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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-30
All But One
Body
Fr/E%As
FT$Zr
SIX Is Survive
Expl. $/,7it Four
De- Ago
SEARCH COMPLETE
No Additional Survivors
Found In Tunnel $50
Feet Below Ground
SEARCH COMPLETE


CENTRALIA, ILL.,, March o.
R)-Rescue squads, who braved
dense gas and weakened mine
walls in an almost fruitless four
day search for survivors in an ex-
plosion-torn. coal mine, completed
their explorations today and an
nounced the final death toll was
ILL.,.
1.-THE, search is over" said
Driscoll A. Seaman, state mine in
spector who aided in directing the
rescue efforts. "All the missing
men are accounted for. All but
one body has been found and we
know where that is and expect
to bring it to the surface tonight"
AS Centralia received the news
it expected but dreaded-that only
81 of IT, 142 men underground
had survived-John l.. Lewis call
ed on his 400, 900 United Mine
Workers to quit work from Tues
day, April 1 to Sunday, April 6,
in memory of the Ill victims.
The Centralia disaster is the
worst of its kind in the nation
since 1875 miners persisted in a
similar tragedy at Mather, Pa,
on May 10, 1928.
A coal mine rescue squad boss
with a portable telephone set
flashed the search completed
mo additional survivors" message
from a r~ubble-strewn tunnel $40
feet below ground.
William P. Young, vice presi-
dent of the Centralia Coal COM
pany, owners of the mine, told
newsmen when the rescue squad
reached the surface, "all found,
all dead" 80
However, rescue workers said
they had not found the body of
Clifford Couple, AZ, of Centralia,
and that they expected it was in
a gas-filled chamber they had
CONTINUED on Page Tive; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-30

End Liquor
Mixup Seen
Local Option Bills May Re-
suit From Legislative
Deliberations
BEER, WINE, TOO
Committee Gets Four Bills
Providing Election On
These Beverages
BY NOEL YANCEY

RALEIGH, March 29-R-An
attempt to solve the ancient and
vexing problem of alcohol by Civ.
ing people of cities and counties
the right to vote on the sale Of
beer and wine may result, from
legislative deliberations mex
week.
While the House and Senate
were holding their usual perfume
tory Saturday sessions today, {
subcommittee of the House Fl
nance Committee was working or
a local option beer and wine mea.
sure. The group had instructions
from the full committee to report
a bill by Monday.
Before the committee were four
bills providing for local option
elections on beer and wine. These
elections would be either on a
countrywide basis = or would per.
nit the counties and municipal.
ties to vote separately On the is.
sue.
Legislative leaders were still
striving to reach sine die adjourn
ment by next Saturday, but sc
many issues. remained unsettled
that it appeared that the biennial
session would run into the follow.
ing week.
Some issues which will be de.
bated next week include:
l.. An expense allowance for the
lawmakers.
2. Governor Cherry's highway
safety program, including a finan'
cial responsibility measure fol
automobile drivers. and a bill tt
require semi-annual mechanica
inspection of automobile, thu
quadrennial resistance of drivers
licenses.
3. A measure to make farm CO
operatives subject to state in.
come and franchise taxes.
4. Bills to shear away power:
OF the state board of barber ex
aminers.
Other measures which will bs
considered include: a bill to al
low school teachers five days O.
paid sick leave a year; an anti
picketing measure; a bill tt
Suppress subsersive activities; 8
resolution to create a commission
to investigate the states q Ii
censing and regulator boards; {
measure providing sanitary regu'
lations for food processing plants;
a bill Tightening state fertilizer
laws; and a measure setting uI
rigid safety standards for hotels
in the state.
Passed by both houses and sched-
uled to be ratified next week is
the measure providing for a $48,
600, 900 permanent improvement
program, the largest in state his
tory. The bill provides Sc, $50, 00C
for building local hopsitals and
medical centers throughout the
state and So, $50, 900 for a four-yea1
CONTINUED On Page Two; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-30

