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Jackson advocate., 1947-04-26
COLORED WOMEN FOR GREEK
TURKEY AID

Washington, d. c.. Apr. (NNPA)
Mrs Christine S. Smith, presidnet
of the National Association of Color
ed Women last Friday endirsed the
actin of the General Committee
of the Women's Acton Committee
for Lasting Peace in urging the
adoption of the Senate resolution
to evtend aid to Greece and Tur-
key.
Mrs. Smith said she believes
such aid wiuld tend to saintain
the freedom Of these countries in
acord with the principles Of the
United Nations.
The Women's Action Committee
has urged that the United States
welcome rooperation in the task
of reconstructing Greece and Tur-
key by whatever agencies Of the
United Nations are prepared to
act. 1t concurred in thep roposal
that the United States should with
draw aid from the two countries
upon there questo the United
Nations, if at a future time the
United Nations should undertake
responsibility for this work.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-31
Housing Trouble Begins At Home
By NEA SERVICE

WESTPORT, Conn.,, - George
Peabody's housing troubles have
nothing to do with the housing
shortage.
He has a house and that's just
the trouble.
For instance, Peabody, dressed
in overalls, was working around
the place when a stranger and his
wife walked in.
"We'll make this room the den
and the children can sleep in
there" the woman said. 1.-The
maid can have the room in the
back"
Indignant, Peabody told them
the house wasn't for sale.
"Ha," said the woman they'll
sell. Where's the owners"
Peabody had a tough TIME con-
vincing them he was it and ne
meant what he said.
Peabody's troubles started Wnen
he and his wife decided to build
a new home entirely of alumni
mum. They bought the aluminium
and hired a contractor to build
the place around their ideas. But
the public somehow got the idea
that it was a demonstration home.
'"There isn't an hour of the day
and only a few at night when
somebody isn't peeking in the
windows, pushing open The doors
or actually poking through the
house.
sTAey come by the carload and
wander all over. They carry off
pieces of aluminium from the
backyard. They open and close
the windows and try the bath
room fixtures and crawl through
the cellar"
"Just the other night says
Mrs. Peabody, "a man came in
the back door, walked right across
the flor we had just shellacked
and tracked the stuff into the
bedrooms"
Peabody's troubles multiplied
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-31
LEGION PARADE
Continued From Page One)

viewing stand outside the public
library at Fifth avenue and 42ne
|street and the parade continued
lon until $3.50 pm.
Confetti and paper streamers
Killed the hazy air as delegations
hi state after state filed by the
9fa~ s.bedecked stand in which were
ECov. Thomas E. Dewey Of New
[york, high city officials and TOP
hrmy and navy officers.
Dewey. beaming as the pageant
III sound and color marched by,
bald; =.
81 have never seen a more i'm
|pressive parade"
Elaborate emergency precau'
HONS were taken to treat older
who were expected te
Matter during the d~ay-long march
Maere were some casualties, but
|the cool weather made things
comparatively easy for the Ma
aional Guard medics in jeeps with
first aid equipment which patrol
I'D the line of march.
The crowd of spectators grew
kteadily hour by hour after the
heading element Of the parade-A
mounted escort of New York city
police - passed the reviewing
etand at Fifth avenue and 42no
btreet at 9:37 am.
Close behind the mounted police
bnd leading the foot marchers
Eas Legionnaire William O'DWy'
fr, mayor Of New York.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-31
LEGION SUPPORT
OF imp RAPED
War Prevention Group Hits
AT Truman-Endorsed
Plan

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -(Pe
The National Council for proven
ton of war declared today the
present effort by this country tc
supply both guns and butter COR
a global scale leads straight to
national bankruptcy and world
wide collapse"
Frederick j. Libby, executive
secretary Of the Council, express
ed that viewpoint in taking speci.
fic issue with the American
Legion over its backing of the
Truman-endorsed plan for Univer.
sal Military training.
"The Republican leaders in Con.
gress know, as President Truman
seems not to realize" Libby said
in a statement. "that u limited
resources will not suffice to save
Europe from collapse under the
Marshall plan, and to meet the
reasonable demands O. u own
country for better schools, hospi-
tails and other social institutions.
1--WE are going to have to choose
by 1948 between guns and butter
both for other. countries and our
selves" he added.
Libby said the whole military
budget "Will need drastic pairing
and its least important feature is
the proposed Universal Military
training bill"
As for Legion endorsement Of
the training bill, Libby said the
organization of war veterans
Seems to think that with its 3d.
900, 900 members it can scare Con-
gress into hasty action" on a 76-
page bill.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-31
STATE LEAF
Continued From Page One)

