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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-15
|TRUMAN'S APPEAL
GAINS MOMENTUM
Leading Radio Manufact-
urer, Shoe Dealer An
nounces Price Cuts

NEW YORK, April 14-(Re A
leading radio manufacturer cut
prices today 9 to II per cent Sin
response to President Truman's
appeal" a shoe manufacturer
lowered prices q per cent, and II
makers of non-leather soles slic-
ed 10 to 40 per cent off their
quotations.
On the other side of the picture,
the Electric Storage Battery Co.
of Philadelphia announced a 10 per
cent increase in prices of replace
ment batteries for automobiles
because of higher material costs,
SIS an ounce to $66.
and the price of platinum went UP
The Emerson Radio and Phono-
graph corp. announced retail price
reductions ranging from So to $40
on nine models previously listed
above $50 a set.
Five table model radios, pre-
viously listed at from $32.95 to
1868 were reduced to $29.95 Three
combination radio and monographs
we're reduced from 500. 95 to 500. IS,
and another combination from
$119.95 to $685..
Benjamin Abrams, president,
said the company was gambling
on a 10 to 20 per cent drop in
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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-15
BULLARD ELECTED
BOARD CHAIRMAN
Civil Service Commission
Defers Action On Police
Force Vacancies

Eugene Billiard. police depart :
ment representative or the local
civil service commission, was e.
lected chairman of the organiza-
ton at a meeting in the city hall
yesterday afternoon.
Named as secretary OF the
group was the Rev. W. j. Steven
son, representative of the Will
mington Ministerial Association.
The new civil service law was
studied at yesterdays session,
with William C. Campbell, city
attorney, and j. R. Benson, city
manager, in attendance.
No final action , however was
taken by the commission toward
filling the present five vacancies
or the police department. Appli :
cations for positions On the force
were studied but any decision on
who would be recommended to fill
the vacancies will be deferred for
several days. the board decided.
Some of the applications were
Incomplete, according to a mem.
Der of the commission, and nc ac-
ton will be taken until all appli-
cations have been graded and
studied.
Fifteen names probably will be
recommended to the governing
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QUEEN ELIZABETH
FAST ON SHOALS
Worlds Largest Liner Runs
Aground IL Miles From
Southampton Berth

oUTHA P TON, England.
April 14-W.H-The 85-ton Queen
Elizabeth, worlds largest ocean
lined, grounded on the edge OF
treacherous Brambles shoal off
Southampton in a dense fog to-
night with 2,446 passengers from
New York.
Attempts to refloat the mammoth
vessel were abandoned until to-
morrow morning after IL private
tugs and several Admiralty tugs
failed to. loosen her from the sandy
shoal during two high tides to-
night.
The 1l;Eabeht ran aground al
$50 p. m. Q1:30 a. m. EST just
u miles from the Cunard White
Star line docks at Southampton,
where she had been due to land an
hour later.
Among the passengers were U.
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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-15
Hats
Operation Today
LISTS ALL

RALEIGH, April 14-P-S.
J. Erwin, Jr., Of Morganton,
former Congressman and Su-
perior court Judge, evidently
believes that the law which re-
quires lobbyists to report their
expenses means exactly what it
says.
In reporting to Secretary, Of
State Thad Eure today on the
expenses he incurred in lobby
ing in behalf Of the South Pied
mont plan for increasing teach
ers' salaries, Erwin reported
that his expenses amounted to
exactly $45S.81 including one
item of Is cents that he inert
ed in Raleigh parking meters.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-15
Newly-Appointe Sheriff
Pledges Cooperation,
Efficient Regime
BY ROY COOK
Star Staff Writer

