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—--: __WILMINGTON, N. C, SUNDAY, FEBRUABY 3, 1946 FINAL EDITION
four Wilmington Today:
Municipal i ty Steps
Into Civic Campaign
For New Industries
As the third in its series of objective articles dealing with
fhe revitalized efforts to establish Wilmington among the fore
of the leadng business and industrial centers of the South, the
Star-News today offers an account of the activities of a small
rroup °f men, who* under the name of the Economic Develop
ment committee of the City of Wilmington, are charged with the
responsibility of directing exploitation of the community’s re
i sources—existing and potential.—Editor.
By KEN R. NOBLE
Staff Writer
If it is the responsibility of Industrial Properties, Inc.,
t0 lend financial assurance and aid to industries wanting to
establish in Wilmington, then it might be said that the re
sponsibility for interesting industries to locate here belongs
to the Economic Development committee.
Relatively new on the local scene, the Economic Devel
opment committee is the outgrowth of an idea that germi
nated among members of the City Planning board during
the summer of 1945. The steps that led to the organization
of the committee are interestin / and worth review.
During rue wuhbi uj.
members of the City Plan
ning board began to make m
cuirv among some of the na
tion’s top city planners for a
iPad that would produce a man
pre-imminent in the field of city
planning and economic-industrial
research. Various leads led to the
election of George V/. Simons, Jr.,
. Jacksonville, Fla., planning con
stant with an excellent record
of community planning and indus
trial development in a half-score
southern cities. A contract was
entered into with Simons on Jan.
5 1945. authorizing the consultant
to make two simultaneous surveys
of Wilmington. One, the first, was
to be of the economic assets and
potentialities of this area. The
second was to cover the compli
/.ed and controversial subject of
;y zoning and a zoning ordinahce.
As Simons and his organization
|of experts began to compile their
data, reporting back to the City
Planning board from time to time,
it became increasingly evident that
its proper implementation must
come from a group with broader
business and industrial? experience
than members of the Planriirig
board if full benefit were to be de
rived. This realization, incidental
ly, began with the Planning board
itself. Its members felt, and prob
ably rightly so, that it would re
quire qualification's arid experierice
they themselves did not possess to
realize the benefits Simons’ $7,000
industrial-economic survey were
(Continued on Page II, Column 4)
Ranks Of Striking ClO
Steel Workers -Reduced
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MANY FIRMS SIGNED
Washington Parley* On
Economic Affairs Ad
journ Without Results
(By The Associated Press)
The ranks of striking CIO-Unit
ed Steel Workers were reduced by
1.800 more this weekend with the
signing of contracts by several in
dividual steel companies, but a
wage negotiation meeting between
the union and the strike-bound In
land steel company adjourned
without a settlement.
Both the union and company
announced the meeting had failed.
The ynion said it gave the com
pany “a chance to agree to an 18
1-2 cent hourly increase” and the
company refused. The company
said the union asserted it would
not discuss anything less than 18
1-2 cents.
‘‘This concluded the meeting,”
Inland’s statement read, “with the
company saying that if any time
the union had other proposals to
present, the company would' meet
with them promptly.’*
Another 1,800 USW members yes
terday had signed contracts with
steel companies, bringing to m«re
than 20,500 the number of em
ployes who have returned to their
jobs under such agreements since
the nationwide steel strike, affect
ing 750,000 workers, began 13 days
ago.
Some 50 firms, chiefly steel
fabricating companies, have signed
back-to-work contracts, most of
which granted wage increases of
18 i-2 cents an hour or more.
In Washington, presidential con
ferences on domestic economic af
fairs, including the steel strike,
adjourned yesterday with "no con
clusive results,” a White House
official announced.
President Truman called in secre
tary of the Treasury Vinspn, secre
tary of State Byrnes, Price Admin
istrator Bowles and Reconversion
Director John W. Snyder.
The president also conferred
(Continued on Page Two; Col. 4)
Clothing Collection
Scheduled For Today
Volunteer workers today are
scheduled to make a house-to
house canvass for old clothes
in conjunction with the Victory
Clothing campaign which is be
ing conducted nationally.
Wilbur R. Dosher, chairman
the drive which ends Feb. 13,
asked yesterday that all per
sons have their bundles of
clothing ready for the collect
ors that the work might be
speeded up.
