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Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-08
'IRiSe TO Ren,dr k

I hope the people at home will read
patiently and thoughtfully. I quote
Mr.. Buffet:
Imitation might be better under
stood if it were defined as an eX-
treme decline or deterioration in
the purchasing power of a nations
money. The United States has been
initiating since 1888, when the gold
clause protecting cur bonds and
currency was repudiated and paper
money in circulation began to in
crease"
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-08
CHALLENGES EXPERTS

Il invite Mr.. Bowlec, or any ad-
ministration expert cn preventing
initiation, to explain how America
will avoid the tragic effects of a
deteriorating currency when the
financial fever chart indicates !?
condition worse than that of France
and Belgium. Are we being deceived
about initiation? Is initiation gallop-
ing cr, with the tragic effects being
hidden by subsidies, price fixing
and an OPA American Gestapo?"
lMr. Buffet concludes: These
facts and these dangers call fol-
fortnight and courageous actio:.
now"
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-08

IIl-As OF JUNO 30, 1911.
The foregoing facts, yardsticks of
initiation, defy all efforts on my part
to portray adequately their ominous
significance. Black markets, jewelry
sales and boarding Of valuables of
all kinds arc repeatedly reaching
spectacular proportions. Yet, the
average citizen has been relying on
his governments pledge that there
IS no initiation.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-08
BASEMENT BUTTERFLY

SOUTH BEND, Ind, Feb. 8. (UP)
An orange and black butterfly
was a little ahead of itself, for it
came out of it's shell in the base
ment of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert john
sons house in cold January instead
of waiting for a warm spring month.
AS soon as it came to, the butterfly
found a begonia plant and made
itself at home.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-08
VET INJURED AT HOME

ORANGE, Texas, Feb. 8. CUPl-
S/Sgt. John G.. Kennedy returned
to Orange after 81 bombing mis-
sions over Europe without a scratch,
went duck-hunting, an6 shot off
the big toe of his left foot.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-08
'sMALL-TOwN' GOVERNOR

INDIANAPOLIS. Feb. 8. fUP)--
Ralph F. Gates, newly-inaugurated
governor, stepped across a street
against the traffic light. Stopped
by policewoman, the flustered
Hoosier chief executive explained
he was from small town where
the pedestrians were not required
to obey traffic lights" The "alibi"
worked.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-08
MAKES COMPARISONS

He then compares the initiation
percentages for France, Belgium
and the United States. The period is
from 1899 to September, 1914. The
figures are in billions of the national
currency. They follow:
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-06
CAR HITS CHILD

The Rev. L. F.. Cowan told
police yesterday that he was
driving his car north in the 900
block on North Third street
when 6-year-old Bessie Cur
ganious, 900 North Third
street, ran in front of parked
car at the curb and that he
struck the child before he could
stop. He carried her to James
Walker Memorial hospital
where she was treated for
bruises and abrasion on the
face and knee, and was re-
leased. Mrs. Allie GurganiOus,
the child's mother, said she
saw the accident and she did
not think it was Mr.. Cowan's
fault.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-06
.NIMITZ APPEALS
FOR POWER NAVY
CONTINUED from Page One)

ent Edward Kelly estimated the
crowd at more than a million,
greater than the throngs that turn
ed out to greet General of the
Army Dwight D. Eisenhower and
General Jonathan M. Wainwright.
This was a more formal crowd,
though. They shouted ike" al
Eisenhower and Skinny" at Vain
wright, but there was no nickname
to shout at the austere, white
matched Nimitz. So they lifted thei,
voices in plain, inarticulate cheers.
The tight-lipped Nimitz took it all
in grim stride, smiling more than
usual, of course. But he refused to
accept any of the accolade for him
self. He told Congress, he told the
1000 on the monument grounds
and he told President Truman in
the garden at the White House:
"I accept this high honor on be-
half of the more than 100000 men
of the Navy, the Army; the Mar
inc Corps, who served under my
command. 1t is due to the sacri-
fees these men mad that we fought
this war to successful conclusion.
It is a tribute to their valor.'
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-06
ON THE NETWORKS

