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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-27
EASTERN MARKET
PRICES DECLINE
Drop OF Is Cents To SIS
Per Hundred Noted On
Second Day OF Sales

Prices on the Eastern North
Carolina flue-cured tobacco mar
kets yesterday showed opening-day
average drops from Is cents to 50.
and prices on the Border Belt
markets were reported to be If
regular.
The Eastern Market showed a
slightly stronger demand TOR green
leaf and the lower quality OF Tugs.
Averages on fair cutters and top
Tugs were 81 to 81 under the Com
modify Credit Corporation sup
port prices.
Averages on the Border Belt
markets showed fluctuations over
Mondays sales from 81 to So
Greatest declines were for in
ferior quality marketings with
small volume. Some grades are
now selling at the lowest level oil
the season, the Federal-State De
partments of Agriculture reported
Sales were fairly heavy on mos
Border Belt marts, but several re
ported volumes not as heavy a:
expected. Heavy rains in some
sections have delayed farmers
from getting their crops to ware
house floors.
At Wallace. in the Eastern belt
John Skies. sales supervisor re
ported that 160, 344 pounds were
sold for $50, POLO - an average o.
$500 0 per hundred pounds. Offer
ings were light, Skies said. and the
floors were cleared.
EASTERN BELT
Gross sales on the opening day
of the Eastern Belt totaled 1884.
961 pounds for an average o.
$45.32.
Average prices per hundred
pounds on a limited number Of
representative U. S. grades yes
terday. with changes from Monday
! See EASTERN On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-27
500 DICTIONARIES
GO NORTH TODAY
Department Commander
Ray Galloway To Head
Convention Delegation

Five hundred Tar Heel Legion
naires, led by Department Com
mander Ray Galloway, will head
north today for New York and the
fun and business of the 29th an
nual American Legion convention
which will get underway tomor-
row at the Waldorf Astoria hotel.
The commanders special train.
which will originate here, will pull
out of the Atlantic Coast Line sta
ton at $40 pm, today and on
board will be Commander Gallo
way and other leading Legion
naires of Wilmington, the crack
drum and bugle corps of Post No.
10, and many non-delegates who
are going along just for the fun
that always highlights a national
Legion confab.
Enroute north, the Wilmington
delegation will be joined by hun
Con ZIG n, D. no T,,,o
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-27
Heavenly Cocktail" Proves Pastors Nemesis;
.Sunken Spanish Gallons May Be Teleuised Soon
Along The Cape Fear

the 10th North Carolina Regiment,
and to the members of his staff.
At the conclusion of the concert,
Col. John D. Taylor was detailed
by Colonel Hedrick to deliver a
speech of thanks for the event.
BOAT PASSES IN RIVER -
While the speech was being de.
livered, the officer of the day al
the fort reported that a small boat
was seen passing the fort and en-.
tering a cove on the north side
of the Notifications. After the
speech was concluded, the officer
reported. the boat was seen leav-
ing the cove.
Captain E. S. Martin, in COM
mand of gunners on duty, ordered
grape shot substituted for the
heavier shot in some of the guns
and when the boat returned by
See CAPE FEAR On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-27
Nayv Announces New Type
Camera For Exploring
Oceanic Depths

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 R -
Armchair scrutiny OF sunken
Spanish galleons and other long
hidden mysteries Of the ocean
depths became a possibility today
as the Navy announced that I'M
derwater television experiments
have been successfully carried
out.
The Navy said scientists at BIZ
KIM, scene of last years atom
bomb tests, watched fish swim
ming around the deck of a sub
marine 100 feet below the surface
by means of remote : controlled
television camera.
1.-THE demonstration opens what
scientists and military men be
lieve may be an entirely new field
See Navy on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-27
Proposed American Republics Zone
Security May Include Canada;
Tsaldaris Disregards u. S. Advice
Danish Greenland
In Defense Area
Recommendation OF Inter.
American Group Ex-
pected To Carry

