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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-27
.ELKS LODGE WILL
MEET HERE TODAY
B.P.O.E., OF North Caro-.
lima To Convene For
Two-Day Sessions

More than 500 State members OF
the Benevolent and Protection Or
der of Elks, led by President Thad
Secretary of State Of North
Carolina, are expected to converge
on Wilmington today for the open
ing ceremonies of the lodges two
day annual convention.
An address of official welcome
by Mayor W. Ronald Lane will lift
the curtain on this years confer
ence at 2:3O o'clock this afternoon
in the Elks Home, 400 S. Front
street, after which DR.. W. A.. Sans,
Marshall, past state exalted ruler,
will give the formal response 1or
the delegation.
Business Session
The remainder of the afternoon
activities will be devoted to bust
ness matters and the appointment
of convention committees.
At 1880 O'Clock tonight the dele
gates will convene for their an
nual banquet at a club on the
Wrightsville Beach highway. with
Judge John J. Burney as toast
master.
Davis To Speak
After the Rev. E. W. Halleck,
chaplain of the Wilmington lodge,
delivers the invocation, the prin-
cipal address of the evening will
be given by Howard R. Davis,
Wililamsport, Pa, past grand es-
teemed leading knight of the grand
S..
~County Sheriff c. Davis Jones,
past district deputy grand exalted
will introduce the guests and
banquet speakers.
Special Awards
Presentation of Elks Special War
Awards by Davis Scholtz, past
grand exalted ruler, will bring the
banquet to a close.
A dance at the Cape Fear ar
See ELKS on Page Two
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AlongThe Fear

LIQUID misunderstanding
is passing from the Cape Fear
scene-something wet, cool, and
altogether delightful.
1t seems like an con or two
since last we threw off our clothes
in the bedroom, donned u BIZ
ing suit, dashed barefoot through
the hallway and the front door, and
ran out into the front yard to sport
and splash in the liquid splendor
of the lawn sprinkler.
Come to think of it, it must be
three cons, 1000 feet of hose, and
II $1,000 gallons of fresh, cold water
since last we thus INDUCED our
self.
But that isn't what disturbs us.
WATERSPRITE RITES - What
does disturb us is that we haven't
seen any children of today per-
forming these watersprite rites for
a long time.
It is, lamentable that these lawn
sprinkler ceremonies, SO dear to
us in u childhood, should have
no place in the modern mode of
childhood's recreation.
Further, it is unjust. A child
without a lawn sprinkler . play IN
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-27
MILL TOTAL LOSS
IN 100000 FIRE
Flames Engulf Structure
Scheduled To Begin
Work July |

HALLSBORO, June 26-$200, 900
blaze swept the veneer plant OF the
North Carolina Lumber company
Wednesday morning at five O'Clock
and within an hour and a half,
completely destroyed the relatively
new mill and equipment.
Spread Quickly
Though the cause of the conflag.
around the log deck, the fire spread
quickly, engulfing the wood struc-
ture in a blast of heat and flame,
making it impossible for the few
men on the scene to do anything
but confine the blaze to the veneer
plant site. No fire department was
able to make the scene in time. i.
Leon Bradley, general manager
of the plant, stated that the night
Waterman had reported no flames
visible 20 minutes before the alarm
whistle sounded. Boiler firemen
were the only workers on the job.
Cause Undetermined
Though fine cause of the conflag-
ration was undetermined. Bradley
explained that there existed a pos
sibility of the flames travelling
through the wiring. No explosion
resulted. ".r. 49,.
Co-owned by j. w. Wells of Mont
gomery, Ala and B. P. Shaw of
Hamton, S. c., the plant had been
recently constructed. Although
work was being conducted in one
portion of the plant, most of it
was entirely new with equipment
that had been only test runs. Among
this equipment were new lathes
and dryers. Plans were being
formed to convert the expanding
mill into a pllywood plant and
operation had been scheduled 10
start on July the first, the mill
worked IS men and women, and
was completely covered by insur-
ance. -
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Etheridge
Calls Site
Ideal Spot
Cherry Appeals To Con-
gressmen For Aid In
Negotiations
NOT INTERESTED
Under Plan, Fort Would Be
Part OF Mountain-To-
Sea System
BY r HIRSCH

