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Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1947-12-30
Novi uradniki drustva
Ribnica st. IL SDZ

Cleveland, O. - Ma letni Sc
il drustva Ribnica st. IL SDZ,
XII sc je vrsila 21. decembra, je
clanstvo izvolilo sledece urad-
nike "a leto 1948:
Predsednik Frank Virant,
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-01

For almost go days he busted him
self uprooting the palmettos, which
we're about Is feet high.
They we're loaded on barges and
towed up the river to the Sprunt
home and unloaded.
About II were planted near the
street and on the grounds and to
this day all of them r thriving.
Some are about 80 feet tall now.
1t is believed they are the only
palmettos of their type in Whining
ton.
ODD CLIMATE-It was noted in
a previous column that Bald Head
ISLAND had a strange climate in
which semi-tropical plants thrive.
And it is reported that frost has
never touched its shores. This is
due to the high sand dunes that
are to the north and south, the
proximity of the Gulf Stream and
it's stran.e situation in the Cape
Fear River.
Other plants grow in profuslon
there and nowhere else in this
section.
Vegetables can be cultivated
there the year round.
Strange indeed u this island IN
the Cape Fear.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-01
MENDOZA MIRAGE
MAKES EYES HURT
Wives OF Coast
Guardsmen May See Her
Dock Tomorrow

The Coast Guard Cutter MENDOZA
has almost become a phantom ship
to Wilmingtonians.
Like the Flying Dutchman she
seems destined never to touch her
home port again.
For several months she has been
expected to dock at the Custom
House. All rumors proved false.
Then official orders came down
the line that she would dock here
yesterday.
The Naval Reserve PC776 was
moved for the second time in al
most as many weeks to make room
for the larger vessel.
But the Mendoza didn't show up.
Now comes more official orders.
This time she is going to dock here
Saturday morning.
She left Boston towing a buoy
tender on Tuesday. This vessel
was delivered to Cape May, New
Jersey on Wednesday. The Men
dota then proceeded to the Coast
Guard yard at Curtis Bay, Mary
land.
She arrived at noon yesterday
and left in a few hours for Viii
mington.
She will arrive here Saturday.
Wanna bet?
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-01
Snead Orders Halt
To Auto "Raffle''
State WV Commander
Threatens Greensboro
With Charter Loss

!. E. c. Snead, state commander
Of the Veterans of Foreign Wars,
yesterday directed Greensboro
Post Major George E. Freddy Jr.,
to refrain from rafting an auto.
mobile.
The Greensboro post, No. 2087,
in spite of a warning from the
solicitor of that district, voted al
most 95 per cent at a meeting
Wednesday night to hold the raj.
file. Such a lottery was ruled lille
gal recently by Attorney General
Harry Mcmillan.
In "a telephone conversation to
the post officials today, Snead
said: "The post has no authority
to vote to do an illegal act.
I'VE do not want ou~rorganiza'
ton or any other segment of the
American people to become SO
strong that they can have their
way in spite of the laws of the
land.
eve should strive to stay within
the orbit of public opinion. In your
particular case, in face of a warn
ing by the duly constituted au-
thorities, prosecution will be had
if this particular lottery is held
as scheduled.
"Your post must refrain from
going through with the proposition
and shall refund the money to
holders of tickets which were sold
by the post"
Snead said failure of the Green's
boro organization to comply with
his order would result in the char
ter being revoked.
Some 5000 tickets have been
sold for the lottery in which a
Chevrolet will be awarded to the
lucky ticket holder. "
AS ar alternative the Green's
boro post may hold an auction in
stead, Snead said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-01
Would
Shull Russia
e,,eien Affairs Chairman
Saws Psychology May
Halt conquest"

