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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-27
Committee Kills Measure
To Lower Age For Voting
The w e ather
E0RECAST.

FORECAST:
South and North Carolina - Fair and
not much change in temperature Thurs
day, and Thursday night except for oc-
casional snow flurries in the mountains.
eastern Standard Time)
(By U. S. Weather Bureau)
Meteorological data for the "a hours
ending 1880 p. IN. yesterday.
Temperatures: -4.
1870 a. m, 81; 1880 a. m. 20; 1880 p. m.
AZ; 7:30 p. m. Al.
Maximum As; Minimum 30; Mean 81;
Normal 49.
Humidity:
1:30 a. m. 46; 1880 a. m. 81; 80 p. m.
80; 1880 p. m. 50.
Precipitation:
Total since the first of the month
0.65 inches.
Tides For Today
(From the Tide Tables published by
U. S. Coast n Geodetic Survey.
HIGH LOW
Wilmington. 2:16 am. 9:42 am.
2:35 pm. 9:48 pm
Masonboro Inlet - am. 500 am.
1874 pm. 6:36 pm.
Sunrise SAB; Sunset 6:O6; Moonrise
10 :39a; Moonset -.
River stage at Fayetteville, N. c. at
a. m. Wednesday,, 1917 feet.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-27
Appetite For Sandwiches
Leads To Mays Downfall

Once he saw the horse sticH his
nose into a fisherman's basket and,
finding no sandwiches, push the
man into the river.
Mrs. L. Small of Aston said once.
while picknicking with her husband
and children, she saw the norsc
chase a couple up the river bank
and then eat their sandwiches.
When the horse came for Their
lunch. Mrs. Small said, she cover
ed their sandwiches with a coat,
but the horse ate the coat and the
sandwiches.
In granting damages Judge T
w. Langman blamed the horses
fierce disposition" and not the
shortage Of sandwiches.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-27
WEATHERMAN SAYS
SAME OLD STORY.
FAIR AND COLD

It's the same old story with the
weatherman these days as he pre-
diets continued fair cold, and
windy for today and Friday.
With a low of u degrees expect
ed for early this morning, the
temperature is due to rise to
about 48 during the day, three de
gfees above yesterdays high re-
cording. Slight moderation is ex-
pected on Friday, he says.
The winds today will be moder-
ate to fresh, and during the after
noon will hit the city at approx
matelY % miles per hour.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-27
COURT TO HOLD
CRIMINAL TERM
Judge {. E. Thompson To
Preside Over Regular
Session Here

Judge c. E. Thompson, of Eliza
beth City, is scheduled to preside
over a two week criminal term OF
New Hanover county Superior
Court beginning the week of March
10, it was announced yesterday by
the clerk of court.
Jurors for the session already
have been drawn by the board Of
county commissioners. However;
notice of service has not yet been
completed by the sheriff's deputies.
The term probably will be high
lighted by at least four murder
cases, and two cases involving for
ner Wilmington policemen charg-
ed with breaking and entering, lar
ceny and receiving stolen goods. =.
The ex'policemen cases are those
involving Roy Grissett, and H. L..
Gurley, Grissett is charged with
breaking and entering the Anchor
Hardware Co., and taking two out
board motors, and breaking and
entering The Applewhite Barber
Supply Co. and taking a number
Of items of merchandise.
The charges against Grissett will
come before the grand jury for ac-
ton at this term of criminal court.
The case against Gurley. charged
with entering the Groceteria, was
continued from the February Il
term of Superior Court.
Grissett was tried and acquitted
On one count of larceny and recelv-
ing Of a motor from the Anchor
Hardware Co. at the. special term
Of court last week. b.
The murder cases involve one
white man and three Negroes.
Chief among these cases is the one
In which Guy Ganey, white, IS
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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-27
Day In Congress
ny THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

