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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-04
LIONS CABINET
WILL MEET HERE
Governing Body OF Eastern
Carolina District Holds
Quarterly

RALEIGH, Sept. 3-R)-Cabine
members Of Eastern Caroline
Lions District Sic today votee
unanimously to hold a mid-wintel
district convention. Place ane
date will be determined later.
The district extends from Ra
leigh east to the coast.
The meeting marked the begin,
ming of administration by Gather
M. Beam Of Louisburg, district
governor.
The cabinet voted to hold its
next quarterly session at Will
mington.
Attending today's meeting, If
addition to Beam, were Deane
Moon of Louisburg, secretary.
treasurer; Deputy District Cover.
nors w. W. Pridgen of Raleigh,
j. L. Seal of Henderson. DR.. j.
Frank Duke of Washington, J.
Wesley Norton of New Bern, J.
w. Hood of Wilmington; Former
District Governors Thomas S.
Payne of Wilmington. Sam afford
Of Henderson, DR.. w. Amos Alb.
rams and Neil Hester, both of Ra-
leigh; Littlejohn Faulkner Of Viii.
son; Former Deputy District Gov
ernor H. A. Dupree of Raleigh,
and A. c. Porterfield of Wilson,
former secretary-treasurer.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-04
B-29'S TO SHOW
STUFF IN EUROPE
Thirty Forts Head Out
Over Atlantic Enroute
To Germany

MISSIONER FIELD, Mass,
Sept. 3-R-A group of 80 Super.
forts - one short OF the starting
formation-took off today for Eu.
rope to give the Germans a look
at a mass flight of the big bomb
ers that helped to crush Japan.
Flying singly from Fort Worth,
Texas, the B-29's planned only
brief stopovers for refueling fol-
the hop to Goose Bay, Newfound.
land, where they were to assem-.
bic FOR the Atlantic jump.
One OF the big planes developed
a gas leak in a tranfer valve as
it TAXED out to the Westover fly.
ing strip, and was grounded until
a new part can be flown here.
Westover officials said the plane
would be delayed for a couple Of
days, but in the absence of the
group commander, who left EARL.
err, present plans were to repair
the plane and send it on its way.
Col. Alan D. Clark, group COM
mander, said the formation would
wing it's way over Dieppe, France
some time Friday and then swing
South eastward across Europe tt
the big Army base at Giebelstadt
in the American-occupied zone Of
Germany.
For 10 days, the big bombers
will give an air show in training
and then head homeward over the
southern "great circle" route by
way of the Azores and Bermuda
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-04
Piedmont Service
To Soon
President Davis, Gratified
At Decision, Look. For
Green Light i.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4. -(E~
The United States Court Of AppealA
has dismissed an appeal by State
Airlines, Inc.,, Charlotte, N. c..
from an order of the Civil Aero.
nautics Board granting Piedmont
Airlines Aviation, Inc, Winston.
Salem, N. c., routes between Viii.
mington, N. c., and Cincinnati,
Ohio.
Tom Davis, president of Pied.
mont Aviation, Of Winston-Salem,
said tonight that in view of tho
Court of Appeals action today, he
saw no reason why Wilmington
should not have air service to thd
west by the end Of the month.
Davis said that he believed the
CAB would take final action in tho
case in about two weeks.
piedmont is very anxious I'd
get service started, and we now
are r%edoubling our efforts to start
service to Wilmington and the
other cities on the routes. The
courts action today was exactly
See STATE On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-04
PRESIDENT FINDS
EXOTIC ORCHID
Chief Executive Climbs
1000 Feet In Search
OF Rare Plants

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, Sept.
8 WH - President Truman went
up Mt. Cordavado today and came
down an orchidist, or orchidacean,
with half a dozen plants and one
exotic bloom.
He was so enthusiastic over his
climb of the wooded mountain,
which dominates this capital, that
he plans to 60 out orchid hunting
again tomorrow. this time in the
proper uniform.
The President clambered more
than 1000 feet up the steep slope
today with Brig. Gen. Wallace
Graham, White House physician.
Mr.. Truman wore a business
suit today, but tomorrow he
means to go even higher up the
See PRESIDENT On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-04
GREEK employees
DEFY GOVERNMENT
Eighty Thousand Workers
Plan Strike For Large
Wage Increase

