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LEGION
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American Legion will be- o..
to the winners, he added. 'sSeatst
Also announced by Cow
Stewart was that the InaHandsr
with a tital membership ' a poa
still PAGES the state and :. l,M
i've members short of the ) only
set by the Department nc quot,
Carolina. Last years mem NJ No'h
reached a high of 1903 fSaip
above the present total, Ut l6
The purchase of new H..
ilags, including the state f I1essl'a
North Carolina, was apnro+ nag ct
the post for the drum and Gvg S. By
corps, which will compete l. ousle
forthcoming convention st N TIE
lima Beach in June. Ua'N
Charles H. Foard cen
behalf Of the Forty and Eigbt Oh
ciety a set of colors p]resentas So
the organization by the local. ea 70
for its outstanding service ~ post
Legion. lie
Last nights session was urs.;.
ed over by Commander sesl0'
with Ray Galloway as adiutsn %asl
Miss Lois Cox, acting a5in,s sne
The next meeting Of the 1s.Il
here is scheduled for Nav ,'es'0a
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-18
STUDENTS ATTACK
ITALIAN MINISTERS

ROME, April 17.-W4-Angry
youths struck Count Carlo S~forza,
the 74-year-old italian foreign
minister, on the head with their
firsts today during a demonstra-
ton by several thousand unem-
ployed.
An automobile carrying Sforza
was pulling away from the Palaz-
20 Chigi, the foreign office build
ing, for the short drive to Par
Lament when the demonstrators
surged past.
The crowd surrounded the car
and forced it to halt. Sforza STEP
ped out to the accompaniment
Of angry shouting. Several youths
hit him with their fists three or
four times. Apparently unhurt,
he removed his battered black
felt hat and was recognized by
other demonstrators.
A path was cleared for Sforza
and he stalked off toward parlia.
ment. white with anger.
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STRIKES
Continued From page One)

court injunctions to stave off serl-
GUS strikes, ban the closed shop and
make unions liable for 'unfalr' Ia
bor practices along with employers.
The result in the House had been
virtually a foregone conclusion.
It was foreshadowed in advance OF
the final rollcan by a vote OF ~
to 2s1 against sending the bill
Ia ck to the Labor committee, which
would have amounted to shelving
it.
In the final minutes before the
critical voting, Democrats and Re-
publicans sent their top men into
oratorical action.
Sam Rayburn of Texas, the Dem
ocratic leader and former speaker,
told the house:
TN my opinion, we should not
pass legislation in heat, or respond
to c1amor."
No Labor Peace
He said he could not believe the
bill would lead to cooperation and
industrial peace"
"President Truman" he said
s.has been getting along pretty
well bringing about industrial
peace. He is the n man In rs
years who has had the courage to
take John L. Lewis by the whisk-
ers."
But he conceded the bill was 60
ing to pass.
Rep. Charles Halleck Of Indiana,
the Republican leader, marched in
to the well Of the chamber to re-
ply.
1.-THE temper of the people Of
the country" he said, demands
of Congress that we act today, now,
not tomorrow, next month or next
year"
A mo" vote, Halleck said, is "a
vote to just not have any labor
legislation at ALL" And that, he
said, would raise a threat to the
national welfare and security"
Then, on the vote on passage.
215 Republicans and 90 Democrats
were for the measure. Opposing the
bill were "a Democrats, joined by
% Republicans and l American
Laborite.
Cheers Scattered
Scattered cheers greeted the an
nouncement Of the vote and scores
of Republicans crowded around G.
OPP. floor leader Halleck OF 1ndi-
ana and Chairman Hartley (R.-N.'
~ Of the labor committee, express
ing their jubilation over the out
come.
Previously, the hackers Of the
bill demonstrated their complete
mastery by bowling over amend
ment after amendment designed to
soften it. They accepted a few to
bolster it.
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BEVlN
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10 with the addition Of Lord In
man, who resigned his chairman
ship OF the BIC in favor Of his
new cabinet duties. Coincidentally
with his appointment he was made
a member of the kings privy coun-
Gil.
Political Interest
Some political interest attached
to the replacement Of Hynd as
chancellor Of the Duchy. That
cabinet post involves responsibility
for the administration Of the Brit
ish occupation one Hynd, a for
mer railroad clerk and trades
union official, had been criticized
frequently in commons for alleged
shortcomings in administration.
His successor, Lord Beverage
work out the famed Beverage
cradle to grave" social security
plan.
Hynd was responsible to the war
ministry. Pakenha14, however,
will be responsible 10 the foreign
office and thus the ultimate juris-
diction over the occupation zones
will lie with a civilian instead Of
a military ministry.
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STRIKERS
Continued From Page One)

