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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-02-28
RADIO stunt ENDS
fine HOBBY SHOW
Ben Mcdonald To Conduct
Hobby Lobby" Broadcast
From USO Tonight

The City Recreation department
Junior Sorosis sponsored Hobby
show in the main auditorium OF
the Second and Orange USO club,
goes into its third and final day
this morning.
Officials report good attendance
at the show. yesterday and Tues
day, despite Indictment weather
which prevailed Wednesday after
noon.
1--WE had a steady flow of visi-
tors yesterday and Tuesday, and
expect even better attendance to-
day." Jesse Reynolds, superin-
tendent Of recreation, said last
night.
Exhibits Grow
The show which had its opening
Tuesday at 8 o'clock p. m. with
100 individual hobbies displayed,
has grown each day, according
to officials who reported that col
lections were being brought IN
yesterday afternoon.
The show will be climaxed to-
night with broadcast, in which
children and grownups will par
ticipate.
Ben Mcdonald, well-known radio
commentator. will be on hand in
the main auditorium fnorn 8 to 9
o'clock tonight, officials an
nounced.
Radio Stunt
The Mcdonald broadcast will be
in the form Of Hobby Lobby"
show for the ''kiddies," he said
last night, the first Of It's kind
ever to originate locally.
The Hobby show Is the second
annual event to be sponsored In
the city and has grown to more
than 100 collections, exhibited
since last year.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-02-28
FORMER NEWSMAN
IS AWARDED DIE
Kenneth Bland Honored By
Uncle Sam For Outstand-
ing Skill, Courage

Kenneth Bland, former sports
writer for the Wilmington Star
News and now attending the Uni.
versity Of North Carolina, was rec
emily awas ded the D.F.C.
During the war Bland, who was
a lieutenant in the Air corps, was
awarded the Distinguished Flying
Cross for outstanding skill and
courage while on a bombing mis-
ssion over enemy territory.
Without the aid Of proper navi-
CATION instruments, Bland skill
fully navigated his craft safely to
friendly territory. The trip to
friendly territory was marked by
enemy action several times during
which 1t. Bland manned a machine
gun and aided in fighting off the
enemy in addition to his duties of
navigating the crippled craft.
He is the son of Mrs. George
Bland of Wilmington and a gradu-
ate of New Hanover high school.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-02-28
SENATE SLASHES
AGENCIES FUNDS
Fiscal Pruning Knife Used
On Both OPA, Civilian
Production Unit

WASHINGTON, Feb. a. R ~
The Senate used its fiscal pruning
knife Wednesday on two key ad
ministration control agencies-the
OPA and CPA.
First it slashed funds for opera,
ton Of the Civilian Production Ad.
ministration during the next four
months. This vote was A to sc
and overran an administration plea
it could cripple" the national hous.
ing program.
Then the lawmakers did the same
thing to the Office of Price Admin.
stration by a As to Is roll call,
rejecting a contention that this
would sabotage" the price control
battle against initiation.
Win Both Tests
Critics of the alphabetical apen-
cies won both tests over the oppo-
sition of Majority Leader Barley
D-Ky) as Democrats split forces
and gave Republicans the balance
Of power.
The actual reduction, 81 ,677, 900,
was tiny compared to the billions
of funds that were approved speedi-
ly during the war.
At the same session the Senate
voted A to 80 to authorize payment
Of an additional $125, 000, 900 in gov
eminent meat subsidies and $685.
DOC, 900 more in flour subsidies.
To June 80
The additional funds, to be paid
by the Reconstruction Finance cor
poration, will carry the two subsidy
programs through June 30. The
ill, sent back to the House by voice
vote after the subsidies were in
creased, also extends the govern
nent's right to purchase for re-
ale at loss, sugar and vegetables
,rocessed before July l, 1916, and
laxseed harvested before that |
late.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-02-28
NEW JEWELRY FIRM
BUYS OUT DAVID'S
STORE ON N. FRONT

Reeds jewelers., Inc, one Of the
largest diamond IMPORTS in the
United States, will shortly be locat-
ed at 7 N. Front street. 1t was
announced yesterday.
Reeds has purchased the entire
stock Of David's jewelers. from
David Lefkowitz, retiring owner.
AS soon as the present stock is
sold, Reeds plans to install a
complete new line of jewelry, fea-
turing blue-white diamonds from
foreign markets and nationally
advertised products bearing, among
othrs, the names of Hamilton,
Longines, Bulova, Waltham, Elgin,
Gruen, Holmes and Edwards, Com.
munity. 1847 Rogers, Gorham,
Parker, shearrer, and General
Electric.
William r. thinner, veteran Of
-FOUR years in the armed torces,
will be local manager OF the new
store e. 10 itsssk ~
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-02-28
William, HooperStudents
Enter "Onion" Contest

