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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-14
Along The Cape Fear

ar. auxiliary transport The sec
ond ship to come of the ways
was the IS. S. Cyclone. She hit
the water in September. During
October there we're five more
launched.
OF the first So vessels of the
60 of the new type that had been
contracted for, IA went to the
navy. Then in the spring of 1914,
the navy requested "a Of the new
CO type. It was necessary to
make some slight changes in
equipment from the original.
CRAFTS FOR THE NAvY-of
the "a to be built in a block and
going to the navy, the company
was ordered to construct II COM
pleted except for radar, radio and
guns. Twelve others were incom-
plete except that all machinery
was to be in place. The last OF
those navy crafts-Attack Trans
ports they we're called-were de-
livered in December 1914, a week
before promised
AS the navy obtained those YES
sells, the Maritime Commission as
signed additional contracts to the
yard until a total Of 81 CO crafts,
in addition to the go original ves-
sells contracted for, had been or
derad for construction.
Seven of the ships were made
into headquarters and ammunition
vessels. Another seven were built
into what navy called AKA crafts.
The last Of the entire contract for
the navy was delivered MARCH, 9,
1915. The yard then reverted to
the construction Of cargo crafts.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-14
JegiionReady
For Meeting
Vanguard Of $4,000 Dele
,,t,,. Friends Gathering
AT Carolina Beach
cnec;al to the Star

upo1INA BEACH, June 13-
IA'antion history will be made
C0i, We State tomorrow when an
N .. ut Is, 900 American Legion
,slasates and their auxlllarles
aslss aocts throughout North Caro-
tna register at Carolina Beach.
a T,nipbt a number o. Legion
. iy. and their wives had regis
' assi' at hotels and cottages, fore
oa'nino the official opening of the
LARGEST convention ever to be held
~ North Carolina.
nrograrn varied as the rain
i slated for the four-day
l."sting at which leaders in the
e..to and nation will speak.
'' ME- convention will be opened
.arially tomorrow afternoon at
IM IN. with members OF the
nov N md 8 in a wreck" at the
'o,r auditorium. The wreck"
.% vTD be under the direction of c.
y Ingram, grand conductor, with
i h. aid Of the Greensboro Voiture
s M and the Wilmington Voiture
a. social event, a "dug-out'',
riIl follow the wreck" at $50
sm at the roof garden Of the
r-evstone Hotel. Voyageurs only
,FI be admitted to the 40 and 8
%banouet at 3 pm. at which
r,arlie Foard, commander-elect
NJ Post 10. Wilmington, will make
.he welcome address. The 40 and
4 will wind up a separate pro-
srap, on Sunday morning with a
business melting at which officers
will be elected.
Memorial Service
The convention proper will open
officially at 9 am. Sunday with
rpeistration in 'front.' Of the Bame
Hotel.
The annual memorial service
will be held at 8 pm. Sunday at
N. Baptist Church at Carolina
Beach with Senator William B.
'umstead, speaker.
Registration for Ahe convention
will continue until Monday at $50
Am. when delegates will be call
See LEGION on Page Two
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TAX BILL ACTION
SET FOR MONDAY
President Tells Press He
Will Act Well Before
Midnight Deadline

WASHINGTON. June IS -(P9-
President Truman returned to
Washington tonight from his good
will mission to Canada to tackle
controversial labor curling and tax
cutting bills now awaiting his ap'
prevail or rejection.
His 11-car special train which
carried him to Ottawa for a
speech to the Canadian parlia-
ment pulled into the union station
at 8:43 p. m. (E.S.T.). He and
Mrs. Truman, and their daughter,
Margaret, drove Immediately to
the White House.
AS he entered the White House
limousine with Mrs. Truman and
Margaret the President chatted
briefly with reporters who &C
companied him on the trip.
He laughingly declined to shed
any light On his tax bill action.
will we get the tax bill veto
Monday?" he was asked.
"In let you know my answer
on the tax bill some time between
now and Monday" be said.
Nc Action Today
He agreed with a reporter that
there would be no action tomorrow
with Congress not in session, and
acknowledged he planned to act
Monday before the midnight
deadline.
Mr.. Truman said he planned to
telephone to Grandview, Mo-, upon
his arrival at the White House to
get the latest reports on his bed
ridden mother, 95-year-old Mrs.
Martha E. Truman.
He said that he had checked
last night and found that his
mother, who fractured her hip
in a fall in mid-February, was
continuing to improve steadily.
The President came back into
the United States this morning
after what he described as a
grand visit" to Canada.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-14

