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Evening star., 1947-09-18
Embassy Fete Gpen
For Statisticians

The Indian Charge d'Affaires anC
Mrs. Sen gave late afternoon re.
ception yesterday in honor of the
Indian delegation to the statistical
conference. Mr.. and Mrs. Sen stooc
in the small reception room at the
right of the entrance of the Embassy
to receive their 200 or more guests
The French windows in the long
drawing room were opened so the
callers could enjoy the terrace and
the lawn where the setting sun cast
long shadows through the trees.
Tables were laid in the dining
room where delicious refreshment
was provided. t" Il
Evening star., 1947-09-18
Diplomat to Be Host

The Military Attache of the Hon.
duran Embassy Maj. Juan Da Costa
mas issued invitations for a reception
tomorrow from until 8 o'clock in
the Chinese Room of the Mayfower.
Inc party will honor the Military
Attache of the United States En-
oaSsy IN Honduras and Mrs. Harold
S. Isaacson.
Evening star., 1947-09-18
Bergman-Neely
Church Wedding Q

The Western Presbyterian Church
was the scene of the wedding Sat-
urday of Miss Betty Joe Nicely
and Mr. William Hunter Bergman
The Rev. C. Stewart Mckenzie Off
ciated at 8 o'clock and the recep-
ton was held in the home of the
bridegroom's parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Harry Bergman. The brides par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Talley N. Neely
Evening star., 1947-09-18
Engaged to We'd

Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Giddings OF
Silver Spring announce the engage
ment of their daughter. Miss Helen
Joanna Giddings, to Ensign Allen
P. Kaufman, U. S. N, son of Mr.
and Mrs. R. G. Kaufman of St
Louis. No date has been set for
the wedding.
Miss Giddings attended the Uni
versity of Maryland and her fance
was graduated from Notre Dame
He now is attached to the U. s. S
Wisconsin.
Evening star., 1947-09-18
announcement

Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Glockler an
nounce the engagement of their
daughter. Miss Annabel Glockler, to
Mr.. Stanley Kenneth Peterson, jr.,
son of Mr.. Peterson and the late
Mrs. Marion L. Peterson.
Miss Glockler will return this fall
to Western Maryland College at
Westminster to complete her SEMI
or year.
Mr.. Peterson will complete his
senior year at Rensselaer, Polytechnic
Institute at Troy.
No date is set for the wedding.
Evening star., 1947-09-18
Engagement Told

The engagement of their daughter,
Miss Elizabeth Eastment Schultz, to
Mr.. Eugene Harding Guthrie, son
of DR.. and Mrs. Marshall Crapon
Guthrie of Chevy Chase, is an
nounced by Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Richard Schultz of this city.
No date has been set for the
wedding.
Evening star., 1947-09-18
S0r0rItvDance

Kappa Gamma, business girls
sorority, will celebrate the opening
of its new club house at 1920 Six
teenth street NV. with dance
from 9 pm. to midnight Saturday.
An orchestra will furnish the music
for dancing.
Evening star., 1947-09-18
To " ed in January

Mr.. and Mrs. William Churchner
of Arlington announce the engage
ment of their daughter, Miss Mary
Elizabeth Churchner, to Mr.. H. Neil
Hylton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Hylton of Allegheny. Va. The we'd
ding will take place in January.
Evening star., 1947-09-18

ington Missionary College and en-
ployed by the Home Study Institute.
Mr. Evans, who served in the Navy.
now is studying pharmacy at the
Detroit Institute of Technology.
No date has been set for the
wedding.
Evening star., 1947-09-18

Club. Proceeds will be used for the
clubs scholarship fund which an
nually assists several Smith students
from Washington.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-25
POLIO CAMPAIGN
DONATIONS MOUNT.
RHODES REPORTS

A check was made yesterday or
all the wishing wells placed over
New Hanover county to aid solici.
tation in the March of Dimes
drive, and contributions from the
wells were reported as fairly
good" by W. X. Rhodes, Jr., coun-
ty chairman. Rhodes also stated
that not one of the wells had been
tempered with this year, whereas
seven were stolen last year. The
wells will be back in all the stores
today.
The Negro committeeman, in
charge Of solicitations among the
negro populace of the county, have
plans underway to stage their W
March of Dimes Ball on the night
OF January 30, in The Barn. Rhodes
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-25
STAIN ACCEPTS
BEVIN'S LETTER
ON TREATY ISSUE

