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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-21
SEIZURE OF Mine
OPERATION LOOMS
Officials Believe Step
Necessary To Avoid
Stoppages

WASHINGTON. May 2O-Re
Government officials appeared
convinced Monday that federal
seizure provides the last hope of
keeping the coal mines operating
after Saturday, but they lacked
assurance from John L. Lewis, that
the miners would stay on the job.
Both Lewis AND Charles O'Neill,
chief spokesman for the operators,
have emphasized to President Tru-
man the futility of further negotia-
tons, say officials who cannot be
named. Y
No Alternative
One top government man cor.
cerned with labor indicated that
he believed seizure was coming
but SAID an exact date was not yet
decided. Another agreed ne could
see no other alternative open to
the government which could keep
the mines open after the present
two week truce expires Saturday
night
Lewis, at a conference with Presi-
dent Truman Sunday, was reported
to have informed the President
he lacked authority, without word
from his 250-man policy committee,
10 commit the miners to work for
the government,
The President also talked with
O'Neill, bu. what word the opera
tors spokesman gave the executive
about cooperating in seizure could
not be learned.
No Papers Cleared
If Lewis and his policy commit
tee agree to work for the govern
ment the federal officials probably
will have to negotiate the next
contrac. WITH Lewis, as former
Seer etary of Interior Harold L.
Ickes did in 1943 as solid fuels ad-
minlstrator. Up to now, the solid
fuels administration now headed
by Secretary of Interior j. A. Krug,
is understood not to have cleared
any seizure papers.
Operators feel, it was reported
by a government official, that they
may have a better chance of get
ting price relief for whatever con-
cesslons eventually are made to
Lewis, if the government negoti-
ates the contract.
Some operators estimate that
Lewis plan for a management
financed unlol. health and well
fare fund, together with his wage
demands when he finally outlines
them, might add so cents to the
labor cost of a ton of goal.
Lewis Keeps Much
Since the railroad crisis figures
in timing of government seizure of
the mines-if indeed that is decided
upon-tne date may be delayed un-
til Thursday OR Friday, to await
the outcome of the rail dispute.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-21
Blinds
Army Craft
. Over City
Plane Parts Sprayed Over
Wall Street Starting
Many Fires
ONE WAC KILLED
7O-Story Bank OF Mahat-
tan Building Hit By
Lost Machine

NEW YORK, May 20. -
(UP)-An Army CAS- Trans
port crashed against the stone
side of the 70-story Bank of
Manhattan building in the
skyscraper canyons of New
York's Wall street and explod-
ed in a vivid flash of red flame
Monday night killing the five per-
sons aboard, including a Wac.
A thick fog, which was only 400
feet above the street, obscured low
er Manhattan's famed skyline as
the twin-engined plane smashed in
to the 58th floor of the building,
lodging in an office on the corner.
Army Air Force authorities at
Mitchell field officially confirmed
that five persons were killed and
that one was a WAC lieutenant. An
officer investigating the tragedy
tentatively identified the pilot as
Capt. J. L. Collision.
The officer also made tentative
Identification of the WAC as LIST
Lieut.. Mary E. Bond. He said that
she was attached to the adjutant
generals office in Washington.
The transport was on a flight
from Smyrna, Tenn. to the Newark,
N. j. airport and was due to land
there a few minutes after the crash
occurred. Newark field is across the
Hudson river, only a short distance
west of the cluster of skyscrapers,
heart of the financial world.
See CRASH ON Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-21

yesterday morning when Derby
representatives carried the Derby
story right to them during a spe-
cial recess at both schools.
For upwards of a %half-hour, ap-
proximately 100 boys of the Lake
Forest school listened to a brief
talk on the rules, regulations and
prize awards for the 1916 Derby
by W. A. (Bill) Stewart, Brigade
Boys club director and Jack C.
Lunan of The Star-News, co-spon-
sors with the Raney Chevrolet
company of the big event here.
Plenty OF Questions
At the close, the boys, piled the
two representatives with well di-
rected questions On almost every
angle of the forthcoming Derby
and a show of hands brought forth
the information that the Lake
Forest boys between the ages of
II and Is years, will be out there
pitching just as soon as school
is out, building cars for the Derby
semi-final races to be held dur
ing the last week of July.
The same story was true at Will
liam Hooper school. There the boys
paid strict attention to both speak
ers and evidenced great interest
in the Soap Box Derby event.
Stewart outlined some of the rules
governing the building of cars and
also handed out a hint or two on
how to construct a safe steering
system. Lunan covered for the
boys a general outline of the Derby
story, including enumeration of
the fine prizes which will await
the winner here at Wilmington and
in the National finals at Akron,
Ohio on August is.
Rivalry Pops Up
When Stewart let it be known that
the Lake Forest boys were keenly
interested in the idea Of provid-
ing the Wilmington district winner,
the William Hooper kids perked
up with a mot if We know it, at
titude. They too, piled the speakers
with innumerable questions and
a show of hands indicated that
they were almost 100 per cent in
favor Of entering the big race.
Director Stewart also took oc-
casion at both schools to call at
tention to the forthcoming Brigade
Boys camp for 1916 and promised
that those who attend, will have
ample opportunity while in camp
to build their cars for the Derby
in July.
The speakers were introduced
See RIVALRY on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-21
VIII ANNIVERSARY
CELEBRATED HERE
Reunion Held To Observe
The Units Ninety
Third Birthday

