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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-04
Mrs. David W. Lewis
Entertains AT Card
Party And Shower

Mrs. David w. Lewis entertain
ed with a delightful party at her
home in Sunset Park this past
week in honor of Geraldine King
Ludwig whose marriage is to take
place shortly.
The honoree was presented WIN
a shower of kitchen articles after
which bridge was in play at four
tables during the afternoon. Prize
winners we're Miss Doris Gurley,
Mrs. Maurice Canady and M r S.
Stratford Donnell.
Guests included: M / S S Ludwig,
honoree. Mrs. Geraldine Stokley,
Mrs. Jack Lee, Mrs. Mort Neblett,
Mrs. Burnell Curtis, Mrs. Maurice
Canady, Mrs. Lloyd Allen, il,
Mrs. L. C. Hedman, Mrs. STRAIT
ford Donnell, Mrs. Emerson Tetz-
loft, Mrs. Bruce McCrary, M + S.
Burdette Slope, Miss Edna
Henby, Miss Doris Gurley. M r S.
Alvin Oldham of South Carolina,
Mrs. F. P. O'Crowley, Mrs. H. H.
King and Miss M e
O'CroWley.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-04
Seagate Baptist
Church Groups
Hold Chicken Fry

The Goddard Bible class and
the Lewis Bible class Of Seagate
Baptist church enjoyed an Old
fashion chicken fry recently at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Minor
Bishop.
Those attending included: The
Rev. and Mrs. J. E. Allard, Char
lie Rogers, Mr.. and Mrs. Worth
Mckenzie, NJ. and Mrs. Cecil
Hunt. Mr.. and Mrs. c. l.. Mckenzie
Mr.. and Mrs Alton Brown, Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Hunt MIR. and Mrs.
Herbert Milliken. Jr. Mr.. and Mrs.
Oscar Brown, M. and Mrs. Ray
mond Hawkins, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Sneeden, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Hunt, MI. and Mrs. Gregory
Farrow, MI. and Mrs. Wilbur
Brown. M. and Mrs. Richard
DAVIS and Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Al
len.
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. This past Friday night marKe.
: calendar of social events as ~ :;
clubbing. The Plantation opened !
crowds of teensters, and many OF
these weekly entertainments: AS
: Cooter Lewis and Tommy Marao
we bumped into lots of the gang.
Charlie Smith, Rachel Cameron a
. Ronnie Walker, Betty Belcher n
. 500 Willie, the singing walter
was introduced, SO we hurrlediy
), headed for our tables. AS Wine
sng "Hey-Bop-A-Re-Bop, "Gull-
.ty," and There Amt NOBODY
Here But Us Chickens" I noticed
: lean Bobbitt and Leonard Colley'
. patty Jones and Bobby Glen,
mons. Robbie Trulove and Carr
: Mason, Bunny Baskins n Carr
a. Williams fascinated by his line
= singing!
: Also absorbed in Willies song
.renditions of "Open the Door,
p. Richard" (some %singing!D, EN-
sbraceable YOU" and "Zip-a-dee-
). doo.dah." nearer us were MARI
" lyn Costello and Billy Burton. Sa-
IRA Kay Jordan and Neal Patrick,
Diane Costello and Lynn Kirk,
Louise Albright and j. D. Harrl-
d. son. Carolyn eagle. and Charles
. King. Kathryn Hunter and Carl
jenkins, Mary Anne jenkins and
"A. C. Gregg.
d. Zestfully clapping as Willie enc
ed his show with For Sentiment
tai Reasons" we're Marilee Boone
. and Dave Wallace, Carolyn Lilley
and John Hartman, Lois McFar-
lane and Jimmie Browne, Ann
Penton and Murray Barefoot, Hes
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-04

