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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-13
RITES
SET FOR NORRIS
Retired Fair Bluff Business
Leader Was Uncle Of
State Treasurer

FAIR BLUFF, Jan. 12.-Funeral
services for Harvey Vernon Norris,
II, who died Saturday at his home.
The Rev. B. G. Bass, pastor of
the Fair Bluff Baptist church will
officiate and will be assisted by the
Rev. j.. w. L%ineberger, pastor of
the Fair Bluff Methodist church.
Interment will follow in the Fair
Bluff cemetery.
Born at Holly Springs in Wake
county, Mr.. Norris vas the son OF
the late Needham Marion Norris
and Civil Amanda Adams. He re-
ceived his education at Buie's
Creek and Campbell College.
On Sept. 10, 1910 he was married
to Miss Matte Anderson and made
his home in Fair Bluff for IS
Years.
At the time of his death he was
a retired lumberman and mer
chant. Active in church affairs he
was. a deacon for; many years.
His survivors include his widow,
one son, Hubert Norris, of Whining
ton; n daughter. Mrs. j.. R
Woodward, of Conway; one broth.
er, Fred Norris, of Baltimore, Md;
three sisters, Mrs. Minnie John
son and Mrs. Rosa Herring, both
of Burgaw; and Mrs. H. C. Ham
mond, of Fair Bluff; and three
nephews, Charlie Johnson, state
treasurer, Raleigh; Joe johnson,
of Burgaw, and Hobert Hammond
of Wilmington.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-13

WANTED 70 BUY FROM owNER-coT.
tage or rooming house at Carolina
Beach. Box CHI, care star-News.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-13

Zirconium, listed in chemistry
textbooks as a rare metal, is one
of the twenty most abundant ele'
ments in the earth's surface.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-13
171-Wanted TO Rent, Buy

WANTED - ONE HALF H. P. BRIGGS.
Stratton gasoline motor. Dial 4567 after
6 p,m,
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-13

WANTED-4 COPIES OF THE WILL
mington Morning Star Of January 8,
1e47. Bring to Bookkeeping Depart
ment, Star-News office.
Evening star., 1947-04-25
ELECTRIClL APPLIANCES


or Yes Third Main Store literally
packed o
aors! Today actually electrical
you'll
II curse youM be amazedi
Evening star., 1947-04-25

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Evening star., 1947-04-25

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handles for easy roisino or lowering
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$7.29
Evening star., 1947-04-25

G. Z. WAFFLE IRON, made with pure
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ter. The heot indicator tells HE
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Evening star., 1947-04-25

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Chrome -ploted, dramatically con-
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clean . Comes in generous six-cup
size. No mail or phone orders,
$l6.95
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-17
CEN. CHANG CHUN
new JAP PREMIER
Friend OF Chang Kia- Shek
Named To Succeed 7. V.
Soong, Resigned

NANKING, April is. -P)- Gen.
Chang Chun, who served on two
committees seeking to end China's
civil wal and who advocates build
ing up this republic by peaceful
DISQUALIFICATION, today became its
premier.
He succeeds T. V. Soong, wfo
had taken a strong anti-Communist
stand and who resigned March l
under mounting criticism that his
policies contributed to China's eco
nomic crisis early this year.
Chang, governor of SzechWan
province and a friend of Generals
simo Chang Kai-Shek since they
were classmates at the japanese
Military academy, presumably nae
been groomed for the premiership
He was reported in line for the
post as much as IA months ago
when some factions declared Soong
was partially responsible for block
ing effectiveness of the govern
ment-Communist truce.
Chang was a member OF Gen.
George Marshall's committee OF
three that just had brought aooul
a truce agreement. He was nameo
also to a. committee to effect a
government army Reorganization
under the truce terms. The pac'
was quickly violated, however,
and subsequent violations prevent,
ed its ever becoming effective.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-17
TRUMAN TO CREET
|B0MBSHEtt OWNER
Millionaire Milton Rey.
nolds, Crewmen Will
Visit White House

