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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-07
$lS2,5oo BOND
ISSUE APPROVED
Carolina Beach Elects
Board OF Aldermen;
Okey Improvements
Especial to the Starr

CAROLINA B E A G H, May g.
Carolina Beach voters approved a
$182, 500 bond issue for street, side
walk and sewer improvements to-
day in the municipal election.
The following were elected to
the board OF aldermen: A. Peay,,
1874; w. H. Shinn, 1865; T. A. Groom,
1e2; Glenn M. Tucker, 139 an Will
liam l.. Farmer, 124. The new al
dermen will take office the first
Tuesday in July.
Unsuccessful candidates and
their vote were as follows: A. L.
Jewell, ia; E. A. Reynolds, 113;
J Lem King, sr., 100; M. T.
Ridnaught, 100; D. L. White, 80;
John V. Fergus, 70; Ralph Rol-
Inns, A and Luther ]. Coe, 26. Ora
ham Russ received "a vrite-in
votes.
1t was pointed out by city Of
ficials that the approval of the
bond issue does not mean the i'm
provements will get under1 ~ at
once. Lie DCdIu VI dAuO l1ACAA AdNC
been authorized by the electra to
pave the streets, and sidewalks on.
ly after the residents have signd
the petitions at the city clerks
office will the work begin.
The vote on the program of i'm
rrovements was as follows:
Completion of water mains and
il tallation of large mains, $50, DOC
being earmarked for this work.
With 2!3 ballots cast, pa favored
the work and 80 voted against the
measure.
For the installation of sewer
service connections, $14, 900 for this
work was approved by a 223 to IS
majority.
Street and sidewalk paving, $685.
to be allocated, 243 favored the
proposal and 40 marked ballots
against the work.
For sidewalk improvements
where the streets are already paw
ed, SIP, OOO. The voters approved
this proposal by a 236 to Sc vote.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-07
Baxter Wins
In Charlotte
nuiet Elections Prevail
For Municipal Offices
Throughout State

CHARLOTTE, May g.. - up -
,,or Herbert H. Baxter was re.
,acted to his third term as mayor
charlotte today. He was IN.
snnosed in city elections that saw
.aroo city councilmen chosen from
nine candidates.
Maddry Wins
CHAPEL HILL, May 61P)-Di.
roctor of the University News Blu
reau Robert W. Maddry was re-
aIacted mayor and Henry A. Whit
teld. attorney, was reelected
i,doe of the local recorders court
Nv Chapel Hill voters today.
The vote was heavier than had
hpen expected, a total of 6s8 bal.
lots being cast. Maddry polled 4l9
votes and his opponent, Paul H.
Robertson. insurance. man, 261.
whitfield with 1886 votes was op-
nosed by John T. Manning, at
torney. who polled 304.
Raleigh Elects Woman
RALEIGH May 6. -tP)- A
woman business executive, Miss
Ruth Wilson, led the field in AN
election here today in which Ra-
leigh voters selected a seven-mem-
bAr city council from a field of IA
candidates.
Fred ]. Carnage, Negro at
torney, was in last place.
On the basis of complete but unz
official returns those elected were:
Miss Wilson. P. D. Snipes, Fred
? Wheeler, Hobson I. Gattis. Fred
Fletcher. John F. D%anielson, and
Joe S. Correll.
The IA candidates in today's
general election were selected In
primary two weeks ago in which
there were so entries.
First For Negroes
WINsTON-SALEM, May 6-(P-
Winston-Salem elected a Negro
alderman today for the first time
,ince the turn of the century in
an election that reelected Mayor
George D. Lentz and gave the en-
tire Democratic ticket a clear cut
victory.
Mayor Lentz defeated Buford T.
Henderson. Republican attorney
e,316 to 3,129.
Creedmore Returns Mayor
CREEDMORE, May s -(P)-
Mayor l. E. Harris was returned
to office in today's town cleo
tons, leading his opponent, R. E.
Freeman, by a vote of 1873 to 142.
Greensboro Names Seven
GREENSBORO, May 6 -QPl-
Greensboro voters today named
tContinued on Page Two: Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-07
Newspaper Story Relative
Ia Sale Offer Refuted
AT Norfolk Office
THOREZ