The Ninth Street Christian
church of Washington, D. c., was
the scene of a wedding Of beauty
and charm Friday evening, May
2, when Miss Dorothy Louise &C.
ell, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Viii.
son Cecil, becam ethe bride of
Robert E. Windham, formerly OF
Farmville.
The Rev. ]. Lloyd Black. pas
tor of the church, officiated. Ar
rangements of cybodium and
woodwardia fern and seven
branched candelabra holding
lighted tapers were used with
white %lilacs, tulips, stocks and
sn~apdragons Cor the altar decora-
tons. The pews were marked for
the families and special guests
with lilies and candles tied with
| white satin ribbon.
Before the ceremony, Earl B.
LoWder, organist. gave a program
of nuptlal music. Mrs. Katherine
Hanse, sang, Il Love Thee" by
Grieg, and during the service 20
Perfect Love- was played. She
sang The Lords Prayer" as the
benediction and Mendelssonn's
march from A Midsummer
Nights Dream" was used as the
occasional. The Wedding March
from Lohengrin was used as the
professional.
The bride, one of the capitals
loveliest girls, was escorted and
given in marriage by her father.
She wore a gown Of bridal
white satin fashioned with a fitted
bodice, long sleeves that ended in
Gala lily points owe her hands
and a full skirt that extended into
a fan-shaped train. A becoming
satin half hat embroidered with
seed pearls held her finger tip
veil of illusion and she carried a
white prayer book with a shower
of orchids and stephanotis.
Mrs. Stewart R. Carter II, and
Miss Anna Mae Cecil, sisters of
the bride, who served as matron
and maid-of-honor, wore gowns OF
tropical pink satin with matching
half-hats and carried cascades OF
white iris.
Serving as bridesmaids were
Mrs. John S. Samperton, Mrs.
James H. Cecil and Miss Margar-
ct Flaherty, who wore gowns of
Jade green satin, designed like
those of the matron and maid-of-
honor, and Mrs. William Chester
and Miss Helen Scott, whose
gowns were sea-foam green sat-
in. All wore matching satin half
hats and carried cascades OF white
iris.
The two pretty Junior brides
maids Janell Jones and Barbara
Ann Dillon wore frocks fashioned
alike, with boat neckline, tight
fitting bodice and full skirts-one
in sea-foam green and the other in
tropical pink cohama crepe. Their
flowers were miniature cascades
OF iris.
John Thomas Windham was his
brothers best man and ushering
were Stewart R. Carter II, James
H. Cecil, John S. Samperton, Will
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-04
UDC Memorial
Day Exercises
Set Saturday

Memorial exercises will be OBJ
served on Saturday afternoon. at
4 D. m. May 10, at Oakdale ceme-
terry by Cape Fear chapter No. 8,
United Daughters of the Confed-
eracy.
The Rev. J. H. Blackmore, pas
tor of Masonboro Baptist church,
the speaker of the occasion, VIII
be introduced by Addison Hewlett,
ST..
Prayers will be offered By the
Rev. C. N. Philips, pastor Of
Bladen Methodist church.
Mrs. ]. S. Crowley. president,
has appointed Mrs. A. T. St.
Armand general chairman, of ar
rangements.
The public is cordially invited.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-04
Rivenbarks Note
Golden Weddip,

Mr. and Mrs. Baxter Rivenb,,
celebrated their golden WAY
anniversary on Sunday A|sao1l
at their home near Wriabpt lI 4
Mr.. and Mrs. R.veabark ,soo,e
parents of y children, II of ,,al U.
were present for the ceIeh, "a''a
20 grandchildren and fovY aaoa,
grandchildren. s'ea,
Guests included: Mr.. and \,
c. B. Rivenbark of Detroit MY
and Mrs. W. C. RivenbarL' NJ
and Mrs. E. A. RivenbsrE' W.
and Mrs. j. j. Rivenbark Mr. N'
Mrs. D. G. Rivepbark, Mr. s'
Mrs. H. B. Rivenbark, Mr. 81:
Mrs. 7. E, Mccoy, Jr.. Mr. 0aa
Mrs. S. K. Niece, Mrs. T.i a-'
Murray, Miss Edna Rivenbar. y
of Wilmington. d.
A picnic dinner was served ~.
II until 2 o'clock and more + 4b.
a hundred guests called durin7 N "a
afternoon during which time r, ~'
ding cake and ice cream ,r r,.'
served. w
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-04
Miss Dorothy Louise Cecil WEEDS
Roberto. Windham In Washington

