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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-01-13
State Wide Youth Conservation
Conference Slated In RALEIGH

for general meetings. The Litera-
ture department is studying Rus
sian literature and is sponsoring
book shelf in the Lee County Lii
brary, the books to be presented
in memory of honor of some who
has been or is in the service of the
country. (What a thrill a Russian
clubwoman would experience to
know that on library shelves in
America books about her country
may be found, placed there in
memory of men and women who
served as allies of her country in
a common cause!)
The Oxford Woman's club is an
other club having taken on new life
and now hard at work with depart
ment detectives and Youth Conser-
walton plans, all under the leader
ship OF Mrs. B. W. Parham, presi-
dent. The club recently had Mrs.
Hlghsmith to address meeting at
which many interested citizens
were present, AS result, organ
lzation OF a county council, on the
community council pattern, is I'm.
der way.
Kinston Woman's club, with Mrs.
J. K. Wooters, president, is reor-
ganizing departments and prepsr.
ing for many community projects.
1t has placed Youth Conservation
under the department of American
Home and Mrs. Highsmith and
Mrs. r. L. Mcmillan of Raleigh.
have been invited to speak to the
club at luncheon meeting on Jan.
uary II.
The Farmville Woman's club was
addressed by Mrs. w. T. Bost
chaee-~nan Of the Federation's Pub
lie Welfare department, on the eve
ming of the 18th, her subject being
the work of her department.
DR.. Ellen Winston, State Com
missioner Of Public Welfare, was
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-01-13
st. Andrews-C Covenant
Circles Will Convene

The circles of St. Andrews-Cove-
nant Presbyterian churc will
meet this week as follows:
MONDAY
/. Mrs. Locum, with Mrs. o. L.
Browne, 300 Chestnut street at
$3.50 o'clock.
2. Mrs. Setter, at the church at
$3.50 o'clock.
3. Mrs. Brindell, at the church
at $3.50 o'clock.
4. Mrs. Holmes, with Mrs. r.
c. Plat, ITO Chestnut street at
$3.50 o'clock.
S. Mrs. Allen, at the church at
$3.50 o'clock.
6. Mrs. Marks, at the church at
$3.50 o'clock.
z. Mrs. Benson, with Mrs. R. M.
Page, Jr., 101 Country Club boule-
ward, at $3.50 o'clock.
8. Miss Slocum, at the church
at $3.50 o'clock.
10. Mrs. Pearsal, at the church
at 1.SU o CLOCK.
II. Mrs. Case, at the church at
8 o'clock.
TUESDAY
8. Mrs. Bannerman, with Mrs.
David Craig, BOG Central boule-
ward, Sunset Park at 8 O'Clock.
vxyV1n
BERLIN, Jan. 12-(P)-Witt
ranking officers of three nations
attending, Lieut.. Gen. Lucius D
Clay's son, Major Frank B. Clay
married Patricia Casey, daughter
Of Maj. Gen. Hugh J. Casey, to
night. The Protestant ceremon,
was performed at the Berlin resi-
dence of Gen. Joseph T. McNar
ney, an crate villa which was for
merly the seat OF the Danish EN-
bassy.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-01-13
BIRTH ANNOUNCED

MIR. and Mrs. Lawrence Joseph
Mlntz announce the birth of a son.
Jerry Lands, January 4, at Marion
Sprunt annex. Mrs. Mintz is the
former Lula West Of this city.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-01-13
Carol Goodman
Dr.. Henry Stern
Engaged To Wed
Bride-Elect Is Daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Good
man Of This City

Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Goodman Of
this city, have announced the en-
gagement Of their daughter, Carol,
to DR.. Henry NJ. Stern, son Of Mrs.
Lewis Stern of Wilmington and the
late Mr.. Stern Of DeLand. Fla.
Miss Goodman was graduated
from the University Of North Caro-
Ina. During the war she served as
an officer in the Women's Army
Corps, attached to the United
States Army Air Forces. Recently
olscnarged with the rank of cap
tain, Miss Goodman was command
ing officer Of the WAC squadron
at Mcchord Field, Washington
DR.. Stern graduated from Tulane
university undergraduate school
and Medical school, and has served
in the Army Medical Corps in the
Pacific theatre for the past a.
months. Now home on terminal
leave, he has accepted a position
as resident surgeon of the Duval
county hospital in Jacksonville.
Fla.
The wedding will take place on
January "a in a quiet ceremony
at the home of the prospective
brides parents.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-01-13
St. Mary's Club
Plans To Stage
Series OF Games

