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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-21
5000 BUILDINGS
PREY TO FLAMES
Fire Ravages Japanese City
OF Ida; No Casualties
Reported

TOKYO, April 20.-P-Fire O.
undetermined origin was reported
raging in Ida tonight after destroy
ing half of that city Of $1,000 popu'
lation some 100 miles west OF
Tokyo.
Reports we're entirely unofficial
and fragmentary. as most com
m~unications had been severed by
the fire. Tokyo officials said they
understood that the police station
and government offices were
among the 5000 buildings destroy
ed thus far, thus h~andicapplng
their efforts to obtain accurate in
formation.
There were no reports of casual
ties.
CThe flimsy nature Of much Jap
anese construction makes for nu-
merous spectacular fires in which
damage and casualties usually are
far lower than would be the case IN
occidental countries.
Ut is not known whether any
American troops are n Ida, put al
most a very few, possibly no more
than a dozen, would be stationed In
a place of that size and relative
unimportance.) -.
The Tokyo newspaper Asahi said
the fire began during the afternoon
and had consumed 1000 buildings
by 4:3O p. m. by $50 p. NJ, the isl
was raised to 5000 and the fire,
famed by a strong wind, was re-
ported still unchecked.
Ida was moderately well known
To tourists before the war, BENG
the starting-point for exciting boat
runs down the rapids Of the Tenryu
river.
This was the third large fire IN
japan in four days. On Thursday
400 homes burned in a fishing town
on sado island, and on Friday 900
homes were destroyed in Aomorl,
on the Northern tip of Honsu.
There have been many recent
forest fires and frequent fires OF
small extent in buitup areas.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-21

an attempt by a union to hit at an
employer indirectly by having
union members refuse to use or
work with his products.
Both pending bills, in differen.
ways, would ban jurisdlctlonal
strikes and secondary bcycotts.
But both would curb such boycotts
regardless of their purpose. Mr.
Truman took pains to say that some
boycotts are justified.
The president asked for some
machinery to settle disputes owe
the interpretation of existing con-
tracts. He wanted the parties to
be able to refer the case to final
and binding arbitration
Both bills handle this by permit
ting either party to u the other
in the federal courts and collect
damages for contract violations.
This would enable a judge to AR
bitrate" this type of dispute, but
Mr.. Humans wording indicates
he had in mind the setting up OF
arbitration boards, rather than
leaving it to court procedure.
The president also asked for the
extension of the facilities within
the labor department" for aiding
collective bargaining. Instead, the
pending bills would abolish the
U. S. Cancellation service within
the department and set up an in
dependent agency.
The president also asked for a
commission to make a thorough
labor study. The senate bill would
create such a commission, but not
the House bill.
Closed Shop
Aside from all this, the pending
legislation contains major features
on which Mr.. Truman so far is un-
committed and which might well
determine his decision when the
time comes. Among them are pro
visions banning the Closed shop
curling industry-wide bargaining,
and changing the Wagner act anc
The National Labor Relations
board.
The final form of the Legislation
will not be determined until aftel
the Senate acts and Senate ane
House conferees then get together
to work out the final version, which
may take a month or more.
Mr.. Truman, if he follows hi
usual procedure, will have nothing
to say until the bill actually get
to his desk. Then he probably viii
call for reports from his cabine
members and other officials befor'
81 announcing his decision.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-21
CONSTRUCTION WORK
NEARLY COMPLIED
AT OFFICERS CLUB
Special To The Star

CHERRY POINT, April 70 =
Construction work on the large
officers club at the Martin
air station here has been prac-
tically completed. Delay in ar
rival of equipment and furnishings
will cause postponement of its
opening for a few weeks. The
handsome structure has been I'M
der construction for an extended
time. Temporarily the officers
are using the newer Junior Bach
elor Officers quarters as their
club. Some time ago their for
mer clubhouse was turned over
to the Non-Commissioned Officers
for use as their club.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-21
BalIoting Orderly
AS German Elect
Parliament Members

ESSEN, Germany, April 20-P-
Germans in the three states Of the
British occupation zone went to
the polls in warm, sunny weather
today to elect members to new
parliaments.
Early reports from scattered
areas indicated he balloting was
orderly.
Candidates of the Christian Dem
ocratic and Social Democratic par
ties generally were regarded as
the strongest contenders for the
parliamentary seats. Political cir
cles, however, kept an eye on Com
munist candidates TO determine
what gains the Communist party
might make as the result Of recent
food shortages in the British zone
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-21

five ARMY CAMPS
REPORTED BOMBED
New Reprisal Attack. Rock
Tel Aviv Territority;
Light Wires Cut

