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SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1946-12-26
8eamtiilrlen:

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;srau Cara >. ,Sbneioer, 0oriisenoc
israu Slii Hebner, SefretGrin
6rau emma Sartmann
Sdmtnlei1terin
Ntitarbeiterirnen:
ssrau Senmp Iber
;srau Mnun 8umeih
6rau Gliiabetb slutoni,ls
;srau 90. q. Sd,utioer
;srau Mnna Sbert
6ralt Charlotte. @ottidlins
6rou aatbarina Wolff
6rau Spbonna 1el,ticb
Jrau aatbarina Gbatp
isran Cara GroB
,srau ssOiepbi,,e Saltrid
;srau Geai,,a 8oee
,srau &atbarila Stiiblcr
,srau &atbarina Martini
;srau ssobanna Oengel ".4
;sruu Med)inu Sapn
Trau 3utbarina Heters
,Srau Glilabetb 90lp lnpo oiele altoere.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1946-12-26
0amend)pr Sagunia.

sln Sonstae, ben 4. Sanl,ar, bal
ten saronia a.no gintratt-S
ibre Snitallationsfeier l,no ale Wfitz
alieSer unb oeren beiieren Salften
fins einselaorn. 0ann am Sonntag.
BEN 5. Ssan,nr, iinst sic Saronia bel
Ser sSnitallierunesfeier oes 3lpeig 4
a,no alle Singerinnen iino eri,lht Die
Hroben fir sic 2ieber Safiir 5u BE-
iude,,. =
e." 6. Silhler, Sefr.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1946-12-26
Derlobunosan,eiee

8err uno 5rau Sans Sert'h, 2111
@. 1O4. Str, Glepelarb, Ohio, be.
ebren iid) Sic Serlobllng ibres SeD'
mes, @illiam Sans, nit SRI. elea,
more SouiIe 8ediieoler, Sohter bon
Serrn unS 5rau 6reoerid 8ediiee'
Ter, 1891 SO. II. Ctr, ihreu 6re1,n
oen 1,no 8efannten ergebenit bcfanni
Al MAIDEN.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1946-12-26
Smeig "a.

Maen !gtitslieoern oiene 5llr 9tah.
rid,t, oab ndd,ite gerianmlrns an
5. Sanuar, 2:3O llbr nad,m., itatt,
finbct uno aGe .Mitglieoer iiuo er-
il,dt alttpeiet,o 81, iein. SSn oieIcr Ser,
iannnlung iperben Sic geanltinnen
in ibre slemter eineeiest. Ser idbr-
lihe Sinun5berift miro perlelen. Gs
,perSen gr0tt)cn uno aaffee nab oe:
Gerumml,,ne lerpiert.
gs lpl,roe beihloiien am Sonn.
nbeno, oen 9. MGr5, gemeinidnftli6
init unjerm 9r,loerJreig 33 elm
&artenpartle
81 @uniten oes Siebenbiirger Silis-
sperfs ab;ubalten. gitte Sen 9. Mdrj
su reierpieren.
giiderpriif,,ng lit an 3. Sssanirar,
II llbr 1ltorgells I'M SdHlennelln.
slue 8eamti,lnen llno 8on,itee Sofiu
aof, Ssobanno aaituer, Soiia ssars,
elmer nosen oies Slrr aenntnis nehs
men. sluf Ser &ranfenliIte iino Die
Sdppeitern: 6eb. Mnlrer, aatb. Sns
le1tpne, Marie Riler, Cara Seoerer
Ifaria ssafob. @ir luiinld)en allen
baloiee 9eilerl,ng.
y9ir ipiinIhen allen Mtitglieoern,
@roBbeamten, 5relrnoen uno Be
fannten iroblife @eibnohten l'no
elm aeIegnetes neues Sahr.
Ng,tetba Nantih, Trdl.
ssobauna 8olfi, Setr.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1946-12-26
Glutrad)t.Sermania.

Sonlstag ben /. Ssal,l,ar 1947 tit
genlei1id)aftlid,e SnItauierung oes
Somend)or Suronia uno ser Gin.
trad)t- -Sernania 9eamten. BUM
SdlIllb alien ssreltnoen froblihe
@eibnatten. 30. &rauB.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1946-12-26
3peis 3 nnb 8.
Wemia brsabenb. .llntcrbaltnna.

