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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-30

firm faith in the future develops
ment of this section of the State,
yesterday completed the purchase
Of property located at the SOUTH
east corner of Chestnut and Sec
ond streets for approximately $780,
600 as a site for the proposed new
store building. Tho deeds, three
in number, were registered with
New Hanover County Register of
Deeds A. B. Rhodes yesterday aft
ernoon. They were dated March n.
Location OF Property
The property, beginning at the
intersection Of Chestnut and Sec
ond runs eastward about 1865 feet
along Chestnut. 1t extends, on Sec
ond street, about 146 feet north
ward to Corcoran's alley. Thence,
eastward it extends 1853 feet along
Corcoran's alley and thence south
ward back to Chestnut street, max
ing an almost square block Of
property of 24,236 square feet.
The property was bought by
Belk-Williams in three parcels.
The first was purchased from
Ralph 5. Williams and wife, Bessie
S. Williams; the second from A.
F. Lee and wife, Hattie Lee; and
the third from J. Frank Collier
and wife. Marian Willis Collier.
| According TO the federal +ax e+eropc
on the first, the sale was for ap-
proximately $4,000; the second,
for about $4,000; and the third,
about $4,000. These amounts, with
various fees, would bring the total
purchase price to about $135, 900.
See BELK on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-30
rs FORT FISHER
BUILDINGS STILL
OPEN FOR SALES

RALEIGH, March 90 Up -
Bids will be opened here on
April 9 on IS buildings at Fort
Fisher, the U. S. Engineers
office announced Friday.
Bids were opened on all
buildings at the site this week,
the office said, but no accept
able ones were received on the
Is still for sale.
The Fort Fisher site was
used as an anti-aircraft camp
during the war. There were
approximately 200 bidders in
the first bidding, with the bids
for one to 10 buildings each.
Acceptable bids totaled $3.50, 200.
All buildings must be moved
from the site by August Is.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-30
GOVERNOR DRAFTS
UTILITY WORKERS
Move Anne d At Strike
Affecting Virginia Elec-
trio Power

RICHMOND, Va, March 29-W.H
Gov. William Tuck Friday draft
ed $500 utility employees into the
State Militia to forestau a power
company strike and brusquely told
AL leaders who protested his &C
ton to mind their own business.
Employees of the Virginia Elec-
trio Power company were handed
draft notices during the day. They
were warned that failure to obey
the orders of the State Guard com
handlers would leave them subject
10 court martial.
Protect State
Tuck announced that his action
was to protect the state against the
"unbridled threat of strike by
the International Brotherhood Of
Electrical Workers (AFD against
the utility, The strike, if effective
would black out most of Virginia
and southeastern North Carolina.
But the governors action was
denounced in Washington, where
See STRIKERS on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-30
GET YOUR THINKING CAP
Census Man WiUAsk You
Whole Flock OfQuestions

mean the blanket, not the nap
kin, type. To show you what
we mean by that, here is what
you'll find under the blanket:
Your name, your sex, your
age at your last birthday. your
color or race, your marital
status, and your amount Of
formal education.
Also, of course, your addess
mot only your present one but
the one you lived at back on
April l, 1910, if you can re-
member that far back. (See
how handy that thinking-cap
will be?)
You'll find all this not only abou
See CENSUS on Page Two
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EWING TO SEEK
RELEASE TODAY
FAYETTEVILLE, March 29-(H

FAYETTEVILLE, March 29-(P)
Wall C. Ewing, county Demo-
cratic chairman, will go into court
Saturday to seek his release from
jail where he has been held since
a coroner's jury Wednesday night
held him responsible for the death
of his wife, on March 10.
Judge Clawson Williams set a
hearing for 10 am. on habeas
corpus petition filed by attorneys
for Wall, middle-aged operator of
a Fayetteville radio station and a
former member of both the North
Carolina Senate and House.
Death Cause
At the inquest, DR.. Richard H.
Follis of Duke hospital testified
that an autopsy showed the death
of Mrs. Ewing, 48-year-old member
See EWING on Page Two
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Retail Price
OfBeef,Pork
ToCost More
OPA Announces Over-The
Counter Increases Effect
i've On Monday Morning
MEETS WAGE BOOST
-Four North Carolina Pack
ers Stop Slaughtering Of
All Beef Cattle Quotas

