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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-24
STORY in STEEL
HITS COMMITTEE
Business Group Hears Tale
Of Alleged Plan To
"Sweeten" Sales

WASHINGTON, May %. - (R-
digging through the story
of a big steel deal that failed to
come off heard secondhand testi-
mony today about an alleged plan
to sweeten it with $18, 900. 900 in
secret payments.
They decided to try to get first
hand testimony from the mar
named as the suggester of t e
payments, Herbert M. Karp.
Here's what happened as a Sen
ate Small Business subcommittee
went ahead with its investigation
OF why small industries can not
buy steel at reasonable prices:
/. Charles Margiott1, attorney
for E. A. Kerschbaumer, a Pitt
burgh steel broker, testified that
Karp told his client that 248, 900
tons could be bought if Kersch-
banner would pay about $18,0OO,-
900 in secret to Karp for him and
executives Of Give big steel conf
panies."
2. Senator Martin (R-Pa). chair
man of the steel subcommittee.
said he expects to put Karp in
the witness chair at the next hear
ing, Tuesday. George F. Meredith,
the committees executive dl-
rector, added: eff we can produce
him."
3. Another witness today, Percy
Nagle, a Chilean who is trying to
buy steel for Argentine and Chi
lean companies, testified through
an Interpreter that Karp offered to
sell him 1876, 900 tons of steel yes
terday. Karp is described as a
New York lawyer.
Not Named
Margiotti didn't name the thigh
executives or the "big steel COM
panies." He said he didn't propose
to accuse any steel executives OF
anything.
He said he only wanted to tell
what Karp told Kerschbaumer. He
called it IAN amazing story il
true"
He said Karp told Kersch-
banner that an "over-rlde' OF
$62.5 So a ton would be necessary
for the steel executives; that the
Bank of Manhattan had been
designated as trustee for the ex-
ecutives and Karp himself; that
Karp would distribute the money
to the executives; and that 1t
would have to be kept secret.
Margiotti said that On the basis
of Karp's proposal the total over
ride" for Karp and the executives
too would have been "approxl-
mately $1S, 900, ooo."
Margiotti said that according to
Karp's proposal, the Firth-Sflrllng
Steel company, which does not
produce steel sheets, would act as
a front" for other steel c M
panies which do.
Kerschbaumer has testified that
Karp showed him a letter purport-
ing to confirm the 248, 900 : n
sale, written on a Firth-Stlrllng
See STORY On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-24
Negro Believed Lynched By NC. Crowd;
British To Get No "Kick-Back" Funds
U. :! x: II Buy
.,4ss&stcdCoodS
Undersecretary A h e son
Says America Will Not
Reimburse London

WASHINGTON, May % - R-
Undersecretary Of State Dean
Acheson disclosed today that some
of the dollars going to aid Greece
particularly military equipment.
may be spent on British goods,
But he ruled out and "kickback''
to- the British for the funds they
put into Greece after the March
81 deadline they originally set for
their economic withdrawal.
Acheson told a news conference
the British put these funds into
Greece on their own responsibility
and this was clearly understood
by the state department and
British government. He declared
the British first had said they
could not advance any funds aft
er March 81 and then had said
they could. Acheson understood
that they had made some pay
ments to Greece since that time.
Acheson said fatty that the
United States will not reimburse
Britain for these funds. He also
said, contrary to information
given by State department officials
yesterday, that he personally
knows of no negotiations over
these payments but that there is
a question as to what negotiations
the officials were talking about
yesterday. In any case, he added,
if there were any negotiations
about the payments. sooner or la
ter the matter would get to him
for decision and he could say there
would be no reimbursement to the
British.
London reports yesterday had
put the figure for American pay
ment at around $40, 900, 900.
Asked what other negotiations
might be underway with Britain,
Acheson said it is quite possible
the United States will buy British
goods for the Greek program. 1t
may be, he said, that Britain is
the only place where the United
States a get certain things re-
quired in Greece. He mentioned
bullets to fit Greek army rifles
of British manufacture.
This suggested possibility that
while there would be no kick
back" to the British for funds adj
vanced to Greece, some settle
ment may be worked out for the
British to be paid in dollars for
military equipment they shipped
to Greece after a certain date.
The effect would be to get Amer
lean dollars into British hands.
But Acheson said there is no at
tempt under way to use the Greek
and Turkish program to aid the
dollar position of Britain or any
other country, although dollars
may be spent not only in Britain
but in Italy, France and other
countries.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-24
Northern P~resbyterians
Pass Unity On To South
Will Submit Plan To All
Presbyteries If South
Follows Example

