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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-08
Verdict In Civil Suit Nav
Hinge On Forgery Angle
K. E. Batson Suing To Re-
cover $500 Damages,
Two Cabs

An attempt to recover ST, 900
damages, and two taxi cabs in
a civil suit in New Hanover
county Superior court here yes
terday hinges on whether or not
the wife of a disabled war vet
eran forged her husbands name
to the title transfers of two taxi
cabs before she sold them while
he was in a Fayetteville veter-
ans hospital.
After attorneys argue the
case and Judge Leo Carr
charges the jury this morning,
the jury will determine two is
sues in the suit of K. E. Bat
son, disabled World War II vet
eran, against Woodrow Pridgen,
operator of the "Taxi Ex-
change" and another taxicab
business in Wilmington. The is
sues defined by Judge Carr late
this afternoon are substantially:
1. Was the signature of the
plaintiff (Batson) on the assign
ments of title to his wife, Effie
Batson, forged as alleged in the
complaint.
z. What was the fair market
value of the two automobiles
when they were seized by the
sheriff in this action Con May
81?
The legal point is, Judge Carr
explained in court after the jury
had retired, that a forged in
strument carries no title, hence
Batson would be entitled to re-
covery of his taxicab if the jury
finds Mrs. Batson forged her
See VERDICT on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-08
BODY OF FARMER
MANCLED BY AUTO
hin H.. McFayde en-
Carver's Creek Kill
1By Hit-Run Driver

M~IZABETHTOWN, Oct. Z. -
The mangled body of John
Hines McFayden, well-know1l
C.rver's Creek township farm
or, was found lying by the Will
mington highway near Carver's
Creek at around s o'clock this
morning and police began a
search for a hit-and-run driver.
McFayden repeatedly had left
his home about 4:30 O'Clock to
take an early bus to Whining
ton and had walked TO the high
way before being hit by a mo-
torist who did not stop. 1nvesti-
eating officers said that his
body was mangled beyond rec
ignition, but Identified alton was
made from papers found in his
pocket.
Highway Patrolman F. R.
Bell, Sheriff John B. Allen, Dep
uty Archie Sutton and Eliza
BEETHOVEN Policeman G. c. John
son, conducted an investigation
at the scene of the accident.
They said that the finding Of
McFayden's body was reported
by a passerby.
In the absence of Coroner
Walter Melvin, Officer Johnson
vas appointed as special coro-
Ter for the investigation. He
lied that McFayden came to
See BODY On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-08
VETERAN DENIES
KIDNAPPING CHILD
Greensboro Man To Fight
Any Attempt To Regain
Custody OF Son

GREENSBORO, Oct. 7. -(P-
Emphatically denying that he
had kidnapped his 10-month-old
son from his British wife Curtis
Elmer Vincent, rs year old
Greensboro department store
clerk and excl, today indicated
that he will put up a fight to
maintain custody of the child.
While declining to comment
when asked if he would resist
his wife's announced intentions
of opening a court fight to regain
custody of their child, he today
held a lengthy conference with
local attorneys regarding the mat
ter.
"There was no kidnapping about
it," he said. my passport stated
that I was going to England to get
my wife and child and return
them to this country"
The baby's picture appeared on
his pa ssport, he declared, and his
return with the baby to this coun-
try was entirely legal.
Meanwhile local police were
taking no c%ognizance of the case,
holding that it was an affair
which involved domestic difficult
ties of the pair and could see
where no law violation had been
committed.
Meanwhile, Vincent and his
mother, Mrs. Clora Vincent, were
keeping the baby at an undis-
closed point, pending outcome of
Tho paSa
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-08
SECURITY PLANS
WILL STOP LEAKS
State Department Moves
To Prevent Thefts
OF State Secrets

