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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-19
OBJECTION SEEN
| TO HOTEL AT BEACH;
ALDERMEN REPORT

Mrs. John A. Snyder, a mem
Der of the Wrightsville Beach
board of aldermen, said last night
that the board knew of NJ objec'
tons to the construction of a ST.
600, 900 hotel at the resort as re-
ported recently.
1--WE have not heard of any OBJ
LECTION to the construction of the
hotel, but the board is comforting
with engineers in regards TO the
dredging o. the northern extension
of the beach," Mrs. Snyder said.
A petition signed by AZ residents
of the beach was presented before
the New Hanover county board OF
commissioners Monday morning
The petition was in objection to
the proposal of a Wilmington real
estate corporations plan to
dredge Banks channel and built
a real estate project.
"We certainly co not object to
the building Of the hotel" Mrs.
Snyder said.
Application for permission to
dredge 800, 900 cubic yards of ma
terials from Banks channel and
deposit it in the proposed new
area, west Of the causeway lead
ing to the Wrightsville sewage dis
posal plant was filed sometime
ago with the district engineer.
The petition alleged that the fill
ing in to form grounds for the
development will be harmful to
the flow of water in the channel.
mo action will be taken until
we have a complete report from
the engineers" Mrs. Synder said
last night.
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navigation and complaints have
been made by local navigation in
terests.
The local engineers have re-
quested authorization from the
division engineers to remove the
barge as it is believed that this
sunken barge, in it's present loca-
ton at a point where there is a
very heavy tidal set from Lock
woods Folly Inlet, constitutes a
menace to navigation, and, until
removed, will continue to cause
damage to vessels, with possible
less o. life, particularly if the
navigator is not familiar with con-
ditions at this point"
Notices of wreck location and
channel change have ben distri-
buted to all known navigation in
terests, according to the recon
mendation, but masters and navl-
gators of small yachts are not
reached by the usual notice.
Work on removing the barge
awaits the approval OF the divl-
sion engineers.
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MINOR
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(OOuLluucu IIOlu q OAtN|
ing a strike at Reynolds which
was settl d more than a week ago.
The investigation was conducted
by w. G. Watson of Raleigh, su-
pervising safety inspector, and S.
G. Harrington, wage and hour su-
pervisor in the Greensboro office.
Employed More
"The union alleged that the COM
pany was hiring all teen-aged min
ors available in an effort to break
the strike" said the report, and
the investigators found that the
company employed a larger num-
Ter of minors during May and
June this year (when the strike
was in progress) than in the same
months during the years 1914, 1915
and 1916"
The company employed only a
few minors during 1916. tie re-
port explained because returning
veterans absorbed most OF the
jobs which had been available to
minors during several preceding
years"
The report said that the inspec.
tors failed to find any minors
under IS working at occupations
classified as hazardous under state
or federal laws" but they did find
that lone minor under 10, who
had given his age as 10 when
seeking employment, suffered
Commissions and decorations of the
right hand" but 1.-The job to which
this minor was assigned was not
a prohibited occupation"
Laid To Error
Investigation Of a union charge
that minors under 16 being
employed by Reynolds revealed
that one minor, aged Is, was GER
titled by the Forsyth Welfare de-
partment through a clerical error
and worked for two and one-half
hours before the error was dis
covered.
Another union allegation was
that minors under Is were being
hired without employment c%ertifi-
Gates, and the investigators report
ed that one of these was through
a clerical error and the other four
had stated to plant officials that
they were 18 or 10 years of age"
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OF ships and the dredging crews
were housed in hotels or rooming
houses and ate in cafes.
Now at least on this trial trip,
as it was termed by Frpreigh-
all the dredging equipment need
ed, including pipe lines, pontoon
lines. barges, and pontoon cylind-
ers, is loaded On the LIST at the
firms New Orleans headquarters
and the ship is tcwed to the site
O.. the project.
In this case-the project is the
million dollar Job of increasing
the depth of the Cape Fear chan
mel.
The ships two 900 horsepower
GIN deisel motors I not used
to power the ship because q much
larger crew would be needed than
is necessary when the vessel is
lowed, Froreich explained.
At present, about 20 men are
chartered on the ship, but the
number will increase next week
when the company's dredge, the
G. A. McWilliams arrives here
to begin the actual dredging. The
crew is expected to increase to
about 100 then.
Loaded on the deck were 40 pom
toon cylinders and 20 barges.
The ship was easily converted
from a wartime vessel to a
dredging ship, Froreich said. No
changes were made except some
of the wartime equipment was re-
moved.
The electric motoi' which was
used by the military. to hoist and
lower tanks and trucks into the
hold is now used to load and I'M
load dredging equipment.
Other than saving time and
money in transporting equipment
and quartering personnel, the LIST
makes the sea going voyage safer
than does a barge, Froreich said.
The LIST will remain on the
Cape Fear while the work on the
channel is done unless it is need
ed to transport other equipment
to the site of another project.
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the legislation is not to prevent q
Supreme court decision, in that
case.
The Russell. amendment provides
that enactment Of the Reed- Bull
Wrinkle bill shall not deprive any
party to the suit Of relief to which
they would otherwise be entitled
A number of other amendments,
proposed originally by Senator
O'Mahoney D-Wyo) and modified
by agreement with Reed, were
adopted by voice vote.
The bill provides that the Inter
state Commerce commission must
give prior approval to all rate
making conferences between raSl-
roads. One Of the O'Mahoney-Reetl
changes says that such approval
shall be conditioned on a finding
that the objective sought is not
"uniustly discriminatory as be-
tween geographical regions or
areas"
Another stipulated that no bank
or other financial institution shall
be a party to any rate-makng con-
ference or organization.
Amendment Rejected
Rejected by voice votes were
these amendments:
1. BY O'Mahoney, to provide for
prior Congressional approval OF
any association Of carriers for rate
making. or of any rules issued by
the ICC to govern such procedure.
2. By Senator Taylor (D-1daho), to
permit individuals or corporations
which claim damages as a result
Of rate-making activities to sue
for relief.
8. BY Taylor, to set up a new
federal traffic bureau with board
powers to negotiate and make con-
tracts for the transportation of all
government traffic.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-19

