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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-11
CIVITAN MEMBERS
HEAR W. E.. HAAS
Intricate edure OF
Grading Food Handlers
Explained

The intricate procedure of grad.
ing and inspecting food handling
establishments was explained te
Wilmington Civilians at their regu.
lar luncheon meeting yesterday by
W. c. Hass, sanitary inspector TO,
the c~ity-county health board anc
the state board of health.
Passing around score sheets USED
in the grading of restaurants, Haas
gave a brief summary of the proce-
dure and some of the problems me-
in his work.
Grading
On a basis of 1000 points for a
perfect record. eating places may
be graded in IA" "B", and &C.
classific atoms, with the ga" grade
being from 900 to 1000, "B" from
300 to 900 and CO.. from 700 to 300,
he disclosed.
Any eating place falling below
the 700 mark must be closed until
proper conditions can be establish
ed, he added.
Six Billion Meals
Pointing up the necessity Of pro-
per food handling and eating place
cleanliness, the inspector revealed
that approximately six billion
meals are served annually in the
United States.
infected food can cause illness
and DEATH, Haas said.
"On December 81, 1915, there
745 food handling establish
in New Hanover county .
On June 80, 1916 there were 1923
such places in the county," he dis
closed.
Eating out is a necessity for
many people and they must be
protected, he added.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-11
SEARCH CONTINUES.
FOR MISSING PAIR:
POLICE LACK CLUE

A widespread search for two
young girls was continued last
night by city, county and state Of
ficers.
Police reported no trace of two
missing girls, following a IS hour
hunt prompted by a report from
James Smith, Folkstone, who said
his daughter and sister had dis
appeared from their home.
Reporting the two as having been
absent from their residence since
July 2, the Folkstone man describ-
ed them as his sister, Frances
smith, %, height, five feet. weight
1885, blue eyes, auburn hair and
lar complexion; his daughter,
bonnie Lee Smith, 16, height, five
1eet; weight 100 pounds; blue eyes
and blonde hair.
Smith vas unable to give further
description of the two young wo-
men. or what they were wearing
when last seen.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-11

Civilian clientele numbering 81
has been registered as new custo-
mers of the Civilian Vocational Re.
Mobilization service during the past
six months.
These customers of a state and
federal sponsored organization to.
day are receiving invaluable alo
through the services ~"personallz,
ed c%ounseling, Albert A. Chiemle-
60, counselor, said.
Offices Opened
The local territory was served
by a representative who made
periodic visits to Wilmington from
Greenville until six months age
when Chiemiego opened offices ano
ORGANIZED his system here.
In this number of new customers.
many were mentally depressed
others were amputees, and still
others were suffering from some
major ailment and had been ap-
s2roved for the service of the agen,
cy.
Have Jobs
Today they r students in col
leges. vocational enthusiasts, OF
have completed their preliminary
education and have been placed
in jobs which allow them to be
come self supporting.
The "a above mentioned, are no
the only customers of the agency
And all cases are not necessarily
INDECENT, the counselor explained.
ALI Kinds
Many come from well : off
families, and r usually hare
pressed for rehabilitation, and tn
counsel which the service affords
Chiemiego, said.
1.-The policies of the agency make
it possible for almost anyone VIII,
is suffering from a mental or physl
cal injury to have a chance to one
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-11
CARPENTERS UNION
PLANNING BANQUET
Organization Will Install
Officers For 1896
Al Term

The local carpenters union No.
ll65 will hold a banquet meeting at
a local club Thursday night at 7
o clock, it was announced We'd
nesday by J.. L. Dew, business
manager of the local.
Wade POSTMASTER
James E. L. Wade will serve as
master of ceremonies and a short
talk will be made by H. H. Hinkle,
manager of the U. S. employment
office.
Officers Installed
Immediately following the ban.
quet the following officers will be
installed for the year ]. V. Stan
ley, president; J. T. Gnatt, vice.
president; E. M. Bordeaux, record.
ing secretary; ]. L. Dew, financial
secretary and business manager
and Homer Peterson, treasurer.
c. D. Lewis is the retiring presi-
dent.
All members and their wives or
girl friends have been invited to
attend the banquet.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-11
SCOTLAND NEGRO
ADMITS KILLINGS
Signs Statement That He
Shot Four Persons To
Death July |

