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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-20

of about $40 a share on common
stock. The company was recapi-
tailed at the beginning Of 1913 and
Bell pointed out that the new man
agement has made extensive add
tons and improvements to the
fCompany's electric and gas sys
tens, as well as reducing rates by
an estimated s168, 900 a year.
Yesterdays dividend action gives
Tide Water stockholders the first
return they have had on their in
vestment since 1888. The company
was then a part Of the Associated
Gas & Electric system and divl-
dends were passed when that hold
ing company went into bankruptcy.
In the Company's recapitalizatiop
two years ago, Bell said, control
was lost by Associated Gas and
passed to Tide Waters former pre-
ferred stockholders who received
common stock under the plan.
Tide Water Power Company
serves electricity in 16 counties in
Southeastern North Carolina and
supplies gas in Wilmington, Fay
etteville, New Bern, Kinston, and
Washington. Bell said that the
present management is active in
attracting new industry to the area
and has played a part, during the
past year or two. in bringing sew
eral sizeable plants into the terri.
tory.
The Board Of Directors OF the
Company, in addition to Bell, In
cludes J. Holmes Davis, chairman
of Spofford Mills; Thomas W.
Davis. General Solicitor OF the At
|lantic Coast Line; j. G.. Thornton,
president of the Wilmington Saw
|ings & Trust company; L. j. Pois-
son. attorney; and L. D. Latta,
treasurer Of the company, all OF
Wilmington. Also K. c. Council,
president Of the Waccamaw Bank
and Trust Company and active in
other business interests; Leroy
Carter Of 2. J. Carter & Son, Wal
lace; and George W. Sheldon, New
York Lawyer
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-20
SPECIAL ELECTION
ON LIBRARY ISSUE
SLATED IN robson
Special To The Star

LUMBERTON, Feb. 19.-Robe-
son citizens will go to the polls
on Saturday, March s. to vote on
the levy of a special tax for the
establishment, maintenance and
support of a countrywide public Ii
brary. A special registration was
required for this purpose, and reg
istration books have been open
since February 8. Next Saturday,
February %, is the last day on
which qualified citizens may regis
ter.
Robson is one of only IA coun-
ties in the State without county
wide library service. The Board
of Commissioners called this cleo
ton following presentation of a
petition requesting it signed by
over Is per cent of the voters.
Earlier request by a library com
nllttee at a mass meeting of citi-
zens for an appropriation for
library service was denied by the
commissioners.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-20
DUKE OFFICIAL.
TO SPEAK HERE
Vice President OF Univer-
.ity To Be Guest OF Grace
Methodist Chuch

Herbert James Herring, one of
the states leading educators, will
speak at the Grace Methodist
church Sunday morning at the II
o'clock services, it was announced
here yesterday.
He is the vike-presidenf of Duke
University and dean of Trinity
College there.
Herring, who served as associ.
ate professor of speech from 1925
43, is being brought to the city
under the auspices OF laymen OF
the church in observance of an
nual Laymen's Day.
He has indicated he will devote
his remarks to Stewardship in the
church as emphasis is being
placed on that phase of church
work during 1947.
An original Fender county resi-
dent, Herring comes to Whining
ton with a long church and scho-
lastic career behind him.
Elected in 1916 to his present
position in the university. Herring
at 40 is one of the more promi-
nent educators in the country.
He received his higher academic
training at Duke, graduating with
an A. B. in 1922. He received his
A. NJ. from Columbia university
in 1929.
From 1924 he taught in Reyn-
old's high school. Winston Salem
and began his career at Duke IN
August of 1924.
He counts in his lodge and col
lege affiliations membership in the
Rotary club, ok, Red Friars
(locaD, Tau Kappa Alpha, Sigma
Epsilon, Phi Eta Sigma, and is a
Phi Beta Kappa.
He served as Grand Praetor Of
Sigma Chi, his college social fra
ternity, in the years 1874. He
was a member of the college con-
ference executive board, 1914 and
was North Carolina Registrar s as
ISOLATION president 1889. He was
a member of the advisory CON-
mittee Of the House of Representa-
tiveS committee on education in
1914. He is married and has two
children, Virginia Frank and Her
bert James II.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-20
CHAMBER OFFICIALS
OF STATE WILL HOLD
1ST REGIONAL MEET

