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Evening star., 1947-11-05
NLRB Dropping Case!
Of Unions Not Filing
Non-Red Affidavits
Failure to Comply Kills
Bids for Plant Elections;
Number Is Not Known
By jones Y. Newton

The National Labor Relations
Board today began the work of
dismissing bargaining election
petitions and complaints of
unions which have refused to
comply with registration and
non-Communist affidavit re-
quirements of the Taft-Hartley
Act.
AS a prelude to the probable toss
ing out of several hundred cases
the board dismissed three pending
cases initiated by John. l.. Lewis
United Construction Workers, an af-
filiate Of the United Mine Workers;
Philip Murray's United Stselworkers
and the CIO Furniture Workers.
The staff Of the board was comb.
ing 1900 additional cases with &
view to dismissing those filed by non
complying unions.
22 steel Cases Affected.
All Of the cases were filed before
most provisions Of the Taft-Hartley
Act became effective August "a
Just how many of them involve
unions apparently intent on boy
cotting the NLRB and the new
law is not known. However, the
steelworkers have protested dis
missal action on % election petit
tions which the union has pending
at NLRB.
The board had set last Friday
midnight as the deadline for unions
to start action to comply with the
law. The noncomplying unions
are those which refuse to send in
registration data and afhdavits from
officers disavowing communism. The
steelworkers, mine workers and fur
niture workers are among them.
Meanwhile, the NLRB announced
that 1906 officers of international
and local unions had filed non
Communist affidavits before the
deadline. Most of the papers were
received during october and the
overwhelming number were filed
by AFL and independent union Of
ficers. Relatively few CIO officers
filed.
1855 Locals Comply.
The survey showed that 1895
locals and ITO internationals had
complied with this requirement.
There are in the country an esti-
mated $4,000 local and international
unions. However, that does not
mean that more than $4,000 of the
unions will Boycott the law, Many
unions have not filed because they
have no cases before the NLRB, and
hundreds of others do not come
under Federal law at all. These
include railroad unions and workers
whose activities do not come under
the heading of interstate commerce
such as those in retail stores, ho-
tells, etc.
A total of 1890 AFL union
officers, representing 1855 locals and
66 of the AFL's los internationals
had complied with the affidavit re-
quirement.
Only SOB CIO union officers had
filed the affldavits through last Fri
day. They represented II local and
IA international unions.
NLRB said that 5,378 officers oi
independent unions had filed the
necessary papers, representing 6S;
locals and 80 internationals.
Mr.. Murray's Steelworkers hao
Evening star., 1947-11-05
Truman to Participate
In Armistice Day Rites

President Truman will take part
in the annual Armistice Day cere-
monies at Arlington Cemetery Tues
day, the White House announced
today.
The President will go to the ceine-
terry at IL am. and will lay wreath
at the Tomb of the Unknown Sol
dier. He will not speak.
Evening star., 1947-11-05
What theRussions
| Are Saying of Us:

The MoScoiO radio, brOddcGSttng q
Russian to the Soviet Union, quote
the tollo,Ding from a letter addressed
by the Komsontol young Conlnlu
mist LeagueJ to Prime Ministe
Stain.
I'VE young Soviet patriots are
proudly conscious of being citi-
zens of the great Soviet land, a
land where visitors come now
not to buy up hemp and tallow,
but to learn how to be wise in life
and stalwart in difficult times.
"Our young people know full
well the real price of the noto-
rious Anglo-American democ-
racy. They see clearly the full
extent of the squalidness and
rottenness of bourgeois civiliza-
ton. Any bourgeois state is
viewed by the Soviet people as is
swampy low-lying ground by
mountain dwellers.
1--WE cannot be intimidated by
the atom bomb. We are not of
a pigeon-hearted tribe. We firmly
believe in our own force, and in
the unbreakable power of our ma
tive land. Some people In Amer
lea and England ought to keep
these things in mind"
Evening star., 1947-11-05
White House Decides
It's Not Unhappy
At Election Results
BY the Associated Press
BY the Assos ted Press

by Hie AsSOl lSo fIeSS
The White House wasn't "un-
happy" over yesterdays elec-
ton returns.
That was about as far as
Presidential Press Secretary
Charles G.. Ross would commit
himself at a news conference
today.
ANY comment on the election
results?" a reporter asked.
No"
"You are not unhappy over
them?"
NO" Mr.. Ross came back.
Then he added that the reuSltS
"are not all in yet
Evening star., 1947-11-05
Trumon to Meet Press

