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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-12
Stock Market Stages Best
RollyAchieued This Year

the day only O show a narrow
gain at the finish.
Bonds Improve
Railroad bonds improved. Cot
ton closed so cents to $2,25 a bale
higher. Wheat at Chicago was 2
IA to 3 IL cents a bushel down
on a record crop report; corn was
unchanged to l "a higher and
oats l SO to 2 1-2 lower.
Spurts In The Curb were made
by Cities Service, Northern
States Power "A, American evan.
AMID, Aluminium Co. of America,
humble Oil and Electric Bond &
Share. Turnover of $50, 900 shares
mere compared with 21O, 900 Tues
day.
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r.. NOTICE
Eyecr, Undersigned having qualified as
Dsys 'lS OF the Estate of Edward L.
New uaeeeased, late of the County of
psrsons 1'Io'er' this is to notify all
tse IN having claims against said Es-
ed AZ ,e present them to the unders,gn-
North roll Princess Street, Wilmington,
day ~ s,loilna, on or before the 10th
pleaded way 1913, or this notice will be
pes;ons IN bar of their recovery. All
peass indebted to the said Estate will
uldersiqnnSe immediate payment to the
eu ms 18th day of May, 1e47.
NETTYE D. DAVIS
\ c. Wac. Executrix
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GRAIN
CHICAGO GRAIN

CHICAGO, June 11-P-Wheat
and corn moved in different di-
rections on the Board of Trade
today in the wake of. a government
forecast for a record wheat crop
while corn seeding remains be-
hind schedule.
Wheat closed 2A-3h lower, July
S2.l6R-A, corn was unchanged to
IA higher, July $1.9OB-%, and
oats were 1%-2k lower, July 95%.
Open High Low Close
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E SPOTS

NEW ORLEANS June 11-P-
Spot cotton closed steady, $1.25 8
bale higher. Sales Al. Low mid
ding 1915; middling 37.25; gooe
middling 37.85. Receipts 2,315;
stocks 100, 406.
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LOCAL QUOTATIONS

a. Indicated annual dividend rate.
b. Income and profits dividends paid
in past II months,
C. Paid in 1916. SIP
The above quotations are nominal
and are believed to be indications of
the price at which the securities may be
purchased or sold).
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CASH GRAIN

CHICAGO, June 11-(P)-Wheat:
None. Corn: No. l yellow 2.13k;
No. 2, 2~.10-2.16; No. 3, 2.10-2.13;
sample grade 1.45-1.71R. Oats: No.
l heavy mixed 1.08&; No. Il,
heavy white Ito; No. 1 white
1.O7h; No. 2 white 1.03h-1.08.
Barley: Mailing 1.60-2.07 nomi-
nal; feed 1901. 70; choice mailing
2.1O-2.15.
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,,.s;stent Buying Spree
' eoosts Induslria|s One
To Four Points

.,uFTs AT A GLANCE
e YORK, June IL -
NJ" higher; indus
.,ials in demand: ,;,
bolsl.l irregular! mill
lGr. favorable weather.
DH" CHICAGO
Wheat - weak; record crop
f0fe,r firm; late seeding,
.,roYg cash demand.
afous weak; crop fore
vt higher than expected.
caM $3.50 cents higher;
SP ,ne unevenly Is cents to
IN higher and active; top
$1,000.
,,rw YORK, June II R -
NA hest stock market rally of
The .,0sr boosted a long list of in
, ns shares ] to more than 4
o..oIs majors. oils, chemicals
some farm Implements, rub
sas. and soft drinks were prin-
S Ss,s gamers. with rails joining
S'i Isl of sprinters in the final
toE.
.s Dn- the opening. Commission
s .'T attributed some of the OPP
.mism to expressions of belief
!. .J hotter prospects for tax reduc-
at the same time pointing
o ,'@- encouragement derived from
rseent market resistance to I'M
favorable news.
Tho Associated Press 6O-Stock
~comoosite climbed IA points to
~ for its best rise since Dec.
a 1915. Transfers of 1850, 900
',sras we're the largest since May
10 Of 1913 issues registering in
-se broadest market since May
10 we're 826 advancing and "a de-
Ching.
Wide Movers
Wide movers included Dow
Chemical, up 8 ID at 1853 IL, af-
tsr news Of a proposed 4-for-1
SPLIT. and Coca-Cola, ahead 8 at
ia. New 1947 highs were estab-
Gshed by Standard Oil ND which
closed at Is IL. up l IA; Gulf
'nl. ahead 2 at 81. Union Carbide,
b 3.9 at l03 3-4, and Texas Pa
.ctic LAID Trust, IA at "a IA.
Pivotals with major gains in
GUIDED Chrysler, up 4 at 105,
Santa Fe. 8 IA at II ga, U. S.
Steel. 2 IA at 81 IL, Goodrich,
ia at 81 3-4, Montgomery Ward,
; at 81 IL. and Southern Railway,
; at "a.
Better advances elsewhere were
recorded by Bethlehem, Youngs-
otwn Sheet, Genral Motors, Good
wear, International Harvester
Douglas Aircraft, Anaconda, West.
err Union "A Con a favorable
earnings report, Southern Pa
citc. Publicker, Pepsi-Lola, Amer
ican Wooden, Du Pont, Johns
msrville. American Can and U.
Gypsum. American Telephone
lsgeed in losing ground most OF
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DAIRY PRODUCTS

