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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-16
z. p. ROWE

BURGAW, Oct. 15.-Funera]
services for z. P. Rowe will be
held tomorrow at 3 p. m. from
the Burgaw residence with the
Rev. P. l.. Clark officiating.
The Wallace Deer club will
act as honorary pallbearers.
Interment will be in the family
cemetery.
Mr.. Rowe, 70, well-known re-
tired farmer of this community,
died here late Tuesday after a
brief illness. Surviving are two
sons, O. G.. and ]. D. Rowe Of
Burgaw; two daughters, Mrs. r.
E. Hood, Norfolk, Va, and Mrs.
A. D.. Mccoy, Ashland, Va; one
sister, Mrs. L. B. Saunders,
Burgaw, and one brother, j.
A. Rowe of Virginia.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-16
FIRE CHIEF GROOM
TO ADDRESS FAMILY
NIGHT PROGRAM

Fire Chief j. Ludie Groom will
deliver a short address on fire
prevention at the Salvation
Army's family night program
tonight, Major L. Shakleford has
announced.
In addition to Chief Croom's
talk, the program, which ac-
cording to Major Shackelford,
els growing every week." will
offar moving pictures, comedies,
story telling and community
singing. A prize will be provided
the largest family present.
Dial 2=2al1 Eor N-auzSnano SorIriao
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-16
SHIPPING NEWS

In Port
"The Atlantic Coast" tanker
from Atreco, Texas.
Leaving Port
The Atlantic Coast" Friday.
Ships Expected
"Rosalro,' steamship, expect
ed October 18, at the Maffitt
Agency to load tobacco.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-16
PRESIDENT

GREENSBORO, Oct. 15-(P-
Col. Warren Miller, Of Raleigh,
was elected president of the
North Carolina Association of
beer distributors here today at
the annual convention of the
organization. He succeeds Fred
G.. Hitchcock of Greensboro.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-16

Private Howard C.. Slack is
now serving with the 18th Gid
er Infantry, 18th Airborne Divi-
sion, in the occupation of Hok-
kaido Island in the northern sec
tor of Japan. Slack is the son of
Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Slack of Pine
town, N. c.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-16

The COLOSSUS Of Rhodes" a
bronze statue of The sun-god
Helios, took II years to build
and has been called one of the
worlds first lighthouses.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-16

In ancient Babylon letters
were written on tile tablets and
enclosed in baked clay en-
velopes.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-16
City Briefs

Technicians Fifth Grade John
Simmons, Jr., of Route 2, of Will
mington, is now serving with the
55th Ordance Ammunition Com
pany, located in Sendia Japan.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-16

Gil; and John H. Parker of New
Bern, commander of the state
Knights Templar.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-16

The stickleback is a fish
named for the sharp spines on
it's back. Sss!
Evening star., 1947-04-07
Greece Buries King,
Prepares 10 Step Up
War on Gueninas
By The Asseeiotsd Press

