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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-17
REYNOLDS PLANS
TW0-P0LE FLIGHT
Wealthy Pen Maker Will
Defray Expenses OF
Plane Jaunt

CHICAGO, June 16-PeMiltor
S. Reynolds, wealthy pen manu-
facturer who flew around the
world in April, today announced
plans for a globe-girdling flight
around both poles "about Aug. L.
Reynolds said at a news con
ference the new trip would not be
nonstop, and that it would be
purely scientific" The plane, a
converted B-32 bomber, will carry
40 or IL scientists. and will be
piloted by Capt. William odom,
skipper Of the first trip.
Reynolds said he did not plan
to 60 along, but would pay all
expenses. He accompanied Odom
on the first flight.
The route of the proposed flight,
for which complete clearance has
been obtained, will be from Wash
ington to Greenland and thence
over the North Pole to Yakutsk,
Siberia; to Invercargill, N. T., ano
across the South Pole to Argen'
tina, Santiago, Chile; Balboa, C
T.; and back to Washington.
Reynolds estimated the tota.
mileage at $4,000, and the flying
time at 10 hours more OF less
His April flight took 70 hours anc
SIS minutes.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-17
Proves Short-Lived
AS Men Turn Hastily To
Fighting Task
BY CARL CAHILL
Star staff Writer

CAROLINA BEACH, June 49,
Marines Of the Second Division at
Camp Lejeune yesterday after
noon swarmed ashore here amid
the crackle of rifles and explo-
sions of simulated enemy fire in
a mock invasion sponsored by the
American Legion as part of the
State convention.
But their attack against an inn
aginary enemy was short-lived
when a flame-thrower ignited the
grass behind the beach and the
flames, swept b, the wind, raced
toward several parked vehicles.
The Marines quickly exchanged
rifles for shovels, began to throw
sand on the flames and soon had
the "situation well in hand"
Some 1000 marines and naval
personnel, five large vessels and
IL Corsair fighter planes took part
in the invasion and assaulted 300
yards Of beach about half a mile
south of the Breakers Hotel.
Mock Invasion
The invasion was carried out in
a manner similar to an actual
beachhead assault. Tetrahedrons,
representing enemy beach OBJ
stacles, were the first to be elm
mated in the assault.
Small assault boats put OFT
from the seven vessels lying off
shore, carrying navy underwater
(See THOUSANDS on Page Two)
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-17
TOBACCO EXPORTS
PREDICTED
J. B. Hutson Says Crop
Losses May Offset 1947
Business Abroad

WASHINGTON, June 16 - @ -
J. B. Hutson, of New York, presi.
dent of Tobacco Associates, in
c~orporated, and former undersec-
rotary of agriculture, predicted to-
day tobacco exports will be less
this year than last"
He told a reporter he expected
to go to England and France early
in July to look into the tobacco
situation in Europe. So
His organization, formed early
in April, is financed by growers,
exporters and business people OF
the states growing flue-cured to-
bacco, he said.
w. Clyde Graham, member OF
the South Carolina legislature, to-
day said growers have put up
500, 900 for the organizations In
vestigation of tobacco markets.
Crops Off Some
Hutson said:
"TAe way things look now 1t
will be difficult to keep exports OF
tobacco up to last years evel.
The crops are off some. Maybe
exports will drop no m,re than
production. A lightly smaller
crop and a slightly smaller ex-
port business is the prospect now,
He said that on his visit to
Europe he will check the markets
with resreet to f%lue-cured tobac-
co sales for Tobacco Associates,
whose purpose is to promote ex-
portation of tobacco, further de-
velop old markets and find new
ones.
He added that about August 1,
the organization will open offices
in Raleigh, N. c., where e. Y.
Floyd now handles its business.
A staff of about five is expected
to operate the office, he added.
Illusions office now is in New
York.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-17

