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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-09

weeks vacation in Maine anc
New York City. While in Maine.
Miss LeGrand, accompanied by
Miss Margaret Grower of this
city took the WindjammeI
cruise.
Miss Flora McIver and Miss
June Andrews leave today for
Charlotte, where they will en-
roll in Queens college as fresh
men.
Marshall Suther, who has beer
visiting relatives in the city, will.
leave on Wednesday for New
York city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd T. Noah
of Greensboro, are the guests Of
Mrs. Noah's aunt, Mrs. Morrison
W. Divine at her home, 416 South
Front street, this week.
Miss Margaret Getty left Sun.
day for Staunton, Va, to resume
her studies at Mary Baldwin col
lege where she is a member oil
the senior class. Z
j. H. Boatwright, who for the
past week has been visiting Mr.
and Mrs. c. c. Chadbourn al
their home on South Front
street, returned to his home ir
Portsmouth, Va, on Saturday.
F. D. Edwards and Mrs. Eve
Ign Macdonald left Sunday night
for a weeks business trip to New
York.
Nathan Xanthos, psychome-
trist for vocational rehabilitation
division of the Veterans admin
istration in Asheville, is visiting
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Nums
O. futile, at their home, ia Live
Oak Parkway. Mr.. and Mrs. Tut
tie recently returned from an ex-
tended trip to Canada, the north
western states and the Pacific
coast.
Radioman lie. Harold d. Ais
patch, and Mrs. Alspatch have
left for Columbus, Ohio, after
visiting Mrs. Alspatch's parents
MI. and Mrs. W. S. Tharp of this
city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Cooper
Of Boston, are spending their
vacation at Wrightsville Beach
MI. Cooper is a brother of Lenox
G. Cooper of this city.
Mr. and Mrs. Ebert A. Brown
and Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel L. JUS
tic returned Sunday from a tour
of the Great Smoky and Blue
Ridge mountains.
Mrs. Nicholas Kahn, who has
been visiting her daughter Mrs
Louis Goodman during the sum-
mer leaves today, accompanied
by her granddaughter, Mrs
Jerome K. Eckstein for Sayan.
nah, Ga.
Mr.. and Mrs. James B. Gil
lespie left Sunday by motor fol
a vacation in New York cit,
and the New England states.
Mrs. L. A. Raney returned t,
her home at Wrightsville Beacl
on Saturday after spending sew
eral days in Goldsboro with he
nephew, DR.. Milton Clark AM
Mrs. Clark.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. P. Mont
gomery of Miami, Fla, hav
arrived for a weeks visit wit
Mr.. Montgomery's mother
Mrs. r. A. Montgomery, 70
Chestnut street.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Morto,
have returned to the city from
Narrows, Va, and Bluefield. W
Va, after visiting relatives an,
friends in those cities.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis c. Scot
of Bladenboro spent the week
end in Wilmington as the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. George Pruett
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-09

Mrs. and Mrs. j. G. Freeman
announce the birth of a grand
son at Cabarrus hospital in
Bladenboro.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-09
PERSONALS

Miss Jane LeGrand has re-
turned to work after a two
weeks vacation in Maine and
New York City. While in Maine,
Miss LeGrand, accompanied by
Miss Margaret Grower of this
city took the Windjammer
cruise.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-07
MCMILLAN FILES
BRIEF FOR STATE
Attorney General Contends
Anti Closed Shop Law
Constitutional

RALEIGH, Oct. 6 IA At
torney General Harry Mcmillan
today filed with the State SUI
preme Court a brief contendlng
that the states anti-closed shop
law is constitutional.
The high court is scheduled to
hear oral arguments next week
in cases from Buncombe coun-
ty which were brought to test
constitutionality of the closed
shop ban enacted by the 1947
General Assembly.
In the two cases, defendants
contend that the law violates
both the state and federal con-
situations in that it infringes
upon their freedom of contract.
The Attorney Generals brief,
however, denies that the law is
unconstitutional and asserts that
the legislature has the power to
regulate relations between en-
ployers and workers when the
public interest is affected.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-07
RICHMOND
RICHMOND, Va, Oct. 6. -

