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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-05
NORTH CAROLINA
NEW HANOVER COUNTY
city-couny Tax Collector ct Al VI
r Z. Hartman, ct al
NOTICE OF SALE

NOTICE OF SALE
Under and by virtue OF an order of
the Clerk of the Superior Court Of New
Hanover County entered on the 18th day
OF July 1914 he undersigned Commission
Will, at the West door of the Courthouse
II New Hanover County. At twelve noon.
for cash. to the highest bidder, the toll.
lowing lots or parcels of land:
FIRST TRACT: In Harnett Township,
Beginning 4. stake near the old Wool
vim graveyard. running thence North ~
degrees East about SO poles to q white
oak in Lopez Nichols line; thence South
In Howe's line; hence South 4e degrees
West about 1877 poles along s. Bishops
line to a stake South Of water pond;
thence North SO degrees 80 minutes West
&c IL poles to he beginning. contain
ing 60 acres. more or less.
SECOND TRACT: In Harnett Town
ship, BEGINNING at a stake on the road
thence running North SO degrees 22e
chains to a 3 axe: thence South So degrees
East chains 81 links to 4 stake; thence
South AZ degrees West 26 chains to the
beginning, containing II acres. more OF
less.
Both Of said 'racts being . part Of De
to James NJ. Sheppard. ct ux by deed
recorded in the Registry OF New Han
over County in Book 248, Page SIS. et
seq. -.t
The above propery will be sold. SUBJ
iect to confirmation by the Court. to
the highest bidder who deposits with the
Commissioner. at the time Of sale. TWEEN
'ty per cent Of the amount Of his bid
Dated and posted this 18th day Of July.
1874.
C, D, HoGUE. Commissioner
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Shepherd To Attend
j.. = Raleigh Conference

Henry I. Shepherd, area direc-
tor Of the War Manpower COM
mission, will attend meeting OF
state area directors August 7-8 in
the office of Dr. J. S. Dorton, state
VINO director, in Raleigh. d..
The conference was called by
DR.. Dorton to discuss, formulate
and put into opera ton in the local
U. S. Employment service Offices
time savers and shortcuts and
new methods for doing their job
effectively and efficiently
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ExrcUrok.s NOTICE

The undersigned having qualified n
Executor under the VIII Of Mrs. Carrie
persons having claims against the Estate
Of Mrs. Carrie r. Prince to present such
claims to the undersigned for payment
on or before April %, 1915. eor this
notice will be pleaded in bar at reg
overy.
Ali persons indebted to said Estate
win please make immediate settlement.
This 10th day of April, 1914. .--..
THE WILMINGTON SAVINGS & TRUST
COMPANY, EXECUTOR UNDER WILL
OF MRS. CARRIE z. PRINCE. DE-
CEASED.
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rs FREIGHT CARS
LEAVE ACL TRACK

PEMBROKE, Aug. A. Up -
Twenty-Five cars Of a southbound
Atlantic Coast Line freight train
were derailed here today, and
traffic on the triple-track ACL
mainline was interrupted.
Some members Of the train
crew were slightly injured but
there were no major casualties.
The cause Of the derailment was
not officially determined. A spec
tator was quoted as saying it
was caused by the break Of a
car wheel.
The cars derailed were in the
middle of the train.
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NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION

NV1IVE OF AO1RSAC A'1H
Having this day before the Clerk Of
Superior Court of New Hanover County.
qualified as administra rix OF the estate
Of DR.. N. A. Culbreth. late Of said
County and State, this is to notify AL
persons having any claim against said
estate to present same properly veri.
fled at the office Of my Attorney. 24-2s
Trust Building. on or befo1e the It'll
day Of July, 1915 or this notice will
be pleaded in bar Of their recovery. Any
person indeb ed to said estate will please
make immediate payment.
This the 5th day Of July, 1914.
Frances c. .Culbreth,
Administrative of the Estate OF
DR.. N. A. Culbreth.
Clayton c. Holmes
Attorney,
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT, Office o

