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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-11-14
Mrs. Mcmillan
Hostess TO WINS

The Baptist Woman's Missio-
nary society held its regular meet
ing on Friday night at the home
of Mrs. J. T. Mcmillan with 16
members present.
The program was opened with
song, Il Love to Tell the Story
and the Lords Prayer by the
group. The Bible study was given
by Mrs. w. G. Vannoy. Those
taking part on the program were
Miss Lenna Gambin, Mrs. Fred
Hudler, Mrs. A. B. Vannoy, Mrs
Gale Mcmillan and Mrs. Basil
Barr.
During the social hour, Mrs
Mcmillan, assisted by Mrs. A. M
Frazier, served delicious refresh
ments to the group.
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Miss Stamper And
Mr.. Lowe Are Wed
Ashe Girl WEEDS Virginia Man
At First Baptist Church
In Richmond.

Mr.. and Mrs. G. c. Stamper, OF
Warrensville, announce the mar
riage of their daughter, Viola, to
Marshall Lowe, son of Mrs. Maude
Lowe, of Alvarado, Va. The we'd
ding was solemnized at the First
Baptist church in Richmond, Va.
on October 81 with Rev. H. E
Henderson officiating, using the
double ring ceremony. !.
The bride, given in marriage
by Freddie Moore, of Richmond
Va, was attired in a light blue
wool suit with black accessories
Her flowers were American
beauty roses. Miss Mildred Farm.
er, of Lansing, friend and class
mate, served as maid of honor
Mr.. Lowe was attended by Eli:
Gobble, of Meadowview anc
Richmond, Va.
Mrs. Lowe is a graduate Of
Glade Spring high school, Glade
Spring, Va. She is a student
nurse at the Johnston Memoria.
hospital, Abingdon, Va, and is
now taking a special course at the
Medical College of Virginia al
Richmond.
Mr.. Lowe graduated from Beth.
ell high school, Abingdon, Va.
and went into service immediate,
ly with the U. S. Navy. He
spent 20 months in service, 2;
months of which were spent ir
the Pacific theatre. He is now
employed by the Parks-Belk Co.
in Abingdon, Va.
Immediately following tn {
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and Miss Effie Galloway.
Sgt. Clarence Shatley, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. T. L. Shatley, has
returned home after spending ten
months in Germany.
Mr.. B. B. GRAPHICAL was bust
ness visitor in Charlotte, Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira T. Johnston
and Miss Beulah Cockerhan
spent Saturday in Winston-Sal-
EN-.
Mr.. and Mrs. Don Blackburn
and son were in Charlotte, Mon
day.
Mrs. Edd Liddle, of Wagner
has returned to her home after
spending the' past two weeks il
Florida.
Mr.. Jennings Buckley RAIDER
student at Phieffer Junior college
Misenheimer, spent the week enc
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Jennings RAIDER, here. Mr.. ano
Mrs. RAIDER and Mr.. Rocco Cutr
accompanied him back to Misen'
heimer.
Mrs. Ed Osborne, of High Point
is visiting her daughter, Mrs. A
B. Vannoy and Mr.. Vannoy, here
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-11-14
81 Patients In
Ashe Hospital

The following are patients in
the Ashe Memorial hospital this
week:
w. O. Hare. jefferson; Mrs
J. F. Jones, johnson City, Tenn;
Ahart Paisley, Crumpler; Louie
S. Scott, Todd; Mrs. Sue Baker,
Crumpler; Mrs. J. F. Friesland
Fleetwood; Mrs. Archie Severt
and son, Jefferson; G.. D. .Sturgill,
Grassy Creek; Mrs. Della Wiles,
and son, Lansing; Mrs. Fannie
Payne, Brentwood; Mrs. Jean
eta Davis and daughter, Rugby,
Va.
Mrs. Lucy Waddell and daugh-
ter, Scottville; Lee Waddell,
Grassy Creek; Mrs. Charlie Koon-
t. and son, Warrensville; Clint
McNeill, West Jefferson; Mrs. H.
B. Gilley, Fig; Mrs. J. T. King,
Bina; Mrs. Blanche Parsons.
Grassy Greek; Mrs. Mary Howell
and son, Grassy Creek, Mckinley
Blevins, Bina; Mrs. Clyde Reeves
Laurel Springs.
Mrs. Geo. Hartsog, West JEFF
ferson; Mrs. Earl Rotten, Sly;
Mrs. H. R. Mcclure, Todd; Mrs.
Lee Barker and daughter, Cliff
ton; Mrs. Ressie Osborne and
daughter, Lansing; Mrs. Grace
Tucker, Jefferson; and Mrs. Jack
Rhodes, West jefferson.
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Mrs. III. B. Elliott
Speaks AT Lansing