PETROPOLIS, Brazil, Aug. rs
W.H-An Inter-American conferences
subcommittee recommended to-
day that the entire Western Hemi-
sphere including Canada and Dam
lsh Greenland be put in a vast
security zone which all American
republics would be bound to de-
fend.
Conference adoption of the REQ
ommendation in the defense
treaty being written here would
mean making the Monroe Doc
trine one which not only the Unit
ed States but all American re-
publics would uphold against any
aggression.
Canada and Greenland would b
included in the zone without their
own consent. It is hoped that
Canada herself will join the de-
Tense treaty later. But the United
States expects - and is prepared
for - a diplomatic controversy
with Denmark over Greenland.
A six-nation subcommittee of
conferences powerful committee
No. 2, with Senator Arthur H.
Vandenberg, R., Mich, represent
ting the United States, recon-
mended the security zone.
The recommendation went to.
day before a larger sub-commit-
tee Of IA nations.
Adoption Conceded
To be adopted-as it most likely
Wilt must go later to the full
Donation committee No. 2 d
then be ratified by the inter-
American conference.
The work of the 20 republics
here speeded up today with the
result that some delegates believe
the treaty may be completed with
in a few days-possibly this week.
end Thursday has been set as the
deadline for completion CT COM
mittee work. 1t looked for some
time as if this deadline might not
be met and that it might be inn
possible, as agreed, to end the
conference by Sept. 5. !
Now it looks as if President Tr1l-
man may have to advance the
date of his arrival in Brazil 70
See DANISH On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-27
JAYCEES TO BACK
FISH R0DE0 HERE
Clubs In Three States Ia
Be Invited To Partici-
pate In Event

Corresponding Secretary Archie
Fountain was instructed to write
letters to every Jaycee club in
Virginia, North Carolina and
South Carolina,( inviting them to
participate in the annual South
eastern North Carolina Beach AS
sociation Fishing Rodeo, at the
Junior Chamber of Commences
regular weekly meeting held yes
terday afternoon at 6 o'clock in
the Friendly Cafeteria.
Hal Love, president, announced
the appointment of four commit
tee chairmen to fill positions left
because members of the club
leaving the city or having resigned
from their posts for other reasons.
Members appointed to serve as
committee chairmen were: Harry
Dosher, American committee;
Clarence Moore, fire prevention
committee; Clegg Clement, inter-
national relations committee; and
Ed Howard, sports and recreation
committee.
Coaches Speak
Coach Leon Brogden and AS
sistant Coach Tom Davis, of New
Hanover High school, spoke to
the club members on the forth
coming football season and ex-
pressed their appreciation for the
members support and sales OF
season tickets to the high school
football games at the American
Legion stadium.
Guests for the evening were Wal
lace Murchison, Wilmington at
torney, and H. e. Eckert Of Raj
eigh.
Hal Love presided.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-27
|36 Roads Ask
In Fares
h B. Sharpton Represents
ACL AT ice Rate Hear
ing In Atlanta

