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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-09
Sunset Park P-TA
To Hear Psychologist

Dr.. Irene Anderson, noted
child psychologist, will speak at
the November meeting of the
Sunset Park P-TA, scheduled
Tuesday afternoon at 2:30
o'clock in the new school.
All persons interested in the
welfare of children of the COM
munity are invited to attend.
The chairmen of committees
are asked to meet in the princi-
pals office at 1:30 pm. prior
to the meeting.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-09
Eighth Grade
Dancing Class
Gets Underway

Miss Atha Josey entertained
her new eighth grade dancing
class recently at the Communi-
ty Center at a dance, complete
with Paul Jones, grand
march, and refreshments.
One of the features of the
dance was a balloon dance in
which each boy tied a ballon
around his partners ankle, in
order to see how long the couple
could dance without breaking
the balloon.
Another feature w h ch the
young people enjoyed was the
fishing pole dance, where each
girl used a fishing pole to hook
a partner.
Guests of the evening includ-
ed: Ann Divine, Allen Harden,
Virginia Harriss, Mary Glenn
mer Jordan, Lucy Anne Carney,
Nancy Knox, Carol Lofts, Pa
tricia Poole, Nancy Snead, and
Edith Thompson.
Nancy White, Richard Rog-
ers, Claude Efird, @. B. Snipes,
George Ewing, Bobby Tate, Joe
Hood, Cliff Clark, Bruce Jones,
Teddy Lynch, and Jimmy Post.
Chaperones were: Mrs. Fran
els McKoy, Mrs. @. B. Snipes,
Miss Frences Sutherland, and
Miss Martha Pence.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-09
New Bridge
Column n To
Begin Monday
Nv CHARLES COREN

T. the absence of an M. C.
,.rrnit me to introduce myself
md to say how happy l am
welcome the readers OF the
y wilmington News.
II in these columns I am sue
.ossful in diverting you for a
ou minutes each day, I shall
ave achieved my purpose, and
4 in addition you occasionally
ind herein something of the
.+ructive value l shall be doubly
ratified.
Perhaps it is appropriate at
hi, time to say a word or two
N the subject of my philosophy
+ cards. l do not look upon
oridee as an exact science. The
nany attempts by numerous
nriters throughout history to
.educe it to a mathematical
certainty have met with little
,,ccess The human factor can
,ot be eliminated from the con-
+est and even were it possible
IN do so, do not consider that
4 would be a desirable state of
aftairs. What fun is there in a
nastime which consists in moth
ine more than adding up a
column of figures. One Of the
charms of the game is the scope
allowed for individual enter
or1se and the exercise of i'm
agination. The recent tendency
towards art ficial conventions
and "mechanized bidding has
deprived the game of much of
its glamor. I rather banker for
the good old days when a fellow
wasn't afraid to take a chance.
Any system of bidding which
aims at 100 percent accuracy
must fall short of its mark. Men
who never missed game or
who never were down a trick
or two in a slam bid, can be
seen daily in any public park
with their clothes in shreds. But
if, on the other hand you sue
ceed in making a good majority
of your games and slams the
roadway from your house to the
local bank will be pounded very
smooth.
You will observe therefore,
that the basis of the method
which I advocate is cool COM
mon sense. If l do not provide
you with a satisfactory reason
for any rule which I hold forth,
| ask you not to accept the rule.
l have tendency to shy
away from hard and fast rules
and resort only to those con-
which | regard as in
dispensable to survival. But in
these statements l in
cur the risk of being misunder-
stood. One may gather from the
foregoing, that I favor hit or
Miss style and that l am op-
posed to methods involving the
counting of values. Nothing
could be farther from the truth.
In certain cases well suited for
The purpose, as in straight no
;rump bidding and in situations
for no trump responses
Or rebids, | have for more than
decade advocated the 4-3-2-1
count. Not that I regard it as
any more accurate than the
other systems of counting, but
simply because it is easier to
'emember and obviates the ne
cessity for dealing with frac-
tlons, always mental hazard
to the student. AS far as these
discussions are concerned you
may feel at liberty to use any
count you find makes you more
comfortable. B tut whatever
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-09
Miss Marsburg,
James Stevenson
Peck Betrothed
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(COnt1nueU FfUW dSc O07
he served as lieutenant, Junior
Grade. in the United States
Naval Reserve, and is now as
sociated with the Union Trust
company in Baltimore.
The wedding will take place
in the spring.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-09
BIRTH ANNOUNCED

