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Laurel outlook., 1946-02-27

who played magnificently, came
through with a basket each to tie
it 39-all. Christensen, who spanked
Carbon throughout, put the Coyotes
ahead, Al to 80, and with two
minutes left Bervyl Kimberley tied
the count, a gain, at al each. With
a minute to go, Fink again came
through with a clutch shot to give
Laurel outlook., 1946-02-27

the Locomotives a 43 to al lead.
Carbon took the ball up court fast
and Ward hit the back board, with
Sherrow retrieving the ball. The
Locomotives stalled for 80 seconds
and then Bill Sorg put on the
clincher with a hard driving dribble-
in shot to give Laurel a well earn
ed As to al victory.
Laurel outlook., 1946-02-27

E. T. Hays, who returned to
Laurel recently after spending
some time with a daughter and
family on the west coast, was a
dinner guest Sunday of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. E. Galusha.
Laurel outlook., 1946-02-27

FOUGHT UNDER TWO FLAGS -.
TVS Leonard Bernhardt, Garden
City, l.. L., who served as honorary
chairman of "Red Army Week." in
effort to aid orphans of Russian SOL
diers. He holds eight U. S. deco
rations, including silver star. Bern
hardt also served in Russian army.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-23
M0D0C EXPECTED
BACK HOME SOON
Coast Guard Cutter To Re-
sumo Cape Fear River
Patrol Tasks

The U. S. Coast Guard cutter
Modoc, long a familiar sight along
Wllmington's waterfront before she
departed for duty in World War II,
is scheduled to arrive home at the
Port City in about a week or 10
days to resume her pre-war task
of patrolling the Cape Fear river
and the Southeastern North Caro-
lima coast, according to word re-
ceived here yesterday from Wash
ington headquarters of Adm. Jo-
seph F. Farley, commandant of
the Coast Guard.
The Customhouse war; is expect
ed to be her berth as it was be-
fore the war.
See Photo On Page II
The report from Washington said
the Modoc is now at New Orleans
where she has been towing frig-
ates for decommission.ng. After
getting her full r complement
See MODOC On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-23
Held For Jury
Special To The Star

LUMBERTON, Aug. % A
coroner's jury, at an inquest here
Wednesday night, ordered Clarence
Jockey. a Laurinburg war veteran,
held for Robson Superior court on
a charge of manslaughter in co1-
nection with the death of Celia
Virginia Moore, 1~9-year-old Negress
of Lumberton.
The girl died in a local sana-
forum early Sunday morning as
the result of injuries sustained
when the wagon on which she
was riding with six other Negroes
was struck from the rear by a
car driven by Jockey about two
miles west of Lumberton IN high
way "a, Saturday night.
Coroner D. W. Biggs fixed Loo
keys bond at 81, 900. Martha Thomp-
son who was riding on the wagon
at the time of the accident, re-
ceived a broken arm. Brandy
Thompson was the driver of the
mule drawn wagon, which was de-
molished.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-23
AlongTheC Cape Fear
DRIVER IDENTIFIED

DRIVER IDENTIFIED We
left something important out of
Wednesdays story about the cele-
brated 1909 visit to Wilmington of
President William Howard Taft
and Col. John Jacob Aston.
We failed to identify the driver
of the ancient but magnificent
automobile in which they were rid
ing in the picture we printed to
accompany the story.
This omission wasn't what you'd
call an oversight, however. We just
didn't know who the driver was,
although he was much more clearly
visible in the old photo than the
two famous gentlemen he was
chauffeuring.
Well, the driver himself called
us up last night and identified not
only himself but the make of the
automobile and the name of its
owner as well.
SPRUNT'S SMOKER - Starting
off with the driver in the three
way revelation - his name is Johr
Plat, and that is he in the picture
with his hands IN the steering
wheel.
He had his hands on that wheel
for five years as chauffeur for Mr.
James Sprunt, the vehicles own
er. Mr.. Sprunt, of course, was the
well-knowa Wilmington citizen who
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-23
u. S. Officials.
Are Reticent
Yugoslav Premier Replies
To Questions By News
paperman Group
WILL COOPERATE
Americans To Be Allowed
To Inspect Wreckage
OF Army Planes

