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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-11
TEN ELIGIBLE FOR
MAY FLOWER PRIZE
Josephus Daniels, l945
Winner, Again Has Entry
With Wilson Book

RALEIGH, Oct. TO- B Mrs.
Ernest A. Branch, acting secretary
of the State Litarary and Historical
association, said Thursday that
North Carolina authors had prod
uced only ten works eligible Tor
this years Mayflower cup COM
petition.
The m%ayflower Society award
goes annually to the best original
work written by. resident Tar
Heel and published during the IL
months ending August 81.
Announcement of the award Will
be made at the annual meeting OF
the State Literary and Historical
association here, Friday, Decem-
Der 6. Last years award went TO
Josephus Daniels for his book, the
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-11
Wilson Era: Years of Peace, 1910

Wilson Era: Years Of Peace, 1910
1917.
1916 Entries
Mrs. Branch said the 1946 entries
were:
william ]. Battle, Memories of
An Old-Time Tar Heel.
Katharine Newlin Burt, lady IN
The Tower.
Josephus Daniels, the Wilson
Era: Years Of War and After.
Norman Forester, The Humani-
ties and The Common Man.
Paul Green, Forever Growing.
Erwin Hex1ler, International Car
tells.
Howard Russell Huse, Reading
and speaking Foreign Languages.
Harold G.. McCurdy, A Straw
Flute.
Josephine Niggli, Mexican Vii
age.
Rupert Bayless Vance, All These
People.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-11
Fat Stock Show

RALEIGH, Oct. 10. Up The
two-day Western Carolina Fat
Stock Show and sale will open IN
Asheville October %, Leland Case
of N C. State college, in charge OF
extension animal industry, said
Thursday.
Judging of steers, exhibited by
All club members and Future
of America students Will
begin at 1 p. m. octob " &c in the
new Planters Warehouse, Biltmore.
]. C. Pearce of N. c. State college
will judge.
Sale will begin at the same hour
the following day, with Oscar Pitts
of Asheville serving as auctloneer.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-11
TWO SCHOOLS ASK
LUNCHR00M FUNDS
Lake Forest, Washington
Catlett File Applications
For Aid

More than 700 students Of Lake
Forest and Washington Catlett
schools may Dor save nine cents
a day on their school lunches be-
nus of Federal aid, 1t was learn
ed yesterday.
Mrs. Manley Williams, principal
of Lake Forest, and e. R. Blakes-
lee, principal of Washington Cat
lett, have forwarded applications
to the county school board for
federal grants for their lunch pro-
gram, H. R. Roland, county school
superintendent, said.
Lake Forest now serves 4 mid
day plate luncheon for its students,
which costs "a cents for each Of its
625 pupils. The federal grant
would cut the price to Is cents.
Washington Catlett serves a 20
cent meal to its $50 pupils. Federal
aid would cut the price to II cents.
Schools operating under the
federal program will serve q
balanced diet meal prescribed by
government food specialists.
Both Blakeslee and Mrs. Will
liams asserted that federal aid will
give students at their schools a
balanced diet at considerable
money saving.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-11
Jury Swom In To Hear
Carson Case Evidence

that there is no indication of such
a request in this instance.
The district court clerks office
made public the original request
of District Attorney Edward M.
Curran to Justice Laws for a
grand jury to consider the Carson
case.
Possible Charges
Curran's request, subsequently
granted by the court, noted that
bribery, perjury, false claims
against the government, conspiracy
and violation Of the contract rene
gotiation act were among possible
charges.
The Senate investigation center
ed on the ability OF the Carson
combine to get war contracts ag-
gregating more than $78, 00O, 900.
1t had offshoots into testimony
about gay parties given with Army
officers as guests and pinochle
games participated in by members
of Congress and employees OF the
combine.
Rep. May, chairman of the House
Military committee, has ~steadfast-
ly declared he helptd the Cars
sons only to speed the war effort
and profited in no way from the
help he gave.
May did not appear before the
senate group, pleading press OF
business and poor health. He suf-
fered a heart attack last summer
and has since been at home in
Prestonsburg, KY.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-11
DON'T JUST ASK
FOR ASPIRIN

When you buy aspirin be sure you ask
for it by name, est. Joseph Aspirin"
none can do more for you. That's
because there's no aspirin faster, none
more dependable. It's first choice OF
millions from coast to coast at the hrs5
warning of common headaches or in
organic pain. Get st. Joseph Aspirin,
worlds largest seller at lOc. Big 10O
tablet size 35c. You get nearly 3 tab
lets for lie. Demand st. Joseph Aspirin.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-11
RAISE GRANTED