ATLANTA, Aug. 2e. - {R -
rhirtv.six Southern railroads
weed today that they can't make
aanov hauling passengers, but in
n.t;tions TO the Interstate Com
pparce Commission they were less
NV unanimous on what to do
about it.
An ioined in asking a SOS per
hike in first-class fares for
ee aooing car and parlor car travel.
ST. ten of the 36 were at odds
i.;+h their colleagues on proposals
N44 advance coach fares 1854 per
cent, So.
Tss non-petitioning lines, which
.ra holding to present 2.75 cents a
ale for coach travel, include such
lsrs q carriers as the Seaboard
A.. line, Louisville and Nashville.
HantraI Of Georgia, Florida East
Cosst and Gulf, Mobile and Ohio.
IN questioning by Interstate
commerce Commissioner John L.
Dnaars Passenger Traffic Man.
.asr James B. Sharpton of the
a3sntic Coast Line Railroad &C
1non1edged that some lines be-
1--we higher coach fares would
do more harm than good.
eharnton expressed his own
.~ontenfion that an increase is es-
sontial but said the A. c. L. would
S.ve to withhold fare hikes on at
lease half its operations in order
IN meet competition
Evidence Concluded
Evidence in behalf Of the rail
roade was concluded in one day,
md Rogers said argument would
w. ssf in Washington at the earliest
possible date.
Only one witness opposed the
nroposed increases. d
Johnson of the Alabama Public
Service Commission said diminish
Ing passenger revenue caused the
railroads. to ask a similar increase
ten years ago. In less than a year,
he added, the carriers petltloned
the |. C. C. for permission to re-
vert to earlier experimental rates
Of l IL cents a mile. The COM
mission later reported that "the
carriers desire to reduce fares
as quickly as possible is predict
ed on the fact that increased coach
fares did not produce increased
revenue anticipated"
sharpton and other railroad wit,
nesses insisted the moderate
increase requested now would not
cause any material diversion OF
! rail travel, yet would amount to
! ubstantial additional revenue.
Pullman travel would be upped
rom 3.3 cents a mile to 3.5 cents,
See ROADS On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-27
Potent Brew Brings Death
To Believer" Jail
For Sect Leader

SUMMERVILLF, Ca, Aug. 26.
of the Rev. Cor
don Miller's Free Church OF God
related in city court today how
their minister served a fellow
member a "salvation cocktaI' OF
deadly poisons the night before he
died in agony.
At the conclusion of the five
hour hearing before 400 swelter-
ing farmers, Reverend Miller was
bound over for grand jury action
in 81, 500 bond on charges of man.
slaughter in the death of Ernest
Davis, 80, whose wife said he had
"too much faith" Miller posted
bond and trial was set for the
second week of September.
Davis death in a lakewood re-
ligious rite climaxed a long series
of incidents involving various
See POTENT On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-27
Labor Governments New
Currency Law Invoked
On Travellers

SOUTHAMPTON, England, Aug
20 R British customs officials,
invoking the governments new
currency and jewelry regulations
on travellers, methodically search.
ed the luggage of 2,437 persons
boarding the Queen Elizabeth to.
day and shattered precedent by
searching several women passen-
gers.
The strict examinations were
the result of an order issued last
week by the dollar conserving
government which forbade trave.
lers from taking even their per.
sonal jewelry out Of Great Britain
without export licenses and limit,
ed them to five pounds $500 in
British money and 10 pounds ($40)
in other currency. j..
Women Hide Cash
Policewomen, searching outgo'
ing women passengers for the
first time in the memory of Gus
toms officials here, escorted sew.
eral women to private rooms fol-
examination and found small
amounts of 'tillegal" currency, 9
customs official said.
A senior customs official sale
persons who declared more thar
the legal amount Of currency
would have their money returned
See WOMEN on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-27
WINSTON LENSMAN
WINS PHOTO TITLE
Frank Jones Scores First
In Jaycees "Miss Caro-
lima" Contest

Frank Jones of the Winston-Sal-
en- Journal tonight was awarded
$500 first prize money and ne
coveted title "Mr. North Carolina
Cheesecake Photographer 1947."
Announcement was made by
Wilmington Jaycee President Hal
Love after Vivian White Of Fay
etteville, miss North Carolina"
had chosen a photo taken by
Jones as the best one submitted
of her to the unique photo contest
sponsored by the Wilmington Jay
Gees during the recent Miss North
Carolina Beauty Pageant al
Wrightsville Beach.
Second place, and $50 went te
Don Martin, staff photographer
for the Charlotte News. Bugs Bar
ringer, of Rocky Mount, and R,
W. Stephens, of the Raleigh News
& Observer, were awarded hon
orable mention prizes of $25 each
in the contest in which more than
a score OF North Cardinals lead
ing press photographers partici-
pated.
Miss White deliberated more
than an hour before rendering a
decision On the better than thirty
pictures of herself sent from
every corner of the state to photo
contest Chairman Hugh Morton Of
Wilmington. The newly selected
Miss North Carolina did not know
the names of the photographers
until her final choice of the pic
lures had been made. Morton
said.
Howard As Witness
Bob Howard of Wilmington,
chairman of the Miss North Caro-
lima Beauty Pageant, and several
See WINSTON On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-27
Populist Leader
Plans New Slate
American Leaders Try
Peace Moves Al Tension
In Greece Mounts

