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Evening star., 1946-06-25
Girl Tells Of Six-Hour
Struggle in Storm
In Lake Michigan
BY the Associated Press

STURGEON BAY, Wis, June Is
"A pretty, 19-year- girl, sole
survivor of a Lake Michigan yacht
ing tragedy that took the lives o1
four persons Sunday night, tear
fully described today how her father
heroically had given up his life pre-
server during the storm and how she
had struggled to reach shore in g
six-hour swim.
Il just had to fight. I didn't want
to drown said Patricia Smith
speaking from hospital bed The
distance she swan has been esti-
mated variously from to 13 miles.
Patricia's father, Leatham D
Smith, SO, Sturgeon Bay, prom
inent shipbuilder and one-time Re.
publican candidate for the Senate
was one of the four missing in the
lake, The others were Elton Wash.
burn, As, and Howard Hunt, 20, de-
partment heads at Mr.. Smiths ship.
yards, and Mary Loomis, 10. Winnet.
ka., ILL.,, Patricias schoolmate.
Was Asleep When Squall Struck.
Patricia said she was sleeping ir
the cabin of the 38-foot Half Moon
her fathers pleasure craft, wher
the squall struck. She rushed or
deck and found the breakers were
sweeping right over the boat"
All but one of the life preservers
were washed away and Mr.. Smith
wrapped that around Mary LOOMS
and told the girls they should try
to make shore alone since it would
be impossible for the whole party
to do so, Patricia said.
Dad winked at me and said
Patty. take care of mother" she
recounted.
Then her father plunged into the
water and started swimming. That
was the last she saw of him, she
said.
Mr.. Hunt had dived in, attempt
ing to retrieve preserver and ap-
parently became exhausted.
After her father and Mr.. Hunt
were gone, Patricia and Mary dived
in
"All the time I just prayed SC
hard. 1 prayed so hard
About midnight the wind was
getting worse and Mary was talking
so much. I think she was getting
hysterical. 1t was right after that
that I saw the life preserver float
ing away after 1 had let go of it for
a few moments. She must have
Slipped out of it,
just before Mary disappeared, Pa
tricia said. she told Patricia:
L can't keep going You don't
know where you're going"
Recovered Life Preserver.
Patricia said, When 1 knew I was
alone, I was terrified. I did not
know whether I could make it, but
the light of a cottage was just ahead
of me and if were to die, l wanted
to die fighting"
She recovered the life preserver
and pushed it ahead of herself. She
could remember little about the next
hour except the awful blackneSs. -
The first thing I knew, I struck
the rocks she said, adding thai
she didn't remember things very
clearly after the long hours in the
water. She saw something like g
stone walk and started crawlins
toward a cottage.
Il was shouting help and ther
must have passed out because
was Unconscious when the peopl,
found me under a tree"
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Hood foune
Patricia and summoned a physician
Evening star., 1946-06-25
~ IN, A,,oe,ot.d Press

Here are major price control pro-
visions the House and Senate con-
ferees approved In voting to con-
tinue OPA through June 80, 1947,
as compared with the present law:
FOOD
Conference bill-retains price con-
troll on meat, poultry, and dairy pro-
ducts-three market basket items
the Senate sought to decontrol.
Present law-No provision for re-
moving food price ceilings at any
specific time, hence no change.
CLOTHING
Conference bill-Eliminates a re-
requirement that manufacturers
produce inexpensive clothing.
Present law-Requires producers to
turn out the same ratio of low to
high-cost garments as in 1943.
SUBSIDIES
Conference bill - Limits future
subsidies of all kinds to $1,000, 900, =
900 and ends food subsidies April /,
1947.
Administration request - $2,O51,- =
100000 for use through June 80,
l947, with elimination of payments
on specific items at the discretion of
OPA and the Office of Economic
Sterilization.
DECONTROL.
Conference bill-Removal of price
controls when supply and demand
Of a commodity come into approx
mate balance This would be done
by specially created decontrol
board. independent of OPA, with
power to overrule the price admins
traitor or Secretary of Agriculture, if
either failed to act.
Present laW-Under standards set
up by Off1ce of Economic Stabiliza-
ton, OPA removes price ceilings
when 1} supply and demand of a
commodity is about in balance and
the agency believes prices will not
rise unduly: 20 or when the item
Is insignificant in the cost of living
or doing business; 90 or when the
administrative burden of retaining
controls is out of proportion to the
value of retaining them; t4p or
when there will be no diversion of
materials or manpower to nom
essential items, or when removal of
ceilings will not impair price con-
troll of other items.
PROFITS.
Conference bill-Prohibits reduc-
| ton of prewar profit margins of
wholesalers and retailers of recon
version" items such as automobiles,
household appliances and farm i'm
plements.
Present law-OPA has cut prewar
markups and discounts of dealers in
several industries. This kept the
full amount of price increases
granted to manufacturers from be-
ing passed on to the public.
Conference bill Provides that
ceilings for producers, manufactur-
ers and professors must include
prices during October lis. 1941
plus the average industry wide in
crease in unit cost since that time.
For example. If q manufacturer S
Evening star., 1946-06-25
Damages for Grandson
Of Mrs. Mclean SOUGHT
BY the Associoted Press

