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The echo., 1947-12-15

So as the Shepards and Wise Men
Of old. directed by angel voices and
a shining star. came TO the place
where Jesus lay and offered Kingly
Presents with all glory. laud and
honor. we. too. can lay at His feet
our most precious gifts-our hearts
and souls and bodies
Let it never be said of any of us
that no room is to be found for Him
in our hearts. as there was then no
room in the inn at Bethlehem.
May our Christmas be very hap
ply and the New Year one of good
fortune for you.
Bishop and Mrs. Roy L. Young,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-30
P.-T,A. Hallp,pe'en
Festival Friday At
Dipision 81. School

The Parent Teacher Association
Of the Division Street School is
sponsoring a Halloween Festival,
4 o'clock tomorrow afternoon on
the grounds of the school.
A costume parade, one of the
highlights of the annual festival,
is scheduled to begin at 4:30
O'Clock. There will be two age
groups competing for prizes. Chill
dren one to six years will COM
pete in one group and the other
group will be composed of chill
dren seven years or older. Prizes
viii be given for the most ap-
propriate, prettiest and most COM
ical costumes. T
: AL 1.-The mysterious and exciting
things of Halloween will be on
the schol grounds in all their
glory. There will be. al witch's
pot and fortune-teliing.
For those who like good things
TO eat or drink, there will be
cake, candy, hot-dogs, cool drinks
and snow balls.
The public is cordially invited
TO come out along with the pupils
and staff of the Division Street
School and enjoy a grand time
on the real Halloween day-oc-
tober 81.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-30
Plan First Postwar
Training Program
For Units OF Guard

TAMPA, Oct. 80, eENS) -
plans for the first postwar Sum
mer training program at Camp
Jackson, South Carolina, next
july, by National Guard units
in Florida and South Carolina,
we're completed here last week
At 4 conference Of staff officers
Of the 5lst Division.
! Mai. Gen. Sumter L. Lowry,
commanding general of the d.
vision, outlined progress in the
recruitment Of the division, and
Brig. Gen. ]. c. Dozier, COM
handing the units in South
Carolina, told Of advancements
made in that state.
Brig. Gen. Mark w. Lance, adj
;utant general of Florida. ex-
planned the coordination Of units
Of the division in the two states.
The next conference will be
held at Fort Jackson in January.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-30
Freezer Grips
Boys Tongue

CLEVELAND, O.-Mistaking a
valve on q deep-freeze cabinet
for a drinking y fountain, little
Joseph Demko, 4, tried to get a
drink of water. Instead, his
tongue stuck to the refrigerated
cabinet. His mother first tried to
gull him away, then grabbed the
tongue. 1t came loose, but a
piece of skin remained.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-08

Rowing schoolmasters from the
old country who travelled about
teaching school, first here, then
there, always seeking better en-
ployment or a greater number OF
pupils to give them more ample
support was the order of the day.
Some of these gentlemen were
sincere and capable, while many
others were delapidated hacks
who passed as graduates Of Ok
ford or Cambridge. And as DR..
Curtis points out, none of them
seemed to be of much value to
the cause of education as they
would teach a short while in a
place, then move on to some other
field
REAL EDUCATOR-About the
middle of the Nineteenth Century
Southport was fortunate enough tc
have one Mr.. jeremiah Murphy
move to the community. Mr..
Murphy came for the purpose OF
establishing a school.
He was a scholar and a gentle
man of varied talents according
to DR.. Curtis who says he knew
him well as a genial companion
and a good friend"
Mr.. Murphy, together with other
friends in Southport, took an &C
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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-08
LAW CHANGE MEET
SET FOR TONIGHT
Discussion Ia Be Held In
Council Chambers AT
Seven-Thirty

The conference between repre-
sentatives Of the police and fire
departments, the governing body
of the city, the civil service com
mission and Senator Alton A. Len
non and Representative Robert M.
Kermon on proposed changes in
the civil service law has been set
for 7:30 tonight in the council
chamber at the city hall, accord
ing to City Manager J. R. Benson
yesterday.
Committees from both the fire
and police departments have al
ready been selected to attend the
session and present the views Of
the respective forces on amend
ments to the present act which
have been requested by the city
council.
Benson yesterday addressed mem
bers of the fire department rela-
tive to the changes sought by the
city administration.
So far no definite decision has
been arrived at as to just what the
attitude of the two departments IL
regarding the changes. Representa-
tives of the police department r
understood to have reached a tenta-
tive stand on the matter, with the
committee representing the force
expected to present the feeling OF
the department at tonight's con-
ference.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-08
NAVY MAY CLOSE
TRIAL TO PUBLIC
Ruling Expected Today In
Washington Case;
Local Witness
Morning Star Washington Bureau

