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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-20
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To Halt / 4 War
Republicans Appeal To United Nations:
Dutch And Indonesians Report
Heavy Fighting In Central Java

BATAVIA, Java, Aug. 19-U.H-
The Dutch and Indoneslan gov
ernments reported heavy Fighting
tonight in Central Java and the
Republicans made a new appeal
to the United Nations to take
quick action to avoid an island
wide war.
Today's Dutch communique
said that "drastic retaliatory
measures" had been taken
against Indonesian forces for at
lacking Dutch patrols in the i'm
portant Salatiga sector on the
highway to Jogjakarta, the Re-
publican Capital.
The Indonesian government, in
a broadcast from Jogjakarta, ex-
pressed feat that the Dutch would
resort to 'large-scale" operations
with the purpose of occupying all
republican territory"
eff the Dutch continue to VIC
late the c~ease-fire order on a
large scale with the intention OF
occupying all Republican territory
it is obvious that the people and
the government of the Republic
will defend themselves with all
MEANS" the statement said.
This means a renewal of large
scale hostilities with the result
that the whole Indonesian archi-
pelago will be turned into one
battlefield"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-20
VIOLATORS
BETTER WATCH OUT;
COPS TO BEAR DOWN

Breakdown upon traffic v%iolators
as concerns parking will be opened
today by the Wilmington police.
That was revealed last night as
members of the traffic department
prepared to begin serving war
rants upon motorists who have
failed to heed summons issued
them.
Traffic bureau attaches, follow
ing a study of the records, found
that a large list of %violators during
the last several weeks have not
obeyed the summons of the red
tags that have been placed upon
parked automobiles.
Serving of warrants upon those
violators will commence this morn
ing.
Traffic officers pointed out that
all such violators under the law
are required to report at police
headquarters "a hours after find
ing such tags upon their vehicles.
They also pointed out that Re-
corder's court fines on such viola
tons call for, in addition to the
fine, the costs of two actions-the
first which the motorists failed to
heed and the second upon which
thew are fined.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-20
Along The Cape Fear

before the completion of the
firms first ship.
It was the "Hauppage" which
was bound without cargo from
Wilmington to Portland, Maine
when it was shelled by the Ger
man Submarine U = Isl sometime
in May 1918. The Smelling was
shortly before the German SUBJ
marine arrived of New York.
The vessel did not sink but turn
ed bottom up. She "a lowed into
Newport News and later recondl-
toned and put back into service,
Storm related.
RECALLS CAPTAIN - Storm
recalls Captain Sweeney, COM
mander of the schooner. The Will
mingtonian was captured by the
commander of submarine and
held prisoner for a short time be-
fore he was released somewhere
near Sandy Hook, N. Y. In the
belief of Storm, the U-151 was one
of the first German submarines to
operate off the United States
coast.
The two schooners erected here
were much written about in the
early days of the first world war,
Storm says. The "Commack"
crossed and recrossed the Atlantic
ocean many times. 1t also is be-
lieved that the two vessels were
the largest Of their types ever
to have been built in North Caro-
lima up until that time.
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Because Of the new situation,
the broadcast said, the Republic
must reject all Dutch proposals
which interfere with the Indone-
sian arbitration.
The Dutch did not explain what
they meant by drastic retaliation
measures" but it was the first
time they had used the phrase in
their circumspect communicates.
Both the Indonesians and Dutch
issued cease fire orders to their
troops two weeks ago at the re-
hest Of the United Nations Secur-
ity Council.
In the general area around Sab
glatiga, "a miles northeast of the
Republican capital of Jogjakarta
and roughly halfway between jog
jakarta and Semrang, the Indo-
nesians opened up with mortars
and machine guns, the Dutch
charged.
The Dutch said seven OF their
men were killed and II wounded
in yesterdays fighting. East and
Northeast of Gombong, which is
go miles Northwest of Jogjakarta.
Indonesian guerrillas ambushed
Dutch troops, the Communique
said. Along the East Coast of
Java in the Malang sector, it re-
See QUICK ACTION On Page Two
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General Assembly
May Get Proposal
United States Threatens
To Take Collective Ac-
ton To Block Plot

