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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-17
OF POSTS
BIG COUNCIL TASK
Vacancies Created By Ben
son Promotion To
Feature Meet

Appointments to fill the posts OF
city clerk, city auditor, and city
purchasing agent, left vacant by
j.. R. Benson's promotion TO city
manager and the further devel-
opment of the proposed city zoning
ordinance are expected to high
light the city council meeting this
morning.
Although final council action on
the clerk = auditor = agent matter
may not be taken today, Benson
is expected to nominate two can
didates for the three-cornered job.
Candidate
Mrs. Mary sutherland, Ben
sons clerical assistant for about
a dozen years, is the candidate for
the city clerk role.
D. B. Padgett, Benson's account
ing assistant for about four years,
is slated for the auditors job.
No candidate has yet been named
for the position OF purchasing
agent.
Three-Way Split
The tnree-Way split of his ole
duties has been formulated by
Benson himself since he took the
post of city manager last Friday,
Although the council has not yet
entered into formal discussion or
the proposal, it is expected tina
B%enson's recommendations vii
be carried out.
AS Benson has pointed out, the
three-way split will entail little
if any, change in the city payroll
Mrs. Switzerland and Padgett are
already employed in about the
same capacities they would fill
under the proposed plan.
Purchasing Agent
The employment of a new per
son as purchasing agent would be
balanced by the fact that the ole
job of administrative assistant tt
the city manager, vacated recent
ly by J. Fred Rippy, Jr., has beer
dissolved.
The other matter confronting the
city council this morning center:
on the proposed zoning ordinance
Zoning Committee
The three-man zoning commit
tee, appointed by Mayor W. Ron
aid Lane to hear suggestions from
private citizens for changes in the
tentative ordinance, is expected tt
set a new proposal on garage
apartments before the council.
Under the resent plans, ga
rage apartments may be built on
ly in certain designated areas.
Restriction Relaxed
However, acting on suggestion!
See COUNCIL on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-17
Tells Russia
All Distrust
Must Cease
Lasting Accord Depends On
Mutual Understanding,
Friendship
CITES PEACE FACTORS
Michigander Says u. S.
Recognizes Soviet Rights
In World
Nv JACK BELL

WASHINGTON, July 49,
(AP) - Senator Vandenberg
(R.-Mich.) called on Russia
Tuesday to understand the
simple truth" that there can
be no lasting world peace I'M
less the Russians and Ameri-
cans develop a dependable friend
ship instead of the distrust and
suspicion he said now exist.
The Michigan senator painted for
his colleagues a dark picture OF
conflicting viewpoints at the. Paris
meeting of United States, British,
Soviet and French foreign minis
tiers, which he attended as an adj
wiser.
Brightens Canvas
But he frightened the canvas
with the prediction that patience,
fair play, tenacity and firmness''
qualities which he said had beer
displayed by Secretary of State
Byrnes-would make it possible
"for eastern communism and
western democracy to find friend
ly, common ground"
See VANDENBERG On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-17

A few hours after the house had
overridden, oil to "a, Republican
attempts to keep the price control
bill out of conference, the senate
decided that a $1O6, $50, 900 (m) APP
preparation for a non-existent
agency was too much. The house
previously approved that amount.
Review In 80 Days
Members who trimmed the grant
to $50, $50, 900 (m) provided for a
review of OPA's financial position
within 80 days after passage of
legislation r~eviving the agency, but
specified that not a cent. of this
money should go to preparing
or disseminating general propa-
ganda in support of price control or
any price control program"
Senator Joseph H. Ball (R. Mimi
said the no propaganda" amend
ment would prevent a repetition Of
what he described al a propaganda
campaign recently waged to in
fluence Senate action on the price
control bill.
See OPA On Pare Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-17
RESORT SERVICE
TO BE BETTERED
Local Telephone Manager
Promises Improvement
For Beach

Improvements ~effecting substan-
tally better telephone service to
Wrightsville Beach, have been
promised by company officials oil
Southern Bell Telephone and Tele-
graph company.
No definite date as to when the
better service will be available
was promised by O. G. Balm, gen
eral manager of the Wilmington
offices of the company, but phone
service to the resort will be much
improved by next season at the
very latest" he stated.
Calls Numerous
Balm said the company realizes
the service to this resort partic-
ularly, is not as good as the com
pany would like it, but with ar
unprecedented number of calls
daily, As per cent higher than those
made last year, there are times
when the operators are unable to
answer Immediately with the Gus
tomary, number please.
This condition is due to con-
rrr Enu0NEC M Dora Q
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-17
AlongThe Cape Fear

