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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-23
Secretary Royal
Says Chips Dso:s2ss: +,
Food And Clothing Are Th~ IN
World Wide Political GA uSN Iells
North Carolina Ali Council

RALEIGH, Aug. 22-P)-
Secretary Of War Kenneth Ro-
yall said tonight that 'the
chips are down in this world
wide political game" in occu-
pied Europe land food and
clothing are the initial plays"
In a speech prepared for de-
livery before the North Caro-
lima All Council, Royal said
that 1.-The world has become SO
small that we can be reason
ably certain that in the long
run - and perhaps in the
short run - such a system of
government will prevail as
will furnish its people the best
standard Of living and the
highest scale of life. In order
to survive, democracles must
show that they can serve their
people better than any other
form of government. We have
demonstrated this here in the
United States. 1t can be dem
onstrated elsewhere in the
world.
1.-THE American-British zone
in Germany is an example. En-
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-23

BATTLE NEAR BIG ISLAND
Big Island played an important
role as a seem of a Civil War
exploit. That occurred about June
%, 1864.
Opposite Big Island on the east
side OF Todd's Creek, also known
as Motifs Creek at the time, was
the scene Of Lieut.. William B.
Cushing's brave exploit on that
date.
One historian writes that "this
gallant young naval officer per
haps accomplished more by per-
sonal valor than any other IN
dividual on either side during the
war;"
The story as related hy several
historians but not agreed upon by
all as to every detail, is about
as follows.
At about 1880 pm, May s, 1864,
the Confederate iron-clad, IA
leigh, which was built at the foot
of Church street in Wilmington,
went down the Cape Fear river
preceded by several small
er boats. They all were a part
of what was described as "a puny
fleet" of Commodore Lynch OF the
Confederate service.
BATTLE DESCRIBED The
fleet was directly under command
of Naval Lieut.. J. Pembroke
Jones. The fleet went quietly
down the river and crossed the
bar attacking the union fleet
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-23
REFUGEES REFUSE
ULTIMATUM, SAIL
British Transports Leave
For Hamburg With
4,454 Jews Aboard

PORT DE BOUC, France, Aug.
22.-U.D-Three British transports
carrying 4,4H Jewish refugees
weighed anchor tonight and Sail
ed for Hamburg after all but six
had refused a British ultimatum
to land in France or be returned
to Germany.
During the day there were re-
ports that go of the refugees, 80
of them i'll, would accept the
French invitation to land at Port
De Bouc, but when the ultimatum
expired at 6 p. m. only Six had
gone ashore.
The three British transports -
Runnymede Park, Empire Rival
and Ocean Vigour - were stocked
with coal and food sufficient for
three to six days. They were ex-
pected to put into Gibraltar, three
days voyage away, for supplies
before continuing to Hamburg.
The British Embassy in Paris
announced after the ships sailed
that the refugees would be put
in two camps near Hamburg in the
British zone in Germany.
The refugees were reported to
have addressed an appeal for aid
to President Truman as the sailing
deadline drew near and to have
reiterated their determination to
fight against being landed in Ger
many when the ships reached
Hamburg.
If the refugees carry out their
plan to resist landing with VIC
lence, a new battle may develop
equal to that in which three per-
son were killed when their ship
See REFUGEES On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-23
Babv Sitter Now Sits
With Papa OF Is Kids

BELL GARDENS, Cal, Aug. %.
-W.H- Mrs. Gladys Bray, 80, said
today that the father of her IS
children, who eloped with their
16-year-old baby sitter, was a per-
feet husband who always shared
and shared alike with me and the
kids when the relief checks came"
The husband, Joseph j. Bray, 81,
an occasional carpenter on relief
here and in Arizona for six years,
and the baby sitter, Chubby Bet
ty 10 Roberts, were held in Phoe-
nix, Ariz., pending arrival of Los
Angeles sheriff's deputies to bring
them home.
Mrs. Bray could not understand
her husbands elopement.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-23
And So To Bed

A local man walked into the
courthouse late yesterday aft
ernoon and inquired Of =
woman standing in the door
way if she knew where the
offices of a certain attorney
were located.
"You bet," she smiled and
pointed across the street, "Hix
offices are on the first floor Of
the one hundred F building
acrOss the street." -
The man looked at her a mo-
ment, glanced at the building.
which bore the inscription
"T.O.O.F." over the door.
Lady he quipped, 'that is
the Odd Fellows building"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-23

