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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-28
Morton Qualities
In Women s State PLAY

Agnes Morton of Wilmington yes
terday qualified for the champion
ship flight of the annual Carolinas'
Women's golf championship as the
Port City red-head toured Green's
boro's Sedgefield country club
with a round of 1914 for an 80.
Earlier in the day at a business
meeting, Miss Morton was elected
to the board of governors of the
association of Tar Heel lady
golfers.
Miss Morton was placed in the
lower bracket of the championship
flight and will meet Mrs. Floyd
Hendley of Greensboro in a first
round match this morning at 1926.
Scores we're very high for the
qualifying round, Mrs. Estelle
Lawson Page being the only entry
to better women's par. The de-
Tending state champion turned in
a card of 36-37-73 four strokes be-
low the ladies par which is pegged
at 38-39-77.
In second place was Kathryn
Hemphill of Columbia, S. C. with
38-4O for 70. Majorie Burns, the
Greensboro schoolgirl, who is
doubling this week on her woman's
college examinations in order 10
came in with a 39-40-
70.
At the business session the 1947
championship was awarded to the
Charlotte country club, the dates 10
be announced later and Mrs. Page
was reelected president of the as
ISOLATION.
Pairings and starting times for
the first round today with scores
in p~arentheses are as follows:
UPPER BRACKET
1000. Mrs. Junius Page, Jr., G3)
of Greensboro VS.. Mrs. Nathan
Ayers GOD of S~edgefield.
1905 Mrs. Shelly Caveness 1927
of Greensboro VS.. Mrs. Allen Wat
kins (92) of Sedgefield.
1910 Mrs. George Corcoran $40
of Greensboro VS.. Mrs. S. S.
Saunders 000) of High Point.
1918 Mrs. Elliot Wood 1881 of
High Point VS.. Mrs. George Graves
(98) of Greensboro.
LOWER BRACKET
1920 Kathryn Hemphill 78) OF
Columbia, S. c. VS.. Mrs. Lester
Brooks GOD of Charlotte.
1925 Mrs. W. W. Handy 1897 of
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-28
Whiteuille, Wallace
Tangle Here Tonight

the mound and will be faced by
Red" Croombs, the Wallace ace.
Bud Heath, the Whiteville hot
corner man has gathered II hits
in 24-at-bats to lead the loop with a
mark of 500. He will be challenged
by the star of the Duplin outfit.
Dwight Morris, big outfielder for
merly with Williamsport in the
Eastern league.
The Comets will lineup as fol-
lows: Heath, 3b; Powell, SIS; Will
liams, If; Brinkley, 1b; Proctor,
2b; HARRISON, c Russ, IF; Green.
CT; and Harwood or Nelson, p.
For Wallace the lineup will be
something like this: Prevatte, SIS:
Bland, RI; Thigpen, 3b; Morris, CT;
Wallace, 1b; Hursey, II; Huffman.
C; West, 2b; and Croombs or Ro-
hortS n
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-28
Rams Lose Draft Choice
OF Dukes Cliff Lewis

NEW YORK, May 27.-P-The
Los Angeles Rams of the National
Football league lost two of their
1945 draft choices Monday when
Commissioner Bert Bell declared
Cliff Lewis. a back from Duke, and
tackle Dale Cowan of the Kansas
State ineligible for the draft under
major league rules.
Believing that both players we're
members of this years graduating
class, the Rams selected Lewis as
their 10Th choice ana put Cowan
down as 10Th on their list at the
last draft meeting.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-28
Eastern Conference Prep Title At Stake
AS Cats, Cyclones Meet At Stadium
Weatherman Forces BUGS, Twins
To Cancel Legion Stadium Game
BY EDWARD C
Star Sports Editor