ligible. This year much interest
was manifested by growers and
most.
Eligible producers have. taken
advantage of the support pro-
gram. Majority of grades turned
over to the sterilization corpora.
ton were top cutters and Jugs and
Few lower Tugs. Other grades
ranged from ST. to So over Conn
modify Credit corporation support
level. Most leaf and medium lug
and printing grades were around
S. above loan rates.
A breakdown of existing prices
this week shows largest declines
of So to SIT for medium to better
Tugs, leaf, and cutter grades
Losses for leaf from $3.50 to SIT
smoking leaf $40 to $13, cutters
81 to $11, Jugs 81 to $12, primings
So to $13 and nondescrfpt Is cents
to. So per hundred.
Most decreases were from 81 te
s13 per hundred. Few log Tugs
and primings when steady or
picked up 81 averages ranged
from a low of $7.75 FOR commences
crude nondescript to $50 for gooc
lemon cutters. Bulk selling was
from SAL to $54 as compared with
S45 to 1854 opening week last sea-
son.
The general quality Of early
sales this season compared favor
ably with last year in spite OF tine
lateress of crop.
Qualities was smaller but less
common leaf and nondescript was
marketed. More good grades were
sold. Percentage of Jugs showed
a major increase to make, up ap'
proximately. one half OF sales
Principal offerings were low u
fine Tugs. Low cutters, and WIG
and fair leaf. Fairly large mum
Der of the baskets were graoee
in unsafe keeping order.
Holdings of Eastern North Car
DINA tobacco by dealers anc man
ufacturers on July /, 1947 amount
ed to 343, 1897, 900 pounds. Tals wa
about. 7 per cent more than OF
same date last year. Total tlu'
cured stocks stood at 1,O79. slo' oo'
nonnds or slightly over IL pc.
cent more than July l., ls4S.
Labor Day, Monday, Septemoe.
1. will be observed as a holloay
Sales will be resumed lauesoa;
with a heavy volume anticipated
Grade description for the weei
ending August 20 for sales on the
Eastern North Carolina Belt, wit.
changes from the opening Weef
Of last year:
s12: fair lemon $40, down '$l4
good orange SAT, down Sl9; 1al'
orange S43, down SIG; low grange
S38. down $12; low green demon
side) $31, down $40.
Smoking leaf-Fair orange $40
down s13; low orange $43, dow
Cutters-Fair lemon s57, dow
So: low lemon $54. down STU low
orange $51. down $11.
Lugs Choice lemon So1, cow
So; fine lemon $55, down ST.; goos
Lemon $50, down $40; fair Tenor
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-31
1R NAN APPOINTS
DEFENSE CHIEFS
rn5er-secretary For War
Appointed With
Others

rAsH1NGToN, Aug. 80 ~
NA 5ant Truman has named
PreS'C Con- william H. Draper, Jr.,
MAJ s:,srsdaIe, N. Y. Under-sec-
Of o n War and announced his
ts ssice Of five others for key posi-
choice ~ the new unified defense
;e, aI.ner. now in Washington as
Tuciue Clay's representative
Gea, w. Conference with the British
al t p,,hr coal, was given a recess
on . mt to fill the vacancy
'ppo ad bv the promotion of Ken
'aas' Povsll TO Secretary of War.
ns nr. nsr will become Undersec,c
Dt1 If +be Army when the armed
al. cas unification aetna iy
se sa.as into being next month after
s Sorf5 Of Navy James V. For
Ss !tol * sworn as secretary o. de-
i' ME- White House said MI. Irut
~ has selected the following Of
a t1ss f for the new defense estab-
i 1:bment and their appointments
. .1,l-l be formally announced when
TarrsstaI takes The oath:
FP .rt e NJ. Hill, of Charleston.
W "a Va, now chairman of the board
ho Atlantic Greyhound corco-
y. IS chairman of the Nation
81 security Resources board.
Sidney W. Souers. a native OF
DAYTON, o., and retired Rear .Ad.
rniraI. as executive secretary OF
+b r' n National Security counci! He
T.. . torrner director of central in
ts,l;sence agency and is now en-
ssaed in private business with
AIMS in Atlanta and St. LOUIS
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-31

