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The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1946-03-02
Building Costs
Likely TO Stay Up
During This Year

Price ceilings went on building
materials in 1912. There has been
some rise since then. By 1912, lum-
her prices had risen IS percent oven
the depression prices of 1889. Since
March, 1912, lumber prices have
advanced about 20 percent.
No decrease is expected in the
immediate future; in fact. there
is some evidence that costs will go
even higher. However, there are
price ceilings on millwork, doors and
window farmers.
Good brass hardware for homes
is now in full production and will
also have ceiling tags.
Farm Family Living Prospects ----
The outlook for farm living in
Mississippi in 1916 is good. Our
standard of living is higher than
before. Our job is.to try to maintain
this high standard.
During the war many farm fami-
lies had larger incomes than ever
before. But for the most part, short
ages of clothing, food, building ma
terials and equipment curtailed
their buying power, and they reduc-
ed their debts or increased their
savings.
Farm families could easily spend
all of their savings if all controls
were taken from goods. In decid-
ing how much to spend next year
and how much to save for later
years, the family will be setting the
pattern of its welfare for several
years to come.
Of the amount you spend in 1916,
you will have to decide whether
to buy the goods available now.
or if you should wait until better
quality goods are available. You
should keep your War Bonds as
long as possible, regardless of what
they were earmarked for when you
bought them.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1946-03-02
NATIONAL. PRESIDENT OF
THE PHI BETA SIGMA
FRATERNITY TO VISIT HERE
MAKING TOUR OF ALL CHAPTERS
I'M THIS PEGION

Attorney George A. Parker, the
national president of Phi Beta Sig
ma fraternity, will be a guest of
the Mu Sigma chapter of the Phi
Beta Sigma fraternity, Friday,
March l, and will address all Sigma
men in the state at pm. at Jack
son college
Attorney Parker is on tour, visit
ing all chapters of Phi Beta Sigma
fraternity in this region and will
come here directly from Washing
ton, D. c., his legal residence, by
plane.
He is expected to discuss the
overall program, and deal specific
ally with the Social Action pro-
gram of the Phi Beta Sigma fra
ternity as it relates to all minority
groups.
The members of the Mu Sigma
chapter of Phi Beta Sigma fratern-
ity are: Lee E. Williams, DeLars
Punches, DR. L. A. Smith, President
Jacob L. Reddix, Jack H. Young,
Walter H Wells, L. F. Bailey, L.
M Marshall, Carsie A. Hall. George
Howell Chester Owens, A. A. Alex
ander, Frank B. McCune, c. N.
Buchanan, Edgar T. Stewart, E. S.
Bishop, DR.. A. Charles Hunter, Lee
roy Simms, Leroy Smith, Johnnie
Porter, DR.. o. F. Smith and Prof.
w. H Walton Other Sigma men
in the state are DR.. w. H. Pipes,
president of Alcorn college; c. D.
Higgins; M, NJ Reid; A. A. Reid;
DR.. Eugene Mason.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1946-03-02

the method and procedure for the
handling of same.
H. B. 140 = An act to authorize
boards of supervisors of counties
and mayors and boards of alder
men and mayors and concilmen
of municipal corporations to execute
oil, gas and mineral leases on lands
owned by counties and municipal
corporations.
H. B "a = An act creating a Mis-
sissippi Central Market Board, pro-
viding for the appointment, term
of office, and meeting of its mem
bers, defining it's power and duties,
and to assist in the orderly sale and
buying of certain agricultural pro-
ducts, and creating a Mississippi
Central Market Fund.
S. B. 5 - An act to amend section
1911, Code of 1880. as amended by
Chapter 1872, Laws of 1882. amended
by Chapter 248, Laws of 1886, SO
as to increase the compensation of
juorors to $500 per day.
H. B. 81 - An act to amend sec
ton 1888 of the Mississippi Code OF
! 1912 annotated so as to provide for
the hearing in vacation of petitions
for vacating or altering recorded
maps or plats: and for other pur-
poses.
H. B. 152 = An act to amend SUBJ
section Cb), section Alto, Code OF
1912, so as to increase the amount
which may be paid to sheriffs for
victualing Of prisoners to rs cents
per day.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1946-03-02
New Laws Passed By
Legislature And
Signed BY Governor

