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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-25

DETROIT 20O Inn o,,-
CHICAGO I'M no0 wy ~
Errors - Michaels. Wallaesa' Trc1--
Runs batted in-Kell 2, KpnraJ JrNs,
Lake, Dickey, Wakefield 2, Wright r..
base hits-Wertz, Wakefield. Homo t .'
Kennedy 2. Double pIays-Wa11'.ma'
Holloway and York. Left on hss., e''
Detroit 9; Chicago 8. Bases on b,n.
Hutchinson 8; Papish 8; Caldw JI"S ,
Struck out-Hutchinson 6. paniSb !,
Hits off-Papish 7 in 8 innings. cob,,,.
! in l; Caldwell 3 in /. wild ni, ss''a
Hutchinson. Losing pitcher-calSn,,n
Umpires-Boyer, Rommel and Summe,
Tine 2:10. Attendance ~(actuall 28OS,
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-25

z-Grounded out for Gregg in 5th.
zz-Struck out for Palica in 9th.
zzz-Flied out for Rojek in 9Th.
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BOHEMIAN OUT

Syracuse 10; Buffalo 3.
(Syracuse wins series, 4-3).
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-25

Dial 2-3311 For Newspaper Service
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-25

INTERNATIONAL
Playoff (Final)
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BINDING SHOWS
HALTS VESSELS
Shipping At Standstill In
Hampton Roads. And
Chesapeake Areas

NORFOLK. Va. March 8-(PH-
Binding snow. driven by winds OF
gale force, brought shipping to a
standstill in the Hampton Roads
and lower Chesapeake Bay area
today and resulted in distress calls
from small craft disabled or
aground from Oregon inlet to Car.
rituck beach.
The coast guard reported an TN
identified fishing vessel aground
in the Oregon inlet. a tug, the
Baldrock, in distress off the Hog
island lighthouse, and a trawler,
the Cecil W., disabled near Car
rituck beach, N. C.
The Baldrock also radioed for
help early this afternoon, report
ing heavy seas and rough weather.
Coast Guard stations in her vi
cinity were altered Immediately
and stood by until the vessel re-
ported improved conditions toward
nightfall.
Air-sea rescue headquarters said
the coast guard cutter Speedwell
was standing by the Cecil W, but
had been unable to put a line
across because of heavy seas.
Other shipping in this area
promptly dropped anchor or re-
manned locked as swiriing SHOWS
reduced visibility to zero.
The storm let-up, late in the
afternoon, resulted in an immedi-
ate rush of bushes sfor tugs and
pilots as stranded shipping again
got under way.
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fist church tomorrow afternoon al
three o'clock.
John Ward of Wards Funeral
home said the body will lie in
state at the church tomorrow aft
ernoon from l to 3 o'clock.
The Rev. w. J. Stephenson, pas
tor of the church will officiate and
burial will follow in the Oakdale
cemetery. Wilmington Lodge 519,
AT and AM will render Masonic
rites.
Honorary pallbearers will be the
Drum and Bugle corps of the SUI
dan Temple, Parish's fellow work
ers of the police department, City
Manager J. R. Benson, W. Thomas
Brown and DR.. James F. Robert
son.
Parish who was named to sue
coed former Chief Charles H..
Cesteen as head of the local po-
lice department, had been in i'll
health prior to his death Friday.
His doctors said he had been suf-
fering from a nervous condition,
and he had returned to his home,
1894, Carolina avenue, from James
Walker Memorial hospital where
he had beer a patient.
He is survived by his mother.
Mrs. A. r. Parish, ST., his wife
Mrs. Ethel George Parish and a
daughter Sara Beth.
Two brothers, Bradley of the
U. S. Army and A. R., a police
officer here, also survive.
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BARRED
FROM HEARING
Wilmington Man To Testify
In Washington Atrocity
Charge Trial
Wilmington Star-News
Washington Bureau

WASHINGTON, March 8-Press
and public were barred today
from the t~ial of Lieutenant Com
mander Edward N. Little, a Ba-
taan veteran who is facing a Navy
court martial on charges of alleg-
ed completely in mistreatment of
comrades in japanese prison
camps.
After two days of debate, during
which the issue was passed up to
the Secretary Of the Navy and
back again, the court martial de-
cided today not to let the public
hear the testimony to be given
by about SO of Little's former fell
low-prisoners.
Among them are two North Car
olianians army recruiting sergeant
Creston Rowland of Raleigh, sta
toned at Wilmington, and his
cousin, former corporal Cohen
Rowland of Route one. Varina.
First witnesses, including Ches-
ton Rowland, are expected to go
on the stand Monday. They had
been scheduled to talk this week
but the debate over closing the
courtroom caused the DELAY.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-09