|to-work figure set by any strike
leader. But they emphasized that
Mayors offer was in line with
union policy and did not consti-
tute a break in the solid strike
front.
Ask Down Payment
President Joseph A. Beirne of
the NFTW, in rejecting Secretary
of Labor Lewis B. Schwellenbach's
arbitration formula Tuesday, said
the strikers would insist on some
kind of a down payment wage
increase before submitting their
dispute to a broad of arbiters.
Beirne did not name any speci-
fic figure, however, and Mayors
proposal was viewed as a bid to
the Bell system to come forward
with a counter-offer.
Apart from that feeler, the strike
negotiations appeared deadlocked,
with each side accusing the other
Of responsibility for the stalemate.
Beirne told a Washington strike
meeting that he hoped the walk
out could be settled before the
end Of this week. But he acknoW-
lodged that he had nothing definite
On which to base his hope and that
the unions would not call off the
strike without a wage raise ION
the line"
"We nope to have a settlement
before the week is out" he said.
If no settlement is reached by
Monday, it will 60 on. There is
nothing to lead us to believe the
workers will 60 back to work with
out receiving additional money"
Beirne SCOTS
He scoffed at company claims
that a back-to-work movement
was gaining momentum all over
the country. Actually, he said.
there are more telephone workers
out now than when the strike be-
gan on April 7. He estimated the
present number at $50, ZOO.
There were scattered reports Of
picket line disturbances in vari-
Gus parts of the country, but for
the most part the strike continued
orderly.
The major incident was reported
from Fort Worth, Tex, where Of
ficials Of the Southwestern Bell
Telephone company said $50 long
distance circuits were cut last
night and this morning. All the
lines we're back in service by
noon.
Union officials said no strikers
were responsible for the line-cut-
ting.
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DEATH
CONTINUED from Page One)

Humble farm. He said investisa-
tons are underway to determine
the contents o. the structures.
owned by Sid Richardson.
Protect People
Hill said Humble officials pre-
ferred to lose the entire property
rather than risk lives Of additional
personnel.
Officials asked for more fire
trucks from Baytown to help COM
bat the Humble fire. Masked and
foam-equipped fire fighters bat
tied the oil flames to prevent their
spread to high octane gasoline
tanks.
Deputy Mayor j. H. Hill said
late today that all fires on the
west side OF the city had been
brought under control. These in
cluded two OF the Atlantic re-
finery and one at Republic.
The estimate of the dead and
injured came from the Red Cross.
Late today Deputy Sheriff Dick
Parker of Harris county, in
charge Of the central morgue at
the high school gymnasium. said
the known dead totaled 1888.
This figure, Parker said, in
cluded is bodies at Houston, II
at Galveston, FOG here, and 16
recovered today from the fire
area. He said 81 had been iden-
titled and claimed by relatives.
Parker said all zones except
the still burning Monsanto area
had been checked by rescuers.
To Aid Homeless
City officials and others map
ped plans to help homeless VIC
Tins Of the explosions. No gro
Gerry stores were in operation TO-
day. Only one filling station was
open. He said the U. S. Public
Health service had authorized
the expenditure of $40, 600 here,
and that tomorrow DOT would
be sprayed over the city by air
planes.
Workers were cutting their way
through heavy steel wreckage in
the blasted industrial section
searching for more bodies.
Gov. Beaufort H. Jester issued
a proclamation declaring a state
Of emergency" and outlined plans
for relief and rehabilitation after
the Texas legislature paused to
pray for the dead and dying of
Texas City. Gov. Jester also
urged other Texans to pray for
the stricken community. The
Flyer exploded early today,
10 hours after another ship. The
Camp, set off the chain OF
blasts that shocked the nation
with the magnitude Of the dis
aster.
ALI visitors were barred from
Texas City. Only those on essen
tial business, or with state passes,
can enter.
The situation was still critical,
but a newly-named city official
said things were improving. Light
and power were restored today,
and water treated to prevent con-
tamination.
Most Of the city's Is, 900 popu-
lation fled last night. Chlorine gas,
among other things, had been a
serious threat. At noon today, about
6, 900 citizens had returned and a
traffic jam developed in downtown
City.
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taneity, but like Mozart his finish
ed product was invariably Of the
highest quality.
The initial movement Of the First
seems almost like a tempest at the
outset but subsidies into the beauty
is so melancholy it could have
been written as an expression OF
sadness over such a state OF world
affairs as we are confronted with
today; the third seems to point
of a cloud-flecked sky; the second
out that smiles and tears are but
the flutter Of an eyelid apart.
It is in the fourth movement
that Brahms rose to one of the
highest points of his great talent.
It's themes assemble into a males-
tic. form of great spiritual value.
It is easy to understand why
some critics have found the finale
of the fourth movement compar-
able to the Ode to Joy in Beethov-
ems Ninth Symphony. Its beauty,
poetic import and logical fitness,
coupled with the d~elicacy OF its
structure, certainly rank it among
the true masterpieces of symptom
ic composition.
Miss Theodore Mantz gave a
splendid performance in the Max
Bruch Violin Concerto in G minor,
in which she displayed not only
fine technical training but a ma
turity tone seldom attained by
a youn. musician. Her playing
was the more enjoyable because
Of the excellent accompaniment OF
the orchestra. Here again Doctor
Swain showed the high character
of his musicianship.
Following the concerto the or
chestra played Strauss Wine,
Women and Song" waltz. the De-
busy Afternoon Of a Swan" and
the Tannhauser Overture.-J.E.H.
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BUSINESSMEN
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man Lane, G. Greer, I. Berger
l.. jackson, B. Virgins, T. S
Ransher, H. Ousterwyk, W. M
Echols, F. Kicks, Jr.
Prospective Its. are: W. E.
Yorp, H. W. Williams, c. R.. Will,
liams, W. Waters, T. W. Watkins,
Ed Ward, G.. Walton, ]. E. l.
Wade, George Vasilieu, Heide
Trask. L. M. Todd, j. Swart, G
Stearns, B. Solomon, A. Solo
mon, Robert Shipp. G.. Russ, Joe
Piner, G. Parham, John Muck
ton, ]. G. McKeithan, W. A. Nc
Grit.
]. T. Mohn, J. B. Mintz, Miller
Henry Meirers. H. May, j. H
Lyon, B. Kingotf, N. Kacur, K
Jewell, D. Jewell, Henry Har-ell,
E. T. Hancock, T. M. Griffin,
Tom Gregg, Max Goodwin, Stewart
Franklin, F. D. Terrell, J. H,
Ferguson, E. Farrelley, c. l.
Everett, R. H. Davis, B. Davis,
F. T. Cromwell.
Homer Council, r. L. Church,
Jr., H. Chadwick, w. E. Car
michael, G.. Canady, G. H. Burley,
W. L. Burkheimer, E. B. Bugg,
E. A. Brown, o. Bridges, R.
Breeze, P. Boornaman, Kurt
Boehm, r. Berman, Charles
Avera, H. Abrams, and B.
Abrams.
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LEWIS
Continued From Page One)

