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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-04
STUDENTS MOURN
LOST PRESIDENT
Hixh Point College Youth
Wear Black For Dis
charged Official

HIGH. POINT, Oct. s-(R-
Groups Of students at High
Point college continued to wear
black today and one student an
nounced that tomorrow they
would hold a funeral" for "the
inspiration Of the college"
The students first showed black
in their dress and with arm
band-Thursday, two days after
the colleges board of trustees
had relieved DR.. N. M. Harrison
as vice-president.
They said they were in black
because of the action of the trus-
tees which resulted, one trustee
said, because of incompatible
ty7" between DR.. Harrison and DR..
G. /. Humphreys, the colleges
president.
Announcement of the funeral"
at noon tomorrow was made by
Miss Dot Cress of High Point, one
of the leaders of the group sup
porting the relieved official. She
said students were arranging for
the purchase Of a casket and the
demonstration would be staged in
front of the administration build
ing.
Notices of the demonstration,
posted on campus bulletin boards,
urged a large attendance.
Other students said they would
stage another demonstration be-
tween halves at the High Point
Catawba football game tomorrow
night.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-04
WALLACE GRIDDERS
LOSE HARD FOUGHT
TILT TO MT. OLIVE

WALLACE, Oct. 3. The Mt.
Olive high school football team
defeated the Wallace team, IS to
0 at Mt. Olive this afternoon.
The Mt. Olive gridders scor-
ed their first touchdown on a
pass in the second quarter. In the
last quarter they intercepted a
Wallace pass to cross pay dirt.
James Herring and Roger Ack-
erman shared honors with CO.
captain Max sykes IN the often
sive and defensive play Of the
losers.
The Wallace team will play
Clinton here next Friday after
noon.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-04
Famous Speedway Driver
Speaks AT Meeting Here
Last Night

Cliff Bergere, famous racing
car driver who has participated
in 16 Indianapolis races, spoke at
a meeting Of automotive parts
dealers and their guests last night
at the Cape Fear Armory.
The man who has driven more
competitive miles on the famous
speedway than any other driver,
told his audience that he was a
bit shaky, because he said the
congested city traffic bothers him.
Bergere, the only driver to
complete the entire 500 Mile Race
nonstop at an average of better
than 100 miles per hour and who
hit 210 miles an hour on the Salt
Flats of Utah in 1910, is frankly
nervous about city drivers.
"On the Speedway all the cars
are going in the same direction
and you generally have a pretty
good idea of what the other driv-
er is going to do" he explained.
"On the streets everyone is going
in different directions, most peo-
pie don't bother giving the prop
err hand signals - it's tough. I'd
say that - hour for hour - city
driving takes more out of me than
racing"
When not racing Bergere car
ries the banner of highway safety
under the sponsorship Of the
Champion Spark Plug Company
of Toledo, Ohio, speaking before
schools, civic groups and dealer
organizations.
Fifty miles an hour is the maxi
mum safe speed on highways,
Bergere believes. Cold as ice be-
hind the wheel of a racing car,
he is haunted, he says, by what
may be around the next turn of
a highway, a herd of cattle, BIZ
cyclists or a broken down hay
wagon - or a reckless driver
passing on the crest of a hill.
"If we all considered the other
driver, gave proper hand signals
and drove more with our heads
instead of the horn and a~ccelera-
tor, the streets and highways
would be more pleasant, to say
nothing of cutting down our hor-
rible traffic TOLL" Bergere said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-04
ALL STARS CANCEL
PROPOSED CONTEST
WITH RAMBLERS HERE

The major league All-Stars,
managed by Buddy Lewis, will
not play in Wilmington this fall,
Frank Maner, manager of the
Masonboro Ramblers said last
night.
Manner was unsuccessful in
making arrangements for a field
to stage the proposed game be-
tween the major leaguers and
the Masonboro Ramblers. The
county commissioners denied
Maner the use of the American
Legion stadium for the contest.
The ALI Stars will play at
Fayetteville to complete the
schedule left open when a local
field was unavailable.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-04
JOSEPH TOWNSEND

