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Milford chronicle., 1947-11-28
IT, N.
WindUp Week Ahead

It was busy eek for the United
Nations. The Assembly held plenary
sessions at Flushing and assembly
committees met simultaneously at
Lake Success in efforts to reach ad-
journment by Thanksgiving.
Whether the diplomats would make
their deadline depends on solution of
the Palestine problem and agreements
to sidetrack full debate on such con-
troversial issues Us the big power
veto.
The assembly voted last week to
switch next falls assembly session
from New York to Europe A nine
nation committee will consult with
Trygve Lie, UN. secretary general,
over selection Of city on the con-
tinent with the choice apparently rest
ing among Paris, Geneva and Brussels.
Lie plans to visit Europe after the
current assembly adjourns and it is
believed final decision on the site will
be held up pending his inspection of
available quarters The move will add
about ST 100000 to the l948 budget.
Meanwhile the Russian people
learned for the first time this week
Of the adoption ., the little assem-
bly, plan by the General Assembly
in a delayed" Tass dispatch from
New York.
A headline in PrdDdd said the de-
cision assisted in turning the U.N.
into a weapon o. American foreign
policy"
Tass reported that speeches of the
proponents of this interim committee
sounded pitiful and helpless against
the background of brilliant. vivid, ac-
curate and forceful arguments" ad-
vanced by delegates of the Soviet
Union, the Ukraine, White Russia,
Czechoslovalzia, Poland and Yugo-
slavia
The proposal was carried, Tass said
BIZ me of the vests @mechanical ma
joritics" ~
Milford chronicle., 1947-11-28
In Short

Completed: By 100000 young Yugo-
slavs, the 150-mile youth railway"
in 1913 days. two weeks ahead of
schedule.
Reported: BY Gen. Carl Spaatz, US.
Air Force commander, that Russia ap-
parently has succeeded in duplicating
the Big Superfortress. using as mod
els B-29s which crash landed in Si-
IBERIA during the war
Announced: BY General Electris
Co. scientist, a new method of arti-
ficially producing rain by using water
rather than dry ice to coax precipita-
ton out of clouLs.
Branded: BY the Polish Parliament.
Stanislaw Miko:ajczyk. who fed his
unist-dominated homeland ia
Britain, as guilty of treason"
Instituted: BY Canada, restrictions
on imports, pleasure travel and heavy
taxes on durable goods made from
materials shipped in from the United
States.
Milford chronicle., 1947-11-28

be conducted in this same vein.
The fireworks began Immediately
after the President finished talking to
the joint session of lawmakers. In his
message, the President aske Con-
gress for power to allocate scarce COM
modities, control exports, tighten
credit and imp o Sc other imitation
eurbs.
The President went further, how
ever, than had been expected. He also
sought standby authority to clamp
down with selective price and wage
ceilings, together with rationing, if he
regarded such steps as necessary to
keep down essential living costs.
GOP Opposition
Republican reaction was bitter. Par
ty majorities in both houses began to
marshal their forces to prevent the re-
turn Of another OPA."
A Senate committee ordered COM
plete inventory OF the nations food
and crop resources, which may delay
authorization of stop-gap aid. Sen.
Styles Bridges accused the Admins
tration of trying to stampede" in
terim aid through Congress.
Republicans said an attempt will
be made to cut down the $4,000, ,000, 900
estimated first-year cost of the Mar
shall plan when it comes before Con-
gress for consideration early next
year
Sen. Robert A. Taft, an avowed can
didate for the Republican Presidential
nomination next fall, said the, Ad-
ninistration program was a complete
surrender to the left wing. He de-
clared:
''We stand at the crossroads today
between free America and planned
economy. This is the last stand of the
planners who think they know how to
run the peoples affairs better than the
people can know themselves.
This Is the police state condemned
by the President himself only month
ago. This is the end of economic free.
DOM"
Slight Chance for Passage
House Speaker Joseph w. Martir
declared the economic program haC
little chance for enactment during thu
special session.
House Republican Leader Charlie
A. Halleck claimed the Presid Ell
asked Congress for "dictatorial pow
ers" and even Democratic Senator
Elmer Thomas of Oklahoma and Har
ry Byrd Of Virginia said the program
spelled RECOMMENDATION.
Milford chronicle., 1947-11-28
Worlds Greatest Secret