The two men were holding his 165
pounds with no leverage. They
knew they could not pull him
back-and could not hold him TO,
long.
Hays relinquished his grip anc
ran for help. Hirel held on with
all his ebbing strength, bruisins
his knees as he pushed them
against the wall.
A woman employe came into
the room, looked, and tainted.
Another worker climbed to q
window ledge on the floor below
and tried to push Modjeska up.
But he could not reach high
enough.
Before help could arrive, Hirel'e
grip gave way. As Modjeska fell,
the mar on the floor below
grabbed his shoulder. He tore
Modjeska's shirt, but did not
break the fall.
Modjeska was pronounced dead
on arrival at a hospital.
Hirel vas unable to speak for
a long time.
ut was a terrible experience"
he said. 81 looked into mis- eyes.
They were kind of CLASSY, but
they we're pleading for help.
"I'll see them for a long time.
Modjeska's son, Richard, a con
sulting engineer vas called. He
said he could not tell his mother
about the tragedy.
"This was going to be such a
happy week end" he said. She'll
be waiting by the hedge tonight
as he walks home from the train,
and I, just don't know how to tell
her that Dad won't be home ever
n 4o
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-31
Ralph Modjeska Hunmed
A Tune, Thinking, Them

CHICAGO, Aug. 30-UD Ralph
Modjeska, 60, hummed a little
tune as he left today for the ware
house where he earned a modest
living as a stockman for the past
IL years.
He and his wife were planning
a celebration for their 41st we'd
ding anniversary tomorrow. al
their cottage behind a row Of
hedge.
Modjeska had worried about
her. She had been ailing for a
long time.
AS had been his custom, he
started opening the windows on
the sixth floor of the warehouse
as 500 as he got to work.
One Of the windows was stuck
as the result of a heavy rain yes
terday. Modjeska strained to open
it. Then suddenly it gave. The eff
fort apparently made Moojeska
dizzy. He toppled through win
dow, but managed to grab the
ledge with one hand.
He hung there suspended six
floors above the street. Two CO.
workers rushed to the window.
Charles Hays, middle-aged super
intendent, and slight. John Hirel,
30, each grabbed one of Nodes
ka's hands.
Not a word was spoken. Md
jeska, in a daze, looked up ap-
pealingly, but he was unable to
talk. Hays and Hirel knew that
he would die if he let 90, and
knew by his look that Modjeska
knew too.
Modjeska made several at
tempts to push his feet against
the brick wall and lift himself up,
but Havs told him to hold still,
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-31
RICH SQUARE
MEN TO FACE
COURT TUESDAY

JACKSON Aug. 30.-W.D-Seven
Rich Square white men charged
with Selling a Negro from jail in
a thwarted lynching but cleared
by a grand jury face a Superior
court judge Tuesday in a special
hearing ordered by Gov. Gregg
Cherry.
The men will appear before
Judge J. Paul Frizelle whom Cher
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-31
GALLOWAY LEADS
Continued From Page One)

parade was the drum and bugle
forps Of the Charles T. Norwood
negro post of Raleigh, N. c., LED
py Wally Roach and flanked by
tharleS Irving past commander OF
rlvlslon six of the North Carolina
american Legion. These fellows
BOT repeated applause as Wally
Foaned up and down Fifth ave,
fue.
Tomorrow the North Carolina
Eelegation is voting for Jimmy
pNell of Manchester, New
hampshire, for national com.
Fnander, At the present time he
appears to be the winner.
1 Prior to the start of the parade
Fhls morning O'Neill was the
quest Of the North Carolina dele.
eaton. North Carolina had more
man $50 participants in the pa.
Fade this morning.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-31
Terminal Leave
Bonds Cashable
Starting Tuesday

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30-W.D-
The Army Times, unofficial week
" CT newspaper, said tonight u
per cent of all veterans plan tc
cash their terminal leave bonds
as soon as they can.
Cashing of the bonds begins next
Tuesday. Banks and financial in
situations throughout the country
will handle the transactions with
out cost.
About g, 100, 900 World War II
veterans hold $500, 900 bonds worth
ST. $3.50, coo, 900.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-31
Bevin
Faces II

ERNEST BEVIN, mentioned as
a possibility for Prime Minister of
Britain should Clement Attlee re-
sign, expresses his feelings with
power and positiveness. Here are
photo studies of the man who may
be called on to lead England
through one of her most critical
eraS,
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-31

S42, down $40; low lemon S36, up
81; good orange $48;! down $40.
Primings-Good lemon 81, down
$13; fair lemon 500, down 81; low
orange $24.50, unchanged.
N~ondescript - Best thin $3.50
down $1.50.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-31
Fromer Italian
Fascist Re-Arrested
After Release