v-w YORK. July 31-R-Rep.
charles A. Eaton (R-NJ) chairman
" NE House Foreign Affairs COM
s.:4+ee. declared today that the
waited states must warn Russia
~ u,' stop her "world conquest" at
nte or face ostracism from the
1Fllig Nations and possibly war.
.r think we can still block Rus
with psychology; if we don't
va must defeat her by force of
W. ,s" Eaton wrote in American
%@. ~. SIT is time we told her
co."
Ia said Russia has "shown very
,iaarlv, that "she intends to take
Fnrope, then the world" He add
~ hat whatever changes might
.sve been made for outward ap-
.asraDces "she hasn't changed
her tune. I mean the tune of world
conquest
1--WE can put Russia in her place
,ov, without resorting to force"
Eaton continued. eve can stop her
nv asserting our leadership of the
otber members of the big five
s~n,n and of the smaller nations
wlo aspire to our democratic
ideals. ...
Read Russia Out
.If she doesn't give in and be-
have like a civilized nation, we
must read Russia out OF the Unit
ed Nations and proceed without
her. if we don't stop her now,
there may come a time when we
may have 10 keep her out by
force Of arms.
at may be a hard JOB then, be-
cause she may have us outclassed
in numbers and weapons. But we
still have the atomic bomb, and I
am sure that Russia has not, at
least as yet. -.
Once kicked out of decent So
siety, Russia must either seek to
retain good standing or be. dis
ciplined by the military action of
the union of decent nations. I am
sure Russian leaders have learned
from Germany's two unhappy ex-
periments that it is not an
easy Job to lick the world"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-01
PRINCESS ELIZABETH
TO WE'D In LONDON'S
WESTMINSTER ABBEY

LONDON, July 81. -(R)e Prin.
cess Elizabeth, 21-year-old heiress
presumptive to the British throne,
and Philip Mountbatten, 26-year
old Royal Navy lieutenant, will be
married in Westminster Abbey
November 20, Buckingham Palace
announced tonight.
The place and date of the mar.
riage were announced after the
prospective brides father, King
George VI, appeared before the
Privy Council today and, in a 175-
year-old ritual, gave his formal
consent to the union.
The Buckingham Palace state
ment said "The King and Queen
have approved that the marriage
of Princess Elizabeth and 1t.
Philip Mountbatten shall take place
at Westminster Abbey at 1870 a.
on Thursday, goth November,
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-01
Morning Star Plans
Ihalian Hail., Sa6a
Series Of Narratives k,ssSsaay1 s 'ssso >as+;n;es
Of 150-Year-Oldt ano,aN cio+v
Cradle Of Amel '+. Drama Effort

Wilmington and the rest Of
the Cape Fear region are rich
~ endowed with historical
background.
The thought is advanced that
the abundance of significant
historical material in this
area might well form the
backdrop for a pageant or
platform production depicting
the origin and DEVELOPMENT Of
the Lower Cape Fear Sec
ton.
Such a production conceiv-
ably could be presented an
nually during the summer
season for the cultural bene-
fit and entertainment of the
thousands of tourists who
each year visit Southeastern
North Carolina.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-01
Along The Cape Fear

PALM TREES-From Henry B.
Render comes the story of the
palm trees in front of the Elks
Temple on Front street.
The article about Smiths or Bald
Head Island, as it is Now called,
and it's unusually warm climate
for this latitude, brought to mind
the story of the palmettos and how
they got to Wilmington.
The story begins in the late 18o0's
when James Sprunt, the owner OF
the building that is now the Elks
home, commissioned Will Rehoer
to transplant some palmettos to
his home.
His purpose was because the
building was of historical value,
it being the home of one of North
Cardinals governors, and he want
ed to identify it with some unusual
plants.
LANDSCAPING - At the time
viii Render was la%ndscaping Orion
plantation, also owned by Sprunt.
But for the next two months he
was busy on Bald Head Island.
There the palmettos are native.
Unaware that they would grow if
transplanted, Render began work.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-01
Some Pledges
Youthful President Seeks
To Avoid Strike Through
Unusual Compromise

DETROIT, July 81 - up The
Ford Motor company offered to-
night to ignore damage suit p-o-
visions of the Taft-Hartley labor
law if it's 1O7, 900 organized work.
ers gave certain pledges in re-
turn.
Henry Ford II, president of the
company, announced the% offer
through company offices here at
ter a conference with CLIO Presi-
dent Philip Murray earlier in the
day.
Ford acted in the face Of a strike
threat from the CIO United Auto
Workers, who will decide Satur.
day on a proposal to walk out at
Ford plants, probably next week.
Ford, in a statement, laid
down the following proposal:
"We have, to be specific, pro-
posed that the company viii!
agree not to institute suit against
the union for damages arising
out of illegal strikes under the
following good faith conditions:
81. If the union has not inspir-
ed or authorized such an illegal
strike, and
SO. # the union will agree
promptly to denounce publicly
such an illegal strike, and
Other Conditions
"3. If the union and its respon-
sible officers and agents will
agree to use prompt and honest
effort to prevent or end any such
illegal strike, and
q. If the impartial umpire who,
by agreement with the union, de-
cides other points of difference
arising out of our contract and
who has always had the complete
confidence of both the union and
the company, can be the final
judge as to whether the union has
taken these reasonable steps in
regard to illegal strikes"
The Ford-Murray conference
took place in New York city at
the request Of the 20-year-old COM
pany president.
Ford's proposal with respect to
the Taft-Hartley law was con-
tanned in a letter which he ssid
he handed to Murray.
The company's proposal, Ford
Soc SOME pT, IN PAGE 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-01
REBEL ARMY SAILS
ON ATTACK F0RAY
Dominican Republic Goal
OF Communist Revolu-
tionaries, Report

