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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-08
Legislature
Bill
Examiners
Proposal For Funeral
Board Draws Fire II =
State Senate p.s
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Dealer Law

RALEIGH, Feb. 7. |(P)- The
legislature dropped into low gear
today, postponed until next Tues
day further considerations of a bill
to create a board of examiners Tor
funeral directors a n d embalmers,
and received a measure to reduce
from 60 to SIS the retirement age
of state employees and teachers.
Senator Weatners of Cleveland
vigorously opposed the board OF
examiners measure, introduced by
Senator Allsbrook of Halifax. and
asserted that it merely would pro-
mote the closed shop in North Car
DINA.
There now are 81 supervising
boards for profes sions and trades
in the state, Senator Weathers said,
and asked when is this going to
stop?"
He reminded the senate that a
pending house bill would outlaw
the closed shop in this state, and
charged that the creation of such
a board would only create a closed
profession, Or trade, in which it
would be difficult for a young man
to get a start.
He was joined in his opposition
by Senators Gray of Forsyth and
Cole of Richmond. Senator Cole
said that "class legislation has
gone too far" and Senator Gray
tried to draw from Senator Ais
brook an admission that directing
funerals is a trade, not a highly
trained profession.
e. A bill to increase the condem-
nation powers of the state highway
and public works commission was
introduced by Reps. Moseley OF
Guilford and Royster of Vance. The
commission now may condemn
only for roads, but today's measure
would allow it to condemn proper
ty for prison camp purposes, build
ings, shops and the like.
Rep. Hardison of Craven sought
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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-08
GOVERNOR MIXUP
REACHES COURTS
First Decision Says Thomp-
son Rightful Claimant
In Georgia

McDONOUGH. Ga, Feb. 7.-U.H
= A legal battle to GUST Herman
Talmadge as Georgia governor be-
ganin Henry county superior court
today while in a separate case at
Rome, Ga, a judge ruled that Tai
madge was illegally holding the ex-
ecutive office.
The Rome jurist, Superior Court
Judge C. H. Porter. in a blunt deci-
sion which may neach the state
supreme court in 10 days, held that
the state legislature had no right
to elect Talmadge or anyone else
as governor.
The legislatures sole authority,
Porter ruled, was to anvas the
general election vote and announce
that the late Eugene Talmadge had
received a majority Of the votes.
Therefore, Porter said, 1t. Gov.
M. E. Thompson is the rightful gov
ernor. He granted a mandamus
sought by Thompson to force mem
bers OF the state pardon and parole
board to submit their budget to him
rather than to Talmadge.
The Rome case was one of a
whole series pending as a result Of
the gubernatorial mixup in which
both ~Talmadge and Thompson
claim office. But it was the first
clear-cut ruling by a judge on
which man is the legal governor.
However, even if the state
supreme court upholds Porter's
ruling, Talmadge probably would
not vacate the office pending final
settlement of the suit for a declara-
tory judgment being heard mere.
In a statement on the Rome deci-
sion, Talmadge said he was not a
party to the suit, was not repre-
sented by counsel, and that the suit
involved only Thompson and mem-
bers of the pardon and parole
board
Talmadge's attorneys came here
without their client to defend him
against the ~declaratory judgment
s4it seeking to GUST him from the
office he claimed and occupied fol-
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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-08
SO To Bed

Fred Futcb, a member of the
Wilmington Fire department,
really loves his work.
On his only day off each
week, Fire = fighting Fred,
rambIes down to Wrightsvilie
Beach to instruct the volun-
teer firemen of the resort.
"Taking a typical BUS
mans Holiday" Futch rides
the resorts truck up and down
the beach giving instructions
to the "c1ass" of Volunteers
on the proper methods OF hand
ling hose, and combating
fires.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-08
MISSOURI TRAIN
WRECK KILLS ONE
Several Others Injured As
Broken Rail Causes Cars
To Leave Track

REPUBLIC, Mo-, Feb. 7.-P-
Four cars of Frisco, railroads Will
Rogers passenger train were derail-
ed here tonight, killing one person
and injuring seven others.
The dead man was identified as
DR.. James D. Osborn, 81, of Fred
erick, Okla. Thrown through a Win
dow of a pullman car, he was de-
capitated.
Frisco officials said that a brok-
en- rail caused the four rear cars
of the 10-car train to jump the
track shortly after $50 O'Clock.
Three of the derailed car remain
ed upright and the last, a pullman,
fell on its side. All the injured were
in the pullman.
The train, enroute from Oklahoma
City to St. Louis, a due in the
latter city shortly after midnight.
Wrecking crews cleared the track
and the locomotive and six cars
continued to Springfield.
The injured included Mrs. Geor-
gia Belle Van Campher, IS, Chi
cago, Fractured pelvis.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-08
HAMPTON SHERIFF
SAYS GIRL FOUND
Denies Kidnapping Angle
In South Carolina Case;
Girl Unframed

