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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-03
IKE" QUESTIONS
VOLUNTEER ARMY
Chief Of Staff Tells News
men Dependence Poses
Terrific Gamble
southern army camps.
BY AL DICKSON
Staff resi-

FORT BRAGG, April The
question of whether a volunteer
army al be depended upon in
place of one raised and maintain
ed through universal military
service is a terrific gamble while
this country is still technically at
war. General of the Army Dwight
D. Eisenhower told a group Of
North Carolina newspapermen
and radio representatives here at
noon today.
Dressed in the smart battle
jacket he made famous and a pair
of Stacks, the genial chief of staff
talked with the newsmen at head
quarters of Maj. Gen. S. Leroy
Irwin, commander of both the
post and the v corps.
Greater part of the 20 minute
conference was devoted to discus
sion of the army's manpower sit
uation.
General Eisenhower, who read
lily answered all questions, empha-
sized that if voluntary enlistments
fail, then the American armies Of
occupation will fall below the
strength needed to maintain order
and achieve stability in the de.
feated countries.
If that happens, he continued,
disorder a be expected and the
aims this government has Of es-
tablishing permanent peace will
receive a severe blow.
Concerned Over Forces
The former supreme command
er of the Allied Expeditionary
Force added that failure to prop
erly maintain the occupation
forces would be a matter of Sc
rious concern to everyone in this
country.
The United States, he declared,
must keep at least a million-man
volunteer army as long as it has
these occupation duties. He would
not hazard a guess as to how long
it will be necessary to continue
this great task.
In his discussion OF manpower,
he ma lie it plain that the post
hostilit. IS operation Of Selectlve
Service has been an extremely ex'
pensive method of keeping the
army up to strength. He estimat-
ed that the army gets but nine
months actual service out Of this
type. soldier after the time tor
training, transportation and fur
loughs has been deducted.
He also explained that many OF
these men bring on extra costs
because they r entitled to the
benefits Of the CT bill of rights.
Sees Better Soldier
The soldier in che new solun-
,ror+;rued on Page Two; Col. IL
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,telligent couple and showed a gen
uine interest in the inmates and
home in general" the report
dated July II. 1916 stated in part,
This along with the other two re
ports were read by Thomas K,
Woody, clerk of the county com
missioners.
Carter then called upon his wife
to recount the incident with an in
mate, ]. l.. Buie, that lead tc
Commissioner Trask's original
charges last Monday.
Mrs. Carter Testifies
She stated that while accompa.
nied by Mrs. Katherine Smith,
who has been head nurse at the
home for the past three weeks,
she saw Buie throw a piece Of
paper on the porch. When told te
pick it up, he demonstrated a de-
fiant attitude.
"It was not a large piece Of
paper, but it was his attitude
Mrs. Carter stated.
II locked his room door and
then he went to Mr.. Trask," she
continued.
Mrs. Carter reiterated her state
ment made earlier to Trask thai
unless she were allowed to disci'
pine the inmates, she would
leave.
Upon direct question as to
whether she harbored any malice
toward any of the inmates, asked
by Commissioner Coleman, Mrs
Garter gave a firm and quick an
sWer: Il do not!"
Both Carter and his wife con
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-03
WILLIAM Z. FOSTER
DENIED PERMIT TO
ENTER U. S. ZONE

NEW YORK, April 2 -P-
William z. Foster, national chair.
man of the Communist party, has
been refused permission by the
War department to enter the US.
zone Of Germany as a correspond.
emit for the Daily Worker, officials
Of the Communist party neWspa'
per said today.
In Washington, the War Depart
ment confirmed the Daily Worker
announcement that Fosters appli
cation for generalization as a Cor
respondent had been denied.
Alan Max, Daily Worker man
aging editor, said the newspapers
Washington office had asked why
the application had been turned
down and had been informed
merely that the application hae
been processed and permission
was mot granted"
A War department spokesman
in Washington said that under it:
present policy" it could not ap
prove the application.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-03
Union Officials Reject
Offer To Arbitrate Dispute

