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VISITING HOURS
TO BE ANNOUNCED
Five Ships Of The Navy
Transport Division To
Dock Today
[ Visiting hours on the five ships
of the Naval Transport Division
121 which are to dock here today
will be announced by Capt. Stamps
Howard, skipper of the crew, upon
his arrival but it is anticipated
that they will be opened for public
inspection this afternoon and to
morrow.
[ The vessels are slated to arrive
-in Southport at 9 a.m today, at
which time Lt. Henry C. Bost,
district representative of the Nav
al Reserve, will go aboard the
flag »hip and come into Wilming
ton with the group.
A group of city and county lead
ers will be on hand to officially
welcome the division on their ar
rival in Wilmington about 11 a.m.
Two of the ships will be docked
[at the customhouse, two at the
•foot of Castle street, and one at
•the foot of Dock street.
I Commander E. N. Collison, dis
•trict public information officer for
[the sixth Naval district is also ex
pected to arrive in Wilmington this
morning. He will ast as liason of
ficer between the Navy depart
ment and the American Legion dur
-ing the convention.
[ Rear Adm. L. T. Dubose, his
•personal aide, Commander J. L.
.‘Rhodemeyer, and a captain of the
[admiral’s staff, will be met by
•Commander Collison, Lieutenant
'Bost, and W. L. Farmer, conven
tion chairman, upon their arrival
• at Bluethenthal airport on Monday
’morning. The party, coming from
[Charleston headquarters, will be
•special guests of the Legion con
'vention on Monday.
[ Officers of the Naval Transport ,
•Division 121 will be entertained
[today at a cocktail party and a
•buffet banquet in the Club Cabana,
•beginning at 5:30 p.m. Enlisted
[men in the division will be en
■ tertained at a dance in the USO,
•Second and Orange street tonight.
SNAKES
(Continued From Page One)
to their victims, release their hold
and strike and inject their venom
v/ith a sharp spur-like object on
the very end of the tail, she said.
Rat H^ad
While the snake in the bottle of
alcohol appears to be about a foot
and a half long with mottled black
and white skin, it was green and
.yellow when alive, Mrs. McBride
•said. These are the same markings
« hoop snake is supposed to have,
Ishe added.
. Furthermore, she pointed out the
•snake has a head like a rat and
'a sharp bony spur on the end of
‘its tail.
The eyes are oval shaped unlike
many other species of snakes The
markings on the body cease about
one and a half inches from the end
of the tail. For that length the spur
"extends. It is hard, like a bone,
and is white, without any mark
ings.
' But whether the snake used the
"spur to strike in its attacks there
is no actual proof. Nor did anyone
*ee the snake put its tail in its.
mouth and roll along the ground
like a hoop.
Mrs. McBride, however, knows
that hoop snakes do roll along the
ground after their quarry when
they are angry.
One of her relatives witnessed
that extraordinary feat and told
her about it, she said.
Snake Chases Man
‘ Her kinsman, she said, told of
’jgeeing a man he was working with
hove into view with a hoop snake
rolling along in hot pursuit.
" The man, the relative was tell
ing about, escaped only by dodging
behind a tree
' The snake, traveling full tilt,
was unable to swerve as quickly
and the tree received the full dose
of the venom in its tail.
And the result was characteristic
of all the stories told about the
hoop snake.
‘ “The tree died,” Mrs. McBride
jftaid.
i SENATORS
(Continued From Page One)
’ Senator Olin Johnson <D - SC)
•started talking about the Bulwin
kle bill. This would exempt rail
roads from anti-trust suits if they
fixed their rates jointly with In
terstate Commerce Commission
approval. The Senate has been
talking about — and roundabout—
this bill for five days.
Joiciston, in a half hour’s speech
yesterday, said he didn’t like it.
•Surrounded by heaps of books and
■papers, Johnston started off again.
Ke still didn't like it.
• At 11:31 there were seven Sena
tors on the floor. At 11:32 there
[were six, right back where we
atarted. At 11:34 there were five,
•Johnston, Martin (R-Mass) Taft
(R-Ohio), Williams (R-Del) and
McFarland (D-Ariz).