ATHENS, April 7.-Greece, ner
late King in his grave and his
brother on the throne, moved with
the help Of outside advice today to
step up her warfare on anti-goy-
ernment guerrillas.
Following a 50-minute funeral
service yesterday in Athens Greek
Orthodox Cathedral, King George
II was buried near his summer
palace birthplace at Tatoi, north
east of here. The climax OF the
service came when the new King,
45-year-old Paul I, stepped up to the
casket, knelt, crossed himself and
then stood and kissed the ikon
(holy picture) on top Of his BROTH
er's bier.
Rear Admiral J. A. Snackenberg,
United States naval attache. was
to 90 with Navy Minister Sophocles
venizelos today, said government
announcement, on destroyer voy-
age to Volos, north OF here, to in
spect naval units and installations
in preparation for q promised drive
against northern guerrillas. Air
Minister Panayotis Kanellopoulos
scheduled a takeoff today for Larisa,
Volos and Kozane.
British Reported Present.
Heads of British missions In
Greece were reported to have taken
part in a Saturday night Greek
government conference on public
order and anti-guerrilla operations.
Premier Demetrios Maximos, his
cabinet and army, navy and air
general staff chiefs, were listed as
present.
The government yesterday issued
q public denial Of responsibility Tor
publication in three Greek news
papers Of an interview with Soviet
Prime Minister Stain which has
been labeled false.
The story had quoted Mr.. Stain
as voicing surprise at President
Truman's proposal for financial aid
to Greece and Turkey.
The Soviet Union had announced
q protest of the publication through
K. K. Rodionov, Russian Ambas-
sador to Athens, since called home
to Moscow. Both the Soviet gov
ernment and the United Press, f
which the Greek papers credited
the interview, had termed the story
a fake.
Tass Denial Printed.
In its reply. the Greek govern
ment said that the entire Greek
press subsequently had printed a
(Soviet) Tass Agency denial.
Foreign diplomats and CORE
spondents, visiting royalty, the
Greek royal family and its retainers
were among the few groups admitted
to King Georges funeral.
Archbishop Damaskinos, the old
white bearded churchman who waa
regent before George was returned
to the throne last September, in
toned the last rites with responses
from q male choir.
Then 112 sailors in eight lines
pulled the flag-decked mahogany
casket on a flve-and-a-hal ton gun
carriage through Athens streets,
while soldiers, police and boy scouts
stood guard and crowds watched in
bright sunshine. A 101-gun salute
was fired, with shots one minute
apart. King Paul and the crown
prince marched in the procession.
On the city's outskirts the casket
was loaded on a weapons cofrier
and then was taken to Tatoi for q
burial service in the presence Of the
family and royal visitors.
Evening star., 1947-04-07
Noun AIio Staff 10 AdvIss
Volunteers on Services

Key stan members Of Mount Alto
Veterans Administration Hospital
Will address : meeting Of volunteer
service worker groups in the llospi-
tails recreation building at $50 am
tomorrow. The purpose Is to explain
to the groups the services the mem
bers can render to benefit veteran
patients at the hospital.
Dr.. Charles NJ. Grifdth, manager
of the hospital, will head the discus
sion. The American Legion, Veter-
ans Of Foreign Wars, Disabled Amer
ican Veterans, the auxiliaries OF
those groups, the Masonic Services.
American Red Cross, Lions Club and
Jewish War Veterans will be repre-
sented.
Evening star., 1947-04-07
'kirsisn Flagsia Acclaimed
In First Concert Since War
sy ne Asseeiassd Press


BOSTON. April T.-Kirsten Flag
stad, Norwegian soprano, made heE
first American appearance In six
years yesterday and was greeted
warmly by near capacity crowd at
Symphony Hall.
Encore after encore was de-
manded after each Of her four
groups Of numbers and many In the
audience followed her to her car
cheering and waving after the con-
cert.
Nine. FIagstad would not COM
ment on her reception. A repre-
sentative OF Consolidated Concerts
Corp, New York, which is sponsor
ing the tour, said she would not
hold any press conferences for the
present.
The sopranos next appearance
will be in Milwaukee April 8. She
then will go to Chicago. Among
her other 10 American visits will be
q concert at Carnegie Hall, New
York, April 20.
Evening star., 1947-04-07
Supply OfficioI to Speok

Clifton E. Mack, director OF the
Bureau Of Federal Supply, Treasury
Department, will talk on Govern
ment Purchasing in the Future" be-
fore a meeting Of Government Pur-
chasing Agents Association at 2 pm
tomorrow in the National Museum,
Tenth street and Constitution ave-
nue. NV. The meeting is open to the
public.
Evening star., 1947-04-07
Republicans to Hear London

