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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-06
Grades
Show Rises
In Section
Gains Vary From
Two To IA Cents Per
Pound In Area
QUALITIES INCREASE
Several Markets In Belt
Report Better Than 80
Cent Tobacco
BY PHIL WRIGHT

Tobacco auction prices on
the North Carolina Border
Belt markets sky = rocketed
yesterday as high as $86 per
hundred, following weekend
holiday, with steady gains Of
two to IA cents per pound be-
ing paid. The $50 price, reported
at Fairmont, was believed a record
for 1946.
Low quality orange Tugs scared
as much as IA cents per pound
upward on some markets, the big.
gest gain of the day. Other inferior
quality Tugs and primings, which
still predominant, realized ap-
proximate gains.
Growers Jubilant
Meantime, tobacco growers
throughout the belt remained jubi
liant as they pocketed the "fabu'
lous sums" paid for their tobac.
CO, and prepared to SETTLE all OLD
bills" and start tomorfowssEnar.
keting with a "clean slate"
A sharp increase in the percent
ages of fair qualities was noted,
but the general quality Of leaf con.
.inued to decline as planters mar
keted their tips simultaneously
with their lower grades.
Up To $82 At Tabor City
In Tabor City. Willard G.. Cole,
supervisor Of sales, reported 300,
See TOBACCO On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-06

to be returned to the local Office
from Washington this week, the
office said.
Advertise For Bids
Upon receipt, the plans and
specifications will be printed in
preparation for advertising of bids
for the 81, ooO, 900 task by about
August Is. A 30-day waiting period
will ensue, during which prospec-
tive contractors for the job will
submit sealed bids.
The bids will then be opened
about September Is, with actual
work on the project tentatively
slated to commence as 500 there4
after as possible.
Continuous Sweep
Work will begin at the foot Of
Castle street and be carried on II
one continuous sweep to the ocean
bar. According to office estimates.
this is as much OF the total project
as can be accomplished in one
year with the million dollar appro-
priation.
1t will not only deepen the cham
mel to 80 feet aid widen it TO 400
feet but also construct 4 huge
anchorage basin, extending from
Castle street to a point just above
the shipyard, with the following
dimensions: 80 feet deep, 1000 feet
long, 900 feet wide at the upper
end, LOO feet wide at the lower
end, with approaches 1900 feet
long at the upper END and 1850 feet
long at the lower end.
After this major part Of the total
See CHANNEL on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-06
The Weather
FORECAST

FORECAST
North and South Carolina - Partly
cloudy and not much change in tempera.
lure Tuesday,; widely scattered thun.
dershoWers.
Eastern Standard Time)
by U. S. Weather Bureau)
meteorological data for the "a hour!
eholng 1880 pm. yesterday.
Temperatures
l:o am. IA; 7:30 ain. "a; 1:30 pm. 10
1870 pm. 80.
Maximum IS; Minimum II; Mean IS
Normal !a.
Humidity
i:3o am. 81; 7:30 am. IS; 1880 pm. 81
$50 pm. 81.
Precipitation
Total for "a hours ending 1880 pm
o08 inches. -
Total since the first of the month
ZA inches.
Tides For Today
FROM the ide Tables published by u
. Coast and Geodetic Survey.
Wilmington 4:23 am. II :43 am
5:o7 Pm. - pm
"asonboro inlet Pip am. 1928 am
300 pm. 9:17 pm
sunrise SGT; Sunset 7:oS; Moonris'
Y pm; Moonset II :o9 am.
NlVer Stage at Fayetteville, N. c. at
"m' Monday, 81 feet.
Bee H WEATHER on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-06
Today and Tomorrow

pictures. There was the queue OF
women Of all ages who had lined
UP early at the door Of a little
grocery in a badly blitzed side,
street to get a few tomatoes OH
the ration. Their clothes were
dowdy; their faces a little strain
ed but the weather for once was
good and they gossiped cheerful
ly. They seemed somehow to SUI
up the willingness of the British
people to endure a good deal IN
order to do the job they conceive
to be ahead.
In contrast there was the lobby
of Claridges which is the one
place where London's pre-Wa1
atmosphere Of luxury and ease has
See ALSOP On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-06

