Guilds 18th annual
convention yesterday introduced a
resolution calling on the Speaker OF
the House and the Rules Committee
of the Senate to give recognition to
accredited writer's for Negro news
papers in the Senate and House
press galleries.
The resolution declares 1000, 00C
readers of Negro newspapers have
been deprived of representation in
the galleries in the past and that II
would be demonstration of Amer
lean democracy" to grant them ad-
mission.
The resolution will come before
the convention tomorrow for in
dorsement along with other policy
matters of the Guild.