WeMjabrsaben6' llnfcrbalfMng.
Sapeig 3 lllto 8 lnoen ole 0fit.
glieoer uno beren ;Srellr,oe ollis berss
lihite Elm iid, 10 5ablreitb tpie 1noe'
LID an bieler llnterbultl,ng 81 beteis
lieen. Gin gutes Srfeiter miro gum
Cans aufipieleu. Inn 12 llbr miro
@,rrit uno Souerfuut erpiert. sllles
fir =t.5O. 9itte sic Saae olrf5ur,,fen
fiir Heierration.
sS,,lilts @pertb, Sefr.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1946-12-26
3meia 33.

SgQcn Vriioern sur Natridt,
oaB Sic nddite 9&riammlung am
Sonntae, Sen 1. Sam,ar, nad,m2it,
togs 3 llbr ltattfineet. Sie neltge-
tpGblten 9eamten tperSen in ibre
aenter einyeiiibrt il1S sic Sabrcs-
beri6te ,perSen oerleien tperben.
2ie 8eamten fiir 1947 iino ,uie
iolst:
Brdiibent, Georg Shoier
Gi3e.YrGi., MidneI Sugertb
Grot. .=Setr., Serman Miller
ssinans-Sefr., @m. WtiIler
SdnsmeHter, Beorg 3i1f
G.-B.-Sefr., Sobr Stamp Sr.
slrdyipar, Wtartiu ,Seld)
Genrulter, Sobn Serman
Marihau, eesobn arid,
0ireftoren, 8eorg &oth, Sobn
9iotb, ssobn 0eber, anoreas
Irotleif. Stefau Mantif.
Notwithstanding
an Montag, Sen 6. Samlar, 8 llbr
ubenos. Sic Gerlpalter ,peroeu bnrs
aui auimerfiam denaht. haB anl
Wtontag, Ben 6. Sanllar, 0ie 8iid,er
Ses Gereins uno am Sonnerstag, ben
8. Sauilar, sic Biidsr bes Gireftos
RUINS gepriift tpcrocn. 49,
Sermau Miller, Setr.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1946-12-26

6entralperbanHIs
Nn9eleeenbetteis
Central UerbonNss
194z Kcnpcnticn 1O47

9ieienigen 3meiauereine nniercS
&erban6es bic beabid)tisen bic font
1nenSe 8onnention einsnlabcn in If.
rcr StaSt su tagen, erind)e id) freunb.
lidit mir ielbtses sn 'beridlteu mnb
5iuar nidlt ipGter ais 1. Sannar 1947
Mit Srnbergruf Sbr
uSubn SaItbes, 0r.sErGIoent.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1946-12-26

Naen Witeliebern oes 0ra,en Ser
ems Areig 8 ,ueroen auflnerffnm &C.
mad)t 6ab in Der ndddteir @eriamm.
lung am 5. Sarpl.at Ser cine Collar
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1946-12-26
Bottesbicnitc In Der ct. Subannes=
Stride.

Sonntas, ben 20. 9e5ember:
,SabresihluBeottesoienlt,
9 llbr: 0el,tiher 8ottesoienlt.
II llbr gnsliiher 8ottesoienlt.
3 llbr nadr1.: 8emeineener=
iammllmg (8ablen).
6 llbr: 8eneiniames slbenoe'len
! llbr: 9eieuises geiIanmenlel1
nit 5ilmporitellungen.
Nittmod,, 1. Sannar 1947:
10 l1hr: GeutIher Helriobrss
8ottesbie1rIt.
Ser Sirfenrat.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1946-12-26
3emtih.8emcinoe.

Sies lit Die Sronling fiir Die
,seiertage:
Sunntag nah 0eibnadyten, %. Seq:
8 llhr: Sel,tIher 8ottesoienIt.
10 llhr: Sonntagldnlle.
/! ltbr: englilder 8ottesoienIt.
9saf, Dem eneliifen 8ottesoienIt:
&nbl oes &irf)enrutes. Mae Wtitglic-
Der iolten anapelelto iein llno tiihtise
9emnte tpublen.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1946-12-26
Illus Gtieaee, ylli,,cis
3lueia 8.

