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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-01
0UAKERS AWARDED
l947 NOBEL PRIZE
british. American Branches
Will Split $38,99O For
Peace Efforts

OSLO, Norway, Oct. 81
American and British Quakers-
members of the Society of
Friends that for 300 years has
stuck to the tenet of brotherly
love while the world has been
torn by many wars-were
awarded the Nobel Peace prize
today.
The award for 1947 was made
jointly to the American Service
committee in Philadelphia and
the friends Service Council in
London by the Norwegian parli-
ament.
The prize of 140, 900 Swedish
Kroner 1888, $500 will be given
at ceremonies at the Nobel In
stitute here Dec. 10, 51st anniver-
sary of the death of Alfred Nobel
inventor of death-dealing dyna-
mite who set up the prize sys-
tenn which bears his name.
AS usual the a~ward-decided
upon yesterday at the second
meeting of parliament on the
question-was announced in a
brief communique which did not
cite the reasons for the decision.
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CONCERT WELL
R E CEIV E D
High School Auditorium
Filled For First Program
OF Season

The local Community Concert
association opened the current
concert season last night in the
New Hanover High School audi
forum, when the world famous
male quartet, The Revelers, was
presented to a completely filled
hall.
This was probably the concert
that the majority of the associa-
ton members had been waiting
for. The entire program was sung
in English which is, in itself, a
very fine feature, straining no
ones linguistic faculties. And it
was beautifully and intelligibly
sung by four very excellent
voices.
The first group offered four
songs from the writings of VIII
liam Shakespeare, with msic by
English composers. This group
started the evening off in splen-
did manner, and the full house
settled back for a ngiht of real
enjoyment.
But when the second 6 .oup
liam Shakespeare, with music by
brought fourth the beloved Lie
bestraum by litz, followed by a
vocal arrangement of Rachmani-
noff's immortal Prelude in c sharp
minor, and closed with the "Rus-
sian Picnic, the audience de-
See CONCERT on Page Two
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WILMINGTON ITALIAN AS

WILMINGTON ITALIAN AS
only known
original member of the original
Italians was Col. Archibald
Mcneil, who starred in the early
productions of the association.
The first organization lapsed but
within a few years the young men
of the city formed a second
group which they named the
wilmington ITALIAN Associa-
tion," and incorporat ed by an
act of the state general assem-
bly, in 1914.
Among the members of the
second association were Edward
B. Dudley, William R. Meares,
Charles j. Wright, James S.
Green, William M. Green,
Julius H. Walker, William c.
Lord, James Telfair, Charles L.
Adams, DR.. James F. McRae,
Col. John D. Jones, Robert Ran
kin, William H. Halsey, Thomas
Loring, and John Cowan. Includ-
ed in these members are judges,
one governor, army officers,
doctors, a president of the Bank
of Cape Fear, and one man who
later became the beloved ante
bellum bishop of Mississippi. Elk
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-01
LAY LEADER HITS
AT INDIFFERENCE
Charleston Speaker Urges
Episcopal Men To Sell
Christian Faith

Hitting at the indifference"
of laymen, Ted Bannerman, lay
leader of Charleston, S. c., last
night urged go Episcopal lay
men of the diocese of Eastern
Carolina to support the
church's Law program of evan
gelism and personal religion
and to help make a success of
a mission of the Episcopal
churches of the Wilmington dis
trict to be conducted by DR..
Karl Morgan Block, bishop of
California; November GIG.
Bannerman, a salesman him
self and chairman of the Fourth
Province of the Episcopal Pre-
siding Bishops Laymen's work,
described the job of the Epis-
copal laymen in selling their
church and the Christian faith
in dynamic terms which
brought a rising ovation from
his audience at the St. James
great hall.
"Fifty-six per cent of the
American men are without any
church affiliation whatsoever.
yet we call ourselves a Chris
tan nation" Bannerman said.
He added that only one-third of
the church members in the ma
ton attend church services.
Citing the terrible state" of
the world "outside these doors
tonight III e declared that the
laymen must work to try to do
something about it personally.
Calling Christ the "greatest
salesman that ever lived" he
pointed to the Bible as the
"greatest sales manuel"
Four Points
To sell Christianity and the
Episcopal church, first to their
See LEADER On Page Two
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Along The Cape Fear

