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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-12
PauIey Faces
Grain Probe
O.calI Assistant Summoned
n; To Explain M a k e t
Transa ions

,,,,cH1NGTON, Dec. II -tR-
W.. Way W Pauley, special as
lo~1t l.nt to the secretary OF war
slSlaif[ forner Democratic party
ano ''rer lo was summoned today
trsaspL sQn1ajn Ia his grain market
to osartions sar as Congressional
tFaIl9p 1ore moved to investigate
!eaoSLd7 !eld E. Stassen's charges
HaI0-0 eovernnent "insiders'
have f'.S, p2ofited in food specula-
'lop, Tse Senate Appropriations
Inaittee l arranged to question
fonlIl,, Da1,lev tomorrow after hearing E
Pauae, dro+arv Of The Army Royal
osGls'b to4e that Pauley had certain
ss'"'omodity s'ars holdings when ne
;a;ned col,,, the Army department
Ios+ Ios+' septenber and that he has
,aas saen selling them at a heavy
Dee' Rovall added that Pauley
luS'' lss no+ had access to any IN
tlarn,a+ion lloY about Army gram
ISl buving that might be used IN
speculation , a;,,,,,,-
taneous Developments;
''1 House Republican Leader
1ai,nck of Indiana promised an
ii1spostigation of the charges
n.Gf III .de bv stassen, candidate for
+be Republican Presidential
nomination.
'iy,'''F . Rep. Mac Kinnon (R-Minn)
,,troducde a resolution author
i iDirg the House Banking ccm-
mittee to investigate officials
oonected with food purchases
hat might have affected prices
He said it was aimed at any who
might have profited on specula-
tion using inside information.
= Senator Mccarthy (R-Ws,)
wrote Secretary Royal asking
him to supply names of anyone
IN his department connected
with a sugar buying program
"wbo was also dealing in sugar
,phres." He asked that the in
formation be turned over to the
Senate Expenditures commit
Ice. Mccarthy did not explain
his reference to those dealing in
sugar futures.
Halleck announced the inten-
tion 10 make an inquiry in q
letter to stassen. Halleck said
See PAULEY On Page Three
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-12
JOSEPH H. MORAN
RETURNS SAFELY
Tug, With Three Local
Men Aboard, Back From
Rescue Mission

The tug, Joseph H. Moran,
with three local men aboard,
was safely back in port here
last night after a 4,768 mile tEr
to rescue the S. S. Robert Neigh
bors, which lost it's propeller 18-
90 miles east of Frying Par
Shoals on November II.
Master of the Moran Towing
and Transportation company
tug on it's rescue trip was Cap
tain John P. Biddick Of Middle
Sound. Other local men aboard
the tug were Sidney Best ano
Robert P. Hunter, both of Mid
die Sound.
After sailing from Wilmington
on Nov. II, the Joseph H. Nor.
an, End succeeded III getting E
towing hawser aboard the dis
abled ship, which had driftec
700 miles and to within 70 mile
Of the Azores Islands. The re.
turn trip to Charleston, S. c..
was completed on Wednesday
of this week at 4 p. M, after
which the tug returned to it.
berth in Wilmington.
Long Voyage
The distance to the disabled
ship was 1906 miles, and thu
return distance back to Charles
ton was 2,462 miles.
The return trip was termed
See MORAN On Page Three
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WALLCREN READY I
TO ACCEPT POST
Washington ernor
Would Take Vice-Presi-
dental Nomination

