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Evening star., 1947-04-17
Death Toll IS Estimated at $50.
3 900 Hurt; No Damage Figures
Governor ProcIoims State
Of Emergency; Residents
Beain Return to Homes
(FuH Page Of Pictures on A-s.)
Nv ths Assoeiofsd Prexx

TEXAS CITY, Tex, April 17-Gov. Beauford Jester
issued proclamation declaring state OF emergency IN
residents who had fed the city began returning to their
homes.
outlined steps to be taken to keep the situation under
control in the stricken city
Meanwhile, frefghters massed to smother flames in
oil tanks which still threatened to ignite other tanks of
high octane gas
rraan to aid him in the emergency said water and light
utilities back in operation He said there was no
further fear of water contamination
He would not estimate the damage done to Texas City
by the five terrific explosions yesterday and today Hhe
said it was too early to attempt it.
5000 Persons Are Injured.
The death toll remained at an estimated ESQ., with
5000 injured according to Dr. Clarence QUINN medical
coordinaor appointed by Mayor Trahan Gov Jester said
the Red Cross had reported that 3e4 had been embaed
400 positively known to be dead, and that another
200 to $50 believed dead.
(Red Cross headquarters in Washington reported
this afternoon that 400 were known dead, revising
downward earlier figure of TIA which it had given
to pen he Red
The wind blowing from the north last night had subded
and bowng smoke from burning oil at noon was rising in swirl
ing columns straight above the fires
plans demolition equipment to halt the spread
of fire abandoned at noon, Mr. Hill said
City Will Be Sprayed With DDT.
He major fuel tanks had been extnguisd
but even as the report Boyle Associated
Repors ecaed that new tank had Collapsed and
caught fire.
city began to back to life at So many auto
the that traffic jam occurred downtown
Debris vas being removed.
This morning Deputy Constable Herbert Wtmore had said
all City in danger Mr. Hill later TODAY said
this danger seemed passing.
Only 1000 Remain in City.
cys residents had dwnded to about 1000 today
Duncan Houston policeman said Many made homeless
nearby Army and to Galveston Houston
and other towns.
of chlorine last night caused others to leave
that official evacaon order had been
issued and caused hundreds to
claiming 223 imfovised the
still with wted
citizens
waiting enter few time to identify relatives.
boatswains Mayvile Tenn,
yesterday brought
Navy truck
of looting reported Highway patrolmen
night $4,000 in cash him took
him custody.
Evening star., 1947-04-17
BY The As.oeic,sd Press


The House was all set to pass
its potent union strike curb bill
today.
Some technicality could prevent 4
final vote before tomorrow, but
Chairman Hartley Of the Labor
Committee, In command Of the bill,
offered to bet q new hat that the
House would approve 1t by late
afternoon.
The Senate may get down to ae.
tion on its own, softer measure next
week. An eventual compromise win
have to be worked out.
The House bill got over three
humps yesterday when the House re-
fused to:
Outlaw the union shop, which lets
an employer hire anybody but re-
quires new workers to join the union
later.
Permit industry-wide collective
bargaining on q national scale. Conn
pany-wide dickering by unions would
be permitted.
Lift ban on employer donations
to welfare and health funds con-
trolled by unions.
Foes Seek Recommitfal.
This was the general picture:
/. Representative Arends. Repub-
lcan, Of Illinois, the party whip In
charge of lining up votes, told : re-
porter a complete cheek showed -
out of 245 Republicans planned to
vote against the bill. Previously he
had figured Is or 2o.,
2. The 1877 Democrats were split,
apparently about $3.50.
8. Representative Lesinsld Of
Michigan, top Democrat on the
Labor Committee, said the opposi-
ton Is concentrating its skimpy
strength behind q last-minutA mo-
tion to send the bill back to the
committee. The objective there
would be to take out the ban on
industry-wide bargaining and put
in provision for further study Of
labor-managennent issues by 4 spe-
cial commission.
4. Mr.. Hartley agreed to accept an
amendment by Representative
Kersten, Republican, Of Wisconsin.
designed to balance the bill by for
bidding employers to get together on
collective bargaining terms He
told reporters that is only fair be-
cause of similar restrictions pro-
posed for unions.
Bill Declared Under Control.
But Mr.. Hartley said he could zee
no more big fights ahead In the
House.
We've got the bill yMder control"
he declared.
Some Republicans and Democrats,
however, want to change the method
for handling national paralysis"
strikes.
The bill proposes to let the Attor-
|ney General obtain court orders to
stall off or halt such tieups during
some rs days Of mediation and fact
finding. It would not actually OUT
law the strikes.
But 1t would outlaw various spe-
cial types OF strikes, such as juris-
|dictional walkouts usually caused
(See LABOR, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1947-04-17
By George Kennedy
Stor Stuff Coyrexnopesnf

