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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-26
BR0UCHT0N SAYS
BRISTISH DRASTIC
Tell Bladen Farmers To.
bacco Policy Of
Nation

ELIABETHTOWN, Oct. 25.
would seem that t h e
British government could have
acted Gin a less drastic man
ner" in imposing a ban on flue.
cured tobacco imports, former
Governor j. Melville Broughton
told a Bladen COT net-
ing here.
Broughton cited the example
of this nations making a "most
helpful and sy~pathetic' loan a
year ago to Great Britain.
"Certainlv there was every in
timation that with this fl
nancing, British n"rcN of
commodities would continue
throughout this season at least
on a substantially normal
basis he said.
Tobacco acreage, which
otherwise would have been
sharply reduced, was allocated
on the theory of such normal
purchases" Broughton said.
However, he said that the
Flue = Cured Tobacco Genera
tive sterilization corporation
"already was functioning,"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-26
CHRISTMAS PARTY
| BEING PLANNED HERE
BY JUNIOR CHAMBER

The second annual Junior
Chamber of Commerce Christ
mas party for less fortunate
children now is being formulate
ed, according to Francis Nal,
10y, chairman.
The organization solicits the
cooperation of other agencies
and associations. The work is
going forward under Malloy
and the Christmas Activities
committee, he said.
The affair Avill be conducted
at the USO center, Second ano
Orange streets at a date yet to
be set, Malloy said. On Christ
mas eve the group will visit
hospitals and homes where
youngsters are i'll. Santa Claus
will go along with them.
A large tree is planned for
the post office lawn and this
will be traimmed with lights,
Malloy said.
Last year Is children were
remembered by the organiza.
ton and merchants and others
who donated gifts.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-26
CALVIN ANDERS DIES
AFTER SHORT ILLNESS
FUNERAL INCOMPLETE

Calvin Anders, IS, Harbor Is
land, formerly of the circula-
ton department and later man.
ager of the classified advertis-
ing department of the Star
News, died yesterday afternoon
after a short illness.
Mr.. Anders, after leaving the
Star-News, had engaged for
several years in the real estate
business.
Surviving are the widow,
Mrs. Artelia Blake Anders; his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. L.. X.
Anders, of Wilmington; a
brother, c. K. Anders, High
Point; a sister, Mrs. Ralph
Durham, Atlanta.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-26

of records in New Hanover SUI
perior court, Recorders court,
the sheriff's office, city police
department, and the city-county
identification bureau.
The last time a "big shot" in
the numbers racket was arrest.
ed was back on December IA.
1910, when George Scrip
Smith, alias Dutch Smith, was
taken in custody in a raid or
a house in Sunset Park led by
the late Sheriff C. David Jones.
A side light of this indecent is
that S a Yopp, who recently
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-26

Activities committee.
The film cartoon producer,
testifying yesterday in the hear
ing Oh subversive influences in
the movies, said communists
and communist groups had
launched a "smear" campaign
against him at the time of a
strike at his studio. Among the
groups attacking him was the
League Of Women voters, he
added.
The United Press, meanwhile,
said, movie Car Eric Johnston
tonight urged Congress to curb
the "prosecutor, judge and
jury" powers of its CO. sion
al investigating committees.
The Associated Press said the
House un-American Activities
committee, in recess today, will
hear so-ca1led "defense wines
SEES" next week in its investl-
cation of communism in Holly
wood.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-26
MAINE FOREST FIRES
SEEM TO BE LOSING
TO ARMY OF FIGHTERS

