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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-02
LOTTERIES GRAB
GREENSBORO SPOT
Court Officials Confer Over
Prizes Al Air Show;
VFW Undecided

GREENSBORO, August /. Up
- Lotteries grabbed the spotlight
here today following a conference
of Superior court officials and an
nouncement that the local Veterans
of Foreign Wars post had not de-
cided what will be done in their
plans for a lottery in which an
automobile was to be given away
at a local baseball game.
Judge H. Hoyle Sink, Solicitor
Charles T. Hagan, Jr., and Sher-
iff John Walters, after a conference
this afternoon, announced that
steps to investigate the proposal to
give away prizes at an air show
scheduled at Greensboro = High
Point airport Sunday would be TAX
en-. High Point Jaycees and Gull
ford County Pilots association are
sponsoring the Sunday air show
and have announced that an cleo
trio refrigerator, an electric wash
ing machine and two radios will
be awarded as prizes.
Officials of the v. F. W., follow
ing a meeting at noon today. an
nounced that no decision on calling
off their proposed project had been
made.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-02
DEADLINE NEARS
ON FORD STRIKE
Eleventh Hour Effort Ia
Halt Walkout OF 107,-
900 Men Boys Down

DETROIT, Aug. 1-P)-Ar
eleventh-hour effore to head off a
threatened strike of 107, 900 Fore
Motor CO. production workers end
ed today with no reported progress
toward a settlement of the dispute,
Officials of the CIO United Aute
Workers said they turned down q
four : point proposal advanced
Thursday by Henry Ford II to GIG
President Philip Murray. The con-
ditional offer proposed waving
certain of the company's rights u1l,
der the Taft-Hartley act in return
for what Ford called good faith
conditions" from union.
Richard T. Leonard, UAW-CIC
vice president and national Forc
director, announced the unions
rejection after a two-houc bargain
ing session.
He said the company negotiators
reiterated their refusal to gram
an Immunity" clause in the con
tract against the financial liability
section of the Taft-Hartley law.
1--WE are just not in agreement
he added.
John S. Bugas, Ford vice presi
dent in charge Of industrial rela'
tons, replied mo comment" te
all reporters questions.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-02
Rounds Out Ten "Booting" Years;
Appeal Brings Forth Fishy Tales
Along The Cape Fear

HOME AGAIN - After seven
months of roaming around in frigid
waters, chasing inconstant ice
bergs, the good old Coast Guard
cutter Mendoza touched home port
again yesterday, no longer a phan-
tom of the seas.
81 docked at $40 p. M, and it
would be putting it mildly to
chronicle that the 80 men and 10
officers, from Commander George
H. Bowerman on down, yer hap
py to tie up again at the Custom
House dock.
Commander Bowerman lost little
time in getting home to Harbor
Island, and 1t. Robert F. Barber,
the executive officer, was not long,
either, in DOMINIC a suit of civvies
once more and heading for the
lights and crowds of Front street.
COAST GUARD DAY - The Men
dota reached home port in time
to help celebrate Coast Guard Day
- Monday, August 4 - marking
the 18TH anniversary of the organi-
cation of the United States Co0at
Guard on August 4, 1890.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-02
|SUPERF0RTS MAKE
FANCY LANDING
Seven Army Ships Roar In
to Washington After
Long Tokyo Trip
By WILLIAM G.. BARNARD

ASSOCIATED Press reporter who
flew in one of the superfortresses
in their record flight from Tokyo
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1. -Pe
The seven big superfortresses
which today set a new mass flight
record from Tokyo to Washington
came in right on the nose.
Just at high noon they reared
over Washington, 80 hours and SIS
minutes of air time from Tokyo.
This included 48 minutes in circl-
ing over Martinsburg, W. Va, be-
fore being Joined by "a jet pilots
for the last few miles of the 1000
mile historic trip.
The flying time did not include
some three hours at Anchorage,
Alaska, for ~refueling at the only
stop enroute.
Then, at the end, it was some
thing to see. After all that gruelling
time in the air, the men who flew
the farthest and fastest heavy
bombardment mission EVER flown
had what it took for a fancy fin
ish.
Lets stack 'em up good now"
Squadron Leader Howard F. Hugos
of Enid, Okla, a lieutenant Colo
mel, called. Lets show 'em we've
got it."
Tight Formation
The tired pilots snapped into a
tight formation and the seven
See sUPERFORTs On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-02
DURHAM REPORTS
TWO FEVER CASES
Rocky Mountain Type lso-
lates Girl, Man For Hos
pital, Home Treatment

