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Evening star., 1947-12-26
5ynthetic Emeralds
Now Available al 10Th
Cost Of Real Gems
Nv the A.sociaisd Press

SAN FRANCISCO-Synthetic en-
eraIds which fool everyone but ex-
merits now are available to the
ieuelrv trade at $40 to $50 karat,
or less than one-tenth the cost of
the natural article.
They are made of the same stuff
as natural emeralds, which In gen.
eral are more expensive than dia-
monds. They can be distinguished
in fallibly from natural emeralds by
only one of the half dozen known
tests.
They defy even the spectroscope,
because they are chemically identi-
cal with natural emeralds.
These new gems are the result OF
q process developed by a young
San Francisco chemist, Carroll F
Chatham. who turns out emeralds
by the quart. However, it takes
quite a while to make a quart
about 10 months.
Like emeralds from the mines
most Of the crystals are either i'm
pure too small or of poor color
unsuitable for jewelry. AS speci.
mems for collectors they are worth
about 81 apiece.
But q few of the larger crystals
turn out well. They can be cut into
stones of anywhere from one-half te
10 karats. Mr.. Chatham values the
10-karat size at 5000. The market
price for a natural, perfect 10-karat
emerald is around $4,000.
Equipment now is being installed
which Mr.. Chatham expects to pro.
Evening star., 1947-12-26

of their southernmost temporary
settlement as Wineland. DR.. Swan
ton said the mouth of the Merrimack
checked better with the confused
data in the sagas than any other
site along the coast. He checked a
large number of possible sites with
the scenery described, the vegetation
and the natives encountered, and at
the same time made allowance for
the changes of nearly 1000 years.
Evening star., 1947-12-26
Efficient Cracking Expensive

BY adding hydrogen to oil during
the cracking" process it is possible
to obtain more gasoline and other
light" products from a given guam
tity of oil, but the process is ex-
pensive and not yet widely used.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-08-30

Delegates voted unanimously IN
an otherwise turbulent and di-
vided three-day convention of 544
delegates from 318 locals of 35
CLIO international unions, repre-
senting 100000 workers.
The conventions main battle,
marked by violent outbursts and
sluggings, arose over the recon-
mendation of the right-wing domi-
mated Constitution Committee to
reduce the incoming State Board
from 80 members to nine, all to
be elected at large, and eliminat-
ing international unions from di-
rect representation.
MICHAEL Mann, regional CLIO
director, acting as chairman of the
Constitution Committee, brought
this majority recommendation of
the committee to the floor of the
convention in the first days ses-
sion Friday afternoon.
billiard Ellis, president of Anal
gamated local 453, JAW, brought
in a minority report of the con-
stitrtion committee. He charged
that the proposal to reduce the
size of the Board and to prevent
the various internationals from
naming their representative to
the Board, as had been done in
- - ~ se
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-08-30

previous conventions, was an I'M
democratic attempt to deprive the
delegates of their rights.
Ellis further charged that it was
an attempt to prevent majority
opinion in many international
unions from having voice and vote,
thus making an unrepresentative
board
OTHER delegates further charg-
ed that it was IAN effort to cap
ture control of state CLIO ma
chinery" by the right-wing lead
ers of the Illinois United Steel
Workers of America.
During sharp and heated parlia-
mentary tussles, with leaders OF
the so-called cleft" charging "un-
fair rulings" by Chairman Sam
Levin and "gangster tactics in
stigated by steel union goons," the
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-08-30
BY Pop" Dearborn

American Legion brasshas always in the forefront of
labor hating groups, have given many indications of
drive sort of repeat performance of their 100 cent
American strikebreakng drive after World War l. The
excuse? You guessed it anti-conmunism lot of Legion
members who lead labor unions here pretty and
revvng usty fox hole language against the
convention red-baitng
Nationally the Legion bosses repeatedly preparing
to spend millions of the dues dough for anticommns
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-08-30