Approximately 300 members and
former members of the Wilmington
Light Infantry, yesterday helped
to celebrate the units 93rd ami.
versary.
The occasion was an informal
get-to-gether at Blue Top lodge,
Market Street road, at which g
barbecue was served, and open
forum discussions were held.
Festivities were still in progress
last night, having begun at ]
o'clock yesterday afternoon, bu'
were expected to be ended a:
early as 10 o'clock, according tc
D. B. Upchurch, secretary of the
organization.
Established 1853
The club, established in 1858.
held regular annual reunions, I'M
til four years ago when the young
err members entered the armed
forces. This was the first cele'
bration since the members have
been returning from the war, Up
church said.
He said that several members
have been unable to attend the
annual meetings because of the
distance away from home, anc
they have been discontinued, but
the older members have kept ur
the work by having monthly meet
ings and discus 5ions.
Duffy President
James =. Duffy is president o
the club. Serving, besides Up
church, are j. E. St. Armand, vic'
president, and Leo E. Sykes, treas
lrA
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-21
PEA GROUP HEARS
KANSAS CITY MAN
CR. Arnold Traces Growth
OF Production Credit
Systems

c, R. Arnold, Production Credit
Administration commissioner OF
the Farm Credit Administration,
Kansas City, was principal speaker
Of the evening as the second in a
series Of Pea group board con-
1efences got underway at the
ocean Terrace hotel, Wrightsville
Beach, last night.
addressing an audience of about
Of Pea members, Arnold traced
me growth of production credit
systems and emphasized the intent
Oh congress to establish a farmer
owned cooperative system of short
term credit.
See Pea On Page Tive
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-21
EXAMINER FOR ice
REFUSES COMMENT
Newell Silent On Proposed
Reorganization OF
Florida Road
THE MORNING T A
BUREAU

WASHINGTON, May 2O.-Ral-
eigh H. Newell, examiner for the
Interstate Commerce commission,
declined Monday to confirm or
deny reports that he would soon
file a report in the proposed re-
organization of the bankrupt Flori-
da East Coast railway, which the
Atlantic Coast Line is seeking to
acquire.
The ACL, which holds a large
percentage of the unsecured claims
against the Florida road, proposes
to issue it's own securities in place
of the original bonds. A reorganiza-
ton plan previously approved by
See EXAMINER ON Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-21
BY JACK LUNAN

Election of principals and
teachers for the 1946-47 school
year and presentation of reports
on progress and activity for
the school year closing May
80, featured a called meeting
of the City-County Board OF
Education last night in the de-
partment of education offices at
the courthouse. DR.. John I.
Hoggard, president, presided
over the rather lengthy meet
ing, occasioned by presentation
of the long list of teacher ap-
pointment, Recommendations
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-21
THE WINNAHS!
Children Keep Gardening
Following "Onion Derby''

are only children, they seem
to realize that the Importance
of the contest lay not in the
contest itself or in the fine
prizes but in learning how to
bring food out of the earth
with their own hands.
Help Starving Children
"And they realize, too, that
in having learned to do that
they are helping not only them
selves but also the starving
children in foreign countries"
gardening. Even though they
See CHILDREN On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-21
DIE AS PLANE CRASHES
INTO NEW YORK SKXSCRAPER::
U.s.. PUSHES PEACE TREATY
EACH COG ESSENTIAL
TRUMAN APPEALS
O COOPERATION

