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OuId Bob
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story. Next to your own dog, thai
makes him about the handsomest
one you ever saw.
The best parts Of this screen tell
ing of Ould Bob's life Of a champion
are just what they always have been
the contests in which the sheer
dogs show their real mettle. They
are engrossing enough to make the
spectator overlook the discovery
that the human stuff Of the story
has become quite hackneyed.
The producing studio shows Its
respect for the classic standing o1
the narrative In casting the new
cinema version. It could not have
been wiser than to choose Edmund
Gwenn as the reprobate, roguish
Adama Madam, whose villainous
dog, Red Wool, had both the faults
and the virtues of his master. 1t
did well. too, in the selection of Lon
McAllister as David Madam: Peggy
Ann Garner as Maggie Moore. and
Reginald Owen as James Moore who
owned Ould Bob and was quite as
much champion.
There are two great field trial
sequences, exciting and handsome
in their Technicolor, to provide
Thunder in the Valley" with its
best moments. The treacherous Red
Wool, played Git must be reluctantly
granted by a most talented dog.
figures in both Of these as against
merely the championship contest
performance of Ould Bob.
On the whole, it makes an alto
gether acceptable Christmas gift for
dog lovers of all ages. J.C.
Evening star., 1947-12-25
Hollywood:
Yuletide Snow
Lures Stars
To Resorts
By Harold Heffernon

Business worries were forgotten
today as Hollywood gathers around
its collective tree, exchanges gifts,
worships, feeds itself bountifully
and, following the traditional Amer
ican pattern, calls on relatives and
friends during the day and evening.
The majority of the screens lead
ing citizens are strictly "at home, .
but surprisingly large number of
others, especially those with chill
dren. have fled the, town for a
chance to get the feel of a white
Christmas. Trains and airlines
we're cluttered at the last moment
carrying film folks eastward and
northward.
Lana Turner, her daughter Cheryl,
5, and her mother have been in
Sun Valley, Idaho, the past week
and were expected to remain there
until after the holidays. Ella Raines
and her husband, Maj. Robin Olds,
are in Snow Valley, sentimental
soiourn in the spot where they spent
their honeymoon year ago.
Clark Gable is in New York City.
Betty Cradle and Harry James, with
the two children, scheduled a trip
to Arrowhead and the SHOWS. Bette
Davis and Husband William Grant
Sherry left the baby with Bette's
mother to fly to Prescott, Ariz.,
spending the holidays at guest
ranch. Ronald Reagan and Jane
Wyman, reported separating few
weeks ago, are back together and in
Lone Pine, Calf, with their two
youngsters. Burt Lancaster, who
wasn't news last Christmas, flew to
New York for a reunion with his
wife and two children.
Yvonne De Carlo, born In Van
couver, returned to Canada for
Christmas but made her stopping
off place Quebec, with the result
that Universal-International sus-
poets another romance. Marta Tor
rem, the same studios new Swedish
sensation, took a plane to Stock
holm last week and will return to
Hollywood after visiting her rela-
tives over the holidays. Paulette
Goddard has settled down long
enough to spend the day in Mount
Ivy, so miles north of New York
City, where she and Husband Bur-
CESS Meredith have the Lewis Mile
stones as houseguests.
released by the North American
Newspaper Alliance, 1nc.)
The Wrangell sentinel., 1947-03-28
NATIONAL FOREST TIMBER FOR SALE

Sealed bids will be received ry the Regional Forester, Juneau, Alaska, up to and including A M April IA, 1947, for all the merehantable dead timber, stand ing or down, and all the live tim Der marked or designated for cut ting, on an area totaling approx imately 31 acres, on Cleveland Peninsula at Frosty Bay, Tongass National Forest Alaska, estimated to be 1885 NJ. it. BM. more or less of Sitka spruce, Western Hem lock and red cedar sawtimber, and 37,OO0 linear feet, more or less, of piling No bid of less than $1.5O per M feet B.M. for spruce and cedar slwtimber, $1.00 per NJ feet B.M. for hemlock sawtimber, and 1f per linear foot for piling ID to and including 95 feet in length and n 15e per linear foot for pill ing over 95 feet in length will be considered $500. must accompany each bid, to be applied on the pur- chaase price, refunded, or retained in part as liquidated damages, ac- cording to the conditions of sale Primary manufacture outside of the Territory of Alaska of any part of the timber is subject to the consent of the Regional Forester The right Is reserved to reject any or all bids received. Before bids are submitted, full information concerning the timber, the condi- tions of sale, and the submission of bids should be obtained from the Devision Supervisor, Peters hurg, Alaska, or the Regional For ester, Juneau, Alaska
 First publication Mar. IA, 1947
 Second publication Mar. 28, 1947
The Wrangell sentinel., 1947-03-28

