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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-03-22
Virginia State
Wins Gage Title

Washington, d. G. Mar. (NNPA)
- The Virginia State Trojans Won
the second annual Collored Inter
collegiate Athletic Association
basketball tournament last Sat
urday at Turner's Arena, coming
from behind in the closing minutes
of play to beat the North Carolina
State Eagles, SAT.
The Eagles were runrre-up, Vir-
ginia Union placed third and Ho-
ward fourth.
Trailing at half time, 1924, the
rangy Trojans slowed down the
Eagles fast breaking attack and
tailed 80 points in the last half
to win going away.
Immediately following the game
the Norfork Journal and Guide
trophy to the first place team was
presented to the Trojans by L. A
Wilson of the Guide Staff. Joseph
Harris of the North Carolina State
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-03-22

ship "Ferngulf": Chukwunyelu TX
etuonye, j. Nnabugwu AlonZie, J.
Okechukwu Anisiobi, Enyinnaka,
Nnochiri, Chukwedebelu Odeluga,
N. Nndukwe Obi, Chukwunanur
Onymeleukwe.
Another student, Felix G. lied
fora, delayed for health reasons,
will soon arrive in the United
States. All of these students are
at Linsoln University, Pa.
Thus, the American Council on
African Education which was in.
corporated three years ago with a
distinguished directorial and adj
visory board under the leadership
of Prince A. A. Nwafor Orizu Of
the reigning house of Nnwe, Mig
eria, and graduate of several Am
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-03-22
Staying Of copiiah
Negro Known

Hazelhurst - Especially -
Henry Smith, local Negro youth
was brutally slain here Saturday
night by Leon Smith, Copiah
county white man. BEstanders,
eye-witnesses to the Staying, state
that Smith approached a local
Negro cafe and called Henry Sn1ih
from among a group of cuso-
mers on to the street and shot
him, and continued stooting as his
victim fell ii the street.
1t is believed her hat he
shooting was provoked Oy a recent
court hearing, aftermath of an
apto accident between he wo men,
where he court ruled in favor of
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-03-22
African Students
Arrive for Study in
U. S. Colleges

New York, N. Y. = The An;eri-
can Council on African Education,
SIS West And Street, announced
today the arrival of the first nine
of the twenty-five African students
for enroll ment in American uni
versities. Arriving on the Hope
vile" at Philadelphia, Pa, were
Olisama NDukwe and Ifewkwun-
igwe Arch, while the following
arrived at the same port on the
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-03-22

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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-29
SIXTY PATR0LMEN
GUARD MILL GATES
Extra Detail Placed On
Duty AT Rockingham
Plant After Melee

ROCKINGHAM, May zs-LP-
Approximately go highway patrol
men we're on duty here tonight
after the running of two railroad
cars into the siding of the Strike
bound Safe textile mill resulted
in flying fists and other disorder.
Sheriff Carl Holland said that a
group of strikers - estimated at
300 or more-followed a party of
Seaboard Airline railroad officials
who had operated the train that
placed two coal cars on the mill
siding and removed two empty
cars.
In the melee taat followed, the
sheriff added there were several
fist fights, and L. L. Collins, Sea-
board special agent vas cut-not
seriously-with a knife.
The Sheriff said that he planned
to swear out several warrants "the
first thing in the morning as a
result of the incident.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-29
ACL Seek
Service Cut
Thirty-Eight Small Towns
Would Be Affected By
Schedule Slash