ON THE NETWORKS
Saturday Football Via Networks
(By The Associated Press
Eastern Standard Time-P. M.
Iowa VS.. Ohio State -1:45 CHS
from Columbus.
Notre Dame VS.. Georgia Tech
2:15 NBC from Atlanta.
Wake Forest VS.. Army-2:30
ABC from West Point; also about
4 MBS.
4 MBS last part of game to follow
World Series, scheduled Ills to ap'
orovirn ate1v ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-06
FWA Allots $4,000
For Building Plans
Continued from Page One)

In commenting on this feature
of the dispatch, Mr.. Nichols inform
ed The Morning Star, that the
amount of money loaned for the
preparation of plans and specifi-
cations ($28,000) in the case of Will
mington) is not repayable unless
actual construction of the proposed
project gets underway. In other
words, if the city goes ahead with
p1 eparation of plans and specifica.
tons, and then at some future date,
unforeseen obstacles occur which
would make construction out OF
the question, the city would not
owe the Federal government one
penny, Mr.. Nichols said.
Expressing keen delight that the
plans for the proposed community
building here had been advanced
a step further, Mr.. Nichols said
that the original application for
funds for preparation of plans and
specifications had been made as
far back as June of this year, but
after several alterations were
made from time to time at the
request of the regional office of the
Federal Works Agency in Atlanta,
final draft of the amended applica.
ton was not forwarded to Atlanta
until late in August.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-06

In 1910, Japan had population
density of about 500 per square
mile-more than II times that Of
the United States.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-06

he must be fully dedicated to
God"
Clergy representing virtually
every church in the East Carolina
diocese were in the church and
received Bishop fuckers offering
of communion. In addition,
Episcopal priests and laymen
from all parts of Virginia, North
and South Carolina were present,
as were members of the Whining.
ton Ministerial association.
High-ranking military figures
were led by Major Gen. John
Marston, commandant of Camp
Lejeune. Former Governor ]. c..
B. Ehringhaus led public officials
in the after-ceremony reception
line to greet the new bishop.
Bishop Wright, 40 years of age,
is native of Wilmington. He was
born here on Oct. IS, 1906, son of
the Late John M. Wright and
Josie Whitaker Wright. He was
ordained a minister in 1929 and for
the next five years was active
with the national council Of the
Episcopal church with headquar.
tiers in New York city. From 1884
to 1941 he was rector of the Robert
E. Lee Memorial church, Lexing-
ton, Va; and in 1871 went to San
Francisco as dean of Grace cathed
raj. His last assignment prior
to election as bishop was that Of
rector of St. Marks church, San
Antonio, Tex.
Among the participating bishops
attending tod US conservation
were: Frederick Deane Goodwin,
D. D., Bishop-Coadjutor of Vir.
ginia; Wiley Roy Mason, D. D.,
Suffragan Bishop, Virginia; Will
liam Ambrose Brown, D. D.. Bis
hop, southern Virginia: John
James Gravatt, Bishop, Upper
South Carolina; Albert Sidney
Thomas, D. D., retired bishop of
South Carolina.
Diocean officers in the procession
were: Robert Strange, Jr., Will
mington, N. c., John G. Bragaw.
Washington, N. c., Richard Rogers,
Wilmington, N. c., Walter R. Noe,
Wilmington, N, c., Winfield Worth,
Christ Church, Elizabeth City, w.
re-. Gather, Christ Church, Eliza.
beth City, J. A. Moore, st. Paul's,
Edenton, W. B. Campbell, Whining.
ton, N. c., c. r. Wheatley. st.
Paul's, Beaufort, P. E. Bateman.
Grace Church, Plymouth, Iverson
Skinner, Advant, Williamson.
Priests in-Diocese attending were
Rev. T. P. Noe, (Retired) Board
Of Examining Chaplains), Rev.
Jack r. Rountree, Farmville, REV.
Harold W. Gilmer, Edenton. Rev.
George F. Hill, Elizabeth City,
Rev. J. F. Ferneyhough, Fayette.
vile, Rev. Robins H. Thatcher,
Goldsboro, Rev. John r. Bill,
Greenville, Rev. William B. Dan.
iels, Jr., Plymouth, Rev. JOS. S.
Huske, Jr., Williamson, Rev. John
M. Hamilton, Windsor, Rev. Ed.
ward F. .Moseley, Kinston, Rev.
Charles E. Williams, New Be ;.
Rev. Harvey w. Glazier, Whining.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-06
ACE-0LD DIGNITY
MARKS CEREMONY
CONTINUED from Page One)