District Supervisor. Alcohol Tax Unit,
Bureau Of Internal Revenue. Baltimore.
Maryland. Date of first publication. July
a. 1914. Notice is hereby given that on
June 81. 1914, one 1887 Ford pick up
truck Mo or No 18-35s47s3. with &C.
cessories. was seized in Ponder coun-
ty North Carolina, for viol ON OF the
Internal Revenue laws. tow Section
1921 Internal Revenue Code. Any person
clsining an interest in said proper y
must appear ut the office OF Investigator
in Charge. Alcohol Tax Unit. Charlotte,
North Carolina and file claim and cost
bond as provided by Sec Ion 1924. In
ternal Revenue Code on or before August
81, 1914 otherwise the property will be
disposed of according to law.-R. e. Tut
tie, District Supervisor.
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ExECuTOR,S NOTICE

EXECUTOR'S NOTICE
Having qualified as Executor OF the
Estate of c. NJ. Butler, late OF New
Hanover County, North Carolina. this
is to notify all persons having claims
against the Estate of said deceased to
exhibit them to the undersigned al COS
Murchison Building, Wilmington, N. c.,
on or before the sth day of August,
1945, or this notice will be pleaded in
bar OF their recovery. All persons in
debted to said Estate will please make
immediate payment
This 4tk day Of August A. D.. 1914.
MURRAY G. JAMES.
Executor of c. M. Butler,
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WARSAW Soldier Killed
!: In Airfield Accident

ARDMORE, Okla, Aug. 4 IN
Three soldiers were killed and
two seriously injured last night in
the collision OF an airfield truck
and gas transport.
Thos. killed, the Army announc
ed, included Pfc. Maleon' H. STAN
ford, %, Warsaw, N. c.
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County Surpasses
E Bond Sale Quota

Final Fifth War Loan figures re-
leased yesterday by bond leaders
disclosed that New Hanover county
reached 141 per cent Of its overall
bond quota and 102 per cent Of
the Series "E' goal
Total bond investments amount.
ed to $S,07S, 025.75 as against 4
quota of $5,707 900; and Series "E''
bond sales were $2,229, 152.75 az
compared to the goal Of 81, 1870 900.
These bond sales were through the
end OF business on July 81.
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MORE POLIO REPORTED

LOUISVILLE. KY, Aug. -
R-Health authorities reported II.
new cases Of poliomyelitis today
making a total Of 36l cases since,
the epidemic began June / and
367. since January /.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-05

SEE OUR LARGE SELECTION OF
baby carriages. cribs. high chairs, and
rockers Home Furniture Co.. % Mar
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Soap is used in processing wool,
cotton and other textiles.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1944-01-27
u. S. HEMP:
Cut Production

Because Of the improvement in
imports from the Caribbean and
Mediterranean areas. the govern
ment's hemp-growing program in
the Middle West will be cut to
one-third of 1943 production, and only
IA of AZ processing plants will be kept
In operation.
Raised on contract to the govern.
ment, farmers found hemp profitable
last year, their net yield per acre
being larger than from any other
crop in the nation, in some cases
reaching 5000. it was said.
In seeking to relieve a threatened
hemp shortage after the outbreak Of
war. the government undertook con-
s~truction of processing plants in AZ
communities. and arranged for
farmers to grow 1000 acres Of the
fiber in each of the districts. The
plants we're erected at an estimated
cost Of $lOO. 900 each.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1944-01-27
EUROPE:
Pound Supply Lines

U. S. bombers ripped rail lines
supplying German troops in south
ern Italy as American and British
forces pressed against the Nazis'
winter-line conferred on Casino, key
to the road to Rome.
With two of three main rail lines
temporarily put out of use. the en-
envy was forced to route supplies
over bomb-pocked highways. some
Of which we're snarled by the wreck
age of bridges.
AS U. S. artillery laid down a cur
tain of thunderous fire over German
defense emplacements before Cas-
sine preparatory to the infantry's
charge forward. British units to the
west engaged Nazi troops along the
Garigliano river.
Along the Adriatic coast to the
east. Canadian forces were held to
short gains in hard, close-in fighting.
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DISCHARGE PAY:
House Votes $500