liam R. Dixon, Jr., John Mayhugh
and Arthur Jones.
After the ceremony, a reception
was held at the Admiral club.
Spring flowers were used in pro-
fusion in decorating the spacious
club rooms and the brides table
was centered by a three : TERED
wedding cake, flanked by silver
candelabra holding white tapers.
Among the guests were a number
Of the bridegroom's relatives and
friends from North Carolina. in
GLIDING Mr.. and Mrs. George W.
Windham, Mr.. and Mrs. John T.
Windham, and Mrs. E. H. Jones.
Later the young couple left for
a bridal trip. motoring north. On
their return they will be at home
at 1880 S. Thomas street, Airing
ton, Va.
Fridays bride is a native Wash
ingtonian and received her edu-
cation there. She was chosen
miss LdSlSII, WllCil SiIC Slaoo
ated from Eastern High school,
with highest honors that can come
to a student there, and was one
of the finalists in the Golden Mir
ror contest sponsored several
years ago by Mrs. Eleanor Pat
terson. She is one of the soloists
in the Ninth Street Christian
church choir and is active in the
younger set social circles in Wash
ington.
Mr.. Windnam is the son of MI.
and Mrs. George w. Wiadham of
Farmville, graduate of Atlantic
Christian college of Wilson, and
served a long tour of duty over
sea during the last World War
as a captain in the army. He is
now making his home in Wash
ington where he is in business.
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ter Ere nan md Gilbert Thoma'
son. Flora 'McIver and Wendell
Hickman, Marilyn Goodman AND
Ed Jewell.
Later on some of those darclng
were Nancy W%inningham and jim
mic Page, Eugenia McCarty and
Brooks Broome June, Andrews
and Ray Haas, Patty Switzerland
end Randy McIver, Leslie Hum
nell. Joe James, and Fritz Stell-
jes.
Early Friday night found sew
eral people sown at Higg's making
a general mess in the kitchen at
his suggestion for some fudge
Whether the mixture could have
been determined fudge" or not is
very debateable: but anyhov-, with
the conglamoration of sugar, ehoc'
olate squares, milk, and a Few
grains of salt, we stirred up some
thing that later hardened like
bricks and with power behind the
knife. the stuff a cut. But new
ertheless. it was ok, even II II
did practically crumble away &c
sugar.
Junior Faces Beam
Look"
Startled several times by such
an outcry last week, 1 began to
get used to being shouted at to
please notice the hand before me,
heavy with a familiar looking
ring, proudly being displayed.
AS junior after junior came to
me or passed nearby, I remem-
bered last year when I myself
poked a proud finger at somebody
to show off my new ring! I was
really proud of it, too; and OF
course, just as proud as are all
the new owners of MINIS class
rings this year!
After long and eager waiting for
their rings, the juniors beaming
faces were all smiles throughout
the entire day Thursday. Joy and
glowing faces even fingered no
ticeably for severla following
days, which is not surprising. for
the acquisition of a class ring is
the" big event in the life Of an
MINIS junior!
Congratulations to y'll-and I'll
give you at least a week before
that Especial friend has yours
and vice versa. . :. (To some of
the leases" around NHHS, I just
say. . you didn't get to wear it
long, did youo
Well. . I've got a unit check to-
morrow. . so guess I'd better
hustle off and open that BOOK! But
first, I'll see you down around the
beach today!
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-04
Teen-Age
Tatt|er
By WINIFRED HARRISS

q new and enjoyable turn on our
cen gers of the town went night
$ doors wide and g~raciously to the
us gathered there for tle tlrst OF
Smokey Warner and Robert Furr'
e, Ebe Goodwin and l walked IN;
Inside we saw Betsy Harris
I'd Billy Quarles, Betty Craig n
Billy McEachern.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-04
SUNDAY srAR-NEws, WILMINGTON, N. G.
Frances McKee,,
Ben F. Dixon
Wed Saturday
Solemnized Yes
terday At Raleigh's First
Presbyterian Church