PORTLAND, Ore, Dec. II -
Ex-Governor Mon C. Wallgren
of Washington said today he
would accept the vice-presi-
Dental nomination as Trumar's
running mate if it were offered
to him.
II have always thought III e
West should be represented on
a presidential ticket,'' said
Wallgren, who has been men
toned as a vice-presidential
choice. eff my party offers me
the nomination I will accept.
But I am not out trying to get
it,"
Wallgren is here to attend to-
days meeting of the Pacific
Coast Board of 1ntergovernmen-
tai Relations.
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There's one point upon which
the staff nurses Of James Walker
Memorial hospital and the hos
pitfalls board of managers are
agreed upon:
They both will welcome the
state labor departments concil-
iatory service.
Both the nurses and the hos
pital board issued statements to
this effect last night.
The nurses said that 1--WE will
be happy to have the state con-
cilatory service investigate the
dispute between the nurses and
the management at any time and
in anyway.
eve are thankful for the gov
ernor's interest in trying to bring
this dispute to close"
The hospital said that the tin
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-12
! $$:$sze :s$$zse Passes $590,000, 900 Bill
FOR Foreign Aid By Voice Vote;
Jews-Arabs Stage Bloody Battle
Foes OF Program
Halted By Martin
Surprise Floor Maneuver
Finds osition
ASLEEP At Switch"

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.-WD
The bitterly-contested $590,000,
900 emergency foreign relief bill
was rammed through the House
without even the form ality of a
roll call vote today by a sur
prise maneuver that caught foes
of the aid program asleep at
the switch.
Republican Speaker Joseph
W. Martin, Jr., of Massachu-
setts brought the six-day debate
to an abrupt end with rap Of
his gavel, while members 81 the
militant farm bloc, who had
fought the bill every step Of the
way, looked on in amazemcnt.
Martin banged peremptorily
on his table and called for
voice vote on the measure. A
chorus of "ayes" rang from
both sides of the House aisle,
followed by a weak scattering
of nos.
The bill is passed." he an
nounced, and whooping sup
porters of the aid program
stampeded for the exits.
The whole thing was over be
fore the opposition could de-
mand roll call vote to force
the legislation.
The bill now goes to a Joint
a record of House sentiment on
House-Se4- ate conference to re-
conclle wide differences be-
passed by the two chambers.
tween the separate legislation
Hits Communists
In its final form, the House
measure authorizes a $500, 900.
00o emergency aid program for
France, Italy, Austria and
China, and specifically forbids
organizations in those countries.
The bill passed by the Senate
last week provides for $597,
o0o, 600 program, in which China
was not included, and does not
contain the Houses anti Com.
munist provision.
Both bills are merely authori-
cations, and the two Houses
See FOES On Page Three
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Along The Cape Fear

EFFECTS OF WAR Yes Sir,
the Rocking Chair Admirals of
the old days, like to spin yarns
about tn e men and their craft
and the Yacht club activities.
Yesterday Along the Cape Fear
brought up the history of the
club until 1860.
The old timers will tell you
that those were the days. The
stories have been passed down
along the generations. None OF
the old boys are left, but their
sons and grandsons still like to
talk about the club and the thrill
ing races.
1t was too good to last, the
present day variety of rocking
chair shippers tell you they were
told by the old timers. Yes. they
will sigh. and with a chuckle
they will tell you a yarn about
the parties on the sound. All the
residents would gather on the
beach and swap stories about
the prowess of their respective
boats.
CAME THE WAR-And most Of
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-12
Thousands R eport Fol
W ork Despite Com
munist Strike Order