The collection will be con
tinued past Feb. 13, Dosher
said, if the entire city has not
been canvassed by that time.
Clothing collected is being ship
ped to foreign countries where
the garments will be distribut
ed to residents of war-tom
communities.
HOUSING PROBLEM
DECISIONS SLATED
Showdown On Proposal To
Place Homes Under Price
Controls Looms
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2—(ff) —
The House Banking committee to
day set for Monday crucial deci
sions bearing on the problem of
houses for veterans at prices vet
erans can pay.
The main showdown will occur
on a proposal by Wilson Wyatt,
housing expediter, that all dous
ing, old and new—and city bu“d'
ing lots as well—be brought under
price controls to prevent specula
tion and inflation in the sales
living space. ,
Wyatt estimated that by the end
of this year, there will be 2,500,
000 more families than there ar
dwellings available, .. '
The committee also will decid ,
(Continued on Page Two; Col. 5)
Two Major Developments
Projected At Southport
Southport’s post-war expansion
Program, based chiefly on its boat
■ng ar.d resort attractions, yester
flay was well underway, with an
announcement that E. G. Mallison,
renafly, n. j.t plans to initiate
work on a new, well-equipped yacht
. as'n at the Cape Fear river town
m early April.
^?so planned for Southport, with
a view to making it a game fishing
center, is a large brick clubhouse
cr sportsmen. This undertaking
] be sponsored by a northern
corporation, it is understood, and
ul be separate from Mallison’s
Propositfon.
In conjunction with the ciu
house, for which a site alrea<^
has been purchased, Gulf
fishing cruisers will be availab e
for charter.
Mallison was in Southport for con
ferences last week with representa
tives of several oil companies who
a^e interested in bidding on oil and
gas concessions for the yacht
basin. -it
The basin, as yet of undetermin
ed size, will be located at Fiddler s
Drain in the eastern sector of town.
It will be equipped with slips and
(Continued on F»g* Two; Col. 5)
“Forever Amber”
When the cameras start grind
ing in March to film “Forever
Amber”, Pegy Cummins (shown
here) will star as “Amber”. A 20
year-old Irish-born British stage
and screen star, Pegy came to this
country especially for the movie
production of the book.
ALLIES BAN MORE
REICH INDUSTRIES
Are Seeking To End For
ever German’s Ability
To Conduct War
BERLIN, Feb. 2.—W)—The four
power allied control council, seek
ing to end forever Germany’s
ability to mak<: war, today abo
lished nine more of the country’s
key industries.
Synthetic gasoline, rubber, am
monia, primary aluminum and
magnesium, ball and taper bear
ings, certain war chemicals and
even heavy farm tractors and
heavy machine tools were among
the items erased from the former
Reich’s industrial list.
Previously, under the Potsdam
directive of Russia, Great Britain
and the United States, Germany
was forbidden plants capable of
making munitions and other war
implements, including aircraft and
ocean vessels.
The council, however, qualified
today’s order with a provision
making it “subject in certain cases
to the necessity for providing ex
ports to pay for imports and to
availability in world markets.”
Some progress has been made
in converting Germany to an
agricultural and light industry
(Continued on Page Two; Col. 1)
SCOUTS WILL MARK
35TH ANNIVERSARY
Cape Fear Council Plans
Special 10-Day Program
For Wilmington Area
Wilmington Boy Scouts tomor
row begin a 10-day celebration of
the founding of the Scout move
ment which had its beginning in
1910.
The national celebration gets
underway Feb. 8, and will continue
through Feb. 14, using as a theme
“Scoifts of the World—Building
Together.” . ,
The local program which has
been announced by W. Eugene
Edwards, district chairman, will
include radio plays, window dis
plays, Boy Scout Sunday, rallies,
parades, parent’s nights, civic
service and other events, includ
ing a "Shirts-off-Our-Backs” cam
paign.
A court of honor has been plan
ned for tomorrow night in the
courthouse at 8 o’clock as the
opening phase of the program.
Tuesday the scouts will meet in
the local office at 3:45 p. m., at
(Continued on Page Two; Col. 8)
WEATHER
FORECAST
North Carolina—Fair Sunday: Monday
increasing cloudiness followed by light
rain beginning over west portion Mon
day afternoon; little change in tempera
ture.