convention broke into wild dis
order when Ernest De Maio, inter-
national vice-president of the
United Electrical, Radio, and Ma
chine Workers was slugged on the
speakers platform.
AS De Maio jumped from the
platform to escape his attacker
he shouted into the microphone, 81
still refuse to be blackmailed."
WHEN reporters crowd e d
around him after the incident,
De Maio accused Steel Union rep
resentative and member of the
Chicago Board of Education John
Doherty of making a proposition
that no self-respecting union lead
er could accept" He accused
Doherty of fomenting the smuggling,
and explained the slugger was an
ax-heavyweight wrestler, but re-
fused further comment.
After order was temporarily re-
stored, repeated demands from
delegates for the chair to repri-
mand those guilty of sluggings
went UNDECIDED. Soon thereafter
Herbert March, District Director of
the United Packinghouse Workers,
and Milt Burns, national Organi-
cation Director of the United Farm
Equipment workers, were sIugged
in the lobby leading to the con-
vention hall. - 80
Finally, after a roll call vote.
with charges of unfair count
and intimidation" made by lead
ers of the United Automobile
Workers and other delegates, the
secretary ruled the majority re-
port of the constitution committee
carried by a vote of 1884 to
62,921.
The steel delegation of over 800.
though not completely unified,
dominated the convention.
THE balance of the convention
was mainly. occupied with cleo
lions of officers and the other
members of the board, accom-
panied by tumultous boos and
hurrahs.
The elections We're disrupted
once again by two other leaders
OF left wing" unions being
shgged: AL Glenn, District repre-
See pace
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-08-30

Working people have long
talked about making major
election days into official holi-
days so that the entire mem
bership can get out and vote.
Some unions have even won
election holiday" agreements
from management.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-08-30
ELECTION HOLIDAY

But the biggest development
in this trend is last weeks an
nouncement by William Green
that AL members throughout
the nation will call work
stoppage for the l948 election
day. Similar actions are ex-
pected from CLIO unions.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-08-30
Stormy convention
Illinois Go unites on
political action drive
Stormy convention
BY STAN MACK

cIo Industrial Union Council pledged this week to the
following
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-08-30
SO NOW WE HAVE TIL

Speaking of the great Hit
lerian excuse of anti-commun-
ism reminds us that the Taft
Hartley monstrositY has just
become fully effective. and
there is a trend. One of its
many tricks is being utilized
inside labor.
The trick is based on the So
called loyalty" affidavits re-
quired of any labor official who
is stupid or traitorous enough
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-08-30

The off from Chcagos
the TU Convention Cleveland
the subject last week
Randolph seth con
vention
Any local that wants head into trap
the Labor Board this time had better think twice. he cautioned
eve will file the affdavts that
can't help them after they do"
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-08-30

TO walk into the traps of the
National Labor Relations Board
tT-H-now generally boycotted
by CLIO and ALL national
leadership.
The loyalty" affidavits are
ostensiblY directed against
Communist" leadership and
undoubtedly appeal TO many
ami communist officials who
still refuse TO sign the sffids-
Wis.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-08-30

can't quite understand course why
they
can't elect hunless longer free Thought control hasn't
been egalized, yet, by the u. s. constitution0.
this column the working
of the oath could undoubtedly be Jail Abraham Lincoln
practically everyone before since his time.
spite of this increasing top Chicago
officials reporting incidents of confusion workers.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-08-30

A few unions have actually
been conned into violating the
advice of national leadership
and decided they may utilize
the new NLRB and sign the
affidavits. AFTER ALL" declares
this tiny minority of officials.
we're not subversive. Why
shouldn't we sign and maybe
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-08-30

get someihing?"
Then there is another group
moving in. For any one of
half dozen reasons. they want
10 capture union leadership.
Some of these characters are
plain opportunists. They want
TO take advantage of the con-
fusion.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-02
HOUSE GROUP CUTS
CONTINUED From Pare One)

