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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-29
CHEST DIVISIONS
WILL MEET TODAY
Commercial, Service Group
Workers Ready For Kick
off Instructions

A Joint kickoff meeting OF the
Commercial and Service En-,
ployees divisions of the heo
Feather campaign of the Com,
munity Chest to collect Sll9,9so
will be held this afternoon at
$50 o'clock in the Tide Water
assembly hall, it was an
nounced yesterday by Charles
M. Harrington, general chair
man of the campaign.
These two kickoff meetings
are the fifth and sixth divisions
Of the Community Chest which
have begun to solicit funds.
Publicity supplies for these
two divisions and the Industry
divisions which met Monday
are being distributed this week
by the Boy Scouts.
George F. Hunt, Jr,. and l..
D, Latta, chairman OF the COM
mercial and service division
respectively, will preside joint,
ly. Goals for the Commercial
division is 81, 900 while the Serv-
ice division has a goal of $6,ooo'
A special training film will be
shown by c. H. McAllister
safety director of the Tide Wa
ter Power company.
Charles M. Harrington, gen
eral chairman, will give a brief
address to the Joint divisions.
George L. Mitchell, chairma an
Of the Railroad division, an
nounced yesterday that the Dur
chasing department of the ACL
has surpassed it's goal and also
signed UP 100 per cent.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-29
Jurors Blast
School Board
Report To Judge Carr
Again Cites Building De-
fects Not Remedied

A New Hanover county grand
;,,rv Yesterday again raped
county, school authorities for
failure to remedy defects ir
buildings of the public school
system previously called to the
school authorities attention.
The grand jury report, pre-
sonted to presiding Judge L e c
Carr. specifically called atten.
ton to unsafe and unsanitary
conditions in some of the school
buildings in the county.
Judge Carr directed A. L
Mevland, clerk of court, tc
write to the New Hanover coun-
Nv board of education and the
county superintendent Of
schools. enclosing copies of the
report Of the grand jury ano
requesting them to study the
renort carefully "as it indicates
tbere are some conditions that
demand immediate attention.
After listing in detail the con.
ditions at each of 81 New Hano.
YER county schools, the grand
iury report emphasizes:
at is specifically noted that
tbe above conditions have II
most instances been reported
hv previous grand juries and nc
action taken. This grand jury
feels that unless these unsatis'
factory conditions are remedleo
hv the next term of Superior
Court that proper authorities
should be subpoenaed for ex
planation."
Only Tileston and Bradley
Creek schools were found to be
in Excellent" condition. Maffit
Village colored and Willistor
urinary schools were reported
in good" condition.
William Hooper school was
reported Gin deteriorated condl
ton due to lack of proper main
tenance. Floors unsafe for chill
dren, badly worn and rotted
Building needs repaintlng ane
rotted wood replaced. Cafeteria
in unsanitary condition due K
dirt and is inadequate.
plastering is cracked and dirty
In general this school is IN bae
condition"
Some of the repairs needed a
other schools were only mlnol
ones but they have been re
ported before and no action was
taken. Leaking roofs, bae
plumbing, and poor drainage
head the complaints.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-29
Recommends Eighth
Street For Super Highway;
Three More Writers Cited
Probe Taking On
Definite Pattern
Scenarists Refuse To Dr.
vuIge Communist Party
Leanings

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28-(P-
In rapid-fire order, contempt &C
tons were started against three
more Hollywood screen writers
today after they defiantly refus-
ed to tell the House Committee
on I'm : American Activities
whether they are Communists.
Following up similar steps
taken against John Howard
Lawson yesterday, the Congress
sional probers of the movie
capital voted to recommend
contempt citations against Dali
ton D. Trumbo, Albert Maltz and
Alvah Bessie.
Loud sound effects punctuatec
the hearing - the crashing gavel
of Chairman j. Parnell Thomas
.J.), a buzz of cameras
mingled boos and applause from
spectators, who again included
movie actors and actresses.
And through it all ran what
appeared to be a definite pat
tern:
The committee brings on a wit.
ness. The witness won't say
whether he is a Communist, OF
ever has been. He is Excused
from the stand. The committee
produces it's records on him
Then comes the contempt action
Three Member Group
This is a recommendation tt
the full nine-member committe.
to cite the witnesses for con
tempt of Congress. A subcom
mittee of only three member
has been sitting for two days.
Speaker Martin (R. Mass o.
the House itself can turn over
contempt citation to a Unltet
States attorney for prosecution
Conviction carries q top punish
See PROBE On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-29
LADY Across The Street"
Remembers Boy In Will