YARD APPEARANCE When
the Wilmington shipyard had been
completely changed over in the
fall of 1913 for the erection of the
new CO type of ships to replace
the construction Of the older Lib
erty type, the yard presented an
entirely new appearance.
It then, as at wars end, had
nine shipwcys. There were three
piers, approximately 1000 feet OF
mooring bulkheads and was locat'
ed on about 100 acres Of land.
The waterfront footage totaled. s.
1872 feet. In and about the yard
were more than five miles OF
paved roads and 10 miles of stand
ard gauge railroad tracks Sixty
sever cranes were in use.
CO DESIGN - The CO type of
ship differs considerably from the
Liberty vessel in that it is larger
and has more power. Her overall
length is 459 feet and her breath
is 63 feet. She has a lightweight
tonnage of 0,660 and a gross OF
1888 tons. The vessel is double
reduction geared. She has a com
pound turbine engine of 5000
horsepower and her single screw
rotates at the rate OF 81 revolu-
tons per minute.
At the Wilmington yard, the
first of those new design ships
was the SIS. S. Storm King" She
was launched September II, 1914;
and delivered to the Maritime
Commission the following Decem
Der 3.
She was Immediately taken ovez
by the navy for conversion into
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-14
Pulp Barge
Damages Three Vessels
SIX GRADUATE

WASHINGTON, June IL. Up
- Yes, it's graduation day on
capitol hill too. Not, however,
for the Congressman, but for
their pages - the blue knicker-
booker clad youngsters who keep
l alive communications
channels alive and lively.
Six of the IS lads appointed
by members of the Senate and
House, plus two from the SUI
preme court, who do their class
work within the capitol from $3.50
to $3.50 A. NJ, received their
high school diplomas tonight in
the aforementioned House Ways
and Means committee room
from Supreme Court Justice
Hugo Black.
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Ship Overdue
From Chicago
Airliner Was Last Heard
From When Over Martins
burg, Va, Airport
BULLETIN

LEESBURG, Va, June IA. -
U.R)- City Policeman Lloyd
Kelley said at 1850 a. M, EDIT,
that the state police teletype
had reported that the wreck
age of a OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Central Airlines plane had been
found at North Short Mountain,
IL miles from Leesburg.
He said the report placed the
wreckage n mile from Purcell
vile, Va, about a half-mile off a
county road.
State police headquarters at VIM
chester would not confirm the re-
port but they said they had order.
ed rescue parties to the area.
LEESBURG. Va, June 13-Pe
Search for a missing Capital Air
line plane with Al. passengers and
a crew of three aboard was CEN
tered in the Hillsboro. Va, area
tonight.
The plane was more than four
hours overdue on a Friday tha
thirteenth flight from Chicago to
Washington.
Virginia state police reported
that troopers had been sent to
Hillsboro to conduct a close search
after a mail carrier there report.
ed he had seen flashes in the sky
after hearing the sound of a planes
motors.
The plane was last heard from
near Martinsburg, w. Va, at 6:13
pm. (EST).
First reports that the plane
might be down in the Loudoun
county area of Virginia, were dis
counted by the airline in Washing
ton. Ray Bell, airline press official
said he had checked with police
and declared there was no SUBJ
sanitation of such reports.
A baby was among those on the
plane, which left Chicago at LAS
pm, EST, today. 1t was due in
Washington at 6:35 pm, EST.
Check Terrain
Meanwhile Martinsburg, w. Va,
city police said they had searching
parties checking the northern part
of Loudoun county, Va, and the
mountains south of Charlestown.
w. Va, on the strength Of a filling
station attendants report that he
had seen a plane circling in the
area and that it was definitely
in trouble" The station attendant
also had reported that an air bea-
con in the vicinity Of CharlestoWn
was out at the time.
A possible clue to the fate of the
plane came from Mrs. S. P. Alex,
ander, wife of the sheriff of Lou
See SHIP on Page Two
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Ship Sunk In
Lockwood Folly lnslet
Declared Menace

