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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-23
MORE ABOUT
JACKSONVILLE
FROM PAGE ONE
Memorial Service

It is expected that the victory
program will be held on Memoir
ial Day, May 30, with memorial
services for those serving in World
War II who did not return. A pa
rade, speeches and a dinner Will
complete the program.
Ennis Murrell, past commander
of the Swansboro American Legion
post, and Albert Ellis, World War
II veteran were proposed as CO.
chairmen for the event.
Meet Wednesday
In a meeting to be held here
next Wednesday afternoon at 8
o'clock, final plans for the occa'
sion will be laid.
Expected at the Wednesday
meeting in addition to those who
attended the first meeting are:
To Attend
H. P. Cotton, president of the
Jacksonville Kiwanis club, G. E.
Maultsby, president Of the Jack,
sonville Chamber Of Commerce,
Ray Brown, president of the Rich
lands Lions club, Mrs. o. L. Russ,
president of the Midway Park Wo.
mans club.
Zelna Merren, president Of the
Ladies Auxiliary of Swansboro,
Jack Koonce, Jacksonville Scout
master, Paul Merritt, Holly Ridge
Scoutmaster, the Rev. Charles
Mercer, Swansboro Scoutmaster,
Ray Bowersox. Midway Park
Scoutmaster.
Principal Graham Shaw, Rich
lands High school, Principal W. r.
Lingle, Jacksonville, Principal
Bruce Hunter, Dixon, Principal D.
w. Maddox, Swansboro, and Prin-
cipal B. F. Patrick, White Oak.
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desired marriage ceremony, in h.
midst of much confusion
Director Wins Merit
The entire show was thorouob,,
good and reflected much credit =.
the abilities of Director / W
Preston, who had the assistance ~
Miss Lucy London Nash. The teob
meal director was Miss Hester =
Donnelly, who was also chairm.,
OF the scenery committee. Fvaro.,
Hugglns was stage manager. Mr.,
Oliver Hutaff was chairman of fl.
Costumes committee: make.uo W., ,'
chalrmanned by Jesse Rev.
nolds; properties were attended, :,
by Mrs. Robert Tapp with M,
Mary London James assisting.
Another performance of the shor.
will be given tonight at TbaIi,,
Hall, and if you missed seeing II y,
Thursday or Friday nights, # will
be worth your while to 60 tonight
It's funny, and it's well dons
W. G.. R. witt
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homesick, and somewhat democrat
lied G, rs there is departing from
the European scene the power of
the United States. They ought to
be given chance to see the Navy
which was in the Pacific-the bat
tleships, the carriers, and some
thing of the great sea-trains, which
enable the American Navy to take
its own bases with it.
It is only fair to them to show
them this force, lest they forget
its existence and come to think
that G. is counting their points
are the measure of our interest,
our influence, and our power. 1t
would help to correct any mis-
understandings and miscalcula.
tons, into which 1and-nninded dip
lomats 50 easily fall, during the
critical negotiations about Ger
many, the Mediterranean, and the
Middle East.
It would also be good for the
Navy to see at first hand parts Of
is bound to be interested, and not
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-23

plenty OF onions-was told by a
local retailer.
II could get onions, all right -
he said, ''but I'd have to pay S.
for a fifty-pound bag. You know,
black market.
1.-THE OP Aceiliag price for the
farmer selling to the wholesaler
runs around $3.50. To the retailer
| it's about SITS. Now how can /
buy so pounds Of onions for S., sell
them at my retail price of about
$3.50, and stay in business?"
A magician, we suggested, might
possibly help.
IF the OPA would just ease up
bit and give the farmer higher
price," he added, the farmer
would turn his onions loose. But
the farmer would be losing money
if he sold them at the present
ceilings. And I don't blame him"
So, maybe there are some onions
and maybe there aren't.
But the fact remains chat Will
mington doesn't have any right
now. It's a crying shame, and it
looks as though somebody doesn't
know his onions.
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MORE ABOUT
GM-UAW
FROM PAGE ONE

AS the conference began THIS
forenoon, Dewey told newsnen:
II expect us to wind up these
conferences between now and MID
night.
Asked to elaborate, he said he
expected the company and ~nlon
to reach agreement on all issues,
including wages Friday"
Eighth Straight
Later, as the parley recessed for
luncheon, the special mediator said
he did not intend his earlier re-
mark to be interpreted as mean
ing he foresaw a final settlement
Of the dispute by midni. ht.
Absent again from Fridays
meeting - the eighth consecutive
daily conference held by GIN and
JAW representatives-was c. E.
Wilson, General Motors president.
His associates said he had not yet
recovered from the illness that
kept him away from Thursday 8
session.
Dewey and JAW Vice-President
Walter P. Reuther agreed, as Fri.
days parleys got under way, that
wages and the union insistence up
on a contract clause calling for
promotions and transfers on a SEMI
ority basis still were before the
conferees.
They were at odds, however, as
to whether new issues had been
injected into the discussions. Dewey
asserted several additional points
had been brought up by the union;
Reuther said no new issues had
been advanced by the union.
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YAMASHITA HANGS
TO IGNOBLE DEATH
ON MANILA GALLONS