CHICAGO, June II - (P -
Butter firm; receipts 1854, 1922; eggs
steady to firm and unchanged; re-
ceipts %, $50.
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NEW ORLEANS COTTON

NEW ORLEANS, June 1902
Cotton futures closed steady 10
cents TO $1.90 a bale higher.
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RALEIGH, June II -PC)NC-
lDA)- Egg and poultry markets
STEADY to firm. U. S. Grade A
large 48; fryers and brollers 81
to 33.
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CHARLOTTE O

CHARLOTTE, June 11-P-Spot
cotton sc. 10.
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STOCK AVERAGES
Compiled By The Associated Press
T,,pa -
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WASHINGTON POULTRY .
WASHINGTON - U. S. Grade "A
large SO; broilers, fryers ana
roasters "a to 80.
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BOND QUOTATIONS
RALEIGH

DOA$D0
Aust 3As Sc
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BOND AVERAGES
Compiled by The Associated Press
JUNE IL
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-22
0VERT0N LAUDS
SENATOR BILB0
Louisiana Democrat Says
Bilbo defender OF
White Supremacy"

ALEXANDRIA, La, Aug. 21-
U.H-Sen. John H. Overton, D.,
La, tonight described Sen. Theo-
dore G. Bilbo, D., Miss, who died
TODAY as lone of the ablest and
most fearless defenders of white
supremacy and pure Caucasian
ism" .
In a telegram to the United
Press, L~ouisiana's senior Senator
said:
1.-The death of Senator Theodore
c.. Bilbo removes from American
political life one of the ablest and
most fearless defenders of white
supremacy and pure Caucasianism.
1T was his relentless battle in
this cause that threatened uncon-
stitutionally to remove him from
his seat as a senator after he had
been unquestionably elected and
possessed all the qualification OF
age, residence and citizenship
prescribed by the United States
constitution.
"His passing will be regretted
by all advocates of white political
supremacy and will remain I'M
mourned by all who depend upon
the Negro vote for political recog-
milton or election to office"
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Members
Depart From Halifax
Travelling Mission
aries, White And Negro,
Agree To Leave

HALIFAX. Aug. 81 - P a
group of 80 travelling mission
aries, Negro and white, today
moved out of Halifax county IN
compliance with a health depart
ment ruling that their camping
grounds was not sanitary.
Sheriff Harry House of this
northeastern North Carolina coun-
ty said he understood the group
had gone to Florence. S. c.. where
he said he Was told they main.
tain a church. The sheriff said
they had left without disturbance.
A white spokesman for the group
said it was affiliated with the in
teracial Church Of the Lord Jesus
Christ Of the Apostolic Faith" He
said headquarters were IN Ne"
Jersey.
E.. A. Hastings, sanitarian Of
Halifax county, said yesterday ne
had ordered the group to move
elsewhere because there was moi
a camping site in the county when
could comply with regulations gov
erning rest room facilltles. ade'
quate fresh water supply and gar
bage disposal. Both men and WON
en- were in the group. They traV'
elled in a bus. truck and some
private cars
1t was the second time within a
few days that representatives Of
See INTERRACIAL on Page Three
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Along The Cape Fear

