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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-25
MRS. LESSEE O. HORRELL

CURR1E, Sept. 24-Funera] serv-
ices for Mrs. LESSEE Onsby H~orrell,
u, who died at her home in Currie
Saturday morning after a long ill
ness were held Tuesday at II O..
clock at her home. Burial was in
the family cemetery.
She is survived by her husband,
]. B. Horrell; four grandchildren
and five half-sisters.
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Claude Pepper, Florida; Charles
Fahy, legar adviser to the State
department, formerly U. S. Solic-
itor General; Thomas Parran, M
D.. surgeon general, U. S. Public
Health Service; Howard A. Rusk
M. D., associate editor New. Yorl
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-25
MISS ANNIE l., CAMPBELL

ROWLAND, Sept. 24.-Funeral
services were held Tuesday after
noon at 4 o'clock fo- Miss Annie
Louise Campbell who died Sunday
in Charlotte Memorial hospital.
The services were conducted
from Ashpole Presbyterian church.
Interment followed in the church
cemetery.
Surviving is one sister, Miss
jamie Campbell, of Rowland.
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ter, Mrs. Alice Edwards and x.v.

Ter, Mrs. Alice Edwards and sew
eral nieces and nephews.
Funeral services we're held from
tne home, Sunday afternoon with
the Rev. Minus Strickland in
charge. 1nterment was in the Ed
wards cemetery.
Pallbearers were: Clifford and
Alton Edwards, LeRue Dudney,
Early Seabie, Gordon Page and
Glimpsey Richardson.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-25
MRS. NARCIssA EDMr,Nn

FAIR BLUFF, Sept. "a. - Mrs.
Narcissa Edmund, 80, died at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Vanue1
Strickland, Saturday morning after
a brief mess.
Surviving are one daughter, Mrs.
Sallie Hester, Bladenboro: one sis
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-25
ATTEND

All members of the clergy
of Eastern Carolina are at
tending a retreat at Camp
Leach near Washington, which
will be led by the Rev. Moult-
RE Gary of St. Paul's Episco-
pal church, Norfolk, Va, and
Bishop Thomas H Wright. Re-
treat opened 6 p. m. Tuesday
and closes Thursday noon.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-25
PERMIT GRANTED

The Southeastern Chemical
company. yesterday received a
construction permit from
Building Inspector Gilbert F..
Morton for a $4,000 plant to
be constructed at Meares st.
and Fifth avenue here. Mrs.
F. A. Johnson, 807 Market
Street, proprietor of the con-
Germ said that its new plant
will employ rs people in the
manufacture of bleaching
powder for textile and paper
industries, as well as finish
ing and boiling oils.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-25
HIGHWAYS OPENED

HIGHWAYS OPENED
State Highway No. 303, lead
ing to Southport, and the Mason
boro loop road, in New Han
over county, Ire now open for
traffic, State Highway officials
said yesterday. They were
block recently by the heavy
rainfall.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-25
WOODWORK SHOP

An SIS, 900 cabinet-making
shop employing about eight
woodworking craftsmen will
open on the Wrightsboro-
Winter Park road about the
middle of next month, J. r.
Russell, Jr., owner, announced
yesterday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-25
DUNN COP HURT

DUNN, Sept. "a (R Dunn
Police Chief G. A. Jackson is in
Harnett County hospital with a
broken collar bone received while
arresting a prisoner Monday.
Jackson and a policeman had
taken a prisoner into custody when
he sought to escape and knocked
down the chief in his fruitleSs
break for freedom.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-25
NEW BOAT BASIN

DIR. S. E. Holden, of Bruins
wick county, yesterday received
a permit from the U. S. Army
Engineers to dredge a yacht
basin near Holden's Beach ferry
on the Inland waterway. The
basin will be used as an OPP
erations and repair base for
fishing boats and other small
craft, DR.. Holden said.
CAR OVERTURNS, BURNS
An automobile operated by
Negroes turned over on the
Wrightsville Beach causeway
at $3.50 a.. m. yesterday and
caught fire. The two occupants,
a man and woman. we're treat
ed by a local physician and
released.
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Times: Michael Davis, Ph. D., *
ecutive secretary, Committee on
the Nations Health, New YORK;
and many others.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-25
CITY BRIEFS
MEETING

AGRICULTURE MEETING
A meeting of the Chamber of
Commences Agriculture COM
mittee will be held at 3 p. m.
Thursday in the Chamber build
ing to push local plans to aid
the North Carolina Farm bu-
reau in its membership drive.
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OBITUARIES

Waddell, Ed and Arthur Harmon,
Max HARRISON, Sam Calder and
Paul Billiard.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-25