BOSTON, Oct. 25-U.H-An
army of fire-fighters and dis
aster workers, swarming into
Maine from other states and
Canada, appeared tonight to be
winning a week-long battle
against forest fires which have
killed 20 persons in New Eng
land, causing $40, 600, 900 dam
age and left 1000 homeless.
Blackened by the flames
were nine Maine communities
-Unionville, Newfield, Brown
field, East Brownfield, Brown
field Center, Lyman, Fortune
Rock, Cape Porpoise and Goose
Rocks Beach. Portions of Ken
nebunkport were a shambles
and Bar Harbor was a ghost
TOWN
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-26
Arrests Reported Here
In Numbers Rackets, Report

left the employ of Sheriff Porter
Davis as a deputy sheriff, was
the man who swore out the war
rant against Smith, long recog-
nized by police as a central
figure in the racket.
Smith was fined $4,000 an d
given a six-month road sentence
when the case came up before
Judge John j. Burney in New
Hanover superior court after ne
drew a six month sentence IN
Recorders court before Judge
Alton A.. Lennon and entered an
CONTINUED on Page 2; Column 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-26

I fact, I don't see why they
call it a holiday at all. It's more
like a wake to me.
I'm talking about the tobacco
holiday declared when the Bri-
fish decided they didn't have the
kind of money our farmers
ought to get for their tobaccos.
may be a little selfish in my
peeve over this particular holi-
day. Wallace, my favorite to-
bacco market for the one big
reason that all the folks con-
nected Herewith honestly tear
their shirts trying to get the best
money for their farm customers,
would have set up an all-tlme
record for volume OF sales in
one season next week if every
thing had gone along formally.
Wallace also would have no
doubt had the undisputed lead
in price averages. Gwen with
Continued on Page 2; Column 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-26
DIR. BURDETTE KEY
WITNESS AT INQUEST
IN DEATH OF SHERIFF

SOUTHPORT, Oct. Is. DR.
F. M. Burdette, key witness ir
the scheduled coroner's jury in.
vestigation into the death Of
Sheriff John White, is expected
to shed "some light" on the
cause of the cerebral hemhor-
rage which, according to Coro.
ner G.. C. fitzpatrick, was the
cause of death, the coroner an
nounced.
DR.. Burdette performed the
autopsy.
Mrs. Bert Jacobs at whose
home the Sheriff was reported
ly found dead and Mrs. Jacobs
mother, a Mrs Robinson, a d
Deputy Sheriff, D. T. Trip are
also to testify.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-26
4-H CLUBS PLAN
ACHIEVEMENT DAY
HERE NOVEMBER

New Hanover and Pender
county All clubs will hold thelr
annual achievement Day pro
Gram Nov. l at the Legion stadl-
UNI. Nancy Ingram, assistant
home demonstration agent, an
nounced yesterday.
Members are to enter farm
and homemakers exhibits which
will be JUDGED at 10 a. m. on
Achievement Day, she sad,
First. second and third prizes
will be awarded for each group
| of exhibits.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-26
ACL FEMALE CHORUS
IS FEATURED TODAY
ON WMFD RADIO

The Atlantic Coast Line fe-
male chours, under the direction
of Edwin D. Clark will be fea-
tured on the 1870 p. m. pro-
gram at WMFD today.
The program, written and di-
rected by Ben Macdonald is
under the supervision of M S S
Ella Mae Billiard, president; w.
G.. Robertson, organist, and
Clark. The program is billed as
The Voice of Wilmington.
Included on today's program
will be a solo by Miss Orma
Jean Willis,
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-26
EVEN THE VETERAN
COPY READER GIGGLED
OVER THIS, A BIRD

MIAMI, Fla, Oct. Is. - R -
A female butcher bird slipped
and fell down the chimney at
the Aaron Rosenberg home here
today, and came out in the liv-
ing room looking like a crow.
The family opened the front
door and shooed the feathered
creature out. Her mate awaited
outside, chirping Justify.
The Rosenberg reported that
the male birds reaction was
almost human-the tone of his
voice and sharpness of his
chirps during a reunion on a
nearby tree limb plainly indi-
Gated that he gave her a good
bawling out for her careless
ness.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-26
Navy Day Observance Here
Begins With Banquet, Dane

