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Evening star., 1947-05-13
Time 10 NafionaIize
Coal Industry Here,
Wallace Declares
BY ire Associufed Press

MINNEAPOLIS, May 13.-Henry
A. Wallace says the time has come
to nationalize the coal industry un-f
der some type of coal authority" !"
and added that coal means so much
to the life blood OF the world that
neither labor nor agriculture can
tolerate the inconyeniences which
come so frequently in this key in.
dustry."
Speaking last night before paid
audience estimated at $500, Mr..
Wallace said that Sin the five coun-
tries I visited in Western Europe
In April, I found coal next after
wheat to be the key problem"
The former Vice President and
cabinet member, now editor Of the
New Republic, said, in continuing
his attack on President Truman's
proposed $4oO 900 900 Greece Turkey
loan, "an extra 10000 900 tons Of
coal produced in the United States
during the next year would do more
to solve the problems of Western
Europe than 10 Greek loans"
Hits Both Sides.
"The world needs for coal are so
great" Wallace said, that neither
the obduracy Of the operators nor
the stubborn will of John L. Lewis
should be allowed to cause the infini-
tude of suffering any paralysis
which would result from a coal
strike.
Labor is entitled" he added to
the equivalent OF what the corpor-.
ate form of organization gives to In
dustry"
Mr.. Wallace said I'VE cannot solve
our domestic economic problems by
Furnishing Our free labor movement
and asked his listeners: Should
(Senator) Joe Ball, Republican, of
Minnesota be able to use the Stub
borness of the coal operators and
John L. Lewis as an excuse to Grip
pie the bargaining power OF all
labor?"
Nuisances Long Enough.
"These people" Mr.. Wallace con-
tinued, "have been nuisances long
enough in our national economy"
Mr.. Wallace also told the meeting,
sponsored by the Democratic-Farmer
Labor Party of Minnesota and the
New Republic, that If 'the Truman
policy is applied in France,
Italy and England, as well as in
every country bordering on Russia,
the result will be depression, uni
versal chaos, and finally revolution
in Europe and then war"
Mr.. Wallace said that under his
program the funds of the Interraa-
tional Bank should be trebled," and
that "a large loan should be made
available to Russia to prevent her
from making cancerous plague spot
out of Germany
Benefits for Three Powers.
"A plan for developing the Near
East should be drawn up that will
advance the living. standards of the
people there through irrigation and
power projects" he said.
Modernization of the Near East,
Mr.. Wallace said, "can be made a
blessing to Russia, Britain, the
United States and the whole world.
The only solution which will benefit
all three is the solution which best
helps the Arabian people them
selves. . The imperialistic ap-
|proach will not benefit any of the
three" o.
MI. Wallace continued: 8s4s
Russia is popularly believed in
the United States to be playing q
Evening star., 1947-05-13
Jeon Arthur Returns
From College to Films
By the A,,oelotsd Pres.

HOLLYWOOD, May 13.-After a
months fling at higher education,
Jean Arthur has returned to the
movies.
At the invitation Of President
James Wood Of Stephens College at
Columbia, Mo-, a close friend, she
attended classes there until film
commitments interfered. She stud
led psychology, philosophy. English
literature and biology.
Evening star., 1947-05-13

slow game With the idea that the
United states viii be easier to bar
gain with when the inevitable post
war depression comes.
-If Russia thinks she win benefit
from postwar depression in the
United States, she Is wrong. The
inevitable political repercussions all
over the world Of q depression IN the
United States could easily cause the
people Of Eastern Europe to become
very much disillusioned with their
communistic regimes.
American depression mi g ht
strengthen communism temporarily
in Western Europe, but 1t would In
eyitably weaken the left wing gov
ernments Of Eastern Europe and the
Scandinavian countries.
Evening star., 1947-05-13
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Evening star., 1947-05-13

Iof Japanss obligations under the
surrender terms, and II Is forbiQ Qden
u make any Recommendations NTH
regard to territorial adjustments.
Russia could be expected to OBJ
Eject vigorously to taking the Jap
anese treaty discussions cut of the
hands Of the Big -Four Council Of
Ministers.
The FEC voting procedure which
might be carried over into any IL
nation body to work on the peace
treaty, provides that action may be
taken by majority vote II the United
States. Britain, Russia and China
concur giving each OF those ma
tions q veto power.
Evening star., 1947-05-13

|drill of the Girls High School Cadet
Corps = $50 pm friday n TIE
Central High stadium.
After the competitive drill the
companies VIII parade Id review,
and the awards viii b made to the
winning company.
Evening star., 1947-05-13
High School Girl [ ode dets'
Plan Drill z Parade Fridoy|