Wilmington's "Onion Derby"
is fast getting underway in the
city and county public schools.
The latest entrant is Will
liam Hooper school. Miss Ar
lene Kimball, principal of the
school, announced the new en-.
try yesterday.
Prizes Roll In
Prize offers to contestants
are rolling in, too. Roudabush's
Seed store has promised Is
baby chicks to every school
that enters the contest. The
Cross Seed company and
Woods Seed store have also
promised to give prizes, but
are waiting for suggestions
from the schools as to what
prizes would be most suitable.
We'll give baby chicks,
mercandise, or anything the
schools think best" Graham
Walton, manager Of Woods
said yesterday.
Hope For Entries
Both Walton and S. A. Cross,
manager OF Cross Seed COM
pany, said they hope all the
schools will enter the Derby"
Carl Render, sponsor of the
contest, is still working out all
the rules of the contest with
the help of the schools, and
before long it is expected that
nearly every school in the couE-
ty will be squirting its onions
mounts" to the finish line.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-02-28
OVERWORKED PLANE
MECHANICS "GOAT"
FOR DELAYED MAIL

TOKYO, Feb. n. - WD -
whats holding up the mail
between Japan and the United
States?"
The answer TO this persistent
query from letterhungry CPS
Hes in the grimy hands Of six
harried, overworked airplane
mechanics on Guam.
The six make mp the entire
crew charged with "all major
maintenance of Army Trans
port Command flights west Of
Hickam Field, Hawaii" &C.
cording to 1t. John C. Hoops,
Army postal officer at Atsugi
airfield.
As a result, only the ATC
flight daily Is scheduled each
way between Japan and the
United States.
"Under the circumstances,
the schedule very often cannot
be met" Hoops added.
ATC carries all U. S. Army
air mail to the United States
from Japan and Korea.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-02-28
THOMPSON PLANNING
$4,000 THEATER AT
WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH

Wrightsville Beach residents
are to enjoy year-round motion
picture entertainment. The
erection of a $4,000 theater
building, now underway, is =
highlight in the Beach's spring
construction program.
Jack C. Thompson, North
Carolina theater-chain oper-
ator, is planning to outfit his
new cinema with sound and
projection equipment repre-
sentins an investment of $780,
600.
The building, located at IL
North Lumina avenue, will be
of modern design, and Will be
constructed of brick and tile.
Luther H. Rogers Is the con-
tractor.
Thompson, = Wilmington
man. promises q full schedule
for the theater throughout the
year.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-02-28
VETERAN GETS SIPS
FOR CANVASES MADE
WITH MANNED HAND

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., Feb.
N.-tR-Lt. George L. Sharp
mack Of Sebring, Ohio, who lost
MS right arm and left hand in
mine explosion, was paid
sSSo Wednesday for two land
scapcs he painted with q brush
a.lixed to the hook of an arti-
f1clal hand.
A patient for more than =
year 1t the Thomas mr. Eng
land general hospital here
Sna.pnack. with no previous
pr peo os training, painted
Sv.odd canvases from memory
before showing two In the
League Of South Jersey Artists:
exhibit here.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-02-28
Obituaries
REVEREND EUGENE ,,r.

The ashes of the Rev 'iA
Mintz, pastor of the First p pe
church Of Perth Am5oy' SNapaH
were received by the n., A. !,
the First Baptist church as y. .!
city last Monday for interr y. his
the family lot in oak5s1a ,''eAf IL
terry. The interment oo. GENE,
Tuesday afternoon mder '+ W. ::
reetion Of DR.. sankey L. B 5Is d.
Mr.. Mintz is survived h'' on
wife and five children and s Ss Ills
relatives in the city. H. e't'a.
served as pastor Of R.1 Aa'
churches in Virginia, Wi,co 'pas
New York, Ontario, and New pYD M
sey. lie preached in the ~ ys''
Baptist church here occasio.. IS'
during other years and viii I'I Y
remembered by many membsr, a v,
the congregation. ''
quest of members Of the fsmil, u
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-02-28
W. E. DEMPSTER NAMED
GENERAL AGENT FOR
ACL AT BOSTON, MASS.