Peggy Ann Simmons, repeatedly
%.idnapped from her Hampton. S. C.
home Thursday night, was found
yesterday unframed but in a weak
ened condition. She was returned
to her home at $50 p. m, Sheriff
A. M. Lightsey of Hampton, said
last night. T..
The girl was discovered in
shrubbery near her home by "a
group Of neighbors, Lightsey said,
and is unframed other. than being
weak from lack of food.
The Hampton sheriff stated that
he did not believe any element of
kidnst ping entered into the pic
ture; but that the girl just left
home. He denied earlier reports
of evidence of a scuffle being
found in the girls room, saying
that he made a thorough invest
cation and no such evidence was
found.
The 1~6-year-old high school stu
dent, daughter of Mrs. Margaret
Simmons, is a niece of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. c. Spivey of this city and
has visited here frequently.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-08

WASHINGTON. FEB = (P =
Senator Kenneth D. Mcclellan took
a pot shot at the weather man
today-and touched off a heat
wave
The weather bureau, he SAID,
hasn't predicted the weather IN
Warrington correctly more than
twice in the past six months.
The weather man, who admit
tedly has his ups and downs
wasn't taking that one lying Gown.
Informed of McKellar's blast, the
weather charters burned as hot as
a July forecast.
Finally, after tempers sizzled
near the boiling point, the bureau
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-08
RENT HIKE
HIT AT HEARING
Veterans Spokesman Asks
For Extension OF Con-
troll Plan For Year
WASHINGTON. Feb.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.-Hl "A
flat increase in rent ceilings might
bring "a wave of evictions" and
possibly new wage demands, Of
ficials of consumers and veterans
organizations told the senate bank
ing committee today.
But the opposite view was pre-
scented by a builders association
spokesman, as the committee held
it's final hearing on rent control
extension.
"a rent boost which would
drain off funds from purchase OF
consumer goods into the landlords
pocket could we'll be the final push
plunging us into the threatening
recession" said Mrs. Cynthia Han
mum, representing the National
League of Women Shoppers, New
York.
"The cold fact is that OPA rent
control has driven properties OFT
the market by the tens of thous-
ands," said Edward R. Carr of
Washington, housing chairman for
the builders association.
Everything about rent control
has worked to eliminate the sup
ply of rental housing" he added
"The landlord derives an attrac-
tive price from selling instead OF
being stuck with a poor invest
ment. Only the tenant loses"
A proposal that hotel rooms be
exempted completely from rent
controls was brought in by Daniel
j. O'Brien, Toledo, Ohio, repre-
senting the American Hotel as
sociation.
| OPA's exemption of transient
hotel rooms from ceiling controls
| effective on February IS, is SO
bound up with regulations and re-
straints," O'Brien said, that hotels
will feel little advantage.
Extension of rent control for
another year, with no across-the-
board increase in ceilings but with
speedy adjustment in Eases OF
"hardship" to landlords, was ad-
vocated by John C. Williamson
assistant legislative representative
of the Veterans of Foreign wars.
From here on another dollar
for rent is one dollar less for meat
and eggs" Williamson SAID. l
am fearful of the evictions that
would inevitably result from
across-the- board rental increases.
Mrs. Hannum entered a similar
recommendation from the shop
per's league, plus the request that
congress give OPA additional
funds to speed up the adjustment
of hardship cases and strengthen
the enforcement of ceilings.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-08
AMERICAN EXODUS
STARTS IN CHINA
First Party Reaches Coast
Following U. S. Decision
On Civil War