The sunken pulpwood barge
which has remained in the At
lantic intercoastal waterway at
Lockwood Folly Inlet since it
sunk last February, was last night
termed "a menace to navigation"
Three yachts, travelling north
from Florida up the waterway.
have hit the Abandoned barge and
have suffered much damage, it
was revealed last night.
A 56-foot cruiser owned by John
Clay of Chicago, suffered greater
damage than the other two, and
is now being repaired at the
Wrightsville Marina sales and
service.
An estimate Of 5000 damage
was placed on the vessel by Off
Gals of the Marina last night who
reported that the cruiser sunk
after striking the barge.
All three navlgators on the ILL
fated yachts reported that they
did not understand the bouy mark
ings and the lights placed on the
sunken barge.
Barge Marked
The Coast Guard Station at Oak
Island last night said that the barge
had been marked by bouys and
that a green light had been plac-
ed On the cabin of the barge. The
way the barge sunk makes it a
definite menace to navigation"
it was said, land no question
about it,"
The abandoned barge lies now
with its stern toward the bank
and the bow extending to the
center of the channel.
ANY inexperienced navigator,
or anyone coming up the water
way at night" might very well
have trouble understanding the
and markers, the Coast
Guardsman said. Any strange skip
per coming in might have the
same difficulty, it was pointed out.
The loaded pulp wood barge,
which is owned by a company out
of the city, was sunk last Febru-
See SUNKEN On Page Two
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ENGINE CREW BROWNS
WHEN BIG LOCOMOTIVE
GOES THROUGH BRIDGE

GAINESVILLE, Tenn, June 10
locomotive and two
cars of a Louisville and Nashville
freight train plunged through an
open d~raw-bridge into the Cum
berland river 80 feet below short
w before noon here today. The
engineer and fireman were trap
ped in the locomotive and given
up for dead.
With a roar Of Kissing steam,
the locomotive and cars disap'
peared quickly beneath the sur
face in from 20 to 80 feet of wa
ter.
The missing engine crewmen
were Engineer John Black, Paris,
Tenn, and Fireman M. E. (Red)
Carter, Mansfield, Tenn.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-14
BIG VOTE LOOMS
IN MECKLENBURC
W.ts, Drys End Spirited
Campaign For, Against
abe Stores In County

CHARLOTTE, June 10. III A
spirited campaign came to a close
tonight as Mecklenburg county, le-
galy dry for nearly 40 years,
made ready to vote tomorrow on
The establishment Of ABC stores.
Opponents of the control system
predicted a total vote of around
10000, while ABC advocates esti.
mated it would be highex, some
figures running up to 80, 900. About
H,W are on the registration
books.
This will be the second election
m the county on the question since
The repeal Of the 18th amendment.
In 1887, the ABC store proposal
was rejected by a majority of be-
tween 700 and 800 votes.
In that test, the city of Charlotte
voted wet by about 1900, but this
majority was overcome by returns
from smaller towns and the rual
districts.
Active Campaign
both pros and ants have cam.
palgned actively in the last few
weeks but the store advocates
were n1Irb lo4o. - l1 IT.
field.
lacn side ran big newspaper ad-
ves'lsements today, carrying the
signatures Of numerous residents.
yEy advertisements, however, far
'u1ilfhoered those OF the vets.
cameron Morrison, former gov
.snor and former U. S. Senator,
ss Oeen an active leader in the
4sAl OF the anti : store forces.
sv,spaus Daniels came over from
aeisn and Judge E. Yates Webb
'Ion Shelby to speak at a recent
'le Shock troops were mobiliz-
~, ny Inc Allied Church league
,uu me Mecklenburg Ministerial
Newspapers Divide
s.ssFal leading business men
esmaa lesded by the pro stores
,anpslsn. The Charlotte News
coi Irsu vigorously in it's editorial
Va. ins Tor the ABC. The Obser-
Fr,,, was neutral. Police Chief
Nra aA N Littleiohn of Charlotte
lar0 cs MS supper to the legislation
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STATE MAY DELAY
MRS. MILLER CASE
Illness OF COD Defendant In
Rowland Shooting
Causes Speculation
Special To The Star

