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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-19
Il HIJACKERS
NABBED BY FBl
Federal Men Crack Down
On Racket; More Ar
rests Believed Near

NEW YORK, Jan. 18 - P)-A
gang of hijackers which applied
big business methods In steal
ing 80 truckloads of scarce goods
worth $500, 900 in the past year was
smashed today with the arrest OF
81 persons in New York and Miami
Beach, the FBI announced.
Five men described as the lead
ers of the group were held in $780,
900 bail each when arraigned be-
fore Federal Judge Alfred c. Coke
on indictments charging theft OF
shipments in interstate commerce.
Thefts included loads of electrical
appliances, cotton piece 'oooos
Gather, rugs, musical instruments
ard cosmetics.
Five others named in the indlct-'
,ment we're held in smaller bail
while four not named in the in
dictments were arraigned before
a U. S. Commissioner. Six of the
arrested men were held in small
bail by a U. S. Commissioner in
Miami.
Edward Scheidt special FBI agent
in charge of the New York office,
said the arrests care after months
of investigation which disclosed
the intricate story of the gangs
operations. centered in the metro
politan New York area.
He ADDED that more arrests
are expected although today's
roundup ''struck a blow at the
heart of hijackers and motor truck
thieves who have victimized New
York City business concerns of
huge quantities of scare and ex-
pensive merchandise"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-19

quay Wy Luz 1l-S4l SCl@COi ~ -
and reporters known as the keen
teen group, sponsored by the Daily
News. The newspaper SAID Gener-
al Eisenhower gave this version of
his problem:
Before the invasion of France it
had been decided that a landing at
CherI surg was necessary because
a port was essential for supplying
troops. The landing troops, how
ever, faced the prospect of being
slaughtered unless the INVADER
could first gain ccntrcl CT cause
ways leading Ir@~2 the s-r.p Of send
called Utah beach to the mainland.
Air-borne troops were decided upon
as the only solution. The story
added:
"Six days before the scheduled
landing an adviser and personal
friend of the general pleaded with
him not to send paratroopers and
glider units on the mission.
Casualties to glider troops would
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-19
Negroes Held In JAIL;
One Faces Nine Charges

had allegedly broken and entered
the Chic Chic grill and made away
with SIS, reports show.
Jan. 8 he allegedly entered and
stole SIS from a pool room at 513
Campbell street operated by L..
E. Hill. He admitted breaking and
entering Eden's ESQ station at
Third and CoWan streets from
which he said he stole $35, Jan. 6
and On Jan. IA he said he robbed
the Brooklyn Pharmacy, Third and
Eladen streets and stole SAT and
watches valued at S18.24 and wreck
ed a 1000 cash register.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-19
DANCE PLANNED

Members of the dance COM
mlttee Of the Wilmington Col
lege center have completed ar
rangements fer the first winter
quarter dance to be held in the
Community Center; Second and
Orange streets, Wednesday
night, according to E. l.. Mat
theWs. Jr., chairman of the
committee. The dance has been
planned to honor new students
at the center who enrolled for
the present quarter.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-19
PRESIDENT

H. A. Marks, president of the
Marks Machinery company has
been named to the board of
directors of the Carolina In
surance company to fill the
vacancy caused by the recent
death of E. M. Berry. Other
directors are Warren Bell,
Marsden Bethany, Champ Med
Davis, Howard Penton. Sol
Steraberger and Warren John
son,
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-19
E~isenhower's Toughest
Decision Is DISCLOSED

CHICAGO, Jan. 18.-P-General Of the Armv H..
D. Eisenhower's most difficult decision in WorId DWTsa
was ordering two divisions of air-borne troops 10 l'%@
Cherbourg in the face of advice their casualties v7md %N
from IS to 90 per cent, the Chicago Da ly News x%$JI sg
copyright story today. %~i
The newspaper said General Eisonho~or r~Ho ~ ,
closure in answer to a direct question when into~rt Ills
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-19

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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-19
State Department
'Rumors' Announced

LONDON, Jan. ID. = B U. s..
State Department officials said to-
day they had heard "rumors" that
Russia might suddenly propose
immediate characterization of Ger
many by all four occupying pow
rs.
The rumors were entirely with
out official confirmation.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-19
INTERVIEW SET