WASHINGTON, July 81 - B-
The Dominican Embassy said to-
night a three-ship expedition left
from Cuba last night OF this morn
ing to invade the Dominican Re-
public.
Jose Vega, secretary to the am
bassador, told newsmen the "ex-
petition" was composed Of two
landing barges and n corvette
equipped with cannon and machine
guns.
He placed the point OF depart
r between Antillas and Barra-
Goa on the eastern tip of Cuba.
Vega had no estimate Of the
number of men aboard the YES
sells.
Dominican Ambassador Julio
Ortega Frier told reporters Sat-
urday that 5000 men recruited
from Cuba, Guatemala, Venezuela
and Puerto Rico were poised in
Cuba to attack his country.
This was denied by officials Of
Guatemala, Venezuela and Cuba.
A State department spokesman
said the department had heard
about "rumor'' that an army of
Communists vas preparing to sail
from Cuba to invade the Domini-
can Republic but that it's informa-
ton from its own represen atives
insufficient to make any COM
ment.
The Dominican ambassador de-
scribed the men as Communist
rtvolutionaries" and indicated their
purpose was to overthrow Presi-
dent Aafael Trujillo.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-01
OFFICERS
ARREST, ~CHARLOTTEAN
POINT OF PISTOL

BALTIMORE, July 31-R-Po-
lice today arrested at pistol point
a man they identified as James F.
Rogers of Charlotte, N. c.. and
said he escaped last week from the
North Carolina State prison at
Raleigh, where he was serving an
eight-year term on a criminal as
sault conviction.
Sgt. James M. Murray reported
he and two patrolmen spotted a
car in which Rogers was seer rid
ing with another man soon after
his escape from the prison. They
found Rogers a block away, hust-
led him to headquarters, and re-
turned to find the car missing.
Police throughout the city were
asked to watch for the car.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-01
CHAMPION RESTS
FOR AKRON TRIP
Ted Williams Receives
Friends Congratulations
On Derby Victory

Wilmington's Soap Box Derby
champion, Ted Williams, rested al
his home, 300 Park avenue today
In preparation for his forthcoming
trip to Akron, Ohio where he will
represent The Star-News in the
national finals on August II. His
racer, now in custody of the Star
News, will be reprinted today and
early next week will be shipped
by express to "Topside" at Derby
Downs.
Throughout the day, the youth
ful champion received scores OF
telephone calls of congratulation
from friends and many of the boys
he competed against on Wednes-
day. They all wished him luck at
Akron and advised him to bring
home the bacon in that "shark's
mouth"
While Ted rested at home, Soap
Box Derby headquarters was busy
making arrangements FOR the
champions trip to Akron. Present
Plans call for departure over ACL
at 1925 pm, on August u with
arrival in Washington the follow
Ing morning. Ted will be accom-
panied by his parents, MI. and
mrs ]. c. Williams and . repre-
sentative of The Star-News. The
party will spend the daylight
hours Of August 10 on a sight
seeing tour of Washington and will
depart from the capital at $3.50
O'Clock that night over the Balti-
more and Ohio FOR Akron.
IN arrival in the Soap Box Der
oy city the following morning,
led and his party will be met
~ . motorcycle escort and whisk-
"a IN a new Chevrolet sedan to
ne Mayflower hotel where Ted
VIII Dc domiciled with the 1872
oasf local champions. Ted will
make his trial run over Derby
posns on Friday morning, enjoy
ufee days Of fun before the finals
On Sunday. and leave Cor home,
VIM lose or draw on Aug. 10.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-01
And So To Bed

