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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-15
SHIPPING FIR
ORGANIZED HERE
Three Residents Form
Panormetis Steamship
Company

What promises to develop into
another large industry for Will
minston was revealed last night
in the announcement that three
local men soon would enter the
general shipping industry under
the firm name Of Panormetls
Steamship Company.
The company received a charter
Yesterday from Secretary of State
Thad Eure to buy and operate
steamboats, and other vessels OF
any class. Authorized capital
stock was listed as $3.50, 600. Sub
scribed stock was set al $1,000 by
S. A.. Andreanopoulos, Peter Lam
besis and Theodore zezefellis. The
three men are operators Of the
CRYSTAL Restaurant here.
Lambesis said last night that it
had not yet been determined where
the main office of the company
would be located. However, he
indicated that Wilmington prob
ably would be selected.
He said the firm planned to
purchase surplus ships for the
business, which will embrace gen
eral cargo shipments. Just when
the company will begin operations,
he said, could not be announced
at this time.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-15
MAN BEING HELD
in BANK ROBBERY
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minutes before a. M, shortly af-
ter Cashier John H. Hood. Miss
Lois Beeson, assistant cashier, and
Mrs. G. M. Chandler, bookkeeper.
had entered.
Preparing for the days business,
they had just brought a quantity
OF currency from the vault when
the bandit, entering by the side
door through which they had come,
presented a check and asked that
1t be cashed. No customers we're
present then.
Cashier Hood said he recognized
the check as a forgery which an I'M
identified person had attempted to
cash yesterday at the State Bank of
Maxton. Neighboring banks had
been given a description of the
check.
Cashier Hood said that while he
was questioning the man, the band
it produced a pistol and demanded
S., 1000.
He ordered the three bank en-
ployes into a nearby closet threat
ening to shoot if they moved to-
ward the telephone or ''squawked'
then picked up the currency on the
counter and ran out. He made no
effort to enter the vault.
John P. Stedman of Lumberton
is president of the Scottish bank,
which maintains headquarters at
Lumberton and operates five
branches in this part. of the state.
Ironically enough, the bank rob-
berry took place as the town of
Pembroke prepared to observe
Citizenship Day" with a veterans
celebration.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-15
CITY WINS FIGHT
TO GET DRACLINE
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avert the spread of malaria and
Intestinal diseases, pursuant to di-
receive three, priorities regulation
l, you r hereby directed to dis
pose of a tractor mounted tractor
crane with three-fourth yard width
dragline attachment"
The order was signed by a CPA
official and directed to Major
General Robert Littlejohn, War
Assets Administrator.
Immediately after the directive
was received in the offices of the
WAA, Lane said, a wire was dis
patched to the WAA regional Of
flee in Charlotte ordering the
equipment frozen for purchase by
the city Of Wilmington.
Details for the purchase were
completed yesterday, Lane ex :
planned.
When asked the latest develop
ments on efforts to obtain a fire
boat as a replacement for the
aged Atlantic now in use here, he
said that the various requests
made by the city concerning the
craft had been followed through
ana expressed the belief that the
efforts would also eventually be
successful in the fight for this
equipment.
The fireboat in question is now
in the Charleston, S. c., navy yard,
where 1t was recently inspected
by city officials.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-15
MASTER, CREWMEN
TAKEN OFF SHIP
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(COntInucd from rage One)
were still being hunted by search
planes from Midway.
The master, previously identi-
fled as R. j. Mahoney of Corpus
Christi, Tex, and his Chief Mate,
M. E. Taylor, were reported in
jured and were under treatment
in the General Gordoa's hospital.
Others rescued were listed by
the st. Johns Victory as Second
Mate R. W. Reed. Third Mate A.
Whalen, Junior Third Mate Es-
singer, Purser R. B. Reed,
Steward S. T. Rodgers. Able Sea,
man Cheng Chin-mai, Ordinary
Seaman chin Chon-yen, and Ra-
dioman H. F. Weir.
Twenty-Five other members OF
the Fort Dearbora's crew were
last reported still aboard the after
section Of their broken vessel, but
had started engines so they could
ride out the waves while rescue
attempts continued.
Heads For Port
Meanwhile, the freighter Robert
S. Broussard, which had sent a
distress signal after experiencing
engine trouble in the same general
area. was reported proceeding To-
ward Honolulu under her own
power.
The freighter Telfair Stockton
was standing by the stern section
of the Fort Dearborn.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-15
HOUSES SET
FOR GREEK BILLS
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men may seek to impose various
restrictions, If the committee does
not do 50.
Rep. Eaton (R-NJ), chairman of
the committee, said he expects to
have a bill ready for introduction
Monday. Calling for its consider
alton on a non-partisan basis, he
declared he is not worried about
politics "but I am worried about
the United States in a world that
is full of hell"
While waiting for the house to
act first, Senator Vandenberg Or
Mich) began compiling a list of
questions on all phases of the ht'-
toric diplomatic move. He said
cabinet members will be asked to
answer them fully when they ap-
pear before the Foreign Relations
committee which he heads.
One question, raised by Senators
Taft (R-Ohio) and Jenner (R-Ind),
is whether top government Of
ficials knew of the impending
Mediterranean situation as long
ago as last October.
Jenner brought the question up
in the Republican conference, say
ing it was generally reported that
British Foreign Minister Bevin
gave notice of it then to former
Secretary of State Byrnes.
Seeks Light
eff that is true Jenner told
newsmen, IT think Congress ought
to know that this is not something
that has just popped up overnight
with a demand for immediate at
tention."
Taft told a reporter he had been
informed by a visitor from London
that this government was notified
last October that the British would
have to stop economic aid to
Greece March 81, when their fl
nancial year ends. In any event,
an examination Of the British bud
get might have disclosed that it
included no further funds for
Greece, he said.
II don't think this a major
point" Taft continued, "but Con-
gress ought to know whether the
administration knew about this
situation all along and simply de-
layed acting until it had reached
a crisis"
Byrnes declined to comment on
the reports.
Gn London, the House of Com
mons approved today a $40, 000, 900
supplementary appropriation to
wind up British aid to Greece by
March 81. It is to pay Greek
army costs and provide civilian
add
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-15
MAY SETTLE
CASE OUT OF COURT

