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The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-11-14

whodunit novels. Book Corner
ON Page 4.
Ex-GI Notes on Page 2.
Associate editor HideO Hoshide
reviews Soviet-U.S. controversy in
Korea. Keeping Up 18th The
Times on Page 2.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-11-14

How oft the sight of means to do
i'll deeds makes i'll deeds done!-
Shakespeare.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1947-11-14

Buy Christmas Seals-your wea-
pom against tuberculosis.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-05
NO ACTION TAKEN
IN LYNCH" CASE
Northampton Grand Jury
Fails To Indict Seven
White Men

JACKOSN, Aug. 4-(P)-A North
hampton county grand jury which
had been asked to indict seven
white men in connection with an
attempted lynching of Negro
here last May adjourned tonight
without taking action. The grand
jury will meet again tomorrow.
The grand jury also has been
asked to return true bill against
the Negro, Goodwin Buddy Bush
for attempted assault with intent
to crinninally assault young mar
ried white woman.
Solicitor Ernest Tyler asked IN
dictments on three counts against
Russell Bryant, Robert Vann, Lin
wood Bryant, Gilbert Bryant,
Glenn Collier, Joe Cunningham
and w. G. Cooper, all of Rich
Square. They are charged with
kidnapping, conspiracy to break
and enter Jail with intent to in
jure or kill Bush, and with break
ing and entering Jail with intent
to injure or kill Bush. Each
charge carries a maximum penalty
of IS wears.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-05
Along The Cape Fear

THE CAPTAIN - Captain Har-
per was "stalwart, cool, cautious.
polite and with a reserve stock OF
never failing good humor," as de-
scribed by historians Of those
days.
He ran ships UP and down the
river for more than a quarter OF
century and during that time
made more than $4,000 round trips
between Wilmington and Southport
equal to Is trips around the
world. He was the pioneer d
the regular summer excursions to
the Cape Fear seacoast - excur-
sions which in those days were
made for thousands of persons
seeking vigor and refreshing sea
air.
Captain Harper in his day be-
came known throughout this COM
munity as an affaible friend to
hundreds of persons who looked
forward to those summer trips
along the river.
EARLIER DAYS - To many to-
day, the days of Captain Harper
and his steamship "Wilmington'
seem remote and of another age.
But even they are modern as COM
pared with the coming OF the first
river steamers to Wilmington. To
See CAPE FEAR On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-05
QUEEN MARY ENDS
FIRST TRIP TODAY
Former North Atlantic
Speedster Making Initial
Postwar Crossing

NEW YORK, Aug. 4-R-The
mighty British liner Queen Mary,
flesh from a ten-month face lifting
which erased all traces of her half
million miles Of wartime service,
completes her firstPostwar luxury
trip tomorrow when she arrives
with 1888 passengers.
The arrival of the Mary, holder
of the blue pennant for North At
lantic speed supremacy, will mark
the Inauguration Of two-way ex-
press service by the worlds two
largest ships, both operated by the
Cunard line.
The Mary's sister ship, the Queen
Elizabeth, began its postwar lux
ury service nine months ago.
Each ship makes the crossing In
five days, so that one or the other
normally will be sailing from New
York each week.
The Mary, which left southhamp-
ton July 81, finds her speed su-
premacy threatened by her sister
liner. The Mary set a mark OF
three days, 81 hours and 48 minutes
over the 1907 mile course from
Bishops Rock to Ambrose Light
ship before the war. The Eliza
beth, constantly stepping Up he1
own speed, recently made the
westward crossing in four days,
five hours and so minutes.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-05
MEXICO TO FETE
miss AMERICA"
Winner OF National Beauty
Contest Will Be Guest
OF Government

