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most unpleasant consequences.
The moderate agreed with alac-
rity, and the Arab offices are
now deeply under the Mufti's in
fluence.
In fact, the United Nations
proposal for a partitioned Pales-
inc, by discrediting the Arab
moderates, who wanted to rely
on political negotiation rather
than violence to prevent the Gre
alton of a Jewish state, has
strengthened the Mufti's posi-
ton. He is now lavishly financ-
ed by Saudi Arabia's 1bn Saud
and by Egypt's fat, pleasure
loving Farouk. But he is not de-
pendent on the generosity of
these monarchs.
With astute foresight, the Muf-
tt managed to get a large pro-
portion of his Nazi financial
backing out of Germany even
while the war was still on. He
now is known to have a large
cache of gold in 1raq, and a
considerable fortune in Switzer-
land, largely in the form of east
ly negotiable Swiss watches.
With this money, and with a
well organized, highly paid and
fanatical gang of triggermen,
the Mufti's influence is increas-
ingly paramount in Arab poll
tics.
But it is a widely held mis-
conception that Arab opposition
to the creation of a Zionist state
IS confined to the Mufti and his
friends. The Multi will act as
the chief tanner of the flames
of Arab resentment but the re-
sentiment already exists. This is
further underlined by the fact
that the recruiting of anti-Zion-
ist Arabs in Bagdad, unofficial
~ sponsored by the Iraq gov
ernment, is said to be going
well. Obviously all this spells
real trouble; so much trouble
indeed, that those who are close
to the situation seriously doubt
that it will be possible to COM
plete the projected great new
Anglo-American oil pipeline. The
pipeline could too easily be cut
by the Arabs, This in turn would
seriously affect the shipment of
oil to Europe under the Mar
shall plan.
Nor is that all. For the Sow
lets are clearly preparing to fish
in the troubled Middle Eastern
waters. The evidence points to
the fact that the strategists in
the Kremlin intend to play the
game both ways. Already at
least one shipment of Soviet
arms for the Arabs has arrived
at Latakia, in Arab Syria, from
Danzlg , and other shipments
have no doubt arrived elsewhere
u~nobserved. On the otreh hand
there are reliable reports that
Communist agents provocateurs
have been sent to Jewish COM
munlties in Palestine from Ro-
mania.
Finally there is the question
OF who is to impose the partition
- for despite the hopeful words
OF the American delegation in
the United Nations nothing is
more clear than that it will have
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be essential that administration and distri-
button be under American supervision, and
the greatest care exercised to see that sup
plies reach the designated beneficiaries.
There must be no repetition of UNRRA
laundering, through which some American
supplies fell into communist hands and
went to Russian troops or were secretly
shipped into Russia.
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Just In Fun
WRONG SPIRIT

Some spiritualists once sought
to persuade Charles Dickens 10
join their little group, and in
their determined pursuit of him
persuaded him to attend one Of
their seances.
"Mr. Dickens" they asked,
"what spirit among the depart.
ed would you like to have u,
summon"
The author considered III.
question briefly, and suddenly
bethought himself of a lately
departed friend, a celebrated
grammarian.
Summon Lindley Murray"
he said.
Soon they told him, ''Lindley
Murray is in the room"
care you Lindley Murray"
asked the doubling Dickens.
II are,' came the ghostly re.
ply.
That was Dickens last ex.
pertinent in spiritualism. THE
Wall Street Journal.
THE GROWING CALAMITY
The stranger on the bus was
very sad, and it took only 4
couple of sympathetic remarks
to open him up like an accor'
dian at a gypsy frolic.
"Marriage!" he walled
Marriage That has been the
blight of my life"
"How many?'' asked the pas
senger who had primed him.
"Two," was the doleful re-
ioinder. "My first wife took
everything I had and left me"
every sad," commented the
other.
"Not as sad as my present
plight" moaned the sad faced
victim of matrimony. "The wife
I've got now has taken every
thing, and won't leave me
The Wall Street Journal
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-13
GOOD

@Luck" is a very good word if you
put a P before it. Anon.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-13

Mohammed wos the name OF five sultans
of Turkey. Mohammed I became sultan in
1913 and reigned until 1421. He consoLdat-
ed the empire which had suffered from the
inroads of Timur who had captured Moham-
med's father, Sultan Bajazet I, in 1902, the
latter dying in captivity.
The first-and finest-clip OF wool may
be made on a lamb eight months old. Fleece
wool is the product of a single years
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v. |. P. Poll
BY PETER EDISON

WASHINGTON It would be presidential places is wide
Truman and Rayburn to head open.
the Democratic presidential The vice presidential race is
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Along The Cape Fear