S. B. 25-An act making an ap-
preparation of $5,000,000 to the state
highway fund to be expended for
the purposes and in the manner
specified by H. B. No. "a, Laws of
1916.
S. B. 32-An act to amend sec
ton 6272, Miss. Code of 1912, to pro-
vide that compensation for mem
bers of the county school board
shall be $500 per day.
S. B. 65-An act to amend Sects.
1865 and 1866, Miss Code of 1912,
which deal with proceedings for
the removal of disabilities of min.
ority to provide that ia cases where
minor has been adopted by decree
of court, then the adaptive parents
or the next of kin of the adaptive
parents shall be made necessary
parties to the proceedings for the
removal of the disabilities, or their
joinder in an ex parte proceeding
may be had in lieu of the joinder
of the natural parents or the next
of kin of the natural parents, and
also to provide that where the Gus
tody and control Of minor has
been awarded to one of the parents
by decree of court, then the max
ing of that parent or the joinder Of
that parent shall be in lieu of the
other party from whom custody has
been decreed.
S. B. GAN act to amend Section
1858 of the Miss. Code of 1912, the
same being Chap. 218 of the Cen
eral Laws of Mississippi of 1912.
H B. 22-An act to authorize the
board of supervisors to expend
moneys from the general fund to
pay rent for home demonstration
agents, office and show rooms.
H. B. 81-An act to amend Sect
1888 of the Miss Code of 1912 as
amended by Sect. 40 of Chap. 1872
of the general laws of Miss. 1914,
so as to provide for a state peni-
tertiary emergency fund.
H. B. 134-An act to authorize
the employment of additional per-
sonnet by the general superintend-
ent of sthe state penitentiary; to re.
peal Sect. So of Chap. 1872 of the
General Laws of 1914; and to pro-
vide that Quitman county shall
have use of not over 20 prisoners
/ for the purpose of working the
roads of Quitman County.
S. c. r. 5-A concurrent resolu-
ton memorializing Congress and
officials of Surplus Property Ad-
ministration to give honorably dis
charged veterans priority in pur-
chase of surplus property and to
eliminate all unnecessary techni-
calities in the purchase thereof.
H. B. SO = An Act to appropriate
the sum of 100000 to the State
Building commission to be used for
the purpose of financing and pro-
noting education and training OF
returned veterans of the armed
services under the G. L Bill OF
Rights, and for other purposes.
H. B. 1863 = An Act to create q
vocational and educational revolv-
ing fund for the use and benefit
of returned veterans under the G
Bill of Rights, and to provide
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1946-03-02
COLORED DIVISION OF RED
CROSS DRIVE GETS UNDER
WAY, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY %
MARSHALL. NAMED GENERAL CHAIRMAN
c. H. WILSON co. CHAIRMAN

