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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-25
GROUP TO STRESS
NEED OF COLLEGE
And Educational
Leaders Outline Advant-
tage To City

The benefits to be derived from
the establishment of a Junior Col
lege in Wilmington and plans to
keep the public aware of the spec
ial election on the proposal of
establishing such an institution
here we're discussed last night by
representatives of IA local clubs
and organizations who met in the
Woodrow Wilson hut.
Many other local groups, other
than the ones represented last
night, have gone on record as
strongly favoring the establishment
of the college here.
Registration for the special cleo
ton, set for March Is, will begin
on Saturday. March l. The books
will be open on that day and on
March 8 and IS.
1t was pointed out at the meeting
that Wilmington loses a host of
young men and women and their
contributions to the community
when they leave here immediate
ly after high school graduation.
Commenting on the proposal, w.
R. Dosher, postmaster, stated that
ut is the finest opportunity to
make a contribution to the Viii
mington of tomorrow"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-25

tains at least twelve species not
reported in this years counts from
our other localities, includes,
among others, Greater S~hearwater,
Gannet, Wards Heron POSSIBLY a
new record, Snowy Egret "a win
ter record, Green Heron e; a
winter record, Dovekie, Forster's
Tern, and Common Tern (Which
is supposed to winter farther
south.)
"Mrs. Cecil Appleberry invited
several of the younger bird stu
dents from Mount Olive, Raleigh,
and Greensboro to join the Will
mington group and the results,
both in bird species and enthusi-
asm, were highly gratifying" DR..
Shaftesbury, reports.
MORE AND MORE - Not con-
tent with winning the state title,
the Wilmington party ventured
forth the day after the Christmas
count and added new laurels to
their already potent reputation in
state bird circles.
Several additional species were
spotted during the trip. Included
in the supplemental list are Oyster
Catcher, American Scooter, Brown
Pelican and Royal Tern.
DR.. Thomas Hall, an inferno at
James Walker Memorial hospital,
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-25
COLDER WEATHER
FORECAST TODAY
Temperatures Expected To
Dip Sharply With No
Relief In Sight
BY The Associated Press

Some more "Brrr'' weather is
in store for North Carolina today
with early morning temperatures
due to fall as low or lower as they
did Monday.
The Charlotte Weather bureau
reported last night that high read
ings today will hover only a few
degrees above freezing and inn
mediate relief is not in sight.
Minimums yesterday ranged
from II above at Asheville to Is
above at Wilmington. Charlotte,
Greensboro and Winston Salem
had IA and Raleigh had 16.
The mercury just made it above
freezing throughout most of the
state yesterday. Pope Field re-
ported the highest, Al, and Ashe-
vile could do no better than 26.
Cherry Point and Charlotte had 80
Raleigh SO, Greensboro SO anG
Winston-Salem 81.
Mostly clear a m a cold weather
was predicted for today. Mini
NUNS are n OF expected to vary
more than two degrees from
yesterday. Heavy SHOWS in tn
mountains quit for the most par
late Sunday and only a few fur
ries were reported yesterday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-25
BOYD TO TESTIFY
ON TRAFFIC BILL
Port Traffic Official Slated
To Appear Before Com
mittee Today

Col. H. E. Boyd, trafeic-mana-
ger of the Wilmington Port Traffic
Association is scheduled to appear
before a House committee on pub
lie utilities today in Raleigh to
offer his recommendations rela-
tive to the proposed law regu-
lating all motor carriers in the
state, it was learned last night.
He will act as a spokesman for
local interests Directing to certain
provisions of the suggested law,
known as H.B. 1875. The hearings
have been scheduled for $50 in
the Library building.
Col. Boyd yesterday expressed
his opposition to certain parts OF
the law and deemed it very in
furious to irregular route carriers
of general commodities. He ex-
pressed the belief that if the bill
passes in its present form it would
mean the complete elimination of
small carriers of freight.
1t is expected that other local
interested persons will appear be.
tcre the house committee to offer
testimony calling for changes in
the proposed law.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-25
STEELMAN TO SET
SHIPYARD FARLEY
Maritime Commission May
Meet With Tar Heels
This Week
The Morning Star,
Washington Bureau

