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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-23
PACKERS BLAMED
FOR HIGH PRICES
Union Spokesman Says
Large Professors En-
ploy Monopoly Control

CHICAGO, July % Up The
Go United clearinghouse Workers
union today blamed high meal
prices on monopoly control OF
meat exercised by the large pack
ers'' and asked for a Congresslon-
al inquiry of what 1t called tine
meat price gouge which is now
going on"
However, the American Meal
Institute, packer spokesman ac'
cused the union OF making an "en.
tirely misleading statement and
said sit. ignores tacts and juggles
figures"
Ralph Helstein, union president.
in a statement, declared 1.-THE
packers are engaged in slick ad-
vertising campaigns which seek tc
absolve themselves Of all respon.
sibility for high meat prices and
to shift the blame on the farmers
ard retailers"
He asserted the packers bee1
markup was 43 per cent higher
last month, as compared with a
year ago when there were price
control and government SUBSIDIES
than were the increased prices tt
farmers and 10 per cent more
than retail prices. .
This is a clear demonstration, .
Helstein said, THAT the monopoly
control of meat exercised by the
large packers is ca1lously indlf
terent to the needs Of the grea1
number of American lower ano
moderate income groups who are
compelled to pay these high prices
or else do without meat for thell
families.
ut is a sad commentary on oul
present Congress that it is inquiry
Con PACKERS IN Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-23
COMMITTEE READY
TO PRESENT CASE
Organizations Will A S k
Funds For Domestic Re-
lations Court Here

Three years Of research work
and surveys will end for a do
nestle relations court committee
at 10 am, Thursday when Rabbi
Samuel A. Friedman. one Of the
members, rises before the New
Hanover Board of Commissioners
and the Wilmington City Council.
Rabbi Friedman will speak in
the place of Rev. Mortimer Glow
er. rector of st. James Episcopal
church. and chairman of the do
nestle relations court committee.
He will explain the jurisdiction,
procedure and the benefits OF such
a court for Wilmington and will
be assisted by J. R. Hollis, super
intendent of welfare.
Rabbi Friedman. president of
the community council, the spon-
soring agency for the court, said
yesterday over 100 civic organiza-
tons and associations had report
ed %favorably ON the proposition.
Several months ago the council
and commissioners were reported
to favor the establishment of the
court, also.
At the meeting, the place to be
announced later, the city and
county governments will be ask
ed to appropriate $4,000 for the
domestic relations court, which
will will have jurisdiction over
cases of desertion, abandonment,
custody of juveniles, assault on a
juvenile by an adult. an adult con-
tributing to the delinquency Of a
juvenile, illaSitimacy, divorce &C
tons where a minor child is in
volved, and several others.
1t is estimated that after the
court is operating there will be
at least S1O0 a week collected for
court costs and that the instltu-
ton will pay for itself in a year S
time.
The work OF the committee,
through Wtlich surveys OF domes-
tic relations courts were made in
other cities, was done by Rev.
Mr.. Glover.
Rev. Mr.. Glover. scheduled to
make the presentation of the pro-
posed setup of the court. will be
out of town and his place will be
taken by Rabbi Friedman.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-23
REGULATION w"
NEARS OBLIVION
H louise Votes To Strip
Government Control OF
Time Purchasing