FFOtt0 - OOiOSt OOStCi
The Atomic Energy Commission this
week tightened its grip on the worlds
greatest secret by requiring a special
license for the export of equipment
which might be used in atomic energy
research and production work.
The secret, most scientists agree, no
longer lies in the theory of atomic
fission but in the productive know
how and manufacture of facilities to
bring it about under control.
For this reason American atomic eX-
perts place little reliance in the re-
cent unconfrmed rumors that Russia
has conducted atomic bomb tests in
Siberia. Soviet scientists, they say,
may know in theory how to create a
bomb but Russian productive capac-
ity is at least several years away
from being able to accomplish it.
The new license will provide ef-
fective export control, said the Atom
ic Energy Commission, on two specific
types of equipment. These are facili-
ties actually capable of producing any
fashionable material such as nucleaI
piles" cyclotrons or other atom
smashers, and the component parts ot
any such equipment, such as radiation
detection devices and high vacuum
apparatus.
Meanwhile from London came re
port that the United States is paying
up to 81 ,460 ton for uranium ore i
does not need ir an effort to corne
the worlds A-bolnb materials.
''The US. government" said th
London Daily ETpreSS, :'bought NOR
than 10000 tons CT atomic metal or,
last year; less than 10 per cent of
could be used in bomb production AM
power experiments"
The paper said the main American
sources of uranium were Katanga i
the Belgian Congo, Great Bear LAX
in Canada and mines in Colorado. 1
addition, the paper said, the U. S. wa
supplied from important" thoriur
workings in Brazil, which recentl
came under American control.
Great Britain was allowed to pun
chase small quota o. the ore mine
in the Congo, the paper said, but n
other country could buy from ths
source without receiving permissio
from the United States.
Milford chronicle., 1947-11-28

provisions of the Marshall plan.
If a separate settlement with west
ern Germany is to be made, diplomats
recognize the potential danger of di-
viding a nation as patriotic as Ger
many and the value that German
unity" would have as slogan for fu-
ture political parties.
The United States and Britain, how
ever, are having to underwrite a large
share of the cost of maintaining the
western zones of Germany The US.
Milford chronicle., 1947-11-28

closely watched by the foreign min
listers. Opposed to it is the Cominform
of nine eastern European n ations
within the Soviet sphere whose ex-
press purpose is to defeat the carrying
out of the Marshall plan.
Communists in France and Ital ly
have embarked upon a course of riot
ing, strikes and political unrest in
what generally is construed as an at
tempt to hamstring efforts by those
governments to comply with self-help
Milford chronicle., 1947-11-28

is bearing a greater share of that eco
nomic burden than the hard-pressed
British and seems destined to shoulder
even more unless something is done.
A four-poWer agreement on Ger
many's role for the future would end
the present economically unsound di-
vision of eastern agriculture from
western in du stry. Unless that is
achieved at London, creation of q
separate western German state seems
inevitable.
Milford chronicle., 1947-11-28
Il. S. TO Drop
Trade Walls

THE first major step in ending
i world trend toward eco
nomic isolation by lowering trade
barriers was announced this week
by the United States and % other
nations under the General Trade
and Tariff agreement signed at Ge-
neva, Switzerland, October 80.
Beginning January /, the us. will
drop its tariff wall to the lowest point
in decades. Cuts up to so per cent
the limit allowed by Congress
be made in import duties on mors
than $500 commodities as part of a
23-nation pact affecting half the
worlds commerce.
The general effect will be to ease
the burden on the consumer but its
impact will be slow, officials said,
since few foreign countries are pro-
ducing enough goods to ship them
overseas.
At least one result-a drop of 80
cents bottle in the retail price Of
Scotch and Canadian whisky = was
forecast by alcoholic importers.
The American wool tariff, now at
protective 34-cents a pound will be
cut one-fourth to 25ls cents. Woolen
and worsted fabrics, mainly from
England. will be cut 25 per cent, but
this country can boost rates again if
the inflow exceeds per cent of
American production.
Simultaneous Cuts
Cuts and trade concessions by the
% other Geneva nations will become
effective January /, or soon there
after. Tariff concessions granted by
other countries on US. export COM
modities have an annual value Of
nearly $1,000, 100000 -
The. international trade agreement
was released by Trygve Lie, secretary
general of the United Nations, and
made public in Washington in a
State Department analysis.
British empire preferences" have
been reduced substantially, the State
Department said, and foreign nations
committed themselves to slash or re-
move numerous other economic
fences restricting world trade-such
as import quotas, internal taxes and
intricate customs machinery.
Lag for Needy Nations
: Many Geneva rules may not be
applied in the immediate future be-
cause of dollar shortages in Europe
and the continuance of government
regulation in many countries strug-
! Cling to stabilize their economies.
: The other countries will come IN al
n rapidly as they ratify. The U.N. will
S declare the pact in force when forma
a acceptances are received from coun.
S tries conducting 85 per cent of tht
trade of the % negotiating powers.
The most favored nation" clause
cornerstone of American trading
! policy, is accepted by all the powers
Thus the US. will obtain the benefi
of lower tariffs granted by any coun
try to any other country. with sue
o recognized exceptions as the Britis
n preferences and American preference
le to Cuba
al To project American industrie
;" from glutted markets. the agreemen
j. carries an American-sponsored "es
D. cape clause" If any tariff cut in
creases imports so sharply as t
r threaten serious injury to domesti
J. producers, the cut may be modifie
a or withdrawn
Russia did not participate in an
of the economic deliberations.
Milford chronicle., 1947-11-28
Preparedness
from the Storoqe Locker


