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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-04
STAIN RESIGNS
MILITARY TASKS
Russian Prime Minister
Steps Down AS Com
mander OF Armies

LONDON, Mlarcn 3-(Rr-Prime
Minister Stain, after six years as
commander. of the vast Russian
Military organization, resigned his
post as minister of the armed
forces today because of the lex.
cessive pressure of his mair
work. and handed the job to po-
litically astute Marshal Nikolai
Alexandrovich Bulganin, the Mos
cow radio said tonight.
The change in the top military
command came as the Soviet
Union gradually was deemphasiz'
ing military activities and de-
modifying millions of soldiers to
enter industry and speed UP the
nations current five year plan.
Stain stepped out of the military
office only a week before the -Four
Power Foreign Ministers confer.
ence was scheduled to open in Mos
COW.
The brief radio announcement,
recorded here by the Soviet moni-
tor, gave pressure" of other
work as Stalin's only reason for
relinquishing one Of his many
state posts.
However, the tremendous task
of guiding Russian military forces
through the war with Germany
undoubtedly tired the 67-year-old
Stain, who has repeatedly been re-
ported ill since the end of the war.
He was away from Moscow when
the Soviet Union celebrated his
9th birthday last Dec. 81, but
when he returned from his vaca-
ton it was said he was in normally
good health for a man of his age.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-04
Lilienthal Hearings
To End Early Today
Senate Atomic Energy Committee Votes To
Close Confirmation Questionine -
After Mcclellan Ends Bril- Sf

WASHINGTON, March 3. H.
The Senate Atomic Energy COM
mittee voted late today to close
the David E. Lilienthal confirma-
ton hearings tomorrow.
Senator Mcclellan (D-Tenn) will
be given an hour and a half to
complete presenting evidence in
opposition to the nominee for
chairman of the A,omr Energy
commission. Then the hearings,
which started Jan. 81, will close.
Chairman Hickenlooper CR-
Iowa. made the announcement
after a closed session of the COM
mittee. Mcclellan still was asking
Lilienthal questions as today's
hearing recessed to permit the
members to attend a Senate ses-
sion.
The committee plans a closed
meeting with Lilienthal a n d the
other four nominees to the Com
mission tomorrow afternoon. Hic-
kenlo oper said matters involving
security and liaison will be dis
cussed then.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-04
| truman Reiterates America Stands
Behind Pledges To Weaker Nations:
Republicans Divide Over BUDGET C,,t
CHEERING CROWDS
GREET PRESIDENT
Pomp. Ceremony Mark.
Mexico City's We'll
come To Chief

MEXICO CITY, March 3 H.
President Truman, welcomed to
Mexico with pomp and ceremony.
declared tonight that t h e United
States stands squarely behind its
commitments to protect weaker
countries the world over from op-
preston.
Speaking in the National palace
after a laundering. joyful greeting
as his w ambassador of good
will to this sister republic, h e.
American Chief Executive warned
that his country. pledged to non
intervention, can not be indif-
ferent ''to what goes on beyond
Dur W border"
He defined his Interpretation of
the doctrine of non-intervention to
mean that "a strong nation does
net have the right to impose It's
will by eason o. its strength, on
a weaker nation"
Mr.. Truman spoke after Next
can President Miguel AIeman, ex-
tending his Warmest welcome. as
serted at the conclusion of a state
Gunner honoring the American Wis
itor:
Choral Strain
'A1Gerica's voice is heard i, the
chcral strairs of the countries Of
the TcTld with ever more distinct
and greater clearness."
President Aleman welcomed
United States investments with ,
proper respect for Mexican laws
because 1--WE have economies that
can complement W another
frultfully" and "a mature under.
standing of your own interests
could not oppose the program of
our industrialization."
Without specifying conflicts in
the past, the Mexican Chief Ex-
ecutive said:
eff prejudices have been an OBJ
stacle to inter-American har-
mony) let us make the education
Of our children and of our youth a
liberation from that inexcusable
obstacle"
Mr.. Truman flew in from Kan
a City at 1888 A. M. (EST) for
a three-day goodwill visit. His
trip got of auspiciously with
cheering crowds throwing flowers
in his path as he drove to the
U. S. embassy.
At tonight's banquet-receptioa
Mr. Truman said that events in
one country may have such a pro-
found effect in other countries
that a violation of accepted prin-
ciples of national behavior is Of
concern to the whole family Of
nations.
Wholehearted acceptance Of the
doctrine that the strong can not
impose On the weak is "a part of
the basic international law recog-
nized by all the American repub-
lics,' MI. Truman continued, and
added:
my own country will be faith
full to the letter and to the spirit
Of the law"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-04
IRCUN PR0CLAIMS
"0PEN WARFARE"
Underground Band
Hurls Grenades AT
British Office

