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ROOMS FURNISHED.

THE VIVIAN, 1928 G st. NV. offers lovely
rms, all with running water. newly deco
rated and furn.. inner-spring mattresses.
Venetian blinds showers switched. elev.:
single, $3.50 wkly up; dbles, $3.50 up.
ALTURAs, 1869 18th st n,w:-Attrsct
furn. rms. nr showers: 24-hr elevator
and hotel serv.; SIS week and up.
PRINCE KARL, HOTEL, 1901 K NV
motel, 24-hr. switchboard sec. service, elev.
between Eye and K-cool rooms near
ShGwe 81 r Hp d9qO Ho from Teees
vator and switchboard service; excellent
dining room.
1855 CALVERT ST. NV. Apt. 81 lnr.
18th and Columbia rd)-Twin rm.. S25.
girls; 8 large windows; maid service. Ho.
1893.
2201 MASS. AVE. N.W.-Fcr discriminating
guests: everything new: running water.
inner-springs switchboard: breakfast opt.
outside studio rms; reasonable: unlimited
phone; c.h.w.; walking distance.
2I35 ST N.W.-Studio ROOM sink, grill.
s15-S2 5,l mo S9el basement with shower
Gil M ST. NE. Apt. attractive front
room, twin beds next bath: no other room
ers 81 double, So single. -,
THE, WESTMINSTER, 1907 18th nv
Lovely rooms, rewly decorated: running
water. inner spring mattresses; single, 30
27lO CATHEDRAL AVE. NV. mr.. Conn
Beaut. furn. rm., comfort, lovely pvt.
home; gentleman, S25 mo- co. 54S6.
1905 RHODE ISLAND AVE. NW.-Nice,
clean, cool rooms, baths with shower; $3.50
to $3.50 per week.
1884 COLUMBIA RID. NW-S3 and 81
week; clean, cool, outside room; 4 baths:
c.hw.; men. Adams 1923.
2135 ST. NW-Studio room, sink. grill,
S15-S20: basement, SIS. DI. 2135.
I43I CHAPLIN ST NV. off 14th-Sngle:
convenient location; 2 bathrooms: GENTLE
man: garage optional; reas. tS15).
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY PARK-Larse,
well-furnished room. private bath: cooled,
new; unlimited tel: near bus; S25. EN-.
1862
15l3L ST. NW-Lovely. clean front room
on first floor, with range, Ink; also re-
decorated rms, next bath, S6-S6.50 wkly.
17s
2OI7 KALoRAMA RD NV, half block of
Conn ave.-Cool double front room. End
floor: . windows; twin beds. inner-sprlng
mattress; ] single room convenient to
cars and buses. NO. 1854. IL
1850 N ST. NW-Large single or double
room, well furnished, southern exposure;
unlim phone; next to bath.
DOWNTOWN, 1919 st. n,w.--Double
rooms, twin beds; So each. d. 1893.
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CUT flowers

DRIVE to LINSTROM DAHLIA GARDENS,
200 plants in bloom. 3 doz: flowers, 81.
Small deposit reserves bulbs for next year.
Rear 2217 Shannon pl. Sc. Ii. 1909.
THREE DOZEN BEAUTIFUL GLADIOLUS
delivered or s select spikes for 81. Helene
Affleck, Vienna, Va. Phone Vienna INV.
oOs
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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES.

TWO OR THREE roomng houses, NV. sec
ton, unfurnished. IA 10 II rooms, ; to
baths Reasonably priced, $50 TO $1,000
cash. balance like rent. V; s. Hurloert'
MA. $3.50. Washington Housing Corp, 81
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DOGS. PETS. ETC.

SSSJ tIiSI IN.
BULL TERRIERS. white. mos old; rea-
Edmonston, Md Opposite gas plant
BOSTON TERRIER PUPS, also mother;
eligible for registration; reasonable. 734
ButJernut ST. NV. U.s.
YOUR Deg CALLED FOR, given a SAM.
tary bath, removing all heas and returned
TO you ALL FOR 81. Phone WO. 0224
or Bethesda Branch, WI. 3045.
LLEWELLYN PUPPIES for Sale males, 4
females. See Saturday or Sunday only.
H. H. Trundle. jr., Broadwater, Md.
COCKER SPANIEL PUPPIES pure bred.
red: 10 wks. old; only , left: reas. Chest
nut 1889. 1908 N. Illinois, Arl., Va.
WIRE HAIRED TERRIERS 3 months: 1
male, l female; pedigreed; sacrifice. Wis
consin 43O0-J.
COCKER SPANIEL. black. female, mos,
A. K. C. reg. Phone Lincoln 5976-W. 143S
Minnesota ave,
WANTED, good home for beautiful female
fox terrier, 4 months old. 1921 10th st.
ne.
PEKINGESE PUPPIES and grown Pekes,
reg. A K. c.; cheap. 2104 Addison Chapel
I'd. Kenilworth, Md. Ii. 6513-R.
BCARDING-STUD SERV.-PUPPIES.
HOLLYWOOD Kennels. Wash. BALTIC blvd,
. mi. north Md. U. Phone Hess. WA. 1874
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Small Mems Wear Store.

