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Evening star., 1947-12-07

have slowed his promotion, was remitted by
James Forrestal, then Secretary OF the Navy.
Captains not selected for promotion are given
second chance. If they fail again they are
retired If they have 80 years OF naval service.
McVay has %, Gillette 80.
Names For B.36s?
The Air Force is considering naming B-36
bombers-biggest military planes ever built
after States of the Union, as the Navy names
battleships. Military planes usually carry a
popular type name like Flying Fortress or
Thunderbolt, but have never been christened
separately. Incidentally, Boeings BAT, an
eight-engine Jet bomber, probably will be
called Stratojet)
Eye In the SKY
OMAHA.-Television played large part in
selection of Philadelphia for the Democratic
National Convention. Democratic National
Chairman J. Howard McGrath calls it that
little eye in the sky" Television transmitters
and receivers are more numerous in the East,
he explained on visit here, and the conven-
tion is assured larger audience.
Overseas Briefs
HAvANA-samuel Powell, chief of the in
formation Office of the governments Autentico
OF the Western Hemisphere "to discuss united
action against communism"
LONDON-Because of the current high
crime rate, the government may recommend
continuance of the death sentence when reform
Of the penal code comes up in Parliament this
winter.
Evening star., 1947-12-07
Fifty Years Ago

Half century ago the Russian Empire was
preparing for war with Japan. The Star on
December 3, 1897, reported
Russians from San Francisco that
Getting Reody agents Of the Car were
Hartford chronicle., 1947-02-22
NO STOP LIGHT
 AIDS FREAK CRASH

The lack of a stop light at Florence Street on Main helped to contribute last Saturday morning to freak automobile accident at Seyms St. on Main.
 No one seemed to be quite sure of how the accident got into motion but when the series of crashes had subsided at least five cars were torn up. And the fantastic part of the whole af- fair was that no one seemed to have gotten a scratch.
 But the final crash in the series indicated what the lack of a stop light at Florence St. is doing to make speedway of Main Street between the Tun- nel and Canton Street. For a few seconds after the first three or four crashed there was a pause and then car came whizzdng into the midst of everything from toward the Tunnel, hit one of the cars, turned completely around and began to slide across the West side of the street. It ended by crashing in the side of a parked car. that to all intent and pur- pose would not have ordinarily been involved in the accident.
 On this occasion there did not seem to be any matter of personal injury to any individ- ual but it indicated rather graphically what is coming if the traffic authorities do not do something about this open speedway.
Hartford chronicle., 1947-02-22
WOMAN MOTORMAN STAYS AT POST

Brooklyn-Mrs. Eva Rolling has been a motorman on the Brooklyn street car railway since 1945. During that period she has evinced the type of eff ficency and courage that the company is very proud of.
 In 1945 she was operating a street car with eight passen- gers aboard. She suddenly noted runaway trolley bear ing down the hill at great speed toward the intersection. She quickly notified her passengers and got them all to safety be- fore she leaped from the car a few seconds before the crash. For this she received a citation for bravery.
 Just a few days ago the 2nd crisis in her work life came. With forty passengers aboard a deafening explosion occurred in the rear of the car. Panic immediately broke out despite ker entreating the passengers to be calm. Gas fumes and flames filled the car. It would have been easy for Mrs. Rolling to desert her post but she knew that to do so involved a greater danger to the public. For the car was going down grade and if she left the brakes there was grave danger of it running away and spreading disaster. So she stuck to her post and saw every one off the car, despite the fact that she could not prevent some people being trampled in the panic.
Hartford chronicle., 1947-02-22

The strength of this department was greatly augmented with the addition to Dr. Booker T. Nc Graw about five years ago.
 But during it's whole exist ence this development has been of tremendous importance to Negroes nationally in bringing them their rightful part in Federal housing expenditures, as we'll as in setting new modes and practices for private hous- ing.
 Recently as a part of Presi- dent Turman's instructions to split the housing expediters of flee and that of the national housing administrators, it would seem that all of the Negro ad- visors will go. And though some of the top personnel may be placed, a very strong set up will vanish in the field of hous- ing.
Hartford chronicle., 1947-02-22
SUNSET OF FEDERAL ADVISORS