Mrs, H. B. Elliott, president OF
the Winston-Salem Presbyterial,
was guest speaker at the Novem-
Der meeting of the Woman's Aux
iliary which was held at the home
of Mrs. Maude Goss on Novem-
Der 2.
Also present at the meeting was
Mrs. L. M. Nelson, of North
Wilkesboro, who is chairman OF
the North Wilkesboro district
That district includes the Pres
byterian auxiliaries of Ashe, Al
leghany and Wilkes counties.
The speaker was introduced by
Mrs. Tom Powers.
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Mr.. ]. S. Wilkins is attending a
convention in Raleigh this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lonnie Brooks, of
Washington, D. c., have been
visiting friends here this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bryce Lyle were
in Winston-Salem and Mt. Airy
this week end.
Mrs. Bryce Lyle is visiting her
mother in WEIGH, w. Va, this
week.
Out-of-town dinner guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Houck, Sun
day, was Mrs. Buren, Ruester, of
Hammondsville, Ohio. Others
present included Mr.. and Mrs.
Leonard T. Mabe and son, Jerry;
Mr.. and Mrs. Norve1 Houck and
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Marmie, Jr.
Mrs. R. o. Glenn, of Mt. City,
Tenn, visited Mr.. and Mrs. Ira
T. Johnston, Thursday and was
accompanied home by Mrs. J. N.
Shull who has been spending
sometime visiting here.
Miss Gladys Shatley and Mr..
Ray Willard, of Winston-Salem,
visited Mr.. and Mrs. T. L. Shat
ley, of Jefferson, Sunday.
Mrs. Tom Burkett and son,
Paul, of Dot, w. Va, visited F.
M. Galloway, of Jefferson, Sun
day.
Rev, w. T. Wilmington, of Da-
mascus, Va, was visitor here
Tuesday and Wednesday.
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ceremony, a reception was held
at the Murphy Hotel in Rich
mond by members of the brides
class.
Attending the wedding were
members of the brides class, Mrs
Freddie Moore and Mrs. H. E.
Henderson.
The couple will make their
home in Abingdon, Va, after
February.
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AUXILIARY TO MEET
AT GILLESPIE, SUN

The Woman's Auxiliary of the
Gillespie Presbyterian church
will meet Sunday at three o'clock
at the church it was announced
this week. The meeting will be
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-11
MORE ABOUT
CAPE FEAR
FROM PAGE ONE

Wis. for a Marine at Camp Le-
jeune and measuring the Port City.
grown sweet potato that should
win some acclaim as the largest
in Southeastern Carolina, Along The
Cape Fear is tempted to call it
quits for today. But that would
be ~neglecting our search Cor the
first telephone installed here.
Arriving in the mail yesterday
was a postal card from Carolina
Beach and signed F. L. K. This
reader cast his vote along with
Jul South Fifteenth street inform.
ant by claiming that the first tele-
phone put into use Along The Cape
Fear was that Of the North Caro-.
lima Cotton Oil company at Hilton.
That's the second party we've
had to 60 on record to date in
favor o. the Cotton Oil company.
So unless we receive contrary in.
formation in the very near future,
we will start preparing an APP
propriate embossed scroll desig-
mating the plant at Hilton as the
No. l telephone in the Cape Fear
area.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-11

