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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-21
CRIMINAL COURT
WILL OPEN TODAY
Trial OF Cat Man., Cause
Murder Case Tops List
For Jury Action

Criminal term OF New Hanover
county Superior Court for July
gets under way this morning With
Judge Leo Carr presiding.
Swearing in Of the grand jury
and commencing Of its work will
be the first order OF business.
Thirty cases are on the docket
for the first day hut Solicitor Gilt
tor Moore, wno completed his
work of lining up the weeks cal
ender Friday, probably will not
get around to calling that many
before court adjourns late in the
day. -
There are approximately 80
cases on the docket for the entire
week. Included are those OF Cor
dell Williams, Negro, dubbed the
'tcat man. by the police, and four
murder cases.
Williams case il scheduled for
Tuesday. He is charged with bur-
glary. The case of Leon Cause,
facing a murder charge, is the
first on the docket but may not
be called until later, Solicitor
Moore indicated.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-21
Sends
49, .,;;@ tie
s1s'aa s11so
.o,u3no~%ernm men t
C.~nges Policy On Pal
estine Infiltration

JERUSALEM, Palestine, July
20 -U.H-Some $500 Jewish refu-
seized aboard the President
Warfield off Palestine last Friday
are being returned to France in
major change OF British policy,
l. a reported today.
Previously the British deported
ali illegal immigrants to Cyprus
tic await legal entry into Pales-
tine under the regular quota of
l 800 a month. Cyprus internment
camps contained G 1000 illegal i'm
migrants at the last published re-
port.
While not confirmed, reports
reaching Jerusalem said the War
field immigrants would be return
co to their port Of embarkation.
This was identified by British re-
ports as Sete. On the French Medi-
terranean coast. The Warfield was
said to have left Sete on July 10.
Seized Friday, the refugees were
taken out of Haifa harbor early
Saturday on three British trans
ports.
Ships Unrcported
Reports from Famagusta on
Cyprus said the three deportation
ships had been expected to arrive
from Haifa at 5 a m. Sunday but
had not appeared up to 2 pm,
nire hours later. British authori-
ties at Famagusta were unable to
explain the delay.
CA Colonial Office spokesman in
London would neither confirm nor
deny that the immigrants were be-
ing returned to France. Answering
newsmen who commented that the
Famagusta report indicated they
were being sent elsewhere, the
spokesman said chats a very
good deduction.")
Continuous attacks against the
British for deportation of the refu-
gees. and for the battle at sea
in which three aboard the War
field were killed, swept through
the Holy Land for the second day.
One British constable was shot
and killed, another wounded and
three soldiers injured by a mine
yesterday.
Another British soldier was kill
ed and a second wounded today
when a land mine blew up their
tuck near Raanana. 10 miles
South of Natanya. The township
Of Natanya meanwhile remained
Under martial law, completely cut
off from the rest of the world for
the sixth day, but there still was
no clue to the whereabouts of two
British soldiers kidnapped there
last week.
British authorities today clamp
ed down a dusk-to-oaWn curfew on
the Mount Carmel Jewish section
CT Haifa, where the two %constables
were shot yesterday. No one was
See BRITAIN on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-21
War Investigating Com.
mittee Seeks Light On
Hughes Plane Deals

WASHINGTON, July 20 -(P)-
Chairman Brewster CR-Me) said
today the Senate War Investigate
ing committee subpoenaed papers
of he late President Roosevelt for
an inquiry into certain war con-
tracts of the Hughes Tool COM
parry and the Kaiser-Hughes
corp"
Brewster several weeks ago
promised a complete publis air
ing" of details conserving a huge
experimental plywood flying boat
which Howard Hughes, manufact-
urer and Hollywood movie pro-
Queer, constructed under wartime
contract.
A brewster statement said the
subpoena was served yesterday on
representatives of the Roosevelt
estate. Brewer did not state why
the subpoena method was employ
ed. An accompanying letter indi-
Gated that final disposition Of the
papers is under consideration oil
the courts, but that they still are
in possession of the executors
pending a decree.
To Start Hearing
The War Investigating group is
expected to begin the hearings
shortly after Congress adjourns.
See SENATOR on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-21
Dutch Launch Military Operation
Against lndonesian Republicans;
S. Fears Marshall Plan Split
West Nations
Are At Odds
France, England Offer
Threat To Full Accord
On Aid Program

