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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-12
REYNOLDS URGES
PLAY FACILITIES
Retiring Recreation Direc-
tor Recommends I'M
proved Program

Jesse Reynolds, Wilmington rec
reation director who leaves here
Sunday to take a recreatioal po-
sition at Richmond. Va, yesterday
presented to the city council rec
concentrations for the improve
ment of the program in this city.
Appearing before the city
fathers after a group of represen-
tatives of the Community council
had expressed hope that The pres
ent recreation program would be
continued and enlarged, the retir-
ing director outlined a two fold
proposal for development Of the
Wilmington program.
His first point concerned three
spots in the city which he said
should see an immediate expan'
sion of recreation facilities.
They were Sunset Park, the area
east of 18th street and the area
north of Market street.
His second suggestion was that
there should be a lighting of all
outdoor Fairgrounds after dark In
the evening.
Reynolds Commended
Reynolds MADE his suggestions
after he expressed his regret in
leaving Wilmington and before the
council, upon motion of J.E.L.
Wade, passed a resolution COM
mending Reynolds for his work
here.
Earlier the Community council
group headed by Rabbi Samuel
Friedman. with Archie Fountain,
See Reynolds On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-12
CITY MAY SECURE
new FIRE BOAT
Council Instructs Manager
To Look Into Proposal
OF Good Craft

Wilmington's municipal govern
ment sooa may have a new fire
boat.
Upon motion of Councilman j.
E. l.. Wade at yesterdays SEES
sion, a motion was passed that
the city manager should immedi-
ately look into the proposal of pro-
curing a new fire boat. The mo
ton was passed after considerable
discussion instituted by the coun-
Gilman who explained he rad been
approached on the matter by an
excl.
City Manager j. R. Benson pre-
scented literature to show that the
purchase of such boats from the
federal government is still posi-
BILE, although difficult in some in
stances.
Such a ship is to be sold today
at Charleston, S. c., priced at
$12, 000. he said.
Councilman Wade urged the
purchase of a ship with a steel
hull although objections we're ex'
pressed by some others to such
a type.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-12
Citv Fathers Discuss
NOiSeE

City officials today are studyig
ways and means of eliminating
noise from trucks and cars-par-
~ticrlarly huge gasoline trucks -
that roar along Third street.
The matter was brought up at
the regular meeting of the city
council yesterday by City Mana
ger J. r. Benson who made the
suggestion that an expert be
brought to Wilmington to study
the situation or that a report be
procured from such a person
naming methods of eliminating
the noise.
A request for the noise elimina.
ton was made to the city fathers
at their session 4 week ago. At
that time, members Of the Third
Street Improvement association
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-12
SCHOOL CHILDREN
SEE SAFETY SHOW
Over 5000 Enjoy Thrills,
Speeches, Free Ice Cream
AT Legion Stadium

a. Some 5000 Wilmington schoo.
children consumed gallons upor
gallonsof free ice cream and cold
drinks yesterday and watched Da'
vid Polvogt smash bicycles into
moving cars and trucks at the
American Legion Stadium.
The event, photographed by
Life magazine photographer
Tom McAvoy, was a safety show,
sponsored jointly by the Whining.
ton police department and the
MacMillan-Cameron company.
McAvoy, who has been with ma
tional picture publications for 1:
years, said last night he made
about so pictures of the show
most of which were of Polvogt, g
Wilmington boy.
The photographer was unable te
say whether the pictures would be
used in the magazine. Should they
prove newsworthy enough they
will probably appear within the
next two or three weeks, he said.
Mayor E. L. White opened the
program with a speech in which
hecited the safety record of the
Port City and urged the children
to keep the record good.
Carelessness. he said, is one Of
the great causes of accidents.
See SCHOOL, On pace two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-12
camera" SESSION.
MAY CLEAR ISSUE
CITY Council To Discuss
Police Newspaper Con-
troversy In Private

