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COUNTLESS
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They were taken into Europe
snd from there to the American
colonies.
The chickens liked the new en-
vironment fine-so much so that
now ont out of every three chick
ems in the world lives in the good
old U.S.A.
And now for some feathery
facts:
Farmers get SO, ooO, 900, 900 from
their chicken crop each year.
Like a mattress tester, a hen
can get ahead by laying down on
the job. But she once figured that
Se eggs were a years work. The
average now had been boosted tc
113, and in good flocks smart
clucks do twice that well.
A gizzard has nothing to do with
a chickens digestion. A rooster
lad one removed, felt fine, lived
four more years.
An eating chicken soon may be
built to specifications. A nationa.
grocery company Che A. & p
decided it wanted an ideal chick.
en-, and offered a reward fol-
same.
This creature should have {
broad breast, meaty legs anc
grow so fast it still would be ten.
der when it reached IL to Il
pounds.
Chicken breeders-with the en-
thusiastic cooperation of the chick
ems already are fairly close tt
that goal.
ITS the first time in history
says an agriculture man proudly
that anything like this ever wa!
developed from a blueprint"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-24
BANDS
HIT GREEK TOW N;
~TWENTY-IHREE DEAD

ATHENS, July % R) - The
ministry of public order announced
tonight that a communist band
descended from %6,000-foot Mount
Ve~mion Tuesday night and kill
ed % civilians in an attack in the
village of Anatolikon in North Cen
trail Greece.
Anatolikon is in the Ptolemals
region, about 81 miles south OF the
YugosIav border and ~ miles
northwest of the town Of Kozane
the attack lasted several hours
Sixteen villagers were wounded
and AZ houses in the settlement O.
l,2D persons were set aflre before
Gendarmerie units drove off the
Guerilla force of 300 men. The
dead included 10 women and chill
dren.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-24
Flying Farmers To Map
Production Increase

SALTWATER, Okla. - How
aircraft and chemicals can boost
production of the nations food
and clothing supplies will be dem.
onStrated at a conference of. flying
farmers, ranchers and airport op-
orators here Aug 7-9.
The conference will be held dur
ing the second annual conven:i1n
OF the Nationa l Flying Farmers
Association. 1t viii be sponsored
by Oklahoma A. and M. College,
where the flying farmers group
originated.
Program subjects will include
use of airplanes for aerosol and
spray applications, for dust appli-
cations and in scouting for crop
damage and estime ties. Use of the
hellcopter as a means of applying
chemicals and new chemicals for
pest control also will be discussed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-24
BY TOMMY SIGSWORTH
Written for United Press

CLEVELAND, July 23.-U.R-1
was plenty scared when I first
climbed up into the big engine at
Toledo.
There was SO much noise and
steam all around that I couldn't
near anyone talk without yelling.
I hung onto things for awhile but
after We pulled out, the engineer
Harry T. Hinds) yelled at me to
climb up in his lap.
Then I hung onto the side OF the
cab with only one arm for awhile,
but after a few miles it was fun
and I wasn't scared. Harry show
ed me how to pull the whistle and
I started whistling for every road.
I kept leaning out of the side of
the engine to watch for the roads.
Sometimes I'd blow good long
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WINSTON Clio
Continued From Page One)

