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The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-10-18
Harvester breaks off
wage porIey with FE

Wage negotiations between the United Farm Equipment
Workers CO and the International Harvester Co. were
broken off this week but there strong possibilities of
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-10-18

Lewe, Frank M. Padden, Edwin
A. Robson, John M. Tuohy, and
Harold G.. Ward.
The machine ticket, as such,
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-10-18
Lawyers group approves
Jones, Dicl<erson. Corey

Members Of the Chicago Bar Association
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-26
CAROLINA BEACH
GETS ROAD CASH
Government e O m mission
Sells $4,000 Worth Of
Bonds To Local Firm

The city of Carolina Beach
secured funds to proceed with
their municipal improvement
program of street construction,
water and sewer improvements,
through the sale of $4,000 worth
of bonds by the government COM
mission at Raleigh, according to
an Associated Press dispatch
Tuesday.
Forty-four thousand dollars OF
water and street bonds with an
average maturity of 1873 years.
and $4,000 worth of one year
street improvement bonds were
purchased by Allen c. Ewing
and Company. The water and
sewer bonds bear interest at
the rate of 3.748 per cent, and
the street Improvement bonds
have an interest rate of 3.493 per
cent.
In addition to laying exten-
sive water mains and sewers,
the Carolina Beach Improvement
program embraces paving the
principal throughfares not al
ready paved at the Beach.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-26
Along The Cape Fear

NAVAL Observation-Disclosures
of the U. S. Naval Reserve corps
will meet every Thursday night
in their new armory on Burnette
avenue, according to 1t. Henry
Bost, commander of the local
unit. The members will wear
their uniforms to the meeting
and will draw a days pay for
the two hours of drill or other
exercises to be scheduled.
Veterans of World War II COM
prise the bulk of the reserve
here but some of the reservists
are not veterans. VS. members
Of the reserve do not draw COM
pensation for their participation
in the reserve meetings. In case
they are called to active duty in
a national emergency, members
of the reserve Immediately as
sumo duty status as though they
had already been in the Navy.
GREENFIELD LAKE - The
thousands who know Greenfield
Lake as a gem of nature when
the Azaleas bloom in the spring
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-26
JAYCEES TAKE in
Is new MEMBERS
Largest Class Ever In
Quoted Gets Welcome
From Hal Love

One of the largest classes ever
inducted, comprising 13 new
members, was welcomed into
membership in the Wilmington
Juniory Chamber of Commerce
at the dinner meeting in the
Friendly last night.
Ed Gilmore and Ed Goodwin,
vice presidents of the Jaycees,
inducted the new members. They
were welcomed into the club
by President Hal Love.
billy Broadfoot, chairman of
the Christmas Seal drive to Sc
cure funds for the New Hanover
county tuberculosis association,
reported that the Jaycee division
of the drive was doing as well
as could be expected con-
sidering the handicap of the late
start caused by the drawn out
Community Chest drive.
The Jaycees volunteered to
supply the male characters for
a Commute radio historical play
to be produced Thursday night
on Radio Station WGNI. Stanley
Rehder, chairman of the scrap
See JAYCEES on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-26
President Nuckton Almost
Dispenses With Guest
Speaker Gibson

With all features of a regular
program being dispensed with
by President John Nuckton of
the local Rotary club at the
Plantation club last night, Dis
trict Governor Leon M. Glib
son entertained the Rotarians
and Rotariannes with humorous
stories.
. Fun and froic was the key
note of the evening as the Ro-
tarians entertained their ladies
in substitute for regular
meeting of the club. The regular
annual formal ladies night pro-
gram will be held in February.
Following the fried chicken
dinner, President Nuckton arose
to announce that the club was
dispensing with the regular fea-
lures such as introduction of
guests, vocational talks by
members, etc. The president
then sat down but arose inn
mediately to apologize for for
getting Gibson, "who has been
sitting here beside me and
whom I've been talking with all
evening""
Most of the remainder of the
Rotarians program was taken
up with group singing of songs
and the playing of games by the
See FUN, FROLIC ON Page Five
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-26
One MAN KILLED.
ANOTHER INJURED
South Carolinian's Car
PIunges Into Rear Of
Wood-Laden Truck