YARD PERSONNEL - In the
story of the five years OF North
Carolina shipbuilding from 1941
through 1916, to date has been the
history Of the Wilmington ship
yard and the vessels constructed.
However, of e.reat Importance
perhaps the most important fea-
ture, were the persons who built
those ships and did the 1000 and
one small details that made the
construction of the crafts possible.
1t VISA those persons who made
the record that b-ough praise
from the federal government.
Wilmington was chosen as the
site for the yard because OF its
accessibility to a good labor sup
ply of personnel. Persons residing
in North Carolina and its envl-
rons, company experts commended,
were the class easily trained for
the highly skilled jobs necessary
in successful shipbuilding.
The great majority of employees
resided with in a radius of 200
miles of the yard. A large num-
Der were from the immediate vi
cinity and continued o live at
their homes, thus easing some
what the acute housing shortage.
NUMBERS EMPLOYED Iii
coming to Wilmington, together
with several army and marine in
stallations nearby, the city be-
came known as the Defense Cap
ital" Of the state at the height
Of the war. The peak OF employ
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-17
MERCHANTS HEAR
BLAST ON C0-0PS
Vernon Scott OF Chicago
Urges Battle Against
Non-Taxed Groups

RALEIGH, June is (P) -
North Carolina merchants, at the
opening session of their 45th an
nual convention here today, heard
Vernon Scott of Chicago, president
of the National Tax Equality, as
sociation make a VIGOROUS attack
on tax exemptions which he said
>.ere enjoyed by cooperatives.
Scott said that the "tax favor
ed cooperatives" are now doing
$13, 900, 900, 600 worth of business
annually in the U. S., and "if
income tax exemption is continued,
the announced expansion plans of
many cooperatives will carry the
total to at least $25, 600, 900, 900 by
1885,"
Referring to the fight in the
1947 North Carolina General AS
sembly over the taxation of Co
operatives, Scott said that "the
cooperative spokesman, every
where, are boasting that their pow
erful lobby here in Raleigh de-
feated, for a time, all efforts of
businessmen and other taxpayers
to establish tax equality under the
state income tax statutes of your
state"
Scott told the merchants that
the House Ways and Means COM
mittee of Congress has scheduled
public hearings on unfair income
tax advantages that are now en-
joyed by government-owned cor
porations, labor unions and CO.
operative associations" and he
urged them to "tell your Con
gressmen that You want the CO.
ops taxed just as you are taxed.
x x x T ask you to act-in your
own interest-and to urge other
business in your home towns to
act"
"Let me say x x x that tax-pay'
ing businessmen have no quarrel
with cooperation as a method OF
doing business-if it will do bust.
ness under established rules, with.
cut all of the special privileges and
favors that it nov enjoys" he
said. "It is simple equality that
we are trying to restore-equality
of justice under the law, equality
of opportunity, equality of taxa
ton"
The North Carolina Association
of Credit Women's breakfast clubs
and the Associated Credit Bureaus
of North Carolina are holding their
conventions ~concurrently with the
Merchants association. A lunch.
con and business session was held
by the credit women TODAY,
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-17
And So To Bed

PROOF that the old adage,
"Children are to be seen and
not heard" has passed into
that place reserved for old
adages Is contained in a mes
sage from a Star subscriber
at Bolton.
Last Sunday a wife, mindful
of the :.owness of her hus-
band, remarked, you must
hurry and dress or we will be
late for Sunday School, but !
suppose you will do as you
please on Fathers Day."
Standing nearby was the
small daughter of the family.
She respt 1ded Immediately in
the cause of the unheeded chill
dren:
"Mother, please tell me when
we will have Children's Day."
she said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-17
HUNGARIAN REDS
BREAK UP MEET
Weighted Rubber Hose,
Brass Knucks, Used On
Freedom Party Crowd

