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Evening star., 1947-05-21
Pril1aGeo1ges
To Begin Road
Repair Monday
Residents to Decide
On Three Other
Contractor Projects

Improvement where necessary o1
all eounty-maintained roads hl
Prince Georges County is expected
to begin Monday.
The contract for the work was
awarded yesterday by the county
commissioners at their weekly meet
ing at Upper Marlboro. 1t will be
done by the E. Stewart Mitchell Co
of Baltimore, for s115,260. The en-
tire project is scheduled for compile
ton in 60 working days.
The commissioners, after award
ing the contract, directed County
Engineer Arthur w. Tayman to draft
a schedule of projects, with the
worst sections taking first priority
Work on Monday is expected to start
in two different parts Of the county
Provides Patching.
The treatment will consist o1
patching, retarring and other SIM
liar improvements, Mr.. Tayman said
Bids on three other road improve
ment projects also were opened yes
terday, with final approval to be left
to residents of the areas concerned
who will finance them through pay
ment of taxes.
The Mitchell Co. was the only
bidder on two of them, submitting
estimates of $93,138 for curb and
gutter requirements and bituminous
'surfacing of roads in special i'm
provement district No. Is at Sunny
. brook, and $16,420 for similar work
in special improvement district No
10 at Dillon Park.
The Bright-Shepherd Co. OF
Washington, with bid of $50, Ito,
was lowest of three for street I'M
provements in Special improvement
District No. / at Avondale.
Meanwhile, the commissioners re-
quested Mr.. Tayman to draw up
plans and specifications for i'm
provements to Seventy-third place,
between c street and Rosebel ave-
nue., in Special Improvement District
No. 16, Carmody Hills, following
approval of more than 81 per cent
of the cornmunity's residents.
River Road Protested.
A request by Mr.. Pearl M. Bellamy,
28l9 Cheverly avenue, Cheverly, to
remedy conditions along River road
from Tuxedo road to the District
line at Kenilworth was referred to
Police supt. Ralph W. Brown for
Investigation.
Mrs. Bellamy protested against
"unsightly dumps" on both sides OF
the road and against the alleged
hazardous condition of the bridge
across the Pennsylvania Railroad
main line.
The board was invited to attend
q three-day insect and rodent con-
troll school at the University OF
Maryland, under supervision of the
Maryland State Department of
Health and the United States Public
Health Service, starting June 8.
''' -Four carnival permits were grant
ed, including three for the week OF
June 9. These were the requests OF
the Silver Hill Volunteer Fire De-
partment for a carnival in the $500
block of Branch avenue Sc, the
Brentwood Fire Department and
Rescue Squad, for one at Thirty
eighth street and Rhode Island
avenue, Brentwood, and the River
dale Volunteer Fire Department, for
one at Queensbury road and La
fayette avenue, Riverdale. The
Prince Georges Council No. 2809,
knights of Columbus, was granted
a permit for carnival August 4-9
on property on Arundel road, oppo-
site the Haywood Shopping Center,
Mount Rainier
Evening star., 1947-05-21
Library Meeting Slated

The Board of Trustees of the
Prince Georges County Memorial
Library will meet with members OF
all the county libraries at 8:15 pm.
May % at the Masonic Hall, Hyatts-
vile.
Evening star., 1947-05-21
medical Society to Dine

The Alexandria Medical Society
viii hold its annual banquet at 7
o'clock tonight at the Army and
Navy Club, Arlington.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-29

