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Evening star., 1947-12-12

ing Gen. Charles de Gaulle.
Gen. Marshall's reported indigna-
ton at Mr.. Dulles for his indis-
Greet visit to Paris is still some
what Of a mystery in Washington.
The State Department has no
comment" because its press officers
say there is a ruling providing that
the press officers of our delegations
abroad alone are authorized to re-
lease information about the activi-
ties of those delegations.
A news agency reported last Sun
day that Gen. Marshall was highly
angered by Mr.. Dulles activities
during his 48-hour visit to Paris
and, while he would not censure
him officially, he would give him
a good talking to" in private.
No Official Statement.
This report was based not on any
official statement from authorized
sources in London, but was described
as coming from sources CLOSE to
the Secretary Of State" The i'm
plication was that Mr.. Dulles might
have gone to Paris without consult
ing the Secretary Of State on his
activities in the French capital and
that he assumed powers far beyond
that Of an official consultant OF
the London Conference delegation
On Wednesday, December 3, news
agencies and special correspondents
cabled from London that Mr.. Dulles
trip was described by Authoritative
informant" as a personal fact-flnd-
ing mission which "has the approva.
of Gen. Marshall"
Those who know the workings o1
press relations at a conference are
aware that such information il
communicated to the press from the
highest quarters. Michael McDer.
mott, who holds the position of spe.
cial assistant to the Secretary o.
State, Is a veteran American press
officer and is functioning in thai
capacity at the London conference
He has handled practically every
international conference for thu
presS in the mast q wears.
Evening star., 1947-12-12

IN the dulles
mystery"
Mr.. Cafery is
now taking the
b ! a m e for ar
ranging m e e t.
in gs in h S
home and in the
A m e rican En-
bassy between
j o hn os t e r
Dulles, the Re-
publican adviser
to Secretary of
State Marshall
and vari lou S
French political
leaders inc1Ild-
Evening star., 1947-12-12

ing to II e n r y
Wallace a s it S
savior.
Third = party
ornens fall like
dew upon their
power = thirsty
ranks. The new
est and m os t
promising comes
from Chicago,
where the Pro-
STcSSlVc C1GlZ6uS
Of America have
unexpectedly &C
complished tn e
p re ! ! minaries
necessary tn MT.
Evening star., 1947-12-12

lead 1t forth in
s e arch of q
Christmas tree.
This would be
a simple mission
were it not for
an un W ritten
law in my home
that the Christ
mas tree must
n OF be pur-
chased, but must
be chopped down
and dragged OF
the property OF
a citize en-. In
short. stolen,
Evening star., 1947-12-12

operating IN po-
litical and eco
nornic areas OF
American III e
be compelled to
disclose tn e ! r
m e m b e r ships
and give a pub
lie accounting OF
their finances.
Both Mr.. Hays
and Mr.. Ernst
are attorneys
who have val
iantly defended
the c a u s e OF
civil liberties
Evening star., 1947-12-12
BY Constantine Brouyn

Jefferson Caffery, American Am
bassador to France and one of
the ablest of our foreign service
officers, may be made the scapegoat
Evening star., 1947-12-12
Bv Doris FIees0n

The Republican Party, nervous
about prices and wary of the Mar
shall plan, its principal candidates
engaged in fratricidal strife, is look
Evening star., 1947-12-12
By Dorothy Thompson

It does not seem that Mr.. Arthur
Garfield Hays has disposed ade-
quately of the proposal Of Mr.
Morris Ernst that all organizations
Evening star., 1947-12-12
McLemore
Coils for cust-Iron
Christmas Tree
Bv Henry McLem ore

One Of the first things will have
to do when I get home from New
York will be to organize the
McLemore Expeditionary Force and
Evening star., 1947-12-12
RESORTS.
FLORIDA,
RIVERSIDE APARTWENTS
Bv David Laurence

