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LEASES
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option for landlord to terminate
the lease prior to the termination
date. he said. cit should contain
no provisions which would permit
the landlord to exact some return
of miscellaneous nature in excess
of the monetary return, up to but
not exceeding to Is percent in
crease provided in the lease"
1.-THE lease may provide eor
tenant to terminate prior to ex-
plration date, and may be for an
increase less than the maximum
IS per cent"
Moore also explained that all
eviction matters would be under
the jurisdiction Of the local courts,
that there is no across the board
increase in rent ceilings, and thai
tenants who have suffered an
o~vercharge would be entitled tc
sue their landlords in any federal,
state, Or territorial court, within
one year CT the violation, for three
times the overcharges of $50,
whichever is greater, plus reason
able attorney fees and court costs.
Procedure Change
GlaA0Ia ting on these three sea-
lures of the new act, Moore said
that eviction cases would no long
er be cleared with the area rent
office, and that landlords would
pursue their remedies directly
with the appropriate court off
Gals.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-01
FIRST VIOLATION
OF RENT CONTROL
Temporary Restraining Or
der Issued Against Ne
. braska Landlord

LINCOLN, Nebr., June 30-tF-
Federal Judge John w. Delehans
issued a temporary restraining Of
der against a Hastings, Nebr.,
landlord today in what a govern
ment attorney described as the
fist case against a landlord I'M
der the new rent control law. }
The order enjoins Edwin l..
Stratton, Hastings, Nebr., landlord
from cutting off water and cleo
trio service on July 1 from II
apartments he owns there, and o.
ders him to restore janitor and
garbage collection service.
Irving M. Gruber, Washington,
Chief of the Litigation Branch OF
the Office of Housing Expedite,
flew here today to handle wha,
he termed the first such action
undertaken in the United States
under the bill signed by the Pre5i-
cent today.
A hearing was set Cor July 8
on the governments charge.
brought by the Office of Housing
Expediter, that Stratton was at
tempting to force tenants to move
by cutting off their service.
Gruber told the. court that the
"plan followed by the landlord IN
this case would, if allowed to be-
come widespread, seriously I'M
dermine if not absolutely nulli:y
the purpose of the new rent con
troll act to prevent overcharging
and eviction except in accordance
with the provisions of the statute.
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BRITAIN.
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maintain food imports and ever
increase slightly imports of Ger
tain types of food. However, sup
ply shortages may restrict i'm
ports of some foods and possible
cuts, including rationed foods
cannot be ruled out.
Tobacco-There will be a sub.
stantial reduction in tobacco i'm.
ports.
Gasoline-Imports will be re.
duced and gasoline ALLEGATION te
the armed forces and for com
mercial purposes must be restrict
ed.
Newsprint - Some restrictions
in neWsprint supplies is inevitable
and newspapers again must be re
duced to four pages. Since Jan
l. newspapers have been permit
ted to publish six pages three
times a week.
Levy On Films
Films - Dalton asked for q levy
on imported films ito economic
foreign exchange further, if neces
sary."
Textiles - Exports will be in
creased. Dalton said British con.
sume-s would suffer unless tex
tile workers made an exception
al effort" to increase production
sufficiently to make up for the
Jump in exports.
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FREICHTER, U. S.
SHIP COLLIDE
Danish Vessel Bolivi,
Strikes St. Adams Vic.
j.. tory Off Nantucket

BOSTON. June 80 - (P) - Til.
3 ,5oO-ton Danish Freighter Bolivla
damaged in a collision off Man,
tucket with the Army transpor,
St. Adams Victory, began film
VITA water in the bow tonight and
the Coast Guard tender Firebus1
took her in tow for New York.
The St. Adams Victory, with D,
feet of water in her engine DON
was in tow of the 18O-foot CoaS,
Guard Cutter Spar, which started
for Boston.
The Bolivia at first ATTEMPTED
to limp toward New York under
her own power but earlier tonigb,
she radioed that her forepeak and
one of her tanks had filled with
water. In fear that a watertight
bulkhead might give way, her
skipper ordered her engines shut
down to ease the vibration.
Soon afterward the 18O-foot Fire,
bush out of New London, Conn.
took her in tow. Twelve of her
passengers had been taken off pre-.
viously by the Coast Guard vessel
Hornoeam gut these will be trans,
ferred later to the Firebush.
Coast Guard District Headquar,
tiers here said arrangements had
been made for the FirebuSh ia
turn over the Bolivia to a Moran
Tugboat out Of New York some.
where off Montauk, l.. l., about
II p. m. tonight.
The ST. Adams Victory, with
gaping hole torn in her midshir
plating on the starboard side. be
| gan the slow haul to Boston,
an estimated two knots speed
late afternoon. Two Army tug.
out of New York, identified onl,
as numbers 1888 ana 532, planned
to take ever the tow about MD
night.
Coast Guard Headquarters sal,
the two tugs, making II knot
speed. would easily overtake tn
far slower Spar and her tow. TIL,
Spar estimated the St. Adams Vic
tory would arrive at BostoI
Wednesday morning.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-01
INTERNED NIPP0NS
WIN LEGAL BATTLE
325 Japanese Gain Writs
Of Habeas Corpus To Es-
cape Deportation

