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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-28
WORK STOPPACE"
TIES UP TUCB0AT
Crew OF S. S. Trinidad,
Berthed Here, Seeking
Increase In Wages

The. S. S. Trinidad Head of the
Moran Towing company, New
York City, remained tied up at
Broadfoot Iron Works, foot Of
Church street last night follow
ing a work stoppage called Satur.
day by the Seamen's information
Union, AFL.
Predictions were that the tug
boat would remain here at Least
until Wednesday as arbitration is
now scheduled to begin until then
The unlicensed rev members,
numbering "a, remained on the
ship but stopped work Saturday
called a work stoppage' asking
sortly after moor when the STU
for a six per cent pay hike.
Captained by Bill Duprey. the
ship carries a full crew Of 81
men, but officers are not affected
by the stoppage.
All Affected
The Moran company acts as gen,
e-al agent for the U. S. Maritime
Commission in the moving of all
government ships and operates
approximately 20 wartime seago-
ing tugs, all of which will be af-
Continued on Page Two; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-28

PRESIDENTS Sometime
back this column discussed the
presidents who had visited tne
city. Today we take up the SUD-
iect again with the visit OF Henry
Clay.
From old records we find that
CLAW made a visit to Wilmington
in April of 1874. A committee
went to Charleston for he pur-
pose of escorting the presidential
candidate to this city. The party
the records reveal, returned with
him aboard the "Gladlator !,
which served Wilmington ana
Charleston.
SALUTE When the ship was
approaching Wilmington, it pegan
tn fire its cannon. This | n turn
brought responses from guns
here. The ship locked at ne 1901
of Market street, where a large
crowd greeted the party and It's
distinguished guest.
While here Clay vas a guest In
the home of Mrs. Joseph Hill on
the corner IF Front and DOCK
4treets. George Washington also
ad been entertained in this house
" 1891.
Clay addressed the people of
Wilmington later In ire dav OF his
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-28
MCLEAN FUNERAL
WILL BE PRIVATE
Washington Hostess
To Be Buried Tuesday;
Pneumonia Victim

WASHINGTON, April q - W.H -
Private funeral services will be
held Tuesday for Mrs. Evalyn
Walsh Mclean, famed Washington
hostess and owner of the fabulous
Hope diamond. She died at her
home, Friendship, Saturday night
of pneumonia.
The Rev. Edmund A. Walsh. S..
j., a close friend Of the family
who administered last rites of the
Catholic church will officiate at
the services, for which nc time or
place have been announced.
One son, John, arrived here to-
day from Dallas, Tex. The other,
Edward, was expected shortly
from Beverly Hills. Calf.
Mrs. Mclean, 60, had been in
ill health since her knee was brok-
en- in a fall last year. She re-
covered somewhat a n d returned
only 10 days ago from a visit to
Sarasota, Fla. But, due to her
rundown condition, she contracted
pneumonia and died 48 hours
later.
Mrs. McLean's only daughter,
Mrs. Evalyn Mclean Reynolds,
wife of Former Sen. Robert Rey-
nolds, D.. N. c.. died only seven
months ago of what her doctor
said was an overdose of sleeping
tables. This also was reported to
have affected Mrs. McLean's
health.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-28
Along The Cape Fear

arrival from the balcony of the
residence of Samuel Potter or
Market street. He was introduced
by Governor Dudley.
Following his address, a recep'
ton was held for Clay in the
drawing room of the Potter home.
Many citizens of the town were
presented to him.
BANQUET-A banquet was held
in Clay's honor in the front yard
of John Walkers home on Prin'
cess street.
Among those present was Alex
ander Stephens, the Georgia
statesman. He addressed the as
sembly.
FISH COOKING - The column
has received a recipe for cooking
fish from a reader who forgot to
sign her name. Here it is: Heat
heavy frying pan with close fit
ting top, sizzling hot. No grease.
Have. prepared fish slashed cross
wise about every two inches on
skin side. Drop fish in pan; quick
ly toss in IL cup of water, clap
cover on and let fish cook in this
live steam for five minutes OF
little longer. without removing
cover. Take up and season as you
like-butter, salt and pepper and
lemon.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-28
QUARREL
E NDS in KILLING
Nash County Farmer, Food
Dealer Held In Fatal
Shooting Of Neighbor
ROCKY MOUNT, April 27 - "a