DURHAM, Aug. 1-(R-Durham
Health department officials today
revealed that two residents OF the
county are now undergoing treat
ment for Rocky Mountain spotted
fever. The victims are Barbara
Ann Parrish. IL, Of Durf amy Route
!, and Craven Searls If Morrisville,
Route l, The girl, who is a patient
At Watts hospital, was stricken
July %, while Searls became III
two days later. He is receiving
treatment at home. The fever is
caused ~ the bite Of a tick. Tnev
Are the first Durham county cases
reported this year.
Health officials also announced
today that a Negro mother and her
''year-old son are receiving treat
ment at Duke hospital for diph.
iberia. The mother, Lula Bel
Wright, was stricken July ~, two
days later her son became i'll.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-02
Veto Threats
Are Quened
UN Governing Body Votes
8 To 0 To Require Ma
tons To Arbitrate

LAKE SUCCESS, Aug. 1-(Pl-
The United Nations Security coun-
Gil tonight called upon the Dutch
and Indonesians to cease fighting
Immediately and settle their dis
putes by arbitration or other
peaceful means.
The unprecedented decision was
reached after only two days Of
debate.
The vote was 8 to O with Bel
GUM, France and Britain abstain.
ing. Britain stressed that its abb
stention should not be construed
as a veto.
Alexander Parodi of France said
he would have preferred to vote
against the resolution, but alb
stained because his veto would
have killed it.
Faris Ell Khoury, of Syria, coun-
Gil chairman, Immediately i'm
structed the U.N. staff to COM
municate the councils decisions
to the governments of The Meth
erlands and the Republic of In
donesia.
Council Adjourns
The council adjourned at S:15
pm. (EDT) until Monday at 5
pm. (EDT).
In the final stages Of a five hour
session, delegates rejected a Rus
sian amendment which directed
that Dutch and Indonesian troops
should be withdrawn to positions
they held at the start of military
operations as a step toward the
peaceful settlement. The vote here
was 2 to 0 with only Poland sup
porting the Soviet Union and the
other nine members a~bstaining.
Passage of the resolution, spon-
sored by the United States and
amended by the French and Poles,
also served to give Security coun-
Gil recognition to the Republic of
Indonesia. This point had been
holly contested by The Neither
lands, which commended that In
donesia was not yet an independ-
ent state. In an adjoining cham
Der, the Economic and Social
council also voted recognition to
the Republic by inviting it to a
trade and employment conference
in Havana next November.
Will Oppose Order
The question Immediately arose
whether The Netherlands would
choose to comply with the council
decision.
DR.. Eelco N. Van : Kleffens,
Dutch ambassador, told the coun-
Gil in the midst of the speedy dis
cussions that his government
would accept an invitation to end
.hostilities but would oppose any
order from the council. The Dutch
consistently held that the council
had no power to give any orders
in the Indonesian case.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-02
Former SerViceman
Beaten By Police
Joseph S. Wrenn Exhibits
Mass OF Bruises, .Welts To
Substantiate Charges

