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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-27
A Hero Hanged
An Editorial From The New York Times

When a nation Grapes itself
in the robes of justice to muir
der its foremost patriot, as Bull
garia did to hang Nichola
Petkov, it not only commits a
shameful crime, It makes a
mistake. In the free world out
side it breeds horror and re-
vulsion. Among it's own people
it sows seeds of resentment
which some day will yield a
crop of bloodshed to drench the
savage band that rules the land
today.
The "crime" for which Pet
kov was tried was devotion to
the freedom of his countrymen.
That, of course, was not the
charge. He was brought into a
packed court on the trumped-
up charge of plotting to over
throw the Communist govern
ment by force - a ridiculous
charge because he had no force
other than that of his own
rugged personality and no hope
Of help from the democracies
whose principles he had fol-
lowed from the beginning of his
career. Bulgaria is a peasant
country. Petkov led the peas
ants. When King Boris infrineed
on their rights he opposed the
thrcne. When the Nazis in Bull
garla finally collapsed he was
called into the coalition govern
ment which opened the gates to
the Allies. When a new and
ruthless tyranny was imposed
rom Moscow he opposed that,
Waglng a steadfast but hopeless:
fight aoaip.% u 'o
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-27
Capital Notebook
BY T EPSON

WASHINGTON, - Mrs. Ed
ward S. Barber writes the club
news for the Arlington Sun, a
little weekly suburban newspa-
per published over on the other
side of the Potomac River. Mrs.
Barber likes to rlix in a few OF
her own ideas along with her
club notes, however, and recent
ly she swung a few fast lines at
Universal Military Training.
Day after the paper came out,
she got a call from an Army
colonel at the Pentagon, which
is also in Arlington. The colonel
didn't complain about the item,
but he did invite Mrs. Barber
to 60 to Fort Knox, KY, and
see for herself just how Won
derful UNIT IS. She accepted,
got a two-day trip in an Army
airplane, and the only expense
to her was SO for one nights
lodging.
While there. she slid she met
a lot of other people who had
been brought in on Army planes
to admire. Most Of them came
away convinced. Congressman
Forrest A. Harness of Indiana
calls this lobbying against
Congress with taxpayers mon
ey."
DR.. Gunnar Myrdal, Swedish
Commerce Minister, was in
Washington recently, and he
told a story of how European
recovery is all balled up.
In Paris, Myrdal had dinner
with Jean Monnet, French eco
nomic expert. Near the end Of
the dinner Monnet said, "1'd
like to offer you some good
Camembert cheese. But you see
we are exporting all our French
cheese to build up balance of
trade credits. So I can serve
you only this imported British
Chaddar cheese"
A short time later DR.. Myrdal
was in London, where he had
dinner with Herbert Morrison,
who is in charge Of planning for
British economic recovery. "1m
Sorry I can offer you only this
irlrorted French Caiuernbert,"
said Morrison. "As YOU know,
we are exporting all our British
maze cheese tp build UP our for
eien trade Balances"
"hen Myrda' was made sec.
rotary of the United Nations
Economic Committee for Eu-
rope, it was generally believed
thaf he would support recovery
policies which we're in line with
Russian ideas. But in recent
conferences wit American Off
ciais he gave some surprising
Slants on the situation.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-27
Quotation s

I do not agree with the Russians and I
am in favor of safeguarding our interests,
but I do not want to go to war for our
oil interests or those who have, interests
in German cartels-Rep. Adolph j. SABBATH
(D) of Illinois.
If the UN is mature enough 1t should
handle all world affairs, but we believe
the UN is a baby in swaddling CLONES
without the power to act. I don't believe
it is capable of acting at this time.-pau
H. Griffith, former commander, American
Legion.
The Congress has conceded that its re-
auctions may prove excessive.-President
Truman. -
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-27

