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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-01
GROUP APPROVES
DANUBE FREEDOM
Peace Conference Commits
sion Votes Eight To 5
Against Russia

PARIS, Sept. 30.-P-A Peace
conference commission approved
eight to five Monday a Western
proposed principle of international
freedom of navigation on the
Danube.
Overriding opposition from the
R~ussian-led Slavic states, delegates
on the Balkan and Finland Econo-
mic commission wrote Into the
Romanian treaty broad guarantees
for freedom of navigation of South
ern Europe's greatest waterway.
The decision foreshadowed SINH
lar action on the treaties with Hun
gary and Bulgaria. y
simultaneously, the commission
inserted provisions for a Danubian
conference of all riparian states
and the Big Four within the next
six months to draft definite traf-
fic rules applicable to all shipping.
Sec GROUP on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-01
MRS. URANT GETS
FIVE YEAR TERM
Former WAC Captain Con-
victed of Compiled
In Hesse Jewel Theft

FRANKFURT, Germany, Sept.
s0.-U.H-A military court Monday
found Mrs. Kathleen Nash Durant,
4~s-year-old former captain in the
WAC. guilty of completely in the
S 1900, 900 theft of the Hessian
crown Jewels, and sentenced her to
five years hard labor and dis
missal from the service.
Mrs. Durant, first of three defen-
dants to be tried, was found guilty
of absence without leave, larceny
and enlightenment. Her co-defen-
dants are her husband, Col. Jack
W. Durant, So, and Maj. David F.
Watson.
Mrs. Durant heard the sentence
impassively amid the buzzing OF
movie cameras recording the
scene. After the court adjourned
she walked calmly from the room
in the company of the three law
yers who represented her
The jewels were stolen from
Kronberg castle last November
while Capt. Durant was in charge
of the castle, which had been con-
verified into an officers club, The
Hesse family, owner Of the Fabu-
lous store of precious stones hid
them in a dungeon beneath the
castle in 1914, when it was feared
that American bombing might de-
stroy the Frankfurt bank where
the Jewels were normally stored.
Found BY YanAs
The gems, sealed in a lead and
wood casket. we're unearthed by a
party of Americans searching the
cellars for wine.
The loss of the jewelry was dis
covered in April by Princess Sop
HE of Hesse, who wanted to wear
some of the family heirlooms al
her wedding. By that time, the
Durants had returned to the United
States.
An investigation by the USFEI
provost marshal and War depart
ment authorities in the United
States resulted in the June arrest
in Chicago of Col. and Mrs. Durant,
who had only recently married
They signed a statement implicit
ing Maj. Watson. They also &C
cused a corporal, who was later
cleared.
The case OF Mrs. Durant was
tried by military authorities be-
cause she was on terminal leave
still under army jurisdiction-wher
the theft was discovered. She ano
her husband we're recalled tc
active duty at once for the duration
of the trial.
Mrs. Durant was employed by a
resort hotel in Phoenix, Ariz., be.
lore the war. Col. Durant is q
former government lawyer.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-01
TRUMAN RECEIVES
CHANNEL APPEAL
Port Commits.
sion Seeks Action On
32-Foot Project

J.. T. HERS, executive general
agent of the Wilmington Port COM
mission, yesterday dispatched a
telegram direct to President Tru-
man urging him to free the 32-foot
Cape Fear river channel project
from the ECONOMY" moratorium
which froze it and all other public
works projects several weeks ago.
The text of the telegram follows:
project for deeping Cape
Fear river channel between Will
mington and sea was recommend
ed by Army E ngineers in
1888 but work was held up due to
wal and other factors. Your recent
order curtailing funds for water
way propects seriously and ad-
versely affects this port as large
type petroleum tankers cannot
safely negotiate existing channel
under full load and impedes OPP
Grafton of other deep draft gener-
al cargo vessels. Work would en-
ploy specialized labor that would
not be engaged in or affect other
industry in the general RECONSTRUCT
ton and building programs.
AS of last night HERS had receiv-
ed no reply to the message.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-01
AlongThe Cape Fear