chancel to intone the Epistle from
I Timothy III, l. The Gospel from
St. John XXI, IS, was read by the
Right Rev. Oliver James Ha-t.
D. D., Bishop of Pennsylvania.
The bishop-elect, accompanied
by his two Presenters-Bishop
John L. jackson of Louisiana, and
Bishop Edwin A. Penick, of North
Carolina-then stepped to the sane
turary and heard the reading OF
the certificate Of election by the
= Rev. Stephen Gardner, rector OF
St. Peters church, Washington,
N. c., and the reading Of the can
onical testimonial by Mr.. John G.
Bragaw of St. Peters, Washington.
N. C.
Robert Strange, junior warden a
st. James church, Wilmington
son of the late Bishop Strange.
second in the line of Bishops of the
East Carolina diocese-read the
certificate of Ordinations.
D., The certificate of consent Of the
diocese standing committees was
presented to the presiding bishop
and the congregation by the Rev.
Jack R. Rountree, president of
the standing committee of the East
Carolina diocese. The Right Rev.
Frank Alexander Julian, D. D.,
: bishop of Florida, read the con-
sents of the bishops.
Master of ceremonies was the
Rev. Martinez Glover, rector OF
St. James.
These ceremonies completed,
Bishop-elect Wright knelt before
Bishop Tucker for the actual con-
secration-a ritual itself not con-
sumated until each of the attend
ing bishops laid his right hand on
the bishop-elect' head.
AS consecrating Bishop, The
Rev. Dr.. Tucker followed the
Episcopal liturgy of asking the
candidate if he were prepared to
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ton.
Also Rev. Mortimer Glover, viii.
mington; Rev. E. W. Halleck, Will
mington, Rev. L. c. Dade, Will
nington, Rev. Alexander Miller,
Wilmington, Rev. j. B. Brown,
Washington, Rev. S. N. Griffith,
Edenton, Rev. John H. Bonner,
Jr., Ahoskie, Rev. Arthur J. Mack.
lie, Belhaven, Rev. John r. Tolar,
Fayetteville. Rev. B. w. Gather,
Stephen Gardiner, Washington,
Rev. A. c. D. Noe, Bath, Rev.
Creswell, Rev. F. N. Cox, Jack
sonville, Rev. Roger E. Bum, Kin
ston, Rev. r. I. johnson, New Bern,
Rev. John w. Hardy, Chaplain,
Rev. Sidney E. Matthews, Wash
ington, N. c.
Priests out of the Diocese wera
Rev. J. Leon Malone GRID Bear
Grass Williamson, N. c., Rev.
Dudley Boogher,' Charlottesville,
Va, Rev. Herbert A.. Donovan,
Charlottesville, Va, Chaplain Peter
M. Sturtevant, Chaplain, Camp Lee
jeune, N. c., Rev. William Gordon,
Spray, N. c., Rev. James Mellow
ell Dick, 1910 1redell Drive, Raleigh
N. c., Rev. R. Emmet Gribbln,
Jr., Chapel Hill, N. c., Rev. H. N.
Paisley, Duke University, Dur
ham, N. c., Rev. Henry Johnston,
Jr., Oxford, N. c., Rev. Isaac
Northrop, Bi1tmore, N. c., Rev.
Dewey c. Loving, Free Union, Va.
Also Chaplain T. S. Matthews.
Rev. Gray Temple, Rector, Church
of Good Shepherd, Rocky Mount,
N. c., Rev. I. Harding Hughes, St.
Mary's School, Raleigh, N. c., Rev.
Moultrie Query, Norfolk, Va, Rev.
George Ossman, 4507 Cutshaw Ave.
Richmond, Va, Rev. Willis Gay
lord Clark, 1896 E. Seventh St..
Charlotte, N. c., Rev. o. Worth
May, Farmville, N. c., DR.. D. L.
Givathmey, ass Church Ct, Wyt,e-
vile, Va, Rev. J. @. Beckwith, Jr.,
Wilson, N. c., Rev. Alexander c.
Zabriskie, Rev. John A. Bryant,
Washington, D. c., Rev. Frank V.
II. Fortune, Blacksburg, Va, Rev.
George P. Gum, Norfolk, Va, Rev.
Clarence R. Haden, Jr., Durham,
N. c. -,
Rev. Marshall Travers, Cha1-es-
ton, S. c., Rev. Edmund Berkeley,
Roanoke Rapids, N. c., Rev. Rich
ard r. Beasley, Knoxville, Tenn,
Rev. Frank J. Warnecke, Rich.
mond, Va, Rev. Louis A. Haskell,
Suffolk, Va, Rev. DR.. Taylor Will
lis, Norfolk, Va, Rev. Homer P.
Stau, Burlington, N. c., Rev. G.
Matthew Henry.
Clergy of other Denominations
in attendance were: Rev. Walter
B. Freed, Wilmington, N. c. Guth.
cram, Rev. Sanky Lee Blanton
(BaptisD, Dr. William Grove, Jr..
(Presbyterian), Rev. A. S. Parker
(Residing Elder, Methodist. Rev
H. J. Wilson president, Minis.
terial Association Cixth St., Col
ofed Rev. M. Williams (Congresa.
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Danish and drive from the church
"all erroneous and strange doc.
trine contrary of Gods word, and
both privately and openly call
upon and encourage others to dc
the same" To the series of liturgi-
cal questions, the bishop-elect, still
kneeling before the altar, replied:
II am persuaded, with God S
help"
The conservation sermon was de.
livered by the Right Rev. Everett
Jones, bishop of West Texas, then.
bishop-elect Wright was warned
of the perils and strife that lie
ahead. Choosing for his text OF
18th verse of the 18th chapter of
Exodus, Bishop Jones declared
that today, more than ever before
in modern times, men were turn.
ing to the church and to God fo--
help. Quoting from Exodus, he
said 'The people come unto me
to enquire of God"
And today men come to the
church with these words tell us
of the soul tell us of the soul.
+. :. The cry of the world is What
kind Of a world is this? Is God
behind it and within it? Is the
individual really Important"
People are looking for some
assurance and some hope today
the Right Rev. DR.. Jones said.
"They can find no answer in the
world itself; it must come from
beyond the world"
He declared that General Mac
Arthur best summed this state of
mind recently when, upon occasion
of Japan's formal surrender, he
was prompted to say eve have
had our last chance. If we do
not now devise some greater and
moree equitable system, Arranged
don will be at our door"
The church, DR.. Jones said, Of
fers this chance. And then. turn.
ing to his friend from seminary
days-the new bishop - Bishop
Jones said:
II ask you to remember these
simple fundamentals that must
mark the man of God in these
days; he must be aware of his
task; he must be loyal to the full
Christian message, he must make
that message clear to men; and
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-06
Extension Committee
To Furnish Speaker,
Continued from Page Ono,

