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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-31
OFFICIALS BEGIN
SHIPYARD STUDY
Maritime Representatives
Scan SPA Plan To
Acquire Facility
See Picture On Pare Three

See Picture On Page Three
A %three-day inspection of the
North Carolina Shipbuilding COM
pany's huge riverside shipyard was
started yesterday by two top U.
S. Maritime commission officials
in conjunction with the North Caro-
lima State Ports %authority's pro-
posal to acquire the facility from
the commission on a no-fee basis
for development into the state
largest and most modern seaport
terminal.
The officials-Howard j. Mars
den, director of the commission i
Terminals and Real Estate divi-
sion, and G.. N. Thompson. his as
sistant-made a preliminary tour
of the yard and conferred with com.
pany officials during yesterdays
initial inspection. They will also
confer with r. B. Page, SPA chair
man, in the course of their three
day stay.
Detailed Report
Upon return to Washington, D. c.,
they will submit a detailed report
of their survey to the commission.
Upon this report may hinge the
fate of the yard.
The commission has already put
the yard on a permanent standby
basis. If ~the commission retains
control of the yard, a certain
amount of routine ship repair will
be carried on to keep the yard
"alive."
Modern Seaport Terminal
If, on the other hand, the commits
sion turns the yard over to the
SPA as now tentatively planned,
the SPA will develop it into a huge
modern seaport terminal complete
with a drydock and new ware
houses.
Under the proposal. the commits.
sion will turn the yard over to the
See SHIPYARD On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-31

and coal.
Factory output hit anew postwar
peak in June, Small revealed in
his quarterly report. 1t toppled
pre-war monthly records in wash.
ing machines, vacuum cleaners,
gas ranges, electric irons and table
model radios.
Some slumps were noted, but moi
e ough to offset the general rise.
Autos dropped II percent in June
from May but rose again in July;
farm equipment and tires also de-
clined in June, by three and 10 per
cent respectively.
additional production gains
were registered in July in spite OF
uncertainties concerning price con-
trolls and the adverse effects on
production resulting from holidays
and vacation periods" the CPA
administrator said.
Shortage Of Labor
One warning note was sounded:
it is probable that a serious short
age of labor is developing which
may prove to be IAN important
limiting factor in production by the
end of the year."
THE prospects are that business
will, first, have to recruit back in
to the labor force large numbers
of those who have left it since VI
Day, and second, require that large
amounts of overtime be worked if
production schedules are to be
met" the CPA chief predicted.
Despite the fact that 0 1000, 900
veterans and So 1000, 900 war work
r have been discharged into the
labor market in the last IL months,
the industrial demand for workers
has been so great that unemploy-
ment has risen only 1900, 900, and
"still may be considered remark
ably low," Small said.
1.-THE demand for labor in the re-
See GOODS On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-31
SWAY PROBLEM
FACES BUDCETERS
Council And Commission
To Study Fiscal Meas
ures Today

A three-way budget problem is
slated to face the City Council of
Wilmington and the New Hanover
County Board of Commissioners at
a special joint budget session this
morning.
Heading the agenda is a request
from the Community hospital board
Of directors for a 1946-47 appropria-
ton Of S39, 900. The councilmen and
commissioners have already tenta-
lively approved an ALLEGATION Of
5000 for the hospital. However,
W. D. McCaig, hospital board chair
man, is expected to ask for the
higher figure on the grounds that
it is absolutely essential for
maintenance and improvement of
the Negro institution.
Vets Service Center.
Next on the agenda is a sched-
uled conference between the joint
tribunal and heads of every war
veterans agency in town on the
proposed Veterans Service Center.
Under the proposal. the city and
county would contribute $4,000 each
to help support the center, a plan
ned central clearinghouse for all
veterans organizations.
No Action Yet
Although the proposal has been
favored by the councilmen and
commissioners, no definite action
has yet been, taken.
The third problem slated for dis
poSal at today's meeting is the
matter of an annual appropriation
See PROBLEM on Page Two
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vote that was not even CloSe, lol-
approximately two hours
of floor discussion.
An estimated $500 messengers,
representing the states 600, 900
Baptists, decided the issue at the
Woman's college auditorium, where
the afternoon meeting was held
after a morning session that over
flowed Greensboro's First Baptist
church.
To Act Later
Left for action at a later date
by the convention and its commit
,ees were such matters as disposal
Of present Wake Forest properties,
acceptance of an offer to establish
the college on a portion of the
showplace Reynolds estate, Rey-
nolda, at Winston-Salem, and a
date for the actual start of remov-
al operations.
The convention, meeting in the
first special session in its l16-year
history, also approved a resolution
thanking the Reynolds foundation,
it's trustees, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles H. Babcock, who offered
the Reynolds property, and also
a resolution calling for perpetual
ton of existing Wake Forest prop
critics as a Baptist educational in
stitution.
Broughton Heads Committee
Former Governor j. Melville
See BAPTIST on Page Two
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BYRNES PLEDGES
u.s.. ON TREATIES
Secretary Tell. Conference
Country Will Share
Responsibility

