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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-11
{ 0 m missioner Urges
Bakers To Eliminate Con-
signment Selling

RALEIGH, Oct. 1O-P-Agri.
culture Commissioner W. Kerr
Scott urged today that bakeries
eliminate consignment selling Of
bread, and thus save "untolc
thousands of bushels of wheat
daily SO as to help meet the
emergency food situation abroad
Scott said in a wire to U. S
Secretary of Agriculture Clinton
P. Anderson that the bakeries
practice of "crowding the mar,
ket" with consignment bread re-
suited in the loss Of approximate
ly 100000 bushels of wheat an
nually in North Carolina alone
and he placed the estimated
money value of the loss in this
state at about $1,000,O 600 a year
SCOTS wire said:
II earnestly urge that the
government take immediate
steps to get the bakeries of the
nation to cooperate fully in
eliminating the consignment sell
ing of bread during the food
emergency. That will save untold
thousands of bushels of wheat
daily and in North Carolina
alone will result in the savings
of approximately 100000 bushels
of wheat annually"
Cites Figure Source
Scott said his figures came
from Department of Agriculture
field men in the pure foods ano
drugs division. Their survey
showed, he said, that thousands
Of loaves Of bread were wasted
daily in North Carolina through
the consignment practice of tax.
ing day-old bread off store shell
yes and Withholding it from
See SCOTT On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-11
NURSING GROUPS
TO AID PROGRAM
District Nine Appoints
Committees To Imple-
ment Security Plan

Miss Mary McDuffie. chair
man of the Institutional staff
section of District Nine, of the
NC. Nurses Association, a d
last night that at the meeting
of the group Tuesday that com
mittees were appointed from
the general duty and head
nurses groups to help i'm
plement the establishing of the
economic security program for
nurses.
She said that this program, il
is believed, will be to the best
interest of the public, the en-
ployer and the professional
nurse.
Miss McDuffie said that Miss
Sebrell, day supervisor at the
James Walker, gave an inter
esting and enlightning demon
stration of the hot pack treat
ment and nursing care of polio.
At the same time, Miss Nc
Duffie explained, there was no
mention made at the meeting
concerning wages as previously
had been reported.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-11
Monthly Crop Forecast
Blasts Hopes OF Larger
Corn Yield

Oct. 10 IT,
A 81, ISL, 000-bushel rise in the
corn crop estimate-about hall
as great as was hoped for-to-
day promised modest relief in
the world grain shortage but nc
change in President Truman's
"self-denial" drive for Ameri.
cans.
The campaign gained
strength as a group of Republi
can Senators led by Senate,
Brewster (R-Me) pledged theil
cooperation. But they also
asked the question: are poultry
less and eggless Thursdays nee.
essary?
Chairman Charles Luckmar
of the Citizens Food Committee
had an answer ready for re-
porters who wondered whether
he would change the program:
"There is no chance that ii
will be modified in any way"
The Agriculture Departments
monthly crop forecast dashed
hopes that a 100, 600, 900 : bushe]
improvement had occurred in
September. Instead, it strength
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-11

TWO JIMA, Oct. 1O-lR-Un-
derground shelters brought the
1 900 Americans on this outpost
Isle safely through a 36-hour ty-
phoon which destroyed or DAM
aged every building and
snatched the famous flagpole OIL
Mount Suribachi.
There were no deaths or IN
iuries among the Air Force
ARMY End Coast Guard person
mel and "a dependent families,
nos. o. which took refuge IN
ammunit On igloos set below the
surface and banked with vol
canic sand. Some used old Japa-
knese eaNek
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-11
DELEGATES HONOR
PAD WAY, HEROES
ALL Un;onists Pay Solemn
Tribute To Counsel;
Silence For Dead
SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 10