LONDON. Jan. 24-P)-Prime
Minister Stain has told Britain
that the 20-year treaty between
Britain and Russia must be
strengthened if it is to be extended
for a 50-year term, the foreign
office said tonight.
In another series Of statements
concerning the 2o-year alliance
signed in 1912, Stain told Foreign
Secretary Ernest Bevin:
Your message and the state
ment Of the British government
completely explain the affair and
do not leave any room for mis-
understanding"
Stain said he and Bevin share
the same viewpoint" toward the
pact.
The Moscow newspaper Pravda
declared Jan. Is that Bevin, in q
December speech. had repudiated
the alliance. The foreign office an
nounced Sunday it had sent Stain
d denial Of such Reputation.
Bevin. who last year said he
was willing to extend the treaty
o 1892; now has sent his thanks
10 Stain for VERY frank and help.
full statement" the foreign office
said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-25
KIDNAPPED BABY
RETURNED HOME
Three Men eize Child, But
Bring Her Back With
in An Hour

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.-UD-
A tiny, three-year-old girl was kid.
mapped from a Washington Park
Friday, but within an hour she was
set free-unharmed and apparent
ly none the worse for her expert
ence-at the scene of the abduction.
A 30-year-old house painter was
later arrested in nearby Alexan'
dria, Va, in connection with the
mysterious case. Police said he
was evidently one Of the three mer
il the kidnap car.
The little girl, Mary Anne
Barnes, was playing in the park
with her grandmother. Suddenly
an automobile-later found to be
stolen-pulled up to the curb, ano
one of the three passengers beckon'
ed to Mary Anne.
The little girl approached the cal
laughing and squealing. She jump
ed into II e back seat, and the car
drove off. The child's grandmother
dashed to the curb too late to STOP
the abduction. She did obtain the
license number, however.
The terrified woman dashed tt
the phone and notified both the
child's parents and the police
While the authorities broadcast {
lookout, Mary Anne's father rush
ed to the scene Of the abduction.
Shortly after he arrived, a cal
pulled up TO the curb-almost a
the exact spot Of the kidnapping
Mary Anne jumped out and ran tt
he flabbergasted father. He dash
ed over to the curb and told tn,
three men they were wanted a
police headquarters.
The trio laughed, waved thei,
hands at the child and drove off
Within a short time, however, til,
kidnap car collided with anothel
auto in nearby Virginia. The driv
er escaped but the police seize<
the only passenger - the hous,
| painter.
He is being held on an opel
charge. Police said that the littl,
girl was unframed and apparent,
had not been molested in any way
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-25
new FIRM HERE
PLANS BUILDING
Distributors For Quonset
Line Announce Plans
Last Night

H. A.. Marks, president Of Marks
Machinery company, and F. Allen
Matthes, Jr., formerly assistant
treasurer OF the North Carolina
Shipbuildiilg company, stated last
night that they will form a new
corporation within 80 days, and
will be the agents for the distri;
button of auenset steel buildings
of all types, in six counties.
Headquarters for the new cor
poration are to be in a new build
ing which will be erected at 18th
and Castle streets, Marks said, and
will lie begun as soon as a contrac-
tor can be secured. 1t is hoped
that the structure will be ready
for occupancy within 60 days. c. P
A. approval to erect the building
at a cost Of $4,000 has already been
granted.
Marks said that the new build.
ing will be made of quofset steel
and Will have a floor space of
1000 feet. 1t is to be used as a
storage warehouse as well. as fer
headquarters for the new corpora
ton.
Distributed through the new
agency will be all kinds of quonset
steel buildings, as garages, agri-
cultural buildings, storehouses ana
warehouses, and pre-fab-icated
structures of all descriptions,
Marks said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-25
TO PROBE
INFANTS DEATH
investigation Into Fatal III.
ness OF Officers Son
Disclosed