ATHENS, Greece, Wednesday,
Aug. 27- U.R -Premier-D Designate
Constatin Tsaldaris said today
Greece could exist no longer with
out a government and he will pro-
coed at once to form a cabinet
from his own Populist party.
1.-The time limit within which
our country could stay without a
responsible government is now ex'
h~austed," Tsaldaris said. There
fore I will proceed today with the
formation of a government from
the parliamentary majority.
"1t's up to the parliament be
fore which the new government
will come shortly to make it's de-
cision." Political observers be-
lieve that Tsaldaris will be unable
to muster a vote of confidence.
Just before Tsaldaris issued his
statement, he conferred again
with United States. Ambassador
Lincoln MacVeagh and Dwight
Griswold, head Of the American
Aid mission, who will supervise
a GREGG spending Of a $500, 0oo, oO(
loan.
Reliable sources said MacVeagh
and Griswold again asked Tsal-
darts to mould a broad govern
ment which would include all
shades of liberal party opinion.
They repeatedly said that a cabi-
net no more representative than
the old one would not be suitable
to the American point Of view.
Disregards Advice
Although Tsaldaris appeared to
be brushing aside American ad-
vice. it was not believed he could
win parliament's support, since.
five Greek statesmen have indi-
Gated their dislike of Tsaldaris
taking over the premiership
again. No dominantly rightwing
cabinet has survived for any
length in Greece since its Fbera-
ton.
The Tsaldaris party, which is
strongly royalist, rolled up a ma
jority in the March 1916 general
elections.
Earlier MacVeagh summoned
See POPULIsT on Page Tao
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-27
KHAN OFFERS AID
IN BOMB ATTEMPT
Atlanta Editor Receives
Note Warning That The
xxx Will Still Ride

ATLANTA, Ga, Aug. 26- U.D -
The Ku Klux Khan offered aid to-
day in investigating the m~ysteri-
GUS bombing of the home of C. e.
Gregory here Saturday night aft
er police revealed the Atlanta
Journal political writer had re-
ceived an anonymous note indi-
eating the Khan was responsible
for the blast.
Gregory said he received the
anonymous typewriter note in his
mailbox Monday afternoon, q
hours after a bomb consisting Of
dynamite and a bottle filled with
gasoline exploded on his front
porch while he sat six feet away
in the front room.
The note read:
ITO all who may seek to de-
stroy our Southern traditions and
way of life.
For eighty years the Ku Klux
Khan has ridden and 1t will con-
tinue to do so as long as the
Southern white man lives. Take
warning"
Gregory said he was "confident
that the Ku Klux Khan, a. an or.
ranization, had nothing to do with
attempting to burn my home and
endangering the lives of two
Southern women and a four
month-old baby"
Receives Phone Call
He added that he had received
a phone call from an anonymous
caller who supplied him with a
name Of a man whom the caller
identified as the bomber. The
name was turned over to police
with the note. .
DR.. Samuel Green, grand drag
ca DT Az ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-27
And So To Bed

The ,'And-So-To-Bed' editor
has written many, many times
about the various and sundry
telephone calls that deluge the
S.ar news rooms about 10
o'clock each night asking for
results of various baseball
games, but this time we think
we have a new one.
"Please give me the score"
a feminine voice asked.
"Four to one in favor of Red
Springs" we answered.
"Who pitched. please" the
lady asked.
"Hargrove Davis, ma'am,"
we replied.
"Well, I'll be doggoned -.
Why in the world did he
pitch?" she stammered.
Lady, we are not quite sure,
but he did," we answered.
"But Don't you know 10
is not a pitcher?"
At this point we left 1t up to
the lady and Manager Jim
Station to figure out the answer.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-27
FORT ANDERSON lombard.

