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The Coolidge examiner., 1946-09-13
Three Local Recruits
Join Air Corps and
Army This Week

Coolidge has two recruits this
week and Sacaton one. according
to district recruiting sergeants. T
Sgt. John H. King OF Eloy and T
Sgt. Wheeler Newman of Florence.
Jimmy NJ. Enriquez, a Coolidge
resident for ten years. enlisted in
the army air corps for three years.
He left Monday for Kelly Field.
Texas for training. Enriquez is a
veteran of World War IL, during
which he served with the S5th di-
vision in Italy. He has been
awarded the ETO ribbon with two
campaign stars. American Theater
ribbon. Combat Infantry Badge
Victory Medal and Good Conduct
Medal.
Bill Ware, son of Mr.. and Mrs
NJ. NJ. Ware. enlisted In the regu-
lar army for IS months He Is a
graduate OF Coolidge high school,
class of 46 and a long time Cool
idge resident He received an un-
usually high average In his 10
tests. having answered 81 out OF
90 questions correctly in the first
test and 10 out OF so in the second
test. according to recruiting Off
GERS. Ware was sworn in Tuesday
and will leave In a few days for
Camp Beale. California, TO begin
training.
Byron Schurez OF Sacaton. Il
was sworn into the army air corps
for three years on Tuesday. He
will leave this week TO begin his
training at Kelly Field. Texas.
Recruiting sergeants King anl
Newman say they have round boys
from Coolidge high ~cnool TO have
generally high 10 tests.
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-09-13

The planes range In price from
1000 to y22 500. and will be
for certified World War
II veterans priority buying from
September Il through October l.
Any unsold planes will be offered
on October 2 10 RFC for resale TO
small business. on October , to
state and local governments. and
to the general public after October
3. Prospective buyers may inspect
the planes from 9 a IN. TO 1 p. m.
Mondays through Fridays. after
September 3.
McGeehee also announced that
a stock OF spare parts and acces-
sories for ca aircraft is availa-
BILE at the WAA Sales Storage De-
pot. Bush Field. Augusta. Georgia.
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-09-13

Valley National Bank. where he
began his duties as teller Friday.
He and his family are staying
temporarily with Mrs. Adams par
ents. Mr. and Mrs. J. \. Channell
of La Palma.
oMrs. William Roberts and son.
Christopher. returned Saturday
from New York. where they spent
the summer visiting relatives and
friends in various parts OF the
state
eMrs. Flo SHELTON. Mrs. Cecil
Shields and children returned
Monday from Ft Huachuca. where
they visited relatives for ten days.
They planned TO remain longer,
but came home because Mrs.
Shields was i'll with influenza.
OMrs. Charles Reed returned
Monday from New York. where
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-09-13

Cpl. Mac Ware returned 10 the
states Friday after 10 months
service in the South Pacific, dur
ina most Of which he was sta
toned with the 22nd air depot
group on Okinawa. He entered
service in the summer Of 1874 and
went overseas in October Of 1915.
Ware telephoned his parents. MIR.
and Mrs. NJ. Nj. Ware, from San
francisco when he returned. He
is expected home this week with
a discharge. Ware is a long time
Coolidge resident.
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-09-13

OMrs. Charles Cohen returned
Thursday from Los Angeles. where
she spent five days on business.
she attended an international con-
ference on girl scouting held at
Camp Edith Macy. Pleasantville.
Mrs Reed also visited her father.
/. T. St. Clair at Jefferson City,
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-09-13

Missouri. She was gone about five
weeks.
OKenneth 'Shepperd of Mesa and
Captain Paul Hughes OF Indiana
were weekend guests at the home
of the formers aunt. Mrs. Rod
uey Elsberry and family. The men
served in the army together.
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-09-13
CATS Offered for Sale
By WAA; Priced
From $4,000 to $22 500