For the first time in the history
of the Miss America" beauty
pageant contest held each year at
Atlantic City, the winner will be
the guest of foreign government
for 10 days, R. B. Howard, state
chairman of ''Miss North Carolina
Beauty Pageant announced last
night.
In addition, Howard said, the
winner of the Miss America con-
test will leave New York Sept 10
for Los Angeles to appear in a
fashion show there given on the
famous Catalina Island. She will
return to New York on Sept. IA.
While in California, he added,
she will meet "the top executives
Of the motion picture industry and
she will be entertained by the
state"
Ten-Day Stay
On Monday, Sept IS. Howard
said, she will leave New York,
along with Miss Lenora S. Slaugh-
ter, executive director of the ma
tional pageant, for a 10 day stay
in Mexico City as the guest of the
See MEXICO On Pare Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-05

RIVER AND SHIPS - "How
happy they
Who from the toll and tunult
of their lives
Steal to look down where naught
but ocean Strives
Harking back to before the turn
of the present century is saga
Of ships and the river as concerns
Wilmington-a story of men who
went down to the sea in ships from
this port of Wilmington.
There was the steamer evil
mington.'' For many a month it
piled its trade between this port
and Southport. An early pamph-
let described the craft as "a model
of marine architecture, combining
spacious and comfortable passen-
ger accommodations with the
greatest speed attained by steam
craft on the Cape Fear river. Her
clean decks and tidy salons afford
the bracing outside air or the rest
full seclusion which invites re-
pose"
The daily run by that ship be-
tween here and Southport was
made in two hours including stops
along the way. And the man who
captained this craft was John w.
Harper. He was one of those men
who for many years went down
to the sea in ships.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-05

and Glasgow, Scotland, and Card
III, Wales among other cities,
Last week the Irgun Zvai Leumi
Jewish terrorist organization had
murdered two British army ser.
geants. Now, thousands of miles
away, loyal British Jews, some OF
whose family ties in this country
extended back for many centuries
were suffering.
In many cases, Jews who were
attacked personally or whose
premises were attacked refused
to prosecute because of their
shame at the Palestine terrorism
which they bitterly resented -
and their desire to be nothing but
ordinary Britons.
% Persons Held
Twenty-three persons were
charged in police courts Monday
in various cities with anti-Jewish
terrorism.
The first daylight riots occur
See ANTI-JEWISH On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-05
City M anager Declares
Chief Apparently Talked
With Mouth Open

Chief Of the Wilmington Fire
Department j. Ludie Groom this
morning will be ''handled' by City
Manager j. R. Benson, or at least
that is what the city manager told
a Morning Star reporter last night.
Last Thursday afternoon. local
papers carried the announcement
that the city had sent Gilbert
Morton, city purchasing agent to
Charleston, S. c. to look at gov
ernment fire boat with the inten-
tions of making arrangements to
have the boat declared surplus II
it would suit the city's needs.
Morton returned and said he
had found the boat ideal for duties
here.
Chief Groom was contacted by
telephone at his home and asked
what he thought of the Charleston
boat. Groom was called about 1c
o'clock Thursday by Star repor-
ter.
The veteran chief of 40 years OF
service with the city said he had
not been informed of the boat deal
and would not like to comment.
However, he added that he planned
to meet with city officials Friday
morning land find out why was
See CITY MANAGER on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-05
COURT GETS BOUQUETS
OF DRAB FLOWERS TO
BACK EQUITY PLEAS

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 4 - up
- Housewives from the Kensing-
ton neighborhood of Philadelphia
marched into court today carry
ing bouquets from their small gar
dens.
But the dull, dcab blooms were
not to honor Common Pleas Court
Judge Thomas Bluett.
The women wished, they said, to
show the judge that flowers can
not beside a paint factory grow.
For that reason they have filed
a bill in equity seeking an injunc-
ton against J. B. Smith & Co.,
paint manufacturers from whose
factory, the women aver, small
particles of palntescape to mar the
summer air.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-05
Department Head Absent
On Vacation At Time
OF Morton Trip

