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Evening star., 1947-10-12
Colonial DANES
Set open House
1t GnnstOn Hall

Historic Gunston Hall will be
opened Saturday and Sunday from
10 o'clock in the morning until s in
the afternoon by the Colonial
Danes of America. Mr.. Louis Her
tie, who purchased the place some
years ago and restored the house
and grounds as nearly to their origi-
nal state as possible, has willed the
estate to the Colonial Danes. He
retains it as his home and lives
there the year around.
The house, like Mount Vernon,
stands on a hill at the head of Gun
ston Cove, overlooking the Potomac.
The estate is about 5 miles south of
Mount Vernon and was the home Of
George Mason, author Of the Bill
Of Rights, and the Virginia consti-
tuition and a Trainer of the Consti-
tuition of the United States.
Mason has been called 'the
greatest constructive statesman the
Western Hemisphere has produced -
He was a neighbor and intimate
friend of George Washington, a
friend of jefferson and other great
men Of the Colonial and Revolu-
tionary periods. He is buried at
Gunston Hall.
Gunston Hall hence has two ma
jor claims on the public's interest:
It's many historic associations and
its outstanding merits as unique
example of Georgian architecture in
America. The long, low, brick house
has a sharply gabled roof providing
second story with pedimented dor
mer windows on each front. It's
east and west porticos are different
The small square western porch
with It's gabled roof admits the
visitor to a spacious hall which runs
directly through to the eastern
polygonal portico, from which one
enters the famous .box-hedge walk,
nearly 200 years old.
Gunston Hall was acquired In 1918
Evening star., 1947-10-12

tiful symmetrical hall Is spanned by
an ornate arch where 1t is inter-
sected by the stairway, and the
arch has pendant pineapple, q
treatment different from any other
Colonial Virginia house. The lovely
rooms were designed by William
Buckland, and the vast amount of
hand-carved woodwork was carried
out by craftsmen whom George
Mason brought over from England.
There are Palladian room, q Chi
nese Chippendale room, 4 beauti-
fully designed library and dining
Evening star., 1947-10-12
Washington Man
To Wed Oklab0mau

The engagement Of Miss Patricia
Reed Dawson to Mr.. Harold Turner
Mankin, son Of DR.. and Mrs. G.
Haven Mankin of Chevy Chase, has
been announced by her mother,
Mrs Ray Dawson of Oklahoma City.
The wedding will take place in
June in st. Pauls Episcopal Cathed-
raj in Oklahoma City.
The bride elect, who is the
daughter of the late Mr.. Dawson,
was graduated from Monticello Col
lege in Godfrey, Ill, and attended
the University of Oklahoma where
she was pledged to Kappa Alpha
Theta sorority.
Mr.. Mankin attended Washington
and Lee University and in the Navy
Viz was student at Duke Univer-
sity. He was affiliated with Phi
Kappa Psi fraternity at both uni
versities. He now is senior at
Johns Hopkins University School
Of Medicine and is a member OF
Phi Chi fraternity.
Evening star., 1947-10-12
THE SUNDAY STAR Washington. D. C.. p-7


room. In one Of the four bedrooms
upstairs Washington, Jefferson, La
fayette and many other great men
slept at various times.
To motor to Gunston Hall, start
on Route l, turn left approximately
. mile and a half beyond Pohick
Evening star., 1947-10-12

Church and. after following hard
surfaced road for q little over 3
miles, turn left again through ths
brick gates into the estate. The
present markers viii be supplement-
ed during the time the house Is
open.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-15
Along The Cape Fear

advertising, the Morning Star OF
that issue ran several lads" on
the Front page.
It carried ads telling that
hams and salt ''now are landing"
from Liverpool. Another ad said
that "Lost, a PACKAGE of life
insurance books and papers,
near the postoffice on Market
street. The ad was signed by
D. H. Kemme."
EXCURSION-The same pa
per carried a story about an ex-
cursion aboard the Steamer
Waccamaw." The excursion was
termed "a family excursion"
and promised a "good time for
all"
Whether the party was a sue
cess or not we have no way of
knowing, since we do not have
4 copy Of the next days paper.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-15
CANADA TAKES OFF
PRICE CONTROL ON
MANY COMMODITIES

OTTAWA, Sept. IA @
Canada today removed wartime
price controls from all commodi-
ties except sugar, meat, wheat,
fats, dried fruit, iron, steel and
tin.
Rent controls also were re-
tanned, and the Wartime Prices
and Trade Board said they
would "outlive the remaining
commodity controls" .,
The board announcement said
the remaining controls on COM
modities would be removed when
supply conditions justify the ex-
recitation "that no excessive dis
orderly price increases will oc-
cI1r"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-15
hurricane Expected To Follow
Northern Course Missing Coast;
Marshall Asks UN Aid On Greece
Secretary Scores
Soviet Activity
Frank Accusation Against
Satellites Approved
By President

