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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-04
COMMITTEE PLANS
| TO PROBE CHARGE
Capt. Stafford To Return
To Stand Today At Pearl
Harbor Inquiry

WASHINGTON, Feb. g. R -
With its time running out, the
Pearl Harbor committee tonight
Prepared to explore further into a
naval captains statement that
Washington had and failed to heed
three-day war notice from Tokyo.
Capt. L. F. Stafford, contradict
hgs previous witnesses, told Con-
sfessional investigators that U. S.
,adlo monitors had picked up a
japanese code message on Dec. 4,
l@l, advising its emissaries
soroad that war was at hand. Pearl
aaroor was bombed on Dec. 7.
ms was the widely-publicized
last Wind, RAIN message which
al witnesses except Stafford thus
lar have denied seeing.
Under barrage of questioning
W Seth W. Richardson, committee
sOmsel, Stafford declared yester-
sdy there was "the appearance of
coAsplracy'' in the War and Ma
y departments to cover up what
.s .s called this "unheeded warning
invited to explain, Stafford said
4. search of radio monitoring sta
sass v.is nad failed to produce the re-
'Tus u Tor December, 1941.
"neh Richardson demanded to
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-04
Marriage Counsellor Says
Planned Pdrenthood Best

and in no case should an unhappy.
quarrelling couple decide to have
baby in an effort to hold their
marriage together, he said.
ut is rarely indeed that chil.
dren bring happiness and stability
to an unhappy marriage. On the
contrary, they generally induce
deeper discord and are doomed to
grow up surrounded by hostility,
insecurity and patterns of sexual
antagonism. Such a background II
the greatest single hazard to the
child's personality development"
DR.. Stokes said those rules apply
particularly to war marriages.
"War marriages are more likely
to be failures than others because
both man and wife during their
separation have developed exagger-
ated expectations of each other
that are unrealistic and too often
end in disappointment and eisil-
|lusionment." he said. "
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}ie||e Says
Legion Gave
Him Mandate
REPORTED TO HINES
New York State Leaders
Appeal For Campaign
Against VA
National Commander John
stelIe of the American Legion
will he guest of Wilmington
post No. 10 on March 29.

vFWBURGH, N. Y, Feb SUE
Ma+ional American Legion Com.
-au ..nder John Steele said today he
ln nod mandate from the Legion to
nal nsats % charges concerning the vet.
ll.ans arans Administration. He added
.sa s,a ~ harges were based on thorough
i.nvestigation .,v by the Legion's re,
Irritation and legislative and
.annlovment committees.
IN an address to Legionnaires
.rom m five New York state coun-
+ss aus'i in the ninth district, Stelle said
NV ranort on these conditions was
cont TO the head of the Veteans Ad-
So soinistatjon seveal weeks ago but
.l,i,t' .hs+ no reply was received. His
s+a' s+stement was in answer to Presi-
% sent Truman's accusation that
St cteT1o spoke for himself not the
Amer American Legion when he charged
General Omar N. Bradley, head OF
the Veterans Administration, with
| incompetence.
Several years ago the Legion
made similar investigation OF
conditions in veterans hospitals. A
report was sent to General James
K Hines but nothing was done un-
II +nallv eight months later a
SIMILAR report was published in a
national magazine" Stelle pointed
nut that the Legion knew those
facts and reported them eight
months before the article was pub
lished and since then had deter
mined to give the facts to the pub
lie and not wait for the head OF the
Veterans Administration.
The commander said that the
Legion is happy to pay Bradley
tribute as a great general" "But, ="
Stelle amended, If this tribute re-
uuires covering up the inefficiency
Of the Veterans Administration and
turning a deaf ear to the complaint
Of the needy exsseaaeeena and
women it is too COSTLY too dear. /"
After six months trial, the nation
al commander pointed. out that
Bradley had retained the same
staff as at the beginning.
He was preceded on the speak
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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-04

their friends and neighbors in
hard-to-get clothing during the
months when the citizenry Of
the nation were finding it hard
to make purchases of wearing
apparel.
Police officers Saturday ar
rested Frank Hines, ~, em-
ploye in the baggage room Of
the station. After questioning
be admitted being the key-man
of the ring and divulged the
names of:
James Townsend, "a and
William Patterson, 22, both EN-
ployed by the Greyhound Taxi
company; Woodrow Merritt, "a
former employe of the Union
station; Lee Burke, belIboy
at the Hotel Wilmington and
George Wheeler, age 81, own
er of a shoe shop on South
Sixth street.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-04
? ESCAPED STA TIE CONKlCTS TERRORlZE
zlSOPSAH BEACH COMMUNITY FOR WEEK:
TUG STRIKE PARALXZESNEW YORK PORT
WATCH YOUR BAGGAGE. MA'AM
Dete ctiues Break Bus Station Ring
To Clean Up Luggage 7hefts In City