PEIPING, Feb. 7.-P-Escort-
ed by U. S. Marine planes over
head and Marine guards aboard
train, the first party of Americans
from the disbanding executive
headquarters has safely reached
the sea today and boarded ship for
home.
Nearly 100 others from the
headquarters, plus about l0,ooo
Marines are to leave shortly In
carrying out the American decl-
sion to abandon mediation efforts
and leave China.
Aboard the seven car special
train on the 115-mile trip from
Peiping to Tangku were 3O3 army
and civilian personnel and de-
,oendents and 20 Marine guards.
The Marine planes overhead
kept in radio touch with a fighter
squadron which was ready to
take off instantly if needed.
The precautions proved unneces-
sary. Chinese communists kept
their promise to leave the railway
alone while the Americans were
using it.
Until two days ago the route
was the scene of constant ski1m-
ishing between government troops
and communists. But the only in
cident of today's 8-hour trip was
a one-hour breakdown of the To-
connective just outside Pieping.
The .'mericans went immediate
ly aboard the transport General
Weigel, which was expected to
sail for the United States~ within
"a hours.
1t. Gen. ,Alvan c. Gillem, Jr.,
the American commissioner, said
he expected the bulk of his group
would return to the United States
bv early March and that the en-
tire operation would be completed
within three months.
The general told correspondents
the mediation effort was 1.-The most
unique mission during the long
history of the United States
Army" and with an emotion-chok-
ed voice added, II am very sorry
we were not successful. Like
many another American soldier,
we did not succeed in attaining
our final objective; we r going
down with our colors around u.s.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-08

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 7.-GP-
A four-year old boy was bitten to
death by a large German shepherd
dog today while his mother vainly
tried to mount a slope where he
was shedding.
His face disfigured beyond
recognition and his snowsuit rip
ped to shreds by the animaIs
teeth. Walter Momer, Jr., was
fatally injured before a neighbor
beat off the dog with his trouser
belt.
His mother, Mrs. Jane Momer,
arrived seconds later and warded
off a second attack by the dog
with a dishpan she carried from
the kitchen. She was followed by
the child's grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Owens.
While the child was rushed to 8
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-08
MAY ESCAPE
MAJOR COLD WAVE
LEGAL Forecast Indicates
City TO See Colder And
Clear Weather

Paul Hess, local weather OBJ
server, predicts clear skies but
freezing temperatures for Will
mington this morning.
A high of 40 degrees is expect
ed during the day, Hess said.
Winds will be strong.
Sunday, he said, will be much
colder, but cts hard to tell how
cold"
CHICAGO, Feb. 7. -(o- Icy,
destructive winds raked wide
stretches of the Midwest and the
Great Lakes and raised prospects
the East would escape the cold
waves worst sting.
Winds ranging up to more than
so miles an hour at times swept
over the Dakotas, Minnesota and
Nebraska, drifting snow, smash
ing windows and sending tempera-
lures tumbling well below zero.
The winds blowing across the
snow covered Plains States piled
UP mountainous drifts which stall
ed one passenger train near Ad-
rian, Mimi, and another in Iowa.
AS the cold air began
spreading south and eastward, in
somewhat modified form, the
number made idle by the success
sion of recent frigid waves swelled
we'll beyond the 10000 mark.
A ban on the use of gas for in
dustrial purposes has thrown 100,
900 out of work in industrial tri-
angle of Western Pennsylvania,
Southeastern Ohio and Northwest
ern West Virginia. Similar gas
curtailment orders today shut off
that fuel to go Detroit industrial
plants, including Ford, General
Motors and Chrysler.
CONTINUED m Pare g. COI. IL
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-08
Mcclellan Takes Time off
To Roast WeatherBureau

decided that the best retort lay
in cold statistics.
l. R. Tannehill, chief of the
bureaus forecasting division. cited
the record. During the five-month
period from August through Dec
ember, he said, the bureaus fore
casts were 1872 percent correct.
Roughly the same high batting
average, he said, prevailed at
weather bureaus throughout the
country according to a recent ur-
vey.
whats more" he said, "Our
freeze warnings yesterday saved
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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-08
Secretary Krug Inuited
ToAddress Meeting Here
The Weather


