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VQL.J1—nO_4JL_ WILMINGTON, N. C., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1947 ESTABLIS~HED~18ff
Typhoon Cuts
iwo Jima Off
Winds Of 170-Mile Veloci
ty Demolishes Buildings;
Residents Safe
TOKYO, Friday, Oct. 10 —UP)
_jxn, Jima was cut off from
~nl)nunication with the world
today by probably its worst ty
ho,'n. which blew down or
b-iiv.oged all buildings on that
I-'stone Pacific battleground
outpost.
(The Coast Guard in Honolulu
reported, however, that its ra
(j, • tion on Iwo Jima was op
.'..ting again after the typhoon
blocked it out for 15 1-2 hours.
(The Coast Guard said it had
been advised by Iwo Jima that
most station buildings had been
demolished but personnel were
uninjured, having taken refuge
in the galley. There was no
v uru of other Americans on the
island) -
The Far East Air forces
learned from Guam that a Su
pur, .stress sent from its Yokota
air base here had landed on
Iwo early this morning, but
there was as yet no word on
hoc an estimated 1,500 Air
jorce. Army and Coast Guard
personnel and dependents
weathered the great blow.
Headquarters said winds up
to 170 miles an hour howled
goross Iwo Jima, tiny volcanic
island conquered by U. S. Ma
rines in one of the bloodiest en
See TYPHOON on Page Two
TOBACCO CURING
SUBJECT OF TALK
Slate Organizations Dis
cuss Value Of Research
To Leaf Growers
GREENSBORO, Oct. 9—UP)—
Development of new methods for
curing and handling bright leaf
tobacco and to find better meth
ods of curing tobacco in exist
ing structures were outlined as
objectives of the research pro
gram at the tobacco experiment
station in Oxford today.
Purposes of the experimenta
tion program were discussed by
representatives of various state
organizations and agencies inter
ested in tobacco curing research.
The North Carolina State
Grange called the meeting fol
lowing word from Washington
that S15.000 had been set aside
from research and marketing ap
propriations for the North Caro
lina Experiment station.
Ur. O. A. brown, project lead
er in curing research at the Ox
l rcl station, reported on progress
made along lines of the research
program objectives.
The co-operative arrangements
between state and federal gov
enm'nts on research projects
were discussed by Dr. L. D.
Rover, director of the experiment
station.
Arthur Turner, assistant chief
of the bureau of plant industry,
sod. and engineering at Balti
more. Md., stressed the possibili
ty of increasing income of tobac
co growers through engineering
research in curing and market
ing.
SEASHOREBUSUNE
WINS ANOTHER STEP
FOR RALEIGH ROUTE
RALEIGH, Oct. 9 —(U.R)—Atty.
Gen. Harry McMullan said to
day that the Seashore Transpor
tation co.. had won another step
m its light to gain permanent
bus routes into Raleigh.
McMullan said Superior
Judge Q. K. Nimocks, Jr., had
sustained the State Utilities
Commission’s demurrer to an
injunction sought by the Grey
hound Bus Co., and The Caro
lina Coach Co., to stop Sea
shore's service he^e.
An earlier hearing had upheld
the commission’s action in
grant'ng routes to the Seashore
com,par.., and the rival com
panies appealed. The com
panies then tried to force a
temporary injunction on Jihe
commission to keep the Sea
s’’ re company from operating
until the appeal could be heard.
The Weather
FORECAST:
Carolina—Clear to partly cloud}
f c Cnuned warm Friday and Sacur
: a few showers along Northerr
ho der Friday
Carolina—Considerable cloudi
digntly cooler Friday, little chang
* 'emperativre Saturday; occasional
Friday and Friday night.
'' 'eorological data for the 24 hours
f ' g 7:30 p. m. yesterday.
TEMPERATURES
1 30 a m. 71; 7:30 a. m. 70; 1:30 p
80: 7:30 p. m. 72; Maixmum 80; Mini
!r‘ «m 60. Mean 74: Normal 78.
HUMIDITY
1 ■" a. m 93: 7:30 a. m. 95; 1:30 P
m- 68; 7:30 o in. 87.
PPECIPSTATION
1 for the 24 hours ending 7:30 p
• n : inches
T. ' ! i-cce the first of the montl
inches.
UDES FOR TODAY
'From the Tide Tables published b:
• * Coast and Geodetic Survey).