Idaho) to authorize the full
amount, 97,000,000, but to chan
mel distribution of relief through
the United Nations.
Chairman Vandenberb (R.-
Mich.) of the Foreign Relations
committee contended Taylor's
plan would destroy the entire
substance" of the measure.
Voice Approved
A voice vote approved an
amendment by Senator Wherry
(R.-Neb.) which stipulates that
nothing in the bill shall be in
terpreted as giving the President
price control or ALLEGATION powers
to achieve the purposes of the re-
lief measure.
Wherry told his colleagues this
limitation probably already was
in the bill, but that he wanted tc
make sure of it.
The measure merely fixes a tor
limitation upon aid through next
March. Even when the Senate anc
House reach agreement upon the
limits of aid, the amount of actual
funds must be determined by lat.
er action.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-02
HARTMAN POINTS

consumers failed TO correct
price abuses .
Wolcott int - ted that he had
never heard such vague testi-
mony" during his IA years as a
member of the Banking commit
tee. He said that he would have
mo idea" how to draw up a bill
to fit the administration pro-
gram on the basis of testimony
thus far.
Elsewhere on the anti-inflation
front:
| /. The joint Senate-House eco
nomic committee cancelled to-
days hearing because of the ILL
ness of Secretary OF the Interior
J. A. Krug who had been sche-
duled to testify on the admins
tration's plans for combating q
prospective shortage of gasoline
and oil. Secretary of Labor
Lewis B. Schwellenbach who
had been scheduled to testify
before the House committee or
wage controls, will not appear
until tomorrow.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-02
MIDDLE EAST
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Premier Riadh Al-Sulh who is
on G visit there announced he
had called a meeting in Cairo
Saturday of the powerful svn-
nation Arab Lague to consider
action.
Member states are Egypt,
Iraq, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia,
Syria, TransJordan and Yemen.
Usually reliable sources pre-
dicted that the first anti-Ameri-
can retaliation by Arabs might
be taken by the Syrian parlia-
ment - refusal TO ratify a gov
ernment agreement to permit
an American oil pipe line
to cross the country.
Members of the Arab H i 6 h
Committee said every effort
was being made to induce King
Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia to
throw out the Arabian-Ameri-
can Oil company there and to
get King Abdullah Of TransJor-
dan to take similar action.
Violence here was sporadic
today. Students shouting "down
with Czechoslovakia" pelted the
Czech Consulate with stones and
one parade Of 500 students in
the old city demanded the re-
turn of the Grand Multi, Hal
Amin Ell Husseini to lead them
in setting up an Arab state.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-02
TWO MEN INJURED
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Continued From Page One)
No. East Henderson street,
Wrightsville Beach, was treated
for decorations of the head and
left leg.
Backs Out
Mrs. Annie Strickland Trip
said that she had backed out Of
her drive with the rear end of
her car in the street and was
waiting for her husband to come
out of the house and that she
did not see the other car before
the collision, the officers said.
Golfer stated that he was driv-
ing west on Market and his car
struck Mrs. Trips when she
backed out in front Of him, po-
lice said. Golfer told the officers
that he did not see Mrs. Trips S
car in time to stop.
Total damage to the two cars,
each of which was badly wreck
ed, amounted to 81, 100, the in
vestig gating officers estim ated.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-02
TASTY TAILORED
Continued From Page One)

ton neatly sidestepping the ques-
ton. And them he added; make
that SIS, boys. Things are going
up, you know"
Mr.. Truman said he liked the
tie fine, and might wear it to
the national Democratic conven.
ton.
Here Grosner explained why
the mems wear people have a
special fondness for the Presi.
dent. 1t isn't just that he used
to be one of them.
mo" said Grosner, cts more
than that. It's that he is su \
an excellent dresser himself.
Nothing flashy, always in good
taste. I'd put Mr.. Truman on
any list of the nations best
dressed men.
"You see, when a person looks
at you, he shouldn't be con-
scious of your clothes. He should
be conscious of you.
"The President has that knack.
No matter where is, he dresses
for the occasion"
What we call clean dresser
chimed in Paul Gilbert of South
Bend, Ind. "Never overdressed.'
Grosner, by the way, gives the
President full credit for one cloth
ing trend.
HE wears a bow tie a lot, y
said Grosner. "And since Mr..
Truman has been in office, the
bow tie business has been good
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-02
TUESDAY, DECEMBER , :,

include: VI the ,.,,
The David Miller sboo..
conviction cor = l9 of his attrsci'11n,' ,sS4'1n' 'a;
lo lor hiring a Negro farm r''Ss S vii,
shoot her husband. HI hand /,
Noah S R1ods. {s'5s :a'9f,os s5 3ss Hot. Of c.4
VILE VILE, baskerville airport bv vyn's''os
watchman. " anish.
:. The mysterious death :,
county. NFOnswjc,
The main street PIN
Fair Bluff in which III t5s 0a''j. at ,
police fatally shot arntb IT chief d
5. The mysterious death leather =. n,'a /.
Harry Devoll in Bsunsgio1o.' o. Ss
ty. lex sOu,
These are only q fs,,
top stories of the year ,' o. III
by staff members Of (T5 tb. T,ntts n
ing Star. N'e Nom
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-02
LAKE FOREST
Continued From Page One)