RALEIGH, Oct. 1o.-P-state
Utilities commission T h u r s q a y
granted the Coolemee Telephone
company the authority to increase
it's exchange rates. Rufus Wom-
BILE. commission rate expert, said
the telephone company had about
$50 subscribers and posted a loss
of SAT. 66 for 1915 operations and
$276.78 for the first six months OF
this year
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-11
DEDICATE ORGAN

JACKSONVILLE, Oct. TO-,
The Jacksonville Presbyterian
church will hold it's organ dedi-
cation services Sunday after
noon at 5 o'clock. Rev. Carl B.
Craig invites the public to at
tend this service, especially the
music lovers of the county. The
organ was purchased through
contributions from visiting Ma
rines and members.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-11

A single whale may be valued
commercially at from $500 to $lo'-
COO.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-30

constituents, asc%ertaining their
views on such subjects as minimum
wage legislation, price control, the
draft, and the proposed loan to
Britain. Rep. Corbett says that he
found public opinion different from
what he had previously thought 1t
to be on a number of the issues.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-30
Washington Tar Heels
End June With Round
Of Dances, Dinners
Continued from Page Four)

deep purple and a large sholder
cluster of orchids. Guests at the
dinner included, in addition to Miss
Pratt, her hrother-in-law and sister.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard Smith, AS
sistant Attorney and Mrs. Lamar
Caudle; Representative A. L. Bull
Wrinkle, Representative and Mrs.
Herbert Bonner, General and Mrs.
Albert L. Cox, Mr.. Ernest Hunter
of Charlotte; Ii. Comdr. ard Mrs.
W. Ney Evans, Mr.. and Mrs. L. G..
Newman, Mr.. and Mrs. R. A. Win
ston, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert H. Mac
Neill, Mrs, Lowe, Mrs. Chisholm,
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur c. Jones, for
merly of %Farmville; Mr.. ard Mrs.
Robert A. Erwin, Mrs. Mary Cot
trell, Miss Faith Brewer and
Comdr. William Williams of Ra-
leigh; MI. and Mrs. Brookbank.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Hessick
Louie Gilpln, Miss Frances McJu-
sick, MI. and Mrs. j. w. Jenkins,
Mr.. and Mrs. Baxley, Miss Gene
veive Reynolds. and the President
of the Society and Mrs. John K.
Slear.
During the intermission, Mr.. R.
H. McNeill, former president Of the
Society presented Mr.. and Mrs.
Slear with a pair of antique Eng
fish candelabra as a token of ap-
probation for the service rendered
by Mr.. Slear during the three years
he has served the group as presi-
dent. This meeting marked the end
of the current season, with the pos
sible exception of a boat ride in
August. Mr.. Slear announced that
plans for next year have gone
ahead and tentative dates are al
ready red-ringed. on the calendar
for eight dances, and a number of
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-30
DANGER IS REAL
President Urged To Set Up
Far-Reaching Safety
Measures

WASHINGTON, June 29.|P)-A
far : reaching plan for defense
against atom bomb attack, includ-
ing wide dispersal of industry and
the armed forces, shelters for the
populace, and sturdier buildings,
was urged tonight by civilian ex-
perts who sized up for President
Truman what the bomb did to
Japan.
From tie ru5ble of Hi oshima
and Nagasaki, the U. S. strategic
bombing survey constructed a
warning that 'the danger is real'
and the United States must ge'
ready nov" to meet an atomic
attack.
Calling for an ''uarelaxing state
Of readiness" it recommended
specifically:
The dispersal, concealment,
protection and constant readiness
of all military forces, SO nc single
blow or series of them can cripple
their ability to fight pack.
Shelters to protect the people
against blast, flash burns and IA
diation-tne three main causes OF
death and injury in atomic war
fare.
Sturdier buildings, a national CT
william defense, reserves of critical
supplies and equipment, the scat
tering of industrial and medical
facilities, ano ready-made plans to
evacuate cities.
The strategic bombing survey
was set up under the late Presi-
dent Roosevelt to appraise the eff
fects. of air attack on Germany
President Truman asked 1t to dc
the same in Japan.
The report tonight dealt only
with the impact of the two atom
bombs on Japan last August. II
was drafted under the chairman
ship of Franklin D'Olier, Newark,
N. j., insurance company execu-
tive who was an army officer in
World War l.
A parallel report on the identi-
cal subject vas released stimuli
%taneously by the agency which de.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-30