A 46-year-old exc. 1. and
former Wilmington shipyard
worker, last night sat on a
couch at 5 East Park avenue,
Winter Park, his face and
back a mass of bruises and
welts and told a story of be-
ing brutally beaten by two
local police officers.
The man was Joseph S,
Wrenn, six-fOot $50 FOUNDER.
In the presence of Mrs.
Sudie Coleman, who for the
last four years has made her
home at the Park avenue ad.
dress, Wrenn related his
story.
Mrs. Coleman, for whom Wrenr
has done odd jobs for severa.
years, verified the story as far az
she knew it.
According to Wrenn, last Sun.
day he went to Carolina Beach and
returned in a car with friends tt
Wilmington, alighting on Front
near Princess street, about mid.
night and started to walk to his
quarters at 100 - South Front
street.
Wrenn said that he and his com
panions had drunk several bottles
of beer at the beach.
Stopped By Officers
When nearly to his Front street
quarters, Wrenn related, he wa.
stopped by two officers in a squad
car. They attempted to arrest
him and when he begged to be
allowed to go homie, he said, one OF
the officers struck him.
After that, Wrenn declared, he
does not remember anything I'm
til he was taken into police court
the following morning where he
pleaded guilty to drunkenness and
was fined.
Investigation showed that Wrenn
was taken to James Walker Me
mortal hospital for first aid treat
ment Sunday night.
Wrenn said late last night thai
he was going to have X-ray's
made of his head at a local hos
pital this morning.
DR.. James Dickey last night
would neither deny nor confirm
that he had treated Wrenr
although Wrenn said that he was a
patient of the physician.
No Information
Hospital attendants last niga1
would neither confirm nor deny
that Wrenn was treated there.
John w. Rankin, superintendent
Of the hospital, contacted at his
Wrightsville beach home by tele'
phone, said he could not give out
any information. "You see," he
said, "I'm out at the beach,
Chief Hubert Hayes could not
be reached for comment. Police
followed their usual rule of sur
pressing all reports.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-02
COUNTY TO CHECK
ON CARTER CASE
Committee Named After
Commissioners Suspend
Home Superintendent

A special committee of the coun-
ty commissioners today is study
ing the case of Charles M. Carter,
81, suspended county farm an d
home superintendent.
The committee composed Of
Commissioners Chairman Addison
Hewlett, DR.. j.. M. Hall and Louis
Coleman, will make a report to
the entire body recommending
either the naming Of a new super
intendent or how the institution
will be operated.
Temporarily. the county farm is
without a superintendent. Action
on appointing an acting superin-
tendent likely will be made within
a day or so.
Action putting the matter into
the hands OF the committee, came
yesterday after the suspension Of
Carter by the commissioners. His
suspension resulted from charges
of larceny and receiving brought
against Carter and Clarence
Groom, As. former city fireman.
Charges Filed
Eldridge Fergus, local fish deal.
err charged the pair with taking
$3.50 from. his brother, Robert Fer.
gus, in a South Front street es.
Enlistment last Wednesday.
The case against the two mer
in Recorders court yesterday was
continued until Friday, August 8
Carter a at liberty On 5000 bond
but Groom had failed to furnish
bail.
Carter, appearing before the
commissioners yesterday at a
special meeting, Vas suspended
without prejudice to his position,
after relating in the presence OF
his attorney, David Sinclair, that
he was innocent of any wrongdo-
ing.
He related that Groom gave him
See COUNTY On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-02

In observance of the occasion,
Commander Bowerman announc'
ed that the Mendoza will be open tc
the general public for inspection
between the hours of 1 and 4 p
m. today, tomorrow and Monday.
The regular ships crew will be
on duty today and tomorrow, but
only a skeleton crew will man the
vessel Monday, which will be q
holiday for most of the Mendots
personnel.
AHEAD OF SCHEDULE The
Mendota's schedule called for hel
arrival sometime today. But she
reached port some II hours aheao
of schedule. There was a very
valid reason for this.
Coming down from Baltimore
said Commander Bowerman, 1--WE
decided that since we were on our
way home it would be a good time
to put on u semi-annual full
power trial. So we made 10 knot:
for several hours"
Twice a year the Mendoza is re
Bee CAPE FEAR On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-02
Standard Oil Buys
Land For Terminal
ITALIAN SERIES

