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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-15
SCRANTON BEATS
POSTWAR SLUMP
Spend $2,2oo,0oo To Keep
City From Becoming
Ghost Town

SCRANTON, Pa. W.D - The peo-
pie of Scranton spent $2,2oo'oO
to KEEP their city from becoming
a postwar ghost town.
Now they have created 1928
new jobs paying $24, 765, 900 a year
That, they say, is just the begin
ing of the expected increase IN
employment and earnings.
The state commerce department
tcld the story Of Scranton's home
sponsored industrial re-develop-
ment in a series Of advertisements
in nationwide publications. The
advertisements we're designed to
suggest that the city is just one
Of many Pennsylvania communi-
ties where industries could tlnd
desirable" plant locations.
Actually, Scranton officials think
their attack On the potential post
% war jobs slump problem was
unique. Located in the Pennsyl-
vania hard coal region where de-
war Jobs slump problem was
faced with war plants closed.
Civic Leaders Act
A group Of civic leaders decided
that the home town folks were
going to have to do more than
rope if they wanted new jobs TIC
replace those they held in war
time. To attract new industries
into a community, they reasoned,
the people ought to prove they
themselves believe their town Is
a good money risk. And the way
to do that. of course, is to risk the
money.
So Scrantonjtes collected $780,
coo, some of it in big chunks from
the wealthiest citizens and some
in crumpled one dollar bills from
men who hoped the plan would
work because they NEEDED the
jobs.
They spent ST. 200, 900 to buy an
abandoned bomber plant. The re-
raining ST., 600, 900 was earmarked
sor construction Of new plants.
Aiding in development OF the
rehabilitation program were the
local chamber of commerce, the
Scranton Plan Corporation, the
Scranton Industrial Development
Co. and the Scranton Lackawanna
Industrial Building Co.
The organizations work at at
tracing new industries and help
irg them find suitable locations in
the city.
Achievements to date: rs new
plants and 10 major expansions OF
existing industrial facilities.
In addition the SLIB Co. has
under construction three printing
plants, ane publishing plant, hos
cry and silk weaving mills and
ether industrial establishments to
be sold to industrialists looking
for new enterprises.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-15
OFFICERS SEARCH
FOR HITE MAN
Detectives Describe Assail-
ant OF Woman As About
45-Years-Of-Age

City Detectives were searching
for an unidentified white man.
about 45-years-old, in connection
with the attempted criminal as
sault upon a 49-year-old mouse,
keeper early Saturday night, al
a late hour last night.
According to the police, Ms.
Adell Brown, 49, II Wooster street.
reported that a man, described as
being about six feet tall, sharp
faced and wearing a white shlft
and dark trousers, approached her
on the corner of Second and Prin-
cess street about 7:30 o'clock Sat-
urday night. The man, Mrs. Brown
told police, told her to board me
Lake Forest bus and threatened TO
kill her if she failed to carry OUT
his orders.
The nouseheeper told city detec-
tives that she followed his instrac-
tons and they left the bus at Fifth
and Greenfield streets. The assall-
liant then forced her to walk to
a site on Greenfield lake, Mrs
Brown told officers. Wien they ar
rived at the lakeside, he tried to
assault her, Mrs. Brown said.
The officers said Mrs. Brown
told them that the man succeeded
in tea1Ing her undergarments but
was unsuccessful in his attempt.
She told police that the man,
whom she described as being,
"Black-haired and dark complex
ioned", beat her about the head
and face and took 81 from her
purse.
She said that after the mar
struck her she made her way
to where a group of youngsters
were having a picnic. Some 70
the youngsters summoned the
police and Mrs. Brown was taken
TO James Walker Memorial hos
pital where she vas treated fol-
bruises and released.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-15
U. S. HAS TASK
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been far more beneficial than has
been realized"
Marshall said it is now possible
to calculate more exactly the needs
which must be met and the
sources from which they must be
met if this adjustment is to be
completed. He called attention to
the current Paris Marshall plan"
conference, and described it as an
"auspicious beginning" in the task
of formulating a carefully coordi-
mated effort to rehabilitate Eu-
rope.
THE representatives of Euro
pean nations there assembled de-
serve to feel that their work will
be followed in this country with
genuine sympathy and good will"
the former chief of staff said, "for
we are all intimately concerned
with the solution"
Study Implications
Marshall said that Washington
is studying carefully the implica-
tons of the various solutions to
Europe's problems from the
standpoint of the interests of tie
United States" He warned that
any course adopted will "affect
the lives and fortunes of every
state in the union"
ut is imperative that the atti-
tude taken by III government to-
ward this problem, as in all great
questions of foreign affairs, be in
intimate accord with the feelings
of the nation at large" Marshall
said.
This country will need facts to
make up its mind on European re-
Mobilization, he said, and he prom
ised that one result of the Paris
conference and current state de-
partment studies will be to bring
out all the facts"
with the facts before them, I
am confident of the response Of
the American people," Marshall
said.
Marshall said that with the help
Of the governors he feels it will
be possible for the American gov
eminent "to find a course of ac-
ton fully consistent with our own
national interests and yet equally
considerate of incalculable stake
which this country has in the pre-
servation of Euro. can civiliza-
ton"
Prefaces Remarks
Marshall prefaced his remarks
by saying there was much he would
like to discuss with the governors
"if it had been practicable for me
to talk to you off the record and
in great confidence"
However, he said that since the
governors conference was open
and of short duration, Il must
confine myself to the necessities
of the time and the occasion"
He said it was sometimes diff
cult to reduce the problems" of
foreign affairs "to a simplicity of
statement that is understandable
to u citizens generally"
1t is very difficult, he said, to
combine the requirements of dip
lomatic, at least dignified phrase
ology" of state papers and state
pronouncements with tn urgent
necessity OF making impressively
clear to the ordinary citizen the
matters under discussion"
Marshall said one of the great
est benefits of the current. Paris
European Rehabilitation confer.
ence would be to bring out the
facts that America needs "to make
up its mind" on future foreign re-
lations.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-15
FIVE NATIONS
Continued From Page Ope)