ROME, Aug. 30-P)-1talian po-
lice tonight re~arrested Carlo
Emanuele Basile, former fascist
project Of Genoa who was freed
yesterday under amnesty Of the
republic, following threats by the
Communist-controlled labor con-
federation of a nationwide strike
in protest of his release.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-31
WAINWRIGHT RETIRES

SAN ANTONIO, Aug. 3o.-(R-
roila,Aan NJ. Wainwright, com
taanoer in chief of the Fourth
nimy, will retire tomorrow, end
ag a military career that dates
pack to 1902.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-31

ry ordered to sit as a committing
magistrate after a grand jury re-
fused to indict the me- Aug. 4 for
the attempted lynching of Goodwin
(Buddy) Bush.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-31
MEET WITH UMSTEAD

MEET WITH UMSTEAD
WINSTON-SALEM, Ag. 30.-U.R
A committee representing 10
former white employees of the R.
J Reynolds tobacco plant here
met with North Cardinals Sen.
William B. Umstead yesterday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-31
G IN HISTORY

NEW YORK, Aug. 3O-(R Ed
American Legion conven-
|tion director, said tonight the
29th annual convention,
which ends tomorrow, was the
largest in the Legion's history,
|Fith $4,000 paid registrations OF
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-31

Grand Canyon National Park
has an area Of 1908 square miles,
is Sc miles long and contains los
miles of the winding Colorado
river.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-31

FAYETTEVILLE FETES QUEEN
FAYETTEVILLE, Aug. 30.-W.H-
A queen gets a regal sendoff here
todya as Fayetteville's Vivian
White, miss North Carolina co\-
pete in the annual pageant to
crown a Miss America"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-31

when one stranger looking like
a local building inspector walked
up and insisted on checking
everything. He measured the
walls, the closets, the windows
and took notes on all the details.
Everything OK, inspector?'
Peabody asked him.
"Yup," said the stranger and
then admitted he was no lnspec-
tor. "Just building my own
house."
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-31
The Weather
Continued from Page One)

WASHINGTON. Aug. 3o.-R-Weather
bureau report of temperature and rain
fall for the "a hours ending 8 PM, In
the principal cotton growing areas and
elsewhere:
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-31

d u UeI HCW H0111C.
Next such stranger that showed
up, Peabody quickly showed him
the door-out. That guy was the
fire inspector.
Peabody now is putting up a
fence in the hope that it will help
a little.
IF l had it to do over again."
means his wife, "1'l build with
aluminium all right. But I'd give
the builder a picture and then 60
away for six months"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-31
AGRICULTURAL PROSPERITY

SANFORD, Aug. 30.-WR-North
Cardinals Sen. William 3. Um-
stead last night told the Sanford
Kiwanis club that continued agri-
cultural prosperity "a necessary
for a sound national economy.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-31

Bread mold destroys $50 mil
lion pounds of bread annually.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-31

Electronic heating of bread for
five seconds destroys bread mold.
Evening star., 1947-05-11
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Hartford chronicle., 1947-01-04
GEORGIA AGAIN TAXES SPOTLIGHT

Atlanta: It seems that as fast as Georgia clears up one feud circumstances or some individ- ual precipitates another. In this case fate stepped into the pie ture and took the Governor Elect, Eugene Talmadge.
 Now the state is in an uproar because the many claimants to him. Chief among these contenders is his son, Herman Talmadge, whom many of the race baiters feel would be obli- gated to carry on the lily-white concepts of his father.
 Standing directly in opposi- tion to this point of view is the retiring Governor Ellis Ar nall, who recently declared that the people had voted for Lieut.. Governor Thompson as the heir apparent and therefore he would do everything in his pow CT to see that the will of the people was fulfilled.
 The issue will come to a head January 23rd when the Georgia Legislature meets. From this point it also looks as though the whole matter will eventually wind up in court battle.
Hartford chronicle., 1947-01-04
SPIRITUAL MOBILIZATION
 INCORPORATED OUSTD

Detroit: An organization that had its inception during the days of the late President Roo sevelt entitled Spiritual Mobil- ization, Inc, is making a valiant effort to establish itself again.
 This organization is supposed ly made up of Protestant prea- chers. It is alleged that this same organization had rather close affiliations with the Ma tional Association of Manufac- turers in its early days.
 Until this new effort to solid fly itself was inauguarted the Negro clergy was ignored. But recently they indicated a change in policy when they approached Rev. Charles A. Hill of the Hart ford Ave. Baptist church for a membership. The records of the organization evidently did not indicate that Rev. Hill was militant, progressive individ- ual. And therefore the organ izer was both chagrined and surprised as Rev. Hill showed him the door to his study with the emphatic statement that he was not interested in any such biased development.
Hartford chronicle., 1947-01-04
TEACHERS ASSOCIATION AIDS NAACP'S FIGHT
New York, Dec. 23rd