Fire Chief J. Ludie Groom re-
turned to his office at fire head
quarters yesterday morning from
his vacation at Carolina Beach.
Chief Groom said last night that
he found a letter on his desk from
city officials advising him that
they we're sending Gilbert F. Nor
ton, city purchasing agent to
Charleston, S. c., to look at a gov
ernment fire boat, which the city
may be interested in purchasing
for use here.
A Morning Star reporter phoned
Chief Groom Thursday night in re-
CARDS to the boat at Charleston
and asked the chief what he
thought of the vessel that Morton
See DEPARTMENT On Pare Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-05
TWO EAGLE SCOUTS
AWARDED BADGES
Dicky Paschall, Donald
Lee Given Badges AT
Court OF Honor

The awarding to Eagle scout
badges to two members of troop
36, Boy Scouts of America, featur-
ed the Wilmington district court
of honor at the New Hanover coun-
ty courthouse last night.
Mrs. P. P. Paschall pinned the
coveted honor on her son, Dickey
Paschall and Mrs. J. T. Lee pre-
sented the Eagle award to her son,
Donald Lee. Both scouts are men,
bers of troop 36. H. B. Garris is
scoutmaster of the trool.
Joseph Barnes, chairman Of the
court of honor, presided at the
meeting in the absence of George
Tenuta, chairman. Civic service
awards were presented to the fol-
lowing scouts: Earl, Page, Jimmy
Chamblee, Johnny Rusher and
Wade Holden for 30 hours service,
all are members of troop SO. John
Weeks and Sonny Blanton of troop
19 were presented 100 hour awards.
Hugh Garris and Dickey PaschaH
Of troop 36 were awarded $50 hours
awards.
Other awards presented at the
Court of Honor included Camporee,
attendance and advancement.
Fourteen new scouts, members of
troops 10, 10, %, "a, 36 and 81 were
recognized.
D. M. Wilson and Donald Thorn
ton of Troop 36 were awarded the
rank Of Star scout and Hugh Gar.
ris, also from troop SO was award
ed the rank of Life scout.
Merit badges were presented the
following Scouts: Donald Lee,
James Colvin, Earl Page, Wade
Holder, D. M. Wilson, Dicky Pas
chall, Jimmy Chamblee, John
Rusher, Hugh Garris, all members
of Troon 36
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-05
Hundreds Visit Mendoza
OnCOaSt Guard Birthday
Commander Snyder Ad-
dresses Dare People AT
Fort Raleigh

The 18th anniversary Of the
founding Of the Coast Guard ser
vice was celebrated here yester-
day by the officers and crew mem
bers Of the Mendoza with open
house.
The ship was open for inspection
from l to p. m. and many persons
from this area availed themselves
of the opportunity of visiting the
Mendoza, .5hich had been absent
from her home berth for SIX
months while she chased icebergs
in the north Atlantic.
She returned to Wilmington late
Friday afternoon.
Meanwhile, at Manteo, Comman-
der w. H. Snyder of the Fifth
Coast Guard district headquarters,
Norfolk, addressed an audience Of
Dare county people at their obser-
vance of the birthday Of the ser
vice.
Commander Snyder, who Is op-
erations officer in charge of air
sea rescue in this district, spoke
during a full aftern, on program
which included demonstrations Of
the Coast Guards 1ife-saving tech
niques. He was introduced by
Chief Boatswain Mate Steve Bas-
night of Manteo. former comman-
der of the Chincoteague group OF
stations in Virginia.
Free Performance
The program was sponsored by
the Roanoke Island Historical as
sociation as part Of a celebration
of Coast Guard and Dare County
Day. Guests included the per-
sonnel of district headquarters, the
Elizabeth City Coast Guard Air
Station. and the beach stations
from Hatteras to Virginia Beach.
The day ended with a free per-
formance of The Lost Colony In
See HUNDREDS On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-05
FRITZ CASE WILL
Be AIRED TODAY
State Board OF Education
To Discuss Matter AT
Regular Meeting

