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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-25
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State Port
Group Again
c,stonia Industrialist And
Fayetteville Man
Honored
ESTABLISH OFFICES
Meeting Set For Washing
ton: Plan To Take Over
Shipyard

MoREHEAD CITY, May Pip
Marobers of the North Carolina
s+sta Ports Authority took time
.,,+ from their five-day inspection
to,,r of the states ports today to
rename R. B. Page, Wilmington
n,blisher. chairman for the COM
mg year.
other officers renamed were A.
T. Myers, Gastonia textile indus
triaIist vice-chairman, and W. O.
guske. Fayetteville hardware
wtolesaler, secretary = treasurer.
farmer Governor ]. Melville
prolgbton of Raleigh was reap
poirted general counsel.
officials announced that the
.ntboritv will set up general Of
tices in Wilmington shortly aft
=. July l when a $500 600 annual
state appropriation will become
available.
The next meeting was set for
washington, D. c., with members
n the states congressional dele
a.tio.. Plans for the acquisition of
The idle Wilmington shipyard from
tbe U. S. Maritime Commission
will be pushed at that time.
Authority members will inspect
Morphead City's terminals tomor-
row
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-25
UNDERGROUND ROBS
CLUB OF $1,000

JERUSALEM, May "a - up -
Jewish underground fighters be-
lieved to be Stern gang members
raided two bridge clubs in the all
Jewish city of Tel Aviv early today
and escaped with $4,000 in cash
from one of them.
A government announcement
said 10 armed Jews, including one
woman, broke into one club, rob-
bed all the players and smashed
two slot machines. On the way out
they left two boxes which they
said were mines, but later ex-
animation disclosed they were emp
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-25

KANSAS CITY, May 24.-PE
Attorney General Tom Clark said
today he will make an immediate
investigation into the possibility of
civil action in the outrage in
South Carolina where a jury turn
ed lose 26 admitted lynchers."
Clark told interviewers he may
seek a Federal ruling that the
right of every man to life.
liberty and the pursuit of happi-
ness is a Federally-secured right
against the action of a mob.
The attorney general, stopping
over here enroute to Louisville,
KY, for an address tonight, was
questioned about a speech in To-
peka last night in which he said
he might go into court as the
aftermath of the acquittal of the
% white defendants.
Il want to look through the facts
in the case when l return to Wash
ington," Clark informed report
erS.
7 was shocked at the action of
the jury in freeing these admitted
participants in the lynching."
He said there was no evidence
to indicate any state officers we're
involved in the case.
What he wants to do is de-
termine if a strong enough case
can be developed to get the FEEDER
al courts to rule on whether mob
action. depriving a man of his
life, can be prosecuted under the
Federal civil rights statutes.
GREENVILLE, S. c., May "a.
-PCThomas Wofford, leading
defense attorney for % white men
who were acquitted this week of
lynchins a Negro, said Attorney
General Tom Clark might invoke
Federal prosecution but they'll
never get u boys back into
court"
Wofford made his comment in
connection with a statement by
Clark that he would ask i'm
mediate investigation into the
possibility of civil action in the
"outrage' in South Carolina where
a jury acquitted self-acknowledged
members of a lynch-mob.
1T was a fair trial." said Wof-
ford. ut is vi system of juris-
prudence to submit a case 10 a
jury. These men were tried for
murder. The jury passed on the
law and the evidence, and return
ed an acquittal. How are they
going to get around that?
There's no possible Federal
violation of civil rights"
Wofford blamed the pressure
coming from up North" and de-
clared: II wish everybody would
forget about it and leave us
alone"
He insisted Federal prosecution
was mot the answer to u prob
lem," and added: 1.-THE solution is
education for both races"
He pointed out any trial in
Federal court would be before a
South Carolina jury.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-25
MUCH GRATED
YOUTH FAILS
TO SURVIVE