JERUSALEM, Palestine. Apri
20-W.H-Five British Army camp:
were reported bombed tonight ane
electric power cut off at eigh'
points along Palestine's 300-mile
coastal belt in what was believed
to be the Jewish underground's
about campaign Of violence de.
signed to influence United Ma
tons consideration of the Holy
Land issue.
Army spokesman confirmed re
ports that six soldiers were
wounded when a bomb was thrown
into a military movie at Natanya.
a diamond center between Tel
Aviv and Haifa.
A communique also reported that
a camp was bombed near Reno
vot, eight miles south Of Tel Aviv,
without giving details. No confir-
nation was available on reports
that other bomb attacks we're
made against army camps at He'd,
era, Petah-Tikva and Raanana'
all north of Tel Aviv.
Another unconfi-med report said
a fire was raging near Hedera. All
civilian motor traffic was barred
from the coastal highway to clear
the way for army and police re
Inducements. Searches were start
ed Immediately in the Hedera
area.
Explosives Found
Police announced a truckload Of
explosives was captured at Natan-
At the same time, the police
announcement said, shots e e
fired at Rishon LIE Zion, near Re-
hovot south OF Tel Aviv.
Reports reaching Jerusalem said
concerted attacks were being
loosed throughout the length OF
the Palestine coast, possibly by
the combined forces of the Irgun
Zvai Leumi and Stern gang under
a single commander.
Telephone communications were
cut between Tel Aviv and Hedera
and electric power was reported
to have been cut off at eight points
between Hedera and Petah-Tlkva,
apparently the center OF the as
saults.
Two other explosions were
heard early tonight on the out
skirts of Tel Aviv. but police said
these were bomb attacks by Mos
lens on houses Of assignation.
Informed sources said tonight's
bombings probably were usherlng
in 3 major campaign of violence
dedgned to coincide with UN dis
cuAsions Of Palestine at Lake Sue
cess.
These sources said the under
ground hopes to focus world at
tention on Palestine when the is
sue comes up April 28-one week
from tomor-ow-at the special SEES
sion of the General Assembly re-
auested by Britain to consider the
problem.
One Leader
It was reported that Menahem
Begin, mead OF the Irgun Zvai Le-
uni, has been appointed to COM
mand the combined attacks OF the
Irgun and the Stern gang.
The underground hopes that their
violence will force the British to
send more troops 70 Palestine be-
fore the special United Nations
session opens, but they were
warned against these tactics by
Chief Rabbi Isaac Herzog.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-21
Federal Court

Federal Grand jurors wifi ,.,,
hearing cases tomorrow ~. ~ss4
at 10 O'Clock when the .
quarterly meeting Of the gea..,5
District court gets underway O.
Most of the cases will bs
cerned with violation OF teds..,
revenue laws. The jury must y.
turn an indictment before c.,s,
come up for trial. Fedora A.
cholic Tax Unit agents have BE-. .,
serving subpoenas for he w..
week. E".
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-21
CHAPTER OF
RONS WILL MEET
TONIGHT AT 7:30

A meeting of the local RONS
chapter has been scheduled for to-
night in the Wrightsville Marina at
7:30, according to w. A. Fonvielle,
Jr., president of the local unit.
E. w. Snead, assistant customs
collector and a naval commander
now on inactive duty, is slated to
address the group on the story of
naval cruisers during the past war.
There r approximately 80 &C
tive members of RONS in the chap
ter here, and Fonvielle urged that
all be present if possible.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-21
Sgt. Cook And Cpl. John
son Rush Anti
From Camp Lejeune

Owing her life to the speed witt
which State Highway Patrolmar
T. R. Cook. Jacksonville patrol
man, Corp. Ike Johnson, and Camr
Lejeune medical authorities co
operated to rush desperately need
ed a%nti-toxin to her bedside, &
local woman patient in Jane.
Walker Memorial hospital was re
covering today.
Early Saturday evening, the pa
tient, who had been operated upor
for a tonsil infection, was unex'
pectedly attacked bye a gas gan
creme of the face.
Her two attending physicians
checked to find where a serum te
stop the gangrene could be found.
The nearest locality from which il
could be ordered was from In.
dianapolis. Ino., medical supply
house. Delivery would have been
toe late.
The doctors Immediately placed
an emergency call to medical au-
thorities at Camp Lejeune. They
found that the a%nti-toxin was avail
able at the Marine camp, IS miles
away. 1t was $50 p. m.
Both Sergeant Cook and high.
way authorities in Jacksonville ex-
pressed willingness to assist.
While Sergeant Cook sped to Jack
sonville, Corporal Johnson from
the latter city collected the serum
at Camp Lejeune and returned
toward Wilmington. Sergeant Cook
met Johnson and took the medicine
to James Walker hospital. The
time: 11:50 p. m.
With the application of the anti
toxin, the patient responded re-
markably well. This morning, she
is reported in much better condi-
ton. The two physicians and mem
bers of the hospital staff are
lauding Sergeant Cook, Corporal
Johnson and the Camp Lejeune
medicos fo- the part they played
in helping to save a Woman's life.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-21
Flying Cross Awarded
Lieut.. John Peterson
Special To The Star