The United States Air Force dis
closed this week that $50 Big bomb
ers are being withdrawn from storage
to add to the active air defense screen
of the nation.
Some months ago an air defense
program was announced calling for
55 complete air groups of bombers
and fighters. plus Is skeleton groups.
Currently the Air Force has 80 groups
ready and is reconditioning B-29s
from storage areas scattered about
the country.
A few bomber pilots are being re-
called to fly the BIOS, an Air Force
official said, adding that there were
enough pilots on active duty already
to make large scale recall unneces-
sary-
Milford chronicle., 1947-11-28

The SOVIET press hos claimed repeatedly that the United
Sfofes delegation hos engaged in intrigue and muehino
ons behind the in the General Assembly There also
hove been frequent charges that mechanical muores Of
he west depend 70 large extent the fear of small
ons Purcpunfs in the Marshall plun and others fhuf
less they vote with the they lose American aid Certain
delegates of other nations at he UN hoye been pictured
errund boys" for the All these ofUdes illustrated
in cartoon of A. OrIoV showing Uncle Sam Transforming
United Nufons sign info United Mochnuons The nails
labelled: sPdak Evuti Mcneil, Meas ond DeIbos
Milford chronicle., 1947-11-28
Quote

Henry A. Wallace, former u. S.
Vice President and former Sec
retary of Commerce: 1T really
calls for sacrifice today to join
the resistance movement against
American Fascism, but thank God
we can now operate above
ground. Tomorrow it may be
necessary to use the basic politi-
cal right of revolution to restore
democracy. ! don't eXaggerate
the danger"
Milford chronicle., 1947-11-28
Probe
General Dilemma

OeneTuI DIIenlTlu
The heat of the Senate War Inves-
tigating Committee shifted this week
from wartime contracts of Howard
Hughes, west coast plane manufac-
turer, to the financial affairs of the
deputy chief of Air Force procure
ment during the war.
The officer, Maj. Gen. Bennett E.
Meyers, retired, Joined the Army as a
Milford chronicle., 1947-11-28
Dates
Monday, November "a
Christmas Seal canonaion ha,

NAOhA0J9 4NONOAADCA "a
Christmas Seal campaign be-
gins.
Tuesday, November Is
Big Four foreign ministers
meet in London to draft peace
treaties for Germany and Aus
tria.
National Radio Week begins.
Thursday, November "a
Thanksgiving.
Friday, November %
Anniversary (164th), first us.
Post Office.
Saturday, November 20
Army Navy football game.
Philadelphia.
Sunday, November 80
Anniversary (111th), us. Pat
ent System.
Milford chronicle., 1947-11-28
Truman Us. Congress
On Domestic Front

president TRUAS relations with the
s Congress have been turbulent over domestic affairs as
Mr. called back to the capital this week to vote aid Tor
Europe naonary spras at home apparently to
Milford chronicle., 1947-11-28

a Ri0hts Ressrysd. Ap Ne.0steaturss,
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-30
Supreme Court Sets
Death Date For Two
Yadkin County Men

