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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-30
HONEST CITIZENS
TURN In WATCHES
FOUND ON STREET

The two wrist watches picked up
or the streets yesterday morning
within a block of each other were
returned to their owners by the
City police yesterday afternoon, a
few minutes after the News pub
lished a story about the discovery
of the time pieces.
Allan A. Marshall, an attorney,
found a watch in front OF the Wal
lace building at 10 o'clock and
forty-five minutes later, Mrs. L.. K.
Taylor, 307 D Vance street dis
covered another watch on the side
walk on Chestnut street, between
Second and Third.
The owners, of the timepieces
were Josephine Lanier, alt Chest
nut street and Gertrude B. Smith,
of Route 3, Wilmington. They called
at police headquarters shortly aft
err 4 o'clock to identify their
watches.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-30
JUSTICE BURIED
IN ELKT0N, KY.
McReynolds Laid To Rest
In Simple, Brief
Ceremony

ELKTON, KY, Aug. 29.-R-In
ceremony marked by simplicity
the body of James Clark Mercy.
nolds, retired Supreme Court Just
ice, was laid to rest Thursday in
the family burial plot at Glenwood
cemetery.
Flags flew at half staff in this
town of 1900, where McReynolds
was. born 81 years ago, as the
funeral procession moved along
quiet, tree-lined streets from the
little Christian church where funer-
al services were held at 2 p. m.
All business places were closed
during the funeral.
The Rev. w. H. ~Funderburk,
pastor of the church, assisted by
DR.. A. J.. Dickinson, Baptist mini
ster, offered a brief scripture read
ing and a prayer in a service last
ing less than five minutes.
At the grave, McReynolds' coffin
was placed as he instructed in his
will, westward of the family
monument, head near the center,
feet away from it." His parents,
DR.. John Oliver and Ellen Mercy
nolds are buried there.
Thomas e. Waggaman, marshal
of the Supreme Court who accom-
panied the body here from Wash
ington, assisted relatives, including
the Justices brother, DR.. Robert
P. McReynolds of Los Angeles,
with funeral arrangements.
The two-story red brick home
where McReynolds was born was
draped with three American flags.
McReynolds died last Saturday
in Washington.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-30
CROWD OF $4,000
CHEER FOR KING
Royalist Demonstration In
Athens Attracts Enthu-
siastic Response

ATHENS, Aug. 20 -(P)- More
than 10000 enthusiastic support
ers of exiled King George II jam
med historic Constitution square
Thursday night in a Royasist rally
sharply punctuated with cheers at
the mention of the monarch whose
future will be decided Sunday in
a p~lebiscite.
The rally followed an easing OF
concern over the departure OF
Soviet Ambassador Konstantine
K. Rodionov, which had caused
speculation that Russia might
break off diplomatic relations with
Greece. But the Soviet ambassa-
dor announced that he had named
a charge d~'affairs to act in his
absence and informed the Greek
government that his departure
was Gin execution of a mission"
While Royalist yelled for King
George, whose return from exile
in London is expected, Minister
of Public Order Spires Theotokis
said in an interview that condi-
tons were 'safisfactory' for hold
ing the p~lebiscite.
Issue Prejudiced
Meanwhile, leftwing circles con-
tinued to describe the plebiscite
as a fraud" The Moscow press
has declared that it was being
rugged by the p~ro-royalist Greek
government and that the issue was
prejudiced by the presence Of be-
tween 10000 and 10000 British
troops.
For the past several nights ex-
changes of gunfire have been
heard in various sections of
Athens. Several exchanges were
reported from Piraeus, the
capitals port. The Ministry OF
Public Order said, however, that
there was no increase in violence
as the plebiscite neared.
Personnel of the U. S. military
attaches office have been instruct
ed not to frequent night clubs or
theaters and to limit their appear
ance on the streets at night for
the next few days. They have been
prohibited from leaving Athens
proper.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-30
Dnuer Cremated

DURHAM, Aug. 20 @(P)- John
ME R. Johnson, 30-year-old
driver of a Southern Oil Transport
company truck of Friendship,
near Greensboro, met a fiery
death this afternoon about Ais
o'clock when his kerosene-laden
truck overturned on the Durham
Roxboro road, several hundred
yards inside the Person county
line.
The big vehicle, travelling TO-
ward Roxboro, burst into flames
after it collided with a sedan
operated by A. J. Blalock, a Per-
son county farmer. The accident
occurred almost in front Of Bla-
locks home, it was reported.
Awe-stricken onlookers tried in
vain to extricate Johnson's body
from underneath the overturned
truck while the driver begged
them to pull him out before he
burned to death.
When johnson realized he was
trapped under the burning wreck
age and the oil-fed blaze threaten
ed to consume his would-be res
cuers, the man advised the crowd
to back away. cts better for one
man to die than a lot of others!"
He was heard to cry before the
flames swept over his body and
the heat drove the spectators from
the scene.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-30

