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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-18
|R0URK FAMILY
REUNION HELD
Shauotte Homestead Scene
OF Annual Gathering
OF Clan Sunday
fsneciaI To The Starr

SOUTHPORT, Aug. II. - The
old Rourk home as Shallotte, prob
ABLY one Of the Oldest occupied
homes in Brunswick county, sa"
the gathering of descendants OF the
1.te Judge Peter Rourk and Mrs
Ro11rk in a family reunion, las
| Sunday afternoon. The nome Is
now owned and occupied by Mr.
and Mrs. Chandler .Rourk, a son
of the Judge.
Present were SON. and daughters
| Of Judge and Mrs. Rourk, togeth
err with their families. These were
Mrs, E. G. Andrews, Portsmouth,
Va. Mrs. Bryan Marlowe, Tabor
city: Peter Irwin Rourk, Whining
| ton and U. L. Rourk i, Leland
and Chandler Rourk Of Shallotte.
| Wives, husbands and children 0
these members of one of the coun'
tvs pioneer families were also
.|present.
In the early afternoon the gath
ering visited various places II
and near Shallotte, linked with the
Rourk family of old days and in
GLIDING the Cool Run cemetery
where Judge and Mrs. Peter Rourk
are buried, along with other an
cestors of the Rourk clan.
A picnic supper, spread under
the great oaks on the lawn Of the
old Rourk home added the finishing
touches to the day.
Through many generations the
Rourk family was prominently
identified with the manufacture Of
naval stores at both Shallotte and
Supply. In general merchandise
ing, farming and water commerce.
They built and operated turpentine
stills at both Shallottee and Sup
oily. Branches Of the original Rourk
families are now widely scatter.
ed. but most of the descendants Of
Judge and Mrs. Peter Rourk still
live in or nearby to Brunswick.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-18
SOAP q r

CLINTON - The number of
entrants in the Clinton Soap
Box Derby rose to "a this week
with the addition Of four new
names to the roster, it has
been announced by the Lions
club committee in charge Of
arrangements for the August
Is event.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-18
CONTEST

CLINTON - The annual
nual Sampson County Horse
Shoe Pitching Tournament will
be held Tuesday Morning,
August 10, at 1890 a. M, at
the Clinton high school, it was
announced here today by W.
E. Williamson, manager Of the
Sampson FOX Service.
The tournament, which is
being held as a part Of the an
nual county meeting and picnic
of the Sampson FOX Service,
is open to any male resident of
the counties which are serviced
by the local FCX Service.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-18
FAMOUS BOXER DIES

NORTH ADAMS, Mass, Aug. II
-(P-Glenn Newton Smith, %,
Philadelphia Middleweight boxer,
died early today at North Adams
hospital of injuries suffered last
night in 4 bout with Sam Baroudi
of Akron. O.,
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-18
vFW COMMANDER

FAIRMONT - r u p h
Rhodes, manager Of the Fair
mont Trading company. was
elected commander of the
VIEW Post 1862 at a meeting
Thursday night, July 81. Mr..
Rhodes takes over the position
formerly held by Charles D.
Webster who resigned because
of other pressing duties.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-18
FOX CLUB

CLINTON = The annual
meeting of the Rock Fish Fox
club will be held at Clear
Run, ID miles south of Gin
ton on Friday, August %. A
barbecue dinner will be serv-
ed and a bench dog show will
be held in the afternoon. c. C..
Vann Of Rose Hill is president
of the club. and H. c. Turner
is secretary.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-18
RACES

WHITE LAKE - The White
Lake Speedboat Regatta AS
sociation announced this week
that the fifth annual speedboat
regatta has been scheduled for
Labor Day, September 1, in
stead of the usual Sunday after
Labor Day.
The races were moved for
ward in order to allow several
internationally famous racers
to participate in the regatta.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-18
NAMED EDITOR

WARSAW - Eugene S.
Knight, formerly of Warsaw,
has been named editor Of The
Patriot Farmer, weekly farm
publication from Greensboro.
Mr.. knight is widely known
throughout North Carolina as
an agricultural writer.
He was formerly with the
editorial department of the
State College Extension Serv-
ice.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-18
SCHOOL OPENING

CH1NQUAPIN - Chinquapin
School will open on Thursday,
August 21St at 900 o'clock.
Patrons are urged to have all
pupils present the first d:.y for
proper placement and classifi-
cation.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-18
RACES