The Red Cross drive, Colored di-
vision, got underway this week with
Prof Luther Marshall principal OF
Jim Hill-Sally Reynolds schools
named as general chairman and
Prof Charles H. Wilson, principal
of Smith Robertson public school
co-chairman.
The colonies of the staff are as
follows:
NJ. j. Lyles, A. B. Keeling, B. P
Newman, B. B. Dansby, E. w
Banks, S. w. Miller, W. r. Stewart
James Goden, ]. c. McClendon, C
H Wilson, A. L. Rice.
The advance gift committee com
posed of colonies began soliciting
business and professional groups
Tuesday February 26, 1916.
House to house soliciting will be-
gin Monday, March 4th, 1916.
Captains and ieutenants chosen
for West and South Jackson are
as follows: Abb E. Holly, Deva L.
Brown, Maude L. Taylor, Julia
Stuff Pope, Picola Haley, Birdie
E. Graves, Cleo c. Chadwick, Bar
bara A. Badle, Iva C. Michael
Annie M. Loach, Rosa Lee Brock,
Emma L. Palmer, Willie L. Harvey
Esther M. Dixon, Ruth Johnson
Mamie E. Dansby. Lieutenants
Minnie Foggy, Willette Polk, Net
tie j. Wilkerson, Cleo Harrington
Pauline Pickets
Captains and lieutenants chosen
for North and Northwest Jackson
are as follows: O'Byrne Price, Hat
tie Bonds, Ida NJ Harris, Ruby L.
Lloyd, Elizabeth Walker, Maude
Brown, Elma Slaughter, Josie S.
Earl, Anna E. Taylor, Verna John
son, Lillian Randall, Ethel Stewart,
Princess Beasley, Alexander s.
Shinault. Lieutenants, Minnie F.
Booker, Bobby w. Baker, Cora
Sykes.
Please be on the lookout for these
workers and lend hand.
The names of other individuals
who will be affiliated with the
above named officers will appear in
a later issue of this paper.
It is the anxiety and hope that
all red blooded Americans will do
his or her part in this drive.
The Red Cross, as you know
shows no color line. 1t helps all
people during the time of emergen-
cies and crisis to make burdens
lighter. Joining the Red Cross and
the securing of a membership caro-
and a sticker, will show very amp
" who you are, and what you stand
for.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1946-03-02

In picture S of the
remnd building that will be the home the FERGUSON FURN
according management
cusvely
Moth Streets
the old Ferguson Furniture Store will find
in Appliances
FERGUSON FURNITURE COMPANY IS through
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1946-03-02
CARD OF THANKS

Mrs. Virginia Love wishes to ex-
press her gratitude of thanks to
her many friends for their loyalty
and kindness during the illness and
death of her aunt, Mrs. Lille Ans
derson Coleman, who died Deem
Der 16,1945 and also to the pastor
and members of New Hope M. B.
church, Whitfield Mill Road, Jack
. son, Miss.
Signed: Mrs. Virginia Love.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1946-03-02
CARD OF THANKS

1 recently underwent an opera
ton and wish to thank the nurses
of the Baptist hospital and my many
friends of Jackson for their kind
ness shown me during this illness
May God bless each of you. l shall
always be grateful to you for your
thoughtfulness.
Signed Willie Mae Neal
Smyrna times., 1946-12-19
PARK APPLIES
FOR OLD DATES
Delaware Oaks and Diamond
State Stakes To Gross
About $4,000
THREE 1947 HANDICAPS

Delaware Park has applied to the
Delaware Racing Commission for
its traditional dates beginning May
20, 1947, and running for thirty
subsequent racing days to and in
cluding Saturday, July 5, 1947.
There will be three dark Mondays,
June 2, 9 and 16. The announce
ment was made by Bryan Field,
Vice President and General Man.
ager, who also stated that the lead
ers of his course were especially
proud of the splendid entry still
retained in the Delaware Oaks and
the Diamond State Stakes, each of
which will gross close to $25,000 in
l947.
In addition, Delaware Park runs
three other $4,000 events, The
: Kent, The New Castle Handicap
and The Sussex Handicap.
Among those remaining eligible
for the Diamond State Stakes are:
Double Jay, recently voted the
leading two-year-old; as well as I
Will, Better Value, Blue Border,
Pad Lock, Brabancon, Cosmic
Bomb, Donor, Jet Pilot, Royal Gov
ernor, Khyber Pass and World
Trade. Double Jay and Royal
Governor are Wilmington owned
horses.
In the Oaks eligibles include
First Flight, recently voted champ
ion filly; and Telk, Bimlette, Snow
Goose, Pipette, Annieopsquotch and
Our Pug.
Smyrna times., 1946-12-19

hurry. Flammable decorations
should not be allowed in any pub
lie building. Waste materials
should be removed at once. Nc
smoking should be allowed in the
building.
Aisles and exits must be kept
unobstructed and exits be clearly
marked. Sprinklers, hand hose
and fire extinguishers should be
kept ready to operate. Even buck
cts of water, widely distributed,
may mean the difference between
a trivial fiareup and a holocaust.
Smyrna times., 1946-12-19
PERFORMANCE REPORTS DUE
Farmers Urged To Sign As Soon
As Possible

