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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-17
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Jam out front, and inside was
even worse. 1t took us nearly
an hour to get into an elevator.
Tor we had to dodge anxious
mothers riding herd on sweat.
ing bellboys, and stop to say
hello to friends, some of whom
we hadn't seen in hours. othere
in years.
We finally made it to our
rooms and started to get
dressed for the luncheon which
was first on the program of our
activities. HUGH MacRAE call
ed to tell me that his car had
broken down in Clinton and he
would be a little late, so BILLY
took my to the luncheon. I wore
a brown dress with cafe-au-lait
accessories and a corsage of
Malayan Jasmine, HENRY
REHDER imported them from
Puerto Rico and now grows
them in Wilmington. This was
the first time all the debs and
their marshals had been togeth-
er and we were given our in
structions about the rehearsal
for the figure.
Immediately after lunch, I To-
Gated HUGH who had just come
in, and we went to the Memorial
Auditorium to practice. This
was long and firing and we
didn't gel back to the hotel until
nearly six. We went to a small
party before getting dressed and
ran into NANCY CARTER,
JOHN BERRY, JERRY FOX
and "BROTHER BILL "TAY-
LOR. who had inst como oy,or
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-17
PERSONALS.

Lon Ussery, Jr., left Sunday for
Richmond, Va, where he will
resume his studies as a sopho-
more at the University of Rich
mond. He was accompanied by
Jack Perkins, who will resume
his studies at Randolph-Macon
college as a sophmore.
Norman Gordon, who will ar
rive Wednesday noon, will be the
houseguest of Tom James at his
home on Market street, while in
the city. Mr.. Gordon on Thurs
day will be heard in two recitals
here in the auditorium of New
Hanover High school under the
auspices of Wilmington Junior
chamber of commerce.
Miss Sybil Tanner left Sunday
for Greensboro to enter the fresh
man class of the Woman's college
of the University OF North Caro-
lima.
Mrs. W. P. Roudabush has re-
turned to her home in the city
after a trip to New York city.
She was accompanied by her
sister, Miss Carrie Housenfluck
of Washington, D. c. Mrs. Rouda-
bush on her return stopped over
in Washington for a short visit
to Miss Housenfluck.
CASTOR A. Jones, who hassbeen
a patient in the James Walker
Memorial hospital for two weeks
has recovered sufficiently to re-
turn to the home of his son, C.
Franklin Jones, in Forest Hills.
Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Jones and
daughters, Charlotte and Doro-
thea have returned from High
Point, where they attended the
wedding of Miss Maria Eliza
beth Brockmann and Eugene Lee
Roy Briggs, Jr., Saturday even
ing at the First Presbyterian
church. C. Franklin Jones, Jr.,
who accompanied his parents to
High Point, left from Greensboro
Sunday for Dayton, Va, where
he will enter the Shenandoah
Conservatory Of Music.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. K. Hoxton of
Detroit formerly of Wilmington,
are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Felgner Neal at their home on
North 18th street.
W. Allen Spivey and Joe
Glover have left for Duke Uni
versity to resume their studies
in the sophomore class.
c. W. Shackelford, who is a
patient at the James Walker
Memorial hospital, continues in
a satisfactory condition.
Miss Ann Jordan left Monday
morning for Red Springs, where
she entered the freshman class
of Flora Macdonald college.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-17
Drowned In Transit

FORT WAYNE, Ind. WD -
When a farmer found a woman's
purse in his wheat field, police
were afraid it's owner might have
met with foul play. But Margaret
Ferne Rennie, Detroit, said she
had dropped it from an airplane
while she took a short SOY ride"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-17
His Number Was I'm

SPOKANE, Wash, U.D - Fate
had it in for Earl Dallas, he de-
cided as he landed in Jail for q
30-day stay. Dallas pilfered two
flashlights and a bag of cereal
from a parked car. He started out
to peddle his loot, and his first
prospective customer of all the
100, 1000 persons in town turned
out to be the owner of the car.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-17

A survey in Ottowa, Canada,
showed that children of wealty
parents averaged an inch taller
and three pounds HEAVIER than
children of poor parents-e fact
laid to nutrition and environ
ment.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-17

