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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-01
New Charges Placed
Against Two Men
Arrested Saturday

Two local men who were ar
rested by local police Saturday
night-one charged with carrying
concealed weapon and the other
charged with drunkness and dis
orderly conduct and resisting ar
rest-had warrants for storebreak-
ing. larceny and receiving served
on them last night by sheriff's Of
ficers.
Jesse Mott Birdsong, 20, and
Marshall Edward Barrett, 81, both
|of Oil Wooster street, are the
prisoners. They were picked ur
by police at the bus station after
taking part in a fight.
Barrett, who was charged with
carrying concealed weapon, was
arrested a few minutes later on
larceny and receiving charges al
police headquarters, the police
records show.
Both men were charged with
|storebreaking and larceny and
receiving in connection with re-
cent break-ins at the R. & M
Transit company and the Caro-
lima Drive In and had warrants
served upon them in Jail last
night by sheriff's officers. Two
warrants were served on each in
the cases.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-01
Legion Leaders
: Close Meeting
Memorial Address De-
;.
> livered By Rev. Leon
Russell, Coldsboro

g, GOLDSBORO, Nov. 80 --F-
Four hundred leaders of the North
Carolina Department of the Am
erican Legion, the Legion Auxl-
. rliary and the 40 and 6 concluded
z a two-day annual post officers
ssroneerence here this afternoon.
A memorial address was deli
.awered this morning by the Rev
80 Leon Russell, pastor of St. Paul
methodist church here.
..e,~ Climaxing the conelave was g
~ Joint Legion-Auxiliary meeting
-imSpeakers included Mrs. John B.
Kirkpatrick of Eustis, Fla, ma
utional auxiliary vice-presldent
rnRoy L. Mcmillan of Raleigh; and
B. A. Brooks of Washington, ma
.,+ional field secreta1. .....
Praise for the American Legion
AN it's work with the veterans pro-
, ~sram in North Carolina was ex-
tended by J. D. Deramur, managz
= ,er of the Veterans Administra-
=. ton regional office at Winston
Salem.
-. The VA official told the Legion
officers yesterday that of the
100000 veterans in North Caro-
:. lima, only % per cent had filed
compensation claims. He noted
:. that 10000 North Carolina vete-
rams are attending colleges and
universities under the GI bill Of
richfs
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-01
Citizens Warned
Continued from Page One)

their citizens what it came from
the United States.
Meanwhile, State Department
Whiteville, told police Saturday
night that he and another party
whose name he did not know
caught a ride to Wilmington with
two white men and that when
they arrived in the city, their
two benefactors beat him and
robbed him of $45.
The other man who caught a
ride, he said, was forced to re-
main in the car while he was
put out. He was unable to give
the location of the robbery, po-
lice reported, and it was believ-
ed that it might have occurred
outside the city limits.
home and took his IL guage
shotgun.
I. Shain, Colonial apartments
told police yesterday that a man
and woman walked out of his
store in the 800 block of North
Fourth street Saturday with all
the paper money in his cash re-
gister.
He said that the man
and woman were in the store
looking at merchandise t h e y
said they planned to buy, and
that when he turned away to
wait on other customers, the
couple walked out. He checked
the register Immediately and
found the paper money missing,
he said.
Jasper Gordon, Negro, 612 Fos-
ters alley, reported that an un-
known Negro man was at his
Mrs. Rosa Lalonde, 1913 Chest
mqwh street, reported to police
that a prowler was heard around
her home late Saturday night.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-01
Senate Votes
Continued from Page One)

officials are putting the finishing
touches on their version of the
long-range Marshall plan which
may cost up to S20,000,000,000
throughout it's four years.
Will Delay Bill
The draft may 60 to the White
House tomorrow, but President
Truman probably will not send it
to Congress until after he returns
from Florida later this month.
A strong indication that the
Marshall plan may be in for
rough-going has been the reluc-
tance of Senate President Arthur
H. Vandenberg to give the admi-
nistration assurance of, his sup
port. He has informed his collea-
CUES that some type of long-range
U. S. assistance is necessary, but
has SHE'D away from a commit
ment to support the admi1istra-
tons plan.
The House committee cut i'm
meriate relief for France, Italy
and Austria by 10 to 9 vote al
the same time it added 60,OO0,0 ,00C
for China. House Democratic
leaders were said to feel, however
that they have a fair chance o1
getting the funds restored tomor-
row if Democrats who were alb
sent when the vote was taken
show up.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-01
MAYSVILLE WOMAN
INJURED IN AUTO
ACCIDENT SUNDAY