The State of North Caro-
lima has definite plans" for
acquiring Fort Caswell, his
torically famous military base
at Southport, and converting
it into a State park in North
Cardinals regular Mountain
Seashore Park system, R. Bruce
Etheridge, director of the State
Department OF Conservation and
Development, informed The Star
yesterday from Raleigh.
Etheridge said Governor r.
Gregg Cherry has already declared
the States intention in letters to
Washington, D. c., officials, in
Guiding Congressman j. Bayard
Clark.
Plan Negotiated
With the historic base still in the
hands of the U. S. Coast Guard,
Etheridge said the State will carry
through negotiations for its acquisi-
ton and complete plans for its con-
version as soon as it is declared
surplus by the federal government.
News of the States proposal was
first divulged by Bill Keziah, The
Stars Southport correspondent.
Last month Etheridge and his de-
See CASWELL On Page Two
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No TAX INCREASE
FORESEEN IN CITY
Budget Hike Will Not AT.
feet Wilmington Rate,
Says Lane

Mayor w. Ronald Lane declared
yesterday there will be no hike in
the city tax rate despite the fact
that the 1946-47 municipal budget
may exceed by 5000, 900 the expir-
ing fiscal year figure of 81, 644, 842.
With Acting City Manager ]. R.
Benson, city departments, and the
city council prepared to start form
ulation of the new budget soon,
Mayor Lane said he anticipated no
Increase in the current rate of $1.35
per 500 valuation.
Echoes Statement
The mayors statement echoed a
similar statement issued during the
recent 81, 0O3, 900 bond election, at
which time both he and Benson
promised no tax rise.
Meanwhile, as city officials are
preparing for the budget confer
ences. auditors of the S. C. Lowri-
more Accounting company are at
work auditing the expenditures OF
inc Old one.
Audit Made
The auditors have been checking
the city's books since Monday, with
completion expected by August 1,
B'nson said yesterday.
The auditing of the old budget
will have no bearing on setting up
and approving the new one, Ben
son said. 1t is possible, however,
that the city will operate on the old
figures until the new budget is ap-
: proved, he added.
Last years budget, he pointed
out, was not approved until August
and then made retroactive to July
l. The same procedure will prob
ably be used this year, he said.
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DR.. W. H. MILTON.
CHURCHMAN, DIES
Clergyman Was Rector AT
St. James For. II
Years

DR.. w. H. Milton, DID. we'll
known churchman and rector OF
St. James Episcopal church in
Wilmington for 81 years, died late
yesterday in the Union Memorial
hospital, Baltimore, after a leng-
thy illness.
Coming to Wilmington from a
pastorate in Roanoke. Va, in 1909,
he took a prominent part in the
city's religions, civic and social
life until his retirement in Novem-
Der, 1916, when he became rector
emeritus of the church.
Active Career
His career was an exceedingly
active one in many fields gaining
him wide recognition among Am
erican churchmen. He served for
many years on the National Coun-
Gil of the Episcopal church.
A graduate of Virginia Military
Institute, he entered the ministry
from Virginia Theological Semi
nary, from which he was gradu-
ated in 1892, and during his serv-
ice held a pastorate in Baltimore,
Md.
Lived In Baltimore
Since retirement, he has been
living with his wife in Baltimore.
Surviving are his wife; one son,
William H. Milton, Jr., Pittsfield,
Mass; two daughters, Mrs. J. M.
P. Finney, Baltimore, and Mrs.
Robert DeRosset, Norfolk: and
nine grandchildren.
The body will arrive here from
Baltimore Monday morning and
will be taken to st. James church
to remain there until the funeral
at 4 pm.
Services Here
Services will be conducted by
the Rev. Mortimer Glover, pres
ent rector of the church, assisted
by the Rt. Rev. Thomas C. Darst
and the Rt. Rev. Thomas H.
Wright, past and present bishops
of the East Carolina diocese.
Pallbearers will be members of
the vestry of the church at the
See CHURCHMAN on Page Two
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And So To Bed

