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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-26
Wilmington Engineer
Called To Venezuela

Paul M. Smell. chief Of the Con-
struction Division, Wilmington Dis
trict Corps of Engineers, today
entrained for New York city on
the first leg of a journey scheduled
to take him to Venezuela, on what
may be the first government mis-
sion of its kind, the Star-News
learned last night.
Under existing law. the United
States may loan a Federal engi-
~neering employee to a friendly
foreign nation, if the country asks
for the person by name.
Smell was requested by Venezu-
Ella to study the proposed improve
ments planned to make the Lake
Maracaibo harbor large enough
fo- Caribbean sea commerce.
Records indicate the detailing oil
Smell to serve in an engineering
capacity in the Venezuelan prof
ect is the first time the United
States has exercised the law.
Smell will act as a dredging ex-
pert, studying recommendations
made by another engineering firm
earlier. The venezuelan g6vesn.
ment has indicated it desires more
than one expert to make recon
mendations on the lake project.
Lake Maracaibo, so miles wide,
and 100 miles long, is in Northern
Venezula.
The Wilmington engineer, who
has served continually in WI
mington for % years, will return
from his Latin assignment in about
two weeks. He is scheduled to take
off tomorrow from La Guardia
field in a Venezuelan airplane, sen,
here to transport him to Maracai-
DO.
Smell has served with the U. S.
Engineers as a dredging and heavy
construction expert since 1919. and
has been assigned to special work
along the Atlantic coast from Balti.
more to Miami and west to New
Orleans.
A Wilmington resident. Shell has
two sons. both World War II vet
Grams and students at the Citadel
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-26
Gang
Dies
Luxury
Ex-Pub'ic Enemy No. ]
Dies OF Pneumonia After
Stroke
WIDOW COLLAPSES
Prison, Not Gangsters
Given Credit For End
ing His Career

MIAMI BEACH, Fla, Jan. %.
- l) -Scarface AL Capone, 4S,
gangland leader who feared a
nlobsters' death, died tonight
amid the luxury Of his private
villa with his family gathered
around.
II don't want to die, shot in
he street," he once said.
When death came at 1925 pm.
of pneumonia and heart failure,
complications of an apoplectic
stroke, he was in his w bed
with expert medical care at hand
and behind high protective
walls that have long guarded him
from possible revenge.
Death came very suddenly OF
neart failure, said his physician,
Dr.. Kenneth S. Phillips, who has
treated the prohibition era gang
leader since he emerged from
prison Nov. Is, 1889.
Capone's widow, Mae, collapsed
upon his death and is herself in
serious condition.
The necessity of medical at
Esention for Mrs. Capone caused
announcement of the death of the
Oh cago mobsier to be delayed for
an hour.
The gangster who took over
in Chicago and built an. empire OF
lawlessness had become a weak
Individual since he served seven
and a half years in Alcatraz on
income tax evasion charges.
He was stricken with apoplexy
III Tuesday at 4 am. The last
rites of the Catholic church were
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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-26
SEEING EYE DOG
GOING BLIND TOO

SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 25.
IN - Blind Attorney William
c. Shelton found his way along
streets and through coutrooms
today without the help of Betty,
the Seeing Eye dog that has
guided his Footsteps faithfully
six and a half years.
To questioaers, Shelton ex-
planned sadly that Betty had
stumbled uncertainty when she
tried to lead her master through
traffic. Puzzled by her Eesi-
fancy, Shelton took the dog to
a veterinarian
Betty is going blind, too.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-26
BEACH RESIDENTS
SEEKING DOCTOR
Mass Meeting Called For
Tomorrow Night To Dis
cuss Resorts Need

Residents of Carolina Besch
have called a mass meeting for
tomorrow night at 7:30 O'Clock in
the town hall to discuss matters
pertinent to securing the services
of a physician.
They will be Joined by residents
of Wilmington and Kure's Beach
according to Mrs. Alice Strickland,
town clerk.
The purpose of the meeting is
to draw up a petition to be signed
and presented to the State Board
of Health which will ask for re
consideration of the boards refusal
TO allow Dr.. David B. Handelman,
of New Jersey to practice at Caro-
lima Beach, Guy Trip, resort drug
gist, said.
The North Carolina State Board
of Health goes by the listing OF
the American Medical association
and that body does not recognize
q medical degree from a foreign
medical college. This was the
treason that the state board turned
down the Beach's request for the
New Jersey doctor to practice III
this state at a reciprocal meeting
held January 16 in Raleigh. Trip
said.
DR.. Handelman is a graduate OF
the University Of Edinburgh IN
Scotland and holds one OF the
highest degrees given there. and IS
a Fellow Of the Royal College OF
Surgeons. During the war he
Ipracticed in London for five and
"a half years in the midst OF the
bombings. He is an American
citizen and was born in New Jerey.
At the completion Of his high school
course he went abroad to study
medicine. At the present time ne
holds a license to practice medicine
lin New York State.
Monday nights meeting Will pc
presided over by Mayor Tom A.
Groom. A special committee ap'
pointed by the Chamber OF Com
merce. the American Legion,
headed by W. L. Farmer, and the
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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-26