SAN FRANCISCO, June 3o-R-
Some 1875 japanese, who since
wars end have changed their
minds about renouncing' U. S. citi
zenship, today won writs O.
habeas corpus to escape deporta'
ton to Japan.
The japanese are held at Cry.
stall City, Texas, and Seabrook
Farms, N. J. All are west coast
residents who were informed al
Tule Lake, Calf, after Pearl Har.
Dor.
The application for writs Of
habeas corpus to permit their re,
lease was brought by the Ameri-
can Civil Liberties Union through
Ernest Besig, regional director al
San Francisco.
Federal Judge Louis F. Good.
man granted the writs and de.
clared:
II am Of the opinion that the
detained applicants are not alien
enemies within the province Of the
alien enemy act Of 1898. and hence
they may not be detained for re.
moval or deportation from the
United States pursuant to the saio
act"
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had been standing by, ready to
move them to safe ground.
River Stationary
The river remained at 1919 feet
at st. Louis for six and one-half
hours but gradually fell one-tenth
of a foot shortly after moor Re
vising a previous forecast of 1875
feet, the government weather bu-
reau said the river probably
would remain stationary for "a
hours and then drop gradually.
A sharp earth shock at 11:25
pm. (EST) yesterday which was
felt throughout st. Louis and points
as far as 20 miles away was of
more concern to st. Louisans than
the flood last night.
It rocked large buildings, RAJ
tied dishes and windows and
brought thousands of the city's
residents out into the streets. AL
though it was the sharpest quake
recorded since st. Louis university
set UP its seismographs in 1910,
no serious damage was reported.
A chimney toppled from one
house.
$1,000 Homeless
The Red Cross said 5000 persons
who had sought refuge from flood
waters in Iowa had moved back
into their debris-strewn homes.
The agency revised slightly down
ward to 81, 600 its estimate of the
number of homeless persons in
Missouri, Illinois, Iowa and Ne
braska. About $3.50 persons had
been forced out of their homes In
the general st. Louis area, the
Red Cross said.
The worst of the Missouri river
flood, which had inundated sever
al north and central Missouri COM
munities, apparently had passed.
Army engineers at Memphis said
they were confident that levees
in the lower Mississippi valley be-
low Cairo, ILL.,, would withstand
the pressure of the flood crest
moving southwark and that no
trouble was expected.
Cars Still Run
At st. Louis, the main downtown
district is located on high ground
and was in no danger of being
Hooded. AS the river crept high
on the city's doorstep, one main
thoroughfare near the riverfront
North Broadway was flooded by
se1 eral inches of water at one
point but street cars still were
running through the water.
Thousands of st. Louisans flock
ed to the riverfront area to view
the flood, and special police de.
tails were stationed in the area to
prevent traffic snarls.
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THE WILMINGTON MORNING STAR, n. {
LOCAL MAN SAVES
CAPTAINS LIFE
Patrolman w. N. Jordon,
Three Others Rescue
Man From River

Quick action on the part OF d
Wilmington policeman and three
civilians saved the life OF a Cape
Fear river tug boat captain last
night about ,8:45 o'clock when the
cs,,tain fell between a barge ano
the docks at the foot OF DOCK
street into the river.
City patrolman w. N. Joraon
reported he was talking with WI
liam J. Simmons, Samuel G. WOOL
vim and Charles B. Owens at the
corner of Water and Dock street
when he saw Ed Williams, captain
of the Mary H., a tug locked al
the foot of Dock street, walking
toward the river.
81 kept watching Williams as he
made his way to the docks ana
then I saw him suddenly disappear.
I knew he had fallen into the
river" Officer Jordon said.
The policeman said he yelled to
Williams to hold on and he ana
the three men rushed to his aid.
Williams was clinging to a piece OF
rope, his body dangling in the
river when the four men reached
him.
The men grasped Williams, who
weighs over 200 pounds, and haul
ed him to the docks. Patrolmar
Jordan said Williams had beer
drinking and he was afraid if ne
let him 60 aboard the barge he
would again fall overheard. Will
liams was lodged in the New Han
over county Jail IN a charge Of
public drunkenness.
The water at the point where he
fell overheard is over 80 feet deep.
Jordon said. One of the men in the
rescue party remarked that "He
sure would have drowned if the
policeman had not seen him fal
oyerboard."
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-01
Two Persons Injured
In Electrical Storm

