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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-18
WAKE BANDIT TRIO
OBJECT OF SEARCH
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two hitch-hikers in Virginia, near
Petersburg, and left the victims al
most nude after robbing them.
Police said the trio is riding in a
black 1941 sedan, bearing a Penn
sylvania license. When last seen,
police said, the car was in the
vicinity of Raleigh. Wake county
officers reported that they Jump
ed" the car once, but that it was
lost after a hot chase.
Solomon's cab was taken, along
with his clothes, but the cab was
found abandoned this morning near
the local Seaboard station, where
Solomon picked up the negro, who
police said, robbed him.
Police said they thought at first
that the bandit who robbed Solo
NOR was one Of two negroes who
escaped from a road gang in
Franklin county last Saturday.
These convicts were recaptured
today, and police now are con-
WINGED that they did not have any,
thing to do with holding up the
taXiman.
However, police said that they
were sure thai the negro who held
up the cabman at Sanford is the
same man who robbed Soloman.
The Sanford cab driver was
Monroe Holt who told police that
he was robbed about six miles
from Sanford on the Raleigh high
way during the mid-afternoon
Thursday. He said that he was
robbed of $40 in cash, his watch,
his clothing, shoes and socks.
Holt told Sanford police that a
negro came to his stand near the
Sanford bus station shortly after
; p. M, and asked to be taken to
4 point about five miles from town
on the Raleigh highway.
After driving about six miles,
police reported Holt as saying, the
negro pointed a sawed-off .16
guage shotgun at his back, and told
the driver to turn off at a dirt
Sead. There the negro forced Holt
10 disrobe, took a billfold contain
ing $40 and drove off with the taxi.
Holt described the negro as
about five feet, seven inches tall
and weighing $50 pounds. He said
the negro wore glasses.
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FERTILIZER FACTORY
TO BE STARTED SOON
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Production administrations office
in Greensboro. The OPA held a
hearing on the request of the Nor
folk company in Raleigh on Wed
nesday.
Ames said his company had not
asked the OPA for priority but for
authority TO reconvert the former
drydock facility, into a peace-time
industrial plant. The Norfolk COM
pany explained to the OPA that
sufficient critical material, such
as water pipes, fire lines, electri-
cal wiring. transformers and
plumbing fixtures. were already in
the building. Lumber to be used in
conversion of the former ~drydock
unit will be cut from a tract of
timber owned by the company,
near Norfolk. the secretary said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-18

Arthur w. Page (above), a native
of North Carolina and vice-presi-
dent of the American Telephone
and Telegraph company, has been
named a member of the board of
directors of the Southern Bell Tele-
phone and Telegraph company, &C
cording to announcement received
here yesterday from the board Of
directors of the company. Born at
Aberdeen and a son of the late
Ambassador Walter Hines Page, he
prepared for college at Lawrence
vile school and received his
Bachelor of Arts degree from Har-
ward in 1905. Following graduation,
he entered business of Doubleday,
Page and Co., which al that time
was in its infancy. He served for
several years as editor Of The
Worlds Work" internationally
known magazine. AS vioe-president
of the publishing firm. he also
exercised administrative functions
over other widely known publica-
tons.
On January !. 1927. he was elect
ed vice-president CT the American
Telephone and Telegraph company
in charge of public relations, a
position in which he has served
for nearly two decades.
During both World wars I and II,
Page rendered significant service
to the country while working with
the War department at Washington
in advisory capacities. He was re-
Gently awarded the Medal of Merit
in recognition of this service.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-18
TANKER EXPLODES;
TWO Die, Is HURT
Fumes Cause Explosion,
Which Rocks City OF
Portland, Me.