"He's always been a perfect
husband and father" she said.
"Never worked too much,
though"
Betty 10, an orphan released
three weeks ago from the Colorado
state industrial school for girls
at Morrison, Colo, was living with
friends a few doors from the Brays'
trailer home.
Mrs. Bray said she Jumped
right in to help" after the birth
of her 18th child. Doris Laverne.
"She started taking things over.
She smoked my husbands cigarets
and ran her hands through his
See BABY SITTER On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-23
The Weather
FORECAST

North Carolina-Partly cloudy and
continued warm with widely scattered
"ohdershowers Saturday.
south Carolina-Partly cloudy and
toht,nued warm Saturday; widely scat
se'ed thundershcWers over north portion
IN afternoon.
Eastern Standard Time)
by U. S. Weather Bureau)
meteorological data for the "a hours
'"o'ng 7:3o pm, yesterday.
Temperatures
~ am, "A; 1880 am, 76; 100 pm,
w., 40 I'm. Is.
Maximum 80; Minimum u; Mean 80;
Humidity
n.5o am, IS; 1880 am, 81; 1880 Pm,
:" 7:3o pm, s6.
Precipitation
? foIal for "a hours ending 1870 pm.
90 inches.
~ Total since the first of the month,
@V8 inches.
r, Tides For Today
II rom the Tide Tables published by
D Coast and Geodetic Survey
W,1r. High Low
4aeton ---------~--- 2:5Ga 10:05s
Maeo 3:32p 10:44p
iooro 4nlet -------- 12:40a 6:52s
S,,o :29p 1899
t.Oan!!iIse o;3s; Sunset $50; Moonrice
o'p; Moonset 11:22p.
WORE WEATHER Of Page TIVE
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-23
Judge Hoyle Sink Hits
n. c.. Grand Jury System

system in North Cardinals 1919
general assembly.
The forceful resident judge OF
the 18th Judicial district in an in
terview averred that he has in the
past submitted legislative bills de-
signed to do away with the grand
jury and that he will submit an
other such bill in l949.
Judge Sink said that his legis-
lative recommendation would be
that warrants must be the basis
for all prosecution in criminal
cases and that grand juries not
be required to assemble at all I'M
less upon special order for presid-
ing judges who, il they deem it
wise, might order a grand jury
drawn and convened in special
oaSoc
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-23
Sleeping Pill Habit
Hits Virginia Again


MIAMI Beach, Fla, Aug. %
W.H-Virginia Hill. the haunted,
high-strung girl friend of Buggy
Siegel, lay critically i'll today from
her latest over-indulgence in sleep
ing pills--a habit she developed af-
ter her path crossed that OF the
lately rubbed-out dope car.
Virginia, a girl who feared
death SO much she Travelled half
way around the world to escape it
yet courted it in her own medi-
cine cabinet was reported in
Every critical condition" in the
latest advices from st. Francis
hospital.
Bronchial pneumonia complica-
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-23

ted her condition, and attendants
administered oxygen constantly
through a face mask. Late today
her physician said 'the outcome
is in doubt at present.. The identi-
ty of the drug had not been es-
tablished but it was thought to be
one of the barbiturates.
The circumstances of her latest
bout with sedatives were shrouded
in secrecy. But it was the third or
fourth time she had taken pills in
Excess of her prescription since
she took up with Siegel.
The first time was after a vio-
See SLEEPING On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-23
Drought Sends Corn Prices Soaring;
Conference Approves Economic Meet
M PANTS"

RICHMOND, Va, Aug. ~. -
P- Fred w. Silva, World War
II veteran, rummaged through
a stack of surplus army trous-
ers offered for sale in an east
Main street store.
His eyes fell on a freshly
cleaned and neatly pressed pair,
size .3O-31, but other figures
stenciled in the Waistband drew
his attention.
"Hey, look at this serial num-
ber," he exclaimed. "These are
my old army pants"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-23
Sen. BilbO Rests Among
Friends; Funeral Today
METERS GRAB

CHARLOTTE, Aug. ~. Up
- A motorist complained today
that Charlotte's parking meters,
which take in about $1,000 a
week just minding their own
business, are starting to grab
at the customers.
He reported to acting City
Manager L. l.. Ledbetter that
he put a nickel in the slot, and
the meter promptly ripped a
hole in his coat.
Ledbetter did not identify the
mOtOrist.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-23
FORECAST:

Wilmington and Vicinity-Partlv clou-
dy and continued warm. Widely scatter
ed thundershowers in the afternoon.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-23