All farmers are urged to sign
their 1916 Performance Reports as
soon as possible, B. T. Hopkins,
Chairman, New Caste County Ag-
ricultural Conservation Association
has announced. Those who have
not competed their reports or sign
ed their Application for Payment
cannot receive payment until this
is done. The sooner all reports are
in, the quicker the County Office
can compute the applications and
forward them for payment. All
Wheat Crop Insurance Acreage Re
ports which have been sent to the
farmers should be completed and
returned to the County Office by
the end of December. Each farm
er must report all the wheat he has
seeded in 1916 in New Castle Coun-
ty.
Smyrna times., 1946-12-19
WARNS OF FIRE HAZARD
Warmed To Be Especially Careful
During Holiday Season

Mrs. William A. Cook, Chair
man of the Home Safety Commit
tee of the Delaware Safety Coun-
il, urges all clubs, stores and other
public places to be especially care
full of fire during the Christmas
holidays. Most of them will be
decorated and most will be crowd
ed during a large part of the time.
Fire in any crowded public build
ing may easily lead to panic, for
the exits are often inadequate to
take care of so many people in a
Smyrna times., 1946-12-19
Industrial Courts

These courts are agencies for the
purpose of settling industrial dis
putes. They exist in about twen-
ty-seven states of the Union and
have statutory provision for con-
ciliation, mediation or arbitration.
In about fifteen states special
boards have been created for this
purpose.
Smyrna times., 1946-12-19

The Homestead mine at Lead,
South Dakota, is the largest gold
mine in North America.
Smyrna times., 1946-12-19

The Union stockyards of Omaha,
Nebraska, are amongst the biggest
in the country.
Evening star., 1946-03-03

NEARcH is fine month for colds,
lH if you look at it from germs
point of view. According to an annual
survey. about one person out of every
four will have beaut this month, and
each will cure it according to his own
favorite cold recipe.
Such recipes run all the way from
nibbling garlic to going to bed with
large bottle. Some believe in eating
a lot, some in eating practically moth
ing. Some drink gallons of water and
fruit juices, some swear by thirsting.
In the end, all of us manage to get the
same results - our colds run course
of several days and then they're
over. It's as simple as that.
Evening star., 1946-03-03
KATCH0O!

The common cold is known to doc
tors as rhinitis, or coryza. but they
don't know what to do about it. Their
advice is to use common sense, which
is a good bit to expect from human
beings. Incidentally, if you cough
and sneeze a lot, you may get well
quicker that's natures way of
combating the cold. But plan to
do it all at home, thank you.
Directly below, you will find three
lugubrious cartoons about rhinitis, or
coryza. They we're drawn by Artist
Reamer Keller, who has been in bed
with a cold for the past week. and
owes his life to frequent transfusions
from Joe Miller's Joke Book.
Evening star., 1946-09-26

latenosstors are Attorneys Robert 6uihihsr
and Jacob cIaYman.
WRc. s:30-Eddis Cantor returns. supported
BY Vocalist Margaret Whiting, Cookie fairehifs S
Orchestra and Harry Won 1sIl George Burns
end 6fseie Allen drop in 10 welcome Eddie
batk.
WT0p. i0:45-'To Tip Or Not 10 Tip' d.
baied by Author Maurice zelotox and Travel
Company Vie President MaItelm Ii Prsds.
Evening star., 1946-09-26

Philadelphia Orchestra. chorus and soloisis
under the direction Of Leopold Siokowski.
WRc, 8:30-Vietor Mature visits.
W0p. 9:00-Brian DonIsvy in The Rs.
form Of H. P.-BurgIar Extraordinary"
WN. 9:00-Bsnd Leader Claude 1hornhll
guests.
WMAl go Should There Be Further
Limits on the Right 10 Striker Speakers ere
State Department Special Assistant Charles P.
Taft, and J. Raymond Walsh, PM chairman.
Evening star., 1946-09-26
on TIVE Ar TONIGHT.