In 1899, the Lighthouse Service
was added and in 1912 the Bureau
of Marine Inspection and Naviga-
ton became a part of the Coast
Guard.
BOSSED BY TREASURY
Operating under the Treasury De-
partment during peace-time and
the Navy Department in wartime,
the Coast Guards normal duties
include l~ife-saving, maintaining
aids to navigation, enforcing fed
eral maritime laws and regula-
tons, operating safety = at : sea
measures and aiding in admins
tration of Alaskan government.
Washington's first Revenue-Mar-
inc Service began life with 10 cut
tiers and 200 men. In contrast,
postwar Coast Guard plans call
for a force of "a, 500 men. It's 1916
fleet numbered 1877 cutters and
smaller boats. These men main
tain SO, 900 aids to navigation. flung
across 40,0 900 miles of water.
NOW IN THE AIR-An aviation
wing of the Coast Guard operates
nine air stations and 1853 planes
which have accounted for dramatic
air-sea rescues. USCG helicopters
have figured prominently recently
in rescue work on the high sea
! Continued on Page 5; Col. ~
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For Complete Text Of Report
See Page Five.

fred Sternberger, Mrs. Bernice
Stellings, and Mrs. George Bailey.
The Rev. William Crow, Jr. and
Eugene Billiard were elected tc
fill the vacancies left by the Rev.
Carl. Fisher and Mrs. Richard An.
drewS.
The meeting was presided over
by the Rev. Alexander Miller, pre-
sident.
The annual report was presented
by Mrs. L. o. Ellis. executive
secretary.
Rabbi Samuel A. Friedman,
speaking to the groups on Am ]
My Brothers Keeper" stated that
the scope of the work in relief and
charities undertaken by the Asso-
ciated Charities is so vast that
the help of other organizations and
of governmental agencies is need
ed to carry it ON. He commended
the work of the Associated Chari-
ties in this city and of the execu-
tive secretary, Mrs. L. o. Ellis.
Following the be%nediction by the
Rev. William Grow, Jr., a brief So
cial was held in the great hall OF
st. James where the meeting was
held.
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TAYLOR TO HEAD .
GIFTS COMMITTEE
viii Direct Work Oh AID.
yanced Gifts Group In
Red Cross Campaign

Walker Taylor, local insurance
man. will head the Advanced Gifts
committee for. the forthcoming Red
Cross campaign, and his group will
swing into action the first of next
week. it was announced last night.
Taylor was appointed by j. H
Carswell and N. A. Avera, CO.
chairmen of the drive.
Taylor will appoint six team cap
tains who will make personal con-
facts for contributions to the Red
Cross prior to the official opening
Of the campaign on March 4. The
work OF the Advanced Gifts com
mlttee is II OF the major jobs in
the campaign it was stated, as
their quota will be a large per-
centage of the chapter quota and
much of the success of the drive
depends upon the work of the
group,
Taylor is well experienced in the
work of the Red Cross, having
served as campaign fund chair
man in the 1945 drive. At present
ne is a member of the executive
committee of the Red Cross. a
member Of the board of directors
OF the Brigade Boys club, and a
Kiwanian.
The goal for the local chapter
Oh the Red Cross for this year has
not yet been officially approved;
officials are now awaiting approval
from headquarters.
Inc local appeal to the public
Will be made March Ala.
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PRAISE
GARDENERS WORK
Flags Fly At Half Mast In
Tribute To Ambassador
To England

RALEIGH, FEB 6-P-Shortly
after the national ensigns and the
flags of the state of North Car
DINA dipped to half-mast this
morning in mourning for o. Max
Gardner, many colleagues here in
the general assembly paused 70
pay tribute to his craftsmanship
and service to his native common
wealth.
A joint resolution was passed IN
animously in each house OF the
legislature to memorabilia Gardner
fol- his serving his state with
great honor and distinction"
1t was most fitting that a fellow
townsman introduced the resolu-
ton in each chamber. Rep. Odus
Nj Null of Cleveland brought for
ward the motion il the house: Sen.
Lee Weathers of Cleveland made
tho molten in +he senate.
Each. spoke briefly of the I'M
firing efforts o. Gardner to help
his, state and his fellow citizens
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Nations Leaders Mourn
Death orc. Max Gardner:
New Cold Wave Predicted
SAYS
'CRANDDADY' DUE
Millions OF Dollars Loss
Counted n Current Low
Readings