PORTLAND, Me-, Aug. II Up
- Fumes exploding with terrific
force blasted the IS, 000-ton tanker
Diamond Island in Portland harbor
today, taking the lives OF two
crewmen and injuring three
others.
Killed in the blast was First
Officer Avid Stenberg, ~, of "a
West 65th street, New York, who
was thrown up through the ships
super-structure.
Surviving for only a few hours
At the Marine hospital, where he
and his injured mates we're rush
ed in a city fireboat, was John
Trembacz, As. of S16 North Tay-
lor STD Philadelphia. Pa. who
died of head injuries.
The injured were: Peter j.
Mccall. 30 boatswain. GO33 68th
ST. Glendale. L. l.. New York;
william H. Langston, SO, Cape
Hat.eras, N. c.: and James
Crowder, Jr., 81 Roanoke Rapids,
N. C.
The snip. operated under charter
from the War Shipping Admins
tration by Tankers company OF
New York. was under command OF
Capt. L. z. Dorflinger, New
Orleans. He ard the ships second
officer. Ken Edmi:ton, % of South
Charleston. O., were ashore when
the explosion ripped the bow OF
the vesselN shortly after noon.
The snip yesterday discharged
a cargo Of is, 900 barrels Of crude
oil, brought from Caripito, Ven
ezuela, at the Portland terminal
of the Portland-Montreal pipeline.
The reverbrating blast shook the
eastern end of the city and deorlS
and oil, hurled high in the air, I'M
periled participants in a Peaks
Island-Portland marathon swim as
it fell back into the bay.
Ruth Fairbanks, lone girl SWIM
mer in the marathon and who
finished fifth. was only 80 yards
from the tanker when it explod-
ed.
Il felt a tremor in the water
she said, land looked up to see the
smoke billowing out, but I was all
right and my accompanying boat
was all right SO I kept right on
coming"
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-18
WYATT IS OFFERED
NEW HOUSING POWER
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of churches, stores, office buildings,
and public works, along with hous-
ing.
Wyatt. officials reported private
~, is reluctant to take such a new
slice of responsibility, even though
it would permit him to pass judge
ment OF the various types of con-
s1ructios projects and channel ma
terials as he believes proper.
The housing chief, it was stated,
Gears that such wholesale admin
istration changes might slow up
the housing drive temporarily, in
stead of helping it.
The two nlen have conferred
privately, without reaching a deci-
sion, since Wyatt's letter was de-
livered to Small last week.
The letter requested, among other
things, the CPA tighten up it's
enforcement machinery over the
country to bring about better COM
pliance with the building controls.
Small nas repeatedly and pub
Ideally stated his belief that new
non-~esidental construction-trim-
med down twc-thirds at Wyatt's
request lale IN Mays already
at dangerously low" levels. He
apparently IS unwilling to take
responsibility for cutting it fur
Their.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-18
Rel TROOPS MASSED
ON IRAN'S BOUNDARY
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ments and Tudeh Oeftist) party
members.
Residents described the labor
situation cas- still tense" Amer.
can sources said the riots started
in The Arab section of the town.
The Teduh press charged that "the
Arabs were armed by the British"
Meanwhile in Tehran a foreign
office Official said that Premier
Qavam Is facing the greatest
crisis of his career in the still an
settled Aze-baijan problem"
The official, who is in daily con-
tact with Qavam, said that the
northwest province, despite the
announcement Of an agreement
early in Jure, remains cut off from
the centray government.
"Azerbajans still collect Gust
oms duties en- imports from the
rest of Iran and prohibit shipment
of Azerbaijsn produce into the rest
of the county. All Azerbaipan food
stuffs are being shipped to Russia
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found unfit for habitation would
have to be cleared before winter.
1t warned that the squatters were
threatening to upset reconstruction
plans.
The sQuatting did not appear to
be organized on a national basis,
but spread by example. The idea
was taking hold wherever families
were forced to live in overcrowded
quarters without any immediate
prospect Of homes of their own.
Scottish authorities estimated L.
200 persons had moved into 10 for
mer Army camps.
Fourteen more families estab-
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-18

socation, Greensboro; D. Libby
Ward, New Bern; Coleman Ro-
berts, Carolina Motor club, Char
lotte; J. Melville Broughton, form
err governor of North Carolina,
Raleigh; j. Laurence Wright,
Charlotte, district manager for the
Standard Oil company; Charles E.
Ray, Waynesville; Mrs. E. L. Nc
Kee, Silva.
The number Of directors will
soon be increased to Is, in order
that eastern, western and Pied
mont North Carolina will be repre-
scented by five members each.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-18
City Briefs
MEETING CALLED

