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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-10-15
REPORT
WEEKLY MEETINGS

At the Scoutmasters' roundtable
Wednesday night, Scoutmasteis Of
the Wilmington district discussed
publicizing news of troop activi-
ties. Two troops responded and
have reported on their Friday
night meeting.
Troop 81, Of Carolina Beach,
will have a meeting of Scout faith
ers and interested adults on Thurs
day night, Oct. 26. at $3.50 o'clock
in the Scout hall to discuss the
advancement program. The troop
has collected large amount OF
scrap paper. All members, except
one, were present on Friday. Sew
eral scouts expect to receive
awards at the next Court of Hon.
or.
Troop 81, of Sunset Park Meth
odist church, liked to point one
mile southeast of Greenfield Lake
Friday night and although the
woods were damp, Scouts Billy
Webster, Jack Koontz, and Philip
Crowder passed their second class
requirements in fire-building I'm
der the direction Of Scouts Harry
Deal and Carl Mitchell, Jr. A vein
er roast followed.
Scoutmaster Toler explained thu
| revised advancement program ant
urged that all scouts advance II
grade as quickly as possible. Jacl
Koontz was elected troop scribe
The troop hiked back to it's meet
ing place after the weiner roast
Members of the Flying Eagle
Patrol of Troop 81 are asked tt
meet at the Sunset Park Methods
Church on Wednesday afternoon Al
4 o'clock.
II
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WILL uNyEIL MONOLITH

HILLSBORO, Oct. A. Up "A
memorial Monolith, in memory of
Governor Thomas Burke, Revolu-
tionary war governor, will be I'M
yelled tomorrow morning at the
Latta plantation, two miles east OF
Hillsboro where Governor Burke
was buried.
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o1DCE WINSTON
dies SUDDENLY

cuapEL HILL, Oct. IA -R-
s,e Robert Watson Winston, who
1--WE od an eminent career IS a
.'.et at so, came back to the
diversity of North Carolina a. a
I'LL .roan "to be re-educated, ="
l' won national acclaim as 4
' aiosrapher, died here today at the
'l'S IT 81. Funeral services will be
az =, in the Christ church, Raleigh
, MEM morning at II o'clock
nv" r,e distinguished Interpreter and
49, ,.o.r,an for the old and the new
sp p,,+h who personified the tradi-
s sY southern colonel In looks,
'v .r, and manners, was found
w." wa in his local suite at tn e
a'~ .,,ina Inn here this morning.
e os.+b appare.-tly resulted fr o IN
Deas t failure, IS he was in good
Meth hssiI and spirits last night.
D' r,doe Whist n, who was on the
1a ar;or court bench from 1889 I'M
81 sapt bis resignation in 1885. was
u -, nuthor of several best-sell-
nv! !s iographies, including Robert
ny r'ee Andrew Johnson, and JET
is.,,son-all written since he gave
III ls,9 The law and turned biographer.
" His autobiography, Its Far
crr" came out seven years ago
v u,hen he was II, and Gladly of
c C. HILL" his biography of
u v Williams, the famed
North M, Carolina professor, pnilo-
nv, ,onher and molder Of liberal
s sOp which appeared in 1912.
;s still the subject of wide COM
ment.
Judge Winston and his brother,
Tho late Judge Francis D. Winston
II windsor, were the first two stu
Jants to enroll at the university
when 1t was re-opened after the
Civil war in 1875.
The eminent jurist's return to the
university "as freshman at Sc,
in order to interpret the new
south to the nation and the nation
10 the new SOUTH" put Judge Win
ston in the headlines, and the seve-
raj best sellers which have since
come from his pen in Chapel Hill
have kept him there.
Judge Winston was born i'll
Windsor, N. c., September u, 1860.
He married Miss Sophronia Hor-
ner Of Oxford who died in 1918:
They had four children, who sur
vive: Robert w. Winston, Jr., of
Raleigh; James Hornerner Winston
Of Chicago, ILL.,, and Mrs Frank
Webb and Mrs. Watts Carr, both
Of Durham.
Judge Winston graduated with an
A. B. degree from the University
Of North Carolina here in 1879 and
received his IL. B. here in 1881.
In 1885 he was a member of the
Democratic State committee and
member of the state senate.
From 1889 to 1895 he was judge
Of the superior court Of North
Carolina. Following his resigna-
ton in 1895 he went to Durham
where ne was president of the
Durham chamber of commerce
in 1896. He was elected president
Of the North Carolina Historical
Snrie+v in 1907
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LIBRARY PROPOSED