NEW YORK, Sept. 14.-(AP)
Secretary Of State Marshall
said today that Russia's Balkan
satellites were threatening the
independence Of Greece and
asked the United Nations AS
sembly to stop them.
Marshall's frank accusation
against Yugoslavia, Bulgaria
and Albania came in a speech
approved by President Truman
and delivered here just two days
before the opening of the 1947
session of the 55-nation assem-
bly,.
AS Marshall set the tone for
the U. S. approach to the criti-
cal session, Secretary-General
Trygve Lie made an appeal
in Baltimore for an end to ''the
chronic state of disagreement
between the powers" Lie
spoke at one of a series of meet
ings arranged in observance of
the opening of a nationwide
United Nations week.
Marshall's remarks before the
American Association For The
United Nations were heard by
several delegates from among the
array of world leaders, including
at least 20 foreign ministers.
1--WE are particularly concerned
with the aid and assistance which
are being provided by Yugosla-
via, Bulgaria and Albania to the
guerrillas in Greece - a direct
threat to the territorial integrity
and political independence of that
country" Marshall said. "The
solution must be a cessation of
that threat and we earnestly
hope that the General Assembly
will be able to devise means for
accomplishing that end"
Lie drew a parallel between
the periods after the two wars
to support his contention that
the situation was far from hope
less. He noted that large parts OF
the world were on a war footing
and in a state of crisis for near
See SECRETARY o n Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-15
ERE MAY CEASE
U.s.. PURCHASES
Sean Lemass, Minister OF
Industry, Says Nation
Will Support Pound

L-ETTERKENNY, County Do
negal, Fire, Sept. Ia Sean
Lemass, minister for industry
and commerce, announced to-
day Fire was ready to cooper
ate in measures to support the
pound sterling, and is consider
ing curtailment Of purchases
from the United States.
cat some stage these pur-
chases may have to cease al
together" Lemass said in a
statement following British-Eire
monetary talks in London.
The Fire minister expressed
doubt of success for the European
Marshall plan conferences now
in progress in Paris, saying:
"The situation in Europe now
favors the development of Com
munism, and it is more than
doubtful if a workable economy
can be established in Western
Europe, even with the aid Of the
United States"
Fire is one of the is nations
taking part in the Paris talks
and also one of the 10 "Marshall
Plan countries which agreed
last week to formal study group
to consider formation of a Gus
toms union or unions.
Fires currency and banking
system are separate from the
United Kingdoms but are close
ly associated since Britain is by
far her biggest customer. The
Irish pound has the same Off
cial value as the pound ster-
ling.
Issues Warning
Speaking at a party con-
ference of the Fianna Fail, the
ruling party in Fire, Lemass
warned there might be four diff
ficult years ahead for Fire and
for Europe.
Fires interest in sterling is
very large" Lemass said, ex-
planning the governments will
ingless to cooperate in Bri-
tain's monetary moves.
"We would like a plan, how
ever, for the development of the
whole sterling area and not a
scheme designed to benefit Bri-
tain alone."'
He said there were immense
resources in the sterling area,
which consists Of the British
commonwealth and other eoun-
tries bound by financial ties to
Britain, and these. if properly
utilized under a comprehensive
development plan, should be
adequate to meet all demands
and ultimately to restore fire.
dom of international trade.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-15
MAGAZINE LAUDS
NORTH CAROLINA
Holiday Leading Curtis
Publication, Features
State This Month

RALEIGH, Sept. 14.-(AP)-
North Carolina will be featured
in October issue of holiday magi-
zine as one of the leading va
cation areas in the nation.
The issue, which is scheduled
for publication on Sept. II, will
include a 26-page layout on
North Carolina, including a TO-
0OO-word lead article and more
than 100 photographs, many of
them in color. The cover will
bear the words "North Carroll
ma, The state seal and five
North Carolina scenes.
The article, written by JON
athan Daniels, executive news
editor of the Raleight News
and Observer. says that the
states industries have provided
it with the wealth (which has
been the basis of the burgeon-
ing of North Carolina in COM
arsion with its sister states in
the south"
1t points out that North Caro-
lima makes more towels than
are produced anywhere else in
the world, produces more den
inns, and at High Point more
furniture is made than any,
where in the nation with the
possible exception of Grand
Rapids, Mich.
The great smoky mountains
are described Gas beauty be-
You'd description, accessible to
80 million people who live with
in 600 miles of their breath
taking scenery"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-15
Entertainers Make
Disc For Sick Girl
Fowler, Son OF
WENC, Whiteville, An
swer Plea OF Child

