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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-23
Scourge Now Taking Toll
Of Hundreds OF Lives
Every Day

CAIRO, Egypt. Oct. 22-Wp)-
The Egyptian government is
considering a declaration o1
martial law for the entire coun.
try to help stamp out the
scourge of cholera, which now
is counting it's victims in the
hundreds daily, high quarters
said today.
The decree would be aimed
directly at doctors, soldiers and
policemen who accept bribes to
permit travel out of quarantine
areas and against profiteers
who are taking advantage of
the governments tremendous
needs for supplies to hike
prices prohibitively.
Drastic penalties also would
be invoked against peasants
who, through ignorance and
fear of officials, attempt to hide
evidence of cholera and secrete
bodies in places where they will
spread the infection.
Virtual martial law already
is in effect in the two hardest
hit provinces, Dakahlieh and
Gharbieh, in the Delta area,
and orders issued from health
officials in those areas COM
mand highest priority and are
executed with military speed.
Ignorance is one of the great
See EGYPT On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-23
DESTROYER GYATT
ARRIVES FRIDAY
225O-Ton Navy Ship Will
Visit Wilmington For
Celebration

The U. S. S. Gyatt, a destroyer,
will arrive in the Wilmington port
Friday morning at 10 o'clock in
preparation for the Navy Day
celebration, October q, according
to George Carey, Navy Day cele-
brations committee member.
The Gyatt was asked to appear
at the Wilmington port after
word was received that the U. S.
S. Stribling had been ordered to
another port for the Navy Day
celebration.
Being the latest type destroy
er after having been commission
ed in July, 1945, the vessel is one
of the 2250 long ton hull class.
Her armory consists of five inch
guns, torpedoes, depth charges,
and numerous 20 nm and 40 nm
guns. She is manned by 10 Of
ficers and a crew of 257, though
her wartime complement is 21
officers and crew of $50.
Serving aboard the ship from
Wilmington is Herbert H. Pierce
seaman second class of 819 Orange
street. Also the ship has nine
other crew members from North
Carolina.
The ship will hold open house
on Saturday from l p. m. to 4
o'clock, Sunday from 9 a. m. to II
a. M, and l p. m. until 4 p. M.
and Monday from 8 a. m. until II
a. m. and l p. m. until 4 p. m. The
Gyatt will leave the local port
Tuesday morning at 8 o'clock.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-23
COMMUNIST BLAST
"RILES" COMMONS
William GALLAGHER Refuses
To Join Motion On Prin-
cess Engagement

LONDON. Oct. % W.H-Amid
angry roars from the House of
Commons, Communist member
William GALLAGHER refused to-
day to join other parties in con-
graduating King George on his
daughters bet o hal and
scoffed at descriptions of the
forthcoming marriage as a
'love match"
The rotund little Communist,
one Of two in the House, re-
minded parliament that the
Duke of Windsor lost the throne
because he fell in love.
Laborites, Conservatives and
Liberals in Commons and a
unanimous House of Lords
passed motions expressing
pleasure at Princess Eliza
beth's engagement and impend-
ing wedding. These were for
warded to the King.
GALLAGHER said he "disassoci-
ated" himself from the motion.
He ranted about 'lavish expen-
ditures" in connection with the
wedding, and ignoring roars OF
disapproval, said he believed
the royal family was being ac-
corded too many special privi-
leges.
81 am very sorry that
should have to talk upon what
See COMMUNIST On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-23
Professional Golf Tourney
Assured For City In 1913
HIS SHARE

lola, Kas., Oct. ~. -P-
Sheriff John Page said parcel
addressed to an inmate of the
county Jail would he held for
him until his release.
The sheriff said the package
contained a hacksaw, a rasp, a
straight-edged razor, a one
half inch bit, a leather punch,
a clock, a pair of house slip
pers and eight quarts Of straw
berries.
He said the assortment was
sent to the Jail by the prison.
ers' wife in settlement of a di-
vorce she is obtaining.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-23
SAW MILL OWNER
CUTTING VICTIM
Father OF Nine Children
Charged With Slashing
George Shooter

