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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-07
Chinese
Battle Looms
Major Conflict OF Red Civil
War Expected Any
Minute

NANKING, Sept. g. (F The
Chinese government was busily
shifting reinforcements to Manchu
ria today amid general predic
tons that the biggest and blood
est battle Of the civil war might
open here at any moment.
A high military official said ma
tional army power would hence,
forth be concentrated in Manchu-
ria in a determined effort to wrest
that vast northeast territory from
the Communists.
This official, who declined use OF
his name, said half the total Com
munist strength in all China is in
Manchuria and that possession OF
that region was the main Commu-
mist war objective.
The current fighting in China
poper. notably the deep raiding ex-
petition of Communist Gen. LII
Po-Cheng into government, terri
tory, was described by this Off
cial as a diversion. He said these
and other Communist bandits
south of the great WALL would be
left for provincial governors ane
militia to mop up.
Reports from Mukden, govern
m%ent-held metropolis il southern
Monchuria, said that the best gov
eminent troops were being flown
to Manchuria daily in preparation
for the coming battle.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-07
GREEK CABINET
SET-UP CITED
Monday Expected To See
Government In
Power

ATHENS, Sept. 6 - up - The
speaker of the house announced
to the Greek parliament today that
negotiations for a coalition gov
were nearing compile
ton" and the lawmakers prompt
ly adjourned until Monday to await
developments.
Those same words were pro-
nounced earlier by Populist leader
Constantin Tsaldaris and Themis-
tokeles Sophoulis, who conferred
for two hours in the latter's SUBJ
urban residence on the new and
broadened cabinet being formed.
Sophoulis was expected to be
premier with the ministries of pub
lie order and justice falling to his
liberal party. Constantin RENTS,
foreign minister in Sophoulis' cabi-
net prior to the March, 1916 cleo
was seen as the likeliest
candidate for minister of public
order. Tsaldaris was slated to be
vice premier and foreign minister.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-07
Anything Can Happen Soon
In Europe, State Official Says;
Grave Issues Before The UN
Molotov May
Act In Person
World Leaders Plan Atten.
dance At General As
sembly Meeting

BY FRANCIS w. CARPENTER
LAKE SUCCESS, Sept. g.
P)-Grave issues before the
United Nations are pulling to
the second regular assembly,
the largest array of top states
men yet to attend any UN
gathering.
The hot questions of Palestine,
the Balkans, the veto and a host
of others which affect all sections
of the Warld are so important that
many countries are sending their
best international experts.
The delegations will get down to
serious business Of secret caususes
next week.
The United States is sending
a trong delegation headed by Sec
rotary of State Marshall, who
plans to begin delegation consulta-
tions in New York late next week.
The Russian delegation is not
complete but informed sources
said Foreign Minister V. M. Molo-
TOW would not be present for the
opening sessions, which are taken
up with general statements OF
policy. These sources aid Molotov
might come later in the session it
the occasion demanded his pres
ence.
UN observers expressed belief
Molotov would come, for Russia
is directly concerned with most OF
the big questions. They pointed out
that the foreign minister likes to
state his position himself.
The Russians have rented an
estate on Long Island for Molotov's
use if he does come.
The British delegation also is
not complete. There is the pros
pect that Foreign Secretary Bevln
would not be present for the
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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-07
BARBARA WALKER
Miss AMERICA, l947
Memphis Girl Declared Top
Beauty AT Mid
night

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., Sept.
G. Up Barbara 10 Walker, a
five feet, seven inch, 21-year-
old brunette from Memphis,
Tenn, tonight became "Miss
America, 1947" and with the
title won a $1,000 scholarship
for any school of her choosing.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., Sept.
-P-Three brunettes and two
blondes became the finalists to
night in the last elimination be
lore the selection of Miss Amer
ia of 1947. Miss Vivian White
Fayetteville, N. C. Miss North Car
Dlina. was eliminated but tool
her loss gracefully.
The II judges later tonight vii
rhoose from among these charm
Frs the successor to Miss Martyr
Buferd of California, Miss Amer
"a Of 1916:
Miss Alabama, Peggy June Ell
der, Of Gadsden; Miss California
Laura Jean Emery of Salinas
Miss Canada, Margaret Marshal
'f Toronto; Miss Memphis, Bar
Dafa 10 Walker, and Miss Mime
Continued on Page s, Column l.
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Unknown Soldier Of Second
War To Rest In ARLINGTON

