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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-21
HElRENS CASE NOW
IN WAITING STAGE
Chicago Newspapers Re-
port Signed Confession
Expected Soon

CHICAGO, July N-PEThe
ease Of William Heirens, held under
$3.50, 900 bond on % charges Of
burglary and assault and under
investigation in connection with
three Sayings including the kid
nap killing Of Suzanne Degnan,
6, simmered down to waiting to-
day.
Heirens, l7-year-old University
of Chicago student, conferred with
his attorneys yesterday, prompting
newspaper reports that his attorn-
eys would attempt to get him to
sign on Monday or Tuesday a
written confession Of the Degnan
killing, together with the lipstick
killing Of Frances Brown and the
Aaying Of Mrs. Josephine Alice
Ross, 43 year old widow.
No confession has been made in
any Of the killings, Heirens' coun-
Sci and states attorney William
J. Tuohy asserted. Chicago news
papers have reported that a deal
confession for a life sentence
has been made, but both Tuohy
and the three Heirens lawyers
denied it.
Meanwhile, John and Malachy
Coghlan and Poland ToWle, Heir
ems attorneys conferred with the
tousel-haired youth yesterday in
county jail. and later asked War
den Frank Sain for a private
place where the stenographer
could take a record OF their con-
v~ersation with Heirens. sain
agreed to provide such a place,
and the reports Of an impending
confession began.
The Chicago Sun said the meet
ing had been arranged for Mon
day or Tuesday. which the Heir
ems attorneys would neither con-
firm or deny.
Chief of Detectives Walter Storms
reported that fingerprints on the
Degnan ransom note-which have
been identified by police and the
FBI as those Of Heirens-proved
only that the youth handled the
paper on which the note vas
written. not that he wrote the note
O. tossed it through the window
Of the Degnan North Side home.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-21
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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-21
LIONS TO MEET

The Wrightsville Beach Lions
club will meet tomorrow night
at 80 in Luna restaurant.
This will be a supper meeting
and is being held Monday in
stead of the regular meeting
night, according to Ennis T.
Robinson, president, who will
be In charge.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-21
KHAN
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, July z

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, July 20
R-William H. Morris, a roofing
contractor, said tonight that the
Ku Klux Khan had filed incorpera-
ton papers in Alabama "as a re-
vival of an American crusade Tor
white supremacy" Morris, listed
as an incorporation with two others
on papers filed in probate court
here. said the move merely puts
the Khan on a legal basis in Ala
barna; we have funct1oned as an
Independent unit for some good
while"
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-21
MOSCOW CROPS AvFR.c,

MOSCOW. July 2o-U.p-r,.
government newspaper Izvestia ~
day reported that sovjet W
are running about average or bs,'
ter than average in all areas
cept the Ukraine breadbaskst "a
some regions of central Eurou ,aa
Russia. pe'n
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-21
City Briefs
WILL T E MEETING

Fire Chief Luddie Groom will
leave today for Cleveland, Ohio
where he vii attend the Inter-
national Fire Chiefs conven-
ton opening Tuesday. Chief
Groom said the members will
hear noted authorities on fire
prevention methods and the
latest control techniques.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-21
SHORT, KIMMEL
GET BLAME FOR
PEARL HARBOR

CONTINUED From Page Cne)
then Chief of Naval operations,
and 1t. Gen Leonard T. Gerow,
then Chief Of Army War
Plans.
Ferguson and Brewster ar
gucd that former Secretary
Of State Cordell Hull also
clears a grave responsibility
for the diplomatic conditions"
leading up to Pearl Harbor.
But, they offered no conclusions
in his case because he had no
direct military relationship and
because "the diplomatic phase
was not completely explored"
Both the majority and minor
ity reports we're filed in con
gress today as the climax of a
six months investigation which
covered 10 days of public hear
ings, assembled = record Of
about 10, 900, 900 words and cost
an estimated SIS
The majority report, besides
blaming Kimmel and Short and
absolving Mr.. Roosevelt, offer
ed specific recommendations to
prevent any future Pearl Har-
bor."
High among them we're pro-
posed for unified command At
all military and Naval outposts
and complete indignation of
Army and Navy intelligence
"in order to avoid the pitfalls
of divided responsibility"
In clearing Mr.. Roosevelt
and his cabinet Of blame, the
majority report said:
"The committee has found no
evidence to support the charges,
made before and during the
hearings, that the President,
the Secretary Of State, the
Secretary of War or the Secre-
tary of Navy tricked, provok-
ed, melted, cajoled or coerced
Japan into attacking this ma
ton in order that a declaration
Of war might be more easily
obtained from congress.
ION the contrary, all evidence
conclusively points to the fact
that they discharged their re-
sponsibilities with distinction,
ability and foresight and in
keeping with the highest tradi-
tions of our fundamental for
eign policy"
The Ferguson-Brewster re-
port sought to lay the blame at
the White House door on the
basis thai Mr. Roosevelt's high
office made him Commander
In-Chief of the Army and Navy
and made him responsible for
the conduct of foreign relations
and for selection of his own top
civil and military advisers both
in Washington and at Hawaii.
The cited evidence that he
and the Washington high conn.,
mand had far more informa-
ton as to Japan's intentions
than Kimmel and Short. They
referred to what they describ-
ed as MIR. Roosevelt's we'll
known pencfant for sticking his
fingers into diplomatic and mill
tary matters.
"The president of the United
States was responsible for the
failure to endorse continuous,
efficient and appropriate CO.
operation among the Secretary
of War, the Secretary of Navy,
the Chief of Staff and the
Chief of Naval Operations in
evaluating information and dis
patching clear and positive or
ders to the Hawaiian command
ers as events indicated the
growing imminence of war;"
they insisted.
The minority report agreed,
generally, with the committee
majority on the area in which
Short and Kimmel erred, how
ever.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-21