Daily Doodle
At 11:38 McFarland left. At 11:41
lie came back.
At 11:45 Johnston finished read
ing one statistical report. He pick
ed up another one immediately
[and went on. And on. The spec
tators in the gallery, which was
about one-fourth filled, seemed
somewhat less than tense.
. At noon your reporter tiptoed
■softly away. There were 11 Sen
ators around by then. It seemed
positively crowded.
Crime Marches On
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in Crime” was the feature picture
at the Capitol Theater the night
burglars robbed the playhouse of
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DENMARK GOES BACK
TO MEAT RATIONING
AFTER 27 YEARS
1
COPENHAGEN. June 13 —W—
The Danish Ministry of Supply an
nounced today meat rationing
would be introduced July 16 —
Denmark’:; first meat rationing
since 1920.
Axel Kristensen, minister of
supply, sa:d Ihe reason was “we
still do not get enough feed stuff
from abroad to maintain normal
production for export and home
consumption.”
Longshoremen, shipbuilders and
workers in several large factories
issued a declaration today saying
they would work no more over
time schedules until food supplies
improved. They protested that po
tatoes, meant and other provisions
were short and that they were
financially unable to buy plentiful
“luxury foods.”
MILLER
(Continued From Page One)
wonder why they don’t question
Garland Cottrell?” Cottrell is the
man Mrs. Miller is alleged to have
told Robeson county sheriff’s of
ficers she was in love with.
Miller did not hesitate to talk
about the events after he was shot
by Fred Wiggins, Negro farm hand,
who in his confession to officers,
said Mrs. Miller hired him to shoot
her husband and make it “look
like a suicide.”
The handsome young man and
father of two children, said he was
asleep when the gun fired. “It
sounded just like I might have shot
the gun myself,” he related. He
continued his story by saying that
he jumped out of bed and reached
for his pistol, which, he said he
always left on a tall chest of draw
ers near his bed. “The pistol was
gone, and then I knew I had been
shot with my own gun.” he said.
Blew Auto-Horn
Miller said he ran out of the
house in pursuit of the fleeing
Negro, whom he did not recog
nize. “I chased him to the road
and I saw that I could not catch
him, so I walked back to my car
and started blowing the horn for
help,” he continued.
Miller said that Allen Currin, his
wife’s father, came over and start
ed to drive him to a hospital in a
pick-up truck, but discovered that
there was not enough gas to make
the 18 mile trip. Miller related how
he got out of the truck and into
Currin’s car.
‘‘As we neared the hospital. 1
began to hurt awfully bad,” Miller
said. Upon arriving at the hospital
Miller said he w'alked into the
building. “I was awfully weak and
was hurting, that’s all I remem
ber,” he said.
Miller would not talk about the
charges against his wife and the
Negro. ‘‘I don’t know what I am
going to do,” he kept repeating. ”1
just want to get well and stir
around some, before I make up my
mind,” he told his visitors.
In Good Spirits
Whn asked if he knew about any
affair between Garland Cottrell,
ex-saildr and neighbor of the Mil
ler’s, the handsome Miller replied
‘‘I sure didn’t, but if he is connect
ed with this mess, then why hasen’t
he been questioned?”
Miller seemed to be in good
spirits, but complained about hav
ing a fever and congestion in his
lungs. He would in no way give any
idea of what his plans for the
future were. ‘‘I just don’t know
what I will do about this thing,” he
repeated.
Miller said he did not believe he
would be able to attend court Wed
nesday of next -week, the date that
tentatively has been set for the
trial of his wife and the Wiggins
Negro.
The young man appeared wor
ried at times during the interview,
but would not answer several di
rect questions as to his future
plans.
“The family is taking good care
of me and I hope to be up and
around soon, but I want to be sura
that I am well before I leave the
house,” he said.