The masterbrief which the
City of Wilmington AID New
Hanover county will submit to
the Civil Aeronautics board in
a demand for increased inter-
state air service through Blue
thenthal airport is almost COM
pleted, it was disclosed yes
terday by Henry E. Boyd,
traffic manager of the Will
mington Port Traffic associa-
ton.
August IL Deadline
Boyd, together with John H.
Farrell, City industrial agent,
and Jesse c. Parker, Jr., air
port manager, will have the
document finished and signed
by Mayor W. Ronald Lane and
Chief County Commissioner
Addison Hewlett well in ad-
vance of the August II dead
line, the traffic manager said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-06

800 49,
MI. Smith went to Washing
ton, according to the Holly
wood version but the odds are
that he didn't have nearly as
good a time as Master Phil
Crowder and Master Dicky
Paschall, according to the
Wilmington version.
Reward For Efforts
Master CroWder and Master
Paschau, Star-News newspaper
carriers No. II and No. 81,
followed in MI. Smiths cele-
brated footsteps last week as
a reward for % drumming
up the largest amount OF
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-06
WISH YOU WERE HERE
Newsies Haze Wonderful
Time In Nation s Capital

new newspaper subscribers
and ca keeping the largest
amount of old newspaper sub
scribers satisfied with their
services, in the Star-News
Circulation departments con-
Accompanied by an older
member of the circulation de-
partment, Phil and Dicky
(let's not be so formal tour
ed the Capital city all the
way from the Washington
monument to the Capitol build
ing itself.
See NEWSIES On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-06
Editors Note: Joseph Aisop
is carrying on while Mr.. Lipp-
mann is away on his vacasion'
RY JOSEPH ALSOP

LONDON, Aug. s. A SECOND
sight of London after Paris pro
duces even more forcloly ule LII -
ression of violent contrast. IN
this dubious summer of the flrs1
postwar year Paris is like an
exouisitely beautiful fruit perfect
in al its contours, perfact in its
rose and gold but with a worn
within. London is like a 1rul,
onarled and weather-damaged but
sound and of food flavor.
some time passed here before
the peace conference LETT a con1ilc'
NJ impressions which return as
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-06
Warning Issued

CHERRY POINT, Aug. 5 -
(SpeciaD A live photoflash
bomb dropped dud from a marine
airplane over a target area near
Hog Island in Pamplico Sound, it
was announced Monday b. the
public relations office at the Mar
inc Air station here. Warning was
issued that extreme caution should
be used by all persons or vessels
passing in the vicinity Of latl-
tude "a degrees and So minutes
and longitude rs degrees, twenty
n minutes and 30 seconds.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-06
BY LOUIS MIURA
United Press Staff Correspondent

CIUDAD TRUJILLO, Do
minican Republic, Aug. 5 -
W.H- Four persons Monday
were reported killed and heavy
damage inflicted along the
northern shore of Santo
Domingo in Sundays earth
quake which launched a tidal
wave virtually destroying two
small seacoast towns.
Total Fatalities Unknown
An American official here
said that four were believed
dead up to 5 p. m. EDIT but
that total fatalities were I'M
known because commuica-
tons still were broken from
the hard-hit Escocesa Bay
area.
The earthshocks were most
severe in the Cibao valley and
along Santo Domingo's north
east coast, he said. Damage
in. Ciudad Trujillo itself was
slight he said. Houses collap
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-06
LONG. LONG AFTERWARD

