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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-03
BR0UCHT0N WILL
ADDRESS MEETING
Former Governor To Make
Featured Speech Before
School Men

Former Gov. J. Melville
Broughton is scheduled to make
the featured address here to-
night at the banquet opening
the three-day winter meeting OF
the North Carolina city and
county school superintendent.
c. Reid Ross, president of the
division of Superintendent OF
the North Carolina Education
Association, will preside.
The Thursday program will
include a visit to New Hanover
schools and the Wilmington
College. This will be followed
by a committee work conference
Thursday evening there will
be an address by Supt. H.
M. Roland of the New Hanover
County Schools, followed by an
address by DR.. W. M. Plem-
mons on "What the Education
Commission Hopes to Do"
The meeting will close Friday
after general business ses-
sion.
Thursdays committee work
conferences will be on a variety
of topics. These topics, together
See BROUGHTON On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-03
MARSHALL SCORES
MOLOTOV ATTACK
Secretary OF State Upholds
Right OF Small Nations
In Speech

LONDON. Dec. 2. -U.P)- Sec
retarv of State George C Mar
shall sharply rebuked Russian
Foreign Minister Viacheslav Mol
oOv today for speaking sighting
" of the part some smaller coun-
tries played in the war and TOLD
him that Americas vast lend
lease aid to the Soviet Union
was made possible by their CO.
operation.
Molotov. at a meeting Of the
Biz Four Foreign Ministers, was
trying as usual to keep as small
as possible the effective repre-
sentation of allied nations at the
future German peace conference.
He voted proposals to make China
a sponsoring power in calling this
conference and MarshalIs pro-
posal to admit 50 nations IN all
to it.
"The American proposal
would lead to consultation with
states some of which declared war
on Germany only few weeks be-
fore Germany surrendered and
some states which helped Ger
many during the war;" Molotov
said.
Il have no reflections to make
on other states which declared
war on Germany as MIR. Molotov
has done" Marshall said. 81
See MARSHALL On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-03
JIMMY RAFFETRY
ROBBED, SLUCCED
Wilmington Businessman
Held Up By M a ske d
Bandit, Companion

A masked bandit and COM
panion held up, and beat and
robbed Jimmy Rafferty,, we'll
known operator of the R. and S.
Amusement shows, of over ST.
500 and an undetermined amount
of valuables at his home early
last night.
Rafferty, told reporters that
Mrs. Lera Hedgecock, her nine
months old child and himself
were eating in the kitchen of his
home near the junction of high
ways 1T and 74-76 in Brunswick
county when a masked man en-
tered the house from the front
door.
The man was wearing hunting
clothes and his face was covered
with a bright red scarf, Rafferty,
said. "This is a stick-up, Jimmy
the masked man said. Rafferty,
said the man tied his hands be-
hind him with a piece of aerial
wire and covered his eyes and
mouth with a piece of one-inch
tape.
Shortly before the man fixed
the tape on his face, Rafferty,
said he unlocked the kitchen
door and admitted an accomplice,
who was not masked. After he
was tied up the men took his
rings and hit him several times
with a blackjack. Mrs. Hedge
cock, sister~in-law of Rafferty,,
was also tied up and led to an
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-03
SPA TO STUDY REPORT
ON TONNAGE SURVEY
AT RALEIGH THURSDAY

A meeting will be held in
the office of ]. M. Bro ugh
ton in Raleigh Thursday
morning by representatives
of the State Ports Authority
to study the tonnage
report survey made by the
frederick Harrison engineer
ing company, it was announc-
ed yesterday by R. B. Page,
Ports commission chairman.
Page said the primary pur-
pose of the meeting was to
study the report before its
final publication.
Besides representatives of
the company. othe~' expected
to attend the meeting are
Page, Henry E. Boyd, freight
rate 1anager for the city, and
j. T. HERS, executive secre-
tary of the Wilmington Port
commission.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-03
HOUSE AID BILL
HAS LEAF CLAUSE
Shipment OF Tobacco To
Europe Covered AS "1n-
Centive Goods"

