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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-08

grandparents. 1 was born in
Nice. When my father was -
was drowned, mother and I
went back to Vermont. ;"
Because there had been moth
ing else that Kitty could do.
And in Vermont they had re-
manned. Only occasionally did
the old wanderlust possess Kit
ty, but it was ephemeral and
spent itself after a few firing
days in New York. And they
were 50 desperately poor be-
cause Kitty's parsimonious
father, to the surprise Of every
one, had left almost nothing
when he died.
Sam asked, "How old were
you when your mother took you
to Vermont to live?"
"I was nine"
"And Teresa was II. ST e
went to art school in Boston
when she was 18 and never
went back to Vermont to live.
That didn't leave much time for
you two to get acquainted"
''No. No, it didn't"
"Your father. What did
he do? His work, I mean"
Would she ever be able 10
talk about her father without
getting a choking sensation in
her throat? She had loved him
so. One morning he had gone
out for a sail in his beloved
little boat and had never come
back again.
"It's all right" Sam said. IF
you'd rather not.
She lifted her head. "He was
a writer, a newspaperman."
Sam smiled. Shyness and
modesty were in his smile. He
seemed to understand every
thing, she thought. just by be
ing with you, he seemed to I'm
derstand. You felt his under
standing all the while you felt
his charm and masculinity and
his exciting love for Teresa.
"I'm newspaperman, too, in
an unspectacular sort of way.
You'd better eat your lunch.
It'll get cold"
(T0 Be Continued)
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-08
JUNIOR DETECTIVE
SQUAD SUGGESTED

To help control and reduce
juvenile delinquency, Police
Chief Hubert Hayes and Detec-
tive Captain L. A. league, sus-
gested yesterday that a junior
detective squad be organized in
Wilmington.
The officers proposed that m
organization such as the Boys
Brigade would be the ideal spon-
sor for such club. Chief Hayes
pointed out that such organiza-
tions have proved greatly sue
cessful in other cities.
Posted all over the city TO re-
port violations of the law to
police and assist in tracking
down criminals, the boys would
help the department to cut crime
by 80 per cent, Captain league
stated.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-08

derstand, knowing him not at
all, the smoldering quality in it.
There were some people like
Teresa whose lives were like
tail red flames ever seeking to
be taller and more vehemently
red. But there were others like
Sam who seem to srnolder more
enduringly.
When they were seated in the
dining room, she knew for eer-
tain that she could not eat q
thing.
Sam lighted a cigaret. "This
isn't much fun for you, Alison,
having lunch with an old guy
like me. I hope you won't be
too bored" He spoke slowly
with the warm drawl of the
south in his voice. "You-you
don't 60 to the hairdresser's, do
your"
"No."
"Well, don't. Your hair suits
you just as it is"
He liked her hair.
He gave short laugh.
You're quite a family, you and
your mother and Teresa. Only
l haven't got you Strengthened
out yet. Just when think I'm
getting somewhere with the
story something always hap
pens and l never get to the end
OF it." He smiled. maybe you
can tell me-"
She could not tell him that
her mother had once been call
ed a beauty and had never got
ten over it. The Incompetent
sible gay daughter of an in
wardly spare New England cou-
pie, Kitty had first married
Wyn, a painter. who had been
as irresponsible as herself and
with whom she had lived in pic
turesque poverty. It had been
q happy poverty, though, he
had often told Alison, because
they had lived in such lovely
places in Spain and France and
Italy. Teresa had come to share
their poverty but she had never
shared their happiness.
"My mothers been married
twice." she told Sam. ''When
Teresa's father died in France,
mother took Teresa and went
back to Vermont.
Kitty had remained in Yer
mont until she could content her
wandering soul no longer. Invit-
ed to visit friends in the south
of France, she had managed
somehow to get the money for
the trip from her parents. Once
there she had promptly mar
ried Walter Van Dyke, a news
paperman and citizen of the
world, a gentle, lovable, philo-
sophical man.
Alison said, "But when my
mother went back to France
and married again, she left
Teresa in Vermont with my
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-08
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(, stockings bought for this oeca.
SION felt like creeping things or
brown legs that would have
looked better bare. The casua.
brown loafers with the country
dirt still on their thin soles
looked incongruous on the rich
carpet.
Even though it would be nice
to pretend that she was, she
hoped no one would think she
was Sans girl because if Sam
suspected anyone did, he would
be embarrassed. The difference
between Teresa and hersf was
appalling. To aspine to be like
Teresa would be like asking for
the moon and the sun and the
stars all at once. What really
troubled her about this lunch
con was that Sam might be
bored. Back home when all this
was over she could forget the
short sleeves Of her jacket and
the crawling rayon stockings,
but she would not forget that
Sam had been bored. Because
since that first meeting with
him in the station this morning
she had been living in a kind
of confused enchantment.
When she saw him coming
through the door, her spirit be-
gan to spiral. When, later, she
saw them at this moment she
remembered that one of her
ears picked up the fearful tones
of a stranger. speaking about
the war that was so imminent
in the autumn of 1941 while the
other waited for the warm
drawl Of Sans voice.
Their eyes, hers smoky gray
that held an ardor not yet re-
leased, his candidly brown and
excited and happy, met when
she arose from the chair.
"Hello," he said. cam I late
or were you early?"
81 was little early, I think :"
Please, she thought, don't let
him be bored. But what shall
I say? What could anyone say
after he has been listening to
T eres conversation, so
sparkling, so sure, so right?
He gave her a smile of warm
friendliness. To her who loved
the sun and who had so long
missed the gentle warmth Of
southern France it was like
basking in it on the first spring
day after the long, frigid, Ver-
mont winter. She noted again
as she walked beside him that
he was tall and thin with broad
shoulders and that there was a
gangling grace to him. His face
was reserved and sensitive,
capped by close-cropped thick
black hair. She could no more
explain why she thought his
could be the face of a priest,
young and ardent with a glow
ing faith, than she could un-
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-08