PARIS, July 30-WH-Secretary
of State James F. Byrnes warned
the 21-nation peace conference
Tuesday not to let a futile search
for perfection weaken the future
security of Europe and promised
that this time the United States
would do its full share in carrying
out peace treaties.
Byrnes promised the conference
that, though the United States
would stand by agreements or
treaty drafts which the big Four
foreign ministers made before the
conference started, he would dc
his best to obtain approval of any
contrary agreements which the
peace conference reached by E
two-thirds vote. This was an as
surance to ali small nations tina
America would fight any attempt
to make the conference a rubber
stamp for big-power agreements
Freedom Of World News
At an earlier meeting of the pow.
erful rules committee, key to the
whole conference, Byrnes won {
fight for open diplomacy and free
dom of world news. 1t was agreed
that all meetings of the committee
should be open to the press. He was
given the full and unexpected sup.
port of Russian Foreign Minister
Viacheslav Molotov.
At this meeting also, Russia suf-
fered its first defeat when the COM
mittee elected Foreign Minister
Paul-Henri Spaak of Belgium, as
its chairman by az vote of 10 to
See TREATIES on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-31
So To Bed

Yesterday afternoon two
local ladies were discussing
the Wilmington Soap Box Der
by, the big amateur racing
event which will be held today.
"My neighbours little boy IL
in it," said the first lady, land
Pm certainly going to be there
to see It,"
81 don't know whether I'll
go or not" sai~ the second,
although I'd like to-"
"Why, what's to prevent lou
from going?" asked the first.
"That name, Soap Box" ex-
planned the second. cts been
about three weeks since the
last time 1 was able to get =
box of soap at the store, and
l get mad every time / hear
the two words mentioned"
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BAPTIST STATE CONVENTION VOTES TO MOVE
WAKE Fl sEESST COLLEGE TO KzMST0N;SALEM;;
35F0< ><%CHANNEL TO GET "TOP PRIORITY
TODAYS THE BIG DAY, BOYS!
Wilmington s AH-American Derby Set
For Rankin Street Downs At 1:3O Pm.

Derby will be postponed for
"a hours and the program car
ried over until Thursday after
moor at 1870 p. m.
Hard Workers
Weighmaster Lewis and the
inspection staff under direc-
ton of Robert Merritt, worked
hard throughout the day to
qualify the field for the Derby
today. And the boys worked
just as hard as a majority had
to make minor changes and
adjustments to brakes, steer
ing wheels, etc., before they
finally gained their drivers
licenses and the right to COM
pete for honors and prizes to-
day.
And while the High school
gymnasium was a beehive OF
activity throughout the whole
See DERBY on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-31
JUST POLITICS
Coffee Turns On Anger
At Quiz By War Probers

would have used the phone;
l would have taken cash"
Stormy Session
The accusation, mad at one
of the Senate War 1hvestigat-
ing committees stormiest ses-
sions since it began looking in
to countrywide war profiteer-
ing, was made by Eivind An
derson, Tacoma contra ctor,
who swore that the $4,000
transaction was arranged dur
ing a clandestine conference
under a winding staircase" in
the capitol between himself,
See COFFEE on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-31

racing and a decision by Ad-
visory committee members to
hold the entire Derby program
in the afternoon. :
Elimination Heats
However, as previously plan
ned, the Derby will get under
way with elimination heats in
the Class B division, which
comprises those boys between
IL and II years of age inclusive.
They will compete under the
heat elimination system until
a winner of the division is de-
clared and then the Class A di-
vision entries-boys from 10 to
Is years of age, will be started.
When a final winner in Class A
is declared, that boy and the
winner. of the Class B title
will race for the top prize and
the right to go to Akron for the
finals.
Tn the ovopf of r,ip ~.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-31
TOO MANY COMPLICATIONS
Mine Made
Joe's Life Mighty Hard

