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Evening star., 1946-11-03
Citizens Federation
Elects Clifford Newell
As New President
Baxter Smith Nosed Out
Votes; Mrs. Foircloth
Is First Vice President

Clifford H. Newell, SO, metro
politan director of the National
Home and Property Owners
Foundation, was elected presi-
dent of the Federation of Citi-
zens' Associations last night. He
succeeds Wilbur S. Finch, who
has served two one-year terms.
Two ballots were required for the
necessary majority. Mr.. Newell
polled 54 of 100 votes cast to nose
out Baxter Smith, North Capitol
Citizens Association delegate, who
had 43 votes.
Walter F. Wasson, delegate from
West End, polled three votes despite
his withdrawal in favor of Mr.
Smith after the first ballot.
Almost as closely contested wa!
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Chinese Reds Flee Mdnchurio,
Face Trap on Shontung Coast
Thousands in Liootune Take to SEQ in Junks,
Unaware They Head Into New Bottle Line
By Tom Mosterson,
As.oeiotsd Press Foreign Corr

carrying other Communist troops
from Southern Manchuria.
They were reported heading to-
ward these shores, apparently un-
aware that the government had
broadened its assault against the
Communist Shantung redoubt,
which began at Chefoo.
The Communists were believed to
be abandoning Marichuria's Lao
tung Peninsula before second
government push which last was re-
ported little more than 80 miles
north of the Russian-occupied free
port of Dairen.
"a Nanking dispatch said the
Chinese government might take
over the administrative control
of Dairen within Is days as a
result of new negotiations with
Russia)
The governments surprise new
seaborn assault also was aimed d
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the voting for the Office of first vice
president, with Mrs. Olive G. Fair
cloth. Cathedral Heights-Clevelano
Park, receiving Sc votes to 43 FOL
John H. Connaughton, Petworth
Mrs. Faircloth becomes the first
woman to hold the Office in the So
year history of the Federation. Be
fore the election she was second
vice president.
Donnelly Gets 81 Votes.
Ralph w. Donnelly, Brentwood
Terrace, received 81 votes to II Tor
Mrs. Ernest w. Howard, Columbia
Heights, to become the second vice
president.
By unanimous consent, the Fed
eration's other two officers were re-
elected.
They are David Babp, Connecticut
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Long-Distonce Rocket
Is Credited to Reds
BY the Associoted Press

LONDON, Nov. 2.-The Sunday
Chronicle reported tonight that
technicians in the Soviet zone of
Germany were developing a long
distance rocket which pin-points its
target.
The newspapers Berlin corre-
spondent, Ian Colvin, said the Rus
slams found undeveloped plans for
the weapon in Berlin air raid
shelter last year while "feverishly
searching Berlin for drawings of
still secret weapons"
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Chest Business Unit
Will Report tuesday
.0n Drive Progress
Don HolIond to Preside
At Luncheon Meeting
In Chamber Building
The business unit will he in tht

The business unit will be in the
spotlight at the fifth report
luncheon of the Community
Chest Federation campaign to
be held at 1890 pm. Tuesday at
the United States Chamber OF
Commerce building.
This is the first of four report
meetings of which campaign unit
chairmen will have charge. Five
more llincheons will be held in the
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or 80. 70 per cent of the goal of $4,20o,-
900 were announced.
Dan Holland, chairman OF the
Business unit, will preside at Tues
days meeting. Mrs. Austine Cassini.
Times Herald society columnist, will
speak.
George A. Myers, tenor, and Adolf
Torovsky, organist and choirmaster
of the Church of the Epiphany, will
perform.
Other Units to Report.
The campaigns Residential unit,
headed by Mrs. Angus Dun, will have
charge of the sixth campaign report
meeting on Friday. Subsequent
meetings will focus attention on the
Government unit, under its chair
ICoo OTTECr7 poro AoN
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(See BIG FOUR, Page A-5)
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campaign with the
last one on No
bember 10, when
the drive closes.
At the last report
luncheon on Fri
day contributions
totaling $1,416,344
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(See CHINA, Page A-3J
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(See LINCOLN, Page A-4.)
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(See CHEST, Page A-9.)
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1See FEDERATION, Page A-1U)
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Weather Forecast