The regular business meet
ing of the Cape Fear Artillery
will be held Tuesday night at
8 o'clock at the armory, 8l4
Market street, according to an
announcement by F. C. Uimer,
secretary.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-18
PORTER SEES MEAT
PRICE REDUCTIONS
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June 30 levels if the decontrol board
allows controls to return
The board will announce its de-
cision Tuesday night. These COM
mcdiiies VII be recontrolled, Port
er said in a nationwide CABC) ad-
dress. there are bound to be price
adjustments for some foods. He
made it plain that prices will be
higher than they were on June
30, when OPA temporarily ex-
PRED and living costs shot up
ward.
The CLIO high command said this
week that unless prices were roll
ed back 10 June 30 figures, it
would reopen wage contracts and
demand higher pay for its workers
within the next 60 days. It pledged
to work for the defeat in the No
vember election of members of
congress who betrayed us by vot-
ing for inf!ation."
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t tats ae5 5he ox;ass on a hot,l :.
man hotel and all out! 1oIras TIT.
Local authorities said Cd1'tG5u'Idings,
erty was privately-owned 0ie prop,
steps might be taken ~ ana thai!
squatters. Elsewhere bjo EJECT the
vate houses wer bins oao, otd PR
r allsy squatters moved 'g in+,
group OF admiralty huts o MO a
t GROUNDS of Balliol college y? al ! he
lord, arriving in trucks ana d Ok,
ing beds and chairs. ANU UNLOAD.
A Ministry of Health st,.
said most of the serviS Ss''ement
w yn1letto nave been occupied By 5s'a a.,
squatters were not spare :. " -. he !.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-18
FLORENCE

Last rites fro Florence Sharp
less, 821 Green street, will be hele
in Central Baptist church at 800
o'clock this afternoon, with the
pastor, the Rev. r. Irving Boone
officiating. He will be assisted by
the Rev. A. j. Kirk, pastor of St
Luke's A.. M. E. Zion church ane
the Rev. L. c. Dade, pastor of St
Marks EPISCOPAL church
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-18
VESPER SERVICES

VESFER SEN
The Youth Fellowship of
Trinity Methodist church, 14th
and Market street. will spon-
sor vesper services on the east
lawn of the church this after
noon at $50 o'clock. There will
be no 8 o'clock service.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-18
SQUATTERS SWARMING
IN LONDON, SCOTLAND
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1000 families waiting for houses
in Amersham, and only a third
Of them could be Accommodated in
nearby camps.
No disorders were reported and
authorities in most communities
were treating the movement with
liberation and restraint. The Min
istry of Health, however, made 1t
plain that all occupied camps
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-18
DAMAGE ESTIMATED

City Engineer j. A. Laugh
lin today estimated that the
damage wrought to Fourth
street bridge by an automobile
Friday morning announced to
S10.55. The provost marshal at
Camp Lejeune advised city Of
ficials this sum would be col
lected from Pfc. Allen l.. Mar
shall, who was operating the
car when it crashed into the
bridge. The automobile over
turned, but neither Marshall
nor Fred H. Young, Jr., the
ether occupant, was injured.
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AZALEA FESTIVAL
PLANS DISCUSSED
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Commerce has been suggested for
membership on the board of di-
rectors of the North Carolina
Travel Council, Petro reported.
The members of the councils di-
r~ectorate are as follows:
Richard Tufts, Pinehurst, presi-
dent: Hidea Aamsey, Asheville,
vice-president; Haywood Duke,
president of the Carolina Hotel as
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1946-09-21

persons, responding to appeals
used fraud force or intimidation
to prevent them from registering
or to prevent them from casting
their ballots. "The original ofthese
statements" the petition says, "are
in the possession and files of the
Civil Rights Congress, 205 East
And Street, New York, N. Y, which
directed, supervised and partici-
pated in the collection of these
statements.
The petition asks the approp-
riate Senate Committee to conduct
a full, fair and fearless investigat-
ion, to hold public hearing in Miss
ssippi and in Washington, D. c.,
md to declare Senator Bilbo's ell
'ction null and void and to refuse
% seat Senator Theodore G. Bilb0
as the United States Senator from
Mississippi for such now term.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1946-09-21
Tuskegee All
Institute Conf.
Discuss Guidance

