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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-26
~ n A. STALLINGS

nv H. A. STALLlNGS
,,IT,EVlLLE, Nov. Is In White
We Me- this afternoon awaiting the
vile tl,,' tnr the meeting of the Civil
hour club iTl we talked with Dave
tan lion, secretary of the Mer-
Nens Association, and Henry
cnas'o he cashier of the Wacca-
NyoHIB Bank and Trust Company.
nav nav are men outstanding for
00si 'siic spirit, for a vision of the
puOilS If the future, and who are
nesus y Of the dangers Of relying
aTsLI ,slv On tobacco and peanuts
,or farm income
u,o found Nielsen justly en-
,.;ostjc W. over the fact that the
,lIust ,,l1IuScbants Association is buying
Nei'bt Iiobts and material for
lns ays.;ctnas street lighting this
Vlill ar including a Christmas tree
ys@i' tbe railroad plaza and one in
IL -l'o '' Courthouse square, which by
G,s ,ae way are the two terminals OF
he same street
''T rho Christmas street lighting
..al he turned on December S
WV somain IN until after Christ
u From December 20
.Il'o,,gb Il'o December "a the women
'.llT T 0,aintain Christmas hut
St Move Christmas small gifts like
"n "andies will be gwen the kiddies.
,1so each of the civic clubs of
iMbiteville has been requested
", the Merchants Association to
y, ~. nm a special Christmas pro-
~ srom Only one club, the Lions
Shb has met since the request
ond it is distributing Christmas
sasLpts a. to needy families Each
of the other clubs will have its
oun Yuletide program.
Under the leadership and due
n the liberality of the Mer-
chants Association Whiteville
bis wear will have the biggest
ond oavest and the most widely
.nnreciated Christmas since
wav before the war. Ali day
Christmas day itself Radio sta
tion W.E.N.C. will give a noli-
day program.
Henry Wyche emphasized hat
in addition to markets for to-
bacco and peanuts, Whiteville is
providing cash markets for
sweet potatoes, grapes, pecans,
livestock. wheat, cucumnars.
Wvche stressed that the farm
er who is making a success OF
diversification thereby makes
himself far better credit risk.
The bank can look to payment
of credit advanced not only to
tobacco and peanuts but to other
crops being grown successfully
and profitably on the farm. The
diversified farmer is multi
piled credit risk
Without the slightest exagge-
ration Whiteville rapidly is TAX
ing rank as pecan center In
quirles about pecans are coming
from all parts of the country
evidencine +hat they Know
already about the large amount
cf pecans marketed in White
Vile.
Whitevllle. you remember, is
the town that drew twelve thou
sand p>ople 10 'te Farmers Day.
1t is the town that made such
an outstanding success of the
Farmers and Merchants Expo
sition. 1t is a town that has just
finished raising $145,00O for a
new hotel. 1t is the town that
maintains Civitan Club, Ro-
tary Club, Lions Club. Junior
Chamber of Commerce, a Mer-
chants Association. 1t has a sue
cessful radio station. 1t has in
the News and Reporter one of
the neWsiest and most entertain
ing papers in the State. 1t has
large Legion stadium, lighted
this year for night games. 1t is
in the forefront of towns seeking
to bring about further diversifi-
cation.
Evening star., 1947-10-22
Ex-Broker Out on Bond
In Mail Fraud Case

Matthew P. Lucas. so, of zoos N
street NV, was released on $1,000
bond yesterday after being arraignec
before United States Commissioner
Needham c. Turnage on a charge
of using the mails to defraud. The
case was continued to October 81.
Lucas, who is colored, was arrested
Monday night at his home on COM
plant of Post Officer Inspector
Keith E, Meyer.
According to Inspector Meyer
Lucas advertised lots and homes for
veterans in washington papers, in
Guiding two colored newspapers
The lots and homes were to be in
Bethune Gardens. near Anacostia.
The inspector said Lucas showed
colored veterans the place and got
them to sign contracts for homes
there, taking deposits of $500 to
ST, 200 each. He was accused of
collecting about $4,000
Inspector Meyer said Lucas was
to make a down payment of $4,000
on the Bethune Gardens project.
He had a contract to buy the land
for s42500 and was to receive the
deed for the property after paying
$4,000, 1t was charged. According
to the inspector. Lucas did not pay
the $4,000. This voided the con-
tract, it was said Tf
Lucas brokers license was revoked
on February 5 this year by the Dis
trict Real Estate Commission after
he had been found guilty of violat-
ing three provisions of the Real Es-
tate License Act,
Evening star., 1947-10-22
Continued From First Page. J