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6-GP-America's Unknown Soldier of
The Second World War will be brought home from overseas near
me end Of l949 to lie in honor in Arlington National cemetery
under present War department plans.
In Arlington, he would rest with the Unknown Soldier of the
First World War, whose inscription reads that he is known "hut
to God" AN"" D'
NAL. Gen. Thomas j. Larkin, army qnartermaster general.
sdo To-Day. mat thss second symbol of American men and women
Wo S their identity in the supreme sacrifice for the country
Will represent army, navy, marines, airforce, coast guard-enlsted
MAJ and officer. o
Just as 1T is intended that no one shall ever know in what
pranch OF the armed forces he served, the general said that it is
u remain eve secret in which theater he died.
Al some rendezvous when the time comes nine bodies-each
uumuehlHieo--wlH be brought from nine zones of combat in the
sast and West and from these one will be selected for the
rn+i me n, homecoming of this Unknown Soldier will not be held
uum nu! d OF the w dead who have been identified, and whose
relatives wish them returned, have reached this country
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tically."
The statements were made BY
Paul H. Mite, acting director Of
the State departments office Of
international trade policy.
They came as Sen. Harry F,
Byrd, D., Va, called on Presi4
dent Truman to give the nation
a full report on Europe's economic
plight before a decision is made
on recalling Congress into special
session.
Mite did not say a special ses-
sion of congress would be neces,
sary. But as Undersecretary Of
State Robert A. Lovett previously
had told reporters, Mite said
Congress will have to act "before
any large-scale aid is given I'd
Europe"
MANY European countries, ina
Guiding France and Italy and
Great Britain are hanging on the
ropes" Mite said. 1.-THE situa.
LlO1 WILL De serious IL countries
are not able to import food and
coal during the coming winter.
Anything can happen. We be,
lieve that our time schedule will
have to be stepped up drastically
in order to get aid to Europe be-
fore the end of the year" !
Urging the President to speak
out when he returns from Brazil
later this month, Byrd said this
nation now is ''completely in tho
dark about the actual extent Of
the reported economic chaos imj
pending abroad. /
eve don't intend to 60 into this
thing blindly," he said. "'They
should give a full report to tho
American people and give them
all the facts"
Such a report, he said, should
come from the top"-preferably
Mr.. Truman, and if not from the
President, from Secretary of State
George C.. Marshall.
Congressional circles said they
believed a decision on a special
session will come soon after Mr..
Truman returns from Brazil.
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Ian To Eliminate Al Taxes
FOR Two Years Sent President

OMAHA, Neb., Sept. 6.-WH-
An ambitious plan of gold revalu-
alton to wipe out the public debt,
give Europe $50, 900, 900, 900, allow
the U. S. Treasury to amass a
kitty of Sis, 900, 900, 900, and abol-
lsh taxes for two years, was pro-
posed tonight by an Omaha at
torney.
The money for these gigantic
operations would come from "a
simple act of Congress revaluing
the U. S. gold hoard of $21, 1884,
600, 600 at $500 an ounce instead
of the present S35 an ounce valu-
ation," according to Roy M. Har-
rop, perennial candidate for fed
eral, state, or municipal office.
Harrop, bespectacled and gray
haired, long has been identified
with various third party move
ments and funny money" plans.
A decade ago he organized the
american Prosperity Plan" pro-
viding for 500 a month pensions
for almost everyone, and govern
ment operation of banks, rail-
roads, telephones, and utilities.
Financing Of Harrop's plans
would involve billions of dollars.
Harrop's latest plan for curing
the worlds economic ills follow
ed British Foreign Secretary Ern-
est Bevin's plea that the U. S.
gold hoard at Fort Knox be coin
ed into money and put into cir
culation throughout the world.
Harrop would go much further
than Bevin- In a letter to Charles
E. Newmeyer, editor Of The Min
ing Record, Denver, Colo, he
proposed that Congress immedi-
ately raise the value of gold to
$7O0 an ounce and coin it into
money for the payment of debts.
Retaliation, according to Har-
rop. would make the Fort Knox
gold stockpile instantly worth S425,-
900, 900, 900.
with that sum we. could pay
Continued on Page 4, Column A.
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U. S.
SPLIT REPORTED
Toward Russia Said
Cause OF Diff
ferenceS