W. E. Dempster, Boston.
Mass, was appointed General
Agent for the Atlantic Coast
Line railroad yesterday in
Boston, it was announced by
r. ]. Doss, traffic vice-presi-
dent, Wilmington.
Dempster, a veteran Of 30
years of railroading, is ma
tive of Boston and was serving
with the company as com.
mercial agent at the time Of
the appointment.
He has had II years Of ser
vice with ACL.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-02-28
Bids On Is Highway Job.
VIII Be Received Soon

RALEIGH, Feb ". W.D-Bids on
ID highway projects in II counties
at an overall estimated cost Of 49,
600, 900 will be received by the state
highway commission between now
and March IL, according to Chief
Engineer w. Vance Baise.
The fourth big letting since the
war ended, the bids will include 10
projects on North Cardinals pri-
mary roads and three on secondary
roads located In CASTOR, Cabarrus
and Yancey counties
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-02-28
WHETHER IT'S WAGES
OR SCALE OR SCALE
OR WAGES, 1T MIKES

Did you ever try mixing
words, or have them mix with
out effort?
Try the words wage and
scale.
A man at the local USES Of
flee yesterday got the two
words mixed.
When he put his sentences
together, the words sounded
something like this, "scage
wall"
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-02-28
FINAL CITY-ZONING
PLAN HEARING WILL
BE HELD TONIGHT

The fifth and last In q series
of city-zoning plan hearings
will be held tonight at eight
o'clock in Forest Hills school.
Harold M. Weldon, associate
city planning consultant, will
present the tentative plans for
that section of the city east Of
the old city limits.
When the results of all five
hearings are In, the city plan
ming board will compile and
tabulate suggestions made by
the citizens concerning any
changes in the plans. Later a
final grand hearing will be held
and a complete master zoning
plan submitted to the City coun-
Gil.
One-ninth of the mass of an ice
Berg appears above the water.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-02-28
REGAINS RING

PITTSBURGH, Feb. 2s.-tP-
James DeLuco, who lost his Du.
quesne university ring to a Ger
man soldier during the battle of
the bulge in January, 1s45, has 1t
back again.
A New Jersey woman, who said
her husband took the ring from a
German soldier, wrote to the uni
verslty asking them to find the
owner OF ring bearing the initials
"JDL".
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-02-28
CAN'T keep
GRANDMA IN
HER CHAIR
She's aS Lively as o 7oungsttf~
Now her Backache Ia better

Now her Backachs 10 better
Many sufferers relieve nsgging backath.
quickly, once they discover that the RAJ
cause of their trouble may be tired kdrgI
The kidneys are Natures chiefBay Ofha'
ing the excess acids and waste out Of d.
blood. They help most people pass about !
pints q day.
When disorder Of kidney function permit,
poisonous matter to remain in your bloodt
may cause nagging backache. rheumatcniut
leg pains, loss of pep and energy, getting Up
nights, swelling. pufiness under tn. Na
headaches and dizziness. Frequent or Iany
passages with snarting and burning some
times shows there is something grong Ela
your kidneys or bladder.
Don't waitl Ask your druggist ior DanI
Pills, a stimulant diuretic, used successfully
by millions for over 40 years. Doan'l Gti
happy relief and will help the is niaa
kidney tubes flush out poisonous wa,h'Na
your blood. Get Doan's Pills.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-02-28
KELLY Y. PREvArrE

Funeral services for Kellv y
Prevatte, 81, Carolina beach w.!
died Tuesday afternoon Al s T..
o'clock in the James Walker Nv NJ.
mortal hospital. will be condnS ".'
this morning at IL O'Clock tr, ,,
Yopp Funeral home with the p.r
McCloud, officiating. Inferno,
will be in Oakdale cemetery,
He was a member Of Elk, q,
Moose clubs in Wilmington.
Surviving are his widow H.,
Teda Prevatte; one son, Ted p-'
waite; three sisters. Mrs. A =
Lewis, Fairmont, N. c.; Mrs. ? r
Mcdonald, Atlanta, Ga; and M,
Jessie McCullan, FayetteyiT.
three brothers, Fred D. prevstt.
Kinston; W, G. Prevatte, and Z. +
Prevatte, both of WhitevilIs,
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-02-28
British Agricultural
Workers Threaten Strike

LONDON, Feb. 27-(P)-An Of
fetal of the National Union Of Agri.
cultural Workers said Wednesday
that British farm hands would 60
on strike unless they were awarded
minimum weekly wage Of four
pounds, 10 shillings ($10. This
would be an increase of one pound
go.
The official, who requested that
his name be withheld, said nego-
tiations were under way with the
Ministry Of Labor.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-02-28