Petkov was convicted long ",
fore he was tried. From u. II.
moment he was arres'Tu hi,
knew he was doomed. In is
cell he said, "This is nof1 .ns
but a prolongation Of VIVA. Nv
already happened in Hung't t,d
o vert the legitimate sos,
eminent. At his trial, denyt +ss
state. he cried "My father t ~
streets Of Sofia as traitors, ! !
am ready to share their 5 lax
Protests and appeals to Hq both
against his death sentenG45 u: 9s
by this country and Britain
were coldly rejected, A..
AS the stern United STATE, Of d
nunciation of this ''trave''E o,,t.
justice" ironically poin,S ), MI.
Georgi Dimitrov, the Coni pn1.
mist Commissar who rules fr
garia, learned the formula o III
judicial murder from ire n7is.
fourteen years ago at Ls.p tt+ne
There he was tried for 81 uit1er
the Reichstag fire whlGn .,itrov
himself had ordered. D!"'+ +ocb.
has perfected the Nazl dsnv
nique, but he could no. corpral
Petkov a hero's death; oe are
more of these murders will
scheduled in Sofia; they aorja
surely be committed, buis Pns.
has moved faster into the a
sian darkness than Hunga',,, and
more politically conscl9ust Tor
res: ant country. But looH MIN.
the next series OF purge
dare m start there.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-27

because he wal a misfit, the former could
easily have abandoned the style of clothing
his mother chose for him as a child, when
the mother died. That he did not is the
more remarkable in that he did a mans
work as lumberman, farmer, construction
hand, railroad fireman-all tough jobs, and
always in bustles and bonnets, crocheted
cuffs and frilly sleeves.
Not so hot in either case, is it?
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-27

The Marshall plan for Europe
will fail, DR.. Myrda1 said in eff
feet, because it concentrates its
attention on western Europe.
What it should do is promote
the recovery o. eastern Europe.
Myrdal's argument was that,
additionally. western and east
ern Europe have always traded.
Eastern Europe supplied the
food, western Europe the manu-
featured goods. The Myrdal
theory was that this natural re-
lationship must be restored be-
fore there can be recovery.
The reason this surprised
American officials is that it re-
fleets what they have tried to
do since the end of the war. But
they have been blocked at al
most every turn by Soviet op-
position.
They have had no success in
trying to get the Russians to
agree to economic unity for
eastern and western zones of
Germany and Austria. They had
no better luck trying to open up
the Danube for trade naviga-
ton. They tried to bring Russia
in on the preliminary Paris con-
ferences on the Marshall plan,
but Molotov would have none OF
it. Then the Russians browbeat
the eastern E.ur opean countries
into boy.cotting the meeting of
the is western European coun-
tires. And Myrdal complains
nothing is being done to aid
| eastern Europe.
One of the main Republican
lines of attack against co-opera-
tive business enterprises is that
they escape federal income tax
es. and so have an unfair COM
petitive ADVANTAGE over private
business. CO op defenders come
rack with tie argument that the
t1ofits-if any, of cooperative
enterprise GO. to the sharehold.
ers as dividends These share.
hc'ders must pay income taxes
on the dividends.
Then the coop officials add
the kicker that one of the orin-
cipal tax reforms advocated bv
private enterprise is the repeal
OF legislation lsvying direct in
come taxes on CORPORATIONS
Whatiet's the difference, ask the
co-cps, between advocating the
apandonment Of all business in
come taxes and continuing the
present laws. which EXEMPT CO.
operative enterprises from d.
rect income taxes? In both
cases, it's the one who gets the
dividends who pays the taxes.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-27
GOOD MORNING