parents and they notified police.
"What kind of a whistle was it,"
Judge Niblack asked the girl.
"Oh. just the kind that fellows
give girls" she replied.
Stewart insisted that he did not
whistle at the plaintiffs. He said
he was driving near the home OF
"a young widow friend" and was
whistling for her, but Judge Niblacl
had his doubts.
"There are a lot worse crimes
than whistling at women and girls
the court told the defendant, ''bu'
parents are alarmed at attempt!
being made to pick up their daugh
tiers and I am going to fine yol
for this"
But that wasn't all. The judg,
added a 81 fine and S., costs t.
Stewards penalty for not having
drivers license.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-30
mir MEN BURNED
N TANKER BLAST
,,n Oil Company Ship Suf-
{ers Two Explosions
Enroute South

,rv WEST, Fla, Aug. %. Up
nv Tn'o explosions rocked the oil
,r Chester Sun 100 miles in the
talh' If Mexico from Key West
thursday and injured four men.
Mo second explosion occurred
tns +be crew was staging a two
WIN hattie with fire following the
first blast ~
.n;rdsboro Pa, reported at the
%.'-si hospital here that 1.-The for
N Sasd mart of the deck was blown
srer the side
He added:
.rbp deck is hanging over the
,ide, Just a few feet above water.
s ss5' anbody been forward on the
a .srt when the first explosion
s'c,lrred, they would have been
blown to bits
rbo other injured are Peter
rr7r7a IS, Chester, Pa, first de-
a.ao burns on the face, chest and
s.rs and reported by the Coast
c G-,: = 10 have cut a jugular vein;
1.nE Emery. % Chester, Pa, cuts
.r5 burns; and William jenkins,
- Eddystone, Pa, first degree
burns on the face and hands.
Sun Oil Tanker
The Chester Sun is owned by the
Snr Oil company and was en- route
trnm Philadelphia to New Orleans.
The four men flown here by a
rosst Guard "Dumbo" rescue
Name reported that the first ex-
rIosion occurred in the No. 2 hold
n tbe forward part of the ship. A
distress call was flashed.
Fire ragged for two hours, and as
.Ao crew bat led it with hoses and
team, the second explosion sent a
fash of flame rolling over them.
Emery was the only man injured
bv the first explosion. The others
ware burned by the second blast.
With the fire extinguished and
the injured men transferred to the
Coast Guard rescue craft, the
Chester Sun continued her voyage
under her own power to New
Orleans.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-30
COAST LINE LOSSES
$1,5S8 900 SINCE
LAST JANUARY 1ST

The Atlantic Coast Line showed
an operating deficit of more than
a million-and-a-half dollars in the
first seven months of 1916, accord
ing to the A. C. L. monthly revenue
statement issued here last night.
The Coast Line deficit for opera
tons during July was $446, 602, the
report showed. Taxes of $500, O0o
blotted out original monthly net
revenues Of $153, 1898.
The roads deficit of 81, 588, 414 for
the first seven months of 1946 con-
trasted with a 5,487, 661 surplus for
the same period last year.
Operating revenues for the
seven-month period were $74,S78,-
056, a sharp decrease from $685.
$40, 248 in 1915 and 1913, 558, 1888 for
1914.
The report also showed operating
expenses during the sever months
we're S6S, IT'S, 139 in comparison with
s65, At, se1 for 1915 and $56, 742, 1884
for 1914. Net operating revenue
amounted to Sc, 1902, GIT during the
period this year against $2S, 3 3o7
for 1915 and Sal, 815, 454 for 1914.
The amount required for taxes was
IS, 300, 900, a big decrease from the
$40, 100, 622 for 1915 and $2S, 1884, GIL
for 1914.
Operating income was 1902, GIT, a
tremendous decrease from the
So, 9O1, 735 for the seven months IN
1915 and s13, o5o, 843 for 1914. The
net amount paid for rent of equip
ment and joint facilities during the
period showed a deficit of $780,
331.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-30
RAILROADS SEEK
FAST UNLOADING
Shippers Urged To Coop
crate To Relieve Freight
Car Shortage