Va, Oct. 6. Up
- (USDA) - Livestock: Hogs
- Mondays market steady with
Friday on all weights. Top $27.0O
for good and choice 180-240 ID.
barrows and gifts. 90-100 lbs.
$500 1OO-l2O lbs. $4,000. 800
14O lbs $4,000. 140-l60 lbs. $500,
16O-lSO lbs. $500. 250-300 lbs,
S25. 90. 800 lbs and up $4,000 Coco
sows under $50 lbs. $1,000; $50
500 lbs. $500; over 500 lbs. ST.
90. Good stays under $50 lbs
S18. 90; over $50 lbs. $500.
Cattle - General trade fairly
active on all slaughter classes
Early sales steers fully steady
Good grade mostly S23.50-25.25
few $26.0 90; medium $40. 00-22. so
Common down to $3.50. Coco
heifers quotable $4,000 21,oo
Medium S14. 50-16.50, cows steady
with close of last week, Gamers
and cutters 9.00-11.50, common
and medium $12.o0-13.Oo gooe
beef type around $3.50, heavy
sausage bulls $14.0O-16.0 90, gooe
beef type bulls $17.O0-17.5O. Veal
ers active top $4,000, medium
to good mostly $21. 00-25.00 gooo
to choice heavy calves about
steady at $18.00-20.0 90, medium
Ito good $16. 00-18.00.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-07
TAX COLLECTION
REPORT RELEASED

City-County Tax Collector c.
R. Morse reported s484, 141.64
taxes collected in 1945-46 in re-
ceiving the current years books
from County Auditor Charles
Smith yesterday.
Morse reported also collecting
$2,401.15 which was listed after
the 1916 books had been turned
over to him. Collection of $1,438.-
IS in penalties and $56.25 for ad-
vertising raised the total collected
to $488, 037. 89.
The report showed $16,526.55
in real estate sold for taxes, 3d.
1887 not listed and sold and
$393.06 held by the county and
sold.
Dog taxes of $503 were collect
ed as was 2,747 poll taxations at
81 each totaling $5,494. Prepaid
taxes amounted to $160,484.17
with discounts of $648.21. Total
amount collected and banked was
$295, 618. A. Insolvents were list
ed in the number of 8,605 and
charged so cents each for a total
of $5,163.5 SO. A total of $7.36 was
listed as Short of balance"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-07

man, and he would not give up
the goal toward which he had
worked for so many years. The
ships sailed on. Then, the sea
became filled with floating
grasses. and many birds were
seen. This encouraged the men.
One night in October, Column
bus saw a wavering light in the
distance. At two o'clock on the
following morning, October II,
1892, a sailor on the Pinta sight
ed land. A cannon was fired to
let the other ships know, and
there was great joy.
The land was an island. and
we are not certain which of sew
eral small islands it was. Co.
lumbus and his men landed,
and the great navigator knelt
down and gave thanks to God
before he planted the royal
standard Of Spain. He named
the island San Salvador, which
means Holy Savior.
He afterward discovered
Cuba and the island which we
usually call Hispaniola, but
which was named San Domingo
by Columbus. He and his men
thought that these islands were
Just off the coast of India, so
they called the natives 1ndl-
ans. That is why, even today,
the islands of the Caribbean
Sea are called the West Indies.
After further explorations,
during which the Santa Maria
was wrecked and a little fort
was built from her timbers, the
other two vessels sailed back to
Spain, leaving about forty vol
unteers at the fort.
Honors Of every kind were
heaped upon Columbus. But
some people became jealous OF
him. His enemies tried to turn
the King and Queen against
him. On his third visit to His
PAMELA, another man was made
governor in his place, and Co.
lumbus was actually sent back
to Spain in chains. However,, he
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-07
SUIT BROUGHT
BREAK WILL
Stanley West Brings Action
To Set Aside Document
Made By J. M. West

