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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-08
CUSTOMS FIGURES :
DOUBLE FOR CITY
Port Oh Wilmington Shows
Over 100 Per Cent In
crease Last Year

The customs receipts in the state
ports during the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1947 showed an increase
of approximately 20 per cent over
those of the previous year, ac-
cording to local customs officials
The port of Wilmington had an
increase of over 100 per cent dur
ing the last year, the record
shows.
E. c. snead, assistant collector
of customs, said that the Increase
was the "result of the resumption
of pre-war business. The mer-
chant ships which came into port
here regularly before the war are
beginning to resume their trade,
he said, and therefore, the In
crease in customs receipts does
not indicate new business.
Total receipts for the year Just
ending were $12, 240, 426; while
those Of last year amounted to
&c. 83, 1913. 2
Receipts for Wilmington during
the last fiscal year totaled 1884,
100. 27; while those of the previous
year amounted to $100, 1920.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-08
q KILLED, MANY
INJURED in RIOT
Hindu Moslem Clashes In
Calcutta Most Violent
In Several Months

LONDON, July Z. -U.H- Daily
Telegraph Calcutta dispatches re
ported tonight that % persons were
known killed and 1853 wounded to
day in the most violent Hindu-Mos
lem riots in months and that cas-
ualties were still pouring into hos
pitfalls.
Rioting started when Moslem:
marched through the streets carry
ing the body of a Moslem police of
ficer slain by a Hindu gunman Sun.
day night.
Police dispersed the procession
with tear gas and shots when riot
ing started, the dispatch said, but
by that time fighting had spread
over an area too wide to control.
Street cars were stopped ane
passengers dragged out and beat,
en-, the dispatch said. The cars
were set afire.
A curfew was imposed tonight,
the dispatch said, and British
troops were detailed to search pc
destrians for weapons.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-08
NATIONAL PLEADS
new ROUTE CASE
Airline Seeks To Add Rich.
lnond, Washington To
Through Line

WASHINGTON, July 7-fP-Na'
tonal Airlines told the Civil Aero
%hautlcS board today that by add
ing only IS miles to its present
New York-Florida route it could
serve $500, 900 persons in Rich
nond, Washington and Baltimore
Company spokesman said dur
ing oral argument in the Middle
Atlantic States case that National
~ the only big-time operator that
GOES not have a. certificate to
serve the nations capital, though
It's planes fly over it.
Inc company argued also that
me granting OF its application
would provide competition ! to
Eastern Air Lines and consider
soie new service, especially from
Havana. :
Not Recommended
ihe company's application was
Bee NATIONAL on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-08
MAY SEEK
EUROPEAN SETUP
.Valerian Zorin Hints AT
Bloc Arranged On Soviet
Aid Terms

GENEVA, Switzerland, July 7
|Ng - Valecian Zorin, Russian am
|bassador to Prague, announced
TODAY the Soviet Union will seek
leooperation for re-establlshmen1
LOT European economy on a basis
LOT mutual recognition of equal
rights and guarantees"
This indication the Soviet Union
seek to form a European CO.
Lucrative on her own terms came
sfrom Zorin's concluding words as
The spoke at the opening session
lot the United Nations Economic
4 commission for Europe. Russia,
be said, had nothing in common
with the erroneous policy" pur
sued in Paris.
Zorin, who heads the Russian
delegation to the commission, &C
eused Great Britain and France o.
using the Marshall aid plan as
backbone for a scheme to dominate
Europe.
Launches Attack
He charged Britain and France
with uniting "behind Russia's
back in an effort to force a deci
sion which had been reached with
the United States prior to the Big
Three meeting to discuss the pro
gram of European economic re.
eovery drawn up by U. S. Secre'
Ery Of State George c. MAJ
81 See RUSSIA On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-08
Coal Strike Threat Dies As UNIV Policy
Ccc>@tee Ratifies National Contract;
Ull Group Agrees To Destroy Atom Bomb
Russia Wins.
Big Victory
Commission N Sub.
Committee To Put Soviet
Proposal In Writing