$40 so st. near Abbott Ave-. Miami Beach.
Renting for season, new apts., besuti-
fully furnished. Lovely balconies, blocks
to beach Also solarium, washing ma
chimes and driers in cellar,
,-BEDROOM, 2-BEDROOM APIS q
eATHS). ETFICENCIEs, PpLLMANETTES.
Evening star., 1947-12-12
SALESMAN

Men now ceiling On eImest any class
Of trode cen substantially ousment
their incomes by developing soles for
Isadins make Of commercial refrisera-
tion end air conditioning o. side line.
For dstoils, write Box 53-Z, Stor.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-01
AUTOM0TIVE FIRM
BUYS LEADERSHIP
Macmillan . Cameron Com.
pany Contracts For Amer
lean Oil Facilities

Macmillan Cameron company
has contracted for the American
Oil company leadership in this sec
lion, it was announced yesterday.
Dan Cameron, official of the
company, said the shift from Pure
Oil would result in increased i'm
ports Of petroleum products
through the Port of Wilmington.
In connection with the announce
ment of the contract, Cameron
said his firm had absorbed %
AMOCO service stations now op-
srating here, together with 20 Pure
Oil stations.
Cameron said the expansion Of
The firm follows the same trends
employed by the deceased Bruce
cameron, ST., who with Henry Jay
macmillan also deceased, first
started the company.
Added petroleum imports here
would mean the employment Of %
persons, Cameron said.
IN 1881, MacMillan Cameron be-
ian obtaining petroleum supplies
ny water instead Of rail, and open
"a a water terminal for its pro
tucts here.
The company, began in Whining
pn " years ago, has expanded to
Lumberton and New Bern.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-01

Kidd overstocked with treasure
put into Greenville Sound one day.
After looking around he selected
Money Island which can be seen
from Wrightsville and Masonborc
Inlet is the place for the trea.
sure.
After burying two chests and
leaving Captain John Redfield to
guard it Kidd sailed away. Many
years later after Redfield had
married and set. up a home near
by the island some of Kidd's men
returned and threatened to torture
Redfield if he didn't reveal the
location.
REDFIELD'S REFUSAL -
Redfield refused to tell where the
treasure Was hidden on Money Is.
land and Kidd's men took him
and his wife to Charleston where
they were released. q.
Redfield, Landstone wrote, was
his great-grandfather. He noted
that the tale had suffered little
from age and believed that the
treasure was still there.
That is where Howell steps in.
Howell wrote he first heard Of
Landston's story as a boy in the
1840's. While sailing with a COM
See CAPE FEAR On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-01
PASSENGERS HURT
In TRAIN CRASH
Thirty Persons Re-
ceive Injuries In B & o
Accident

WESTVILLE, Ind, June 80. -(P)
- At least 80 persons were injured
today when a Baltimore and Ohio
passenger train, bound from Chica-
go to Washington, plowed through
an open switch at 70 miles per
hour, derailing seven car Of the
nine-car, all-pullman train.
Trainsmen said they did not be-
lieve anyone had been killed.
Some of the derailed coaches
were tilted at varying angles but
none was turned over completely.
Luther Kretz of Hogate, O., a
passenger in n of the coaches
that left the track, said no one was
seriously hurt in his car
"Most OF us managed to stay in
our seats but the baggage from the
racks flew ali around and struck
u.s." he said.
Ambulances from nearby towns
sped to the scene, about two and
one-half miles south OF here.
Fourteen persons were taken to
Holy Family hospital in nearby
|LaPorte, Ind; five to Fairview
hospital in LaPorte; four to the
Clinic hospital in Michigan City,
Ind; and 10 to st. Anthony's in
Michigan City.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-01
1947 Race Will Be Con.
tested Over Course
North of Greenfield