Students of the seventh and eight
grades of the Sunset Park school
voted 43 to II Friday in favor of
establishing a Junior College in
New Hanover county, according to
Mrs. Ann Horowitz, teacher.
The vote climaxed a debate and
discussion on the topic "Should
New Hanover. County Establish A
Junior College," presented by four
members chosen from each class.
The discussion themes and the
speakers who presented them are
as follows: Function OF A Junior
College Mary Jordan and Jimmy
Fountain; advantages OF A Junior
College," Jimmy Ingram and Bette
Lee Erstling; disadvantages OF
A Junior College" Helen Clelland
and Jean Clifton; Summary of
Arguments" Pete Dannenbaum
and Wiley Brown.
In a class discussion, the stu
dents were asked to express their
opinions on the issue, and their
quotation read:
II believe we should have a
Junior College here so that we will
not have to try to enter the other
o~vercrowded colleges in the state"
Jim Evans.
"In my opinion many boys and
girls are not able to go to colleges
because they lack the money to 60
away to expensive colleges. A col
lege here would bring the oppor-
tunity for higher education to all
Of our children" Bette Lee Erst-
ling.
"A college here would increase
the growth of population and bring
more business to our commercial
enterprises" Mary Jordan.
Even though it would cost
fr~~<~u.I No.. r-~ Gal 4,
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-26
THE WEATHER

FORECAST
worth and South Carolina Partly
sUuay and not much change in tenn
Sefsture Sunday.
eastern Standard Timc)
tBy U. S. Weather Bureau)
chronological data for the "a hour
lung 1870 pm. yesterday.
Temperatures
,5 a6O am. 50; 1880 am. 4S; ! 80 pm. 81
yma&lmum So; Minimum At; Mean 81;
sofmal is.
Humidity
rs~.SV am. 81; 1880 am. 50; 1870 pm. 81
Precipitation
aa rolal for "a hours ending 1880 pm. =
,i.otal since the first Of the month -
"l2 inches.
Tides For Today
4 from the Tide Tables published by U
N0ast and Geodetic Survey.
High Low
iae'on ------ 1905 am. 7:07 am
Masorh 1885 pm. 7:45 pm
0'ooro Inlet 1o:o9 am. 4:o1 am
s,,rs 1925 pm. 4:34 pm
am A,se 7:l3; Sunset ) SO; Moonrise 9:5,
Ri Naoonset 9:4s pm.
an. stage at Fayetteville, N. c. at
'sn' y, 1s47. 1913 feet.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-26
CHINESE CLAIM VICTORY

NANK1NG, Jan. 25-PIChinese
government forces claimed victory
over the Communists along the ice
Tad Sungari river of central Man
eaufla today, but acknowledged
serious new communist outbreaks
III China proper some 100 miles
southwest of Peiping.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-26
BIRTH RATE HIGH

RALEIGH, Jan. S-(P--When
vital statistics for 1916 are COM
pleted, North Carolina will report
the birth of more babies than any
other year in history, the State
Board of Health said today.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-26
NLMADGE, THOMPSON FACE
GEORGIA BANK COURT SUIT;
SCAREACE AL CAPONE DIES
Executive Funds Held
By Restraining Order

ATLANTA Jan. Fulton National Bank
of Atlanta filed suit in Henry County, Ga. Superior court
tonight to determine who is legal governor of Georgia.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-26
Students Vote Shows
Junior College Views

Editors note: During the
general election last Novem-
Der, students taught by Mrs.
Ann Horowitz conducted an
election with sample ballots.
The Sunday Star-NeWs asked
Mrs. Horowitz to conduct a
similar election On the subject
Should New Hanover county
Establish A Junior CollegeD
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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-26