Dial 2-3311 For Newspaper Service
Evening star., 1947-08-02
kenfuckians Going 10 Polls
In Party Primaries Today
By the Asseeiotsd Press

LOUISVILLE, KY, Aug. 2.-Ken-
tuckians voted in party primaries
today to select Democratic and
Republican nominees to run for the
Governorship and other State offices
in the November general election.
A heavy" turnout Of voters was
forecast by headquarters OF both
major parties. although there were
few figures released on the estimated
total vote.
Democrats and Republicans alike
will choose one from among three
candidates for the respective party's
gubernatorial nomination.
The Democratic candidates: Rep
resentative Earle C. Clements, Nor
garfield; State House Speaker Harry
Lee Waterf1eld, Clinton. and Robert
E. Lee Murphy, Lexington attorney.
The Republican candidates: At
torney General Eldon s. Dummit.
Lexington; State Supt. Of Public
Instruction John Fred Williams,
Volga, and Jesse W. Knox. Frank
fort.
Polls opened in precincts through
out Kentucky's 120 counties at 6
o'clock this morning and will re-
main open until o'clock tonight.
local time. Counting of ballots will
start shortly afterward in county
seats.
Where tabulations are incomplete
at midnight tonight, the count will
be halted, according to State law,
until Monday morning.
In addition to the State Offices,
nominees were being chosen for all
100 State House seats and for 10
of the State Senate's SO seats.
Evening star., 1947-08-02

ator. all the officers and boys
from overseas when they came to
Hollywood wanted to meet studio
people -"
"All right" Senator Ferguson
interrupted, "but you're explaining
for the record"
''The servicemen, like the tourists
all wanted to meet film people"
did you take them through the
studios?"
"I think took them through
Warner Brothers studios"
what else did you do for them?"
'T took them out to dinner, ]
don't know what else. The records
seem to show I OK'd the hotel bill
for the company to pay"
after you met Col. Roosevelt on
the mission did you see him again?'
"Yes, in New York City some time
later" a..
Says Deal Was Legitimate.
''You made no engagement to
meet him again when he left Los
Angeles?"
mo, as far I was concerned the
matter was closed when the colonel
left. had nothing to do with nego-
tiating the contract. Mr.. Hughes
was with them at Harper Lake. The
deal was strictly legitimate"
did you know the object Of the
mission?"
Eyes, to look at plants where
photo-reconnaissance ships were be-
ing made. They went to Douglas
and other plants in the area. Col.
Evening star., 1947-08-02
UhESC0 Director Denies
Texans Charge Of Atheism
By the Associated Press