MANILA, Saturday, Feb. ,,
-P)-Beefy Lieut.. Gen, Tom
oyuki Yamashita - symboI ~
Japan's power at the conousst
of Singapore and of her mani
acal desperation in defeat =.
Manila - was hanged In die
grace Saturday as q war crimi-
nal.
The first big name figure u
be executed in the Pacific va
theater by the Allies. the m.
year-old Yamashita died in ~,
ilian garb at the end of a ro,o
instead of before a firing sor.s
The latter form of eXec;tion
regarded by japanese 49,
Honorable, awaits Yamasbi'
ta's predecessor in the Pbilin-
. pines, Lieut.. Gen. Masaharn
Homma.
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days casualties were % dead and
121 wounded.
Calls Cabinet Meeting
r. ]. Bowker, British minister,
and Sir Walter Smart, called upon
Premier Ismail Sidky Pasha. The
Egyptian Gazette, English Ian
guage newspaper, said it was "un-
derstood" that the diplomats pro-
tested attacks on British personnel
and property. Sidky refused COM
ment, but he called a cabinet meet
ing.
Egyptian police stood guard
against any new effort of students
to demonstrate. Egyptian armored
cars equipped with machine guns
patroled streets and British troops,
carrying rifles with bayonets fix
ed, guarded British installations.
Universities, schools and factor
les reopen Saturday members of
a students and workers national
committee will confer on possible
retaliation for British troops firing
on students Thursday.
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MORE ABOUT
LAND LEASED
FROM PAGE ONE

about one-half mile east of U. S
Highway III, and about three
fourths of a mile east Of Caste
Hayne.
When the new very-high irequ'
ency radio range is installed on
the tract, pilots will be assured Of
hitting" the airfield in any kind Of
weather, and regardless Of what
type planes they are flying.
A local flying enthusiast deScFl''
ed the new VHF range like this.
1.-THE WIFI beam is to the old four,
way transmitter as the new I'm
radio is to the old crystal set
The new range will be operated
by remote contro. from a CAA s's'
ton at Bluethenthal.
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q 80 MORE ABOUT "
%E0SiES VS. SIS 4sVi,--A
DOUGHGIRLS

FROM PAGE ONE

ried a good deal OF the load of
the piece were Margaret Darst
Smith, Mary Dali Cameron, Mar
ian Frink, and Katherine Laney.
The first three were the nearly
married ones, and Mrs. Laney was
the ebullient Russian woman with
the rifle which went where she
went.
Mrs. Smith picked up her lines
in rapid fire style, and gave a
superb. performancen, as did Mary
Dial Cameron, while Marion Frink
matched their. skill in the perform
ance. Mrs. Laney' acted with a
zest that was notable, playing oppo-
site the other three with verve.
Guerard Simkins and ]. P. Pref
low as a colonel and general re-
spectively, were just about as good
in their performance as one could
form coat removing in order to
speak plainly to each other, was
one Of the funniest things this re
viewer has ever seen.
Fine Performances
n. Ross Troth and Dave Free
man a the two near-husbands gave
fine performances and played up
well to the feminine stars they were
playing with. Milan Wood as the
hotel manager was clear cut in
diction and convincing in his part.
Elizabeth Williams, as Judge"
Honoria Blake, was right in keep
ing with the general excellence OF
the performance, as she always is.
E. r. Blakeslee. Jr.. gave an ex-
cellent characterization of Wash
inqton dollar.a-year man, and his
final exit, when he had been fired.
made peculiarly appropriate
parallel with happenings of the day
in Washington.
Costume Attractive
Katherine B. Meier, as an honest
to goodness wife Of one Of the play
bows, was as attractive as her
costume, which is saying a great
deal. incidentally all the costumes
were quite easy to look at. War
rem L. Humphrey, cast as man
who had not been able to find any
place to lay his head, was just as
funny as could be in his comedy
desperation in trying to find some
where to sleep.
Andrew johnson as Chaplain
Stevens, Edward c. Snead as Ad-
miral Owens, Charles J. Blake as a
somewhat puzzled FBI man, kept
the action going in good shape
when they were on stage, and gave
excellent performances
Extras Come Through
There were several hotel servi-
tors in the play, and Gibbs Holmes.
Katherine Goodman, James !. |
Nets, and one or two unnamed
extras took care of those parts
in great style. R. c. Cantwen,
Third and Robert Foster put good
deal Of comedy in their roles of
porter and waiter, and both man.
aged to express a pantomimic abil-
ity that was remarkable. Everett
Higgins made two fleeing appear
ances as a messenger, and Swift
M. Boatwright, as presidential
secretary made a splendid appear
ance, not as fleeting as the mes
senger's. A. Glod, as Father Mich.
olaf, performer the much to be
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-23
MORE ABOUT
ONIONS
FROM PAGE ONE

