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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-24

STORY CONTINUES-You will
recall that yesterday we brought
you a letter from Wilmington's
distinguished historian, Mr.. Andrew
J. Howell.
Mr.. Howell told of an early map
of the Port City. The drawing was
in all probability the work of an
English officer who was stationed
here during the occupation In the
Revolutionary War.
Yesterday Mr.. Howell told Of
several of the landmarks which
residents of Wilmington can still
see today. Only space prevented
us from reproducing all Of the kind
letter from Mr.. Howell, so today
we will bring you the rest of this
valuable historical insight into our
city.
FAMILIAR SIGHTS There
were also the Engineers Quarters
on the southeast corne of Front
and Dock streets, and there were
Headquarters" at a point near
Front street extended southwark.
Toward the southeast, at various
points, there were certain heights,
with designated locations for
marines, sailors, grendadiers, ETC.,
all included in All area shown as
British Redoubts.'
I'm the river rode the naval
force, consisting of three ships, or
'galleys'. They were the Comet,
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-24
The Weather
FORECAST

FORECAST
South Carolina - Partly cloudy and
much change in temperature Friday
and Saturday.
North Carolina-Partly cloudy Friday
and Saturday, slightly warmer Friday and
not much change in temperature Satur-
day.
{By U. s. Weather Bureau)
Meteorological data for the "a hours
ending 1880 pm. yesterday.
Temperatures
1880 am. 80; 1880 am. 35; 1870 pm. 81;
1880 pm. a..
Maximum 81; Minimum 81; Mean Al;
Normal as.
Humidity
1880 am. 80; 1880 am. So; 1870 pm. 80;
7 80 pm. go. :
Precipitation
Total for "a hours ending 1880 pm. -
Q. 90 inches.
Total since the first of the month -
3.12 inches.
Tides For Today
(From the Tide Tables published by
U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey.
High Low
Wilmington -- ILLS am. $3.50 am,
II rs pm. 6:32 pm
Masonboro Inlet - 1888 am. 2:41 Am
1904 pm. 1921 pm
Sunrise 7:14; Sunset 5:S4; Moonrise S:5s
am: Moonset 7:49 pm.
River stage at Fayetteville, N. c. at
am. Thursday, 1874 feet.
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receive" $50, 634.o7 for services
rendered:
Henry M. Carson. He was de-
scribed by army officers in a
senate inquiry last summer as 1.-The
brains" of the combine, which re-
ceived more than $78, 600, 900 in war
contracts.
Murray W. Carson. A brother
of Henry, his salary as a director
of the Erie Basin Metal Products
company, one of 10 firms in the
combine, was shown by govern
ment records to have been $751;
666.
Joseph F. Freeman. He was
Washington office manager of the
combine and, according to a
stenographer-yvitness in the senate
inquiry, kept in frequent contact
with May.
Attorney General Clark, in an
nouncing the indictments, said con
viction could carry fines up tc
$40, 900 and Imprisonment for as
long as two years.
He said the law further provides
that any person convicted under
it shall thereafter be incapable of
holding any office of honor, trust
or profit under the government of
the United States"
May said today at his Prestons-
burg, Ky, home:
II am not guilty, I have done
nothing wrong, and have not
violated any law. I will appear
in court and ask for a speedy trial,
at which I will completely vindi-
cate myself"
At Chicago, the Garssons were
not available for comment. How
ever. their attorney, Charles J.
Margiotti, said at Pittsburgh that
the trial will vindicate them. He
added:
1t willealso present to ~tfeseoun-
try the record Of the outstanding
achievements of themselves and
the corporations with which they
were associated in the production
of vital war material that contrib
uted so much to III victory"
Freeman's home in Washington
reported he was not available for
comment.
Stricken In Capital
Nav wa defeated for reelection
last fall after serving 16 years in
the house. His doctors reported he
suffered a heart attack last July.
He is II years old.
May never denied helping the
Garssons get contracts-he said
every congressman did the same
thing-but he denied he ever got
any money or favors from them.
He said he was only trying to help
the war effort.
The grand jury saw differently.
It spoke Of This personal pecuniary
interest in the success" of the
combine.
On this point, the indictment said
the accused had conspired togeth-
er to defraud the United States
of its right to have the duties Of
the military chairman performed
"free from unlawful impairment,
obstruction, corruption, Partially,
improper influence, bias, dis
honesty and fraud"
The grand jury, as did the senate
war investigating committee, went
into the stories that May put pres
sure on war department officials
to give business to the Garssons.
1t charged that the defendants
conspired to defraud the United
States of it's rights to have its Of
ficers free to transact the official
business of the United States un-
hindered, unhampered, unobstruct-
ed and unimpaired by the exertion
upon them of dishonest, corrupt,
Continued On Page 3, Col. 81
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Teachers To Get
Increase In Paw
Unanimous Approval Of Conference Com.
mittee's Report Means February Pay
Checks Bring Supplementary Hike