The Association of American
Railroads has requested shippers
of rail freight to load and unload
cars on a six-day a week schedule
as a means of offsetting present
car shortages, Atlantic Coast Line
officials pointed out here yester-
day.
The associations studies have
shown that, with shippers now
loading and unloading but five
days a week on the average,
freight car layovers are a contrib
uting factor in the present short
ages.
In the words of c. J. Goodyear,
president of the Shippers Advisory
Board, and j. j. Policy, president
Of the Association of American
railroads:
Take Up Slack
The problem resolves itself into
a decision as to what can be done
to alleviate the present difficulties
from a temporary standpoint. On
the railroad side all carries have
been and are being urged to elimi-
nate all possible slack in car hand
ling and all avoidable loss of car
days wherever equipment is in pos
session of the railroad, whether
for terminal switching, road haul
movement or on repair tracks.
Shippers and receivers are urged
in their own se~lf-interest, to step
up their unloading operations, and
where cars are available for I'M
loading on Saturday and even on
Sunday to authorize necessary
forces to work. It is also of the
upmost importance that receiver
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-30
Boy Kills Nephew

LUMBERTON, Aug. % -(P)-
Sheriff E. Clyde Wade reported
Thursday that Edens Chavis, 10
year-old Indian boy, had admitted
the killing Of his three-year-old
nephew, Robert Earl Chavis,
Wednesday while they were play
ing together in their farm home
near Rowland.
Sheriff Wade said the boy told
him that he loaded a gun while
his nephew watched, shot him, hit
him and then dragged his body
to the edge Of a nearby forest.
The dead body had been attack
ed by dogs and partially destroy
ed, Sheriff Wade said.
Pecan shells are easier to crack
after they have soaked in salt wa
Ter several hnII~s
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-30
Wesley Whistles Widow,
Gets $21 Fine In Court

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. %. -(P)e
Whistling at females al be ex-
pensive in indianapolis.
Wesley Stewart, IS, was hailed
into Municipal court Thursday on
a charge of whistling at a woman
and a 13-year-old girl in violation
of an 1890 ordinance. Judge John
L. Niblack fined him $40 plus S.
costs.
Judge Niblack cited the old anti
masher ordinance, which was
amended in 1926 and reads in part:
"Whoever attempts to become
acquainted with a person of the
opposite sex, not in the course Of
legitimate business, by signs or
gestures, or otherwise annoying
them, may be fined up to $50"
Two plaintiffs appeared in court
against Stewart. The woman sale
she just disregarded Stewards
whistling. The young girl told hel
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-30
CAN'T KEEP
GRANDMA IN
HER CHAIR
one 5 as Lively as a Youngster-
Now her Rackache is better

Il" = as Lively as a 1oungster-
Now her Backache is better
Many sufferers relieve nagging backache
QUICKLY. once they discover that the real
cause qs q their trouble may be tired kidneys.
The kidneys are Natures chief way Of tax
hs me excess acids and waste out of the
p GOoo' They help most people pass about 8
o, %nen disorder Of kidney function permits
poisonous matter to remain in your blood. It
Ia szyeausenaggingbackache rheumatic pains.
r Ms PANS, loss Of pep and energy, getting up
bb asds swelling, pufiness under the eyes,
psss sssaas ana dizziness. Frequent or scanty
trssssss With smarting and burning some
s s,n,s shows there is something wrong with
pi Roat wait! Ask your druggist for Doan's
BY 4 ni1i ss.mGlant diuretic, used successfully
i i;i1 relief and will help the Is miles of
s soarrs x, .u1es flush out poisonous waste from
''a' 0l00d. Get Doan's Pills.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-30
PHILLIPS ELECTED

NEW YORK, Aug. 29-(P)-Stan-
ley Phillips has been elected execu-
tive vice president of Cannon
Mills. Inc, the company announc-
ed Thursday. Phillips will take
over some of the administrative
duties formerly handled by F. A.
Williams, president.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-30
SHOWS BANNED

WINSTON-SALEM, Aug. 2s-FC
The North Carolina Board OF Agrl-
culture Thursday banned all poul-
try shows in the state this year
as a precaution against Newcastle
disease" during its meeting at the
Upper Mountain Experimental sta
ton here,
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-30
TURNER DIES

HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 20 -(R)-
Florence Turner - the "Vita-
graph Girl" and voted by exhibit
tors the most popular actress of
1915 - died at the Motion Picture
Country Home W d n e S d a y
night after a long illness. She was
in her COS.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-30
More Comfort Wearing
FALSE TEETH

Here is a pleasant way to overcome
loose plate discomfort. FASTEETH, an
improved powder, sprinkled on uppef
and lower plates holds them firmer 50
that they feel more comfortable. No
gummy, gooey, pasty taste or feeling.
It's alkaline (non-acid). Does not souri,
Checks plate odor" (denturs BREATH.
Get FASTEETH today at any drug storas
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-30