HIGH LOW
^Fmmgton _ 6:07 a.m. 1:00 a rn
6:45 p.m. 1:16 p.m
' ' boro Inlet _ 4:05 a m. 10:19 a.m
4:33 p.m. 10:59 p.m
1 6:13; Sunset 5:45; Moonris
4 :05p.
s'age at Fayetteville, N C., a
Thursday 9.2 feet.
More WEATHER On Page two
Reds Directing U. S.
Drive mtina
Peron Cabinet Sifting Charges
From Chili 1 ^ Headquarters Have
Been Set Up In Buenos Aires
I BUENOS AIRES, Oct. 9. — (/P)
— The Argentine cabinet was re
ported today to be studying Chil
ean charges that a Communist
network, operating under the
new “Communist International
Organization” and directing a
campaign against the United
States, had headquai’ters in
Buenos Aires.
Informed sources said that the
cabinet, which held a lengthy ses
sion with President Juan D. Per
on, was believed to have discus
sed the expulsion last night of
two Yugoslav diplomats from
Chile and possibly Communism as
well.
The Yugoslavs — Andrej Cun
ja, charge d’ affaires at Santiago,
Chile, and Dalibor Jakasa, sec
retary of the legation in Buenos
Aires — were taken by Chilean
authorities to Mendoza, Argentina
near the Chilean border, after
being expelled from the country
on charges of “Communist agita
tion.”
The Yugoslav legation here an
nounced the two diplomats were
expected to arrive in Buenos
Aires by train tonight. The le
gation declined to comment on
the Chilean charges linking Yugo
slav officials with any plot
against the neighboring republic.
The two Yugoslavs are not
under arrest, although at Mendoza
they were understood to have
been “at the disposition of Ar
gentine federal police.”
There was no official Argentine
comment on the Chilean govern
ment’s statement that Communist
See REDS On Page Three
“Power Line On Wheels”
Attracts Attention Here
OUT TWICE
ATLANTA, Oct. 9—UP)—
Atlanta police chronicled to
day the sad tale of a victim
robbed twice in one night by
the same trio of thieves.
The victim was relieved of
§60 in a holdup. Vowing re
venge, he rushed home, grab
bed an automatic shotgun, re
turned in time to take three
shots at the robbers as they
counted their loot under a
street light.
Unimpressed, the trio took
the shotgun too.
EXPRESS DRIVERS
PICKET AIR DEPOT
Post Office Refuses Parcel
Post At New York As
Strike Tightens
NEW YORK, Oct. 9 — W —
Striking Railway Express drivers
picketed La Guardia Field air
depot today and claimed support
of railway clerks to prevent re
routing of express through New
Jersey as the New York Board
of Trade termed effects of the
three-week-old strike “more crit
ical.”
Postmaster Albert Goldman
continued an embargo on parcel
post after. 6 p. m. at New York
postoffices usually open at night
and said the move had “helped
a little” in a jam which required
hiring of 1,500 additional post
office workers.
Industry spokesmen said goods
were piling up on limited floor
space, manufacturers were un
able to get raw materials and out
of-town buyers were filling their
personal trunks with fall mer
chandise they couldn’t ship back.
At the air division office of
Railway Express at La Guardia,
See EXPRESS On Page Five
KIWANIANS OPEN
DISTRICT MEETING
Musical Tribute To Dead
Follows Session Of
Trustees Board
CHARLESTON, Oct. 9—tfP>—
Over 500 Kiwanians and their
guests representing a majority
of the 89 clubs in South and
North Carolina, registered to
night for the 27th annual Ki
wanis Carolina district con
vention here tomorrow and
Saturday.
More are expected tomorrow.
Registration started at 3 p. m.
today at the Francis Marion hotel,
convention headquarters.
First event of the convention
was held tonight when the dis
trict board of trustees met.
A musical tribute to Kiwan
ians who died within the last
year was held at 9 p. m., in the
form of a sacred concert.
Principal event of tomorrow s
program will be a banquet at
See KIWANIANS On Page Two
Westinghouse Electric En
gineers Show Interest
ing Exhibit
A van-mounted power distrib
ution system which demonstrat
ed the functions of an actual
power line—even to the point of
hurling artificial lightning bolts
at it—was displayed here yes
terday at the Tidewater Power
building, 19th and Orange street
by engineers of the Westing
house Electric corporation.
