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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-21
SAFETY
CAMPAIGN OPENS
City Manager Announces
Police To Launch Strict
Enforcement Plan

The city police department is to-
day scheduled to launch a cam
paign of strict enforcement of traf-
fic regulations.
City Manager J. R. Benson, act
ing on the authority of a resolution
passed at yesterdays City Coun-
Gil meeting, warned all local mot
orists to 'rbe on the alert to obey
our ordinances with respect to in
tersections, stop signs, and through
streets, and remember that they
are subject to arrest if they fail
to comply with local traffic regula-
tons"
Police officials will combine their
breakdown on motor law violations
with a general campaign of educa-
ton in the traffic code, Benson in
Dictated.
1.-THE traffic code will be printed
within two weeks as a special sup
plement of the new city CODE
he said.
eve intend to print enough cop
les of the motor traffic regulations
for wide distribution among mot
orists," Benson concluded.
The breakdown on traffic VIOLA
tions was voted unanimously by
the council at a meeting yester-
day at which it's members also
turned over over to Benson for
consideration a request by the Re-
tail Merchants division OF the
Chamber of Commerce that the
city appointed a committee to reg
ulate philanthropic solicitation
here.
BY terms Of the suggested ordi-
nance, PUT before the council by
Ed j. Carr, the city would license
all campaigns for charitable pur-
See SAFETY On Page Sixteen
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-21
COAST CUARDSMEN
SEEK TWO BODIES
Victims Of Damaged Ship
Hunted Off Georgia's
Golden Isles

ST. SIMONS, Ga, Nov. 2O.-R-
Coast Guardsmen searched the
waters surrounding Georgia's gold
en- isles Wednesday for the bodies
of two of four persons lost when
the 85-foot schooner Tondelayo
was driven aground by high winds.
Two bodies were recovered by
Coast Guardsmen early Wednesday
near the scene of the wreck off
Blackboard Island. They were
identified by Mcintosh County
Coroner A.. G. Davis as Herman c..
Schmidt of Baltimore, builder and
skipper of the schooner, and his
wife.
Still missing e Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Danforth, also of Baltimore.
First details of the wreck came
Wednesday from Ted Slenzak of
Detroit. who with his wife, was res
cued late Tuesday. Slenzak said
the schooner left Savannah appar-
emily on the wrong course and
started leaking near Blackboard
Island.
49,. Craft Breaks Up
Schmidt, he said, tried to pull out
to sea, but strong winds drove the
craft ashore. The Tondelayo was
sighted by Navy fliers Wednesday
See GUARDSMEN on Page Sixteen
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-21
Approxim a tely 5000
Mobiles Visiting City For
Special Events

The red fezzes of close to 5000
Eastern North Carolina Shriners
will pass in serried ranks down
Market street at noon today in
the parade that will constitute the
gaudiest public spectacle of their
fall ceremonial here. .
Police Chief c. H, Casteen yes
terday appealed to local motorist
not to park on Market street be-
tween Third and Fifth streets this
morning in order not to interfere
with the massing of the Sudan
Temple Shrine marchers.
The parade will form on Mar
ket street, move north along
Third to Red Cross; west along
Red Cross to Front, and south on
Front where the visiting Shriners
and their wives will be the guests
at a barbecue luncheon at the
city market. =
Today's ceremonial will open
with initiation of 300 candidates
for MEMBERSHIP, the largest total
in the history of Sudan Temple.
Shrine elite units will put on a
final display for Wilmington spec
tators tonight with an 8 o'clock
band concert at city hall plaza
featuring "a drill by the Sudan
Temple Arab Patrol of New Bern
and songs music by the Shrine
chanters. :
By dusk last night, when the
city's Christmas lights were turn
ed on in their honor, the fezzes
of Shriners were already dotting
the streets of the city.
More than 500 Wilmingtonians
turned out at city hall plaza last
night to hear a concert in honor
OF the visiting Mobiles by the New
See SHRINERS IN pau a 1S ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-21
ENGINEERS RUSH
REPAIRS OF LEVEE
Specifications For Project
On Kelly Dykes Issued
Contractors