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 10 -
g-The American Federation
Of Labor briefly suspended its
convention business today tc
pay solemn tribute to Joseph A
Padway, federation genera
counsel, who suffered a fata.
stroke Wednesday in the midst
Of an attack on the Taft-Hart
ley law.
Pathways body, flanked by
floral wreaths and with candle!
burning at the foot of his cas-
ket, lay in state at the front Of
the darkened convention hal
during memorial services con
Quoted by Rabbi Morris Gold
stein.
President William Green in
brief eulogy said "we will write
on the tablets of our hearts thai
Judge Padway gave his life tt
the labor movement.
After the incarnation, sung by
Jan Peerce, Metropolitan Oper'
tenor, the 700 delegates filed 81
lently past the bier. Padway':
body will be taken by his widow
and brother to Milwaukee fol
interment.
The tone of solemnity char
%acteriling the morning session
was set earlier when the dele
gates rose for an impressive
minute Of silence in tribute tt
the arrival in San Francisco
harbor of the first 5000 service
dead from the Pacific Wal
theater.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-11
Farmers Get
Price Blame
Senator Flanders Traces
High Food Costs Back
To Agrarians

WASHINGTON, Oct 10 -R-
cooa+or Flanders { r V T
todav traced high food prices
LEX to the farmers and said
be hopes methods to bring costs
1snrn won't have to end in feder-
~ price control.
q might resign and 60 back
IL Vermont" he said, if price
controls had to be established.
~ urged lesser steps to bring
tod costs down five to 10 per
cent
ioint Congressional subcommit-
TOO that has been investigating
tbe cost of high food and cloth
ine prices in the Eastern United
states. He called a news con-
ference to deny he favored price
controls and went on from there.
Flanders said his personal
IDEA of bringing down food
prices are these:
First, continue the voluntary
food conservation plan now I'M
derWay.
ALLEGATION Plan
Then, if prices still stay up
Congress should consider a com
pulsory system of "allocation"
Of meat and grains at whole
Gale levels similar to the vol
untry program now asked of
brewers and distillers. AS "a
third step, consideration could
be given to a system of ration
ing without price controls at the
See FARMERS On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-11
SPIT, ARGUE CLUBMEN
PROTEST OIL RIG ON
PINOCHLE PLAY YARD

LONG BEACH, Calf, Oct. IL
-R-The Long Beach Spit and
Argue Club converged on the
mayor and the city council to-
day in immediate and vigorous
protest against an oil rig set
up in what members regard as
their private domain, a park adj
Jacent to the city hall.
There are places all over
Long Beach where they can drill
Tor oil" was the gist Of the
protests from the club, compos-
ed of elderly, retired emigrants
from Iowa, Nebraska and Kan
sas. This well would take away
our chess games, pinochle and
other recreation"
1t quickly found that oil drill
ers are holding a national con
vention and that the rig, with
hydraulic lifts, was erected for
display purposes only and soon
will be removed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-11
ARMY OFFERS FREE
PLANE RIDES EAST
FOR SERVICE WIVES

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10-R-
Free plane rides to the Pacific
were offered by the Army to-
day to a limited number Of
wives, children and other depen-
dents going out to join Army
and Air Force personnel.
The Army said in a statement
that the dependents, including
infants six months old, will be
flown in four-engine Air Trans-
port Command planes from
Fairfield-Suisun base, California,
to their destinations.
The statement explained that
planes will be used ''to avoid
delay during the reconversion Of
many Army transport vessels
for peacetime USE"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-11
Jewish Underground Army
Mobiles For Arab Threat;
C0mintern Rebirth Denied
Paper Ridicules
Western Concern
Information Bureau "Call.
ed" Working Class Move
Development