The 1947 Fund campaign OF the
Wilmington Chapter, American Red
Cross began to hit it's stride dur
ing the past two days. passing Its
half way mark last night with SILL
O43. rs contributed.
Over half the original quota OF
s21. 253 has been contributed. &C
cording to Co-chairmen c. S. Cars
well and N. A. Avera who express
ed the belief last night that all
divisions of the campaign will re-
port quotas being met before the
week is over.
The local campaign opened last
Monday and is scheduled to close
Friday. Avera said that If the
campaign continues on its present
tempo, the goal will be met be-
fore the closing date"
The advanced gifts group and the
railroad division have reached ap-
proximately IS per cent OF their
goals.
Biggest squirt iii the drive during
the week was the downtown
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-09
NEWSMEN BARRED
BY CITY GROUP
legislators Meet With Fire,
Police Committees On
CSC Changes

IN accord" was the only re-
port released following a two and
one-half hour discussion last night
BY City Manager J. R. Benson and
committees from the police and
fire departments On proposed
changes in the Civil Service COM
mission regulations.
Reporters were barred from the
council chamber where the coup
met with Senator Alton B. Len
non and Representative Robert
Kermon.
Benson's statement following the
meeting was simply: 6
The committees and City Man
ager reached a tentative agree
ment 's7on the proposed amend
ments and a bill will be drafted
in accordance with the agree
ment for final approval of the
two committees and the governing
body of the city. at which time 1t
will be made public"
Lennon and Kermon had been
asked to meet with the commit
tees to discuss the resolution
which had been adopted by the
city council at a meeting on Feb.
70, but Benson said 1.-The legisla-
tors had nothing to say, but listen
ed and knew that the group was in
complete harmony"
Benson repeated that no state
ment would be made other than
That these changes would not re-
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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-09
General Assembly Faces
Several Major Decisions

RALEIGH, N. c., March 8. -
H1 - Although many major pro-
olems remain to be settled, talk
of adjournment sine die was in the
air as the general assembly to-
day for it's 10th week of delibera-
tons.
These unsettled issues include:
1.-The medical care program,
including expansion of the univer-
sity of North Carolina medical
school into a four-year institution.
2-Teachers' salaries.
3-The liquor issue, which dis
position of two bills calling for
Statewide vote on prohibition and
more than 30 local bills on the
subject.
"A highway safety program,
which includes bills requiring fl
nancial responsibility of auto
mobile operatores, mandatory
semiannual inspection of automo
biles, reissuance Of drivers licen
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-09
Washington
Preparing
For Farley
Truman Will Probably An
nounce Procedure For
Dealing With Greece
HISTORIC DEBATE
congressman With o | d
Comment On What Should
Be Done With Appeal

WASHINGTON, March 8-lR-
Rumblings of a prospective his
toric debate over Americas role
in southern Europe sounded today
as the administration gathered
last-minute reports on Britain's
position in preparation for a Mon
day showdown on its course.
WORD from the White House was
that President Truman probably
will announce then, after a confer
ence with IS congressional lead
ers, his procedure for dealing
with the Greek situation - per-
haps a message to a joint session
of congress or a radio broadcast to
the nation.
Arrangements were made for
the entire senate Republican mem
bership to hear a report on the
international developments Mon
day night from Senator Vanden-
berg (R-Mich), chairman of the
foreign relations committee and
COP leader on international mat
tiers.
In advance of the Monday meet
ing at the White House, most con-
gressmen withheld comment on
what ought or ought not to be
done in the face Of Greece's ap.
peal for aid and Impoverished
Britain's prospective retrenchment.
Among these was Senator Taft
(R-Ohio). chairman of the COP
policy committee who arranged
the party's senatorial conference.
On the other side, Lewis W.
Douglas, ambassador to Britain,
said that 1.-THE position and wei,
fare of Britain and the British
Commonwealth of Nations is nc
less significant to the vital nation
al interests of the United States
during these critical times than
they were during the war" He
conferred with the president and
announced plans to sail next Sat
urday.
In addition to aid for Greece -
with its indirect assistance to Tur.
key - many diplomats and con-
gressmen expected Mr. Truman to
ask for a direct American prop TN
der Turkey.
That idea drew its background
from the fact that Turkish economy
is under heavy strain supporting
an army which has been on a vir'
tual war footing since the outbreak
of European hostilities.
Some reports indicated the Turks
had as much as IS percent of theil
available manpower backing ur
their northern border against Rus
sian demands for a strategic posi-.
ton on the Dardanelles.
Most of the talk about Turkey
3on Papa Twn Co1- ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-09
1947 Red Cross Fund
Drive Hitting Stride

