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Milford chronicle., 1946-05-24
HARRINGTON

The HARRINGTON LiOfsS Club held
the first of their semi monthly
meetings last Monday at the James
Restaurant Twenty two memherS
we're present with one guest Lion
n. Kinnamon from cambridge. Md.
The club voted 1000 cooperation
with the other organizations OF the
town in a memorial building pro-
iect. in memory of the boys OF the
town who lost their lives i'll World
War II. The after dinner speaker
was Rev. j. Wright
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Moore oil
Churchill. Md. spent the week end
with his mother. Mrs. Potosi Moore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Ashhy ana
children of E,ssinetCn: Mr.. and
Mrs. Jack StOver. Marcus Hook and
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Warrington of Es-
sinston. were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. II. WOhnuss recently. Nor
ris Sparklin. q veteran of the At
lantic Theatre and Mrs. Emma
Kober also were included in the
home coming.
Galloway. Kemp. RauShlcy. Tee
Post No. { American Legion will
meet tonight over the First Nation
al Bank.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Sheath and
the latters mother. Mrs. Martha
Knox and Miss Ethel Warren OF
Dover spent the week end motor
ing over the Skyline Drive.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Shaw and
children. Walter and Miss Sara
Shaw spent the week end as the
guest of Postmaster and Mrs. {.
Fred Wilson.
Mrs. Fl. G. Tee ST.. and Mrs.
Clarence W. ShOckley were with Il
PARTY of Milford friends visitin-
Wilmington on Saturday.
Air. and Mrs Alden Ramsdell and
baby of Saratoga. Pa. spent the
week end with Mr. and Mrs. Fl. j
Ramsdell.
Mrs. James Sharp of New York i
spending a few days with Mr.. and
Mrs W. W. Sharp and sister, Miss
Caroline Sharp.
Allen Cain of Newark spent the
week end with his parents, Mr.. ant
Mrs. Hasty Cain.
Miss Joyce Brook of BelhaVcn
North Carolina is spending some
time with her uncle and aunt. Mr.
and Mrs. II. e. Tee .Ir,
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Bailey spcn
last week in Washington. d. E. ant
were the guests of Commander ant
Mrs. Leslie Galloway
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry E. Tee 81
were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Her
man Roach at Georgetown SUNDAY
Mr.. and Mrs. W. Spence of At
lantic City. New Jersey were week
end guests of Mr. and Mrs. Harry |
ROyer. the lattcrs mother, Mrs
Florence Truitt accompanied then
home for visit of several months
Pfc. Charles T.. HendricksOn o
BgGs Field Texas is spending
furlOuGh with his aunt. Mrs. Harr.
J. Boyer and with his mother. Mr-
{. W. Spence in Atlantic Git
Milford chronicle., 1946-05-24

they attended the annual c"nfcr-
Vnct.
Mr.. Charles Rust OF Philadelphia
spent the week with his sister and
brother. Nh and Mrs. Arthur Is.
Campbell and when he returned he
was accompanied by Mn Elisha -.
Campbell Wno will spend some
time there with his dauehtcr in
Media. Pa.
Mrs Estolla Johnson and sister,
Mrs. Minnie Davidson attended the
church services at tUol9prinG ON
SUNDAY.
Mir. and Mrs. Russell Parsons
and family and MOTHER Mrs. Eftic
Parsons of WilmlnGtou spent the
week end to their home here.
Mrs Cora Truitt received word
from her son. Roland p. Truitt who
is serving in the Air Force Who has
Milford chronicle., 1946-05-24
MILTON

