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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-17
Marshall Commences Negotiations
To Unity German Western Zones;
U.S.. Senate Gets Anti Imitation Bill
Committee 0kays
Measure By Taft
Martin Says House Will
Act Promptly On New
LEGISLATION

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16. Up
- A new Republican drive de-
veloped today to pass anti-infla-
tion legislation before the special
Congress session ends Friday.
Working against time, the Ser
ate Ban ing committee approved
a three-point bill and the Senate
agreed unanimously to consider
it tomorrow.
On the -Touse side, Speaker
Martin R.-Mass.) told reporters
1--WE will G everything possible
to put it through the House dur
ing the special session if the Sen
ate passes it and it arrives in the
House in time"
The banking committees ap-
proval was by voice vote at the
end of a hearing at which Sena-
tor Taft (Ohio), chairman of the
COP Senate Policy committee,
appealed for fast action.
Taft told the committee that if
the Senate gives unanimous ap-
proval, the measure can be call
ed p for debate there starting
tomorrow.
He added that the Democrats
could block this if they want
ed to, and that such action prob
ably would eliminate any chance
for action in the House before
the Friday adjournment goal.
No Agreement
Taft had told reporters earlier
that he had no agreement with
House leaders for action there.
T. e Taft measure is identical
to the House-spurned bill intro
duced b. Rep. Wolcott (R.-Mich)
chairman of the House Banking
committee, except that it does not
contain the section requiring
larger gold reserves in federal
reserve banks. 1t calls for volun-
tary industry-wide agreements to
distribute scarce commodities un-
der temporary suspension OF anti
trust laws and extension of ex-
port controls and authority over
transportation.
The Senate Banking commit
tee wrote in two amendments to
the Taft bill. One would restore
the Presidents wartime powers
to restrict the use of grain in
liquor production. This is now
being done by voluntary agree
ment of the industry.
The. other agreement removes
Saa CONFNTTTvTEE IN pap TUO
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-17
Hong Kong Newspaper
Says Pact Includes
Equipping Army
HONG KONG. Dec. 16. -U.p

HONG KONG, Dec. 16. -U.D
- The newspaper Waikiki Vat
Pao reported today that Russia
had agreed to furnish military
and economic aid, including the
training and eql ipping of IL
army divisions, to the Chinese
Communists to hasten formation
of the New Republic of China. p"
The usually-reliable newspaper
said that a six-point agreement,
covering long-term relations be-
tween the Republic" and the
Soviet Union, had been conclud-
ed by Chinese and Russian rep
resentatives in Moscow last
month
GA well-informed source in
Shanghai said that there was no
way of checking the accuracy of
the Hong Kong report until Rus
sia makes a formal announce
ment, or until there is a report
broadcast by the Chinese Com
munist radio.
("Russia has never acted open
ly to help the Chinese Commu-
nists," this source said. IF this
report is true, the situation is
more serious than most people
throughout the world realize. y
WAIKIKI Yat Pao said that the
Sino-Soviet agreement provided
for:
/. A priority to Russia in the
exploitation of mineral resources,
See RUSSIA On Page Two
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NAVY PHYSICIANS
WILL SPEAK HERE
]. S. Brown, Frank 7. Nor
ris To Be Guests Of
County Medical Men

Two Navy doctors, who have
outstanding war records and
who are now stationed at the
Naval hospital at Camp Le-
jeune, will be the principal
speakers at the final meeting of
the year for the New Hanover
County Medical society at the
Cape Fear club tonight at Z
o'clock.
Both speakers j. S, Brown,
Jr., captain, NC, USN; and
Frank T. Norris, Commander,
NC, USN-are natives of North
Carolina.
Captain Brown, a graduate of
Davidson college and the Tu-
lane university medical school,
is now chief of surgery at the
Camp Lejeune hospital, having
held that position since the fall
of 1915. He was transferred
from the reserve to the regular
Navy in 1916.
After serving as chief of surg
See NAVY on Page Two
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Diplomatic War
Will Be Bitter
Bidault Reported Ready
To Merge French With
u. S., Britain

