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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-07-18

Charles Lewis, and Nh and Mrs.
Harry Lewis, Oakland.
Following the ceremony reception
was held at the home of Mrs Prem
tee Teets, in Terra Alta.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-07-18
SWANTON METHODIST CHURCH

There will be services in the Swan
ton Methodist church on July p, at
9:45 A. NJ, to be conducted by the
Rev. W. VI. DeShong, pastor of the
Elk Garden Methodist church. The
Sunday School session at 1900 A. w.
each Sunday.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1946-07-18

Guests of Rev. and Mrs. George D.
Bnk are the formers mother, Mrs.
Ellen Bnk and sister, Miss Eleanor
Brk. Of Johnstown. Pa.
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IMPORTANT-When changing ad-
dress, send US old address as well as
new; send address label from last
copy; allow two weeks for first copy
to reach new address
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RED HOUSE LUTHERAN PARISH

Holy Communion next Sunday
morning at St. Johns for the entire
parish. Young people are to be re-
ceived by Confirmation, and parents
are urged to present their children
Tor Baptism.
The enrolment of the vacation
Bible school is 12O this year Friday
morning of this week. the parents and
friends of the pupils are invited to
visit the school, to see what work is
being done.
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Stassen machine the States most in
fluential and largest newspaper
and, by long odds, the most
money, That combination is enough
to win in any primary anywhere, any
time With all that, the reported nerv-
BUSINESS Of the Stassen supporters is
hard to understand.
And certainly the cries that the re-
suit was d great triumph for liberal
ism" were a little to loud The truth
is that some of Mr.. Stassen's friends
are worried about this liberalism"
publicity and wish he would find it
possible sometime, somewhere to
make speech or statement without
dwelling upon the necessity of liberal
ling the Republican party and
stressing his championship Of pro
gressive principles" This desire is
not in the least because they are
personally reactionary or opposed to
progress. 1t is because they are ex-
tremely anxious to have Mr., Stassen
nominated and do not believe he is
going about it in the right way
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paper published in Garrett county,
with the largest Circulation.
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The Republican is published every
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nor Thye had behind him the strong
Stassen machine, the States most in
fluential and largest newspaper
and, by long odds, the most
money. That combination is enough
to win in any primary anywhere, any
time. With all that, the reported nerv-
BUSINESS Of the Stassen supporters is
hard to understand.
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Entered at the Postofice at Oakland,
Md, as second-class mail matter.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-22
Set
As Systems
Sales Price
Gholston To Retain Pumps,
Wells And Real Estate
OF Company
CHANGE OVER JULY l
City To Buy Property For
$4,000 Less Than
Original Offer

The City of Wilmington
yesterday successfully COM
pleted negotiations with J.
Gholston to purchase the
Sunset company's water and
sewage distribution systems
for S45,O0
This is $40, 900 less than the origi-
nal offer submitted by Gholston
to the city.
The city council approved the
reduced figure in special session
yesterday morning. J. R. Benson,
acting city manager, W. F. Evans,
Jr., head of the city's water and
sewage department, and Gholston.
owner of the company, worked Out
the final details of the transaction
yesterday afternoon.
Water And Sewage
The deal involves only the actual
water and sewage distribution sys-
TENS. Gholston will retain the
pumps, wells, and real estate Of the
company,
Under the terms of the transac.
ton Gholsto1 will continue mainten-
ance of the systems until July /,
See SUNSET on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-22
REPORTED
CLEAR OF REDS
Premier Says Soviet Troops
Left According To
Deadline

NEW YORK, May 21.-P)-Iran-
ian Ambassador Hussein Ala re-
ported to the United Nations Sc
curity Council T sday night that
he had received information from
hi government that all Soviet
troops were Withdrawn from Iran
ian soil by ~ G.
He transmitted a message he
received from Iranian Premier
Ahmed Qavam, which said a gov
eminent commission had visited
principal cities of Azerbaijan
province ana had failed to find any
trace of Soviet troops or equip
ment.
Internal Interference
The communications from Qavam
did got mention alleged Russian
interference with the internal af-
fairs of Iran which Ala said Tues
day night was still continuing.
Qavam's message to Ala said:
"In order to obtain information
on the circumstances of evacua-
ton of al, parts of Azerbaijan, I
dispatched a commission of an
See IRAN on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-22
JOHNSON
TO SPEAK IN CITY
Assistant Chief Navy Per-
sonnet Addresses Pro-
peller Club

