davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-28
New American Defense
Base Plan Disclosed
(Coktinued from Page One)

can policy is to put these under an
American-controlled United Ma
tions trusteeship.
3. In still another category the
United States holds 99-year leases
on eight key Atlantic positions on
British-controlled islands or areas
New Foundland, Bermuda, Ba-
hamas, Jamaica, Antigua, St.
Lucia, Trinidad and British Gui
ana.
4. Bases developed on the soil of
Latin American nations during the
war are now being turned back to
those countries rapidly. The
Galapagos islands, off the Pacific
entrance of the Panamz Canal,
are going back to Ecuador, bases
in Cuba are being relinquished,
and the same policy, American
officials said, applies to the high
ly important string of airfields
and facilities built up on the Brazil
ian 'hump.'' The United States
policy is that the American Ma
tions should use such facilities CO.
operatively as necessary.
S. Military relations with Canada
are in a special category. The
two countries have permanent
joint defense board and are now
cooperating in an Arctic explora-
ton and equipment test, operation
Muskox, against the possibility of
a war some day involving the
north polar regions. But the Unit
ed States does not intend to seek
military bases in Canada, pre-
ferring instead the system of joint
use built up during the war.
The first official word of Ameri-
can requests for air base facilities
in Iceland was given out last night
by Olafur Thors, prime minister.
at Reykjavik. Officials here said
he was forced to make some state
ment because controversy over
the possibility of a permanent
American base in Iceland had
made it local political issue.
The controversy developed chief
ly, according to these authorities,
in the Moscow press and in the
Communist press abroad after
Britain and the United States had
begun to make a major issue OF
the presence of Russian troops IN
Iran.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-28
LEFT-OF-
JAP RULE LOOMS
Continued from Page One)

Ichiro Hatoyama, and the Progress
SVes, headed by outgoing Premier
K1oro Shidehara. are in fact Con-
Se'vative parties, ana the Social
democratic party includes a strong
Conservative faction.
The Socialists break with the
Liberals suggested a Strengthening
o. let.Wing elements among the
social Democrats and was wei
ecmed by Ritsu Ito of the Com
mUnist party central committee.
lDsaid:
II IOur present mission is to form
.Po''lar front through coopera-
uon with the. Social Democratlc
party"
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-28

Milwaukee is ready to start
six-year, $4,000, 900 public works
program, including construction of
two new high schools, 232-family
housing project, a new sports arena
and street and highway improve
ments,
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-28
WILL, SEEK NOMINATION

RICHMOND, Va, April Z7.-[HJ
A. Hutchinson, Richmond
lawyer and leader in the social
ed "1iberaP' faction of the Virginia
Democratic party, announced to-
night he would seek nomination IN
the August Democratic primary to
the seat in the United States SEN
ate now held by Senator Harry F.
Byrd.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-28
ANDERSON VISIONS
FLOOD OF WHEAT


ture that wheat should be requisi-
ioned from farmers"
'"The farmers I have talked with
in the last two days convince me
that everyone will do all that, can
be expected of him. The govern
ment will offer him every incen-
tive but requisitioning wheat from
the men who produce it is not in
our minds
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-28
SAFETY CONFERENCE

WASHINGTON, April2 7.-P)-
A three-day highway safety con-
ference, called by President Tru-
man, will meeth ere May $40 to
promote concerted program for
reducing the accident toll.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-28
IMPOSSIBLE TO SAY eyes"

REYKJAVIK, Iceland, April 27.
-P-Olafur Thors, prime mini
ster of Iceland, in a broadcast TO
the nation, said tonight his coun-
try could not grant a United
States request for military bases
in Iceland.
"Icelanders will never forget
that Americans were first of all
nations to recognize our undis-
putable rights to re-establlsn our
republic the United States
were therefore entitled to only the
best from u.s. he declared, add
ing:
'But when the United States
requested from Iceland what they
cannot grant to anyone, it was
impossible to say yes.
"Icelandic interests alone doml-
nate in such matters. Therefore
the government could not do what
the United States requested.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-28

Secen states are using aluminium
automobile license plates for 1916.
They are Connecticut, Rhode Is
land, Washington, Oregon, Arkan-
cas-, Virginia and South Dakota.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-28

The domesticaied cat was an
object of veneratloo among the
Egyptians.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-28

HOSPITAL PATIENT
Friends of Mrs. Myrtle d.
Davis will regret to learn that
she is a patient at James Walk
er Memorial hospital.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-28

