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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-21
TWO-DAY HOLIDAY
Four Sunrise Servic e S
Scheduled As Commun-
ity Marks The Event

Wilmington and New Hanover
county residents, from the young
est to the oldest, today will join
in the celebration of their first
peaceful Easter since 1941.
Starting with the sunrise serv-
ices scheduled this morning at $50
o'clock on the steps of New Han
over high school, and continuing
through the day with special
church services, family gatherings
and egg hunts by the youngsters,
the day promises to be one to be
remembered.
Observance of Easter will take on
a two-day phase with all retail
stores to be closed tomorrow.
Federal employees will be at their
desks, although state, county and
city offices will be closed during
the day. Banks will also observe
Easter Monday by remaining
closed.
With fair and moderate weather
predicted by Weatherman Paul
Hess, many persons are expected
to take advantage of the day and
visit Carolina and WrightSvllle
Beaches and scenic spots in the
vicinity.
James Longworth, publicity di-
rector, Carolina Beach and Wal
ter J. Cartier, Wrightsville Beach
Chamber of Commerce secretary
were both planning for large pre-
season crowds as many conces-
sions and cottages have already
been readied for the summer.
The two-day holiday will az
find many persons taking advan-
tage of the entertainment features
of the Cape Fear Country club ana
municipal golf courses.
Fishing Parties Planned
Plans have been readied by the
owners of Lumina and Atlantlc
View piers at Wrightsville Beach
and Kure's pier at Kure beach TO
care for large holiday crowd ol
fishermen.
Many parties have also oeen
planned by fishing groups wlo
will take advantage of thc oppor-
tunity for deep-sea fishing partles'
Disappointed, to small degree.
will be the youngster who mas ye'
to lebrate an Easter with cnoco-
late bunnies, eggs and baskets.
War conditions still make those
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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-21
Spain Reported Manning Little
Maginot Line On French Border
NEWSMAN SEES FORTS
Republicans Claim Nazi
Refugees Helping Train
Francois Armies
BY EDWARD v. ROBERTS
United Press Staff Correspondent


LONDON, April 2O.-UH-Fron-
tier dispatches from the Fyrenees
said today that Spain was build
ing a little" Maginot line along
the French border and was man
ming it with as many troops as
would be required to hold a front
line in wartime.
These reports, credited too Span
ish republican fighters in southern
France, were relayed by CORES
pondent Colin Wills of the London
New Chronicle. Wills declared he
had toured the French side of the
border with Spanish maquisards
and had seen the new Notifications.
Great Strength
Wills said the Maquisards told
him that ON parts of the border the
strength of Spanish troops was as
great. as would be deployed in hold
ing a front line in war;
He said the republicans reitera-
ted charges that Nazi refugees
were helping train the Spanish
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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-21
Churches To Lead
Easter Observance
Good Easter Weather
Seen For Carolinas
(By The Associated Press

(By The Associated Press
Fair weather ranging from
mild to continued warm was
predicted as the Carolinas pre-
pared today the first peacetime
Easter in five years.
In the twO-state area the
weatherman specifically prom
ised fair and continued warm
for South Carolina while in
North Carolina the prediction
was for partly cloudy and mild,
with slightly lower tempera-
lures in the north and east pOr-
tions of the state.
The forecast gave promise
of numerous outdoor services
in communities throughout the
two states, chief among them
being the traditional Moravian
sunrise service at Winston
Salem, this year marking its
174th annual observance.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-21

1t was considered probable
the president had asked Lewis,
chief of the 400, 900 idle United
Mine Workers, to resume joint
negotiations with the mine own
ers. However, Charles G. Ross,
White House press secretary,
told reporters he could neither
confirm nor deny whether the
president had made any pro-
posal.
In response to questions
Schwellenbach declared there
would be no resumption of
strike negotiations, either with
both sides separately or to-
gether, until next Tuesday at
the earliest. Lewis has a date
Wednesday at HazeIton, Pa, to
attend the meeting called to
form UMW's new contract de-
mands for 72,00o anthracite
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-21
COLORFUL PREVUE
TO OPEN FESTIVAL
Lovely Entrants In Straw.
berry Queen Contest
To Highlight Event

