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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-18
JANUARY Is SET
FOR TAG SALES
March o. Dimes Commit.
teemen Announce Plans
For Collection

Three committee heads for the
New Hanover county March of
Dimes drive now underway, Mrs.
Elizabeth Emory, chairman girls
division; Russell II. Caudiil, chair
man boys division; and tie Rev.
Fathe. Michael J. O'Keefe. chair
man St. Mary's church division.
held a round table discussion over
WMFD yesterday afternoon.
They stated that they had work
ed out complete plans for the tag
day which will be conducted on the
streets Of Wilmington on January
Is from 10 am. until sunset and
tor the collections in local theaters
which viii! be made between shows
January "a to so.
Thirty-two boys and 1870 girls
have volunteered their services to
conduct the tag day and the theater
collections, they stated.
Ray Galloway, state vice-com-
mander of the American Legion
and one of the committeeman work
ing to coordinate the veterans activ-
tiles, will be heard over WMFD
at 7;l5 o'clock tonight.
On Sunday morning at 9 o'clock.
W. K. Stewart. Jr.. commando
post No. 10 of the American Legion
Will be heard on the air.
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Conference Called

Headed by T. 7. Page. local nun,
Usher ard c''c~--~ re- AI,o c4~4a
Forts Authority. a Wilmington dele
CATION will Gomez lyifa tEe North
Carolina congressional members in
the nations capital on January %.
Object of the parley is to discuss
the purchase of the Wilmington
shipyard.
rage will be accompanied by W.
=. Park and W. F. LaPorte. for
mel officials of the North Carolina
ohlpbuilding company, who will act
IN a technical advisory capacity.
according to an Associated Press
dispatch from Washington the
leaders may take their efforts TO
secure the snipyard facility to
President Truman.
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paper tonight, since the Star is
the city's only daily publication.
Carrier Protest
Charles Bond of St. Louis. spe-
cial union representative, said the
strike was called because the Star
had refused to recognize the ear
riers as employees and the union
as their bargaining agency. The
Star, he sale. commended the car
riers were independent dealers.
Eond said 208 carriers were in
vclvd.
Earl McCollum, president of the
Star company, said the matter
was in the hands of the National
Labor Relations board since the
carriers had petitioned it for rec
oenition but had chosen the al
tentative of a picket line. He is
sued a statement, saying the Star
was ready to take up the matter
through the Labor board without
IoT@r
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PRESIDENT ASKS
REPEAL OF FUND
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of the liquidation of wartime ship
building programs.
Also involved is the $132, 000, 900
c%ontractual authority given the
commission as well as the appro-
priationS.
Four Navy items account for the
return OF $l13, 900, OUU, including
$50, 700, 900 not needed to meet con
tract termination costs, $50, 900, 900
OF War department funds advanced
to the Navy for purchase Of air.
craft materiel and ordnance, $15,-
JOO, zoo for public works, and 4 ,O0O,-
900 to- emergency ship facilities
no longer required.
Mr.. Truman also asked that S40,-
900, 900 be trimmed from funds for
the Atomic Energy commission,
which the commission reported
will not be needed in the fiscal
year expiring June so.
War Department
War department savings recom-
mended totalled $33, 500. 900. OF this,
SIT. 500, 900 had been intended for
construction of buildings and util-
tiles and equipment purchases, $15,-
900, 900 represented a net gain to
the government in interest on guar
anteed loans to war contractors,
and most of the balance was ear
marked for defense housing, sea-
coast defenses and similar items.
He asked that $40, 900, 900 be cat
from Treasury department appro-
CREATIONS as not now disable for
acquisition of vessels and shore
facilities by the Coast Guard.
The President cut in half the five
million dollar emergency fund ap-
propriated for his own use. It
was said his recommendations for
savings were taken into account in
estimating expenditures in the 1913
budget, which he recently esti-
mated at 5000, 900, 900 less than an
ticipated income.
Returning Funds
The President said that he is
ordering returned to the Treasury
unneeoed lend lease funds. not
available for obligation after June
1916. He said approximately
$0o5, 0O0, 900 of the unexpended h,I.
ance OF these appropriations is be.
ing WITHDRAWN from various agen-
cles and carried to the surplus
fund of the treasury.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Block
Vote On Wardrobe Group

WASHINGTON, Jan. l7.-W,R-
.Eocrats and some Republicans
:osed to extension of the spec
n Senate War investigation block.
Il a vote on the issue recently,
nd sought to marshall strength
~or a decisive test.
The COP leadership consented
10 the delay after a full day Of in
ter-party wrangling over plans to
give the war inquiry committee q
one1year lease on life and extend
the special small business commit
tee for eight months.