division, headed by Hal Love, re-
porting $577.50 of a 5000 solicitation
drive.
The residential division headed
by Mrs. Lester w. Preston, report
ing approximately n third of it's
goal, and the public employees di-
vision headed by H. R. Emory
with roughly SIS per cent of it's goal
collected were other leaders in the
countrywide campaign.
There had been no report from
the county or Negro divisions. the
co-chairmen said. but said that in.
dications now are that they are
doing we'll and are expected to
respond favorably by Monday.
Still tagging are the industrial.
commercial and public service di-
visions, according to officials, and
these groups are handicapped by
organization Of employe-soliciation
in our industrial plants which re
quires a longer time to get started
CONTINUED on Page Two. Col. s.
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AGAINST
GERMANY SEEN
Marshall Declares United
States Wants Iron-Clad
Peace Guarantee

BERLIN, March 8.-(P)-Secre-
tary of State George C. Marshall
indicated today that a prime Amer
lean objective in Moscow will be
adoption Of a four-poWer pact
against Germany in order to give
an iron-clad guarantee OF the world
that the United States intends to
maintain her responsibilities in
Europe.
He emphasized at a news con-
ference thatssuch a treaty would
previde a political framework with
in which the United States, Brit
ain, France and Russia might
develop the final peace pact with
Germany. 1t would clear away
many Of the difficulties now block
ing allietd peace settlements for
Germany and Austria, he haid.
He stressed strongly the need for
such a pact, which James F.
Byrnes, former Secretary of State,
proposed originally for a 25-year
period. Marshall recalled that So
Wet Foreign Minister V. M. Molo-
tov suggested informally later that
the period be extended to 40 years.
Saying that considerable doubt
remained in Europe about the dura-
bility of American foreign policy
and willingness to maintain respon-
sibilities in Europe, Marshall de-
clared adoption of a 40-year pact
would prove to the world that the
United States intended to continue
her present role as an active partl-
cipant in European affairs.
He attached Importance to such
a treaty in guaranteeing that Ger
many would not rearm and insur-
ing immediate joint action against
Germany in case the need ever
arises.
The American secretary plans to
leave tomorrow morning for Mos
COW where the Four-Power foreign
minister's conference will take up
on Monday the peace treaties for
Austria and Germany.
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ses, and heavy penalty for viola
ton of traffic laws.
5-Labor legislation. including
a bill opposed by labor to outlaw
the closed shop and RI favored
by labor providing for a 40-hour
maximum work week and a 40
cents minimum hourly wage.
Debate on the issues of increas~
ed pay for nearly "a, 900 public
school teachers may be continued
when the biennial appropriations
measure is considered in the house
ard senate. The joint appropria-
tons committee completed its work
on the bill Thursday by adding
SIS, 155, 600 to make a total of $102,-
49, 30 available to pay the
teachers during the next biennium,
and bringing the total appropria-
tions in the bill to $311, 1913, 086.
Intension of some legislators tc
attempt to increase the teachers
pay appropriation was strengthen
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the full 35 pounds per ration book
this year-10 more pounds per
person than last year-if controls
were extended.
Flanders also noted that under
the extension bill the secretary of
agriculture must remove the con-
trolls if he finds that domestic
and world supplies of sugar will
permit this at anytime during the
next IL months.
"We are working against a
aeadline on this" Flanders said be-
cause wartime rationing authority
will expire at the end of this
month unless extended.
Republican congressional leaders
have the sugar control bill near
the top Of their legislative work
list.
The committee action today
brought another split in Republican,
ranks and came after a closed
door session which senators pre-
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-09
VIOLENCE FLARES IN TEL AVN
LAS FIVE DIE AMIDST RIOTzNC:: -
- SOUTH EUROPE SHOWDOWN SEEN
Senate Group Votes 1913
To Continue Sugar Ration

