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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-21
COLD WAVE BLOWS
DOWN FROM NORTH
Turbulent Weather, Warm
Temperatures Precede
Expected Drop Today
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Turbulent weather and warm
temperatures affected ule Eastern
half of the country as a new cold
wave blew down from Canada in
to the North Central states Monday.
In the van Of squalls and thunder
storms which adversely affected
flying schedules from Chicago
eastward, New York City expert
enced its warmest January 20 in
81 years of record, the tempera-
ture rising to ST. degrees. The
previous record was 56.8 in 1880.
Philadelpllia's S1.3 degrees Mon
day broke a 34year old record.
Miami reported IS degrees Mon
day, Raleigh, N. c. had Y, and
Norfolk. Va. SO.
Although much Of the precipita-
ton which contributed to flooding
of rivers in Tennessee and Ala
bsma had stopped, local thunder
storms added some additional rain
to the swollen Tennessee river
runoff. Squalls brought winds
ranging from 40 to 80 miles an
hour to sections Of Pennsylvania
and West Virginia.
End Seen Today
The warm weather along the
Eastern seaboard. which brought
a thaw to portions of New York
state and New England, probably
will end before Wednesday morn
ing, the Chicago Weather bureau
said.
Boosted along by strong north
westerly winds, the new cold waye
crossed the Canadian border Mon
day afternoon, bringing tempera-
ture drops Of 10 TO Is degrees in
one hour 10 North Dakota and
Minnesota. A low of 20 was pre-
dicted for Northern Minnesota be-
fore Tuesday morning, and sub
zero temperatures were forecast
for Wisconsin and Iowa Tuesday
night.
The cold weather, moving into
Continued on Page z; Col. u
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-21
20 INJURED WHEN
PLANE EXPL0DES
Wave Medical Corpsman
Loses Life In Crash o.
Navy Ship AT Oakland

OAKLAND, Calf, Jan. 20. Up
= A four-engined Navy hospital
plane crashed and burned while
making a radar-controlled land
ing at fog-shrouded Oakland Air
port today, killing a Wave medical
corpsman and injuring the 20 other
passengers and crew.
Passengers and wreckage were
scattered like chaff over the run.
way when the big plane struck an
embankment at the Southeast edge
of the airport, exploded and burn
ed.
Fhe plane. flown by the Naval
Air Transport service (NATS), was
en- route east on a regularly SEIZED
uled flight from Moffett Field,
Calf, near Sunnyvale, only about
40 miles south of Oakland. In ad-
dition to it's crew of seven, it car
ried IA patients and attending
nurses.
Four women, two Wave corps
men and two Navy nurses, were
among the occupants.
Making what the Navy described
as a normal radar. ground control
led approach to the fog obscured
airport, the planes back was
broken by the impact of the land
ing. Ensuing explosions shook it
for nearly an hour as gasoline-fed
fire swept the wreckage.
The injured were picked up from
the runway and rushed to the
Navy Oak Knoll hospital after
emergency treatment.
Among those escaping with only
minor injuries were L. E. Pinker-
ton, 10, storekeeper 3rd class, of
Marion, Ohio, and Arthur Chand-
Ter, machinist's mate 3rd class Ono
address,.
The plane loaded patients and
passengers aboard at Moffett field,
and was landing at Oakland to
pick up additional passengers for
the flight east.
1t roared in over the field area
under radar control and an eye
witness said it appeared to be max
ing the approach too low, with the
pilot correcting a low right wing
by slipping to the left. 1t struck
the embankment, or levee, at the
Southeast edge of the field and ex-
ploded.
Fog Too Thick
Airport guards said the fog was
so thick at the field that they
could hear the crash but were
unable to see it.
Wed see passengers who were
spilled out of the plane, but we
couldn't stop to help them - our
job was to fight the fire" said
George King, a guard.
The thickness of the fog was one
factor creating confusion ard de-
lay in checking casualties.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-21
SUGGESTS
IMPEACHMENT DRIVE
ON "PORTAL" AU7HOR
County Will Vote
On Junior College
E. L. White Heads impress.
sive Delegation Making
Request Al Meeting

