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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-18
[EW FERTILIZER
UNDERWAY
Begin Task OF
ronverting Wartime Dry
Dock Into Factory

.auersion of the wartime
.. t dry dock plant on the
's sheast Cape Fear River in
E@arinoton into a modern fertilizer
D..orv was started yesterday.
opned by the Robertson Chemi-
company, Norfolk, Va. the
\. unit of the converted plant
svnected to 60 into operation
|. he first of next year, j. E.
E.,ss secretary Of the company,
ls'' yesterday. This unit alone
E'a lated to produce $4,000 tons
\ ts~tjlizer per year, Ames said,
.so,ob he could give no esti-
I.4s Of the peak employment OF
Z entire factory.
rbp conversion work is being
by the Tide Water Construc-
IAN company.
T5e work will entail the installa-
l. of machinery and revamping
u ~ buildings-interior especially
Y, the relocating of electrical
and piping.
The facility was purchased from
g.. war Assets administration on
Nv %. It was used for the con-
.-,c+ion Of naval drydocks during
war.
10 reconvert the former dry
s~i facility when it asked the
william Production agency for pri-
,-i.v 10 reconvert, not build.
Tho Norfolk company pointed out
!. hat time that sufficient critical
s.tpr:al was in the buildings for
no reconversion process. These
Included pipes, electric wires, fire
INES and transformers.
Charles Best, of Norfolk, has
,sen maGs manager of the local
,ri+ W. E. De Jarnette, Ames'
assistant. was in Wilmington yes
as the construction work
ont underway.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-18

A call for nurses and other
health workers for duty with the
Veterans administration was is
sued yesterday by Robert S.
Matthews, Jr., acting officer in
charge of the local VA office.
VA positions are now open tor
tuberculosis and MISUNDERSTANDING
nurses, d%ieticians, medical re-
Mobilization workers, health and
safety engineers, typists, and
stenographers, Matthews said.
Nurses for the tuberculosis serv-
ice of VA are needed at once for
the Oteen hospital near Asheville
and for other hospitals in the
Branch No. 4 area of VA, which
includes North Carolina, Virginia,
West Virginia, Maryland and Dis
trict of Columbia. Jobs are also
available for dieticians at Otean
and other VA hospitals.
Safety engineers and health and
engineers are being recruit
ed to assist in organization of
new safety and health programs in
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-18
MRS. MARY N. HOWARD

Funeral services for Mrs. Mary
N. Howard, who died here Satur-
day will be held at 4 o'clock Tues
day afternoon at the Church OF the
Good Shepherd with the Rev. Har-
vey W. Glazier, assisted by the Rev.
j. o. Walton, officiating. Inter
terry.
ment followed at Oakdale GENE
Active pallbearers were ). W.
Fredericks, Jr., j. w. Bradshaw
David Ormsby, Henry Harrison,
Harry Mccartney, and Clifton
Russ.
Honorary pallbearers were Dr.
F. W. Barefoot, DR.. S. E. War
shauer, DR.. Harlee R. Bellamy'
Joe Bryant, Drake zellers, J.: W.
Fredericks, Sr., Norwood West
brook, Harry Fales, Joe Brlnson'
Clint Russ, and Bonnie Harris.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-18
p. K. BYRD

FAIRMONT. Sept. 16. - P. K.
pink Byrd, 81. prominent farmer
of the P%roctorville section, died at
his home on Route 2. Fairmont,
Monday at 8 p M. after an illness
Of several months.
Funeral services will be conduct
ed from the home Wednesday at
3 p. m. by the Rev. I. P. Hedgpeth
of Lumberton, pastor of the Proc
torville Baptist church, of which
Mr.. Byrd was a member, assisted
by DR.. c. H. Durham of Lumber
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-18
ROBBIE LEE sCHAAR