1t wouldn't surprise us too over
whelming to find not only Wrights-
vile but all the other beaches OF
the Lower Cape Fear region cover
ed from sound to ocean with rip
ping wheat and waving corn some
fine morning this fall.
X X X
TRY IT IN SAHARA-The man
who has wrought this miracle at
Wrightsville Beach is too modest
to reveal his name, but we will GO
so far as to disclose that his gar
den is practically in the backyard
of Lumina pavilion.
Just about every day this man
goes out to his garden and picks
himself a basket full of butter
beans, pole beans, peppers, and
other vegetables to the lifting tunes
of the juke boxes at the resort
center.
Of course his vegetables don't
grow right out of the sand. He
took considerable pains in hauling
some nice black dirt from the in
terror onto the beach.
But this doesn't in any way take
away credit from his triumph. L
anything, it enhances it.
If you don't think so, suppose
you try raising a garden in the
middle of Sahara the next time you
| make a safari.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-17
DRAFT HOLIDAY
TO END SEPT.
$4,000 Men To Be Induct.
ed First Month Under
New Act

WASHINGTON, July is -U.I-
Selective Service officials Tuesday
announced drastic plans to mark
the end Of the current draft holl-
day Sept. l by inducing $4,000 men
between the ages of 10 and ~ dur
ing that month. Deferments will be
held to a minimum.
simultaneously, S%elective Serv'
ice Director Lewis B. Hershey au-
ithorized the re-induction OF veter-
ans in the 1929 age group who
served no time overseas and whose
service in this country amounted
to only six months or less.
Fixes Draft Age
Hershey sent kilograms to state
draft directors announcing Septem-
Der induction plans shortly after
President Truman formally fixed
the minimum draft age at 10 years,
according to terms of the Draft Elk
tension act.
No deferments for occupationa]
reasons will be granted in Septem-
Der. Hershey ruled, unless the re-
gistrants are indispensable and
irreplaceable to the national exls'
tence."
Farmers Remain Free
Farmers will remain free from
induction under terms Of the So
called Tydings amendment ban
ming the drafting of men essential
to agriculture.
Occupational deferments pre-
viously we're granted to any regis
trant necessary to and regularly
engaged in an activity in support
of the national health, safety and
interest"
Under the revised deferment
policy, an estimated pool of 1885,
900 in the 1929 age group would be
available for induction. Youths OF
10 have enjoyed draft immunity
since May Is, when S%elective Serv-
ice, minus authority to induct teen
ayers, was extended for six weeks.
The new-extension bill permitted
their induction.
No College Deferments
Deferments previously allowed
undergraduate college students for
the completion of a quarter OF
semester no longer will be granted,
See DRAFT on Page Two
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VEGETABLE VERTIGO - The
m%eritorious malady which is caus-
ing Woodlawnians and other Will
mingtonians to 60 completely gaga
over Post-Victory vegetable gar
dens evidently is of the most
delightfully."- contagious diseases
ever to strike along the Cape Fear.
The Lower Cape Fear country
always has been a region ready
and ripe for an attack of vege-
table-garden vertigo.
But now, for the first time in
history, the malady has reached
epidemic proportions, because also
1--WE be.ieve) for the first time in
history, a vegetable garden grows
at Wrightsville Beach.
X X X
FROM SOUND TO OCEAN
That's right. Wrightsville Beach,
the strand which has sprouted
nothing but sand, seashells, beach
grass, and bathing beauties in the
past, is now giving forth with the
fruits of the good earth which
normally grow elsewhere than
right in the middle of summer re-
sorts.
This fact, we contend, constitutes
unassailable evidence that the
vegetable-garden malady is raging
hereabouts as it never has ragged
before.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-17
UNION ASKS
STRIKE ON BUYING
10000 To $4,000 Crowd
Hears Reuther Plug
For OPA
By The Associated -'ress