WASHINGTON, Feb. "a - Pres
ident Humans assistant John
Steelman, is expected to set
Wednesday or Thursday as the
date of a conference with North
Carolina congressional spokesman
and maritime commission officials
over the State Ports authority's ST.
200, 900 offer for the purchase of the
idle Wilmington, N. c., shipyard.
A tentative date. tomorrow, was
changed, So that all the men could
attend.
Invited to the parley with Steel
man will be the maritime COM
mission chairman, Admiral W. w.
Smith, with several OF his aides;
Senators Hoey and Umsted and
Representative Clark.
Differences between the views Of
the Tar Heels, who are endorsing
the port authority offer, and the
maritime commission, which has
rejected it, may be thrashed out at
the meeting.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-25
Date FOR ROUTE
ACTION TENTATIVE
Hearing On Seventh Street
Traffic Artery Set For
Friday Morning

No definite date has been set
FOR the city council to either &C
eept or reject the plan submitted
by State Highway Commission
Chairman A. H. Graham which
calls for a 7th ssTeet@traffic ar
terry, City Manager J. r. Benson
said yesterday.
Graham has Indicated his desire
Tor a decision on his proposal
within the near future, however,
and it is expected that the council
will act soon after the public hear
ing on the matter has been held.
The meeting has been called for
Friday morning at 10 o'clock at
which time residents of 7th street
are expected to express their op.
position.
Directors to the highway COM
mission plan are scheduled to
meet tonight at 8 o'clock in the
Hemenway school, according to
ROBERT Strange of IA North 7th
street and arguments to be used
against the proposed route are
Hated to be formulated.
AT the time the state commits
SION plan was presented to the
city council, Graham expressed
He opinion that the fire hazard
would be considerably less on 7th
street than on 3rd street due to
NE slant Of the earth from the
latter route toward the waterfront.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-25
JUVENILE CRIME
IS EXAGGERATED
Clerk Of Court Sees No
Need For Alarm In
Local Picture

Mrs. J. c. Layton, clerk OF the
Juvenile Court here and city pro-
baton officer, said yesterday that
she saw no cause for alarm over
the juvenile delinquency problem.
She pointed out that despite re-
cent news stories-under scream
ing banner lines-Warning of ex-
banding crime waves among the
youth of the nation, and New Han
over county in particular. the cold
facts would support no such as
sertions.
Mrs. Layton said that juvenile
delinquency, just like anything
else, had its ups and down. She
explained that records in her
office showed that while delin-
quency might be up one month,
the next month it would decrease.
She believes. too, that the North
Carolina law-under which jul
veliles are tried-should be
amended to cover youths up 10
and including 10 year Odds.
"At the present time" she said,
youths over 16 years of age must
go into open court when they vio-
late the law. I think this IL
wrong"
When they appear in open court,
she explained. they are branded
before the public. Under the Ju-
venile Court procedure no publ
cation is ever made of their
names when they over-step the
law.
THE public is barred from our
court" she said. Therefore,
when a juvenile breaks a law
that is, one 16 or younger-he has
a hearing in private and is not
branded as a criminal in the pub
lie prints"
To substantiate her denial that
juvenile delinquency, IS and
under, is not on the increase, she
cited figures for the past two
months.
In January. she said, the Juve-
nile Court had so cases on its cal
endar. But in December there
were only Is. The records for the
month of February will not close
until next Saturday. However, she
said. unless there is a sudden
squirt in cases, it probably will be
about the same as that of Decem-
Der.
"It goes on from month to
month like that" she said. Zone
month the calendar showes an in
crease, the next it is down"
There is no reason for alarm,
she said. "At least my records do
not support such an assertion"
Continued on Page Two, Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-25
Fiiremen 0kay:
Two Bills On
lotel Safety
ures Call For Installa.
OF Alarm Bells
On Each Floor
WATCHMAN SERVICE
Heavy Daily Penalty Would
Be Imposed For Nom
Compliance