Convalescense Unhappy
David Miller’s convalescense is
not a happy one as he begins to
find and hear first hand confirma
tion of what he had before now
only learned from newspaper ac
counts.
Although the confession of Da
vid’s wife, Mrs. Mary Edna Cur
rin Miller, was made in the pres
ense of Mrs. Miller’s father, Allen
Currin, wealthy Robeson county
farmer, and it was on the strength
of this alleged confession that Mrs
Miller was charged with the at
tempted murder of her husband,
Mrs. Miller’s part in the shooting
was never discussed by Currin and
David Miller during the frequent
visits of Currin to the hospital.
STATE
(Continued From Page One)
positive what connection Cottrell
had in the case. But he said again
that the investigation was not com
plete.
Defense attorneys for Mrs. Mil
ler are expected to enter a plea
of temporary insanity for their
client.
Negro Confesses
Mrs. Miller is alleged to have
confessed to Robeson county sher
iff’s officers that she hired the
Negro to shoot her husband. Sho
was reported to have told the of
ficers that she was in love with
Garland Cottrell, a young former
sailor and a tenant farmer on her
father’s, farm near her home.
Wiggins has confessed his part
in the plot to murder the husband
of Mrs. Miller. He said that Mrs.
Miller asked him to kill her hus
band and he said she told him that
she would “take care of you.”
The Negro said Mrs. Miller gave
him the gun and a pair of chil
dren’s gloves to wear. He also stat
ed that Mrs. Miller told him to
shoot only once and make it “look
like a suicide.” The Negro confess
ed that he shot Miller while he
lay sleeping in his bed about 6
o’clock Sunday morning, May 11.
‘
Pleasant Surprise
BRISTOL, R. I. —CUR)— Mrs.
Charles M. Fay was casually open
ing her mail when a $10,000 check
fell on her lap. It was first prize
in a national jingle contest—and
Mrs. Fay had aknoet forgotten
she had entered.
ACL MALE CHORUS
TO AID FESTIVAL
-*
Choral Group Proffers
Services To Azalea
Committee Chairman
Response and willingness to aid
in the Azalea festival which is pro
posed to be held in Wilmington
next April was given yesterday by
The Atlantic Coast Line Male
chorus.
Hugh Morton, who has been
named chairman of the group
which is making preparations for
the festival, received a letter from
H. V. Borjes, president of the ACL
chorus, offering the services of the
chorus in the undertaking.
“If our services are desired
please let us know sufficiently in
advance to make the necessafry
preparations most appropriate for
the occasion,” the letter said, and
was signed, “Yours for promoting
the welfare of our community.”
A group of local citizens repre
senting the city's civic and social
clubs met on Wednesday night and
drev up a list of proposed plans
for the staging of the festival.
It is planned to hold the festival
in April, the exact date to be set
later, depending upon the time the
Azaleas are in full bloom. It is
hoped that the affair can be an
annual one.
TORRENTIAL
(Continued From Page One)
return early next week with equal
force.
Above Flood Stage
At Chillicothe, the Grand river
w?as nine feet above flood stage
after a rise of 12.5 fee. in the last
24 hours following almost two
inches of rain which was general
throughout the area.
The Missouri was almost four
feet above flood stage at Nebras
ka City, Nebr., d bankful at St.
Joseph, Mo., where a four-foot rise
was forecast for tomorrow.
First crests on the swollen Miss
issippi and Missouri will begin
passing St. Louis tomorrow, but
official flood observers said the
overflow in the area would be
minor.
However, the Mississippi forced
75 families from their homes at
low points in Alton, 111., today &nd
washed out the Illinois Terminal
Railroad line north from that city
to Grafton, 111.
Traffic over the Lewis and Clark
bridges near the confluence of the
two rivers, 20 miles north of here,
was halted by backwaters which
closed U. S. highway 67 between
the two bridges.
SUNKEN
(Continued From Page One)
ary and has been abandoned since
then. Shortly after it sunk, an at
tempt was made to salvage it,
but no definite steps have as yet
been taken, according to the Coast
Guard.