on TIVE AR TONIGHT.
WM, 6:00-Mexitan Film Star Tito Gui1ar
sings.
W0p, 7:00-Gene lockhsrt In Statement
Of employs Henry Wilson"
Wc, S:15-A special program marking
The fifth anniversary Of fhs Military Policy
Corps Of the Army.
WINK, 8:30-Ths complete sore Of Bsetho-
vsn's Symphony No. 9" performed by the
Evening star., 1946-09-26

x]stoSWsWUte CTS0HveS ~
r0di9 pToCrams sor,s-
times reach The Star too
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-31
CITY ASKS DATE
FOR RATE TALKS
Mayor Lane Seeks Farley
With Utilities Group
In Raleigh

Mayor W. Ronald Lane will to-
day ask Stanley WinboUrne, chair
nan Of the State Utilities commits
sion, to set aside some time next
week when a city delegation, in
consultation with the commission,
can survey the latest financial re-
ports of the Tide Water Power
company to determine whether to
reopen the City Councils winter
effort to reduce Tide Waters
rates.
The city delegations meeting
with the utilities commission IN
Raleigh, planned since the coun-
els September 10 meeting, has
been repeatedly postponed because
81 conflicting city business, the
Mayor declared.
Latest cause for delay was last
weeks trip to Washington by May
or Lane, City attorney William B.
Campbell, and two councilmen to
support the Carver Manufacturing
company's successful appeal for
civilian Production administration
approval for immediate c%onstrUc-
See CITY on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-31
Along The Cape Fear

We thought that the old type
writer was safe, but sad to say we
were wrong.
RECORD TOPPED - Mr.. and
Mrs. Mccall point out in their let
ter that they top what we
considered to be a Southeastern
North Carolina record. They were
even kind enough to send along a
photograph of the new winner. II
you will turn to Page 5 you can
find the picture of the new cham
pion.
And now to introduce Along The
Cape Fear readers to the new
record holder. But rest assured
we will not be brash enough to
make any such statement about
eating typewriters any time in the
near future.
MRS. MCCALL - Mrs. Naomah
Mccall, widow of Randolph Nc
Call, who now lives near Clark
ton in Bladen County, will cele-
brate the Both anniversary of her
birthday next December II.
Mrs. Mccall was the mother of
20 children, ten of whom are now
alive She has Sc grandchildren and
if that we're not enough to crown
her the new champion, she can
also boast of 20 great grandchil-
dren, all of whom are alive.
See CAPE FEAR On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-31
The Weather

FORECAST
South Carolina and North Carolina -
to partly cloudy and continued
Thursday.
eastern Standard Time)
(By U. S. Weather Bureau)
Meteorological data for the "a hours
1880 pm. Yesterday.
Temperatures
1:30 am. 81. 1880 am. So; 80 pm. 80;
1870 pm. SO.
Maximum 81; Minimum So; Mean 70;
81.
Humidity
1870 am. SO; 7:3O am. 100; 1880 pm.
50; 7:3o pm. s..
Precipitation
Total for "a hours ending 1880 pm.
inches.
Total since the first of the month -
81 inches.
Tides For Today
From the Tide Tables published by
S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
High Low
Wilmington 1:4z am. s:ol an
2:23 pm. 9:43 pm.
W~asonboro Inlet 11:44 am. 5:13 am
1853 pm. Sis pm.
Sunrise 6:31; Sunset $40; Moonrise
II "a pm; Moonset 1915 pm.
River stage at Fayetteville, N. C. at 9
m. Wednesday,, (missingl feet.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-31
IT, s. Will Not Make
Disarmament Error
Chief Delegate Assures
Assembly Nation Will
Aid Soviet Plan

