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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-14
GANDHI HAS. NO PEACE
MESSAGE

CALCUTTA, India, Aug. 13-fU.R
|-Mohandas X. Gnadhi, the father
of Indian independence, gloomily
surveyed the burned or deserted
shacks around his new peace
mission headquarters tonight
and announced he would have no
independence day message.
His headquarters had just been
invaded by a mob Of his own peo-
Pile, the Hindus. Booing in anger,
they also had thrown stones
through the windows, although
none came into the room where
Gandhi was. Hindus generally
treat Gandhi as though he is a
near saint.
Gandhi, whose voice has been
raised in the cause Of Indian in
dependence through most of his 70
years, said he would have no mes
sage to mark the occasion when
India receives its independence as
two dominions at midnight tomor-
row.
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, a vet
eran leader of the national con-
gress. Hindu) party and home
minister in the interim govern
ment, had specifically asked him
for a message. So had his score
tary, Mridulla Sarabhai, the
daughter of a wealthy mill owner
and publisher.
Gandhi refused both requests
and members of his encourage
said he appeared to be the most
respondent man in India"
Part of this dependency was
due to the HINDU mob. They fore
ed him to abandon his usual
nightly prayer meeting.
The .Hindus were reported to be
angered over Gandhi's moving in
to a district where the Moslem
minority has been chased out,
rather than an area where Hinous
were the chief sufferers. The
house in which he set up his head
quarters used to belong to Z Mos
lem family. 1t fled for fear Of its
members lives.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-14

bed this morning and brought her
to the courthouse because she was
summoned to appear and that her
father did not know what else to
do.
"Shs spent a sleepless night and
had been highly nervous for sew
era1 days." the attorney said.
Accompanying Mrs. Miller to the
courthouse were her two crildren,
her husband, David Miller, her
parents, her brother, and other
relatives and friends.
David Miller, who forgave his
wife, after a ten day second
honeymoon, was in the court
house when his wife collapsed. He
spotted photographers and scored
them about taking any pictures.'
II I were well, you wouldn't take
any pictures" he said.
No Pictures
No pictures were taken Of Mrs.
Miller. Judge Morris was inform
ed that photographers were in
the vicinity where the defendant
was i'll in the car and expressed
the wish to Sheriff Willis Britt
that no pictures be taken of the
defendant at that time. The judges
opinion was reported to photog-
raphers who agreed not to disturb
the defendant.
Mrs. Miller late tonight was a
patient in room 233 at the Thomp.
son memorial hospital. Attaches
did not comment on her condition.
David Miller vas approached by
reporters on the street shortly
after the case was ordered on
tinued and asked if he had any
comment.
mo, you people leave me
alone" he replied" I am a sick
man and I don't want to talk to
any Of you. Just 60 away and
leave me alone."-He "a appar-
emily speaking about the photog-
raphers at this time. "You news
paper people leave me alone, l
don't want to talk to you," he
said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-14
ARRIVING
FOR CHURCH MEETING

Delegates from the entire east,
ern part of the state will attena
the Young Peoples Institute OF
the Advent Christian Conference
of Eastern North Carolina mere
today.
The Reverend l. c. Mitchell pres
ident of the institute, has announc-
ed that registration and appllca'
tons have been received 1roli
most of the Cape Fear area coun-
ties and that formal registration
will begin at the Fourth Stree1
Advent Christian church this morn
ing at $3.50 o'clock.
Classes will be held from shortly
after the registration through Sun
day morning, when a closing sun
rise service will be held.
The Rev. Mitchell has invited the
public to attend nightly evening
services, which will be held at
the Sixth Street Advent Christian
church tonight through Saturday
| night at Z o'clock.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-14
BARE B0SOMS
Continued From Page One)

embroidery at the neck and around
the bottom Of the skirt.
The collection showed the clever
ness of design and presentation IN
herited from Frederick Worth,
pioneer couturier who invented the
hoopskirt and was the first to use
live models to display his wares.
Roger, current source of Worth's
inspiration, designed sleeves which
were tight to the elbow and then
flared into a large bell.
In a cocktail dress called 'fol.
low" he showed a neck yoke with
a three-inch band Of heavy tassels,
finished off with jet beads, which
jingled as the model walked.
Although his dresses offered a
minimum Of drapery at the hip,
and only sometimes tapered off
into a flowing line at the back Of
the skirt, the general trend OF the
collection was toward a softened
figure, with full skirts and slightly
rounded shoulders.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-14
ASHEVlLLE NAMED
Continued From Page One)

company Of Philadelphia vas urged
in a resolution passed.
The resolution said that the
company had refused to recognize
ALL unions and would not bar
gain collectively with employees.
Two pretty little Wilmington
girls held the center of the stage
as the convention drew to a close.
Standing On tables, the girls drew
the applause of the delegates and
were elected mascots for the en-
suing IL months.
They were Sylvia Dew, nine and
Barbara Ann Kornegay, H.. i
Elected District Viceioresident
for Wilmington, without opposition,
was c. B. Kornegay, president of
the local council.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-14
SELF GOVERNMENT FOR
INDIA TODAY