LAUR1NBURG, July 10. -R)-
Sheriff W. D. Reynolds said Wed
nesday that Benjamin Frank Nc
Leod, 27-year-old Negro, had adj
mitted in a signed statement that
he shot and killed four persons
and then set fire to their farm
home to destroy evidence of the
killings.
The victims were: Henry Low
cry, As; his wife; their 18-month-
old son, William Kenneth Lowe-y;
and George Edward Koonce, II
farm hand employed by Lowery.
Bodies In Ruins
Their charred bodies were found
in the ruins Of their five-room
farm house in a lonely section II
miles north Of here on the night
of July 1.
Reynolds said that Mcleod was
arrested last Thursday but had
stoutly denied his guilt until this
week. The sheriff quoted Mcleod
as saying that there had been
trouble" between him and Low
cry sometime ago, and that the
day before the Sayings he had
heard that LoWery had threatened
to shoot him.
Makes Statement
Sheriff Reynolds said that Nc
Leod said in his tatement that:
He went to the Lowery home
about dark on July l and tolo
Koonce that there was "a bear
out there" and when the youth
went to get a shotgun and shells,
Mcleod shot him with a ~ caliber
rifle.
He said he saw Mrs. Lowery
lying on a bed and shot her be-
fore she could get up, and then
he shot the baby.
Mcleod said he then waited until
Lowery drove up and shot him as
he walked into the kitchen Of his
home.
Set House Attire
Then, Mcleod said, he poured
kerosene over the floor of the
house and over the bodies, lighted
the kerosene and walked out the
back door as the house burst into
flame.
Sheriff Reynolds said that foot
prints - later identified as Nc
Leod's-were found leading from
the Lowery house into a nearby
woods. A % caliber rifle was
found at McLeod's home, the sher-
if added.
Suspected Foul Play
Sheriff Reynolds said that he
suspected foul play on his first
visit to the scene, and he called
on the State Bureau of Investiga-
ton for assistance. .SBI Agent Lee
P. Phillips was sent to Scotland
county and aided the local Off
GERS in securing evidence.
Mcleod has beer taken to an I'M
disclosed Jail for safekeeping, and
is being held without bond, the
sheriff said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-11
VOCATIONAL WORK
Rehabilitation Worker
Helping Hopeless Here

again become worthwhile citi-
zens,' the counselor said.
Giving their program the old
punch line, why Be Handicap
ped?," within a half year Chiemie-
60 and his n assistant, a secre-
tary, have appealed to almost a
hundred of the areas handicap
ped often ambitious young and
old alike - and in most cases their
policies have proven successful.
Federal Agency
The agency is a branch of the
Federal security agency, financed
by joint funds of the state and fed
eral government.
The counselor explained that fed
eral funds pay for offices, office
help, and maintenance. ALLEGATION
of funds for further help, money to
pay tuition and buy books, or
mechanical equipment necessary
for the disabled's further educa-
ton, is furnished half-and-half by
state and federal governments.
In All States
The CVR service is provided
in all states for men and women OF
all ages, race, color and creed, who
have disabilities which prevent
them from earning a living.
The service uses as its guide,
four major principles to appeal to
the person who has been injured.
They are; medicaol treatment,
hospital care, artificial appliances
and training guidance.
"If you are handicapped by ar
accident; if you are mentally i'll,
you can fit yourself for work, anc
get yourself in shape to do youl
part in a world of peace. It's moi
what you have lost, but what you
have left, as rehabilitation builds
on what you "a do" the counselor
advises.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-11
SOUTH EAST SEEKS
AlRPLANES
Company Negotiating For
New Il Passen-
ger Liners

South East Airlines, the State
feeder" airline which serves Will
mington, is negotiating for several
new Dos luxury liners to add to its
sky fleet, it was announced yester-
day by Douglas Blythe, general
passenger traffic manager.
n Passengers
The new planes, like the DC-3's
already in service, will accomo-
date 81 passengers plus the crew,
Blythe said.
A sharp increase in the demand
for air transportation from cities
throughout the state necessitates
the extra air liners, Blythe con-
tinued.
Since the company instituted its
new policy Of MISREPRESENTATION
only, the demand fer seats has
doomed, Blythe explained, because
people are certain of getting seats
now whereas they had no guarantee
OF getting them under the old first
Commissioned plan.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-11
new INDUSTRIES
SOUTHERN NEED
CT a m b err OF Commerce
Secretary Speaks To
Engineers