TEXAS CITY. Tex, April IT,
There it u.s." said a newsreelman
in a left seat of the plane.
Everybody craned at the windows.
Flames below at several widely scat
tered points are sending up black
smoke that dominates the horizon
like a mountain range.
Texas City Is still blazing.
We put down at Galveston Airport.
Two Army hospital planes are stand
ing on the apron. They have brought
in plasma, doctors and nurses from
San Antonio. The mountain of
smoke is still all across the northern
sky.
We walk in the half-dark of dawn
to neon lights that read STEAK and
Spaghetti" It is wooden struc-
ture called the Amapola Cafe and
the waitress behind the counter tells
us the causeway to Texas City is
open. A telephone call brings taxis.
The newsreei men load their equip
ment and we start looking for the
State highway patrol escort that is
to take us into the closed area.
Flames Grow in Size.
It is Is miles to Texas City on the
route We are taking. We meet no
escort. but the highway guard waves
us on when the newsreel men show
their cameras. The flames under
the smoke become larger and larger
as we approach.
Oil tanks and the curiously shaped
retorts of refineries are all one sees
Of Texas City driving In. Finally
We are among them. We stop to
watch tank silently flaming into
black smoke. The flames are licking
another tank.
The macadam road is SCARED. One
large piece of steel, half inch
thick, from the side of a tank has
bitten into the highway foot deep.
We got out of the car and looked at
the highways pock marks of bonn
bardment.
A policeman is whistling frantic
ally a quarter mile ahead, waving at
us. We drive up to him. He asks
who let us in the area.
Whole Area Supposed to Explode.
This whole area is supposed to
blow up in minute" he says.
Those tanks are filled with high
octane gas. We shouldn't care much
If You all get killed. There are 50
many dead here already it wouldn't
make much difference, but we are
trying to keep casualties down. We
are all too near it now. I wish I
could get out of here, but I have
to stay" We thank him and drive
on. We realize why no fire equip
nient and firemen were in that area.
Texas City is a community of
wooden cottages of the workers in
its oil industries. Lacking paint,
and with all their windows broken,
they look as If they had been aban-
doned for years. They were lived in
yesterday.
The executives and higher-paid
workers of industry live across the
bay In Galveston, but as the first
explosion occurred just after 9
o'clock Central time) yesterday
morning, all were on hand to suffer
the effects of the blast.
Little City Is Giant Mortuary.
We stop at the gymnasium, large
new building of tan brick, its steel
sash windows entirely blown out.
One hundred persons, men and
women, are lined up on the sidewalk.
The Salvation Army has a stand
with milk, coffee and doughnuts
alongside the line.
Everyone talks in a hushed tone.
This little city is giant mortuary.
Everyone is constantly aware of the
Continued on Page AS, Column -
Evening star., 1947-04-17
Bulletin
Bio 4 Deadlock Unbroken