The special election for the es-
tablish1nen' of a junior college in
Wilmington will be held sometime
ii March, Addison Hewlett. ST..
'chairman OF the New Hanover
board of county commissioners pre-.
dicted yesterday.
He estimated that this much time
would be needed for completing
the details necessary to the hold
ing of a special referendum.
The possibility that a double
election will be held with the estab-
lishment of a tuberculosis hospital
il the county to be submitted to a
public vote at the same time as the
junior college question, doomed
during the session. 1t was held by
the board that the settling of both
proposals as the same time would
mean a saving to taxpayers.
A resolution directing County
Attorney Marsden Bellamy to in.
vestigate the legality OF the double
referendum was adopted.
The decision to call the special
election came at a meeting of the
commissioners Yesterday follow
ing appeals for the establishment
of the college by representatives oil
II civic clubs, churches and othe,
organizations.
E. L. White. president of the Will.
mington Chamber of Commerce
led the delegation in support of the
college project. Among others max.
ing appeals before the board were
DR.. john T. Hoggard. chairman
of the board Of education: Rabbi
Samuel Friedman of the Comlnu-
nifty Council; W. W. Bell, presi-
dent of the Tide Water Power
company: H. M. Roland. superin-
tendent of public instruction; and
Thomas H. Wright, president OF
the Acme Fertilizer company.
The motion that the election be
held was introduced by Harry
Gardner, board member, with all
commissioners voting for the mo-
tioa with the exception of George
W Trask. who abstained. The mo
ton was seconded by James Hall.
Other action taken by the board
was the approval of a request by
the Carolina Coach company that
the commissioners endorse a pro.
jected bus route from Jackson
vile to Burgaw via Wilmington.
The board was asked by l.. M.
Pollock Of the Pirate baseball
club to lease concessions at Legion
stadium to the management, point
ing out that the club could not
operate without this source of
revenue. A decision of the mat
ter was postponed pending an in
Continued on Page 2; Col. p
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-21
LABOR GOVERNMENT
APPEALS TO WORKERS
ITO SAVE ECONOMY

LONDON. Jan. 20 (P) =
Britain's Labor government
appealed tonight to the coun-
try's 20. 900. 600 working men
and women backbone of
the governments support
to shoulder voluntarily the
burden OF industrial speedup as
the only means of economic
salvation.
Prime Minister Attlee's
peacetime version of Winston
Churchill's wartime call for
blood, toll. tears and sweat"
was published as a White
Paper, on the eve of tomor-
rows reopening of parliament.
THE position of Great
Britain is extremely serious"
said this document. addressed
to employers as well as work
ers and issued with the admit
ted hope of becoming a prop
ganda best seller that will
reach every executive office
and assembly line in the coun-
try.
"The answer, first and last.
is Increased production it
said. after detailing three
great dangers:
The threat of initiation on the
home front. an export balance
short of imports by 1872, O00,-
900 in 1916, and a grave man.
power shortage with no relief
in sight ''for some years TO
come"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-21
Ships Crash Here

The dredge Washington of the
Norfolk Dredging company and
three barges, towed by a small
tug boat, crashed into the side OF
the PC IT'S, tied up at the custom
house docks at 1885 am. this
mornin J.. An undetermined
amount Of damage was inflicted on
the Navy patrol craft.
According to seamen aboard the
PC IT'S, the dredge and barges
were being toWed south down the
Cape Fear river and a sudden
change in the current caused the
heavy barges to swing into the
patrol craft and docks.
Workmen were busy at las am.
trying to get the dredge and barges
into the middle of the river. Nc
estimate of damages to the vessels
could be made early this morn.
inc
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-21
U. S. GETS DELAY
ON ARMS FARLEY
Security Council Overrides
Russian, Polish Opposi-
ton By 9 To z