To-Day, cloudy and mild with occasional
light rain. Tomorrow, mostly cloudy and
continued mild, with showers likely.
Yesterday, high, "a, at 3:14 pm; low,
go, at SAB am.
Full Report on Page A-12.
United States Weather Bureau Report.
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1See ACCIDENT, Page A-3o
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(See PLEBISCITE, Page AID
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The w Gather

FORECAST:
North Carolina: Rain and continued
warm Thursday.
south Carolina: Mostly cloudy, con-
tin,fed warm and rain Thursday.
Eastern Standard Time)
By U. S. Weather Bureau)
Meteorological data for the "a hours
ending 1880 p. m. yesterday.
Temperatures
1.so a. m. SIS; 7:30 a. m. SO; 1850 p. m.
o' Maximum :; Minimum -; Mean -;
Normal 50.
1870 a. m, IS; 1880 a. m. 78; 1880 p. m.
so; 80 p. m. II.
Precipitation
Total for "a hours ending 1880 p. M
0 inches.
TIDES FOR TODAY
(From the Tide Tables published by
u. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
High Low
Wilmington ------ 7:15 a. m. LAS a. m.
7:40p. m. 2:21 p. m.
Masonboro Inlet - S :19 a. m. 1889 a. m.
5 :46 p. m. 11:48 p. m.
Sunrise 6:24 a. m.; Sunset 6:19 p. M;
Moonrise 3:19 p. M; Moonset 4:49 a. m.
River Stage at Fayetteville, N. C. at
8 a. m. Wednesday, 9.5 feet.
See THE WEATHER on Pare Two
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IS. S. SANTA MARIA
| LAUNCHING FRIDAY
Wilmington w o an To
Sponsor Fourth Grace
Line Ship Built Here

Fourth of six cargo-passenger
vessels being built at the North
Carolina Shipyards. for Grace
Lines, Inc, the S. S. Santa Maria
will 60 down the ways at s:15 Fri
day morning under the sponsorship
Of Mrs. Arthur Diehl.
Mrs. DiehI, 1909 Grace street,
replaces Mrs. Michael Phipps as
sponsor. Mrs. Phipps, it is report
ed, is i'll in Florida and unable to
attend the launching.
Present with Mrs. Diehl will be
her daughters, Mrs. Robert Blake
and Mrs. jackson Balch.
Macdonald Coming -
Godfrey Macdonald, passenger
traffic manager, will arrive today
from New York to represent Grace
Lines at the ceremony.
Proceeding her from the yard
were the Santa Barbara, Santa
Cecilia and Santa Marguerite.
Like her sister ships, the Santa
Maria is designed to carry 81
passengers and considerable cargo.
See LAUNCHING on Page Two
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PAULEY'S NAME
Is WITHDRAWN
President Insists, However,
On Integrity OF Naval
Nominee

WASHINGTON, March 13-P-
President Truman withdrew Edwin
w. Pauley's nomination for Under
secretary of the Navy Wednesday
with final vigorous defense OF
Pauley's Integrity and ability"
His Dear Ed' Pauley thus went
tie way of President Roosevelt 5
Dear Ed Flynn and an explosive
election-year squabble was stilled
after six-weeks = stilled in the
Democratic camp, at least.
Edward J. Flynn had written to
the late Mr.. Roosevelt in 1913 that
he was unwilling to permit" his
candidacy for Minister to Australia
''to be made the excuse of partl-
san political debate in the Senate"
which would imply unfortunate
disunity.''
Similar considerations had
See PAULEY on Page Two
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And So To Bed.

