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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-01
Along The Cape Fear

FAMOUS vISITORS-A reader
happened to remark to us recently
that it was his firm belief that no
community in the entire south
could boast more famous visitors
than the 'ort City. q
Off we raced to the reference
books and a quick survey Of the
same led us to believe that the
gentleman is just about right in
his contention.
Statesmen, popular heroes,
artists, educators, financial ty-
coons,. actors, musicians, athletes,
Or as a matter of fact you pick
any particular profession or trade
and we will do u best to compile
a list for you.
Since all things must have a be-
ginning, we decided to take presi-
dents Of the United States. AS
one good reason for selecting pres
idents to start on We might cite the
fact that there's only 80 Of them
to contend while in any other
field the list could 60 on and on
at great length.
50 81 =
MAJOR OCCASIONAL present
we ar torn between devoting the
column today to either Washing
ton or Taft.
Washington, the Father of Our
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-01

Country, is no newcomer to Along
The Cape Fear. You might recall
that in our efforts to revive the
Feast Of the Pirates, we recounted
at no end the adventures OF
George during the pageant held
in connection with the famous
event held here.
So since Washington has been
cited before, we will devote our
attention to MI. William Howard
Taft, the twenty-sixth president OF
the United States and father OF
Senator Taft who is n OF the
big guns of the COP at this writ
ing.
ROYAL WELCOME-President
Taft was the guest of Wilmington
on November 9, 1909. Entertaining
this distinguished visitor as host
was James Sprunt at his home
at Front and Nun streets.
1t was at Third and Market that
President Taft was greeted by a
large delegation of school children
who turned out to meet the portly
gentleman.
Included in the entertainment
here for President Taft was
voyage on the Cape Fear aboard
the famous Seminole.
/ fContinued IN Pare Two: Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-01
GROCERY COSTS
DUE TO DECLINE
Nations Food Supplies
Indicate Drops
In Prices

WASHINGTON, Feb. % - -
Barring a poor crop year, house
wives and family breadwinners
can look forward to a reduction
this year in their grocery bills, ag-
riculture department officials pre-
dicted today.
They said also that prices n1
many non-food items in the family
budget must come down if the big
volume of the nations 1947 IN
dustrial and agriculture production
is to move into consumption and
use.
An official department report is
sued today showed that farm prices
on Feb. Is were at substantially
the same level as a month earlier.
This is the way food officials
size up the price outlook:
The nation now has as large a
supply of food as it has had in any
February in history and slightly
more than at this time last year.
Furthermore, prospects point to an.
other bumper farm output this
year.
On the other hand. retail outlets
are offering more non-food items
such as automobiles, refrigerators,
household furnishings. ETC., - than
a year ago. These items r com
peting with food for about the
Continued on Page Two, Col. II
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And So To Bed

The two marines stood in con-
versation yesterday at the
courthouse corner Of the inter-
section of Third and Market
streets. "
I've got to step in here \
minute" said one of the
marines, indicating the court
house entrance, land see if .
message has been left for me-"
"What do you mean mes
sage?" asked his companion.
Why would you be getting a
message at the courthouse?'
"Simple," replied the other.
"Ed said if he could manage
to stay over for the weekend,
he'd leave a note for me on
that public bulletin board yon-'
der by the door. We've been
corresponding with each other
that way for weeks"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-01
Cases Of Two
Reviewed
City's Governing Boar d
Unable To Suspend
Or Dismiss Men
THOMPSON CAPTAIN
Resolution Asks Changes
In Civil Service
Commission

Cases OF alleged misconduct on
the part of two former members
of the Wilmington police depart
ment and the subsequent inabil-
ity Of the governing body of the
city to suspend or dismiss the
two officers due to lack of author
ity we're cited in a resolution
adopted by the city council at a
recent session and released
yesterday.
In asking for an amendment to
the act in order that the govern
ing body of the city might have
the power to appoint the chiefs
of the police and fire departments
from within or without the de-
partments with t h appointment
not subjected to the approval OF
the civil service commission. the
council, through the resolution. di-
rected that copies of the request
for amendments be forwarded to
Senator Alton A.. Lennon and
Representative r. M. Kermon.
The resolution asserted that for
the best interest of the city the
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-01
Senate Votes
Tiny Nibble
At US. Debt
Rowland Says One
Per Cent Payment To
Take 100 Years
COMPROMISE WINS
Republican Majority Upset
For First Time In
8Oth Congress