MOSCOW, Oct. 10 -WD-
Pravda, official government Or
gan stated today that the new
Information bureau" formed
by Communist parties from
nine European countries was
not a rebirth Of the Cominterr
but was the next step in the
development of the interna-
tional working class movement.
In a front page editorial, the
first Soviet newspaper comment
on the new organization since
it's formation was announced
Sunday, the official organ of the
Central committee said Com
munist parties had developed
so strongly since the Comm
terms dissolution in 1913 that
Correction by them from a CEN
trail organization was no long
er necessary.
documents which have been
published Sunday say clearly
that the setting up of the in
formational bureau by repre-
sentatives of some Communist
parties does not signify at all
the restoration of a single world
Communist organization with
centralized leadership such as
the Communist International
(Comintern) used" Pravda
said.
1.-THE Communist 1nterna-
See PAPER On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-11
And So To Bed

A Wilmington housewife
who has been making small
daily payments from pin
money she saved during the
past few weeks, deposited
the last ten cents due on a
ham she was buying at her
neighborhood grocery and
happily walked off with the
prize of her perseverance.
A few hours later she listen
ed as her family doctor ex-
planned his diagnosis of her
complaint and stated the
treatment he recommended
for her recovery.
"I'm geing to put you ON
a diet" he said. You must
avoid eating rich foods. Stay
away from fats and foods
fried in grease. Eat lean
meat. By all means avoid
eating fresh pork or ham,
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-11
TOBACCO PRICES
TAKE SMALL DROP
All Flue-Cured Belts Re.
port Lower Bidding By
Buyers Friday
BY The Associated Press

Price averages for most all
flue-cured tobacco offerings on
all belts showed general de-
clines yesterday, the Federal
State Departments of Agricul.
ture reported.
There were no sharp differ.
ences in prices on the Border
Belt of South Carolina and North
Carolina, however, the majority
of grades were steady to slight
ly lower than Thursdays sales
Most losses were at 81 per hun.
dred, although best thin monde
script gained So, with fail
orange Tugs down So.
The Federal-State Marketing
Service announced a correction
in its announcement that White.
vile had concluded sales for
the season. Whiteville, the serv-
ice said, will continue sales
through Wednesday, October Is.
The Eastern North Carolina
Belt said the majority of grades
sold yesterday brought prices
even with or slightly below av-
erages of Thursday. Losses for
most grades were from 81 to
So, with losses more frequent
for leaf offerings. Low and COM
mon red leaf posted declines of
So and 81. So, respectively. Quail
ty was reported as somewhat
better, with more cutters and
good and fine leaf and Jugs be-
ing sold.
Weaker demand was indicated
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-11
The Weather
FORECASTS:

FORECAST:
ness occasional light showers Saturda!
ana showers on coast Sunday. Slight.
Eooier South and East Saturday ant
AtEe change in temperature Sunday
worm Carolina-Considerable cloud
IS occasional light rain or drizzl'
saturday and occasional showers OF
coaLleast coast Sunday. Not so warn
"oGtAeast Saturday, continued rathe
Chronological data for the "a hour
N0N'ae 1880 p. m. yesterday.
, TEMPERATURES
a t'% va a, ~ II; 1880 a. m. 70; 1880 p: m
''5O .. m. 70; Maximum rs; Mini
N"H 81; Mean n; Normal So.
.,, HUMIDITY
~ "So q. m. 100; 7:3O a. m. 80; 1889 p
"a" 0o; 1870 p. M. "a.
PRECIPITATION
@0IaI Tor the "a hours ending 1880 p
Il, 90 inches.
LIP inches.
TIDES FOR TODAY
u ON the Tide Tables published b,
D. Coast and Geodetic Survey.
wnn HIGH Low
D"'hgton --- $50 am. 1904 am
Naso TIA pm. 1:36 pm
''hooro Inlet 1905 am. 1886 am
s, 500 pm. :07 pm
ss,s @afise 6:l3; Sunset 5:46. Moonris
'o1; Moonset 3:26p.
ssese WEATHER On Page I'VE
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-11
$64 Question
Gets Man IA Year Prize