(Eastern Standard Time)
(By U. S. Weather Bureau)
Meteorological data for the 24 hours
ending 7:30 p.m. yesterday.
Temperatures
1:30 a.m. 37; 7:30 a.m. 34; 1:30 p.m. 55;
7:30 p.m. 51
Maximum 58; Minimum 33; Mean 46;
Normal 47
Humidity
1:30 a.m. 87 , 7:30 a.m. 83; 1:20 p.m. 25;
7:30 p.m. 34
Precipitation
Total for 24 hours ending 7:30 p.m.—
_inches.
Total since the first of the month—
_inches.
Tides For Today
(From the Tide Tables published by U.
S. Coast and Geodetic Survey)
High Low
Wilmington _ 10:54 a.m. 5:26 a.m.
11:02 p.m. 6:00 p.m.
Masonboro Inlet _ 8:33 a.m. 2:14 a.m.
8:44 p.m. 2:52 p.m.
Sunrise 7:08; Sunset 5:44; Moonrise
8:22 am.; Moonset 7:23 p.m.
Biver Stage at Fayetteville, N. C. at 8
a.m. Saturday, 26.2 feet.
(Continued on Pare 5, Column 1)
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|^ve Killed
Cleveland
^>last, Fire
Flames Sweep Through
1 Frame Catholic Home
For The Aged
50 PERSONS ESCAPE
Loss Estimated $30,000;
Thorough Investigation
Promised
CLEVELAND, Feb. 2—(#) —
Twelve of the 62 occupants of
Jennings Hall, Catholic Home for
the aged, died today in an ex
plosion and ensuing fire which
swept through the one-story frame
structure.
Coroner Samuel R. Gerber re
ported all 62 occupants of the
home had been accounted for and
that a final check disclosed a death
toll of 12. Previous estimates
were that the toll might reach 40.
Seven persons still remained in
hospitals but the condition of only
one was listed as critical by the
coroner.
Five other occupants were giv
en emergency treatment at local
hospitals but later were sent to
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Structure Engulfed
The flash fire quickly engulfed
the tar paper and thin frame walls
of the structure shortly after an
explosion at 2:15 p. m., (EST.)
A' “thorough investigation” of
the blaze will be made, Coroner
Gerber said.
I.oss was reckoned by Elmer
Cain, second assistant fire chief
of Cleveland, at $30,000. The one
story structure was completed
June 1, 1942, and named for Msgr.
Gilbert P. Jennings, late pastor
of St. Agnes Catholic church, who
left the bulk of his estate for erec
tion of the home.
Some of the aged residents in
the home perished when they be
came hysterical and resisted res
cue efforts, Sister Hyacinth re
ported. She gave this account of
the fire, the century’s fourth ma
jor disaster in greater Cleveland.
“I was in my office and the nuns
were having player period in a
neighboring building when I heard
the explosion. I rushed into the
hall (Jennings). The smoke was
so dense I couldn’t see my hands
in front of me. I rang a bell to
alert the house and then tried to
help get occupants out. In two
minutes after the explosion, every
thing was on fire.
Heat intense
“The Sisters felt they would
suffocate, but kept trying to pull
the occupants out of their rooms.
I didn’t see any flames because
(Continued on Page Two; Col. 4)
STEAMSHIP LINES
PLANNING FLEETS
Intend To Place 89 New
Vessels Into Service In
Three Years
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2,*^-(U.R)—
The National Federation of Amer
ican Shipping tonight ^disclosed
plans of 11 major steamship lines
to place 89 new vessels in world
wide passenger and cargo service
within three years.
The $500,000,000 program will
start toward fruition the late
President Roosevelt’s long-standing
dream of a “bold and daring”
peacetime merchant marine second
to none.
NFAS, representing 95 per cent
of the country’s shipping lines,
said several ultra-modern, speedy
ships, which will total 1,200,000
gross tons, already are under con
struction and others are scheduled
to be delivered this year.
Having capacity for about 15,000
passengers and 700,000 deadweight
(Continued on Page 11. Column 8)
Japanese Planned Plane
Attack On Panama Canal
By DONALD 3. GONZALES
United Press Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2—Japan
outfitted three huge submarines
with 10 bomb-carrying planes and
planned to use them in an attack
on the Panama Canal, the Navy
disclosed tonight.
