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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-17
WHITE PROMISES
AIRLINE INQUIRY
Senator Brewster To Head
Special Subcommittee To
Probe Crashes

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16-(R-A
Senate Investigation Of recent air
line crashes and accidents was
promised Thursday by Senator
Brewster (R-Me).
He was designated chairman of
a special air safety subcommittee
by Chairman White (R-Me) of the
Senate Interstate Commerce COM
mittee.
In addition to probing all recent
air disasters, White said the sub
group would recommend remedial
legislation to Congress dealing
with all phases of air safety.
The decision to have an aviation
inquiry was reached after a series
Of closed-door conferences will,
members of the Civil Aeronautics
board and its staff. These covered
air crashes. airline finances ano
foreign airline competition.
Brewster told reporters that &C.
cident figures submitted by the
CAB were incomplete and unsatis-
factory" He said that the data
failed to distinguish between
flights of the regular scheduled
airlines and non-scheduled OF
charter operations.
Brewster also raised numerous
questions about % a request by
the Trans World Airline. (TWA) TO,
a $40, 600, 900 loan from the govern
ment's Reconstruction Finance
corporation, and (2) competition
with this nations 'airlines by Il
foreign owned lines now reaching
the United States.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-17
New Overall
Head Planned
All Arms
Congressman Of Both Par.
ties Applaud Proposal
Blessed By Secretaries
LEADERS TO STAY
Navy Would Keep Marine
Corps Separate Air Arm
Would Be Created

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-
R-A compromise plan de-
signed to unity the armed
services while retaining their
separate administration and
military leadership was an
nounced Thursday night by
President Truman with the
blessing of both the Army
and Navy.
1t would create a separate
air force and place a new
secretary of national defense
In overall charge of it, the
Army and Navy. Each of
the three services would have Sec
retaries, too, who may be cabinet
members.
The expected unification would
be achieved by vesting the secre-
tary of national defense with au.
thority to lay down common poll.
cies and programs for the thres
arms. But each department would
Continued on Page 3; Col. s.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-17
Bride From India Says
US. Looks Much Better

being employed as a secretary by
the U. S. Army.
Sergeant Nance, who wears
four overseas bars On his sleeve
denoting two years abroad, said
that he plans to get out of the
army and resume his work in con-
%struction.
He said, too, that he wasn't too
discomfort in India until the recent
riot broke out, and On that day, he
was ready to get OUT. He de-
scribed the riot as being more
brutal than anything seen in com
bat.
The bride of four months said
that the people Of India Graves
American goods and that they
would buy them. even though the
price was higher, IN preference 70
British goods.
The couple today continues their
voyage, made five days late by
the storm which they described
as pretty rough. to Houston.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-17
Today And Tomorrow
By WALTER LIPPMANN

Netherlands, Denmark, Poland
and Czechoslovakia to be heard
and to be listened to. 1t is neces-
sary to the success of the settle
ment that they be treated as prin-
cipals in making it. They are in
the first line, and the proper role
of the Big Three is to promote,
improve, sponsor and guarantee a
European settlement which can be
agreed upon by Europeans.
The memorandum of the Meth
which a solution will have to be
sought. The problem which has
tc be solved is that .ol the one
hand, the economic recovery Of
lContinued on Page Z; Col. ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-17

As the conference on Germany
and Austria begins in London, it
appears that there is something
very near to agreement among the
European states which are the
neighbors Of Germany. This is
most encouraging. For without
their willing consent and active
participation a settlement made by
the three big non-European pows-s
would have to be imposed not only
on Germany but on Europe. An
imposed settlement could hardly
work well. Nor would it last very
long.
For this reason it is not only the
erlands states the German prob
lem and indicates the principle OF
Ct France, Belgium, the
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-17
FREAK WINDSTORM.
RAISES SIX HOMES.
"Spot Cyclone" Near Jack
son, tennessee Takes
Toll OF Four Lives
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

D1 1nL Ell INAI0o
A belt of cold weather. extend
ed from the Great Lakes region
west to the Pacific coast Thursday
and in California fruit growers
burned smudge pots to protect their
citrus crops from sub freezing
temperatures.
Near Jackson, Tenn, a freakish
windstorm described as a "spo1
cyclone" killed four Negroes and
RACED the homes of six families.
However, in the storm-lashed At
lantic ocean, moderating weather
aided rescue craft seeking to reach
two disabled ships.
A cold wave in the Midwest be-
gan ~moderating, the mercury
climbing from 10 degrees below
zero to four above at International
Falls, MINI. Heavy rains fell in
Tennessee, Alabama and Mississip-
pi, and parts of upstate New York
and Vermont recorded light snow
falls.
Although temperatures skidded
to the mid-twenties in parts OF
Southern California's citrus dss-
trict, with even lower readings
CONTINUED on Page 3: Col. a
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-17
Grand Jury Seeking
Ruling By Mcmillan
c;tv Attorney Requested To Obtain Opinion
As To Responsibility For Investi-
eating Applicants