The citizens of New Hanover
county last night were promised by
their newly-appointed sheriff, Port
err Davis, an efficiently administer
ed office with equal justice to
all"
Davis, who has served the coun-
ty for 20 years as a law enforce
ment officer, added that he felt
honored to be appointed sheriff and
pledged his best efforts to carry
out the work of his predecessor.
He was appointed to fill the un-
expired term of the late Sheriff
C. David Jones, who died Thursday
night, by the county commissioners
at their regular meeting Monday.
II was at home sleeping this
morning - You see I worked last
night" when one of the men called
me and told me l had been appoint
ed Sheriff" He was sworn In by
Clerk of Court August Meyland.
During the course of the inter-
view Davis received more than 20
telephone calls from friends con-
graduating him on the appoint
ment.
"I am the same old Porter
Davis and 1 want you to come in to
see me at any time" he told them.
II will do my dead level best to
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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-15
RFC ASKS DELAY
in B & 0 PLANS
Direct tors Requested To
Hold Up Reorganiza-
ton Procedure .

WASHINGTON, April 14-W.R-
The Reconstruction Finance cor
poration has asked the Baltimore
& Ohio Railroad to delay carrying
out it's reorganization plan, now
under Senate scrutiny, it was dis
closed tonight.
The request repeatedly was sub
mitted to a meeting of the execu-
tive committee of the B & O board
of directors today. 1t was said to
have followed a renewed demand
by Chairman Charles w. Tobey,
R.. N. H. of the Senate Banking
committee, that RFC 60 no fur
Their in the deal until his group
has concluded hearings on an
$50, 900, 900 RFC loan to the B & ..
Tobey's view is that the RFC
has agreed to a clearly Illegal
extension of the loan to 1865.
AS a result of a letter from To-
bey to the new RFC chairman,
John D. Goodloe, RFC reported
" asked B & o officials to agree
to delay temporarily any further
exchange of B & o securities with
the RFC. .
Under the court-approved refl-
nancing program, new B & . Sc
curities are being issued in tx
change for matured securltles.
Tobey Letter
Tobey wrote Goodloe Saturday
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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-15
Labor Group
Defeats Taft
Majority Of Senate Com.
nittee Waves Away His
Objections To Bill

WASHINGTON, April IA up -
waving away objections of Sena.
tor Taft (R-Ohio), it's chairman,
The Senate Labor committee to.
dav softened somewhat the pro
visions of its omnibus labor bill.
In the house, however, a strife
eurbing, union-regulating bill with
more penalties in it comes UP for
debate tomorrow and Speaker
Martin R-Mass) predicted it's pas.
sage by more than enough margin
to override any veto by President
Truman.
The Senate group voted down,
8 10 5, a provision of its original
draft which would have imposed
,necific penalties on jurisdictional
strikes and secondary boycotts, as
the House bill does. Instead it de.
cided to make these unfair labor
nractices"-the National Labor Re.
lstions board could tell a union
IN stop them. and 60 to court for
an Injunction if the union disobey.
ed.
Also knocked out, 7 to 6, was a
ban on health and welfare funds
administered solely by unions.
Minority Beaten
On both these votes a group Of
Democrats and Republicans over
ruled a minority headed by Taft.
The ~softening of the strike and
boycott provision was favored by
Senator's Ives (R-NY), Aiken (R-
VT. Morse (R-Ore), Smith (R-
NJ, Pepper D-Fla), Hill DALAI,
Murray O-Mont), and Ebert
Thomas D-Utah). For the original
draft were Senators Taft, Ball (R-
Mimi. Donnen (R-Mo), Jenner (R.
Ind, and Ellender D-La). On the
other vote the lineup was the same
except that Smith Joined the Taft
group.
These were not the first set
backs for Taft in his own commit
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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-15
Airline President Indicates
Finish Fight Against
CAB Decision