Alfred M. Landon, Republican
presidential candidate In 1886, will
be one Of the speakers at the first
meeting Of the Young Republican
Federation's 11-state western con-
ference in Salt Lake City April IL
u, the Republican National Com
mittee announced yesterday.
Milford chronicle., 1947-09-26
Iiof Shots

@ Somewhere in Georgia, a young
lady government clerk wrote The
Treasury Department.: 81 understand
the government is to give loyalty
checks to its employees. l worked for
the War Department two years during
the war and had an excellent eff
cheney rating, Please don't overlook
me when the government starts to
hand out those checks" The Treasury
refused to identify the lady.
Q A worried Rock Lake, Wis, woman
ordered classified newspaper adver-
tisement for her lost love bird. Romeo
has left Juliet (his mattel and | can't
find him anywhere" she walled. A
half hour later she cancelled the ad.
Il was getting breakfast and lifted
the lid of the sugar bowl and out he
few" she explained.
@ In Sewickley, Pa, a coroner's jury
scored comic books as contributing
factor in the hanging of 12-year-old
Billy Becker, believed to have stran-
gled himself in reenacting a scene
from one of them.
O In Somerville, N. j., dozen Army
hats of Spanish-American War vim
tage lin perfect condition) went on
sale with World War II surplus.
Q Heavy war surplus machinery,
turned over by the government to the
Philippines, is finding a lucrative mar
ket in the United States.
Milford chronicle., 1947-09-26

have an advantage over the A-bomb.
1t could be used for heavy blasting
of an enemy area through which adj
vancing troops might move without
encountering deadly radioactivity.
Some experts contend the A-bomb,
under present conditions, is too costly
to use against individual naval ships.
Unofficial estimates place the cost
of an atom bomb at around $l,000,000,
with the scarcity of raw materials and
the time required to build single
bomb important factors. Against this
is the rough estimate that the 42,0OO-
pound conventional bomb, under war;
time production. might cost only
about $4,000 and be turned out under
virtually mass production.
This conceivably could make even
an individual enemy capital ship a
worthwhile target-provided the cum
bersome bomb could be dropped on
or close to the ship Research is being
pressed on robot-controlled precision
bombing of this type.
In the latter months of the war,
"Azon" and "Razon" bombs were pro-
duced which plane bombardiers could
control to some extent in fight.
Milford chronicle., 1947-09-26

shipping administrator, testified be-
fore President Truman's Air Policy
Commission at public hearings on
modernlzation of the national avia-
ton program. M
Meanwhile the Army Air Forces is
pushing research on new aerial weap-
ons: king-size conventional explosive
bombs and superspeed jet fighters and
bombers.
The first four-engined fighter, KIP
81, designed to operate under any
weather conditions with new anti
icing equipment, is ready for testing.
1t is 65 feet long with a wingspan
of so feet, compared with a length of
"a feet and wing span of SO for the
P-S0 Shooting Star.
The new Boeing XB-47, as large as
a B-29 Superfortress, has six Jet en-
gines. OF radically new design, it has
inverted wings and tail surfaces.
The first drop of the Army's new
42,000-pound bomb will be with a
"dud" missile, with actual blast ex-
periments to be made later from fixed
ground positions.
@Neyer before has such a weight
been dropped from an aircraft and
Milford chronicle., 1947-09-26

diary discloses that Berlin intended
to bring about the complete destruc-
tion of London'S docks, industries and
supplies by continuous air attacks to
'hasten the decision"
Stunned by Raj Resistance
But next day 800 German aircraft
raided London and only fraction
returned after meeting violent and
unexpected action with the Raj. Hit
ler postponed his decision on the in
vasion until September IA, then called
off Sea Lion indefinitely.
A Supreme Command document,
labeled top secret" reported on Oc-
tober IL: "The Fuehrer has decided
that from now on until spring. prep
arations for Sea Lion shall be con-
tinued solely for the purpose of main
tanning political and military pressure
on England"
BY the spring of 1941, the report
concluded, Hitler and his staff were
deeply involved in preparations for
invading Russia and Operation Sea
Lion was shelved.
Milford chronicle., 1947-09-26
MILFORD CHRONICLE MILFORD DELAWARE FRIDAY SEPTEMBER M
h. Q = ) III EEK
U.N ASSEMBLY: Diplomatic Storms Ahead