NEW YORK, Oct. 80. -(P-
The United States supported to
the fullest Wednesday night Rus
sia's call for worldwide arms limi-
tation but simultaneously served
notice on the world that this coun-
try would not repeat its old mis-
take of disarming alone.
1t also insisted sharply on effec-
tive inspections and other safe
guards against states which might
try to arm secretly.
Loud applause rang through the
hall of the United Nations assemb-
ly as Warren r.. Austin, Vermont
born chief of the United States
delegation, said with great en-
phasis that latter the last war we
made the mistake of disarming
u~nilaterally. We shall not repeat
that mistake"
Then, looking directly at Vyaches-
Law Molotov, Russian foreign min
lister, who sprang a proposal for
world arms limitation On the as
sembly late Tuesday, Austin said
slowly and clearly:
Wants Safeguards
"The United States is prepared tc
cooperate fully with all other mem
bers of the United Nations on dis
armament. 1t advocates effective
safeguards by way of inspection
and other means to protect COM
plying states against the hazards
of violation and evasion"
Austin was cheered by the dele
gates and a chamber virtually fill
ed with spectators as he thus pick
ed up the Soviet challenge. Molo-
TOW had been given a Russian
language copy of Austin's text be-
fore the American began his
speech. The Russian foreign min
lister sat quietly paying close at
tention as Austin spoke.
Applause burst out when Austin.
wearing a blue suit and a reddish
tie, was announced. He strobe to
the rostrum with a determined
air.
There were h~and-clasrs as he
pledged once more the United
States support of the United Ma
tons: as he dismissed Molotov's
charges against United States for
eign and atomic policies with the
hope that the allies can fight for
peace side by side without recrimi-
nation; as he urged that the Molo-
TOW disarmament proposal he dis
cussed by the assembly; and as
See DISARMAMENT On Page 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-31
CONTROLS
ON HIDES, SHOES
Announce
ment Expected To Add
Millions To Boot Bills

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3O-U.D-
The administration killed all price
controls on shoes, leather, hides
and skins Wednesday night in a
surprise order that promised to
add millions of dollars to the ma
tons ST. 600, 900, 900 annual shoe
bill.
Reconversion Director John R.
Steelman announced the move
form the White House, linking it
with President Truman's recent
directive decontroling livestock
prices.
Steelman said his order would
become effective Immediately, but
OPA Chief Paul Porter announced
that it would be operative at
1901 a. m. EST, Thursday.
The surprise nature OF the Steel
man order was indicated by the
fact that the shoe and leather in
dustries have made no, application
for decontrol.
OPA itself granite nine per
cent price increase in domesti-
cally tanned calfskins only Tues
day night, suggesting that the
agency was unaware of the i'm
pending decontrol order.
Government and industry sources
were unable to make any immedi-
ate estimate on how much the lid
lifting directive would cost the
consuming public, but they indi-
Gated it would run into millions
of dollars.
Approximately 500, DOC, 900 pairs
of shoes are sold annually in the
See CONTROLS On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-31
TRUMAN TO SEEK
AID FOR COTTON
President Discloses Action
AS Major Exchanges OF
Nation Stop Business

WASHINGTON, Oct. 80 - up -
The nations cotton exchanges sus-
pended trading for the second time
within two weeks Wednesday as
President Truman disclosed that
ne is comforting with government
officials on means of ~bolstering
sagging cotton prices.
Confronted with another $10-a-bale
market drop Tuesday which raised
the overall recent plunge to about
$50 a bale, President Frank J.
Knell of the New York exchange
announced that a routine check was
being made of 20 to 30 member
firms known to have been active
in cotton trading.
Coincidentally, MI. Truman dis
cussed the situation with an Ala
bama delegation which warned
that the collapse of the market
threatens the South's economy. The
Alabamans included Rep. John ].
Sparkman, Democratic candidate
for the Senate; James E. Folsom,
Democratic gubernatorial nominee.
and Robert Jones, Democratic
nominee to succeed Sparkman in
the House.
Exchanges Suspended
They called at the White House
See TRUMAN On Page Two