Do what good thou canst unknown,
and be not vain of what ought rather
to be felt than seen.-Penn.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-30
PADWAY
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ment among the ALL counsel that
the restrictions on health and vel
fare funds imposed by the law are
at least partly an abridgement of
the constitutional right to contract.
The act apparently holds that a
funds benefits must be confined
to the workers of the employers
who contribute to it., Padway said.
This would NEAR that the 1000
members of the musicians unions
who are engaged in radio and re-
cordlng would get the sole benefits
from contributions of the radio in
dustry, he pointed out, even though
the other 100, 900 members of the
union who make Give music suf-
fer loss of income and employ
ment by the work of the 1000.
Yesterday a majority Of the, at
torneys declared they would adj
wise their union to defy the Taft
Hartley ban on political expendi-
lures; to refuse to file officers af-
fidavits that they have no Com
munlst affiliations, and refuse to
grant no strike clauses in con-
tracts signed henceforth.
Some of them also announced
they would advise their unions not
to use the National Labor Rela-
lions board, but to rely on econ
ionic strength.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-30
COUNTY
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and light wires was reported al
Spencer and Dubuque, Ia. Heavy
rains in the north part Of Iowa
brought a Weather bureau predic.
ton that the Des Moines river
would rise another foot by Mon,
day, with stages of II to IT'S like
.ly at floodsoaked Ottumwa-eight
to eight and one-half feet above
the flood mark.
In Chicago and surrounding area,
power lines we're blown down by
squalls early in the day, but fair
weather followed. Highest wind
velocities were estimated at Lake
Mills, Wis, and Rochester, Mimi,
where 80 mile-per-hour gusts were
reported, but damage was minor.
Near Oconomowoc, Wis, a snow
pillow was used to clear trees and
other debris from the roads fol-
lowing the wind and rainstorm.
Walnut-Size Hal.
Late Saturday night a devastat-
ing hailstorm swept through the
North Platte valley near Scots
bluff, Neb.. killing parts Of the
grain, bean and sugar beet crops.
Clarke Nichols, Scottsbluff county
commissioner, said "It hailed the
size of walnuts for half an hour"
Meanwhile, sticky weather con-
tinued in the East and South. New
Workers went to the beaches in
droves as a SO percent humidity
and lack of breeze made the 81
degree temperature sweltering.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-30
FORGIVENESS SERMON
S SUBJECT AT FIRST
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

The necessity of p%racticing for
giveness in every day life was
stressed yesterday by the Rev.
William Grove, Jr., pastor of the
First Presbyterian church, in con-
GLIDING the first half of a series
of brief sermons on the general
theme of Adventures in Chris
tan Living"
"That necessity is the only way
to become aware of the necessity
of divine forgiveness" asserted
the pastor. The second half in
the series of sermons will be de-
livered on Sundays during July.
During June the Rev. MI. Grove
discussed on various Sundays "Ad-
ventures in Charity, Adventures
in Sincerity" "The Way of Duty
and Adventures in Understand
Ing"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-30
City Briefs

An advertising schedule for the
fall is to be adopted Wednesday
night by the board OF directors OF
the Southeastern North Carolina
Beach association. The board also
is to adopt rules and regulations
for the fall fishing rodeo, elect
a new director to succeed Will
liam DeCover, New Hanover Fish
ing club, who resigned, and COM
plete plans fo- a membership
campaign at Carolina Beach be-
ginning Monday, July Z.
The American Legion Drum and
Bugle Corps of Post No. 10 is
scheduled to practice on the 18th
and Ann streets drill field tonight
at 7:3O o'clock. All members of
the drum corps are urged to be
present, r.. T. Berman, director,
announced.
The 18th infantry of the Will
mington National Guard has dis
continued its Thursday night drills,
captain j. c. Macdonald said.
The guard unit will continue it's
Tuesday night meetings as sched-
uled previously, he said.
Jewish war veterans plan a
chapter in Wilmington. An or
ganization will be formed at a
meeting at 8 pm, tonight at the
B'NAI ISRAEL synagogue, 313
Walnut street. The chapter will
be affiliated with the national
body. Any Hebrew veteran who
served with Uncle Sans armed
forces in any war in which this
country engaged, is eligible.
The Honorable Charles M. John
son, state treasurer and candidate
for governor of North Carolina,
will be guest speaker tonight. at
8 O'Clock at the regular monthly
meeting of the Negro Citizens
Council at the John H. Shaw's boy
club building, Ninth and Nixon
streets, it was announced yester-
day by the Rev. R. Irving Boone,
president of the council.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-30
EASTERN LOOP
LEAD KN0TTED

