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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-23
Literary
Guidepost
BY w. G. ROGERS
THE SHOW PIECE, by Booth
Harrington Doubleday; $2.)

Posthumous novels, as some re-
cent examples show irritatingly,
are apt to be works the author him
self had the wit, while he still had
to say-so, to keep buried in a bot
tom drawer and readers who ad-
mire Harrington but recall with lit
tie pleasure his Image of Jose
phine" will wonder whether this
novel, his last, belongs in that sad
category.
The principal parsonage is Irv-
ing Pease, to whom we are intro
duced when he is in his teen and
whom we follow through Princeton
and out into the wide world. He's
a handsome boy, the most popular
among his playmates, adored by
his parents and their friends. When
we first meet him, he is standing
in the midst of a gang of young
sters, shouting:
"Look at me, Lucy! Watch me,
Edgar! Look, all you kids! Every
body listen to me, the Old Macs
troll"
That's excactly where we always
see him, the center of attention.
cynosure of all eyes. "Stop, look
and listen" he orders, and every
one obeys. His father, otherwise
a sensible adult, and his fond
yoo+bor ox1orpr,;.. L;~ - ;,f,,op
and the poisonous habit spreads
beyond the family. He accepts
credit for a tennis victory to which
he isn't entitled, for a drama
lauded largely for a part ne didn't
write, and so on. When he protests
that he doesn't deserve all these
kind words, instead of being be-
lieved, he gets mor credit for
modesty. De Irvie Pease nil nisi
bonum.
The narrator is an old man. ]
assume Harrington, who can damn
me youngster but can't dam the
Hood. He attempts to persuade
Emma that Irvie is unworthy Of
her love, Edgar that he is IN.
Wortny of his friendship, but he has
10 let nature take her course.
me author died before he could
l,nlsh the book. But even without
me few paragraphs added by the
w'oow to show his intended end.
ing, its a complete picture. honest
ana affecting, of an unfortunate
real boy. This belongs with Tark
lngton's best work the puhlishor,s
nlurb accurately describes II &c
one OF his finest novels,
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-23
BY WILLIAM E. MCKINNEY
Americas Card Authority
Written for NEA Service

When the mixed pair scores
were posted at the recent ma
tional tournament at Hollywood.
Fla, we were not surprised to see
Miss Charlotte Subway of Buffalo
in second place with Herbert
Sherman of New York, Miss Sid
way has long been rated one O.
the stronger women players Of
the country. She is cool and col
lected and has what is called SO
poker face She will never give
away anything by her expression.
she is quiet and an ideal partner
This was her first game with Mr.
Sherman.
When asked Miss Subway fol-
an interesting hand from the mix.
ed-pair event, she gave me the
one shown today, saying that she
always enjoyed a hand where she
could use her trumps separately
The point in this hand is that
declarer must not discara a spade
on dummy's ace of clubs. A dia.
mond must be discarded so that
both of dummy's losing diamonds
can be ruffed. Declarer must not
lead trump because two of dunn
my's trumps are needed to ruff
Vests two small spades.
Dummy S club ace won the first
trick and Miss Subway discarded
a diamond. She played a small
spade and put on the nine-spot
from her hand. North won with
the ace, and when he did not
lead a trump, his partner realized
that he had none.
The. second club trick was
trumped by Miss Subway and an
other spade led. North played the
queen but South overlook with
the king so he could lead trumps.
Miss Subway won the heart lead
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-23
Religion
DoyByDay
BY T. ELLIS
A SPRAY OF WHEAT

When we are young, we SEND
flowers to friends on occasions Of
happiness. AS we grow older, the
need to send flowers to funerals
becomes ever more frequent, In
both cases the gifts are symbolic
Yesterday, a friend about whom
l have written in these MedltatloHS'
went home, as she was eager 10
do. By her coffin I an laying d
little sheaf of wheat to suggest AeI
ripeness for the garaerlng ana Oh
it a spray of flowers, to recall Tic
fragrance of her life. >,
Youth represents sowing anu
growing but age means harVeSr
ing. Inevitably, death is mucn u
the mind of all who appro9cA u'
allotted span of life, To ChrI '!an9'
it is a joyous anticipation, free from
fear, and full of hope OF reunions
and happiness. ..
At the end, life's best gllt u
death, with all that it holds.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-23
PHYSICIANS HoNoRED