The .century's most heart
breaking case of wasted effort
took place here yesterday from
6:25 to $3.50 p. m.
Ben Mcdonald, Star radio
commentator, completely equip
ped vii extra hot news plus
a man to be interviewed,
hustled into the remote control
room at 6:25 p. m. and went
to work.
Ben did his stuff in superb
town-crier style, Interviewed
his man, and all in all put ON
one of the best broadcasts Of
his career.
Flushed and happy, Ben left
the control room ut $3.50 p. m.
and near dropped dead 1t
the latest news.
Something had gone amiss
with his mike. From 6:25 to
$50 p. m. station WMFD
broadcast nothing but substitute
sweet mW
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COLLINS ! TRIAL
MAY Be STARTED
Solicitor Moore Says Muir
der Case May Be Called
Here Today

The murder trial of Mrs. Coreen
C. Collins will probably open early
in today's session Of Superior court.
solicitor w. Clayton Moore said
yesterday.
It has not been learned whether
Mrs. Collins, indicted at Mondays
session, will be tried for first
degree murder or granddaughter.
Mrs. Collins is charged with the
murder Of Mrs. Edward F.#Bord-
eaux here Feb. 10.
Yesterdays session saw more
minor cases cleared from the court
docket. ! .<'' .@as
Pleads Guilty
Mrs. Nancy Ammons, indicted
for the forgery Of two checks, pied
guilty to the charges and placed
herself at the mercy Of the court.
Judge R. Hunt Parker granted
Mrs. Ammons probation for three
years, with a one-to-two year SEN
tence in Central prison suspended
on promise Of good behavior.
In the case of Daniel Pere Mel
son, charged with HOUSEKEEPING
and larceny and receiving, the de-
fendant was found not guilty by the
court.
Harlee Shuford, Negro, entered
mol contendere plea through his
attorney, Aaron Goldberg, and the
court withheld judgment. He is
charged with the theft of $210.46
cash and $22 in war stamps from
the safe of the Royal theater on
Jan. IA.
Case Remanded
The court granted the request Of
w. H. Shearer that his case be re-
manded to Recorders court. Charg-
See COLLINS ON Page Two !
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FIVE FIRMS HERE
SUBSCRIBE QUOTA
FOR RED CROSS

Five Wilmington firms had
reached their quotas, and had
in most cases exceeded them
this afternoon, in the New Ham
over county an1.aal Red Cross
campaign, officials announced.
The firms who have made
their goal, and have been plac-
ed on the list to receive honor
certificates and have their
names placed on the national
Honor Roll are: Thorn McAnn
Shoe company. the G. r. Rem
ny Shoe company, Glenn-Moore
clothiers, Stanley jewelers. and
David's jewelers..
These were the only firms in
the commercial division Of the
county campaign reporting up
to $50 yesterday afternoon.
Officials said that a further
report from the Ladies Divi-
sion of the campaign for SAL
600, will be made the latter
part of the week.
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SENATORS RESIST
COTTON DIRECTIVE
Bowles Orders Margins In
creased To $50 Bale,
Exchanges Demur

/ WASHINGTON, March 13.-WD-
Economic Stabilizer Chester Bowles
Wednesday night ordered cotton
futures margins on all exchanges
increased to $50 a bale as part of
a sweeping move to curb specula-
ton and force clothing on the mar
'ket.
Effective date of the order, Wig
orously resisted by the Exchanges
and in Congress, will be announced
later.
! He said that in the face Of rising
cotton prices, speculative buying
is sending the cost OF clothing up
ward and II have no choice but to
employ and exhaust all the legal
means at my command to stabilize
prices"
Directs OPA
!. He directed the OPA to fix the
uniform margin in the New York
See SENATORS on Page Four
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RED TANK EXPERT
IN KEY IRAN CITY
Iranian Premier Investiga-
ting "Rumors" Of Troop
Movements