Washington Beginning in the early part of the Roosevelt administration a number of Ne gro brain trusters were brought into the Federal government, mostly as advisors on Negro problems. At one time in the peak of the administration these individuals were scattered over wide area of government ser vices. #... With the death of Franklyn D. Roosevelt the scene began to change rapidly, for much of the progressive attitude in gov ernment began to dry up. More and more departments began to drop their advisors and many of them checking the change in attitude beforehand, started to move out of their own accord.
 The department that has withstood these change success fully until recently, has been the staff of race relations ad- visors in National Housing, headed by Dr Frank Horne.
Hartford chronicle., 1947-02-22
CITIZENS COUNCIL SPONSORS CAMPAIGN

The board of directors of the Hartford Negro Citizens Coun- cil decided in it's regular meet ing last Tuesday evening at the North End Community Center to make the Council the spear head in the coming Vocational Opportunity Campaign of the National Urban League.
 The Council acts as a ser vicec unit of the Urban League in the absence of a Hartford branch office. The campaign is to be observed the last week in March. Dr. Cornwall, chair man of the board announced tht the Hartford Negro Citi- zens Council planned to make portant that the city has had. It will be divided into three phases, dealing respectively with the schools, business and the sponsoring of public meeting for general educational purposes.
 It is hoped that this year concentrated effort can be made to inspire the youth to greater efforts in their educa- tional objectives as well as stim- ulating parents and guidance personos about their responsi- bilities.
Hartford chronicle., 1947-02-22
NEGRO COLLEGE FUND SETS 1947 GOAL

Hartford-The United Negro College Fund has set it's 1947 goal at $1, 100000. This is the fourth campaign and is headed by Frank M. Totton, president of a New York banking con- cern. He is to be assisted in this effort by Thomas A. Morgan, Winthrop D. Aldrich and John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
 The money raised annually IS used to defray the differences between total income and total currentoperating expenses of 33 leading private colleges affill- ated with the fund.
 Since Hartford has been a part of the general campaign, every year they have been suee cessful in increasing their quota. This year the co-chair- men in the campaign will be Thomas l.. Borders of the Board of Eudcation and the North End Community Center and Mrs. Eugene Shaw of the Personnel department of G. Fox.
 The general chairman for the Hartford drive will be announce ed in the very near future.
Hartford chronicle., 1947-02-22
MUSICAL FEPC BAND URGED

New York-In 194 Norman Granz, the originator of Jazz at the Philharmonic, presented his first major concert at the Los Angeles Auditorium Since that time a great many such concerts have, been spon- sored by this individual and the recordings of these pres entations are now sold national ly on records.
 But the most interesting part of MT. Granz's efforts have centered about the fact that he combines with these musical ventures the matter of making America a better place to live in for all groups.
 At the moment he is cam paigning to have all leading bands include in their contracts a clause that will forbid the re- fusal or segregation of Negro audiences at performances. He hopes to combine the impetus of his efforts with that of 36 leading playwrights, producers, directors and members of Ac- tors Equity who have promised to investigate the possibility of pledging themselves to clause whereby they never would be forced to play a segregated theatre.
 Granz has written to 30 top band, leaders pointing out his objective and asking for their support. He says, 'The clause that I am using could be like an FEPC among band leaders. Except in a few Southern states which has statutory regulations against mixed audiences, there is no reason why band can t enforce such a clause. I have been using it successfully fo1 two years and I don't have the power that some big name bands have. I have just signed con. tract to play Baltimore, for ex ample, where discrimination k usually the rule. So far as the southern states are concerned big bands, at least, can stay out of them until the statutory reg ulations are changed
Hartford chronicle., 1947-02-22
AUSTIN-MAHONEY BILL BACKED BY NAACP BOARD

