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Evening star., 1947-06-10
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wHEATLAND, MARCUS r. The grand
- exalted ruler announces for the
~ Grand Lodge, /. B. p Q. e. OF W,
HH the death OF the grand treasurer
IL A)l Brother MARCUS r. WHEAT
NN LAND. at Camden, n. j.. June z,
81 l947. The body will rest at the
~ Mcclure Funeral Home, 1920
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DrathH

GOODMAN, WILL. On Friday; Juns
8, 194T, WILL GOODMAN of 1888 4th
Susie Maddox stepfather of Willie Henry
and father-in-law. OF Samuel COPELAND
Play Maddox and Mrs. Buelah Henry.
Friends may call at the Malyan & schty
Funeral Home. New Jersey ave. and B
st. NV where services viii be held
terment Woodlawn Cemetery.
CRIMES, HENRY w. Departed this life
Sunday. June 8. Ia47, after brief illness,
HENRY w. GRIMES of 1873 Thomas st.
NV. devoted husband of Jennie Irene
Grimes, father OF Henry Crimes, Mrs;
Dorothy Campbell, Mrs. Edith. Crawford
and Mrs. GLADYS Patterson: brother OF
Mrs. Mary Leftwich He also leaves nine
grandchildren, three sreat-grandchildren
and other relatives and friends, After 4
pm. wednesday, June Ii, friends may call
at Frazier's Funeral Home, Inc 3S9 r. j.
ave. NV. where funeral services will be
held on Thursday. June IL, at 80 pm;
Harmony Cemetery, IL
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husband of Cora Smith. father of Clarence
Smith. Irene King, George Smith. Marion
Carl Bowen. Charles King. ST, and Bessie
Smith. He also is survived by nine grand
children and other relatives and friends
Remains may be viewed at the new Malvan
81 Schey Funeral Home. 4445 Deane ave
ne, where services will be held Thursday
June l2. at l pm. Interment Woodawn
Cemetery
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SMITH. FRANK B. suddenl

SMITH. FRANK b. Suddenly. on Mon
day, June 9. 1941. at his residence; 1909
l31st St., Mount Rainier. Md, FRANK B.
SMITH, beloved husband of Carline e
Smith, father Of Shelby B. and Blair H.
Funeral Home. 5000 R. I. ave, at Eastern
ave. me-, where services will be held on
Friday, June 13. at ? pm. Relatives and
friends invited. Interment Fort Lincoln
Cemetery, l2 /
Evening star., 1947-11-30
Drivers in 20s
Found to Have
Most Accidents

Automobile drivers between the
ages of 20 and 20 are the worst
offenders in speeding and accident
cases, according to Traf1lc Director
George E. Keneipp. In one month
the Traffic Director said, 4s per
cent Of all the drivers arrested for
speeding were In this age group
while they were involved in "a per
cent OF the accidents.
Runners-up in speeding cases
were in the 30-39 and 40-49 brack-
cts with 20 and IL per cent respec-
lively. Teen-agers represented 6.5
per cent of the offenders and per-
sons in the 50-64 group only one
half of one per cent.
In the accident cases, the 30-39
group we're in second place again,
with 28 per cent. The 4o-48 group
were in third place with II per cent.
Teen-sgers were charged with 4 per
cent of the accidents while the
50-64 group were responsible for
10 per cent.
The Traffic Director took a six
month survey of cases with the
charge of driving under the influ-
ence of liquor This showed the
30-39 age group the worst offenders,
representing IS per cent Of the total
arrested for this cause. Those in the
1929 group represented % per cent,
The 4o-49 age group we're charged
with 27 per cent. Teen-agers were
in last place with 10 per cent.
Evening star., 1947-11-30