The Democrats, and a small
handful Of Republican. supporters.
admittedly lacked strength to put
across their plan to have the ac-
tivities Of both groups taken over
by regular Senate standing com
mittees in line with what they
claimed was the spirit Of the 1916
Congressional Reorganization act.
The act sought TO streaming Senate
and House operations and trim
sharply the number of committees
in both chambers,
Sen. Homer Ferguson. r Mich.
a member Of the War Investigating
committee for the past four years.
led the fight for extension with a
thinly yelled suggestion that oppon-
ents might fear what the commit
lee may expose"
Lengthy Speech ~
"Of course" ne said in a lengthy
floor speech, 'the opposition will
not agree or admit that it is based
on any such grounds. and the ad.
minis.ration would not dare adni.
publicly that it seeks to dispose
of the one instrument which is
presently equipped to discover err
rors, waste, incompetence and dis
honesty in connection with the
hundreds of-billions of dollars we
have spent in the war effort"
Democratic Leader Alben W.
Barley declared angrily that he
resented the ''insiauations." He
said his party sponsored all Con-
gressional Investigations while it
controlled Congress during the war,
and that now it sought only to car
ny out the intent of the reorganiza.
ton act and turn the inquiry over
TO the regular armed services COM
mittee.
The minority got all-out support
rom Chairman Charles w. Tobey,
H., N. H., of the Banking commit
tee. who accused his leadership OF
"purposely by-passing" the stand
ing committees in seeking to pro-
long the special groups. He an
nounced appointment OF his own
small business subcommittee. and
indicated it would make its plan
regardless of what happened to the
special committee formerly head
ed by Sen. James E. Murray. D.,
Mont.
Ferguson, declaring that sit will
be a. sorry day for America when
the Senate curbs and throttles its
power to find out about the peo-
pies business said the war in
vestigators had turned UP reams
Of evidence, yet to be published,
showing many instances OF .tinordi-
nate profits"
He described one instance in
which he said committee file.
showed thrt one firm with no NO.
ufacturi - .n-de
per cer The Sc
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-18
SCOUT PARTY FINDS
BYRD CAMP INTACT
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1t. Comdr. James C. Mccoy and
Capt. Vernon Boyd. Boyd and Nc
Coy first squeezed down a pipe
into the snow melting tank and
got into the kitchen.
"A scouting party marked out
a path over the frozen Bay of
Whales SO that we can unload,
build a tent city and lay out air.
strips. We have been waiting since
tuesday while the ice breaker
North Wind slices up the frozen
Day and clears a way for the other
ships. Right now we are lust
Whlstllng for favorable winds to
blow the ice out of the bay"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-18

steel pins to the government. The
company, he said. accepted z
treasury order for $1,000 pins,
farned the contract out to a MANI
fscturer at three cents a pin, and
collected "a cents a pin on the
original agreement.
"In the cases examined by the
committee" he said, doing bus
mess in this fashion has cost the
government 50, 600, 600 over the
manufacturers actual price"
Chairman Owen Brewster, R.,
Me-. Of the var investigating group
sought votes for an extension OF
the promise that the committee
would confine its inquiries Ito the
continental United States" and
would look only into excessive
profits. fraud and waste under the
wartime national defense program.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-18
POLAND PLANS /
BIG AZ OUTLAY
FOR BUILDING

WRCCLAW. Poland (R) -Cze-
:slaw Bobrowski. head of the Cen
trail Planning Board. told the con-
gress of civic commissions for the
rational tax in session here that
the government proposed to spend
$4,000. COG. 600 z,otys $3.50, 900. 0OO}
in 1947 for the industrial and eco
nomic rehabilitation and develop
ment of the western territories alb
sorbed from eastern Germany.
BobroWski made t h e statement
il connection with the collection
now underway of a special nation
al tx, or "Danina N~arodowy."
designed to raise at least $13,-
0C0, 900. the coming year to be
spent in the western territories.
Bobrowski said plans include
Improvement Of communications.
including highways a n d railways
and the rebuilding of about 100
miles of trackage and bridges; i'm
proving waterways and ports; and
industrial investments totaling
$S4, 600, 900. including the develop
ment of foundries, factories and
industrial plants in Lower Silesia.
Large sums also have been al
lotted for development of agricul-
tuce, schools, and health and So
cial welfare programs.
Minister of Industry Hilary Mine
emphasized that Poland, in her
struggle back toward economic
stability, would probably have to
depend more and more upon her
own resources in 1947. in view of
the liquidation Of the aid given in
the past by the United Nations Re-
lief and Rehabilitation admins
tration.