Not so serious, but more
humiliating, Sanders said, was
being refused service at a cafe.
The land mine which robbed
Joe of his sight was a mean
contraption. 1t tore his face
badly, blackening the skin and
leaving heavy scars. Bone
deterioration still causes Joe
trouble.
Come Round Back
Last week, a cafe owner re-
fused to serve him, unless he
comes around to the back
where the customers won't see
See LIFE on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-31

HOUSTON, Tex, July 3o-W.D
Joe Sanders knew his life
was going to be more difficult
after he was blinded by a land
mine while in European COM
bat, but he admitted Tuesday
night that he had not taken
into account all the chances
for complications.
An ex-corporal Of the 33rd
armored engineers, the So
year-old Sanders most serious
problem of the moment is find
ing a place to live because his
landlady has ordered him, his
wife and their 14-year-old
DAUGHTER, Willie, to move.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-31
JUST POLITICS
July 30.

WASHINGTON, July 30. -
W.D-Representative John M.
Coffee, veteran Washington
Democrat, angrily shouted
politics. to senate invests
gators Tuesday when he was
accused of soliciting and &C
cepting $500 for helping a
Tacoma, Wash, builder obtain
a $1,000, 900 (m) war contract.
"Gentlemen." the chain
smoking Westerner exclaimed,
IF there were anything I'M
demanded about this, would l
have written open letters on
nv own stationery? No, l
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-31
BY JACK C., LUNAN
See Entry List on Page Two

Today is Soap Box Derby
Day in Wilmington and late
this afternoon the champion
driver will receive the M. E.
Coyle trophy and automatically
qualify as the Wilmington Star
News representative in the Ma
tional finals of the All-Ameri-
can Soap Box Derby at Akron,
Ohio. Z
Starts At 1880 p. M.
Racing will get underway
promptly at 1870 p. m. over
the Derby Downs course on
Rankin street and elimination
heats will be run off until the
finals r reached.
Last minute developments,
brought about mainly by fail
ure of many entrants to qualify,
necessitated elimination Of the
proposed morning program of
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-31
Close Shaue

PALISADES PARK, N. j., July
30-U.H-Jim Churchill, a 24-year-
old dramatic school student from
Charlottesville, Va, who attributed
his success to long years of wait
ing until the last minute, won the
worlds championship shaving
contest here Tuesday.
Churchill whipped off his whisk-
ers in one minute one and tWo-fifthS
seconds for a new outdoor worlds
record.
Bill Matthews of Austin, Tex,
actually was the first to finish
among the 10 contestants in this
stubble-trouble contest but he was
disqualified because of a nick on
the right side of his neck.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-31

The two young gentlemen you see above today
are accepting the rewards of a job well done. During
the course Of a Star-News contest, in which the car
riers were given points for the best service to those
taking their papers and for adding the most new GUS
toners to their routes, Phillip Crowder, left, and Dickie
Paschal came out on top. Each added more than 100
customers to his lists and each had the fewest number
of complaints from the customers they service with the
Star-News.
This morning they took off for Washington, D.
c., on an all-expenses-paid tour. They were accompani-
ed by Fred Fisher, Of the star-News Circulation de-
partment.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-31
The Weather