One man was fatally injured
and another was expected to die
at any moment at James Walker
Memorial hospital at a late hour
last night after an acci-
dent which sad the car in
which they were riding plunge
into the rear Of a truck loaded
with cord wood.
Claude Turner, 36, Route 2,
Dillon, S. c., died at 1920 last
night at James Walker of inter-
nal bleeding, doctors reported.
He had sustained decorations OF
the face and head and crush
ed chest.
D. w. Mcqueen, AZ, Route 2,
Dillon, was in a critical condi-
ton and death was declared i'm
minent at midnight. He W a S
''literally scalped, according to
Highway Patrolman J. L. Flow
ers, who investigated the acci-
dent.
In addition to having his scalp
laid back so that cracks in the
TOP of his skull were visible,
Mcqueen had his face "mangl-
See ONE MAN on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-26
48 Crewmen Of Army Freighter
Believed Drowned In Pacific Sea;
Senate May Pass Aid Bill Today
Stricken Vessel
| Breaks In Half
CIarksdale Victory Hits
Rock Off Loney lsland;l
Three Survive

KETCHIKAN, Alaska, Nov. Is.
. U.D - The Army freighter
Clarksdale Victory broke in half
in 5O-foot waves off the rocky
coast of British Columbia today
and the Coast Guard said it was
feared that all but three of the
81 crewmen aboard had drowned.
1t. Cmdr. o. D. Weed, COM
officer of the Coast
Guard Air detachment at An
nette Island, flew over the dis
aster scene and reported by radio
to Seattle that "it appears" that
three men clinging to the fore
peak were the only crewmen who
didn't 60 down with the ship"
"I can't see how the rest OF
the crewmen could possibly
have survived" he told the Unit
ed Press in radio-phone inter-
view.
Weed was in a Grumman am-
phibian plane, one OF several
circling low over the stricken
ship that tore into underwater
rocks off the Southwest beach
of lonely Hippa Island 14O miles
South of here during fog and
mist last night.
Seas Crash Ship
Throughout the night and
early day, huge 50-foot combers
crashed into the Clarksdale Vic-
tory and kept one rescue vessel
standing by helpless, unable to
lower boats and risk the lives OF
other men in the treacherous,
rock-studded waters even after
the freighter broke in two.
Weeds plane and the surface
rescue vessel Denali sighted only
the bow section of the ship. What
happened to the after-section was
not known.
It might have been torn off
it's rocky roost and tossed inte
deep water, the Denali radioed.
The Clarksdaie Victory, com.
manded by Capt. Gerald R.
Laugesen, Oakland, Calf, went
on the reef about 10 p. m. PSF
See VESSEL on Page Five
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-26
New War Warning
Features Debate
Stop-Gap Measures Gather
Snowballing Support
In Chamber