clusively male casts produced
the plays of this association
prior to 1921 when it was most
active. Their repertoire included
''The Revenge" "The School
For Scandal" "The Honey
Moon 1.-THE Point of Honor
Hamlet" "She Stops To Con-
quer." "The Heir At Law"
"The Poor Gentlemen" erich
ard III" and "The Merchant of
Venice"
The employment of actresses
by the association added much
to its success. Theater ladies OF
great talent and popular reputa-
ton not only appeared on the
stage of "Old Drury," as the
theater was popularity termed,
but were frequently contracted
for the entire season. Mrs.
Preston was one of the popular
actresses of this period. At one
time she was engaged for the
season and her husband was al
so contracted for as director and
stage manager.
In 1847 and '48 the associa-
ton had reached the pinnacle
of popular success, producing a
See CAPE FEAR On Page Six
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DE- VALERA PLANS
ELECTION IN AS
Prime Minister OF Fire To
Stake His Office On Out
comes Of Voting

DUBLIN, Erie, Oct. 31--P-
Prime Minister canon De Valera
announced tonight he was stalk
ing his office on the outcome of
a general election to be held early
next year.
De Valera, prime minister since
1887 when the Dali (Parliament)
announced Erie's sovereignty and
independence in a new constitu-
ton, called for new general cleo,
lions as the result of a drubbing
given his Fianna Fail party by
the new Republican party in
two out of three byelections yes
terday.
"a government whose position
has been weakened and might be
questioned could not hope to
deal effectively with the con-
ditions which may confront the
country in the coming year." De
Valera's statement said.
Il think it right that 1 should
seek a dissolution of the present
Dali as soon as practicable.
Everyone should, accordingly, ex-
See VALERA on Page Two
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BURLAP BAG GANG
TAKES MORE CASH
Four Hooded Men Snatch
Sugar Refining Payroll
AT Gunpoint

BOSTON, Oct. 81 -W'D-Bos-
toms "Burlap Bag" gang, So
called because of their hooded
disguise, snatched a s29, 000
payroll at gunpoint today, just
"a hours after engineering a
$107,9 97 payroll holdup five
miles away.
Police said a "dozen similari-
ties, marked today's holdup at
the American Sugar Refining
Co. office in South Boston as the
work of the same gang that yes
terday held up the Hyde Park
division office of the Westing-
house Electrical Corp.
Though only four men partci-
ipated in today's holdup - two
less than in yesterday's-both
groups had the same general
physical description, both wore
burlap bag hoods and working
clothes, both used sawed-off
shotguns and the getaway car
See BURLAP On Page Two
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S. Proposes Withdrawal
OF British From Palestine;
New YardDeal
No Action Taken
As To Director
Closed Meeting Turns
Down Proposal For Is
Year Lease OF Shipyard

W-INSTON-SALEM, Oct. 81 -
R)-The North Carolina State
Ports Authority will seek better
terms from the U. S. Maritime
Commission on a proposed lease
of the Wilmington shipyard's
northern extension, it was re-
ported after a closed meeting to-
day.
After a four-hour session, Au-
thority member J. Harry White
of Winston-Salem reported the
decision. The Authority turned
down a proposal for a 75-year
lease on the property as proposed
by the U. S. Maritime Commits
sion, he said.
The group discussed appoint
ment of an executive ports di-
rector, but took no action, White
said.
Chairman r. B. Page of Will
mington told the Authority Of the
development of coal mines near
Sanford, recently purchased by
West Virginia operators. Page
said the coal field was a large
one, and would mean more trait
See ACTION on Page Two
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U. s. WILL ASSUME
BRITISH COSTS
Washington To Take Over
$25O,00O,OOO Burden
In Germany

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31-(P-
United States and Britain are
expected to reach agreement,
probably early next week, on an
arrangement by which this coun-
try will assume around $780,
600, 900 of British costs in the
western zones of Germany.
The agreement is also expect
ed to provide that the United
States will assume a greater au-
thority in top economic agencies
of the A~nglo-American zones.
Officials are emphatic in de-
claring, however, that this in
creased voice in economic affairs
will not in any way infringe on
the basic economic and political
partnership which the Western
powers have developed there.
To Resume Talks
American and British officials
on Oct. 8 began discussing a
British request for the United
States to take over Britain dollar
costs in Germany. The talks were
suspended last week while sew
eral critical questions were e
ferred to the British cabinet for
decision. That decision is now
understood to have been reach
ed, at least in large part, and
one highly placed informant pre-
dicted that the talks would be
resumed shortly and agreement
reached early next week.
The United States, it was
learned, has already agreed gin
principle" to the British pro-
posal which was made because
the British are short of dollars.
Major requirements in the west
ern German zones r food and
other supplies which, in the main,
ran he hoI1oht on1v with dollars.
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GEM THEFT BAND
GETS RICH HAUL
Birmingham Jewelry Store
Looted OF 100000 In
Broad Daylight

