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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-11
u. ~ c. Will Celebrate Anniversary
of Enrolment of Its First Student

to improve navigation of the river.
of North Carolina. He was il
charge of channel improvements
on the Cape Fear River, among
the first improvements on INLAND
waterways to be undertaken il
this state. The remains of certain
jetties constructed by him are Wis
ible today, structures which have
persisted in spite of $50 years Of
river floods and deposits.
In 1907, James was elected tc
the North Carolina Legislature anG
served for three terms. He was
also at one time Mayor of Will
mington.
Writing to a friend about the
University some years after he left
here, James said that at the time
he entered board was SIS session.
He said the first commencement
exercises failed to excite much in
terest, the entire audience consis
ting of only IL men and one lady,
the Governor wife. Examinations
and the Commencement program
proper all took place in one day
and the Students then received a
weeks vacation.
Moore's Story On James
The most comprehensive story
on the life of Hinton James thai
we have seen was written a few
years ago by Louis T. Moore
member Of the University class OF
'06 and a frequent contributor tt
the North Carolina newspapers.
Although James was born ir
what was then called New Han.
over county, the article by Louis
Moore points gu: that Fender Coun
ty can now claim to be both the
birth and burial place of the Uni.
versity's first student. The change
in James birthplace came when
New Hanover county was subdi-
vided and Fender county was form.
ed.
Young James was a son of John
James, whose will is now on file
in the archives of the State De.
partment of Archives and History
in Raleigh.
The burial place of Hinton James
is the graveyard of the Hopewen
Presbyterian church, 10 miles
south of Wallace, in Fender county
on Highway III About IS miles
south of Wallace you pass over
Lewis Creek bridge. Three miles
south Of this bridge on the left
side of the road, as you journey
south, there is lane about 200
yards in length. At the head of the
lane, plainly discernible from the
highway, stands the Hopewell Pres
byterian church, and in the grave
yard surrounding the church may
be seen the grave of Hinton James.
Louis Moore points out that
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-11

Is, 1875, its handful of professors
and instructors probably became
extremely bored with each other
while they sat around in the iso-
lated little crossroads that became
Chapel Hill, waiting for Hinton
James to come in from Whining
ton to give them something to do.
Kemp P. Battle in his History
of the University gives vivid des-
cription of what met James eyes
when he reached his destination.
"Watery wind whistled through the
leafless branches of tall oaks and
hickories and the Davie Poplar.
then in vigorous youth.
"All that met the eyes. of the
distinguished visitors (When the
University opened its doors the
previous month"; were two-stor-
led brick building, the implanted
wooden house of the Presiding Pro-
lessor David Kerr, the avenue
between them filled with stumps
of recently felled trees, a pile of
yellowish red clay, dug out for the
foundation of the Chapel, or Per-
son Hail. pile of lumber collected
for building Stewards Hall, a
Scotch Irish preacher professor,
and not one student"
The only two buildings that had
been erected at the time of the
opening were Old East, one wing
of which has been completed, and
the home of the Presiding Profess
sor.
For two weeks, in his loneli-
ness, President Battle points out,
James constituted the entire stu
dent body of the University, with
no Sophomores saluting his ears
with diabolical yells, nor teaching
him to keep step to the rhythm of
whistling music. For two weeks ne
was the first-honor man of his
class"
James really did become an
honor man in his classes though.
Original essays were posted in a
record book and his name ap-
peared often in this roll of honor.
He was, from what can be CLEANED
from the records, an excellent Eng
lish and science student. Some of
his essays were entitled Uses of
the Sum The Motions of the
EARTH The Slave Trade" The
Pleasures of College Life" and
THE Commerce of Britain. He
was a member of the first literary
club, the Debating Society, and of
the Concord or Philanthropic So
ciety.
He received his A. B. degre in
engineering in July, 1893, and be-
came assistant to Chief Engineer
Hamilton Fulton, who was
brought from Scotland at a salary
! of $4,000 a year payable in gold
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-11
Hinton James, OF Whining
ton, Entered Doors
Feb. II, 1895