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, M a
% Up The issue Of unity IN the
Presbyterian church, a problem
since Civil War days, today was
placed squarely in the hands Of
the church's Southern branch.
The General Assembly of the
PRESBYTERIAN church in the U. S.
A., representing 1900, 900 North
ern members, voted to submit the
reunion plan to its Presbyteries
provided the Southern b r a n C h,
known as the Presbyterian Church
in the United States, takes SINH
lar action at its assembly n e x
week at Montreal, N. c.
Delegates TO the 159th assembly
reported the Southern group was
fearful that its voice would be lost
in the four-to-one majority held by
the North in any merger plan.
The reunion would become ef-
fective in 1850, after re-submlsslon
to both assemblies in 1s4S and
194e, if approved by the Southern
branch. 1t has been a subject OF
negotiation for eight years.
Appointment of DR.. John II.
Gardner, Jr., of Baltimore as vice
moderator was announced by
Wilbur La Roe, Jr.. neWly-elected
moderator. DR.. Gardner was an
unsuccessful candidate for the
moderatorship.
A proposal to admit women to
the Presbyterian ministry m e a H.
while appeared headed for defeat.
incomplete returns from a refer
endum of the church's 268 Presby-
teries showed 95 against, IS for
and seven not voting.
A continuing fight for the prlncl-
pie of separation of church and
state was assured when the as
sembly empowered its general
council to act in whatever manner
necessary during the interim
between the present assembly ano
the 1913 meeting.
One action by the council is ex-
pected to be an attempt, with
other church groups, to have the
United States special envoy to the
vatican recalled.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-24
ON.RESIDENTIAL
PROJECTS 0KAYED
Ensign Approves $31,S6O
Worth O. Building
In Wilmington

Approval of three non-resi'
Dental building projects in Will
minglon were announced yeste1-
day by Chester O. Ensign, North
Carolina district manager Of the
construction division, office OF the
hosing e~Xpediler III Greensboro.
The local %approvals were: W. K.
Long, $4,000, William F. Shue.
1880; and Mary B. Hyer estate,
$40, 1000.
The largest of the SO approved
projects over the state to cos
N,O72, l42, is a TWO story and base
lent addition to be erected at the
Raleigh office of Southern Bell
Telephone and Telegraph company
Inc. 1t will cost S375, 900.
Other projects approved were:
Sears. Roebuck and company,
Durham, 1913, 600; E. w. Milloway,
Greensboro, 81, 300; Builders Pro-
aucts company, Greensboro
$500; Edward Loewenstein,
Greensboro. 81, 200; industrial
sptlnkler corporation, High Point,
sN; William Pickett Hamlin,
high Point, $40, 900; Esther Mill
corporation, Shelby, $23, 900; Rob
eFSonville Storage company, Rob
.fsonville, $40, $50; Wallace Ware
mouse company, Smithfield, Sc 600;
Joseph H. Bryant. Wallace, $50,
WV A, H. Houston. Ashevi]le. 3d.
W. Liberty Manufacturing C o m
See NON On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-24
Petit Blond Is Tired
Of All This Fighting

But he did not arrive until after
court adjourned. The case was the
aftermath of a Thursday night dis
turbance at the Stanley D o d
home in East Wilmington when
bricks were thrown through the
windows.
Drozd said he was arrested
when he appeared at the police
station to report the incident arm
ed with a pistol he obtained in
Germany during the war. His case
was continued.
Thirty-day suspended sentences
were given the two women.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-24
Special To The Star

TABOR CITY, May 23.-The long
awaited rains that fell on Tabor
City Wednesday and Thursday has
sent fruit and vegetable prices
soaring.
Ending a month long drought
the rain brought renewed hopes
for record strawberry prices to
match the bumper crop.
More than $500 crates have
been sold on the Tabor City mar
ket over totals of the same period
last year, it was reported.
Encouraged by light rains Wed
nesday strawberry buyers lifted
their prices 81. on the crate
Heavier rains Thursday assured
everyone that the drought had
ended and prices continued TO
rise.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-24
L~ong-Awaited Rains Cause
Prices To Soar On Market

Beans, which got of to a slow
start Monday on the local market
also showed signs of drawing rec
ord prices. Farmers throughout
the area expressed confidence
that threats of a slump had van
ished and definite signs OF relief
could be heard everywhere, es-
pecially among enthusiastic grow
ers who said their crops had perk-
ed up over night.
W. B. Webster, president Of the
Tabor City Merchants Association,
said that the rains have saved
thousands of tobacco plants, which
we're scorching from last weeks
hot sun. Farmers can expect a
tobacco crop that will surpass the
1916 worldwide record prices, he
said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-24