LUMBERTON, June 10. - Al
though the Robson county grand
jury is expected to return a true
bill of indictment against Mrs.
Mary Edna Currin Miller and
Fred Virgins, youthful Negro farm
hand, who are charged with the
attempted murder of Mrs. Mil
ler's> husband, it. appeared I'M
likely here today that the. case will
be tried at the June term OF Robe
son county Superior court.
David Miller, who was shot in
the chest on Sunday morning, May
H.. as he lay asleep in his bed,
is convalescing at the home Of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Mil
Ter near Rowland and Mrs. Miller
is a patient at Appalachian Hall,
%wanky Asheville sanatorium. The
Negro remains in the local jail
in default Of a SIS, 900 bond.
The trial of the Negro may
transpire as scheduled on Wednes-
day but it is not likely that Mrs.
Miller will be tried at this term
of court. She is reported to be
suffering from such a mental dis.
turbance that her attorneys have
been unable to talk to her and pre-
pare her defense.
s. Probe Continuing
Solicitor F. Ertel Carlyle said
this afternoon that he was not sure
that David Miller would be well
enough to appear in court Wed
nesday. He indicated that the in
vestigation into the shooting OF Mil
Ter has not been completed.
He would not confirm or deny,
when asked a direct question in
regards to Garland Cottrell, young
ex-sailor and tenant farmer, whom
Mrs. Miller named as the "other
man. in the case. =.
Reporters asked the solicitor II
he were going to question Cottreu
and he replied that he was not
See STATE On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-14
BY CARL CAH1LL
Star Staff Writer

Now about those hoop snakes!
H. W, Mcbride has one. He kill
ed it last November on Masonboro
Sound while he was hunting squir-
rels.
But. as his wife said yesterday
in their home at 1853 Riverside
Apartments, he recognized it as
being a hoop or horned snake. And
for the many naturalists and other
persons who contend a hoop snake
is Just a myth, Mcbride picked
hi. kill in a bottle of alcohol.
It was the fourth hoop snake
Mcbride, who works at a Venetian
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-14
BY ARTHUR EDISON
Issociated Press Staff Writer

WASHINGTON, June 10. - lP)-
This is the story of an hour in the
U. S. Senate, of what went on be-
tween II A. M. and noon this Fri
day the thirteenth.
The II A. M. opening was
an hour earlier than usual. 1t was
set to speed along the work.
The Chaplain prayed for the
Senate, the country, the n a t o n.
Several routine motions were
made.
Then, observing that only six
Senators = plus Presiding Senator
,Naudepherg R-Michl were
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-14
Special To The Star

ROWLAND, June 10. - AS the
time approaches for the grand
jury hearing in the case of Mrs,
Mary Edna Currin Miller, attract
i've mother of two children and
Fred Virgins, Negro farm hand,
who r charged with the attempt
ed murder of Mrs. Miller's hus-
band, David Miller, popular Row.
land store operator, the victim OF
the plot that did not succeed is
beginning to worry about the
other man. in the case.
Young David Miller was released
from a Lumberton hospital Mon
day and was carried to the home
of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ro-
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-14
HoopSnakes No Myth;
Has One Picked

blind factory On the Castle Hayne
Road, has seen. He killed t W O,
bottled the third and Thursday he
saw the fourth.
1t was behind the Venetian blind
factory and managed to escape
when Mcbride alta cked it with a
stick, his wife said.
However, on all occasions t h e
snakes did not form hoops by put
ting their tails in their mouths and
rolling away
They do this, Mrs. Mcbride said,
only when they are angry and are
about 70 strike. Then they roll up
See SNAKE ON Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-14
So To Bed