MOSCOW R.-The Council
Of Foreign Ministers failed to-
night to break = deadlock over
re-transfer Of displaced per-
sons from Austria. The United
States, Britain and France re-
fused to accept 4 Soviet de-
mand that these persons be
expelled within six months
from the date the Austrian
treaty takes effect.
Earlier Story On Page A-l0.)
Evening star., 1947-04-17
u. 5. Speeds All Relief
To Blasted Texas City,;
Red Cross Takes Over
Medical Battalion Sent
From Brooke Field;
WAA Releases Supplies

Half a dozen Government
agencies were converging all the
aid they could muster toward
stricken Texas City today.
The War Department said the en-
tire 32d Medical Battalion from
Brooke Field, Tex, had been ordered
to fly to the scene with medical
Evening star., 1947-04-17
House Is Ready
For Final Vote
On Labor Bill
Passage Of Measure
BY Late Afternoon
Predicted by Hartley
BULLETlN

The House stiffened restric-
tions on industry-wide bar
gaining today and again re-
fused to outlaw the union shop
as 1t maneuvered its strike
curb bill toward a vote on pas
sage. Added to the measure
was a provision that competing
employers may not get to-.
gether on collective bargaining
policy on such things as wages
and hours. h
Evening star., 1947-04-17

equipment 8 n d
PHI sm q. More
plas1na and stIp-
plies were flown.
in from th E
A r m y Medical
D e pot in st.
Louis. ..
r e d Cros S
h e a d q u a rters
here announced
t his morning
that M ur ice
Reddy and Stone
Crane, their two
veteran disaster
r elief officials
sent to dire c t
Evening star., 1947-04-17
Star Reporter
Calls TexasCity
Giant Mortuary
MiIe-Hieh Column
Of Smoke BoiIs Over
Shattered Gulf Town

fSoon after receipt OF ne,ps OF
yesterdays disaster at Teras City,
Ter., The Star sent Reporter
George Kennedy to the scene By
plane. This is his first dispatch,
transmitted By long distance tele-
phone.)
Evening star., 1947-04-17
Queen Elizabeth to Soil
For u. S. on Saturday
BY II. A..esietsd rr...

by The Asseeioied Press
SOUTHAMPTON, England, April
1.-THE Cunard White Star liner
Queen Elizabeth prepared today TO
SAIL for New York on Saturday.
Evening star., 1947-04-17

(See OFFICIALS, Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1947-04-17

(See EXPLOSION. Page A-5.)
Smyrna times., 1947-01-23

II -
Allis-Charlmers Tractor, VIC,
with Power Take Off; 28-Disc Har-
row, 7-ft.; Cultipacker, 2 14-inch
Bottom Plows, 28x18 Disc Harrow,
Allis-Chalmers Combine, All-Crop,
5-ft.; 2 Binders, Side-delivery Rake,
Dump Rake, 2 Corn Planters, one
with phosphate attachment, Nc
Cormick-Deering; Tomato Plant
Setter, 24-disc Harrow, 19 Oliver
Plow, 40 Oliver Plow, S3 Syracuse
Plow, 8 Wagons, Dearborn, McCor-
nick-Deering Grain Drill, Seed
Drill, Fairbanks Platform Scales,
Spring-tooth Drag Harrow, Nc
Cormick Cultivator, Buckeye Cul-
tivator, notwithstanding Man
ure Spreader, Wilson Electric g.
can Milk Cooler, Wilson Ice 2-can
Milk Cooler, Milk Buckets, Milk
Cans, and other items too numer-
Gus to mention.
TERMS CASH
EMMA L. LAPHAM
j. G. Walker, Auctioneer
Robt. and Ruth Schreiner, Clerks
The Ladies of the Kenton Grange
will serve LUNCH
Smyrna times., 1947-01-23