All scheduled route services OF
Southeast Airlines will halt today
and will remain in this status un-
til something definite on the firms
petition for a rehearing on. CAB
action in awarding air routes in
five Southeastern states is render
ed, W. c. league, Southeast presi-
dent disclosed last night.
league said that his company
will continue to operate. a charter
service, student flying program
and selling agency but that SEIZED
uled flights will be ended for the
present.
1--WE have a lot of money in
vested in this thing" he said, but
we do not plan to invest more until
some decision on u petition is
forthcoming from the Civil Aero
nautics Board"
I'VE are going to fight this de-
cision to the last ditch" league
continued. I'VE feel that we have
given good service all along our
routes and We intend to stay in
business but not on a scheduled
flight basis until we hear some
thing from our petition"
He stated that if the people OF
the Wilmington area shared the
belief that Southeast had rendered
good service in the past and felt
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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-15
COAL PRODUCTION
BACK TO NORMAL
Thousands OF Miners Re
turn To Pits AS More
Shafts Reported Safe

PITTSBURGH, April IA -Pe
Coal poured from the tipples Of
the nations soft coal mines at al
most normal production rates for
the first time in two weeks today
as a safety shutdown by ALL
United Mine workers ended.
Spearheaded by re-opening OF
big captives mines in the Pitts.
burgh-Uniontown area, production
was reported VIRTUALLY normal
throughout. the major coal fields
of Pennsylvania, West Virginia,
Kentucky and Illinois.
The Coal Mines administration,
in Washington, said production in
the nations soft coal mines today
approached normal, with 1883, ZIG
tons expected from mines east ct
the Mississippi during the day.
The agency said the district East
of the Mississippi, producers OF
most of the bituminous coal, re-
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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-15
NEGROES REFUSED
new COURT TRIAL
Governor Cherry However,
Grants Reprieve To Ac-
cused Lumberton Men

LUMBERTON, April 14-(R-Mo
ton for a new trial for four Lum.
berton Negroes convicted o.
criminal assault on a white woman
was denied in Robson Superior
court today by Judge Walter J.
Bone.
However, Judge Bone declared
that after reading the record Of
the trial and hearing the new evi.
dence submitted 81 am of the
opinion that these men should moi
suffer the death penalty and l am
going to write the governor to that
effect
The four men are: Cliff Inman,
Granger Thompson, Calvin Gov.
ington, and Stacy Powell.
Meanwhile, in Raleigh Governor
Cherry announced that he was
granting a reprieve to the four
men who we're scheduled to die
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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-15
PRESIDENT KEEPS
HANDS off STRIKE
Union Telephone Workers
Hold Conferences With
Secretary Of Labor

WASHINGTON, April 14-R-
President Truman again ,steerec
clear of direct Intervention in the
nationwide telephone strike to
day as the CLIO rallied it's support
behind the walkout with a pledge
of effective cooperation"
Prospects for a settlement Of
the eight-day-cld strike appeared
still far in the offing.
However, strike leaders held G
thorough discussion with Sec
rotary of Labor Schwellenbach ane
were standing by" for consulta'
ton.
Joseph A. Beirne, president O.
the National Federation of Tele
phone workers, conferred witt
Schwellenbach for an hour anc
later told reporters they discussed
where we stand right now-whicf
is no different than where We
stood before"
A more optimistic note wa:
sounded by Attorney Genera.
Clark, who told newsmen he be
lieves the dispute lis going tx
work out all right" He did no
elaborate.
Talks With Truman
Clark made his comment aftel
emerging from a talk with Mr.
Truman, but he said they did no
discuss the strike.
The promise of CLIO supper
came from Allan S. Haywood, CIC
organization director. He said ii
a statement his union planned tt
increase the reflective cooperation
(Continued On Page Two; Col. S,
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-15

NEW YORK, April IA 90
The Golden Rule Foundation to-
day announced selection OF MRS.
Frances Farrell Bishoprlc OF
Spray as the 1o47 North Carolina
state mother.
Mrs. Bishopric, 40, is the mother
of three sons and the wife OF
James Karl Robert Blshhprlc'
president of the Spray Cotton Mills.
She is president of the North
Carolina Federation OF Women
clubs and chairman of the women S
division of the war finance COM
mittee of the U. S. Treasury.
Mrs. Bishopric, who was
ed as tall, slender and attractive;
has long been active in all KINDS Oh
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-15
GENERAL MOTORS
GRANTS PAY hike
United Electrical Workers
Win Wage Increase OF
Ten Cents Per Hour