Sunday afternoon cat homes" A
hundred or more orWard-looking
members have already obtained
their membership cards.
Eventful Week
The coming week is full Of excit-
ing events. The Phi Delta Delta
picnic tomorrow evening, the Roy
all AT Home the luncheon Mrs.
Gillian is having for Mrs. Kenneth
Royal, in her apartment in the
Wardman Park and the luncheon
Mrs. W. H. Hessick will give at
the Congressional Country Club
next Saturday.
Assistant Attorney General and
Mrs. Lamar Caudle found them
selves playing first aides to Dan
Cupid this week. when they made
arrangements for the reception
which they will give this afternoon
for Miss Evelyn Cordell, who will
be wed to DR.. Bruno Romeo. Be-
fore going to Tokyo for the War
crimes trial, Miss Cordell whose
home is in Black Mountain. was
secretary to Attorney General eau
die. Miss Cordell also spent some
time in Raleigh, helping to speed
the wheels of the last General AS
Sembly.
MI. Fred Gillian is in Albany
with his brother and sister-in-laW,
Mr.. and Mrs. Neil Gillian, who
were married a short time ago. Col.
Trip (Hubert) Rand who returned
from the European front last
week, is off for the moment at one
of the nearby beaches. Also holt
daying are Mr.. and Mrs. Hal Tor
renee who are at Atlantic City Tor
a couple of weeks.
Mrs. E. H. jones who is recover
ing from an operation, in the Wash
ington Sanitarium, at Takoma Park
is finding Washington a pleasant
place, with no end of good friends.
She plans 10 return to her home
in Farmville sometime early in
July.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-30
APPOINTED

RALEIGH, June 29-R-Eric w.
Rodgers, Scotland Neck newspaper
editor, has been appointed by Gov
ernor Cherry to fill the unexpired
term of the late Joe R. Violet
of Ellington on the State Board
of Conservation and Develop
ment. The term expires May 1,
1851.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-30
How They Voted
In Congress

WASHINGTON, June 29- up -
How North Carolina members OF
congress were recorded as voting
IN recent roll calls:
SENATE:
On the committee amendment
to Navy department appropria-
tions bill to eliminate prohibition
against manufacture or repair of
t%orpedoes at Forest Park, ILL.,,
ordnance plants, agreed to 20 to
26; Hoey, For; Bailey, not vot-
ing.
On committee amendment to
bill transferring United States En-
ployment Service back to states
to require states to present en-
ployes with can qualify under state
regulations, agreed to 43 to "a;
Hoey, for; Bailey, not voting.
On Donnell (R-Mo) amendment
to USES bill to authorize federal
government to prescribe "stan-
dards of efficiency" as basis for
federal grants to states rejected
SO to 80; Hoey, against; Bailey,
not voting.
On Smith GRIND amendment to
USES bill to limit Secretary OF
Laboc's authority to operate en-
ployment service in any states
which fail to establish employment
services or fail to qualify for fed
eral funds, rejected 80 to 26;
Hoey, against; Bailey, not voting.
HOUSE:
On motion to shelve bill provid-
ing for a business census every
five years, agreed to 1877 to 161;
all against except Bonner, Kerr,
and clark, not voting.
On compromise bill extending
seductive service to March 81, 1947
but prohibiting induction of 18-year.
olds, passed 259 to no; all for ex-
cept Barden, Folger and Dough
ton, all of whom voted against
and Kerr, who vas not recorded
On motion of Rep. Riley (R.
Okla to send OPA extension bill
back to committee with instruc
tons to provide for a removal O.
price controls from livestock
poultry and dairy products; re
jected 221 to $50; Barden, Cooley
Erin, for; all others against ex
cept Kerr, who was not recorded.
On compromise bill extending
OPA with limitations, passed rs;
to 105; all except Barden, Cooley
all of whom voted against, anc
Kerr who was not recorded.
On resolution approving con.
tempt proceedings by House com.
mittee on Unamerican Activities
against Corliss C. Lamont, chair.
man of National Council for Soviet
American Friendship, Inc; agreed
to $40 to IS; all for except Kerr
Folger, Durham, Weaver, ane
Clark, all of whom recorded a.
not voting.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-30
Experts Map Plan
F0rAtomDefense

