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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-10
POLICE CHIEF MAY
Be NAMED TODAY
Arrival OF New Civil Ser
vice Bill Opens Way
For Selection

The prospect that Wilmington
may have a police chief within
"a hours doomed last night with
the arrival in. the city of a GER
titled copy of the new civil SER
vice law.
Representative Robert M. Ker-
mon brought a copy of the law
with him on his return to Will
mington from Raleigh yesterday.
City Manager J. R. Benson, who
said early in the week that he
would recommend a man for the
post as soon as a copy of the
law was received, has been in
Greensboro for the past two days.
1t is expected, however, that
he will be in his office this morn
ing and a session of the city coun-
Gil is expected to be held as soon
as the law can be studied.
1t. Hubert Hayes, head of the
police departments detective force
is considered the likely choice for
the spot vacated by Charles H.
Casteen March 1 even though
city officials have refused to con-
firm or deny rumor that he was
the leading contender.
Harry Fales, superintendent OF
the city-county bureau of identi-
fication and 1t. Coy Etheridge of
the police department both have
been prominently mentioned for
the position during the past three
weeks, but 1t. Hayes continues to
hold the top spot among the va
riors predictions,
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-10
COM S BERLIN
DESERTERS WITH
POLICE COOPERATION

BERLIN. April 9 -P1-The four
allied powers and the entire Ger
man police force tonight opened a
city-wide roundup of criminal ele-
ments and allied Army deserters
in Berlin, Maj. Gen. Frank A.
Heating announced.
Heating, Deputy U. S. Military
governor, said sporadic raids
would be made day and night in
the operation, part of a four
power plan to pick up those who
are responsible for Berlin's high
crime rate.
The operation began secretly at
9 pm. All persons picked up will
be turned over to four-poWer
screening commissions stationed
in each sector, and will be held
fer further investigation.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-10
JONES CONDITION
TERMED CRITICAL
Sheriff's Family Summon
ed To Bedside Yester-
day Morning

Attaches at the James Walker
Memorial hospital at 2 o'clock
this morning termed the condition
of c. David Jones, New Hanover
county Sheriff, who has been Ill
since Feb. % as CRITICAL"
During the February term OF
criminal court Sheriff Jones com.
planned of feeling badly and
friends urged him to take a rest.
On Feb. % he was ordered to bed
by his physician. :
He remained in bed at his home
for several days and when his
condition became worse he was
transferred to the James Walker
Memorial hospital.
Sheriff Jones remained in the
local hospital for several days and
was then taken by ambulance to
the Medical College of Virginia
hospital at Richmond, where he
was given treatments.
Sheriff Jones began to improve
at the Virginia hospital and he
was allowed to get out OF bed
and move around. He was re-
turned to Wilmington last Satur-
day and again placed in the James
Walker Hospital. He appeared
cheerful, but complained about the
tiresome trip in the ambulance
from Piobppnpd
Tuesday his condition became
serious and has continued to grow
worse. His family was summoned
to the hospital early yesterday
morning.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-10
DORSEY TO PLAY
AT POLICE BALL
Second Annual Affair To
Be Held AT Lumina,
AT Wrightsville

Jimmy Dorsey and his band
have been signed to play at the
second annual Wilmington police
department ball to be staged at
Lumina, Wrightsville Beach May
81. it was announced yesterday by
police officer Jack Moore, mem
Der of a committee to handle the
details for the event.
Dorsey will make a one-night
stand for the affair, the proceeds
of which will 60 to the police de-
partment recreation fund.
Members Of the police depart
ment are optimistic owe the plans
tor this years presentation. 1t
was pointed out that last seasons
ball, held at Lumina, June 10,
drew approximately 1900 people.
Tickets for the May 81 affair
are scheduled to go on sale about
the first of next month, Moore
said.
One of the features of the ball
will be the distribution of 1,500
illustrated booklets, complete with
various pictures OF police force
functions. Material for this book
already has bee n completed,
Moore said, and the printing is
due to be finished shortly.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-10
league Charges Agency
Trying To Put Firm Out
OF Business

