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Evening star., 1947-03-09

Friday, March
A. 18th - in the
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III Hotel. There
MyI will be three
! performances
= at 2 pm. at
>ION 4:30 pm. and
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This will be the
most colorful fashion
lgton has ever had--so
ttend. Tickets are only
d all proceeds go to
In the mean
INTO the Blair Shop
pure silk print dresses
i suits already In stock.
AVE. Phone NO. 7469.
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cover charged 12l4 CONN. AVE.
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Evening star., 1947-03-09
The capsule box
jacket suit

Sprints Gift to long straight skirt Customed executed
in subtle 6ray unfinished worsted Candy striped tasta
in the blouse repeated in e,-.
the rsver., collar and Iininl oi IT'S s
the jacket. t-fs -
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-17
NAVY GUN THEFT
CHARGE UP TODAY
Former U. S. Wartime
Functionary, Three Others
To Go On Trial

AUGUSTA, Ca, Nov. Is Up
An alleged aerial gun running
plot involving Navy machine
guns repeatedly ''destined for
Venezuela" is scheduled for an
airing in federal court here to-
morrow.
Four men, one. a U. S. war
time functionary, and slated for
trial on conspiracy charges
growing out of the theft of IS
guns from Bush Field, near
here, on April IA.
While FBI agents investi-
gated, the State Department in
Washington kept Venezuelan au-
thorities advised. The four men
were arrested on April %, %
and "a and most of the wea-
pons recovered.
Then on May 8, M. A. Falcon
Briceno, charge d'affairs of the
Venezuelan embassy, asserted
the arms were "destined for
Venezuela" He said "one
and some Venezuelan
exi1es" were involved.
Falcon-Briceno did not name
the men and left for the federal
trial whatever elaboration may
be made.
Top Defendant
Foremost of the defendants is
Carl John Eisenhardt on whose
400-acre estate near Ellicott
City, Maryland, the FBI report
ed, 81, guns, an assortment of
gun parts and two cases of am
were recovered.
Eisenhardt was identified by
the FBI as president of Pan
American Transport, Inc, a
charter air line, and a former
See NAVY on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-17
new CHARGES HIT
STEEL INDUSTRY
Federal Trade Commission
Files Amended Complaint
OF Conspiracy

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16-U'n)
The Federal Trade Commis-
sion filed new charges against
the steel industry today to sup
port it's accusation that major
producers fix prices in an "un-
lawful conspiracy to throttle
competition.
In an amended complaint
against the American Iron &
Steel Institute and it's 101 steel
producing members, it accused
them of using the current short
age of steel to t'further their
plans to restrain and lessen
copetition.
Chief target in both the origi-
nal Aug. 18 complaint and the
amended order is the industry's
SSee CHARGES on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-17
STATEFARM LAND
PRICES RATE TOP
Agricultural Economics
Bureau Reports Sharpest
Rise In Nation

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 n
North Carolina farm land
prices showed a sharper rise IN
the last IS years than any 9TH
er state in the country.
The North Carolina farm land
price index, the Bureau OF Agrl-
cultural Economics reported,
shows a gain of 207 points above
a base of 100-the price level
in the 1912-1914 period, used by
the bureau in comparing aver
age prices for each state.
For the United States as a
whole, the farm land price in
dex is now 162-North Carolina
thus is 145 points above the
average.
Twenty-eight states are at or
above the 1920 peak. North Car
olina's 3O7 today compares with
|223 in 1920. Other top figures
are Kentucky, 262 against 200,
California, 244 against II, Ala
bama 240 against III, and Ten
nessee 238 gianst ZOO.
Average farm values for the
nation are actually only eight
index points below the record
inflationary peak of 1920, the
bureau reported.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-17
And So To Bed

This morning we have =
sequel to a So to Bed report
in the Star a few days ago
which told of a Duke alum
nus losing his overcOat when
an old chum pawned it in
Raleigh to obtain bus fare
home.
In the course of a few
days, the coat was recovered
and all was forgiven. Last
night the two "old pals"
happened to meet again.
"Hello, buddy" said the
coat pawner, Lets go to the
Duke-Carolina game this
Weekend"
"How are we going to get
in," asked the other, his in
terest aroused.
ooh, that's easy, old pal"
was the answer. "YOu just
get us two tickets and bring
along your overcoat and
we'n be all right"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-17
|DECOMPOSED BODY
FOUND AT BEACH
Oscar M. Abernethy, 4S,
Retired Attorney Had Been
Dead 10 Days