See DROUGHT on Page Two
Evening star., 1947-11-30
By Chris Mothisen


That's what the curly-haired little
fellow asked when his father ex-
planned that one didn't need to
move the handles of the scissors to
cut paper with them.
"See? You don't have to do any
thing. 1t cuts by electricity
Dad obviously was fascinated by
this new Toyland marvel.
Sonny, however, asked the in
cisive question. In his view. science
appeared to have overextended it
self.
The question went unanswered.
Dad moved on a few PAGES to finger
the keyboard of a toy piano.
Shopping Rush in Full Swing.
Few youngsters shared Sonny's
doubts yesterday. AS they came
upon the electric scissors, most
accepted the gadget with plastic
cased jaws of bird-beak shape as
a find both useful and intriguing.
The Christmas shopping rush
was in full jostle. And in all the
department store toy arrays,
Science, in ever-changing whimsy,
assisted changeless Santa Claus.
Toys. to be sure, were not the sole
concern of the thousands of adults
who bumped along F street, Seventh,
G and the other downtown thor
oughfares, waited in line briefly to
get through revolving doors and
onto escalators and. finally, headed
home with big boxes and filled
shopping bags. =,
Wider Choice, Higher Prices.
But toys certainly were the un-
wavering interest Of the children
who tagged along or, more often,
tarried.
In virtually all types Of merchan-
disc, wider selections-and higher
prices-than last year were to be
found. Merchants said shoppers
we're buying. buying. buying-but
with more from which to choose.
we're checking price tags more care
fully than in the 1916 season.
In Toyland, the electric scissors
were going we'll at 50. And so were
electric trains-at real money for
even modest show of model rail-
roading. Science, with long expert
ence in this line. was sending the
trains in opposite directions on the
same track at the same time. whistl-
ing, emitting simulated smoke and
heading for inevitable disaster, that
is If the man at the control board
were not alert.
Playing Into Fathers Hands.
Yes, man." for Science has
played into the hands O. Dad, who
buys toy trains almost as much for
Evening star., 1947-11-30
Mason Holds Office
Until He's Succeeded,
Protocol Expert Says

Guy Masons term as District Com
missioner may technically have ex-
pired yesterday, but he can remain
in Office Indefinitely unless Presi-
dent Truman appoints a successor
according to the State Department
protocol officer who handles the
fine points Of presidential appoint
ments.
Mr.. Mason, who is understood to
seek reappointment, took the oath
of office for his three-year term
December IL, 1914. But his COM
mission was dated November 20, and
this has caused as-yet-unresolved
confusion as to when the term ends
However. the law and Mr.. Mason {
commission both specify he is to
hold Office for three years and un-
til successor is appointed and
qualified"
The State Department expert
Mrs. Clydia Mae Richardson, said
last night this means weeks, even
months, can pass before the Presi-
dent acts. During this time. she
SAID, Ms Mason's position is secure
Mr.. Mason. whose health has beer
poor for several months, spent the
day resting at home yesterday
apparently undismayed by confu-
sion as to his status.
He stopped listening to the Army
Navy game long enough to say he
had no discussion with the Presi.
dent about his re-appointment,
Mrs. Henry Grattan Doyle, presi-
dent of the Board of Education, has
been mentioned as a candidate tr
succeed Mr.. Mason, as have Charles
H. Houston, colored, an attorney
and Woolsey W. Hall, former presi-
dent of the Federation of Civic
Associations. -
Evening star., 1947-11-30
One Dies, IA Hurt
In Week of D.
Home Accidents

The casualty report of the Dis
trict Red Cross Accident Preven-
ton Service listed IA persons in
jured and treated at District hos
pitals and one fatality during the
past week.
The death was that of a 34-year-
old man who fell from a second
story window. Falls resulted In
injuries to "a others.
A man dropped his 22-month- -old
niece after tossing her into the
air. She was treated at Children's
Hospital.
Children continued to put a wide
variety of things in their mouths
and swallow them. The list in
cluded antiseptics, nose drops, dis
infectants, rubbing oint m e n t,
matches and sticks.
An inch-long piece Of wire from
strainer lodged in the throat of
q nurse while she was eating ap-
,plesauce.
Evening star., 1947-11-30
perIman 10 Address Dinner
Honoring Capital Judges

Solicitor General Philip H. Perl
man will address the annual dinner
of the District Bar Association in
honor of the judges of all courts in
the District to be held at the May
flower Hotel next Saturday, it was
announced last night.
Chief Justice Fred NJ. Vinson of
the Supreme Court. several associate
justices, and Attorney General Tom
Clark have also accepted invitations
to attend the 67th annual dinner
honoring the judges.
The dinner is to begin at 7 pm,
with reception preceding the
banquet to start at 6 pm.
All entertainment will be fur
nished from talent drawn from
members of the association. Alvin
L. Newmyer is to be toastmaster for
the evening and Leonard P. Walsh
is general chairman.
Evening star., 1947-11-30