An enthusiastic young lady
occupied a box seat at last
nights Pirate-D Dunn baseball
game. Equipped with score
board and pencil she kept
close track. of the games pro-
gress.
When a certain Pirate player
came to bat and fouled about .
dozen pitches in a row she be-
came very excited and made .
long row of marks after his
name.
"Attaboy!" she yelled.
A male spectator, observing
her action, asked her why she
was making all those marks
after the batter's name.
Pm recording all his hits"
she beamed back at him. Is
MT he just marvelous?"
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-27

A general frightening of the
belts" will be necessary for
Wilmingtonians in the next few
days of food shortages.
Throughout the city, with
packing houses, wholesalers
and retailers of meats; poultry
men, livestock handlers and
other merchants, the cry of mo
meat today" was unanimous,
and J. C. Parker president OF
the Wilmington Retail Mer-
chants Association, said that
unless Congress acts at once
to change the present set-up,
and make adjustments OF meat
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so long
O'Daniers desk was piled high
with papers - apparently material
for a long, long speech and he
said that more will be arriving
if it's needed. l hope to get help
if it's necessary"
Controls Would Lapse
Failure to enact the OPA bill be-
fore the deadline would cause all
price and rent controls to lapse.
They could be reinstated again
when the measure finally is passed.
But O'Daniel's filibuster would
thwart a strategy urged upon
President Truman by Labor lead
ers and others. This is to veto the
OPA bill, with its limitations on the
agency's powers, in the hope that
Congress would then approve-be-
fore Sunday-an emergency mea-
sure continuing the OPA as is.
O'Daniels Delayed
O'Daniel was delayed in gaining
the floor by speeches of other
senator's, including a discussion OF
UNRRA by Senator Bridges
CR.-N.H.).
An earlier move by Senator
Wherry R.-Neb.) to restore to
the OPA bill the provision remov-
ing price controls on meat, poultry
and dairy products fizzled out. at
least for the present.
President Pro Tempore Nickel
lar D.-Tenn.) ruled that the move
would be in order only if the en-
ate rejects the compromise bill
which the house passed Tuesday.
Democratic Leader Barley
(Ky.) recommended the measure
as. "the best bill possible under the
circumstances" 1t contains some
provisions which Sterilization Di-
rector Chester Bowles called
See OPA on Page Two
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New Crisis
Looms Over
Peace Talks
Deadlock Over Trieste
Hardens In Big Four
Conference
MAKESHIFT OPPOSED
MoIotov Seeks Russian
Views On Setting Up
Boundaries

PARIS, Thursday, June 81.
(UP) The big Four
foreign ministers s e e m e d
headed for a new crisis today
after an emergency night
meeting which served only to
harden the long = standing
deadlock over the future of
Trieste.
Russian Foreign Minister Viache-
slav Molotov called the meeting,
apparently on instructions from
Premier Josef Stain, and present
ed his colleagues with what he
called an extreme concession"
Slight Departure
1t turned out to be a very slight
departure from his previous stand
which Secretary of State James F.
ByrAes and British Foreign Sec
rotary Ernest Eevin believed might
only plant The seeds of World War
III.
Briefly. Molotov's extreme con-
ceSsion" was a proposal:
/. That the Allies accept, as a
new Italian-YUgoslav frontier, a
line running west of Trieste-the
line Russia had vainly asked for
weeks.
2, That Triests, a sort of jocket
in the territory awarded Yugo-
lava, be put under joint Italian
See CRISIS On Page I've
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-27
IT'S THE FRESH AIR
Juvenile Delinquency
On Decline In County