ROCKY MOUNT, April 27 - up
Charlie A. johnson, As, Nash
county farmer, was fatally wound
ed late Saturday afternoon and
Sheriff C. V. Faulkner said today
that Nick DENIAL, farmer and food
dealer is being held in Nash county
Jail in connection with the shoot
ing.
Faulkner said that the shooting
occurred on the johnson farm,
which adjoins Demai's property
about four miles from Rocky
Mount. The sheriff quoted DENIAL
as saying that one of his tenants
was blowing near the boundary
of the two farms when johnson
ordered the man away, saying
that he had ploWed beyond De-
MATS line. DENIAL was summoned
by the tenant, the sheriff added,
and went to the scene armed with
a rifle.
Funeral services for Johnson
will be held tomorrow. He is sur
vived by his widow; three sons,
Charles Leonard, Ira Howard,
and John Duncan Johnson, all
of Rocky Mount, Ralph Johnson
of Enfield, and Woodrow johnson
of Richmond, Va; and two sis
tiers, Mrs. M. P. Lenk of Rocky
Mount and Mrs. J. S. Howard OF
Wilson
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-28
POLICE CAPTURE
ELUSIVE 'CATMAN'
prowler Identified As
CordeIl VILLAINS; Has
Long Police Record

Tho case of the ill-famed and
.,usive ''Catman' is thought by
notice to have ended with the ar
rest late last night of Cordell Will
Gams. alias Albert Melette, Will
nington Negro.
WiIliamss was arrested by four
alert police officers at 1918 last
night near the corner of Sixth and
Dock streets shortly after police
HEADQUARTERS had been notified by
the residents of 1875 South Fifth
street that a Negro was proving
around the house. Mrs. Lena Berry
and Richard Toomer reside at this
address.
According to, police reports, a
man was heard just outside the
window Of the house at about 10
o'clock, calling softly, Lady,
Lady. 1t was thought that the
man was trying to learn if anyone
was in the house before attempt
ing 10 enter.
When Williams was picked up,
his clothes were marred by white
paint stains, and following his
arrest he was taken to the house
where the prowler had been and
dried paint collected on his brown
coat by rubbing it slightly against
the side of the structure matched
with the paint on the garment at
the time of his arrest.
Another clue tentatively identity
ing Williams as the proWler were
footprints in several places about
the yard. His shoes were removed
from his feet and the imprints left
by the prowler matched perfectly
with the footprints found about
the house.
Williams was taken to police
headquarters for questioning. At
the time of his arrest he denied
having been responsible for the
prowling.
He mas a long police record, &C
cording to police reports. Among
notations are convictions in Cum
berland county and in Wilmington.
officials said. He was convicted in
Fayetteville for attempted criminal
assault and sentenced TO Is years
but was paroled after serving five
years OF the sentence.
1t. L. A. league, Sgt. E. B. Muir
ray and Detective Norwood Wolfe
Continued on Page Two; Col. p
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-28
PUBLIC TO HONOR
HEALTH NURSING
Proclamation By Mayor
Sets This Week Public
Health Nursing Period

In recognition of the services OF
the public health nurses in New
Hanover county, Mayor w. Ronald
Lane has officially proclaimed this
week, April 28-May 8, as Public
Health Nursing week.
This year marks the 33rd ami
versary of public health nusing SER
vice in this city, and the proclama-
ton states that the week has been
so designated that the people OF
Wilmington may have a better
knowledge of how public health
nursing service promotes better IN
dividual and community health"
DR.. A. H. Elliot, head OF the
Health Department, has announced
that city and county officials VIII
meet this afternoon in the 1lrst Oh a
series of open-house afternoons at
the Health Department. The pIr,
nose of these meetings is SO ina
the people may become acqualnt,
ed with the personnel OF the heaitn
department and the public health
nurses.
Exhibits On Display
Exhibits, prepared under the SUI
nervision of Miss H. Lillian Bay
lev. public health nursing super
visor which give an overall pic
tire of the work done by the nurses
during the past year, will be or
display. ,.
On Tuesday afternoon the health
trort,rued on Page Two; Col. ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-28
WILMINGTON BOY
AMI EDITOR
w a X Forest Student
Publications Names Staff
For Coming Year