THE United Nations General
i Assembly opened its second
regular session in flag-draped
Flushing Meadow this week in
depressing atmosphere like the
calm before a storm. Diplomatic
storms, the experts agree, seemed in
evitable.
Little if any progress has been
made on such old issues as disar-
mament, atomic control and coopera-
tion among the big powers. Palestine,
the Balkans and use of the veto have
developed into hard-rock cores on
which opinion splits each time into
the same soggy, controversial camps.
The 55-nation assembly, sometimes
called the Town Meeting of the
World" opened Tuesday under the
cloud of an angry dispute between
Russia and the United States over
Greece.
Two New vetoes
Two new Soviet vetoes were regis
tered in the Security Council on the
eve of the assembly opening in an
attempt to block an American plan
to shift the Greek case before the
general assembly
The two blackballs ran the Russian
string of vetoes to 20, but they failed
in the last analysis in keeping the
Greek question from the forum. The
United States later obtained passage
of substitute resolution dropping
the Greek case from the Security
Council, thus leaving the assembly
(where there are no vetoes) free to
make recommendations. The vote was
90, with Russia and Poland abstain
ing
The resolution, however, also ended
a U.N. subcommission now in Greece
to watch for border violations.
Andrei A. Gromyko. the Soviet
delegate, charged at one point during
the stormy five-and-one- -half-hour
session that the US. had maneu-
vered deliberately to provoke the
Russian vetoes. Hershel v. johnson,
the American council representative,
retorted that mo power on earth"
could keep the Greek case out of the
assembly.
Top Diplomats Attend
Some of the worlds top diplomats,
including us. Secretary of State
Milford chronicle., 1947-09-26
Treaties
Peace, IFS Technical!

Formal peace came this week TO tie
five defeated European satellites of
Nazi Germany but Slav-Italian riot
ing and bloodshed attended the birth
of the free Territory of Trieste.
Ceremonies in Paris and Moscow
signalized the end of an era for Italy.
Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania and Fin
land. Penalties against the five IN
clude 1880, 100000 in reparations, the
bulk of which is to go TO Russia, and
territorial losses for all save Bulgaria.
Italy lost some 5000 square miles
of territory which she held since
shortly after World War l. Some
470 miles of this went to the free safe
of Trieste under United Nations guild
ance, the rest to Yugoslavia.
Yugoslavia troops, moving in to Or
cupy the Istrian peninsula, attempted
to march into Trieste territory but
were halted at the border by warn
ing shots from American soldiers on
occupation duty within the new free
state.
Milford chronicle., 1947-09-26
Economy
Record Breaker

NC@OtG 0AS~AN(t
Sen. Harry F. Byrd of Virginia. the
only Democrat still heading a COM
mittee in the Republican-controlled
Congress, is setting a new govern
mental economy record by operating
a federal committee without any
funds.
Byrd is chairman of the l3-member
Joint Committee on Reduction of
Nonessential Federal Expenditures.
His committee, Byrd said, has saved
the government $6,3O0,000,000 at a
total cost of $l07,5OO since it was set
up in l941. Despite that record Re-
publican leaders in neither the House
nor Senate recommended any new
appropriations.
Aides of Sen. Byrd say he did not
ask any.
The 1941 tax law setting up the
committee requires it to make peri
odic check-ups on the number, func-
tions and pay of government workers.
Because of the periodic" clause,
Byrd decided he was required to con-
tinue operations even without funds.
Milford chronicle., 1947-09-26
In Short