-Four C-41 surplus aircraft are
20 BE- offered for sale at Cal-Aero
Field. Ontario. California. by the
War Assets Administration. ac-
c0rding 10 announcement today b.
Leo r. McCeehee. WAA regional
aircraft sales chief.
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-09-13

oMr. and Mrs. n. G. Murray re-
turned Wednesday from a five
weeks vacation during which they
visited their daughter. Mrs. Har-
vey Smith and family. at Seattle.
Washington and friends in Mon
tana. Idaho and Utah.
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-09-13

taxicab is machine TO get you places :. and
translates miles into money. Delays costly -.
That's why taxi drivers fussy about their tires
Before B. F. Goodrich offered the new SiIvertown
tire 10 the public II million miles of were
run taxi fleets, police cars, and the B. F. Good
rich feet. From these tests came proof that the
new B. F. Goodrich Silvertown was a superior tire
thar outperformed, outran, outlasted, and ourwore
pEewar tires even at high speeds.
Eov? The tread itself broader, fatter
eftI more road surface. reduced the wear at any
L.1 the BIZ radio qsr "Dsfse ssd Col
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-19
PHOTOGRAPHERS
ORGANIZE He E
Affiliate With Chamber Oh
Commerce; To Stress
High Ethics

The Professional Photographers
Association of the Greater Will
nlngton Area yesterday afternoon
affiliated with the Wilmington
Chamber of Commerce and pledg-
ed to raise and maintain the stand
ards and ethics of the photograph
lc frade in the Wilmington district
through an active and friendly
spirit Of cooperative competi-
ton
Headed by Chairman Edward L.
Gfuehn, the group approved a
series OF resolutions designed to
reach toward the high standards
and ethics goal. These were:
u To foster the practical bene.
hts Of cooperative interchange Of
IDEAS on Photographic matters.
W To oppose violations and in
,lngements of the rights of pro-
'esslonal licensed photographers.
~ To propose and support legis'
lauon favorable to professional Ii
ssnSed photographers, and to op'
pose u%nfavorable legislation.
~ To promote and maintain
CORDIAL relationships between pho
Zee PHOTOGRAPHERS IN Pare
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-19
|BEULAVILLE MEN
KILLED BY TRUCK
Driver Loses Control OF
Vehicle, Hits Students,
Rams School

BEAULAVILLE, Sept. 18-(R-
Two persons yer killed Wednes'
when q transport truck and trail
er veered from a highway, hi
three high school students, ane
plowed into the rear Of the Beau
laville high school.
William r. Teachey, principa
of the school, said the dead were
C. J. Thomas, %, Of Beaulaville
driver Of the truck, and Kenneth
Baker, 26, Of Beaulaville, n o.
the students.
Teachy said that the truck was
headed east on state highway No
"a approaching the school wher
the driver apparently lost con
troll, hit Baker and two compan'
ions who were standing at an in
tersection near the building ane
rammed the school.
Allen Norris, Is, and Joseph A
Simpson, Is, who were standing
with Baker, suffered leg fracture:
and bruises which attendants a
a Kinston hospital said we're no
serious. Baker died at the hos
pital several hours after the &C
cident.
Teachy said he could not i'm
mediately estimate the damage tt
the school where the back porch
was smashed.
The accident occurred during {
noon recess.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-19
The Cape Fear

Mrs. Best, we revealed, at the
age of SO years, had grandmother
ed Gas of last Friday 80 grand
children. This, we challenged, was
a Lower Cape Fear Record.
Well, Mrs. Best, we're sorry, but
it looks as though we must now
unpromote you. Of course this is
probably a much bigger blow to us
than to you, since the promoter,
rather than the promoted, takes
promotions really seriously tc
heart.
Anyway. here's the reason why
we must undo what we have done
the following letter we received
yesterday:
PROUD RECORD Dear Sir:
We all agree that Mrs. Best has a
splendid record in that she wor
several prizes and has been bless.
ed to reach the grand old age Of
96.
But I have a grandmother, Mrs.
Lenorah Long, also of Columbus
county, who will surpass Mrs. Best
in the number of grandchildren,
although she is several years
See CAPE FEAR on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-19
Continues Strike