FRANKFURT, Germany, Jan. "a
up An army investigation
into the fatal Illness of an officers
infant son, contracted aboard an
army transport en- route from New
York to Germany, was disclosed
tonight.
The baby's parents, 1t. and Mrs.
John j. Warren, Jr., of Loyal,
Ky, attended funeral services here
Tuesday for their eight-months,old
son and arranged for burial al
Pine Mountain, KY.
An autopsy report submitted to
the army Inspector general show
ed the baby vas stricken with
acute bronchial and intestinal in
flamatien four days after sailing
on the transport Willard Holbrook
with his mother.
The infant was treated at Wies-
baden military hospital and then
was transferred to Frankfurt hos.
pital, where death occurred an
hour after his arrival last Satur.
day.
Mrs. Warren told newsmen that
IF my baby had been given proper
medical attention aboard the ship,
he would be alive today"
"It was just plain negligence"
1t. Warren added.
Mrs. Warren said most of the
children aboard the transport had
diarrhea and that the passengers,
and dependents Of soldiers, were
crowded more than 80 to a room.
When the baby became sick, She
said, she took him to the ship dis
pensary, only to be told it was
latter visiting hours" Meeting a
doctor who was passing by, she
pleaded with him TO look at the
baby.
When the doctor said "it's after
hours and, besides, I've got to eat
first" Mrs. Warren broke into
tears and the doctor finally con-
sented 20 look at the baby, she re-
lated.
Mrs. Warren said the doctor did
not take the child's temperature,
however, and "only gave him some
pink medicine for his cough"
At Bremerhaven, she said, an
army doctor pronounced the child
fit to travel and they went On to
Wiesbaden.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-25
1ilmington Teacher Serv.
ing On Merit Rating
Committee

RALEIGH. Jan. 24.-tP-A bill
introduced in the general ser
bly, today put teeth in a statute
authorizing the state board OF pup
lie welfare to make pericdic IN
spections of city and county Jahs.
Under the bill, the state board OF
public welfare, in consultation with
= committee of sheriffs and other
peace officers, would formulate
rules and regulations for the JAMS
The bill, sponsored by the state
board of public welfare, was intro
duced simultaneously in the mouse
by Rep. Larry I. Moore OF wilson
and in the senate by Sen. R. W.
Whitaker Of Lenior.
The legislature also was given
other bills concerned with aspects
of general welfare of the states
citizens-tae legitimation OF child
rem born out of wedlock, appoint
nent of probation officers, -ap-
pointment of guardians for minors.
and raising the minimum age for
marriage in the state.
The jail inspection proposal
would require regular inspections
OF jail, and reports OF mistreat-
ment OF inadequate facilities for
inmates would be forwarded to a
local governing body.
Should this group fail to correct
the unsatisfactory conditions Or fail
to remove the prisoners to an ap-
proved Jail, the board OF welfare
would report the conditions to the
Judge Of the next criminal term
of county superior court. The Judge
then could instruct a grand jury
to investigate.
However. if the conditions con-
tinue to remain unsatisfactory, the
Judge would have the power to
close the Jail or to direct the re-
moval of inmates to an approved
jail.
The bill specifies that the county
or municipality responsible for
Noncompliance would be charged
with the expenses of maintaining
the prisoners in an approved jail.
Legitimation Law
Sen. Whitaker also introduced a
bill to provide for the legitimation
Of children born out of wedlock.
The bill would make children born
out of wedlock legitimate children
II the putative fathers submits a
written petition bearing his full
name along with the name OF the
mother and child.
The bill proposes that the fathez
then must assume all obligations OF
the child that a father has for a
lawful child. The state registrar OF
vital statistics would be notified
Of the action, and a new birth GER
tificate would be issued.
In another Whitaker = sponsored
bill, probation officers for juven-
lie courts would be named and
would work closely with the coun-
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-25
TALMADCE ASSAILS
foes IN ADDRESS
One Claimant To Georgia
Governorship Charges
Conspiracy

ATLANTA, Jan. zi.-P-Her-
man Talmadge assailed his oppon-
ents tonight as creators of plan
ned confusion" and appealed by
radio to his fathers old-line fol-
lowers to back his claims to the
disputed governorship OF Georgia.
Talmadge bought radio time
with personal funds to attack
former Gov. Ellis Arnall and the
Atlanta Journal, and to urge pub
lie pressure on legislators during
the weekend recess of Georgia's
general assembly. He also appeal
ed for contributions from the Tai
madge faithful ito aid me in car
rying this fight to the people"
Said Talmadge: "The Atlanta
Journal will not print the news.
The Atlanta Journal tries to make
the news. They r trying to
create anarchy in Georgia by
drumming up the little meetings
Of the people who + opposed to
the democratic white primary and
who are opposed to the county unit
(electoral) system in Georgia.
They want to break down the
functions of government"
Wright Bryan, editor of the
Journal, said yesterday the Journal
had no connection with indigna-
ton meetings being held through
cut Georgia, except to report the
neWs.)
Talmadge continued: Don't get
alarmed because these newspapers
are on my neek-that means ]
am sticking true to you Georgia
people who respect your fathers,
who established the (white supre-
Macy traditions which Ellis Arm.
all has Worn to destroy"
Talmadge reiterated his pre-
ference for a special election to
settle Georgia's gubernatorial
muddle, and for a third time chal-
lenged his rival, Lieut.-Gov. M. E.
Thompson. to resign with him and
contest for the governership.
Thompson previously had declin-
ed to BARTER for the office.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-25
BLACK DAHLIA"
SUSPECT SEIZED
Blonde Woman And Male
Companion Question
ed By Police