WALLACE, April 2O.-The Sixth
annual North Carolina Strawberry
leStlval-which will be held in Wal
lace from May 1 through May IL
IS scheduled to make it's public
oeout with colorful prevue Sat
urday evening April 27, at O'Clock
IN the main exhibition building.
beauty pageant and parade,
with dozens Of Southeastern North
earollna's most striking beauties
competing for the coveted title OF
strawberry Queen" will feature
the prevue.
contest judges include repre-
sehtatlves from Metro-Goldwyn-
Mayer, United Artists and Para
mount pictures studios, who will
come here to select the s'Ameri-
can Beauty" from the swim suit
elad girls. Judging will be on the
oasls Of beauty, shape and meas
urements. .t
Inc winner will be photographed
lor movie magazines in an original
costume from the M-G-M techni-
color color film, ''ziegfield Follies"
one will be officially crowned
North Carolina Strawberry queen
On the evening of May 7 by Gov.
K. Gregg Cherry.
Trip To Hollywood
on May 8, she and her court will
reign supreme over the glitterlng
eTaWberry Queens ball. She also
Will receive a full trip to Holly
wood, breakfast at Tom Brene
mans, and will be given the op
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-21
Did The Census Man
Miss Your Household?

If you have a son or daugh-
ter away at school who was not
enumerated in the special cen
sus which is being compfetea
here, it is still possible to have
the student included in the
population total.
Unofficial estimates indicate
a population. of 46,S82 persons
living in Wilmington on April
1, official census date.
Through a misunderstanding
of instructions, some enumera-
tors failed to list students at
tending school away from
home. If a member of your
family was missed, you are
urged to telephone 2-8736 I'm
mediately, or clip and mail the
census coupon which appears
on Page Five, Section A in to-
days Star-lIews.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-21
WORLD
OBSERVES EASTER
Russians Celebrate Season
For First Time Since
The Revolution
Ry The Associated Press

A world at peace for the first
time in nearly a de"sde today cele-
brated the joyous Christian festival
of Easter.
The feast fell on the same date
in both Eastern and Western
churches for the first time since
1943.
The difference in calendars used
by the two churches-the Julian in
the East and the Georgian in the
West-brought Easter to the East
ern churches on May 6 last year,
while the West celebrated on April
1. The year before the East OBJ
served the holiday on April 16 and
the West on April g.
The celebration came to Rus
slams for the first time since the
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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-21
Ne1U Hanover Democrats
Name Farley Delegates

A total of 395 delegates to the
New Hanover county Democratic
convention Saturday in the county
courthouse were selected yesterday
at noon precinct meetings in the %
polling places in the county.
The chairman of each of the %
delegations automatically joins the
county's executive committee.
Nathan S. Haskell, present execu-
tive committee chairman, said yes
terday that the new executive COM
mittee members will convene i'm
mediately prior to the convention
to select a chairman. Both the
committee meeting and the con-
vention will be held in the Superior
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-21
j. S. Drafts
New Plan For
SpaniishProbe
Believed To Have Good
Chance For Adoption By
UN Security Council
GOING TO BYRNES
Most Delegations Awaiting
Home Instructions On
Australian Proposal
Yv CHARLES M. .McCANN
-r;.ed Press Staff CorreSnonder

United Press StaII correspondent
NEW YORK, April 20 - CJ.D -
United States experts are working
ant a revised plan for a United
Nations Security council investi-
CATION of Franco Spain, it was
understood today.
The new plan, based on Aus
tralia's proposal that a five-man
committee study conditions and re-
mort May II, was believed to have
an excellent chance of adoption.
The United States draft may take
the form Of suggestive changes in
the plan Of Australian Delegate
Col. W. R. Hodgson or may develop
into complete substitute plan, it
was understood. In either event it
would naturally be subject to new
suggestions by other delegates
and meantime it would be SUBJ
mitted to Secretary of State James
F. Byrnes for his approval.
Await Instructions
Most delegations, including the
key ones of Great Britain and
Poland, awaited instructions they
had asked of their home govern
ments regarding the Australian
plan to investigate the Polish
charge that the regime of Gen
eralisSimo Francisco Franco con-
tinues to be a Fascist one and
that Germans are active in Spain
1t was indicated that whatever
plan for an investigation of Spain
may finally be decided upon
might be reasonably sure of eight
out of q council votes-United
States, Britain, China, Australia,
Brazil, Egypt, Mexico and Neither
lands. France is tentatively in fa-
vor of it, subject to instructions
from Paris.
The Poles, realizing that their
own demand for United Nations
break with Spain was doomed to
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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-21