REDWOOD CITE, Calf, March
14.-R-Mrs. Ty Cobb will prob
ably call off" her divorce suit
against the one-time Georgia
PEACH" her attorney said today.
Melvin Belli, Mrs. Cobb's law
yer, said an out of court settle
ment was expected to be reached
in her suit for a division of COM
munity property which she set at
81, 600, 900, and monthly alimony of
SIS, 900.
Mrs. Cobb brought suit for di-
vorce from the 60-year-old Cobb,
scrappy leader of the Detroit Tig-
ers in the 20's, last Friday. In
addition to her share of the Cobb
community property and alimony,
she asked $50. 600 attorney fees and
$40, 900 costs.
Belli said Cobb's appearance at
his office to make a deposition
in the case tomorrow had been cam
celled, and added that he believed
Cobb had met with his wife and
family to make an out-of-court
settlement.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-15
NEW YORK STATE
HAS TOUGH BILL
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tOOlltlkuCu TIO" axe OllCJ
the pre-strike level for three
years.
Striking employees also would
lose tenure" for five years. thus
removing guarantees that they
would not be summarily dismiss
ed.
The State assembly passed the
controversial measure, 1884, ear
ly today after Dewey's legislative
lieutenants succeeded in holding
most of the Republican members
in line with the governors wishes.
A few rebellious majority party
members Joined with Democrates
in voting against the bill, which
has, drawn the %sharpest opposition
of any measure before the 1947
legislature.
Labor Opposes
The bill was opposed by the
American Federation of Labor, the
CLIO, the Civil Service Employees
association, representing 1000
state workers, and several power
full teachers organizations.
Dewey, 1914 Presidential candi.
date and a contender for the 1915
nomination. has confided to in
Inmates that he supported the anti
strike bill regardless of its effect
| on his political future.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-15
ship EXPLOSION
KILLS CREWMAN
Coast Guard Reports Yes.
sci In Distress May Be
Mayflower

NEW YORK, March IA. -PE
The Coast Guard announced that
a crewman was killed tonight in a
fire room explosion aboard the
yacht Mayflower III Chesapeake
Bay off Point Lookout, Md, near
the mouth of the Potomac.
The crew of % was taken off the
burning ship by the navy tug Ruby
M. shortly after 9 p. m. (EST), the
Coast Guard said.
The navy tug was dispatched
from the Patuxent, Md, naval air
station in response to a radio mes
sage from the tug Gremlin, report
ing that she had sighted the burn
ing ship.
The Coast Guard said that the
Ruby M. was returning to her base
with the crew Of the yacht.
The naval air station reported
later, however, that the crew de-
cided to re-board the Mayflower
and fight flames which had broken
out after the explosion.
The identity of the dead crew
man was not Immediately avail
able.
Earlier today a vessel named the
Mayflower - former presidential
yacht - left Baltimore for Arctic
waters in quest of 70, 900 seal pelts
but it was not Immediately deter
mined whether it and the ship on
which the explosion occurred were
the same.
The former presidential yacht
had been purchased from the Mari
time Commission by Capt. Frank
M. Shaw of Montreal. The vessel
had been put up for sale after
weathering three wars and cruise
duty for three presidents.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-15
TODAY
and