Funeral services for Bobble Lee
schaar, 22-month-old son OF tne
Rev. and Mrs. Robert Lee Scnaar'
CT Castle Haynes, were held Tues
day afternoon at 4 o,ciock
from the Baptist church IN Am
herst, Va. Interment was IN 1ne
Amherst cemetery.
The infant died in James walker
Memorial hospital Saturday 1oi-
lowing an illness Of n Gay.
Surviving, in addition to tne
parents, are the grandparents MT,
and Mrs, Andrew M. Schaar o.
Castle Haynes and Mr.: and MRS
| Charlie H humphrey Of Big Island
l Va.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-18
AT MIAMI
MAY GO SKYWARD
Lifts Ban On "Strictly
Seasonal" Winter Hous-
ing Rentals

WASHINGTON. Sept. H.
The sky will be the limit on
some rents at Miami, Fla, and
other winter resorts after Oct. l.,
the OPA revealed Tuesday.
The agency lifted rent controls,
for the winter season, from what 1t
termed strictly seasonal winter
housing accommodations not rent
ed during the past summer.
A spokesman said a number of
Miami Beach hotels r expected
to qualify.
To win exemption, the property
must be located in a winter resort
community, must have been Gus.
tomarily rented on a seasonal ba-
sis before the effective date of rent
controls in that area, and must not
have been rentedduring the period
from last June l to Sept. 30, 1916.
Lie eheIlptlOl Will De
rom Oct. l to May 81, CPA said.
To May First
The agency explained the new
ruling this way: During the war
there was a year = round demand
for housing in many resort areas.
This demand now has waned with
the closing of military installa-
tons and war plants. Landlords
now look only to the tourist trade
for their business.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-18
PRICES FLUCTUATE
ON LEAF MARKETS
Gains Outweigh Declines
To Mark Upward Trend
On Three Belts

Sales continued heavy on the flue-
cured tobacco markets of the Mid
die Belt Tuesday as prices Of cut
tiers and a number of leaf grades
increased an average of 81 per 100
pounds over opening levels Mon
day. Quality grades in all groups
showed losses up to 81.
, The gains in price outWeighed
the declines to mark a general up
ward trend Tuesday on all Middle
Belt markets.
Quality of tobacco Tuesday was
not as good as that of Monday,
with larger percentage of the offer
ings consisting of low quality leaf
grades and nondescript.
On the Eastern Belt, most grades
showed variations from the day
before, with red and green leaf
losing So and 81 per 100 pounds and
Hug qualities gaining 81 to Sc.
Quality of tobacco was about the
same as Monday, with a greater
percentage of cutters appearing but
a like increase in offerings Of nom
descript.
Many baskets Were damaged or
wet.
On the Border Belt Of North and
South Carolina, prices also fluctu-
ated from the levels of the day
before, with both increases and de-
creases amounting to as much as
81.
Good lemon leaf went up So to sell
for $58, fair lemon leaf gained 81
to sell for $50, and low orange
smoking leaf jumped S. to sell for
$43.
A total Of 5,476,0 OPT pounds was
sold Monday for an average price
of $44 10, an 18-cent increase over
Fridays level.
Prices Tuesday ranged from $22
to $50 for leaf, $43 to $50 TO-
smoking leaf, $50 to $6e for cutters
and $50 to $50 for Tugs.
NIL a oo11 for Na-snonor Sorv{oo
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-18

Flowers of Persian gardens,
which are widely reproduced in
Oriental rugs, are common to the
gardens of America-roses, lin
MAS, %narcissi, marigolds, lark
spur, chrysanthemums, etc.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-18

Tomatoes not in good shape to
can will make delicious tomato
sauce for meat loaf, croquettes or
frankfurters.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-18
how
|ANf hN
|CASH and CARRY

Without Painful Backacho
Many sufferers relieve naggins backache
quickly, once they discover that the real
cause Of their trouble may be tired kidneys.
The kidneys are Natures chief way of taxi
Ing the excess acids and waste out Of the
blood. They help most people pass about 3
pnts a day.
When disorder of kidney function permits
poisonous matter to remain in your blood. It
n1aycausenagging backache, rheumaticpains.
leg pains, loss Of pep and energy. getting up
lights, swelling, pufiness under the eyes,
headaches and dizziness. Frequent or scanty
Passages with smarting and burning some
tines shows there is something wrong with
your kidneys or bladder.
Don't wait! Ask your druggist for Doan's
Pills, a stimulant diuretic, used successfully
By millions for over 40 years. Doan's give
itsppy relief and will help the Is miles Of
kidney tubes flush out poisonous waste from
Jour blood. Get Doan's Pills.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-18