ATHENS, Greece, Sept. sup
The bulk of Greece's 0,000 civil
servants defied the snaky new
government Of Constantin Tsal-
darts today by announcing their
determination 10 strike tomorrow
despite threats Of Imprisonment
and heavy fines.
The cabinet went into emergen-
cy session to consider the civil
employees demands FOR a SO Per
cent wage increase. The cost OF
living in Greece is 220 times
above the prewar level.
i, First set for last Wednesday,
the stoppage vas postponed be-
cause of the political crisis. Tho
cabinet decided Saturday to OUT
law strikes but has not placed
the ruling into effect yet.
Meanwhile. leaders of six par
ties not included in the present
government agreed with Tsaldaris
that Demetrios Macimos would be
acceptable as premier. But they
rejected the rest of Tsaldaris' pro-
posals and insisted that they deal
with Maximos. not TsaldariS, in
aligning a coalition cabinet.
In the government which coli
lapsed Aug. %, Maximos was Pre-
mier but Tsaldanis, the foreign
minister, actually ran the regime.
10y Henderson, special state de-
partment representative in Greece
conferred with King Paul again
today and, according to Greek
sources, he stressed the need for
speed in establishing a broad Goa
lition government.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-04
BONDSMAN EXTRACTS
"STORE TEETH" AS
SECURITY FOR BOND

CHARLOTTE, Sept. g. R "A
professional bondsman was ap-
preached at the Charlotte jail to-
day by a prisoner charged with
Incorporate tippling. Eight dol
lars stood between the prisoner
and freedom. 4
The bondsman eyed his client
carefully, considered, and hedged:
"You got security" ..,
The prisoner searched his peck.
cts, pondered, and replied, '.just
my word of honor"
The hondsman studied the sx.
drunk, shook his head, then BEAM
ed. "Open your mouth" he r
dered. y
The drunk opened his mouth. !
The bondsman reached out, *
tracted the prospective clients
upper plate, and dropped the teeth
in his pocket.
BE in court tomorrow morning
at 8 o'clock" he said, depositing
an So check with the police desk
sergeant.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-04
u. S. To Bring
Troops Home
Ambassador Signs Accord
With Italy For Evacua-
ton OF $4,000 Men

ROME, Sept. 3. - W.D - The
United States and Italy today
signed an accord providing for the
evacuation of $1,000 American
troops from Italy during the 90-day
period following ratification Of the
Italian peace treaty.
Ratification will become effec'
tive on the day the Big -Four
instruments of ratification are
deposited in Paris.
The withdrawal accord was il
the form of two letters signed b,
Italian Foreign Minister Coun'
Carlo Sforza and U. S. Ambassa
dor James c. Dunn at a ceremony
in Chigi palace.
The accord pledged each country
to facilitate the withdrawal" o
American forces and also regu
late their status during the perio<
Of evacuation.
The accord also provides tina
American and Italian military
authorities will cooperate in draw
ing up plans to substitute italian
for American troops Sin zone!
which will be given back to tn,
Italian administration"
Five thousand American troop!
will remain behind to join will
5000 British and 5000 Yugoslav!
in forming the military forces O.
the International zone of Trieste.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-04
Along The Cape Fear