the street." divided her $4,000
estate in half, one share going to
Ronny and the other to the care
taker at the Mcnamara home.
The youths mother said Ronny
spent considerable time at the
Mcnamara home, carrying water,
going to the store and running
other errands. At one time, Mrs.
Mcnamara sought to adopt the
youngster but his parents refus-
ed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-29

UNION CENTER, Wis, Oct. %
- B - Seven-year-old Ronny
Markee, who used to run errands
for the elderly lady who lived
across the street, learned today
that she had left him $4,000 in
her will.
The bequest was revealed
when the will of Mrs. Effie Nc
Namara, who died last month,
was admitted to probate IN
Vernon county court at Viroqua.
Mrs. Mcnamara, "the lady across
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-29
DRY ice MAY END
FIRES IN MAINE
Two Planes To Attempt
m e Distinguishing
Task Early Today

WASHINGTON, Oct. %. Up
- Clouds lowering over Maine
will be sown with dry ice tomor-
row in hopes they will rain and
extinguish fores. fires which have
cost Is lives and millions in prop
erty damage.
Navy officials said two plan.i
probably will be used in the first
attempt in extinguishing fires
with the dry ice method that has
been tried widely for aiding
crops.
Weather Bureau officials said
conditions for rain-making may
K more favorable tomorrow or
Thursday than on any day since
the fire started. But they added
conditions won't be ideal"
The method involves dropping
small amounts of dry ice into the
clouds. This reduces the tmpera-
ture of the suspended moisture
until ice is formed, setting off
formation of ice crystals over a
wide area. The moisture reaches
earth in the form of rain.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-29
R0TARIANS HEAR
PLEA FOR GUARD
CAP. J. H. McDonald Urges
Club Ia Aid Recruiting
Drive In City

Members of the local Rotary
club were urged to join them
selves, if in the age limits and
to recommend that their sons
and employees join the Whining
ton units of the National guard,
by Captain j. H. Mcdonald at
their luncheon meeting at the
Friendly yesterday.
With a complement of 100 Of
a proposed 700 men at present
and two nationally recognized
units of the seven planned for
the city, Wilmington is tagging
in it's "Minute Man" member
ship drive for the guard, &C
cording to Capt. Armstrong,
who pointed out that the guards
program is past the midway
point. The National organiza-
ton was seeking 88, 1888 recruits,
a man a minute, during a two
month period.
In his talk, Capt. Armstrong
pointed out the comparative
weakness of United States
armed forces now compared
with VI day, when this country
possessed the worlds mightiest
military machines on land and
on sea. He said that the army
and air force now only boast
900, 900 of a proposed LOO, DOC
men and that the navy, al
through still the greatest, has
most of it's ships in port.
"The intention was to fill in
the gap with the organized re-
serve of four million men, uni
versal military. training, and
the National guard" he ex-
planned. He said that the guard,
which had 200, 900 men before
the war, now wants $50, oo(
members.
Locally, he said that the or,
ganization is prepared to help
Wilmington in any civic func.
lions from parades to flood and
disaster. He referred the Ro'
tarians to the rescue work Of
the guard in the recent New
England forest fires and Flori
da storms and floods.
The two units here recognized
nationally, he said, are Com.
pany I of the 10th infantry ano
Battery A of the 150th AAA bat
talon. Seeking recognition
now are Headquarters an 6
headquarters battery of the
|AAA.
Stressing the point that mill
tary supplies, largely lacking
for the guard before the war,
are now plentiful here, Capt
Armstrong said and explained
~ uoro TrrI
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-29