WASHINGTON, April -N.D-
Long distance telephone workers
tonight rejected a company offe.
to arbitrate various aspects OF
their wage dispute after top union
officials said present indications
were that the nationwide tele.
phone strike will start as scheduled
at 6 a. m. Monday.
At an extraordinary 3 IL hour
night conference with federal on
cillators and union officials, rep
resentatives Of the American Tele-
phone & Telegraph company, Of
tered to arbitrate base rate
wages" And certain other fea-
lures of the wage dispute.
President John j. Moran of the
American Union Of Telephone
workers, an affiliate of the Ma
tional Federation of Telephone
workers and the bargaining agent
for long-distance line workers, said
he rejected the company's offer as
too limited
He said the company was unwul-
ing to allow the arbitrator to grant
a wage boost on the basis of an
increase in the cost of living. He
said the union was willing to arbi.
trate its particular wage dispute
but with no strings attached"
Both the company and the union
tons tomorrow morning. Federal
agreed to continue their negotia.
Conciliator William N. Margolis,
who presided at tonight's meeting,
said that the conference would
continue until we get a settle
ment."
But NFTW President Joseph
Beirne took a darker view. After
a conference with top government
labor officials he said that "the
way it looks now the strike will
60 on as scheduled"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-03
Five Injured
By Explosion
In Missouri
Victims Burned Almost
Beyond Recognition, Po-
lice Reports State
FOUR BADLY HURT
Factory Workers Were En-.
gagged In Making July
18th Buzz-Bombs

CLINTON, Mo-, April 2 @P9-
Ten persons were burned to death
and five were injured today in an
explosion and fire that demolished
a one-story frame plant of the
Brown Manufacturing company, a
fireworks concern.
Cause Of the blast was undeter-
mined.
Chief of Police J.. D. Peays said
that all of the % workers making
toy Fourth of July buzz-bombs in
the plant were accounted for. Thir.
teen made their way to safety,
the 10 dead were burned almost
beyond recognition and five were
injured, four of them critically.
The bodies Of the dead were
brought to a temporary morgue al
the city hall in this town of 5000
population, about 100 miles South.
east Of Kansas City.
The dead were identified as
Roy Burnsides, Frank Camslor,
J. c. Herst, J. S. Meyer, Edna
Meyer, (wife Of ]. S. Moyer)
George c. Tally, Lillian Shepard,
Lydia Crockett, w. H. Bolton and
Harry L. Pogue.
The critically injured included
James c. Munday, Mrs. Mae John.
son, Mrs. Hazel Shepard and vii
East. Mrs. Lena Holt was treated
for painful burns and taken to he1
home.
Eyewitness Account
C. F. Province gave this graph
ic picture Of the explosion and
fire to a reporter On the scene:
y was tamping powder int
small tubes and Will East was
working alongside me. I saw 6
flash in the next room in thu
Northeast corner of the building
where Herst q. c. Herst, one o:
the dead was saving the tube:
into lengths and inserting wings
The wings help the buzz-bomb:
stay in the air.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-03
ROAD WEIGHTS
TO Be REGULATED
Brunswick May Determine
Types OF Traffic
On County Roads

RALEIGH, April 2 The board
Of county commissioners oil
Brunswick county has authorized
to make rules and regulations
with respect to weight or charac.
ter Of vehicles permitted to travel
over public roads or cartways
which are not under the super
vision and control of the state
highway and public works com
mission, under provisions of a bill
introduced Tuesday by Senator
Rudolph Mintz of Brunswick coun.
ty.
The board may confer with the
district highway engineer in order
to obtain information or advice
with respect to determining pro j..
per regulations to be made.
These regulations must be
adopted by resolutions of the
boards and weight or other Imita-
tons prescribed must be posted at
the courthouse and at appropriate
places along the public roads and
cartWays to which regulations a.
dopted apply.
If anyone makes S of a pub
lie road or cartWay contrary to
any regulations adopted and post
ed, an a%ggrieved person served by
the road or cartway may bring
action to restrain further use OF
the road or cartway in violation
of the regulations.
Any court in granting such re-
straining order shall prohibit fur
Their use of the road or cartWay
by the defendant unless he fur
nishes a bond conditioned upor
placing the. road in as good condi'
ton and leaving it in as good con-
dition as the road or cartway was
at the defendant made improper
use of it.
The board Of commissioners
shall determine whether or not the
IS Adequately complied
with.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-03
Along The Cape Fear