Opponents also argue that maxi
mum limitations on the license fee
should not have been specified if
the plan is to provide more revenue;
instead, the way should have re-
manned open to tax and license the
machines for as much as the traf-
fic would bear.
There are no safeguards in the
law to prevent minor children
from frequenting bars and other
similar plans where the devices are
located. In fact. opponents say,
existing safeguards in other laws
are removed. This Is because the
referendum bill declares "all pub
lie general laws or public local laws
inconsistent with the provisions of
this act are hereby repealed to the
extent of such inconsistency"
Those who support slot machines
claim the civic group is attempting
the impossible task of legislating
morals.
Il am for this law" Senator
Bailey says, "but when people start
arguing over it on moral grounds
I don't try to tell them how to
vote That subject touches on q
mans own religious beliefs"
Evening star., 1947-11-30
Pay Of D. {. Teachers
Ranks 14th on LIST Of
"a Cities, NEA Says

Although the average salary OF
teachers in the District is higheS
than the average salary paid in all
the States, this does not make them
the highest paid in the Nation, the
National Education Association ex-
planned yesterday.
Frank w. Hubbard NEA research
division director, said that when
comparisons are made on specific
items, such as salaries. the District
should be considered with large
cities and not with the averages in
the States. A comparison of the
District, an urban area, with States
which contain both urban and rural
areas. gives an erroneous conclusion
he said.
14th Among "a Cities.
Actually, when compared with 81
of the largest cities, the average
salaries of District teachers ranked
14th during the 1946-1947 school
year.
The District ranked 1875 on mini
mum salaries offered to beginning
teachers with a bachelor of arts
degree and 15.5 on minimum sal
aries for beginning teachers with q
masters degree. The District ranked
28th of maximum salaries for teach
ers with the bachelors degree and
32nd on maximum salaries for
teachers with the masters degree
Another point made by Mr.. Hub
bard was that 26 of the "a cities
pay special maximum salaries for
professional preparation above the
masters degree, but the District
does not.
Study Being Made.
Publication of the comparisons of
average salaries of District teachers
with average salaries of teachers
of States earlier last week, without
the above information included
caused some disturbance among Dis
trict teachers. They we're positive
they were not the highest paid in
the country.
The High School Teachers Asso-
citation, headed by Eber Jeffery, an
nounced yesterday that a study was
being undertaken to determine just
what the facts are. The Education
Association of the District also as
serted that comparisons Of averages
with States gave a "misrepresenta-
tion" of the true situation. This
group is headed by DR.. Regis Boyle.
It was pointed out that a teacher
in Washington with a bachelors de-
gree can earn only $4,000 annually
as compared with s5,125 received in
New York A San Francisco teacher
with work beyond a masters degree
can receive $500 annually, con-
trasted with $4,000.
Evening star., 1947-11-30
School Writing Contest Opens
With Emphasis on Daily Work

folded or rolled) at the first-class
postage rate of SC an ounce.
9. The decisions of the judges in
all classifications are final.
10. All manuscripts receiving ma
tional awards become the property
of Scholastic Corp, and no other
use of them may be made without
written permission.
II. All manuscripts published in
the Young Voices column of Sen
ior Scholastic will be automatically
considered for Senior Scholastic
Awards, both regional and national.
II. No manuscripts will be re-
turned. Students should keep car
bon copies.
An Arrow model portable type
writer donated by the Royal Type
writer Co. will be awarded to the
student who, in the opinion of the
judges, has distinguished himself
above all others.
Evening star., 1947-11-30
Short Weight Drive Nets
Four Thanksgiving Cases