City fathers aired the police
newspaper controversy yesterday
at their regular session-the con-
troversy which began with the
barring of reporters from scan
ming records in the polio. station.
When the airing was over, the
council had decided to further dis
cuss the matter among them
selves and with police at an exec
utive session within the next few
days. Following that meeting,
newspaper representatives will be
called upon to meet with the .coun-
Gil to iron out matters.
The action was taken. despite a
suggestion by Councilman j. E. L.
Wade that the news suppression
order be relaxed pending outcome
of future action.
City Manager j. R. Benson de-
..(See CAMERA on Page Two.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-12

appeared before the council to
call its attention to what they de-
scribed as Unnecessary traffic
noises and fire hazards"
The request was turned over to
the city manager. His preliminary
informal report was presentd
yesterday. Before the matter was
disposed of Wednesday, it was
agreed that the city attorney
should look into the situation with
a view toward passing an ordi-
nance that would outlaw uncalled
for noises.
One suggestion made during the
discussion was the proposal to
employe an expert who is report
ed to have done much toward inn
proving the situation in St. Louis
and at present is working on the
matter l., Los Angeles.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-12
Azalea Fete.
Date Decided
,;;,,t Festival Will Be
'' a.1d During Second
w Week Of Apr.

we're mapped last night a,
pans s;n of wilmington's several
clubs 70 s sYcG the second week Of
hitiVa snriI the actual date to be
next s-5 np, by The flowers bloom
is period. n. representatives
TEs4 +6e city's women's' civic
from n., 55y Veterans and frater,
to'ess destinations were present for
nal 0rs s+ing in the Woodrow Will
,n hut decided 10:
The ,g s.V = moving picture starlet
see aIleen and select her court
.ir ql Wong Wilmington's own
s, ns;ots three days to the event.
,4artjng Thursday night and CLOS
ID Saturday night, oo
ln@ r- os a central committee
. 1is, Of non-club members
'aole duly will be to present the
'l' ssc+ tn to all organizations and
FFo]rs' their cooperation in one or
''Sre programmed events.
nlUle tho CITY council for fl
. LOOK a; assistance, particularly in
ts advance advertising cam
P1 a1e5 Morton, elected to head
4s nsove1rent at a previous meet
;a s whose election was unanl'
. ,ns' ! confirmed last night pre-
. .ISsS After explaining his sur
'.rs If the procedure in Mobile
w Charleston. both of which an
rnsl,v hold azalea festivals, Nor
mn voiced his views on what Will
mington should do to get ITS fest
.,I oroan;zation to functlonlng
Without less of time
tentatively this program was
approved: ~ou.sa =,
/, the queen at the opening dance,
Erom Camp Lejeune and Fort
prasa and the ROTC band here,
with naval, military and marine
|tntingents.
Friday, 2 o'clock p.m.-Parade
flats with bands, hopefully
Friday, Ii o'clock am. to II
o'clock pm, Flower show, in
(which florists and privat, exhlbl-
Nor, from all sections of the state
hill be invited 70 compete for rib
hons and, possibly, a grand cash
prize.
Friday evening-pageant either
See AZALEA On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-12
Sec. Anderson Ends Consumer Sugar
Rationing AS Of Midnight Last Night;
Avjrz<zz1l Group Backs SAL Petition
Usel%
For Quorum
Committee Recommends
City, County Petition
CAB For Airline