The many friends of Floyd Hun
Icy are pleased To hear that. after
spending fifteen weeks in Wllm-
ingtOn hospital. he has been abb" To
return to his home ON Chestnut
street Mr. Hurley, who Is mas
ter carpenter. fell while at work
near Wilmington. and sustained a
broken leg. The nature of the
fracture nCCeSSitatCd the insertion
of a steel plate from knee 10 ankle.
and recovery was slow. However.
Mr.. Hurley. who is Il member OF
Milton's town council, now is able
to move about with the aid OF crut-
chcs. We hope for a speedy rcCoV-
cry.
Mrs. George Il. Atkins is spend
ing Il few days with lrr sisters in
Philadelphia.
Miss Dorothy Argo. student nur-
So at Wilmington hospital. spent
the weekend with her aunt Mrs.
Charles s. Barker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis McGcc spent
the weekend with friends in Chcs-
ter. Pa
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Davidson
of Dover, spent Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. Floyd Hurley and MIR
and Mrs. Charles Lofland
The property on Mulberry
street recently purchased from Mr
and Mrs. William Wilkins hy MIR
and Mrs. Linwood Rogers. is being
repainted This property fronts
Broad street. and. when finished
will present a pleasing appearance
First Lieutenant Robert Il. Walls
Jr. of Wilmington. has been honor
ably discharged from tn" Army
and is now at the home OF his par
rntS. Mr. and Mrs. Robert +
Walls. ST.. near town. Before rn
tering the Army. 1t Walls occupied
Il responsible position with Il Wilm
ingt0n bank. and after il short vac
alton home. will return to his for
.mcr position.
Mrs. Helen Barker and SON
Clarence. were Wilmington visi
tors last week.
Milton High School commence
mcnt exercises will he held oI
Wednesday evening. June 9th. Tn
following will receive diplomas q
graduation: Arthur Belts France
Banning. Emily Cl"ndanicl tvalc
dictorianl. Burton Donovan. Gcol
60 T., Hopkins. Derrick Marlnni:
Audic Macklin lSalutatOrian
Henry Millman. Marie Mcgee. Rut
Reed. Dallas Roach. Helen Willie.
Nictta Wilson. Alice Waplrs, Et
win wilkins. and Samuel Elliott
Franklin EllingSworth. of IN
Merchant Marine, is spending
Milford chronicle., 1946-05-24

been in China for sometime is ex-
urctrd to he in the state soon and
will he home.
Mr.. Francis T.. Price who is
serving in the L. :. NJ NJ. :. arrived
homo ON Tuesday from Alabama to
spend short while with his wife.
the former Miss Marie Simpler.
Milford chronicle., 1946-05-24
BIRTH FLOW Frs LISTED

Birth flowers for each month
are: January. Carnation; February,
primrose: March. violet; April.
daisey; May, lily of the valley.
June. roses: July, sweet peas:
August. Gladi0la: September. aStcr.
October. Gahlia; November, Chrys-
;nthCmum December. p0inScttld
or holly.
Milford chronicle., 1946-05-24

Pilgrim Holiness Church News
SUNDAY school $50. Harold Moore.
superintendent. Morning Worship.
Io.l'. Young Peoples Society.
y m. Evangelistic service. 7:45
=. IN. Prayer meeting Thursday.
= n m
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-27
ANTARCTIC WHALE
MEAT TESTS DUE
Scientists Leave On Nor
wegian Steamer To Study
Suitability OF Fish

NEW YORK. Dec. Up The
Norwegian tanker Anna Knudsen
sailed Thursday for Antarctica on a
scientific expedition to find out
whether Antarctic whale meat can
be made fit for humans.
The Anna Knudsen, Capt. Kristof-
fer Saeboe, its skipper, said, will
rendezvous with several floating
whale factories in the Antarctic.
One, the Balaena, carries a group
of scientists working under ausp-
ices of the British Royal Navy.
The expedition, Saeboe said, not
only will study the suitability Of
the southern whales for human con-
sumption, but also will study their
diving characteristics to get ideas
for future submarines.
The North Atlantic whale, the
Knudsen's officer said, already has
been proved p~alatable in Northern
Europe and the British have nam
ed such flesh "whaleburgers."
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-27
WEATHER