South 18th street between Mar
stellar and Greenfield streets has
been selected as the Wilmington
Derby Downs course for 1947.
On recommendations Of Chief Of
Police Herbert Hayes, who will
serve as track director for the
event, the Soap Box Derby advls'
DRY committee at it's initial meet
ing at the Star-News office yester-
day afternoon, okayed 18th street
as the site for the Derby to be rur
on Wednesday, July 30th.
Every effort will be made te
make the course, which will rur
south to north, as fair as humanly
possible for every contestant.
Start of all heats, including the
Derby final, will be made from the
top of a starting ramp to be erect
ed just north of Greenfield street.
Mayor E. L. White, co-chairmar
with c. H. Casteen for the 1947
Derby. presided over the advisory
committee meeting.
It was attended by Chief Hayes,
George Tenuta, representing the
Junior Chamber Of Commerce;
Hugh Noffsinger, representing
the Lions club; Harvey Radclhf
Civilians; ]. M. jenkins, Rotary;
John Anderson, American Legion;
James Copeland, Brigade Boy:
club; Adam Smith, Y.M.C.A.
Will Raney and Jack c. Lunan,
representing the co-sponsors, the
Raney Chevrolet company ane
Wilmington Star-News.
Absent from the meeting were
Vance Smith, Veterans of Foreign
Wars representative and Ralph
Volk. representing the Exchange
club, who is on vacation.
Outsiders Invited
Following a short discussion,
the committee voted, unanimously
to extend an invitation to al
towns and cities within the Viii.
mington trade area, to SEND
representatives for the Derby
race.
Clinton Lions club, which slready
has announced sponsorship of 8
Soap Box Derby, therefore will be
invited to send their winning boy
to Wilmington to compete here.
Invitations also will be extended
to service clubs at Leland, South
port, Wallace. Burgaw, Kenans'
vile, Whiteville, Chadbourn and
See 18TH STREET on Page Tw'
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-01
U. S. RECOMMENDS
BIG POLICE UNIT
World Force to Keep Peace
Would Embrace $500
Combat Planes

LAKE SUCCESS, June 80. up
+ The United States recommended
to the United Nations Security
Council today that the proposed
world police force include 20
divisions Of ground troops, $500
combat planes, three b~attleships
and six carriers.
These totals were submitted in
a report from the Big Five U. N.
military staff committee to the Sc
curity council.
Soviet Russia did not make any
recommendations.
The Russians merely stated that
they could not talk about the size
of the world police force until the
U. N. had agreed on general prin-
ciples governing its formation and
use.
The United States proposed that
the force include 1880 bombers and
$3.50 fighters among the planes, Is
cruisers, "a d~estroyers, and 80
submarines.
France proposed 1,275 planes, 16
divisions Of troops, three battle
ships and six carriers.
The British proposed a force OF
], 200 planes, from 8 to II divisions
of troops, two battleships, four car
riers and six cruisers.
The Chinese did not submit any
figures but said they generally
agreed with the British view.
These totals were said to be the
minimum on which the world
force would be built and the COM
mittee emphasized they were ten
ltative.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-01
WEDDING TID-BITS
MAKE GUESTS I'LL
Sixty Union City, N. j., OF.
ficials To Analyze Re-
ception Food

UNION CITY, NJ, June 80 -
R-Specimens of ravioli and wed.
ding cake from a local restaurant
were ordered analysed today as
the result Of a complaint that
more than 80 persons in a we'd
ding party became ill Saturday,
John L. Cavallo, health depart
ment official said.
The complaint was made to the
City Health department. by John
Lefante, 80, of Jersey City, broth
er-in-law of the bride.
Frank WHALE, q. and Miss Mar
garet Andriola, q, both of Jersey
City, were married Saturday In
ST. Aedans Catholic church, Jer-
sey City, and with their families
and FRIENDSHIP persons in all -
went to a Union City restaurant
for a reception.
Shortly after the reception, LIE
fante said, members of the party
began to be stricken and by Sun.
day morning more than 60 were
i'll.
Among the first stricken were
the bride and the best man,
Thomas Samerno Of Durham, N.
c. Lefante said WHALE, on his way
to a Newark hotel with his bride,
Lefante added, was forced to re-
turn home with his ailing best
man.
Lefante said the newly married
couple drove to Atlantic City yes
terday for a belated honeymoon.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-01
Along The Cape Fear