Smct9 y.
Ser 3lpeig 8 bielt ieinc reeelmibi-
&c 0erianmlllng am 13. Oe5emhcr
ab ,lno ole 8eidGfte ipurSen ihncli
erleoigt. Tann luuroe oic @abl ah-
d)etalten. Gs ,purOcu auf &orid>lad
oieielben 8ean,ten iiir oas uabr 1917
,pieoer eripdblt:
BrGiiOent, Wid,ael @ebber
gise- @rGi., Wartin Sd,dbba.rger
Sefr., Midael &rafft
Shatmeiiter, Tun Sallmen
;sim~Sefr., Sobn ,S-Mllmm
G..G.-Scfr., Mitc Sd,dbburger
Gertpalter, Scbn Salib, SeSohn
9feinOt, aScbn &ralls.
'9lue periprafen bas hci ite fir Den
Terein su tl,n.
80. &raift, Setr.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1946-12-26
Ncniabrstas:

10 ubr: Geutiher 8ottesbiendt.
II llbr: Gngliider 8ottesoieltlt.
4aen Witglieoern uno sSreunoen
piinitt IrOblihe @eibnaften rnO
Elm geieenetea 9teues SSubr.
Der 8irdenrat Ser SeutIfgemenIoe
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1946-12-26

SterbeseIo fir sic beritorbeneS Shspel
tier Nnna Sinn oll beSablen lit.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1946-12-26
Neimd)t tuir6:

8eindjt tpirb:
Mnbreas Sann, geo. 100 aus @roI.
Ialeln, indt ieinen Cnfel 8eurs
@otidner ,mb ieinen Sdp,lfameraoen
Mnbreas 8ebamn go. 1877. Sollte ie.
mran6 ibren Iufentbalt .uiiien bite
sic Moreiie an
Nnoreas @0bm, 1856 q. ailbourn
Mpen,1e, Chicago 80, Sav 81 ienoen.
Sertman 8cQ aus 8roB=&opiih, iett
&riesssefangener in England. lud't
ieiuem @rnber &arl 8ea unS SdNues
Iter Smianna 8rnfner. @er ibren
Nufentbalt ipeib, noee es ibnen ge=
fGnigIt nitteilen. Seine Moreile lit:
Hartman Bell, B 283O75 Aston,
Norduck Farm Abbots hear No.
26S, Camp Augsburg Bucks,
Great Britain, .r. ~.',
ODER id)reIbt an: Grnit 2oprid),
1851 @inona, Chicago 40, 81.
9lnna Ialtb, SER.
3,ueis 46.
0ie 31reise 8, 10 lulo 46 peran-
Italten aemeiniduftlib ibre
Meibnad,tsfeier
AM 2S. Se5elnber, $50 llDr abenos
an 1859 Sc sllh!allo glue.
sllle ssreunbe tueroen erilltt 'pen1l
lie ainber baben. uao Grlpad)|ene Die
StlnR nuf Set,e 6.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-13

EXTRAORDINARY SIDE-Yes-
terday we said we needed a rest
from telling those tall but true tales
of biological oddities.
Today, therefore, it is with a
good deal of pleasure and relief
that we tell you about a tomato
plant grown by Mr.. Neal Holder OF
Woodlawn, because Mr.. Holders
tomato plant fhank heavens) is
growing not potatoes but tomatoes,
as all well-behaved tomato plants
ought to.
In a way, though, Mr. Holders
tomato plant is a bit on the extra
ordinary side. Its branches bear NO
less than 81 tomatoes.
If that isn't a record for Cape
Fear tomato plants or any other
plants of the species anywhere in
the U. S. A., we'd like to hear about
it. $685..
ELM TREE TREMORS - You
never saw such a tomato plant ir
your life, nor we in ours. When Mr.
and Mrs. Carl Render, MI. Hold
er's neighbors, showed it to us,
we thought it vas an elm tree.
On second glance, however, we
noticed those 81 tomatoes. and Mr.
and Mrs. Render treasured us thai
it was, beyond any doubt, a bona
fide tomato plant.
Their reinsurance came just ir
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-13
35-YEAR-0LD MEN
MAY FACE DRAFT
War Department Says Flu
ture Manpower To De-
termine Policy

WASHINGTON, July 12.-R-
The War deartment said Friday
night that in the future it may
be necessary to consider the in
duction of men through age 3D.
but that it had made no recon-
m%endation to that end to Presi-
dent Truman.
The press memorandum was is
sued as a follow-up to Thursday
nights public declaration by Col.
George A. Irwin, chief of Selective
Services rehabilitation division,
that the Army does not want any
men past IS, and word from
another official close to draft policy
that the War department had re-
commended that the President
raise the induction age limit.
Based On Changes
Today that official, advised O.
what the War department. said,
told reporters that as late as
Thursday afternoon he understood
the letter to the President had gone
forward. Asking not to be quoted
by name, he said all Selective
Service plans were based on the
change from % to IS in the TOP
draft age.
See DRAFT on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-13
STATE AIRLINES
ASKS FOR ROUTE
Wilmington-L louisville Ky.
Connection Proposed
By Line ri