LAKE SUCCESS, N. Y, Jan. 20.
-P-Overriding Russian and Pc.
lish opposition, the United Nations
Security council today approved an
American request to put off con.
sideration of worldwide arms re.
duction for two weeks.
The 8 to 2 vote on the arms mo-
ton came after the Soviet Union
lost a. fight to keep British charge.
against Albanian of fthe councils
agenda. The ballot there was 10 te
0 with Soviet Delegate Andrei A.
Gromyko abstaining.
Warren R. Austin. chief United
States delegate, asked for arms
postponement because of Gen
George c. Marshall's taking owe!
as secretary of state and to enable
the delegation to study more care
fully a series of preliminary pro
posals already submitted by Other
countries.
More Time Needed
Austin stressed that he was no
attempting to delay a decision bu
felt that a period of consideration
might in the long run hasten ane
expedite consideration of a fina
plan.
He declared that the UnItec
States regarded disarmament as
one Of the most important ways u
putting an end to war;"
Gromyko indicated that me
United States merely wanted mere
time to prepare to push its origl
nal suggestion that control Q:
atomic energy be given priority
over arms reduction plans. He de
manded that the council immediate
ly continue the, arms debate.
DR.. Oscar Lange, the Polish dele
gate. did not speak but voted witt
Russia.
After Gromyko lost the Ight t.
keep the Albanian case off the
calendar, a debate developed ovel
when the council should take W
the complaint. Delegates agreed
that Albania, not a member O.
the U. N, should be invited to sent
a representative to take part in the
debate and Gromyko insisted thai
the case be held up until such al
rrvoy, arrived.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-21
!; SpeciialFund
For Channel
:. CrantedHere
District Engineers Notified
Of $4,000 ALLEGATION
By Government
WORK BEGINS
-
Money To Provide Temper
,ry Relief To Shipping
On Cape Fear

A notice Of the ALLEGATION Of thu
,,o1ested sos, 900 fo- maintenance
~ dredging of the Cape Feal
river as: approved by the Chic.
rorns Of Engineers. was received
r.sterday afternoon by officials o:
he Wilmington District from Col
George w. Gillette, South Atlantic
division Corps Of Engineers, loca.
officials reported.
The request for the additions!
lands. required to provide tenn
norarv relief TO shipping on the
Cane Fear, stated that temporary
r,jiss can be provided by restoring
IN. channel to a depth of 80 feet
md widths Of 200 feet to the ocean
bar and $50 feet to the river chan
,.l. The request was made by
District Engineers last December
IT,
Maintenance work on the river
.hannel is expected to be begun
in tae near future, now that the
hlads have been approved, local
officials said. The District Engi-
n.e-s' dredge, the Hoffman, has
already been put to work on the
y,., in the belief that the funds
would be ~allocated.
The report returned to- local Of
Scials showed that the project was
approved by the Chief Engineers
January 10, and that the Divi-
Giaa Engineers notified the District
officials that the sum Of sos, 900
PERTAINING to the appropriation for
rivers and ha-bors had been al
heated to the. Cape Fear river
project by the authority Of the
Secretary Of War.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-21
The Weather
FORECAST

rOhGSf1o1
South Carolina - Fair and colder Tues
day and Tuesday night. Lowest tenpera
ture IS to 80 in west in extreme north
frost east portion Tuesday, night
Wednesday fair and continued cold.
North Carolina-Fair and colder Tues
day and Tuesday night. Lowest tempera
ture is to % in north, % to 26 in cen
trail portion and 26 to 80 on the Coas
Tuesday night. Wednesdays fair and cor.
tinued cold.
Eastern Standard sTime)
(By U. S. Weather Bureau
Meteorological data for the "a hour
ending 1880 pm. yesterday.
Temperatures
1870 am. "a; 7:30 am. So; 80 pm. 70
1880 pm. so.
Maximum 70; Minimum 81; Mean g.
Normal As.
Humidity
1916 am. 100; 1880 am. SO; 1:3o pm rs
1880 m 81.
Precipitation
Total for "a hours ending 1870 pm. =
Q. 10 inches.
Total since the first Of the month
3.l2 Inches
Tides For Today
from the Tide Tables published b,
u. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey.
High Low
Wilmington 1880. 9:19 am. 3:51 am
$50 pm. 4:30 pm
Masonboro Inlet 1908 am. 1874 am
7:12 pm. 1:29 pm
Sunrise 7:16: Sunset 5:3s; Moonrise 7:o1
AM; Moonset 4:53 pm.
River stage al Fayetteville, N. c. at
am. Monday. mo report feet.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-21
ANDREW V0LSTEAD.
NOTED DRY, dies
Author OF Prohibition Act
Had Served. His Home
City, Nation For Years