FORT ANDERSON lombard
MENT - Naval Lieut.. William B.
Cushing made a visit, unknown to
the defenders of the fort, the night
of February II, 1865 in an exploit
recounted by several historians.
The story commences at dawn
on the date mentioned. At that
hour the federal fleet in the Cape
Fear river began a bombardment
Of Fort Anderson. At the same
time troops under General Soho
field attacked the Confederate
land forces and their lines extend
ing westward. The bombardment
lasted all day with great fury but
at sunset, the firing ceased.
About 8 pm, that night, the
Eutaw band, attached to the 25th
South Carolina Regiment under
of Col. c. H.. Simonton
came to the Fort and presented a
concert in compliment to Col.
John J.. Hedrick, commander OF
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-27
Court To Del seine ~
Validity Of Nuptials
Legal Status Of 2,608 Marriages Performed
In Camden County Will Get Airing At
Raleigh Today; Case On Appeal

RALEIGH, Aug. % Up The
validity Of 1908 marriages per-
formed by Former Justice of the
Peace S. M. Etheridge in the
Camden county marriage mill"
will come before the State Su-
preme court tomorrow.
Entering its second day Of a fall
term, the Supreme court will hear
arguments in the first test case
seeking to determine the validity
Of the marriages performed by
Etheridge between March 10. 1945.
and April 1, 1947.
Appeal to the cour: came last
month after Judge Chester Nor
ris adjudged that the 2,6O8 mar
riages performed by Etheridge
were valid; that Etherdige was a
duly appointed and qualified JUS
tice of the peace, and that the
marriage of Mary Louise Riddick
and Oscar Riddick was valid.
Plaintiffs in the case are Eth
eridge, son Of Camden County
Register of Deeds J. G. Ether
idge; and Mrs. Mary Louise Rid
dick. Defendants are Mrs. Rid.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-27
The Weather

so.., FORECAST
sess tarolna-Considerable cloudi-
IN, %sFm and humid Wednesday and
NlUndaeI scattered showers and
Nortb, mostly in afternoon.
hess. Narofna-Considerable cloudi-
tlvnd@afm and humid with scattered
day. TsHo"ers Wednesday and Thurs
caangs' "T SO warm Wednesday, little
aNdstern Standard Time)
May u. S. Weather Bureau)
.ndirg 1oioslcal data for the "a hours
"s f%O p. m. Yesterday.
Ian TEMPERATURES
q, 80 m. rs; 7:3o a. m. "a; 1870 D. m.
hum - 2. m. 81; Maximum 80: Mini
To- Mean 30. Normal n,
La HUMIDITY
50, S',s a m. "a; 7:3O a. m. "a: 1850 D. m.
ro,., PRECIPITATION
y Inches. hours ending 1880 p. m
slo II, since the first of the month
TIDES FOR TODAY
I. coan The Tide Tables published by U
and Geodetic Survey.
Wilmington 81 HIGH Low
Hsso7bos. 7:01 pm. 1:31 pm
No inlet Ais am. 10 :32 m
Sun,s. 500 pm. 11:22 pm
River Moonset 1:38a.
: m S.age at Fayetteville, N. G. q
tuesday "a feet.
w WEATHER On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-27
THREE-DAY HEAT
SPELL C0LLAPSES
New England Gets Relief
As Cool Wave Moves
On Way Southwark
BY The Associated Press