OF interest to society in
Wilmington is the marriage
of Miss Frances Leftwich Mckee,
daughter of Mrs. James Mckee
and the late MI. Mckee of
Releigh, to Ben Franklin Dixon,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Wright T.
Dixon of Raleigh. formerly of
Wilmington, which took place
yesterday afternoon at $50
o'clock at the First Presbyterian
church in Raleigh.
The Rev. M. o. Sommers per-
formed the ceremony. The church
was simply decorated with ferns,
white flowers and candlelight.
While the guests we're assembling
and during the ceremony the
organist, A. H. Arlington, Jr., pre-
scented a program of nuptial music
Miss Marian Holmes Dixon, sis
ter Of the bridegroom, was the
brides maid-of-honor and ony at
tendant. She wore a mint green
street length dress trimmed with
lace and a green h a t ornamented
with yellow flowers. Her bouquet
was made up of mixed yellow
spring flowers.
Wright T. Dixon, Jr., brother of
the bridegroom, Vas best man
and ushers were William Merrith,
Arthur M C K i m m o n, Godfred
Cheshire, Jr., and Edwin Webb of
Raleigh.
Miss Mckee was given in mar
riage by her brother, James Nc
Kee and wore for her wedding a
beige street length dress with lace
bodice, large picture hat of beige
trimmed in Brandy wine roses
and carried a bouquet of Brandy
wine roses and green orchids.
Mrs. Mckee wore for her
daughters wedding a black chit
fon mode black hat and a corsage
Of white gardenias while Mrs.
Dixon, mother of the bridegroom,
wore navy blue with matching hat
and a corsage of lilies of the va
ley.
Immediately after the ceremony
the couple left for a wedding trip.
Mrs. Dixon wore for travelling a
smart navy blue suit, navy h a
and orchids at her shoulder.
After May 13 they vii reside
in Atlantic City. N. j., where Mr..
Dixon will serve as secretary of
the U. S. delegation to the Inter-
national Telecommunications con-
ferences. After the latter part of
September they will reside in
Washington, D. C.
Mrs. Dixon, a graduate of Peace
junior college. Raleigh, and Gun
ston Hall, Washington, D. c.,
made her debut at the North Caro-
lima Debutante ball. She was the
1916 chairman of the Debutante
Ball, a d is a member of the
Raleigh junior League.
Mr.. Dixon is a graduate of the
University of North Carolina,
where he was a member of the
Alpha Tau Omega fraternity and
is a fellowship graduate of the
University of Virginia. During the
war he served in the U. S. Marine
Corps from 1910 through 1916 and
is now an officer Of the Depart
ment Of State.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-04
Forest Hills PTA
Pre- School Meet
Slated Wednesday

The PTA of the F o T e S t Hills
school invited the children a n d
mothers of children entering Forest
Hills school for the first year next
fall to a party at the school on
Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock
at which time DR.. Paul L. Stuck
will make a talk concerning the
health of the pre- : school child.
Mrs. Hall, school nurse, will ex-
plain the. health requirements fo1
school entrance. A movie and re-
reshments will also be on the
program. A full attendance is de-
sired.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-04
Temple Baptist WINS
Circles To Convene

The WINS circles of Temple
Baptist church will meet as fol-
lows:
1-Mrs. B. T. Hopkins, BOT North
18th street, Monday $3.50 pm.
2-Mrs. w. L. Williford, 1902
Market street, Monday $3.50 pm.
3-Mrs. A. G.. White. 1106 Grace
street, Monday $3.50 pm.
The Fannie Heck circle meets
Tuesday at 8 pm. with Mrs.
Jessie Jackson, 1919 Perry
avenue.
The Mamie Atkinson circle
meets Thursday 3 pm. with Mrs.
L. Suggs, Nesbitt Courts,
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-15
TOBACCO PRICES
WEAK ON MARKET
Middle Belt Growers Get
Lowest Return OF Sea-
son For Offerings
BY The Associated Press

Flue-cured tobacco markets
reported generally lower prices
yesterday according to the State
and Federal Departments OF Ag-
ri%culture.
The greatest price drop OF the
season was reported from the
Middle Belt. Averages for all
grades were down from So to 81
per hundred pounds from Mon
days sales with common and
low quality leaf, fair and low
smoking leaf, all primings, and
thin nondescript showing the
greatest losses, from S. to ST.
Sales continued heavy. but
euality of the offerings was in
ferior to Mondays. There was
more common grades and ncn-
dcscript and less choice grades.
Growers sold a total of 4,447,697
pounds Monday at an average
Of $43.71 per hundred, II cents
above last Fridays average.
Eastern Belt
On the Eastern Belt, the ma
lorlty of grades were off from
u to 50 with losses more prev
alent for smoking leaf, cutters
and Tugs. A few nondescript and
common leaf offerings showed
savances CT from $.25 TO 81.
The general quality of offerings
See TOBACCO On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-15
BATTLE OF FORT FISH