George Shooter, prominent
Bladen county farmer and saw
mill operator and Lumberton tire
dealer, was in serious" condi-
ton and fighting for his life at
James Walker Memorial hospital
last night, following an affray
yesterday in which he was slash
ed across the chest by the 81
year-old father of nine children
at Raymah, Bladen county Off
GERS reported.
]. D. Crisp, a tenant on Shoot
er's farm at Raymah, 10 miles
below Elizabethtown on High
way 81, was being held in Jail in
Elizabethtown pending outcome
of Shooters wound, Deputies c.
C. King and Archie Sutton, who
Investigated, reported.
Shooter was rushed to the hos
pital by an unidentified witness
of the cutting after he had lain
on the ground some 10 minutes.
officials here reported last night.
They said that he had a 12-inch
cut across his chest which was
some two inches deep and two
inches wide. The left lung was
cut, according to this informant
Undergoes Surgery
Attaches at the hospital said
that he had undergone surgery in
an attempt to save his life. Al
though he was brought to the
hospital at 4:05 p. m., after the
cutting occurred at around 3
Ca WMTII, m pare TWn
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-23
Modern John Alden Kisses His Priscilla; "Uncle Firm;
Atlanta Police Hold Man Who Mapped, Keyed Plans
Along The Cape Fear

no consolation inasmuch as
"resurgram' was legibly set
forth in bold relief upon his
own loaf"
The Baltimore city fathers
took it on the chin in the fol-
lowing item which appears
without benefit of any heading:
Yes said a kind mother,
of one of our city churches,
helping her little son to learn
his Sunday-school lesson, Cam
was a fugitive and a vagabond
on the earth; he was so bad he
thought every man would slay
him. Where could wicked Cain
go?'
" why, MOTHER replied
See CAPE FEAR Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-23
IRANIAN MAILS
VOIDS OIL PACT
Parliament By Secret Bal
lot, Upsets Caravan Agree
ment With Russia

TEHRAN, Oct. %. -eP)- The
Iranian Mails (parlianenN de-
clared null and void today the
agreement negotiated by Premier
Ahmed Qavam in 1916 which
would have given Russia the
right to explore for oil in North
ern Iran.
The secret vote was almost
unanimous among the deputies
present - 102 for and only two
against.
Qavam declared from the speak
er's platform before the secret
ballot that the resolution pro-
posing to reject the agreement "is
not to Trans advantage and we
must not deal with the problem
in haste. "
Earlier, in presenting the histo-
ry of his negotiations with the
Russians while their troops were
occupying Northern Iran he said.
"We hereby proclaim that we
are friends of Russia no matter
what the Mails decides. We hope
to have good political and eco
nomic relations with Russia in
the future"
Forbidden BY Law
The parliament resolution de-
clared that granting Of oil con-
cessions to foreigners or taking
foreigners as partner in an oil
agreement was forbidden by law.
Instead, the resolution proposed
that search for oil in Northern
Iran be conducted by government
agencies, and if oil is found that
the government discuss its sale tc
Russia.
The parliament decided also
that the government should start
discussions with the Anglo-lran-
ian Oil company in the South on
the question of obtaining more
profits for Iran.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-23
MAIL ORDER FIRM
TO OPEN OFFICES
Montgomery Ward Plans
Catalogue Branch On
Market Street

Plans of Montgomery Ward
and Company to establish a
catalogue order office here
were disclosed yesterday as Of
ficials of the large Chicago
mail order firm announced that
it had leased a two-story build
ing at 113 Market street for the
new enterprise.
Negotiations for the building,
carried out through the Willetts
Realty company, were begun
| last May shortly after reprs'
sentative of the company S
Real Estate division begun a
site survey. :,
The five-year lease, which
will become effective January
i. was signed a few days ago
with P. R. Smith, owner OF the
structure.
The building, now occupied
bv the La Mode Dress shop, is
approximately 81 by rs Ieet' us
two floors have approximately
4, 400 square feet of space.
Plans of the Chicago compa-
ny are to open the catalogue
order office shortly after the
first of the year. There faclh'
ties will be available, together
with trained personnel, to as
sist shoppers of the Wilmington
area in placing mail orders 1or
merchandise. .e.
The Wilmington office, OIL.
cials reported, is one of several
being established in the ]soutn.
eastern part Of the unltee
StateE.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-23
TAX SYMPOSIUM WILL
DRAW EXPERTS FROM
NEAR, FAR SATURDAY

A number of authorities from
this and other states will ad-
dress sessions of the eighth an
nual symposium on Accounting
and taxation at the University
Of North Carolina and Duke uni
Versity today through Saturday.
This was announced here yes
terday by Robert c. Platt. OF
Wilmington, member OF the
symposium committee. L n e
three-day meeting, which is
sponsored by the North Carolina
association Of Certified Public
accountants. will open at
o'clock this afternoon in Ger
fard hall at the university, fol-
lowing registration at II this
morning in the Carolina inn.
State Association President
Sidney H. Shaw of Rocky Mount,
will preside.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-23
ORDER OF ARROW
CHIEF TO SPEAK
Robert H. Heistand Will Be
Guest At State Meeting
OF Organization

