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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-06
Reign Of Terror Grips Arabian
City OF Alden Over Arab Strike;
U.S.. Bans Arms Shipment To East
British Airborne
| Troops Take Over
Over Two Score Killed ID
Fighting; Palestine
Toll Mounts

JERUSALEM, Dec. 5. - R -
The toll from five days of riot
and battle as the Arab worlds
40, 100000 Moslems violently pro-
tested the partition of Palestine
mounted close to 100 today with
belated reports of a reign of ter
ror in Arabia's Alden where A
persons wee said to have been
killed.
Meanwhile in Jerusalem's five
mile smoke-blackened front"
in the border area of Tel Aviv
and Jaffa and Palestine's death
roll, by Associated Press count,
to 48.
Elsewhere, in Egypt, Syria,
Iraq and Lebanon Arabs faced
Holy Mecca and prayed to Allah
for help against partition. Most
of them then turned to peaceful
pursuits on the Moslem sabbath,
but in Alden, the British colony
on the Arabian coast, serious
disorder prevailed.
The British Colonial office
said the trouble started Tuesday
after a partial Arab strike erupt-
ed into an invasion of the Jew
ish "crater" quarter which re-
suited in the deaths of "A persons
Is Arabs and 19 Jews.
Troops Flown In
The British flew 500 troops in-
to the town from Khartoum and
two companies of infantry were
dispatched from the Suez Canal
to support a naval landing
party which was attempting to
restore order. A curfew was
clamped on the area.
Reports from North Africa
told of outbreaks in new
quarter when the Arabs of Der
ma in Libya stormed Jew
ish metalsmith shops with guns,
clubs and hand grenades. A
number of shops where Ameri-
can soldiers once bought SouVe-
|nies were leveled.
Twenty thousand Egypt
ians gathered at Al Azhar mos
que in Cairo and broke through
police lines at a threatening
moment after hearing a fiery
priest call for a holy war. But
further demonstrations were
curbed by the leaders.
A government ban curbed fur.
ther demonstrations in Bagdad,
Iraq, where a mob had sacked
a U. S. Information office.
Beirut, Lebanon, ancient capi-
tai of the Phoenicians, also was
the scene of a peaceful demon
See BRITISH on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-06
HOSPITAL BATTLE
AT STATUS QUO
Both Sides Standing Pat;
Nurses Reiterate Faith
In Mrs. NOEL

Staff nurses at James Walker
Memorial hospital here yesterday
reported that every effort is be-
ing made to influence them to
abandon their membership in
their nurses association and
abandon the security program of
the association, but they assert
they stand united in their deter
mination to work "only where
their association is recognized. :"
Superintendent John Rankin
at the hospital yesterday said
that the board of managers has
no comment to make On the
public statement issued by the
James Walker staff nurses Fri
day and that the management of
the hospital is standing pat and
contemplates making no further
move to-day or tomorrow.
Nurses of the staff told a Star
reporter that physicians of the
hospital staff have been ap-
preaching them in private con-
versations in an effort to induce
each nurse individually to cancel
her resignation. The staff doctors
have met with no success in this
effort, the nurses report. They
issued the following statement
yesterday:
"The board has failed to break
our organization, Mr.. John Ran
kin, superintendent, has failed
to influence us to give up our
security program, now the staff
physicians have been privately
trying to influence members of
the nursing staff in confidential
conversations to desert their or
ganiZation.
Demand Fair Deal
eve are determined to carry
out our resignation unless we
receive a fair deal as a profess
sional organization.
Until the association securi-
ty program was announced, eight
months of Individual efforts re-
suited in securing only a few
staff salary raises of $40 per
month. After our program was
announced the salary raises of
which the board speaks in its
official statement were granted.
''The board states: "the board
has declined to deal with Mrs.
Noell because it knows no rea-
son why she is qualified to act as
the sole representative of our
graduate nurses. Mrs. NOEL is a
See HOSPITAL ON Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-06
FEDERAL JURORS
INDICT WRITER'S
Eigbt Men Face Possible
all Terms OF Two
Years, Two One Year