FORT FALLs-AS previously
related Fort Fisher fell to the
Federal troops on Sunday night
January IS, 1865. Troops from
that fortification and others i'm
mediately were assembled at For
Anderson where the next big Dom
bardment was to occur.
The Union service men expert
enced difficulty in getting thei1
crafts over the shoals into the
Cape Fear river and it was neces'
sary to dismantle the heavy CUR
and turrets to tighten the vessels
in order that the ships drafts Were
not deep.
Troops at Fort Anderson, weary
and without proper rations, his
torians recount, knew that q
heavy bombardment was i1nmi
nent. But for some time the Fed
eral ships remained in and abou'
Fort Fisher and near Fort Ander'
son without signs Of attack.
It was nearly a month later
February II, 1865. before activity
began. On that date a corps Of
approximately 10000 men unde,
General Schofield arrived by shiI
and were landed at Fort Fisher
They Immediately were taken by
boat into the river to Smithville
ATTACK BEGINS - The attack
on Fort Fisher was carried on ir
a three-way thrust. That mean
that there was virtually no chance
for re-inforcements OF supplies tt
be brought into the fort.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-04
46 BRITISH COAL
MINES NOW IDLE
Strike Continues In South
Yorkshire With $4,000
Men Out

LONDON, Sept. 3-P-Forty-six
government-operated coal mines
in South Yorkshire employing
more than so, 900 miners had been
closed tonight by a spreading
strike which has developed into
Britain's most serious labor dis
turbance in three years.
The government was warned by
2,400 Yorkshire industrial plants
employing more than 100, 900 work
ers that they were nearing the end
of their coal stocks and would be
forced to close unless coal was
delivered to them soon.
There was no sign of q settle
ment Of the dispute which began
three weeks ago among 1000 mi
ners at the Grimethorpe pit who
refused to comply with an order
by the National Coal Board, after
consultation with the union, to in
crease their work "stint" from 81
to % feet daily. The National Coal
Board administers Britain's Ma
tionalized mines for the govern
ment.
For two hours today Joseph
Hall, president Of the Yorkshire
area of the National Union of
Mine Workers, stood on the plat
form in the little motion picture
theater at CudWorth and nleaded
with the Grimethorpe miners to
go back to work. The miners said
they would not go back until the
National Coal Board withdraws it's
order. The ether pit workers have
joined the Grimethorpe miners in
a sympathy move.
From Southport. where the Bri-
fish Trades Union Congress is
meeting, the National Union is
See COAL on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-04
TOBACCO SELLING
HOURS INCREASED
Prices Weaker Yesterday
On Eastern Marts; Bor-
der Belt Declines

WALLACE, Sept. 3. - The Wal.
lace Tobacco Market, along with
other markets in the flue-cured
belts, will begin an additional hour
of sales per day with tomorrow's
market. Under a new marketing
regulation the Wallace Market will
sell for five hours per day in
stead of the four-hour period which
has prevailed since the market
opened August Is.
The Wallace Market today sold
a total of $50, 800 pounds of tobac-
co at a price average of $47.0 9 per
hundredweight. This gave the
farmers of this area a total of
1922, 710.72 for the days sales.
Even with the increased selling
time, which should easily boost
daily sales here past the 1000 0
pounds mark, there was every lik-
lihood that the market will con-
tinue in a block for some time to
come and warehousemen urged
farmers to book selling space in
advance before bringing their to-
bacco to market.
Prices we're weaker yesterday on
the Eastern North Carolina flue-
cured market. The Federal-State
Departments of Agriculture re-
ported, with price averages IN the
Border Belt for South Carolina and
North Carolina showing irregular
trends.
Losses on the Eastern North
Carolina market ranged from 81
See TOBACCO On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-04
OLD BILB0 WILL
COMES TO LIGHT
Document Drawn In 1925
Named Wife, Son, Daugh-
ter As Beneficiaries