VIENNA, AustrS, Sept. 6-W.D
Diplomatic observers today not
ed a growing split between the
United States and Britain over the
vital matter of policy toward the
Russian-dominated nations OF
Eastern Europe.
In recent weeks, British and
American diplomatic personnel IN
Austria, Hungary and Bulgaria
have sharply criticized each others
methods. The British think the
Americans frequently act ire
sponsibly. The Americans feel that
British contains strong elements
of appeasement toward Russia.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-07
WEEYIL WINNING
AGAINST FARMERS
Chemical Treatment Fails
To Stop Them, Con-
ner Says

RALEIGH, Sept. 6.-P-Cotton
fields in the heavier producing
counties of the Eastern Piedmont
and Coastal Plains are saturated
with boil weevils, James Conner,
Jr., extension entomologist at N.
c. State college,, said today.
Migration flights n heavy in
several of the counties, Conner
said, and chemical treatment has
not controlled this migration.
Infestations of the boil worm
have been observed causing light
to heavy damage in Wake, Nash,
Wilson, Johnston, Hoke, and Scot
land counties, the specialist said.
He advised farmers to- practice
control against these pests with
10 per cent DOT. The cotton is at
such a stage of growth to be de-
fenselless to attack. Heaviest in
festations have been noted in rank
succulent cotton especially where
the cotton is adjacent to or near
corn, he said, adding that this
pest, when in corn, is called the
corn earWorm.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-07
PLAN TO FIRE /,
w FROM ship
Test To Be Made This
Weekend In Burmuda
Area

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6-REThs
launching of a w rocket from thu
flight deck of the super carriet
Midway was confidently expected
this weekend-despite navy silencA
OF the matter.
1t was reported early this week
by an unidentified naval Official
that the 49,, 000-ton carrier was
headed for Bermuda to try the
first launching of the 46-foot-lons
rocket from the midway.
The navy refused to confirm or
deny reports, saying only that the
Midway had departed from Norfolk
for a "confidential' mission and
that reports would be made public
later. {.
Additional information w h c d
came to light today indicated, how
ever, that the launching attempt
could be expected to take place
this weekend unless bad weather
prevented it.
Vice Adm. Forrest P. Sherman,
deputy chief of naval operations,
was reported to have flown to BeK.
muda to witness the demonstration.
The navy confirmed that Shermau
was out of town.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-07
Wallace Leaf Farmers
Enriched By A Million
Bl JOHN SKIES

WALLACE, Sept. 6 - There is
more than a million dollars in the
socks, pockets, or bank accounts
o. farmers hereabouts today that
wasn't there a couple Of weeks
ago.
No, these self-same farmers
haven't suddenly acquired the
Midas touch or learned how to
pick money off trees. A good
press agent would say, simNy,
the farmers have learned the next
best thing to the Midas touch or
picking money off trees, though.
He'd say they'd just been selling
their tobacco on the Wallace To-
bacco Market.
Which same is true. In nine
days of actual selling on the to.
bacco market here, the farmers
have drawn down $1,113, s14.N
from the local warehouse opera
tors. L you're money-minded
down to the last penny, that's ex-
actly $123, 657.19 and some odd
mills per day for each day the
Wallace Market has been open
during the 1947 season. When you
consider that this money is paid
our from a town of some 1,500
souls-although those souls aren't
actually charged with the paying
out - you'll deduce that that's a
whale of a lot Of negotiable fod-
der for so comparatively small a
place. It's a lots of fodder for any
size place, for that matter.
To come up with this kind Of
money, farmers Of this area have
sold a total of 2,470, 0o6 pounds of
tobacco on the floors of the four
local warehouses, Husseys Nos. l
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Stallings Named Associate
Editor OF The Star New

H. A. stalings, veteran Southern newspaper writer and editor,
been annMnfed Associate Editor of The Wilmington Star Inc
News and The Sunday Star-News. ,.4. ~.
Mr. stauings who takes up his duties tomorrow, will devote the
oreater mart of his time and activities in reportorial and editorial
eoveraee If the several Southeastern North Carolina counties served
wv te star-News. He will represent the newspapers In public e.
~ other mean of widening their influence in this large
region of the state. .:4
Mr.. staljngs comes from Waycross, Ga, where he was Associate
Editor Of the Journal-Herald. A graduate of Emory university ne
was head of the English department Of Waycross High school and
later principal Of the Gainesydle, ca, High school before taking up up
JournalHerald: Later, he became City Editor and then Associate
a nosition he held for a number of years. While a prominent
citizen Of Waycross, he also served as secretary of the chamber Of
romer member of the board of stewards of the First Methodist
church, treasurer of the okefenokee Golf club, president Of the
Waycross Lions club and secretary OF nc rga annSu n dol arr
Ok Years He a maintained an unbroken attendance record IN his
cviic club He has also been District Governor of Georgia's Lions
and is TO- serving as International counsellor. He is a Mason
ond n Eli During his services in World war ], MI. Stalings Was a
First Lieutenant in a machine gun unit. ~
The star-News is pleased to have Mr.. stalings join. its staff and
the enhancement believes he will be a valuable addition in strengthen
ing its personnel for greater service throughout Southeastern North
r. B. PAGE,
puh1ichar
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-07