RALEIGH, Oct. 2s-(AP)-
Action by the State Supreme
Court and Governor Cherry to-
day set the death date of Ralph
Vernon Letteral and Marvin
Claude Bell, convicted rapists,
for Friday, Nov. IA.
The State Supreme Court, af-
ter receiving formal notice from
the u. S. Supreme Court that
it had refused to review the Bell
case, affirmed its previous de-
cision upholding Bells convic-
ton.
Governor Cherry announced
that he had granted Literal a re-
prieve yesterday which expired
today. These actions automatic
ally set Nov. IA as the execution
date for the two men.
Bell and Literal were convic-
ted in Wilkes Superior Court
last March of raping a 15-year-
old Elkin school girl. The girl
testified that the abducted her
after she rad got off a bus near
her home and took her on a wild
night ride to Johnson City, Tenn.
She testified that both men rap
ed her several times.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-30
Red Feather Service:
School Nursing Major
Health Nurse Activity

ing nurse of the department, ex-
planned yesterday.
Cali of these activities receive
the financial backing of a well
come contribution from the
Community Chest" Miss Bailey
explained. "The entire activi-
ties of one nurse and part of the
expenses incurred by another
are betrayed by this contribu-
ton"
Every Monday, Wednesday,
and Friday the public health
nurses are in the various schools
of the county to assist teachers
and parents in the health in
spections of the pupils, Miss
Bailey explained.
Following the inspection,
when the need arises, the nurse
makes home visits to encourage
parents in securing removal of
physical defects for the child.
County public health nurses
attend the o~rthopedic clinics
held at James Walker Memorial
hospital to learn the medical re-
children, so they may see that
the recommendations are fol-
lowed, the supervising nurse
added. Home visits to orthope-
die cases. last year numbered
$40, she said.
Every day in all parts of Will
mington the public health nurses
in their blue uniforms may be OBJ
served on their way to homes on
errands of bedside nursing care,
demonstrations of care for babies
and patients, instruction in health
practices, and control of commun-
icable diseases. The nurses made
17,116 home visits last year, to-
falling of all services reveals.
tuberculosis control is one of
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-30
WACCAMAW RIVER
HEARING IS SET
Citizen. Asked To Attend
Meeting To Be Held In
Conway

WH1TEv1LLE, Oct. 29-The
fate of proposed improvements
project for the Waccamaw river
basin for at least the next decade
will be determined Saturday at
a hearing in Conway, S. c.
Henry fyche, assistant vice
president of the Waccamaw Bank
and Trust company, and j. P.
Quinerly, assistant county farm
agent, who have fathered the
proposal for a canal along the
South Carolina line for the pur-
pose of diverting flood waters,
will be joined by a delegation OF
Columbus citizens in present
ing data in support Of their Ease.
The hearing, which will be
held at the Horny county court
house starting at 10 a. M, will be
conducted by Col. John B.
Hughes of the U. S. army engi-
neers.
Citizens of this county, Bruins
wick and Horny are strongly in
favor of improvements because
of the benefits in land reclaim
alton, health conditions and sew
eral other factors.
Advocates of the canal be-
lieve that diversion of the water
through Mullett Creek would be
the most satisfactory solution to
the drainage problem.
Interested citizens are asked
to attend the hearing and thus
prove their support of the pro-
posal.
If the repart of the engineers
is favorable, action of the Con-
gress of the United States would
be the next step.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-30
Radio Programs

7:15-News and Comment-nbc
Jack Smith and Song-cbs
Daily COMMUNICATIVE
Dinner Concert-mbs
7:3O-To Be Anounced-noc
Bob Crosby's Club-cbs
Challenge of Yukon-abc
Arthur Hale Comment-mbs-oasIc
7:45+Harkness Comment-nbc
Ed Murrow News-cbs
Sports Comment-n.bs
8:Oo-Henry Aldricn Family-nnc
Suspense Mystery Crama-cps
Treasury Agent-abc
High Adventure Drama-mbs
8:3o--Burns and Allen-nbc
Mr.. Keen's Drama-cbs
The Clock Drama-abc
Scarlet Queen, Sea Drama-mbs
s:55-Five Minutes News-cos
Billy Rose Comment-mbs
9:0OEMusic Hall, Al Jolson-noc
Dick Haynes Variety-cbs
Willie Piper Skit-abc
Gabriel Heater Comment-aps
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-30
OVER H NETWORK