Phil Parrish and his death by his
own hand.
Seventh in the list was the
mass resignation of the Whining
ton Port Traffic Association.
The eternal struggle for a
truck route and the city's ef-
forts to arrange a satisfactory
route was rated as the eighth
best story of the year.
Ninth place was given to the
Wilmington Fire department, The
long sought fireboat has been
found and purchased and the
dispute over the Horni and Game.
we'll fireboxes was settled with
the city installing the Horni
boxes.
Tenth place on the poll went
to the Atlantic Coast Lines agree
ment to absorb the Florida East
Coast Railroad.
Other important stories sub
mitted to a vote by the staff
members included the follow.
ing:
New Hanover High School Bas.
ketball team wins first State
championship in II years.
Three persons die in city after
eating portions of a potatoe pie.
Wilmington Policemen arrested
and convicted for storebreakinp
and larceny.
Police Reorganization
The complete reorganization of
the police department.
A white baby girl found dead
in the local bus station.
Series of flying saucers re,
ported seen here.
Gambling raids at Plantation
club.
Soap Box Derby races.
Dial telephones installed al
Wrightsville Beach.
Ice shortage hits city in July
Raffles case battles police.
Safeway Transit company wins
35-year franchise.
E. L. White, prominent busi-
nessman elected mayor.
Guy Ganey convicted of shoot
ing his daughters sweetheart to
death at a Seagate service sta
ton.
Extensive probe of conditions
at county home and county farm.
Superintendent later convicted on
robbery charge and dismissed.
Death of Sheriff E. David
Jones and appointment of Porter
Davis to fill unexpired term.
The continuing wrargle over
Bluethenthal airport and its
operation by the county COM
missioners.
The American Legion conven-
ton and the election Of Ray Gal
loway Of Wilmington as State
Legion Commander.
Outside Stories
Outside of Wilmington and
New Hanover county, stories in
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-02
MEHAFFEY URGES
SEA-LEVEL CANAL
CONGRESS Gets Plan To
Convert "Big Ditch"
AS Defense Move

WASHINGTON, Dec. --UH'-
Plans to convert the Panama
Canal into a sea-level waterway
that survive atomic bombs were
presented to Congress today -
along with a 81. 483, 900, 900 price
tag.
Proposed by Brig. Gen. Jo-
seph c. Mehaffey. and approved
by the Joint chiefs of staff, the
plans were referred without
comment to the House and Sen
at by President Truman.
Mehaffey estimated the con-
version Job would require 10
years and he put the price at
five times the canals original
cost.
Asserting that the present ca
nal is totally lacking in securi-
tv to meet future needs of ma
tional defense, he said that one
atomic bomb hit on one of its
locks would put tHe pls oltCI
out of operation for several
years, perhaps permanently.
A sea-level canal with the
present locks eliminated, he
said. would have a far better
chance of resuming normal op-
erations. Even with direct
bomb hit into the canal, he said.
.raffic could be restored within
a few weeks with full allow
ance for difficulties involved in
removing radioactive debris. F"
"In no sense could a sealevel
canal be destroyed as could a
lock canal" he wrote. "The
lars est conventional weapons
would not be a significant threat
IN Sac11rity
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-02
ATOM CHEMICALS
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ferent hot" atoms, that, when
traced through the body, viii
show exactly what is going
wrong at the point where a dis
ease is still secretly developing.
DR.. Abersold said there will
be surface appIcators so small
that one can be inserted into a
bad spot in an eye. Such an ap-
picator would contain a tiny bit
Of stuff radiating very sh o rt
length rays, that would reach
only the bad spot and not do
damage to healhy eye issues.
Will Emit Rays
The atomic ovens also will
make liquids that emit rays and
can be put in body cavities.
These liquids, DR.. Abersold
said, will emit the special kinds
Of rays the doctor wants.
If liquids are unsafe, because
they might leak, the piles can
make liqid gold and other me-
tails and solids (colloids in scien-
tific language) which can be put
into cavity without leaking.
There may be also a radioac-
tive "shot in the arm" This,
DR.. Abersold said might be the
new instrument which forces a
shot through the skin, without
making puncture. This radio
active shot could be a colloid,
or liquid.
DR.. Abersold predicted there
may be cobalt needles, finer
than anything known in radium
needles. These hair-like needles
would be less painful to insert
into cancers, but their rays
might be even more powerful
than those from radium.
Cobalt Rays
Cobalt rays are so strong, DR..
Abersold said, that the British
are planning to substitute pieces
of radioactive cobalt for
radium, to give gamma rays to
persons at some distance from
the metal.
He said that dozens of Ameri-
can institutions are now using
the Oak Ridge man-made atoms
to study cancer. He said also
that because the rays of such
atoms can both cure cancer and
also cause it, if given in excess,
this is a promising lead to the
! discovery Of how cancer starts
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-02
TRUMAN ASKS NC
POWER EXTENSION
President T aking No
Chances OF Shipping
Service Breakdown