ROME, Dec. II -W.R-Police
jeep squadrons roared down
Rome's ancient streets today to
disperse mobs of yelling strik-
ers while heavily armed troops
guarded strategic intersec-
tions in a show of strength
aimed at breaking the day-old
Communicated general strike.
Communist Giuseppe Di Wit
torio, Italy's supreme labor
boss, ordered 100000 workers in
Rome and its environs to con-
tinue the strike tomorrow a n d
threatened nationwide unrest to
combat government crack
down on labor agitation.
Premier Alcide De Gasperi's
government, following the pat
tern set in neighboring France,
called thousands of soldiers and
sailors, armed with carbines,
tear gas bombs and hand gre
nades, to guarantee the fright
to work"
Interior Minister Mario Scel-
ba, in charge of the police, was
manhandled in the National AS
sembly by Communist deputies
shouting murderer" bu t
guards and other deputies inter
vened to protect him.
Club swinging police clashed
with 1000 demonstrators in
front of a row of buildings hous-
ing Christian Democratic party
headquarters and Rightist
newspaper offices. Two strikers
were injured critically and
many were bruised and cut, the
Interior Ministry announced.
One hundred Communist la
Dor ieutenants wearing arm
bands marked civil police
were arrested on charges of in
timidating workers, inciting
strikers and resisting police, the
ministry said.
200 Arrested
An estimated zoe other strik-
ers were taken into custody in
dozens of scuffles with police
and troops. Speedy police action
See POLICE On Page Five
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-12
Hospital Disputants Agree
To C0ncilat0ry Service Aid
Nurses Follow Board With Sta Welcoming State Labor
Department Investigation Of Current Dispute; Penton
Sharply Critcizes "Exploted" Charge By Staff

ern North Cardinals largest hos
pital sorely crippled should its
nursing staff carry out its an
nounced intention of resigning en-
mass next week.
"Another key development in
the dispute between hospital
management and the nurses was
a sharp rebuttal issued through
Board President Dan H. Penton
in reply to a nurses statement of
Wednesday night rejecting the
Boards offer of substantial sal
ary increases, liberalized vaca-
tions, sick leave and generally
improved working conditions.
Getting that the nurses, through
their Raleigh spokesman, Mrs.
Marie B. NOEL, secretary of the
See HOSPITAL On Page Ten
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-12
PRESIDENT HITS
REPUBLICAN PLAN
P-Dominated Commit
tee Answers Truman By
Passing Economy Bill

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11-W.D-
President Truman and Republi-
can Congressional leaders got in
to another free-swinging argu-
ment of his full 10-point anti-in-
hot high cost of living issue.
The President demanded enact
rnent Of MS full 10-polint anti-in-
flation program, including stand
by price and rationing controls.
Any Ling less, he claimed, could
not check rising prices. And he
left no doubts at a news confer.
ence that he was highly displeas-
ed with the COP approach to the
problem.
Republicans promptly retorted
that they would 60 ahead at top
speed with their IN four-point
largely-voluntary plan which
takes in several non-controversial
See PRESIDENT On Page Ten
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And So To Bed

The other night the Thai
ian association presented "My
sister Eileen" at the Chest.
nut street school auditorium.
One Of Wilmington's young
er set was heard to say. "Why
that man looks just like a
policeman" She was refer
ring to the officer a typical
Irish cop, in the play.
Her companion smiled and
said, maybe you have seen
him on the streets-That's
Lieut. Thomas B. Hughes, Of
the city police force"
Her face red, the young
girl replied. "He sure does
look like a policeman"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-12
MADCE MEREDITH
ADJUDCED GUILTY
Movie Starlet Convicted By
Jury On kidnapping
Charges
LOS ANGELES. Dec. II

LOS ANGELES, Dec. II -tH
- Pretty starlet Madge Mere
dith was found guilty today of
kidnapping and assaulting her
mentor in movie matters, Nick
Gianaclis, by a jury which took
the case almost "a hours ago.
The former Marjorie Massow,
"a, of Iowa Falls, Iowa, also
was convicted Of conspiricy
Gianacis charged that he and
his bodyguard, Verne Davis,
were lured into the Hollywood
hills by the girl last June, set
upon by three men, beaten and
taken to an isolated canyon
from which they later escaped.
One of the three men, James
Hatfield, was convicted of pos
sessing blackjack; Albert
Tucker of kidnapping, assault
with a deadly weapon and con-
spiracy; Damon Klinkenburg,
assault, possession of a black
Jack and conspiracy.
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stitution's management would
welcome services of a concila-
tory body"
The hospitals statement fol-
lows:
"The board, meeting in special
session yesterday afternoon, tele
graphed Gov. Cherry that SER
vices of the State Labor depart
ment as a conciliatory agency
would be welcome.
The Governor, ill in the ex-
ecutive mansion, did not receive
the telegram, but it was learned
here last night that the message
had been forwarded to Forrest
Shufford, state labor commission
er. Such action, it was under
stood, automatically injected the
State into the dispute which
threatens to leave South East
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-12
COUNCIL ORDERED
HELD FOR DEATHS
W o m a n Testifies That
Dead Sailor Was Driv-
Ing Fatal Car