The response to the Stars an
nouncement yesterday morning
Of q forthcoming series Of st0-
ries on the history of ITALIAN
Hall and its players Is crafty
ing.
Moreover, such response is
concrete evidence of the real
need for the restoration of this
historical Landmark, and a re-
weaving of the dramatic events
in its life from its conception
to the present time.
The series Of stOries-to be IL
Illustrated when possible-will
make its initial appearance in
Monday mornings Star. The
stories will be f~actually and in
terestingly told. Watch for the
first installment Monday morn
ing.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-02
ELKS WILL SEND
YOUTHS TO CAMP
IL Young Wilmingtonians
To Enjoy Stay AT Noun
tain Resort

Outdoor life still has an irresist-
able appeal.
This was proven yesterday when
officials of the Wilmington Elk club
announced that II local boys who
have proved themselves physical
ly and mentally qualified are gath
ering canteens, knapsacks, and 9th
er camping equipment together for
a tWo-Weeks stay at the North
Carolina Elks Camp for boys, near
Hendersonville.
The youngsters leave Whining
ton today for the camp. which be-
gins its varied activities Sunday.
The Wilmington Lodge, along
with those all over the State, de
fray all expenses of the campers
while they are there, including
travelling expenses and spending
money.
This is the third year of opera
ton for the camp and, according
to reports from there, well over
425 youths from all sections of
North Carolina are expected to
attend.
In its first year $50 boys took
part in the camping events. Last
year the number of enrolment was
318.
Supervised Camp
The camp will operate for four
tWo-week periods. All the facilities
of the regular organized summer
camps are available and the lodge
this summer has a staff of 20 per-
sons experienced in boys sum-
mer camp work.
Now under construction at the
camp is a gymnasium which has
included in it additional sleeping
quarters, showers, and other facili-
ties. The dining hall is being en-.
larged in anticipation of the in
creased enrolment and other per-
manent improvements are being
made.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-02
Deeds OF Transfer For 1853
Acres Costing $55,O0O
Recorded Here

Deeds Of transfer involving {
transaction Of some SIS, 900 ane
recording the purchase of 1853 acre!
of New Hanover county land by
the Standard Oil Company Of New
Jersey, for the erection of a new
and enlarged petroleum terminal
went on file at the courthouse yes
terday.
The construction investment ex
pected to be made by Standard Oh
on the new terminal site, which
commands a 2,0O0-foot frontage OF
the Cape Fear river, will approx
mate 1900, 900, it is understood
j. Laurens Wright of Charlotte
district manager for North Caro-
lima of the Standard Oil company
said the company purchased three
tracts, to wit:
A 65-acre tract of the A. M. Nc
Koy property, 80 acres of the J
V. Granger property formerly
known as the McKoy-Honnet tract,
and % acres of the A. E. Krott
nauer lands.
On River Road
These combined properties lie
be.ow the plant of the North Caro-,
lima S%hipbuilding company, on both
sides of the River Road.
Wright said that the new termi
nal is expected to have a storage
capacity of between 600 900 anc
700, 900 barrels, with a probable
average of $50, 900 barrels.
A. M. McKoy, Of the Waters.
Snipes Realty company, handled
negotiations for the sale on, behalf
of the McKoy and Granger tracts.
F. E. Livingston, real estate deal.
er, represented the Krottnaue- in.
terest in the transaction.
Wright said that some lime in
g. chr AHyDaD~ ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-02
The Weather
FORECAST:

FORECAST:
North Carolina-Fair and moderate
temperatures Saturday and Sunday.
South Carolina-Clear to partly cloudy
ana moderately warm Saturday ana
sunday, few scattered thundershowers
e%feme South portion Saturday atter-
''0on and evening.
Eastern Standard Time)
(By U. S. Weather Bureau)
archaeological data for the "a hours
N44IAg 1880 p. m. yesterday.
TEMPERATURES
oI'3u a. m. 10; 7:3O a. m. 70; 1870 p. m.
W, $50 p. m. 86; Maximum 30; Mini
NUN Ga, Mean 70; Normal 70.
HUMIDITY
A5O a. m. 80; 7:3O a. M. 90; 1880 p. m.
~ 1880 p. m. 66.
PRECIPITATION
no's! for "a hours ending 1880 p. m.
"a4 inches.
inches.
TIDES FOR TODAY
IRON the Tide Tables published by u.
NoaSt and Geodetic Survey.
WI, HIGH LOW
Wilmington s:5s am. 1853 am.
N,,. 10 :24 pm. Ass pm.
'sohhoro Inlet - tai am. 1:55 am.
$40 pm. 1850 pm.
sunrise SPA; Sunset 1912; Moorrise
e "; Moonset 5:3sa.
liver Stage al Fayetteville, N. c. al
m Friday 81 feet.
More WEATHER On Page Eve
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-02
WILL COUNT
ON SOUTHERN AID
Senator's Friends Count
North Carolina AS Fa-
vorable To Candidacy

COLUMBUS, O., Aug. 1-Pc
Friends Of Senator Taft (R-Ohio)
said today they are counting on a
big block of Southern delegates
to support the Ohioan in the 1913
national convention if he decides
to make the race for the Presl-
Dental nomination as home state
Republicans have urged him to do.
As Taft motored toward his fam
lily retreat on Canada's Murray
Bay for a five weeks vacation be-
fore undertaking a Western speak
ing tour in September to sound out
See TAFT On Pare Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-02
INCREASE ANNOUNCED
BY GENERAL MOTORS
ON PASSENGER CARS

DETROIT, Aug. 1-P-Genera]
Motors Corp. today increased the
price of all passenger cars and
Chevrolet trucks by two to six per
cent.
In Washington, an aide OF Wal
ter P. Reuther, president of the
CLIO United Auto Workers, term
ed the increases ''unjustified" al
though Reuther himself r%efrained
from comment.
The rest Of the auto industry eyed
the increases narrowly but with
out immediate comment.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-02
And So To Bed

While sitting on her porch on
Perry avenue, a lady OF the
city happened to see three little
Negro boys strolling down the
street, ~peddling their wares
Justify and enthusiastically.
"Fresh butterbeans," they
called at the top of their
salesman-like voices.
Their cry rang down the
street.
But, two other little boys
who sought to destroy their
convincing sales talk yelled
back in reply, "Stale butter
BEANS"
Unpreturbed, one of the little
Negro boys smiled and said,
They're as fresh as you are,
and that's mighty fresh!"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-02

See STANDARD on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-02

See PROBERS on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-02

See TAFT On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-19
In Short...

Elected: By the Georgia legislature,
Herman Talmadge, o of the late
governor-elect Eugene Talmadge, as
governor of Georgia. Gov. Ellis Arnall
refused to surrender his Office.
Approved: By the Export-Import
Bank, $500, 100000 in credits to Italy
to restore industry.
Schedules: Franz Won Papen, Ger
man diplomat acquitted Of war crimes
by the International Tribunal, for
trial before a German Disqualification
Court in Nuremberg, January "a.
Informed: The United Nations, by
II countries formerly supplied by
UNRRA, that they will need nearly
one billion dollars in emergency food
relief in 1947.
Erupted: The Philippines Mayor
volcano, sending clouds of volcanic
dust over two miles high.
Walked: Mohandas K. Gandhi,
through Indian provinces preaching
his doctrine of non-violence in dis
tricts swept by Hindu-Moslem riots.
Upheld: By the us. Circuit Court
of Appeals, conviction of James M.
Curley, 7~2-year-old mayor of Boston
and former member of Congress, on
charges of mail fraud.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-19