HATTIESBURG, Miss, Sept.
-4R-A 22-year-old will came to
light today after legal efforts al
ready had begun for settling tie
estate of the late Senator Theo G.
Blbo of Mississippi.
The document, dated June 10,
1925, named as equal beneficiaries
Bilbo's wife, from whom he later
was divorced, his son, Theo, Jr.,
and his daughter, Jessie.
Discovery of the document in
the Masonic Temple building
came as a surprise. No will was
filed Saturday when Chancellor
Lester Clark appointed Chancery
Clerk Norman c. Rouse as admin
istrator Of the estate.
A few months ago Bilbo, who
died Aug. 81, tore his signature
from a will which was drawn
within recent years, and thus in
validated the instrument.
Luther A. Smith, sovereign
grand inspector general of Scot
tlsh Rite Masonic bodies, d%isclos-
ed that the 1925 will was found in
me lodge building. He said that
blloo drew up the will at the time
ne advanced into a higher degree
o. Masonry in accordance with
scottish Rite requirements.
Bona Eide Document
smith said the will is a bona
lds legal document.
he said he mailed the paper
yesterday to State Senator H. K.
mouse, father of the chancery
elefk and executor of the will. The
s4uer Rouse, a cousin to Bilbo,
.a!a today that he had not re-
's,ved the paper as yet.
'esSle Bilbo declined comment
WI W. NE discovery. 1t. Col. Theo G..
DIoo' lr., the son, has returned
~ hls Army post at Fort Leaven-
worth, Kan.
ol0os estate has been estimat-
70 value as much as 500, 900
W.. an attorney said there were
OS which would reduce the fig
ufe.
oAoos divorced wife was re-
Ss .'eo 10 have conferred yester-
ny WIN attorneys here. She lives
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-04
Economists, Foreign Trade
Analysts Differ On Re-
suit OF Curtail

NEW YORK, Sept. g. up DC
sharp declines in the volume Of
American exports to a dollar-shor1
world mean an end to that bonan-
"a which in recent months helped
fatten the pocketbooks Of workers,
manufacturers, farmers and bust
nessmen?
Economists and foreign trade
analysts differed somewhat today
in their answers but their views
added up to something like this:
I. Some exporters and manufac'
turers are ''bound to be hurt"
2. Some products now in short
supply, due partly to high export
demand, may be readily available
to the American consumer by the
end of the year.
3. Some items, with exports cut
off, will become surplus and
prices may drop by the first OF
the year.
4. Domestic demand for others
IS SO nlgh stnaI II al exports
stopped there would. be no notice
able effect here.
5. In the long run, the world
will have to get the goods it still
wants badly from the United
States, as no other country can
supply them.
6. So many plans Of help are
underway Or under discussion
loans, Marshall plan, World Bank
financing, economic conferences
that the means to buy may be
restored before export volume
drops low enough to threaten bust
ness and agricultural prosperity
here and cause loss of jobs on a
large scale.
Goo DECLINE mn Papa Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-04
State Loses Appeal Plea
Over CAB Airlines Ruling:
Soviet For UN Police Unit
Russia Submits
Specific Plans
Moscow Proposal Elimi
mates Use OF Battle
ships, Carriers

LAKE SUCCESS, N. Y, Sept. 3
-UD-Russia was disclosed today
to favor a United Nations police
force without battleships or air
craft carriers and considerably
weaker than that proposed by the
United States.
The announcement that Russia
had submitted specific proposals
for the projected International po-
lice force came as a surprise aft
er a year Of Soviet silence on the
subject.
Details Of the Russian plan were
not disclosed Immediately, but in
formed sources said it called for
land and air forces similar in
number to those suggested by
Great Britain. A UN subcommit-
tee took the Russian proposals I'M
der advisement to reconcile diff
ferences between them and esti-
submitted by the other
great powers.
disclosure OF the Russian move
came in a terse communique is
sued by the UN military staff
committee, which is composed of
the Big Five powers. There was
no indication why the Soviet I'm
ion had decided at this particular
time to comply with the Security
Council request for such esti-
mates.
The proposed international po-
lice force, provided in. the UN
charter, would be at the disposal
Of the Security Council to back up
decisions designed to maintain in
ternational peace and security.
If the Russian proposals are
to those suggested by Bri-
tain, they would call for about L.
200 airplanes instead of the $500
proposed by the United States,
and for approximately II ground
See RUSSIA On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-04
Action Taken As Wheat,
Corn, Livestock Quota
tions Hit New Highs
BY CLAIRE cox
United Press Staff CORRESPONDENT