Maurice Moore, director OF the
Wilmington Area Rent Control Of
rice, Tuesday said the new order
would have no effect on rentals at
nearby beach and resort areas. He
explained that these areas had
been entirely de%-controlled on April
Is, 1916.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-18

Prices Tuesday ranged from $22
to $50 for leaf, $43 to $50 fo-
smoking leaf, $50 to $66 for cutters
and $50 to $50 for Tugs.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-18

A total Of 5,476, OPT pounds was
sold Monday for an average price
of $44 10, an 18-cent increase over
FRIDAYS level.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-14
POTATO
PROCESSING SET
Tabor City Set To Get
Dehydrating
Plant

RALEIGH, June 10. -(PN At
least six sweet potato %dehydration
plants will be established in va
rlous sections of the state within
the next eight months, ]. Y. Lassis.
ter, extension horticulturist at N.
Z. State college, said Thursday
night.
Six Plants
The plants, he told the Raleigh
farm Hands club during a panel
discussion On sweet potatoes, will
be located at Greenville, Newton,
Tabor City, Fuquay Springs, and
Oriental, where two plants are to
be constructed.
He said he believed that within
the near future one-third of the
states IS, 1000, 000-bushel sweet DO
tato crop would go directly to the
markets through dehydration me
thods, about equally processed tor
human and stock consumption.
A number of horticulturists ap-
pearlng on the panel urged that
farmers pay more attention to
handling sweet potatoes for mar
ket, and said better results could
be gained from washing, waxing
and selecting uniform potatoes for
selling.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-14

Russian hospitals experimental
with operating rooms painted a
dead black with surgeons and at
PENDANTS also wearing black.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-14
DR.. OMAN RENEWS|
ENVOY CRITICISM
Methodist Bishop Replies
To Charges By Francis
Cardinal Spellman

NEW YORK, June 13.-W.H-Dr
G. Bromley Oman, Methodist
bishop of New York, renewed
Thursday his criticism of contin...
ance of a representative of the U
S. gov'rnment at the Vatican. con.
tending that it violates the Ameri.
can principle of separation OF
church and state.
Bishop Oman issued a new
statement after Francis Ca diaal
spellman suggested Wednesday al
Fordham university commence.
ment exercises that the "anti.
Catholicism of unhooded klansmen
sowing seeds of dissension and dis
unioa'' Was more probably behind
The action Of these religious lead
es pretending to represent 40, 000,-
900 Americans"
Asked Recall
The Roman Catholic prelate re.
erred to the visit to Washington
by a Protestant group, headed by
Bishop Oman, who asked Presi.
dent Truman to recall Myron c..
Taylor, his personal representa-.
tive at the Vatican as soon as the
peace treaties are signed.
Bishop Oman said that "Cardi-
nal Spellman knows the Roman
Catholic church does not believe
in separation of church and state"
Violates Principles
"Protestants do so believe" he
said. we desire religious liberty
for every Roman Catholic. every
Jew, every Protestant. The re-
s~pectful request for the termi-
nation of Mr. Taylor's appoint
me1t was made because
protestants believe it violates the
American principle of separation
Of church and state.
The Roman Catholic church in.
siss upon being a church and a
state. How can an American citi-
zen be at once loyal to his own
country and his president and also
loval TO another political state and
its political ruler, if the two states
differ in international policy? Is it
NOT better for a church to be a
church and not try to be a church
and state.
Admits Patriotism
Il, of course, do not question
the PERSONAL patriotism of Cardi-
nal Spellman or any Roman Cath
clio. Thousands died to preserve
our freedom, but I do want the
fundamental relations of church
and state brought out"
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-14
Grand Multi Seen
In Damascus Area