The CLIO United Auto workers,
sponsoring a national peoples
rally against the upswing in liv-
ing costs, called Tuesday night
for a week-long meat buying
''strike" by the American public.
Before a cheering, shirt-sleeved
Detroit crowd, President Walter
P. Reuther of the big union urged
a meat buying strike as a means
to +terrorize profiteers" and to
restore reasonable prices" The
proposed strike would start Wed
nesday.
Protests OPA End
The auto union, marshalling its
forces in a protest against the
expiration of OPA. also had or
ganized demonstrations in other
cities in which it invited the parti-
cipation of all organized labor and
civic and veterans groups.
Reuther's proposal for the meat
strike was made first at Flint,
Mich, where he addressed another
rally before flying to Detroit.
Production Upset
Leaders of the UAW-CIO had
called on workers to leave their
jobs if necessary to attend rallies.
In Detroit production was upset
in at least one major auto compa-
MISREPRESENTATION an estimated
20, 900 to 10000 men left their
jobs.
On the other hand General Mot
ors spoke smen said "as far as we
know none of our workers walked
out" Ford reported its 70, OOO-man
force at the Rouge plant virtually
intact although $500 quit an hour
early at the Lincoln factory, halt
ting its production.
Just First Target
Declaring "reactionary ele-
ments' were "Hell-bent for the
good old days" Reuther said the
auto union would make meat
prices only its first target. Next,
he said, the union will concentrate
on rents and other items to "drive
them into line"
Richard T. Leonard, a vice
president of the UAW-CIO, charg-
ed the government has broken
its promise to control prices"
He also charged industry has
worked feverish1y" to break
price levels which were IAN i'm
piled provision in every wage con-
tract signed by labor
Contracts must be open for re-
negotiation if price control is
opened for destruction" Leonard
said.
See BUYING on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-17
OVERSEE FLIGHTS
SOUGHT FOR PORT
Bluethenthal Authority To
Redouble Efforts For
Service

The Wilmingten-New Hanover
Airport authority will redouble its
efforts to get Bluethenthal airport
declared an official port of entry
for overseas plane flights to Ber-
muda and the Caribbean now that
the Civil Aeronautics board has
reopened the case on Colonial Air
lines application for the route,
Hamilton E. Hicks, authority secre-
tary, said yesterday.
Reopened Yesterday
The celebrated case was reopen
ed yesterday by CAB, a little less
than two months after CAB turned
down Colonial's application for the
disputed route.
On June 5 a "protest meeting
against CABS adverse decision was
held in Washington, D.. c., by rep
resentatives of Wilm n g o n,
Charleston, New Bern, Norfolk,
and other cities of the Atlantic
Coastal Cities Air Service associa-
ton.
Protest Meeting
CABS decision to reopen the
case is considered a result of this
protest meeting" and other Char.
ges of discrimination thrown al
CAB by the Southern Coast cities.
With a final decision on the case
expected in about go days, Hicks
said the airport authority would
"double and redouble" it's bid to
get Bluethenthal airport, an $11,.
600, 900 installation and one of the
five largest airports in the nation,
established as Colonial's port Of
entry for the proposed overseas
hop.
Port Of Entry
If Colonial is granted the route,
the airline itself must make appli-
cation to CAB. the Department Of
Agriculture, the Department Of
Justice, and the Bureau of Gus
toms for the city it wishes to be
declared port of entry. Such appli.
cation can be made only by ar
airline, not by the city itself.
If Colonial is given the route,
there is only n way in which
Wilmington can become the hop
ping-off point" Hicks continued,
and that is by selling ourselves
to Colonial"
See AIRLINES on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-17
Undercouer Clash

FRANKFURT, Germany. July
49, B American and Soviet
armies in Germany engaged in
a strange undercover clash of in
telligence services Tuesday night.
The Russians were believed to
be holding two American officers
incommmicado in Soviet terri
tory and the U. S. Army said it
was releasing to the Red Army
three Russians, officially describ-
ed as "~clandestine operatives in
the U. S. zone of Berlin"
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-17
|C0RNWELL SPEECH
SET FOR BANQUET
Wilmington Civas@4 To
Fete Brogden, High
Baseballers

H~ighlighting the banquet honor
ing the Eastern Conference cham
pion New Hanover High baseball
team to be given by five local
civic clubs, Tuesday, July %,
will be the appearance of Oliver K.
Cornwell, professor of physical
education at the University of
North Carolina, it was announced
last night.
The Wildcats, who lost a tilt for
the state crown to Gastonia, will
share honors with Coach Leon
Brogden and his assistants, when
Rotary, Kiwanis, Exchange, Lions
and Civilians jointly honor the
local athletes.
One OF Best
One of the best teams to be
fielded by the High school In its
history, the Cats success has
been attributed in nj small part
to excellent coaching.
Professor Cornwell comes to
Wilmington representing tns oh"
versity of North Carolina Athletic
department where he has attained
nationwide recognition.
Returns From Europe
He only recently returned from
Europe where he served the Unit
ed States by setting up a recrea-
tional program for veterans there
after the a
Holding A. B., M. A. and doc
torate degrees, his career in the
field of physical education was
topped in 1941 when he became
president of the Physical Educa-
ton Association of America. he
was later named to head the ply.
steal fitness program for the Of
See CORNWELL on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-17
CLERKS
CHECKS DELAYED
Congressional Action Is
Held Up On Postoffice