MERGER President Truman
sent his plan to congress for uni
fication of the armed services
under a civilian secretary of ma
tional defense. The bill proposes
creation of a separate air force
department, ranking equally with
the army and navy, and Wouio
give the navy continued control
of naval aviation.
BUDGET - The senate voted
51-33 to cut 81, 500, 600, 900 off Pres
ident Truman's $37, 500, 900, 900 bud
get amid sharp debate on whether
any saving should go toward pay
ing the national debt Or lowering
income taxes. Rep. Knutson IL
Mimi said the senate's reduction
would knock his proposed ~ per-
cent tax cut down to 10 percent
but declared the house "will never
accept" the senate figure. The
house has already approved a
Sc, 900, 900, 900 slash.
LABOR - ALL President Will
liam Green told the house LABOR
committee he is willing to &C.
cept, some labor law changes
including the right of employers
to engage in free speech and pub
lie reports on union finances
other than local unions. He con-
tinued to shout stormy opposition
to most proposed curbs on union
labor.
PORTAL PAY A bill outlaw
ing virtually all portal pay SUITS
now totalling nearly Sc, 900, OOO' ooo'
was sent to the house floor for de-
bate Thursday and a vote Friday
The senate judiciary committee
also prepared an anti-portal III
for senate debate Friday.
ATOMIC - Month old open hear
ings on the confirmation OF Davlo
E. Lilienthal as chairman of the
atomic energy commission came
to a halt. Final senate committee
vote on the controversy is expect
ed by Saturday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-27
So To Bed

Branded as purely republican
propaganda was the following
report arriving here last night
from Railway, N. j., via a
press association wire:
"A year ago, Mrs. William
E. Lawson named her cat
Harry E. Truman.
To-day, Harry had Kittens"
But at least you must admit
that that's better than most of
the corny jokes about the
Presidents piano playing.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-27

ouilding.
Is condition of siege of
Aament building was not
Zen until tonight when a ring
Of armored cars, machineguns,
gendarmes and troops finally re-
stored order in the angry throng
and the cabinet members were
able to emerge from behind their
locked doors.
Unconfirmed reports said a
dozen people were killed but an Of
fetal of the ministry Of the interior
said only one person was dead as
the result of a heart attack. I'm
official estimates said 100 were in
jured, but the ministry placed the
list at 40.
St. Pierre hospital authorities
said four gendarmes and 20 police
and civilians were admitted for
wounds and "many more" at other
hospitals.
Organizations of former prison
RS of war and persons once de-
ported by the Germans for political
activities, who have been demand
ing a special legal status and re-
manning payments Of the bonus
promised them during the war,
chose the approximate hour for
their parade when 1t. Col. Raoul
de Fraiteur, minister of defense,
was appearing before the cabinet.
De Fraiteur explained that the
bonus had not been paid because
Belgium does not have the money
now.
The organizations carried their
wartime flags, some surmounted
by eagles like those of Napoleon,
and banners, some of which bore
the slogans 1910. duty-1947,
suckers, "down with de Frat
eur, and pictures of exiled King
Leopold and a war prisoner with
the motto "both forgotten"
The long murmuring line con
verged on Rue Royale and headed
toward Parliament square. A
block below Parliament black
helmeted gendarmes, police in
white helmets and army cavalry
with drawn swords were drawn up
in triple lines.
The head of the column surged
against the line of gendarmes, who
lifted their rifles and held them
horizontally across their chests.
The parade stopped.
The leaders of the column began
talking with the commanders be-
hind them and the gendarmes in
front of them. Thousands of men
kept moving forward, pressing
tighter and tighter and filling the
broad avenue from window to win.
dow.
from the mass. 1t was partly shout
ing, partly booing but not at that
moment menacing.
And then. in a -split-second, the
demonstration became a riot.
Leaders of the column began
graphing with the gendarmes,
who dubbed their rifles and smash
ed them into the faces of the dem
%cnstrators. Heavy canes and clubs
were swung and a metallic clang-
ing sounded as they landed on gen
darme helmets.
Bottles flew and flashed in the
sunlight. Men FELL, banners shook
and then crumpled.
In the center of the solid-packed
throng, men and women swayed,
unable to keep a footing. Piercing
screams cut through the roar of
the Infatuated crowd, as those at
the front tried to fall back before
the blows of the gendarmes and
those in the rear tried to push for
ward.
A whole cluster of people sudden
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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-27
Smaller Income
Tax Slash Seen
Knutson Says Reduction Can Be Only Ten
Per Cent, Instead Of 20, Because Of
Senate's Budget Amendment