jewels. has been completed Nv y.
provost marshars office and
ferred to headquarters conro..,
an announcement from U. 8 ANU ANU
headquarters here said todan'
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-21
CHURCH SERVICES

Services will be held today
at St. Johns Episcopal church.
Third and Red Cross street,
as follows: Holy Communion
1880 a. m. and litany, ante
communion and sermon IL
=, m. The Rev. E. w. Halleck,
rector, announced yesterday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-21
TO MAKE PILGRIMAGE

CHICAGO. July 2O.-WD-Nearly
$50 invalids will leave Chicago to-
morrow night to make a Pilgrim
age of the Shrines of the Saints
in Canada to pray for divine reese
toration of their health.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-21
WILL ATTEND FIGHT

WILL ATTEND FlGHI
County Officer Porter Davis
and Skeet James, local bonds
men we're to leave last night
for New York city, where they
are to be guests of Promoters
Mike Jacobs and Jack Demp-
sey at the Tony Zale-Rocky
Graziano championship fight.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-21
The Weather
Eastern Standard Time)
m TT G U>oAhAr Rureaui

(By u. S. Weather Bureau)
Meteorological data for the "a hours
ending 1880 pm. yesterday.
Temperatures
Ian a 70: 1880 am. II; 1880 pm. "a;
80 pm. 80.
Maximum 81; Minimum 10; Mean 10;
Normal 10.
Humidity
1870 am. IS; 1880 a.m.S3; 1:Se pm 81;
1880 pm. 81.
Precipitation
Total for "a hours endinug 7:30 pm
900 inches.
Total since the first of the month
1887 inches.
Tides For Today
(From the Tide Tables published by u.
S Coast and Geodetic Survey.
High Low
Wilmington ------------- 2:42a 1O:O0a
3:l9p 1O:43p
Masonboro Inlet -------- - 22a 6.4sa
1:o4p 7:2op
Sunrise sis; Sunset 7:2l; Moonrise
go: Moonset 1920 pm.
River Stage at Fayetteville, N. c. at a
am Saturday, 9.8 feet
WASHINGTON, July 20.-P-Weatber
Bureau report of temperature and rsin-
fall for the "a hours ending 8 pm. in the
principal cotton growing areas and else
tXb orc.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-21

INQUIRY COMPLETE
FRANKFORT, Germany, July
-W.D-Investigation of Capt Kath-
leen Nash Durant and Maj. David
F. Watson, two of the principals
in the case of the Hesse Crown
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-21
KING RECEIVES APPOINTMENT

KING RECEIVES APPOINTMENT
.Liston l.. King has been ap-
pointed Chief of Veteran At
fairs in the office of the Will
mingtOn United States Employ
ment service, 1t was announced
yesterday by H. M. Hinkle,
manager.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-21

The thorns Of a locust tree ~.
branches. are
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-21
RESORTS TO FETE
TAR HEEL QUEENS
Continued From Page One)

chartered South East Airlines plane
from Bluethenthal airport to Will
son, where on the following day,
August 3, Miss North Carolina"
will be selected from their number
to represent the state in the Miss
America pageant at Atlantic City.
N. J.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-21

The earliest spoon was a caip or
splinter Of WOO
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-21

The bulk of the earth's lane
masses lie north of the equator.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-21