FORT FISHER - At a time when
the Atlantic Ocean threatens to
destroy the site of historic Fort
Fisher - twice assaulted by the
heaviest bombardments in the
history of modern warfare until
World War II - and the high seas
also threatens the monument COM
memorating the gallant defense OF
the Confederacy's Fort Fisher, a
poem recited at the dedications of
the first marker is especially ap-
propriate now, Mrs. E. L. Robbins,
recording secretary, Cape Fear
Chapter, No. g., U. D. c., tells us.
The poem in question was re-
cited at the dedication of che first
marker to be erected on Battle
Acre, about 1928, by Mrs. Margaret
Davis Bragg, who was then Mrs.
Fillyaw.
DEDICATION EXERCISES -
Mrs. Bragg recalls that Capt. Ed
gar D. Williams placed a marker
at the foot Of the Mound. The South
ern Cross marker was placed by
the Rev. Andrew j. Howell, who
arranged a dedication program
Following the invocation by Mr.
Howell, DR.. A. M. Baldwin, Briga-
dier-General of United Confederate
Veterans. third brigade, North Car
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-29
Blames
Krug For Big
=. :: ming Blast
ader Says Contra
Victims Died Through
Criminal Negligence
SAFETY ~DISREGARDED
Man Group Named
To Investigate Disaster
Circumstances

WASHINGTON, March 28.-U.R
President John l.. Lewis of the
United Mine Workers (AFL), told
a Senate committee today that the
Centralia, Ill, mine explosion VIC
TINS had been murdered by the
criminal negligence" of Secretary
of the Interior Julius A. Krug.
Krug had no immediate COM
ment.
Meantime, Sen. Guy Gordon, r.,
Ore, was named to head a. three
member Senate group to inyesti-
gate the disaster and report as
quickly as possible. The others
are Sens. Henry c. Dworshak, R.,
Ida, and Joseph c. O'Mahoney,
D., Wyo.
Gordon said the committee
would go to Ccntralia about the
middle of next week and hold
public hearings. He said that
Frank Sever, Portland, Ore. at
torney, was gathering information
here for the committee and would
leave for Centralia tonight to fin.
ish the job.
Lewis, who told a Public Lands
subcommittee last week that his
miners were not receiving ade'
quate protection under existing
national safety regulations, sale
that since that time iii mine
workers-more or less-have beer
murdered by the criminal negli
gence of. ]. A. Krug."
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-29
LANE OFFICIALLY
ENTERS CAMPAIGN
Wilmington Mayor Be.
ome First To Pay Fill
ing Fee For Election

Mayor W. Ronald Lane officially
tossed his hat into the ring for a
seat on the Wilmington city coun-
Gil yesterday afternoon when he
paid his filing fee for the coming
primary and election.
He became the first to file for
this years race, even though one
incumbent and one newcomer nave
already indicated their intentions
to be candidates.
i. W. E. Yopp, the incumbent, re.
Gently announced that he would at.
tempt to retain his place in the
city's governing body while War.
rem G.. Holleman, u year old resi-
dent and State Highway commits.
sion employee, yesterday said tha1
he would be a candidate for the
council on a cleanup platform.
The only present member Of the
city administration to make his
plans public in reference to the
elections, with the exception Of
Yopp and Lane, is Harriss New
man. He said several weeks age
that he definitely would not rur
for the position this year.
The deadline for candidates tc
file is April 10, according to H. G.
Carney, chairman Of the board Of
elections.
The date of the primary has been
set at April 81 with the election due
to be held May 6.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-29
Abraham Trusted Fully
But Unwisely; Now Out 81

for some nails in exchange for
the 81.
Abraham was a trustful soul.
Ollie failed to show up with the
sugar, so Abraham turned to the
police.
Ollie laid the whole mess to
some "Jap liquor he had been
drinking. And he told the court
wheels whirled and buzzed in his
head. He declared ne was sorry
that it had happened. He told
Judge Winfield Smith that it
wouldn't happen again.
Judge Smith assured Ollie it
wouldn't for the next four months
while ne vas growing things and
stuff Or the county farm.
But Abraham, unlike his patri-
arch namesake, now has lost his
trustful confidence. He is sure ne
will never get the sugar ncr his
81.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-29
NEGRO. ARRESTED
IN DEATH PROBE
H. B. Williams Held By
Police Investigating the,
Burning Of Bob Martin