BURIED TREASURE - For
ages man has buried his money
in the ground. First it provided
a good hiding place from avari-
cious neighbors and later, before
banks were insured by the fed
eral government 1t was the only
place it could be saved without
fear Of loss.
Quite often the location of the
buried money was forgotten and
in the ensuing years searchers
succeeded only in filling the soil
as they dug in every direction.
The most popular tale Of buried
treasure along the Cape Fear Riv-
er puts the location on Money Is
land which no doubt acquired its
name through its association with
planted dollars.
The most complete story of the
treasure supposedly buried by
Captain Kidd is told by Andrew
7. Howell Jr. in his book "Mon-
ey Island" which was copyright
ed in 1908.
MONEY ISLAND - Howell re-
lates his story from a manuscript
prepared by Jonathan Landstone
whose great-grandfather was a pi-
rate and tells Of his search for
the treasure. Landstone in his
manuscripts. tells how Captain
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-01
MISSISSIPPI GOES
UP AS RAIN FALLS
Weather Bureau, However,
Sees Little Added Danger
To St. Louis Area

ST. LOUIS, June 3O-P-The
Mississippi river, after flattening
out here today at it's highest level
in 1O3 years, started rising again
tonight following a two-inch rain
in this area.
The weather bureau believed
the rise would be sligrt. A stage
of 1916 feet was recorded at
pm. (CDT), which was 3 of a
foot above the level reached prior
to the rain.
/. Flood damage generally was
confined to the immediate riv-
erfront districts of this Metropoli
tan area.
The rampant river broke one
dixie on the Illinois side north Of
st. Louis, but Army engineers said
they expected two stronger barri-
ers behind 1t to hold the flood out
Of the industrial cities of Venice,
Madison and Granite city.
On the Illinois side south of st.
Louis, tonight's heavy rain
prompted the engineers to order
immediate removal of some 1000
persons from the Dupo and East
Carondelet areas. Relief agencies
See MISSISSIPPI on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-01
BRITAIN TO SLASH
CLOTHING RATION
Food, Tobacco, Gasoline
Imports Also Will Be
Reduced

LONDON, June 30 W.H Chan
<eIlor of the Exchequer Hugh Dali
son today outlind a new austerity
PROGRAM which viii cut Britons'
already low tobacco, food, cloth
ing and gasoline rattons for the
coming IL months. It also will
reduce the size of newspapers and
possibly the importation Of Amer
lean films.
Dalton told Commons greater
austerity than ever before was
necessary to conserve Britain's
dwindling dollar supply for food,
raw materials and machinery.
Owing to the serious rise IN
world prices of food and raw ma
4erials and to the disappointingly
slow rate of postwar recovery both
III Europe and Asia. a seve-e
shortage of dollars is making it
self felt in almost all parts OF
The world" Dayton said.
"In particular, our own line OF
credit under the Anglo-American
loan agreement is being drawn
upon much more rapidly than we
expected. 1t is our clear duty to
take further steps to close the gap
between OUT necessary imports
and our exports. Particularly to
hard currency areas"
Clear Picture
Dalton drew this austere picture
To- ration-Weary Britons:
Food - The government will
See BRITAIN on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-01
FREAK AUTO ACCIDENT
PROVIDES BIG THRILL
FOR AGED TOURISTS

BELMAR, N. j., June 80. -(PH
A freak auto accident provided the
thrill Of a lifetime for two elderly
couples Saturday.
George Seaman, Monmouth coun-
ty bridge department officer, said
the couples auto was caught by
the real wheels on the edge Of the
Ocean Avenue drawbridge over
Shark river as it opened to its full
height.
When the auto pulled loose and
careened- down the incline, smash
ing into an abutment, the couple
jumped to safety, Seaman added.
Bridge tenders failed to lower the
gates. as they opened the bridge to
allow passage for a ship, Seaman
said,
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-01
House Committee Calls
For End Credit Control
Banking Group Says Re.
strictions Deny Rights
o. individuals