SZEGED, Hungary, .-une 16|R
Nearly $50 Communists, armed
with weighted rubber hose, brass
knuckles and hatchet-like Hungar-
ian "Fokos" broke up a Szabadsag
(Freedom) party meeting here
today which had been called ex-
pressly to determine whether there
was freedom Of speech and as
sembly in Hungary.
In the bloody brawl, during
which approximately 700 resent
full Hungarian men and women
fought back with their fists and
wooden chairs and even pushed
one Communist out Of a second
floor window - an undetermined
number of persons was injured.
There was n official report,
however, that five Freedom party
supporters were sent to a hospital
with serious head wounds from
the heavy, long-handled "Fokos."
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-17
EWING ENTERS
STATE PRISON FOR
IS TO 20 YEAR TERM

RALEIGH, June is -H-Wall
C. Ewing, prominent Cumberland
county politician and business
man, began today an 18-20-year
penitentiary sentence for the STAY
ig last year CT his wife.
He arrived at Central prison
this afternoon in custody of an
officer and Warden Hugh Wilson
Immediately ordered him pro-
cessed, including physical exami-
nation and interviews for prison
records.
Ewing recently lost his appeal
to the State Supreme court.
The warden said he had not de-
cided to what tasks Ewing would
be assigned, but prisoners OF
Ewing's education usually r as
signed specialized jobs.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-17
Lands REC0UNTS
STORY OF FLIGHT
CAB Chairman Says Capt.
tai Airlines Plane Was
Flying ION Option"

WASHINGTON, June is -(P)-
Chairman Lands of the Civil Aero
nautics board said today hat the
Capital Airlines plane which crash
ed Friday night was descending
through overcast in an effort to
Gomez into Washington ''under the
weather., an option given the pilot
by Always Traffic control.
Lands told a news conference
that procedure preceding the acct
dent which carried SO persons to
sudden death near the Virginia
West Virginia line was standard.
1t is Sin the books" Lands add
ed, through a recording device in
the Washington airport control tow
er.
1t is simply a hypothesis, the
CAB chairman said, that the pilot
miscalculated his position, during
a letdown from 1000 feet.
Lands said the air line has de-
MED a story given out by a Capital
Airl1nes official yesterday that the
alti,neter, which shows the pilot
his height above sea level, was
found to indicate 1000 feet.
He added that the needle could
See Lands on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-17
Miller Defense Obtains
Continuation August
Bone Refuses AT.
torney's Request For
Indefinite Stay,
Special to the Star

LUMBERTON, June is - Three
attorneys appeared before Judge
Walter j. Bone, presiding at the
June term of Robson county Su-
perior court, today armed with
affidavits which they said showed
Mrs. Mary Edna Currin Miller was
suffering from a serious mental
illness.
The attorneys asked for an in
definite continuance for any court
action against Mrs. Miller, who is
charged with the attempted MUIR
der of her husband, David Miller,
young Rowland store operator May
IL. Mrs. Miller was said by sheriff S
officers to have confessed that she
hired Fred Virgins, a Negro farm
hand on her fathers farm to shoot
her husband and make it look like
a suicide"
Fred Virgins, who has been in
jail since he was arrested on May
IL in default of a SIS, 900 bond, ap-
peared in court this morning and
pleaded guilty to a charge of secret
assault with a deadly weapon with
intent to kill.
Confessed Shooting
The Negro had confessed that he
fired a bullet from a .38 calibre
pistol belonging to David Miller
into Miller's chest as he lay sleep
ing in his home about 6 o'clock
Sunday morning May II.
Virgins told officers that Mrs.
Miller admitted him to the room
and gave him a pair of gloves to
wear. Mrs. Miller had asked the
Negro to shoot her husband, sew
eral weeks prior, Virgins said.
Virgins was indicted by a Robe
son county grand jury earlier to-
day and appeared in court without
an attorney. Judge Bone said he
would not sentence Virgins until
after any trial which might be held
in connection with any charges
against Mrs. Miller.
The charges against the Negro
carries a punishment of a mini
mum of IL months and a maxi
mum of 20 years in prison. Virgins
was retu1 led to the Robson coun-
ty Jail in lefault of a 81 5000 bond.
Jury May Report
/ Solicitor F. Ertel Carlyle asked
the grand jury to return a true
bill against the Negro and Mrs.
Miller on identical charges, secret
assault with a deadly weapon with
intent to kill.
The grand jury is expected to
make a report on the solicitors
request tomorrow morning after
additional witnesses, including the
deputy sheriff to whom Mrs. Mill
See MILLER on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-17
ClO Seamen Tie Up Shipping At Nations
R@<$@@st Ports By Virtual "Sit Down.
truman Vetoes Republican Tax Cut Bill
COP Says
No0ver-Ride
President D%enounces
Measure As Risky, I'm
safe In Message