LIBERTY, Mo-, May 20. Up
President Truman Monday
warned a nation worried by
crisis in the coal and rail-
road fronts that the whole
structure of organized society
"shakes loose" when one cog
gives out.
The chief executive made no
effort to hide his own concern
over bob the domestic and
foreign situation in appealing
for decent understanding and
for workers. to save the coun-
try and world peace.
What we need now more
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-21
SCHOOL REPORTS
Education Board Names
Teachers For 1946-47

and accompanying verbal re-
ports.
Meeting in executive session
at 7:3o p. M, the board, on
motion by trustees Laney and
Roe, set the opening date for
the new school year as Tuesday,
September 8, which follows La
Dor Day and the end of the
summer vacation period.
Principals of all white and
Negro schools were then elected
by the board and Superinten-
dent H. M. Roland was en-
powered to make necessary
See SCHOOL On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-21
And So To Bed

Yesterday afternoon a girls
gym class of New Hanover
High school was marching
down a street neal the school.
school.
Approach & the bloomer-
Iarade from a c. street
came a a driv' by a man.
AS the car got closer to the
marching girls the driver be-
came more and more interest
ed in the spectacle and less
and less attentive to his driv-
ing.
So interested in the former,
in fact, and so i~nattentive to
the latter, t he completely
forgot his p ''ition as an Off
Ger of The law until he smacked
into another car.
No damage was reported,
however-neither to the cars
nor to the officers eyes.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-21
THE WINNAHS!

The "onion Derby" one of
the greatest garden contests
ever undertaken in New Han
over county public schools,
has ended. But the garden
consciousness" it inspired in
the minds of the school children
is still working strongly, Carl
Render, Derby sponsor, said
yesterday as he announced the
names of the 120 winners.
Sticking At 1t
almost all the children,
those who won prizes, and those
who did not" he said. ARE
going right along with their
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-21
SOUTHERN AREAS
HIT BY STORMS
Millions In Damages EST.
mated From Texas
Into Florida
TORNADO STRIKES KINsTON

TORNADO STRIKES KINSTON
KINSTON, May 20. -(P)-
One person was killed and at
least % injured by a tornado
that struck two widely separat-
ed sections of KinstOn and sur
rounding farmland Monday
night.
The tornado, coming on the
heels of a hard thunderstorm,
was reported by Kinston police
to have completely f!attened
two filling stations within the
city limits.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-21

than captains and quarterbacks
particularly Monday morning
quarterbacks-are people who
are willing to work for those
things which they claim are
for" he declared.
Mr.. Truman made no direct
reference to the current coal
and railroad crisis in an off the
cuff speech at William Jewell
college here, but he declared
somebody has to sit in the
front row and do the work"
See TRUMAN On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-21
KEEN RIVALRY
KEEN RIVALRY
Soap Box Derby Plan
Sparks Boys Spirit
Representatives OF Races Sponsors Meet
With Groups At William Hooper
And Lake Forest Schools

That the keen spirit of rivalry which exists between
boys of Lake Forest and William Hooper schools on the
Soap Box Derby in july and August. was we'll emphasized
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-21
FORECAST

Wilmington and vicinity-Mostly cloudy
and mot so warm with scattered thunder
how Tuesday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-21

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The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-07-18
NOTICE OF ELECTION
TO. The Electors of the City of Ju-

NO lAfL OA LILLIAN Ae Nf~f TO: The Electors of the City of Ju- neau. Territory of Alaska.
 Notice is hereby given thE5 pur- suant to the provisions of law and the Ordinances of the City of Ju- neau, Alaska, a Special Election will be held in conformity herewith on the 23rd day nf July, 1946, between the hours of 0 AM. and T PM. of that day for the purpose of eX- pressing approval or disapproval of Ordinance No. 306, of the City of Juneau, Alaska, which was passed and approved by the City Council on June 7th, 1946, which Ordinance is entitled:
 AN ORDINANCE GRANTING TO RICHARD P. LEWIS, A CITI- ZEN or THE UNITED STATES. RESIDING IN PIEDM ONT, CALIFORNIA, HIS HEIRS, SUC- CESSORS AND ASSIGNS, THE RIGHT TO PLACE, LAY AND MAINTAIN PIPES, PIPELINES, MAINS, CONDUITS, CONDUCT ORS, VALVES, SHUT OFFS, MANHOLES, AND OTHER AP- PLIANCES FOR THE CON- QUOTING. HOLDING, OR SUP PLYING OF WATER FOR DO- MYSTIC. FIRE EXTINGUISH- MENT, POWER AND OTHER PURPOSES. IN. UPON, ALONG, AND UNDER THE STREETS, ALLEYS, AVENUES AND THOR OUGHFARES AND PUBLIC HIGHWAYS IN THE CITY OF JUNEAU, ALASKA, AND TO FIX ERCISE THE PRIVILEGE OF SUPPLYING WATER TO THE INHABITANTS OF SAID CITY, OR TO CORPORATIONS OR OTHERS, FOR DOMESTIC, FIRE EXITING UISH M ENT, MANUFACTURING. OR OTHER USES, AND OF CONDUCTING A WATER WORKS BUSINESS WITHIN SAID CITY.
 The Common Council of the City of Juneau, having heretofore, by Resolution duly designated the pol ling place for the special election, the voters and electors are hereby notified:
 That all duly qualified voters re- siding within the boundaries of the City of Juneau will vote at the Fire Apparatus Room in the City Hall Building at the corner of West Fourth and Main Streets, Juneau, Alaska as designated in the Resolu- tion of the City Council passed and approved on June 7th, 1946.
 That the ballot which will be used at the election will contain the following proposition:
 FOR---Ordinance No 306
 granting a franchise
 to Richard F. Lewis,
 for the maintenance
 of a Water-System. AGAINST-Ord No. 306
 granting a franchise
 to Richard F. Lewis,
 for the maintenance
 of a Water-S System. Dated at Juneau, Alaska, this 22nd day of June, l946.
 HELEN V. FRIEND, -,e-k oe the City of Juneau, Alaska sTst publication, June g, 1946. -,.-: p,.,--,,..c2ti2n, July 22. 1046.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-07-18