lence, obstruction or fraudulent ma
neuvers."
The penalties would be doubled In
instances where the offenders were
carrying arms, invaded a home or
operated in conjunction with others,
The penalties also would be doubled
for any acts Of sabotage against ma
chinery.
Any person found guilty of advis-
ing. provoking or approving the mo-
testing of non-strikers by speeches,
cries, statements, menaces, letters.
placards, posters or tracts" would
be treated as an accomplice, the bill
stated, without setting forth the
penalty.
Disorders Laid to Reds.
Mr.. Schulman told the Assembly
the bill, which would give him
power for six months to act against
newspapers, was necessary because
I'VE must arm against all those who
seek to disintegrate the, forces Of
the state"
He fatty charged the Communists
with responsibility for disorders and
said they were to blame for the
anti-sabotage measures he now
sought.
To this, L'Humanite exclaimed,
this Is a law proposal more abiect
than the ordinances of Charles x
suppressing the syndical rights, in
dividual liberty, the free press and
free speech. The American
party is tearing up the constitution. 7"
The measure was promptly ap-
proved, 26 to 13, by the Assembly
COMMITTEES on Civil and Criminal
Laws, however, and portly Flori-
mond Bonte. Communist deputy,
rose to attack 1t.
He called it an example Of "fe-
rocious brutality and Hitlerian
tactics"
At the end of his speech, his
colleagues jumped to their feet
singing the Salute to the Glorious
Soldiers of the 17th Regiment" of
French revolutionary days. The
rest of the chamber drowned them
out with the Marseillaise. 1t was
then that President Edouard Her.
riot found it necessary to suspend
the session.
Schuman From AIsace-Lorraine.
Earlier, Mr.. Schuman charged the
rostrum where Duclos was speaking
when the Communist secretary had
accused the premier Of wearing
the German uniform"
Mr.. Schuman was stopped by Co
lonial Secretary Paul Coste-Floretr
Mr.. Schuman comes from Alsace-
Lorraine which was part of Ger
many in 1941. He was arrested as
a political prisoner by the Germans
when they occupied France in 1910
Before the reported offer of the
General Confederation of Labor to
call off the strike. the union lead
ers appeared aiming at general
paralysis of the country by tomor-
row, the date some Rome news
papers have reported Communists
Evening star., 1947-11-30
France
Continued From First Page

ton last night and early today in
front of Offices of the party llevs-
papers, LHumanite and Ce Soir
Police arrested a few persons found
carrying arms. The crowd began
breaking up at 2 am.
The demonstration was to protest
the governments seizure last night
of special editions of the two papers
which attacked the bill IN red-and-
black headlines and warned the
workers that a "reactionary coup
detat' had been scheduled for last
midnight.
Napoleon III Is Recalled.
Ce Soir said events were almost
exactly like those leading up to Ma
poleon IT'S coming to power De-
cember, 1851. and called on workers
to block the crime ordered by the
exploiters and iimperialists of New
York"
Eight trucks of security guards
and policemen arrived at the build
| ing housing the two plants. Wear
ing steel helmets and carrying rifles
they threw a Gordon around the
premises and invaded them. They
confscated the plates of the special
editions and left.
The employees booed but offered M
resistance No arrests were made
Immediately after the raid, Ce Soi1
! published a new edition.
RiII Provides Big Fines.
The government bill to curb strikes
/ provides six months to year i'm.
prisonment and 1000 to 100000
francs (s8 to $4,000 fine for anyone
attacking directly "the right te
work" or trying to bring about Oh
maintain a cessation of work" BY
means of menace, false news, vio-
Evening star., 1947-11-30