ing the Centralia explosion tina
cost Ill lives, that this country
soon will be unable to produce
surplus of coal unless it stops kill
ing the miners"
Losing Men
From an economic standpoint
alone, he said, the coal industry
cannot afford to kill and wound
its production workers. He said
the mines are losing experienced
men steadily and that young mer
are refusing to 60 into the pits
because Of their bad safety record,
Lewis said an average OF 1885
miners we're killed annually from
1910 to 1945, while 2,l35 were to.
tally disabled and 2,061 partly dis
abled each year.
He blamed bad conditions in the
mines on the federal government,
and reiterated his charge thai
Krug was directly responsible for
the Centralia disaster.
Reminded that Krug in turn had
accused union safety committee s
OF not cooperating in safeguarding
the government-operated mines,
Lewis retorted:
That's one Of Krug's character
istic slurs. That is a falsehood."
He said safety codes and regu-
lations were useless without effec-
tive adminitration and he charged
that Krug had failed to provide
tary followed a policy of 'harass'
that. Instead, he said, the secre-
ment, oppression and intimida-
ton" in dealing with the miners.
He shouted angrily that Krug
lied" when he signed the mine
safety code stipulating that the
CMT would put the regulations into
effect in the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
mines.
He said the answer to the prob
lem was congressional authorize
ton for federal mine inspectors to
close down any mines they found
to be unsafe, stead Of leaving 1t
up to state authorities.
He asserted again that the mine
operators had used political in
+ fence to evade safety regulations
in Illinois, Virginia Kentucky,
Tennessee and other states.
They buy their places by con-
tributions to political parties" he
said. I'VE know that. Hundreds OF
Thousands our men have died
because Of it."
Avoids Subject
While Lewis avoided the subject
of a new coal strike, government
officials appeared confident he
and the mine oWner would &C
cept the bargaining invitation sent
out yesterday by Capt. N. H. Col
~lisson, coal mines administrator.
The mines, which were seized
during an earlier dispute last May,
revert to private ownership on
July / and Lewis has threatened
to call his 400, 900 miners out Of
the pits again unless they get a
private contract at least as favor
Die as their present government
agreement.
The chief stumbling block to an
agreement was expected TO be
Lewis insistence that the opera
tors accept and improve a provi'
sion setting up a miners health
and welfe Q fund, financed by
royalties on coal production.
The operators oppose such funds
and a bill pending il congress
would outlaw them entirely. 1t was
considered possible that the opera
tors might withhold their reply to
COLLISION until they see how that
legislation fares.
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SYMPHONY
Continued from PAGE One)