William C. league, president of
Southeast Airlines, last night
struck back at the Civil Aeronau-
tics Board action in awarding the
three year certificate to Piedmont
Airlines for feeder lines to the
west by charging that the CAB
was attempting to put Piedmont
in business and Southeast out of
business after 81 months opera
ton.
He said that his firm would vir-
orously protest the CAB action in
granting to Piedmont the right to
operate over a route proposed by
Southeast in the first place.
Southeast airlines proposed
service from Wilmington to Fay
etteville, Pinehurst, Charlotte,
Asheville and Chattanooga"
league declared.
Past operations of Southeast
Air Lines definitely proves the
need for an extension of this route
to Memphis" he said.
Proposed Route
league asserted that his COM
pany had furthermore proposed
service from Wilmington to Nor
folk. Richmond, Lynchburg, Roa.
noke, Charleston, Columbia, Ath-
ems and Gainesville, Georgia.
Then, he said, CAB followed
closely the route as suggested by
Southeast but awarded the certifi-
cate to Piedmont instead.
Meanwhile, H. E. Boyd, traffic
manager of the Wilmington Port
Traffic Association, wired the
CAB for a copy of the decision
awarding the certificate to Pied.
mont.
Boyd argued the case before the
CAB, having been appointed to
the task by city and county Off.
Gals after it became apparent
that Wilmington and New Hanover
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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-10
Rights No
Excuse For "Rat" Debt

to do battle with the typhus-carry-
ing rodents was recited in great
detail. Aid from both state and
federal forces to halt Mr.. Germ
carrying Rat was described.
They saw their duty and they
done it, but until yesterday the
city and county were unable to
settle their claim against Davis
for the work of rat-proofing.
One other case disposed of by
the court was that of Esther Skies
VS. Floyd Skies. The jury returned
a verdict for a divorce in favor of
the plaintiff.
A case in which Dorothy Glenn
ems Boone, as plaintiff, is seeking
alimony with divorce from David
L. Boone. whose address is the
Boone Diaper Service, was re-
cessed late yesterday afternoon
by Judge Morris until $3.50 am.
today.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-10
KING CHRISTIAN
FIGHTS FOR LIFE
Aged Danish Monarch Ad.
ministered Penicillin As
Heart Weakens

COPENHAGEN, Denma r k,
April 9-U.P)-Four physicians cali
ed to Amalienborg palace today to
attend King Christian x of Den
Aark prescribed Penicillin for the
76-year-old monarch, who was
weakening from a lung infection
that followed an Easter Sunday
heart attack.
King Christian was reported
seriously but not necessarily dan
gerously i'll. An official communi-
que said: His majesty still is
very tired but his strength is fair
ly good"
The communicate brought little
assurance to apprehensive Danes
who watched the palace intently
for signs of their beloved rulers
progress. There was a printers
strike in Copenhagen and subse-
quently no newspapers to keep the
people informed.
Fully Conscious
Sources close to the royal court
said the King was fully conscious
but that his circulation was poor
and he suffered metabolism diff
culties as well as having a touch
of gangrene in one leg.
Physicians apparently h a d
averted the danger of pneumonia
Ky the use of Penicillin. They said
the King was weak, although his
heart still was strong. His temp
erature last night was 1905 but it
dropped to 100 today.
The kings physicians were re-
ported TO have no immediate fear
for his life. They said his heart
attack had left him physically
drained and confined to bed. Lung
complications, they said, are a ma
+,1ra1 conseo1ence of confinement.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-10
TRUMAN EXPLORES
SOARING PRICES
Green Calls On Congress
To Place Clamps On
Initiation Trend

WASHINGTON, April g.. -U.R-
President Truman today looked in
to all angles of the nations top
economic problem - high prices
- at a special meeting with his
cabinet and high ranking monetary
advisers.
The usual conference lasted an
hour and 40 minutes. White House
Press Secretary Charles G. Ross
termed it purely exploratory" He
said mo plans of action were laid
down and no effort was made to
discuss any,
Mr. Truman, who has voiced deep
concern over the possible initiation
effects of continued high costs Of
living, called the meeting to receive
a report from DR.. Edwin G. Nourse,
chairman of the Economic council
created by the last Congress.
The report, based largely on data
assembled by the Bureau of La
Dor statistics, was understood to
have set forth in cold, hard facts
the necessity of pushing prices
down far enough to halt wage in
crease demands that might result
in widespread strikes. a drastic
drop in production, and unemploy-
ment
Mariner S. Eccles, chairman Of
the Federal Reserve board, and
Budget Director James e. WEBB
took part in the conference at the
Presidents request.
Refuses To Bulge
EccleS has been under strong
pressure to grant another reduc-
ton in cash margin requirements
in stock market trading. Recently
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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-10
CAPEHART URGES
RELIEF SYSTEM
Indiana Senator. introduce
es Bill To Aid News
print Problems