TACOMA, May "a. - R -Eldon
Clark, 25-year-old victim of an
explosion, lost his 100 to l battle
against death at Madigan General
hospital early today. The victim,
whose body was IS per cent burned
in an explosion on a Little Rock
farm, submitted to a skin grating
operation Thursday.
His four brothers and seven fell
low employees at an Olympia plant.
donated skin and ten doctors work
ed in relays in a herculean effort
to save his life. He talked with
attendants after the operation, but
gradually failed during the night.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-25
GUNMEN'S VICTIM
DUMPED IN SYRUP

CHICAGO. May 24|R-Henry
Cuhel. 5O-year-old beverage plant
Waterman. was surprised by three
sunmen last night who announced
"this is a stickup." but he stuck,
or was stuck to, his post.
The gunner deposited Cuhel
up to his neck in a vat of sweet,
sticky syrup, then got away with
30 bags of sugar in a company
truck
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-25

Elected to the position of Grand
councillor was M. F. Ship, Win
ston-Salem.
Other officers chosen were:
Grand past councillor, ]. J. Faux,
Charlotte; Grand secretary, W. K.
Miller, Salisbury; treasurer, S. T.
Reid, Spartanburg; grand con-
ductor, c. W. Lewis, %Statesville;
grand page, Ohio Grain, Green
vile, S. c.. and grand scout, W.
H. Pruitt, Asheville.
Chosen as delegates to the SUI
preme council in Detroit June 20-22
were Ship, W. Roy Lowe, Spar
tanburg; H. A. Beach, Carolina
Beach; and H. V. Cobb, Green's
boro.
Earlier in the day Memorial ex-
ercises were held at Town Hall,
with the Grand chaplain T. J.
Hayden, Charlotte. directing. Miss
Mary c. Chester, 4-year old daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Chest
err, Wilmington was featured in
the ceremony.
Full Details and Features on
Page Sixteen-B)
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-25
HOTEL OWNERS
0. K. FIRE LAW
Wilmington Operators In
dictate Readiness To
Comply

With the announcement yester-
day of new fire safety laws govern
ing hotels in North Carolina, at
least two Wilmington hotel owners
indicated their readiness to COM
ply with the regulations.
Among several additional fire
protection measures taken by the
legislature, hotel owners were Civ
en- the choice of installing an auto
matte fire detection system or hir-
ing a Waterman to inspect the
halls and corridors.
S. j. Rivenbark, Cape Fear no.
tel, said yesterday he planned to
install an automatic fire detection
system because sit will be more
foolproof than a night watchman."
Pointing out that the law re-
quires the Waterman to inspect
each floor once an hour, he said,
"most bad hotel fires are complete.
ly out of control in Is or 20 min
utes, and by the time the watch
man made his rounds, a hotel
might be demolished"
The installation of fire detection
systems will be new in North Car
DINA, Rivenbark said. II don't
know of a single hotel in the state
that has one"
E. B. Bugg, Hotel Wilmington,
yesterday said he plans to hire
a man to act as Waterman and
house detective instead OF install
ling a fire detection system.
ga Waterman would be much
more advantageous to the custom
ers than a detection SYSTEM" he
sale. SIN addition to being on the
lookout for fire, the watchman-de-
tective may put a halt to hotel
robberies."
1.-THE man will be deputized as a
police officer and equipped with
a gun. Then if a robbery or suspi-
cious characters are reported in
the hotel, the Waterman could hold
and arrest them"
Bugs recalled one incident in
which a hotel thief slipped out
of his hands because he had no
deputized employees to make the
arrest.
Aside from being more efficient,
he said a Waterman would cost
Continued on Page Two, Col. ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-25
S0CIALITE TRIAL
BEGINS MONDAY
Daughter And Boy Friend
Charged With Staying
Parents