ve1oped the A-bomb-the War de-
partment's Manhattan project d.
rected by Maj. Gen. Leslie r.
Groves.
Both studies tended to dispel the
bugaboo that some deaths were
due to radioactivity lingering in
the target areas. But the civilians
said that phase of the story might
have been "ominously" different
had the bombs exploded at ground
level instead of several hundred
feet in the air.
The army said preliminary re-
ports that the first atom bomb
packed roughly the punch of TO-
900 tons of TINT were about right.
The strategic bombing survey
was much more conservative. 1t
figured that the charges in 21OO
tons of high explosive, incendiary
and . anti = personnel augmentation
bombs would have done the trick
at Hiroshima. And that would al
low for the usual percentage of
bombs falling outside the target
area.
The two documents sketched
wildly how the atom bombs were
loosed, the holocaust and terror
that followed, and the Fastening Of
Japan's surrender. Both described
the nature of an atomic explosion
without spilling any secrets
and the type of damage and casu
alties that resulted.
The army said the approximate
date for the first atomic bomb
blast was picked in the fall O
1912. The targets e selected
with these factors in mind:
Range of aircraft, %desirability o.
visual bombing, weather condi
tons, nearness of secondary tar.
gets (Nagasaki was a secondary
objective), military effect On the
Japanese people and the shorten
ing of the war, and morale effec'
on the enemy.
Only the civilian report trans
lated the picture of atomic de
struction into grim terms of wha'
it means to America. 1t said:
1.-THE danger is real-of that, the
surveys findings leave no doubt
1T ACSTEIFn DISpT Az
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-30
Calls Inquest For
Columbia w

A coroner's inquest into the
death of Miss jamie Hall, "a. Of
Columbia, S. c., has been called
for tomorrow night at 1880 o'clock
in the Grand Jury room, New Ham
W county courthouse, by Coro-
ner Asa w. Allen.
Miss Hall died, Monday morning.
June II. from injuries sustained
the Saturday night before in an
automobile accident between the
drawbridge and Carolina Beach on
the beach road. Seven other oc-
cupants of the two cars figuring
in the collision were injured.
Serving on the jury will be T. D..
Piner. ]. H. Taylor, F. D. Weaver,
F. S. Burr. H. W. Hewlett and r.
c. wilkins.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-30

Skunks are confined to the
United States and Mexico.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-30

CLASSIFIED DISPLAY
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-30

THE TOTAL of IA per cent in
the sample who said they had
written or wired their Congress-
man or Senator were then asked:
"Did you do it yourself, or did
some person or organization sug-
gest that you do it?"
The vote:
Did 1t on my $1,000 800
Person or organization
suggested it ---5
1870
Poll takers during the past ten
years have found that there are
very wide differences of opinion
on public issues and especially
political issues, by occupation
groups and economic. levels of
society. Unless each group is .ep-
resented in correct numerical
proportions in any mass express
sion of opinion, a distorted pic
ture of national sentiment will
likely result.
One dramatic case in point was
the mail Congress received in 1910
during debate on the Selective
Service Act. The letters showed
overwhelming disapproval of a
draft; according to some counts
the ratio was as high as 1o-to-l
against enactment of the bill.
Yet scientifically conducted polls
of public opinion at the time, which
included all groups In proper
proportion, found national senti-
ment 3-to-2 in favor of the draft.
During the initial debates last
autumn on the bill for a peace
time military draft, Congress was
flooded with mail expressing dis
approval. Yet again scientific
samplings Of opinion found the
country overwhelming in favor OF a
peacetime draft.
In various business fields and
particularly in radio and motion
pictures, scientific m 6
methods have almost entirely dis
placed "fan mali as an indication
of public preferences. This grow
ing tendency may one day lead
Congress itself to set up scientific
polling as a better way Of deter
mining public opinion than the
present method of counting and
analyzing the letters that flood
Capitol Hill.
In fact, Representative Robert
J. Corbett of the Both Pennsylva-
MIA district, which includes part
of Pittsburgh, recently did con-
duct two sampling polls OF his
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-30
l80.-Legal.

ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE
me undersigned. having qualified as
Administrator of the estate of Cornelius
Van Leuven, notice is hereby given to
all persons having claims against the
estate of Cornelius Van Leuven, to pre-
sent such claims to the undersigned for
payment on or before June 3, 1s47. OF
this notice will be pleaded in bar OF
recovery.
All persons indebted to said estate
will please make immediate payment.
This LIST day of June. 1946.
THE WILMINGTON SAVINGS
& TRUST COMPANY,
Administrator
Estate of Cornelius Van Leuven,
Deceased.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-30
New Principal Named
For Southport School

SOUTHPORT, June 20. - David
Watson, recently discharged from
the Navy with rank Of lieutenant,
has been elected principal Of the
Southport High school and will be-
gin his duties with the opening Of
the fall term.
He is the son of Mrs. Ida Watson
of Southport. Following his gradual
ton at the local high school he
graduated at Louisburg college and
later from East Carolina Teachers
Training college, Greenville. He
was a star basket ball and tennis
player in school here and later at
Louisburg and Greenville.
Skunks are confined to the
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-30