WARRINGTON. Feb. %. - (P)-
ms senate voted today to take a
nercent nibble out of the
s,hlic debt with part of the mon
# figures on saving in trim
rc;ng President Humans $751;
500. 600. 600 budget: ,.-
Sentaor Knowland 5R.-Calf.)
sid the one per cent payment
$500. 900, 600 - sets up a goal
A. having off the whole $3.50, OOO,-
600 in 100 years.
Rowland had wanted to set
aside So. 90, 900, 900 toward debt
rsduction. Senator Taft tR.-Ohio)
wanted to hold the figure to ST.
oNO 900. 900 so as to leave more
,I,eway for translating budget cuts
into income tax cuts.
The compromise o n 81, Zoo, 000,
MO-. advanced by Senator Millikin
IR : Colo, prevailed handsomely,
little later the Dem
ocrats, with some Republican
help. overturned the Republican
majority for the first time in the
sOth Congress and the Republican
leadership quickly got the senate
adjourned. Still pending was final
action on a proposal to cut Mr..
Humans budget by 81, 500, 0O0, 900.
The sequence was this:
Senator Wherry (R-Neb) Of
tered an amendment to require
that any revenue from surplus
property sales be applied on the
debt.
Taft proposed to add to the
Wherry amendment a clause
making it clear that this debt
PAYMENT would be counted as
part of the ST. 600, 900, 900.
Senator Tydings O-Md) led the
Democrats in opposition to Tai
and stalled announcement of a 80
to 80 tie vote until Senator Taylor
D-Idahol rushed into the
ehamber-still in his overcoat-te
provide the oae-vote margin.
Five Republicans - Aiken (Bt)
Cooper (Ky), Morse (Ore>, Tobey
tNH) and Wilson Uowa) = voted
with h Democrats against the
Taft proposal. Senator O'Danie
D-Tex) voted with the majorit,
Of the Republicans.
Taft had told h senate tina
unless the provision was adopted
1t might b e difficult to plan q
reduction in income taxes.
Majority Leader w hite (R-Me>
promptly adjourned the senate
without coming to a final vote o:
either the Wherry amendment o.
the budget cutting resolution.
The house has voted to hole
Continued on Page Two; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-01
HOOVER DEMANDS
FOOD REPAYMENT
Advises Foreign Relief
Spending Be Held
To Minimum

WASHINGTON, Feb. % - W.H -
Warning that American resources
are not unlimited, former Presi-
dent Herbert Hoover advised Con-
gress today to cut foreign relief
spending to an absolute minimum
and to take Europe's needy nations
off the charity rolls by insisting on
prompt repayment for future aid.
Fresh from a three-week food
survey Of Germany for President
Truman, Mr.. Hoover told a warm
ly-approving house foreign affairs
committee that it is in the interest
of the United States and the en-
tire world for Congress to stop,
look and listen" before approving
further relief grants.
The II year-old relief authority
emphasized that he favored con-
tinued help to those war-ravaged
countries which need it, but that
the whole world would be af-
fected if this country overstrained
its resources.
He said t h United States al
ready has given S., 600, 600, 900 t.
S., 600, 900, 600 to help fight starva-
ton overseas since the war ended
and that a top ceiling of l ,20O,-
coo, 900 to 81, 500, 900, 900 should be
imposed on relief spending for the
1913 fiscal year.
That money, he said, should be
regarded as a loan to be used only
for food, medicines. seeds and fer
tilizers, and he said not a dollar
should go to countries which main
tain large standing armies instead
Of putting their manpower to work
raising food.
He said repayment should be
made either to the lending nation
or preferably to. a fund to be es-
.tablished by the United Nations
for future famine celief.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-01

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28.- up -
President Truman reaffirmed his
stand for continued rent control to-
day but left in doubt whether he
will approve or veto the proposed
10 per cent increase.
He denied vigorously, however,
making any ''deal' with Senator
Hawkes. (R.-N. j. by which he
would accept the 10 per cent boost
in return for continuation of the
controls themselves, telling his
news conference he makes no deals
with anyone and acts on legislation
strictly On its merits as 1t comes
to him from congress.
The Presidents comment was
sought in view Of the bill approved
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-01
DISAGREE
ON BUCCS ISLAND
House Delays Vote On Bill
To Outlaw Fireworks
AT Request