The lead in the Eastern etate
semi-pro league is again all knose-
cd no as the Whiteville comets
d~onped the Wallace All-Stars, 10
IN s. behind the five hit pitching
If Dave Nelson and the Baden
horo outfit took a 10-inning baltle
from the Masonporo Ramolers'
- to IL yesterday.
W. A. '.Weinie'' Brown hurleo
The distance for the RamDlefs'
allowing 10 hits, but the Baden
horo club managde to push IN lhe
winning tally in the 10th lhnlag
to cop the game and snarl t'e
lead in the loop. Palmer Price
started for the Spinners and was
relieved by Levy Bridger In me
fourth stanza. Both pitchers gave
I'D a total of II base knocks ~
the Port City aggregation OIL dilA
Manner. N.;,.on
At Wallace big Dave Nsllson
hurled a beautiful game as ne
limited the All-Star to five wen
scattered bingles. The big guns
Of the Comets exploded to the
extent Of 10 safties off the OTTER
ines of Bill futile and Billy
Frank Maner, president Of the
Eastern State league announces
that the loop All-Star game Will
be held at Whiteville on July o.
The league has been divided INTO
two divisions for the contest. The
western aggregation being COM
posed of players from Whitevllie'
Southport and Bladenboro. Inc
eastern team will be made up OF
players from Masonboro, Wallace
n ElizabethtoWn.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-30
Are You A Pesky Patron?
Mattresses List Peeues

NEWSPAPER and proceeds to unfold
it all over the counter OF table.
When the waitress comes with
the order she must move all the
sheets back to place the dishes
and silverware.
In desperation n said she set
the plates on top of the newspaper.
The reader continued looking at
Terry and the Pirates as if nothing
had happened.
Another pet peeve of the wal
tress is about tipping. While they
don't expect anything under ordi-
nary circumstances some reward
is expected when lots of extra
trips and service is given.
"Fresh' or smart guys are sure
to make these gracious girls OF
the table angry. They resent wise
cracks and remarks which the
customer thinks is funny. They
also resent being called back to
the table for something else just
after the patron has announced
that "there will be nothing more,
thank you"
While they seldom make known
their grievances to the public, the
mattresses usually suffer in 81
lence, except among themselves.
So the next time you sit down
at a table for a meal, remember
that you can save her a lot of
time and trouble. Mattresses sug-
gest that one person order for a
group.
And the proper way to order is
the appetizer first, the main course
next, the drink and later the des-
serts. This also saves much time.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-30
Obituaries
r EVE EASON