housing and industry. This is of course, one of the many items which the taxpayers will have J5 decide upon.
 Men engaged in the fishing in dustry should also be considered as taxpayers of the Town of Wran- gell. The man who has made an additional investment. besides his home. in boat for the purpose ol earning a living in a city where the earning capacity of a man k somewhat limited, should deserve @ good deal of consideration in on preparations for loading, landing and float facilities Our fishermen and their fleet are one of Wraa- gelfs first interests Industry may come and go but our fishermen are here to stay. 1 believe that VIC should work with the fishermen in securing better facilities for hand ling their fish and securing more extensive cold storage facilities.
 T will endeavor to be of service to them and to work with the council and all civic groups or or ganizations for the betterment or cur city. I will use every effort to secure federal and territortl funds for needed improvements. will promote, with your assistance new harbor eveloBlnents, sea plane Ease, land airport and all other projects that will ultimately deyel- op Wrangeu as the most outstand- ing anr progressive city in South
The Wrangell sentinel., 1947-03-28
TO EXPAND HOSPITAL
 FACILITIES AT SIKTA

JUNEAU-The new Alice lsland Satitorium at Sitka will soon be expanded to a 20O-bed capacity if current plans develop for Don c. Poster. General Superintendent of the Alaska Native Service.
 Foster and two other ANS off cials were in Sitka this week sur veying the possibilities of enlarg- ing present facilities so that the hospital can accommodate 200 tub erculosis patients
 While at Sitka the ANS officials also inspected the new orthopedic hospital on Japonski Island The hospital admitted it's first patient Tuesday.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1947-03-28
ISSUES STATEMENT
Continued from Page One

Tn speaking of public utilities there appears to be a surplus ol some S48,000 at the present time with a cash down pyment of over S5,000 dollars on a new 300 H. P. engine that is now on order This additional power will, believe, carry the load of the city for some time to come and can be paid for completely, without any obliga- tions, from our surplus fund This will give Us an opportunity to re- duce our present high rates and make an effort to sell our surplus energy to make up for any loss in income. The Junior Chamber of Commerce has submitted a report of an engineer for development O. a hydro-electric plant for future use, should it become necessary tc cope with future developments ol the city and the need of cheaper power for industry.
 As a part of the public utilities I would recommend a diligenl study be made of a new telephone system to show whether the city could afford such an investment or how it may be financed and if this project is feasible, would recom- mend the installation of a new au- tOmatic system. From a preliminary study, the demand for phones will undoubtedly double in the next year or so with the increase in
The Wrangell sentinel., 1947-03-28
sOuTH FOR TREATMENT
GO m SEATTLE

Alr and Mrs. O. Gunderson were passengers southbound on the Dem ali for Seattle.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1947-03-28
eastern Alaska.

eastern Alaska.
 From information I have gath cred, I heartily endorse the local Native Corporation in the promo tion of projects which they have recently outlined to me and will assist them to my utmost"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1947-03-28
IN INTANGIBLE

Mrs. A. Lemieux, Wrangell pioneer woman, returned to Wran- gell this week on the Denali after several months absence. She spent some time in Canada and recently has been with her son, Louis, in Juneau In WrangeI she is at the home of her daughter, Mrs Bertha Christensen.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1947-03-28
ON DENALI

Passengers arriving here on the BenaH from Juneau Wednesday af- fternoon were Miss Jean Me Cormack, Alice Reischl, Mrs Keith Reischl, Albert R. Smith, Victor W. Grogan, Mrs A. Lemieux, Mrs. Joe Bigelow, Ben H. Iverson and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Borch.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1947-03-28
STIKINE BEAUTY SHOP
 IN NEW LOCATION

stikine Beauty shop Frank oung, proprietor, has moved fron its location near the shrimp can nery to the building formerly oe- cupied by the Wraugell Beauty Salon next to the Den O'SWeets.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1947-03-28
-SOUTH ON N0RAH

The passengers leaving Nran- gell Sunday evening for the south on the Princess Norah were Alr. and Mrs. John Hammer and Mrs. NJ B. Prau.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-16
Along The Cape Fear