Checks for payment of postal
clerks for the period just ended
held up yesterday for lack OF
Congressional approval, are ex-
pected to be presented Wilmington
employees some time today.
Local postmaster Wilbur r.
Dosher received official notifica-
ton yesterday to stop payment OF
all checks until further notice was
received from Washington.
Checks Delayed
Meanwhile pay checks of the en-
ployes at Wilmington and else
where in the nation are being de-
layed, except at smaller offices
where payment was made yester-
day morning prior to the receipt
of the notice from the capitol.
The delay is due in main by a
dispute between the House and
Senate over a silver-price increase
See CLERKS on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-17
.SENA E-HOUSE BACK IN CONFERENCE
IN EFFORTS TO PERFECT 0PA BILL;
MNDENBERG ASKS U.S.-RED ACCORD
OVERSEAS TRADE
Large Shipping Increase
Seen For State's Ports

City, they declared, will get
their full share of this traf-
fic," with the program expect
ed to get underway this fall. -
Both companies stand an ex-
cellent chance of increasing
this shipping service from now
on, the officials pointed out.
The Savannah company, the
parent firm, is a well establish
ed outfit. having been founded
many years ago.
Fine Reputation
The Wilmington company,
though established only three
years ago, has built up a fine
regulations for its service dur
ing the war.
The Wilmington Shipping
company is local agent for both
lines.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-17
The Weather

FORECAST
North and South Carolira: Wednesday,
fair to partly cloudy with moderate tenn
perature.
eastern Standard Time)
(By U. S. Weather Bureau)
Meteorological data for the "a hours
ending 1880 pm, yesterday.
Temperatures
1:30a 10; 7:3Oa 73; 1:30p II; 7:3op 76.
Maximum 70; oinimum II; Mean "a;
Normal 70.
Humidity
1:30a "a: 7:30a 80; 1902 u; 7:30p 70.
Precipitation
Total for the "a hours ending 1880 pm,
0.00 inches.
Total since the first of the month,
1887 inches.
Tides For Today
from the Tide Tables published by
U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
High Low
Wilmington 11:52a $3.50
6:49p
Masonpor Inlet --------- 9:29a 3:4la
9:56p 1882
Sunrise 5:13; Sunset 1928; Moonrise
9:56p; Moonset 8:O8a.
See THE WEATHER on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-17

The ports of Wilmington and
Morehead City are due for a
Substantial increase" in post
war foreign shipping, officials
of the North Carolina Naviga-
ton company predicted yester-
day.
The Wilmington company, in
conjunction with the South At
lantic Steamship Line, Savan-
nah, Ca, is now outlining a
shipping program which will
route at least rs vessels per
year between South Atlantic
ports and foreign ports such as
the United Kingdom, Fire,
Continental Europe, Scandina-
via, and the Battles, the Of
f%icials said.
Full Share"
Wilmington and Morehead
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-17
Wheeler Trailing
In Early Returns

HELENA, Mont, July 16.-
B - Youngish, New Dealing
Left Erickson ran powerfully
in his rivals home city to win
a lead OF more than 1900 votes
in early returns from Tues
days primary in which Tru-
man-backed Burton X. Wheel
er sought Democratic renom-
nation as U. S. Senator.
The first It of the states l.
156 recincts gave Erickson g.
922, Wheeler 4,798. Forty of
these were in Butte and Silver
Bow country and represented
about two thirds of the heavy
vote from that copper-mining
area.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-17
ON TO ATLANTIC T
Miss Jarman, whose beauty

Miss Jarman, whose beauty
and poise were adjudged the
most nearly perfect in a bevy
OF IL lovelies by a group of
judges headed by Glen Gray,
leader of the famous Casa
Iona orchestra, will now re-
present Wilmington in a state
WIDE contest to be held in Will
son later this summer. And by
her entry there she will have
the opportunity to go on to the
famous Atlantic City beauty
contest which annually, except
during the war, has chosen
MISS America. She was crown
ed last night by Wilmington's
mayor, w. Ronald Lane.
In the judging last night there
were five finalists of the IL
girls entered. Runner-up to
Miss Jarman was Miss Sarah
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-17
And So To Bed

Evidently World War II Is
not over yet or World War III
is just around the corner, &C
cording to a sign prominently
displayed over the door of a
local 10-cent store.
The sign is fairly large and
is framed under heavy glass.
Its message consists of two
words printed in solid red type
and a black arrow pointing to
a pull-chain located within
handy reach of anybody over
four feet tall.
The two words designate the
function of the pull-chain ~
follows:
"Blackout Switch
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-17
PUSH SHIPYARD DECISION
SPA Officials Confer
With Maritime Board

cash payment, in return for
operation of a drydock there.
Meet Again Today
Reporting no definite de-
velopment, Governor Brough-
ton said the trio hoped to OBJ
tain a clearer picture of the
situation in another confer
ence Wedne sday with the COM
mission chairman, Admiral
Smith.
They confirmed the fact,
published in the Star yester-
day, that the Maritime Com
mission would keep the yard
See PORTS on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-17
WITNESS TELLS
OF $1,000 ROLLS
Cases Of Liquor Also Men
toned In War Profits
Inquiry
BY ALEX H.