Extra special opportunity. Long estab-
EShed Good business. Low priced for
uuick sale. Good lease, low rent. Near
APARTMENT buildings Fine location.
Rusness easily increased Write Box
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REFINED YOUNG MAN desires room in
private home. State full particulars. Box
2l4-L. Star.
GOVERNMENT WOMAN wishes furn. room.
with porch pref, white locality; Maltese cat
permitted in ward. HO. 1888 after 4
REFINED GENTLEMAN desires TO rent a
clean master bedroom. private bath
tShoweri. in home OF a congenial Christian
couple; fairly close in and convenient to
transportation; possibly like breakfasts
furnished. Reply at once. giving complete
information. TO Box BOIL. Star. 49,
PERM. GOVT MAN desires single room,
private bath, shower; near Dupont Circle;
$50 TO $40. No meals. Box 106-L, Star.
IL
TWO UNFINISHED rooms and kitchen
cite ~. first floor with private family. Capt.
tol Hill preferred, by settled lady. Box
5S-L STAR 1S'
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BUSINESS PLACE for rent and rms,
Elt and bath: suitable for beauty parlor or
any other professional business. 1923
East Capitol. L.
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707 Doth ST. NV.

Opposite George Washington u. 2-bedroom
apis. kitchen. dinette and bath. with lsrEs
living room and screened porch
BRODIE g. COLBERT, INC.
1907 Eve 81 NV MA. sS1A.
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WANTED

Businesses Of all kinds No listing fee.
Guaranteed quick results. Courteous SerV-
ice No business TOO big OF small.
SOUTHERN BUSINESS EXCHANGE.
I'll Woodward Bldg.
Nigh RIA 43nS @
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-17

BUSINESS PLACE for rent and rms,
KIT. and bath; suitable for beauty parlor 10. Or
East Capitol. Il,
interested. No brokers. Write Box al,
Star lS-
$500 TO 5000 DOWN PAYMENT to invest
on establishment with beer license, outside
of d. Box 1921, Star. Is.
GROCERY. meats ne "a S35o,S4qbo M Teekly.
maker. $1,000. IL lO39s
GROCERY and produce market nearby Va,
doing Sl,lOO weekly cash no deliyery Go 5000 900
man can double; fully equipped; $1,000 full
price. cash only, VIII allow trial per ,S
business. Box 313-L. Star, 1S'
GAS STATION, now vacant, established 10
yrs. $500 necessary 10 stock up See
Barrett, Dude Ranch, Wash. BALTIC blvd,
RESTAURANT class &C" license, app $40
600 per wear business: fully equip down.
town location. Box 65-L. Star,
FOR sALE+Retan Houor store. Price
reasonable Randolph $3.50
ESTABLISHED LUNCHROOM vicinity OF
ness Price. $1,000. fully equipped 1877
14th NV. md floor
SALE OR LEASE | 7 rooms baths modern
Improvements; ideal convalescents home;
lii2 acres. Taylor 657l 19'
PRINTING PLANT for sale. old established
and well equipped, good stand. proprietor
rs years old, wishes to retire. Box 2SS-L
Star 49,
CHEF. exp, American, will take over Gov.
or private food service concession, any
basis Box lOS-L, Star.
SERVICE STATION and garage reason
able Box 49-k, Star.
1UNCHEONET~TE. formerly Little Tavern
shop; fully equipped and may be converted
10 restaurant. excellent OPP. for exp. PEI
son: SIS rent. 5-yr. lease: sacrifice for
$1,000 cash, no phone inior. AppIy 2lOi
ltth ST NV. ~
STORE. fully equipped with groceries,
meats gas ard oil beer, CONNECTIONS and
some dry goods, five living rooms attached:
modern convenieuceS. in Ashland, Va. For
information, call WI 5f4 J. jackson
1851 or write to H. W. Poates, Ash
land, Va IL
ICE CREAM luncheonette Takoms Park:
modern equipped, terms, Southern BuSl-
ness Exchange, I'll Woodward Bldg. l9'
HAVE BEEN AUTHORIZED to sell the fol-
lowing established and paying business
Also 3-bedroom house IN Lyon Village. va
Beauty parlor old established location lat
est and most modern equipment. Reputa-
1ion of purchaser more important than
large cash payment.
Tourist home on Route l. restaurant and
cabins, making money excellent location
and large frontage; might consider ground
or lots in exchange VIII contact interested
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MODERN GARDEN APIS.