CHICAGO, Feb. 6-(P)-A more
severe cold wave which a fore
caster termed the ''granddaddy'
cold wave of the year blew into the
midwest on high northwest winds
tonight as Southern Florida count
ed millions of dollars of crop dam
age from tie vanguard OF the icy
blasts.
The new mass of frigid air was
expected to bring the lowest EN-
,oeratures and most penetrating
cold of the winter later to the al
ready benumbed eastern half of
the nation.
''1f they thought it was cold be-
fore, just let them wait until the
new blasts reach them," said fore
caster P. F. Sutton. Earlier this
week the Midwest and East got
bits of the Canadian cold air mass
which broke off and blew ahead.
This time it will be the granddaddy
ITSELF"
Sutton said temperatures would
drop swiftly to more than 80 de-
grees below zero in Northern Min
nesota and the Dakotas, plunge
to eight below in Chicago by Sat
urday morning and bring the sea-
sons coolest weather to the East
on Sunday"
Gwen Florida may get another
shot," he added.
The cold air mass has been
sweeping slowly toward the Mid
west from the Yukon territory for
several days and began picking
up momentum tonight.
Unless meteorological conditions
change, a Washington scientist pre-
dicted earlier, the United States
is in for several weeks more Of
severe weather.
Crop losses running into the
millions we're suffered when a cold
wave of unexpected severity
brought freezing weather deep into
Southern Florida last night. Charles
Steffani, Dade county agricultural
agent said 40, 900 acres of tomatoes,
beans and squash were destroyed.
The mercury plunged 70 30 de-
.grees at the Miami, Fla. airport
and thousands of winter visitors
stayed in bed until temperatures
moderated later in the morning.
Water pipes froze in an area in
the northwest section of the city.
The chilly weather struck at
Continued on Page 8; Col. y
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PRESIDING JUDGE
FOR TERM NAMED
Luther Hamilton OF More.
head City Assigned For
Special Session Here

Judge Luther Hamilton of More.
head City has been appointed by
Governor R. Gregg Cherry to pre-
side at the special criminal term
of New Hanover county Superior
court, it was revealed yesterday
by A. L. Meyland, clerk of court.
The docket for the one-week
term, scheduled to start February
II. is expected to be completed by
District Solicitor Clifton Moore Of
Burgaw by the last of next week.
Chief interest among the hear
ings scheduled to be heard are
those revolving around two former
Wilmington police officers, Roy
L. Grissett and H. A. Gurley, both
of whom face breaking and enter
ing counts.
Moore told the Star last night
that these two cases would be tried
unless efforts on the part of de-
Tense counsel for the two defend
ants to have the trials conducted
in some other place than in the
local court we're successful.
He said the final decision on the
matter rests with Judge Hamilton
but that any effort to have a
change of venue ordered would be
opposed by his office.
Moore also disclosed that the
murder charge involving Burney
Smith, Wilmington Negro, as well
as the ase of Rudolph White, a
Negro, who faces a manslaughter
count, will be aired. Smith is al
legged to have shot and fatally
wounded Elmer Stevens, Negro, or
the night Of February l while the
manslaughter charge against
White grew out Of the hit-run death
Ct Robert Seigler January %.
The Guy Ganey and Leon Scoop
err Cause, Negro. murder trials
are scheduled for the March term
of criminal court and Moore in
Dictated his desire to clear the
docket of as many cases as pos
sjble before that time.
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AIRLINER CRASHES
TAKING 9 LIVES
Cuban Transport Hits
Spanish Mountainside
After Ocean Hop

AVILA, Spain, Friday, Feb. T
PA four-engined Cuban DC-4
airliner crashed and exploded ir
the Gredos mountains 80 miles
west of Madrid yesterday evening,
killing the nine or 10 occupants
aboard.
The plane, the Ruta De Color
(Route Of Columbus) of the Com
pania Aerovias Guiana, was Ell
route from Lisbon to Madrid wher
the accident occurred. 1t had left
Havana Wednesday morning fly.
ing by way Of Bermuda and the
Azores.
Gin Havana the offices of the air
line said the plane carried five
American crewmen. These men,
all of Miami. Fla, aye: Capt. A.
B. Kyger, pilot; Lee Larlow, CO.
pilot; N. R. Russell, second pilot;
H. B. Peters, mechanic and P. L.
Ness, navigator.
(The company also listed Print.
two Gonzales, a radio operator,
and Lorenzo Monteverde, steward,
both Cubans, as members of the
crew.
According to the Cuban legation
in Lisbon the three passengers
aboard were Diego Veitia Esparta
20, a Cuban; Mrs. Gloria. Gomez
Mena de Ruano. 81. a Cuban, ano
Serafin Fernandez, 81, a Spapiard.
Jose Maria Vallejo Alvarez. a
Spaniard, got off the plane in
Lisbon.
The announcement that the
wreckage of the plane had been
found was made by Luis Valerie
Bermejo, civil governor of Avils
province.
Valero Bermejo fixed the time
of the crash at 5 p. m. az moor
EST yesterday. At that time the
airliner had flown a half-hour, be-
yond it's scheduled landing time
(Couf;nuad nv DoUo Q. CnI A
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MENDOTA's VISIT

