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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-03
MORT ABOUT
MARKETS
FROM PAGE ONE

Retail outlets for food, clothing
and other staples generally stuck
to their pledge to hold prices at
the OPA level until Congress has a
chance to do something.
Increasing Pressure
Increasing pressure came from
the tenant population for emergen-
cy relief from rising rent prices
through state and civil restrictions
in the absence of federal action.
Wool futures were on the rise
again but cotton fell off $1.80 to
$40 a bale. In the cotton textile
and wool markets, however, most
mills refused to offer foods for
sale and prices chung to OPA lines
despite insistent buyer pressure.
Tagging along behind the boom
in hogs and cattle, poultry prices
jumped between 7 and 10 cents a
pound in Chicago and New York.
Just how long retailers would be
able to hold the OPA line If
markets continued to rise was an
unanswered question but one
which gave anti-inflation forces
considerable worry.
Cattle prices at Chicago, for in
stance, had zoomed Is percent
above the $18 OPA ceiling in two
days of unrestrained trading.
Cattle closed at a $3.50 top-50
cents above Mondays all time
record high-but the glutted hog
market ended at ST. and $3.50
compared to Monday $3.50 limit,
best since 1919.
In Omaha, the rush to take adj
vantage of top prices was so great
that traffic was disrupted by d
three-mile long parade of cattle
trucks, loaded with 10000 animals
for sale.
Chicago's hog pens were glutted
with the biggest receipts since
last January and it was the great
est cattle Tuesday in six months.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-03
MORE ABOUT
BILBO
FROM PAGE NJ

resentative Ross A. Collins; 1909
for Naval veteran Nelson T. Lev.
ings; and 1905 for Former Stat,
Senator Frank Harper.
In the first Congressional dis.
trict, Representative John E. Ran.
kin, equally %vociferous proponent
of white supremacy and a leading
member of the house committee on
un-American affairs, apparently
had won denomination which is
equivalent to election in one-party
Mississippi.
Returns from 1873 of the 222 pre-.
cincts gave Rankin ll,3l6 votes 10
1902 for former CIRCUIT Judge
Claude F. Clayton and 1874 for
Charles G.. Hamilton. Rankin had
1,640 more than the total of his
two opponents.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-03
FROM PAGE ONR
KIDNAPER
~~ -
FROM PAGE ONE

They weren't seen again until
authorities picked them up in An
napolis, Md, two days later.
Miss Brock was brought to
Asheville Monday by a U. S. Mar
shall from Washington, where she
had been held ever since her ar
rest.
Only Tuesday morning U. S. At
torney D. E. Henderson announced
that the girl would 60 on trial soon,
after authorities in Charlotte had
agreed to leave the whole affair in
the hands of the Federal govern
ment.
Judge Webb appointed J. Y. Jor-
dan as the girls attorney, and
one of his first moves was 10 enter
a plea of mole contendere, which
was %overruled.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-03
TWO MORE ENTER
JAYCEE CONTEST
Four Local Girls Now
Ready Te Vie For
Beauty Prize