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7. Up
- The State Department an
nounced today a security pro-
gram designed to prevent state
secrets from falling into the hands
of foreign spies. 1t calls for the
dismissal of any officer or en-
ploye ruled to be a security
risk"
In the "risk" category, the de-
partment listed Communists,
Nazis, or Fascists; persons who
believe in those ideologies; per-
son who habitually associate
with members of those or similar
organizations, and also persons
with "basic weakness of charac-
ter or lack of judgment"
Hamilton Robinson, the depart
ment's security chief, described
the new policy as an effort to
find a reasonable middle ground
between witch hunting" and
"harboring subversive elements"
Robinson told newsmen the de-
partment intends to get rid of all
persons considered security risks
or prevent their employment in
the first place, but at the same
time it will safeguard the civil
rights of all employees. Any ac-
cused employe has the right of
a hearing before the departments
new three-man security board.
To date, he said, the department
has dismissed Is persons as Sc
curity risks. Of those, three were
permitted after hearings to ere
sign voluntarily" rather than have
the mark of dismissal against
their records.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-08

HOUSTON, Tex, Oct. 7-WD
Mabel Ringling, heiress to the
fame Ringing Bros.-Barnum
& Bailey Circus, climbed
aboard the red circus train to-
day and firmly repeated her in
tentions to marry her elephant
trainer sweetheart, Richard Du-
rant.
The circus, completing a
three-dav engagement in Hous-
ton, was en- route to Lake
Charles, La.
everyone thinks we will be
married in Lake Carries be-
cause KS IN Louisiana, and We
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-08
NURSES PUT OFF
WAGE QUESTION
Ninth District Plans Action
Later, Chairman
McDuffy States

Institutional staff nurses of
the Ninth district, covering
Southeastern North Carolina,
did not discuss any plans for
seeking better wages and short
err hours at their regular ses-
sion at James Walker Memorial
hospital here yesterday, M is S
Mary McDuffy, chairman, ar
nounced.
Miss McDuffy, night supervi-
sor of nurses at James Walker,
said eve haven't gotten togeth-
er on wages and hours yet, but
we will"
Included in the Ninth district
association are institution ii
See NURSES On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-08
NUCKT0N DENIES
FLOWERS DEARTH
Prices Not Up AS Quoted
In Washington Report,
Grower States

John Nuckton, general mana
ger of Carolina Flowers, Inc,
wholesale florists who ship
flowers to markets throughout
the eastern seaboard, denied
tonight that there is any severe
flower shortage so far as he is
aware in the extensive area to
which the company ships.
Commenting on an Associated
Press report that chrysanthe-
NUNS are reported selling for
''$2 and $50 a dozen, whole
sale, instead of the usual price
of so cents to ST." in Washing
ton, D. c., Nuckton said.
"There is a great difference
in chrysamthemums. The usual
wholesale price ranges from SO
cents to S. a dozen, not so cents
to 81. Flowers are selling we'll
right now but we are getting
about the same price we re-
ceived for them last June"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-08

CRADLE OF INDEPEND-
ENCE-Other towns may spar
for historical honors in the pre-
revolutionary period, but the
city of Wilmington is highest on
the roll of honor. Her native
sons first resisted British au-
thority and kindled the fire Of
insurrection that was to light
the torch of independence.
Inspired by the success of the
Wilmington bloodless revolt
against the Stamp Act, which
was repealed in March, l766, a
month after the Cape Fear coup
de grace, the patriots of Boston
staged their historically famous
Boston Tea Party.
But it was seven years after
the forcible resistance to tn e
stamp act in the mouth of the
Cape Fear that the Boston col
onists poured informally into
the Chesapeake bay, on Deem
Der Is, 1773.
7EAV0RT THE CAPE
-. p-l shnent fer III"
ga party, oagl-arncn. enacted
the Boston Port Bill which tired
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-08

