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Evening star., 1947-02-15
Vandenberg Address
Reflects Impatience
With Soviet Actions
Senator Declares Rebuffs
Are Not Calculated to
Promote Good Will
BY theAssoeioted Press

A blunt assertion by Chairman
Vandenberg of the Senate For
eign Relations Committee that
it would be a dangerous mis-
conception" for Russia to under
estimate this country's rank
among world powers gave a clear
sign today of mounting congress
sional impatience with Soviet
diplomacy.
Senator Vandenberg declared in
unvarnished language that Russia
does not seem to share "our anxiety
to establish mutual fair play and
good will"
He said the Soviet Union G)
completely ignored" four American
requests in the past year to discuss
settlement of lend-lease accounts
and ca paid no attention to State
Department note suggesting nego-
tiations for final disposition of 1875
lend-leased American merchant
ships.
Speaks at Dinnei.
Terming these "just a couple Of
symbolic incidents" in American
Russian relations, Senator vanden-
berg last night told guests at din
ner for the Michigan congressional
delegation:
ST respectfully suggest that such
experience are not calculated to
fertilize mutual good will and under
standing"
He said it would be neither un-
friendly nor undignified for this
country VI Insist on somewhat
prompter official mail from Moscow. "
After ALL" Senator Vandenberg
went on, washington is not an in
consequential way station on an un-
important RID. If we allow others
to think it is, they may get the
habit; and that could be a danger
Gus misconception for them as well
as us"
There was no indication whether
the Michigan Senator's address had
been made known beforehand to the
State Department..
However, Senator Vandenberg and
Senator Connally of Texas, the
ranking Democrat on the Foreign
Relations Committee, symbolic the
administrations bipartisan foreign
policy as congressional counselors to
the Secretary of State.
Marshall Reports Political Crisis.
They performed this function for
former Secretary Byrnes and have
been asked by his successor, Secre-
tary Marshall, to continue the role
with him.
Pleading the pressure of Senate
business, Senators Vandenberg and
IConnally refused an invitation by
Gen. Marshall to attend the opening
session of the Moscow Big -Four
Foreign Ministers Conference
March 10. But they have agreed to
join the Secretary later if he needs
their help in drafting the German
and Austrian peace treaties.
Senator Vandenbergs address came
only few hours after Gen. Mar
shall, during a closed-door policy
review before the Foreign Relations
(See VANDENBERG, Page A-5D
Evening star., 1947-02-15
Paris Conferees Seek
Way 10 Restore Peace
After 4-Hour Strike
Premier Rumudier Tells
Assembly Pay Demands
Threaten Sovereignty
BY the Associated Press

PARIS, Feb. 15.-Militant la
Dor and determined govern
ment confronted one another
across this newsless city today in
a conflict high lighted by yes
terday's temporary token strike
of government employees which
paralyzed Paris for four hours.
Premier Paul Ramadier, who told
the National Assembly yesterday
that national sovereignty itself was
at stake in workers demands for a
vital minimum" wage of $500
francs month (about $62), planned
further conferences today in an ef-
fort to restore peace to the labor
front. The strikers also were pro-
testing q government proposal to
freeze wages in its drive to cut
prices.
News Blacked Out.
Meanwhile, the strike of press
room and mechanical workers and
news agency employees kept the city
blacked out from adequate news of
developments. Even the national
radios telephone news digest serv-
ice restricted itself to brief descrip-
tions of the strike, refusing to carry
other news.
Mr.. Ramadier, calling on the ma
ton to show elf-discipline, said
French finances would not permit
filling the workers demands. The
government has offered to increase
salaries in lowest income brackets
but unions of government employees
yesterday demanded corresponding
raises up the line of all salaries.
Pressmen and compositors, who
already receive more than the vital
minimum" are demanding a fiat
Is per cent increase.
Firemen Stay on Job.
All branches of the civil service,
including police, bus drivers, sub
way workers, telephone and tele-
graph operators, postmen and other
ministry employes-nearly 2,00O, O,0OO
persons-participated in yesterday s
demonstration. Bus drivers and sub
way workers left their posts only for
one hour from 4:30 pm. to $50 pm.
All others, however, stayed out
four hours, from pm. to 8 pm,
snarling the capitals communica-
tions and public services.
Firemen did not abandon their
posts. Under French law, they are
part of the army, not civil service.
Evening star., 1947-02-15
Newspaper Circulation
Hit so Million in '46
BY the Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 15.-Cir.
culation of daily newspapers in this
country reached a record 50,751 600
last year-a gain of nearly 1000, 600
over the previous year. the 1947 edi-
ton of N. w. Aver & Sons directory
of newspapers and periodicals dis
closed today.
The directory, which said 1t was
the fifth consecutive year that daily
newspaper circulation gained, re-
ported the number Of American
dailies now at 1872 with weekly pa
pers t6taling almost 10000. Periods
Gals number more than 6,400, an in.
crease Of 400 over last year.
Evening star., 1947-02-15
LANCER Finds 5 Units
Handling Surplus,
Adding 10 Costs
Senator Urges All
Materials Be Handled
Under WAA Director
By Joseph Young