ees Of the local were found to boil
ster the smear"
Clark Foreman, president Of the
Southern Conference for Human
Welfare, DR.. David Jones, presi'
dent of Bennett college, Greens.
boro, N. c., and Jennings Perry,
a columnist, issued a statement
declaring that they had found thai
the strike was not communist in
spired."
Chose who would attribute
such developments to 'commu'
rlsm' might We'll reflect that in
so doing they are telling millions
OF people that their only hope OF
democracy and prosperity lies
with the Communist party" the
report said. 1t added:
what has been achieved al
Winston-Salem is wholesome,
American and wholly in keeping
with u constitutional aims and
our national traditions"
Member For Ten Years
Miss Mathews said she was a
member of the Communist party
for ten years, resisning last year;
and that she had served as secre-
tary of the Winston-Salem local
union between June, 1945, and
January, 1947.
In addition to the is officials OF
the local, she testified that four
others may have been Communist
party members ard that to her
knowledge 10 officials were not
members.
Among officials Of the Winston.
Salem local she said were mem
bers of the Communist party at
the time OF her employment there
were:
Names Members
McCrea: Frank Green. regional
director for the Virginia. North
Carolina and South Carolina dis
trict; w. Clark Sheppard and Rob.
ert c. Black, Co-Chairman OF the
local; John Henry Miller, vice
chairman, and II lesser officers,
Those she said she was not sure
were communists she named as
John lisa, an International repre-
sentative Of the union, Marie
Jackson, Clarence Whiteside and
Wesley Bee.
Other officials she said were
Communist party members were
Ella Hobson, Viola Brown. Frank
ONeal, Vivian Bruce, Christine
Gardner. Velma Hopkins. Moran
da Smith, Theodosia Simpson,
Jethro Dunlap, Jason Hawkins,
and Thomas Jackson.
The local officials she said that
to her knowledge were not mem
bers OF the party size identified as
Clyde Watts, a vice president;
Crawford Shelton, Willie Greer,
Robert Person, Jofn Henry Minor,
Luke Lanbruth, Howard Pilcher,
Emmanuel Shell, Quincy Spur
econ. and John Wright.
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MRS. IDASPElDEN
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Edwards has a host Of friends II
Wilmington who will be delighted
that she will again reside in her
home town and be in charge Of
the chapters activities.
Mrs. Speiden in announcing her
retirement expressed her ap
probation to the chapter officials,
Red Cross volunteers, chapter
staff, the press, radio, and sill who
have given her their unfailingsup'
port during her many years Of
service, and she bespeaks for he1
successor this same cooperation
and support. Mrs. Speiden also
expressed her love and continued
imtrest in all things Red Cross
and expects to continue a lively
interest in the Wilmington chapter.
At the same time the area Rec
Cross office in Atlanta released
the following:
With Regret
"It is through the efforts Of peo'
PIE like Mrs. Speiden that the
spirit Of Red Cross is kept alive.
This resignation is therefore &C
cepted with regret, and it is OIL
sincere hope that s.Speiden vii
continue her interest in the work
CT the Red Cross, engaging in the
activities of the local chapter. Ou1
best wishes go with Mrs. Speiden.
who after % years of faithful and
untiring service in the cause OIL
humanity is retiring from this po-
sition in the Wilmington REQ
Cross chapter"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-24

BATAVIA, Java, July 23-O.p-A
powerful Dutch armored column
ef so tanks was reported by lndo-
nesian sources today to be CLOS
ing in on a town only 10 miles
from the big north Java seaport
Of Cheribon while a double drive
on Jogjakarta smashed to within
Is miles Of the lndonesian capital.
Other Dutch forces on the veal
+hv oil and rubber island Of Sumar-
atra were reported to have push
I'd more than 62 miles west Of Pa
lenlbang and were poised to seize
the huge oil fields of the Dutch
Shell and Standard Oil companies:
The Indonesian radio announced
that Republican forces were carry
ing out their threatened scorch
earth policy by blowing up build
ings and setting fire to the major
cities of Magelang and Soerakarta'
both imminently threatened oy
Dutch columns closing in Oh jog
jakarta.
A Dutch communique said the
main thrust at Cherlbon on Java
started from the summer capltai
of Bandoeng and passed beyond
Tandjoengsari and Segalaherang'
placing troops more than 10 miles
northeast on the road to the port
The Indonesian radio, however,
said this force, spearheaded by oo
tanks. had smashed through Kadl-
paten, 30 miles northeast Of Ban
doenf, and was driving down on
Prapatan, 10 miles away and only
IS miles west of Cheribon.
The Dutch also menaced Cherl-
bon with a second column racing
along the coast from the northwest.
The Dutch communique said this
force drove so miles east OF bata-
via in the two days since 6 a. m.
Monday to seize TiiIamaja, on the
north coast Y miles northwest OIL
Cheribon at the mouth OF the
Tjilamaja river.
The speed Of this drive indlca'eo
onposition was light or non-ex-
istent.
Unconfirmed reports said a ne"
ROYAL marine landings we're mace
IA the area Of Cheribon. but a
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-24
Powerful Dutch Tanks
Close In On Java Port