next Sundays runoff. Some men,
bers felt the MRP was under moral
obligation to quit the cabinet be-
cause of its poor showing last Sum
day-only 1912 per cent of the vote
Tailed so far.
The runoff elections were not ex-
pected to make much change in ma
tional politics. The chief business
will be selection of mayors and
deputy mayors in most towns of
less than 5000 population, where
candidates politics will be subordi-
mated to local considerations.
Impartial observers cautioned
against attaching too much political
significance to the Communication
mated General Confederation of
Labor's (CGT) demand, announced
yesterday, that labor's minimum
monthly wage be boosted to 1000
francs 1891, 500.
Evening star., 1947-10-22
~ Billion in French Gold
Reported Sold in ; Years
ky The Associcfed Press

Crisis-ridden France was said to-
day to have sold 81 500 100000 worth
of her gold reserves in the last three
years in a frantic effort to pay for
food, fuel and raw material imports
French Embassy officials who dis
closed this privately said the result
has been to leave their country
with reserves of only $455,0O0, 900
plus an undisclosed but much
smaller amount" set aside in a sta
bilization fund designed to main
tain the value of the franc in world
trade.
In 1899 France was Europe's big
gest gold holder with a 81, ,709, ,00O, 900
hoard of the yellow metal.
Most Of the sales have been made
to the United States at the pegged
price of $35 an ounce, the Embassy
officials said, adding that $3.50 ,O00,-
600 of the drain has occurred since
July /.
The Embassy spokesmen said they
were making known Frances large
scale liquidation of her reserves as
evidence that the Paris government
has been "scraping the bottom OF
the barrel" before appealing to the
United States for additional help to
carry the country through this win
ter.
Evening star., 1947-10-22

which the country's entire economy
must contribute to modern war"
he said this was understandable
because very few people recognized
it before the last war.
Performance Criticized.
After reviewing the differences
between the military leaders and
the War Production Board during
the winter of 1923, Mr.. Forrestal
said it was not an argument over
jurisdiction, but over performance.
Fortunately for the future. he said,
the machinery set up this year in
the Armed Services Merger Act
paves the way for avoiding the diff
culties of the last war.
Before stating his conclusion
about civilian production in the
next war, Mr.. Forrestal said that
in World War II this country did
not experience the "stringencies in
civilian consumption that we're ex-
perienced in Great Britain and in
Russia. Over all, we could probably
have gone much further in the re-
striction of civilian production for
war production. Fortunately in
World War II it was not necessary" ="
"We% did start from practically
scratch" he continued. and pro-
duced in overwhelming quantities
the implements of war, not only for
ourselves but for our Allies. The
war production job was outstarfs-
ingly successful and it reflects much
credit on all those concerned with
it, whether within the military serv-
ices, within the civilian war agencies
or the ranks of industry and labor"
Others to Testify.
Secretary Forrestal will be fol-
lowed by half a dozen of the men
who handled war production prob
lens, including Bernard M. Baruch,
who will testify Friday.
Senator Brewster said he will call
Ferdinand Eberstadt, consultant to
many wartime agencies. and T. j.
,Hargrave. former chairman of the
Army-Navy Munitions Board.
Tomorrow's witnesses are to in
clude Donald M. Nelson, chairman,
and Charles E. Wilson, vice chair
man Of the former War Production
Board. -. 3
Evening star., 1947-10-22
aft tIsLined Up
|WithConnunists,
ReoItor Charges
BY the Assoeiatsd Press

CINCINNATI, Oct. 22:-Herbert
U. Nelson, executive vice president
of the National Association Of Real
Estate Boards yesterday declared
Senator Taft, Republican, of Ohio
stood "for socialism in housing, in
medicine and in general welfare"
and was lined up with Com
munism."
In speech before the 38th an
nual convention of the Ohio As
sociation of Real Estate Boards
Mr.. Nelson said:
Il predict that no man who
stands for socialism in housing, in
medicine and in general felfare can
become the Republican nominee
for the office of President of the
United States"
In an interview earlier he said:
Public housing is the basic ster
OF all Communistic programs, the
most persuasive form of demago.
gerry politicians ever found
Senator Taft is co-author OF the
Taft-E -Ellender-Wagner public hous.
ing bill.
At the same news conference
Morton L. Fitch, Chicago, president
of the National Association
described Senator Taft as "ar
honest man not necessarily beyond
redemption"
1T surprises me that a man with
mind as penetrating and logica
as his normally is would find him.
self aligned with all those groups
which favor collectivism. socialism
and all the preliminary steps to 6
Communist economy Mr.. Fitch
added.
Evening star., 1947-10-22
Clark Tells World Bar
Pact on Atom Never
Seemed So Remote
ey the Assoeio,ed pr..,