Tuskegee Institute, Ala, Sept.
- "Skill and competence are be-
ing rewarded as never before"
said President F.. d. Patterson
last week in closing the Sixth An
nual All-Institute Conference at
tended by Faculty members and
selected students.
In reviewing the debts and
credits which affect the Negro,
DR.. Patterson pointed out recent
atrocities against the Negro in
contrast to many recent evidences
of recognition of those rights and
privileges of citizenship to which
the Negro through merit and adj
vancement are entitled. "The edu-
cational programs of Negro in
stitutions are impigned upon these
situations" he concluded.
Theme of the Conference was
"An Effective Guidance Program
for Tuskegee Institute" and at
the opening session yesterday DR..
T. Ruth Brett, Acting Personnel
Director outlined the purpose of
the Conference. 1t. Col. William
A. Clark discussed Activities of
Faculty, Staff and Students That
Characterizes An Effective Guild
ance Program" and Alonza A.
Davis presented paper on "The
Background of Students at Tus-
kegee Institute
Following these Introductory
discussions Dean |. A. Derbigny,
General Chairman of the Con-
ference announced the following
groups to study and report on war;
ious phases of the Conference
theme: "The Role of Advisers to
Freshmen and Non-Collegiate
Students" Saunders Earl Walker,
Chairman; 'tThe Role of Advisers
to other Students" Charles G..
Condition, Chairman; "The Role
of Advisors to Students Activities
and Organizations" Guy r. Tram
nell, Chairman; "The Role of
Work Supervisors, George A.
Howell, Chairman, and 1.-THE Role
of Professional Guidance Work
ers," Dean Hattie S. West, Chair
man.
The forenoon session was de-
voted to reports from the sever
al groups and the Conference
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1946-09-21
Discrimination
Studied In New
York Schools

New York, Sept. (NNPA) -
The City Council appointed a nine
man committee last Tuesday to
investigate the admission prac-
tees and policies of all education
al institutions within the city.
Headed by Councilman Walter
R. Hart, Brooklyn Democrat, the
committee will hold public hear
ings shortly at City Hall to as
certain whether discrimination is
being practiced in schools in the
admission of students Or the en-
ployment of members of teaching
staffs.
Mr.. Hart said the Board of Esti-
mate would be asked to appropri-
ate $4,000 for the work of the
committee.
Last January Mayor William o.
DIVERS committee on unity is
sued a report charging that New
York City students, particularly
colored, Jews and Catholics, were
being Disseminated against by
private colleges and universities
in the city and throughout the
United States, and urged the Gre
alton of a state university.
Last March DR.. Stephen S.
Wise, president of the American
Jewish Congress, charged that
Columbia University discriminate
ed against students of Jewish,
Italian and colored ancestry ap-
plying for admission to Columbia
Medical School.
The committee was empowered
to examine into, study and in
vestigate the admission practices
and policies of all educational in
stitutions within the city claim
ing to be non-sectarian, for the
purpose of ascertaining whether,
or to what extent these institu-
lions or any of them practice dis
elimination against any person or
persons because of race, color,
creed, religion Or national origin.
either in the admission of stu
dents Or employment of members
of their teaching staffs.'
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1946-09-21
Louisianans To
Award Negro Hero

Ferriday, La. A special
trust fund of $1,000 to go to Tom
Gardner, 65 year old Negro who
braved a butane gas explosion
fire four times in an effort to save
the life of his employer will be
sought by Tensas parish organ1-
cations.
Gardner was released from the
hospital for his own injuries
(burns on his head, arms, and
legs) this week and is recup-
Grating at his home in st. JOS
eph. The ST. Joseph Rotary Club
is attempting to secure a Carne-
gle for him as a reward for BRAY
erv to weeks ago when he plung-
ed into fire to recue William Da-
vid Clarke, 2S years old, who lat
er died in the Ferriday hospital.
Tensas groups will ask citizens
TO donte at least $1,000 to be put
into a trust fund, from which
Gardner will receive payments
weekly after his workmen's COM
pensatio nends. In case of death
the group plans to give the fund
to his family.
The Rev. Shirley Briggs has
been named parish Chairman OF
tho drive and area chairman in
clude, Elliott Coleman, Water
proof; Charlie Rozier, Newell
ton, and Chris James, st. Joseph.
Leonard lottery is in charge of
funds from Negroes.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1946-09-21
Protest Navy
Omission Of Negro
Students

Washington, ID. G. - Spet. IN
NPA) - In a letter to the Secre-
tary of the Navy, the District OF
Columbia branch of the National
Association for the Advancement
of colored people last Monday
protested the omission of colored
high school students from the
four day Navy science cruise for
selected high school students
which is being sponsored Jointly
by the Navy, Science Clubs of
America, and Science Service
According to full-page an
nouncements which appeared in
daily paper of september four,
eight Washington high school
boys were selected by their
school principals for science
cruise" of the Navy to be held
from September 20 through Oct.
8. Selection was based on a COM
bination of ga" grades and in
terest in science.
All selections were made from
high schools in divisions / to 8
the white divisions) of the local
public schools and the colored
high schools were not invited to
participate.
Urging the intervention of Sec
rotary of the Navy James V. For
restal to secure the inclusion of
colored high schools in this pro-
ject, the letter, signed by George
E. C. Hayes, president of the To-
cal NAACP and a member of the
District Columbia Board of Edu-
cation, said:
eve feel that the United States
Navy cannot afford to be a party
to the systematic exclusion of
Negro youths from this highly
educational and extremely worth
while project"
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1946-09-21
Early Hearing Seen
In Craft Case