RALEIGH, Jan. 23--R-State employees and teachers are elated
var the unanimous approval of the second conference committees
snort by each house of the General assembly today, for it means that
salary increases.
rodav's action by the legislature clmaxed a bitter hattie that
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-24

LODI, Calf, Jan. % - W.P)-
Sheriff's deputies uncovered inn
portant new evidence in the kid
naping of Alice Devine today when
the 17-year-old girl retraced with
authorities the trail her abductor
took last Monday night.
Neither the sheriff nor police
would divulge the nature of the
new discoveries except to say
there are several of them
One was said to be highly irnpor-
tant.
The 17-year-old high school sem
,ior who escaped by wriggling
loose from her ropes in a Sacra-
mento hotel accompanied a police
and sheriff's office caravan over
the route taken by the talent
scout who said he was taking
her to have her portrait painted.
Police Chief Willard Fore said
the evidence uncovered %"substanti-
ates the chain of events related by
this girl"
The caravan moved into the
lonely country lane and Miss De-
vine pointed out where the swarthy
Continued On Page 3, Col. s.
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Jury Charges Four Aimed
To Defraud Government
Attorney General Says Conviction Would
Garry Fines Up To $4,000 And Jail
Sentence; Ex-Solon Issues Denial

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-Lfr-A federal grand jury today indicted
former Rep. Andrew j May and three officials of the Carson NUM-
tons combine On charges that they "conspired and agreed together
to defraud the United States
indicted with the wartime head of the house military COMMITTEES
were these three men from whom, the jury said. May did agree to
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-24
POLICE UNCOVER
KIDNAPPING CLUE
West Coast Deputies Re.
tracing Abduction Trail
From Lodi

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 23-
P)-J. w. Jake Ehrlich prom
inent San Francisco attorney.
announced tonight he would
file suit against the Edward
Devine family of Lodi for
damages for the false arrest"
Of Earl Shelton who, Ehrlich
said, was held for nearly IL
hours as the mo. i suspect"
in the kidnapping of Alice Dean
Devine.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-24
Day In Congress
BY THE ASSOCIATED uREss

SOIl OlQ luS Sclldte dSl4Cuitu4 I
committee that many farm prob
lens could be solved if the nation
maintains peak industrial employ
ment and finds ways of increasing
exports Of farm products.
The Senate Expenditures COM
mittee ordered an investigation
of the War ASSETS administration.
The nomination Of w. Avere1l
Hartman to be secretary Of COM
merce succeeding Henry A. Wal
lace, was approved unanimously
by the senate committee.
An approximate 20 percent
slash by the budget bureau in
1948 federal funds for promoting
safe civilian flying was disclosed
before the house committee in
vestigating airplane. crashes.
Senators Ball (R-Minn) and Muir
ray D-Mont) urged the senate
labor committee to steer clear Of
compulsory techniques" in draft
ing legislation to curb union activl-
ties.
Continued On Pare 8. Col. 81
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7:14; Sunset 1854; Moonr1se 6:o0
am: Moonset 40 pm.
River stage at Fayetteville, N. c. at .
Thursday, S3.4 feet.
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CONTINUED On Page 8, Col. l
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CONTINUED On Page 8, Col. A
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CONTINUED On Page 3, Col. s.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-01
SPONSORS
RACING MEASURE
County Commissioners Au-
thorized To Call Refer
endum On Matter

A bill enabling the county COM
missioners to call a referendum on
horse racing and pari-mutuel bet
ting in New Hanover county was
introduced in the legislature yes
terday by Representative Robert
M. Kermon.
Under the provisions Of the mea-
sure, the commissioners may sub
nit the question to the people of
the county any time between now
and January l, 1949, Kermon told
the Star last night.
He explained that a bill was in
troduced in the legislature in 1888
relative to the creation of an agri-
culture and Breeding Association
in New Hanover but since that time
the law, which contains the racing
provisions has remained or the
statute books without any action
being taken within the county.
Kermon's measure was the first
piece of horse-racing and betting
legislature to be introduced in the
legislature this session.
A second bill introduced yester-
day by Kermon permits the town
Of Carolina Beach to adopt an Of
fetal map of the town. In the mea-
sure, the power to widen, open or
close streets is granted to town
officials.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-01