Wilmington's Pirates, raIned out
at Angler, Sunday, returned here
to the American Legion stadium
last night, only to find that a junior
monsoon had made grounds too
wet for their scheduled meeting
with Jimmie Guinn's Dunn-Erwin
twins.
The Pirates take to the road
today in an attempt to keep their
two game winning streak intact.
They are scheduled to meet the
Twins today and the Smithfield
Leafs Wednesday before returning
here Thursday for a game with the
Leafs Thursday and a series with
the Spinners, Saturday and Sun
day.
While the league games were
rained out in most instances Sum
day and Monday, the league Off
Gals met Sunday at the Rufus
King Hotel in a three hour meet
ing which accomplished almost
nothing.
]. E. L. Wade, president of the
league, presided and bypassed the
troublesome umpire problem, one
OF the most serious facing the
circuit in its first year of opera
ton.
At the present time, reports from
the various league cities to the
Star, would indicate that the ma
jorlty of the umpires that Wade
hired, have proved to be made
quate for organized baseball.
AT the same time, the umpires
hired by Wade who have proved to
be adequate have been handicap
ped by the failure of the presi-
dents office to instruct them to
keep a tighter reign on league
games. AS yet there has not been
an instance Of a league manager
or player being banished from a
game and yet there have been sew
eral incidents in which a league
umpire has been abused by league
players reported to the Star.
In fact, an Angler player three
times pushed a plate umpire in a
game with Wilmington Saturday
night in a dispute over a called
strike and the umpire allowed him
to stay in the game.
OF course the Angler incident
IS not the only one in league rec
ords. Every club has ben guilty
OF these violations, and as vet
no action has been taken by the
only agency with the power to en-
force it. the leagues ranking
official.
Wade described the meeting as
a "companionable" three hour
session as guests of. the Clinton
oall club, and while league fans
would not deny the league club
owners or officials, companion
ship, they still wish that some
agreement had been reached on
the status of the men-in-blue
working the Tobacco State m
One decision reached BY the
Jolly Companions" was to allow
clubs to carry II players until
June Is.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-28
WICK TO START
AGAINST WILSON
Contest Scheduled To Start
AT Stadium AT 3 This
Afternoon

New Hanover H i g h
schools Wildcats m e
the Wilson Cyclones this
afternoon at the Ameri-
can Legion stadium in
what should be the fea-
ture game of the Eastern
Conference diamond sea-
son.
The Wildcats and Cy-
clones will be playing for
the Eastern champion
ship and the right to
meet the Western title
holder for North Carolina
Class A laurels.
Herman Wick, strong
armed, Wildcat finger
has the nod from Coach
Leon Brogden and will be
on the mound opposing
Marshall Long, Red Ben
ton of Wilson's nominee
for the pitching chores.
Both t e S came
through the regular sea-
son with defeats marked
up against its record by
one nine. The Cyclones
defeated every team in
the conference excepting
for its contests with the
New Hanover entry.
The Cats were victori-
Gus against every other
nine in the circuit except
Rocky M o t, losing
twice to the Songbirds of
Joe Caruso. However, in
a playoff Wilson repeat
ed two earlier wins over
the Blackbirds to adj
vance to today's final con-
test.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-28

cult south of the border obviously
isn't through raiding highly vul-
nerable major league ranks.
Although under him the Pirates
have been out of the first division
only once in six years, Frank
Frisch is far from being the peo-
pies choice in Pittsburgh.
1t easily could be that the Buc-
cancers lack sufficient Grade A
material to keep up with the lead
-ers, of course, but the fact remains
that the, club has not lived up to
its promises. Alad the old Fordaam
Flash has definitely been tagged
too impatient with and upsetting to
the hired hands, the first to join up
in the current union movement.
The Blue Jays are still the Phil
lies, which could become extremely
discouraging even to a persevering
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-28
BELLOISE WINS

NEW YORK, May 27.-PAsteve
Bellolse, the Bronx middleweight
better, came back to Madison
square Garden Monday for the
first time in nearly five years and
stopped Coley WEIGH of Portland,
Me-, in the second round Of y
scheduled ten-rounder. BelIoise
scaled 159 IL; Welch 1870 "a,
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-28
Edward Sachs
Morning Watch
Back To Work