BATTLE OF FORT FISHER
The holiday lull in the FEEDER
al attack on Fort Fisher did not
last long. On January 10, 1865,
a second fleet of So vessels I'M
der the command of Admiral
Porter appeared off shore and
began a furious bombardment
of the fort which lasted three
days.
In his official report of the
battle for Fort Fisher, General
Whiting writes:
Son Thursday night the enc
my's fleet was reported off the
fort. On Friday morning tn G
fleet opened very heavily. On
Friday and Saturday, during tile
furious bombardment of the
fort, the enemy was allowed to
land without molestatlon and to
throw up a light l;ne of field
works from Battery Ramseur to
the river. thus securing his po-
:'ition from moleststlon and
making tie fate of Fort Fisher,
under the circumstances, hut a
question nt time.
Son Sunday, the fire on the
fort reached a pitch of fury to
which no language can do JUS
tice. It was concentrated on the
land face end front. In a short
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-15
"0RAL" RELEASE
STANDS IN COURT
Jury Returns Verdict Fo,
Defendants In Suit By
George W. Lyons

A jury in New Hanover coun-
ty superior Court today found
that George W. Lyons, real es-
tate agent, had released Mr..
and Mrs. John K. Davis. form
er owners of JOS Night Club
on the Carolina Beach road,
from the terms of a contract
they had made with the firm
of Lyons and Thomas before
they sold the club to Capt. Ben
l.. Wagnman for $4,000
The jury's verdict prevented
Lyons from recovering $1,000 he
sought as 10 per cent commits
sion on the sale. The case was
clinched for the defendants
Tuesday when attorney w. K.
Rhodes, Jr., called H. H. Thorn
as as a witness to corroborate
the testimony of Davis who tes-
titled he had been orally re-
leased from the contract with
the realty firm when the part
See RELEASE On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-15
QUEEN WILHELMINA
PASSES SCEPTER
Juliana To Serve As Prin.
cess-Regent OF Holland
Until Dec. |

THE HAGUE, The Neither
lands, Oct. 14.-W.H-Queen Will
helmina of The Netherlands,
overcome by fatigue and ill
ness, temporarily passed the
scepter today to her stalwart,
38-year-old daughter, Crown
Princess Juliana.
Juliana, as princess-regent,
will rule the lowland kingdom
until Dec. l, when it is hoped
that the 67-year-old queen will
be sufficiently recovered to re-
sumo the throne.
The princess took the oath of
office at 3 pm. before a joint
session of parliament in ancient
Knights Hall, amid shouts of
Tong live the regent" which
quickly spread to the thousands
Of loyal Dutch subjects lining
the streets outside.
The temporary queen, SIMPLY
dressed in a greenish-blue
trock, was accompanied by her
husband, Prince Bernhard, who
wore the uniform of a general
IN the Dutch Army. Queen Will
helmina was unable to attend.
Ceremony Short
The short, sober inaugural
ceremony was opened by Prof.
r. Kranenburg with a brief
speech welcoming the new ruler
but expressing "the sincere
See QUEEN On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-15
CONSULAR OFFICE
NOW UNDER GUARD
British Troops Install New
Defences Around u. S.
Building

JERUSALEM, Oct. "A R -
British Army troops installed
new defenses and British con-
stables from the Palestine po-
lice were placed on guard to-
day around the United States
Consulate which vas damaged
yesterday by a grenade tossed
over the garden wall.
Sandbagged guardposts, pill
boxes and barbed wire of the
new defenses took the Consul
late inside the British security
zone "B" which previously had
stopped just behind the consul
lar offices.
Police sources said security
measures also had been increas-
ed around other Consulates. The
American, Swedish and Polish,
have been bombed in the past
fortnight, and an Arab inform
ant has declared the French
and Czechoslovak consulates
were "next on the list"
The Arab informant attribut-
ed the U. S. consulate bombing
to the "striking force" of Hal
Amin Ell Husseini, exiled Mufti
of Jerusalem.
Arab underground groups,
See CONSULAR On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-15
Convention Hands UNIV
Leader Crushing Defeat
Over Labor Law

