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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-09
Floods, Tornadoes Account
For ~ Lives Over Nation;
Miners Protest Labor Bill
Workers Quit
At Many Pits
Six Thou
sand Men Affected In
Work Stoppage

UN1ONTOWN, Pa, June 8-(P)-
Scattered work stoppages through
out the Rich Southwestern Penn
sylvania bituminous region were
reported tonight by union leaders
who could not agree on the cause,
but who indicated the troubled
situation was allied to resentment
over pending labor legislation.
Mines affected employ about g.
900 men.
Andrew S. Rayner, head of Lo-
cal 1926 of the AFL-United Mine
Workers at the Gates mine of the
H. C. Prick Coal. and Coke Co.,
Fayette county, said cutters stop.
ped work Friday night and stayed
out yesterday.
Declaring the union had not call
ed a strike, he said: "a few mer
came over from other plants and
said a general strike was on
Rayner said he was not going tc
order a return to work because 81
mad nothing to do with their com
ing out. They were misinformed
by outsiders"
William j. Hines, UNIV District
Four president, and Michael Hon
us. district secretary-treasurer,
could not be reached for comment.
Men Hold Meet
John Ozanich, president of Ro-
bena Local 1921, Fayette county,
said the men held a meeting and
decided to join a general strike
against the Ellender-Taft bill" He
also said 1.-THE men think Presi-
dent Truman will veto the anti
strike bill if all the men come out
on strike" He said another meet
ing was planned next week to dis
cuss the situation.
Lee Buckley, president of Max
well, Pa, UNIV Local, said a meet
ing was held today at which miners
decided not to 60 to work in the
mine Sin the morning.
s'There is no strike situation.
They're just not going to work.
They said they would take a couple
See WORKERS on Page Two
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Plane Tail Out-Tales
"TalleSt" Texas Tale

commutes by railroad. A tiny car
on tracks shuttles through the
presumed tube that connects
the two crew stations.
The B-36 carriers enough gaso-
line to take an automobile around
the world 16 times and then tour
the 48 states. The six wing tanks
hold 81, 900 gallons - two and one
half railroad tank cars of high
test gasoline.
Secrecy Lifted
The Army Air forces ard the
Consolidated Vultee Aircraft cor
poration, maker Of the giant
see PLANE On Page Two
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Taxpayers Have Stake
In Tax Measure Action

WASHINGTON, June 8 -(P)-
Severa, million taxpayers facing a
quarterly income tax payment
deadline have an immediate stake
in speedy action by President
Truman on the tax reduction bill.
Their deadline for payment is
the same as the Presidents dead
line for action-midnight, June 16.
1t would be June Is if that were
not a Sunday.
These taxpayers are non
salaried workers, business and
professional people, and salaried
workers earning more than s., 000.
a year.
II the tax cut fails Of enactment,
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-09
FIGHTING PASTOR
BEATS UP NEGRO
Attempted Attack On
Wife, Ruffles Temper OF
Brooklyn Minister

NEW YORK, June 8-W.R)-A &c.
year-old Brooklyn minister, arm
ed with a noe a go4i c-uu and
one whale Of a temper, today
handed the thrashing of his life
to a hulking, 20-year-old Negro
who attacked the pastors wife.
The Rev. Alvin E. Magary, pas
tor of the Lafayette ave. Presby-
terian church in Brooklyn, emery
ed from the battle with little more
than ruffled feelings. although his
opponent had a gun. But the at
tacker, George Smith. six-foot two
inch pants presser, ended up in
Bellevue hospital having his
wounds nursed.
Magary was sitting in the kitch-
en- of his home early today, drink
ing a glass of milk before retir-
fSoe pASTnR. IN pave Two\
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TELEPHONE UNION
FOLDS AT MIAMI
kETW Will Be Succeeded
Ry Com
Workers OF America