The Aviation committe of the
Wilmington Chamber of Com
merce yesterday ! recommended
that the city and county petition
the Civil Aeronautics board that
State Airlines. Inc, be reconsider.
ed as the airline to operate routes
to and from Wilmington tentative
ly awarded Piedmont Aviation,
Inc.
The action was taken at a met
ing attended by four of the 10
members of the committe.
Among those absent was H. E.
Hicks, chairman. John H. Farrell.
city industrial agent, said a suf-
ficient number If proxies had been
obtained for a quorum.
Decision of the committee cane
after H. X. Gilbert, Jr.. president
Of State, had explained his COM
pany's petition to CAB for a re-
hearing on the case, known as the
Southeastern States one. Docket
No. sol, ct al.
Farrell Present
During the discussion, Farrell
told of an apparent lack o. inter-
est by Piedmont in Wilmington.
He pointed out that a letter he
had written Thomas Davis, of
Winston-Salem. president If PIED
mont, on April 10, 1947, had never
been answered. This letter, deal
ing principally with facilities at
Bluethenthal field, was read dur
ing the committee melting.
Informed of the committees rul-
ing last night. Davis said he was
somewhat disappointed" He ad-
ded that he intended TO come to
Wilmington within the near future
to complete plans for establish
ment of his lines services here.
He added that he thought it would
be in operation by August.
The formal petition endorsed by
the committe says wilmington
endorses the petition Of
State Airlines. Inc. filed with the
board May g., 1947.
Wilmington has consistently be-
that State Airlines wa5 the
best feeder airline applicant for
routes in this part of the South
eastern United States. State Air
is a progressive air trans
port company which applied over
six years ago to the board for pre-
the same routes as have
been awarded.
"To the knowledge of officials
o. the City of Wilmington. Pied
mont Aviation company not only
See PROXIES On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-12
ASSOCIATION WILL
KEEP 'HANDS-0FF'
Bright Belt Warehouse
Group To Take No Sides
On Market Changes

MRTLE BEACH, S. c.. June II
Bright Belt Warehouse
association adopted d resolution
Today calling for a hands of
policy in reference TO the pro-
posed changes Of any tobacco mar
kst into another belt"
Some markets in the Eastern
part Of North Carolina, it was
pointed out, have asked to be trans
e:red 10 another belt to gain an
Parlier opening date.
IN reference 10 market opening
ateS, the association adopted a
|esolution recommending all mat
Frs referring to opening dates,
Peling regulations, etc." be hand
|sd by a joint 15-man committee
presenting the three major seq
nents Of the tobacco industry.
Inc committee would be COM
posed Of five representatives Of
: Bright Belt Warehouse associ-
Nlon, five representatives of buy
companies, and five repre-
enlatives Of tobacco farmers.
Inc B. b. w. A. recommended
Aat It's executive committeeman
0eAprlse the five members rep
tseAtng the association.
Inc association said it expected
pealng dates ard selling regula-
SoAs would be announced about
ulc /.
an0ifer resolution called for
markets 10 offer improved
sSceS this year providing for
"s orderly marketing of tobac-
.ae group representing five flue-
aeo oelts from Florida to Vir-
m'' voted 10 meet here again
year. as it wound up its
n mud! convention here today.
ou'lhg its meeting, the associ-
f'l reelected Fred S. Register
.ieioefson, N. c., president
as talrd consecutive term and
'.o INTO the matter of extend
4oTelgn markets for it's crop.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-12
''PoorM Mans Opera''Asks
HelpFromC ongressmen

In previous hearings before a
House Judiciary subcommittee
composers and orchestra leaders
who own or share in copyrights
have plugged for legislation to
knock out this section of the law.
They said they'd like-and they
think they have a right to-some
Of the juke joint nickels.
Life Not Happy
Speaking for the Automatic
Music Operators association, LIE.
vine said: nothing doing. Even
now, he said, the juke box opera
tors life is not a happy one.
The operator buys the machine
Isl, 000), puts 1t in a tavern or
drug store. buys the records,
heees ne photograph repaired,
1Dae RooR On Page 1wol
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-12
Still
On Control
| n dustrial Users Not
Exempted Under Ruling;
Congress Surprised