LONDON. Aug. 6 (Tuesday)-P)
The silk-clad body of Ramendra
Narayan Roy, Rajah of Bhowal-
who took Is years to prove his re,
mains had not been burned in a
similar ceremonial blaze in 1909
was cremated on a funeral pyre
Sunday before an audience of 200,
900 persons, the Exchange Tele-
graph agency said Monday in a de-
layed dispatch from Calcutta.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-06
MILLION DOLLAR CAPE FEAR PROJECT
GETS OFFICIAL NOD IN WASHINGTON;
TOBACCO PRICES SOAR TO rs RECORD
HIGH CASUALTIES FEARED
-Four Reported Killed
In Tidal Waue's Wake

sed and other damage was in
flicted at Santiago, Moca and
San Francisco de Macoris,
he said. >
Tidal Wave Hits
It was feared there may
have been~high casualties and
severe damage in the area
inundated by the tidal wave.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-06
Work On 32-Foot Channel
May Start In September
Minor Details Remain To Be "Straightened
Out" Engineers Office Reports; In
cludes 400 Feet Width
BY ri HIRSCE

The million dollar project of dredging the Cape Fear
river channel to 80 feet deep and 400 feet wide got the nod
of official approval yesterday from the Washington, D. c.,
headquarters O the u. S. Army Engineers, the Wilmington
district engineers office disclosed last night.
Although a few Every minor details remained to be
Strengthened out, the plans and specifications are expected
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-06
EARTHQUAKE CENTERED
IN ATLANTIC OCEAN

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The earthquake apparently
was conferred in the deepest
point in the Atlantic ocean, ,ap-
proximately so miles off the
northeastern coast of the Do
minican Republic, and was so
intense it knocked out a seis-
mograph in St. Louis, Mo-,
more than 1000 miles away.
Gin New York the Fordham
university observatory said
the shock was the most severe
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-06

PUBLIC AUDITORIUM - Now
that the city fathers are planning
to construct a ST. 600, 900 public
auditorium, we find ourself ask
ing some questions which may
or may not have any answers:
Did Wilmington once have a
public auditorium (other than
ITALIAN Hall, Of course)?
Or did it not? .
And if it did, where was it? And
what happened to it? And why?
And if it didn't, why not?
MEMORY ARCHITECTS - We
raise these questions because we
have an idea that % Whining
ton once did nave a public audi
torium and ~ you folks will be
able to fill in the details on the lost
plans, even though. you may not
be architects.
We mean "architects" in the
professional sense Of the word.
What we are relying on is your
wonderful architectural prowess
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-06
FOR BETTER SERVICE
Group Seeks To Increase
Traffic At Bluether@hal

The briefs .es
that the c'%.&% 4zton
of the t. don now
that tF ne county
great g Aserve addi-
tional q air service"
This is by a detailed
description the city and the
couaty-the industries, the rail
traffic, and the port, and it
stresses the lack of adequate
interstate air service for "North
Cardinals chief seaport
Committee To Capital
Meanwhile, as the brief nears
completion, a special three
man delegation is scheduled to
leave for Washington, D. c.,
tonight on a one-day mission
See FLYING On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-06

See WAVE On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-06

Wilmington and vicinity-Widely scat
tered thundershowers and not much
change in temperatures Tuesday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-06

See TRUMAN On Page Two
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-09-07
What's Doing En The
Churches

/ p. IN. Jr. Il. A. with Mrs. b. p.
Terrell! on Young aVcnUc.
y. N. Church conference and
prayer meeting.
Thursday:
I p. ~. Girl Scout troop meeting.
Friday:
$50 p. IN. Woman'S Missionary
Union observance of prayer for state
missions.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-09-07
Loss Occurs When
Farm Family Moves
States Ivey DAY