SAN DIEGO, Calf, Dec. 26-(P)
Clearing weather Thursday aided
searcters for a missing Western
Airlines transport and IL passen-
gers as they heard two new reports
one that the craft was seen to
explode in the air Christmas Eve
and another extending by nine
minutes the radio trail Of its
flight.
The search continued to center
in the Laguna mountain area,
about so miles east of here, where
rugged peaks rear up from the
desert.
Johnny Johnson. rancher, told
Western officials he saw a plane
e,,lode in this district and that
he later found a piece of charred
p~lexiglass.
The officials said the plexiglass
was from a plane wind shield but
that there was no immediate
means of identifying it further.
Johnson was taken over the loca-
ton in a search plane but clouds
covered the land.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-27
CUTTER RUSHING
TO AID OF SHIP

NEW YORK, Dec. rs. -W.G-
The 8, O00-ton American Farmer OF
the United States lines ran aground
on the south side entrance to Cape
Cod canal and a coast guard cutter
has been sent to tow the ship OFT,
the Coast Guard reported Thursday
night.
The American Farmer sent an
S. O. S. but the coast guard said the
vessel was in no danger. They
expected it would be refloated at
high water early Friday morning.
Boston search and rescue opera
lions have dispatched the cutter
Legar which is expected to reach
the scene late Thur sday night. The
American Farmer was en- route
to New York from Boston when
it ran onto an uncharted sand bar,
the coast guard said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-27
|BYRNES INVITED
TO VISIT TOKYO
Continued From Page One)

exchange public after MacArthur's
headquarters at Tokyo disclosed
the invitation.
The secretary himself was absent
on a Christmas holiday at Aiken
8. c., but a department official
told newsmen he will be busy fol-
some time preparing for the Big
Four peace conference on Germany
to open in Moscow in March.
May Pay Visit
The secretary intends. to repre-
sent the United States at this con.
ference and the spokesman did not
rule out the possibility that he
might be able to return to the
United States from Moscow by way
of Tokyo.
Since he took office nearly Is
months ago, Byrnes' attention has
been focused largely on Europe's
postwar problems and in setting
up the United Nations as a grow.
ing concern. These duties have
, required trips to Moscow, Paris
London and Germany, but not tt
General MacArthur's domain in the
Orient.
however, to Pacific affairs in ap'
Byrnes gave direct attention,
proving the establishment of the
Far Eastern commission earlier
this year. This includes repre-
sentatives of Soviet -H.ussia ane
other powers with interests in the
Pacific, and its creation was &C
copied without enthusiasm by Gen
eral MacArthur's headquarters.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-27
CITY TO RELEASE
REPORT FOR YEAR
CONTINUED From Page One)

growth of any 12-month period in
its history.
In some aspects, the report con-
stitutes a powerful argument Tor
the efficiency of the City Manager
form Of government, now In It's
fifth year of operation here
Last June 80 saw the value OF
real property in the city at $50, O69,-
195-the largest figure in its his
tory.
Despite enormous expansion OF
facilities, the Wilmington's tax rate
remained at $l.35 as the l946-47
budget was adopted.
At the close OF the last fiscal
year, Wilmington had a bonded
debt OF 1851. 900, a decline OF
$141, 900 over the previous year,
This strong financial position had
been attained at no cost to NUM-
cipal services.
An instance of the expansion OF
these services over a fve-year per-
iod was in the report of the water
and sewer department, a single
city agency.
Last year, the city pumping sta
ton pushed out an average OF A.
500, 900 gallons of water a day. The
figure was a drop from the 1884
record of 400, 900 but still nearly
a million gallons a day higher than
the 1941-42 average.
In 1945-46, the city's water sys-
tenn was extended by nearly a mile
of water pipe ranging from two to
IL inches. The department rebuilt
10 blocks of its water distribution
system, repaired 1863 broken sew
and 1873 meter leaks.
In January, 1916, the city COM
its new SIPS, 600 refuse in
cinerator, which the report will de-
scribe as one of the nations most
modern systems Of garbage and
trash disposal"
The City Engineering department
laid 1888 square yards Of side
walk, relaid or constructed 5000
feet of storm sewers ranging in
size from IL to u inches, prepared
7,247 tons of asphalt surfacing, and
hauled 5000 tons of cubic yards of
dirt in the year prior to June 80,
1916.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-27
u. s. OIL FIRMS
CLOSE BIG DEAL
CONTINUED From Page One)