Mr.. and Mrs. William E. Smith
announce the birth Of daught-
er, Alison, November 3, at Mar
ion Sprunt annex. Mrs. Smith
is the former Mary Lou Raynor
of this citv,
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-27
STUDENT FREED
in DUKE PROBE
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been questioned because he was
reported to have been an admirer
OF Miss Taylor. The nurses con-
dition was described as serious to-
day.
She was shot through the back
by an unidentified man who rob-
beG her escort, a Duke university
medical student, of MS wallet as
the young couple sat on the steps
leading from the hospital into the
Duke flower gardens. The bullet
came out the front of her body.
Detectives said she was still I'M
able to talk coherently.
Another nurse, Miss Virginia
Leonard, %, was knocked down by
the blow of a mans fist last
night. She was struck as she I'M
dertook to investigate an attic fire
which firemen later said a of
incendiary origin.
Seven fires were discovered in
various parts of the hospital build
ing in a four-aour period Wednes-
day morning. Firemen said they
were all definitely the work of a
filebug.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-27
Buck Leclere Had Faith
Find Mountain Gold

OURAY, Colo, April 26. Up =
Buck Leclere was a tall, hawk
faced man of 20 when he came to
this southwestern Colorado mining
town from Galena, Kans., in 1886.
Buck was young and hearty and
he heard and saw evidence of the
great wealth that was pouring
from Colorado's Rocky mountains
in those lusty days. He had a
grubstake from painting the raw
lumber houses that were springlng
up along the Kansas plains.
So Buck went into a mine Of
flee with a fat wallet and came
out a short time later with little
money but with great hope and a
title to the eclipse lode.
Among the areas great lodes OF
that time was the American Net
tie. a vein fabulously rich in gold
and silver. All the hardrock men
were full of the tales of great for
tunes that had been taken from
the American Nettie in the Tel
luride area.
Buck was dead certain that the
eclipse crossed the Nettle-some-
where that was his faith and
that was what he lived by for
more than a normal life span.
Leclere started to drive his tun-
mel It was slow work, chipping
away with a hand drill and a
stubby %singlejack hammer. 1t was
drill. fill in the shot holes, lay
back while the dynamite bit at the
stubborn rock. Haul out the rubble
by hand and start all over again.
Slowly, Bucks tunnel drove IN
to the mountainside. His money
gone, he turned to operation OF a
second hand store and other jobs
| for the means to continue his quest
for the Nettie. But always that
frightening tunnel was his main
lob and it obsesses his thoughts
| and dreams. He Eve had his
heart in any other work and never
stayed long away from the
eclipse.
In the bitter whip of Colorado's
winter winds, in the freshness o.
spring and in the harsh dryness o.
summer Buck Leclere anc
his hand tools gnaWed foo
by heartbreaking xoot into
the mountain.
Ouray changed from a rut-flllee
main street to a boom
town spotted with fancy frescoel
houses that told of some who hae
struck it rich. Then, more slowly
prosperity fell away and Ouray be
came a sleepy mining town.
The years passed youths wht
made a spare dollar nov and ther
wheeling rock filled barrow:
from Buck Leclere's tunnel grew
up and went away. Three war:
came and went.
Almost needless of change, Bucl
Leclere dug on. Sometimes he's
say:
Its ahead somewhere; can't BIZ
far"
His spare figure, stopped now
became a familiar sight on hi
mountainside. He passed his three
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-27
Mccartney Services
We're Held Yesterday

= Funeral services for Mrs. Laura
A. Mccartney, 81, wife of the late
J. c. Mccartney, who died Thurs
day Afternoon at her home, Biz
South Sixth street, after a long i'll
ness, were held Saturday afternoon
from the Fifth Avenue Methodist
church with the Rev. John r,
Edwards pastor officiating. In
torment followed in the family LOT
in Bellevue cemetery.
Surviving are three sons, Walter
H. of Savannah: John N. OF Wash
ington, D. c.: and Edgar F. O.
Tolido, Ohio, eve grand children
and one great grand child.
Active pallbearers were: H. b
Register. Z. C. Davis, e. B. Regis
ter, C. W. Davis, M. B. Register,
and L. T. Davis.
Honorary palbearers were: Char
les Dushan, w. R. Dushan, R. w
Kermon, T. R. Watkins, D. G.
Register, and J. D. Smith.
Mrs. Mccartney was a lie long
member of the Fifth Avenue Metho'
dist church and had lived her en-
tire life in Wilmington.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-27

of six fet, including the tail.
The cultivation of wheat ante
Gates history. Most ancient mon
uments show by inscription that i
was already domesticated at {
very early period. It was cult.
vate dearly in the Stone Age.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-27
AID SEEN
FOR BEACH WORK