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The decisions which have to be
taken here in Washington trans
scend altogether those which Mr..
Molotov is raising and Secretary
Marshall is allowing himself to be
persuaded-by MI. Byrne's old
team-that he must deal with.
Here in Washington the decisions
call for an estimate of how the
total military and financial re-
sources, that can be made avail
able, may most effectively be ap-
piled to meet demands which
arise from every quarter of the
globe.
Never was it so necessary to
budget our means and our COM
mitments. Never was it so neces-
sary t o define our commitments
by a unified strategical con-
ception as to where available
power, prestige, money. a d ex-
p%ertness, which are not unlimited.
car be invested with the best
prospect OF achieving the, best
that is judged to be possible. Con-
gress cannot do this. It can be
done only by the combined and
continuing study and con
sideration Of the highest respon.
sible officials Of the State Depart
me1t, the armed services, the
chief financial and economic de-
partments Of the government.
1t is true that Mr.. Byrnes had
promised to 60 to Moscow and to
continue with Mr.. Molotov and
Mr.. Bevin the diplomatic trench
warfare which they carried on
over the minor treaties while the
situation throughout the rest of
world deteriorated. But when
Mr.. Byraes made that promise,
which Mr.. Marshall has felt con-
strained to honor, he did not
know that the United States would
be faced with the issues which
now face it.
Perhaps if we had had an am
oassador in London, and il Brit
lsh.American diplomacy had been
al the high level of real communi-
cation which existed during the
war the Administration here
would have see to it that so
great a decision did not have to
be taken so suddenly, and with
the Secretary of State debating
secondary questions with MI,
Molotov in Moscow.
A case could be made, ever at
this time. for Secretary Mar
snalPs presence in Moscow If his
time and energy were devoted 10
a discussion with Stain and the
heads of the Soviet government
OF the great issues which have to
be decided n W in Washington.
But no case, it seems to me, can
be made for a stubborn and
tedious negotiation with Mr.. Mol.
otov, which represents a n d con.
tlnues e lamentabIe history OF
what it is gross flattery TO call
peace-making. If that is the only
way we a negotiate with the
Soviet government, then men
men with constitutions of iror
and the patience Of J o b-shoulo
be specially selected for it, anc
delegated to tn task, it being
understood that they can afford t.
devote their whole time to it, be-
cause they have no other ane
greater responsibilities.
Copyright, 1947, New York Tribune
Inc
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-15
DISTRICT Isl MEETING
Of "a AUXILIARY SET
FOR MARCH q HFpr

I'll; The District womaa:s Au,.n.
VIII convene next Fri5.%1 auxiliary
s episcopal Church Of t5o at tn,
Shepherd, with Mrs. H.r me Good
n rer, eh Ia t5 presiding, ~. Gla'.
fellowship, receive ins %te to enjoy
instruction. ~SpiFaNlon ann
Breakfast for out.of.+o,,.
viii be served in the Ps Tn ,'%15itors
with Mrs. Walter Hines N',sn House
Service of Holy CommH v,flrmaa
IN Meditation by the Ri. Rev. ma and
H.: Wright, bishop of East c 3romas
Brief business session Gi nc,',5o
roll call Mrs, Marsden Core r,uo.ns
rotary reports of outstandie,u Sec
tivity Of the year 1915 with Wiling T., ae
mary Of how instigated, prorn sun,
and evaluated; and eIect jcnO'sd
chairman for l948, Miss 'V pa. Of
Moore nominating Chairman Isss'
One of the high lights Of =.
meeting will be a full survs W. he
report OF the district missi5o,sad
fleld by the Venerable BiobssEsy
Sturgls, archdeacon Of the 5;s.a a'a
The Rev. Harvey GIazier. roo.I
will offer closing prayers ''0f
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-15
NAVAL RESERVE
UNIT ENTERTAINED
Chief J. P. Wheeler Wins
Award For Naming
New Paper

