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Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-08-22

Supplies Of chicken meat in
the second half Of l947 will be
below last year. Prices may de
cline from present levels this
fall. and there will be fewer
turkeys for the coming holidays.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-08-22

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C. L. HARRISON of Wilmington
was a dlnn~r guest in the home
of his sister, Mrs. V. Z. Ward
Sunday.
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Mrs. G. l.. Chestnut and daugh-
ter, Sarah Gayle, OF Conway VS.
tied IN the home OF Mrs. Bessie
Byrd Sunday.
Mrs. Don Duggan and daush-
ter, Donno, OF Carlisle, ia, are
visiting Mrs. Duggan'S parents,
MT. and Mrs. Edgar Fowler. MIS-.
Duggan and daughter visited Mr..
ana Mrs. Sam Fowler in White
Vile last week.
Mrs. Cricket Butler and Mrs.
Letha Butler had as their guests
Sunday Mrs. J. c. Wayne, il,
daughter, Mary 10, and son, Jack,
of Bethel; Miss Martha Butter OF
Bladenboro. Dr.. George Richard
son and Miss Ehnor Tyler Of
Florence; and Mr.. and Mrs. Pear
| lie Jenerette of Conway.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Truitt are
spending some time in Seaford,
Del, where Mr.. Truitt is asso-
ciated with the peach market.
Following their stay there they
will be in New York state on
the markets.
Ray HARRISON returned Sat
urday from a visit in Hartsville
with his grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. S. c. Harrell.
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Harry Bell and Hubert Todd.
dentist, were business visitors IN
Florence Monday.
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Mrs. V. C. Ward is spending
some time at Myrtle Beach in
the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Leo F. Thompkins.
Mrs. S. A. Booth has returned
to LaWrenceville, Va. afterSpend-
ing several days here with Mr..
Booth. Mr.. Booth is buyer for
the American Tobacco company.
Mrs. Robert Fowler has re-
turned to her home in Little
Rock, Ark. after q visit with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Rosie
Fowler.
P. D. Michael and d. H. HUFF
fines, local tobacco warehouse
men, spent the week end at their
homes in Reidsville.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. A. Garrell and
sons spent the week end at%Oc-
can Drive beach.
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Mrs. Lewis Gore and children
and Mrs. Dewey Cox and child
rent are spending this week at
Crescent beach.
Mrs. Guy Davenport, Jr., and
son have returned to Spartanburg
following visit with Mrs. Dav-
exports mother, Mrs. Mary F.
Norris. Mrs. Davenport had as
her guest while here her sister
in-laW, Mrs. Martha Davenport
land little daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Stephens Of
the New Life section were din
ner guests in the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. Roy Buffkin Sunday
| Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Ward Wis
lifted Mr.. and Mrs. N. c. Hughes
lin the PireWay section of the
county Sundy afternoon.
| MIR. and Mrs. Wallace Reed
best of Raleigh were guests OF
lMr. and Mrs. Paul Garrell Sun
lday. Mr.. Best has accepted the
position as night clerk at the
ocean Forest hotel at Myrtle
Beach.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Rogers
and family Of Florence Vlsltec
relatives here during the week
end.
y
Mr.. and Mrs. Robbie Norris
son William, Mrs. Dailon flpp!
and daughter, Linda, c. H. Nor
Iris and Mrs. Frances Jernigan Wis
lifted Mr.. and Mrs. Duprey Norm
at Jacksonville Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. G. Bell, Jr. Mi
and Mrs. Edwin Wright and Car
oline Jessup spent the week enc
in High Point.
Mrs. Howard Macarthur ha
returned to her home in Greens
boro after spending week witt
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. L
miller. Mr.. Macarthur joined he
Iboro 1,,r;po tho 1.,ooR end m.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-08-22

,ancies exist. These vacancies
will be published from time to
ime, and quotas will be assign
ed to the Recruiting Service.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-08-22

Prices for new crop wheat de-
clined from late May to July Z,
then advanced. Prospects tor a
small corn crop tended to
strengthen wheat.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1947-08-22

C. L. HARRISON Of Wilmington
was a dlnn~r guest in the home
OF his sister, MIS-. '. 4. Ward
Sunday.
Evening star., 1947-10-15
Session Of Congress
To Return Rationinq
Demanded by Clio
by the Associated Press