TIE HR AN, March 13-R)-
Marshall Ivan Khristoforovich
Bagramian, Red Army tank exc
pert, is in Tabriz, key city Of the
Russian occupation zone, reliable
informants said Wednesday night
as Premier Ahmad Ghavam Els.
Sultaneh announced ne was investi-
eating ''rumors" that the Soviet
troops were marching on the capi-
tai.
Revealing that he had resisted
Russian demands during his recent
negotiations in Moscow and had
continued to press Russia to with
draw Red Army troops, Ghavam
said he had no official Information
of Russian troop movements on
Te,ran, reported In Washington
and London.
Heard Rum0rs
II have heard certain ruInors but
need to make further inquiries"
he said.
He told press conference that
See TANK on Page Two
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here by the Associated Press. An
fficial text later was distributed
| London by the Soviet monitor.
Stain declared further that Chur-
chill and ''his friends in England
and the United States" are pro-
noting a Hitlerite race theory"
of world domination by the Erg-
disappearing peoples under the
threat Of war.
Gains For War"
1T is obvious that Mr.. Churchill
aims for war, with view to war
with the U. S. S. r." Stain said.
HE is trying to mislead his lis
teners by saying that the period Of
the agreement between England
and the U. S. S. R. "a 20-year
friendship treaty. can be prolong-
ed up to so years.
"But how can one take this state.
ment while at the same time he
is laying the groundwork for war
against the U. S. S. RI" the So
Wet leader continued. "This means
that he looks at this treaty as an
empty piece Of paper which is only
wanted for covering up and camou.
flaging his anti-Soviet activities.
Can't Take Seriously
Therefore, one cannot take seri-
ously the beautiful statement Of
Mr.. Churchill's friends in England
that the treaty between England
and Russia should be prolonged.
There is no sense to prolongings
the treaty if one party breaks it
and converts it into an empty piece
Of paper"
(This was believed in London to
be the first reference in the Rus
sian press to extension Of the
treaty, which British Foreign
Secretary Ernest Bevin told the
House of Commons recently he
See STAIN on Page Two
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KISSING Bee ENDS
REIGN OF QUEEN
Cotton Maid Brings Down
Envy OF Women In Wash
ington Appearance

WASHINGTON, March 10. LIP
Cotton Maid brought
her Washington reign to an end
Wednesday night after a swirling
routine that include kissing sena-
tor four times and modelling the
kinds of clothes which women had
been wanting since the war started.
The ''maid'' was the queen OF
the fashion show at cotton carnival
given at the swanky Shoreham
hotel by the Tennessee, North Caro-
lima and Mississippi State societies.
Kisses Mcclellan
At luncheon Wednesday attend
ed by members of the Senate Agri-
cultural committee, the maid
21-year-old pretty Gwin Barnwell,
See KISSING on Page Four
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BANK LOCATION
MOVE DEFEATED
Committee In Savannah
Sticks To Washington
AS Monetary Site

SAVANNAH, March 13-P5-A
British effort to have the world
fund and bank located in New York
and away from the political scene
Of washington" was defeated at the
International Monetary conference
Wednesday. A committee brought
out a flat recommendation for the
national capital as permanent
site.
Chairman Fred M. vinson OF the
American delegation, which lea
a drive in favor of Washington,
said it was chopped" the full board
of governors would accept the COM
mittee report, possibly THURSDAY
No dissenting voices were report
ed. but one observer who was IN
the room asserted that some re-
NAMED silent and did not say
cave"
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TIDEWATER> RATES
TO BE CUT APRIL l
$1O8,OOO Annual Savings
To Be Effected To Gus
toners OF Service