State Airlines, Inc, of Charlotte,
one of the many new airlines seek
ing routes through Wilmington, has
applied to the Civil Aeronautics
board for extensive east-west inter-
state routes, according to a list OF
tentative plans received yesterday
by John H. Farrell, city industrial
agent.
Routes Sought
Among the routes now up for
CAB approval are: Wilmington
Roanoke, Va; Wilmington-Louis-
vile, Ky; New Bern-Chattanooga,
Tenn; and Observation-Disclosures
S. c.
Liners Ordered
With a favorable CAB decision
expected by the end of this year,
State Airlines has several modern
Boeing and Lockheed airliners on
order. Converted Douglas DC-3's
will also be used.
In addition to carrying passeng-
ers, the line plans to haul air mail,
express, and heavy cargo.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-13
THOUSANDS MOURN
AT HILLMAN BIER
Final Rites For Labor Lead.
er Held In Aging Car
negie Hall

NEW YORK, July 12.-Pl-Thou-
sands of mourners-from labor's
rank and file to high government
officials-overfloWed Carnegie hal
Friday as funeral services were
held for Sidney Hillman, 59-year.
old labor and political leader.
More than 5000 persons crowded
into the famous auditorium. Police
estimated another 10000 stood
about adjacent streets.
First In History
1t was the first time In Carnegie
halls 55-year history that a reli-
gious funeral service was held in
the building. Part of the service
was broadcast (WMCA).
Secretary of Commerce Henry
A. Wallace represented President
Truman.
Philip Murray, CLIO president, in
a eulogy, pledged his high resolve
ito carry forward toward the at
tainment of our political emancipa.
ton and our true political Aeedom,
both in the CLIO and in all matters
pertaining to the activities of the
Political Action committee"
Wise In Charge
Rabbi Stephen S. Wise, president
of the World and American Jewish
congresses who conducted the SER
vice, said Hillman gave his life
for his country and for the winning
of the war against the would-be-
e%nslavers of mankind"
America gave him much" Wise
said, "he gave America all of the
great and creative life, dedicated
to the hopes and ideals of demo
cracy."
After the service a cortege of
between $50 and 300 automobiles
drove through the garment district
where workers-whose machines
See HILLMAN on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-13
COLUMBUS GIRL
HURT IN CRASH
Miss Doris Smith In Criti-
cal Condition From
Accident

Doris Smith, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. j. P. Smith of the Western
Prong section of Columbus County,
is in a critical condition in the
Columbus county hospital as a
result of injuries sustained Thurs.
day night about 10 o'clock when
the a in which she was riding
crashed into a tractor-pulled wagon
loaded with tobacco sticks. The inn
pact of the crash drove the to-
bacco sticks through the wind.
shield into Miss Smiths face caus-
ing, according to attending doc
tors, severe intra-cranial damage
and many and extensive lacera-
tions of the face and scalp.
Driver Injured
Also injured in the accident was
Pink Bright, driver Of the tractor
which was pulling the wagon.
Bright, who sustained a head con-
c%ussion, a fracture of the left leg,
and bruises, was reported in a
satisfactory condition Friday. Two
children riding in the wagon es-
capped with minor bruises and
shock.
On C1arkton Road
In the car with Miss Smith was
Don Sheffield of Whiteville, son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. Sheffield, who
was uninjured. The accident occur
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-13
AlongThe CapeF Fear

time, too. We were ready to burst
out screaming that we could stand
omato-potatoes. shell-less eggs,
and multi-eared corn but that a
tomato-bearing elm tree was far
and away too much for u shat
tered nerves.
That's as close as we ever want
to get to having the elm tree tre-
mors.
WOODLAND sEED-CATALOG-
We also discovered something else
remarkable during our pilgrimage
to the giant Woodlawn tomato
plant.
Woodlawn, like most of the south
ern section of the city, is built on
top of extremely sandy soil. OF
hand you wouldn't if you're as
lnexpert farmers as we are) sus-
pect that soil of such a gritty ma
ture would grow anything but sand
spurs and sandhills.
On the contrary, however, Wood
lawn is almost overrun with lush
Post-Victory gardens. The Wood
lawn folks have charmed that soil
into sprouting butter beans, squash,
pole beans, cucumbers, cantloupes,
watermelons, onions, and jus
about everything else you can fine
in the Seed-cataloo
See CAPE FEAR on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-13
Leaf Quotas Win