W. K. Steward, Jr., COM
mander, Post No. 10, Whining
ton American Legion, will be
interviewed over WMFD at 9
O'Clock this morning in the in
terest of the New Hanover
March of Dimes. Steward will
be interviewed by Ben Nc
Donald, New Hanover county
chairman for the campaign.
Last night Ray Galloway, state
vice-commander of the Ameri-
can Legion made an appeal to
all veterans in the county to
aid in making the 1947 com
paign a success.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-19

10 the garden calendar editor in
are of the Wilmington News SO
ciety editor.
ANIMALS AND
PERENNIALS TOGETHER
A request for Information on this
subject has come from one Of our
Spartanburg readers, information
in particular as to color and sea.
son of bloom.
The season Of bloom is easy for
any catalog will tell you that. Ones
ron sections similar to yours will
be most accurate as to time OF
bloom in your garden. The ques-
ton as to arrangement according
to colors that go well together re
luires study and thought. There
are a few general rules that arc
helpful in planning a bed or border
of ANNALS and p%erennials, which
plan should be put on paper be-
fore setting the plants.
Flowers are best arranged in
groups, the size of groups conform
ing to the size Of the bed. Use 3 to
5 Cor more) in one color i'll irreg-
ular groupings reminding one of the
old "Jonah's gouro' pattern - an
irregular oblon2. Pales ycllows are
good next to blues. All the blues
go with pinks. Lavender and pur-
pies are lovely together and with
cream, straw color and yellow.
Reds magenta and organge need to
be separated from each other as
far as the bed allows. Plenty Of
white and green between makes il
possible to use any colors. Gray
foliage plants used occasionally
add to the beauty of the planting.
Keep tall plants toward the back,
medium in the center ano
low growing one at the edge, with
a tall n drawn forward once IN
a while to break any monotony. In
beds with a path Oh both sides, the
al plants are placed in the cen
Ter, with lowe ones on each side.
Perennials are plants that resi-
turing some season Of the vcar,
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-19
CHIEF RETURNS

W. R. Wigs, Jr., Chief of
Police, Wrightsville Beach has
returned from attending the
two weeks Institute of Govern
ment Law Enforcement School
at Chapel Hill.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-19
SUFFERS BROKEN LEG

Barbara Jean Costin, 1866
Adams street, Sunset Park,
w a admitted to Bulluck's
clinic yesterday afternoon suf-
ferlng from a broken leg sus-
tanned when she fell while roll
er skating. She was taken to
the institution by Patrolmen
Calvert and Eubanks.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-19
HAVE TRAVELLING EYES

Flatfish begin life with normally
placed eyes, but one eye soon trav-
els to one side. In some species,
the eye progresses over the head,
while in others it travels through
the head.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-19
FAKES DEATH

The hog-nosed snake shams
death by taking a death scene and
then rolling over on its. back. If
it is turned over On its stomach,
it quickly turns over on its back
again.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-19
TO SALUTE GENERALS

The Star-NeWs on it's weekly
broadcast, the Sunday Star
neWsreel over WMFD at 1870
p. m. today, will salute the
birthday of General Robert E.
Lee and General StoneWall
Jackson. The program will be
narrated by the Star-News
round-the-town reporter, Ben
Mcdonald.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-19
CLUB TO MEET

The Winter Park Service
club will hold its regular meet
ing in the school auditorium,
Tuesday, Jan. 81. at g p. m.
Members and interested citi-
zenS are invited.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-19
BANKS TO CLOSE

All banks in the city will be
closed on Monday in observ-
ance of Lees birthday, accord
ing 10 the Wilmington Clearing
House.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-19
City Briefs
TO MEET

The monthly meeting of the
L a d S auxiliary of the
Wrightsville Beach Lions club
will be held Tuesday night at 8
o'clock at the home of Mrs. T.
Macon Womble.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-19
LoUDEsT NOISE

The loudest noise the world has
ever heard is said to have occurred
in 1888, when the volcano Kraka-
toa exploded. It was heard 3,Oo0
miles away.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-19
UNC MATMEN IN
WIN OVER TECH
Tar Heel Wrestlers Take
1910 Decision Before
1000 Spectators