Dated at Juneau, Alaska, this 22nd day of June, l946.
 HELEN V. FRIEND, -ierk of the City of Juneau, Alaska. fHst publication, June 9, 1946. -..-: p,.s-,'.c2ti9n, July %, 1946.
Evening star., 1946-01-13
Demobilizution Troubles Worry
|Buckers of Universal Truininq

postponed temporarily, with no def
mite date set for their resumption.
The hearings, Chairman May told
reporters. will be reopened shortly.
Originally, they were to have been
resumed Immediately after the con.
gressional vacation ends tomorrow.
While Mr.. May gave no reason for
the sudden slowing down, other
committee members said privately
they did not believe "this Is the OPP
perfume time to consider anything
SO staunchly backed by the Army"
"a few more blunders like that
made on rehabilitation" one mem.
ber added, land there won't be q
chance to get universal training
bill out of the committee"
Even the most optimistic sup
porters of compulsory peacetime
training have conceded all along
that they were in a real fight. be-
cause of the sharp division of opinion
among members of Congress.
They already have all but aban-
doned their original drive for one
continuous year of training for all
able-bodied male youths and are
willing to settle for shorter period,
augmented by further training In
home environment.
Evening star., 1946-01-13
u. ). Controls CurtaiI
Housing, Bricker Says
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 21.-
John w. Bricker, Republican vice
presidential nominee in 1914, as
serted today There must be less
Government regulation and more
Government encouragement If the
housing problem is to be solved"
Owners and builders are ready
to proceed with and will proceed
as soon as released from the red tape
of Washington" the former Ohio
Governor said in an address broad
cast over the Columbia network.
Mr.. Bricker, who has said he soon
would announce whether he would
seek nomination to the Senate next
spring, asserted:
"The greatest handicap that pro-
duction has today is the restrictions
and Government regulation which
prevent the free flow Of materials
and rapid reconversion and promo
tion in production" he asserted.
There is sufficient Government
power today to direct the flow of
the available materials into the
proper channels.
There are enough home builders
in America to do the job. There is
sufficient local authority to protect
the public interest. There is a de-
sire here among all those needing
homes to establish families, to own
their homes"
Evening star., 1946-01-13
Eisenhower
Continued From First Page.)

doing everything possible to give
the men who have borne the brunt
of battle chance to go home
but said he could not make miracles.
Responding to question, the
chief of staff said the Army was
in the midst of vigorous recruit
ing drive, but that "distintegration
must pause before the possibilities
of recruitment are realized"
He said it would be possible to
reduce the American occupation
armies in Germany to a small force
to be dispatched to trouble spots
as the policy of establishing re-
sponsibility with German authori-
ties proceeded.
Germany's ability to wage war has
been smashed for the time being, but
a look at the history Of the German
people demonstrates that "one
savage defeat won't change the will
to wage war;" Gen. Eisenhower
added.
1--WE all have to get a conscious
ness that war is the worst tragedy
that can befall the human race"
Gen. Eisenhower said. with the
atomic era war presents even greater
possibilities of horror and destruc-
ton. Scientists put the limit of
atomic power at the destruction of
the human race itself.
1--WE must insist that man adopt
an international viewpoint. The
greatest patriot today is the greatest
ally. Nationalism with its concomi-
tant isolationism must go. We must
help other nations and reduce those
frictions which bring war"
Evening star., 1946-01-13
Five Women Workers
AT Meade Fired for
POW Fraternization