GREENSBORO, - Stock car
racing, which has swept the Caro-
linas by storm, returns to the
Greensboro Fairgrounds next Sun
day when Promoter Bill Franco
presents the annual Carolinas
Championship-101 laps Of speed
and spills.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-18
RESIGNS

ROSEHILL - Fred A. Smith
has resigned as head Of the
Rose Hill School to accept the
principalship at Zebulon.
VIM. R. Teachey has resign
ed as principal Of the Waccs-
NAV School in Brunswick Coun-
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-18
M PRINCIPAL

BEAULAVILLE = ". R.
Humphrey, native Of Rich
land, has been appointed princi-
pal of the Beulaville School. He
will succeed W. r. Teachey
who has been principal there
for a number of years.
Mr.. Humphrey is a graduate
of State College. Prior to war
service, he taught for two
years in Beulaville. He saw
service in the Army for the
duration Of the war.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-18
VACCINATIONS

WARSAW - The Duplin
County Health Department
wishes to remind parents OF
children beginning school this
year to secure from your
Health Department or your
family physician, certificates
of immunization of diptheria
and whooping cough and vac
cination for smallpox for pres
entation to the principal Of the
school on opening school day.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-18
REGISTRATION

SOUTHPORT - Saturday
September q, has been set by
the Brunswick County Board
of Elections as the date for
holding the Special School Tax
election for the Leland school
district.
In setting up the necessary
machinery Of this election ar
rangements were made to have
the registration books open
from August 80 through Sep
TENDER 10. Saturday, Septem-
Der 20, has been designated as
challenge day. Mrs. r. c.
Holmes has been named regis
trar for this election and will
have the books in her posses
sion throughout the period.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-18
Some Hints For Teacher

dents issued report cards. PROBES.
sor Witty declared.
In his analysis Of the survey.
the psychologist said that "the
mental health of the teacher IS
an important consideration"
One of the most important keys
to getting along with children IN
the classroom, he added, is the
ability to discard "infantile reac-
tons and emotional compulsfons. >
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-18
BAPTIST MEETING

LUMBERTON, - The union
meeting of the Robson Baptist
association will meet at Single
tary's Cross Roads church on
Thursday, August %. Steward
ship and tithing will be the
program theme.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-18
STAR

CLINTON - Johnny Mitchell
Farah, boatswain's mate, sec
ond class, United States Naval
Reserve, recently was award
ed the Silver Star Medal.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-18
Southeastern Searchlight
News Of Interest In All Neighboring
Counties Told Briefly
Counties Told Briefly

ty to accept the position as
principal at Rose Hill. This
arrangement will permit Mr..
Teachey to liye on his own
farm and stin continue in the
profession.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-18
W~INsToN-sALEM IN FINALS

HIGH POINT, Aug. 16-PeMa
jor Cola Of Winston Salem advanc.
ed to the finals Of the Women's
softbal tournament here today as
the Miller Furniture club Of
Greensboro, defending champions,
bowed out.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-18

Read the report of telephone accomplish
ments so far this year. It's one for the
record! You will see telephone folks are
really going places-putting in new tele-
phones throughout the South at the rate
of four every working minute adding
long distance circuits equaling IA times
the distance across the U.S.A.-installing
local service wire, measuring 29 times
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-18
B0Nn ELECTION

-FA1RMONT A special
registration for the towns bond
election is being conducted in
Fairmont, George H. Cole,
town clerk, announced this
week that residents Of Fair
mont ire urged to register
with Miss Jessie Mitchell.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-18
City Briefs

The weekly meeting of the New
Hanover board Of county commits
sioners will be held today. Add.
son Hewlett, board chairman, said
only routine business was on the
a qenda.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-18

Indonesian praus, with hlgf
poop decks, are modelec
after Portuguese ships that eirs'
visited the East Indies four cen
turies ago.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-18
NEW PRINCIPAL

WACCAMAW - Martin e.
Freeman, Of Jacksonville, has
been elected principal OF
Waccamaw high school, sue
ceeding J. T. Denning who is
now serving as county superin-
tendent Of schools.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-18