BOSTON, Oct. 15.-The cIo
called today for an immediate
session of Congress to bring back
price and rent controls and ration
ing.
The national convention also
asked for a new income tax policy
which would raise exemptions to
$500 for an individual, $1,000 for
a married couple, with $500 deduc-
tions in addition for each dependent.
A group of resolutions asking fair
and full employment and protection
of veterans rights were passed
swiftly and with little discussion by
the 600 delegates.
The convention asked re-estab-
lishment Of price controls and ra-
tioning for food, clothing, and other
necessities in a resolution which
declared controlled monopoly prices
dominate our entire economic sys-
tenn, which make possible heartless
profiteering at the expense Of all the
people ."
Would Eliminate Margins.
The resolution asked congress
sional action to "recapture specula-
tive and excess profits" and to
eliminate margins on the grain
exchanges"
In asking for extension of Federal
rent control the convention also
sought large-scale program for the
construction of rental housing by
the Federal Government"
The convention awaited, mean
while, Secretary of State Marshall's
scheduled midafternoon address.
It was Gen. Marshall's first ad-
dress before a labor convention.
A foreign policy debate was sched-
uled after the Marshall speech.
A resolution calling for unity OF
the big powers and American eco
nomic aid to other nations was al
most sure to pass without serious
controversy. since 1t has been care
fully framed by leaders of both the
right and left wings of the CIO
meeting In committee.
Schwellenbach Speaks.
Yesterday the convention:
l. Heard Secretary of Labor
Schwellenbach argue that wage in
creases are not solely to blame for
high prices. He also spoke against
"reactionaries" in the labor move
ment-meaning Communists. Later
he told reporters that unions should
throw out all Communists "by the
seat of the pants"
2. Heard more speeches attack
ing the Taft-Hartley Labor Act
and by unanimous standing vote
approved a resolution denouncins
the law in strong language.
The three men who spoke on this
resolution were Lee Pressman, CIC
general counsel; Joseph selly oi
the American Communications AS.
sociation. and James Matles of the
United Electrical workers.
Evening star., 1947-10-15
Food
Continued From First Page.

on the amount Of grain fed to live
stock and poultry.
4. The committee wants to dis
cuss conservation measures with the
wet millers, who manufacture such
products as corn syrup and mo-
lasses, the dry millers, who make
cereals, and the commercial feed
manufacturers.
S. When the 100000 O0O- -bushel
goal is In sight the committee will
be the first to suggest relaxation
of such measures as the two-montn
liquor -distilling holiday to start Oc-
tober Is.
AS representatives Of the Food
Committee resumed discussions Of
problems" Of the poultry industry
with the National Poultry Producers
Federation and the Northeast Poul-
try Producers Council, Washington
dealers reported an increase in sales
here during the past week.
Washington observes its second
poultryless, eggless day tomorrow.
Yesterdays second meatless Tuesday
saw only slightly better compliance
In public eating places. The public
still insists on meat, several restau-
rants reported. -
Dealers Report Sale Gains.
A poultry survey included these
comments:
Daniel Willard, Metropolitan Poul-
try Co.. wholesalers: "Our sales are
up Is to 20 per cent. The restau-
rant and hotel sales are particularly
good"
Max Feldman, Feldman & Co.,
Inc, in Union Market: Sales, both
wholesale and retail, are up 10 per
cent. We can't explain it. We
looked for drop in business. Tur-
keys are selling particularly well as
they are 20 per cent lower in price
than year ago."
Myer Ehrlich, Ehrhch Poultry Co.,
wholesalers: "Sales are off 10 per
cent. Our customers are mostly re-
tail stores. Poultryless Thursdays
seem to be working"
Evening star., 1947-10-15
Rescue
Continued From First Page.)

from its landing place yesterday.
with the Bibb remaining alongside
Capt. Cronk said that Of the 1s
passengers who spent the night
aboard the sea-battered plane, sew
eral Of the men were reluctant to
board raft or lifeboat In the dark
ness and heavy sea.
Rescue operations, Capt. Cronk
said, consisted of quieting the
turbulent water with oil sticks and
shielding the plane from the wind
by maneuvering the Bibb upwind.
Capt. Cronk, 81, skipper of the
Bibb, is veteran of SO years naval
service, according to Coast Guard
headquarters here. He served 10
years as an enlisted man in the
Navy and % as an officer in the
Coast Guard.
He has served on Coast Guard
vessels in both the Atlantic and
Pacific. For his service as captain
Of the Port of San Francisco during
World War II, he was awarded the
Legion Of Merit.
AS a student engineer ofhcer, Capt
Cronk served on the cutter Chelan
on the Bering Sea patrol. After
World War II he commanded the
transport Leonard Wood and later
the transport Admiral Hughes which
brought servicemen back from the
war,
Evening star., 1947-10-15
Armory
Continued From First Page. J