RALEIGH, Feb. %. -(P)- The
Bugs Island flood control and
power project, chiefly affecting
Vance, Warren and Granville
counties in this state, claimed
chief legislative attention today and
committees baked at least tenn.
porary on a joint resolution pledg-
ing North Carolina cooperation in
the venture.
Proponents of the resolution told
the joint committees on interstate
and federal relations that the Bugs
Island project would protect thou.
sands of acres of the lower Roa.
noke river valley from devasting
floods and that power generated
would lead to extensive industrial
development in northeastern North
Carolina.
Decision to build the dam al
ready has been made, they argued.
The opponents, however, assert
ed that the question of building the
dam has not been settled, and the
resolution would have the effect of
placing the general assembly,
stamp Of approval OF what they
commended is "a highly controvers-
ial issue"
While they conceded that those
living below the dam would be
benefited by the project, they argu-
ed that those living above the dam
would be damaged because OF in
undated farm lands.
Congress already has appropriate
ed 4 IL million dollars for the
project, estimated to cost 81 mil
lion. Preliminary work already is
under way.
Although the resolution was heard
jointly, the house committee on in
terstate and federal relations de-
ferred its vote until next Wednes-
day, while the senate committee
got nowhere with a brief series OF
motions, the first to vote the reso-
luton without prejudice and an
other to stamp it unfavorable. The
first senate motion was voted down
and the other was ruled out OF Or
der since the senate was in formal
session at the time it was made.
The joint committee heard super
ior Judge w. H. S. Burgwyn, chair
man of the Roanoke River Hood
control committee, assert that the
resolution was introduced for no
other reason than to provide rec
reational facilities in the affected
I%areas, and that decision to build the
project already has been made.
Quick to oppose the measure was
w. L. Long Of Warrenton, vice
president and general manager OF
the Tungsten Mining corporation OF
Vance county. He said his mines
contained the largest commercial
deposits of tungsten in-North Amer
Iica, and there was no telling what
{Continued On Page Two; Col. ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-01
RECORDS
SET BY PLANES
Army Fighter Ships Fly
Nonstop To Mark
New Feats

NEW YORK, Feb. 2s.-CR-Two
airplanes fireballed into La Guard
ia field today, eclipsing speed and
distance marks-the Betty 10,
sleek PSF fighter, arriving from
Honolulu, and a Psi piloted by
Paul Mantz, veteran flyer, whiz-
ling in from California.
Betty 10, the army's twin-
engined fighter, covered nearly 81
900 miles over land and sea in its
nonstop, 14-hour and 80 minute
flight.
1t. Col. Robert e. Thacker Of
Ell Centre, Calf, the pilot, mini
mized the 4,97S-mile flight, longest
distance ever flown by a fighter
plane, but he said it had proved
that fighters could make long dis
lance escort trips.
"There was nothing heroic about
it." he told newsmen as he rub
bed his tired eyes. "There was
nothing to it. Please don't make
a hero out of me-"
A few hours after the Betty 10
completed its flight, Paul Mantz
sped into La Guardia field from
Burbank, Calf, in a Psi fighter
plane, setting a new nonstop
transcontinental speed record OF
six hours, seven minutes and five
seconds for single-engined, pro-
peller-driven planes.
Mantz, Bendix race winner last
year, said he had averaged about
ATS miles an hour, and added:
ct lost 40 minutes trying to find
New York. After all, I'm only a
country boy"
The Betty JOS flight marked the
first spectacular army air forces
feat since last Oct. 6 when the
superfortress Pacusan Dreamboat
49, n--
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-01
RUSSIAN CHARGES
DENIED BY CLAY
Bitter Disagreement Flares
Over Occupation Policy
In German

BERLIN, Feb. %. -(Pl- Bit
ter disagreement between the An
glo-American and Soviet military
governments burst into the open
again today, 10 days before the
meeting of the foreign ministers
council at Moscow to consider
terms of the peace with Germany.
Provoked by public Russian al
legation that the Potsdam agree
ment was violated in the economic
merger of the American and Brit
ish occupation zones, 1t. Gen. Lu
cius D.. Clay and Air Chief Marsh
all Sir Sholto Douglas, heads o:
the United States and British mill
tary governments, sharply denied
the charges and, in turn, accused
the Russians Of blocking unifica'
ton of Germany.
Clay charged further that the
Russians had created a foreign
monopoly in their zone by Selling
ownership Of one-third of its re-
manning industry. He declared they
had consistently refused to share
the resources of their rich zone
with the remainder of the country
while American and British tax
payers had to supply huge sums
to feed western Germany.
Douglas accused the Soviets o.
sabotaging four-power plans fol
reparations and holding down Ger
man industrial production by fail
ing to agree to economic unifica'
ton Of all Germany.
The British military governor
charged that the Soviet governor.
Marshal VASTLY D.. Sokolovsky. ir
making "illusory accusations
against the western powers, was
attempting to "prejudice the public
mind" in advance of the Moscow
conferences.
Clay, U. S. military governor
designate for Germany, also as.
serted that the Soviet Union was
taking large deliveries from cur
rent production in eastern Ger
many without making any return
British and American zones in
western Germany were joined
economically in a move towards
economic unification of all Ger.
many as envisaged in the Pots
dam provisions, the American com
mander said. All other zones were
invited to participate in the mer
ger under the same terms and con-
ditions, but the offer was not ac'
copied, he added.
1T is difficult to understand ever
now why the Soviet military gov.
eminent did not accept this Of
fer if it is so DESTROYS OF an econ
omic unity which will permit i'm
provement of conditions in Ger.
noany."
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-01
See Page Three For Full
Resolution