Tonight's observance of Mari
time Day by the Propeller club
of the United States, Port of Will
mington, will be highlighted by an
address of Rear Admiral Felix
Leslie Johnson, USN, assistant
chief of Naval personnel.
A small number of persons, out
standing in matters of port develop
ment throughout the state, have
received invitations to attend a
dinner meeting at the Cape Fear
Country club at 7 o'clock this
evening, at which time Admiral
Johnson will speak.
Speaks To Kiwanis
Arriving here this morning, the
high-ranking Naval officer will
also address today's luncheon meet
ing of the Wilmington Kiwanis
club.
Although no other local Mari
time Day celebration has been an
nounced, merchants are expected
to display American flags in the
downtown area as in past years.
May q was proclaimed Maritime
Day by order of President Tru-
man.
A native of Aberdeen, N. c., Ad-
miral Johnson attended high
school at Warrenton and the Uni
versity of North Carolina before
his appointment. to the U. S. Naval
Academy in 1916.
Graduated and commissioned en-
sign in June, 1919, he subsequently
progressed in grade until his pro-
motion to Rear Admiral on Oct.
10, 1943.
Campaign Veteran
A veteran of campaigns and SER
vice in the Asiatic and South
American areas prior to World
War II, he was commended by the
Commander in Chief, U. S. Pacific
fleet for services during a part of
his command of the U. S. S. Presi-
dent Adams from July, 1943, until
November, 1914.
In November, 1914, he vas trans
ferred to duty as Assistant Chief
of Staff to the Commander, South
Pacific. In June, 1914, he returned
to the United States and, after fit
ting out the U. S. S. Springfield,
commanded that cruiser from her
commissioning on Sept. 9, 1874
until May Is, 1915.
Many Decorations
On June 20, 1915, he reported
for duty in the Bureau Of Naval
Personnel, Navy Department,
Washington, and On Jan. 9, 1916, he
assumed duty as Assistant Chief
of Naval Personnel.
In addition to the Commentator
See ADMIRAL on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-22
WIDOW WILL GET
BENEFIT CHECK
Mrs. Helen Thompson Cox
To Receive $500 From
State Fund

Mrs. Helen Thompson Cox,
widow o. A. D. Cox, fcrmer AS
sistant Chief of Police, Carolina
Beach, will today . given checks
totaling $500. benefits due her
under the North Carolina Law
Enforcement Officers Benefit and
Retirement fund.
Carolina Beach Gle of Police
E. V. Leonard said last night,
the presentari ol will be made by
Sheriff G.. David Jo'.es this after
noon.
The checks bear the signature of
George Ross Pou, auditor for the
state retirement plan, and are
de- ated as 5000 for burial and
$500 for widows benefits"
Cox, it is understood, wa not
a member of the Retirement plan,
but the plan sets forth that heirs
See BkNEFlT On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-22
COUNTS
TOLL OF TORNADO
Two Dead, As Hurt, And
100000 Damage In
Wind Storm

KINsTON, MAY 21-P)-This
community was recovering Tues
day from the effects of a sudden
tornado which struck three sides
OF the city Monady night, killing
two persons, injuring As others
and causing property damages
viii III may run as high as $780,
600.
The sudden twister, which was
described by eye witnesses as
having struck without warning,
took the lives of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Potter, an aged couple who
lived with their family two miles
north of the city on the Snow
Hill highway.
House Demolished
Mrs. Potter died in a hospital
early Tuesday. Her husband was
killed almost instantly when their
house was demolished after TAX
ing the full effects of the tWlster.
Jake Potter, a son of the couple,
was treated for a broken arm and
head injuries.
Still in a critical condition In
local hospitals were Miss Virginia
Baker, who suffered severe mead
and chest injuries; Mrs. Stanley
Baker. Is, who suffered similar
wounds; and Mrs. ]. R. Sparrow,
who was removed to a hospital
for shock. Mrs. Sparrow previous
lv had been i'll fter a stroke OF
paralysis and, although unln]ureo
when her house was demolished
her condition was DESERVED by
hospital att ,ches as grave
Others Being Treated
A check of loca hospitals late
Tuesday revealed that 20 persons
still were oeing treated for IN
i,1ries. many of them with broken
limbs. All however, were eA-
pected to recover barring GULF
plications. :.o,,d-
At least nine buildings, lnclua-
ing four residences, were emo
ished by the storm which 1lrs'
struck a few hundred yards 10
the east If the Kinston corporate
limits. Here it leveled two service
stations, one garage, and a recent
ly completed dwelling. .
Then the storm. weirdly skipped
several hundred yards before IL
struck again, this time in a fielo
on the Eli Perry farm demollsn-
ing the home Of Elr. and MIS-
Stanley Baker.
Dorsey Jacobs, a filling station
operator living on the Goldsooro
See KINSTON on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-22
GOVERNMENT ACTS
IN RAIL DISPUTE
Hand To Get Bigger
Pay Boost Than Board
Approved