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Oct. %.
R)- Gov. James E. (Big Jim)
Folsom now has six beds in which
he can rest comfortably.
The last, "about eight feet long"
md made of Walnut. came as a
gift from the Corpus Christi, Tex,
furniture dealer. Mrs. Ruby Ell
lis. the governors sister and Of
fetal hostess, said it will be sent
to the family home at Elba, Ala.
Thus, added Mrs. Ellis, hell
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-29

amples of the Communist pres
sure throughout Europe as they
pushed to see how far they
could get.
He brought home with him
a copy of the Army Intelligence
at Trieste, he said, and had been
report detailing the s. incidents
Shown other Army reports con-
corning Russian tank produc-
ton. He said the estimate he
received was that Russia was
making $4,000 tanks a month.
Bennett said the report of the
Trieste incidents covered the
period from September, 1915.
to August, 1947.
1T is a state Of cold war over
can and Yugoslav troops are
there" Bennett said. "Ameri-
separated by barbed wire and
armed patrols.
at has the appearance of ac-
tua1 war;
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-29
If Beds Keep Coming In
Folsom May Undo "GW"

have a comfortable place to sleep
most any place he visits frequent
T. in Alabama"
The Alabama chief executive
requires special beds because he
is six feet eight inches tall. He
already has diversified ones at the
mansion, at hotels in Montgomery
and Birmingham, Ala, and Ashe-
vile, N. c., at Gulf State Park,
and his home in Cullman.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-29
The Weather


FORECAST:
South Carolina-Fair and mild tempera-
lures Wednesday and Thursday cooler
IN coastal section Wednesday night.
North Carolina-Clear to partly CLOUDY
sno mild temperatures Wednesday and
thursday. Cooler in extreme East por-
Non Wednesday night.
meteorological data for the "a hours
'"oAl8 7:3O p. m. yesterday.
TEMPERATURES
$50 a. m. IL; 7:30 a. m. 70; 1870 p: M
10, $50 p. m. II; Maximum "a; Mini
A'1h 81; Mean 70. Normal 81.
HUMIDITY
I'50 d. m. 81; 7:3O a. m. IS; 80 p. m.
ID; 1880 p. m. SO.
PRECIPITATION
4otai for the "a hours ending 1880 p
m SO inches.
Total since the first G. the month
Wy inches.
TIDES FOR TODAY
IRON the Tide Tables published by
D Coast and Geodetic Survey.
uy HIGH Low
""hiEston ---- 9:17 am. 1854 I'M
M. 9:31 pm. 4:26 pm
"dsohhoro Inlet 6:53 am 12:51 am.
TIA pm 1:22 pm
lS@aahrlse 6:29; Sunset 5:23: Moonrise
D. o. Moonset 6:06a.
over stage at Fayetteville N C.. at {
III tuesday 81 feet
More WEATHER On Page Tive
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-29
Ports Authority Plans
Decision On ShipVard
BOY BLAMED
Pa, Oct.

JOHNSTOWN, Pa, Oct. %.
-W.H- A 1~2-year-old boy was
accused today of starting a
forest fire by pouring cleaning
fluid on a cat, setting it ablaze,
and turning it loose.
The cat ran into tall grass
and started a two-hour forest
fire. The boys father said he
has whipped him soundly and
will not permit him to leave
home to play for a month. Fire
Chief John A. Moran was not
certain whether he would press
for juvenile court action.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-29
Signal Flares Buoy
Hopes Of Searchers
HE DIDN'T KNOW

HEANOR, England, Oct. 20.
-W.R- Isiah Wilcoxen, IA, and
blind, thanked the little girl
for helping him across a Hean-
or street.
He didn't know snub-nosed
June Smith, 6, couldn't hear
him. He didn't know she had
pushed him out of a speeding
cars path and was killed.
She was buried today.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-29
Guilty
OfAggression Acts
Rep. Marion Bennett Says Army "Service"
Report Lists 63 Incidents Against
American Troops At Trieste