The Junior Chamber of Com
merce beauty pageant, scheduled
for July Is at Lumina, Wrights
vile Beach got the full steam
ahead" signal yesterday with thu
entry Of two Wilmington young
ladies.
The two entries brings the roster
of beauties vying for the title" Miss
Wilmington up to four to cate.
They are:
Miss Mary Jarmap, daughter Of
Mrs. Mary Jarman. At North
Third street, and Miss Margie
Stegall, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Floyd Stegall, Winter Park.
Petite Brunette
Miss Jarman sent her application
early yesterday afternoon, while
Miss Stegall entered the contest
last night.
Miss Jarman. a petite brunette
whose hair is light brown" and
whose eyes are dark blue, is five
feet, seven inches tall and weighs
III pounds. She is 81 years Of age
and a high school and business
college graduate.
She is employed in the offices of
the auditor of disbursements, At
1antic Coast Line railroad.
The third entry in the local con-
%aet SC yp4ArnctNJ io y,onIn1inn and
although she has not travelled far
professionally at this job, she still
has hopes of some day making
the Powers school.
At Conover's Agency
She went to Harry Conover's
agency in New York last summer
and started the preliminary tests,
but her local work has taken up
too much of her time to permit
further study.
Miss Stegall, a brunette has
hitched her wagon "to a star" at
the tender age of 10, and aside
work at Southern Bell Telephone
and Telegraph company, spends
most Of her time in preparations
for dramatics, and possibly a try
at the stage.
She is a graduate of New Han
over high school, having come
here from Shelby four years age
with her parents where she has
become popular with the young
set. Dancing is among her many
accomplishments.
Other Entries
Other entries in the contest in.
clude Miss Judith Johnston, first
entry, and Miss Sarah Catherine
Marlowe.
Tickets for the dance were plac
ed on sale prior to the change If
Gate set for the event, and all pa
irons who have purchased ticket!
with a July 10 date, are asked by
Jaycee president, Jesse B. Sellers
to return the tickets to the person
from whom they were purchased
SO that new ones may be issued.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-03
MORE ABOUT
REVENUES
Epnhc pACE nNr

to $45, 037, 254, or $40, 683, 422 more
than the $34, 1853, 1872 taken in during
l944-45 and $40, 155, 254 more than
the $34, 882, 900 the General Assembly
estimated would be collected dur
ing the year.
June Big Month
For the month of June, the total
collections of So, 285, III we're ST.
DAB, 622 more than was collected in
June of last year. OF this sum, the
general fund took in S., $40, 637, up
from 81, 433, 713 in June last year,
and the highway fund collected 49,
1854, 534, an increase of 1886, 698 over
the $,807, 1886 collected last June.
The income tax was the biggest
revenue producer with its coIec-
tons totaling $38. 797, 1865 for the fis-
cal year compared with $37, 345,-
676 in 1944-45, and the gasoline lew
was second with $32, 1877, 1878 COM
pared with $23, o57 1862 the previous
fiscal year.
Sales Tax Up
The sales tax showed the biggest
increase of any of the general fund
sources, increasing from $21, BAL
sos in 194445 to $26, 598, 861 last
year.
Other general fund sources show
al
Franchise tax, from 49, 1877, 900 to
50, 546, 041; beverage tax, from S.
l75,073 to $6,9o4, 1928; intangible tax,
from 81, 800, 567 to s., 1908, 425; and
privilege tax, from 2 1919, 046 to S.
697, 284.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-03
MORE ABOUT
LIPPMANN
FROM PAGE ONE

government agrees to change
Tito's mind and keep it changed.
No settlement of this sort can
now be had at Paris. Therefore, in
the present relations of the great
powers, MI. Byrnes cannot at one
and the same time Gay disarm
Italy, (b) withdraw the American
troops, and (c) give Italy effec-
tive possession of Trieste.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-03
MORE ABOUT
ALONG THE CAPE FEAR
FROM PAGE ONE

Southeastern North Carolina coun-
ties can boast Of similar publica-
tons.
If they can, we sure would like
to get hold of some copies. Al
though We do hold to the Lower
Cape Fear as u principal source
of stories we would like to branch
out into the outlying territory once
in a while.
If the other SENC counties do
not have similar books, we urge
them right now to follow Samp-
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-03
MORE ABOUT
A-BOMB
FROM PAGE N

ton. They feel that judgment
should be suspended until further
tests are made.
The fact remains that the air
burst of the A-bomb did not crush
battleships like paper-mache, nor
drive them to the bottom Of the
lagoon.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-03

purchase it will abide by oPA
ceilings.
5. William Green, president Of
the AFL, made public a telegram
to senators asserting that tabor
unrest, discomfort and perhaps
strikes will take place throughout
the nation in event prices corEnue
to mount" He urged immediate
temporary price control legisla-
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-03
MORE ABOUT
FIREARMS
FROM PAGE ONE

mart of a concrete garage floor in
to the underground room. Hidden
in the mechanism of an air COM
nressor was a heavy crank which
Slowly lowered a door onto steel
tracks which were used to haul
arms in and out.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-03
MORE ABOUT
AIRLINES
FROM PAGE ONE
Air n d