round OF wage demands
Union leaders, silent thus far
On the decontrol action, already
have signalled intentions Of seek
ing higher pay in such basic in
dustries as steel, automobiles and
coal.
Wason cautioned the public
against any expectations that prices
will return to pre-war levels. He
said too many permanent costs
have been added to production
during the period of government
control"
Other Reactions
Other industry reactions includ-
ed:
Clothing-Lew Hahn, general
manager of the National Retail
Dry Goods association: prices
doubtless may be expected to re.
act nervously before they settle
down to something like a new
normal but the consciousness that
business concerns generally are toe
smart to price themselves out OF
their great markets give assurance
that prices will not continue out
OF hand"
Autos-lE. R. Breech, executive
vice president of the Ford Motor
company: I'VE do not contemplate
any increase in the prices of Ford
motor cars and trucks" J.. B.
Caldwell, vice president and man.
ager of the National Used Car
Dealers association: There will
be a short period of readjustment
during which we get OPA smoke
out of our eyes, then used car
prices will seek proper lower lev
els"
Steel-Frank Purnell, president
OF Youngstown Sheet and Tubing
Co.: 1.-THE history of the steel
business is one Of conservatism.
There's nothing to indicate there
will be any wild runaway Of
prices"
Furniture-Joseph G. Griswold,
Jr., president Of the Grand Rap
ids (Mich.) Furniture Manufacture.
ers association: II don't antiri-
pate any substantial price in
c%reases."
Slight Increase
An OPA official estimated that
living costs may climb about five
percent.
Consumer groups generally con.
DENIED the lifting of controls. They
expressed "shock" and termed the
move a grave mistake"
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-11
MORE ABOUT
JURY
FROM PAGE ONE

effective date Of the women's
rights amendment.
A new jury list should be drawn
up early next year, Hewlett said.
BY custom jury rosters locally
are revised every odd year, with
names drawn from the list of real
and personal property taxpayers.
The real and personal taxpayers
list here is over 80 per cent male,
according to county fiscal officers.
And, unless Acknowledgement Nc
Mullen rules that the tax roster is
not a legitimate source for jurors
names, the overwhelming majority
of New Hanover women won't
reach a jury panel.
Yesterday neither County Atom
ey Marsden Bellamy nor H. G..
Carney, chairman of the county
board of elections, would hazard a
guess as to when the wornen's jury
amendment would take effect.
The county board may soon have
the job of providing separate court
house facilities for mixed juries.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-11
COMMUNIST PARTY
LEADS IN FRANCE
Bidault's MRP Movement
Trailing Leaders By Ten
Seats In Early Returns

PAGE ONE COMMUNIST $500
PARIS, Nov. 1o-P-The French
Communist party Sunday night
built up a commanding lead in
ele ctions of deputies Of the Fourth
republics first General assembly
on the basis of an unofficial tabu-
lation of nearly so percent OF the
total vote cast.
With nearly 10, 600, 900 votes tabu.
lated unofficially, the Communists
had a $50, 900 vote edge over Presi-
dent Georges Bidault's Centrist
Popular Republican movement
(MRP). The Communists also held
q lead in the number of deputies
elected.
The latest incomplete and un-
Official returns:
Communists-2,8 $40, 172
MRP-2,27o. 0oO.
Socialists-1 Tic, 514.
Republican Party of Liberty
(PRL) and other Rightists groups
-1,51s,6 47.
Leftist Rally (Radicals) Il, 0e1,-
Minor parties-281, 1892.
Twenty-Five Seats
In assembly seats. the Com
munists had already won 20, the
MRP 10, Socialists II and the
Leftist Rally eight. The 61s AS
sembly seats will be awarded on
the basis of proportional repre-
sentation.
Among the individual candidates
whose elections were assured in
the early count were: Maurice
Thorez( secretary-general of the
communist party; jacques Due
los, another Communist leader:
Paul Reynaud, Rightist .pre-war
Premier; Francois De Mention
MRP leader and former minister
o. national economy; and Robert
Prigent, another MRP leader and
former population minister.
Also elected was Bidault. French
foreign minister since the liberia.
ton and president Of the provision
al government for the past six
months.
Socialist leaders at the ministry
OF the interior, which is directed
by Socialists, estimated their partv
would lose about 20 seats in the
balloting.
Gain OF Nine
The ministry announced, without
furnishing the vote totals that in
81 o. Frances SO departments, the
Communists had gained nine seats
over their total in the last national
elections On June 2, the Socialists
had lost nine. the PRL-Rightist
combination had gained three and
the MRP and the Leftist rally had
not changed their posotion.
In Lyon, former Premier Edou.
ard Herriot, leader Of the Radical
Socialists, who many believe will
become thte compromise French
president, told the French news
agency that ION the basis of the
known results, I see a clear ad-
vance by the Communists"
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-11
MORE o
NOVIKOV
FROM PAGE ONE