Mine said the government spent
about $500, 100000 for industrial
and economic investments in 1916
and would multiply that figure by
two and cne-ha1f in 1947.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-18
PLANES ARRIVING
FOR SUNDAY SHOW
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''the biggest air show ever staged
IN North Carolina"
No events are scheduled for this
afternoon, but the planes will be at
the field and open for inspection.
The mobile Naval land exhibit, a
display of the latest Navy equip
ment, has been set up at the field
and will be open for inspection by
the public today and tomorrow be-
ginning at 10 a. m. both days, 1t.
j.. H. Dobson, officer in charge, re-
ported. No admission to the field
will be charged this afternoon.
A dinner dance for the Navy
filters, members of the Carolina
Aero club and the air show OF
ficials will be held tonight at 7:3O
at the Club Cabana, Wrightsville
highway, Parker reported.
The events scheduled for Sunday
afternoon include the activities of
many men who hold impressive
records in combat flying.
One of the featured performers
will be "Bevo" Howard who will,
among other actions. perform a
handkerchief pick up followed by
a roll.
Also included in the days events
will be 1t. Commander Ernest M.
~Beauchamp, holder of the Distin-
guished Flying Cross and Gold
Star, Air Medal and Gold Star and
the Presidential Unit citation, and
who is credited with shooting down
3 emmy planes in combat.
1t. Commander Richard War
rem Parker, graduate of the U. S..
Naval Academy, who participated
ii the liberation of the PHILIPPINES.
"ill also perform on Sunday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-18
aud IL never knows "!
out of the trough"
Inevitability

aud IL never knows when Ia o..
out of the trough" o.
Inevitability
There was a certain inevit.,m
ty about this final act in the dr.n+'
at the capitol. 1t first became ~
parent Monday night when the r.s
islature started swinging ~
madge's way on a basis Of bis g..
write-in votes in the general a.".'
ton. won by his father VITO d DIV,
before inauguration. ''
From then on it was step.ov.s.
toward the consolidation ~ !,
year-old Herman as goverrn, ~
the retirement Of Arnall. FRS, a.
legislature elected him gova., ~'
under a section Of the consttngs''
giving it power to elect a ,,n-,
in candidate if the winniDg c.., s'
date dies. S'
The first indication bat tho T.,
eral government might be po, Nv
into the Georgia situation c..'s
when B. P. McWhorter ds@-s
engineer for the U. s. pg5 ,,.'
Roads administration, said W.,
future work contracts in the s -',
involving federal funds woul5
y- 'E&-A "a
held up pending settlement Of w.
controversy. ~'
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-18
LEGISLATIVE
RECORD
ian. 17.-[P)-
SENATE

New Bills:
SB31-Owell of Columbus, to re-
ouire payment OF principals and
teachers in II equal monthly pay
ments. Education.
SB32-Gray of Forsyth. to pre-
vent disorderlv conduct al airports
and in airport terminals in state.
Judiciary one.
SB33-Mintz of Brunswick. and
others. TO exempt veterans of World
War II from poll tax. Veterans af-
fairs.
SB34-Mintz of Brunswick and
others, to provide for preference
ratings for war veterans. Veter-
ans affairs.
Bills Passed:
SR1-Neal of Mcdowell, recogniz-
ing public services of late Walter
pete Murphy and Henry ''Tobe''
Conner.
SR3-Blythe of Mecklenburg. in
form ng governor that General as
sembly is ready to proceed with
public business.
SB16-Clement of Pennsylvania,
joint resolution providing for print
ing of governors address and bud
get message to General assembly.
SB1o Currie of Durham and
others, joint resolution providing
for Apo ntment of delegates to
eighth General assembly in Chi
cago, Ill, January 16.
HOUSE
New Bills:
HB4o-Taylor of Buncombe and
others = Placing commissioner of
public institutions and the commits
sioner of public highways of Bun
combe on a per diem bass. Coun-
ties, cities, and towns.
HB49-Royster of Nance, to ex-
tend the local governmental retire
ment act to the city Of Henderson.
Counties, cities and towns.
HB50-Mull of Cleveland. to per-
NIT the governing body of the city
of Shelby to establish a system of
parking meters and to use the pro-
ceeds from same for maintenance
and operation of recreational facili-
ties. Counties, cities and towns.
Bills Passed:
HB9, To permit North Wilkes
boro to release its interest on GER
tain land to the First Methodist
Episcopal church.
HB16-Authorizing revaluation of
property in Clay county.
HB21-Relating to tax penalties
in Clay.