WASHINGTON, March 29-P)-
0PA Friday ordered higher retail
prices for beef and pork, effective
Monday. as an industry spokesman
told of spot check showing more
than four out of five meat sales at
prices above present ceiling.
The retail increases range from
I TO 4 cents pound and cover
about rs percent of all pork cuts
and one-third of all beef cuts.
The price hike is the result OF a
wage increase of Is cents an hour
recently granted to clearinghouse
workers.
One In Five
As OPA announced the higher
prices the American Meat Institute
said the survey it had made indi-
Gated that housewives have less
than one chance in five to buy meat
at legal prices.
R. J. Eggert, associated director
Of the Institute, marketing depart
ment, told the House Banking com.
mittee that of 1903 stores in II
cities checked by impartial house
wife shoppers, SO percent exceed
ed ceiling prices for meat.
Double Legal Limit
Eggert said the average over
charge was 20 percent but that If
some cases prices we're double OF
even three times the legal limit.
See RETAIL. PRICE on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-30
Tense Scenes
'EaseIn Meet
.Deliberation
Existing Status Of Nego-
tiations'' Sought By
RED STILL ABSENT
Peace Agency, After Par
ley, Adjourns Until
Wednesday

MOSCOW March 29.-P)-
The Russian press Friday
quoted Andrea Gromyko as
saying he left the Security
Council session Wednesday
"due to reasons placed upon
him from higher up"
NEW YORK, March 90
(AP) - The United Nations
Security Council decided Fri
day to ask Russia and Iran
for top level reports by next
Wednesday on the "existing
status of negotiations be-
tween the two countries The
action was taken in the face of the
Soviet delegates continued absence
from the council sessions.
Then, in an atmosphere Of OBJ
vious good humor, the Council ad-
journed until II a. m. Wednesday.
The request was dispatched to the
two governments within half an
hour after adjournment.
Sharp Contrast
The Council scene Friday was
in sharp contrast to the tension of
last Wednesday when Andrei A..
See UNO On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-30
STEELE LEAVES
AFTER REUNION
National Legion Command
er Plans To ''Return
Here Next Year"

National Commander Of the
American Legion John STEELE left
Wilmington yesterday at 1:45. He
"enjoyed his stay, and plans &c
return next year"
When Oscar Mills, member OF
the Commanders party, and
former commander of Company B,
115 Machine Gun Battalion, sug-
gested that each commander gath
er forces, and return to Whining
ton next year, or to some other
suitable place, the suggestion was
met by 100 per cent agreement OF
the party, including the Comnan-
der, J. R. Hollis, chairman for
Stelle's visit here said.
Company &C" Reunion
The twoday meeting which end
ed official yesterday afternoon,
was for the purpose of reunion of
Company &C" of the famed ma
chine gun battalion of World War
I fame.
The entertainment included re-
ception for the commander, given
at the home of Mrs. Thomas Cause,
widow of Stelle's commander, dur
ing the last war, a banquet at the
Famous Club, and an informal
breakfast yesterday at the Legion
home, at which time "open house
for veterans of all wars, and for
present armed forces personnel,
was held.
See STEELE on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-30
The w Gather

FORECAST
Eastern Standard Time)
North Carolina and South Carolina -
Saturday fair and warmer.
(By U, S. Weather BureaD
Meteorological data for the "a hour:
ending 80 pm. yesterday.
Temperatures
.ao am. So; 1880 am. "a; 1880 pm. 70
1880 pm. IS. ~,
Maximum 74;; MINIMUM oz; Mean 90
Normal 81.
Humidity
1870 am. SO; 1880 am. SO; 1870 pm. Al
7:30 pm. rs.
Total for "a hours ending 1880 pm
0.55 inches.
207 inches.
Tides For Today
(From the Tide Tables published by
u. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
High Low
Wilmington -- 7:40 am. POI am
1859 pm. 2:47 pm
Masonboro Inlet rs am. 11:4S am
IA pm. pm
Sunrise 6 :o2 am; Sunset 81 pin.
Moonrise 4:49 am; Moonset 1852 pm.
River Stage at Fayetteville, N. c. at 1
am. Friday, 9.6 feet.
See THE WEATHER on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-30

We suggest that you get your
old thinking-cap out of the
closet this weekend, remove
the cobwebs, have it cleaned
and blocked, and try it on to
see whether it still fits you.
If it doesn't, you'd better get
a new one right away.
Because day after tomorrow
you're going to be asked an
awful lot of questions, it's
very important that you come
up with the right answers.
Monday is the day after to-
morrow, and that's the Gay
when Wilmington's TOPPER
cent coverage" census begins.
When we say "coverage' we
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-30
And So To Bed.