NAtCI
Facts about the Extension Of fl.
City Limits of Wilmington" WY wy
approved and arrangements s sas
being made for the printing sns
distribution of the booklet bv fl.
middle of next week, j. Fred Pia
py, committee secretary, reported
Mrs. Wallace West, memba,
was authorized to organize fell.
phone committee whose tunctior
will be to remind all eligible votnr.
to register and vote on the anney.'
ton issue.
A finance committee, Comprised
of H. A. Marks, Walker Taylor and
Robert Dannenbaum was appoint.
ed.
The executive group discussed IN
detail possible means of pubicitv
for the campaign and approved
the following means: newspaper
advertisements, radio announce.
ments and talks, billboards. mn.
ton picture slides, pamphlets, post.
ers, street banners and handbills
All publicity will be handled with
view to promoting citizens to
register and vote on city extension
The committee approved a sug.
gestion that civic classes at ths
High school be presented with
facts and figures on the issue in
order that they might hold open
forums on extension.
Chairman Bellamy announced
his intention of calling a meeting
of the Citizens committee next
week for the presentation OF data
on work accomplished to date on
the campaign.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-06
POCKETBOOK MISSING

Mrs. L. j. Devane, SOB
Chestnut street, reported to the
police yesterday that someone
entered her home between 10
a. m. and $3.50 p. m. Thurs
day and stole her pocketbOok
with $4,000 in money.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-06
Obituaries
MRS. CLARA McGOWEN