Information that five Govern
ment agencies are engaged in
the disposition of surplus prop
erty was severely criticized to-
day by members of the Senate
Civil Service Committee.
Chairman LANCER declared that
1--WE can get rid of a lot of en-
ployes and save a considerable
amount of money if the War Assets
Administration does the entire job.
The committee had been informed
by Paul C. williams. director of the
WAA Rural and Urban Division
that other agencies connected with
the surplus disposal program are
Agriculture and Interior Depart.
ments, Federal Works Agency ant
National Housing Agency.
Senator Chavez, Democrat, of New
Mexico expressed the view that
"too many people are doing the
same job"
You are perfectly right" replied
Senator LANCER. 1--WE ought to dc
something about it."
Legislation Planned.
At the close of today's session
Senator LANCER told neWspapermen
that he was considering introducing
legislation to give THE WAA sole
Jurisdiction in surplus matters.
They have the personnel to do
the job and most of the people in
the other agencies engaged in that
kind of work can be dismissed the
chairman asserted.
C. Gerard Davidson, Assistant Sec
retary of Interior, told the committee
that the department was trans
ferring part of his surplus property
functions back to WAA on February
%. I'VE would like to get rid of the
rest of our obligations, but the WAA
doesn't want to take it from us, p"
the official declared.
Would End Indian Bureau.
Senator LANCER reasserted his in
tention of abolishing the functions
of the Indian Bureau in the In
terror Department and saving the
Government about $4,000, 900 year.
He said the committee would meet
some time next week to prepare
legislation in this regard.
Post Office Department officials
are scheduled to appear before the
committee Tuesday with specific
proposals on raising postal rates to
wipe out the present postal deficit.
Meanwhile Senator Baldwin, Re-
publican, of Connecticut. chairman
of the special subcommittee inves-
tigating the operation of Federal
cafeterias here, said his group
would resume its hearings Monday.
Evening star., 1947-02-15
BY the Associated Press

GRANDVIEW, Mo-, Feb. 15.-Mrs
Martha E. Truman, "a. mother OF
the President, lay quietly in bed
today. uncomplaining and cheerful
in spite of fractured right hip.
It was nothing new for her. Three
times. in the last seven years she
has suffered hip fractures as a re-
suit of falls at home. The last fall
came Thursday night as she was
preparing to retire.
Today, she was calm and resting
comfortably as Miss Mary Jane Tru-
man, the Presidents sister, minis
tered to her.
The injured hip has not been set,
and DR.. Joseph w. Greene, the Tru-
man family physician at 1ndepen-
dence, said no attempt to set 1t
would be made "for a few days" He
said Mrs. Truman did not appear
to be suffering from shock.
Evening star., 1947-02-15
TaImadge Wins
lin Third Testof
|Governorship
Judge Coils Election
By Assembly Relic Of
Horse and Buggy Era
by the Associated Press