Have you lost any baggage
lately containing those hard to
get items of clothing such as
shirts, shorts, slips, nylons,
suits and coats?
If not-you are lucky for
local police yesterday COM
pleted the rounding up of a
ring of Negroes, who during
the past five months, have
stolen more than so pieces of
baggage valued at $4,000 from
the Union Bus station here.
Being held under $1,000 bond
each are six Wilmington Ne
groes, employees of the station,
a local hotel and a taxi cab
company, all of whom have
admitted the thefts Of suit
cases and trunks.
At the expense Of both local
and out-of-town travelrs they
were able, they claim, to keep
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-04
Pair Caught
After Chase
By Officers
Homes OF Wilmingtoniana
Broken Into By Men De-
scribed As Desperadoes
HOLD UP PLANTER
Force Farm-Wife To Cook
Hot Biscuits At Point
OF Gun
BY PHIL WPIGHT

Two prisoners who escaped from
Jackson prison, Jackson, and have
for the past several days terroriz-
ed residents and property owners
of Topsail township were captured
yesterday by Federal, State and
county officers of New Hanover
and Pender counties.
The men, George Mills, SO, na-
tive of Hampstead who had been
found guilty of second degree
murder in Pender county and was
serving a 30-year sentence for
killing a Mr.. Hudson over six years
ago, and Dennis Forbes, 18, a ma
tive of Elizabeth City, who was
serving a three-year sentence on
charge of stealing an automobile
at Elizabeth City, had been fugi-
tives since Dec. and Sept. 10
respectively.
Mills, who officers described as
a desperate who would kill you
in a minute" is reported to have
killed Hudson, a harmless aged
man and robbed him of about 20
cents or = "anough to buy beer"
He was serving the sixth year OF
| his 30-year sentence.
Forbes had begun his second
wear of a three-year sentence for
larceny.
Hide In Woods
The two men had been hiding in
the thick woods at an isolated spot
five miles south Of Sears landing
between the sound and the ocean
several days during which time
they had terrorized the citizens
and are known to have ransacked
at least 13 houses from which they
had stolen goods and provisions
valued at an estimated $3.50.
Sheriff J. T. Brown, Pender
county, said they were living in an
!
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-04
FIRES in CITIES
TAKE LIFE Toll
Fifteen Persons Killed In
BIazes At Cleveland.
Chicago, Boston

CLEVELAND, Feb. 3-(P)-The
death toll in Saturdays flash fire
which swept through Jennings Hall,
Catholic home for the aged in SUI
burban Garfield Heights, rose to IL
today when John B. Waters, an
84-year-old occupant, died of burns.
Seven aged persons still remain.
ed in hospitals, but the condition
of only one was listed as critical.
Cause Of the blaze which ragged
through the rambling one story
wooden structure in q matter OF
minutes still was undetermined,
but DR.. Samuel R. Gerber, Cuya.
hoga county Coroner, said a
thorough investigation would be
made.
Many of the 81 aged residents
Of the home were ill in bed, several
were crippled and one man was
blind. The fire spread SC rapidly
that many were unable to leave
their rooms. Police said several
became panic-stricken and resist
ed rescue efforts.
:. Survivors agreed that the fire
spread quickly within a few min
utes after the sound Of an ex-
plosion. Firemen said they be-
lieved the fire started in section
which housed the mems quarters,
a recreation room and furnace
room. It was believed the flames
reached the buildings gas line
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-04
OPA Anti-InflatiOn
Drives eSGain Groun9'

Nv, GU. S.-tU.y
Office of Price -administra-
ton officials said tonight that
their Community drive
against initiation in which thew
enlisted the aid of everyone
from civic leaders to teen-age
bobby-soxers, is going full
blast.
The hometown campaign to
being home to the average cit
izen the dangers of imitation
was opened at Jackson, Tenn,
last September 13. Since then,
rallies have been held in al
most every state.
The jackson rally adopted
the slogan "Save Our Nation,
Smash 1nflation.'' 1t was spon-
sored jointly by local OPA
boards and civic, religious, and
women's- groups with the local
Chamber of Commerce meet
ing all expenses.
The OPA's community SER
vice division reported tonight
that this general pattern was
followed at 1854 anti-inflation
rallies held by the end of De-
cember. At that time an addi-
tional 812 rallies were planned.
all with price control for
prosperity themes.
Meanwhile, tn e National
Farmers Union called on Pres
ldent Truman ''to read the riot
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-04
YlSHINSKY REPLY
EXPECTED TODAY
UNO Security Council To
Hear Russian Reaction
To Bevin Speech