0AANS AAAAAA
Among the lines bidding TO: air
routes through the city r South
East Airlines, State Airlines, Sea-
board Air Transport, and about a
dozen others.
The two aviation groups also
agreed yesterday to pursue the
possibility of Wilmington becom-
ing the terminus or at least a
stopping point on Colonial Air
lines proposed route to Bermuda
and the Caribbean.
Additional service 10 Wilmington
via National Airlines was disclosed
by Albert Perry, authority chair.
man, during the course of ye5ter-
days meeting.
More Through Flights
NAL, he revealed, plans to ado
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-03

cation prompted him to summon
Sheriff REYNOLDS.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-09
SCIENTIST CHURCHES
STUDY IMAM" DURING
| SUNDAY LESSON HOUR

IMAM" was the subject of the
Lesson-Sermon in all Christian
Science Churches and Societies on
Sunday, September 8.
The Golden Text was from Ec-
clesiasties 1923. 'Lo, this only have
II found, that God hath made man
upright"
Among the citations comprising
the Lesson-Sermon were the fol-
lowing from the Bible: / have
made the earth, and created man
upon it: I have raised him up
in righteousness. and I will direct
all his ways" Qsaish As: II to-. 13
to:). And from Science and
Health with Key to the Scriptures"
by Mary Baker Eddy: 1.-THE great
truth in the Science of being that
the real man was, is, and ever
shall be perfect, is incontroverti-
BILE; reflection, of God, he is Meth
err inverted nor %subverted. but up
right and Godlike" page 22).
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-09
FOOD MEN ARRIVE
FOR CONVENTION
Over 400 Register Yester,
day For Nineteenth An
nual Meeting Today

Better than 400 North Carolina
grocers had overlooked Wrights-
vile Beach's Ocean Terrace hotel
late last night as the 10Th annual
convention of the state Food Deal
ers association got under way
there.
J. G. Parker, president of the
local. Retail Grocers association,
predicted that close to 500 dele
gates will be on hand when R. B.
Roebuck, of Wilmington, drops the
gravel to open the conventions pro-
ceedings at 1920 o'clock this morn
ing.
Kenneth c. Royal, United States
Undersecretary of War, will climax
today's business when he addresses
a convention banquet at the Ocean
Terrace hotel at 7:30 o'clock to-
night. The Undersecretary's speech
will be broadcast over a statewide
rdaio network.
The grocer's group began its con.
vention with registration of dele
gates at 4 p. m. yesterday and
forthwith embarked on an evening
of social preliminaries to its two
day business session.
Dosher Leads Singing
State President Clyde Ayers, of
High Point, was host to the dele
gates and their wives at a recep-
ton at Anchor Inn last night. City
Postmaster Wilbur Dosher led the
assemblage in the community sing
ing that constituted the only sched-
uled portion of the program.
Mayor w. Ronald Lane and Wal
ter j. Cartier, secretary of the
Wrightsville Beach Chamber of
Commerce, will offer Wilmington's
welcome to the assembled grocery
at their opening session this
morning.
The morning program will in
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-09