WAKE FOREST, April q -(P)-
Editors and business managers
for Wake Forests student publ :
cations next year, as announced
today by Herb Appenzeller OF
Newark. N. j., retiring president
of the publications board. include:
Bynum S W, Wilmington
junior, editor of the Old Gold and
Black, student newspaper; Doug
las Turner, Leaksville sophomore,
business manager.
Bill Robbins. W1nnabow junior,
editor of The Student, college liter
airy magazine; Crazy Patterson
Jr., Wake Forest junior, business
manager.
Campbell Mcmillan, Whiteville
Junior. editor of the Howler, col
lege yearbook; Jim Howerin,
Washington, N. c., junior, bust
ness manager.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-28
CURTAIN RINGS DOWN
ON STAR NEWS REEL
UNTIL SEPTEMBER 7

The final show in the cur
rent series of the Sunday Star
News-reel radio broadcasts
was presented yesterda.- in a
narrative dramatization and
musical salute to Wilmington
and New Hanover county, as
the center of activity in South
eastern North Carolina.
The broadcast of the Sunday
Star-News-reel will be resumed
on September !.
Yesterdays program, writ
ten and directed by Ben Nc
donald, Round-the-town-repOrt-
err, pointed out the growth of
Wilmington from the time Of
its Incorporation to the present.
The cast included Ruth Davis
Mcdonald and soloists w o.
Page, Jr., and Frank Emmert.
Special announcer was Tom
Cause.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-28
MARSHALL TALKS
WITH PRESIDENT
Says U. S. Has Adopted
n b ding Attitude
Toward Russia

WASHINGTON, April q - U,p
Secretary Of State George c..
Marshall told President Truman
and top congressional leaders to-
night he had emphasized at the
Moscow conference that the Unit
ed States had adopted an unbend-
ing, unappeasing policy on the I'M
settled Axis peace treaties.
In a one hour so minute White
House conference, the secretary
gave the President and Republi-
can and Democratic leaders OF
both house and senate a pre-
view" of his radio report to the
nation tomorrow night on the Big
Four peace conference which end
ed in disagreement.
Impression
They were my impressions OF
what took place." Marshall told
Continued On Page Two; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-28
i. 5. WINS BACK
OVERSEE RECORD
Pan American Plan e
Recaptures d e r.
Shannon Mark

SHANNON, Fire, April 27 -(P)-
The speed record for commercial
flights between Gander, Mid, and
Shannon airport returned to the
United States today, after one day
in British hands.
The Pan American Constellation
lnyincible flew from Gander In
tive hours and % minutes - five
minutes faster than the record es-
tablished yesterday by a British
overseas Always Constellation.
Pilot Alpheus o. Powell, 30, OF
New Hyde Park, N. Y, and
heavy tail winds, prevalent over
the North Atlantic for two days,
helped him, as it had the BOAC
plane.
Il was tipping well over 4oo
miles an hour at n stage,
Powell said, but my average
speed was 1878. We heard that the
British Overseas Always had
broken the record, and we went
about. The trip was the smooth
est I have ever done"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-28
MAJOR BREAK IN PHONE STRIKE NOW
EXPECTED ON HEELS OF WAGE OFFER;
GRLSSET SENTENCED TO ZIO YEARS
Jury Remains
Il Hours
GrissettE xonerated On
Breaking, Entering
Charge By Panel