CHARLOTTE, June 30APNTwo
persons were slightly injured to-
day during a sever electrical and
rain storm in Charlotte.
Louise Roberts, II, Of Mt. Airy.
was shocked and burned when the
car in which she was riding with
w. P. Hale of Charlotte was
struck by lightning.
Her clothing was burned from
her body, but she was burned only
slightly. Her condition at Memo
rial hospital tonight was reported
to be Every good"
Hale received minor burns. The
car was knocked from the street
and hit a telephone pole. An am
bulance which was called collided
with a third car enroute to the
accident.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-01
$4,000 SHlPY ARD
WORKERS WALK0UT
trike Affects y Atlantic
And Gulf Coast Yards
AT Last Midnight

CAMDEN, N. j., July l (Tues-
day)-P-A strike of 10000 CLIO
shipyard workers began at one
minute past midnight today in ~
Atlantic and Gulf coast yards.
The strikers join 40, 900 workers
in 10 Maryland, Massachusetts,
New Jersey and New York yards,
operated by the Bethlehem Steel
Co., who quit work last Thursday
in a dispute over wages.
Announcement of the walkout
was made by an offic al OF
local l, CIO-Industrial Union OF
Marine and Shipbuilding workers.
He declined Identification by
name.
.'The strike is on" the union
official said tersely in answer to
a reporters question on whether
a walkoAt would be averted pend
ing a mediation session later to-
day.
THE strike will affect at least
% of the 80 shipyards on the East
and Gulf coasts" the official said.
John Green, national president
of the union, could not be reached
for immediate comment.
Picket lines will be set up short
iy after 6 am, an official told
a mass meeting Of New York
Shipbuilding corp, employees here
last night.
The New York ship workers,
~totalling $500, rejected a conn
pany request for d 3O-day extern
sion OF the present contract tc
continue negotiations.
The union seeks q Accent hour
ly wage increase, six paid holi-
days a year, and three-week paid
vacations after 20 years employ
ment. Skilled workers receive
81 .38 an hour and laborers "a
cents under present contracts.
Green reported shortly before
the walkout began that two major
yards - Maryland Drydock Corp,
Baltimore, ana the Alabama Dry
dock and Shipbuilding Co., Mobile
had offered wage increases but
these company proposals failed
to meet the scaled-down minimum
basic demands OF the union"
The Maryland firm offered
members o. local 81 a seven cents
ar hour boost, while the Alabama
company offered a five cent hike
to members of local ID.
One firm Mathis Shipbuilding
Corp. Camden, averted a strike
by agreeing to give It's 500 work
ers a 13-cent boost, Green said.
No company official was available
for comment.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-01
ORDERED
HELD in robson
Brothers Charged
With Brutal Beating Of
Aged Woman
Special to the Star