Greece, Italy, Sweden and Swift
erland.
All is nations are represented
on the economic organizations
steering committee, approved
yesterday at the second plenary
session. The Steering group will
have general supervisory author.
ity over the executive commit
tees decisions.
The rules committee voted to
establish an International general
secretariat FOR economic coopera-
ton under Claude Bourchinet-Ser-
Feullles of France. The %secretari-
at will begin its work Wednesday
n the Gran Paiais, large exposi-
ton hall in the center of Paris.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-15
ARSONlST MOTHER
Continued From Page One)

Daddy, Daddy, Daddy" Deputy
Coroner M. M. Hart said Dunlap
told him.
Dunlap carried his son about a
quarter OF a mile to a neighbour
house and was followed there by
his wife, who suffered only super-
fetal burns. They were taken to
DR.. Harris Office for treatment.
The deputy said Mrs.
Dunlap, an %expectant mother, told
him cit was Gods will that they
all die, but it didn't work out
that way"
Mrs. Dunlap was found of I'M
sound mind at a hearing before
Probate Judge W. L. Halbrooh
and was taken to the State Hospi-
tai at Pennington, Mo-, on orders
of the court.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-15
LEAF ASS0CIA1&
Continued From Page 4.

age Oh.
De collected by the ware,
when the farmer makes pa's>s
SALE Broughton indicatsa a.' \
Details Of expanding '''Al
kets will not be comn o1po't IL
J. B. Hutson' associates 'I ne5
returns next month from ' s+5
The Associates progr.a FHs
determined in conformi,, VII
Illusions report and recony h;
TONS" Broughton said ,r
a possibility that offices ,4s':
opened in London or Liy. '.al +,
"Hutson will report TO fl,
OF directors upon his re,n.. VI,
the board will act on hi, L
mendations. '''c
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-15
FIFTEEN SENATORS
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sor with Senator Aiken (R-VT) OF
a bill to repeal the anti-political
section of the nevs law, told the
Senate he has grave doubts
that the ban on political expendi-
lures by unions is wise or tair
OF just"
Hatch urged action On his mea.
Ire before Congress adjourns
late this month.
Senator Morse, who subsequent
ly joined with Pepper and IS
others for outright repeal of The
act, assured Hatch he would sup
port his amendment.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-15
COERCH
Continued From Page One)

a flying saucer while flying near
Clinton. He described the people
as having "bulging yellow eyes
and green skins"
Goerch said that the incident
had taught him a lesson ana
from now on. regardless Of how
absurd a story is, I'm going 10
liable it plainly and distinctly as
a joke"
Richard H. Mason, General
manager Of radio station w. P.
T. F. issued this statement:
SIN view of the many obviously
absurd statements contained n
the broadcast Carolina Chats by
Carl Goerch last night. it was pre-
sumed that the audience would
realize that the story should not
be taken seriously by anyone. Mr..
Goerch did not see a flying saucer
period"
About tWo-thirds of the worlds
oil was discovered by Americans.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-15