WASHINGTON, June Ii - (P-
The nations housewives reached
the end of a five-year coupon or
deal tonight when the government
ended rationing Of sugar for
households, hotels and restau-
rants, effective at midnight.
Last of a multitude Of things
that once could not be bought with
money alone, sugar was freed
from ration controls because larg.
er quantities are available.
However, price controls remain.
So does %rationing of industrial
sugar. (all sugar controls are due
to end Oct. 81 unless Congress
says otherwise.)
Tonight's announcement came
from Secretary of Agriculture
Anderson. His action ended all ra,
tioning of articles for ultimats
consumers for the first time since
April %, 1912. Sugar, last food to
be removed from %ratioring, was
the first to be rationed.
Today's move caught Congress
by surprise. The House was pre-
pared to consider a bill to end
rationing at tomorrow's session.
Similar legislation has been call
ed Cor in the Senate, but no action
has resulted there.
Three Reasons
The Agriculture secretary an
nounced the end OF sugar ration
ing at a news conference. When
a reporter asked whether pending
congressional action had anything
to do with the step, he said:
"A better way to put it would
be: did Congress hurry it because
it knew this action was coming'"
He gave three reasons for the
move:
l. The international Emergency
Food council said today the United
States will get $50, 900 extra tons
of sugar from Cuba.
2. Cuba has still more surplus
sugar which is expected to help
cut down demands from other
parts of the world.
3. Some 200, 900 tons Of Javanese
sugar - availability of which was
in doub-will definitely be offered
to world Users now.
Anderson said he did not dare
end rationing until he received
news of the extra sugar from
Cuba.
Industrials Unaffected
He warned industrial users that
they still need ration checks to
get sugar rom wholesalers or re-
tailers.
In addition, he said, retailers
will be required to keep records
of the name and address Of each
industrial buyer, the address TO
tSee PRICE on Page Two)
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-12
Ry ARTHUR EDISON
;sociated Press Stat Writer

Associated Press StaI WHICH
WASHINGTON. June IL up -
Congress was asked today to have
pity on the poor mans OPERA
the juke box.
The juke box industry, said the
industry's lawyer, Sidney H. LIE
vine, sis in a sad plight To-Day.
And If Congress doesn't watch out
he continued, things may get even
worse.
Maybe you wonder why your
CONGRESSMAN would be frettiag his
pretty head owe this NATIONS 4oo'-
QC0 juke boxes. o,
Well. it all started when the l9os
copyright law was passed. TINS
specifically excluded coin operated
music machines from eopyFlgh1
provisions, d
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-12
Girl Scouts ReVel
InGreat"O utdOOrS"
LUCKY BABY

NEW YORK, June IL. -(P)-
A year-old boy, rolling over and
over in the perambulator to
which he was strapped as the
carriage plunged 100 feet down
a ravine with a 60-degree in
cline, escaped today with minor
cuts and bruises.
The baby, Owen Kelly, Jr.,
was in the carriage near the
edge Of the ravine in upper Man
haitian while his mother, Marga-
ret, was talking to friends. The
carriage suddenly began 10 roll
down the incline, struck a tree
in the ravine, toppled over, and
rolled down the hill, finally COM
ing to rest against a tree.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-12
DAVID |. WALSH
DIES AT BOSTON
Senator From Mas.
sachusetts Had Been I'll
Since Wednesday