A little four-year-old Decatur,
Illinois, girl will be happy to
learn that a recording Of her
favorite hymn is now on the
way to her.
Yesterday, the Sunday Star
News carried a United Press
story appealing for a recording
Of "Jesus Loves Me-" for Car
olyn Robb, who is dying of a
cancer.
The story said that the doctors
agreed that she could not live
because the malignant growth
is at the base of her brain.
Happy Sam Fowler, an enter
tainer on radio station WENC,
at Whiteville, read the story,
and he land his young son,
Eddie, went down to the radio
station Sunday and made a re-
cording of the story especially
for Carolyn.
Fowler brought the recording
all the way to Wilmington for
it to be mailed to Carolyn. The
Morning Star mailed it to Caro-
olyn Immediately by air mail.
The package contained, be-
side the record, a picture of
Fowler and Young Eddie.
On the back of Eddie's pic
ture, was this note to Carolyn:
"Dear Carolyn: My daddy
saw a UP. news item in the
paper, stating that you were
sick and wanted a recording of
Jesus Loves Me- So we rushed
out to the radio station and
made one just for you. My
daddy is singing for you on one
side, and I am on the other.
We hope you will like it. I am
seven years old and in the Sec
ond grade at school. Love drom
the both of us, Eddie Fowler"
Has Record Player
The United Press story said
that Carolyn had a record play
er but she did not have the rec
ord.
ION Sunday morning." the
story said, "When church pro-
grams are on the radio, her
parents try to dial her favorite
song"
There isn't anything we
can do now,' her mother was
quoted as saying, but trust
the Lord that she will find a
better place than she has
now
At least one of C~arolyn's
wishes have come true. The
Morning Star is happy to have
had a part in making that wish
come true.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-15

DENVER, Sept. 14-WD-The
skilled surgical fingers that re-
moved a two-inch nail from a
soldiers brain will try today to
help a 15-year-old farm boy to
walk again.
Gerald Daugherty, Is, who
Texas doctors said would never
walk again because of a farm
accident that paralyzed him from
the waist down, was to 60 I'M
der a surgeons knife at Chill
dren's Hospital here.
The unidentified neuro-sur-
geon, who last week successfully
removed a two-inch nail imbed-
ded by his japanese eaptors in
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-15
P0LITIC0S WORRY
OVER IKE" BOOM
Army Heroes Elected After
Every Major War Ex-
cept One

WASHINGTON, Sept. Ii -WH
The current Eisenhower For
President" boom has the pro-
fessional politicians worried.
And their concern is passed upon
fact-not fancy.
They remember that after
every WARMTH the single ex-
ception Of World War I - the
American people have elected a
military hero President of the
United States. And of 80 us.
Presidents, at least 10 have had
distinguished Army records.
The current campaign for
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower,
Army chief Of staff and allied
commander in Europe during
World War II, got underway
about a month ago. It was
launched by a group Of Wash
ington businessmen bit Repub-
lican leaders promptly sat up
and took notice.
Eisenhower has given no in
dication of his party utilization
but it is conceded generally
that his Presidential pos
sibilities are in the Republican
fold. The Democratic nomina-
ton most certainly will 60 to
President Truman if he wants
it and there is nothing to in
dictate he doesn't.
Not A Candidate
Eisenhower has maintained
repeatedly that he is not a cam
didate for the Presidency But
he has consistently refused to
say he will not run if nominated
by one Of the major parties.
His pre-eminence in Presi-
dental talk was heightened re-
Gently by the statement Of
former Republican Presidential
nominee Alfred M. Landon that,
unless he removes himself I'm
equivocably from Presidential
speculation, Eisenhower will be
a factor at the 1913 Republican
convention - whether he is an
announced candidate or not.
That's why COP leaders must
consider Eisenhower when dis
cussing their plans for 1948.
Some feel that if the 1948 con-
See POLITICOS on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-15
ACCIDENT PROGRAM
TO BE HELD AGAIN
Entry Blanks Mailed To
Leading Cities OF North
Carolina