Jamaica is the largest island OF
the British West Indies.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-25

In ancient Greece, health was
considered one of the highest
goods, and disease a great ev
that made man inferior.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-05-16

Supervisor of Registration John
England said today he has not
yet received any information from
Secretary of State r. A. Gray
about the Monroe county ticket
to be used in the May % pri-
mary. AS a resLGt of the delay,
absentee voting in Monroe, which
was due to begin May Is, has not
yet started.
1t was explained, however, that
little interest has been shown IN
absentee voting, and it Vas
thought that it reflected the
apathy locally about the second
primary.
Not only at the courthouse but
also elsewhere in the city, it was
stated that the vote May % like
ly will be far below the total cast
May 7. Some declared they
doubted if half of the voters will
go to the polls, unless efforts are
made to create more interest in
the contests that remain 10 be
settled
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-05-16

was released by Capt. w. H
Hamilton, commanding officer OF
MAS.
Captain Hamilton said that no
information is available concern
ing the actual operations of MAS
except that certain surface and
sub surface units may use planes
in their work. Capt. Hamilton
did not amplify, but it is thought
by many that planes will be
used in submarine and other de-
velopment work in this area,
probably to tow targets and for
special exercises.
There are many other planes
attached to MAS here which are
based at Boca Chica and which
presumably, will engage in this
work.
The night fighter squadron at
Boca Chiea at present has at
taehed to it F6F fighter planes.
Other scout planes and patrol
craft are based at Boca Chica.
Presumably some of the second
group will be kept here.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-05-16
Night Fighter MAS Unit
Leaves for Miami June

NiDevRonLant, which is the
night fighter squadron attached
to MAS and based at Boca Chica
Field, will leave Key West June
l, Capt F. c. Sutton, command
ing officer Of the unit said to-
day.
Accompanying the squadron
will be Capt. Sutton, executive
officer; Commander H. Russell
and Administrative Officer Com
mander Rush. The unit will go
to MAS Miami, Capt. Sutton said.
Official number of the per-
sonnet in the squadron based
here is not available but accord
ing to available information it
is about 1000 officers and men.
There are approximately $50 air
craft attached to the squadron.
Official name of the squadron
is Night Developments Squadron,
Atlantic Fleet.
Announcement of, the placing
of the base on a caretaker status
was made two weeks ago and
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-05-16
Truman Ready
To Seize Rails
To Avert Strike
tBy Associated Press,

WASHINGTON, May 16.-The
soft-coal strike was reported to-
day to be in the same status as
it was at this time last week,
with the exception that the truce
still has eight more days to run,
John L. Lewis, president of the
Mine Workers of America, rep
resentativeS of the companies,
Edward F. McGrady, government
conciliator; Secretary of Labor
Schwellenbach and others had a
conference this morning with
President Truman, but, while no
public statement was made re-
garding the meeting, it appeared
not to nave been satisfactory, for
another session with the PreSi-
dent, beginning at $50 o'clock
this afternoon, will be held.
No agreement has yet been
reached in the threatened rail-
road strike, set for noon Satur-
day, but the White House again
stated that the President is get
ting ready to seize the railroads
if a settlement is not reached by
tomorrow.
A conference of representa-
tives of the two railroad brother
hoods and representatives of the
company has been set for late
this afternoon.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-05-16
Mrs. Eva Curry
Dies In Hosiital

Mrs. Eva Curry, Sc, died last
night at a local hospital. She
lived at HOS Angela street.
Funeral services will be held
tomorrow at 5 pm. from the
First Congregational church with
the Rev. Livingston Munroe Off
ciating. The body will be placed
in the church at PM.
Pritchard Funeral home is in
charge.
Burial will be in the family
plot in City cemetery.
Survivors are her husband
Benz anime Curry; one son
George S. Curry; four daughters
Mrs. Benjamine Adams. Mrs
James Wallice, Miss Coralee
Curry, Miss Ella Curry; two sis
tiers, Mrs. Stanley Baker, Mrs
Milton Baker, and three grand
children.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-05-16
81 Are Believed Dead
MUS. Plane Crashes
ARMY SHIP FALLS IN
CALIFORNIA; 20 MAY
~ DEAD N AIRLINER
PLUNGE IN VIRGINIA |

