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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-13
Great Array OF Officialdom
Will be Present At Ban
quet Tuesday Night

The greatest number of high
North Carolina officials to ap-
pear on one program in recent
years in Wilmington will be pre-
sent Tuesday night when DR..
Elliott R. Motley, Jr., of Char
lotte walks away with $4,000 top
cash in SENCBA's $4,000 Fall
Fishing Rodeo.
Governor R. Gregg Cherry
will address the Fishing Rodeo
banquet at the Plantation Club,
and will award the major prizes.
Other state officials that have
indicated that they will be pre-
sent are: 1t. Gov. l.. Y. (Stag)
Ballentine; r. Bruce Etheridge,
director of the dept. Of conser-
walton and development; Bill
Sharpe, director of the State Of
North Carolina News bureau;
and John Harden, private sec
retary to Governor Cherry.
A seafood dinner will begin at
800 PM, followed by the pre-
sentation of the major prizes.
All weekly prizes will be sent
out prior to the program, and
for the sake Of time will not be
presented by Governor Cherry.
SENCBA President Louis B.
Orrell, in announcing plans for
the banquet, said that Governor
Cherry planned to return to Ra-
leigh Immediately after the pro-
gram. "F'or that reason we are
planning a brief program which
everyone should enjoy" Orrell
added.
Tickets for the banquet 60 on
sale today at all Wilmington
sporting goods stores, and SEN
CBA officials are hoping for a
good turnout of sports enthusi-
asts to do honor to the rodeo
winners and visiting state Of
ficials.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-13
Soviiet-Supported
Bill Falls Short
United States Joins 10
Other Nations In Abstain
ing From Vote

LAKE SUCCESS, Nov. 12. -
A Soviet-supported slap at Fran
co Spain was approved today by
tn e United Nations Political
committee but it fell far short
of the unanimous vote its back
ers wanted.
The 81 member committee
voted % to 6 for a touchdown
mixture of three resolutions
aimed against Generalissimo
Franco. France, China, Britain
and Russia were among those
voting for it. The United States
and 10 other countries abstain
ed.
The committee thus reaffirm-
ed a resolution approved by the
Assembly last Dec. IL w h C h
called on U.N. members to with
draw their ambassadors and
ministers from Madrid. and. on
the Security Council to act if a
democratic regime were not in
stalled in Spain in a treason
able" time.
The new resolution now goes
to the full Assembly, where del
egates expected it would receive
final approval.
Goes To Assembly
Charles fahy, American al
ternate delegate, said the U S.
felt the resolution meant the
Security Council should act. He
said the U. S. did not favor
economic measures against
Spain which tn e council could
take under the charter. The U.
S. is on record against any
action which would initiate
change by violence"
Six Latin American countries
Salvador, D minican Republic,
Paraguay, and Peru voted
against it. They contended the
proposal constituted unwarrant-
ed interference in the affairs of
a nation.
Argentina dispatch an am
bassador to Madrid last year
after the Assembly adopted the
Dec. IL resolution. The Domini-
can Republic maintained min
lister in Madrid until shortly be-
fore this Assembly met. All
other U. N. members Ell h r
complied with the resolution or
have no relations with Spain.
Argentina and the Dominican
Republic also voted against the
1946 resolution, along with Costa
Rica, Ecuador, Ell Salvador and
Peru.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-13
MARSEILLE REDS
DESECRATE FLAG
Stars, Stripes Trampled By
Communists In City Hall
Rioting

MARSEILLE, France, Nov. IL.
- U,D - Communicated mobs
stormed the city hall and palace
of justice today, severly beat the
mayor a follower of Gen.
Charles De Gaulle - and held
possession of his office until po-
lice reserves threw them out.
Sixteen persons including May
or jacques Carlini and eight
city councilmen were injured in
fighting in the city hall.
During the rioting an Ameri-
can flag, which hung from bal
cony of the city hall in COM
memoration of Armistice Day,
was pulled down and torn to
pieces.
Bands of rioters roamed the
city tonight, especially in the
nightlife area, breaking furniture
and starting fights in night clubs.
Heavy forces of mobile guards
and policemen patrolled the
streets. The Communist-dominat-
ed labor unions threatened gen.
eral strike tomorrow to paralyze
Frances second largest city and
greatest seaport. ~
RiOting Starts
After a morning riot during
which they stormed the palace
Of justice, the Leftists led by
former Communist Mayor Jean
Cristofol went to the city hall
See MARSIELLE On Page "a
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-13
robson PAR0LEE
HELD BY POLICE
Hilbreth Britt Faces Man
slaughter Charge Fol-
lowing Accident