County aid for the flood prob
lem at Carolina Beach approach
ed as a reality yesterday.
Addison Hewlett. chairman OF
the New Hanover county Board OF
Commissioners, announced that
bids for the digging of Heneka
ditch would be announced at the
commissioners meeting tomor-
row.
After the town dug the Carolina
Beach drainage canal with village
funds and donations, it waited for
the county to deepen and widen
Heneka ditch, which would COM
plete the flood control system.
Carolina Beach citizens made
several appearances at board
meetings, trying to expedite the
work on Heneka ditch. At the
April 7 meeting the commits
sioners agreed to go ahead with
the job as 500 as reliable en-
gineers' recommendations were
made.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-27

score and ten plus ten years more
with his faith ~unbrcken.
Only a few weeks ago the 90
year = old man sold for $500 a
Stradivarius violin that had found
its way into MS second hand store.
With this windfall he bought more
dynamite, fired more charges and
trundled the rock out by hand
along a little track.
A f e I this, he told a friend:
She's getting richer now. The
veins getting richer. 1t won't be
long now"
And it wasn't long for rugged,
stubborn Buck Leclere for whom
time had stood still for l years
as he dug 600 feet into a Rocky
mountain and spent an estimated
$50, 900 on his faith that somewhre
ahead lay the bounteous Ameri-
can Nettie.
He fell i'll and they took him to
a hospital where he was listed
by his full name as Amel c. Le-
clere. There, as he lay dying, he
still talked confidently Of
the eclipse and the American Net
tie.
A few nights later his quest end
ed quietly in death.
They buried him not far from
the eclipse as the wind made
melancholy music around the
opening of his tunnel - a dark
monument to a young mans
dream and an old mans hard
faith.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-27
LABOR CHIEF HOLDS
TALKS ON WALKOUT
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: representatives off the NIFTY
: policy committee here. An NFTN
. spokesman said:
. 1.-THE two unions were led to
: understand by the Illinois Bell Co.
g.. that if they left the NFTW policy
. committee the company was ready
> to made a wage offer. Well, the
-. two unions tried it and offered tc
d. settle for o%ne-cent an hour, ou'
e. they met a rejection.
. "The two unions went along 1us'
-. to see how far the company woulo
go. It's perfectly clear now the
companies don't intend to make
i. any wage offer"
=. Bells affiliate here, the Chesa'
.neake and Potomac Telephone Co.
denied an NFTW claim that it l:
. hiring government employees a.
. "strike breakers in their spare
time" C. & P. said it is using
,. some temporary workers but does
. not know whether they are feder
=, al employees or not.
Carlton w. Werkau, NFTW strike
. director, said he is investigating
to see if these temporary workers
'were recruited through govern
i, ment channels"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-27
BUSINESS FIRMS
AID SCHOOL WORK
Students In Vocational
Training Classes Were
Given Lectures

Twenty i. seven Wilmington bust
ness and vocational leaders have
been cooperating with tn e voca'
tional program now going on a
New Hanover High school.
For the past week students have
been given lectures and instruct
ion; about needed preparation, the
type of work and the possible re-
wards of the vocation OF thelr
choice.
During the past week, under the
direction of Mrs. Meares Harrlss,
and her committee. the hlgh
school has been assisting students
in finding the vocation IN lie
which is interesting to them.
An aptitude test for special
qualifications was given to stu
dents of the sophomore, junior
and senior classes in March, after
which interviews we're held WIN
the students home room teacher.
T. +. Hamilton, Jr.. high school
principal and his staff, expressed
appreciation for the splendid CO.
operation Of the city's professional
end business people.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-27
Two Clubs Approve
Hall Restoration