Everybody. loses when sod
farm family has to move TO anctner
farm every year o" 50.
Nov thG. the cropping sCJsph Is
drawing To IL close il is time for
renters. SharcCrCDpeyS ami tenants
10 he thinking about arran % .entS
Tor next year. Landlords haze the
SI'2r p!.Jlcm.
'GoGi lo"ses "3%kc good formers.
and often cad leases make bad farm.
rra. says Ivry ". Day. rSN su-
p'rviSor Tor Vance -auniy. lie urges
lCng-tC!m w:ittcn leases TO- tam
!.rcS cooperating with FSA 10 re
{ G't movement L. u"V fares c"cIy
few years because renters. landlords
- u ,hc public z, L.. when Il gCoi
TT family n;o - 4 &H.'r,r :aim
every year or so.
Tenants and renters usually move
IN the winte" between crop seasons
Mr.. Day pointed out. Children arc
taken from school in midyear and
frequently lC5e lot of time Mo-
ing costs are C lSideraDlc. The
family leaves behind lis friends. and
improvements made to the farm and
home, j! any. Three moves are
equal 10 fire" is an old urovcrh.
Landlords also lose from cor
tinuous change o! tenants, MIR. Day
said. They suffer damage Ia their
property if they plan to move OF
the next year. A short-tcrm tenant
wants TO make as much cash as pos
slble which usually means mining
the soil with cash crops.
Soil depletion by continuous CASH
:ropping is considered by the L. S.
department Of Agriculture, To 20 a
large contributor TO the less of bill
liens &. ions Of tooscil each year,
which cCs IS the general public. said
Mr.. Day. This is not mere loss
OF income. Loss of the soil affects
the nations wealth ana resources.
'FSA is striving fcv better ;easin,.
arrangements 70" the families il serves
but much remains TO be- accomplish
Cd" he said.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-09-07
Award Presented
Teen Age Club
By S. J. Lane

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&C teen ages on the occasion o. :hci
Earn Dance :. ~ Givol in tt cl"
,ur,s in the Parish iI,u = q In
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-09-07
Membership
OF Chamber
is Over 200
100 New Members
Is Objective Of
Campaign Effort

For the first time III lis history.
membership in the Henderson
Chambo" Cf Commerce has increased
20 wei! over 200. Secretary BloyS ".
Britt reported today al the close Of
the third week o! the chamber
drive Ter new members.
Brit said the membership drive
wOUld continue fer anc;hc: week.
with several members Of the cnam-
nor'S membership committee sshed-
UlCi 20 ala in the solicitation during
the next few days. y goal of 100 new
members has been set. ald while the
drive probably vii not net this num-
Der. results thus far have been graft
lying. the secretary said.
Bee the current membership
drive ,.artcd. ne Chambers mem
cE zip StGci AT III. Efforts are be-
ing GadC To enroll every CONNER
CIal and professional individual and
organization in the city. thus as
surfing an annual budget large enc Ugh
:" enable The organization To carry
uut Il Stcppcd-up agricultural and
Industrial expansion program.
Britt said names Of the new mem
!tiS VIC IIi DC presented 10 Inc board
of directors al a r."cting (" neduled
10 be held on Monday night. Scptcm-
Der l6. Il WliCh Tine a iuIl repCr:
OF the membership drive will be
made.
I Progress c. thc current drive in
iiCatcs That all business and pro-
IcSSiCrll mon her. are Interested in
the progress of iuci.' city. and realize
/ ii.h The chHm3or Of commerce is the
/ logical organization which can de-
/ vcl,) and carry forward a program
! of expansion cf TIC city as mar
ko,ing. trading and industrial CEN
ter" Fit said.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-09-07
Tobacco Growers
Given $3.50, 900

Raleigh. Sept. 7. - Up - Llovd
weeks, in charge of the Flue-C Cured
iobacco Sterilization office. said to-
clay. that about S250.00O had been
PAID out in the last two and a half
weeks to producers whose offerings
brought less than the floor.
The money is lent by the Com
modify Credit corporation and the
tobacco is redricd for later sales.
The money is paid only to those pro-
ducers who have stock in the stab
ilization system.
There are more than 100 grades
OF flue-cured tobacco. There is a
floor to every grade but the average
is 32.1 cents pound.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-09-07
FIRST BAPTIST.