PARIS, Aug. 2-Dr Julian Hux-
ley, director general Of UNESCO.
replying to an attack by the Texas
American Legion on his theologi-
cal views, said yesterday he con-
sidered himself "a religious man."
The British scientist was described
as "Europe's leading atheist" by
the Texas Legionnaires, who asked
Mr.. Huxley's removal from his posi-
ton in the United Nations Educa-
tional, Scientific and Cultural Or
ganization.
'The Texans would seem to be mis-
guided in the use of the word 'athe-
ism,'" Mr.. Huxley said.
They seem to be thinking of it
as term of abuse, synonymous
with 'anti-religious.'
Il consider myself religious man,
though I do not subscribe to a
theistic Interpretation of the re-
ligiouS spirit. Religion can perfectly
well be non n-theistic-take, for ex-
ample, Buddhism. No one, surely,
would deny the right of Buddhists
to be called religious.
Il will cheerfully welcome in Paris
any Texan members of the American
Legion who would like to discuss
the finer points of this question with
ype0
Evening star., 1947-08-02
Plane Lost Nov. | Found
Wrecked Near Mount Blanc
BY the Assoeiated Press

ROME, Aug. 2.-The Army public
relations office said today the wreck
age of Flying Fortress found in
the mountains near Grenoble,
France, presumably was that OF a
European Air Transport Service
plane which disappeared last No
vember 1 on a flight from Naples
to Bovingdon, England.
The ship was reported at the time
to have crashed somewhere In
France with a crew of eight.
The list of the crew made public
a week after the planes disappear
ance gave Col. F.. l. Fair OF Wash
ington, D. c., deputy commanding
officer Of EATS, as one of the four
officers aboard.
Others aboard were listed as: Col
H. H. Uthan of Los Angeles, pilot;
Maj. I. L. Cobb of Petersburg, Va,
co-pilot; 1t. A. D. Ramirez of New
York, navigator; M/Sergt. j. E. Gill
bert of Frankfort, Ind, engineer;
S/Sergt. William A. Hilaton of San
Angelo, Tex, engineer; SiSergt z. j.
Dobovich of Butztown, Pa, radio op-
orator, and T/Sgt. w. S. Cassel of
Mount Airy, N. c., assistant radio
operator.
Evening star., 1947-08-02
British Troops in India
Begin Moving Out Aug. II
By the Associated Press

NEW DELHI, Aug. 2.-The gov.
ernment announced last night thai
British troops, which for two CEN
turtles have protected British rule
would start leaving India August IT
two days after freedom day.
After August Is, when the viceroy
Viscount Mountbatten, delivers the
crown power to the people, British
troops will have no operational role
nor will they have responsibility for
the maintenance of law and order u
the statement said. Those functions
will rest with the dominion govern
ments of India and Pakistan.
The government also announced
the appointment of v. K. Krishna
Menon as high commissioner for
India in the United Kingdom, effec-
tive August Is.
Mr.. Krishna Menon has served
in London as representative OF
Jawaharlal Nehru, head of the in
terim government of India.
Evening star., 1947-08-02
White House Will Tell
II Truman Is PLANNING
Visit 10 Brazil Soon

The White House is preparing to
make an announcement on reports
that President Truman will visit
Brazil within the next few weeks,
Press Secretary Charles G. Ross said
today, but he refused to commit
himself as to whether the trip ac-
tually will be made
Mr.. Ross statement was prompted
by news story from Rio de Janeiro
quoting diplomats as saying that
the President would arrive there
September 4 with Mrs. Truman and
Miss Margaret Truman, to close the
Inter-American Conference.
There will be an announcement
later as to the Presidents plans. I
can't give any now," Mr. Ross told
reporters.
Expressed Interest in Visit.
The President previously had told
a news conference that he would
like to go to Brazil in response to an
invitation from President Dutra, but
that no plans had been made.
Secretary of the Treasury Snyder
and the Presidents military aide,
Maj. Gen. Harry H. Vaughan, re-
turned yesterday from the Brazilian
capital where they went week ago.
They motored today to join the
President at Shangri-la, the Catoc-
tin mountain retreat near Thur
mont, Md, where Mr.. Truman went
yesterday to spend the week end,
If the President decides to make
the trip to Brazil he may fly part
of the way and take the battleship
Missouri for the remainder.
Asks for Topcoat.
A sea trip would furnish the va
cation that aides are anxious for
him to take. The President sent
word to the White House this morn
ing to send him a topcoat and
sweater to cope with the cool
weather at Shangri-la.
Despite the chill he took a swim
today in the camp pool which is
fed by mountain streams.
Mr.. Ross said the President
planned couple of easy days, hik-
ing, swimming. loafng. 1t was Mr.
Truman's first rest since he was
called to Grandview, Mo-, a week
ago by the death of his mother.
He also expects to work on the 78
bills still unsigned among those
passed by Congress in the closing
days of the session.
The presidential party is being
Joined today by Fleet Admiral Will
liam D. Leahy, chief of staff; Clark
Clifford, special counsel; Presiden-
tial Assistant John r. Steelman and
Gen. Vaughan.
Evening star., 1947-08-02
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bat airmen with Col Roosevelt in
Europe"
"You didn't ask that Col. Roose-
velt be assigned to this mission to
select the best photo reconnaissance
plane?'
Absolutely not!"
Tells of Meeting Colonel.
Had you met Col. Roosevelt be-
fore?"
II had been introduced to him at
Muroc Lake, Army air base, in
California, I believe, about a year
previously. T think I'd met him at
couple of parties also"
What did you do for the mis-
sion officers in August of 1943?
Did the Hughes company have the
Dohaney House?"
"Yes. Hotel rooms were scarce at
the time"
Mr.. Meyer testified the Hughes
Aircraft Co. repted "the Dohaney
House" for about $500 month. He
said it had seven or eight rooms,
but otherwise 1t was not identified.
'Was the mission put up at the
Dohaney House?" he was asked.
''I believe the officers only came
up for drinks in the evening"
did the officers go to Harper
Lake?"
"Yes, they flew there in their
plane .. Let me explain, SEN
Evening star., 1947-08-02