WASHINGTON, July q III
The House voted today to strip
the administration Of all authority
to control installment buying. The
measure proposes to end immedi-
ately the restraints on credit pur-
chases of such things as automo-
biles, refrigerators and radio.
The Senate had approved a bill
to continue the controls in modi-
fled form to December 81 but the
House rejected this and sent It's
own measure to the Senate.
Since President Truman has ad-
vised Congress he will lift the
controls imposed in wartime-un-
less Congress gives him peace
time authority-today's House ac-
ton pointed directly toward an
early end of all installment buy
ing regulations.
The house action was by voice
vote. There was no rollcau.
The House vote brushed aside
Mr.. Humans request that he be
given peacetime authority to con-
tinue the installment buying
curbs, as a check against infla-
tionary tendencies. The controls
Known as Regulation w. were
instituted by executive order I'M
der authority of the trading with
the enemy act.
One Third Down
They require one-third down
payments, with installments run
ming no more than Is months, OIL
automobiles, cooking stoves and
ranges, mechanical dishwashers,
%ironers, refri3erators, washing
machines, room unit air condition
ers, radios, monographs, sewing
machines and suction cleaners.
A 20 per cent down payment.
with instailments limited to 10
cao DECI-y ArunN on D.oa rxyo
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-23
Lightning Injuries
Tr0lly Passengers
Sixteen Hospitalize' 6lsapsws,nc s1Ss SoJh When
Bolt Sets Fire T, downtown
Area; MOTORS uosse1p Ambulances

PITTSBURGH, July o. (P) -
Lightning struck a crowded out
bound streetcar at the peak of the
afternoon rush hour today, setting
fire to a section of the car and
lljuring 16 passengers.
All of the injured were taken to
Mercy hospital for treatment of
cuts, burns Or shock. Many were
hit by flying class when the bolt
ripped through the trolley.
Passing motorists aided police
ambulance crews in removing the
victims to the hospital.
Passengers said there was no
panic and all aboard walked out
calmly.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-23

THE lightning made a terrific
noise" said Sherry Marcus, an
employe of a shoe store across
tne street who saw the bolt strike.
When l looked cut it seemed as
though the whole corner of the
car was on fire. Then it all died
out and the people started COM
ing out.
The car was crowded but there
was no panic or stampede. They
ali walked out out two Or three OF
them seemed to be burned very
badly"
The lightning struck the No. 81
car at Kirkpatrick street and Cen
ter Ave, a short distance from
the downtown area.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-23
rained Dutch Marines
Block Off Eastern End OF Java;
Farm Benefit Payments Assured
Attacks Gain
In Intensity
Ambitious Forces Go
Ashore On Tip OF Oil
Rich Sumatra -

BATAVIA. Java, Wednes-
July 23-U.P)-Dutch Amphib-
ious forces led by American
trained Marines, have landed
OH the Southern Java coast and
Republican defenders are lock-
ed in heavy fighting with =
armored spearhead IS miles
from their capital. the Indo-
nesian radio reported today.
BATAVIA, Java. Wednesday,
July 23-U.P-PoWerful A%mphibious
forces of Dutch Marines, led by
American trained commandos.
are cutting off the Eastern end
of Java and its rich sugar centers
after landing at five main points,
Dutch and Indonesiap advices in
dictated today.
Tank led regulars, according TO
Republican reports, have launch
ed a drive for the Republican cap
ital of Jogjakarta, on the South
SIDE OF central Java.
Amphibious forces were report
ed ashore at the Southwest tip OF
oil rich Sumatra and on the West
coast near Padang.
On the third day of the Indo-
nesian war Dutch land, sea and
air forces were attacking heavily
all along the length of Java.
Fighting was fierce in many dis
tricts and the Republicans assert
ed they were counter-attacking in
the area Of Semarang, moving in
from the West to impede the de-
veloping Dutch drive on their cap
ital.
Power Center Held
An unconfirmed report said that
Dutch troops had captured the i'm
portant electric power center of
S o q k a b o e m i in Southwestern
Java.
Republicans asserted that Dutch
warships bombarded two Western
Java ports, Merak and Palahoe-
han, and that one of the shipx
engaged at Merak was damaged
by four direct mortar hits.
Republican communique said
also that a Dutch plane was shot
See ATTACKS On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-23
NEW. SENATE MEASURE
WOULD EXCLUDE NEWS
VENDORS OF S. TAX