WILSON, Feb. 19-PEChamber
of Commerce officials and mem
bers from "a eastern North Caro-
lima towns will gather here Friday
for the first in a series of regional
meetings of Chamber of Commerce
executives of the state.
The meetings are designed to
stimulate a wider interest in the
work OF commercial organization
and the possibilities for their de-
|velopment in North Carolina.
Speakers and their topics include:
w. C. Guthrie, of the State Depart
ment Of Conservation and Develop
ment, Rural INDUSTRIES; Lloyd
Griffin, executive vice-president
and secretary of the North Caro-
lima Citizens association, Look
ing at legislation D. S. Col
trane, assistant commissioner OF
the State. Department Of Agricul-
ture: "The Agricultural Outlook"
and Harry J. Kruz, Winston-Salem,
1.-THE Chamber of Commerce In a
changing World"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-20
RETIRED ENGINEER
IREGAINS VOICE ON
THOUGHT SUGGESTION

BRIDGEPORT, O., Feb. 19-P)-
A retired railroad engineer who
suddenly regained his voice after
81. years of silence used his treas
ured possession today to tell news
men how it happened.
AL Burk, 80 years old, related he
was sitting in a rocking chair in
his apartment in this Belmont coun-
tv community yesterday when
something just told me to try to
speak" -
81 discovered" he asserted,
''that my voice was there.
sFirst I looked around to see who
was talking"
Burk, who had just recovered
from a heart attack suffered a
month ago, was unable to explain
the recovery of his voice, lost il a
railroad mishap On Nov. II, 1911.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-20
Ordered Held
: Special 10 The Star

NEW BERN, Feb. 19.-Hearing
evidence in connection with the
death of Roy Ware, Negro, on
February l as a result Of a pistol
wound, a coroner's jury presided
over by Coroner Raymond Pollock,
Jr., found that Ware came to his
ceath from a pistol shot fired by
Cicero Jones, Negro, and recom-
mended that Jones be held without
bond for action by the Craven
county grand jury. The shooting
took place at a local mill where
both Negroes were employed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-20
TO MEET

The regular meeting of the
Jayceettes will be held at the
Woodrow Wilson Hut tonight
at 7:30 o'clock. All members
have been requested to meet
at the hut 80 minutes prior to
the meeting time to have pic
lures made for the scrap book.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-20
HEARING

RALEIGH, Feb. 19-R-The
Utilities Committee postponed to-
day a hearing on a bill to rewrite
truck regulations until after a SINH
lar measure is introduced in the
house. The committee felt that
the measure, a very long one,
should be jointly considered in the
interest of time. e
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-20
SPOFFORD MILLS
GRANTS PAY HIKE
TO ALL employees

An increase in the wages of all
employees of the Spofford Mills,
Inc. went into effect on Monday,
Holmes Davis, Jr., president of the
mills, said last night.
The move will increase the pay
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-20

roll of the company by sso,
year. Davis said, and ,u Gp0'" ~
approximately ten par SFs d
crease in wages to I'll. , ,sa j.
ployes of the mill, w %
The hike in wages is h.;.
creases being given in nm N. The j
in the South. 0'aer Mn,
DIAL 2-ssll For Newspaper
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-20
STILL SCARCE

Since the sugar industry of the
Philippines will need to be largely
rebuilt, sugar production is not
expected to return to prewar out
put for at least three years .
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-20
GARDEN CLUBS PLAN SCHOOL

RALEIGH, Feb. 10. = up The
Garden Club of North Carolina
will sponsor a school at State
College March 27-8. Courses will be
given in flowers arrangement and
judging.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-20

British Malaga and the Neither.
lands East Indies supplied more
than IS per cent of the U. S. i'm
ports in rubber in the years i'm
mediately preceding World War II.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-20
PASTOR TO SPEAK

The Rev. Charles A. Maddry,
pastor of the First Baptist
church will speak Friday az
ternoon at 2:15 o'clock in Grace
Methodist church during t h e
program OF World Day Of Pray
az
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-20
JOINS COAST UAR

MONS COAST GUARD
Charlie Herman Bordeaux,
S 1-c yesterday enlisted in the
United States Coast Guard,
local recruiting officials re-
ported. Bordeaux, an ex-Army
man, will be sworn in here
and sent to Mayport, Fla,
for basic training.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-20
ENLIST IN RESERVE

Henry Edward Human,
GIN &c; John Louis Tharp,
ST Sc; Leonard Waddell Wells
S &c; and Thomas Jackson
Cress, NINE Sc; have enlist
ed in the Organized Surface
Division 6-29 Of the Naval Re
serve, local officials reported
yesterday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-20
TO MAKE SURVEY

Col. B. C. Snow, Wilmington
District Engineer, will leave to-
day for Fort Bragg where
he will assist in the study OF
converting army barracks into
civilian housing units there. A
proposed new school will also
be studied.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-20
RETURNS TO CITY