had ordered them. Since that time,
he has worked at nearly every job
in the plant, including three years
in the paint department.
Dougherty's responsibilities in
clude supervision, inspection of
Milk Cooler assembly, insulation
and sealing. He is in charge of fif-
teen men who assemble, insulate,
completely trim, and finish all Milk
Coolers before entering the paint
and finishing department.
Born in Dover, Dougherty has
lived in Smyrna since he was four
years old. He is the son of Mrs.
Martha r. FAIRIES, Chestnut Street,
with whom he makes his home. He
formerly worked with the late E.
C. Billeb on highway construction,
and at the Charles P. Thornley,
factory.
Commenting on the rapid growth
of the Wilson Company, Dougherty
observed that the greatest COM
munity need, in his opinion, was
for housing facilities to accommo-
date present and future employees.
He also would like to see more
local interest in the business.
There are too many people in
this town who don't realize how
big the plant is, or the kind of
Smyrna times., 1947-01-23

thorized to establish special schools
for habitual truancy or insubordin-
ate or disorderly children. The
proper school official can proceed
against any such child, and, if
found guilty, the child may be
placed in the Special School. In
the absence of such a school, the
child may be sentenced to the In
dustrial School.
Smyrna times., 1947-01-23
From where | sit .M Joe Marsh
Willie Goes
to School at %

Everybody's joshing Willie Wells
about going back to school. They
remember when Willie would hide
out in the woodshed-scared to
bring his report card home to Pa.
But under the G.I. Bill of
Rights, Willie (who has wife and
baby is getting a free educa-
tion at the Agricultural College.
And Uncle Sam is giving him
fine report: Department, excel
lent; Progress, above average"
That goes for all those UNDER
graduate veterans. Like Willie, they
appreciate an education more than
Smyrna times., 1947-01-23
The salvation Army

The founder of the Salvation
Army was William Booth, native
of Nottingham, England. AS its
leader he was a self-styled general,
who, with his wife, Catherine
Mumford Booth, gave impetus to
international evangelical groups.
Mrs. Booth developed the distinc-
Smyrna times., 1947-01-23
NOTICE

Dead or disabled horses. cows
and mules removed FREE of
charge by calling DOVER 5595.
No animals removed unless call is
made Immediately and no animals
dying from q contagious disease
will be removed.
Smyrna times., 1947-01-23
Thurs, Feb. 6, 1947
40 Head of Cattle

ers. Twenty head Graded Hol-
stems and Guernseys. consisting of
% head milk cows, 15 Heifers
ranging from 8 months to 2 years
old, 1 registered Holstein Bull, 215
years old; 2 registered Holstein
Bull Calves, some are Bangs Vac
cinated.
FARMING IMPLEMENTS
One New Idea manure spreader,
2 farm wagons, 1 low down wagon,
Mccormick binder, dump rake, Nc
Cormick mower, 2 riding cultiva-
tors, MISUNDERSTANDING corn
planter, MISUNDERSTANDING rot
airy hoe, 2 Rock Island riding
plows, 3-section spring-tooth har-
row, 2 60-tooth wooden frame
drag harrows, New Holland feed
mill, No. 1882; grass seeders, 1
dearborn pole, 1 carriage pole,
about 800 burlap bags, forks, SHOW
els, hoes, 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6-horse
trees, pile junk, and other things
too numerous to mention.
BROOD SOW with PIGS.
HARNESS Two sets leather
wagon harness, 6 sets rope plow
harness, 6 collars and 6 brides, set
single carriage harness.
DAIRY EQUIPMENT = Six-can
electric milk box, Esco; 8 single
unit Empire milking machine, cleo
trio; 4-can ice box, 10 milk cans,
strainer.
HOUSEHOLD GOODS : Home
Comfort cook stove. Maytag cleo
trio washing machine, 1 sideboard
with large mirror, dining-room
chairs, 2 large tables, 2 small
tables, white enamel kitchen table,
rugs, washstand, Coolerator,
lamps, bedstead, dishes, pots, pans
and other articles too numerous to
mention.
7x10 double cylinder FRICK
STEAM ENGINE. 35x56 SEPAR-
ATOR, FRICK.
II interest in SO ACRES OF
WHEAT in ground.
TERMS CASH
LEE w. DAVID
Eugene Racine, Auctioneer
William c. Money, Inside Clerk
LUNCH will be served by the
Ladies of Friendship Church.
Smyrna times., 1947-01-23

work we do. They see only the
front of the building on Main
Street, and know little of what
Smyrna times., 1947-01-23
of Smyrna's
Refrigeration Industry