!! membership is made uI
of representative business, agri-
cultu- al and civic leaders.
The first job of County Councils
will be to enroll farm families ir
the Better Farming for Better
Living program. Fender county,
first to organize its County Council,
is also the first to report enroll
ments. They have indicated that
at least SO Fender county farmers
will enroll.
Jones county has also reported
several farm families enrolled, and
Columbus county mas requested 200
additional project books in antici.
patton of a large enrolment.
The final date for enrolment
is May 1.
Better Farming for Better Liv-
ing" is a broad program ehalleng-
ing enough to appeal to any far
mer who carries on a general
farm program. The program EN-.
bodies those principles and prac-
tees which add to farm manage
ment.
The program also involves the
idea of better use of the soil,
production OF an adequate home
food supply with a garden, dairy
products, chickens, and meat pro
ducing animals. The program will
end November /, 1947.
County Councils will then deter
mine winners to whom liberia.
awards will be given. From $2s
to 500 in prizes will be available
in each county; made possible
by L al business concerns. Two
regional awards will be given,
each amounting to $75 and a grand
prize of 500 will be given to the
winner in the 10 county area
Enrolment may be made
through the county extension Of
flee, Vocational Agriculture.
Teachers, Soil Conservation Serv
ice Supervisor, Farm H o m {
Administration Supervisors, OF
with the County Councils Chair
man.
In many counties, veterans agri
cultural training classes are CO
operating and a number of veteran,
Continued on Page Two; Col. )
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-30
FOUR INJURED.
in AUTO WRECK
Car Hits Highway Patrol
Vehicle; Patrolman Is
Sent To Hospital

Four persons, including a state
highway patrolman, were injured
in an accident involving a patrol
car and a privately operated
vehicle on Route II, four miles
south, of Wilmington early last
night.
Injured are: ...
Patrolman J. L. Flowers, l a c.
erations of the left eye, con-
tusions, admitted to the j a me s
Walker Memorial hospital.
w. H. Lumsden, State Highway
Public Works employe, fiv e
broken ribs and abrasions, admit
ted to the James Walker Memoir
al hospital. =
Mrs. W. R.. Eakins, 2001 Pen
der avenue, treated and released.
Mrs. Vera Edwards, 2003 Pen
der avenue, treated and released.
According to patrol investi-
eating officers, Flowers was
chasing a southbound speed VIC
lator at S p. m. when Mrs. Ed
wards, driving north, suddenly
swerved across the road and
struck the left rear of the patrol
car. with her left front fender.
Both Flowers and Mrs. Ed
wards were repeatedly thrown to
the pavement as the patrol car
rolled over twice, completely de-
molished.
Mrs. Edwards told authorities a
bus was stopped in front of her
and that she cut across the road
to avoid hitting it.
The State Highway patrol said
no arrests were made.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-30
No Progress Seen
In Telephone Talks

NEW YORK, March % up -
Federal mediators conferred for
more than seven hours today with
officials of the American Union of
Telephone Workers and the long
lines department of the American
Telephone and Telegraph company
but a union spokesman reported
that both sides remained adamant
and mo progress has been made"
The mediators had expressed
hope that they could help the par
ties effect an agreement which
could set a pattern to avert the
nationwide telephone strike threat
lened for April I.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-30
new $4,000
BUILDIN G SET
ACL Brotherhood Unit OF
Railway Clerks Will Get
New Structure

Work O ma $50, 900 building at
21h Walnut street to house the At.
lantic Coast Line Unit of the In.
ternational Brotherhood of Rail
way Clerks, is scheduled to start
in three weeks, it was announced
yesterday.
The announcement was made by
L. l.. Wooten. general chairman
of the ACL Unit of the brotherhood
who said that the building will be
headquarters for the units more
than $500 members. There
are now about 900 members ir
Wilmington, Wooten said.
The building which will have
three stories; a basement, groune
and second floors, will be com
pletely modern, fire proof and all
conditioned, Wooten said. 1t viii
be of masonry construction, ane
tn. dimensions have been planned
for a 81 by 37-foot structure.
Plans and specifications have
been drawn, by J. L. Willard, vii
mington architect, and approved
by the brotherhood. and bids are
now open. Bids will be received
until next Saturday at 2 pm. a
at whichthe Nom shrdlu cmfwyp
until next Saturday at 2 pm. al
which time a contract will be
awarded, Wooten said.
The bids will be opened In the
present headquarters of the broth
erhood on third floor suite OF the
Acme building at Chestnut and
Front street. Wooten said.
The brotherhood has made the
Acme building its headquarters
for the past 10 years, having NOV
ed thee from the Southern build
ing. 1t originally had headquarte.'
in the Tide Water building, Woot
Ell said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-30
ClTY'S PROGRAM
BLOCKS STREETS
Years Work Ahead For
Contractors OF Improve
ment Jobs