WASHINGTON, June 80 - a.
The House Banking committee
called today for an end to govern
ment control of installment, buy
ing. 1t said such control "denies
to the Individual of limited sourc-
es his inherent right to use his
credit on the best terms he can
secure"
The committee made the state
ment to the House Informally pre-
senting legislation designed to
abolish the controls, despite a re-
commentator by President Tru-
man that they be continued as a
check against initiation.
The control system, the COM
mittee said, "glves to the man of
financial means, in effect, priority
of rights to buy whatever he wants
and whenever he is willing to pay
the price,"
The curbs were put on by Pres
idential order under wartime pow
ers. MI. Truman has advised
Congress he will remove them I'M
less the legislative body passes a
peacetime law to keep them.
One Third Down
Most installment regulations now
required that a consumer pay one
third down upon the purchase of
specified items and clean up the
balance within is months.
Items controlled, as listed by the
committee. include AUTOMOBILES,
cooking stoves and ranges designed
for household usa dishwashers,
ironers, refrigerators. washing ma
chimes, room unit air conditioners,
radios. monographs, sewing ma
chimes, household suction cleaners,
ana household furniture and soft
surface floor coverings.
In the case of furniture and
floor coverings a 20 per cent down
payment is required, with IL
months to pay the balance.
The committee gave a summary
of the consumer credit situation
as follows:
"Outstanding consumer credit
approximates the $40, 600, 600, ooo
See HOUSE on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-01
NewI1ighwaySafety
Law Now Effective
Statewide Ban On Sale, Use Of Fireworks
Also Enforceable; Severe Penalties
Set For Driving Under Influence" y

RALEIGH, Jun 80 -(P-A host
- important new laws enacted by
shs General assembly will become
.tfecf;ve tomorrow with the start
~ 2 new fiscal year and a new
biennium.
Those will include:
l. Far-reaching highway safety
program
New beer and wine legisla-
A statewide han on the sale
and use of fireworks.
Biennial appropriation acts
which become effective tomorrow
will authorize the spending of
s3l2. 374, TAI during the next two
rears-s153, 474, 450 by the general
t1nd. SIT, ISL, 1858 by the highway
find and ST., 1888, 1923 by the agri'
culture fund.
In making the appropriations
he General assembly provided
tr an increase Of 20 per cent in
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-01
The Weather

FORECAST:
sNorfh and South Carolina Partly
Lau,ueay Tuesday, widely scattered thun-
Aeaowers in afternoon, little change
: temperature.
Eastern Standard Time)
by U. s. Weather Bureau)
Chronological data for the "a hour:
e $50 p. m. yesterday.
10. TEMPERATURES
ny =. m rs; 1880 a. m. 70; 1870 p. m
@ ''se p. m. 80. Maximum "a; Mini.
' 10 Mean IS; Normal 10.
HUMIDITY
a. nj. rs; 1880 a. m. SO; 1880 p.
vs. 1870 p. m. 81.
PRECIPITATION
E "a for "a hours ending 7:30 p. m
Ia O'a. since the first of the month
TIDES FOR TODAY
/ rteoan the Tide Tables published by u
0odst and Geodetic Survey.
Rj,,. HIGH Low
epon ---- 8e17 am. 1912 am,
usson, 3:E pm. 3:15 pm
"'ofo Met - sos am. 12:l7 am
S,ux 6:43 pm. l2:l2 pm
,1, n 5:04; Sunset 1927; Moonrist
NJ, Moonset 3:25a.
stage at Fayetteville, N. 6. q
" Monday Missing feet.
WEATHER On Page Tive
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-01
SOFT COAL MINES
BACK TO OWNERS
Government Leaders Anx-
iously Await Possibility
OF New Strike