Robert H. Heistand, national
chief of the Order of the Arrow
a fraternity organization OF the
Boy Scouts of America, will be
the guest at The annual state
meeting of the order to be nelo
October "a, through the 2o' al
Morrow Mountain State Park
near Albemarle, it was an
nounced yesterday by hay
sweazey. Scout executive.
Heistand was formerly nation
al treasurer of the order before
he was made national chief: ne
was educated at Augusta Mill
tary academy, Fort Defiance
Va: EIzabtehtown College, Pa;
St. Stephens college, ~ T..
Before entering scouting as a
Scout executive in Lebanon He
istand served with the Az. + :
in World War I. Later ne
went to executiveships in Allen
town, Pa; Columbus, Ohio; ana
is now at Baltimore, Md.
Invitations to attend the en-
campment of the Scouts and
Scouters have been extended to
Rucker Newberry, national
treasurer; several of the past
chiefs, Ernie Schmidt, Frank
Dix; and also area advisors and
other notables and delegates
from lodges in South Carolina,
Georgia, and Florida.
The Klahican lodge of the Cape
Fear council of the Boy Scouts
Of America, will have represen-
tatives from it's nine counties.
Representing the local Lodge
will be Ray W. Sweazey, ]. M.
Thomas, chapter advisor; j. D.
Barnes, lodge chief; Gene Rls-
ley, chapter chief; Ronald Ely,
John c. Fordham, James Ira
wick, John Weeks, Jimmy
Thomas, and other Scouts from
Lumberton, Fayetteville. and Ia
| Dor City.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-23
Sheriff Dies
Mysteriiously
Brunswick County Officer
John White, Succumbs
Near Shallotte

Mystery surrounded the sudden
dsath yesterday afternoon of
Rrnnswick County Sheriff John
White at Shallotte.
Acting Coroner G. c. Kilpat-
rjck last night said that he had
not received a report from an
autopsy performed on the body
os 70 whetehr or not the sheriff
died of natural causes.
Acting Corner Fitzpatrick, serv-
mo in the stead of Coroner John
G, Caison, who automatically
succeeded White as sheriff upon
the latter's death, gave the Star
tbjs information at 11:50 p. M.
last night in a telephone con-
versation.
In a conversation almost two
hours earlier with DR.. F. M,
Burdette, of Southport, who said
he performed the autopsy, the
Star was told that the informa-
tion as to the cause of death
would have to come from the
acting coroner.
Dr.. Burdette said he did not
feel free to give information as
to the cause of Whites death.
A rumor from a local law en-
forcement agency last night said
that Sheriff White suffered an
injured neck while arresting a
See SHERIFF On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-23
Britain Will Quit
Buying u. S. Leaf
Bevln Hints Government Has Now Decided
TO Halt Purchases For An Indefinite
Period; Takes Shot At Soviet

LONDON, Oct. % Ill.,
Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin
limited tonight that Britain hao
decided to halt the purchase of
American tobacco for an inde-
finite period. Subsequently a
Board of Trade spokesman said
an official announcement on the
subject might be made tomor-
row.
Speaking to his constituents in
Wandsworth the foreign secre-
tary described himself as a
heavy smoker and added:
II am conscious l gave got
to behave myself because we
have had to stop buying tobacco.
That doesn't mean you have to
stop smoking as we have a lot
IN stock and we will 60 on using
it,"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-23
lime For Action On Marshall Plan
At Hand, Secretary Tells Forum;
Byrnes Asks Quick German Treaty
Former Secretary
Scorches Molotov
Fraternal Bodies Hear Pro-
posal For Action
Without Russia

COLUMBIA, S. c., Oct. o.
R-Former Secretary of State
James F. Byrnes proposed to-
night that the United States,
Britain and France act "noW'
to call a full-dress German
peace conference regardless OF
the attitude of Russia.
Byrnes, in effect, predicted
failure of the Big-Four Foreign
Ministers conference in London
next month. He argued that
Russia had proved it's unwill-
ingness to cooperate in a gen.
orally acceptable G rman
peace settlement and asserted
the three Western nations
would have to call a German
conference of victor nations a
year from now anyway.
,s'If they are going to do it a
year hence" he said, "why not
do it now?"
The former secretary out
lined his views on the next
peace-making moves in an ad-
dress prepared for a meeting
of South Carolina fraternal
groups here under Masonic
sponsorship. His words followed
in general, but in more detail,
the pattern proposed in his
book speaking Frankly" In
this he suggested the United
States and the other powers
make peace without Russia, if
Russia will not cooperate. He
added that if Russia presisted
then in holding Eastern Ger
many, the other allies if nee
essary should use measures of
''last resort" under majority
sponsorship of the United Ma
tions Security Council.
Up To Nations
"There is no suggestion" he
said here, as to whether such
collective action should be per-
suasion, economic pressure or
military action. That would be
See SECRETARY on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-23
immigration Authorities
Take "Pen Pal" Bride
To Ellis Island

