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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-10

expressed the hope that during
tie mex few years Rhine traf-
flc will be restored TO something
re-War figure of 9,000,-
300 IONS"
.nbined efforts of the in
land water transport authorities
OF the U. S., French and British
zones have done much to restore
NE river to almost normal work
Ing conditions. Bridges had to be
repaired, debris of demolitions re-
moved from the river, port fac1ll-
Ties rebuilt, new barges construct
cd, hundreds of existing one re-
paired.
in December came ice,
earlier than usual. The Freeman
ioatlng Drioge al Dusseldorf col
!apsed.
Through January and February,
Win only a few clear days, great
ICE blocks impeded river traffic.
NE" the authorities n prepar-
-Ag for spring floods.
The Rhine has the largest float
Ing population in Europe. Rhine
odIges are no midgets averaging
A0W tons, with whole families
nVmg aboard.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-10
QUICK QUlPS

OAKLAND, Calf, April, 5. :
OAKLAND, Calf, April 8.
= P) Pilot Charles H.
Osborne left the Oakland air
port yesterday, confident he
could beat the international
altitude record of 26,404 feet
for light sports planes
His altimeter quit at 1920
feet but he pushed the little
plane higher and higher.
Then he landed and called
inspectors to check the Of
fetal Paragraph record Of the
flight. They found the record
bank. Osborne had forgotten
to turn on the instrument.
KANSAS CITY, April 9. -
~ Dubs today had evidence
for their stories of just how
much trouble that scant five
inch cover Of sand in a gold
course trap contains.
Ed Brugger, greenskeeper,
finished resurfacing the Swope
park municipal course haz-
ards and announced the job
took 284 tons. That's a sand
pile, Burger said, as big as
the clubhouse if all OF 1t were
in one place.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-10
SOME NEW JERSEY
PHONE WORKERS
RETURN TO JOBS

NEWARK, April 9.-UH-Com-
mercial employees and maintenance
men agreed to return to work to-
day in New Jersey telephone ex-
changes, but the vital operators
defied the amended state anti
strike bill which would fine them
or send them to jail for refusal
to work in state seized plants.
Mary Hanscom, president of the
Traffic Federation, representing
IL, 900 New Jersey telephone op-
orators. notified them from Wash
ington to slap away from their
jobs until instructions from
Mary Hanscom."
Union leaders termed the bill a
Sword of damocles'' hanging over
the telephone strikers heads, and
said it would be killed by courts
as soon as he telephone strike
ends.
An amendment providing punish
ment for violators of the state
antistrike law was passed IS to 5
by the state Senate last night,
then rushed to the assembly
where it was approved As to II
Gov. Alfred E. Driscon was
scheduled to sign the bill into
law al 5 p. m. today.
The amendment provides:
Fines Of $40, 600 a day against
union or management, should
either defy the law.
Fines Of $3.50 to $500 against in
dividual members and jail SEN
fences up to 80 days. These sen
fences could be imposed for each
day the striker refused to work.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-10
POLICE CHIEFS SAFE
ROBBERY is MYSTERY
BROWNSVILLE, April g.. W.D

BROWNSVILLE, April 9. - W.R)
The question Of who robbed the
police chiefs safe caused new
headaches for the City Council to-
day, after a professional bonds
man announced he would sue the
city, which he claimed he had
been required to deposit as COLA
teral.
j. D. Ross said his money was
part of the $500 missing from
the safe in the police department.,
which was looted last month.
Meanwhll= the Council authoriz-
ed an audit of police department
books.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-10
Rhine Plays Great Part
In Restoring World Trade
ny GEORGE
AP NeWsfeatureS

COLOGNE - The important part
the Rhine river plays in central
Europe's communications was en-
phasized during the past winter.
The freezing of the Rhine i'm
modified tens of thousands of tons
Of goods carried in the 750, 900 tons
e tugs and barges, seriously add
Ing to the difficulties of the oc-
supying powers.
The effect of the f~reeze-u,o was
also felt in Switzerland, which uses
the Rhine as its outlet to the sea,
and in Holland, whose ports of
Rotterdam and Amsterdam pour
eargoes up the river for central
Europe. The great industrial belt
Of the Ruhr also depends on the
river for communication with
southern Germany.
The tourist Rhineland of beer
gardens, Lorelei legends, fairy
towns are Wristbands of wars
devastation. But with the r%estora-
ton of some of Germany's inter-
national trade, British officials
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-10
ST. LOUIS PLANS AIR sHow