The first of a series of monthly
benefit bingo parties sponsored by
St. Mary's Catholic club will be
held Friday evening, the 18th in
the club auditorium at Fourth and
Anne streets.
The game will start promptly at
8:15. Tickets may be obtained at
the club, or by phoning 2-3056 and
1878.
Attractive prizes will be given
and an invitation is extended to
all who are interested in bingo to
attend.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-01-13

recently guest speaker at a meet
ing of the Dunn Woman's club. So
pleased were the clubwomen with
the stimulating message DR.. Win
ston brought, the Junior Woman's
club upon hearing about it, had Dir.
Winston for their guest on last
Tuesday evening. She spoke to
them on Youth Conservation.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-01-13
BIRTH ANNOUNCED

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles r. Butler,
Jr., announce the birth of a
daughter, Sarah Jean, January 8,
at Marion Sprunt annex. Mrs. But
Ter is the former Ruth Hart, daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. L. E. Hart,
1901, Market street, where she will
temporarily make her home. Mr..
Butler is a second year student
at Columbia Theological Seminary,
Decatur, Ca, He is the son of
Mr.. and Mrs. c. r. Butler Of
Lynchburg, Va.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-01-13
Rebekah Tharp,
H. ]. Sanderson
Engaged To Wed

Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Tharp Of
Town Creek, announce the engage
ment of their daughter, Rebekah,
to Homer Jay Sanderson, son Of
Mrs. Eula Sanderson and the late
William Albert Sanderson of
Chinquapin.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-01-13
Boles Parker
Betrothal Is
Announced Here

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Baker Boles
Of Wilson and Wrightsville Beach,
announce the engagement of their
daughter, Betsy, to Lieut.. John
Webster Parker, USNR, son of Mr..
and Mrs. J. c. Parker Of Whining
ton.
Miss Boles is a graduate of
Charles L. Coon High school in Will
son and attended st. Mary's school
and Junior college in Raleigh.
Lieut.. Parker is a graduate OF
New Hanover High school in Will
mington and the University Of
North Carolina. He recently return
ed from the Pacific Theatre of Or
erations where he served 22-months
with the Navy.
The wedding will take place with
In the near future.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-01-13
BIRTH ANNOUNCED

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry W. Gilliard
announce the birth OF a daughter,
Ellen Louise, January 10 at Marion
Sprunt annex.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-01-13
BIRTH. ANNorNcp.

Mr.. and Mrs. Georga w.,
Saunders announce ths s. s. Elliott
son, George Elliott. Jr T na Of ,
"a. at Marion Sprint amy esemh.,
Evening star., 1946-02-03

Continued on Next Page.l
Evening star., 1946-10-25

FROM out of the West comes simply
SUPER b furniture furniture true
to the early American tradition
furniture to please the most discrin-
mating modern Americans. It's won-
derfuIiy designed so that it has an
almost tineIess quality . ingen-
iousIy built to withstand long wear,
hard usage. See this new furniture
just once-we wager you'll be q Conont
Ball fan, too. S.
Evening star., 1946-03-23

arrested by the State Police In con-
nection with the case and turned
over to the Provost Marshal's ONCE
at Quantico. The car was a 1910
La Sale sedan.
Evening star., 1946-03-23
Ban on Commercial
Building May Exclude
Projects Under Way
BY the Associated prsss

A forthcoming Government order
designed to speed home building by
limiting other construction probably
will allow completion of most COM
mercial and industrial projects un-
derway housing officials said yester-
day.
The order, slated for announce
ment in few days, will shelve plans
for thousands Of stores, ONCE build
ings, theaters, road houses and other
structures which would have been
started during the next few months.
1t also will prohibit construction of
some factories.
The Civilian Production Admin
istration and the National Housing
Agency have just about decided,
said an ofncial who withheld use of
his name, that there Is no practicable
way to halt nonessential projects on
which work already has been started.
Enforcement Of such a stop-work
order, the official said, would require
a field stan much larger than CPA
and MIA will have available. It
also would pose the question, he
Evening star., 1946-03-23

added, Of where to draw the line In
permitting any exemptions.
As things stand. the plan Is to
issue stop orders only In cases where
builders obviously have rushed to
get few bricks in place in advance
Of the imminent regulation, oficials
said.
Housing officials have estimated
that about $50,000,00 in building
materials and labor Is flowing each
week into commercial and industrial
construction. They contend that
this is jeopardizing achievement of
the goal fixed by Housing Admin
istrator Wilson w. WYATT, 100 900
new homes during the next two
years.
The new order will not ban all
non-residential construction, but
builders will be required to show
that such projects are essential and
cannot be deferred.
Evening star., 1946-03-23
Women's 5 Council Plans
Reception for Lichtmun