NEW YORK, Oct. 22.-Attornev
General Clark said yesterday that
"the chances of an agreement on
the international control of atomic
energy. to assure its use for peace
ful purposes only. have never
seemed more remote than at pres
ent."
The Attorney General made the
statement in message of greet
ing to the International Bar As
sociation meeting here. the first
world conference of the legal pro-
fession.
Detained in Washington by busi-
ness. Mr.. Clark sent the message
by George T. Washington, assistant
solicitor general.
Mr.. Clark said that lawyers
throughout the world can render
great service in their communities
by informing themselves about the
issues" of the many months of de-
bate In the United Nations Atomic
Energy Commission, and asserted in
regard to the remote chances for
agreement that I'VE must assess the
responsibility for this state of af-
fairs"
"Over Is months after delibera
tions began on the basis of United
States proposals put forward by
Bernard Baruch, no agreement has
been reached between the Soviet
Union and Poland on the one hand
and the other 10 nations in the
commission, including the Unitee
States" Mr.. Clark said.
In the meantime, the threat O
an atomic armaments race shadows
the lives of citizens in all countries
The average citizen, suspect
tends to look on the United Nations
atomic energy discussions as some
think esoteric and hypothetical
Moreover, incredible as it seems, HI
has become used to living with tn
bomb, and something of the origina
sense of urgency about internationa
control has been dissipated."
Evening star., 1947-10-22
DR.. HeImhoIz to Study
Child Health in Europe

DR.. Henry F. Helmholz, Mayo
Clinics leading authority on child
health, will leave for Europe in
few days as chief medical consultant
for the United Nations International
Children's Emergency Fund, it was
announced today.
The doctor. who presided over the
recent International Congress of
Pediatrics in New York. was granted
a years leave of absence by the
MAYO Clinic,
Evening star., 1947-10-22

Indo- China) are joining the anti
imperialistic camp" he added. IN
dia. Egypt and Syria are sympa-
thetic with it,"
He said Yugoslavia, Poland,
Czechoslovakia, Albania, Romania,
Hungary, and partially Finland,
were members of the anti-Fascist
front.
Mr.. zhdanov said the reception
of the Truman Doctrine in Europe
made the subsequent Marshall Plan
necessary as "a more veiled effort
at conducting the same expan-
sionist policy"
The western bloc is being con-
structed by the United States and
not by Churchill's blueprint for a
United States of Europe, but as
which European countries are pre-
destined to become the forty ninth
State" Mr.. zhdanov said.
american imperialism is treating
Britain and France more and more
unceremoniously."
Pledges Marshall Plan Defeat.
Mr.. zhdanov then laid down the
policy of the Soviet Union on the
Marshall plan to aid European re-
construction: The U. S. S. R. will
put out all efforts in seeing that the
Marshall plan is not realized
He said the liquidation of the
Comintern Communist Interna-
tionaD had put an end forever to
the claim by Communisms enemies
that Moscow interfered with the in
ternal life of other states, adding:
THE Comintern was set up after
World War when the Communist
parties we're still weak and commu-
nications between working classes of
various countries scarcely existed
and Communist parties had no gen.
orally recognized leaders of the
workers movement
The new stage in the develop
ment of Communist parties de-
manded new forms of communica ::
ton between parties. These cir
curlstances determined the nec-
essity of dismissing the Comintern
and the organization of new lines
of communication between parties.
During the four years since the
Comintern was liquidated, con-
siderable strengthening Of COM
munist parties has taken place, as
we'll as an increase in their in
fuence in almost all countries of
Europe and Asia
Evening star., 1947-10-22
Russia
Continued From First Page.