WASHINGTON, July % P-
The Senate Finance committee to-
day approved a measure that
would exclude neWsboys, who are
not on a salary or commission,
from provisions Of the Social Sc
curity act.
The House has already passed
the bill.
The Social Security act does
not apply to certain services per,
formed by individuals under 10
years of age in the delivery or
distribution of newspapers.
The bill, however, is designed to
remedy possible defects in the
law under which a district court
held that in some circumstances
the paper vendors are covered by
the Social Security act.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-23
Rain Incenses
HopiSnakeD Dancing Clan

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz., July 22-P)
-Hopi snake dancers were de-
scribed today as incensed over the
white mans invasion OF their
realm as rainmakers.
Advised that rain was precipi-
tated over Roosevelt Dam oy
dropping dry ice into a cloud from
an airplane, Indians declared the
rain clouds actually were produc-
ed during their Southwest pow
WOW ceremonies here July 4.
"We object to white men spill
ing water out of our clouds that
happened to drift SOUTH" 4
spokesman said. If white men
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-23
Senate Group
Scores Again
Previously Deadlocked
Conference Agrees
To Continue Program

WASHINGTON. July % ZAP -
Powerful bipartisan Senate sup
port today virtually assured an
other year of life for the govern
ment's long range farm. program
with it's benefit payments to far
mers.
Senator Brooks GRID reported
that a previously deadloched Sen
ate-Eouse conference had agreed
to continue the program for 1913
crops with a $3.50, 900, 900 fund
promised to meet benefit pay
ments and other costs. These IN
clude pay for farmer committee
men at state, county and local
levels.
Agreement to continue the econ
servation and use program on a
reduced basis next year with
maximum individual payments
reduced from the present $40, 600
top to $500 ended a stalemate that
threatened to delay Congressional
adjournment plans.
The House previously had voted
twice to eliminate the benefit pay
ment program in 1e4S and sharp
ly cut back payments on this
years crops.
Brooks. as chairman of the SEN
ale ~coneerees, won unanimous
Senate backing or disputed points
Yesterday on ~rollcall votes. He
carried this into conference today
and prior differences were adjust
ed in about an hour.
Subject To Approval
The conference agreement still
is subject to house and then SEN
ate approval. This usually is
forthcoming Oh a conference re-
port.
The farm bill is one of the last
five major measures to finance
See SENATE On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-23
So To Bed

1t was early Monday morn
ing and Mrs. Lonnie Carter, Of
the Ogden section, was busy
preparing her clothes for the
laundryman. Several small kit
tens kept pulling at the small
pile of garments and Mrs.
Carter kept pushing them
aside.
Shortly the laundryman ar
rived and collected the bundle
of clothes, tossing them in his
truck he returned to the laun-
dry where the workers dis
covered a small black cat had
been tied up In the bundle Of
laundry.
81 can promise to return the
cat, bit he might be white"
the ls.undryman jokingly told
Mrs. Carter when he phOned
Of his discovery.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-23
Army Air Force Men Hit
Dirt AS Bren Lead Flies

Beside him were Capt. Peter H.
Spear of Tryon, N. c., and 1t.
James R. Sterling Of Saco, Me.
A few yards away, sprawled flat
behind a curbstone we're 1t.
Charles H. Proctor Of Sumter,
S. c., and 1t. John w. Coffee,
Jr., of Washington, D. c.
sThis is a helluva note" said
Coffee, glancing at the skies light
ed by red and amber ilares. "We,i
the fireworks are pretty, any
way"
Most of the party managed to
retrieve Bren shells as souvenir:
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-23

JERUSALEM, July % R "A
group of American Air Force
men. members CT a graves regis
tration team, were caught in the
midst of a hail Of machine gun
fire which swept the heart OF the
Jewish business quarter tonight.
They had flown in from Alglers
on a sight seeing trip, but had
to '.hit the dirt when the bullets
began whining. -,
"Let's get out OF here said
M-Sgt. Dale H. Stlnson Oh Can
mer. Ky.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-23

want water, let them do their own
dancing and make their own
clouds"
The dry ice experiment was
made yesterday by the Arizona
Republic, Phoenix newspaper, and
science teachers from Phoenix
Junior college.
Five hundred POUNDS of dry ice
were dropped On clouds from a
chartered air liner, causing a
shower that fell for more than
Is minutes. 1t was reported to be
the first large scale attempt to
See MAN-MADE On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-23
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT
STUDYING SAVANNAH
NAVAL STORES MART