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-AP)-Chairman Knutson
(R-Minn) said today that taxes can be reduced only 10 per
cent under the $4,500,O00,0 900 budget cut voted by the
senate but he predicted the house never will accept the
senate figure.
Knutson's statement came Immediately after the senate
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-27

BRUSSELS, Feb. 26.-
former Belgian prisoners of
bonuses turned into a riotous
marchers broke through
each other and only were
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Continued on Page Two; Col. l
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-20
RESERVES GAME
SET FOR FRIDAY
BY JIGGS POWERS
Star Sports CORRESPONDENT

TABOR CITY, Nov. 19 Deter
mined to make the Tabor City
gridiron year against their arch
rivals, Whiteville High School, a
perfect one, the Red Devil re-
serves worked diligently in prep
aration for Friday nights con-
test with the Junior Varsity of
the school at the county seat.
The game is booked for White
ville's American Legion Memo
rial Stadium, with the kickoff
set for 8 pm.
Coach Sill Caruso, who piloted
the varsity Red Devils to the
District 4 title in Class A foot
ball this season, is working
against time to get his small
squad in shape for the affray.
The game was only booked
last weekend, when it was dis
covered that Caruso and White
ville's Earl Brinkley were both
attempting to chart one final
contest for the underlings of
their varsity squads. Both of the
junior outfits, it seems, just
have q yearning for the grid
game and both requested that
they be given one final fling at
the pigskin during the waning
days of the 1947 season.
After failure in almost every
direction, the two mentors were
informed concerning each 9TH
ers futile attempts at schedul-
ing a game. Neither it seemed,
knew the other was trying to
play another game. However,
after learning that just what
they were seeking was in their
own back-yards, the two made
plans to let the 'little fellers"
display their wares Friday
night.
It will be Columbus county's
final grid showing OF the season,
unless the oft-mentioned post
season "Bowl battle" becomes
a reality.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-20
DEACS DRILL FOR
DUQUESNE CONTEST

WAKE FOREST, Nov. 19-P
l. Coach Peahead Walker is
hoping that his Wake Forest
Demon Deacons will stop Du-
quesne's running attack at
Winston-Salem Friday night as
we'll as they did in a scrimmage
with reserve team today.
The Deacons went through q
strenuous, three-hour workout
and spent much of their time on
defense against Duquesne's
modified ''T' attack. Most of the
time the reserves were stopped
cold.
The Wake Forest gridders also
set up a defense against Du-
Iquesne's passing and then work
ed for a while on their own pass
ing and running attack.
Blocking back Nick Ognivich,
and fullbacks Jeff Brogden and
George Pryor missed the practice
because of minor injuries but will
be ready to play Friday. Carl
Haggard, reserve wingback who
has been nursing a leg injury,
has been counted out for the
season, and end Jim Duncan will
see only limited duty if he plays
at all Friday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-20
Petersburg Gridders To Arrive Here This Afternoon
INJURIES WRECK
BLUE DEVIL TEAM