right to suspend members of the
department for 80 days should
revert to the council.
The authority Of the COM
mission to reject any and all
names submitted to the body by
the city council was pointed to as
one instance where the commits
sion has the power to determine
all promotions and aemotions
without regard to the wishes OF
the governing body of the city.
The two former officers cited in
the resolution were G.. c. Looney,
who was charged with assault,
with cursing a waitress and with
being intoxicated On duty, and C..
J.. Hinson, who was cited Tor as
sault on six different occasions
Continued On Page Two; Col. y
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-01
BOYS SENTENCED
in MURDER CASE
Bridge : Playing Mothers
Blamed By Attorney
For Mans Death

YOUNGSTOWN, O., Feb. 28.-(P)
"A roadside Staying which defense
counsel partially attributed to too
many bridge playing mothers" re-
suited today in a death sentence
for one 16-year-old boy and a life
term for his companion.
A three-judge court voted unani-
mously to send Don Frohner to the
electric chair but granted mercy to
Arthur Chapman following their
pleas of guilty and confessions to
a first degree murder charge in
the killing of William c. Spieth, So.
Spieth was blsckjacked and shot
near here Jan. IS when he fought
their attempt to steal his car.
Defense attorneys, vino announ-
ced they would appeal Frohner's
death sentence, had pointed to
broken and distorted homes" as
the cause of the crime. The boys
signed confessions also outlined a
plan to kidnap a schoolmate for
S., 900 ransoms.
These kids are like the leopards
who can't change their Spots,'
Attorney David c.. Hayes told the
court yesterday. 81 know what's
wrong and SO do you gentlemen.
Too damn many bridge-playing
mothers. Too damn, many cold
suppers for son and father to come
home to. Too much afternoon and
evening drinking"
Frohner's mother, Mrs. T. G.
Frohner, burst into sobs when she
heard the verdict and collapsed
with the words: "Oh, No, not my
boy"
Mrs. Francis Hawk of New
Castle, Pa, Chapman's mother,
testified her drinking caused the
boys downfall. The father told the
court the boy was an "unwanted'
babv when he was conceived.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-01
GALLOWAY NAMED
FOR STATE POST
Local American Legion OF.
fetal Endorsed For
State Commander

Ray Galloway, executive di
rector and adjutant of Whining
ton Post Number 10 Of the Ameri'
can Legion, was last night endors'
ed for state commander Of the LIE
gion by Joe S. Mann, Whiteviue,
Seventh District commander.
The action came at a meeting Of
Voitre 245 of the local Forty anc
Eight chapter, with the unit also
adding it's endorsement of Gallo
way as the. Seventh Districts nom
inee for the position.
Previous to last nights meeting,
he had already been endorsed by
the executive committee of the 10
cal post.
Galloway is state vice-command.
err of the Legion and past district
commander Of the 18th district, To-
Gated in Mecklenburg county.
Action Of the local post on the
nomination of Galloway for state
position is expected at a later meet.
inc
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-01

belief Of his department that this
route was a safer one than Third
street, which now bears the brunt
OF traffic through the town.
A petition bearing 731 anne of
community residents opposing the
state proposed artery was present
ed to the council at the session. In
addition to the petition, numerous
speakers appeared against the
Seventh street artery and in sup
port of a survey pointing toward
an around the town route.
The petition, in addition to call
ing attention to the fire hazard of
Seventh street, stressed the danger
to school children which would
prevail should the state proposal
be adopted by the city. Harry
M. Solomon reported that a recent
check showed that 1865 children
crossed the street at six different
intersections during a Commute
period one morning.
Continued On Page Two: Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-01
The Weather