GRANITE FALLS. MINI. Jan.
20 - up - Andrew ]. Volstead,
former Minnesota Congressman
and father of the Volstead prohibit
ton act, died today. He was 81
years old.
Volstead, a lifelong dry. had been
in poor health for years ard had
abandoned daily visits to his
Granite Falls law office four years
ago. He had lived the life of a
country lawyer. devoting himself
largely to probate cases and took
little part in community activi-
ties. Even appeals from his friends
that he leaG the fight against estab-
lishment of a municipal liquor store
in 1912 went UNDECIDED. The "Wets"
won.
A native Minnesotan. Volstead
was elected to Congress on the
Republican ticket in 1903, after
serving as mayor. city attorney and
county attorney in his home com
munity. In Congress, he sponsored
measures to repeal broad powers
granted the President during World
War 1. fathered the Farmers Co.
operative act, in addition to the
prohibition act.
He resumed his law practice in
1922 following defeat by Paul ].
Kvale, alse a dry. All during his
life he declined to be interviewed
or photographed and refused nu-
merous offers to write about his
life. the Volstead act and his phil
osophy.
He is survived by a daughter,
Mrs. Carl Lomen. Funeral arrange.
ments have not been made.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-21
Judge Picard
Cited On Pro-
Labor Claims
Two Other Developments
Keep Pay Suit Contro-
versy Bubblins Over
WOULD OUTLAW ACT
Pressman Names Republic
Steel Lawyer As Man
Whose Talk Hit Senate

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20
|(F - Impeachment proceed
|ings against Federal Judge
Frank Picard, author Of the
basic portal pay decision,
were suggested by Senator
Eastland (D-Miss) today.
Eastland, member of a SEN
ate Judiciary subcommittee
considering bills to outlaw
more than $4,000, 900, 900 Of
portal pay suits, proposed the
action after a Chrvsler cor
~ooration attorney, Theodore
R. Iserman, testified the judge de-
cIared himself "pro-labor" and
tried to get a jury to reverse =
verdict, which was in favor of the
company.
Picard commented in New York
that he is both "pro-labor'', and
"pro-capital" but his decisions
lever have been Influence by
those feelings"
Other Developments
Two other developments, too.
kept the portal pay controversy
bubbling:
/. Chairman Hartley (R-NJ) OF
the House Labor committee an
nounced he will introduced legisla-
ton in that chamber tomorrow to
OUTLAY the suits. His statement
declared the Supreme court "mis-
interpreted the plain intent Of Con-
gress" in its portal decision ana
that his bill will prohibit legalized
grand larceny" ~
.. Lee FRESHMAN, Go general
counsel, named Tom Patton, at
torney for the Republic Steel Cor
Continued on Page 2: Col. y
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-21
THO Governor Claimants
Hold Fort At Atlanta

Talmadge, elected by the legis-
lature last Wednesday morning to
the four-year term Of his father,
the late Eugene Talmadge, has
held the executive offices and man.
sion since ousting Arnan. Thomp-
son who was sworn in as lieutenant
governor last Saturday, said he
was taking over as acting governor
upon resignation of Arnall.
The bitter controversy flared into
direct action On another front as
students from five Atlanta colleges
and the University of Georgia at
Athens, 10 miles distant, announ-
ced plans to march on the capitol
tomorrow. Leaders said. .'hun-
dreGs" would protest Talmadge's
seizure OF power by force and VOL
|ence."
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-21
Senator TaftN You Fauors
Rent Control Extension

tended in some FORM"
The Republican legislator said,
however, that he believes there
should be an adjustment" to
remedy ''injustices." He declared
that many owners have been
caught by rent ceilings frozen lat
a level where they do not get a
fair return"
Senator Taft said the Wagner
Ellender-Taft l~ong-range housing
bill, of which he was co-spoisol
in the last Congress, will be re-
introduced with his support. 1t pass
ed the Senate in the last session
but never emerged from COMMITTEE
in the House.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-21
RIVERS RECEDINC
ALL over STATE
Lew Pressure Area Leaving
North Carolina Bring
ns End To Rains
y THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