President Truman will hold a
news conference at 1880 am. to-
morrow. 1t was announced at the
White House today.
Evening star., 1947-11-05

BUENORsAIRES, No. S (P.-A
bomb e1od3 today at an en-.
trance l rmy officers clut
(Circt3D smashing win.
dows 81 TN pd several nearby
buildingx in inter of Buenos
Aires. N injured.
Evening star., 1947-11-05
Stennis Leadinq,
Rankin Is Fifth
In Mississippi
Democrats Recover
Control in Kentucky;
Trends Are Scarce

VETERANS BONUS WINS; New
York voters reject PR. Page A-3
MANY OVERTURNED in mayoralty
races; Jeffries loses in Detroit.
Page AS
SCHOOL REFORM SLATE wins in
Arlington; Democrats victors in
most Virginia areas. Page B-1
BY the Assocofed Pres.
John C. Stennis, 46-year-old
circuit judge who played down
the race issue, pulled away from
two close-running opponents to-
day in the Mississippi contest for
the Senate seat of the late Theo-
dore G. Bilbo, white supremacy
advocate.
Representative Rankin, who
promised to "out-Bilbo Bilbo" If
elected, was running next to last in
the siX-man race. A Republican
was running last. Mr.. Rankin S
House seat was not at stake
The Mississippi Senate race shared
interest in yesterdays off-year State
and municipal elections with re-
Evening star., 1947-11-05

(See GRAIN, Page A-2)
Evening star., 1947-11-05

(See TAXES, Page A-6D
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(See SECURITY, Page A-6D
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(See LABOR, Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1947-11-05
Buenos Aires Club Bombed

tSee U. NJ, Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1947-11-05

(See ELECTIONS, Page Az,
Evening star., 1947-11-05

(see BUNCH, Page A-6.) !
Evening star., 1947-11-05

See GOLD, Page ADD
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(See HUGHES, Page AT
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(See FOREIGN AID, Pag,
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-20
|ACL PLANS WORK
AT BRIDGE HERE
District Engineers An
nounce Project On North
east Cape Fear

A temporary wood pile pier ane
seven temporary false work piers
may be constructed at the Allan
tic Coast Line Railroad company
bridge over Northeast Cape Fear
river near Castle Hayne, il
was revealed yesterday by off
Gals of the Wilmington District
Corps of Engineers.
At the same time it was stated
that any person having objections
to the work from the standpoint
of navigation should notify the Of
flee of the District Engineers be-
fore February %.
The Atlantic Coast Line company
has made application for a permit
to construct a Temporary wood
pile pier in the navigable channel
at the south end Of the swing draw
span of their bridge, and seven
temporary false work piers under
the truss span of the same bridge.
The plans submitted show a hori-
zontal channel clearance of SIS feet
through the south draw opening
between the proposed temporary
pier and the pivot pier of the draw
spar.
Interested persons may see plans
showing the proposed work at the
office Of the District Engineers
Or at the post office in Castle
Hayne.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-20
Law TO CONTROL
SOLICITATIONS
CITY Council Passes New
Ordinance AT Session
Wednesday

The ordinance governing solicit
tation in Wilmington will 60 into
effect Immediately after having
been passed by the city council
at the session yesterday, accord
ing to City Manager J. R. Benson.
The ordinance, drawn by City
Attorney William 3. Campbell and
passed after consultation with the
chamber of Commerce and the
Merchants Association, permits
churches and civic groups to So
licit funds from their members,
however.
An appropriation Of $500 was
granted by the council for the pro
motion of the American Legion
convention which is scheduled to
be held at Carolina Beach this
summer. Ray Galloway, state
vice-commander and adjutant OF
the local Legion post, appeared
before the council requesting the
sum.
The council voted unanimous
ly to sell the former Negro USO
building at Ninth and Nixon
streets, repeatedly to the Shaw
Boys club. The motion was made
by Councilman Harriss Newman.
In other business transacted
during the session, a total of $3.50
was voted for labor to be used
in the spreading of DOT spray.
Applications for two changes in
zoning regulations were denied as
was a request for changes in the
bus service to Princess Place.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-20
RESERVE GROUP
TO AID CAMPAIGN
Recruiter Announces
ROA Joins Civic Club
In Local Drive