WASHINGTON, April 8 - R -
Senator Capehart (R-Ind) today
introduced a bill to set up a news
print relief system for publishers
facing shortages.
The proposed voluntary plan
would be operative for a year IN
der direction of a nine-man COM
mittee to include:
Three representatives to be nam
ed by the American Newspaper
Publishers association, two by the
National Editorial association, one
by the National Paper Trade asso-
citation, two by the United States
n~ewSprint mills and one by the Ma
tional Publishers association. The
chairman would be named from
this group by the Attorney Gen
eral and the head of the Federal
Trade commission.
This is the outlined plan Of op-
erations:
/. Applications to be received
for newsprint from publishers OF
newspapers, magazines and other
periodical publications published
within the United States"
2. An investigation to determine
the volume of newsprint consumed
annually by the applicant, the rate
of consumption, and the quantity
constituting 1.-The minimum demon
strated economic need OF such ap-
plicant for the period ending one
year" from the date of the act.
Voluntary Release
3. Upon certification by the
chairman, "a request for the vol
untary release of the amount OF
new,orint approved for applicants
who have demonstrated to. the
satisfaction of the committee their
minimum economic need" would
be transmitted to any manufactur-
er, distributor or user OF news
print.
4. Subject to approval of the par
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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-10
THOUSANDS MOURN
AT F0RD'S BURIAL
Industrial Michigan To
Cease Activity During
Funeral Rites Today

DETROIT, April - UD -
Humble thousands paid their trib.
ute to Henry Ford today.
Old and young, wel-dressed and
In coveralls, they filed slowly past
the plain, bronze casket In which
lay the body of the automotive
genius.
In an endless stream, the ad.
Miners entered the recreaHonal
hall in Ford's beloved Greenfield
village to stare into the calm dead
face of the man whose Wlzardry
revolutionized the world.
An estimated $4,000 passed the
flower-covered bier.
Tomorrow public funeral SER
vices will be held in St. PauPs
Episcopal cathedral in downtown
Detroit. Only a few hundred will
be able to jam their way into the
church, and only members OF the
family will accompany the body
to the tiny private cemetery In
Dearborn to see him laid to rest
besides his parents.
But mourning will be nation
wide. Ford plants throughout the
countr will be closed daylong
At 2:3o p. M, the hour OF the
funeral, automobile and rubber
manufacturing activities every
where will halt.
Industry To Stop
In Michigan, virtually all manu-
featuring activities will stop brief.
ly. Detroit city employees VII
have half-holiday. Buses and
streetcars will halt momentarlly.
The Common council has asked
that motorists stop for one mo
ment at the hour of the funeral.
Suburban Dearborn will observe
a 3O-day period Of mourning fos
its first citizen. Flags will re-
main at half-staff and black drape
will hang from the city hal ne
helped build.
Hundreds Of persons were lined
up in the damp and cold outside
Of the villages recreation hall
when doors opened at 8 a. m. to-
day.
Three veteran plant protection
men were the first to view the
body. Then came F. c. Green,
valid, 70, a Ford employe who had
known" the boss" for a half cen
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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-10
new LABOR BILL
GETS COP "CREEN"
Camping Sweeping Curbs
On Unions Approved
By House Leaders

WASHINGTON, April s. (P) A
new labor bill clamping sweeping
curbs on unions won the approval
of House Republican leaders to-
day and was booked for a House
vote by the end of next week.
It still has to get a formal okay
from the Labor committee. Some
details will be changed in the pro-
cess.
But it is scheduled now to reach
the floor in a form that would
tighten the rules on strikes in gen.
eral and deprive unions of the
right to:
Pull eight specific kinds OF
strikes, to obtain the closed shop,
and to bargain with an entire in
dustry for better pay or working
conditions.
Chairman Hartley GRIND and
other Republicans on the Labor
committee laid the bill before
COP leaders and the policy-form-
ing party steering committee to.
day. They went over it most OF
the mroning and afternoon.
Some Changes
AS a result, changes will be
written in to remove an absolute
ban on the union shop and to pro
vide what Hartley said is in real
ity a cooling off period during at
tempts to avoid strikes affecting
the national safety, health or vel
fare.
The union shop allows a hrm
to hire anyone it wishes, but the
new employe must join the unlon
soon afterward.'
Under the change agreed upon
in the strategy huddles, a LABOR
management contract can lncluoe
a union shop provision if both par
ties want it. But there can be no
strike to obtain it, and a majority
of the members in a collective
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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-10
Senate Votes
Lilienthal In
Former IVA Head Wins
Atomic Energy Commits
sion Job By 50-31