Johns H o p k S University,
Baltimore, was incorporated in
1867, several years before its
founder, John Hopkins, death. In
1870 the first board of trustees was
created. Early in 1874 the trustees
began the organization, and at the
end Of that year elected DR.. Dan
lei Colt Gilman as president. He
began his duties in 1876.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-15
HAIL DAMAGES
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yesterday (Monday) in these Sec
tons of Johnson county:
Four Oaks, Wilson'S Mills, and
Pleasant Grove.
Also reporting heavy winds and
a driving rain but no hail dam
age were St. Johns community
farmers, near Grifton in lower
Pitt county; Falkland, Farmville,
and Black Jack.
A cursory survey of Wake county
crops Immediately following a hail
storm yesterday (Monday) by John
L. Reitzel, county agent, showed
no serious damage in the areas
around wendell. He said he had
no reports from the Fuquay-
Varina section, n Of the largest
tobacco-growing areas in the coun-
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-15
five FEDERAL
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line tax is the tax 'least COM
planned about" because the mon.
ey is earmarked for a definite
purpose.
However, said Gates, eve
should insist that all gasoline tax
money be earmarked for the
building of highways"
Earlier, governors of the a
states and three territories heard
a call for federal and state SUB.
sides for housing to block "self.
ish real estate interests"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-15
CHAMBER BEGINS
Continued From Page One)

tries and payrolls needed for Will
mington was set forth.
Also it was pointed out the
chamber is a valuable adjunct to
democratic government.
The growth Of the Chamber OF
Commerce in Wilmington and
throughout the nation should be
taken into consideration.
Peter Browne Ruffin. local pres
ident, said last night that the
chamber has a 269 person and
firm membership enrolment.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-15
SHERIFF TO NAME
Continued From Page One)

years to whom the commissioners
voted to pay wages until July II
when it was discovered that he
had not been properly informed
that his job terminated July /.
However, the sheriff's complaint
did not concern Pinkston.
Also at the request of Mayor L.
c. Kure Of Kure's Beach, the COM
missioners agreed to allow him a
special deputy until after Labor
day.
NIL q DILL L. No.x-c.ono. Sorrrina
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-15
TASSEL
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known Sally Keith, sst.
Queen OF the Tassels."
Most tassel dancers wo.,
costumes. garnishea with : ,a|
Of tassels suspended fra.' wy
more rounded portions Of ,ba 4
GERS anatomy. A top-notc5 "
dancer twirls he. tassels q, sl'
site directions through 80 "
cate series of muscular -
tons. ''uf
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-15
The Weather

Weather bureau report of temperature
and rainfall for the "a hours ending 3
p. M, in the principal cotton growing
areas and elsewhere:
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-15
ELIJAH JACKSON HARRISON

Elijah jackson Harrison, 2oll
Washington street. Sunset Park
died yesterday at his residence
at $40 a.. m.
The body will remain at Yopp's
Funeral home until services to be
held today at 4 p. NJ. 1nterment
will follow in Oakdale cemetery.
The Reverends Ransom Gurganus,
Hill Edwards, and Ed Pollard Will
officiate.
He is survived by .his wife, Mrs.
Annie Hardison: n daughter
Mrs. W. A. Wendt, ST..
Active pallbearers will be E. }.
Scott, Lester Brown, Andrew
Rochelle, Willy Hewett, Henry
Dickson and Ed jenkins
Honorary p%allbearers will be
John Brown, Lewis Brown, w. {.
Pagem, E. S. Buck, John Pearce.
E. w. Walton, John Walton, and
M. "A. Peters.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-15
MISS ELIZA FRENCH

Funeral services for MISS EllZa
French, II N. Sixth street.
we're conducted yesterday at III a
m. from the residence with the
Rev. Mortimer Glover, pastor OF
St. James Episcopal church, OF
ficiating. Interment followed IN
Oakdale cemetery.
Miss French, a member Of st.
James church, died Friday night
at her residence following an ex-
tended illness.
She is survived by one sister,
Miss May Beverly French, and an
aunt. Mrs. J.. Allen Taylor. both
of Wilmington.
She was the daughter of the late
Beverly T. and Caledonia Mac
Laughlin French.
Pallbearers were R. H. Hol-
land. John D. Taylor, Roger
Moore, Thomas H. Wright, Mars
den Bellamy, Sr., Robert G. Ran
kin, w. B. Thorpe, and George
Peschau.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-15