Approximately 200 officers and
men and their wives were present
last night at the United States
Naval Reserve banquet dance held
in the Club Ambassador.
Speakers of the evening were
1t. Comdr. John H. Wilson, COM
mander of the organized Surface
Division 6-29, and 1t. Henry C..
Bost, head of the local Naval Re-
serve office.
During the evening Chief J. P.
Wheeler was presented the award
for naming the official newspaper
of the unit. The papers name will
be the "River Rider" and the
award was made by 1t. B. S.
Solomon.
Chief R. d. Willets, who acted as
master of ceremonies for the &C.
casion, was presented a silver
baby cup for his new son as a gift
from the Organized Surface Divi-
sion. The presentation was made
by David Peterson.
Mrs. j. H. Uhlmer and size
Walter King we're the recipients
of the guest prizes.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-15
CAPT. GRAY ASKS
$l0,0oo,0o0 Cash
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can ship was boarded by Dutch
sailors and marines and escorted
forciDly to Batavia by a Neither
lands Indies destroyer.
The cargo, including rubber,
sugar and chichona bark (quinine)
had been consigned by 1ndonesian
Republican groups from the Repub-
1ican-held territory of Java. Dutch
authorities in Java declared the
cargo legally belonged to European
planters who had been prevented
from returning to their properties
since the end of the war with ia
pan. The Indonesians claimed the
cargo consisted of products raised
by Indonesians in the absence Of
European proprietors.
At Batavia, Capt. Rudy Gray,
master of the Martin Behrman,
and six members of his crew sub
mitted today a II, 000-word protest
to the United States consul for
forwarding to the Dutch Indies gov
eminent. The protest asked dam
ages totaling $40, 900, 900 for the
ships operators, the Isbrandtser
company of New York, and mem
bers of the crew.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-15
U.S.. SIGNS PACT
ON ISLAND BASES
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designed as military bases, include
PalaWan Air Base; Camp John
Hay, a leave and recreation center
at Gabuio, Northern Luzon; a car.
60 terminal and training center or
Bataan; an air force cemetery al
San Francisco Del Monte, Rizal
province; and a number of COM
munications and navigational IA
cilities.
Port Of Manila
Special provision is made for
Army and Navy use of a portion oil
the Manila port area on the same
basis as any private installation.
Scheduled for later development,
it was learned authoritatively. Are
these Class B sites.
Mactan Island; Florida Blanca,
Pampanga province; APART Ma
val station; and Camp Wallace,
San Fernando, Pampanga.
Such famous old military estab-
lishments as Fl. Mckinley, now
18th Air Force headquarters, and
Nichols Field pass to Philippines
control, but it was announced that
there would be a transitional period
in which such places would be
considered temporary installations.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-15

hope I never have to come before
this bar and prostitute my pro-
fession'' for a man who is as
guilty as the hinges of hell as the
prosecution claims"
Goldberg told the jury that Miss
Ganey had gone through "the
bottomless pit Of hell and purga-
tory and ~debauchery with this
man and his wife" He had
reference to Mr. and Mrs. Morton
with whom she had gone to Jack
sonville and subsequently to Viii
son on Saturday and Sunday pre-
ceding the shooting on Tuesday
night
He described two nights ''when
whiskey was flowing and de-
bauchery was rampant" and said
that 1--WE didn't put her miss
Ganey) on the stand because her
testimony would have been ipcom-
petent."
This was explained by the fact
that Miss Ganey did not see the
alleged shooting of Henderson.
Goldberg also attacked West
brooks testimony with the asser-
ton that II know you couldn't find
IL men in New Hanover county
who would convict a dog on Jas
per Westbrook's testimony"
For fho rovf how h. oo~2,al
to ~reiterate all of the charges
made during the first hour and
dwell upon the s%elf-defense motive
which had been introduced when
Gsney took the stand this morn
ing.
During the morning session .
both Mr.. and Mrs. Ganey took the
stand to recount the story as I'M
folded by Witnesses during the
past two days.
However, Ganey denied that he
had planned to hurt Henderson on
the Monday night he went to
Jacksonville in search of his
daughter. He likewise denied tell
ing the Jacksonville chief of police
that "you can kill a man in South
Carolina for running away with
your daughter and get away with
it."
He declared that he shot Hen
derson after Henderson had shot
at him. Mrs. Ganey said that her
husband told her when he came
back into the filling station after
the shooting that he had shot
in se~lfdetense.
The case probably will 60 to the
jury late this afternoon. Solicitor
Moore may use two hours in his
address to the jury this morning.
Williams probably will take
an hour in his charge to the IL
men.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-15
Along The Cape Fear