LUMBERTON, Nov. 12.-Hil-
breth Britt, 33-year-old ex-serv-
iceman is in Robson Jail in de-
fault of $1,000 bond in connec-
ton with the death of R. c.
Scott, IS, who was instantly kill
ed when the jeep in which he
was riding with Britt and two
Indian women went out of con-
troll and struck tree on the
Rowland Fairmont hig h W a y
about two miles west of Fair
mont Tuesday. Both men lived
in the Long Branch section OF
Robson county.
Hattie Mae Chavis, Fairmont,
Route l, was critically injured
and Mrs. Christine Hunt, Fair
mont, less seriously injured in
the accident.
On Parole
Britt who had been on parole
about a year after serving a pris-
on sentence for the "jiu-jitsu'
Staying of letter T. Conner or
July 9, 1914, was arrested at his
home several hours after the ac-
See robson On Page Five
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-13
CHEST TOTAL NOW
$5S,949 OF GOAL
Railroad Division Exceeds
Its Goal, Yesterdays
Report Shows

With the railroads division,
more specifically the Atlantic
Coast Line company, headed by
George L. Mitchell as chairman,
the first to 60 over the top and
exceed its quota, the Whining
ton Community Chest had near
ly so per cent of its goal in the
till at yesterdays report lunch
con at the Community Center.
Fulfilling a promise made by
Chairman Mitchell at Mondays
report meeting, the railroads di-
vision added $3,413.05 to it's re-
ported total yesterday, bringing
their collections to date to SILL
287.55 The divisions goal was
$11, 900, and its members report
that they are still working.
Total reports yesterday
brought the city's campaign col
lection figure to $58, 949. 72 of. the
goal of $119, 1896.
Volunteer workers and di-
vision chairmen present for
yesterdays report session heard
See CHEST On Page Sixteen
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-13
l947 CORN CROP
WILL FALL SHORT
d epart e ment
Places Expected Yield
II Per Cent Off

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12-R-
The Agriculture Departments
next to last crop report of the
year today reaffirmed earlier
forecasts that the weather.
plagued corn crop will fall short
of requirements by about II per
cent.
Officials had expressed hope
that today's report might show
some increase in the prospects
for corn, the major raw
material for next years supply
of meats and poultry products.
The report also reflected a
disappointing outlook for the
fall sown winter wheat crop to
be harvested next summer,
showing acreage sown in the
great plains below last year be-
cause of a drought.
The corn crop which was
hampered by cold weather at
planting time and by dry wealth
er during the growing season
was estimated at 2,447, 900. 600
bushels, decrease of about H.
100000 bushels from the depart
ment's estimate Of a month
ago.
Well Below Record
The crop is far short of last
years record of 3,287, 900, 900 bu-
shells and of the 3,000,O00,000
bushels which the government
See 1947 On Page Fifteen
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-13
EASTERN MARKETS
RECOVER LOSSES
Practically All Grades OF
Tobacco Sell AT Higher
Prices On Wednesday
BY The Associated Press

Tobacco prices ranged higher
on the Eastern Belt, were ir-
regular on the Middle Belt and
held comparatively unchanged
on the Old Belt yesterday. The
federal a n d state Departments
of Agriculture reported today.
Gains of from $.25 to $3.50
were recorded on the Eastern
markets with practically all
grades advancing 81 or more.
The greatest increases were
registered by common green
leaf grades and thin nom
descript. Other leaf grades were
So to So higher and smoking Leaf
cutters and lugs about 81 high
er.
Quality was down from Mon
day and sales were extremely
light. Sales Monday totaled g..
968, 140 pounds at an average Of
$44.70, up $1.07 from last FRI
day.
Price fluctuation of from $.5
to $3.50 were recovered on the
See EASTERN On Page FL
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-13
Santa Claus Will Open
Christmas Bags Today
Wilmington Stores Well
Stocked With Gift Items
For Everyone
By GEORGE KNUDsON

Wilmington's official Christ
mas shopping season opens to-
day, lucky November 13, the re-
tail division of the Wilmington
Merchants association announ-
ces.
A random survey made yes
terday by a Star staff writer
making contacts with several
available leaders in varied
classifications indicates top
Christmas selling record for
Wilmington retailers.
Spokesman were enthusiastic
about the early opening because
of making available to all South
eastern North Carolina the
same advantages as exist in the
larger metropolitan cities.
Although there is no denying
that prices have generally thav-
elled slightly upward during
the past year, the outlook for
prospective buyers of Christmas
merchandise this year is opti-
mistic.
Stocks Of merchandise are
piled high with items of
superior quality and many gifts
See SANTA On Page e.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-13
BRITIONS TO PAY
HIGH FOR GOODS
Labor Government Raises
Sales Tax Up To l25
Per Cent On Items