BOSTON, Oct. = W.D-Meat-
less Tuesday is no problem to
the Boston chapter of The So
ciety of Amateur Chefs which
advises the nations harried
housewives to "feed EN-
beans"
The all-male outfit of sauce
pan dilettantes, which includes
Jack Dempsey, Christopher
Morley and James Montgomery
T1agg in it's national member
ship. issued the statement today
through local President Edward
Bryce Bell. Boston hotel owner.
"New England has been
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-08
Committee Turns
Preamble Down
Soviet Move To Limit
Press Freedom Beaten
By "a To 6 Vote

LAKE SUCCESS, N. Y, Oct.
7. - W.R- Russia suffered an
overwhelming defeat today in the
first United Nations test vote
on the Soviet's warmongerina
charges against the United States.
The UN Social committee,
composed of all 81 UN members
voted "a to 6-with s abstaining
against a Soviet move to limit
press freedom to curb alleged
Warmongers.
Although the ballot was on a
specific issue, it indicated clear
ly the lineup that can be expect
ed when delegates vote on the
broader Soviet charges that
some American businessmen,
politicians, government officials
and newspapers r elamoring
for war against Russia.
The Russian move to shackle
the press was made to support
Soviet Vlce-Forelgn Minister
Andrei Vishinsky's general war
mongering accusations.
If asked specifically that next
springs worldwide conference
on press freedom define the du-
ties of the free press to include
the exposure of warmongers. It
also asked study of government
control to prevent alleged bribery
propaganda and distortions.
Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt led the
successful attack on the Soviet
resolution. The only SIX nations
voting for the Russian move
were Egypt, Mexico, and four
members of the Soviet bloc.
The 34-to-6 vote came on the
See COMMITTEE On Pare Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-08
CIVIC CONGRESS
URGED FOR AREA
Ogden Club Will Under.
take Organization
OF Unit On Nov. Is

The Ogden Civic club Tuesday
night by unanimous vote decided
to undertake the organization of
= Southeastern North Carolina
civic congress-. -
The congress is to be composed
of the president and the secre-
tarv of every civic organization
in the counties comprising
Southeastern North Carolina.
This will. include the Rotary,
Lions, Kiwanis, Exchange, Civil
SEE CIVIC On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-08
GAN FRANCISCO, Oct. Z.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 7. -
.p- The National Labor Rela-
,;ons Board took most of the
boat off quarrelling AFL leaders
tonight by ruling that they don't
ave to disavow Communism in
nyder to give affiliated unions ac-
cpss to the board.
yice-president John l.. Lewis
.sfused to sign an affidavit dis
clsiming Communist connections,
touehing off a repidly-growing
rit among the top AFL officers
ubo wanted to sign and make
their member unions eligible to
MO protective facilities Of the
NLRB when necessary.
The executive council of IS
Including President William
Creen, Secretary Treasurer
George Meany and 10 vice-presi-
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-08
Elephant Boy
To Wed Circus Heiress

got a Louisiana marriage
license in Shreveport on Sept.
said the attractive 23-year-
old girl.
Mabel and Dick have caused
fellow performers to play a con-
slant guessing game about the
romance, and some circus per-
formers believe they'll be Mr..
and Mrs. before the show goes
on in New Orleans.
Mrs. John Haley, Mabel's
mother, hurried to Texas from
her Montana ranch with the re-
ported intent of discouraging
Zee ELEGANT Ga Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-08
Policeman Turns Other Cheek
Rather Than Walk Night Beat
TAMPERING WITH MONTHS TAM
COSTS BRITISH CADETS 28-DAYS CD

SANDHURST, England, Oct. 7-WD-Six contrite cadets
were confined to barracks At military college here today for
taking Field Marshall Visc0unt Montgomery's beret when he
wasn't looking.
While Montgomery was dining at the school, the culprits
snatched the famous tam and hung it on the statue of a lion.
The Field MarshaTs worried subordinates searched for 80
minutes before they found it.
Montgomery was not at all amused. He threatened that all
cadets. would be punished if the guilty ones did not own up,
and when the six sheepish culprts came forward he gave them
a % -day confinement to barracks.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-08
B0stOnerS Boost Beans
For Meatless Tuesdays

breezing along with meatless
Saturdays since some lucky pill
grim first baked a BEAM Bell
said. Cali we have to do is shift
bean-night from Saturday to
Tuesday.
"The rest OF the nation can
follow suit because beans have
all the nutritional values neces-
sary to a well = balanced diet.
And so far as being delicious
well. thousands of Cape Codders
can't be wrong.
eff Scuthern End West@rn
See BOsTONERs On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-08
The Weather
FORECAST:

FORECAST:
soath Carolina Considerable cloudi-
GsS1' showers on the coast. occasional
s' ram in the interior. Little change
Nmperature Wednesday,; Thursday
cloudy and warmer.
"H Carolina-ConsiderabIe cloudi-
il Win intermittent rain; little change
ia SeNaperature Wednesday and Wednes-
sis s hight; Thursday partly cloudy and
s,d;se ofotogical data for the "a hours
'oo p. m. yesterday.
10. TEMPERATURES
II. ~ ~, a. m, 10; 7:3O a. m. 10; 1870 p. m
NM, ~ p m, 10; Maximum IA; Mini
no. Mean II; Normal Ga.
1.s HUMIDITY
"a a m. 88; 7:3o a. m. %; / 80 o. m.
Tot, PRECIPITATION
50 inator the "a hours ending 7 80 p. m,
70 inches. hs' OF me Hon'i
TIDES FOR TODAY
&. 'm The Tide Tables published by
N'7St and Geodetic Survey.
W~ilnicu HIGH LOW
s'' $3.50 am. 11:13 am
Mascrho,. 4:39 pm - pm
l9'et ':45 am 1902 am
Suor.. 2:23 pm. 500 pm
r,M,.e 6:l2; Surset SAT: Moonrisc
Moonset 2:4lp "
""s WEATHER On Page Tws
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-08
FORECAST:

Wilmington and vicinity: Considerable
cloudines with intermittent rain TO-DAY
and tonight and little change in tempera-
ture. Thursday partly cloudy and
slightly warmer.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-08

k..- A.4IP
WEATHER On Page TIVE
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-08

See POLICEMAN On Page Two
Evening star., 1947-04-22
~ Tho Assee;assd Press

FRANKFURT, Germany. April
22.-The United States shipped
SOS ,0Oo, 900 worth OF Nazi-hoard-
ed Hungarian silver and art OBJ
jects back to Budapest today In
a new gesture of friendship.
One hundred twenty tons OF sill
ver-needed by Hungary to keep her
economy on q sound basis-and 370
priceless cultural pieces were re-
turned under an agreement between
the State Department and Hun
garian economic mission.
The precious cargo was en- route
to Hungary's capital city aboard a
heavily armed United States Army
train which reached Vienna this
morning after passing In almost
total military secrecy across Ger
many and Austria. It is scheduled
to reach Budapest tonight or TO-
morrow.
1t. Gen. Clarence R. Huebner
UNITED States Army chief Of staff
lin Europe, said In Frankfurt a
hundreds of 66-pound silver ingot:
were sent on their way aboard thu
t14-car express:
/ "This will show other peoples thai
the United States is honest. II w
have something belonging to othel
people, we return il"
The silver is the property Of thu
Hungarian National Bank. Valued
|by Army appraisers at 1000, 900, i
lis the last of the monetary assets O.
Hungary removed to Germany from
Budapest vaults as the Germans fel
back in Southeastern Europe before
IRussias advancing armies.
| The cultural objects priceless
paintings, jewelry and porcelain
Evening star., 1947-04-22
II Canadian Paper Mills
Grant 14-Ceni Pay Boost
~ the Associated Press