Mrs. Eason is survived by three
daughters, Mrs. Ola Gay Of this
city; Mrs. Minnie Carcavage q
Portsmouth, Va; Mrs. Elsie Bat
ton of G%oldsboro; seven sons, l.
F., of Tyner; Earvie of Rocky
Mount; Lloyd OF Florida; Ealton
Of Roanoke Rapids; Willie OF
Roanoke Rapids; John and Lind
sey of this city.
Active pallbearers will be J. c.
Norton, ST., Leonard Bachelor,
Casper WHISKY, Dewey Clemmons,
Jessie Fryer, and Walton Ed
wards.
Funeral services for Mrs. EVE
Eason, 70, VINO died Friday In a
Roanoke Rapids hospital from IN
juries suffered in a fall, Will be
held today at II a. m. at the
Gibson Avenue Baptist church
with the Rev. {. E. Brisson Off
ciating. Burial will be in Spoftord
cemetery.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-30
RACERS
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of Leland is dangling with the
possibility of sponsoring a boy
from Leland for the big race. and
for this reason il is expected that
the Advisory committee will take
up the matter of extending outside
invitations at its initial meeting
today.
To Be Photographed
The committee will meet at the
Star-News business office at 2:45
pm, and after posing for a pic
ture, the members will get down
to the work of organization.
Co-chairman E. L. White and C..
H. Casteen will preside jointly
over the session, and from the
group subcommittee chairman
will be appointed for the naming
of race officials. including the all
important inspection staff; spon-
sorships, local prizes, parade,
course decorations, etc.
Another feature of the meeting
this afternoon will be the presen-
tation Of a report by Track Direc-
tor Hubert Hayes on the site Sc
dection for this years derby.
Chief Hayes and co-chairman
Casteen have visited a number of
possible sites within the past week
and it is understood that the track
director is ready to recommend a
specific location for the Derby do
ings.
If passed upon by the Advisory
committee this afternoon, an
nouncement of the site selection
will be made by The Star-News
commentator on his 6:15 p. m.
broadcast tonight.
Personnel
Members Of the Advisory COM
mittee who will meet today, are
as follows:
Co-Chairmen - Mayor e. L.
White, c. H. Casteen.
Track Director-Chief Of Police
Hubert Hayes.
Rotary Club Representative -
]. M. jenkins.
Civilian Club - Harvey Radclitf.
Exchange Club Ralph Volk.
Kiwanis Club - J. A. Scott.
Lions Club - Hugh N~offsinger.
Iavcees - George Tunta.
American Legion-John c. An
derson.
Veterans Of Foreign Wars -
Vance Smith.
Brigade Boys Club James
Copeland.
Y M. c. A. - Adam Smith.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-30
BY CARL CAHILL
Star Staff Writer
Tloghtlcss?

Ino2htlcSS!
A great many of the persons
who patronize restaurants are, sew.
eral mattresses agreed yesterday.
For example there is the meme.
sis of the good-natured lassie who
waits table. He saunters into q
cafe and asks for a menu. Some
10 or 20 minutes later he hands il
back and asks for a Coke.
Or there is the guy who gives
gray hair to them-especially Wher
he gives his order.
He doesn't ask for a menu
"Whatcha got," is his means Of
finding out what's for dinner.
After the waitress patiently calls
out everything that is on the menu
from bacon, lettuce and tomato
sandwiches to creamed caviar, the
customer asks for frog legs which
wasn't mentioned and which the
cafe doesn't have.
The list of gripes the waitress
has is encless. Only a few are
set forth here. While a servant
of the public they resent being
looked upon as inferior.
If the truth be known it will
take q superior person to swallow
the anger that boils up when the
customer decides to change his
order just after the waitress re-
turns from the kitchen where she
has given his first one.
But probably the most exasper-
ating act the patron can perform
comes on Sunday. That is when
he enters the cafe with a bulky
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-30
r 1. I. NEWTON

WHIIEvlLLE, JUNE 70, Flu
neral services for Mrs. l. t. New
ton, Is, widow Of the late kev. l..
T. Newton, VINO dlea at GAS p. m.
today at the home OF her daughter,
Mrs. c.. A. Talbot, Fairfax
Heights, were held al 4 p. M,
Sunday at Mckenzie Chapel with
the Rev. F. N. Lamb officiating.
Burial will be in Piney Forest
cemetery.
Surviving are four daughters,
Mrs. Hugh Moore, Lynchburg, va,
Mrs. B. r. Hill, Wadesboro, Mrs.
w. r. Fletcher, Whiteville, and
Mrs. Talbot; one son, Carl /.
Newton, Tacoma, Wash; n broth
er. c. L. Osborne, Brevard; three
sisters, Mrs. Josephine Moeller,
Pennsylvania, Mrs. P. c. Hender-
son, Lake Tosaway, and Mrs. f.
P. Owen, Umatella, Fla, and 10
grandchildren.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-30
CAPE FEAR
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: .and in the fort and the string O.
> mounds 10 the north, absorbed the
: ,hot and shell without much dam
.ye while masonry would have
heen battered to dust by the pom
hardment from the Union gun
boats. It has been computed ina
during the battle more than fou1
shots a second were fired from
the gunboats.
:. HRAGG'S MISTAKE - Chad
-, bo,,rn. in q letter, notes that hao
General Bragg, who was stationed
at Sugar Loaf mountain, abou'
six miles north of the fort. heed
81 the warnings of General Whit
ing and Col. Lamb, the outcome
Of the battle might have been oil
ferent.
General Bragg, it seems, coulo
have helped the land defense bu'
he withdrew his supporting army
to a camp is miles north OF VIII
mington. Many Of the Conteder'
ates had gone toward Savannah tc
oppose Sherman's army so inc
garrison numbered only 1900 while
the Federal troops ana fleet vast
" outnumbered them.
TRIBUTE - OF the battle Col.
Lamb. who commanding the fort
after General Whiting fell, said,
eff there has ever been a longer
or more stubborn hand to hand
fight 1 have failed to meet with
1t in history"
The day after Fort Fisher fell,
Fort Casweu and the works or
Smiths Island were blown up with
the result that control Of the mouth
Of he river was obtained and a
few months later the fighting was
oUar
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-30