WASHINGTON, May 21.-R)-
The government took a hand Tues
day night to get railroad workers
a bigger wage increase than an Of
fetal fact-finding board has recon-
mended.
The action follows the assur-
ance President Truman gave the
union leaders Saturday in persuad-
ing them to postpone their strike
until Thursday that he was ICON
fident" progress could be made in
further negotiations.
Seeks Compromise
DR.. John R. Steelman, /
Presidents labor adviser, told re-
porters the government is trying
to work out a compromise be-
tween the increase the fact-finding
board recommended, and which
the railroads have agreed to pay,
and the higher figure the Brother
hoods are demanding.
The fact-finding boards recon-
mendation, applicable to all the
railroad workers. was for an in
crease of 16 cents an hour or $1.28
a day.
Brotherhoods seek a minimum
The Engineers and Trainmen
raise of $1.44 a day for lower paid
employees which amounts to ID
See RAIL On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-22
WILMINGTON GETS
NEW RADIO RANGE
Contract Let For Ultra.
Modern VHF System
For BluethenthaI

Construction of Bluethenthal air.
port S VHF very high frequency
radio range, sciences ultra-mod-
ern contribution to aerial naviga-
ton, wi. begin in about a week or
10 days Jesse c. Parker, Jr., air
port manager, announced yester-
Gay.
Official confirmation that the
contracts for construction of the
range about five miles north of the
field have been let were received
by Parker tive days ago from Carl
Schancke. superintendent of the
Air Navigation Facilities Structural
division of the Civil Aeronautics
administl alton, Atlanta, Ga.
Air Highway
Sc,lancke also disclosed that CAA
plans to construct a number OF
other WIFI ranges stretching from
Flo1ica to New York which will
give the east coast its first Wifi
air-hi9hway' - sciences answer
to fcg. storms, rain, s%leet, and
snow, the elements which have so
long playei havoc with airplane
operations.
Schancke said CAA hopes to
have the HIGHWAY" in operation
by August l, Or as shortly as pos
slble af;el Wilmington's range is
completed some time in July.
In addition to the range here, the
See RANGE on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-22
Along The Cape Fear

fusion arises from the fact that
it is sometimes so difficult to tell
where legitimate lore leaves OF
and legena begins. Like altar OF
roses. the perfume of the past tends
to drug the senses. In this state
of semi = anesthesia, memories
merge and commingle. And the
result is that the facts OF the past
take or new shapes and forms to
such an extended degree that tic
ton sometimes creeps into the pic
ture.
This is the kind of a picture we
are facing this morning. Under
stand, though. we don't say there
Is fiction III !f,e picture; we just say
there seems to be.
Because the picture, you see, is
such a confusing one to us.
FLY BECOMES FIDDLER -
Yesterday we printed a story about
the 'Shoo F.y'-and the day be-
See CAPE FEAR on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-22

They say that the President
is much disturbed, as he
well may be, by the failure
to get anywhere in making peace.
Some good may come out of this
if he and Mr.. Byrnes will admit
that there may be something radi-
cally wrong with the s%trategical
conception and planning of their
diplomatic campaign. Yet that is
something which no one, who has
had a hand in making the policy
which we have followed since
Roosevelt's death, likes to admit
or feels compelled to admit. For
the Russians have behaved so
badly, so rudely, so crudely, and
SO aggressively, that they provide
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-22
JAYCEES FLY TO
COLDSBOR0 MEET
Plan Air Journey For
Breakfast With Wayne
County Members