The vigor with which
Legionnaires thrOug h o t
North Carolina will attend
the State convention at Caro-
lima Beach beginning today
was forecast recently by q
one-armed Wilmington veter-
an.
When asked if he planned to
attend the event, the largest
Of its kind ever to be held
in this state, his reply was
indicative of the exertions
by which the Legionnaires
hold a convention.
"Heck, do You think want
to lose my other armr
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-14
h Weather

Notb FORECAST:
FWsst porias s'ofms Saturday; clearing
|aturdapy "aon; showers East portion
p yars night; Sunday fair; not quite
ftherwi.. extreme East portion Saturday.
South Cut 5e change in temperature.
Eunder ,tsaIollna-Scattered showers and
portion, ss Saturday; clearing West
Plight: slo"ers East portion Saturday
sapsr.ture' iair' little change in
Eastern Standard Tim.)
N.teorno' s. Weather Bureau)
kdioS N1o,osieal data for The "a bo,,rs
=, N. yesterday,
Ian TEMPERATURES
"a 1:so n. 1870 a. m. Is; 1880 D. m.
hun ,,pim' II; Maximum 81: Mini
'"ean 76; Normal II.
La HUMIDITY
10 m Is; 7:so a. m. s.; 1880 D.. m.
roa, PRECIPITATION
inches q hours ending 1880 D. m.
20 inche n'ce the first of the month
from TIDES FOR TODAY
Y l. cos "e Tide Tables published by
h, ana Geodetic Survey.
Huntington HIGH Low
h. nv am. 1885 am.
~0hboro y,,.s o.lz pm. 12:45 pm.
=. ':od am. 1886 pm.
ss'unrise SIM. S'44 Pm. 1919 pm.
Ill., IS.r Aoonset 2:52p ,.' ''zs; Moonrise
r. N. Frig at Fayetteville, N. c. at
WEATHER On p.s. Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-14
Now Worries
About Man In Coz
Victim Of Murder Attempt Pre- .<sco1a
AS to Why Garland Cottrells vs. Not
Been Questioned; Talks Freely

bert Miller, of Rowland. Still suf-
fering from congestion in his
lungs, Miller talked with reporters
this afternoon.
The young man, pale from over
a months battle against death,
was lying in his bed at the modest
farm home Of his parents asleep
when the newsmen arrived.
Greets Reporters
When he awoke he greeted the
reporters with a smile and invited
them to "come in and talk for a
while"
During the course of the CONVEX
sation, young Miller, asked, II
See MILLER On Pare Tvuo
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-14
SixSenatorsG Go 7oSenate;
SixtyO M reStayAtHom

around, someone suggested the alb
sence Of a quorum.
The clerk droned Trough the list
of 96 names twice. From time to
time Senators popped in - like
gophers on guard duty-to answer
the roll call. Then they popped
right out again, presumably to go
to committee meetings elsewhere.
At 1925 Vandenberg said fifty
Senators having answered to their
name, a quorum is present.
There we're eight Senators, a net
gain OF two, en- the floor at the
time.
Zee SENATORS On Page 1wA
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-14
Judge losses Games
Case In Beach Lap
RIGHT FIT

LONDON, June Is. - up -
Britons were astounded today
to find American big league
baseball scores on the front
page of the Evening Standard.
It was the first time any such
thing had happened.
An editor explained that the
scores really belonged in the
sports section, but eft so neat
ly" into a vacant space On the
first page that printers could
not resist putting them there.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-14
Capital Airlines Plane Carrying
fifty People Reported AS Missing;
O Head Urges World Aid Group