FORECAST
North Carolina: Rain and cooler Wed
nesday.
South Carolina: Cooler Wednesday in
north portion and warmer in south. Scat
tered showers and thunderstorms.
Eastern Standard Time)
(By U. S. Weather Bureau)
Meteorological data for the "a hours
ending 7:30 pm, yesterday.
Temperatures
1:30a Y: 7:3oa II; 1:30p 70; 7:3op 70.
Maximum 80; Minimum ~; Mean ";
Normal 70.
Humidity
1:30a "a; 7:30a IS; 1:30p IS; 7:30p SO.
Precipitation
Total for the "a hours ending 1880 pm,
O.26 inches.
Total since the first of the month,
1897 inches.
Tides For Today
(From the It'd Tables published by
U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey.
High Low
Wilmington --------------- 6:52a
12:O8p 7:04p
Masonboro Inlet ------ 10:01a 3:43a
10 :18p 3:35p
Sunrise 5:22; Sunset 7:14; Moonrise,
8:35a. Moonset 9:42p.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-31
Group Accepts Reynolds
Offer For Endowment
$500 Messengers, Representing States 600
600 Baptists, Cast Overwhelmingly
Favorable Vote
By l.

GREENSBORO, July 3o.-(AP)-The North Carolina
Baptist State convention voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to
accept the z. Smith Reynolds foundation offer of a $1O-
100000 endowment of Wake Forest college and remove the
institution from it's present location near Raleigh to Win
ston-Salem.
The conventions action came late Tuesday on a rising
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-31
GOODS NEWS
GOOD GOODS NEWS
Small Predicts Big
Volume fPr0ducts
Factory Output Reaches New Postwar Peak
In June And Toppled Some Prewar
Records, CPA Report Reveals
Bv STERLING F. GREEN

WASHINGTON, July 3o-AP)-A record volume"
of goods may flow to consumers in the next six months,
Civilian Production Administrator John D. Small forecast
Tuesday night on the strength of rapid recovery in steel
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-31
LANEY LEADS

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, July 80
-W.D-Governor Ben Laney took a
2 to 1 lead Tuesday night over
two other candidates for his job in
the Democratic primary elections.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-31
FORECAST

wilmington and vicinity: Wednesday
mostly cloudy with scattered showers and
thunderstorms.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-31

See DERBY on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-31

Sunrise SOP; Sunset 7:14; Moonri
8:35a. Moonset 9:42p.
Evening star., 1946-05-12
Defense FinishesCa
In Murder Of Coach
By the Associated Press

ABINGDON, Va, May 11.-With-
out calling Mrs. Ellen Talbot Clark,
"A, to the stand, the defense rested
today in Washington County Circuit
Court where she is on trial for mur-
der in the death of James Emmitt
Newton, Jr., 22-year old teacher and
football coach at Damascus High
School. Mr.. Newton was found dead
in his room at the Clark home on
November 10, 1945, his body riddled
with bullets.
The case is expected to be placed
in the hands of the jury Monday
following instructions by Judge Wal
ter H. Robertson and arguments by
opposing counsel.
DR.. George A. Wright, head Of
Lee Memorial Hospital at Marion,
the final defense witness, testified
he did not believe that Mrs. Clark
while patient in his hospital dur
ing the period November % to
December Is, 1945-was responsible
for her statements, and added:
I'VE do not know why she did the
things she did, such as hiding the
pistol and taking cab for Bristol
and telling no one"
Officers in investigating the case
had learned from Mrs. Clark that
she hid the pistol under a neigh
bor's porch and then went to Bris-
tol to join her daughters at a
| lheater
Evening star., 1946-05-12
Plans Now Under Wa,
For 7 Branch Sewers
In Northeast Section

Plans are under way for extending
the Northeast and Beaver Dam
branch trunk sewers to eliminate the
discharge of raw sewage into the
two streams above Riverdale and
Cheverly, respectively, Harry R. Hall
chief engineer of the Washington
Suburban Sanitary Commission, re-
vealed yesterday.
The move was recommended by
the Survey Committee of the Metro
politan Health Council in its report
on sanitation in the Washington
area made public Friday.
Mr.. Hall said the two projects
were included in the commission s
postwar program long before the
health survey started" and that
construction is expected to begin
this year.
He said the Northeast branch ex-
tension, to cost an estimated 1925,
600, will connect with trunk sewer
leading into the commissions sewage
disposal plant near Bladensburg
The Beaver Dam branch project will
connect with the commissions main
Anacostia River trunk sewer which
will in turn discharge into the
District sewer system, Mr.. Hall ex-
planned. He estimated the cost c1
this extension at $75,000 Both
projects will be financed by sanitary
commission bond issues.
Mr.. Hall also disclosed that the
commission is preparing to remove
all sewage from the Anacostia River
in Prince Georges County and is
negotiating with Washington au.
thorities to have the sewage empty
into the Districts system.
Evening star., 1946-05-12
De|marva Workers File
Notice Of Power Strike
By the Associated Press