The United States Army engin-
ers have set January 81 as the
Auead1ine for completion Of their
$55, 900 project Of repairing the
Kelly dykes in Bladen county.
Specifications for the top pri-
ority job were issued to private
contractors by Col. C. Snow, Will
mington district U. S. Engineer,
late yesterday afternoon.
They call for the winning bidder
to begin in installation of 5000 cubic
yards of lvee material on or before
Dec. 16 and to have the work
ready for use not later than
Jan. 81, 1947."
Bids on the repair job will be
opened at the U. S. customshouse
here at II a. m. on Nov. 20.
The assigned contractor will be
required to patch up nine major
and IL minor breaks in the
White Oak levee of the Kelly
dykes.
Funds for the project were re-
leased by U. S. Army Engineers
headquarters in Washington last
weekend and the district office
here received clearance on the
project from Washington Monday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-21
SHERIFF HOLDING
MAN AFTER BLAST
Destruction Of Building
Near Tabor City Results
In Second Arrest
Special to The Star

CONWAY, S. c., Nov. 20-Horry
county sheriff C. E. Sassar said
last night he was holding Clinch
Powell, state line Cafe operator,
on an investigation charge" fol-
lowing the dynamite explosion
early Wednesday morning of a
combination service station and
residence. a few miles south OF
Tabor City, just across the state
line.
For the seond time within three
months Tabor City and the SUR
rounding countryside was rocked
by a terrific dynamite explosion,
windows and dishes were reported
10 have ratified several miles away.
The blast occurred about three
O'Clock. Only by a last minute
decision to spend the night with
a Trend after attending an oyster
supper, prevented the blast from
laAlng the lives of Mrs. Rosa Bell
1O"ell, her child and Mrs.
ro"els mother, who had been
MAKING their home in the building.
INe powerful charge tore the
pu,lalhg to shreds and left a deep
uole where the force Of the dy-
Aa,nl(e swept downward.
oiefllf Sasser stated Wednesday
"SH' mat one month ago the fill
BEE BLAST On Page 16
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-21
MAFFITT TO GET
SPECIAL AWARD
former Superintendent
Here Selected For Out
standing Work By Unit

Mexican Maffitt, former, super
intendent of the City Water and
Sewer department., has been select
ed for the American Waterworks
associations George Fuller award
for Outstanding work for the bene-
fit of the waterworks profession and
the North Carolina section Of the
association" L. I. Lassiter, Health
Department engineer and retiring
chairman of the North Carolina
section, reported last night.
The award, rendered to Maffltt at
the closing session Of the N. c. sec
TONS three-day meeting in Raleigh
yesterday, will be formally pre-
sented at the national associations
annual convention in San Francisco
next summer.
The award is presented annual
ly to one member of the North
Carolina section.
Maffitt retired as city water
superintendent last summer after
nearly 80 years service in his
profession.
William F. Evans, city water
See MAFFITT on Page Sixteen
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-21
Plans Doomed

TOKYO, Thursday, Nov. 81 - R
= Secretary of State Hull had three
plans for an understanding with
Japan in 1941 but offered none of
them because he knew from inter-
cepted Tokyo messages they were
doomed to failure, the war crimes
commission was told Thursday.
The statement came from joseph
W. Ballantine, special assistant to
the secretary of state. who is n
of the key witnesses for the pros-
ecution in %recounting the fateful
events leading to Pearl Harbor.
For example, Ballentine said.
Hull had urged China's ambassa-
dor to accept some sort of tempo
rary agreement with Japan pending
a final settlement. Then a decided
message tipped him off that Tokyo
would oppose Withdrawing troops
from China, a prime consideration
in the negotiations.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-21
So To Bed

The Shriners Fall Cere-
monial officially gets underway
this morning and last night the
streets were filled with the
merrymakers.
Various pranks were being
played by the members gaily
bedecked with their fezzes.
A lone Shriner stood in the
middle Of Front and Market
street waving his arms and d.
recting traffic.
The approaching cars obey
ed his signals and the motorists
entered into the fun.
cts o. H." he told one
driver, III you don't stop, 1
can't give you q ticket, but
appreciate your obeying my
signals"
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-21
COMMON MAN, Ell?
Uncle Sam Will Employ
2,146, 742 ! People

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20-(P-So
this is the age of the common man,
eh? Well, it's also the age OF the
3 man, the 5 man and the Z
man.
This happy parcel of news was
delivered Wednesday By the Blu
reau Of the Budget.
The budget folks have been fuss
budgeting about, figuring how
many people should work for Uncle
Sam come March 81, 1947.
Their conclusion: 2, 146, 742 and a
half.
A half? Who is this b~y-product
Of a magician's saw?
The Budget bureau wisely names
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-21
Shriners Gathering
For Fall Ceremony
The Weather