signed at the height Of the demon
stration yesterday and then came
to Rome at the head of q citizens
committee" to present its wishes to
the government.
The Italian news agency ANSA
reported that a general strike was
called at Ancona in protest against
any shifting of Troilo. Demon
strators invaded the offices of two
Rightist organizations and wrecked
furniture, ANSA said.
Genoa Partisans To Parade.
Dispatches to Rome Newspapers
quoted the Genoa edition of L Unita
Communist paper. as saying parti-
sans would stage a parade and
demonstration in Genoa tomorrow
Walter Audisio. Mussolini's execu.
toner, will speak and Luigi Longo
vice president of the italian Com
munist Party. will be present. the
Genoa publication was reported to
have said.
Audisio, whose partisan name was
Col. Valerio," has been major
Communist hero since he told a
Leftist gathering in Rome last sum-
ner he was the man who machine
gunned Mussolini at Dongo on the
Swiss frontier In April, 1945.
Longo himself is a partisan vet
eran. Allied and Italian military
security observers last August said
he was the organizer Of a Com
munist underground army Of about
$4,000 formed around partisan vet
erans,
Evening star., 1947-11-30

when it is still in the formative
stage both in Europe and IL, the
United States. This Is considered the
more important OF the Soviet pur-
poses.
Two Points Are Linked.
The two points, it was said, are
linked together as essential parts
Of the overall picture of the conflict
between Russia and the Western
powers.
British Foreign Secretary Bevin
made it clear at last nights meet
ing of the foreign ministers that
the aim of the Western powers--in
the event Of q Big Four failure to
agree here on German unity-is
to take whatever measures are
necessary to end what he called
"cnacs" in Europe, including West
ern Germany. All measures to that
end apparently would be based on
the success Of the Marshall plan.
British views on the internal
situation in France evidently ap-
proximate those of the United
States. Both the British and Amer
lean views presumably are well
known to, and may be shared by,
Mr.. Bidault himself.
The French foreign minister's
relations with both Gen. Marshall
and Mr.. Bevin have grown con-
stantly closer In the first week of
the London Conference. His atti-
Evening star., 1947-11-30
THE SUNDAY STAR, Washington D. c. As

| tude toward Soviet Foreign Min
lister Molotov has been tougher this
week than in any Of the previous
meetings OF the Council Of Foreign
Ministers.
French Follow AngIo-U. s. Policy.
| French policy on major issues
generally has been In line with that
Of the United States and Britain.
Gen. Marshall and Mr.. Bevin, care
fully building all the French good
will they can, have gone along with
French demands where possible.
This has put Mr.. Molotov In the
isolated position Of opposing i'm
mediate Big -Four approval Of
French economic incorporation of
the Saar, an important political
issue In France.
Most responsible Western esti-
mates, however, do not credit the
Soviets with serious hopes OF
Communist victory In France. Ac-
cording to these estimates the pri-
mary objective OF the Russians at
London Is to build up a powerful
political appeal to the German
people by claiming leadership In
efforts to unity Germany, establish
q central government and write a
German peace treaty at the earliest
possible moment.
These estimates, in so far as they
may be correct, indicate a Russian
line opposed to Western insistence
on federalized Germany, and
especially contrary to the basic
French concern that Germany may
emerge In the future as q strong
power.
Two Counter Charges Made.
At the same time the Soviet course
presents a difficult problem for the
United States and Britain. For
Gen. Marshall and Mr.. Bevin have
not only the problem OF getting
along with Mr.. Bidault on policy
matters, but also the problem of
maintaining British and American
prestige in Germany.
! In answering what they term Mr..
MolotoVs propaganda allegations
in the conference here, the Ameri-
cans and British thus far have made
two main countercharges.
First. that while Mr.. Molotov
talks a lot about a German peace
! treaty he is not willing to take the
practical measures necessary to
make one possible. Second, that
America and Britain are just as
anxious as Russia to unity Germany
and intend to unity 1t to the fullest
possible extent whether or not
Russia goes along.
| A drastic change in the French
government almost certainly would
have a vital bearing on this last
point. For unless France has an
administration willing to work with
Britain and the United States in
Western Germany any plans to
bring together all three occupation
zones In that area under a single
German administration would have
no prospect of early SUCCESS.
Evening star., 1947-11-30
Former Premier hitti
Warns Italy Of Danger
OF Drift 10 Civil War
BY the Assoe;o.ed Press