CHAPEL HILL, Feb. lot was
drizzling rain when Hinton James
walked into Chapel Hill from VIII
noington to become the first stu
dent to enter the University OF
North Carolina on February H.
1895. $50 years ago come Monday
There is no exact record as 10
the time it took him to cover the
200 miles from the coastal city
afoot. but it is easy to imagine
that he was a long time on his
way.
In line with the styles OF the
time. he was dressed in knee bree-
ches and a waistcoat fashioned
with tails. He must have been
pretty well caked with mud when
he arrived.
It was not until two weeks later
that any of his future classmates
arrived to keep him company IN
the first state university in the ma
ton to open its doors to students:
On Monday the University will
observe with appropriate exercises
the matriculation of Hinton James,
who was destined to become a dis
tinguished engineer and also IA
NOUS because he was the first
student to enroll in an institution
which has throughout these $50
years maintained a position along
the forefront of American univer-
sites.
Was Only Student for Two Weeks
Although the University opened
its doors to students on January
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-11
Nazis Lose Millions
Of Tons Of Food As
Result Of Red Drive

LONDON, Feb. 10-lR-British
economic experts estimated to-
night that Germany had lost
roughly 100000. tons Of food
supplies as a result of the Rus
sian advances and said that the
food situation within the country
might be tragic by autumn.
They agreed, however, that Ger
many probably would be able to
stave off famine until after
spring.
These experts said that Ger
many's food situation deteriorated
rapidly during the past six weeks
because of disorganized transport
and the influx of millions of refu-
gees from areas overrun by the
Russian armies.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-11
Put. Russ Reported
Prisoner Of Germans

After being reported missing in
action in Germany on October 10
Pvt. J. Ernest Russ now is Ger.
man prisoner of war, according
to letter received recently by
his parents, Mr.. ard Mrs. ]. P
Russ, of the Carolina Beach road.
Pvt. Russ wrote that he was in
good health and getting along fine.
His wife. the former Laonne
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-11

liam B. Umstead of Durham, mem
Der of the class Of '16 and presi,
dent Of the University Alumni AS.
ISOLATION, President Frank P Ora
ham will give an historical intro
duction to the exercises, and Doug.
las Hunt, Chairman Of the Student
Committee on the Sesquicentennial
will speak for the student body.
Dean of Administration Robert B
House will preside, and University
officials and heads of the leading
student organizations will be seat
ed on the platform.
Preceding the program, the fac.
ulty, in caps and gowns, and the
student leaders will gather at the
Old Well and will march to Me.
mortal Hall.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-11
Final Draft Of Greek
Peace Plan Reached

ATHENS, Feb. 10. -(P- The
final stage Of the Greek peace con-
ference has beer reached and a
Joint agreement between the gov
ernnent and EAM-ELAS -left-Wlns
forces now is being drafted at an
isolated villa 20 miles south OF
here.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-11
PART OF SEVENTH ARMY

WITH THE SIXTH ARMY
GROUP Feb. 10. -(P)- The 101st
Airborne Division-heroes OF the
defense of Bastogne in the Arden
mes breakthrough-is now a part OF
the U. S. Seventh Army, it was
disclosed today. The division takes
its place in an army whose slogan
once more is ION to Germany
and which is opening up on that
route with attacks north OF Stras-
bourg. --t.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-11