Information about the Pian
foiled by the war’s end-^as un
covered in Japan by Nava
ligence agents after V-J day_ Vice
Admiral Charles A. Lockwood, for
mer commander of U. s
submarine operations, reve
tails of the plan at a press con
ference here.
Lockwood listed the three sub
marines as the 1-14 (3,000 tons)
and the 1-400 and 1-401 (both 5,500
tons.) The smallest submarine
was to carry two planes within
striking distance of the canal
while the two larger tyPes were to
carry four planes each.
Each of the 10 planes, Lock
wood said, could carry one 1,500
pound bomb.
Lockwood indicated that the at
tack failed to materialize only be
(Continued on Page Two; Col. 1)
Area In Connecticut And
New York Recommended
As Site For UNO Office
Syria To Appeal To UNO Against
Foreign Soldiers Within Levant
By JOHN' A. PARRIS
LONDON, Feb. 2.—(IP)—An
other international political is
sue loomed tonight before the
United National Security Coun
cil, whose 11 members are
hearing debate on Russia’s
complaint that presence of
British troops in Greece is
endangering world peace.
Faris A1 Khoury, ch ef Syrian
delegate to the United Nations,
said he intended to appeal to
the Security Council on Mon
day asainst the presence of
French and British troops in
the Levant.
“We have always been will
ing to discuss the situation di
rectly,” he said, ‘‘but no ap
proach has been made to us
and we have therefore decided
reluctantly to appeal to the
United Nations.”
On Dec. 13 France and Brit
ain signed an agreement pro
viding for joint "evacuation by
stages” of troops from Syria
and Lebanon. France announ
ced later that ti would keep
troops in Lebanon. until the
United Nations decided on the
organi^at'on of "collective Se
curity” in the Levant, and
protests came frob both Leba
nese and Syrian officials.
At the same time the Arab
higher committee announced in
Jerusalem that it had sent a
request^ for Un ted Nations in
tervention in support of self
determination, liberty and in- '
dependence in the Holy land.
Meanwhile British and Rus
sian delegates prepared for the
second round of the'r debate on
Greece, scheduled to be resum
ed at 10 a.m. E.S.T., op Mon -
day.
Earlier today former For
eign minister Trygve Lie pf
Norway was sworn in as secre
tary-general of the United Na
tions. In an inaugural speech
he pledged an 'impartial ap
proach’’ to all issues confront
ing the international organiza
tion.
The 50-year-old carpenter’s
son swore to support only ‘‘the
interests of the United Nations”
and not to take instructions
“from any government or other
authority external to the or
ganization.’’
A few minutes later the Unit
ed States and Soviet Ukraine
avoided a floor dispute over the
United Nations’ labor policies,
then went into committee
where they continued the argu
ment.
. The controversy arose be
(Continued on Page 5, Column 5)
Naval Captain Hints Conspiracy
To Blot Out Tip-Off On Jap War
RE-HEARING ASKED
IN SEVERANCE CASE
Noted Ship Damage, Cargo
Loss Action May Go To
U. S. Supreme Court
The circuit court of appeals in
Richmond has granted R. R. Stone,
as the Stone Towing line, until
March 1 to file a petition for re
hearing before that court, and has
stayed judgment which last month
held Stone solely liable for the
loss of the S. S. Severance and its
$100,000 sulphur cargo at the Cape
Fear river drawbridge,, northwest
branch, it was learned here yester
day. .
Previously, the circuit court had
rendered a unanimous decision re
versing an earlier opinion by the
U. S. district court at Elizabeth
City, in which Stone was exonerat
ed of responsibility for the ship
and cargo. The district court opin
ion was rendered by Judge I. M.
Meekins.
Wilmington legal circles, iuuuw
Lng the case closely, lieved yes
terday that the defendants, if the
petition for re-hearing is denied by
the circuit court, would file a peti
tion for certiorari with the Su
preme court of the United States.
Stone and < e Stone Towinj com
pany is represented by John W.
Oaste, Jr., Norfolk, and Carr,
Tames, and Carr, Wilmington.