NEW YORK, April IS - W.D -
Millionaire penmaker Milton
Reynolds and his two-man crew
took off from La Gua-dia field
in a drizzling rain today en- route
to Washington to receive the con-
gratulations of President Truman
for their record breaking globe
circling flight.
Capt. William Odom, who pilot
ed the silver-hulled converted A.
26 "Bombshell'' on its 10000
mile flight, was at the controls
again today after a few hours
sleep - his first since Saturday
morning.
T. Carroll Sallee, flight engi-
neer, postponed plans to marry
his pretty fiance, Patricia Houll.
han, until after the Presidential
visit. Reynolds and his crew
had been scheduled to see Tru-
man between $3.50 and 4 p. m.
today but bad weather ana
trouble with the planes hatch
delayed the take-off until 4 p. m.
They will see the President to-
morrow.
The bombshelT's flight clipped
u hours and 10 minutes from the
previous record Set by Howard
Hughes in 1888. The new unoffi-
cial record is IS hours and SIS
minutes.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-17
JOHNSON ENTERS
GOVERNORS RACE
State Treasurer Formally
Announces Candidacy;
Native Oh Pender

State Treasurer Charles M.
Johnson today became the first
formally announced candidate for
governor of North Carolina in 1913
with the release of a statement
in which he briefly outlined his
service in the state government and
gave a hint as to his platform in
the next gubernatorial race.
Although it has been predicted
and rumored for several months
that he would toss his hat into the
ring, Johrson's statement official
ly placed him on record as a can
didate for the first time.
A native of Fender county, john
son first gained prominence while
deputy county clerk in Burgaw
when his method of keeping the
county's records became we'll
known in the state for orderliness
and thoroughness.
He was made a district super
visor for the state tax commission
and for a while had charge OF
property re%valuation in nine coun-
ties.
He held the positions of travel
ing auditor for the state, chief
deputy state auditor, executive Sec
rotary of the county government
Continued on Page Two; Col. AZ
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-17
REGISTER TAKES
OATH OF OFFICE
Erroneous Report OF Resig-
nation Circulated
Since Monday

M. B. Register. chief deputy
on the staff of the late Sheriff
G. David Jones, was administered
an oath Of office as deputy sherl11
yesterday afternoon.
The brief ceremony vas held in
the office of Clerk OF Court A. L.
Meyland in the county courthouse.
An assistant, Lois Ward, admins
tered the oath which made Regis
ter a member of Sheriff Porter
Davis staff.
Erroneous reports Of Registers
RESIGNATION have circulated since
Monday. when the board OF county
commissioners appointed DAVIS as
successor to Sheriff Jones.
Technically all attaches of the
office of the sheriff had no posi-
ton from which to resign after
acting sheriff Gordon Doran turn
ed over the Office to Davis.
The entire force serving under
the late sheriff were administered
new oaths of office when Coroner
Doran served temporarily as
sheriff. Their commissions expired
when he relinquished the office to
the newly appointed sheriff.
Sheriff Davis declined comment
on the Register incident and said
that he would not name a chief
deputy for "some time"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-17
|HARTSELL ELECTED
GRAND MASTER OF
MASONIC ORDER

RALEIGH, April is. - up =
Luther T. Hartsell, Jr., of Concord
tonight was elected as Grand Mas
ter of Masons in North Carolina.
as the Grand Lodge OF North Caro-
lima ended its 160th annual com
munication here.
Others elected at the closing SEES
sion of the two-day meeting were
DR.. Maxwell E. Hoffman of Ashe'
vile, deputy grand master; Wilk
ms P. Horton of Pittsboro, senior
grand warden; DR.. Wallace E
caldwell of Chapel Hill, grane
treasurer; and Wilbur L.. Mc1ve1
of Raleigh, grand secretary.
Hartsen will succeed William
|Bundy of Greenville.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-17
Blast
Briefly Told
Highlights OF Worst Dis.
aster In History OF
Lone Star State
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRES

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
A series of devastating ex-
plosions at Texas City, felt
$50 miles away, was the worst
explosion in Texas history, ex-
ceeding the 1887 New London
school explosion.
The dead - 1900 ESTIMATED
by Department of Public safe
ty).
The injured - more than
1000 (same source.
Cause - The Grand Camp,
Ere -l hip loaded with nitrate,
exploded after a fire, setting
oil -4e multi-million dollar
Monsanto Chemical corp. plant,
causing fires and explosions in
~refineries, etc.
Time - 9:12 A. M. (CST).
Damage - Unofficial esti-
mate puts loss in millions.
Grand Camp a complete loss,
Monsanto in ruins, city hall
leveled, etc.
Extent of blast - Felt 100
miles away in Palestine, Tex,
also at Orange and Port Ar
thur, 100 miles distant; rocked
Galveston and did much dam
age there, II miles across bay;
felt at Pelly, where sound so
sharp one man said it hurt his
eardrums.
Relief - Quickly modified
from Galveston, Houston, Aus
tin, San Antonio, other cities,
with Red Cross, Army, Navy,
state and other agencies aiding.
Relief modified so quickly that
city clogged and state officials
said no more needed at 2 P.
M.
1t was Texas second major
disaster in a week. Tornadoes
wrecked the Panhandle area,
killing Sc in Texas, over 100
in Oklahoma last Wednesday
night.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-17
BERNARD BARUCH.
CALLS FOR UNITY
Advisor To Presidents
Urges 44-Hour Week
With No Strikes