WASHINGTON, July 20 -W.D -
American foreign policy makers,
who a week ago were worried
primarily about the split between
East and West, searched today for
a formula on the marshall PLAN
which will prevent a split among
the Western nations themselves.
France has served notlce that
she can not go along with the
Marshall plan" if it involves re-
building Germany without satisfy
ing French security demands -
separation of the Rhineland from
Germany and Observation-Disclosures
of the Ruhr.
Since the West decided to pro-
coed with the economic recovery
program without Russia and East
err Europe, increasingly difficult
obstacles have divided the West
Elm nations and plans for a speedy
go-ahead have been in a. tailspin
for several days.
The major difficulty is Germany
and the future of its industrial
potential.
The Western Europeans are
nearly as widely split on that is
sue as the West as a whole is
split with the East on general
rehabilitation plans.
It can be revealed authoritative
ly today that there is far from
unanimous agreement within the
U. S. government over how fast
Germany should be allowed to re-
build industrially. The trend eor a
year has been toward revival of
a strong Germany with appropr;-
ate safeguards against resurgent
E1ilitarism.
It also can be disclosed that va
rious studies within the admins
tration are being made, some of
which will caution Secretary of
State George c. Marshall against
taking the lid of in Germany -
either for Preparations payments
or for giving priority to German
reconstruction over other Euro
pean countries III the marshall
plan"
Marshall himself may review
the situation tomorrow when he
gives the House Foreign Affairs
See WESTERN On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-21
Senate Faces
Long Session
Taft, Wherry Confident
Congress Can Adjourn
Sometime Saturday

vasHINGTTON July 2o-0P)-
.fors Taft (R-Ohio) and
sr,srrv (R-Neb) expressed conf
s.nce today that Congress can ad-
.s,rn Saturday, hut the threat OF
all-night session tomorrow
sl'no over the Senate.
Taft chairman of the Senate
p~fmIblican Policy committee, told
reporter he is sure that 'Tan
r,sior legislative ratters' can be
'ant TO the White House before
The week ends.
wberry. who Ines up G. o. p.
votes in his capacity OF majority
wbip. sad eve will stay in SEES
,ion all night tomorrow if nee
,ssarv TO get a vote On the pro-
'os9l 10 investigate the Justice de-
nsr,ment' handling of the Kansas
ritv vote fraud case.
This proposal was advanced by
Senator KEN (R-Mo). He has ac-
cnsed Attorney General Tom
Clark of whitewashing election
frauds in the 1916 Democratic
Urinary in Kansas City.
Wherry told reporters the all
MONT session idea lis not a threat
Ent a demand that we get down
10 business" Taft. while support
Ing KEN and Wherry, said the ac-
tlIal decision will rest with the
BOYS. If they agree to stay to get
, vote. we'll be there
Money Bills
The worst snarl which might
impede adjournment is on appro-
priation bills in the Senate.
Senator Bridges GRIND, chair
ran of the Senate Appropriations
committee, told reporters:
"All l can say now is I hope
We can make it by Saturday,"
The House, which originates
money bills, is much better of:
from an adjournment standpoint
than the Senate. A number OF
oils, including the one on Army
Navy unification, have passed
both Houses in varying form and
See SENATE On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-21
LEAF COOP PLANS
WIDER OPERATION
Sterilization Corporation
Will Enter Georgia
Florida Market