EDITORS note: Every year
~ newspapers in the State
s i,e q lot of publicity to the
gorth Carolina State Debu-
.onte Ball, attended by $50
"n,ns ladies chosen from
s;ties and towns throughout
carolina. With the exception
" the names O. the deps,
. " marshlas, and a few
n;ctnres after the ball, the
p,,blic at large knows very
kite about the deb's sched-
',1o for the weekend. We
lave asked Marguerite Mac
pae to write a diary of what
debutante goes through at
.he annual ball. Here it is,
complete for this years ball
and festivities which took
,lace Friday, and Saturday
in Raleigh.
rP1DAY-SEPTEMBER IL
Dear Diary: ~
w., still too excited to sleep,
!. quarter of five in the morn
and I have just come il
so an after-the- dance part,
put T shall start at the begin
.;ng and tell you all
Got Up this morning abou
,.0o. finished a little last-minut'
,.cking and left for Raleigh a
Inn with Bill Murchison. Tn
up was uneventful, but a!
.oon as we arrived in Raleigl
'hings began popping! The ST:
Walter was just like Grand Cen
tral Station. There was a traffi.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-17
BEER L SUICIDE

During the war many persons
In Holland kept alive by eating
Tulip bulbs.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-17

are expecting a bumper crop Of
first-graders this month, because
the first war babies are ready
for school.
These youngsters will have an
easier time of it if their parentS
realize that they are really START
ing their first job, and don't ex.
pect them to 60 off to school
happily each morning without q
worry or a care.
1t may be hard for a grownup
to remember enough about his
own experience at starting
school to be sympathetic and
understanding, but surely he
ought to remember some of his
own first days" as an adult.
BEER BALKS SUICIDE
NE YORK, WD-John Guinter
teetered precariously ON the edge
of the roof OF a History apart
ment building and threatened
to jump if police came nearer.
Joseph Dicicco offered
him a beer and Guinter accept
ed. AS Guinter handed back the
glass, the patrolman grab
bed his wrist and pulled him
to safety. He was taken to a
hospital for observation.
Evening star., 1947-11-28
d. {. Teachers, Students
Attend Youth Conference

Charles G. Gu1ford. faculty men,
Der at Eastern High School. and
Miss Miriam Hardy Of the Anacostia
High School faculty are attending
the 1947 Allied Youth National
Planning Conference today in At
lantic City.
Mr.. Guilford Is sponsor Of the
Allied Youth Chapter at Eastern,
while Miss Hardy represents the
sponsor Of the Anacostia Chap
ter. Matias Echaves, Miss Selma
Echaves, Mahlon Hetrick and Miss
Joan Kinsel, ATlacostia students, are
accompanying Miss Hardy on the
trip. ...
The three-day conference will be
attended by more than $50 teen
age delegates and their adult lead
ers from the United States and
Canada who will seek new ways of
expanding the organizations work
of alcohol education and alcohol
free recreation. Conference speak
ers are to include DR.. E. M. Jelli-
mex, director of the Yale School OF
Alcohol Studies, and DR.. Daniel A.
Polling, president of the World
Christian Endeavor Union and edi-
tor Of the Christian Herald.
Evening star., 1947-11-28
Met Directors Dep|ore
Antics for Photographers
By the Associofsd Press

NEW YORK, Nov. 28.-Antics OF
flrst-nighters at the Metropolitan
Opera who go to extreme ends" to
have themselves photographed have
touched off a flood Of demands that
they be barred from future open
ings, the Metropolitan Opera Asso-
citation says.
George A. Sloan, chairman OF the
associations board, issued q state
ment yesterday In which he said
that although the board did not
pass upon qualifications Of those
who purchase tickets" the directors
are deeply concerned" about news
pictures that appeared Through
out the United States and in some
cities abroad, including Moscow"
Mr.. Sloan did not say what pho
tographs he had in mind. News
pictures appearing following recent
Met openings included one OF a
dowager with one leg crooked over
a table in the opera bar and an
other of a mink-coated woman
smoking a cigar.
The board chairman said that "99
per cent of our audience" attended
performances to hear that which
is fine and beautiful in music" and
did not care about being photo
graphed.
Evening star., 1947-11-28
Lake Tanker Taken In Tow
After Battle Against Storm
Dy The Assoeiatsd Press

LORAIN. Ohio, Nov. 2s.-Ths
crippled oil tanker Bruce Hudson
was being towed toward shelter st
Toledo today by the American tanker
Rocket following a rescue battle Of
several hours against heavy seas and
binding snowstorm, local shipyard
officials reported.
The Rocket was hugging the shore
line of Lake Erie while making the
5o-nile tow accompanied by the
Imperial Midland. The rescue group
and the stricken vessel were expected
to arrive at Toledo between 2 and
8 pm. today. ...
No injuries were reported in the
l5-man Hudson crew.
The Hudson was located east Of
Point Pelee last night by the rescue
vessels-the Imperial Midland and
the American tanker Rocket-several
hours after she sent out distress calls
saying her boilers were crippled and
that her fuel was running low.
Evening star., 1947-11-28
land I, as chairman, ask you to sub
NIT it." Senator Taft pursued.