Announced: BY team of six New
York scientists, successful manufac-
ture of synthetic Vitamin A.
Arrested: By Czechoslovakia, 90
suspects in plot to overthrow the
government and aSSassinate President
Eduard Benes.
Sold: BY Britain, 80 million dollars
of its gold reserve to the United States
to meet commitments in this country.
Passed: BY the Greek Parliament, a
bill giving unconditional amnesty to
guerrillas surrcndering within 80
days.
Milford chronicle., 1947-09-26
Polio
A Worldwide Fight
Duffy. BoIiimore Sun

From Warm Springs, Ga, where 90
years ago the late Franklin D. Roose-
velt founded the first infantile pa
ralysis foundation, medical science
mapped new worldwide drive on
polio this week
More than $50 medical leaders
pooled sciences knowledge of the dis
ease, gained during the last 20 years,
in an. effort to help doctors every
where in the best known methods of,
diagnosis, treatment and aftercare.
Experts on transmission of disease
are convinced, for instance, that clos
ing of schools has no effect upon the
prevalence of polio except in ex-
trernely rural communities. Farm
children do not play with children
of other families said DR.. Vladc A..
Getting, Massachusetts, health COM
missioner, but closing of city schools
during an epidemic often results in
child's playing with other groups
and this may increase its incidence.
Meanwhile is. team of infantile
paralysis specialists was flown to
Germany to combat the worst polio
epidemic in Berlin history The party
was equipped with several tons of
equipment. including two iron lungs
and 1000 pounds Of wool for hot pack
treatments.
German health officials said Isl
cases had been recorded with SO
deaths. While there have been cases
in all sectors of the four power capi-
tai, the epidemic is centered in the
Russian zone.
Milford chronicle., 1947-09-26
r @Ii9ioa
a'is;us from Heaven

9isius from Heuve7'
Fanatic hill folk groveled in the
dust of oacIEwoods clearing near
Hall Station. Ga, this week under ex-
hortations to handle serpents and
sometimes drink poison as test of
religious faith
Some 300 faithful gathered beneath
giant oak in pasture to hear fe-
verish TRADES by Floyd L. Fowler,
farmer preacher. and the Pew. Gordon
Miller. itinerant textile worker
preacher Of the Free Church of
Godr
Some followers were goaded into
religious frenzy by the windmill ex-
hortations, and by the pulsating,
voodoo-like rhythm of handclapping
and wailing voices. Some fell to their
knees in the red-brown dust, weep
ing, whimpering and sobbing in ec-
static anguish.
Two weeks ago at a similar service,
convert Ernest Davis. 33. drank a
glass of water mixed with common
household chemical as a test of his
faith. He died later in agony but
Rev Miller was cleared of charge
of manslaughter when a Georgia
judge ruled it was not illegal to carry
poison. Miller declared, Bless God,
the Lord set me free"
The Rev Miller plunged his hands
into box of venomous snakes and
lifted the squirrning, kissing reptiles
: rapturously above his head. Although
he declared the Lord was in him. "
he ignored the mute invitation Of a
glass of water and can of poison on
nearby table. The Lord, he said,
moved him this night to handle SER
pents, not to consume poison.
Pointing to the box of reptiles, Mil
Ter shouted: They villify that box
Praise God. it amt that box they're
afraid of. can take those serpents
out and you won't be afraid to put
your hand in it. Thank the Lord, it.:
the serpents they're afraid of. But
amt afraid cause got the spirit oi
the Lord in me. can feel that virtue
from Heaven"
Samuel Davis, II, father of the
dead man. also preached at the serv
ice
Il prayed with my boy when HI
was dying" he said. @My boy hat
more faith than did. He took it b
the grave with him"
Milford chronicle., 1947-09-26