LAKE SUCCESS, N. Y, July z
-WD-A majority of the United
Nations Atomic Energy commits
sion tentatively agreed in prin-
ciple tonight that all existing
atomic weapons should be de-
stroyed.
The atomic delegates, sitting as
a committee, appointed a four-na-
ton subcommittee to put the So
Wet proposal into writing.
Soviet delegate Andrea Gromy-
ko, almost chanting that "atomic
weapons must be destroyed" got
specific support from representa-
tives of Great Britain, Canada,
Australia, China and Brazil. In ad-
dition, Poland was committed to
support Russia in the 12-nation
committee.
United States Delegate Freder-
lex Osborn did not take a definite
stand.
Leaves Way Open
The American-backed Baruch
plan for atomic control, and a dis
armament resolution passed by
the U. N. general assembly last
fall, provided only that the atomic
bomb be eliminated from national
ornaments. This left the way
open for the weapon to be includ-
ed in UN's arms forces. Today's
decision meant that the proposed
UN's "police force" to maintain
the peace would not have atomic
weapons.
The Baruch plan provided for
"disposal' of atomic bombs, and
delegates pointed out today that
this possibly could let the United
States, for instance dispose" of
its bombs by turning them over to
See RUSSIA on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-08
PALESTINE GIRLS
TO GAIN RELEASE
Government Announces
| Stern Gang Sympathizers
Will Be Freed

JERUSALEM, July EP)-Reli
able official said tonight the Pal
estine government would take al
unprecedented step tomorrow by
releasing two 16-year-old Jewish
girls arrested Saturday while de
livering Stern gang literature tc
the living quarters of members o:
the United Nations Special Com
mittee in Palestine.
The Stern gang, underground
Jewish resistance organization
sent a letter to the u. N. Conn
mittee Sunday asking it to inter
vene in behalf Of the girl messen'
gers.
Official sources said a state
ment would be made tomorrow
when the girls re released ana
added the situation was "embar'
RAISING to the government"
Jewish Boy Held
Meanwhile, the Jewish agency
issued q declaration which sale
that a 16-year-old Jewish boy, Al
exander Rubowitz, who disappear
ed May 6, twas kidnapped from
the street by a group of British
police in civilian clothes and ap
pears to have taken to an isolated
spot outside the city and tortured
to death"
In a memorandum to the u. N
committee, the Jewish agency
said 'the boy who was believed
to have been distributing terror.
list leaflets, resisted"
Military authorities said they
have been holding British Maj
Roy A. Farran, 26, in connection
with the Rubowitz case.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-08
ny SUE
Star Staff Writer

nninions expressed at the pub
=. hearing yesterday, on the pro-
no.,1 to make . fill in Banks
pssnnel, incorporated into the re-
.a-+ NJ the U. S. District Engi-
poors will be forwarded to the
Ivision engineer sometime next
asek and decision in the applica-
s;on rests with the U. S. Engi-
. o who will decide if the con-
,trlction will create an obstruc-
tion to any navigation.
In addition to the written state
nents presented to the local en-
";noors. individuals, represen-
s]a+ivss Of associations, and gov
.rnmental officials yesterday at
moon presented oral argument.
A. meeting here in the Customs
The New Hanover county COM
.%;ssioners and the Wrightsville
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-08
Man With Year To LiVe
h YearTerm

It was funny, he said, how the
attorney general recommended
eight years, his lawyer five and
the judge gave him ten.
cit was funny" he said, "be-
cause the doctor said I didn't have
more than a year to live"
Before Federal Judge Perry Boyd
passed sentence, Assistant U. S.
Attorney Thomas E. Farnsworth
read Ovens FBI record to the
court.
His criminal career began in
1917. Then there was a conviction
for forgery in Ohio in 1925, another
in Alabama in 1929, another in
Illinois in 1888, another in Cali
fornia in 1912. Sentences ranged
UP to 20 years.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-08
Miners Await
Official Word
Pits To Resume Operations
Early Wednesday After
Signing Ceremony

