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Evening star., 1947-10-30
Pfomaine Increases
Worries for U.C.l. A.
BY the Associated Press

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 30.-Wor-
ries increased for the U. c. L. A.
grid chieftains today on the heels
of ptomaine poisoning which hit
the outfit late yesterday.
-Four players. notably first-string
tackle Bill Chambers, were stricken
AND the student manager, Russ
Torey, was confined in hospital
after severe attack.
Before the outbreak, said to have
been traced to training table food.
the: Bruins were pronounced in the
best physical shape of the season.
Labrucherie had two substitute
quarterbacks, Ray Nagel and Cliff
Schroeder, drilling overtime on
passing. Schroeder particularly was
outstanding as a passer last year
with Los Angeles City College.
Evening star., 1947-10-30
White Sox Outbid Dozen Clubs
7oGet in SchooIboy Trouble

the Sox contract provides that
he need not pitch on Sundays
because such activity would be
contrary to his religious beliefs.
IF I were playing for the Sox
and they were battling for the
pennant I still wouldn't play on
Sunday" George said. I'm fact,
wouldn't even listen to the
game because + don't believe in
listening to the radio on Sunday"
Evening star., 1947-10-30
West Va. Incident
CLOSED, erps Say

The incident of West Virginia's
five fifth year" men is closed as
far as the University of Maryland
is concerned, Coach Jim Tatum
said today. The Mountaineers
will be at full strength for the
game Saturday at College Park.
The Mountaineers made no at
tempt to conceal the fact that
they have five regulars in their
fifth season of varsity ball while
the school is undergoing a tran
sitional period. Tatum said 1t
was unusual" but added west
Virginia is our guest and can
play anybody it brings down
here" Tatum said he was anX-
ious to continue relations with
West Virginia.
Evening star., 1947-10-30
Cerdan's S Fine Record
Menaced by Raadik
In Chicago Bout
By the Associated Press

CHICAGO, Oct. 30.-A rough and
ring cunning Estonian tomorrow
night may prove to be the most
dangerous foe Marcel Cerdan, new
est fistic toast of France, has faced
since his invasion of America.
The Estonian is Anton Raadik
who will oppose Cerdan, middle
weight champion of Europe, in TO-
round battle in the Chicago Sta
dunn. The ring exploits of the COL
orful Frenchman, rated as the best
fighter to come out of World War II
has aroused so much interest that
the bout probably will draw $4,000
spectators with gate in excess OF
s50, 900. ~
Cerdan has won his previous three
fights in America by knockouts.
Agsinst Raadik, he faces another
European battler who knows only a
rugged offensive. Raadik has racked
up three successive knockouts.
Evening star., 1947-10-30

school, he would be precluded from
signing a baseball contract whether
the school has a baseball team or
not. The fact that he is a high
school student would bar him"
Declared Free Agent.
1t was then, Chandler said, that
the White Sox general manager ad-
vised him that the boy would be
signed away.
Chandler then slapped $500 fine
on the club and declared Zoeterman
a southpaw hurler, free agent
Under the rule the White Sox were
Evening star., 1947-10-30

bitterly hunter drove his into
brush and houghuy covered its radiator with fur robe He en
spotted standing deer
badly leaking radiator
Gun Is No Baseball Bot
built the and threw handful of 3o-o
shoot the beast One OF the slugs
through the hunters right shoulder.
young clubbing to death with his
important nsdes his
grabbed continued beabor the
barrel off and there double funeral
cunning friends Texas ranch
Palamino horse, destroyed by .270 slug
who bagged fine buck packed it on his
places the animals foeegs drawn down his
honged Before he reached the shooting
lodge his buck shot twice
accidents hundreds could have been
Cd point direction 60 keep unloaded
ready target "a be Of
backstop your gun and ammunition.
The General Is Wary
One warning whose head of the technical
Hatcher small ordnance
expert worlds outstanding authorities
small Don't hunt with foreign
know it's safe.
Gen built the Of the is
macned caeey and with thought
mindspeed calls the Japanese most dangerous OF all
rifles latest
likely to explode firing"
worlds rifles Gen Hatcher
continues Model 1884, Italian
to blow firing pin the face of the the NA
would be good general policy Americans
would them the wall and dispose
all foreign You'll live longer promises the general
Evening star., 1947-10-30
Terp Hurriers Beut Navy