The plaintiffs, the Texas Gulf
Sulphur company, inc., owners of
the cargo, are represented by Hill,
Rivkins, and Middleton, New York,
and the Diamond Steamship Trans
portation corporation by the firms
of Rountree and Rountree, Wil
mington, and Macklin, Brown, Len
ahan, and Speer, New York.
The circuit court’s judgment m
late December ordered a special
master to be appointed by the East
ern North Carolina district court
to fix the amount of damages as
sertedly due the Texas Sulphur
company and the Diamond Steam
ship company.
SENTENCED
YOKOHAMA, Feb. 2.—(U.PT—For.
mer Japanese prison camp com
mandant Capt. Hiroji Honda today
was sentenced to 20 years impris
onment at hard labor for failure to
prevent his men from committing
atrocities against allied prisoners.
SAFFORD TESTIFIES
Describes Disappearance of
Records On Intercepted
Radio Messages
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2— (ff) —
Capt. L. F. Safford told Pearl
Harbor investigators today that
“there is the appearance” of a
War and Navy department conspir
acy to blot out receipt of a tip
off on war with Japan.
The Naval officer, in charge of
intelligence, in naval communica
tions in 1941, based his assertion
on what he described as the dis
appearance of records on messages
intercepted hy east coast radio
monitoring stations for the month
of December, 1941. The Japanese
hit the Pacific base Dec. 7.
In disagreement with numerous
earlier witnesses, Safford insisted
he had seen an intercepted and
decoded Japanese message three
days before the attack, which in
cluded the words “east wind,
rain.” Those words, under a Japan
ese code known here, would have
advised Tokyo’s agents abroad of
a break with the United States.
Many Officers Knew
Safford asserted that such a mes
sage was picked up by the Chelt
enham, Md., station on Dec. 4, and
“at least 20” officers knew about
it.
“Why would any of these officers
secrete, delete, purloin, destroy,
cover up that message so people
wouldn’t know Japan was about
to commence war?” demanded the
committee counsel, Seth W. Rich
ardson.
“It is human to try to cover up
a mistake,” Safford replied.
Safford said “I prefer not to
answer” a question as to whether
he now believed that General
George C. Marshall, wartime chief
(Continued on Page 11, Column 6)
OUT-PATIENT AID
PLAN NEARS OKEH
Officials Confer With Cap
ital Vet Administration
Authorities
The Wilmington - proposed Blue
Hross plan sponsored locally to
provide hospital and medical care
for North Carolina veterans neared
the contract stage yesterday.
A Tar Heel delegation, headed by
Hoi. Wiley Pickens of the North
Harolina Veterans’ commission,
:onfered on the subject yesterday
mth Washington Veterans’ ad
ministration officials, Wilmington
American Legion officers were in
formed last night.
The VA is expected to sign a
contract with the North Carolina
Hospital Saving association, which
will act as agency for the State
Medical society and associate
members.
Under the proposed plan veter
ans would be provided with beds
in private hospitals and home
treatment by civilian doctors at ;
federal expense. '
The medical, or out-patient, 1
(Continued on Page Two; CoL 7) <
DELAY ON STRIKE
BILL ANTICIPATED
Senate May Approve Less
Stringent Plan Than
The Case Measure
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2. — (AO —
Congressional leaders said today
they expect several weeks—per
haps longer—to elapse before any
strike-control legislation actually
goes on the books.
Strategically placed members of
both major parties, who declined
to permit use of their names, ex
pressed that view to a reporter.
The House expects to pass some
sort of billi next week. If it fol
lows the lines of the case measure
now under discussion, the lead
ers! said, the senate is likely to go
slowly in making up its mind and,
in the end, approve a less string
ent bill than the House version.
Then jwill come an effort to reach
a compromise. Frequently that is
a long process.
Sponsors of the case measure
hope for House passage Tuesday,
they may not get a vote before
Wednesday. Most republicans and
a substantial bloc of southern der*
ocrats are behind them.
That became evident in two days
oi warm debate tms weeK.
The bill would create a federal
mediation board to help settle dis
putes and ban strikes or lock-outs
during a 30-day cooling off period.
It would allow wider use of court
injunctions against workers or em
ployers, permit civil suits for vi
olation of labor-management con
tracts and outlaw violence in pick
eting.