NEW BERN, Oct. 6. - The suit
brought by Stanley West, of Ohio.
to break the will of his father
the late James M. West, president
of the Seashore Transportation
company, was opened here today
in Superior Court before Judge
Paul Frizzelle, but the jury had
not been completed by tonight's
recess.
The caveator is suing on the al
legged grounds that the deceased
was mentally incompetent to
make a will in January, 1946, be-
fore his death the following
March.
The son, by a former marriage,
who was left only 500 under the
will, charges that the father was
habitually under the influence
of liquor or dope and was I'M
duly influenced by his wife in
making the will which left the
ST. 600, 900 estate in trust for her,
her daughter and long time EN-
ployes of the bus company, then
to 90 ultimately to Christ Episco-
pal church here and the Shriners
hospital for Crippled Cheldren at
Greenville, S. c.
About 100 witnesses have been
subpoenaed, including Governor
Cherry and Congressman Barden.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-07
BURNEY OPENS
0NSL0W COURT
One Murder Case On Dock
ct; Assault Charge;
Divorce Actions

JACKSONVILLE, Oct. 6 -
fudge John J. Burney, of VII
mington, opened the fall session
of Onslow county Superior
Court this morning with a very
brief charge to the grand jury.
Judge Burney said that he
had made his remarks at the
July session and that there was
no use repeating himself.
At the opening of the July
session Judge Burney rep
rimanded persons who sought
escape from grand jury duty
because they could make more
money elsewhere. He urged
members Of the jury to take
pride in their work and after
giving the history Of the grand
jury, he said:
81 cannot agree with those
who say the grand jury is an
tioue and should be abolished"
(At the July session he
charged the jury ''You are GUS
todians of the kind of law en-
forcement you want N Onslow
county during your term IN Oh
hce).
Judge Burnev did define a
capital crime and named the
four divisions murder, rape,
burglary and arson primarily
because the docket this session
includes a burglary case and a
murder cas-
Thirty nine cases were on the
docket although some are hold
overs. The charge of murder is
that of Celia Gray, Negro, who
several weeks ago allegedly
shot her husband, Hosea, with
= shot gun.
The case expected to cause
the most excitement though, is
that of Walter Morgan who is
charged with assault with
deadly weapon in a public place
on June 9th. Morgan entered
McDonald's near here with {
pistol after he had allegedly
been beaten there by some Gus
toners and proceeded to shoe
up the place. No one was in
iured. Time for his trial was
!eft open, but it is believed thai
Ee case will come up Wednes
day.
This morning the court dis
posed of five divorce cases aft
81 hearing the grand jury
charge and listening to the
docket. The divorces we're Val
lie and livery Williams, Whom;
Brown and Brooks Peele, Stan
ley and Ruby Walesnieiwski, R
&. and Dixie Gooding Thomas
and Eta and Rom Dixon.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-07
LIVESTOCK
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK

CHICAGO, Oct. s .-(P- GUS
IDA) - Salable hogs 5000, total
1000; most hogs sold fairly &C
tive and around so cents higher
but trade closed slow with part
of advance lost on few hundred
remaining hogs; early top 5000;
bulk good and choice 10000 Id.
20. 100000; few 170-190 Id. 28.75-
1915; few loads 375-500 Id. old
crop butchers 20.00-28.7 IS; most
good and choice sows under 400
lb. 27.50-29.O0; few 100000 Id.
26. 50-27.50.
Salable cattle $1,000, total 49,
900; salable calves 1000, total l.
900; slow choice steers and heif-
ers steady; others steady to SO
cents lower; COWS $3.50 cents
lower; bulls mostly steady to
strong; vealers fully steady; top
1886 for two loads choice around
1850 lb. beeves; most good and
choice fed steers 29.00-35.50;
three loads 1,475 strictly choice
1850 lb. yearlings $500; medium
to low-good steers mainly 21.00-
27.5O; load strictly choice 995 ID.
fed heifers $3.50; common and
medium grass heifers 15.00-21.-
90; bulk common and medium
COWS 1~3.75-17.00; Gamers and
cutters II. oO-13.25; good medium
weight and heavy sausage bulls
16. 5O-19.oO; vealers 27.00 down:
stockers and feeders steady, two
loads choice $50 lb. western Ne
braskas $500.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-07
City Briefs