Robert Palmer finished in 22.30
minutes to pace the University of
Maryland ss-country team to a
16-45 victory over Navy at Annap-
oils yesterday. Jim Oberholtzer,
Navy's first finisher, was timed in
24.29.
Evening star., 1947-10-30


that roughly $50 hunters will meet accidental
deaths by firearms in the next few months for one
of three reasons, namely, carelessness ignorance
and selfishness. There's not a bear, prairie
chicken, elk, fox, deer, woodchuck, duck or human
being safe in any patch of woods in the United
States for the next few weeks" NRA officials warn
and here are a few reasons why they think they
know:
young man in California returned home from
a successful duck hunt. His mother wanted to take
his picture with his bag" and gun. But first she
sensibly asked if the weapon was loaded.
mo" replied the hunter, pointing the gun at his
Evening star., 1947-10-30
Win, Lose, or Draw
Open Season on the Nimrod
By FRANCIS {. STANN

the 100000 human beings who traipse the
woods and fields of this country in search of the National Rifle
Association deliver of advice before
a trigger.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-19

bath in the wide Pacific became
a weekend ritual for the pair O.
cats.
Just as practice makes perfect
so did the weekly dunkings in the
ocean grow upon this feline pair
No longer do folks stare il
wonder when Solomon ar
Duncan stroll casually to the
surf's edge, gingerly test the
water with their forepaws, ther
plunge into the ocean for a swim.
To date Along The Cape Fea,
has been unsuccessful in finding
any counterpart of the Pacific
surf-bathing cats in this area. Sc
should any kind reader know Of
a cat with a yearning for swim
ming in the ocean, we would
appreciate you forwarding us the
full details at your earliest con
venience.
GOOD IDEf-what to do with
those twenty-five cents pocket size
books you've finished reading
seems to have been answered ir
a little item that was called te
our attention yesterday.
A reader was kind enough tt
bring us a short news story
clipped from an upstate newspa'
per telling Of the novel plan adopt
Continued on Page Two; Col. s,
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-19
PARAGUAY UNDER
Estate OF WAR"
President Morinigo Issues
Proclamation To Halt Re-
volt By Army

ASUNCION, Paraguay, March
1S-W.H-An official estate of war"
was proclaimed throughout the re-
public tonight as President Hi
ginio Morinigo tried to halt an
army revolt which has spread
swiftly through all Northern Par.
aguay.
The entire country has been un-
der a state of siege" since last
Friday, but previously only the
area Immediately around the city
of Concepcion-the original revo-
lutionary stronghold - had been
designated a war zone"
CA National Broadcasting CON-
pany report from Buenos Aires
said civilians we're evacuatin9
Asuncion, the capital, fearing that
the city would soon be on the
front line" in Paraguay's civil
war, and that a rebel fifth cor
umn' may start fighting within
the city,
Tonight's emergency proclama-
ton of a nationwide state Of
war; indicated a w%orsening of the
governments situation as the re-
bellion in the North spread in its
eleventh day.
Reports available in Asuncion
today gave more information Of
rebel political and military move.
ments than of government opera
tons.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-19
Along The Cape Fear

STRANGE SIGHT - Yesterday
we were OH the general subject Of
cat fish, so today we thought il
would be appropriate to discuss
briefly. cats that act like fish. Now
if you will turn to Page 2 you
will see a sight that seldom meets
the human eye.
STRANGE SIGHT And while
on the subject of cat fish, we beg
you to turn to page two in ,rde1
to witness a sight seldom seen.
We might just as well tell you
about cats that act like fish.
There you will note two Ha.
waiian surf riders, Solomon and
Duncan, which purr for the brine.
according to the Associated Press
1t all started when the two cats
felines, not fish owned by a Mr.
and Mrs. James F. Morgan, Jr.
of Honolulu, began to be troublee
with fleas.
Now salt water a S supposed
to be unusually obnoxious t.
fleas, so the Morgans carried The
cats about 20 feet out into thu
surf and forced them to swim in
Solomon and Duncan %splutteree
and yowled were none to,
impressed with their first try a
surf bathing.
However the aeas persisted ant
so did the Morgans, hence tn
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-19
Expanded Medical
School "Approued"
Joint Appropriations Committee Okays Elk
penditure Of S {, $780, 900 To Aid Medical
Care Doctor Program

LEIGH, March 10. - up -
Aes~ a voice being heard in op-
40 the joint appropriations
~ e today approved an ap.
Ne of So, 100, 600 for a ex
N/Ar-year medical school at
kL-1versity of North Carolina.
The issue of expanding the two
year medical school at the Univer.
sity into a four-year school had
been regarded at the start of the
session as. one of the most contro-
versial issues before the general as
sembly.
An imposing number of men,
bers we're regarded as being op.
posed to expansion Of the medical
school, and others were regarded
as opposed plans to locate it at
Chapel Hill.
However, informed sources said
that a number Of influential mem
bers had been conducting a cam
paign in favor of the appropriation
for the four-year school during the
past few days. Governor Cherry,
these sources said, had swung from
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-19
RALEIGH TO HAVE
MANAGER COUNCIL
Voters OF Capital City
Abandon a. Year Old
Commission Rule