New York, Feb. 13th-Strong support of the Austin-M Mahoney bill now pending before the New York State legislature was given in a resolution passed unanimously by the NAACP board of directors on February 10th. The resolution endorses the bill, which would outlaw discrimination in all schools and colleges in the state, and cancel the tax exemption of any insti- tuition found to be discriminat- ing against any individual by reason or race, color, creed, national origin or ancestry. Urging the new bill be passed, the NAACP'S resolution states:
 !" All doubt has been dis pelled by the reports of the act-fnding committees about the extent of discrimination against Negroes and all other minority groups in admission to educational institutions in this state. New York has led the nation in adopting a bill insur- ing equal opportunity to secure employment without discrimi- nation, but that act alone can not be effective if members of minority groups are not per mitted to fit themselves by edu- cation for skilled job opportuni- ties which are now open to them.
 Because the limitation upon the right of citizens of this state to obtain an education results in a tragic loss to the state of the valued services which they might otherwise render, we urge Governor Dew ey and the New York State legislature to immediately adopt the Austin -Mahoney bill to put an end to the denial of education opportunities to New York citizens because of racial or religious discrimination"
 The New York State Com. mittee Against Discrimination representing about 40 interested organizations, including the NAACP, has requested the Gov. ernor, the Assembly and the Senate of the state to hold oper hearings on the Austin-Ma honey bill. Plans are now be ing made to send delegates te Albany to testify in the bill'. favor, when the hearing is held
Hartford chronicle., 1947-02-22

as much as they are supposed to resent northern forces criti- oising a state for having two Governors. Or is, as 1t is often said, that northern criticism of the south's racail attitude is responsible for their holding on to many cussed practices, then we ought at least be en- titled to hold on to some DOT tion or our own self respect and morality.
 This paper for one is 100% behind Governor McConaug- hy's stand against discrimina- tion in the 43rd Division. And if Hartford, Bridgeport and New Haven now have separate contingents, then they ought be dissolved.
Hartford chronicle., 1947-02-22
GOV. MIC CONAUGHY DECLARES SELF


 his fortnight opposition to the segregation of Negroes in the State Militia or the 43rd Divi- sion. No one needs to be re- minded that the most despicable practice that the Federal gov ernment maintained and SUD- ported in the past war was a segregated army, supposedly fighting for a democratic na- tion and a democratic cause. Not only was it morally wrong but materially expensive and a profound failure as military development.
 The whole record was so bad that even the War Department not many months ago issued a report that was indicative of the fact that they intended grad ually abolishing this practice. No time is a better time than now to inaugurate this new con- cept and no place is better than in the federalized 43rd Division that is recruited in New Eng land.
 There are those of course who will feel and claim that this is too radical a step and that it will breed trouble. But they will only be those people who never got an opportunity to see how very much unnecessary trouble was breeded in the EU- ropeano Theatre of Operations during the past war, by the fact we had to maintain segregated units.
 This alone bred so much ill feeling between white and Ne gro troops that it gradually became the major issue effect ing the morale of the whole Ar my. It resulted in riots, death unreasonable court martials and the constant necessity for the American Command to be ex- blaming and apoligizing to our Allies. And far more than that, it crystalized prejudice in the minds of thousands of white boys who prior to their war ex- periences had no prejudices that were based on color. l And there is no doubt what soever that it sent thousands and thousands of Negro boys home completely embittered as far as their white colleagues were concerned. Boys who to- day are scattered all over Am erica with this resentment and distrust smouldering tin their hearts.
 | Now despite the damage that was done during the past war by this assinine policy and despite the fact that at the time of the Bulge, when the American Army was sore. ly pressed and threw mixed outfits into the breach that performed bravely and gah lantly ... some are now deter. mined to return to the status , quo.
 Certainly every right mind. ed citizen, from the Governor } straight down ought resent
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-22