Two Wilmington civic clubs went
on record last night as expressing
their approval and promised eff
forts toward the movement now
on foot to restore the Thalian Hall
to a condition of safety and beauty.
Marie r. Gerdes, president OF
the Cape Fear Garden club, and
members of the Wilmington Ex-
change club, are representatives Of
the two clubs striving to obtain the
restoration of the historical theater.
The clubs will endeaYor to in
te-est City council and others con-
nected with expenditures Of the
city, to appropriate Or by other
means, secure the necessary funds
for the desired renovating.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-27
GOVERNMENT LOSS
IS CITED IN WAA
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tional SIG, Oo0,0 900 on the open mar
ket.
Larson said War Assets negoti-
ated a new contract with Palmer
last Feb. Is, which limited further
; deliveries to $1,000 tons. However,
l.. the purchase price remained a
; $3.50 a ton, he added.
: He said the agency was so anxl
a. u to get a limitation On furthe:
i. deliveries of nuts and bolts tina
: 1t was thought best to accede tt
the company's refusal to pay
higher price.
On last April 4, War Assets AID
m%inistrator Robert M. Littleiohr
ordered further deliveries to Palm
er suspended, Larson explained
The company is suing in fedora.
district court here for perform
ance of the contract.
AS the committee held its hear
ings, Gordon T. Burke, WAA re
gional director Of Omaha, Neb.
announced that he had been free
for "exposing" the Palmer trans
action. He resigned several weeks
ago effective April 80.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-27
TWO YONG JEWS
STAY POLICEMAN
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taxi crashed into a traffic island
Is it sped from the scene. The
two men leaped out and escaped
on foot. A dragnet was spread
; out over the area Immediately by
. police and military authorities.
: Conquest, a veteran of 10 years
!. service on the police force in the
. seaport Of Haifa, succumbed to his
wounds in a few hours.
!. The Jewish agency's plan for
combating terrorists was expected
to be offered to the Palestine gov
. eminent Monday. The British had
i. criticized the agency previously
for unwill.ingness to take steps to
!. curb terrorism, Agency officials
i. have declined on the ground that
q. they could not turn informer
9 against fellow Jews.
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ATTORNEYS RECALL
BID is DENIED
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did have a motor and sold it to
his brother-in-law."
Judge Williams then reviewed
Grissett's story to the detectives
that he had bought the motor from
a Jack Krug at 2 o'clock one
morning.
In Grissett's case in February.
the testimony had been that he
had purchased that motor from a
man named 'Goff'' also during
the middle of the night. Golf was
likewise not present for the trial.
Grissett a represented by At
torneys Ebert Brown, S. Bum
Frink and Ozmer Henry of Lum-
berton. Henry did not take part
in the defense in the February
trial.
District Solicitor Clifton Moore
was assisted by County Solicitor
James King and Attorney Emmett
Bellamy.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-27
VETERANS GOOD BUYERS
OF WAR SURPLUS

SAN FRANCISCO W.H-Ninety-
n pc recent of all merchandise in
a recent $500, 900 sale of surplus
goods was purchased by veterans,
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-27

the War Assets Administration an
|nounced.
Major items were maritime gal
ley equipment, meat slicers, pota-
to peelers, soap powders, linens
and navigational instruments.
Figures released by WAA on an
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-27
OWNER OF HOPE
DIAMOND IS DEAD

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-. she lived in various western min
ing communities. In 1896, her
father, Thomas F. Walsh, became
part owner of one of the worlds
richest gold mines - the famous
Camp Bird claim.
That year, the family moved to
Denver and the following year
came here where Mrs. Mclean
was to lead one of the most color
: full careers in capitol history.
= Walnuts were the second largest
u. S. nut crop in 1916, totalling
as thousand tons in major pro-
'ducing states.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-27

eminent recovered 10 per cent !,
ether sale showed that tba ,,p :"
the original cost. The sale covs so',
merchandise which had an irya.
tory price of more than s4 oI M,
and included trucks and trail ,sy
textiles, machinery and l.r',
quantities of scrap materia, "s'
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-27

Dial 1881 for Newspaper Service
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Gerald Patsey
Speaks Sunday
At st. Peter

Gerald J. Patsey, personnel
manager of the Northland Cream
cry Co. and active layman in
Mount Olivet Lutheran church, will
be the principal speaker at St.
Peter A. NJ. E. church in Observ-
ance Of laymen's day, Sunday, June
Is, at 11:45 a. m. Fred Ewing,
promising young soloist, will sing.
A special program arranged by
committee of laymen for the en-
tire day will include an afternoon
service at p. m. A panel dis
cussion, Building the Church
Through Better Layman Partici-
patton" is the main feature. The
panel will consist of W. H. Hall,
John Moultrie, Jid Crews, VI. f.
Bell, o. c. Hall and William Sea-
bron.
Whitney Young, graduate stu
dent at the University Of Mime
sofa, will be moderator, while W. n.
f tim niger, president Of the
Fourth District laymen, will be re-
source man. Mrs. Wreatha Max
well is general chairman. James
Lewis is chairman of the St. Peter
Layman League.
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COlOred Races Convinced
u. S. Assists Fascism
Forest Virgins Claims