Cut glass is pressed-not cut
into shape.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-28
City Briefs
yESPER SERVICES

Chestnut street Presbyter-
ian church vesper services will
be held this afternoon at $50
o'clock by Circle No. 2 of the
Missionary society of the
church. Elder c. L. Thomas
will be the speaker. Vocal
selections will be rendered by
local soloists. The public is
cordially invited.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-28
RETURNS HOME

RETURNS HOME
Released Friday from the
James Walker Memorial hos
pital, where she underwent a
major operation, Mrs. Frances
Henderson has returned to her
home. She is the wife of Sal
walton Army Captain Lettie
Henderson, 215 South Front
street.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-03
MOORE DISCOUNTS
REPORTS OF BEACH
AREA RENT PROBE

With rentals at beach areas de.
controlled by OPA on April Is, re-
ports that a rent prober was
operating in Wilmington. were
termed fantastic by Maurice
Moore, local Area Rent Control
director.
The man or the men had been
reported as going from house to
house, inquiring of residents re-
gardlng their rental property.
Moore said he had no knowledge
of any such person and that all
regularly employed OPA person.
mel or investigators are furnish
ed with Identification and ere.
centials which they are required
to display upon request.
Moore suggested that in case
any. property owner or resident
is approached by a person whose
authenticity they doubt, this
courtesy should be demanded.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-03
CHAMBER CONTEST
CLOSES AUG. 81.
Amateur Photographers
Asked To Submit
Pictures Early

A call for al local amateur and
confessional photographers to sub
nit photographs in the Wilmington
rhamber of Commerce contest bv
August 81 was issued yesterday bv
paul Franklin Bell, assistant
Chamber secretary.
The Photographs, which will be-
come the property of the chamber.
will be used for advertising Will
miqgton'' both at home and
throughout tie country.
Photographers r asked to SUBJ
NIT their pictures, printed on 8'x
10" glossy paper, in one or more
nj the following 10 categories: In
dpstrial, Port, Historic, Scenic.
Architectural, Educational, Recrea-
+ional. Agricultural, and MisceI-
laneouS.
The winner in each of the 10
classitications will be awarded S..
The best picture of the lot. will
draw an aadltloldI 9io, and the
ruaner-up $40.
All photographs used by the
chamber for advertising will be
stamped on the back with the
photographers name and the fol-
lowing request: When using this
photo for publication, please credit
photographer and mention Whining
ton, North Carolina. 1t is not TO be
used for local commercial adver-
Using without permission of photo
grapher."
The judges Of the contest are
Mayor W. Ronald Lane; E. L.
White, chamber president; ]. H.
Carswell, president of the Retail
Merchants association; Bill Sharpe.
director Of the State News bureau:
and Wilmington newspaper editors,
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-03
WARDENS IN AREA
BAG 3 HUNTSMEN
Southern Columbus MIN.
rods Fined In White
vile Court
Special to the Star

SOUTHPORT, Aug. 2. - South
eastern North Carolina game war,
dens from half a dozen counties
made it rather warm for a trio OF
southern Columbus county hunters
in court at Whiteville this week.
Robert Granger, Levy and Will
lie Jones, all white men and resi-
dent of the Old Dock section on the
Columbus-BrunsWick borders, were
fined $500 each. Each also had a
valuable L. c. Smith shotgun con
f&cated together with boxes of
buckshot shells. A large number Of
heavy flashlight batteries was also
taken. They threw away their
flashlights as they attempted to
flee the officers.
Four-Mile Chase
Following a four-mile chase the
four men we're captured near the
Council hunting preserve at Coun-
Gil. Officers, led by H. T. Bowmer
of Southport: Charles Skipper of
Leland; w. P. Floyd Of New Han
over anc Protectors Rivenbark,
Charles Smith, Sam Cuthbert and
E. W. Woodell made the capture.
The men were alleged to be night
driving for deer, using a car and
flashlights. The officers, with their
cars concealed watched them for
some time. The hunt, while the Of
ficers watched, was unproductive
OF deer and the hunters finally
became aware that they were be-
ing watched.
Block Getaway
Throwing away their flashlights,
but forgetting the telltale batteries
and reluctant to part with their
guns, they fled in their car with
the officers in pursuit. Two of the
cars occupied by officers managed
to get ahead of them and attempted
to block the road. The first at
tempted failed but a second effort
resulted in the car of the hunters
being brought to a halt and the men
seized.
Game Protector bowmer says
there has been much night hunting
this year. Always the men have
managed to escape from the two or
three officers who discovered them
in their illegal operations. In the
above case a whole battery of the
officers formed the reception COM
mittee and the joint meeting was a
success, so far as the officers were
concerned.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-03
FLOOD DAMAGE
BY MRS. LORENA C. RAWLS