Mrs. G. H. Cook was entertain
ed at a birthday party last night
at her home on the Carolina
Beach road. Over Is guests called
during the evening. Music was
furnished by Dell MCGOWAN and
his orchestra.
John R. Hardy, 1918 Ann
street, David H. Atkinson, air
mont, and Otis McKeithan, Boil
ton, yesterday enlisted in the U.
S. Air Corps for three years.
Southern Airlines and Pied
mated schedules to provide pas
sengers with direct service
mont Aviation will offer coordi-
from Charlotte to Atlanta after
arriving at the latter city from
here, Southern President Frank
w. Hulse has informed Blue
thenthal Airport Manager H. E.
Boyd, Jr.
The W. Fl. S., Bible class
meets tonight at s O'Clock at
the YWCA. All members are
urged to attend.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-07

Today is for school children
and parents alike in Whining
ton as the great Cole Brothers
circus prepares to stage two
performances at 3 and 8 pm.
at the Shipyard parking lot.
Wilmingtonians are in store
for a special treat at 1870 this
morning when the circus per-
formers will entertain at a free
party at the corner of Second
and Princess streets.
Tommy Comstock playing the
1O0-year-old steam calliope,
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-07
The Book Of knowledge
Department.
FAMOUS PEOPLE)
DISCOVERY OF AMERICA

Yesterdays article told how
Christopher Columbus set sail
from Spain in 1892, hoping to
cross the unknown Atlantic and
to reach India on the other
side. After stopping at the
Canary Islands, his three little
ships, the Santa Maria, Pinta
and Nina, sped onward.
Spain is much closer to Mas
sachusetts or to Newfoundland
than it is to the Caribbean Is
lands.> where Columbus finally
landed. If he had sailed straight
west, he would have had a
shorter voyage.
There were several reasons
why Columbus took the longer
way to the southwest. First, he
was trying to reach India, and
he knew that India was much
farther south than Spain. Sec
ond. sailing ships had to 60 in
the general direction of the pre-
vailing winds, ana 'coastlng
down the Trades" as later sea-
men called it, to the southwest
was the best way that he could
have gone to India, had that
country been where he believed
it to be.
For 81 days Columbus sailed
on without finding land. His
sailors became frightened. Per-
haps, they said, there was no
land. Perhaps the old tales
were true and the sea would
suddenly end in a great water
fall over the edge of the earth.
They wanted to turn back, and
some of the more desperate
threatened to throw Columbus
overheard.
Columbus was a fearless
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-07
UNREAL HELD
FOR MRS. MAYBANK
Services Held Al Charles
ton Home With Many
Notables Attending

CHARLESTON, Oct. 6 ~
Funeral services for Mrs. Eliza
beth Myers Maybank, wife Of
Senator Burnet r.. Maybank
took place at their home here
this afternoon.
Officiating was the Right Rev
Albert S. Thomas, retired bi
shop of the Protestant Episcopa.
Diocese of South Carolina. Burr
al was in Magnolia cemetary
Pallbearers were James F
Byrnes and Donald S. Russell,
both of Spartanburg; Walter
Brown, of Thompson, Ga; anc
Harry V. Salmons. George e
Grimball, Edmund P. Grice, Jr.
]. Stanyarne Stevens, C. Nor
wood HASTE and Daniel e. HUI.
ger, Jr., all of Charleston.
Among those present at the
funeral was Governor J. Strom
Thurmond, who Cancelled two
speeches In Greenvllle to attend.
kilograms from President Tru-
man and numerous govern
ment officials were received by
the family.
Mrs. Maybank died Sunday in
the family's summer residence.
Pine Point, at Flat Rock, NC,
after an extended illness. Her
husband and other members oil
the family were at the bedside.
Mrs. Maybank was born ir
Charleston, April 20, 1901, q
daughter of Mrs. Roberta At.
kinson Smith Myers and the late
Judge Frank K. Myers, fedora.
Judge of the Eastern District
of South Carolina. She was mar.
led to Maybank in 1923.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-07