BOSTON, June IL ~-W.H-David I.
Walsh, IA, of Clinton, whose half
century of public life included five
terms as U. S. Senator and two
as Massachusetts, governor, d i e d
at a hospital here today following
a cerebral hemorrhage.
Death came at 5:42 pm. tEDT)
al the Cardinal O'Connell house OF
St. Elizabeth's hospital in Brigh.
ton, where he mad been a patient
since last Wednesday. 1t followed
by only three days the death OF
Walsh's sister, Mrs. Nellie E.
Dooley, 70, of Al1ston.
Chairman Of the Senate Naval
Affairs committee during World
War II, Walsh had been in seclu-
sion since his defeat last fall by
Republican U. S. Sen. Henry
Cabot Lodge, Jr., after 26 years
in the Senate.
Walsh had been a power in Mas
sachusetts Democratic politics for
two generations.
Walsh had been unconscious al
most constantly since Sunday.
Last rites of the Catholic church
previously were administered by
Rev. John COTE, hospital C h a D.
Partner At Bedside
With Walsh at the time of his
death in an oxygen tent we're his
law partner Judge Thomas H.
Connolly of Brighton and Drs.
James P. O'Hare, Joseph Foley
and Charles l.. Sullivan. DR..
was his personal physician
and DR.. Foley a hospital staff
member. DR.. Sullivan was a long
time friend of Walsh's.
The ninth child of p o Irish
Catholic parents who emigrated to
country in the middle of the
10Th century, Walsh was born Nov.
II at Leominster. He was gradu-
ated from Holy Cross college in
1893 and from Boston University
law school four years later.
A hard working bachelor, he
was the first man of his heritage
TO become governor of Massachu-
sets. He was elected 1t. Gov. Of
Massachusetts, in 1912. first Demo-
crat to hold that office. He was
elected Bay state Governor in 1914
and again in 1915
He first enter d the Senate in
1919, the tst Democrat to repre-
sent Massachusetts in that body
since the Civil War. He gained his
first real foothold in the Senate
in 1926 when he was recalled to
ill the unexpired term of Lodges
grandfather, Henry Cabot Lodge,
1926, two years after suffering
one of his rare political setbacks.
Labor Champion
Always considered a champion
If labor, he served eventually on
every committee dealing with pro-
olems of the war veteran and be-
came known as a strong support
sr of legislation for the disabled.
He said his greatest wish was to
De known as a humanitarian.
One of his last important \ 'sts
(See WALSH on Page TwO)
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-12
And So To Bed

Elsewhere in today's Morn
ing Star there's q picture Of
one of the lovely ladies who
will participate in the Legion's
Beauty Contest.
While the male members Of
the papers staff last night
were admiring the young
lady's pulchritude, a men,
Der of the female sex very
blandly observed, "She GER
tainly is wearing cookbook
ing shorts"
To which the males quipped:
CHOW, isn't that like \
w0man!"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-12
The Weather
FORECAST:

s-h FORECAST:
Nv via Naroina-Considerable cloudi-
krsoe a,uA scattered showers and thun-
bon al, occurring mostly in after
k. MY evening Thursday and Fri
Ense w 50 Warm Thursday. little
so1th III temperature Friday.
Us, Ssroilna-Considerable cloudi-
bower, ored showers and thunder
kd .vs securing mostly in afternoon
! warm u Thursday and Friday. Not
n. cb.s m North Thursday. otherwise
Tast. temperature Friday.
By y Standard Time)
= ). Weather Eureau)
l4ipr " -.so dat for the "a bours
p: m yesterday.
lN iLMP-RATURES
Fun Is; Mn ~. 70; Maximum 81; Mini
4esn 81; Normal rs.
lls.n O.. HUMIDITY
| i;N D. ~ W, 7:3o "a. M. 81; $50 .. m.
raa, PRECIPITATION
NJ ~ ;a for "a hours andina -.,o
In inches elulng 7.3O D, m.
Il inches 'he 1rst Of the month
ntso =, TIDES FOR TODAY
: cos ge Tide Tables published BY
and Geodetic survey,
Q~Hinsto, HIGH. Low
H.. ~ am. 1i:o5 am.
~"'ooro Jnle+ ~ pm. IL 40 PM.
h., ~ am. 7:47 am.
ss4'iSe 500. A.9u pm BIZ pm.
H. Moonset sunset 7;24; Moonriss
"a N.sos at Fayetteville, n q Al
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-12
FORECAST:

u;ns4on and vicinity: Consider
"lni5iness with scattered thunder
able NC afternoon and evening and
Storms earn; Friday considerable
not scattered showers and
clourstoru,s in afternoon and evening
thuhu ,s.41a change in temperature.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-12

(See WALSH on Page Two)
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-12

See o x On Page Two
Evening star., 1947-06-27
4 Groups AssaiE Use
OF Probation Officers
In Adoption Cases