SALISBURY, Md, May IL
Thirty-day notice of strike, which
company officials today said would
cut off electricity for most of the
Delmarva Peninsula, has been filed
by employees of the Eastern Shore
Power and Delaware Power & Light
Cos
Edward Cannon. president of
local B-1307, Brotherhood of Elec-
trical Workers (AFL, said the
union of approximately $50 men,
bers, voted to strike last night after
a breakdown of nearly month S
negotiations with the company.
The strike notice is a complete
surprise to u.s." company officials
said today. I'VE have had no notice
of the unions intent to break off
negotiations.
I'VE cannot believe our employees
will inf1ict upon the people CT The
peninsula the suffering and loss
which a strike would cause" a COM
Ipany statement said.
Company officials, who said they
had granted wage increases to the
union for the past several years
refused to comment further on the
dispute.
Mr.. Cannon said the workers were
demanding 20-cent hourly wage
increase, double pay for Sunday
work, three weeks annual vacation
for employees with ten or more
years service and other benefits.
Evening star., 1946-05-12
Star and WMAL Plan Series
'DeuIinq With Youth IN 7 TroubIe

grateful that public attention is
being directed at the problems of
youth. Too much has been done
to censor youth without consider
ing how the resources of the COM
munity and society could be CO.
ordinated to assist young people to
face these problems"
Juvenile Bureau Chief William T.
Murphy, who for 20 years has been
associated with boys problems, said
he felt very necessary public serv-
ice would be accomplished" in the
programs.
THE solution of the problem of
delinquency can strengthen the
moral tone of the whole community,
he said. "A radio analysis. such as
this series, could very well be a
means to the solution"
Mr. Remon earlier declared the
series has the enthusiastic sup
port" of the 60-member boys club
board, which represents a cross-sec-
ton Of church, civic and business
leadership in Washington.
The public must be made to
realize that attention must be di-
rected to the existing problem, he
said, Mr. Remon added that records
show an average of 400 cases OF
Juvenile crime, ranging from petty
thefts to murder. each month. Cor
rective efforts obviously must be
renewed" he added
Youth in Trouble" will endeavoI
to show how environment, atmos-
phere and circumstances play a
predominant part in causing the
youth crime problem. Material for
scripts is being prepared by Robert
Duncan of the boys club staff
Professional actors will perform in
the dramatiZati
Evening star., 1946-05-12
.ArIington-Alexondriu
Women Voters to Meet

The Arlington-Al Alexandria League
OF Women Voters will hold a lunch
con meeting at the George Mason
Hotel in Alexandria, at l pm. Friday.
Mrs. Harry Magdoff will report on
the Leagues recent activities for
the United Nations. Mrs. John H.
WoodWorth for the School Commit .
tee, and Mrs. c. T. Larson and Mrs.
Adrian DeWind,s fol, voters service.
The reports will be broadcast from
the hotel by Radio Station WPIK,
Evening star., 1946-05-12
First Quarter BUILDING
Totals S17,00O,000
In "a Virginia Cities
by the Associoted Prsss

RICHMOND, Va, May 11-One
of the greatest building years in
Virginia history apparently was
under way when Federal restrictions
and the soft coal strike clamped on
the brakes, compilation of city
building permits showed today.
Chamber of Commerce, figures for
the city of Richmond and Henrico
County and municipal tabulations
from 13 other cities showed an ag-
gregate value of new construction
and repairs under way during the
first quarter of 1916 of $17,067 SAT
compared with SO ,284, ,262 a year ago
The total also was well above
normal" prewar years in virtually
all reporting cities. A large pro-
portion of the outlay was listed
for housing, which has priority un-
der Civilian Production Administra-
ton restrictions. Many of these
projects, however, have been slowed
down or held up by scarcity of ma
terials and labor.
Permits Total $500.
The IA cities included in the tabu-
lation issued approximately 2,6OC
permits for new construction ano
repairs during the first three months
of this year as against slightly more
than 300 in the first quarter OF
1945.
Here is the comparative picture