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Oct. 81
-W.D-Police today extended an
alert for five or six clever jewel
thieves to St. Louis after the
15-year old daughter Of a jew
elry store proprietor who lost
between $50, 900 and $500, 600 in
gems said the robbers men
toned St. Louis "several
times"
Mary Airline Perry, daughter
of Louis w. Perry, gave police
the only substantial clue to the
daring robbery telling Chief c.
Floyd Eddins that she didn't
think the men were from Biz
mingham.
The girl, who bravely an
swered two telephone calls and
conversed with her schoolmates
while three of the bandits held
a As caliber pistol pointed at
her i'll mother, also gave a
scant description of the men
and of their conversation.
The bandits came to the
Perry home yesterday before
Perry came home from work,
and forced Mrs. Perry to give
them the combination to tn e
safe in Perry's jewelry store.
When Perry arrived, they over
powered him, took his keys and
sent members of their band to
rifle the store in plain view of
pedestrians.
They escaped in Perry's car,
which was later found, and po-
See GEM on Page Two
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BREWSTER HINTS
OF COVER UP JOB
Senator Says Evidence By
Oil Men Looks Like Mis-
representation

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31-P-
Seeking to show the U. S. Navy
was overcharged for oil from
Arabia, Senator Brewster (R-
Me- today turned up what he
said looked like a serious mis-
representation" by American oil
interests.
At a hearing before the Senate
War Investigating committee,
which he heads, Brewster
brought out evidence which he
said indicated that.
Officers of the Arabian-Amer-
lean Oil company paid King 1bn
Saud of Saudi Arabia 81 to %
cents a barrel royalty on oil
taken from his domain but rep
resented the amount as AZ cents
in raising prices charged the
Navy.
Two officials of the oil COM
pany told Brewster he was
wrong about a serious misrep-
resentation."
Royalty Figures
James Terry Duce, vice presi-
dent of Aramco, testified that the
See W. on Page Two
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Representatives Fro
Three Belts Approve 30
Per Cent Slash

HENDERSON, Oct. 81 -R-
Warehousemen from three
flue-cured tobacco belts recon-
mended here today that tobacco
production be cut 80 per cent
next year to help assure favor
able prices to growers in 1948.
The group of approximately
300, representing all but four
flue-cured markets in the East
ern North Carolina, Middle and
Old Belts, adopted the resolution
unanimously.
The vote came after their
leaders expressed opinions that
present unsettled conditions in
the tobacco export picture neces-
STATED drastic reduction in next
years yield.
The group met here on call
of Fred S. Register of Hender-
son, president of the Bright Belt
Warehouse Association and
chairman of the Flue-Cured
Marketing committee.
All flue-cured markets will re-
open next Monday for the sale
of tobacco, following suspension
last Tuesday as a result of the
British ban on imports of flue-
cured leaf from the United
States.
The government, through the
Commodity Credit Corporation,
has agreed to buy up to $25, O0O,-
900 in tobacco to support prices.
Tobacco men generally expect
heavy offerings and normal
sales the remainder of the sea-
son. Few would hazard an opin-
ion as to price levels when
auctions resume Monday.
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And So To Bed

"She was a gorgeous red
head and l had the spirit Of
Halloween" a young mer-
chant seaman told members
of the Star taft last night.
"But she was a witch in dis
guise," he added.
He explained that when he
met the pretty red-head he
had about $40 on his per-
son and after several hours
she told him he might be
robbed and asked him to let
her keep his money, which
he consented to do.
Upon their return to the
city she placed his money
in his shoe. Later he dis
covered only S2.35.
"She was a regular Halo
we'en WITCH" he sighed.
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Separate Nations
Urged By July |
Johnson Plan Sets Date For
Arabs, Jews To Go ION
Their Own"