WASHINGTON, Nov. Is. -
WD-Stop-gap aid to hard
pressed Western Europe gather
ed snowballing support in the
Senate today and leaders of both
parties hoped for an overwhelm-
ing approval of the $597, 100000
measure by tomorrow night.
The second day of debate on
emergency relief for France,
Italy and Austria brought grim
warnings from both Republican
and Democratic Senators that
the alternative might be Com
nunist domination of all Europe,
and possibly World War III.
In the House, where debate
on stop-gap aid is expected to
begin next week, Rep. Christian
E. Herter, R., Mass, introduced
a bill to set up an independent
government corpor alton, with
a bipartisan eight man board of
directors, to administer foreign
aid.
The new agency, to be known as
the Emergency Foreign Re-
construction Corpor alton" would
be chartered to function until
Jan. 1, 1854 and apparently is
primarily intended for the long
range Marshall plan rather than
emergency aid, which would be
handled by existing agencies un-
der the Senate Bill.
Taber Critical
No organized opposition to the
interim aid bill had appeared,
but a fast-growing body of Con-
gressmen sharply criticized the
administration for permitting
continued shipments of U. S.
machinery to Soviet-bloc coun-
tries. Chairman John Taber,
R., N. Y, of the House Ap-
preparations committee charged
in a speech prepared for floor
delivery that the State Depart
ment's "appeasement of Russia"
is reflected in some clause Of
the aid bill.
Sen. H. Alexander Smith, R.,
N. J., urged speedy passage of
the relief bill "to buy time until
we can set up a long-r ange plan
for Europe's economic rehabili-
tation."
''If emergency aid is not given
France, Italy and Austria, they
will be engulfed by Commun-
ism." he told the Senate. Greece
and Turkey will 60 Communist
and Great Britain will be isolat-
ed.
''The- only result I could see
from that situation would be
World Was III" !
Plea BY Connally
Sen. Tom Connally of Texas,
ranking Democrat on the Foreign
Relations committee, said the
United States cannot shun the
responsibilities that go with
tremendous power and prestige"
See WAR on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-26

are not all aware that in autumn
the palette of colors Of the turn
ing leaves lend enchantment to
the picturesque body of water.
The stately expresses are gar
landed with Spanish moss in a
regal attire that adds splendor
to one of North Carolina's best
known parks.
Water lilies contrive to bring
the freshness of bloom usually
associated with spring at a season
of the year when nature Gus
tomarily lies dormant. The five
mile shoreline of the lake is
criss-crossed with paths and dot
ted with tables and benches for
the convenience of fall pic
nickers. Trout, perch, blackfish,
and other denizens of the lake
invite the autumn angler to try
his skill on the quiet waters. Nc
motor boats are allowed to dis
turb the fish or the fishermen,
Canoeing and boating are pleas
ant diversions on the warm, sun
ny days of Eastern North Caro-
lina's fall and winter.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-26
FRITZ WILL GET
AN EARLY TRIAL
Caldwell County Board
Moves To Secure Special
Court For Case

LENOIR, Nov. Is -P- Cald-
well county officials moved to-
day to give an early trial to r..
L. Fritz, Jr., former Hudson
school principal, who was tor
mally charged yesterday with
obtaining money under false
pretenses.
BY a vote of 2 to /, the Board
of County Commissioners adopt
ed a resolution requesting Gov.
ernor Cherry to order a special
term of court for December -
to take up the Fritz case.
Chairman Walter T. Carpen.
ter and Mark Goforth favored
the resolution while Pink l..
Poovey opposed it. Poovey ex'
planned his stand by saying an
extra term would cost the coun"
ty additional money.
CARPENTER and Goforth said
an extra term would probably
be necessary because OF the
crowded docket of the current
term. They added, however,
that the special term could be
cancelled if it turned out that
the trial could be held at the
regular term.
Meantime at Raleigh, Cover.
nor Cherry authorized Attorney
General Harry Mcmillan to en-
gage two private prosecutors to
assist in conduct of the case.
Solicitor James c. Farthing was
reported to have suggested that
w. H. Strickland and B. F. Will.
liams, both of Caldwell county.
be named.
Fritz, president of the North
Carolina Education Association,
was indicted yesterday for al
legged padding of school pay
rolls. The amount involved, ST.
600, was repaid by Fritz, who
said he had probably made a
mistake.
Later, the State Board Of Ed
ucation revoked his teaching
certificate.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-26
DONALDSON NAMED
TO CABINET SPOT
President Appoints Ex-
Postman As Successor
To Robert Hannegan