Use of guided missiles, such
as the flying stovepipe' being
developed at Camp Davis, will
not become effective as a war
weapon for at least 10 years,
Rear Adm. Ernest w. Litch,
chief, Aviation Plans, USN,
predicted last night at a ban
quet at the Cape Fear club on
the eve of Navy Day.
"Until we get a really good
guided missile, the Navy end
the Army will have to rely on
the airplane," he said.
Admiral Itch spoke at a
banquet which was given by
the city and New Hanover
county and the Reserve Off
GERS of the Naval Services. 1t
was part of Wilmington's OBJ
servance of Navy Day. Officers
of the USS Gyatt were guests.
$50 far there is no such
thing as a gu1ded missile. IL S
just a dream in the minds of
the military inventors. Thezgg
German w, beam riders and
truly guided missiles. All of
radar-directed missiles are not
these weapons can be- damned
by the enemy"
Based on his experience in
World War II, when he COM
manded the aircraft carrier
USS Lexington and Carrier Di-
vision rs, Admiral Litch
praised the Navy reserve Off
GERS and men. He said Sc per
per cent of his enlisted men
<rz-.-- - No.. q. rY->- \
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-26

Britain, ne Salu.
President Truman and Secre-
tarv Of Agriculture Anderson
conferred today on the tobacco
situation and took under con-
~xideration the possibility of
government purchase, Cooley
told a reporter. He said a deci-
sion on this proposed program
can be expected late Monday.
Cooley told government Off
Gals today the United States
must buy the tobacco scheduled
to have gone to Britain or "the
tobacco country will be para
lived until something like that
is done"
1.-THE government" he said,
twill have to buy the tobacco
outright, as specified in con-
tracts, and put it in storage
and hope that the British will
take it in preference to tobac-
&C from other countries when
dollars are available"
Last year the British bought
more than 1000, O00, 1000 pounds
of American tobacco.
Fedral officials and tobacco
men will meet at the Imperial
Tobacco company in Richmond
tomorrow to work out details OF
the proposal with Sir Alexander
Maxwell, chairman of the To-
bacco Advisory board of Great
Britain, and Winfred Arson, a
member of that board. l.. L.
Gravely, of Rocky Mount, N. c.
president of the Leaf Tobacco
exporters, arranged the Rich
mond conference.
At conferences today Ameri-
can and British government
and tobacco officials agreed the
proposal would be mutually
advantageous" .
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-26
The Weather

Meteorological data for he "a hours
ending 1880 p. m. yesterday.
TEMPERATURES
100 am SIS, 7:30 am Sc, 1870 pm -
1880 pm SO. Maximum IS. Minimum o.
Mean 50. Normal 63.
HUMIDITY
1870 am 81, 1880 am "a, II 80 pm 90
7:30 pm 81.
PRECIPITATION
Total for the "a hours ending 7:3o pm
Q inches. Total since the first OF the
month. 5.86 inches.
TIDES FOR TODAY
from the Tide Tables published py
Y, S. Coast and Geodetic survey
High Low
Wilmington e:57 am d:4s am
Mssonboro Inlet - 4:44 am IL :06 am
SOB pm 11:3o pm
Sunrise 6:26, Sunet 5:26; Moonrise 4:o4
pm, Moonset 3:01 am.
River stage at Fayetteville, N. C., al
3 am Saturday, 1913 feet.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25-H9-Weather
Bureau report of temperature and ram
fall for the 24-hour ending 8 pm in the
principal cotton growing areas and else
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-26