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 24-W.D-
The California State Highway Pa
troll Friday night announced it had
taken into custody a six foot, one
inch blonde woman and her male
companion as possible suspects in
the murder of Elizabeth Short,
THE Black Dahlia."
The arrests were made at Bars.
tow, Cal, on the California DIES.
ert, $50 miles. from here.
The blonde amazon was identi-
fled by arresting patrolmen as Ca
raj Marshall, 81, of Tulare, Cal. The
man was not identified in the tele-
type message to Los Angeles pc.
lice.
Patrolmen Walter Terry and
Bob Tarr, who picked up the
couple, said Miss Marshall had
been overheard saying in a cafe:
II know who killed Beth Short
but I'm afraid to tell"
The information was turned over
to patrolmen who made the arrests
as the couple were leaving Bars
tow. Los Angeles police immedi.
ately dispatched a group of Off
GERS to Barstow to question the
pair.
Meanwhile, Los Angeles police
who had been back-tracking into
the past life of Hiss Short at Santa
Barbara, Cal. reported they dis
covered she once lived there with
an Army sergeant as man and
wife.
Miss Short was employed in 194s
at Camp Cooke, near Santa Bar
bara, as a post exchange clerk,
Investigators said they learned
the sergeant, whose name was not
disclosed, had once threatened the
black-haired girls life.
In Los Angeles, officers were at.
tempting to run down a black
plastic handbag and a pair o.
shoes which may have belonged
to Miss Short. The articles were
discovered not far from where the
mutilated body Of the girl was
found last week.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-25
PREMIER DESIGNATE
ASKS DISCIPLINE
FROM ALL FRENCH

PARIS, Jan. "A - up Premier.
designate Paul Ramadier asked
the French people tonight to ae-
cept rigorous discipline" in his
governmental program to defeat
rising prices and save the franc.
"a man who at the present hour
speculates on the fall of the franc
is a public enemy the Socialist
Ramadier said in a nationwide
radio broadcast.
The head of the new coalition
cabinet, using persuasion and
threat of official force, called on
Frenchmen to support financial
and economic measures he said
would be applied with vigor."
Ramadier praised his fellow
Socialist, Leon Blum, head Of the
30-day interim French government
which Ramadier's cabinet succeed
ed. for initiating a five per cent
cut throughout France. Ramadier
said the new government would
carry on with the same program.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-25
MAXIM0S HEADING
new GOVERNMENT
Continued From Page One)

quest and place myself at the dis.
posal of my ~fatherland. The gov.
eminent was sworn in and now
is appearing before parliament
AS there is no time to work Out
a complete program of the new
government I request that parlia.
ment adjourn in order to prepare
a program and ask for a vote Of
confidence"
Tsaldaris' regime had beer
under strong criticism from the
left for its foreign and domestic
policies, the latter including mill
tary action against guerrilla bands
in the north described by govern.
ment officials as 'Communists.'
Press dispatches and government
announcements told today of clash.
es in which numerous members
of the bands were slain or wound.
ed.
Maximos who wears a van dyke
beard, is regarded as a wealthy
man. He started into the banking
business in Patras as a youth
He came to Athens more thar
80 years ago. He retired as al
actual banker in 1922 after SERVING
as governor of the Bank Of Greece
When the populist party cam.
back into power in 1882 he beeam,
foreign minister under the lat,
Panayotis Tsaldaris, uncle of tn,
new foreign minister. During hi
two years in office he signed tn
Greece Balkan pact Of FRIENDSHIP
and non-aggression', with Turkey
Yugoslavia and Romania.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-25
Jail Inspection Law
Asked In Legislature