LONDON, Dec. Is. - U.D -
of State George c.
opened negotiations to-
night to unity the three Western
occupation zones in Germany.
Making the first move in the
bitterest diplomatic battle since
the war as the result of the
breakup in failure of the Big
Four Foreign Ministers Confer
ence, Marshall started unification
talks with French Foreign Minis
ter George Bidault at private
dinner at the French Embassy.
Hours earlier, Russian Foreign
\ ister Viacheslav Molotov and
his Big Four delegation had slip
ped silently away in two special
planes bound for Moscow, to re-
port to the Kremlin on the break
between East and West.
AS he left American, British
md French diplomatic quarters
said that the Council of Foreign
Ministers probably never will
meet again as it is now constitut-
ed.
They believe that future Big
Four talks will be held on the
diplomatic level-among special
ly appointed deputies and that
the Foreign Ministers will not
meet themselves until a firm
groundwork has been laid for
agreement on German and Aus
|trian treaties.
New Developments
Developments in the first day
of an intensified cold war, in
which Russia was expected to go
all out to wreck the Marshall
Plan for the recovery of Europe,
included:
/. - Marshall, realizing the
gravity of the diplomatic fight
now developing, sternly forbade
his delegates to discuss the moves
which the Western allies may
make in Western Germany.
2. - It was reported that Mar
shall and his colleagues decided
finally that the three Western
zones in Germany must now be
See DIPLOMATIC On Page Two
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AIR SHOW MARKS
WRIGHT PROGRAM
Anniversary
OF First Plane Flight To
Be Celebrated

MANTEO, Dec. 16.- P The
44th anniversary of the Wright
brothers first flight in a heavier
than-air-craft at nearby Kill
Devil Hill will be celebrated to-
morrow when helicopters, Navy
fighters and jet planes converge
on that dune in the North Caro-
lima outer sandbanks.
The lights on the granite me-
mortal pylon atop the hill will
be switched on for the first time
since a banks storm in 1914
damaged the electrical equip
ment.
Igor Sikorsky, Russianborn
aircraft designer, and Lawrence
E Bell, president of the Bell
Aircraft Corporation, arer sche-
duled to land on the hill in hell
copters during the ceremonies.
Designers and manufacturers of
many types of rotary wing air.
craft are scheduled to be on
hand and demonstrate their
machines.
Official Luncheon
An official luncheon will be
held here, with Sikorsky a prin-
cipal speaker. A contingent of
Representatives and Senators,
including Herbert C. Bonner,
whose first district includes the
(See SHOW on Page Two)
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GILLETTE TAKES
OFFICE ON JAN. !
State Ports Authority Di-
rector Will Make Future
Home Here

Col. George W. Gillette, form
erly Division Engineer of the
South Atlantic division of t h e
Corps of Engineers, has arrived
IN Wilmington and will assume
his duties as Executive Director
Of the North Carolina State
Ports authority on Jan. l, R. B.
Page, chairman, said yester-
day.
Col. Gillette, who retired from
the Army on Dec. Is, has been
busy for the past few days re-
establishing residence here. He
mas been living in Atlanta since
MS appointment as division
mead on Aug. l, 1916.
IN his new position, he will be
responsible for executing the
pollcles and aims of the authori-
y Tor developing North Caro-
mas port and waterway re-
sources and promoting their
greater use by all the state. The
authority has been functioning
snce its establishment through
IHsiSlatlon Ia3! enacted during the
.s4o General Assembly. During
VIC last session of the legisla-
Zee GILLETTE on Page Two
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COP Senators.
Take Water.
Annropriation Committee
Members Sidestep An
derson Challenge

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -W'D
pen,Iblican members of the
cenate Appropriations commit
..e tonight sidestepped a chal-
,enoe ". from Secretary of Ag-
N;n,I1ti1re Clinton P. Anderson to
nncb through Congress a reso-
lntion authorizing publication of
.bo names of big-time traders
IN the commodity markets.
Anderson told the committee
bv letter that it would be illegal
tor him to publish the names
Without specific Congressional
sanction, and he implied that if
thew were published they might
contain Congressional names.
Chairman Styles Bridges, R.,
N H.. called a hurried confer
once of COP members of his
committee and said afterward
"that we intend to get all the
names in some manner"
While he did not elaborate,
there were indications the COM
mittee might serve a subpoena
on Anderson to try and get the
confidential list of maior mar
ket operators.
Anderson told Bridges in his
letter that he considered him.
self prohibited by law from di-
vulging such data, but that
this barrier could be removed
if Congress would pass A Joint
resolution requesting it.
Truman May Approve
said he mad consulted
dent Truman and was
nfident' the Chief Executive
would approve the resolution in
Order stop loose talk about
inside. /, profiting by knowledge
Of government plans"
Meeting with Bridges were
COP Senators Homer Ferguson
Of Michigan, G. Waylard Brooks
Of Illinois, and William F.
Knowland of California.
As spokesman, Bridges said
I'VE still believe that (Ander-
SOM has the full legal authority
to give out the names to a Con-
sressional committee. That be-
lief is based on competent
legal advice. We intend to look
further into the situation.
One source said the commit
8 ,P On Page Two
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POstOffice Loses Cash
Getting Gift To Auntie