teeling between the two sections
which had been in existence long
before the outbreak of actual hos
Titles" Mr.. Chadbourn writes.
Be that as it may as to the
reason for the difference in the
width of the guage, but the diff
culties incumbent were myriad.
This meant that all freight had
to be transferred at Wilmington
and passenger cars did not get
through the city," Mr.. Chadbourn
reminds us.
SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
There was a unique arrangement
for Pullmans. This was before the
days of the Wilson-Florence short
cut. and Wilmington was on the
main line between North and
South.
There was a pit at the east
end Of the shed. The Pullmans
were rolled over the pit. Coming
south, the four-toot eight and one
half inch guage wheels were
dropped out and the fiye-foo1
euage wheels substituted.
(Centinasa On Page Two; Col. q
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-03
Unity Agreed
Upon As Must
By Big -Four
Foreign Ministers Will De.
fer Provisional Govern
ment For Germany
AGAIN DEADLOCKED
Bidault Makes Compromise
On Question AT Four
Hour Long Session

MOSCOW, April 2-P-The four
power Foreign Ministers agreed
tonight that no provisional Ger
man government would be estab-
lished until the deadlocked question
Of economic unity for that country
had been decided.
In a meeting which lasted four
hours and 20 minutes, the minis.
terS once again found themselves
deadlocked On many important
issues. The only concession of the
day was an apparent compromise
by French Foreign Secretary BIZ
dault, who agreed conditionaily
to British proposals for establish
ing a provisional government in
Germany, by stages.
Prior to the meeting, American
officials disclosed that United
States Secretary Of State Marshall
had informed Russian Foreign
Minister Molotov by letter that
when present Withdrawals of U. S.
armed forces in China were COM
plete, only $3.50 personnel would
remain there, and these at the re-
quest Of the Chinese government.
No Information
The letter added that American
forces had sent some 5000, 600
Japanese from China to Japan,
and pointedly declared that the
United States has mo information"
concerning 700. 900 japanese taken
In Manchuria by the Russians.
In the session on Germany,
Marshall suggested the ministers
abolish the veto principle in the
Allied Control council, as applied
70 any future provisional German
Continued On Page Two; Col. y
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-03

that is being made, or attempted
to be made, of this letter or let
tiers gives some indication Of the
beginning of the typical smear
campaign If this is so, this effort
at least has the unique distinction
of having been started even be-
fore any candidates. have beer
announced"
One of the Null letters had said
on October 3, 1910, after Brough-
toms nomination that "a delega-
ton composed of citizens from a
number of the different counties
desiring the retention OF ABC
stores had a conference with Gov.
ernor Broughton 1t was agreed by
the conference that during Cover
nor Broughton's administration
the question of voting out or vot-
ing in ABC stores would be left
to the voters Of the individual
counties, under the procedure now
prescribed by law. In harmony
with that understanding the ad-
ministration will oppose the state
wide referendum.
Following that conference,
had a conference with Governor
Broughton and assured him ha1
if l was elected speaker I would
stand by his administration and
the understanding arrived at by
said conference. As you know
am personally opposed to the sale
of liquor by any method. But
was originally a Broughton sup
porter and expect to and will sup
port his administration and hell
him to make good his understand
ing in this matter. I have Away:
| Continued On Pare Two; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-03
U.s.. GETS JAP ISLANDS TRUSTEESHIP:;
NULL LETTERS READ TO COMMUTE TEE;
TEN DIE IN FIREWORKS PLANT BLAST
Hints
Smear" Campaign
Former Governor Denies Authorship Or OF
Receiving Epistles Produced At Hearing;
1913 Senatorial Race Fire.