ROME, Nov. 29.-Francesco Ss-
verio Nitti, 79-year-old former pre-
n1ier, gravely warned Italy today
that she was In danger of drifting
into civil war.
The Leftist newspaper La Re-
publica, which follows . near
Communist line, declared, however,
that there is nobody who wants
revolution"
Answering its own question in a
large headline, will There Be Revo-
lution?" La Republica backed up It's
opinion by printing sample quota
tions from leading Italian poll
ticians.
Mr.. Nitti's Manifesto to the Ma
tion," written after weeks of private
negotiation trying to find some area
Of agreement among bitterly con-
testing forces. declared I'VE are wit
Messing q continuous. and always
dangerous, process of division among
the parties and among Italians"
"a Dead In Strike Disorders.
Citing strikes and disorders which
have taken a toll of "a lives In
about two weeks, Mr.. Nitti said "it
is necessary to flee the specter of
civil war"
His solemn warning was drowned
out. however. by the headlines on
an acrimonious debate in the Con-
stituent Assembly over yesterdays
umbrella insurrection" at Milan.
That was the name given by Mil
anese to the siege laid to the palace
Of the provincial governor by thou
sands Of Leftist partisans, despite
cold rain and snow against which
their sea of umbrellas gave scant
protection.
The big city, heart of 1talys heavy
industry, was back to normal today
after a truce had been patched up
at dawn by which the government
agreed to let the Leftist governor
Ettorre Troilo. remain temporarily
Evening star., 1947-11-30

were planning a general strike In
both France and italy.
A special communique of the light
and power workers federation an
nounced 1t planned to stop all in
dustry tomorrow unless its demands
for higher wages are met by then.
Several other unions were reported
planning to strike on that day.
Paris garbage pals remained full
and the streets dirty as the result
of a strike of municipal workers
Only city hall employees showed up
in full force.
Gas pressure was lowered as more
plants went out. Several districts
were without electricity because of
a partial strike.
Also out we're Paris water system
employees and undertaking estab-
lishment employees,
Thousands Still on Strike.
Thousands of the nations coal
miners, longshoremen, railwaymen,
metal, automobile, chemical and
other industrial workers remained
on strike.
The secretary of state for posts,
telegraph and telephone announced
however a total failure" or the
strike by postal and telephone work.
ers. Some letter carriers, however,
were out.
Violence was reported from st.
Etienne. where police forces broke
up with tear gas an attempt by
strikers to force their way into the
prefecture. The strikers at first re-
piled to the gas with rocks, but mo-
bile guardsmen set up a menacing
line of Bren gun carriers. The
strikers then dispersed without
bloodshed.
Earlier yesterday police and troops
seized the St. Etienne and Drives
railroad depots from strikers. Strik-
ers were ousted from a machine
plant in the Montrouge district of
Paris, several plants at Nancy and
the freight yards at Dion.
Sabotage was reported on the
rail lines at several widely separated
Evening star., 1947-11-30