SPRINGFIELD, Mo-, Oct. %.
-(UP)-Rep Marion Ben.
nett, R., Mo-, said t. ne
had been supplied
telligence repoy 3pe
which reveal hac
been guilt armed
aggress American
troop az 1e said one
American ed and Mum.
erOuS others Jured.
Returning from a six-weel
20, 000-mile tour, Bennett saic
that it was his belief we should
maintain the strongest possible
Navy and Air Force and should
step up the production of the
atom bomb.
He said that it was his opin.
ion o. y the Kremlin knew,
anyone did-when the next wal
void start. Bennett said the in
cidents at Trieste were only ex'
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-29
FORECAST:

wilmington and vicinity: Clear to
partly cloudy n mild today, becoming
cooler tonight: Thursday clear to partly
cloudy and mild.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-29

More WEATHER On Page TIVE
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-29

See ROTARIANS On Page TIVE
Evening star., 1947-05-05
Rites Planned Wednesday
For Mrs. Mary f. Houston

Funeral services for Mrs, Mary
E. Houston, 73, wife OF william l..
Houston, former special assistant
to the Attorney General and one
time member of the District Board
of Education, will be held at
pm. Wednesday at her home, 1744
s street NV. Mrs. Houston died
Saturday morning at her home.
Dr.. Charles II. Wesley, presi-
dent OF Wilberforce University,
where Mrs. Houston was educated,
will conduct the service. Burial
viii be Ia Lincoln Memorial Gene
terry.
A native Of Kentucky, Mrs. Hous-
ton taught school there before COM
ing to Washington more than 50
years ago.
Mr.. Houston was connected with
the Attorney Generals Office from
1887 to 1912, and had been 4 menu
ber Of the faculty Of the Howard
University Law School from 1921
to 1886.
In addition to her husband, she
Is survived by q son, Charles Fl
Houston, former acting dean oil
the Howard University Law School;
q daughter, Miss Margaret g. Hous-
ton, d teacher In the District pub
lic schools. and : grandson, Al oi
Warrington.
Evening star., 1947-05-05
Ms. Flora 5. Page Rites
10 Be Held IN Carolina

Funeral services for Mrs. Flora S.
Page, widow of former Representa-
tive Robert n. Page. Democrat, of
North Carolina, were to be held this
afternoon at the Aberdeen IN. O.
Presbyterian Church, with burial iii
the family plot there. Mrs. Page
died Saturday at the Aberdeen home
of her son, Robert N. Page, il.
y Mrs. Page was q Washington resi-
dent from 1908 to 1917, the years
during which her husband was q
member Of Congress. She was i
Sister-in-law Of the late walter
Hines Page, World War Ambas-
sador to England, and was charter
member Of the Congressional Club.
Surviving In addition to Robert
Page are two other sons, Thad Page,
3203 Russell road, Alexandra, di-
rector of the legislative service Of
the National Archives, and Richard
e. Page, Statesville, N. G.: q aaugh-
ter, Mrs. Katherine Walloch, Ligo-
nier, Pa. and several grandchildren
and great-grandchildren
Evening star., 1947-05-05
Marlin insult Dies;
Utility Executive and
Brother Of Samuel

3 ORILLIA, Ontario, May 5.-Mar-
tin insult, II brother of the late
Samuel insult and q noted indus
trialist In his own right, died In q
hospital here yesterday. In recent
years he had lived In a rest home
In Orillia.
Joining forces with his brother in
1906, he became the principal
mouthpiece Of the elder insults
Utility empire. He was instrumental
in bringing metropolitan electric
power to 1900 small towns and rural
districts Of 80 states from Maine to
Texas.
In 1924 Martin was promoted by
his brother to president of Middle
West Utilities and headed the So
000, ,000. 900 corporation until its coll
lapse in April. 1882.
When his brothers utility empire
collapsed, Martin was indicted by a
Cook County Chicago grand jury
on charges of larceny and embez-
zling 1854 900, and a long legal bat
tie ensued between the United
States and Canada-where he was
residinng -oyer his extradition.
1 In March, 1884, Martin yielded to
custody OF American authorities. In
June, 1885. Samuel insult was ac-
quilted of q mail fraud charge and
the State dropped Its charges
against Martin.
Born In Reading, England, Martin
insult retained his British citizen
ship throughout his half century OF
residence in the United States.
Evening star., 1947-05-05
Charles N. Ashton Rites
Will Be Held tomorrow