JERUSALEM, Sept. 10. -(P-
Despite his release from detention
by the Palestine government, DR..
Wolfgang Won Weisl, Austrian-born
writer, decided Wednesday night
to continue the 28-day fast he had
planned. He has been without food
18 days.
Won Weisl was arrested June 20,
He reiterated after his release from
a government hospital in Jeru
salem that he was carrying on the
hunger strike in protest against
the prolonged detention withou'
charges and trials of hundreds o.
Palestine Jews.
The governments announcement
said Won Weisl had been released
for medical reasons, that he hat
been placed under police super
vision and that che will be liable
to r%e-detention as soon as the state
of his health permits"
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-19
HIGHWAY GROUP
PROMISING AID
Chairman OF County Com.
missioners Talks To
Session AT School

State Highway commission engi-
neers will put a full crew back to
work laying 1S-inca pipe to drain
Winter Parks roads after Oct. IS,
two top commission officials prom
ised following an inspection tour Of
the area here yesterday afternoon.
Both Highway Commissioner J.
A. Bridger, Of Bladensboro, and
Division Engineer T. T. Belts ex-
planned that completion of their 49,
inch pipe project had been delayed
by concentration on some nine
miles of road paving commitments
in New Hanover county. Deadline
for s%urfacing is Oct. Is, Belts said.
Winter Parks drainage prob
lens are partially the responsible
ity Of the county, partly of the
highway commission and partly Of
property owners in the neighbor-
hood" Bridger declared. We've
doing everything we can to meet
our responsibility"
Along with A.. H. Mallard, coun-
ty highway supervisor. and R. V.
Biberstein, district engineer. Belts
and Bridger surveyed Winter Park
in company with a dozen residents
of the area.
Hopes Run High
AT the end of his tour, Bridger
expressed high hopes for improved
Winter Park drainage as a result
Of the commissions pipe-laying
project, but indicated agreement
See HIGHWAY on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-19
May
Accept Bids
Of $275,000
city Manager To Recon-
mend Purchase Oh Ma
terial From 6 Firms
PLAN
Sewer And Water Program
To Be Pushed In All
New Areas

Before a special City Coun-
I'll meeting called for 10 a. M,
Ctv Manager J. R. Benson
viii today that
contracts aggregating $780,
MO.s3O0, 900 be awarded to
siy bidders on materials for
the engineering departments
projected water and sewer
pgtensions.
Benson said last night that a
abulation of IA bids on 81 different
items of equipment by a special
cmrittee named at yesterdays
council meeting had apparently
noduced an acceptable pattern on
all but two items.
He did not specify the companies
whose bids he will recommend to-
day.
Studies Bids
CITY Attorney William B. Camp
bell, Gilbert Morton, purchasing
agent; Ciy Engineer j. A. Lough-
I'M W. F. Evans, Jr., Water super
nendent, studied the assembled
bids in consultation with Benson
late Yesterday afternoon.
After we award the contract,
we're going ahead with sewer, wa
fer and storm drain extensions in
the new areas as soon as the ma
serial is on the ground" Benson
declared.
The Council, however,, in addition
to designating accepted bids for
materials will also consider the
question of letting a contract for
he work itself.
Previous Efforts
The city's previous efforts to
find a contractor who would pro-
vide both materials and labor for
See COUNCIL on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-19
death COMES FOR
FAMOUS NOVELIST
Edward White Dies
AT IA In California
After Operation