RALEIGH, April 2 R The
1913 U. S. Senatorial race in North
Carolina was projected today be.
fore the Senate Finance commit
tee when letters were read pur-
porting to show that former Gov
ernor j. M. Broughton agreed tc
oppose "a statewide referendum on
the sale Of liquor.
The letters were ready by Sena.
tor John Mclaughlin OF IredeI
who said they were signed by for.
mer Speaker O. M. Null and ad-
dressed to Rep. John w. Umstead
of Orange county. Mclaughlin
said the letters vel read with
Umstead's consent.
Umstead is a brother Of U. S.
Senator William B.. Umstead who
is considered a candidate to sue.
coed himself next year. Brough.
toms name has been closely link
ed with the race. Neither has said
he would run, however.
Reading of the letters was ar
apparent effort to refute a state.
ment made before the committee
yesterday by Null. He said the
House two-thirds, or gag, rule was
adopted while he was speaker. tt
expedite Broughton's plans fol
a visit to Mexico. The gag rule
has been accused by some legisla
tors as being an instrument of we
forces.
Null also said that he ane
Broughton did not go into detail:
over laying down anti-referendun
strategy.
Broughton Speaks
Broughton said in a Statement
requested by newsmen after the
letters were read that 1.-THE USE
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-03
TABLINC MOTION
KILLS Abe BILL
House Unanimously OPP
poses Measure For Vote
On Small Town Stores

RALEIGH, April 2 - Up The
House of the legislature, without
al opposing vote being heard,
voted today to kill a bill which
would allow municipalities Of pop
ulations greater than $40 to vote
on the legalization Of alcoholic
beverage control stores.
The bill was killed OH a tabling
motion by Rep. Clarence Stone o.
Rockingham after Reps. Dan
Tompkins Of Jackson and G. A.
Martin of Johnston m a d e strong
pleas opposing the measure.
The Senate, meanwhile, voted
overwhelmingly to approve a bill
which viii allow Mecklenburg
county to vote on the question of
establishing ABC stores in the
county. The bill already had pass
co the house.
Speaking for passage of the
measure was Sen. Joe Blythe OF
M~ecklenburg president pr Q
tempore of the Senate. He told his
E~oA4cdSueS Lidt his COoliIy LOU al
"intolerable situation'' where, he
said he had been informed, were
oyer 100 places that one can buy
liquor by the drink or by the
pint"
Nobody spoke against the bill.
Tompkins, in taking the floor OF
the House to speak against the bill
to allow liquor referendums by
municipalities of over $40 popu-
lation, said:
If I represented a county with
ABC stores, I would oppose this
bill. For if it passes, two years
from now, this House will be filled
with men pledged to vote for q
statewide liquor referendum
Tompkins asserted the bill
should have been "entitled" an
act to disenfranchise the rural
people O. North Carolina when it
comes to voting on ABC stores
The House passed without dis
ienting vote a bill to define and
punish subversive activities.
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Continued On Page Two; Col. o.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-03

Wilmington and vicinity: Clear to
partly cloudy and a little warm ~, i
with increasing cloudiness tonight; Fri
day, scattered showers and continued
warm.
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Continued on Page Two; Col.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-21
Taken From Life

ness must sell itself more un-
derstandingly to the public. He
commended that people do not
agree on what constitutes free
enterprise. He argued that the
average person is certain every
business makes entirely too
much profit. He. said that few
people understand the terminol-
ogy employed by accountants in
annual business audits. His con-
cluslon is that unless business
sells itself to its own customers
1t will multiply the number who.
while protesting a belief in free
enterprise, actually favor gov
eminent control and govern
ment operation of business.
While hitherto, except for pub
Tic or government business, the
amount of profit has been con-
sldered a private matter, there
is no doubt that many regard
high profits as the principal
cause of high prices. However
wrong that conclusion may be,
it remains whether businessmen
will seek to combat that
with understandable explana-
tons and descriptions of profits
in newspaper advertisements.
lSome large corporations, no.
tably the railroads, have been
doing this for years. They use
pictures to show what percent
age of the income dollar goes
to labor, to management, to
taxes and to other expenditures.
AS yet, the small business man
has not followed suit. It may be
the small business man, in the
future, will publicize profits in
order to escape being held re-
sponsible for high prices and in
order to convert the average
man to the desirability of pri-
vate business as contrasted with
government controlled or gov
eminent operated business.
Those who are doing this look
to newspaper advertising as the
best medium of reaching the
public.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-21