son Hewlett, board chairman, said
only routine business was on the
agenda.
Objections to constructic I Of a
wharf and dredging OF approx
mately $3.50 cubic yards Of ma.
terial from a slip along the north
side Of the wharf, in Middle Sound,
on the west side of the Atlantic
Intercoastal Waterway. about one
half mile northwest Of Howe Creek
or Barren Inlet Creek, will be re.
ceived at the office Of Col. John B.
Hughes, Corps of Engineers, Act
ing District Engineer until August
Is. Plans showing the proposed
work may be seen at this office, it
was learned.
Ruth Whittemore, child heart
specialist, New Haven, Conn, viii
hold a clinic at Babies hospital N
| Wrightsville Sound, August %. 8 tc
| II a. m.,, on the treatment of blue
babies, officials Of the hospital an
nounced.
A watermelon cutting has been
scheduled for the next meeting OF
the Wilmington Methodist meeting
Monday night at 1880 o'clock at
the Carolina Beach Methodist
church. A business meeting will
follow the Devotional.
Mr. and Mrs. John I. Lockfaw
are spending a weeks vacation
with Mr.. and Mrs. M. Merrill in
Pocomoke City, Md.
DR.. Algie L. Newland, history
professor at Guilford college at
Greensboro, is representing North
Carolina at the international con-
vention Of the World Federalist
which opened Saturday at Mont
reaux, Switzerland. He is one OF
500 delegates representing many
Of the principal countries of the
world. The organization is interest
ed in maintaining global peace
through the United Nations.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-18
Look At THIS REPORT CARO-.
il holds a lot of promise for YOU!

around the world. This report shows the
progress that is being made to speed up,
expand and improve telephone service
in spite of shortages and other handicaps.
It holds a lot Of promise for more and
better telephone service for you and your
community.
SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY
INCORPORATED
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-18

Mr.. and Mrs. John I. Lockfaw
are spending a weeks vacation
with Mr.. and Mrs. M. Merrill If
Pocomoke City, Md.
Evening star., 1947-04-16
Army Ends Free Care
For All New Refugees
Ry the Asseeiatsd Press

FRANKFURT, Germany, April 16
The United States Army today
suddenly ended it's long policy OF
giving free camp care to all dis
placed persons and persecutees new
ly arriving from Eastern Europe.
Gen. Lucius D. Clay, American
commander in Europe, announced
at a news conference that only in
severe cases of hardship would any
newly-arrived displaced person be
admitted to camps after April 81.
Gen. Clay said his new order did
not mean that the American zone
was mo longer haven for perse-
cutees but that the Army had to
stabilize the population of displaced
persons camps for the time when
the International Relief Organiza-
ton takes over the camps.
There are now 100000 displaced
persons receiving care in the zones
400-odd Army and UNRRA-oper-
ated camps. They will continue to
receive food and shelter but all new
arrivals will have to live on the
German economy after April 81.
AS for those now in camps, Gen.
Clay said there have been continu-
GUS opportunities offered them to
return to their homelands." A con-
eerted drive to repatriate large num-
bers Of these was announced Sun
day when the Army offered them so
days free food II they would return
home.
Evening star., 1947-04-16
Philippines Probe Voted
In Surplus Disposal
By the Associated Press

MANILA, April 16.-The Philip
pines Senate last night approved a
joint resolution calling for an in
vestigation of alleged irregularities
in the disposal of surplus Amer
lean Army and Navy property.
This completed congressional &C
ton on the measure. Each house
will appoint five members to make
the inquiry.
At the same time the United
States Army's Philippine -Ryukyus
command began making an extern
sive checkup, to plug leaks which
had permitted millions of dollars
worth of critically needed materials
intend for the Philippine govern
ment to escape from storage depots
in the black market.
Evening star., 1947-04-16
Explosion
Continued From First Page.)

gas masks be rushed to the disaster
scene.
Other Texas City industries-bag-
.ging, petroleum, sulphur, shipping,
tin and others-were reported burn
ing and fire equipment from Gal
weston, Houston and other cities
augmented by highway patrolmen,
police, sheriffs deputies. were help
ing maintain order as citizens
walked about, dazed and stunned
by the disaster.
Stone buildings in the center OF
town were leveled, the Galveston
Tribune said. Residents we're being
evacuated to avoid danger from
further explosions.
Highways were blocked by Texas
City residents who work in Calves
ton, rushing home to help theil
families and friends.
People Are Dazed.
Police Chief w. F.. Laddish ot
Texas City told Houston officers by
telephone people were walking the
streets in daze and that the towns
City Hall, mile from the explosion
was demolished" He asked for
all possible doctors and nurses, even
"just ordinary citizens, just so they
have hands to help in rescuing the
injured"
The extent Of the explosion was
indicated by the report from Pales-
tine, Tex, 100 miles to the north,
Mrs. ]. c. Colwick, who lives on a
hill near Palestine, said she heard
the explosion and that the house
shuddered twice as if there had been
an earthquake.
Orange, 100 miles away, was
rocker, as was Port Arthur, where
the blast was audible.
Galveston suffered heavy damage
Windows, including many store win
dows, were shattered. Plaster CELL
ings fell. The city rocked and for
hours was obscured from the sun by
billowing clouds.
Looked Like Atom Blast.
A resident of Pelly said the clouds
looked like pictures of the atomic
bomb blast. Galveston residents
Evening star., 1947-04-16
REYNOLDS
Continued From First Page.)