FORECAST
North and South Carolina - Mostly
over coastal area and partly
in, interior, occasional 1ightt rain
in coastsIA areas Thursday morning.
Eastern Standard Time)
(By U. S. Weather Bureau
Meteorological data for the "a hours
ending 1880 pm. yesterday.
Temperatures
1870 am. 81; 1880 am. 81; l 80 pm. Sc;
I 80 pm. Sc.
Maximum 81; Minimum 81; Mean Sc;
Normal SIS.
1:30 am. IS; 1880 am. 90; 1870 pm. SO;
1880 pm. 81.
Precipitation
Total for "a hours ending 1880 pm
600 inches.
Total since the first of the month -
2.52 inches.
Tides For Today
from the Tide Tables published by
U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey.
Wilmington - 1908 ar 2:38 am.
800 pm. 3:06 pm
Masonboro Inlet = 6:07 am. - am.
GIG pm. 1874 pm.
Sunrise $50; Sunset SOC; Moonrise
4:47 am; Moonset 4:07 pm.
River stage at Fayetteville, N. c. at 6
Wednesday, 17.8 feet.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-21
S>viiets Seek
CustomUnion
FACTION Port
Russian Move Would
Give Yugoslav Govern
ment Powerful Rights
"BIG TWO" OBJECT
Italian Government En-
barasses Western Powers
By Settlement Plans

NEW YORK, Nov. 90
(UP) - Russian Foreign
Minister Viacheslav Molotov
Wednesday night blocke d
further progress on the future
of Trieste by insisting at a
meeting of the Big Four For
eign ministers on establish
ment Of a customs union be-
tween Trieste and Yugoslavia.
A customs union would
give Marshal Tito Of Yugo-
slavia, Russia's satellite, pow
erful advantages in the proposed
Trieste international zone.
Because of Molotov's injection of
this issue the foreign ministers
reached their new agreement on
the proposed statute for Trieste.
They did, however, adopt two
paragraphs regarding the powers
Of the zonal governor which they
had referred to their deputies for
redrafting. One clause involves
the governors control over foreign
affairs, the other his powers to
name judges.
In addition to the new obstacle
provided by Molotov's proposal
for the customs union, the Italian
See SOvIETS On Page 16
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PAY CUT
Half Million Veterans
To Haze Checks Reduced

3. About 119, 900 whose payments
will be chopped off for the same
reason. The next pay date is Nov.
80.
VA also disclosed it is spending
81, 300, 900 on a survey and regular
inspection of schools and estab-
Iishments offering job training. In
most cases, the states will do the
work.
No Estimate
The VA said it is unable to estl-
mate the amount involved in the
suspended accounts. AS soon as
delinquent veterans turn In their
See VETERANS on Page Sixteen
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-21
City Plans
Advertising
For P%rojects
over 100000 Public
Works Program To Be
Announced In z Weeks
YARDSTICK SEEN
Chestnut Street Pipe-Lay-
ing Job Receives Support
Of City Council

The City of Wilmington
will within two weeks issue a
consolidated advertis e m e n t
for better than S500,00 in
nublic works, including it's new
million-gallon water tank, the
Sunset Park sewer system,
some S200,0 900 worth of street
having, and the installation
Of 1000 feet of 12-inch
vater-main, City Manager j.
R. Benson said yesterday.
Bids on all items in the
contract will be opened within five
weeks, Benson said.
Before announcing the advertise
ment plans, Benson conferred with
ciev Water Superintendent William
F. Evans and City Engineer j. "A.
1oughlin on the installation of $500
feet of Water main on Chestnut
street with city forces working
under Evans supervision.
City officials make no secret of
the fact that they intend to use
costs of the Chestnut street ~installa-
ton under city auspices as a yard
stick to measure bids, on water
and sewer work submitted by pri-
vate contractors.
The City Council, at its meeting
Gee PROJECTS On Page Sixteen
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no half-names, but it sent along
a chart that shows this is the age
of the fractional man all right.
The Office of Defense t%ransporta-
ton, for example, will hire 70.3
government workers. Agriculture
will employ 10, 1857, labor 8.047.3,
commerce 37,424.8 and treasury
108, 1903.
The Smithsonian institution will
have 1888 on its p~ayrolls. Mr.. 3
should come in handy here. He's
just the right size for busting the
stomachs Of showcases.
Most agencies are taking cuts
See UNCLE On Page Sixteen
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-21
VFW POST BACKS
BONUS FOR VETS
Maximum OF $500 For
Service In World War II
Set In Resolution