CHICAGO, Oct. u R Carl
Wiz, president OF the American
Library association, said today he
had proposed to congress and the
Surplus Property Administration
plan to salvage millions Of army
camp library books and use them
in starting rural public libraries.
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II Persons Arrested
On OPA Sugar Charges

WILSON, Oct. 14.-(R-Eleven
persons have been arrested in
Nash and Franklin counties during
the past three days at the instance
Of the OPA charged with violation
of rationing regulations in connec-
ton with possession of sugar cou-
pons and transfer of same. All of
the defendants have been bound
over for federal court, the bands
ranging from $3.50 to $500.
Warrants for the arrest of the
eleven persons, all of them store
keepers and service station oper-
ators, were issued in Raleigh and
signed by Clyde R. Miller, special
OPA agent.
Most Of the cases are scheduled
for trial here next week before
Judge I. M. Meekins.
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STRAWBERRY ACREAGE

RALEIGH, Oct. IA Up The
crop reporting service of the State
Department of Agriculture today
estimated next years strawberry
acreage at 1900, 81 per cent less
than the 10-year average,
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MRS. MARY p. McGOWEN

Funeral services for Mrs. Mary
Powers McGowen will be held at
$3.50 p. m. Sunday at Mount Holly
Baptist church, near Watha, by
the Rev. H. F. Bum, assisted by
the Rev. E. w. Pate.
The 55-year-old woman, wife OF
Joseph Hall McGowen, died at
10:45 p. m. Friday at James
Walker Memorial hospital.
Surviving are the husband; two
daughters, Mrs. Moses B. Daniels
of Wilson, and Mrs. Carl Player
of Fayetteville; one son, Joseph
Hansen McGowen of Watha; her
Mrs. Mary Gavin Powers
of Wallace; two sisters, Mrs. L.
P. Becgeron of Winter Haven, Fla,
Mrs. Geneva Haywood Of Sykes
vile, Md; two brothers, H. D.
Powers of Washington, D. c., and
DR.. J. F. Powers of Wallace; and
eight grandchildren.
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MRS. CANDIs A. sOLES

TABOR CITY, Oct. IA. - Mrs.
Candis Ann Soles, 70, died at her
home here at Sis o'clock this
morning following a stroke.
Surviving are the husband, Oren
Soles; two daughters, Mrs. Lydie
Bell Hinson of Whiteville, and Mrs.
Flora N. Wood of Tabor City;
three sons, Vally Soles Of White
vile, Coy Soles Of Lowell, and
Scion Soles of Tabor City.
Funeral services will be held at
the Soles cemetery at p. m. Sun
day, with the Rev. Winfrey Davis
officiating.
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Heaviest steam locomotive on
one Canadian railroad weighs 677,-
900 pounds.
The Valley settler., 1944-11-03

PUBLIC HEALTH NEWS NOTES The regular monthly Chi Id Health Conf erence was conducted by Dr.Ft hn the afternoon of Tues. Oct. 3l.Two infants and five pre-s chool children attended the conf erence.
The Valley settler., 1944-11-03

LOCAL CHAPTER MATT OVAL FOUNDATION for INFANTILE PARALYSIS TO EQUIP ISOLATION ROOM
 It was decided at the last meet ing of the Local Chapter 66rNat on-' al Foundation for Infanti1e Para1y-, sis to provide an isolation room atl the local hospital where patients could receive orthopedic and cor- rective treatment for Infanti1e Paralysis cases. commi ttee met at later date with Dr. David :: He 7hn and selected the following: Hospital bed, Bedside table Dress erI with mirror, Chair, Venetian blindsl and drapes. A bed lamp and fo1dingl screen were included. The room wi Il be equipped with a sink so that run| ming water Is available in the room It has been planned to make the romm as attra ctive as possible. It may not be possible to obtain all the orthopedic achments for the bed that might be desired, but at least a good start in the provi 8 1 on of q room that can be isolated wi II be big help. It Is hoped that the equipment ordered will be ob- taiaable. This room, whent not in use for isolation. cases, may be use e} for private cases.
 At the last me citing new officers were elected as follows:
 Carl Rasmus sen ---:---Pres ident frs. Thos. Lepak---Vice President Lou Rasmus sem ---------Secretary :. Re-e1ected
 -------
The Valley settler., 1944-11-03
PALMER SCHOOL NEWS