perfect control and which respond
ed as perfectly to his guidance.
This was especially notable in
the fourth movement which could
80 easily be ruined, and often has
been by faulty tempo but which
Brahms himself would have
cherished could he have been out
front last night.
This First Symphony moves with
such smoothness it is hard to
realize that It was not a spon-
taneous outpouring of the COM
poser's genius. The fact is that
Brahms pondered its weaving for
Is years. He lacked Mozart's spon-
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-18
Auto Still Missing,
jacksonville Police Say

JACKSONVILLE, April H.
Sheriff l. Dan Sanders said today
that so far not a trace Of an auto
mobile repeatedly stolen here dur
ing the weekend has been found.
The automobile, a 1e41 chevro-
let bearing South Carolina and
a Paris Island Marine camp
licenses, was said to be the
property Of Miss Eileen Hunter, a
guest at the Walmor hotel.
An announcement Of the THEFT
has been spread over two states,
but Sheriff Sanders said that so
far, efforts OF state, county and
city law enforcement officers have
been in vain.
The official seal Of the United
States Department of Agricul
ture depicts a shock Of corn.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-18
NATIVE
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papers on synthetic amino acids
as a result Of work completed at
the University of Maryland; one
publication on burn therapy from
work sponsored by the office OF
scientific research and develop
ment; and three papers pending
on synthetic pressor drugs and
local a~nesthetics from his work at
Southern Research Institute.
Soon to JOIN DR.. Mattocks in
Cleveland are his wife, Ruth, and
six-month old daughter, Anne Nc
Lean.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-18
FALSE TEETH
That Loosen
Need Not EInharras.

Many wearers Of false teeth nave SUI
fered real embarrassment because their
plate dropped. slipped or wabbled at
just the wrong time. Do not live in
fear Of this happening to you. Just
sprinkle a little FASTEETH. the alkaline
tnon-acidl powder, On you plates. Holds
false teeth more firmly, SO they feel
more comfortable. Does not sour. Checks
"Plate odor" tdenture BREATH. Get
TASTEETH ct any drug store.
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LIONS
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the drive will be used in educat-
ing the public. Most Of the re-
mainder is to be employed in re-
search, with a small portion going
for campaign expenses.
Other guests at the Lions meet
ing were Ben Ward of Wilmington;
Col. R. S. McClelland, Whining
ton; G.. S. Moore, South Portland,
Maine.
Kenneth Scott, Wilmington, was
introduced to the club as a new
member.
Presentati'n of the names Of
candidates in the forthcoming
Lions club election was not made
due to the lack of time.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-18
ACI
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lNUAAtAAAuc0 VII IASS OnCJ
Highlighting tomorrow's sche-
dule is a visit to Orion plantation
where the visitors will be enter.
tanned by Mr.. and Mrs. j. Laur-
ence Sprunt at a barbecue.
The complete program for Sat-
urday follows:
$50 a. m.-Committee convenes.
Has a. m. Committee ad-
journs.
II noon-Leave Cape Fear no :
tel by auto for Orion plantation.
l p.m.-Barhecue, Orion planta-
ton, guests OF MI. and Mrs.
Sprunt.
2:30 pm. Return to Whining
ton.
The red oak is black oak. AL
oaks are divided into two classes;
white and hJack
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EWING
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trial. Judge r. Hunt Parker was
the presiding jurist.
1t now appears likely that . high
court decision on the appeal can
be expected ON May 81, when
opinions from the ninth district
are scheduled for release.
Ewing was tried for his life, but
was convicted of manslaughter.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-18
The Weather

Weather bureau report of temperature
and rainfall for the 24-hours ending 8
p. m. in the principal cotton growing
areas me elsewhere:
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-18

The long : billed curlew has a
beak sever inches long.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-18

Dial 1881 For Newspaper Service
Evening star., 1947-11-13
Employees
Get Service Awards
In Sylvan Ceremony