Fort Meade officials yesterday
confirmed reports that five women
civilian workers at the post have
been discharged for fraternizing
with German prisoners of war.
The report was publicized in the
Andrews Field News-a soldier pa
perrin a verbatim reprint of an ar
ticle published by Fort Meade pa
per. The paper said four of the
women had confessed to such acts
of determination as giving a pris-
oner a pint of whisky, buying pres
ents for prisoners wife and dis
tributing candy, cigarettes and
chewing gum in the prison COM
pound.
One woman was accused of pass
ing note to prisoner giving her
name and home address in a nearby
community, an act which struck
military authorities as encouraging
a break for freedom.
In pointing out how serious the
cases against the five women are
the newspaper said, a Fort Meade
official said that all of them "bor-
dered on treason" The newspaper
said, Heavy penalties could have
been imposed, including terms In
prison and stiff monetary fines.
However. following a thorough
investigation of the cases, no fur.
ther action was taken by Fort Meade
authorities after the quintet hao
been expelled from their jobs.
1T was stressed that only in the
United States would the penalty
be as light as it was in these cases. >
The names of the women were
not disclosed
Evening star., 1946-01-13
$4,000 Veterans Due
In U. 5. Today Aboard
'2o Troop Transports

BY the Associated Press.
More than $4,000 servicemen are
scheduled to arrive today at two
East Coast and four West Coast
ports aboard 20 transports.
Ships and units arriving:
At New York-U. S. S. Enterprise,
from LIE Havre, 1886 troops trans
ferred from the Athos II, including
1st and I'd Battalions of 118th In
fantry Regiment; 899th Tank De-
stroyer Battalion; 160th Station
Hospital; 200 WACs.
Cody Victory, from Marseilles,
1859 troops, including 325th Engi-
neer Combat Battalion; Companies
d, r. G, H, 7, of 397th Infantry Regi-
ment.
Miscellaneous troops on following:
John Barton Payne, from Cardiff,
Wales, IS, and Belle of the West,
from Calcutta, 8.
At Newport News-Thomas Rob-
ertson, 566 troops, including 582d
Ordnance Ammunition Company;
323d Port Company; 261st Port
Company.
At Los Angeles-Miscellaneous
personnel on following: American
Press, from Sydney, IS; Barnwell,
from San Francisco, 318; Dona Natl,
from Manila, %; Matrona, from
Okinawa, 1918; Kittson, from Yoko-
hama, 1894; two LSM's, from
Pearl Harbor, 20.
At San Diego-Misce1laneous per-
sonnel on following: LIST 397, "a
Navy; LIST 860, IA Navy; LSC's 81,
81, 63 and "a; combined total %
Navy; LCI's 444, 1886, no passenger
information available. All ships
from Pearl Harbor.
At San Francisco-Albemarle,
from Leyte, 1918 troops, including
658th Amphibious Tractor Battalion
and 746th Antiaircraft Battalion.
Aircraft Carrier Yorktown, from
Manila, 1O8 Navy and 4,45O Army
including 508th and 497th Antiair-
craft Gun Battalions.
Miscellaneous personnel on fol-
lowing: Admiral Hughes, from
Manila, 1900 Army, 172 Navy;
Saginaw Bay, from Okinawa, 1907
Navy; Susan Colby, from Manila,
82l Army; Chestatee, Pabersham,
James c. Cameron and Salmon P.
Chase, with few men each.
At Seattle-USS Lavaca, from
Okinawa, 1,847 Army.
Evening star., 1946-01-13
Acheson Calls Loan
To Britain Necessary

By the Associated Press.
The United States must give Brit
ain financial assistance or the post
war world may. be divided into war
ring economic blocs." Acting Secre-
tary of State Dean Acheson said last
night.
Appearing with Secretary Of the
Treasury Vinson on a broadcast, Mr.
Acheson said he regarded the pro-
posed S3,750, 100000 loan to Britain
as good investment.
Gall Britain needs is a chance tc
come back economically" Mr.. Ache
son declared. IF we don't give heI
that chance, then we might as well
say goodbye to our aim of world
with an expanding trade and rising
standards of living"
Mr.. Vinson said Mr. Acheson was
absolutely right"