Approximately IS air-minded
Junior Chamber of Commerce
members will take to the air Sun
day morning for a mi hour flight
to Goldsboro, where they will eat
breakfast and return here at nine
O. o'clock for church services.
John Anderson, chairman of the
clubs Aviation committee, said
last night that plans for the flight
have been completed, and that ten
Cub planes will leave Bluethenthal
field at five o'clock Sunday morn
ing.
The local group will be guests of
the C o d S b o r o Junior Chamber
at breakfast.
The event is an initial flight by
the Wilmington members, and
others are being planned, the avia-
ton committee announced last
night.
See JAYCEES on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-22
PROUD HUMBLE, CONFUSED,

PROUD HUMBLE, CONFUSED,
1t makes a person proud to live
in a city as rich in historical lore
as Wilmington. Few cities IN the
u. S. A. car boast of a past like
the Port City's-you can count them
on your fingers and still have
enough fingers left over to play
Dixie" allegro fortissimo on the
piano.
Also, by the very virtue OF this
pride. it makes a person humble to
live here Great and wonderful
things happened here in the long
ago, and those of US who live here
now are hard put to keep up the
great and wonderful tradition.
On the third hand, however, it
also does something else to a per-
O to live in a city SO closely COW
cred by the rich, tapestrled cloak
of history.
It confuses the heck out of him
him, meaning us.
LORE AND LEGEND-The con-
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-22
Today and Tomorrow
By WALTER LIPPMAN

a most plausible explanation for
any kind of diplomatic failure on
our part.
Neverless, it is not a good
explanation to say that we are
losing the game because our op-
ponents play their ace and their
trumps. 1t was obvious more than
a year ago that the Russians would
play their cards for all they were
worth. But we had, and still have,
plenty of aces and trumps of our
own. So, looking at the score after
twelve months, it is certainly a
fair question to ask whether we
are playing our own hand we'll.
See LIPPMANN On Page Five
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-22
BACK AT HOME
Judge Allen Praises Work
NRepresentatiue Clark
BACK AT HOME

Declaring that the defeat of
J. Bavar7 Clark in the Demo-
cratic primary on Saturday
would be q calamity to prog
ress in the Seventh Congress
ional district, Judge R. C. AL
len. retired. who recently re-
turned to North Carolina after
residing in Oklahoma for the
past 10 years, yesterday praised
MI. Clark as a man who en-
Joys the highest standing in
Congressional circles at Wash
ington end well worthy of sup
port ara denomination for the
Seventh district seat in the
House of Representatives.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-22
So To Bed

Back dr. the war lots Of
local ladies were busily en-
gagged Iea- - to bandage peo-
pie in case of an air raid.
One day IN auto accident
involving several cars harpen-
ed On a local street corner.
After the debris was clear
ed away a man was seen ly-
ing quietly face-down near the
curb. The police ran to his
side turned him over, and
anxiousIy inquired how badly
he was hurt.
'T'm not hurt at ALL" said
the man. II fell off the curb
while l was looking at the &C
cident. All of a sudden a lady
ran up to me and told me not
to move a muscle until she ran
home to get her bandages."
That, of course, is what was
told US just as we were ready
to 20 to bed last night.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-22

routed through Wilmington with
Bluethenthal airport as the hop
ping-off point.
Congressman ]. Bayard Clark,
speaking from his home in Fayette-
vile, last night pledged his "ut-
most support and cooperation" to
the movement to get the Bermuda
planeb ase located here.
Wilmington is the best - and
really tie only logical - place for
sucn a Ease" he said.
Congressman Clark also reveal
ed that President Roosevelt some
years ago heartily approved the
preliminary plans to get Bermuda
-ua established in the South.
Application Filed
The other contender for Coloni-
ais planned route is Charleston,
S. c. The airline has already has
filed an application with the Civil
Aeronautics board and President
Truman to extend its route south
into the Caribbean, and Charles
ton is reported to have a good
chance" Of becoming the termin-
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-22
The Weather