Oscar M. Abernethy, 4S-year.
old retired attorney, was found
dead in his home at Kures Beach
Sunday afternoon, Sheriff F.
Porter Davis said last night.
The badly decomposed body
was discovered by George B,
Applewhite, a real estate man
who was taking a prospective
customer to look at the Aber'
nethy house.
The body was removed. to 6
funeral home where DR.. A. H
Elliott, city-county health off
Ger, conducted an autopsy to de
termine if Abernethy had me-
with foul play.
DR.. Elliott, in company with
Sheriff Davis, conducted the
autopsy and reported that the
body, although badly decompos
ed, did not have any marks O
violence.
DR.. Elliot said he had beer
dead at least 10 days or twt
weeks. He lived alone in the
house it was reported. Mrs
Abernethy has been seperatee
from her husband for nearly
five months and was reported t.
have been visiting in Florida.
Abernethy is survived by hi:
See BODY on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-17

PARIS, Nov. 16 6-W'D-Andrew
J. Paris, Americas bubble
king, hit this town like a ton
of chicle yesterday and made
Parisiens blow bubbles all the
way from the low-down dives Of
Montmartre to the Ritz hotel.
His pockets bulging with bub-
BILE gum, Paris did Paris from
one end to the other. "They
love it," he said triumphantly,
pausing to blow a triple bubble
which is two smaller bubbles
within a big bubble and is no
easy thing to accomplish.
Paris, the boy wonder OF 70
who cornered the chicle market
in Mexico and brought bubble
gum back to the kids Of Arner1-
ga during the Jean war years.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-17
HUNDREDS ENJOY
SHERRILL SERMON
Bishop OF Episcopal
Church Ends Mission Series
AT. St. James Sunday

The Rt. Rev. Henry Knox
Sheriff., bishop of the Prostes-
tant Episcopal church in the
United States, preached an
evangelistic sermon to capacity
throng of worshippers Sunday
morning at st. Johns Episcopal
church.
Bishop Sheriff. expressed great
pleasure at his trip through the
southland, telling his congregra-
ton that his pleasant trip, his
first official visit to the South,
was both highly Satisfactory and
uplifting"
He appealed for more young
men in the seminaries to train for
the important responsibility of
filling the pulpits of the church.
He also appealed for more wom-
en- to enter into church work.
Head of the Episcopal missions
as we'll as the church at home,
the bishop urged support of the
foreign missions of the church,
stressing the part that the spread
of the gaspel across the world
must play in the solution of the
worlds. distressing problems.
Many foreign missions have
discovered that the people are
anxious to have their native
ministers. employed in the mis-
sions. He cited the PHILIPPINES and
China as two countries where
the demand for native pastors
is urgent.
Bishop and Mrs. Sheriff. ar
rived in Wilmington Sunday
morning in company with c. Nc
D. Davis, president of the At
lantic Coast Line railroad, from
Tampa, Florida, where the bish-
op was making official visits
They will be guests OF Bishop
and Mrs. Thomas H. Wrigh' dur
inc their visit here.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-17
U.S.. GOODS BUILD
CHILDREN'S CITY
Six Hundred Italians To Be
Shelted, Educated, Mil
lion Fed Daily

ROME, Nov. 16 -IR-T h e
chief of the United States relief
mission to Italy said today that
$8O,OO0,0Oo lire ,($228,570), de-
rived from the sale of American
relief goods turned over free to
the Italian government, has
been given to an Italian re-
ligious organization to build a
village for homeless children.
Richard w. Bonneville, head
of the mission, said the money
came from proceeds piling up
from the sale of more than 100
shiploads of post UNRRA
special relief sent to Italy from
the United States.
The village, to be built by the
Piccoi Apostoi in Fossoli, will
shelter and educate 800 chill
dren. Proceeds from. the sale of
American relief goods also sup
ports a feeding program for L.
children.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-17
CAFE EXPLOSION
TAKES HIGH TOLL
Five Lose Lives, Fifty In
iured When Blast Rocks
Restaurant, Bar

NAMPA, Ida, Nov. 16 -W.H-
Five persons were dead and
several of the so injured were
near death today after a terrific
explosion demolished Chinese
restaurant and an adjoining bar
in this small town last night.
The blast, which came in the
early evening when both estab-
lishments-the forbidden Pal
ace" restaurant and the "Alibi
Bar" - were filled with Satur-
day night guests, originated in
a gas cooking range in the res
taurant kitchen, according to
Fire Chief L. T. Lessinger.
Lessinger said it was a ''mir-
alec" that the death toll was
not higher.
Fortunately, there was no fire
following the blast although the
explosion itself badly burned
many persons, "a of whom were
still in hospitals. A number of
persons were trapped in the
caa EvDr ncroHr
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-17
Along The Cape Fear
LEBANON CHAPEL