June at the Curtis hotel, Min
neapolis, the Women's council on
Human Relations heard Forest o.
Virgins claim "COlored races, COM
prising two-thirds Of the world pop
ulation, are convinced America is
using her economic, political and
military power to support Ease
ism"
Virgins is philosophy instructor
at the University Of Minnesota.
In the eyes of the colored world,
he said, few powerful men are
using vast resources for their own
proht-America allows no intelli-
gence to enter its economic life
and democracy has lost its fiber
and ethical grounds.
THE urge for freedom will march
forward in these people," he said,
land no power on earth, including
the atomic bomb, will stem the
tide. | do not refer to an armed
revolt--rather a revolt for equal
opportunity, economically and So
cially."
Causes Of Hatred
Outlining causes Of race hatred,
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to eliminate discrimination in the
respective military services.
Failing to get support in COM
mittee deliberations, it was pre-
scented to the convention floor on
appeal by o. C. Hall, Jr., leader
of the Attacks Brooks delegation.
Following statement by the
chairman Of the resolutions COM
mittee, move to table was made
by James Rowland, member Of the
Leslie Lawrence delegation, precipi-
tated a vigorous post convention
discussion with both friends and
foes of the measure condemning
and defending the merits Of the
resolution.
A new activity was developed
when the st. Peter Claver Glee
club, directed by John Whitaker.
furnished the entertainment for the
convention. The group was well
received, requests have already
been made for them to appear
again.
George Mann was nominated for
fourth vice commander, and tied
for second place in field Of three
candidates, an unusually good
showing as Legion politics go.
Attacks Brooks auxiliary repre-
scented by Mines. Beatrice Reed and
Barbara Hall, Jared better than
their men folk, their organization
receiving first prize for poppy day
activity, and electing Mrs. Hall TO
the district executive committee.
Delegates from Attacks Brooks
we're, o. c. Hall, Jr., and George
Mann, with delegates, Samuel Reed
and Alvin Harmon, Jr., alternates;
from Leslie Lawrence: James How
land and Lawrence Tarver.
Dorie Miller post, storm center
Of the American Legion during the
past year, was not represented.
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Daughter Elks
Elect Mrs. Mary
Hudson Ruler

At the Minnehaha Temple No.
129, LB.P.O.E. of W. meeting
Thursday night, June 5, the fol-
lowing were elected to office: Mary
Hudson, daughter ruler; Gertrude
White, vice daughter ruler; Pearl
Woodland, assistant vice daughter
ruler; Theresa Jones, chaplain;
Ioletta Ampey, escort; Lenora
Adair, inner door keeper; Ruth
Walker, outer gate keeper; Mar
querite Washington, deputy; Alene
Neal, Marie Warren, and Gladys
Todd, trustees. Mrs. Ruby Bobo
was appointed delegate to the ma
tional convention of the Grand
Lodge Of Elks, to be held in Phila-
delphia in August. Mrs. Marguerite
Washington was named as alter.
nate.
The new daughter rulers hus-
band is exalted ruler of Ames
Lodge No. log.
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Earl Bowman Cops Three
FirSts In Army Track Meet

NEW BRUNSWICK, N Pfc. Earl Bowman, West Point
listed Mems Detachment N " Of Mr.. Bowman
ST. 1912 Fourth Ave s. Minneapolis three first places the
First Army track and field championships held Rutgers University
stadium, New Brunswick, N. J, on Thursday, May 90
Private Bowman winner of the high jump, broad
high hurdles awarded the high point
wrist watch addition three travelling bags and three gold trophies
The attracted 1913 athletes from Army posts
New England New York, New Jersey and Delaware
Camp Kmer n j. played host to the which the West
Point Enlisted Mems Detachment the Commanding Generals
trophy for 67 points Fort Dix N j. with 53h points,
hed place and Fort Monmouth j. third
35k points.
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snip under winch the council has
been placed.
On May IS, Hugo Ernst, general
president of the International
Union, placed the Joint Council
which includes most Of the Negro
dining car walters and cooks Of
the nation under a trusteeship and
appointed international vice presi-
dent George E. Brown as trustee.
All records and affairs of the
Joint Council which is headed by
Scion c. Bell as chairman were
ordered turned over 10 the trustee.
Bell and John Z. Hargrove, secre-
tary-treasurer, are seeking an in
junction in court to prevent what
they claim is an arbitrary seizure
of the union.
International vice president
George Brown of New York who
represented the Council in upper
councils lost most of his authority
over the dining car unit at the
convention in Milwaukee in Febru-
airy. Brown was against the Scion
Bell group who have demanded
more autonomy from the interna-
tional. 1t is the contention Of Bell
and other members who have built
the dining car employees union
into a strong organization that
the international is essentially con-
trolled by hotel, restaurant and
bartenders whose interests are not
too closely allied with the railway
industry and that the dining car