and I, as chairman. ask you to sub
NIT It," Senator Taft pursued.
Wants Bill Prepared.
Mr.. Hartman then said that
when the billsi is prepared in de-
tail" he will be glad to submit 1t to
Senator Taft's committee. ,
Senator O'Mahoney, Democrat, Of
wyoming, interrupted to point out
that any legislation growing out OF
the discussion will have to go to q
standing committee for report. Sen
ator Taft agreed, but insisted this
committee has the power to draft
and suggest legislation for reference
to standing committees.
When Senator Sparkman, Demo-
crat, of Alabama, answered critics
of trade with Russia by asking If
this country still depends on Russia
for certain essential raw materials,
Mr.. Hartman revealed that for the
last three months American imports
from Russia haYe exceeded goods
exported to the Soviet. The imports
amounted to $27,000,O00, including
manganese for steel production
while exports to Russia totaled $685.
| 900 900.
Evening star., 1947-11-28

stria. The department had counted
on using $18,000,000 previously allo-
Gated by Congress to aid the inter-
national children's fund, but House
committee members have said that
fund should not be touched since it
is designed to aid children abroad.
Cuts Sponsored by Chiperfield.
The cuts were sponsored by Rep
resentative Chiperfield, Republican,
of Illinois, who ranks second to
Chairman Eaton on the Republican
side of the House Foreign Affairs
Committee.
Mr.. Chiperfield said during the
hearings on the bill that he favors
the principle of aid but he agreed
with Mr.. Herter that we should not
promise items we cannot supply.
The Herter Committee staff which
developed much of the data on
which Mr.. Chiperfield based his ar
gument for cut, Is headed by VIII
liam Y. Elliott, Harvard professor
who has served with the War Pro-
duction Board and the former Col
mer Committee in the House. DR..
Elliott also is chief staff consultant
to the House foreign affairs unit.
DR.. Elliott, it was learned, made
some additional studies for the For
eign Affairs unit which further up
held the points made by the Herter
group.
In the case of China, the Foreign
Affairs Committee added $4,000, 900
with the idea that it would aid China
for three months beginning January
at the rate of $20,000,000 month.
This rate was suggested by Secre-
tary of State Marshall in testimony
on the Hill, but the State Depart
ment plan is to begin the aid on
April /, not January l.
Representative Judd, Republican,
of Minnesota, who served as med
ical missionary in China, has been
pressing for aid to that nation and
Representative Mundt, Republican,
of South Dakota has expressed his
belief that the fight to contain COM
munism is worldwide, not just Eu-
ropean. Both are Foreign Affairs
Committee members.
Evening star., 1947-11-28
1.-THE EVENING STAR, Washington D. G.

that of an instructor in the school
for police rockies.
In 1929, he was brought before q
trial board on a charge of conduct
prejudicial to the reputation, good
order and discipline of the force.
The charge was dismissed.
He was promoted to captain in
1910.
Maj. Barrett also announced that
Capt. Robert Pearce, commanding
officer at No. precinct, would be
assigned as night supervisor during
December, succeeding Capt. Strange,
who returns to his post as COM
mander at No. 2.
1t. Hartman, who was detailed to
No. 2 this month, will move to No.
/ during Capt. Pearce's absence.
Among other transfers today was
the switching Of 1t. Ray Aggleson
from No. II to No. 4 and 1t. Bert
Sheldon from No. 4 to No. IL. Re-
turning from military leave, Sergt.
James E. Dawn was assigned to No.
4 precinct. Sergt. Wayloand w. Wit
temore was moved from No. to
No. 5.
Corpl. James B. Jones was trans
ferred from No. 10 to No. IL, Corpl
Joseph A. Duley from No. IL to No.
10 and Pvt. Gilbert Heine from No
IL to No. 10.
Recommended for Promotion.
Recommended for promotion were
Precinct Detective Keith G. Gosman
and Pvt. George H. Robson, jr., now
with the special Investigations
squad, who would go to the detective
bureau as a sergeant. Pvt. Andrew
j. Gerber was recommended fol
transfer from No. S to the missing
persons bureau.
The moves revealed today COM
prised the second set Of major pre-
cinct changes ordered by Maj
Barrett since he took command oil
the force on July l, 1916.
Last summer, total OF II changes
affecting No. Precinct were made
as an outgrowth OF complaints OF
hoodlumism in the Georgetown
neighborhood.
Capt. Archie Winfree, VINO was
commanding officer Of the precinct
changed places with Capt. Beverly
c. Beach Of No. 6 in one OF the
shifts.
Evening star., 1947-11-28