modest mien, judging from the
simple inscription on his tomb
stone. Two of James three wives
are buried just to the south of his
grave, and the inscriptions on the
full-length slabs over the wives
graves are much more compre,
hensive and explanatory than the
simple recital on his tombstone
which follows:
Sacred To the Memory Of
HINTON JAMES.
Born, Sept. goth, 1776
Died, August 22nd, 1847."
James third wife was buried
somewhere in the central part OF
the state. The stone over her grave
is SO weather-worn and discolored
that it is difficult to decipher the
inscription.
The burial place of Hinton
James is only two OR three miles
from the place where he was born.
The original house in which he was
born was destroyed by fire about
SO years ago, and the original
church in which he worshipped
erected about 1865 years ago, was
also destroyed by fire. The present
modest little structure, a replica
stands on the exact spot of the
original church and near the spot
where James was born.
Under the direction of DR.. C. C..
Crittenden of the State Department
of Archives and History, suitable
marker was placed on the highway
near the grave of Hinton James a
few years ago. The inscription
reads: Hinton James, the first
student to enter the University OF
North Carolina, 1875. Civil Engi-
neer. State Legislator"
What a sight and revelation it
would be for Hinton James if he
could see the University as it is
today. During the first year of
his stay there was a total enroll
ment of fl students. And TODAY
there are more than 1000 civilian
and military students. There are
probably oonly two of three land
marks that ne would recognize in
the large physical plant oof the
institution as it is today.
His great, great grandson,
Chauncey Broome of Peachland.
N. c., entered the University in
September, 1899, to major in com
merce. He joined the Army in 1912
and, according to latest reports.
he is a corporal in the airborne
Army serving as corps recorder
overseas.
Hinton James Day, set aside this
year as feature of the Univer-
sity's Sesquicentennial observance.
will not be a holiday at Chapel
Hill, but exercises will be held in
Memorial hall beginning at 11:15
am. Eleven and II O clock classes
will be suspended to enable STU
dents and faculty to attend the
program.
Principal speaker will be Will
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-11

S Sim * and four.mon,s-
live in Charlotte. ''''00'hs'old ,,,
Pvt. Russ has been +, q.
National o9sI G 5ogr years ca. Joats, sew n,
im 4s1 here, he Was sem r. Was Va. No.
III . January, 1874. '' O'ef'sa
Evening star., 1945-09-20
CHICAGO Livestock

CHICAGO. Sept 20 aP tUsDA.-!sal-
able hogs, $500; total. 1000; active f,l: fn,liy
l40. pounds up at l4.75 ceiling; good and
Saiabie cattle. 5000; total. 5000: SAL
able calves, 500; total. 500: general mar mar.
Continued moderately active. on all classes;
top steers. 1900, four loads included
1,050-pound yearlinss at price; bulk.
15.50-l775: moderate supply common and
medium grade. 11.00-14 80: choice fec
heifers bid 1880: cutter cows. S.25 down:
bulls. 1880 down and beef bulls, 1852
down; broad demand for grassy medium,
bulls at lO.00-1 90; yealers steady at
Is 90 down. Stock cattle. %. cents higher
for week at l. .50- Ia. so mostly.
Salable sheep. 5000; total. 1900; active,
native spring lambs steady to .strons,
slaughter ewes steady to Rs cents higher.
early bulk good and choice native spring
lambs. 400, bucks discounted one dollar.
several loads neld at 1928 with so head
sold at that Price to city butchers, popular
shorn I1eS1 sIaughter T ewes. 5 5.a5-ssS aecordina
to grade.
Evening star., 1945-09-20
Selected Rail Stocks
And IndustriaIs Gain
In Uneven Market
BY VICTOR EUBANK,
Associated Press Financial Writer.

hecOCldtcd FIcbS rlHdnClaL WTIcT.
NEW YORK, Sept. 20.-SelecLed
rails and industrials got back on the
rising track in today's stock market,
after an early mild sell-off, although
many leaders showed signs of
fatigue.
Aiding the revival were reports
the unions and motor companies
might soon start negotiations on
wage demands. A better than ex-
pected car loadings summary helped
carriers. Airliners enjoyed a buy
ing furry on the brighter transport
outlook. Productive forecasts prop
ped steels
Accounts were trimmed in the
morning on the thought the list had
been overbought, that Washington
might take further steps on ceiling
prices, margins and capital gains
taxes to stem a market upSwing and
that labor difficulties still confront
ed industry. Idle funds, imitation
thinking and profits prospects
oClNCu dS UuoyAls 1dCoOlo.
Trends wavered after fast open
ing, dealings also dwindled Actov-
ity improved as bids were reinstated.
There was another showdown in the
final hour, but transfers for the
full stretch ran to around 100000
shares.
Better performers, number at
new tops since 1887, included Beth
lehem, Chrysler, Goodyear, Lock-
heed, Eastern Air Lines, Pan Ameri-
can Always, American Airlines,
Santa Fe, Southern Pacific, Great
Northern, Anaconda, Kennecott, Du
Pont, Eastman Kodak and Air Re-
|duction. Faltering inclinations were
exhibited by General Motors, Sears
Roebuck, Montgomery Ward, West
inghouse, General Electric, Johns
Manville, Douglas Aircraft and
Sperry.
Bonds steadied on an Individual
basis.
Evening star., 1945-09-20
New York Cotton