Dutch military spokesman denied
this, adding I'VE want the harDor
nicely intact" Cheribon is the
shipping point for the rubber and
ouinine r'ches of west central Java.
Heaviest fighting in the three
day campaign was reported from
central Java, where two columns
driving south from Semarang were
closing in on Jogjakarta while
warplanes raced on ahead to batter
a dozen crossroads and the Re-
publican capital itself.
One neutral official in Batavia
predicted that Jogjakarta would
fall into Dutch hands within one
week and others said it would be
even less. The city is undefended
and is situated on a plain Wnere
the Dutch tanks may maneuver
easily.
The drive on Jogjakarta, spear
headed by armor, apparently push
ed 10 miles straight south 10 Ba-
wen. where it divided to pass east
and west around the craggy peak
of II, 0OO-foot Mt. Slamet.
Troops of the eastern pincer
were reported to have fought a
terrific battle for the five-way road
junction of Salatiga, "a miles south
of Semarang, and then 10 have
pushed on to Ampel, rs airline
miles northeast of Jogjakarta and
10 miles northwest of Soerakarta,
Planes of the Dutch air force
roared ahead of this column to
hit Bajalali and Banjoedono, on
the road between Ampel and Soera-
karta. Other planes struck jog
iakarta for the second time in the
campaign. The Indonesian radio
said one Dutch plane was shot down
by Republican a%nti-craft batteries.
The column passing to the west
of Mt. Slamet was reported to have
captured Setjang, 80 miles north
of Jogjakarta and only seven miles
.north of the big communications
center jof Magelang.
Indonesian military reports SAID
Setjang and Magelang were smash
ed from the air before the Dutch
entered.
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JURORS DECLARE
tContinued From Page One)
snd witnesses t~estifying in beha1
NJ the defendant.

snd witnesses testifying in behalf
OF the defendant.
Witnesses included Williams
mother, Josephine Williams, who
related that she accompanied hel
son and was with him during
play rehearsal and Bible study a.
the church the evening of April
II when the state contended the
Negro entered the home of Mr..
and Mrs. E. Nice. Wilson, 107
North Seventh street.
Also questioned by Defense At
torney Alton Lennon was Thomas
Craig, employee at the weather
bureau, who presented evidence
showing it rained about II pm,
the night when the prosecution al
legged Williams was on the street
after leaving the Wilson home.
The state had presented shoes
that Solicitor Clifton Moore at.
tempted to prove that the defend
ant was wearing that night but
which the defense said bore NC
signs Of mud.
Other Negro witnesses declared
that Williams is one Of several
men preachers at the church
which they said he Joined about
five months ago.
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STATE AIRLINES
Continued From Page One)

Court of Appeals, followed the i'll
ing of this motion.
Piedmont Aviation only recently
announced the employment OF II
additional pilots, %presaging its in
tention of beginning early opera
tons at Wilmington's Bluethentha
airport. These pilots were employ
ed at Piedmont's headquarters in
Winston-Salem.
In its motion before the Court OF
Appeals, State Airlines contends
taat the CAB has failed to note
Substantial evidence" that Pied
mont Aviation is mot fit, willing
and able to operate these routes
State Airlines further contends
that Piedmont proposes to provide
air service in Nngle-eng;ne equip
ment in violation of CAA safety
regulations; has failed to show for
the record the proper financial
ability; has made no study Of the
weather, "a fundamental consider
alton in nearly every phase Of air
line operation; has shown no
competent plan of operations";
and has shown mo commitment
that it would have any personnel
previously experience in schedul-
ed air transportation"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-24
History OF 81 Decade
Coming In New Y0

CHICAGO up A definitivs Il
tory of the decade from IN
through 1916. Ten Event
Years" will be off the presses A.,
the Encyclopedia Britannica !
August.
Walter Yust, editor-in-chief I
the Britannica, terms the pefIa
mans most significant decadt
He says that the four-yolume Cd
ton will be unique because it VI
have been written by the pers'i
most important in the events d
scribed while they were fresh
mind.
Some contributors and MI.
topics: Secretary of State Geo's
c. Marshall on the results g
World War II; Mrs. Elesn.
Roosevelt. on the life Of the Nv
president; Chang Kai-shek q
China; Arch Oboler on radio, al
Ellis Arna1l, former governor :
Georgia. on the Ku Klux Kan
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-24
FORT CASWELL
LEASE STUDIED
Naval Official, State Parks
Group To Visit Old
Fort Today

RALEIGH, July % (Pl Capt
James C. Tily, sixth Naval district
public works officer, tomorrow
will accompany state park Of
ficials on an inspection OF Fort
Caswell In Brunswick county.
The state is considering taking
lease on the 12l-year-old tort
from the Navy, and converting the
area into a state park. However,
several of the buildings on the
property are in need of repair.
Scheduled to accompany CapI
tain lily are Tom Morse, head
of the park division Of the State
Department of Conservation and
DEVELOPMENT; Charles Stots,
Morse's assistant, and x. CLYDE
Council of Wananish, member OF
the Board of Conservation and De
vekpment.
The inspection will begin at II
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-24
UNC STUDENT DECLINES
TO