JERUSALEM, March 8 = R -
Five hand grenades we're hurled
into a British military office a t
Haifa tonight, shortly after the
Jewish underground organization
Irgun Zvai Leumi proclaimed that
"open warfare exists in Pales-
tine"
A British announcement said
there were no casualties in the
grenade attack.
Irgun claimed that it had sue.
c~essfully attacked British army
camps at Petah Tiqva and
Hadera, in retaliation against the
imposition of martial law on more
than q third of Palestine's' 600, O0O
Jews.
There was no confirmation by
the British of these claims. Petah
Tiqva, seven miles east of the all
Jewish city Of Tel Aviv, is in one
of the martial law zones. Hadera,
Is miles north of Tel Aviv, still is
free from military rule.
Pamphlets signed by Irgun tell
ing of the purported attacks said
"all our soldiers returned safely
from recent operations, and we
now declare that open warfare
exists in Palestine" The PAM
phlets reiterated that Irgun ac-
eepted TIL e responsibility for the
explosion Saturday at a British
officers club in Jerusalem.
Attack Notice
The Palestine Post, Jewish own
ed newspaper here. said it h a d
received an anonymous telephone
call saying Irgun soldiers would
attack two British security zones
in Jerusalem tonight.
1t. Gen. G. H. A. Macmillan,
commander of British troops in
Palestine, told his headquarters
staff tonight that ''there is no
question of the army in Palestine
being at war, with the Jewish pop
ulation or anyone else"
In his first address to the staff
since he assumed command last
month, the general added ''the
function of the army is to assist
the police in maintaining law and
order, as the police force alone
is insufficient in present 'circum-
stances"
Meanwhile h e Jewish agency,
warning of the possibility of "ab-
solute anarchy and chaos" de-
manded that Britain define terms
of martial law imposed yesterday.
$50, 900 Isolated
W 18th approximately $50, 900
Jews isolated from the rest of the
world, Jewish and British sources
agreed that indefinite continuation
of the military rule would result
in financial ruin for the areas af-
fected.
British Maj. Gen. R. N. Gale,
military governor of the Tel Aviv
area, said martial law inevitably
would spell economic disaster to
the community as a whole if it
continued for long, as business is
going to be hamstrung."
Hagana, armed force OF the
Jewish agency, accused Britain of
deliberately destroying the jew
ish economy The agency itself
said military law had brought
economic damage to hundreds Of
thousands of people who have
nothing whatever to do with terror
and crime"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-04
Freedom At Stake

A pamphlet of only about trlrty-
six pages has recently been pub
Ilished in Great Britain which
noses concretely, and more
poignantly than any other con-
ItemDor3r v document, the problem
of the preservation of freedom IN
crr time. The pamphlet is the
White Paper presented by the
Prime Minister to Parliament,
and it is called simply Eco
lpomic Survey for 1947.'
II is worth the most careful
ssu- in this country, not only be
cause it states the hard facts
which will compel us in the fairly
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-04
EXPLANATION OF
LAW PRESENTED
City Manager Benson Out.
lines Changes In Civil
Service Act

An explanation of the changes
in the civil service act desired by
the city council was presented to
members of the Wilmington police
force yesterday by City Manager
J. R. Benson.
Benson pointed out at the meet
ing that the city governing body
sought the authority to name a
chief of police from within or
without the department., to make
promotions and demotions and
make suspensions up to 80 days.
Following the afternoon session
it was decided by the force to
appoint two members from each
shift to meet with Senator Alton
A. Lennon and representative
Robert M. Kermon Saturday to
hold a full discussion of all phases
of the commission law.
He said the administration does
not desire to take away from the
civil service commission the
right to investigate applicants for
positions on the force and other
powers now vested in the board
by the present law.
Benson said yesterday after
noon that a change has been eff
fected in the new bill which the
city desires to have adopted.
Under the change, he said, the
members of the commission
would keep their positions on the
board until the end of their term.
In rewriting the bill, he ex-
planned, the part referring to the
commission as regards the
present members was mad
vertant1y omitted.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-04
And So To Bed