1--WE must bring new industries
into the South in order to give en-
ployment to a backlog of 1900, DOC
people," John H. Farrell, city in.
dustrial agent, told the members
of the Wilmington Engineers clut
at a supper meeting last night.
IF we do this, the purchasing
power of the South will increase by
$40, 000, 600, 600, and prosperity will
at long last come around the cor
ner," ne said.
Plants Here
Disclosing that more than q
"big-time" northern industries ar
negotiating to set up branch fac
tories and plants in Wilmington
Farrell said the city particular.
needs industries which will Civ
employment to men, since abou
80 per cent of Wilmington's sur
plus labor market is composed g
skilled and semi-skilled men train
ed in wartime industries.
Help Farmers
Farrell also stressed that aey
industries here will help the farm
ers, because the farmers will b
able to sell many of their product
direct to the manufacturers.
After Farrells address, the engi
neers were treated to a shown
of the new technicolor sound-film
"The Modern House of Tomor
row." by the City Builders Suppl
company.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-11
REGIONAL OFFICER
IN CITY FOR TALKS.
Insurance Expert Ts Aid
Veterans Solve
Problems

wilmington today for a serie;
,+,lks and discussions with loca.
orans about their insurance, E
WI Y BAILEY. regional insurance Of
T. for the Veterans Administra.
is expected to clear up al,
.sneraI and some detailed CUES
.on; Piled by veterans.
Meeting with a large crowd Of
.,arans last night in the Veterans
- Toreign Wars hall at eight O..
.tork, the Greensboro official told
~ ox-servicemen their exact sta
o1o on varied and sundry in
. 'uI problems with which they
,re confronted.
speaking Agenda
His speaking agenda while in
+1s city includes a speech before
.he wilmington Lions today at
sns o'clock, at that groups an
U,,al installation of officers in a
local cafeteria.
The insurance officer will dis
nc National Service Life Insur-
.rce as g special public service
aresentation over station WMFD
~batween $50 and 3:45 o'clock this
afternoon.
Wilmington Veterans Service
committee and Wilmington Life
wnderwriter5 organization mem
MRS will hear Bailey during an
mon forum discussion at four o.
,iock this afternoon when that
,odv meets in the Community
hest conference rooms, fourth
Ioor. Tide Water building.
Closing his speaking tours of the
,itv at eight o'clock tonight, Bailey
viii address a mass meeting of
Negro veterans in st. Luke's Sew
nth and Church street assembly
room. The last speech is under
The sponsorship of the Wilmington
negro American Legion post.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-11
MINISTRY OFFERS
FIELD FOR WORK
Kiwanis Club Hears Voca-
tional Talk By Eel
low Members