LONDON, Feb. 3.-W.D-Andrei
I. Vishinsky, Russian deputy for
eign conmissar, is expected to re-
ply tomorrow before the United
Nations Security Council to the
bitter reaction of Foreign Secre-
tary Ernest Bevin to Russia's at.
titude toward Britain.
UNO delegates were chiefly in
terested in the attitude Visfinsky
would take toward Bevin's angry
charge that Russia was conducting
IAN ncessant propaganda cam
paign" against the British Empire.
They said it was largely up to him
to determine whether the council
would find it easy or hard TO find
solution to the Russian complaint
that the presence Of British troops
in Greece endangered peace.
1t was becoming clearer that the
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-04
MURRAY ASSAILS .
ANTI-STRlKE BILL
House Members Showered
With Avalanche OF Mail
Protesting Measure

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3-B -
CIO President Philip Murray to-
night assailed the Case strike-con-
troll bill as zone of the most vicious
and one of the most cleverly-
drawn pieces of anti-labor legisla-
ton in Congressional history"
The house is ready to begin ball
loting on proposed amendments to
the measure tomorrow. Sponsored
by Rep. Case (R-S. d., it would:
Establish a Federal Mediation
board to try and settle industrial
disputes in the public interest;
Require disputants to give the
board five days notice OF plan
ned strikes or 1ockouts and then
abstain from such action for 80
days if the board assumed jris-
diction;
Outlaw violence in picketing by
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-04
act'' to cabinet membe
others in the admir-
who campaign aga
control "

act' to cabinet membf
others in the admir- \
who campaign aga
control"
President James 81
charged in a stateme1.
Secretary of Agriculture T. Il
ton P. Anderson, Civilian Pro-
duction Administrator John d.
Small and Reconversion Direc-
tor John W.. Snyder are "seek-
ing to break down price con-
troll"
He said that Anderson in
particular consistently h S
been on the side. of higher and
higher prices and began his
campaign against price con-
troll when he demanded and got
removal of price ceilings on
citrus fruits -
He also charged Anderson
with obtaining an end to buffers
subsidies, demanding an end
to food subsidies this spring,
and seeking to add another
six cents to the butter price
and an end to the dairy feed
subsidy.
A spokesman for the Federal
Reserve Board said at the
same time that credit controls
on charge accounts and install
ment buying will be continued
until production of goods is
within gunshot of demand"
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-04

CLEAN, TOO - Floors Of all
homes had to be swept meticul-
ously clean, households put in
order and families bedecked in
new and snappy clothing. And no
true son or daughter Of old China
would face the New Year with a
debt hanging over his or her head.
So financial obligations were met
or else the debtor sought his an
cestors the easiest way out. Gifts
We're exchanged and feasting and
professions were part of the New
Year program.
CHECK WITH MIR. LUM - IN
our preoccupation with other things
we forgot to check with Charlie
Lum about the matter. Any way,
all that old custom is memory to
many and here in Wilmington, one
Chinese business man when queried
about the Chinese New Year, just
shrugged his shoulders and un-
isn't it?''
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Wheeler, according to Hines,
and his accomplices, acted as
a fence in the disposal of a
portion of the loot. Wheeler
admitted receiving a few
pieces of baggage but denied
receiving all Of it.
According to statements made
to the police, Hines would pick
out a piece Of luggage, tear off
the baggage ticket and replace
it with a new one.
He would then give the stub
to either Burke or one of the
cab drivers and they would
present it to whomever was on
duty. After receiving the trunk,
suitcase or grip, as the case
happened to be, would dispose
of it and split the proceeds
with Hines.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-04
AND so TO BED!