Th%irty-eight small communities
located from Wilmington to Ports
mouth, Virginia are threatened
uitb the discontinuance of the At.
,sntjc Coast Line railroad trains
which furnish them almost all thei1
mail. express and passenger serv.
i've it was learned last night.
Notices have been posted along
.be 24l miles of Atlantic Coast Line
railroad from Wilmington to Ports
mouth, Va, advising that appli-
cation will be made on June 5 to
The Utilities commission for per
MISSION to discontinue all day
fine train service at SO of its sta.
tions along that route.
The railroad company proposes
N discontinue trains number 48
and 49, the only two trains giving
d.v.light service at 38 of the AZ
stations along this 241 miles of
railroad.
Losing Money
Atlantic Coast Line officials last
night said that the reason for elm
mating the service was that the
trains were losing money" and
added that that is usually the mo-
tive behind discontinuing any train
service. When the trains are max
Ing money, or even breaking even.
thew are kept in operation" This
small amount of traffic along the
route does not warrant the con-
tinuance of the service, it was said
The railroad operates trains mum
Der IS and As along most of this
route, but these trains stop at
only four points and r of no
service to the SO smaller towns
along the route. it was learned.
Trains Al and AZ operate late at
night and are of little service to
the smaller towns for mail, ex.
press or passengers, but the trains
the railroad proposes to dicontinue
furnish practically all of that serv
Ice to the 38 smaller communities
Of this route.
Residents Protest
According to residents along the
route, who would be affected by the
action, comparatively little incon.
~venience or interruption in service
would be felt if the four other
trains, As, IS, which stops at only
four points, or Al and AZ, which
operates at night, were discontin.
ued. But the discontinuance OF
trains 40 and 40 will be keenly felt
along the route, it was pointed out
If the trains are discontinued, the
smaller towns mail will be delay
ed full day, even to communities
close by.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-29
"Battle Of The Plaque"
Now "MysteryO fMarker"

FAIRHOPE, Ala, May % - R)
- The Battle OF The Plaque' be-
came the Mystery OF The Missing
Marker" today a sequel to tfe
marking of a nearby Confederate
battle-ground.
The plaque, object of a cont-o-
versy over its location, is gone.
Intended to commemorate the
last-ditch stand of Confederate
troops at nearby Fort McDer.
mott, it was put up April 9 by the
Fairhope Chamber of Commerce.
Its location, however, was
strictly against the wishes of a
Mobile historical leader, John
Glennon, secretary OF the Mo-
bile Historical society.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-29
KIWANIANS HOLD
LADIES NIGHT
Banquet, Dance Feature
OF Spring Celebration
OF Club

Some hundred or more Kiwant
ians and wives assembled at the
Famous grill last night fo- the
clubs spring Ladies Night Ban
quet and dance.
Ed Rawls, district lieutenant gov
ernor and Mrs. RaWls, of Green
vile, were special guests
Between the main course and
the desert, Wilbur Dosher, with
William Robertson at the piano,
led the group in singing Let Me
Call You Sweetheart"
Following the banquet Cullen
johnson of Raleigh, connected
with WRAL radio station, told
anecdotes of his exper-
fences as an entertainer for pa
at Dix Hill.
He then did an imitation of Lum
and Abner, using the names of
several of the club members as
foils for his gags and, turning
serious for a moment, delivered
the historic words of President
Rosevelt's address before a point
session of Congress on December
8, 1871. declaring that a state of
war existed between the United
States and the Empire Of japan.
While William Robertson play
ed a brief musical interlude, John
son arrayed himself as nearly as
man may look like a scarecrow
and sang a ditty into the mike,
after which he did an imitation of
Bing Crosby at the start of his
grooming career, and another OF
Sinatra, charmingly bur
lesqued.
In closing his program Johnson
grouped seven Kiwanians out in
plain sight of everybody and let
them demonstrate the truism,
what fools these mortals be-" by
putting them through curious an
even making one trio sing
a hopeless tumble of foolishness
with their noses pinched, another
trio perform facial contortions as
he did another Lum and Abner
stunt, and Aaron Goldberg in a
solo imitation of him greeting the
Audience, with heavy gesture.
The singing trio was Fred Little,
Reed Toms and Hooper Johnson,
decked out in peasant bandanas.
The other was I. w. Solomon, Bill
and Jack Hope.
Paul A. Allen, Bruce Cameron,
See KIWANIS on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-29
Along The Cape Fear

WATER SOFT - Wilmington's
water supply is really soft. That
fact is disclosed by an analysis
of the water conducted by both
city and state officials.
The water delivered into the
city's mains reveal a hardness OF
only 20 parts per million, which
is considered as ranking well with
most cities in the United States.
And in addition sewer rates are
listed as Glow Rates, for in
stance, are Is cents per quarter
per fixture. Fixtures named in
clude toilets, bath tubs, sinks, law
atories, drains or any otner con-
trivance from which water can be
flushed or dumped into the sew
age system.
SEWAGE SYSTEM-The city's
sewer system is considered by en-
gineers "a good sanitary one"
The storm drainage system is not
as complete as the sanitary sys'
tenn but is sufficient for present
needs. Plans are completed to i'm
prove and install new and larger
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-29
Steel Doors In Vault Of
Board OF Elections
Office RifIed