CHICAGO, Oct. 10 -R-
Charles Massey, IS, testified to-
day he has stolen merchandise
valued at 5000, 900 in the last
IS years from the Railway Elk
press company and has spent
81 of the last IS years in jail,
mostly for similar thefts.
In criminal court, where Mas
sey appeared on his latest lar
ceny charge, Chief Justice Cor
nelius j. Harrington asked:
"Charlie, why do you always
pick on the express eompaDy2"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-11
Ammunition Igloos Save
Americans On Two Jima

Col. Charles Coleman Of Nett
er, Ga, who kept the mess
nall generator running for al
but IL hours, stayed on the job
by parking his cot inside a huge
refrigerator.
The typhoon struck Wednes-
day night and reached its peak
Thursday morning, when gusts
up to ITO miles an hour were
recorded.
Today it had moved Northwest
and was expected to strike the
Southern japanese island of Shi-
aes AMMUNITION ON paue FNa
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-11

"Well," said Massey, 81
worked for them as a young
man, but I got canned. When
I got out last time, an agent
gave me five bucks for prom
Using to lay off them"
Judge Harrington then asked:
what would you do if you
were in my placer"
Massey replied: IF it weren't
for US guys, you guys would be
out Of a job"
"One 10 four years." said the
Judge.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-11
Seeks Bread
Saving Over State
THEY SAVE

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1O-(P
Republican Senators gave
a practical demonstration of
food saving today at a lunch
con for Charles Luckman, di-
rector of the Presidents food
saving campaign.
Senator Aiken (R-Vt) said
the menu consisted of "bean
soup with a little ham in it,
crackers, coffee and apple
sauce"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-11
ANTI
BILL GETS 0KAY
Alabama Governor Signs
Act To Curb Com
munistic Activities

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Oct 10
legislative act providing
stiff penalties for subversive
activity, which proponents say
will outlaw the Communist par
ty in Alabama, became law to-
day with the signature of Gov.
James E. Folsom.
The governors Office an
nounced his approval of the
measure because it is designed
to prevent conspiracy leading to-
SEQ ANTI On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-11
COP Senators Back
Food Saving Drive
PAY AND PLAY

CITY, Oct. 10
-R-Fire drills at Emerson
grade school are so much fun
that pupils pay to have them.
The school installed one of
those rotary metal escape
chutes-like a super-de luxe
playground slide.
The kids can ride all they
want-at a penny a slide. The
cash goes into a school lunch
fund.
In case of fire the ride is on
the house.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-11
0RVILLE WRIGHT
SUFFERS ATTACK
Hero OF First Plane Flight
Seriously Ill AT Day.
ton, Ohio
BULLETIN

DAYTON, O., Oct. 10-tB
-Orville Wright, 76-year
old airplane pioneer, was in
good condition at Miami
Valley hospital after he
tainted and collapsed today
as he ran up the steps of
the National Cash Register
company building here.
DR.. A. B. Brewer, the in
ventor's personal physician,
said examination disclosed
NO serious condition, but that
Wright would remain at the
hospital tonight.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-11

DAYTON, O., Oct. 10 -WH-
Orvill Wright, rs, co-invento1
of the airplane and the first
man to fly in a heavier-than-ail
craft, collapsed today and was
taken to a hospital where he
was reported in serious condi.
ton.
The aged inventor was seized
See WRIGHT On Page Two
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See SENATORS On Page Two
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See A On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-11
FORECAST:

wilmington and vicinity: Considerable
cloudiness with occasional light rains.
cooler; Sunday cloudy with occasional
rains and continued rather cool.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-11