ST. LOUIS CUP, - The Metro.
politan St. Louis Air Fair, first
regional event OF its kind in the
country, will be held here May 9
to 10. The show will be an avia-
ton industrial exhibition, pattern
ed after the National Air Show at
Cleveland.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-10
WOMAN PERISHES

WILLIAMSON, April 9. - Flu
neral services for Mrs. R. w. Bon
durant, 46, who died in a local hos
pltaa late Monday from burns suf-
fered when she repeatedly fell
asleep in a chair while smoking a
cigarette, were held this after
noon at 2:30 o'clock. Her husband
is president of the Standard Fer.
tilizer plant here.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-10
PRINCETON EDUCATOR
UNIVERSITY SPEAKER

CHAPEL HILL, April, 9. = R
- Advice to those who desire to
be successful teachers:
Personality = the quality that
enables a man to get along CO.
operatively with his fellows is
the first requisite OF a good teach
er.
So believes DR.. Christian Gauss.
dean emeritus of Princeton Uni
versity who spoke to the Faculty
Club OF the University Of North
Carolina yesterday.
Dean Gauss said a good teacher
must not only know his field but
must have the ability to convey
that knowledge to his students.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-10
FIRE LOSS SET AT $50, 900

%lNJOCK, April 8. Loss OF a
ME which last Saturday left five
FAMILIES homeless here was estl-
mated at $50, 900 today following
4 survey of the damage. A theater,
loOr-room apartment house and q
~~ ulas~. da~t~~--
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-10
RAINBOW DIVISION HoNoREp

COLUMBUS, o. W.D U. S.
Highway No. AZ, which extends
from Cincinnati through Ohio to
Cleveland, has been designated as
a memorial to the Rainbow Divi-
Sion OF World War ] fame. 1t will
be dedicated at Delaware, O., May
Is.
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THE MARIAN McCREE RECITAL

A large and appreciative audi
ence heard Marian McCree, IL
Jordan Hall. Sunday night, April
27, and it was the unanimous
opinion that she did the best job
of her career on that occasion,
Her voice has matured but re-
tains its sweetness and fexibil-
ity. Her highest tones were
pleasing and made without APP
parent effort. Her enunciation,
in both foreign and English,
was good enough to satisfy the
most exacting. She exhibited
the composure Of a veteran and
gave a most entertaining pro-
gram. Leon Biganess accom-
panied her faultlessly, and con-
tributed a very fine group Of
piano selections. One Of the
highlightS was the group OF
Spirituals, arranged by DIR. Will
liam A. Rhodes, at Miss Nc
Cree's suggestion and dedicated
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1947-05-03

WILLIAM L. HARRISON, the
Boston editor who was viciously
beaten recently by seemingly
fanatical guided citizens, offers
a subject for conference study.
The Harrison assault was not
inspired by robbery. NeWSmen
have little money. Was Harri-
son attacked because Of his po-
litical beliefs, and other related
factors?
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1947-05-03
Dr.. Robert Weaver To
Speak Here May 7

DR.. Robert C. weaver, Direc-
tor of Community Services of
the American Council on Race
Relations will address a meet
ing in behalf of Community
Planning for Inter-group Rela-
TONS" Jacob Sleeper Hall, Bos-
ton University, Wednesday, May
7 at 800 p. m. The meeting
will be sponsored by the Arm
strong Hemenway Foundation,
Cambridge Civic Unity Commit
tee, Community Relations Com
mittee of Cambridge, Constitu-
ton Chapter of BNai Birth.
and the Urban League of Great
err Boston, Inc.
DR.. Weaver, recently returned
from an UNRA mission to Rus
STA, was formerly special assist
ant to the Administrator Of
United States Housing Authori-
ty, Director of Colored Train
ing and Employment in the Og-
Continued on Page A
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Noted Labor Leader
At St. Mark May II