the personal congratulations of
President Truman.
Mr.. Reynolds admitted the trip
was firing. sometimes dangerous,
land II would not make the trip
again for 100000. .00o" But he
added jubilantly to reporters:
1--WE made the fastest crossing
of the Atlantic ever made, in S
hours and II minutes: we also made
a record trip to Paris and Gander
(Newfoundland) and maybe some
other records"
Hughes Wires Congratulations.
The previous unofficial round -the-
world flight record, 81 hours and IA
minutes, was set In 1888 by Howard
Hughes, who wired Mr.. Reynolds,
MY heartiest congratulations for
your excellent performance" Mr..
Hughes and his four crew members
had taken their monoplane around
a shorter route.
The Bombshell averaged about
254 miles an hour on its 2o,02o-mile
flight. Taking into account 16 hours
and 9 minutes lost in its nine stops.
the big plane averaged about 318
miles an hour while in actual fight.
A couple of minutes after COM
ing over La Guardia the plane
landed and the three globe -girdlers
stepped onto wing. Police no
longer could restrain the crowd, and
for several minutes women admirers
smeared the three men with kisses.
Finally MIR. Sallee was able to
get together with his 19-year-old
bride-to-be, Patricia Houlihan of
Cody, Wyo., and the other two were
able to kiss their wives. Then Mr.,
Reynolds flung his arm over Mr.,
Odom's shoulders and told reporters.
He Is the best pilot in the world.
We would not have made it with
anyone else"
mo, none of that" replied the
pilot. "It was just a routine fight
that all airlines will be making in a
few years."
Later Mr.. Reynolds told reporters
that the last leg of the flight, from
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, was the
toughest part" and he was worried
sick" when they flew through ice
and fog between Minneapolis and
Detroit. at
We came out of the ice at De-
troit but we didn't know where we
were," the 54-year-old Chicagoan
said. 1--WE had to call Detroit and
they used finders to locate us. Just
Evening star., 1947-04-16
Miss Edna N. Patton Dies;
Humane Society Founder

Miss Edna Markle Patton, 60, one
of the founders Of the Washington
Humane Society. died yesterday al
her home, 3046 Newark street NV
Born in Philadelphia, Miss Patton
attended National Park College here
and was graduated from Graham
School, New York. She had lived
in Washington for 28 years.
Miss Patton was active in the Ma
tional Republican Club and the
League of Republican Women, hav-
ing held several Offices in those or
ganizations.
In addition to being a founder,
she had continued as director of
the Washington Humane Society.
Miss Patton also was q member
|of the Congressional Country Club,
Esther Chapter of the Eastern Star
and the New Century Club of Phila-
delphia.
She is survived by a nephew, j.
Nelson Patton, jr., Of West Palm
Beach, Fla.
Funeral services will be held at
II am. tomorrow at Gawler's fu-
neral home, 1756 Pennsylvania ave-
nue. NV. Burial will be private.
Evening star., 1947-04-16
Rise in Rent Ordered
For High-Paid tenants
I'm Public HOUSING

About 500 families In loW-rent
public housing In the District whose
family incomes amount to 5000 a
year will be asked to pay more rent
June l.
This was disclosed yesterday by
John Ihlder, executive officer of the
National Capital Housing Authority,
who said the move was designed to
encourage those families to find d
place to live in private housing.
The higher rents viii be colnpa-
rable to those in similar private
developments. he said.
Tenants Protest Order.
Under a Housing Authority ruling.
families with incomes Of 5000 must
vacate low-rent housing by Noven-
ber to make room for low-income
families in need Of housing, Mr..
Ihlder said.
Meanwhile, a number Of tenants
Of the Fort Dupont low-cost hous-
ing development last night protested
the notice to vacate. About 80 fam
lilies in this development have in
comes Of $4,000 or more, NCHA said.
The project, which has 326 dwell
ing units, is located at Anacostia
avenue and Ridge road Sc.
Ihlder Explains Policy.
At a meeting Of Fort Dupont ten
ants called by the authority, Mr..
Ihlder explained public housing
could be rented only by low-income
families. Owing to indications that
private housing will become avail
able soon, he said, 1t was necessary
to prepare the way to make rriits
available to low-income families who
could not afford private housing.
At this meeting, Mr.. Ihlder also
said rents would be increased June !
for those having incomes Of $1,000.
Evening star., 1947-04-16
Phone Stockholders
Hear Clifford Defend
Company in Strike
BY the A.seeieisd Pres.