III INV AO Wv oCo1 GU az
this typewriter was just after
the Pirates had defeated the
Angler Colts Saturday eve
ming. At the time We were a
little confused for the Tobac-
70 State league script seems
10 call for the BUGS to lose
their home games and win on
the road. If, the plans of the
local Pirates call for several
winning evenings at Ameri-
can Legion stadium, we will
be the last to complain and
who knows, one of these days,
our league standings may
have the Katkaveckmen in the
first division.
A very nasty situation has arisen
in the Carolina State league.
Gambling has raised its ugly head
and the characters who wager, all
Of a dollar on a game are becom-
ing a little raw in their comments
when they lose that buck. So far
the Jerks at American Legion
stadium haven't appeared. The
onIv case we can remember was
the Lost Weekend who staggered
IN to the press box and stuck his
face over our typewriter to ask,
did YOU call that a hit or an err
ror'. on a rather close play at
first. We are not the official scorer
but we told the weaving One that in
our opinion the play was a hit.
Make il an error" he said. Give
poi a buck bet on it," Needless to
saw the bo%ozy-one wasn't with IS
very long.
From Chapel Hill comes re-
ports that the fine White
Phantom basketball team will
lust be a pale spook next sea-
son. As you know Ben Carne-
vale and Bones Mckinney
have already departed. Now
we hear the report that Jim
Jordan and Bob Paxton will
not be around next season.
Although Jordan was not be-
ing counted on for the bas-
ketball season because of his
service in the Navy, an early
report had him enrolling at
UNC this fall. But that was
Just wishful thinking it would
appear. So Cardinals new
coach will find that he has to
fill three positions when the
call for the Hardwooders is
posted. Hooks Dillon and John
Dillon will fill two spots
but those other three are wide
open.
Dots and Dashes -. Vic SOrrell
will coach the Raleigh Junior Le-
gion team Comment to end
all comments, by Scoop McCrary
in the Salisbury Post "As we
can see the situation here, miles
away from where 1t is happening,
Max Ianier) is simply making
the move to Mexico for the
money" go. No kidding, we
thought he was going to Mexico
for the southern air and sunshine
80. And to complicate an already
complicated summer we find that
Greensboro will be host to the Ma
tional Lefthanded golf tournament
1t will be held at Sedgefield
l. the fall -.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-28
Cubs Blast Lefty PoHet
ToBeatC Cardinals, 41o1

CHICAGO, May 27 -P)- The
Chicago Cubs Monday broke the
spell rival left handed pitchers
have been holding over them with
a Al victory over st. Louis and
Southpaw HOWE Pollet.
Gaining their third victory in six
games against the Cardinals, the
Cubs scored all their runs and eight
of their nine hits off Pollet during
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-28
BY HARRY GRAYSON
NEA Sports Editor

NEW YORK, May 27.-(NEA)-
What with Joe Mccarthy and Jim
Dykes "resigning" the same
day and pitchers like Lanier and
Martin and second baseman Klein
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-28

Asheville VS.. Mrs. Nancy Wooden
1922 of High Point.
1920 Majorie Burns 19) of
Greensboro VS.. Mrs. Erwin Frye
Q03) of Asheboro.
1875 Agnes Morton of Whining
ton 89) VS.. Mrs. Floyd Hendley
1861 of Greensboro.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-28

Error = stringer. Runs batted in =
Pafko 2, Nicholson, Moore. Two base hits
Sturgeon, Marion. Kurowski. Kluttz.
Double play-Schoendienst, Marion and
Sisler. Left or bases-St. Louis g: Chicago
q. Bases on balls-Pollet /; Dickson L;
Schmitz 6. Hits-off Pollet 8 in 6 innings;
Dickson l IN 2. Losing pitcher Pollet.
Umpires-Reardon, Goetz and Henline.
Time-1:53. Attendance-13.2 POT.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-28

the Cardinals
Jumping to the
Mexican League
in whole sale lots,
this is indeed a
baseball sea OF
rapid changes.
1t wouldn't be
surprising if an
O t h e r National
League manager
:or two walked the
=%gangplank before
|the campaign is
concluded, a n d,
%iniunctions or no,
tbo DocCun1 cir
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-28
WHITE SOX BEAT
BROWNIES, TO z

ST. LOUIS. May 27.-P)-Bom-
harding five St. Louis pitchers for
90 hits, the Chicago White Sox over
whelmed the Browns 90 Monday
night. Ed Lopat turned in a SIX
hit performance for his third VIC
tory against as many losses this
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-28