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5
Ten Hollywood writers and di-
rectors were indicted by a fed
eral grand jury today for al
legged contempt of Congress
temming from their refusal to
tell a House Unamerican Activ-
tiles subcommittee whether
they were Communists.
Assistant U. S. Attorney Will
liam Hitz said the defendants,
including some of the highest
paid scenarists in the movie col
ony, would be arraigned here
either Dec. 10 or Jan. 2, with
prospects that formal trials will
start in January.
Eight Of the accused men
we're indictedon two c ontenpt
counts, making each liable to
iWo years in Jail and fines of
&'UOO if convicted, They had not
only refused to answer the Com
manlst question but would not
Tell the House investigators if
'Aey were members of the
areen Writers Guild.
The other two, Writer John
oWard Lawson and Director
zee FEDERAL on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-06
COLUMBUS DID NOT GO TOO
FAR. OXFORD UNION DECIDES

OXFORD, Eng, Dec 5. -o9- The Oxford Union which
debating society in 1923 when tho colonial revolt
still rankd last night the existence of the Western
Hemisphere
'In the opinion Of this house. Columbus went too
Samples of the debate
American Morris b. Abram of the University OF
Chago Oxfords Pembroke colleges "Englands
might be to the fact Columbus discovered
of turkey and tobacco, both of which
supply here today
From Englshman, Peter Kroyer Church Col
ege There those say that Puritans
landing Plymouth Rock it would appropri-
ate if the Rock had landed the Puritans"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-06
Singer Who Slings Mean
Skillet Seeks Romance

wavs walks off with the man."
"On the stage, I mean," she
added hastily.
But these unrequited love
roles try more than the singing
stars soul. There has b e e n
equal CONSERVATION in critics
row.
When the statuesque and
shapely singer appeared in Aida
clad in a very brief top and
See SINGER on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-06
4 :! '::;s':::: = :: Demands
i Soviet Price
Marshall Asks Molotov To
State How Much German
Unity Is Worth

LONDON, Dec. 5 -lR-U. S.
Secretary of State George c.
Marshall challenged Soviet For
eign Minister Y. M. Molotov
point blank today to state Rus
sia's price for German unity.
Molotov replied with new at
tack upon the Western powers
policies in Germany.
The sharp exchange came as
the Four-PoWer Foreign Min
listers, in their tenth meeting for
treaty discussions here, tackled
the thorny issue of Germany's
economic future without agree
ment - indeed, without sign of
concession or compromise be-
tween the East and the West.
In a long speech Molotov ac-
cused Britain and France of
actually hindering" the eco
nomic recovery of Western Ger
many, claimed greater eff
ficiency in the Soviet occupation
zone, and repeated his charge of
a Western plan to set up sepa-
rate regime over Western Ger
many. Ernest Bevin, Britain's
sharp-tongued foreign secre-
tary, lashed back. He labeled
Molotov's arguments st he
limit" He termed Molotov's
contentious "a miserable way to
treat the facts"
Bevin Blunt
Bevin said bluntly that Molo-
tov's remarks were designed
"to convince the Germans that
they have but one friend - the
Soviet Union"
Marshall demanded that tn e
council ''leave generalities and
engage in discussion which will
enable (it) to make some prog
ress.''
Informants reported til e
course of today's meetings as:
The American diplomatic
chief had laid down his own
specific proposals in a formal
paper that favored the establish
ment of a provisional govern
ment reflecting the "free will"
of the German people and func-
without outside inter-
ference" except for allied secur-
ity measures.
But he said first must come
agreement on such common
as basic freedom for
the individual; abolition of zonal
boundaries; free flow of per-
sons, ideas and goods through
out all Germany, and clear de-
termination of the economic
burdens the German people are
to bear.
He asked Molotov to be "pre-
else" regarding the creation of
conditions which would make
central German government "a
living reality and not a pre-
tense"
Seeks Answer
Still later, he asked Molotov
if Russia still was insistent upon
its demand for $4,000, ,O00,0 900 in
reparations from Germany as
condition to that country's eco
nomic and political unity.
He didn't get a direct answer
either to the request for pre-
See DEMANDS on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-06
And So To Bed

"A member of the Boys Hi
Y Conference here was dis
cussing the conference of the
Girls Hi-Y conference beins
held in Rocky Mount.
Paul Peterson, of Kannapo.
lis and who presided at the
conference, suggested a com.
mittee to send a telegram -
the girls.
One delegate spoke up and
said, I had rather be there"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-06
The Weather

