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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-21
LILLE MAE CARTER

CHADBOURN. Aug. 20 - Mrs.
Lille Mae Carter, 20, died Monday
morning at 7:30 o'clock from in.
Juries sustained from an auto.
mobile accident Friday night al
Fort Bragg. She was the wife Of
the late Evans Carter of Chad
bourn.
Funeral services will be held
Wednesday morning at II O'Clock
from the chapel of the Peacock
funeral home in Chadbourn by the
Rev. J.. W. Lineberger. Burial will
be in the Bird Cage cemetery.
Survived by her mother. Mrs.
Cora Merritt of Chadbourn. Six
brothers, Pfc. T. S. Merritt of the
U. S. Army, Fort Bragg, ]. D. Mer-
rltt of Chicago, Frank Merritt OF
Whiteville, Joe Merritt of Waite
vile, Bonnie Merritt of Whiteville.
and Vernon Bowen Merritt of White.
vile.
Four sisters. Mrs. R. L. Powell OF
Chadbourn, Mrs. Sam Adams of
Falrmont. Miss Kathleen Merritt
OF Chadbourn, Miss Dorothy Mer.
rift Of Chadbourn.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-21
YACHT CLUB RACES
ON BEACH ACENDA
Virgil Plans Six
Weeks OF Activities
Starting Thursday

A full six weeks of activities will
get underway at Wrightsville Beach
Thursday, when the Carolina Yacht
Club will pry off the lid for the
period.
Craft from both Carolinas and
Virginia have been entered in the
three-day events to be held in
Banks channel. Ed Nets, regatta
chairman said yesterday.
The following Friday, Aug. 80
the Southeastern North Carolina
Beach associations first annual
Fish Rodeo will get under way.
Wrightsville is expected to play
a large part in the 30-day fishing
event, which will close Sept. 30.
Pier owners and party boat oper.
ators are preparing to accommo-
date large fishing parties.
Convention
The North Carolina Association
of County Commissioners will con-
vene at the resort Sept. 3 for a
meeting which will run through
Thursday, Sept. 5. The County
Auditors will hold their sessions al
the resort at the same time.
Walter Cartier, secretary of the
resorts Chamber Of Commerce,
has predicted $50 persons will at
tend the convention.
Jesse Sellers, president of the
Wilmington Junior Chamber o.
Commerce, which organization
will sponsor a national motorboat
event at the beach Sept. Z, sale
today that plans are being made
to care for a crowd of 80, 900 per.
sons expected to line Banks chan.
mel as the racers vie for honors.
The event will attract both local
and nationally known boat owners
and drivers. Sellers said.
Friday, Sept. 9, will find the
vanguard of the $50 expected dele.
gates OF the North Carolina Fooo
Dealers associations convention
converging on theresort.
The convention will u fol
three days with banquets ane
dances planned tor each day, Car
tier said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-21
Greenfield Play Day
To Draw 200 Children

Play day events at Greenfield
park Thursday afternoon are ex.
pected to attract more than 200
children, Mrs. Elizabeth May. pro-
gram director. said yesterday. The
outing is sponsored by the City
Recreation department.
A picnic lunch will be served
from ! to LAS o'clock, followed by
a free period until 2 o'clock. The
remainder Of the afternoon will be
taken up with group singing, song
contests, balloon blowing conte SITS,
stunts, dances. tug-o-war, and a
girls softball game.
Mrs. May will be assisted by the
following playground directors:
Mrs. Irene Waters. Mrs. Mary
Bessellieu, Mrs. Virginia Davis,
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-21
Schools Open

BURGAW, Aug. 2o.-The 1864;
school term opened here Tuesday
with four schools in the county
suffering from a shortage of teach.
ers, according to an announcement
by T. T. Murphy, superintendent
of schools.
1t was said that the % colorec
schools have full compliments Of
teachers. The seven Other consilo.
dated schools in the county, At
klnson, Long Creek, Burgaw and
Penderlea are short from one to
three members of their norma
faculty.
Schools opened earlier here than
in any other districts, the super
lntendent said, due to the fact that
the farmers employ Their children
in crop production.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-21
Power Company Starts
New Agricultural Work
With Expert In Charge