DETROIT, April IA -U.H- Cen
eral Motors corporation today
reached an agreement with one
of its three CLIO unions which
gave immediate pay increase of Is
cents an hour for 80, 900 workers.
The giant corporation and the
United Electrical Workers an
nounced the agreement after only
a week of negotiation. 1t indicat-
ed that GIN was ready to settle
the wage increase demands of the
United Auto workers and the Unit
ed Rubber workers at the same
figure.
Settlement with the URW's g.
200 GIN members appeared most
likely. A wage agreement reach
ed by the Rubber workers with
the rubber industry recently called
for an II 1-2-cent-an-hour increase.
The basis of the settlement was
a proposal by GIN Saturday of a
provisional 10-cent hourly wage
increase for all of it's 265, 900 hour
ly-rated workers. In 1916, the cor
poration signed first with the
JEW for ID IL cents and a month
later settled with the auto work
ers at that figure, ending a 113-
day strike.
JAW officials already said the
10-cent offer was inadequate but
Walter P. Reuther, JAW presi-
dent, promised to submit 1t to
the 225, 600 GIN auto workers for
a vote.
Up To Workers
H. w. Anderson, GIN vice presi-
dent, and James Matless, JEW
organizational director, said to-
days agreement was subject to
ratification by the workers with
an April 81 deadline.
Other issues, including a welfare
plan, remain to be negotiated. An
derson and Matles said the Is
cent increase would be in the form
of an II IL cent hike in hourly
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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-15
BOARD OF EDUCATION
RECEIVES NEW GRANT
OF FEDERAL FUNDS

A grant of $12,376 by the Federal
Works agency to the New Han
over County Board of education,
was revealed in Washington last
night by Senator Umstead.
The funds, which were allocated
TO the board for school use to June
80 come under the government pro-
gram for aiding schools in COM
munities where war workers caus-
ed an unusual population increase,
Senator Umstead pointed out.
According to Superintendent R.
M. Roland, when informed of the
grant last night, the amount is
considerably lower than during the
war years.
The SIP, 1878 will be used by the
board for the maintenance of school
plants and the purchase of school
supplies, the superintendent said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-15
Stock
Sale Consumated
Lumber Company Sells Block Of Shares,
$500 80 Of Timber Land In New
~ 40 To w. F. Sledge

which comprised about 10000
acres.
The transaction was completed
by Max Myers, of Acme.
The Hilton Lumber co. was head
ed by W. A. Corbett, chairman
of the board of directors; W. H
Corbett, president; Waddell A
Corbett, vice president and treas
urer and R. T. Davis.
At the same time it was an
nounced that Corbett interests re
Gently had purchased certain tim
Der rights at Pembroke Jone!
Park, Summers Rest, on Wrights
vile sound.
It also was reported that the
company plans to manufacture
a product. entirely new to thi!
section. Full plans of this new in
dust-y will be announced at
later date, it was said last night
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-15
Davis Promises
Justice To All
PICKS PLACES

GREENSBORO, April 14-(R
Police lieutenant James H.
Burton, 1918 West Wendover
avenue, had plenty of police
protection for his residence
when he went to Washington for
the week end but he didn't
count on a thief who would step
in where angels fear to tread.
The bold theft ransacked the
Burton home-within so feet of
PatrOlman M. p. ClaytOn's resi-
dence across the street and
within 30 feet of Patrolman r.
L. Paschai's residence next
door.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-15
Congressman
Blast Speech
President Truman Remains
Silent AS Criticism Grow,
On Capitol Hill