ATLANTA, July 1~2.-W.D-Early
returns Friday night indicated that
southeastern tobacco-growers had
voted overwhelmingly in favor of
a three-year continuation of federal
tobacco marketing quotas.
Returns from Georgia and North
Carolina both gave three-year quo
tas big leads in the balloting.
Reports from IS of Georgia's 81
tobacco raising counties showed
$500 for three-year quotas, 263
for one-year quotas, and only SIT
opposed to quotas.
In North Carolina, returns from
five counties gave 2,214 votes for
three-year quotas, q for n year
quotas, and % against quotas.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-13
And So To Bed

Yesterday afternoon a lady
and a little girl started to get
into their a parked on Prin-
cess street between Second and
Third.
Suddenly they backed out of
the car, waved their arms, and
did a dance on the sidewalk.
A passer-by, observing their
gyrations, approached them to
see what was the matter. Then
suddenly he, too, joined them
in the wild, arm-waving dance.
A few seconds later a huge
bumblebee stopped its aerial
gymnastics around the trio and
zoomed off due east toward
Third street.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-13

would have established a special
commission to draft a peace treaty
with Austria and declined to permit
the authorization of a commission
to draw up q definition of German
assets in Austria, the British in
formant said.
Refuse Support
Molotov further refused to sup
port a plan to set up a central adj
ministration for all Germany ex-
cept the Saar basin.
British Foreign Secretary Ernest
Bevin presided at the night session
which wound up the current meet
ing of the ministers of the United
States, Great Britain. France and
Russia.
His gavel dropped at $40 p. m.
(3:10 D.. m. Eastern Standard time)
and he commented:
"Well, we shall meet again at
the peace conference"
Asks Deportation
American sources said Molotov's
opposition to making any immedi-
ate decision on the Austrian stu
alton was closely allied to his
charge that several hundred thou
sand displaced persons who have
Fascist and pro-Hitler backgrounds
still are in Austria.
These persons must be deported
Molotov has reiterated. The other
ministers previously indicated they
would support such a deportation
move.
To Demand Voice
At the close of the discussion on
Germany, President Georges BIZ
dault Of France said he would bring
up the question of the next meet
ing of the ministers - a special
one in the fall - and would demand
the right of other nations interest
ed in the problem to sit in with the
four-poWer ministers.
Bidault named Belgium, The
Netherlands, Luxembourg, Poland,
Czechoslovakia and Denmark as
the interested nations. U. S. Secre-
tary of State James F. Byrnes said
he would support Bidault's pro-
posal.
The French government earlier
See SOVIET on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-13
BENSON IS NAMED
TO MANAGER POST
Former City Clerk Is IMAM
imous Choice OF City
Council

J. R. Benson, acting city manag-
err of Wilmington since May l, was
appointed to the permanent post
yesterday afternoon by unanimous
vote of the seven-man city council
meeting in special session.
Benson, accepting the position
Immediately after the councils APP
issued the following
statement:
Grateful
IT am very grateful to the mem
bers of the city council for the
confidence which they have shown
me by their action in rendering
me the position of city manager
1 shall in due course address ar
official communication to the may
or accepting this position.
I'm accepting the position
fully realize the many problems
that I will be called upon to solve
and shall always welcome sug-
gestions from anyone interested ir
lettering the city.
vitality Concerned
"In addition to my material in
vestment in the city I have practic.
ally my entire mature life invested
in the city government and am
therefore vitality interested in giving
the city a sound, progressive, ano
popular administration, and with
Gods help I shall strive to &C
complish this end.
eff and when l become conviac-
ed that this is not being accomp-
lished it is my vowed purpose then
to ask the city council to trans
fer me back to my former posi-
ton as city clerk and appoint an
other manager.
Appreciation Expressed
II wish to take this opportunity
to express my sincere appreciation
to our citizens for the many ex-
pressions of confidence in me. 1t
is such expressions of a willingness
to cooperate that make it pos
sible for me to accept the posi-
tion."
Beason's appointment, predict
ed by The Star last Thursday.
caps his 27-year career as an en-
ploye of the city government.
He started on Sept. 10, 1919. as
easier of the city water department
In October, 1927, he was made
city tax collector.
Made City Clerk
Then, in October, 1880, he was
promoted to the post of city clerk
the position he held until yester-
day.
Nobody knows the workings of
the city government SO well as
Benson does" Mayor W. Ronald
Lane, speaking for the council,
said yesterday. Il don't believe
we could find a better or more
logical man for the position
Benson's promotion to the perm
anent post comes at a time when
the Port City is facing the most
difficult, yet most promising,
See BENSON on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-13
OVERSEAS PLANES
NOW GROUNDED"
International Air Travel
Seriously Hampered
By CAA Order