There's a little brown and
white fox terrier waiting at
407 South Second street for
four-year-old Nicky GiOvinet-
II, whose own puppy went to
dog heaven the other day.
Little Nicky lives at IL
Summit Walk, Lake Forest,
and his father is the regular
army instructor for the Will
mington National Guard.
Nicky's three-months-old
pup, Buddy, liked the shade
SO well that his habit of Sleep
ing under parked cars cost
lim his life.
And So To Bed related
Jicky's heartbreaking loss.
Now comes Mrs. W. G. Mat
thews, o. 4O7 South Second
street, who says she has a fox
terrier pup for Nicky.
But, Nicky, you'll have TO
wait a couple of weeks, be-
cause the puppy Mrs. Mat
thews has for you is only
three weeks old now.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-01
COMMANDER
BLASTS LOTTERY
Greensboro Man Orders
VFW Members To Take
No Part In Drawing

GREENSBORO, July 31-P1-
The Major George E. Freddy, Jr.,
Post of Veterans of Foreign Wars
tonight was ordered by its COM
mander, Robert E. Merritt, to take
no part in the proposed rattle OF
an automobile next Tuesday night
at Memorial stadium.
Commander Merritt's orde r
came after E. O. Snead Of Will
mington, state VIEW. commander,
had directed the post to abandon
plans for the lottery under the
threat, of revocation of the local
posts charter. Merritt reiterated
that at no time has the post spon-
sored the lottery but that it is
sponsored by an individual mem
Der of the organization.
Snead in a telephone converse
ton told local post officials that
members had no authority to vote
to do an Illegal act. He ordered
the money refunded to holders Of
tickets which were sold by the
post.
Merritt, who had opposed the
plan to hold the drawing on the
automobile and other prizes, said
that the matter was submitted to
the state commander Wednesday
evening after post members had
voted to 60 ahead with the rattle.
Warning Issue
Earlier today, Herman Wilson.
city attorney. had warned that re-
sponsibility for carrying out the
lottery would rest on the shoulders
of those leasing the baseball park
for the night. Police Chief Jarvis
had declared that. "We will indict
the man who gives it away and
the man who receives it," E. D.
Kuykendall, solicitor Of municipal
county court had reaffirmed his
stand that the proposed drawing
would be in direct violation Of the
law and he would press action if
the drawing were carried out. He
also said that purchasers, as well
as sellers, of lottery tickets were
liable to prosecution.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-01
Elk SERVICE men
CAN REJ0IN ARMY
Recruiting Service Author
lied To Accept Enlist
ments For Third Area

Former service men soon will
be authorized to enlist in the regu-
lar army and be assured of an
initial assignment of at least one
years. duration within the Third
Army area, which includes North
Carolina, 1t. Charles j. Markus,
in charge of the Wilmington army
recruiting office, said yesterday.
Other states in the Third Army
area are South Carolina, Georgia,
Florida, Alabama, Mississippi and
Tennessee.
The directive received by the
Wilmington recruiting officer yes
terday authorizes the enlistment of
former members of the Army,
Navy, Marine Corps and Coast
Guard. who we're honor ably dis
charged on or after May IL, 1915,
for assignments with specific units
in the Third Army area where va
cancies exist.
Quota Expected
These vacancies will be publish
ed from time to time, Lieutenant
Markus said, and quotas will be
assigned to the recruiting serv-
ice.
The Wilmington recruiting office
is expecting a quota momentarily.
Enlistees under this directive
will not be eligible for overseas
service for a minimum period of
one year unless their entire out
fit is transferred overseas, Mar
kus said.
If this shou!9 "ur, they will
accompany their unit
All enlist4Ienls u4loer this new
authorization will be in the regu-
lar army. unassigned, for a period
of at least three years.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-01
Ford Offers To Ignore"
Labor Measure Provision:
Police Arrest Home Head
LarcenyCount
Faces Carter.
Suspect Was Subject OF
Investigation In April;
Ex-Fireman Charged

Charles M. Carter, 37-year-old
superintendent Of the New Hanover
county home, was arrested by City
police yesterday afternoon on
charges Of larceny and receiving.
Arrested at the same time was
Clarence Groom, As, former city
fireman.
The warrants, signed by Eldridge
Fergus, local sea-food dealer, read
as follows: did wilfully, feloni-
ously take, steal and carry away
$3.50 in money, the property Of
Robert Fergus, with intent to de-
prive him of the use thereof, and
did receive same knowing it had
been stolen, in violation of chapter
15-151 Of the general statutes Of
North Carolina"
According to statements by po-
lice officers last night Robert Fer
gus is alleged to have lost the sum
Of $3.50 while in the company of
Carter and Groom. Fergus told
his story to his brother, Eldridge
Fergus, who signed the warrants
against the two men.
Returns Money 81
When police first confronted Car
ter he is alleged to have denied
any knowledge Of the charge. Later
during the afternoon Carter is said
to have returned some Of the
money and told police he was try
ing to get the matter Strengthened
out.
Groom is reported to have said
that Carter asked him to divide
the money. However, police failed
to say how the money was obtained
from Fergus.
1t is alleged that Fergus missed
the money after he had been in
company with Carter and Groom in
a South Front street business es-
Enlistment. The incident is re-
ported to have occurred during the
afternoon of Wednesday, July 30.
Carter. was released on a 5000
bond signed by J. j. Mohn, local
bondsman, yesterday afternoon. He
was arrested about three o'clock
and released shortly afterward.
Groom was still being held in jail
in default of a 5000 bond at mid
last night.
The two men are scheduled to
See COUNTY on Page 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-01
TORNADO RIPS UP
BUENA VISTA, VA.
Force OF Storm Lifts Build
ing, Whirls 1t Down On
Cleaning Plant