KARACHI, India, Aug. 13-W.D-
Adm. Viscount Mountbatten.
great grandson of Queen Victoris
in whose name the empire Of In
dia was created 70 years ago, ar
rived in this new world capital to-
day to hand over to the Moslem
dominion of Pakistan the power Of
self-government.
Before the Pakistan constituent
assembly tomorrow morning,
Mountbatten will read a message
from his cousin King George VI
creating the Moslem dominion.
In the Hindu capital of New
Delhi the constituent assembly o.
the new dominion of Hindustar
will meet at the stroke Of mid
night tomorrow to take over ii
powers.
1t is at midnight tomorrow that
the two new dominions will be
formally inaugurated. Making
400, 600, 900 people, nearly one-fiftt
the population of the world, self
governing.
Mountbatten, who, as viceroy
was the chief engineer of the con
version of this sub-contiuent into
two dominions, will become gov
ernor general of Hindustan.
Monanmed Ali Jinnah becomes
king OF all the Moslems and gov
ernor general Of Pakistan.
On his arrival today Mountbat
ten was received by JinHah's new
governing staff. He was guest o.
honor tonight al a state banquet
given by Jinnah.
The turnover GENES just at the
end If the yearly Moslen fast O.
Ramadan. The real fasting vii
start when it ends Sunday. Bu'
rrivate Teasing already is under
way.
After tomorrow's function:
Mountbatten will continue on te
Bombay. There, on Sunday, he
will review the first contingent Q.
the British army to leave India
India's own fighting forces;
which include some of the tough
est soldiers in the world, have
been divided between Hindustar
and Pakistan in the proportion o.
roughly two men for Hindustan tc
one for Pakistan. Field Marsha.
Sir Claude Auchinleck, present
commander in chief, will remain
as commander. of the two domin'
ion armies. They will operate TN
der a joint defense council unit.
next April, with Mountbatten as
presiding officer.
From tomorrow midnight new
maps will show a Hindustan Of
about 600, 900 square miles, ir
which live about 200, 600, 900 peo'
pie. Pakistan, split into two main
parts, will comprise about $500
square miles with go, 600, 900 peo'
pie. The rest of India consists OF
about 565 native states nearly all
OF which will adhere to one or
the other of the dominions.
Dispatches from all over India
told of preparations for feastins
and of tension and continued
bloody riots between Moslems and
Hindus.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-14
NEW CHARGES
Continued From Page One)

presentation to the Security Coun-
ell tomorrow.
The Dutch communicate report
ed, Increased aggression and in.
filtration" by the Republicans IN
the Soerabaya. II said the Re-
publicans were attacking Dutch
patrols with hand grenades.
A United Press correspondent
who flew over the area of western
Java where Republicans yester-
day claimed truce violations found
the Dutch flag flying over Task
malaja, and over Garoet between
Tasikmalaya and Bandoeng to the
northwest. He was told that Dutch
paratroopers operating as infan'
trymen took Tasikmalaja Monday.
But they said this operation and
others were only consolidation
consisting Of moving into towns
and villages in areas which were
generally under their entire con-
troll.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-14
BLONDE BANDIT
Continued From Page One)

left her Newport, Ark, home at
the age OF Is to dance in night
clubs from Juarez, Mex, to Fair
banks, Alaska under the name OF
Sunny Golden" She had also
strip-teased in Los Angeles and
Ell Paso, Tex, and she came here
from Long Beach, Cal,
The original tip leading to Wal
ters' arrest was provided by a IT
year-old, partly crippled high
school youth, Louis Armistead.
Armistead, a crimirology student,
noticed a car bearing the descrip-
ton of the one used in the holdup-
and told police. They found
Walters driving it and under
questioning he confessed every
thing, duplicating his associates.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-14
PRIME MINISTER
tContinued From Page Oney

