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Evening star., 1947-07-27
Two Men Beat Manager,
Rob Laundry OF Sc

Two men yesterday escaped with
SO from a Washington laundry
after beating the manager with
their fists.
Policereported that the men. both
colored, entered Washington
laundry branch Office at Seventh
and G streets SW about 2;30 pm.
yesterday and asked for Henry
Smiths laundry. When the mana
ger, John M. Leonard. Sc, of 1905
Tenth street NV, said there was
no laundry for anyone of that name.
the pair attacked him, he declared.
One of the bandits seized SO from
the cash register before both men
fed
Evening star., 1947-07-27
PatronageUsed
In Civil Service,
Rees Declares
Legislator Renews
Charge Career Men
Are Being Dismissed

Chairman Rees of the House Civil
Service Committee last. night
charged that Government adminis-
traitors and personal officials "ars
substituting personal patronage and
preference for the Civil Service sys-
tenn and veterans preference" :,
Mr.. Rees asked his homeward
bound colleagues for their support
in bringing about real civil serv-
ice merit system that we all want
and to which the country Is en-
titled" -,
May suggest that YOU visit the
Federal Offices in your districts. that
you talk to the employees. particu-
larly in the middle and lower levels.
and then give our committee the
benefit of your findings and coun-
SELL Mr.. Rees said.
Career Workers Fired, He Says.
The Kansan renewed his charges
that career employees are losing their
jobs while war service workers are
retained on the Federal payroll.
Thousands of loyal and efficient
career employees, many of them
veterans, have been and are now
being dismissed or furloughed from
the agencies where they are en-
ployed while favored war service
employees are being retained in the
jobs for which these career en-
ployes are qualified and from
which they are being dismissed" he
asserted.
This is being done in violation Of
civil service regulations and the
Veterans Preference Act, Mr.. Rees
charged.
The Kansan also said the Civil
Service Commission has not been
alert to safeguarding the career
service people"
Il realize the problem is not an
easy one, but the commission should
discharge its full responsibility with
respect to this matter" Mr.. Rees
said. MY criticism lies in the. fact
that the commission has proclaimed
many times its good intensions and
has launched one program after
another. but the commission has not
handled the situation as I feel it
should"
Committee to Keep Watch.
Last week the commission, which
previously had made several unsuc-
cessful efforts to find jobs for dis
missed career workers.. announced a
new program whereby permanent
status employees losing or about to
lose their jobs would get absolute
job preference over war service
and temporary workers. Under the
program, these career people would
replace war service people filling
comparable jobs on Government
wide basis.
Mr.. Rees has announced that his
committee will watch the new pro-
gram closely to see to it. that Fed
eral departments and agencies
carry out its provisions.
He also asserted that Federal
officials have reSorted to Subterfuge
and illegal practices in order to keep
some war service people of their
choice on the job In addition, Mr..
Rees said that in reduction in
force programs Federal officials
were dismissing lower-salaried em-
ployes and were retaining those en-
ployes in the top salary brackets.
Evening star., 1947-07-27
By W. H. Shippen, Jr.

The suspicious character" who
arrived here from New York yes
terday with an alarm clock and four
watches in his pockets to time the
final hours of Congress from the
gallaries had to go home before the
party got really good as it wore on
toward the small hours.
He left before Senator Connally
Democrat, Of Texas, tried to swal-
low a 30O-page selective promotion
bill for the Army. and never saw
Senator Glen Cowboy Taylor,
Democrat of Idaho, load his desk
with enough reference material to
keep him talking for 48 hours.
The visitor was only one of an
estimated $4,000 who jammed, the
Capitol day and night yesterday
but managed to sit in on a lively
debate which occupied the House for
an hour on whether the Ipswich
clans of Massachusetts, are being
devoured by migratory ducks on a
Federal sanctuary.
Pockets Bulge Suspiciously.
For some reason they sent the
visitor from New York home be-
cause he seemed slightly wacky
This occurred at about the time a
silver-haired Representative from
New England was drilling page boys
in what appeared to be military
calisthenics.
The visitor looked like a fugitive
from the Bowery with the jitters
His pockets bulged in a manner to
invite attention since somebody taok
shot lat ssenator srecently. ! A
search by guards, however, revealed
the odd assortment of timepieces
a stack of identification cards, sew
eral paid-up insurance policies, a
half pint bottle with only one drink
gone and more than $500 in SIS and
$40 bills.
officers telephoned the mans rel
atives collect and they asked that
he be put on the train. He claimed
he was the Sanest, soberest man
on the Hill and when Informed he
was being sent home for his own
good because he had too much
money. replied that nobody got
sent home from New York for such
a reason, and asked:
who's crazy now?"
Before the House passed on to
lighter moments of harmony, gags
and repartee, the members rose in
cheering ovation to Speaker Mar
tin, when Representative Cox. Dem
ocrat, of Georgia, praised his dig
nifty and impartiality.'
Sing In Barber Shop Groups.
Members crossed party lines to
exchange pleasantries and wise
cracks and to sing together in bar
ber shop groups while awaiting
last minute measures from the Sen
ate.
Nine-year-old Sally Ploeser
daughter of Representative Ploeser
Republican of Missouri, took ovel
the Speakers duties and banged fol
order until she got tired and joined
in the singing.
The Senate was still in session
while they hopefully chorusec
Home, Sweet Home" Othel
favorites were I've Been Workine
on the Railroad" Garry Me Bacl
to Old Virginy' and THE Eyes O.
Texas Are Upon You"
NeWSmen Serenaded the HouS
Evening star., 1947-07-27