The Attic tern is the champh
long-distance bird, covering an N
nual 10000 miles from its breedh
grounds in the north 10 its winte
ing quarters in the southern sea,
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-02-28

The. Empire State BUILDING IN
New York has seven miles OF Gle.
vator shafts.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-02-28

Forty years after Whistler
Portrait of the Artists Mother"
was sold for $500, 1t was insured
for $500, 900.
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One-ninth of the mass Of an ice
berg appears above the water.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1946-11-21
Sanders On Lacrosse
Championship Team
For West Point

Robert Sander. SON - Nr. :uu
Mrs. !. " Sanders. L. - member ri
the - Brigade 'utru'uuylh l.ucruSs"
team which recently Won the champ
lou>n1p al West Pom, Military AcuH-
vuGy.
Sanders s.urvu the lIu.I point Al
the championship game ~ a." !uuu'A
quartz. .GIu the - scam WIS winner
eyrr Al
\ humble. OF n;guuu.u sports
n.\v been played OFT 'oy ,uv o.lIJa"
cauup.a"sh hap recently. "...'s ,uym
cross county lacrosse. tennis and
football These actniily. form u."f
of the comprehensive athletic prn-
gram offered at the MILITARY acIIv:!,
Tn, cadets are dlNtcvu .u;u - COM
uuu.c- uuu competition .> keen
,wu.G TN. various groups.
Evening star., 1946-05-01
Trade Board Begins
Drive for $4,000
To Promote District

The Greater National CAPITA
Committee of the Board of Trade
today launched a drive for $4,000
to continue its work in attracting
record tourist crowds to Washing.
ton. The campaign will continue
through May.
In precampaign radio address
last night A. M. McLachlen of the
Board of Trade predicted tourists
soon will be spending 10000, 600 an
nually in the District. He said this
will result from the promotion cam.
paign to be conducted by the
Greater National Capital Com.
mittee.
Mr.. McLachlen said the money
Will be used to send men out to OBJ.
tain this business, to distribute lit.
erature about Washington and tc
make radio broadcasts. 1t also will
be used for national distribution OF
new movie showing the attractions
Of the District.
Noting that Washington has be-
come the capital of the world as
well as of the country, Mr.. McLach-
len asserted 1T is an obligation OF
every businessman in this commu-
nifty to capitalize for his own benefit
on the facilities and services which
Washington has"
He pointed out the committee
operations are made possible by the
subscriptions of business and pro-
1esslonal men of the area and de-
clared raising the fund should mt
De dif11cult If a substantial portion
OF our business and professional
people will respond"
Evening star., 1946-05-01
Flexible City Planning
dressed by Gen. Grant

Importance of f1exibility in CITY
planning was emphasized by Mai
Gen. U. S. Grant, Sd, chairman OF
the National Capital Park and Plan
nlng Commission, last night in out
lining development of the Nations
Capital at meeting of the Society
OF Mayflower Descendants in the
District Of Columbia, meeting in AL
lance Hall of All Souls Unitarian
Church.
A city plan is living organism"
IN which new ills, requiring new
remedies, develop constantly, Gen,
Grant said.
Importance of balancing the CITY
through development of East Cap-
itol street as new Federal buildings
are required was stressed by Gen
Grant in explaining the commits
slon's long-term policies.
Asked by former Representative
Maurice H. Thatcher of Kentucky
governor of the society. about pro-
posals for a stadium in the park
area at the east end of the street
Gen. Grant said the commission
still favored structure with a ca
pacity OF 10000 to $4,000 persons
with provision for eventual en-
largement to Accommodate about
100000.
Evening star., 1946-05-01
Coal Strike May Close
Steel Plants in Month
By the Asxooioted Pfs.s

NEW YORK, May l.-Irving S.
OldS, chairman Of the United States
Steel Corp, said yesterday its sub
sidiaries were progressively reducing
operations because of the coal strike
but that it would be 20 to 80 days
before steelmaking would have to
be halted.
Even then, he said after meeting
OF directors. there would be suffi-
cient coal left to keep blast furnaces
fired for some time so as to prevent
damage.
Mr., Olds said steel operations by
his companies were scheduled at
ass per cent this week, compared
with 52.3 per cent last week. He
added that 100000 tons of steel
were lost by the recent steel strike
and 100000 so far by the coal shut
down.
Net income for the first quarter
was reported as s1O,23S.27l, equal to
As cents common share. compared
with l3.267 300 for the last three
months of 1945, or 80 cents a share
and SIS, 5,379,l71 for the same period
of last year, equal to s1.04 a share.
Directors declared the usual divi-
dend of 81 share on the common
stock, payable June 10 to holders of
record May 10.
Evening star., 1946-05-01
British Loan
Continued From First Page.)