AyDHGLu4Cu ~ASt
* World il being built up as an
Enclosure behind the barriers OF
Iron curtains" SHUTS said. There
sno evil intent in this. 1t is their
way.
1.-THE west believes in freedom In
bts widest implications"
The Marshall plan, SHUTS felt,
was the foundatiin that will lead
10 other plans which will recon-
Stitute Gods world."He believed
Europe will be "salvaged."
Other points made by SHUTS
during the interview yer
1. South Africa will contribute
her part toward the total cost OF
European recovery.
2. Abuse OF the veto is holding
back atomic energy development
tn the disadvantage OF all man.
kind.
3. South Africa has plenty Of
uranium, but IL not mining it at
he present.
4. He will not attend the United
Nations General Assembly in New
York in September because OF
problems on the home front.
Shuts believed that everything
possible must be done to lower
tariff barriers and to encourage
trade. Somewhat proudly, he
pointed out that South Africa has
one of the lowest tariffs in the
world.
He said he was vitality interested
in the Paris meetings of the COM
mittees now working out details
Of. Europe's resources and needs
under the American proposal Of
assistance.
when we know what the plan
is, then we will know what we
can contribute" he said. South
Africa will do its part. Others
will help America in the great
task of reconstruction"
The United Party Of which SHUTS
b leader faces an election next
fear, and he feels that he cannot
leave the Union now to attend the
New York meeting Of the United
Nations.
In excellent health and full Of
vigor, he plans to stand for re
election and to continue as Prime
Minister until either death or the
will Of the people intervenes.
SHUTS lives on a farm 10 miles
rom Pretoria at the village Of
irene.
He said that 50 years ago he
climbed to the top OF the hill on
which the government buildings
now stand and looked out over the
wilderness of the broad valley be.
bow.
Here one day will be built the
capital Of South Africa" he told
himself.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-14
PRICE HIKES
Continued From Page One)

cost more than 80, 900, 900 man-davs
of production. ~
The NAM criticized the Justice
departments about drive against
co~nspiracies to keep prices up. II
SAD the department failed to take
INTO account the effect of wage
boosts, strikes and foreign relief
demands. o1iel
Rleve welcomed the departments
campaign, although he said that
much price setting does not fa1l
under criminal law" He said that
General Motors Corp, for ex.
ample, controls go per cent of the
automobile industry "and there
Lore IS able to dictate prices" legal
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-14
FORMER OFFICER
Continued From Page One)

OheI
IN a manner favorable to the
couple. White turned toward his
tlancee. She shrugged her Shout
>ders: Without a word. both climb
ed out of the automobile and adj
vanced toward the cameras. They
walked 40 feet while shutters snap
ped, then turned silently up the
steps to the consulate.
They passed 20 couples waiting
in the lobby, and while Consul U.
Alexis johnson said this is just
another case with u.s." they were
admitted and married immediate
iy.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-14
RIOTS BREAK
Continued From Page One)

set afire by mobs during the day.
Enmity was made more bitter
because Of a special boundary
commissions delay in settling the
frontier between Moslem and Hin
due areas. Sikhs Joined Hindu:
against Moslems in the rioting.
Military authorities imposed ar
11-hour curfew on Lahore at 7.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-14

Benadryl, a new drug that is
rsed in the treatment of hayfever,
Is considered highly effective In
the treatment of hives.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-14
The Weather

Weather bureau report of temperature
and rainfall for the "a hours ending 8
p. M, in the principal cotton growing
areas and elsewhere:
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-14
Mine White Coal

ST. GAINESVILLE, pts
white COAL from the strip mines
of the Hanna Coal Company near
Martins Ferry. The white coal
isn't a competitor Of the usual
black stuff, but a limestone bed.
The Hanna engineers recently in
ed huge srinders in the open
pits and have been producing
about 1000 tons per day. The
limestone is being used as a terti-
lizer on farmers fields and as a
road covering.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-14

1t took about so, 600, 900 years
for the dinosaur to develop from
an amphibian six feet loag to a
behemoth of 40 feet.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1947-09-05
STEEL
PLANTS
CLOSE
Shutdown Of Production Is
Caused by Strike Of
Rdi|r0dders