1t Henry Bost, officer in
charge of the United States
Naval Reserve Recruiting Of
flee has returned from a bust
ness trip to Charleston.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-20
OFFICIAL ILL

C. L. Smith, local custom
official, was admitted to James
Walker Memorial hospital yes
terday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-20
LEGION TO MEET

LEGION TO MEET
American Legion, Post No.
10, will meet tonight at 8 o'clock
in the Legion Home on Dock
and Third streets, Command
er w. K. Stewart ,Jr., an
nounced last night. A quartet
will furnish the entertainment
during tonight's meeting. the
commander added.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-20
City Briefs
NAMED TO DEANS LIST

Among the Wilmingtonians
named to the Deans list Of the
College of Arts and Sciences at
the University of North Caro-
lima in Chapel Hill for their
scholastic records during the
quarter recently ended are:
Hayward Bellamy. Thomas G..
Lyach. and Wayne Spencer.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-20
REPORT

The payment of disability
benefits to insured workers
during periods Of total disabil-
ity is recommended by Social
Security Administration in its
eleventh report, according to
N. A. Avera, manager of the
Wilmington office Of the Social
Security Administration. In
making this recommendation
for the inclusion of disability
insurance, the report said that
the wage loss suffered by per-
manently disabled workers and
their families probably runs
from 81, 500, 900, 600 to $2,0O0,-
000, 900 a year.
Evening star., 1947-03-24

high departmental executives to
keep him company in the air. Sec
retary Krug and his party, includ-
ing his father, last fall went to
Alaska, which was perhaps justified
so far as he personally was con-
cerned, because his department has
jurisdiction over that territory. He
has also travelled hither, thither,
and ycn in this country and with
varying members of his staff has
gone to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Is
lands and elsewhere.
Last fall in an Army plane he
spent several weeks on an "inspec-
ton" trip in the Far West. Who
could blame him If he took occasion
while on this inspection" tour to
do a little campaigning for Demo-
cratic candidates for Congress?
Last winter when Assistant Secre-
tary of War for Air, w. Stuart Sym
ington, yearned for a bit of sun
shine, he gathered up Secretary
Krug and one or two other friends
and flew to Miami, where Postmas-
ter General Hannegan happened to
be at the time. Subsequently, Mr..
|Symington took another breather In
Bermuda.
Not to be outdone, Secretary Krug
Evening star., 1947-03-24

Henry McLemors take, because I
did. and once man has read the
instructions which accompany an
electric blanket he feels as If he were
about ready to walk the last mile to
the electric chair.
7 read them through twice, and
by that time T was on the verge Of
ordering a favorite last meal, Sitting
my pajama leg so the current would
hit me directly and get it over quick
ly, and shaving the top Of my head.
Swinging into the spirit of the
thing, my wife tried on a couple of
black dresses to see which was more
becoming and called the insurance
company to see if I had made my
March payment. Then she asked me
which of my friends were strong and
which were weak. When she started
jotting down the names, 1t dawned
ON me that she had in mind active
and honorary pallbearers.
Dogs Began to Howl.
Just as I slid under the wired
blanket, the dogs started to howl. q
most mournful howl. This was too
much for me, as brave as I am, so
I jumped out Of bed and insisted
that as the blanket was bought for
her, she get under it,
But Jean was too intrigued with
the switchboard that comes with an
electric blanket to pay me any mind.
The switchboard has numbers on
it, starting at / and ending with TO-
1t also has an "off" and ION" switch,
and when the ION" switch Is on
light glows. When the marker. Is
placed on No. 1 little heat is given
of. AS the marker is advanced,
the heat increases until, when 10
is reached, all you have to do to be-
come an attractive stew is 60 to
sleep with a few carrots and onions
in your hands.
After much consultation, my wife
and I decided that I was about a
4 sleeper, so set the gadget at that
number and hoped back in bed.
The first thing I heard was the voice
of Gabriel Heater, the blanket ap-
parently having become crossed with
the radio.
Wants Program Change.
Switch me over to Jack Benny"
I told my wife, "and If you can't
get him, spin the dial around until
you get Fred Allen or Break the
Bank or Information Please. I am
not going to pay around $42 for q
blanket that gives off Gabriel
Heater"
She wanted to know what was
wrong with Gabriel Heater. I
told her nothing was wrong
with Gabriel Heater, and that
his son had written one OF
the best war books I had ever read,
but that I just didn't want to be
lulled to sleep by the voice Of doom.
Jean turned the dial to S. That's
my number Three and two. -Four
and one. Fiver. Dice. Fever.
I kicked off all the other covers.
Just a sheet and the electric blan-
ket, light as a feather, warm as
toast, and I drifted off into dream
land trying to think up some other
cliches.
Of course, living in Florida. /
won't have much use for the blan-
ket, but just think of what boon
it will be for Californians.
distributed by MoNaught Syndicate. Inc)
Evening star., 1947-03-24