has been used up and this
years hasn't grown to maturi-
ty.
Texas Crop
1.-THE Texas crop should start
coming in April l." he said.
meanwhile, I'm trying to get
a few onions from Colorado,
Oregon, and Idaho. Those are
last years, and they're just
about gone.
81 got one carload last week,
but that was a mere $4,000
pounds
Thirty thousand pounds Of onions
may sound like a lot of onions. but
you must consider that they were
distributed among approximately
so, 900 people in Wilmington, not tt
mention all the people in New Han
over county and other counties whs
on. the Wilmington whole
saler. It's hardly enough to wet ar
eyelash.
Black Market Onions
The other story-that there are
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-23

this world in which this country
by professional soldiers as incom.
parably the best army in the world.
Now, there is a disposition to count
the number of divisions in the Red
Army.
As a result, we are just begin
ming to understand, we have hardly
begun to realize, the uses and
significance of our own military
instrument, that it is a new in
strument and in scale and power
and its uses unlike any other force
in the world.
It would be advisable, think,
to correct these misunderstood.
ings abroad and at home. 1t would
be a good thing, it seems to me,
if the new American Navy went
for a cruise in European waters,
and paid visits to our allies. The
Europeans have seen. the Ameri-
can Army going home-not always
a pretty sight-and they must have
the impression that with these
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-23
MORE ABOUT
LIPPMAN
FROM PAGE ONE

and we have developed and per.
fected a kind of military power
which is unique. 1t is a combina-
ton Of sea, air and ground forces
which can operate at great dis
tances, across the oceans. No one
can afford to forget the existence
Of this extraordinary instrument,
or to leave it out OF account in cal
culating the balance Of forces
anywhere. For there is no other
military instrument which has a
comparable range and reach, none
50 flexible, so mobile, so quickly
concentrated or so capable Of ex-
erting Irresistible force at the
point OF impact. 1t would be abb
surd for any one to imagine that
with this instrument in our hands
we cannot speak with equal diplo-
matte authority in any OF the con-
tested regions of Europe, Asia
and Africa.
Yet in Europe, and also heres it
is for the moment the fashion to
leave it out of account. The Eu-
ropeans have never really seen the
fundamental military power Of the
United States. The bulk Of it was
in the Pacific, largely invisible to
the masses of the people and not
really appreciated by European
statesmen and generals who were
preoccupied with the terrible strug-
gle of massive land armies. The
landings in North Africa, Sicily,
Italy and France, though impress.
sive, did not really disclose the true
nature Of our amphibious power.
For once ashore, the struggle or
land obscured the underlying fact
which in the long run, has the great
est significance, that here was {
military instrument which coule
cross an ocean and put great force
ashore at the points it selected.
i Our owa people, including man!
Of our military leaders and oul
diplomats, do not appreciate at it
true value the peculiar instrumen
Of amphibious power. Our Nav!
has been particularly Interested
the Pacific Ocean, as enemy Of tn
Japanese Navy and as friend,
rival Of the British Navy. Oul
Army has measured itself by thu
German Army, until 1912 regarded
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HARNETT GIFT

HARNETT GIFT
DURHAM, Feb. ~ - R -
Harnett county Is the recipient
OF 4 25-room teacherage locat-
ed at Erwin through a deed
negotiated by the Erwin Cot
ton Mills company conveying
the property to the county as
a gift. The property is esti-
mated to be worth $100, 900. The
gift was announced to the Har-
nett county school board In q
letter from X. r. Lewis, presi-
dent OF the textile company.
The school board accepted the
gift at special meeting this
week.
ASSETS INCREASE
RALEIGH, Feb. r. R -
Assets Of the 147 state-char-
tered building and loan asso-
Citations increased by $1o,215,-
S63.3S during 1S4s and at the
end Of the year totaled s1oS,-
019,7S9.6o, the State Insurance
department announced Friday
The principal gain was report
ed In money invested tn u D
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MORE ABOUT
SOAP BOX DERBY
FROM PAGE ONE