Companies from f1ve District pub
|lic high schools viii parade during
.the annual company cosnpe etitive
Evening star., 1947-05-13

Lister performed the first an
tiseptic operation In the Royal In
firmary at Glasgow in 1865.
Evening star., 1947-05-13

Cosnpeting VIII b Roosevelt High
school. Anacostia High school,
Chamberlain Vocational High School,
Central Higf school and MCKINLEY ]
HiRaa School. Both Roosevelt ana
Anacostia are entering two com-
|panies IN the competition.
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side.
STACY, honey, I thought you
were nevah coming!" Her dove
like brown eyes went beyond
him.
"You'ah not alone?"
He propelled Lotus forward.
mo, Aline, 1 brought Rosa Kirk
man with mel believe I've in
troduced you two before"
Lotus smiled and nodded. "Of
course, at the Cafe Duval, where
l sing, Miss Cartier"
She recognized the delicately
lovely girl now as one of those
in the group with Stacy Corbin
the night of her premier per-
| Torrance.
Aline Carriers pale brows rose
in establishment, her eyes shot a
question to Stacy, then she quick
ly regained her composure and
led them into an enormous room
where other people in costumes
were eating a buffet supper from
tables running the length of the
room.
Two of the young men recog-
sized Lotus and after dinner
they demanded that she sing for
them. Someone began to play and
she sang for an hour. But when
the dancing began she steathily
left the room and stole past some
heavy portieres onto a small bal
cony that overhung the garden
In the near distance the bril-
liant lights of Canal Street re-
, Elected against the sky and from
beneath her the scent of madonna
lilies rose as headily as wine
Suddenly she became aware OF
voices behind her over the rhy-
thmic swell of dance music. They
were Stacy's and Aline's.
STACY, how could you do such
a thing! Bringing that girl here
in brazen insult to my other
guests"
why? She's charming and at
! tractive. Everyone enjoyed her
, singing"
But she's a professional enter
tainer. What's more she's from
Gallatin Street! That name means
something in New Orleans his
tory"
oh, come on, honey, don't be
snob. This is Mardi Gras, isn't
it?"
There are dividing lines, even
in Carnival, Stacy Corbin!"
! Il thought you were more dem
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ocratic. Guess I'll have to teach
you some Northern ways if we're
going to be married"
I'm not you're finacee yet,
Stacy. Sometimes I wonder :"
The voices faded as the two
wandered away from the vicinity
of the balcony. Lotus was amused
rather than hurt. After all, it was
her job.
Don't take my granddaughter
too seriously, Miss Kirkman -
she's very young, you know"
Lotus spun around, startled to
find that the balcony held an
other listener. He was a tall, ell
derby gentleman leaning heavily
on a cane.
perhaps she's right" she said.
Il had no idea Stacy was bring
ing me to a private party or I
wouldn't have accepted"
Il consider you a charming adj
dition to it," he said CALAMITY.
THANK you, sir, L" Her hand
went to her throat in surprise
A beam of light had shone be-
tween the parted curtains on the
gentleman's cane. 1t was the
identical cane she had last seen
leaning against Chloe Duvaps
chair in the house on Gallatin
Street!
A week passed before Lotus
heard from Lawrence again.
She had wondered how he
would contact her. 1t would have
simplified things if Mamselle had
allowed a telephone on the pre-
misses but that was one innova-
ton of the Twentieth Century
that she refused to bow to. Of
course there was a pay telephone
in the Cafe but all Lotus could
do was bide her time and grow
increasingly restless.
The purple shadows of late
afternoon were extending their
long fingers eastward across Gal
latin Street when Susiebelle ap-
peared in the courtyard one day,
a puzzled froWn knitting her usu-
ally placid face.
AS Lotus and Chloe stared at
her expectanly she blinked her
eyes and held forth twice-fold-
ed bit of paper then fumbled with
her apron before she spoke.
Found dis heah note stuck in
de peephOle of de front doah. 1t
dom say who it's foah."
Mamselle took it quickly. well
that does sound rather odd when
we have a splendid mail box, but
let me see it. Perhaps it's from
another admirer of yours, Rosa?
1t had been a source of beWild-
erment to Chloe that her pretty
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young singer didn't have more adj
mirers, for Lotus had not enlight-
ened her with the information
that the many advances from
cafe patrons had been politely
but firmly rejected. She gave
the note a brief glance, looked