Apply res mgr. 11O9 Flower ave Ia
Rentals $40 50 to $50 50 Garages heat.
jsnitor service furn., laundry facilities.
homelike
DIXIE REALTY CO. MA. 1880.
THE FOLLOWING ARE 2 RMS,
kit, d a. and bath with screened
ynroh.
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APARTMENTS UNFURNIsHED.

21o1 RHODE ISLAND AVE. NE
q poreh: newly decorated ~ ~'NA~ $3.50
porch 49, $500
100 F ST. NE.
2 rooms, kitchen. bath. gas refriser- ~, so
ri s PENNA- AVE Nw.-1o rooms, - -
17l1 .PENNA AVE. NV. -
Mr. Fo SRRNoN ;sh sth A Ia1n NEW YORK s0Oo0
rooms. kitchen and bath $500
1892 H St NV Co District a5e2.
NO. 81 18th STREET Sc.
. rms. kit. tile bath. gas heat. s32 SO
721 N 18th s Sc, SCI GaI No. 3.
81 rms, KIT, dinette bath with shower;
733 18th ST. NV. Ma o352
3o32 RoDMAN ST NV.
2 rooms kit. , and bath g s45.co
Rhode Island Ave. NV.
. uoo... II. - ST. NE. -
shoreham ri side n WALKER MA 1880.
GEORGETOWN
d6 ons large arg b room Murphy bed kitchen
tsrial service; rent. $50. Hobart 7036.
9o6 ExARTs ST. NE r.. K. B.. S35 90
ass ath S ST. n aye TX r. k refs 1890 g GO
t95 81. sw-3 r., k, h.-w,h. - $3.50
1915 PIX; I'd. n.w.-3 r.. k. refs.---- 4 9.5o
1929 1924 Col I'd nw@4r. K: refg.---- 5000
a s54 e q afi n ave- Z retE 5500
o.. THOMAS P. BROWN. '''OO
-6l5 4th st. S.W. National 1872.
18th AND EAST CAPIToL-CoRNER
apartment rooms. k!tchsn and bath. s35.
18th ST. Sc.
4O7 Bird ST. NV.
Rooms Kitchen and Bath, S35 90
See Janitor on Premises
TWO ROOMS, KITCHEN, DINETTE. BATH
h %i,h , TnoWea and s9larium with concealed
D nnItiaa cafe and beauty psrloI Kent
See Resident Manager.
The LONGFELLOW APARTMENTS.
552l COLORADO AVE. NV
1919 18th ST. NV
S45 I'd Newly remodeled apis. built
IN caplnets IN kitchens, new shower bath
oeautlfuIly renovated throughout: l and =
BRoDIE & COLBERT. INC.
1907 Eye 81. NV. National 1875
334I 18th ST. Nw.-ENTIRE FLOOR. .
1906 CLAIMING ST. NE.
Large. ,roomy., rst-fioor apt, IN re-
modeied home: large Enclosed rear yard;
3 rooms. kitchen and bath: $3.50.
Gas electricity, heat and hot water free
17ad d X :. 81 BfHQEWNiNGER & so $0Ns :3o4o
3o1 sEAToN PL. E, APT. % ROOMS
KITCHEN, bath; gas heat and refrigeration;
4s36 Reservoir I'd NV rooms kitch-
en-. bath. screened rear porch and refriger-
N In., " SIMPSON CO.
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ROOMS WITH BOARD WANTED