BUENA VISTA, Va, July 31-W.D
A tornado which whipped up
winds to 60-mile-and-hour velocity
tore through this Shenandoah Val
ley town of 5000 today, killing one
man and slightly injurins three
others.
The force of the storm picked
up the Sea general store and
whirled it down on the Augusta
Cleaners where the dead man, a
new employe whose name was not
Immediately known to townspeople,
was working. Three persons in
the general store were slightly
hurt.
Trees we're uprooted and COM
munications were knocked out as
the tornado was followed by a
severe electrical storm.
Trunk lines of the Chesapeake
and Potomac Telephone company
were completely out throughout the
Shenandoah Valley area, but the
severity Of the storms and winds
appearedTc be subsiding tonight.
CAT Richmond a bolt of lightning
struck the Carlton theatre late
today but no one was reported in
jured. A crowd of nearly 300 was
in the, theatre watching a motion
picture when the bolt struck the
building. There was no fire and
the audience remained quiet.)
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-01
Plans Conference
On Fire Boat Purchase
CHANNEL ASSURED
Morning Star
Washington Bureau

WASHINGTON, July 81. -
President Humans signing of
the War department civil func-
tions appropriations bill today
assured the full budget request
of $500, 900 for the improvement
of the Cape Fear river at Will
mington, N. C.
The signing of the bill also
assures the flood control project
on the Neuse river at Goldsboro,
S85,
The $500, 600 was the full
amount requested by the U. S.
Engineers for carrying on and
completing the project of deep
ening the Cape Fear river chan
mel from 80 to 80 feet and widen
ing it from 300 to 400 feet.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-01

But the responsibility lies,
not with a few, but with ali
those citizens of the Cape Fear
community who are interest
ed in preserving tradition and
passing it on to posterity.
This idea is being advanced
BY the Morning Star for con-
sideration and approval by
the citizens, and the develop
ment of the thought naturally
rests with the people of this
section.
Wilmington, with its cele-
brated ITALIAN players, long
mas been acknowledged the
cradle Of American drama.
The Italians, recognized as
the first authentic Little The
See MORNING On Page Txvo
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-01
ARMY SUPERFORTS
LAND IN ALASKA
Seven OF Eight Planes
Make Flight From
Tokyo In Is Hours

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, July 81
R-Seven of eight Army Super
fortresses making a long-distance
flight from Tokyo to Washington,
D. c., landed at Elmendorf Field
at 2:25 p. m. CP. S. IT, today. The
eighth plane had been forced down
at Adak, in the outer Aueutians,
by a bad fuel connection.
The planes flew through seven
hours of fog and overcast on the
long 3,5OO-mile hop from Japan
and saw the ocean only part Of he
time, pilots said. They hoped
from Tokyo at 800 P. M. (1:09
AM EST yesterday.
Capt. W. J. Webster, Fort Worth,
Tex, one of the pilots, flew a
Texas state flag from his big plane
Immediately after landing here.
The planes planned a stop of about
three hours before taking off on
the next hop nonstop to Washing
ton.
The first plane landed at 4:12
p. m. (EoI).
The pilot was Horace c. Nicho-
las, Ardmore, Okla.
1t. Col. Howard F. Hugos land
ed 10 minutes later.
With a ceiling of only LOO feet
and a rain squat blowing up, the
first plane had a close call as an
other plane came in and veered
away, narrowly missing it.
Whether the plane which landed
at Adak would be able to continue
the flight was not Immediately
known.
The time of the flight for the
first plane from Yokata field, near
Tokyo, was Is hours and 10 min
utes. The T~okyo-Washington dis
lance is 7,O86 airline miles.
See ARMY on Page Two