nouncing its share in this dea-,
said final contamination IS con-
tingent upon surveys and discus
sions now in progress.
In the second agreement, Stand
ard of New Jersey and Socony
Vacuum reached an accord in
principle with the Anglo-I-anian
Oil company, Ltd, to purchase
substantial quantities of crude oil
from this British company, which
operates in Iran.
Because Standard Of New Jersey
and Socony Vacuum up until now
have shipped mostly American oil
to t..eir European and Asiatic Gus
toners, government officials said
it would now be possible to con-
serve oil resources in the United
States. Both companies will be
able to ship the Middle Eastern
petroleum instead because it is
closer to their clients, they said.
New Pipelines
Two new pipelines are foreseen
as a result Of the deals to facili-
tate the flow Of oil from the Persian
Gulf area to the Mediterranean.
The first, operated by the Arabian
American Oil company in Saudi
Arabia, would go from Drahran
through one of the Levant coun-
tries. The second would be laid
from the Basra-Abadan. area to
the Mediterranean under the con-
troll of the Anglo-Iranian company.
The two American oil companies
involved in both deals will pay
part of the cost of constructing
the pipelines. No estimate OF the
cost was Immediately available but
officials said they thought the
amount might run as high as $780,
900, 900.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-27
Countess Faces Grilling
In Death OfHer Cousin

PARIS, Dec. 26. -U.D- The
Countess Marguerite D'Andurian,
almost as fabulous a character as
her old friend, the late T. E.
Lawrence of Arabia, was held in
Nice Thursday for questioning
about the death of her cousin, Ray
mond Clerisse. He died in 1945
from eating poisoned candy.
The Countess is 81, but her
charms are still such that she has
no lack of admirers. A few years
ago, a Major Sinclair was said to
have committed suicide in the Near
East because she refused to take
him seriously.
She was arrested Wednesday by
the Surete Rationale on suspicion
of having done some gold snug
Cling. A few gold pieces we're re-
ported to have been found in her
room, but not enough to prove any,
thing.
She was supposed to have been
brought to Paris Thursday but at
last report she was still held in
the headquarters of the Surete Ma
tionale in Nice. Commissioner Pier
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-27
Today And Tomorrow

readjusted to the fact that they
cannot be shaped, operated, and
justified on the basic idea Of united
resistance to Soviet expansion. The
Russian diplomatic recession fixes
upon us a great responsibility for
workable solutions. If the Russians
sit back, they relieve US OF the
pressure which made solutions
more difficult. But they also de-
prive us of a scapegoat if we dc
not find the solutions. And If we
do find them, then at a convenient
moment, the Russians will cease
to sit back, and will undoubtedly
come forward again.
| There has been, in brief, a
Temporary sterilization OF the bal
ance of power at the limits OF
the spheres of influence establish
ed at the end of the war. Each
of the powers within its sphere
of influence is now confronted
with the problem OF what TO 40
the Russians being recognized by
the treaties as overloads of East
ern Europe, have now to win and
hold the allegiance of the nations
of that region. It will not be easy.
For now they must make good
Until now they have had only to
oppose British and American in
tervention.
The situation is essentially SINH
lar in the British and American
spheres. When the Russians SIT
back, the turbulent peoples OF these
immense areas will demand more
to offer them, now that we have a
insistently than eve what we have
relatively free hand to make Of
fers.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-27
THOMPSON HOLDS
EDGE FOR OFFICE

would vote to elevate Talmadge's
son, Herman. Fifteen others were
noncommittal, and favored a
special election. 81
Herman Talmadge, meanwhile,
claimed more than 100 pledges in
the legislature, and said reaction
to his candidacy was the best l
POSSIBLY could hope for" He added;
Its virtually unanimous"
Thompson at the same time de-
clared: Directly after taking the
oath OF office as lieutenant-gov-
ernor, I plan to then take the oath
Of governor. 1 hope that no one
will interfere with the expressed
will Of the people,"
Talmadge forces claim the death
OF Eugene Talmadge voided his
majority in the Nov. 5 general cleo
ton, and that the legislature thus
may elect a new governor from the
two highest written candidates.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-27
BARUCH PLAN MAY
GET 0KAY TODAY
Continued From Page One)