The drive to see If Washingtonians
were being shortweighted in buying
Thanksgiving turkeys resulted in
four charges of short weight, j.
Thomas Kennedy, director of the
of Weights, Measures
and Markets, announced yesterday.
The shortages ranged from s
ounces to pound and 8 ounces.
Mr.. Kennedy said that beginning
tomorrow. he would send an inspec-
tor along with the buyer. and If a
short weight was found the in
spector would arrest the clerk at
once and take him out of the store.
The usual practice is to give the
accused a ticket to appear In court.
Mr.. Kennedy's warning last week
that he was going to crack down"
apparently had good effect, he
said. because there was a noticeable
drop in short-weight detection.
Evening star., 1947-11-30
Christmas Shopping Parents
Fascinated by Science Toys

his own amusement as MS son S.
The lineup of buttons and knobs
on the big control panels-those
which operate several trains. load
ing equipment, track switches, even
the doors of. freight cars-give him
perfect excuse to say, on Christ
mas morning:
"Son, it'll take you awhile to catch
on to this. Better let me run it for
now"
Science has not failed to make
the youngsters aware of the atomic
age. Instructive. harmless atomic
energy experiments proclaim the
placards. The uranium is there, and
radioactive screen" But the
clerks assure doubtful parents no
aspiring young nuclear physicist
could produce the explosive U-235
with the sets.
And inventive toymakers have rec
ognized most rolling toys are
doomed to be broken. They've pro-
duced a breakaway truck, meant
to be crashed and then reassembled.
Construction Sets Plentiful.
The construction sets-of metal
wood and plastics-are displayed in
profuse variety.
What about Sister?
Well, the new look" in dolls
seems to be a revival of an old one
the mop head. Refinements of the
thick-haired rag doll in gaudy ging'
ham are numerous in most stores
A little miss with long yellow hair
copy of a comic strip character
is proving among the most popular
of the other types. It's a $50;
number.
For $3.50 a girl can have a dol
that looks like Margaret OBrier
Of the films-at least. it's supposed
to, and its hair is arranged in the
same pigtailer style.
But the mop heads seem to out.
number the real hair" models.
The rush yesterday was not ir
Fridays volume
A news photographer visited g
second-floo beauty shop on F street
to get the usual crowd picture from
a window.
Come on in" greeted the mana
ger. 1T must be Christmas time
again
But F street looked little more
crowded than on almost any other
Saturday afternoon. Friday had
been the big crowd day, he was told
A store clerk suggested an ex-
planation.
Thursday was holiday ne re-
called. Lots of Government workers
decided to take Friday off on leave
They devoted the day to shopping in
order to avoid the Saturday rush
So the Saturday rush isn't so bad
but wait till next Saturday"
Evening star., 1947-11-30
Women S Benefit Groups
To Meet in Alexandra

Alexandria, Arlington and Falls
Church groups of the Women's
Benefit Association will hold a dis
trict rally Tuesday at the George
Mason Hotel, Alexandria.
Speakers will include Mrs. Mamie
T. Flaherty, State field director for
Virginia and North Carolina Mrs.
Pauline Marsh, Alexandria; Mrs.
jamie Rollins, Falls Church, and
Mrs. Margaret Abel. Arlington.
A banquet will start at $50 pm,
followed by meeting at 8 pm.
Included in the program will be a
demonstration by cadet drill squad
from Westinghouse High School.
Evening star., 1947-11-30
CoIIoqhon to Speak

Graham Callaghan of the Chesa-
peake & Potomac Telephone Co. will
give demonstration of radio relays
for television and telephone trans
mission at dinner meeting of the
Bethesda Chamber of Commerce to-
morrow at the Kenwood Club.
Evening star., 1947-11-30
Band Wunts Instruments

Used musical instruments are be-
ing sought for members of the newly
formed band at the Alta Vista
School by the schools Parent
Teacher Association. Persons with
musical instruments that are willing
to donate them should contact Mrs.
Paul Kerschbaum, Oliver 4517.
Evening star., 1947-11-30
Odd Fellows CeIebrcte

The 150th anniversary of Friend
ship Lodge, Independent Order of
Odd Fellows. was celebrated with a
Thanksgiving party last night in
the terrace dining room at National
Airport. Grand Representative Bur-
ton Kincer was the principal speak
or
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-27

died at the age of 40. According
to the new listing only 81 die.
The new table. known as the
1941 commissioners standard ordi-
nary table of mortality, reflects
the actual life and death expert
enc of policy-holders OF almost
all life insurance companies be-
tween 1880 and 1910.
: AS a result of amendments tc
state laws, it will go into effect
il about 40 states January 1, re-
placing the 79-year : old American
experience table Of mortality or
that date.
The new table gives life insur'
ance companies a new basis fol
calculating values. The Institute
of Life Insurance describes it a:
a new pattern of cost. This pat
tern will alter the cost of some
policies at some age levels, but
total cost to policy-holders will bt
about the same, the institute said
The new pattern applies only tt
policies issued on or after Janu
ery l, 1948.
Those already in force will con
tinue on their present basis.
This is a more equitable dis
tribution of cost than we've evel
had" the institute said. IN the