RALEIGH, July 20 III The
FIue-Cured Tobacco Cooperative
Sterilization corporation, which
operated last year On tobacco
markets of Virginia, North and
South Carolina, has completed
plans to extend its operations to
Georgian and Florida markets, l..
T. Weeks, secretary-treasurer, an
nounced today.
Weeks said that the cooperative
would pay an average O. &C cents
a pound for tied tobacco turned
over to it this sesson compared
with 32.1 last season. The Accent
figure is 80 per cent of parity as
Of June, IS. The average for un-
tied tobacco will be SO cents per
pound.
The tobacco cooperative buys
tobacco from its stockholders
when they are dissatisfied with
bids they receive for their leaf on
warehouse floors, and Weeks said
that 1t had received satisfactory
prices for several millions pounds
Ct tobacco it purchased last sea
son.
Weeks said that the cooperative,
which has headquarters here, will
open a branch office at. Valdosta,
Ga, to handle its Georgia-Florida
h.sinesS.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-21
DERBY OFFICIAL
SEES ERIE RACE
Adam Smith Picks Up
Ideas For Use At Downs
Here July 80

At least one official of the Viii
mington All-American Soap Box
derby has experienced an official
race this year. Adam W. Smith,
physical director of the local
YMCA and chief starter of the
Wilmington Star = News = Raney
Chevrolet company All-American
Soap Box derby, has written Jack
C. Lunan OF the Star-News about
the races held in Erie, Pa. on July
II.
Smith, who is on vacation, was a
visitor in Erie the day the races
were held and he said in his let
ter that he was able to gather
some first hand information.
Over so cars were entered in the
Erie race, Smith wrote and he de-
scribed the event as drawing over
5000 persons who lined the street
in spite of a slight drilling OF
rain.
The YMCA physical director said
he took special notice of the start
ing Of the cars down the ramp and
the manner in which the cars were
hoisted to the starting ramp. 81
thing I have picked up a couple
of good IDEAS" he wrote.
Smith is expected to arrive home
See DERBY On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-21
l. LANDMARKS -

OLD LANDMARKS - While the
current Of time has swept many
Of the old familiar landmarks out
to the sea of oblivion there are
still many along the Cape Fear
that are viewed with memories by
the elderly folk.
One of these is the landing for
the ferry that used to connect
Market Street and the highway
across the river in Brunswick
County.
Another is an old iron pole, part
of the structure of the postoffice
when that government building
was at the corner of Second and
Chestnut streets.
FERRY LANDING The old
ferry landing. complete with slip
and draw over which the vehicles
drove to get from shore to the
vessel, is on the western side of
the river. The slip at the foot of
Market is almost obliterated and
few of the workings of the ferry
are visible.
While on the other side of the
river almost the only thing lack
ing is the ferry boat, and a few
boards on the draw.
Some rust has discolored the
cables and CONFERENCE.-The of the
draw, which was let down on het
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-21
ENGLAND'S RELIGIOUS
PLIGHT PICTURED AS
ONE OF H%OPELESSNESS

RICHMOND, Va, July 20 -R-
A Virginia Methodist minister,
serving as an exchange pastor in
London, has sent back word to
the Virginia Methodist Advocate
here that E%ngland's religious
plight sis so deadly and the in
terest in religion so apathetic"
that at least one group Of minis
tiers there considers the outlook
''~hopeless."
After attending a Ministerial
union meeting in the London
borough of Hammersmith, the
Rev. Carl j. Sanders wrote the
church publications editor:
II have never met a group of
ministers anywhere so utterly
pessimistic in their outlook, hope
less in their faith and defeated
in their work"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-21
PASTOR breaches
IN PARKING LOT
Rev. Ernest Wiedenmann's
Church Divided Over
XXX AT Service
MIAMI Fla T111yy On