DURHAM, Nov. 1872 No
Improvement was noted in the
Duke injured list as the Blue
Devils drilled in the mud of
Freshman football field here to-
day.
Wingback Buddy Mulligan,
centers Fletcher Wall and Carl
Perkinson and fullback Paul
|Stephanz remained out of action.
Tackle Al Derogatis was tried on
a couple of plays but his injured
knee would not allow him to 60
and he joined the others on the
sidelines.
Sloshing around on a field that
was filled with many puddles of
water, the Blue Devils took an
other look at Carolina plays as
run by the Junior Varsity out
fit in a session of dummy scrim-
mage.
The Varsity then went into a
brief offensive scrimmage against
the Jayvee eleven but little
could be done due to the condi-
ton of the playing field which
caused numerous fumbles.
With Mulligan and Stephanz
out, coach Wallace Wade had
substitute wingback Belts Her
long at Mulligan's spot and Ben
Williams was running at the full
back spot. Jack Gleason, who
until a week ago was the Junior
Varsity center held down that
spot. John Karmazin, a sub
tackle shifted last week to CEN
ter also ran at that post.
Coach Wade held Fred Folger,
Jr., Dukes brilliant tailback
who still suffers from injuries
sustained in the Georgia Tech
game, out of the rough work.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-20
WILLISTON TIGERS
PLAN HOMECOMING
GAME FOR SATURDAY

Plans have been completed for
a gala parade and the home
coming day football game Of the
Williston Tigers, it was an
nounced last night.
The Tigers, in an excellent
position to cop the conference
title, will play the Adkins Negro
school of Kinston Saturday night
at 8 o'clock at the Legion
Stadium.
A pre-game parade will be
held Friday afternoon when the
school band and students will
parade through the center down.
town area. The parade will be-
gin at 3 o'clock.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-20
Ring Second Of LaMott,
Questioned In Fight Proh.

NEW YORK, Nov. 10. -W.D-
AS the double-barrelled investi
cation into the Jake LaMotta
Billy Fox fight continued full
blast today, the District Attorn
ey's office inquired how LaMot.
ia trained for the bout anc
whether underworld characters
consorted with him during his
conditioning.
Bobby Gleason, who operat
the bronx gymnasium where La.
Motta did his training, was CUES.
toned for five hours at the D
rs office. Alfred ]. Scott, heac
of the District Attorneys racket.
bureau did most of the question
ing, aided by another assistant D
A., Andrew Seidler.
In addition to questions abou'
training and hoodlums, Gleason
was asked to explain why he die
NOT work in LaMotta's corner
Friday night when Bronx Jake
was knocked out in the fourth
round by Billy Fox of Philadel
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-20
SID VARNEY MAY
MISS DUKE TILT

CHAPEL HILL, Nov. 19-(P)-
Indications today were that
Duke will not have to worry
Saturday about Sid Varney, the
tough little underslung guard
who started against the Blue
Devils last fall when the Tar
Heels packed a % to 7 victory.
The "toy bulldog was still in
the infirmary with an injury
sustained in the Maryland game.
Trainers professed little hope
that he would be able to perform
in Duke Stadium.
Lanky Hoesa Rodgers, how
ever, participated in signal drills
and dummy scrimmage for the
first time this week. With his in
jured knee strapped, the fast full
back who has the best running
average of any player on the
squad, appeared to move around
very well. It was still doubtful
that he would be able to see
much, if any action.
End Bob Cox, badly shaken up
in the game with the Old Liners,
was back in full harness again
and pronounced fit.
1t was a typical Wednesday
workout although contact work
was a little more limited than
usual. The field was muddy from
the heavy rains of Monday and
Tuesday and the weather remr n
ed bitter cold, but the players
appeared happy over the respite
from rain and worked spiritedly.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-20
STATE HAMPERED
BY MUDDY FIELD