North Carolina-Partly cloudy, windy
and much colder Saturday, snow fur
ries in mountains; colder Saturday
night; Sunday fair and cold.
South Carolina-Clear to partly cloudy,
windy and much colder Saturday; cold
er Saturday night; Sunday fair and
cold.
(By U. S. Weather Bureau)
Meteorological data for the "a hours
ending 1880 pm. yesterday
Temperatures
100 am. 55; 1880 am. SIS; 1870 pm. 81;
5:20 pm. So.
Maximum 81; Minimum 48; Mean "a;
Normal At.
Humidity
80 am. So; 7:30 am. 70; 1:30 pm, 81;
7:30 pm. 81.
Precipitation
Total for "a hours ending 7:30 pm. =
600 inches.
Total since the first of the month -
0.32 inches.
Tides For Today
from the Tide Tables published by U.
S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
High Low
- pm. 7:12 pm.
Masonboro Inlet 9:58 am 1888 am
1926 pm. 4:07 pm
Sunrise 7:04; Sunset 5 :49; Moonrise 9:1e
pm; Moonset 9:14 am.
River stage at Fayetteville, N. C. at 6
am. Friday, 1872 feet.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-08
Bitten To Death
German Shepherd Dog

hospital in a futile attempt to save
his life. the snarling dog was shot
and killed by two other neighbors
one of them the brother OF a
young boy bitten by the same
animal in an attack on four chill
dren yesterday.
Mrs. Momer said she had not
wanted Walter to go out today,
but gave in to his pleading that
"I'll dress myself, mommy; l
want to sled before the snow
Imelts."
Officials of the women's S.P.C.A.
which took the dogs body INTO
custody for a rabies examination
described the animal Is large as
a wolf"
Walters father, an army veteran
now employed as a shipfitter, was
lat work.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-08
Final Rites
For Gardner
Scheduled
National And State Leaders
To Pay Tribute To For
mer Governor
SHELBY SILENT
Bodv To Lie In State Prior
, To Funeral AT 2:30
P. M. Today
SHELBY SILENT

suFLBY. Feb. 7. Up o. Max
%cardner's body was returned to-
DIV to Shelby, the home town to
mich he always came back when
W. could get away from the pres
snre of public and private affairs
elsewhere.
A Borrowing throng of townspeo
,a his friends and neighbors, lin
sd the streets as a herse pore the
remains Of the former governor
and recently appointed ambassador
n Great Britain through the heart
nj the city to a funeral home
Accompanied by Mrs. Gardner
and other members of the family
tbe body was brought by train to
nearby Kings Mountain from New
Work where the 6~4-year-old ambas-
sador was fatally stricken by coro-
narv thrombosis yesterday just a
few hours before he was due to
sail for London to take up his
diplomatic post.
At Kings Mountain, it was trans
tArred to a hearse for the motor
trim to Shelby. A silent crowd, in
Guiding many county and city Of.
tcials, watched as the body was
removed from one side of the train
while members of the family left
nv the other side and entered wait
is automobiles.
Senator Clyde R. Hoey, a broth
g.in-law of Gardner, said Mrs.
Gardner was bearing up well I'M
der her grief. She and other rel
atives drove Immediately to the
family mansion in Shelby.
The body will lie in state from
noon until 2 p. M, tomorrow ia the
First Baptist church, where the
funeral will be held at 2:30 p. m.
Gardner's pastor, DR.. Zeno Wall
will conduct the funeral, assisted by
The Rev John W. Suttle, moderator
Of the Kings Mountain Baptist as
ISOLATION. Burial will be in Sun
set cemetery.
Notable figures in the nation and
state will be among those present
for the funeral. They will come
rom New York and Washington
and elsewhere, and from all parts
dNorth Carolina.
Secretary Of the Treasury John
Snyder and Mrs. Snyder flew down
from Washington today to express
their sympathy to the bereaved
family. They were unable to stay
for the funeral because of engage
ments the cabinet official had
made.
His department, however, will
be represented by the following:
A. L. M. Virgins, under secretary
who succeeded Gardner in that
post, Assistant Secretary Edward
H. Foley, Jr., General Counsel
Joseph j. O'Connell, Special AS
slStant Arthur Gardner, and John
I. Granam, who was special as
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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-08

RENTS - Senate banking com
mittee witnesses testified that a
flat boost in rent ceilings might
bring "a wave of evictions" and
perhaps new wage demands. Other
witnesses said OPA rent controls
had driven properties off the mar
ket ''by the tens of thousands"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-08

TRADE - Senators Vandenberg
(R.-Mich.) and Millikin (R -Colo.)
proposed a compromise to save the
administrations reciprocal trade
program. Under their plan, Presi-
dent Truman would overrule any
tariff cuts damaging U. S. indust-
IVY
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-08

ATOMIC Senator Mcclellan
D.-Tenn.) complained that col
leagues were ignoring his witness
es against David E. Lilienthal,
chairman-designate of the atomic
enerpv commission.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-08
Marshall Asks Power
tt Aid Foreign Policy
Secretary Of State Calls For Universal Mill
tary Training AS Safeguard Until Unit
ed Nations Can Guarantee Peace