The Seaboard Airline Railroad,
from it's Norfolk headquarters,
and the Wilmington Terminal
Warehouse company here, last
night issued flat denials to unqual-
flied published reports Tuesday
afternoon that the local company
had ben offered an opportunity
to purchase five large Seaboard
warehouses in Wilmington.
w. T. White, public relations
head of the SAL told the Morning
Star last night that he had made
an extensive search for the au.
thority of the press release and
was unable to find any confirma'
ton Of the purported sale.
He said the Norfolk h%eadquar'
tiers denied the reports and said
they knew nothing about any such
alleged offer being made the Will
mington company.
An official of the Wilmington
Terminal Warehouse said the first
he knew OF any sucn uedl Wds
when he read about it in an after.
coon paper.
1--WE now have a long term lease
on the property and do not wish
to make any other statement in
regards to our plans" he saic
He added that he knew nothing
of any such offer being made by
his company or his organization
making any such offer to the Sea
board railroad.
The published report said the
Seaboard railroad had offered to
sell the Wilmington warehouses to
the terminal company. The Nor
folk offices denied making this
statement.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-07
MCMILLAN ARGUES
CASE FOR STATE
Wall Ewing Appeal From
Manslaughter Verdict
Before Supreme Court

RALEIGH, May 6-(P-The ap'
peal of Wall C. Ewing, prominent
Cumberland county politician,
from a verdict of manslaughter
for the Staying of his wife was
argued before the State Supreme
court today.
The court, which usually trans
acts it's business in an atmosphere
of calm dignity, heard stirring
speeches by Attorney General
Harry Mcmillan, who represented
the state, and H. E. Stacy OF Lum-
berton for the defense.
Mcmillan asserted that evil
dence in the case would have
been sufficient to support a YER
dict of first degree murder if, the
jury had so found" and he told
the court that sit is very difficult
to speak about the record in this
case with the proper restraint be-
cause it is SO full Of unbelievable
brutality executed over q period
of two and one-half tt three
years"
Ewing, a former state senator,
was charged with first degree
murder in the death last March
(Continued on Page Two; Col. ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-07
FAILING TREE KILLS
|ONE, FATALLY INJURIES
WORKER AT MARS HILL

MARS HILL, May 6-P-One
man was killed and another fatally
injured Tuesday morning when
they we're struck by a falling tree
while cutting timber in the Paint
Fork section of the county.
Garfield Pender, SO, of the Laur-
ell section of the county, was in
stantly killed, and Buford Ramsey
died in an Asheville hospital sew
eral hours later of injuries he
suffered in the accident.
A party of six men were report
ed to have been cutting timber Tor
R. C. Briggs on the Joe Brown
place when a tree on a bank up
rooted and fell on the two men.
None of the others was injured.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-07
The Weather

FORECAST:
North Carolina-Increasing cloudlness
and slightly warmer Wednesday, follow
"a by showers and scattered thunder
forms Wednesday night, beginning in
west portion Wednesday afternoon
thursday partly cloudy and cooler west,
mowers and mild in 9 st.
south mountaineering cloudlness
~d slightly warmer Wednesday,, follow
- by scattered showers and hunde
s,ofns Wednesday night. beginning In
northwest Wednesday afternoon. Thurs
eay partly cloudy and cooler Northwest
showers and continued warm In Eas'
and South
Eastern Standard Time)
By U. S. Weather Bureau) .
psychological data for the "a hours
""o-he so p. m yesterday.
TEMPERATURES
i'5o a. m. 81; 1870 a. m. so; 100 p. m.
- 1880 p. M 70; Maximum rs: Mini
"'un Sc; Mean Sc: Normal So.
4. i'.o a. m. IS; 7:3o {. m. SIS; 1880 p. m.
"' 1880 p. m 48.
PRECIPITATION
Total for "a hours ending 1880 p. m.
eco inches.
Iot?l nee the first of the month
eS inches.
TIDES FOR TODAY
From the Tide Tables published by U.
. Coast and Geodetic Survey.
u HIGH Low
"iimlngton 1850 11:21 am. 6:19 am.
11:46 pm. 6:21 pm.
"asonoo1o - 8:55 am. 3:06 am
1924 pm. 500 pm
aanrlse SLY; Sunset TOO; Moonrise
sssp. Moonset 6:48a. .
'IVer stage at Fayetteville, N. c. Ut
.. NJ Tuesday lilo feet.
More Weather On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-07
And So To Bed
Elmer came to town yester-