MONTREAL. April 20. Elever
paper mills IN Ontario and Quebec
concluded an agreement with foui
Of the leading international unions
whose members are employed In the
pulp and papermaking industry, ]
A. D'Aoust, vice president of the
AFL International Brotherhood OF
Papermakers, said last night.
The agreement provides for an
hourly wage increase OF IA cents, ef-
fective May /, and the under
standing that every possible effort
vii be put forth to secure maximum
production in all departments and
that no additional requests be made
for rate increases as a result OF pro-
duction increases during this period
The following paper companies
signed: Alliance Paper Mill, Ltd:
Evening star., 1947-04-22
ST., ,Oo0, 900 Of Silver ond Art
Returned to Hungary BY y. 5.

are valued BY Hungarian experts Ct
$21 600 900.
Placing greater political value on
the silver, diplomatic quarters In
Germany said the bullion would
help to keep Hungary's economy on
the stable basis established last
year after the widest imitation II,
modern history.
This imitation ended when the
United States returned $35. 900, 900
worth Of gold to Budapest.
Army officers said plans to re-
turn the silver cargo were initiated
before the Truman doctrine" OF
aiding Balkan lands toward de-
mocracy was enunciated, but they
said they hoped the gesture would
give the new policy boost.
The silver was recovered by the
United States 9Th Army in Mag
| deburg vault in January. 1945.
Evening star., 1947-04-22
Mon, 81, Being Held
In Stobbing Attack

Police today were holding a 64-
year-old man on an open charge
in the stabbing last night of an
other man at 460 H street NV.
The wounded man, Emmett G.
Morris, 80, of the H street address,
was stabbed in the left chest. Police
were holding Robert Feltner, Of the
same address. They said the stab
bing occurred during an alteration.
Morris, stabbed with a penknife,
was reported in serious condition at
Casualty Hospital.
Evening star., 1947-04-22
Former Czech Premiers
Get 20 Yenr Terms
By shs A.sociutsd Press

PRAGUE, CzechoSloyakia, April
22-Rudoh Beran, premier OF
Czechoslovakia at the time of the
Munich agreement, was found guilty
last night Of collaboration with the
Germans and was sentenced to 20
years imprisonment.
Also sentenced to 20 years was
Gen. Pan Syroyy who succeeded
Beran and continued as premier
until just before the German occu-
patton Of Bohemia and Moravia.
Evening star., 1947-04-22
LAWYERS 10 Skate in May
In Regional Championship

Ralph Lawters, 20, of 1899 e street
NV, three time winner of the Dis
trict roller skating championship,
will compete in the Eastern regional
championships at Riverside Stadium
May 5 and 6.
Mr.. Lawters last night was given
permanent possession of the trophy
that goes annually to the winner of
the senior mems division, after win
ming the title In 1914, 1916 and 1947.
There was no contest in 1945.
After the regional finals are held
here, the winner will go to Oakland,
Calf, for the national champion
ships in June. The contests are
sponsored by the Roller Skating
Rink Operators Association.
Evening star., 1947-04-22

Canadian Vegetable Parchment Co,
Ltd 3. B. Eddy Co. the Garden
City Paper Mills Co, Ltd; Inter
Lake Tissue Mills Co, Ltd: ROLAND
Paper Co, Ltd; Brantford Felt 81
Paper Co. Ltd; Don Valley Paper
Co, Ltd: Gair Co, Ltd. Howard
Smith Paper Mills, Ltd; Provincial
Paper. Ltd.
Evening star., 1947-04-22

Keeps stockings sheerer-
looking than soap!
Z
You'll wear your stockings longer, be-
cause they stay lovelier and sheerer-
looking with Vel than with soap. Vel
leaves no cloudy soap scum in stock
ings It does away with soap-fading too.
Every stocking dollar you spend buys
more glamour when you wash stockings
with Vel!
svEL Is the trademark Of the
cslgats-P Paimolivs- Psst Company.
Evening star., 1947-04-22
Church at Middle burg
To Mork Centenary
spselcl pispairh 3 rs. stcr