Morning Star Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, March 7 - A
navy court martial delayed today
until tomorrow a decision on
whether or not to open to the public
the trial Of Lieutenant Command
er Edward N. Little, a Bataan vet
eran facing charges of alleged
completely in the mistreatment OF
American comrades in japanese
prison camps.
Among his tellow-prisoners wait
ing to testify against him r Army
Sergeant Creston Rowland of Will
mington, N. c., and his cousin,
former Army Corporal Cohen T.
Rowland of Route One, Varina, N.
C.
Secretary of the Navy James
V. Forrestal had been expected to
rule today on the question of
opening the courtroom doors to the
press and public. But the issue,
sent up to higher authority yes
terday, was tossed back into the
lap Of the court this afternoon.
After more than an hour Of de-
caassimi, the scougt~reeessed swit.8-
out a decision. 1t will re-convene
tomorrow morning.
The prosecution wants the trial
opened; the defense is fighting to
keep it closed. The defendant who
lists Decatur, Ill, and Tucson,
Ariz,, as his home addresses, has
indicated that he will have some
witnesses here within a few days.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-08
Along The Cape Fear

SCHOOL AGAIN-Every COM
munity in the Lower Cape Fear
region can boast of a famous
school. Just as residents of the
Port City point to the illustrious
Cape Fear Academy under the di-
.rection of Professor Washington
Cattlet, every other city has an
institution of learning which con-
tributed substantially to the up
building of the state through its
alumni.
Yesterday you may recall we
mentioned a phamplet which Mr..
c. C. Chadbourn was kind enough
to loan us. The little booklet was
written by DR.. Walter Gilman
Curtis, who for 80 years served
as state quarantine surgeon for
the Port of Wilmington.
SOUTHPCRT'S PRIDE-Com
parable to the Cape Fear Acade-
my here was S~mithville's first
permanent school. And SO that
there be no confusion, all of US
should remember that Smith
vile is an earlier name for South
port.
According to Dr.. Curtis neither
history nor tradition records any
attention of consequence paid to
education or public schools prior
to 1915,
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-08
MASS MEETING ON
BILL SCHEDULED
Over 100 Invited To At
tend Session On Pro-
posed Legislation

Over 100 Wilmington business
men and operators of motor trans
port have been invited to attend
a meeting in the Woodrow Wilson
hut this morning at 10 o'clock tt
coordinate plans for effective pro
test against a proposal Legislative
measure governing private motor
carriers in North Carolina.
Col H. E. Boyd, t"affic-man-
ager Of . the Wilmington Port
Traffic Association, said yester'
day that he wolld explain the de-
tails of HB lA5, the bill under
fire throughout the state. He re.
Gently testified before joint
senate-house utilities committee II
Raleigh against the measure.
He said late yesterday that ne
is planning to recommend
course of action to the group al
this meetings session and includ-
ed among his plans is the ap'
continent Of a committee te
keep watch on the legislation ano
on any future action taken on the
bill.
The public hearing at which
Boyd testified, which was hello
last month, resulted in the pro
posed measure being delegated te
a subcommittee for study ara re
writing, Boyd said.
Affected by the bill r certain
types of operating carriers, among
which are Ice ream trucks anc
bread carrying-vehicles.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-08
HOUSE GETS BILL
TO AID VETERANS
Umstead Measure Would
Set Vocational School
At Camp Butner

RALEIGH, March = up The
North Carolina legislature speed
ed into its home stretch today as
leaders, with the approval of Gov
ernor Cherry. sent down the word
that adjournment must come by
midnight of April 4.
Meanwhile, Rep. Umstead Of
Orange and others sent to the
hopper a bill to effect a vocational
school at Camp Butner for vet
Grams of World War II. An appro-
priation of $25, 900 would be made
to start the school and an extra
appropriation of $40, 900 would be
made to provide quarters for
married couples. The couples
would be charged rent, which
would be used to repay the $40, 900
appropriation. Veterans would be
taught such trades as refrigera-
ton plumbing and heating.
Senate Bills
The Senate passed a pill provid-
ing for segregation of youthful
first offenders, making mandatory
their separation from older and
hardened criminals, and a measure
which would allow the use of school
buses to transport persons to
events approved by the State
Board of Education.
The same body received a
measure by Senator Powell OF
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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-08
MARSHALL TO GET
GER MAN FACTS
Secretary Arrives In Ber-
lin For Conferences
With u. S. Officials