Arguing that higher payments
would represent a soldiers bonus
which should be left for later discus.
sion. the house passed a bill provid.
ing for mustering-out pay Of $500 to
discharged vets with 60 days serv-
ice and 500 to those released be-
fore 60 days.
With Is, oo0. 900 vets including
those already discharged standing to
benefit from the measure. total cost
Of payments was estimated at 3h
billion dollars.
After passage by the house, the
bill was sent for approval to the SEN
ate. which previously enacted legis-
lation providing for maximum pay.
ments ranging from $500 to vets
overseas for 10 months or more to
$500 to those with less than IL
months service in the U. S. Unless
the senate okayed the house bill.
parliamentary procedure required
the two chambers to get together to
work out new legislation.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1944-01-27
PACIFIC 'FRONT.':
Macarthur to STAY

U. S. medium and heavy bombers
ranged widely over the Pacific,
blasting Jap bases supplying hard
pressed enemy troops, and hitting
installations an6 airfields in the stra-
tegic Marshall islands.
AS U. S. armies were pinning the
foe back in the South Pacific area.
Secretary Of War Henry Stimson
announced in Washington, D. c.,
that General Macarthur would not
be retired when he reached the age
of GA on January 20. Retired at his
own request in 1887, Macarthur was
recalled to active duty following the
outbreak of World Val II.
In New Guinea. U. S. bombers
smashed at the Jap base Of We
wax, above American positions at
Saidor; and in New Britain, explo-
sives we're dropped IN the big feed
er center of Rabaul, and on barges
carrying supplies along the island
coasts.
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MILK Sales:
Bottles or Containers

Chicago's big battle to determine
whether milk shall be sold in paper
containers as well as glass bottles
still has not gotten out Of the courts,
even though the state Supreme court
ruled that paper containers could
not be used under the wording Of
the city's disputed ordinance govern
ing distribution Of the product.
At present, Chicago diaries will
continue to package the milk in pa
per containers pending filing Of a
motion for a state Supreme court
rehearing Of the case. Since the
courts have declared no interest in
the sanitary aspects of the question
of boiling. but have merely con-
fined themselves to the wording of
the city ordinance. a rewriting Of
the law would permit legal use of
paper containers.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1944-01-27
DRIED MILK

Army quartermaster corps labo.
ratories have developed a method
Of drying and preserving whole milk
SO that It will keep for a year even
under tropical conditions. Dried milk
made by methods now in use will
become rancid in the tropics.
In the army formula. the water
content Of the milk Is reduced to
2.25 per cent. and al inert gas Is
introduced into the alright contain.
er as a preservative. The new
method could become a profitable
Industry. 1t is said.
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County Treasurer's quarterly re-
ports, showing balances on
hand, were examined and ap-
proved.
Justice Of the Peace, c.. A.
Corkins, quarterly report was ex-
amined and approved.
There being no further busi-
ness, the board adjourned to
meet the following day, jan
uary S, 1914.
B. H. MCCARTHY,
Chairman
ATTEST:
HARRY E. COX, County Clerk
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PLASMA: Use Of blood plasma
has reduced deaths among wounded
men to three-tenths of l per cent
In the Pacific area. a naval surgeon
recently returned from the front said,
HOUSING: War ravaged Europe
will require construction Of at least
100 million homes. it Is said. In
the United States from IS to 20 mil.
lion new housing units will be need.
ed In the next 10 years.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1944-01-27
b G Ii .. . in the weeks news

SPRINGS: Now that the govern.
ment has released a quantity Of steel
wire for springs. It Is expected that
furniture with coils can be coming
out Of the factories within two or
three months.
DEBT: National debt Of Great
Britain amounted to II billion dol.
lars On December 81. the chancellor
Of the excnequer has reported to the
house OF commons.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1944-01-27
BURMA:
Allies attack