WASHINGTON, April - B-
David E. LiIienthal was confirm
ed by the Senate today as chair
man of the Atomic Energy COM
mission, The vote was so to l
for confirmation.
The vote. climaxed IL weeks of
acrimonious dispute during which
Senators Mcclellan (D-Tenn } and
Tat R-Ohio) sought to rally a
majority Of the Senate against ac-'
eepting the former IVA head for
chief Of the government agency to
supervise all use of atomic
energy.
Mcclellan charged Lilienthal
with Communist sympathies a n d
with t~olerating Communists in the
Tennessee Valley authority. He
accused him, too, of desiring to
Re a dictator in IVA affairs.
Taft said he was not satisfied
tha: Lilienthai's attitude toward
either Communism or private en-
terprise was such that he should
be entrusted with heading the
atomic commission.
Not Party Issue
Although Taft is chairman Of
the Senate Republican Policy
committee, the question Of con-
firming Lilienthal never became a
party issue.
Lilienthal, Il, is a former Wis
consin Public Utilities commits
sioner who became associated
with IVA almost from its incep-
tiol. early in the Roosevelt ad-
ministration.
At President Humans request,
he resigned as IVA head last
summer to accept nomination as
chairman of the Atomic commits
sion. He has been holding that
Office under a temporary appoint
ment, but the law provided that
he. could not continue without Sen
ate approval OF Mr.. Trumans'
choice of him for the post.
The confirmation vote had been
forecast by a 50 to SO tally last
Thursday when the Senate defeat
ed a move to send the names OF
Lilienthal and other atomic COM
mission nominees back to COM
mittee for an FBI check.
High Point
1t was generally agreed that the
opposition reached its high point
on that motion, made by Senator
Bricker (R-Chio).
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-10
This Prisoner Demands
3O-Day Eviction Note

for the past six months. Then, he
demanded to know whether the
chief knew that 1.-The law entities
me to 80 days notice"
The chief told Skin" that he
would give him a slight delay IN
preparing departure, but added
that if Shower couldn't make it
today, ''please try and move as
soon as you can
"Skin' had ever used his own
lock on the jail door in order not
to inconvenience the police de-
partment in his comings and 60
ngs from the lookup.
The town plans to pat on a new
paddock and a new front door as
soon as "Skin" departs.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-10
And So To Bed

"And there shall be light"
Last night the large floures-
cent light over the proofread-
ers' desk, in the Star COM
posing room, was giving
trouble. The bulb would blink
and blink until the prOofreaders
we're nearly mad.
Mrs. Irene Meier stood the
glittering about al long as she
could. She stepped into a chair
to adjust the long tube.
The light settled down and an
even flow Of brilliant daylight
resulted.
She took her seat, looked
at her co-worker and remark
ed "and there shall be light"
A split second later the bulb
slipped from its hangers and
crashed down on the head q
Mrs. Meier.
She was unhurt and quick -
retort "T wanted light, but ]
didn't want 70 - Sta1s."
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-10

The United States Constitution
may provide many safeguards in
setting out the rights and prerog-
atives of citizens but n of the
inalienable right is not to let your
property go rat-proofless, So ruled
a Jury here yesterday during the
April civil term of superior court.
The City of Wilmington. New
Hanover County, and C. R. Morse,
the city-county tax collector, were
told that they can collect the sum
of 5000 from Clarence w. Davis
towards settlement of a more than
5000 ra~t-proofing job performed on
Davis property several years ago;
The case, which consumed nos
of the third day during the cur
rent session with Judge Chester
R Morris, of Currituck County,
presiding, heard a detailed outline
of the typhus danger that hreat
ened this area in 1943.
How the city and county rallied
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-10
Union Gives
Benefit Cash
Five thousand Dependents
Of Dead Miners To Re-
ceive $1,000 Each