See BRITISH on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-11

See TOBACCO on Page Two
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See ANTI On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-04
Obituaries
H. LACY HUNT

| Funeral services for H. Lacy
Hunt, 70, 1419 Market street,
who died at his residence yes
terday after a long illness, will
be held Wednesday afternoon at
3, o'clock from St. Andrews
Covenant church with DR.. Eu-
gene Witherspoon and DR.. Fred
erick Lewis officiating. Interment
will follow in Oakdale cemetery.
The body will lie in state at the
church from l p. m. until the
hour of the funeral.
Mr.. Hunt, formerly in the
wholesale grocer. business here
and for several years connected
with the Peoples Saving Bank
and Trust Co., was a charter
member of the Presbyterian
church of Covenant. Also he was
a charter elder, past president
of the Rotary club, and past
president of the Chamber of
Commerce.
He is survived by his wife,
Elizabeth Pearsall Hunt; one son,
H. Lacy Hunt, Jr.; two daugh-
ters, Mrs. Ralph Nelson, Ashe-
vile and Mrs. Peter Rubel,
Greenwich, Conn.,; two brothers,
W. A. Henderson and Henley
Hunt of Greensboro.
Honanary pallbearers will be
DR.. w. c. Mebane, DR., R. T.
Sinclair.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-04
Stanaland Appointment
Condemned ByDemocrats

SOUTHPORT, Nov. - The
,ond of Walter M. Stanaland as
sheriff Of Brunswick county was
approved by the board of county
commissioners, in regular ses-
sion this morning, and he became
sheriff to fill the vacancy created
by the recent death of John G.
White.
Stanaland had been appointed,
by a vote of two to one, by the
board at meeting on Oct. q. He
had taken the oath of office be-
fore B. J. Holden, assistant clerk
of court, Friday afternoon.
AS the commissioners placed
their final stamp of approval on
Stanaland they had before them
resolution from the Executive
committee of the Democratic
party Of the county condemning
the appointment. This was adopt
ed by a vote of 8 to 6 at a meeting
Saturday night in Shallotte.
In the resolution, the commit
tee pointed out that Stanaland
had been convicted of violation
of the liquor laws and had serv-
ed term in Federal prison. The
group also recalled that he had
also been indicted by the grand
jury Of Brunswick county in %
cases for failure to discharge the
duties" of the office of County
Recorder.
The resolution also read in part
as follows:
"That the attempted acts OF
Burris Chinnis and Romey Lewis
as county commissioners to Sc
cure the appointment of Walter
lStanaland as sheriff to fill the
unexpired term of the late John
G. White, be and the same is
hereby condemned as against the
best interest of the Democratic
party and of the citizens of Bru-
nswick county.
"That the board of commits
sioners of Brunswick county be
requested not to confirm the ap-
pointment of Walter Stanaland as
sheriff to succeed the late John
G. White and to fill his unexpired
term and that any action tending
to effectuate such appointment
be rescinded.
"That some suitable and dis
Greet citizen of unquestioned
moral character, high integrity,
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-04
3 Red Fca.her Divisions
To Hold Kickoff Today

Residential county, and Down
town divisions of the Red Feather
service of the 1948 Community
Chest will hold their divisional
kickoff meeting today, according
to Charles M. Harrington, gen.
eral campaign chairman.
The three divisions will COM
plete the 10 kickoff meetings in
the Community Chest campaign
for $119,996. The campaign will
close Nov. 18, and now has 1900
volunteers working in order to
reach the goal by the deadline.
The Women's Residential and
County divisions, with goals of
$4,000 and $4,000 respectively,
will hold joint kickoff meeting
this morning at II o'clock in the
St. Pauls Luthern church parish
house.
The Rev. Walter B. Freed will
be the principal speaker and
Campaign Chairman Harrington
will preside.
Officers of the two divisions
are Mrs. Berenece Stelling, chair
man, and Mrs. Harriss Newman,
vice-chairman of the Residen-
tial division. Mrs. Harry M. We'll.
lott is chairman of the County
division.
The Mems downtown divisions,
with a goal Of $4,000, will hold
their kickoff meeting this after
noon at 4::30 o'clock in the as
sembly hall of the Tide Water
building.
Gardner Greer, official of Mac
MILAN and Cameron Co., chair
man, will introduce H. A. Marks,
Community Chest president, who
will give a brief speech on the
work of the Red Feather service.
Harrington stressed the import
ance of closing the campaign in
time this year and added that the
past two campaigns, although
successful, did not close on a
scheduled campaign closing date.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-04
COLLEGE PROGRAM
SOON TO CLOSE
High School Seniors Urged
To Make Navy Applica-
ton Within 7 Days