National Guard over control of the
Armory seems to be definitely linked
with the situation.
Building Inspector Robert Davis
who was second in command Of that
Office In 1941 when the Armory was
completed-said he did not know
why the building was not inspected
and A1ruling issued ut that time.
He said the same ruling would have
been made in 1941 because the por-
tion Of the building code dealing
with such structures has not changed
basically since 1925.
Ruling Issued in July.
The ruling issued last July % was
based on the fact that the six emer-
gency exits in the drill hall can
funnel out only 4,S25 persons. This
figure was set by Mr.. Davis after a
study of the building by Inspector
Leland D. Walker, Mr.. Davis said,
because the code permits only rs
persons per unit of door width. A
unit of door width is ~ inches.
Meanwhile, the Armory is costing
District taxpayers $209, 900 in main
tenance funds this year and only one
local organization has made any use
of the drill hall facilities thus far.
This group, the Home Builders Asso-
citation, ends its "home show" Sum-
day. 1t was the first group to rent
the drill hall since the Federal Bu-
reau Of Investigation vacated the
Armory June 8, when Brig. Gen.
Albert L. Cox and the District Ma
tional Guard moved back in.
For the 5000, 900 the District will
spend from the general tax fund for
upkeep of the Armory, no money
from lease of the hall or concessions
there has found its way back into
city Golfers. The question of whether
the Commissioners or the National
Guard should have control of such
revenues has never been settled.
The mystery Of the space situation
in the Armory hinges on one ques-
ton: just how many persons was
the drill hall supposed to accommo-
date when it was planned?
No Figure on Master Plan.
Merrill Coe, chief Of the munich
pal architects division of architec-
ture in June, 1910, when the contract
for the drill hall was awarded, said
his recollection is that building
permit was issued to permit 10000
persons to occupy the hall at one
time. No figure, however, appears
on the master plan for the Armory
where Mr.. Goes signature approx
ing the plan does.
Brig. Gen. John w. Oehmann, re-
tired, was building inspector when
the completed plans were approved
by that office. He said today he
does not remember what the
planned capacity was. He said fig-
ures ranging from 1000 to 10000
were mentioned.
| Gen. Cox, whose signature also
Evening star., 1947-10-15
Rat Toll on Grain
Exceeds Third
Of Relief Needs
BY the Asseeiotsd Pres.

The Fish and Wildlife Service
estimated today that rats are de-
stroying American grains at the rate
OF zoe, 900 900 bushels year.
This is more than one-third OF
the amount the United States is
planning to export for relief of hun
ger in Western Europa. this winter
It is twice as much as President
Truman has asked the Nation to
save through his waste less" pro-
gram.
Albert M. Day, agency director
said that at current prices the de-
stroyed grain represents $500, 900 900
to $400, 600, 900 in money-the great
est dollar loss from rats in United
States history.
Mr.. Day told reporters a survey
shows that 4 per cent Of annual
grain food production In the United
States is lost to human consumption
through loss or damage inflicted by
rats.
United States grain production
this year Is estimated at 5000, ,o00, ,00C
bushels.
Evening star., 1947-10-15
RoIIie H. White Dies al IS;
Wholesaler Here 38 Years

Funeral services for Rollie Howard
White, IS, commission merchant
here for SO years. will be held in
Bethlehem Chapel Of the Washing
ton Cathedral at $50 am. tomorrow
The Rev. Albert H. Lucas will con.
duct the services. Burial will be ir
Rock Creek Cemetery.
Mr.. White died on Monday at his
home, 2812 Cathedral avenue NV.
after an illness Of month. He re-
tired 10 years ago.
Mr.. White was born in White.
haven, Md. He attended high school,
in Baltimore and came to Washing
ton in 1911. He opened his commits
sion business in seafood at Is Maine
avenue SW. In 1914 he married
Miss Minerva Carr, who had come to
Washington from Buffalo, N. Y.
In addition to his widow. he Is
survived by a son, Rollie Howard
White, jr, two daughters, Mrs. John
r. Lannigan of Dallas, Tex; Mrs
Joseph A. Rike, 1906 Mount Vervon
boulevard, Alexandria, Va; two
brothers, Randolph White and Ear
White. both Of Whitehaven, and q
sister, Mrs. Edward Heath Of Jester
vile, Md.
Evening star., 1947-10-15
Chart Shows Meat Price Rise
Since Controls Were Removed