WASHINGTON. May l6.-Two
ailiinegH. one of them an Army
pias1e. crashed in the United
Aiaiea early this morning. entail
ing So lass II life Of between 26
and 80 persons.
q has not yet been determined
isgw many lost their lives in the
fusF- engine Army BIT plane,
Nhirh crashed near Fairfax. Cal.
TIE pilot and eo-pilol were able
O. ieaVe thc plane. though both
aeFe Badly injured. but electric
taEFfaes are being used 10 get the
asa eFeNmen cat 81 the ship. The
pil1f. @ith a fractured skull, and
eo-psiat. with broken jaw, who
Nefe taken to q hospital. said they
cd nui know whether the crew.
nisn were living OF dead.
NhN airlineT. on is way from
@e@aEk. n J., 10 Atlanta, Ga,
crashed near Richmond. Va, and
~ = psrsuns on the plane were
Allied
kha piane had made a landing
"a Htehmond. but had gone only
tew miles when the pilot re-
ps1ftsa engine trouble He said
- wsa returning to Richmond,
sna when be- arrived there he
ftfriea 500 feet above the city
ana then disappeared from view.
Efforts to reach him by radio
fathaa. ana shortly afterward ii
was learncd that the plane had
usssie = crash landing in murky
Atatiler ca me outskirts of the
rity
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-05-16

gressman-elect and against Pat
Cannon.
Grant Stockade who was one
of the managers of the campaign
said that his principle job was
being chairman of the chairs"
He said that after every political
rally it was his job to haul all
the chairs away in trucks.
Former FIJI head in Miami,
Richard Danner, who was the
leading light in Smathers cam
paign spoke on the Key West
vote and its Importance.
Smathers went on to say that
many were against them at first,
including the Dupont interests,
but that now the Dupont inter
ests were seeking a truce" and
that he was playing hard to
GET.
Smathers said that the most
telling point Cannon used in his
talks was in referring to him as
an errand boy for Senator Claude
Pepper. There are many Repub-
licanS in Miami who claim they
are Democrats and this hurt him
among them. Other names shout
ed against him was that he was
CIO backed, that he was born
with several silver spoons in his
mouth Isarhaps "a silver set, that
he was inexperienced. Each OF
these were combatted. Smathers
specifically said that he had no
financial backing from CIO-PAC.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-05-16
Ferry Company Is Refinanced,
Smathers Tells JayceeS Here
FIRM NOT CONSIDERING
MIAMI FOR HAVANA
| LINE. CONGRESSMAN.
ELECT DECLARES

George Smafhcrs. connreNsnaa
elect. told Key went Sssnlof
Chamber Of commerce a 3 AN
ner meeting last night shas he
had just held a conferenrp wiih
the highest officials Of the tialf
Atlantic Transportation ca m
Jacksonville. they had aashoE
lied him 10 state that ms eom-
pany had been refinanepd agd
that orders had been given 30 50
ahead on the construction "a ssc
first ferry.
The news came after cunsasief-
able pessimism CONCERNING tae
company had been expressed rs
civic bodies here and uleyss
were launched 10 Interest otnef
companies In the proposed getFy
run between here and Haxana.
Originally the company. hai
announced that Il had seeuasd 3
$500, 900 loan and that d Aeatd
start operations in Junc. hunaofa
began TO seep into The estx aa 10
the instability Of the cusupany
and moves were launched g. in-
terest other companies Ia making
the ferry trips. Eastern Siesn.
ship Co. was 10 be contested
Some stock Of the Gulf Atlas
tic Co. was for sale in the ems
some months ago bat lately 80
one knew where % buy me siuek.
which led many 10 suspeet the
deal.
Smathers told Jaycees that ths
company thought u could iase
ferry in operation IN Decenii.eI.
which is the late Gail" ~ q
Williams, president of the eufn.
pany. has announced Ia nsanf
private letters to indlvisluais and
organizations in TIE city
The refinancing Is suppafiei
by the fact that Mr.. Williams taid
City Commissioners Albert Coop-
er recently that he Wisied npelp
cooperation by the city and thsa
far in spite of repeated leiiefs
from City Manager King has nua
stated specifically just what b.
wishes.
MIR. Smathers also said that ihe
company Is definitely not eon
sidering Miami any longer and
that this statement was aiso
authorized by the group.
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Key Vest Future
States Brightest,
SnldtherS asserts

Congressmap-elect George
Smathers told the Junior
Chamber of Commerce last
night that Key West had the
brightest future of any Flor
ida city.
He said that many had
come 10 him and asked
where they should settle and
invest and unhesitatinglY he
had recommended Key West
as the city with a greater
future than any in Florida.
Mr.. Smathers said that in a
few years Key West will
have advanced materially.
He pledged continued inter
est in the Island City and
that he would fight TO see
that ii was well represented
in Congress.
Recently Key West Bust
nessmen's Association passed
a resolution asking the con-
gressmen and congressman
elect keep the city better in
formed as TO affairs affecting
the city and developments or
Withdrawals planned for the
city.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-05-16
DOOr-tO-DOOr Campaign
Elected Smathers, He SAYS