U. S. Engineers have dredged
around the sunken ship, in the
project of dredging the channel,
rather than remove it. Officials
of the local district engineer of
fice were unavailable last night for
comment.
Two Retired
Coast Guardsmen said that they
did not know what, if any, steps
were being taken to remove the
barge from the waterway.
The two other yachts which have
been damaged by hitting the
barge were the “All Alone,” a 99
foot cruiser, which suffered com
paratively minor damages, and
the “Sea Rover.” An estimate on
the damage to that ship was not
available. Both of those vessels
were repaired here and have sail
ed.
PLAN
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should be undertaken, including
reciprocal considerations.”
“3. The over-all necessities, in
Asia as well as EGU, which are
calculated to be involved.”
Saying that “we need a total
balance sheet,” Vandenberg pro
posed that “distinguished Ameri
can citizens” be named to a
“special bipartisan advisory coun
cil at the highest attainable level
as a center cf coordination and
as a further source of advice to
both the executive and Congress.”
He did not specify who would
name the group.
Scope Of Study
He said its study could supple
ment the information obtained by
the planning division of the State
department, as well as that gath
ered by other agencies.
The proposal of Vandenberg,
chief capitol hill exponent of the
bipartisan foreign policy, comes
at a time when Secretary of State
Marshall has indicated favor of a
plan for European self-help.
Marshall has ordered a study
of Europe’s needs, with the clear
indication that out of this eventu
ally will come a recommendation
for American aid in carrying out
an over-all European economic re
covery program.
Vandenberg’s proposal indicated
that he, as titular leader of the
GOP Congressional group on for
eign policy matters, is willing to
go along with an aid program
geared to American ability to pay.
Racing Driver
Fatally Injured
FREEPORT, N. Y„ June 13. —
(U.PJ—Douglas (Duke) Elliot, Hemp
stead racing driver, was fatally in
jured at the municipal stadium here
tonight when his midget auto turn
ed over twice and dragged him
along the track.
Some 15,000 persons were at the
track when the accident occurred
— less than 15 feet from where
Allan Duffy was killed last Tues
day during a race.
Elliot, a veteran of World War
II, died shortly after he was ad
mitted to Meadowbrook hospital
near here.
Shortly after Elliot was rushed to
the hospital, memorial services
were held as scheduled for Duffy.
For ..'ewapaper Service Dial 2-3311
DEADLINE SET IN
PENDER FOR FILING
NSLI POLICIES
Special to the Star
BURGAW, June 13—Deadline for
filing applications for reinstate
ment of NSLI policies that have
been allowed to lapse by veterans
of the county, without the neces
sity of undergoing physical ex
amination is set for August 1, it
was announced yesterday by T. J.
Betts, county service officer for
Pender county.
Veterans may have insurance re
instated by the payment of two
monthly premiums and a simple
statement that his health is as
good now as it was when he al
lowed the policy to lapse, prior
to the deadline, stated Betts.
“Deadline for filing terminal
leave pay is September 1,” Betts
said, “and all veterans in the coun
ty who have not yet filed for ter
minal leave pay should avail them
selves of the facilities provided by
the county service officer in mak
ing application for this money.”
Betts said that the selective serv
ice agency in Burgaw has been
closed therefore, it is unnecessary
for the youth of the county to
present themselves for registra
tion as heretofore required.
Pending a decision as to the
future for registration as work in
the county, Betts stated that he
will continue to serve all veterans
who present themselves at his of
fice.
VETS DISAGREE
ON CIVIL SERVICE
CHICAGO — <U.R) —The five big
veterans’ organizations disagre
sharply on preference for veter
ans in civil service.
Under the law, all veterans who
apply for federal civil service jobs
automatically get five points add
ed to their qualification score.
Veterans with disabilities get a 10;
point bonus.
Disabled veterans also are
placed at the top of the eligible
list from which job selections are
made.
One of tile five organizations,
the Americans Veterans Commit
te has voiced flat opposition to
“super-preference” in placing dis
abled veterans ahead of anyone
else.