FORECAST
South Carolina - Cloudy with occa.
sional rain, not much temperature
change Saturday and Saturday night
Sunday partly cloudy and colder.
North Carolina - Cloudy Saturday ane
Sunday, occasional light rain Saturday
night, probably mixed with snow If
west and north portions; Sunday part
ly cloudy, light rain in east portion
Sunday morning; not much temperature
change Saturday, colder Sunday.
(By U. S. Weather Bureau
Meteorological data for the "a hour!
ending 1880 pm. yesterday.
Temperatures
100 I'm. SO; 1880 am. s.: 1870 pm
43; 1880 pm. AZ.
Maximum As; Minimum 81; Mean SO
Normal So.
Humidity
1870 am. 80; 1850 am. SO; 1880 pm. 81
1880 pm. 81.
Precipitation
Total for "a hours ending 1870 PM
600 inches.
Total since the first of the month -
0.65 inches.
TIDES FOR TODAY.
From the Tide Tables published by
U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey.
High Low
Wilmington --.-- AIS am. II 80 am
4:47 Pm. - pm
Masonboro Inlet 2:o7 am. 8:41 am
2:32 pm. 1888 pm
Sunrise Sal; Sunset SOB; Moonrist
12:15 pm; Moonset 2:13 am.
River stage at Fayetteville, N. c. n
8 am, Friday, 1910 feet.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-01
Truman Denies Making
ANY Rent Control Deal

,by a senate banking subcommittee
continuing the controls now due to
expire June 80, permitting general
10 per cent ceiling increase and
~exempting new houses and apart
ments from ceilings.
The chief executive said firmly
he had stated his position On rent
control on four different occasions
and that it has not changed. He
apparently referred to messages tc
congress and previous news con-
ferences.
In these he has called for con-
tinued cont OILS but has declared
that the matter Of a general in
crease is one Tor congress to de.
eide.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-01
Friendship Or Romance
Poses $500, 900 Query

"Rusty" portrayed as a romance
her friendship with 1t. Robert Boil
ing Kelly of the famed motor tor
pedo boat squadron 8.
AS 1t. Beulah Greenwalt she was
awarded the bronze star medal for
meritorious achievement under
fire, and was held prisoner by the
Japanese for 80 months. She was
married last June to Capt. Bruce
Watcher of Witt, ILL.,, a survivor OF
the Bataan death march. They
now reside in Denver.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-01
U.S.. Console RING PLAN TO
BOLSTER BRITAlNM GREECE:
COUNCIL SEEKS
City Council Spikes
Truck Lane PROPOSAL

Notification of the action taken
at yesterdays special session of
the city council in rejecting the
Seventh street traffic artery as
proposed by the State Highway
commission will be forwarded to
that body as soon as the commune
cation is drawn, according to City
Manager j. r. Benson late yester-
day.
A survey, to be conducted for
the purpose of establishing the best
route, possibly by-passing the city,
will then get underway, he said.
Over 500 local residents, for the
most part property owners on
Seventh street, crowded city hall
for the hearing which had been
called by Mayor w. Ronald Lane
following the state highway COM
mission mendation presented
to the city council last week by
Commission Chairman A. H. Ora
ham. He proposed the Seventh
street route as a main traffic art
cry of the city, and pointed out the
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-01
APPEAL SOUNDED
TO CAST BALLOT
Red Cross Sanatorium, Inc.
Executive Board Issues
Report

The executive committee of the
Wilmington Red Cross Sanatorium
has called upon all qualified free
holders OF the city and county to
register for the special election
TO be held for the construction Of a
sanatorium,
The election has been set for
March rs. First registration date
will be tomorrow. The registrars
books will also be open March 8-15.
The complete statement of the
organization follows:
The Board Of County Com.
missioners having issued a call fol
a special election to be helc
March Is, 1947, for the purpose O:
determining the will of the people
relative to erecting and maintain
ing a %sanatorium for treatment o.
tubercular patients, we are of the
opinion that it would be well Il
acquaint the voting public with
facts showing the necessity G.
such a county sanatorium.
Financial Review
As stated in the official call, the
sum Of 500, 900 is to be Withdrawn
from a sum formerly added to tbs
Capital Reserve Fund, and this
withdrawal sum is to be used TO,
the erection o. a County Tubercu
Lar Sanatorium.
As this money is now in hand
no bond issue will be required ane
no additional tax levy will be nee
essary. The county commissioner:
are merely asking to be author
lied to spend this money for the
erection of a sanatorium.
In order to make sure there viii
be sufficient funds in hand tt
maintain this institution, the coun'
ty commissioners are also re
questing the right to levy a tai
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