quantities OF " "' A'ee'
high-octane gasoline that are used.
The Navy flew a large number OF
airplanes loaded with guests to the
Bikini atom bomb tests and then
Secretary Forrestal. with select
party, proceeded on around the
world. Postmaster General Hanne-
gan also circumnavigated the globe
inspecting" post offices. He prob
ably got a lot of useful information
In the Alps and from the vast ex-
panses of the Pacific Ocean, the
Sahara Desert, and the arid Middle
East. Among others with him on
this trip were Assistant Postmaster
General Gael Sullivan and Senator
Tydings of Maryland.
Members of Congress Go Along.
1t is regarded as clever tech
nique for our peripatetic statesmen
to take along members OF Congress
as guests" of the Government. It
is convenient to have some one to
rise on the floor of the House or
the Senate to explain how vitally
important was the particular jun
ket in which he participated.
But the real junketeer OF the
cabinet seems to be Secretary OF
the Interior Krug. In addition to
his director of information, he Gus
tomarily takes with him several
Evening star., 1947-03-24

conceived the idea Of inspecting
Hawaii, as well as Guam and some
Of the other Far Pacific islands. er
route to Tokyo to ask Gen. Mac
Arthur what views he had about
the administration OF the Far Pa
ciflc islands, now owned or coveted
by the United States.
Could Have Seen War Secretary.
OF course, Secretary Krug might
have conferred with Gen. Mac
Arthur's superior, the Secretary OF
War. but then he would have had
no excuse for. joy-riding with his
party to far-away Japan. It was q
new procedure for a cabinet officer
to ignore his cabinet opposite, and
confer with an official down the line,
even If that official is as important
a parsonage as Gen. Macarthur.
On this trip Secretary Krug fol-
lowed the usual technique Of having
as his guests, among others, Con-
gressmen Engle and Paulson, both
of California, and Delegate. Far
rirgton of Hawaii.
It is tough proposition to put up
to the Congress, but If it really is
Evening star., 1947-03-24

from him a stirring statement in
which full blame will be placed
upon a "monstrous conspiracy" of
greedy employers" supported by a
"reactionary press" and manned by
those who put profits above human
need" That is the stuff to obscure
the facts and fool the folks. It has
been used with considerable sue
cess by CIO bosses for a good many
years. They still believe in 1t.
Evening star., 1947-03-24

interested in discovering a source of
real waste, it might inquire into how
many occasions the Army and Navy,
,ying with each other for congress
sional favor, have detailed airplanes
for congressional convenience.
Even during the war, when people
we're being rationed on gasoline and
house-heating oil, certain Congress
men regularly few to Florida for
the week end in service planes. Pub
lie officials CT certain rank, or at
least with the necessary pull, had
no dificulty in having assigned to
Evening star., 1947-03-24
By THE HASKIN SERVICE.