WASHINGTON, June 16 - RN
President Truman smashed the
Republican income tax cut with a
veto oday.
He denounced it was ''the wrong
kind Of tax reduction at the
wrong time"
He declared it risky and ''un-
SAFE on the ground that Sub
santial" payments should be
made on the debt in these good
times.
And he left unanswered the
question whether he will favor
lowering taxes next year. 1t is
impossible to predict when re-
auctions can safely be made. he
said.
Aroused Republicans immediate
ly got busy to try to override
the veto in the House tomorrow
But they conceded that even if
they should muster the necessary
two-thirds majority there. they
would have no chance in the Sen
ate, which then would vote
Wednesday. And House Democrat
ic Leader Mccormack Mass.)
predicted after checking party
ranks, that the veto will be sus-
tanned in the House.
So the 81, 600, 900, 900 Of income
tax cuts ranging from 1913 to 80
per cent which would have gone
into effect July l now goes out
the window.
Campaign Issue
And bill No. l of the GOP-con-
trolled Congress changes from a
piece of legislation into a hot
campaign issue for 1913.
It was the first time in Ame--
lean history that a President has
vetoed a bill to cut taxes. al
though President Roosevelt in
1914 veoed one to raise them
Mr.. Truman gave two main
reasons why:
1. 1t would be bad for the coun-
try's economy and for the
treasury.
2. It would give too much relief
to those sin the high income
Brackets and not enough "to
the low income group"
The Chief Executive also gave
See COP On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-17
Elects New
State Leader TODAY
pav Galloway, Wilmington, Rules Favorite
over Carlyle Shepard, Chapel Hill, For Com
membership; Gen. Devers Speaks

World Wars and recently was dis.
charged as a Lieut.. COL, deco.
rated with the Bronze Star, fou,
battle stars ana the Belgian Four
ragere.
Fish Fry Today
Only item On the program today
after the election of officers and
official delegates to the 1947 NJ
tional convention is a fish fry, to
be held north OF the town audi.
tcrium, and the meetings of var.
ious COMMITTEES.
AT business sessions yesterday
the Legion delegates adopted a
new State constitution calling for
35 districts compared with the
present 20, while retaining the
five divisions. Provision was made
for a sixth division embracing the
whole State, to be composed oil
Negro posts.
The Legionnaires heard Gen,
Jacob l.. Devers, commander OF
the Army ground forces and Gov,
See LEGION On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-17
SIMMONS BRINGS
Up NEW CHARGES
Former Weights Inspector
Says 81 Scales Have
No Inspection Tags

The question of inspection OF
scales, measurements and pumps
in Wilmington popped up for the
third time in four weeks yester'
day before the county commits
sioners at their meeting.
This time it was again j. 5.
Simmons, former weights and
scales inspector. He was the one
to bring the matter up originally
three weeks ago and since then
has appeared before the city coun.
eli urging a closer inspection OF
scales and weights.
Simmons appearance before
the commissioners resulted last
week in state agents appearing
before the county fathers to pro-
test statements made by the Will
mingtonian.
Put yesterday Simmons came
right back at the state officials
with charges that 81 scales in es-
Establishments in the downtown Will
mington area ''have not been IN
spected in years."
He declined to name particular
places but offered to take any Of
the commissioners on a tour o.
the city and point out the scales
that he said had no stamps ol
inspection on them.
addition, he charged that Ger
tain retailers are removing one TO
three pieces of bacon from al
ready packed parcels before Inc
customers make their purchases.
His request that the county
name a weights and scales IN.
srsctor here, brought support
from Commissioner Louis Cole
man. However, Chairman Addison
Hewlett pointed out that the com
missioners at a previous meeting
had voted to look into the matter
in conjunction with the city coun-
ell, and that action still was IN
fcrce
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-17
Iron Curtain Still Down
At Police Headquarters