NEW YORK, Sept. 20 tP,.-cotton fu-
ing session today. dominated by October
liquidation prior to first notice day Sep
tember 20. Selling, pressure IN the spot
throughout the balance of the list. Mills
and commission houses were buyers on the
scale down.
The slow movement OF the new crop to
the market and the lack Of mill interest in
spot cotton pending completion of recon-
version in the textile industry limited ac-
tivity.
Late afternoon values were Is to IS
cents bale lower. octobers 2,76; Decem-
Evening star., 1945-09-20
New 1945 Peak SET
By August Building
lin 215C Cities
Special Dispatch to The s.ar.

SpeclAI Dlspatch TO Inc Svar.
NEW YORK. Sept. 20.-August
building permit values in 215 lead
ing cities reached a new 1945 high
Of S1l3,540, ,306, a jump of 27.4 per
cent from the. previous month, re-
ported Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.
However, the volume was per
cent below August, 1914, when it
was unduly swelled by a spectacu-
lar rise in New York permits.
8 Months Total Jumps.
In the first eight months of l945
permit values amounted to $607,
295, ,568, an increase of 20.5 per cent
from a year ago. Washington per.
mits for the eight months ranked
sixth among the leading cities
reaching a total Of $l2,316,797 VS.
81 200, 1925 a year ago.
City totals for the eight months
and a year ago follow:
Evening star., 1945-09-20
D. {. Insurance Sales
! Per Cent Above
Year Ago in August
By HAROLD B. ROGERS.

Ordinary life insurance sales in
the District Of Columbia rose to $6,-
74O,000 in August. an increase of 2
per cent over year ago, the Life
Insurance Research Bureau of
Hartford reported today.
For the year to date, sales
amounted to $54,325 900. a gain of
l3 per cent over year ago.
The national total for August was
s728,204 900, a gain of per cent
from August, 1914, and for the year
to date, s6,354, lot 900, a gain of II
per cent.
Auditors Plan Dinner.
The annual fall dinner meeting
of the auditors section of the Dis
trict Bankers Association has been
planned tentatively for $50 pm.
october IL, at the Willard Hotel, it
was learned today from Audley A. P.
Savage, auditor of the National Saw
ings g. Trust Co., who is chairman
of the section.
A business meeting will follow
the dinner. The program now is be-
ing arranged by the Program Com
mittee, headed by Vernon Dorman,
auditor of the American Security
& Trust Co.
There was large attendance at
the first fall meeting of the safe
deposit section of the association
last night at the Lee Sheraton Ho-
tel. Miss Virginia Tomblin, vault
custodian at Morris Plan Bank, who
is section chairman, presided. Dur
ing the discussion which followed
dinner, many problems concerning
safe deposit sections of the banks
were discussed by several speakers.
New Phone Official Named.
Elevation of Lloyd B. Wilson to
board chairman of the Chesapeake
& Telephone Co, and appointment
of Mark R. Sullivan, vice presi-
dent of the American Telephone &
Telegraph Co., to succeed him as
president October l, was widely
discussed in financial circles here
today
In an official statement announc-
ing the change, the Board of Di-
rectors said: The board feels that
it is very fortunate to obtain the
services of man of Mr.. Sullivan's
experience and abilities, and, at the
same time be able to retain the
value of MIR. Wilson's long and eX-
ceptional experience"
Mr.. Sullivan has had distin-
guished record in the Bell System
and comes to Washington from New
York with an intimate knowledge
of the affairs of the local company
since he had been in charge of the
department of operation and en-
gineering of the A. T. & T.
ABA Committee Leaves.
The special group of members oi
Veterans Committee of the Amer
ican Bankers Association, which
conferred at length here recently
with the American Legion officials
on proposed amendments to the Gl
Act, has left for their homes.
Directors of the Security Saw
tngs g. Commercial Bank yester-
day declared a regular semiannua.
dividend of per cent, payable Sep
tember 90 to holders of record Sep.
tember 25.
The Bank of Commerce & Saw
ings board yesterday declared &
regular quarterly dividend of S2.5(
a share on common stock, payable
September %, to stockholders oi
record September 20.
Directors of American Security &
Trust Co. declared a quarterly divi'
dend of 2 per cent, payable October
10 to stockholders of record Septem-
ber 90.
Evening star., 1945-09-20
Chicuqo Grain