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -A~-
Rep. Mcmillan (D-SC) said to-
night the House interim aid bill
contains provision for shipping
incentive goods" such as to-
bacco to Europe.
Purpose of the incentive"
clause, he said, is to increase
production of essential goods
within the countries which need
the winter relief.
Mcmillan, who is a member
of the House Agriculture COM
mittee and of the special Con-
gressional Tobacco commit
tee, told a reporter this provi-
sion of the $590,OO0, 900 bill al
ready approved by the House
Foreign Affairs committee is in
line with the Tobacco commit
tee program to increase ex-
ports.
The bill is scheduled for Rules
Committee consideration tomor-
row and House debate starting
Thursday.
Anderson COncurs
Secretary of Agriculture An
derson last week told the House
Banking committee II would
See HOUSE on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-03
BRITAIN TO SERVE
ON I'm COMMITTEE
Trusteeship For Palestine
Group s electe e d By
Sayre

LAKE SUCCESS, N. Y, Dec.
L. -'Vp- Great Britain agreed
To-Day to serve on six-nation
committee that will draw up a
United Nations trusteeship for
the holy city Of Jerusalem in ac-
G cora with the UN partition of
Palestine.
brltaIn's acceptance of the post
was considered important, since
me success Of the Palestine par
laon program depends on smooth
transfer of British authority to
qe UN and then to independent
Jewish and Arab states.
Ihe slX-nation working group
Zee BRITAIN On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-03
Along The Cape Fear

work for his boss, and he sup
ported his employers best inter-
ests on every occasion so long
as his employer lived.
He took the view that his en-
ployer's welfare was his own wei
fare and went to bat for MS
boss whenever the occasion de-
manded. When he became pro-
ficient in the managing OF the
business, on two occasions ne
refused point-blank to take over
his employers job at the top OF
the profession, out of loyalty to
his boss.
He lived to experience the bit
ter cup of having one of his own
employees go out after his job
when he inherited the top spot
in the organization after his
boss was killed in an auto
See CAPE FEAR On Page Five
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-03
Soi1 Conservation No. |
Problem, Howard States
ACL Agricultural Agent
Discusses Farm Situa-
ton Before Jaycees

General Agricultural Agent A.
R. Howard of the Atlantic Coast
line Railway Company pointed
to soil conservation as the mum.
ber one agricultural problem in
Southeastern North Carolina in
an address before the Whining
ton Junior Chamber of Com
merce at the Friendly last night
In his discussion of farm prob
lens in this area Howard ex-
planned that the welfare of every
person in the South is dependent
in large measure on agriculture
and said that Wilmington's in
terests in agriculture extend be-
yond the borders of New Han
over county.
"The Coast Line, the fertilizer
factories, the port activities, the
farm machinery and supplies
business-all of these here in
Wilmington are dependent upon
agriculture of the area" he said.
The Coast Line, he added, de-
rives one-third of it's revenue
from hauling agricultural
products.
In celebrating on the conser-
vation needs of the section,
Howard said that "the conser-
vation of land-the productivity
of our SOILS the basis of all
continuing life," and added that
the national approach to land
uses in the past ''have been
nothing short of disgraceful in
Wastefulness.''
Acreage Damaged
Erosion has damaged two
thirds of the country's acreage,
destroyed so million acres, ruin
ed so million more and damaged
100 million more, which have lost
|topsoil, he said. Government ap-
preparations for education OF
farmers are expensive DuL lec-
essary, Howard told the Jaycees.
The number two problem, he
|salu is tenancy. Although the
trend in the nation is toward the
elimination of tenant farming, it
was pointed out. the South has
not kept up with the trend. "Too
long the South has based its
farm economy or cheap labor
and tenant-farming."
On the trend toward use OF
labor saving machinery a n d
elimination of tenant farming, he
said, "We in eastern North Caro-
lima must prepare ourselves to
See CONSERVATION on Page 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-03
THEATRE MANAGER
RELEASED ON BOND
James Rogers Charged
With Showing Obscene
Pictures Here

James P. Rogers, white man.
ager of Negro theatre here
was arrested last night by city
detectives and charged with
showing obscene and immoral
pictures.
Rogers was released under a
$1OO bond for his appearance in
Recorders court.
According to police the film
was being shown at regular
shows for adults only and to
mixed audiences.
County Solicitor James King
said the pictures shown to the
Negro audiences were vulgar
in every way. The regular feature
of the show was shown on the
screen and the obscene short fol-
See THEATRE on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-03