ternal influence, broke up an already
marked out agreement"
He described Russia as the base
for "the anti-imperialistic camp
adding that the Soviet Unions for
eign policy stands for lasting peace
and cannot be interested in a new
war" Of the United States, he said
Before World War II influential
reactionary circles in the United
States and American imperia lism
maintained an isolation policy
avoiding interference in the affairs
of Europe and Asia. But in the new
postwar period Wall Street bosses
launched a new policy. They put
forward a program using all Amer
lean military aid and economic
might in order not only to hold on
to but strengthen their foreign posi-
tions in the war period and to ex-
pand - replacing Germany and
Japan with America in the world
market. The United States set as
its goal world domination by Amer
lCdn lHlpeTldHSfH.
U. S. Chief "ImperiaIist Force"
American reactionaries are
alarmed with the successes of social
ism in the U. S. S. R.. with the sue
cesses of the new democracy and
the growth of workers democratic
movements in all countries of the
world after the war They are TAX
ing upon themselves the job of
'rescuing' the capitalistic system
from communism"
He said the United States now is
"the principal leading force of the
imperialistic camp"
Britain and France are in alli-
ance with the United States" he
said, and "the existence of the Labor
government in Britain and the So
cialist government OF Ramadier
premier Paul Ramadier) in France
do not hinder Britain and France
from following the lead of the i'm
perialistic policy of the United
States In most main issues.
QUILL COlOll1dl SpdtCS DO oClSlhlii
and Holland support the imperialis
tic camp: also such countries with
reactionary regimes as Greece and
Turkey-dependent upon the U. S
A. politically as we'll as economically
and the countries of the Near East.
South America and China.
The main objective of the i'm
perialistic camp is the building up of
and preparing for a new
war-a struggle with
socialism and democracy-and the
support of reactionary and anti
democratic pro-Fascist regimes and
everywhere.
I'm trying to realize all this the
camp is ready to lean
on reactionary antidemocratic forces
in all countries and support yester-
days military foes against yester-
days military allies
Russia Base for Other Camp.
The Soviet Union is the base for
the other camp. he said, and joining
her are such countries as Romania,
Hungary and Finland.
"Indonesia and Wet Nam fthe
movement in French
Evening star., 1947-10-22
Experts Agree Taft
Will Formally Enter
1948 Race Friday
By the Associated Press

DAYTON, Ohio, Oct. 22.-Politieal
experts toted up the signs today and
decided that by Friday the Repub-
lican Party would have second
candidate for the 1948 presidential
nomination in Senator Taft of Ohio,
who has promised to announce his
status at that time.
Last night he was introduced by
Katherine Kennedy Brown, Ohio's
Republican national committee
woman. to 600 Montgomery County
Republicans as "the next President
of the United States"
NeWsmen, attempting to call the
shot before Senator Taft's formal
announcement, predicted unani-
mously that he will be a candidate,
first to oppose former Minnesota
Gov. Harold E. Stassen, the only
Republican officially seeking the
nomination now.
Friends Plan Campaign.
In Washington, Senator Taft's
. friends, chiefly Representative
Brown, Republican, of Ohio, squared
away for campaign Launching
that should make Senator Taft's
last five weeks of personal appear
ances and speechmaking mild rou-
tine by comparison.
Ticketed to manage a Taft cam
paign if it develops, MIR. Brown said
the Ohio Senator had made a good
impression on his recent Western
speaking tour and confidently pre-
dicted:
There's no doubt that Senator
Taft will be elected President if he
Is nominated by the Republicans. 4"
Senator Taft remained silent,
however, about the Friday an
nouncement, refusing to be stam-
peded into breaking the deadline he
has established. Following his ad-
dress here, which was picketed by
CIO union members who massed in
front of the Miami Hotel, Senator
Taft conceded that anybody who
said he would be a candidate was
entitled to that observation, but de-
clared there would be no premature
statement from him.
Taft Grins at Pickets.
After marching with Mrs. Taft
through narrow lane of pickets,
estimated by police at about 500,
Senator Taft grinned and said that
he was not perturbed by "our usual
reception. We would have missed
1t, you know"
From the platform, he told his
audience:
The whole contest of the world
today is between liberty and Com
munism. The Communists have
made their beliefs into a crusading
religion. We could combat COM
munism abroad by setting forth
democracy as an opposing crusa ding
religion"
He expressed the belief that the
best way to combat communism in
America would be with the repeal
of laws which he said encouraged
it.
Senator Taft declared that the
quickest way to reduce prices at
home would be to reduce credit
financed exports to foreign buyers
and curtail national expenditures
and taxes.
He referred also to the rent con-
troll controversy, stating that the
Republican Party, probably would
not take an advance stand on this
issue, deferring instead until an
actual showdown arose in Con-
gress.
Evening star., 1947-10-22
Mobilization
Continued From First Page