r FORECAST
North Carolina: Partly cloudy with
scattered thundershoWers and cooler
Wednesday,.
South Carolina: Slightly cooler Wednes-
day, partly cloudy with scattered thUn-
dershoWers.
Eastern Standard Time)
(By U. S. Weather Burear)
Meteorological data for the "a hours
ending 7:3o pm, yesterday.
TEMPERATURE
1:30 am, 70; 7:30 am, II; 1870 pm, 80;
7:30 pm, rs.
Maximum 81; Minimum 10; Mean IS;
Normal -
HUMIDITY
1870 am, 80; 1880 am, 81; 1870 PM, So;
1880 pm, 80.
PRECIPITATION
Total for "a hours ending 1880 pm.
600 inches.
Total since the first of the month,
3.04 inches.
TIDES FOR TODAY
(From the Tide Tables published by
U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey.
See THE WEATHER On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-22

Judge Allen, who plans to re-
side here II the future, is build
ing a new home in Forest Hills
and Will cnly make periodic
business trlps to Oklahoma. He
will leave for Tulsa on Thurs
day to attend a meeting of his
company which furnishes nat
ural gas u. that great oil and
gas state. He is and has been
for many years, general coun-
sci ana vice president of his
company.
A native of Bladen county,
Judge Aller: was practically
Sc. JUDGE on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-22

horse to Leland, a distance of
ten miles.
The boys, Roland Melton, 10, son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Melton,
"rlgntsville Sound; Ennis Larkins,
10, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. G. E.
Larkins, Seagate; and Dawsey At
klnson, Il, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. B. Atkinson, Greenville Sound,
SAID they had ga grand time" on
their frs train ride.
IN the ride they were taken all
See STUDENTS on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-22
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OBSCURE
3 LANE ROUTE WBERMUDA, CARIBBEAN;
CITY COMPLETES SUNSET WATER DEAL
NUMBER ONE RATING
FOR REGULAR BASE

Based on its number rating
as a low-cost production yard,
the North Carolina Shipbuild-
ing company, together with
three other U. S. yards, was
yesterday recommended to
congress for retention as
permanent Maritime commits
sion facility.
At the same time, in it's re-
port through the Navy to the
House Appropriations commit
tee, the Maritime commission
asked that the Brunswick river
surplus fleet lay-up basin here
nearly IS per cent completed
be declared a permanent site
for the storage of 500 surplus
government-owned dry cargo
ships. The commission asked
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-22

from John L. Lewis winners
will continue at work when the
strike truce" expires Saturday.
Secretary of the Interior Krug,
who takes charge of the mines I'M
der tie seizure order effective aft
err midnight Tuesday told a news
conference that Lewis took the po-
sition that the question of con-
,inuing work was n for the in
dividual miners.
Asks Support
Krug said that 1--WE asked his
support in keeping the mines
operating and Lewis took the re-
quest under consideration" A
second conference with Lewis will
be held Wednesday morning but
Krug said Lewis made mo prom
ises, and we requested none"
Krug also conferred with rep
lesentatives of the operators.
He told reporters afterwards that
ne will attempt to work out the
of a new bituminous coal
See NINE on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-22
Clipper Service To Resort
From Bluethenthal SOUGHT
New Hanover = Wilmington Airport Au-
thority Begins Action Today For
Colonial Air Lines Schedule
By r HIRSCH

A strong movement to get a Wilmington-Bermuda
Caribbean airplane service established at Bluethenthal air.
port with Colonial Airlines will be initiated by the Will
mington-New Hanover Airport authority this morning.
Albert Perry, authority chairman, said yesterday that
the authority will "do everything in it's power" to get
ColoniaTs proposed clipper service to the rich resort island
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-22
SIS, 6O0, 900 for the whole layup
program.

91o,oOU, UUU for the whole layup
program.
Other Yards
Also contained in the Navy
departments annual Naval
appropriations bill, were
recommendations for continued
operation of the Bethlehem
A a m e d yard, Alameda,
Calf, the Kaiser Corp, Rich
mond, Calf, and the Kaiser
Corp, Vancouver, Washington.
Sole ship-works on the At
lantic coast chosen for reten-
ton by the commission, The
North Carolina Shipbuilding
company has the lowest per-
ship cost average of II private
and government shipyards in
See SHIPYARD On Page Two