CHAPEL HILL, uly % up -
Junius Scales Of Greensboro, q
graduate student IN history at the
University of North Carolina, de.
clined today to comment on a
statement made to the house com
mittee on unAmerican activities
that he headed Communist
group at the University.
Asked to comment on testimony
today by Ann Mathews, who told
the committee that she was a
former Communis. party member
in North Carolina, Scales issued
this statement:
"Unexpected Honor"
"It is an unexpected honor "
be attacked by the same commit
tee which has endeavorsd &c
smear many OF the finest Ameri-
cans OF our time, including the
late President Franklin d. Roose'
welt, Henry A. Wallace and DR.
Frank P. Graham.
4 believe the s]andering tactics
OF this committee should not be
dignified by a reply from anyone
who believes in the traditions o.
American liberty"
Scales, the o Of the late AL
fred M. Scales, one-time proml
nent Greensboro f%inancier anc
banker, first entered the univer
sity in 1885. He dropped out fol
two years and later was in the
Army Aair. Force for four years
lie rentered the university aftel
a years overseas euty, graduating
last spring. .
Chancellor Robert B. House o.
the university declined to com
ment on the Mathews statement
President Graham was away from
the campus ana could not be
reached for comment.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-24
T. GOVERNMENT
SEEKS INVESTMENT

Wilmington's city government
today is looking around for a gooo
thing in which 70 invest $4,000 II
short term bonds.
There are only two quallflca'
mtions. One is that the investments
must mature oy October l, 1913
The other is that the investments
must bring in good returns as al
lowed by state laws.
City Manager J. R. Benson yes
terday told the council that the
city has $50, 900 in cash in the
sinking fund which Vas not WORK
in. but which is needed to NEE
current demands on the first o.
October next year. The city mana
ger explained that all other avail.
able cash is wrapped up in long
term securities.
The council instructed the man
ager to make the investment upon
r.aotion of w. r. Burnett.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-24
Whoo-o-o, Whoo-oo Goes
Whistle As Youth Ride,

ones, but mostly Id blow ,,,.
ones. Short ones made NV,
noise. "''
Before We got to Sandusky u.
ry let me handle the thro,-Is
was surprised how fast We po:,,
up when I pulled it, but then
worked the brake and pu)l,8 :
too fast and Harry said Id ,r,r
all the passengers out Of Nh,
seats.
I pulled it easier after fiat
My aunt was waiting al the ty
at Sandusky and 1 waited until,
pulled up right beside her and m,
blew some short, fast ones d. 4,
whistle. I think 1 scared he,rg
What 1 wanted most Wa,
blow at my folks when we Can,
to our farm. l saw them a lrt
way off. Ny dad and mother a.!
brother and sister-in-law wers /,
standing in the from yard, ya
ed blowing way up the track. Thu
when We got up to the farm
blew and waved at the fart
time.
My brother even climbed up
& fence post so I'd be sure 70 "
him. I guess they were happy
see me driving the train.
We were running 10 minutes hs
before we got to Cleveland b.
Harry told me to give her mos
throttle so we could get in D.
time. l gave it more and we b.
IS at one place. That's the taf,
est I've ever gone. l think that
even better than an airplane wou:
be.
We pulled into Cleveland ris.
on time and Harry said that
should come see him when | vi
18 and he'd give me a job.
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ARMED SERVICE
CONTINUED From Page One)

war and navy would be abolished
and secretaries of s%ub-cabinet rank
would be named to head the army,
navy and air departments.
B Over the entire defense es-
Enlistment would be a national
security council headed by the
President, which would oe respon-
sible for Indignation Of American
military policy and top-level plan
ming.
"A central intelligence agency
would be established to coordinate
all government intelligence func-
tons relating 10 the national Sc
curity.
5-A national security resources
board would be created to direct
policies concerning industrial and
civilian mobili alton for war, man.
power raw material and industrial
supplies.
The legislation in practically its
present form has been endorsed
by President Truman and top
spokesman for the army, navy and
air forces.
Informed sources believed Navy
Secretary James Forrestal would
be elevated to the job of secretary
OF defense in the new set-up.
The final House-Senate confer
ence fight centered around speci-
fic sections of the two chambers
separate bills relating to the func-
tons of the marine corps and the
naval air arm.
The Senate %conferees, whose own
bill had been criticized on those
points by naval and marine Off
GERS, accepted House language, in
the main, on both questions.
The conference report finally
agreed upon spelled out in detail
guarantees that the navy would
keep its aerial combat and train
ing components where necessary
to fulfill its functions. 1t empoW'
cred The marine corps to keeI
both its air and amphibious units
Sen. Mil!ard F.. Tydings, D. Md.
acting conference chairman tolc
reporters he believed the revised
bill woulu provide all the safe
guards asked by the navy and ma
rlne officers. .
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-24
The Leaping Bullfrog
OF Poho-Poco Creek