thing about fish has agreed that
it was a gigantic success, ano
plans are now being laid for ar
even greater Rodeo next year.
The Wilmington Junior Chamber
of Commerce is currently con-
sidering sponsoring another gigan-
tic event-annual Azalea Festival
next spring.
1t has also been agreed that
the Jaycees' National Cupboard
Motorboat Races of this summer
were a smashing success.
In short, from all sides we hear
talk of bigger and better Rodeos,
Festivals, Races and what have
you.
But from nowhere do we hear
so. much as one small voice pro
claiming the merits of the Feast Of
the Pirates.
FROM &c STATES - Since we
didn't arrive in the Port City until
spring of 1871, all we know about
the Feast of the Pirates is what
we have heard and what we have
read in DR.. Andrew J. Howell's
book, THE Book of Wilmington"
See CAPE FEAR On Pag Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-01
Naval Reseruists Here
Boast Much Sea Action

the Sixth Naval district Naval Re-
serve program, the lieutenant dis
closed that Doctor received a COM
mendaion and ribbon from Secre-
tar of the Navy James Forrestal
for Exceptional bravery and en-
DURANGO" when he was a member
of an armed guard unit aboard a
merchant ship in an Atlantic
Ocean convoy.
On one occasion during an at
tack by German planes on the con-
voy, Doctor shot a Messerschmidt
100 out of the sky and saved his
See RESERVISTS on Page Two
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g s. IS
~ al
T3eH Hung
October l6
Sentences On Top-Ranking
Nazi Leaders To Be Hand
ed Down Today
MANY RECONCILED
Eight Newspaper Cores
pondents To Watch Final
Chapter At Nuremberg

NUREMBERG, Germany, Sept
80 - (P - The International Mill
tary Tribunal. in a history making
judgement foreshadowing death
or imprisonment of Hitler's top.
ranking henchmea, ruled Monday
that the waging of aggressive war
fare sis the supreme crime"
Sentences will be pronounced in
dividually Tuesday on % erstwhile
Nazi leaders on trial before the
four-power tribunal. The majority
of the defendants, including Her
man Goeriag, seemed reconciled
to the probability that they would
be sentenced to death. The execu-
tons are expected to be carried
out Oct. Is unless the Allied Con-
troll council grants appeals.
Grim-silent. Il of Nazis sat in
the prisoners dock of the heavily
guarded courtroom as the eight
man court read the greater part
of the scathing 100, 000-Word judge
ment which denounced them as
criminals.
Never Captured
The 22nd, Martin Bormann, never
See SENTENCE on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-01
Touch Of Fall

If you go down to the Cape
Fear river with your ice skates
this morning you'll be wasting your
time.
The river, contrary to the evil
dence OF the cnilblains you got
last night, did not freeze over.
Last nights chilly temperature
was merely Wilmington's first
'touch of fall" although it mus
be said that fall of 1916 has an
inordinately cold hand.
What the Port City felt was, &C
cording to a United Press feoprt,
the fingertips of this hand which
has clutched the Middlewest witt
temperatures in the low EOS and
is now cropping the Atlantic Coast
Strong winds and rain accompan'
lied the cold grip last night from
the Delaware water gap north
ward to Upper New England, the
report said. .
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-01
Boosts
Add Millions
To Food Bill
.OPA Authorizes Retail In
crease OF Over z Cents
On Margarine
MEAT HELD SHORT
By Anderson Points.
Toward Control Over
Costs To Consumer

WASHINGTON, Sept. 80.
- up - The OPA Monday
night announced food price
increases which it said will
add $50, 900, 900 a year to the
nations food bill, along with
boosts on cotton textiles and
other items.
The food price action is an
increase of two and one-half
cents a pound in retail prices of
oleomargarine, cooking and salad
oils, m~ayonnaise, salad dressing
and shortening, effective Tuesday.
Prices of cotton textile fabrics
and yarns were raised about two
percent. This is the fourth cotton
increase since Aug. 1. The OPA
said it will increase the retail
prices of bed linen and tablecloths
about two percent and cotton gar
ments one percent.
Meanwhile Secretary of Agricul-
ture Anderson certified that meat
animals are still in short supply
an action pointing toward con-
tinued OPA price control of live
stock and meat.
Under New Law
nh, onY&if;oo@;o~ y roaL ..
der the new price control law re-
1uiring the secretary on the first
of each month to notify the OPA
C agricultural commodities whose
supply is not sufficient to meet
demands.
Commodities under price control
but not on the short supply list
are automatically decontrolled.
Food commodities removed from
price controls by today's action
were:
Dat cereals, canned corn, can
ned fruits, canned fruit juices, can
ned fruit nectars, fresh and frozen
salmon, wet and pressed sugar
beet pulp, and the following dis
titled spirits: rum beverages and
denatured) cordials, liqueurs and
specialties.
BY placing hogs, cattle and
calves for slaughter, sheep and
lambs On the short supply lists,
Anderson established grounds for
denying a petition for meat decon-
troll which an OPA meat industry
advisory committee has announced
it will lay before him on or after
Oct. 8.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-01
Rich Lint Crop