McDONOUGH, Ga, Feb. Is
Herman Talmadge won a second
court decision today, holding
him to be Georgia's legal Gov
ernor, but the Judge who sus-
tanned him criticized his election
by the Legislature as a relic of
the "stage-coach era"
Superior Judge Bond Almand, con-
curing in a decision earlier this
week by Judge Walter Hendrix,
ruled Mr.. Talmadge was properly
elected by the Georgia Legislatu ture
January Is. The ruling gives Mr.
Talmadge two favorable Superior
Evening star., 1947-02-15
Georgian Freed Here
As Dispute Prevents
Gettinq Auto Toqs

The dispute as to who is the
governor of Georgia resulted in
a man being freed of a charge
in Traffic Court here today.
William o. Whatley, So, of
Augusta, Ga, who was arrested
Friday because his automobile
had no plates, told Judge
George D. Nelson is was be-
cause funds for issuance of
new Georgia tags were tied up
pending determination of who
is Governor.
IT wouldn't want to make
you an innocent victim of the
dispute" Judge Nelson said.
He dismissed the charge and
ordered return of SIS collateral.
Mr.. Wnatley was visiting g
friends here.
Evening star., 1947-02-15

Court decisions to one for 1t. Gov
M. E. Thompson.
Today's decision was on petition
by the Fulton National Bank of At
lanta, which sought to determine
the legal claimant to $95,682 in the
executive fund. The bank immedi-
ately filed a DILL of exceptions and
appealed to the Supreme Court.
The bank said it would have nc
recourse if it paid out funds under
the lower court ruling and the Su-
preme Court later reversed Judge
Almand.
Judge Hendrix had ruled last
Wednesday that Mr.. Talmadge was
the legal claimant to the Office, ano
dismissed a suit by Mr.. Thompson
who sought to GUST Mr.. Talmadge.
Hendrix Decision Appealed.
The Hendrix decision was appealed
today to the Georgia Supreme Court
by Attorney General Eugene Cook
who represents Mr.. Thompson.
The appeal was filed with the
clerk of the Henry County superior
Court, who said itNwould reach the
high court by Monday.
Mr.. Talmadge's chief counsel
B. D. Murphy, said he hoped tc
argue the appeal at the earliest pos
sible moment, and indicated both
sides would ask the court to advance
the hearing date.
Mr.. Talmadge hailed Judge Al
mand's decision as "just one more
example of our legal contention"
Talmadge Sure of Victory.
Judges Hendrix and Almand are
two of Georgia's S most able judges,
Mr.. Talmadge said. Il feel sure that
their position will be sustained by
any other court which rules on the
issue"
Mr.. Thompson had asked a de-
claratory judgment against Mr.. Tai
madge, and court order prohibit
ing Mr.. Talmadge from exercisirg 6
authority Of Governor.
The Thompson appeal thus will
join another case pending review b!
the Supreme Court, in which Su.
perior Judge Claude Porter of Rome
ruled directly opposite to Judge
Hendrix.
Judge Porter ordered the Stat.
Board of Pardons and Paroles tt
give budgetary information to Mr.
Thompson, as legal Acting Gov
ernor."
He ruled the Legislature had ex.
ceeded its constitutional authority
when it elected Mr.. Talmadge.
Today's decision left two cases in.
volving the governorship still pend.
ing in Superior Courts. Superior
Judge George Lily will hear al
1See GEORGIA. Page A-5l
Evening star., 1947-02-15
New York Woman, u,
Gives Birth to Quuds
Rl the Assoricted Press

NEW YORK, Feb. 15.-Quadrup.
lets-three boys and girl-were
born prematurely today to Mrs
Judith Mazzei, %, at the Park West
Hospital.
DR.. Stella S. Epstein, who delivered
the babies. said they were born
within a 1O-minute period and that
they were all still alive. Their
father Raymond is a salesman fol
a biscuit company.
The babies were placed in incu-
bators Immediately after birth with
out being weighed. Hospital records
showed that Mrs. Mazzei had ex-
pected the children in May.
Evening star., 1947-02-15
Pope Receives Hoover
In 35-Minute Audience
BY the Associated Press