NEW YORK, Oct. 22-WD- A
modern John Alden Today met
and kissed the girl he married
81 weeks ago, but never saw
until today, and then began a
valiant struggle with the U. S.
immigration department so they
could begin their honeymoon.
But it was back to Dreary
Ellis Island tonight for pretty,
red-haired Eileen Frances
Green, 81, of Paddington, Eng
land, who married Barney Ha'
gen, 81, Of Billings, Mont, in
Mexico City in August. 1916. Ha'
gen had been represented by an
attorney at the wedding cere'
mony.
| e.. IMMIGRATION On Page
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-23
TOBACCO PRICES
MIXED ON MARTS
Eastern Belt Enjoys Higher
Returns; Old Belt
Bids Decline
BY The Associated Press

Tobacco prices were higher ON
the Eastern Belt, generally firm
on the Middle Belt and lower
on the Old Belt yesterday the
Federal and State Departments
of Agriculture reported.
Practically all grades on the
Eastern Belt felt the impetus Of
strengthened demand and show
ed increases ranging from $50
to $6 per hundhed pounds al
though most advances were IN
the So to So range. Medium and
lower qualities scored the great
er increases but a number Of
the top grades were 81 higher.
More nondescript and lower
leaf grades appeared on the
markets making the general
quality of the offerings inferior
to Tuesdays. The growers
marketed a total of 10,270,913
pounds Tuesday for an average
price of $46.95, off $1.1O from
Monday.
Losses ranging from $50 to
S. were felt on Old Belt markets
as some leaf and smoking leaf
grades reached new low levels
for the season. Most of the de-
clines were from 81 to So, but
several inferior grades dropped
from 81 to S..
Most grades were firm on the
Middle Belt, but smoking leaf
was off from 81 to So after re-
gistering gains the first two
days of the week. There was
little change in quality of the
offerings and the volume Of
sales continued heavy.
The Border Belt reported that
on Tuesday a total of 1893, Ola
pounds were sold at an average
of $37.37, q drop of $240 from
MOnday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-23
Robert Williams, Et al Had
Different Line For
Various Cities
Ry WILLIAM TUCKER
United Press Staff
CorreSnOndent

ATLANTA, Ca, Oct. 22-WD-
A man who carried a road
map, not merely to find out
where he was but also who he
was and what he was supposed
to be doing there, was held by
Atlanta police tonight on suspi-
cion of cheating and swindling
"a very strong suspicion.
He was booked as Robert A.
Williams, that being the name
he used in Atlanta. Other
names he used in his travels
included John VIM. Mason
George W. Copeland, Walter
See WILLIAMS On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-23
YptCOnSiderS Martial
Law TOCOrner Cholera
TOOTHY STORY

ORANGE, Tex, Oct. 22. -
P- Twin girls - one with
two teeth, the other with one
tooth - were born today to
Mr.. and Mrs. M. E. Moore of
Orange at hospital, here.
DR.. Oliver C. Seastrunk, who
delivered the babies in a cae-
sarian birth, said that while
children infrequently are born
with teeth, he knew of no other
recorded instances in which
both twins were born with
teeth.
One infant weighed five
pounds, the other one ounce
less.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-23
M0VlELAND REDS
ROUNDLY SCORED
Robert Taylor, Actor,
Panicks Hearing By Un-
American Committee

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22-R-
Screen lover Robert Taylor
panicked the House hearing on
Hollywood Communism today
with a 25-nainute denunciatien of
movieland Reds that brought
the feminine members of his
audience to their feet shrieking
for an encore.
The ladies? did more than ap-
plaud the handsome young ac-
tor. They chased him out of the
committee room, down the
See MOVIELAND On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-23
BREAD PANIC IN 1859 -

BREAD PANIC IN 1859 -
Glancing further into the De-
cember "a, 1859 issue of THE
DAILY JOURNAL published in
Wilmington, we see story la
belled "a Bread Panic ;"
among the few news items on
the editorial page. 1t reads:
ga baker in England stole a
tombstone for the hearth of his
oven. One of his customers
finding a deaths head on the
bottom Of his loaf of bread, ran
in dismay to his deacon, fear
ing the end of the world was
approaching. The latter was in
equal trepidation, when on ex-
amining his own loaf, he found
the marrow bones. In their
alarm they had recourse to the
parson, who could afford them
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-23
And So To Bed