RALEIGH, Sept. 80 -R With
the price of cotton advancing be-
You'd the 38-cent mark on the ma
TONS 10 leading spot markets Mon
day the State Department of Ag-
riculture reported that North Car
olina's current lint crop may be
worth more than 500, 600, 900 to
farmers of the state.
The 1945 crop was worth $685.
548, 900 to the farmers, and this
years crop of 400, 900 bales is
larger than the 1945 production by
78, 5000 bales. This increase in pro-
duction plus the increase in prices
could conceivably" boost the
the value of the 1916 crop to the
$500, 900, 900 mark if present
prices hold up as expected" said
John Winfield, market newsmaa
for the Agriculture department.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-01
Cancellation
Service Puts
On Pressure
Government Makes Strong
Plea To Owners, Unions
To Get Together
PROGRESS REPORTED
Engineers, Masters Indicate
Possible Agreement On
Postponement

WASHINGTON, Sept. 80.
up - Reports circulated
here Monday night that the
government would intervene
directly to avert the maritime
strike before the midnight
deadline.
These reports were heard
a S negotiators worked t O
reach a solution to the ma
tons new shipping troubles.
Boris Shishkin, AFL eco
representing the AFL
in the meetings, told reporters
very substantial progress was
made for the first time" Monday
on settling demands of the AFL
Masters, Mates and Pilots union.
The other marine officers union
involved is the CLIO Engineers
Beneficial association.
Any direct action by the gov
eminent probably would come
through the Maritime commission.
1t stepped in to dictate terms to
shipping operators last June IA
to stave off a strike threat then.
It also figured in the negotiating
over the 17-day ship tie-up which
ended Sept. %, hardly more than
a week ago.
Asked about reports that the
Maritime commission may issue
instructions to operators of gov
ernment-owned ships concerning
some of the current strike issues,
j. Godfrey Butler, the commissions
labor relations chief, declined to
comment.
Smith Unavailable
Efforts to reach Adm. w. w.
Smith, Maritime commission chai~-
man, we're unsuccessful.
The reports the commission was
planning to intervene came from
several informants, one of them a
spokesman for ship operators who
asked not to be named.
See STRIKE on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-01
Community Chest Aims
To Increase Services
The Weather

FORECAST
North and South Carolina-Fair and
cool Tuesday n Wednesday.
Eastern Standard Time)
(By U. S. Weather Bureau)
Meteorological data for the "a hours
ending 1880 pm. yesterday.
Temperatures
1870 am. 10. 1880 am. SO; 1880 pm. II;
1880 pm. Sc.
Maximum. n; Minimum s.; Mean 81;
Normal 10.
Humidity
1870 am. 'es; 7:3o Am. "a; 1870 pm. IS;
80 pm. rs.
Precipitation
Total for "a hours ending 1880. Pm
100 inches.
Total since the first of the month -
1926 inches.
Tides For Today
(From the Tide Tables published by
U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey.
High Low
-- 1871 am. $50 am.
2:10 pm. 9:28 IN.
Inlet 1873 am. sos am.
1f:46 pm. 5:57 Pm.
Sunrise 6:07; Sunset 5:57; Moonrise
II Sc am; Moonset 1855 pm.
River Stage at Fayetteville, N. C.. at
8 am. Monday, "a feet.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-01

MIAMI, Fla, Sept. 3o.-@ -
Antonio Navarro (The Frog NAM
Fernandez, charged with the $125,-
600 swindle of a Washington attor-
ney and a New York airline execu-
tive, was denied entry into the
United States Monday by a three
member special immigration
board of inquiry.
The action was based on Fernan-
dez' admission that he had been
convicted of a crime in a foreign
country.
F. J. H. Dever, officer in charge
of the immigration service here,
said Fernandez told him during a
two-hour closed session he had
been convicted in Cuba of possess
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-01
BY r HIRSCH
JNPROMOTING PROMOTER =