EMPLOYED WIDOW with three children
desires rm and BID. in small family home
Box 297-L, Star. is
rooms with board, in private family. on
first floor: Capitol Hill preferred; settled
lady. Box 145-L. Star. 1S'
LADY OFFERS S5O-S60 MONTHLY, good
board. cheerful room: refined family NV.
sec. only. Box 146-L, Star. Is
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4 OUTSIDE ROOMS BATH MODERN:
redecorated: cow to Navy Yd. and public
bldgs. Apt. >. II Sth Sc. 49,
THE BAY STATE. 1901 MASS AVE NV
Il room. glass porch. OF , rooms. kit.
bath; air conditioned; all utilities included
in rent. Phone MI. 6446. Ext. 40l 49,
5lOs end ST. N.W.-DUPLEx. T, b.
dinet, porch, heat furnished cleo refrg
$50 Ma 1929
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GROCERY STORE WANTED, private party
interested. No brokers' Write Box 1l4-L,
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ROOMS FURNISHED.

TOT 10Th st. nw.-100 beautifully furn.
rooms with running water inner spring
mattresses. fans many showers and tub
baths, elevator service: 81 week up
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MISCELL US.
MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE.

SAFESILarge assortment of used safes
and chests reconditioned like new. Die
bold. TAB Transportation Bldg. National
hShI Omen Sunday
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GROCERY, meats, ne; S350-S4o0 weekly.
pOco cash: store, ant; $40 month. Money
ms 103gS
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$500 TO 5000 DOWN PAYMENT to invest
on establishment with beer license, outside
of n r BOY 1901. Star lSa
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BOLIVIAN CLUB,
THE, ARREY

1923 RHODE ISLAND AVE NV,
Singles. doubles: downtown: phone ev
room club lounge: delicious meals
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1885 QUE ST. NW-"OLD ENGLISH >"
Singles with running water. doubles
attractively redecorated: excellent meals:
switchboard: walking distance. $50 Up. 49,
COR 18th AND NV
Attr. rm., home cooking, shower: S33 so
and S35. 11OI 18th st NV, Ant POI
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REFRIGERATOR ELECTRIC DISPLAY
CASES-NeW and used all sizes at deep
cut prices; no money down; liberal trade
in. Atlas, 92l G. st. NV. DI. 3737.
REFRIGERATORS-Ne and used. $50 up;
guaranteed up to years; easy terms.
P o Smith, Alb st ne. Lincoln 5000.
RUGS, Orientals, large and small sizes
reduced prices Rare Rug Shop, 1904 18th
st NV
RUGS. American Oriental purchased Mar
shall Field. Chicago; in sood condition.
Can GE, zoos.
RUGS, new; one axlc Chinese blue; one
room size. oriental design. 1915 Columbia
ID. NV.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-12-02
Tar Heel Is
Dead, Another
Hurt In Car

Newport, Tenn, Dec. 2.-(AP)-
MHurIr" Friedman, 81, Of Green's
bufp, n. G.. president of laundry
machine company there, was killed
and Il companion, w. +. Sincath,
Gnidsboro. n. c.. laundry OPERATOR,
was seriously injured in an automo-
bic accident yesterday four miles
west Of here on the Knoxville road.
tEIrl Deputy Dallas Schults said
the men had employed an automo-
bile driver 10 take them 10 AShe-
vlIc. and that en- route the car APP
parcntIy got Off the pavement and
o.citurncd in passing another We
hiCIC.
The men were on their way by
,lan" from Hot Springs, Ark, where
they had spent several days, but
weather conditions grDundde the
plane n Knoxville. Schults said it
vas raining at the time Of the ACCT
dent. and the roads were slippery.
He said the drvcd, whose name he
did not disclose, was being held ON
technical charge GmanSlauglltcr, al
though 1T seems to have been en-
tirciy Accidental"
?Sincath's condition was described
at a hospital mere today AS critical
Frcidman's body was taken 10
Greensboro.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-12-02
Germans Will
Restore Order
For Rurnania

On the Observation-Disclosures From
tier, Dec. 2.-(AP)-FolT fresh
German divisions were moving
through Hungary cnroute to Ru-
mania today Is reports trlckling
across The border told of increasing
anarchy throughout lhai country.
UnConfirmcu rCpOliS from Buch-
Arrest said the additional German
troops would attempt to restore
order there and in other large Ru-
p1auian cities, where iron guard cX-
trcnists have taken bloody revenge
Cn officials uI the olated regime Of
Former King Carol II.
Four divisions mean approximate
ly 10000 men. German strength in
Runania mad previously been csti-
mated as high as 100000.
A parade IL Buchlo S; Of 4 Ger
man motorized division was inter-
.prcted in Hungary as warning that
German leaders are prepared to re-
store order in strife-ridden Ruman-
in unless the Ru-!ananS do it them
selves.
King Nihai brought up the rear Of
the parade. He had been reported in
border reports last week to have
fled Bucharest is result OF iron
guard disorders in the Rumanian
capital
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-12-02
Another Bic
Powder Plant
Is Blasted