Aug. 22.-R
Premier Marshal Tito -
with an angry Ameri-
can ultimatum - Thursday
ordered his military
forces not to fire on foreign
aircraft shortly after Yugo-
slavia had released nine of the
10 occupants o the first
American Army transport
forced down on Yugoslav soil.
The Yugoslav leaders announce.
ment was given in answer to g
note from two American news,
paper correspondents. The note
was presented to Tito while he wa.
comforting at his summer palace
in Bled with U. S. Ambassador
Richard C. Patterson. At the
same time Patterson made forma,
delivery of the American ultima.
tum.
An hour before this conference
Tito's government released the
seven Americans and two Euro
peans who were aboard the Ameri-
can CAT transport forced down by
See U. S. OFFICIALS on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-23
See OFFICIALS on Page

wrote CHRONICLES of the Cape Fear
River" the granddaddy of ALONG
THE CAPE FEAR.
The vehicle itself was the latest
model locomotive with a chain
drive, and in its day it was one
of the most respondent of auto
mobiles to snort and smoke along
the Port City's streets.
For this very reason it was ad-
miringly called "Sprunt's Smoker"
CHARIOT OF CHAMPIONS -
The car didn't confine its snorting
and smoking to Wilmington,
though. During the five that Mr..
Plat sat behind its dragon-like
engine with firm hands on the
wheel it toured here and there and
everywhere on the East Coast.
1t also went overseas and took to
the bumpy scenic roads of England
and the Continent. And it trans
ported during i tslifetime not just
Mr.. Plat, Mr., Sprunt, President
Taft, and Colonel Astor but also
such dignitaries as William Jen-
nings Bryan and Cardinal Gibbons
and a host of others, but not all
at the same time, of course.
1t was indeed a chariot of cham
pions, and to Mr.. Plat went the
honor and risA of keeping that
See CAPE FEAR on Page Two
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OFFICIALS WEIGH
REDRESS ACTIONS
Army Planes May Be Sent
Out To Protect Fliers
Over Yugoslavia

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22.-lPH
Officials Thursday night weighed
a demand for full redress from
Yugoslavia for the casualties and
property damage suffered in at
tacks on two army transport planes.
They expressed optimism over
the prospects for an Ultimate salts
factory settlement in view Of the
Tito governments quick reaction
to a stern American utimatum.
Press dispatches from Belgrade
reporting the release of all the &C.
cupants of the plane forced down
Aug. Except for the wounded
Turkish captain who is still in a
hospital-were seen here as sub
stantial compliance with the terms
of the utimatum.
Pending receipt of its own Off
cial intelligence, however, the
State department declined to COM
ment publicly.
Full Compliance
If all the occupants of a second
plane, fired Aug. 10, have been kill
ed-as indicated in the Belgrade
dispatches-the release of the nine
occupants of the first plane would
represent full compliance with the
utimatum.
The note released Wednesday
night demanded only the release
of the occupants of these planes
now in your custody" and that
American representatives be per
mitted Ito communicate with any
if the occupants of the two planes
who are still alive"
Before marking off these de-
mands as met, the State depart
ment probably will require definite
information as to the fate of those
in the second plane.
The utimatum gave Yugoslavia
48 hours to comply, or the United
State would seek appropriate ac-
ton by the United Nations Sec
urity council.
Newspapers dispatches reported
that Ambassador Richard c. Pat
terson presented the utiinatum to
Marshal Tito at his summer palace
in Bled at about 2:30 pm, YugoS-
lavia time, or 7:30 am, Eastern
Standard Time Thursday-Thus the
utimatum would exp re at the same
hour on Saturday-or earlier. if the
note was delivered in Belgrade
through Yugoslav diplomatic chan
nels before Patterson's conference
with Tito. But the time of the dead
See OFFICIALS on Page
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DECLINE IN LEAF
PRICES REPORTED
Border And Eastern Belt
Prices Drop ST To 81
Per Hundred Pounds