We are not what you'd call by the
widest and widest stretch of
imagination a promoter. A promot-
er has a certain talent which, I'M
fortunately, is utterly lacking in
us. 1t consist of making people
do something which is completely
foreign to the general run of hui
man nature-part with their
money.
Further, a promoter is a person
who has more gall than seven
generations of people with enlarg-
ed gall bladders and, at the same
time, more sweet responsiveness
than Lana Turner in a rumble
seat on a moonlit night.
Yet, in the face of our nudity
of these attributes of the promoter,
we are going to start promoting
something this morning.
NO SMALL VOICE Southeast
ern North Cardinals first annual
Fishing Rodeo, sponsored by the
Southeastern North Carolina Beach
association, came to a triumphant
close at 5.57 p. m. yesterday. just
about everybody who knows any
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-01
ENGINEERS PLAN
MEET WEDNESDAY
5. W. Gottschalk, Chicago,
To Be Principal Speaker
On Program

S.. w. Gottschalk, technical di-
rector of the American Lumber and
Treating company, Chicago, ILL.,,
will be the principal speaker at the
meeting Of the Wilmington Engi-
rers club at $3.50 p. m. Wednesday,
October 2, it was announced yes
terday by Hamilton E. Hicks, club
secretary.
Gottschalk's topic for the even
ing will be Railroads, Highways
and Wood Industries in Europe at
the End of the War;" The talks
illustrated with Kodacrome color
slides, will give a detailed pictorial
report on forest and wood prese-va-
ton in England, Berlin, and Scan
dinavia.
All club members r urged to
make their reservations early with
Hicks for the meeting since a,large
turnout for Gottschalk's pictorial
address Is expected.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-01
COL. MYERS TELLS
PLANS OF RESERVE
Chief OF Officers Branch
Says Three Units Seen
For Local Area

Plans for the organization of
three reserve units for the Will
mington Area were outlined last
night to members of Wilmington
Chapter, Reserve Officers Associa-
ton, by Lieut.. Col Shelly P. Myers,
chief of the officers reserve branch
of the North Carolina Military dis
trict.
Present plans call for the actva-
ton of two units in this area, an
automatic weapons battalion, a 1855
nm gun battery, and a composite
See COL. MYERS on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-01
Navy Tabs Vessels
Policy Instrument
Forrestal Cites Reasons For Keeping u. S
Sea Forces In Mediterranean; Ships
Supporting Occupation Forces

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30.-B
The Navy took the "good
will, label off American sea
forces in the Mediterranean
Monday and frankly called
them instruments of American
nolicy in that strategic area
where Russia and the West
collide.
Secretary Forrestal, in an
unusual policy declaration, set
NJ the following as main rea-
sons for keeping U. S. sea
mower in evidence in the Medi-
terranean and Eastern Allan
tic.
"First, to support the Allied
occupation forces and the Al
lied military government in the
discharge of their responsible
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-01
UNOFFICIAL FATE
OF NAILS BIG z
Press Report From
Nuremberg Lists Prob
able Sentences Today

NUREMBERG, Germany, Sept.
30.-U.R-If Hermann Goering and
his 20 co-defendants listened care
fully to the first part of the judge
ment Monday, they have at least
an approximate idea of the
charges on which they were con-
victed and of their punishment.
Here is an unofficial estimate of
the guilt and fate of the accused:
Hermann Goering-Guilty on all
main counts. Death.
Rudolf Hess-GuiIty on all main
counts. Death.
Joachim Won Ribbentrop-Guilty
of close association with Adolf
See UNOFFICIAL on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-01
CONTEST
VOTED FOR l947
Beach Association To Spon-
sor Six Week Rodeo
Sept. Is To Nov. |

Establishment of the Southeast
ern North Carolina Fishing Rodeo
as an annual event was assured
here last night when directors OF
the regional beach association vot.
ed unanimously to sponsor a re-
neWal of the rodeo from Sept. Is
to Nov. /, 1947.
The 1947 event will thus last two
weeks longer and extend a month
further into the fall than this years
initial rodeo, which closed last
night.
Major factor in the decision to
run the rodeo later next year was
the general opinion of the spon-
soring directors of the Southeast
ern North Carolina Beach associas
ton here last night that the fish
bite better in October.
Louis B. Orrell, president Of the
association, presided at the meet
ing.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-01
MEET TONIGHT