Dial 2-3311 For Newspaper s,..,
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Evening star., 1947-07-09
Marshall Plan
Continued From First Page.

kind in which participants might
carry on discussions freely or in a
sovereign manner"
Taniug's foreign policy editor
said the idea was for European
countries formally to enter an
already existing organization head
ed by Great Britain and France
who will direct the works in accord
ance with the wishes of American
businessmen"
De Gauile Fears Soviet Rule.
Gen. Charles de Gaulle. hailins
the Marshall proposal as hope fol
the war-wrecked continent, said that
if prevailing conditions remained
unchanged, all Europe might come
under Russian domination.
If things rest like they are" the
French war hero said in a speech at
an Anglo-American luncheon, "Eu-
rope will sooner or later be absorbed
by hegemony under which her
genius and light will disappear"
Moscow radio reported that
Czechoslovakia' mission to the
Soviet capital had arrived to consult
with Russian officials. The Czech
Foreign Office already has notified
French officials that Czechoslovakia
will participate in the Paris confer
ence.
In Amsterdam, representatives OF
Belgium, Luxembourg and the Meth
erlands, meeting to draw up their
own trade proposals for the Paris
Evening star., 1947-07-09

at the War Department, but re-
turned two weeks later because h,
liked the work better. The cour
veered from usual policy to rehirt
Mr.. Plank because of his popularity
He attended a Rock Creek Pari
picnic with other employees last
Thursday and seemed in excellent
spirits.
The last person known to have
seen Mr.. Plank alive was a neigh
Dor who said she saw him and heard
him moving dishes just before noon
Sunday The time of death was
fixed at 10 or II pm. Sunday.
Suicide Certificate Withdrawn
A certificate Of suicide issued
Monday by Coroner Nelson Podol-
nick was withdrawn later in the day
when the car was revealed to be mis-
sing from the Burner garage.
The amount of blood found by the
body indicated the shooting had oc-
CURED there-probably while Mr..
Plank stood on the first step-and
that the body had not been carried
to that spot, DR.. Podolnick said.
The body was discovered by Mrs.
Burrer's son, Donald, at about 1890
am. Monday. There were signs of
ransacking in the house. a pair of
trousers blonging to Mr.. Burner
were missing and dirty clothes. ap-
parently blonging to a stranger who
had slept there, were found.
Evening star., 1947-07-09
Plank
Continued From First Page J

that time Mrs. Burner, visiting ir
Maryland, had called her home anc
talked to Mr.. Plank. He introduced
her I'd the Salesman" and she spoke
to him briefly.
| Other developments hinged or
results of a Federal Bureau of In
vestigation ballistics test being
made on a % caliber revolver founc
five steps up on the cellar stairs
Mr.. Plank's feet rested on the first
step and his body and head were
on the floor. He had been shot
once in the right temple, at range
close enough to fracture the left side
of the skull.
1t. Magarity also awaited the out
come of paraffin test made on the
hand of the dead man to determine
If he recently had fired a gun.
Hopes to Trace Weekend Actions.
The detective chief said he hoped
to trace Mr.. Plank's actions in
Washington over the week end and
also run a routine check on his bank
affairs.
A war veteran, the 29-year -old
victim had suffered recurrent at
tacks of undulant fever, but Daniel
Pyne, his immediate superior at
Small Claims Court, said he never
complained of the illness.
Walter Bramhall, chief clerk, said
Mr.. Plank was we'll liked at the
Office and had a good record. He
quit his job March 13, 1914, to work
Evening star., 1947-07-09
Armour Depiores Pressure
On Nations to Reject Bid

| The United States would consider
it very unfortunate If some Euro
pean nations were prevented by
outside pressure from participating
in the conference on the Marshall
plan for European recovery open
ing in Paris Saturday, Assistant
Secretary of State Norman Armour
said today
Declaring that chances for effec-
tive results of the conference
naturally increase with the number
of countries joining in. Mr.. Armour
told news conference also that
Russian participation is much TO be
desired.
The Soviet government has re-
fused to take part in the conference,
and Romania and Bulgaria have
followed the Russian line in rejecting
invitations.
Mr.. Armour refused to say
whether the State Department had
any information indicating Soviet
pressure had been exerted on other
countries to induce them to boycott
the Paris meeting.
In response to other questions, he
said the United States was not at
tempting on the other hand to
persuade any nations to accept in
vitations from Britain and France
to the conference. He also said he
knew of no plans for this Govern
ment to have an observer there.
Evening star., 1947-07-09
SoIomons Natives Reported
Declaring War on British
By the Associated Press