LEESBURG, Va. April a. Ihs
Middleburg Baptist Church. Of which
the Rev. Gordon T. Msson is min
lister, win celebrate the Tooth anni-
versary Of its founding Sunday. The
speaker win be the Rev. Ryland r
Evening star., 1947-04-22

v Keeps stockings sheerer-look-
ing than soap possibly can!
" Many washable colors stay
bright up to ten times as long as
with soap!
" Instant suds even in hardest,
coolest wateri
Evening star., 1947-04-22

Just rinse, and even glassware dries sparkling
clear without time wasting wiping. No soap
scum or streaky ilm to polish away Pots and
pans get clean quicker, for Vel removes grease
faster, more completely than soap! No dishpan
ring to scrub out! Vel cleans dishes cleaner
than soap; saves up TO half your dishwashing
time!
Evening star., 1947-04-22
w beats soap aNMeae nays !!

y Saves up to half your dish
washing time!
" Cleans dishes cleaner than
soap!
v Removes grease faster and
more completely than soap!
" Milder to hands! Vel is not a
soap but an entirely new and diff
ferent suds that is completely
neutral :. milder than soap!
Evening star., 1947-04-22
THE EVENING STAR Washin eton. 3, Z, - -

Dodge, minister Of the Baptist Tenn
pie. Alexandria. Mr.. Dodges grand
father. the Rev. Henry w. Dodge
Evening star., 1947-04-22
Easier than soap
on washable coIors!

Actual tests prove that many delicate
washable colors stay bright up to ten
times as long when washed with Vel
as with soap!
If you have lingerie or other wash
ables dulled from washing with soap,
wash them with Vel and see how fresh
and bright they come out! That's be-
cause Vel removes soap scum that dulls
fabric colors. Vel is not . soap; cant
leave dulling, dingy aim.
Evening star., 1947-04-22

preached the serrion when the
church was organized on April a.
l847. gss
Evening star., 1947-11-16
Ambassador to Honduras.

The Church of the Epiphany was
the scene of the wedding yesterday
OF Miss Anne-Woodall Blackstone,
daughter of Mrs. Robert D. Black
istone OF Washington and River
Springs, st. Marys County, Md, and
the late Mr.. Blackstone, and Mr..
Jean Stewart Labat, son OF Mrs,
Jean j. Labat of Washington and
Upper Brambly, st. Marys County,
and the late Mr.. Labat. The Rev.
Herbert s. Costain officiated at the
ceremony at O'Clock and reception
followed In the Louis Seize room
of the Shoreham Hotel.
The bride was escorted by her
brother, Mr.. Robert D. Blackstone,
to the altar, where she was met by
Evening star., 1947-11-16
Resident Capital Society
Prominent in Days Ne7os
Family Plans of Officials
Of Former Administration
Bv Katharine M. Brooks

Residential Washington, composed
of those who live here because they
love it, not because they have an
official or diplomatic post, is settling
down for the winter.
Post Republican administrations
are represented among the per-
manent residents of Washington by
former Senator Davis Elkins, who is
a son of the late former Secretary
of State Stephen B. Elkins. The for
mer Senator is recovering from an
illness, and he and Mrs. Elkins will
be Joined for Thanksgiving by their
daughter, Miss Halle Katharine FL
kins, q student at Simmons College.
Her younger sister, Miss Maureen
Elkins, however, will spend the holi-
day in Philadelphia, where the SEN
ior Miss Elkins will join her for the
Army and Navy game November 29.
Mrs. Edward Everett Gam, sister
of the late Vice President Charles
Curtis, is busy these days dressing
dolls for the Salvation Army. These
attractive babies, little girls an boys,
will be distributed by the Salvation
Army to the mothers of the less for
tunate children, and thus an illusion
of Santa Claus may be retained.
Former Undersecretary of State
and Mrs. Joseph c. Grew have with
them their daughter, Mrs. Jay
Pierrepont Moffat, who recently
came back from Flagstone, her sum-
mer home at Hancock, N. H. Mrs.
Moffat is the former Miss Lila