The recommendation that the
wilmington City Attorney OBJ
WI, from the Attorney Gen
rai If North Carolina, Harry
McMullan, an opinion as to
.hetber the Civil Service COM
n,;ssion or the police depart
went is responsible for investl-
.ations into the qualifications
# applicants for appointment
IL the city police force was
made in a New Hanover
county grand jury report to
Judge ]. Paul Frizzeiie late
yesterday.
The grand jury report, also
covering inspections OF the
county home and the county
,.il deemed the present operation
- the two departments satisfac
law
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-17
ADVENTURE SERIAL
BEGINS TOMORROW
In MORNING STAR

Starting in The Star Satur-
day will be the new adventure
serial written by Tom Gill,
one of Americas top flight
authors.
In response to numerous de-
mands by the newspaper read
ers Of Southeastern North Car
DINA, The Star will bring it's
readers this thrilling new adj
venture serial.
Selected from the best of Tom
ellis novels, "No Place For
Women, according to all COM
petent critics, sets a new
standard in excitement and
suspense.
The story has everything
needed to make it a story you
will not want to miss. A dash
ing young business adventurer,
a tall bronze-haired beauty to
supply the love interest, plus
many other coIorful characters.
mo Place for Women" will
start tomorrow morning i'm The
Star.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-17

The grand jury report in full was
as follows:
We, the Grand Jury submit the
following report covering our &C.
tivities during the Regular Janu.
airy Term Of Criminal Court:
Witnesses Examined sc
True Bills 49
Not True Bills -
Reports of all Justices of Peace
have been received and warrents
checked.
County Home: The County Home
was inspected by representatives
OF the Grand Jury and was found
clean and in good repair. The food
for the evening meal was inspected
and was adequate. We feel that the
inmates are well cared for and
Continued on Page 3; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-17
BOARD DEFENDS
APPLICANT CHECK
Prepared Statement Issued
By Civil Service Group
After Meeting

The right and privilege of reject
,rg anv and all applicants for posi-
.,ans on the Wilmington police
sorcs rests with the chief of police,
w. local Civil Service Commission
..id in a prepared statement re-
,s,.ed following a lengthy closed
.sssjon in the city hall last night.
The meeting was called following
W. arrest of two city police Of
acers H. L. Gurley and Roy Girls
,stt on charges of breaking and
mtering. The two men had been
certified by the commission and
then placed on duty with the police
department..
N S. Haskell, chairman of the
board. presided at last nights ses-
zion which was attended by board
members, N. S. Westbrook, the
Rev. H. ]. Wilson, R. S. McClel-
land, and DR.. D. R. Murchison.
In the cases of both former Of
Acers. the commission explained
That the duty of the members OF
The board as required by law had
been complied with and that the
regular procedure in the approval
Of the officers had been followed.
The statement as released by the
commission is as follows:
THE provisions Of the Act under
which TIE t7vffservicg Commission
operates have been fully compiled
with.
1.-THE application form used by
the Commission has been in exist
snce for a great many years and
has in the past been considered
satisfactory, but which since the
last examination of applicants in
July, 1916, has been in process OF
revision, by the Commission. That
form contained data bearing on the
residence, education and habits of
the applicant as to the use of in
toxicants, and a statement as to
Continued on Page 3: Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-17
House Hands Cherry
His Second Defeat
The Weather

FOhECASk
South Carolina and North Carolina -
Cloudy with occasional rain Friday ano
Saturday; colder Friday and Friday night
much change in temperature Satur-
day.
Eastern Standard Time)
(By U. S. Weather Bureau)
Meteorological data for the "a hours
ending 1880 pm. yesterday.
Temperatures
1870 am. 81; 1870 am. "a; 1870 pm. 68;
go pm. 81.
Maximum 70; Minimum 60; Mean Sc;
Normal 46.
Humidity
80 am 100; 1880 am. 50; 1880 pm.
SO; 1880 pm. 81.
Precipitation
Total for "A hours ending 2 80 pm. -
0. 90 inches.
Total since the first of the month =
2:59 inches.
-s Tides For Today
from the Tide Tables published by U
S. Coast and Geodetic Survey.
High Low
Wilmington ---- 6:10 am. 1874 am
6:26 PIN. 1:19 pm
Masonboro Inlet . All am. 10 % am
Ala pm. 1871 p.m
Sunrise 7:17; Sunset 5:2S; Moonrise 3:2t
a.m.; Moonset 1:47 pm.
River stage at Fayetteville, N. c. at
am, Thursday. tho report) feet.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-17
Farley Set
Morning Star Washington Bureau