LOS ANGELES, June 25.-In-
juries incurred in fall may be
permanent, the father of Ronald
w. Mclean, 2, charged yesterday in
at s128.000 damage suit against the
Beverly Hills Hotel.
The child was injured April S.
when he fell into a 10-foot hole near
the swimming pool, the action fled
by Edward Mclean asserts. The
boy is a grandson of Mrs. Evalyn
Walsh Mclean, Washington society
figure.
Mr. Mclean and his wife Gloria
were visiting here from Colorado
Springs when the mishap occurred.
Evening star., 1946-06-25
2o Austrian Girls
Get 6-Month Terms
BY ire Assoeio:ed Press

VIENNA. June 25.-An American
military court in Wells. Austria,
gave 20 young girls six-month SEN
tences today for lettering and beg
ging around American military
establishments. Most were about
IA years old.
Fourteen other girls charged with
the same offense were found to be
i'll and were hospitalized.
Evening star., 1946-06-25
Empire City Results
Clear and Fast.

Gear ana Fast
FIRST RACE-Purse. $500: claiming
maesn' impesIl tzafei fssr-0lds 81 4tpropss g.
Miss Aubrey tRenick) 80 3.i0
Dell Maid tMiller) go
Also ran-Tetrsgina Busy Evelyn.
Dark Rosslind. Al. Stafford, Rue Royal
Nuclear
al. Fendrick and Mrs. E. d. Jacobs
entry.
SECOND RAcE-Purse $500: claim
ing; 4-year-olds and upward: + furlonss.
Goeosrande !Guerin) 4.3o $50 go
Col. Steve tCombest) 3lO
Also ran-Bailadry. Trelawny. Car
Sssa, Lucky Roman. JoinvIle. Picket Line,
Merrimac, Western front, still Life,
Field.
THIRD RACE-Purse, $1,000: amiden
colts and Eeldinss: 3-year-olds; i furlongs
Pot Likker (Arcaro) 1910 $50 40
On the Half tWrighD $50 800
Believe tJessop) 42O
Time LIPS
Also ran-Sun ireland. Cold Scotch
Pedagogue. sunder. Liauidator. + Plymouth
Potomsc. Night Flight, Set Point, shush
Time Quest.
Field.
FOURTH RACE-Purse, $4,000: allow
Cornish knight (Kirki'd) $50 $50 $50
End of Strife tZufelD 2eO
Time. l:05S5
Also ran-Good bye. ceIlophane. Tom
FERRIS. Scribe. Volatile. Trapeze.
Evening star., 1946-06-25
Higgins Quits Bench
Of Jap War Crimes Trial
9y the Assoeio.ed Press


Chief Justice John P. Higgins of
the Massachusetts Superior Court
has resigned as a member of the
11-man war crimes tribunal in ia
pan, the War Department said to-
day.
He gave as his reason imperative"
need to return to his duties in
Massachusetts,, asserting that the
military trials promise to last longer
Than originally expected
War Department officials said the
resignation has been accepted by Sir
William Webb, president of the tri-
bunal, and replacement will be
sought without delay by Attorney
General Tom Clark in consultat ton
with the War Department.
Evening star., 1946-06-25
India Congress Party
Accepts Long-Range
Independence Plan
BY TIE Associated Press