Funeral services for Charles Mel
vile Ashton, II, former employ of
the Munsey Trust Co. and organist
at the First Church of Christ, Scien-
tist, here for 20 years, who died
Saturday at his home, 1890 Upton
street NV, will be held at pm.
tomorrow.
The Rev. H. H. d. Sterrett, rector
OF AL Souls Episcopal Church, will
ofhciate at the services at his home.
Burial will be private.
A native of Hightstown, N. j., Mr..
Ashton was educated at The Peddie
Preparatory School there, and stud
led music in New York City and
in Europe. For many years he was
organist at the First Presbyterian
Church, Princeton, N. j.
He was a member of the Arts
Club.
Surviving is his widow, Mrs. May
Stanhope Ashton, a teacher of art
at Roosevelt High School,
Evening star., 1947-05-05
Mrs. Amoreen 5. Jones
Dies After 2-Year Illness

Mrs. Amoreen S. Jones, So, a resi-
dent of Washington for the last %
years, died last night at Emergency
Hospital after an illness of two
years. She lived at 1910 Sunderland
place NV.
A native of Sweetwater, Tenn, she
was the daughter Of the late Thomas
and Caroline Jones. In 1920 she
married Richard Seelye Jones, q
magazine writer and author Of a
recently published history Of the
American Legion.
Mrs. Jones was member Of the
Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton and was active in Red Cross
volunteer work during World War II.
In addition to her husband, she
Is survived by sister, Miss Gather
Inc Jones of New York.
/ Funeral arrangements have not
been completed.
Evening star., 1947-05-05

after arising. Mayor supervielle.
yesterday. The of1icer said he later
heard q shot and found the mayor
on the floor Of his garage.
Two letters were found In the
mayors home-one addressed to his
wife and the other to q Judge. police
said.
Nicolas Castellanos, president Of
the City Council and member of the
Autentico (Government) Party, took
over as mayor of Havana, generally
regarded as the country's second
ranking administrative post.
Police said friends of the mayor
reported he had been depressed
recently lowing to recurrent demon
strations of unpopularity shown
every time he attended public
event." Luis Alfonso. a high city
official and intimate friend Of
Mayor Supervielle, was quoted by
police as saying the mayor had
repeatedly said he planned suicide
II he did not succeed in fulfilling
his electoral campaign promises. Z
Mayor Supervielle. 50, was q
lawyer and former Cuban treasury
minister.
Evening star., 1947-05-05
c. & 0. Merger Protested
BY Virginian Railway
BY The Associated Press

The Virginian Railway Co. haa
entered protest against any
merger of the Chesapeake 81 Ohio
Railway and the New York Central
Railway.
The action was taken in petit
tion prepared for filing with the
Interstate Commerce Commission
today In connection with report
from the G. g. o. that certain New
York Central stock 1t owns be re-
moved from a voting trust.
Wilbur La Roe, jr.. of counsel for
the Virginia road said In state
ment today that the petition de-
clares a merger is the ultimate goal
of the two larger systems. This,
the petition says, would destroy
competition on the Nicholas, Fay
ette 81 Greenbrier Railroad in Vir-
ginia, serving a number of large
coal mines, and the Nickel Plate
Railroad would be hurt by diversion
of traffic.
The petition asks that the New
York Central and G.. & o. be re-
quired to show the extent of any
such competition and diversion.
Evening star., 1947-05-05
Jew Returning 10 Reich
As Rabbi Of Berlin
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK. May 5.-Dr. Michael
L. Munk, head of a Hebrew paro-
chial school here since 1914, will
sail aboard the Mauretania tomor-
row to assume his new duties as
Rabbi of Berlin, first there since the
start of the war.
DR.. Munk, an American citizen
but native of Berlin, said his as
signment, under the auspices OF the
Jewish Distribution Committee
would be for an initial period of
about year"
He said that he would not en-
courage Berlins 1900 surviving resi-
dent Jews to re-establish q per-
manent life In Germany.
II do not think that there is any
chance Of reconciliation for the Ber-
lin Jews with the Christian popula-
tion," the 42-year-old rabbi added
"It is hard for people whose next OF
kin were murdered to get on famil-
lar terms with their Christian
neighbors again."
With his wife and three small
children, DR.. Munk escaped from
Germany in 1888.
Evening star., 1947-05-05