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-N>-
This gay, festive, Christmasy
season brings only gloom to the
post office people.
For they know that every time
you mail a package to Aunt
Nettie, they lose money.
Postmaster General Jesse
Donaldson told a House Post
Office subcommittee today that
his department is losing $48,500,
900 on its package-carrying this
year. He's sorry.
1t also will lose another $74,-
100000 on its circular mail. Don
aldson is sorry about that, too.
The subcommittee also seems
to be sorry, for it's considering
legislation to set up a board to
fix mail rates-instead Of leav-
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Fail
lnWU-WOrkerSn Snarl
Government Efforts
Of Telegraphers
Leaders Sav

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. Is.
W.D- Government efforts to he.
off threatened strike of $4,000
Western Union tele. aph en-
p S broke up in complete dis
agreement tonight and union
leaders announced the strike
definitely would be called next
Tuesday unless the company
makes suitable settlement Of
fer.
y six-hour negotiation confer
ence, called at the request of the
Federal Cancellation Service, end
ed with AFL union representa-
tives flatly refusing company
offer of a single $1,OOO,O0O bonus
payment.
W. L. Allen, international
president of the Commercial
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of herself and a teacher or going
home for a dress. He said she
she could not wear the slacks to
regular classes.
Gertrude reflected on her faith
er's instructions, went home and
didn't come back.
Rule To Stand
1t all started last week when
jeanette Delahunt was sent home
from school for wearing slacks
to class. Her father, Thomas Del
ahunt protested and was told by
the school board and Principal
Barker that the no-slacks rule
would stand.
Today. Delahunt said he wrote
a formal protest to the school
See WAR on Page Two
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CHARLOTTE SEEKS
FUEL OIL RELIEF
Tar Heel Congressman To
Consider Situation At
Meeting Today

CHARLOTTE, Dec. 16-P)- A
prospect of relief for "dis-
tress case" families stricken by
the fuel oil shortage was seen
today in a proposal that major
oil suppliers in the Charlotte
area pool part of their stocks
for immediate distribution to
neediest victims.
The idea was one of many pre-
sented at a meeting of oil men
and city-county officials called
by Mayor Herbert H. Baxter to
plot means of alleviating the
shortage.
Should the scheme fail, Bax-
ter said, both he and City Mana
ger Henry A. Yancey will ask
the city council to authorize the
immediate purchase of 100000
gallons of fuel oil by the city
government for ALLEGATION to
hardship cases. Baxter did not
See CHARLOTTE on Page Two
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EXPRESS AGENCY
TO RAISE RATES
Interstate Commerce Com
mission Will Allow 10
Per Cent Boost

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16-tR-
The Interstate Commerce Com
mission proposed today to allow
the Railway Express Agency to
raise most express rates by 10
per cent.
The Commission emphasized,
however, that it's action is not
final and is subject to review
if shippers file protests.
The effect is to authorize the
company to file the increased
rates and to put them into ef-
feet 80 days later if no protests
are filed.
If protests are filed, the Com
mission can suspend the higher
rates and conduct a formal in
vestigation as to their reason
ableness.
The increase is designed
chiefly to cover a IS IL cents an
hour wage increase recent
ly granted to express company
See EXPRESS on Page Two
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DIR. J. W. FARRl0R
dies AT WARSAW
Native OF Kenansville,
He was Well Known
Throughout State