RALEIGH, Aug. 4 - R - The
State Board of Education will
meet here tomorrow to decide
what it will do in the case of R. l..
Fritz, Jr., who admits he invent
I'd a highly irregular method OF
,upplementing pay of teachers who
worked under him at the Hudson
school in Caldwell county.
Fritz, who in addition to be-
Ing principal of the Hudson school
Is president of the North Carolina
Education association, was given
until tomorrow to enter into the
record a written statement ex-
claiming his activities.
At a meeting of the board here
last week, Fritz offered to resign
Is principal at Hudson if the state
BOARD thought that he should DR..
]. F. Reece, chairman OF the
Caldwell county board of educa-
lion, told the state board that
Fritz came to him prior to tie
meeting and had told him that
IF the state board thinks it wise
[ will admit made mistakes and
step aside"
Already in the state boards rec
ord of the case is an audit OF Hud-
.on school affairs prepared by
6, w. Smith, Lenior accountant
,everal aff;davits and other docu-
nents.
The audit disclosed that Fritz
aad carried On his payroll the
,ames of persons who either did
not teach or taught only few
days, and that when checks we-e
ssued 10 these persons by the
Caldwell education department,
he funds were returned to the
Hudson school, Fritz, the audit
lhowed, would use these funds to
pay his regular teachers fo- ex-
TIA work.
OF approximately $1,000 involv-
I'd in these transactions, the .audit
showed that approximately S621
vent to Mrs. Fritz. Fritz has ex-
planned that although Mrs. Fritz
Hoes not hold a standard teach
hg certificate that she frequently
llded him by keeping study halls
md by working In the school Of
lice.
According to DR.. Clyde A. Err
rn, the State Board Of Educa-
lon, In addition to recommend
hg that Fritz's offer to resign be
accepted is empowered to de-
See FRITZ On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-05
And So To Bed

Willie Walker, 10, Negro.
came into Recorders court
yesterday and told about the
first argument that he had with
his bride of less than four
months.
Walker was charged with as
sault. The argument between
his wife and himself occurred
because the couple we're un-
able to agree on going out to-
gether.
Judge Winfield Smith told
Walker that he would have to
pay the court costs.
CATER this, never go out
without taking your wife" de-
clared the court. "An' then
you'll never have any family
difficulties
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-05
Items
Are Disputed
Son OF Late President Tells
Committee He Paid Fair
Share OF Checks

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 R -
Elliott Roosevelt testified today
that Il paid my own fair share"
OF costly entertainment with John
w. Meyer, contact man for the
plane designer Howard Hughes.
He gave the Senate War Investi.
eating committee his opinion that
my conduct did not violate" an
Air Forces directive cautioning Of
ficers against Relationship Of 4
compromising character" with
war contractors.
And he related that he had fear
ed a "smeac" campaign against
his father, the late President
Roosevelt, would grow out OF his
recall from overseas in 1945 70
advise on war plane purchases.
Elliott again referred to Wha. he
called a Smear attempt against
his father, when he spoke briefly
over the radio (ABC).
Il think that this Investigation
is purely POLITICAL he told an in
terviewer. Il believe that the
past records of Senator Ferguson
and Senator Brewster will bear
me out in that they have spent a
good proportion Of their time
since Franklin D. Roosevelt died
IN trying to smear him. I shiuk
that they did so in the hopes of
building themselves politically"
Senator Ferguson (R-Mich) 10
chairman of the subcommittee con.
Quoting the current investigation.
Brewster .(R-Maine) is chairman
Of the full committee. They have
contended that politics is not at
issue, that they are interested only
in learning whether the taxpayers
money was wasted on non-essen.
tials or through improper influ-
ence.
Items Inaccurate
Asked to explain items listed In
Meyers expense accounts as hav-
ing been for entertaining young
Roosevelt and associates, Elliott
replied that testimony today show
ed them to have been "very large.
ly Inaccurate
Roosevelt said in reply to a ques-
ton on the broadcast that follow
ing his wartime trip home in 1943
the Air Force got tremendous
Improvements in aircraft.
Il am not boasting because
many other people were respon
sible for the improvements" he
said. 1--WE did obtain aircraft and
See MEYER On Pare Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-05