The long drawn-out case of the
state VS. Roy Grissett drew to a
close shortly after two o'clock yes
terday afternoon when Judge Claw
son L. Williams sentenced the
former Wilmington police officer to
a term of seven to 10 years in the
state penitentary.
A New Hanover county jury -
liberated for q hours before find
ing the q year old, heavy-set de-
PENDANT guilty of larceny and re-
ceiving charges. He was found in
%nocent, however, of breaking d
entering.
AS soon as the verdict was re-
turned, a plea of guilty to three
other charges of receiving stolen
property knowing it to be stol-n
was entered for Grissett ard Judge
Williams promptly sentenced him
to seven to 10 years on each Ut the
three counts with all the sentences
to run concurrently.
The defendant mad been charged
with three counts of storebreaking,
larceny and receiving in addition
to the count on which he had been
tried but the plea of guilty to the
three counts of receiving was &C.
copied.
Immediately after sentence was
passed, Grissett shook hands with
his three attorneys and thanked
them for the fight made in his be-
half.
He was then confined in the N }
Hanover county Jail.
Judges Charge
In his charge Saturday morning,
Judge Williams told the jury that
verdicts of guilty might be return
ed on any Of three separate counts,
breaking and entering, larceny,
and receiving.
The charge on which Grissett was
found guilty was of having received
an cupboard motor and disposing OF
it to his brother-in-law, Jack Ward
of Brunswick county.
He was acquitted Of a similar
charge at the February term OF
court here, and Solicitor Clifton
Moore chose to try him this ii. !.
on a second count involving an
other motor.
The trial of Grissett got under
way Wednesday but it was Thurs
Continued on Page Two, Col. ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-28
Repentant Killer Pays
Tribute To His Victim

VATICAN CITY, April n -(Pe
A convicted murderer repentant
and his prison sentence ended, at
tended the Identification today Of
his victim 11-year-old Maria Cor
etti.
Semi-official Vatican sources, in
reporting this, said Alexandra
Sereneili, now 63, apparently was
not recognized by anyone in the
crowd of Is, 900 who attended the
ceremony at St. Peters Basilica.
Maria Goretti a S stabbed by
Sereneli in 1902 after she had uc-
cessfully resisted his attempts to
attack her. He served q years.
While in prison he expressed re-
p~entance and said the little girl
he had killed had appeared to him
several times in his dreams.
At the Investigation for Maria's
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-28
BY ED CREECH
Associated Press
St.ff CORRESPONDENT

LON D N, April q - -Four
clergvmen went out today ON a
tour nj ginmills-as well as prls-
ons, movie houses and nlgas
cubs as part OF the 'Carlstlan
Commando" campaign, an inter :
denomipational movement o
preach the gospel where 1t is sell
dom. heard.
From the look that came over
the faces of the regulars IN the
Bunch of Grapes-a big, brassy
tavern in suburban Brlxton you
would have thought that a troop
of cavalry haC burst IL.
'Look-rm seeing things, ohe
red-nosed. type gasped.
">ro You're not. brother. a
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-28
VIOLENCE TAKES
HEAVY LIFE TOLL
AT Least Eleven Persons
Meet Death In State
Over Past Weekend
BY The Associate Press

At least II persons died violent
deaths in North Carolina during
the weekend.
Three Clinton residents were
killed Saturday night when the
automobile in which they were
riding went out of control and
crashed near Clinton. The victims
were Wallace E. Davis, %; Ivey
o. Hollingsworth % and Janey
Sandy, Is.
Buster Staley, about 35, of
Roaring River, was killed instant
ly Sunday when his automobile
overturned three miles East of
Wilkesboro.
Nancy Elizabeth Bostian, 6, was
fatally injured when hit by a truck
at the Lands ball park Saturday
afternoon.
Ernest Toler, l, Moses Toler, 10,
Negroes, of Oxford, were killed
Saturday in the crash of two au-
tomobiles near Oxford Saturday.
Sheriff Dies
John Walthall Creach, Sr., 40, of
Pollocksville, sheriff of Jones
county for IA years, died in Duke
hospital Saturday of injuries suf-
fered in an automobile accident g.
Feb. l..
Ike Cheek, AZ, a construction
worker, was killed Saturday when
he was hit by a truck on a con-
%struction project near Concord.
Charlie A. johnson, IS, a Nash
county farmer, was fatally wound
ed Saturday in a shooting fray at
his farm.
John Henry Trotter, A, vice
president of the Salem Steel COM
pany, was fatally injured Friday
night when he was pinned beneath
a tractor on his farm near Win
c+or Co1oro
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-28