NEW DELHI, June 25.-The
All-India Congress party ac-
cepted today a long-range Brit
ish plan for an independent fed
Grated union of India, but re-
jected proposals for the estab-
lishment of an interim govern
ment.
The decision was reached after
a final two-hour meeting of the
Congress Working Committee and
was announced by Maulana Abul
Kalam Azad, the party's president
who communicated the information
to Viceroy Lord Wavell by tele-
phone.
In view of the Congress party S
acceptance of the long-range plan,
informed quarters said. a new Off
cial statement on India's constitu-
tional future may be made shortly
perhaps tonight or tomorrow.
There was some speculation that
the British proposals for an interim
government might be scrapped and
that new suggestions would be sub
mitted to leaders of all Indian DO
litical groups.
14-Man Cabinet Was Proposed.
The original proposals called for
a l4-man cabinet. on which the
Congress party and the Moslenl
League each would have had five
representatives. with the remaining
four seats going to minority groups.
The Moslem League announced
its acceptance of the British cabinet
missions long-range proposals for
Indian independence on June 6, and
its spokesmen had indicated ap-
proval of the interim government
plan. although the league had taken
no formal action on that question.
While the Congress party's ac-
ceptance of the long-range proposals
was generally regarded as a long
step forward in settling India S
political future, the newspaper Dawn
organ of the Moslem League
was critical of the Congress failure
to approve the interim government
plan after long delay.
AT long last the Congress is re-
ported to have rejected the interim
plan,' Dawn said. Who knows if
anything ever will be the last
Tomorrow and tomorrow and to-
morrow have crept in their petty
pace for SO many days on end that
the tomorrow of bold. decisive ac-
ton would seem to be never. With
the sands of time, the sands OF
Moslem patience are also running
out"
No Conditions in Acceptance.
Azad said the Congress Working
Committee would follow up its tele-
phone message to the viceroy with a
written statement.
Asked whether the acceptance OF
the long-term British proposals was
conditional, Azsd replied:
There are no conditions. but ou,
Interpretation of the proposals has
It's place and We stand by it,
In response to a question as To
whether any new approach had been
made to the Working Committee by
the Cabinet Mission. Azad declared
I cannot say anything at the mo-
ment about that"
He said the resolution embodyine
the Working Committees decisions
might be released later today.
The committees verdict was
reached yesterday at an all-day ses-
sion which was preceded by a
conference between Mohandas K
Gandhi, spiritual leader of the Con-
gress, and the British delegation-a
conference apparently arranged in
last-minute effort to win Congress
party approval.
Evening star., 1946-06-25
Danes Bock U. S. Plan
For Weather Bose
BY the Associated Press

COPENHAGEN, June 25.-The
United States has proposed to es-
tablish permanent weather report
ing base in Northern Greenland.
and Denmark is highly interested"
Foreign Minister Gustav Rasmussen
said today.
The Danish government, however,
wants to operate the base en-
tirely alone" he told a news con-
ference.
He said Henrik Kaufman, Dam
ish Minister to Washington, would
arrive shortly for consultations
about the termination of the Dam
ish-American agreement of 194l
concerning Greenland.
Evening star., 1946-06-25
E Egyption Strike Called or

CAIRO, June Is (P.-A general
strike OF all workers in Egypt, sched-
uled for today by the executive COM
mittee of Egyptian labor unions. was
called of yesterday after the Min
lstry OF Social Affairs agreed to ap-
point committee to study workers
demands and grievances.
Evening star., 1946-06-25
Koreo Gets U. S. Wheat

SEOUL, Korea. June Is LP).-Two
shiploads of American wheat arrived
today to supplement the rice ration
in four counties of Southern Korea
A third shipload was reported en-
route
Evening star., 1946-06-25
Delaware Park Results

FIRST RACE-Purse. 81 800: maidens
2-year-olds: 5la furlongs
Bullet Proof tErickson) 610 $50 80
Gemsbok tParisen) $40 240
Orefeld ,HowelD $40
Time, 1:0545.
Also ran-Forward March Big Dub
Outathisworld, Cabot. Smart Start, Flares
Durbar.
Noble and Boshamer entry.
Evening star., 1946-06-25
ltoIy, Greece Renew Ties

ROME. June Is LP,.-The Italian
Foreign Ministry last night said the
Italian and Greek governments
would restore diplomatic relations
Evening star., 1946-06-25
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Evening star., 1946-11-03