Scheduled to have seven-day
turn at mythical administration OF
the Nations affairs. 104 young dele
gates to the second Boys Forum OF
National Government. sponsored by
the American Legion, will arrive
here Friday.
Forum headquarters will be Glen
denim Hall, American University.
The boys, aged Is to 1S, will be
housed on the university campus.
The forum is conducted by the le-
gion to instruct outstanding young
sters in the operations Of the Fed
eral Government.
The boys, representing every State
and the District, will conduct their
own political conventions, elect a
President" and hold mock sessions
Evening star., 1947-07-27
Col. J. T. Taylor Is Cited

Col. John Thomas Taylor of 64O6
Meadow lane, Chevy Chase, Md. has
heen recommended for promotion
j., the honorary reserve to the rank
of brigadier general. His name is
included in a list of nominations
cent to the Senate yesterday by
president Truman.
Evening star., 1947-07-27
Air Force Day Planned

BALTIMORE, July 26 (P.-Mary-
land officers of the Army Air Force
Reserve will observe Air Force Day
here Friday by flying formation
of planes in a demonstration over
Homewood Field.
Evening star., 1947-07-27
Poy Rise Voted for Howard

Salaries for teachers at Howard
University would be brought into
line with the increased pay for
teachers in the Washington public
schools by s1S1 900 in supplemental
appropriation bill sent to the Presi-
dent last night BY Congress.
Evening star., 1947-07-27
Let The Stor Follow
You on Vacation!

Leave your subscription at
the Business Office Counter,
18th street and Pennsylvania
avenue, or mail your vacation
address. In all cases payment
must be made in advance.
RATES FOR MAILING
Daily and Daily Sunday
Sunday Only Only
/ month ---- 1.25 rs so
| week --- 80 .Z5 10
Remittance may be made by
check, cash, money order or
stamps.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-15
JUNIOR CIRCUIT
GETS UNDERWAY

Blaskwood Sport Shops Braves
and Sunset Parks Wreckers cash
this afternoon at 4 o'clock at Rob-
ert Strange park in the opening
game of the 1947 City Jnnior Base
ball League.
Manager Homer Ellis of the
Wreckers has. not stated whom he
will send to the mound, but it is
expected to be big Jimmy Craw-
ford, who handcuffed the Braves
with five hits earlier this season
in an exhibition tilt. BlackWood has
already announced that Tommy
burlington, ace Of their mound
corps that includes Bob Lewis,
Robert Brown, Mike Michaels and
Jimmy Stoudenmire, will get the
opening nod this afternoon.
The remainder of the lineup for
Blackwood consists of Carl War.
rem at first base, E. G.. Britt at
second base, Jimmy Stoudenmire
at third base, Eugene Smith at
shortstop, Bobby Hinson in eft
field, Harry Mathis in center
field, Bob Lewis in right field,
Mike Michaels behind the plate ,
and of course, burlington on the
hill. Robert Brown will be saved
in case a relief hurler is needed
for the Braves.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-15
GENERAL
CONTINUED from Page One)