FOLKSTON, Nov. 30. - Mrs.
M. c. Hall of Mayville, was
seriously injured here today when
sim'hA 5uard h ORC hhadfooartr
truck rammed into the side of
an automobile being operated by
her husband.
Mrs. Hall sustained Poodle
ribs. and crushed chese, officers
reported, and officers are seeking
Willie Wilson, of Jacksonville, on
hit-and-run charges.
According to the investigating
officers, Wilson drove a pulpwood
truck belonging to Dan Ellis,
Jacksonville, from what Hp-
parently was a parked position
on the side of U. S. II into the
side of a Studebaker operated by
Hall, who was only shaken up in
the collision,
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-01
London Boobies
Arrest Orators
Three Men Taken In
Tow After S arp
Short Park Brawl

LONDON, Nov. 80 -R-A
sharp, short brawl at the we'll
known "speakers" corner OF
Hyde Park led to the arrest of
three men today on charges of
insulting behavior.
Scotland Yard reported that a
speaker stand was broken In
the melee and that throng of
several hundred followed the
three detained men as they
were being led through the
park, shouting "Fascist swine''
at them.
Three other men we're arrest
ed during meeting OF the
British League of Ex service
men," - avowed followers OF
pre-war Fascist leader Sir Os-
wald Mosley - in the Bethnal
Green section. They, too, were
charged with Insulting be-
tavior."
Home Secretary Chuter EIDE
speaking at South Shields de-
clared that "any attempt to sub
stitute physical force for argu-
ment will not be tolerated in
this country. There will be no
private armies in Britain"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-01
Cane Fear
CONTINUED from Page One)

home for her ice skates and the
skates arrived in time for her to
enjoy skating on Rice's creek.
This story recalls the contro-
versey that followed Capt. c. D.
Maffitt's statement that a num-
ber of years ago the Cape Fear
river froze over so solidly that
he was able to walk across it.
The captains story was vigor-
ously denounced by several as a
distortion Of the facts, but it was
just as stoutly confirmed by 9TH
ers who asserted it to be he
gospel truth.
If the Cape Fear ever freezes
over solidly again-or for the
first time if you insist-during
his lifetime, Roy Cook, Star pho
tographer and sports editor, has
promised to photograph the first
party of ice skaters on the har-
Dor with the Customs house
looming in the background for
the benefit of posterity and to
settle all arguments that might
arise in the future.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-01
v ol''nteers Work
Continued from Page ON.

plug it, but it was washed swsy
The convicts and volunteers +,
ter were called on to pack sand
bags in the opening.
By this morning, 100 familis
from threatened communities a
Hialeah, OPA Locka and RI,
cayne Gardens had fled tbp-
homes. The areas held least i
danger were those with his
sloping ground.
One important intersection Al
ready was under water in III, b,
cavne Bay area.
Supervisors at the dyke bull
to stem floodwaters from dansr
ing Florida hurricanes in the pss
said the next l8 to "a hour
would determine whether efior.
OF the emergency crews W0ul
have been in vain.
County Commissioner Hud
Peters assailed the blasting a
wanton.
"1t was plain case OF dyn,
hitting" he said, There's not
chance in the world that the dyk
could have gone of its own az
cord"
Police admitted, however, the
had no real clues to the perso,
RESPONSIBLE
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-01
Molotov Declines
Continued from Page One)

with friends in the country, pre-
pairing for a big week in the
Big Four Foreign Ministers con-
ference, which takes up again
tomorrow the German treaty
and conference procedure.
During the next few days
Marshall intends to make his
most important statement of the
conference so far-on the Ger
man problem including econom-
ic unification and the eventual
establishment of a provisional
government for all Germany.
The statement, it was under
stood, will reaffirm the United
States policy which Marshall
outlined at the Moscow Big
Four meeting. He will call for
early economic unification by
removal of the barriers that
now separate the occupation
zones and, afterward, the
formation of a central regime
Completion of the text of Mar
shall's statement has been de-
layed, it was learned, by split
in the American delegation over
the future of the Ruhr, indus
trial heart of Germany if not of
all Europe.
This split, too, is similar to
one which developed in Moscow
last sprng.
Dulles Leads Faction
One side is led by John Fos-
ter Dulles, Republican foreign
policy expert and a key mem
Der of the United States delega-
ton. Dulles favors international
control of the Ruhr.
The other is led by Gen. Lu-
cius D. Clay, American COM
mander in chief in Germany. He
|favors permitting Germany to
have control of the Ruhr, under
only general allied supervision
such as will be maintained over
the entire country to prevent a
revival of militarism.
There is unconfirmed gossip
that Marshall leans toward the
Dulles view. If he did so it
would mean a complete rever-
s i of United States policy.
Dulles has the support of Am
bassador Douglas and Gen. Wal
ter Bedell Smith, ambassador to
Russia, it is understood.
Clay has the support of AM
bassador Robert D. Murphy,
chief United States political ad-
wiser in Germany, and James
w. Riddleberger, former chief
Of the Central European divi-
sion In Washington.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-01
Schuman Gets
CONTINUED from Page One)