The national pedestrian protec-
ton contest, now in its ninth
year, is being conducted again
in 1947 to help and encourage city
and state officials to institute and
carry out more effective program
which will lead to reduced
pedestrian accidents, Coleman W.
Roberts, president of the Carolina
Motor club, announced this week.
Another important objective of
the pedestrian protection contest
is to give deserved recognition
to those officials, city and state,
who have done good jobs. The
value of the contest was en-
hasized at the presidents high
way safety conference in May,
1916. When the contest was en-
dorsed and continuing support of
it urged. Entrance in the con-
test incurs no financial obliga-
ton on the part of the city or
the official.
Last year 48 states and 1859
communities Joined in t h i s
nationwide program. North
was awarded second
place in Group III and Green's
boro, received honorable men
ton in the group of competing
of $4,000 to 100000 popula-
ton.
ENTRY blanks" said Roberts,
have been sent out this week
to many of the leading cities
in North and South Carolina
including Asheville, Charlotte,
Greensboro, Raleigh,
High Point, Wilmington, Fayette-
Rocky Mount, Wilson, Bur-
lington, Gastonia and Salisbury
in North Carolina and Anderson,
Charleston, Columbia, Florence,
Greenville, Greenwood, Orange
Rock Hill, Spartanburg,
Sumter and Union in South
Carolina. It is hoped that many
of these cities will enter the
contest.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-15

COOP TORE The Morn
ing Star of August %, 1872, OF
which we were writing about IN
Saturday mornings paper, re-
ported a meeting of stockholders
of "Ihe first cooperative store
of this city. The meeting was
held at the Commercial Elk
change.
"From the report Of the presl-
dent" says the paper, we
CLEAN the following encouraging
items in reference to the cond1-
ton of the association: Amount
of working capital stock paid
in So, 1856. Net profit of business
for the year ending July 1st and
carried to capital stock, 1929
showing a profit of "a per cent
in the business of the store.
FRONT PAGE ADS-Unlike
the modern-day newspaper,
which does not carry front page
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-15
ROBERT E. CALDER
DIES OF ATTACK
Ne1-Known ACL Employe
Stricken While SWIM
ming AT Wrightsville

Robert Edward Calder, ga, OF
30 Orange street, died suddenly
Sunday evening of heart attack
While swimming in the surf at
Hrightsville Beach.
MIR. Calder was a graduate %
~ University of North Carolina,
md has been employed here at
ne A. c. L. for sometime. He
was a member of the St. James
Episcopal church.
he is survived by his wife,
mrs. Sue Prince Calder, three
children, Mrs. John Crown of At
,anta, Ga, Mrs. Ward Miles OF
Sa!em, Oregon, and Robert E.
CALDER, Jr., of this city. Two
slothers, Milton Calder and Hugh
:; Calder. One sister, Mrs. w.
NJ Atkinson and one cousin, Mrs.
Phila c. Nye.
Funeral arrangements will be
announced later by Ward Funeral
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-15
SERVICE RESTORED
ON ATLANTIC, EAST
= CAROLINA RAILROAD

KINSTON, Sept. IA -
Service on the Atlantic anc
East Carolina Railroad was re-
stored about l pm. today after
wrecking crews cleared a de-
railment of a mixed train near
the Kinston station.
The train, enroute from Beau
fort to Goldsboro, jumped the
tracks last night. No one was
injured. Four freight cars and
a passenger coach left the rails.
The railroad operates two
trains a day.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-15
From COastTO Coast
Rebel Against High Food Costs
PICTURE OF LINCOLN
BRINGS MORE GUILTY
PLEAS BY SPEEDERS

CHICAGO, Sept. 13-(B-
Leonard Jakes, justice of the
Faeace at the suburban Blue
Island State Highway police
station, is a student of the
life of ADRIAN Lincoln-and
also some shakes as a stu
dent of Psychology.
He recently placed a pic
ture of "HOnest Abe" above
his bench in good view of
traffic defendants who ap-
pear before him.
The result, Jakes said to-
day was more guilty. pleas.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-15
FRENzlED FATHER
STAYS CHILDREN
Three Small Sons OF FARM
Couple Beaten To Death
With Rifle