JERUSALEM, June .13-U.D-A
usually reliable informant report
ed by telephone from Damascus
Thursday that Hal Amin Ell Hus-
semi, the missing Multi of Jerusa-
lem, was living near Damascus
and planned to meet Palestine Arab
leaders, there Thursday.
Il saw Hat Amin with my own
eyes the Damascus informant
said. He is considerably changed
since ne left Palestine last. He
his aged by 20 years
President Shukri Al Kuwatly OF
Syria invited all Palestine Arab
leaders to his home at noo1 Thurs
day to meet the pro-Axis Multi,
the informant said. The Mufti's
residence was d e C i b e d as
somewhere near Damascus.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-14
Radio Programs
WMFD Wilmington-1400 KC
l2Ao ON YOUR DTAI.
l24e ON YOUR DIAL

8:30-Spotlight Bands-MBS
9:00ETommy Dorsey's Playshop-MBS
9:3o1Meet the FRESHNESS
10 :00-All the News-MBS
10:15-Dance Orchestra-MBS
10:30-Dance Orchestra-MBS
10 :4S-Xaiver Cugat-MBS
10:55-WJNC Reports the News
11:00-Ted Straeter's Orchestra-MBS
11.15-Sicn off
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-14
JUNE IA

TOO AM-News With Martin Agronsky.
7:15-Musical Clock.
7:4o-NBC Musical Reveille.
8:00-"Top Of the Morning"
s:15-The Breakfast Club with Don
Mcneil
9:00-My True Story
9:25-Betty Croker
9:30-Hymns of All Churches
9:45-The Listening Post
10 :oo-Breakfast in Hollywood - Tom
10: 3o-Kellogg's lone Edition
10:45-Ted Malone.
II :00-Glamour Manor
IL :30-At Your Request
:~oo-Baukhage Talking
1918 PM-Man on the Street.
12:3o-Presenting Midday Musical.
1:00-John B. Kennedy-News
1:15-Musical Interlude
l:25-Round the Town reporter
l:3o-Bride and Groom Show
2:00-Al Pearce and His Gang
2:30-Ladies Be Seated
3:o0-Jack Berch and Boys
3:15-Ethel and Albert obj
3:30-Our Singing Land
3:45-Little Show
4:o0-Gospel Tabernacle
4:15-Let's Dance
4:45-Hop Harrigan
5:00-Terry and Pirates
5:15-Dick Tracy
5:30-Lone Ranger
6:00-Headline Editions
6:15-WMFD Sports Review
6:20-Musical Interlude
6:25-Round the Town Reporter
6:3o-Evening Request Program
7:00-Woody Herman Show
7:30-This is your FBI
8:o0-The Alan Young Show
8:30-The Sheriff
8:55-Sports with Harry Wismer
9:00-Sports and Fights
10 :00-News of Tomorrow
10:15-Relax with Cal Tinney
l0:3o-Gems for Thoughts
10 :35-Terrace Room Orchestra
WING
FRIDAY, JUNE IA
6:28-Sign On
6:30-Melody Mustangs.
6:45-Musical Clock
7:oo-Morning Headlines-The Whining
ton Star
7:05-Musical Clock
7:45-News Roundup TN
8:00-Fairy TaJes-TN.
8:1o-Under the Capitol Dome
8:15-Front Page News
8:30-Musical Clock
~8:45-Sally Ann Time
8:55-UP Commentary
s:ooEUP News
9:o5-Spotlight On Rhythm.
9:15-songs of Hope and Glory.
s:30-In the Woman's World
9:45-Melodic Moods
9:55-N. c. UP News.
10.o0-Cecil Brown MBS
10 :15-Barry Wood Show-TN.
~1o:3o-Your Hit Parade
10 :45-Victor F. Lindlahr-MBS.
11:00NLyle Van MRS
11:15-Coke Club with Morton Downey
MBS
11:30-1240 Club.
12:oo-UP News
IL :05-Billy Arthur
12:11Fontaine Sisters
12:15-Luncheon With Lopez MBs
12:30-Joyce at the Piano.
II :45-Iohn ]. Anthony MBS
1:oo-Cedric Foster MBs
1:15-Melody Lane
1:3o-Queen for A Day MBS
2:o0-News-The Wilmington News
2:05-Musical Cavalcade.
2:15-George Byron Sings.
2:30-Lady Be Beautiful MBS
3:oo-Carolina Ranch Boys
3:15-Johnson Family MBs
3:30-Music Box.
4:3o-Atlantic Beach Melody Hour
4:45-Glee Club Serenade
4:55-UP News
5:oo-Sport Parade
5:15-Superman-MBS
5:3o-Captain Midnight-MBs
ST Mix-MBS
6:O0-Fulton Lewis, Jr.-MRs
6:15-Maola Pleasure Parade
6:3o-Henry J. Taylor-MBs
6:45-Musical Cocktails
7:00-New Roundup
7i5-Band of the Day
s:So voice in the Night-MBs
S:15-Twilight Serenade
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-14