New 10rkS Mayor O'OWyer urged
city restaurants to return to the war
time practice of two meatless days a
week as one stopgap means of halting
prices. Another, he said, was for
housewives to refuse to buy higher
priced items, particularly meat.
In Washington, Attorney General
Tom G. Clark ordered federal attor-
neys from coast to coast to crack
down In their districts on any evi-
dence Of illegal price-hxing in the
food. clothing or housing fields.
CIO unions reiterated their de-
mands for return of OPA and price
controls.
A warning that food prices-now
about double prewar levels-nlay go
even higher came last weekend from
the staff of the special Congressional
investigation into the rising spiral of
living costs.
The detailed study showed the
average family had to spend $l93 in
July of this year for the same food
it obtained for 500 in the prewar
period Of 1859.
Double or Higher
Price boosts since July (not includ-
ed in the tabulation) have pushed
food costs to double or higher, one
Congressional statistician said.
Sen. Robert A. Taft (R-Ohio) sug-
gested that high food prices might be
relnedied il people would "eat less
cxtravagantly, but added that ex-
ports can't 90 on at the rate of Is
billion dollars year without having
an effect on prices.
Rep. Adolph ]. SABBATH (D-Ill)
cracked back that only the poor,
unlike Sen. Taft and his wealthy
friends" are unable to pay high
prices and must therefore restrict
their eating.
Taft retorted his "eat les" maxim
was only quoting President Truman
on an earlier occasion,
Sen. Claude Pepper (D-Fla) blamed
high prices on the Republican, con-
.r0lled Congress and said "the Amer
lean people might just as well get
ready for another recession" /"
Sen. Owen Brewster lR-Me) de-
clared food prices were high because
the Truman Administration was Ship
ping too much food overseas.
Pepper scoffed at this, saying:
"We have to help those people
more. not less. II we want to stop
communism. we've got to make the
capitalism of Europe work.
Four OF Ten Go Overseas
An executive of the Grain and Feed
Dealers Association declared that
Department Of Agriculture reports
showed that for every six bushels Of
wheat consumed in the US. during
the nrst six months of this year, four
bushels were sent overseas.
Secretary OF Commerce w. Averel
Hartman and Undersecretary of Agri
culture Norris E. Dodd declared that
only voluntary food rationihg by
Americans could permit sending
enough food abroad to avert chaos
end collapse OF friendly governments
Milford chronicle., 1947-09-26

But Greece is by no means the only
crucial dispute on the list Some au-
thorities consider the wrangle in the
council emphasized the veto issue al
most as much as the Greek case.
Many smaller nations, in this
instance by Foreign Minister Herbert
V. .Evatt of Australia, have signified
their intention of fighting for UN.
charter changes which would restrict
the veto.
But the United States and Britain.
while criticizing Russia's use of the
veto power, stand firm with the Sow
lets in declaring that the charter
should not be changed.
Milford chronicle., 1947-09-26

IOStWdE DIIlQuS udQ SLlll dnOLner
reminder of the dark bleak days
when they, alone, stood against Hitler.
The British Admiralty published
report on German naval documents
(The Fuehrer Papers) for Operation
Sea Lion = the invasion of England
which had been set for August and
September, 1910.
On June 18 of that year, after the
French request for an armistice,
Prime Minister Churchill dashed Hit
let's hopes by these words in the
House of Commons:
Il expect that the Battle of Britain
is about to begin. Hitler knows he
will have to break us in this island
or lose the war.
"Let us therefore, brace ourselves
to our duty, and so bear ourselves
that if the British Commonwealth and
Empire lasts a thousand years, men
will still say, This was their finest
hour"
Set for August Is
On July l6, Hitler ordered the in
vasion any time after August Is,
since England, in spite of the hope
/. lessness of her military position, has
so far shown herself unwilling to
come to any compromise"
Dissension broke out among the
German army, navy and air force
leaders.
On July 81, Grand Admiral Erich
Raeder conferred with Hitler and an
nounced the earliest date for invasion
was September Is, month later than
first planned. Then the date was
fixed for September 20.
On September 8, heavy air raid
was made on London and the wal