MIAMI, Fla, June 18-PoA
59-year-old Greek restauranteur
told police today he dubbed his
two children to death last night
with a baseball bat, cried himself
to sleep over their bodies and
this morning shot two neighbors
who wanted to put his boy and girl
in a home.
Detective Sergeant John L.
Deas said Chris Russell, between
sobs, blamed the deaths of John
ny Christie, six, and Peggy Marea,
II, and the shooting of Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter L. Wolfe. on a former
mo good" wife, a "double-crossing
bunch of neighbors" and a med
dlesome school teacher"
Deas said Russell killed his chill
dren by crushing in their skulls
with a baseball bat in an apart
ment in back of his restaurant
late last night, and this morning
went next door to a real estate Of
flee and shot Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
l.. Wolfe twice each.
The Wolfes were reported in
critical condition at a hospital.
They we're to have appeared
against Russell in juvenile court
Friday on a complaint that he
had cursed and abused his chill
dren and was not a fit father.
Police said they were attempt
ing to locate Russells ex-wife,
Betty Marea, a trained nurse be-
lieved to be in New York city.
Deas said they separated. four
years ago and were divorced last
October.
Russell was held in Jail, al
though no formal charges have
been preferred.
Russell failed in an attempt to
take his own life when he pointed
a revolver at his temple and pull
ed the trigger on an empty cham
Der as detectives went to arrest
him.
Deas said Russell, after shoot
ing the Wolfes fired into the
business establishment of another
neighbor, Mrs. B. Poppelauer, but
the bullet went wild.
The detective said Russell told
him this story:
1.-The juvenile officers were going
to take my children and put them
in a home. I knew that I would
rather be dead than have them
go.
I'VE talked It yer last night.
It was dark. The children agreed
they wanted to die.
"They told me: Daddy, you have
been double-crossed enough. They
are going to talks us away. We
want to die. We don't want to
leave you
after they went to sleep, ]
look for my gun but couldn't find
it, when I found Johnny's baseball
bat.
II picked it up and hit them.
I hit Johnny first and then Peggy.
They didn't move.
"Then I held their heads and
kissed and Rugged them. I sat
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GREECE
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therities said that one of the great
problems which must be solved
to. produce real stability is the
civil warfare between the Greek
government and guerrilla forces.
These forces operate mainly in
the North, where they are alleged
to receive aid from Yugoslavia,
Bulgaria and Albania.
Officials here believe many OF
the elements now fighting with the
Communists would be lost to them
II means could be devised to
broaden the basis Of the Greek
government and make effective
the amnesty for many persons &C
cused Of political crimes.
Documents Cited
The documents which the state
department made public consisted
first Of an American note on May
20 giving official notices to Greece
that congress had authorized the
$500, 600, 600 program. It asked the
Greeks what their recovery plans
were and for assurances that they
would negotiate an agreement or
the terms of American aid.
The second note, dated June Is,
was from the Greek government.
It set forth the Greek plans and
accepted the agreement proposal.
In the third note, dated today,
the United States welcomed Greek
promises that the American aid
will be used in conformance with
the purposes for which 1t may be
made available"
The extent to which Americans
will participate In the manage
ment of Greek recovery was dis
closed in the note of June Is i,
which the Greeks formally re
nuested the Griswold mission ct,
administer the extension of Ameri
ean aid, observe its use by tn,
Greek government and advise tn,
Ernpk ont
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Davis, president Of Piedmont
Aviation, will be present. H. K.
Gilbert, Jr., president of States
Airlines, virtually assured officials
OF his presence before leaving the
city Tuesday. night.
Commissioners and councilmen
wish to hear arguments Of Davis
as to why the Piedmont line should
come into Wilmington instead of
State AirInea.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-19
|CROUPS ASK HIGHWAY
LIN KING CAMPUSES
of STATE COLLEGES