A. E. Lichtman. motion picture
chain operator, who plans to retire
soon. win be honored by the National
Council Of Negro Women this AFTER
noon at a reception in the council
house, 1918 Vermont avenue NV.
Rufus q. Byars, an associate of Mr..
Lichtman, also will be feted.
In announcing the reception, Mrs.
Mary Mcleod Bethune. president
Of the council. paid tribute to Mr..
Lichtman's long interest In COM
munity projects. saying:
I'VE know that the citizens Of
Washington would NOT wish to have
him retire from years of active,
service, without having
him know how deeply we all appre-
ciate the services he has rendered
in so many areas Of our community
life F"
Evening star., 1946-03-23
Navy Declares 80 Pet.
Of Mail Is Delivered
BY the Assoeiofsd Pes,

The Navy, taking cognizance OF
complaints about letter service, as
serted yesterday that 80 per cent of
Navy mail was being delivered.
Capt. Gordon s. Everett of the
Naval Postal Service told a news
conference. however. that operation
OF his service was being handicapped
by a number Of factors, chief Of
which was loss Of experienced per-
sonnel.
Evening star., 1946-03-23
Auto Of Soviet Embassy
Stolen, Found Wrecked

An automobile belonging to the
Soviet Embassy, 1925 Sixteenth
street NV. which was reported
stolen from q parking lot in the
rear OF the Embassy last night, was
found wrecked early today on the
Government Reservation at Quantico,
va. Virginia State Police at Alex
andria reported.
Two 18-year-old Marines, Richard
Ryan and Charles H. Wenz, were
Evening star., 1946-03-23

25l5-17-l9 Massachusetts, avenue
NV, to cost $4,000 each.
Q. H. Garvin, Earle Building, own
er and builder: e. Burton Corning
and Raymond G. Moore, 1921
Twentieth street NV. architects;
stores and ofices, 3917-19-21 South
Capitol street S.W., to cost $4,000.
Corner Cafe, Inc, 1864 E street
Sc, James Fitzsimmons, owner;
Merando Co., 321 H street NE,
builder; Edward J. Rohter, 321 H
street. NE, architect; one 1-story
brick addition, 1864 E street Sc,
to cost $1,000.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-23
Along The Cape Fear

HATS OFF - AS Christmas rap
idly draws near, Along The Cape
Fear fears that we would be &C
cused of deriliction if we refrain
ed from doffing our hats to the
gentlemen who tend the Cape Fear
365 days out of the year except
during leap year when they add an
extra day to their ministration.
Of course we mean the U. S.
Engineers office, which is one of
the oldest Federal agencies in Will
mington.
These are the gentlemen who see
that our channel ana port stay in
top condition day in and day out.
None of US need be reminded how
closely the economic life of our
city is tied up with our port.
OLD CUSTOM - Improving the
Cape Fear is nothing new. Many
years ago a movement was lnltlat-
ed for the improvement OF the river
above Wilmington which would ex-
tend to Fayetteville.
Skeptics, as usual scoffed at the
idea, the Engineers report. Ihey
declared, that is the skeptics, that
there was no navigation to be, de-
veloped to an inland town 95 miles
above the Port City, like Fayette-
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-23
PROJECT
SCHEDULED SOON
City Manager Reveals Sixty
Streets Included In
Recent Contract

Tie Towles-Cline Construction
company expects to begin assemb-
ling equipment for paving some 60
city streets shortly after Christmas
with the deadline for completion
of its contract set for late in April.
City Manager J. R. Benson said
last night.
The 1925, 900 paving program, ac-
cepted by the City Council at
special meeting Saturday morning,
will include sections of Sunset
Park, Princess Place and East Will
mington as we'll as older city areas,
Benson said.
A contract for installing 10000
feet of water-pipe in various parts
of the city extension, upon which
the council delayed action Satur-
day, still appeared likely last night
to be awarded to the low bidder,
the z. A. Sneeden company.
The Sneeden company still has
until January 18 to iron out the
minor technical difficulties that
prevented it from receiving the
award Saturday.
The N. E. Brewer company, OF
Winston-Salem, is also expected
to complete its job of laying the
Sunset Park water pipe by the end
of April, subject to the city's con-
tinuing ability to provide materials,
it is understood.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-23