LUMBERTON, Oct. 3.-Joseph
Townsend, 80, retired farmer of
the Raft Swamp section OF
Lumberton, Rt. 4, died Thurs
day at 5 pm. at a local hospital
where he had been a patient
since he fractured his hip in q
fall at his home Tuesday. He
had been in good health until
the accident befell him.
The funeral will be conducted
from Raft Swamp Baptist church,
of which he was a member, Sat
urday at 10 am. by the pastor.
The Rev. Joel S. Johnson, of
Fairmont. Interment will be in
the Smith family cemetery.
Mr.. Townsend was a native
of Robson county and a life
long resident of the Raft Swamp
community. He was born on May
%, 1865, son of the late Alfred
and Peggy Britt Townsend. His
wife, Mrs. Mary Smith Town
send, died in March, 1945.
Surviving are four sons, G. c.
Townsend of Red Springs. and
Jack p, J. S., and j. R. Town
send Of the home; one daughter,
Mrs. j. l.. Gregory of Lumber
ton, Route 3, one sister, Mrs. Ju-
liam Davis Of East umberton:
80 grandchildren and % great
grandchildren.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-04
X75 Tobacco And:
Farmers Dog Dirge Tops
Tobacco Tall Tales Told

WANTED to know and took out my
note pad.
ut measured the length Of q
shovel. handle and all, and halt
a length again." my neW-founo
friend told me.
My friends name is John Por-
ter. He lives at Currie. over in
|Pender county. He'd sold 5000
pounds of tobacco on the Wal
lace Market last week, l believe,
and had some more on the floor
today. Pretty well pleased,
think he said, with his sale.
But, being a lover of dumb
animals, especially dogs, l cot
toned to Mr.. Porter most when
he told me a dog of his had
lust died this morning.
cit was the best dog in the
world" Mr.. Porter told me as
II moved in to offer condolences.
eyes" Mr.. Porter went on,
"it was the best dog I've ever
seen. His name was limbo.
wouldn't have taken a hundred
dollars for him. He'd hunt deer.
He'd tree possums. He'd tree
coons.
"Just the other day I went
fishing. limbo knew where I
was going to fish and he ran
on through the woods ahead OF
me to the creek bank. When I
got there derned if limbo wasn't
there digging worms for bait"
AS ] said in the beginning,
there is 10 Anaias cub in this
section. Even if there were, Mr..
Porter wol::dn t qualify because
he assured me, as I stood there
in the tobacco warehouse sor-
rowing over the loss of so valu-
able a dog. that he could Verify
his account.
I only wish that somebody
would buy some tobacco this
year for $75 per hundred, say, so
that I could come right out in
print and tell the farmers of
this section all about it. Id have
to see the actual sale because,
like Mr.. Porter, I'd certainly
want to be able to verify any
such story I might %typewrite out
and send to the papers,
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-04
ROBERT LEE DUFFY

TABOR CITY, Oct. 3.-Robert
Lee Duffy, 81, of Ocean Drive,
S. c., died at a hospital in Column
bia, S. c., Thursday afternoon
after a lengthy illness.
Mr. Duffy is survived by two
daughters, Mrs. Ruth Troino of
Washington, D. c., and Miss Rosa
Duffy; three sons, Sam of Ocean
Drive, Robert of Washington, D.
c., and Thomas Of Richmond,
Va, one sister, Miss Mary K. Duff
fly of New Bern.
The body is at the Jessup In
man Funeral Home pending fun
eral arrangements.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-04
barely WARD

TABOR CITY, Oct. 3.-Barcey
Ward, 49,, Of the Mollie section
of Columbus county, died at his
home last night.
Funeral services will be held
Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock at
the Bethel Methodist church
where Mr.. Ward was 4 member.
Interment will follow In the
Bethel cemetery.
The Rev. Noah Duncan and the
Rev. Ruben Hilburn will officiate.
Mr.. Ward is survived by his
wife, six sons, John, Robert, Rod
ney, Rosie, Floyd, Lloyd, Ray,
and James E.; two daughters,
Etter Pearl and Annie Ruth, of
Bethel; five brothers, Woodrow
of Newport News, Va, Luther,
and lobe of Bethel, Perry of Lake
Waccamaw, and Frazier of Chad
bourn.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-04