PITTSBURGH, Sept. 5.-IR-- A
strike of 1900 railroaders employ
ed by the U. S. Steel Corp. today
brought immediate curtailment of
production at the firms Pitts
burgh district plants.
Two unions, representing en-
ployees of the subsidiary union
railroad, stopped work this morn
ing after break in contract
negotiations. The road connects
big steel plants, employing 49,
900, and feeds into major rail-
roads.
Carnegie Illinois Steel Corp, the
biggest U. S. Steel producing sub
sidiary, banked 10 blast furnaces
Immediately, and an official said
seven, and possibly eight, other
furnaces would go down during
the day. The Clarion coke by
products plant was ordered cut
back to 80 percent of capacity.
A U. S. Steel spokesman said
10l of the 108 open hearths serv-
ed by the railroad were ordered
closed down as we'll as the three
electric furnaces. He said primary
mill and finishing mill operations
were expected to come to halt
tonight
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1947-09-05
N0-K0ST DINNER
CALLED OFF FOR
CONGRESS PARTY
Changed Schedule for Wis
iting Congressman Forces
Cancellation Of Banquet

The no-host dinner has been
called off at the Salmon Greek
Country Club for Saturday night.
The dinner was to have been in
honor of Representative Fred
Crawford Chairman of the House
Public Lands Committee, Dele
gate E. l.. Bartlett, congressman
Edward Jenison and William Daw-
son and Mr.. Joseph T. Flakne, Di-
rector of the Alaska Branch OF
the Division of Territories of the
Interior Department.
The dinner was cancelled be-
cause of one day delay in plans
for the arrival in Juneau of the
visiting Congressman. Their de-
lay also made necessary several
other changes in their itinerary.
Public hearings will be held on
Monday at $50 a. m. in the Terri
torial Senate chambers. At CHS
p. m. Monday, they will broadcast
over KINY.
A public reception will be given
on Monday evening at $50 at the
Governors Home Everyone is in
vited to attend this reception.
The group will leave here Tues
day for Ketchikan.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1947-09-05
Staple Foods Now al High
Peak and Going Higher Is
Warning; Suggestion Made

CHICAGO. Sept. 5.-tR-The ma
tons principal commodity markets
cast lengthening shadows over the
family household budgets today in
dizzy whirl of rising prices.
With most staple foods at high
peak for the year and certain to
90 higher, the consumer was adj
vised to adjust substitutes, such
as spaghetti, and to shop around
for cheaper cuts of meat. Only
fresh fruits and vegetable were
holding at steady prices.
Some observers predicted that
unless consumer resistance" shows
up in the market places eggs in
New York will soar to ST dozen,
hutter and meat 81 pound. Such
grains as corn and oats sold in
futures trading yesterday at new
record high prices in the 99-year
history of the Chicago Board OF
Trade.
In anticipation of further adj
vencing prices for corn, one Chi
cago broker reported that wheat
producers were withholding some
of Their 1947 crop from market
channels.
The midwestern drought which
sharply curtailed corn crop pros,
poets was an important factor in
meat prices, but in virtually all
other commodity exchanges the
trend was sharply upward, includ
ing cocoa, sugar, hides, cotton, cot
tonseed oil and coffee.
Some of these already were at
record high quotations.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1947-09-05
GU5TAvUS MAN
INJURED FROM
BLOW ON HEAD

Albert F. Bert" Parker. of
Gustavus. was seriously injured
yesterday at Pelican City when
the handle of hand-operated
hoist slipped and caught him on
the head leaving a four-inch cash
there. Parker was knocked out
and lay on the beach for an hour
before regaining consciousness. He
was revived by falling rain.
Parker stumbled up the beach. to
where Mrs. Parker was staying
and received assistance. although
he was still dazed by the blow He
was brought to Juneau late in the
afternoon by Alaska Coastal Air.
lines and is being treated at st.
AIMS Hospital by DR.. John Gle
ments.
His condition today was report
cd as satisfactory. X-rays were
icing taken this afternoon to de-
termine if there was any possible
fracture of the skull
Parker was transporting several
small cabins on raft from Gus
tavus to Pelican for use at the
latter place. He was injured when
he attempted to hoist cabin from
the raft to the beach singlehand-
ed with a three or four foot hand
hoist. The accident occurred
when the hoist handle lock failed
to hold.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1947-09-05
Sees NO NEED
FOR CONGRESS
TO RE(0NvENE
Vandenberg Doubts Me-
eessity for Special Session
But It's Up 10 Truman

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5.-IR-
Senator Vandenberg (R-Mich)
said today he sees no need for
special session of Congress on the
European economic crisis. He
added that the decision, however,
is up to President Truman.
Vandenberg, who is chairman OF
the Senate Foreign Relations Com
mittee, and handles legislation
dealing with foreign affairs, held
his first news conference since
returning yesterday from the in
ter-American security conference at
Petropolis, Brazil.
On Wednesday, Undersecretary
of State Robert Lovett told re-
porters the European situation
may demand United States help
in 1947 and indicated a special
session may be in order.
Questioned on the outlook. Van
denberg said:
Il have no information on the
subject. There is not a word from
the State Department or the White
House about a special session since
the day President Truman said
none would be necessary
Vandenberg said the reporters
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1947-09-05
MANTz SETS
EAST WEST
SPEED MARK
Bendiz Winner Battles
HeadWinds in Record
Dash Back 10 |. A.