Love will find a way, even if
it takes two round-trip fares to
do the job.
Last night a wouId-be Romeo
headed for Wrightsville Beach
and his date. A trifle weary,
he decided to take a short nap
on the bus going down.
Upon awakening he found
himself passing through Sea-
gate on the return trip.
"But / wanted to get off at
the beach," he told the driver,
only to be reminded that he
owed the driver for the return
fare.
"Well, take out another round
trip fare" he said, "as Pm
going to keep that date on the
beach if l have to ride this
bus all night to get there"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-04

Another Onslow, also named Rich
ard, served as speaker during the
third parliament of Queen Anne,
and was a member OF Commons
for % years.
The third great Onslow' to hold
the speakership was Arthur, who
was a member of parliament for
Al years and served 80 years as
speaker.
"This country can well take
pride in the name of Onslow, both
of what you and your forebears
have made that name mean here
on the Western shore of the AT.
lsntic and for what the OnsloN
family has made it mean in tn
chronicles of h e older nation,
EDDY said.
Arthur Onslow was speaker O.
Commons when Onslow countj
was created in 1874.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-04
Men Trap
2O0,O 900 Communists
The Weather
c

FORECAST:
North and South Carolina-Clear to
partly cloudy and warmer Tuesday and
Tuesday night. Wednesday partly cloudy
and not much change in temperature.
eastern Standard Time)
(By u. S. Weather Bureau)
Meteorological data for the "a hours
ending 1880 p. m. yesterday.
Temperatures
100 a. m. 80; 1880 a. m. %; 1870 p. m.
SO; 1880 p. IN. 80; Maximum AZ; Minimum
u; Mean IS; Normal so.
Humidity
1:30. a. IN. At; 7:30 a. m. 81; 1870 D..
m. 80; 1880 p. m. asa
Precipitation
Total for q hours ending 7:3o p. m.
0 inches; Total since the first of the
S0.18 inches.
Tides For Today
from the Tide Tables published by
U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey.
HIGH Low
WILMINGTON 1856 a. M. 1904 a. m.
800 p. m. 2:42 p. m.
Inlet 5:26 a. m. 11:50 a. m.
$50 p. m. - p. m.
Sunrise 6:37; Sunset Gil: Moonrise
Moonset 5:13a.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-04
Smartly Executed Pincers
Movement Halls Drive
For Changchun

NANKING, March 8 Up =
Nearly 200, 900 Communists driv :
ing towards Changchun have been
trapped in a smartly-executed
government pincers movement
and already have suffered 20, 900
casualties, the Ministry of infor :
nation reported late today.
This claim of a major victory
on the snowy plains North of the
Manchurian capital conceded with
information from a reliable source
that Generalissimo Chang Kai-
shek and his top-ranking officers
have agreed to plans to wipe out
the Communists throughout China
Continued On Page Two; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-04
Today And Tomorrow
By WALTER

near future to take extraordinary
measures. but also, because it dis
closes so many of the real issues
underlying the theological conflict
throughout the world.
This pamphlet throws more
light on the choices which men
have to make than can be gotten
from most of what is written
about the theories of Communism
on the one hand and of free enter
prise on. the other.
The broadest. and in many
WAYS the most significs mt. con-
clusion which may draw is
Continued On Page Two; Col. p
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-04

CHICAGO, March 3.-W.p)-A
third body was recovered today
from the debris of a three-story
loop" building demolished by gas
explosions yesterday and firemen
continued a search for a man still!
missing.
The body found today was identi-
fled as that of George A. Henry,
43, a postal worker. Only one man
still was unaccounted for "a hours
""o" the explosions rocked the
Loop and shattered thousands CT
-n>-"s IN stores and skyscrapers
in the garment warehouse and
financial district.
Of the so persons injured, most
of them were cut by flying glass,
only four remained in hospitals
t.day. Frances Cissna, 10, a wait
ress and Albert Ansello. 35, both
of Chicago, we're reported in seri-
Gus conditions.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-04