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 4. -U.H
- An Australian Always plane
heading for San Francisco hasn't
exactly got ants in it's wheel
plants. But it has a fuselage full
of them.
A total of 3,456 Australian bull
ants, large and fierce denizens of
the brush country in the land down
under. are winging across the Pa
cific in a miniature laboratory
aboard transoceanic airliner do
mated by Australian National Air
ways.
The shipment, under the care of
Miss E. A. Clark, one of Austral-
las foremost naturalists, will land
at Oakland airport Wednesday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-05
REYNOLDS NAMED
robson MANAGER
Former Farm Agent Ac-
cepts Appointment By
County Commissioners
Special To The Star

LUMBERTON, Aug. ~ W D.
Reynolds, of Charlotte, Farm
demonstration agent of Mecklln-
burg county and former Robe
son county. farm agent was ap-
pointed Robson county manager
by the county board of Commis-
sioners today succeeding Ed K
Butler who died last July IL aft
er serving for Is years.
Mrs. Mary Lois Allen Mcleod
has been acting manager since
Butler became i'll several months
ago.
Chairman C. A. Hasty Of Robe
son commissioners stated that
Reynolds accepted the new ap-
rointment this afternoon by tele-
phone.
The new county manager who
will be the third man to hold his
position since it was created in
1929, was a popular and efficien,
farm agent in this county for six
years resigning in 1914 to accept
the Mecklenburg position on Dec.
l of that year. He came to Rooe-
See REYNOLDS On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-05
MOST OF Natl ON.
SWELTERS MONDAY.
Withering H e at Scorches
Huge Midsection OF
Country; Coast Cool
BY The Associated Press

Most of the nation, sYeltered
Monday in a sizzling heat wave
and forecasters said that except
for a few localities, no relief was
in sight for at least another day.
The whitening heat scorched a
huge midsection of the country
from the Eastern Rocky Mountains
to the Appalachians.
In South Dakota Monday, tenn
peratures rose to 108 in Pierre
and Philip and 101 in Rapid City,
Fargo, N. D., had 1o5, as did Ad-
vance, Mo. A high of 104 was re-
ported in Chattanooga, Tenn, and
102 included St. Cloud and St.
Paul, Mimi, Memphis, Tenn, and
Fort Smith, Ark.
Glenview and Effingham, ILL.,,
and Omaha, Neb., had 101, and
Miles City, Mont, Chicago and
Chenoa, ILL.,, Iowa City, Des
Moines and Burlington, Ia, and st.
Louis and Kansas City, Mo-, had
100.
Many localities reported read
ings in the 9O's, including Louis
vile, KY, and Terre Haute and
Lafayette, Ind, with SO; Milwau-
kee, Wis, and Peoria and Spring
field, ILL.,, with SO; Pellston, Mich,
with 90; Fort Worth, Tex, with 95;
and Grand Rapids and Lansing,
Mich, Columbus, o., and Hunting
ton, w. Va, "a.
Coasts Comfortable
In contrast, the two coasts had
comfortable, pleasant weather. On
the Eastern seaboard, Washington
and New York city had 81. Pitts
burgh, while not on the coast, had
See MOST On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-05
PLAYMATE In FALLING
FATALLY CRUSHES WEE
GIRL HE WAS AIDING

hETCALF, Ill, Aug. A @ -
tnree-year-old Peggy Jean At
Sood smiled with delight as her
haymats, Albert Sturchie, 13,
lltmbed a tree yesterday to fas-
en rope swing for the little
Iirl.
As she stood beneath the tree,
ne limb broke and Albert feI
n her and crushed her. Peggy
can died on her way to a Paris
hospital.
The girl was the daughter Of
.nonas and Margaret Easedes
atwood, formerly of Nashville,
lenn. Albert, of Nashville, was
listing at the Atwood farm.
me body will be sent to Muir
peesooHo, Tenn, for burial.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-05
LONG DELAY SEEN
FOR SUPER ROADS
North Carolina Sections OF
Federal Deluxe High
ways Years Away