RIVER EXPLORED - During
an expedition further up the river
which was made in a small boat
by some of the explorers, it was
reported they killed four swan, 10
geese, 10 turkeys, 40 ducks, So
paraquitos and 70 plovers.
Those explorers were once at
tackled by Indians, early histori-
ans wrote. A display of firearms
thereafter at all times kept the
natives in a peaceful mood.
On the return trip down the riv-
err, when the ship reached Big Is
land on Sunday, November 20,
1863, the party met the ruler of
the Cape Fear country. He was
Indian Chief Watcoosa, who sold
the river and some adjoining land
to the Barbadians - Anthony
Long, William Hilton and Peter
Fabian.
SALE OF LAND - During the
negotiations several interesting
incidents we're reported by the ex-
p~lorers. At one time, Chief Wat
coosa was accompanied by about
40 warriors. He made a long
speech to the whitemen which
was unintelligible to them. But by
pantomine they understood that
the chief would cut off the necks
Of any of his tribe who attempted
to injure the explorers.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-16
QUALITY
OF WEED LOWER
Border Belt Markets Re.
port Declines On Most
Tobacco Grades
BY The Associated Press

Both prices and quality of Offer
ings were lower on Border Belt
tobacco markets yesterday, The
State and Federal Departments Of
Agriculture reported.
Nearly all grades were affected
by the price drops which ranged
from $50 to Sc per hundred. AL
though most of the declines were
firm 81 to 81 per hundred, several
leaf, lug and printing grades show
ed losses of from So to So with the
greatest declines in the medium
and lower quality groups.
The quality Of offerings was
not as good as Thursdays vita
more nondescript and common to
fair and less fine and choice
grades On the warehouse floors.
However, the bulk Of the tobacco
consisted Of low to fine Tugs, and
low to good leaf and low and fair
cutters.
The Agriculture Departments re-
ported that on Thursday 4,151,113
See PRICE, QUALITY On Page 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-16
Mrs. Miller Removed
To Unknown SanitOrium

~LUMBERTON, Aug. 15-Mrs.
Mary Edna Currin Miller was re-
leased from a Lumberton hospital
this afternoon about two o'clock
and whisked away in an ambu-
lance, which according to reliable
reports took her to an exclusive
sanitorium for treatment.
The pretty wife Of David Miller,
who was shot in the chest by a
Negro farm hand and who con-
fessed that Mrs. Miller hired him
to shoot her husband and make it
look like a suicide" was scheduled
to face trial in Robson county
Superior court Wednesday on
charges Of secret assault with in
tent to kill.
Mrs. Miller collapsed in her
fathers automobile and vas car
ried to Thompson hospital where
two prominent Lumberton physi-
clans were ordered to make an
examination to determine It she
would be able to stand trial.
Judge Chester Morris told a
crowded courtroom Wednesday
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-16
RED TIDE HITS
FLORIDA COAST
Rows OF Dead Fish Line
Shores For Third Time
In Two Weeks

CLEARWATER, Fla, Aug. IS
W.H-Solid rows of dead fish Tapped
against some 80 miles of white
sand beaches on the incoming tide
tonight as the mysterious "Ree
Tide" returned for the third time
in the last two weeks to the Pinel
las county area Of the Florida Gull
coast.
Optimism of tourist officials and
commercial fishermen sank at the
temperance Of the sea malady.
With the dissipation of the second
Red Tide" wave three days age
they had hoped to recoup on an
estimated ST, 600, 900 loss in sum
mer tourist business and the halt
ed fishing industry.
County engineers and beach resi-
dents Immediately started again
to bury masses of smelly debris
marring the gulf coast. This time
they noticed a large number Of
Gulf waters, indicating that new
areas have become infected with
the fish-killing micro-organisn
small swordfish, uncommon il
that turns the blue-green water:
to muddy tea" Gulf coast ma
tives named it the Red Tide"
Although scientists from two uni
versities, the Federal Government
and other interested organizations
know what kill the fish, they re-
main mystified by its cause.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-16
EMBARGO ON FILM
TO GREAT BRITAIN
English Tax Threatens
Very Existance OF Holly
wood" Say Producers

HOLLYWOOD, Aug. Is. -WH-
The society of Independent motion
picture producers today approved
an embargo on film shipments to
Britain, which has imposed a Is
per cent tax on American movies,
and said the levy threatens Holly
woods very existence.
A special British tax commits
sion'' Of the association met in the
|office of associated president Don
aid M. Nelson and drafted a tele-
gram to U. S. government officials
asking them to exert the utmost
pressure for repeal Of the tax.
The association includes such
producers as Samuel Goldwyn,
Charles Chaplin, Bing Crosby,
Howard Hughes, David P. Selznick,
Leo McCarey and Walter Wanger.
The telegram was addressed to
Secretary of Treasury John w.
Snyder and Under Secretary OF
State Robert Lovett, who will head
forthcoming American negotiations
on the Anglo-American loan agree
ment.
The tax was branded as a ''clear
violation of Anglo-American eco
nomic agreements.
This fact" it said, "should be
uppermost- in the minds OF Ameri-
can negotiators."
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-16
Williams Makes Trial
Run On Akron Course