WASHINGTON, June 30-U.H-
The government returned the soft
coal mines to their private owners
today and sat back ~uneasily to
learn whether its action meant an
other national mine strike eight
days hence.
After flying over the $500 fed
erally-operated bituminous mines
for more than 10 months, the
American flag was hauled down in
the coal fields at 1901 p. m, EDIT,
just IL hours before the expira-
ton of the War Labor Disputes
act under which they were seized
on May 81, 1916.
Secretary of Labor Lewis B.
Schwellenbach's office said he had
no immediate plans for conferences
with the mine owners and John L.
Lewis United Mine Workers (AFL)
or for other definite action to head
off a strike. But he is known to
be ready to intervene if necessary.
Lewis Silent
Lewis, who repeatedly has made
some progress toward a new con-
tract in secret talks with big seq
ments of the Northern and Western
coal operators, had nothing to say
about his next move, if any.
A few small groups of operators
held informal caucuses on the sit
u~ation, but an expected major
meeting of the mine owners failed
to m~aterialize and their spokes-
men had no word as to when they
planned to meet.
The big question before the bulk
Of the operators was whether to 60
along with U. S. Steel corporation
and the Pittsburgh Consolidation
See COAL on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-01
CITY, COUNTY Due
ADDED REVENUES
New State Taxes On Beer
Wine Will Bolster Gov
eminent Golfers

Revenue that Wilmington's mu
nicipal and New Hanover county:
governments had not counted on
will be forthcoming during the
1947-48 fiscal year.
The funds will come from the
new state tax which has beer
doubled On beers and wines, be
coming effective today. The mon
les collected from the taxes or
the beverages will be ~pro-ratee
between the two governing bodies
That was learned last night froin
attorneys who have studied ths
new law and who were present
at Raleigh when the last state
leg stature enacted the law.
attorneys, however, we're moi
definite last night as to when the
funds actually will be paid the
city and county. An estimate o:
the amount the two groups will
obtain could not be definitely as.
certained.
The figure will run into severa.
thousand dollars annually for eacf
body and will partially Offset wha'
city officials have estimated 6.
$200, 900 revenue loss for the com
ing fiscal year.
The new tax will be collected by
the state and then divided between
cities and counties in which The
beverages were sold.
Previously, city officials est
mated a $50, 10000 loss in A. B. C
store revenues together with $83,
240 loss in the capital reserve
fund spent for new equipment ans
$751; 76 surplus from the previous
years budget.
Prices on beer will increase tw.
cents a bottle and on light wine!
about 8 cents a fifth beginning to
day.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-01
Scorches Real Estate Lobby
?&k>>14Message On Rent Control Extension;
Few Increases In Rentals Expected Here
Signs
Regulation
Chief Executive Describ-
es OP-Sponsored Bill
As "Inadequate"

WASHINGTON, June 30 --U.D-
President Truman today signed
into law an extension of modified
federal rent control until March
!, but denounced it in a blazing
message to Congress that called
for an investigation o. the real
estate lobby which he blamed
for its enactment.
He said a "basic weakness" of
the act was its much-discussed
provision permitting landlords and
tenants to enter into voluntary
agreements to raise rents by IS
per cent provided landlords sign
ed a lease to Jan. l, 1349.
"This is voluntary only so tar
as the landlord is concerned"
Mr.. Truman said. MANY tenants.
however, will feel that there is no
choice"
The President told Congress, in
$500 words that frequently were
angry that he signed the bill only
as "the lesser of two evils" If
ne hadn't, ali rent controls would
have ended at midnight. And, as
he put it, millions of Families
would have faced rapidly soar
ing rents and wholesale evic-
TONS"
II had no choice but to sign,"
he said, adding that he put his
name On a document that is "a
step Backward" a "most ~unsatis-
factory law" and "plainly made
quate."
Demands Probe
He demanded:
1. Congress undertake a full In
vestigation" of the real estate
lobby which he assailed as "this
selfish and short-sighted group
permitted ''by its brazen opera.
tons to block programs SO essen
tail to the neds of our citizens"
This group has sought to
achieve financial gains without re.
Goo TRTJMAN NJ, Dooo Tue