The Medical Society has very properly
paid honor to the five physicians who
have practiced half a century or more
in Wilmington. Even greater honor. if less
public, lodges in the hearts Of their CRATE
full patients.
1t would be interesting to know how
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-23

in her own hand, ruffed a spaus
in dummy, a diamond in her wv.
hand and another spade IN uu ~,
my, making her contract OF , iod
hearts doubled and redouOi'4
with an overtrick.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-23

''For all the saints who from lheIl
IabOrs rest. =. Thy name, U jesus
be forever best" We thank ln.S
for the blessed hope Of immOr'aln,
and for the full fruit of the l"''
now gathered unto God. Amen
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-23
LETTER BOX
FINE BROADCAST

TO THE EDITOR:
Your Star-News Reel program
owe WMFD on Sunday at 1:3O pm.
was most impressive.
In my opinion this particular pro-
gram would have done credit to any
of the major networks.
S. L. BRAXTON
Whiteville, N. c.
Jan. %, 1947.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-23
Reclassified

Little Willie wanted a dog for
Christmas, and that is what he re-
ceived. And what a dog!-a big
bumbling Newfoundland, the soul
of amiability, but with absolutely
no sense of obedience or proprie-
ty.
Worn out by the non-co-opera-
1--WE nature of his pet, whose
obedience to commands had bee,
absolutely nil. Willie greeted his
dad at eventide with the bitter
complaint, Daddy, I'm Just wash.
ed out. l can't do a thing with
that Confoundland dog!" =
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-23
Star Dust
Strictly Cash

Strictly Cash
Credit I find is a lure, a disease,
A slaughter for those who are
chosen,
A come-on that I'll not succumh
to at all,
Besides, my account has been
frozen.
Merle Beynon.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-23

BY SIAN J. COLLINS / SLA"'''
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-26
CARRIERS, UNIONS
WILL ARBITRATE
Major Railroads, Non-Op-
Grating Employees Give
Dispute TO Board

CHICAGO, July 25-(P)-The Ia
TONS principal railroads and II
labor unions representing 1000, 900
incorporating employees today sign
ed an agreement submitting to
arbitration the employees request
for twenty cents an hour wage in
creases.
The agreement was announced
tonight by the National (Railroad)
Mediation board. which proposed
arbitration last week when nego-
tistions broke down.
The agreement Was signed by
Eastern. Western. and Southeast
ern carriers conference commit
tees, representing the principal
railroads and the II cooperating
railway labor organizations, repre-
senting various crafts and classes
of incorporating employees.
Awards Final
Arbitration under the law pro-
vides that awards are final and
binding on both parties.
The carriers committees have
See CARRIERS on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-26
The Cape Fear

ed to visit other countries to get
aid for the cause.
About this time death came to a
valued secret agent of the Con-
federacy on a steamer near Fort
Fisher.
Her name was Mrs. Rose O'Neil
Greenhow and her life began to
end when she boarded the steam
er Condor to return from Europe
to Wilmington.
She was carrying special dis
patches when the steamer ground
ed while trying to get past the
blockading fleet.
Mrs. Greenhow embarked for
shore in a small boat, which cap
sized just as it was about to land.
She sank Immediately to the bot
tom and could not be rescued.
GOLD-Later, when her body
was recovered, it was discovered
that there was a large sum OF
gold sewn in her garments. Her
travelling bag also contained gold.
Her personal effects were re
covered from the Condor and
eventually sold at. auction in down
town Wilmington.
She is buried in Oakdale ceme-
See CAPE FEAR on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-26
new DUKE TUITION
FEES SLAP CTS
Cooper Advises Veterans
$500 Allotment Will Not
Cover Costs Now

DURHAM, July Is -(P-Under.
graduates enrolled in Duke Uni
versity under the CT bill have
been Informed by W. G.. Cooper,
veterans adviser Of the school,
that the $500 allotted to each vet
teran to cover tuition fees and
books would not be enough to pay
the total cost for the 1947-48 scho-
lastic year at Duke now that the
school has increased its tuition
fees by $50.
Cooper informed the veterans
that the increase in tuition recent
ly announced by President Rob-
ert L. Flowers leaves no surplus
to pay for books and supplies aft
er all tuition and other fees are
paid.
Excess costs would be paid by
the Veterans administration by
charging the veterans zone day
of entitlement" for each $2.10
spent, Cooper explained.
Offers Advise
However, he advised students
not to adopt the plan unless they
were eligible for more training
time than they would require for
completing their course. "Nor
mally, you receive about 500 a
day tuition, etc, and $2.17 a day
if single, or S. if married, for
See DUKE on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-26
new SUGAR QUOTA
BILL GIVEN 0KAY
Measure Which Now Goes
To White House Extends
1897 Act Five Years