RALEIGH, Feb. "A. -P- A
legislative committee of three
state fire-fighting organizations to-
day approved unanimously two
bills for introduction in the legis-
lature to set up strict safety reg
ulations for hotels.
Chief W. H. Palmer of the Char
lotte Fire department, president Of
the North Carolina Fire Chiefs as.
ISOLATION and chairman of the
legislative committee, said the
bills represent "the minimum re-
quirements which firemen of North
Carolina feel should be enacted III
to law"
The bills call for:
Installation of fire-alarm bells OIL
gongs on each floor of a hotel,
centrally controlled, and, where
practicable, connected with the
city's fire-aIarm system.
Maintenance of Waterman ser
vice in all hotels, two Or more
stories in height, designed to
accommodate 20 or more persons,
with hourly inspections between IL
P. M. and 6 A. M. Each night.
Installation Of automatic sprink-
1ers in all hotels of non-fire re-
sistant construction, more than
four stories in height.
Fines Specified
A4I o1o4i1- - &IA rc1,raroa nc
commissioner to declare unsafe
buildings condemned, with anyone
continuing to use condemned build
ings without making necessary al
terations and repairs to be subject
to a fine OF from $40 to $50 fol-
each day of continued use.
If the hotel is located within OF
attached to another building, sepa
ration from the other building by
wall having an ultimate fire re-
sistance of at least three hours, OF
by floors with an ultimate fire re
sistance of two and one-half hours.
The legislative committee chose
as its steering committee for secur-
ing the introduction of the bills:
Chief w. R. Butts and Capt, j. B.
Keeter, both of Raleigh, and CHIEF
C. L. Cox@of Durham.
Before the end of the conference
it was made plain by j. c. B.
Ehringhaus, Jr., OF Raleigh, rep
resentative of hotels, that although
the hotel group agreed in principle.
it was not obligated to support the
bills.
State Fire Marshall Sherwood
Brockwell, attending the con,
ference, said that he believed the
bills should be approved as drawn.
Hotel men present included Hay,
wood Duke Of Greensboro, presi-
dent of the North Carolina Hotel
association; E. 1. Bugs, c. S.
Continued on Page Two, Col. p
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-25
WEATHERMAN SAYS
CITY CAN EXPECT
MORE COLD TODAY

No Immediate relief from the
aeezlng weather and cold winds
\ predicted by the local weather
bureau, with the mercury due to
arop to "a degrees this morning
N the city and as low as IS on
ue outskirts. During the day a
ngh temperature of AZ degrees is
expected.
inc winds today are to be
Moderate, which means that
aiey nit the city about IS miles
~ hour, the same as yesterday,
~e weather bureau official said.
.m. chicago is supposed to be the
"inoy City, but I think Front
'io Chestnut beats it," he added.
Today will also be fair, and
saoush Norfolk had a four inch
snowfall yesterday, no snow is
peolcted for Wilmington.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-25
HOUSE GETS BILL
FOR ARMORY unit
Edwards Oh Durham Offers
Measure To Facilitate
Guard Reactivation