in ONCE. The partisans who had
surrounded the palace in protest
against Troilo's withdrawal there
upon agreed to disband and call
off their city-wide strike.
Usurpation of Power Charged,
A Leftist announcement said
while awaiting necessary govern
r1ent actions, partisan forces which
have presided over the palace of
government, giving q new example
of discipline and patriotic spirit.
will retire with the announcement
that Troilo will remain for the next
few days"
The government explained that it
had ordered the Milan army COM
mander and his garrison to take
over all civil powers in the city
yesterday when it was informed
q "so-called citizens committee" was
about to usurp the projects author
ity.
1t was decided such steps were
not necessary, its was explained,
when Troilo denied that his au-
thority had been usurped.
Troilo. who had been slated to
take post in Italy's U. N. dele
cation, will remain at Milan at least
until December s. and meanwhile
the government agreed to hear a
partisan committee from the city
before picking his successor. 1t had
slated DR.. Ciotola, now prefect of
Turin. for the post.
Only barbed wire. machine guns
and armored cars still guarding po-
lice headquarters in Milan. and
small detachments of soldiers in
the central squares remained today
La Voce Republican,, organ OF
the independent Left Republican
Party, declared, however. the in
cident was "the first real revolu-
ton. silent, mute but serious"
Requested Another Job.
Interior Minister Mario Scelba
touched off the Assembly debate by
declaring the manifestation was
without reason, because Troilo him
self had asked for another job. He
accused the Communist press of not
making this explanation to the peo-
pie.
Mauro Scoccimarro, former Com
munist finance minister, accused
the government of not consulting
"the popular will about a success
sor.
Impreca tions such as Fascist
and "buffoon" were hurled at
Rightist speakers after Mario Ma
rina. Milan deputy elected by the
UOMU Qualunuoue Common Nam
movement. assailed Milan's Socialist
mayor, Antonio Greppi. Greppi re-
Evening star., 1947-11-30
BIost and Fire Cause
$4,000 Loss in Iowa
BY The Associoisd Press

MARION, Iowa. Nov. 29.-An ex-
plosion and fire caused damage esti-
mated by Fire Chief L. E. Cooper at
s75 1000 today.
Fire departments from both
Marion and nearby Cedar Rapids
fought the blaze, which started
shortly after 1:5O pm. No one was
injured.
Involved in the fire were three
buildings housing the Kendall
Hardware Store, the Kopecky
Grocery and Market, the D. A.
Stamy Insurance Agency Offices, the
Eagles Club. the Edison Drug Store
and apartments on the second floor
of the drug store building.
An explosion In the basement Of
the hardware store started the fire,
Chief Cooper said.
Evening star., 1947-11-30
London Farley Chief,
Closely Watch Crisis
OF Strikes in France
6y the Assoctc,ed prsss

LONDON. Nov. 29.-Top Ameri.
can officials at the Big Four for.
eign ministers conference were re-
ported today to be following with
intense concern the efforts of Pre-.
mier Robert Schuman to cope with
the strike paralysis In France ano
restore order to his country.
Responsible members of Secretary
of State Marshall's delegation con.
slider that the French situation and
the upheavals in Italy have beer
engineered by Communists under
Moscow direction for two purposes
l. To weaken the position OF
French Foreign Minister Georges
Bidault during the German-A
trian discussions here and through
him to strike at the solidarity oi
the Western powers in their opposi-
ton to Russian demands on Ger.
many.
2, To prevent effective French CO.
operation with the Marshall plar
for European recovery at a time
Evening star., 1947-11-30

points where there were instances
of runaway locomotives, severed
high tension lines and derailments.
Soviet Protest Answered.
The French Foreign Once said
It had responded to a Soviet pro-
test concerning the expulsion of 10
Russian citizens with a statement
the action was an exercise of French
sovereignty.
The Soviet Union protested the
action and said 1t would demand
an explanation. Yesterdays reply
said France never gave foreign
governments notice in such in
stances.
The French said they expelled
the Russians earlier last week be-
cause they were interfering In
French affairs during current labor
troubles,
Evening star., 1947-11-30
Tuft to Talk in Minnesota
By the Assoeioted Press

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Nov. 29-Sena-
tor Taft, Republican, of Ohio, has
accepted an invitation to make a
major address in St. Paul when he
will be the headline speaker at the
Lincoln Club dinner February H.
Reece MCGEE, chairman of the
speakers committee. said today. This
will be Mr.. Tafts first speech In
Minnesota. t
Evening star., 1947-11-30
De Gosperi Suffers
Attack of Arthritis:
| Must Remain in Bed
BY the Associated Press