paw and 8 - cents III holiday pay
and to cover "other economic
isues'' to be worked out later.
More extensive demands by the
auto workers, who led the first
postwar pay increase battle a
year ago, indicated that GIN
would probably not reach an
agreement as quickly with the
JAW.
The auto workers seek a % IL
cent pay boost, a guaranteed ~
hour week and an employer-fl-
nanced pension and insurance pro
gram.
Failure to achieve any substan-
tial gains in six months OF nego-
tiations with Chrysler corpora
ton, smallest Of the 'big three"
auto makers, brought the first
1947 strike notice in the auto IN
dustry. The UAW-Chrysler division
filed notice Saturday.
Strike Approved
Union pressure from another
quarter - the Independent Fore
mans Association of America -
was focused On Ford Motor
company. The FAA national board
yesterday approved a request from
its FORD chapter for permission
to file a 30-day strike notice.
The JAW indicated it was ready
to seek immediate opening OF
wage and contract renewals with
Ford, Richard T. Leonard, d.
rector Of the unions Ford depart
ment, recently notified the com
pany, second largest producer.
that l947 contract talks would be
based on the overall JAW de-
mands served on GIN and Chry'
xler.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-15
LABOR
Continued from Page One)
By Alley

tee. He has opposed some othe1
sections as the committee finally
wrote them on the ground they arr
not strong enough, including the
part which seeks to protect the
free speech Of employers.
The committee today also eli
minated a ban on the involuntary
check-off system Of collecting unior
dues - provisions in some unior
contracts which compel an employ.
er to deduct union dues from the
workers pay checks and turn them
over to the union.
The committee today approved
provisions:
Authorizing federal court suits
against unions fo- breach OF con
tract.
Requiring unions to register ane
file yearly financial reports with
the Labor department.
Providing for a Senate-House
study of the entire field Of labor
management relations.
Authorizing court injunction.
against national paralysis
strikes.
Setting up a new mediation
agency outside the Labor depart
ment.
The committee did not get to the
section dealing with industry-wide
bargaining. Taft told newsmen he
hopes it will finish up tomorrow,
but indicated the final vote may
not come until Wednesday. 1t quit
for the day after its action on the
section covering jurisdictiona.
strikes and secondary boycotts
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-15

Husbands appointment said she was
very happy and predicted porter
will do a good job"
When asked if he planned or
making any changes in the per
sonnet of the office, Davis remark
ed. "Those men have done a Won
derful Job and they will continue
to do so, therefore I don't see why
I should make any changes right
now"
Will Cooperate
..This department will cooperate
r. the fullest extent with the Pc
lice department and their new
chief, Hubert Hayes, and we will
work at all times with the State
Highway Patrol, ABC officers,
Identification Bureau and other
law enforcement agencies" Davis
said.
The present staff of the Sheriff
office is composed of the following
officers; Charles Snow, S. B. Yopp,
S. v. Sneeden, T. Butler, Ernest
Priest, G. R. Koonce, R. B. King,
M. B. Register and R. T. Pinkston,
deputy sheriffs. M. T. Ross is
chief jailor and Mrs. Ross is the
iail matron and a deputy sheriff
Other jailors are Deln1ar Mobley,
m. J. Calder, and Truman King.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-15
EDUCATION
CONTINUED from Page One)

Insurance Landen, chairman,
Craig and Hoggard.
Budget - Laney, chairman, Roe
and Hoggard.
Grammar Schools - Mrs. Mels-
ter, chairman, Landen and Hog
gard.
High Schools and Athletics -
Roe, chairman, Laney and Hog
Junior College - Hoggard, chair
man; Laney, Roe, and Landen-
Transportation - Roland, CHAIR
man, Grise, Hamilton, and hog
gard.
Junior College
Discussion of the proposed
Junior college for the c%ity-county
system was postponed until after
Principal T. T. Hamilton, Jr., OF
New Hanover High school, and
Dale Spencer, director of the Will
mington college center, have con-
ferred with officials at the Uni
versity in Chapel Hill, State COL
lege and stat educational depart
ment leaders in Raleigh.
Hamilton and Spencer are ex'
pected to leave Thursday and a
special called session of the board
of education will meet as soon as
thew return here with data relative
n The states plans for the next
schoo year. ,
District committeeman appoint
ed last night included John X.
Morris, A. G. Setter, and A. D.
Cox for Wrightsboro; and H. o.
Thomas, l.. w. Porter, and Leon
Walsh for Winter Park.
Others Named
At Bradley Creek, Luther Rog-
ers and John Nucton were named
while another committeeman will
be appointed at a later date. The
same was true at Carolina Beach
where Cliff Lewis and Glenn Tuck
er were appointed last night witt
one vacancy still to be filled.
A report by Principal Hamll,
ton revealed that 43 per cent OF
last years MINIS graduates now
attending college received grades
Of A or B during their first Sc
1nester's work. Seventy-seven per
cent of the graduates now in col
lege received a grade OF c or
higher, he added.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-15
BEACHES. RECEIVE
RENTAL INQUIRIES
Early Applications Presage
Healthy Business Season,
Cartier Says