MIAMI Fla, July 20 - Up -
The Rev Ernest l.. Wiedenmann,
his congregation divided because
Of a memorial service attended by
robed members of the Ku Klux
Khan, today held open air serv-
ices on a parking lot after being
ruled out of his church by court
order.
A temporary injunction obtained
by dissident members OF Inc con-
gregation from Circuit Judge
George E. Holt prevented the min
ister from conducting services in
St. Paul's Evangelical church. A
plan to use a funeral home chapel
was called off at II o'clock last
night by the funeral director.
The Rev. Widenmann called 30
members Of his flock together on
a parking lot belonging to a bar
owner, Jimmie Cornick, in the 5000
block of Tamiami Trail. A rain
storm ended as services began.
Rev. Wiedenmann told the AS
sociated Press that he as not a
member of the Ku Klux Khan and
that his only interest in the me-
mortal service attended by Klans-
men June Is was "to save souls"
I came here from Chicago II
years ago." he said. "PerhapS
there is 2 Southern reaction which
l would better understand if I
were Southern born. I saw only
human beings in search of God"
He refused testimony given dur
ing the court hearing that he had
resigned in 1888 from the Evange-
neal Lutheran church and was not
now an ordained minister.
1 had a difference with the
church over missionary matters
and withdrew my papers in good
order" he said. II can present
my papers, still in good order,
meantime remaining an ordained
minister"
he said all this will be brought
out IN court when a hearing is
nelo 10 make the temporary in.
junction permanent.
speaking On christian compass
SION for the multitude" he said in
his sermon:
II l fulfill my obligations to
Inst L fulfill my purpose in
me- When the world turns against
YOU, Jesus can share with you
ono lift the cross ard place a
smile on your face"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-21
EIGHT HIGHWAYS
UNDERGO REPAIRS
|Detours Around Work List
ed By Department
AT Raleigh

Detours on eight highways IN
Southeastern North Carolina are
listed in the semi-monthly high
way conditions bulletin released
by the N. C. State highway and
Public Works Commission.
All detours listed are plainly
marked by detour signs and are
in good condition. The bulletin
does not include work being done
OH county roads. Motorists are
urged to proceed with caution
while driving where the roads are
ur.der repair.
Roads under repair are listed
az follows:
West of Wilmington, us. 17-0.6
bridge and approaches at Al
ligator Creek AMI Brunswick rlv-
Traffic is maintained over To-
cal temporary bridges.
Beaulaville, Junction Of U. 8.
258. So miles of grading and paw
Through traffic detours over
N. C. "a and u. S. 2S7 On ID
of paved road.
Duplin county lire. S.8 miles Of
grading and paving, traffic main
tanned on N. c. Al through local
project.
N. C. 50
Burgaw-Jacksonville, N. c. -.
Culverts under construction for 8
Traffic IS maintained over
temporary crossings.
White Oak, N. C. 50. SO miles
or grading and paving. Detours
over N. C. 242 and county roads,
IL miles of dirt road.
Kelly-Atkinson, N. c. 50. ~
miles Of paving and grading. De-
tour over IA miles OF county dirt
road.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. N. c.
I'll. Reconstruction Of two bridges
and approaches at Big Swamp.
Local traffic detou1 over N. c.
Al, N. C. 81 and N. C. 40 via
Dublin, 27 miles paved. Through
traffic detour over U. S. "a via
Whiteville. ~
Observation-Disclosures, N. {.
242. 11.3 miles grading and paw
See EIGHT HIGHWAYS on Page 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-21
ct EIGHT
COMPLETES SLATE
Mink Atkins, Wilson, Nam
ed Grand Commits Voy-
ager OF Society

GREENSBORO, July 20 -(P-
Additional appointments left I'm
finished at the recent American
Legion and 40 and 8 convention
at Carolina Beach were announced
here today following an adjourned
session Of grand cheminots o. the
grand voiture Of the 40 and 8 at
Legion hall.
Mink Atkins CT Wilson was
named grand commits voyageur;
Phil A. Warner of High Point,
grande lampiste; L J. Phipps OF
Chapel Hill, grand advocate; DR..
Millard Pittman Of Wilson, grand
aumonier; George M. Harrison Of
Henderson and Frank Hines Of
Mt. Airy, grand drapeaux, and w.
D. Gregson of Sanford, grand pub
liciste.
The session was presided over
by Clarence E. Smith of Raleigh,
grand chef de care. Several COM
m;ttee appointments followed the
NAMING of the officers.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-21
CLAIMS
II LIVES IN N. c.
Traffic Accidents Account
For Only Two OF
Weekend Toll
BY The Associated Press