FORECAST
NOfFn Carolina and South Carolina
or.5i.. r:i Snghtly cooler Saturday, consid-
S,.,,rs. cooler east and central portions
1g.tsIQay ri,t Lay, night Sunday, partly cloudy
Gfo'ue n'ue temperature changes.
a,S Chronological data for the "a hours
's EJG pm Yesterday:
Ia, TEMPERATURES
I'm NV am 50, 7:30 am 56, l:so pm 70,
Us.n pm y, IS Maximum 70. Minimum 48.
"eaa 60 Normal 81.
,.,, HUMIDITY
7.3o j'V nns an IS, 7:3o am 80, /: 30 pm so,
H., PRECIPITATION
An ,'t i 1or the "a hours ending 7:3o
no,th 'nehes Total since the first of the
'OA'h inches. " '-
fF.. TIDES FOR TODAY
o. : 0iI r me Tide Tables published by
" 0oast and Geodetic Survey
Wilrninr4. High Low
e'0u --------4:23 am 11:3 am
lIagoobo,o 49,, 4:57 pm - pm
'0lo inlet - 2:35 am 8:43 am
.:07 0i.le s1S I'o4, Sunset sos: Moonrise
Rive r'' Moonset IA pm.
q an 81 rtge Stage a Fayetteville, N. c.. al
hoay, 12.0 feet.
--2le WEATHER on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-06

CHAPEL HILL Dec. 5-(R-
Dan has been gone for several
months, but he's just turned up
in Charleston, sc.
Dan is Chapel Hills famous
dog who las followed the
various athletic teams in their
practices and workouts and
who was almost adopted by the
Navy Pre-F]ight school here dur
ing the war. At that time he
deserted the home teams to
follow the sailors.
Although he is owned by DR..
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-06

NEW YORK, Dec. 6 6-U.P)-'I
Just can't get a man," walled
one of the Metropolitan's most
operatic eyefulls today.
MY love life is one continual
frustration," delectable dark
haired and dirnpled Blanche
Thorn sighed.
'1'm just condemned to tn e
fate of mezzo-soprano. I always
play the part of a scheming viii
lainess and the blankety blank
faced innocent color atura al
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-06
F0ARD RELEASES
VETS PROGRAM
Ex-Service Men Will Honor
Rededication Week This
Evening

Charles Foard, Legion post
commander here, yesterday re-
leased the program for the Vet
eran's Day rededication week to
be held in Legion stadium this
evening.
The program includes:
Assembly of military units at
See FOARD on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-06
D099ieD anDrifts Down
Charleston Way On Foot

and Mrs. Lee Wiley, Dan, until
his disappearance this fall, was
almost community property. He
was known by everyone, stu
dents, faculty and townspeople
alike. At mealtinnes he haunted
first one restaurant and then an
other.
A thoroughbred English Setter,
his real name is Bowler Boys
Danny, but to Chapel Hjllians,
he's just plain "Dan" who, ap-
See DAN on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-06
FLYING SANTA
PLANS LONG TRIP
Edward Snow Will Carry
Yule Gifts To $40 Light
houses On Coast

BOSTON, Dec. 5-(P)-Flying
Santa Claus is loading his pack
and his gasoline tanks for the
longest Merry Christmas mission
he has ever flown.
Edward Rowe Snow, now pilot
of the yule flights started 20 years
ago, said today that this year he
has set course of 4,750 miles and
has the names of 1000 persons on
See FLYING on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-06
FORHCAST:

z,r1J NINGTON AND VICINITY: Fair and
sliehtly cooler today and considerably
cooler tonight; Sunday partly cloudy
With little temperature change.
Evening star., 1947-08-24

rage" 1t came out all wrong or rather,
too accurately because it proved that loved
Bob and that he was Indifferent. l assured
myself that the crossing out test probably
meant nothing at all, but l wanted to be
comforted so l phoned Kitty, my best friend,
who knew Bob better than did because she
took Math with him as we'll as French.
Maybe he has a middle name," she
soothed That would make all the difference"
But" said realistically. he is indiffer-
ent. He never seems to see me- can't 70 on
this way, just yearning. What do you sup
pose makes men notice women?"
"Well." she said thoughtfuly after min
ute, "dogs help. Two girls in this apartment
house have dogs that they take out at night
to meet boys and start conversations"
but Bob lives way down on Eleventh
Street. Even if had dog wouldn't be
able to air it down there. - The crooner had
started Deep Night" and my throat began
to ache, because could smell spring through
the open window.
i tell you what" Kitty said breathlessly.
I'll ask him to my birthday party next week.
I'll phone him right now, and then call you
back and tell you what he says"
His number is Chelsea 7-246l," told
her. knew the number by heart.
1t seemed ages before she called back.
III repeat his exact words. she said. "'Yes,
Evening star., 1947-08-24
BY BETTY BYRD
illustrated BY Bruce Bon,berger