Goag into the question OF
psiiiles hast night al the Jaycee
ainnaF meeting in his honor,
NeneFu4aman elect George
hmaflseFa said that the campaign
Wm wun by a door door can
Esis faF votes.
fus1 d Nas planned 10 go after
AeF Nuigs which controlled
ksfEe blucGa 90 votes in the
iuafth District bat this necessi-
tslea 50 much shutting back and
isHih thst finally Il was decided
t,lat campaigners would start
ffan ane cad az the district and
mmh g. the other. Campaign
wsanaNeFs verified that Smath-
rfs aas uutiring and even late
m the evening thought up more
piarss 81 $50 o. interview other
froupz I'd people.
Laua Carbonoll campaign
uanaeft Goa Smathers in Key
Vel called up Miami head
auaftea I'd the Smathers for
ranErcss grnup and kept repeat
ing ~iU two o. one for Smathers
m AeE West Some of the cam
paiEn managers asked then il
CaFhuneu was not "a little
nuiiy bat u turned out. Smath-
cm ssid. that Carbonell knew
whsi he was talking about, knew
tte Cenchs be- had been talking
e.. and that they were actually
tao b. one Cor the youthful con-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-05-16
Light Voting Is Predicted
At Second Primary May %

Monroe county Is concerned a.
rectly in one of the contosis--thai
for state senator from thIs dos
trict. The candidates Gre james
A. Franklin, incumbent. ana Bob
King. both from the mainland
part of the district.
Some interest has been mani
tested in the contest for the su-
preme court bench bctWeet Paul
d. Barnes and Raleigh pCttowsy.
both Of whom are widely kno8n
here.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-05-16
Sub Developments Assure
Base Continuance--Saunders

Captain Willard A. Saunders,
commanding officer of the Sub
marine Base, told Rotarians today
that in the Submarine Base, Key
West had something down there
which is going to stay"
He decried the rumors which
sweep the yard from time to time
and said that if anyone had any
doubt about the question that
citizens of Key West should drop
in and see him or Captain c. E.
Reordan, commandant. Today's
rumor is that the Sub Base is to
close June l. This is untrue, he
said.
1T is a question of how the
Navy Base could continue with
out Submarine Base here" the
captain said. We hope to main
tain d good payroll in the city.
We hope to keep naval personnel
of some dimension here"
Capt. Saunders told his listen
ers that this is all contingent on
Navy Department approval. He
added that, I'VE can recommend
but then the recommendations
are taken, ground up and they
may come out an altogether diff
ferent figure"
Il have not been assigned to
a shore station before" the cap
tain asserted, and revealed that
he was pretty busy and that was
the reason he has not been able
to get out more among the bust
ness men of the city.
Stating that atomic weapons
are playing a great part in the
submarine of the future, Capt
Saunders said that a true sub
had not yet been de-
xefopsd and faat submarine de-
must continue con-
'stantly in order that American
subs be not outmoded.
During the period between the
first and second world wars de-
veo!pments were retarded by
what may be called a pacificist
administration, he said. I'VE
started World War II with a sub
marine not much better than that
we used in world war l." the
captain declared.
'In five years a submarine can
be outmoded," he said.
Because of the clarity of the
water and the excellent visibility
submarine developments are ideal
in Key West, Capt. Saunders
stated. He pointed to tremendous
number of projects being develop
ed at ASDevLant. 1t is along
those lines 1--WE plan to continue
in Key West" the captain as
serted.
I'VE are interested in Key
West, We need Key West to help
u.s." Captain Saunders said.
"Rumors have caused more I'M
happiness in family life since the
submarine base came in than
anything else in Key West" Cap
tain Saunders said in pleading
for getting information from re-
-putable sources.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-05-16
1llaawaglwAgaawlgAIa
Bank Burglary
RltnsOrs Caused
By Open Door

Discovery by a police Off
Ger of an unlocked door at
the First National Bank of
Key West gave rise today to
rapidly spreading rumors
that the bank had been
robbed.
Patrolman Carl Ingraham
found the Duval street door
of the institution open about
10 o'clock last night and by
early morning rumors were
rife that the bank had been
robbed. Bank officials were
besieged by telephone calls
from depositors wanting to
know if the rumors were
true.
officer Ingraham called
Police Chief Louis NJ. ]. Els
ner. who notified a bank
official and he hastily re-
turned to the bank and lock-
ed the door.
A checS revealed nothing
was missing.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-05-16
BUSINESSMEN DONATE
AWARDS FOR CARD PARTY
TO AID POINCIANA UNIT