RALEIGH, Feb. "a t5 De-
signed to facilitate the reactivation
of North Carolina National Guard
units, Rep. Dan K. Edwards of
Durham tonight introduced a bill
In the House of the General Assem-
bly, for the creation of a North
Carolina Armory commission.
The measure would propose a
five-member body, named by the
governor. Its members, in add
ton to the governor, would be the
Attorney General, the Adjutant
General and two officers OF the
National Guard.
Purpose of the commission would
be 'to develop adequate armories.
facilities and housing for the
training of the states National
Guard.
State Agency
The body would function as an
agency of the state, and would be
empowered to receive and to ad-
minister any funds appropriated by
any act of congress.
1t would authorize any munich
patty and county in the state to
lease land to appropriate any
amount from its public funds for
the use of the Guard units assign
ed that area, and would authorize
the contracting of any indebtedness
by the municipalities and counties
tc be declared necessary expense
and for "a public purpose"
The state Guard now is in the
process of building to its authorized
federal strength Of $4,000 officers
and enlisted personnel. :
Also introduced tonight in the
House was a bill by Rep. J. ".
Whitfield of Fender seeking auth
organization Of funds for the max
ing of a naerial Typographical sur
vey of the state.
Whitfield Bill
Whitfield's bill proposes that the
State Department of Conservation
and Development authorize $780,
00C for each year OF a blennium,
provided that the State Highway
commission allocates a similar
amount for a like period. These
funds would be matched by a
5000, 900 annual subsidy from the
u. S. Geological survey.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-25
II ARMY FLIERS
TAKEN OFF ice
Cool-Headed Pilot Sets Biz
Plane Down On Green
land Cape Safely

NEW YORK, Feb. "a - Up - A
,ool-handed 2~2-year-old Army pilot
set an 18-ton transport plane down
IN a Greenland ice cape today and
snatched from the Arctic II Army
fliers marooned there three days
after the crash of their B-29.
1t. Bobbie Joe Caviar of Okmul-
gee, Okla.,. the rescue pilot,
brought the II Bog crew men to
Thule, Greenland, about 200 miles
from the crash scene. The spec
tacular rescue operation was COM
pleted in three hours and IS min
utes.
The II men were reported in
good condition. The Air Transport
command here reported they would
be brought to Westover. Field,
Chicopee Falls, Mass, probably
tomorrow.
Caviar, who has been engaged in
Arctic operations for the ATC
since 1915, landed his giant C-54
plane with wheels on the ice cap
UGSluC IllG oC11ChCll D-<0. he uScQ
no skis or special attachments in
the feat, the ATC reported. Rockets
were employed, however, to give
impetus at the takeoff.
The C-54 is "a feet long and has
a 1T foot wing spread.
Maj. Gen. William H. Turner,
commanding general Of the ATC's
Atlantic division, announced that
Caviar had been recommended
for the Distinguished Flying Cross
with Oak Leaf cluster for today's
rescue and 'other extremely
hazardous Arctic operations"
The rescue climaxed a far-flung
evacuation operation begun after
the BIG crewmen had radioed that
they had crashed Friday. The
plane went down on the ice cap
after becoming lost in a sudden
storm while the II men were on
a photographic mission. p
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-25

DETROIT, Feb. "a. -R- A
little old lady who moves with dit-
ficulty but is fiercely proud Of her
independence broke up a "ghost
hunt in Dearborn township today.
Mrs. Emma Arnold, 86-year : old
widow, has lived alone on her iso-
lated four-acre farm since her sis
ter died 31-years ago. But she car
ries a pistol for company and
knows how to use it, four curious
youths discovered.
Armed with a Philippine Bolo
knife a japanese ceremonial
sword and other war souvenirs,
the four, all veterans, set out to
investigate reports Of a haunted
house"
Six shots rang out as one Roked
Efha.SHo@ tneauah + window. Nick
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-25
Old Lady Breaks
In Dearborn Ghost Hunt

ed on the forearm with a bullet,
he and the other three fled in ter
ror.
Sheriff's officers were notified
when he was treated at a nearby
hospital. Ordered to the house,
they found themselves looking into
the barrel Of an antiquated .38 as
the door was opened.
But the little woman behind it
laid the pistol down and calmly
explained she needed the gun "to
protect myself from prowlers".
Surprised at the furore she had
caused, she added:
why I shot another bunch OF
providers just a week ago."
Mrs. Arnold said she also needed
the weapon ito shoot at those
mean dogs that bother my eats.F
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-25
R0YALL TO SPEAK
AT LEGION MEET
Undersecretary Of War To
Address Elizabethtown
Session
Special To The Star