Recognizing the importance OF
Agriculture to the overall pros
perity of Eastern North Carolina,
the Tide Water Power company
has set up an agricultural depart.
ment headed by Neil Bolton,
formerly of Charles Town, West
Virginia. The aims and purposes oil
this department will be to work
closely with existing farm agencies
already fu1ctioning in the territory,
to assist the farmers in whatever
way possible to increase cror
yields, livestock and dairy produc.
ton, to keep abreast with latest
farm methods and disseminate
available information to them which
will benefit the man on the land
most.
That the success of all business
in Eastern North Carolina is de.
pendent on the prosperity of the
farmers is a well known fact ano
a program of cooperation between
business and the farmers is an al
lance that can only result in the
mutual benefit to all.
Mr.. Bolton comes we'll qualified
for the position of Agricultural
Agent. He is a graduate Of Yves
Virginia University, College Of
Agriculture. He served in the
capacities a Assistant County Agn1
and County Agent in jefferson
county West Virginia for 10 years
He was a Lieutenant in the Navy
for over 2 years, serving in the
South Pacific.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-21
Obituaries
NOAH F. ELLIS

FREEMAN, Aug. 20 Noah
Franklin Ellis. II. died Monday
night at 1885 O'Clock at his home
here after a long illness. Son Of
the late Bryant Ellis and Sallie
Warren Ellis, he was a farmer and
a life long resident Ct Columbus
county.
Funeral services will be held
Wednesday afternoon at 4 o'clock
at the home of Mrs. Wiley Adams
in Whiteville with the Rev. S. N.
Lamb officiating. Interment will be
in the Whiteville cemetery.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Elizabeth Proctor Ellis of Delco.
Five sons, James and Walter of
Maxton, Robert of Laurinburg, AL
bert of Delco and Edward of the
U. S. Navy. Charleston, S. c., two
daughters, Mrs. I. G.. Smith of
Whiteville and Mrs. Wiley Adams
of Whiteville. Eighteen grandchild-
rem also survive.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-21
4 CI'SATTEND
: AVIATION SCHOOL
c,ound Course To Be Held
Twice Weekly; Flight
Training Daily

r,;r+v-five ex-servicemen attend.
mo initial ground school class
.he Pennington Flying Services
CT flying school at Bluethen,
5sJ airport last night.
The ground school, instructed by
.,.e-t and Kenneth Wooten, will
held two nights every week.
p;,,+ instruction will be given
i-sTv day starting this weekend
lanes and Warren Penning-
Ton in charge.
when the students get farther
lang in their studies, they will be
wy 10 hours of night-flying train
i1g.
Tte school, authorized by the
.,ds~al government under the CT
pI nj Rights, now has eight planes
,vaiIable for the flying courses.
Tbe Penningtons expect to hav
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-21
JOHN H.

John H. Holden, Holden's Beach.
died Monday night in Washington,
D. c.. after a long illness. M.
Holden was confined to a Washing.
ton hospital for the past thirty days,
after his illness became more
serious.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Eva Holden, Holden's Beach, one
son, John Herbert Holden, Jr.,
Holden's Beach, one sister, Mrs
Rhoda Mcmillan, Parktoa, anc
four brothers, L IS. Holden
Holden's Beach, G. T. Holden,
Shallotte, DR.. R. H. Holden, Dur
ham, and S. E. Holden of Whining.
ton.
Funeral arrangements will be
announced later by Andrews.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-21
Second Annual Farmers
Day To Be Held In Oct.

WHITEVILLE, Aug. 20. = BY
agreement between the Whiteville
Lions and Civitaa clubs, White
ville's second annual Farmers Day
will be held in October during the
week of the Lion's-sponsored Mer-
chants Food Exposition. October
1919 has been chosen as the ten
tative week for the exposition and
October Is as the tentative date
for Farmers Day.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-21
Heavy Rainfall

The heaviest rainfall SO far this
month resulted in 2.54 inches of
precipitation being measured from
nine o'clock yesterday morning un-
til 1870 o'clock in the afternoon.
This brings the total so far this
month to 6.81 inches. The normal
for the month is 4.44 inches, wealth
erman Paul Hess said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-21

about IS planes On hand soon in
order to handle the many more
Gl students seeking admission at
the school.
The veterans are offered courses
which will qualify them for private
and commercial licenses and flight
instructors rating. All expenses
are paid by the government under
the GI Bills provisions.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-21
BUILDING PERMITS ISSUED

Permits for Is dwellings
slated to cost a total of about
SS1 1000 were issued yesterday
by Gilbert F. Morton, city
building inspector. Six of the
permits were issued to the Eos
ter-Hill Realty company for
the erection of six houses on
an extension of Chestnut street
beyond Kenw0od avenue. The
other permits went to private
individuals.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-21