Col. Roscoe Turner, the man
who flew Governor Cherry and
Commander STEELE in and out
of Wilmington, has been pilot
ing planes for about a quarter
Of a century.
In that time he has flown
everything from kites to super
planes, broken speed records,
won the national air races three
times, and accumulated a
whole room full of trophies.
And in that time he has new
err been injured by an airplane,
on or off the ground.
But back in 1910 he had an
accident, and the subsequent
disqualification cheated him out
of long term radio contract.
That was bad enough. But
what really put the burner on
Turner was the fact that the
accident was caused by nothing
more nor less than an earth
bound automobile.
That was internal, Colonel.
And were the injuries internal?
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-30

INDIRECT DIRECTION-We've
simply got to 60 out and beg,
borrow, or steal 1916 calendar.
Much as we love it, our old 1893
edition just doesn't fit in with
things.
For example, we've gone and let
another important date in history
slip by unnoticed under our nose.
Now, this date doesn't have
ANYTHING to do with Wilmington,
or even North Carolina-not direct
w. that is. But indirectly-that S
another matter entirely, and that S
what makes the date SO important.
AS Shakespeare said, by in
direction find direction OUT That's
what we want to tell you about to-
day, 50 here goes.
YAND OF THE BIMINI-Have
WI, ever heard of the Land OF
the Binini?
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-30

DIR. Blanton, who will have
oeen in Wilmington 10 years
next September, was named
TO succeed DR.. DIN T. Binkley.
VINO is now a member of the
FACULTY of the Southern Baptist
Theological seminary, Louis
vile, Ky.
DR.. Blanton is graduate of
Wake Forest and the Southern
Besides Wilmington, he has
Postgraduate work at Harvard
and Yale universities.
Besides Wilmington, he has
held pastorates at Louisburg
and New Haven, Conn.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-30
"ONE WORLD OR NONE,
International Control :
of Atomic Energy
BY WALTER LIPPMANN

law must conform to the world
law. A nation which refuses to
accept this had better not be in
vited to sign the treaty. For it
will be pretending to subscribe to
rules that it's own laws do not sup
port. Thus, by invoking this prln-
ciple we can establish at the OUT
set a clear criterion as TO whether
there is in fact any good prosper
that the safeguards will be effect
i've. We can stipulate that no state
shall be held to have ratified the
treaty until by domestic leglsia.
tion it has expressly made the
See LfPPMANN on Page Three
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-30
BLANTON ELECTED
WAKE FOREST DEAN

DR.. sankey L. Blanton, past
:. If the First Baptist church
Sore. has been elected dean of
+ +be school of Religion of Wake
Torest college, DR.. Thurman
Titchen, Wake Forest presi-
dent. announced yesterday.
Dr.. Blanton, however, said
bore last night that he has not
W, vet decided whether to accept
tbe position. He said the cleo
ion was made at the Board of
trustees meeting of the college
tuesday, but that DR.. Kitchen
had withheld announcement I'M
I'll Yesterday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-30
New House, Madame?

WASHINGTON, March 2s-P>-Your new house. madame?
What Shall this afternoon
Newest gadget housing line trouble, from
the shoppers angle picking out psckand about
Busy bureaucrats pause outside to A tunnel?
shelter? Lo, a house!
This bottegreen shaped like half of a split
See
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-30
Company Buys Property
At Second And Chestnut
Sale Price Of Large Block OF Business
Property In City Set At Approximately
S135,OO0 For Three Parcels e

A modern department store that twill be credit TO
the people of Wilmington and Southeastern North Carolina
is planned for Wilmington Sin the future, W. H. Belk Sr,
pioneer department store and operator of the South
told The Star in long distance telephone conversation from
Charlotte yesterday afternoon.
The Belk- Williams COMPANY here demonstrating It's
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-30