ELIZABETHTOWN, Feb. "a -
Undersertary of War Kenneth c.
Royal will address a meeting of
the seventh district of the Ameri-
can Legion at the Bladen county
courthouse Wednesday night.
He will speak on the subject wThe
privileges and responsibilities OF
the veterans"
Also scheduled to speak On the
program are Gen. James Gavin,
commander of the 82nd Airborne
division and youngest General in
the U. S. Army and R. Geddie Her
ring of Roseboro, n of North
Cardinals Congressional Medal of
Honor winners.
Other high ranking American
Legion officials will also take part
in the program.
Commander Louis F. Parker of
the local post and chairman of
the membership committee of the
seventh district has invited all
veterans to attend the meeting.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-25
Senate Shouts Down
]Postponement Move
Republican Leaders Drive
For Budget Vote By
Wednesday Night

WASHINGTON, Feb. "a - (P)-
The Senate shouted down a move
to postpone the budget contro-
versy today, and then drove to-
ward a vote on a 81, 500, 600, DOC
slash in President Truman's
spending estimates for the fiscal
year starting next July l..
Senator Murray (D-Mont) pro.
posed that Congress delay fixing
any spending ceiling until April l.
but his resolution was brushed a.
side on a tumultuous voice vote.
Republican leaders were benz
or obtaining a Senate vote on the
slash at least by Wednesday.
The House has voted a Sc, 000,-
600, 900 reduction in the Truman
estimates. The figure finally APP
proved by Congress probably will
be a compromise worked out by
a Senate-House Conference COM
mittee.
The Senate debate brought a
suggestion from Senator LANCER
(R-ND) that President Truman
"pick up the telephone and call
Joe Stain, arrange a meeting, and
get this matter of fear which each
country has for the other out of
the road"
Then with war fears" elimi-
mated, LANCER said, both the
United States and Russia could re-
duce their spending drastically.
Dispatches from Moscow have
reported that Russia plans to
spend $13, 600, 900, 600 on its mill
tary services this year, compared
with $11, 90, 600, 900 proposed by
Mr.. Truman for the army and
navy.
War Invitation
LANCER declared that even a
total budget of S31, 500, 900, 600. as
voted by the House, sis an invi-
tation to other countries to arm
to get ready for another war, to
keep the United States from being
the master, the ruler of the
world"
He blamed American policy
since 1882 for a situation in which,
he said, 1--WE find ourselves with
few dependable Allies and the
overwhelming population of the
world standing in actual fear of
America"
LANCER, chairman Of the Senate
Civil Service. committee, also re-
ported that the number OF federal
employees will be reduced to 1,500-
600, compared with 1888, 800 on
Jan. /. He set no date for achieve
ment of this figure, but said that
on the sixth anniversary of the
war, next Dec. 7, the employment
will be approximately what it was
when the war started-l.6 20, 922.
Since the war ended, he added,
]. 483, 100 Civil Service employees
have left the payroll.
"This doesn't sound as if the
fellows who have been yelling
fire a million employees were
telling you all of the story, does
he asked.
O'Daniel Speaks
Senator O'Daniel CD-Tex) broke
away from the position of most OF
his Democratic colleagues to as
sert that the budget ceiling should
be fixed at $25, 900, 600, 900 this
year but noted that economy will
not be easy.
every time you unlock a
from the gravy train that
has been running the past 10 or
IA years" he remarked. there
Continued on Page Two, Col. u
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-25