his freedom, the legend goes.
and he went on to other iails
and other songs. But thew
lacked the ~plaintive appeal of
Of the Birmingham ditty.
The massive old Jail had its
grim days. Seven white men
and a number of Negroes died
on the gallows that stood in the
bleak, empty prison courtyard.
A dozen members of a lynch
ing party Of hundreds died un-
der the bullets of sheriff's
force when they advanced to
take a.yay a man who killed
his wife and children so he
could marry another woman.
Only one man ever escaped
the "Big Rock" and lived.
Tales passed by old-timers say
a steel bali was recessed be-
tween each stone to prevent
prisoners from picking the
motar out.
"The Rock" was built in
1890 of hand-hewn limestone
blocks brought down from the
hills Of North Alabama in OK
carts. Weighing from one to
one and q half tons, they were
hand-set in the walls.
Soon the huge blocks which
tell a mute tale of romance and
tragedy will grace rock gar
dens and walls and a modern
building will stand in the place
of the old Jail.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-14

Dial 2-3311 For Newspaper Service
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-14
BASTILE FALLS
Birmingham Jail OfDitty
Fame Prey of Wreckers

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, June
13.-W.R)-The Birmingham Jail,
whose fame was spread by a
mournful lament, was on the
way down Thursday.
The hammers of a wrecking
crew rang through the hollow
walls Of the 56-year-old build
ing, abandoned by the city in
the early 1905.
According to legend, James
Tarleton leaned against the
bars back in 1925 and thought
OF his sweetheart, Bessie. He
began to hum.
Write me a letter, send it
by mail; send it in care of the
Birmingham JAIL"
The song earned Tarleton
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-14

be made as rapidly as they could
be handled and the excess here
would be bought as soon as the
government could get to it.
Average High
Thus far this season eight to ten
carloads a day have been ship.
ped from here. Wednesday alone,
the government bought 269 cars
in the state. The government price
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-14
Consistory Approves
Canonization Rites

VATICAN CITY. June 13.-R-
A semi-public consistory approved
unanimously Thursday the canoni.
cation of Mother Frances Xavier
Cabrini of Chicago, who on July Z
formally will become the first
United States citizen ever elevated
to sainthood in the Roman Catho-
lie church.
The canonization of the nun who
founded the institute of the Mis-
sionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart
of Jesus was endorsed by 20 Car
dinals and 40 Archbishops attend
ing the ceremony, at which three
others were also approved for the
sainthood.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-14
Ship Movements
IN PORT
Freighters

Freighters
S. S. James Miller, from Boca
Grande, Fla, to Armour Fertili
ger works, discharging cargo Of
phosphate.
S. S. George w. Cocktails, at the
Wilmington Terminal company,
discharging.
EXPECTED ARRIVALS
Tankers
S. S. Fort Raleigh, from Bay
town, Texas, to Standard Oil corn-
pany terminal, due about June Is.
Freighters
S. S. Fem Victory, from the
West coast, to the Wilmington Ter
minal company, to discharge about
June 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-14

for No. is has been $1.85 a humid
red.
Curtailed government buying has
not affected purchases for private
businesses.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-14
OVER THE NETWORKS

