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Evening star., 1946-04-07
Gov. Shepherd Owned
Bleak House on Avenue

Alexander Robley Shepherd, native
Washingtonian, was the second of the
two Governors of the District of Co.
lumbia, serving from September Is,
1873, to June 20, 1874. Gov. Shepherds
subsequent career after retiring from
Office was principally as a resident of
Mexico, where he engaged in mining
from 1879 on. On July 16, 1887, when
he returned to the District, he got of
the train at Silver Spring and went.
direct to his country home, Bleak
House, which stood back from the west
side of Georgia avenue not far south
of the District line. This estate at one
time extended westward as far as Rock
Creek.
Quoting from an interview given at
that time, in regard to the vast improve
ments he was responsible for in WASH
ington, the Governor said: II fancy
everybody sees it now; some Of us saw
1t then. It was question of national
pride, the Identification of the National
Capital"
The Nome nugget., 1946-08-26
SEATTLE BANKER VISITS IN NOME

E. B. Klokholm, vice president of the First National Bank of Se- attle is a visitor in Nome this week.
The Nome nugget., 1946-08-26
WALSH-SPRoLE NUPTIALS PERFORMED SATURDAY

The marriage of Mary Ellen Sprole, daughter of Mrs. Mary Sprole, to Pearse Michael Walsh, son of MT. and Mrs. M. J. Walsh of this city, took place Saturday morning in the new Catholic Church at ten o'clock. The bride wore the traditional white wedding dress of lace and net, and carried an old-fashioned bouquet of car nations, freSia and white orchids. She was attended by Miss Ann Walsh, sister of the groom, who was dressed in a lovely blue net gown and carried a bouquet of pink dahlias and roses.
 The groom was attended by his brother Kevin Walsh.
 Ushers were Maurice Kelliher and Henry Ulrich.
 Father Anable officiated at the altar, which was decorated with baskets of gladiolas.
 Soloist during the ceremony was Mrs. Wilson Russell who was ac- companied by Rita TaviS, sang Schubert's Ave Maria"
 At one o'clock Saturday after noon a recaptiOO was held at the home of MT. and Mrs. John l.. Bullock. Mrs. Bullock was assist ed by Mrs. Maurice Kelliher, Mrs. Henry Ulrich, Mrs. William Cam eron and Miss Anne Stoken.
 The young couple will make their home here, and have pur- chased new home recently built by Howard Green and which will be moved to a site on Third Ave
The Nome nugget., 1946-08-26

ID R E. A M
 THEATER 1 Show Aug. 26 & 27 7:3O pm.
 Monday & Tuesday
 NO TIME FOR LOVE" Claudette Colbert-Fred McMurray Also Unusual Occupations" l Show Aug. 28, 29, 7:3O pm. Wednesdan and Thursday
 TRUE TO LIFE" Mary Marlin Dick Powell Also Timing is everything" 2 Shows Aug. 30, 7:15 & g pm.
 Friday 50 THIS IS WASHINGTON"
 Lum and Abner
 Also "Mopey Dopey" Show August 31, 7:3O pm. Saturday WOMAN IN THE WINDOW" Ed c. Robinson Joan Bennett Also "Cagedoor Canteen" 2 Shows Sept. l, 7:30 & 9 pm.
 Sunday
 SECRET COMMAND" Pat O'Brien Carole Landis And "Prof Small & MT. Tall"
The Nome nugget., 1946-08-26
CLASSIFIED ADS

FOR SALE-New 4-room house
 Call Main 145. lOO-3t
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-07
LIVESTOCK
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK

CHICAGO, Nov. 6-R-USDA)
-salable hogs 1900, total 10, 500;
slow throughout; generally steady
on all weights and sows; bulk good
and choice 10000 lb 23.0o-23.25:
with $500 popular price; other
weights scarce; one load $3.50;
bulk good and choice cows 21.5o-
22.0O; good clearance.
Salable cattle $500, total 1900;
salable calves 700, total 700; good
and choice steers and yearlings 50
cents higher; medium grades
steady; early top $500; some held
higher; most good and choice
grades "a. 0o-31.0 90; good and choice
heiters followed steer advance;
choice offerings 1900; bulk 2 900
27.00 with strictly good western
h%eiferettes to 1900; COW and bulls
$3.50 cents higher; strictly good
Montana COWS to 1850; cutters
1900 down; heavy sausage bulls up
to 1875; beef bulls to 1900; veal
ers steady at 21.00 down; stock
cattle slow.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-07
FIRE PREVENTION .
WEEK WINS PRAISE
FOR CHIEF GROOM

Fire Chief j. Ludie Groom yes
terday received the commenda-
ton Of the City council following
the reading Of his report on the sue
cessful observance of Fire Proven
ton Week in Wilmington.
The chiefs report detailed the
speedy manner in which the vari.
Gus schools Of the city were
evacuated during practice drills
held in come ction with the recent
observance of Fire Prevention
week.
The mayor and members Of the
council expressed surprise over the
ability Of the 1900 students
evacuating New Hanover High
school in two minutes and ten sec
onds.
Chief Groom explained that these
students were evacuated in al or.
derby manner from their respective
class rooms.
The chief, in his letter to City
Manager ]. R. Benson, expressed
his appreciation for til. cooper
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-07
RICHMOND LIVESTOCK

RICHMOND, Nov. 6 P-
(USDA) - Hogs-Market steady
with Tuesday; top $4,000 for good
and choice barrows and gifts 100
lbs. and over; 1o0-12O lbs $40. 90;
120-140 lbs. 20. so; 140-160 lbs. $21. 90;
good sows, all weights $20.50 good
stays $500.
Cattle-General market about
steady on slaughter classes rep
presented; medium and good steers
quotable around $18. 00-21. 90; most
offerings of fat dairy type cows
$l0.OO-12.o0 with good beef type
up to $500; bulk of Gamers &
cutters %$7.0O-10.0O, 18th DID thir
Gamers lower; heavy sausage
bulls largely $12.00-13.0O, good beef
bulls $14.00-15.00; practical tor
good vealers $4,000.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-07
WHOLESALE PRICE INDEX

NEW YORK, Nov. 6-RAThe
wholesale food price index of 81
commodities decline in the week
ended Nov. 5 to $6.14, compared
with 1854 on Oct. %, and $4.14 a
year ago, Dun and Bradstreet re-
ported Wednesday. .
The index, which shows the price
of a pound of each of the 81 foods
revealed advances this week in
wheat, oats, cottonseed oil, coca,
bean and peas.
Declines were registered in corn,
barley, hams, BELLE, lard, butter,
cheese, coffee, eggs, potatoes,
steers, hogs, sheep and lamb.
Others we're unchanged.
If the dog squirms when busted
with DOT powder it may be be-
cause the powder irritates f1eas
.,J 1io. oo,1cipo a furry of hitting.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-07

trail 4As. International Great North
ern first IS, Lehigh Valley As, MIS-
souri, Pacific IS, New Haven IS and
Norfolk Southern SIS.
Some Gamers
Scattered gamers included "a
cific Gas IS, Philadelphia Electric
2As. Southern Railway general as
Shell Union 2ks, U. S. Rubber 2Ms
and Boston and New York Airline
As.
Trading in U. S. Governments on
the Stock Exchange was confined
to Treasury 2ks of December 1885,
off 4-32 at lO2. % and the Is OF June
1852. off 21-32 at 1925. There was
more activity over the counter but
trends were similar, although loss
were not as great.
Foreign dollar bonds were mlxeo.
Brazil IS of 1871 dropped 5 points
while the series one, 3As were up
g.. point. Buenos Aires 44% and
Chile IS we're among others ending
up.
Sales of s., $50, 900 compared with
IS, 1852, 900 last Monday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-07

alton he and the fire department
received curing the observance.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-07
ANNOUNCED
FOR PAPER DRIVE
Proceeds From November
II Event To Be Used
For Equipment