A siX-man coroner's jury at
ter five-hour session last night
ordered Floyd Council, 2514
Washington street, held for the
grand jury in the January IL
term of Superior court under
bond of $4,000 on manslaught-
er charge.
They ruled that Hugh Reece,
26, of 205 Grace street, and Lewis
Zoldy, 18-year-old seaman from
Bridgeport, Conn, came to their
death as result Of collision be-
tween Councils car, in which
they were passengers, and an oil
tanker at Fourth and Cowan
streets early Wednesday morn
ing.
Miss Alma Cause, 21-year-old
resident of 018 South Sixth street,
only other occupant of the car
than Council and the two men
who were killed instantly, told
the jury that she and Council
were riding in the back seat at
the time of the collision, and that
Zoldy was driving.
Miss Cause testified that thew
had stopped at the Chic-Chic
grill a few minutes prior to the
accident and that she and Coun-
Gil had transferred to the back
seat with Zoldy taking over the
Investigating policemen l.. e.
Sykes and B. A. Flowers told the
jury that Miss Cause had told
them after the accident that
Council was driving and that
she was in the front seat of the
1910 Ford coach, which has only
two doors.
1t was said that the rear glass
was up at the time of the crash,
See COUNCIL On Page Five
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-12
Stratemeyer Warns Var
MavBeReSumedS Shortly

NEW YORK, Dec. II. -O'D-
1t. Gen. George E. Stratemeyer,
commanding general of the Air
Defense Command, said today
that war may be Presumed at
any time" and the United
States is mot blind as to whom
the opposition may be-"
Stratemeyer. speaking at a
luncheon at Hotel St. George,
said the United States continues
to "hope and pray" that world
peace ultimately will be insured
by the United Nations.
He said, however, that until
UN can insure peace, there
would be only an armistice in
the "deadly game of war;"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-12
France HurlS Grave
Charge At Russians
Stiff Note To Moscow Alleges Beauregard
Repatriation Camp Was Underground
Railway Terminus To Capital

PARIS, Dec. 11-U.H-The gov
ernment, in a stiff note to Mos
COW, charged tonight that the
Russian repatriation camp near
Paris recently raided by French
troops actually was the terminus
OF an underground railway
that spirited persons to Moscow
without this country's know
ledge.
Rejecting Soviet protests
against the French raid on
the camp at Beauregard Nov. ID
the note said that persons had
been moved from the camp to
Russia without the permission
of France.
1t said that some 60 French
men and women had gone to
Russia by this route and, as
soon as they reached there, mad
applied for repatriation to
France. The implication was
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-12

because of the fact that play
may be resumed at any time
we must keep our winning team
strong and intact-ready to take
the field at moments notice, "
he said. 'sWe are not blind as
to whom the opposition may be,
and we shouldn't be blind as to
the price we will have to pay
if we should lose"
Stratemeyer said the atom
has given a "false sence of Sc
curity" to too MANY people. The
nation which uses the bomb, he
said. must control the skies to
carry the bomb to its destination.
ion.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-12
WIRE MEN SELECT
STRIKE LEADERS
National Committee VIII
Announce Walk-Out
Date Next Week