EL1ZABETHTOWN, June 20
Clerk of Superior Court, Carl
C. Campbell has estimated taat
approximately 40 per cent of
the persons liable for jury duty
in Baden county r nov
women. The names of women
were placed in the jury box
and are subject to call for the
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-30
All CAMP

CLINTON, June 2e-Appli-
cations for approximately 100
Junior 4-H club members have
been received for the Junior
All Club camp on June 30
July 4 at Bladen county All
camp at White Lake. The
campers are slated to meet at
Clinton grammar school Mon
day morning at 8 o'clock.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-30
LAND DONATED

JACKSONVILLE. June %
Ihe Rev. Father Charles M
Laughlin, pastor of the Cath.
ollc chapel in J%acksonvi1lo
mas announced that land for
catholic church has been do.
mated by Mr.. and Mrs. D l.
Philips. The site is located IN
Caaney Avenue, extendiny
from the Tallmen residence .
Bordeaux street. No immed.
late plans for the building O,
from the Tallmen residences IN
the church have been forum.
lated.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-30
NEW WAREHOUSE

CLINTON, June 20 Guy
R. Ross has begun construc-
ton of a large tobacco ware
house in the eastern section
of Clinton, front the new truck
lane. He expects the new
sales warehouse to be COM
pleted and ready for the open
ing of the 1947 tobacco mar
keting season.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-30
WILEY
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ness leaders to begin thinking in
terms Of decentralizing industrial
plants. Finally, he said, there
must be a spiritual mobilization
among Americans to make sure
that no citizen is "slumbering in
a false security in these critical
times"
He said this nation is contend
ing with Russia mot only for the
governments Of the world, but for
the minds Of men,.
1--WE can achieve a basis Of IN
Outstanding and cooperation with
the Russians" ne said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-30
OXFORD TOUR

JACKSONVILLE, June %
Onslow county farm men and
women will has an opportu-
nifty to tour the tobacco ex-
pertinent station, Oxford on
July Z, it has been announced
by Charlie c. Clark, Jr. County
farm agent. A chartered bus
wild leave the Agricultural
building at $50 am. and re-
turn late in the afternoon.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-30
VIOLENCE
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A falling tree brought death to
Acie Silves, about so, Negro saw
mill operator, near Warrenton Fri
day; 15-year-old Lucilee Hood was
crushed to death by a tractor near
Hickory Friday; and a Negro man.
Tom Johnson, SO, died as the re-
suit of stab wounds which police
said were suffered during a GUAR
rel with another Negro yesterday
at High Point.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-30
SHAW TO F.

JACKSONVILLE, June 20 -
n. Flake Shaw, executive-sec-
rotary of the North Carolina
Farm Bureau will be the prin-
cipal speaker at the Jones
county Agricultural building
. o'clock on July 2. A. v.
Thomas, county agent, said the
special meeting has been call
ed in regards to the coming
tobacco referendum.