hereafter issued under the Second
Liberty Bond Act. ="
That means they can sell bonds
to obtain revenue" Senator john
son said. That makes this a rev.
enue-raising measure and the Con-
stltution says such bills must origi-
nate in the House.
The johnson attack appeared
likely to upset the administration
schedule aimed at getting a final
vote on the bill this week. It has
been under discussion since April Is.
Meanwhile. Senator Mcfarland,
Democrat, of Arizona reported that
his amendment to force the British
to turn over title to some military
bases and commercial rights on
others in exchange for the loan is
gaining strength.
Senator Russell, Democrat of
Georgia, who led a group of Sena-
tors on the first round the world
inspection of military installations
in 1943, announced last night he
will support the Mcfarland proposal.
He had urged that negotiations for
title to the bases be opened while
the war was on, but he said that
was not done.
Senator Knowland, Republican of
California, added to the growing
list of amendments with a proposal
to bar any funds to Britain until
the general level of production in
the United States equals or exceeds
domestic consumption.
Evening star., 1946-05-01
Kensington Carnival
Closes After Fights

A Kensington (Md.) Volunteer
Fire Department carnival, operated
by the Morris Hannum Shows, Inc.
closed abruptly and left the town
last night in a furry of fisticuffs
after Montgomery County police
had investigated charges that oper-
ators of the show were refusing tc
pay off" winners at several of the
games.
Holsom D. Dodson, %, Silver
Spring. was treated at Suburban
Hospital, Bethesda, for cuts and
bruises on the face and released
Police said they made no arrests
because he could not identify his
assailantS
The carnival opened Monday and
was scheduled to continue all week
Yesterday. according to Detective
Corpl. John P. Leahy, police re-
ceived complaints that operators OF
some of the games of chance had
refused to pay Off
Corpl. Leahy said he and several
other policemen Investigated the
charges and found them to be true
AS result, he said. the operators
were ordered to give the complain
ants their prizes.
Further investigation revealed
Corpi. Leahy said, that one of the
side shows was indecent and it was
ordered closed. After the police
men left a number OF the dis
gruntled customers started fighting
with the carnival employees and it
was during the alterations that
DodSon was injured.
Evening star., 1946-05-01
an expediting committee to handle
all applications on which decision
has been delayed for 80 days.

an expediting committee to handle
all applications on which a decision
has been delayed for 80 days.
Rent Control Retention Sure.
Chairman Wagner of the Banking
Committee and Senator Buck. Re-
publican, of Delaware agreed today
that there is no prospect of the Sen
ate's voting to end rent controls.
Il see no possibility of the Senate
voting to take the ceiling off rents, "
Senator Wagner said. Not even
the House went that far"
Senator Buck said that while he
saw no likelihood of lifting controls
he was not so sure about the pos
sibility of action to permit per-
centage increase in recent ceilings.
George M. Englar, president of
the National Apar ment Owners As
sociation, told the committee yes
terday that, if denied Is per cent
increase in rents. his associa ton
will demand total elimination of
rent controls.
Mr.. Englar said apartment house
owners were caught between rising
costs of labor and materials and
the rent ceilings set by OPA. He
said a IS per cent increase would
restore rents to the level of the 18
preWar wears.
Evening star., 1946-05-01
Foreign Press Messages
Still Censored in Poland
BY the A.socioted Press

WARSAW, May 1.-Outgoing ant
incoming foreign press messages still
are being censored in Poland despit,
the Foreign Ministry's announce
ment a fortnight ago that censor
ship would be removed.
An informed source said the min
istry's directive had been counter
manded by the secret police. Mean
while, censorship was Tightening
within Poland, coincident with &
warning by Polish peasant party
leaders that the nation was drift.
ing toward "civil war"
Aides of Vice Premier Stanislav
Mikolajczyk said his newspaper, Ga
zeta Ludowa, had been censored 30(
times within month. Sources clost
to Karol Popiel, president of thu
Labor party, allied with Mikolaj jczyl
in the increasing political strife il
Poland, said his weekly newspaper
had debated so per cent of the cop,
it intended to publish.
All incoming press messages mus
be stamped approved by censor"