Morning Star Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON. Jan. 16.-Wil-
mlngton spokesman will present te
top veterans administration Off.
Gals Monday the city's offer of q
site for the thousand-bed Hospital
planned in eastern North Caroline
for treatment of neuropsychiatric
veterans.
Conferences with the veterans
administrator, General Omar Brad.
ley and the v. A. medical director.
Major General Paul Hawley have
been arranged for the Wilmington
men by Representatives J. Bayard
Clark of Fayetteville.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-17
And SO To Bed
Ending.

Happy Ending.
I's letters like the following
that bring us the most pleasant
dreams:
/ wish to thank you for your
assistance in securing a home
for the founding dog I called
you about last week. The
"And So To Bed" article Satur-
day was very effective and
brought good results. A nice
school boy came for the pup
before noon that day.
Again thanking you for yonf
cooperation, 4 am,
Very truly yours,
Signed:
Mr.. yefnoR G. SIates.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-17
FORECAST

w~i1mineton and vicinity--Cloudy with
.o.s;onal rain today, becoming colder
to,;pht: Saturday occasional rain with
,ot much change in temperature.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-14
SCIENTIST CHURCHES
STUDY GOLDEN TEXT
FROM HABAKKUK 1.12

"Are Sin, Death, and Disease
Real?" was the subject of the
Lesson-Sermon in all Christian
Science Churches and Societies on
Sunday, April 10.
Golden Text from Habakkuk /:
1918. cart thou not from ever
lasting, o Lord my God, mine
Holy One? We shall not die go.
Thou art Of purer eyes than to
behold evil, and canst not look
on iniquity."
Among the citations comprising
the Lesson-Sermon was the follow
ing from the Bible: "And Jesus
went about all the cities and vii
lagos, teaching in their synogogues,
and preaching the gospel of the
kingdom, and healing every sick
ness and every disease among the
people" Matt. $3.50. And from
Science and Health with Key to
the Scriptures" by Mary Baker
Eddy: There is no power apart
from God. . The humble Naza-
rene overthrow the supposition that
sin sickness, and death have pow
er. He proved them. powerless."
(page 228).
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-14
BRITISH POLICE
OFFICER WOUNDED
Lone Assailant Fires Fusi-
lade From Dark Alley:
Jewish Girl Escapes

JERUSALEM, April Is - up -
A British constable was wounded
tonight by a fusilade of shots
fired from a dark aneyway, as
tension mounted in the Holy Land
at the end of a two-week period
of quiet during Jewish, Christian
and Arab religious celebrations.
Police officials said the shots
were fired by a lone assailant at
a patrol in Zion square. The con-
stables wound was not believed to
be serious.
The shooting followed by a few
hours the escape Of a pretty young
JeWess who was serving a seven
year term for announcing over a
secret radio station of the Stern
group, a Jewish underground or
ganization.
Held In Prison
The woman, identified as Geulah
Cohen, 81, climbed out of a win
dow of the government hospital
1iG4S, W1IC1C SllC was DIOuS1lL lU
days ago for treatment of pneu-
monia. She was convicted last
year by a military court, and had
been confined in Bethlehem pri-
son.
Miss Cohen, arrested last June
Is as she started a broadcast from
a mobile transmitter, had escap.
ed twice before, but each time
had been recaptured.
The shooting and the escape
brought out large numbers of
police and troops, who combec
through the Jewish section of
Jerusalem and manned new road
blocks.
Meanwhile, Irgun Zvai Leumi
another Jewish underground or
ganization, declared in a Gland
estine broadcast tonight that i
would flight to bring about the
departure from our country o
the soldiers of this disintegratint
(British) regime"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-14
GRENADES FOUND

MADRID, April Is - P) - Pc
lice said today that a hand gre
made, two bombs, a package Of
explosives and important files"
belonging to various subversive
groups" had been found in a
search of the Lycee Franchise, a
French school supervised by the
French embassy. Three Spanish
teachers at the school were listed
as responsible for what had been
going on there.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-14
RESIDENTS,
NEGRO AND WHITE,
ARRESTED IN RAID