A tL-. s-EFNE ~ &
low pressure area that brought
continued rain to North Carolins
had moved eastward today into
the Atlantic, and rivers, began fall.
ihs In many sections Of the state
aftsr inundating lowlands.
kuhoft water however was ex.
1ecsed to crest some rivers tomor.
row and Thursday.
The low area moved out faster
Nan had been expected as winds
blew IN from the West and scudded
me rain clouds out of the Caro-.
mas at the rate Of 1910 miles ar
Aaur overnight.
The barometer started To rise
Monday night and the forecast 70,
'saay was cloudy and cooler, but
Win no rain expected.
The $50 pupils Of the consolidated
sfade and high school at Marshall,
sea,ed on an island in the French
sfoad river some 20 miles north.
west Of Asheville, prepared to re-
Iale, classes today. The school
slosed Yesterday as water entered
@s. cafeteria and boiler room.
More than six inches Of rain fel
z most parts Of the state durins
y past two weeks, with almos
~ inches since last Monday, the
eaaflotte Weather bureau said.
me French Broad river in thu
Western part Of the state was, fall
.ss today after crestiag at a.5 fee
move bankful Of II feet at Ashe.
Mile last night. The river was with
us banks after flooding low
;.Aas in the Marshall and Ho.
spflnss vicinity.
In the Eastern part of the state
ae cape Fear, and Neuse river.
SSefnoWed almost four feet a.
sA1abethtown and two feet a
snithfield.
me Cape Fear gotawithin a foo.
! ne ao-foot flood stage. at Mon
%se.0ut was contained as the rain.
sqaotf into the Cape Fear il
~ Fayetteville vicinity was ex
.ss'eo to overflow the 35-foot stage
m.noon tomorrow. The river wa
THpec'ed 10 crest at % feet in. the
Ia2aoetatoWn vicinity Thursday
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-21

ATLANTA, Ga, Jan. 20 Rl-
Herman Talmadge stood pat today
on claim to Georgia's disputed gov
ernorship. and Lieut-Gov- M. e..
Thompson Immediately established
rival executive offices on another
floor OF the state capitol, pending
court adjudication.
Talmadge rebuffed Thompson in
a brief, face to face exchange when
Thompson demanded surrender OF
the executive offices and governors
mansion lately occupied by Coy.
ELS Arnall, who resigned Satur-
day.
Said TalInadge: You have no
right to, claim this office. There is
mo vacancy. The General assembly
OF Georgia has elected me as gov.
ornor." =,
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-21
VA Tc' -.
City Al.dAs
Hospital Site
Mayor, Industrial Agent
Receive Promise From
General Bradley
OUTLOOK BRIGHT
Brochure On Wilmington's
Advantages Shown At
Capital Farley
OUTLOOK BRIGHT

Wilmington's chances Of being
selected as the site of a SIS, DOC, 0O(
veterans hospital Frightened con
siderably yesterday with the as
surance by General Omar Bradley
Veterans Administration head, tina
sites in this area would definitely
be considered.
The promise that a visit Woulo
be made to Wilmington by a Va
field team was given by Gen. Brad
ley to Mayor w. Ronald Lane ane
City Industrial Agent John H. Far
rell, who presented a brochure out
lining area facilities and other at
tributes during a conference hello
in Washington yesterday morning
Farrell informed the Star last
night that the conference with the
VA chief was quite encouraging
and that considerable interest in
the brochure was shown.
Farrell and Lane called Brad
ley's attention to the fact that
there were SIS, 900 veterans in the
Is counties surrounding Whining
ton and there were over so doctors
now available for medical consul
tation in the city, with an estimat-
ed 80 more due to be released
from military service Don
Another argument presented
during the conference was that the
Wilmington Veterans of Foreign
Wars had agreed to make land
necessary for the erection of the
hospital and the development OF
the medical program available tc
the Veterans Administration at
no cost.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-21