The Wilmington chaSter OF the
Reserve Officers Association OF
America has Joined the ranks Of
civic and patriotic organizations
supporting the cooperative plan in
operation here to assist the army
recruiting service il filling Its
minimum present needs.
1t. Charles ]. Maukus, COM
manding the Wilmington army re-
cruiting station, in the post office
building, made this announcement
yesterday.
He added that there are more
than 900 chapters Of this nation
wide organization, each of which
has set itself a quota Of one vol
untary enlistment in the army a
month for each 100 members of
the Reserve Officers Association
o. America.
Lieutenant Markus explained
that the Reserve Officers cam
paign, like that Of the Elks, XII
wants clubs, Rotary clubs and
American Legion posts, will be
conducted in close cooperation
with the army recruiting person
mel.
Col. Kenneth Corbett is presi.
dent of the Wilmington chapter
and Col. John Bright Hill, also Of
Wilmington, is president of the
North Carolina Reserve Officers
Association.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-20
Along The Cape Fear

Early in February the Tories be-
gan to muster. While as many as
5000 had begun to assemble, many
of these returned to their homes
when. they found that no British
troops had arrived.
When the supporters of Governor
Martin yer organized about Feb
ruary IS, they were found to con-
sist of about 700 Scotch Highland
ers, about 700 Tories, ara about
1870 of the Regulators-a force OF
between 1900 and 1000 men.
NOT IDLE HERE-1n the mean
time, the Wings or Patriots had
not been idle. Reaffirming their
loyalty to the crown, bat their
steadfast opposition to taxation by
Parliament, they proceeded to rule
the colony in accord with their
beliefs.
But more about that in tomor-
| rows column.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-20
MEDICAL SOCIETY
NAMES OFFICERS
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C. State Medical Society at the
next state convention.
DR.. William S. Dosher, president.
presided at the meeting.
DIR. David A. Young, Of Raleigh,
general superintendent of the N.
C. Psychiatric Hospitals, spoke to
the group on the Problems Con-
fronting the State Hospital, and
stated that the primary concern
Of the general public in regards to
the care of the mentally i'll is to
get them into the state hospital.
and that the treatment they receive
after being admitted seems to be
a secondary concern. He said that
the inadequate space available at
the hospital and the limited person
mel is a continuous problem.
North Carolina is not taking care
of all it's mentally i'll patients, he
said, but if Camp Butner is secured
for this work, as is planned. the
situation should be relieved.
1t is hoped, that through the use
Of mort active type of treatment,
that patients may be released from
the hospital in a shorter time. he
said, as one of the most important
steps forward for the patient is to
get back into general society in
a short time In order that his re.
Mobilization may be easier.
Another problem of the hospital.
he said. is in accepting aged per-
sons whose mental illness arises
with old age, when the space in the
institution is limited and more can
be done for persons whose illness
arises from other causes.
The additional use of the shock
treatment is most effective on per-
sons who are in a state of depres-
sion Or who tend to withdraw from
society. and this method IS much
quicker i'll restoring the patient
than r other methods.
DR.. Joseph Knox, Wilmington
physician, spoke on the use of ex-
sanguinating transfusions in the
treatment of babies with erithrob-
lastoses, and told of his experience
with babies of that type.
DR.. W. M. Coppridge, president
of the North Carolina Medical So
ciety, spoke on the work of that
organization and said that the pro-
gram for North Carolina includes
attempting to secure state partic-
ipation in providing more hos
pitfalls and facilities throughout the
state, especially in rural areas; to
establish hospitals and medical
care insurance on a wider basis
throughout the state; to promote
he establishment of a loan fund fol
medical studtnts n 1.-THE state; to
study and provide facilities for
Negro medical students.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-20
'CURLEY ON STAND
FOR PROSECUTION
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ton by Brown, he further admit
ted that he first told officers while
he was confined in jail that no one
else was implicated in the thefts.
However, he said that when the
officers told him that Grissett
wanted to raise a fund at the po-
lice department with which to
prosecute him, II didn't like that"
1t was this fact, he said, that
made him 'squeal' on Grissett.
Gurley told the court that he
didn't expect the officers to help
him OUT for duplicating Grissett.
He said that Grissett first called
him a liar in the officers ores
ence, but later admitted that 'he
didn't have anything to say"
A taxicab driver, w. J. Gore,
testified that sometime" last
summer he carried an cupboard
motor to Grissett's home late at
night. He said he knew it was an
cupboard motor because he took
the motor out of his cab for Girls
sett and delivered it to the house.
The first witness of the after
noon was Harold Abrams, owner
of the Anchor store. He identified
the Evenrude motor displayed as
axhibit "A" as being his property.
He said he could identity it be-
cause the serial number on the
motor correspondent with that on
the bill of lading which he had re-
ceived for it.
Abrams. said that he had never
opened the box but that the out
side of the box contained the
same serial number as that on the
motor. He said he had never re-
ported the loss of the motor to the
police department nor the sheriff
but that he had reported its loss.
to Harry Fales of the New Han
over county Identification Bureau.
His father, A. Abrams, or-
roborated his sons statement as
to the loss of the motor. Both the
elder and senior Abrams were
called to the stand several times
during the hour and IS minutes
of taking testimony in the case.
Old timers around the courthouse
believe that it may take the rest
of the week to try the case since
Gurley is expected to be tried at
this term.
However, this was scheduled to
be only a one-week :,>ecial term
of criminal court.
When selection of a jury got
underway at II a. m. yesterday,
defense attorneys moved for dis
missal of the indictment against
Grissett because his name had
been PEELED Roy L. Grissett'' on
the warrant instead of his real
name Roy A. Grissett."
However, this motion was over
ruled by Judge Luther Hamilton,
presiding.
Court will convene this morning
at $50 at which time the case
is scheduled to be continued.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-20
R0WDYISM MARKS
LABOR HEARING
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comparatively free from strikes,
and nearly always, disagreements
have been settled peacefully
through collective bargaining.
Destroy Bargaining
IF you gentlemen pass this bill,
you will have destroyed the right
of men to collective bargaining.
You will have stabbed labor in
the back Daniels concluded.
Sixteen proponents and IA op-
ponents spoke at the hearing, which
was held in the hail of the House
and attended by around 900 peo-
pie. The hearing lasted over two
hours.
The committee took no action to.
day.
The bill, introduced by three
young war veterans - Reps. Lee
Roy Scott of Beaufort, Clarence
Hathaway of Gates and Charles B.
Martin of Martin-would prohibit
contracts or combinations which
equire membership in labor
unions, organizations or associa-
tons as a condition of employment
or continuation of employment.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-20
|CLEE CLUB SINGS j
AT CIVIC MEETING
ms Hear Choral
Group From WiEliston
High School