BLACKSBURG, Va, Jan. 10. -
Up - In the seasons opener for
both teams, the University of North
Carolina Wrestlers took an 1916
decision over Virginia Tech Grabb-
lers here this afternoon before
more than 1000 spectators.
It was the first intercollegiate
mat meet for the Gobblers since
1912 and five Techmen were par
~ticipating in their initial match.
Two falls highlighted the matches,
both scored by Tech wrestlers.
In the 155-pound class, =. R.
Roben of Tech threw Erwin Zirpel,
OF Carolina, in Al seconds of t h e
second round and in the heavy
weight class, Buck Eimers, Of
Tech, tossed North Cardinals John
ny Stoiff in 40 seconds of the
third round.
Other results:
121-Pounds - Doug Thompson
IN. c. defeated J. P. Williams
WPI.)
1913 Pounds-Tom Uquhart (N.C.)
defeated c. Holland (VPn.
145 Pounds-Dick Seaver IN. c.
defeated Gene Barlow (VPD.
1865 Pounds Oscar Gupton
IN. c. defeated S. S. Oliver (VPI).
ITS Bill Kemp IN. c. defeated
Charles Krey VPD.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-19

German W. robot bombs were
taller than a four-storv h'1i'dirR-
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-19

Chameleons are noted for their
ability to change their colors to
match those of their surroundings,
but they I as apt to Change II
colors Of contrast as to ones that
match.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-19

All questions pertaining to your
garden problems will be answered
through these columns if addressed
10 the garden calendar editor in
care of the Wilmington News SO
The Wrangell sentinel., 1947-10-17
zEUsLER NAMED ASSISTANT
 TO PRES. OF ALASKA STEAM

SEATTLE - F. 4. Zeusler. retir- ed Ketchikan and Seattle Coast Guard commander, oeeanographer and veteran of many Alaska erms- es, this week was named. assistant to the president of the Alaska Steamship Company.
 The announcement was made by Gilbert ". Skinner, company pre- sident
 He said Admiral Zeusler's i'm mediate duties largely will be con cerned with public relations. LaI- CT, negotiations with the United States Maritime Commission and with Congressional representatives are expected to take Zeusler ire quently to Washington. D. C.
 Admiral Zousler. veteran of both World Wars, retired from the Coast Guard last year after serving as Seattle District Commander for two years. Previous to that he commanded tie Alaska Coast Guard sector of the northwest Sea frontier from Ketehikan.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1947-10-17
COAST GUARD MAKES
 DARING RESCUE OF 69 IN
 MID-ATLANTIC SHIP CRASH

NEW YORK - Sixty-nine men. women and children were safe to- day after Coast Guard cutter rescued them from a huge flying boat which ditched in mid-Atlan- tic. They survived an ordeal. of mountainous waves and terror of imminent death
 Seventeen men and one woman rode a life raft perilously to safe ty from the plane to the Coast Guard cutter Bibb as dawn broke on the gale-whipped Atlantic, the Coast Guard announced. They joined 51 fellow passengers and erewmen of the big Bermuda Sky Queen which settled near the cut ter Tuesday when fuel ran low.
 The Bibb's skipper, Capt. Paul B. Cronk, radioed that the cutter was leyeling her guns to destroy the flying boat so it would not be q menace to navigation
 The rescued, reportedly suffering nothing more than shock and ex- posture. were sped to Argentia. Newfoundland, about 820 miles to the west, and were due to arrive there today.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1947-10-17
REPRESENTATIVES, WANT TO
 SOLVE SHIPPING PROBLEM

WASHINGTON - Two repre- sentatiyes Just back form Washing ton state and Alaska said tuls week that the next session of Con gress must find a way te solve lus Alaska shipping problem.
 Representative Touefson tK- Wn) said he hopes the special House Merchant Marine and Fish cries subcommittee, of which he is a member. will be able to work out the answer He expressed belief the solution is construction of a special type of ship to serve Alaska ports
 The shipping companies nlw serving Alaska say they do not have sufficient funds to have such constructed, ToIlefson told ra- porter
 The Congress will have to work out a program to replace the tenn porary plan now in effect. This plan. which furnishes the present companies ships for a dollar a year expires in June. The Alaska rates are too high.
 Delegate Bartlett of Alaska said he hopes Congress will be able 10 work. out some permanent plan for improving shipping.
 The Maritime Commission. he said in an interview, has had an in Alaska gatherfngi h. formation which will be presented al a commission hearing on Alaska rates in Seattle October 27.
 Commissioner Joe Carson said recently he hopes the Seattle hear ing will develop information on which the Commission can base a recommendation to Congress for a permanent solution of the problem.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1947-10-17
SUBSCRIPTION RATES

Entersd In the Postofrice at Wran gel, Alaska, as second class mat Ter under aet of Congress Of harch 3, 1878.
 MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
 The Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the use for repub l. cation ot all the local news pTtn ed in this newspaper, as well as all AP news dispatches.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1947-10-17
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
HEINTZLEMAN SAYS
 8 ALASKA PULP NEEDS ARE GROWING DAILY IN STATES