The prices on most grades OF
tobacco offered on the North Car
DINA Border Belt tobacco markets
Thursday continued to drop as
the average declined to the lowest
of the season.
All groups were affected by the
decline, except cutters which held
steady. However, reports said that
other grades were down from 81 to
81 per hundred pounds. .
Quality Low
The quality on the markets con-
tinued to be lower, with less fine
and choice leaf being offered.
Most markets reported deliveries
heavy but many continued to re-
port blocked sales.
The Chadbourn market sold 278,-
528 pounds for an average of $751;
68 per hundred pounds. according
to Hugh Nance, supervisor OF
sales.
At Tabor City, it was report.
ed by Willard G. Cole that prices
were holding steady in line with
the trend following Wednesdays
break and approximately 345, o0C
pounds of the leaf ha dbeen sold
for an average of about $751; OF per
See TOBACCO On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-23
EXCHANGE CLUBS
SET FOR MEETINu'
First War Convention
To Get Underway AT
Beach Tonight

The first postwar convention OF
North Carolina Exchange clubs,
which is expected to attract the
largest crowd in the local clubs
history, will officially get under
way tonight at the Ocean Terrace
hotel, Wrightsville Beach, conven-
ton headquarters.
The registrations will begin this
morning in the lobby of the hotel.
The ladies committee, headed by
Mrs. C. S. LoWrimore will be on
hand to greet the wives Of the visit
ing Exchangites.
DR.. Guy Pigford, president of the
local club has issued a special in
vitation to local members and their
wives to attend the buffet supper
at the Ocean Terrace tonight at
7:30 o'clock.
The meeting will open tonight
with the supper and a business
session will follow on Saturday with
a banquet scheduled that night at
8 o'clock after which the evening
will be turned over to entertain
me1t.
Burney POSTMASTER
The Rev. l. Howard Chadwick, Of
Greensboro will be the principal
speaker Saturday night and Judge
John ]. Burney, local E~xchangite,
will serve as POSTMASTER.
Among the prominent state Off
GERS expected to attend are: John
Riley, of Durham, president of the
, See EXCHANGE on Page Two
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So To Bed

A certain bus stop on Front
street has a very convenient
doorway near it for people to
take shelter in during the rain.
When it was raining so hard
the other day a man dressed in
a raincoat politely stood in the
rain so that ladyfolk without
raincoats or umbrellas could
use the doorway.
But every time a lady STEP
ped into the doorway she
would leap right out again.
The polite man, curious as to
what terrors the doorway could
hold that would make a lady
choose a drenching to the door.
ways dry security, promptly
investigated.
In one of the doorway's cor
ners he found, thoroughly OBJ
livious to the rain and the con-
sternation she was causing q
large and patiently-weaving
snider
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-23
Unable To Pay

PARIS, Aug. 22-P)- Premier
Alcide de Gasperi told a news con-
ference Thursday night that Italy
was unable to pay the 500, 900, 600
.reparations Russia is demanding
in the Italian draft treaty.
He said his country's economic
situation made it impossible to pay
the Soviet government that amount
OF money and expressed a desire
that Russia's demands could he
discussed along with those of cour.-
tries for whom no Italian repara-
tons figures have been set.
De Gasperi said he had confer
red with U. S. Secretary of State
Byrnes on the Preparations problem
as we'll as the Italian Yugoslav
border dispute.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-23
ortsP Prove
Soviet ak<
Illegc'%%
British Fore. d Office
Claim Secret Files Dis
close Abuse
WORK IN GERMANY
Sources Also Admit Sale OF
Radar Equipment To
Sweden, Poland