Local police last night an
nounced the arrest of H. B. Will
liams, Negro of 10 Green street,
for possible connection with the
death of Bob Martin, Negro, who
was burned to death Wednesday
night when a house at FOG Green
street caught fire.
1t. Hubert Hayes arrested the
Negro after he was found to have
in his possession a gun repeatedly
belonging to Martin.
Hayes explained that he did not
know if the gun which Williams
had when arrested was stolen
from the house before or after the
fire. Fire and police department
authorities warned neighbors of
Martin to stay away from the
house until after the investigation
of Martins death had been COM
pleted.
Still missing, Hayes said, is a
trunk reported to have contained
several hundred dollars, but he
expressed doubt that the money
would be found in the trunk even
if the latter was discovered.
Williams is being held under
$500 bond on a technical charge of
vagrancy pending investigation,
Hayes said.
An inquest into Martins death
has been set for Monday night by
Coroner Gordon DOran.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-29
Along The Cape Fear

DINA division, introduced the speak
er, Mr.. Henry Mcqueen, who ad-
dressed the assembly.
Representing the United Daugn-
tiers of the Confederacy, Mrs. Bragg
placed at the foot of the marker a
large laurel wreath, tied with wide
satin ribbon in the Confederate
colors, red and white, and recited
the stirring lines from her pen.
POEMS INSPIRATION - Mrs.
Bragg received inspiration from a
poem written by Mrs. Josephine
Galloway and quoted some
lines from her work. She gives due
credit for the poem following:
FORT FISHER
Margaret Davis Bragg
On the sands of old Fort Fisher,
A monument stands today
In sacred, loving memory
Of our heroes who wore the Grey.
They fought for wives and moth,
erS,
For sisters and for brothers,
Sweethearts and for sons,
when without ammunition useo
The butt end of their guns"
Continued on Page Two; Col.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-29
PAY ADJUSTMENT
LAW DATE FIXED
Joint Appropriation Com
mittee Studies Aid To
Ports Authority

The bill fixing a salary scale TOR
New Hanover county officials IS
slated to go into effect at the be-
ginning of the fiscal year and will
not affect the present county bud
get, Senator Alton A. Lennon said
last night.
The measure was passed by both
houses of the legislature early this
week and is slated to become law
as soon as the speaker OF the
house affixes his signature.
Meanwhile, Representative 10
bert M. Kermon said that the
State Ports authority bill calling
for the expenditure of $4,000 a
year for administration OF the
organization is up for discussion by
the joint appropriation committee.
A second bill affecting the SPA
in that it calls for a $1,000, 600 ap-
preparation for Tar Heel ports is
now under consideration by the
committee.
Kermon reported yesterday that
he has received numerous letters
and telephone calls containing mix
ed reaction concerning his meas
ure authorizing the appointing OF
a commission to study the possible
consolidation of the governmental
functions of New Hanover county,
Wilmington, Carolina Beach, and
Wrightsville Beach.
The Board of Aldermen of Caro-
lima Beach recently went on record
in opposition to the consolidation
nrnnnSaI
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-29
Says
Turks Aided
Nazi Machine
Soviet mo" Man losses
Monkey Wrenches In Big
Four Meeting
PROGRESS BLOCKED
Hopes For Austrian Peace
Treaty Now Dim, In
siders Believe