WARSAW, Dec. Is. james
William Farrior, IS, prominent
physician of Warsaw, died Tues
day afternoon at his home after
a short illness of several days.
He was the son of the late
Henry and Amelia Archer Far
rior, of Kenansville. He was a
graduate of State college, Cor
nell University and the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania.
He began his practice in medi-
cine soon after his graduation in
Kenansville but moved to War
saw in 1918 and has continued
his practice here since that time.
He served as Captain in the
medical corps in World War One
and has been very active in
curch and civic affairs, having
served as elder and Sunday
school superintendent in the local
Presbyterian church for many
years. He was president of the
local Rotary club, a member OF
the town board of commissioners
and a member of the State and
National Medical association
Funeral services will be held in
the Warsaw Presbyterian church
Wednesday afternoon at 2:30
o'clock by Rev. Eugene H. Clark.
Pa tor. Burial will be in tn e
family plot in the Kenansville
cemetery.
He is survived by his wife, the
former Mary Sloan of Garland.
one daughter, Mrs. E. c. Thomp-
son of Chapel Hill; two sons,
Henry Farrior, student at the Uni
versity of North Carolina and
William Farrior, st u d e mt at
Davidson college, one brother.
Henry Farrior of Warsaw.
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ATLANTIC STORM
TAKES LIFE TOLL
Giant w aves Capsize
Fishing Boat Seeking
Haven OF Inlet

MANASQUAN INLET, N. j.,
Dec. 16-P)-Seven persons were
lost in the gale-swept Atlantic
today as the fishing boat Para
mount V capsized 500 yards from
shore after battling stormy seas
in race towards the safety of
Manasquan Inlet.
Caught in rip tide just as
it was about to nose into the in
let, the ship was toppled by a
giant wave which crashed into
it's side. Nine survivors were
rescued from the icy waters.
Three bodies were taken from
the sea, and the Coast Guard
said the four still missing prob
ably had been trapped in the
ships cabin.
The Coast Guard identified the
known dead as ]. Simonair, 48,
of East Orange; James Wells, so,
Pennsauken; and Richard And
erson, 81, of Montclair.
Still listed as missing were
the ships captain, Charles Fuchs
of Point Pleasant; Walter Beck
of Union City, Joseph Ondorf
(address unknown), and one un-
identified person. James Began.
who operates the Paramount
fishing fleet, said there were a
total of 16 persons aboard.
Forced To Return
The fishing vessel left Brielle
early this morning but was fore
ed to head back to port shortly
before noon because of the heavy
seas, Began said. Captain Fuchs
had informed the passengers
they would be given half their
fares back because of the cur
tailed fishing.
Seaman End Class Reinhardt
Striepzel of Sandusky, Mich,
said he was in the tower watch
at the Manasquan Inlet Coast
Guard station when he saw the
vessel approach. He said he was
watching the boat come around
See ATLANTIC on Page Five
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To ,W&o Strik e
5syGr%p; Union
sat Coming

5eslegraph Union (AFL), said the
offer, which union officials said
would amount to about $40 for
each employe, added insult tc
injury"
western Union consistently
has trailed behind in wages and
this offer is simply impossible to
believe" Allen said.
Plead Inability
The union leaders said that
throughout the conference the
management representatives re-
peatedly tried to prove the COM
pany is not able to afford wage
increase.
Allen also said the unions turn
ed down an additional offer o1
See CONCILIATORS On Page Z
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HOSPITAL VOTE
FAILS TO CARRY
Only Two Precincts YET
To Be Reported On In
Yesterdays Election

ELIZABETHTOWN, Dec. 16-
With returns from two townships
still not in, it appeared here to-
night that a Bladen county bond
issue of 100000 to insure estab-
lishment of a 50-bed S500,000
hospital in the county had failed
to carry a countrywide election
by about 80 votes.
Election officials said that
Turnbull and Lake Creek returns
still had not been received when
counting was closed for the night,
but that the vote in those two
townships was not expected to be
heavy enough to carry the bond
issue.
To carry the election, total
of 1921 of the county's 2,64O
registered voters would have had
t. vote for the bond issue. Each
registered voter who failed to
vote was counted in the "no''
bracket.
Had the bond issue carried, an
See HOSPITAL on Page Two
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JURY SEES AUDIT
ON HUDSON FUNDS
Prosecution Presents Five
Witnesses Against R.
L. Fritz, Jr.