extended a n d developed, until it
is now a perfect system of COM
munication between Whining
ton and sister South Atlantic and
Gulf ports.
1.-THE Wilmington and Weldon,
the parent scheme of our internal
improvement system, has been
stimulated and developed, until
as the central link in the great
Atlantic Coast Line, it stands
almost unrivalled, and absolutely
unsurpassed in the category of
American railroads." h article
of 1889 points out.
As for the development Of
famous feeder lines, we will have
more to say about that at a later
date.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-15
TODAY IS FINAL
J.. FOR REGISTERING
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tuberculosis sanatorium, New Han
over county has on hand an unap-
propr1ated sum of 500, 900 which
Is available for the building, equip
ping or purchasing of sanatorium
property, provided that the vot-
ers approve such use Of this money.
In addition, the referendum will
determine whether the New Han
over county commissioners shall
have the authority to levy a spec
lal annual property tax not in ex-
cess of five cents On the $100 ,valu-
alton for hospital maintenance.
In the special election, voters
will ballot for or against the levy
Tor the proposed county junior
college,; they will also vote for or
against use of the $100, 900 pro-
posed for the tuberculosis sana-
forum; and they will also vote
Tor or against the special levy for
maintenance of the sanatorium.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-15
robson HIKES
REWARD BY $500
Commissioners In Special
Session Increase
Amount Offered
Special To The Star

LUMBERTON, March IA, - Ap-
propriating $500, the Robson coun-
ty commissioners in special ses-
sion tonight raised to $1,000 the
reward now standing for the arrest
and conviction of the slayer OF
Mrs. Frank Roberts last Sunday
night at her home in the Barker
Ten Mile community of the county.
The commissioners appropr1a-
ton supplements 5000 in reward
money previously subscribed by
citizens of the community, hun
dreds of whom have Joined with
law enforcement officials in a wide
spread search for missing Johnnie
Jones, %, Negro, the suspected
slayer.
The charred body of the farm
wife was found beside a burning
haystack at the Roberts home by a
nine-year-old son upon his arrival
home from church.
The Roberts home is situated 10
miles from here.
Jones, the suspected slayer, had
been employed as a farmland In
the. Barker-Ten Mile community.
Upon investigation, it was learn
ed by Sheriff W. c. Britt and other
officers that Jones, evidently a
short time after the Staying OF
Mrs. Roberts, had gone to his
home at a rooming house in the
community and changed clothes.
The search for Jones has extend
ed into several states.
Sheriff Britt made it clear to-
night that the $1,000 reward, which
Is in his possession, will be paid to
the person or persons responsible
for the arrest and conviction OF the
slayer.
Law enforcement officers, how
ever, are not eligible to share N the
reward money, he said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-15
F. W. BROW
DIES FRIDAY
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April 1929; from April 1929 to April
1880 he served as assistant general
manager; April 1880 to October
1886 as director of transportation;
October 1886 to May 1910 as gen
eral manager; May 1910 to May
1912 as vice-president and gener-
al manager, and since May 1912
as vice-president-operations
He was also a vice-president of
Charleston & Western Railway,
and vice-president of East Caro-
lima Railway and Rockingham
Railroad.
Funeral services will be in the
st. Johns Episcopal Church at
HOO A. M, Monday, March 18th,
the rector, the Rev. E. w. Hal
leck, officiating, assisted by the
Rev. Mortimer Glover. rector, st.
James Episcopal Church.
Interment will follow in Oakdale
Cemetery.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-15
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the certain extension Of this
Wilmington line to Asheville, the
general junction of Western North
Carolina, but it has brought us
into direct connection, cross-cut
with two of the great systems Of
South Atlantic. a n d Southwestern
inter = communication, the Sea-
board Air Line, and the Richmond
and Danville System and connect
ions.
UNSURPASSED - "The Will
Columbia and Augusta,
as the old Wilmington and Man.
chester Railroad was likewise
reorganiZed and re = invigorated,
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-15
Russian Entry Assured
For Olympic Contests

LONDON, March 14-W.D-Rus-
sian participation in the l948
Olympic games in London seemed
assured today with the announce
ment that the Soviet has a','lled
for membership in the Information
al Amateur Athletic Federation
and indicated a willingness "
conform to it's standards
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-15
HERE ON
LOOKOUT FOR IL
YEAR OLD NEGRO

Louis Dix, 11-year old Negro OF
1909, Moores Alley was being
sought by city police last night
after he was reported missing
from his home.
Police we're advised that the
youth was last<seen early yester-
day morning and at that time
he was wearing a brown coat, blue
pants, and leather-helmet with
goggles.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-15

According to the Koran, all the
angels except Eblis paid homage
to Adam and Eblis was expelled
from paradise for his refusal,
later tempting Adam and Eve to
sin by way of revenge.