LUMBERTON, June 30 - A
Robson county coroner's jury to-
night recommended that Velton
Deese, an Indian, be held for the
grand jury on a charge of first
degree murder in connection with
the fatal beating of Mrs. Mary
Wynn, IS ~year-old Indian.
The weird tale of how two young
Indians allegedly attacked the
aged woman in her home and in
flicted possible fatal injuries with
the butts of their guns after shoot
ing at her automobile md chick
ems, was unfolded before the jury.
The jury also recommended that
Deese's brother, Lawton, be held
as an accomplice.
Mrs. Wynn succumbed to in
juries in a Lumberton hospital
Saturday night.
Sheriff's officers told how the
two men were alleged to have
gone to the home of Mrs. Wynn
after a family argument, and shot
her chickens. They then were said
to have fired several shots at the
woman's automobile, parked near
the house.
The officers reported that Mrs.
Wynn asked them not to shoot, but
the two brothers insisted on shoot
ing at the car again. Then they re-
versed their guns and %allegedly
beat the aged woman about the
head with the butts of the weap-
ons, according to the officers.
The beating was alleged to have
taken place on June II. The broth
ers were arrested the same day
and have been held in the Robe
son county Jail. The grand jury
will convene here on August II.
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SEAMAN
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scene, but the seaman continued
his stand near the top of the
~smokestack. ALI kind of offers were
made, but he refused to bulge.
Inasmuch as the seaman was
aboard the ship, and the captain
of a ship is the law, the local Of
-Gcers informed the captain that
when the sailor put foot on the
docks they would promptly arrest
him, but they could not go aboard.
- A few minutes later the officers
returned to the court house and
shortly after their arrival the
-.nightwatchman called and said the
man had left the smoke stack and
was prowling around the docks.
Four officers, Ernest Priest, R.
B. King, Buddy Best and Ernest
Shinn were dispatched to the term
1nals. The officers found the man
walking on the docks, sans cloth
ing except his underwear, and the
knife was missing.
Officer Shinn walked over to the
man, who appeared to be drunk
and told him he was under arrest.
The man looked at the small army
of seaman, nightwatchman and po-
liceman that had gathered around
and promptly announced that 81
won't give you fellows any
trouble" And he didn't. But he
was lodged in the county Jail on
charges of being drunk and dis
orderly.
= In recorders court yesterday
morning, Judge H.. Winfield Smith
gave the man, Sam Wright, Jr.,
a good lecture, telling him that
I'VE will not allow you seamen
TO come into our port and get
drunk"
The Judge fined Wright $40 and
the costs and put him on proba-
ton for two years. The fine and
cost was suspended and Wright
was told to return to his ship.
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COAL.
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Coal company in a general wage
increase said to have been offered
Lewis by those two major pro-
ducerS.
U. S. Steel and Pittsburgh Cor
solidation, which together pro-
duce 80, 900, 900 tons of soft coal
a year, were reported to have
agreed to meet Lewis basic de-
mand for a s13.05 daily wage rate
based on eight hours of work and
travel time.
Lewis repeatedly was willing to
sign W with the two companies o.
any other big segment of the In
dustry that meets his demands. in.
stead Of holding out as in the past
for an industry-wide contract. But
it was uncertain whether he would
back down on his other demands
outside the wage question, includ.
ing bigger production royalties for
his mine welfare fund more over
time, bargaining rights for super
vlsors, and acceptance OF the fed.
eral mine safety code.
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l3THSTREET
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other towns to sponsor a race in
their home towns and then send
their winners here to compete for
additional honors and a chance to
go to Akron. Ohio, for the ma
tional finals on August II.
From the personnel of the Ad-
visory committee, co-chairman
White named the following men as
committee chairmen to take
charge of various activities in con-
nection with the Derby:
Local Prizes-J. A. Scott; Spon-
sors-J. M. jenkins; Race Of
ficials - Ralph Volk; Parade -
James Copeland; Course Decora-
tion-Adam Smith; Service Pits -
Hugh N~offsinger; Entries -
George Tenuta; Weighing In -
John C. Anderson; Radio-Harvey
Radcliff.
The committee, while discussing
the site for the Derby, voted to
extend an invitation to the Boy
Scout troops of the Wilmington
area to join with the staff Of the
Wilmington police department in
helping keep the crowds off the
course On Derby day.
During the day, word a re-
ceived at Soap Box Derby head
quarters that ALI Gunnerson, Jr.,
a heat winner in the 1916 Derby,
will again be sponsored by Uni
versal Sign Service, while definite
confirmation was received that the
Tide Water Power company will
sponsor an entry in the Derby.
Another sponsors name was ad-
ded to the fast growing list when
Hugh Noffsinger announced that
The Royal Crown Bottling COM
pany will sponsor a boy.
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CAPE FEAR
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-, panion one day in Greenville
Sound, the pair noticed a boat tiec
UP at Money Island. Further in
: vestigation proved that two
strangers, owners of the boat
were searching for the treasure.
:. Howell and his companion, Or
-. the following day, made friends
with the pair searching for the
two chests.
- SEARCH BEGINS - On the fol
~ lowing days the fcursome, Howell,
: his companion and the two strang-
.+ ers, dug holes over the island II
= a futile search. The group had be-
: gun to be of the opinion that since
kidd had buried the treasure the
- water had encroached on some
portion Of the island in which was
buried the gold and silver. Or thai
- they were buried beneath two ole
-eak tres.
So with ak and shovel the trea.
-> ,sur-hunters attacked the two
49, trees.
- All day long they labored at one
tree. Finally it was uprotted and
the sounding rod, which is usec
TO detect hard substances beneath
the earth, was brought into use.
1t struck something hard.
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VETERANS APPLAUD
O'T00LE DEMANDS
New York Congressman
Seeks Airing OF Little
Trial Facts
Morning Star Washington Bureau
- On yTT,-