The James A. Manley post of the
Veterans Of Foreign Wars last
night unanimously approved a res
olution urging a North Carolina
state bonus running as high as
$500 for veterans of World War II.
The resolution would provide for
$10-a-1nonth bonus for war service
in the United States and $15-a-
month for overseas service.
BY its terms, a veteran could not
receive more than $500 if he serv-
ed overseas, or more than $500 if
he served in the United States on
ly.
The post also approved unani-
mously a resolution calling for
higher pay for teachers.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-21
Union Leader
Keeps Silent
At Zero Hour.
Truman Orders Clark To
Press Today For Con-
tempt Citation On Foe
WALKOUTS SPREAD
Army Ready To Move In
On Mines OF Nation AT
Call From Sec. Krug

WASHINGTON, Nov. q.
ma
ton came face-to-face with
another Gripping soft coal
walkout today and the govern
ment girded for an attempt to
punish silently-defiant John
L. Lewis on contempt of court
charges.
Lewis who had served
notice that his contract with
the government would be void
last midnight, let the dead
line come and go without another
word, although Federal Judge T.
Alan Goldsborough had issued a
restraining order calling on him 10
cancel the notice..
President Truman, vacationing
at Key West, Fla, swiftly in
structed Attorney General Clark
to press today for a contempt cita-
ton against the United Mine
Workers chief-a citation which
could mean jail or fine, Or both.
But there was little doubt that
Lewis intended to fight the charge
to the hilt, in a historic show
down between the government and
one of the most powerful labor
leaders in the world.
Under the proceoure, as outlined
See UNION On Page Sixteen
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-21
Breaks Record

SOUTHAMPTON, Nov. 29-(P)
The U. S. S. America, new hold
er of the west-to-east Atlantic
crossing for American ships,
docked here Wednesday night at
800 p. M, (3:20 p. M, E. S. ID,
ten and one half hours ahead of
schedule.
The largest American-built pas
senger liner, her red, white and
blue tunnels brilliantly floodlight-
ed, was towed to an overnight
berth from which she will sail
for LIE Harve Thursday morning
after disembarking 2o7 passengers
and unloading 81 tons of mail.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-21

Wilmington and vicinity = Generally
,,o,,dv. fair and warmer today and Fri.
day.
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NAVY:
To Provide Comforts

One could almost have heard the
rattle down in Davey Jones' locker
when the navy announced that it
was air-conditioning the new cruis.
ers, Salem and Newport News, to
determine the best kind of equip
ment for eventually cooling all of
its ships.
In announcing the navy's plans
for providing additional comfort for
crews on the bounding main, Vice
Adm. Edward L. Cochrane. chief of
the bureau of ships, emphasized
that air-conditioning had proved in
valuable in boosting morale and
fighting efficiency in combat.
Various types Of new air-condi-
tioning equipment will be used in the
tests in the new II, 000-ton cruisers,
with the cool air transmitted into all
living and working compartments
save machinery areas where the
heat is too intense. Simplifed coils
will be shockproof and easily
cleaned, it was said.
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shortage as a new obstacle to the
rapid erection of dwellings.
Revealing his apprehensions in
his August report on the vet hcus-
ll.s situation. Wyatt indicated that
the government would strive to
head off the latest bogeyman with
an intensive recruiting and appren-
tice training program.
Despite a pickup it new building
in July. Wyatt disclosed in his re-
port, the emergency housing pro-
gram is tagging behind the an
nounced goal of 1900, 900 homes and
apartments for this year. During
the first seven months Of 1916,
6O7. 100 new dwellings were start
ed and 2S7. 100 completed.
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AUTO OUTPUT:
Hits Lag

In calling a press conference in
Detroit. Mich, c. E. Wilson. presi-
dent of General Motors corpora
ton, presented the company's case
against both the government and
workers for the serious lag in auto
production.
Pointing out that GIN. had turned
out only 400, 900 cars and trucks in
the year following VI Day instead
of the 1,40O, 900 scheduled, Wilson
charged the Truman administration
with having attempted to appease
labor unions by taking the lid off
wages while at the same time
stating that price increases were
unnecessary. As a result, manu-
facturers were put in the nutcrack-
er," he averred.
Although GIN. has SO, 1000 more
employees on its payroll than in
1941, production is about half, Will
son said. Tests on relative jobs
have shown that worker productive
ity is about 80 per cent Of the pre-
war rate. Refusal of employees
to extend themselves. a high abb
senteeism rate, inexperience and a
large turnover partly due to the
ease in collecting unemployment
compensation all have contributed
to the ineficiency, Wilson declared.
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siblc and then pile it so that i!
will be well-ventilated.
He added that hating the
process of building for a time
after it is framed, sheathed,
rooted and ready for lathing
will also result in comparative
ly rapid seasoning.
Good circulation of air should
be provided below the floor
joists and water should BE-
drained away from the build
ings. He said that the better
seasoned lumber should be used
for Orders. floor joists and
around window and door OPEN
ings. The greener material may
be used for ceiling and joiStS
and rafters.
Wilson said that using green
lumber makes diagonal sheath
ing all the more desirable. Rig
id bracing will help offset thu
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Suggests Ways to Use
Urcured Lumber