d. Al1L<A AZ YIN
WASHINGTON, July 16.-P-A
description of packages addressed
10 generals and cases of gift liquor
in the Wash ngton office of a NUM-
tons combine, and of a contact
man who nabitually carried a roll
ds1 LOCO bills, was given Tuesday
to the Senate War Investigating
committee.
The picture, with some details
lacking, came from husky, mellow
voiced Louis Sarelas, a self-styled
sensitive soul" who was manager
Of the companies Washington Of
fee.
Phone Inquiry
In connection with the monied
contact man, Joseph Freeman, Sa-
relas related an incident that oc-
Cured when Chairman May 3D.
Ky Of the House Military COM
mittee once telephoned to inquire
about Freeman's Whereabouts.
In a facetious moment" Sare-
las said, Il replied that he was in
New York making money for US.
l realized I had overstepped the
bounds Of propriety. I was stunned
at my own term. Congressman May
cnastised me in no uncertain
terms"
Implication Not Clear
Committee members pressed the
blushlng witness for an explanation
as TO why he was so disturbed
over the remark, and the degree
to which May had "chastised" him.
Inc implication of the incident,
however, was not made clear.
S%arelas, saying he was Com
pletely covered with embarass-
Fnent' and red all over because
Of MS reply to May, testified that
Inc congressman retorted at the
time: That isn't what 1 asked
you"
As Chairman Mead ON. "
suggested that "chastisement does
not sound too severe" Sarelas de-
CARED that he had not been ex-
posed for long ito the vagaries OF
I1e,' and added:
am a rather sensitive soul
ana l must ask you not to take
advantage of me-"
No Advantage
May l assure you that I won't
AXE advantage of you," replied
oafe!as, under questioning about
me affairs Of the office, disclosed
mat freeman made a practice Of
carrying his money around with
nm IN $1,000 bills because he hac
10 bank account.
odfelas told of returning from a
eaAk where he had cashed a check
VT freeman, flourishing some ot
Vie grand notes before friends
and remarking:
Don't get me wrong. I have e
pay this off"
Are you sure you didn't say
pay-od?'" inquired Senator Know
land IR.-Calif.j
4 may be stupid" Sarelas re
p1ed, but not stupid enough tt
See $1,000 on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-17
See Picture On Page Two
BY PHIL WRIGHT

The torch of Venus touched
Mo light brown hair of Miss
Marv Jarman last night as she
became Miss Wilmington of
1916.
The blue-eyed, 21-year-old
daughter of Mrs. Mary Jarman,
Az N. Third street, was &C
claimed the most beautiful of
them all in the Wilmington
Jnnjor Chambers Beauty Page
ant before 400 delighted spec
tators in the ballroom of the
Lunina, Wrightsville Beach.
II was the largest crowd in
t5e long history of the famous
resort center, surprising the
300 who attended a dance
which the late Hal Kemp play
ed there in 1882.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-17
THEY'RE ON AGAIN!
Ayers Solue Woes,
.Jamboree To Be Staged

meeting "What-to-do" was
the roar of young voices.
Then it happened, the judi
cial difficulties disappeared,
and at 6:25 last evening, seven
excited youths, grinning from
ear to ear stormed the Morning
Star office to spread the glad
tidings 1.-The Teen-Age
Jamboree is on"
For And By Teen-Agers
So for the first time in the
South and as far as can be
determined in the country -
that is if it isn't called off
See TEEN-AGE on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-17
ON TO ATLANTIC CITY
MaryJarnan CrownedM / W~ilmim%gq
Before Record 4, 100 Crowd Av%MMs2lna

n ler three was
Nil 81 stegall. Misses
Mari. <odwin and Judith
Johnston were the other two
of the five finalists.
Comptometer Operator
Miss Wilmington of 1946 -
who before last night, of
course, was Miss Jarman-is
a comptometer operator for the
Atlantic Coast Line railroad in
the offices here. She is 81 years
old and is five feet, seven in
ches in height. She has been
living with her mother here in
Wilmington for five years,
coming here in .1941 from Dixon
from whose high school she
was graduated.
See BEAUTY on Page Two