SYDNEY, Australia, July g.
United States Army Flyers reported
today that Malaita Islanders had
declared war" on the British settle
ment on Guadalcanal In the Solo
mon Islands because of dissatisfac-
ton over food supplies.
The flyers, who arrived on the
Australian continent at Townsville,
North Queensland, last night from
Guadalcanal on routine flight for
supplies were quoted by a news
paperman as saying the Malaitans,
armed with spears and blowpipes,
landed on Guadalcanal yesterday
morning from war conoes.
One flyer said the British ex-
pected the islanders would attack
the 200 inhabitants of the British
settlement during the day. British
guards armed with shotguns pa
troued the shores of Kau Kau Bay
on the tip OF Eastern Guadalcanal
to meet any attack, the flyers said
Malaita is 40 miles northeast OF
Guadalcanal
Evening star., 1947-07-09
BUDGET
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organizing the city government, Mr.
Stefan declared, I'VE should not
tamper with the present form OF
the District government until vita
and convincing arguments demon
strate that it is imperative to dc
So"
mo such arguments, to my knowl-
edge, thus far have been advanced
and I feel safe in saying SO pei
cent of the people of Washington
are not at all interested in q
change"
The present form of city govern.
ment, in existence for more than II
years, he declared, has proved itself
effective and competent" He saic
1t was his considered opinion that
what faults may exist are not in
herent in the form of the city ad.
ministration, but in its great city
oouncil-the Congress.
Most of our troubles come from
lack of knowledge of problems the
District government is facing" he
continued.
Mr.. Stefan said the District Gov.
ernment may have too many in
dependent boards and agencies, but
he contended that debates in the
House and Senate on appropriation
bills, year after year, have been
highly commendatory OF the pres
ent form of government and OF the
officials connected with it."
He declared the District has been
free from "all major scandals" and
that in his opinion the District as
whole has been probably the
cleanest administered and, in the
end, the most efficiently admin
stored of all cities of the United
States"
Urges Constitutional Amendment.
In his plea for national repre-
sentation for the District. Mr.
Stefan told the House:
Il know the people OF the Dis
Evening star., 1947-07-09
As 1.-THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. c.
1917

40 900 900 individuals income tax
cuts ranging from 80 to 105 per cent
year.
Opposing the bill were 109 Demo
Gratis; two Republicans-H. Car
Anderson Of Minnesota and Hull Of
Wisconsin-and the lone American.
Laborite, Marcantonio of New York
| When the first bill was vetoed thu
House sustained the President b,
two votes, the roll call then being
268 to 1877. The same two Repub'
| licans voted against the bill at thai
time. There were more House mem.
bers voting yesterday, and the bill
picked up "a votes.
FOrand Proposal Rejected.
The Presidents veto message con.
tended the first bill represented the
wrong kind of tax reduction, at the
wrong time. The Republicans have
changed the time, and administra-
ton forces made a vain attempt
yesterday to change the kind of taa
relief.
Representative Forand, Democrat
of Rhode Island, offered substi.
tute, which lost, 26l to ISL. II
sought to strike out the fiat per-
ce1tage cuts and substitute these
two provisions:
An increase in the personal ex.
emption of each taxpayer and de-
pendent from $500 to 5000, with 6
cut of percentage points in each
Sutax bracket. Mr. Forand saic
this would cost $4,000, 900, ano
give 80 per cent of the relief to those
below the $1,000 income level, as
compared to 62 per cent in the
Republican bill.
Evening star., 1947-07-09
Atomic
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wise to inform the Senate OF the
incident as Los AlamoS.
He told his colleagues he thinks
the Sun story may arouse the
wrong connotations regarding the
security being thrown around
atoimc energy Developments.
Vigorous Protection Efforts.
Observing that he presumes no
enterprise "can be 100 per cent Sc
cure" against possible foreign in
cursion, Senator Hickenlooper said
his committee is convinced that
vigorous, intelligent efforts and at
tempts-a program, if you please
are being INDUCED in to protect
these plants"
Senator Mcmahon, Democrat, OF
Connecticut, a member of the COM
mittee, praised the Atomic Energy
Commission for discovering the in
cident so soon' after 1t took over
control of atomic developments.
Il am delighted that the country
and the Senate may be assured that
the commission has not been derelict
in its trust" Senator Mcmahon said