LEBANON CHAPEL - Will
lam Lord deRosset's pictorial
and historical ''New Hanover
County and Wilmington, North
Carolina" published in 1898 tells
the following story of the found
ing of Lebanon chapel, a
mission of St. James church:
"Nearly one hundred years ago
when the mode of travel was by
horse and buggy, upon roads
narrow, deep in sand through
dense forests, at a distance of
about 10 miles from the then
village town Of Wilmington you
reached the Eastern shores of
the Sound waters. Invigorating,
cool and bracing were the ocean
breezes, with their healing
aroma of salt air. Many families
nsede at this inviting spot their
summer homes-free from the
poisonous mosquito and other
summer pestilence. A journey Of
greater distance was prohibitive.
"Many large and beautiful
estates were built along the
Sound waters, by the rich and
the well-to-do. Here where gale
ty, happiness and hospitality
reigned supreme upon the re-
Taxation of soul and body a
relization presented itself - a
place of worship must be pro-
vided and consecrated to the
glory of God.
ga distinguished son of Will
mington, Judge Joshua
Granger Wright, accompanied
'hy his young bride. and seek
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-17
Catty Canary Comment
CHARGES Color C0nniving

fanciers rally around to get a
better look at some genuine
canary class.
Other canary comment col
lected at the annual Richmond
Bird Fanciers show:
Sweetened red pepper, fed at
intervals, will tint your bird a
nice red.
Female canaries who sing
aren't much good for anything
else. They hang around the
bars the ones in the cages -
and don't turn into very good
mothers.
"They don't sing very well,
either,' said Mrs. James L. Os-
borne, show manager.
Mrs. Raymond w. Barclay of
Baltimore and Joe Bowyer of
South Swansea, Mass, judged
the 256 bird show here.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-17
PRESIDENT URGES
PAYDAY SHARING
Truman Says Practic Z
Would End Financial
Troubles OF Agencies

WASHINGTON, Nov. Is - Rl
President Truman said today
that regular sharing of payday
BY Americans would end the IL
nancial troubles of privately
supported religious, educational
ard character building agen-
cies.
"Such systematic setting
aside of income would contrib
butte much to the moral fibre OF
every citizen thus participating. :"
Mr.. Tru m n said, land
through the service made pos
sible by such voluntary coatrl-
buttons the welfare Of the ma
ton would be greatly strength
ened."
The Presidents views were
transmitted in letter present
ed at the opening of three
day conference of the National
Stewardship Institute Of the
Golden Rule Foundation. S u c h
systematic giving is one Of the
ibjectives of the Institute.
Mr.. Truman said the per cat
age of giving to church and
charity institutions requiring
voluntary aid has declined
while national in o nj e
"has reached unprecedented
heights"
This sharing with such agen-
cies, (which I am informed was
53 per cent in 1882, is currently
reported to be 1.6 per cent dur
ing this time of our highest pros
perity," the President noted.
Declaring he is "deeply con-
cerned" by reports of the lack
Of progress in support of these
Institutions, the President OBJ
served:
1--WE cannot hope to be worthy
of the continued blessing OF
providence if our prosperity is
used selfishly for our own per-
sona1 qualification without a
more appropriate increase in
the voluntary, systematic sup
port" of these institutions upon
Which the integrity Of the nation
is based"
Mr.. Truman 1ikened the pro-
See URGES on Page Two =
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-17

ing the beauties of nature in
their honeymooning came upon a
spot where there were beautiful
cedars, surrounded with stately
oaks, with festoons of Spanish
moss dangling in the cool air,
near the waters Of Bradley's
Creek; a site sublime in natures
colors. She exclaimed in excite
ment: "Oh! Cedar of Lebanon I"
Soon a structure was built to the
glory of God, and was named
Lebanon Chapel.
""In 1885 St. James parish
erected the little church as a
mission, during the rectorship OF
Rev. Thos. F. Davis. Services
were held by Mr.. Davis and lay
leaders. In the enclosure was a
burying ground, where several
prominent CITIZENS are interred.
the care of which is sacredly
preserved.
"The march Of time has
created many changes. The in
flux of increased population, i'm
proved highways, seaside re-
sorts, farming enterprises, all
have created the need of more
and modern church edifice. Le-
banon chapel ceased its serv'
ices and is now under the custo-
dy of Mrs. Henry Walters. Sur
rounded as it is by her beautiful
gardens k wn throughout
America, it is a most beautiful
retirement to the memory of a
noble and God loving genera
ton
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-17