Wilmington and Southeas,ern North
carolina-Partly cloudy and nc muc,,
change in temperature today.
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-12-18
FUTURE OF jEEp CLUB OpERATI0N
 10 BE DISCUSSED

An especially important meeting of Taku Post, Veterans of Foreign Wars, will be held at the Jeep Club tomorrow night Post offi- cials are greatly concerned about the future financial success of the Jeep Club operation due to rul- ing by the Juneau City Council that clubs must observe the same closing hours as public bars.
 A solution to the problem IS expected to be worked out at the meeting. Commander Hunt Gruen- ing urges every member to attend and take part in the discussion.
 A new motion picture will also be shown to the members at the meeting.
 After the business meeting has concluded, the Post will hod it's regular Stag and Card party. Re- treatments will be served as usual.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-12-18
RAINBOW GIRLS 10 INITIATE; CHRISTMAS
 BALL IS TO FOLLOW

Saturday night is going to be a big night for Rainbow Girls the double event to take place in the Scottish Rite Temple.
 At 7:30 o'clock, there will be the Christmas initiation and all mem bers are urged to attend.
 At 9:30 o'clock there will be the Christmas Ball of the Rainbow Girls, with Eastern Stars and par ents of Rainbow Girls as special guests.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-12-18
DICK WlN0ERS0k, PUPIL
 OF J-KlGH, IS FlNALIST
 IN pEpSI-(0LA C0NTEST

Dick Wlngerson, senior of Juneau High School, has received word that he received one Of the high est scores in the Territory on the semi-finals of the Pepsi-Cola Scholarship Contest and is eligible to take the final examination, which will be given on January 24. The final exam is the Schol- astic Aptitude Test of the College Entrance Board Examinations.
 Dick is the son of MT. and Mrs. Cortis Wingerson. Many but not all of the finalists, receive awards of some type. The grand award for the Territory is four year scholarship to the college of the students choice.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-12-18
CHAMBER URGES FEDERAL ROADS
 AID FOR ALASKA

The Juneau Chamber of Com merce voted today to recommend passage of legislation before Con- gress to extend the Federal Aid Highway Act to Alaska under a program in which the Alaska Road Commission would be replaced by a single Federal Agency. the Public Roads Admin strstion. The Terri tory would be required to match Federal funds of approximately Sl0.C0O,OOo each year by contribut ing 10 percent or s1,00oo00 which ever is the largest.
 The Chamber also endorsed Sen ator Buffers SUR l62 which re- peals sections of the Wheeler How ard Act under which the Secretary of the Interior has the power to establish reservations in Alaska. The legislation also rescinds res ervations already established and is believed to be the answer to the aboriginal rights problem.
 Milo Clouse, president of the Territorial Sportsmen, Inc, report cd on plans that organization has for Juneau for 1948 and asked Chamber cooperation in the pro- gram. Clouse and Buck Harris Of Juneau will travel to Chicago in February to set up a Juneau booth for the big annual Sports mems Show February 27 to March 10. Plans call for trip over the Alaska Highway. SThe Ju- neau men plan to take numerous Alaskan trophies and other items fer their booth which will be view ed by an estimated 50OO00 per- sons
 Chamber committee heads gave
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-12-18

will be a Christmas Story pre- sentation, TO Them That Sit In Darkness" It is a one act Christ mas drama. T. takes place at the time of the anniversary of Chrlsts birth in the year of His crucifiXion.
 The scene is late at night in poor cottage in Bethlehem. The live characters are Phebe, played by Mrs. Don Hutchins; Aaron, by Norman Sommers, Timothy, by Leo Osterman; Sheren, by Loretta Hlbner: and the woman, by Gene vieve White. Special music VII precede the play.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-12-18
COASTAL RAMBLER HERE

The freighter Coastal Rambler, which arrived from Seattle with l5Q tons of general merchand SC for Juneau, will leave tomorrow morning for Seward with a load of lumber from the Juneau Spruce Mill.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-12-18
NOTICE

The members of Juneau Post No. 4, The American Legion, Depart ment of Alaska, at it's regular meet ing on January 26, 1948, will vote on proposal to authorize the Lev zion Building Association to grant
 n easement over a portion Of Lot
 .. 3 in Block No. 4 approximately three feet by one hundred feet in dimension.
 First publication, Dec. l2, l947. Last publication, Jan l6, l948.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-12-18

oral reports on the activities of their committees during l94I and these reports will be summed up later in a special report
 Today's was the last meeting for retiring President J. s. MacKinnon who will be succeeded at the next meeting by w. Burr Johnson. The next meeting will be January 8.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-12-18
BETHEL TABERNACLE 10
 HOLD SPECIAL SERVICES