I'll come. Where do you live?' That's ALL"
didn't believe the week would ever end,
and all the time was thinking of what Id
wear to make Bob notice me. Mother was
against high heels, but pleaded so hard that
she bought me pair
"See." she said, when put them on and
tottered across the shoe store, you can't even
stand in them. It's absolutely ridiculous for
fifteen-year old girl -
But she let me have them, and then I
started my fight for sleeveless evening dress
with sequins. Mother refused to consider Sc
quins, but we bought blue dress without
sleeves. The neckline was very sophisticated.
On Friday night dressed at Kitty's, be-
cause Mother wouldn't have allowed me to
wear lipstick.
Finally Betty and Sylvia and Red and
Harry came. and everybody admired the
chocolate cake, which took up nearly all
of small table and had is pink candles
l wondered how any of them could possibly
be hungry; then l realized that of course
they weren't in love. Kitty had little crush
on Bert, but it didn't amount to anything
because it wasn't profound.
Finally, when was sure he wasn't going to
come, Bob arrived. He said Hello" to Kitty
and Mrs. Parsons, and then he went over and
stood by Harry. pretended not to notice him.
but | heard everything he said. He said.
Gosh. what a cake" He wore dark blue
Evening star., 1947-08-24

Kitty and Bert began to dance to the rec
ord player, and then Betty and Red ioined
them. Harry finally asked Sylvia to dance.
which left Bob and me facing each other
across the chocolate cake.
He sat down on the couch with me. and
again had the funny feeling he didn't reallv
see me - he seemed to look just beyond me
Maybe he didn't care about girls because
someone long ago had broken his heart.
DO you 60 to many parties?" asked him.
Il don't know many people in New York."
he said Il just came here last fall from Bos-
ton" tried to think of something to saw
about Boston, but couldn't. He fingered his
bow tie, which had veered to one side, and
we watched the dancers l hoped he couldn't
hear how my heart jumped around
Il suppose you took a lot of Boston girls
to parties?" asked 1t was subtle way of
finding out if he was in love with somebody
back there.
NO" he said uncertainty.
HEN Kitty danced up to u.s. Doesn't
Sally Smith look simply lovely in that dress?"
Sally Smith," Bob asked. swallowed, a
little too loud, because he looked at me.
startled. "Oh. Yes
''You ought to Dance" Kitty said. This is
a wonderful tune
Bob and got up, and when my cheek
touched his lapel, my heart jumped around
worse than ever. The tune was Lover Come
Back to Me-" which was slow, and hard to
keep your balance to, and wished I'd prac-
ticed dancing with the high heels. closed my
eyes in order to follow better, and we went
around the room twice Then suddenly my
heel turned and sat down on something soft.
At first thought it was the couch - then |
heard shrieks and felt something moist. 1t
was the chocolate cake
l turned around to look at it. 1t was flat
tened out from three layers to one enormous
layer that spread out over the plate and
squished onto the mahogany table Mrs.
Parsons came running with towel, and she
and Kitty began rubbing at my dress. Bob
just stood there, fidgeting.
Betty and Red screamed with laughter,
and all of a sudden l realized where the rest
OF the chocolate cake was and how l must
teoh - OSill OVtI OelNS SCruDDeQ. l pulled
away from Kitty and Mrs Parsons, ran out
OF the room into the hall and jerked open the
front door. 1t was five blocks to my house
and ran all the way wanted to die, because
there wasn't any point in living.
L AWAKENED about eleven, thankful at least
that it was Saturday and that l wouldn't
have to face school. l told Mother that if the
phone rang l didn't want to answer it.
couldn't even bear to talk to Kitty
The sunlight was bright on the dressing
table skirt, and watched it spotlighting a
rose in the chintz. wished it hadn't been
spring. wanted rain to cry to- and bleakness.
l turned over and tucked my head into the
pillow, and after while went to sleep again.
1t was almost dusk when Mother came in
with a tray. "A boy called you," she said.
Bob Warner. He said he wanted you to 20
to basketball game"
1t seemed incredible. He wanted to see me
Evening star., 1947-08-24