RALEIGH, March 18-P)-By a
l,215-vote majority, Raleigh today
abandoned it's 34-year-old com
mission form of municipal govern
ment and voted to adopt a city
nanager-cou~ ii form, effective
heyt July J..
Wake County Board of Election
unofficial returns:
For city manager-council plan,
$40; for commission plan 3,055.
An official canvass of voters will
De held tomorrow, with formal an
nouncement of results scheduled
lof noon in the office Of Mayor
Graham H. Andrews.
The modified "plan D." as out.
llned in the general statutes, re-
cures that one member of the
council to De designated as mayor
with all members being elected
u large. The council will select
and employ a city manager who
responsible directly to the coun-
I'll Tor carrying out the business OF
the city.
Inc city manager does not have
oe a resident of the city.
next step for completion of the
new government will be a primary
VII April %, for the selection Of
.onlnees to the council. From
'laF list Of candidates will be
sAOsen IA, who will enter an cleo
u0h' set for May 6. Should only
persons or less file for places,
aaete would be no primary, and
"ose 1lllng would enter a runof1
May 8, with the seven h1gl
candidates being given council
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-19
knutson May
Revise Bills
On Tax Slash
Wavs. Means Chairman
Announces Further
Relief
SHOWDOWN SHIFTED
Republicans Study N "
Proposals During "Clos-
ed Door" Meeting

WASHINGTON, March lo-P)--
Don Knutson R.-Minn), chairman
II tbe House Ways and Means
sommittee, announced today his e
rorcent across the board tax-cut-
tno bill may be revised to give
oreater relief for taxpayers in the
smaller income brackets.
Some Republicans and Demo
,rats nave criticized Knutson's bill
* not reducing the little fellow s.
nrden enough.
Knutson told reporters that net
INCOMES up to 81, 1000 tgross income
loss personal exemptions) might be
rnt bv % to 26 percent, instead Of
"a percent. if the government woulo
rot lose too much revenue by such
4 step.
A House showdown On tax cut
tpg. originally set for next Mon
day. will probably be postponed
10 Wednesday, while a decision is
nending on whether the changes
can be made.
Three Points
After a closed-door meeting Of
vays and means republicans, Knut.
son said;
|, Studies are being made to
determine whether the %taycutting
can be made retroactive to Janu-
,y !, or whether July l would be
, better date. He still hopes tc
make If retroactive.
2. The extra small income cuts,
Il adopted, probably would not be
applicable to the first $1,000 net
income Of all taxpayers, but to
those with no more than $4,000.
8. The next ways and means full
committee session on taxes will
be postponed from Thursday tc
Friday, while the Republicans are
deciding whether the extra cut
can be given to the small incomes.
The committee probably win have
f., showdown vote Friday, with the
measure going to the House floor
Wednesday.
Knutson said he wants to keep
as near as possible to an overall
$500, 900, 900 cut in taxes, and tina!
extra relief to the lower brackets
certainly could not total more
than $500. 900, 600.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-19
WHEAT PRICES HIT
THIRTY YEAR HIGH
Leading Cereal Crosses
$500 Mark For Sec
ond Time In SO Years

CHICAGO, March l8-(P)-Thres
dollar wheat was recorded for the
second time in the. 99-year history
of the Board of trade today WheI
the March delivery sold for S3.oS
a bushel at the opening OF gralr
futures trading. ,
The only other year in which
the So mark was reached was II
1917 when a price of 1925 prevailed
for four days in early May
After the peak was reached to.
day. however, prices tunbled 10 Il
cents a bushel, on reports that the
government was making more
wheat available for immediate de-
livery. The March contract clos
ed at $2.86 IL, down ten cents -
the daily limit - from Monday
close.
Since February l until today's
break came, March wheat has ad'
vanced SO 1-2 cents a bushel. II
the futures market. Short contracts
were badly squeezed because Of
their inability to obtain cash Whea1
to fulfill commitments at the enc
of trading in the March contracts
March %.
The scramble between shorts
and mills to obtain cash grain re-
suited in an upward swing in the
cash market, Minneapolis record
ing a high of $40 "a a busnel for
a a of No. l dark Northern. AT
Omaha where cash wheat reached
the three dollar mark yesterday,
prices eased a little today, with
the top for the day at 1921 a bushel
for No. l hard winter wheat. AT
|Des Moines the top for the day was
60 m a busnel.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-19
And So To Bed