an appropriate standing committee,
looking to the future, but felt this
committee. which expires in Janu-
airy, lacks jurisdiction.
Highlights of Secretary Forrestal's
testimony included these assertions:
That this country never arrived at
adequate machinery for dealing with
the manpower problem in World
War II.
That the capture of Guadalcanal
by the Marines at time when their
lines of supply were still thin and
precarious may have prevented a
japanese attack on the Russian port
of Valdivostok.
Bottleneck Averted.
On the manpower subject, Mr..
Forrestal said that "if the war had
continued for many more months,
r1anpower would probably have
developed into the most serious
bottleneck of the war"
Senator Brewster has indicated
the committee wants to know what
happened to two advance mobiliza-
tion plans, one completed by the
War Department in the late 30s and
another submitted to President
Roosevelt by Edward r. Stettinius
when he was a White House adviser
before becoming Secretary of State.
Secretary Forrestal testified that
the advance plans of the Army
Navy Munitions Board as developed
up to 1889 were too generalized and
did not recognize the. extent to
Evening star., 1947-10-22
Politics
Continued From First Page.)

If he made an intensive campaign
In the State.
They say he will have no time to
do that while Congress Is in session,
as it will be after January 6. But
the fact remains that Taft sup
porters still are discussing the pos
sibility of entering him in the Me-
hraska primary. where the Senator
also presumably would have to do
some campaigning.
Whether reported friendliness
with Gen. Macarthur has anything
to do with Senator Tafts decision
was not disclosed. Some of Gen.
MacArthur's strength logically could
be consigned to Senator Taft if the
returning general later should make
1t clear he is not going after the
nomination himself.
Mr.. Stassen apparently intends to
leave no ground untitled in his effort
to win bloc of Wisconsin delegates.
Milwaukee Rally Set.
The former Minnesota Governor
has picked Milwaukee as the scene
OF a November "a rally, which he
says will officially open his cam
paign for the nomination. All the
domestic speeches and globe trotting
that have intervened since the De-
cember 18, 1916. announcement of
his candidacy have been merely pre-
liminary, Mr.. Stassen's friends in
sist.
In any event, the Stassen cam
paign in Wisconsin is certain to
be kept going full blast. Whether
it will generate sufficient momentum
to force Gov. Dewey into some kind
of action to protect his interests
there remains to be seen.
Maurice Mumford. executive vice
president of the Draft Eisenhower
for President League, has announced
the league will enter the retiring
Army Chief of Staff in the Wis
consin race. Gen.. Eisenhower. how
ever has reiterated that he does not
want anything to do with politics
Evening star., 1947-10-22
Un-Americun
Continued From First Page.)

Soviet, rather than pro-Russian
since they we're made during the
war period.
After terming them intellectual
lend-lease," Mr.. McGuinness added
But we profted by reverse lend
lease because the Communist writ
ers were given leave of absence tc
become patriotic. Dalton Trumbc
wrote two magnificently patriotic
films "A Guy Named Joe" and
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo"
The spectators also were treated
to lesson in history.
1t came when Mr.. McGuinness
told of protest circulated in
M-G-M against the production of
Tennessee Johnson" He was in
charge of the picture, following the
death of j. Walter Rubin, he said
and he couldn't understand the
protest.
Five Names on Protest.
at was a picture which nobody
had seen, outside of a few people
working on it," he recalled,
The protest, which bore the names
OF five men he previously had
identified as following the Com
munist Party line. attacked the film
as misrepresenting history and be-
ing reflection on the Negro race.
Then, he said, he found that
Thaddeus Stevens had been repre-
sented by the Communists as "a
very heroic figure"
I'm representing Stevens in his
true light" he concluded, 1--WE had
apparently done the Communists a
disservice.."
Representative Mcdowell, Repub-
lican, of PENNSYLVANIA interrupted.
"Thaddeus Stevens was a great
American patriot" he declared
I'VE are very proud of him in Penn
sylvania."
II don't want to get into po-
litical fight" the witness said and
fastened on to the next subject.
.Thaddeus Stevens, as portrayed
in the film, led the fight against
Andrew johnson in the Senate
Mr.. McGuinness identified himself
at the start of the hearing as mo-
ton picture executive. He explained
he had editorial supervision over a
proportion of the scripts prepared
at M-G-M. He said he was also
member of the Executive Commit
tee of the Motion Picture Alliance
for the Preservation of American
Ideals.
Stallings Refused Post.
Mr.. McGuinness told the commit
tee of efforts made during the re-
organization of the Screen Writers
Guild in 1933-1935 for ratification of
a constitution which would have
centered control In the hands of a
small group. He named John
Howard Lawson as a leader of this
effort. Mr.. Lawson. a writer sub