This is the second of of articles the of Wilson
Cabinet Company Smyrna's Big Business !
Dougherty production foreman Wilson Cab
joined that organization July 1884 general handy
delivering Milk
Smyrna times., 1947-01-23
LICENSE APPLICATION

LICENSE APPLICATION
We. Capital Distributing Company. in
tend to make application for a wholesale
beer license to distribute beer from a ware
house located on Route 13 on the Dover
Camden Road. one mile south of Dover.
CAPITAL DISTRIBUTING COMPANY,
Dover. Delaware
Smyrna times., 1947-01-23

Consisting of 10 milk cows,
heifers, all T. B. tested and ac-
credited herd.
Smyrna times., 1947-01-23

tive uniform and the "Hallelujah"
bonnet worn by all women of the
organization.
Smyrna times., 1947-01-23
19 Head of Cows

Consisting of 10 milk cows, 5
heifers, all T. B. tested and ac-
credited herd.
FARMING IMPLEMENTS
Ford tractor, plows, tractor disc,
tractor cultivator, John Deere corn
planter, in good shape; Deering
binder, Superior drill, Iron Age rid
ing cultivator, corn cutter, attach
ment for Ford tractor; 3-section
spring-tooth, John Deere mower,
riding plow, 2 2-horse walking
plows, 2 walking cultivators, dump.
cart, New Idea manure spreader, 2
low wagons, tomato rack, hay
rake, burr mill, dump cutter, milk
cart, Wilson electric milk box, EN-
pire milking machine, Wilson 2-can
ice box, 2 buckets and strainer, 2
milk stools, IL milk cans, sets of
wagon harness, collars and brides,
hay fork, 100 feet rope, lot of
single and double trees, hog wire,
brooder stove and hover, trailer for
car.
Lot of household goods, including
kitchen range and kitchen cabinet.
Lunch will be served.
TERMS CASH
HOWARD WILSON, Owner
]. c. Walker, Auctioneer
Smyrna times., 1947-01-23
HS
/Scsriisemenf

ever now. They're Industrious and
we'll behaved-their favorite bev-
erage is milk, or a temperate glass
of beer. For them the 'three RS"
seem to mean: Responsibility, Re-
sourcefulness, Restraint.
From where l sit, cynical folks
who thought veterans wouldn't
want to return to school-wouldn't
stick to steady habits of work and
moderation-have their answer
in undergraduates" like Willie.
&e M~4s
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-21
J0UAM OFFICERS
CHOSEN AT MEET
Walter E. Crissman OF
High Point, Elected
State Councillor

WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, Aug.
|2O.-Walter E. Chrissman. High
Point, was elected state councillor
of the Junior Order OF United
American Mechanics and w. c.
Purcell, Dur h m, was elected
vice at the closing ses-
sion today of the annual conven-.
ton of the North Carolina State.
council.
In the only contest for state
posts, Tyree Jones, Durham,
nosed out G. L. Sanders, Whining
ton, for assistant state secretary
and w. R. Davis, Goldsboro, won
over Hugh Kelly, Newton, for in
side sentinel.
Hickory was selected as the
1948 convention city.
Resolutions favoring restricted
immigration, opposing commu-
nistic development, and more ade-'
quate educational facilities for
free public schools were adopted
at the session.
L. B. Scarborough, Rocky
Mount, was elected junior past
councillor.
Gurney P. Hood, Raleigh, was
reelected state treasurer and For
rest G.. Shaerin, Scotland Neck
was reelected secretary.
Other st te officers chosen
were:
Douglas M. Branch, Scotland
Neck, chaplain; M. E. Clayton.
Longhurst, conductor; Garfield F.
Wood, Biltmore; E. A. Logan.
Burkemon, outside sentinel.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-21
NAVY VET SAVES
TWO FROM OCEAN
Unidentified Boys Rescued
From Surf AT Wrights-
vile Beach