and continued through last
night.
rginally the provision relat-
ing to troops and the strike con-
troll legislation were contained
in the same bill titled a"law for
the defense of the republic. -
After defeating Communist eff
forts to cripple or kill the strike
control provision, the govern
ment agreed to a request Of the
assembly's Legislative COM
mission and divided the mea-
sure into two separate bills. The
tloops bill then was approved
408 to 1874 and the strike con-
troll measure was left over for
tomorrow's session.
Assembly sources predicted
that unless last minute COM
promise between the govern
ment and the CGT were reached,
the Assembly would give Schu-
man the sweeping powers he
asks to halt the wave of labor
unrest sweeping France.
Offer Refused
Earlier, the CGT had offered
to call off the nationwide strike
if the government would with
draw it's strike control legisla-
ton. The government replied it
would discuss modifying the
measure only after the workers
returned to their jobs.
The national strike committee
declared the ''reactionary policy
of the present government x x x
is leading the working class into
insupportable m isery d
France to an aggravated situa-
ton" The committee called on
the strikers to ego forward to-
ward victory"
After the vote on the troop bill
ISchuman told the deputies: "The
regime might have collapsed.
The government thanks you for
your vigilance"
Friends of Schuman said the
premier wanted t o show
down now. They quoted him as
saying he wanted 'tuncondition-
al capitulation" OF CGT because
otherwise the confederation "will
claim victory and the same
situation will arise again in a
month as it did in the past"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-01
Friends
CONTINUED from Page One)

jury when his leap from a rear
third-floor window of the blaz-
ing smoke filled home was broken
by a garbage pail. Firemen said
he landed in the pail feet first.
- Seven Carried Down
"' Seven members of the family,
including Denny Streeter, 4,
grandson who was overcome and
IS reported in serious condi-
ton, were carried down. ladders
BY firemen from a third floor
window. Mr.. and Mrs. Phillips
came down a ladder raised by a
neighbor before firemen arrived.
The flames, apparently start
ing from an overheated oil stove
in the living room on the first
floor were spotted by the milk
"fnan on his rounds at about 6:45
A. M. His shouts aroused men,
bers of the Phillips family as he
dashed to a corner fire alarm
box. Neighbors, also awakened
by the shouting, ran into the street
+ hut in that brief instant the
flames spread up the staircase
trapping the family on the second
and third floors.
Asleep upstairs in addition to
the Phillips and their nine rhil-
'dfen were married daughter and
son in law, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Streeter. and their two young
= sons.
Harriet Phillips, 81, ran to a
front second-floor window, drop
ped her four year old brother,
Walter, to a neighbor and then
jumped to the street. Her parents
escaped from a rear window on
a ladder raised by Joseph Han
erkam, so, but both suffered Sc
cond and third degree burns when
they dashed back into the house
in futile attempt to lead out the
children still inside.
=, Boys Jump
Richard Phillips, IS, jumped
from rear window with Gary.
Both boys and the older sister
were the only ones not hospita-
lied although they suffered burns
and sprains.
F'iremen carried the married
/ daughter, her husband, their two
sons and three more Phillips chill
dren down the ladders from a
third floor window where they
were trapped. Several were over
! come.
- The flames wrecked the two
hover floors of the house before
fhe blaze was brought under con-
tHol.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-01
Motorists Take
Continued from Page One)

areas near race tracks, dance
halls and theatres.
he Automobile Associa.
ton, together with the Royal
Automobile Club, presented pc.
titions to parliament for res
toration of the gasoline ration,
but were refused. The petitions
carried 100000 names.
Review Promised
However, the Fuel Ministry
has indicated it will review the
situation in the spring to see
IT the economic situation
has improved sufficiently tc
permit the ration to be restored
The government has estimat-
ed that abolition of the gasoline
ration will save 100000 tons o1
gasoline worth $3,OO0,0OO q
year.
British motorists now are
back on wartime basis.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-01
Mercury Tumhles
Continued from Page One)