The first recorded abdication OF
a sovereign was Sylla, the Roman
dictator, in 70 B. c.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-30

The Antiaircraft Artiuery's 6Oinch searchdight, pictured
above, throws $780, ooo, 900 candlepower to illuminate targets for
N shorpshooters of the corps. Also handy for binding dive
oombers and marking ground targets of a sort, the light can be
controlled either manuaaly from the light, by radar fully auto
matlc, o by remote control. Trained personnel in the use and
operation OF the powerful lamp will be ON hand throughout the
stay mere next week of the Army Ground Forces Caravan to
snow Interested SPECTATORS how the light operates. Legion stadium
IS N Site 01 Inc show, and the lights Ire expected to give demon
STATIONS of their great power nighMy,-ARMY SIGNAL CORPS
PHOTO.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-30
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE

having qualified as administrator OF
ne estate of Luther E.. Morton, deceased.
sue OF New Hanover county, North Caro-
ma, this is to notify all persons having
Nalfns against the estate of said de.
sased to exhibit them to the under
ssheo on or before the 9th day OF
ady' ls47, or this notice will be plead
a par Of their recovery. All persons in
s ;'eo to Sid estate will please make
Immediate payment.
us the 25th day of May, 1916.
w. E. YOPP.
Administrator Of Estate Of
Luther e. Morton.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-30
Gallup Finds Congress- Mail
No Index To U.s.. Public Opinion
OFTEN MISLEADING
Only One Person In Sever
Has Undertaken Letter
To Capital
BY GEORGE GALLUP
Director, American Institute

OF PUBLIC opinion
PRINCETON, N. j., June 3d.
With Congress flooded in recent
weeks by letters on O.P.A., strikes,
the draft and other issues, the
question arises as to how accurate
an index of public opinion these
letters are.
Evidence from scientific studies
shows that mail received by Con-
gress is frequently inaccurate as
a reflection of national opinion and
often is entirely misleading.
Only n person in every seven
in the voting population has ever
at any time in his life written or
wired his Congressman or Senator,
a poll just completed finds, and
fully a third of the number who
have written, say they were
urged" to do so by some person
or organization presumably with
an axe to grind.
Furthermore, the groups in the
population which show the high
est proportion of letter writer's do
not constitute a true c~ross-section
OF the electorate, with the result
that their views rarely reflect the
sentiment of the whole country.
For example, the proportion of
business and professional people
who have written is twice as high
as white collar workers or farm
ers.
Manual workers, constituting
a very large proportion of the
population, rarely communicate
in any way with their representa-
tives in Congress. One in every
"A in the manual worker group,
the survey finds, has ever written
or wired a member of the national
legislature.
TO GATHER facts as to the
number of voters who take the
trouble to communicate with Con-
gress, the Institute conducted a
scientific sampling survey on the
following questions:
"Have you ever written or
wired your Congressman or Sena-
tor in Washington?'
Evening star., 1946-10-27
BY the Associoisd. Press


ANN ARBOR, Mich, Oct. ga
great Illinois line rose up in the
dying minutes here today to stop
three drives inside the 20 and stun
a Michigan homecoming crowd of
IS 1888 fans by handing the Wolver-
ines a 13-to-9 defeat further to
tumble the Big Nine football stand
ings.
Illinois, fighting from behind
after Michigan had scored on Full
back Bob Wieses two-yard plunge
early in the second period, tied the
count on Halfback Paul Patterson's
twisting 16-yard run 31a minutes
later and went ahead to stay when
Left End Sammy Zatkoff inter-
cepted Michigan pass in the third
period and raced So yards for q
touchdown.
Michigan Halted on II, S, 8.
Michigan battling to keep alive
it's hope of sweeping to its first TN
disputed Western Conference e
championship since 1888, had the
ball in Illinois territory for the en-
tire last period, but the Illini line
was super, throwing back the
Wolverines three times straight to
take the ball on downs and halt
drives that carried to the Illinois
II, than to the and finally to the
8 in the final eight minutes.
After being stopped for downs on
the Illinois S with just S minutes of
playing time remaining, Michigan
got a safety when Tackle Bruce Hill
kene broke through to block Dwight
Eddelman's. punt in the end zone.
But Illinois held tight from there on
to score its first triumph over a
Michigan eleven since 1899.
Michigan had all the edge in
the statistics, counting I6 flrst
downs to Illinois nine and piling
up a total Of 100 yards rushing to