ROME, Feb. 15.-Herbert Hoover
in Europe to study food conditions
for President Truman, had 35-
minute audience today with Pope
Plus XII.
The former President was accom-
panied by Hugh Gibson, retired dip
lomat and an old friend. Mr.. Hoover
will confer with President Enrico de
Nicola, Premier Alcide de Casper
and Foreign Minister Count Carlo
Sforza before flying to Berlin to-
morrow,
Evening star., 1947-02-15
Bullet IN
Check D. c. Offices

Chairman Horan of the Dis
trict Subcommittee of the
House Appropriations Com
mittee announced today that
his committee plans to check
any reports of inefficiency or
fiscal irregularities in any Of
flee of the District government.
He said this in commenting on
the current investigation into
the office of the District re-
corder of deeds.
(Early Story on Page A-12o
Evening star., 1947-02-15
Ali, First Ambassador
From India, Due Mondo)
By the Associated Press

M. Asaf Ali, India's first Ambas-
sador to the United States, Is ex-
pected to arrive here Monday. the
Indian Embassy said yesterday.
The envoy is flying from London
to New York and will come here
by train.
Evening star., 1947-02-15
BULLETIN

GRANDVIEW, Mo. R.-
President Truman arrived here
by plane today to go to the
bedside of his mother, Mrs.
Martha E. Truman, who frac-
tured a hip in a fall at her
home Thursday night.
Evening star., 1947-02-15
John H. Gambler Dies

ATLANTA, Feb. IS, P).-John H.
Gambler, Al, son of Asa G. Gambler,
jr., and grandson of the founder OF
the Coca Cola Co., died of a heart
ailment at his home today
Evening star., 1947-02-15
Snow Blankets Tokyo

TOKYO, Feb. is (P).-A total of
6.64 inches of snow blanketed Tokyo
today. 1t was the first substantial
snowfall in Tokyo this winter.
Evening star., 1947-02-15

(See LABOR, Page AS.
Evening star., 1947-02-15

(See GEORGIA, Page A-5)
Evening star., 1947-02-15

Mostly cloudy this afternoon, high in Sos.
Considerable cloudiness tonight. low near "a.
Tomorrow sunny, colder.
temperatures today-High, 46, at 12:54 pm:
low, SO, at 7:45 am. Yesterday-High, IS,
at $40 pm. low, %, at am.
Full Report Page A-2
Evening star., 1947-02-15

(See MINERS, Page A-5)
The frontiersman., 1947-01-22
Page Thr e
FRIENDS; SURPRISE MISS ELLSWORTH ON BIRTHDAY

A sur prise birth day par ty. at, the home of Miss Beatr ice Han cock las Satur day ight honored Miss Hazel Ell sWor tn.
 Cue s ts, spent the evening playing games and en toying the mu- sic of Edwin Bahrs and Mervin Brun.
 The fr tends of Miss Ell lsWorth who helped her celebrate her Dir thday includ- ed:
 = Peggy Daigan, Earl Herr Ellen Nilsson, Flor ence and Mervin Brun, IdWin Bahr s, and the ho stess, Miss s HanC
The frontiersman., 1947-01-22
The Fron ti CT sman

OlAR|NDAI9 WFA!ID SUPPLIES WfRf B.
 All of the, mail and t14, ,OOO worth of uninsured. eight,:: as well as all of the per s oral Belongings Of the :. ship's per son. mel was des troyed when the Clar inda, Aleutian ma il ship, exploded and burned rec er tly. The est imat te of loss was reported by Capt. Jess e~Pe tr ich, who returned to An chorage with his se- ven crew rlembers las t week.
 Captain Petr ich said the fire which des troyed the mail ship vas caused by the explosion of the ship's hot-water oil burning. furnace in the engine room.
 Al though the ves- s7l was set ablaze almost instantly, none of the crew was seriously hu' t. One man, a cook, suffer ed light burns about the head .and hands.
 Grn7 st Vinberg of this city was unin ju- red in the acc ident.
 Captain Petr ich C ~
The frontiersman., 1947-01-22