Runs bated in Larrieu :, Mcclintck :.
Smith l, Meyer, Mosser. Two-base hits
Larrlu 2, Olson, McClintok 2. Gallo,
home runs j Mosser. Errors-Campeau
bases on balls-off-Mosser 4, Green 2,
Struck out, by Green l, Mosser 3. Hits off
Green u in 8 innings; Moore 5 in 2 in
nlngs. umpires-Austin and Roper.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-28

Errors-Helf, Berardino. Runs batted in
Moses 2, Appling 2, Trosky, Lopat,
Dickey, Plat, Dillinger, McQuillen, Hold
IN. Two base hit-Appling. Three base
ht-Hodgin. Home. run-Moses. Stolen
oaSe--kolloway. Sacrifices Lopat. Dou-
PIE plays-Kolloway, Appling and Trosky;
neI1 and Berardino. Left on base Chi
ego y, ST. Louis 4. Bases on balls -
surrey l, Lopat l. .Strikeouts-Lopat 3,
Sslehouse 3. Hits-off Shirley 5 i'll 3 2-3
,mnIngs; Galehouse l in 2 10; Holdings
Urn Z in l 2-3; Kinder 0 in 1-3; La
TWaeehla in l. Losing pitcher-Shirley.
eemplres-Summers and Grieve. Time -
s.oI. Atendance-8. O44 (paid).
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-28

Ancient Coptic bindings reveal.
that the craft Of bookbinding was
we'll understood in Egypt as early,
as the sixth century A. D. ;
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-28

BUFFALO, May 27.--Complet-
ing the road section of its ALL
American Professional Football
Conference schedule, the Buffalo
club will fly than 1000
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-28
ALL GI TEAM

ROANOKE, Va, May 27-R-
Every player on the playing rost-
er Of the Piedmont League Roam
oke Red Sox once served in the
armed forces.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-28
BECKER SOLD

CHICAGO, May 81 up Heinz
Becker, pinch-hitting Businessman
Monday was sold by the Chicago
Cubs, at his own request, to Nash
vile of the Southern Association.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-28

HUNS batted in-Jackson, Mills 2, Tavlor
Gales, Bortz, Riley 2, Shoffner 4. Two-
base hIts-Taylor, Hunt, shoffner. Home
runs-Riley, 'Shoffner. Errors Salmon
6ortz; Hun 2, Saunders. Base on balls
oti-salmon 2. Taylor 4. Bortz, Gardner
TanIamauro' tBonar. Struck out. BY -
laylor z Bortz 3, Gardner 2, Santamsuro
1ni ~ o11-ealnon 8 in 3 innings; Gardner
l in l innings; Bortz 7 in 6 innings. Sal
bonu q in 2 innings; Taylor 4 in 4 innings
winning pitcher-Bomar. Losing pitcher
-Bortz. P0-i
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-28

AM T.EAEITE

TODAY'S PITCHERS ..
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Washington at New York might -
Leonard t4-0) vs.i Marshall t1-OJ.
Philadelphia at 5oston-knerr l1-3, vs.
Butland (0-0l.
Detroit at Cleveland tnight)-Hutchin-
SON Old VS.. Harder oil.
Chicago at st. Louis (nightl-Smith IL
- or Papish t0-O) VS.. Galehouse tO-4).--
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-28
TODAY'S GAME
JEAnIE

TODAY'S GAME
NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York at brookn lnightj-Koslo a.
81 VS.. Hatten CIV.
Boston at Philadelphia might Sain Is
81 VS.. Rowe (2-zy.
CINCINNATI at Pittsburgh (night)-Hens-
ser t4-D or Walters t1-zy VS.. Banr 11-oI
81 Louis at Cnicago-Beazley eli VS..
Passeau t3-1). '"
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-28
GUILD, BUGS MEET

BOSTON, May 27.-(P)-Robert
Murphy, director of the American
baseball guild, said Monday he and
President William E. BensWanger
of the Pittsburgh Pirates had
agreed to meet in Pittsburgh June
5 Ito work out procedure for de-
termining whether the guild repre-
a majority of the Pirates"
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-28
ENzZZ3z

YESTERDAYS RESULTS
chicago 4, st. Louis l,
(Only game Played
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-28
Tobacco State
League
STANDINGS

YESTERDAYS RESULTS
Angler 10, Sanford 9.
Clinton 8, Smithfield 0.
nunn-Erwin at WILMINGTON. post
poned rain.
GAMES TODAY
WILMINGTON at Dunn-Erwin.
Clinton at Smithfield.
Angier-Fuquay at Sanford.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-28
six innings he worked.