A years program entailing ex-
penditures of $481, 34O.7 rs by the
City Of Wilmington for paving,
sanitary sewers and new, water
mains, was well under way yestef-
day as contractors proceeded with
the fulfilling of contracts.
The office of the City Engineer
yesterday said that the blockading
of streets would increase as the
work progresses but that all pre-.
cautions will be taken to. keep traf-
fic lanes open for emergencies
such as fires.
Under the program contractors
are laying 5000 square feet OF
asphalt paving, 81, 900 square feet
of sidewalks, 1912 square feet OF
concrete driveways and Al, 300
linear feet of curling, at a cost
of $325,,340.75.
Sewer installations in the Sun
set Park area, let last December
total expenditures of $35,721.7 S.
Last Tuesday the Eastern section
of storm sewer installation was let
at a, cost of $50, 1885, rs.
The office disclosed that u, 900
feet of water main piping will be
installed at a cost Of $73,071. 10.
The paving and storm sewer pro-
.jectsp have been outlined on the
ACCOMMODATING map.
Included in the streets to be SER
weed, by new. water mains are:
Kline road from Blake drive to
23rd, street,. Noble avenue from
Kline to Princess street road; Lake
drive from. Kline to Noble; Prin.
cess street road from 23rd to No
BILE.
Princess. street road from Kline
to Davis; Pauline from Princess
street to Market street., Market
street road from Mercer. to Will
liams; Colonial drive from Mar
ket street road to Forest Hills
drive.
Wrightsville venue from KEN
street to Orchard avenue; Windsor
drive from Wrightsville avenue t.
Park avenue; Park avenue tt
Country Club boulevard to Haw'
thorne road; Hawthorne avenue tt
Park avenue to Wrightsville Beach
highway; Wrightsville Beach high
way to Myrtle drive; Merritt stree
from Hawthorne avenue to Live
Oak Parkway; Merritt from Parl
avenue to Magnolia Place.
Pinecrest Terrace; Morningside
drive; Woodlawn avenue; Alabama
avenue; South Carolina avenue;
North Carolina avenue from Wash
ington to Cedar; Adams from NORTH
Carolina to Northern Boulevard;
fHonfiuroJ mn Do ro Tvun. Col G
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-30
MAYOR REMAINS
SOLE CANDIDATE
Two Others Indicate Inten.
tons To File For Local
Primary

W1lmington's political pot re-
NAMED at a simmering point last
night with the official entry of on
ly one candidate for the coming
primary election.
According to H. G.. Carney.
chairman of the Board of Elec.
tons, Mayor w. Ronald Lane is
the sole aspirant for office, 10 Of
lficially make known his intentions,
Two others, W. E. Yopp, incum-
bent, and Warren C. Holleman,
newcomer to the local political
scene, have repeatedly announced
their intention of filing for of.
lfices.
Yopp is presently a Council
member, and Holleman is a q.
Iyeas-old resident and employe Of
the State Highway Department,
who has announced his candidacy
on a "clean-up-platform."
April 10, is the deadline for fiji
ing for public offices, and April
III, has been designated for the
primary.
Final voting will be on May 6,
Carney has announced, and regis
tration books for residents who
have not registered, or for those
who have changed precincts, will
be open until April II.
Residents will be allowed to reg
lister any day, but Saturdays have
specifically been set aside for this
purpose, Carney said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-30
Lewis Calls
For 0usting
0fJ.A.Krug
Mine Chieftain Contends
Secretary Should Be
Blamed
~
-
LAYOFF LEGAL
- ,
UNIV Boss Cites Contract,
Says Mourning Period Is
Authorized
LAYOFF LEGAL

WASHINGTON, March 29.-(R-
John l.. Lewis today directed q
six-day work stoppage OF his 400
600 soft coal miners in memory
of the Ill victims Of the C%entralia,
ILL.,, mine disaster.
At the same time he declared
that Secretary of Inferior Krug
should be ousted from office
Krug's Coal Mines Administration
has been operating the pits for
the government.
The United Mine Workers presi.
dent set the mourning period from
midnight Monday, through Easter
Sunday.
Lashing out for the second
straight day at Krug, Lewis said
in a statement released at a news
conference;
Criminal negligence on the part
Of Krug is responsible for the
death of these brave men and the
future improvement Of their fami-
lies"
The mine chieftain commended
Krug has not enforced safety pro.
visions in the mines.
Lewis told newsmen that the
mine workers contract with the
government authorizes such periods
of mourning.
He said, however, that the
memorial provision, which has
been in effect since 1941, has never
before been invoked.
Lewis quoted this provision as
follows:
"The International union, United
Mine Workers of America, may
designate memorial periods pro-
vided it shall give proper. notice
to each district"
While Good Friday and Holy
Thursday are not general holidays
in the industry, thousands OF
miners usually observe them by
laying off.
Krug had no immediate COM
ment, but associates indicated he
might have something to say to-
morrow.
st current production rates, the
shutdown will entail an estimated
production loss of from ten to II
million tons of soft coal.
In a communication to the d.
ficers and members Of his union,
Continued on Page Two; Col. ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-30
14-Year-Old Girl Freed
In Shooting OF Father