STORM HITS INLET - C. c..
Chadbourn, continues his descrip-
ton of the new inlet near the
mouth of the Cape Fear river.
After telling of the hotel and the
small settlement where the work
was progressing, Chadbourn goes
on to relate how persons had a
fear of storms that might hit that
area.
He tells us that ''to timid per-
sons there was always the latent
dread Of what might happen in
case of an equinoctial storm SIM
liar to that which opened the
inlet in the 18th century,"
Then the author goes On to re-
late that a storm did come Sin
all its fury" Chadbourn, who had
lived with many of the workmen
as they constructed the dam at
the north end of the inlet known
as the "The Rocks, tells how the
wind blew harder, the waves
broke higher until the storm reach
ed it's peak. The hotel operated
by Mrs. E. W. Mayo of Whining
ton at the site was threatened by
the waves.
GUESTS LEAVE-Guests at the
hotel at that time, left the es-
tablishment. They braved the
storm and took refuge in a little
cottage at the foot of the mound"
Chadbourn relates in detail the
storm. the fear Of the persons and
how some even cried. But after
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JOHNSON PRAISES
STATE SHERIFFS
Cubernatorial Candidate
Advocates DEVELOPMENT
OF Wilmington Port

CAROLINA BEACH, Aug. 81
Development of the port Of VIII
mington for the benefit of all the
people of North Carolina was ad-
vocated here tonight by Charles
M. Johnson, state treasurer and
gubernatorial candidate. in an ad-
dress before the North Carolina
Sheriffs association in annual con-
vention.
johnson also dwelt on the
states record in highway and
school development and spoke of
the financial condition Of the
state.
He praised the work done by
the North Carolina State Ports
Authority but said the work
was statewide in scope and pro-
missed to see that its progress was
given impetus.
Johnson's address tonight was
the. highlight of the three-day con-
vention, which will be brought to
a close tomorrow.
C. J. Mcdonald of Moore coun-
ty was elevated to the presidency
of the association at a business
session this afternoon.
The former vice president sue
ceeded Ray Pitts, sheriff of
Catawba county. Hoyle Efird of
CASTOR county, former second
vice president, moved up to tine
first vice presidency.
A new man, Sheriff Paul Garri-
son of Wayne county, was named
to Efird's place. John Morris of
Wilmington was reelected as sec
rotary.
A class in law enforcement was
held this morning. A boat ride
and bathing beauty contest were
on the program this afternoon in
addition to the business session,
with the banquet following to-
night.
The convention will close with
See Johnson on Page Three
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FRANCE INVITES
JEWISH REFUGEES
Those Refusing Invitation
Will Be Sent To Dis
placed Person Camp

LONDON, Aug. q -U.H- The
British Foreign office announced
today that 4,460 intercepted JEWS
refugees aboard three British
transports in the French Medi-
terranean harbor of Port de Bouc
would be sent to displaced persons
camps in Hamburg, Germany, if
they do not land in France volun-
tarily by 6 pm. tomorrow.
The refugees have had "a days
to accept a French invitation to
land in France, whence they en-
parked for Jerusalem on the for
mer American excursion steamer
President Warfield, a foreign Of
flee spokesman said. Most of the
refugees have refused because of
"persistent Zionist threats" the
spokesman said.
"None of them is obliged to pro-
coed to Germany unless of their
own choice they decline the French
Offer" the spokesman S d.
Hamburg is the only territory
under British jurisdiction, out.
side Cyprus, where such a large
number of persons can be ade-
quately housed and fed at short
notice."
The President Warfield was in
tercepted off Palestine on July Is
and seized in a fight in which
three persons were killed. The A.
554 refugees were returned to Port
de Bouc on three British trans.
ports and invited to go ashore.
At last reports only 100 had
See FRANCE on Page Three
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UnificatiOn Of Armed
Forces Slated Sept. Is
Kenneth c. Royal Named
Secretary OF Army
In New Setup

WASHINGTON, Aug. 81 -UH
President Truman announced to-
day that formal u~nification Of the
nations fighting forces under Sec
rotary of Defense James Forces
tai will be effected o or about
Sept. Is.
At the same time, the President
disclosed to his news conference
the lineup of sub-cabinet officers
who will direct the three military
arms under his and ForrestaTs
overall command.
He named Kenneth c. Royal,
present secretary of war, as sec
rotary of the army in the new
military establishment. John L.
Sullivan now undersecretary Of
the navy, was appointed secretary
of the navy, and the post of sec
rotary of the air forces went to
w. Stuart Symington, now assist
ant secretary of war for air.
All three will'receive cabinet Of
ficer's pay of SIS, 600 a year, as
will Forrestal. but only Forrestal
will hold cabinet rank.
MI. Truman said Forrestal, now
secretary Of the navy, will take
the oath of office as the c%ountry's
first defense chief about Sept. Is.
Under the unification law which
vests unified direction of the three
armed services in a single secre-
tary Of defense, F~orrestal's au-
See IMPLICATION On Page ;
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Reds Protest i. S..
Industrial Move
~
Objects To Enlisting British, French Support
In Reviving Germany's Industry In
Western Occupation Zones