must be prepared to believe
t always fascists and monop-
guerrillas."
Mcneil made tn appeal in
the closing stages of the fight
over Russia's foredoomed at
tempt to indict the United States
and other western countries in
the UN for fostering war pro-
paganda and ''inciters of a third
world war"
Mcneil advised Soviet deputy
Foreign Minister Andrei Y. vi
shinsky to withdraw his pro.
posal because, in his scathing
assaults on Americans and on
the press of western countries
he had "thrown away" any
chance of getting any support
for it among the 81 united ma
tics.
The youthful Briton, No. Q
man in the British foreign of
flee, denounced Vishinsky for
his attacks on the western coun-
tries and told him that there
would be less chance of a new
war if the people of Russia got
a chance to express their feel
ing for peace through a free
press"
"Must we forever bear these
shrill complaints that the elect
are attacked by the infidels,"
Mcneil cried.
eff the Soviet Union is really
anxious for peace" he said, cit
must be prepared to believe that
non-communists are not always
fascists and monopoly capital
lists are not always guerillas.
Mcneil indicated Britain would
join the growing list of UN coun-
tries favoring some sort Of
UN action at this assembly
session aimed at condemning
war talk and checking the
spread of war propaganda.
In the windup of the general
debate, the United States stood
out as the only big power
country opposed to any such
action at this time. American
officials reiterated in UN corri-
doris their belief that any reso-
luton, no matter how mild,
would be construed by Russia
as a Soviet victory and might
be interpreted in other places
as an admission that war pro-
paganda is being spread by the
western powers.
Mcneil lashed out bitterly at
the Soviet formula for solving
the problem, a formula calling
for a direct indictment of "war-
mongering" in the United
States, Turkey and Greece plus
a UN recommendation that all
governments suppress war-inci-
ting activities under pain of cri-
minal punishment.
81 feel I ought to say to my
Soviet colleagues" he asserted,
"that they have poisoned the at
mosphere here by their reso-
luton and furthermore, by their
s%pepeches.
"By their heat and bitterness,
by the unfairness and obvious
ness of their propaganda, they
have destroyed an occasion for
dealing dispassionately and eff
fectively with this important
subject"
While Vishinsky sat a few
seats away, busily scribbling
notes ano preparing one last as
sault on the western powers and
their system of press freedoms,
Mcneil recalled that Moscow
had cried "warmonger" in the
early stages of World War II in
defense of it's non-aggression
treaty with Germany.
Mcneil chided Vishinsky and
the Soviet bloc supporters for
using "a book of clippings and
a clue pot" as their political
weapons for the warmongering
debate. He added, however, that
his own clippings and glue pot
had produced some evidence
to the Soviet case.
It leads one to believe, ne
said, that a warmonger is mere
ly someone whom Mr.. Vishin-
sky doesn't Like"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-26
Rescuers
Bring Out
Torn Dead
Plane Crash In Utah Kills
81 Near Landing
Strip
FIRE WAS CAUSE
Pilot Attempts To Land
When Sudden Crash
Heard

BRYCE cANYoN,A al, Oct.
25- @-sober-fas linen
and officials rer& nd
burned bodiesSAS a a
canyon rim hamine
four-engir ~ fell yes
terday rs persisted.
F.. Ere in The The ,,' bag:
gage co.. lent Of the Los
Angeles-to-l " York plane car
rying Al passengers and a crew
of five. Pilot E. L. MacMillen
of Balboa Park. ca CIV be-
yond the scenic canyon, then
radioed he was turning back to
land here.
Whether the craft eTUloaed in
the air or as it struck ground
was a subject of theorizing.
The plane crashed 1900 yards
from an emergency landing
field just after clearing S 200
foot deep canyon.
There was no inquest. TIL
coroner Hans P. Epson, noted
only that the crash caused the
deaths and left the rest to fed
eral and UAL officials.
Currency, papers and clothes
were widely strewn with the
shattered wreckage. Postal in
spectors picked up scattered
mail.
Reporters who had covered
major crashes in mountainous
Utah said they never saw
wreckage scattered SO widely
and so many bodies unidentifi-
able. Two of the victims were
infants and a score or more
were women, one an expecJant
mothar
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-26
English Minister
NStQte Makes
Strong Charge
Asks If Control Of Earth From Elbe To
VladivOstok' Does Not Give Russia
A Sense Of Security
By ROBERT

LAKE SUCCESS, N. Y, Oct. 25-UP)-Great Britain
accused Russia of poisoning the atmosphere" of the United
Nations today and demanded to know whether Control of
the earth from the Elbe to Vladivostok" did not give Russia
a sense of security.
Appealing to Soviet leaders to abandon "a policy of
hatred" British Minister of State Hector Mcneil said in
the political committee of the UN General Assembly that
if Russia wants world peace it must be prepared to believe
that 'non-Communists are not always fascists and monop-
oly-capitalists are not always guerrilas."
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-26
By JACK VOORHEES,
Staff Writer