Layton, as running in a sort
of cycle"
"For 10 days or two weeks
or even longer the children
here seem to conduct them
selves properly and quietly,
and suddenly a wave of petty
offenses will crop up, lasting
usually for about the same
length Of time" Mrs. Layton
said.
Since school was recessed for
the summer months, a month
ago, there has been no increase
or very noticeable" decrease,
See JUVENILE on Page Two
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TIGHTER BELTS NECESSARY
Shortest Meat Supply
Hits Wilmington, Nation

prices, the condition now exist
ing will remain.
Need Stable Prices
He said that prices must be
stabilized at a rate to justify
the growers and slaughterers
handling the meat in its pre-
liminary journey to the retail
merchants.
1.-The retailers have not been
affected by price. controls to
the extent of some industries
connected with growing and
marketing meat" Parker said.
See MEAT on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-27
WAR BROUGHT HOME
Casualty Lists Show
3O8, 987 Died In Actio

WASHINGTON, June 27.-(B
The first consolidated post
war casualty roll released to-
day by the War department
lists 308, 978 dead and missing
among more than 10, 1000, 900
men and women modified into
the U. S. Army for service in
the Second World War-a fatal
ity rate of 2.98 per cent.
State Loses 7,1o9
From North Carolina 4.088
were killed in action, 592 died
of wounds, rs died of injuries,
1920 died (nonbattle), 1853
were declared dead under Pub
lie Law 400, and 20 were miss
ing, for a total of 7,1o9 either
killed or missing in action.
The list was compiled in
booklets, one for each state,
one for the District of Column
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sembly" to take the case up
later.
Then after Francisco Cas-
tillo Najera, president Of the
Council, ruled that this was a
question of procedure and,
therefore, not subject to the
veto, Gromyko invoked the veto
to defeat a majority vote up
holding the presidents ruling.
Although some of the dele
gates commended that Russia
had no right to- use. the veto
even on the second question,
Castillo Nejera ruled that this
was a question of substance"
and that the majority opinion
was rejected.
The Councils vote for the
Brit sh-Australian proposal was
9 to 2, with Russia and Poland
in the negative. The President
first announced that it was
adopted, but Gromyko prompt
ly raised the veto issue.
See RUSSIA on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-27

NEW YORK, June 90 In
a stormy session of the United
Nations security council, Rus
STA invoked the veto twice in
quick succession Wednesday
night to block approval of a
British-Austral.an proposal on
the Spanish question.
Soviet Delegate Andrei A.
Gromyko used the veto first
when the Council voted on a
proposal offered by Australian
Delegate Herbert V. Evatt to
keep the Spanish case before
the council without prejudice
to the rights of the general as
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-27
~FLUE-CURED BODY
SEEKING OUTLETS
Tobacco Association To Set
Opening Dates For
Markets