SANTA ANA, Calf, May a.
(P-The biggest trial in the history
of this citrus city-the defense o.
two 'socialite sweethearts to the
states charges that they killed the
girls parents aboard their zach
"Opens Monday.
On trial are Louise Overell, 10
year-old heiress to an estate estl
mated in excess of $500, 600, ane
George Gollum, 81, her medical
student boy friend. They are &C
cused, in grand jury indictments
of the murders of f%inancier Walter
E. Overell, IS, and his wife
Beulah, 81, of fashionable Flint
ridge, near Pasadena.
Overell, finance company presi
dent and former Los Angeles furni
ture dealer, and his clubWoman
wife were found aboard theil
dynamite-shattered, 47-foot cabir
cruiser in Newport harbor TIT
night of March Is.
Gollum and Miss Overell
friends since childhood, returned
to the landing a few minutes aftel
the blast. They said they hae
gone ashore about II p. m. fol-
sandwiches and milk and old police
they had no knowledge of wha'
might have occurred.
Investigators, examining the
craft, found more than 80 sticks o:
dynamite, part of a string il
which some had been exploded
Four days later Gollum and thu
girl were arrested, soon after the,
had visited a mortuary to selec
caskets for her parents.
They have steadfastly deniet
any connection with the blast.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-25
CHINESE REDS
MAKE NEW GAINS
Peiping Mukden Railroad
Line Is Cut Near
Wall

NANKING, May 24.-P-Com-
munists cut the Peiping-Mukden
railroad at several points South OF
the great wall last night, again
severing the nationalist lifeline to
Manchuria as fighting continued
around Changchun.
The Reds appeared to have re-
entered or retaken Kungchullng,
IS miles south Of the Manchurlan
capital, nationalist dispatches re-
ported.
The Communist forces Friday
captured the famous prewar sum
mer ressrt of Peithaiho, near the
Great Wall, and the nearby rail-
station of Nantatzu.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-25
Tom Clark Orders Inquiry
In Greenville Lynch Case;
Cherry Enters Negro Hunt
Governor Chagrined Over
jackson Mob Lynch Effort
Defense Lawyer In Greenville Says They'll
Never Get Our Boys Back In Court;
Claims Trial Fair .&j

JACKSON, N. c., May 24.-UD
North Carolina officials, engaged
in one of the states most intense
efforts OF solve a purported lynch
ing, reported strong evidence to-
day that a Negro seized from jail
Friday escaped execution by a
hooded band of white hoodlums.
District Solicitor Ernest R. Tyler
reported by telephone to Gov.
Gregg Cherry that he was con-
WINGED the frightened Negro jerk
ed loose from the mobsters and
fled into the woods where he still
was hiding.
One hundred or more officers,
including FBI agents, 80 state
patrolmen, agents of the State
Bureau of Investigation, and
sheriff's deputies, worked steadily
on the case under orders from
Governor Cherry to spare no eff
fort to fix any guilt and to locate
those responsible"
AS a precaution against possible
disorders, beer sales in North
hampton county were banned TO-
day. State police searched Ne
groes fo- knives.
Tyler's evidence that the "a
year-old Negro, Goodwin Buddy
Bush, had miraculously escaped
was based on an affidavit signed
by Rosa Howard, a Negroes who
lives cross the street from the
red brick Jail where the masked
gang appeared two hours aftel
midnight Friday.
Tyler disclosed that officers hae
found a pistol bullet embedded il
another house across from the
Jail. This was believed the bu.le'
which the Negro woman hesre
fired.
Tyler confidently predicted the
bullet would enable officers t.
track down the mobsters.
Il think We'll SURELY be able tx
find the men now" he said.
FBI agents who joined the in
vestigation took the bullet fol
laboratory tests.
A.. W. Edwards, the grey-hairee
Ijailer from whom the Negro wa.
%snatched, also said he had hearc
a shot after the group left. He hae
thought it might have been a car
backfire.
However Tyler was certain tina
Bush fled successfully. He point
ed out that a mans tracks hat
been left in soft ground acros
from the jail. At one point it ap
peared he slipped and fell, thel
got Up and ran again.
Bush had been arrested at nearby
Rich square late Thursday nigh
on suspicion of attempting to at
tack a white woman earlier in the
evening. The woman, Mrs. Mar
garet Allen Bryant, said she wa!
walking past a warehouse to {
movie when a Negro made
grab for her."
She bolted and escaped but
group of teen-age boys gave chase
Later they identified Bush as the
assailant.
Cherry promised that state of
ficers would continue their all-ou
investigation until the case wa!
solved.
"North Carolina will not tolerate
lynchings and mob violence" hi
lsaid.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-25
EVERY AMERICAN
OVERSEAS GRAVE
IS REMEMBERED