Seven Wilmington residents.
three white and the remainder
Negroes, were free under bond
yesterday following their arrest
late Saturday on charges of dis
orderly conduct, local police said
last night.
They were taken into custody
at 2OS McRae street following a
fracas when one man, F. F. Shut,
allegedly kicked another in the
face.
Arrested were two white women,
Berline burden and Mrs. F. F,
Shut; Shut; two Negro women.
Emma Mitchell and Bessie
Alexander; and two Negro men,
John Alexander and Jessie Nit.
chell, according to police reports.
The party was in the apartment
Of Berline Durdin, where a cele'
bration of some type was in pro.
gress at the time of the raid by
the police department, officers
said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-14
bus Line SEEKS
new FRANCHISE
Bus Company Would
Add New Service For
Wilmington

In a move to increase travel SER
vice from Wilmington to Jackson
Vile via Burgaw, the Pullen Bus
Line of Burgaw has filed applica-
cation for a franchise to operate
buses from the two points, with
the rights to pick up local pas
sengers at all ~in-between points.
c. T. Pullen, owner of the bus
line, said that if the franchise,
which has been filed with the
State Utilities Commission, IS
granted, schedules will be get to
meet the public demand.
The buses will mako connec-
tons with those going north from
Jacksonville, south from Whining
ton and west from Elizabethtown
to Charlotte, and will not interfere
with present operations of bus
companies now entering Burgaw,
Pullen said.
If the franchise is granted, he
continued, the buses will operate
direct from Union Terminals in
Jacksonville, Wilmington and Bur-
gaw with tickets being sold direct
from the ticket offices Of the
terminals.
A hearing for the franchise,
which is being asked for not only
by Pullen Bus Line, but also by
Carolina railways, will be held
sometime this month.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-14
BETWEEN THE RIVERS
Record Forest Fires Hit
Pender, Bladen Section

home has recently been remodel
ed and furnished.
Then the other houses in the
Colored section - At n home
all furniture was moved out to
the most open spot and the entire
family, including many children,
took their place of refuge, watch
ing the onrushing flames reach
almost to their home.
The large and well furnished
home of Robert Keith, Colored
man of this section; Willie Keith
and Paul Cars homes almost
caught fire and were saved only
by heroic effort. One old land
mark, known as the Mag Keith
House, and the smokehouse, were
destroyed.
The. Still Bluff section was
heavily hit, destroying two houses,
one known as The Pittman House,
close Bethlehem Baptist church.
Fire came to the doorsteps OF
the historic Bethlehem church,
but the brave and heroic people
kept the blaze from their beloved
house of worship.
The worst holdback was that
these fires started after dark. In
daytime tractors were busy pillow.
ling lanes to ward off the rush
ing flames.
The Trenches Creek Home Dem.
I~onstration club held it's April meet
ing Wednesday at the home of Mrs.
A. K. Rocks and a good meeting
was enjoyed. Mrs. Hester spoke
on Better Health Through Better
Food conservation. The hostess
served canned apples, cake and
hot coffee, assisted by Mrs. L. J.
Rocks. The cake, a delicious
pound cake topped with walnut
icing, was baked by Mrs. l.. J.
Rocks.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Rawls and
George w. Rawls spent Easter
Sunday at Maple Hill, the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Wooter.
Oscar Corbett made a business
trip to Wilmington Tuesday.
Miss Geraldine Hilburn, student
at Campbell College, spent the
Easter Holidays at her home here.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-14

The body will convert two-thirds
of the carotene in cooked kale to
vitamin A. -
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-14
YOUNG BOY MISSING
FROM HOME SINCE
SATURDAY, APRIL II

A 10 year old boy, William Doug
las, Knott was reported by police
last night to have been missing
since Saturday when he told his
mother that he was going fish
ing.
Mrs. e. S. Knott, 2714 East JEFF
ferson street, came to police head
quarters and said her son, Will
liam, left Saturday, after telling
her that he was going on a fish
ing trip with some friends, Of
ficers said.
She repeatedly told police that
she found later that he did not
20 on the trip as he had planned.
His mother said she had not heard
from him since he left Saturday,
police explained.
The youth was described as being
five feet, 10 inches tall.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-14