The “power line on wheels”
stopped here during a cross
country tour that will take it to
every state in the nation. Con
ducting the local demonstra
SEE PICTURE ON PAGE FIVE j
tion were Wallace Machesney
and Thomas Hollingsworth,
Westinghouse engineers of Pitts
burgh, Pa.
A complete array of electri
cal distribution equipment was
demonstrated under actual
working conditions and then
numerous man-made handicaps
and complications were added.
Even 100,000-volt bolts of simu
lated lightning were hurled into
the apparatus to show what
would happen if lightning
should strike the power line of
a home or factory.
Push-Button Control
The mobile power plant in
cluded all the electrical appara
tus needed operate and pro
tect a power line serving a 35
See POWER On Page Five
BANDITS ESCAPE
WITH BANK CASH
Mail Clerk Exchanges
Shots With Armed Men
Carrying $9,000 Cash
WEST GROVE, Pa., Oct. 9.—
(U.R)—-Two bandits, carrying saw
ed-off shotguns, held up and
robbed the West Grove National
Bank and Trust Co., today and
escaped amid an exchange of
gunfire with a mail clerk out
side the bank.
Officials of the bank estimat
ed that the pair got away with
nearly $9,000.
The mail clerk, Harry Brif
fiths, was wounded in the head,
although not seriously, during
the gun play.
The bandits, wearing ordinary
street clothes and unmasked,
entered the bank about 1 p. m.,
and walked up to the cashier’s
window where Robert Ewing
was counting money. They had
newspapers aver the guns.
“This is a holdup,” one said
as the pair displayed the blunt
shotguns.
Bandits Open Fire
Ewing hesitated a moment
and one bandit fired a charge
through the glass window. The
pellets burst above Ewing’s
head, burying into the ceiling.
Ewing then handed gver the
cash from the counter and a
drawer.
The bandits grabbed the bills
and fled out a side door. As they
passed the post office, located
in the same building, they en
See BANDITS on Page Two
Ping Of Rings, Jackpot
Jangle Makes Reno Tops
Bv Harman W. Nichols
United Press Staff
Correspondent
CHICAGO, Oct. 9 —(U.P.)— The
ping of old wedding rings hitting
the ashcan, the din of thousands
of slot machines and the Yip
pee-Ki-Ya’s of those who hit
the jackpot have made Reno,
Nev., the noisiest city in the
country, it was disclosed today.
The oopulous cities of New
; York, Chicago and Philadelphia
took a back seat to toe Riggest
1 Little City In The World” (pop:
30,000), according to a survey
of 300 cities made by a New
York (Duotone) sound labora
tory.
New York, the world’s largest
city, finished out of the first 10.
Stephen Nester, who an
nounced the rankings here, said
that Reno’s playtime population
placed it “head and shoulders
above any other city.”
Philadelphia, the city of bro
therly love, was in second place,
and Nester blamed the hub-bub
get PING On Page Three
Lebanese, Syrian Armies Marching
For Possible Holy Land Invasion;
Soviets To Boycott Border Watch
I
Vishinsky Charges
Illegal Procedure
Appeal By U. S. Delegate
Fails To Stem Russian
Uprising
LAKE SUCCESS, Oct. 9—(#)—
Russia and the Soviet bloc de
fied the United Nations majori
ty today and announced they
would boycott a Balkans border
watch approved yesterday by a
34 to 6 vote of the General As
sembly’s full 57-member politi
cal committee.
Andrei Y. Vishinsky, Soviet
deputy foreign minister, led the
way with a short, violent at
tack on the United States-spon
sored Balkans Border commit
tee. He charged once more that
the Balkan watch was establish
ed by a “horse trade” and said:
“The special committee with
the policies put before it is di
rectly contradictory to the prin
ciples of the charter. The Soviet
delegation, speaking for the
Soviet government, declares it
cannot take part in this com
mittee and cannot take part in
the election of this committee.”
The Russian position was dis
closed when the big political
committee met to consider
See VISHINSKY on Page Five
JUDGE’S ILLNESS
HALTS HEARINGS
Suit Entered By Negro Par
ents In School Row Held
Up Indefinitely
LUMBERTON, Oct. 9.—Hearing
has been indefinitely postponed
because of illness of presiding
judge A. K. Nimocks on three
demurrers filed by defendants
in a suit brought last July 8
by parents of Negro school chil
dren against Robeson county
school authorities, alleging dis
crimination in educational facil
ities and services between Ne
gro and white students in the
Lumberton special charter
School district.