capade on which they had spent
the night in a tourist cabin.
Reardon vas driving. Mary and
Michael were in the back seat.
Reardon was shot once in the back
of the neck and the a plunged
of the highway. Reardon died
within a few minutes - and the
immediate causes, doctors said Ia
ter, was the crash instead of the
bullet.
Michael did not died until late
that day - after Mary, who was
not seriously hurt, had given sew
eral authorities a story that she
shot her father.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-30
Bargaining Dates Set
On Future OF Germany
Rv YVES

MOSCOW, March 2-AP)-Prodded by Secretary
Marshall, the foreign ministers agreed tonight to set dates
to reach main BARGAINING decisions on the future of Ger
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-30

SECRETARY'S MOTHER DIES
CLINTON, Mass. March 29-(P,
Mrs. Catherine o. Connolly, 10,
mother of Matthew ]. Connolly,
executive secretary to President
Truman, died this afternoon al
her home.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-30
The Weather
Eastern Standard Time)
INV IL. 8. Weather Rureaul

eastern Standard Time)
(By U. S. Weather Bureau
Meteorological data for the "a hours
ending 1880 p.m. yesterday.
TEMPERATURES
1880 Am. 80; 1880 am. 40; 1880 Pm. ~:
1880 pm. 81.
Maximum 50; Minimum IS; Mean ~;
Normal 81.
HUMIDITY
1870 Am. "a; 1880 am. 80. 1880 pm. II;
7:30 pm. SO.
PRECIPITATION
Total for "a hours ending 1880 PM. -
LOO inches.
Total since the first of the month -
S. rs inches.
TIDES FOR TODAY
From the Tide Tables published by U.
S. Coast anu Geodetic Survey.
High Low
Wilmington ---- 400 am. 11:34 am.
4:32 p.m. IL :49 pm.
Masonboro Inlet 1888 am. 1929 am.
2:30 pm. 8:42 pm.
Sunrise 500; Sunset 6:31: Moonrise
1910 pm; Mocnset 2:16 am.
River stage At Fayetteville, n. 9. =
a.. aA6DAaes - A0Sse -
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-30
Better Farming Program
Planned For Is Counties

The County Council organization of New Hanover coun-
ty will hold a meeting tomorrow afternoon in the office of
County Agent R. w. Galphin, it was announced yesterday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-30
WEATHER
FORECAST

Wilmington, Southeastern North Carr.
rain Sunday afternoon, night. cooIar
Monday, clearing and Continued cool
preceded by rain. N'o'
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-30

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TO-DAY IN HISTORY
know Azuerica)

y
1937-Laura d. Bridgman, g.
year-old Hanover ". H. blind
|deaf-mute enters B0ston's Perk-
ms institution-first Of 4 long list
of similarly afflicted successful
ly treated there an inspiration
to many.
18T7-Chief Joseph famed In
dian strategist surrenders ending
Indian war in Idaho.
1890-Work begins on the Mia
CARA power plant.
l933--Hitler kills the free press
in Germany.
1899 Germans and French in
battle of the tanks.
194l-Russia 'pointedly and Of
ficially states her Constitution
provides for freedom of religion.
l942-American tanker torpe-
doed off Oregon by enemy sub.
l943--American forces in Italy
push forward from Naples.
l945-President Truman or
ders Navy seize the 20 strike
bound oil plants.
1946-OPA authorizes ID per
cent increase in meat dishes in
restaurants. President Truman
appeapls to British for iinmedi-
ate and substantial immigration
of Jews into Palestine and is
much rebuked by them.
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\ UNION OFFICIAL SPEAKS HIS MIND