Few arrests have characteri-
zed the efforts of city police and
Sheriff's deputies. against num-
bers racketeers in Wilmington
during recent years, according
to a thorough check yesterday
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-26
DAILY GOES WEEKLY

MoREHEAD CITY, N. c., Oct.
25-R-The Twin City Daily
Times will become a weekly
next Tuesday, officials of the
Carteret Publishing company
which recently acquired the
five-day daily from the More
head city publishing company,
announced Yesterday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-26

Editors Note: This is the
third of a series of articles
dealing with the numbers
racket in Wilmington. Others
will follow in the Wilmington
News exclusively this week
each day.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-26
Uncle Sam Nav
Purchase Leaf
British Do Not
Rep. Cooley, D-NC) Predicts Markets Will
Reopen Nov. 3; Plan Meets With Ap-
proval Of U. S. And Britain

WASHINGTON, Oct. 250PCFluec cured tobacco mar
kes scheduled to close Tuesday because of the British ban
on importing American tobacco probably will reopen Mon
day. Nov. 3, Rep. Cooley O-NC) predicted today.
Opening of the market depends on government buving
of tobacco which would have been purchased bv Great
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-26
Skies To Take
Holiday Over British
By JOHN SKIES

Oct. 25-Just in case you want to know,
or care, the holiday I'm taking as of next Tuesday after
noon is nothing at all like Thanksgiving, Christmas, New
Years, or the Fourth of July.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-26
League Of Women
Voters Deny Charge

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25-P-The League Of Women
Voters today said Walt Disney had made an irresponsible"
statement by including it with Communist front organiza-
tions in his testimony before the House Un-Amerlcan
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-26
WEATHER

North OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES clo,1diness
Sunday, slightly warmer.
South Carolina-Mostly cloudy Sum-
day, much fog and some light drizzle
in morning, warmer.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-26

Continued on Page 2; Column 1
Evening star., 1947-04-11
Medical officer
To Address Club

Maj. Emma Vogel, director oi
physiotherapists. Office: Of the Sur
geon General Of the Army. will be
one Of the guest speakers at meet
ing of the District Business and Pro-
fessional Women's Club at 7:30 pm
Monday In the Chamber of Com
merce Building.
Maj Vogel will discuss the physi-
cal therapist in the Army. Miss
Mary-Agnes Brown, one of the
clubs directors and a former colonel
of the WAC, will introduce Maj
Vogel.
Jerry Klutz, newspaper columnist,
will speak on the subject, What's
Happening to Civil Service Rights. y
The business meeting will include
discussion of proposed changes in
the clubs bylaws.
Preceding the meeting, the Hos
pitality and Fellowship Committees
will hold open house for members
and their friends from Kansas,
Michigan, Oklahoma, South Caro-
lima, Wisconsin, South Dakota, Ohio
and Washington. Mrs. Kay Has
brouck and Mrs. Marion Jones will
be hostesseS.
Evening star., 1947-04-11
Cbabtert0Hap ea

A tea and cocktail party will be
given by Alpha Lambda Chapter OF
Phi Delta Delta international Legal
Fraternity from S to 7 pm. Sunday,
at the home of Mrs. Sarah Perrin,
1921 Massachusetts, avenue NV.
The event is the second rush party
of the season for women students at
National University School of Law.
Special guests will include Judge
Fay L. Bentley, Judge Nadine Lane
Gallagher, Mrs. Lucy Howorth, Miss
Mary Agnes Brown, Miss Grace
Knoeller, Mrs. Mabel Benson Sakis,
Miss Catherine. Vaux and Mrs
Vaslti B. Wilmington.
Evening star., 1947-04-11
Van S1Vinderens
To La1lncb Dripe