II happened on \ Wrightsville
Beach bus last night.
A gentleman, somewhat in
ebriated, boarded the bus and
dropped in his fare. He then
dropped in . second fare. The
driver said ''How Gomez"
"T don't see anybody with
you," the driver said.
Looking around, the inebriat-
ed gentleman couldn't see any
friend either.
So he said:
well, thanks lots Tor my
money back. The Lord always
looks after us drunks."
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-04
Weather Table

North Carolina-Monday cloudy, cooler
over north and east portions, intermittent
rain in mountains spreading into east
portion in afternoon or night.
South Carolina-Monday cloudy, mild
intermittent rain west portion Monday
spreading into east portion in after
noon.
Eastern Standard Time)
(By U. s. Weather Bureau)
Meteorological data for the "a hours
ending 1880 pm. yesterday.
Temperatures
l: 80 am. AZ; 1880 am. 36; 1:30 pm. go:
Z 80 pm. SO
Maximum So; Minimum 35; Mean 40:
Normal At.
Humidity
8 1 80 am. So; 7:30 am. 86; 80 pm. 10;
1880 pm So
Precipitation
Total for "a hours ending 1880 pm.-
- inches.
Total since the first of the month
- inches.
Tides For Today
From the Tide Tables published by U
s. Coast and Geodetic Survey
High Low
Wilmington 80 10 :36 am. 5:08 am
10:4O pm. 5:49 Pm
Masonboro Inlet - 9:15 am. 1853 am
1929 pm. 1888 pm
Sunrise 7:07; Sunset 5:45; Moonris.
1858 am; Moonset :29 pm.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-18
BY UNITED PRESS

The housewife searching for meat substitutes will find plenty of fish and eggs but little luncheon meat, a survey showed today.
 Poultry is available now but short ages are developing, the survey showed, and probably will become scarce by February. The Department of Agriculture said at Washington that poultry storage sources had reported rec ord September holdings, but 1t pre- dicted poultry production would drop seriously by the end of the year.
 Chick Output Down
 The storage facilities had 43,- 900 900 pounds more poultry Sept. than on Sept. 1, 1914, when the previous record was set. The de- partment said the future was gloo- my, however, because August chick production reached new 1946 low of 23,386,000. This compared with 68, ,136, 900 in August, 1945.
 The poultry and egg situations were outlined by experts attending the annual convention of the na- tional poultry, butter and egg asso- ciation at Chicago. | Jacob Buxbaum, president of Thorndike and Gerrish Company, a Boston wholesale poultry firm, re- ported that there is much less poul- try on farms than there was year ago.
 He added, however, that poultry in cold storage amounted to quite 8 bit more" than year ago. But he said that 8 tremendous amount" was marketed just before price ceil- ingS were removed July 1.
 Market Breeders
 Because of shortage of poultry feed from Jan. 1 to about Aug. l some New England poultry raisers who could not get feed marketed even their breeding stock, Buxbaum said.
 He expected the shortage of poul- try to become acute next March and April.
 Harry c. Carbaugh, president of the Tennessee Egg Company, a wholesale house of Chattanooga Tenn, said that egg prospects were good.
 A slight shortage might develop next January If the weather is ex- tremely cold, he said, but otherwise there should be enough eggs for the country's needs for a long time to come"
 Plenty of Fish Stored
 At Boston, spokesmen for the fishing industry said there was more fish in cold storage than ever be- fore. Gloucester fishermen were laying over for five days between fishing trips to permit the fish from previous catches to be shipped from the warehouses.
 Nationwide storage of fish on Aug II was estimated at 126,836, ,809 pounds, of which 30,552 900 was stor- ed in New England. This was 58 per cent above last years storage and 5S percent above the nations five year average.
 Weekly catches unloaded at Bos- ton have totaled 100000 to 5,500,- 900 pounds. Paddock and rose fish top the supply, and cod and mack erel also are plentiful. The mack erel season, however, ends about Nov. 1.
 In the Pacific Northwest, however, the salmon run was reported small, and canned salmon was expected to remain scarce.
 Luncheon Meat Drops
 Meat industry spokesmen said that only about 10 to 20 percent of the normal supply of luncheon meat was reaching the consumer. They predicted that the supply would drop even lower
 There will be enough macaroni, spaghetti and egg noodles for at least six months to one year, ac- cording to M. J. Donna, secretary
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-18
Waiter WincheII
 On BrO0dw,0v
MEMos TO ALL EDITORS