Although traffic accidents
cl lined only two lives, the violent
death toll in North Carolina during
the weekend was at least II.
Coy Miller, so, OF Hays, was kill
ed Friday nea North Wilkesboro
when the truck he was driving
was in collision with a train. Mrs.
Elizabeth Eaker of Kings Noun
tain died in a Shelby hospital Sat
urday o. injuries suffered in a
traffic accident earlier in the
week.
G. P. Perry. Jr., 18, was drown
ed in a pond Northeast of Bum
Sunday and Irene Mellon, IS, was
drowned Friday while wading in
Knobb Creek near Shelby.
Clarence c. Gaddis, 80, and his
wife, Margaret F. Gaddis, 30, OF
High Point, died of pistol wounds
Friday in what Coroner w. w.
Harvey ruled was murder and
self-destruction.
See VIOLENT On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-21
1913 MEAT SUPPLIES
TO BE SHORTER, WELL
KNOWN ANALYST SAYS

= CHICAGO, July 2o-W.D- Meat
supplies for next year probably
will be greatly reduced because
of a corn shortage resulting from
adverse weather conditions, H.
M. Conway, live stock market
analyst, said today.
Conway, writing his monthly
livestock review in. the National
Live Stock Producer, said impor-
tant adjustments must be made
in production and feeding pro-
grams in view of the unfavorable
outlook for this years corn crop.
He said tht corn losses had re-
suited Sin an unfortunate situation
not only from the standpoint of
the livestock industry but also OF
the meat consumer"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-21
Troops Seize
Many Offices
Sound OF Gunfire AT Dawn
Signals First Clash
Between Forces 1

BATAVIA, Java, Monday. July
21-CP-Dutch military operations
against the Republic of Indonesia
were launched with startling abb
ruptness at midnight last night.
but not until daylight neared was
any sound of gunfire heard in
Batavia.
Acting Governor = General HUI
bertus Van Nook, announcing the
failure OF months of negotiation,
said Dutch troops had begun
police action on undisclosed
fronts.
Gunfire in the direction of the
BekasSi river perimeter indicated
there as a clash about eight miles
East of the city and there were
two flurries of shooting near the
British Cricket club on the South
edge of Batavia. A Dutch officer
reported the first casualty, an In
donesian who tried to escape from
a Dutch patrol in the Pengangsaan
district.
Indonesian republic establish
ments in Batavia were seized with
out bloodShed and without a shot
being fired. They were under
heavy guard and sentries were
posted at numerous spots through
out the city, but there was no
disorder.
Everything has gone remark
ably smoothly" another Dutch Of
ficer said.
At Key Points
An Indonesian leader said last
night before the Dutch operations
began that the republic had no in
tention of c~ontesting complete
Dutch military control of Sata-
via.
Van Nook announced that special
Dutch units had struck unexpect-
ly at key points where sabotage
See TROOPS on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-21
US. Has u W~ashingt0ns,
3Lincolns, ManyC Greeks

are iunumerable Cottonwood
Creeks and Mud Lakes.
All this is enough to drive a.
body mad. Especially if that body
is Meredith Burrill, director of the
U. S. Board Of Geographical
names.
Burrill's job Is to give the cor
rect spelling for any geographical
name used by the federal govern
ment. And not only is the job
complicated by dup C a n 6
names, but many spots have two
names.
There's a fairly well known
See US. on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-21
TIDE" HITS
FLORIDA BUSINESS
Scientists Claim No Known
Method OF Stopping
Fish Destruction