Gladys Drozd, peti' 23-year-old
blond. is going to get a plane and
fly back to her home in Detroit
lust as soon as she can.
"Tm tired of all this fighting
and want to get out of here as
soon as possible" she told Judge
Winfield Smith in Recorders court
Yesterday. TRAINS are too slow
for me. I'm getting a reservation
on the first plane that I can"
She and her sister-in-law, Heller
Papciak, %, were in court facing
disorderly onduct charges.
Stanley Drozd, charged with
carrying concealed weaponss also
was scheduled to appear.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-24
Speakers Cite Need
OF State Ports Use
ATLAST

WASHINGTON, May 23-PS
Officers of the National Used
Car Dealers association tonight
urged dealers to reduce used
car prices 10 per cent.
The association said in a state
ment that a survey (by the Gal
lup PolD indicates 80 per cent
of the public is in the market
for a used car .''but that present
exorbitant prices are forcing
them to put off such a purchase
until more reasonable prices
prevail"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-24
And So To Bed

Everything happens, 1t seems,
at the ball game.
This was the general opinion
at the Red Springs VS.. Whining
ton game at the Legion Stadium
the other night.
A lonely man was sitting =
couple of steps down from .
lady and her escort.
The lady had noticed the
coaches of the bail teams stand
ing in the coaches box, and
she suddenly turned to her es-
cort and said, "What Is the
matter with those men, 49,
they penalized for something."
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-24
Carson Cash Paid
May Grocery Bills
Former Kentucky Congressman Admits He
Used Money Obtained From Munition
Firm For Personal Expenses

81 replaced all of it," May said.
The 72-year old ex-Congressman
is on trial with the two Garssons on
charges that as wartime House
military committee chairman he
took $55, 900 in brides for seeking
government favors for the Cars
sons.
Prosecutor William A. Paisley
began his cross-examination when
May finished six days of testimony
in his own behalf. At one point,
the former Congressman exploded
at Paisley's questions, saying:
"You ought to know about t,at.
All this happened while 1 was
See CARSON On Pare Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-24
M a y %. up

DISTINCTION, M a y 10 -HE
- Congressman Andrew J.
,'av testified at his war bride trial
M ldsv that he spent money obtain
. ~ from the Carson Munitions
~ to pay his own grocery
.nd department store bills.
" acknowledged using money
which he claims was given him
". Henri and Murray Carson for
gserations of a lumber company
wy nav everyday expenses, in
u, a1,ding a s6s5.16 federal income
w nn+ he insisted all the money
Intimately went back to the Cars ar
Nv brothers, key figures in a $751;
NM MN munitions combine.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-24
The w Gather

o.. FORECAST:
s Su'h Carolina Partly cloudy and
s Hsaued warm Saturday and Sunday
, N.Y.. scattered thundershowers Saturday
kuthi 'oh and Sunday, mostly over
Nh MI, portion Saturday.
s D'h Carolina - Partly cloudy and
rs,.a Saturday and Sunday. Widely
NM 1eo showers Saturday afternoon
scattered thundershoWers Sunday.
IEastern Standard Tinle)
Nay |. S. Weather Bureau)
kdinr 05ologlcal data for the "a hours
''V p m. yesterday.
Ian TEMPERATURES
h; "a; m Y; 7:3O a. m. 70; 1870 p. m
him, ''sV p. m. rs; Maximum 81; Mini.
90 Mean Is; Normal 10.
La HUMIDITY
h, va a m, 81. 7:eo a. m. 8e; 1870 p. m.
> lou p. m. 81.
ro.., PRECIPITATION
No ~. lof "a hours ending 7:30 p. m
tchss since the first of the month 20:
g,o TIDES FOR TODAY
Z. Co... me Tide Tables published by U
and Geodetic Survey.
Rlnnisu. HIGH LOW
"l -- 1888 am. 8:01 am
tasonhox. loo pm. 1904 pm
inlet = 1888 am. 4:51 am
Sunris. 1l:23 pm. 4:57 pm
t5sa: AZ 900; Sunset 7:13; Moonris'
Rips! Moonset lisp.
a. m. Fs.see at Fayetteville, N. c. at
'roay 81 feet.
Weather On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-24
FORECAST:

wilmington and vicinity: Partly
cloudy and warm Saturday and Sunday
With widely scattered showers Saturday
afternoon and scattered thunderstorms
Sunday
The Nome nugget., 1947-09-03

Legal Blanks at The Nugget office
The Nome nugget., 1947-09-03
POSITION OF BASE
 LIBRARIAN