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mittee was formed, including 20
striking national union organiza-
tions under Communist leadership
within the Communist dominated
general confederation of Labor.
Spread of Strikes Slowed.
Opposing this committee was q
movement called the Workers
Force" representing the more mill
tant of the old majority union ele-
ments from whom the Communists
took over after the war.
This group claimed control Of IA
national unions. The Communists
control five additional unions out
side the National Strike Committee,
indicating their. resources are not
yet exhausted although the spread
of the strikes appeared to have
slowed down.
The Central Council of the Pub
lie Service Unions appeared headed
for a split, after four Communist
controlled unions were defeated in
a motion to Gala general strike Of
government workers. They were
voted down by six other government
workers unions.
Four Call Own Strike.
The four defeated unions-Eco-
nomic Ministry workers, general ad-
ministration workers, state employees
and postal and wire communica-
tions workers-voted to call strike
on their own. They presumably will
place themselves under the Ma
tional Strike Committee.
There were some indications that
their strike calls might not be as
effective as in other unions.
Telephone workers were called out
yesterday, but spot calls to three
left-bank Paris exchanges showed
them operating today, after police
expelled union delegations guarding
switches.
In the central post Office near the
Louvre about IL policemen armed
with revolvers were on duty. There
were no troops or armored cars in
the vicinity.
The response to a general strike
call on French railways was far
from complete, but still effective
enough to disrupt all but occasional
token traffic on most lines. Right
ist newspapers charged the strikers
were sabotaging the lines.
Food Is Running Low.
Food was running low in the big
central markets Of Paris, the news
print supply was dwindling swiftly
and the government ordered all
papers reduced to two pages daily.
Robert Lacoste, the Minister Of
Industry. announced last night that
If the coal strike continued there
would be no electricity In Paris by
Tuesday. Gas pressure already was
low because of stoppages at gas
works.
Ports and the merchant marine
Evening star., 1947-11-28
Italian Ambassador
Praises Dunkirk, N.Y.,
For Gift 10 Anzio
BY the Associated Press

DUNKIRK, N. Y, Nov. 2S.-A
Thanksgiving Day gift of 100000
In food, clothing, medical supplies
and farm equipment to the people
Of Anzio, Italy, makes this COM
munity Of 10000 "a very big city of
the world" in the view of Italian
Ambassador Alberto Tarchiani.
Mr.. Tarchiani accepted the con-
tributions yesterday in behalf Of
the beachhead invasion city as
Dunkirk celebrated its second
hands-across-the-sea Thanksgiving
"a cooperative effort with the
neighboring village of Fredonia.
A year ago, the residents of Dun
kirk turned over $75,000 in gifts
for their namesake city of Dun
kerque, France, and continued their
international goodwill efforts last
spring with $150,000 campaign for
Polish relief.
What you have done today" said
Mr.. Tarchiani, 'is a touching me-
mortal to Americans who died on
italian soil. This little town of
America is a very big city Of the
world"
Anzio expressed appreciation by
remaining its main street ''Via Dun
kirk"
In New York City, meanwhile, for
mer Secretary of War Robert P
Patterson told Nationwide radio
audience that he had received 9
pledge from Mayor Walter F. Muir
ray of Dunkirk to support Mr.. Pat.
terson's drive for 100000 sigma.
lures on petitions urging support o.
the Marshall plan for European aid
"'This is the type of support the
Marshall plan must have" said Mr.
Patterson, who originally was sched'
uled to speak at the Dunkirk cere.
monies. 1T comes straight from ths
heart of America"
Evening star., 1947-11-28
Transfers
Continued From First Page.)

mendations during his police career
and has served often on police trial
boards.
A month after his appointment to
the force, however, he refused to be
vaccinated and was tried for will
full disobedience Of orders. He
was acquitted and transferred to
another precinct.
Lutz First on Night Post
In 1915, he shot and seriously
wounded q man who assaulted him
while resisting arrest. Twice tried
for unbecoming conduct, he was
cleared both times.
He became a captain In March
1914.
Regarded as a stern administrator
Capt. Lutz's duty in recent months
has included period as night su-
pervisor Of the force from midnight
to 8 am.
He was the first man given this
rowing checkup assignment when 1t
was Instituted by Maj. Barrett as
part of his policy of seeking to make
certain every policeman works "an
honest 8-hour day."
When Capt. Lutz returned to his
regular duty at No. 10, 1t was ex-
planned illness Of his senior heu-
tenant there made 1t necessary.
1t. Earl p. Hartman succeeded to
the night supervisor post and was
followed by Capt. Clyde N. Strange,
who now Is serving.
Capt. Lutz holds law degree
from National University, earned
after he Joined the force.
In 1895, he won a special COM
mendation for capturing holdup
man. His other concentrations In
cluded recognition of his work with
schoolboy safety patrols.
His record shows q transfer early
In his career for the good OF the
service and a warning in 1927 to be
careful of his attitude toward the
public.
He was made a captain in 1S41.
Capt. Storms record includes
three commentators. Known as q
lover Of active police work, he aided
In the capture Of Eugene Ecklund,
known as 'the sniper," in 1910.
Among his assignments has been
Evening star., 1947-11-28
FOREIGN Aid
Continued From First Page.)