from the airport, hit a low of g
degrees.
The weatherman said the rec
cord low at the airport resulted
from a high pressure area and
a minimum of air circulation.
Shol tly after noon, Sunday the
temperature in Rockford had
climbed to 81 degrees.
In Chicago, the mercury drop
ped to degrees at 4 A. NJ, with
zero readings in suburban areas,
but at midafternoon had risen to
20. The bitter early morning cold
hampered firemen in fighting
fires. A fire in an auto repair
shop caused $4,000 damage be-
fore it was put out. Firemen had
to thaw several hydrants before
they could draw water.
Loses Punch
The U. S. Weather Bureau
Forecaster here said the cold
wave was moderating rapidly as
it moved Eastward and that it
lost most Of it's punch in the Allie
ghenies.
He said temperatures in the
Eastern states would be in the
low 20's tonight and low sos to-
morrow.
Heavy snow which accompanied
the cold wave blanketed Midwest
ern states. The Weatherman said
skies generally were clear today
except over the Eastern Dakotas
and Western Minnesota where
snow flurries occurred.
The snow, icy highways and
the cold plagued motorists
throughout the midwest. The
Chicago Motor Club said it re-
ceived more than 1870 calls for
assistance yesterday and this
morning before the temperature
booon fo climb
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-01
Brunette Beauty
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Continued from Page One)
$131,OO0 in "kiskback" profits
on its wartime operations.
His comely young wife, Mil
dred, who has threatened a
SANDER suit against Meyers be-
cause the kiss and tell' general
claims they carried on a 'love
affair." when she was employed
as his private secretary.
T. H. Readnower, Mrs. La
mares brother, who told the
committee that, like Lamarre,
he was dummy official of
the company and passed it's pro-
fits on to Meyers.
Brand Meyers
Both men have branded Meyers
a liar for denying their stroies
and acused him of trying to
persuade them to give false testi-
mony to the subcommittee.
U. S. Attorney George M. Fay
refused to name the witnesses he
will call before the grand jury
this week, but Mrs. Lamarre told
the United Press by telephone
from Dayton that she, her
husband and her brother have
been subpoenaed to appear at $50
a. m., (EST) tomorrow. She said
they planned to leave Dayton by
train tonight.
Other possible witnesses in
clude Gen. H. H. Arnold, retir-
ed Air Force chief who has de-
scribed Meyers as "the rotten ap-
pie in our BARREL" and West
coast millionaire Howard Hughes
who accused Meyers of trying to
solicit a 100000 loan" during
negotiations for a big airplane
contract.
Two Congressional committees
prepared to make an intensive
study of wartime purchasing
practices and the military re-
tirement system as a direct uot-
growth of the Meyers case.
Many Summoned
A House executive expeditures
subcommittee has summoned a
battery of government officials
and the executives of an undis-
closed corporation to testify at
closed-door hearings tomorrow.
A spokesman said they would
be questioned about a wartime
procurment deal involving "very
large sums which wa1 not neces-
sarily a fraudulent transaction"
It was emphasized that this
deal is not one of the -four or
five definite fraud cases on which
Chairman George H. Bender, r.,
O., has scheduled public hearings
in about two weeks. Bender has
said that the latter involved
Army and Navy officers who "en-
rlched themselves unreasonably"
through their wartime govern
ment connections.
Committee sources said that
none of the pending cases in
wolves officers of "star rank" but
that they would bring on the
carpet" some Army and Navy
brass up to the rank of colonel
as well as employees Of civilian
procurement agencies.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-01
Historic Arsenal Gate
Falls To Wreckers

PITTSBURGH W.D - Historic
Allegheny arsenal gate, where
Lafayette once reviewed troops
is falling beneath the wreckers
picks.
The ancient crenallated stone
tower and walls, built in 1914 te
protect the arsenal itself, were
ordered razed to eliminate g
traffic hazard.
The gate and its quarters
were used in evefy major U. S
war after it's construction ano
was the scene of a tragedy in
1862 when "a girl munition work
ers died in an explosion in the
arsenal
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-01
Eagles Win Top
Position In NIL
RY UNITED PRESS