KANSAS CITY, May % -R-
Evidence upon which a state
grand jury returned vote fraud
indictments was stolen today.
Thieves broke down two steel
doors in the vault of the Kansas
City Board of Election Commits
sloners and rifled the contents of
three metal poll boxes, containing
ballots, poll books and tally
sheets.
This was evidence used by the
grand jury during a two months
investigation of alleged vote Jug.
Cling in the August Democratic
primary election, which attained
national prominence when Pres
ldent Truman urged defeat of
Rep. Roger c. Slaughter, Demo-
cratic Congressman from the
Fifth Missouri district. Slaughter
was running in a district adjacent
to Truman's home district.
The theft took place less than
IL hours after the grand jury had
completed its statutory term with
a report expressing belief that
Slaughter had been deprived of
the nomination through a mis-
counting of the ballots, thus giving
victory to the Presidents Sc
lection, Enos Axtell. Axtell was
defeated in the general election by
Republican Albert L. Reeves, Jr.
Theft Reported
Report Of the theft reached the
U. S. Senate Judiciary committee
shortly after it opened a hearing
on a request that the body con-
slider a full scale investigation in
to the alleged failure of US.
Attorney Tom C. Clark to act in
connection with the Kansas City
primary.
Clark, who was at the hearing.
Immediately directed the FBI to
"check into'' the theft.
Original probe OF the alleged
vote fraud was undertaken by the
Kansas City Star. In a three
months period a staff of investi-
gators employed by The Star IN
covered what they termed whole
sale juggling of the count, vote
buying and coercion.
Later The Stars file was turned
over to County Prosecutor James
Kimbrell and a grand jury called.
Most of the II persons named
in the 81 indictments were accus-
ed O. making false returns from
an election or aiding in making
false returns.
Hugh C. Moore, foreman of the
jury, declared the theft might
mean the result Of eight weeks
work by the jury is destroyed
ITO me-" he added, "the theft
looks like a brazen admission Of
guilt on the part of someone.
Cites Machine
At jefferson City, Grover c.
Dalton, Republican state chair
See THIEVES Steal
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-29
CITY COUNCIL SET
FOR ORGANIZATION
Rumble OF Possible Tax
Boost Already Audible
Around Hall Offices

The new city council will hold
its organization meeting Saturday.
But action on the outcome of a
new budget for the municipal gov
eminent will be in the air for a
few weeks.
Whether the budget will be in
creased over this year has not
been determined. But that there
is some difference of opinion al
ready is apparent.
That became evident yesterday
as council members and city Of
ficials at the city hall undertook
discussions. Mayor Ronald Lane
expressed q hope that no increase
in municipal government revenues
will be necessary.
City Manager j. R. Benson was
not SO sure. Previously, at the last
council session, he had said the
city will just about squeeze
through on this years budget as
compared with a $67, 900 general
fund surplus IL months ago.
City Auditor D. B. Padgett was
non-committal. One city official,
who declined to be quoted, declar-
ed he could see no reason why it
would not be necessary to in
crease the tax rate.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-29
Senate Slashes 81, ,O00, 900
Yearly F rom Income Tax Bracket;
CIO-UAW Turn Down Ford Bid
Union corns
l5CentHike
Company Goes Ahead. With
Plans To Raise Salaried
Employees Monday

DETROIT, May 2s-R-The
CIO United Auto Workers today
rejected an offer from the Ford
Motor Co. of the equivalent of a
ID cent an hour wage increase for
100, 900 production employees be-
cause it did not include an old
age retirement plan.
The offer called for an II IL
cent hourly wage increase plus
six paid annual holidays, a pat
tern similar to that accepted in
other auto plants.
With a retirement plan, a spokes-
man added, the wage offer might
be acceptable.
However, Ford went ahead with
plans for a 10 per cent hike for
10000 salaried employees, to be.
come effective June l. 1t was an
nounced in conjunction with the
offer to the UAW-CIO.
Richard T. Leonard, UAW-CIO
vice president and national direc-
tor of its Ford department, &C
cused the company of attempting
to limit negotiations on vital is
sues" by eliminating discussion
OF the pension proposal. %
More at Stake
1.-THE issues between the company
and the union involve more than
just a wage increase" Leonard
said in a joint statement with
Thomas Thompson, head of the
union negotiating committee.
Equally important factors are
the human needs of the workers
involving old-age retirement and
social security benefits"
Leonard said negotiations with
Ford would resume Monday. The
union threatened a strike vote
earlier this week because OF diff
f:tulties in contract discussions
The UAW-CIO originally de-
manded a % IL cent an hour in
as well as the retirement
plan.
Tie terms outlined by Ford TO-
day were the same as those ac-
copied earlier by General Motors
and Chrysler employees.
The company's increase to
salary workers specifically eSclud-
ed for the time being the $500
of the Foreman's Asso-
citation of America tInd.) who
have been on strike since May 81.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-29
Measure Goes
ToHouseNow
Differences In Two YER
sions Will Be Ironed Out
In Conference