With U. S. bombers blasting a
path, American trained Chinese
troops under Lieut.. Gen. Joseph Still
we'll gained ground in mountainous
western Burma, while farther to the
south units Of the British Fourteenth
army fought Jap counter-attacks to
stall their own offensive.
The Chinese were fighting to clear
the way for engineers constructing
a new supply route to China, since
Jap conquest had closed of the Bur-
ma road. To hamper enemy opera
tons. U. S. bombers dropped 20 tons
Of explosives on a Jap troop en-
campment in the rear Of the battle
front.
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mat a IaDOr T q
would equalize sol,
der and civilian
sacrifices. the X e
utive council of the
American Fedora
ton of Labor, head.
e d by w m
Green, said that the
organization would
never surrender the
basic freedom of the
%country's workers.
Likening a labor
draft as a shot in
the arm for the ma.
tons patriotism
Stimson said the first
flush of enterprise
excited by the Pearl
Harbor attack has
o r off. and now
the stern voice OF
law" is needed to
keep up the patri-
otto emotion"
Declaring that in
freedom e is
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strength. the AFL council asserted
that the amazing speed with which
free American workers have won the
battle Of war production against the
enemy within two years upholds
the truth Of that principle"
Chance for passage Of the labor
draft dwindled with the houses
pigeon-holing of the measure.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1944-01-27
= " TURE:
'Oe Permits

With thousands Of hogs Remaining
insold after marketings. a permit
system for shipments was Imposed
at the Chicago stockyards. Under
the procedure, commission firms
were allotted weekly quotas based
on a percentage Of the total volume
they handled during the first II
months Of 1913, and farmers were
to be advised when to sell.
Through the permit system al
ready in operation in other centers,
It is hoped to limit shipments to
packers capacities. cut feed bills.
and reduce shrinkage. bruises and
death losses.
Drouth
Producer Of winter wheat, the
great plains area Of the Midwest
has been suffering from an unheard
Of seasonal drouth.
Conferred in Nebraska. the drouth
has extended to the Rocky Mountain
and western states. where the stor-
age Of snowfall for spring and sum-
mer irrigation is much less promis-
ing than at this time last year.
Good rains in the late winter and
early spring could largely Offset the
effects Of the drouth.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1944-01-27

By Bob Hope
We'll, folks, during the summer we popped in on your son over
in Great Britain, Africa and Sicily, and New Foundland and Ice
land, and we had a great time with him too. We ate army chow
with him, jumped into bitches with him when the Junkers came
over. We saw the shadows of pain and tragedy on his face, and
we've seen a belly laugh chase the shadows away. And he said to
us, When you get back to the states, tell the family I'm dom fine"
...... DOM fine! That's the soldiers way of saying nothing about
a nightmare week of sudden death and suffering that felt like sew
en- days of steady rain. And "Doin' fine" is a sailors way of saying
nothing of the ocean burial of his buddy 80. We spent three mon
tbs with your son, and believe me, you come back and some things
don't seem real anymore. Saturday night the town is buzzing with
big payrolls, and some people wonder not how long the enemy will
hold out, but how long will this coutrys meat supply hold out. At
swanky hotel tables they wonder if the end of the war ISN'T just
around the corner, but in Sicily I've seen men who wonder if one
day could ever end! The white benches on Sunday seem so far
from those red beaches in Italy ,. and the black market gas sta
ton so far from a P-3S running out of gas over the Mediterranean
-. and the War Bond window at the local bank seems so far
from those rows of little white crosses in North Africa. And may
be the cost of living is terrific, but Mister, we've still got plenty of
work and self denial and Bond-buying ahead of us before it equals
the high cost of living on that beachhead at Salerno. We can do
a lot to help bring our boys back. Let's do it! Because the sooner
we bring them back, the more We'll bring back.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1944-01-27
DrOuth
STRONG u. S. A.:
after Var

49,. Proposing a realistic
point Of view, that the tendency to
war is inevitable. just as the human
tendency to disease is inevitable"
War Production Board Vice Chair
man Charles E. Wilson called on
government and industry to CO.
operate in promoting a strong arma-
ment program after the present
conflict.
Said Wilson: Il am convinced
that we must begin nov to set the
machinery in motion, while it is still
possible for US to measure the cost
Of any other course"
Wilson suggested (1) the program
should be the governments respon-
sibility; (2) congress must sup
port it; 81 industry's role should be
to cooperate; az some government
owned plants should be held in re-
serve, with equipment kept to date.
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THIRD DAY