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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-03
INDIANA MAN and
WOMAN MURDERED
Bodies OF Sunday School
Leader And Choir Sing
er Found In Quarry

BLOOMINGTON, Ind, March q
U.P)-A middle-aged Sunday school
Header and an attractive brunette
choir singer who sang hymns to-
gether in the choir but created a
scandal by their association out
side the church, were found slain
today in an abandoned stone quar-
ry. 81
The victims, both married, were
Russell Koontz, 43, official of the
Empire Stone Quarry company
and former superintendent of Sun
day school in the Christian church,
and Mrs. Phyllis Coleman, 80, who
worked in cr- merry company Of
flee.
They had been beaten, bound,
gagged and strangled. Koontz, his
head crushed, was founi 18th the
Woman's slip stuffed into, his
mouth. The bodies were fully
closhed, except for Mrs. Coleman's
slip.
Mrs. Coleman's husband, Ken
meth, 40, slight and mild-man-
nered grocery clerk, was taken
into custody for questioning. Au-
thorities talked to him for several
(Continued on Page Two; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-03
BERGER WILL HEAD
JEWISH CAMPAIGN
Wilmin gton Community
Maps Funds Drive For
Destitute Europe Jews

In an effort to aid the tens OF
thousands of Europe's Jews who
will fall prey to. the winters cold
and starvation unless helped inn
mediately, Sam Berger, Whining
ton merchant, has accepted the
Craftsmanship of the local United
Jewish Appeal drive, according to
an announcement yesterday.
Berger was elected chairman at
a recent meeting in the home of
Ben Kingoff, in preparation for the
April l drive.
The most intensive campaign
ever conducted has been drawn
up by Berger, with the assistance
Of the following: ~
Co-chairmen, Harry Solomon and
William Block; vice chairmen.
Herbert Bluethenthal, J.. Levine;
secretary-treasurer, B. D. Sch
wartz; honorary chairman, Ben
Kingoff.
Committee chairmen: Advance
gifts, Harry Solomon; mems team;
H. Jaffe; women's team, Mrs.
Continued on Page Eleven; Col. y
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-03
SPECIAL ELECTION
Vote Is 5,5o5 To 2,O19
With 40 Per Cent OF
Residents Balloting

GREENWICH, Conn.,, March 2
R-Greenwich voters in a special
referendum today rejected by a
5,5o5 to 2,019 margin proposal to
establish the world capitol of the
United Iations organization here.
The tally, announced by Modera-
tor Frederick H. Allen indicated
that about 40 per cent Of the town S
20, 1853 eligible voters balloted on
the question and further that sos
persons left the voting booths with
out registering a choice.
Resolution
The vote was on the adoption or
rejection Of the following resolu.
ton: s.-~-
Resolved that it is the sense OF
the meeting that while residents
of Greenwich are DESTROYS of OBJ
tanning world peace through the
United Nations organization, the
town of Greenwich should oppose
placing the, capitol of the United
Nations organization in or adjacent
to Greenwich" e.
Willkie Bushs., New York
lawyer and chairman Of the Green.
wich copies committee, issued
this statement Immediately after
the tally was completed:
1.-THE people of Greenwich have
clearly and Enthusiastically regis
tered their belief that the UNC
should not destroy one community
in order to build another on its
ruins, but should select a site
which will not cause unnecessary
human suffering and wasteful ex-
pense.
"Dr. Eduardo Zuletta Angel, OF
Colombia, chairman of the UNO
r .manent site committee, has
publicly stated that the UNO would
not and should not impose its
capital on Greenwich if it is
WINGED that opposition from Green
wich is serious, sincere and truly
Continued on Page Eleven; Col. y
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-03
ARABS AVER JEWS
OFFER BIG DANGER
Claim Palestine In Jewish
Hands Would Be Cen
ter OF Conflicts

CAIRO, March 2-(P-The Arab
league today told the British-Amer-
lean committee inquiring into the
Jewish problem in Palestine that
Palestine in Jewish hands would
be the center of conflicts and in
ternational intrigues and religious
strife"
The league asserted that ''Zion-
ism will never be able to stand
alone on its own feet in Palestine. :"
To-day, the Arabs are faced
with a grave danger which might
compel them to offer maximum
sacrifices the league said in a
memorandum to the committee
under no circumstances will they
accept that CONTROL over their
country be transferred from their
hands to those of pepole who
threaten not only the existence OF
Arabs in Palestine but also that
Of the whole Arab world
Abdel Rahman Azzam Pasha,
league secretary general, told the
committee, sitting in Mena house
at the base of Egypt's ancient
pyramids, that the Jews were "our
brothers. and ''our cousins.
Unfortunately many OF our
brothers have gone to the west arlo
| (Cont;nued IN Page Two; Col. q
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-03
LOYAL MOOSE OPEN
STATE CONVENTION
500 Delegates Expected To
Be On Hand For Event;
High Figures Here