The "And So To Bed" edi-
tor wasn't consciously snoop-
ing but he couldn't help but
observe the merriment two
girls were having - as they
worked behind a local drug
store soda fountain - over q
letter.
The letter was from "John.
n.y., said its holder - to
whom it apparently was adj
dressed.
Doesn't he write q beauti-
full hand?" said the attentive
observer.
"Yum! You should see
him." said the addressee, and
she went off smiling.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-23
The Weather

FORECAST:
ri0fth iNofth Carolina and South Carolina
srss U.sst to partly cloudy with little temp
'otufe ot change Thursday and Friday.
~ ,r.sStoroloeical data for the "a hours
N'ig 7;5o a m Yesterday.
,,o Temperatures
IN 10y oo a m. 81; 7:30 a. m. So; 1880 p
W. 7:30 p. m SO.
Nors.S3mum N,rahlmum 80; Minimum ST; Mean s.
la, Humidity
m -. y, a. m. a5; 7:30 a. m. 80; 1870 p
% 7;S0 D. m. 83.
ro4., Precipitation
b Tor the "a hours ending 1881
nv. - 600 inches.
ss. a. since the First of the month -
t. Tides For Today
I. '', me Tide Tables published by
Noast and Geodetic Survey.
"s'on - 4:l9 am. IL :33 am
NssorL. 4:51 pm.
"'oro Inlet 2:o3 am. 8:17 am
Sunrjse CO.. 2;4o pm $40 pm
2;3s 'Se 6'24; Sunset 529; Moonrist
Rivne. m; Moonset IL :O7 a. m.
a.. Stage at Fayetteville, N. C., q
Mo-. Wednesday 1913 feet
weather on page 2.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-23
peatedly .,haI1l!V &c I'd that
I'D y 4un extent of
.,oaN IDS not been an

cd.
Discussing the meeting in Lon
don next month of the Big Four
Foreign Ministers, Bevin said a
terrible respondibi1ity' faced
this conference which will con-
slider peace terms for Germany
and Austria.
Without referring to the Soviet
Union by name, Bevin said Bri-
tain had stood alone against Ma
zism when treaties of friend
ship existed between Hitler and
others" he added:
when they turn on us now
and accuse us of being Fascists
and the rest of it, / hurl the lie
back at them"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-23

See SAWMILL on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-23

See EGYPT On Page Two
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-05-24
Empire Day
Passes Quietly
In the Empire

LONDON, May p. This IS
Empire Day but, aside from Eng
land, in only one other place was
the day observed, and that was in
Tokyo. where 1900 British troops
hello ! parade.
Dispatches from Greece, Pal
estine and India stated that Brit
ish troops were too busy trying
TO maintain order to, celebrate
Empire Day.
In India. riot last night re-
suited in the killing Of one person
and the iniuring Of Is.
Both Moslems and Hindus de-
ciared today they are against the
British proposal to divide India
between them. Should the di-
vision be made, il probably will
result in widespread rioting in
India, where more than 1000
have been killed in street rioting
during the last six months.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-05-24
C. OF C. PRINTS CUES
TIONAIRE FOR BENE-
FIT OF SUMMER VACA.
TIONISTS

Key West Chamber of Com
merce has had printed a ques.
tionnaire for summer vacation
lists. which tells of the local
fishing, the beaches here, the adj
vantages of the weather for hay
fever sufferers, the rare plants
and exotic flowers. and tells how
Key West is stopover en- route
to Cuba and the West Indies.
"Six hundred varieties OF fish
inhabit the waters around Key
West" says the printed sheet,
which will be sent out in letters
responding to inquiries regarding
the city.
"Tarpon and jack are running
best during the summer months.
Excellent fishing guides are
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-05-24
Mrs. Truman Had
Good Night But
Is Weaker Today

GRANDVIEW, Mo-. May "a
President Truman said today that
his mother had a good night but
that she was a little weaker this
morning.
Her physician stated that her
condition was SO critical he would
not advise the President TO return
to Washington.
President Truman left his hotel
in Kansas City at $40 o'clock this
morning to come here. Before
leaving, he told reporters that he
had done days work" last night
and this morning in the hotel.
AS he came out of the hotel, he
stopped to buy eight peoples from
as many little girls, who were
selling them for the Veterans Of
Foreign Wars that have q drive
underway to raise a fund for re-
Mobilization work.