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 1872,
Stewart Edward White, IA, who
wrote 1.-The Blazed Trail'' and 40
othe- novels, died Wednesday after
an operation at the University of
California hospital.
The Royal Geographic Society
of London made him a Fellow for
his work in mapping German East
Africa in 1918. The American As
ISOLATION for the Advancement of
Science honored him for his writ
ing on bird life.
He lived in many of the places
he wrote about, from the Yukon to
Africa. Although a mild appearing
man, when he vas so years old
he choked a leopard to death and
saved the lives of two attacked
Africans.
1.-THE Blazed Trail" appearing
in 1902, sold by the tens of thous-
ands Of copies and still sold 5000
copies a year 80 years later.
White was born in Grand Rapids,
Mich, as the son of a millionaire
lumberman, T. Stewart White. In
1904 he was married to Miss Eliza
beth Grant, of Newport, Long Is
land, N. Y, who died seven years
ago.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-19
TIP Bonds Ready

WASHINGTON, Sept 10. -R-
Secretary Snyder said Wednesday lay
the Treasury would put $500, 600
G. 1. Terminal Leave pay bonds
in the hands of the armed forces
next week to distribute to their
qualified discharges.
officials estimate it will take
about seven months for the services
to get all the bonds, plus some H..
500. 900 checks for odd amounts, out
to the veterans.
At a news conference, Snyder
displayed a sample bond and agreed
it had much the appearance of a
simple bank check.
He said the bonds will be pre-
sented upon maturity to banks,
which will add the interest due and
cash the securities upon proper
Identification.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-19
DIVISION HEADS
NAMED IN DRIVE
Group Solicitations Co.
Chairmen Announce Four
Leaders For Drive

The four division leaders who
will assist Co-Chairmen H. A.
Marks and c. M. Harrington in
directing the Group Solicitation
section of this falls Community
Chest drive were named last night
by Marks and Harrington.
Gardne- D. Greer, Emory H.
Switzerland, Wilbur D. Jones'. and
N. A.. Avera were designated chair
men of the four subsidiary divi-
sions in the section which will
solicit 275 large firms and rs gov
eminent departments, totalling H.
600 employees, in the $106, 2O4 drive,
which is scheduled to start Oct. Is.
Greer will head the Industrial
division, composed of the city's
chief industries. An executive Of
the Mcmillan and Cameron com
pany, he is secretary of the Local
Rotary club and was chairman O.
the Chests commercial division
for its past two campaigns.
Switzerland was named to lead
the commercial division, which viii
solicit the larger stores. He is
manager of j. c. Penny Co., pas
president of the Kiwanis club ant
last years chairman of the Chest
chain stores group.
Jones will direct the public serv
ice division, whose ares include.
the Atlantic Coast Line railway
the Tide Water Power company
See DIVISION On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-19

DOSHER, DOSCHER, HILL -
Before we launch into today's story
we have to back up and make a
correction on yesterdays, our
usual reverse locomotion p ro-
cedure.
In yesterdays story we called
Mr.. Claude Hill, pictured in the
old post office photo, Postmaster
Wilbur Dosher's assistant, which
wasn't exactly correct.
Mr.. John D. Doscher is Post
master Dosher's assistant. Mr..
Hill is Superintendent of Mails.
This error is one of the most
embarrassing we've ever made,
considering that Mr.. Hill is Our
uncle-in-1aw.
Our list of errors and corrections
is now longer than a mailman's
route and we hope some day to
come to the end of it, provided
that we can walk that far.
PROMOTED U-NPROMOTED -
Now, to .today's story:
In last Fridays paper we pro-
NOTED Mrs. Jane Best, of Column
bus county, as the champion grand
mother of Southeastern North
Carolina.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-19
0PA CHIEF URGES
MILK CEILINGS
Writes Control
Board Recontrol Need
ed On Dairy Items