WASHINGTON, Dec. l p
To "prevent a breakdown OF vi
tai shipping services, Presl'
dent Truman today asked Con
press to extend the Maritime
Commissions authority to oper'
ate. sell and charter govern
ment-owned vessels built during
the war.
Unless extended. the Commls-
sion's authority will expire Feb.
10. l949. Mr.. Truman recon-
mended an extension until June
30. 1949.
More than 1900 dry-cargc
vessels are now chartered to
American shipping concerns
which operate them as general
agents of the Commission.
The bulk of this fleet, Mr..
Truman told Congress, is en-
.aged in carrying vital relief
cargo, chiefly coal and grain eX-
nOrtS
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-02
R0YALL BOWS OUT
| OF GOVERNOR ship
Secretary OF Army Will
Not Be Candidate; He
Tells Friends
WASHINGTON. Dec.

WASHlNGION, Dec. L -tRl-
Secretary of the Army Kenneth
C. Royal today issued a state
ment removing himself from
next years race for Governor
of North Carolina.
The Goldsboro native said in
a memorandum to the press he
can not "retire from my pres
ent position in time to become
a candidate for governor.
Royals bowling out left four
announced candidates for the
Democratic gubernatorial NOM
ination, and Lieut.. Gov. L. Y.
"Stag" Ballentine said a week
ago 81 will decide in two week"
whether to run.
Royals memorandum noted
that he had written to friends
who had urged his candidacy:
ut now seems so apparent
that l can not with good con-
science retire from my present
position in time to become a
candidate for governor that I am
writing you and a number of my
good friends in order that they
may feel no embarrassment in
making such other commitments
in the governorship race as they
NAV think possible.
Announced candidates in the
Democratic primary are State
Treasurer Charles M. johnson
of Burgaw, Mayne Albright Of
Raleigh, Oscar Barker of Dur
ham and Ola Ray Boyd Of Pine
town.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-02
CITIZENS WARNED
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rine and II pounds of bacon-au
valued at $73.94-were stolen.
in warning about locking OF
cars during the holiday season,
the police official also reminded
local citizens to be certain that
new license plates are properly
fastened on their vehicles.
Plates Lost
Hundreds (of license plates)
are lost in this territory each
year for this reason alone" he
said, adding that ''you should
remove your old license plate so
as not to confuse traffic officers
who might be needed else
where
Emphasizing the police de-
partment's holiday safety cam
paign, he said that Wilmington
ians should remember that mo-
tor vehicle laws are made to
avoid loss of life, limb or pro-
perty. The highway is a battle
field if those who use It fail to
cooperate.
"Law enforcement officers
prefer your cooperation to the
payment of penalty for VIOLA
ton. In giving continuous atten-
ton to this policy you contribute
to the saving of human life.
Failing to do so, you share
terrible responsibility"
1t. J. E. Moore announced
last night also that police cars
are carrying safety slogan signs
during the Christmas season.