Armed Might
Underway
R,sed On Hemisphere Pact
Recently Approved In
Brazil
MUCH SECRECY
1;ekt, Ready For Instant
Unified Act, Reported
Favored

uASHINGTON, Sept. 6.-U.H-
n.rob1e government sources said
.,,iobt that plans for a western
,.oisphere military defense staff
.,~sady are under study and may
~ wpIl.developed within the next
30 days
Tho inter-American defense pact
..ortad BY 10 nations in Brazil
IN week called for collective
measures for hemisphere security.
These government officials. who
,.o,;ned 70 be quoted by name,
psHd several organizational out
s so+a for a new military staff are
.a .n, considered here. The best
a1oTepts of all of them will be
snhnitIed for consideration by the
nsn.American conference at Bo-
aara, Columbia, next January, they
These officials said the military
Manners face a basic problem in
deciding just how much power is
Ia be vested in the new staff. The
uJlestion is whether it should be
primarily advisory in nature or
whether il should be a functional
organization similar to the COM
biped chiefs of staff which operated
during the war.
II vas understood here that
Argentine military advisors favor
The tighter, more authoritative
establishment. They were reported
10 feel that the time factor will
be all-important in determining
The security of the Americas in
went Of future aggression.
Therefore, they were understood
10 believe, the hemisphere military
leadership should be so organized
that the new defense staff could
lake command of such a situation
quickly and on its own response
oility.
Some United States military
authorities concerned with the
Continued on Page 2, Column u
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The troops were prepared for ac-
ton if the Jews, thWarted in their
desire to reach Palestine, offer re-
sistance when Decentralization be-
gins tomorrow at 5 am. I'll pm,
Saturday, Eastern Standard Time).
During the day the three British
transports, with their naval escort,
anchored at a rendezvous in the
Elbe estuary. There the British
were reported to have removed
some OF the leaders among the
refugees, possibly to disorganize
resistance when the time for land
ing came.
The anchorage was reached on
the 57th day after the Jews had
embarked secretly from France
for Palestine aboard the Exodus
1947, formerly the S. S. \President
Warfield, a Chesapeake bay steam
err. The voyage of the Jews, who
were without visas, ended when the
British intercepted their ship al
most within sight of the Holy Land.
AS the troops here prepared to
man their stations the Elbe, river
light ship reported that the first of
the transports to unload, the Ocean
Vigor, had left her anchorage in
the Estuary and was heading for
the docks.
In Hamburg the Jewish Central
committee FOR the British zone de-
plored what it described as "the
dark day and the brutal operation
which would see the first OF the
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BURSTING TIRE
WARNS OF FIRE:
SAVES S PERSONS


TOWSON, Md, Sept. 6 -REAn
automobile tire gave a fire alarm
today when it was set aflame by
the heat from a burning front
porch and the explosion may have
saved the lives of five persons.
It awakened Miss Anna G.. Roe
Inner, grand daughter OF DR..
Hugh Forsythe, OF Towson. She
notified her stepfather and moth
er, Mr.. and Mrs. James Fleming,
who in turn reused DR.. and Mrs.
Forsythe, both Of whom r 81.
Firemen saved the twc-story
structure although the rear was
badly damaged.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-07
The Weather

Meteorological data for the "a hours
Hoins 7:30 pm. yesterday.
Temperatures
a;N am. 3d. 1880 am. 70; 1880 pm. 81;
E5o pm. 90.
Maximum 90; Minimum II; Mean g.;
Normal 30.
Humidity
5 aSo am. 90; 1880 am. 81; 1870 pm. 81;
LOU pm 86.
Precipitation
100 inches.
Total since the first of the month -
ta2 inches.
Tides For Today
IRON the Tide Tables published by
" D. Coast and Geodetic Survey.
w., High Low
"""ll1slon -.-- 200 am. 1888 am.
,r.u. 2:48 pm. 1913 pm
N'S0uOoro Inlet 1918 am. 5:5s am.
11:50 pm. 6:48 pm.
m sunrise $50; Sunset $50; Moonrise
- pS pm; Moonset 12:42 pm.
@iVer stage at Fayetteville, N. c. at 8
''H' Saturday, (none) feet.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6.-B-Weather
I IIigau report of temperature and rain
, ~, lor the "a hours ending 8 pm, in the
Where:
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-07
Jap-Tortured
Vet Eats Burger
With Trimmings