JUVENILE delinquency, its prevention, control and correction, is a matter
=. serious national concern, IS witness these figures comparing the first
s6 months II l945 and 1915. The Department of Justice emphasizes that
prevention of crime must be undertaken at the family level, Latest
ngres snow more youths Of II were arrested than in other age groups;
mat Il percent OF all murderers were under 81; that in this same age
group were 81 percent Of all burglars, 80 percent of all rapists. There
was a 1873 percent increase since 1899 in arrests Of girls under 10.
among the causes, officials state, are the postwar 'let-down," prev
a!ence OF souvenir war weapons, greater competition for jobs, influence
p1 movies, radio and press, and lack Of parental control Qnternahonall
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-30
HORSE PATROL
FRANKFURT. Germany,

FRANKFURT. Germany, Aug. 70
- R - Specially picked horse
troopers have been assigned to
supplement U. S. constabulary pa
trols along the American-Russian
zonal frontier, the U. S. Third
ARMY said Thursday,
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-30

SOVIET AMBASSADOR Adm. Kon-
stantine X. Rodinov has requested
visas for himself and his family to
leave Greece and return to Russia.
The move was interpreted in some
circles as a recall by the Soviet
Union and a silent protest to the
forthcoming electoral decision on
the return from exile of King
George II. InternationaD
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-30

Except for severe cutting back
at planting time, little pruning of
fruit trees is necessary under
North Dakota conditions.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-30
HOPE FADES.

sOUT HEAVEN, Mich. Aug. %.
finding of an overturned
dinghy late Thursday dampened
hopes for the safety of three crew
members of the Inflated Yacht
Verano, which sank in choppy Lake
Michigan waters late Wednesday,.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-30

Clock and watch manufacturing
in this country is still concentrated
in Connecticut and Massachusetts,.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-30
Today. It's MAGIC CHI

because MAGIC CHEFS points of superiority combme to give you the finest cooking re-
suits sand the greatest cooking heedomL MAGIC CHEFS smooths parking steanLned appear
amew will add to kitchen beauty It's SUPERIOR efficient performance will bmsh kitchen dudgy:
Their is happiness head or you kitchen with MAGIC CHEF!
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-30

In 1867 when the train chuggd into townt was the center of interest VAST on time!
Was it late if 50 wy?W Who arrived? Who Mash leaving =? 1t was thrilling and exciting nngd to ~ ~a nS
But matter Of more abiding Interest," were the three daily meals tatm must be cooked en
mn Then most cooking was done a variety Of Ways; by gas woodr coal range and some
time over an open fire. 81.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-12-19
United Nations Adopts Plan
To End All Armament Soon

New York-Russia Saturday
lost her fight to lay open the
American atomic bomb secrets
Immediately, but the United Ma
tions Assembly approved a uni
versally acclaimed plan for arms
reduction which would in time,
scrap all weapons of mass de-
struction.
Optimism over the arms pro-
gram was the keynote as Soviet
Foreign Minister V. M. MolotoV
sailed for home with American
assurance that international con-
troll of atomic energy with step
by-step disclosure of all the facts
would be given top priority in the
plan to discard arms.
The optimism was reflected as
far away as Moscow where the
Government newspaper Izvestia
declared the work of the United
Nations and Foreign Ministers
Council here had been fruitful
and Substantial"
These developments came after
Secretary, of State James F.
Byrnes, British Foreign Secretary
Ernest Bevin and Molotov adj
dressed the assembly late Friday
night and early Saturday.
The arms reduction program
was approved unanimously yes
terday morning amid wave of
applause in the Flushing Meadows
assembly hall.
The 54-member nations then
turned down by vote of 36-to-6,
the Russian demand for an i'm
mediate global census of troops
and all ornaments to implement
long-range proposal for their
reduction to the size of peace
keeping police force.
AS Molotov boarded the liner
Queen Elizabeth after attending
the Foreign Ministers conference
and most important U. N. sessions
he commented that results were
cas- satisfactory to the Soviet dele
cation as they are to the other
delegations"
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afterwards.
Governor Cherry indicated to-
day that he would not call a spe-
cial election to name a successor
for Senator Bailey's unexpired
term. The Governor said that he
probably would appoint Senator
Bailey's successor later this week.
Potential nominees to Senator
Bailey's post include former Gov
ernor j. M. Broughton, National
Committeeman w. P. Horton,
State Treasurer Charles M. John
son, w. B. Umstead, who recently
resigned as State Democratic Ex-
ecutive committee chairman, and
1t. Gov. l.. Y. Ballentine.
Bailey was chairman of the
Senate commerce committee and
in his third term, which was to
expire in 1948.'
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the bars of its cage and gashed
the left side of the boys face.
His mother, Mrs. Anna Stearns,
screamed and snatched her child
from the leopard's reach. A Roose-
welt hospital physician who at
tended the child said his condi-
ton was good" He was taken
home by his mother.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-12-19
GUAM WANTS TO BECOME
PART OF UNITED STATES