republican majority at the opening of
the 80th. Congress on the broad charge
that he was unfit for public service.
Suffering from a cancer of the mouth
and jaw, he grudgingly accepted a two
month armistice from the Senate, and
came south for an operation with the
avowed purpose of returning to Wash
ington to fight for the seat his fellow
Mississippians had chosen him to take.
He never went back. Steadily grow
ing weaker, he expired yesterday in
New Orleans, the immediate cause of
his death being a pulmonary embolism.
Theodore Gilmore Bilbo for more
than two decades was the center of
more political storms than any south
ern politician with the possible ex-
ception of Huey Long. The two were
bi~tter-enders, never willing to concede
that any views but their own could
possibly be right. For this reason, and
also, we may believe, because both were
fundamentally wrong most of the time,
they were reviled by the press and from
the pulpit. But whatever it is that gives
one man precedence over another was
possessed by both. Bilbo was not like
Long in coveting totalitarian powers,
but he did know how to gain the ap-
proval of the majority of enfranchised
voters. He proved this when Senator
Pat Harrison broke with him aid work.
ed against him at home and in the
Senate, but could not wipe out his
popular support at election time. And
Senator Harrison was a power in
Mississippi too.
A spectacular figure In American
politics has passed from the scene.
There was not much in his career to
merit approval. 1t would be hypocritical
to give him praise in death that he did
not win in life. But it may be said in
all truthfulness that from the time he
first gained public office to the historic
battle in the Senate when he was de-
MED a seat whoever crossed his path
knew full we'll that he had contacted a
if frequently misguided, per-
sonality.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-22
Welcome, Doctors

Physicians from all sections of North
Carolina are converging today on
Wrightsville Beach for a day-long
symposium with notable members of the
medical profession on the program.
The Star adds its welcome to that
of the New Hanover County Medica
Society for the visitors. May their stay
at the beach prove as enjoyable as it
is instructive.
The Medical Society has been pre-
pairing for this event for some months
AS host, it has spared neither effort
nor expense to make the event out
standing in the states medical history.
Although the symposium agenda is a
full one, there will be time aplenty for
recreation.
1t is the hope of the host organiza-
toin that the visitors will prolong their
stay over Saturday when the sports
which make a trip to the seashore most
pleasant will be available.
There will be fishing, with craft
available for those who wish to try
their luck in the Gulf Stream, or others
who prefer surf casting or want to drop
a hook from a pier or over the side
of a skiff in fresh water.
For those who prefer swimming,
the good old Atlantic is still rolling 'em
in. Golf links will be open to all COM
ers.
Altogether, tomorrow will be as
pleasurable as the Medical Society can
make it, for all the medicos who can
be away from their home practices OF
professorships that long.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-22
FRIDAY, AUGUST %, 1s47
Star

State ports with Wilmington favored
IN proportion with its resources 70 III
clude public terminals, tobacco storage
warehouses, ship repair facilities near.
by sites for heavy industry and ao-ioo'
Cape Fear river channel.
City auditorium large enough TO meet
needs for years to come.
Development OF Southeastern North
Carolina agricultural and industrial re.
sources through better markets and fooo
processing. pulp wood p~roductlon ana
factories.
Emphasis m the regions recreation
ADVANTAGES and Improvement OF resort
accommodations.
Improvement OF Southeastern North
Cardinals farm-to-market and primary
roads, with a paved highway from Top
sail inlet to Bald Head island.
Continued effort through the City's In
dustrial Agency to attract more IN
dustries.
Proper utilization Of Bluethenthal air
mort for expanding air service.
DEVELOPMENT Of Southeastern North
Cardinals health facilities. especially IN
counties lacking hospitals, and lncluo-
ing a Negro Health center.
announcement of the growth OF COM
mercial fishing.
consolidation Of City and County gov
ernments.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-22

WASHINGTON - In the past
months, a very great event has
been taking shape, inconspicuous-
ly, almost intangibly, yet decisive
ly. If one can depend upon Of
fetal Washington's best judgment,
France has been making her
choice at last. The makers of
French policy are no longer seek
ing fruitlessly to mediate" in the
world embracing contest between
the Western and Soviet systems.
Instead, with courage France has
chosen the West.
This may sound grandiloquent
and vague. On the contrary, how
ever, it actually promises the
most solid progress in several
vital directions. For example, the
outline of a solution of the Ger
man problem (Which had SO long
seemed literally insoluble) now
seems to be emerging.
Such developments are not COM
pleted overnight, and there is still
a marked difference between the
British and Americans on the one
hand, and the French on the
other, on the question Of timing.
At the Anglo-Franco American
conference on the German level
of industry, the British and Ameri-
cans will press for immediate de-
cisions permitting the reconstruc-
ton of the German economy on
a modestly healthy basis. The
British and American zones are
by far the most populous, and con-
tain the greatest concentration of
German industry. Even a few
months. of delay will mean leav-
ing Germany for another year
what it is today vast, poison
breeding slum in the midst of Eu-
rope.
The French, on the other hand,
are understood to wish to defer
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-22
Theodore Gilmore BilbO