Dial 1881 For Newspaper Service
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-21

The llama, beast of burden in
Peru, can carry about 100 pounds.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-21

South Carolina is called the
"Palmetto State"
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-21
DuAk HWXc COURSE

in your own Piper Cub goes with every new
Cub purchase. At its completion the average
person is ready to solo.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-07

angles 81 recent Anslo.AmeFloan
economic negotiations with erron.
eous reporting and false emphasis
10 mlslead the public IN some ~.
stances, lie cited the mlsunder.
standing on the loan to Great
Britain.
pr. Optics forum talk was the
FIRST IN q series on international
affairs sponsored BY the Water
bury United Nations group. polltl.
cal relationships between Great
Britain and the United states were
discussed by the speaker, their
leadership directed only, he said,
against aggression and aggressive
countries.
Raymond J. Tanning, vice.presl.
dent OF the committee, introduced
the speaker. Another speaker was
Arthur sheriff, headmaster of
Cheshire Academy. The next forum
IN the series viii take place Tues
day night az the Mattatuek Hall,
Or. Shoemaker DeBrunine OF the
Netherlands information Service to
speak on dutch Problems and
world Organization. "An other
speaker will be Andre Boulloche,
French resistance leader, his topic,
current French Problems, Feb. 81.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-07
THE PRESIDENT POSES
for Jean George of NEA

washington, Jan. 81, CNEA)--The
President looked up from a stack
IA letter, smiled and said hello,
Mat Connolly, his appointment
secretary, told me to ut down In
me chair by his desk where I could
vet . good view
i've q lot to do and not enough
time TO do IT," Mr. Truman smiled
as he wnt back 10 his work. Then
Mat went out.-and there was
tketching the President OF the
United States.
thought I would never get my
fingers around my pencil; Il seemed
tremendous. I could feel the blood
racing around my body In triple
time. I looked at the outline of his
head and roughed II in despite the
fact that my hand didn't seem to
be moving.
Mr.. Truman was calmly read
ing and signing letters. began to
wonler II would ever get like
iiess. Then he looked up from his
mail as naturally rs II he always
had blonde with a sketch pad
around and the old pencil began
to sail
Although he had appointments
and secretaries were coming in and
out, he didn't seem in any way anX-
ious for me to finish the Job and
leave.
When l finally was satisfied with
the drawing l rose took a good look
around the unpretentious office OF
the President of the United States.
and thanked him for the time.
That's perfectly all right he
answered. glad to do It.
He smiled again and then Conn
ELY was handing me cigaret In
the outer office.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-07

cock of Cutler Street. Mrs. Ever.tt
Cook was appointed chairman in
charge of food sale Monday. Feb
ruary rs, at II a. m. The place at
which the sale will be held will b.
announced later.
Supper and Reception
A church supper and a reception
for the new minister of the Con-
EDUCATIONAL Church, Rev. John
Westbrook and his family. will take
place in the Church House Thurs
day evening. February IA at $50.
The speaker will be the Rev.
Jamss English of Hartford, who
has recently returned from Eng
land, where he helped survey the
needs OF the Christian Church in
England and Europ..
Tickets for the supper may be
obtained from Mrs. Seymour Smith.
The Girl Scout Council. Ladies'
Association, troop committee men,
bers and Senior Scouts are invited
to attend the class in group sing
ing and folk dancing to be con-
Quoted in the High Echool GYM
nasium Friday evening at by
Miss Mary Sanders, National music
advisor for Girl Scouts.
Miss Sandsrs will be at the Con-
gregational Church House Saturday
morning, where she will conduct
class for intermediate Girl Scouts
from $3.50 until 1890. and for
Brownies from II until ~ noon.
Returns 10 RectOry
Rev. Myles p. Calvin, pastor OF
st. Johns Church who was i'll at
st. Marys Hospital for several
We ks, is now convalescing at the
Rectory, Main Street.
Mrs. Sarah ODonnell of Depot
Street left recently for Coaldale,
Pa, where she was called by the
death of her uncle. Frank McHugh
She was accompanied by her sister
and brother. Mrs. Martha Shannon
Edge and William Shannon. both
OF Waterbury, formerly OF Water
town.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-07
WATERFOWL
Correspondent Mrs. Stephen CAVITY
Area Board Office
Closed Permanently
Remaining Price and Ration Activities
Transferred to Waterbury;
New Pastor to Be Feted