WASHINGTON. March, g. - R,
Another year of rationing and
price ceilings on sugar was rec
commended by the Senate Bank
ing committee TO-DAY on a 10 to
3 vote. The committee proposed
that the Department of Agriculture
lake over the job from OPA.
Four Republicans and six Demo
Gratis On the Senate Banking COM
mlttee voted to extend sugar con-
trolls until March 81, 1913. Three
Republicans voted no.
Committee witnesses have pre-
dicted that retail sugar might
jump to 80 or 40 cents a pound
If controls were allowed to ex-
pire.
Retail prices now range from 8
to 9 cents. Acting chairman Elan
ders (R-VT) told reporters that
secretary Of agriculture Ander-
son had told the committee that
supplies will be large enough to
assure that housewives can buy
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sent described as very argu-
mentative at times"
The three Republican votes
against the bill were cast by
Senators Bricker of Ohio, Buck
of Delaware and Mccarthy OF
Wisconsin.
Voting for the extension were
Senators Flanders, Tobey GRIND
Capehart tR-Ind). Cain R-Wash)
Wagner (D-NY(. Maybank D-SC)
Sparkman DALAI, Fulbright ID
Ark, Taylor D-Idaho), and
Robertson DIVA.
Support for the extension of con.
trolls came from government Of
ficiale and numerous trade rep
r~esentatives Of sugar retiners,
bakers, candy manufacturers anc
small bottling works.
Opponents complained that the
system of a~llocating sugar on {
basis of past use tended to create
m%onopolies that prevented entry o.
new business or expansions among
Industrial users.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-09
Republicans Plan
Rent Issue Study

WASHINGTON, March 9-(P-
Party leaders called all 81 Re
publican senators today to meet
Monday night to decide, among
other things, whether they can get
together on the issue of rent con
trolls.
The announcement came from
Senator Taft (R-Ohio) after a
meeting of the Senate Republican
Policy committee, which had been
called to consider what he called
a "wide difference of opinion
over rent control extension.
Monday nights larger meeting,
he told reporters, will try to soil
dify Republican opinion on this,
as well as the related matter OF
what to do about the dying OF
flee of Price Administration.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-09

However the sudden resignation
of the three members came only
as a partial surprise to Whining
tonians who have followed the
drama which has unfolded in the
past weeks as the authority at
tempted to gain county support in
improving Bluethenthal airport.
The surprising element was that
the members jumped the gun, and
took their hands out of the airport
fire before the joint authority-com-
m~sssioners meeting slated for next
Wednesday.
But, the designations have been
expected for some time, as au.
thority members have openly de-
clared they lacked any power to
do the things the board had been
set up to do originally.
Last night, Hamilton Hicks, sole
remaining member of the authority
after its chairman Albert Perry
and Lenox Cooper and Hargrove
Bellamy rendered their resigna-
tons yesterday afternoon, said,
Il have no comment to make"
He declined to say whether he
would or would not follow his
former board members path.
Until Hicks resigns, there is an
authority, and while there is an
authority, the employees at Blue
thenthal field have a job. They
were hired by the authority, and
unless Hicks resigns, the next
indicated.
Along these lines, Trask, last
night said he was in favor of re
turning the operation of Bluethen.
thai to the commissions airport
committee, consisting of Harry
Gardner, James Hall, and chair,
man Addison Hewlett. Asked if he
meant the management of the
field, he replied, Eyes"
II believe the country could
save llO1Il i've ~ Ten llOuSdtIQ
dollars a year, if the committee
runs things at the airport" Trask
told the Star-News. we've spent
too much money for management,
and too little for actual work"
Asked how the county would
save money, Trask replied: We'll,
l understand they have a manager
who draws a salary of $4,000 a
year.
Jesse Parker is the present man
ager of BluethenthaI, and has five
employees working under him. all
of whom were given their jobs
by the airport authority, it was
learned.
Trask declined to say who would
manage Bluethenthal if the ar
port committee took over the oper-
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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-09
BY DAVID
Star-NeWs Staff Writer

The news of the death of Police
Sergeant Phil J. Parish came as
a shock to this reporter Friday
night since I had talked to him
by telephone at l o'clock that
afternoon.
His daughter answered the tele-
phone and she seemed in high
spirits indicating that the family
was not depressed over any i'm
pending unhappiness.
She called her daddy to the
phone, and he spoke pleasantly and
seemingly without worry.
When asked how he felt, Parish
replied, II feel alright, but I'm
a little weak from being in bed SO
long. I guess I'll feel better after
staying up a little while"
His voice and manner were per-
fectly normal, and in remembering
this, it doesn't seem possible that
such a thing could have happened.
He talked freely about his re-
turn to his duties, and actually be-
came emphatic when asked if he
entertained any doubt concerning
his return to the post of chief.
Il sure am coming back to work,
and I expect to about the middle
of next week"
The doctor is coming this af-
ternoon to give me the report on
my condition, and l don't think it
will be more than three or four
days before I'll be ready for my
job"
Parish was anxious for the men
of the department to know that he
appreciated the way his duties were
being taken care OF in his absence.
To my knowledge, he didn't ex-
tend his appreciation after he made
this statement, SO this opportunity
will be taken to inform the men
Of the Wilmington police, that Phil
was sincerely pleased and CRATE
full for the cooperation he had re-
ceived.
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College President
Dies In Louisburg