AS a result OF the frank, open
discussions, the Rotarians voted
unanimously to endorse the idea
of an inter-club committee to
discuss plans for such develop
ment and report back to their
various clubs as suggested by
Rotary Vice-President G. D.
Greer in his talk.
1t was agreed that the Ro-
tarians would name their port,
industrial and agricultural COM
mittee chairmen to the inter-
club committee with sugges-
ton that other civic clubs fol-
low suit. Presidents of the 9TH
er organizations pledged the full
support Of their clubs to any
drive to promote the city's de-
velopment.
"1f it becomes necessary for
the city to buy the sites and for
the city to spend some money,
you need not be surprised"
City Manager James r. Ben
son, speaking as president Of
the Lions club, told the assem-
bly, in referring to the develop
ment of the Wilmington port.
"Gold In River"
Pointing to the development
of the port as the best possible
method of improving the city'x
economic standing, Benson
quipped that as "Thar's gold in
them thar hills, there's gold in
that thar river
Certainly we must cooperate
with the State Ports. authority, "
he said. ''The city government
has a very definite obi. alton in
connection with the develop
ment of our port. The main
thing that we can and should do
is provide some sites for enlarg-
ing and increasing of port IA
cilities here. 1t would be an inn
portant talking point with our
legislature.
eff we can go to the next leg
islature and tell them we have
sites along the waterfront where
terminals can be constructed to
bring those foreign products
which we talk about through
here, we will certainly have q
strong talking point. The legis-
lature might be more willing to
put out say 100000 for build
ing of warehouses, terminals
and so forth"
Pointing out that 90 per cent
of the populated area of North
Carolina can be served through
See CITY on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-03
CHURCH LEADERS
TO HEAR PHILLIPS
Representatives OF 130
Methodist Charges Con-
vene Here Tomorrow

Representatives of 1870 churches
will hear J. G. Phillips, Durham
executive secretary of the North
Carolina Methodist conference
board of education, discuss "1n-
creased Enrolment and Attend
ance In the Church Schools,
here tomorrow morning.
Phillips speech will be the
feature address of the set-ur
meeting for Methodist churches
of the Wilmington district, which
will convene at the Grace Metho-
dist church at 10 o'clock.
"The fifth objective of the Cru
SADIE for Christ is better church
schools, therefore this topic will
We considered among the mos
important on the program" ac'
cording to DR.. E. L. Hillman, who
recently was appointed as super
intendent of this district and who
will preside over the set-up ses-
sions here.
Leaders Coming
The 100 churches will be repre-
sented by their pastors, charge
and church lay leaders, church
school superintendents and presi-
dents of the Woman's Society Of
Christian service.
The devotional and discussion
of matters of local nature will
precede the speech by Phillips
After his address the conference
will adjourn at 1890 p. m. for
lunch.
The afternoon session, which
will convene at 2 o'clock, will be
devoted to matters of interest to
churches of the local district, ac-
cording to DR.. Hillman.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-03
Emergency Curfew
Ends Day Of Riot
Damage In Jerusalem Esti.
mated AT $1,000,000;
Holy War Seen

JERUSALEM, Palestine, Dec.
p. -U.D- Arab and Jewish mobs
did damage estimated at more
than $1,000,000 in Jerusalem to-
day in rioting which ended only
at dusk when an emergency cur
few was imposed.
At least five persons were kill
ed and Is wounded between here
and Tel Aviv in addition to many
who suffered minor injuries.
AS the fighting subsidized here,
and thick smoke still billowed
over the city from smouldering
fires, an Arab-Jew battle broke
out in the turbulent borderline
area between Au-Arab Jaffa and
All-Jewish Tel Aviv up the coast.
During the riots here the Hag-
anah organization which is to be
the basis of Jewish Army ap-
peared officially for the first
time, aiding police in restoring
order.
Haganah headquarters issued
24-hour ultimatum to the
Arabs, expiring late Wednesday,
to stop their attacks or suffer
the consequences.
Throughout tn e Middle East,
Arab anger at the United Ma
tions decision to partition Pale
stine intensified.
In Cairo the holy men of 1000
year-old AL Azhar University
called on the entire Moslem
world to declare a Jehad - a
holy war-in defense of Pale
stine.
At Aleppo in Syria to the
North of Palestine Arab mobs
surged into the prosperous Jew
ish quarter looting and burning
goods from shops and furniture
from homes were piled IN the
streets and set afire.
Arabs Volunteer
Twenty-three hundred Arabs
volunteered in Lebanon and Sy-
ria for an Arab army to march
on Palestine, armed with weap-
ons held by the Iraq govern
lnent.
In Baghdad, Iraq, school chill
dren tried to stone the United
States and British Embassies.
Police rescued an American
Army sergeant and his wife who
were threatened by the screech-
ing children.
The savage rioting here - in
which, strangely, not one of the
fatal casualties occurred-start-
ed at breakfast time.
Arabs had called a three day
strike, to end Thursday night,
in what their leaders intended to
be peaceable protest against
partition.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-03
Centenarian Pays Homage
To Coffee Well *Shcked'