RICHMOND, Va, Nov. 16-R
The folks who follow the
twitter and trill circuit - the
bird fancier show judges-dis-
closed today tn at it's not
the cage that's gilded-the bird
may be touched up a bit as
well.
And that's the sort of thing
a seasoned bird judge must
watch for. Somebody may be
slipping him tinted canary as
a genuine expensive redhead.
The judges don't want to be
catty about it, but they take no
chances. They bathe the birds
in lemon juice. If the red fades
the verdict is:
"Color fed
But if the red head fits from
the bath still a red head, the
judges say:
"Color bred" and the bird
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-17
CUERlLLAS LOSE
s. men IN RAID
Defenders OF Greek Town
Also Announce Casualty
List OF IA People

ATHENS, Nov. 16-P)-Thlr-
ty guerrillas were killed and
more than so wounded yester-
day when a band estimated at
400 attacked Yeraki, about ~
miles Southeast of Sparta IN the
Southern Peloponnehus, Press
dispatches said today.
Thirty-five gendarmes and
armed villagers were killed, 81
wounded and seven missing IN
the same attack.
Yeraki, defended by only a
small force, was captured after
the defenders ran short OF am
munition. Relief forces hurried
ly dispatched from Sparta and
other places fought their way
through, dislodged the guer-
rillas and put them to flight.
Heavy losses later were in
flicted on the retreating guer-
rillas by fighter aircraft.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-17
EX- W AC URGES
SO U 7 H TRAIN
Burgaw Girl Would Have
lCL Add Friendship Unit
For Seaboard

The suggestion that the
friendship Train, now only 4S
ha,,rs from New York be routed
.lona the eastern seaboard from
Tlorida to Maine was advanced
bere last night by former WAC
Captain
Miss Eleanor Harrell of Bur-
cav, expressed her views to
the Star and a telegram was
immediately sent to Drew Pear
,on. originator of the Friendship
trsin I from California to New
York Miss Harrell's idea was
n have the Atlantic Coast Line
railroad run a similar train
from Miami at various points
in the south.
The telegram was signed by
Miss Harrell and Roy j. Cook.
Star staff writer and said in
mart" Suggest arrangements be
made with Atlantic Coast Line
oficials to run Friendship Train
rom Miami to New York"
Miss Harrell, who recently has
been discharged from the WAC
xaid she could not understand
w,bv the south was not taking
snv part in supporting the
Friendship train" The south is
one of the best places in the
nation for growing foodstuffs
and | believe that many cars
could be loaded in N o r t h
Carolina alone" she said.
Cites Food Waste
TT is possible to cement re-
lstions with the other nations
Of Europe that our government
is unable to do with an idea
such as Mr.. Pearson has" the
former WAC captain said.
She pointed out that enough
food is wasted in America every
say 10 feed hundreds Of thou
sands of starving Europeans. II
feel sure that every one in the
south wants to help in this great
movement" she added
Miss Harrell suggested that
other railroads in the south
should take up the idea and per-
haps millions of pounds of ad-
ditionaI foodstuffs could be OBJ
tanned to supplement the large
See WAC On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-17
Huff Puff Chew Stuff
Pleases Gay Parisians

came here to sell his huff puff
chew stuff to the French.
But when he found out that
the French were hard pressed
for dollars and couldn't spare any
for items Like bubble gum, he
decided to see the city instead.
He checked into the Ritz and
chewed bubble gum between
courses of lush Foie Gras and
spaghetti with pork chops. He
gave bubble gum to the walters,
maids, Wallets, bellboys and bar
tenders and none of them knew
how to blow bubble.
easy" said the dapper
young man. "Here is how to do
it, and he stood in the Ritz
lobby, fingered his $40 hand
pointed tie nonchantly d blew
See HUFF On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-17
Truman To Ask though" Program
For Control OF Runaway Prices;
u. S. May Win Battle Against Veto
Nation To Press
Drive In Assembly
Dulles Tells Gro m y k o,
American Aims To Soften
Negative Power

LAKE SUCCESS, N. Y, Nov.
16 -W.R-The United States ap-
peared certain tonight of win.
ming it's campaign in the United
Nations General Assembly for a
year-round study aimed at sof-
tening and limiting the Big Five
veto power in the UN Security
Council.
American Delegate John Eos
ter Dulles told Soviet Deputy
Foreign Minister An DIR e
Gromyko yesterday in a private
conference that the United
States was going to press its
drive in spite of Russia's vehe'
ment opposition to any tamper'
ing with the veto.
+ Dulles served notice that the
United States would ask for
elimination of the veto power in
all cases brought to the security
council under the "specific set
tlements'' chapter Of the UN
charter as well as in the ad-
mission of new UN members.
That would leave the veto in
operation only in cases IN
volving actual threats to peace
or AGGRESSION - instances IN
which sanctions or military op-
erations might be required.
In the private meeting
Gromyko was understood to
have underscored Russia's de-
termination t. keep the veto
power as is and to defy small
country assaults on it.
Subject To Veto,
Anv alteration of the UN
charters veto provision would
itself be subject to veto, max
ing impossible any actual al
terations at this time whether
the Assembly requests them or
not. The, Western powers were
believed to feel, however, that
concreted pressure might cause
Russia to reduce its recourse to
the veto and perhaps ultimately
to agree to notifications.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-17
Calls
Special Meeting
Talks With Advisers Be-
fore Address To Con-
gress Session Today