LONDON, Aug. 22.-(UP)
A Foreign office spokesman
confirmed Thursday reports
that Great Britain possessed
secret reports that the Rus
S lans were continuing to
manufacture ornaments in
their occupation of Germany
in violation of the Potsdam
agreement.
The spokesman indicated strong
ly at the same time that Britain
was selling Sweden radar equip
ment to detect the mysterious
~rocketlike projectiles which have
appeared over Sweden recently and
presumably we're coming from Rus
sian-occupied territory.
However. a United Press Stock
holm dispatch quoted a Swedish
Foreign office spokesman as deny
ing that Sweden was buying radar
to hunt rockets. The spokesman
said it had not been determined
whether they were really rockets
or meteorites. The Swedish Air
force command said at the same
time that Sweden was buying radar
equipment from both the United
States and Britain for its air force.)
To Take Measures
The Foreign office spoke sman
said it was very possible" that
the government would take diplo-
matte measures in connection with
the reported Russian armament
manufacture in Germany.
First reports of such manufacture
reached London a year ago, the
spokesman said. Foreign Secre-
tary Ernest Bevin took the matter
up with Russian Foreign Minister
Viacheslav Molotov at the July,
See REPORTS on Page Two
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TITO, BOWzNG TO ULTIMA UM, ORDERS
TO CEASE FIRE ON PLANES:
BALKANS RUMBLE WITH WAR THREAT
Never Signed

Washington, Aug 22-U.H-
Yugoslavia participated in the
International Civil Aviation con-
ference at Chicago in late 1914
at which a international air
transport agreement embracing
the Give freedoms" was draft
ed, but has never signed that
agreement nor a b~iiateral air
pact with this country.
The five freedoms include the
privilege of flying commercial
planes across foreign territory
without lanLing, as we'll as the
privilege of landing for nom
traffic purposes.
State department officials
reported that this country has
made repeated" requests to
Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Hungary
and Romania, for landing rights
for American civilian planes,
but thus far without success in
any one of the four.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-23
RElCEL TO PLACE
CATTLE ON LANDS
Paper Corporation Will Use
Bovines AS Fire Hazard
Preventative

The Reigel Paper corporation,
Of New York, has revealed that
it plans to purchase a mixed breed
Of cattle from South Florida in
the near future and place then on
the l4O,00O-acre tract of timber
owned by the company in Colum-
bus counties.
According to F. S. Leinbach, as
SlS'ant to the president, in a tele-
phone conversation with the Star
News yesterday, disclosed the pro-
lect would serve a two-fold pur-
pose.
l. The grazing cattle would GU
a minimum the fire hazards by
keeping down the underground il
the area.
T. Cattle raising could be com.
o'ned with growing timber.
Lelnoach said the idea of rails
lHg cattle on timber tracts wa:
nO' new and that many companie'
nave large heards grazing on theil
property.
Il company planned to pur
sl9se a small herd, possibly x
neao' then gradually increase thu
nufnoer to 700 to 800 head, tn
spokesman said.
See REIGED On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-23
Truck Survey
Shows Route
Badly Needed
1876 Oil Tankers Use
Third Street Yearly
Report Shows
g0YD HAS FIGURES
lane Around City Seen As
Essential For Future
Growth

Wilmington's dire need for
q through truck route other
Than narrow, congested Third
street was brought out strik-
inglv Yesterday by an amazing
sot of petroleum truck statis-
tics complied by Maj. Henry
:. Boyd, traffic manager of
the Wilmington Port Traffic
association.
According to these figures, OBJ
famed by Major Boyd from the
citv.s Il oil terminal companies,
an average total Of 158, 1856 trucks
roar in and out of Wilmington
e;erv year over Third street with
an average total yearly load Of
332,0 69, 1876 gallons of petroleum and
petroleum products.
Oil truck traffic on other streets
boosts this average yearly truck
total to ISL, 616 vehicles.
Eighteen Per Hour
The Third street figure of 158, 1856
oil trucks per year breaks down
as follows: 1918 per month, 40
pr day, IS per hour, and one per
every three minutes.
These figures do not include the
estimated thousands of other trans
port trucks which move in and out
Of the city every veal bearing pro-
duce, furniture, lumber, and a host
of other commodities.
State Highway commission engi-
neers are reported to be making a
survey now of various city streets
which might be converted into a
new truck route better suited to
bear this tremendous traffic.
The movement Of petroleum and
petroleum products overland out of
See TRUCK SURVEY on Page 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-23
By STEWART ALSOP