Following 2 number Of confer
ences between President Warren
w. Bell of the Tide Water Power
company and the North Carolina
Utilities Commission, Stanley Win
borne, commission chairman, yes
terd1y announced approval by the
commission, OF plans of Mr.. Bell
for lower rates to Tide Water
customers.
The rate reductions, to be in
stituted by the company on April
l. will save it's customers $108, 900
annually.
Good Reductions
Under the plan approved, there
are good reductions in the rates of
domestic and commercial service
in both New Hanover and what
is designated as Transmission
territory.
: ''The Comnnis has long had in
mind the wiping out of the diff
ferential between the Transmission
See RATES on Page Two
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TARDY BUT TACTFUL - We
must be slipping. We had another
'.first'' right under our nose and
almost missed it. Considering the
size of our nose, maybe that ex-
plains it.) d ,,e
Anyway, here it is now, ana we
present it to you folks along WIN
our apologies and large req me- neo !,
sign which says, "Better Late iha:i
Now Now. this isn't ''first" about
Wilmington. It's a First aD ,'.,a
North Carolina. But, as we saiu ~
DAYS ago. we're getting cosmopoll,
tan. and we're going to put slhan
CAPE FEAR label on this.
s,xrv.FrRsT BIRTHDAY-Last
saturday. March 9, marked the
S S+sta =. FLAG lag, Yes. it was on Marca
3. e 1885, long before the american Amer "a n
F + had all its 48 stars, whe IN sne
red : and blue State Flag was aoop
ed. .. INV father
adopted long pants. ..,,.,. ,na,e
y sp lons time. But what partlcul'
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panded service IN 1916.
Both companies, all set at the
end Of 1915 to spend thousands of
dollars this year in plant expan-
sion and service extension, now
point out that although they are
carrying out their postwar pro-
grams as fast as exciting condi-
tiOnS will permit, the end of the
year is likely to see contemplated
Improvements far from complete.
Plans Announced
Ten months ago, president War
rem W. Bell of Tide Water an
nounced plans for extension OF
electrical service to reach some
5000 to 5000 people in Is nearby
counties, a program which en-
0raced construction of approx
mately 1000 miles of new lines.
southern Bell Telephone company
launching a peacetime program
designed to reach consumer de-
mand for service by August /, of
this year, now finds itself with
orders on hand for HOO telephones
and central office equipment get
ing Increasingly hard to get as
day follows day.
Now both utilities, anxious and
ready to fulfill postwar promises
70 the consumer, find, through no
ault Of their own, that fulfiDment
these commitments may not
now be fully realized until well
INTO l947.
Must Buy Equipment
An electric utility company like
1'ae Water, to give its customers
expanded service, must have in
'ua'ors, transformers, meters,
WIRE, poles. The Telephone COM
PsAY' too, must have similar items
"a "a addition to many small parts.
0Alee they don't make these es-
s seallaI items, the two concerns
l luSE BUY them. And if they can't
'uy tnem-well, that's 1916.
Even at the start of this year,
senvefles Of electric and telephone
, - were running four to
- months behind orders. Now
a ..;1I of this equipment
NIL IN most cases. only accept or
see UTILITIES on Page Four
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INDUSTRIAL GROUP
LEASED LAND TRACT
BY CITY COUNCIL

Industrial Properties, Inc,
composed of a group Of local
businessmen seeking to make
Wilmington a prominent in
dustrial city, has officially
leased the tract of land at 18th
and Wooster streets by the city
council yesterday.
The lease will run for 80
years.
Several large companies have
already indicated interest in
building industrial plants on
the land,
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WAR, DEPARTMENT
DENIES REPORTS
ARMY'S ALERTED

WASHINGTON, March 49,
(P)-It's still unture that the
Army has been alerted or Is
calling its reserves to active
duty.
A fresh crop of inquiries
prompted War department
officials Wednesday to point to
a week-old statement which
said categorically that call
such rumors are completely un-
founded"
seThat still stands" they
added. ~.
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Begins
In One Week
At Factories
Settlement Figure Includes
181a-Cent-An-Hour
Wage Increase
''ECONOMIC CLAUSES"
General Motors Pay Aver
age To Be 1902 In
New Contract

DETROIT, March 1912
The General Motors strike,
costliest and longest in auto
mobile industry history, was
settled Wednesday as the CLIO
United Auto Workers union
accepted a management offer
an 10 IL cents an hour wage in
crease plus adjustments of in
equalities In wage rates in certain
plants.
Hailing the settlement as union
victory, UAW-CIo top officials said
"other economic clauses" includ-
ing improved vacation pay, inn
proved overtime rates and equal
pay for women, brings the total
average hourly increase well above
10 IL cents" which the union had
dem anded.
Two-Year Contract
General Motors said the con-
tract to be signed would run for
two years; that the flat increase
of is - cents hourly would apply
to all wage classification rates eff
fectiye with the date of ratification
by the union and that all employees
who worked between Nov. z. 1945,
two weeks before the strike was
called and the date of ratification
shall receive an increase OF Is IL
cents an hour for all hours work
ed between those days.
That was the only retroactive
feature of the agreement.
Negotiations for settlements OF
the strike that idled $4,000 pro-
See WORK On Page Two
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Army Can't Gamble Now!
MILITARY LEADERS
WANT DRAFT KEPT