Two special services will be held at the Bethel Tabernacle on Sun day. December 21. At the Il o'clock service the boys and girls will have their program. There will be recitat.ons, solos, duets, exercises and songs by the differ ent classes. There will be ( treat for each child present.
 At the 8 o'clock ser1:ce there
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-12-18
LOYAL ORDER OF MOOSE

Christmas Party Monday, Dee 9 at 7:30 p. m. in New Moose Club. Dent forget! 762 3t
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-12-18
FROM LADD FIELD

Alyce Goodman Of Ladd Field, Fairbanks, is staying at the Gas tineau Hotel
 It will pay you to shop Home Beautiful 755 If
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-12-18

Beautiful Ropes for men. Were high as S25.00 under OPA approv- ed price. Checks, stripes, plaids. Broken sizes to close out. Sl5.00 while they last. GRAVES. The Clothing Man. 762 At
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-12-18

Beautiful Robes for men. Were high as s25.00 under OPA approv-
 ed price Checks. stripes plaids. Broken sizes to close out, $500 while they lest. GRAVES, The ClCthiny Man. 762 At
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-12-18

Fine 1nitialed Handkerchiefs at GRAVES, The Clothing Man. 2 St
Evening star., 1947-08-13
Virginia Hill Planning
Extra Safeguards
BY ,he Asseeioted Pro,s

MIAMI BEACH, Fla, Aug. 13.-
The Miami Herald said today that
workmen would begin tomorrow in
stalling foodlights at the Sunset
Island home of Virginia Hill. girl
friend of the slain gambler, Benja-
min (Bugsyl Siegel
The Herald said the home also
would be wired for telegraph
alarm to connect directly with the
Miami Beach police headquarters.
The extra precautions for the pro-
lection of Miss Hill followed a visit
of Police Chief p r, Short and De-
tective Sergt. c. w. Pierce, acting
superintendent of detectives.
"I told her not to 60 out where
she would be inviting trouble" Chief
Short said. II told her to stay out
of night clubs and public places.
I told her if she was going to be
killed, to go to California and get
killed"
Siegel was shot June 20 while
reading a newspaper in Miss Hills
home at Beverly Hills, Calf.
At Beverly Hills, Calf, Police
Chief c. H. Anderson said every
possible protection" would be given
the slain racketeer's girl friend if
she returns to her California home.
Chief Anderson added that he
doubted, however, that she would
"he back"
Evening star., 1947-08-13
Freight Wreck Blocks
Pennsy's Main Line
By the Associated Press

ELIZABETH, N. j., Aug. 13.-
Thousands of New York bound
commuters were delayed today when
10 cars of 52-car, east-bound
Pennsylvania Railroad freight train
were derailed, sprawling coal and
box cars across the four-track main
line here. No one was hurt.
Auxiliary buses provided by the
railroad expedited traffic and the
railroad said two tracks were ex-
pected to be cleared by late today.
Service from New York to Phila-
delphia and Washington and to
South and West points was being
operated over tracks of the Lehigh
Valley and Reading Railroads to
West Philadelphia.
Splintered box cars and piles of
coal in twisted wreckage was strewn
for 800 feet at the South Elizabeth
station. One of the freight cars
landed on the station platform.
Railroad spokesmen said the
wreck occurred when the 18th car
of the Harrisburg, Pa.-to-Jersey
City freight train was derailed, and
l8 cars behind jumped the tracks.
Although service was expected to
be restored on two of the main line
tracks by late today, railroad
spokesmen said there would be a
longer delay" in clearing the other
two tracks.
Evening star., 1947-08-13

the Security Council statement of
Herschel v. johnson, American
deputy delegate, warning that his
government would not stand by
idly while the territorial integrity
and political independence OF
Greece was threatened.
Cadogan to State Policy.
The Foreign Once spokesman
said Sir Alexander Cadogan would
make a considered and full" decla-
ration of British policy on the sub
ject to the Security Council soon.
Most authoritative Whitehall
(government) informants inter-
preted Mr.. Johnson's speech as
heralding a new phase in both the
United Nations and in American
foreign policy, likely to lead to the
dispatch of American troops to
Greece.
The imminent withdrawal of the
5000 to 5000 British troops in
Greece might precipitate an Amer
lean decision very soon indeed,
either for or against sending troops
to Greece, one Of these sources said
1T has become quite plain that
the Athens government is clearly
incapable Of handling the guerrillas
without outside aid" he said
Britain cannot supply that help
It's up to the United States unless
Greece is to be given up to the
Russian orbit"
Evening star., 1947-08-13
AFL Seamen Strike
Isthmanian Ship Line
BY the Assoeioted Prsss