MIAMI BEACH, Fla, June q
b-The National Federation OF
Etephone workers, ten-year-old
,oup that led the recent tele-
(,ono strike. was dissolved today.
IN its place a new national UNI
IN the communications Workers
4 America, will start its existance
Ind lis first convention here to-
borrow.
About 200 delegates had arrived
Iere tonight, including officers OF
kree unions which have not de-
|ided whether to join the new or
lanization.
| Membership figures on the CWA
bere uncertain pending the out
|ome of q hot organizing fight
nth the CLIO, which has set up a
elephone workers organizing COM
bittee (TWOC).
The southern federation of tele-
|hone workers, with about 35,OOO
members, sent a delegation here
6ithout having decided in ad-
lance whether to affiliate.
50 did the Ohio Federation OF
telephone workers, with about 49,
v members, and tae Federation
Telephone Employees of Mich,
an with about 5000.
Decisions of these groups, which
fsre expected to be made by their
!elegates here, are highly import
[pt to the success of the CWA.
The new group said it had al
Fady issued 81 charters to unions
fpresenting III, 1893 workers. These
nlons will become divisions of
De CWA.
IOday's dissolving of the Nation
Federation of Telephone work.
FS, headed by Joseph A. Bierne,
eheautomatically at noon by pre-
Ftangement, and the CWA starts
peFatlons automatically tomor-
bw.
olflcerS will be elected Tuesday.
The NFTW leaders have accused
Co of starting a "raiding
IMpa!gn." Two important unions
aose officers have advocated
ElAIns the CLIO are not represent
mere Taey are the long lines
lpoSes Of the American Tele-
"uF and Telegraph company and
w.aef union of manufacturing
lpl0yes Of the Western Electric
fMpanv
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their June payment will be the
same, as a general rule, as tie
one they made in March.
But if Mr.. Truman signs the
bill, they could take advantage OF
the reduction right away even
though the official effective date
would be July /.
Split Payments
Say a salaried worker who
earns more than $4,000 a year
figured in March that he would
owe $500 more in 1947 income
taxes than his employer was 60
ing to withhold from his pay
See TAXPAYERS On Page Two
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Over 80, 000P People
ThrongTwoBeach
OTHER USES, TOO

KANE, Pa, June 8.-(PE
When smoke poured from the
hood of George Stroup's car
here, rescuers rushed to help.
One volunteer sprayed the fire
with contents of a chemical
'fire bomb" A second threw
a pail of water on the blaze.
Nothing happened.
Then a third man stepped
up, shaking a bottle of soft
drink he had been holding.
With thumb over the bottles
mouth, he squirted the contents
on the fire. The blaze was out
in seconds.
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Ill INDIA CONFIDENT
(VSLEMS, HINDUS WILL
BRITISH PLANS

hrrw.
Ena'm DELHI, India, June g.
s%0ni'dehce that the rank and
prss. ne Moslem league and the
~ esS party will accept the
M. !'lSn plan for partition of
l. sra "aS evident here tonight on
nsll OF a Moslem league coun-
bs,l 'sAnss to act on the pro-
M ~, council is expected to ac-
|orra 'ns Independence plan by to-
k@oposs, Algh' or Tuesday. The
krssd already has been en-
lasd' ny the leagues high com.
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The Weather
FORECAST

South FORECAST
Eatnued Cssfolina-Partly cloudy and
F. a few mi not Monday and Tues
%syepjng@ Widely scattered afternoon
lrhesn huhdershowers in extreme
Eaaued carolina-partly cloudy and
\ a few ns not Monday and Tues
%evening" Widely scattered afternoon
Eth portions ahoershowers in west and
Eas '' S:sSg data for the .. hour.
l.. Pm yesterday.
E,':s0 p,n IS; 7;3c am, "a; 1870 p.m..
Fpsl u 49, Minimum 10. Mean 70
Ea an Humidity
10 p.n 60; = 10 am, 10; 1:so p.m..
|laal tor Precipitation
\ Inches. + hours ending 1880 p.m..
i iaes sssee the first of the month.
|eson tbd Tides ,s For Today
y Coast am adoe tables published by
an;. NN'oetlc survey.
~sor High Low
h.. l:20a 3:49a
''0Fo Inlet i:4Ap S:44p
S,,,. li:05a 5:22a
TSse SOC. lt:30p SLED
kos nsoonset s.sis 1:?2; Moonrise
"AA3aER CT PAGE TWO
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And So To Bed