would be in violation of the Pots
dam agreement.
The French were said to be will
ing to permit German steel out
put to be raised from its present
level of $500, 600 tons annually to
10, 900, 900 tons-a figure near that
proposed by Britain and the Unit
ed States.
Germany's pre-war steel produc-
ton amounted to about IL, 90, 900
tons a year, and since the end of
the war it has been limited, by
agreement of the four major pow
ers, to about half that rate.
The Soviet note, which the State
department declined to make pub
lie Immediately, was understood
to have commended that any in
crease in German production lev
els should be approved by Russia
as well as the other powers.
An official source said an Amer
lean reply was under considera-
ton. He made 1t clear that it
would reject the Soviet note on
the grounds that Russia consis-
tently has refused to join the west
ern powers in treating Germany
as an economic unit, as provided
by the Potsdam agreement.
In view of that Russian stand,
this informant said, the United
| States believes that the western
powers are justified in taking
See REDS PROTEST on Page 8
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Italy And Austria
Blocked By Russia
Western Powers Oppose
Entry OF Hungary, Ro-
mania And Bulgaria

LAKE SUCCESS, N. Y, Aug. 81.
-W.R- Two Russian vetoes block
ed Italy and Austria from United
Nations membership today and
the Western Powers blocked the
applications of Hungary, Romania
and Bulgaria.
A third Soviet veto was avert
ed only when the United States,
which had been accused of trying
to provoke a whole string of Soviet
vetoes for propaganda purposes,
withdrew its surprise proposal to
toss the bitter membership stale
mate to the UN General Assembly.
This move came after Poland's
Juliusz Katz-Suchy declared that
the United States was trying to
"cause another veto and make
big headlines in the press
The Polish charge, delivered on
the heels of Russia's 18th and 18th
%vetoes, brought a quick denial.
The East-West battle reduced the
prestige and power of the Security
Council to the lowest level of its
two-year career and assured that
only two of the II nations seeking
membership this year will get the
consideration - and certain ap-
proval - of the 55-nation assemb-
ly.
They are the tiny Arab state of
Yemen and the new Moslem state
of Pakistan.
But the UN's door was closed for
another year to the four former
Nazi satellites and Austria, Port
ugal, Trans-Jordan, Ireland, Al
bania and outer Mongolia.
The last hope of a happier solu-
ton was wiped out in the smoky
three-hour council session today
which pronounced these results:
l.. Soviet Delegate Andrei Gro
myko stretched his string of vetoes
to seven for this week when he
killed a majority-backed proposal
to let the General Assembly decide
when to admit Italy and Austria.
2. The United States and Great
Britain denounced the present
Co. TrArV ~. ~ rrhro~
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100 PERSONS HURT
AS CEILING FALLS
Plaster, Lathe And Steel
Falls In Crowded
Meadville Theater.

MEADVILLE, Pa, Aug. 81. -
W.H- A 4O-foot square Of the cell
ing of the park theatre here fell
80 feet with a thunderous oar to-
night onto the heads of a capacity
audience, injuring close to 100
persons, "a so seriously they were
hospitalized.
Most seriously injured was Joseph
Maggio. 81. of Meadville, who was
not expected to live. He suffered a
fractured skull. fractured back and
internal injuries.
The big section of plaster, lathe
and steel ripped loose and fell
at TAO p. M. while the feature
picture was showing. There was
no panic. Theater personnel took
to the stage and claimed the audi
ence and directed the uninjured to
exits.
About 70 persons were given
first aid treatment at the scene
and those more seriously injured
were taken in ambulances to the
Spencer and Meadville hospitals.
The theater seats 1850 persons.
Members of the audience said
that the falling ceiling sounded
like thunder in a heavy rain,
storm"
Art Mooney and his orchestra,
appearing at the. theater, had beer
scheduled to appear in about II
minutes when the accident oc'
Cured.
A crowd estimated at 10000 per
sons gathered in the theater area
from a nearby county fair, hamp
ering the efforts of police and am,
balances to remove the injured.
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N. {. WEED PRICE
AVERAGES $45.Sl
Prices Weakened On All
Grades OF Flue-C Cured
Sold Yesterday