ATLANTA, Ga, Dec. 11-W.D-
Western Union employees today
set up a national strike COM
mittee and it Immediately an
nounced that a strike by $4,000
employees of the telegraphic
agency W ould be called Gin all
probability before Christmas"
The strike would almost GER
tainly paralyze commercial tele-
graphic communication across
the country.
Hal R. Swami. general presi-
dent of the Telegraphic En-
ploves Union and a member of
the strike committee, said that
the exact date for the strike
See WIRE MEN On Page Five
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that they were brought to Rus
sia against their will.
The note was the latest of a
series of sharp diplomatic ex-
changes between the two coun-
tries and was delivered to the
Soviet Embassy in Paris An
other note was due to be deliver
ed to Russian Ambassador
Alexandra Bogomolov tomorrow
answering Russian protests
against the arrest and expulsion
of 10 Soviet citizens from
France three weeks ago.
France charged the 19
with fomenting labor strife and
with engaging in subversive ac-
tivities.
Spirited Out
Today's note said that the 80
French citizens sent to Russia
See FRANCE On Page Three
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URGE
SPECIAL SESSION
Raleigh Classroom Group
Joins Superintendents
In Plea

RALEIGH, Dec. II -lP)-
Raleigh classroom teachers in a
meeting here today joined
school superintendent of the
state in a plea to Governor Cher
ry for special session of the
legislature to increase teachers
salaries.
The Raleigh teachers, follow
ing the example set at a meet
ing Of the school superintendent
at Wilmington last week, adopt
ed a resolution asking for spe-
cial legislative session immedia-
tely.
The Board of Directors of the
North Carolina Education Asso-
citation is scheduled to meet
here Saturday, and informed
sources said that the directors
probably would connsider re-
solution asking the Governor to
call a special session.
Governor Cherry said last
week in answer to the superin-
tendents' resolution that he was
c.. rrA rrrEDc n Do. TIL
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See TEACHERS On Page Three
P Preserved Bodies, Cheese
2,OOOYearS OldOn' ''Ice"

party, they reported. The bodies
of seven horses were also found
in the tomb.
The scientists reported they
had uncovered the tomb Is feet
beneath a burial mound the
Altai district of Southwestern
Siberia, close to the Mongolian
border.
Thieves who broke into the
tomb shortly after it was sealed
20 centuries ago did scientists
an important favor by letting
in Siberia's frigid winds and
thus preserving the two bodies
The short Altai summer was not
See PRESERVED Onn Page 8
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Police Jeep Squadrons
DiSperSe MObS In Rome
BOTTLE BOBS UP

OTTUMWA, Ia, Dec. il
P-A bottle containing a $40
bill and a key to a safe deposit
box was washed away from
the William Fry home here
last June in the Des MOines
river flood. The bottle had
been concealed in hollow in
the basement wall.
1t was found three months
later by a farm wife four miles
South of town, floating in a
river backwater. But it took
the farmwife, Mrs. Fred Nc
Elroy until December 4-six
months to locate the own
er.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-12
BY WALTER CRONKITE
Press Staff COrrespOnde1

OulIcu ITcSS OIdl1 Correspondent
MOSCOW, Dec. II. -U.R)- A
Soviet archaeological party, led
by S. I. Rudenko today reported
the discovery of a 2000-year-old
natural icebox' tomb in South
western Siberia in which they
found the nearlyperfectly pre-
served bodies of a beautiful
young girl and a young man,
possibly her lover.
Food, particularly cheese,
which was buried with the
couple for their journey to the
"next world" was so we'll
preserved that it could be eaten
by members Of the excavation
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-12
COOL RECEPTION

[R}-
WASHINGTON, Dec. IL
(P-Twin Polar bear cubs,
born at the zoo today, got a
cold reception from their
mother. ..s
When she refused to nurse
the young ones, head keeper
Frank o. Lowe moved them to
the warm reptile house and
started making formula for a
battery of baby bottles.
TIE cubs weigh Is Ounzes
each.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-12
The Weather