JAMES O v BLAKE

Funeral services for James
Groves Blake, 10, S &c, Whining
ton, who died Sept. 20. in the
Naval Hospital at Portsmouth,
Va, were conducted yesterday
at $3.50 o'clock from the Wesley
Memorial Methodist church with
the Rev. M. K. r. Wheeler con-
Quoting. Interment followed in
Bethany Presbyterian church
cemetery.
Active pallbearers were mem
bers of the Naval Reserve.
Blake is survived by his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. B. A. Blake;
three sisters, Mrs. Calvin Anders,
Mrs. C. c. Counts, ane Mrs. W.
H. Berry, Wilmington and one
brother, F. r. Blake, Miami.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-04
X. X. NYE

BOLTON, Oct. 3.-K. K. Nye,
Y, died at the home of his broth
er, J. C. Nye, this afternoon at
1880 o'clock.
He is survived by one son, w.
w. Nye, three daughters, Mrs
Wade Hobbs, Mrs. ]. C. Boncett.
and Mrs. Rachael Lanier of Hope
we'll, Va, one brother, ]. c. Nye
of Bolton, Two sisters, Mrs. K. D.
Thompson II Spinda1s, Mrs
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-04

The Maori people of New
Zealand numbered only about
40, 900 individuls at the end Of
the last century, but a high
birth rate has brought the total
up to nearly 100, 900.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-04
PLAY TONIGHT

hON COLLEGE, Oct. s. R)
Elon and Appalachian meet here
- Elon and Appalachian meet
here tomorrow night at 8 o'clock
in a North State Conference con-
test.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-04

The community chorus move
ment was launched in the Unit
ed States in 1912 when Harry
Barnhart, a singer, musician
and conductor, organized a
chorus in Rochester, N. Y.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-04
M, C, CAIN

BLADENBORO, Oct. 3.-M. c.
Cain, 20, died suddenly Tuesday
night at $50 o'clock at Cartex
Mills, Salisbury. Funeral services
were conducted at West Baden
boro church yesterday at 4 p.
m. by the Rev. L. l.. Todd, as
sisted by the Rev. CASTOR Hes
ter.
He is survived by his wife, two
sons, one brother, four sisters,
father, and mother.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-04
C. BRUNJES

Infant Virginia c. Brunies, two
months old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. John D. Brunjes, died at
James Walker Memorial HOSPITAL
Friday morning at 11:30 o'clock.
Funeral services will be held
this afternoon at / o'clock from
Yopp Funeral Home. The Rev.
Walter B. Freed will officiate
and interment will follow in the
family cemetery near Jackson
vile.
She is survived by her parents.
one sister, Linda; grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin 1runies,
u Of Carolina Beach.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-04
WILLIAM R. BORDEAUX

Funeral services fol- William
Richard Bordeaux, 10, who died
Monday at Norfolk, Va, were
held yesterday afternoon at 2
o'clock at the Livingston Chapel
at Delco. The Rev. Mr. Ulrich Of
ficiated and interment followed in
the Livingston Chapel cemetery.
Surviving are two daughters,
Mrs. Edna May byrun and Mrs.
Joyce Brannon Of Norfolk, Va;
three sons, w. L. Bordeaux, J c..
and J. P. Bordeaux of Norfolk,
Va; five brothers, Jimmy and
j. D.. Of Delco, ]. c. E. A. and
S. D. of this city.
Mr.. Bordeaux was 4 retired
merchant seaman and a member
of the Spurgeon Memorial Bap-
fist church in Norfolk. He had
been residing in Norfolk for 10
years.
Active pallbearers were Ty-
lon, Ralph, Roy, Cawells, Horace,
Garland, and Lloyde Bordeaux.
Honorary palbearers were A..
A. Hilburn, A. A.. Peterson,
G. M. Lennon, H. Crooms, J. A.
Reaves, and w. l.. Hobbs, Sr.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-04

The Isle of Man, in the Irish
sea, has an area Of 221 square
miles and a population of 49,308.
The island is equally distant
from England, Scotland and Ire
land. It is rich in minerals, lead,
iron and slate. It has its own
laws and a governor appointed
by the Crown.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-04
WILLIAM L. BURCHETT