CURRIE, Aug. "A letter from
Col. G. w. Gillette, district engi-
neer at Wilmington, to Leon D.
Smith, local attorney, says that he
has requested from the United
States Government, authority to
repair the dixie on the Cape Fear
River in the Kelly section of Blad-
en- county which broke last fall
during the terrific flood which
swept through this section and
added that he had good reason to
believe that the repair would be
made during the summer.
This will be good news to resi-
dents who suffered disastrous re-
suits during the September flood
of 1945.
An intensive. effort has been made
by members of the committee from
that section, headed by Leon D.
Smith and Hector H. Clark, of
Elizabethtown.
The letter from Col. Gillette is
the most encouraging news the
committee has had and Mr.. SMITH
expects the situation at his home
section in Kelly, to be relieved in
the near future.
Bears are yet playing a role in
the damaging of corn fields in the
section of Black River close te
Long View. These corn fields are
not in the flooded section and are
called Raccoon Swamps. The lat.
est report comes that the bears are
taking down stalk and all, as many
as several rows in one night, car
rying them out to the nil wher.
they bunch and have a regular
feast. They are becoming boldel
and more destructive each day
Some are seen in broad day ligh
in and around the fields. Mr.. Wood
ell, game warden of Bladen county
is very cooperative in helping thu
farmers get rid Of these destruc
tive animals.
Raccoon Swamp farms, ever
with the serious damage done b,
coon, bears and 'possoms last fall
furnished practically all the seec
corn in and around the flooded
areas.
The old bays through the lowe
section Of Bladen county are be.
ginning to take on new color be
sides rattlesnakes, mosquitoes, bull
frogs and varmints in general
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-03
FLOOD DAMAGE
Gillette Asks Authority
To Repair Bladen bikes

They are being recognized as ideal
for BURBERRY farms. Recently a
Northern businessman purchased
some OF this land and in the near
future hopes to develop a fine blue
berry farm.
The nearest berry farm in Lower
Bladen is the n of Mr.. Philip
Barahill at Rowan. Mr.. Barnhill
has a fine new field of berries iust
coming in to bearing for the past
few years. MI. Barnhill lives in
the Rowan section and is the lead.
ing merchant there.
The farm OF W. T. Raw1s seem 6
to be noted for its freak vege.
tables and fruits Recently an Irish
potato was found at digging that
closely resembles a snake. coiled
and ready to strike. 1t is a perfect
replica of a snake. Those who have
seen the freak potato claim it has
a right to look like a snake for
snakes rattle their tails all around
Were the potato grew.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-03
COLEMAN

TABOR CITY, Aug. 2 -
R. C.. Coleman has been elect
ed president of the Tabor City
Tobacco Board Of trade for
the eighth consecutive mar
keting season, according to a
report Of the preseason meet
ing held early this week. Oscar
Burch, was named vice-presi-
dent and Harriet Skies was
reelected secretary-treasur-
er. Rules and regulations for
marketing season were dis
cussed and approved.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-03
TOBACCO R BURN

CERRO GORDO, Aug. 2 -
One colored man suffered
painful burns and is being
hospitalized at the Columbus
county hospital and John Hen
burg received burns Sunday,
July 81 when fire destroyed
tobacco marns on the Brack
Hilbourn farm in the Hinson's
Crossroads section.
J. W. Jones also reported
the loss of two barns Of to-
bacco by fire on Monday even
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-03
RETURNS HOME

RETURNS HOME
CERRO GORDO, Aug. b
Mr.. and Mrs. P. X. Strickland
this week welcomed home
their son, Roger E. Strickland,
R. M. Sc. USN who was re-
Gently discharged from the
service. His brother, Cary ",
was previously discharged as
a sergeant in the Army and is
now employed in the separa-
ton center at Charleston, S. c.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-03
INJURED