Wi1mington's division of the U.
S. Organized Naval reserve,
which holds it's fourth weekly drill
meetine in the Lake Forest COM
munity building at 7:30 o'clock to-
night, boasts several hero calloer
members in its ranks.
The latest such recruit is Doctor
Franklin Williams, of 102 Virginia
drive, Riverside, who signed up
for service with the division yes
terday afternoon.
Doctor CHATS his name, not a
title) was a coxswain during the
war. After he signed his name on
the dotted line yesterday for Lieut..
Henry C. Bost, representative OF
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-01

ties in the occupied areas of
Europe.
Second, to protect q. S. in
terests and to support U. s.
policies In the area"
The Navy chief at the same
time made 1t clear that those
assignments are a long way
from finished.
This was accomplished by
his announcement that when
the great aircraft carrier
Franklin D. Roosevelt finishes
the Mediterranean cruise that
started out as a good will tour
and training exercise, she will
be followed from time to time
by succession of other flat
tops.
See NAVY on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-01
DEPORTED TWICE
AHedged Swindler Seeks
To Stay In United States

ing counterfeit money and had
served four years imprisonment.
Dever said the boards decision
was temporary pending 'the re-
ceipt of records showing convic-
tons in foreign countries"
It was also brought out that Fer
nandez, described by the FB1 as
a notorious international swindler
and called in various circles '"The
Frog Man. and "Kid Tiger" had
twice been deported from the Unit
ed States on charges Of illegal en-
try-once in 1929 and again in 1888.
Dever said Fernandez appealed
for a further hearing and the case
See sWINDLER on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-01
And So To Bed

Two local men, discussing
the meat shortage yesterday
took the ominous view thaS
horse meat might possible be-
come the nations protein diet.
"What's more" said one,
1--WE got an old mule 80"
"Great heavens!" interrupt
ed the other in horror. "You
wouldn't carry 1t that far!"
81 was going to say" replied
the first, "that if the meat sit
uation ever gets that bad I've
got an old mule who'd be a
cinch for the Kentucky Derby"
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-01
man OF Campaign
Lists Groups Benefitting
From Contributions

"The aims of the Wilmington
Community Chest embrace health,
mental adjustment education and
recreation for every person living
within its radius, both youth and
adult" Louis E.. Woodbury., Jr.,
chairman of the 1947 campaign to
raise $106, 204 stated last night.
Physical needs and vocational
guidance also are provided for
through the dollars donated to the
See. CHEST on Page Two
Evening star., 1946-05-03

A new woter repelIent royon sotin
Roincoot, laboratory tested for en-
during satisfaction. 1t resist stoins
and stonds up otter repeated dry
cleaning. Beautifully detailed
set-in belt, huge patch pockets,
new winged sleeves. Black or
Navy, sizes 1918.
Goldenberg's. Goats, Second Floor
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-03

liam if. slahl and Mrs charles R, fllne,
 Mrs, paui 4, MaFggraH, president, announced this morning the Bcheds tlle of events lOf the next sik months, ft foilowsl
 December 10, "Ths Christian and Race" Leaders, Miss Maud V, DlmmilM and Mrs, John 4, Mckay hOslesses Mrs, William H Dtahl and Mrs Charles h filne,
 January .. AmAsa D, Pierce, president, The Connecticut BaptlBt Convention, "World Mission Crus sade,e HOstesses, Mrs D, D. Vera, Ms charles '. Andrews, Mrs, Charles E. Price,
 January 22, "fndIa" Leader, Mrs iisdley E. t1elyea: hbstesses, Mrs, Robert w. TtiFnbuli. Mrs, Philip j. chabot.
 February ,, Religion in the News" Hostesses, Mrs. fiedley B, tIelyea, Mrs Burton ], Nine, and Mrs. Lyman F Rich.
 February 10, india" Leader, Mrs iiediey E. Belyea; hostesses,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-03
Seomen Seek Couple Adrift On Iife-roft

Boston, Dec. 3-(UP)-Air and sea rescue units fought 70 mile per hour winds today as they searched for two unidentified crew members set adrift on a life-raft when the coal barge Winsor out of New York fOundered and sank in gale-toSsed seas off Brant Rock near Scituate.
 The Coast Guard cutter Algonquin reported 1t had rescued a man and woman tentatively identified as Miss Lillian Washburn and Walker s. Hodson, both of New York last night and was conveying a tug and two other coal-laden barges thruogh high seas and near-zero tempera- tures toward Boston light.
 4 Coast Guard spokesman said there was little hope" of finding the two missing men alive.
 The sunken barge was one of three being lowed by the tug Margaret Sheridan from New York to Boston. The Coast Guard said the Winsor took some 1900 tons of anthracite Co the bottom when it sank. The other barges, the Capens and the Clain, were loaded with 2.500 tons of Aftnminous coal each.
 James Burke, agent for the Sheri- dan Transportation Company of Philadelphia, alleged owners of the barges. said he had no crew list for taae Winsor and that if there was a woman aboard as reported by the Coast Guard 1t was . violation of company orders."