GOFFS FALLS, N. H., Dec. 2.
- up - One of New England's S
three surviving Civil War vet
Grams celebrated his Tooth birth
day today and attributed his
longevity to studry ancestors, big
breakfasts and morning coffee
with little stick of whiskey.'
James M. Lurvey said he felt
fine as silk starting his second
century.
Topping his presents for the
day was a letter from President
Truman dated Nov. Is which
read:
Dear Mr.. Lurvey: I have
been told you will celebrate your
Tooth birthday Dec. 2. It gives
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-03

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -lR-
Vice President Robert L. Gar
ner said today the World Bank
may refuse to lend money to
some of the countries included
in the Marshall plan because
they are poor financial risks.
Garner told this to a news
conference today in explaining
the part the World Bank will
play in aiding European recov-
|ery.
The Bank believes it can best
contribute to European revival
by making loans needed to buy
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-03
G&::ty May Aid Port Development, Benson
TELLS Group Of Service Club Leaders;
Arabs Fire, Loot Jewish Owned Property
City Manager Hints At Purchases
OF Industrial Sites Along River
By BERNICE JENKINS
Star Staff Writer

City Manager j. R. Benson told the Rotary club and
civic club presidents weekly luncheon yesterday
that if it becomes necessary for the city spend
money in aiding the development of the port here you need
not be surprised" if it does.
Benson speaking president of the Lions club and
not in official capacity However, he let be understood
that the city would back the development of the port to the
utmost.
The dscussio ncovered the promotion of agricultural
and industrial development of the with the ports sua-
on taking the leading position in the problems to be solved
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-03

me great pleasure to add my
fluctuations to those of your
friends who will honor you on
this occasion. With them ex-
tend good wishes and congratu-
lations. Very sincerely yours,
Harry Truman.
"Would have liked some
brandy in my morning coffee
instead of whiskey," Lurvey
admitted, but it's a bit too high
''for my pocketbook."
His breakfast as usual 90
started with a dish of orange
"siced the old fashioned way
by his 94-year-old wife whom he
See CENTENARIAN On Page 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-03
Truman Urges Financial
Aid For Poor Navaj0es

to provide for "a long range
program of utilization"
AS Mr.. Truman issued his
statement, the House Public
Lands committee introduced a
$2,OOO,O 1000 aid bill for the tribe,
whose reservation covers an
area in Arizona, New Mexico,
and Utah as big as the state
of w st Virginia. Chairman
Welch (R-Calif) said he will
press for action at the present
special session.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-03

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -R-
The nations $1,000 Navajo In
dians are threatened with hun
ger and cold this winter" Presi-
dent Truman said today, and
he called on the federal govern
ment to "meet the obligation OF
our democracy" to them.
More help from Congressional
appropriations likely will be
needed later in the winter, Mr..
Truman said. In addition, he an
nounced he will ask the law
makers in the January session
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-03
NEGRO HITS WHITE
WOMAN WITH BRICK
Mrs. Lucille Cannady Treat.
ed At James Walker Me-
mortal Hospital

Mrs. Lucille Cannady, 40 Grace
street, was treated at James
Walker Memorial hospital last
night for decorations of the scalp
and forehead after being hit on
the head with a brick thrown by
a Negro man, she told police.
Local detectives at an eorly
hour this morning were checking
suspects in the case, in which
her assailant grabbed her pocket
book containing approximately
$40, Mrs. Cannady reported.
Police said that the Negro
W hen apprehended will be
charged with highway robbery,
See NEGRO On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-03
And So To Bed

A news boy was standing
on the street corner yester-
day afternoon hawking his
wares and smoking a Gig
arctic when a smartly dress
ed lady walked up and ask.
ed:
"S0n, what would your
mother say if she knew you
were smoking a cigarette?"
II don't know" said the
boy. "But l wonder what your
husband would say if he knew
you were uptown talking to
a strange man"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-03
TRAFFIC TRAGEDY