Funeral services will be held to-
day at 2 o'clock in Turkey, N. c.,
for Mrs. Clara McGowen, who died
Thursday afternoon. 1nterment will
be in Masonboro church cemetery
at 4::30 pm.
Besides her husband, w. B. Nc
Gowen she is survived by three
so: 5, w. B. McGowen, Jr., of Flor
ence, S. c., E. D. McGowen, OF
Turkey, and Pvt. A. D. McGowen,
stationed in Frankfort, Germany;
two sisters, Mrs. Amanda Williams,
of Rosehill, and Miss Maude Nc
fGowen, of Wilmington; two. bro,
Tiers, E. 1. MCGOWAN, of Smith.
field and D. A. MCGOWAN, of Will
mington.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-06
I. d. HARREESON

Funeral services will be held for
I. D. HARRISON, who died Thurs
day night in Southport, Saturday
afternoon at o'clock at the La.
banon Baptist church at Winnabow
with the Rev. Woodrow Robbins,
officiating.
Active pallbearers will be Alex
Bogie, Jim Ferger, John Robbins,
Julius Willetts, Erkins Swain and
George Swain.
Honorary pallbearers include /.
IS. Willetts, Martin Robbins, j. l..
Scott, F. L. Lewis, Thompson Nc.
Cracker, H. H. Smith, Claude
Moore, j. J. Longlin, Jr., DR.. S.
&c. Fergus, Bill Hayes, Glib Col
Inns. o. K. Orrell and Clarence Hol-
land, R. D. White and Bob God
frey.
Surviving are four daughters,
Mrs. Lewis Leiner, Of Wilmington,
Mrs. Joe Ransuer, Of Winnabow,
Mrs. Dan Shannon, of Southport, and
Miss Emma Lou HARRISON, Phm.
M. Sc, USN; four sons, Claude E.
HARRISON, of Chevely, Nd, A. D.
HARRISON, of Southport, Walter j.
HARRISON, Chief Storekeeper, USN
stationed in the Pacific, Edwi,
c. HARRISON, Rdm &c, USN, sta.
toned in Washington, D. c.; two
sisters, Y. c. Rich, of Wilmington,
and A. M. Beck, of Winnabow, and
10 grandchildren.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-06
MEMS BIBLE CLASS

MEM BIBLE CLASS
The weekly meeting of the
Mems Bible class of st. An
drews-Covenant Presbyterian
church, 18th and Market
streets, will be held at 9:45
o'clock Sunday morning. DR..
J. E. Evans is the teacher. All
men of the community are
cordially invited to attend.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-06
City Briefs

BIBLE CLASS MEETING
The weekly meeting Of the
Mems Bible class of st. An
drews Covenant Presbyterian
church, located at Fifteenth
and Market streets, will be
held Sunday morning at 9:45
O'Clock. DR.. J. e Evans is the
teacher. All men of the COM
munity are cordially invited to
attend.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-10-06
PEEPING TOM

H. H. Groves, ALI North Fifth
street reported to the police
yesterday that Marine dress
ed in GOD" uniform has been
seen around his house and 1t
is believed that he is peeping
in the windows. Mr.. Groves
described the Marine as being
5 #. 8 inches tall and with a
heavy voice.
Evening star., 1945-06-04
Unity Winning War,
Gen. Howell SAYS

In services at the Confederate
Memorial in Arlington Cemetery
yesterday, Gen. Julius F. Howell, SO,
and past commander in chief of the
Confederate Veterans. declared that
American unity crushed the Ger
mans and will lead to the destruc-
ton of Japan.
Gen. Howell, who still walks with
a brisk step. was the principal
speaker at the memorial services. He
laid a wreath at the Tomb OF the
Unknown Soldier afterWard.
On behalf of President Truman, a
wreath was placed at the Confeder-
ate Memorial by Maj. John Dahl
strom, and another wreath was
placed there on behalf of the Airing
ton Chapter of the Children of the
Confederacy by Herbert K. Allen
3-year-old son Of 1t. Col. and Mrs
w. J. Allen.
The services were conducted by
the Confederate Memorial Commit.
tee representing the Confederate
organizations in the District. A
color guard Of WAVES, WACS, Ma.
rines and the American Legion alse
took part.
Evening star., 1945-06-04
War Bonds
COntinued From First PAGE