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 -R
Postmaster General Rob
ert E. Hannegan resigned today
to head the St. Louis Cardinals
Baseball club and President
Truman named an ex-postman
to take his place in the cabinet.
The appointment went to 26-
year old Jesse M. Donaldson,
first assistant postmaster gen.
eral, who has had AZ years in
the postal service. It was a sur
prise appointment, even to Don
aldson, who was called to the
White House and told Of his ele-
walton only short time before
the Presidents public an
nouncement.
It marked the first time a
President. has reached into the
ranks of postal "career men" to
fill the boss-job in the depart
ment,
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-26
GRAND JURY GETS
MEYERS EVIDENCE
Portly General Faces Pos
sible Life Imprisonment
If Convicted
WASHINGTON, Nov. Is - W.D

WASHINGTON, Nov. rs - W.1
The government took its case
against Maj. Gen. Bennett E.
Meyers before a federal grand
jury today. It asked his indict-
ment on the first of a series OF
criminal charges that could put
the retired procurement officer
in prison for the rest of his life,
In addition, Meyers, whom
Gen Dwight D. Eisenhour strip
per of his decorations and pen
sions, faces court martial for
conduct unbecoming an officer
and a gentleman.
Federal justice was set in mo-
ton against the portly general
by U. S. Attorney George M.
Fay, who began parading prose-
cution witnesses before the
grand jurors at midday bare
ly 70 hours after the close OF
the sensational Senate invcstiga-
ton that started government
agents on Meyers trail.
The nature Of the indictment
sought was technically a secret
pending final action by the
grand jury. But the Justice De
partment made it plain that Il
count bill alleging perjury and
was asking inltially for a two
subornation of perjury.
Conviction on both counts
would make Meyers liable to a
maximum penalty of 10 years
in prison and fines Of $4,000.
Meyers also was accused Of
trying to persuade two of the
witnesses to lie to the subcom-
mittee to cover up his role in
the firms affairs. This is known
as subornation of perjury.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-26
TRUMAN TO FREE
MAYOR OF BOSTON
President Will Sign Com
mutation For James M.
Curly Today

WASHINGTON, Nov. rs. Up
- President Truman is expect
ed to sign a communication to-
morrow for Mayor James M.
Curley of Boston, who is serving
a six to IS months federal mail
fraud sentence.
High ranking Justice Depart
ment sources told reporter the
conmu tatios is designed to re-
lease the mayor and former
Democratic Congressman from
Massachusetts in time for him
to spend Thanksgiving with his
family.
MIR. Truman talked today with
Attorney General Clark about
the clemency for Curley who be-
gan serving his term last June
in the federal correctional insti-
tuition at Danbury, Conn.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-26
DARKNESS FOR HILTON
Benson ToSaue Christmas
Tree Lighting For Santa

The 3,000-odd multi-color-
ed electric lights on Whining
tons and the worlds largest
living Christmas tree in Hill
ton Park will be turned on
for the first time on Christ
mas Eve, City Manager James
r. Benson said last night,
adding that II have heard
no discussion to the con-
trary.
"Tve never heard of any
one having a Christmas tree
for the children before
Christmas Eve night" the
city manager said, in ex-
planning that the community
Christmas tree is mot a COM
mercial activity, it's a Santa
Claus idea The Christ
mas street lights are more Of
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-26
Russia Halts
Accord Pleas
u..tern Powers, Appeal
ror One Big Four Agree
mont Fails AT London