Time is eastern standard. For central
standard subtract one hour, for noun
tain standard subtract W hours. Some
local stations change hour of relay to lit
local schedules. Last minute program
changes cannot be included.
TODAY
6:oO-News Report, IS Min.-nbc
Newscast Every Day-cbs
Network Silent H~our-abc-east
Riddles Hour trepeat) -abc-west
Network Silent Il hr.)-mbs-east
Riddles Hour (repeat)-mbs-west
6:15-Sports: Concert Time-nbc
In My Opinion. Talks-cbs
6:30-Red Barber and Sports-cbs-east
Lum & Abner trepeat) -cbs-west
6:45-Newscast by Three-nbc
- Lowell Thomas (repeat 1D-cbs
7:o0-Radio Supper CIub-nbc-basic
Mystery of the Week-cbs
News and Commentary-abc
Fulton Lewis, Jr.-mbs
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-30

the major responsibilities of the
public health nurses, Miss
Bailey pointed out. They assist
new patients in making applica-
ton for sanitorium treatment
and teach methods of protection
to safeguard the family. The
nurses made Ito home visits
in the fight against tuberculosis
last year, she revealed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-30

e:15-Real Life Drama-mbs
9:3O-Jack Carson & Eve.-nbc
Crime Photog.. Drama-cbs
Darts for Dough-abc
Block Party Music-mbs
lO:0O-Bob Hawk Quiz-nbc
The Magazine Theater-cbs
Mr.. President Drama-abc
Family Theater, Drama-mos
10 :30-Eddie Cantor Show-nbc
The Man Called X-cbs
Lenny Herman Quartet-abc
Dance Band Show-mbs
10:45-Earl Goodwin Talks-abc
11:AO-News & Variety 2 hrs.-nbc
News and Dance Hour-abc
News, Dance Band 2 hrs.-mbs
12:0O-Dancing Continued-abc-west
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-30
By GEORGE KNUDSON
Star Staff Writer

School nursing is one of the
major activities of the public
health nurses of the consolidated
city-county health department,
Miss H.. Lillian Bailey, supervis-
Evening star., 1947-05-26
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Evening star., 1947-12-07

CHORTLY after Pearl Harbor, an excited
~ taxpayer phoned the FBI to report nest
of Nips with underground Offices in the very
heart of Manhattan. The Federal men swooped
down on the place and apparently caught
their quarry red-handed. A score of men and
women were sewing scarlet rising suns onto
half-complete Jap flags,
Despite this red-hot evidence, the Federal
men had to leave with empty handouts after
talking to the Caucasian Mr.. Motto in charge
of the detail This citizen, MIR. Cameron
Beard. smilingly explained that he and
his staff were engaged in official work for
the War Department. This was an assign
ment in flag forgery, ordered by Pentagon
brass to supply Japanese flags for war-bond
show which featured a mock-battle ex-
hibition
Had Mr. Beard wished he could also have
shown the Hoover men other Axis streamers,
including a counterfeit silk swastka and a
perfect replica of the Italian flag flying atop
Mussollni's mansion. These were awaiting
shipment to Hollywood to be used as props in
war films.
For Cameron Beard is an executive vice
president of Amin & Co., the largest and
oldest flag concern in the world. Their flags
have waved over the Inauguration of every
Evening star., 1947-12-07

miles of thread and $500 yards of bunting. 1t
cost Hudson's $500, about the same price
that Cardinal Mundelein of Chicago paid
Annin's for a smaller but fancier silk flag
in 1911.
Amin technicians have designed waterproof
flags for submarine crews, Braille flags with
raised stars and stripes to decorate homes for
the sightless, and luminous flags to wave in
the dark. Annin's even manufactures the
Stars and Stripes in unorthodox shades of
purple, white and orange These are sold to
movie studios for use in Technicolor films
Under light filters, the purple and orange
bands become transmitted into glorious
stripes of red and blue.
nylon manufacturers publicity gimmick
was responsible for one of the toughest flag
making jobs ever handed Annin's The nyon
nabob, hungry for headlines, ordered Digby
w. Chandler, vice president in charge of pro-
Evening star., 1947-12-07

u. S. President since Zachary Taylor's In
l847 they supplied the flags carried into the
Mexican War; in 1861 their flags were used
by the Union forces in every engagement on
sea and land. Amin flags have been unfurled
at the mast of every Americas Cup Defender
at the top of every government owned flag
pole, and at the North and South Poles.
The Biggest Flag Ever Made
No FLAGMAKING chore stumps the Amin
banner band In 1923, when the j. L. Hudson
Co. department store in Detroit wanted to
celebrate the fifth anniversary of the Armistice,
they ordered the largest American flag in the
world. Ninety modern Betsy Roses stitched
for month to make this giant Old Glory The
super-fag, when finished, was full city block
long and six and a half stories high. As big as
$40 nornal-sized Stars and Stripes. this
9O-by-27O-footer contains seven and half