Six-year-old Glen Herring,
Jr., Masonboro, returned homo
from his first day at Bible
school and his mother asked
him what he learned.
Nothing" he answered.
What stories did they tell
you?"
"NOne."
"Wel what did the teacher
talk about" his mother per.
sisted.
"MOses."
THAT was 4 story" -
mother smiled.
Indignantly, the little boy
smiled, "That's not . story,
that's the TRUTH"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-09
CLOUDBURsTS, HAIL
RUINS FRUIT CROPS

PORTLAND, Ore, June 8.-u.D
.Cloudoursts coupled with violent
hailstorms and resulting flash
inflicted more than $2,00O,-
600 damage to crops and property
in Northern Oregon and Southern
Washington during the weekend, it
estimated today.
At least n person was drowned
See OTTUMWA ON Page Two
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BY HARVEY
Associated Press
Staff CORRESPONDENT

FORT WORTH, Tex, June 8 -
P, Texans are noted for tau
tales. The tallest Texas tail THIS
season is on the B-36- and it's all
true. all 46 feet, seven inches OF
it. 49,
Other facts about the Army Air
forces latest and biggest bomb
er. now in mass production here
make some o. the frontier yarns
look like solemn truths. For In
stance:
The polits' cockpit is 80 Tar
from the tail turrent that the crew
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-09
FORECAST:

wilmington and vicinity: Partly clou-
VIM Continued rather hot today and
tuesday
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-09

See OTTUMWA on Page Two
Evening star., 1947-12-31
On the Record
Challenge to Western Civilization
Must Be Met by America in 1913

designed for nation by history. It
was to emerge as the conservative
force in the world-in the exact
meaning of that almost forgotten,
almost forbidden, word.
Difficulties of Conservatism.
The conservative role is full OF
pitfalls. In a rather remarkable
interview granted Vincent Sheean
the other day, Count Carlo Sforza
said,
1T is hard to be an intelligent
liberal; it is hard to be an intelli-
gent Socialist; it is extremely
hard to be an intelligent Com
munist; but the most difficult
thing in the world is to be an
intelligent conservative"
That is true. For conservatism,
as the expression Of the passion to
preserve society, easily confounds
itself with reactionism and the
preservation of personal interests.
Yet that is our role: ITO check
what wants checking, and supply
what wants supplying" and to dc
1t without war. For the conserva-
tive must preserve liberty, law and
culture-whatever the cost to his
own interests - against tyranny
lawlessness, impleoy and chaos
which are the children of war.
Can a people wage such a strug-
gle without the mass excitement OF
war? Will they submit themselves
to the sacrifices for peace which
they endured for war? Can the
adult passion to conserve and re-
build match the adolescent passion
to avenge and destroy?
That is the challenge to America
Our leaders have accepted it. If
we fail, because we are not equal
to 1t, savagery and darkness will
eclipse our civilization-not for a
year, not for a decade, perhaps for
centuries.
This-1948-is the year of decision
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Campaign Dramatics
Wallace Will Ignore Machinery
Of Politics; Reds Out to Run Show