WASHINGTON, July Is, - up -
The Senate tonight passed and dis
patched to the White House a bill
setting sugar quotas which deter
mine how the U. S. market shall
be divided up among American
and foreign producers.
The measure also extends for
five years the major portions OF
the sugar act of 1897, which ex-
pires Decembec 81.
Included in the bill is a pro-
vision authorizing the Secretary
of Agriculture to withdraw GER
tain portions of the sugar quotas
of foreign governments which deny
''fair and equitable treatment to
U. S. citizens.
Senator Millikin (R-Colo) and
Senator Barley D-Ky) told the
Senate U. S. citizens have "con'
siderable claims" in Cuba which
they have been unable to collect
Senators V%andenberg R-Mlch),
Pepper (D-Fla>, Mcmahon Cd
Conn, and Connally D-Tex) pro
tested this provision as contrary
to the good neighbor policy.
But the Senate defeated by a AZ
40 roll call vote an attempt to
strike it out.
Incentive payments TO beet and
cane growers would be continued.
As at present, the Secretary OF
Agriculture would be required TO
establish the sugar prices PAID
to the growers and to determine
minimum wages of sugar agrlcul-
tural workers in this country.
The Senate Finance committee,
in the interest Of speeding the bill
along, withdrew a proposed amend
ment that would have exempted
the sugar beet industry from this
minimum wage provisions. This
avoided sending the measure back
See SUGAR On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-26
Major Firms
Jump Rates
Consumers Threatened
With Added Costs For
Automobiles, Hairpins
BY the Associated Press

The steel price front cracked
wide open today and raised the
threat of higher consumer prices
for steel products from hairpins
to automobiles.
Following the lead set by Ameri'
can Rolling Mill company, Repub-
lie Steel corporation, the nations
third largest producer, hiked
prices for bar, sheet, strip and
other steel products. National Steel
corporation No. 6 producer, and
Alan Wood Steel company, farth-
er down the line, soon stepped into
the higher price line.
Advanced prices were posted in
the face of pleas by President
Truman that the steel and other
industries use extreme care in
making any price increases and
forego them if possible.
Most of the companies cited
higher coal prices, soaring steel
scrap quotations, and expanded
labor costs as forcing the in
creases in order to maintain prof
liable operations.
The magazine "Steel' said:
Manufacturers of automobiles,
washing machines and countless
other items will feel the impact OF
the price rise in varying degree
depending upon the steel products
consumed in manufacture of in
dividual products.
"On the whole, the increases an
nounced today average around III
per cent on published prices, and
In the case of automobile build
ers, it is estimated their steel
costs will be upped from $40 to
SIS per car"
Still In Question
The position of U. S. Steel cor
poration, largest steel producer
in the world, was still in question.
"Big Steel" IN the past has Of
ten established price patterns fol
lowed by the rest of the industry.
Steel Spokesman recalled, how
ever, that last week Benjamin F.
Fairless, U. S. steel president,
said his company would not in
crease the price of steel until "a
fair test" was made of cost fac
tors created by the new coal wage
agreement.
U. S. Steel corp. now could point
to the broken steel price front, it
was suggested. and increase its
prices on the theory it was mere
See MAJOR on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-26
SUPERIOR COURT
COMES TO CLOSE
Judge Carr Disposes OF
Half Dozen Cases At
Final Session .