Elmer came to town yester-
day.
Scene: Front street, ut its
busiest hour. And the vehf-
cular traffic was at flood. 1t
was, indeed, a Tightening sight
to Elmer, age IL. His bOyish
eyes were popped in amaze
ment.
But when the police bell at
Front and Princess began ring
ing, the sight of the city lost
its appeal.
Lets 60 home" said Elmer
to his parents. cts dinner
time"
No, it's not, son. said his
mother.
"Well." said Elmer dis
gustedly, "why do they keeD
on ringing the dinner beu?"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-07
Voters Stand Pat"
On Council Slate
Wade, Lane, White, Burnett, Yopp Wiz
Places On Board; Prediction Threat
Of "Write-Ins" Fades Early

Five nominees named in the
April 21 primary were elected to
the Wilmington city council yes.
terday in an election in which
votes were cast for 26 men in ad-
ditiol those named on the bal.
Elected were James E. L. Wade,
w. Ronald Lane, E. L. White,
Richard L. Burnett and w. e.
Yopp. Wade led the ticket with L.
225 votes, being followed by Lane
with 1,O62, White, 1,043, while Bur
nett and Yopp were tied with l..
o23 each. These figures are unof-
fetal, with the ballots to be can
vassed at noon today.
Only 1888 of the city's eligible
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-07
Local Telephone Workers
Returning To Work Today;
Arabs Gain Assembly Time
Compromise
Plan 0kayed
United States Motion
Prevents Revolt By Dele
CATION Over Debate

LAKE SUCCESS, N. Y, May 6
- WD - The United Nations Polit-
ical committee, faced by a revolt
of Arab states, agreed today to
have an arab as well as Jewish
spokesman testify on the Pales-
tine problem.
The committee unanimously ap-
proved an American compromise
proposal submitted after Egyp'
openly threatened to boycott the
debate unless the Arab higher
committee Of Palestine was in.
vited to appear on identical terms
to those given the Jewish agency.
Under the compromise, the
Arab higher committee and the
Jewish agency will receive equal
hearings. The higher committee,
headed by the Ex-G-and Mufti Of
Jerusalem, speaks for P%alestine's
1900, 900 Arabs, while the jewish
agency speaks for Palestine's 600,
600 Jews.
The Arabs and Jews will testify
on the political committees as.
signed task - organizing and in
instructing a special commission
to study the Palestine problem.
The testimony, however, was sure
to lap over to the substantive is
sues in the age-old problem.
The fight over who should be
heard broke out as soon as the
55-nation political committee me
to begin forming the investigat'
ing commission. Delegates were
hardly seated in their crowded
committee room when they were
informed that the Arab highei
committee had Withdrawn its re
quest to be heard.
Withdraw Request
The Arabs, offended at the re
ception their request had receiv-
ed, telegraphed UN Secretary
General Trygve Lie that whilst
reserving its future attitude, finds
10 alternative but to withdraw its
request for a hearing"
The Arabs protested that a Jew
ish request for a hearing had been
approved promptly by the Cen
eral assembly, while a similar
Arab request was referred to the
Assembly's Political committee
for a decision.
'"This is not in keeping with the
position and rights of the Arabs
Of Palestine nor with the p-incl'
Continued on Page Two; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-07
BY ARTHUR EDISON
Associated Press Staff Writer