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7-(P-In his first major policy
declaration as secretary of state, Gen. George c. Marshall
today called for universal military training to back up
American foreign policy with real power.
He said there can be no disarmament until effective
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-08

LABOR - Harold E. Stassen,
COP presidential aspirant, clashed
with Senator Taft (R.-Ohio) on his
proposal to require secret strike
votes. Taft called it trivial as
far as final solution of the problem
is concerned.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-08
Day In Congress
By The Associated Press

PRESIDENCY - Senator Bridges
(R.-N.H.) told the Senate that ''the
Truman-Hannegan boom for 1913"
was started by Postmaster Gener-
al Hannegan's speech before fede-
raj employees subject to the Hatch
Act "who should, not, by law, par
ticipate in politics."
BUDGET - COP leaders virtual
ly agreed on a 5 800, 600, 900 slash
in President Humans budget with
major economics on federal jobs,
national defense and public works.
FOREIGN -. Chairman Weichel
R.-Ohio) of a house merchant ma
rine subcommittee called for full
data on Russia's reply to futile u.
S. attempts to regain 95 lend-lease
ships.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-08
FORECAST:

wu.MINGTON AND VICINITY Much
.older S. turday, generally fair and rather
windy
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-08

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Evening star., 1947-11-18
Steel Section Leads
Se|ective Comeback
In Quiet Market
By Victor Eubonk
Assoeioted Press FinaneioI Writer


NEW YORK, Nov 18.-Steels led
a quiet and selective comeback in
today's stock market although many
leaders refused to participate.
Some buying was based on the
idea that. with the Presidents mes
sage out of the way, the list might
pay more attention to good corporate
news. Belief that a technical rally,
after four declining weeks, was
possibility aided trends. Numerous
customers, however, stood aside to
await congressional developments.
A sizable batch of raised and extra
dividends again was pretty we'll ig-
nored.
Dealings slowed after a fairly ac-
tive start. While minus signs were
plentiful, gains of fractions to a
point or so predominated near the
fourth hour.
Softness of high-grade senior
stocks still was restraint. East
man Kodak preferred was off IA
points at 166 on its first sale since
November TO-
Evening star., 1947-11-18

AHC PeIrUI = 1o7zI WIIRHI f1aTK .IU <7e
Rates OF dividends in vhs foregoing
table are annual disbursements based on
the last quarterly or semiannual declar-
ton Unless otherwise noted, special or
extra dividends are not included. q Also
d Cash or stock Paid last year. fPay-
able in stock: gDeclared or paid so far
this year. New issue. WV With warrants:
k Accumulated dividends paid or declared
this year. Payable in Canadian funds.
wv Without wSSrantS
Evening star., 1947-11-18
Chicuqo Livestock

CHICAGO, Nov. Is Up UsDA, .-salabla
hogs, $4,000; total, .2s,000; fairly activs
and steady on bulk Of run but trade closed
slow and weak; top. $500. paid freely;
bulk good and choice 170-2S0- pound butch-
ers, 24.75-25.0O; late sales, 24.75-24 S5;
most good and choice sows under 500
pounds steady at 23.00-24 90, few 24.25;
indications only fair clearance.
Salable cattle, 1000; total, 7,400; SAL
able calves, 1000; total. 1000; slaughte:
lower; cows moderately active, steady t.
strong: bulls rather slow but mostly steady;
load choice to prime weighty fed steers
held above $3.50; load lots choice steers
and long yearlings weighting 1850 pounds
downward. 32 .50-35.50; good grade steers,
6,00-31 90, mostly 26.50-3O0O medium
Grade largely 21.0O-25 90; good to low
choice heifers. %. $3.50. 90; medium and
good beef cows, 16.0O-2OO0; few up to
2l.00; Gamers and cutters largely $50
II p; some strong weight cutters, 1870
1900: good heavy bulls, 19.OO-l9 so;
veal rs about steady at 81 90 down mostly
$500 down; stockers and feeders steady
Salable sheep, 5000; total. $500; slaugh-
ter lambs opened slow; early sales steady
to 25 lower; few decks and small lots good
md choice wooled lambs, % 90; some held
higher; early sales slaughter ewes steady
with srots % higher short load very com
mon Western ewes. 700: few good and
choice natives, 9.25: nothing done on
clipped lambs or yearlingS