Two other organizations, the
American Veterans of World War
II, and Veterans of Foreign Wars,
favor modification of the law.
They believe a veteran should be
required to earn at leas^ a pass
ing grade on an examination be
fore becoming eligible for any
point preference.
The American Legion an£ the
Disabled American Veterans favor
keeping the law the way it is.
The VFW asked that disability
preference points be given only to
veterans who have a disability
rating of at least 10 per cent. At
present, a veteran who is listed as
only one per cent disabled gets
the same consideration as one
who is permanently and seriously
handicapped.
AMVETS proposed that three
separate lists be set up from
which civil service workers would
be pickad. The first list would be
made up of disabled veterans, the
second of non - disabled veterans
and the third of non-veterans. Un
der the proposal each list would
be used up before dropping down
to the next.
AVC asked that the position of
veterans with permanent civil
service status be strengthened in
cases of suspension or discharge
by requiring administrative offi
cers of federal agencies to accept
recommendations of the Civil
Service Commission.
MAN QUESTIONED
IN WIFES DEATH
To Be Questioned For Third
Time And Receive Lie
Detector Test
—
ATLANTA, June 13—(5*)—Fulton
County Police Chief Neal Ellis said
tonight that Paul Refoule, French
artist whose socialite wife was
slain here May 14, was being ques
tioned for the third time in the
slaying investigation and would be
given a lie detector test.
Ellis emphasized that Refoule
“definitely is not under arrest.”
Refoule and three other persons,
identified by Ellis as an artist’s
model and two art students, were
with police at an undisclosed place
tonight to answer a set of prepar
ed questions.
Refoule had gone this afternoon
to the Atlanta airport to meet his
parents. Judge and Mrs. Robert
Refoule of Orleans, France, who
flew to this country to be with
their son.
While still at the airport, Refoule
was approached by assistant Police
Chief E. G. Fitzgerald and Detec
tive Captain Fred Bradford.
They informed him that the in
vestigation of his wife’s slaying
had “progressed to a point where
we would like to question you
again.” ’
The officers said Refoule readily
agreed to the request, and agreed
voluntarily to take the lie detector
tst.
The body of Mrs. Refoule, pret
ty 31-year-pld society matron, was
found face up and semi-nude in
historic peachtree Creek on the
night of May 14, near the studio
home which the couple had just
converted from an old stone mill.
Police said she had been strangled.
The 24 men of the Organized Sur
face Division 6-29, Naval Reserve,
who are to participate in the two
week amphibious training cruise
will muster tonight at 6 o’clock at
the Customhouse to receive final
instructions from Comdr, John R.
Wilson, skipper of the local unit,
and will leave for Charleston
shortly thereafter.
W. P. Moore, Jr., 1917 Creasy j
avenue, left the city yesterday
for Kingstree, S. C., to attend the
funeral of his father, W. P. Moore,
Sr., who died suddenly yesterday.
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City Briefs
The Evans Memorial Bible class
of St. Andrews-Covenant Presby
terian church, 15th and Market
streets, will meet Sunday morning
at 9:45 o’clock. Judge J. J. Burney
is the teacher. All men of the com
munity are cordially invited.
Cape Fear Council No. 374, of
the United Commercial Travel
ers of America, will meet tonight
at eight o’clock in the Odd Fel
lows hall.
The Bible, Book, and Tract
depot, 29 N. 3rd street, will be
open daily from 10 o’clock to 5
p. m., except on Wednesday ana
Saturday, closing at 2 p. m. dur
ing the summer months, June,
July, and August.
The Whitehall Mercantile cor
poration seeks a $352 judgment
against Lionel D. Melvin and the
Elizabethtown Radio and Appli
ance company in a suit filed yes
terday in county court for mer
chandize the plaintiff asserted the
defendant has purchased and re
fused to pay. The deliveries of the
merchandize were made between
last August 8 and September 5,
read the complaint. On last Feb
ruary 13, added the (plaintiffs, the
Elizabethtown concern sent a
check for $269 which proved worth
less.
