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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-18
Court Relieves Minds
Of "Gretna Green" Pairs

lower court ruling that S. M.
Etheridge was lawfully author
lied to perform the 2,S08 cere-
monies between March 19. 1945
and April l, 1947, while filling
his fathers unexpired term at
South Mills. N. C..
The test case was the latest
development in court actions
stemming from charges OF a
marriage mill" in Camden
county.
]. G. Etheridge, who resigned
as justice Of the peace to be-
See COURT On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-18
Britain Faces Doom .
In Any Atomic War
SCHOOLS CLOSED

ROCKINGHAM, Sept. IL
P)-The Richrn 0nd County
Board of Health today order
ed all schools in the county,
except those at Ellerbe, to
close Immediately because Of
the prevalence of infantile
paralysis.
Thirteen cases of the di-
sease have been reported in
the area since July l, with
two deaths, both infants.
Children under 16 have been
prohibited from attending all
public and private gather
ings.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-18
Noted Scientist Warns That
Nation Has Reached
Crossroads
Bv DANIEL l.. THRAPP

Dy OkAINkGA liz xnRIAA
United Press Staff Correspondent
LONDON, Sept. II. - W'D -
Great Britain is doomed to de-
struction in any atomic war un-
less she manages to remain
neutral, a top British scientist
warned today.
The scientist, Prof. N. E. Mott,
AZ, said the country now has
reached the crossroads and soon
must decide whether to abandon
all preparations for atomic war
fare or to join the United States
in maintaining a world peace
backed up by overwhelming
atomic power.
Even with American help,
Great Britain could not survive
an atomic attack launched from
the European continent, Mott
See BRITAIN On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-18
The Weather

FORECAST:
sel'h Carolina-Considerab clouol-
~ and mild with scattered shoWeis
SotA and East portion Thursday. FIJI
~, partly cloudy and slightly warmer
2a-::ercd showers coastal area. ;.
N.n Carolina-Considerab clouol-
r.. and mild with scattered showers
c,,'s portion Thursday. Friday, party
NY and slightly warmer.
s,s;- --'eorological data for the "a hours
s ';3o p. m. yesterday.
10, TEMPERATURES
q, e. ~ d M 72; 1850 a. m. II; 1:3O p. M
M,,' ''>9 p. m. 70: Maximum 81; Mini
'@' 10; Mean 75 Normal 73.
,o HUMIDITY
Il: -.,o H. q; 7 so a. m. 88; 1870 p. M
''9 p. IN. 93
r,., PRECIPITATION
j '.'l isl, ior "a hours ending 7:30 p. m.
L" a. since the first of the month
r., TIDES FOR TO-DAY
T. S'i,5 y, the Tide Tables published by
Noast and Geodetic Survey.
NInis HIGH LOW
s'oA - 70 :04 am. 7:05 am
Aasoo., 1882 pm. 1887 pm.
'0'o Inlet - I6:zG am. 1856 am.
Suo,;. 1890 pm. 4:25 pm.
$ls n. o;57; Sunset Sis; Moonrise
eyer aoonset ,nset S:44p.
N. wssage at Fayetteville, N. c. at 8
ao,m, ,m,edmnesday In s.6 feet.
WEATHER On Page TIVE
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-18
Secretary Urges
Little Assembly
United States Seizes Initia.
tive With Plan To
Curb Veto

NEW YORK, Sept. 17-A
Major developments today
at the United Nations As
sembly:
Secretary Of State Mar
shall, in a slashing attack
on Russian policy, advanced
a bold plan for a curb on
the big power veto and Gre
alton of a "little assembly"
commission to keep the
peace.
Suviet Chief Delegate An
drei Y. Vishinsky hurriedly
cancelled plans to speak to-
day, but said he would re-
ply to Marshall tomorrow
"or after tomorrow"
An authoritative source
said the United States has
asked Britain to defer i'm
mediate withdrawal of Brit
ish troops from troubled
Greece. The London govern
ment has said it cannot af-
ford to finance the troops.
The Steering committee
set up a special SIS nation
committee to consider the
Palestine question.
The United States official
ly tossed the problem of Ko-
rean independence to the
Assembly.
NEW YORK, Sept. IT.
secretary Of State Marshal
making a slashing attack {
2ussia, seized the initiative t.
lay in the United Nations A
with a bold new plan
'ebuild the deadlocked yU.l
,eace machinery.
To the obvious surprise m
confusion Of the entire Russis
See SECRETARY On Page Tw'
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-18
FORECAST:

wilmington and vicinity: Considerable
cloudiness and mild with scattered
showers today; Friday, partly cloudy
and slightly warmer.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-18