WASHINGTON, July 7-(P-Tha
United Mine Workers 200-man pol
icy committee tonight ratified
terms of a new national wage con-
tract and voted to return to work
after the pact is officially signed
tomorrow.
The ceremonies will take place
at The union headquarters tomor-
row at 10 am, a spokesman for
the United Mine Workers told re-
porters after a Commute meeting
of the policy committee.
The use OF the word national"
contract vas explained by the
spokesman as meaning that this
is a nationwide contract and that
before any operator in any sec-
ton of the country can expect
union members to work his mines,
he must accept the terms of the
national contract.
The contract was executed by
representatives of the Northern
and steel company operators and
the union spokesman said the
terms of this contract could b
accepted by any other association
or individual operators who wished
to meet it.
Southern producers were sche-
duled to meet at 10 am. tomorrow
to go over the Northern-steel on
tract.
Southern and Midwest operators
were reported ready to come to
terms. The far Western represen-
tatives left town last week after
the top ndustrialists of the steel
and Northern commercial inter-
ests had negotiated a tentative
agreement with John l.. Lewis
union. They left town without
telling what their position would
be.
The UNIV spokesman said that
at the policy committee session
Lewis was frequently applauded
for negotiating what he called this
most beneficial of all miners con-
tracts. Tie Spokesman added:
"The policy committee by una
nimous vote has approved the ma
tional bituminous wage contract
and authorized its execution. The
representatives of the union and
operators will meet at 10 am. July
8 to officially sign the agreement.
"When the contract is officially
signed miners employed in mines
covered by the contract will be no.
titled to resume work Immediate
ly."
This virtually precluded full
scale resumption of operations in
the unions bituminous mines at
least until Wednesday morning.
One Day Delay
The miners are On a ten-day
vacation which ends at midnight
tonight but the policy committees
action specifically stated that work
would not resume until the agree
ment was signed and sealed.
Industry representatives said
that Lewis won his fight to have
included m the contract a clause
that the miners would work when
"willfhg and able"
He sought this protection against
Taft-Hartley labor bill provisions
calling for penalties against I'M
authorized strikes.
These same sources told news
See MINERS On Page TIVE
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-08
RECORDER TACKS
ON HEAVY FINES
Court Golfers Enriched By
Nearly $500 From Traf-
fic Violators

Recorders court yesterday con-
Quoted a field day upon traffic
violators as the result of whole
sale arrests under the new state
laws over the long holiday week
end.
Approximately 70 cases were
run through the court with fines
and bond forfeits totaling approx
imately $500. Judge Winfield Smith
made it plain that from now on
there will be no mercy or tex
tenuating circumstances" allowed
vioIators. And to show he means
to be tough he issued the drastic
ruling to police, deputies and high
way patrolmen that violators ar
rested on a weekend who tell the
the authorities they will post bond
as they cannot be in court Monday
morning, shall go to jail in lier
Of bail % insure their presence
when their hearing comes up.
J. B. Parker, so, drew a SIS
fine, 60-day suspended sentance
and ordered to pay $117 restit-
tuition on a charge of reckless
driving. Parker Immediately ap-
pealed to the Superior court and
his bond was set at 5000. His ar
rest was the result of a crash
on the Wrightsville highway, be
tween his car and one operated by
Mark Vetters.
Stiff Fines
L. G.. Johnson, 81 was meted
out total fines of $45 for operating
without 8 drivers license and DIR.
living with his muffler open. L. A
Johnson. 81, was handed a $1l
fine for passing on-coming traffic
On a curve.
M. E. Watson, High Point, will
have to pay not only a $40 fine
(See RECORDER on Pare Two)
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-08

LOS ANGELES, July 7-W.R-A
judge rules today on an attorneys
plea-in rhyme-for a writ of ha-
beas corpus to reunite a 16-year
old bride with her husband.
Superior Judge Stanley Mosk
said he didn't like the poetry, but
said that wouldn't have any effect
on his decision.
Attorney David Marcus, ieD:e-
senting Robert Ramos, 81, COM
planned that Ramos mother-in-
law, Mrs Rafaella Nunez, held
Ramos bride, Florence. incom-
municado, when the newlyweds
returned several weeks ago for a
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-08

MEMPHIS, Tenn, July 7. -W.D
= George E. Owens, So, heard him
self sentenced to 10 years imprison-
ment today and laughed in the
judges face because he said, Il
haven't got more than a year to
live"
A dapper, erect man with a Grim
inal record as long as your arm,
Owens was convicted OF cashlng
S227. go worth of stolen pay checks
in Memphis.
81 couldn't help thinking how
funny it was" Owens chuckled
later. ''that they could sentence
me for stealing just a couple OF
hundred dollars when they knew l
had had at least $50, 1000 worth OF
cars last year-and they couldn't
prove a thinR!"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-08
Air Safety Board Urges
Higher Flying Ceilings
HE KNEW