CHICAGO Sept. 20 fpl Wheat futures
lost almost cent a bushel in early trade
today and then steadied near the close.
Rye also advanced slightly after losing
more than a cent.
Proflt-taking on the advance OF the last
several days. and the Canadian govern
ment announcement of wheat export
price lower than domestic levels. brought
about the early loss in wheat Some good
buying developed on the break. however.
Rye dipped largely on lack of demands
Discourasing to bu'lish interests in all
pits was the fact that no frost had hit
the corn and that farmers apparently
were more optimistic and were selling their
vo1rr1e
:, Wheat closed UNCHANGED to >. higher
than the previous finish, September
cember. l 16a.-1s: oats were >. up 10 "a
down, September. 61a.: rye was ss lower
toE hiRher, sentember. 1,55s.-f2. and
barley was unchanged to y. down. Sep
Evening star., 1945-09-20
THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. c. .***A-1s


Dodge Corp, said that "the ma
terials supply situation promises to
be much better than anticipated"
Construction Awards Up.
A total of $55, ,188, 900 in civil en-
gineering construction for the week
in continental United States was
reported by Engineering News
Record, which said it represented a
1877 per cent increase over the $l9,-
235, 600 in the corresponding week
of 1914, but was slightly below the
sec, ,389 900 total for last week. Pri-
vate construction of $40, ,220, 900 for
the week was the highest reported
since the week of June 8, 1943,
Evening star., 1945-09-20
Many Projects Planned.

Many projects FlanneO.
NEW YORK, Sept 20 P).-F. w.
Dodge Corp. estimated that a total
of S7,753 3,138, 900 of construction
projects are in the design stage in
the 81 States east of the Rocky
Mountains, many of them awaiting
only the lifting of WPB order L-4l
on October Is to get under way.
Publicly owned projects account
ed for 5.143, ,463 900 of the total BY
major classifications, the projects
reported by Dodge field representa-
tives are: Residential, 81 lot ,448 900;
nonresidential, s2,749, ,7o5. 900; heavy
cnstructin including streets and
highways, sewerage systems and
other public works and utilities, $3,-
895 ,985 600
Thomas S. Holden, president of the
Evening star., 1945-09-20

fYg SGT pf $3.50 1o6ss. io6s5a Io6s4, +5sa
Youngst StlDr x7Hs 27L1 x7Lz VI
Zenith Radio 1g .sss 3sLz 3el1 + ~
zonite Prod Ag 20 iCzs 1859 lozs + "
Hourly Sales on the Exchange Today:
ll:0O am - Wv i2:UU noon oev 100
:0U pm $50 to~ =: pm lI5U CcC
tUnit of trading. 10 shares; sales printed
in full { In bankruptcy or recelvership or
being organized under Bankruptcy Act, or
securities assumed BY such companies
Rates Of dividends in the foregoing table
are annua, disbursements based On last
quarterly OF sent-annual declaration On.
dends are not included Ex dividend
II Ex rights. Also extra or extras Plus
last A year. fPfaysbis II stoef. Il to' { declared
OF paid SO far this year b Payable in
Canadian funds, i. k.Accumulated dividends
Evening star., 1945-09-20
Washington Exchange

WASHINGTON Gas conmon-50 at 80. 5
at 20.
Capital Transit 1st ref 4s-S2.o0o al
l047s
Washington Gas 81 so pfd.-10 at 101.
GartincEel common-ooo at e7,a, 100 at
Capital Transit ist ref. 4s-S5 900 at
1O47a
Potomac Electric 5r,@ pfd-l6 at l1oA
PUBLIC UTILITY.
Evening star., 1945-09-20

! Crown Cork & Seal Co. will build
new s1.250,000 plant for it's ma
chine division in Baltimore. A new
plant in Atlanta will cost 81 900 900
land another near San Francisco,
| 81 $50 600.