LONDON, Nov. Is -'A-An
Lo W., bv the Western powers
appsa' T.. least one quick Big Four
tOr a, rasnt l to "assure the peo-
'gssb e tbe world" failed tonigh ght
pie ,ove VI Soviet Foreign Minis
70 W W N. Molotov into consent
tsf " " immediate consideration
hS an n, Austrian treaty.
'f -se sll opening of the conference
i, IN roreign Ministers in ancient,
Of ,,te ~. lancaster House, as de-
ssua's 'sa;hed to correspondents by
ssiatina scis9au officers, indicated that
MoIotoy Sl,Ioy had changed his posi-
san Mv,G;t little, if any, from the meet
!.a av+' last April in Moscow.
M The ,s Foreign Ministers of the
,,,i+sd i States, Britain, France
md .,ll' Russia agreed on a six
aunt a,,a agenda, but split in the
psnal ps 8 TO l fashion over wheth-
~ "a Austria or Germany should
sst top consideration
Molotov did agree to take up
.so u, S.-proposed four-power
mroar N, disarmament treaty
,ssinst Germany - provided it
was coupled with discussion of
r What Molotov said was the
failure" Of the Western powers
N carry out present demilitsri-
1stion policies for the Reich.
This indicated Molotov would
again raise the repeatedly
denied Soviet charges made in
Moscow and in the Berlin Al
lied Control Council by Marshal
sokolovsky that the United
States and Britain were failing
10 disarm Germany.
The East and West came to
grips over which order should
b. given the items in the
seenda for discussion.
Agreement Near
Britain, France and the Unit
ed States said agreement was
near on an Austrian treaty and
added that if a quick final set
tlement could be reached it
would reassure an 'anxious
world"
U. S. Secretary of State Mar
shall said sit is very important
we agree on something quickly
10 assure the people of the
world"
The three Western ministers
repeatedly stressed that they
believed Germany the more inn
portant of the two problems, but
asserted it was imperative that
some agreements be reached in
view Of the many previous
deadlocks in addition to the long
delay on the Austrian treaty.
Molotov insisted that Ger.
many come first as the most
See RUSSIA on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-26
MOVIE MACNATES
TO fire WRITERS
Ten Men Cited For Con-
tempt Will Be Let Go,
No Commies Hired

NEW YORK, Nov. Is.
The high command of the ma
tlon's movie industry decided to-
DAY to drop from its payrolls
the 10 Hollywood figures cited
for contempt of Congress and at
the same time announced no
known Communists would be
hlred in the future.
lhe action was announced by
slle Johnston, president of the
motion Picture Association of
america, after a two-day closed
session attended by so of film
dom's top executives.
None of the 10 men, Johns
IONS statement said, would be
[enlred until ''he is acquitted or
AsS purged himself of contempt
ana declared under oath that ne
A not a Communist"
TVS. iieetIllg OF the executives
Sas attended by two prominent
,Wc'al counsel for the industry ;
t, lanes +. Byrnes, former secre-
My. S,s OF state, and Paul V. Nc
] sull, :. y former high commissioner
"the Philippines.
T.. johnston said the members OF
iosy ms association "deplore the act
~n "o OF the 10 men cited for
o.1'empt ro.p by the House of Rep
t5siS we do not desire to prejudge
;os. %eI legal rights, but their act
S,ls ,ba;. nave been a disservice to
ns; ntn employers and have i'm
pHaea nS,'sa fheF usefulness to tn {
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-26
Move Would Be Part OF
Voluntary Fuel Con-
servation Program

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25-U.P
- An administration spokesman
said today that motorists will be
asked shortly to curtail pleasure
driving as part of a voluntary
fuel conservation program. Al
the same time he petitioned Con
gress for authority to enforce ra'
tioning and price controls on oil
and coal if voluntary measures
fail to head off a threatened WIN
ter shortage.
The governments plan fol
coping with the fuel crisis was
revealed to the House Banking
committee by Undersecretary o1
Interior Oscar L. Chapman.
He said the department soon
will announced a voluntary oil
make it unnecessary to revive
rationing.
But he said the administra-
ton should be armed with man.
datory powers if the program
should fail.
He said the coal and oil situa-
tions are "explosive in the pres
ent inflationary atmosphere" and
that "a disturbance in either field
could create serious supply and
price problems"
Should Help
"The mere authorization of
stringent controls should help to
deter if not to avoid such dis
turbances." he adoed.
He testified that supply and
demand for coal is "just about in
balance" but that demand for oil
is running ahead of supplies.
He said the voluntary program
now being prepared would try
to fill the requirements of oil
consumers in the order of their
urgency, with pleasure motoring
at the bottom of the list.
The order of urgency" would
be as follows:
ARMED forces and govern
mental needs.
2-Public utilities.
3-Homes which can not use
other fuel.
4Essential agricultural pur-
poses.
Soil burning and gasoline
consuming industries, and trans
portation equipment.
6-Pleasure driving, which,
Chapman said, "is an essential
See MOTORISTS on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-26
Fair Weather Promised
For Thanksgiving Day