free by purchase of bond there OF
at any District theater. The doors
of the circus open at 7 pm.
Parade Brings $500. 900.
Approximately 100000 worth of
E Bonds were sold yesterday to pur-
chasers among the 10000 persons
who witnessed a review of United
Nations servicewomen at the Polo
Grounds. Nearly 1000 WAVES,
SPARS, WACS, WRENS and Cana
dian Women's Army Corps person.
mel were reviewed by Rear Admiral
F. L. Reichmuth, commandant of
the Potomac River Naval Command.
Addressing the platoons of serv-
icewomen drawn up before the re-
viewing stand, Mr.. Waller said:
THE women of America and OF
our Allies are carrying a soldiers
burden in this war. When the
blessings of peace are showered
again upon the world" he said,
none can partake of the credit
more than you women in uniform"
4Ol1OWil6 tIlC SllSaS, t1lC llChb
bond entertainment here is expect
ed to be the ''Tuskegee Band" col
ored performers who will stage an
outdoor rally at 8 pm. Friday at
Tenth and q streets NV.
Rocket Costs Cited.
On the national 'front.' the Treas
ury released some new figures on
Navy ship rocket projectiles in an
effort to demonstrate to the public
what the $4,000, 100000 national
war loan quota will provide. The
rockets will be produced at the cost
rate of more than $1,000, ,000o, 900 a
year, the Treasury said. They can
be fired by a single naval vessel at
the rate of $4,000 minute.
These rockets are only one item
piling up the 1000 O0O,O00 total it
will take to run the Navy from July
l, 1945, to June 30, 1896" Ted r.
Gamble, national loan director, said.
That's why the Mighty Seventh
must be mighty and must succeed"
Evening star., 1945-06-04
Medley
Continued From First Page.)

her from a poker game in Blaine
street NE. etT-"~
TT was she said.
Medley got off at the Annapolis
Hotel, she testified. He, returned to
the game with more money, accord
ing to earlier testimony.
Tried to Sell Jacket.
Jack Tender of Tenders Pawn
brokers' Exchange, 900 block of
Tenth street NV, said the de-
fendant had called him to a room
at the Annapolis Hotel on March S
(the poker game in Mrs. Boyer's
apartment started that night and
tried to sell him a silver fox jacket
and revolver.
The silver fox jacket was damaged
by wear, Mr.. Tender said, and he
told the defendant that he could
give him only $40 for both. No sale
resulted, he said, but the defendant
said he might sell Mr.. Tender the
articles later.
Mr.. Tender then was shown the
silver fox jacket previously identi-
fed as Mrs. Boyer's. He said it was
not the jacket Medley offered him
that day. The exhibit, he said, was
a more valuable garment. The one
offered that day, he said, was quite
worn.
Mr.. Hughes did not cross-examine
beyond fixing the day of Mr.. Ten
dler's call to the Annapolis. No
explanation of a possible second
silver fox fur coat went into the
record.
Left Mrs. Boyer Money.
Mrs. Boyer's alf-brother, Joseph
w. Richards, 415 North Twelfth
boulevard, Hyattsville, Md, testified
that his mother, Mrs. Jennie K.
Richards, had an income of about
$3.50 a month from a coal and ice
business and that she left Nancy
some money" He did not know how
much.
Mrs. Boyers estranged husbands
name was Grover Cleveland Boyer,
Mr.. Richards said. He had not
seen him for 20 years. the witness
said. At that time, Mr.. Richards
said, Mr.. Boyer was a carpenter.
Clinton U. Pierce, assistant man
ager and william w. Dunn, house
Evening star., 1945-06-04
House Unit Favors
Navy's Plan 10 Buy
ST. John COLLEGE
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The House Naval Affairs Commit.
tee today tentatively approved ac-
QUESTION OF st. Johns College at
Annapolis, Nd, by the Naval Acad-
emy.
The 10 committee members pres
ent unanimously approved the plan
after representatives of the NAVY
Department and the academy de-
clared that purchase of the historic
college campus is essential to eff
cheney of the Navy school.
Vice Admiral Ben Moreell, chief Of
the Bureau of Yards and Docks, told
the committee the Navy ielt the
property could be purchased for
$750,000 or less.
Chairman Vinson said the COM
mittee would officially approve the
proposed purchase within a week,
probably after committee members
have inspected the st. Johns
campus.
Mr.. Vinson said the Board of
Visitors and Governors of st. Johns
recently expressed willingness" to
sell the property If the Navy feels
its acquisition is necessary to the
academy's future plans.
He declared that Congress will
soon be called on to consider a pro-
posal to increase the size of the corps
of midshipmen from 3400 to ap-
proXima tely 5000.