NUCLEUS OF ACL - Not so
long ago we asked for help in
gathering data OF the early days
of railroads in the Port City.
Among those kind readers who
offered US much assistance was
Mr.. c.. c. Chadbourn of Ais South
Front Street.
In telling of the Wilmington and
Manchester Railroad, Mr.. Chad
bourn points out that the line
changed its name to the Whining
ton, Columbia and Augusta Rail
road and then at a later date be-
came the nucleus of the famous
Atlantic Coast Line.
The Wilmington and Man
chester inc did not com edirect-
ly into the Port City but made
use of a terminal on the west
bank of the Cape Fear River.
Mr.. Chadbourn recalls that g
double-ended ferry boat, the Wac
camaw, with a Captain Bates in
command, brought both the pas
sengers a n d freight to Whining
ton from the west bank terminal
OVER BRIDGES - Another
early railroad, Mr.. Chadbourn re
calls, entered the Port City via
bridges over the rivers.
That was the Wilmington
Charlotte and Rutherford Rail
road. Later t h line became
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-01
Miners
Jump Gun For
Six-Day Rest
>ty Per Cent Leave
Is Advance OF Dead
>.e Set By Lewis
OFFICIALS WORRY
Some Fears Expressed
That Men May Not Re-
turn After Holiday

WASHINGTON, March 31.-R-
Federal officials said tonight that
about 20 percent of the nations
soft coal miners stayed home from
work during the day in advance
of a six-day memorial" stoppage
called by John L. Lewis. .
The United Mine Workers chief
set the six day period to begin at
midnight tonight, the hour he once
fixed but later withdrew, for a
new coal strike.
Lewis set tn e''memorial" OBJ
servance to mourn victims of the
C%entralia, ILL.,, mine disaster.
Officials of the Solid Fuel ad-
ministration said today's rate OF
absenteeism was higher than
normal, but declined to speculate
whether the miners were Jump
ing the gun" in violation of their
contract with the government or
in violation Of a federal court anti
strike injunction.
Question Mark
Official reticence served to
emphasize the big question mark
in the coal fields controversy:
Will the miners return to their jobs
at the end of the six-day
memorial?
The layoff is scheduled to con-
tinue through Easter Sunday, but
there was some conjecture that
the miners might continue to stay
home in tacit execution of Lewis
original order for a new stoppage.
Lewis subsequently withdrew the
order, yielding to a Supreme
court mandate. Y
By complying with the high tri-
bunal's ruling, Lewis United Mine
workers will be required to pay
only $500, 900 of the 50, 500, 900 fine
levied against the union for con-
tempt of court in connection with
last falls 17-day strike.
Lewis told e 8 m e the
memorial layoff was authorized in
the unions 1871 contract with the
operators and carried over into
later agreements including the
Krug-Lewis pact under which the
mines are operated by the federal
government.
He said the clause "a never
used before largely because Of
wartime demands for coal.
While state and local investiga-
tons delved into the Centralia ex-
plosion which cost the lives of
Ill miners last week, Lewis and
the government acted to permit
the distribution of benefits under
the unions health and welfare
fund.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-01
MAINE RATLFIES
TWO TERM LIMIT
Legislature
Okays Proposed Presi-
Dental Amendment

AUGUSTA, Me-. March 31.-W.D
Maine today became t h first
state In the union to ratIy the
proposed amendment to the con-
stitution of the United States that
would limit Presidents to two
terms.
The Republican = dominated
Maine legislature overwhelmingly
approved the amendment. The
Senate passed it without debate.
and the House sanctioned it by a
standing vote of 82-7 after only
10 minutes discussion.
In t h lower legislative body,
the amendment was opposed
briefly by the Democratic minori-
ty whose leaders argued that it
should not be rushed through
like a bombshell." They con-
tended that Maine legislation
should take precedence.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-01
BETTER FARMING
PROGRAM STARTS
ty Farm Council
Holds Initial Session
Here; Plans Drafted