BURBANK, Calf, Sept. 5.-lRl-
Paul Mantz, who at AZ is one OF
the nations hottest pilots. hurtled
across the nation in 7 hours and
4 seconds to establish a new trans
continental East-West speed rec
ord.
He streaked from La Guardia
Field, New York, to Lockheed Air
Terminal here in the fastest time
ever recorded for that trip by a
propeller driven plane.
: 1t was the same bright red soup
ed-up Psi Mustang fighter in
which he won the Bendix Race
from Van Nuys, Calf, to Cleve-
land last Saturday at an average
of 460.423 miles an hour, and the
Bendix in 1916.
The debonair movie stunt flyer
and charter service operator
swooped down low past the control
tower here at 4:26.04 p. m. CPS.
To at around 400 miles an hour,
catching everyone unaware except
Larry Therkelsen, National Aero
nautic Association timer. Mantz'
radio had gone dead SO he could
not advice the waiting group of his
exact arrival time.
He grinned as he told reporters
he almost run out of fuel.
II took off with ITO gallons, and
I think I had just enough left
to taxi in" he said. Those head
winds had me worried for a
while, but they finally let up
Flying by way of Pittsburgh,
st. Louis and Albuquerque, N. M,
he said he encountered headwinds
ranging from 20 to 10 miles an
hour nearly all the way but av-
eraged 371 miles an hour for
the 2,600-mile trip.
His record shaved 81 minutes,
Sc seconds off the previous East
West record set Aug. l, 1916, by an
Army B-29 piloted by Capt. Boyd
L. Grubaugh, of Van Vert, o.
Mantz also hold the West-East
record of 6 hours, 7 minutes for
propeller driven plane, but a
jet-propelled Lockheed P-80 set a
mark for all types of aircraft of
hours, Is minutes, 26 seconds in
January, 1916.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1947-09-05
BIG AIR
FORCE IS
DEMANDED
VFW Convention Told TO-.
900 Modern Graft, AGO.
900 Trained Men Need

CLEVELAND, Sept. 5.-R-The
commanding general of the US.
Air Defense Command called to-
day for a regular air force, ready
for battle" of 10000 modern air.
craft and 100000 trained men.
A standing air corps of that
size is necessary, said 1t. Gen.
George E. Stratemeyer, to provide
the nation strategic air power
second to none and ito insure a
lasting peace
In addressing the 48th encamp-
ment of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars-now in it's second day
the military leader declared:
I'VE must, as soon as possible,
have a regular air force ready for
battle, comprised of 10000 up-to-
the minute aircraft and 1000
trained men to adequately man,
equip and administer seventy
group program"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1947-09-05

PACT IS
PRAISED
Agreement Of 10 South
American Nations Civ
en- High Approval

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5.-IR-
Secretary of State Marshall today
held forth the new American
Security Pact as the outstanding
postwar example of how nations
can join together to promote world
peace.
Marshall, who will present the
treaty to the United Nations
Assembly two weeks hence, and
Senator Vandenberg R-Mich)
hailed it in a radio broadcast last
night as a pattern for the U. N.
to follow in its quest for world
wide security.
Throughout the talks of both
men ran an implied criticism OF
Russia and the Soviet attitude
toward international cooperation
Marshall declared that the ref
suits of the conference at Petrop-
oils, Brazil, in which the treaty
was drafted and signed, demon
strated, 1 think beyond doubt, that
where nations are sincerely desir-
Gus of promoting the peace and
well-being of the world it can
be done"
He added that at can be done
without frustrating delays and
without much of the confusing and
disturbing propaganda that has
attended our efforts of the past
two years
The Secretary, who earlier this
year spent eight futile weeks in
Moscow trying to negotiate agree
ments on the future of Germany
with Russia, Britain and France,
returned Wednesday from the
Petropolis meeting where the 10
American governments present
drew up the security treaty in
three weeks.