LAKE SUCCESS, N. Y, Aug. 10
W.H Two more Soviet vetoes
killed all chance tonight of United
Nations security council action in
the Balkans crisis.
The crucial east-west deadlock
now will be thrown before the S.
United Nations general assembly
by the United States in a final
effort to promote peace in SOUTH
eastern Europe through machin-
cry of the UN. The general as
sembly is schedule to meet Sept.
16.
If that fails, the United States
has threatened to take collective
action" to block an alleged plot
by communists to seize control Of
Greece.
Soviet delegate Andrea Gromyko
cast the 18th and 18th Soviet We
toes to crush last-ditch proposals
by Australia and the United States
to install a long-range UN border
watch in the Balkan and brand
the trouble there as an outright
threat to world peace.
Australians William r. Hodgson
heatedly denounced big-power vot-
ing privilege as ''the most vicious
instrument ever utilized by man"
for ~thwarting the will Of the ma
jority.
Gromyko, silent through the two
and a half hours of debate which
See GENERAL on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-20
TEACHERS SALARY
S YSTE M SCORED
Termed Threat To Ameri-
can Education AT An
nuai AT AConvention

BOSTON, Aug. 10. -W.D- The
merit system of determining
teachers salaries was scored az
a 'threat to American education"
at the 30th annual convention Of
the American Federation Of Teach
ers AFL) here today.
Secretary = treasurer Irwin r.
Kuenzli Of Chicago urged the 500
delegates to fight legislation which
would base teachers pay on the
cor a teacher makes on rating
tests.
Kuenzli criticized the New York
State legislature for passing a law
requiring that salary increments
beyond a certain point be bas-
ed on a rating system" He said the
New York legislature was influence
ed in the measure by Gov. Thomas
E. Dewey.
IF competant and conscientious
teachers who are professional edu-
Gators rather than politicians in
their outlook are to be saved from
the worst kind Of political explolta-
ton, these laws which require that
See TEACHERS On Page Two
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SAILING SHIPS - History of
sailing ships in Wilmington is Ella
.borated upon by W. w. Storm,
of World War I, Storm points out,
student of such matters. He
brings forth a detailed and inter-
esting account.
The Wilmingtonlan associated
with the Wilmington Iron Works,
points out that two schooners
were built in Wilmington by his
company. Those were sailing YES
sells, in addition to the first one
launched here June 5, 1888.
1t was during the early stages
o. World War I, Storm points out,
that the Wilmington Iron Works
and the railroad controlled by the
company, entered into a contract
with R. Lawrence Smith OF New
York to erect two such ships.
They were OF 1900 tonnage,
four-masted schooners, 220 feet in
length. One was named the Com
mack" and the other the "Haup-
page". Later the shipyard was
taken over by the Maui Shipbulld-
ing Company under an agreement
with the Wilmington Iron Works,
according to Storm.
SCHOONERS COMPLETED
The Maui company completed the
vessels, after which that firm
started construction on a yard OF
their own at q point just above
the Hilton Railroad bridge. How
ever, that yard was abandoned
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-20
TOBACCO SALES
REPORTED LIGHT
Cutters, Lugs Advance
While Leaf Grades De-
cline On Border Belt

Irregular price trends, which
cav some cutters and better quail
lty Tugs advance from $50 to 81
per hundred and some leaf grades
crop from 81 to S., We're reported
on Border Belt tobacco markets
tuesday by the Federal and State
departments of Agriculture.
Meanwhile, the agencies report
w. q total Of 5,085, $40 pounds
were sold Monday at an average
Price Of SAT. 16-the highest aver
age for the belt since last Mon
day. Sales for the season now to-
tal %, 1925, 7G0 pounds and the aver
age is $46.87.
Grades which we're lower Tues
Gay lost all the ground they had
gained in Mondays sales.
The agriculture agencies report
20 mat the quality of leaf being
See TOBACCO on Page Two
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Southern Church Group
Predicts ultimate Dis
solution OF Tradition