Some Five hours pexore Wade
corrington's frantic phone call to
cherry. Val stood in the vestibule
II the old converted brownstone
N Ohio Street that housed Kelvin
plake's studio. She was. looking
aycpDtionally we'll. The brisk wind
bod whipped clear color into her
cbeeks and her eyes held a sparkle
~ anticipation. She was wearing
. orav wool dress and a matching
rbort tuxedo, with turned back
..ovprs Of Persian lamb. One of the
now little hats with an absurdly
b;ab crown was perched On her
bIond head. But then. Val could
uear absurd hats with the definite
flajr possible only to a truly beau
tiful woman,
II was just as she was reaching
out to press Kevin's bell taat the
reaIization struck her thai she
bad forgotten to leave ne- we'd
dino and engagel lent rings al
home. She drew back her hand
quickly, a sinking sensation m the
nit Of her stomach. What an over
sight that would have been! Val
took off her gloves and removed
wade's star sapphire, the spark
1ing circlet OF diamonds, and
dr0pped them into her brown
suede bag. A slightly cynical little
smile curved her lovely mouth.
That had been a very narrow
thing.
A moment later Kelvin released
the doorIock in response to her
ring and Val began climbing the
two flights of stairs that led to
his top = floor studio. Even when
she wasn't posing for him, most
of their meetings took place here.
Val found the arrangement highly
satisfactory. Meeting in restau-
rants. or bars, no matter how out
OF tho way OF secluded, one could
never be sure of not running into
ar acquaintance. But at Kevin's
studio she risked no awkward en-
counter. Even if she met someone
in the hall, or On the stairs, she
could only be taken FOR one OF
the models who came and went
every day in this building full of
artists studios. And if Kelvin Won
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-14
T0M0RR0WfAw|LLB BE FAIR
~ oum pS BY hn~do lords On N
phbAShM gs~~ snAos SA(J E1NX7

oered at her willingness to be- j,
BIZ unconventional he had never
mentioned it. Nor had he, which
was perhaps even more surprising
ever tried to take advantage of it,
There was a core of uneouivoeal
honest and decency in Kelvin that
reminded Val of Rick Colby, as
strongly as did his physical attri.
butes. He wasn't naive or unwcrld.
~. He called a spade a spade and
lived a decidedly Bohemian ex.
lstence. And yet-how well Va
knew 1.-THE wouldn't have fitted
IN at all with Susan Pyle and that
gay, wholly unprincipled Grove
Val found SO amusing. Integrity
wa a rather stuffy word. And vel
Val knew that Kelvin Blake was
a man of integrity, just as Rick
mad been. Pretense and ~subterfuge
were not in him.
Sometimes she wondered. with ?
sense OF nightmare horror, VIVA
Will he think when he learns the
truth about me?
But she didn't let such thouohts
lntrude to disturb her very soul
Val had become increasingly adept
at pushing back the past and the
future, living each day as it came.
1or all it was worth. She's work
hlngs out when the time came,
Hadn't she always managed te
work things out before?
Kelvin was waiting for her or
the top landing, his fair hai1
tousled, his grin welcoming. He
wore the disreputable slacks ano
pullover, the shapeless moccasins,
III which he always worked. His
shirt collar was open, disclos.
ing his strongly muscled throat.
He said, Hello, beautiful anc
drew her inside the big untidy stu.
do. There were so many windows
the sunny April day seemed to be
brought right into the room itself
The place was c.ean enough, but
canvasses stacked everywhere, the
deep, denteo, masculine looking
chairs and touches gave it 3
knocked-about, slightly rakish at
mosphere.
Kelvin pulled the door shut be.
hind Val and took her into his
arms and kissed her. It was {
deep, long kiss that shook then
both. When it was over, Val moved
out of the circle of his arms tt
take off her hat and coat, chatter
ing amiably the while, trying tt
disguise even from herself the fac
that Kevin's touch, his kiss, hae
| such power over her.
She hadn't meant to fall in love
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-14
LUTHERANS TO MEET
IN RALEIGH APRIL 20

RALEIGH, April 13-The East
ern District of the Luther League
of North Carolina WIN hold it's
annual spring meeting April 20
at Holy Trinity Lutheran church
at 800 pm. in Raleigh. Approx
mately ITS Luther Leaguers are
expected to attend.
The theme will be The Power
of His Word" The speaker will
be Rev. Sam Sox, pastor of First
Lutheran Church, Greensboro.
The district officers are: presi-
dent, Dorothy Clodfelter of High
Point; vice president, Jacob Shep-
herd of Greensboro; and Ailene
Lippard of Lexington, secretary
and treasurer.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-14

Dial 1881 For Newspaper Service
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-14
Cosmetologists Plan
Meeting Here Tonight

The Wilmington Cosmetologist
association will hold their regular
monthly meeting tonight at the
Community Center, Second and
Orange street, in Lounge c, it was
announced last night.
Miss velma Drone, president of
the North CAROLINA H~airdressers
and Cosmetologist Association will
be the guest speaker. She is ex7
pected to outline plans for the
Forthcoming S a t convention,
which will be held in Wilmington
on Labor Day.
All local members are urged to
attend. Included on the agenda will
he the open discussion of future
Iplans for the local association in
this area.