HR46-Expresing sympathy for
death of Congressman Joseph Err
win of Mecklenburg county.
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PRICE OF BUTTER
HEADS FOOD DROP
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quart al retail were ordered today
for five Northeastern areas.
On the other hand, OPA autho-
rized an increase il the cost OF
sugar which it said would amount
to about o%ne-quarter cent a pound
at retail.
Washington chain-store mar
kets advertised butter st SO cents
a pouad, a drop Of around 10 cents
in a week, and Grade-A fryer chic
n at IS cents a pound. Chickens
were selling retail at five or six
cents a pound less than the whole
sale price last month.
In Chicago, the Atlantic and
Pacific Tea company announced q
two-cent cut in 93-score butter viii
apply to the comoaay's stores tnr-
oughout Northern Indiana and H.
linois tomorrow. The new price
will be SO c e n t S a pound, com
pared with SO cents on Dec. 10 e.
Areas Affected
Areas affected by today's action
on milk are New York City. Phila-
delphia. Boston. Lowell Lawrence,
and Fall River, MSS. On Feb. /
producer prices will decline 80
cents p hundred pounds in
Lowell : Lawrence. 40 cents in
Philadelphia and "A cents in the
other cities.
Producer m i ! k prices in many
cities ri controlled under federal
and st a t e marketing programs.
Most programs Gerry pricing for
mulas which direct that prices be
reduced durin g the heavy milk
production easor Of January thr.
ough J n G and increased during
the summer and fall when output
normally declines.
Most cities without such pro-
grams r affec t ed SINH
larly through operation of compel
tive factors and seasonal changes
in local supplies.
Lower fluid milk and cream
prices can be expected" the Agr
iculture department sid. las milh
production continues 10 rise sea
sonally and as seasonal price de-
: clines. a ! + e a d y in evidence il
wholesale butter markets spread
TO other manufactured deiry pro-
ducts"
AS for sugar. the wholesale III
crease. if e ctive tomorrow
amounts to 10 IL cents per hun
dred pounds for raw sugar and 20
cents for refined sugar. 1t will not
affect retail prices until stores e
ceive the first shipments under
he new whole sale scale.
Government Terms
OPA said the increases We're
necessary because of the Govern
ment's terms for buying sugar
from Cuba. The price paid the Gu
bans for raw sugar is adjusted to
retail food price increases in this
country.
Meanwhile, Rep. Anderson r.
Mimi said a full inquiry into
the sugar shortage will start next
Tuesday before a House commit
ZEE assigned to investigate food
shortages.
Andersen told a reporter he
plans to cal State dep rtmeat of
ficials to testify regarding their
dictatorial policies on food distri-
button and to see if they have con
troll over the Secretary of agricu-
lure in %allocating supplies
abroad"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-18
TATE BAR HEARS
RECOMMENDATIONS
Groups Adopts Three-P oint
Program; Honors L. J.
Poisson OF Wilmington

RALEIGH, Jan. 49, LAP The
council OF the North Carolina State
var met here TODAY. heard a re-
tort of its legislative committee,
md adopted a three-time pro-
ram.
The program. as adopted:
/. A resolution favorirg the
,assage Of the Jennings bill by
he Goth u S. Congress so as to
limit the venture of suits under the
Federal EMPLOYERS Liability act.
:. Approval Of a proposal to give
ypecial bar examinations n 1917.
I9A8 snd i949 so as 10 acccmmo-
late World War II veterans VINO
ire qualified 10 take the eXaml-
nations Such examinations. it is
proposed. would take place ii
March of each year.
3. Approval Ct a PROPOSAL to
eliminate solicit ton of litigation.
either to be tried in North Caro-
Ina or other states.
The council also authorized FUR
her investigation and action con-
.erning the Forelnans National
institute and 'other like organi-
kations and Individuals dealing in
HE solicitation Of labor cases and
the c~ounselling in labor relations
and contract matters.
A three-man committee of A. w.
bapp of Greensboro. joseph B.
Cheshire. Jr.. of Raleigh. and Ed
ward L. Annon was named to
study the question CT a monthly
publication for the organization.
The council also elected Bennett
r. Perry Of Henderson to tne
Board Of Law eyomirers. src"eed-
Ing Thomas P. Pruitt of Hickey,
resigned.
The council elected the follow
Ing to its standing committees:
Executive. D. H. Blind OF
Greensboro. chairman Thomas
P. Pruitt Of Hickory. W. L. Aman
Of Albemarle. ]. L. Jones of Char
Iotte, ard P. W. Glidewell. ST.. Of
R%eidsville.