FREIGHT TOTAL 'E65s; oly NffOfO said he plans to go Outside and attempt to purchase another ship at once, in or der to con inue mail service to the we t. ward. The Clar inda : burned on her ma iden voyage. The trip was the first of a sched- |, uled monthly service that las was in eff feet in l942.
 The supplies" the Clarinda carried were !. badly' needed by the set dement's to the west. Atha, in par ticufar is ~repor ted to bS in S er'ious want
 All anchorage news- paper account of. con- ions thare r epprt-a a ed that there, is noh '? a child in th4 Eill- age who .:owns Ia pair : of stockings. Women have only two dresses at most. The men are ! somewhat better off for they have been l outfi ted with army 1 clo thing.
 The nat ives of At i ka were among those 1 transpor ted from the Chain to the ma inland C REPAIR SAop
 CABINET WORK 1 ' 7 CC,\I N,O
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-01

The first American newsn,,.
was Benjamin Harris Public y.
currences Both Foreign ana ~
mestlck, which hit the street s 's
Is. 1890. YEP
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-01
Sudbury H0N0RED
WITH DIRECTORATE
Continued from Page One)

trustees took place in the admin
istration building, with Willis
Smith of Raleigh, chairman Of the
board, presiding. Twenty four
members we're present. eight
members were absent. The four
vacancies existing or the board
were filled by appointments today.
Vacancies brought about through
recent deaths of board members
included positions held by the late
Col. j. F. Bruton of Wilson; ]. B.
Craven of Charlotte: C. K. Proc
tor of Oxford; and Charles F.
Lambeth of Thomasville. These
were filled, respectively, by DR.. ].
B. Sudbury Of Wilmington; W. A.
Cooke of Charlotte, VIM. J. Hobbs
Of New York city; and j. Welch
Harriss of High Point.
Trustees whose terms will ex-
pire in December. 1947, who were
reelected to the board today, in
clude D. S. Elias Of Asheville; P.
H. Hanes of Winston-Salem J. L.
Horne, Jr., Rocky Mount; B. z.
Jordan. Saxapahaw: S. B. Turren-
tine, Greensboro; E. W. Webb.
New York: S. S. Alderman Wash
ington, D. c.; w. N. Reynolds
Winston-Sa1em; J.. H. Separk.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-01
A. E, SR.

Funeral services for A. E. Cum
Der, ST., 48, who died Friday
morning at James Walker Me.
mortal hospital, will be conducted
at the Ward funeral home chapel
Monday at 4 pm, with the Rev.
John Mcleod officiating.
Mr. Cumber was in the plumb
ing and heating business in Will
mington for 80 years, and was a
member of Orient Lodge, A. F.
and A. M, and the Junior Order
Of Red Men.
Orient Lodge No. 1876 A. F. &
A. NJ, will conduct graveside serv.
ices. Honorary pallbearers will be
Luther T. Rogers, John A. Steven,
w. R. Pape, w. A. Simon, DR.. E.
c. Anderson, Theodore Schrader,
R. M. Kermon, C. Valentine, Pa.
trick Dodd and DR.. Harlee Bel
Amy.
Surviving are his widow three
sons, A. =. Cumber, Jr., Buddy B.
Cumber and Kenneth Cumber; one
daughter, Mrs. R. M. Grissom, and
one brother, L. c. Cumebr, all of
Wilmington.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-01
|. R. BLACKM0N
RITES MONDAY
Deacon OF Sixth Street Ad-
vent Christian Church
81 Years