WASHINGTON, May "a - R -
The grave of every American sol
der buried overseas, from Paris
to lonely lie Shima, will be decorat-
ed on Memorial Day, the War De-
partment announced tonight.
1t has arranged for 266,0O graves
to be individually visited and for a
flag to be placed beside the Cross
or the Star of David marking the
burial place.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-25
Banshee Is New Naval
Fighter; GOO mph Speed

tests under test pilot Robert Ed
holm.
Its power, described by Presi-
dent James S. Mcdonnell, Jr., as
Unprecedented" is developed in
two Westinghouse 24-inch, axial
flow, turbo-jet engines buried in
the wing roots behind the pilot.
They pour out energy equivalent
to more than $500 horsepower.
The Banshee's cruising range
Mcdonnell reported, is unusually
long-more than 1000 miles.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-25

ST. LOUIS May 24.-W.D-The
Banshee, seven tons of sleek blue
metal which streaks through the
air at 600 miles an hour, has be-
come the Nays newest and most
owerful jet-propelled carrier
plane, its maker announced to-
night.
Mcdonnell Aircraft Corp, which
designed and built the, twin
engined fighter that climbs more
than 5000 feet a minute, said it
had passed successful Navy flight
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-25
COURT
SENTENCES NAZI
TO BE HUNG

VIENNA, May 24.-PEA Peo-
pies court today sentenced Johann
Braun, former Nazi leader, to
death on the gallows. Braun set
up his own court in the final
days of the war, and had decreed
death for his enemies, mostly op-
ponents of the Nazi regime.
Braun testified at his trial that
he was convinced to the end that
the Nazis would win. He said he
sentenced only deserters and de-
featists,
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-25
Hydrophobia
Kills Lad In
Fayetteville

FAYETTEVILLE, May "a
REThe State Board of Hy-
giene has confirmed >at the
death of Ernest Norton, 10, of
nearby Hope Mills, was caused
by HydrophobjR.
He died in a hospital here
after being bitten by his pet
puppy. He was bitten about a
month ago, took sick last Sun
day, and brought to the hospital
Thursday night shortly before
he died.
He was the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Lacy L. Norton.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-25
BELGIAN TRAITORS
ARE EXECUTED

NAMUR, Belgium, May "a - N)
Eleven Belgian traitors died be-
fore a firing squad at dawn today.
They were convicted several weeks
ago by a military court of hunting
down Belgian patriots and under
ground resistance workers during
the Nazi occupation.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-25
CIO TAKE IN PHONE UNION

NEW YORK, May "a. - R -
The general executive board of
the American Union of Telephone
workers, key affiliate of the Nation
al Federation of Telephone Work
ers, has approved unanimously a
plan to affiliate the union with
the Congress of Industrial Organl-
cation, J. j. Moran, AUTW presl-
dent announced today.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-25
MALARIA TRANSMISSION

PHILADELPHIA, May 24.-(P)-
A seven month-old Philadelphia
bow has contracted tertian malaria
from a blood TRANSMISSION given by
. war veteran who served in the
Pacific, the city health depart
nent reports.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-25
KINGS RELATIVE DIES

LEEDS, ENGLAND, May PIP,
The Earl of Hardwood, brother
in-law of King George vi, and one
OF the wealthiest men in England,
died at his ancestral home here
today of cardiac complications and
asthma.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-25
PRICE REDUCTIONS

MANILA, May 24-(PEIn an eff
fort to force prices down President
Roxas has authorized government
agencies to sell rice and textiles
directly to the public.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-25
The w Gather