WATERFOWL. Feb. THE Water
town Area War Price and Ration
Board office was clogsd perman-
emily as OF February /, with all Of
its remaining activities transferred
to the Waterbury board.
Applications for sugar allotments
must now be made direct to the Or
foe OF Price Administration at So
Allyn Street, Hartford. Conn. Per-
SONS having price control problems
should get in touch with tn Wa
terbury board, which now has jur-
isdiction over this area.
Alix Funeral
Funeral services for Jos.ph Alx.
86 Westbury Park Road who died
early Sunday morning at his home.
was held from his home Wednes-
day morning at 8:l5 to st. Johns
Church where a solemn high Mass
of rsQuiem was celebrated at 8.
Rev. Gerald Gaucher, assistant
pastor, was celebrant of the Mass.
Rev. Thomas Nc Garry, pastor of
st. Mary Magdalne's Church, Oak
vile. was deacon. and Rev. Myles
p. Calvin, pastor of st. Johns
Church, sub-deacon. The body was
placed in the receiving vault at
Evergreen Cemetery, with funeral
to take place in Mt St. James
Cemetery in the spring.
Bearers were: John Blake, Alvah
Root. Joseph O'Donnell Peter Ed
wards. Michael Kenny and william
Purek.
Private funeral services for
James Young, IS, who died Mon
day at his home on Woodbury.
Road, was held Wedn. sday after
noon from the Hickcox Funeral
Home, 1875 Main Street, with Rev.
John Westbrook, pastor OF the
Congregational Church, officiating.
Burial will be at the conveni.nc
Of the family.
Pilgrim Fellowship
Betty Me Lean, Nancy Linsky.
Louis Marggraff, Gloria Landon,
Miribelle Wills. Shirley Rice. Shir-
ley Coon, members of the Pilgrim
Fellowship, will lead the IL o'clock
worship at the congregational
Church Sunday morning. on which
day Race Relations Sunday as
well as Christian Youth Sunday
viii be observed. The s,rmon on
the topic Christian Citizenship"
will be given by Justin Smith,
Jackie Starry, Carol Coon and
Nancy Lynn, members of the Fell
lowship.
At $50 the Fellowship will meet
at the Church House TO drive TO
woodbury. to attend the meeting
OF the Pomperaug Union. at the
First Congregational Church at 6
p. m. Each member is to take a
box lunch. Rev. Carl Hansen.
State leader Of Young Peoples
work, will be SPEAKER.
Wednesday evening February 20
the Fellowship viii sponsor a
dance.
The Mothers Club OF the Mst-
hodist Church met Tuesday even
ing at the house of Mrs. Fred viii
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-07
Dr.. opie Is
First Forum
Speaker
British Embassy
Discusses lRlOEnatlOnaI
Affairs

Dr. Redvers ople, Britlsh EN-
baSsy advisor, who was q delegate
10 the Breton Woods monetary
conference IN ie44. and advisor TO
the United Kingdom delegation at
the United Nations food conference
at Hot Springs IN iD4S, addressed
a Waterbury United Nations COM
mittee forum at the Mattatuck His
torlcal Hall last night, DR., opie also
spoke &c Joint luncheon meeting
OF the Rotary and Kiwanls clubs a
luncheon meeting at The Hotel
Elton.
In his evening talk DR.. Ople
elticized "floodlighting' of loan
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-07
.CIoims Here
Show Decline

Unemployment c ON pensati on
claims in Waterbury dropped by l9
percent to make a total of 5,679
during the week ending Feb. ., ac-
cording TO a report made today by
the Connecticut Employment Secur-
ity division,
Veterans claims totaled 2,l64, and
civilians, 3,5l5, the report shows.
A total of 1907 of the veterans
claiming benefits here stated they
We're availabel for work, the state
Office reported.
Claims throughout the state in
creased. however. The report lists
the total Of 70963. or a jump of 81
percen. over the previous week. Vet
Grams claims throughout the state
totaled 23.024, according to the
most recent computation,
Evening star., 1946-06-01
REYNOLDS Divorce Battle
Before Courts Of 7 States
BY the Associated Press