=. Funeral services for Lonnie R.
Blackmon, SO, 1920 South Fifth
street who died while enroute to
" James Walker Memorial hospital
Friday, will be conducted from
the Sixth Street Advent Christian
church tomorrow morning at II
> o'clock with the Rev. George
Saunders officiating. Intermen.
will follow at the Barbour's Chapel
Advent Christian church cemetery
at -Four Oaks.
Active pallbears are: R. S.
Thorp, R. E. Owens, R. c. Grant.
George Crandall, J. R. Mills, and
Mike Jacobs, Jr.
Honorary pallbearers are: N. R.
Jones, j. W. Mills. N. E. Stokley.
Grady Garrett, Mike Jacobs, ST..
Archie Harrison, ST., Archie Hardi-
son, Jr., Wright Casteen, j. Bernice
Casteen, Bill Dillon, J. W. Rod
erick, R. o. Piner, Marion Will
liams, Jackie Bohannon, W. D.
. Bell, T. H. Spencer, Robert Sat-
terwhite, Henry Jones, Otto
Hewett, T. S. Jacobs, J. w. Gran
dali, Clarence Jenkins, V. K. Foy,
John Hall, John Gore, William
Stokley, S. W. Garrett, Edward
Rich, Marion Mills, Leon Smith,
Johnnie King, A. J. Sterling, K. l..
Blizzard, Sutton Mobley, David
Hufham, Buck Oleephan, Clarence
Stokley, Bennie swartz, L. M.
Todd, I. j. Sutton, and E. L..
Strickland.
Mr.. Blackmon is survived by
his wife, one son, James Black
mon, both of Wilmington; two
brothers. l.. L. Blackmon, and c..
D. Blackmon, three sisters, Mrs.
Dora Hockday, Mrs. John Stanley.
all of -Four Oaks, Mrs. Calvin
Barber, of Georgia.; and several
neices and nephews.
Blackmon has been a faithful
member and deacon of the Sixth
Street Advent Christian church for
the past 81 years.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-01
RED CROSS PLANS

WASHINGTON, May 3l.--tq
The American Red Cross AMMONIA.
ed today that changes in lis
ganization to give greater yoi..
to local chapters, are 10 be i,,.
tuted at the l947 national conv.,
ton in Cleveland June 9-l2
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-01
FL. WhiteE Elected Mayor
OF City In Secret Vote

cooperation to each member and
ask the same of you"
Following his speech, the coun-
Gilman expressed their pledges of
cooperation Gin building Whining
TOM
When nominations were called
by White for mayor protein, Bur-
nett nominated Yopp for the posi-
ton. After Wade was nominated
by Lane for the office. Yopp asked
to withdraw his nomination.
Previously pointing out that
council might consider the posi-
bility that someone already on the
payroll Of the city might be NOM
mated for mayor rather than
a councilman, Wade seconded
Yopp's nomination Of Burnett for
the office.
In nominating Mrs. Switzerland
for reelection as city clerk, Wade
said that sit is both a privilege
and pleasure to nominate this
lovely lady at the end Of the
table"
Applause from the audience fol-
lowed the reelection Of Benson.
Burnett made the motion that the
council retain its present city man.
ager.
Campbell was nominated for re-
election by Yopp.
Next on the agenda was the
adoption Of a revenue ordinance
for the current fiscal year. The
ordinance containing a budget was
tentatively adopted under the con-
dition that it may be revised if
changes were presented later.
The ordinance also included a
change concerning a $3.50 license
for athletic contests. Campbell
said the change did not effect the
present 500 charge on wrestling
and boxing contests.
: Licenses for transasnt novelty
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-01
CONTINUED from Page One)

Yopp had not been elected and
asked for other nominations. Then
came the silence.
One member of the audience
was heard to say:
"When are you going to ask for
nominations from the floor"
Ripples of laughter went through
the chamber as Wade passed over
a cushion from his chair to Bur.
nett "to make it easier for him"
In the minutes of hesitation
while both audience and council
men were fidgeting, Mrs. South,
erland took off her coat and Yopp
remarked, picking up the bible
used for oaths of office:
1.-THE book says all things come
to him who waits"
Finally Campbell broke the spell
in announcing Roberts must have
foreseen moments like this be.
cause he gives two other methods
Of election. They r polling of in
dividual members and the secret
ballot"
Wade then suggested that "be-
cause of this dilemma we a re-
sort to another of the three meth
DDS and I move for a secret bal
lot with each councilman casting
a vote for the one he desires FOR
mayor"
The motion was passed after Bur
nett seconded.
IA true balance between serv-
ice and economy for the next two
years" was pledged by White in
his acceptance speech.
The new mayor added!
81 hope to follow the tradition
set by Ronald Lane and others
before him in having the dignity
for the office Of mayor Of Viii
| minpton- I nled9e nv support and