COLUMBIA, N. c., Aug. 19-R1
Further action in the case OF
several white college students
who were driven from this town
because of their racial beliefs ap-
peared unlikely late today as an
official of their roup forecast the
ultimate dissolution of racial
segregation in the south.
Officials of the Fellowship o.
Southern Churchmen previously
said the students we're members
of their group and they had been
ordered to leave this small, east
ern North Carolina town because
of their 'interractial work"
Their statement followed dis
closure by Sheriff Ray Cohoon of
Tyrrell county that a group OF
nearly 300 white men had gather
ed here last week and ordered the
students to leave within "a hours.
The students had been living at
a Negro home here, the sheriff
said.
Contacted in Bristol, Va, by
telephone, Miss nellie Morton,
executive secretary of the fellow
ship, said her group "believes
that segregation is sin and as we
begin living as Christians, segre-
cation lines will dissolve.
"God is the father of all people
and all men are brothers of equal
WORTH" Miss Morton said. She
See RACIAL On Page Two
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SHERIFF SEEKING
rs LOVELY GIRLS
FOR BEAUTY SHOW

Sheriff F. Porter Davis is look
ing for twenty-five pretty girls be-
tween the ages Of 16 and rs.
No charges will be preferred,
the sheriff said. He wants the
young ladies to participate in a
beauty contest to be held at Caro-
lima Beach in connection with the
annual, North Carolina Sherih's AS
sociation convention, which opens
at the resort this morning.
The contest will be held Thurs
day afternoon at 4:30 o'clock and
cash prizes and pairs of nylon hose
will be awarded the first three
place winners.
Sheriff Davis said that young
ladies, married or single, are eligi-
BILE to enter the beauty contest for
the title of miss North Carolina
Sheriff."
Contestants are urged to register
at the Carolina Beach Police head
quarters Thursday morning be-
tween 9 a. m. and l p. m.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-20
Gen. Lee Says Criticism
Ruark "StabI In Back
Issues Statement To News
men After Tour Of
Army installations
BY EDGAR CLARK
limited Press Staff Correspondent

United Press Stat1 correspondent
LEGHORN. Italy, Aug. 19-U.p
1t. Gen. John C. H. Lee. U. S.
Commander in the Mediterranean
said today that the criticism OF
his command by Scripps-Howard
columnist Robert c. ,Ruark was
a "stab in the back and IAN in
Justice to the United States"
Lee made his statement in his
suite at an Army-requisitioned
hotel at Viareggio to a group of
American newspapermen he had
invited to visit Army installations
and investigate the charges made
by Ruark.
1T consider the series Of articles
criticizing the Italian command
not only an injustice to the soldiers
of my Command but an injustice to
the United States" Lee said.
Lees statment was made after
the newsmen had returned from
a point-to-point guided tour of the
places mentioned in the articles.
The tour included a trip from
Rome to Leghorn aboard Lees de-
luxe private eight-car train, a con-
ference with Maj. Gen. Lawrence
Jaynes, Chief of Staff of MTOUSA
Mediterranean Theater of Opera
tons, U. S. Army and more than
20 full colonies of Lees staff,
See GEN. LEE on Page Two
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S. To Support Dutch
Plan For Settling War
Dispute May Be Talked
Outside Oh United Ma
tions Council