Baske etball Is in the air at Pal- mer High this week and calls have been issued by those in charge of both boys' and girls athletics for candidates from wlai ch quintets will be elected to represent Palmer.
 Practice is under way for fem mine hoopsters, directed by Miss Susan Baker, and workouts will be held each Monday and Wednesday b tween 3:35 and 5:Oo, p.m. Consent. forms have been sent to parents wht oh will indicate, when and if signed, that parents approve girls 'staying after school for this sport. Games are expected to be arranged Wi tn Eklutna and Anchorage. Thurs day at 2:35 a meeting of all boys interested in basketball was held wi tn 32 indi eating desire to be casaba experts. Monday at 2:35 Rev. Franklin Smi tn, who will guide the destinies of the 1944-45 Moose, wi Il meet with the squad and an nounce his plans for the first work out at 3:35 Tues day. Practice WI II be held each Tuesday and Thursoay, 3:35 to $500, and cont tests will 2 sought wi tn Eklutna, Anchorage, Seward, and possibly Fai rbanks and other Ala ska clubs.
 HIGH SCHOOL HONOR ROLL
 Inadvertently omi tied from the list of honor students released las week was the name of David AIM. Cottingham, a Sophomore, wi tn honor standing.
 STAMP SHORTAGE
 The unexpectedly heavy demand for War Savings Stamps has tempo1 ar- fly exhausted the war stamp supply, Miss Harriet Hughes, school sales director, states, and this explains the delay in returning stamps to purchase CTS this week.
 CARNIVAL RESULTS
 Prelimi nary reports indi icate a net return of $776.OO for this year's carnival. It Is possible this splendi sum will be s1i ght1y re- duced by items not yet pres sented, but net amount is expe ct ed to re- main above $7CO.Oo.
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 '. PUBLIC HEALTH NEWS NOTES The regular monthly Id Health Conf erence was conducted by Dr.F hn NF T,,o No%
The Valley settler., 1944-11-03

/ DON PARKS REsINED FROM BOARD of DIRECTORS Don Parks has turned in his resig- nation from the Board of Directors of the WFCA. He has been on the Board for the past five years. Mir. Parks is leaving for Seattle soon where he will join his fami ly and see his son Dean who has been under treatment at the Chi ildren's Hospit tai since the summer of le42 when he was 70 badly burned.
 Donnie Parks wi II accompany his father and thay will probably re- main In the States for the winter.
 GRANGE MEETING Regular meeting of North1and Pione CT Grange Nov ember 9, Election of Officers.
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read to the congregation by Walker
C. Cole, clerk of the church confer
ence. By a rising vote the entire
congregation unanimously passed
the resolution.
The resolution began with the
following words: eve the officers
and members of the Abyssinian
Baptist church duly assembled in
ecclesiastical meeting want the
world to know that we are solidly
behind our pastor. The troubles
through which he is passing are
entirely personal matter that this
church has nothing to do with, nei-
ther will it allow any malicious indi-
vidual or group to use it to hurt our
minister.
"He is the minister of this church
and we refuse to allow non-mem-
bers and especially political enemies
to use his personal affairs as a
method of hurting him. He has
fought too unselfishly and long for
the rights of all people. He has been
fearless. Now in this crisis we
pledge the support of the 1000
members and will back him up with
the hundreds of thousand dollars in
cash and property that we of the
church have amassed under his
leadership. We will henceforth pay
no attention to rumors, gossip or
newspaper reports of any nature
whatsoever"
A committee has also been or
ganized under the leadership of the
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HOUSE APPROVES
VIRGIN ISLES GRANT

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 (ANP)
The house passed an authoriza-
tion bill of $1O,O28,240 to be allo-
Gated for improvements in the Vir-
gin islands. The measure now goes
to the senate.
improvements contemplated and
long sought after by the Virgin
Islands Civic association will include
hospitals, sanitation, fire, sewer and
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women of the church to refurnish
the church parsonage which was
completely stripped.
The church will tender a banquet
in honor of the Rev. Mr.. Powell and
his secretary, Miss Hattie Freeman
when they leave for their duties in
Washington. Miss Freeman has
served as DR.. Powell's secretary for
Ia years.
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HARLEM CHURCH VOTES
1907 SUPPORT OF
CONGRESSMAN POWELL