BERLIN, March z - (P u. S
Secretary of State George c. Mar
shall arrived in Berlin today on
the last leg of his flight 10 the
Four-Power Foreign Minister'S
council in Moscow and headed i'm
mediately for conferences with
high officials of the American Mil
itary government.
He was greeted at Temoelhot
airport by Gen. Joseph T.
McNarney, the retiring American
military governor for Germany
and 1t. Gen. Lucius D. Clay,
governor-designate, who hurried
from a meeting Of the allied CO.
ordinating committee to be on
hand to honor the American
secretary.
Marshall came from Paris,
where he placed a wreath at the
tomb Of Frances unknown soldier
under the Arch of Triumph in a
ceremony watched by thousands
of Parisians.
The weather will determine
when Marshall will leave for Mos
cow. He is due in the Soviet CAPT
tai by Monday for the formal
opening OF the meeting to. discuss
drawing up peace pacts for Ger
many and Austria,
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-08
PRESIDENT CALLS
MEETING MONDAY
Congressional Leaders To
Discuss Diplomatic
Crisis

WASHINGTON, March 7. -QIH-
determined to avert a major din
loinatlc crisis in the Mediterranean.
president Truman next week will
ask Congress for permission to
snip arms and ammunition to the
Greek army and grant the embat.
ted nation a 5000, 900, 900 loan.
Ihls was disclosed by official
sources today soon after Mr.. Tru-
man postponed indefinitely the Car
looean cruise he had planned to
start tomorrow, to devote his full
attention to the Greek problem.
He reviewed the situation with
his cabinet this morning and sum-
moned Republican and Democratic
Congressional leaders, including
top-ranking members of the SEN
ate and House Foreign Affairs and
Appropriations committees. to con-
fer with him at 10 a. m. EST, Mon
day, A special message to Congress
outlining his proposals is expected
to be submitted the same day ar
on Tuesday.
Arms Export
olliclal sources said the me..
sage would request legislation to
permit the export of arms to
Greeee and quick approval of
q1oo' ooo, 700 loan to prevent a com
plete collapse of that countrv's a.
feady-We akened democratic 60
eminent.
1hey said that military assist.
ance, other than troops, is consider.
ed Just as important as financial
assistance because money wouId
accomplish little if the Greek army
is not strong enough to stabilize
the situation"
These sources said the United
States hopes to establish Greece
on a sound economic basis with.
IN two years so that further aid
either military or financial, will be
unnecessary. The programs cost
Is estimated at $3.50, OOO, 900 now but
might increase to $3.50, 900, 900 by
the tlne 1t IS completed.
The entire U. S. approach is
based on what Greece needs, not
on what aid the British have sur.
piled ink the past. Any commit
ments for assistance, it was said,
will be a matter entirely between
the Greek and U. S. governments
No Tro0nS InyoIyed
1t was emphasized that no U. S
troops would be involved. The as.
sistance would be provided prin-
cipally in the form of guns, am
munitions and transport badly
needed by the Greek army.
British troops there we're pic
tured as engaged in what was de
scribed as less than hold the line"
operations. Britain already is COM
mitted to withdraw her troops 9U
days after the Bulgarian peace
treaty goes into effect. 1t was made
on the understanding that Russia
would withdraw its troops from Bull
garia at the same time.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-08
FELLOW OFFICER
DESCRIBES SCENE
Coroner Places Parish
Death AT about 4:30
P. M" Friday