See TRUMAN On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-18

See FLORIDA On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-18

The Steering committee
set up a special SIS nation
committee to consider the
Palestine question.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-03-19

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Press Gallery Unit
TO Act on Order 10
Admit CoIored Writer

The Standing Committee Of Cor
respondents of the Congressional
Press Galleries were scheduled to
meet today to act on the order OF
the Senate Rules Committee that a
colored newspaper correspondent be
admitted to the galleries.
The correspondent, Louis r. Lau-
tier, who represents The Atlanta
Daily World and is chief of the
Negro Newspaper Publishers As
ISOLATION, had been denied gallery
membership by the Standing Com
mittee on the ground that he de-
voted his time chiefly to weekly, in
stead of daily, newspapers.
Mr.. Lautier appealed this decision
and yesterday, Rfter special hear
ing, the Senate Rules Committee
unanimously voted that Mr.. Lautier
be admitted to the Senate news gall
leries. The action is not binding on
the House galleries, but it was taken
for granted that, If Mr.. Lautier is
granted Senate gallery privileges, he
will also be admitted to the House
side.
Action Uncertain.
The committee Of five newspaper
correspondents did not disclose what
action they would take today, but
observers believe that they will
either follow the Senate Rule Com
mittee's order or resign in body.
During yesterdays hearings, the
standing committee strongly denied
that racial bias motivated its rejec-
ton of Mr.. Lautier's application.
Coupled with the denial was q rec
ommendation that existing rules
covering the eligibility of member
ships in the press gallery be changed
so a limited number of colored
newsmen might qualify. This could
be accomplished by seating repre-
sentatives of weekly newspapers on
a limited basis, the committee
suggested.
Chairman Brooks of the Senate
Rules Committee would not COM
ment on whether the seating of Mr..
Lautier would set a precedent in the
case OF colored newspapermen.
Committee Finding Cited.
"Our committee found the status
Of Mr.. Lautier as one who repre-
sented daily paper and is entitled
to the privileges of other CORE
spondents," Senator Brooks said.
Earlier, Mr.. Lautier told the COM
mittee that The Atlanta Daily
World, which he represents, is the
only Negro daily in the country that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-03-19

requires Geographic correspondence.
Most Negro newspapers are weeklies
and the gallery rules provide that
only correspondents for daily papers
may be admitted.
Mr.. Lautier commended in his testi-
mony that he devoted most Of his
time to the daily and received IS
per cent of his total pay from it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-03-19
SAR to Elect Officers

Officers OF the District Society of
the National Society Of the Sons
of the American Revolution will be
elected at 8 o'clock tonight In the
MayfioWer Hotel.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-03
.JAYCEES PLAN
CONTINUED From Page One)

tt
select a student from each
school for participation.
The contest will start imme-
diately. Transcriptions of the
winner of the local contest will
have to be at state organization
Headquarters by October Is.
where the state winner will be
selected and the transcription for
warded to national headquarters
by October "a.
Presentation of awards will be
made at Washington, d. c., on
November 1. Transportation Of
the three winners will be paid
by the sponsoring organization.
While national prizes and
awards are not available for pub
ljcation at this time. assurances
OF scholarships and other valu-
able awards are guaranteed.
The event is being promoted
to give the youth of America an
opportunity to express apprecia7.
ton of our American way OF life,
and to instill in the minds of
others the importance ofsDemoc-.
racy working for leadership in
world affairs; to find the Voice
of Democracy" 81.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-03
Lee Castro Has
/. Birthday Party

= A birthday party was given
"Wednesday. October LIST, in hon.
or of Lee Castro by his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Felieiono Castro,
in their home, 81 Elizabeth
street.
Refreshments of ice cream, soft
drinks. candy and cake were
served.
Prizes were won by Ronnie
Singleton and Alicia Curry.
Present were Lourdes and
Linda Castro, Stan and Ronnie
Singleton, Bobbie and Sally
Spencer, Donald and Richard
Curry, Marvin Fox, Wilfredo and
Miriam Perez, Danubio, Diana,
Nancy and Juancito valdes,
Brenda, Dianne and Alicia Cur
ry,s Anita Esquinaldo, Juanito
Calleja, Ceres, Ilka aid Gilberto
Munoz, Omar and Cosette Calleja
and 'Tavi Munguia.
Misses Lefty Castro and Gisel-
da Calleja, Mrs. Charles Curry,
Mrs. Ismael Calleja, Mrs. Gil
berto Munoz, Mrs. Rosa Van
Grieken, Mrs. Feliciano Castro
and Mrs. Antonio Perez Rolo.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-03