DENVER, Sept. 6-(P-VirgiI
Gomez, 27-year-old war veteran
who underwent an operation Thurs
day for removal of a nail from
his head, was propped up in bed
tonight and ate a hamburger steak
with all the trimmings.
Gomez smiled at a visitor to his
room and kicked his right leg un.
der the bed covers to show he
is regaining use of it. He said
he felt much better.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-07
German Cartel !
Found To Be World :
Wide Organization

FRANKFURT, Germany, Sept.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. by the U. S,
army showed today that hundreds
of apparently unrelated firms all
over the world were under eom-
plete control of I. G. Farbenins
dustrie, the giant German cartel
Twenty-four of l. G. Farben's
directors are on trial at Nuremberg
before an American military tri'
bunal, charged with conspiring
with Adolph Hitler to wage ag.
gressive var
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-07
Russia Declines
To Waive Atomic
Violation Veto

LAKE SUCCESS, Sept. 6-P-
Russia declined today to waive the
veto power on any. punishment,
even of a minor nature, for viola
tons of a proposed pact outlaw
ing atomic weapons.
The Russian position on atomic
control was reaffirmed by Andrea
A. Gromyko, Soviet deputy foreign
minister. in a letter to Sir Alexan-
der Cadogan, British delegate to
the United Nations atomic energy
commission.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-07
AGED WOMAN
BEATEN, ROBBED
LAST MIDNIGHT

Miss Sally Fritz, 70, 213 South
Second street, was badly beaten
and robbed of her purse shortly
before last midnight at Second
and Orange streets by an uniden-
titled assailant, police reported.
She was taken to James Walker
Memorial hospital where she was
undergoing treatment after mid
night. No report as to her condi-
ton was made available immedi-
ately.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-07
British Guns
Wait Jew Unloadinq

HAMBURG, Germany, Sept. 6-R-Tense British
troops, armed and specially-trained for their assignment,
stood ready IN the dock area tonight as the first of three
deportation ships returning 4,400 Jews of the Exodus to
Germany sailed slowly up the Elbe toward Hamburg
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Congressional Heads
See Their Recall;
Nations On Ropes
Sen. Byrd Urges President To Speak Out
And Tell United States The True Situa-
ton Before Recalling Legislators
By O. [. STEELE

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6-(UP)-A top State Departs
ment official declared tonight that anything can happen'
in the European economic crisis. He said the u. S. time
schedule for lending aid twill have to be stepped up dras-
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-07
WEATHER

wilmington and Vicinity-Cloudy and
,ntinued hot today and tonight, possible
.towers late this afternoon.
North and South Carolina: Mostly fair
and continued hot today and tomorrow.
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Continued on Page 4, Column a
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-25
McMAHAN-SMITH
VOWS TAKE PLACE
AT CAMP LEJEUNE

The wedding of Miss Melva K.
Smith, daughter of Rev. and Mrs.
C. C. Myers of 308 Wrightsville
Avenue, and Robert X. McMahan,
USMC, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
F. McMahan Of Erie, Pa, was sol
emnized Saturday afternoon Feb
ruary %, ait 2 o'clock in the mill
tary chapel at Hadnot Point, Camp
Leieune.
The Rev. Robert N. Stretch.
Chaplains Corps, U. S. Navy off.
ciated, using the double ring cere.
mony. The couple entered the
church together and spoke the vows
against a background of soft organ
music.
The bride wore a light gray suit
with black accessories and a cor
sage of American beauty roses. Her
only attendant was Mrs. William j.
McCluskey of Boston, Mass, ma
tron-of-honor.
The bridegroom had as his best
man William ]. McCluskey, USING.
The ceremony was attended by
the immediate family of the bride
and a few close friends.
Mrs. McMahan is employed by
the Reserve Officers association OF
Wilmington.
The couple will reside in Erie,
Pa, after March 3rd, when Mr..
McMahan receives his discharge
from the Marine Corps.