A 100000 fixed price and
competitors bid sale will be held
at Charry Point beginning Octo-
Der 81, and continuing until the
"a, 1t was announced yesterday
by Samuel Celdon, manager of
the war assets administration
and customers service center.
Seven hundred line items will
be on the surplus sales and
some of the items included are
flying jackets, parachute cover
alls, grinding machines, etc.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-07

was quickly cleared of the fs-,.
charges against him,
Altogether he made four vo..
ages to the New World. He sal
ed along the coast of Son..
America and along the coast a
Central America. He tried f,
find a passage through II.
mainland to the Spice Island,
near India, which people sr.
believed to be just beyond. Co.
lumbus died, poor and unhappv
in 1906.
Copyright, 1916, By tn.
Grolier Society Inc, based upon
The Book OF knowledge
distributed By United Featu.
Syndicate, Inc.)
Could We Sc.
Other Side Of Rainbow?
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-07

Winning plaudits from stu
DENTS and teachers alike, Off
Ger r. G. Presley, of Char
Iotts, put his performing ca
pines through their tricks for
go pupils of Tileston school
and the student body of St.
Lary's grammar school in the
Fi1aston auditorium yesterday.
Nationally known Scottle,
sontortionist, and her pals are
dated for shows at Hemingway
q Q am. and Chestnut Heights
md Forest Hills schools today.
Commenting on yesterdays
performances, Principal ]. W..
E5rice declared, cts the finest
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-07
Big Circus To Stage 7wo
Performances Here Today

eight and IL foot giant Felipi
Manzo with tiny midget Prin-
cess Marguerite and Clown Billy
Burke will take part in the free
show.
City Manager ]. R. Benson
has made the free concert and
party possible, and Police Cap
tain Coy Etheridge will provide
an escort for the calliope pulled
by six white horses.
The circus special train will
leave for New Bern after the
show tonight.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-07
DOGS Perform For School
Children In Safety Act

, thing | have ever seen in the
way of safety promotion"
Lieutenant Jack Moore and
Patrolman Tommy Holmes
made brief safety talks to pref
ace the show.
Officer Presley and his ia
nous dog act is being spon-
sored locally by the police de-
partment and Junior Chamber
of Commerce.
Dan Cameron announced for
the Jaycees yesterday that the
show will be presented for the
general public at the Carolina
Theatre Saturday morning at 1C
o'clock. No admission will be
charged.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-07
Competitors Bid Sale
Slated For Cherry Point

The Federal government vii.
have the first bid for the sales
Tuesday morning.
Veterans will have the second
choice for the goods and will
purchase the items on the after.
noon of the 21st and morning
of the %.
State and local governments
will bid Thursday morning with
final sales to be held Thursday
afternoon for trade people.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-07
G EDUCATOR DIES

DURHAM, Oct. 6. -(P1- DR..
James E. Shepard, who in 1910
founded North Carolina college
here and served as its president
since, died at his home tonight at
6:15 o'clock, following serious
illness of several days. He had
been in declining health for some
time but continued his college
duties until two weeks ago when
he suffered a stroke. He would
have been 70 years of age on Nov.
3. DR.. Shepard was regarded as
one of the country's foremost
Negro educators.
nio1 0-2Q11 Tor Anyrye~o~o Corx,ino
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-07