approximately $50 housing units
which were appropriated during the
war years by the federal govern
ment for housing army personnel
have been returned to their owners,
Walter Cartier, Chamber OF Com
merce secretary, said last night.
The units will be greatly help to
accommodate the overflow OF visit
ors expected to start pouring into
Wilmington and the beaches next
month, he said.
Already inquiries about single
rooms are beginning to come in to
landlords, Cartier said. "This is
UNUSUAL he added, land points
to a healthy season for all OF the
beaches in this area"
He said that some of the places
we're now opening for the season,
while others yet we're getting ready
to open.
Cartier said that already twice
as many applications had been re-
ceived this year as compared with
the same date last year.
If this section has good weather.
he added, 1--WE may expect one OF
the best seasons in several years.
Indications now are that tee beach
eg will do a good business"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-15
Forces in the grade Of staff Ser

Forces in the grade Of staff Ser
geant.
Donald c. Clover, 20 G Nesbitt
Ct-., who enlisted for three years
for assignment with the Army All
Forces in the grade of Sgt; Ar.
thur P. Stagmeier, 2 Summit
Walk, who enlisted for three years
for assignment with the coast Ar.
tillery corps in the grade of techni.
cal sergeant; and David J.
Whaley, Jr., Teachey, who enlist.
ed for Is months, unassigned.
Non-veterans were:
Robert L.. Marlborough Route l,
Wilmington, who enlisted tor
three years for assignment with
the the LIST cavalry division; Johr
w. Hewett, Jr., Southport, who
was accepted for three years fol
assignment with the Army Ali
Forces.
John c. Callahan, Bolton, who
was accepted for three years fol
assignment with the army all
forces; Gurley Phipps. Tabor
City, who was accepted for three
years for assignment with the in.
fantry.
Leonard Byrd, Chinquapin, who
was accepted for 18 months, un.
assigned; Connie R. Mobley, Beu'
laville, who was accepted fol
three years for assignment with
the army ground forces; John L.
Altman, Myrtle Beach, S. c., who
was accepted for three years for
assignment with the army air
forces; and William G. Rhodes
Barberville, Fla, who was accept.
ed for three years for assignment
with the Army Air Forces.
The us. Army recruiting sta
tics is located in Room 2O5 in the
post office building. A recruiting
representative is also stationed in
the post Office in the following
towns each week: Whiteville,
Monday; Wallace, Wednesdays,
and Jacksonville, Thursdays.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-15
Bowel Cleaning Power
OF Inner Aid Medicine

One man recently took INNER
AID three days and said after
ward that he would have
believed his body contained so
much filthy substance. He says his
stomach, intestines, bowels and
whole system were so thoroughly
cleansed that his constant head
aches came to an end several PIN.
ply skin eruptions on his face dried
up overnight, and even the rheu.
matte pains in his knee disappear.
ed. At present he is an altogether
different man. feeling fine in every
way.
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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-15
DAVIS
Continued from Page One)