Policeman Jack Moore, one OF
Tie first persons to reach the
death scene of Chief Of Police
elect Phil j. Parish, Il, just OFT
the Community Drive around
Greenfield Lake at 7:30 o'clock,
last night, described a scene that
struck me like a stick Of ex-
ploding dynamite"
Moore, who was accompanied
BY A. R. Parish. brothtr of the
dead officer. was out looking for
Parish when he did not return
homa before dark. He had left
home aocut $40 p. N. and hac
said that Re would be gone Only
"a little while"
The policeman said that he and
Parish were riding down the road
which leads off Carolina Beach
hlshWay-about a mile from the
highway when they discovered
Ms car parked about 100 yards OIL
me hard surface in a spot pop
ularly known as Lovers Lane
OF course we didn't know what
10 expect" Moore said. I'VE drove
up the sandy road, parked our
car ard got out. It was raining,
and from a distance I couldn'1
Zee in his car because of the
water on the glasses
He said he walked around the
siae Of the car, playing his flash
'Asht over it, but the light wasn't
'Fong enough to pierce the wet
glasses.
When / got opposite of the
leit side Of the ara 1897 Ford
vosch-the beam from the flash
Nsat cut through the wet glasses
'uhIeiently for me to be able te
zee that the right hand door was
open."
ne said that he had no idea what
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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-08
RED CROSS FUND
NOW TOPS $4,000
Campaign Chairman Asks
Division Leaders To File
Report Today

Reports from the ten divisions
in the Red Cross campaign reveal
that a total of 49, 31. 86 has been
donated thus far toward the chap
ter's goal of SCI, 253.
At the end of the fourth day of
the ten-day campaign, several di-
visions have reported over hall
their quotas.
j. H. Carswell, campaign chair
man., said last night that they
hoped to push the figure up con-
~siderably today and asked that d.
vision chairmen turn in their re-
ports daily. Campaign head
quarters, Room 231 Oh the second
floor of the Custom house will re-
main open until 1890 today, he
said, and workers are asked to
use the Princess street entrance
today.
Division reports submitted thus
far are as follows: Downtown,
Hal J. Love. $469. 50: Residential,
Mrs. L. w. Preston. $278.86. .
Railroads, C. S. Morse, $1,5l1;
Commercial, Robert Dennenbaum,
$143.5 so; Public Service, L. S. Hub
bard, $119,50 Public Employees,
H. R. Emory, $118; and Advanced
Gifts, Walker Taylor, $6591.50
The employees of S. g. B. Solo
mon company contributed 1877 pei
cent Of their goal; the U. S. Nava.
Reserve, 100 per cent; U. S. Gus.
todial employees, 100 per cent: ano
the U. S. Collector of Customs Of
flee, IA per cent, it was report
ed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-08
RETIREMENT ACT
LUNCHEON TOPIC
Revised Railroad EN-
ployes' Annuity Provi-
sions Explained

An explanation of the 1916 con-
gressional amendments to the
Governments railroad retirement
act and a discussion of the prin-
cipal changes provided by them
featured the monthly luncheon
meeting of the Wilmington Life
Underwriters association yester-
day.
Guest speaker for the luncheon,
held at the Crystal restaurant,
was c.. R. Willis of Rocky Mount,
field representative of the United
States Railroad Retirement board.
For the benefit of the insur-
ance profession, Willis devoted his
remarks primarily to the acts
survivor benefits provisions.
In this respect he pointed out
in the beginning that the purpose
of the law was to set up an an
nuity supplement, not a sole
means OF income for purposes OF
livelihood.
The original railroad retire
ment act, he explained, was made
into law by Congress on August
20, 1885, although subsequent ex-
perience served to establish that
the act in its original form was
lacking in protective scope.
Generally speaking, Willis ex'
planned. the 1916 congressional
amendments were designed to &C
complish the following results:
/. Afford protection to survivors
of railroad workers.
2. Provide benefits for persons
who were prevented by disability
from carrying on their regular
railroad work, but who, under the
fCorfipuoI Nv Do ro' TXr,o, ~ AZ
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-08
So To Bed

What happened to a certain
Wilmington man last night
shouldn't happen lowell, to
any one.
We can't call his name, az
much as we would like too, for
obvious reasons. The obvious
easons being he was hurt
ough by the occasion.
But the story is simply this:
He was all set for a delight
full evening - a birthday din
ner With all the trimmings, in
Guiding ice cream and cake.
Just in the midst of the de-
lightful repast, he suddenly
was snatched away by a hur-
ried call to go to work.
He bowed out from the cir
Gle of merry makers singing,
Happy Work Day to Mel"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-08
United States Stands Pat
Palestine Mandate