courtroom Of the courthouse, with
the convention scheduled to get I'M
derway at IL noon.
Judge joan j. Burney will be the
keynote speaker at the convention.
Chairman of the precinct com.
mittees and executive committee
men picked at yesterdays meet
ings were:
Wilmington township: First ward,
Charles Lee; Second ward, first
precinct, Aaron Goldberg, second
precinct, Norwood S. Westbrook;
Third war.l, first precinct, Robert
Strange, second precinct, Roger W.
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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-21
JAPANESE CRISIS
NEARS SHOWDOWN
Premier May Step Down
To Become Foreign Mini
ster In New Cabinet

TOKYO, April 20 -(P)- Japan's
latest political crisis moved to-
ward showdown tonight as a
spokesman limited that Premier
Kijuro, Shidehara might resign to
become. foreign minister in a new
cabinet.
Heretofore the 73-year-old baron
has steadfastly rejected demands
that he. step down, and recently
let it, be known he would try to
form a coalition government from
among Conservatives elected to
the new diet.
Tonight, however, his principal
spokesman-cabinet secretary Wa
taru Narahashi-- --intimated the pos
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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-21
Temple Baptists Plan
Driue For Church Fund

surer of the building fund; the
Rev. W. ]. Stephenson, pastor;
W. A. Walker. chairman of the
board of deacons; G. c. Gilbert,
church treasurer; c. W. Boyette,
chairman for initial gifts; L.
w. Moore, chairman, church-at-
large; Mrs. C. H. Hayes, chair
man of the Women's Missionary
union; T. T. Hamilton, chairman
of the Sunday school and Ed West,
chairman of the Baptist Training
unions.
Members of the general COM
mittee plan to reach every mem
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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-21
MATERIALS GOING
TO HOMES UNDER
$4,000 DIVISION
Government Set To With
hold Priorities On Scarce
Lumber, Materials
BY STERLING F. GREEN


WASHINGTON, April 20
(P)-The government tonight
ordered new, reduced cost
ceilings for the bulk of new
dwellings and directed that
one-fourth of them be built
for rental.
The National Housing ad-
ministration order will steer,
by priority action, most of the
country's residential building ma
terials into homes well under the
present $4,000 sales and $50 rental
limit.
Announced by Housing Expediter
Wilson w. Wyatt, the order directs
that:
One fourth of the dwellings
henceforth authorized in any city
must be built for rental; and Of
these, at least half must rent at
or below ceilings which range from
$40 monthly in New Orleans to
$65 in New York.
Half of all homes built TO be
sold must come below new price
line which also varies from city
to city; $4,000 In New Orleans,
for instance. and SO 900 IN New
York.
Lots Not Included
Ceilings on construction are for
the buildings alons and Go not in-
clude the price of lots.
1t will be the job of Federal
Housing officials over the country
to induce builders to undertake the
low-cost and rental housing pro-
jects. These are disliked by some
builders; now they must account
for over go per cent of authorized
dwellings.
The governments whip is the
of priorities on scarce
lumber, materials and supplies.
Other houses may range in price
up to the $4,000 sales and $80-
a-month rental limits already fix
ed for the veterans housing pro-
gram. But Wyatt said that the
new "channeling'' order will i'm
mediately increase by so per cent
the homes built under $500" in
April, May and June.
Veterans who apply to build
their own. homes will get first
preference in the issuance of pri-
critics, the order specifies. Next
preference will 60 to builders who
agree to sell or rent under the
new dividing line.
Order Praised
The order was Immediately laud-
ed by the National Association of
Home Builders, which called it a
reasonable method of assuring
the construction of maximum
number of houses in the lowest
price classes possible under ex-
isting building conditions"
''The builders of this country"
said a statement by Joseph Mey-
erhoff of Baltimore, associate
president, "all recognize that the
lower the price the wider the mar
ket and the greater is the demand
over a long period of time"
The new program drew from
Richard Walton OnsloW, director
of public relations for the Nation
al Association of Real Estate
Board, the comment that wyatt
had better get after OPA to make
housing construction and rental
property profitable. e."
Rental housing is most neces-
sary and the best way to stirnu-
late it is to make it profitable"
he told reporter. "OPA must
be more realistic about ceilings"
He said OPA should abandon it's
"blockade," and allow increases
on building materials. This, he
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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-21
Chinese Communists Plan
To Lay Seige To Harbin

a status of civil war still prevails
in Manchuria.
That would give General Marsh
all, special U. S. envoy to China,
only five more days to work out a
truce first between the warning
factions.
Marshall was in almost contin-
uous conferences with both gov
ernment and communist officials.
He had not scheduled a meeting
of his truce committee of three,
which earlier this year worked out
an armistice for the rest OF China
outside Manchuria.
Continued on Page Two; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-21
BY NORMAN WALKER