The firm of Toy and Graves,
Charlotte, was engaged Wednes
day to draw up tentative plans
for a Negro school budding
to cost approximately $100,000.
The dilapidated condition of
two local Negro schools, Thomp
son institute and Redstone aca
demy, received wide publicity
last November when some 400
children went out on a strike
for several days.
The complaint alleges uncon
stitutional inequalities in the se
gregated school systems of the
See JUDGE On Page Three
HERE’S ONE MAN WHO
GETS FISH WITHOUT
SENCBA RODEO CARD
COLUMBIA, Mo., Oct. 9
Jack Berlau always answers
the phone by chirping “John’s
Pawn Shop,” or “Bill’s Drug
Store” and friends sometimes
try to pawn off a tuxedo or or
der a tin of aspirin and every
body has a good time.
But today something went
wrong.
Berlau called a friend — he
thought.
The man answered “Joe’s
Fish Market.” So Berlau laugh
ed and ordered 90 pounds of
fish.
Two hours later 90 pounds of
fish arrived at Berlau’g home.
The bill was $25.
PRESIDENT AND CABINET — President T ruman poses with his cabinet on the White House
lawn. Front row: Undersecretary of State Lovett, Secy, of Defense Forrestal; Truman, Secy, of
Treasury Snyder, Atty. Gen. Clark; back row: Postmaster General Hannegan, Secy, of Com
merce Harriman, Secy, of Agriculture Anderson, Secy, of Interior Krug, Secy, of Labor Schwellen
bach.
President Truman Strikes Back
At Soviet" War Monger” Charge
QNJOB
TWO RIVERS, Wis., Oct. 9
—W—As Chief of Police Ar
thur J. Rahn rose last night
to address a dinner meeting
of the Lions club, the hotel
chef dashed in, shouting
“Hurry chief, there’s a fire
in the kitchen.”
Rahn sprinted through the
lobby to his car, came back
with a fire extinguisher and
quickly quelled the hlaze,
which was caused when a pan
of grease upset on a stove.
' He then resumed his talk
on fire prevention.
STEWART TO HEAD
LEGION CAMPAIGN
Annual Membership Drive
Personnel Announced
After Meeting
W. K. Stewart, Jr., has been
appointed general chairman of
the 1948 membership drive of the
Wilmington Post, American Le
gion.
Serving with him as eo-ehair
men are:
J. Carl Seymour for Wards
1-3-7-8 with A, T. Holloman chair
man for the first ward; H. M.
Symmes, chairman for the
seventh ward; J. E. Holton, Jr.,
chairman for the eighth ward;
with the chairman for the third
ward to be announced later.
W. G. Blackwell for wards 2-4
5-6 with T. A. Shephard, Jr.,
chairman for the second ward;
Jack Yarborough, chairman for
the fourth ward; J. M. Hall, Jr-,
chairman for the fifth ward;
Clarence Leon chairman for the
sixth ward.
J. L. Lamb for the county with
A. G. Seitter, chairman for Cape
Fear; R. L. Sturgess, chairman
for Harnett; and J. R. Hollis,
chairman for Masonboro.
Foard Presides
In the business session with
Charles H. Foard presiding as
commander with L. R. Schneider
See STEWART on Pagj Three
Along The Cape Fear
STRATEGIC PORT—Because
of its superior facilities for ship
ping, Wilmington became a stra
tegic port for the South in the
War between the States. The
first arms from abroad to aid
the Confederate cause came to
this country through the port of
Wilmington.
Quick to sense the value of
Wilmington to the Confederate
cause, as early as July, 1861,
the Federal government placed
a vessel at the mouth of the
Cape Fear as a blockader, Be
cause there were two mouths
of the river to guard, however,
the single blockader was not ef
fective.
A new type of steamer, a
swift vessel built in England,
was found by the Confederacy
to prove a very effective block
ade runner. Loaded in Wilming
ton with cotton, which was a
verv valuable product de>yered
in England, the vessel would re
turn with cloth for dress goods
and uniforms, candles, sugar,
arms, and manufactured sta
rves. Money was plentiful from
the b!=h nr ices which cot*">n
broueht and the cargoes arriv
ing from England were of great
value as well, . .