Forecasts Until 1870 PM. Sunday
FOR WILMINGTON AND VI
cNITY: Partly cloudy and continued
warm today, tonight and Sunday, show
ers probable Sunday afternoon; lowest
temperature tonight 70 degrees, highest
Sunday IS degrees; gentle to moderate
NuthWesterly winds.
FOR NORTH CAROLINA: Partly
cloudy and continued warm today, to-
night and Sunday; scattered showers
Sunday afternoon and in the mountain
sections this afternoon and evening.
FOR SOUTH CAROLINA: Same as for
North Carolina.
FOR THE OCEAN ZONE, HATTERAS,
n c., TO JACKSONVILLE, FLA:
Gentle to moderate southWesterly winds
Toe. y, tonight and Sunday; partly cloudy
weather, scattered thurdershowers Sun
day and over south portion this after
noon.
Meteorological data for the "a hours
ending 1870 pm. yesterday.
Temperatures
l:30 am. II; 7:30 am 70; 1870 pm. "a:
1880 pm. rs.
Maximum 81; Minimum 10; Mean II;
Normal 70.
Humidity
l:% am. sS; 7:30 am SO; 1870 pm. IS;
f:30 pm. 81.
Precipitation
Total for "a hours ending 1880 pm
900 inches.
Total since the first of the month -
103 inches.
Tides For Today
Vrom the Tide Tables published by
" > Coast and Geodetic Survey.
High Low
wilmington - 1:e3 am. 1856 am
1853 pm. 9:07 pm
assonboro Inlet 1908 am. $50 I'M
- pm. $3.50 pm
sunrise 5:04; Sunset 1913; Moonrise
WVs am; Moonset -
aver stage at Fayetteville, N. C. at {
'M' Saturday, 1913 feet.
Weather Bureau report of temperature
So rainfall for the "a hours ending s
sM' In the principal cotton growing
seas and elsewhere:
Station uinh Proc
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-25
[,umberton Wife Is Placed
In Institution By Family

LUMBERTON, May "a (UP) - The family
physician of Mrs. Mary Ellen Currin Miller today con-
firmed that the pretty young wife, accused of hiring
an uneducated Negro to shoot her husband as he lay
asleep, had been taken to a private institution for
,oatnaont and examination
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-25
w. J. Riley, Wilmington
New Councillor OF UCT

w. J. Riley, Wilmington, was named Grand Junior coun-
cilor of the United Commercial Travellers association, Caro-
lima council, last night in closing ceremonies Of the UCT
convention at Carolina Beach.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-25
REC SLATED TO GUT

WASHINGTON, May 24-(P-
The future existence of the vast
Reconstruction Finance Corpora
ton hinges on a congressional de-
cision to be made next month.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-25
WEATHER

FOR WILMINGTON AND VICINITY:
Partly cloudy, widely scattered after
noon and evening thundershowers and
continued warm Sunday. Not quite SO
warm Monday.
FOR NORTH CAROLINA: Fair and not
quite so warm.
The Arizona post., 1947-12-19
IZFA

IZFA, the intercollegiate Zion
ist Federation of America found
on 100 campuses thruout the us.
and Canada, acquaintS the stu
dents and faculties of colleges and
universities with ZioniSm and Pal
estine. 1t encourages within it its
members to active participation n
the cause of Zonism.
Each chapter is an independent
unit having its activities planned
by the members themselves. With
helpful suggestions from the ma
tional office, cultural, religious,
and social programs are planned.
Locally, every meeting consists
of report on current events about
Palestine followed by a talk given
by member or guest speaker on
some phase of Jewish life or litera-
ture. There is a general discussion.
The meeting is not concluded until
after singing of Palestinian songs
and if space permits, the dancing
of the Hora.
There are social events and ser
ious projects. A drive for funds for
the Jewish National Fund is con-
templated. Last year political ac-
tivities included mass meeting
sponsored together with the Zion
ist Emergency Committee and the
writing of numerous letters to con-
gressmen.
IZFA tries to arouse an interest
and sympathetic attitude towards
Zionism on the campus. It is the
college students who are the fu-
ture leaders. The greatest work
lies ahead-in the physical build
up of the land, and in the mental
attitude of the masses who must
be educated to accept the new ma
tions without misgivings.
IZFA offers college students a
movement which engenders self
respect and strives to raise the
status of the Jewish people in the
eyes of the world.
The Arizona post., 1947-12-19