make this county a good officer.
II am sure that the men (deputies)
will give me their very best CO.
operation" He continued by saying
that this job is a job Of public
trust and belongs to no man, it be-
longs to the people, rich, poor,
weak and strong"
The new sheriff leaned across
Ibis desk and continued, y will
recognize no inferior and no su-
lperior. 1t is my desire and ambi-
Ition to cooperate to the fullest ex-
tent in all matters that will serve
to the best interest Of the people
of New Hanover county"
Davis said he did not plan any
changes Of policy in the depart
ment at the present time. 1T all
happened so sudden, l can hardly
believe it," he said.
Prior to entering law enforce
ment work nearly 20 years ago,
Davis was employed at the Astypt-
odyne Chemical co. His first police
work was as a county motorcycle
patrolman. Highway patrolmen
were called county patrolmen at
that time and we're under the
supervision of the county COM
missioners.
Appointed In 1892
Davis and Lee Philemon, now
deceased, worked together on the
county patrol force until 1882 when
Davis was appointed a deputy sher-
if by the late Sheriff Jones.
He served in this capacity until
his appointment yesterday. Davis
was in charge of the night shift
and Marvin Register was in charge
of the day shift. The two shifts
changed every three months.
The most spectacular case in his
career as an officer was the
breaking of the Edgar Leroy
Smoak poison case. Davis and Err
nest Afford, a deputy sheriff, at
that time, vas assigned to the case
by Sheriff Jones.
These two officers worked dill
gently on the case for several days
and nights before they collected
enough evidence to convict Smoak
of the poison death of his daugh-
ter, whom he had fed a chocolate
cake that had been filled with
poison. Smoak was sentenced to
death in the gas chamber.
Judge John J. Burney, who was
serving as solicitor at the time of
the Smoak trial, congratulated 'Da-
Wis and Afford for their splendid
work on the case
Davis is a Well-knoWn sports
man. He was connected with Faith
er. j. A. Marley here during the
Star-News Golden Glove tourna-
ments in 1868. He was coach OF
the team and carried his squad to
Atlanta, New York and Chicago
to participate in the finals of the
National Golden Glove tournament,
The newly-appointed sheriff is
married and the father of six chill
dren. He makes his home on the
Carolina Beach road, where he has
resided for the past IA years.
His oldest son, Porter Davis, Jr..
is a member of the North Carolina
State Highway patrol and is sta
toned at Taylorsville. Another son,
|Hargrove, is a member of the vii.
m1ngton Pirate baseball club.
james Kenneth Davis of Mt. Holly
and Henry Marvin Davis , e+,1.
dent at the New Hanover High
school are the other sons He has
two daughters; Mrs. Kenneth Woo.
ten OF Wilmington and Mrs. Julia
Hood of this city.
MRS. Davis. upon learning Of her
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-15
QUEEN
Continued from Page One)

IS. Under-Secretary Of State 70,
Economic Affairs William l.. Clay.
ton, enroute with Mrs. Clayton to
the International Trade Confer.
ence at Geneva olumnist Ran
dolph Churchill, Lady Peel Bea.
trice Lille), the Earl and Duchess
Of Sandwich, Maj. Gen. Lord Sack
vile and Lady Sackville.
c. E. C~otterell, Cunard White
Star manager at Southampton,
said there was no chance the
Elizabeth will be refloated until
II a. m. tomorrow because of the
tide"
He said the passengers would re.
main aboard the ship. +
ut is expected the Queen Eliza
beth now will dock at 9 a. m. to.
morrow, 10 IL hours behind sche.
|dule," Cotteren said.
Fog Over Water
Although Southampton itself was
clear, shipping authorities said
there was dense fog over the waite:
today. The master Of the U. S.
Army Transport George w. Goe-
thals, held up six hours on its
way from Bremerhaven, said il
was impossible at times to see the
surface of the water.
Calshot Signal station, at the
mouth of the narrow, 12-mi,e wa
terway between Southampton and
the English channel, flashed the
news of the grounding.
1.-THE Queen Elizabeth apparel
" is aground off Bourne buoy, of
Calshot. She has been there since
$50 D. m. and is stationary now.
Seven tugs are trying to rehoat
her." the Calshot message said.
Bourne buoy marks n end OF
Sandy Brambles shoal, between
the Isle Of Wight and the mouth
of Southampton water.
First attempts to refloat the
ship were made on the rising tide
which reached its peak at 7:4O
p. m. Efforts continued two hours
later, during the next high tide
Attempts were abandoned for the
night at 1920 pm.
Tide Phenomenon
The recurring tides A phe-
nomenon peculiar to Southampton
- are caused by tidal waves
bouncing back from the Isle OF
Wight.
Several extra tugs will be en-
ployed during high tide between
7 and 8 a. m. tomorrow, and, ii
necessary" during a second high
tide two hours later, the Admiral
ty announced.
Other prominent persons aboard
the Elizabeth were the Countess
ofWinchelsea, Ben Goetz, manag'
er of M-G-M London films, Lint.
and Mrs. Goetz; Hal Wallis, Hol-
lywood motion picture producer
and director; Joseph Hazen, pres
ident of Hal Wallis productions;
Lewis Allen, secretary Of Hal Wal
lis productions, and Mrs. Allen;
Raymond B. Fosdick, president OF
the Rockefeller foundation; c. S.
Forester. author Of the "Horatlo
Ho-nblower" novels.
Also John Brocklebank, director
of T. N. J. Brocklebank shipbuild'
ers; Viscount Monsell, govern
ment director on the British Air
ways board, and Viscountess Mon
sell; Sir Charles Symonds, famous
scientist; the Duke and Duchess
Of Marlborough, and Lord Thomas
Ho-den.