Members of the Wilmington XII
wants club were accorded a real
musical treat a. their regular
luncheon meeting yesterday when
they we're entertained by the glee
club of Williston High school.
Introduced to the clubman by
program chairman Paul Allen,
Prof. James E. Thompson. Jr., and
his choir of boy and girl singers
rendered a Short but highly en-
Pertaining program in which seve-
raj well-known Negro spirituals
were heard.
After & initial number, the glee
club sang "Bless Our Lord OH My
SOUP and followed this with Geor-
ge Gershwin's Summertime
from Porgy and Bass.
Turning to the spirituals side of
their program, the glee club sang
the ever-popular Roll, Jordon
Roll" and then brought smiles
and applause from the Kiwanians
with their rendition of "You'd Bet
ter Mind" Deep River" was next
i'm order and this light spiritual
germ was followed by my Soul
Just Couldn't Be Contented."
DRY Bones" proved exception.
ally enjoyable and the singers
brought their program to an end
with the Lords Prayer" by Nal
osky, and which was dedicated te
Brotherhood Week.
President Rex Willis presided
and guests for the day included
George Herrin, Mel Lyles, Victor
Hedrick and Mr.. Capehart.
Announcement was made thai
Ted Ingram is seriously i'll at his
home.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-20
MISSING YOUTHS
RETURN TO HOMES

Two teen-age local boys, James
Russ, son of Mr.. and Mrs. w. c.
Russ, 40 South II street and Ray
johnson, son of Claudis johnson,
SIC south 18th street. returned to
their respective homes shortly be-
fore midnight last night, police
reported.
The youngsters had earlier been
reported missing by their parents,
the police stated.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-20
Bishop Darst Speaks
At Lumberton Church
Special to the Star

LUMBERTON, Feb. 19.-The Rt.
Rev. Thomas =. Darst, retired
bishop Of East Carolina Diocese,
spoke at Trinity Episcopal church
on Ash-Wednesday, Feb. 10, in the
first of a series of services to be
led by out-of-town ministers each
Wednesday night during Lent. The
Rev. John H. Bonner, Jr.., is rector
of the local church. Services will
be held each day during Lenten
season, which began on Ash-Wed-
nesday.
Bishop Thomas A. Wright OF
Wilmington, who served his first
rectorship at the local church 16
years ago, recently preached here
on his annual visitation.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-20
YMCA MAPS PLANS
FOR APRIL DRIVE
L. G. Cooper Named Presi-
dent OF Organization Al
Meeting Here