Tacoma, Wash, Dee. 2.-(AP)
An explosion OF sufficient in
tensity to shake much OF Ia
coma damaged much OF the Co.
lumbia Powder CocTpan yplant
at FredericKSon early today.
Under Sheriff Cly&c hEoWles
said four men were believed to
have been in the building.
Company officials denied I'M
mediate comment.
1t could not &c determined
Immediately whether the COM
pany was engaged on national
defense contracts.
II was the second powder blast
in the Tacoma area in week..
Last Thursday 4 back p0Waer
plant blew UP al Dueont works
south O. Tacoma. IL WAS report
ed TO be an accident. NO one
was injured, but windows were
cracked within a fourteen mile
radius.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-12-02
HugeGapIn
Line Is Left
By Italians
General Retreat, In
Guiding Fresh Divi-
sions Just Arrived at
Front, Results; Vic
tory Hailed as Very
Important.

Athens Greece. Dec. :,-(AP)--
Capture of 5000 Italians. the largest
mass of prisoners yet taken by the
Greek army. WAS announced today
from the northern front
Their surrender, dispatches said.
was the signal for general retreat
Of other Italian forces in the area.
leaving huge gap in the italian Gen.
ter
Fresh Italian troops rushed to boil
Ster Sagging defense lines earlier had
been reported being smashed back
with the regiments they came to re-
irlOrcc. and the Greeks claimed "im-
pOrtant" new advances all along the
Albanian battle front
Mention of the exact place where
the front was reported smashed was
forbidden by military authorities.
They permitted mention merely that
il WAS in the north.
One front line report said the vic
tory, without cNaggera;i0nS. is Of c%-
ccpti0nal importance. for The enemy
line in this sector has been destroy
GU, dIIu al udilSSl Cl1IlIIll'!ttu W. III
Dispatches from the front and
statements by a Greek spokesman
pictured the fighting line al the start
Of the sixth week Of War as swing
ing like Il door toward the Adria,ic
from hinge on the Albanian Goa
lust north of the Greek frontier 10
Lake Ochrlda on the YugoSlav from
tier.
Stffcs: italian resistance was &c
ported near that hinge around Ar
gncOa%tro.
In the central sector, the Greek
high command announced the cap
ture of points Of special importance
for the development of operations
around Premct, eighteen miles north
of the Greek frontier
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-12-02
Anti Aircraft Center At
Wilmington Is Ordered
To Cost $9,O00,0O0
and Provide for 10000
Men, With Complete
Base Planned; To Be
Ready for Use About
March Is.

Washington, Dec. 2.-(AP)-The
War Department announced today
that it had authorized construction
Of $9.0O0,000 anti-arCraft firing
center i'm the vicinity Of Wilmington
N. c.
Officials said that the conotruc-
ton to be erected on leased land
would provide housing and facilities
for six white and two Negro rc9i-
mcnts Of the Coast Artillery. These
units will be scmi-mObilc antI-ar-
craft regiments.
An announcement said that only
land sufficient in area for the cam
Torment proper would be leased.
Firing will be over water on the
adjacent coast line, il was explain
cd. and the procurement OF land 1Or
Il firing range was not, therefore,
The department said the approx
mate construction cost would be S9,-
900. 600. but that contracts had not
yet been awarded for this work. The
said il was c0ntcm-
plated that he firing center would
be ready for occupancy about March
Is. l941.
Buildings to be constructed in
clude barracks, mess halls, day rooms
d service club: utility. administrative
CONTINUED on Page TWo)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-12-02
Soon
To Join Axis Ring
After Conference

Budapest, Hungary, Dec. q
(AP)-Authoritativc diplomatic
circles here said today that a Sc
cret weekend conference be-
tween Adolf Hitlr and Foreign
Minister Alkasander Sincar-nIar-
kovic in Berlin had prepared the
way for Yugoslavia to join the
tri-partite treaty.
The meeting was said to ave
ironed out details for Yugoslavia
to follow Hungary, Rumania and
Slovakia, who have already been
added to the German Italian
Japanese ten-year military and
economic accord.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-12-02
President Is
To Be Gone
For 2 W eeks
Only an Emergency
Will Call Chief Back
from Recreatlonal and
Inspectional Cruise;
Sees Leahy as Envoy
to France.