WASHINGTON, Nov. Is -
The Weather Bureau tonight
issued the following nationwide
forecast for Thanksgiving Day:
"Fair weather will prevail on
Thanksgiving Day in the
Southern two-thirds of the Unit
ed States except near the coast
of the Western Gulf states
where occasional rain is expect
ed.
"Mostly cloudy weather will
be rather general over the
Northern third of the country
with scattered snow flurries in
the mountains of New England
and scattered light snow or
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-26

snow flurries over the upper
Ohio Valley, the Great Lake
area, Minnesota, and the Dako-
tas.
"a few snow flurries will oc-
cur in the Northern Rocky
Mountains and rain is expected
in sections of Oregon and Wash
ington state.
cit will be mild in most Sec
tions of the far Western and
southwestern states, rather
cold in the North Central and
Northeastern states, and cool
in the South Central and South
Eastern states except warm
over Florida"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-26
Tel AvivianS Celebrate
Vote On Palestine Split

Strangers kissed and cried
and shouted.
David Ben Gurion, chairman
of the Jewish Agency in Pales-
tine, warned of difficulties to be
overcome before statehood may
be realized.
"After 80 generations it
seems we may have a Jewish
state again." he told a confer
ence of Palestine leaders. eve
still have no certainty that all
will be well. Our decision ac-
tually will be taken here during
the next eight or nine months
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-26
The Weather

smt. SUB FORECAST
ND conts nStssfolins-Clear to partly cloudy
hrsd dt"hued cool Wednesday and
tay nigSt Local frost again Wednes-
nd rS'''n nc. caEolins-clear to partly cloudy
hu,sSs, SnonUed cool Wednesday and
hg 10y 10y with freezing or near freez-
lay nibpteiature nigbt in interior Wedne.-
Ns... FORECAST
sat!nr T'Io data for the "a hours
'''' Pm. yesterday.
l;s TEMPERATURES
II; i'm 7M. o7' 7:3O am. Al; 80 pm.
'0l7fal s.. ''' Ainimum 45; Mean 81;
la HUMIDITY
n; Ia an s5: 7;3O am. "a; 1880 pm.
''0o pm. II. No' '-'
Total -, PRECIPITATION
ihchss 'f ehe "a hours ending 7:3o pm.
aeaesS' Since the first of the month 5.ss
Fro,. TIDES FOR TODAY
c ule Tide Tables published by
o'sSt and Geodetic Survey.
Eilminv,o, HIGH Low
'N ------ 8:O2 am. 2:38 am
'sonboro 8:17 pm. 3:16 pm
4o MET 5 :39 am.
apm,. ,o:95; Sunset 5:o4; Moonris,
sr. VIZ. wyE.o.onset 4;53 am.
A&hEks 81 Page Eve
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-26

a commercial activity" he
added.
The question as to when
the lights on the tree would
be turned on for the first
time was put to Benson last
night following published re-
ports yesterday that the
Chamber of Commerce,
Southeastern North Carolina
Beach association and local
civic groups were planning
to ask city officials to light
the tree early in December.
Officials of these organi-
cations pointed out that the
tree would be an excellent
drawing card for thousands
of visitors who would come to
E.a pENSON I'm paue Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-26

JERUSALEM, Nov. Is Ill.,
People, old and young, danced
in the streets Of Tel Aviv,
worlds largest all Jewish city,
tonight when radios announced
the U. N. committee vote on the
proposed partition Of Palestine.
Spontaneous demonstrations
started all over the city, with
everyone, it seemed. joining in
the Horra tnatlonal dance) and
with bands of young people
leading in singing the Hatkva
(national song).