WHITEVILLE, Oct. 3-William
Livingston Burchett, u, died at
his residence here yesterday at
1880 o'clock after a long illness,
Funeral services were held
Friday at 3 o'clock at Peace
Methodist church. The Rev. Mr..
Strickland, assisted by the Rev.
c. N. Phillips of Wilmington,
officiated. 1nterment followed
in the Glenn cemetery near
Hallsboro.
Last rites for Mr.. Burchett
were held by the Lebanon Ma
sonic Lodge 207.
He is survived by his widow.
the former Miss Minnie Holcomb,
three sons, Louis of Hallsboro,
Billy of New Bern, and Edison
of Whiteville, three daughters,
Mrs. R. C. Sessions Of Whiteville,
Mrs. Willard Bouford of Halls
boro, and Miss Virginia Burchett
of Whiteville, two brothers, John
of Lumberton, and Henry of Fair
mont, also IL grandchildren.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-04
MRS. SALLIE JONES HOPE

MRS. SALLIE JONES HOPE
Mrs. Sallie Jones Hope, 50, wife
of John T. Hope, died Friday af-
ternoon at her residence in Gin
ton after a short illness.
Mrs. Hope is survived by her
husband, two sisters, Mrs. J. A.
Anderson of Faison and Mrs. j.
C. Ezzell of this city; three broth
ers, S. o. of Faison, J. E. of
Turkey, and j. I. Jones of Rich
lands; two daughters, Mrs. C. D.
Bonham of this city, and Miss
Eva Hope of Clinton; four sons,
T. j., Paul, N. E., all of Clinton,
and R. F. of Wilmington.
Funeral services will be held
Saturday afternoon at $3.50
o'clock at the Bethany Free Will
Baptist church with the Rever-
ends George johnson and A. C.
Wheeler officiating. 1nterment
will follow In the church ceme-
terry.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-04

An examination has been an
nounced by the Civil Service
Commission to fill substitutes rail
way clerk positions in all states
except New York, Alaska, and
Puerto RIGA, it was reported yes
terday by the local post office.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-04
Decline And Fall?
Continued From Page ~

OF a vast Soviet-dominat-
ed ocean. No opportunity for a
final peaceful settlement be-
tween the Soviets and the Amer
leans, other than a peace OF
surrender, remained. The con-
sequences were unacceptable.
One mystery will always re
main to plague the speculative
historian. The American people
had demonstrated conspicuous
moral fiber during the war
years. Had some sudden cancer
destroyed the temper of the
people, so that they need must
feed ninety million tons OF grain
to their beasts that they might
eat heartily Of choice meats,
while the Europeans starved for
lack Of three million tons OF
grain? Or did the American
leaders misjudge and underval-
ue the character Of that now
vanished race?
copyright, 1947, N. Y. Herald
Tribune Inc.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-04
First Potato uction
Open AT labor CITY

TABOR CITY, Oct. IS.
potatoes will be sold at ANY, %et.
in Tabor City this fall, in ~
is thought will be the taa'
sweet potato auction in :
world. Na
The auction market uau
conducted by the Tabor n.
Marketing Co., a corpor.t
formed here this week NV
of the largest potato bu-. a.,
this a. ga.
E. w. Fonvielle, of Tai.
City, was named president
the group. Other officers are D
w. Peal Of Chadbourn. w. p
president; L. p. Ward Of clo.
endon, secretary and treas,ra.
and Woodrow Sarvis, of Tsba,
City, assistant secretary tra..
urer.
The main business o, H..
corporation, the potato aucti,.
will get underway WednesJ.,.
October 8, when the orening y
sales is set
It was pointed by thu i,
corporators of new t;rr.
that the sale of sweet potato.
at auction will be upon a qrs5,
basis and that as a result IN.
grower who raises a good ~
tato and grades it properly WIN
receive more money for HI,
product than in the past.
Incorporators of the ma,
keting firm are: E. W. Fon.
vielle of Tabor City, H. R. Cor.
representing Corbet
brothers of Wilmington. Wood.
row Sarvis, representing NJ. c
Sarvis CO., of Tabor City, l.. c
Ward representing Mrs. Vim
and sons, of Claren.
don, B. w. Peal representa-
the Chadbourn Storage CO.. Of
Chadbourn, and B. Alton Gar.
rell, representing Garrell Sale,
CO., of Tabor City.
The word "orgies" cone
from a Greek word meaning
Secret rites" The name was
in ancient Greece to the
secret rites and ceremonies con.
nected with the worship of var.
ious divinities, particularly the
wine god Bacchus or DionySus.
the b%oisterous songs and
dances Of this ceremony Ii,
acquired an evil mean
not in its original use.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-04