RALEIGH, June 10 - "A
delegation Of Durham and Chapel
Hill residents, headed by Chapel
He'll Mayor r. W. Madry, con-
ferred today with various State
Highway department officials on
the chances for getting a boule-
ward to connect campuses Of Duke
University, and the University Of
North Carolina.
A Formal request for such a
road will be made later to the
highway commission.
The proposed I0-mile boulevard
would run from the Duke campus
to a spot near the Horace Will
liams airport in Chapel Hill, sew
eral miles from the Carolina CAM
puS.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-19
BOLT KILLS FOUR

DAVENPORT, Fla, June Is.
-(R- Four persons were kill
ed late today when struck by
tightening during a thunder
storm, the Florida Highway pa
troll reported.
State Patrolman Raymond
Crosby said that John Adair, his
son, little Van Adair, about Six,
his brother, G. d. Adair and his
brothers son, Donald, about 20.
were struck by lightning as they
sought shelter in a small shed
while working in a field.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-19
SPUTE
ANNOUNCED

NEW YORK, June 18-tP-Set-
.tle1aent of a dispute between At
lanAie and Gull Coast tanker lines
and the CLIO national maritime
union which threatened extension
of the current work stoppage OF
CLIO seMmen was announced today
as ship operators and union lead
ers met in further negotiations over
the larger dispute.
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SACJ
ny and workers, together tot,,.,
more than $240, 900 TO comm"ni su
chest campaigns. The annual D.!
Cross roll call benefited TO III. su
tent of SIP, 21s. Other agpnci'.
and institutions which received f.
nancial assistance were the vona.
Mems Christian association WI
mington hospitals and churches
Purchase of wal bonds was don,
on a large scale. Emplovee,
bought in the amount Of $40 AN
275, maturity value. OF thai
amount, $40, 021 $50 was dons
through payroll deductions.
Uncle Som awarded the nation,
treasury Minute Man" flag to tba
company on January ). 1913.
Later, the coveted IT. was added
to the former honor.
SUMMARY The shlpyard W.,
the greatest single factor 10 tbs
huge increase in population in vii.
mington end New Hanover couD.
ty. Its gross payroll in 1913, peak
year of employment, came to ST..
800, 40. That steady stream Of
funds was felt not only in the i'm,
mediate community but through.
out southeastern North Carolina.
Employees. company Official,
point out, entered the civic ana
community life of this area ant
added much to it. They assumed
their responsibilities, not only a.
workers, but as community resi-
dents. They built ships for thu
war effort. developing from I'm
trained worker; to highly skilled
ones and have left their marx il
the community, the state, th'
south and the nation.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-19
NATION SOON MAY
FACE SHORTAGES
Commodities Include Oil,
Steel And Coal; Steel
Shortage Now