TOTALS 80 I 5
x-Batted for Slsler in 9th
xx-Ran for Kluttz in 9th
xxx-Batted for Pollet in 7th
Xxxx-Batted for Dickson in 9Th
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-28

TOTALS "A 10 is 27 10
Ran for Nesselrode in 7th
e for Turner in 9th
z-Bated for Santamauro in 7th
aANFORD -------- 600 o32 400
ANGlER-FUQUAY --~122 200 o3x-1o
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-28

The expression "clink'' is de-
rived from an old prison at Bank
side, London, named The Clink."
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-28

@-Batted for Galehouse in 6th.
NN-Bated for Kinder in 9th.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-29
u ARE GRANTED
PAROLES IN N. E.

RALEIGH, Dec. %. - P) -
Twelve prisoners were parolled to-
day by Governor Cherry
Jesse Thomas Durham, sentenced
in Alamance county last May to
two years for attempted criminal
assault on minor child; James
Blackwell, sentenced in Rutherford
in November, 1912 to 10 to Is years
for manslaughter; Fred Thomson,
sentenced in Stanly last July to
one to two years for breaking and
entering; Bill Williams, sentenced
in Wake in December, 1915, to five
to sever years for manslaughter.
Timothy Pickett. sentenced in
Duplin in August, 1915 to five to
seven years for assault on female;
William Horace Dorm, sentenced in
Guildford last May to 10 to 30
months for Larceny; Robert L..
Bishop, sentenced in Halifax last
June to two years for assault
with deadly weapon; Alonzo Bar
row, sentenced in Beaufort in June,
1910. to Il to IS years for nrurder
in the second degree; and, Ernest
Miller, sentenced in Burke last
September to one to five years for
assault with deadly weapon; Ar
thur Lowe, sentenced in Robe
son last October to six months for
assault; Charles Rudolph Wessman,
sentenced in Rowan last May to
to five years for attempted
criminal assault; and w. G. Ross,
sentenced in Rowan in November,
1924, to three to five years for
Ross escaped from
in May, 1926, and was
recently returned to custody.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-29
DE- CAULLE RAPS
NCH REGIME
French Leader Says He Did
Not Choose To Preside
Over Republic

PARIS, Dec. 28.-R Gen. Charles
de Gaulle declared today that
he did not choose to be a candidate
for the presidency of the French
Fourth Republic because he did not
want to preside impotently over
an impotent government.
The 56-year-old leader of the war
time free French thus wrote at
least a temporary finish to a ca
reer that has made him at once one
of the most respected, feared and
hated men in France since Ma
poleon.
His decision to remain political
retirement was announced in a 200-
word written statement to the
press.
The republics president is to be
elected January Is by parliament
at Versailles. The popular repub-
1ican movement, second strongest
party in parliament, had promised
to support him for the presidency if
he became a candidate.
Recalling his previous condem-
nations of the constitution for its
power conferred upon the parties
and the lack of it given into the
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-29
'46 WAS BIG
AVIATION YEAR
Chief Describes Civil
Aviation Development
During Year