Editors Note: This is the
fourth in a series of nine ar
ticles from Mr. Lippman's con-
tribution to the book, lone
World Or None," published by
Whittlesey House, McGraw-
Hill Book company, inc. Mr..
Lippman at present is on a tour
OF Europe.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-30
Nv

II mankind is to rely upon obedi-
ehce to the law by such a multi
Jude of individuals, the rules
agreed upon must become the SUI
preme law in all lands, and al
previous and subsequent natlona
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-30
FORECAST

wilmington and MISUNDERSTANDING fair
and warmer.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-11-27

city 90 years or more. One news
paper commented that according
to municipal regulations all
workers should be retired on a
pension after 20 years Of service.
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Rose Sands WedS
c. S. Higgs, Friday

Announcement was made to-
day of the marriage of Miss Nell
Rose Sands, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Herman Sands, of William
street, and T/Sgt. Clarence S.
Higgs, Jr., son of County Com
missioner and Mrs. Clarence
Higgs, Sr., to take place at 8 pm,
Friday, at the First Methodist
(Stone) Church.
Miss Sands is a graduate of
Key West High School, class of
AS. She is employed at Sears,
Roebuck and Co.
Sgt. Higgs also was graduated
from Key West High School with
the class of AS. He entered the
Army in June, 1945, and recently
returned here after II months of
service, II of which were spent
with the 560th ORD TIC Manh
Co., Nuremberg, Germany.
A reception at the home OF the
parents, SIT Grinnell street, will
follow the ceremony.
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2 More Baby Prize
Winners A1lnOnced

The committee in charge of
the Baby Show held Monday in
the st. Paul's Episcopal Church
patio reported today that the
names of two children were in
advertently omitted in their re-
port of the event to this news
paper.
Two-year-old Georgia Barber,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Barber, was judged third heal
thiest in the girls group for
ages y to 5 years. Mary Ann
Lopez, daughter of Golf Profess
sional Joseph and Mrs. Lopez,
was named third prettiest in the
same age group. Little Jill Nc
Donough, n m d yesterday as
her age group winner, was also
named Queen of the Girls" the
committee reported today.
Credit for the success of the
event which drew more than 200
entries, goes largely to Mrs. Will
helmina Harvey, committee
chairman.
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D.,
SUB CHASER OFFERED
- FOR SALE At BASE

One Submarine Chaser, the
former U.S.S. PC-464, located at
Craig Dock in Key West, is be-
ing offered for sale on a, COM
petitive bid basis, the Submarine
Base announced today. The YES
sci is a twin screw, steel hull
vessel with an overall length of
173 feet, an approximate speed
of 20 knots, and two 1880 HIP.
Diesel engines.
Bids will be opened December
II, 1916. For bidding papers and
inspection of vessel contact the
First Lieutenant at the Subma-
rine Base, Bldg. No. l24, between
the hours of 900 a. m, to 400
p. M, daily except Saturdays,
Sundays and holidays.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-11-27
Harold Laubscher
and Miss MarcIant
Wed This Morning

Harold Laubscher, well-known
Key West young man, and Miss
Adelaide Marchant of Port Jar
Wis, N. Y, were married at 8
o'clock this morning at the First
Presbyterian Church.
DR.. Melrose Avery officiated at
the early morning ceremony be-
fore a floral altar, decorated
with. purple bougainvillaea.
The bride is daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Burton T. Marchant
of 262 West Main street, Port
Jarvis, New York, and Mr.. Laub-
scher is the son of Mrs. William
H. Laubscher of 408 Eaton street,
Key West, Florida.
Miss Gertrude Laubscher, sis
ter of the groom, was the brides
attendant, and Jeff Knight was
best man. A program of nuptial
music was played by Betty
Mcneil.
The bride was attired in a
blue metallic gown with pink
accessories and wore a corsage of
! orchids. Miss LaubScher wore a
gown of grey with black acces-
sories,s and a corsage of pink car
nations.
After a wedding breakfast at
the Casa Cayo Hueso, attended
by the family and intimate
friends, the couple left via Aero
Was @, for a wedding trip to
Varadero Beach, Cuba. For trav-
cling the bride chose a suit of
grey and white with matching
accessories.
The bride is a graduate of the
Port Jarvis High School, attend
ed Miss Dayton's School, Middle
ton, New York, and was en-
| ployed during the war with the
! Federal Bureau of Investigation
in Washington, D. c. Mr.. Laub-
'scher, resident of Key West for
eight years, is formerly from
! Evansville, Indiana, where he
graduated from Bosse High
School, and attended Evansville
College. He is at present assistant
manager of the Key West Cham
Der of Commerce.
After a short honeymoon the
couple will reside at 1924 Semi
nary street, Key West, Florida.
A reception in honor. of the at
tractive bride was given last
evening by Miss Laubscher at
The Tides.
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$1,000 Bail Fixed
On Sunday Liquor
Selling barge