WASHINGTON, June 10 up -
The United States is facing short
.ges or possible shortages in three
major commodities, oil, steel and
coal.
The steel shortage is here now:
And it is contributing to the oil
shortage. according to Max W.
Bal. director OF the interior de-
nartment's oil and gas division.
: Jack of steel is creating a pipe
line and tank-car shortage.
Bal} said automobile gasoline
might start running short in Au-
out. BY winter, he said, there
nav be a severe shortage Of fuel
oil. especially in the midwest. The
navy announced today it IS re-
.tricting some Of its air operations
because 1t doesn't have enough
gasoline.
Meanwhile, the bureau OF mines
reported today that only a 33-day
supply of soft coal was above the
ground last May l - just three
DAYS supply above the serious
mark, and a drop OF 1l.6 per cent
since April.
Although the coal shortage is
not acute right now. it could be-
come very acute if John L. Lewis
soft coal miners and the mine op-
orators do not agree on a on
tract before July 7.
On that day. the miners finish
lin Today vacation - and the
mines will then be in the hands
of the operators. The government
has them now. The miners tradl-
tionally do not work without a con-
tract.
Interior department officials
said a shortage Of coal later this
year will cause a transportation
problem which, in turn, will IN
teasify the oil shortage.
here are the reasons officials
give why there may not be enough
steel. oil and coal.
I Coal production has been
about normal in recent months,
but the demand from abroad has
bee., very high. That has kept the
United States from building up a
safe backlog. A long coal strike
couad eat up the amount now estl-
mated on hand very quickly.
2. There have been strikes in
tho oil industry, some of which
are still going on. In addition,
there are not enough pipelines or
tank cars.
s. The steel shortage is being
investigated by the senate small
business committee. Senator Mar
tin '(R.Pa). head of the commit
tee. said the shortage is due to
higher domesti: demand, strikes
and increasing demand from other
countries.
A, number Of steps are being
taken to forestall shortages where
possible, and keep them from get
ting worse when they can't be
cured right away.
Efforts are being made to block
the. threat of. a strike in the soft
coal fields. Labor Secretary
Schwellenbach was reported today
planning to step into the dispute
betYeen Lewis and the operators
possibly even before the govern
nant gives UP the mines.
Senator Martins committee is
still. studying the steel shortage.
He urged the senate judiciary
corfmittee yesterday to keep ex-
port controls on steel, to avoid
the-loss of steel to other countries
willing to bid more for it.
Government officials say the
steel shortage is at the bottom of
the oil shortage. They have indi-
Gated they may ask the big steel
producers to sit in at conferences
aimed at easing the shortage OF
nAtro1e1rrn.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-19
STATE COLLEGE

RALEIGH, June 10. -Re N. C.
state college. is negotiating with
FEDERAL officials to acquire a Navy
sectlon base on Ocracoke Island,
). q. Vann, college business man
Iager said today.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-19
The Weather

Weather bureau report Of
lure n rainfall for the "A hor rsn'psra
ing q p M in the princip,i end
growing areas and elsewhere cottor
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equipment and procedure in certain
government agencies wherever he
believes a change is desirable.
The appropriations committee in
Dictated this action was primarily
aimed at the maritime commission
which it said, 'has apparently de-
clined to cooperate in this respect
for almost 10 years"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-19

The longest hingeless arch span
in the world is the Rainbow bridge
at Niagara Fails, N. Y.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-19

There are an average Of 1870
tornadoes every year in the Unit
Jed States,
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-31
OUTLOOK BRIGHT
FOR SPA FUNDS
Salary Increases For City
Councilmen u n d e
Consideration

The outlook for the passage OF
the measure to grant $50, 900 to the
State Ports Authority for admin
strative purposes is considered
favorable, according to Represent
alive = obert :. Kermon.
He was also optimistic over the
chances Of the authority being
granted the $1,000, 900 appropria-
ton for the development Of ports
Of the state.
Both measures are scheduled
for consideration at a session OF
the joint appropriations committee
of the legislature Tuesday.
The matter of increased salaries
for Wilmington city councilmen
and the mayor is now under con-
%sideration by he and Senator Alton
A. Lennon, Kermon said.
Kermon gave no indication
whether or not any legislation rela'
tive % ~ salary increases would
be introduced at this session Of
the general assembly,.
It was proposed several weeks
ago that the salaries be increased,
especially in view of the reduction
in the number of seats on the
council, but so far no legislative
| action has been taken.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-31
Cadogan Will
Quiz Soviiets
Issue OF Disarmaments
May Come To Head Be-
fore Council Tuesday
%THREE-POINT PLAN
Empire Delegate Wants
Principles Established
As Treaty Guides