RALEIGH, Nov. 19-R-Al-
ready credited with some PROV
ess as mudders after their 20-C
victory over Wake Forest last
week, N. c. States Wolfpack
worked in the mud again today
as coach Beattie Feathers con.
tinued preparations for Satur.
days clash with Virginia.
The drill, was hampered some
what by the mud, but despite the
unfavorable conditions the Wolf
pack seemed to be in high spirits
and blocked and tackled well in
a scrimmage session against the
B squad.
Most of the work was devoted
to polishing up States defense
for Virginia's highly-rated T.
formation, but Feathers also
turned his varsity squad to Of
fensive maneuvers, both running
and passing.
Tailback Charlie Richkus, who
seems at home on 4 wet field,
was the running star Of the aft
ernoon.
Tailback Gwynn Fletcher
showed improvement, and his 35-
yard run during the early mo-
ments of the scrimmage was the
longest Of the day.
The good news to State follow
ers was the return to heavy work
of blocking back Bob Bowlby
and guard Charlie Musser. Both
men had kept to light equipment
on Monday and Tuesday because
Of minor injuries suffered against
Wake Forest.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-20

ably hold a light workout at
Legion Stadium before the game
Friday night.
The contest is the final game
for the Wildcats this season. The
locals played their final confer
ence game last week.
Half of the Eastern conference
finished it's regular season last
week and two more clubs will
conclude scheduled grid warfare
this week, but for M ny of the
schoolboy pigskinners and fans
some of the biggest thrills of the
season are yet to come.
Following this weeks play.
there are four important events
on the North Carolina scholastic
agenda before King Football
yields it's place in the sportlight
to the coming basketball season.
Biggest deal on the post-season
program is the State title tilt in
volving Fayetteville, the champ
in the east and the winner IN
the Western loop race now In it's
ebbing days. In the western cir
cult, Charlotte and Burlington
are battling down to the wire.
The Queen City eleven tangles
with Gastonia this week and a
win for the Charlotte gang will
give them the Western plum. A
Gastonia victory keeps Buring-
ton in.
Coach Bill Dole's well-balanc-
ed team has agreed to play in
the Piedmont Bowl game at
Winston-Salem on Dec. S, one
day before the Shrine All-Star
classic at Charlotte. The Bulldogs
opponent in the Piedmont Bowl
will be picked from teams in the
vicinity of Winston-Salem while
players in the annual Shrine
game will represent high school
stars chosen throughout North
and South Carolina. Top players
from S. c. will oppose Tar Heel
gridders in the benefit contest.
Of more interest, perhaps, to
local fans will be the Optirnis-
tic Bowl game on December 13
at High Point in which the East
ern Conference All-Stars battle
the Western Conference lumi-
niaries. Leon Brogden, athletic
director of New Hanover high has
been named along with Lee
Stone, Raleigh mentor as co-coach
of the Eastern Stars.
Plans are underway to pick
22-man squad for this contest
with each team being allowed
four recommendations.
The New Hanover Wildcats will
seek to end their regular season
on the win side of the ledger
at the same time get in tune for
some participation in the this
post-season business when they
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-20