BY NORMAN WALKER
WASHINGTON, April 2O-R
President Truman took
hand in the 20-day soft coal
strike today in an unheralded
White House talk with John
T.. Lewis and Secretary of LaA
Dor SchWellenbach.
The two had 15-minute con-
ference with Mr.. Truman and
reconversion director John w.
Snyder but the White House
said afterward the meeting had
been without any Conclusive
result"
Nevertheless Lewis and
Schwellenbach left the meeting
in obvious good hu1nor and
the labor secretary said he
intended to get in touch with
Ezra Van Horn, chairman of
the mine operators joiNt negoti-
ating committee.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-21

A new campaign for funds for
The erection of a modern, $780,
VOO church on the northeast corn
er Of 18th and Market streets by
Me congreg cation of Temple Bap-
ast church will begin April 26 with
n B. Roeouck serving as general
chalrman of the drive, it was an
noaneed yesterday.
The drive will be launched on
mat date with kickoff supper
which will be attended by Roe
puck workers and the following
members of his general commit
Louis o. Fonvielle, publicity
ehalrman; Ira D. FerreI, trea-
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-21
WEATHER

North Carolina-Fair and mild s,,ra.u
and Sunday night with slightly lowcyy
temperatures north and east portions
Monday increasing cloudiness and slight
Additional Weather Data on Page rwo.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-21

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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-21

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-29
HopeviIIe PIons
 Halloween Fun

The Hopeville Community Club will hold its annual Halloween par ade on Thursday evening, with the line of march forming at the Hope vile Stadium at ' P. M.
 Prizes will be awarded to the con- testants in the gymnasium of the Hopeville School, at the end of the parade, by the judges who will be the Rev. Webb Wright of the South Con- gregational Church and L. Tooker of Platts Mills Community Club.
 Dancing will follow the parade in the gymnasium of the School.
 All children in the Vile are invit- ed to parade and parents are asked to keep the gymnasium floor of the school clear, so that the paraders may congregate.
 The Committee in charge of the parade consists of Miss E. Dwyer chairlady; J. Miller, c. Troland, F Hyland, A. Briguglio, A. Meier, s Maszzarella, J. Troland, and F. Ty- nan.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-29
Milk Dealers ToConsider Price Boost
 Geyer Says Action
 Necessary to Keep
 Milk in Stote

Miulk dealers who purchase from the Connecticut Milk Producers Association, meeting in Hartford Wednesday, will consider a proposal for an early new increases in the price of milk. As The Democrat re- ported Saturday, boost from 20 to q cent quart for home-delivered milk is expected.
 Kenneth Geyer, general manager of the Connecticut Milk Producers Association, said that dealers are not in favor of another increase but feel they may be forced" to make it in order to comteract siphon- ing-away of Connecticut milk by out of state markets where prices are going up.
 Under the federal formula sys- tenn, whereby milk prices are fig ured on the basis of prices of re- lated products, one-cent increase goes into effect in the Boston area this Friday. The Rhode Island mar ket area is also expected to up its prices. Added to this is the fact that New York prices are already P cents, and higher rates are being offered farmers who can sell to that market.
 Competition between the states is so keen, said MT. Geyer, that it un- likely that the Connecticut price can stay at it's present level Since last June, the retail price of milk has climbed on several occasions. The 20-cent price at present compares with 16 cents in June.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-29
No oNegIect In Death Of Pedestrian
 Local Driver
 Exoneroted
 By Coroner