LAKE SUCCESS, N. Y, Aug.
10 --W.H-The United States dis
closed today that it would support
in essence The Netherlands plan
for settling the Indonesian dispute
outside the United Nations.
Anuria's position on the 1ndo-
nesian conflict was set forth for
the first time by deputy delegate
Herschel v. johnson in the UN
security council only a few mi
nutes after Andrei Gromyko OF
Russia accused the United States
of trying to bypass "the UN IN
settling the dispute because OF
American economic interests" in
the troubled Dutch East Indies.
johnson promptly denie d
Gromyko's charge.
Then, sutan Sjahrir, former In
donesian premier, rejected The
Netherlands proposals-a plan for
an investigation Of the trouble
zone by an ''impartial' govern
ment and a second inspection by
career diplomats now stationed in
Batavia. Sjahrir urged the coun-
Gil to act Immediately in Indone-
STA before Hollands 100, 900 well
equipped troops "put an end to
See U. s. SUPPORT on Pare Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-20
Vetoes Kill All Chances
OF UN Action In Balkan Crisis;
u. S., Argentina End Long Feud
Marshall Talks
At Brazil Meet
Reach Substantial Agree
ment On Major Points
OF Defense Treaty

PETROPOLIS, Brazil, Aug. 49,
W.D-The United States and Argen-
tina ended their long diplomatic
feud today AZ the result o. a con-
ference between Secretary OF
State George c. Marshall and Ar
gentine Foreign Minister Juan A.
Bramuglia. authoritative sources
said tonight.
Marshall and Bramuglia not
only reached substantial agree
ment on major points of the pro-
posed Inter-American defense
treaty but made a sweeping re-
view of United States-Argentine
relations and world political prob
lens.
Bramuglia was understood to
have abandoned his demand for
a separate Inter-American eco
nomic conference-pointed toward
a Marshall recovery plan for the
Western Hemisphere-and to have
agreed that a two-thirds vote
should bind the American Repub-
lies to act in concert against any
aggressor.
Five subjects were discussed
according to sources close to n
of the principals:
Limited States-Argentine rela-
See MARSHALL on Page Two
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AAF RESHUFFLES
Is 'BRASS-HATS'
No Reason Given For Big
gest Shake Up OF Cen
erals In Many Years

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -WD-
The Army Air Forces today an
nounced the biggest shake-up in
it's "top brass" in years, a re-
shuffling in domestic and overseas
assignments for 18 generals.
The AAF gave no reason for
the move, but it was believed to
be connected with creation of an
autonomous air force under the
armed forces unification plan. A
War department sources said the
overseas assignments had been
cleared with the State department.
The officers and their new posts:
Brig. Gen. John F. McBlain to
succeed Maj. Gen. Idwal H. Ed
wards as commander of U. S. Air
Forces in Europe. Edwards will
return here for re-assignment.
Mai. Gen. William E. Hall, for
merly a member of the chief OF
staff's advisory group, assigned to
Europe for duty with the office Of
See RESHUFFLES on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-20
Nation Swelters, But
City Enjoys A Cool SO

While citizens of many sections
of the nation yesterday huffed and
puffed and dried their brows from
the scorching rays of Ole Sol, res
idents of Wilmington enjoyed a
low of 70 and a high of 88 degrees.
From Chicago the United Press
reported that S C o r C h 6 heat
waves slowed activities in a wide
belt across the nation, cut into In
dustrial production and threatened
additional damage to cornbelt
crops-and brought on a splurge
of "rain-making.'
The heat wave, touching the
1O0-degree mark at some points,
blanketed a wide area from Kan
sas and Oklahoma to the east
coast. Nearly %, 900 were idle in
Detroit automobile plants because
of the heat.
The hottest cities were Rock
ford, ILL.,, Chicago, and Cleveland.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-20