WASHINGTON, April 14-LP-A
congressional demand for criminal
prosecution of Henry A. Wallace
mingled today with fresh denuncia-
ton OF his speech-making abroad
but President Truman maintained
silence
The House Committee on I'M
American activities looked up the
old Logan act which provides three
years in Jail and $4,000 fine for a
citizen having intercourse" with
a foreign government to defeat an
American measure and concluded,
in the words of Rep. Thomas r.
N. J.), its chairman:
"It covers Henry Wallace just as
you'd cover a person with a cloak"
Wallace has been making speech
es abroad assailing Truman for
eign policy, notably the $500, 0o0,-
900 program to bolster Greece and
Turkey against communism.
Thomas declared that cts as
clear a case as I've ever seen"
and that Attorney General Clark
"has no alternative but to take ac-
ton" He reported that the other
-four committee members at the
session agreed--Reps. mellow
ell R.-Pa.), Nixon (R.-Calif.),
Rankin (D.-Miss.) and Peterson
D.-Fla.).
Clark declined to comment. He
was one of those at a luncheon at
the capitol attended by Mr.. Tru-
man and congress members before
they all went out to the ball game
but those present reported the lat
est Wallace affair was not men
toned even indirectly.
No Comment
In advance of the luncheon,
Charles G.. Ross, White House press
secretary, told newsmen the presi-
dent had nothing to say about Wal
lace-there is no comment on the
Wallace situation in any way, shape
or FORM" Ross said.
The questions there were prompt
ed by reports that Senator Van
denberg (R.-Mich.), chairman OF
the Foreign Relations committee,
had urged MI. Truman to make q
personal answe to Wallace's at
tacks on the Greece-Turkey pro-
gram. Wallace called the step
ruthless Imperialism"
Senator Connally (Tex.), rank
ing Democrat on the Foreign Rela-
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And So To Bed

The elements were in the
spotlight when two local law
enforcement officers made q
trip 70 Raleigh last week to
return a prisoner.
The officers were Sgt. E. j.
Hale of the Wilmington police
department and Charlie Snow,
New Hanover county deputy
sheriff.
But the thing needed to COM
pIete the triangle was aid from
the weatherman. He responded
with rain.
Thus Hale, Snow and Rain
worked hand In hand.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-15
COMMITTEE MEMBERS URGE
PROSECUTION OF WALLACE:
:B0MBSHEZL' NEARING HOME
Plane Ready
For Next Hop
Reynolds Ship Arrives In
Tokyo On World-G irdl-
ing Flight; Fast Time

TOKYO, Tuesday, April l5-P)
Milton Reynolds and his around
the-world plane landed at Yokota
Army airdrome, 30 miles West of
Tokyo early today, AZ hours and
Al minutes out OF New York.
Army ground crews, striving to
set a servicing speed record, i'm
mediately began refueling the con-
verted A26 attack bomber in prep
aration for a fast takeoff for
Anchorage, Alaska, the next stop.
Reynolds, Chicago manufactur.
er, said he himself intended to
take over the controls of his
"BombsheI" plane from here
in"
The plane has been piloted by
William Odom of Roslyn, N. Y,
with Reynolds navigating. Only
other person along is Flight En-
gineer Carroll Sallee of Dallas.
When the Bombshell arrived
from Shanghai, it. was timed local
ly at 7:01 a. M, but Army Off
GERS at the field placed the Off
cial time at 6:58 a. m. (5:58 p. m,
Monday, Eastern Standard Time).
This made the time from Shang-
hal 3 hours, 36 minutes.
The distance was estimated at
LOO miles.
1--WE will make it to New York
in IS hours" Reynolds declared
as he stepped onto japanese soil.
THAT is still below the record"
The present record Of 81 hours,
IA minutes, vas set in 1888 by
Howard Hughes.
Asked if he had experienced any
trouble since leaving India, Rey-
nolds replied, we ran out OF
oxygen. Odom was a little de-
lirious."
This apparently was over the
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promoters began to pour into
Smithville IN o Southport from
all parts Of the west, and even
from England" DR.. Curtis re-
ports.
ONE CORPORATION - 20 n e
corporation was formed called
The South Atlantic & North West
ern R. p. Co.. The promoters OF
this scheme were the men of con-
siderable ability. David Risley
and j. B. Bilheimer were the
names of the principal promoters.
apparently these promoters
had some money of their own
which they were willing to spend.
They put a force Of engineers in
the field and surveyed a line
through from Southport to Bristol,
Tenn.
"All went favorably and the
different counties through which
the line was to pass were enthu-
siastic about the great benefit
which would accrue to the state
of North Carolina" DR.. Curtis
continued.
PROPOSED ROUTE After
the corporation was formed with
a board of directors and a presl-
de1.t a trust company in New
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WEATHER WILL
CONTINUE "a HOURS
LONGER OVER STATE
Bv The Associated Press