features Of atomic control at a
closed meeting here Thursday, but
the major contention over the
|Baruch plan has remained to be
solved.
Earlier, Canada's delegation had
submitted a number of comments
and proposals affecting the Baruch
plan. These we're said to have been
discussed at a meeting of the
second echelon" OF the two dele
cations Thursday afternoon and
night. :,
Both sides we're reported well
satisfied" after the long confer
'ence.
With such agreement it was pre-
dicted that Bernard M. Baruch:
chief U. S. delegate, and General
A. G. L. McNaughton, Canadian
delegate, would approve the set
tlement.
There is a possibility that other
delegations will bring up new points
at the meeting Friday but with
Canada and the United States now
in agreement the meeting is ex-
pected to be much smoother.
There still was no indication as
to the attitude Soviet Russia will
take in the important meeting.
Poland Abstains
By a 10 to 0-vote, with Russia
not participating and Poland alb
staining, the political committee
adopted every section Of the draft
report on scientific ard technical
features of atomic control except
general findings and recommends
tons.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-27
CHRISTMAS DEATH
TOLL TOTALS 80
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p. m. Qocal time) Christmas Eve
and midnight Christmas Day, a
final complication showed last
night.
The traffic deaths were far in
excess of the $50 forecast by the
National Safety council for the
same period and a council spokes-
man said it would be a near record
number, after inclusions of those
dying from injuries suffered during
the period.
California led the nation with 81
traffic deaths, AZ of those being in
Southern California and the Los
Angeles area. Illinois ranked
second with 81 violent deaths, in
GLIDING 81 from traffic accidents.
The toll by states listing traffic
and miscellaneous: Alabama 2, 0;
Arizona 2, O.; Arkansas 0, 4; Cali
fornia 81, 2; Colorado 2, l; Con
necticut l, o; Florida 8, /; Georgia
5, 1; Idaho 2, o; Illinois %, 5;
Indiana II, /; Iowa 4, 1; Kansas
u, o; Louisiana 3, 0; Maine 8, l;
Maryland 8, 0; Massachusetts 5,
a; Michigan 8, 2; Minnesota 8, 0;
Missouri g., o; Nebraska l, 0; New
Jersey 4, 7; New Mexico 8, 0; New
York 10, 2; North Carolina ., o;
North Dakota /, O.; Ohio 7, 1; Okla
homa 4, o; Oregon 8, 2; Pennsyl-
vania z, 8; South Carolina 8, i;
South Dakota l, 0; Tennessee 10,
10; Texas 4, 4; Vermont 1, 0; vlr-
ginia 2, o; Washington 4, 0; west
Virginia 5, /; Wisconsin 5, 5; Dlst-
riot of Columbia 0, /.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-27
ARRIVES

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Dec. rs.
-(P- A chartered plane bringing
the University of Oklahoma foot
ball team here for the Gator Bowl
game New Years Day landed at
municipal airport at ABS p. m.
(EST) Thursday. Forty-six persons
were aboard the craft, including
coaches and a few players wives.
The Oklahoma Sooners will clash
with North Carolina State in the
Gator Bowl. The Carolina eleven
will arrive Friday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-27