Guam-The Congress of Guam
decided to propose to the next
U. S. Congress that Guam be or
ganized as a territory and that all
Guamanians become United States
citizens.
Members said they were salts
fled with the present navy adj
ministration of Vice-Adm. Charles
A. Pownall, Governor of Guam
and commander of the Marianas,
but wanted to act promptly for
fear American interest in Guam
might dwindle in the future.
Guam's attorney general, j. w.
Davis of Chicago, had recon-
mended that action be deferred
two to five years.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-12-19
III. N. MAY LOCATE
NEAR NEW YORK CITY

New York-On First Avenue
they're measuring tall buildings
against the sky-and where few
see shadows cast across their lives
most residents of the area envision
4 shining new world capitol.
In general, those who live and
work on the East River site offer
ed to the United Nations as a
permanent home by John D.
Rockefeller gave that body as
warm welcome yesterday as it
has received in its long hunt for
quarters.
known locally as turtle Bay
aince the days of Washington Irv-
ing, the area now bounded by
And and 48th Streets and First
Avenue and Franklin D. Roose-
velt Drive contains some history
and some irony, if the United
Nations settles there.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-12-19
HEADACHE POWDER
FORMULAS CHANGED

Washington-The Federal Trade
Commission ended prosecution
against the makers of ''BC Head
ache Powders" and 'Stanback
Headache Powders after both
agreed to change their formulas.
F. T. c. had charged the B. c.
Remedy Co., Durham, N. c., and
the Stanback Co., Ltd, Salisbury,
N. c., have used false advertising
because they failed to reveal
harmful effects" of continued
use in quantities greater than
recommended.
Both manufacturers have elm
mated the drugs acetanilid and
potassium bromide, which formed
the principal basis for the charges,
~. T. c. said.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-12-19
Senator Bailey
Died On Sunday

Raleigh-Senator Josiah Will
liam Bailey, 70, Democrat of
North Carolina, died at his home
here Sunday of a cerebral hem
orrhage. The senator, who had
been in a coma since late yester-
day, had suffered serious heart
illness about eight months ago,
but was recovering.
Members of the family, who an
nounced his death, reported that
he complained of headache yes
terday afternoon, drank cup of
coffee, and went to Sleep.
Later his son, James H. Pou
Bailey, Raleigh attorney, called
a physician at his fathers request.
He lapsed into coma shortly
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-12-19
Mrs. Wyrick Is
Contest Winner

Mrs. Betty 10 Bare Wyrick,
student at Jefferson high school,
was the winner in the ninth dis
trict in the essay contest for SEN
iors conducted by the magazine
1--WE The People," sponsored in
high schools each year.
Mrs. Wyrick was presented a
fifty dollar war bond and her
expenses were paid to Raleigh
by the Citizens Association. The
subject for the essay this year
was Should the State of North
Carolina Provide Capital Outlay
Funds for Public School Build
ings."
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-12-19

1916. FOUNDATION curolnu commniee
Suite eo56 R Building. Roesh coroino
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From where | sit =. by Joe Marsh
A Grond


blonde ones-Vermont accents and
Alabama drawls-dOctors and farm
ers . ali with their differences of
taste and politics, yet as close and
harmonious in spirit as a group
could be.
From where I sit, it's a great
American tradition-not just fam
lily reunions, but the ability to get
along as one harmonious family,
regardless of differences of taste
whether it's taste for politics or
farming, beer or cider.
4s Ma4z
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-12-19

He is, however, still working
with the intelligence department
as civilian.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-12-19
YOUNGSTER is CLAWED
BY LEOPARD IN zoo

New York - Three-year-old
John Stearns was clawed by a
leopard when he crawled@ under
guard rail at the Central Park
Zoo. The leopard reached through
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-12-19

The Cuppers had a grand old
family reunion last week-for the
d rst time since the war.
Big and little Cuppers came, by
car and train, from as far west
rs Nebraska and as far east as
Vermont. They crowded Dee and
canes house, set up quarters in
she barns, or stopped with neigh
bors-and jollier gathering you
couldn't have imaginedi
/ was asked to their final Satur.
say night supper, when they sang
ed songs, drank beer and cider,
Eeminisced. Dark Cuppers and