LENOIR, Dec. 16-(P)-A de-
tailed audit into payments OF
teachers at the Hudson school
was presented to Caldwell coun-
ty superior court jury late today
by prosecution attorneys who are
attempting to convict r. l. Fritz,
Jr., on charges Of obtaining
money from the state under false
pretense.
Theaudit, transcribed for the
convenience of the jurors on a
big blackboard, was prepared by
E. w. Smith, a Lenoi- certified
public accountant who said that
at one time he had referred to
fiscal records at the school as "in-
adequate and poorly kept"
Smith was the last of five
witnesses called today by the pro-
secution in pressing its charges
that Fritz, former Hudson prin-
cipal and spirited champion of
higher pay for teachers, obtain
ed approximately $1,000 from the
state through payroll irregulari-
ties.
Testimony by the four brought
these developments before more
than $50 spectators who packed
the Caldwell courtroom for the
second day:
Luther B. Robinson, Cald-
we'll superintendent of educa-
ton, testified that an acute teach
er shortage forced his office to
ignore certain state laws in the
employment of teachers, includ-
ing those at the Hudson school.
2-Smith, the CPA, said that
TYYnU
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Cold War RACES In Town
Over Stacks In School

CAMDEN, N. Y, Dec. 16-U.D
"A cold war ragged tonight in
this quiet rural village as the
second student participant in the
Battle Of The Stacks" studied
conflicting orders.
Gertrude Ackley, Is year old
sophomore student at Camden
Central school, was sent home
from school today for wearing
slacks which she said, "my father
told me to wear"
The pretty sophomore wore the
slacks through one class-ln the
gymnasium-but when she tried
to wear them to a second class
she was sent to the principal.
Principal Donald Barker gave
her the choice of taking special
instruction in class composed
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ing the job to Congress, as is
done in most cases now.
This red ink talk so depressed
me-my Christmas duns having
come in-that I readily fell into
conversation with one of the wit
nesses, Nathan Boone Williams.
Williams, a local lawyer, has
been interested in the post
office for 40 years-back to the
time when everyone was Won
dering whether the department
should embark on the bold ex-
pertinent of carrying packages.
Williams wrote pamphlet,
The A m lean Post Office. "
Here are a few things from it
See POSTOFFICE On Page Two
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Davis Plans Inaugural
Flight After Christmas
MEAN THIEVES

SIOUX CITY, Ia, Dec. 16.
up Thieves have dimmed
the prospects of a joyous
Christmas for needy children
here.
They broke into the court
house basement and carried
$500 worth of toys bought
with publicly donated fnuds
and assembled for distribu-
ton.
Items taken include 68
teddy bears, 36 wooden rifles,
and hundreds of games, dolls
and other articles.
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The Weather

North CAROLINA AND SOUTH
Wasr W. LIMA: Fair Wednesday and
cart a4t'esuay night. Cooler Wednesday ex-
W. W. on The coast. Rather cold again
clTssteSoay night. Thursday increasing
tnTatnesS te,osS and not much change in
en5ae chronological data for the "a hours
Ing ''50 pm. Yesterday.
Ion Temperatures
7.q0 qoOV an So; 7:3O am. Sc; 1870 pm. SO;
Norr,.lIi NraMlinum IN 70; Minimum 81; Mean 81;
,.qo Humidity
7,Sa 1'' an s8' 7:30 am. IS; l:30 p. m. IS.
To.a,.. Precipitation
~O0n 1o1 'ne "a hours ending 7:3O pm.
3.37 ino, since the first of the month -
lrro Tides For Today
U s0'll the Tide Tables published by
0oasl and Geodetic Suvey).
Wjlni, High Low
e'oh - l2:42 am. 7:47 am.
Nasonbora i'll pm. 1871 pm.
"0Ofo Inlet 1O:41 am. 4:1s am.
lS5 s9a5se ll2 Sunset D' 'o5; Mo- Moonrise rise
Ses 5r. T,n M2onset $40 pm.
- me WEATHER ON Pare Two,
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And So To Bed

A tip to future speakers
and vote against the "flew
Look" was written in the
Dec. Is issue of the Civitan
News for members of the
club who are scheduled to
meet this afternoon at I
O'Clock in the Crystal res
taurant.
Written on the program
was: "After dinner speeches
should be like a W0man's
skirt-long enough to cover
the subject, but short enough
to be interesting"
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Russia To Furnish ArmY
AidTOChina Communists
SMART PIGGIE

RICHMOND, Va. Dec. 16.
W.P-The pig was taking no
changes, not around the
champion chitterling eater
governor or no governor.
Police today were looking
for an eight-weeks-old pork
er awarded to Gov. William
Tuck yesterday for eating the
most at chitterling break
fast.
When the breakfast spOn-
sors reached for the pig it
had disappeared.
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See COMMITTEE On Page Two
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WILMINGTON AND VICINITY: Fair
today and tonight with cooler weather
late in evening, Thursday increasing
cloudiness and not much change in tenn
perature.
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See DIPLOMATIC On Page Two