Moderate to heavy rains fell
throughout North Carolina yester-
day but the Weather bureau last
might predicted the precipitation
would end sometime today.
Rainfall measured generally
about a half inch in all parts OF
the state. Asheville had an even
half inch; Raleigh reported As OF
an inch and Charlotte .49.
The temperatures yesterday
were below normal with both Ra-
leigh ond Charlotte reporting highs
of Sc. Asheville had 62.
The cool weather is expected to
continue for at least another "a
with clouds today.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-15

~ - cal
yea y; usp<zXys:::ssss;ssss s '
with ~ shares of Hill
ton L. -. stock for a total
of $7E which included $500
acres OF cumberland in the county
to W. F. Sledge, Of Whiteville, it
was announced last night.
With the completion of the sale,
the Hilton Lumber co. was dis
solved.
Prior to the sale, it was said,
the lumber company transferred
to Corbett Industries, inc, all real
estate in Wilmington, including
the Plate Ice CO., and saw and
planning mill of the Hilton Lumber
CO., together with all lands and
timber rights in Brunswick, Bla-
den, Fender and Duplin counties,
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-15
The w Gather

FORECAST:
South Carolina = Partly cloudy ana
slightly warmer North portion, con,
siderable cloudiness with scattered
showers and little change in tempera-
lures South portion Tuesday; Wednesday
mostly cloudy and mild with scattered
South.
showers and a few thunderstorms in
North Carolina - Partly cloudy and
slightly warmer in the Interior, scattered
showers and little change in tempera-
Mre along the coast Tuesday. Wednes-
oaY mostly cloudy and cooler with oc-
caslonal rain.
eastern Standard Time)
(By u. S. Weather Burcau)
Meteorological data for the "a hours
sHdlng 1870 p. m. yesterday.
TEMPERATURES
l;3O a. m. So; 7:30 a. m. So; 1:30 p: m.
%; 7:3o p. m. 10; Maximum 70; Mini
mum IS; Mean 81: Normal 81.
HUMIDITY
l30 a. m. "a: 1890 a. m. 96; 1880 p. m.
~ 1870 p. m. 96.
PRECIPITATION
Total for "a hours ending 1870 p. m.
o3l inches.
Total since he first of the month 2.70
inches.
TIDES FOR TODAY
from the Tide Tables published by U
3 Coast and Geodetic Survey.
High Low
Wilmington - sos am. 1928 am.
5:34 pm. - pm.
Masonboro 2:52 am. S:26 am.
3:15 pm. 9:37 pm.
sunrise Sal; Sunset SAB; Moonrise
E54a; Moonset 1:14p.
river stage at Fayetteville, N. C. at {
m Monday no report feet.
Mars "a~tkAs an paEa Tine
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FORECAST:

Wilmington and vicinity: Partly cloudy
and slightly warmer with scattered
showers but little change in Temperature
today; Wednesday, mostly cloudy and
cooler with occasional rain.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-15

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