Harry Handle Jr., 30, of 990 1-2 South Main Street Was cleared ot all criminal negligence in the death of 83-year-old Roderick Fitch of Atwood Street, Watertown, accord ing to a finding made public today by Litchfield County Coroner Jon athan F. Els.
 Fitch, crossing Main Street in Watertown Oct. 2, was killed when struck by the Handle car The finding pointed out that the oper- ator had difficulty in seeing the man due in part to the fact that the victim was donned in dark clothing.
 The finding further added that a witness on the other side of the street from Fitch did not see the man as he stepped into the high way. The road at the point of i'm pact, said the Coroner's finding, was dry, and the weather was clear; but the area was also very dark.
 At the time of the accident at about 6:2c ?. M., Handle was driv- ing at a slow rate of speed the find ing stated. His headlights were on high beam but the only other light in the area came from gas station across the street. The finding dis closed that Handle stopped the ca1 immediately after hearing bunny against the machine.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-29
Navy Chaplain Corps Open to Clerqymen

Applications for commissions in the rank of Lieutenant Gunior grade) in the Chaplian Corps of the D. s. Navy are now being accepted, the Office of Naval Officer Procure ment in New York City has an- nounced. Forms may be obtained from that office located at 90 Church Street.
 Applicants must be ordained clergymen in good standing in their denomination and must pass phy- sical standards set up for Naval off, cers. Quotas of Chaplains of the Presbyterian and Congregational Christian denominations are filled.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-29
News of Organized Labor '- By Raymond J. Fitzpatrick =

Rival candidates for the presi- dency of the International Union of Mine, Mill & Shelter Workers C.IO., are making vote drives in Waterbury this week. Union mem- bers will cast their ballots next Monday.
 Reid Robinson, incumbent preSi- dent who is opposed by a strong Connecticut group, will address members of the Scovill Brass Workers Union, Local 569, at a rally in The Elton's Assembly Room tonight at St. Joseph Scioli, of Buffalo, candidate for the post of executive board member from Dis trict 6, will also speak.
 James J. Leary, present secre- tary- y-treasurer of the international and Robinson's opponent for presi- dent, will make a radio broadcast over Station WWCO tomorrow night at 6:55.
 Leary will also speak tomorrow night at the annual banquet for officers and stewards of the Amer ican Brass Company unit of Local 251, at the Vagabond Restaurant Other speakers at the banquet, which is scheduled for 6, will be Ralph Rasmussen, candidate for another, term as international vice. president, and John J. Mankowski candidate for reelection as Dis trict 6 member of the executive board.
 In another speaking appearance tomorrow night, Leary will address a general membership meeting of Local 251.
 Two schools on labor problems will be conducted this fall and winter by the Bridgeport Chapter of the Diocesan Labor Institute. The two series of lecture and forum programs will open Nov. 6.
 In announcing plans for the courses, the Rev. Raymond P. Shea, director, issued this state- ment:
 ''The ordinary working person has been so busy just trying to earn a living that he or she has had little time for study or sitting out from all labor solutions what is most beneficial for him. Be- cause of this the working per son can become easy prey to in fiuences that are detrimental to his welfare. On the other hand. management has become wary of labor demands, and oftentimeS has failed to see the justice in vOlved. The ideal labor relation is based on the principle of strict Christian Justice, when repre- sentatives of both labor and man. agement become aware that they are dependent one upon the other, each recognizing the re- sponsibility of his own class and respecting the rights of the other. To insure the realization of this ideal, and to prepare the workingman and management for arbitration along the lines of Social Justice, the Diocesan Labor Institute has begun Schools for Labor in all the large industrial centers of the state."
 Mayor Jasper McLevy of Bridge port last night replied to criticism made of him by the Non- Partisan Political Committee of the Connec- ticut Federation of Labor. In a radio speech. the Socialist candidate for governor claimed that Demo
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-29
AVG. to Discuss
 Housing Tonight

Veterans housing will be discussed at a meeting of Waterbury Chap ter, American Veterans Committee, tonight at 7::30 at the Y.M.C.A., Ar thur Greenblatt, chairman, an- nounced today.
 John D. Norton, secretary of the AVG. state housing committee, will describe the cooperative homes project being sponsored by AVG. in West Haven. Also to be discussed will be the rental subsidy plan being considered by the Hartford Chapter.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-29

about, he is easily influenced by example of others-and the mod ern movie sets one of the most powerful examples known. By the same token, the modern movie can exert @ similar amount of influence in the other direction Educational pictures can-and presumably do make for better adulthood for the modern child. And crime movies can easily influence them the other way"