RALEIGH, June 26.-(F- An
official of the Leaf Tobacco Ex-
porters association said here Wed
nesday that foreign markets will
have to be found for at least so
per cent of the 1916 tlue-cured to-
bacco crop il il is to be disposed
of and consumed.
j. Con Lanier of Greenville, the
associations executive secretary,
made the prediction and added:
THE members of this association
are going to have to preach the
gospel of flue-cured tobacco in
every country on the face of the
earth"
To Set Opening Dates
The associations annual conven-
ton was held in connection with
the meeting, beginning Thursday,
of the Tobacco Association of the
United States, which will set dates
for the opening of auction sales
in all flue-cured tobacco belts and
draft regulations governing the
sale of the 1915 crop.
Lanier, who was reelected Sec
rotary OF the exporters said the
1916 fue-cured crop was about
twice the size needed to supply
demands, and that foreign mar
kets were the only answer to over
production.
J. S. Ficklen of Greenville was
reelected president of the asso-
citation. H. w. Jackson of Rich
mond was reelected vice-presi-
dent. and N. M. Schaum of Will
son was elected to serve as treas
urer Cor another year.
Executive Committee
Elected as members of the ex-
ecutive committee were H. R. Pet
tus of Rocky Mount, w. G Schulz
ing of Lynchburg, Va, L. l.. Crave
1y of Rocky Mount. A. B. Caring
ton of Danville, Va, E. J. C'Brien
of Louisville, KY, and H. R. Ed
wards of Richmond.
Making his annual report to the
association, Ficklen said that the
associations members handled a
total of 800 0O0, 900 pounds of leaf
tobacco for the Commodity Credit
Corporation in the last four years.
In a move to assure a floor"
price Cor growers this year, the
association voted to work out a
contract with the recently-organ-
lied stabilizlnc corporation, a di-
vision of the CCC, under which a
price Of at least 80 per cent of
parity Gan average of % cents)
would be paid for all grades of
leaf.
Seek S~ubcontract
The program limits export deal
ers' participation in the program
to buying and redrying, bit efforts
will be made to include a subcon-
tract under which exporters would
be allowed to resell under certain
conditions any portion of the to-
bacco purchased for the stabill-
zing board.
The CCC has been active on flue-
cured markets for four years, pur-
chasing tobacco for use in lend
lease and 70 provide a "stabilizlng'
effect on prices This year, how
ever, the CCC will withdraw from
the markets and the new contract
being considered would provide
See TOBACCO On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-27
SENATOR LASHES
BACK AT TRUMAN
Tobey Says It's President
Who Needs Cooling
Off

WASHINGTON. June rs. LIP
Senator Tobey of New Hampshire,
accused by President Truman of
discouraging good men, from en-
tering government by emitting
"yells," hit back Wednesday with
a suggestion that it is the Presi-
dent, not he, who needs a cooling
off period.
The New Hampshire Republican,
in a speech on the Senate floor,
branded unfair statements made in
a barbed letter in which Mr.. Tru-
man pictured Tobey as a chronic
complainer who made "unWarrant-
ed attacks" on Edwin W. Pauley,
nominee for Undersecretary of the
Navy.
Led Pauley Fight
Pauley's nomination was with
drawn after a fight led by Tobey.
Harold L. Ickes, then Secretary of
the Interior, testified that Pauley
had suggested campaign funds
could be obtained from oil men
if the government would not push
its claim to tidelands oil produc-
ing areas. Pauley denied the
charge.
Mr.. Truman's letter was written
May 20 in response to a communi-
cation in which Tobey made what
he called a Macedonian cry" or
appeal for help from the President
in getting more grain for poultry
raisers in New England.
After word of the letter had been
given to newsmen by Tobey's col
leagues, Tobey took the floor to
read the full text to the Senate. 1t
follows:
"Dear Senator"
Dear Senator Tobey:
"In replying to your telegram of
May twenty third, in which you
say you are making a Macedonian
cry it seems to me that you have
been making Macedonian cries or
yells ever since I have been in
the White House. For what reason
I never could understand.
"Your unwarranted attacks on
MI. Pauley almost ruined a good
public servant. Between you and
Mr.. Ickes you have made it ex-
ceedingly difficult for me to get
good men to fill the necessary
places in the government. You r
still continuing your Macedonian
cries and l hope you will get a lot
of pleasure out of them.
Chickens Or People
Gas far as your food situation
is concerned, the Secretary of
Agriculture has been instructed
to meet the situation as well as he
possibly can both in New England
and the far Northwest, where the
situation is exactly the same. 1t is
a matter of chickens or people
and, if it comes to a decision as to
which should be kept from starving
naturally, if I make the decision, it
will be the people. I don't know
whether that will please you or
not, but I hope it will.
Sometime when you have reach
ed a cooling-off period, I'd be glad
to talk with you about the whole
situation.
~"Sincerely yours,
s" S Harry
Come and see me-" HandWrit-
ten.)
No Mae West Call
AS Tobey read the come and
See SENATOR On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-27
BY PHIL WRIGHT