RALEIGH, Aug. 4 - @ - Com
pletion of North Carolina sections
Of a proposed federal super-high-
way system will not be accom-
plished for many years, State High
way Commission officials said to-
day.
James S. Burch, engineer OF
statistics and planning tor the
commission, pointed out that
North Carolina now is devotlng Its
major efforts on rural roads to
"get the farmer out of the mud"
and is not in a position to under
take expense involved in build
ing its share of the supe--highWay
network.
Burch added, however, that the
commission policy is that when
present highways which are part
of the super-highway system need
rebuilding, they are being rebuilt
according to public roads admins
tration specifications for the
super-highways. In this way he
said, a few sections of the pro-
posed super-highway network
have been built.
Factors Listed
Burch said that factors taken
into consideration when the State
Highway commission laid out the
routes for the mileage aliocated
to North Carolina by the public
roads administration were:
1. The least mileage that wouis
serve the greatest population.
2. To connect the larger cities
and connect up with the system in
other states.
The proposed routing Of the
super-roads through North Caro-
lima follows:
1. Following the route Of U. S.
3O1 all the way across North Car
olina via Weldon, Rocky Mount,
Wilson, Selma, Smithfield. Fay
etteville, and Lumberton.
2. Over U. S. from Norlina to
Henderson, U. S. 158 to Oxford,
U. S. Is to Durham, U. S. 70 to
burlington, 1IeelloUoAo, AAASA |
Point, Thomasville, Lexington
and Salisbury, and U. S. 20 to Con-
cord, Charlotte, Gastonia, and
Kings Mountain.
To Mountains
8. From Greensboro to Winston
Salem over U. S. 421, 10 Mocks-
vile over U. S. 150, to Statesvil2e
over U. S. "a, and to Hickory,
Morgantown, Marion, OLD Fort
and Ashveille over U. S. 70.
4. From Hot Springs to Marshall,
Asheville, and Hendersonville over
u. S. Is, and to Saluda and Tryon
over U. S. 176.
Burch pointed out that the rout-
ings listed above are only general
and that the exact routing have
not been set yet. He said that when
it comes to laying out the super
roads the requirements foc cong
sight distances" would make it
necessary in many cases to deviate
from present highway routings
and that some towns probably
would be by-passed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-05
Roosevelt Feared Smear Drive
Against Father By Politicians;
Ford-UAW Now In Agreement
Draft Terms
Sources Close To Unionists
Declare Walkout Will Be
Called Off

DETROIT, Aug. 4-(P)-A formal
announcement that the strike Of
100000 Fo-d Motor Co. production
workers had been averted still was
awaited tonight hours after the
report of an agreement.
With the picture becoming con-
fused, negotiations for the COM
pany and the CIO United Auto
Workers recessed their consulta'
tions till 10 p. m. eastern Stan
dard Time) without releasing q
statement.
Earlier spokesmen for both sides
said an agreement had been
achieved and needed only to be re-
duced to writing.
At the same time sources close
to the union had said fatty that
the strike would be called oft.
1t had been set for noon eastern
Standard Ti1ne) tomorrow with
Ford and the UAW-CIO unable to
agree on a union demand for i'm
munlty from Iatt-Hartley law pen
atty provisions and particulars OF
a workers pension plan.
Statement Recalled
Later tonight, however, union
spokesman said the company had
recalled a joint statement and had
requested adjournment until 10 p.
m.
Al Leggat, UAW press represen-
tative, said company red tape"
was delaying the procedure.
Leggat said he was uncertain
what effect this might have on the
strike scheduling. He said, how
ever, that both sides were hopeful
Of coming to final understanding
tonight.
In the meantime the UAW's Ford
Co NrcorTATopS ~, Don. rxro