WASHINGTON, May %. -(P)-
A 81, 900, 900, 000-a-year income tax
cut was voted late today by the
Senate, So to "a.
The bill, which reduces the pay
ments OF most taxpayers by 20 to
80 per cent, To- goes back to the
House, which already has passed
tax reduction legislation of similar
nature.
There is one big difference be-
tween the two bills, however. The
House voted to make the reduction
retroactive to last Jan. 1; the SEN
ate decided to make it effective
this coming July l.
This, and other, differences. prob.
ably will be ironed out in a Senate
House Conference committee. Then
President Truman will be con-
fronted with the question whether
he shall sign a bill he doesn't like.
Only today, Secretary of this
Treasury Snyder told reporters he
has no idea whether the President
will sign.
The Senate bill provides these
percentage reductions:
80 Per Cent Cut
80 per cent off for persons whose
net income, after exemptions and
deductions, is l 1000 or less.
From 80 to 20 percent for per-
sons with net incomes of 81, 900 to
81, 400.
20 per cent for incomes of 81, 4o0
to $40, 700.
Is per cent from $40, 700 to $780,.
400.
1915 per cent on ali above $780,
400.
The bill also provides an addition
al $500 personal exemption for tax
payers over IS years of age, and
for their spouses too, if they have
reached IS.
Before the final vote, the Senate
slapped down, So to % an attempt
Iby Senator Lucas (D-Ill.) to scrap
the whole pending measure and
substitute another, featured by a
500 increase in personal exemp-
Itions and a cut of two percentages
points in each surtaX rate. He sale
this would be fairer to those In the
low income brackets.
Before Lucas called up his sub
See MEASURE On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-29
Dale Spencer To Serve A.
Dean OF Institution,
Roland Announces

T. T. Hamilton, Jr., principal of
New Hanover High School for the
past IL years, has been named
president of the Wilmington Junior
College by the New Hanover board
of education, and Dale K. Spencer,
dean of the College Center, was
elected dean of the new junior col
lege, which will open this fall.
The administration of the high
school and the junior college will
resemble that of this year with
the college center, according to
H. M. Roland, superintendent of
schools. Hamilton will remain
principal of the high school and
an assistant principal will be ap-
pointed. He will have full authro-
ity in both the high school and the
junior college, with the assistant
principal of tie high 5000! and
Spencer, as dean of the college,
working under him, is was said.
The College Center was operated
for the State of North Carolina,
however, whereas the junior col
lege will be run entirely by the
county board of education, for the
county, Roland pointed out.
Equipment Authorized
The school authorities also au-
thorized the purchase of equip
ment to meet the requirements for
an accredited college. Only two
major items r necessary to meet
these requirements. as set down
by the State Department of Public
Instruction. The additions will be
approximately $1,000 worth of
laboratory equipment and So, 900
of college library books.
A letter from DR.. Clyde A. Err
win, superintendent of the state
department, DR.. J. Henry High
smith, and DR.. j.. H. Hillman has
already assured the New Hanover
board that the Wilmington college
will be approved when these items
are provided.
With the absolute assurance Of
being a standard accredited col
lege, and with the equipment IN
a par with the best Junior col
leges in the state, the Wilmington
college will open in September un-
der most favorable conditions, it
was said. The operation of the COL
lege Center last year, with some
See HAMILTON on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-29