encouraged them to hope that he
will have a great appeal to young
people. They have heard that the
Townsend movement Is inclinine
his way because of its disillusion-
ment with the two major parties
They will welcome isolationists.
Claim Millions From Labor.
Their official prediction is for a
million members OF left-wing labor
The unions they say will Withdraw
from C1O-PAC to join them in
clude the Fur Workers, United
Electrical Workers; Mine, Mill and
Smelter Workers; Packing House
Union, American Communications,
National Maritime International
Longshoremen; Food, Tobacco ano
Agriculture Workers. (CIO's answer
is "Oh Yeah?D
They also think that Senator
Glenn Taylor Of Idaho will go fol
Vice President with a little more
urging. Bob Kenny, the rotund
Californian and ex-State Attorney
General who defended the Holly
wood witnesses cited by the Un-
American Activities Committee, Is
in the lead for campaign manager
Mr.. Wallace so far has ducked
the American Communist issue
Like the man in the play who
wouldn't pay his income tax, he
doesn't believe in It.
Evening star., 1947-12-31
By Constantine Bro,cn

The abdication Of King Mihai of
Romania did not surprise official
quarters in Washington.
When the young Romanian mon
Evening star., 1947-12-31

NV wrist. Ass Henry McLemore.
poked in my ribs, bars put between
me and the sunlight, and third
degree light brighter than the sun
turned on my thinning pate.
Because, you see, I am preparing
to talk about matters on which I
have little learning. Unless the
cops get me quickly I am going to
talk about the Bowl football games,
just as I predicted in yesterdays
column.
Could Use Jet Plane.
There are so many games being
played on New Years Day that no
man could be expected to have seen
all Of the teams play during the
regular season. To have accom-
plished that 8 newspaperman not
only would have had to have a very
lenient managing editor and treas
urer, but a jet plane as well. I
have yet to meet the newspaper
man who is blessed with one Of
these, much less all three Of them
haven't seen any Of the Bowl
teams play. Chappuis Of Michigan,
Evans Of Kansas, Gilmer Of Ala
bama, Doak Walker Of S. M. u, the
stalwart line Of Southern Calf, are
just things I have read about. AS
for knowing the strength and weak
ness Of the elevens (Elevens? An
eleven" that doesn't use II men
in the first quarter these days would
not to be called a true "eleven'D
scheduled for the Raisin Bowl, the
Salad Bowl, the Tangerine Bowl the
Pineapple Bowl, the Harbor Bowl
and the Cigar Bowl, I am about as
stupid as a kitten with an apple.
But here I go.
With no hands.
Other men may be better proph-
cts, but not one of them will enter
the lists more fearlessly-and with
less chance of coming off a winner.
Here Are the "Winners."
Michigan will beat Southern CAL
ifornia in the Rose Bowl, but not
by as large score as if the two
teams had met during the regular
season. Michigan will be trying to
outdo Notre Dame. S. c. will be
Evening star., 1947-12-31

selves. The Will Dorothy thompson.
to victory was indomitable. From
the time Neville Chamberlain, ar
chitect of appeasement, had ad-
mitted reluctantly, IF I should
think one nation wished to dozni-
nate the world I should think it
should be stopped" almost every
one felt the same way. We could
not have Hitler world-we could
not endure that-and we stopped 1t.
Perversity of War.
The result was not what we fore
saw or wished for. War is often
like an elephant who takes its
rider not where he wishes to go but
where the elephant wishes to 60"
The most uncivilized Of occupations
is also uncivilizing. We were fight
ing a revolution in Europe; reyolu-
ton is, itself, war. Yet there were
those who wanted not peace, but
more revolution and more war. They
had trained themselves for 1t In
the European undergrounds, plot
ting to turn one war into another.
Changes were to be anticipated;
peaceful change hardly could be
more radical than the triumph Of
socialism in Britain, the birthplace
of laissez-faire. But such change
was not sufficient for the forces of
overthrow. Nothing would suit them
but the transvaluation of all values,
the destruction of ancient states,
the liquidation of all established
forms, the elimination of all carriers
Of tradition and culture.
In that situation the role Of the
United States became clear-the
noblest and most difficult role ever
Evening star., 1947-12-31