Table and attendance prizes,
both donated by Key West
merchants and refreshments are
all to be had at the card party
May II at 8 pm, at the Womaa's
Clubhouse on Duval street, for
the benefit of the Poinciana
Nursery.
Tickets may be had from any
of the committee members, at
the door, or from the parents OF
the nursery children.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-05-16
PAL SCHEDULES
MEETING TONIGHT

The Key West Police Athletic
league will meet tonight at $3.50
at st, Mary's Parish hall, now the
regular headquarters of the
group. Police Chief Louis M. j.
Eisner, sponsor of the league, said
membership, including both
youths and adults, is rapidly
growing.
Marcella Mazeau, league presi-
dent, urged all persons interested
in youth welfare to attend this
and future meetings of the group.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-05-16
DEMERITTS VISITING
RELATIVES IN CITY

Andrew Demeritt, Mimic, in
the Coast Guard, accompanied by
Mrs, Demeritt, is in Key West
visiting his mother, Mrs. Thomas
Demeritt, Schippens lane and
sisters, Mrs. William w. Watkins,
Mrs. Lois Busto and Mrs. Ben
jamin Saunders.
Mr.. Demeritt, who has bene in
the Coast Gaurd 16 years, recent
ly returned from Japan.
From here he will go to Miami
for further orders.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-05-16
LEAHY In LONDON ON
JAP REPATRIATION
cry Associated press)

LONDON, May 16.-As Off
cially announced, Admiral Leahy
arrived here today from the
United States to discuss with the
British government the repatria-
ton of japanese from various
islands in the Pacific and also in
Asia.
Unofficially, it was stated that
Leahy may take up the question
of Great Britain's leasing airfield
bases in the Pacific to the United
States.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-05-16

Eugenio and Conchita MARITIME
have sold a house and loi on
Varela street, near Catherine, a.
Theresa Alea FOR $4,000, accord
ing to a deed filed this morning
in the county clerks office Toe
lot has a frontage Of 40 feet ANA
a depth of ll0.S feet
A house and lot in CORNISH
lane have been sold b. Theosiufs
E. ]. and Susan L. Roberts 20
Eugene A. and Fcrol NJ Levin
for S2,700.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-05-16
Churchill To Air
Views On India
sBy Assoclated PressI

LONDON, May 16.-At a ses-
sion late this afternoon of the
House of Commons, Prime Min
lister Clement Attlee is expected
to declare the governments posi-
ton in India as favoring the es-
tablishment of a provisional gov
eminent composed of one-half of
members of the National Con-
gress and one-haf of non-mem-
berS.
Whatever statement the prime
minister makes about India, for
mer Prime Minister Winston
Churchill is scheduled to make
a speech, in which the views on
that question, entertained by the
opposition, will be expressed.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-05-16

WICHITA. Kan Conversation
oFcr tileir backyard fence caused
4eN Bell - discover that his next
atNn melsnhur. Mrs Julia Eta
AaeAiee. was his sister, from
Niiem b. had been separated
sanee las9 upon the death of their
mnshaf.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-05-16
Nazi Werewolyes
TerrOrize Danes
tay Associated PreEsl

COPENHAGEN, May 16.-Dan-
ish police were reported today to
be tracking down German were
wolves" in northern Sch1eSSweig.
Reports from that area were
that the werewolves are terroriz-
ing the countryside.
1t was declared that they are
showing less regard for law and
order than the Nazis did during
the war.
The police were said to have
struck the trails of the were
wolves, who are fleeing toward
the northernmoSt boundaries of
SchleSsweig.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-05-16
WOme'''s Church c ounciI Sponsors
Fellowship Luncheon Here May II

A May fellowship luncheon
sponsored by the United Council
of Church Women, will be held
May Il at 1890 o'clock in St.
Pauls parish hall.
The topic for discussion is
The Families In Our Town.
Mrs. Betty Mcneil of the State
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-05-16
Scayenger, Sewer
Warrants Issued

Five warrants were issued To-
day by the City Tax collectors
office against citizens allegedly
delinquent on their scavanger
bills and sewer assessments.
When brought into court, the
defendants will be assessed fine
of ten percent of the amount of
the delinquent bills. This plan
was recently ordered enforced by
City Manager Dave King in an
effort to clean up the delin-
quencies.
Some of the assessments are
more than six months in arrears,
according to Miss Angelina
Maloney of the tax office.