The temperature hit 100 at Rock
ford for the second straight day,
and SO degrees at Chicago and
Cleveland. The Chicago peak was
the highest on record for August
10 since a 93-degree top in 1916.
Cleveland's high broke an 11-year-
old record for the date.
Cooling breezes from Lake Mich
igan and showers caused a sharp
drop in temperatures in Rockford
and Chicago late today, but the
weatherman said the mercury
would %skyrocket again tomorrow.
The east coast, which sweltered
in temperatures in the high sos,
was due for warmer weather to-
night and tomorrow. Relief was
expected in the Midwest late to-
morrow and Thursday from a cold
See NATION On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-20
POLICE CONTINUE
BABY DEATH PROBE
Many Clues Prove OF Little
Value In Officers
Search For Parents

Police plowed through innumer-
, ssie clues yesterday in an effort
to solve the mystery of who plac-
ed the body of q three-day-old
white baby girl in the locker in
the Negro waiting room of the
bus depot, Second and Walnut
streets.
But late last night they admit
ted their efforts had been of little
avail. No one had come forth with
any clues as to the birth of any
babies recently in Wilmington
which have not been accounted
for. A check Of hospitals and ply
sicians offices had failed to I'M
earth any leads.
Coroner Gordon Doran last
night said he was not setting the
time of an inquest for a day or
so in hopes that some clue may
be unearthed.
However, earlier in the day he
said that Thomas Lawther, j. F.
AppleWhite, Jesse Marshall, o. D..
Curtis and B. T. Hopkins will
serve on the jury when it is call
ed.
See POLICE On Page Two
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SEN. BlLB0 STILL
CRITICALLY ILL
Gains Strength Yesterday
Morning After Night
Relapse

NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 19-U.R-
There were no new developments
in the condition Of Senator Theo-
dore G. Bilbo of Mississippi late
tonight and he was still CRITICALLY
ILL"
A doctor at Foundation hospital
said the wiry, 69-year-old white
supremacy advocate was resting
after a little something for sup
per-" Bilbo gained strength this
morning after a relapse late last
night. He slept lightly during the
afternoon.
Foundation doctors performed 4
minor operation yesterday to tis
off a vein to prevent a blood clot
from moving to block a lung ar
terry. Doctors said enlargement Of
the clot would cause swift death,
See BILBO on Page Two
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Casualties Estimated From
200 To 500 Dead, 5000
To 5000 Injured

CADIZ, Spain, Aug. 10. -W.D-
Thousands of exhausted rescue
workers dug in ruins by floodlight
tonight in search of wounded vic
tins of a government torpedo fac
tory disaster which wracked Cadiz
for II hours.
Estimates of the casualties rang.
ed from 200 to 500 killed and 5000
to 5000 wounded.
There was a tendency tonight,
however, to. scale down estimates
of casualties. 1t was still impossible
to attempt an authentic list be-
aus many remained buried in
the ruins Of two populous Cadiz
districts after the chain explosion
of 40 torpedos and about LOCO
ship mines and the resultant rag.
ing fires.
Rescue squads worked under a
b~listering sun all day and continu-
ed tonight after the installation OF
emergency light generators.
They worked the harder because
physicians said that many of the
dead had bled to death in the ruins.
It may take days to complete a
See CASUALTIES On Page Two
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And So To Bed

Coroner Gordon Doran was
driving into the city yesterday
from his summer home at Har-
Dor Island with his three-year-
old son, Jackie. ,
At 18th and Princess streets,
the coroner stopped his auto
mobile 70 pick up some police
detectives On their way to the
station. Discussion Of the
finding Of the body of the baby
girl at the bus depot followed.
Officers admitted they were
unable to find a solution.
That is until Jackie spoke
up. 81 know how to find out"
he volunteered. Just call The
police"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-20

PITTSBURGH, Aug. 19-OD "A
17-year-old boy applied today for
a license to marry a 42-year-old
divorce who married the first
time when her youthful lover was
three years old.
The bride-to-be is Mrs. Alice b.
Thompson, who got a divorce
from her first husband a little
over two months ago.
The future bridegroom Is
George Mikszan, an apprentice in a
a printing plant.
Both live with Mrs. Mary Boil
lard who is Mrs. Thompson's aunt
and the boys grandmother.
"They've known each other AL
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-20
Reported Being
Held Up On Anglo Ameri-
can Loan Agreement