CAPTAIN MAFFITT—Of all
the commanders of blockade
running ships none excelled Cap
tain John N. Maffitt in numbers
of successful runs and in brav
ery. His hair raising escapes
from the enemy are legends of
the Confederate struggle.
As many as 100 ships were
engaged in blockade running in
the Wilmington harbor alone
during 1863. Of these approxi
mately half were destroyed or
captured, and the waters of the
Cape Fear anfl the Atlantic near
the mouth of the river still con
tain wrecks of the blockade run
ners.
During this period Wilmington
took on the appearance of a
cosmopolitan city. Its normal
population of 11.000 inhabitants
was swelled with the influx cf
traders, adventurers, specula
tors, and agents of both legiti
mate and nefarious enterprises.
There was feasting and drink
ing in the historic port city.
Cock-fighting and general ribal
dry characterized the conduct of
the adventurers until the more
respectable citizens grew loud in
their protests. __
DINERS PROTEST
ABSENCE OF EGGS
Compliance On Poultryless
Thursday Far From
100 Per Cent
By The Associated Press
Compliance with the first egg
less and poultryless day was
far from 100 percent Thursday
amid protests against some
phases of President Truman’s
campaign to save food for Eu
rope.
Prices meanwhile continued
to advance in many of the coun
try’s primary food markets.
As with the first meatless
Tuesday, observance of the
President’s request that poultry
and eggs not be eaten Thurs
day was spotty throughout the
country.
A nationwide survey indicated
some restaurants were comply
ing but that many were not, and
were serving eggs when the
■ customers requested them. Oth
ers reported heavier orders for
See DINERS on Page Three
ANNUAL BUDGETS
OKAYED BY CHURCH
First Baptist Organisa
tions Present Reports
At Dinner Meeting
The organizations and eommit
tees of the First Baptist ohurch
presented their report* for the
church year ending Sept. 30, to
the annual dinner meeting of
the church held on Wednesday
evening.
A turkey dinner was prepared
by the circles of the Woman’s
Missionary society, and was serv
ed by the members of the Y. W.
A. in the social hall.
Rev. Charles A. Maddry, pas
tor, served as moderator and
opened the business session with
a devotional meditation. The Sun
day school report was given by
M. Eugene Bullard, Superinten
dent, who stated the present
membership of the school as 835,
an increase of 58 over last year.
Mrs. O. G. Bain, president of
the W. M. U. reported a total
enrollment of 183, numerous mis
sionary activities — home and
foreign, and total gifts to mission
as $6,088.80. The membership in
the young people’s organization
is 100.
In the absence of W. R. Jones,
president of the Baptist brother
gee ANNUAL on Page Two
Undersecretary Clayton
Predicts Trade Again
Between Europeans
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 — <U.R>
Striking back at Russian “war
mongering” accusations, Presi
dent Truman said today that the
United States is seeking only
peace—not territory or econo
mic control—throughout the
world.
He told a news conference
that acting Secretary of Stats
Robert E. Lovett had made i
completely ample statement a
this country’s views on the crea
tion of the Communist “infor
mation bureau” by Communis'
parties in nine European eoun
tries.
Lovett said yesterday that th«
rebirth of the “Comintern’
showed clearly the intention o:
Soviets “to prevent, if they can
the economic recovery of Eu
rope.”
Clayton Speaks
The President’ reiteration oi
United States “peace and pros
perity” aims came a few hours
after Undersecretary Of State
William L. Clayton predicted
that trade will be resumed be
tween Western and Eastern Eu
rope regardless of Russian ef
forts to block the Marshall plan.
Mr. Truman would not reply
directly to questions about how
much importance he attached tc
the new Communist Information
Agency. He smilingly comment
See PRESIDENT On Page Three
KOPADIS ESTATE
IN COURT HANDS
Interpreter Used To Trans
late Mass 01 Evidence
Written In Greek
A Jury in New Hanover coun
ty Superior court yesterday heard
evidence in the case misleading
ly titled “Constantine Martin vs.
A. L. Meyland, Clerk of Superior
court,” which is actually an ef
fort to settle the estate of Nicho
las George Kopadis, who died in
testate in Wilmington in 1941.
After Kopadis’ death the Wil
mington Savings and Trust com
pany paid over to Clerk A. L.
Meyland the sum of $6,735.01
which had been accruing interest
since then, pending disposition to
the heirs of Kopadis.