New York, Dec. Zord - For their eigth consecutive year, the American Teachers Association, formerly the National Associa- tion of Teachers in Colored Schools, has contributed to the NAACP Education and Legal Defense Fund one-tenth of their income from annual member ships. This year, their contri- button amounted to $1, ,064. 90. Over the past eight years, the American Teachers Association has made contributions total ing $3,392.80.
 In letter to Walter White, Executive Secretary of NAACP, H. iCouncill Trenholm, Execu- tive Secretary of the American Teachers Association, said |: "This contribution repre- sents our approach to the work of the NAACP in the area of teacher welfare and teacher sal aries. We are appreciative of the work being done by the NAACP and we are pleased to support the work in this way Our contributions are an expenditure and investment in which the American Teach CTS Association takes pride :"
Hartford chronicle., 1947-01-04
SWEEPSTAKE WINNER BRITISH TOMMIE

Kingston, Jamaica: A few years back one Joseph Kennedy won the Irish Sweepstakes to the tune of 3O,OO0 pounds or $12O,0O0. He was then in Bos- ton, Mass, but returned to his home in Jamaica. But his great good fortune was responsible for his being deluged with all sorts of business schemes from all types of sources. Later it was reported that he was dead.
 Recently he reappeared as a lance corporal in the British Army where he has been since 1941. This past Christmas he returned home for a holiday leave from Germany where he is now stationed.
 He is the father of four Chil- dren and no one seems to know what disposition Kennedy ever made of his winnings.
Hartford chronicle., 1947-01-04
COLLEGE STUDENTS TO FIGHT BIAS

New York: The saying that it is an ill wind that does not blow some good seems to be coming o fruition with the organization of the Unity Council to End Discrimination. A group that received it's impetus from the revelations about the hate doc rines of the Columbians.
 This anti-bias group is com posed of college students of Greater Ne wYork Colleges and Universities. Barnard, Hunter, Queens, New York University, City College of New York and Brooklyn College have already joined the group.
 One of their first steps has been to initiate a petition to Governor Thomas Dewey ask in ghis support for the Austin Mahoney bill outlawing discrim- ination in educational institu- tions in the state.
Hartford chronicle., 1947-01-04
FIVE NEGRO PLAYERS IN ROSE BOWL GAME

Los Angeles: The colored population of lower California is all agog these days over the coming Rose Bowl game on New Years Day, because of the lar gest number of Negro contest ants in history scheduled to put in their active appearance in this classic.
 To most people it is history that the contest is between the University of Illinois and the University of California at Los Angeles. The news to most pe- ople is the fact that Illinois is bringing along four top flight Negro football stars and UCLA has one.
 With Illinois is the nationally famous backfeld combination of Buddy Young and Paul Patter- son that are sure to see good deal of action. Then there is Bert Piggott that has been out shining both Patterson and Young all Fall. In the line is Ike Owens a tend.
 A powerhouse in the UCLA line is Bob Mike, tackle, who has been making it most uncomfor- table all Fall for the opposi- tion.
Hartford chronicle., 1947-01-04
HEADER REPORT IS REFUTD

Washington: The Meader re- port that pictured the Negro CT in Germany as, degenerate and undesirable received its first official repudiation the other day by Marcus H. Ray, Civilian Aid to the Secretary of War, who had just returned from Germany where he made a survey among Negro soldiers. In press conference MT. Ray was asked the following ques- tions:
 Did you see any evidence to justify the singling out of the Negro soldier in Germany by the Meader report, or was the fraternization of the Negro troops with German women just the ordinary CT fraternization?
 To this MT. Ray replied, "I think so. I saw no indication for any singling out of the Ne gro soldier as was done in the statements in the Meader re- port. I fall back on the off cial army statement that the report was erroneous and dis torted and it's subject matter based on hearsay evidence and unsworn testimony
 Did you find any disposition upon the part of the Germans with whom you talked to accuse the Negro soldiers of degenera- cy or any of the charges made in the Meader report? ''Abso- lutely not.'''
 Do you feel that there is any connection between the high rate of courts martial and the fact that there is an all-white military police and an abun- dance of prejudice among the white Americans9 'I quite agree with you. Military policemen from Texas, for instance, see ing Negroes fraternizing with German girls, could be reflect ed in the arrest rate.'