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10. -W.H-
OPA Chief Paul Porter, fresh from
his price battle with the nations
restaurant owners, challenged the
dairy industry Wednesday with a
demand for an immediate price
rollback on milk, butter, cheese
and other dairy products.
He made his plea for restoration
of dairy price ceilings in a letter
to President Truman's three-man
Decontrol board which met to de-
eide whether such action is nee
essary in the light of the existing
supply and price situations.
The board is considering written
evidence which it invited from in
dustry, consumer and government
representatives, and is expected to
announce its decision before the
weekend.
Porter accompanied his letter
with a detailed analysis of the dairy
lprice position based on market re-
ports and special data compiled by
IOPA field offices, and he warned
the board that immediate recontrol
is essential to the government
sterilization program.
Olive Branch
simultaneously, Merrill Gille,
chief of OPA's restaurant price
branch, came forward with a some
what conciliatory gesture to the
restauranteurs, who have been up
in arms since the agency ordered
prices of meat dishes rolled back
to June 80 levels.
Gille said OPA would consider
price relief for the restaurant own
ers if they could prove that the
new ceilings on meat dishes are
too low.
Restauranteurs have commended
that they cannot operate at June
80 ceilings when they have to buy
meat at higher prices than they
paid at that time, and many have
threatened to close their doors ir
protest.
The National Restaurant associa.
ton, however, advised its 10000
members against that course ano
announced plans for a formal ap
peal to OPA.
In contrast to the highly voca.
See OPA on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-19
SEAMEN ALERTED
ON MAYNARD RUM0R
Curran Blames Bryan For
No-SettIement OF Mari
time Strike
By The Associated Press

Joseph Curran, president OF the
National Maritime Union (CIO),
charged yesterday that "the arbi-
trary attitude of Jack Bryan
chairman of the Pacific American
Shipowners association and some
mysterious forces in high places
wer stopping settlement of the
shipping strike.
We're looking for these forces
and we'll expose them when we
find Them" he told a news confer
ence after a meeting of the Com
mittee for Maritime unity at NMU
headquarters.
Curran declined to indicate iden.
tity of the forces"
The NMU president asserted the
Committee for Maritime unity hac
received reports from all ports
that the strike was 100 per cent eff
fective," and that LOO ships were
strikebound on both coasts and II
the gulf.
At conclusion of the meeting
which was scheduled to be resum
ed today, it was announced that {
subcommittee had been named t.
prepare instructions to be sent tt
all ports in connection with wha
a spokesman called "a rumor" o
an impending arbitration aware
involving the NMU. He declined tt
discuss the nature of the arbitra
ton or the "rumor" but said ar
arrangements had been made for tn
COMMITTEE for Maritime unity t.
meet with CLIO President Murra.
in Washington Friday morning.
In Third Week
The shipping strike thus heade'
See SEAMEN on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-19
.Lay-Up Basin
Dock Project
Starts Tod4
Engineers To Extend
Facilities For Men
And Ships
DREDGE RETURNS
350-Foot Docking Basin
Major Item In New
Program

Work is scheduled to start
today on an extensive docking
facility project for the opera.
tions craft and personnel OF
the Brunswick river surplus
ship lay-up basin, the Will
mington district office of the
U. S. Army Engineers dis
closed yesterday.
The project will focus on a dock
ing basin $50 feet long, 300 feet
wide, and Is feet deep to be sit
uated just south Of the Brunswick
river bridge on U. S. Highway
IA. This subsidiary basin will har-
Dor the lay-up basins personnel
quarterboat, tugs, barges, and
other craft and floating equipment.
The other part of the docking
facility project will center on moor
ing docks and walkways to be con-
structed at the docking basins
edge. A parking lot for about SO
cars will be built nearby.
Dredge Returns
The dredge Pennsylvania, Sc
verely damaged to the tune Of
about 5000, 600 on August "a when
its steam turbine blew up, is Stat
ed to start dredging the docking
basin some time today after its
return last night from Newport
News, Va, where it underwent re-
pairs.
AS soon as the subsidiary pro
ject is finished the Pennsylvania
will resume its task Of dredging
the lay-up basin proper, which Is
scheduled for completion by the
end Of the year.
The entire docking facility pro
ject will take about 60 to 80 days
to complete, the engineers said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-19
BEWARE!
WASHINGTON, Sept. 49,