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 - (P -
Senator Taft (R-Ohio) today sup
ported the extension of rent con-
troll beyond June 80 sin some
FORM and renewed his backing for
a federal public housing progrom.
Replying to questions after ad-
dressing the United States Confer
ence of mayors, the chairman Of
the Senate Republican Steering
committee declared he would be
perfectly willing" to see another
year of rent control if "the evi'
dence shows there would otherwise
be a general rise in rents"
sIn general" he added, q!
! think rent control should be ex
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-21
SO To Bed

Court Scene:
The topic under discussion
was eggnog.
How much alcohol did the
eggnog contain," the attractive
young lady witness on the stand
was asked. 81
81 do not know" was the
ready reply.
"Well, then did il contain
any at al,", she was asked.
"Of course it did. I'll bet you
never drank any egEnog with.
out any spirits, did you,'', was
tie speedy retort.
That's Al, .eome-doWa."
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-21

wilmington and vicinity: Fair and colder
.adav and tonight. Lowest temperatures
"a to 80 tonight; Wednesday fair and
continued, cold.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-28

With Preston Carroll and George
Bernstein unloading half the Leafs
u hits, Selma-Smithfield dashed
Emory Hewlette and the Pirates
around Legion stadium last night,
81. The loss prevented the BUGS
from shaving Sanford's lead to
three games as the Warsaw Red
Sox, who play two games at the
stadium tonight starting at 700
o'clock. nung an 81 decision on
the spinners.
Lefty Louis Cheshire will hurl
in the seven-inning first game,
while Fred Townsend will SO for
his sixth straight win in the Sec
ond. a regulation nine-frame con-
test.
Starting with two run in the
first inning, the Leafs had seven
tallies racked up before Bob La
Blanc, now in leadoff position,
could amble in with the lone Buc
marker.
Sam Gibson, Mickey Balla's
highlander, gave up eractly four
hits to Wilmington. In addition,
he famed seven and walked only
four, Bob Steckel went down three
times under his fast ball.
Hewlett was relieved by Al Len
to in the seventh after he had al
lowed seven runs and a like num-
Der OF hits. Lento kept things
quiet until the ninth, when the
Leafs pushed over their last two
tallies. He gave up five hits. The
Pirates made four errors.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-28

Women's Open Golf tournament.
Mrs. Page and Miss Riley, the
1947 Trans-Mississippi %titlist, had
36-hole totals Of 149. Miss Riley
shot a rs today to go with her
IA Of yesterday. Mrs. Page had
a par rs yesterday over the g.
414-yard starmount Country club
layout.
Louise suggs of Lithia Springs,
Ga, who won the Western Open
title last week, dropped one stroke
off the pace today after being
tied with Miss Riley and Patty
Berg through the, first 10 holes.
Miss suggs shot an even par 7e
for a total of $50.
Two of the nine professionals
who played the second round were
the victims of the biggest blow
rps.
Miss Berg dropped six strokes
behind the leaders as she scared
to 4 five over par 81 and Helen
Dettweiler of Indio, Calf, who
was only n stroke back after
the first round, had a miserable
"a today for a 159 total.
Best of the pros at the hallway
mark was Betty Jameson of San
Antonio, Texas, who had a Is
today and a rs in the first round
for & ISL total, only two strokes
off the pace.
Miss Berg was the next best
pro followed by Mary Mozel of
Portland, Ore, with 15e.
Scores today generally showed
improvement over the scores on
the opening round with the lead
ing pros and amateurs better able
to solve the riddles of the long,
rolling fairways and the closely
trapped greens of the Starmount
course