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. IA
H9- The convention. of the
American Federation of Labor
administered a crushing defeat
to John l.. Lewis tonight by vot-
ing to wipe out its is vice presi-
dents in a move to make the en-
tire federation eligible to use
the National Labor Relations
Board.
The action came after
stormy and prolonged fight or
the convention floor which saw
the AFL's top leadership direc'
q bitter attack against Lewis
head of the United Mine Work.
Iers, on his stand against signing
|n~on-communist affidavits as re.
|quired by the Taft-Hartley law
The floor battle, which al
times developed into heated per
sonal exchanges, precipitated an.
other of the famous Levi
walks.
The mine workers chief tole
the delegates he would not be
candidate again for the execu'
tive council if the resolution wa.
See AFL On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-15
Along The Cape Fear

time pesrly every CUR was dis
mounted or disabled, and the
garrison suffered severely by
the fire.
sat three O'Clock the cnemv's
land force, which had been
gradually and slowly advancing,
formed in two columns for as
sault. The garrison, IL ring the
fer bo,nbardment, was not
able to stand to the parapets,
and many of the reinforcelnents
we'a obliged to be kept a great
distance from the fort.
GAS the enemy siackened his
fire to allow the assault 70 take
place, the men hastily manned
the ramparts and CALAMITY re-
pulsed the right column OF as
sault.
"a portion of troops on the
left had also repulsed the first
rush to the left of the work. The
greater portion of the garrison
being, however, engaged on the
right and not being able to man
the entire work, the enemy sue
ceeded in making a Judgment or
the left flank, planting two Of
his regimental flags in the trav.
ersfs.
600 rApr FEAR I'm pa 70 Tw.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-15
EDITORS TO MEET
HERE THIS WEEK
Star-News Will Entertain
Visiting Newspaper
men AT Luncheon

Plans to entertain editors dur
ing the national editorial associa-
tons tour of North Carolina next
May will be revealed when the
Eastern Carolina Press associa-
ton holds its annual meeting in
Wilmington Friday night and Sat
urday. Henry Belk of Goldsboro.
president of the association, has
announced last night.
The meeting will open with the
associations annual dinner at
the Friendly cafeteria Friday
evening, and the business SEES
sion will get under way at the
Cape Fear hotel Saturday morn
ing. The Wilmington Star-News
will entertain the visiting news
papermen at luncheon Saturday
at the Cape Fear club.
Don Eek, Chicago, manager oil
the National Editorial associa-
ton, will attend the Wilmington
meeting, according to Miss Bea-
trice Cobb, Morganton, state
press secretary. E. A. Resch
Siler City, president of the N. c.
Press association will also be pres
ent.
Fury To Report
A survey of staff requirements
See EDITORS On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-15
R0TARIANS HEAR
FINANCE REPORT
State Treasurer johnson
Guest Speaker AT Lunch
con Meeting

"North Carolina is doing
more for the average individual
than any other state in the I'm
ion," State Treasurer Charles
M. Johnson of Raleigh, avowed
candidate for the governorship
in the 1913 election, told local
Rotarians at their luncheon
meeting at the Friendly yester-
day.
After Fred Willetts, Jr.. had
asked his father, Fred Sr., to
introduce the gubernatorial can
didate, Johnson told the club
that the North Carolina govern
ment is different from any 9TH
er state government in the I'M
ion.
Celebrating on this point he
declared that this State con-
structs and maintains it's own
state roads and that for nine
months out of the year the state
maintains its educational sys-
tenn.
Discusses Finances
Discussing the financial sltua-
ton in North Carolina, on which
he is rated an authority, john
son said that there is $25, 000,-
900 in the highway liquidation
fund, which is kept separate
from the general fund.
In the general fund the State
has $51, 500, 900 set aside and
there is no general fund debt.
Fifty millions are earmarked
for building and 80 millions for
a postwar reserve fund.
Although North Carolina is
c.eraHng under the same tax
law under which it operated in
1910, it's income in 1947 will be
$119, 900, 900 against SAL, 600, 900
in Al.
Fred Green, a former mem
Der of the local Rotary, was
a visitor of the club. Bradford
Virgins and Floyd Williams
were honored as Junior
Rotarians.
The club went on record as
observing meatless Tuesday.