The criminal term Of Superios
Court for July wound up yester'
day with Judge Leo Carr dispos-
ing Of a half cozen cases lnclud"
ing three defendants found lnno-
cent by juries one entering a
guilty plea and sentenced meted
out in three matters.
. Thomas Lee Mitchell 27-year-
old Negro entered a guilty plea
to a charge Of trespasslng after
his trial on a charge OF assault
with a deadly weapon had been
completed before a jury.
Judge Carr was about to pass
sentence. But the wife of the de-
PENDANT and a welfare department
representative Interrupted the
proceedings TO relate to the court
that Mitchell had stabbed his wife
with an ice pics and that he had
received welfare aid.
The court recalled the jurors.
They deliberated an hour and
found Mitchell guilty Of simple as
sault. The court sentenced pm 10
30-days on the county farm. He
was accused specifically OF
threatening to shoot R. M. john
after attempting to colleca
two dollars on the excuse that he
had moved the mans lawn.
Pleads Guilty
Anderson McKoy 26 Negro
pleaded guilty to a charge. of hit
and run as the result of injuries
sustained by John Evans "a. Me-
gro Underwater Water Power COM
pany employee for 46 years and
the oldes employee in point Of
service.
McKoy was handed a 12-months
suspended sentence placed or
probation for three years and Or
dered to Pay 5000 fer hospital ex-
See SUPERIOR on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-26
ACL SEEKS 1900
NEW FREIGHT CARS
President Davis Says Indus.
trial Growth Demands
More Equipment

The atlantic coast line rail road
announced yesterday it was in the
market for 1000 new freight cars
President c. Med. Davis said
the large demand was made nee
essary "by the general industrial
growth of Coast Line territory
and known plans for future de
velopment."
Specifications are now being
drawn, he said. for 1000 double
door cars, 1000 siEgle-door cars,
500 high side gcndolas. 100 low
sids mill type gondolas, 500 hop
per bottom coal cars, 100 flat
cars, 100 pn1pwood cars, 100 port
phosphate rock cars, and 100 ce
ment hopper cars.
He pointed out that the ACL
had expanded by taking over the
Atlanta, Birmingham, and Coast
railroad at the beginning Of last
year, and since had been author
ice by the interstate commerce
commission to acquire the Florl-
ca East Coast by merger.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-26
Congress Driving Toward
Final Ad journment Today;
Steel Price Front Cracks
U%nification
Bill Passes
Senate Gets Last-M Minute
Filibuster Scare; Money
Measure Debated

WASHINGTON, July 25. -W.D-
The Senate. rested by a six-hour re-
cess after its all-night vote fraud
fight, went back to work on top
priority legislation today and Re-
publican leaders set their sights
again on adjournment by tomorrow
The House whipped a big bundle
of bills into shape for delivery to
President Truman. One was the
long-deRyed plan to create a single
department. of national defense.
Senate leaders were gwen an
other filibuster scare. 1t came from
Sen. Carl A. Hatch, D., N. M.
only a few hours after they had
agreed to shelve the proposed Kan
sas City vote fraud inquiry which
kept the Senate in continuous 49,
hour session until 6:13 a. M, EDIT.
Hatch, declaring he might force
another all-night session land mako
ourselves ridiculous as we made
ourselves ridiculous last night"
demanded a vote on HouSe-approV-
ed legislation giving Congressional
sanction to the State departments
controversial Voice of America"
and other foreign broadcasts.
Hatch Gives Up
After blocking all other business
for an hour, Hatch gave up when
COP policy committee Chairman
Robert A. Taft, of Ohio, said the
Republicans would agree to later
consideration OF a plan to create
a joint Congressional committee to
investigate the foreign programs
and submit recommendations early
next year.
Chief concern of both chambers
in the closing hours OF the seven
months session was money to keep
government agencies functioning
for this fiscal year ending nexe
June 80. Altogether, they need
around $35, 900, 0O0, 900.
Two of the biggest and most
important appropriations went lnt1
the last stages of study shortly al
ter the Senate and House reported
for work at noon.
1. BY voice vote, the senate ap-
proved a 1851, 760, 1877 supplement
Ia, money bill, which includes 81
See UNIFICATION on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-26

Notwithstanding the Civil
War Wilmington played host to
numerous steamers which ran the
Union blockade and brought sup
plies to the Confederate forces. =
The period devoted to blockade
running was between 1863 and 1864.
Traffic grew like a baby as the
runners found it o and more
profitable and the Confederte
forces needed more equipment and
material to fight the war.
During the period from May 20,
1863 to December "a, 1864, some
$50 blockade running steamers
came in with their valuable car
goes and carried out exports OF
cotton and some naval stores. Fol
these commodities there were
large returns in U. S. and Eng
lish gold coin.
WAR STORIES-Associated with
these steamers that crept 50 bold
ly past the Federal gunboats cruls-
ing off the coast are many ad-
venturous stories.
Wilmington during that time took
on a cosmopolitan air. There were
many Englishmen and Other for
eigners on the streets and they
entertained lavishly.
From the Port City men repre-
sentipg the Canfederacy embark
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-26
Hughes Hits
lnsinuations
Manufacturer Say:
He Entertained After
Receiving Contracts