The Man Bilbo, who started out as
a laundryman, mill hand and news
butcher, to earn money for his educa-
ton at Peabody and Vanderbilt colleges
and the University of Michigan, first
gained general public notice when he
was charged with bribe-taking, and
subsequently ex%onerated, while serving
his first term in the Mississippi Senate
from 1908 to 1912. He had been a
school teacher and studied for the min
istry, but turned from the pulpit to the
bar and the farm.
With a gift for the kind of oratory
most popular at camp meetings and
picnics in his early years, he was soon
in the thick of Mississippi politics, the
only man wei to be elected twice gov
ernor. The choice of the state constit-
uency three times for the United
Estates Senate, he was rejected by the
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-22
Wallace Tobacco Market

The Wallace tobacco market will
open on Monday under the most favor
able conditions. All of the warehouse
men are looking forward to a million
pound increase in sales over the A.
600, G00-pound total of last year.
One warehouse operator declares
there is more and better tobacco in
the Wallce area this year than he has
seen in the last six years. Obviously
this view is held by other operators
also, as two new warehouses have been
built, giving Wallace a total of 314,00C
square feet of floor space.
Confidence in the market outlook
alone could justify the investment re
qulred for these new buildings, both OF
which are of the best type.
Wallace has not confined its build.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-22

Ambassador George Atcbeson
Jr., rlsked his life many times in
the service o. the United state
during his long and distinguished
career as a diplomat in the Far
East. He no doubt viewed the
flight from Tokyo to Washington
IN an Army plane as a routine
trip: He had travelled again and
again under the most hazardous
conoltlons and would not have re-
garded a journey across me Pa
ellie by air as dangerous. But
men who dare to take chances
sometimes survive the worst risks
only % meet death in unexpected
places-as Mr.. Atcneson apparent-
~ did when his plane was forced
TO land In the sea near Hawaii
The ambassadors life well Illus
tra1es the high demands mace bv
the department of State on he
career men who serve in the Far
East In comparison to tine re-
wards they receive. Mr.. A+cheson
W a S rewarded more handsomely
lnan most, as he eventually
acnleVeo the prestige and pay of
ainoassadorial rank. But he held
ms rank only two years and he
nao put in twenty-five years al a
moderate salary while assigned to
exceedingly difficult tasks, often
II regions where living conditions
were abominable and real safety
Was unknown.
HIS diplomatic career be gan in
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-22
George Atcheson, Jr.
An Editorial from the New York Hera

Peiping, where he was required ]"
learn Chinese, which is anYlh4"s
but easy. He ROSE through ''
ranks Of the Foreign Service III
China during the war lord era
during the destruction of the Wa
lords by Chang K~ai-shek, durlNs
the Sino-Japanese war and duf,ns
the rise of the Chinese Reds Nv!
and his associates were eXpec'eu
10 protect American lives n u"
terests despite chaos that e&iS,s'
everywhere. He was on BOARD VI.
Inflated gun boat Panay @e' -
was bombed by the japanese ~
was in Cnungk;ng as counselor "
embassy during the hardest Ss'''
of the Pacific war.
His record in that wearing sns
difficult post was superb d to~
to his appointment to a posi-, ~,
which made even more deiIi4 ~.
or: his talents-that of po!ltlcaI az
wiser, with the rank OF af,ioa,
sador, to General of the AI.n5
Douglas Macarthur. He WofAss
well with tae general, despite .s nr
complexity of the problems ." ,re
both had to FACE, and his s'S.s
increased. His loss will be 49,"
GUS blow to the DepartnHh
State, and to the nation ne ser" nm
His courage and intelligence ~,
loyalty will be missed for "''
years to come.