take on highly regarded Peters.
burg, Virginia team at Legion
Stadium Friday night at 8 pm
In the other game of the week
for an Eastern conference team
the Wilson Cyclones entertain
Oxford Orphanage at Wilson.
All this adds up to a very fit.
ting finish to a good season fol
the Eastern conference, although
the final windup never reached
the whacky stage that key .oted
the slam-bang fight in the hectic
1916 grid derby. Wilson won the
'46 bunting in the East in top.
ping Fayetteville in a post-season
playoff of a first place tie brought
about when the Wildcats trippeo
the Bulldogs. The Cyclones were
awarded the state crown on a for.
felt over Greensboro.
The Fayetteville BULLDOG won
this years flag with the same
team that was considered plenty
tough last season. Coach Dole
brought the title home in his sec.
ond semester at the Fayetteville
helm. The Bulldogs were terrific
against non-conference foes, Wi
experienced some rough going il
family fights. The TT deadlock
with Wilson is the only bit or
the 10-tilt slate for the Bulldogs
who racked up a total of "a;
points against 81 for the opposi.
ton during the season.
With a rugged line, and an oc.
casional squirt of power, Coach
Lee Stone piloted his Raleigh
Caps into the second place posi-.
ton on the loop ladder. The Caps
defeated Wilson, Wilmington ano
Rocky Mount while losing tc
Fayetteville and being held to 8
draw by d. Lam and Goldsboro
Raleigh held league opposition
to 38 points during the season
but against non-conference teams
the Wake county eleven allowed
SIS more for a grant total If So
Raleigh's season record was 4-3-
II.
Wilson, the comeback club OF
the conference, got hot after a
cool start to roll into third place.
Without Dickey Davis, the eyes
suffered an early season upset at
the hands of Goldsboro and lost
to Raleigh before really getting
underway. Coming off the cellar
floor, the Cyclones roared to
league victories over Durham,
Wilmington and Rocky Mount
while reaching their peak in
playing the Fayetteville team to
standstill. For the season, Will
son won five, lost two and tied
one. The Cyclones scored ISL
points.
Although in fourth place with
an even 2-2-2 percentage, the
Durham Bulldogs failed to attain
their 1946 position. Durham de-
feated Rocky Mount and Colds.
boro while biting the dust before
Fayetteville and Wilson.
The Dogs figured in two OF
the five stalemate games in the
conference campaign, reaching
this stage in contests with Raj
eigh and Wilmington. For the
See FINAL On Pare Nine
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-20
Center Joe Watson Named
APLineman OF The w elk

and. M. last Saturday when his
blocking and linebacking caus'
ed scouts to tab him as the best
center they had seen this year.
Other linemen who have beer
voted the weekly honor this
season are Jay Rhodemyre
Kentucky center; Bill Swiacki
Columbia end: Bobby Davis
Georgia Tech tackle, and Chuck
Bednarik, Pennsylvania center.
The dependable Bednarik play
ed go minutes against Army
Saturday and again drew the
praise of observers, as did Cap
tain Joe Steffy, Army guard
who partially blocked a field
goal that would have given Penn
victory instead of TT tie.
Another Commute player Sat-
urday was Bill Kay, Iowa tackle,
who was a standout in the upset
of Minnesota.
Linemen nominated this week: ::
.nds-Hal and Herb Shoener,
Iowa; Dick Hagen, Washington !;
Bill Clements, UCLA; Jim Burt
on, Wesleyan; Dan Cora, Ore
gon, and Jim Cain and Rebel
Steiner, Alabama.
Tackles-Jim Minor, Arkansas;
Maroni Schwab, Utah State; Bill
Kay, Iowa; George connor, Notre
Dame; Bill Chambers, UCLA;
Howard Houston, Harvard; At
herton Pfleger, Stanford; Dub
Garrett, Mississippi State; Bobby
Davis, Georgia Tech.
Guards - Joe Steffy, Army;
ME Reid, Georgia; Quentin Sic
kles, Michigan; Bill Wardle,
North Carolina; Bob Levenhagen,
A1on p;ke Texas Christian: Ber-
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-20

r3aa.a phla at Madison Square c.,,
Gleason customarilv WA Warden.
LaMotta's /. corner for Na" N.UPAs 5, h
fights. NeW Yos
Frank S. Hogan, Distrio.
torney' was present briefIv' At
ing one phase of the ono.t ly or'
Meanwhile Edward P, 'lF9nlSs = ~
gan, chairman of the Neu, Z, v Ia
State Athletic Commissiomn l0'i
tinusd his outfits separate Con-
tigation by QUESTIONING ~ IN nVs''
persons whose identities . ,,o several
disclosed "for reasons of nos. 11s hot
onconfirmed reports FROM pT,''y,' Y
District Attorneys office s''i IN M
Gated that the search W., 'a0''
tlnuing for a missing kew Con- a'a
ness wanted for questioDins +, VIII
gard to LaMotta's widely dia.' u! s''
sed financial status. ''u''