Rev. E. Norfleet Gardner. pastor.
Sunday:
9:45 a. III. Bible school
| a. IN. Morning worship. Topic:
Only Missionary
G:i5 p. IN. Training Union
p. III. Stcrcopiican Slides. Topic:
Gospel Conquest OF Cuba"
Monday:
. p. IN. w-Philathca class
meeting at the church. HoStesscS
McSdamcS c. +. Daniel. {. c. Shaw.
George Finch. J. c. Stainback. Mar
vim Davis and Miss Nclma Evans.
3 p. m. Boy Scouts OF America
p. m. Business Girls Circle
meeting with Mrs. Lloyd Daniel on
Young avenue. Mrs. y. J. Stanback
Joint hostess.
Tuesday.
100 p. m. Intermediate G.. \. at
church.
3 p. m. Intermediate Il. y. with
James and Jay Foglcman.
Wednesday:
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-09-07
THREE COUPLES GET
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Three white couples obtained mar
riagc licenses al the rC",>icr of deeds
office yesterday, two q. them being
Out-of-town couples.
Licenses went t. the following:
Elmcr Crawford Harry. of Court
land. Va, ard Hurts Britt. Of
bonneville. Va.
William Brewer Moody. Of Hcnder-
son. and Alice Edga:. o: Brooklyn,
n. Y.
James Arthur Eoifcr. e Gaffney
S. c., AMI Grace Clarcnc Burgess
of Richmond. Va.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-09-07
FIRST FALL MEETING
OF RED MEN HELD

Mohawk Tribe No. So. Improved
Order g. Red Men, met last night al
the lodge hall in their first meeting
OF The fall. Luther Hughes, sachem,
presided.
A routine business session was
held. with several matters being dis
cussed by the group. II was an
nounced that brunswick stew sup
per Will be held next Friday night
at $50 o'clock.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-09-07
Frs METHODIST
Rev. Chancic d. Barcli!j. pastor

Key. Chancic d. BarClI!i. pastor.
Sunday:
9:i5 a. m. Church school. J. ".
Sanders. genera! superintendent
Glasses for all age groups
II 4. m. Morning worship. Ser
mon by the pastor. Subject: Il Sat
Where They Sat"
$50 p. m Methodist Youth Fell
lowShip supper meeting and open
forum led by the pastor.
q p. m. Evening worship. Sermon
by III" pastor. Sermon subject,
Small beginnings.
Tuesday:
100 p. IN. Church Board of Edu-
cation.
Thursday:
7.lj p. m. Girls Choir practice.
3 p. ~. Senior Choir practice.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-09-07

streets to Willard T. Mcdlin for $40
and other considerations.
Two tracts in Vance county, one
containing II 2/5 acres and the 9TH
cr. 81 acres. were conveyed to Sal
lie ". WociliCf. by II. Marshall Keith
and wife for So and other consider
atoms.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-09-07
BISHOP PENICK AT
HOLY INNOCENTS

Bishop Edwin a. Ponicli. will be
guest preacher al Holy Innoccnts
Episcopal church al the morning
service nj II o'clock tomorrow. il
was announced today.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-19