SHOULD have been doing my homework,
l. but instead tuned in a crooner, softly.
so that Mother wouldn't hear it in the next
room. 1t seemed incredible that just the year
before I'd been deeply in love with this voice.
Now it was only means to an end.
The next song he sings" whispered to
myself, rs what Bob Warner thinks of me-"
My crooner sang, Il Can't Give You Any
thing But Love. Baby" and sighed happily.
Maybe Bob ,pas in love with me and was too
shy to indicate it. He never seemed to notice
any of the girls in school, In French class he
usually nodded if managed to catch his eye,
and if we met in the hall he said Hello"
but he always seemed to focus on point just
beyond my shoulder, and wasn't even sure
he knew my name. decided to try the super
stitious little test all the girls used when they
got crushes.
Iwrote my name, Sally Smith, on piece
of paper, and then wrote Robert Warner"
underneath crossed out all the as in the two
names and then counted the letters that re-
manned as Love, Hate. Indifference Mar
Evening star., 1947-08-24

Betty and Red screamed
with laughter. and oil
Of q sudden | reolized
what had happened TO me
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-09
RONS SECRETARY
CITES PROPOSAL
Unification o. Forces Con.
tested By Members OF
Reserve Group

Proposed unification of Armed
forces is ~sternly contested by the
Reserve Officers of Naval Serv-
ices, 1t. B. S. Solomon, secretary
of local RONS chapter, stated yes
terday.
Our argument, Solomon con-
tinued, is that with the addition of
a new overall department it will
increase duplication and will not
accomplish its main purpose-to
strengthen the national security.
eve fail to see," 1t. Solomon
said, chow any degree of unifica-
ton can be obtained with the ad,
dition of a new department head,
with his inevitable staff. of aides,
who can be ignored in an issues,
by the right accorded the three
chief heads to pass over him, to
the President"
The officers of RONS recon-.
mend the appointment of an in
dependent committee of outstand-
ing civilians, who have wartime
experience in all branches of serv-
ice, to study and report on the
u%nification problem before legisla-
tive action is taken.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-09
100000 LOST
BY HEAVY RAINS
Says Rainfall May
Be. Responsible For City
Ending Year In Red

The heavy rains this past sum-
mel were indirectly responsible
for the city losing between $50 :
900 and $500, 900 and was one OF
the main factors contributing to
the danger of Wilmington ending
its present fiscal year in a de-
ficit, City Manager J. R. Benson
said yesterday.
This statement was made by
Benson when he released a report
on the city expenditures and re-
ceipts for the first V months
of the fiscal year.
Benson said that not only did the
work recessitated by the weather
conditions result in lost man-hours,
but it also was responsible for the
city not collecting So, 508.67 of its
estimated ALLEGATION from the state
highway department..
These funds are received by the
CITY as a reimbursement only
when the actual work has been
completed. Benson explained that
since so much time had been spent
on maintenance and repairs OF
the damages caused by the rains,
the city was unable to complete
the state highway projects.
Benson cited the $75, 900 due on
current ABC board receipts as
another factor contributing to the
city's lag in meeting its present
budget. Mayor w. Ronald Lane
told the News earlier in the week
that if these ABC funds would
] come through, the foreseen deficit
would be made up without any
proposed tax increase.
Asked what changes we're fore
seen for next year, the city man
ager explained that just as unpre'
dictable price rises we're resoon'
sible for costs exceeding those es'
timated for this year. no success
stul prediction could be made fol
the future.
Benson added that lights vii
be extended to all areas and wa
ter and fire mains will be sub
stantially increased by the end Of
this fiscal ear. Street and drain
age projects will be completed to-
ward the end of the summer, he
+ said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-09
Wrightsviue Beach
Plans New Buildings

One new cottage will be con-
tructed at Wrightsville Beacn
soon and several others will be
repaired and remodeled, according
to building permits issued there
recently.
r. L. Benson. town clerk. said
yesterday that Mr.. and Mrs. Mills
Hunter are planning a $500 house
At %. w. Greensboro avenue.
A remodellng job amounting to
$4,000 is proposed by Mrs. J. Wal
ter Williamson at 81 S. Lumina
avenue. Other general repair per
mits issued we're: George M. Nor.
wood, 100 S. Lumlna, $3.50. and
John D. Mercer, % Salisbury,
5000.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-09

nolias" will be used to help the
league in its welfare work through
out the city and county. At present
the civic group is devoting its time
to health and welfare work and
the calendar for future activities
is a busy one
Special parties and groups will
be able. to reserve tables by call
ing In advance. and at present the
colorful lunch room will be open
only from u noon until 2 O. clock.
The league hasn't stopped plans
for a sidewalk terrace in the
spring however and in a few
months Wilmingtonians may be
able to dine beneath the huge
magnolia tree in the front of the
pre-revolutionary home, ala Pari-
sian style.