Qualification, Serenelli was the
principal witness in her behalf.
After his release Serenelli entered
a monastery, where he is known
as Father Stephano and performs
mainly mental tasks for the other
monks.
The girls mother, Mrs. Assunta
Goretti, 83, also attended today's
ceremony occupying a prominent
position near the altar.
The Basilica was draped in gold
and crimson tapestry and lit by
hundreds of candles. White-veiled
girls were included in the audi
ence. many of them from Maria's
own district near Anzio. The
child's body lies in a gold and
glass casket in the Church Of
Saints John and Paul In Rome
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-28
Pastors Tour GinmillS
But Call For Lemonade

clergyman responded. Its often
beer said that we don't have E.
contact with the people.
Vel, we're trying to remedy that
now. We're not here to preach.
He talked for about three min
utes on the Christian way of life
and then two other ministers said
a word. Everybody listened. even
the barmaids.
Get Invitation
"Well, that's the lot" announc-
ed the first parson. we don't
want to break up the party but
are there any questions?"
"Yus," said an elderly pipe
smoking customer. "What are yor
lads having?"
Everybody laughed. I'D like &
Continued On Page Two: Col. "
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-28
Atmosphere Tense
On Eve Of Meetin6
United Nations General Assembly Opens
Age-Old Problem Of Palestine At New
York Today; Three Blocs

FLUSHING, N. Y, April ~ -
mp-The first special session f the
Uni United Nations General assembly
,aeets tomorrow to try to solve
the Palestine problem - al issue
which has plagued the world since
The atmosphere will be tense
but not optimistic.
On the W Of toe meeting, iele-
gates from UN,s IS member ma
ions we're divided into three ma
The Big five powers lined up
solidly for the appointment Of a
sort.finding committee to investi-
Hate Arab-Jewish rivalry in Pal
sstine, The committee, which
~onld be the 18th commission to
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-28
ANIMALS BITTEN
BY RABID FOXES
Infected Beasts Create
Reign OF Terror Among
Tennessee Farm Folk

ASHEVILLE CITY Tenn, April
27-P-Wild, rabid foxes which
created a reign of terror among
Cheatham county farm folk las
week are disappearing rapidly,
Sheriff Werner Harper said today
The situation is just about nor
NAL now, he said.
The sheriff said he had received
no reports of the foxes biting any
humans, but that livestock OF al
types have been attacked.
During the past week the 1oHes
Continued on Page Two; Col. u
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-28
SHERIFF OF JONES
COUNTY DIES AT DUKE
OF CRASH INJURIES

POLLOCKsVILLE, April q Up
John Walthall Creach, ST., 40. OF
Pollocksville, sheriff of jones
county for the past IA years, died
at Duke hospital today Of injuries
he suffered in an automobile acct
dent on February l.
Funeral services will be held to-
morrow at the Pollocksville Pres
byterian church.
Jones, a veteran of World War
I, was active in the civic and polit-
ical life of Jones county for many
years.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-28
And So To Bed