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -WH-
Negotiations for revision of the
Anglo-American loan agreement
tapered off to a series of closed
door technical talks today and in
formed sources indicated that &C.
ton. on Britain's critical dollar
shortage was being held up pend
ing the return of British Ambas-
sador Lord Inverchapel next week.
Inverchapel, who was ordered
back to Washington following two
emergency meetings of the Brit.
ish cabinet, was expected here
Sunday.
The London governments deci-
sion to rush the vacationing am
bassador back to his post a full
month ahead of schedule empha-
sized the Importance the British
attache to the Washington confer
ence.
British sources said his presence
would raise the talks to a policy
making level. The original British
delegation, which began work
here only yesterday, was made up
See BRITISH LOAN on Page Two
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Safe If Nothing
Goes Wrong, Girl Says

AVON, Conn.,, Aug. 1e.-U'D-
Wearing a pair Of loose-fitting
Stacks, a leather jacket and a
football helmet, the little lady
steps into a coffin, shuts the lid
tight, pulls a switch. and -
W-H-A-M.
Five sticks Of dynamite blow the
coffin to bits.
But when the smoke clears
away, there stands the little lady
the indestructable Miss Helen
Howe smiling and unframed.
Miss Howe admitted today that
there's a gimmick to ia trade
secret, IN other words. Also. that
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-20
ATOMIC RESEARCH
WORKER SUCCUMBS
Death Ascribed To "Delay-
ed Chemical Pneumoni-
tbs" After Autopsy

BLOOMFIELD, N. j., Aug. 49,
W.H-A 31-year-old woman who
sued Westinghouse Electric Co.,
last fall for 5000, 900 on the grounds
that she suffered radioactive
poison while working on atomic
research, died yesterday and an
autopsy today revealed her death
was caused by delayed chemical
pneumonitis."
Harrison B. Martland, chief
medical examiner of Essex county,
said an autopsy showed that Miss
Dorothy l.. Burns died from what
he termed a new form of occupa-
tional disease.
The New York Academy of Medi-
cine explained that delayed cheml-
cal pneumonitis meant inflama-
ton of the lungs due to delayed
chemical action.
Miss Burns, formerly employed
by Westinghouse atom bomb
Goo ATOMIC IN Pare Two
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Attlee May
Resign Post
London Daily Mail Says
Prime Minister Tells
Colleagues OF Plans

LONDON, Aug. 10. -P)e The
naiIv Mail said tonight that Prime
Tinister Clement Attlee has told
Ss closest colleagues in the gov
arnment that for reasons of health
10 intends to resign the premier
,s in the near future"
A page one story by Wilson
rroadbent, the Mails veteran po-
Ttica1 correspondent, reported sit
n,as said in usually well-informed
.%;rcIes last night that Mr.. Attlee
ill nominate Mr.. Ernest Bevin, the
Toreign Secretary. as his success
sor."
Although Attlee had been under
fro from a substantial section of
bis own labor party for his handl-
mo of Great Britain's economic
isis. the Mails story was the
trst flat report that the Prime
Minister might resign.
The Mail said that Sunday -
when Attlee and his Cabinet Min
listers held a secret meeting at
Ma, 10 Downing street - the Prime
Minister agreed to carry on until
The British-American loan revi-
sion talks in Washington had pass
ed their most critical stage.
If Beyin becomes Prime Minister,
M, newspaper said, Chancellor of
the Exchequer Hugh Dalton is ex-
nected to become Foreign Secre-
tary.
the Board of Trade, lis already
mentioned as Dalton's successor
in the Treasury post, the Mail
said.
Call Cabinet Ministers have kept
silent about Sundays hastily-call-
ed cabinet meeting, which some
authoritative sources said was or
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