and good sportsma nship among
boys of the Wilmington trade area.
Under the rules which will gov
ern the Derby here, no car may
cost more than $40, to build and
no adult may assist in it's con-
struction, except in an advisory
capacity. Restrictions will be
placed on weight and car dimen-
sions, and specifications must be
adhered to as to size and type of
running gear.
Course Committee
While details of the big ALL
American Soap Box Derby trials
here are still in the formative
stage, committees will be named
soon to select a suitable course Of
not less than 900 feet or more than
1000 feet i'll length, arrange for all
possible safety measures and take
charge of the many other details
which will be. connected with the
event.
The Chevrolet Motor division of
General Motors will supply a
specially designed silver trophy to
be awarded to the Wilmington dis
trict winner, and two sets OF gold,
silver and bronze medals for local
race finaiists. Specially designed
racing helmets will also be furnish
ed to contestants on race days.
Grand Prize
Z Chevrolet likewise provides the
grand prize at the National Finals
"a $4,000 scholarship to any recog.
nized state college or university.
Other major awards include gold
finished trophies and special
medals for the first six place win
ners.
Special awards at the National
Finals will include the c. F. Ketter-
ing Trophy for the best designed
car, and Chevrolet trophies for the
best upholstered car, best designed
brakes and winner Of the fastest
heat.
Special Outfit
The Wilmington champion will 60
to the National Finals in a special
outfit for street wear with colorful
racing shirt and helmet to wear
during the championship races
And in addition. he will be present.
ed with a suitably engraved award
emblernati of his achievement, al
the Champions banquet which will
follow the finals.
The Wilmington district winner
will be sent to Akron, Ohio and tht
All-Amelican finals by the Will
rnington Star-News and with all ex
penses paid.
Ninth Running
This will be the ninth running o
the All-American Soap Box Derb.
and Wilmington will be one Of tn
13O-odd cities which will furnisl
champions from which the cham
pion of champions will be crownes
at Akron in August.
While further details on the BIZ
event here will be published fron
time to time in The Star-News, a!
Wilmington district boys betwee
the ages CT II and is years ir
elusive, are urged to get busy roN
In mapping plans for a car tina
will carry the name Of Wilningto
to victory at Akron.
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be increased to take care OF the
wage increase"
Five Gents Plus

No figure was mentioned for the
wage.offsetting price change, bue
the committee was told that with
drawal of subsidies would increase
the retail price Of meat by five
cents plus' a pound and the price
of bread by one cent Tor a one
pound loaf.
The committee approved the sub
sidy legislation it had before It,
The measure authorizes continual
ton Of the sugar subsidy program
currently costing $115, 100000 a
year, through this calendar yea:
and adds $3.50, 900, 900 to amounts
previously for meat and flour sub
sides in the fiscal year ending
June 80.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-23

we have become emotionally ton
que tied.
SWEET MEMORY-This letter
says: II have spent many a $3.50
for a horse and buggy to take my
girl to ride to Wrightsville sound.
We also went on many a moonlight
hay ride.
1--WE went on watermelon parties
too, and held hands while we wait
ed for the ton-gates to 60 up.
II believe We had mere real fun,
and affection for each other, than
the young folks have today. Any
way the memory Of those days is
sweet"
NO sINATRA?-Yes, those days
must have been sweet. A wagon OF
hay in the moonlight. A buggy
crunching over the white dusty
shells in the MONDAY sun. And a
watermelon at the end Of the ride
to be cut in half and shared by the
boy and girl sitting side by side
on the bank with their toes slyly
and timidly touching under the
water.
Was it really like that once? Nc
mile a-minute eight-cylinder dastae!
to the beach? No cokes and ham
burgers gulped down in 10 seconds
No bobby-socks? No Frank Sina
ira?
THANKS TO ALL-Maybe were
shioned, but we're thinking
Of buying an old buggy and
docile old horse to 60 with it anc
riding down the Old Shell Roat
some moonlight with our best girl
Were thinking of what Rober
Browning, the poet, wrote abou
a bird. It goes something like
this:
He sings each song twice over
as he never could recapture tina
first fine careless rapture"
That's what we are going to tr!
to do. It's high time all OF us slow
ed down a bit and started to liv'
and love like our forefathers.
Meanwhile, we want to thanl
every one of you for your keeI
interest and appreciation. We thin
the Old Shell Road wants to thanl
you, too.
And we all might turn about an,
; thank the Old Shell Road.
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MORE ABOUT
M'KOY CASE
FROM PAGE ONE