AKRON, Ohio, Aug. IS. - Ted
Williams, 15-year-old Wilmington
Soap Box champion made his trial
runs on Derby Downs here this
afternoon and qualified to enter the
All-American event to be run Sun
day afternoon.
The Wilmington representative
weighed in early in the morning
and was registered as Car No. q,
carrying the colors of the Whining
ton Star-News, sponsors with the
Raney Chevrolet company of the
Wilmington race.
Williams ran the Derby Downs
course in 81 seconds on his trial
run. He will race in the 9th heat
Sunday against Thomas B. Casale,
Of Williamsburg, Pa, and Joseph
Goodfield, of Bristol, Conn.
Goodfield in the trial runs this
afternoon flashed across the finish
line one-tenth of a second faster
than Williams.
Williams said he found his car
in excellent shape after arriving
at Akron and said he felt sure that
he had an excellent chance to win
the All-American race Sunday.
"Ill be in there pitching" he
told neWSmen.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-16

BIG ISLAND-Down the Cape
Fear river from Wilmington is
Big Island, a tract of about 300
acres. The first voyagers to this
territory in 1868 named it Crane
Island. 1t later was renamed
Campbell's Island. At M time a
light house was erected upon the
island.
The first reference made in his
tory to Big Island is in the report
of the commissioners sent from
Barbados in October 1868. TIL e
mention was in connection with
the exploration of the Cape Fear
river.
After describing the voyage to
the cape, the commissioners told
of the depth of the stream. They
related that it varied from twenty
one to ten feet near where Will
mington now stands. Those voy-
ayers in exploring the river went
a short distance above Whining
ton.
The explorers reported they
found many Indians living on
what they said were small plan
tations of corn. The Indians, they
said, were also well stocked with
cattle and hogs stolen from the
Massachusetts settlers of 1860.
They reported game and fish were
plentiful.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-16
Local Girl Crowned
NJ .Tobacco Queen
Mary Jarman, miss Viii.
mington OF 1916" Sc
lected Over Sc

WILSON, Aug. Is. -(P)- Mary
Jarman, 22-year-old brunette from
Wilmington, was crowned "Tobac-
CO Queen" of the N. C. Tobacco
exposition and Festival here to-
night after she was adjudged the
comeliest of a bevy Of SO beauties
from every section of the state.
This morning a crowd estimated
at so, 1000 lined Wilson's streets to
watch a three mile = long parade
which consisted of numerous floats,
military units, and several bands.
Governor Cherry led the long pro-
cession and then stood in a review
ing stand as the. rest Of the parade
passed.
j. B. Hutson, president of To
bacco Associates, Inc. was the
principal speaker at Farmers Day
Exercises, and he pointed out to
the assembled farmers the import
ance of maintaining the tobacco
export market.
Miss Jarman, the daughter of
Mrs. Mary S. Jarman of AT N.
Third street, was also Miss Will
mington of 1885," and later crown
ed as valentine Girl" by members
of the Beta Sigma Sorority.
She is an employee of the At
lantic Coast Line Railroad and
graduated from New Hanover High
school in the spring of 1912.
When Miss Jarman won the
beauty honor she called her mother
and said, IT won Mama"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-16
WHITE MEN TO Be
ARRESTED SOON
Frizzelle, Tyler To Again
Hear, Prosecute Rich
Square Case

JACKSON, Aug. 15.-W.D-Solie-
itor Ernest r. Tyler tonight said
sever white men accused Of at
tempting to lynch a Negro from
the Northampton county jail were
not rearrested today but would
be within a day or two"
The men were freed by a grand
jury here last week which refused
to indict them on charges Of kid
naping Goodwin Buddy Bush
from jail last May % in a lynch
attempt which failed when the "a
year-old sawmill worker escaped
into a swamp.
Tyler said he again would serve
as prosecutor and that Judge ].
Paul F-izzelle, who presided over
the grand jury hearing, would sit
as committing magistrate. The
solicitor indicated an announce
ment would be made tomorrow.
probably after the men have been
taken into custody.
Today's disclosure by Tyler was
the first that arrangements for
further criminal action against the
See WHITE MEN On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-16