LEHIGHTON. Pa. July 23-(P-
Vacationing on Poho-Poco Creek,
fisherman Bill Jacobs dangled a
lure before a half-grown bull frog
today.
Just as the frog grabbed the
fly, a hungry bass leaped out OF
the water, seiz.ng the frogs hind
feet.
The New Yorker pulled both TO
shore. The bass weighed three and
tAree-fourths pounds and measur-
ed 10 inches.
Aside from a few teeth marks,
the frog was unhurt. Jacobs let it
60.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-24

tlves of the IL powers rn.,.
the Far Eastern .-.eNos:, =,
COW said. S1oa, ~,
Thus the governm.,.
United States began arr a, " {.
Tor the conference for ,naasens,
OF a peace treaty with P,spa,a
ing taken unilateral act yiapaa Il,
consulting the governmaa... Will
Soviet Union, China s,S u +,
Britain" and g.,
IT. was common knoxled.,
COW said, that the four . 1ss Ns,
during the war rescbs s3ls2 e..
agreements both on "a, :ss,
war and on questions Of a's q, L.
Japan. 4at.oN' ,
The United states-Britfsbo
declaration of Cairo and by
lour 4alta and Potsdsm |s u
ences were cited. comfy
After the war, the Mo,,.-.
ference OF December. 1g45 co
ed that the four allies wo',j d.;
part In the allied council fn ~.0 III
and that a Far Easter, ~. Jay:
sion in Washington should t ~.
clslonS on Japan. 'a>e l,
limiting at its veto pov.er
said that decisions Of N1.s
Eastern commission must 'ts h
en- with the obligatory spr " II
powers" "e ID.
In view of these ciropn.
the Soviet government 80.
agree that the question If f' ..r d
a conference for the prepsra tan1
a peace treaty with japan c.s
decided by the governmsnt 'aa
United States in a ~unilaters1
rer without preliminary ,o.u Va
ton with the government, ~ !.
Soviet Union, China and Crs. " D, d
ain, Moscow said 0!
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-24
CHARLESTON
Continued From Page One)

from tobacco producing centers If
Georgia and the Carolinas.
Receipts at the North Charleston
terminals are expected to range
from Is cars a cay upwards, with
approximately IS to 20 hogsheads
10 the car. Special precautions Will
be taken to insure safe and proper
handling. The tobacco will be flu
migated after arrival and storage
warehouses will be screened &c
guard against possible infestation.
The largest single consignment
t. s south Atlantic port, the move
ment will place Charleston in the
front rank of tobacco exporting
ports this year, the authority said.
OF 500. 1852. 900 pounds of tobacco
from this country last year, 1885,,
coo. 900 pounds we're hue-cured TO-
hacco.
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EXPLAINS
Continued From Page Ope)

which was followed by the money
panic Of 1907. and which LASTED
almost a year.
During that period, the speaker
said, there was no currency avail
able and it was discovered that
the treasury was out of gold.
Srior to the establishment of the
Federal Reserve Act in 1918,
which vas sponsored by the late
Carter Glass of Virginia while sec
rotary of the treasury, banking
credit of the nation was centra.
lized in three cities, New York
Chicago and St. Louis.
Under the Federal Reserve
act, johnson said, IL districts
were established, OF which the
fifth district with headquarters n
Richmond, governs this area
Time means everything in present
Gay banking, he said, and under
the present Federal Reserve set
up, member banks throughout the
ration now have overnight service
al no charge.
The speaker went on to explain
the officer setup of the Federal
Reserve system end then pointed
out that it is a non-profit organiza'
ton which is serving the public
10 the best possible advanta &c.
Without the Federal Reserve
System, Johnson said, this nation
could not have financed two WorIc
wars, one almost upon the heels
Of the other.
Pointing out that the nation to.
Gay is enjoying the top of a big
business boom snG while this is
going on, the base of the banking
credit of the nation is being
broadened against that possible
day when another depression
might set in.
Since 1914, he said, Federal Re
serve banks have been building
cushion against such a possibility
He took occasion, too. to point on
that there never has been a de
preston when low money rate.
prevailed.
Touching briefly on the exporr
and important trade as it relate;
to banking and loans abroad
Johnson said that those dollars
loaned or spent abroad are work
ing for peace, and the investment
and possible loss Of a few mil,
lions Of dollars was a much cheap
er price to pay than the loss Of
q halt-million men.
Guests for the day. introduced
by president Rex Willis, were XII
wanians Henry +. Flerg, Allen
town, Pa. C. E. Blame and Ed.
Duffy, Shelby.