COLUMBIA, S. c., April 16-P)
Bernard M. Baruch said here to-
day that the world "can get going
only if men work." adding that
eff we accept the challenge to
preserve CIVILIZATION, it means great
er effort than that exported during
the war"
eve cannot achieve our pur-
pose," he asserted, with the pres
ent hours and limitations on
work." He urged a 5 IL day a.
hour week, with no strikes or
lay-off, to Jan. l, 1919" in order
to increase production.
1.-THE result would be electrify-
ing" he said.
Baruch spoke at the unwilling
of his portrait in the Hall OF the
State House Of representatives.
The native South Carolinian said
that if his suggestion were adopt
ed '~production would flow smooth
ly; a sense of security would re-
turn to worker and employer; and
the reaction upon the economy
of the world would be deep and
lasting.
Unity Necessary
Until we have unity; until we
straighten out and solve our own
problems Of production, and have
internal stability, there is no basis
on which the world can review
itself physically or spiritually. "
Baruch, declared that there is
no place left to which to turn for
regeneration except to America.
We must answer that call or we
shall fail civilization in its most
tragic moment, and thus fail our
selves"
The portrait, painted in 1923 by
Oswald Birley, an English artist,
was unveiled by Baruch's daugh-
ter, Belle. 1t was a gift from
Baruch, made after $4,000 was
authorized to be spent for a new
painting.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-17
CLEARING SKIES
END FLOOD WORRY
Cape Fear, Neuse Rivers
Not Expected To Over
flow Banks

RALEIGH, April 16. - up -
Clearing skies and a forecast OF
fair weather put a .damper on the
threat of rising rivers today, but
not until the Cape Fear had risen
within seven feet of flood stage
at Fayetteville.
The U. S. Weather bureau here
said persistent, heavy rains dur
ing the past few days had caused
the Cape Fear to rise to % feet al
Fayetteville, at which point it
crested this afternoon. Flood stage
at Fayetteville it IS feet. At Eliza
BEETHOVEN, a crest of about % feet
is expected around noon tomor.
row The river had risen to Is
feet there today.
The weather bureau said there
was little danger of other rivers
in the state overlooking at present.
1continued On Page Two; Col. II
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-17
JEWS, ARABS MAP
FARLEY STRATEGY
Major Clashes Between
Leaders Expected At
Assembly Meet

LAKE SUCCESS, N. Y, April
ia (P) "A major clash at the
forthcoming special Palestine ses-
sion of the United Nations as
sembly appeared to be shaping up
tonight as Jewish and Arab lead
ers mapped their strategy amid
Increasing world tension over the
Holy Land problem.
Jewish agency officials were
busy in New York on two contro-
~versial proposals for submission
to Secretary-General Trygve Lie.
while leaders of the Arab states
drafted their plans in Damascus
for the Ap.H % session at Flush
ing.
A spokesman for the Jewish
agency official voice Of Palestine
Jews said the assembly would be
asked formally to provide for Jew
ish representation in the discus
sions and for immediate opening
of Palestine to Jewish immigra-
ton. An Arab spokesman said
these proposals would meet strong
opposition.
Write Acheson
The American Jewish confer
ence. which claims to represent
g. national Jewish organizations,
said it had sent a letter to Acting
Secretary of State Dean Acheson
demanding that the U. S. delega-
ton take the position that the
Jewish agency be represented on
the proposed commission of in
quiry, if Britain and the Arab
states were represented.
Lie told a news conference that
the assembly itself must decide
on the scope of its discussions,
but said he hoped the delegates
would avoid formal ceremonies
and general debate in the interest
of speed and efficiency. For this
reason, he said, no plans had been
made to invite President Truman
or other officials to address the
opening meeting.
COP Men Coming
Most of the five Arab member
states were planning to send their
top diplomats to New York. Dis
patches from Damascus said DR..
Fadhel Jamaly, foreign minister
of Iraq, would leave by plane jm-
mediately to attend the session.
The situation was intensified by
the discovery Of a bomb in the
branch colonial office in London
and by the execution of Dow Bella
Gruner and three other alleged
Jewish terroriStS in Jerusalem.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-17
STRIKE TO GO ON
BEIRNE DECLARES
Country Wide Tie-Up Will
continue Until Firm
Gives In To Workers