Constantine Martin has obtain
ed power of attorney to act for
John George Kopadis of Greece,
who -was found to be the sole heir
of Nicholas Kopadis. Meyland
awaits only a court order to send
the money to the heir and be re
See KOPADIS On Page Three
Patrolman Hits Gunman
In Back To Save Pastor
FINDLAY, O., Oct. 9 —(U.R)—A
steady-nerved State Highway
Patrolman, stripped to his
pants, crawled through a tiny
window in Trinity Episcopal
church here today and fired two
shots into the back of a gun
man who was using the cathe
dral’s aged minister as a shield
against the bullets of other po
licemen.
The gunman, Leonard John
son, 27. of Detroit, had escaped
from police as he was taken
into custody op a auspicious
pmw charge. He aw an
alley from police headquarters
and to tiie church, two bloeks
away.
The minister, Rev. John
Knox, was in the church yard.
A policeman saw Johnson force
him into the cathedral at gun
point. He then held Rev. Kr.ox,
a gun at his back, as a shield
inside the cathedral, for more
than an hour while he argued
with policemen who demanded
that he surrender.
“He threatened to MB fa«
•m fahiolmax fa Pm •
Troops Will Ring
PalestWe Border
Military Movements Fob
low Meeting Of Arab
League Officials
BEIRUT. Lebanon, Oct. 9—At.19
—The Lebanese and Syrian gov
ernments have ordered variou*
units of their armies to mas*
along the Palestine borders for
a possible invasion of the Holy
Land, and the first units
ready have started marching it
was announced tonight.
Abdul Rahman Azzam Pasha,
secretary general of the Arab
League Council now meeting in
nearby Alieh, announced th#
massing of troops along Pales,
tine’s Northern borders and told
Lebanese reporters that th*
Egyptian government also is or
dering strong contingents of it*
army to move to Palestine’*
Southern frontier.
Troop movements followed an
official Arab League recommen
fation today that the seven
Arab states take “military mea
sures along the Palestine fron
tiers” in view of the British
government’s statement that
Britain intends to evacuate th*
Holy Land.
Several top military leaders
the Arab countries joined Arab
League leaders at the Alish con
ference today, presumably to
work out technical points con
nected with the possible inva
sion of the Holy Land.
It was understood, howevena
that Arab troops would not eni
See TROOPS On Page Two
WORKERS PROTEST
LIQUOR HOLIDAY
O’Neill Wires President
That 35,000 Men Will
Be Without Jobs
_ i
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 9. «•
(IP)— Joseph O’Neill, president tm
the Distillery Rectifying and Win*
Workers Union (AFL), in a wies*
sage to President Truman today
asked reconsideration of the
wheat-saving plan to close down
the nation’s distilleries fear flO
days.
O’Neill, attending the Intern**
tional AFL Convention, sent ideik*
tical messages to the President,
Agriculture Secretary AndersoW
and Charles Luckman, chairman
of the citizens food committee.
It said:
“Representing 85,000 American
workers who will be out of work
as a direct result of your pro*
posal to shut down the distilling
and rectifying industry, we gym*
pathize and desire to cooperate
with your plan for feeding West
ern Europe, but your shutdown
■ee WORKERS On Page Two
HIGH SCHOOL BAND
RETURNS AFTER DAT
AT GOLDSBORO FETE
Lt. E. J. Laoock and the Mew
Hanover high school band re
turned by bus Thursday after
noon from Goldsboro where they
led section eight in the big pa
rade that featured Kenneth
Royall Day at the Goldsboro Cen
tennial celebration.
The 69-piece band was led tf
a drum major, five majorettes,
and e.' oolor bearer. Behind A
were floats and a display oy
Goldsboro’s old and new fir#
fighting equipment. The fcia
parade took one hour to pas* Uni
reviewing stand.
And So To Bed
During a lull in New Bun
over county civil Superio#
court Thursday, Judge John
J. Burney walked in s*m
shook hands with Judge Leo
Carr on the bench.
"You are just in time to
help us get to the bottom <■
this litigation in Greek,”
Judge Carr indicated a pil#
of papers in Greek bearing
testimony pertinent to Ihe
probation of the will of
Nicholas George Kopadhf,
who died in Wilmington ip
1941 without leaying a wi%
His sole heir was subsequent
ly found to be John Georg#
Kopadis, who is living in
Greece.
"You may have the wM*
ness stand if you ean testify
in Greek,” an attorney offeM
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