had enough and Constantine Brown.
ordered the Romanian government
to get rid OF the last monarch Of
countries behind the iron curtain.
Prime Minister Cora Is said to
have mildly suggested that the King
be allowed to remain for some time
since he was popular with the peo-
pie and the Premier was afraid Of
some repercussions In the country
which might require use OF armed
forces.
MVD Backs Anna Pauker.
The weakness of Mr.. Cora
prompted the Politbureau in Mos
cow to order the appointment Of
Anna Pauker, a dyed-in- -the-wool
and Moscow trained Communist, as
minister of foreign affairs. She
actually is the principal figure in
the Romanian cabinet and is re-
sponsible directly only to Moscow.
Backed by a strong Russian MVD
and an equally ruthless Romanian
secret police trained by the MVD,
she has full power to do anything
she pleases.
According to diplomatic reports
from Bucharest, Mihai was allowed
to go to London on express orders
from the Kremlin. It had been de-
cided that he would be requested to
remain abroad.
The question Of his marriage to
Danish princess came up, usefully.
The Romanian government turned
down his request "for economy rea-
sons" It considers this an excel
lent reason to get rid Of the nominal
sovereign and put his "selfishness'
as an excuse before the Romanian
people.
Noises of Discomfort Heard.
The cabinet convinced Mrs
Pauker and through her the Moscow
masters that, little as public opinion
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This Changing World
Mihai's Abdication Seen as Step in Drive
To Rid Satellites of Mont Communists

is considered in Romania, 1t prob
ably would be much wiser to ease
King Mihai out on marital basis
than use the same methods as were
used in the case Of the boy King
Simeon Of Bulgaria, who barely
escaped with his life.
In spite OF the strong hold which
the secret police and Soviet military
forces have on Romarlia, there are
louder noises Of discomfort and re-
bellion In that country and other
satellite states than two years ago.
Moscow agreed that Mihai be al
lowed to return to Bucharest. have
a frank" discussion with the gov
ernment and then be compelled to
abdicate ION his own volition."
Hasn't Felt Secure.
The Romanian King never felt
secure on his throne after the Rus
slams entered his country. Early IN
le46 Queen Helen, Mihai's mother,
asked the American military repre-
sentative in Bucharest, Gen. Van
Courtland Schuyler, to give her and
her son shelter in the mission's S
quarters. Mihai had received in
formation from his friends that the
Communists backed by the Russians
were planning to assassinate the
residents OF the royal palace.
Her appeal to Gen. Schuyler
leaked out, and the fact that
America was nominally at least in
control of Romania in accordance
with the armistice terms prevented
the plan from going In effect.
Later Mihai played along the
best he could with the Soviet mill
tary rulers and the puppet govern
ment they compelled him to accept
after the deputy foreign minister
Of the U. S. S. R., Andrei Vishinsky,
pounded his desk in the royal palace
and gave him a two-hour ultimatum
to accept Petru Cora as his
Premier.
Russians Feared Underground.
But it had been increasingly evi-
dent, especially to American diplo-
mats in Bucharest, that Mihai's
days as a sovereign were numbered
and that Russia soon would dispose
of him. So long as Romania had
a non-C Communist even as puppet
at the head OF the realm there
always was danger Of underground
opposition to Moscow's plans.
The only remaining non-Commu-
mist in a satellite country Is Presi-
dent Edouard Benes of Czechoslo-
vakia. According to reports he is
i'll and a virtual prisoner in his
own residence in Prague. But he,
too, is expected to be relieved of
his nominal powers in a short time
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trying to keep from looking too bad.
Michigan by 20 points.
Georgia Tech, 20; Kansas, 0.
That's what a man gets for letting
his heart bet, not his wallet. Stars
and Bars, Gone With the Wind"
Robert E. Lee, jackson, Richmond,
and three long yells for Jeb Stuart,
turnip green's, SOW belly and crino-
line skirts!
The greatest passer in the United
States today is Harry Gilmer of
Alabama. He is better than Baugh.
Luckman, Ratteman, or any other
pro or amateur. I like 'Bama over
Texas, even If it costs me the well
come nod from Andrade.
s. M. U. will bewilder Penn State
in the Cotton Bowl. How do
know? What did you say? Well,
I reckon I don't, but I'm saying so.
Jacksonville's Gator Bowl, which
is just getting up steam, but which
will be one of the great, big bowls
Evening star., 1947-12-31
McLemore
Picks Winners
Of Bowl Comes
By Henry McLemore