WASHINGTON, April 49, N1 -
The leader of the striking tele-
phone workers said tonight the
countrywide tie-up will continue
until the Bell system gives in or
until the workers are starved into
submission"
Joseph A. Beirne, 3%6-year-old
president of the National Fedora
ton of Telephone workers, an in
dependent union with 80 striking
affiliates, made the statement in
az ABC broadcast.
Federal seizure of the industry
appeared a dim prospect as Pres
ident Truman maintained a
hands-off policy. Administration
officials said privately that seiz-
ure would be undertaken only as
a last resort.
Beirne spoke in reply to Secre-
tary of Labor Schwellenbach who
last night blasted both the union
and the American Telephone and
Telegraph company for turning
down his arbitration plan for end
ing the strike.
Gives Reasons
The union head said SchWellen-
bach's proposal was rejected be-
cause it contained no wage in
crease offer and because it con-
tanned a thoroughly unworkable
arbitration proposal"
Beirne continued:
"There are at least two ways
in which the telephone strike can
be settled, . one of these methods
would be for the AT & T company
to forget all about arbitration, to
take the strings off the companies
they control, let the local bargain
ing committees sit down with our
local bargaining committee and
work out a settlement.
THE other way would be for
the AT & T Co. to sit down with
the NFTW and work out a gener-
al agreement somewhat like they
did last year. But the AT & T
has so far rejected both these
very practical solutions. They
have refused TO take the strings
off the companies and let them
bargain and they have refused to
meet with us.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-17
And So To Bed

The other night, during a
binding rainstOrm, a local
resident of Riverside apart
ments, started on his way home
from work.
When he arrived at the
junction of South Front street
and Southern Boulevard, it
was discovered that the street
had been blocked.
The man decided to take a
short cut through tho Maffitt
Village road. He did and not
being familiar with the ap-
proach from the south end of
Adams street wandered in and
out of four courts until he fin
ally located the right one.
81 live in a different place
when you come in from the
south end,' he mummered as
he went up his steps.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-17
COLLISION Invites Lewis,
Operators To Meeting
On bargaining"

WASHINGTON, April Is. -UH-
Capt. N. H. COLLISION, federal coal
mines administrator, today invited
soft coal operators associations and
President John L. Lewis of the
United Mine workers to meet here
on April 20 to discuss "a resump-
ton of collective bargaining
COLLISION sent a letter to the as
ISOLATION and Lewis which read:
This is to invite you to a meet
ing to be held in Room $3.50 in The
Department of Interior building
at 1920 A. M. on April 20, 1947,
between the representatives of the
United Mine Workers of America
and those of the Coal Operators
association.
"The purpose Of the meeting is
to discuss the means by which 4
resumption of collective bargain
ing between the United Mine Work.
ers, and the coal operators may
most effectively and expeditiously
be accomplished"
To Avert Strike
The government must return the
mines to the private n on
June 80. Collisions invitation there
fore was viewed as a direct bid
to avert a strike at that time.
Lewis has threatened to call a
walkout July l unless the opera
ors accept and liberalize provisions
of the government contract which
created the miners health and well
fare fund.
The coal strike last spring -
when the government seized the
mines - resulted when the opera
tors refused to grant this and other
concessions. The Operators nego-
tiating committee later broke up
and refused to bargain with Lewis
on an industry-Wide basis.
Lewis has signified a willing
ness to open contract talks any
time but has warned in advance
that his welfare fund demand must
be met.
NLRB Request
Collisions move conceded with
requests by the National Labor Re-
l%lations board that the parties start
work Immediately on a contract
to take effect when the government
Continued On Page Two; Col. II
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-17
SENATE TO VOTE
TUESDAY ON Bill
Vandenberg Succeeds In
Getting Action OF Tru-
man Greek Loan Plan