City Manager j. r. Benson was
not available Cor comment last
night. However, city officials said
that no meeting had been held or
none called.
In the meantime, reporters still
were barred at police headquar-
tiers from reading routine reports
made by patolmen and detec-
tives.
Chief Hubert Hayes 10 days ago
ordered that no reporters be al
lowed to see reports other then
the names Of persons booked on
the police blotter.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-17
STATE AIRLINES
TO WAGE BATTLE
President Gilble Tells
County Board No Stone
To Be Left Unturned

State Ajrlines means to leave no
stone unturned in a fight to place
Wilmington on its route in opposi-
ton to Piedmont Aviation which
a present holds a Civil Aeronau-
tics Board examiners decision IA
yoring the latter firm.
II necessary, the State Airlines
will take the fight to the supreme
court.
Such was the assertion of H. K.
Gilbert, Jr,, president of the State
line. He pleaded. together with
John Farrell, city industrial
agent, before the New Hanover
county commissioners yesterday
for the support of that body in a
petition seeking reversal of a re-
cent CAB decision favoring the
Piedmont company.
We're very serious IN this mat
ter Gilbert told the commits
sioners. We've had this matter
Zee STATE Airlines on Page TIVE
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-17
snec;aI TO The Star

upo1JNA PEACH, June 49,
zion delegates at the State con-
LEGION Es' today will elect a depart
"art commander to succeed Will
rsn' M. York. Of Greensboro. end
lah .ha four-day affair which has
n a.s, vigorous campaigning Cor
smo candidates.
wv the State commandership
which will end at 11;45 am.
i 49, are Ray Galloway, Will
~ ua@5, and Carlyle Shepard OF
r r.nI Hill. The possibility that a
Isar horse will enter the con-
...+ is strong, it was reported
'Galloway, formerly of Charlotte,
~. been employed here for a
rurooer of years in connection
,ith Legion work. He assisted in
.se starring Of Boys State, was
.0tivs in JUNIOR Baseball Commits
inn and the Carolina Legion
News. He is a former commander
Of the 18th district.
Shepard is a veterans advisor
4, Chapel Hill. He served IN both
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-17

No action had been taken last
night by the city council on the
matter of ironing out the contro-
versy between newspapers and
the police over the releasing OF
news to reporters of Wilmington
newspapers.
This despite an agreement
reached at last Wednesdays city
council meeting that a session
would be held with police to dis
cuss the matter. Later, it was de-
cided at that time, that represen-
tatives of the newspapers would
be called in to talk over the mat
ter.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-17
Merchant Gusts 10000
Squatters With Sulphur

NEW YORK, June 16 IN
Tired and homeless, 20, 600 squat
tiers sWarmed on a Brooklyn drug
store today, and only strong, sui
phuric measures dislodged them.
A. M. Miller, store owner was
disturbed to find yesterday that a
display window had been taken
over by thousands of busy, buzz
ing bees.
A k%ind-hearted man, but no
~apiarian, Miller called the police.
Sorry" said a desk lieutenant.
"Bees are out of our jurisdiction.
Try the Fire department."
"Bees?" asked the fire depart
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-17
Gibson Seeks
Settlements
Government Moves In To
Effect Quick Peace; Rail
Embargo Threatened