MOSCOW, March II. -(Pl- v,
M. Molotov, Russia's mo- man,
tonight threw a handful of monkey
wrenches into the machinery Of
the Foreign Minister'S council.
blocking all agreements, and went
out of his way to deliver a severe
attack O. Turkey, now being con.
sidered for a United States loan.
Despite a drive by Secretary
Marshall to speed up the work OF
the tagging conference, hopes foY
an Austrian treaty, let alone agree
ment or much more difficult Ger
man questions, appeared dim in
the face of the stubborn Soviet OPP
position.
The entire controversial question
of defining German assets in Aust
ria was dumped back on the Depu-
ty Foreign ministers when Molo-
TOW rejected proposals by the other
three powers and refused to dis
cuss Austria again until the end
of the current session, when Aust
ria comes up on the agenda.
Mol0tov Pat
The question of what nations
should participate in a peace con
ference was also dropped back in
to the lap Of the deputies, who had
been unable to resolve the issue,
when Molotov declined to retreat
an inch from his stand that Only
the 18 nations named Ill Mes Eors
should take part.
The. Soviet Foreign Minister
adamant position came a few min
utes after Prince. Mozaffar Firouz
the Iranian ambassador to Russia ,
claimed that Molotov had assured
him of Russian support of Iran's
participation in a peace confer
lence
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-29
LEADERS OF JAW
!. LINKED TO REDS
Michigan Governor Says
Thomas, Adde's, Leonard
Captives OF Party

WASHINGTON, March % Up
Governor Kim Sigler of Michigan
testified today that Communists
have gained "absolute control Of
certain unions in his state and
that three officials of the big auto
workers union r "captives of
the Communist party"
He named the three, in test =
mony before the House committee
on un-American activities as Vice
President R. j. Thomas, Secre-
tary-Treasurer George Adde's and
Richard T. Leonard. national di :
rector Of the unions Ford depart
ment.
Sigler said Thomas, Adde's and
Leonard follow party lines in
union activities"
Spokesman for the three said
there would be no comment until
further study can be given the
governors testimony.
Sigler testified that the Commu-
mist party should be outlaWed.
Former Governor George H.
Earle of Pennsylvania took the
view that exposure of Communist
party activities would be the
wiser course.
Terrible MANAGE
Earle also termed Soviet Russia
the ''terrible menace" OF this
atomic age, and said: "I don't be-
lieve there is better than an even
chance that 10 per cent of us
Americans will be alive five years
from now"
Sigler, in backing proposed bills
to outlaw the Communist party i.
said that it strives for ''revolu :
ton" that it is underground
ANYWAY" and that it is moving
into unions, schools, churches and
government.
He referred to Michigan State
Senator Stanley Novak as a man
who has been ga Communist
worker and sympathizer for a con-
siderable period of time"
Chairman j. Parnell Thomas
GRIND, advised Sigler that the
committee has quite a flle' On
|Novak.
Rep. Nixon (R-CaliH, asked
whether Sigler thinks Communists
will win. the current 11gnt IN
Michigan to gain control OF eel
tain unions"
~ don't believe they will" Sig
Ter said.
Labor leaders combating Com
munism in their unions need nelp
badly. he said, land l, as
Governor of the state propose 70
Give if to- them"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-29
Al Billions
NowE expected
In Revenues
Fiscal Analysts Believe A
Large Amount Payment
Now Possible
MARTIN JUBILANT
Speaker Says Figures Jus.
tify COP Bill Slashing
Income Taxes

WASHINGTON, March %. -(P)-
Administration fiscal analysts fore
saw today, not only a balanced fed
eral budget this year, but the pos
sibility of a billion dollar payment
on the nations $3.50, 900, 900, 900 debt.
Federal revenues, they said, may
top Sal, 900, 900, 900 - almost &c.
600, 900. 900 more than expected.
House Speaker Martin R.-Mass.)
Immediately said the figures justi-
fly the Republican-backed bill, pass
ed by the House yesterday and
now pending in the Senate, to slash
taxes by S. ,84o, 900, 900 this year. :
1.-THE figures show definitely. "
Martin told reporters, that we can
balance the budget, pay on the
debt and cut taxes"
Treasury records disclosed to-
day that the governments current
budget surplus for the current fis-
cal year, which ends June 80, has
gone above the So, 900, 000, 900 mark,
highest point in the nations history.
Two reasons were assigned:
Less Spending
l. The government, in less than
nine months, has taken in more
money than President Truman esti-
mated originally. IS months ago,
it would get for the full u months
period.
/ Q. Government spending has been
running below budget estimates,
The Treasury has collected from
taxes, duties and surplus prop
erty sales SO, 037, 264, 056 more than
it has spent since last July !, the
beginning of the fiscal period.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-29
League Spe
ForMore SpeedHere
The w Gather
FORECAST:

FORECAST:
South Carolina - Partly cloudy and
warmer Saturday and Saturday night;
Sunday increasing c1oudiness and mild
followed by showers in extreme North
west portion Sunday afternoon,
North Carolina - Partly cloudy and
warmer Saturday and Saturday night.
Sunday increasing cloudiness, mild
South and cooler in North portion,
showers West portion Sunday after
noon.
Eastern Standard Time)
(By U. S. Weather Bureau)
Meteorological data for the "a hours
ending 1880 = m. yesterday.
TEMPERATURES
1870 a. m. 81. l:30 a. m. 81; 1:3o p. m.
a.; 1850 p. m. IS; Maximum. so; Mini
mum 36; Mean 43; Normal Sc.
HUMIDITY
1870 a. m. go; 7:30 a. m. 80; i:30 p. m
so; 7.30 p. m. IS.
PRECIPITATION
Total for "a hours ending 1890 p. m
D.30 inches.
Total since the first of the month 5.2s
inches.
TIDES FOR TODAY
lF'rom the Tide Tables published by
U. S. Coast n Geodetic Survey.
High Low
Wilmington ---- 3:01 am. 1898 am.
3:25 PIN. 10 "A pm.
Masonboro ----- 1874 a.m. 7:18 am
Sunrise SOB; Sunset $3.50; Moonrise
11:07a; Moonset LISA.
River stage at Fayetteville, N. C.. at s
a. m. Friday 1874 feet.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-29
LOVE FOR FATHER
TOLD BY ACCUSED
Fourteen = Year Old Girl
Describes Fatal Shoot
ing OF Parent

ST. LOUIS, March %. - W.D -
Fourteen-year-old Mary Catherine
-Reardon testified in juvenile court
today that her deep love- f r
her father led to her own injury
in a futile attempt to save him
from shots fired by her 13-year-
old boyfriend.
Accused of numbering h r IA
Their, j. Vincent Reardon, Mary
Catherine said Michael Darcy,
her companion in a tourist camp
e~scapade, wounded her and then
shot Reardon as he drove them
homeward in his car. Reardon
and Darcy were killed in tn e
resulting wreck.
A packed courtroom listen
ed inten:ly as Mary, her initial
nervousness quickly wearing off,
described how her father was
shot as they neared the Reardon
home in suburban Ladue village.
The girl, on trial for de
linquency by reason of murder"
reenacted the scene with her
attorneys seated in chairs ap-
proximating the positions of tn e
trio in the car.
II was looking ahead when I
glanced to the side and saw Mi
chael pointing the pistol" she
said. "He seemed to be pointing
at my fathers head.
IT grabbed his hand with my
left arm. I pulled his hand n,
then I heard a shot fired. AS he
pulled away another shot was
fired. Michael, lurched forward
and seemed to be trying to grab
the steering wheel. Then he came
back on the seat.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-29

Abraham Smith a no different
from his name. sake, at least in
one. respect.
Abraham was a trustful soul,
Just like the Biblical Patriach.
And just like Abraham Of old, this
Abraham of 1947 was perplexed and
logged by hard luck when he APP
peared in recorders court yester-
day as a prosecuting witness
against Ollie Smith.
It developed that the two Ne
groes were unrelated.
While present-day Abraham was
not troubled by famine and dissen-
sion among his followers, ne told
the court that he was troubled
because he had been flim-flammed
Of 81.
1t all happened, he said, when
AZ gave Ollie 81 with watch to
purchase HIM a bag Of sugar. Aora-
nam said he couldn't read. Ollie
gave MIN an old hardware receipt
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-29
DAIRYMEN FACING
KIDNAP CHARGES
District Attorney File S
Four John Doe Counts
As Strike Continue