HOLLYWOOD, July 25.- U.D -
Millionaire plane manufacturer
Howard Hughes tonight branded as
ridiculous insinuations that ne
gave lavish parties in order to OBJ
tain government contracts.
Breaking the silence for the frs
time since a Senate subcommittee
began investigating his war con
tracts, Hughes pointed out that
he did his entertaining OF govern
ment officials after receiving the
orders.
AT the same time he called at
tention to the fact that the gov
eminent had received three OF the
four planes it ordered from him.
Hughes issued his statement Ges.
pite the fact, he said, that he mac
not been notified formally of the
charges, "whatever they may be,
against him.
ST feel | must deny emphatl.
cally right now the charge thai
my company has spent $40. 900, oo'
of government funds without com
;oleting or delivering an airplane,'
he said.
s'Th1s statemnt is ABSOLUTELY Tin
true"
Awaits Tesla
Hughes said that the Army form
ally accepted delivery of tie "com
pleted Hughes flying boat five
months ago." The giant plywooe
seaplane is being readied for 1t:
first flight at q dock on Termina
Island, Los Angeles harbor. M
date has been set for test flights.
s'The obligation specified in the
contract was completely fulfuill
ed in February, 1947, and all work
done since has been because
voluntarily elected to do So
Hughes said.
He also noted that the Army for
mally accepted delivery OF al
KILL photo reconnaissance plane
in September, 1915, and then re
ceived a second of three to be de
livered under a s13, 000, 900 con
tract last year. The second plan
was the one in which Hughe!
crashed and almost was killed
last year. He said the crash wa
the result of propeller trouble ane
not due 10 any fault in the plane.
Spends Millions
II have invested, at this date
he said, S 1000, 900 of my company
money in this flying boat and in
See HUGHES On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-26
Officials, Entrants, Racers:
Bands To Take Part In
Street Display

A parade of nearly 40 entrants
in the Soap Box Derby and their
cars, plus civic and military or
CARNATIONS in the Port City, will
begin official Soap Box Derby Day
in Wilmington, it was announced
yesterday.
The parade will begin at 10:30
a. m. Wednesday as a prelude TO
the races and will include a po-
lice escort, Derby officials, the
ROTC band and Boy Scouts, Wjl-
mington's American Legion Drum
and Bugle Corps, and several fire
trucks. -s
The parade will form in front
of the YMCA on Market street at
10 a. m. and proceed north on
Third street to Red Cross to Front
street, south on Front to Market
and east on Market to Third, where
it will disband.
The police escort will lead the
parade and will be followed by
Derby officials, headed by CO.
chairman Mayor E. L. White, and
former Police Chief Charles H.
Casteen. City officials will also
participate.
The Derby contestants will march
in a body and the cars will be
mounted on trucks, in full view of
everyone.
The Derby race will begin at
2 p. m. Wednesday when the cars
race over a 650-foot course on
South 18th from Kidder to Green
field street.
The event is sponsored joint
ly by the Wilmington Star-NewS
and the Raney Chevrolet company.
The winner of the race will 60
to Akron, O., to compete in the
international finals there.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-26
DELEGATES FIGHT
Wifi RANGE ORDER
Senator Maybank L a d S
Attempt To Halt Remov-
al To Whiteville

Several South Carolina congress
sional delegates, including Sen
ator B. R. Maybank, were yes
terday attempting to prevent tho
removal of the Very High Ere
quency range from Myrtle Beach,
S. c. to Whjteville.
The removal o. tie WIFI range
proposed by a Civil Aeronau5cs
Administration order, can be pre-
vented only by concerted efforts
by congressional delegates, il was
learned yesterday.
In a telegram to Hamilton
Hicks, chairman of h e Chamber
OF Commerce Aviation committee,
R. B. Page, local publisher an3
city representative in Washington,
Z. c., on the beam issue, said
the CAA order to remove the ra-
clio range from the South Caro-
Ina resort will be carried out by
August %.
The removal has been proposed
because of Army installations at
Myrtle Beach which prevent con-
mercia1 air traffic from flying
over the resort.
National Airlines, which will
use the new airway, has protest
ed the proposed dog-leg to White
vile and Florence and theace 10
Charleston because it will entail
some So, 500 expenditure for the
finn.