JUNEAU - Necessity for deyel- opment of Alaskas pulp timber is growing daily, according to Frank HeintzIeman, Regional Forester or the U. $. Forest Service He said this week that various pulp experts have tested the need for Alaskan pulp has grown because of the in- crease in U. $. consumption of pa per and the dWindling of the pulp supply from Scandinavian coun- tries
 He said that he had been iu- formed that the Scandinavian countries will not be able to pro duce as much pulp as they did Tn pre-war years This, plus the in creased demand for pulp, and the already limited U. s. supply, Heintzleman said, gives consider able impetus to the need for quick ly developing pulp prospects in Al- aska
 Two pulp manufacturers have exhibited sufficient interest in SEE Alaska development, Heintzleman explained, to warrant opening two timber areas for bids This, he said, is the start of what he hoLe will be general development of the Alaska pulp industry.
 The Alaska Forest Service chef returned here via PA Saturday following a ten months absence. He spent considerable time in Washington. D. C., New York City,
The Wrangell sentinel., 1947-10-17
GOVERNOR ASKS EGGLEss
 DAYS MOVED FOR HOLIDAYS

JUNEAU - With Thanksgiving and Christmas coming on ''egglee7 and pouItryless' Thursdays. Gov ernor Ernest GrueninF proposed that Monday be observed without serving eggs or poultry dishes on those weeks.
 His formal proclamation also called President Truman's od conservation 10 she attention of all Alaskans and asked their obsarv- ance
The Wrangell sentinel., 1947-10-17
Rescues Baby

With masterly understatemeut oi the narrowing experiences of his erewmen and the rescued. Captain Cronk said tersely, I've feel very much relieved that this experience is over"
 He reported that It. GG.) Clar- ence S Hall of Avon. Mass. who became a father while the Blob was on weather patrol, Hast night had the pleasure of rescuing a baby not much older than his. He got quite a jolt out of it."
 Capt. CrOnk had said earlier that two babies among the passengers seemed to have endured the ordeal better than their oIdsters A dia- Der shortage has developed on the Ribb, he added.
 Meanwhile, Admiral Joseph <. Farley, Commandant of the U. s. Coast Guard in Washington, con gratualted the crew of the Blob for an exceptionally we'll done lescue."
 In a broadcast, Capt Cronk in- troduced ChareS Martin. pilot o. the flying boat which was operat- ed by American International Air ways. charter service.
 Martin praised the Bibb crew men for a 'manificently done" job in transferring passengers by open boat and raft through 35-foot waves The entire operation re- curing careful seamanship ana great daring, took nearly 24 hours.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1947-10-17
MUNSON GETS JAIL
 SENTENCES IN DIST. COURT

KETCHIKAN - Thomas Nun son. accused of two counts of con tributing to the delinquency of ; minor girl at Wrangell, was sea- tanced 10 3e oays in jail ia Ketch- kan on one count and to one year and one day in the federal peniten- tiary at MeNeil Island on count two. The sentence on count two was suspended by the court
The Wrangell sentinel., 1947-10-17
HIGH SCHOOL BAND
 GETS MIXED IN SPELLING

NEW HAMPTON. Ia The New Hampton high school march ing band got it's formation mixed while spelling out hello" between halves of the football game with Osage recently.
 The .O3 turned up on the wrore end of the word. The football team did better. New Hampton won $40
The Wrangell sentinel., 1947-10-17
WRANGELL MILL OPERATOR
 IS FINED ON 0pA CHARGE

SEATTLE = Federal Judge l.. L. Black this week imposed fine of s750o on Fred V. Wagner. owu- CT of the American-Asiatic Trad ing Company lumber iobbers. af- ter Wagner pleaded guilty to vio. luting 0PA lumber regulations by making oYereharges- totaling s. 400.
 Wagner formerly operated sawmiu al Wrangeu. Alaska which is nON in receiEership.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1947-10-17

chicago. Portland and Seattle con- fe-ring with various government and pulp company officials on be- half of the Alaska pulp industry. Heintzleman has been working in the interests of such development for over 20 years.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1947-10-17
MRS BAHnVEc snnTH

Mrs. Lawrence Bahoyec was a southbound passenger on the Prln- cess Louise Wednesday night. She will join Mr Bahovec in Seattle where he is fall fishing on Puget Sound.
Evening star., 1947-11-06
Mercury Dips 10 Zero
In Montana and Idaho
~ the Assoeioted Press