WASHINGTON. Dec. % R IT.
P. Wright, Civil Aeronautics adj
ministrator tonight described 1916
as civil aviation's biggest year"
and said further advances lie
ahead if industry and government
meet their problems.
"All phases of civil aviation
showed growth even beyond our
predictions" Wright said in a re-
view of the year. He noted that:
1. The number of registered air
craft increased from 37,789 to 49,
900.
2. The number of certificated pi-
lots increased from 296, 1896 to AGO.
900. and student pilots from II, 1888
to ITO, 900.
3. Production of small planes in
creased from 2,047 in 1915 to $4,000.
4. Airline passengers numbering
10 1919, 900 we're nearly double the
1915 total, and passengers on
American international routes ex-
ceeded 1000, 900 for the first time.
5. The airline safety level was
the highest ever.
6. More than 5000 new non
scheduled passenger and cargo
businesses applied for operating
certificates.
In line with the global expansion
of American commercial and prl-
vate flying, the CA Agreatly ex-
tended its activities. Offices were
opened in Paris, London, Cairo,
Mexico City and Sydney. Technl-
clans were sent to Turkey, Colon
bia, Peru, Venezuela, Chile, Mexl-
co, the Philippines and Brazil. Ad-
ditional work in operating air nav
igation facilities was begun in
France, West Africa, the Azores
and Alaska.
Noting the increase il student
pilots during 1916. Wright said they
lean be converted into active pri-
vate pilots in 1947 if personal fly
ing is made more attractive by
better aircraft, more airports and
sensible regulation"
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-29
Forest Service Plans
New Experiment Unit

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2s.-NT
The Forest Service announced TO-
dav the leasing Of 3,400 acres near
Cordele, Ca, for establishing an
experimental forest research cen
ter.
The land was leased, the service
said. from Holt Walton, Cordele.
The service said a local advisory
council will. be organized and that
a Cordele center will operate as a
branch of the Southe astern forest
Experimental station at Asnevllle.
N. c.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-29
VETS EARNING
RULE CLEARED
Matthews Says Reports OF
Income Is Necessitated
By Legislation

Explanation of headlines for re-
ports of earnings by veterans en-
rolled in education or training un-
der the G.I. Bill was given yester-
day by the Veterans Admins
%tration in order to clear up pos
sible confusion in the minds Of
students and trainees concerned
with the reports.
Robert S. Matthews, Jr., VA
senior contact representative in
Wilmington, said reports of earn
ings were necessitated by recent
legislation requiring adjustment of
subsistence allowances in cases of
veterans whose combined earning
and subsistence amount to more
than $11 if they have no de-
pendents or 5000 if they have de-
pendents.
Deadline for t h e. first report
covering August. September and
| October earnings-was Nov. 5, al
though an extension of time was
made to allow veterans additional
time during that month.
AS for next reports of earnings,
veterans in colleges and schools
which have a school year divided
into terms or semesters should
make it at the end of the present
term. Then another report will be
due at end of the next term. Those
who attend summer school will be
required to send in a report al
the end of that session.
Veterans enrolled in other insti
tutions and in on-the-job training
must send in a report of earning:
every four months. To expedite
handling of reports a n d proven
delay in making subsistence allow
ance payments, VA is dividing
these veterans into four groups
Report forms for the first grou]
are being sent out and must b.
returned 10 the Regional VA OF
flee in Winston-Salem by Jan. S
Report forms for other groups vii
! be sent out the three succeedin;
, months and will be due Feb.
| March 5, and April 5, respective
ly. Subsequent reports from eacl
group will be due four month
l from those dates.
5 All veterans required to repor
for the first period will get form
prior to Jan. l. Others not receiv
ing wage reports forms a con
slider themselves in One of thu
groups to get forms at later dates
Subsistence, compensation ant
pensions r e ceived by veteran
should not be included in the re
ports, VA said. Reports must b.
returned by the due date to pre-
vent suspension Of subsistence
payments.
Veterans starting or resuminl
education or training will submit
an expected report of earnings a
the basis for subsistence pay
ments and then begin periodic
wage reports as they become due
VA training officers should b.
contacted by veterans with ques
tons about the reports, as in thu
case of problems such as delay!
in or non-receipt of subsistence
checks.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-29

hands of the executive, de Gaulle
said:
II do not believe, then, according
to my conscience, that it would be
well for me to serve the country
by pretending to become the guar
antor of a constitution which con
socrates that regime and to preside,
with impotence, over a state that is
impotent."
Many F1enchmen, particularly
communists, have charged that de
Gaulle's fight for strong executive
powers in the constitution was link
ed with an ambition for dictator
ship for himself.