MENDOTA'S VISIT - The new
Coast Guard cutter Mendoza,
which has been assigned to Will
mington replacing the now decom-
missioned Modoc, may make her
maiden voyage to the Port City
this weekend.
No doubt many will be on hand
to greet the to the many
famous Coast Guard vessels sta
toned here in the past.
Along The Cape Fear must bow
its head in shame over the fact
that we completely let the Coast
Guards anniversary slip by us.
But believing firmly in "better
late than never" we will now
try to make amends.
JUST A YOUNGSTER - The
Coast Guard celebrated its 32nd
anniversary under the name last
January %. However it's fore
runner counts over $50 years serv-
ice during its lifetime.
In 1890, George Washington
signed a bill sponsored by Alex.
ander Hamilton, creating the Re
venue-Maritime Service. This lat
er became known as the Revenue
Cutter Service.
The United States Coast Guard
was formed ON January rs, 1915
when Congress consolidated the
Revenue Cutter Service with the
Life-Saving Service.
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And SO To Bed

A rather rude awakening was
the lot of one Wilmington resi-
dent last night.
Police called upon the citizen
about nine O'Clock to serve =
capias for his failure to appear
in court yesterday to answer .
charge of violating q traffic or
dinance. Asleep when officers
arrived, he was gently awaken
ed and taken to Jail.
Police said he was indignant
over receiving the little red
ticket Wednesday night and
decided to take the matter to
court. But the day rolled by and
he did not appear. Hence the
warrant.
p. She posted bond after
being committed to Jail and
went sleepily back to his bed.
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new PLANT STARTS
PRODUCTION HERE
Fertilizer Factory To Pro.
duce $4,000 Tons Per
Year, Employs IS

r'oouctlon at the Robertson
o1efnlcal plant. located two mi.es
o. Wilmington on the east bank
VI Ne Cape Fear river, has already
Degul, it was announced yester.
aay by Charles W. Best, produc-
'0n engineer of the Norfolk firm
'peratlng the factory.
operating with a normal output
@Vo'ooo tons Of fertilizer per wear
auo employing about Is people
paoaucllon from the plant will be
useo to serve tarsne in south
aS'ern and western North Caro-
Aaa' Best disclosed.
ne said q manager for the fac
wy construction on which was
started September is of last year
w the Tide Water Construction
sohpany OF Norfolk, would be
named soon. :
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ASSOCIATES LAUD
@. MAX GARDNER
Former Governor Called "A
Great A m And
Great North Carolinian'

WASHINGTON, Feb. s - up -
Comptroller General Lindsay c.
Warren. close personal friend oil
o. Maxwell Gardner, newly ap-
pointed ambassador to Great Brit,
tain, who died today, declared
Gardeners passing is truly a ma,
tional tradegy."
Warren added: For 80 years
Max Gardner and l we're devoted
personal friends. l knew him per.
haps better than onyone outside Oh
his family. While the nation has
been recently hailing him as a
great American, l have always
known that he was, and ne was
also a great North Carolinlan.
HE loved our state and its peo'
ole. and he served them with a
passionate devotion. A courageous
governor in a trying time. he will
rank as one of the greatest. He was
an honest man, a fair man, and
a good man, and he was incapable
of petty actions. His stature grew
with each succeeding call to public
service"
Budget director James E. Webb,
assistant to Gardner when the
latter was undersecretary Of the
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FORMER TEAMMATE
PRAISES GARD ER
Local Leaders Express Ad.
"miration For Former
Governor OF State

Among the Wilmington friends
Of Ambassador o. Max Gardner
who yesterday paid tribute to the
former North Carolina governor
following his death in New York
was E. Y. Wooten, manager Of
the Texas Oil company
Wooten, VINO was a fraternity
brother and a football teammate
to Gardner at State college said
last night that HE was an excep-
tionally fine young man, and ar
outstanding leader in athletics and
study through all his college years
He was certainly a leader through
out all time He recalled too
that Gardner was one of the finest
sportsmen in his games that North
Carolina has ever had, and opined
that he would have been All-hmer-
lean had they picked them. then.
Earlier yesterday other local
friends of the former North Caro-,
lima statesman expressed theif
sorrow at his death and paid trib'
ute to him. Among them were
Mayor w. Ronald Lane who sale
he knew Gardner personally anc
felt that his death is a great loss
to the state: and Wilbur Dosher,
postmaster, who said that Gard.
ner was one of the most represent
alive citizens the state has ever
produced and he will 60 down ir
history as a great statesman upon
proof of his outstanding record.
c. D. Hogue member of the Port
Commission, said Gardner was an
able man and his death is a be-
reavement to be felt by the whole
country as well as North Carolina.
J. E. L. Wade. city councilman,
said HE was always for North
Carolina, even when in Washington
where his ability for diplomacy
was recognized by President Tru-
man when he appointed the former
governor as ambassador to Eng
land,
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U.S.. AMBASSADOR
DIES IN new YORK
Former Governor Sue
cumbs To Heart Attack
Prior To Sailing