Grievances - C. H. Hastings OF
Winston-Salem. chairman Joseph
B. Cheshire. Jr.. of Raleigh. joan
A. Scott of Statesville. Julian
Banzet of Warrenton, and A. W.
sapp OF Greensboro.
Legislative - L. ]. Poisson OF
Wilmington. chairman John D.
Warlick of Jacksonville Kester
Walton of Asheville. P. w. Glide
well. ST.. of Reidsville, and r. P.
Neade of Durham.
Ethics-J. B. Grimes Of Wash
ington. chairman Eugene Triv-
cite of North Wilkesboro. Dickson
Mclean of Lumberton. Cilr'er a.
Jones Of Franklin, and R. P.
Reade of Durham.
unauthorized practices - B. F.
Williams of Lenoir, chairman T..
v. Norman of Plymouth, D. H.
Bland of G%oldsboro, W. B. r. Guin
or New Bern, EnSeHe 111Vette VI
North Wilkesboro, and Dickson
Mclean of Lumberton.
Membership - l. M. Bailey OF
Raleigh. chairman L. J.. Poisson
Of Wilmington, B. F. Williams OF
Lenoir, John A. Scott Of States
vile, Charles Hutchins of Burns
vile and Thomas P. Pruitt Of
Hickory.
The councils hearings were pre-
sided over by Fred B. Helms Of
Charlotte. president of the N. c.
Xtate bar
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NAMES
MORE CONFEREES
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L aSL o1lGJ
IL conference committee report.
80 ster and Sims endorsed the re-
pclt.
Start of more work toward a
appointment of additional Senate
appointment of a d ditional Senate
c%cnferees by 1t. Gov. L. Y. Bal
,entine. president of t h e Senate.
This action is not expected until
Monday night when Sen. Rivers
Johnson of Duplin is scheduled to
move for the appointment of five
additional %conferees.
The Senate probably will retain
its original three conferees. lust
as the House decided to keep it's
original five members.
The House %conferees group now
IS composed of four who favor
higher pay than the 20 percent in
crease that was recommended by
Governor Cherry last week in his
biennial message to the joint ses-
sions of the houses.
These four endorse a proposal
similar to the n which Rep.
Oscar G. Barker of Durham at.
tached as an amendment to a
Senate-passed bill. Barker's origi-
nal amendment would call for in
creases from Is to 0 percent.
Original Group
The original conference commit
tee was composed of Rep. Reg L.
Harris of Person. who served as
chairman; Rep. Barker. Reps. F.
E. Wallace of Lenoir, Frank Tay-
lor of Wayne and Arch T. Allen
of Wake, and Sens. Willie Lee
Lumpkin of Franklin. Wade Bar
Der of Chatham, and Wade Brown
of Watauga.
This group reported in favor of
the approximate 90 percent salary
boosts, as provided in the original
bill. however. it would have made
these increases retroactive to Dec.
J. 1916, instead of Jan. l, 1947.
All but Barker signed the re-
port. and he yesterday spearhead-
ed a successful fight on the floor
OF the House for it's rejection.
Three new bills were introduced
IN the House today. One by Rep.
Odus M. Null of Cleveland would
authorize the city of Shelbv 10 in
stall parking meters. The income
from the meters would 90 to the
Shelby recreation program.
New Bills
Rep. Royster introduced = bill
to make provisions of the local
Governmen entail Employees Retire
r,ent act applicable to the citv of
Henderson.
The House passed on second
reading a bill which would allow
towns of less than 20, 900 to install
parking meters, and it passed and
sent to the Senate a Joint reso-
tuition expressing S Y mpathy upon
the death and honoring the memo
ry OF the late U. S. Congressman
W. Erwin.
Among the four bills introduced
III the Senate was a p-ccosaI bv
SEN. Julius Powell of Columbus to
require payment of school teach
ers and principals in II monthly
installnents. Another bill, intro
Guced by Sen. Gordon Gray of
Forsyth, seeks to provide auaaori-
ty Tor the curling of disorderlv
conouct at airport terminals.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-18
CRIMINAL COURT
ADj0URNS HERE
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months term in the county Jail for
assault with serious injury.
Harry Lee Davis was sentenced
to IL months in jail, suspended
for three years On good behavior.
on a storebreaking. larceny and
receiving count.
Norman Matthews drew two
year sentences Son each of two
storebreaking larceny and re-
ceiving counts, with the terms to
run concurrently.
A previous sentence of two years
in prison against Empire jackson
was ordered executed.
Wilbur Porter. received a Il
months term for breaking and en-.
tering and larceny and receiving
F. c. Marlowe pleaded guilty tt
q forgery charge and was sentenc.
ed to two years IN prison.