Sign of q nation, great and Strong
10 word her people from foreign wrong:
Pride ond glory and honor,-on.
Live in the eoIors to sfond OF fon.,
From THE Flag Goes By'-Henry Holcomb Bennett
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-14
FORECAST:

,ri,r,inston and vicinity: Scattered
"ars and thunderstorms, cooler.
siio " tonight; Sunday fair with little
shsnee in temperature.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-14

See SUNKEN On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-14

WEATHER On P.ss Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-16
0RPHANACE BAND
TOPERF0RM HERE
Southside Baptist Church
Sponsors Perform
dnce

The ''Mills Home" band, of the
Baptist Orphanage of N. c., will
present concert of sacred
music on Saturday evening, No
vember %, at the Southside Bap-
tist church, 720 S. 5th street
The band was originally sched-
uled for October 18th, but was
postponed to November % on
account of death in the family
of the conductor, W. B. Lord.
The ''Mills Home" band is
widely known in the central part
OF our state, and it is a rare
privilege to have them in Will
mington. The band is compos-
ed of approximately 80 high
school students of the orphange
at Thomasville, N. c., and has
reputable group of young musl-
clans.
Rev. J. o. Walton, pastor of
the Mills Home Baptist church
and former pastor of Southside,
will accompany the band to Will
mington. Rev. Walton will pre-
sent them at the concert with re-
marks about the orphanage
work at Thomasville.
This concert should be of in
terest to all Baptists in the Will
mington association A cordial
invitation is extended to all to
hear them.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-16

Letany, ante communion and ser
pastor.
, DELGADO The Rev. c. c.
Myers pastor. Worship, 1880 pm,
first, second and third Sundays;
fourth Sunday. S pm. Sunday
school AS am.
TOPS II = The Rev. c. c. My.
ers. pastor. Sunday school, 1920
am. Worship II am, first and
third Sundays; fourth Sunday. 7:3O
pm.
WINTER PARK-The Rev. Al.
fred K. Dudley. pastor. Worship II
am. and 7:3O pm. Sunday school
| 10 am.
BETHANY-Castle Hayne Road.
| Sunday school, 10 a. m. Worship
1l:0O. Rev. Reid Newland, pastor.
Youth fellowship meeting $50.
Prayer meeting Wednesday eve
ming 7:30.
MCCLURE MEMORIAL-Castle
Haynes. Sunday school 10 a. M,
worship 1880, Rev. Ried Newland,
| pastor.
WOODBURY. - The Rev J. D.
WithroW pastor. Sunday school,
10 am. Worship II am. ana 1880
pm.
IMMANUEL-Fifth and Meares
streets. Rev. w. H. Allison. minis
ter. 9::::45 a. m. Sunday school!
ii a. m. morning worship: 645
p m. Youth Fellowship, 7:a0 %.
m. evening worship.
MYRTLE GROVE - The Rev
John D. Macleod. pastor, Sunday
school. 9:45 am, song service,
7:30 ON: junior league. Monday.
NEIGHBoRHooD CHAPEL -
817 South Second street. The Rev
j. S. Crowley minister. Preach.
ing and Sunday school at 3 O'clock
CAROLINA BEACH = Charlotte
Avenue. The Rev. John D. Mac.
Leod, minister. Sunday school. 10
am. Worship, II am Young Peo.
| pie 7:30 Wednesday evening
CAPE FEAR = Maffitt Village,
The Rev Paul Hollar. pastor Sun.
day school. 9:45 am. Worship. il
am. Young People. 6:l5 pm
Worship pm. Wednesday pray
er, pm.
PEARSALL MEMORIAL = Eas,
Wilmington. The Rev Frederick
W. Lewis. DID,, pastor. Sunday
school. Gas am. Worship. Ii m.
plonesrs: hi,I :: Is 6 pm. Young Fellow
MURRAYVMLE CHAPEL