S. w. Garrett, 1921 South
Third street and his brother
G.. v. Garrett, 6 Wooster street,
yesterday afternoon saw a dis
turbance in the sand near the
foot of Wooster street. -
Investigating they found what
at first was termed a gopher,
but later was discovered to be-
a eight and one-haf pound
diamond turtle, or at least
that's what it looked like.
G.. v. Garrett said last night,
he and his brother noticed the
sand "flying'' and made =
closer investigation. He said
the turtle or gopher was dig
cling into the ground.
A newspaper reporter went
out to take = look at the AMI
NAL last night and came back
to report that the gopher Jock
ed more like a turtle.
What ever it is, Mr.. Carrots
says he will keep It untsl se1o
80 identifies ~ sainaes -.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-19
ONE time WIZARD
OF STREET DIES
William c. Durant, Organ
izer OF General Motors.
Made Fortunes

NEW YORK, March 10 -W.H&
William C.. Durant, founder Of
General Motors corp. who pyra-
mided his fortuen to an estimated
$120, 900, 900 at one point in his UP
and down career and IA years
later listed his assets at $3.50, died
today at IS.
Durant had suffered a paralyt-
ic stroke five years ago and his
last years were lived here in mod
est circumstance and retirement
in sharp contrast to his years OF
gigantic financial promotions.
He twice controlled General Mo-
tors and twice lost control. He pi-
oneered the organization OF many
of the best known automobile
companies. But his last venture in
business was a combination ham,
burger restaurant and bowling al
ley at Flint, Mich.
Durant was the 'Gunga DIM OF
Wall street, a name which is. said
to have originated from the spurts
and slumps in his finances, his
small stature. reserved manner
and piercing eyes
Wife At Bedside
He died in his Gramercy Park
apartment. His wife, whom he
married at At when his fortunes
were at a near peak, and a nurse
were with him.
Associates believe Durant had a
fortune Of $l20, 900, 900 when he
was so. He was "a when he filed
bankruptcy, listing his liabilities
at close to ST., 900, 900, andahis as
sets, at $780,. -
He started a restaurant at AS
bury Park, N. j., shortly after the
bankruptcy proceedings, and ne
revealed later that he washed
dishes when he was preparing for
the opening. That venture was
short-Iived. His flint business, with
which he planned to launch a
chain. was started shortly before
he was stricken with paralysis.
His first business was a car
riage concern which was the u
dalton of the automobile empire
he built.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-19
REPEAL OF LAWS
SOUGHT BY GROUP
Commercial Fishers A d
Dealers Ask Lifting OF
All Restrictions

Approximately rs members O.
the Commercial Fishers ane
Dealers Association last nigh
adopted a motion to send a pc
tition to Senator Alton A. Len
non and Representative Robert
M. Kermon calling for legislation
to be offered repeating all law:
pertaining to commercial fishing
in local waters.
The organization met in specia
session in the New Hanover coun
ty Superior court room to cleo
permanent officers of the associa'
ton and to lay plans for protest
ing any further legislation aimed
at controlling fishing in the loca
area.
Elected as president of the or
ganization was J. Hampton Lea
Jr.. with W. D. Stokley elected
as vice-president and w. j. vii
son as secretary-treasurer.
Passed also at the meeting wa!
a motion that the association e
on record as opposing any actor
by either legislator to propose
lie gislation detrimental to COM
mercial fishing in local waters.
According to the petition adopt
ed, the association would propose
new legislation governing fish
ing along the coast in the region
as soon as the present law is re
pealed.
Kermon was charged with max
ing contradictory statements re
garding what his stand was OF
present and possible future legis
lation governing fishing. He wa'
charged with trying to draw a rec
herring across the issue" by bring
ing up the subject of poor SAM
tation facilities for crews a
Wrightsville Beach, a matte.
which Kermon repeatedly suggest
ed as n reason why some stet
should be taken to govern fishing
operations at the resort town.
A question arose as to whethel
or not Kermon and Lennon hat
been notifiet- of the meeting to
night and asked to attend for tn
purpose o. explaining Legislation
covering local fishing. In an eff
fort to have the two legislator
present for the next session, j
was voted that they should ootl
be rec asted to be in attendance
at the next meeting.
A motion to adopt a charte:
on incorporation for the associa
ton was voted favorably, as wa
the printing of membership card
and the payment of membership
fees by those joining the organi
cation.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-19
SUPERIOR COURT
ADJ0URNS HERE
Illness OF Judge Clawson
|. Williams Causes
Postponement