WASHINGTON, July q - (P
The Justice department.
said today the Savannah, Ga,
cctton and naval stores mar
ket is being studied by the
department"
Officials declined to discuss
the matter further, other than
to say in response to an in
qui~y that John F. Sonnet,
head of the departments
antitrust division, has asked
exchange officials at Savannah
ito supply certain informa-
ton"
Sonnett had no comment on
the action.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-23
The Weather

FORECAST:
North and South Carolina Fan
Wednesday and Thursday. except partly
eioudy with a few scattered showers
along the coast in afternoon. Moderate
temperatures with cooler along the
coastal regions.
(Eastern Standard Time>
fBy U. S. Weather Bureau)
Meteorological data for the "a hour
.'oIag 7;30 D. m. yesterday.
TEMPERATURES
$50 a. m Sc; 7:30 am. Ct: 1880 p. m
% 7:D p. m. IS: Maximum 80; Mini
mum SIS; Mean "a: Normal 70.
HUMIDITY
I;3o a. m. 30: 1880 a. m. 90; 1870 p. m.
90 30 p. m. rs.
PRECIPITATION
Iofaf For "a hours ending 7:30 p. nj.
o.% inches.
.o'sl since the first of the month
sH inches.
TIDES FOR TODAY
from the Tide Tables published by U.
. Coast and Geodetic Survey.
,u. HIGH LOW
"HFhington - 1:45 am. 1855 I'M
PIT pm. go pm
~'Sohooro Inlet 1918 am. 5:52 am
- pm. 6:16 pm
sunrise SIT: Sunset 7:2O; Moonrise
pa Moonset II :1ep.
hfver stage at Fayetteville. N. G. At 8
~ Tassdey Is teet.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-23
Named TIC Handle
Soap Box Derby Here July 80
Overheated Furnace Gives
Firemen Run In Cool july

DETROIT, July 22-UP-A freak cold snap produced a series
of winterlhke incidents in Michigan today.
In Lansing the fire department listed d minor blaze as caused
by al overheated furnace, first such July incident in firemens
memory.
A cottager at a lake near Kalamazoo, Paul Spencer, was
severely burned when he poured gasoline instead of kerosene into
a furnace while trying to Danish the chill.
In Detroit, Grand Rapids and other Michigan cities it was the
coolest July 22 IN record, Lowest reading in the state was Al at
Cadillac. Detroit had 81 and Grand Rapids 43.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-23
Jurors Score
City Fire Equipment
TOMATOES SELL

PETERSBURG, Ind, July 22
-. Up - John Ogden came to
town today to tell of his crop of
pOmatoes.
Ogden said he planted some
tomatoes this spring near his
potato patch and now tomatoes
are growing atop Of potato
plants and potatoes are growing
on the roots. He believes bees
crossed the pollen.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-23

See COLD On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-23
FORECAST:

wilmington and vicinity: Partly cloudy
W. TODAY and Thursday with scat
To- showers during afternoon.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1947-07-11