The first steps toward setting
up the Better Farming for Bet
ter Living" program in New Han
over were taken yesterday after
noon when members of the Coun-
ty Farm Council met in the office
of R. W. Galphin, county agent,
and named a committee of three
who will direct the farm program,
Forest Hall, Jr., was named
chairman, E. M. Sullivan, vice
chairman; and Mrs. Fred Jordan,
secretary.
The program, designed as a
project to create better farm and
home management through effici'
ency OF the farm and home ano
conservation of soil resources, is
to be carried out in 10 counties
Of this area.
The rural residents Of New
Hanover are to begin signing w
for the contest in a few days as
soon as the plans for staging the
event here are more fully devel
oped. All participants must sigr
up before May l.
A lengthy discussion Of the bet
ter farming plan was held yes
terday afternoon by the County
council, composed of agricultural
business, and civic leaders. Fur
Their discussion and explanation o.
the program in New Hanover will
be held on Thursday night at the
Farmers club supper when Mel
Bolton, agricultural agent OF thu
Tide Water Power company, viii
address club members.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-01
MEETING OF AIR
GROUP POSTPONED
Date For Norfolk Confer.
ence Originally Set
For April 9

The conference of air repre-
sentatives of several coastal
towns which had been scheduled
for Norfolk April 9 has been post
poned temporarily, according o
John H. Farrell, city industrial
agent.
Delegates to represent Whining
ton had been invited to the meet
ing to take part in discussions
relative to the very high fire.
Quency radio range system for
coastal cities.
The decision to postpone the
Norfolk session was made in
order to give the Air Coordi-
mating Committee in Washington
more time to study the requests
which have flooded the group
since the Washington conference
early this month at which efforts
were made to have air restrict
ions lifted at Myrtle Beach and
Albemarle Sound, Farrell explain.
ed.
The Army and Navy have
maintained bombing areas a t
both points and this was the
reason given by the Civilian Aero
nautics Administration for tn e
delay. in installing the VHF
ranges along the proposed route
for the coastal anyways system.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-01
Along The Cape Fear

known as the Carolina Central
and then a part of the Seaboard
Air Line.
This line entered Wilmington
by spanning both the Cape Fear
and the North East rivers via
bridges.
Mr.. Chadbourn recalls tn e Of
flee of the Carolina Central, tell
ing us that it was. located in the
old General James o W home
on the West side Of Front Street
between Chestnut a n d Mulberry
(now Grace Street.
WHEN BUILT - "I am unable
to state when the bridges were
built" Mr.. Chadbourn writes.
"My first recollection of the
matter is that the ownership was
vested two thirds in the Seaboard
Air Line or its predecessor, and
one third in the Wilmington. Col
umbia and Augusta or its pred
ecessor, and l think that is the
present status" he continued.
"When the W. c. & A. began
using the bridges, the station on
the West side of the river was
abandoned and the ferry boat
Waccamaw, vas sold to Mr.
George Harriss, father of Maj
Continued on Page Two, Col. 81
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FIRMS ,UPP0RTlNC
CAMPAIGN
Drive Chairmen Gives Re
port On First Day Ac-
~tivities Here

Twenty local business firms and
individuals yesterday joined with
the Southeastern North Carolina
Beach Association in their attempt
to build up this area in sponsor
ing events which will attract
tourists and vacationists and there
by increase business in this re-
gion.
Hugh Morton, chairman of the
campaign to enlist 1000 members
and raise $32, 900 for the project
OF the non-profit association which
got underway yesterday, said last
night that we are neither pleased
nor d%ispleased with the number OF
memberships secured the first day.
For the most part Wilmington
seems to realize that the Beach
association program is not charity
but, in reality, an attempt to in
crease business in this area.
The chairman said, however,
that a number of people when ap-
preached, spoke of how much they
had just recently given the church
o. some charitable organization
and they therefore would not be
able to give as much to the asso-
citation. Morton stated that the
committee would like to emphasize
again that the Beach association
is not charitable Or a worthy
cause, but a business investment
which would benefit every wage
Garner in business in this region.
Last year the organization spon-
sored a So, 1000 fishing rodeo and it
has been conservatively estimated
Continued On Page Two; Col. y
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-01
35-FOOT CAPE FEAR
CHANNEL PROPOSED
DECISION EXPECTED