LICENSES AWARDED
The State Board of Heating
and Plumbing Contractors
granted licenses yesterday to
two Wilmingtonians - B. C.
Watts, of II jefferson street,
for a plumbing business, and
j. w. Braswell, Jr., for a heat
ing and air conditioning bust
ness.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-21

NOBLE ON COMMITTEE
Ken Noble, of the Ken Noble,
Ltd, public relations company,
has been appointed to men,
bership on the publicity COM
mite of the Community Chest,
President Ronald Stewart an
nounced yesterday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-21
d RESERVATIONS

RODEO RESERVATIONS
Fifty letter and telephone
calls from people wanting re-
servations for the Fishing Ro-
dec next month have been re-
ceived at Carolina Beach,,
James Langworth, the beach's
publicity director reported yes
terday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-21
City Briefs

VETS HOUSING MEETING
An organization meeting of
the Veterans Housing advisory
board will be held at 1880 to-
day in the offices of the Will
mington Savings and Trust
company.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-21

Miss Carolyn Ozment, Mrs. JOSEF
hine Gallagher and Mrs. Margaret
Fales.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-21

The average American ate 225
pounds of fruit annually between
1887 and 1941.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-21
MARINE STATION CONTINUED

The local U. S. Marine re-
cruiting station located in the
post office, originally sched-
uled to close yesterday, will
remain open through August
80, according to new orders
from headquarters. The station
will continue its six-day-per-
week schedule with hours from
8 am. to 4:30 pm.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-21

Eighteen million pairs of cotton
hose were made in the United
States in 1880.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-30
CIO Turns to Wage, Price Policy
Reuther Continues Urging
Ability to Pay Proposal;
Opposition Will be Strong
Vote Monday

Monday comes an offyear election the kind of election
that helps to break down democracy, election of
parativey slight interest Strong believers government
by the people, will turn out. Patriotic citizens who
firm in the belief that the American Legion should have
support for veterans celebration July fourth will vote
well those opposed. Friends of the candidates for
mayor and for alderman of the first ward will VOTE but
all these together will not be representative of the city
whole unless every resident resolves to make election
day day of patriotic obligation.
The only issues of ctywide Importance the ceebra
ton for returning veterans and choice of candidates
The only ward contest is for alderman of the first
ward This will hold general interest according to the
number of votes cast In the March charter election the
first ward controlled the city, 1t clannish vote The
consideration not the charter whole, it the
charter as political ward line threat. The vote to
preserve the ward line The vote next Monday will be
indication of why the vote large last month and
what use is to made of whatever advantage gained
The vote carnivals will be struggle between adj
mraon respect for the veterans of both world
the hand and personal objections to carnvas
the other. The Legion opposed to carnvas in general
but strongly in favor of welcome home" celebration
July fourth For this particular event they want shows and
rides which classified caivals. They asking
vote in favor of carnvas order that their plans for
celebration this year may be carried out 1t seem of
little Importance many residents, but to the Legion this
vote of appreciation of what they have done in the past
means much.
You are requested therefore, to the polls Monday
and exercise the privilege of which most of the people In
this world have been deprved-he right to vote Vote
Monday.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-30

The finance committee approved
the release OF not more than $780,
900 Of the 100000 appropriated by
the legislature for development OF
the Porcupine Mountain are: $780,
900 for development Of small picnic
areas In southern Michigan; &c.,
900 for construction OF group camp
facilities at Sleeper State Park,
$4,000 for group camp facilities
at Island Lake recreation area;
$4,000 for improvements at Lake
port State Park near Port Huron,
and $1,000 for paintings.
Not all the work will be COM
pleted this summer. Hoffmaster
said, BIT enough should be done to
give the public access to the areas.
Plans for the Porcupine Noun
tain area call for 40 miles Of foot
paths and ski trails. picnic facili-
ties. a concession and ~ bic con
toct building. and 10 trail cabins
which would be available for over.
night use.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-30
Two School
Terms Expire