tv welfare department. The Off
GERS would be responsible to tn
county superintendent of publ.
welfare, the chief probation Off
GER.
A bill to authorize the appoint
ment OF a guardian for a mine'
by a domestic relations court o,
a juvenile court also was proposed
py Sen. Whitaker.
This proposal would fill any gal
between loss Of natural guardian
ard appointment by court OF guard
ian Of person. 1t also eliminate!
a provision for the deciding ava.
by a child to a guardian whicf
ire welfare board considers OBJ
solete. -,
In another bill, offered in th<
house. by Rep. Moore and in the
Senate by Sen. Whitaker, the min
imum age for marriage in the
state would be raised from the
present IA years to 10. The bill
also would raise from 16 to II
a the age at which persons
could marry without obtaining
parental consent.
Reports of the medical care
commission and a commission
studying a system of merit rating
of public school teachers were
transmitted 10 the legislature to-
dsy by Governor Cherry.
Merit Rating Report
The merit-rating report was pre-,
rc.red by a group composed Of
Rep John w. Umstead, Jr., OF
Chapel Hill, chairman; James E
Hillman of Raleigh, director OF the
division of professional services
for the state department OF public
instruction; Mrs. Inez B. Hinnan'
of Wilmington, a classroom teach
er: Car. w. McCartha Of Greens
boro. assistant head of the depart
ment of education at the Woman
College of the University Of North
Carolina; A. M. Page OF Durham,
Duke professor Of education; jun
JUS H. Rose OF Greenville, super.
intendent of city schools and direc.
tor Of training schools at East
Carolina Teachers college, and
Rep. j. Carlyle Rutledge Of Kan
napolis.
This group will ask the legisla'
ture for a three-year period OF re-
search to establish the 7nerit-sys-
ten ratings. The group recon-
mended that rating measures Tor
school administrative officers be
developed simultaneously with
those for teachers. A separate con-
trolling body, similar to the pres
ent commission, was proposed Tor
the study.
The report Of the medical care
commission, made public last year.
recommends the spending OF 49,.
900, 900 in state funds for the next
bienniun, to go with federal funds,
for the establishment Of a four
year medical school and teaching
hospital at Chapel Hill. The com.
mission also proposes the establish
ment of hospitals and medical care
centers in areas now without these
facilities.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-25
TWO BOYS HERE
INJURED WHEN
STRUCK BY AUTO

Charles Hill, II, 214 Brunswick
st. and Allen Miles, 9, 813 North
Third street were injured wher
struck by an. auto driven by Gin
ton R. Coleman of Hamlet. yes
terday afternoon on Third street,
police reported.
Both youths were released from,
James Walker Memorial hospital
following treatment for bruises
and decorations.
According to police reports, Hill
was towing Miles across Third
street on his bicycle when the &C;
eident occurred. No charges were
preferred against the driver.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-25
TRAILER TRUCK
HITS AUTO HERE
Driver Arrested Following
Wreck Near Comrnun-
ity Center

Wilmington police and city fire
men had a tense few moments
last night when a huge trailer
truck loaded with high oetane gaso-
line got out of control momentar-
lily on Second street ana rolled
backward after. stopping at an in
tersection and struck a car park
ed near the Community Center.
A fire truck was called imme-
diate1y after the accident to stand
by in case Of fire but luckily was
not needed.
The driver Of the vehicle, Henry
Joyner Of Rocky Mount, was ar
rested on a charge Of driving with
improper brakes and incorrect Ii.
lcense.
Police reported that the truck
was owned by A. F. Conner q,
Rocky Mount.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-25
GEORGE REQUESTS
CUT IN BUDGET
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the national debt-at least ST.
900, 900, 600.
When these two primary con-
siderations have been met" he
continued, Il favor whatever re-
ductios in taxes that can be made"
He pointed out, however, that
President Humans revenue esti'
mate of $37, 700, 0Oo, 900 is based on
the expectation that Americans will
earn $166, 600, 600, 900 in the next
taxable year. If those earnings
should fall SIS, 900, 900, 900, he said
revenues might be reduced as
much as 81, Zoo, 600, 900
Georges statement came at a
time when Chairman Bridges (R-
MID of the senate appropriations
committee was telling reporters
that the senate-house budget COM
mittee is having difficulty in at
tempting TO estimate income and
outgo and balance them. as re-
quested under the congressional
reorganization act.
Bridges said the group. which
gets down to work next Tuesday,
may have to bring in an overall
figure for the budget and decline
to point out specifically where
cuts would be made under the
estimates submitted by President
Truman.
Otherwise, he said, blocs might
fight for increases in particular ap-
preparations. This, he said, would
be disastrous" to any agreement
by congress on an overall limit
on spending.
In addition, he said, the new,
budget committee may be accused
of prejudging the actions of the
house and senate appropriations
committee, which usually spend
weeks combing over individual
money bills.
The farther we go into this
matter, the less practical I believe
it is to estimate income and rev
enue in a report that must be filed
by February 15," the New Hamp-
shire senator said. Il went into
this thing enthusiastically believ-
ing that it could be done, but now
/ am not so sure"