NEW YORK, June is - (P) -
CLIO seamen tied up shipping at
many of the nations busy ports
with an unprecedented sit-down to-
day, and Assistant Secretary Of La
Dor John w. Gibson arrived here
from Washington seeking a ''quick
and immediate conclusion" to the
stoppage.
Gibson, former head of the Michi-
gan CLIO, arranged to leave by
plane for New York and said he
expected to confer with both man.
agement and labor representatives
tonight.
Federal conciliators Fred Living
ston and William N. Margolis
meanwhile announced indefinite
postponement of sessions with ship
owners and representatives of the
National Maritime union, the AM
erican Communications association
and the East Coast division of the
Maritime Engineers Beneficial as
sociation.
Joseph Curran, NMU president,
predicted that if union demands
were not met by owners, 1,150 ships
would be affected in a few days by
the mo contract, no work" dis
pute in which four other CLIO
unions are involved.
Curran said 500 of the affected
ships were in East Coast ports and
predicted the national total would
jump to 1000 soon if negotiations
with tanker companies we're unsuc-
cessful.
Men Aboard Ships
Frank j. Taylor, president of the
American Merchant Marine insti-
tute and chief negotiator for East
and Gulf Coast operators, said re-
ports indicated seamen were
aboard the ships but idle. He in
sisted the stoppage was a pure.
simple, unadulterated strike"
Curran's instructions, effective
last midnight when the unions con-
tracts with shipowners expired, di-
rected the seamen not to sign-on
or sail vessels but he said "all
crews should remain aboard as
long as possible"
Union Spokesman said that if the
men were put off the ships, opera
tors would be blamed for a clock
See GIBSON on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-17

ment. "Out Of our jurisdiction.
Try the Park department."
"Bees!" exclaimed the Park de-
partment. "That's all right.
They're only tired. They'll be
gone tomorrow, you just wait and
see."
But they were still around this
morning - and showing unmis-
taxable signs of doing some per-
manent building. Miller decided to
take things into his own hands
and retired to his back room. He
emerged with a noxious mixture
from which sulphur fumes boiled.
Within a few minutes the home
less streamed off, like a tiny
cloud.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-17
Thousands Thrilled
Bv Marine Invasion
COMFORT PLUS
WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON, June 16-B
Rep. E. e. Cox, D., Ga, said
today the Veterans administra-
ton wants hospitals built
along lines of the Waldorf"
"They want cocktail lounges
in them," Cox said as the
House Rules committee con-
sidered the So, 167, 1863 ,027 in
dependent offices appropriation
bill scheduled to come before
the House tomorrow.
Eighty-five per cent of the
funds in the measure are for
the Veterans administration.
Cox said the cost of con-
structing VA hospitals is from
20 to 800 per cent Gin excess
of the cost of constructing
comparable civilian hospitals"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-17
The Weather

FORECAST:
no. a0o'h Capolina-Partly cloudy and
d. s much change in temperature Tues
y ana Wednesday,.
chin Carolina-Partly cloudy, little
~ 1nee In temperature Tuesday, slight
' warmer Wednesday.
Eastern Standard Time)
Z NJ ny U. S. Weather Bureau)
,ndte logical data for the "a hours
s 1850 p. m. yesterday.
70. TEMPERATURES
n. 'su a. m. IL; 7:3o a. m. 10; 1880 p. m.
rnrn ~ p: m. rs; Maximum 81; Mini
o.; Mean II; Normal n.
,.,o HUMIDITY
4. a m. 80; 7:3o a. m. 70; 1870 p. m.
PRECIPITATION
NO inches.
,.o wal since the first of the month
No. TIDES FOR TODAY
3 ION the Tide Tables published by
Toast and Geodetic Survey.
Wil, HIGH Low
"tlslon ----8:14 am. 1920 am.
Nasou 1855 pm. 3:l5 pm.
"''hboro Inlet 5:57 IN. 1913 m.
s,.. 6:32 pm. 1915 pm.
ssI aflse 500: Sunset 1925; Moonrise
b. Moonset 6 Esp.
Yer stage al Fayetteville, N. C.. n
Monday SO feet.
Aore WEATHER On Page I've