Members of the Wilmington XII
wants club who braved the down
pour of rain at noon yesterday to
attend the regular weekly luncheon
meeting, got a clearer word picture
of the ministry as a vocation from
a fellow member, the Rev. Edgar
B. Fisher, pastor of Trinity Metho-
dist church and all came away with
a better understanding of the many
tasks which confront the cloth"
not one, but seven days each week
Following a brief review OF the
place which the church holds in
the community and it's importance
in the minds Of citizens when it
comes to the location of a home,
the Reverend Fisher pointed out
that today more than ever before,
the church needs an educated
ministry and for that reasoa those
who have been called to teach the
word of God have to prepare them
selves for many years and to study
COIlStdIltly dS tIC yCo1o ioA VII
Long Preparation
In a humorous way, the speak
err recalled the axiom that a minis
ter really only works one day q
week, or two at the most all day
Saturday preparing his sermon
and preaching twice On Sunday
Refuting this, he repeated a state
ment made by DR.. Harry Emerson
Fosdick that he spends up to thirty
hours of toll ON the preparation o.
one sermon and never attempt:
to deliver more than one sermon
on any subject on a Sunday.
He then touched on the pastora
work required of ministers today
and said that he personally Away!
tries to visit each member of hi!
congregation once a year, ane
many of them more often as time
allows. Then in addition to being
called upon to conduct funeral serv
ices and marriages; acting as thu
father confessor'' of those who
would point to the ills of others;
being the confidant of those de
pressed and to give advice to tn.
young, there is the administrative
duties connected with the church
which take time.
All Have Problems
Every minister. he said, has
his problems-sorrows and heart.
aches; he is often faced with the
indifferences of his congregation
to church attendance-an unwilling
ness to serve - the unfavorable
criticism that is heard in all towns,
in all cities everywhere.
But, he said in conclusion, the
joys of preaching Gods word and
serving among his people far out
weighs the heartaches and sor-
rows which are part of every pas
tors life.
Wilbur Dosner reported to the
club that the proposed visit to
Bruce B. Cameron camp had to
be called off because of the food
scarcity and which will necessitate
the closing of the camp n week
earlier than originally planned, and
Kiwanian Jack LeGrand reported
that the joint meeting of Whining
ton service clubs to honor the New
Hanover High school Wildcat
baseball team had been postponed
from the tentative date of July 1e
to July %.
Visitors included w. H. CBill)
Shaw, Fayetteville postmaster; XII
wanian Fred Blanton of Shelby
and KiWanian John T. Land, Jr..
of Elizabethtown, Tenn.
Mules became popular for gen.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-11
Crime Carries On

The New Hanover County Sher-
ifs office has reported no decrease
IN it's activities during the first
six months of this year.
According to figures released
Wednesday the records show 1888
arrests were made this year COM
pared to 1922 for the first six months
of 1915.
A total of SIS, 1853 miles were driven
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-11
MEETING

The monthly meeting of the
Travellers Protective Associa-
ton, Post G., scheduled for
Friday at the Famous club and
Grill, has been indefinitely post
poned, w. G.. King, secretary
treasurer Of the post, said yes
terday. A future meeting date
will be announced.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-11

by the officers in serving 2,193
papers and delivering 81 convict
ed persons to penal institutions for
the first half of this year. This
shown an increase of 339 warrants
served, witness summoned or other
contact work of the department.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-11
Plane P~layhouses

DEISON, Tex, July 10.-UH-
One of the Army's B-29 Superior
tress gun turrets now serves as a
playhouse here for the children OF
N. H. Hodge.
Hodge, a minnow dealer, uses
the two motor of the turret to agi-
tate water in a minnow tank.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-11
ATTEND INSTALLATION

Ray Galloway, executive di-
rector and w. ]. Riley, his
torian of Wilmington Post num-
Der 10, American Legion, are
expected to return this morn
ing from Dunn where they as
sisted with installation of Of
ficers for that Legion post.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-11

The milk bottle was invented in
1854 by Dr.. Hervey Thatcher of
PCtsdam. NY.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-11

Mules became popular for gen
eral household wear after the reign
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-11

India has the largest irrigation
system in the world.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-28
w. v. Gerard
Strong Choice
For Position
Costigan's Resignation
As COP. Alderman
Effective Today

The resignation as Republican al
derman and aldermanic representa-
tive on the city finance board Of 1t.
Col. ]. Peter Costigan becomes ef-
fective today. 1t. Col. Costigan. re-
Gently elevated to the latter rank in
command of the Third Battalion,
Connecticut State Guard, presented
his resignation TO Mayor John S.
Monagan and the finance board at
their meeting last Thursday. He
took Office January, 1916.
A successor has not yet been
named by the Mayor although 1t
was said today in political circles
that William v. Gerard. former
COP alderman and member Of the
finance board during his incum-
bency, was a strong choice. Some
successor will have to be named
within the next day or so as both
boards will conduct regular sessions
next Monday night and Thursday
afternoon, respectively.
Richard Benson, COP alderman
and town chairman has already SUBJ
mitted a list Of names Of possible
successors to 1t. Col. Costigan.
These are: 10 Franklin Warren,
local optometrist now on terminal
leave from the Navy; John Brodie,
recently discharged from the armed
forces; Atty. Edward Sweeney, ac-
tive in political circles; Conrad
Carlsrud. president Of the Overlook
Cottage Park Community Club. and
Raymond Snyder. unsuccessful COP
candidate last year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-28
Burn Nests
OF NaziSn1
jackson