lines as street grading and paving
progresses.
The present sanitary sewerage
comprises more than "a miles of
mains which empty into the Cape
Fear river through IA outtalls or
outlets, all discharged below low
tide in the river.
The sewage system has a grav-
ity flow to the river and it is not
necessary to treat the sewage be-
fore it is discharged into the
stream. Engineering experience
has shown that any danger OF
epidemics is not present Waen
there is a steady and rapid flow
of a river or stream as in the
case in Wilmington.
STORM SEWER - The storm
sewer system consists of more
than 30 miles of mains. This sys-
tenn is constantly being added to.
Water from it flows directly into
the Cape Fear river The storm
sewer serves a large portion of
the city and the sanitary system
is piped from every section Of WI
mington.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-29
Y0CLER TO SEEK
TREASURY OFFICE
Veteran Assemblyman An
nounces For Post Now
Held By c. M. johnson

CHARLOTTE, May % - P
Rep. James B. Vogler OF Neck
lenburg county, a member OF the
general assembly and of the JOINT
Finance committee for 10 years.
announced today he is a candl-
date for state treasurer IN the
general election next year.
He became the first to announce
formally for the office, which has
been held since 1882 by Charles
M. Johnson.
johnson recently announced for
governor.
Vogler said in a statement I
believe that we should continue our
present established policy of levy
ing sufficient taxes to meet the
necessary expenses of state func-
tons and no more"
Active Supporter
He has been an active supporter
of these measures adopted by the
assembly in the past decade.
Free school textbooks, ellnlna-
ton of foods for home consump-
ton from state sales tax, estab-
lishment of a vocational textile
school in Belmont, anti-loan shark
measure, increased teacher sal
aries and greater appropriations
for the mentally i'll, blind and deaf.
Vogler was born in Charlotte 81
years ago. He is a steward and
chairman of the board Of trustees
of the Brevard Street Methodist
church. He is married and has two
sons and a daughter.
The candidate is secretary Of the
North Carolina Food Dealers as
ISOLATION and vice-president Of the
North Carolina Chapter Of the
American War Dads.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-29
CAB TO REVIEW
AIRLINE AWARD
South East Airlines Pro-
testing Board Decision
On Local Certificate
MORNING STAR Washington
Rureau

MORNING STAR Washington
Bureau
WASHINGTON, May 28-Pe-
titions for reconsideration of
the Southeastern States Case
decision are under "active re-
view" by the Civil Aeronautics
Board, Senator Olin d. Johns
ton of South Carolina was in
formed today by the CAB.
State Airlines of Charlotte is
rotesting the CABS action in
awarding Piedmont Aviation Of
WinstonSalem, N. c., a feed
err" route linking Louisville,
KY, and Cincinnati, Ohio, with
Wilmington, N. c., via Char
lOtte.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-29
WARREN JOHNSON
STEPS Up TODAY
Wilmingtonian Slated For
Presid Of N. c.
Bankers Association

ASHEVILLE, May 28-(PHElec-
ton OF officers and an address
by Walter Fuller of Philadelphia
president of the Curtiss Publish
Ing company, will highlight the
first general session here tomor-
row morning of the 51st annual
convention of the North Carolina
Bankers association.
Approximately 700 bankers from
throughout the state are expected
to attend the convention, which
will have as its theme 'the part
bankers a play in establishing
a better world economy"
If precedent is followed, Warren
S. Johnson, first vice-president of
the Peoples Savings Bank and
Trus. company, Wilmington, will
be elevated from the first vice
presidency to the presidency Of
the association in tomorrow's cleo
ton, and John F. McNair, evecu-
tive vice-president of the State
Bank, Laurinburg, will be elevat-
ed f1om the second to the first
vice-presidency. The retiring pres
ident of the association is William
H Neal, senior vice-president of
the Wachovia Bank and Trust
company, Winston-Salem, VINO will
preside at sessions here.
Convention speakers in addition
to Fuller will include DR.. Harold
Stonier of New York, executive
manager OF the American Bank
fSeo n, p,no Txuo,
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-29

They're marking a federal
breastworks, Glennon protested.
The marker disappeared during
a rainstorm the night of May 20,
John Weinand, president of the
Chamber, said. He re-
ported the pole on which it was
placed was pulled out of the
ground, the marker unscreWed'
and taken away.
He fastened to say:
There is not n shred of evil
dence that any Mobile historian
had anything to do with it."
Glennon readily responded: II
wish to disclaim any knowledge
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