Prices weakened on all grades
o. ~tlue-cured tobacco sold yester-
day or the North Carolina and
South Carolina markets, the Fed
efal-State Departments of Agricul-
Nte reported.
In most instances, price gains
y Wednesday were wiped out.
With declines ranging from so
cents to 81, but losses for the
majority Of offerings running
nom 81 10 81. As before, lower
qualities showed biggest price set
backs.
Although sustaining losses in
prices, the quality of offerings
showed some improvement over
Wednesday, with a large percent
age Of good to choice qualities on
me uoorS and with less common
70 1alr. Volume of leafs and Tugs
remained about constant.
Most markets expected heavy
sales today.
DeilVeries to the flue-cured sta
o1lzatlon corporation so far this
Zee N. c, wEEN Oh Page Three
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PR0BIRS CHARGE
DISCRIMINATION
Major Oil Distributors And
Producers Blamed
By Committee

CHICAGO. Aug. 2l.-UR-Ths
chairman of a Senate sub-comm!t-
tee investigating the Midwestern
oil shortage said today that some
major oil companies obviously"
were discriminating against small
independent producers and distri-
butors.
Sen. Kenneth S. Wherry, r..
Neb., said after hearing five wit
nesses that his committee had
heard enough to believe a full
and thorough investigation Of prac-
tees by the oil companies is justi-
fled"
Charges made against the ma
jor distributors and producers in
Guided:
J.. A witness said an agent Of 4
subsidiary of Standard Oil Com
pany of Indiana had advised him
not to appear at the hearing.
2. Several witnesses said major
producers were trying to keep
them from dealing in the most
profitable grade of oil.
3. Major producers get prefer
entail freight rates while independ-
ents must continue to pay higher
shipping costs.
Wherry said that if these and
other charges are substantiated N
See PROBERS on Page Three
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So To Bed

Richard Anderson, 10, a SOL
der, came in for sentence yes
terday in Superior court before
Judge Leo Carr.
The youth had been convict
ed of receiving stolen proper
ty. Solicitor Clifton Moore step.
ped forward.
81 understand that this lad
has made 10 parachute jumps"
the solicitor told the court.
"This Is adverse to my Ma
ture."
But, he smilingly added,
chat looks like punishment
enough, I'd have to be pushed
before making q jump"
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PRICEFlXINC
CHARGES FILED
Justice Department Indicts
20 Firms, So Officials
For Conspiracy

NEW YORK, Aug. 21-W.D-The
Justice department today broaden
ed its war against monopoly and
runaway prices by indicting 20
friction materials manufacturing
companies, SO officials and the
trade association to which they be-
long on charges of conspiracy to
fix prices of replacement brake
and clutch facings.
This was the fourth such in.
dictment in five days.
Attorney General Tom c. Clark
personally announced the indict'
ment, which was handed up by
the federal grand jury in the sou.
them New York district.
Clark launched his drive against
price piracies Aug. IL when he
irdered federal antitrust attorneys
to investigate food, clothing and
housing prices to seek violations
of anti-monopoly laws. President
Truman officially approved this
new "get-tough" policy two days
later and the justice department
went into action.
During the past five days al
Goo PRICEFIXIG on Pare Three
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vasyINGTON, Aug. q - W.D -
pnseia today protested the United
s+ates' new move to enlist British
w. French support in reviving
German heavy industry in the
nestern occupation zones.
stafe department spokesman in
lated that the Soviet note would
=, rejected unequivocally and an
.rolo . French-American confer
mr. o., German industry would
.,sn IN schedule in London to-
morrow.
At the same time, the depart
,ant disclosed that the United
gates has made a second sharp
nrotest to the soviets against the
pontinued delay in reopening the
North China port of Dairen to
American trade.
and it voiced public dissatisfac-
,;on at Russia's failure to answer
t.So American notes dispatched
,.s+ week urging action on the
japanese peace treaty and on Kor-
ssn nnification.
The soviets' latest protest on
Germany apparently was inspired
nv reports that the French, after
baking repeatedly at any major
;ndustrial revival in Germany,
we're Welding to the American
and British argument that more
German production is needed for
tss economic reconstruction OF
Europe. Russia claimed the plan
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-22
Cousins Elude Coppers
In Cat And Mouse Game

BALTIMORE, Aug. 21-RHTwo
young cousins strolled out of Bal
timore city court, past the arms
Of police waiting to arrest them
and sped away in a a while the
frustrated cops looked on, all with
the blessing of a judge.
Judge Michael j. Manley kept
the cops, from Maryland and
Pennsylvania, at bay with an order
that the cousins, William II. Miller,
10, and George r. Miller. 20, OF
Westminster, Md, be given a 10
minute head start.
The judge explained the head
start was to avoid a possible auto
mobile ehaSe through downtown