ROME, Nov. 20. - Premier
Alcide de Gasperi has suffered
an attack Of arthritis and will
have to stay in bed for two or
three days, his physician said
today.
The 66-year-old leader of the
Christian Democrat Party had
to be helped home after last
nights meeting CT the Con-
stituent Assembly.
Mr., de Gasperis office an
nounced that he was keeping in
touch with events in politically
disturbed Italy.
Evening star., 1947-11-30

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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-02
CLINTON STUDENTS
RECEIVE DIPLOMAS
Forty : Nine Graduate At
Final Exercises Held
Friday Night
Special I The Star

CLINTON, June = Forty-nlne
students @ Clinton high schoo! re-
ceived their diplomas Friday night
in the final exercises held al the
school. L. C. Kerr. chairman Of
the Clinton school board, assisted
by the principal, Rem Hoek, pre-
scented the. diplomas.
Following a long established
custom, the conventional com
mencement address was omitted.
H. L. Swain, superintendent of city
schools, made some announce
ments and commented briefly on
the school year. Rev. L. F. Sode.
man, local Baptist pastor, gave the
invocation
Traditional student speeches
were delivered by Alease Bass,
vaiedictorian. and by Virginia
Jordan, salutatorian.
Mac Wilson Warren was voted
the best all-round boy by his class
mates and received the award
presented annually by the Clinton
Rotary club. Peggy Bell received
the Lions club award as best-an-
rund girl. Lynwood Bradshaw was
given the sportsmansh1p trophy
as best all-rourd athlete, and Doro-
thy Brown received the Future
Homemaker of America award.
Senior class mascots were Rose
Austin, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. L. Austin, and Stewart Robin
son, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Holt
Robinson. Marshals included Kay
Parker, Rosemary Boney, Kitty
Dawkins, James Dixon, Loetia Hol-
land, Bette Hufham and Alice
Marshburn.
Those receiving diplomas were
Evelyn Alphin, Alease Bass,
Evelyn Bearfie.d, Peggy Bell.
Ernestine Best, Hilda Boone, Joyce
Boyette, Wanda Brock, Mary
Buckner, Dorothy Carter, Lois Car
ter, Hilda Chestnut, Donnie Crump-
Ter, Florence Davis, Lucille Ezzell,
Mary Frances Faircloth,, Doris
Holland, Virginia Jordan, Marietta
King, jeanette King, Nell Loowe,
Mickey Merritt, Amuline Parson,
Frances Parsons, Betty Rose Pull
ley.
Dorotha Rhodes, Lucille Sasser,
Florence Ship, Dimple Spell,
jamie Startling, Peggy Sutton. Shir-
ley, Thornton, Betty Ussery, Nor
wood Blackman, L. T. Blanton,
I ynwood Bradshaw, Jesse Butler.
Robert Hope, Edward Howard,
Jerry Lanning, Charles Lewis,
William Mathis, Gray Pearson,
Elliot Quick, Lafayette Sandy,
John Thornton, McWilson Warren
and Deems Weeks.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-02
WHITEVlLLE CUBS
TO BEGIN COURSES
Lee Greer To Supervise
One-Week Course AT
Lake Waccamaw
Special To The Star

WHITEVlLLE, June Parents
Of the Whiteville Cub Scouts. have
been notified that a special one
week curse will be held at Lake
Waccamaw. off Weaver's pier,
beginning Monday, June 2. The
classes will be held daily and will
be under the supervision of Lee
Greer, Cub Packmaster.
Greer, a veteran swimming in
structor, stated that a Cub who
misses one of these sessions will
not be able to make it up. The
classes will be taught on the pro-
.gressive method, which is divided
into six phases of learning.
The six sessions will include:
physical and mental adjustment
t. the water; bouyancy, body pos
ition, balance and relaxation;
propulsive movement and chang
ing position: coordinated stroking;
methods Of entering water and
safety skills.
This is an excellent chance for
the Whiteville Cubs to learn to
SWIM" stated Greer, land l hope
they will I'll take advantage OF this
opportunity"