WASHINGTON, July 12.-W.H-
International air travel was seri-
ously disrupted Friday after the
government banned from the skies
all Constellation planes, but air
lines made every effort to speed
stranded passengers to their desti-
nations.
As ment investigators
went ahead with their inquiry into
the huge airliners' mechanical
failures" Constellation co-designer
Howard Hughes lay near death in
a Beverly Hills, Calf, hospital.
Seriously Injured
Hughes, 40-year-old multi-mil-
lionaire, was seriously injured last
Sunday night when his --latest
brainchild, an experimental photo
reconnaissance plane, crashed dur.
ing a test flight for the army.
The Civilian Aeronautics admin
stration ordered the four-motored
Consultations grounded pending ar
Investigation of a crash of one Of
the huge planes near Reading, Pa,
while on a training flight.
Caught By Surprise
Its action caught the airlines by
surprise, but they promptly dis
patched Douglas Skymasters to
pickup stranded travellers.
Pan American Always had a
London-bound plane with 81 pas
sengers down at Stephenville,
Newfoundland, and another al
Roberts Field, Liberia, with IL
aboard. The second plane was
headed for Leopordville, in the
Belgian Congo, by way of Libson.
Planes Dispatched
Two TWA Consultations were
grounded at Gander Lake, New
foundland-one bound for La Guar
dia Field, New York, and the other
for Paris. Other planes were dis
patched to pickup all passengers.
Also at Gander Lake was ar
American Overseas Airlines Con
ISOLATION. The company also ha.
a plane down at Shannon, Fire.
British Overseas Always ITEM
porarily suspended until further
notice. their bi-weekly New York
London flights. Boeing flying boa
service will continue there times
weekly between Baltimore ane
Bermuda.
To Halt Flights
A spokesman for the CAA sait
that the government will keep al
CONSULTATIONS grounded until me
chanical faults are corrected.
He said the government ordered
the planes out Of the skies at mid
night Thursday because they hat
two successive crashes involvini
mechanical failures. The first wa
at Willimantic Conn.,, and tn
second at Reading, Pa.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-13
CHANNEL APPEAL
TO Be UNIFIED
City County, Business In.
terests Organize For
Big River Hearing

The Port City's bid for a 35-foot
deep Cape Fear river channel from
the highway bridge to the sea was
buttressed on all four sides-city,
county, civic, and commercial-in
a mass meeting of about 40 prom
inent public and private local fig
ures in the city hall council cham
Der at 10 o'clock yesterday morn
ing.
Headed by R. B. Page, chairman
Of the State Ports authority, the
meeting agreed unanimously to
submit a strong and united appeal
for a 35-foot channel at the U. S.
Army Engineers big public hear
ing on the matter on July 30.
Committee Named
To assure the fullest measure of
success for the united appeal, Page
appointed a steering committee to
receive, compile, and %integrate all
material in support of the 35-foot
proposal in complete readiness for
the hearing.
The committee. led by City In
dustrial Agent John H. Farrell as
chairman, is composed Of j. T.
HERS, executive general agent of
the Wilmington Port commission;
H. E. Boyd, traffic manager of
the Wilmington Port Traffic as
ISOLATION; J. D. Robbins, repre-
senting the fertilizer industry; R.
W. Williams, representing the pc
troleum industry; and Alex Hoff-
man, representing the shipping
companies and agencies.
To Submit Briefs
In addition to the MASTERPIECE
which the committee will draw up,
each interested party will submit
a separate brief.
Further, the proposal will also
be supported by interested organi-
cations of Fayetteville, Wallace,
and Burgaw, and Committee
Chairman Farrell said he would
contact other towns and cities to
draw still more support to the
project.
In Attendance
Among the many 35-foot channel
boosters at yesterdays meeting
were: Mayor W. Ronald Lane;
Worth D. Williams, representing
the Champion Compress and Ware
house company. the Wilmington
Terminal Warehouse company, and
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