Erupting volcanoes may result
in an average lowering of tenn
peratures amounting to one de-
gree Farenheit over the entire
earth. 49,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-03

MEETINGS


Golfers Meet Monday
Key West Golf Club members
win hold general meeting at
the clsb house on Monday, Oc-
tcber 6, at 8 p. m. All members
are urged to attend.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-03
First Lesson

First Lesson
The bride looked at the kitchen,
AS modern as could be
Now tell me truly, Harry,
Which is the ranger" said she.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-03
Respect

Customer: Have you anything
for gray hair?
Conscientious Druggist: Moth
ing but the greatest respect, sir.
Evening star., 1947-08-10
Uruguay Offers Proposal
For Partition Of Palestine
BY the Associated Press

GENEVA, Aug. 9.-Uruguay has
placed before the United Nations
Special Committee on Palestine a
proposal for immediate partition Of
Palestine and a plebiscite within
10 years. it was learned today on
the highest authority.
The informant said the plan, first
detailed proposal to be put to the
committee. suggests territorial divi-
sion of Palestine into three inde-
pendent units: An Arab state, a
Jewish state and special juris-
diction" under joint control.
The special jurisdiction would be
governed by triumvirate composed
of a representative from the Arab
state, one of the Jewish state, and
one from the United Nations. Their
authority would include free trad
ing zone to pe set up within the
Fort of Haifa. immigration the
moot serious issue in Palestine.
would be left to the independent de-
cisions of the states.
The informant said the plan was
drawn up by Prof. Enrique Rodri-
guez Fabregat, permanent Uru-
guayan delegate to the United
Nations.
Other proposals advanced in less
detail included one from Yugoslavia.
calling for creation of a single BIZ
national state.
Evening star., 1947-08-10
Victories Attributed
10 Paraguay Rebels
BY the Associated Press

BUENOS AIRES, Aug. 9.-Para-
guayan government supporters seek
ing refuge in Argentina reported
today that rebel forces had defeated
government troops driving down on
their rear from the north in aa
attempt to relieve a threat to the
capital city. The main rebel forces
were reported fighting only 10 miles
from Asuncion. the capital.
These reports said the govern
ment relief force-the loyalist First
Corps-had been defeated 121 miles
north of Asuncion at Paso Piripicu.
Reports from the border said that
most of the Paraguayans now cross
ing over into Argentina were gov
ernment supporters, with a total
of 4,280 coming into Argentina since
August 3. Previously the bulk of
the travellers were rebels or rebel
sympathizers.
The loyalist refugees said some
OF President Higinio Morinigos SOL
diers were removing their uniforms
in the streets and taking refuge in
foreign embassies. Soldiers in uni
form were not allowed refuge, it
was explained
Other reports from the refugees
said the rebels overran the big
government military camp at
Campo Grande and government
planes were flown to Pillar, where
new base was established.
Evening star., 1947-08-10
President Loafs in Sunshine
For Week End at Shanqri-la

Freed Of Office routine, President
Truman loafed in the sunshine at
Shahgri-La yesterday.
After breakfasting at am. with
Mrs. Truman, he walked a mile
along the wooded trails Of the re-
treat in the Catoctin Mountains.
then at II took a brief swim in the
pool. Mrs. Truman watched from
the sidelines.
He also read for a while, sitting
with Mrs. Truman at the edge of the
pool until / o'clock. Then, they
lunched on the terrace of the camp
lodge. A nap in the afternoon and
dinner at 7 pm. rounded out the
day.
None of the Presidents staff Is
with him for the weekend holiday
and Press Secretary Charles G.
Ross was advised here that Mr.. Tru-
man had received no callers and had
held no telephone conversations.
The President and Mrs. Truman
motored the IS miles to the lodge
Friday night. They intend to re-
turn to Washington tomorrow. It
is Mr.. Truman's second straight
weekend at the rustic hideaway.
Evening star., 1947-08-10
Hospital Funds Cut
$4,000 by Chest;
Charity Cases Hit
Special Consideration
To Be Given if Drive
Is oversubscribed