A goal of 100, 900 pounds of scrap
paper for. the November IL drive
in Wilmington was announced
yesterday by N. j. Kelly, president
of the Senior Fraternity, the organ
ization sponsoring the campaign.
Plans for the forthcoming drive
are nearing completion, Kelly re-
ported following the semi-month-
" supper. meeting of the o~rganiza-
ton Tuesday night at the Brigade
club.
During the meeting the members
heard Postmaster W. R. Dosher
outline the proposed junior college
for Wilmington.
Also announced was the selection
Of November 26 for the annual
Ladies Night celebration by the
group. The committee in charge of
the program will be T. A. Riven-
bark, R. M. Patrick, Jr., and T.
c. Davis. The entertainment will
be held at the Brigade club, Kelly
reported. :
During the meeting Leroy Taylor
was accepted into membership in
the fraternity.
Proceeds from the November II
paper drive will be used to pur-
chase additional equipment for the
Brigade Boys club.
With shorter daylight hours,
members of the fraternity stress
ed the necessity for the public to
place their donations of old news
papers and magazines at the curb
in front of their homes by 9 O'Clock
on the morning of the drive. The
bundles will be collected by mem
bers of the fraternity.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-07

The tourmallne, found in 1903,
is a newcomer to the family OF
gem stones.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-07
BOND MART DROPS.
in SELLING WAVE
Many Favorite Liens Lose
From / To Points Dur
ing Session

NEW YORK, Nov. 6 - up -
The bond market slanted sharply
lower Wednesday along with stocKs
and commodities in the wake OF a
nationwide Republican sweep at the
polls.
Low to medium priced rails took
the brunt of the selling and gave
the widest ground, many ending up
with ! to more than 3 points. Bet
ter rated corporation securities
and U. S. Governments acted with
more stability, although here too
declines were in the majority.
On the losing end were such trad
ing favorites as Baltimore and
Ohio stamped coavertibles OF 1851
Boston and Maine As, St. Paul IN
come 415s, North Western 412s'
Rock Island AIS, Chicago and Al
ton IS. Big Four AIS, Illinois Cen
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-07
BOND AVERAGES
Complied by The Associated Press


NEW YORK, Nov. 6-PIClos-
ing foreign exchange rates follow
Great Britain in dollars, Others
in cents:
Canadian dollar in New York
open market 4 7-8 percent discount
or 1912 IL U. S. cents. up 10
of a cent.
Europe: Great Britain $4.o3 IL,
I'D IA of a cent; France Franc)
81 IA. unchanged; S e d e n
tKrona) 27.s5, unchanged: Switzer-
land F~anc) Comb 23.4o, un-
changed.
Latin America: Argentina Free
"a. Sc, up oil of a cent; Brazil Free
$50. unchanged; Mexico 20.62 IN
changed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-07
RUFFlN SELECTED
DISTRICT HEAD
Announces County Chair
men For N. c. Good
Health Association

Peter B. Ruffin, vice-president
of the Wilmington Terminal Ware
house, has been named chairman
of this district of the North Caro-
lima Good Health association, 1t
was learned yesterday.
The territory of Ruffin's district
embraces New Hanover, Column
bus, Fender and Brunswick coun-
ties.
His appointment was announced
by Judge Henry L. Stevens, OF
Warsaw, southeastern chairman OF
the association.
AS his county chairmen, Ruftln
named Hargrove Bellamy, OF New
Hanover, K. Clyde Council, OF Co.
lumbus, S. Bum Fink, of Bruins
wick, and Clifton Moore, of Pen
der.
The association will shorty
launch a statewide educatlona
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-07