oPA established as doing less than
$25o,oo0 business a year. Ceilings
for the larger chain stores, which
were considered group 1 stores,
were, In most cases, cent or two
below prices for groups ! and
stores. Accordingly, percentage In
creases listed here would be slight
ily higher.
The price agency made q prac-
tice Of distributing to newspapers
and other organizations only the
lists for groups and stores, since
at that time smaller stores had
complained that publication OF
chain store ceilings placed them
In an unfayorable light.
Mr.. Truman's action followed
widespread agitation for relief from
the meat shortage then plaguing the
country. AS late as September 26
Of last year, however, the President
had indicated he was firmly opposed
to removal of controls.
Price Cuts Predicted.
On October 10, the OPA Beef In
dustry Advisory Committee peti-
toned Secretary of Agriculture An
derson for immediate decontrol o1
cattle, calves and their products
r. G. Haynie, chairman of the in
dustry group, declared in the petit
ton that as soon as there was ar
adequate supply of beef in butcher
shops, prices would come down te
reasonable levels" -
The following day, the President
and his cabinet grappled with the
problem for an hour and half with
out reaching any decision. Senator
Taft, Republican, Of Ohio, urging
decontrol of all meats, declared the
public prefers pork chops to price
control, politics and Democratic
| Coneressmen."
Evening star., 1947-10-15

A year ago today price controls
on livestock and meats came to an
end as "the only remedy" to a Ma
tion-wide meat shortage.
President Truman. In using these
words, announced his decision to
scrap meat ceilings-which marked
the beginning Of the end for all
price controls-in a Nationwide
broadcast the night before.
Prices of live cattle started to rise
in the big marketing centers
promptly with the termination .ot
controls.
Retail meat prices in the few
Washington stores that had supplies
started rising with the opening of
business. A check by The Star
showed the average increase on the
first day was around 20 per cent
above OPA ceilings, although In a
few cases the increases ranged up to
100 per cent.
A survey yesterday disclosed price
increases ranging from 8 to 80 per
cent above ceilings Of q year ago
In the case Of lamb, where the in
crease has been only about 8 per
cent, sheep have been selling al
prewar prices due to growers liqui-
dating large numbers Of fiocks.
The OPA had announced a few
days before controls ended a new
schedule Of meat prices, effective
October IA. The price charts hao
been drawn up some time before the
Presidents decision to drop controls
Accordingly, the new lists actually
had a one-day existence.
How Prices Have Risen.
Here are some of the OPA prices
listed on the chart and a comparison
with prices of choice-gr meats
yesterday, quoted by two types OF
stores-a large chain and a small
cooperative food store:
Evening star., 1947-10-15
NewMovet 10 POSTPONE
Hearing in Baltimore
.ITU Case 0verruIed
BY the Assoeiofsd Press

BALTIMORE, Oct. 15.-A threat
ened delay In the first NLRB hear,
ing on charges of unfair labor
practices against union was
averted today, possibly only tenn
porarily, as attorneys tried again
to get the evidence they sought by
direct examination.
Chief Examiner william r. Ring
er Of the National Labor Relations
Board Is hearing a complaint that
the International Typographical
Union and its Baltimore Local -
violated the Hartley Act by
refusing to bargain collectively with
the "a firms of the Baltimore
Graphic Arts League.
Counsel for the ITU, which at
the opening yesterday tried unsuc-
cessfully to get a postponement
until November 3, in q technical
maneuver blocked introduction OF
certain communications between
the ITU and its local--presumably
covering the conditions of en-
ployment" plan which the interna-
tional adopted as opposed to sign
ing contracts under the new law.
The Taft Hartley law bars closed
shops, among other things.
Sidney j. Barban, counsel for the
fifth NLRB region, indicated that
subpoena would be sought to compel
Charles v. Brannock, president of
Local IL, to produce the cards or
other communications. This, in
effect, might hold up the hearing.
Counsel for ITU have been con-
tending there should be no intro
duction Of evidence until the ap-
pearance of Woodruff Randolph,
ITU president, who is now attend
ing the AFL convention in San
Francisco.
During the morning session, once
more mainly devoted to legal ma
neuvers, Mr.. Ringer again denied
motion by Gerhard Van Arkel,
ITU counsel, for postponement.
and also q motion for severance Of.
the ITU and the Baltimore local In
the hearing.
Mr.. Barban yesterday accused
the union counsel of "obstructionist
tactics"
Union employees at the 20 print
shops have been working without
contract since the old one expired
october l. They received a 25-cent-
an-hour wage increase Monday,
through an informal agreement be-
tween the local and the Graphic
Arts League. This brought their
basic scale up to SITS per hour.
Evening star., 1947-10-15