He said h9
tee could rea
day or Thurs
Rrings
During todayGs ses-
sion, Mcclellan %gJected Lii
ienthal to a grilling which brought
protests from Hickenlooper and
the exclan alton from Senator
Vandenberg (R Mich that ''this
is outrageous"
At one point Mcclellan recalled
Lilienthal's statement that he had
done his "damndest" to keep
from accepting President Tru-
mans nomination.
"It now looks to me-. the San
ator observed, .likedyou're. doing
your damndest to get confirmed"
With some heat, Lilienthal re-
piled that he is mot here as an
applicant for a job, and
declared:
81 want to make it clear that
it will by no means break my
| Continued On Page Two; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-04

WASHINGTON, March 3 tP
= Differences between Senate anc
House Republicans On fiscal policy
came sharply into the open today
as the Senate voted a 81, 500, 00(
budget slash and Speaker Martin
R-Mass.) announced the House
leadership will insist on a S., 000,.
900, 900 cut.
The Senate's resolution was
passed 81 to 20 with every Repub.
lican on the floor supporting it ex.
cept Senator Morse Of Oregon.
CONTINUED ON Page TMO: Col. b
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-04
BY 4 70
VOTES SMALL CUT
Martin Says House Stands
On $4,000, 100000
Already Voted
THE DAY IN
By The Associated Press

Foreign - Congressman dis
cussed Americas role in the
Balkans if the U. S. takes
over British commitments in
troubled Greece. Senator
George D-Ga.) said this coun-
try should make it clear that
1t is supporting its own, not
British, policy. Rep. Rankin
tD-Miss.) told the House he
does not believe the life of the
United States depends on Brit
ain but if Britain falls, Com
munism will engulf Europe"
Draft - President Truman
asked Congress to let the
draft law die March 81, but
said a renewal will be sought
later if voluntary recruiting
fails to keep 1,641, 900 men I'M
der arms. The Army announc-
ed it will discharge its re-
naming 100, 900 chaftees -
those in this country by May
10, those abroad by June 30.
Merger - Senator Aiken
(R-Vt.) criticized President
Truman's unification bill for
the armed forces, declaring it
would give the proposed new
secretary of national defense
"unpredicted power" The
Senate voted to send the
measure to its Armed Ser
vices committee rather than
expenditures committee head
ed by Aiken.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-04
FOURTH BODY TAKEN
FROM DEBRIS AFTER
CHICAGO EXPLOSION

CHkA~~, March 3 -U.P-
The known death toll from gas
explosions which demolished
a t~hree-stOry Loop" building
yesterday rose to four tonight
when firemen removed the
body Of Louis Pappas, SO,
from the wreckage.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-04

Wilmington and vicinity: Clear to
partly cloudy today and tonight: We'd
nesday partly cloudy a,.d not much
change in temperature.
Arizona sun., 1947-09-12

"Where'd you get this crazy idea,
anyway"
''Well. it's only a suggestion"
''But, Caswell, how do I start
playing with the chalk-that is. If
I'm foolish enough to start?"
''I've thought of that, too. I can
get student from one Of the art
schools to come here once week
to show you. If you don't like it
after little while you can throw
him out"
Doctor Caswen went to his friend,
Judson Livingston, head of the At
1antic Art Institute, and explained
the situation. Livingston had just
the young man - Frank Swain,
eighteen years old and a promising
student. He needed the money. Ran
an elevator at night to pay his tut
tion. How much would he get? Five
dollars a visit. Fine.
Next afternoon young Swain was
shown into the big living room. Col
lis P. Ellsworth looked at him ap-
praisingly.
"Sir, I'm not an artist yet" an
swered the young man.
''Umph!"
Swain arranged some paper and
Arizona sun., 1947-09-12

wrinkles deepened at the corners Of
the old gentleman's eyes as he
asked elfishly, ''Well, what do you
think of it?"
mot bad, sir" answered Swain.
but it's bit lopsided."
"By gum," Old Ellsworth chuck
led. ST see. The halves don't
match" He added few lines with
a palsied hand and colored the open
spaces blue like child playing with
a picture book. Then he looked to-
ward the door. Listen, young
man." he whispered, II want to ask
you something before old pineapple
juice comes back"
eyes, sir" responded Swain re-
spectfully.
81 was thinking-could you spare
the time to come twice week or
perhaps three times?"
''Sure, Mister Ellsworth"
Good. Let's make it Monday.
Wednesday and Friday. Four
o'clock"
Koppel entered and was fabber-
gasted when his patient took his
pineapple juice without a whimper.
AS the weeks went by SWANS Wis
its grew more frequent. He brought
Arizona sun., 1947-09-12