The board met this day i'm
regular session, all members be-
ing present including the Coun-
ty Clerk.
The board signed and approx
ed the following contracts:
County Physician, j. w. Schu-
bert, M. D.; Care of Poor, Lucy
A. Vim, r. NJ; County Print
ing, Hardin Tribune-Herald;
Burial of County Poor, Bulls
Crilly Mortuary.
The board approved the claim
for tax refund on gasoline as
submitted by the County Sur
veyor.
The following claims were or
dered drawn on their respective
GENERAL FUND
B: H. McCarty, per diem. ...$64.00
Thomas Macleod, per
diem & mileage ...... $500
H. E. Clifford, per diem
& mileage .."..-."-..... 71.80
ROAD FUND
B. H. McCarty, viewing IS $500
H. E. Clifford, viewing &
mileage 1890
Thomas Macleod, viewing
& mileage .-."".."."".".. $500
The board spent the remain
der of the day transacting
county business. The board r
dered themselves out to view
roads; there being no further
business the board adjourned
sine die.
APPROVED:
B. H. MCCARTHY,
Chairman
ATTEST:
HARRY E. COX, County Clerk
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1944-01-27

City Water Department.,
water .... 2.25
ELIZABETH ScalIy, rent ...... 1000
County Clerk. withno. ding
tax ......... 31.8s
There being no further bust
ness, the board adjourned to
meet January 4, 1914.
APPROVED:
B. H. MCCARTHY, Chairman
ATTEST:
HARRY E. cox. County Clerk
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1944-01-27
SECOND DAY
JANUARY 4, 1914

The board met this day in
regular session, all members be-
ing present including the
County Clerk.
The minutes of the previous
meeting were read and approx.
led.
County Clerk and Recorders
report for the month of Dec
ember, 1943, showing fees and
other collections, was examined
and approved.
County Treasurer's monthly
report for the month of Dec
ember, 1943, showing balances
on hand, was examined and ap-
proved.
Sheriff's report of tine Jail
Boarders for the month of Dec
ember, 1913, was examined and
approved.
Sheriff's report of the GRIMM
al cases for the month of Dec
ember 1943 was examined and
approved.
Sheriff's report of the fees and
other collections for the month
of December, 1943, was examin-
ed and approved.
Clerk of Courts report for the
month of December, 1913, show
ing fees and other collections
was examined and approved.
Troy French called on the
board in regard to the leasing
of county property and after
discussing the matter the board
delayed action.
The board examined and ap-
i proved the following securities:
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
Custodian's Receipts:
U. S. Treasury Bonds 100000
U. S. Treasury Bond. 100000
Home Owners Loan
Corporation ............ 3,05O.OO
Federal Farm Mortgage
Corporation ........ 100000
Federal Farm Mortgage
Corporation ...."-.... 10000
U. S. Treasury Bonds 100000
U. S. Treasury Bonds 55,0OO.OO
Federal Deposit InSur-
dnCe NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. o,UOo.o
Warrants 4,28O.37
TOTAL $108 ,230.37
LITTLE HORN STATE BANK
lCustodian's Receipts:
U. S. Treasury Bonds. IS ,OOO.O
Federal Farm Mortgage
Corp. Bonds .-".".. 3,2Oo:0e
U. S. Treasury Bonds 100000
Federal Deposit In
Surance ......-.". o,OOo.O1
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1944-01-27
LABOR DRAFT:
Pro and Con

While Secretary Of War Henry
Stimson told a senate committee
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1944-01-27
AIRPLANE PROGRAM:
Bigger Types

No. l industry of the U. S. today,
aircraft plants will set their sights
on production Of more than 100, 600
planes Of heavier weight in 1914.
More than so per cent Of produc-
ton will be Of combat-type planes,
with a decrease in output of trainer
and obsolete craft. Facilities now
being used to turn out the latter
two types will be converted to man.
ufacturing parts for other models.
The swing toward heavier planes
marks a trend toward production Of
craft carrying bigger guns and bomb
loads. Total weight Of planes is
expected to approximate l billion
pounds, compared with $50 million
pounds In 1913.
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short and to the point. If a
non-de-plume is used the real
name must accompany the ar
ticle for the editors informa-
ton. VIEWS expressed in this
column are those of the writer
who submitted the article and
do not necessarily agree with
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1944-01-27
WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS

House Votes $500 Discharge Bonus;
u. S. Bombers Rip Nazi Supply Lines;
Red Army Continues Push on Baltic;
Peace Rumors Spiked by British Press
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