The witness previously had testified
he is not married.
"You anticipate me-" Senator
Cain said, but I guess I know what
you have in mind Also
At conclusion of this sally, the
hearing was recessed until today.
General Carroll Quizzed.
Before calling Mr.. Meyer to the
stand, Senator Ferguson quizzed
Brig. Gen. Franklin o. Carroll of
the AAF at length about the sew
eral different designs of a new
photo-reconnaissance plane Mr.
Hughes worked on before he finally
built the all-metal type the Army
agreed to buy.
Senator Ferguson was seeking to
show that pressure from high
places led to the awarding of the
contract for the Hughes reconnais-
sance plane.
One of the documents Senator
Ferguson placed in the record was
an AAF headquarters memorandum
dated March 81, 1945. by a Col
Jerald w. Mccoy to Col. Leslie O.
Peterson, which read in part, as fol-
lows:
""The initial contract for the Fill
(the Hughes photo-re reconnaissance
plane) was promulgated prior to my
assignment here. However, it Is my
understanding that there was such
pressure brought to bear from very
high places that the Army Air
Forces, in particular, the War De-
partment in general, had no al
tentative except to establish a spe-
cial military characteristic, and upon
the basis of that characteristic ac-
cept a contract for the Fill"
Usefulness Suggested.
The memo added the writer did
not believe "the War Department
could cancel the contract If it
wanted to-"
The document went on to suggest
that if the plane Is close In its per-
Torrance to the manufacturers
guarantee and could be produced
in even small quantities by Jan
uary, 1916, it would provide the AAF
with reconnaissance which other
wise would be unobtainable. The
memorandum said the plane also
meets the Engineer Corps require
ments for mapping aircraft, ana
could be used for practice mapping
in peacetime.
The committee brought out it was
this Fill plane in which Mr.. Hughes
crashed while making tests last
summer.
Brewster Issues Statement.
The subcommittee had just re-
cessed for the day when Senator
Brewster called reporters into
press conference and read them his
statement, Offering to take the
stand later to reply to Mr.. Hughes
personal charges against him. The
Brewster statement follows:
"If there were a word of truth IN
the charges now being made by
Howard Hughes, they should have
been presented to the Attorney
General last February at the time
of the alleged proposal.
Zone does not wait six months
where a blackmail charge is in
volved.
II will welcome and invite the
most thorough exploration Of this
charge by the Attorney General in
Justice to all concerned.
after Hughes finds time to re-
Evening star., 1947-08-02
Salts, Once Beer Baron.
Dies in Poverty at 81
BY the Associated Press