JUNE ii
Changes in programs as listed are
due to corrections by networks
made too late to incorporate.
DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME - All
times PM eastern standard.
To change to eastern daylight, add
one hour; central daylight same IS
eastern standard.
On the other hand, for central
standard subtract one hour; for
mountain standard subtract two
hour.
Times listed are those supplied by
networks. Relay times by local sta
lions may vary in scme instances.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-14

A 57-story New York skyscraper
now is planning to have ia hell
copter landing area on it.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-14
U. S. SLOWS DOWN
TABOR PURCHASES
Twelve Loaded Freight
Cars Refused By Gov
eminent Buyers

TABOR CITY, June 13-R-The
government reduced it's Tabor City
Irish potato buying to three cars
a day Thursday leaving a dozen
railroad cars loaded and a halt
mile queue of vehicles waiting
to sell.
Main Buyer
The government, main potato
buyer right now, is %allocating its
purchases over the potato area.
Agriculture department experts in
Raleigh said that purchases would
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-27
LOCAL ENGINEERS
CONTROL BUILDING
Huge Fort Bragg Project
To Be Handled Here:
Employees Shifted

Barracks, mess halls. and re-
creation buildings at Fort Bragg
will soon be converted into about
300 family-type dwellings at an
estimated cost of So, 900, 900, Col.
George w. Gillette, district chief
of U. S. Army engineers, announc-
ed yesterday as he released the
news that supervision of military
construction in the Wilmington
district has been returned to the
local office by South Atlantic
division headquarters, Atlanta,
Ga. ...
Construction Begun
In returning control over the
Fort Bragg installations and other
district military structures to the
local office, it was disclosed that
rs to 100 thousand dollars worth
of construction already underway
will be transferred along with the
big Army base conversion job.
Contracts for the work will be
See ENGINEERS nm Pare Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-27
TOBACCO
CROP Is SMALLER
Estimated IS To 80 Per
Cent Yield Expected
This Year

WHITEVILLE, June 26.- Bor-
der belt tobacco crops will range
from rs to 80 per cent Of the usual
yield according to a survey OF pre-
dictions conducted here by Walter
H. Paramore, sales supervisor,
who contacted agriculturists In II
counties producing over 100000
acres of the weed.
Columbus and Bladen county in
North Carolina and Dillon county
in South Carolina indicated that
they expected IS per cent Of the
last years crop, while Robson in
North Carolina and Horny in South
Carolina expected IS per cent, and
Duplin, N. c. and Marion, S. c.
had hopes of 80 per cent.
Harvesting Peak
The harvesting peak is expected
to come during the last week in
June and the first week in July.
Farmers in Bladen stated crop
ping as early as June 10 along
with Marion county. Others start
ed a few days later.
Polled on the quality Of the to-
bacco, Duplin reported unknown
at this time" while Marion, Horny,
Robson and Bladen reported
fair and Columbus good"
See TOBACCO on Page Z
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-27

is like an open umbrella without
rain. Worst of all, it is like a
lawn without a child.
We can think of no more forlorn
sight than a lawn sprinkler re
v~olving alone in the front yard,
arching its sun-tinted canopy of
long-looped water over a green's
ward devoid of brown little bodies
in soaked bathing suits.
NEW DEVOTEES - What has
happened to this r%ollicking ritual?
We guess maybe. the automobile,
that wrecker of so many old tradi-
tons, has made the beaches so ac-
cessible to today's children that the
pleasures of the hose-nozzle are
forgotten.
Be that as it may, we still con-
tend that the ocean strand and the
ocean spray, for all their lauded
merits, are no match for the
drenched green grass and the cool
silver fountain of the lawn sprink-
Ter.
If the sun is shining today we're
going to revive the custom in our
front yard, and we wager we get
a score of new d~evotees before our
water meter spins itself into. a
dizzy faint.