Fifty honor awards and ia
length of service awards were pre-
sented to employees and units OF
the Agriculture Department yester-
day by Secretary of Agriculture
Anderson in ceremonies attended
by more than 1000 persons at the
wind-swept Sylvan Theater on the
Monument Grounds.
1t was the first annual presenta-
ton of department honor awards
in a program designed to recognize
meritorious contributions of depart
ment employees. Hereafter awards
will be made each year in May.
Recipients of Awards.
Mr.. Anderson presented distln-
guished service awards to the fol-
lowing employees of the department
in Washington:
Hugh H. Bennett, head of the
Soil Conservation Service; M, l..
Wilson, director of Extension Serv-
ice; William A. Jump, director OF
budget and finance, and DR.. James
F.. Couch, Bureau of Agricultural
and Industrial Chemistry.
Superior service awards went to
the following Washington area
employees:
Nettie P. Bradshaw, Martin r.
Cooper, Sherman E. johnson and
Francis j. Marschner. all of the
Bureau of Agricultural Economics;
Milton H. Fohrman and DR.. r. E.
Hodgson, Bureau of Dairy Industry;
Atlee l.. Hafenrichter, Soil Conserva-
ton Service. Kenneth D. Jacob
David B. Jones and William j. Morse
of the Beltsville Experimental Sta
ton; DR.. George S. Jameson. Pro-
duction and Marketing AdminiStra-
ton; Anne E. McFadden, personnel;
Thomas w. Norcross, Forest Service;
William C. Orr, jr., Farmers Home
Administration; Sievert A. RohWer
Bureau of Entomology and Plant
Quarantine; Ethel E. Smith, library;
Homer G. Smith, Farm Credit Ad-
ministration, and Bertha L. Zoller
Office of information.
An award also went to Lewis B
Holt, a part-Indian of Clearwater
Idaho. and an employe of the Forest
Service, who is credited with saving
the life of a fellow forester in 1874;
from flooded stream in the Clear
water National Forest.
For completing 40 or more years
Evening star., 1947-11-13

Caroline B. Sherman, Sidney F.
Sherwood, Don I. Skidmore, Ru-
dolph Snyder, Joseph H. Steven
son, James H. Thomas, Joseph M.
Truxell, Katherine G. Upton,
George P. Walton and Granville
White.
A 40-year service award was made
posthumously to Emil G. Boerner,
who lived at Beltsville.
Evening star., 1947-11-13

of service as of last May IS, special
awards were made the following
employees living in the Metropolitan
Area:
Sarah L. Acker, Carmelo Alemar,
Ellis E. Barber, James H. Beattie,
MIR. Bennett, Fred c. Bishopp,
David E. Brown, Harry Bryan, w. F.
Callander, Thomas NJ Campbell,
John R. Cochran, Bernard Con-
nor, Lena A. Daniel, Charles w.
Dawson, Conrad B. Doyle, John
A. Ferrall Charles E. Gage, Charles
E. F. Gersdorff, Frank L. Coll,
Joseph Haley, w. E. Hearn, Lydia
M. Heisley, F. E. Hodge, Robert E.
Holm, Allen Holmes, Mr.. Jump,
Evening star., 1947-11-13
Arlington PTA to See Film

The Parent Teacher Association
of the Kate Waller Barrett School,
Arlington, will observe National Ed
ucation Week with the presentation
of a film, The American Teacher y
after a business meeting at o'clock
tonight in the school. Charles G.
Walsh, assistant superintendent OF
Arlington schools, will answer ques-
tiOnS.
Evening star., 1947-11-13

James w. Kelly, William J. Lat
inner, Fred Lees, William G. Leh-
mann and James M. Locknane.
Also Eta B. McGraw, Roland
Mckee. Joseph w. McKericher,
Archibald McNaught, Grace S. Nor
gan, Robert B. Null, Harry w.
Porter, Agnes j. Quirk, Mary j.
Raymond, Percy L. Kicker, Eliza
beth Ritchie, William o. Robinson,
Ernest r. Sasscer, Victor E. Sehorn,
Evening star., 1947-11-13
Film Series to Open at 'Y

The moving picture Meet North
Carolina" to be shown 8 pm. to-
morrow will open a series of films
on the Nations Eastern States at
the Central YMCA, 1886 G street
NV. The pictures are to be run
each Friday for six successive weeks
Europe's monastic movement
started in Egypt.
Evening star., 1947-11-13
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The Hecht Co. Silver Spring Store Hours:
Monday thru Thursday, 10 o.m, to s pm.
Friday and Saturday, 1910 to $50 pm.
And remember, your Hecht Co. Charga-Plate
is good in both Siluer Spring and Washington
Stores.