The coldest weather and heaviest
snowfall of the season hit the
Northern and Central Rocky Noun
tain regions and parts Of the Plains
States today.
Temperatures dipped to around the
zero mark in Montana, Idaho and
Wyoming and colder weather moved
into the Midwest. Falls of snow
measuring from one to eight inches
were on the ground from Salt Lake
City to Central South Dakota.
The freezing temperatures ex-
tended from the Rockies eastward
across the Northern Plains into the
upper Mississippi Valley, with the
mercury dropping to below the 81
mark in some sections as far east
as Illinois.
Butte, Mont. was the coldest city
on the early morning weather map,
with A low OF above zero. Salt
Lake City reported 5 inches Of snow
IN the ground. Rock Springs, Wyo.,
was covered with 8 inches; Philip,
s. OAK, 5 inches, and Chadron,
Nebr.. 4 inches. Snow was pre-
dicted for sections of Minnesota to-
day and Northwestern Wisconsin
tonight.
Rain was reported over northern
sections of the Great Lakes region
In the North Atlantic States and in
parts Of Washington and Oregon
Temperatures in the Eastern and
Gulf States were above normal. with
yesterdays top reading of SO re-
ported at Brownsville, Tex.
Evening star., 1947-11-06
Publishers Seek Aid
|0f NlRB in Dispute
On Chicago Papers
ay the Asseeiotsd Press

CHICAGO, ,~Nov. 6.-The National
Labor Relations Board has been
asked by the Chicago Newspaper
Publishers Association to intervene
in the dispute over contract be-
tween the publishers Of six Chicago
daily newspapers and Local is of
the AFL International Topographic
cal Union.
Since negotiations between the
union and the publishers became
deadlocked on october "a the pub
fishers have charged union printers
with showdown tactics.
In kilograms yesterday to Wood
ruff Randolph of Indianapolis, 1TU
president, and John Pilch, president
of Local 16, the association said
there has been some amelioration
OF the showdown in composing rooms
of Chicago newspaper plants. How
ever, normal production in all plants
has not been restored"
Mr.. Pilch, in a reply to the pub.
fishers, said, Ito our knowledge oul
members are and have been func.
tioning in a normal manner" He
added he had seen no indication
of any showdown activities" Mr.
Pilch said Mr.. Randolph would come
here Sunday and probably would
meet with the publishers on Mon
dow opI rT,,aedov
Evening star., 1947-11-06
Virginia {. &P. Hold.
Proposed Rate Rise
Is Divided Equitab|y
by the Assoeicted Press

RICHMOND, Nov. 6.-Arthur w
Harrison. general commercial man
ager of the Chesapeake g. Potomac
Telephone Co. of Virginia, told the
State Corporation Commission to-
day that he believed the company's
new rate increase petition dis
tributes the desired amount of new
revenue as fairly and equitably as
possible throughout existing rate
structures
He added that they accomplish
this lin accordance with sound rate
making principles" The applica-
tion Is for rate charges within the
State only.
Mr.. Harrison was the only person
to testify today on the C. g. P.'s ap-
plication for marginal rate increases
which on the average would increase
residence telephones by Is cents a
month and primary business main
services by about so cents per month
Hearing to Reopen November 20.
After his testimony, which COM
pleted the company's presentation OF
direct evidence, the hearing was ad-
journed until November 20.
Mr.. Harrison wound up his testi-
mony by stating that the combined
effect of the 81, ,440, 900 now requested
and the $2.7O0, 900 granted last jan
uary as the company's FIRST rate
increase in 20 years" is quite q bit
less than the over $4,000, 900 in an
nual savings to our Virginia SUBJ
scribers. based on 1916 volume. fron
all telephone rate reductions since
1925.
R. w. Niche, vice president of the
company, told the commission yes
terday that the company was kept
In the black in its operations dur
ing the war principally by the ''phe-
nomenal" increase in revenues from
interstate long-distance calls.
Question Overruled.
Lester r. Conley, representing the
Arlington County Public Utilities
Commission, asked Mr.. Niche If hi
could separate the earnings in the
Arlington area from those elsewhere
in the State. His question was over.
ruled
T. Justin Moore, attorney for the
telephone company, said wage in.
creases amounting to $1,150,000 pei
year were granted last May. He
also stated that there had been ar
increase of $lo,000,000 in the com.
pany's net investment for the first
nine months OF 1947.