NEW YORK, Dec. Z (ANP)-
The official board of the Abyssin-
ian Baptist church, the nations
largest Protestant congregation,
presented unanimously to crowded
auditorium of 5000 people reso-
luton stating "Our 100% Support
to Our Pastor" The resolution was
offered after brief meeting of the
deacons and trustees which was
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water systems, sewage disposal
plant, public schools, a seawall and
harbor facilities, highways and
roads, and street improvements.
There will be improvements to and
new construction of public build
ings. Radio telephone communica-
tion will be established also.
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THE DAILY BULLETIN
Combined With Ohio Express
Vol. 1NO. 281-Thursday, Dec. 7
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Evening star., 1944-05-21

bill for the $4,000 appropriation"
This research was necessary because
for approximately IS years a tablet
was displayed at another window in the
once OF William J. Browning, chief
clerk of the House from 1895 to 1911.
and later House member who had
the tablet cast
Riders Handbook of Washington q
standard work, generally considered re-
haole, stated enormously that the
message was transmitted through
window. That old tablet is now hang
ing as souvenir in the office of South
Irimble, the veteran clerk of the
House
Gods Work.
Morse always considered and referred
to his invention as Gods work" He
said his message baptized the American
telegraph with the name of it's author
God. He believed that the Federal Gov
ernment should own the telegraph as
part of the communications system.
like the postal service, but powerful
politicians OF that time, including Cave
johnson, then Postmaster General,
baked his wishes.
His heart burning with desire for
peace on EARTH and good will among
men, Morse in his 8lst year December
4, l87D wrote to Cyrus w. Field at an
important international telegraphic
convention in Rome, prophetically en-
phasizing that the telegraph should
be deemed sacred thing" and that "it
Is powerful advocate for universal
peace"
Morse was So years of age when he
sent that historic and inspired message
over the worlds first telegraph line.
The first telegraph company in the
United States, Washington to New
York, dates from l845, while the first
public telegraph company in England,
where experiments had started nearly
century earlier-the Electric and IN
ternational-Was founded in 1886
But weeks before the dedicatory mes
sage was flashed over the wire from the
Capitol, the Importance of the telegraph
In transmitting national news had been
demonstrated. Work on the line was
rushed in anticipation OF the National
Wkig Convention IN Baltimore onf May
Evening star., 1944-05-21

l. 1t had been completed as far as
Annapolis Junction when it served to
bring to the Capitol the news of Henry
Clays nomination-action by the first
national political President-nominating
convention ever held.
Two days after the Inauguration of
the Morse line it also served the Demo-
cratic convention, which met on Nav 26
the first time the "two-thirds rule"
was adopted. and finally James K. Polk
was unanimously nominated. In dicker-
ing for choice for the vice presiden-
tial nomination scene was enacted new
In the annals of Civilizations confer
ence over Morse's line between a COM
m1ttee at the convention and Senator
Silas Wright of New York, in the then
Supreme Court room in the Capitol at
Washington-the first long-distance
conversation by telegraphy. Wright re-
fused to accept the nomination and it
was given to Senator George M. Dallas
of Pennsylvania-andi in November Polk
and Dallas were elected.
Congressional Report Wired.
The first congressional report of any
length was transmitted by telegraph on
December IT, 1874 The first death re-
ported by wire was that of Benjamin
Fowler, who lived in Annapolis and died
in Washington January 2, 1845. The
first murder reported by telegraph was
on January II, 1845-that of Paul Roux
who was murdered by Henry McCurry
in Baltimore An original poem "On
the Changes of the World" was delivered
by B. B. French, clerk of the House of
Representatives, at the C street church
in washington on January %, l845, and
the first poem transmitted over the
telegraph line. The first game Of
draughts played over the wire was be-
tween John Wills of Baltimore (who
won' and Alfred Vail, assistant tele-
graph superintendent in Washington, on
November Is, 1874
Morse and his associate, John w.
Draper, introduced photography in the
United States in 1889, having learned
the secret. from Daguerre in Paris and
made the first photographs of the hu-
man face ever made anywhere, accord
ing to Holland Thompson's Age of In
ventions' in the Yale University Press
Chronicles Of America seriesa
Evening star., 1944-05-21

at the time Of the Allied landings in
North Africa. There are many bows
under 20 in the ranks. They are mostly
fugitives from the Vichy youth camps,
which are in reality traps to gather
the youth of France together so that
they can be organized easily when the
time comes to send them to Germany.
Core of the New Army.
But these groups, according to French
; sources here in constant touch with
them, are not to be considered as merely
fugitives from the Germans. They are
the core OF the new Army of Metro
politan France" which has arisen from
voluntary mobilization, undertaken
oy the men themselves in the face of
the defeat of their country.
In the larger "maquis" there is some
thing approaching organized military
training. Discipline, especially as it con-
Germs sanitary conditions and care of
equipment, is extremely strict This is
very necessary. Clothing, for example
Is almost impossible to obtain. Another
reason for strict training is to prevent
the morale of the men being lowered
oy the total absence of leave to see their
Evening star., 1944-05-21
By Will P. Kennedy.