crayons on the table. Lets try
and draw that vase over there on
the mantlepiece," he suggested.
what for? It's only bowl with
some blue stains on it. Or are
they green?"
'Try it. Mister Ellsworth.
please"
"Umph!" The old man took a
piece Of crayon in shaky hand
and made scrawl.. He made an
other scrawl and connected the two
with couple of crude lines. There
it is, young man." he snapped with
a grunt of satisfaction. ''Such fool
ishness. Poppycock!"
Frank Swain was patient. He
needed the five dollars. eff you
want to draw you will have to look
at what you're drawing, SIR
Old Ellsworth squinted and
looked. ''By gum, it's kinda pretty.
I never noticed it before"
Koppel came in with the pro-
nouncement that his patient had
done enough for the first lesson.
"Oh, it's pineapple juice again."
Ellsworth mumbled. Swain left.
VX/HEN the art student came the
w following week there was a
drawing on the table that had a
slight resemblance to the vase. The
Arizona sun., 1947-09-12

"HERE, take your pineapple
L juice" gently persuaded Kop-
pei, the male nurse.
''Nope!" grunted Coils P. ELS
worth.
''But it's good for you, sir"
''Nope!"
''It's doctors orders"
''Nope!"
Koppel heard the front door bell
and was glad to leave the room.
He found Doctor Caswen in the hall
downstairs. ''T can't do a thing
with him." he told the doctor. 'He
won't take his pineapple juice. He
doesn't want me to read to him. He
hates the radio. He doesn't like any
thing!"
Doctor Caswen received the in
formation with his usual profession
al calm. He had done some con-
structive thinking since his last Wis
it. This was no ordinary case. The
old gentleman was in pretty good
shape for a man of seventy-six. But
he had to be kept from buying
things. He had suffered his last
heart attack after his disastrous
purchase of that jerkwater railroad
out in Iowa. The one before that
came from the excitement engen-
dered by the disintegration of the
Happy Package chain of grocery
stores which he had acquired at a
fabulous price. All of his purchases
of recent years had to be liquidated
at a great sacrifice both to his
health and his pocketbook.
Coils P. Ellsworth sat in a huge
over-upholstered chair by the win
dow. He looked around as Doctor
Caswen inquired, ''Well, how's the
young man today?"
''Umph!" grunted the figure in
the chair in tone like a rasping
cough with all the implications of a
Sneer.
II hear you haven't been obeying
orders,' the doctor chided.
who's giving me orders at my
time of life?"
The doctor drew up chair and
sat down close to the old man. "I've
got proposition for you," he said
quietly.
Old Ellsworth looked suspiciously
over his spectacles. 'What is it,
more medicine, more automobile
rides, more balderdash to keep. me
away from the Officer"
How'd you like to take up art?"
The doctor had his stethoscope
ready in case the abruptness of the
suggestion proved too much for the
patients heart.
But the old gentleman's answer
was vigorous "Rot!"
81 don't mean seriously" said the
doctor, relieved that disaster had
been averted. "Just fool around
with chalk and crayons. It'll be
fun"
''Bosh!"
''All right" The doctor stood UP.
II just suggested it, that's ALL"
Coils P. sucked his gums and his
wrinkled chin bobbed up and down.
Arizona sun., 1947-09-12
First Broadcast Over Air
Sans Wires Made in 1902

Nathan B. Stubblefield, as a
demonstration to a number of
scientists in 1892, broadcast a
message through the air that was
received without the aid of wires.
Stubblefeld's first public broad
cast was on January 1, 1902.
And on May 80, 1902, in Fair
mont Park, Philadelphia, his
voice was heard mile away from
the. transmitter.
Arizona sun., 1947-09-12
! ASK NE -
!, ANOTHER {
A General Quiz
The Questions
Half Peplum

/. How many legs has Bonn
bay duck?
2. What is the 49th parallel?
3. Which of the Seven Wonders
of the ancient world can still be
seen?
4. Who was the ''knight of the
woeful countenance"?
5. Do Eskimos have boards?
6. Which was the first Amer
ican city to have a single railroad
station for all lines?
z. What is the true name OF
the dog star?
8. What is the largest flower
in the world?
9. What is a satyr?
10. The poem "Charge of the
Light Brigade" was inspired by
a tragic incident in what war?