DOR centuries Poland has been
L the doormat where east meets
west in Europe.
A land whose history dates
from 966 and a great power from
the 18th to the 18th centuries,
Poland was partitioned three times in
the 18th century by Prussia, Austria
and Russia. The last time (1795)
wiped it off the map of Europe for
more than a century. Reborn as a
republic after World War 1, it was
partitioned again by Nazi Germany
and Russia in 1889. The end of World
War II saw it emerge again.
But with peace, the Polish govern
ment in exile at London and the Lub-
lin government set up under Russian
auspices became bitter rivals. This
Sundays elections, it had been hoped,
would end internal strife and set
Poland up as ar Independent state
under a permanent government freely
arrived at. Developments of the last
few months, however, have indicated
quite the contrary.
Preventative Medicine
Even before Germany fell, the late
President Roosevelt and Winston
Churchill sought to prevent Poland's
again becoming a pawn between east
and west by obtaining a pledge from
Premier Stain at the Yalta confer
enc that Poland would be allowed
to choose its own government in free
and democratic elections. That prin-
ciple was reaffirmed after Hitler's
downfall in the Potsdam accord,
which states:
THE three powers Omitted States,
Britain and Russia note that the
Polish provisional government in ac-
cordance with the decision of the
Crimean conference (Yalta) has
agreed to the holding of free and
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-19

United States insisted must be met
before they would recognize it.
But although vice premier, Miko-
lajczyk is rarely consulted in the
coalition government and actually is
the outstanding opponent of the leftist
regime. His inclusion has proved moth
ng more than a device to meet the
letter of the Yalta conditions.
Last week Mikolajczyk charged
more than $4,000 members of his party
had been arrested, at least Is can
didates barred from the ballot and
hundreds of thousands removed from
the voters lists.
He claimed that gangs had beaten
party members, wrecked their shops
and mauled groups passing out cam
paign literature.
Mikolajczyk was given time for two
radio speeches but the government
required him to submit texts of what
he intended to say "a hours in advance
and exercised rigorous censorship.
Three US. Protests
The us. State Department and
Britain protested on three occasions
that "the letter as well as the spirit
of the Yalta and Potsdam agreements"
was being violated. On each occasion
the Russian government was asked to
join in the protests to Warsaw but on
each occasion it failed to reply.
The prediction pattern in Poland
appeared similar to the series of
plebiscites in the ring of Russian
satellite states where leftist regimes
were given the appearance of having
been chosen by democratic, legal
methods. Such elections placed or
confirmed in power CommuniSt-domi-
mated governments in YugoslaVia, Ro-
mania and Bulgaria.
The result of Poland's bitterly dis
puted elections may prove a further
strain on the relations of the Soviet
Union with Britain and the US.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-19
Hot Shots
Il Happened in U.S.A.

in Chicago, tavern-owner Albert
ue Grande beamed as a music-lovlng
patron dropped coin after coin into
ue luke box. Later he discovered that
uuFing the concert thieves sawed bars
VI MS storeroom window and made
@l With ID cases of imported whiskey.
' Two hours out Of Miami, bound for
Fuerto Rico, an airline pilot put his
mp on the automatic pilot, turned
OoStetrlclan to deliver a baby to a
woman passenger.
In l94l, Harry Williams, Chicago
FAINTER, bought a lot, two years later
OulIt his hHuse. A year ago, he learned
Ills house was built on the lot next
inns. last week finally snapped deeds
Mlta his neighoJr who was awarded a
.'oV consolatiLr prize.
IN Portland, Ore, the new presl-
Ient of the lzaak Walton League IS
4dak Walton, a direct descendant, 10
sseaeratlons removed, of the original
.lgllsll apostle of angling.
Here's n thing the Army did for
4e EXCL. Manufacturers say the ex-
"lalers feet have increased from a
.'lt 10 . Jul size over preWar days.
I'm S9n Francisco a holdup was
%leQ when c thug slugged the VIC
VII Owe he mead witt. his pistol, ac-
s,ugehtally discharging tia his accom-
~ce' Who died of an abdominal
IN Baltimore, a taxicab driver, his
yoat slit by holdup men, drove 10
nOcks TO a hospital, staggered to the
pefatlng table. underwent emer-
S'"cY surgery, was OH the critical list.