Washington, Rec 2---fAPl--Thc
White House announced that PreSi-
dent Roosevelt woultl leave Wash
ingtOn today on Il trim the destina-
ton of which was net announced, but
which was expected IN take him to
Miami. Florida. and from there on a
defense inspection and rccreational
cruise into the Ca"ih',,cc ;;n Sea.
Stephen Early, White House press
secretary. said the chief executive, fol
lowing a conference with Admiral
William Leahv. ambassador designate
to France. and the ".G""'o Of few
papers. would leave the White House
to board q train TO" an un0nnounced
destination.
Early said Mr. Roosevelt expected
to be gone from the cAoital until the
week beginning December IS, unless
some emergency demands his return
earlir."
Tn secretary said it was 'prettv
we'll known" where Mr.. Roosevelt
was going, but thai he could max"
no official announcement.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-12-02
Coast Guard Ends
Search For Three
Drowned In River

Washington, N. C., Dec. z.-tAP)
The Coast Guard has abandoned
search for the bodies OI thrc. hunt
ers believed to have dlor'rrd on
Wednesday night in the Pamlico riv-
+ mar here. The body o! fourth
member Of the party, NaEce Hor-
ner, Washington machiHi>t, was re-
covered Friday. Those missing arc
Jack Lee. Washington. and Charles
E. Cutler and Mack l.. Wooiard, both
farmers OF near Balm.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-12-02
Scr alnbIe Already Begun
For Top Jobs In House
Much Depends on
Winner in Speakershlp
Race as to Who Will
Get Choice Committee
Assignments; Com
mittees Do Most Of
Work.
Daily Dispatch Bureau.
In the Sir Wcltr- Hotel.
nv IIENpV .CEPHE,

Raleigh, Dec. 2.-Now that opening
of the General Assembly is only a
month away. there is considerable
speculation over identity Of the leglS-
latorS who are really going to make
North Cardinals laws and plan its
financial program for the next two
In theory. of course. each one o.:
the ITO members has just one vote
and is. therefore, on plane OF COM
plete equality with every other; but
it is a matter of common knowledge
that. in practice, less than a score
actually run the show and control
actions of the Assembly.
Most potent Of all the Genera As
Sembly. are the speaker Of the House
and the lieutenant governor, presld-
ing officer in the Senate. They APP
point the committees which do at
least ninety per cent Of the leglSiat-
ing. It needs no argument or dla'
gram therefore, to demonstrate the
power of these two functionarles.
in the Senate, the presiding OF
ficer has already been chosen. Tic
will be Lieutenant Governor Reg
Harris, and it is he who Will name
all Senate committees. He's probably
working on his slate pretty steadily
right now, and should be able tC
name his committees very ShoftlJ
after the Assembly conveneS.
Four Would Be Speaker.
On the other hand. nobody knows
to Il certainty who is gong to ot
sneaker of the House, and even The
active candidates realize they may
have to make important deals a
the last minute in order to get elect
ed by the Democratic caucus, Wh!cl
convenes on the eve Of the legisla
lures formal opening.
And so not only the speaker, bu
the committee chairmen and mem
hers must. OF necessity, be now quite
anonymous.
The avowed candidates for gave
welding are OduS Null OF Cleve
Land George UzZell Of Rowan. jim
Vooler of Nlecklenburg and Clarence
Stone OF Rockingham, and so one o
this quartet will be the most power
ful. figure in the l94l House, unies
dark horse should slip IN at INT
last minute, so to SpeaN'
Paradoxically enough, while on
of these chaps now in the Hmellsh
will be the House ACE" the otne
three will go practically to the 100
+ of the class after the caucus, unles
the race is so close that one or NOR
Of them has to be dealt with D,
the eventually victorious canaioa'e
Bryant Stages "Comeback.
A defeated candidate for Speake
usually gets little or no consldetati 70
from his successful rival, ana NJ
stature in the House Shrlnks accoIH
inalv Two years ago, as an example
Victor Bryant, Of Durham s0t l..
real recognition from Libby ware
He was saved from complete NOUS
nbIivion only by the fact, Wilic
couldn't be escaped even by II,
,.orst enemies, that he knew NOR
,hnnt the revenue bill and the Slate
financial program than any ou t,
,r,en,ber of the finance comini''e'
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