Plans for the annual member
ship campaign in April OF the
Young Mems Christian Assocla'
ton were underway yesterday
under the direction of Chairman
L. G. Cooper, following the cleo
ton of officers.
Officers elected for the year
were: president, Lennox G. Coop
or: vice president, H. N. Hayden;
reelected to their respective posts
were George F. Hunt, Jr., record
ing secretary; J.. A. Orren, treas
yer.
Retiring officers were Spurgeon
Baxley, president; and W. "A.
Fonvielle, vice president.
A special building committee
will make it's report to the board
in March On repairs to the build
Ing and equipment.
: M. Eugene Billiard was elected
i member of the board. He Sue
ceeded Paul A. Wilson, formerly
treasurer of the North Carolina
Shipbuilding Co., who has returned
20 Newport News, Va.
Summary of the associations
activities for January follows:
Committee meetings, 46, attend
ance, al; organized clubs (33).
sessions, 112, attendance. 1,7O5;
religious meetings, 81, attendance,
4s3; Bible classes, %, attendance,
$40; outside organizations using
building 90, sessions. 6; attend
ance, 172; outings and soclals,
sessions, u, attendance 43O.
Physical department: Glasses
f26), sessions, AIT, attendance,
1855; teams (24), sessions, AZ, at
tendance, 588; health club, attend
ance, SIG; men in uniform, 62.
Personal interviews: POI.
Residence bed nights: regular,
1897; transient. Ill: soldiers, 276.
Membership: boys 448; men
$50; health club. 1873; residence,
So; total membership, 1893.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-20
GRANNY TURNER
SINGS A SONG
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en- there from a Wilmington hos
pital after she had fractured her
left hip.
In addition. she is the star pa
tient.
On the other hand Mr.. Carter,
whose wife is the matron of the
home, lacks about a year Of hav-
ing been there as long as Gran
ny.
And. too, he's only the superin-
tendent.
"The doctor is all right, though"
said Granny presently seemingly
satisfied with the snuff delivery.
"He's a good man and I'd take up
for him"
Granny Turner was satisfied, too,
that she is in her 105th year.
my pastor told me So" she de.
clared. HE looked at the map
and saw where I was 103. Then he
looked at the map again and saw
II was 105. That's my age now,
butt I can't tell you what date
was born. I don't know. I was too
young then, honey"
Granny" said the doctor %
taking over the interviewing as
signment with dizziness and conf
dence, ''how did you manage to
live so long? How do you account
for having lived to be 1852"
Granny grinned.
"When I was a girl" she said,
II ate plenty of sweet potatoes and
fresh hog meat"
"What else did you do?" asked
the doctor"
Il split rails and chopped wood
and didn't run around when l was
a girl, like the girls do nova
days"
But you didn't stay at home
every night"
well" Granny said, and she
chuckled some more. "Well, I
used to go to the balls every once
LII a WIllle.
She closed again her already
h~alf-closed eyes and seemed lost
once more in retrospect.
"Once," she said after a moment
of thought, II went to a ball at
Elizabethtown when I was Is. My
father took me. There was a girl
there that the men asked to dance
with a glass of water on her head.
wanted to see if she could
dance without splitting it,"
What happened, GRANNY"
"Well, that girl took two steps
and the glass fell and she fell and
her skirts went ever which way.
Then they asked me to try"
How did you make out, Gran
n.y."
why" said, Granny, affected
with no false modesty, 81 danced
three sets without spilling a drop,
and they said I was the prettiest
girl at the ball. I'd like to see a girl
do that nowadays"
"You say your pastor told you
about your age. Granny"
yes" said Granny. "1'm a
member Of the Southside Baptist
Church. I've been a Baptist a long
time. I'll never forget when I was
baptized. It was on Easter Sunday.
And Cold! My Lord, 1 thought I'd
die"
The "doctcr" asked Granny if
she would sing him a song.
''What song?" she asked with a
show Of interest.
"Oh, that song about SUSIE"
he suggested.
The old lady smiled, then breath
ed deeply.
Round the ring, Susie and the
gall" she went, with a brave ef-
fort at melody. Hop and skip,
Susie and the gal, Susie and the
gal, my dear"
THAT was fine, Granny" COM
mended the doctor"
"All right, them commanded
CropDv 'sNou hand mo Tho snuff >,
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-20
Lauds TAS Group

The Travellers Aid Society Of
Wilmington has received a letter
from the National Association stat
ing that the list of the personnel
Of the board of directors of the
local agency was very diversified
and very interesting and praised
the local group for their work dur
ing the past year.
A list of tie board members O.
The local society and their com.
munity affiliations was sent to ma
tional headquarters. at their re.
quest, by Mrs. Helen M. Galloway,
executive secretary.