President Truman had recom
mended the establishment of Fact"
Finding boards. Equipped with
subpoena powers, to work during
30-day cooling periods. The House
Labor committee stripped off sub
poena and cooling provisions.
KILLED
HENDERSONVILLE, Feh. 2 -
{JP)—Hubert Hyder, of Henderson
ville, a passenger in an army
primary training plane, was killed
and Sam Edney, also of Henderson
ville, the pilot, was seriously in
jured late this afternoon when the
ship crashed near here. Edney
was taken to the Patton Memorial
hospital where his condition was
reported as serious.
PROPOSALS MADE
IN LONG REPORT
New York City Is Suggest*
ed As Interim Office
Of World Agency
NEW YORK, Feb. 2.—(ff)
—A 40 to 50-square mile
tract of land on the New
York-Conneeticut border wa?
recommended today as first
choice for the site of an in
terna donal city in which the
United Nations would es
tablish headquarters.
New York City was sug
gested as interim headquar
ters until the international
capital was constructed.
The recommendations were made
in a 35-page report by a UNO sit*
committee to the United Nation*
general assembly in London.
Dr. Stoyan Gavrilovic, (com
mittee chairman, said at a news
conference at the Waldorf Astoria
that the report also recommended
Hyde Park, N. Y„ and the Blue
Hills and North shore areas near
Boston as possible sites for the
permanent headquarters of the
United Nations. He said Boston
and Atlantic City had been recom
mended as alternates for the in
terim headquarters.
final Action boon
In London, where the site selec.
tion was made known simultane
ously with the announcement here,
the general assembly planned to
hear the recommedations formally
Tuesday and expected final action
by the 51-nation body within 3
week.
When the site committee began
inspecting the territory within 80
miles of New York City four
weeks ago. Dr. Gavrilovic said
"we have in mind a city built as
Washington was built more than
100 years ago, only on not such a
big scale.”
Such a city would displace at
first about 2,500 persons now liv
ing in parts of two Connecticut
and four New York towns and
cause the dismantling of some of
the palatial estates which dot the
wooded, rolling country of the site.
The center of the area is 33
miles from New York,city. For
many years wealthy New York
ers have maintained fashionable
estates in the section. The United
Nations headquarters would cover
some of Stamford and Greenwich,
Conn., and parts of Harrison, Rye,
North Castle and Pound Ridge.
Would Become Enclave
The United States, under a treaty
prepared for American signature,
would receive a "fair trice” for
the site, which would become an
enclave—a piece of international
territory.
The treaty says:
“The U. S. A. undertakes on the
entry into force of this treaty to
vest in the United Nations the full
ownership of all land in the zone
and of all buildings situated
thereon at the moment of trans
fer.”
The enclave will be unique be
cause it will be owned by no one
country, but will belong to the
51 United Nations. The United
Nations will ask the United States
to police the boundaries, and the
UNO secretary will be authorized
under the treaty to ask for Am
erican armed police to come into
the zone when hfc feels it neces
sary. .
Connecticut Attorney General
William L. Haddon told Dr. Gavri
lovic that the state’s constitution
presented no obstacles governing
diplomatic privileges and extra
territorial rights. The land, Dr.
(Continued on Page Two; Col. 5)
Confirmation Of Pauley
For Navy Post Expected
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.— (U.R) —
Some Democratic sources were
willing to bet tonight that Edwin W.
Pauley will bet confirmed as un
dersecretary of Navy despite
charges that he tried to block a
Federal suit for title to tideland oil
with promises of big campaign
contributions.
The charges—denied by Pauley
—were made before the Senate na
zal affairs committee this week by
Secretary of Interior Harold L.
ekes and former ^assistant attor
cey general Norman Dittleil.
They said that Pauley, a Calif
ornia oil man and former Demo
t.
cratic National treasurer, brought
pressure against filine the suit in
1941. They quoted him as saying *
persons interested in tideland oil
deposits would contribute heavily
to Democratic Coffers if they were
assured the government would drop
its title action.
The suit was held up for four
years but eventually was filed and
is now before the supreme court.
The Naval affairs committee,
which is considering the nomina
tion, was in recess until Monday
when Sen. Charles W. Tobey, R.,
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