OF Gene and Young Herman
While Joseph Alsop has been writ
ing his series on England, stewart
Alsop has been on an extended Trip
throughout most of the Soutnern
states. This is the second OF sevelai
articles by Stewart Alsop on the oil
teal situation in the South.
WASHINGTON. Aug. % There
are wistful hopes outside OF Georgia
that the fight on Eugene Talmadge
is not over, that the Supreme Court
or an independent opponent may
still keep him out of the Georgia
governors mansion. Even sthose
Georgians who most bitterly d.
test Talmadge and everything ae
stands for do not share these hopes.
To be. sure, if Talmadge had run for
Governor in any other state, he
would nov L. anticipating a we'll.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-23
SOME BABY
BY LARRY HIRSCH

The old prophecy of "And May
All Your Children Be Acrobats"
seems to have been wished off on
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Mills, of GIG
S. Second street.
Anyway, half of the prophecy
has already come true.
At the tender age of four months
and three weeks, an age when most
babies are still lying on their backs
and kicking their heels helplessly
in the air, Susanna Mills is able TO
stand as erect as a pine tree and
as imposing as the Colossus OF
Rhodes-in her mothers outstretch.
ed hand! ,
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-23
Matter Of Fact

deserved rest as a private citizen.
But because of the county unit sys-
tenn of voting peculiar to Georgia,
Talmadge will be Governor for
four long years, despite the fact
that a movement is now under way
in Georgia to test the constitution
atty of the county unit system be-
fore the United States Supreme
court. There is a general miscon-
ception outside of Georgia. that
if the Supreme Court declares the
county unit system unconstitutioa-
al Talmadge will be automatically
unseated, amid national signs OF
relief shared by a great majority
of Southerners.
Unfortunately this is not to be.
If the Supreme Court did find the
See MATTE OF FACT On Page Three
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-23
Hits
Greece Moves
Dangerous
Delegate Accuses Nation OF
Endangering Peace OF
World Now
ANGRY EXCHANGES
Brazil Asks Conference For
Just Peace With De-
feated Italy

PARIS, Aug. %. - F
The Soviet Ukraine accused
Greece Thursday of endanger-
ing world peace in claiming
territory from Albania and
warned that the Balkans
rumbling with t h r e a s OF
trouble-"once more may be.
come the powder . key OF
Europe"
Siding with Albania in an airing
of Balkan qurarels before a plen,
airy session of the 21-nation peace
conference, Dimitri Manuilsky
Ukrainian Foreign minister, de
clared:
1--WE now see how the declara.
tons made here by Greece really
can endanger the peace Of the
world. We know how wars have
been prepared"
Greek Premier Constantin Tsald
arts earlier had asked the confer
ence to give his country northern
Epirus from Albania.
British Foreign Secretary Ernes'
Bevin, presiding, shut off the de
bate, declaring it should be con
fined to the Italian peace treaty.
DEVELOPMENTS
Other main developments were:
l. Brazil asked the delegates tt
prepare "a just peace" with Italy
saying that otherwise "posterlty
will Judge us with severity"
2. India asked that Egypt be GU
in for a slice of Italian reparation:
T1uDATNE nv pooo Eleven
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-23
WILL COST
CONSUMERS MORE
OPA Spokesman Indicates
New Prices Will Ad-
vance Five Cents