MIAMI, June IA dispute be-
tween Elizabeth billiard and Rich
ard Joshua Reynolds, son of the
founder Of the Reynolds tobacco
interests, was before courts in two
States today.
Mr.. Reynolds filed a divorce suit
yesterday in Dade County Circuit
Court on charge of mental cruelty
The petition said his wife abused
him "in a fit of ungovernable tenn
per" in 1941 and that when he was
considering running for Mayor in
the same year his wife refused tc
admit prominent citizens to their
home in WinSton-Salem,N N. c.
He was elected Mayor in 1912 and
resigned to enter the Navy a few
months later. He was discharged
in September, 1945.
Last Monday Mrs. Reynolds filed
suit at Winston-Salem for separate
maintenance and custody of their
four sons. The petition said since
his discharge Mr.. Reynolds had told
her he was going to marry another
woman, and press and radio had
spread reports that he had law
ished gifts valued at 100000" upon
an unidentified woman.
They were married in January,
1888, at winston Salem.
Evening star., 1946-06-01

from the Case company's failure to
fulfill contracts with UNRRA to pro-
vide the farm equipment which
starving countries need to plant
new crops. He appeared completely
indifferent to the loss of income
that would result from Liberty's
change of heart.
money Honest"
Even Mr.. La Guardia's worst
enemies have always conceded that
he is money honest" They have
observed that he has never fallen
for the big city glamour that has
wrecked many politician. Cheer
full Mrs. La Guardia does her own
work, including laundry, with the
help OF one colored maid. She does
not have mink coat and they have
yet to be seen in a night club.
Their two adopted children go to
middle class schools.
Last Saturday the eldest, Jean, II,
graduated from the plain-living,
high thinking Horace Mann School.
Her graduation was celebrated with
a spaghetti supper at their River
dale home, cooked by Fiorello him
self and attended by old cronies who
campaigned with him in his first
unsuccessful bid for Mayor in 1929.
Only that morning Jean had re-
ceived her notification from Bar
nard College that she had been
accepted as member of the fresh
man class.
The La Guardias have an income
of $4,000 from the New York State
pension system arising out of his
long service beginning in the '20s.
The family slogan: We'll live on it
before we take orders"
Evening star., 1946-06-01
House Bloc
Moves 10 Cut Powers
OF Rules Chairman
BY the Assoeicied Press

A Republican Southern Demo-
cratic coalition of House Rules
Committee m m bers quietly
launched a campaign today to CLIP
the powers of Chairman SABBATH.
Constituting a majority of the
powerful 12-man committee, the
group hopes to push through rule
change curbing Mr.. Sabath's power
as chairman to keep the committee
from meeting for as long as 10 days
at time.
The decision to move in on Mr.
SABBATH, dean of the House and a
staunch administration supporter
grew out of the chairman's refusal
to call a committee meeting last
Monday for consideration of the
Case labor bill, which has since
gone to the White House.
Group Headed by Smith.
Seven committee members, head
ed by Representative Smith, Demo-
crat, of Virginia, sought a quick
meeting so the House could vote on
the bill Immediately. They notified
Mr.. SABBATH of their intention to
meet and shortly afterward the
seven gathered in the Rules Com
mittee room, but without Mr.. Sa-
bath.
Their original intention to send
the Case measure to the House floor
for vote was blocked when Speaker
Rayburn pointed out that the meet
ing of the seven would be against
the rules, which fix meeting dates
at the call of the chairman with the
understanding that three members
can petition for a meeting If the
chairman refuses to act for three
days. After that petition, though
seven days can elapse before a
meeting called over the chairmans S
head is held.
If the seven dissident members
can effect a rules change to permit
a majority of the committee men,
bers to call an official meeting or
short notice merely by notifying all
other members, they will have OBJ
tanned virtually absolute control Of
the powerful group.
Bloc Claims Nine Members.
Already they are in a position te
block legislation before the commit.
tee and frequently have done it, a.
in the case of the administration-
backed fair employment practice
bill. And they can speed their owl
bills to the floor if they can persuad
Chairman SABBATH to call a meeting
The chairman's main strength
now lies in his power to hold of
legislation undesirable to the admin
istration simply by not calling meet
ings.
The Smith group, which claims a
many as nine committee members
all four Republicans and five of tn
eight Democrats may ask tn
House soon to order change il
committee procedure SO they Cal
call meetings when they want then
And they are counting on the stron
House coalition of Republicans an
Southern Democrats to help ther
win over administration opposition
Evening star., 1946-06-01
Flyer to Be CotopuIted
From Jet Plane in Test
BY the Associated Press

LONDON, June IA wiry, 27-
year-old Irishman will be catapulted
next week from jet plane travelling
500 to 900 miles an hour to test a
device intended to make it possible
to bail out of high speed jet ships.
Bernard Lynch, the jumper, will
take off from Chalgrove Airdrome in
Oxfordshire as a passenger in the
first two-seater model of the rec
ord-breaking Gloster Meteor jet
plane.
After he is catapulted clear of the
tail by an explosive charge, he will
release a small parachute to check
his speed and then will open a nor
mal-size chute as cameras record
the procedure from other planes.