WASHINGTON, May g. up -
Senators are more fun when
they're just people. Take today's
meeting of the Senate Foreign Re-
lations committee.
It was 9:55 am. five minutes
before the committee was to hear
Secretary of State Marshall on
the ratification of the proposed
Italian Peace treaty.
Senator Vandenberg (R-Mich)'
Senator Connally (D-Texas), Mar
shall, and a couple dozen reporters
ard photographers were the only
ones present.
1--WE are waiting" said Connal-
ly to no one in particular, 10
the other senators.
.'They will want to get into the
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-07

INGWOOD England, May g.
U.H-Bridge Burch II was just an
udder .Friesian cow until yester-
day.
Today she holds the world rec
ord for giving milk and her owner
has been offered 5000 a day to let
her stand in front Of a London
milk bar.
Her record: 155 IL pounds OF
milk-15 IL Imperial g%allons-in
"a hours, SCATTERING the previous
mark of 149 pounds set in 1888.
Bridge is eight years old and
never, until she had 4 fourth calf
some two months ago, showed
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-07
THREE LOCAL MEN
GET CAA OFFICES
Transfer OF Branch From
Raleigh Secured After
Much Negotiation

Three local men, friedrich Viii
let's, Albert Perry and Hamilton
Hicks, were chiefly responsible for
the transfer of the Civilian Aero
nautics Administration office from
Raleigh to Wilmington, it was re-
ported here last night.
Negotiation for the transfer have
been underway for several months,
according to r5, orts, but it was
not confirmed until yesterday
when CAA regional officials IN
Atlanta admitted that the move
would take place shortly.
Perry, who was chairman o.
the Wilmington-New Hanover Air
port authority until he resigned
several weeks ago, was optimistic
last night over what the location
Of the district office in Wilmington
would mean to air travel for the
city.
Will Help City
1T is a good thing and VIII
mean a great deal to the area as
well as to Wilmington" he SAID.
Willetts also expressed his pleas
ure with the move. He said that
the housing situation for the per
sonnet who will man the office
was a problem which will have to
be met but predicted that ade'
quate facilities would eventually
be found.
Joseph Norwood, district en-
Elneer for the CAA is slated to be
placed in charge of the Office
When it moves to Wilmington. Inc
office will be located in the Gus
omhouse, according to present
plans.
A sub-office of the CAA is sched-
uled TO be located in Columbia
South Carolina,
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-07
Officials Deny Reports
Deal
HALF HOLIDAY

Members Of the Wilmington
Retail Merchants Association
will close their stores at noon
today in observance Of the sum-
mer season, according to p.
Franklin Bell, secretary of the
local chamber of commerce.
The h~alf-holiday each week
will continue until September L,
according to present plans.
The beach season is being OBJ
served for five months this year
as compared with three months
last year.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-07
Bridge Burch Was Just
Another Cow Yesterday

signs of being anything except an
ordinary mother and mixer, R.
A. Pierson, her owner, said.
eve MIXED her six times in "a
hours yesterday-once every four
hours" he said. "All by hand, too
She wore the men out"
Bridge has been giving more
ana more milk since her fourth
calf was born, Pierson said.
Was he going to accept the Lon
don offer of 5000 a day?
I NO" he said. Another three
or four days, after she's rested,
we'll try for q new record"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-07

voters went to the polls, Slightly
less than 10 per cent of the 7,79;
registrants. This compared with q
1854 voting in the primary.
The five victors will take thu
oath of office at noon on May
with the mayor to he appointe !.
that date. The number Of v" 80
ceived by any one candle
not have any final bear %
will be named since y y
chosen by the coup> S
It had been forecs %
the race today that a S. 81
via the written route
staged by one or more can
fNnnf;nvoI nm Daoo. Turn ~. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-07
Stands Firmly
Behind Project Figures
STRIKERS LOSE