CAMP LEJEUNE, April 20 -
The Distinguished FLYNN Cross
was awarded 2no 1t. John w. Pet
erson, USMCR, last week and was
pinned on him at his home in
Beaufort by Capt. J. E. Estes.
He received the medal in lieu of
a second, third, fourth, fifth and
sixth air medal for participating
i naerial flight in connection with
military operations against the
enemy in the Bismarck archipela-
20 area.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-21
SAFETY
TO BE HELD

RALEIGH, N. c., April 2O-P-
The 18th annual statewide In
dustrial Safety conference will be
held in Winston-Salem on May g.
10. chairman T. A. Wilson of the
State Industrial Commission an
nounced today.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-21
533 ACCIDENTS INVESTIGATED
IN MARCH

RALEIGH, N. c., April 20-P)-
Commissioner OF motor vehicles
T. Boddie Ward reported today
that the state highway patrol in
vestigated a total of 533 accidents
during March in which 80 persons
were killed and 1851 were injured.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-21
DONATION

NEW BERN, April 18-The New
Bern Rotary club has given 500
to County Farm Agent A.. T. Jack
son to promote better relations be-
tween this city and the surround
ing farm areas.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-21
$40 FOR 1000 1

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-W.D-Ben-
jamin D. Boghosian, a tailor, found
seven $1,000 bills in the pocket of
a sports jacket he was pressing.
He returned the 81, 200 to the own
er and received a $40 reward.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-21
FIRE CHIEF DIES

HARTSVILLE, S. c., April 90
P)-H. Leland Law, 81, Huntsville
fire chief for 20 years, died today.
Funeral services will be Tuesday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-21
WOODMEN OF THE WORLD

CHARLOTTE, April 20-(P)-The
18th biennial state meeting of the
Woodmen of the World will open
here tomorrow with approximately
300 delegates expected.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-21
REGIONAL CONFERENCE

CHARLOTTE, April 20-(P-The
Charlotte district of the Zionist Or
ganization of America will be host
to the 22nd annual regional confer
ence of the organization May 17-18.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-21
News OF The Carolinas

in Eastern North Carolina will be
held May IL at Morehead City, it
was announced here today by Dis
trict Governor James w. Colds
borro.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-21
ROTARY

DUNN, April 20.-(P,-The an
nual convention of the 18Th Rotary
district which includes SO cities
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-21

More than four-fifths of Bull
garia's six and a half million peo-
pie make their living by farming
and raising livestock.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-21

Sam Jones, Negro, of 1904 Loves
alley, reported to police yesterday
that Annie McRae of the same
address threw I've in his face
when he started TO enter the
house. Jones was taken TO a local
hospital for treatment and then
released.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-21
v o.