The position of Base Librarian will be open at Nome Air Base on 21 September 1947. At present, funds are available to fill this po- sition until 20 January l948 at fixed salary of $24938 per month, GAO hour week.. Definite assurance of hire after the above date can not be given at this time, but ap- plication will be made to higher headquarters for further allotment of funds.
 Applications for this position must be submitted not later than September ls47. addressed to Commanding Officer, Nome Army Air Base, Att: Capt. Stephenson, stating fully the applicants quail fications as pertains to the follow ing:
 a. Library experience (practic-
 aD.
 b. Library training at college
 level.
 c. Education Schools, courses,
 degrees).
 d. Age: 20 to 40 years.
 e. Interest in this type of work f. Ability to select books and
 advise patrons.
 g. United States Citizen (re-
 quired.
 h. Married or single.
 The applicant selected for this position will be notified on 10 September l947. and name will be announced herein on II Septem- Der.
 All residents of the Base and Nome who are eligible and desire to apply for this position are urged to do so. Publish Aug. 27, 29, Sept. 1, 3.
The Nome nugget., 1947-09-03
CHRISTIE AND ELLEN WALD. HELM HOME FROM EUROPE

Mrs. Christie Waldhelm and daughter Ellen returned home last Friday after spending three months travelling in Europe. They report that although they had a wonderful time and filled every minute seeing historical and other outstanding things in the Scandi- navian countries they still think that Nome is good place in which to be located permanently.
 Mrs. Waldhelm visited with her father in Denmark, who is over ninety years old, as well as friends and relatives in Norway. In Hol- land she called on an acquaintance made through letter writing ex- change.
 She stated that although there is plenty of food in Denmark, the neighboring country of Holland is on very strict rationing.
 Mrs. Waldhelm had the pleasure of visiting with a former Nomeite while in Denmark, Mrs. Johanna
The Nome nugget., 1947-09-03
Alaska Shipping To Use New Terminal Pier

All future arrivals and depart ureS of Alaska Steamship com pany passenger and freight vessels in Seattle will be made at the new Alaska Terminal-Pier 42, L. w. Baker, vice president and general manager, announced today.
 The last SailingS made from Piers 50 and 5l were the SS Bar anof and M/V Coastal Monarch on August 30, and the SS Victoria will sail on September 4.
 Various departments of the Alaska Steamship company, which have for so many years made thc.r headquarters at Piers 50 and 51, are preparing to move to the new, modern quarters. By the morning of September 8, present plans call for the following divisions to be ready for business at Pier 42: the freight office, including the billing department; the claim department, personnel office, baggage clerks, and the operating department, which includes the superlntend- ent and assistant superintendent labor relations manager, port cap tain, port engineer, assistant port engineer, port steward and assist
The Nome nugget., 1947-09-03
NIECES VISITING MIR. AND MRS. CHARLES YEAGER

Miss Sarah Chapman and Mary Hood Chapman, nieces of MT. and Mrs. Charles Yaeger are visiting for a week with their aunt and meeting friends made while they were Nome residents.
 Mary Hood is now employed by tme Pan American Airways in New York and Sarah attends school in Fairbanks where she resides with her mother and has proven her self an outstanding student
The Nome nugget., 1947-09-03

WANTED-A good reliable man to supply customers with Rawleigh Products. Write RaWleigh's, Dept SKI-2-127, Oakland, Calif.
The Nome nugget., 1947-09-03

FOR SALE wood and coal range, new; 1 base cabinet, 1
 Venetian blind 30x60-Call Main
 60. 1O6-3t
The Nome nugget., 1947-09-03
REC LOAN REPRESENTATIVE SCHEDULED FOR NOME

MT. and Mrs. Afford Johnson are scheduled to arrive on the Pan American plane on Friday for a visit from Seattle. MT. Johnson is interested in meeting business men of Nome and anyone else interest ed in the REC loan program. He planes to stay but one day and leave for Anchorage on Saturday.
The Nome nugget., 1947-09-03
ant port steward.