howard. also Of Hampstead and
the only passenger IN the Thomas
car, was still unconscious and il
unsatisfactory condition from
mead injuries sustained in the
crash.
W. F. Bell, Brunswick county
coroner, said yesterday that there
Will be no inquest into Thomas
death.
Thomas received a broken lee
ana internal injuries when a two.
oy-slx lumber section of the wood.
en- bridge passed through his car
10 smash both its occupants.
Military funeral services for
lnomas will be held at 4 d m.
today at the Topsail Presbyterian
church under the direction of the
Rev. c. c. Myers and Marion +
Barnhlll. chaplain of Hampstead
Post No. 299 of the Amer;csn
Legion.
Members of the Hampstead
Legion will serve as honorarv n.11
bearers.
Norman c. Atkinson, William
Autry, W. R. Smith, Jr.. J. 70
Sanders, Monroe Howard and
thurman Singleton are the active
pallbearers.
Thomas is survived by his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. N. C.
THOMAS, of Hampstead; a sister,
Mrs. Minnie Lennon, of Lelco;
three brothers, R. M. Thomas. N.
Z. Thomas, Jr., and J.. C. Thomas,
all of Hampstead.
Ihomas was discharged from
the Navy last August 6 after six
years service.
The Harrell-Cobl Funeral home
Is in charge of funeral arrange
ments.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-09

clude speeches by L. L. Ray, ex-
ecutive vice president Of the North
Carolina Dairy Products associa-
ton, and Jerry B. Wood. president
of the State Poultry Professors as
sociation.
Lt.-Gov. l.. Y. Ballentine will
lead off this afternoons convention
program with an address scheduled
for shortly after the delegates con-
vene at 2:3O o'clock.
L.. v. Wells, personnel director
of the j. B.. Ivey company, will also
speak.
Wilmington Honored
Convention delegates will go into
their meetings with a 132-page is-
sue of the Carolina Food Dealer,
association house organ, which Is
entirely devoted to convention
background.
Pictures of Wilmington and
Wrightsville beach, with descrip-
tive material detailing the beauties
both of the city and its resort, &C.
cupy six pages of the magazine.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-09
NAVY CROSS

WORTONSVILLE, Sept. B.
1t. James B. Seaman, USING,
has been presented the Navy
Cross for heroism during a
combat mission off Okinawa
May %, 1915. The award was
made at Quantico, Va, where
he is a demonstration pilot.
A former football and
basketball star at Baker,
Mont, Lieutenant Seaman
piloted a Corsair fighter with
out regard for his own safety
through heavy flack and drove
off a Japanese suicide plane
diving for an American battle
wagon. When the Jap returned,
Seaman forced him into the
ocean.
The lieutenant also wears the
Distinguished Flying Cross,
the Air Medal with four stars,
and the Pacific theater rib
bon with one star. His wife is
the former Dorothy Lupton Of
Whortonsville.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-09

hills Golf League at a post
season meeting of the five
member teams at the South
ern Pines Country Club this
week. They were Leslie j.
Huntley, Jr., president, and
Ed Waters, secretary. Some IS
league members from Lum-
berton, Wadesboro, Laurin-
burgh, Southern Pines and
Observation-Disclosures attend
ed the two-day party, at which
the Southern Pines club was
host. The new president says
that plans for next spring call
for an eight-team League.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-09
STILL CAPTURED

SOUTHPORT, Sept. 8 -
Rural Policeman D. L. Ganey
and W. D. Evans, assisted by
Constable c. L. Lynch of North
West township, captured two
whiskey stills during the past
week. One of the prizes was
taken in Waccamaw township
and was of only so gallon ca
paclty. Six barrels of mash
was taken and destroyed along
with this outfit. The other raid
was in Town Creek township
and in addition to a 500 gallon
capacity still the officers got
1000 gallons of mash.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-09
llMPSTEAD YOUTH
DIES OF INJURIES
,,4o Crash Fatal To Edwin
y Thomas; Companion
Critically Hurt

,.,;, Conrad Thomas, 26-year.
hampstead Navy veteran
w., carly yesterday morning al
Walker Memorial hospital
j, injuries received when the
ro' nodge sedan he was driving
T.,bed into the North side OF
SD c,,roeon crook bridge on the
s o. road some five miles
N Il Wilmington at 1890 o'clock
;rIrday night
r.r,ps Walker attendants last
,ioht reported that Lawrence
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-09
STILL SMASHED