The Community Chest Fedora
ton has slashed -$189, 900 from
the funds requested by hospitals
in 1913 to help pay hospital bills
of patients with low incomes, it
was learned last night.
Hospital representatives have been
assured, however, that If the public
oversubscribes this falls Chest
drive, special consideration" will be
given to relieving the hospitals
charity load
The Community Chest announce
ment followed conference be-
tween Chest officials, headed by
Daniel w. Bell, president, and
delegation from the National Capt.
tai Area Hospital Council. including
the council president, william r.
Castle. .,.. $3.50 ,.. --
The hospital spokesmen were in
formed that the Chests budget
committee had given careful consid-
Grafton to the recommendation of
the Health Security Administration,
which administers the hospitaliza-
ton fund for INDECENT patients, that
s682,00 be allocated next year.
After consideration of other de-
mands on the Chests limited re-
sources this figure was reduced to
$493, ,145, cut Of % per cent, it was
reported. '--.
1t was agreed, however, that the
payment to individual hospitals
should be increased from the pres
ent figure of IS per day for each
adult patient to 7.50 per day, and
this provision Is understood to be
incorporated in the 1948 contract
now being prepared between HSA
and the hospitals.
The chest ALLEGATION to the hos
pitalization fund for the current
year is $464, 900. about u per cent
of the total chest budget. A spokes-
man said this proportion would be
practically the same next year.
Should the 1947 campaign net
greater receipts than have been an
ticipated, however, Mr.. Bell told the
hospital representatives he, would
personally favor giving special con-
sideration to using the surplus to
swell the disqualification fund.
The chest spokesmen assured
Hospital Council members they ap-
preciated the hospitals difficulties
in meeting rising costs of opera
ton, and were aware that even with
the higher per diem payment the
institutions would continue to lose
money on HSA patients.
Evening star., 1947-08-10
Snapshot Contest
In Final Week

This Is the last week for
entering The Stars Amateur
Snapshot Contest, in which
local and national prizes
totaling more than $4,000 are
offered. All entries must be
received by noon Saturday.
The final weekly winners
will be published in The Sum-
day Star Pictorial Magazine Of
August 81. These pictures, to-
gether with the winners of the
previous 13 weeks of the con-
test, will compete for the four
final local prizes of $25 each.
They will be published in The
Pictorial Magazine of Septem-
ber 7 and, at the same time,
will be entered in competition
for the national awards.
Contest rules are available
at The Star business counter.
Today's prize winning snap
shots appear on page 8 Of The
Pictorial Magazine.
Evening star., 1947-08-10
II. S. War Fleet
Has Shrunk From
1900 to $50 Ships
Naval Aircroft Strength
Down to $1,000 Planes
After 2 Years of Peace

In scarcely two years since the
end of the hostilities, the United
States fleet which bombarded
its way to victory across two
oceans has shrunk from 1000
vessels, exclusive of small land
ing craft, to $50 ships, the Navy
announced last night.
In naval planes. the drop has
been from 41,272 to $4,000. of which
only $500 are feet combat aircraft.
In the interim scores of craft have
been stricken from the list as OBJ
solete or with battle damage deemed
inadvisable to repair. Many were
lost in the Okinawa typhoon of
October 9, 1945. Hundreds of other
craft have been laid up in the So
called moth ball" fleets at con-
centration moorings along the
coasts.
The personnel total Of 3,066, 758
men and 325,074 officers has been
reduced. to 425,oo0 men and $4,000
officers. The Navy said the current
fiscal year will see a further reduc-
tion in personnel to 1896, 900 men and
$4,000 officers.
Evening star., 1947-08-10
u. ). Workers Facinq
New Housing Crisis
On Return 10 D. T..
Difficulties Worse Now
Than When REA and
Patent Office Moved

The more than 2,50O employees
OF the nine out-of-town Federal
agencies to be returned here
shortly may face a harder task
in finding housing than workers
connected with units which
moved back earlier, personnel
officers close to the problem said
yesterday. .
Despite door to door caf1vasses by
employees of the Patent Once and
the Rural Electrihcation Admin
stration. after their return to the
Capitol, some of the Patent Office
employees are still committing to
homes in Richmond, Wa, every
week end and a number of REA
workers have been, unable to move
their families from st. Louis.
Both the Patent ONCE and REA
set up special house-finding units
upon return and personnel depart
ments of the nine units which the
Public Buildings Administration has
announced will be moved back be-
ginning in October are expected to
do likewise.
John w. Asher, IT,, chief of the
personnel division of the REA. said,
1--WE feel that we were lucky in the
point of timing of our move.
cat the time we moved back-in
late 1945-the Army and Navy were
moving officers and men out of the
area, thus making some space avail
able for the 400 to 500 people we
brought in he said. TOO, that was
time when there were not suffi-
cient veterans to take advantage
of the veterans preference rights
in public housing proiects-which
worked to the advantage of some of
our older workers who had not
been in the armed services .'
"Our special housing unit virtually
rang door bells in an effort to get
housing for the approximately 1000
persons we brought back to WASH
ington," Sam w. Kingsley, person.
mel officer of the. Patent ONCE re-
called. I'VE handled the problem
fairly successfully but there are still
some IL persons who commute to
Richmond. Some of our people
owned homes in Washington to
which they returned-but this in
turn displaced others and did not
help the overall problem in the
city"
Priority Established.
Meanwhile, the Veterans Coop
erative Housing Association at Nay
lor Gardens established a special
priority for World War II
veterans of the nine agencies. The
association. which is buying Nay
lor Gardens from Defense Homes
Corp, has 1876 members living there.
An additional IS members are wait
ing for vacancies in the 748-unit
project. Only veterans are eligible
for membership.
John A. Densford, association
membership chairman, said the Fed
eral workers who are veterans were
being invited to apply for housing
(See HOUSING, Page ADD
Evening star., 1947-08-10
All Red TapeCui
Toilet Veterans
Buy Surp|uses
Certificotion Offices
Close as WAA Speeds
Goods Into Use