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18-Pe
The government clucked nervously
wednesday at American farmers
no+;+v;ng them that tractors are
full . Of death-dealing gears n
that you can't trust a bull either.
In issuing it's latest safety oui-
,a+in entitled watch Your Step
Avoid Fam Accidents the De-
partment Of Agriculture mad 10
take the chance that its warnings
~ doom might frighten cautious
h1,sbandmen into some less ha-
zardous profession, such as test
ine dynamite caps with their teeth;
Disaster apparently turks behind
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-19
Belgian Ship
Overdue
At u. S. Base
Sabena Transatlantic
Plane With A Persons
Aboard Missing
SEA SEARCH STARTS
Passenger List Contains
Names OF 6 Americans,
Officials State
BULLETIN

RINEANNA, Fire, Sept. Is.
-P)c The passing hours made
1t virtually certain Wednesday
night that the Atlantic flight of
the Sabena-Belgian Airline's
Skymaster which left the big i.
Shannon airport here Tuesday
night with "A persons aboard
had ended in disaster.
The airport was idle tonight
with all planes grounded by =
communications blackout.
NEW YORK, Sept. 49,
B-A transatlantic plane
operated by Sabena Airlines
of Belgium and carrying A
persons remained unreported
and overdue Wednesday night
enroute from Brussels to New
York.
Investigation Of wreckage sight
ed near Gander, Newfoundland,
where the plane should have land
ed early Wednesday, morning, re-
vealed a crashed military aircraft,
sabena officials reported, and the
fate of the Belgian Airliner remain
ed unknown.
The plane, piloted by Capt. Jean
Ester, AF and Belgian Airforce
pilot, was last heard from at 1881
a. m. a. 1t was approaching Gand-
lei. At that time it reported its
fuel supply sufficient to last until
1857 (EDT).
A Coast Guard amphibian plane
searched the seas Wednesday aft
ernoon and half a dozen others
were ready to take off when wealth
er permitted. Visibility at Gander
repeatedly was 500 feet. The Gand-
er airport is surrounded by heavy
forests.
The plane carried 81 passengers
and a crew of seven, including two
h~ostesses. In London the British
Press association said most of the
passengers were American and
Belgian businessmen. The airline
said it was doubtful if the passeng-
err list would be released until the
fate of the plane was established
Wires Down
Fernand Martens, New York
agent for the airline, said the
plane was due at Gander at 3 A. M
(EDT) and La Guardia field here
at II A. M. Martens said there
was a possibility it may have land
ed at Goose Bay, Labrador, al
alternate transatlantic route. Ell
forts to communicate with Coos
Bay had not been successful b.
late afternoon.
Capt. Budlong Merrill said whel
he arrived here this morning witt
his TWA Paris-New York plan
that his takeoff from Gander wa
delayed 40 minutes because tn
Belgian plane was making contac
with the Gander tower. When tn
See REIGIAN ON Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-19
Conflicts Escape

RALEIGH, Sept. 10. - W.H' -
Prison guards searched Wednesday
night for two convicted murderess
who escaped from q prison cage
truck by prying up the floor boards
and dropping through the opening.
The fugitives were Sam H.
Thompson, 40, of High Point, and
Clarence Norris, 81, of Raleigh.
Both had been convicted of second
degree murder in the fatal shooting
of Bob Beck, an elderly blind man,
at his home near High Point. They
were serving Is to 80 year sen.
fences at the Pitt county prison
camp. At time of their escape they
were being taken to a road con.
struction site.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-19
And So To Bed

A sad story with a happy
ending was told to us last night
by a restaurant manager.
The other night a man came
into the restaurant and ordered
a veal steak. The waitress
brought him a veal chop.
81 don't want a veal chop"
protested the man. 81 want a
great big porterhouse veal
steak"
The waitress took away the
chop anu brought the steak.
II can't eat this thing" the
man said as the steak was
served. "It's got too much fat
on it." And he walked out Of
the restaurant as the manager
gestureu alphabetically.
Then, the moment the man
disappeared. the manager
suddenly grinned fiercely, ran
to the vacated booth, and
devoured the great big porter
house veal steak