vile, thinking back to the time
when the Cape Fear Navigation
Company was chartered by the
State of North Carolina in 1896, and
in consideration for their work Of
improvement from here to Fayette-
vile were allowed to charge tolls.
MIGHTY EFFORT - The Cape
Fear Navigation Company made
many attempts to improve the
river to-. and even above. Fayette-
vile, and on the Deep River, one
of the Cape Fears upper tributa;
ries.
To 1858, a total of $35o,0o0 was
spent, a large portion Of which was
for the construction of some 20
locks and dams, the most OF which
failed during the first freshet fol
lowing their completion.
The Federal government took
over the improvement program in
1881. purchased the Cape Fear
Navigation Company, aad started
snagging in 1882.
In addition to clearing the
stream of obstructions, many con-
traction jetties were built to In
crease the depth over shoals OF
light materials, and cuts were
Continued On Page 3; Col. 3
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-23
GRAHAM PLANNING
PARLEY IN CITY
State Highway Commis-
sioner To Address Citi-
zens Meeting On Route

State Highway Commissioner
Chairman A. H. Graham intends
to come here in person early in
January to address meeting of
Wilmington citizens On the COM
missions plans for a city truck
route, T. T. Belts, division highway
engineer, said yesterday.
Graham will announce the meet
ing date shortly after Christmas
when he will return from a trip
to the west coast, Belts reported.
The state highway chairman must
confer again with United States
Public Roads administration Of
ficials before. coming, here with a
final report.
He will be accompanied on his
trip by J. A. Bridger, district high
way commissioner, and Belts.
Graham will come here to make
public both a report of state high
way engineers on their surveys o1
Seventh and Eighth Streets as po-
tential truck lanes and the results
of his conferences with, federal
road officials on the cityadmin-
isteration-supported round-the-towr
route. e~
Last night, Belts had no COM
ment to make on the highway COM
missions attitude towards present
views on the truck route.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-23
OLD MAN WINTER
OFFICIALLY HERE
Mild Christmas Weather
In Making For City
And Section

Old man winter greeted Whining
ton yesterday with a friendly smile
and with the help of the weather
man gave half-promise of pleas
ant Christmas weather for all.
The winter season crept softly
upon the scene at 5:54 Sunday
morning and, forgetting that a
rather chilly wind was on hand
throughout most of the day, Will
mingtonians were quite satisfied
with the weather, especially in
view Of the fact that the mercury
lowered between a low of 81 and
high of 81.
In addition TO the pleasant wealth
eF, winter was accompanied by
the shortest day of the year, which
did not go too well with the sur
plus work brought on by the dec
Grating of Christmas trees and
ether assorted pre-holiday duties.
What was good for Wilmington
was evidently good for the rest OF
the state since high temperatures
Tor this season of the year were
prevalent. The thermometer mark
ed up readings ranging in the high
4Os and low SOS in most sections
ol North Carolina, with prospects
oelng for continuance of the
same, other than chilly nights.
All in all, the coming of winter
went unnoticed in the city of Will
mington.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-23
And So To Bed

An elderly tourist reported to
the Sheriff's office last night
that his constant companion,
"Broncho," five-year-old
German Police dog was miss
ing.
Thomas Elliott, who gave
his home as Norfolk, Va, is
enroute to Miami, Fla, in his
model "a" Ford. The car Is
parked on the North side Of
Princess street, across the
street from the Courthouse.
He AYERS he will not move
his car until the dog returns.
Anyone knowing the where
abouts of the missing animal
asked to contact the sheriffs
office.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-23
DONATIONS MOUNT
FOR SEBRELL AID
Fire Victims Here May En-.
Joy Merry Christmas
Thanks To Public

With Christmas three days away,
Wilmington last night had contrib
uted $108698 towards rebuilding
the life and home of William B.
Sebrell, the city fireman, who with
his wife and four children was
burned on of their Lake - Ssr est
cottage last Thursday.
The city's contribution, which be-
gan spontaneously late Thursday
night, was a great cne; but in the
knowledge that it is still not
enough, the Police and Fire De-
partments and the Star-News are
today ready to receive more do
nations that might make the
Sebrells' Christmas happy
enough occasion to erase the mem
ory of their blazing home a week
before.
The whole future Of a family is
still at stake - future almost
wiped out by flames that swept
away a year of struggle and saw
ing.
The mounting tide of donations,
to William B. Sebrell, Navy vet
eran, last night meant new hope for
the dream that had sustained him
through two bleak Christmases in
the Aleutians - the dream and the
knowledge that he fought for ma
ton whose heart had an especially
warm place for the forlorn and u:l-
lucky among it's sons.
Last night the City Fire Depart
ment reported that is has so far
received $551. .35 to aid the Sebrells,
while the Police Department has
collected $3.50.
The Star-News Sebrell fund has
swelled to $212.97 with weekend
contributions of $40 from Charles
E. Nance and S. from Key Scales,
Sr.
1t all adds up to a great display
of a city's kindness, but it is yet
not enough. For large as has beer
the ,city's generosity, the Sebrells'
need'is larger.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-23
TELEPHONE CURBS
OFF new YEARS
Government Will Wipe Out
All Priorities; Heavy
Backlog Here