Oregon, had said he would object
to any such consent agreement.
Senator Morse was not present
today.
AS the Senate met, it was learned
that the 100000 reduction ap-
proved by the House Foreign Affairs
Committee in the stopgap bill would
fall hardest on Italy, whose share
would be cut more than SO per cent.
A move in the Senate to impose the
same cut is expected before the final
vote, although an effort to make
an even larger cut was defeated
Wednesday by $3.50 vote.
Wherry Fears Bread Shortage.
Senator Wherry, who deserted
the leadership of Senator Vanden-
berg to vote for a $197, 7,000, 900
cut, said yesterday that a bread
shortage in this country might re-
suit if the wheat carryover is al
lowed to drop too far" The question
of how much grain constitutes a
"safe" carryover is still being
argued before the Senate Appropri-
ations Committee.
This same problem Of grain carry
over for this Nation and the amount
available for export this crop year
up to next June 30-was involved
in the House committee decision to
cut the $5e7, 100000 figure by s1os,-
100000.
The Star learned that the cut was
based chiefly on data supplied by the
Herter Committee, the special House
group led by Representative Herter,
Republican, of Massachusetts,, which
surveyed the situation in Europe this
summer.
Effect On Three Nations.
While the committee did not spell
out in the bill just how the reduc-
tions were to be apportioned among
funds destined to help France Italy
and Austria, it was learned that the
proposed cut would hit the three ma
tons this way:
Italy-A cut Of $87,00O,OOo. OF
this $74, 900 represents a reduc-
ton in grain imports from the Unit
ed States on the grounds that only
q, ,866, 900 bushels will be available
rather than the A, ,365, 900 scheduled
by the State Department. An ad-
ditional cut of $13,000000 in funds
for fats and oils was made on the
grounds that bumper italian olive
oil crop makes the imports unneces-
sary.
France-A cut of $37 ,0O0, 900. This
was based on two contentious, that
ST, 100000 worth of grain will not
be available in this country for ex-
port to France and that an addi-
tional 0,000, 900 needed to settle
exchange accounts with Belgium can
be paid in French francs instead
Of dollars.
Austria-Raised $4,000, 900 rather
than cut. This, however, is due to
a State Department miscalculation
and not to any change in the food
and other goods to be sent to Au-
Evening star., 1947-11-28
CeiIinq
Continued From First Page.)

comparable to actual employment
figures in departments and agencies,
since they are computed on a full
time equivalent employment basis, u
the bureau declared. Thus, the
ceilings represent not only estimates
of total full-time employment, but
also include the part-time and in
termitten employment of agencies
figured on a basis of their full
time equivalent for the three-month
period"
Thus, officials explained, the 106,-
148 net reduction in the overall
personnel ceiling beginning January
l will represent a large share OF
part-time workers in the Post Office
Department taken on for the Christ
mas mail rush.
Section GOT of Public Law 106 of
the Seventy-ninth Congress requires
the Budget Bureau to publish in ad-
vance the three-month requirements
for personnel in various Government
agencies. These figures are based
on the maximum full-time people
required plus the full-time equiv
alent of part-time people.
The bureau said today's overall
ceiling figure also includes certain
groups Of employees on whom specific
numerical limits were placed by Con-
gress in the Federal Employe Pay
Act Of 1916. The bureau released
this table:
Law limit Budget
effective Bureau
July 1,.1947. Ceiling
War Department - 10000 176,00C
Navy Department
(including Office
of the Secretary
Of Defense, Ma
tional Military Es-
tablishment, Gre
ated by Public Law
253, 80th Congress 100000 96,63s
All other agencies 447,363 381, ,124
Evening star., 1947-11-28

remained idle and most heavy in
dustry was seriously crippled. The
garment trades land workers In
power and light plants joined the
new strike committee yesterday
The Communist newspapers also re-
ported that strike of teachers was
spreading in the provinces.