LAKE SUCCESS, Oct. 31.-N
United State suggested to-
day an early and complete with
.rawal of British troops from
Palestine and establishment of
sovereign Arab and Jewish ma
tons there by next July /.
The U. S. suggestion was made
by American Delegate Herschel
V. Johnson at a closed session of
a special Palestine sub-commit-
tee of the United Nations AS
sembly.
The American plan was based
on the assumption that the I'M
tied Nations would approve the
proposed partition of Palestine
into separate Arab and Jewish
countries.
In proposing independence for
the two proposed countries by
July l., johnson said the U. S.
felt the Assembly must recon-
mend a definite, date when the
proposed countries must assume
their own responsibilities.
Johnson further proposed that
the two countries become "ab-
solutely sovereign and respon-
sible for public order in their re-
spective nations" on the suggest
ed date of independence.
For an interim period ending
July l, he suggested that Britain
continue to be responsible for
preservation of law and order.
Three-Man Board
The U. S. plan also called for
a three-man U. N. commission
to go to Palestine after the pro-
posed partition decision was
taken and act in an advisory
capacity to the two new countries
during transition.
Under the U. S. plan, the COM
mission would be made up of
three representatives of the Gen.
eral Assembly, one of them to be
designated as high commissioner.
The commission would be respon-
sible to the Assembly and its
authority would be limited to
making recommendations.
In advocating General Assem-
See NATIONS on Page Two
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PLANE OCCUPANTS
KILLED in CRASH
Seachers Find No Sign Oh
Life AT Wreck Scene
In Alaska

KETCHIKAN, Oct. 81 -R-A
Coast Guard ground party this
afternoon reached the scene of
the Pan American World Air
ways airliner crash on an An
rette Island mountainside and
reported there was no sign of
lie. The plane carried ID per-
sons when it crashed Sunday.
The smashed d, partillay
burned wreckage of the plane
mat vanished on a Seattle
juneau flight wss sighted from
me air this morning as clouds
rolled back for the first time in
SIX days from $500 feet snow
capped Mount Tamgas. The
aour-engined plane struck within
zOO feet of the peak, highest on
me island off the rugged South
eastern Alaska coast.
"A snort time later a plane
dropped blankets, axes, Sleep
!ls bags and food at the wreck
ties. p"i-
Lieut.. Comdr. F. S. Scheiber.
executive officer of the Coast
saged: ~
Plane scattered over VIDE
area; Apparently exploded and
partly burned"
ABOUT a third of the Coast
uuaEd climbing party had
sesched the wreckage and plan
"eo 10 spend the night there.
Signs Of Fire
ran American search leaders
reported there were several
signs of fire and no sign of life
s Az .ne spot where the big plane
sneiS was Embedded in the
aaow; 1t carried five crew
cILemoers and 10 passengers, in
'iaolng an infant.
"a ni'e e., flying over the wreck
n nSe, wesley Monsen, son of the
r.; o' on the Inflated airliner,
Lac SSla apparently all had been
Sa a,,ea instantly" He was one of
iS dal fliers who confirmed
ssnt of the wreckage
C'ar It's discovery by Coast
no me pilot of the crashed clip-
l was ALT N. Monsen, veteran
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Leading nionsB Bow
To T%aft-T1artley Act
HIS FEET HURT

ATLANTA, Oct. 31.-R-
Mr.. Black was content to stay
home tonight and let his
brc hers do all the necessary
eating around for Halloween.
Mr.. Blacks feet hurt after
his 1000 mile trip from the
home of Mrs. Ted Jones in
Stanford, Conn.,, to the resi-
dence of his original owner,
Mrs. L. T. Fraser.
Mrs. Fraser said she gave
the black and white tomcat
to her sister last spring. About
a month ago, she said, Mrs.
Jones wrote the animal had
disappeared.
How Mr.. Black made the
journey nobody knows, but
he obviously enjoyed having
his feet soaked in warm water.
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Relief Costs
Huge Date
Sen. Byrd Places U. S. Out
Law To Europe Since
W. Day AT 20 Billion

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31-RC
ADMINISTRATION officials working
aid-to-Europe plans received
. Congressional estimate today
.,ot the United States has al
.oodv poured between $19,000,-
moooO and $40, 900, 900, 900 into
foreign relief since We and VI
days.
The estimate, announced by
chairman Byrd (D-Va) of a
ioint Congressional committee,
does not take into account the
multi-billion dollar outlay con-
tpmplated under the Marshall
nlan to aid Europe.
Byrd said in a statement, how
over, that it does include nearly
$4,000, 900 "earmarked fer Rus
sa and her satellites"
No Solution Offered
The Virginia Senator offered
nm solution of the puzzle as to
how much this country can af-
ford to spend for foreign help
without damaging the home
front economy, but top officials
who have frankly acknowledged
worry owe this question received
some comfort from another
source.
This came from the Presidents
council of economic advisers
which is reported to have told
Mr.. Truman that the Marshall
plan can actually help - rather
than hurt - the stability of
American prosperity.
One official said the councils
report, slated to be made public
tomorrow night, will advise that
the sending of more American
billions to Europe will not have
an inflationary reaction at home
if it is accompanied by certain
regulatory safeguards. Mr.. Tru-
man is expected to outline his
ideas on those safeguards in a
message to Congress opening the
Nov. II session on emergency
foreign aid and high prices.
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Brotherhoods
Ask Increase
Five Operating Unions
Seek Immediate Con-
sideration OF Proposal