STILL SMASHED
TABOR CITY, Sept. g
County officers smashed a 100
gallon capacity still and pour
ed out 700 gallons Of mash
one-half mile from the city
limits.
Evidence in the form of
suger cartons indicated that
about 900 pounds of sugar,
along with a quantity of
syrup had been used at the dis
tillery.
Operators were absent but
the raiding officers confiscat-
ed one bag of hog feed left
over after the IA barrels had
been filled with mash.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-09
f. H HEALTH KING

SOUTHPORT, Sept. 8 - Fol-
lowing preliminary eXamina-
tons made last spring by Mrs.
Lou Smith, county health nurse
and Miss McLamb, the home
demonstration, Jimmie Ses-
sions of the Leland school and
son of Nh. and Mrs. j. L. Ses-
sions, was adjudged All Club
Health King of Brunswick
county this week. Betty Dam
ford of Bolivia, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Early Danford, was
adjudged All Health Queen in
the final examinations made
by DR.. L. c. Fergus of South
port.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-09
WINDS HELP

SOUTHPORT, Sept. 8 =
While proving a deteriment to
sport fishing. the continued
north and east winds are con-
tributing greatly to the shore
fisheries along the Brun-
swick coast. Such winds sends
the schools of mullets out of
the creeks, rivers, and bays
and moving southwark near
the shore. 1t is understood
that there are about 20 shore
fisheries, employing from 8 to
20 men, between Southport
and the South Carolina line.
They are said to be reaping
a harvest now.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-09
SNAKE HELD CAPTIVE

SOUTHPORT, Sept. BY With
the reptile soon to find it's way
to the State Museum in Ra-
leigh, the representative of the
Star-News has a large and very
active rattlesnake. captured
unarmed Tuesday of this week
by Clarence Jones and P. Mac
Duffie, colored men out near
Orion. The snake is a regular
diamond back. Eight or ten
diamond backs and banded
rattlers have been killed at var
ious points in the county this
summer.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-09
REVEALED


TABOR CITY, Sept. 8 - A
two weeks old robbery during
which J. w. Roberts, grocery
store operator, was relieved
of $500 in cash, was revealed
with the arrest of four per-
sons.
No word of the holdup was
allowed to leak out while in
vestigations were underway.
Officers charged Lille Strick-
land, James Jordan, Leman
Fowler and a woman named
Todd with attacking Roberts
as he left his store and TAX
ing the money and a gun which
he carried in a cigar box.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-09
STUDENTS REGISTERED

L~UMBERTON, Sept. 8 - A
total OF 1907 students register
ed as the Lumberton white
school units began the 1896
81 term on Sept. 4. The high
school enrolment was 1873,
slightly more than last year,
according to Supt. B. S. Lohr.
The Negro school units in the
city system will open on Sept.
IL.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-09

Canady, police chief here for
the past 10 months, TO the
newly created post of salaried
deputy. Canady has assumed
his duties, leaving vacant the
police chief post.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-09
SUPERINTENDENT ILL

NEW BERN, Sept. 8 - Dur
ing the illness of Mrs. John
D. MILFORD, county superinten-
dent, following an operation at
a local hospital, Miss Mary
Ward, her assistant, is acting
as county welfare superinten-
dent.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-09
HONEY

SOUTHPORT, Sept. s-Bruns-
wick county beekeepers are
reporting a fine production of
honey this year, contrary to
the expectations of many that
the summer rains would hinder
the workers. The county has a
large number of farmers who
make a regular business of
keeping bees.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-09
BETTER LAW ENFORCEMENT

TABOR CITY, Sept. 8 = The
first step to give the Tabor
City area better law enforce
ment was taken this week by
the board of county commits
sioners Of Columbus county
with the appointment of Mack
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-09
Southeastern North Carolina
K X X
NEWS TIDBITS
X X K
Bladen Brunswick Columbus Craven
Duplln Onslow - Pender - Robson Samson
IGN NEW MEMBERS