WASHINGTON, Aug. %. -(P-
Plans for retail lamb ceilings
averaging about five cents a pound
above June 80 levels were dis
closed Thursday as OPA authoriz-
ed higher prices for coal, radio
tubes and many other items.
An OPA official explained that
previous ceilings on lamb cannot
be restored September 9 when re-
tail butcher shops 60 back under
price control because the lamb SUBJ
sidy will not be revived.
OPA decided some time ago, the
official told a reporter, that SUBJ
sidy payments to lamb feeders
would be halted July l, wen if
price controls had not lapsed at
that time. The lamb subsidy
amounted to $36, 900, 900 during the
fiscal year 1856.
OPA and the Agriculture depart
ment continued work on new cell
ings for all meats, scheduled for
announcement next week. In the
case of beef, veal and pork, they
will be at or near June 80 prices,
Soft Coal Up
Coal price increases, effective i'm
mediately, amount to 80 cents a
ton of anthracite and coke and IL
cents a ton for soft coal.
OPA said the coal price hikes,
as well as a 20 per cent increase
in retail ceilings for radio replace
ment tubes and higher prices auth
orized on a long list Of other items,
are required by the new price con-
troll act.
The law provides for restoration
of dealer profit margins which
were in effect last March 81. 1t
Sec T,AMR On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-23
The Weather
FORECAST


South Carolina-Partly cloudy and lit
tie chance in temperature Friday, few
widely scattered thundershgYers Friday
afternoon.
North Carolina-Friday partly cloudy
with scattered thundershowers. Slightly
cooler in northwest portion Friday.
Eastern Standard Time)
(By U. S. Weather Bureau)
Meteorological data for the "a hours
ending 7:30 pm. yesterday.
Temperatures
1870 am. 10; 1880 am. So; 1870 pm. 81.
7:3O pm. 70.
Maximum 81; Minimum 81; Mean II;
Normal n.
Humidity
1870 am. SO; 7:30 am. 100; 1870 pm.
So; 1880 pm. SO.
Precipitation
Total for "a hours ending 1880 pm
0. O3 inches.
Total since the first Of the month -
7.65 inches.
Tides For Today
(From the Tide Tables published by q.
S. Coast and Geodetic Survey.
High Low
Wilmington - 6:28 am. 1926 I'm.
1908 pm. 1874 pm.
Masonboro Inlet = 4:21 am. 1892 am.
1853 pm. II rs pm.
Sunrise 5:3s; Sunset $50; Moonrise
1:50 am; Moonset 4:51 pm.
River Stage at Fayetteville, N. C.. at 6
am. Thursday, 30 feet.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-23
Susanna Mills Astonishes
Scribe With Circus FeQts

Susanna has been doing this neat
feat for 10 days, and she did it for
us in the Stars office yesterday aft
ernoon It's really not SO simple and
easy as it looks, either. Mrs. Mills
grasps Susanna in her arms, fits
the child's feet into the palm of her
(Mrs. Mins') hand, and then swings
her aloft. And Susanna stands there
surgling and happy and as uncon-
cerned as the Statue of Liberty.
Mother Amazes
1t wasn't just Susanne's accom-
pllshment which AIMED us. Mrs.
Mills strength left us gasping too.
Susanna is rs inches tall and weighs
See SUSANNA on Pare Two
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their baggage was thoroughly
searched but that everything was
returned.
The spokesman gave this &C
count of his conversation with the
group made up of seven Americans
one of them a civilian-and two
Hungarian passengers:
When their transport landed,
Yugoslav troops armed with Tom
my guns Immediately surrounded
the plane.
The pilot of a fighter craft which
forced them down appeared on
the scene within a few minutes and
drove them in an automobile to
a nearby town, the identity of
which was not revealed. There the
alrmen were put up in an officers
hotel and were well fed.
Received Warning
The specific nature of the ques-
See filters on Page Tive
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-23
ALL SAFE
ALL SAFE
Filters, Passengers
Cross Morgan Line
Victims Of Yugoslav Firing Incident Return
To American Lines After Being
Held In Open Arrest

TRIESTE, Aug. 22-P-The nine crew members and
passengers of the American Army transport plane forced
down by Yugoslav fighters on Aug. 9 arrived at the Morgan
line Thursday night and were taken Immediately to U. S.
88th Division headquarters at Gorilla, Italy.
A division spokesman who talked with them said mem
bers of the group were questioned continuously ION all SUBJ
jects" by the Yugoslavs. He quoted them as saving that