PITTSBURGH, July 7-P)-
MANY persons have seen the
mysterious Flying s lcers,"
but Connie Dunbar, 80, knows
tbe source of the ones he saw.
Dunbar, who said he was
struck nv saucers thrown by his
wife Mrs. Bessie Dunbar, was
Granted a divorce today by
Judge Harry H. Reward.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-08
Lawyers Bad Doggerel
Gets Under Judges Ski

reception after their elnpement to
Yuma, AriZ.
1.-THE parents have vowed they'll
remain far apart,
"Their future destroyed by a
much broken heart"
He asked the judge to decide:
"That his bride be returned
without blemish or flaw;
"Her restraint is illegal and vi
olates law"
Said the judge:
IT was tempted to turn down the
petition, not because OF legal
points, but because it's bad dog
gerel."
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-08
And So To Bed

The flying saucers aren't
what they used to be.
For the information of one
and all concerned, the two ma
tional press services - Asso-
ciated Press and Uni.ed Press
issued a statement to their
bureaus last night to take tho
flying missiles lightly. That
Is. go easy on the stories.
So from here on Out-authen-
tic proof must be presented in
order to get such a story
printed. -
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-08
The Weather

FORECAST
worth I'd South Caroii Clear to
tsr.I Iy clio lay with coaiisls moderate
wy+aspefatur-s Tuesday ana 'ednesday.
n.ae'y scattered thundersnt yers neal
"ast Tuesdsy.
Eastern STANDARD 80
~ oby U. s. Weather BnTsau)
,n chronological data for tn ia hours
lung 1880 p. m. yesterday
,.,o TEMPERATURES
d n.y. a, m. 70; 1870 a. m. Is. 1870 p. m.
MN, 'So ?. m. n; Maximum IS; Mini
~un TO-; Mean 10. Normal 70
10, HUMIDITY
/. Nv a, n SO: 7:3o a. m. 81: 1880 D. m.
n 7;so z. m. II.
ro.., PRECIpiTArIoN
n G.al Tor "a hours' ending 1880 p m.
u 'VIsl si1ce the first OF the month
r. TIDES FOR TODAY
h, 0'n loe Tide Tables published by
N07st and Geodetic Survey.
Rlnira. HIGH LOW
N"Angt9a 1916 am. $40 am
N''n0o Inlet .. 1885 am. 4:4e am
n sSnrise 5:os; Sunset 7 rs Moon p
RiHp' lioonset s:4la.
a. m ssase at Fayetteville, N. G. at {
Nonoay ga feet.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-08
STORK STORY

PHILADELPHIA, July T.
W.H - The Philadelphia zoo
hailed two new arrivals today.
Tongue-in-cheek zoo officials
said the stork brought them.
And they're probably right.
The new arrivals are baby
SsOrkS.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-08
FORECAST:

Wilmington and vicinity: Clear to
nartly cloudy with widely scattered
thundershowers, moderate temperatures
today; Wednesday clear to partly cloudy
with continued moderate temperatures.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-08

(see RECORDER on Page Two,
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1947-10-08
ZION COMMUNITY CHEST
1947-48 CAMPAIGN DRIVE,
OCTOBER 10TH TO 31ST

Zion is now starting on it's
18th Community Chest Drive.
Our goal for this year is $10,-
900, which must be met to
take care of the four Civic Or
CARNATIONS we support. Our
drive this year should have
everyone's support as all the
proceeds will be used in our
hometown.
From the total amount COL
lected-7% will go to the Boy
Scouts, an organization we'll
worthy of our efforts in MAX
ing good citizens of our boys
in the community. We have 3
troops Of which we can be
proud and with your help, they
Continued on page 12)
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1947-10-08
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
CLASSES BEGIN OCT. 6

The classes in Religious Ed
ucation supported by the Zion
Week Day Christian Educa-
ton Board began Monday,
October 6, with Miss Fay
Cook, the teacher, in charge.
The course of study planned
by Miss Cook has been approx
ed by representatives of the
Churches and the initial en-
rollment in the classes in
grades 5 to 8 is FIT. Miss Cook
will meet the classes in the
Lakeview School on Monday
and Wednesday, those at
Elmwood on Tuesday and
Thursday, and Friday the
Continued on page 81
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1947-10-08
INDUSTRY NOTES
By George T. Hallacy

To continue where we left
off last week-time is getting
constantly shorter until the
great day which little children
and all grown-ups look to with
eager anticipation There are
only IS more shopping days
until Christmas and in be-
tween come other milestones
in our daily merchandising
life, such as Halloween and
Thanksgiving. it is very in
teresting to note how holidays
of all kinds influence our mode
of living and create a demand
for goods production of which
goods keeps the wheels of in
dustry turning in creating jobs
for many people far away
Continued on Page 12)
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1947-10-08
FIRST SAVINGS & LOAN
TREASURE HUNT PRIZE
WON BY SHIRLEY SABINE