BY THE HASKIN SERVICE.
! O.. What county has the smallest
population?-W. w.
A. The Bureau of the Census says
that Armstrong County, S. OAK, in
1910 had a population of AZ, the
smallest population of any county
in the United States.
@. When are the first overseas
dead expected to arrive in the
United States?-A. r. L.
A. The arrival of the first war
dead is not expected much before
August, ls47.
@. What was the distance covered
in the longest run ever made for a
touchdown in football?-S. D.
A. The longest run of all time
was made by Wyllys Terry, half
back on the 1884 Yale team. His
1l5-yard run was made possible be-
cause the field at that time was 110
yards long. He received the ball 5
yards behind the line and zigzagged
his way through the Wesleyan line
until he finally crossed the goal for
score.
@. How many capitals has Iowa
had?-L. M. w.
A. Three. When Iowa Territory
was established in 1888, the Legisla-
tive Assembly met at Burlington un-
til the new government buildings
were ready at Iowa City. The terri
torial government moved to the lat
ter city in 1841. Iowa became a
State in 1846, and the capital was
moved to Des Moines in 1857. The
old stone Capitol at Iowa City was
turned over to the State University,
and it has since been an integral
part of the campus group.
@. Who is the King referred to in
the old nursery rhyme, Sing a
Song of Sixpence"?-A. B. B.
A. The King referred to is Henry
VIII of England, and the maid in
i the garden, Anne Boleyn, afterward
his second wife.
@. How many pounds of wool are
obtained from a single sheep?-D
A. S.
| A. The average fleece weight for
a ram is about eight pounds; for a
eve it is less. There have been in
stances of much greater yields, &C
cording to the Department of Agri-
culture. A Rambouillet ram, La
ramie Boy, of the Oklahoma A. and
I'M. College, is on record as having
produced a fleece of 46 pounds 4
LOUNGES after being unsheared for
about IS months. The fleece yielded
40 per cent of actually clean wool.
@. Why is a blanket of snow said
to keep the soil Warmly. D.
A. The air imprisoned between
the tiny snow crystals is poor con-
ductor of heat. A blanket of snow,
therefore, protects the soil beneath
,, it from extreme cold.
@. How did the term cats paw
originate?-F. j.
n. Lie 1ClCl CllCC 10 w OllC 1obAS
of the monkey, which, having roasted
some chestnuts and finding them
J too hot to touch, caught cat and,
holding her fast, used one of her
/ paws to rake the nuts from the fire.
. @. Why was an inscription placed
over the head of Jesus when He
was crucified?-M. P.
A. In Our Lords day, the titulus,
or tablet of accusation, was hung
about the neck of the person to be
, crucified or was carried before him
by a herald, on the way to the place
of execution. In the case of the
y crucifixion of Jesus, the titulus bore
; the accusation, This is the King Of
o the Jews" (St. Luke; "This i:
! Jesus, the King of the Jews" (St
6 Matthew.
Evening star., 1947-03-24

GlatSQ poliCieS Va
President Roose-
welt. One reason
is that the word
al b e raj" has
really been worn
ragged. Another
Is that the ex-
tent to which
the Communists
have made 1t
their own makes
a good many
who have been
calling t h EN- =
selves liberals"
pretty sick.
Evening star., 1947-03-24
THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. c. Ali
"a,

them airplanes that burned up
precious 100-octane gasoline.
1t is time that Uncle Sam desist
from running Cooks Tours" at the
expense of the Treasury. Joy-riders
should pay for their own fun.
(Copyright, 19470
Evening star., 1947-03-24

In one of those
bursts of gen.
erosity which is
the mark Of a
good wife, she
said, "You try it
out first. "
With trembling
knees, but much
gallantry, I said,
"Okay, spread to
over my bed and
plug 1t in"
Jean suggested
that I read the
/ n s tru C t ions,
which was a mis-
Evening star., 1947-03-24

ginia, who has
been bent on
econonizing to
the last cent,
h as not a t.
tempted to plug
a leak that has
developed into a
steady stream.
Not only is the
initial cost of
tn e airplanes
high, 1t costs
money to man
and maintain
them, and to
pay for the large
Evening star., 1947-03-24
McLemore-
Tells of Adventure
With Electric BIunket
Ru Henry McL.e,n orr

BY Henry McLem0f
In one of those bursts of gen.
erosity which is the mark of a good
husband, I bought my wife an cleo
trio blanket.
Evening star., 1947-03-24
Frank r. Kent
TheGreat Came ofPoliticS
CIO Withdrawal From Liberal Groups
Raises Problem on New York Afiliation

Possibly not much but interesting to note
that the more polished and thoughtful the efwng politicians
and nbcists vncng desire rid of the word liberal
instead they refer to themselves and their
ciates as "modernists" or "progressves."
Probably designations will not push berar wholly
Evening star., 1947-03-24
to
Questions

A reader can get the answer to any
question Of fact by writing The Evening
NE, washington 2, D. C. Please in
close cents for return postage.
Evening star., 1947-03-24
Harold L. Ickes
Man to Man
Government Might Economic by Ending
FIyina Business Junkets by Officials

member Of the cabinet could not air
plane official business without the specific consent OF
This rule did apply to heads of
departments used airpanes of their
Army Navy the Govern
aplanes familiar sight In all parts
Evening star., 1947-03-24

into the discard, but they do appear
frequently these days in the pub
licity output of former New Dealers
who so painfully cling to the repu-
Evening star., 1947-03-24

The expense to the taxpayers is
considerable and the surprising
thing is that Senator Byrd Of Vir-
Evening star., 1947-03-24

@. Who is the King referred to in
the old nursery rhyme, Sing a
Song of Sixpence"?-A. B. B.
A. The King referred to is Henry
VIII of England, and the maid in
/ the garden, Anne Boleyn, afterward
his second wife.