afternoon that he had been advised
by the physicians that Mrs. Miller
was suffering from a very nervous
condition and did not know what
was going on"
The judge postponed the trial I'm.
til the September term Of Superior
court.
DR.. John Knox said yesterday
the young mother Of two children
was being transferred to a private
institution, but he did not know
the name of the sanitorium. 1T
will more than likely be Appala'
chain Hail." he added.
Judge Chester Morris told news
men that the transfer Of Mrs
Miller to the neuropsychiatric hos
pital was not ordered by the court
and that the young woman's faith
err, Allen c. Currin. was making
all the arrangements.
Dr.. Knox said late today that
Mrs. Miller had awakened yester-
day from a coma into which she
See MRS. MILLER on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-16
II LIQUOR CASES
HEARD BY COURT
Fines Range From $50 To
$3.50 With Many Getting
Suspended Sentences

seventeen state liquor cases were
run through Recorders court in
an all-day session yesterday by
Judge Winfield Smith with fines
ranging from $50 to $3.50 and sus-
pended Jail sentences the order of
The day.
One Of the few defendants found
innocent was Charles Allen, who re-
!ased that a pint Of liquor ABC
agents said they paid six dollars
1of at the Silver Dollar at Carolina
neacn last July Is, he had borrow
ID from a friend.
Inc agents admitted they did not
zee Allen receive any of the money
ana that they were still looking
Tor another man.
Agents testified they purchased
MOI dogs from W. c.. Kimmel at a
sand on the Carolina Beach road
Sna hen ordered a bottle Of liquor
'uy 10. Kimmel received a $50
Gee SEVENTEEN On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-16

any source.
nress conference after the pie
NV opening meeting. He propos-
na- h revise an American draft
sotense treaty by specifying:
What those collective
uoasnres specifically mentioned
III The act of Chapultepec dhe
rtime hemisphere defense pact)
wall be obligatory On all con-
tr.cting parties when agreed upon
" consultation by a vote OF two
t ~ of the parties, with the sole
.~~cention that no state shall be
secrired to furnish armed forces
Without its consent"
Argentina, which remained neu-
,r.l in the last war almost to the
.nd, would thus be unable to DO
a. in another war Of defense.
The original American draft
rrovided that diplomatic, econom-
r. or military penalties might be
taken by a two-tAirds vote ou1
I.o,,Id be binding only on those
Who voted ~iavorably.
The revised draft would bind
overv signatory to go with the
nsiority-even to the point OF de-
cIarins WARMTH the sole excep-
ton that those who voted no
.rou,d not be bound to use armed
President Dutra, opening the
r,pnarv session, spoke earnestly
# ths danger of aggression against
the western hemisphere:
Addressing the delegates OF ~
coo pRAzn, PEACE ON Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-16
TRANSATLANTIC
PLANE ROBBERY

NEW YORK, Aug. 15.-W.H-
In the first transatlantic plane
robbery on record, Mrs. Elsie
Shomer lost $1,000 worth Of
adornments from her jewel box
while en- route from Lisbon to
New York.
The attractive blonde noticed
her loss early this morning as
the plane was flying over the
Azores. When the Pan Ameri-
can Clipper stopped in Boston
for customs all passengers and
crewmen were searched. She
reported her loss to police when
il arrived here.
Mrs. Shomer said her bag
had been forced open and a pin
set with rubies and diamonds,
and a pair of gold earrings were
missing.
Pan American officials here
said they would give federal
authorities their full coopera-
ton in tracking down the thief.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-16
Winds
Batter Gulf Coast
Heavy Damage Reported
From Mexico; Tampico
Partly Inundated

TAMPICO, Mex, Aug. Is -
Hurricane with winds up to 95
miles an hour battered the guilt
coast Of Mexico and moved inland
tonight.
Flood waters and ocean waves,
estimated as high as % feet, in
undated parts of this port city.
Reports of heavy damage were
received from the surrounding
countryside where farms were
flooded and crops Of cocn, wheat
and tropical fruits were blown
flat. f"
Official quarters received no re-
ports of. deaths Or injuries direct
ly attributable to the storm.
The center of the hurricane. es-
timated by the weather bureau at
about rs miles in diameter, hit
the coast shortly before noon be-
tween Tampico and Tuxpar, about
80 miles to the south. The weather
bureau said it was continuing in
land on a westerly course.
Weather experts said it would
dissipate itself against the Sierra
Madre mountains, inland from the
Gulf coast.
Wind-driven rains which dashed
the entire area continued to fall
tonight, although as the hurricane
passed on, waters which inundat-
ed parts Of Tampico, a city OF
IS, 600, began to subside.
High waves driven across the
coastal beaches by the oncomiag
storm forced residents and
tourists in that area to evacuate
their cottages last night. In a
morning advisory the weather
bureau estimated that some
waves were 10 feet high and in
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