beth and home hospitals here in a
steady stream.
The bleacher sagged and then
smashed into kindling wood as fans
jumped to their feet in an ovation
to the Purdue basketball team,
seconds after the first half ended
with Purdue in front of Wisconsin's
Western Conference leaders, "a to
SO.
Screaming thousands in the col
lapsed stand were spilled many
feet to the dirt floor. The bleacher,
with all g. rows of seats smashed
and piled like a hay stack, was
about 100 feet wide.
Many of the injured laid out on
the basketball floor appeared to
have broken arms and legs. Doc
tors, nurses and Red Cross aides
from other sections of the audience
of 11,000 gave hurried medical
treatment.
Officials announced IN the public
address system that the game was
cancelled and urged all uninjured
and non-medical spectators to
leave Immediately so aid to the in
jured would not be impeded.
Players of both the Purdue and
Wisconsin teams, just leaving the
floor as the bleacher fell, turned
back to help pull students out of
the shattered and twisted pIanks.
The bleacher vas part of a new
construction program that increas-
ed the Purdue fieldhouse seating
capacity from about 5000 to more
than II, 500.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-25

Dan'l Cupid, sub, you are losing
face in Wilmington.
sub, that's not just hearsay. It's
a fact. II you doubt our word,
Register of Deeds, Adrian Rhodes
may have some figures which will
be of interest to you.
According to Rhodes books,
there has been only one marriage
license issued from his office in a
week.
The license issued yesterday 10
kAndaa NEnat1u "a co. 0naE ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-25
And So To Bed

We only heard this story.
. A visitor to Wilmington was
invited to take part in a fish
ing party.
Upon arrival at the beach the
visitor was given the proper
tools Of a fisherman, to wit
a rod, reel, bait, tackle, etc.
He gazed at the rod and reel
and asked, How do / work
this thing?"
His host said you just cast
it out into the ocean.
The visitor did He heaved
back and let go Rod, reel
and tackle landing several
yards out in the ocean.
The host neglected to tell the
would-be Isaac Walton to hold
onto the rod.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-25
faded Jap, Cupid
Losing Face In This City

and Mildred Penny Barley, 20,
317 Grace st, was the first since
Feb. 10.
However. the clerk Of the Supe-
rior Courts divorce action business
also has gone on the blink. Which
may indicate that while Dan'Ps
trade is losing face on one side of
the ledger, it is showing a profit
on the other.
But, Dan'l take heart, June is
coming. and along with that merry
month, you may be able to save
e1enet On hQta aidaG n ~ kdae1k
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-25
HOG PRICES REACH
NEW HIGH LEVELS ON
LIVESTOCK MARKETS

CHICAGO, Feb. "a. -U.D Hog
prices scared to record levels at
mid-Western stockyards today.
foreshadowing additional increases
for ham, bacon and pork chops in
retail stores.
Choice hogs averaging 215 pounds
sold for an all-time. high Of $29 a
hundredweight at Chicago's Union
stockyards. New price records also
were set at nearly all other mar
kets. The OPA ceiling for hogs was
S1R Or
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-25
7wo Killed, Many Injured
When BLeachers COLLAPSE
New Seating Section At Purdue F%ieldhouse
Falls Under Weight Of 1000 Specta-
tors; Hospital Facilities Packed

LAFAYETTE, Ind, Feb. 24-PA new bIeacher section coll
iapseo tonight In Purdue University fieldhouse, killing at least two
students and injuring $50 or more.
n receiving office at st. Elizabeth's hospital were reported It
a been told five of the injured were dead but only available
names 81 fatalities were Roger Gelhauser, Gary, Ind, and Will
ham D.. FeIdman: East Chicago, Ind, both students.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-25

LAFAYETTE, Ind, Feb. "a. -P-A new bleacher
section damned with about 1000 students collapsed in Pur-
due University fieldhouse tonight, killing one person and
injuring hundreds.
Gordon Graham, sports editor of the Lafayette Journal
Courier, said Roger Gelhauser, a student from Gary, Ind,
was reported dead. Injured were being taken to st. Eliza