WASHINGTON POULTRY
WAsHINGToN-U. s. Grade
large, average "a IL; flyers, bro =
ers and roasters, 40 to a.. '
Dial 2-3311 For Newspaper serr,.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-07

campaign designed to publicize
North Cardinals problems in the
field of nealtn and point up the
need for more hospitals and bet
ter medical services throughout
the state.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-10
Nc Victory For Petrillo

Judge Walter J. La Buys decision in
the Petrillo case is not so much a vic
tory Of Little Caesar of the musicians
union as a challenge to Congress to
write a better law than the Lee Act.
The judges opinion, that the act is
unconstitutional in that it discriminates
against a single group is sound. This
certainly put it up to Congress to devise
new legislation that will have the same
effect upon all groups.
When that is done the country's pro-
fessional musicians will enjoy a diff
ferent and higher standing with the
people at large, as Petrillo will be shorn
OF his favorite "feather-bedding" iprac-
tlce, which if ~uncorrected would .ulti-
mately mean that the great symphony
orchestras would be required to employ
a stand-in for every player, in the same
way that so many trades unions send a
helper" along to watch a workman do
his job.
No musical organization could hope
to exist OF this basis.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-10
TOP o. THE MORNING
Give To Salvation Army

The familiar kettles which the Saliva
ton Army has maintained for many
years On downtown streets are missing
from Wilmington as the holiday season
approaches. Instead officers of the
local citadel have a table and "sentry
box" on the post office lawn, with a
container in plain sight of passersby,
of ample size to receive coins and fold
ing money too in whatever quantity the
city's generous residents deposit therein.
While old-timers have a nostalgia
hankering for the kettles of old they re-
member the inclement weather of past
winters when members Of Salvation
Army stood at their posts tinkling
their little bells with their teeth chat
tering Or rain streaming from their
headgear, enduring the discomfort
cheerfully in the name of sweet charity.
Should Wilmington's weather take a
turn for the worse, the attendants this
year may take refuge in the sentry box,
to their physical advantage.
The thing that counts most is that
the Salvation Army, which has brought
Christmas to so many destitute families
with the baskets it has filled with food
and goodies" is depending on the
people of Wilmington to back their fine
work as literally this year as in the
past. The dime or dollar you put in
the recepticle at the post office will help
brighten the Christmas of some un-
fortunate household which otherwise
might spend the day of all days in des-
pair.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-10
Not The Movement But
The Bosses

Philip Murray, president of the Con-
|gress OF Industrial Organizations, says :
1T has become ~self-evident that there
IS a deliberate and monstrous move
ment under way to cripple, if not de-
stroy, the labor movement in this coun-
try"
We differ with this view. There is no
desire on the part Of the great mass of
American people to cripple or destroy
the labor movement. But there is a
definite and, we hope, an irresistible
movement to end the arrogant rule of
the labor bosses, including Mr.. Murray
They are the men who must be de-
posed, not only for the sake of orderly
government and uninterrupted indus.
trial production, but for the sake Of
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-10
Tea Cup Crowd, Mild And Bitter Boys
Of England All Approve OF Romance

Inouncement on or about next April
21-the Princess 21st birthday.
All Of the newspaper storie.
made a point of the fact that Philip
has English blood, he served in the
Royal Navy during the wa- ane
has lived most of his life in Eng
land.
The Sunday Pictorial quoted thf
Princess friends as saying tina
"she's very young, but she knows
her w mind" Readers were re
minded that when the two danced
together recently at a night club,
he orchestra played people Viii
Say We're In Love-"
If the marriage takes place,
Philip would be Britain's frs
Prince consort since German-borr
Prince Albert , husband Of Queer
Victoria. Philip is a son of the
late Prince Andrew of Greece ano
a descendant of William, Prince Of
Denmark, who became King o.
Greece in 1845.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-10