second, DlOr1o, pinch hitting for
Johnny Wilbourne, was walked al
so. Norman Olson grounded Out
second to first and the ad.
vanced to third and second. Andy
Cullen lined to short and was safe
on an error. Jim Station crossed
home on the error. Paul Smith
singled to center to score DiOrio
Hargrove Davis was walked to fill
the bases. Roy Lamb came up with
the score tied at 4-all:
Big Lamb, who went in fol
M anager Shuney Britain al
third base, really had the pressure
on him in the crucial last frame
There were two men out, the score
was tied at 4-all, and the bases
were loaded with BUGS. V~inajeras
of Dunn-Erwin worked Roy care
fully, getting two balls and nc
strikes - too carefully. The Gu.
ban flipper was taken out, anc
Stephenson given the nod to try
to put the fire out. Stephenson
threw another ball, but followed
with two perfect strikes. A penny
could be heard, if dropped in the
stadium. On the next pitched ball,
Roy slammed a grounder to the
shortstop's deep right. Gregory
picked it up. saw Lamb would beat
the throw to first, and tried for
a play at third, where Paul Smith
was sliding in. Smith and the ball
met at the bag. Everyone waited
for umpire Fragile's decision -
out or safe. The man in dark gave
the safe sign, and a terrific cheer
went up. The enthusiastic specta-
tors streamed out shouting. Fragile
was mobbed by some angry Dunn
Erwin players, but nothing happen
ed. The Pirates had snapped their
longest losing streak, and also cut
the Twins fifth place lead to five
games.
Johnny Wilbourne, Pirate pitcher,
certainly deserved those winning
splendid two-hit contest to win his
runs through, as he pitched a
third victory for the Buccaneers
against only n defeat - a 2 to
l loss. The only earned runs off
Johnny came in the first inning, in
which Bass blasted a homerun
over the right field fence with one
on. From then until the ninth, Viii
bourne did not give up a bingle.
It was a great exhibition of hurl-
ing, and Wilbourne is definitely
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-19

league will present the greatest
attraction of the season at Legion
Stadium tonight at 7:45 pm, the
East-West all-star game.
Rival managers are Frank Man
or, pilot of the M sonboro RAM
blers, and Jiggs Power of White
vile. Both have gone carefully
through each teams roster, pick
ing out their individual sselectings
for the starting lineups to repre-
sent the two respecti re districts
Of the Eastern circuit.
my hurler is w. A. Brown,
the short little southpaw, who has
been the outstandings pitcher of
the league in my opinion" Manor
announced, adding, He was vir-
tually u~ntouchable during the sea-
son, allowing, on the average, only
five hits per contest"
Along with Winnie" always q
popular flipper with local fans.
are Red" Coo BIS of Wallace.
Jack Shoaf of Hampstead, anc
Billiard, who halls from Leland
Each of these Fingers are SEIZED
uled to pitch at least two inning:
apiece.
Roundings out the rest of the
East's club, Dan George ha!
been selected to hold down Brown
and Bernie Covington, Louis Col
lie, Oliver "Snag" Allen, and Lin
wood Rowan compose the in
field combination. Three sluggin'
flychaser are Hursey, Morris, ant
Dink Coward. Morris is the hard
est hitter of the group, and thi
big Wallace center fielder ma.
pat one over the left field fence
He has blasted out several ball
that would clear the portabl
barriers at the stadium in som
of the league games.
Powers hurting candidate TO
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-19

WHITEVILLE, July IS. - The
Red Springs American Legion
Juniors defeated the Columbus
county Juniors here Thursday af-
ternoon by the of 3 to 1, in
the third game of the five game
series.
1t was first decided by the Legion
officials and the team officials the
series would be a five-game play
off, however, state commissioners
ruled the play-off to be a three
| game series. Later, the state Of
ficials gave permission to extend
the series to a five game basis,
with the understanding the five
game series would have to be com,
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-19
Southern Bell Defeats
Lawyers; Post Office
Wins Over Phalanz

The Southern Bell telephone club
defeated the Lawyers, 9 to 6 and
the Post Office nine dubbed out a
10 to IA victory over the PhalanS
Fraternity in Hanover League soft
ball games played last night al
Robert Strange Park.
Amstone hurled for the Tele'
phone team and Trodgen was be-
hind the. bat. Damon and Herring
took the hill for the Lawyers with
Manor receiving.
Cook pitched for the Post Office
and Peterson donned the mask.
Smith toed the slab for the Phalanz
and Cheshire was the catcher.