1t was a warm sunny after
noon and thousands of city res
dents visited the local beaches.
One visitor in particular,
visited the beaches for the first
time in several years. After
walking along the boardwalk
for a couple of hours the elderly
an was heard To remark.
"The last time / was here
thought the bathing suit.
we're just about as skinny as
,ossible,'' he continued, ''tht
designers must have spent
many sleepless nights trying to
'igure a way to make them
more abbreviated" he chuckl-
d as a beautiful blonde walk
ed by and added last remark.
"And they done a very soe4
inh Of it. too"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-28

investigate the Holy Land in Is
Years. would make recommends :
tons to the Assembly in Septem-
Der. 1t would defer a real session
unit then.
z. Arab states want UN to end
the British mandate yer Psles :
tine. and set up the territory as
an independent, Arab : controlled
state.
3. Zionist sympathizers wanted
to increase Jewish immigration
INTO Palestine until Jews control
the country.
Delegates Fly In
Aircraft from all parts of the
world landed in New York TODAY
Continued on Page Two. Col =,
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The Weather

FORECAST 49,
South Carolina Fair, cooler IN .ne
Interior Monday. Tuesday fair with little
sHahge in temperature.
North Carolina-Fair and cooler No!-
Gay and Monday night. Some frost ilksly
norm and west portions Monday night
i'NsFay, fair with slowly rising
lures.
meteorological data for the "a hours
ending 7:50 p. M, yesterday.
Temperatures
I:3O a. m, So; 1870 a. m, 81; l:30 p m''
Va, $50 p. NJ. IS.
Maximum II; Minimum 81; Mean b1'
Normal Sc.
I;20 a. M. 10; 7:3O a. M. 95; 80 p. m.
81. 7:50 p. M. 50.
Precipitation
Total for "a hours ending 7:30 p. m.
o00 inches.
Total since the first of the month
az inches.s
Tides For Today
IRON the Tide Tables spublished by
" s. Coast and Geodetic Survey
4:2Op 11:32p
Masonboro Inlet -- 1:43a 8:14a
2:25p 8:3Or
Sunrise 5:26; Sunset 6:53; Moonrise
'%'ISp; Moonset 1:56a.
"o"r WHATEVER on PACE TWO
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-28

WASHINGTON, April z7-(R1
Prospects for settling the 21-day
old telephone strike grew brighter
tonight.
Optimism stemmed from these
developments:
Gov. Luther w. Youngdahl of
Minnesota said that the Northwest
ern Bell Telephone company had
made a definite money proposal
Tor settlement of the strike in five
MldWestern states.
Edgar L. Warren, director of
the Federal Cancellation service,
said discussions here had reached
the point of possibility Of a wage
increase"
Joseph A. Beirne, president of
the striking National Federation of
Telephone workers, declared that
"a major break might come at
anytime. After being advised of
the Northwestern developments, he
said "it's up to the people out
Continued on Page Two. Col. g.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-28
Workers May
Northwest Bell Company
Makes First Definite
Offer OF Pay Hike

~ Gov. Luther Youngdahl
announced tonight that the
Northwest Bell Telephone COM
pany had offered its striking
workers a 2.50-a-week in
crease in wages.
The governor added that the
increase would be "acrOss the
board"
The Northwest Federation of
Telephone workers will give its
answer tomorrow at 2 p.m.,
Central Standard Time.
The offer would affect strik-
ing phone workers in five
~states-Minnesota, North and
South Dakota, Iowa and Ne
braska.
Henry Mayer Of New York,
counsel for a number of strik-
ing unions, said mat If the
offer were accepted, it would
serve as a basis for a national
settlement of the telephone
strike.
Roy S. Anderson Of Minneap-
oils, president of the North
western Federation of TeIe-
phone workers, said the union
representatives at a conference
called by YoungdahI would
deliver an answer after con-
sulting with the federation's
five state boards.
Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1947-02-28
Montana Power Fights
Hungry Horse Funds

The following telegram was re-
ceived last Saturday from Con-
gresham Mike Mansfield. It has
already been given considerable
publicity, but is being included
in this issue of the Hungry Horse
News as matter of record.
IT wish to inform you that
Montana Power company repre-
sented by J. E. Correct, vice
president, has appeared before
the house subcommittee on ap-
preparations in opposition to tran
smission line from Kerr dam to
Hungry Horse, and in opposition
to Hungry Horse project staff.
Correct, for Montana Power COM
pany, also asked that funds al
ready appropriated for transmits