OAAAtcu IACSS otd11
CHICAGO, Sept. 3-U.D "A new
heat wave blanketed most OF the
nation today, as a chain reaction
started by the August cornbel
drought sent meat and grain pric'
es ~spiraling and threatened to cur
tail meat consumption next year.
A spokesman for the American
Meat Institute said consumption
would be cut at least 10 per cent
in 1943.
The entire price situation, corn
plicated by hot, dry weather, ov.
erseas food shipments and in.
creased demands at home, lee
Federal Judge John P. Barnes.
sitting in Chicago, to order a thor.
ough investigation of initiation in
the Chicago area.
Barnes issued a call for a spe-
cial grand jury to investigate
prices as part of the federal gov
ernlnent's general probe of soar.
ing prices. 1t will be the nations
first investigation of prices in the
distribution of goods, but housing
See JUDGE on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-04
Dizzy Designers Decide
To Doll Dad In Grapes

"The shorter trouser with cuff
will barely touch the top OF the
Shoe" he said.
A spokesman for chain Of Mems
clothing shops said pants on East
ern university campuses will bare
ly meet the top of the stock, but
added, "every customer is encour-
aged to decide the most becoming
length for himself. After all, it is
very simple to turn up a hem"
The charter members Of the SY-
MPTL (Sam You Made The Pants
Too Long, club have the sanction
of women fashion designers.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-04

NEW YORK, Sept 3-R-Men's
ankles. are about to have their day
in the sun.
With women's legs and ankle
losing the battle against the longer
skirt, mems fashion designers
have decreed the male ankle will
come out from under. Mems trou-
sers; they say, will be at least
two inches shorter.
Tony Williams, fashion arbiter
for the annual list of best dressed
men, warned gloomily that the
way things are going, men will be
lucky if they have any pants
left at all.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-04
KISSING WIFE TWICE
COST ALABAMA MAN
$3.50 COURT FINE

WARRIOR, Ala, Sept. 5. UP
- Mayor l.. A. Bowers fined q
visitor from Gadsden $27.50 recent
ly for kissing his wife twice in
front of the Warrior Drug store.
it was disclosed today by outraged
residents.
Warrior citizens helped pay the
fine and two aldermen came to the
defense of the affectionate hus-
band, who left town in a huff
without giving his name.
Eve felt he was being mistreat-
ed" said Alderman Robert Giles
pie. cts never been against the
law that I know Of to kiss a woman
a downtown corner here"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-04
FLYING WHITE HOUSE
SET NEW TRIP MARK
FROM RIO TO CAPITAL

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3-U.D-
President Humans new plane,
the Independence" set a new
Rio-to-Washington air speed rec
ord of 16 hours and As minutes
today in bringing Secretary of
State George c. Marshall home
from the 1rterAmerican Defense
conference.
1t. Col. Henry T. Myers, Mr..
Truman's personal pilot who was
at the controls, shaved five hours
and IS minutes from the old rec
ord he set in the Scared Cow"
the former Presidential plane.
The new record was based on
Flying time and did not include a
two-hour. layover at Trinidad, the
only stop on the 5.300-mile flight.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-04
U.S.. ARMY MAJOR
ADMITS TO GRAFT
Knoxville, la., Officer
Shared Indirectly In
$1,0OO,000 "Cut"

TRIESTE, Sept. 3-W.D -Ameri-
can Army Major E. H. Richard.
son admitted in a statement in
troduced at the trial of five III
este civilians today that he hao
shared indirectly in an estimated
81, 900, 900 rake-otf from the parcel
ing out of public works contracts
in this international city.
Richardson said he had never
received Italian lire, in which CT
william defendants allegedly were
paid. Instead. he said, his share
was converted by a subordinate
into Swiss francs or dollars.
Former chief of the military
government public works section,
Richardson will be tried later.
The major said he had heard
that graft was going on in his
section but his assistants Away
gave him satisfactory explana-
tons when he querled them.
Richardson said the only excep-
See ARMY On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-04
Lovett Warns
Of Up
I,t;ue Secretary OF State
Saws Europe Must Have
Emergency Help =.