/ Randolph is a dynamic elo-
quent and convincing speaker
and a progressive and expert
enced leader in the labor move
ment. He will discuss the ur-
gent need for colored men and
women to organize for intelli-
gent and effective action at this
critical moment when the fate
Of labor hangs in the balance
Pending legislation may set the
hands of the clock away back
and the colored group, largely
in the laboring class will be the
greatest sufferers. Of prime i'm
portance is the necessity to
struggle for bigger and more
skilled jobs.
Randolph, who headed the
successful action to get Presi-
dent Roosevelt to establish an
emergency FEPC, will give some
interesting details of the cur
rent effort for a permanent FE
PC, a matter which affects all
minority groups.
Benjamin F. McLaurin, inter
national field organizer, also
will speak and there will be a
musical program. All seats are
free, but come early.
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EVEN IF HARRISON is a
communist, and even if we do
not agree with him, the demo
cratic ideals we uphold do NOT
JUSTIFY brutal violence against
him or any other man, regard
less of race, creed, or color. Peo-
pie prosecuted John Boyle o.
Reilly, Garrison, Trotter. They
were editors, too.
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citizenship of the, home, church,
the community, schools, and
other agencies including mo-
ton pictures and the press. A
second and third meeting OF
work groups will be held on Fri
day 8 am. to 2 p. m. with a Stat
Ter Hotel banquet at $50 p. n.
The conference, sponsored by
the National Education Associa-
ton, will wind up Saturday with
final meetings, 9 a. M, a general
session, 1890 a. m. and a lunch
Continued on Page Four)
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Atty. Gen. Tom Clark
Here Thursday For
Citizenship Meeting

Boston will be host to the Sec
ond National Conference on
Citizenship at which Tom Clark,
Attorney General of the United
States, is expected to deliver the
principal address on Thursday,
May 8, at historic Faneuil Hall.
I'm the a. M
Delegates from all over the
nation are expected to arrive in
the Hub city. Opening meetings
of work groups will take place
Thursday, 2 p. m. at Hotel Stat
Ter, fourth floor. These groups
will discuss the contributions to
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to her.
Continued on page jour
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1947-05-03
Kruger Wins In
Superior Court

Upon recommendation of the
District Attorneys office in Suf-
folk County, the case Of loiter-
ing, with a 81 fine, against An
selma Krigger, well-known Civil
Engineer, was nol-prossed in the
First Session of the Suffolk Su-
perior Court, on Monday, April
%, where Justice Vincent Brag-
ma presided.
The statute allows the Dist.
Attorney to recommend that GER
Continued on Page Four
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1947-05-03

JUDGE FRANKLIN w. MILES
is to be commended for another
one of his many fair decisions
in upholding the dignity of the
law in Massachusetts,. AS I have
said before, the current witch
hunts" are dangerous things
making some citizens lose their
REASON completely.
WE ARE PLAYING right into
the hands of our enemies by this
over jealous reign of suspicion
and propaganda which tends to
split us and set one citizen
against another. The Harrison
incident might have created a
terrible event. We want none Of
this IN BOSTON.
COLOR BLIND author, Mar
garet Halsey, has been awarded
one of ten 1947 Thomas Jeffer-
son prizes for living Americans
who have contributed much
toward Democracy throughout
the past year We believe the ma
ton will agree a good choice
has been made.
FRANK SnNATRA, the coura-
geous young italian singer who
has withstood a lot of needless
CONTINUED on Page A
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RandO| ph, Weaver, Hub Speakers
Boston Baked
BIZ MABE KOUNTzE

MHMMMWE -aWMMWmmRMHHMMMME
"The man NTH a scheme is
not looking after your interest;
it's your principal he Is AFTER"
SAGE SAYINGS.
BOSTON WILL BE host to the
National Conference on Citizen
ship to be sponsored by the Ma
tional Education Association
next week, May $40, for the
purpose Of promoting better citi-
zenship at a time when it is
needed most. This is the second
conference, the first was held at
Philadelphia last year.
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The anniversary of the Rev.
R. J. Davidson was largely at
tended with many outstanding
musicians participating, and CHI
NAKED with a reception in his
honor Monday, April %, at
which all present enjoyed a Won
derful evening of entertainment
and banqueting. Among those
present and taking an active
part we're: Rev. M. Curry and
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1947-05-03