genuinely confused and passed it
on.
1t was in the same handwriting
as the other one and Lotus was
surprised to see it had even been
signed with an L. It read simply:
"A package for you at the tobac-
conist's."
"Why, it must be meant for
you, Chloe" Lotus lied, prob
ably referring to another package
of your cigarettes"
Mamselle's face was clouded,
even worried. "Yes," she said,
Though old Louis seldom sends
me notes" Then her expression
frightened, Usually Susiebelle
collects the package for me once
month, but the shipping sched-
ules are so disrupted and Louis
has to import my brand so per-
haps he is reminding me to take
them while l can"
Lotus knew she must act quick
ly, Il was going for a short walk.
Could I get them for you?"
"Ah Rosa, I am the lazy one,
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again he turned and stared di-
rectly into her eyes. Evidently
what he saw there pleased him.
Have you any plans for Mardi
Gras, RoSa?"
None at all. Chloe tells me
this is one night of the year when
the Cafe remains closed. She
likes to go out and watch the pa
rades and excitement herself"
Then come with me"
"Where?"
ooh, We'll 60 places and do
things. I want you with me. You
see, this is my first Mardi Gras,
too. I'm a transplanted Northern
er and I'm still not quite onto all
the customs. Come along and
be my moral support"
She hesitated. Did she dare
leave Chloe's house? The safe
was closed-Balch would not be
appearing tonight and if Stu
Lawrence had further need of her
he would have told her so that
morning. There was a myster-
ious quality about the Corbins,
and if Stacy had a few drinks
and became laxative, he might
explain his connection with Her
man Balch. She decided to &C
cept.
Where shall we 60 first?"
He laughed boyishly: ITO a
party. It will take us an hour or
two to get there in this traffic,
but there's no hurry
Stacy was like a child in his
enthusiasm. They craW e d
through the masses of gaily garb-
ed celebrators, stared at the elab-
orately decorated floats, were
awed by the ComuS parades as
the scene became weird and gar
ish in the Pickering light of
flambeaux carried by the pranc-
ing, capering Negroes. Lotus felt
as though she had been trans
ported to another world, dream
world of color, noise and laugh
| ter.
It was eight o'clock when they
drew up before a stately mansion
on a street blocks from the CEN
ter of festivities. The austere
house with its aging Corinthian
columns seemed to frown down
on them as though they were
trespaSsers.
Stacy led her up the long steps
to the open doorway. A pretty
cameo-featured girl in an old
fashioned costume stood just in
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non? shall accept your offer"
Royal street was crowded. New
Orleans business men were TAX
ing advantage of the cooler hours
to settle their commerce over
little cups of steaming rich cof-
fee in the many shops dedicated
to just that purpose or else they
thoughtfully slipped frosted mint
juleps in the modern cocktail
bars of the big hotels.
She paced slowly back and
forth and watched the parade of
people coming and going through
the rocco entrance of a new hotel
across the street.
The bulky outline of one man
in a white linen suit caught her
eye as he stepped to the curb and
lit a cigarette Even before she
saw his face she recognized the
Bundist.
She hesitated. What had hap
pened to the old proprietor? Sure
ly this youngster who could
scarcely be out of his teens would
be of no help.
Il had note from Louis, isn't
he here today?"
His boyish face assumed a stern
expression. 'He fell i'll this after
noon so he left early. l am in
charge of the shop now. Was
there something special that you
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Hes probably just hungry"
What do they eat?"
Anything alive, I suppose. But
what they get are frogs, rabbits
and guinea pigs. They're fed ev-
cry two weeks"
The other one doesn't seem as
energetic" she observed.
The larger of the pair had not
altered its position since the cage
had been lowered. He permitted
his mate to slide across his own
coils without resistance. Stacy
gave it speculative glance.
Hes probably still under the
effect Of the drug. l understood
they were to be given a shot of
something to make them easier to
handle"
I When they were in the car
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wanted, Miss?"
eyes. I believe there is a pack
age here for Mamselle Duval --
OLD FRENCH BRAND cheroots."
His face lit up in an agreeable
grin. eyes, l have it here"
(To be continuedl
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CHAPTER VII