In connection with the Zion
Benton Home Coming, the
First Savings and Loan Asso-
citation of Zion donated a prize
of a $500 Deposit as a part
of their participation in the
Home Coming event.
At the conclusion of the
Home Coming weekend, sew
eral prizes still remained un-
claimed, and it was decided by
the Home Coming officials to
Continued on page 81
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1947-10-08
LETTER FROM OUR
AFRICAN MISSIONARY
ISABEL CAMPBELL
September I, 1917
Dear Mother:

September l, l947
Dear Mother:
I wrote a single sheet air
mail yesterday so I could get
it off to you as Mr.. Lichty was
going to Elderet to catch the
train to Mairobi, and on to
Mombosa to see about our
freight. He got a message say
ing that Is of our pieces had
come or were to arrive today
rather. We are hoping that all
of the things will be there.
However, Is would only be a
drop in the bucket for all of
our things. Eleanor and I alone
had about IL or 13 with our
New York purchases and our
steamer trunks too.
Mrs. Lichty (Faith) and I
left yesterday afternoon about
2:30 to take her husband Bob
and Gene Mifflin and Grecian
(our cook) to Elderet - 65
miles, to get the train. We also
had Musa, the native pastor,
Continued on page g.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1947-10-08
LIONS 47TH ANNUAL
CONVOCATION ENDS ON
LORDS DAY, OCT. 5TH

Last Lords Day, October
9Th, lions 18th Annual Con-
vocation was concluded. Three
services were held - the ear
ly morning at $50, Bible
School exercises at $50, and
the principal meeting of the
entire Convocation at 2:30 in
the afternoon.
A special morning service
was broadcast over WCBD
from II 100 to 1890.
In the morning, at the con-
clusion of the Bible study per-
iod, the General Overseer con-
secrated to God 81 babies.
The afternoon meeting was
a full robed service and fea-
tured the address by the Gen
eral Overseer, the Sacrificial
Offering, the right Hand of
Fellowship to new members,
and the observance of the
CONTINUED on page 81
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1947-10-08
ZION CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE

The October meeting of the
Zion Chamber of Commerce
will feature the Retail Divi-
sion of the Chamber and the
program will be designed to
be of special interest and val
ue to local retailers, according
to Gerald Mumford, chair
man of the Retail Division.
1t is customary for employ
ers to bring their key employ
ees as guests for this dinner
to be held in the Gold Room
of the Zion Home Dining
Continued from Page u
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1947-10-08
PHOENIX BOUND

Mrs. Celia Schott, who has
been employed as a registered
diatician nurse specializing in
baby feeding at the Lake Bluff
Orphanage for years, has re-
signed from her position and
left last Saturday for Phoenix,
Arizona, where she will visit
with friends from Zion.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1947-10-08
THE ZION-BENTON HOME
COMING PARADE
C--II OF 1nH1
September ~, 1947

Many of our readers have
wished for a little Informal
ton about the Homecoming
Parade. They hoped to see a
list of the many floats, so we
are herwith presenting same
in the order as they came in
the parade.
Legion Float
McEwen-Mumford
Round Table
Otto Lawrence
Voeltz Matchmaker
Exchange Club
Grace Missionary Church
Baird Drugs
Suites Garage
Chamber of Commerce
Zion Dept. Store
Zion Bakery
Zion Candy
Nash Sales
Ford Sales
Zion Dairy
CONTINUED on Page 10Y
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1947-10-08
Bunyan's
"PILCRIM'S PROGRESS"
To be presented, God willing,
in
Zion Auditorium
Sunday afternoons
October 10, &c and
November 2 and 9,
at 3 o'clock.

In every mail there is a stea-
dy call for tickets for these
presentations.
Tickets are available at the
offices in the Administration
Building. Price (tax included)
$1.O0; children, twelve years
of age and under, SO cents.
There are good seats available
for every presentation.
A fine illustrated program
may be obtained at rs cents,
80 cents by mail, which also
gives a very interesting out
line of Bunyan's ''Pilgrim's
Progress" prepared by Over
seer Anton Darms.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1947-10-08
w. c. T. u. TO MEET

The w. c.. T. u. will meet
on Tuesday afternoon, Octo-
Der IA, at 2 o'clock, at the
home of Mrs. Edgar Pushee,
1929 Gilead..