M WASH, Sept. IA. -
up - Three children were shot
and dubbed to death and Police
Chief Tom Johnson said their
frenzied father, William Cary, 81,
was captured after a terrific
struggle in a blood-spattered
farmhouse north of Omak.
"A playmate of the Cary chill
dren, Isolo Ward, 4, was shot in
the leg and beaten with a rifle
barrel as she pleaded for mercy.
johnson said he was told by
Gary's stricken wife and the IN
jured child.
Dead were John Cary, 9 Billy
Cary, 6, and Bobby 10 Carry, 4.
Cary was held on open charges
in the Omak Jail pending re-
moval to the Okanogan Jail.
Chief Johnson said officers SUBJ
dued Cary after being called to
the house by a passerby who
heard the shots.
He said one of the officers was
hit in the head by the swinging
rifle before Cary could be taken
into custody:
Wife Tells Story
johnson said Mrs. Cary told
this story:
About 2 a. M, she was awaken
ed by the pressure of a rifle
barrel and saw her husband was
lying on top of a gun.
II tried to move it but that
awakened him and he started
to beat me. 1 fled in search of
AS she ran she heard gunfire.
Returning with a neighbor, Lee
Covey, she found Billy dead and
her husband beating the other
with the rifle.
johnson quoted little Isolo as
she begged "please don't
shoot me in the head" and that
her assailant replied call right
I'll shoot you in the leg"
The police chief said the barrel
of the rifle was bent by the force
Of the blows. He said Cary, now
constant guard, had quit
his job at a mill 10 days ago and
MANNED to enter a hospital for
treatment of trouble arising from
and old head injury.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-15
Keen Surgical Fingers
~ToTryToughO Operation

the brain of Virgil Gomez of
Cerro, N. M, agreed to attempt
the operation which other medi-
cal authorities have called sim
possible"
Gerald, a handsome, husky,
dark-haired lad who dreams of
being a veterinarian, left his home
at Pueblo, Colo, to work on a
Texas farm. On Aug. 10, a horse
stumbled and fell on the youths
back, paralyzing him.
Philip Daugherty, father OF the
injured boy, heard of Gomez
operation and pleaded with the
surgeon to "try once more" The
surgeon agreed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-15
Momentum
Drops To 10 MPH
Sunday Night Advisory
Places Center OF Blow
$50 Miles From Nassau

MIAMI, Fla, Sept. IA -lR-
The US. Weather bureau said
tonight, in a 1890 pm. tESTy
advisory, that the intense hurri-
cane was still moving North
westward at about IA miles per
hour with strongest winds about
40 miles an hour.
"The hurricane is conferred
near latitude ISL longitude It's
or about $50 miles east Of
Nassau, Bahamas, the advisory
said.
winds Of hurricane force ex-
tend outward over an area "a
miles from the center and gales
extend outward 200 miles to the
North and East.
indications are the move
ment will continue Northwest
ward at 10 to II miles per hour
for the next few hours, with a
possible recurvature to a more
Northerly direction tomorrow"
the advisory said.
"Ships should avoid this in-
tense hurricane" q"
At $3.50 pm. advisory report
ed that the great storm, which
had been pushing ahead at 20
miles an hour had slackened it's
forward pace to IL to IA miles
an hour.
Spotted BY Radar
It's whirling winds, however.
continued as such undiminished
strength, that one hurricane
hunter airplane found condo
tons near the center Ito severe
for the safe operation of air.
craft" He flew out without
piercing the eye Of the storm
but spotted it by radar.
Another pilot found his plane
whipped out Of control and hurl-
ed towards the boiling SEQ be-
See STORM on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-15
ARMY RESERVE
MEETS AT BRAGG
Details OF Demonstrations
Exercises To Be An
nounced Later

A contact camp for organized
army reserve corps is being
made at Fort Bragg for Satur-
day and Sunday, October 4 and
5, it was announced yesterday
by 1t. Col. H. E. Boyd Of the
organized reserve corps.
Boyd said that actual details
of demonstrations and exercises
cannot be given, but they are
currently being worked out.
ALI new equipment, vehicles,
and signal equipment will be
exhibited to the the reserves,
during the two days, including
the rocket artillery, and recoiless
weapons.
Saturdays program will consist
of instructions and demonstra-
tons of newest signal equipment
with Sunday being highlighted
by Instructions and demonstra-
ton by the artillery board.
Reserves attending will re-
ceive full credit, pay, LONGEVITY,
or other purposes which may be
involved when instructions on
these matters are issued, it was
reported.
Men attending this contact
camp are asked to report to
their senior instructor, October
4, at Fort Bragg for cremation
and instructions.
It will be necessary for per-
sonel of the reserves to contact
local reserve officers for futher
information concerning property,
messes, and barracks, not later
than September ~.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-15
And So To Bed

A local wag with a flare
for polite and memorable
sayings yesterday figured
out that after 20 years, Her
bert Hoover's warning dur
ing the presidential cam
paign in 1928, that if AL
Smith were elected, grass
would soon be growing in
the streets, has borne fruit.
For sure enough, he told
The Star, the grass is grow
ing along the streets out
Lake Forest way. r