A. Philip Randolph, interna-
tional president of the Brother
hood of Sleeping Car Porters
and Co-Chairman Of the Ma
ttional Council for a Permanent
FEPC vii be the principal
speaker at a free public meet
ing in st. Marks Congregation
al Church, Sunday, May II at
2::3O P. M.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1947-05-03

the Echo Chorus from Portland,
Conn; Rev. G. Ramsey, Hart
ford, Conn; Representative L. H.
Banks, Mr.. S. Julian, Rev. S. II.
Bullock, DR.. T. E. A. McCurdy,
Mr.. R. S. Williams, Miss M. Reed
the Pilgrim Gospel Chorus, under
the direction of Miss D. Bracy;
Messrs L. Nelson and D. Makel ;
Rev. C. Chester, New London,
Conn.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-20

And tell Wing Toy we want some.
thing special for dinner. Bride hin
to make some pies-and none Of
that canned spinach he's been dos.
ing us with" ~Jubilantly Cliff beck.
oned to Casey. Lets 90 put tina.
beer in the river to cool"
Responsive to the contagioo q
Cliffs mood, Janet spent the after.
noon IN the c~ook-shack, planning
dinner with Wing Toy, helping hin
till chocolate pies; then going out
into the jungle, she returned with
clusters of flowers for the mess
tables. 1t was almost suppertims
when she hurried over to her owr
quarters, putting on a dress for the
occasion, sweeping up her hair
and plnning On a small white or.
child.
The men too had caught the
mood of celebration. Work for the
afternoon stopped an hour early,
and the smell of Wing Toys pies
drew many a curious nose to the
c~ook-shack. Janet noticed more
than one slicked head, and an I'm.
usual number OF clean shirts.
Never had Wing Toy sounded the
supper gong so vigorously; never
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-20

had the response been so prompt.
Casey, his face shining from the
effect of an almost abandoned safe
kty razor, took his place at one end
OF the table, Janet beside him, and
Cliff at the head. Behind him,
wearing a grin of pure culinary
bliss. stood Wing Toy, a steaming
platter in his hands, while ranged
on either side of the long tables
the men sat, their faces turned ex-
pectantly toward Cliff.
At sight of them his eyes soften
ed. 1t had been their logged deter
mination, their answering loyalty
to him and to the job that made
this celebration possible. His hand
swept out toward the tables,
crowded with food. go to it, you
big bohunks - no gang on earth
ever deserved it more"
A laugh, a clatter of knives
then an instant silence. A shadow
had fallen across the doorway, and
Wade Carroll stood outside the
mess-hall.
Cliff waved to him. Come on
in. You're just in time for a ban
quet."
But the hunter did not move
and something in his eyes brought
Cliff a premonition of disaster. 1t
seemed a full minute before Wade
spoke.
sI don't guess I'll be very well
come at a time like this, MI. Bo-
gard" he said obviously. II got
kinda bad news" The room had
gone completely still. "Those
barges of rubber" the reluctant
voice went on, somebody cut 'em
loose"
"Cut them!" Cliff was on his
feet. Where are they"
Smashed up in the rapids.
There amt much left"
Slowly Wade told his story.
Coming down the river in his
launch, he passed the upper fork
where the barges had been moored
and noticed to his surprise that
they were gone. He stopped his
launch to investigate. The hawsers
that had moored the barges to
shore were hanging loose in the
water, and lifting them, Wade saw
they had been cut with an ak.
Thoroughly alarmed, he made
downstream at tuli speed, but
reached the rapids too late. Three
barges had overturned; a fourth,
wedged between rocks, still held
part of it's cargo-the rest of the
rubber was strewn for miles along
the river.
When Wade finished no one
spoke. All eyes had fixed on Cliff.
Not a man within the silent room
who did not know what the loss OF
that cargo meant. Outwardly Cliff
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-20