The North Carolina chapter of
the American Association of Nur
serymen closed their two-day con
vention at the Ocean Trerace no
tel at Wrightsville Beach yester
day by having a boat ride through
the Atlantic waterway.
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doun county, Va., who said her
husband was called about 9 p.m.,
(EST) to investigate a reported
plane crash in Northern Loudoun
county.
The Hillsboro-Bluemont area ol
Loudoun county, where Sheriff
Alexander went to investigate, is
roughly near the route of Capital
Airlines.
Converted Plane
Capital Airlines, formerly known
as Pennsylvania-Central, identified
the pilot of the plane as Horace
Stark of Washington.
The co-pilot was R. N. Creek
more and the hostess, Peggy Mills.
Like DC-4s which figured in re
cent crashes at La Guardia field,
N. Y., and Port Deposit, Md., the
plane was converted to passenger
service from an Army C-54.
The state police office at Cul
pepper, Va., also was called to
investigate a reported plane crash
in Loudoun county. The request
came from the airline, the police
said.
The area in which search for
the missing plane was being con
centrated is where the Blue Ridge
mountains start, about 45 miles
south and west of Washington.
The telephone operator at Blue
mont, Va., said she had received
no reports of a plane crash in that
area. Bluemont is a small village.
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THE WILMINGTON MORNING STAR
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CONFEREES AGREE
ON RENT MEASURE
Compromise Bill Allows 15
Per Cent Increase If
Tenants In Accord
WASHINGTON, June 13 —UP)—A
bill raising rents 15 percent if both
landlord and tenant agree on a
two-year lease was approved by
a Senate - House Conference com
mittee late today.
The measure, a compromise be
tween differing House and Senate
bills, would extend rent controls
through next Feb. 29.
Rep. Wolcott (R-Mich) told
newsmen the legislation may
reach the White House by Friday.
He said the House expects to pass
it Wednesday, and the Senate may
act Thursday.
Other major provisions of the
measure:
1. Controls would be dropped
immediately on homes renting for
$225 a month or more, on new
housing and newly-rented dwell
ings, remodeled houses and hotels.
2. Eviction proceedings would
be governed by state laws.
3. Rent increases or removal of
ceilings would be recommended
by advisory boards in each rental
defense area, subject to action
within 30 days by the rent ad*
ministrator.
4. The rent administrator would
be Frank Creedon — whose officf
of bousing expediter would pe liq
uidated June 30 under a bill
passed by the House.
TeGIWT
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ed to order in the Town Audi
torium to hear an address of wel
come by Judge John J. Burney,
Supreme Court Judge of the
eighth judicial district.
Reports from chairman of the
various Legion committees will be
heard after Judge Burney’s ad
dress.
At 11 a.m. Monday the first
joint meeting of the Legion and
the Auxiliary will be held. Gov
ernor R. Gregg Cherry will wel
come the delegates.
Devers To Speak
General Jacob L. Devers, com
manding general, Army ground
forces, will be the principal speak
er.
At 2 p.m. Monday approximate
ly 1,000 Naval and Marine per
sonnel will assault a 300 yard
stretch of Carolina Beach from
five ships of the Navy Transport
Division from the Second Marine
Division at Camp Lejeune.
The remainder of the day will
see a Drum and Eugle Corps com
petition a dance at the Ocean
Plaza and a fire works display
at night on the beach.
Tuesday, the final day of the
convention, awards will be pre
sented and the election of officers
will be held. At 12:30 p.m. a fish
fry, serving 10.CKiO persons, will be
held on the beach north of the
Town Auditorium.
In a program, for the most part
JUDGE
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as a “fish pond” and a rifle shoot
ing duck range.
Evidencw as brought into court
to show the operation of the
games. Chief Valentine testified
that 10 cents was charged, that
customers with nets fished imita
tion fish that were numbered,
from the pond. The number on the
fish corresponded to a prize that
was given the customer.