member to serve for this COM
mittee member"
This was not followed by the
eligibility committee. Lee Stone,
of Raleigh, member of the eligi.
bility committee, while not actual.
ly representing the school that
made the protest Durham), was
present at the entire meeting
though he was quoted in Raleigh
newspapers as instrumental in
bringing about the actual protest
Right To Refuse
Section seven, Article IA, states
"if any publicity is given the fact
that a request for checking a team
is made. the eligibility com.
mittee has a right to refuse the re.
quest for a check"
Here again, Lee Stone and Paul
Sykes, the coach Of the protesting
school are ulnerable. Both were
quoted in the press (Stone in the
Raleigh Times and Sykes In the
Durham Herald to the effect thai
Wilmington was guilty Of breach
Of eligibility rules before the actual
protest was filed. The Rocky
Mount Evening Telegram sport
page contained column two
weeks before the protest in which
Sports Editor Bob Werlich said
that "a certain Eastern confer.
ence school was guilty OF code
violations.
Eligibility Committee
No matter how valid the local
argument, the existing executive
committee of the NCHSAA is al.
most the same as the eligibility
committee. While the eligibility
committee consists of 10 members,
two are no longer active in its pro-
ceedings, six others are members
Of the eligibility committee and
one member is the son Of an
eligibility-executive C ommi tt ee
member.
If the request for a hearing Is
granted Attorney Hogue is already
commissioned to present the local
case.
Another side issue of the case
which puzzled local basketball fol.
lowers was the fact that Fayette-
vile, conference member, had cam
celled its two basketball games
with the Wildcats. If the decision
is reversed, the New Hanover
cagers could possibly lose the title
through lower percentage ratings
than the Wilson five, current first
place holder.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-23
PAROLES GRANTED

RALEIGH, Feb. 22-R-seven
prisoners, including one serving
der. were paroled Friday by Gov,
ernor Cherry. They were: Walter
Holloway, sentenced IN Pitt coun.
~ in November, 1887, to 80 years;
= C. G. Bellamy, sentenced in Column
hus county in September, 1914, to
rom tSN three to five years; Jesse
u He and sentenced in Durham
county in July, 1s45. to u months
Wi1lian Bledsoe, sentenced II
Wake county in June, 1910, to ID
Years: ode Wilson, sentenced In
orange county in December 1e45
~ six months; Tracy Gibson SEN
fenced in Scotland county in No.
venber, 1914, to total of three
years: and John Thomas Channs1
sentenced in Hoke county in NJ
vember. 1941. to from three to fiv.
years.
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MORE ABOUT
FIRE SWEEPS
FROM PAGE ONE

ended the disorders by any means.
British troops had orders to shoot
to kill any person on the streets
during the forbidden period.
(Reuters reported the city was
quiet at midnight Friday.)
Mutfny Under Control
Official reports said the mutiny
of Royal Indian Navy seamen had
been brought under control, and
reliable sources said mediation by
the congress party had been pro.
missed to end the nutiny without
further bloodshed.
(The Central Strike committee ~
the mutineers was reported by
reuters to have decided to accept
British demands for unconditiona al
surrender. The report said the
committee would advise the strik.
ers to lay down their arms and re.
sumo work Saturday,
Want Better Pay
Qn London Prime Minister At
tlee, blaming the trouble on 'lest
wing elements and communists. ("
declared that only unconditiona
surrender would be accepted. He
SAID the seamen We're demanding
speedy rehabilitation, the best
class Of Indian food, Royal Navy
scales of pay and family allow
ance, disciplinary action against
the commanding officer of H. M. I.
5. Talwar for alleged improper
reatment OF ratings (seaman), re-
tention of kit on release, and high
gratulty and treasury pay on re-
lease.)
+. Vessel Arrives
Meanwhile the first British naval
vessel arrived in Bombay harbor
to help quell the trouble--H. M S.
NTH, an escort frigate, with a nor.
NAL complement Of about 200 and
mounting two four-inch guns. She
was followed by Ii. M. S. Seabelle
described by naval officials az
Yacht type" vessel.
heavier naval units were report
ca on their way to Bombay.
a British communique said
muniteers aboard the sloop H. M.
J.. >. Hindustan at Karachi had SUR.
rendered after 25-minute ex.
cnange OF guntire which killed four
VI 'aelr crew and wounded 20 9TH
unofficial figures indicated the
aeath toll in Fridays street fight
Ing might total so or more with up
wards OF $50 wounded. One hospi-
"a .s4 a1one had a list Of 80 dead, most
arrival" "">' ""