SYNOPSIS: Posing as Rosa
Kirkland, Lotus Ames was hir-
ed as a singer at Mile. DuvalIs
cafe. Lotus expects to pick up
information for the F. B. l. on
dope smuggling in New Or
leans. She met Stacy COrbin,
son of wealthy land owner, and
Herman Balch, Bundist. She
told Lawrence, F. B. l. agent,
and Balch that she had seen
waiter, Jacques, passing enve-
lOpes that might contain dope.
Later Jacques was found muir
dered. On Mardi Gras night,
COrbin took her to boat to see
unloading of bOas for Csrbin's
father. Later they attended
party of COrbin'S friends.
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(TO be cOntinuedl
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-04

offered adequate apologies for hav-
ing been born north Of the Mason
and Dixon line; and
WHEREAS, there is further evil
dence that he has learned the diff
ference between roast pork and
barbecue. he can discriminate be-
tween Smith1ield ham and North
Carolina country cured ham, is
acquainted with the fundamental
fact that gravy a be spread up
on biscuit, that pot-likker is a food
and not a beverage, and that a
chittlin's strut is not a dance but
a source of protein; and
WHEREAS ~AGAlN-WHEREAS,
We are reliably informed that the
said visitors is adept in the use OF
our idioms, and in the practice OF
our customs, has been accepted as
a kissing cousin in some of our
foremost families, has proposed
the Tar Heel Toast in an enthusias-
tic manner, and has learned to
sing the state song ac%ceptably, if
not melodiously, can identify the
state flags, and firmly believes that
Andrew Jackson was born, just a
little north of the South Carolina
line; and
WHEREAS, he has confessed
that the first Tea Party was held,
Continued on Page 2, Col. y
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-04
PLANT RECEIVES
CPAP PERMISSION
Bottling Firm With Capital
Stock OF 100000 As
sured City

Approval of an application by
John B. Hinnant, local contractor,
for permission to erect a $40, 900
millwork plant in Wilmington has
been granted by the civilian prod
uction Administration, according to
an announcement by the Green's
boro office of the agency last
night.
The building to be erected will
be used for the manufacture of
materials for new homes.
Another industrial plant for Will
mington has been assured by the
filing in Raleigh of a certificate of
incorporation by the Spur Bottling
company, Inc. The certificate
authorized a capital stock of $780,
900, with $27, 900 being subscribed
by Hugh Pinson, James Pinson, Jr.
and LeGrand Rodgers, al lof Will
mington.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-04
PIANO CONCERT
PRESENTED HERE
Miss Carlyle Seymour
Pleases Audience At Re-
cital Last Night

Miss Carlyle Seymour, who was
presented by the Thursday Morn
ing Music club in a piano recital
in the Great Hall of st. James
Parish House last night, gave an
extraordinary performance in
Schumann's C minor Sonata. There
was something more than digital
dexterity and orthodox reading.
There was discernment, which i'm
plies a shade more than technical
understanding.
She made the sonata mean what
Schumann intended it to mean,
and that is not always easy, for
more experienced artists, because
Schumann is never obvious. The
extraordinary part of her inter
probation is that Miss Seymour is
a junior at Rollins College, not a
senior, and not a finished"
pianist. There are still years of
training and study ahead for the
young woman, but she will 60 far
in her career because she possess
es this rare attribute discern
ment.
The sonata was beautiful and on
occasion dainty as old lace. Those
who heard it will find it as haunt
ing as lavendar.
Miss Seymour opened her re-
cital with two of Bach's choral pre-
ludes, one transcribed by Rusoni,
the other by Lambert, and the ia
miliar and always beautiful Toe
cata in E minor. Following the
sonata, she played a Chopin group,
the F sharp major Impromptu, the
E flat major Nocturne, and the F
sharp minor Polonaise.
With the Debussy Ballade and
Ernest Bloch's Visions ct Prophet
les in the closing group, the recital
threatened to end on a sombre note,
and would have done so except that
the final number was the F minor
Impromptu of Gabriel Faure,
which dances all over the keyboard
and proved a welcome variation
to what Immediately preceded 1t.
The Thursday Morning Music
club gave Wilmington music lovers
a fine New Years gift by inviting
Miss Seymour to play to her "home
folks" and certainly Miss Seymour
deserves the gratitude of all who
were fortunate enough to attend
her recital T. e. H.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-04
BOYD PREDICTS
FREIGHT BATTLE
Tampa Action Involves
Wilmington In lCc
Hearing