The Philadelphia Eagles,
scoring two OF their three touch
downs in the last period, moved
into the Eastern Division lead in
the National Football League
Sunday with a methodical 81 to
0 victory over the Pittsburgh
Steelers.
But that wasn't the only big
news breaking on the NFL
front. At the same time, tn e
New York Giants were finally
winning their first game of the
year-a IS to 81 upset OF the
Chicago Cardinals.
Too, the Green Bay Packers
cut loose in the second half to
down the Los Angeles Rams, 80
o 10, and the Boston Yanks
came from behind to down the
Washington Redskins, 27 to "a
| The injury-riddled Steelers
lid pretty good job of holding
he Eagles in check for three
periods before 1884, record
crowd, at Philadelphia. Steve
Van Buren had bulled over from
the one after Joe Muba's SO,
yard quick kick shifted the play
into deep Steelers territory in the
irst period.
But after that the Steelers,
sorely missing Johnny Clement,
held tight until the last chapter.
/ Muha broke the lethargy first
when he ripped off % yards for
score, and then, two minutes
before the end of the game, a
49-yard punt return by Ernie
Steele put the ball on the Pitts
burgh 20 and rookie Bill Mack
rides scored a play later from
the nine.
The Giant victory, coming at
long last before 28,744 at New
York's Polo Grounds, was tn e
elimination of a wild and woody
see-saw. Pitchin' Paul Gov
ernali was the big star, for he
scored two touchdowns and set
up two more. 1t was his 26-yard
I'D toss in the last period that
won the game after the lead had
changed hands seven times pre-
viously.
1t was lightning aerial at
tack that gave Green Bay its
win before 31,040 at Los An
geles. The score was a weird 3
to 2 at the half.
Boley Dancewick's passing
was the big factor in the Boston
win before 24,80o in Boston. He
threw three touchdown passes,
including the one which proved
the margin of victory 80
ward aerial to Golding in t h e
last period.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-01
Pad, Pencil
CONTINUED from Page n.

hands over a list from II.
Is the las tstraw, '' vi,
The girls said .hev dor4
giong beyond the cali lot Of ! A. nNd
but the shopping shirker g0'g y ]! ~
hands over a list from tbs Fao
is the last straw. "'e VII
And, last but not least
five highest" list ~ N Ne
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loudly against bosses WIZ SPOKE
max their "be kind to ss~r.. %, H.
campaign" with such ni..i S'a'r
motives as IA nice little 's..3' Ss.
less dinner" "afn,
But, those aren't all
stenos said thew also disiH.. III
The "Fatherly TvpeS 'l'As,
treats you like cbi15 Fa5
dosen't realize you're III
ture with a mind oi vour o,.n M
GLOOMY Gus Who ns;SI ySa
morbid mo picture of his don.s' atas !
Fancy Pants "A
dresser who knows it. saf r,''.
make AXE 2 better floor-walkerS S'~'
Simon Legree"- Has w.
those extra reports on vow, yr' ! q
date night. '1' o!
And Hangover Hs,,r.
upsets the office with his m,,, :
lng-after disposition. 'D''N'
So, Mr.. BOSNIAN if Won v,,,
a happy secretary. here, W. ~.
dream" type. "'
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slble grown-up, responsive Nv.
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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-01
Judge Carr Opens
Civil Term Today.

Judge Leo Carr will preside at
the two weeks term of N e w
Hanover Superior court that be-
gins here today for the trial of
civil cases.
The jury has been summoned
to be present at 10 am. today.
On the docket for today are %
non-contested divorce suits.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-01
LIRITSCH DIES

HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 3O-r'
Ernest Lubitsch, SIS, who wO
fame and a special" oscar as
film director since he came fror
German to Hollywood a quartz
of a century ago, died today
his Bel Air home of heart n
| tack
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-01

A birds wing contains most o.
the bones found in the human
arm, but has few comparable .c
those in the human wrist anc
hand.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-09-23

8 pm.
Qualified churchmen of different
faiths will lead persons interested
in studying the Religions of the
World on Thursday evenings from
8 to o'clock, with open discuss
ions following.
Thursday Afternoon Off" means
just what it says. 1t offers classes
in crafts, swimming, beginning Spa
nish, personality and drama for
the working girl at leisure at that
time. In crafts, under Mrs. Kor-
man the girls can hand-loom glove.
bag and belt sets. From $3.50 to 4
o'clock they can splash around in
the pool for fun or really learn to
swim and dive well.
Betty Ellis, who has lived in
South America 4, will give up-to-
date usuage of Spanish. Mrs. Lois
Bell Sandals class will emphasize
speech since it is such an important
part of personality. The drama
workshop is from TO o'clock and
strictly for amateurs. strictly for
fun.
Lessons in modern dance for
adults with Miss Eleanor King will
begin from Sis pm. on Wednes-
days. Miss King has studied in
New York under Doris Humphrey
and Charles Widman and is a Eel
low of the Bennington School Of
the Dance.
Il There will also be a creative
dancing class for girls Q to Il
years of age at Ais pm. on Mon
days.