WASHINGTON, May 6. -W.H)
- Wages lost to an estimated
100000 telephone workers dur
ing the 30-day strike reached a
total of S55,440,0 900 today, the
Department of labor estimated.
The wage cost Of the strike
was based On an average So
wage per working day.
An American Telephone and
Telegraph spokesman in New
York said no figure was avail
able on the revenue loss of
AT & T and its affliates because
Of the strike. The company said
it would "take a week. to COM
pute losses.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-07

:. o: g Marshall, formel
~ /&/nes F. Byrnes AM
/~a ndenberg (R-Mich,
"a Up against critics WHIT
en- saying the treaty is toe
81 and would open up a weak
Italy to the threat of Com.
/.unism.
MI. Truman wrote Marshal
that he does not share the view
that the treaty's disarmament o:
Italy conflicts with his policy Of
bolstering Greece and Turkey
against Communism.
Marshall read the letter before
the Senate Foreign Relations com
mittee at a hearing in which
Byrnes testified that rejection O.
the treaty would bring in Italy
uncertainty which causes discon
tent and discomfort breeds Com
munism."
MI. Truman and his bipartisan
foreign policy hackers likewise
urged early Senate ratification o.
peace treaties with Bulgaria, Hun
gary and Romania.
Lose Confidence
Marshall said "the world wculc
lose all confidence in our propo'
sails and our leadership if the
necessary two-thirds approval o:
the treaties by the Senate is no
forthcoming promptly.
Vandenberg (R-Mich), chairman
of the Senate Foreign Relation.
committee said the delegates
from America battled for months
to win final agreement on the doc
uments "omitted no effort to de-
tend the legitimate and essentia.
rights of the new Italian repub
lie"
Senator Connally D-Tex), WHIT
served with Byrnes and Vanden
berg on the delegation to the
peace talks in Paris, concurred
Opponents had said the Italian
treaty would leave unguarded the
Italian border with Yugoslavis
and throw the strategic peninsul:
oper to the same sort of Com
munist infiltration Mr.. Truman
has said he wants to prevent il
Greece and Turkey.
In his letter to Marshall, thu
President said he understands i
has been urged that the inability
OF the Moscow conference tt
agree On terms Of an Austrian
treaty had made it inadvisable K
ratify the treaties at this time
It was further commended, he said
Continued on Page Two: Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-07
Expect Break
Any Moment
Had Abandoned All Hone
Ut Settlement Earlier
Last Night

Telephone workers in the To-
cal office of the Southern Bell
Telephone company here will
return to work this morning. E.
z. orinkard, local Southern
Federation of Telephone Work.
ers union head, said last night.
Drinkard said the telephone
workers met at 7 O'Clock last
night and in an hour-long ses
sion decided to give up the bat
tie and return to work.
He did not elaborate ON the
decision. The meeting was held
behind closed doors as was the
one Monday night at which
time the workers voted to con-
tinue the strike.
Before last nights decision.
10 of the ITO persons on strike
already had returned to work.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-07
May End Any Hour

~J HAAu my A1OuI
WASHINGTON, May s. -
WR)- Government conciliators
disclosed tonight that the
American Telephone and TeIe-
graph company has offered its
striking long distance workers
wage boosts averaging 1913
cents per hour, but that the
American Union of Telephone
Workers is holding out for an
additional increase of about
two cents.
Conciliators Peter ]. Manno
and William Margolis said that
they ''looked forward to =
quick solution at any hour"
The long distance negotia-
tons were recessed a few min
utes before midnight until IL
a. m. (EST), tomorrow. Man
no and Margolis said the bar
gaining conference then will
remain In continuous session
in hope of a prompt settlement.
WASHINGTON, May 6. -(P)-
The National Federation Of Tele
'hone workers toy policy commi
ee tonight formally abandoned ii
lopes of settling the 30-day oil
strike on a national bs
is.
The group voted to send its mem
'ers back to their unions for loca
'argaining.
The decision was announced fol
a ten hour meeting Of tn
trike-guiding committee, by nj
w President Joseph A. Beirne.
Beirne said the policy commit
Continued on Page Two; Col. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-07

Treaty 0kay
Italian Pact Backed By
President, Marshall
And Byrne.