bly, when the National Guard is not
using the space.
The 4,s25-capacity ruling ap-
peared for the first time after Col.
Peyton G. hewitt, adjuta1t general
of the District National Guard, re-
quested on June II, 1947, ruling
from Mr.. Davis on the halls legal
capacity.
Inspector Walker made his study,
with q representative of the fire
marshals ONCE, and his report was
returned to Gen. Cox July 23. Gen.
Cox still believes the hall could
safely accommodate many more
than 4,825 persons.
Flaws Found in Structure.
In addition to six inadequate
emergency exits, the building in
spector's Office also found the fol-
lowing flaws in the structure:
Inadequate exit lights and signs;
inadequate exits from side offices
of the main drill hall; combustible
partitions, steps and stairs; glass
bricks in the exits which should be
replaced with masonry, and stair
wells being used for air condition
ing returns.
Gen. Cox filed an immediate ap-
peal to the Commissioners asking
them to reconsider the 1925 capa-
city ruling. On October 3. the Com
MISUNDERSTANDING consulted Cor
poration Counsel Gray on the legal
ity Of the ruling-replied that they
had studied the ruling and sus-
tanned it.
The National Guard commander
then sent another and more strong
ly worded, appeal for reconsidera-
ton to the Commissioners. They
have not replied, Gen. Cox said
Mr.. Gray said his ONCE has not
been asked to restudy the regula-
tions.
Gen. Cox said the ruling defeats
the efforts of the Washington
Board Of Trade to attract conven-
tions to this city.
Measure Before Congress.
| He said 1t looks as though the Dis
trict government were trying Ia
find reasons to prevent the National
Guard from using the hail." and
added that he would welcome trans
fer of fiscal control to the Depart
ment of Defense.
A bill introduced in both House
and Senate on the last day of the
last session of Congress seeks fiscal
control Of the Armory-that Is, con-
troll Of any money earned by rentals,
concessions, etc.--for the District
The bill presumably will be taken up
when Congress reconvenes.
Gen. Cox said he also would have
legislation to present to Congress
but declined to reveal its nature.
Who controls the armory drill hall
now? Nobody knows.
The District Is paying for its up
keep. The National Guard is in oc-
cupancy.
Who should be applied to for lease
Of the hall for a concert, game
meeting or convention? The Home
Builders applied to both the Com
missioners and the National Guard
Evening star., 1947-10-15

sounded to him like the prisoner
was having . 1T" and that q
friend OF the prisoner came back
to the cell with officers and dis
cussed removing the man to the
hospital.
Mr.. German said today he was
not aware that Regan was available
for testimony at the inquest, but
had been informed by homicide
detectives who had interviewed
other prisoners in the cell block
that they professed to know of
nothing unusual that occurred in
the cells that day.
Homicide squad detectives, how
ever, said the Bunch family and
their attorney were given q briefing
on the fellow prisoners and their
statements at q conference at head
quarters before the inquest, and
were told these witnesses could be
summoned to the inquest II the
family desired.
Says He Got New Facts.
Mr.. German declared the detec-
tives furnished very little infor-
nation" at this conference, and he
would have had Regan called to the
stand If he had known what he had
told investigators.
Mr.. German said he was not
aware that Regan was available for
testimony, and had been assured
by homicide detectives who had in
terviewed other prisoners in the cell
block that they professed to know
nothing Of the case.
Although Regan said in his state
ment to the family attorneys that
the police got to mauling the man
around trying to dress him." he
denied several times that the officers
had beaten the prisoner.
Asked to comment on the case
Commissioner John Russell Young
said his information was based on
what the police had told him, add
ing: If you can't trust them, you
can't trust anybody"
Regan said he occupied a cell next
to Bunch and that "he threw a con-
vulsion" about 4 o'clock in the after
noon. He explained he knew about
convulsions because he had been
around people who had them and
had worked in hospitals.
Says He Called for Help.
Regan said when he realized the
other prisoner was having a fit he
kept "hollering and hollering" for
help, but no one came in answer
II could hear the man falling around
in there" he said.
The witness declared when a
policeman finally came to the cell
they could not arouse the prisoner
Il told him he wasn't drunk but had
been having fits. He ignored me.
He said he was still drunk. Next
thing I knew another officer came
back and they argued over who
would dress him.
zone said: Damn If I'm going to
dress him. I amt going to do this
or that Finally they got in there
and got to mauling the man around
trying to dress him. They cussed
him out and said he had no busi-
ness getting undressed and asked
him what he wanted to do that for
There was a lot of cuss words
Finally they tried to get him to
walk. Brought a stretcher back
and tried to make him walk to it.
He couldn't walk and they had to
help him on the stretcher."
After friends called at the precinct
to obtain Bunch's release, he was
taken to Gallinger Hospital a second
time that day, and, according to the
testimony of the admitting doctor,
had no marks OF violence on him,
but was admitted because of a
fever of undetermined origin" He
was taken to the hospital early that