Maude Hancock of High Point.
Funeral services will be an
nounced later by Meares Funeral
Home of Whiteville.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-04
City Briefs

The Institutional Staff group,
District No. nine Of the North
Carolina State Nurses association
will hold its regular monthly
meeting Tuesday, Oct. 7 at $3.50
o'clock in the staff room at James
Walker Memorial hospital. All
members are urged to attend.
The Cape Fear lodge of 1OOF
will meet Tuesday night
Oct. Z at the lodge hall, with
Graham Burkhimer, R. S. Hyman,
and Ted Ingraham in charge OF
the entertainment.
Two men enlisted for three
years service in the u. S. Navy
yesterday afternoon in the local
recruiting station in the post Of
flee it was announced by the
station commander. Enlisting
were Alyton Johnson, non-vet of
Kures Beach, and Charles Henry
Negro, an army veteran
of 1914 Ann street.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-04

Dial 1881 For Newspaper Service
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-04

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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-14
COUNCIL TO NAME
OFFICERS TONIGHT
Community Group To Hear
Address By Chapel Hill
Educator

The program for the annual
meeting of the Community Council,
scheduled for tonight ut 8 o'clock
in the Community center, Second
and Orange streets. was announc-
ed last night by Rabbi Samuel A.
Friedman, president.
The meeting will be opened with
an invocation by the Rev. Morti-
mer Glover, rector of St. James
Episcopal church, followed by
greetings to the delegates of the
Community Council by Mayor
W. Ronald Lane.
The regular business. session will
be opened by Rabbi Friedman with
the annual report of Community
Council activities during the year
1916.
Following the annual report,
Sturgeon Baxley, chairman of the
nominating committee, will pre-
sent the slate of officers and fiji
teen directors as prepared by the
committee. Assisting Bailey are
Mrs. J. S. Crowley. Mrs. William
Goldburg, Miss Columbia Munds
and H. Carl Moultrie.
The principal speaker Of the
evening, DR.. Arthur E. Fink, di-
rector of the division Of public
welfare and social work at the
graduate school, University OF
North Carolina, will be introduced
by L. D. Latta, vice-president of
the Community Chest.
Group singing during the pro
gram will be led by Walter J.
Cartier assisted by Mrs. Elizabeth
Emory at the piano.
The committee in charge Of the
program of the annual meeting is
composed of Mrs. w. Ronald Lane,
chairman; Mrs. Emma D. Howell
and Jesse "A. Reynolds.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-14
EMPLOYERS PLAN
CONFERENCE HERE
Group To Discuss Employ
rnent Situation For Vet
Grams In Area

The unemployment situation in
the Wilmington area, particularly
among returned war veterans, will
be the center Of discussion at a
meeting Of employers of the city
Thursday afternoon at 3 p. m. in
the recreation center at Second
and Orange streets.
Included on the agenda are adj
dresses by E. L. White, president
Of the Chamber of Commerce; r.
A. Wadsworth, assistant veterans
employment representative, of Ra-
leigh; j. M. Kennedy, also a mem
Der OF the veterans employment
department; and Harold M. Hinkle.
Held assistant, veterans employ
msSpt service, Wilmington.
IN addition to the business SEES
SION, two short sound films cope
ratlons Cross Roads," showing the
atomic bomb results at Bikini, and
mo Help Wanted" depicting what
disabled veterans can do in in
ouStry. will be presented.
Following the scheduled addresses
ana Him showings, an open forum
will be held.
Inc speakers will present a va
rely OF subjects for discussion,
among which are veterans EN-
pioyrnent Program" DISABLED
veterans Problems" Local EN-
p,oyment Problems" and EN-
ployerS RESPONSIBILITIES
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-14
Along The Cape Fear