Funeral services for Oliver D.
Simmons, 50, 1876 Spofford, who
died Saturday at 1:05 am, will
be held Monday afternoon at
o'clock from the Gibson Avenue
Baptist church. The Rev. c. e.
will be made in the Spofford GEM
etery.
Active pa11bearers will be How
ard Sutton, Charles Watts, Charlie.
Garrel. Waylon Roberts. H. M
Bridges and George L. Gay. Homo
rary pallbearers will be W. c.
Scoggins, R. E. Author, D. R.
Warlick, w. M. Blanton, Lawson
Ballard and DR.. James W. Dickie.
Simmons was born in Tabor City
and had made his home in Viii.
mington for the past 10 years.
He is survived by his widow,
Addie Watts Simmons: two daugh-
tiers, Mrs. M. C. Skipper, wife of
Marston Skipper, former Safe
way bus driver, Wilmington, and
Mrs. j. A.. Hargrove, B%ladenboro;
three sons, Charlie, NJ. H. Glen
worth, and o. D. Jr., all of Will
mington; four brothers, J.. c., of
Myrtle Beach, SC, j.. E., of
Whiteville and T. S. of Erwin,
Tenn; and A. D. of Wilmington:
three sisters. Mrs. Reatha Soles,
Tabor City, Mrs. Sam Floyd, Con-
way, S. c., and Mrs. Joe Stephens,
Wampee, S. C.
Wards Funeral home was in
charge of arrangements, and in.
terment will be made in the Spot
ford cemetery.
MRS. LULA ". NELSON
LELAND, April 20. - Funeral
services were held for Mrs. Lulu
Williams Nelson, SO, who died Fri
day at Z p. m. were held at the
Elah Baptist church in Leland.
The Rev. Walter Phelps official
ed.
Active pallbearers were Rob
ert Babbs, Letha King, Tate
Ganey, Rock Benton, M i o n
Mintz, and William Cook. Honorary
pallbearers were Rufus Williams.
Steven Mintz, j. T. White, A. W.
Benton, l.. j. Mills, and j. r.
Ganey.
Mrs. Nelson was the widow of the
late W. E. Nelson, who died in
Oct. 1916.
Surviving are Miss Luretha Mel
sen and Miss Liza Nelson, daugh.
tiers of Leland; four sons, w. E.
Nelson, Macon, Marion E. Nelson.
Olan Ray Nelson, Herman Rudolph
Nelson, of Leland; one brother,
Berry Williams, Wilmington; three
sisters, Mrs. Lille Peavy, Mrs.
Easter Ganey and Mrs. Melissa
Williams. all of Leland.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-21

The Community Folk club will
hold its regular meeting tonight at
the Community building at 8 pm;
anyone who would like to partici-
pate in this type of dance and re
Taxation is invited to join the
group. The new dance for this
group will be the old Danish dance.
"Weaving." There will also be a
review of dances previously
taught, and simple refreshments
will be served.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-21
Obituaries
r p.

Harry P. Giavina died Satur.
day night at James Walker Me.
mortal hospital. He is survived by
his brother, E. P. Giavina OF vii
mington, and several nieces and
nephews.
Mr.. Giavina was an interior
decorator in Wilmington for many
years.
Funeral arrangements will be
announced later by Andrews Mort
uary.
E. L. DAVIS
Funeral services ,or Z. L. Davis.
1917 Princess street, who died at
1890 a. m. Saturday after a brief
illness, will be held from the home
Monday at II a. m, with the Rev.
j. A. Russell officiating. Inter
ment will be in Oakdale cemetery.
Mr.. Davis is survived by his
widow and one daughter, Miss
Dorothy Davis, both of Wilmington;
one son, j. Edward, Pittsburg, Pa,
and n brother, j. Holmes Davis,
Sr., Wilmington.
P~allbearers are J. Holes Davis,
Jr., George H. West. Herbert c.
Davis, George Thomas Swain,
Paul A. Bergen and Robert H.
Tate.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-21

A series of seven lectures on the
Book of Revelations will be given
by the Rev. c. B. Horne at the
Delco Baptist church beginning
tonight and continuing every night
through Sunday, April II. Services
will begin at 1880 o'clock. it was
announced.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-21

Four hundred pennies and two
crates Of beer wer reported stolen
from a building at GIT Campbell
street sometime Saturday night,
according to police.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-21
Port City Items

The Wilmington Junior Chamber
OF Commerce will holds its regular
weekly supper meeting tomorrow
night, starting at 6 o'clock, in the
Friendly cafeteria. The directors
OF the organization are scheduled
to meet today at $50 p. m.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-08
BRITISH TO STOP
FOOD PURCHASES
Chancellor Hugh Dalton
Paints Grave Picture OF
England's Economy

LONDON, Aug. 7-U.R)-Chancel-
lor OF the Exchequer Hugh Dalton
told the House of Commons today
that he feared the last of the $3,-
$50, 100000 American loan would
be spent in October, and when it
was gone Britain Immediately
would stop buying food from ma
tons that demand dollar Payment.
Dalton spoke for an hour and
81 minutes, largely explaining how
and why the American loan prob
ably would be gone within Is
months, instead of three years as
had been expected earlier, putting
Britain face-to-face with national
bankruptcy.
He said the program of more
austerity and harder work that
Prime Minister Clement Attlee
laid down yesterday in his New
Battle of Britain speech probably
would save the nation $500, 900, 900
year. That still would not make
British finances break even, un-
less exports were greatly increas-
ed.
While debate went on in Com
mons, the treasury announced that
an ad valorem duty of 300 per
cent had been imposed on films
imported into Britain, in place of
the previous specific duty of five
pence (about 10 cents) a foot.
Blow At U. S.
This was direct blow at Amer
lean films, nearly the only kind
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-08
IT'S ALL CLEAR
TO AIRMAN NOW
Instructor Had Difficult Job
To Figure Out Where
Due West Was
Where is Due West?