NEW YORK, April 16.-Walter s.
Clifford, president Of American Tele-
phone g. Telegraph Co., told stock
holders at the annual meeting today
that the management "can see no
Justification for the strike against
many units Of the company"
While Mr.. Clifford was talking
union. pickets staged a denonstra-
tion outside the building.
TN spite Of everything" Mr.. Gif-
ford continued, "I confidently look
forward to the day when, with good
will and understanding on the part
Of all concerned, we shall all be
working together again in our fun
damental job OF providing constant
| ly more and better telephone serv-
| Ice ="
Union Counsel Makes Charge.
Henry Mayer, counsel for Is
unions involved in the strike, an
nounced before the meeting that he
would attend to charge that the
Board of Directors precipitated the
strike in the interest of important
Wall Street financial interests.
| Mr.. Mayer, who owns some A.. r.
& T. stock, said:
The precipitators OF this strike
felt that If the telephone unions lost
| 1t, it would have a terrific effect on
the steel, auto and other unions.
IF A. T. & T. will concede-as
did General Motors-that the work
ers' cost of living merits raise, it
will be possible to settle this strike" !"
800 Pickets at Entrance.
AS the meeting progressed. 300 or
more pickets marched in front Of
the towering telephone company
building on lower Broadway.
Wedge-shaped lines of pickets,
moved slowly down the block,
hemmed in some of the younger
stockholders and forced them to the
end Of the block. They had to
weave their way back again to enter
the building.
Older stockholders were not inter-
fered with by the pickets.
T Most OF the marcl1ers were
equipped with fat rubber noise
makers attached to wooden tubes,
which emitted a sort Of Bronx
cheer" ...
"Stockholders" Signs Disappear.
One sign read: 1926 a week is
not an American wage" and an
other, II am a stockholder-the
company should negotiate with its
employees"
The picket carrying the latter sign
said she was telephone operator
and that she owned so shares of
common stock, "given to me Is years
ago by the company for good serv-
ice."
Later the woman returned to
newsmen and said, Please disre-
gard what I said. I was only kid
ding" She did not reappear in the
picket line and other signs with
similar legends dropped out Of the
line
Evening star., 1947-04-16
Italy Must Arm for Five Years
|73 Ships Delivered to Soviet

and Great Britain in Scrapping the
surrendered ships.
To include in the agreement a
clause providing that Italy shall
provide these ships with the recess
sary ordnance and ammunition re-
placements indicates clearly that
either Russia or her Yugoslav satel-
lite intends to use them-and not
for parades or as excursion ships
for the workers.
The italian suggestion that these
warships shall be handed over to
the United Nations to form the
nucleus of an international naval
force, as provided In the United
Nations Charter, is said to have met
with some approval on the part of
American and British experts, but
was violently opposed by the Rus
sian representatives, who insisted on
their treaty rights. And there was
no possible way to dislodge them
from that position.
The United States contemplates
returning its share to the Italian
government with the provision that
the ships be scrapped. 1t is prob
able that Great Britain will follow
suit.
France has asked for the other
modern battleship and some de-
stroyers, and is expected to use them
as replacements for some of the
ships scuttled at Toulon in Noyen-
ber, 1913.
The Greek demand for naval YES
sells is considered principally a mat
ter Of prestige. Their present navy
Is almost entirely made UP of
British built vessels and the ord
nance is of a different type from
the italian. The Greek government
is expected to compromise by &C
cepting some Italian merchantmen
lin lieu of warships.
The Yugoslavs are asking for one
cruiser and several destroyery and
submarines to replace the few de-
stroyers and gunboats of the former
Royal Yugoslav Navy sunk in 1941.
Their claims are strongly supported
by the Soviet representative, who
has suggested that Yugoslavia be
given a share from the Big Four
allotment.
The Italian feet to be divided
among the Allies consists of 8 battle
ships, of which only are of COM
batant type; 8 cruisers, mostly mod
ern units. % large and 9 coastal
submarines, 10 large destroyers and
23 torpedo boats and escort de-
stroyers.
Evening star., 1947-04-16

Records from India indicate that
cotton was used there as early a
5000 years before Christ.