Army Air Forces chief, made
their recommendation at a
closed meeting of the House
Military Affairs committee.
They gave draft extension
priority over universal peace
time military training, which
the committee also is consider
ing. The Selective Service
law is scheduled to expire
May Is.
Service Requirement
Patterson also announced
that after June 80, the basis
for discharging selectees from
the Army will be two years OF
See ARMY On Page Two
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HEATED CONTROVERSY.
Garren Quits Over Issue
OfF1re Alarm Boxes Here

In one of the hottest, heav-
lest, and longest sessions in
recent years, the City council
yesterday awarded the Horni-
Signal Manufacturing corpora
ton the city's contract for Ill
fire-alarm boxes in 43 split
decision.
No sooner had the award
been made than L. T. Garren,
city electrician who has cham
pioned the Gamewen box since
last October, rendered his
resignation.
In another decision, split the
same way. Garren's resigna-
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WASHINGTON. March

WASHINGTON, March 10.
-WD-Three top military Of
ficia1s told Congress Wednes-
day the draft must be continued
because 'the Army cannot at
ford to gamble with its assign
ed mission in this critical
period.
"The overriding require
ment," they said. SIS to pre-
sent a strong military posture
in a world which is still I'M
settled
Closed Meeting
Secretary Of War Robert
p. Patterson, Gen Dwight D.
Eisenhower, Army chief OF
staff, and Gen Carl A. Spaatz,
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-14

conviction on part Of the store
owners.
"God does not specify which
day is the day Of rest. he
leaves it up to the Individual.
II an ordinance is passed winch
will force a grocery store to
close on Sunday, it will mark
the first step toward our re-
turning to the religious persecu-
ton of Puritan days.
No Enforcement
In answer to Mr.. jenkins
members of the Wilmington
Ministerial association, Whlcn
See ADVENTIST on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-14
VIOLATES TWOLAWS
Adventist Hits Proposal
To Close Stores Sunday

Inc Retailer Grocers associa-
"o's proposal to close all
IT.. grocery stores on Sunday
NV religious snag at the City's
NV Chs meeting yesterday.
con+ i;arglng that the proposal
will u'itutes a violation of Gods
t;o ~. ss well as Of the Constitu-
= 'I 7 o. the United States, Rev.
H. h, ~ Jenkins, pastor of Seventh
any y ;, Ardventists church, Ninth
cit u MARKET streets, said to the
.r Religious Conviction
hv S -,. the stores be closed not
@ncemen but by religious
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LONDON Marshal Wednesday a
tell ing i
broadcast times
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STRIKES HIT EXPANSION FL
Utilities Companies
Plan New Work Here
Lack Of Materials Hold Up Tidewater And
Southern Bell Program For Expand
ed Service In This Section
By JACK C. LUNAN

Shorcrcuited by the strike-born collapse in manu-
ture of essential equipment New Hanover countys two
major utilities Tide Water Power company and Southern
Bell Telephone have so far been less styied in
their plans to give Wilmington and adjacent territory
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ton was accepted by the co.,n-
Two-Hour Controversy

ton was accepted by the coln.
Gil.
Two-Hour Controversy
The award was made after
q two-hour controversy among
Garren, Frank Peterson, Hornt
engineer; City Manager A. c.
Nichols, City Clerk j. r. Ben
son, Fire Chief Ludie Groom,
Mayor W. Ronald Lane, and all
six councilmen.
Nichols, Garren, and Groom
recommended the GameweIl
box despite the fact that its
bid was $13,597.50 as against
See FIRE ALARM On Page Two