other committee meetings slated
Monday 01 a. m. EST
The Economic and Financial
committee, which is considering
the world food situation, and the
Headquarters committee, its hori-
ION widened to include all of the
United States in its speech for a
permanent U. N. home, will meet
in the morning.
Membership Question
The question of what to do with
five unsuccessful applications for
United Nations membership will
be taken up again in the Political
committee at 3 p. M, EST.
A subcommittee has drawn up a
resolution combining three resolu-
tons put before the committee. It
recommends that the defeated ap-
plications be sent back by the
general assembly to the Security
council for re-examination "strict-
ly on their respective merits as
measured Dy the yard-Stock OF the
charter"
Three nations were blocked by
Soviet Russia on the grounds that
Russia did not have diplamstic re-
lations with them. They were Ire
land, Portugal and Trans-Jordan.
Two others failed to gain a neces-
sary majority in the council. They
we're Albania and Outer Mongolia.
Legal Committee
The legal committee and the U.
N. Atomic Energy commissions
political committee will meet at
10 p. m. EST, also. The Atomic
group will hold a closed informal
session.
There were indications that the
week would be devoted to commit
tee meetings at Lake Success.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-11
MORE ABOUT
GANDHI
FROM PAGE ONE

fatalities at Garhmukteshwar; of
45 killed in an attack on a bullock
cart caravan near the city; of 10
stabbed to death at Meerut; and of
so to 100 killed and several humid
red missing in the Dssna fighting.
One newspaper said a riotous
mob descended on neighboring vii
lagos giving full vent to it's fury
in an orgy of killing, plundering
and arson"
Gandhi said disturbances in the
Blhar district would ultimately
SOU Moslems all over India unless
Bihar repents her folly of sense
less and cowardly violence" Hin
dus are three times as numerous
in India as Moslems.
Gandhi said he had been criti-
cized for his projected fast to the
death in an effort to restore order,
but commented:
my proposed fast is not meant
to coerce anyone. 1t is meant to
quicken dead conscience into life
Police in the Kolaba district OF
Bombay providence estimated that
IS persons had been killed in 10
days Of communal disorders, at
least Is by police gunfire.
Refused Milk
Many Moslems declared that
Hindus had refused to sell them
milk and vegetables and other
necessities and that they could en-
ploy no labor.
Accounts varied about how the
outbreaks at Garhmukteshwar
started on Thursday.
In a bloody sequel Saturday. a
train carrying pilgrims back to
New Delhi and a bullock cart cara
van were attacked.
One account said the train was
put upon at Dasna, Is miles from
New Delhi, and that about 100
were killed when passengers start.
ed arguing with milkmen attempt
ing to board the train.
The bullock caravan was attack
ed in a village 10 miles from Nee
rut on the road to Garhmuktesh -
war. The Hindustan Times said As
persons including women and chill
dren were slain and that carts were
burned. Another account said %
stabbed bodies were found near
the scene.
May Postpone Meet
In Meerut itself, the city 40
miles from New Delhi where the
dominantly Hindu Congress party
is scheduled to meet later this
month ten fatal Standings we're re-
ported Saturday. The Hindustan
Times said the Congress party
meetings, which in past years have
attracted up to a half million
persons, might be postponed as a
result. In New Delhi, four per-
sons we're stabbed to death in COM
munal riots Thursday, but the cap
ital was quiet Sunday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-11
MORE ABOUT
TASK
FROM PAGE ONE