Chief Tames Paradise of the
u. S. Navy recruiting station
in the post office building said
Yesterday that sevel days are
/ # in which local high school
seniors and graduates can apply
for enrolment in the Navy's
College Training program.
Competitive examinations will
be given December 13, to all
qualified applicants for the
NROTC.
Twenty five hundred young
men will be selected to begin
College in the fall of 1948.
Applications must be received
by the naval examination Sec
ton, college entrance examina-
ton board, Princeton, New Jer-
sew, not later than Nov. 10.
This program offers four year
college education at Navy ex-
nense and a commission in the
regular Navy or Marine corps
upon graduation.
The examinations will be Civ
en- in over 500 cities throughout
the United States.
Chief Paradise urges that all
Interested men between II and
u to seri, sly consider the ad-
vantages of thi excellent edu-
cational opportunity
Application forms and detail
ed information about the pro-
gram can be obtained from T.
7. Hamilton, Jr., New Hanover
high school principal, college
deans. officers of navy officers
procurement and navy recruiting
stations.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-04
DlJPLINCOUNTY
NEGRO PAR0LED
Dudley {. Lowe Gains
freedom Along With
Three Other Prisoners

rALEIGH, Nov. 3-P)-Gov-
ernor Cherry today paroled four
prisoners, including Dudley c.
Lowe, Duplin county Negro, who
was convicted of the second-de-
gree murder of Lee Watkins, Ne
gro in August, 1945, and sentenc-
ed to 8-12 years in central prison.
The application of six other
prisoners for parole was denied.
Others paroled: Richard Rose
man, sentenced in Catawba in
July, 1947, to IL months for lar
ceny from the person; Willie
Russell, alias Lonnie Marcus,
sentenced in Surry in May. 1947,
to Is months for assault with
deadly weapon; James Jeffries,
Negro, sentenced in Wake in
January, 1947, to two years for
larceny and carrying a conceal
ed weapon.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-04
LESLIE r. AMES

RALEIGH Nov. 3-(R-Leslie
Russell Ames, 81. Raleigh con-
tractor and former chief engineer
for the State Highway commits
sion, died at Rex hospital here
today.
Funeral services were to be
held here today.
A native of Morristown, N. Y,
Ames was educated at Cornell
University and at Clarkson Col
lege, Potsdam, N. Y.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-04
KINCHEON C. ATKINSON

FREMONI, NOV. s - k1ncheOn
C. Atkinson, 81, of Fremont,
Route 2, died at .2::30 o'clock
Monday morning at the Colds
boro hospital, following an ill
ness of several years.
Funeral services will be held
from Union Grove Baptist church
at 3 p. m. Tuesday with the Rev.
w. L. Johnson Of Lucama, Of
ficiating.
The body will lie in state at
the church until time for burial
from 2 p. m. Burial will be in
the Holland cemetery near
Pinkney with the JOUAM in
charge of graveside rites.
He is survived by three sons;
Lester of Raleigh, George of Will
mington, Robert of Manteo; four
daughters, Mrs. J. H: Creech of
Wilmington, Mrs. B. B. Pittman
of Fremont, Route 2, Mrs. T. E.
(Red) Davis of Fremont, Mrs. E.
r. Lamm of Elizabeth City; nine
grandchildren and IS great
grandchildren.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-04

training and experience and hold
ing the confidence of the peo-
pie and possessed of ability to up
hold the dignity of the law and
high honor and dignity of the
Democratic party be appointed tc
succeed the late John G. White
to serve out his unexpired term
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-04

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