LONDON, Dec. 9-tR-A glamor-
boy newspaper buildup for Prince
Philip Of Greece and Denmark
started a new wave of gossip
throughout Britain Monday that he
and 2~0-year-old Princess Elizabeth
would soon be engaged.
Over the teacups of Mayfair and
the mugs of mild and bitter at the
|dockside, the British people gen.
[erally seemed to approve of the
|25-year-old "bridegroom-presump.
tive" a third cousin of Princess
Elizabeth.
Most of the speculation-and it
rivaled next Saturdays soccer
matches as a topic Of conversation
-stemmed from columns of news
paper space devoted to Prince
Philip after an official announce
ment last week that his application
for British citizenship was receiv-
ing priority.
The bobby-sox brigade, at least,
swung solidly into the pro-marri-
age camp, and installed the blond
prince as a public idol ranking
with such hea~t-throbs as actors
James Mason and Lawrence
Olivier.
Hes super" is the way one
high school girl put it, as she clip
ped a picture OF Philip for he-
s%crapbook.
Time she was married any
way" said a charwoman, whose
scrapbook-keeping days ended in
the era of Queen Victoria. He'd
make her a fine husband. She's
almost Il. I was married at II and
never regretted ito speak Of"
Elsewhere on the social ladder.
politics reared its unromantic
head.
"This Philip GEMS a lively type,
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-10
Winter Vacation Time

For generations the American Gus.
tom was to count on summer for vaca.
lions.
The custom started when the coun-
try was smaller in many ways than il
is now. With the coming of paved high
ways and automobiles, the country
grew, not geographically of course, but
in the knowledge of the people. New
areas began to develop. The few WISH
tors who could afford to travel in win
ter, and had the necessary time, began
to spread the news that sections of the
South afforded as fine accommodations
and as much fun then as in summer
The result is that more and more
persons are taking their vacations in
winter. Florida has capitalized on win.
ter fishing, winter golf, winter sports
generally. The Gulf Coast, especially
Biloxi and Gulfport, have drawn heavy
winter patronage from the Middle West.
And as a rule the patrons of both regions
do have a fine time when the rest of
the people are working hard.
This split vacation time ISL distinct
advantage, as it provides patronage for
Southern winter resorts and reduces the
crowding of the older resorts in summer.
Fortunately for southeastern North
Carolina, the winter vacationist is no
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-10
The Doctor Says
MANY ANESTHETICs
NOW HELP SURGEON
BY WILLIAM A. o,BR1FN n,

ny WILLIAM A. O'BRIEN, M. n
One hundred years ago, Dr. WI -
liam T. G. Morton, a Boston Ml'
fist, first gave ether, to a n,t zen
from whose neck a tumor r Wei!
palnlessly removed. The operat Hos
lasted 30 minutes, end those IN NJ
tendance freely predicted that tb Az
had witnessed the dawn Of a nov,
day in surgery.
Although ether is still a comn,o.
ly-used anesthetic, scientists har..
discovered many other wsvs save "
blocking out pain during opero'
tons. Anesthetics act eitbs,
by deadening the pain centers IN
the brain or by preventing the pas-
sage Of painful sensations to tbs
brain.
In local anesthesia, pain,deaa.
eners are injected into the tissue,
around the operation, so that tbs
part is isolated, in so far as sense
ton is concerned, from the rest ~
the body. In spinal a~neslhesia
the drug is injected aroun5 the
spinal cord, So that painful sensa.
tons which would ordinarily pass
up the spinal cord to the brain d.
not get by the block.
When a gaseous anesthetic is in.
hailed, the blood picks up the gas
from the air as it passes through
the lung and carries it to the
brain.
More recently, curare, A South
American arrow poison, has been
used to deaden the n~erve-endjnqs
in muscle, so that complete relaxa.
ton is produced along with pain
prevention.
Anesthesia experts control tho
breathing Of a patient during a
long operation by placing in the
throat a tube through which gases
are pumped and the lung is period.
cally inflated to initiate normal
breathing. At the end of the opera.
ton, the patients breathing can
without difficulty be thrown back
on regular body controls.
Anestnesia in childbirth is limit.
ed to the actual period of birth,
while relief of distress from utter
inc contractions is brought about
by suggestion, by drugs, or by the
Injection O. an anesthetic into the
spine.
QUESTION: What is the cause Of
headaches in the lower rear por.
ton OF the head? Those I suffer
occur periodically and are
not caused by visual defects, sinus
trouble, or allergy, according to the
physician who examined me.
ANSWER: Most headaches in
this region are caused by tension.
They apparently originate in the
muscles.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-10
BY WILLIAM E. MCKINNEY
Americas Card Authority