Mr.. and Mime. r. de Marees van
Swinderen have issued invitations
for cocktails on Monday to launch
the book drive for Holland. Nine
van Swinderen is honorary chair
man of the Washington Chapter OF
the Netherlands American Founda-
ton which exists to promote cultural
relations between the two countries
Branches in big cities all over the
United States have established
scholarship funds for Dutch students
in this country.
Nine. van Swinderen says that
there is really a pressing need in
Holland now for reading material
and that illustrated magazines are
of the greatest interest. Plans for
the book drive will be discussed by
the so or 60 who will drop by the
van Swinderens' home on Massa-
chusetts avenue between the hours
of and 7:30 O'Clock.
Evening star., 1947-04-11
British Unit Plans
Founders Tea

The Daughters of the British En-
pire in the District Of Columbia
will hold their annual Founders Day
tea tomorrow afternoon in the
Studio, 1851 Columbia road NV,
with the State president, Mrs. Roy
e. Lowe, as hostess
Miss Joan Burbidge, third secre-
tary, of the British Embassy, will
speak ON the British Empire at $3.50
pm. and tea will be served at 4
O'Clock.
Among those assisting at the tea
table will be Mrs. Norman ]. o.
Maxim, wife of the Australian AM
bassador; Mrs. H. T. Andrews, wife
of the Minister of the Union of
South Africa, and Lady Balfour,
Lady Mcgowan and Lady SAMSON,
who are the wives of British min
isters.
Miss Dorothy Kingsford, chairman
of the Program Committee, will in
troduce the guest speaker. Mrs. H.
c. B. Thomas will be in charge of
the tea and will be assisted by Mrs.
Karl M. Dollak, Mrs. James w.
Boyer, Mrs. Embert LIE Lachur, Mrs.
P. H. Gwaltney and Miss Isabel
Furbank.
Evening star., 1947-04-11
n Roy BosOker
GiDes 2 srt Fund
To ID AR School

What started out to be party
| for Mrs. Roy g. BoWker. candidate
| for vice president general in the
national society, OAR. has turned
into scholarship at the OAR
mountain school In Taniassee. S. G.
This was disclosed today with the
announcement that the Potomac
Chapter of the OAR has eStab-
lished the award and that the re-
cipient, q little boy, Is already liv-
ing at the school.
The scholarship was given at
Mrs. BowkeriS request. When she
was indorsed by the District OAR
for the post of vice president gem
eral, her fellow members In the Po-5
tomac Chapter planned q party in
her honor. She asked, however,
that the money be used In behalf
OF the school, which is for unders
privileged mountain children.
Mrs. Bowker, who retired last
year as State regent Of the District
OAR, also is honored at Tamassee
through gift of stage furniture
for the new auditorium. During her
term OF Office, the society here coi-
lected $500 for a presentation In
her name and she selected the gift.
Mrs. Bowker, who has held q
number of posts in the OAR, has a.,
special interest In its educational
program, for she is q former chair
man of the Approved Schools Cons
mittee. She also is former chair
man Of the Good Citizenship Pill
grimage Committee and has served
as recording secretary and vice re-
gent, as well as regent. In the State
As q member of the Potomac
Chapter, she has held several offices.
including that of regent.
The former Kathleen Hosmer, she
is a native of Massachusetts, and is
q descendant of one Of the early
settlers Of Concord. A graduate of
Smith College, she taught school
for few years before her marriage.
A member of several patriotic So
N1NbACot 6A1[ lA0a ASANNd Go R4CCtICti1
Of the Phyllis Lyman Colony of New
England Women and as State regent
Of the District Daughters of Ameri-
can ColoniSts. She recently was
elected to membership in the Ma
tional Society, Daughters of the
Barons of Runnymede.
She also has taken an active part
In the work of the Cleveland Park
Congregational Church, the Janney
Parent Teacher Association, the
Goodwill Guild, the Woman,s Club
of Chevy Chase, the Smith College
Club of Washington and Chapter @
of the PEG Sisterhood.
During World War II she did con-
ddential war work at the Bureau
of Standards and was awarded the
Army Navy e. She also was chair
man of the kitchen unit in tbs
Canteen Corps Of the District Red
Cross.