problems that face it, there is no
certainty in my mind that history
will repeat itself in 1948."
Three Choices
Capper is in line for the chair
manship of any one of three Senate
committees = Foreign Relations,
Agriculture Or District of Colum.
bia. Last week he announced ne
would prefer to head the Ag~icul-
tu-e committee.
The Senator said the Republicans
were returned to power to let them
show what they can do to bring
order and confidence out of con-
fusion and disillusionment."
He urged the voters who return
ed the party to power to give full
support to the new Congress in
painful surgery upon government
bureaus, agencies and programs,
including those from which some
groups had received or hoped to
receive financial benefits at the
expense of the federal treasury.
Unless such support was receiv.
ed, Capper declared, it was going
to be difficult for this Congress
to make good.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-11
MORE O
EURE
FROM PAGE ONE


was the state House Of Representa-.
tives clerk for four sessions. He is
a Legion member and a graduate
OF the University of North Carolina.
The Legion's Armistice program
will open at 1920 o'clock this
morning with selections by the New
Hanover High School R. o. T. c.
band. Those in attendance will
bow their heads in prayer for 80
seconds promptly at 11:00 o'clock,
after which Chaplain J. L. Davis
will pronounce the invocation.
Sheriff c. David Jones, chair.
man of the Legion's A-mistice Day
program, will introduce Eure and
other distinguished guests.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-11

r. r. Grant. W. F. Walters. L. ". Har.
ris, T. c. Coble, c. X. Proctor. E. B.
Craven. c. L. Spencer, J.. T. Etan-
ford S. F. Nicks. c. L. Reade, Mrs. Y.
z. Wright. Mrs. j. H. Shore. Mrs. ]. F.
Usrey. and Mrs. H. M. Jackson.
The Rev. Leon Russell of Goldsborc
presented the report of the committee
on detectives which included acceptance
by every charge of quotas of the Method
ist College advance; complete accept
ance by the conference of the program
of the board of ley activities: n care
fully-planned and well-attended study
course in all churches.
Changing the name of jenkins Me-
mortal church at Raleigh to Grace
church was approved.
The conference program got under
way Sunday with the annual love feast
which wss presided over by the Rev. E.
H. Davis of Louisburs who was assist
ed by ]. T. Draper Of Warrenton. the
Rev. j. j. Shore, and the Rev. c. P.
Jerome.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-11
MORE ABOUT
OFFICIALS
FROM SPORTS PAGE

new homes despite Wyatt's deter.
mination to do so.
8. Reconversion Director Steel
man and Budget bureau officials
prepared to discuss creation of a
liquidation agency to wind up
OPA, the Civilian Production ad-
miniStration and the Wage Stabi-
lization board.
4. The United States Chamber of
Commerce said the removal OF
controls benefits ALL" but that
"other things need to be done"
Balanced Budget
William K. Jackson, president
Of the chamber, listed these in a
statement as:
Balancing the federal budget
to remove the basic cause of in
hation; eliminating remaining war
imposed controls as rapidly as
possible; revising the tax struc-
ture to stimulate investment in new
enterprise; and putting labor and
management on equal footing in
collective bargaining"
The President himself put final
touches to a general policy state
ment he will make at a news con-
ference Monday morning. 1t is
expected to outline the course his
administration will follow during
the next two years while Congress
is controlled by the Republicans.
Pledges that prices will not be
permitted to get out of hand fol.
lowing the removal of ceilings at
1901 AM. (EST) Sunday came
from many segments of industry.
In nearly every case, however,
there we're warnings Of temporary
increases and dislocations during
the change-over to free Enterprise.
And one leader-President Roo
ert r. Wason of the National AS.
ISOLATION of Manufacturers-assert-
that prices will go down OTTER that
readjustment period only If costs
are not forced up by another
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-11
MORE ABOUT
SNOW
FROM PAGE N