NEW YORK, Aug. ia strike
which union spokesman said af-
fects 4,500 to 5000 unlicensed per-
sonnel employed by the Isthmian
Steamship Co. was called today by
the AFL Seafarers' international
Union.
Picket lines were established
shortly after midnight at piers
where Isthmian ships are berthed,
and some members of other mari
time unions were reported refusing
to cross the seafarers' lines.
j. T. Shuler, chairman of the
unions Negotiating Committee, an
nounced the strike and said it fol-
lowed failure of the company to
agree directly to union demands for
agreement in principle on the issues
of a union hiring hall and rotary
shipping system.
Mr.. Shuler, secretary-treasurer Of
the Atlantic and Gulf district of the
seafarers, said the strike involves
about 100 ships.
He said these included seven now
berthed in New York Harbor, four
in New Orleans, one in Galveston,
one in Boston, eight in Baltimore,
two in San Francisco and two in
Philadelphia, and that seamen
would leave other ships as they ar
rived in ports.
Evening star., 1947-08-13
Midshipmen, Cadets
Sail on Chesapeake
Landing Exercises
By WilIiom J. WheotIey

ABOARD FLAGSHIP TACONIC
IN LYNNHAVEN ROADS, Va, Aug.
13.-Armed forces of the United
States sailed from Lynnhaven Roads
today geared to initiate the greatest
postwas maneuvers since unification
Of the services was enacted.
The Army, Navy, Army Air Forces
and Marines are pooling their ef-
forts to demonstrate in four sep
arate amphibious landing exercises
the Importance of all fighting units
working together.
Rear Admiral Ralph o. Davis.
commander of the Atlantic Amphib-
ious Force, said:
This Joint training is designated
to permit the cadets of the Military
Academy and the midshipmen from
Annapolis to observe and participate
in amphibious operations and to
afford corresponding classes at the
service academies to become ac-
quainted by living and working to-
gether."
Sixty-eight combat ships at Lynn
haven headed north in the Chesa-
peake Bay for uninhabited Bloods-
worth Island between the Patuxent
and Potomac river mouths. Cadets
were taken aboard the transports
from the nearby Little Greek Am
phibious Base, where they have
been under intensive training and
lecturing for the past week.
The midshipmen were trans
ferred from the training squadron
with which they have made a
month-long training cruise to the
scandinavian countries, the British
Isles and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
This squadron, consisting of the
battleships Wisconsin and New Jer-
sey, the aircraft carriers Randolph
and Kearsarge, five destroyers and
the landing ship dock, Fort Man
don, arrived in the roads last night.
Admiral Davis. who is directing
these maneuvers, is a pioneer in
amphibious warfare. He carried out
the comprehensive training program
in the Pacific during the war.
The first part of the two-phase
operation will get under way at
Bloodsworth Island early tomorrow
morning While an actual landing
will not be made on the island, the
cadets and midshipmen will be given
a realistic demonstration of bon-
bardment from ship guns and bombs
from the planes.
Because live ammunition will be
used in the bombsrdment. no troops
will be put ashore at Bloodsworth
Evening star., 1947-08-13

velt erect a monument to cost no
more than 5000 over his grave and
that she maintain the farm, the
church and an adjoining graveyard
IN good condition during her life
time.
The will further provides that his
niece, Mrs. Paul Jones of Freder-
icksburg, be allowed to live in my
old home place during her lifetime.
Other relatives were not men,
toned in the will.
The estimate of the values of the
Starnes' estate was made by Greene
County attorneys.
Mrs. Roosevelt, making an over
night stop at Portland, Me, enroute
from Campobello, New Brunswick to
Hyde Park, N. Y, had no comment
to make until she learned more
about the bequest.
Her secretary, Miss Malvina
Thompson. did not recall that there
had ever been any correspondence
between the Roosevelts and Mr..
Starnes.