chanic, or spends hours lust
wrinting a few songs" In the
last year or so he's written sew
eral and may assemble them
for a musical.
"Not for jeanette. however,"
he cautions. "They're not the
kind of songs she likes. They're
just popular numbers"
If it ever came to a choice
between what jeanette wanted
him to do and his music. jean
cite undoubtedly would win
temporarily. But sooner or later
"a few months mean nothing
to a man as patient as Ray
mond-the music he wanted to
write would get written.
You get the feeling that II
Jeanette decides the Raymonds
must become the Luats OF Hol-
lvwood, her indulgent husband
will not interfere. But you also
get the feeling that if Jeanette
does not attain her goal, it will
be because Gene is quite salts
fled with life the way it IS.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-21

Acceptance by Capt. Eddie
Rickenbacker, president of
Eastern Airlines, to the position
of airlines chairman of the Ma
tional Travellers Aid association
met with enthusiasm yesterday
by the Wilmington Travellers
Aid society.
Captain Rickenbacke1's ap-
pointment is indicative of the
increasing services being given
by Travellers Aid to air pas
sengers in many parts of the
country" James E. L.. Wade,
president of the board of direc-
tors, said.
The Wilmington society is one
of 10 throughout the United
States, where nearly five mil
lilo. travellers were served last
year, according to Helen M.
Galloway executive secretary.
She said the Wilmington So
ciety served 1865 persons dur
ing the first six months of 1947.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-21
JeanetfeMacD Dominating
Influence In Raymond Home
BY L DIGHTON

HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 20.-R-
jeanette Macdonald and Gene
Raymond would like to be re-
garded as the Lynn Fontanne-
Alfred Lunt team of the movies.
At least, jeanette would.
The trouble is, Gene is no AL
fred Lunt, knows it and doesn't
care.
Jeanette's wishes tend to
dominate in the Raymond
household, however, so she and
Gene are very much IN the
market for double bookings.
"Most of ALL" says Jeanette,
wed like to find a play we
both could do. Not a musical
comedy, but it should have
some singing in it for me. l
don't think the public would ac-
cept me without a few songs"
jeanette admitted they were
having difficulty finding such a
script, and Gene interposed
with a grin:
ITS all her fault. She sings"
jeanette ignored this. IF we
can't find the right play" she
said, we're going to 80 on tour.
will appear in concerts and
Gene in repertory." Gene isn't
sure what he is expected to do
in repertory.) "We'll arrange it
so we can travel together,'
jeanette explained, "we'H be in
the same towns on the same
dates, at least"
Finding something for Gene
to do is one of Jeanette's ma
jor concerns. "He may SO into
Directing" she said. anything
that will keep our professional
interests together would be
healthy"
Although she and Gene have
appeared together in only one
movie, Smiling Through"
jeanette is positive they would
click, Smiling Through" was
not a great financial success,
but how could it be?" she
asked. ut opened Dec. Z, 1941.
A lot Of good movies went un-
noticed in the first months of
the war"
Their friends believe jeanette
may be unnecessarily worried.
The Raymonds need money like
a swamp dog needs more ticks.
The two . acre estate Gene
bought when they were married
IL years ago would sell for
enough to keep them in luxury.
One Of Genes sidelines is play
ing financier with considerable
success.
But jeanette is career con-
sclous. Tall, slender and still
beautiful at 40, she sets a fast
pace for her easy-going, year
younger husband. Some OF their
acquaintances think she should
Slow down a bit.
Gene is a model husband,
they say. He's suave, good look
ing, athletic and friendly. What
more, they ask, can = gal want?
Genes a very likeable guy.
ne putters around the house
IKE any other Sunday me-
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-21
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NEGRO HELD

ASHEvILLE, Sept. 20.-W.D-
Police today were holding Les
ter Barry, Negro, pending a
coroner's inquest Monday in the
fatal knitting of another Negro,
19-vear-old Charles Brown.