mo more teachers, no more
BELLS" the young boys and
girls shout with the end of
school and beginning of sum-
mer vacations for most of them.
And they're doing a pretty
good job of behaving them
selves with the clean enter
tainment afforded them by the
city, and the easily accessible
resorts, according to Mrs. J. c.
Layton, City Juvenile Court
clerk, and police officials.
Runs In Cycle
Juvenile delinquency in VIII
mington is described by Mrs.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-27
bia and one for the terS !,
and posses sions of tbS~ Z;
States. The record ~ =
the presidential de &
a national emery
q, 1941. through
1.424 Still NJ,
1924 Still Nj.


During that time a al of
307,554 were killed in action,
died of other causes or were
declared dead after having
been missing a year. In addi-
ton, 1924 persons were still
carried as missing on Jan. 81,
1915.
The War department is ex-
tremely reluctant to hold out
nope to next of kin that any
persons carried as missing"
at this late date will be found
See KILLED on Page Two
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The w Gather

FORECAST
North and South Carolina: Scattered
thundershowers and warm Thursday.
I eastern Standard Time)
(By U. S. Weather Burcau)
Meteorological data for the "a hours
ending 1870 pm. yesterday.
Temperatures
1:30a 70; 7:30a II; 1:30p 70; 1902 rs.
Maximum SO; Minimum So; Mean "a;
Normal rs.
Humidity.
1:30a 90; e7:3oa 80; ! Bop 50; 7:3op SO.
Precipitation g
Total for "a hours ending 7:30 p. m.
600 inch.
Total since the first of the month
AIS inches.
Tides for Today ~
from. the Tide Tables published by
u. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey.
- High Low
Wilmington ---- SOFA 3:00a
8:41p 3:O3p
Masonboro Inlet ------ SABA LISA
6:21p %
: Sunrise SOFA; Sunset 7:27p; Moonrise
3:26a; .Moonset 6.O7p.
River Stage at Fayetteville. N. c., at
3 am, Wednesday Ills feet.
See THE WEATHER on Page Two
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COTTON N 20 CENTS

sANDERsV1LLE, Ga, June 2e.
-P!Cotton sold here Wednesday
for 80 cents a pound, the highest
price in nearly a quarter of a cen-
fury. Marvin Cruggs, former legis-
lator and M of Washington coun-
tvs best known farmers, sold 10
bales for approximately $3.50 a.
bale. -. - ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-27
MATSUOKA DIES

TOKYO, Thursday, June 27.-Yo-
suke Matsuoka, former foreign
minister of Japan died today in
Imperial. univel sity hospital. He
was one of the % original defen-
dants in the war crimes trials.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-27
Debate Starts
In Senate On Measure
Administrative Strategy May Hinge On
Presidential Veto If compromise
Bill Passes S.Gate

o WASHINGTON, June 26-(AP)-senator ODaniel
(D.-Tex) threatened a %filibuster Wednesday to prevent
passage of the OPA extension bill before the present act
dies Sunday midnight.
Il think it would be swell" he told a reporter, IF the
American people could wake up Monday morning under the
American form of government they've been out from under
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-27
ODANlELS THREATENS FLBUSTER
ITO MAKE OPA IMPERATIVE SUNDAY;
: STATE SEEKS FORT CASWELL AS PARK
THE BEAR GROWLs AGAIN
Reds Invoke Veto Thrice
In Stor1nyC Council Session

NEW YORK, June 26.-(P-
The United Nations Security
council adjourned Wednesday
night without settling the
Spanish question after Russia
invoked the veto three times
in a stormy session lasting
nearly six hours.
Evening star., 1946-03-24

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