The War Assets Adninistra-
ton will abandon all red tape for
veterans purchasing war sur
pluses beginning tomorrow morn
ing.
In drastic action to move all
existing surpluses into use. WAA
said it would remove all rules re-
qulring veterans to make presale
applications, supply documentary
data and obtain certificates before
being allowed to order surplus.
In removing these requisites, the
announcement said the move would
liquldate 102 WAA veterans certifi-
cation offices in the Nation, with
1,702 employees engaged in issuing
certificates. and, so itinerant certify
ing offices and their staffs.
Integrity Statement Needed.
WAA said all that would be neces-
sary for any veteran to buy any
amount of surplus goods-excepting
real. property and aircraft-any-
where in the country would be
discharge certificate and a simple
statement insuring integrity of the
individual. The statement must
assure WAA that the buyer owns
the business for which he is buying
the surplus and intends to use it In
that business.
The new rule ends quantity limi-
tations sales to veterans and makes
it possible for them to go into any
WAA center, make purchases and
take the material away with them.
Another effect, WAA said, is to
advance a veterans position as a
possible recipient of RFC financial
aid for acquiring surpluses for their
small businesses.
Delays to Be Eliminated.
The new rule makes no difference
in the veterans purchases of sur
pluses for personal use. on which
all restrictions were lifted some
time ago.
Delay in making purchases also
will be eliminated. WAA asserted,
because the paperwork on veterans
sales will be done after the pur-
chases and not before, as has been
customary.
During the last fiscal year, WAA
said, veterans purchased surpluses
valued at nearly s1,o00,0 ,000O 900 for
their own small businesses or per-
sonal use.
Upward of $4,000 veterans busi-
nesses have been established through
surplus sales and afford employment
for about 250,0O0 persons. 1t was
estimated that sales to veterans for
their own enterprises had returned
about IS per cent of original cost
to the Government.
Evening star., 1947-08-10
Georgia Trooper Kills Man
Hunted as Slayer Of Son
BY III. Associated Press

ROME. Ga, Aug. s.-A rookie
State trooper today shot and killed
Homer Shedd. Sc, tenant farmer
accused of the shotgun Staying of
his 8-month-old son who was nurs-
ing in his mothers arms.
Trooper John E. Hulsey, an in
fantry veteran, felled Shedd with
one rifle shot at a range of 100
yards. The small, wiry hillsman had
been sought by posse for almost
"a hours in rural Northwest Georgia.
Wounded in previous exchange
Of gunfire, Shedd had told a fright
ened Negro he encountered in a
cornfeld that he never would be
taken alive.
Smith Horton. assistant chief of
police, said Shedd appeared yester-
day at the cabin of his 18-year -olo
wife's parents and demanded that
she return to him. When she re-
fused, Mr.. Horton said, the farmer
opened fire with a shotgun. Bullets
pierced the body of the nursing in
FAINT and seriously injured the
mother, who remained in critical
condition in a Rome hospital today.
Evening star., 1947-08-10
BY the Assoeiosed Pres,

Several Midwestern States were
shaken briefly Saturday night by q
small earthquake which a Chicago
seismologist said was bigger than
ever experienced before in this
area"
There were no immediate reports
OF serious damage or of casualties.
The quake occurred in an area
within 200 miles from Chicago,
starting shortly before 10 pm. and
continued several minutes.
Quake reports were received from
Michigan, Ohio, Illinois, Wisconsin
and Indiana.
Newspapers and police headquar.