DOTHAN, Ala, Dec. 2. -
U.H- ]. w. Maddox complain
ed today that a man isn't safe
from Dothan traffic even un-
derground.
Maddox was hard at work on
a sewer in the caverns of the
city when a car rumbled over
head. A 50-gallon drum bounc-
ed off the back of the machine
and plummeted through a
manhole right on Maddox's
head.
Maddox was treated for
minor injuries.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-03
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upstairs bedroom where she was
later fastened to the bed.

upstairs bedroom where she was
later fastened to the bed.
Rafferty, said the men hit him
several times and then went tc
his bed room upstairs and thor
oughly searched the room. They
located in one drawer ST, 500 and
in another the bandits uncovered
an undetermined amount Of
jewellery.
The show operator said they
came back down the stairs, hit
him again and searched his pock-
cts, taking $l9o from-his person
and a diamond studded wrist
watch, valued at over $400.
The bandits then forced him to
60 upstairs where they hit him
See RAFFETRY On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-03
World Banker Considers
Some Nations Bad Risks

|capital equipment and machin-
cry used for productive pur-
poses," he said.
But this does not mean the
Bank will take care of all the
capital equipment needs listed
by the 16 countries participant
ing in the Marshall plan.
Garner said he doubts the
wisdom of such a course since
some of the countries needing
money for this purpose will not
be good credit risks. He did not
identity which countries he bad
lin mind.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-03
hOFiShernenLOSe
Lives In Hurricc
~. le-An-Hour Blow Strikes NORTH uoaNes,
Fishing Fleet Off Portugal; Storm
Kills All Males In Town

LISBON, Portugal, Dec. 2. -
Dl A l17-n1ile-an-hour hurri-
y struck the Portuguese
Ga.+6 ;3rt coast fishing fleet last
SI'' wv and today, killing at least
ns5"f Ny fisbermen and sinking most
Of rse qas bodies of 100 men had
lam .r washed ashore by tonight,
sst 9st' many others were believed
.. wv have lost their lives. A few
!. I..dor nT trawlers were able to re-
.mS'+ ..r1 10 port after the storm sub
'al, ':Isd hut najoity of the fish
au'r' 'D1 oraft were overdue and be-
LFTnT Two frawlers, the Dom Manu-
=, soppndo and the Rosa Faust
e, t., ''s each carrying a crew of 40
u,a, a, we're wrecked at the har-
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-03

Dor entrances of the towns of
t'oz Doduro and Francelos, re-
spectively, and there were only
three survivors from each crew,
all OF whom were seriously in
jured.
It was reported that almost
the entire adult male population
of the village of Afur ada, near
the coastal city of Oporto was
wiped out in the hurricane and
that every adult woman in the
place was widowed.
Dramatic scenes were enacted
on the beaches of fishing towns
North and South of Oporto. The
women members of the families
of thousands of fishermen
Con ETcuEpnTrNJ n, Doc, r,
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-03
HOW TO WIN BOSSES AND
INFLUENCE GOOD SALARIES

HOW To WIN BOSSES AND
INFLUENCE GOOD SALARIES
A Wilmington top executive
who has been a prominent fig
ure in public life in New Han
over county for more than a
score Of years, told the writer
Of this column in an off-the-rec-
ord conversation yesterday
what it took to get ahead when
he was on his way up.
Nobody taught him about his
present job, the executive re-
called. He learned the ropes the
hard way, by working overtime
and on holidays when necessary,
by observing how situations
were handled and by writing
down outlines of procedure to
cover difficult emergencies.
Above all he was loyal to his
boss, the executive recalled. he
took his position, agreeing to
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-03
The Weather

GO FORECAST
wsA wo9ufA Carolina and North Carolina
o'I5 m'TIgIeSoay partly cloudy and continued
M FORECAST
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''9o pm. Yesterday.
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inches. ' me farst OF the month
TIDES FOR TODAY
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Masonbor. 2:O2 pm. 1922 pm
N'0"ooFo Inlet 11:51 am. 5:26 am
lp;s ps@nnse 7ol Sunset P@: os; S;lS Moopri5< p;m
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Nm IN Tuesday 14.4 feet.
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See FISHERMEN On Page Two