CHICAGO, Aug. 2.-Joe Salts, 81,
prohibition era beer baron who was
reputed to have amassed a fortune
of $3,000,000 in the illicit trade, died
in poverty today in county hospital.
Salts, who controlled the South
Side beer business for many years
during the dry era, was picked up
by police in a cheap near North
Side rooming house July 81 and
taken to the county hospital. Physi-
clans said he appeared to be suffer-
ing from an acute liver ailment.
Only hospital personnel were with
him when he died. His wife had
divorced him in 1945, testifying he
threatened to shoot her.
Evening star., 1947-08-02
| Woman Gets Bequest
| OF $9O, 900 for Care
| OF Bed-Ridden Girl
By the Associofed Press

CLEVELAND, Aug. 2.-Mrs.
Virginia Hutchinson, "a, said
yesterday a Philadelphia at
torney telephoned her she would
inherit about $50, 600 to $1O0, 900
from a man for taking care of
his daughter.
About 10 years ago, she spent
IS months caring for a bed
ridden daughter of J. P. Mather
of Philadelphia, and the bequest
Is from his estate, Mrs. Hutch
inson said. She is employed on
the night shift in an industrial
plant.
"Of course now I can see that
Diane, my daughter, gets good
education and the things that
she needs" Mrs. Hutchinson
said.
Evening star., 1947-08-02

spond to the subpoena of the COM
mittee and tells his story under oath
I shall be most happy to waive all
committee and senatorial privileges
and appear before the committee as
a plain American citizen under oath
After Is years in public life as a
State legislator, as Governor OF
Maine, and as a member of the
House and the Senate for the past
IL years, T have long since learned
that the life of public men must be
an open book"
Evening star., 1947-08-02
Relatives of War Dead
To Get Free LOPEZ Button
By Tho Assoeioted Press

widows, parents and the next-of-
kin of World War II dead will get
a distinctive" gold lapel button
from the Government. President
Truman yesterday signed q bill
authorizing their issuance free by
the War and Navy Departments.
The President also signed a bill
allowing former officers and enlisted
men now in Government civil serv-
ice to accept decorations from for
eign governments. Under previous
laws, Government employees were
barred from such awards.
Evening star., 1947-08-02
Mrs. Charles Lindberqh
Tokes Plane for Puris
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

BY Inc Ax8oetdfed FIesS
NEW YORK, Aug. Mrs. Anne
Morrow Lindbergh, wife of Col
Charles A. Lindbergh, left by plane
yesterday for Paris.
She said she was on short trip
and that she also planned to visit
England in connection with a
writing assignment for magazine.
Evening star., 1947-05-22
Soap Box Derby Guide

The Washington Soap Box
Derby is a coaster car race for
boys sponsored by The Star and
the District Department Of the
American Legion. Boys II to is,
inclusive, and those reaching
their 11th or 10th birthdays in
the period from June to Au-
gust II, inclusive, are eligible.
Ofncial rule books are issued
on registration with Chevrolet
dealer in the Washington area.
Entry blanks must be signed by
q parent or guardian.
The coaster cars must be boy
built at a cost of not more than
Sc in addition to the amount
spent for wheels and axles. Pre-
cision wheel bearings are pro-
hibited, but ordinary ball bear
ings are permitted.
These maximum limits are
prescribed: Length, so inches;
width, AZ inches; height, in
cluding windshield, 80 inches;
weight of racer, $50 pounds;
combined weight of racer and
driver, $50 pounds.
Evening star., 1947-05-22
Southwest Entrants
In Soap Box Derby
Invited 10 Clinic

Soap BOX Derby entrants from
Southwest washington will be guests
of the Coaster Clinic tomorrow.
AS usual. the weekly session will
begin at.3:45 pm. in Room 528. Star
Building. Bill Coyle, radio director
of The Star, viii present a broad
cast from the clinic over Station
WMAn at 4:15.
There is considerable Derby IN
terest among the boys at Thomas
jefferson Junior High School and
other schools In the Southwest, ,"
Derby Director Charles Kol1en re-
ported today.
Mr.. Kohen said several entrants
were building their racers at Barney
Neighborhood House.
Paul Boudrot's 1916 championship
Evening star., 1947-05-22
car again win be on exhibition at

car again will be on exhibition at
the clinic.
The Official Derby color sound film
will be shown, and boys attending
will have opportunity to ask ques-
tions on construction problems and
interpretation of the rules.
The clinic is open to all boys.
whether or not they are entered
yet" Mr.. Kohen emphasized.
fRead The Star for Derby Ne1rs.)
Evening star., 1947-05-22

Saturday at 10 am. On the T. M. !,
Anderson Farm, Route 24O. Rock1
vile, Md. n. B. Crowgey, X, will
judge.