Irwin ROsee, Harry MarksOn,
and the writer were chatting in
the Twentieth Century Sporting
Club offices the morning Of the
FOx-Levine fight. We do not recall
how the matter came up but 1t
gave us a laugh when MarksOn
told how the Actors Temple on
47th st. took on the aspect of
StilIman's Gym the other night.
MarksOn, who says Kaddish, was
there as per his daily custom. But
ON this particular day Sam Taub,
ne of radio fight brOadcasting
fame, was there for YahrZeit SER
vices. just to make sure that he
had a minyOn Sam imported sew
eraI of the boys from Stillman's
Gym to make up the necessary
quorum. Surprisingly Taub con-
Quoted the services himself and
did bang-up job of 1T. When it
came time to recite Maariv, the
rabbi suggested, that since Taub
davened Minchah for the members
present, MarksOn should lead the
late evening service. In keeping
with the boxing motif MarksOn
led the congregation during Ma
ariv. Evidently the boys on the
boxing beat haven't forgotten
their alephbeth.
Later that night before the main
Garden go, the writer was deep in
conversation with Sid FEEDER of the
Associated Press, and Harry Men
del, former six-day bike impre-
Sario, in front of the Garden main
lobby fountain. AS we were get
ting ready to enter the arena,
Jimmy Cannon, the New York
Post columnist, came by and in
a moment Mushky Jackson, ia
cobs Beach character, joined our
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EMANUEL NEUMANN


Continued from Page One)
count of the J.N.F.'s achievements
during the past three years, he
revealed that it had transferred
$34, 100000 to the parent body in
Palestine in that period. The
J.NF. also provided land for
founding "a colonies in the three
years and betrayed a considerable
part of the expenses of their es-
Enlistment, he said. Referring
to the setting up of IL new set
Elements in the Negev last Oct
ober, in a dawn-to-dusk period,
he called it a "world proclaimed
pioneering saga"
Silver Asks us. to Take Lead
in Finding Palestine Solution
Addressing the opening session
of the conference last night, DR..
Silver called on the United States
to take the lead in finding a just
solution of the Palestine problem.
He said that Secretary of State
George c. Marshalls statement to
a group of Congressional leaders
earlier this week, to the effect
that the U. S. traditional policy on
Palestine had not changed, was
gratifying" but called for a more
positive declaration of policy to
allay apprehensions concerning
the American Governments pos
ition.
Describing. the. governments
attitude at this time as eight lip
ped" and charging that no one
was sure of where it stood, he
declared that eff America contin-
ues to remain in Britain's corner"
all recommendations of the United
Nations will be utterly doomed"
He expressed fear that Britain and
the U. S. would come up with a
new version of the British plan to
"federaliZe" Palestine into autOn-
omOus areas under a British-dOm-
mated, central authority. He also
voiced his opposition to partition.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1947-07-11
JEWS IN
SPORTS
BY Haskell Cohen, JTA

little gathering. The talk drifted
to the. fight game and its cute
members. Cannon began to tell
several tall tales about Jackson
which are priceless but can never
be written for several reasons.
jackson then told about the
time he let Cannon "GhOst" an
article for him for one of the lar
ger magazines. When the check
came through it was made out in
CannOn's name. Jimmy showed the
paper to Mushky at one of the
fights and told him to get the cash
for it at the box office. Mushky
got the money and hauled Cannon
into q dark corner in back of the
arena to split the dough. AS Mush-
ky counted in the dark and slipped
bills into his hands, Cannon wall
ed, "COme on out into the front
and pay me off in the light like
everybody gets paid" Needless to
say jackson continued to pay off
in the dark. Cannon doesn't know
how Mushky did it but the amount
coming to him was all there.
Mushly is so used to seeing money
passed in the dark that the alb
sence of light makes little differ
ence to him.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1947-07-11