"1The closed, shop, the union shop, or
any system of organizing that is not en-
'tirely free and open will never be whole
heartedly accepted by free-thinking peo-
pie, for the simple reason that such mon
strosities are in defiance of our American
way of life. Unfortunately, we have all
too. many labor leaders. who don't give
whoop for sound American doctrine
leaders Who can only attain and retain
power through the un-American device OF
the closed orlunion shop"
Il That quotation did not come from some
spokesman for business. 1t, came from an
article by Maurice r. Franks, who is the
National Business Agent Of the Railroad
Yardmasters Of North America. And it APP
pearee insa labor magazine, the Workers
journal. y a .-5l' 81 ..g s
x Any system which makes membership
In a union compulsory--and the union
shop, which is approved in the Taft Hart
ley Act. does. that as effectively as the
closed shop-will also make for despot-
ism The officials of such unions need not
worry whether they. serve their members
well or not-the dues come rolling in re-
b ~ 8 . 4.
gardless. The individual is. powerless in
the face of abuses.
The voluntary union, on the other
hand must do q good job or lose its men,
bers.s Mr.. Frank cites the Railroad Broth
erhoods as an example of unionism sold
strictly on merit. There is no closed or
union shop on the railroads. Yet the
Brotherhoods have 100000 members
while there are only '1,170,000 eligible
unionists employed on the railroads today.
The reason is that thousands of people
have kept their memberships even after
retiring or leaving railroad work.
Labor must be free of either union or
management coercion, The last Congress
took step in that direction, but much
more remains to be done.
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.ANY OLD PRICE"

Reason after. reason has been given
as the cause. of high prices for commodi-
ties in the United States.
Eat less bread and save grain, the. peo-
pie have been advised; observe two meat
less days a week and bring down the
prices of meat; do this or do that, house,
wives have been told, and prices will
topples s., ev&-.@
Y Now comes along the Presidents food
Investigating committee and puts. its fin
gerson the chief reason for the uptrend in
the cost of living.
"a. That reason, easily observable in Key
West as, we'll as elsewhere in the United
States.,is that the people have too much
money to spend and, as a consequence,
buy generally regardless Of the prices. II
The committee pointed out that the
Individual spending amount in this country
is higher now than it has been at any 9TH
er time. Excess of ready money" has
reached so high figure, millions of Amer
leans are bent on getting what they want
without manifesting any concern, other
than a great deal of complaining, about
the cost. They grumbie ard sometimes
fume over the prices of milk or. eggs or
meats or other staples, and then proceed
to buy them.
AS long as that practice is continued
prices will continue to be high. They will
be brought down only when people re-
fuse to buy, as has been done recently in
isolated instances in the United States.
rs. But the time will come when pocket
books. stuffed to bullying during the boom
years, will show signs of being skeleton
lied. When that time comes, people will
stop buying at "any old price,"
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$4,000. 600, 900 FOX OIL

One of the most costly and extensive
expansion programs in business history. is
now being carried on by the oil industry.
In two years, It IS forecast that $4,000.
900, 900 will be spent "a sum equal to, 20
per cent Of all the capital invested in the
industry since it began. A single COM
.pany, with it's domestic affiliates, is SPEND
lug $121 ,OO0, 900 this year on producing
activities alone. slg
This is the way the Oil industry is
meeting the challenge Of an unprecedent-
ed and unanticipated postwar demand for
its products. The first step is to get crude
ioil out of the ground, and new wells are
being drilled at an extremely high rate.
Transportation and refining facilities are
being built and modernized on compar-
able scale Some of the largest cracking
plants ever built are under construction.
This is not confined to, the United
States. A major building program is un-
,derway in Venezuela, and large installa-
tions are being developedsin q number Of
places in the Caribbean area One of the
biggest jobs of. all is being. done in the
Middle East, and it is expected that steep
increases in European demand for oil will
be chiefly met from there.
Along with its vast expansion program,
the oil industry is constantly seeking new
crude reserves and is dsye loping tech
niques which make possible more eff
cient recovery of disable products, The
worlds need for oil seems almost in
satiable. American capital and ingenuity
have taken the lead in meeting it. 80
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/ $50 staf- go se@
DOCTRINE or SCARCITY

- The congressional subcommittee hold
ing hearings in various cities of the ma
ton to get information on the cause of high
prices was recently advised in Boston
that business men are creating shortages
for the purpose of keeping prices high.
y The allegation is subject to proof but
there have been some indications that
manufacturers are relying on "a doctrine
of scarcity rather than carrying out the
doctrine of full production.
'a It will be interesting to observe the
future meetings of the congressional sub
committees in order to ascertain whether
any additional information will come on
this point 8##
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