re Coutant, who had spent a yeal
investigating her in North Africa
and the Near East, wanted to ask
her a few more questions about
her cousins death.
Questioned BY Police
Her cousin Clerisse, rs, a law.
yer, died on November %, 1915
and the Countess was picked up q
few days later. She was questioned
and released.
She IS said to have met Lawrence
during the First World War wher
she owned the Queen Zenobie no.
tel at Palymra, in the Levant
states. and he was organizing the
Arabs for guerrilla war against
the Central powers.
In 1884, she disguised herself as
a man and tried to get into the
sacred mosque at Mecca, which
women are forbidden to enter.
About this time, she divorced the
Count D'Andurian and married ar
Arabian Shiek.
The Shiek died of poison and she
was condemned to be stoned to
death. But before the sentence
could be executed, she was pardon
ed by King Ibn Saud of Saudi
Arabia, at the request of the French
consul.
The consul's son was said to have
been in love with her. AS soon as
the Arabs let her go, she returned
to Palymra and remarked the
Count D'Andurian. The count soon
died of poisoning, and she was a
widom AGAIN
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-27
Along The Cape Fear

local ladies who participated in
those fancy social events held in
connection with the races here.
HELP NEEDED-NoW we come
to the important part of the story.
Along The Cape Fear is going to
need a great deal of help in learn
ing a few of the details about the
other volunteer fire departments
that Wilmington use to boast.
Pictures of these organizations
would be most welcome.
Now if our good readers will
put on their thinking caps and
show the usual gracious helpful
ness. we feel sure that we will
soon be able to bring you some
OF the details Of our other volun.
'teer fire companies.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-27
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\OOltAk1oSA
and of the Soviet press. But the
Russians also have their catalogue
of "%victories." They got the recog-
milton de jure of what the Rec
ARMY achieved de facto in Eastern
Europe. They got a considerably
better moral position in the COLO
NAL problem of Asia and Africa,
and they seized the initiative on
disarmament.
The actual winner, it seems to
me, was not either side, or any
diplomat, but the facts OF life. The
agreements, which gave the effect
of harmony in New York, register
an acceptance by the three great
mowers of conditions which they
sought to change but found they
could not change. Thus there is
no substantial difference between
the treaties agreed to in New YORK
and the armistice terms fixed by
the Soviets nearly two years ago.
Mr.. Bvrnes and Mr.. Bevin have
not penetrated the area benlno
the so-called iron curtain, n the
Yalta declaration is as ineffective
as ever. They reached agreement
with Mr.. Molotov by accepting the
Soviet settlement of Eastern Eu-
rome. There is no use pretendlne
hat these agreements are a dlpio-
matte victory; such agreements
could have been had when Mr..
Bvrnes was in Moscow a year ago.
ONLY then they were denounced
as appeasement.
On the other hand, the Kremlln
has accepted the fact that the
Red Army and its agents and Its.
fifth column are unable now to
advance into Iran, Turkey, and
Greece The Kremlin thought they
could. But they we're checked by
the dispatch of American forces
to the Mediterranean, an act
which righted the balance OF
power in language that was I'M
mistakable to the realists OF the
Kremlin. The Russians have re-
coded in Iran, have relaxed their
nressure on Turkey, and appear
ready for accommodation IN
Greece and in Istria. They under
stand the language of the balance
of power and being able to act
without fear of criticism at home,
they have quickly and without
elaborate apology, re~adjusted their
foreign policy to the facts OF lie.
The reimbursement consists es-
sentially in standing within their
sphere of influence, not trying for
the time being to expend it. This
will make necessary important re-
adjustments of British and Amer
ican policy. AS long as the Rus
siars were pressing outward in all
directions, everything that was
difficult and troublesome in the
rest of the world could be ascrlbed
to the Soviets or justified as neces-
sary in order to resists the Soviets.
But now things may be differ
ent. Our China policy, the ex-
pansion of our strategic positions,
Britain's Middle Eastern policy,
the Western European colonial
pyiicy, will have somehow to be
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-27
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were staged here in the Port City.
The finest fire wagon steeds in the
state broke all speed records ur
and down Fifth street.
There was no paving on Fifth
Street then and the throughfare
proved an ideal race course.
Stands were erected in the plaza
for the spectators at the event or
events.
These annual get-togethers were
followed by a grand ball and the
bellies of Wilmington, as we'll as
the most charming lady visitors
from the states other major cities
turned out in full force.
So unless we miss u guess, the
ladies shown in the photograph
on Page Twelve we're some of the