Bozeman. - Because uncured
lumber is causing so much
trouble for Montana farmers
who are doing necessary con-
struction work, Eric Wilson, ex-
tension rural engineer at Mon
ta.la State college, has recon-
mended methods for overcom-
ing the difficulties.
Most of the trouble comes
from shrinkage which causes
large plaster cracks, loosening
of nails, distortion in door ana
window openings, binding Of
moving parts, decay hazards
and other difficulties, Wilson
said.
One means of overcoming
this, ne continued, is to buy
framing lumber as far ahead
of actual construction as pos
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SCHOOL NOTES

Electric clocks, together with
the electric bell and buzZer
system were installed last week
in the high school and grade
school buildings.
The hot lunch program be-
gan last week with the opening
of the school term. Mr.. and
Mrs. Ole Nelson are in charge
of the lunches this year.
Registration was held Tues
day, September 3, with the
buses leaving at II a. m. Class
es began on Wednesday.
Coach Swanson announces
that football practice will soon
be under way. An attempt is
being made to schedule games
with other high schools.
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D GRASS SECTION
School ~Notes-Servce News
Mrs. Geraldine GormleY. Correspondent

Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Schaube.
of Parkman. Wyo.. were Sunday
callers at the J. E. Eggart
home.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ball and
sons called at the Calvin Buck
ingham and Eugene BoggesS
homes in Hardin on Sunday.
Beginning September 6. four
shows a week are being shown
at the Lodge Grass theater.
J. C. Buckingham returned
Monday from a Billings hos
pital. where he had received
medical treatment for the past
week.
Mrs. Arch Eggart of Sheri-
dan was a house guest last
Tuesday and Wednesday at the
J. E. Eggart home.
Ivan Clark hauled a load Of
cattle to Billings Monday fol-
Sandy Eggart.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Sturde-
want visited in Sheridan last
week at the home of MI. and
Mrs. Walter Haury.
Mr.. and Mrs. Larry McComas.
Miss Bonnie Brown and Ralph
Forman were Billings callers OIL
Saturday.
Miss Helen Morrison returned
to Billings last week to enroll
at the Western Union office.
where she is studying teleg-
raphy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sandy EggarC.
Gilbert and Joan were callers in
Billings Monday of this week.
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Farm Ops Grow

Business volume and membership
Of farmers cooperative associations
showed a substantial increase in the
l944-45 marketing season over the
previous season. according to Farm
Credit administration.
Estimated membership in the az.
ricultural c~o-operatives operating in
the year ended June 30, 1945, was
4,505. 600, an increase of 23O, 900.
Business handled by the co-ops went
from S., 16o, 900, 600 to S ,645, 600, 900.
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investigating committee.
That Dewey hoped to make the
impending gubernatorial race a
springboard for the 1913 presiden-
tial run was seen in his strong casti-
cation of the Truman administration
for "bungling and confusion in his
denomination speech. AS the par
ty lines were being drawn for battle.
Dewey stood as the favorite to win
because of his administrative rec
ord in office.
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t h e S a m e tim e
squelch Dewey's
aspirations for the
White House. The
son of Irish immi-
grants. who got his
start in life as a
water carrier for a
railroad section
gang. Mead a
made an impress
sive record in the
senate, particularly
as head of the war
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WAR CRIMINALS:
Germany


Defiant to the last, Nazi bigwigs
awaited sentence on war crimes aft
er a 1O-month trial at Nuremberg.
Winding up the lengthy case. In
which 5000 documents were intro
duced and 5000. 900 words of testi-
mony taken. former Rcichsmarshal
Goering denounced the allies for ac-
cusing the German leaders alone OF
violations of international law: eX-
Foreign Minister Won Ribbentrop
ripped the prosecution for refusal
to admit as evidence an alleged
warning by Churchill that Germany
would be destroyed if she became
too strong. and Finance Minister
Schacht pleaded he had tried to
avert the war.
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November, and
Sen. James M.
Mead's selection as
the Democratic
choice for the Of
fee, promised I'd
make New York
one of the strategic
political battle
grounds for the
l948 presidential
race.
In naming Mead.
the Dem
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HOUSING:
Fear New Obstacle

Having trimmed commercial
construction and frightened alloca-
ton Of materials to speed up the
veterans emergency housing pro-
gram, Housing Expediter Wilson w.