NEW YORK, Feb. s. - lP)
Eight hours before he was to sail
for Great Britain as United States
Ambassador to the Court Of St.
James's, o. Max Gardner died in
his Hotel st. Regis suite today,
stricken with an attack of coronary
thrombosis.
Expressions of grief and shock
ed surprise were voiced at the
passing of the 64-year-old former
undersecretary Of the treasury and
one-time North Carolina governor.
At the White House, which first
announced Gardner's death, Presi-
dent Truman said II have lost a
loyal and devoted personal friend
and the country has lost a great
American"
Miss Margaret Truman, tine
presidents daughter. called at the
hotel here to pay her respects.
James F. Byrnes, former Sec
rotary of state and a close friend
Of Gardner said at Tryon, N. c.,
that His death is a great loss to
the nation and to the state he loved
so we'll"
At Raleigh, N. c., Josephus Dan
iels, former secretary of the Navy.
said II am distressed beyond
measure at the sudden death Of
one of my oldest and dearest
friends"
Gardner, a huge, hearty, sports
loving man who starred as a col
lege football player, had come here
Tuesday preparatory to boarding
the liner America at noon today for
his London post, to which he was
appointed by Mr.. Truman last Dec.
8.
He dined with friends in his
suite last night and retired about
10 o'clock. AT 8 a. m. he wax
stricken with the coronary throm.
bosis attack. A hotel physician sum-
moned a heart specialist, who or.
dered Gardner placed in an oxygen
tent, but death came at 1928 this
morning.
With him were Mrs. Gardner and
a son, Ralph, who were to sail
with him; Fred Morrison, his law
partner. and Mrs. Morrison. Ralph
said his father had suffered 4
slight attack" last fa1 while at
tending a football game and had
been ''under a terrific strain brief
ing himself for the new post"
The body was to be taken to
Shelby, N. c., Gardeners birth
place, on a train leaving here to-
night. Funeral services will be
2:30 p. m. Saturday at the First
Baptist Church in Shelby.
Continued ON Page 3; Col. u
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Day In Congress

Un-American Gerhard Eisler,
alleged boss of all U. S. commu-
nists, refused to testify under oath
before the house committee on I'M
activities. and was cited
for contempt. The committee also
asked his prosecution on a charge
of plotting to overthrow the govern
ment. A witness who described her
self as F,isler's sister called him
"a Geroerous Terrorist acting on
orders from Moscow.
Labor The U. S. Chamber of
Commerce. appealed to Congress
to outlaw the closed shop. revise
the Wagner act and protect bust.
ness against violence. mass picket
ing and sitdown strikes. Rep. How
ard W. Smith D-Va.) denounced
the closed shop as a terrible evil'
and said congress should kill it
even at the risk of trouble.
Ja9anese = Dillon S. Myer. war
time head Of the JapareeA Anae"i
can relocation canaps. asked con-
oress to grant citizenship to 40
900 japanese who have lived in this
country for many years. He as.
sailed the mass removal of no.
600 Japanese-Americans from the
West Coast at the outset of World
War H. o.
acknowledgements Rush. atomic
scientist, praised Chairman-desig-
nate David f. Lilienthal of the
atomic energy commission as ga
great American" in a testimonial
before the senate atomic energy
committee. Lilienthal's appoint
ment hcS heen rn@ar fire by Sena-
TO, MeKn11ar n-Tenn)
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GAINESVILLE, Wis, Feb. 6-U.D
A young couple who kept their
automobile but couldn't "afford"
to keep their newborn baby plead
ed guilty today on a charge OF
having abandoned it on a doorstep.
The couple, John Wolfram. %,
a driver for Rockford, ILL.,, diaper
service, and his wife, Helen, ~,
said they had decided before the
child was born nine days ago
that they could not afford it on
Wolfram's $35 a week salary.
Besides" Wolfram said. our
landlady where we room said we
couldn't stay if we had a baby"