LAKE SUCCESS, N. Y, March
7.-R)-The United States told
Britain emphatically tonight that
she would have to bring the Pale
stine case formally to the United
Nations before the Washington
government could agree to any U.
N. procedure for handling the eX-
plosive mandate issue.
Herschel johnson, deputy U. S.
Delegate, informed Britain dele
gate Sir Alexander Cadogan that
a proposal for a U. N. commission
the United States could not act on
of inquiry on Palestine until the
case has been officially given to
the United Nations. .'
johnson told Cadogan that the
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-08
SHIPS SLATED TO
LEAVE HERE SOON
Three Liberty Craft From
Lay-Up Basin To Be
Refitted

Three Liberty Ships are schedul-
ed to leave the Wilmington Re
serve Fleet Lay-Up basin within
the next few days to be refitted for
voyage, local customs officials said
yesterday.
The S. S. Edward Ballamy and
the S. S. David Starr Jordan will
depart for Charleston and the S. S.
Enos A. Mills will sail for Savan-
nah, Ga. All three ships will be tow
ed, to their destinations where
they will be refitted for voyage
and put into service.
The vessels are not being sold,
it was stated, but are to be used
by the U. S. Maritime Commission,
probably under an agent.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-08
Elizabethtown Richards
Boys; Clarkton Shall
lotte Girls Play

The finals of the eighth an
nual Star-News-YMCA southeast
ern North Carolina basketball
tournament will be played tonight
at the New Hanover High School
gymnasium. The first game will
get underway at 8 o'clock.
The Shallotte girls advanced to
the finals by defeating the Acme
Delco sextet, 14-9 and the Clark
ton girls defeated Bolivia, 22-17
yesterday in the semi-finals. These
two fast teams will tangle at s
o'clock for the southeastern North
Carolina high school championship
trophy.
The Richards boys defeated
Atkinson, 36-16 to win the right
to meet the Elizabethtown Yellow
Jackets, who defeated Acme-Del-
co, 42-18, for the boys division
championship. This game will be
called at $50 o'clock.
Coach Leon Brogden, of the
New Hanover High school Eastern
Conference Champion Wildcats,
will present the trophies to the
teams in each division.
Trophies will be awarded win
ners and runnerups in each di-
vision. Gold miniature basket
balls will be presented the first
place winner and silver basket
balls will be given the runner
ups.
A craftsmanship trophy will be
presented to the team, selected
by officials of the tournament. A
girls and boys team will be chosen
to receive this trophy.
Complete details of last nights
games can be found on the sports
page.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-08

U. S. government wanted a
Specific statement on the prob
lem"
The British delegation an
nounced Immediately that Cado-
gan was cabling London for in
structions.
Faris Ell Khourly. Syrian dele
gate to the Security council, in
formed Secretary General Trygve
Lie that he was opposed to a COM
mission of inquiry. He supported
the view of the U. S. delegation
that Britain should present the
case with a definite proposition
for the United Nations to act
upon.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-08
DUTCH SAY SHIP
.CARC0 "STOLEN"
Capt. Gray Claims Martin
Behram Taken From
Him By Marines

The Hague, March Z. -tR- A
Netherlands Foreign offic e
spokesman asserted tonight that
the cargo on the American
Liberty ship Martin Behrman
consisted of stolen products
and therefore t h e action of the
Dutch armed forces in Selling
the vessel was entirely legal. He
said an official communique will
be issued tomorrow.
Batavia, March 7. -lPl- Sixty
Dutch Marines, sailors and civil
police boarded the American
Liberty ship Martin Behrman to-
day and overpowered the first
mate as he attempted to raise
the gangplank in carrying out the
orders of h S defiant captain TO
Illustrate the Dutch authorities.
Tugboats nosed the ship to
another dock for the unloading of
her So. 900. 900 cargo in accord
with a conflscatlon order from
the Netherlands East Indies gov
eminent. The ship had been
loaded at Cheribon, in republican
Java, contrary to Dutch regu-
lations.
Capt. Rudy Gray, who had
notified the Dutch several hours
before tina ne intended to sail for
the United States, walked off the
ship after informing Dutch Navy
1t. John Hamerslsg that control
of the vessel had been taken
from me %forcefully by armed
men, .
"This is sheer piracy he
exclaimed.
The civil police pinned the
arms of First Mate Alexander
fCoptipuad I'm pa oe Two. Col, 81