NEW ORLEANS, March %. -
a6-Charges Of kidnapping were
filed today against striking dairy
men who allegedly detained a
truck driver while they dumped
his milk cargo and other strikers
,ccosted another New Orleans
bound train as the Louisiana milk
War went through its fourth day.
Isaac Townsend, a Zachary,
La, = striking dairyman, filed
kldnap charges at Baton Rouge on
behalf of his driver. Joe Portel.
portel said that four unidentified
Strikers stopped his truck, dump
Cd 900 gallons of milk and forced
nm to ride in an automobile to
ANTE, storm-center of the con-
ilct, while his truck was impound-
I'd.
Dist. Atty. Dewey Sanchez at
Eaton Rouge filed four John Doe
warrants for simple kidnapping,
nett and unauthorized use of
movable property against Portel's
aeged abductors.
A crowd of so other strikers
hsahWhlle challenged a GuE, Mo-
we and Ohio train at Bogalusa,
na' but when trainmen assured
aein no milk was aboard they
.a.laFew peaceably. It was the
,.uIm case Of a train being in
s%susated by the strikers since
ass revolted against a so cents
ssa hundredweight price reduction
"'leed by New Orleans diaries.
IT was understood that FB1 men
T. gone to Amite to investigate
wy, se Stopping of three Illinois Cen
~al Trains in that area.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-29
Citizens May Get Three
Pounds Sugar Per Month

Both House and Senade must ap-
prove the bill in its adjusted form.
Then it will 60 to President Truman
who is expected to sign it Monday.
Otherwise sugar controls would
die on that day. With his signature,
handling of sugar will pass from
the OPA to the Agriculture depart
ment.
Senator Tobey R.-N.H.) told re-
porters that the department will
pass on to the Housewife all sugar
available in the following ways:
1. BY increasing the sugar value
Of outstanding ration stamps.
2. BY future stamps Or bS de-
claring an individual stamp due
earlier than scheduled.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-29
Bradley Says
He Wants Out
As VA Leader
Administrator Says Job Is
ThankIess One No Mat
Ter How Well Handled
FUND SLASHED
Eouse APPROX riations
Committee Lops COS
Millions From List

WASHINGTON, Ma Oh 28-W.H-
rbe economy-hungry House APP
Carnations committee today took
s6OS. l39, 491 bite out of emergency
s,rds for the Veterans AdminIstra-
inn and assorted other federal
.Gencies. and made public a report
,Sowing that Veterans Chief Omar
\ Bradley wants to quit "as soon
is possible"
The committee sent to the House
bill containing 81, All, 49S, 54S to
hermit a score of agencies, includ-
ino VA. to ope ate until the end of
his fiscal year June 80. The vari-
o,s Departments had requested
sO79, 698, o39. (b).
Hardest,hit is the National Labor
Relations board. 1t asked for $685.
NO The committee decided it
could get along On what it has,
and refused te grant new funds.
Previously, the House agreed to
rive NLRB only half the appro-
rrjation it requested for the next
fiscal yea, beginning July /.
Next to NLRB, the vast Veterans
s:ency took tne stIffest bow. The
cvmm4..ee called down its defici-
ency requests by S551, 020, 900, in
c,uaing sou, 100, U0J for reaoJust-
nent benefits and $500, 600, 0UO for
pensions. lie committee said VAS
pension figures were "over-estlmat-
3D."
Crop Insurance
But the. committee added $50
VOL, 600 to the bill to pay cotton
crop Insurance claims, which have
been SO neavy that the Agriculture
department. was forced to suspend
payments until more money was
piovioed.
During its study Of VA requests,
The committee learned what Brad
lev, famed wartime commander Of
the 18th Army group, thought
about his job. He maze his state
ment after Chairman John Taber,
+, N. Y. commented that VA ap-
parently resented having to answer
questions about its spending pro-
gram.