The orchid family numbers
some 400 plants and species
reaffirmed the resolve that Wom-
$4,000. There are flowers the size
of pearls and as large as eight
inches.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-07
REALTY TRANSFERS

local-REALTY TRANSFERS -
Macie Westbrook to Mary
Louise Piner, lot five, block 1873,
Wilmington.
Norma Green Hall to James
Green Freeman, one half interest
of lots one and two, block sos,
Wilmington.
w. G.. Butler to Emily A. New
ell, lot %, block 100, Seagate.
w. C. Greene to Lafayette F.
Kerr, property on the Carolina
Beach Road.
Thomas B. Roper to A.. B.
Cowan, lot Fl, block "A, Carolina
Place.
L. E. Allen to Isaac L. Brown,
lots two and three, block sos,
Wilmington.
W. H. Weeks to the Carolina
Beach Ice and Fuel Co., Inc, lot
two, Humphrey property, Caro-
lima Beach.
Marshall Building Corp, to
Adria M. Maultsby, lot sos, West
Audubon, Harnet township.
M. T. Hinson to Leroy Nash,
lots one and two, block 514, Will
mington.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-07
SUITS FILED

Ira johnson and wife, Matte
Johnson VS.. John T. Davis and
wife, Mildred Davis, for $500 for
the wrongful holding of prop
erty."
George E. Hill VS.. Drive UR
Self Co., Inc, for S641.85 auto
damages and $3.50 personal in
Jury resulting from an auto ac-
cident April 10, 1947.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-07

Dorothy Jean Deal, 70, VII
mington, and Ralph w. Hollo-
peter, 10, Martinsburg, Pa.
Margaret Wayburn Woodward
18, Wilmington, and James L.
Turner. 81, Wilmington.
Marion Farrow, 20, Whining
ton, and Jack D.. Bennett, "a,
Wilmington.
Vivian Skies, 10, Wilmington,
and Thomas B. Hawking, Jr.n 20,
Wilmington.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-07

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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-01-10
TEAMWORK
As kxl--ts sieasss s-4-A

ment and millions in payroll 1t is big business. 1t is
operated big business with the profit motive upper
most in the mind of management This again is
natural trend Rather than lose a large advertising
contract the business office will put muzze
editorial office. Ownership is not represented by the
the job Ownership of the big publications is
remote control 1t represents demand for profit
often a desire for power.
There is grave danger that the independent small
press of the nation may if the present
tnues for another ten years That is it will pass
business does not consider the independent press of
the nation of sufficient Importance rally its
Tense and support and tolerate its independent views
when those views not personally acceptable.
There is yet another powerful element in the
ton which has probably will support
Independent press. That element is Organized La
Dor Organized Labor leaders intolerant of any
thing yes-men Labor provides and subsidies its
press In the last quarter century it has made
effort to win the good will and support of the indie
pendent press. Organized Labor is rich and powerful
1t could be good friend and supporter of the indie
pendent press 1t could be tolerant of Independent
views is business The good will of labor and bust
ness could guarantee the Independent press of the
United States If we lose the Independent press both
labor and business will be equally to blame"
Far be it from to that Editor Doherty
has seen the lghtbut it would appear he is at long
getting the right trackor possibly it's just the
shortage of newsprnt thanks to big publisher monop
oily, that has his fine gaelic ire. Time will
tell
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1947-01-10
The Senate On Trial

AS this is written Bibo of Mississippi has not yet been
the Senate Whether he will be seated not the
result will pretty well determine just what kind of senate
have for these United States.
has been quite definitely established according to
reports that Bbo accepted brides to do certain things for
and others while in the Senate that he melted
prejudice and threats against such cOored citizens desired
in the election All in ALL he shown to be
INSCRIPTIONS dsreputable in many and certainly
by temperament character to sit member of
the United States And this not considered
by much of the American public.
Certainly be to the members of the Senate
who fellow members Of Blbo for six years And
who may fight to have him seated be considered
tarred with the brush They much trial
Bibo.