LONDON, Nov. H. U.D -
Chancellor of the Exchequer
Hugh Dalton today gave harassed
Britons the grim news that they
must pay more for nearly every
thing except food as their con-
tribution to a battle against
initiation.
Introducing a supplementary
budget in Commons, Dalton said
the public must pay $832,000,O00
more for what it buys in the next
year.
He abolished the government
subsidies which had kept down
prices of leather, cotton and wool
goods, raised sales taxes to as
high as 125 per cent on luxury
items, increased the whiskey and
beer taxes and doubled the prof
its tax.
Dalton also announced a new
10 per cent tax on gross receipts
of the big football gambling pools
and on dog-race betting.
Anthony Eden, for the Conser-
vatives, complained that Dalton
had failed to say how far the new
taxes would 60 toward closing
the gap between imports and ex-
ports.
'He has given us long list OF
most severe new taxation" Eden
said. "But he has far from given
us a true picture of how far this
heavy new taxation, disagreeable
as it is going to be to a great
many people, is going to meet
the essential problem with which
we are confronted-our interna-
tional balance of payments"
Dalton said the country must
Immediately strengthen it's bulge
tary defenses against initiation.
Initiation, he said, had been in
tensified by the export drive be-
cause purchasing power remain
ed the same but there was less to
bllV
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-13
COMMISSION WILL
HEAR RATE PLEAS
Southern Bell Application
For Home Phone Boost
Set For Today

RALEIGH, Nov. 12-P-- An
application of the Southern Bell
Telephone company for permis-
sion to increase the phone bills
of its residential customers in
North Carolina will be heard by
the State Utilities Commission
tomorrow.
The commission reported today
that it had received several pro-
tests against the increases, in
Guiding a resolution from the
Greensboro City Council, the
Lumberton Junior Chamber OF
Commerce and several letters
from individuals.
The phone company asked Tor
increases, which would range
from Is 20 so cents per month on
residential phones, on the grounds
that it's operating costs have In
creased in recent months.
1t was estimated that the IN
creases if granted would cost
Southern Bell customers total
Of $690,000 a year.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-13
Teen-Aged Girls Killed During One-Hour
Between British, lrguns;
UN <5up Approves Slap At Franco Spain
Jewish Trainees
Use Machine Guns
Several Hundred Troops
Surprise Extremists In
Tel Aviv Forest

JERUSALEM, Palestine, Nov.
II. - U.D - British troops and
Irgun Zvai Leumi Jewish UNDER
ground trainees fought a one
hour battle with machine guns,
rifles and hand grenades in a
forest midway between H a ifA
and Tel Aviv today and four
young Jews, including two girls
aged IS and Is, were killed.
Several hundred troops sur.
prised hundreds of trainees dur
ing an instruction period after
Extremists killed British con-
stable and seriously wounded
three others in a Haifa cafe.
An official communique said
the forest battle, first m jor
Extremist-British clash since
the British announced their plan
to withdraw from Palestine, re-
suited in four Irgunists killed,
three critically wounded and
''several" slightly injured. No
British casualties were listed.
The three critically injured,
including a young woman, plus
a youth who shot it out until
his ammunition was exhausted,
were captured, the communique
said.
Trainees Escape
Most of the trainees, who
were "receiving instruction in
the use of a variety Of
weapons" escaped through 4
Gordon of British troops.
The communique said the
British seized htree bayonetted
rifles, two automatic pistols, a
carbine and six hand grenades.
British action was a result Of
intelligence reports that Irgun-
iss were training several hum
dred youths in a clearing near
Herzelia, a reliable source said.
A witness said the British ap-
parently had hoped to disarm
the Jews, but the youths, most
of them heavily armed, dashed
for the forest, shooting as they
ran and broke through British
lines after an hours fighting.
The clash, most violent Irgun-
British battle since the Acre
prison break last May, be G n
about an hour after the shooting
of four constables in Haifa.
Easy Targets
Reliable sources said a Sgt.
Kelly, in charge of the Jewish
affairs division of the criminal
investigation division, was sit
ting in the crowded Kingsw a y
See JEWISH On Page Sixteen
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-13
SHAREHOLDERS
GET JAIL TERMS
Three Preachers Handed
30-Day Sentence In Wins
ton-Salem Court