MIAMI, Fla, July 20 -W.H
Worried tourist officials and com
r. ercial fishermen on the Florida
GuE coast today were advised by
University of Miami scientists that
there probably is no man-made
defense against the mysterious
red tide" which three times has
coated white sand beaches with
rillions of dead fish.
In addition to hurting the tourist
trade and the rnulti-million dollar
commercial fishing industry, the
smelly debris left in wake of the
tide presents an expensive dispos-
al project. Sarasota was the latest
city to finish blowing under mil
lions of dead FISH after the latest
outbreak.
And the tide" in its three &C.
crrrences, appears to be moving
Northward along the coast-with
st. Petersburg. Tampa and Clear
water directly i'll its path.
The phenomenon last winter
piled the beaches for miles around
Fort Myers with a three-foot wide
ribbon of dead fish. As the fish
c~ecayed, residents in the area
bombarded the state and federal
governments with requests for ac-
ton.
Incomes Cut
Commercial fishermen esti-
mated their incomes had been cut
from 80 to 70 per cent.
They specialized that dumping
of war surplus material in the
gulf, wartime hombings, or rust
ing hulks of sunken ships had
poisoned the gulf. creating what
they called a red tide" that kill
ed fish.
The University Of Miami marine
laboratory, directed by DR.. F. G.
Walton Smith, began a painstak-
ing investigation OF the mystery.
The scientists analysed hundreds
Of samples of Z water, perform
ell autopsies on the fish and
searched for the "red tide" by
plane and boat. Two reappear-
ances of the phenomenon, one IN
April around Fort Myers. and the
last around Sarasota three weeks
ago, aided their efforts.
"We're pretty certain hat a
mlicro-organism called Dino Flag
ellate' is the killer" said Dr..
Gordon Gunter, chief fisheries
technologist. "But the u be-
See RED TIDE on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-21
And So TO Bed

The young lady admitted III
was embarrassed the er
evening.
Accompanied by an escort
in uniform, she waited patient
ly while he stepped up to the
ticket window Of a Market
street movie to pure h
pasteboards for a show she
had waited long to see.
When he returned a few
minutes later to rejoin her,
the young lady noticed that
he was depositing change In his
wallet.
"Did you get the tickets?"
she asked.
"Good Lord, l forgot to pick
them up. You see, the only
place 1 buy anything on this
street, they paste the ticket
On the outside"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-21
Cat WithRabbit
Paws Refuses Meat Diet

on canned milk and spurns meat,
which most cats like. 1t turns Up
its nose at carrots and lettuce
traditional rabbit food.
Mrs. Hebert isn't sure one way
or the other, and has comprom-
ised by naming the animal 'bun-
ny-cat."
But Veterinarian l.. j. Barrios
Jays "Bunny-cat's mother is an
ordinary alley-cat. It's the Gather
we're wondering about.
"You never find a cross between
a vegetable-eating and f~lesh-eating
animal.
almost never, that is"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-21
BY ARTHUR EDISON
Associated Press Staff Writer

WASHINGTON, July 20 Up
What this country needs is a little
more originality in naming places.
There ace, foc example, rs other
Washingtons, 26 Manchesters and
% L%ineolns.
Fortunately, there is only
Zylks. down in Louisiana. ous
there are two Aids. (The record
doesn't show whether the Ohio AID
or the Missouri Aid was the flrSt
add.
Furthermore, one Oregon couh-
tv has 81 Cedar Creeks, and there
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-21
NCEA PRESIDENT
BACKS JOHNSON
R. L. Fritz, Jr., Announces
Support OF Treasurer
For Governor

HUDSON, N. c.. July 20 -W.R-
R. L. Fritz, Jr., president of the
North Carolina Education %associa-
ton, tonight threw his support as
head of the states teachers be-
hind State Treasurer Charles M.
Johnson tor governor.
Fritz said, 81 am actively sup.
porting (Johnson) for governor. ]
have carefully examined his rec.
ord, particularly in the education.
al field, and l believe that he is
a true friend of the cause Of pro.
See NCEA on Page Two