A little learning is a dangerous
thing.
If Alexander Pope is right-and I
am right in thinking 1t was Alex
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It will be more
critical tn a n
any war year.
G a u gin 6 the
forces at any
time after Pearl
Harbor, there
could be no
doubt about the
wars outcome.
The nations op-
posing the Ger
mans and jap
8 n e s e W e r c
united within
Themselves and
between them
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three years from now, will entertain
Georgia and Maryland. Big Jim
Tatum, coach Of Maryland, Is .
friend Of mine, but he'll be licked
by another friend, Wally Butts OF
Georgia.
If this isn't enough wrong infor.
nation, wire me.
distributed BY McNsught SYNDICATE, Ine)
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dllOSl Z v z
then I am just
about the most
dangerous arti-
Gle at large since
Bluebeard, DR..
Grip pc n, and
Jack the Ripper
were giving their
local morticians
a lot of business.
I should be ap-
pretended on
sight. To follow
up, I should
have steel brace
lets slipped on
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cACltlI1S Cdul-
paign for the
presidency.
Mr.. Wallace
himself will be
content to make
the spe e C h e S,
dramatic t h e
issue of peace
versus war and
stir, he hopes,
the latent cur
rents of Amer
lean idealism,
especially among
the young. He
Is and has al
WAYS been utter
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arch was allowed
to attend Prin-
cess Elizabeth's
wedding in Lon
don there was
m uch official
speculation that
Mihai would not
return to Bu-
charest.
1t was known
from dispatches
received from
western diplo-
mats in the Ro-
manian capital
that Russia had
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ly disinterested in organization,
planning and stratagems, usually
refusing even to discuss them.
That vacuum is where the tireless,
jealous core of Communists among
the Wallace following will rush in.
Not all Wallace supporters are
Communists. But any one who has
worked lately in unions or political
movements knows that the disci-
plined Communist minority will take
over unless sturdily opposed. In the
Wallace camp there is no right
wing, only liberals who appear to
regard communism as just another
radical philosophy.
Pea Claims 10000.
The Progressive Citizens Of Amer
lea which drafted Mr.. Wallace claims
10000 members. They are chiefly
among creative, intellectual, profess
sional groups. peas principal lead
ers, G. B. (Beanie) Baldwin, Elmer
Benson and Robert Kenny, had
their small successes In politics when
a Roosevelt gave the liberal cause
not only purpose but astute political
management. None has since dis
played any quality which would in
dicate he could become the strong
man of a national campaign.
1t is setup ideally suited to the
Communist technique.
What peas gifted members from
Hollywood and New York can
furnish the Wallace campaign is
fanfare. They are experts in ar
ranging spectacles and spotlights.
Their political meetings are not
just places where a tired man in a
business suit makes a speech but
have a carefully written continuity
in which singers and actors put
the audience in receptive frame
of mind.
Mr.. Wallace's people confidently
expect great crowds. His previous
receptions on college campuses have
Evening star., 1947-12-31
Rp Dorothy THOMPSON

at Is not the strength but the
duration of great sentiments
that makes a great man."
-Nietssche.
The year 1948 will be the year OF
decision for western civilization
The decision rests with the United
States.
Evening star., 1947-12-31
Bp Doris FIeeson

Henry Wallace, who lacks political
acumen and is bored by the me-
chanics of practical politics, will
nonetheless be able to stage an