LAKE SUCCESS, N. Y, March
80 - up - Great Britain will seek
a showdown with Russia on dis
armament principles b efor e
plunging into a United Nations
program to slash he worlds
arms, an authoritative source said
today.
The issue was expected to come
to a head Tuesday with completion
of policy speeches in the 11-nation
commission on conventional arma'
ments. Britain's move would sup
Element her previous assertion
that the world was not ready to
disarm and wouldn't be until inter
national security was establish
ed.
Despite Soviet Foreign Minis.
ter v. Nj. M%olotov's call for speed
when he tossed the original arms
reduction proposal into the Gen
eral assembly last fall, the Soviet
Union so far has declined to speak
in the new commission.
Regardless of whether Delegate
Andrea A. Gromyko chooses to de-
liver a major speech, this source
said the British were determined
that al nations go on record over
disarmament.
Three-Poipt Program
Sir Alexander Cadogan, British
delegate and veteran Of previous
world disarmament conferences,
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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-31
UNION, INDUSTRY
LEADERS TO MEET
Federal ConciIiator Sees
Hope OF Averting Tele-
phone Strike

NEW YORK, March 30-PE
Federal Conciliator William Mar
COILS, terr.ing the situation hope
full" announced today that union
and industry representatives would
meet jointly fl he first time later
tonight in current negotiations aim
ed at averting a telephone strike
Margolis cautioned, however,
against over-optimism.
The two groups Of negotiators,
representing the American Union
of Telephone Workers and the long
lines depart.oen of lie American
Telephone and Telegraph company,
h -tofore have met separately
with conciliators.
John j. Moran, president of the
AUTW said no progress had been
made toward settlement of the dis
put except for agreement to meet
jointly.
Margolis is seeking to establish
a pattern agreement between the
company and the long lines work
ers union which is affiliated with
the National Federation of Tele-
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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-31
SENCBA LAUNCHES
DRIVE FOR FUNDS
Hugh Morton Heads Cam
paign To Raise $4,000
For Group

Members Of the board of d.
rectors Of the Southeastern North
Carolina Beach Association will be-
gin the first lap Of their drive
to enlist 1000 members into their
organization this morning with the
init. Il solicitations being devoted
to Wilmington and the close vicl-
nifty.
Hugh Morton, campaign chair
man, said last night that the drive
should not be looked upon as IAN
other worthy cause to contribute
to, as 1--WE do not consider our
organization a worthy cause
1T is nothing but a conspiracy
to try to bring more dollars into
this area" he declared. Every
person wing and making their
living in Wilmington will benefit
directly or indirectly from the
lSENCBA program, he added.
The goal of the campaign /:
$32, 900 which will used for the
projects sponsored by SENCBA II
promoting and encouraging events
which hold attraction for tourist:
and vacationists. A $4,000 fishing
rodeo is planned for this fall, ane
other events will be held later, a:
SENCBA plans to develop a year
round schedule of events which
will attract tourists and bring
money into the rea
The fund raised in the frs
part of the drive are to be usee
for advertising the fishing rode<
and other projects.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-31
Along The Cape Fear

CONTROVERSY AGAIN-Thanks
to Mr.. Bert H. Bridges Of 212
Orange street Along The Cape
Fears search for the best eating
fish native to the surrounding
waters continues.
Now if you want the best eating
fish to be had in these parts you
will have to combine the season,
the time of day, plus a blue fish OF
a certain weight if you want the
best eating fish of the whole lot,
Mr.. Bridges assures US.
The season and the time Of day
the fish is caught is important.
Now as for the fish itself. Well
that's a blue fish weighing about a
pound and a half.
It must be caught after sun
down or if taken from its watery
habitat during the day, the sun
must not be allowed to shine on it.
COOKING IMPORTANT-As our
initial article on this vital question
pointed out, cooking is important
to the relative merits of the best
eating fish in the Cape Fear
region.
Mr.. Bridges, who says a pound
and a half blue fish caught after
shutdown during the fall season is
the best of all eating fish, adds
these notes as to the proper way
to cook this delicacy.
As soon as the fish is caught