Two unidentified young boys were
saved from drowning by Brooks
Mincy. 33, Wrightsville road resi-
dent and navy veteran of the Nor
mandy Beach landing in France.
But not without the help Of other
swimmers at Wrightsville Beach
when Mincey himself became too
tired to haul one of the youngsters
to shore.
The story of the rescue was re-
vealed last night. The veteran re-
lated that Monday noon he was
swimming at the Beach when he
heard two youngsters far out call
for help. He swan to the pair and
was able to pull them apart az
they clung around each others
necks dragging each other beneath
the water. Both the boys, about
10 and II years old, were able to
swim some.
Mincy was able to get one to
shore but experienced difficulty
when he went back for the second.
A half dozen other persons who wit
messed the incident, padded to the
pair on buoy and were able to
haul the exhausted two to shore.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-21
SENCBA Fishing Rodeo
Judges Are Announced

The five judges for the second
annual Southe stern North Caro-
lima Fishing Rodeo were announce
ed yesterday by ]. J. Hudiburg, ex-
ecutive secretary of the South
eastern North Carolina Beacn as
sociation.
They are:
E. L. White, mayor OF Whining
ton; R. B. Page, publisher Of the
Star-News; Cicero Vow, Whining
ton attorney; Thurston I. Watkins,
president of the New Hanover Fish
ing club, and Gilbert Pickard, Jr.,
director of prizes OF the Fishing
club.
Hudiburg said plans for the
event, which will be conducted
from Sept. Is to Oct. 81. are well
under way. As to the prize ar
rangements, he said that weekly
awards will be made by Thursday
of each week and the grand prizes
will be presented at &e compile
ton of the rodeo.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-21
NOISE COMPLAINT
BEFORE COUNCILMEN

Complaints of noise from gaso-
line trucks at the Marlborough Oil
and Transport company, North 2lst
Street, during night hours again
was brought before the city council
yesterday at it's weekly meeting
with the result that a letter will
be sent the firm by City Manager
]. R. Benson seeking TO find 4
remedy for the situation.
Attorneys George Rountree and
John Schiller representing resi-
dents, presented the complaint. A
similar complaint was brought be-
fore the council two Wks ago.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-21
Weak, wately Blood
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THAN 1HE)R WARS .

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Oil-treated mop polishes as it
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with transparent plastic film
cover with drawstrlng. Helps
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-07-24
FIRST EASTB0UND
 TRIP OF VIVA HAS
 FOUR FROM KOREA

SEOUL, July 23-tPi Three prominent Koreans and one Uni ted States War Department en- ployee are passengers on the in augural flight of Northwest Air lines form Seoul to the United States. The plane left here Tues. night fer New York, via Tokyo, Shemya, Anchorage, Seattle, Min neapolis and Chicago
 The three Koreans are Dr. Moon Chang Wook, director of Foreign Affairs of the South Korea provis- ional government; Yong Jeum Kim, president of the Korean Affair h. stitute, and the Rev. Andrew Chai Kyung Whang.
 The War Department employee is Marilea Hanson, of the United States political advisory group to the United States-Soviat joint commission, returning home to Marysville, Calf, on emergency leave.
 Wook and Kim will seek aid for Koreans in the United States. Whang will attend the World Council of Sunday School Mis- sions in London next month un- der the sponsorship of the Foreign Mission Board of New York City.