ant port steward.
 Remaining at Pier 50 for the time being are the executive de partment, the traffic department and the ship repair shop, while Pier 51 is still housing the pur- chasing department and the city ticket office. These divisions will move at a later date, when con- struction now underway at Pier 42 is completed. The accounting of- flee remains at 65 Marion street, temporarily.
 "The need for improved facil!- ties with better quarters for faster and more efficient service to the Territory of Alaska has long been realized by the Alaska Steamship company and this well-planned marine terminal-one of the most modern in the United States-Wili benefit all Alaska" Baker said.
 Pier 42 is l,OlO long with a width of 396 feet. It includes two one-Story transit buildings, no feet by 961 feet. The depressed track area between the translt buildings is l12 feet wide and in cludes two covered loading plat forms and four railroad tracks. In addition there are 32-foot aprons and two railroad tracks or the wa ter side of each building
 One of the characteristics which contributes to the high value of the Alaska Terminal is the divers ity of methods by which cargo can be received. A greater number of trucks are able to unload by means of tail-gate delivery, there by minimizing expensive standby time. Traffic congestion is prac- tically impossible due to the large amount of space and because the terminal was built some distance away from the street thorough fare. Trucks can also be unloaded inside the transit buildings. Freight cars can be unloaded onto the dock or directly aboard wait ing vessels. Numerous switching tracks prevent traffic problems within the dock area.
The Nome nugget., 1947-09-03
MARRIAGE LICENSES ISSUED RECENTLY

On August 30, a marriage li- cense was issued to Gaylord Jones and Dorothy Chrystal, both of Nome.
 On Sept. a marriage license was issued to Fred Tieppleman of Deering and Millie Alexine of White Mountain.
The Nome nugget., 1947-09-03

Hansen who has remarked since her husband, Hans Hensen, passed away and moved to that country. Everywhere she went she found people intensely interested in America and Alaska.
The Nome nugget., 1947-09-03
MARIE REEDY ARRIVES FOR SCHOOL YEAR

Marie Reedy, teacher for the 4th grade arrived last Friday by plane, completing the teaching staff with the exception of Miss M. Steinbreck who has been de- layed due to illness.
The Nome nugget., 1947-09-03
NOTICE

Ladies Aid will meet at the home of Mrs. Andy Nerland Fri day evening at 500. All visitors in terested in church work in the community are invited.
The Nome nugget., 1947-09-03
LESLIE STEVENS RETURNS TO NOME

Leslie Stevens, local representa- tive of the Neill, Clark and Co.,, returned Friday after an absence of several weeks.
The Nome nugget., 1947-09-03
NOTICE

Pioneers will meet tonight at the Pioneer Hall ali 8:00.
 Robert Baldwin. SecY.
The Nome nugget., 1947-09-03
Classified Ads

FOR SALE-Studebaker Sedan. Excellent condition. Call at Nome
 Nugget. 1O2-6t
Hartford chronicle., 1947-05-03
Job JiR11-Cr0W Is Promoted By
 States - Mitchell

Incorporation of prohibitions against discrimination because of race, creed or color in the seventy-seven million dollar appropriation for state employ ment service offices was urged by Clarence Mitchell, labor secretary of the NAACP, when testifying before a subcommit- tee of the Senate Appropria- tions Committee.
 MT. Mitchell informed the Committee that some states are using federal funds in a manner (which actually pro- notes discrimination" He stat ed that the more than thousand NAACP branches throughout the country have almost all had first hand ex- perience with state. employ ment service discrimination a. gainst colored job applicants. These applicants" he said, must use back entrances, cool their heels in jim-crow government agencies. Now waiting rooms in basements, and finally be insulted by some clerk who refuses to classify them properly during an interview"
 Calling for resoration of funds to the United States Employment Service which were severly cut by the House Appropriations Committee, the NAACP labor secretary stated that the organizations study of policies announced by the governors of twenty-eight states in response to the NAACP's inquiry shows that there will be virtually no program of protecting minor ity groups in many of the states if federal supervision is withdrawn"
 More or less typical of the southern states, MT. Mitchell said, is the attitude of Harry B. Crozier, Chairman and Ex- ecutive Director of the Texas Unemployment Compensation Commission, who vigorously opposed "service of all orders by referring workers on the basis of qualifications rather than race, creed, color and national origan." He informed the Committee that on a re- cent visit to Texas, he learned that MT. Crozier's views "seemed to be the order of the day"
 The Committee was given the NAACP's position on standards for operation of the employment services which in cluded abolition of all segre- gated offices, refusal to accept or process discriminatory or ders, and equal opportunity for employment on the staff of the agency without regard to race. creed or color.
 During his testimony, the NAACP official made. an attack on the Interstate Con- fa-a.~a of Abandonment Coc,,r
Hartford chronicle., 1947-05-03

tor, Counsel for the Wisconsin Industrial Commissions Un- employment Compensation De partment, as a key figure in this organization.
 So far, only three states, New York, New Jersey and Massachusetts, meet the min imum standards which the NAACP believes necessary, MT. Mitchell said. He men toned that, even though Wis consin and Indiana have state FEPC laws, they have failed to give specific commitments on all of the points raised by the Association.