MEMOS TO ALL EDITORS
 The nti-ROOsevelts are using this: A Republican (Chicago) pa- per's reporter asked Bob Hanne- gan: Who'll be your candidate in 48-Truman?"
 Nope" Hannegan replied (don't forget this is an alleged joke), mot strong enough. The public appar- ently no like"
 Could it be Wallace?" pumped the reporter.
 Hell, no! Can't take chances with him. They think he's Red"
 Well" said the scribe, If 1t aint Truman or Wallace. who do you think 1t might be?"
 "Oh," said Hannegan, T dunno! There's plenty of time. We'll dig up someone"
 "Oh, NO!" roared the Repub- hcrat, mot HIMp
 Prof. Name Sigbahn's trip here is for several confs with EinStein. He's Sweden's top atoman (collab- Der of LiSe Meitner) The in- fluential members on Eisenhower'S staff are for complete remobiliza- tion" Dr. Paul Scheffer (see clips in morgue) was once chief of Nazi spy ring in Russia. Now very active here. One of the top propa- gandistS for getting the U. s. into 8 war with Russia soon as possible" . When Field Marshal Montgom- cry was honor-guest Cat the Bar bizon-Plaza) g. man, en route to the 3Oth floor, was hauled back into the elevator and made to identify himself before the law in the foyer. Said to be J. D. Rockefeller, Jr. l!
 Senator Taft, who demanded we get tougher with all corners, and in same speech demanded ending of the draft for more soldiers, said this on Sept. 2, 1941: Tt is simply fantastic to suppose that there is any danger of an attack on the United States by Japan" That U. of Tampa story: Dr. Elwood c. Nance (Pres. of Univ there) was an Army chaplain in war. He has established 8 new dept of Inter Cultural Relations for the purpose of fighting with scientific methods the emergence of the Klan activi- ties and all un-American groups" in the South. The first dept of its kind, they say, below Mason-Dixon. Add significant Russ-U. s. notes:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-18

IThe Russian Purcnasing Commission in Washington (which numbers about 300 expert Soviet engineers and technicianD is discharging its U. s. employees. preparatory to shut ting down Jan. 1. That means, I'm told, the Russians do not expect to buy from us any more the way things stand now. etc.
 Last night Mayor ODwyer dis cusSed Police Comm. Wallander. He was told that columnistS have been getting reports that 8 MT. Grace might succeed Wallander and was there anything to that? ''He will be Police Commissioner so long as I'm Mayor!" said His Honor, debunking the rumors Govt statistics now indicate that the same product which cost 8 dollar in 1899 (to produce) would now cost about $1.60. This diff measures the effect and the amount of infla- tion Hear anything about a printers strike in Nov? Since the trucking strike started, James P. Davis has made 8 mint selling paperweights to newsstand own CTS!
 Reminder: Great Britain and Russia signed non-aggression treaty in 1941. Which side would British be on in event of conflict, considering treaties are pieces of papyruS? Big news expected from Puerto Rico during next few months. Break said to come be- tween Luis Munos Marin, President of the Senate there, and most pow- erful political figure in Islands and Jesus Pinero, Truman's ap- pointment for the Governorship .. Cost of atombs are down to 8 mere million each. That sounds expensive, but look at 1t this way: The entire civilized world can now be de- Stroyed for less than the war cost the U. S., 70 Billion Herr Axel Wenner-Gren just flew in. Using name of Brown.
 MT. Peron's Austrian friend, Fritz Mandl, reported inquiring about possibilities of buying 8 newspaper here or Philly His Buenos Aires office is working with experts on preparations for news syndicate and newspaper chain for Latin America Argentina will use all dollar assets to purchase military equipment and machinery from U. s. Talk about ex-AmbasS to Russia Davies going back there. ... British and U. s. brass in Japan not hitting it off too well. The Tomr,ieS feel they are being treat like sojers of 2nd rate power .. White shirts with button down col lars are back on some counters. Can't tip where until l get few.
 Reason Russians so cocky lately is they allegedly have Cosmic Ray
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-18
Public MisIed By US. Guided Missile ToIk

Washington, Sept. 18 - (UP) - Responsible military officers voiced fears today that the armed forces, however inadvertently, have misled the public about our guided missile development program.
 Despite rash of reports of fam tastic new weapons in the works, the fact is the nation does not have 8 single guided missile, rocket or supersonic (faster than sound) plane to use if war comes tomorrow.
 Furthermore, 1t may be years perhaps five, 10 or more-before such weapons are available on a scale for effective use in combat.
 Public relations leaders of the Army Air Forces, Army Ordnance and the Navy Department joined in warning that claims for the fut- ure of guided missile research are all out of proportion to actual &C., complishments.
 This fact, they said, should be borne in mind whenever new pre- dictions are made of rockets cap able of reaching the moon or of other long-range missiles charged with atomic warheads. Predictions, they repeat, are not accomplish mentS.