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2-PNAt
least "A persons were injured Fri
day when a crowded commuter
bus huctled from a Potomac river
bridge to a driveway 30 feet BE-
low after a collision with an auto
mobile.
Police and the Washington-Vir-
ginia-Maryland Coach co., several
hours after the accident, scaled
down first estimates that the list
of injured totaled 60. The A, In
Guiding the driver Of the auto, were
those actually treated at hospitals.
Farm land DriraS ip IN vfafoe aHn
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-03
FREE RICE OFFERED

TABOR CITY, Aug. 2 -
Distribution of free rice to Gus
toners of the Carolina Ware
house next Monday, Wednes-
day and Friday has been an
nounced by the proprietors,
Buck Peay and George Wal
den.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-03
Furlough Pay Okay

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2-R-The
Senate sent to the White House Fri
day a 81, 636, 289, 900 supplemental
appropriations bill carrying funds
for enlisted mems furlough pay.
1t also provides money to buy
specially-fitted automobiles for
some 20, 900 ex-GI's who lost their
legs in the war.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-03

ing and Graham Walker,
Chadbourn farmer lost a lot
OF fine cured tobacco by fire
last Friday afternoon. The
Walker loss was around $4,000.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-03
lei TUCKER RESIGNS

0OO Iii O1t1, 1AuS'
Glenn M. Tucker, now Of Car
DINA Beach, for the past
eight years principal Of Bruins
wick county schools, seven
years at Bolivia and one at
Leland, has resigned the prin-
cipalship Of the Leland school.
He will devote his entire time,
he says to his real estate bus
mess at Carolina Beach.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-03
S RESIGNS

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2-@-
Senator Austin (R.-Vt.) Friday re-
signed from the Senate to take
over his new duties as American
representative on the World Sc
curity council.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-03
RESTING AT HOME

TABOR CITY, Aug. 2-Miss
Mildred Holt has returned to
her home here for a short rest
after graduation from Kings
Business college, Raleigh.
She is at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Leo
Holt.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-03
A DAMAGED


Il WILL, Aug. =
Columbus county coroner Fl.
Hugh Nance had his car dam
aged to the extent of about
$500 Tuesday evening when a
large oil tanker bore down
on him near the Valery Ben
ton home on the Chadbourn-
Fair Bluff road.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-03
UNION SERVICES PLANNED

SOUTHPORT, Aug. 2 -Four
of the Southport churches have
united for union services dur
ing the month of August. Dur
ing this month services will
be held at only one of the four
churches each Sunday. The
churches cooperating are the
Methodist, Baptist, Presbyte-
rian and Episcopal.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-03

Tungsten must be 99.99 per cent
pure to qualify as an efficient fila
ment in an electric light bulb.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-03

Sheep and lambs in Wyoming
last year tota1ed 1000. 600 less than
in 1910.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-03

A total of 1888 feathers recently
we're plucked from a chicken.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-03
CONDUCTS CLINIC

WH1TEv1LLE, Aug.
DR.. o. L. Miller of Charlotte,
well known surgeon, conduct
ed an orthopaedic clinic to-
day in the basement of the Ag-
ricultural building in Lumber
ton. A large number of child
rem appeared for examination.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-03
LADIES' NIGHT

TABOR CITY, Aug. 3
Rotarians were guests of
honor at a dinner given by the
Tabor City club at Crescent
Beach Grill on Monday even
ing of this week when an in
formal program Of entertain
ment was presented. President
j. L Baxter presided over the
festivities.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-03
TO WEST INDIES

TO WEST INDIES
CHADBOURN, Aug. 2
After spending several days
with his parents here, Robert
j. Page has shipped for the
West Indies with the Merchant
Marines. He had recently re-
turned from a trip to Cuba.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-03

Farm land prices In 10 states are
higher than in the booming EOS.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-12-21

trict 1 United clearinghouse
Workers, CLIO declared:
II hope Mayor Kelly's decision
means that the Democratic Party
of Cook County fully intends to
seek a candidate that all progress.
sives and Independents can sup
port. Many in the ranks Of labor
want to keep Colonel Mccormick
out of City Hall. Kelly can't do
it.
OTIS time that the Independent
groups, all wings of labor and
progressive Democrats get TO.
gether under one roof. To-
gether they must find ways to
influence the selection of a ma
yOralty candidate; one that can
be supported all out by those
who want a progress sive,
healthy and decent life i'm our
city,"
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-12-21