Four Montgomery County organi-
cations today strongly criticized Sc
lection by the County Circuit Court
of State probation officers instead
of qualified and trained welfare
personnel" to investigate adoption
petitions.
The four groups are the County
League of Women Voters, the County
Council Of Parent Teacher Associa-
tions, the American Association of
University Women and the Chevy
Chase Women's Club.
Their protests were contained in
letters to Judges Charles w. Wood
ward and Stedman Prescott, who re-
piled that probation officers now
assigned to the county are expert
enced and efficient
The decision to use State proba-
ton officers instead of welfare work
ers was made recently by the two
judges under law passed by the
1947 General Assembly.
League stunned" Chairman Says.
Mrs. M. Thomas Bartram, welfare
chairman of the League of Women
Voters, said her organization was
stunned" by the decision.
THE requirements for State pro-
baton officers" she declared, "dc
not specify that they must have
c,Donoiol +rai,ir, IN child u,a1Fore
work. The children and prospective
parents are entitled to the greatest
possible protection and we feel that
this protection is afforded only by
qualified investigators"
Mrs. Bartram recalled that the
league during the last four years
has worked diligently" for a State
law which would afford
the children and adopting parents
greater protection.
Judge Defends Court Action.
"We were very much dissatisfied
with the measure passed by the
State Legislature she asserted
but because there was such general
support in the county for a good bill
we felt confident the better features
of the law would be carried out in
Montgomery County"
In defending the courts action
Judge Woodward pointed out that
under the law the court may use its
discretion in appointing either
State probation officers or welfare
workers for adoption Investigations
He contended that the two State
probation officers assigned to the
county, j. Hubert Black and Joseph
j. Nestor, were experienced in
veStigators." He added that the
two men had been working in the
county for some time and are very
efficient"
Evening star., 1947-06-27
Sales Tax Referendum
Asked in Petitions
By the Asseeiofed Press

ANNAPOLIS, June 27.-Petitions
containing 1899 signatures calling
for a referendum on the States 2
per cent retail sales tax law were de-
posted yesterday with the Secretary
of State.
But the petitions, in the eyes of
the law, were unnecessary
They were brought by representa-
tives of the Maryland Economic
Council, which is seeking to have
the law overturned. The council,
which represents business organiza-
tions, previously had left $4,000 sig
natures on petitions with the Secre-
tary of State.
Only 10,000-with not more than
5000 from Baltimore City-are nee
essary to bring about referendum.
But Attorney General Hall Ham
mond has ruled that the sales tax
act, effective Tuesday is an "appro-
priation measure" and not subject
to referendum.
The Economic Council holds 9TH
erwise and brought the petitions to
the Secretary of State to be certi-
fed. If the attorney general fails
to approve the certifcation. Attor-
ney Samuel J. Fisher has said the
council will seek writ of mandamus
to force the Secretary of State to
art
Evening star., 1947-06-27
Work TO Begin July 7
On Elevated HIGHWAY

Work will begin July 7 on the K
street elevated highway to run from
Rock Greek Park north to Key
Bridge
The 1924, 1892 project will be built
by the Alexander & Repass Co. of
Des Moines, Iowa. When complete
it will enable traffic headed down.
town from Virginia and Canal street
to bypass Georgetown. The project
is to be completed by December %,
1948.
At the same time, the Highway
Department announced work will
begino the substructure of the first
of the two Highway Bridge replace
ments August /.
The $2,703,692 contract is held by
Merritt, Chapman g. Scott of New
York, and completion date is Deem
ber /, 1948.
The first Of the bridge re-
placements will be built about $40
feet downstream from the present
highway bridge. 1t will become a
one-way bridge after the second
bridge is finished at the site of the
existing bridge.
Both the elevated highway and
the bridges are Federal aid projects
in which Federal money is matched
by local funds. They are a part of
the postwar highway program.