In the case of the rifle shooting
game, numbers were on ducks
that were hit by a slug and knock
ed off the sheif. Chief Valentine
demonstrated the manner in which
the games were carried on with
equipment brought into court by
the operators.
Ruled Not Guilty
Previously, the court had ruled
that Mrs. William Benway was not
guilty of operating a gambling de
vice in a game in which wooden
rings were thrown over such prizes
as lamps, toilet sets and the like.
Attorney Bellamy explained that
the town board had been licensing
the operators of the games for a
$10 fee and that the practice had
been carried on for several
seasons.
OPERATORS HOPE
TO HALT STRIKE
Spokesmen For Ship Own
ers Express Optimism
That Accord Will Come
NEW YORK, June 13 — iff)—A
spokesman for Gulf and East
Coast ship operators expressed
optimism today that a nationwide
maritime tieup would be averted
before the Sunday midnight dead
line.
The spokesman, Franx J. Tay
lor, president of the American
Merchant Marine Institute and
head -of the negotiating commit
tee for the 39 -ship owners, out
lined his belief after talks with
the National Maritime union, the
Marine Engineers Beneficial as
sociation and the American Com
munications association, all CIO
unions.
He said reasons for his belief
were that both sides had sched
uled further sessions for the week
end—the NMU for tomorrow, the
MEBA for Monday, and the ACA
for a time to be determined later.
Taylor said he supposed the
MEBA agreed to the Monday
meeting “because they don’t ex
pect to be on strike then.”
Meanwhile, M. Hedley Stone,
treasurer of the NMU and chair
man of its negotiating committee,
said the union specified for the
first time today it sought a 20
percent increase in wages and
overtime rates and other demands.
Previously, the union said only
it sought “substantial” increases
in wages and overtime.
separate, the auxiliary, will hold
memorial services and hear com
rr.itte reports. Election of officers
will be held Tuesday.
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Asheville . - -V jt S
Atlanta . _ - 82 6j. *11
Atlantic City ' 73 64 *
Birmingham w 6; 9
Boston . . 86 '
Buflalo . __ - 67
Burlington 53 '
Charlotte 73 43 '
Chattanooga 1)9 7o 7
Chicago _^ ■ 89 -7
Cincinnati 53 f
Cleveland _ 3 4. *3
Dallas _’ 7
Denver __ 81 63 il
Detroit « 33 '
Duluth ..._' "8 st '
Fort Worth ' 311 4,i 7
Galveston ... ,3 62 9
Jacksonville " ' 99 78 "
Kansas Citv 88 74 7
Key West’ ; -2 ..
Knoxville ?,'i 7o ',!
Little Rock 8.7 10 7
Los Angeles _ " ‘8 15
Louisville 33
Memphis _ • “s 7o '
Meridian _ 38 la 7
Miami .” ~ 91 68
Minn-St. Pail ~ ' ** « 3
Mobile _~ 99 45 il
Montgomery “ 89 U «
New Orleans " 83 79 *
New York 3 13 n
Norfolk _' ‘ SO
Philadelphia .. 72 *
Pittsburgh ' „
Portland, Me. 37 ..
Raleigh _ 89 48 „
Richmond ^ J»
st. Louis .. . - 5 ’o
San Antonio _ ^
San Francisco -
Savanna h 52 s
Seattle .....] ,4 75 ,«
Tampa __' 8 39 ,ii
Vicksburg _ * ‘ 73 2i
Washington ...“ ^ f ,5
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Schedulej
NEW BERN. ~June" 13 .
The Eastern Carolina Yacht!*
;has scheduled a. water caraij
and regatta here June 27-29 1
The program includes a W
pageant Friday, along with Svk
ming and diving contests. sail; ,
races on the Trent River 3-!'
day and outboard motorboat »•»
Sunday. 11
Stale House Re-Gilded
BOSTON, —(U.R)—Painted a d-t
gray after Pearl Harbor as awif
time safety measure, the donv1
Massachusetts’ 150-year-old slsj
bouse is now being re-coveredvi
gold leaf at a cost of about tll,K(
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