A three-day heat spell was brok'
en- in New England Tuesday as
thundershowers and a cool ali
mass moved Southwark. Temper
atures in the low sos were fore
cas-: for as far South as Washing,
ton by Wednesday.
Meanwhile, rains appeared tc
have ended for at least a day
over the Midwest corn belt, but
comparatively cool air gave the
hard-pressed crops and populace
& welcome relief from heat ano
drouth.
Boston, which baked in temper.
aiures of 96 Sunday and IS Mon
DAY, reached a maximum of 81
at noon today, but thunderstorm
ers brought a drop to 81 by mid.
afternoon. Northeast breezes ir
me high 70's were predicted fol
me New England coast Wednes'
day.
New York Cooler
New York had relief in the late
afternoon when showers sent the
mercury from a maximum of 81
MLo the middle 8O's.
temperatures in the Midwes
nuesday were generally in the low
" range except from Western
nebraska to the Rocky Noun
.slns' Where they were in the
nlgn 8Vs. Warmer weather will
move Eastward to Illinois and In
Siana Wednesday, the weather
bureau predicted. bringing tenn
mark.
The possibility of additiona
Twya,'ered showers In Iowa BY
ssoneSday night was noted b!
s ss l%orecaster. who also said
lew showers probably would fal
~ N0rthero TIJ;r.. ~..-I-
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-27

dicks husband, former Camden
clerk of court L. S. Leary, and
the present clerk of court, Mrs.
Annie Forbes.
The test suit was brought FOL
lowing a State Bureau of Investi.
cation probe of alleged marriage
mill activities in South Mills,
Camden county.
When the 1945 assembly passed
a law STIMULATING that registers Of
deeds not be permitted to perform
marriage ceremonies, j. G. Eth.
eridge resigned his commission as
a justice of the peace. Subsequent.
ly, Clerk of Court Leary appoint
ed Etheridge's son, S. M. Ether
idge.
Since Leary noted the appoint.
ment as being for two years, the
question arose as to whether i
was a valid appointment or if i
was an appointment to fill the
fathers unexpired term, extend
ing to April 1 of this year.
Long the center of a series O
| See COURT On Pare Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-27
WomenShipP Passengers
Frisked By Police Gals
NICE GUY!

LOS ANGLESE, Aug. o.
Up Sometimes her landlord
wanted to evict her and some
times he wanted to make love
to her, Mrs. Lucille Thompson
Miller, a fashion model, charg-
ed in a suit she filed today
against George S. Allen, apart
ment house owner, demanding
$4,000 damages. She alleged
Allen once bit her while trying
to force his attentions upon
her.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-27
JOHNSON'S ALL

BROCKWAY, Pa, Aug. 90
H-Nobody had any trouble
remembering names at the
wedding of Avis Elain johnson.
She married William G. john
son of Lanes Mills.
The ceremony was perform
ed by the Rev. T. H. johnson.
And, since only members Of
the immediate families wit
messed the ceremony, every
body there was 3 johnson.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-27
FORECAST:

Wilmington and vicinity: Considerable
cloudiness, humid but not SO warm today
with scattered thundershowers; Thurs
day considerable cloudiness, scattered
thundershowers, not much change In
temperature.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-27

See WOMEN on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-27

See COURT On Page Two
Evening star., 1947-07-23
BY the Assoeiated Press

President Roosevelt and former
Secretary of the Interior Ickes re-
fused to have a South Polar sea
and mountain range named in their
honor, it was disclosed today.
The President vetoed the naming
of sea for him because Norwegians
previously had given it the name of
the famed explorer, Raold Amund-
sen, Director Meredith F. Burrill
OF the Federal Board Of Geograph-
ical Names told a reporter. Mr.. Bur-
rill said Mr.. Roosevelt preferred
having "a smoking volcano" named
for him.
Informed that we were fresh out
of smoking VOLCANOES at the South
Pole, the President replied, Maybe
we'll have to send (Rear Admiral
Richard E) Dick Byrd back there
to find one
However. his name is honored on
our list-in Roosevelt Island.
"A proposal to call an important
range the Ickes Mountains was
dropped at the firm insistence of Mr..
Ickes," Mr.. Burrill added.
Mr.. Ickes said that, since the
ultimate responsibility for the Board
Of Geographical Names lay with the
Secretary of the Interior. he could
not permit his own name to be used -
Mr.. Burrill submitted to Interior
Secretary Krug $50 Antarctic place
names adopted by the board, after
four years Of study, for the Govern
ment maps and documents of the
future.
In general, the old, established
titles were retained.
Large numbers Of the names are of