Nuremberg, Feb 8.-(UP)-Chief
American Prosecutor Robert H..
jackson told the War Crimes Tri-
bunal today that the next war will
be Matched in surviving Naz Or
eanisationS unless they are de-
stroyed.
Jackson made the demand in
opening the prosecution summary
against six Nazi organization, in
dicted as war criminals along with
the % principal Nazi defendants.
The prosecution completed pre-
sentation Of evidence yesterday but
the court must decide on the Grim
inality Of organizations before the
defense opens.
Jackson demanded conviction Of
the six organizations as the only
firm basis for successful occupa-
ton OF Germany and maintenance
OF peace.
The next war and the next pog-
roms will be Matched in the nests
OF these organizations as surely as
we leave their membership with
their prestige and influence un-
diminished by condemnation and
punishment" he said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-28
Fire. Police
Boards Plan
WogeA Action
Salaries Of Officers
To BE Increased
Two Dollars Weekly

A proposed r. weekly Increase for
officers 90 the Police Department
will 30 Tho main topic Of special
meeting thlB afternoon Of she
Board CT Police Commissioners, e
was dlsclsed today
The proposal, brought up at a pre-.
vious meeting Is intended 10 place
the officers on more porportinate
levels with lower grade members Of
the Department who received q
raise earlier this year,
The same proposal for officers
OF the Fire Department will be dis
cursed at a special meeting tomor-
row Of the Board Of Fire Commits
sioners.
Eligible for the raise in the Po-
lice Department will be captains,
lieutenants, and sergeants. The
Fire Department ofcers eligible
for the proposed raise will be cap
tains and lieutenants. The Fire De-
partment does not include SER
geants in It's personnel.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-28
industrial
Situation
At StundStiII
City's Big Three
Studying Price
Relief Suggestion

Neither labor nor management
had a word of progress" today in
the present strike situation that has
Waterburv's brass industries par
alyzed
The statement released yesterday
by the OPA's Warren NJ. Huff that
a pending pay adjustment IN the
brass industry must be agreed up-
on by the government before it can
be used as a basis for price relief,
was being studied by the Big Three
today.
Mr. Huff. chief of the OPA'S
metals price branch, told the COM
mittee that an examination Of the
brass industryS current financial
position indicated that it was IN
overall financial hardship
This oPA statement lent add
tional weight to the Big Three's
argument that il is unable to meet
union demands for wage increase
until given price relief, The union,
however, has pointed out that It's
demands are based on the ability
Of the companies TO pay. Union ar
guments for the wage increase
stressed the fact that the companies
made huge profits during the war.
Mr.. Huff pointed out that any
adjustment to cover both present
increased production costs and
those which will result IL wage,
are increased, must necessarily
await agreement by workers and
producers "as well as approval by
the Wage Sterilization Board
Spokesman of Waterbury's Big
Three said they would not comment
until they had studied the formu-
Ia.
John j. Driscol, State CLIO. sec
rotary, said that an OPA spokesman
disclosed last night that after a
company has settled the wage
question with the union and has
an increase approved by the WSB,
1T takes from seven to 10 days for
OPA to process through a decision
on a company's petition for price
relief"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-28

OffeFto Be
Considered
Shoe Hardware
Employees Study
IO-Cent Increase

n. o. organized workers OF the
Shoe Hardware division Of the U. S.
Rubter Company will meet Monday
night for a report on the company
offer of a io-cents-an- hour wage IN
crease. 1t was reported today by
John Mankowski. executive Board
member Of the Mine, Mill g. Smelter
Workers union, who said negotia-
tions remain unchanged.
In an official statement, MAN.
kowski pointed out toGay that the
company proposal is not even equal
to the offer Of its parent company"
He points out that the U. S. Ruboer
Company has proposed a raise Of
10 and l-2 cents an hour, retroac-
tive to last Nov. 5.
The union officials also charged
that the conditioning by the COM
pany of the l0-cent raise on action
by the U. S. Sterilization Board was
unneceS 5ary.
no indication was givtn as to
what Recommendation will be made
to the union members at next weeks
meeting