DISTINCTION, Sept. 3-U.D-
'.ning that Europe's economic
.s,n+,1re is cracking up faster
h.u anyone had expected, Acting
ans of State Robert
ovett said today that the old
A. must have emergency help
*ol'u uear TO hold out until the Mar
ais plan can get started next
spring
Dssrence directly whether a
.nscial session o. Congress would
convened to consider the Euro
w crisis. But he limited that
g.nsresional action might be- ne
ssrv within the next few
s ss to pump more American
doIlars and relief supplies into the
.tricken continent.
10 indicated a grim belief that
.on. if not all the nations of
Wsstern Europe, might go down
,nto economic chaos long before
~. Marshall plan can get rolling
miles, something is done in the
months Immediately ahead.
First Problem
1ovett made it clear that the
Lovett made it clear that
.ns threatened economic breakup
would be the number one problem
confronting Secretary George c.
Marsnall on his return from the
Inter.American Defense con-
ference in Brazil.
Iovsst said that apparently only
tamporary sources of help are
men to Europe in advance of the
Marshall plan, including loans
from the US. Export-1mport bank
and rom the World Bank. Some
countries, he said, may need dol
lar backing for their currencies.
The acting secretary, whe pre-
dicted grave and far-reaching con-
sequences if Europe were allowed
10 collapse, said the continents
troubles had become so suddenly
acute for two major reasons.
1-Britain's financial crisis,
brought on largely by depletion OF
the S. $50, 900 she borrowed from
.agious, undermining affect on the
fee LOYETT On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-04
Cherokees On Warpath
To Elect A New Chief


SYLVIA, Sept. 3-WH- A band of
Cherokee Indians on the Warpath
to elect an Independent chief, con
Guided their campaigning today
by dropping handbills from the air
to members o. the tribe in four
m%outainous North Carolina coun-
ties.
Captain" Lambert, a full
blooded Cherokee who served as
an army aviator during the wsr
was at the controls as. the plane
swooped low over THE western
North Carolina Indian territory of
the Cherokee's eastern band.
Cherokee's eastern band.
Some 5000 Redmen and
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-04
And So To Bed

An unidentified motorist was
high in his praise of the VIII
mington Police department
last night.
The motorist said he WAS
driving out South Front street
when a patrolman hailed him,
"Say buddy, your lights are
out" The driver stopped, in
vestigated and sure enough he
could not get his lights to
flicker.
The unidentified policeman
DOTTED his coat, hat and equip
ment. rolled up his sleeves and
proceeded to locate the trouble.
A couple of minutes later the
motorist was on his way with
lights beaming.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-04
The Weather

so,.. FORECAST:
nd G~afolina-Clear to partly cloudy
dsv ,uaitinue dhot Thursday and Fri
and a, msH d few scattered afternoon
portion eHlng thundershowers over South
and co, Carolina-Clear to partly cloudy
Friday, 40eo rather hot Thursday and
si dditaes077ological data for the "a hours
''O ?; M. yesterday.
La TEMPERATURES
s3 1:2o W. rs; 7:3o a. m. IA; 1870 p. m.
nun 80. p m. 81; Maximum 80; Mini
mean 80: Normal IS.
l,h HUMIDITY
q; 7:3O n'' w; 40 a. m. SO; 1870 p. m.
Total PRECIPITATION
ia>heSSl iof hours ending 1880 D. m.
81 as'i iac. since the first of the month
:. From fiDEs FOR TODAY
u S, coaaae Tide T-bles published by
N''S' and Geodetic Survey.
hilnirg+ HIGH LOW
=. ----- 1912 am. CAT am.
NaSonboro - pm. 7:15 pm.
Inlet - Sal am. 3:45 am.
Sunrise 80 9:57 pm. 4:05 pm.
Zip; 9;47; Sunset 6:34; Moonrise
Motoonset 9.26a.
WEATHER On Page Two