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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-20

ably be only. an officious nuisance.
Better to fight it out alone.
And during those days he Won
dered about Claribel. Under the
terms of his contract, a clash with
the Blacklanders could be suffi-
cient grounds for her c~anceling the
agree1eent, and in that, Cliff knew,
she would be guided by Madison's
advice. For it was generally ac-
cepted that since the onset of her
headaches she had turned over all
administration of her affairs to
Madison, and seldom left the cool.
high-ceilinged house up in New
Dixie. So it, surprised Cliff when
Janet told him in the office late
one night that Claribel wanted him
to come up the following evening.
He frowned. whats gone
wrong?"
mot a thing" Janet laughed.
"She wants to play bridge"
Look" Cliff heaved a sigh
Tive got plenty of problems down
here to keep me amused. Tell her
I don't know one card from an
other"
"Oh, you can't do that. When
Claribel asks anyone to visit her,
it's a command performance. Be
sides, she loves bridge more than
anything else. If you're good, shell
probably make you a present OF
the rubber plantations
"And if I'm bad, she'll probably
deport me. Under that one sided
contract, she can do just about
anything she wants."
"All the more ason for being
nice to her. You can be awfully
nice. you know, when you really
try"
He looked at the pile of work on
his desk. $50 now I have to be a
politician
mo. Just don't be an old grizzly
bear"
Later, he realized he had enjoy
ed himself. 1t was the first COM
plete change he had experienced
from camp routine, and especially
he enjoyed watching Claribel. Fol-
she played with a gusto and heavy
handed recklessness that woulo
have ruined a less flexible player,
but most of the time she won.
Cliff would have had an ever
better time but for Madison. No
only was he a poor loser, but he
clearly resented Cliffs being there
and his air of possessiveness with
Janet was so marked that it net
tied Cliff and thoroughly annoyed
Janet. Madison seldom took his
eyes from her, and his eagerness
to defeat Cliff made him attempt
unsound combinations that cos
him heavily.
Claribel saw it too-few things
escaped the keen-eyed matrlarch-
but although she snorted her dis
approved more than once, her ex'
ASPIRATION did not interfere WITH
her pleasure in the game. She was
having a grand time, and Wher
the last hand was over, she Leaned
back triumphantly-winner Of botf
hand and rubber.
(To Be Continued
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-20
Literary

By w. G. ROGERS
THE DOVE FOUND NO REST,
by Dennis Gray Stoll Double

AhE DOtE FOUND M REST,
by Dennis Gray Stoll Double
day; S2.75); INDIAN ROUTE
MARCH, by Louis Hagen (Pi-
lot Press; $3.50.
Both these books are about In
dia. and both condemn the present
situation there, though Stoll is a
born Londoner and Hagen, who
spent his youth in Germany, is
enough of a Britisher to have
served with the British air forces
in World War II.
Stoll has drawn up his case in
the form Of a novel about Sta,
her husband Toddy-Tapper Huhu,
her sister-in = law Ganesha, other
relatives in a single red-mud hut
in the little village of Dolorampur,
her friend Mohini, Mohini's be-
trothed Eesh, other natives and
occasional Englishmen.
Against a rural background de-
scribed with great charm. the
story opens with pleasant scenes
Of family and communal life: de-
spite poverty, prejudice and ignor-
ance, these people spend their
days happily in a primitive but
adequate society.
But a distant war breaks out.
The foreign rulers, needing the
village as aerodrome site, inform
khe Inhabitants Of it il the norm
ing and order them to move out
by night and then organize
ladies' committees to worry about
new homes. Eventually Sta and
her relatives reach a big city
where they work long hours in an
unbearable mill, live in incredible
filth, grow always hungrier, and
falter badly as they try to adapt
themselves to an economic order
for which nothing at all, especial
ly not British rule, had fitted them
in any way. Stoll, who writes well,
pokes quiet fun at the master
race, but speaks more sharply as
he nears the end of his story.
Hagen is the reporter. Before
reaching India, he knew that eve
had selfishly exploited it" and
that Gandhi and Jinnah were
great leaders," But by the time
he leaves he is not so sure where
the fault lies, for it is a land of
fantastic contrasts a n d unbeliev-
able opposites. While he claims
that the British civil servant has
done a fine job, he agrees that
the Indians are entitled to com
plete self rule. He notes, super
ficially, their accomplishments in
music, art and dance. but, unlike
Stoll, discovers little good in their
family life. They are so appalling
ly ignorant, superstitious and lazy,
as he views them in some dra-
matically written chapters, that it
seems to him the All-India Con-
gress faces an almost impossible
Job.