SOUTHPORT, Sent. 8 - T.
L. Ward of Longwood, farmer
ana business man who has
been elected chairman of the
Farm Bureau in Brun swick
county, is very much pleased
with the success of the drive
that the Bureau is now con-
Quoting for new members. Mr..
Ward with Odell Bennett, the
vice-chairman, says they are
devoting their time this and
next week to the signing up of
new members.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-09
BEAR RUG

SOUTHPORT, Sept. 8 - Ac-
cording to a report from Mrs.
Janice Henry, postmistress at
Winnbow, a huge black bear
that was killing hogs and sows
and also damaging crops in
upper Town Creek township,
has been made into a bear rug.
Frank RADON, his son Roy Ra-
bon and Lindsay Flowers,
trapped and killed the ami
NAL in the corn field of Dan
Atkinson this week. The mau-
raider is described as weigh
ing 400 pounds. The elder Mr..
RADON is described as one of
the best known bear hunters in
Brunswick county.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-09
ADOPT BUDGET

NEW BERN, Sept. 8 - City
aldermen have officially adopt
ed a budget of $780, 22 for the
ensuing year, including $685.
500 for dept service. The tax
rate is retained at $1.50 per
$100 property valuation.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-09

When the white men came to
America, approximately one-half
OF the present United States was
heavy forest
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-09
ENROLMENT DECREASE

SOUTHPORT, Sept. 8 =
With figures available from
all of the schools, except Le-
land in North West township,
school authorities are facing
a considerable decrease in
enrolment this session. It is
said that the new registration
will more than make up for
the efficiency.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-09
TRAVELLERS ARRIVE

SOUTHPORT, Sept. 8. - A
number of small shrimp traw-
lers have come in from the
Morehead City area this week
foc operations here. Catches
have been very light this week
owing to east winds. The con
centration of the boats indicate
that next week will tell a diff
ferent production story. IS or
more of Southport's own big
diesel powered trawlers are
still operating at Georgetown,
Charleston and Rockville, S. C.
They will probably return the
coming week.
OFFICERS ELECTED
LUMBERTON, Sept. 8 -
Two Lumberton men were
elected. officers of the Sand
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-08

Our friends in Moscow and in
London are acting as if they had
learned nothing about Germany.
For here they are, returning to the
very policies which brought them
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-08
PRESIDENT STOPS j
AIRLINE STRIKE
Chief Executive Acts To
Avert Walkout Of
1000 Pilots

WASHINGTON, May 7.-tP-
President Truman Tuesday inter-
vened to avert a scheduled mid
night strike of 1000 airline pilots
employed by Traonscontinentan and
Western Air, Inc.
He set up an emergency board
to investigate a dispute between
TWA, IL other airlines and the
Airline Pilots association. Creation
of such a board, under the Rail-
way Labor Act, normally halts
strike action.
Demand Increase
The TWA pilots and co-pilots are
demanding wage increases rang
ing up to a maximum of 81, 750
additional annually, shorter work.
ing hours and other concessions.
TWA, known abroad as Trans
World, operates routes stretching
for %, 900 miles across the world.
In establishing the board, Presi-
dent Truman said the wage con-
tr~oversies threaten substantially
to interrupt interstate commerce
within several states of the union"
Members of the board will be
named later. They submit a re-
port to the President within 30
days.
Other Firms
In addition to TWA, the other
companies involved are American
A~irlines, American Overseas Air
lines, Braniff Anyways, Chicago
and Southern Airlines, Delta Air
Corp, Eastern Airlines, National
Airlines, Northeast Airlines, North
west Airlines, Pennsylvania Cen
trail Airlines, United Airlines and
Wacfnrn AirlineS
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-08

NOTICE; SASH. DOORS. BLINDS. VIM
oows. door frames, screens, turned
columns. Cabinet. Oldest best equip
ned shop in city. Roderick and Land
Dill 5229.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-08

sReBs INBoARD ~sEA-sH1FFs, BAR
bour. Dunphy. Speedliner, Old-toWn,
Aluminium, and Moulded Plastic Ply
wood boats in stock for immediate de-
livery Anchor Hardware Co., Front
and Dock Street.