A fight to the finish at the forth
coming Interstate Commerce
Commission hearing into a COM
plant by Tampa, Fla, interests
against current freight rates in
and out of that city was predict
ed yesterday by Henry E. Boyd,
executive agent of the Wilmington
Port Traffic association.
The filing of the complaint by
the Florida group seeking reduc-
ton in rates at the Tampa port
to bring them into line with those
of Wilmington and other East Coast
ports named the Aberdeen and
Rockfish railroad and 221 other
railway companies in the action.
The group seeking commission
action in Washington in the near
future is composed of the Tampa
Traffic association, Tampa Cham
Der of Commerce, Hillsborough
County port authority, County of
Hillsborough and the City of Tam
pa.
Boyd predicted that two years
would be required to settle the
case and said the hiring of high;
powered legal talent would no
Continued on Page 2, Col. y
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-04

TRENTON, N. j., Jan. s. ~
Albert Edmelare Herpin Tren-
tons s~leepless wonder who claim
ed he never got a minutes shut
eye in his life = died Friday at
Mercer hospital at the age of 95.
Herpin lived alone in a small
shack near a railroad siding and
used a rocking chair in which to
read while he rested. The shack
had no bed, and the Rip Van Win
kle in reverse would sometimes be-
come indignant at people who ex-
pressed disbelief in his story.
spurning many offers to appear
on the radio or at freak shows
because he said he had promised
his mother never to capitalize on
his sleeplessness, Herpin worked
as a gardner. Once he took two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-04
DOUBT CLEARS
DOUBT CLEARS ~
Britain WilIY
Lend-Lease ssels
Administrator Lane Says Agreement Still
Binding Until President Declares End
Of War; 200 Ships Are Involved

Jan. 3.1R-
Lend = Lease Administrator
Chester T. Lane announced
Friday night that Britain could
continue using American Lend
Lease merchant and naval YES
sells until six months after Con-
gress or the President has de-
clared the war ended.
Lane told a news conference
President Humans proclama-
ton ending hostilities last week
did not mean that Britain
would have to return the Lend
Lease ships by June 30 as some
British officials feared.
Lend = Lease administration
records, he said, show that the
United States transferred 416
vessels to Britain under Lend
Lease although some of these
ships may have been lost dur
ing the war.
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y
-
- g
Offer House
Drastic Bill
Z
Number One Measure OF
New Congress Seeks 70
Per Cent Income Slash
100000 CEILING
Democrats, Few COP Mem
bers Definitely Opposed
To Knutson Plan

WASHINGTON, Jan. s.
offered as
House Bill No. 1 of the new
Congress Friday a measure to
cut individual income taxes
a total of SO, 1850, 5000.
For most taxpayers t
would mean a 20 per cent cut.
Controversy broke out i'm
mediately. Some Republicans
as we'll as Democrats criti-
cized the measure. The OPP
position cried for government
economy, budget balancing and
debt reduction, ahead Of tax slash
ing.
The bill was offered by Chair
man Knutson (R-Minn) of the tax
drafting House Ways and Means
committee. 1t proposes s1ashgby
20 per cen tin the tax load of all
individual income less than $780,
900 annually, effective January i,
1947.
But, declaring that Gin general,
Continued on Page 2, Col. ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-04
POLICE SEARCH
RIVER FOR BODY
Local Negro Believed
Drowned After Fall From
Boat Near Yards

New Hanover county sheriff's
officers were last night continuing
the search for the body Of Paul
Bostic, Wilmington Negro, who is
believed to have drowned after
he was knocked reportedly from
a boat in the Cape Fear river near
gate 10 at the shipyards yesterday
after noon by J.. B. Brown.
Brown. 23-year-old resident Of
900 South sixth street, reported to
county officers that he and Bostic
were argueing when the latter sud-
denly struck him. Brown said he
then returned the glow and Bostic
went overheard.
The craft on which they we're
riding to work, the boat Sonny Boy.
owned by Captain Harry Moore
and operated as a ferry to trans
port workers, then twice circled the
spot where Bostic went down but
no sign was found Of the Negro.
Brown is being held in the New
Hanover county Jail on a vagrancy
charge pending 4 eoroneS's In
quest. e