WASHINGTON, May g. H -
President Truman, stepping in to
save the italian peace treaty, de-
CT ID today that Senate rejection
J q pact would. be "a heavy
So our country's leadership
~ fairs"
10 dent, Secretary Of
s. 81 Marshall, former
~ 1870 F. Byrnes and
g /%a ndenberg (R-Mich)
"a Up against critics who
/c%en saying the treaty is too
81 and would open up a weak
III Italy to the threat of Com.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-07
FORECAST:

Wilmington and vicinity: Increasing
cloudiness and slightly warmer tod
followed by showers and scattered
thunderstorms tonight; Thursday partly
cloudy with showers and mild tempera-
ture.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-07

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Continued on Page; Two CO.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-10-11
Vote TO strike at
AIlith-Prouty Co.

DANVILLE, Ill. - The Allith-
Prouty workers of Danville, mem
bers of Mine, Mill &c Smelter
Workers local 808, this week cast
an overwhelming strike vote.
The strike vote is the outgrowth
of a refusal of the Allith-Prouty
Co. to enter negotiations for re-
neWal of contract. Company Of
ficials have attempted to use the
Taft-Hartley Act to evade negoti-
ations and force their employees
to organize a company union in
order to be met by the company in
negotiations.
The vote of 1874 for strike and
10 against was announced by local
868 vice -president Harley Rey-
nolds.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-10-11
Mattson:
LEI S all back
Progressives
Fron page ST.

tinued. In Berwyn, independent
and major party voters of that
suburb and of Cicero gathered to
make assignments for their cam
paign on behalf of the Progress
sive Party in general and espe-
ciaIly for George Cermak, local
attorney and leader in the coun-
tvs large Czechoslovakian COM
munity.
Three co-chairmen for the
drive were named. They are C..
H. sCoyle. A. ]. Kucera. and
KArel Marsicek. BerwYn city
treasurer. Joseph Hrudicka. of
oslo Wesley av.. Berwyn. was
elected secretary.
Progressives in the South Sides
ward met and mapped out the
ward for precinct work. Plans
for concentrated effort, with
teams of workers being sent in to
key precincts, were discussed.
TRADE unions agreed on the
final details for mass political
action campaign in the adjacent
3rd ward, where union members
will undertake large part of the
door-bell drive.
Countrywide meetings also were
held or planned to bring larger
groups of voters into action in the
campaign.
An Independent veter ans
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-10-11

the Brooklyn zoo.
Humpy makes some amusing
and revealing statements as this
story unfolds to most dreary con-
clusion.
If you go for talking camels,
with Brooklyn accent, this thing
will probably lay you jim the
aisles. Otherwise, it's pretty grim.
Theoretically, it's satire on all
those films about the mysterious,
exotic Near East and the sultan's
harem. But after the first few
seconds, they forget all about the
satire and go to work to turn out
La conventional stinker. They
succeed, too.
At one stage, when a whole
flock of scantily clad gals begin
doing one of those wiggly dances,
Humpy interpolates:
..You can't have too much of
this kind of stuff in picture"
He may be right.
y
FEAR in the Night" is a high
ly implausible mystery and prob
ably a dangerous one.
1t is based on a plot that has
an innocent guy being hypnotized
and sent to murder man.
As I understand it, all psychi-
artists are agreed that this is i'm
possible because a man, even
under hypnosis, will not commit
an act of which his alter ego dis
approves.
Aside from the outright distor-
ton of fact, this is a fifth-rate
mystery.
FOR THE RECORD: Burt Lam
caster and Arlene Francis, former
radio star, have joined Edward G..
Robinson in the cast of All My
Sons. The VI publicity depart
ment says this is Miss Francis
film debut. Actually, she made a
very beautiful corpse in film
called Murders in the Rue Morgue.
shot at the same studio 16 years