Terms Of Fred ]. Peters and DR..
Lawrence Perry expire on the
Ypsilanti School Board June 80,
this year. School elections are
scheduled for the second Monday
in June.
Mr.. Peters and DR.. Perry have
both signifed their willingness to
run for reelection. Each petition
must have signatures of so register
ed school voters. Those elected to
fill the vacancies will officially take
office at the first meeting in July.
Ernest Chapelle, superintendent
of public schools, issued a remind
er today that to be eligible to vote
in the school elections, registra-
tons must be made at the superin-
tendent's office. Any registered
voter is eligible to register for
school elections, but registration
with the city clerk is not enough.
Registrations may be made until
June s. the Saturday before cleo
ton.
Both Incumbent school board
members are completing their first
terms In office.
Mr.. Peters was absent from his
seat for 10 months Of the term
during which time he served In
the Navy. He returned in Deem
Der, 1915.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-30
Canada Plans
Arrests

Ottawa, Mar. 30--Ap-Additioual
arrests were predicted today in
the Canadian espionage investiga-
ton. as a two-man royal commits
sion completed its questioning Of n
group OF government employees
taken into custody six weeks ago
and accused Of supplying secret in
formation to Russia.
Charges OF conspiracy and viola
ton of the official secrets act were
filed yesterday against five persons,
bringing to l3 the total of persons
examined by the commission and
charged in the courts.
Yesterdays report pictured the
Soviet-directed spy ring as ex-
tremely thorough. Durnford Smith,
who was employed in the radio
branch of the National Research
Council. was charged with taking
secret documents from the council,
which allegedly were photographed
on microfilm at the Soviet embassy
and then returned.
The report said the embassy noti-
fed Moscow that 700 pages from
three documents had been photo
graphed. and that Col. Nicolai Ia
botin. former military attache OF
the embassy. telegraphed Moscow
that.
81 consider II necessary to exam
inc the whole library of the Ma
tional Research Council"
Those charged yesterday, be-
See SPIES-Page 9
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-30
Wage Bill
Has Upset

Washington, Mar. 30-AP-The
Administration smarted today I'M
der a severe Senate setback thar
threatened to doom President Tru-
mans minimum wage legislation.
The showdown came on a pro-
posal to incorporate in the bill
provisions that would boost farm
prices. and the proposal won l1-3f
yesterday despite Mr.. Truman's
advance warning that he would
veto the measure in that form. -
The Senate's week end recess
gave perplexed presidential lieu
tenants a chance to take inv entory
and consider recasting plans in the
face Of a politically important Se-
feat.
The farm-price boost amendment
won approval after less than an
hour Of fiery debate. The roil-call
vote found "a Democrats and -
Republicans shouting yes" and II
Democrats. nine Republicans the
lone Progressive LaFollette (Wis.)
answering the mo" asked by the
President.
Majority Leader Barley tD-KyD,
who had grsvely delivered the
White House veto warning. refused
comment on what he planned next.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-30
Draft Tried
on Workers

Richmond, Va, Mar. s0-AP-A
federal cohcillator attempted to-
day TO avert a threatened strike
at the Virginia Electric and Pow
er Company as the state adjutant's
office carried out Gov. William
NJ. Tuck's orders to draft the util-
ity's employees into Virginias "un-
organized militia" to keep them
on the job.
Labor Conciliator Lucien F. Rye
said he had arranged a meeting
between company representatives
and members OF the International
Brotherhood OF Electrical Workers
(AFL) in an effort to reach an
agreement on submitting the Is
sses to arbitration.
The union has indicated II Is
willing to arbitrate on retroactive
pay but the company has called for
inclusion OF all issues and with
drawal OF the strike threat. In
addition to a general pay increase
OF II IL cents an hour, contract ne
gotiations involved holiday pay,
sick leave and other provisions.
In an effort TO block an Interrupt
ton of electric service. Governor
Tuck yesterday invoked an obscure
section OF the commemorative
code and ordered the company's
1900 workers drafted to prevent
them from going on strike al mid
night Sunday. The strike would
affect Virginia and parts OF North
Carolina and West Virginia.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-30
Iran Dispute
May Dissolve
With Answers