SOUTH CARoL1NA-cloudy and con-
''''0eo cool with Light rain or drizzle
sHday followed by rain and continued
'0g, %oy EIIGay night and Saturday.
,.tS n CAROLINA-Cloudy and coo,
en- e." heht rain or drizzle Friday and
easU'QaE probably mixed with freezing
iatg ~, North central portion Friday ano
Friday night.
FORECAST
astrological data for the "a hour.
1'-s SD p m. Yesterday.
,.,o TEMPERATURES
IL ~ d. m. Al 1870 a. NJ. 40 1870 o. m
i;S0 2. M "A
NJ N'leA-iAum 46 Minimum 40 Mean 4:
7,, HUMIDITY
m -'Io oo a m 100 7:30 a. M 81 1870 D
I'D % 1880 .. m. 100.
IT,, PRECIPITATION
'0'dl TOR the "a hours ending 7:30
m .O8 inches
inches INC riis' o' the raohth l'o'
IT, TIDES FOR TODAY
7, ON the Tide Tables Published b,
. Coast and Geodetic SURVEY
NJ, HIGH Low
wilmington ----- 9:47 a. m. 4:1aa. m
9;57 p. m. 4:50 p m
Masor,..-- 7:38 p. m. :48 p m
S5oio inlet 1888 a. m. 1904 a. m
Moo-rlese t;0d Sunset 5:O4 Moonrise 7:2O;
--poloonal WEATHER on Page Ten
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WEATHER HAMPERS
GOOSE BAY CREWS
Rescuers Appeal For Help
In Bringing Out Plane
Survivors. Dead

WESTOVEE FIELD, Mass,
Dec. II P)-Three of the
six survivors of an AIC
transport plane crash which
claimed the lives of % others
at midnight Tuesday were
evacuated by helicopter to-
night from icy Labrador west
lands to Goose Bay, New
fOundIand.
WESTOVER FIELD, Mass:
Dec. ll-UP)-Rescures attempt
ing to remove six survivors ano
the bodies Of % victims from
the scene of the goose Bay
Labrador. C-54 plane crash, to-
night appealed for ssistance
and transport carrying a sec
ond helicopter was dispatched
from here.
The Westover Field public re-
latlons office said the appeal fol
help came in a fragmentary ra'
dlc message and that it ws no
apparent whether any of the
Bee WEATHER On Pa. e Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-12
FOREI Asst:

VIII ,NINGTON and vicinity: Cloudy
ND cool with light rain or drizzle to-
day and Saturday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-14
Tabor City High School

Columbus county voters approved a
bond issue last spring. Now Tabor City
ia to have a high school - the first
community in the county to benefit by
that action. The necessary steps were
taken last week by the Columbus
County Board of Education at a meeting
in Whiteville.
Plans and specifications are now be-
ing studied and construction is expect
ed to be started early next fall. Nat
urally the school authorities and the
parents of children eligible for high
school training regret the building could
not be ready for the September semes-
ter. but are grateful that "the town
with a city future" as the Tabor City
Tribune calls it, is to have it's own high
school in 1913.
The cost to taxpayers will be small
indeed in comparison with the advan-
tages to be offered the ~community's
youth.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-14
Presidential Succession

For the first time since 1886 the
law governing the presidential success
sion in the absence of a vice president
has been revised so that the speaker of
the House of Representatives, instead
of the Secretary of State, would fall
heir to the office.
Although President Truman first
proposed this procedure when a demo-
crat was speaker, it is understood he
still believes the choice is right al
though a republican now presides over
the House.
His consistency is commendable.
His signature is expected to be affixed
to the bill.
Under the new proposal the presi-
dent of the Senate would be next in
line after the House speaker, and if
= further emergency should arise the
succession would fall to the Cabinet
with the Secretary of State first and
SO down the previous list with the sec
retaries of agriculture, commerce anc
labor, created since the last revision
added.
Mr. Truman takes the position thai
+he entire House faces the electorate
every two years whereas one-third O.
the Senate is elected in a presidential
wear. and argues that next to a directly
elected President and Vice Preslden'
lwho is also president of the Senate,
the House speaker is most representa-
tivssof the people. It is sound reasoning