Where Is Due West?
It's all clear to the flight in
structor at Pennington Flying
service now. But Jack Bennett had
tough time trying to figure it
all out,
1t happened this way.
Yesterday afternoon the phone
rang and a party at Southport
asked to rent plane to fly a group
of five Due West.
Bennett scratched his head,
thought for moment and replied,
1--WE can rent you the plane, but
we must know where you want to
CO."
The Southport party again re-
piled ''We want to go Due West. "
eyes" Bennett answered, "but
Due West can be any where from
Southport to the China Sea-"
The Southport man was beginning
to become a little irked at the
flying instructor and finally blurt-
ed out again: "A party OF five
want to rent one of your planes for
flight to Due West, can or can't
you provide the service?"
Bennett, still in quandry about
the situation asked that they leave
their number and he would figure
the fee and call them back.
After much deliberation Bennett
looked at his maps and located Due
West, a small town near the North
Carolina line in South Carolina.
He called the Southport party
and made arrangements for the
trip. The party will leave this morn
ing bound for Due West.
But, Instructor Bennett still in
sists that Due West could be any
where from the Atlantic to the At
lantic.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-08

Spider webs are used as nets
for fish, birds and bats in New
Guinea.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-08

imported, which earn $68, ,000,0 900
to $72,000,000 year in Britain.
Attlee said yesterday that foreign
films would be allowed to take
out of Britain only Is per cent OF
their earnings. 1t appeared that
the treasury was trying to tax
the remaining IS per cent away.
Dalton painted as black pic
ture Of the situation as Attlee did
yesterday.
"We have run into great
Storm" he said. This storm has
sprung up very swiftly"
He was Interrupted by lnurmurs
from members Of Commons, who
had just heard Herbert Morrison.
lord president of the council, an
nounce that summer vacation
would begin next Wednesday, net
tomorrow.
II have already called up my
resources of patience for any in
terruptions l may meet" Dalton
said.
There was another concerted
murmur and Dalton snapped: II
shall say what I have to say and
shall not sit down until I have
said it,"
Blames Prices
He then told Commons that
spiraling American prices had
taken a large chunk of the loan.
For instance, he said, the Ameri-
can wholesale price index had ris-
en- from 101.7 in January, 1916, to
1866 in July, 1947 in the same
period, the index Of carm produce
rose from 129 to 1872.
''These are not the same dol
lars that we borrowed" he said
He said last winters fuel crisis
had cost Britain $500, 900, 900, but
in "some respects" the most fun
damental cause of it's difficulties
was the world dollar shortage. Un-
der the terms Of the American
loan, Britain's creditors can de-
mand the conversion of pounds
sterling to dollars and many Of
them have.
The United States are export
ing more than twice what they
are importing and the difference
between the two figures repre-
sents the total adverse balance OF
all the other countries of the
world" he said. 1.-The reason tor
this that sticks out a mile is that
the continent of Europe, of which
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-08
FLOOD CONTROL
DAMS PLANNED
pro;ect For Western North
Carolina To Cost Two.
Million Dollars
CHARLESTON, S. c., Aug. 7.

CHARLESTON, S. c., Aug. 7. -
,p- plans soon are to be made for
sood control dams costing an esti.
,.+ed s2,0OO,00O in Wilkes coun.
i. North Carolina, Colonel John B.
vrghes, United States district en-.
s;neer, said today.
The flood control dams will be
m the Readles river at points a
,ow miles north of Wilkesboro, in
4s .sa northwestern section of North
corolina. (. The construction of the
ss,,s will have no bearing on nav.
,sstion but will serve only to pro
Isot the area from floods. The
Nilkesboro area, In the foothills OF
taa North Carolina mountains, had
disastrous ,iis floods in 1916 and. 1910.
Colonel Hughes said he has been
.dyised that funds for planning the
4uo au dams will be made available,
b't t" the specific amount has not
..at u heen disclosed. He estimated
3ba4 II will total between $4,000
and $50 900.
at The reservoir capa city of the two
dors will be 10000 acre feet. Ore
Of the dams will be 98 feet high
md 610 feet long and the other
will will be about 80 feet high and 4s5
feet long.
Colonel Hughes said planning will
% ahead on the projects as soon as
fInds are received, and that this
mas expected any day.