WASHINGTON, Dec. % - R -
Curbs on telephone installations
will be wiped out by New Years,
it was learned officially Sunday
and many Of the. other remaining
wartime restraints on industry may
be eased at. the same time.
A Civilian Production admins
tration spokesman told a reporter
the telephone decontrol is due Dec.
81. This will put the ordinary
householder on the same footing
as doctors, essential industries and
public utilities, which get prefer
ence now.
With a backlog Of untitled orders
estimated at 2,5O0,000 last month,
however. telephone installations
probably will continue to be slow,
CPO officials said, and telephone
companies have agreed to try to
take care of the most urgent needs
first.
Although CPA now has fewer than
so orders of all kinds on its books,
a fraction of the wartime web of
controls, its decontrol program has
speeded up since President Truman
merged it into the ne woffice of
temporary controls ten days ago.
Continued On Page 8; Col. 6
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-23
STRIKES DWINDLE
NEAR YEARS END
Labor Department Reports
Definite Tapering Off OF
Labor Troubles

WASHINGTON, Dec. % - P)-
The nation entered Christmas week
Sunday with the fewest workers on
strike since VI day.
Wage contests, and possible shut
downs, impend in big mass produc-
ton industries involving CIO steel
auto and electrical workers, and
another soft coal strike is posi-
BILE March 81. But the labor de-
partment reports a definite taper
ing off in work stoppages at the
Christmas season.
Just 18 new strikes of $500
workers began in the week from
Dec. II to Dec. 18, the concili-
alton service reports. Another 112
strikes continued into that week,
involving another 80, 745 persons.
At the start of 1946, strikes
were making about 100000 workers
idle each week.
Heartened by this, the Concili-
alton service is enthusia site ally
backing middle-Atlantic labor
management conference in Phila-
delphia Monday as an experimental
attack On industrial strife at the
local level-where it usually be-
gins.
The service spokesman figure
that except for the big nationwide
struggles for which policy gene
rally is made by industrialists in
New York and union leaders in
Washington or Detroit, most dis
putes are strictly local affairs.
Secretary of Labor Schwellenbach
and Cancellation Director Edgar
L. Warren, supporters of volun-
tary methods for dealing with
labor troubles, hope the Philadel-
phia meeting may show the way.
The session was initiated by
labor and industry representatives
in the Philadelphia area. The gov
ernment quickly endorsed it. A de-
tailed program will be developed
at Mondays meeting.
A Labor department representa-
tive said the Philadelphia plar
embodies advantages of the local
cooperative method used success.
fully in Toledo, o., and Louisville.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-23
CE0RCIANS MOURN
TALMADCE DEATH
Huge Floral Wreath With
Inscription xxx. Stands
Near His Casket

ATLANTA, Dec. %. -P)- The
men and women whom Eugene Tai
madge called ''my fellow country
men, paid shuffling tribute Sun
day at the bier of the man they
elected four times as governor OF
Georgia.
Plain, dirt farmers and rural
- the "Wool hat boys"
who made Talmadge's triumphs -
mingled with city folk in sorrow
full silence beneath the dome OF
Georgia's state capitol.
The body lay in fower-banked
state, scant 20 yards from the
executive office where Talmadge
made political history.
A handful Of Negroes were in the
slow moving crowd - expressing
on equal terms their respect for a
1nan who thundered white suprem-
acy."
A huge floral wreath stood near
the open casket with the bare in
scription: ''K. K. K"
A military guard from the 54th
Air Wing of the Georgia National
guard stood with state patrolmen
at the bier.
The shock-haired advocate OF
"white supremacy, who for 20
years Haunted shirtsleeves and red
suspenders as a political trade
mark, died Saturday of liver com
plications brought on by prolong-
ed stomach hemorrhages.
Controversy Hot
In death, as in life, he was a
center of bitter political controver-
sy. for his passing left complete
confusion over who is to be next
governor of Georgia. He won a
fourth, non-consecutive term last
summer by shouting his determine
ton to bar Negroes from the polls
in Georgia, and would have been
inaugurated January IA.
Flags on the capitol were at hall
mast. and Monday all state build
ings will remain closed while a
funeral cortege carries the body
1870 miles to Talmadge's home al
McRae, Ga. There the body Will
Continued On Page 3; Col. 6