New Hanover county Superior
Court was adjourned yesterday at
the noon recess sine die when
Presiding Judge Clawson L.. Will
liams, of Sanford, was taken i'll.
Solicitor Clifton Moore said that
there were about 40 cases left or
the docket. He said that he was
going to try and arrange a
special term sometime" in April.
but he could give no definite time
because of conflicting dates Of
other courts.
Moore said that he had the
week of April 81 open but tina,
a session of Superior Court here
then would conflict with tn e
scheduled term Of United States
District Court.
The next scheduled term Of
Superior Court for New Hanover
county is May II, he said. How
ever, with the number OF cases
which were continued fr o m this
term and those anticipated be-
tween now and May would burder
the court, he said. The May term
is scheduled for n week o.
criminal and one of civil.
Meanwhile, several i'm
portant eases, including that CT
Row Grissett, ex Wilmington pc
|liceman were not heard at this
term. Another ex-Wilmlnston Pc
liceman, H. L. Gurley a his
case continued for the secono
time.
Gurley pleaded guilty to store,
breaking at the February special
term of court and his case was
continued until this term. INC
action was taken in his case.
Attorneys for Guy caney OIL
tcortinued On Page Two; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-19
SPARE SUGAR STAMP
NO. II TO BE GOOD
COME APRIL FIRST

WASHINGTON. March 1s-W.H -
The OPA announced today that
spare stamp No. II will become
valid on April 1 for 10 pounds OF
sugar.
This is the first stamp ever is
sued with the 10 pound value.
Stamp No. SO, which is good for
five pounds, will expire on March
81, instead Of April 80.
The expiration date of the five
pound stamp was moved up, OPA
said, sin order to avoid confusion
which may be caused by outstand-
ing stamps of both five and 10
pound values"
Ration supplies were ordered in
creased recently after a realloca-
ton OF world sugar supplies.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-19
PRISONER ADMITS
"DAHLIA" MURDER
Man Held On Car Theft
Charges Confesses Los
Angeles Staying

ST. LOUIS. March IS. -U.D-
Melvin Bailey, %, held on all auto
theft charge, confessed today to
t h e m~utilation Staying Of Eliza
beth Short, tn 'Black Dahlia,'
whose body was found in a Los
Angeles lot last Jan. Is.
Chief Of Detectives Leonard
Murphy said Bailey, ''seems tc
tell a straight story"
Bailey said he was ''dazed' the
night Of the Staying by Benze'
drine he had taken "for a lift
and did not remember the details
However he gave names ane
dates concerning events leading
to the Staying. Police said he
would be held for questioning by
Los Angeles police to determine
the authenticity of his confession
Bailey, a strapping six foote1
who said he was part Indian, was
arrested near here F e b., II by
Missouri State police on an auto
theft charge. He was being
questioned by St. Louis police
about the theft and a Los Angeles
robbery today when he suddenly
said: 81 might as we'll tell you
about the murder"
Had One Date
He said he had not known Miss
Short as "Tbe Black Dahlia'' but
only S Elizabeth or "Beth'
Short. He said he was introduced
to her by a friend, Cynthia
Borden. He said he and Miss
Short had one date, on Jan. S
and that he did not see her agar
until Jan. IL, the v of the slay-
ing. g.
That night, he told authorities,
he met Miss. Short at the hote]
Palm Beach and took her to the
Seven Seas night club, where they
joined Miss Borden and he1
escort. H..
He said Miss Short was drink
ing liquor while he drank coffee
spiked" with Benzedrine. H {
said the other couple left and he
and Miss Short drove to South
western Los Angeles in a car hi
had stolen
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-19
RODGERS NAMED
BAR PRESIDENT
Illness Prevents Judge VIII
liams From Delivering
Main Address

H. Edmund Rodgers, member OF
the New Hanover county Bar AS.
ISOLATION since 1918, last night was
elected president OF the associa.
ton succeeding Col. Royce S. Nc.
Clellan. Rodgers had been vice
president.
Other officers named at the quart
erly meeting, for the coming year.
were: Vice President Kenneth o.
Burgwyn; and Clayton C. Holmes
was reelected secretary-treasuer
err.
David Sinclair put Rodgers
name in nomination, and Aaron
Goldberg offered Burgwyn. Both
men were elected by acclimation
Judge Clawson L. Williams, who
had been holding a two week term
of Superior Court here, was SEIZED
1uled as the keynote speaker fol
the evening. However, due to i'll.
ness he was unable to attend.
The meeting adjourned in respect
to Judge Williams and a resolution
offered by Woodus Kellum was
passed authorizing the secretary
to write him a letter at his San
Continued On Page Two; Col. y