CHICAGO, Oct. 31-P-The
nations five operating railroad
brotherhoods - two of which
called the paralyzing railroad
of May, 1916 - today de-
immediate consideration
of their proposal for a 80 per
cent wage boost, declaring that
further neglect and delay could
disturb railroad operations"
The brotherhoods, representing
100000 engineers, firemen, con-
ductors, trainmen, switchmen
and yardmen, interrupted ne
gotiations with the carriers on
proposed rule. changes to put
forward their wage proposal.
They demanded that the rules
changes negotiations be set aside
temporarily until the wage
question is decided, asserting
railroad workers are using up
their savings, going into debt,
and actually financing them
selves"
Carriers Figures
The carriers, which estimated
that the rules changes demanded
would add $1,000, 0o0, 900 annually
to their operating costs, did not
comment Immediately on the de-
mand.
Executives of the operating
brotherhoods added the wage
boost proposal to their demands
on Sept. 30-four weeks after an
See BROTHERHOODS on Page 2
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Carolina Migrants Pine
For Prime Pig Knuckles

NORFOLK, Va. Oct. 81 -R-
A number of "prodigal sons"
of North Carolina want to re-
turn to pig knuckles in their
native state instead of Virginia
ham.
They got all het up over pro-
for increased city taxes
and asked Governor r. Gregg
Cherry, of North Carolina. 20
forgive them for wandering
away in the first place.
They wired Cherry:
"We North Carolinians who
migrated to Norfolk that we
might eat higher up on the hog,
not expecting to be taxed to
death in so doing, ask your for
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eekingT Check
On Fiance's Pay, Strikes

HARTFORD, Conn.,, Oct. %.
- up - Manager Francis DON
ohue of the local Social Security
office told today of an unidenti-
fled youth who breezed into his
office, gave his girl friends
name and demanded:
"I'd like to know her salary
to be sure she is earning enough
to get married on"
When Donohue recovered suf-
ficently to tell him that such
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Mention Mixup Merely
Makes Mentions Mix It

CHARLESTON, S. c., Oct. 81
-P-Three mentions were men
toned on the city police blotter
today. Two of them were women
who claimed to be the wives of a
man named Mention, whose first
name was not mentioned.
Roxie Mention was lodged in
the city Jail on charges of dis
orderly conduct in the attempted
stabbing of Lucille Mention. The
former also was charged with
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giveness and pray you to either
annex this part Of Virginia
(where we are in a majority
or allow us to return to the
pigs knuckles."
To which Cherry replied:
"Come on back. Progress and
development in this state have
been such in recent years that
North Carolina pig knuckles are
far more luscious than the ham
you went to Virginia to get"
The emigrated Tar Heels de-
cided to yell for help last night
at the united festival gridiron
festival. They were led by W.
Carl Spencer, who abandoned a
policeman's badge to become a
beer baron.
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LeafW arehOusemen
Urge Acreage Cut
PAINLESS

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Oct. 81
U.H- Pedestrian Cecil A. Hey
man lost his pants in a race
with a taxicab today.
Heyman dashed across an
intersection with his coat
thrown over his head for pro-
lection against rain. His hip
pocket was unprotected.
The doOrhandle of a pass
ing taxi hooked the pocket
and made off with his wallet.
some papers, a cOmb-and his
pants.
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matters were confidential, the
man, insisting it, was his fright
as an American citizen" to re-
ceive the information, tore up
is own Social Security card and
stalked out vowing he never
again would pay Social Security
taxes.
He failed to explain how he
planned t oevade the tax which
is deducted at his salary source
- one percent Of the first $4,000.
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a%ssaulting an officer.

assaulting an officer.
Lucille Mention was detained
as a witness after first being taken
to Roper hospital for treatment
of injuries received when she
jumped from a second story Win
dow to escape, she said, from
the other woman.
Police said the alteration re-
suited from the claims of each
woman that she was the wife of
a man named Mention.