Written for NEA Service
Opinions differ among groups
of players on certain types of
bids and discussion between them
Of their various ideas give the av-
erage player a better knowledge
of correct bidding. There r differ
ent schools of thought on pre-
emptive bidding, I like to open
with a three-bid when l have a
six-card suit headed by the ace
king-queen or a seven-card suit
headed by the ace-king-jack.
My three-bid tells my partner
the type Of suit I have. But the pri-
mary purpose of any premptive
bid is to keep the opponents out
Of the bidding.
Therefore when you have a pre-
emptive hand and wonder whether
to bid three Or four, my advice is
to open the bidding at the four
level. if vulnerability conditions
permit the higher bid. Bidding
the maximum will give you a bet
ter chance of keeping the oppo-
nents quiet.
Today's hand came UP in the
world Masters individual cham.
pionship three syears ago, and is
an example of a pre-emptive bid
that was only a gesture. BY bid
ding only three spades, South per
mitted the opponents to get into
the bidding, and although five
hearts could not be made, South
bid five spades because he realized
that he had underbid the first time
Had he opened the auction with
four spades the bidding would
have stopped right there, and if
South had guessed the location of
the diamond ace, the contract
would have been made. With five
losers South had a perfect opening
four-spade bid, for even if North
held nothing, South would be set
only two tricks (doubled) for .
loss Of 500 points, less thar the
value of a vulnerable game that
East and West would have.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-10
Winecoff Fire Inquiries

The several Winecoff fire investiga-
lions will prove at least n thing: No
building can be so safe that outside fire
escapes and multiple exits are not es-
sential.
The trapped victims of this Atlanta
disaster, with the stairway around the
elevator shaft their only means of es-
cape, for the most part would, be liv-
ing today if they had had access to fire
escapes.
The fire underwriters who declared
the building so safe there was no need
for them, and successive city admin
strations which accepted the underwrit-
ers' decision without question cannot
be held blameless.
Furthermore, it is a matter of real
concern that whereas walls and petit
lions were hollow tile, steel and concrete,
the doors to rooms were wooden. With
city fire regulations generally requir-
ing Wner or operators of warehouses,
storage buildings and in many munich
palities office buildings to provide fire
doors by which flames may be cut off
from large areas in the structure, why
should hotels, otherwise comparatively
safe from fire, be permitted to use
wooden doors which, instead of afford
ing security to occupants, burn like tin
der?
These are matters which need cor
rection. 1t can only be hoped that forth
coming reports will contain remedial
recommendations and that public pres
sure will be strong enough to force
their acceptance by proper authorities
everywhere.
The inquiries into the Winecoff fire
will center chiefly, we presume, upon
the fires cause. Present speculation
seems to be focused on someone's care
lessness. There is no attempt to identify
the someone" or explain the careless
act. Until more definite information
is forthcoming it is impossible to ex-
clude the possibility of sabotage. The
flames spread so fast and had the stair
way ablaze so quickly that, despite the
TACT the elevator shaft acted as a fun
mel, there is certainly some reason to
think the torch was applied to some
lnflammable substance or fluid.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-10

longer a rarity. There are many strange
faces at the coastal resorts, and their
number is increasing.
This regions mild winters are an in
valuable asset. It remains to develop
this asset, not only by spreading the
word far and wide but by providing
entertainment in infinite variety for
visitors.