Last night at ii o'clock Chief
Deputy Sheriff Moreno served a
capais, issued by County Soil
citor Allan B. Cleare, Jr., on Mrs.
Helen Wolfson, charging her
with selling and serving liquor
and allowing it to be consumed
on Sunday at Sugaloa. State
Beverage Department agents are
the compliments.
Chief Deputy Wallace found
Mrs. Wolfson at the Tropics,
Duval and Angela streets. He
said that she and her husband
conduct the Tropics and also
Sugaloa.
Solicitor Cleare fixed the bail
at $1,000. The case will not come
up before a peace justice but will
go directly to criminal court.
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lIIuIIIlllIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIlIlll
MEETINGS
St. Mary's Star of The Sea

There will be a meeting at the
st. Mary's Star of the Sea Parish
Hall, 1914 Windsor Lane, at 800
o'clock tonight for the purpose
of organizing a Parish Sodality
of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
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ELLINGSON RETURNS
Continued from rage Onel

ing the state return revenue from
cigarette taxes to the cities.
The Association, which has long
supported a central state infor-
nation office for Florida's cities,
also finally persuaded the League
to join in this project and it was
decided that all cities, not only
those with city managers, would
participate. Ellingson said both
measures would benefit Key West
UNNECESSARILY.
1t is expected a bill to return
the cigarette taxes to the cities
will be presented to the next leg
islature as a result of the Joint
action taken at Miami Beach.
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PLUGS FOR PENSIONS

BOGOTA. ZAP An official
bulletin shows that 10 of 81
horses in the garbage collection
department have worked for the
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Relapse

Look here, Boss" said a col
ored patron of an Alabama mar
ket, "dat ham you sold me last
night was spoiled"
Impossible" said the butch
er, lit was cured, in the best
way"
well, Boss, if dat ham was
cured it sho' done had a power
full relapse"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-11-27
Harris School Room
Mothers Christmas
Party December ID

A M citing of the room
mothers of the Harris Public
School was held last evening at
the home of Mrs. Lawton Watson
on Southland street.
Plans were made and commit
tees appointed for a Christmas
party TO be held on the school
grounds on December 13, when
Santa Claus will be present to
greet the children. A social hour
was enjoyed after the business
session.
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Dance At Base Tonight

An enlisted mems dance will be
held at the Submarine Base to-
night at 8 o'clock on the newly
lighted tennis courts.
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Appetising Thanksgiving
Dinner At North Beach Inn

The North Beach Restaurant,
I'll North Beach, will serve a
complete full-course ThankSgiv-
ing Day Dinner with all the
trimmings from IL noon to 9 pm.
Their announcement appears
elsewhere in today's paper. This
is one of the better places to dine
and is operated under new man
agement.
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B.P.W. To Hold
Breakfast Dec. [

An installation breakfast of the
Business and Professional Wo-
men of Key West will be held
Sunday morning, December l, at
the La Concha hotel at 10 o'clock.
All members and guests who
plan to attend are asked to make
reservations before Friday noon
by calling Claire Arlen at 344 or
205-R, after pm. Officers of the
organization will be installed.
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Fleming Street Methodist
Church's Thanksgiving
Service Begins 10 Am.

A special Thanksgiving Day
service will be held tomorrow at
the Fleming Street Methodist
Church from 10 to 10:45 a. m. All
members of the church and
friends are invited to attend.
Rev. J. B. Reid, pastor, will
deliver a short message on the
subject, "a Practical Thanksgiv-
ing"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-11-27
RamOnin's- To SerUe Full
THANKSGIVING Day Dinner

Ramonin's Restaurant, CTS Du-
val street, announces elsewhere in
today's Citizen that they will
serve a complete Thanksgiving
Dinner with all the trimmings
from II am. till 9 pm. at a popu-
lar price.