WINSTON SALEM, Nov. 12-
U.D-Three faith-healing preach
ers who prayed for the sheriff
who arrested them for handling
poisonous snakes in their reli-
gious services were given 30-day
Jail sentences today in the sec
ond conviction in "a hours for two
of them.
The Revs. Jasper H. Hampton
of Harlan county, Ky; Oscar
Hutton of St. Charles, Va, and
Condy White of Lee County, Va,
were sentenced by Municipal
Judge Leroy Sans and i'm
mediately appealed to Superior
court.
Hampton and Hutton were
fined $50 each and given sus-
pended sentences yesterday,
but it was the first conviction
for White.
The preachers, plainly dressed
and tieless, declared they would
60 on fondling the reptiles "as
the Lord may lead u.s."
See SNAKES On Page Sixteen
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-13
Wake Forest Drive
Now Seems Assured
Three-Quarters Of Fund Goal For Removal
Of College To Winston-Salem Pledged;
Churches Will Raise $1,116,281.64
WINSTON SALEM, Nov. 12.-

WINSTON SALEM, Nov. H.
n -. Almost three - fourths of
the 81, 100000 goal set for Bap-
tist churches of the estate to
raise for removal Of Wake
Forest College to Winston-Salem
has been raised, the North Caro-
Ina Baptist convention was told
here today.
The 1000 registered messen-
gers and visitors were told
this afternoon by Horace
Essom, director Of the st a e.
wide fund drive, tina t 509
churches h a We pledged $1,116,-
281. "a.
The convention had set three
wears for the drive to raise a
total of $4,000, 900 for moving the
school here. Of this, 81, 500, 600
was to be raised by the
churches: $1,5OO,00O fro m
special gifts; $1,500,0O0 from
sale of Wake Forest College
property; and $1,500,0O0 in in
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-13
And So To Bed

Two small boys, about Z
and 8 years of age, were hav-
ing their hair cut in a local
barber shop. The oldest of
the two, glanced at a CUSTOM
er who had just removed
his hat.
He looked up at the barber
and asked, "Did you cut his
hair?" The barber replied
that he did.
The yOungster began to
squirm in the chair. The
barber slightly irked at the
boys restlessness ask him
what was the matter.
The boy pointed his chubby
finger at the customer A
definite receding hairline
was noticeable. 1t was re-
ceding on both sides with q
dark patch down the center.
"Please don't cut my hair
like you cut his" the boy
pleaded.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-13
EXCISE TAX NOW OFF
ON ALL FUR-TRIMMED
COATS FOR L DIE S

At least one holiday item
- ladies' fur-trimmed coats
- loomed as comparative
bargain over last years Of
ferings in the Christmas
shopping market as the re-
suit of a clarifying ruling
issued yesterday by the U.
S. Bureau of Internal Re-
venue at Washington, D. c.
The ruling was:
"The excise tax does not
apply to r-trimmed coats
unless the value of the fur
is at least three times that of
the rest of the coat. This ex-
empts practically all fur
trims from the excise tax.
The tax amounts to 20 per
cent of the retail price of the
coat, and exemption from it
offers milady a material
saving and is expected to
stimulate the holiday pur-
chasing of fur trimmed coats.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-13

come from the Smith Reynolds
foundation.
Mr.. Easom told the Baptists
that 81 of the SO Baptist as
sociations in the state have or
ganized for the drive, and that
the $1,116, ,281. "a was pledged by
churches from 40 associations.
"Our opportunity has ar
rived" he said. "We have been
swept by tidal wave that is
sending christian education to
the crest of the wave"
Mr.. Easom said that the
largest amount pledged by any
once church was $150,000, an
the smallest was $1O0.
Former Governor J. Melville
Broughton, chairman of the
committee which entered into
negotiations with the Smith Rey-
nolds Foundation for acceptance
of the gift cautioned the Bap-
See WAKE FOREST On Page 21
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-13
Cawing Grow Conquers
Ninble Pooch, Nimrods

shaw took aim and his shot ap-
parently brought the bird down
wounded.
AS the two men approached
the fallen crow with their setter,
the bird took nips out of Large's
finger, the dogs ear and Earn
shaw's hand.
Outnumbered, the crow fl
nally was subdued but Large
couldn't kill bird with so
much fight. So now Mr.. Crow
is monarch of all he surveys
in the Large chicken yard.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-13
HEAVY CALENDAR
FACING COUNCIL
CITY Fathers To Hear Re-
port On Fire Boat At
Today's Meeting

Wilmington's City Council will
hold it's seni-monthly session at
the city hall today at 10 am,
after having adjourned its sche-
duled meeting yesterday in res
pect for former Mayor w.
Ronald Lane and the memory
of Mrs. Lane, who was buried
yesterday afternoon.
CITY councilrnen attended the
f,,ueral in q body officially.
Alcluded on the agenda today
See HEAVY On Page "a
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-13
NORTHWEST STORM
HITS SIX STATES
Hurricane Gusts Topple
Five Air-Beacon Towers
On Nantucket Island