WASHINGTON, April IS. -UH-
Prodded by a plea of Senate Presi-
dent Arthur H. Vandenburg, R.,
Mich, for speedy action, the Senate
agreed unanimously tonight to vote
on President Truman's $500, 600, 900
|Greek-Turkish aid bill at 4 p. m.
EST, next Tuesday.
The Senate established its vote
deadline at an extraordinary night
session after 8 IL hours of continu-
Gus debate. Vandenburg, in a fiery
plea for speed, told the Senate
that the Presidents program may
|be the United States last chance
to halt Communist aggression short
of war.
House Bill Ready
His demand for speedy action
came as the House Foreign Affairs
committee finally approved an al
most identical bill and prepared to
lsend it to the House floor some
time next Week
The Senate had gone on a day
I%and-night schedule in an effort to
lget the aid bill out of the way as
lsoon as possible. But Senate Repub'
lican Whip Kenneth Wherry OF Ne
lbraska said that the vote agree
ment apparently would eliminate
the need for a session tomorrow
might.
Sen. Edwin c. Johnson, D., Colo,
an opponent of the bill, high-llght'
ed tonight's session by warning the
Senate that the proposed aid to
Turkey would, if carried out, con-
stitute an act Of aggression.
well have to admit this is a
threat to Russia" he said.
Vandenberg earlier had broken
into the hot debate to warn MS
colleagues that they will bear a
heavy responsibility for world
lpeace if they hold up the program
too long or reject it.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-17
Surgeons Scalpel Used
To Effect "Crime Cure"

right" Wright said as he was
wheeled into the operating room
at .%gontefiore hospital yester-
day. He was under the knife
three hours.
Today the surgical phase of
Wright's attempt, to be freed from
criminal ~obsessions dating back
to 1928 was pronounced success
full. He was in good spirits and
ate a hearty meal.
Time will be required to de,
termine the mental results.
Wright now awaits sentence
for a series Of bucglaries in the
Pittsburgh district.
The operation was performed
gratis by DR.. Yale David Kos
koff as a court behavior clinic
|psychiatrist watched.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-17

BUFFALO, N. Y, April 16-R
to find a home, Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert F. O'Connor placed
their eight children in two orphan
ages today.
Tomorrow they will look tor a
furnished room.
The house the family had rent
ed for the past five years was
sold last May to a World War II
veteran who, with his wife and
15-month-old son, has been living
with parents.
The O'Connors were granted
several extensions of an original
eviction notice. The new owner,
Of his own accord. granted an
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-17
Jewish Underground
Threaten HanQinQs
British Alert Over 100000
Troops, Put Cerfew
On Holy Land

JERUSALEM, Palestine, April
is -W.P-The outlawed Jewish r.
gun Zvai Leumi tonight was re-
ported to be boasting that it would
hang 40 British officers in "re-
venge'' for the execution early to-
day of Dow Gruner and three
other Irgunists.
While Gruner's lawyer was try
ing to appeal to the Privy council
in London, the 1rgun ANNOUNCE
ed that his execution would be the
signal for a "blood BATH" To-
night, the Irgun's hidden radio
was said to be announcing that
the measure would be 10 British
officers for every Jew executed.
Almost nobody in Palestine
doubted that the Irgun would try
to retaliate. The government, ex-
pecting imminent violence, order
ed all British civilians to stay at
home. High Commissioner Sir
Alan Cunningham put British
forces in the Holy Land or temp
orary "active SERVICE" meaning
that they will be tried by mill
tary courts, rather than civil
courts, for civil offenses.
Strict Curfew
Most of Jewish Palestine was
under strict curfew. Rehbovoth
and Rishonlezion, two big Jewish
townships that escaped the curfew
order, imposed a curfew upon
themselves and ran up the blue
and white colors at half staff, the
first indication that Gruner and
his fellow Irgunists were being
made Zionist martyrs.
A shot felled a boy who stroll
ed down a Jerusalem street this
afternoon in violation of the cur
few. Three automobiles were
stolen in the all-Jewish city of Tel
Aviv, crimes which frequently
precede underground attacks. Cit
rus house, British military head
quarters in Tel Aviv, was left with
only a skeleton staff. 1t has been
the target of numerous under
ground attacks in the past.
Palestinians accepted it as a
foregone conclusion that the Irgun
would strike. The only question in
their minds was when and where.
Gruner was a 33-year-old veter-
an Of the British army who had
beer convicted of attacking a
police station. He maintained that
he had only happened to be near
the station when the attack was
made.
Had Guns, Whips
The other three Irgunists - Dow
Rosenbaum, 81, Eliezer Kashani,
10, and Moraechai Aloshi, 20
were caught with guns and bull
whips. They told police they were
looking for a British major to
fog.
Shortly after midnight, a curfew
was imposed, 100, 900 British SOL
diers alerted and the four men
were hanged in Crusaders castle,
Is miles north of Haifa. The dis
trict commissioner watched the
hangings; not even the superin-
tendent of the prison was notified
until they were over.
Gruner was reported to have
gone u the gallows at 2 am,
| singing ''Hativka," the Jewish ma
tional anthem. The other three
were said to have been hanged at
Commute intervals.