Congress will celebrate on Wednesday
the centennial of telegraphy by unveil-
ing with proper ceremonies in the Capt.
tol two tablets commemorative of the
first official message, What hath God
wrought" sent by Samuel F. B. Morse.
over a line erected from Washington
to Baltimore with an appropriation of
$4,000 by Congress, from what was then
the Supreme Court Chamber, now occu-
pied by the law library of Congress.
This chamber was the first meeting
place of the United States Senate when
the Federal Government moved to
Washington.
Miss Leila Livingston Morse, grand
daughter of the inventor, will unveil the
tablet and later the same day christen
at Baltimore Liberty ship named for
her distinguished ancestor In whose
home she was born.
Miss Morse officiated at a memorial
ceremony in the law library on May
IA, 1882, in observance of the centennial
"a "AAS SSAASSPVASii Va tAAC N1OiSt CCue, HL
which time wireless message was re-
celved from Mrs. Lulu Morse Rummel
in Paris, Morse's daughter.
Ceremonies in the Capitol
The ceremonies on Wednesday will
open in the rotunda with Representa-
tive A. L. BulWinkle of North Carolina
executive vice chairman of the Joint
committee, presiding, and Senator Bur-
ton K. Wheeler of Montana, the chair
man. as orator of the occasion.
Before making his great invention
Prof. Morse was one of Americas lead
ing artists, and a painting he made of
the House in session in what is now
known as statuary hall is now highly
priced possession of the Corcoran Art
Gallery. He was also leading candidate
to do one Of the great mural paintings
in the rotunda, but through a misunder-
standing, John Quincy Adams, who was
chairman of the selecting committee,
summarily struck hi shame from the list.
The exercises will be heralded by "On
the Air" march, played by the Marine
Band Orchestra, under the direction of
Capt. William r. Santelmann. Thus the
latest worldwide development from
Morse's invention-radio braadcasting-
Evening star., 1944-05-21
centennial Anniversary Recalls Teegraphvs Earv Davs

will carry the program over Worldwide
hookups.
A ceremonial procession will then 90
70 the small rotunda on the first floor
just outside the law library, where the
large tablet will be presented to the Can
ltol by Senator Warren r. Austin of YER
mont' also member of the joint COM
mlttee. 1t will be formally accepted bv
Speaker Sam Rayburn of Texas.
Inc sending of the original message,
which Morse permitted Miss Annie Ellis
worth, daughter of his old friend and
classmate, H. L. Ellsworth, commissioner
OF patents, to dictate because she had
brought him first word that his appro-
priation measure had passed in the clos
ing minutes of the Twenty eighth Con-
gress tMarch 3, 1843) is to be repeated,
on the same instrument Morse used and
from the same window on the ground
f1oor OF the east front of the Capitol. 1t
Will be licked off by Ernest E. Norris,
president of the Southern Railway Co.,
formerly telegrapher, and received at
Baltimore by R. B. White, president of
NAO " ollio Itdlll Odu, WHO also
is former telegraph operator, and will
repeat it back to Washington, as Alfred
Vail repeated the original back 100
years ago.
The Army Signal Corps will pick up
the message and repeat it around the
world simultaneously in two directions
Reports of its progress around the world
are to be received geographically at the
Capitol. The Navy also will pick up the
message and transmit it to naval sta
tions and ships at sea.
While the message is thus circling the
globe Senator Edwin C. johnson of Colo
rado and Representatives Joseph j.
Mansfield of Texas, Compton I. White of
Idaho Karl Stefan of Nebraska, Michael
j. Bradley of Pennsylvania and William
c. Cole of Missouri, all of whom were
telegraphers using the Morse code, will
be sending messages to Maryland State
and Baltimore City officials
Memorial Tablets
second commemorative tablet-much
smaller in size, but really the me-
mortal plaeque-will be placed on the
very spot from which Morse sent his
original message 1t bears this inscrip-
ton: Through this window passed the