WASHINGTON April 9. -U.E-
John L. Lewis realized one of his
fondest ambitions today and also
took occasion to serve notice that
there probably will be another soft
coal strike and a real one -
on July /.
The UNIV chieftain, whose three
day-old safety" strike now is
only about so per cent effective,
joined other trustees in announcing
the first benefits of the miners
health and welfare fund agreed to
by the government in settling last
springs walkout.
They said that IS, ZOO, 0oc of the
$1S, 900, 900 accumulated in the fund
from a five cents royalty on each
ton of coal produced, will be used
to make cash payments of 81, 900 to
dependents of each of the 5000
UNIV bituminous miners who have
been killed or who died natural
ly since last June /.
Lewis posed the new strike
threat when he warned private op-
orators, who call the royalties eco
nomic blackmail," that he will re-
fuse to sign private agreements
when the government relinquishes
the mines unless the health and
welfare fund is continued on 4 big
ger scale.
Asked 10 Cents
He told reporters it was obvious
that the five-cent royalty would
not finance all the benefits which
he considers necessary. He origin
ally demanded 10 cents a ton.
One of Lewis greatest ambitions
has been establishment of a health
and welfare fund. The private op-
orators have resisted his success
fully but now face the prospect of
%inheriting that part Of the govern
ment contract when the mines are
turned back to their owners on
June 30.
Meanwhile the telephone strike
still hampered government efforts
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-10
UN MAY TACKLE
PALESTINE TASK
Fourteen Countries Favor
Proposed Special Ses-
sion For Purpose

LAKE SUCCESS, N. Y, April 9
-P)cTrygvie Lie, secretary gen
eral of the United Nations, an
nounced tonight that IA countries
had replied in favor Of the propos-
ed special session of the United
Nations General assembly on the
Palestine question.
Lie named those nations as
Cuba, France, United States.
China, Haiti, Honduras, Liberia,
Greece, New Zealand, Russia,
Czechoslovakia, Sweden, Panama
and Paraguay.
The secretary-general also told
a news conference that he was
sending William H.. SLOVENIAN, OF
his personal staff, to Geneva TO-
morrow to write a report on the
work of the U. N. secretariat staH
with the Balkan Investigating conf
mission.
Lie said that if anyone on the
~secretariat had shown any politl-
cal or other bias he would be dis
missed. He said Stoneman's report
would be made to him personally
in a week and he had not decided
whether to make it public.
81 feel it is necessary for me
to give all possible protection to
the staff of the United Nations be-
cause this is not the last time,
think, that we will send a commls.
sion out of the United Nations
Headquarters" Lie said.
No Recommendation
He said he had discussed runors
concerning the Balkans commls'
sion secretariat with the British
and American delegates to the
United Nations but that neither
Sir Alexander Cadogan nor War
rem R. Austin had made any
recommendations.
He said he had received no com
plants from governments, or from
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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-10
Along The Cape Fear

ing echased a Johnny into the
fresh clay hole excavated for the
new depot of the old Egypt road
at "Fayetteville.'
There his horse floundered NJ
tilely until the Johnny took off the
saddle and raced away on his
hands and knees, the Union veter-
an recalled.
1t was pointed out that the sur
render of Gen. johnson had pre-
reded this escapade by three days
as terms had been agreed upon
at "Hillsborough" but the news
spread slowly and had not rearh-
ed the scene of the mud hole incl
dent.
MORE EXPANSION - Imme-
diately after the War Between the
States, expansion OF the railroad
industry followed.
The Cape Fear and Yadkln Val
ley railroad at the zenith OF us
career extended from Point Peter
to Mount Airy, our Olivia cores
uondent who read the column IN
Washington, reminds us.
Continued On Page Two; Col. D
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-10

BELv1DERE, NJ, April 9 up
Skin" Shower received a delay
in eviction from the town jail to-
day by contending ne should have
30-days notice of his custer.
Police Chief William Moser /,
who had been instructed by the
town council Monday night to
evict Skin because he had made
a "mess of the town jail" finally
broke the news last night to the
prisoner who had overstayed his
sentence for intoxication.
The carefree Shower at first ex-
pressed aloof surprise at hearing
he had been ordered out OF the
jail's only two cells, which mad
been his home and storage room
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-10
BEIRNE SEES NO QUICK


President J. A.. Beirne Of the
National Federation OF Telephone
workers said tonight there is "no
settlement" in sight for the ma
tion-wide telephone strike. Hope
still persisted, however, for early
agreement on a major phase.
Negotiators worked hopefully to
dislodge what they called the key
log in the part Of the dispute in
volving long distance workers.
They said the question here Is:
who shall pay the cost Of arbi-
trating five issues remaining.
They said that settlement OF this
part couid-as was proved last
year-lead to an almost immedl-
ate end to the whole dispute.
Beirne talked to reporters after
a two-hour closed session of the
unions policy committee, He
said: 1.-THE best proposal we have
seen so far is the one turned in
by the conciliator in the dispute
with the Illinois Bell system"
This proposal provides for \
wage increase of So a week. The
union is asking $12, but Beirne
said "our policy committee sale
would consider the proposal"