Jackson, Miss - District At
torney o. o. Weathersby Taylor
Vile said that he would set a
date for a hearing within the
next few days. of persons in
volved in the Craft case.
Weathersby's statement came
shortly after the Baptist Hospital
Saturday discharged Glaston Sui
Ivan, one of the four peace Of
ficers wounded in the ambush.
Sullivan was the last of the
wounded witnesses to leave the
Jackson hospital and the state had
announced previously that it
would not hold a hearing until
all four officers were in condition
to attend.
The peace officers right arm
was shattered badly by gunfire
when he and his companions APP
preached the home of the Craft
family at Sullivan's Hollow. The
officers said they were investi-
eating a previous disturbance in
which white youths said Negroes
fired at them on the highway.
The result was a two day man
hunt in which hite citizens and
officers combed the woods of Sui
livan's Hollow, the rounding up
the Negro family and a number
of other Negroes. some of them
armed with army rifles. One Ne
gro was wounded.
The Negroes denied they am
pushed the officers, blaming it
on HI. j. Sullivan, white man for
whom they worked, Sullivan was
arrested and charged with "Shoot
ing with intent to kill" but later
released on bond
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1946-09-21
Nation Prepares
For Lyneh-Mob
Protest

New York - Paul Robertson,
chairman of the American Cru
SADIE to end lynchings, Monday
announced a series of nationwide
activities in support of the Wash
ington pilgrimage December %.
More than 500 are expected to
leave Chicago for the protest
meeting and a preliminary out
door rally will be held at the cor
ner of State and Madison on the
evening of September 16, with
Canada Lee as the leading speak
er.
In New York, ,pre-protest meet
ing will be held in the big Salem
M. E. Church, September Is, it
is estimated New York will send
1000 to the Washington parley.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1946-09-21
Discontinuence OF
Discrimination
Urged in USES

Washington, D. G. - Sept. en-
NPA) - James B. Casey, Secre-
tary-treasurer of the Congress of
Industrial Organizations, last Mon
day outlined for Secretary of La
Dor Lewis B. Schwellenbach a pol
icy of non-discrimination to be
put into effect in the United States
Employment Service after the re-
turn of public employment Off
ces to the states November 15.
Since their liberalization four
years ago public employment Of
fees throughout the country have
followed practices of race segre-
cation and discrimination except
in those states which forbid the
servicing of discriminatory hiring
practices.
In his letter to Mr.. Schwellen-
bach, Mr.. Carey protested the pat
tern of race segregation followed
by the USES, particularly in it's
offices in the District of Column
bia.
The policies outlined by him
provide:
1. No office shall accept dis
criminatory orders.
2. No referrals shall be made
on discriminatory orders.
3. No employer shall be per-
mitted to use the facilities of the
employment services to recruit
workers unless he hires on nom
discriminatory basis.
4. Segregated offices shall be
abolished and all persons shall
have equal opportunity for en-
ployment on the staff of the agen-
cy without regard to race, creed,
color or national origin.
5. Each state plan or opera
ton submitted for approval shall
contain provisions for promoting
the full utilization of minority
groups in local employment and
training programs serviced by the
agency,
6. State plans shall include
appropriate training and reporting
provisions to insure the elimina-
tion of discrimination because of
race. creed, color or national ORR
gin.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1946-09-21

closed with a luncheon in Temp
kins Dining Hall, with President
Patterson as the principal speak
er.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1946-09-21
Law Against Snoring

Law Against Snoring
1t is against the law in Dunn,
North Carolina, to snore loudly
enough to disturb your neighbors.
MeXicans Illiterate
Nine million Mexicans, (48 per
cent of the population) can neither
read nor write.
Aging Eyes
AS a person grows older, he gen.
orally needs more light for read
ing.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1946-09-21
FertiIizfng Small Fruit

For strawberries, work 4 to 9
pounds of 5-10-5 fertilizer, or equiva-
lent, per 100 feet or row into the
soil before planting: for other small
fruits, use u pound per BUSH. spread
around the plant after 1t is set. Do
not permit fertilizer to come in d.
rect contact with roots or crowns Of
berry plants.