At Denver the skies had cleared
and the temperature of 8 above
was the coolest with temperatures
ranging from IS to 20 in Western
Nebraska, Is to % in the Dakotas,
about freezing in Minnesota and
Wisconsin and around As in Hi
nois, Indiana and Ohio.
In the background the weather
man could find no indications OF
severe drops in temperature.
Aside from the rain in Northea st.
ern states the weather along the
Atlantic coast will be seasonable.
with some rain and colder weather
in prospect for the Gulf section.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-11
Man Had Brick In His
Stomach For 10 Years

One man recently stated that for
10 years he felt like he had a brick
IN his stomach. This feeling was
due to the lump Of undigested food
ne always had inside of him. He
was weak, worn out, headachy.
swollen with gas and terribly con-
stlpated. Recently he started tax
ing lNNER-AID and says the feel
ing like a brick in his stomach
disappeared the second day. Bowels
are regular now, gas and headaches
are gone and he feels like a new
man.
lNNER-AID contains II Great
Herbs; they cleanse bowels. clear
gas from stomach, act on sluggish
liver and Kidneys. Miserable peo-
pie soon feel different all over. So
don't 60 on suffering! Get INNER
AID. Sold by all drug stores.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-11
Rupiured Men
Get $3.50 Trus.
No Charge For 1t
Now Or Ever

Kansas City, No.-A doctors in
vention for reducible rupture is
proving SO successful, an offer is
now being made to give every
one who will test it a $3.50 truss
at no cost. This invention has no
leg straps, no elastic belts, or
leather bands. 1t holds rupture
up and in. Is comfortable and
easy to wear. After using it many
report entire satisfaction. A n y
reader of this paper may test the
doctors invention for 80 days and
receive the separate $3.50 truss at
no cost. If you are not entirely
satisfied with the invention-return
it, but be sure to keep the $3.50
truss for your trouble. If you are
ruptured just write the Physicians
Appliance Co., 1884 Koch Bldg,
2906 Main St., Kansas City, Mo-,
for their trial offer.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-11
MORE ABOUT
DECO[ t.ROL
FROM PAGE ONE

pires November 20, has not mad
public his specific wage and houl
demands. But a hint Of the turn ne
gotiations have taken is the Nation
al Coal associations statement tina
'producing companies cannot alb
sorb'' a 25-cents hourly increase.
Other Disputes
Meanwhile, there was these de-
velopments in other labor disputes:
/. Philadelphia's 12-day hote.
strike of 900 CLIO hotel workers
union members ended Sunday or
arrangements promise OF wage in
eas if the OPA raises rental
ceilings.
The strike, affecting three large
hostelries, ended with a unanimous
back-to-work vote. The union had
demanded a shorter work week
without a pay cut, more favorable
vacation and holiday clauses, and
an 10 1-2 cents an hour wage raise.
A union spokesman said the no.
tells are seeking a IS per cent in
crease in rental ceilings and that
half of the raise would be passed
on to the workers. A management
spokesman said he was confident
the raise would be authorized by
the OPA.
2. For the second day Rochester,
N. Y. readers missed their daily
newspaper because of a work stop
page by AFL mechanical employees
of two Gannett group papers, the
Morning Democrat & Chronicle
and the afternoon Times-Union. The
stoppage threatened to spread to
Gannett papers in six other New
York state cities. The mechanical
employees, affiliated with the Inter-
national Typographical union, are
seeking higher wages.
Motormen Strike
3.Fort Wayne, Ind, a city OF
125, 900 population. was left without
local public transportation, except
for taxicabs, as the result of a work
stoppage by members of the AFL
Street, Electrical Railway and Mo-
tor Coach Employees union. A
spokesman for the union, which
seeks a 80 cents hourly pay raise,
termed proposals of the Indiana
Service corporation completely
unsatisfactory"