Although slow registration char
acterized the opening of the state
wide convention of the Loyal Or
der of Moose here last night, Ro-
bert Irwin, Baltimore, regional di-
rector of the lodge, predicted that
500 members would be on hand for
today's program.
This morning at 10 o'clock a
formal initiation will be held in
the local Lodge hall, 416 N. Front
street, when Leo Ryan, Phila.
delphia, senior supreme junior gov.
ernor, viii preside over a cere-
mony in which new members will
take the cath of membership.
After tie completion of initia.
ton ceremonies, dinner meeting
will be held in the Plantation club.
Ryan viii be the principal speak
er. and Irwin will act as master.
of-ceremories.
The convention opened here las.
night with the registration of lodge
members conducted by Local 343,
Wilmington, and followed by a spe.
cial meeting of the s'25 Club" com.
prised of members who have en-.
listed Is new members into the
Order in the recent statewide
membership drive.
Last night. as the convention got
under way, dance was staged in
the Cape Fear arnory.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-03
5Eranco Ayers
:::zs5ds Seeking
70 Ruin Spain
Government Claims 1t Il
Victim OF New Inter- !
national Offensive
CHARGES LISTED
U. S., Britain, France, De-
lay Statement Demand
ing Custer Of Franco
BY RALPH FORTE
United Press Staff Correspondent

United Press Staff Correspondent
MADRID, March 2 -UH- Gen
eralissimo Francisco Francois gov.
eminent charged today that it was
the victim of new international
communist offensive" designed to
place Spain ION the short. un-
stable bridge leading to bloody
communistic chaos"
In its first official reaction to
Frances sealing of the Franco
Spanish frontier yesterday and to
French and American proposals
aimed at ousting Franco the
Spanish cabinet asserted that "a
new international communist often
sive against Spain" had been de-
feated.
This offensive, the communique
stated, was based on the sterile
hope of weakening the Franco
regime.
Accuses France
The government accused France
specifically Of hostile acts against
Spain, including protection of "ter-
rorist organizations Of Spanish red
guerrillas' and mistreatment of
Spanish republican refugees in
French concentration camps.
The communique recalled that
throughout the war Spain maintain
ed friendly relations with both the
Vichy government Of Marshal
Henri-Philippe Petain and the AL
giers provisional free French
government Of Gen. Charles de
Gaulle.
The Spanish government granted
de Gaulle's regime official recog-
milton when he returned to France,
the communique said, and even
turned over to him Pierre Laval,
who was subsequently convicted OF
treason and executed.
The communique charged that
France nevertheless had been
guilty Of:
l. Maltreatrnent of Spanish re-
Continued on Page Three; Col. y
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-03
AIRFIELD GROUP
SELECTION LIKELY
County Board Expected To
Name Authority For
Bluethenthal

A New Hanover county airport
commission, to manage Blucthen-
thai field under temporary author.
ity, probably will be established by
the board Of county commission
ers in regular session tomorrow.
The action is expected to follow
presentation to the board of a re-
port of the findings of a fact-tind-
ing committee, which recently in
vestigated operations at other
North Carolina airports for guild
ance in managing Bluethenthal.
Following return of the group
here last week, County Auditor J.
A. Orrell, who accompanied the
investigating committee, was in
structed to prepare a condensation
of data gathered for submission to
the board tomorrow.
No further action relative to the
future OF Bluethenthal was taken
by the commissioners last week,
pending the return Of Chairman
Addison Hewlett from Civil Aero
nautics board hearing in Phila-
delphia.
Several Chamber of Commerce
members, who originated the air
port authority proposal, are expect
ed to attend tomorrow's meeting to
offer helpful suggestions.
It previously has been pointed
out that any commission set up
without legislative act would
have to be Of temporary nature and
would necessarily be limited IN
it's powers.