BOSTON, Nov. 12- UD "A
Northwest snow storm with hur-
ricane gusts ragged in New Eng
land tonight, causing at least one
death as it snarled traffic, disrup-
ted communications and glazed
highways with ice.
Only reported fatality was g.
year-old Thomas Clancy of Paw
tucket R. l., who was struck and
killed by a skidding automobile
on a street near his home.
The 110-foot New Bedford,
Mass, dragger California" with
16 men aboard, radioed for Coast
Guard assistance. Blinded by hail
and snow, her propeller torn
loose by the wind-wlMpped seas,
the former submarine chaser OF
World War II was in danger OF
crashing on rocks near New Bed
ford harbor.
From high of 81 degrees at
noon today, the temperature had
dropped to 33 and was expected
to fall well below freezing.
Weather Bureau officials said
the storm would continue
throughout the night, blanketing
Maine, New Hampshire, Massa-
chusetts and Rhode Island with
drifts ranging from three to eight
inches.
Nantucket Cut Off
The Island of Nantucket was
cut off from the Massachusetts
mainland. No boats were opera
ting the usual ferry service and
telephone service was out. Prop
erty damage. was reported the
length of Massachusetts, Cape
Cod, where winds reached a We
locity of 70 miles an hour.
~,~--rvvryv,rr ~ No. A.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-13
Governor TOAWard
Fishing Rodeo Cash
BIG STOMACH ACHE

PITTSBURGH, Nov. 12-tP
Highland Park Zoo workers
were struggling today to care
for the biggest stomach ache
in the zoos history.
Gloria, the elephant, was
laid up with chronic indiges-
ton. To prevent the three-ton
animal from getting hypostatic
pneumonia, her keepers have
to turn her over, from one
side to the other, at intervals.
And this, they said, was no
cinch.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-13
The Weather
FORECASTS:

FORECAST:
South Carolina-Fair and little change
IN temperature Thursday, cold agar.
Thursday night. Friday partly ciouoy
and mild
North CarolinG-Fair with little change
IN temperature Thursday, coll again
Thursday night. Friday partly clouoy'
colder north and west portions
Meteorological data for the "a hours
ending 1880 p. m. yesterday.
TEMPERATURES
1870 a. m. g.; 7:30 a. m. 55; 1870 p: M
00, 7:30 p. m. 81; Maximum 62; Mini
mum So; Mean So; Normal 81.
HUMIDITY
1870 a. m. SO; 1880 a. m. 98. 80 p. m
y; 1880 p. m. 64.
PRECIPITATION
Total for the "a hours ending 7:3O p
m 0 inches.
Total since the first OF the month
0'5s inches.
TIDES FOR TODAY
>, from the Tide Tables published py
u s. Coast and Geodetic Survey.
HIGH Low
wilmington --- 1912 am. 4:38 am
=. 1924 pm STA pm.
1asonboro Inlet 7:57 am. 1:3l am.
8 :05 pm. 2:10 pm.
= Sunrise SAB; Sunset $40; Moonr'se
''E6a; Moonset 5:46p.
hlVer stage at Fayetteville, N. e., at
d. m. Wednesday 24.3 feet.
More WEATHER On Page TIVE
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-13
DrunkS Come InDOZen
Categories, Chief Says

HAWTHORNE, N. j., Nov. 12-
up = Police Chief Ryan Van
dervalk today told members of
the Mems Club of the St. Gle
ment's Episcopal church that
there are IL different kinds of
drunks that police have to
handle.
Theyare:
l. The leaning drunk-wants
to lean on something or some
body.
2. The singing drunk-ham-
less, but a nuisance.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-13

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 12-R
"A big black crow struts in the
chicken yard behind the home
of James M. Large, Philadel-
phia banker, today-captured
but definitely uncanquered.
Large, vice president of the
Tradesman National Bank,
went hunting Monday with
George Earnshaw, former pitch
er for the Philadelphia Athletics.
After IS miles of hiking and
no game, Earnshaw spotted the
crow flying overhead. Earn
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-13

3. The crying drunk-always
wants to weep on some con-
venient shoulder.
4. The running drunk-half
runs and half staggers as he
goes.
S. The fighting drunk-gets
nasty after a few drinks and
wants to fight everyone.
6. The wife beating drunk-ai-
ways wants to fight with his
wife.
See DRUNKS On Page IL
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-13
FORECAST:

Wilmington and vicinity: Fair with
little change in temperature today, cold
again tonight; Friday partly cloudy and
colder.