made an inspection trip through
Europe.
A native Of Bethlehem, Pa, Mr..
Gerlach was q descendant Of early
Moravian settlers In Eastern Penn
sylva1ia. After early education in
one-room schoolhouse in Bethle-
hem, he attended secondary schools
in South Bethlehem and Bucks
County. In 1910 he became Q
machinist apprentice in the plant OF
the Bethlehem Steel Co. and later
became supervisory employe Of the
Traylor Engineering Co. He was as
sistant superintendent OF the COM
pany when he left In 1920 to help
organize the Allentown Supply Co.,
which he owned at the time Of his
death.
He was Republican committee
man of his State In 1886 and 1897,
and was chairman Of the organiza-
ton committee for Republican
clubs In Lehigh County.
Mr.. Gerlach was q 32d degree
Mason and q member of the Mo-
rayian Church. He belonged to the
Moose, Owl and Eagle fraternal
orders.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Florence Hillegasse Gerlach, and
his mother, Mrs. Amanda Kerlach.
Funeral arrangements have not
been announced
Evening star., 1947-05-05
Mother Mary CeciIy, IS,
Dies; Headed D. {. School
BY the A.,oeioted Pres.

SOUTH BEND, Ind, May s.
Mother Mary Cecily, G. s. c., su-
perior Of st. Mary's College here
from 1886 to 1912, died in the col
lege inf1rmary last night at the age
of IS. She once was superior OF
st. Cecelia's Academy, Washington.
+ She was first provincial of the
Midwest province of the Congre-
cation Of Sisters of the Holy Gross,
with which she had been affiliated
for 70 years.
For many years q music and art
teacher in Holy Cross schools, she
had also been superior Of st. Mary's
Academy, Austin, Tex; st. Teresa's
Academy. Boise, Idaho, and St.
Agnes Convent. Los Angeles.
The funeral will be today at the
community church at st. Marys
College.
Evening star., 1947-05-05
Mrs. 6. S. Wilcox Dies;
Former D. C. Resident

Mrs. Carey Shipley Wilcox. Wash
ington resident from 1910 to 1928
while her husband, Grafton s. Will
cox, was a newspaper correspondent
here, died yesterday at her home
In Mount Vernon, N. Y, after long
illness.
Mr.. Wilcox was correspondent for
the Associated Press, the Chicago
Tribune and the New York Herald
Tribune while in Washington. He
later became managing editor of the
Herald Tribune.
Private funeral services will be
held tomorrow morning in Mount
Vernon, and burial will be in Rock
Greek Cemetery on Wednesday.
Evening star., 1947-05-05
George Spencer Dies;
SEC Utilities Expert
BY the Asseeioied Press

PHILADELPHIA, May 5.-George
Otis Spencer, 81, assistant director
of the public utilities division OF the
Securities and Exchange Commits
sion, died Saturday at his Philadel-
ptia suburban home.
Born In San Francisco, Mr.. Spen-
Ger was graduated from the Uni
yersity Of Pennsylvania's Wharton
School of Finance In 1904. He joined
the commission staff In 1885.
Evening star., 1947-05-05
Five District Physicians
onored by Fraternity

Five Washington physicians have
peen awarded gold keys in recogni-
ton of Is years distinguished -serv-
ice with Phi Delta Epsilon, national
medical fraternity.
The presentations were made at
a joint banquet and dance on Sat
urday night held by George Wash
ington University and Georgetown
University Chapters at Woodmont
Country Club. DR.. Jerome Marks
of Columbia University, represent
ing the national fraternity, awarded
the keys to Drs. Joseph Harris,
Maurice Herzmark, David Davis,
Gilbert Gutenberg and Alec Horo-
witt. DR.. Davis was POSTMASTER.