Recently, when member. .,
the United Nations Spec;sI
Committee on Palestine tours1.
the Negev. they saw scenes il.
those shown at left and MAJ.
veled at how the Jewish settler
had made the desert bloom
with the assistance extendsl
by American Je%ry throusSS
the $l7O,OOO.OOO United Jes.
ish Appeal. The Negev one.
a drab and isolated region n
southern Palestine :. is TO-DAY
the fastest growing area in III.
Jewish homeland. dotted with
many new settlements. Scene
top left, shows two new Jewish
settlers instructing an Arab
neighbor in the techniques Of
modern farming, while scene.
bottom right. shows how stub.
born land is carefully cult.
waited. Jewish upbuilding Of
the Negev began in earnest last
October E, when eleven settle.
ments were set up in twelve
hours. The l947 United Jewish
Appeal for $l7O,OOO,OOO, which
is speeding the settlement and
reconstruction Of the Jewish
homeland through support Of
the United Palestine Appeal,
also supports the relief and
rehabilitation program Of the
Joint Distribution Committee
and the adjustment activities
on behalf of newcomers to the
United States carried on by
United Service for New Amer,
leans.
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10000
Joining Christian church leaders
of various denominations in ask
ing for support for a Jewish Pal
estine, DR.. John Holmes, Minister
of the Community Church of New
York and Chairman of the Board
of the Civil Liberties Union, in a
statement to the Zionist conven-
ton declared that the Zionist
cause is matter of honor for
mankind. England, America and
the world stand pledged to the
establishment and protection of
the Jewish homeland" The liberal
Christian leader, emphasizing that
the American people are commit
ted both by conviction and also by
official Government action to the
Zionist cause, urged that "there
must be no faltering, no compro-
mise, no betrayal at this critical
hour. What has been promised
must be fulfilled. America must
take the lead in sustaining Israel"
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SENATORS URGE us. TO TAKE
LEAD AT u. N. FOR A JEWISH
PALESTINE

CONTINUED from Page One)
ensue therefrom," Senator Pepper
added.
No Compromise or Betrayal
- Rev. Holmes
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1947-07-11
HEBREW CALENDAR

Rosh Chodesh Alb. July Is
flash of Alb. Julv %
fRosh Chodesh Ellul. August II
*Also observed previous day.
fast observed following Sunday
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1947-05-23
Wis NORI ATOMINES
BOMBOS

Sovietu atstovas Gromy-
ko y. N. saugumo tarybo-
Je vel kelia reikalavima uz-
drausti atomines bombos
naudojima, nors pi1m tai
sayo kalboje net per radio
paskelbe pasauliui kad Ru-
sija atsisako leisti neribo-
ta priziurejima jos atami-
niu saltiniu, atomo energi-
jos tobulinimui taikos me-
tu. Russia atsisako uzlei-
sti savo veto teise tarptau-
tinei atomines energijos ko-
sake Gromyko.
Taciau jis vel pagrasino.
kaip seniau Stalinas, kad
Amerika negales viena is
laikyti atomines paslapties
ir tas isivaizdavimas yra
bergzdzias.
Sovietai lyg nori pasisa-
kyti kad jie jau atranda
atomo paslapti.
United Nations posedy-
je u. S. stengiasi uzkirsti
kelia Rusu ir jos salininkfu
valstybiu atstovu trukdy-
mui vykdyti u. N. komisi-
jos tyrinejima komunistu
kenksmingos veiklos Graf
kijoje ir kitur Balkanuose.
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1947-05-23
kick YRA LIETUVIU
VORKUTOS KONCENTRACI-
JOS STOVYKLOJE.

LATVIU laikrastis, leidzia-
mas Stockholme, "Latviu Iii
mas" Mr.. 1T pranesa, kad 1916
m. Vorkutos KZ stovykloje jau
buvo $4,000 Lietuviu, 10000
Latviu ir $4,000 Estu.
0 kur dar kitos Rusu kon-
centracijos ir kankinimo stovy-
klos? Kick ten musu tautie-
ciu kenGia? Ten ir tavo gimi-
mes, mielas brolau Amerikieti
Lietuvi, jau isvezti. -. O tu
ar visa. padarai kad galimai
greitesniu laiku butu pajudin-
tas Sis klausimas ir kad butu
atidarytos sios baisios kanki-
nimo vietoves? Oh, kada tai
ivyks, visi Buchenwaldai, Dac-
hau, Stutthofai ir kitos kon-
centracijos stovyklos bus patys
vieni niekai prizes bolsevikis-
kas stovyklas.