LOUlSBURG. N. c., March. 8.
~ DR.. Walter Patten, presi-
UeI[ OF L%ouisburg college. died
~SUooenly late this afternoon of a
neaIt attack. DR.. Patten, an i'm
por'ant figure in North Carolina
eliglous circles, is survived by
rs widow: three sons, Paul R.
po.leh OF Mount Olive. Lawrence
4 a''en Of San Antonio, Texas, and
ms heV. Brooks Patten of Sted-
q tSi Two daughters. Mrs. William
G,, scott of Bristol, Tenn, and
es ts' j. Kempton Jones of Roch-
Fd'a N. Y; two brothers,
wynn WYNN Fatten of New York and
r 1elIihgion Pattea OF Palm Harbor,
81 TO-, and two sisters, Mrs. Faison
Of MMoFolk and Mrs. H. J. Pope
Vi Mount Give.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-09

In contrast to the pessimism in
the American and British delega-
.tions over chances for success at
Moscow, there was a spirit of So
Der optimism among the Russians
over the prospect of arriving at
C o n C rete decisions. Definitely,
there was no pessimism among the
Soviet delegation.
Only one visiting foreign minis
ter was~on hand tonight, Britain's
Ernest Bevin, who was resting
from his cross-continent rail trip
at the British Embassy.
Bevin's first words at alighting
at Moscow's White Russian station
were:
eve shall spend the days ahead
of us in trying to make a sound
peace which will prevent any flu
ture aggression and let the whole
world live in security"
Moscow's foreign colony and its
many foreign visitors-more per-
maps than at any one time since
the soldiers of Napoleon or the
hordes of Ghengis Khan swept over
the steppes-also recalled Deputy
Foreign Minister A. Y. Vishinsky's
statement in welcoming Bevin that
he hoped the British secretary had
had plenty of sleep because after
March 10 he was not so sure.
Bevin's colleagues of the confer
ence, of course, are as miles apart
tonight as some foreigners predict
they will be during the confer
ence.
United States Secretary of State
George c. Marshall was in Berlin,
awaiting a plane for Moscow to-
morrow.
Frances Georges Bidault was
rumbling across the western US.
S.R. by train on his way to the
capital which he vas expected to
reach by noo tomorrow.
The Soviet unions V. M. Molotov
was in Moscow, but beyond that, no
one knew where because he was
not at the station to meet Bevin
today and it was not probable that
he would show up for tomorrow's
arrival of Marshall.
The foreign ministers, incidental
ly, in %convening in Moscow tomor-
row, will be getting here on Molo-
TOYS birthday. He will be 81.
And while Molotov will be cele-
brating. his birthday and his col
leagues readying themselves and
their delegations for the days
ahead, here roughly are the aims
Of each:
Observation-Disclosures and de-
Modification of Germany with re-
moval of all possibility of Ger
many ever invading any country,
particularly Russia, again; repara-
tons: a centralized Germany:
what is regarded by the Soviets as
a free trade union movement; pre-
vention of what the Russians call
agile efforts of American and
British capitalists to gain profits in
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Two Killed In Plane
Crash At Burlington

BURLINGTON, N. C. March 8
-(P)- Two persons were instant
Iy killed and another was slightly
injured when. a twin-engined Ces-
sna plane belonging to the Haw-
thorne Flying Service of Green's
boro crashed approximately 10
miles north of here off the Reds
vile highway on the Alamance-
Caswell county line near l O'Clock
this morning.
The lead are Frank Shreiner Of
Greensboro, a pilot of the flying
service who was at the controls
when the crash occurred, and
Miss Margaret 10 Brock, whose
add ess was given as Farmington.
in Dave county near Winston
Salem.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-09
Truman Says Mexican
Trip May Bring Others

WASHINGTON, March s.-(P)-
PRESIDENT Truman's whirlwind visit
10 Mexico City this week may set
me pattern for future goodwill
missions in the Western henri
sphere and stimulate trade below
the border.
Ills visit, he told one gathering
u heWspapermen, may be followed
oy calls on several other" Latin
american nations. Previously, he
ndo expressed a desire to visit
Canada.
Inc international emergency
%nieh brought a postponement Fri
Jay OF plans to cruise the Carib-
Oeah and call at Puerto Rican.
Nuoan and Virgin Island ports did
ioV Danish the desire to make Other
GOODWILL MISSIONS"