New York. Mar. s0--AP-The
possibility arose today tfsat re-
plies by Prime Minister Stain and
Premier Ahmed Qavam to securi-
ty council inquiries about the sit
uation in Iran might obviate fur
Their United Nations action In the
Russian-Tranian dispute. The
council yesterday adopted the d.
rect method OF asking Stain and
Qavam for reports on the status
of negotiations between their coun-
tries and for information whether
Russia is exacting concessions for
pulling Red Army troops out OF
oil-rich Iran. During the discus
SLAMS. Secretary OF State James +.
Byrnes suggested that the answers
If and when they come-might
show that the two countries need
ed no further assistance in settling
their dispute.
Messages to Stain and Qavam-
fixing IL a. m. EST, wednesday,
April 3. as the deadline for re-
ceipt OF the replies in New York
were sent by the council secretar-
lat last night TO Ambassadors An
drei Gromyko OF the Soviet Union
and Hussein Ala OF Iran, for relay
to their home governments.
IF the council could obtain more
adequate and exact information re-
garding the status of negotiations
between the Soviet government
and the lranian government, the
council might be able to satisfy It.
self that the assurances of the So
Wet government as to the prompt
withdrawal OF troops from Iran are
In fact for all practical purposes
unconditional" Byrnes told the
council yesterday.
in that event. there might be
no need for the council to 60 into
the substantive issues he added,
provided 1t reserved the right to
both parties to have the case i'm.
mediately taken up by the council
should there be any developments
which threatened to retard the
withdrawal Of troops"
The council thus went over the
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-30
Members of Board
Difficult to
Classify

Atlantic City, n. J.-AP-The
convention OF the CIO United Auto
Workers-one OF the stormiest In
labor history-went into its final
session today with the unions
stand on the internatioal cituation
and on wages and prices left for
last-minute consideration.
These were the latest develop
ments as the delegates prepared 10
clean up unfinished business and
start for home:
/. Walter Reuther, the new pres
ident, told a reporter he has not
forsaken ability TO pay" as an ar
gument for seeking future wage in
creases. He added, however, 1t was
only one argument and would not
apply at every company.
?. The convention after another
noisy debate voted to support with
cold cash the local unions that still
are on strike against General Mo-
tors and other firms. The money
will be furnished through a one
dollar assessment Of the unions
100000 members.
3. The delegates elected their
IL regional directors, who also
serve on the unions all-powerful,
22-man executive board. And the
results showed even more clearly
that young Reuther, the GIN strike
leader. faces strong opposition in
putting across his policies.
Part Of maneuVers
Reuther's position on ability to
pay as future argument for wage
increases was significant since he
had acknowledged during his pres
idential campaign against r. ].
Thomas that his demand to look at
the books" of General Motors was
merely part Of our maneuvers."
He made the admission after
Thomas had attacked the ability
10 pay" idea as Walters private
union In serious difficulties IN
theory and said It had placed the
other parts of the industry"
Regarding the makeup of the
executive board. 1t is impossible to
designate the members definitely
as Reutherites and anti-Reuther.
ties, since some OF them do not fit
wholly In any faction. But followers
OF Secretary-Treasurer George Ad.
des and Vice President Thomas are
numerous on the board
Only two new faces will appear
on the executive board.
One Is Sgt. Emil Macy, who is
In the Philippines with the Army.
He was one OF the leaders OF the
recent Neutrality-suspicious." DEM
onstrations in the Philippines.
The other new board member Is
William c. Stevenson.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-30
Lincoln School Presents
Whimsical Sports Program

in the show were ably supported
by the high school senior girl
songsters and by the band under
the direction OF Miss Rosiland Pur.
cell, in the absence of William
Fitch.
Over 400 students took part in
the play and 500 packed the audi
forum to see the show. The an
nouncer was Bert Smith and the
Normal student teachers who as
sisted with the program were Miss
Patricia Siddall, Miss Patricia Har-
rison, Miss Betty Manning, Miss
Frances Jeanne and Robert Fry.
The lovely scenery and the ex-
quisite stage setting were the work
OF the high school art class under
the direction of Ralph Bruce.
In charge of the groups were
kindergarten. Miss Ida Brink; first
grade, Miss Mary Martin and Miss
Helen Becker; second grade. Miss
Elizabeth Miller; second and third
grade girls and boys. Miss Grace
Mink and Miss Gladys Kirsch.
baum; third and fourth girls and
boys, Miss Emma Feuerstein and
Mrs. Betty Sulenta; fourth and
fifth girls and boys, Miss Wilhel-
miLia Savage. Miss Sadie Tow and
Miss Arlene Perrine; sixth grade
girls and boys, Miss Cynthia Rug
giles and Miss Ethel O'Connor.
A wide variety OF entertainment
was offered from the nursery
rhymes OF the undergraduates and
first graders TO the basketball game
by the eighth graders and the social
and square dancing exhibitions of
the sixth grade girls and boys. The
parade with the band and the
senior girls harmonizing on the
Cream OF Wheat" theme song was
another highlight OF the evening.