Morning Star Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, June 80 - War
veterans from all parts of the
country are applauding Represent
alive .O'Toole, New York Demo
crat, for his demand that the Navy
give Congress the complete record
Of the secret court marital which
ACQUITTED 1t. Comdr. Edward N.
Little. USN on all charges of COM
plicity in the mistreatment OF
fellow Americans in japanese
prison camps, it was revealed to-
day.
Letters and kilograms endorse
8. O'Toole's assertion that the full
account of the trial should De re-
vealed so that the public would
know the navy had not white
washed'' the defendant, an Anna
polls graduate awarded the silver
star for heroism in the Philip
pines. The Veterans Of Foreign
Wars, at the request of its Will
mington post, is considering a
portest, also.
Secretary of the Navy Forrestal
acknowledged the congressman
request for the court martial rec
ord nearly two weeks ago but
has not communicated with him
further.
Among SO fellow-pr1soners who
testified against Little were two
i North Carolinians, army recruit
ing Sergeant Creston Rowland of
Wilmington, and his cousins,
former army Corporal Cochin
q Rowland of Varina, and a South
" Carolinian, army recruiting Ser
! geant j. C. Strickland of Green
d vile.
=. These veterans charged that
Little, as boss of the mess nall in
the prison at Jyushu, Japan,
turned Americans over to the Japa-
4. nese for infractions Of rules.
u One captive, Private William H.
= Knight of Warsaw. N. Y, died in
: the guardhouse after torture.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-01
T LOST

MANTEO. June 30. -(P)- Even
as excavations by the National
Park Service continue at nearby
Fort Raleigh to find out what be-
came Of the first white colonists in
the new world, the 10th season of
."The Lost Colony" symphony
drama opens tomorrow at the
Forts Waterside treatre on Roam
oke Island.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-01
NEWSPAPER SOLD

ROCK HILL, S. c., June 30-(P)-
Sale of the Rock Hill Evening
Herald to Talbot Patrick, publish
er of the Goldsboro News-Argus,,
and associates was announced to-
day. The Herald was sold by A..
W. Huckle. who has been editor
and publisher for Is years. No
price was announced.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-01
CONFIDENCE ExPREssFn

MINNEAPOLIS, June 80. -fR-
OH industry leaders expressed cor
fldence here today that overall
needs for gasoline, fuel Oil and
other petroleum products can be
met although temporary shortages
may develop in certain areas be-
cause of transportation difficulties.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-01
CHAPEL HILL LAND LEASE

RALEIGH, June 30 WD "A
lease on land at Chapel Hill on
which the navy plans to build an
armory for the NROTC program at
the University of North Carolina
was signed for the state today by
Gov. Gregg Cherry. u.
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WEIGHT AND MEASURE
REGULATIONS

RALEIGH, June 30. -(P)- New
regulations governing scale me-
chanics and the manufac curing of
cement blocks in North Carolina
will become effective tomorrow, it
was announced today by Superin-
tendent c. D.. Baucom of the
weights and measures division of
the state department of agricul-
ture. il.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-01
TORNADO STRIKES

DILLON, S. c., June 80. -(P-
A small tornado hit the Price
estate. three miles south of Dill
Ion, this afternoon, flattening a
large barn and two other build
ings and slightly injuring three
persons.
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STATE NEWS
KING NAMED ACTING HEAD

RALEIGH, June 30-UR-Dr.
Willis King, superintendent of fish
resources for the conservation and
development department, today
was named acting director of the
newly-created Wildlife Resources
Commission.
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HOUSE
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NCOhtlnued From Page One)
peak reached ir 1911. However.
since that time the population has
increased five per cent, the num-
Der of family units about seven
per cent and of course the nationa!
income has registered a much
sharper gain.
National Income
Consumer credit today repre-
sents about 5 IL per cent of ma
tional income whereas from 1920
to 1871 it appropriated 10 per
cent of the national income. On
this historic oasis. the normal out
standing amount of consumer ere
dit based on OUT present national
income would be in the neighbor-
hood of -l6. 000, 600. 900 to SIT, O0O,-
0o0,ca2 n place of the present $40.
mr. = 900
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: WASHINGTON, June 80. -PN
Legislation which would give five
per cent of the national quota to
any state producing tobacco for
the first time in five years was
introduced today by Senator Cot
fee R.-Wis.).
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-01

Many years ago people though
that yawning night permit the soul
to leave the body through the
mouth. Hence the hand was placed
over the mouth to prevent such
a happening, and to keep the de-
monds from entering.