rim was featured speaker at the
conference.
At the regular Hillel meeting
Dec. Z, at the home of Naomi Du-
mes, DR.. o. A. Smiley of the Uni
versity dept. of psychology dis
cussed best seller, Peace of
Mind" by Josh Lehman. Rabbi
Albert Bilgray also talked on the
book.
Religious Emphasis Week was
held on the U. campus the week
of Dec. z. Taking part were Rabbi
L. Elliott Graffman of Long
Beach, Calf, and from Hillel,
Rabbi Samuel Schwartz, Gloria
Rudman, Naomi Dunes, Mickey
Morris, Gitta Warren, and Herb
Pion.
The Arizona post., 1947-12-19

excellent cakes, cookies and sand
wiches that they made. The Com
mittee serving are also commend
ed on the way they handled so
large a crowd. They consisted of
Mrs. Jennie Fishman, Mrs. Meyer
Berry, Mrs. H. Schlachtfeld, Mrs.
Sol Rosenbluth, Mrs. Rae Rackoff,
and Mrs. D. Sohn, and Mrs. David
Batavia, Mrs. 1. H. Handmaker,
David Batavia and r. G.. Horwitz
were in charge of decorations.
Mrs. Ruth Strickman, Mrs. Belle
Deutsch, Mrs. Esther Zieden and
Mrs. Czerna Cohen entertained
with a skit, while playing Nah
Jongg. Speakers were Mr.. Harry
Shift, Mr.. Mark LuckenS and Rab-
bi Marcus Breger Mrs. Roselyn
Hart who is also appearing at the
El Morocco entertained with sew
eral solos.
New members who recently
joined are: Mines. Albert Click
man, Pearl Roth, Rae Cohen, Betty
Dinhoffer, Bessie R. Brill, Mary
Siegal, Dave Cohen, Max Cantor.
Mrs. Harry Shift, president, is
happy to welcome new members
and hopes they will participate in
all the affairs as there is much
work to do. We have ambitious
plans for expanding the Religious
School created by the extremely
limited facilities and crowded con-
ditions.
Rose Fruchtman was chairman
of the very successful Chanukah
dance held last Sunday night, pro-
ceeds going to the Religious
School Excellent entertainment
was provided by Bob Salt who
sang and Stan Nevins with his
clever impersonation and charac-
terizations.
The Arizona post., 1947-12-19
CONGREGATION
ANSHEI ISRAEL.


The children of the Religious
Schools had their annual Chanu-
kah party and program last Sun
day morning.
About 180 children and 100
parents convened for Assembly
in the Synagogue, the program
for which was given by the chill
dren from Miss Naomi Dumas's
class. Stanley Volk chanted the
blessing for the lighting of the
eight candles. Other children par
ticipating were Donald Norman,
Donald Tobias, Hope Strum,
Hirsch Handmaker, Harold Coop
er, Richard Norman and Gerald
Deckelbaum. Mrs. Abe Chanin's
kindergarten class recited poems
and all the children participated
in group singing.
Festivities were then continued
in the Auditorium with a play
based on a fantasy of child who
falls asleep while playing with
his dreidel. The theme dealt with
the future of New Judea and the
great nation it can become if the
Jews rededicate themselves as the
Maccabees of old. Children per-
forming were Liba Breger, Joan
Tobias, Doris Goldman, Francine
Deutsch, Dorae Schenk, Louise
Nankis, Sally Molinsky, Frances
Boorstein, Judy Cohen, Judy Hor-
witz, Richard Pearlman and Mi
chel Stone. Mrs. Shulamith Holtz
directed.
After the program the children
were served a luncheon of "1at-
kes" and all the trimmings, pre-
pared and served by Mrs. l. H.
Handmaker and her committee
consisting of 10 Goldman, Sally
Tobias, Betty >Zunin, Belle
Deutsch, Rose Hinden, Rae Rack
off, Czerna Cohen, Bubbles Hor-
witz, Mrs. Chas. Lukacs, Mrs. J.
Rosenbluth, Mrs. Molinsky and
Mrs. Levine. The Sisterhood is
proud of their religious schools
and the results of their endeav-
orS.