TYPICAL LETTER-Typical of
the devotion for the Coast Guard
cutters, which have called the Port
City home, is the following letter
received yesterday:
Several of our local bellies will
be able to thrill their grandchil-
dren with the exciting tale Of how
they, of all Wilmington, were
singled out to receive a final
salute from the Modoc.
Being caught up in the local
spirit of affection for the old cut
ter, they were on hand at 1880
Sunday afternoon when the ship
cast off from the Customhouse
wharf for the last time. i
"As the Modoc drew away, with
her men, lined up in formation in
tribute to the local populace, and
slipped down the river, a feeling
of Aud Lang Syne came over the
trio, and in their desire to see
the ship again, they quickly drove
to the foot of Church street ar
irving in time to wave another
farewell to the gallant ship; and the
men still lined UP on her deck. 4
SAILING PAST-"As the ship
sailed past there was still another
chance that they might be able to
beat her to the cliffs for INT last
goodbye; and ignoring glowering
cops, they raced and skidded on a
slippery clay road until they
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-14
H0EY MAY SEEK
AID OF TRUMAN
Representative Clark And
Senator Asking Action
On Shipyard

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10. - Sem
ator Clyde R. Hoey indicated Mon
day that President Truman might
be asked to help the North Caro-
lima State Ports Authority in its
so-far-unsuccessfu efforts to ac-
quire the former North Carolina
Shipbuilding company's yard at
Wilmington, N. C., from the Mari
time commission.
Senator Hoey said a meeting OF
the Tar Heel congressional dele-
cation, scheduled this Saturday to
promote the project, had been post
poned until Thursday, January %,
when Governor r. Gregg Cherry
could attend. p
Instead Of having a luncheon, as
originally planned, the delegation
will meet in Senator Hoey's office
at 10 a. m. an hour early enough
to allow a visit to the White House
the same day as the Senator ex-
planned.
Congressman j.. Bayard Clark Of
Fayetteville is cooperating closes
ly with Hoey in arranging the par.
ley. d
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-14
ENGINEER AIDES
TO SURVEY PORT
Washington And Division
Officials Expected In
City Today

C. j. McManus, representative
of the Chief Corps of Engineers,
and B. B. B1ackmon of the South
Atlantic Division Corps of Engi-
neers, will arrive in Wilmington
today to make a preview Of the
report now being drawn UP by
the Wilmington District Corp of
Engineers on the proposed project
of extending the depth Of the Cape
Fear river to IS feet, officials of
the local office stated yesterday.
The report is nearing completion,
officials said, and the representa-
tives have been requested by the
district engineers to make a pre-
view of the report and offer sug-
gestions before it is submitted to
the South Atlantic Division Corps
of Engineers in Atlanta and to
the Chief Corp of Engineers in
Washington for their approval.
The preview and the Suggestions
made by the two representatives
will be kept confidential until after
the report on the proposed project
is submitted to the higher author1-
ties, it was stated. i.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-14
REINFORCEMENTS
RUSHED TO FRONT
Liner lie De France Carry
ing 5000 Troops To Indo-
China Front

PARIS, Jan. 13 - (P) - The
Liner lie De France steamed to-
ward Indochina Monday with g.
600 French reinforcements aboard
as a general staff communique in
Dictated that French troops scored
some successes against the Wet
Namese resistance during the day.
The reinforcements sailed Sunday
from Toulon about the time the
first contingent of wounded COM
bat veterans arrived at Lyon from
the 7,000-mile distant colonial fight
ing front. The lie De France, the
nations largest passenger liner
afloat, was withdrawn from the
North Atlantic run to transport the
troops.
The general staff communique is
sued in Paris said that the Wet
Namese resistance southwest OF
Hanoi was becoming rapidly dis
organized" as French forces adj
vanced and that an important Wet
Nam ammunition dump was blown
up by French soldiers.