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16-(UP)
Truman will ask the
special session of Congress to-
for a tough" program
to curb the high cost OF living,
it was disclosed today after he
held a .closed-door conference
with high economic advisers.
The President called an extra
ordinary Sunday White House
meeting before completing the
draft of his messag which also
will call for quick action on a
S597, 100000 emergency aid pro-
gram for hardpressed Western
Europe until the full-scale Mar
shall plan is approved.
The parley dealt primarily
with methods of stopping in
flation, according to Presidential
Press Secretary Charles G. Ross.
It was convened at 10 A. M. EST.
and lasted three and one-half
hours.
To Hold Lid
Another source, who defined
Mr.. Truman's program as
''tough,' said the President is
expected to propose that he be
armed with "hold-in-reserve'
authority to re-establish price
controls and rationing if such
stringent measures are necessary
! to keep the lid on the initiation
kettle.
Mr.. Truman will personally
address a joint session of the
Senate and House in the House
chamber at 1:30 P. M. EST. His
speech, between 1000 and 5000
words, will be broadcast by all
the major networks.
His primary objective is to
obtain quick legislative sanction
for his emergency relief plan for
France, Italy and Austria-a
program nearly ready for the
Congressional mill and for which
See PRESIDENT on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-17
DEATH PLAYS CARDS

PITTSBURGH, Nov. 16-P)
Death sat in at the card par
ty Mrs. Annie Meehan, II, had
for three old friends last
night.
Mrs. Mary J. Hughes, 81,
collapsed and died a few
minutes after she sat down at
the card table. An hour later,
Mrs. Meehan dropped over
dead.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-17
Choice
OF Governors
a4sas )f Republican Chief
$50 'tives Shows Taft
Running Second

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 49, WH
A poll of the nations 25 Re-
publican governors produced
scattered but apparently con-
vincing evidence today that
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey of New
York is highly favored over
Sen. Robert A. Taft, of Ohio,
for the 1948 COP Presidential
nomination.
The trend was unmistakable
despite the fact that Dewey,
who won the nomination but lost
the election to the late Presi-
dent Roosevelt in 1914, has not
disclosed whether he will be
candidate when the Republican
national convention opens in
Philadelphia June 81. Taft, how
ever, announced his candidacy
Oct. "a.
Only seven COP state execu-
tives were willing to make a
choice, openly or anonymously,
between Taft and Dewey aow-
seven months in advance o. the
convention.
But six, representing tn e
East, midwest, and far West,
said without reservations that if
the contest narrowed down to
the New York governor and the
Senate Republican Policy COM
mittee chairman. they would ia
vor Dewey. Taft's lone support
er was his own Ohio governor,
Thomas J. Herbert.
The United Press sent each of
the Is COP governors 10 ques-
tions covering issues as we'll as
likely candidates in next years
Presidential campaign: The
governors were given the privi-
lege of submitting unsigned re-
plies, but most of them SHE'D
away from discussing candi-
dates even with anonymity.
Dewey Refuses
Dewey refused. So did Gov.
Earl Warren, of California, who
announced last Thursday that
he would be willing to go be-
fore the convention as his
states ''favorite SON" candi-
date. Gov. Dwight H. Green, of
Illinois, who has been men
toned as possible vice-presi-
Dental nominee, also declined.
Gov. Alfred E. DriscoH, of
New Jersey, went beyond a
mere emo comment" He said
t'there is no particular point in
having a national convention for
the purpose of selecting a nomi-
nee for President if all of the
decisions are going to- be made
prior to the convening of the
convention. And he added
"some of the avoWed candl-
dates appear intent upon talk
ing themselves out of any
chance of their being selected"
Former Gov. Harold E. Stas-
sen. of Minnesota. who was the
first, and for many months the
onlv, avowed candidate for the
nomination, was named by
three governors of states West
of the Mississippi as their top
choice. One of these executives
said that if Stassen were elinni-
mated and decision lay be-
See DEWEY on Page Two