tenants has become intensified
rather than lessened by the cur.
rent court actions. Still living in
conditions described by Judge
Braude as unfit for human ha-
bitation", they are fighting for
the needed repairs to be made on
the eight-story structure, the con.
dition of which was revealed in
recent issues of the STAR.
In a letter addressed to the
Mayor, the Governor, and the
President, eighteen leaders of
the National Negro Congress
Tenants League in the build
ing and Albert George, MIC
secretary, demanded that ode
cent housing is made imme-
diately available" to the ten.
ants while the building is reno
waited, under government oper-
alton, If necessary.
Give hundred American citi-
zens should not be faced with the
choice of living in such a build
ing or being completely home
less, the letter declared.
"Men from the foxholes of for
eign lands should not be compel
led by the housing shortage and
restrictive covenants to live with
their families midst the ratholes
of a BOO Ellis Avenue"
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-12-21

Referring to the unions de-
mand for increased wages,
Fielde pointed out that Inter-
national Harvester has increas-
ed its prices "a per cent since
the start of the war, nine per
cent of the increase coming re-
Gently.
A 10 per cent price increase
was granted the company by the
OPA when the union obtained an
Is percent wage increase, Fielde
said. Only IL per cent price in
crease was needed to pay the in
creased wage, according to the
union representative.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-12-21

Gerald Fielde, the unions
international secretary.treasur-
er, reported that the company
also agreed in principle to
equal pay for equal work, pro-
missing the elimination of "fe-
male rates."
Harvester company's views on
the annual wage will be submit
ted to the union on December %,
when union and company will
meet again on the issues under
discussion.
THE negotiations cover the Is
Harvester locals for which the
FE-CIO is the bargaining agent.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-12-21

Martin Ochs has q national
reputation as a highly-skilled
strilxe-breaker.
AS a matter of record, Ochs
big-time crime career dates from
1884 when he first became a pro-
fessional strikebreaker. Gunman
and skilled slugger, his reputa-
ton came to the attention of in
dustrialists and stri1e.hreaking
agencies across the country.
FROM Chicago, he went on to
Minneapolis and New York for
sp e cial COON assignments
against striking workers.
Ochs has since been arrested
some IS times on charges rang
ing from assault and bookmak-
ing to bastardy and murder.
But this professional strike
breaker has nothing TO fear.
He is protected by his high
connections"
Thus far he has managed to
beat the rap and has never serv.
ed a single day in prison.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-12-21

around the toy department. But
it will take well-heeled parents
to keep the youngsters faith in
Santa unshaken after Christ.
mas day.
"All L want is a new doll
with a little doll buggy and a
cradle to sleep in," a modest
young lady confides in Santa.
y y
BUT the cheapest doll we
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-12-21

pensive gifts. But these filters
now are displayed for two
bucks!
Yes, and even a tree TO hang
the gifts on is cutting into the
budget" more heavily this
year.
Parents win go in the hole
this year. Or else Santa will
have a lot of disillusioned fol.
lowers.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-12-21
OK starred as strikebreuker

Two up-and-coming boys in
Chicago's underworld are Mar
tin 1.-THE Ok" Ochs and Paul La
briola.
Ruthless, arrogant and utter
ly contemptuous of the law, this
pair has instituted two-man
crime way unequalled since pro-
hibition days.
This week, Ochs was a free
man once again, after being de-
tanned briefly by the police in
connection with the tavern muir.
der of a Chicago printer. Harry
S. Dean.
DEAN, an innocent bystander,
died after he was shot when an
Argyle Ave. gin mill was ma,
chine-gunned on December S.
Ochs had been thrown out of
the place shortly before, after a
scuffle with girl, and promised
to return for vengeance.
This week some interesting in
formation on the background
and rise of to infamy of Martin
Ochs came to light.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-12-21

w SAAAN NARl 0OAA ~ bt@1CS 49, ~
and up. The youngsters most
modest requests are very costly
- and don't think she doesn't
really expect more than her
minimum demands anyhow!
Water pistols, which parents
always regret buying, used to
be minor items in the budget.
Now they come in delux models,
fifty shots without reIoading,
for So.
ONCE harmonious were 10
cents and Is cents at the dime
store.
Now you'll have to pay at
least $1:1O is you want your
kid to blow on q harmOnica
= and you'll have to pay no
less than So If you want much
sound to come out when he
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1946-12-21

blows.
Time was when a loud-enough
toy drum cost two bits, but not
any more. Now it's $1.50, please.
PARENTS once used clay
molding sets coloring sets, and
games as Christmas stocking
filters to pad the few more ex-