Approval Or disapproval of the
proposed 35-foot depth of the Cape
Fear river is expected to be made
by the South Atlantic Division En-
gineers within the next ten days,
according to officials of the Will
mington District Corps of Engi-
neers.
The survey and report of the
proposed project made by the local
engineers has already been sent
to the Division engineers in At
lanta.
If approved by the District, the
recommendations will be forward
ed to Washington headquarters for
final action.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-01
FOUR TOWNS MAY
GET Abe STORES
State Senate Passes Meas.
ures To Set Up Town.
Controlled Units

RALEIGH, March 81. -(Pj- The
Senate, voting orally, tonight pass
ed three measures which would set
up town-controlled alcoholic bev-
erage control stores in four munic-
qualities.
Towns affected are Hickory,
Franklinton, Whiteville and Tabor
City,.
Speaking against passage of the
bills was Sen. Gordon Gray of
Forsyth, chairman of the Finance
committee. Pointing out that he
was speaking not as the Finance
committee chairman but as a rep
resentative. from Forsyth, Gray
said that he was opposed to any
departure from county option sys-
tenn.
Also joining against passage of
the bills yer Sen. Sheldon M. Rop-
err Of Lincolnton, Lee Weathers of
Cleveland, George Penny of Gull
ford, John Mclaughlin of Iredell,
Wade Barber of Chatham, Luther
E. Barnhardt Of Cabarrus, and S.
M. Bason of Caswell.
johnson Speaks
Only person to take the floor in
behalf of the bills passage was
Sen. Rivers johnson of Duplin who
insisted that the people have a
right to self government and that
he opposed somebody in another part
of the state passing legislation
which dictated the food and drink
of a person in another part Of the
state.
The house passed these measures
on the second reading:
A highway safety bill, was amend
ed to provide for annual inspec-
ton of vehicles, instead of semi
annual inspections, and for the fine
for the first speeding offense to be
left to the discretion of the court
and not a $25 fine;
An amended bill to increase in
speetion fees for milk-processlng
plants and for bakeries from Sic
to $40 annually;
A bill to amend the state fertiliz-
er laws so as to improve the stan.
dards of fertilizes grades;
A bill to require inspection fees
for food-processing plants and to
regulate sanitary conditions Of
those plants, and
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-01
VANDENBERG PROPOSES CURB
ON GREEK TURKEY AID PLAN:
H. 5. BLu1STS MOLOTOV STAND
Reserve Group Plans
State Meeting Here
Nearly 1000 Officers To
Be AT Wrightsville
May "a Is

Plans were laid last night at a
dinner meeting in the Friendly
cafeteria here by the local chapter
for the forthcoming convention Of
the North Carolina Department,
Reserve Officers association, al
Wrightsville Beach, May 24-25.
Col. John Bright Hill, president
of the association, said that APP
proximately 1000 reserve officers
were expected to attend the con-
vention.
He said that the Wilmington
chapter will be hosts for the &C.
casion. Committees for the conven-
ton will be named within the next
10 days, he added.
This will be the first convention
of the North Carolina department
since the war, Col. Hill said. He
added that he hoped that a large
number Of officers from through
out the state would be in attend
ance.
IA special invitation" be said,
has been extended to Brig. Gen.
Donald B. Adams, national aresi-
dent of R. o. A., and Gen Z. A.
Evans, executive director OF
R. o. A., to attend the meeting
Col. Hill said a number of I'M
important matters would come be-
fore the convention in the form OIL
resolutions and suggestions which
will be brought before the ma.
tional meeting to be held in Miami.
Fla, June 1921.
Chapters of the Reserve Off.
GERS Association, made on the
basis of members in various coun'
ties and geographical location Of
towns in Southeastern North Caro-
lima include:
Lumberton chapter Robson,
Scotland and Hoke; Fayetteville
Fort Bragg-Cuanberland, Harnett
and Sampson; Wilmington - New
Hanover, Brunswick, Columbus,
Bladen and Fender.
Col. Norman Mcneil, senior in
fantry instructor Of Raleigh wa,
present as a guest.
He spoke briefly to the members
his talk covering the activities O.
the reserve officers in this state
and especially commended the Viii
mington unit for the part it hal
taken in organizational activities
Col. McNeill, who is a native O.
Fayetteville, paid tribute to the Of
ficers of Wirld War II, and sale
that while there were only l0.00t
regular officers at the beginning O
the war, there were some 900, 00I
when the wal ended.