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Evening star., 1947-06-08
2. 81 ~ The double life Of Model Mother
Park Avenue knows
Connie Jounnes as q stor model
West Englewood knows her
as q Model Mother

T>Ew PEOPLE who see the glamorous
L Powers model, Connie Joannes Dick
man, would suspect that this famous
Cover Girl is the mother of two robust
youngsters,
But she is. A model mother as husband
Emerson Dickman, former pitcher for
the Boston Red Sox, will tell you. And
as the flashing smiles of little Bobby and
Dickie indicate. For, like every success
full model, Connie knows the importance
of smile. So she's taught her sons to
safeguard theirs by following her own
dental routine: Regular brushing pith
Ipdmd, then gentle gum massage
As one of Americas most highly-paid
models, 94-year-old Mrs. Dickman
makes it her business to follow the teach
ing of thousands of dentists and schools
that radiant smile depends on spar
King teeth. And sparkling teeth call for
firm, healthy gums.
Evening star., 1947-06-08
"Put Him to Work"

l HANKFUL Wixon was thin, with
cred and deaf. But her cackle was
still hearty. l said something about
lsa. She did not hear. lisa" l
shouted. sorry to hear that he
died" She cackled and l thought,
Thankful is really out of her mind.
Then she said: Put him to
work. | put old Isa to work" And
her cackle filled the room. Crazy
as a loon. thought, just like
Faithful Phinney. 1t was tragic. I
moved toward the door.
But he's dead, Mrs. Wixon," |
shouted, "1sa's dead"
Il know the old loafer's dead"
she cackled. But had him
cremated and put his ashes in the
hourglass!" The End
Evening star., 1947-06-08

and in the decade preceding his
death, had not even dug up
clam. His widow Thankful? She
was still alive.
| decided to call on Thankful
Wixon. Her house, set apart from
the garish summer colony, was
Evening star., 1947-06-08
Many Changes

WHERE the old weather beaten
fish house had looked out to sea,
there leered an orange, blue and
red hut, blatantly labeled Mig
ley's Jumbo Hot Dogs. My men,
cries reeled.
A fast-talking real-estate man
Evening star., 1947-06-08

"Alackaday, alackadav," Isa
would mutter.
lisa! They say they need pick
ers in the cranberry bogsr"
"Alackaday, alackaday."
1t was no use.
The Cape Cod real-estate boom
strengthened Isa's a-lackadaisical
position. The Wixon's sand, shells
and scrub pines suddenly became
a desirable piece of property. The
rising tide of prices swept the old
couple into house with electric
lights and refrigerator. On his real
estate profits, Isa Wixon was able
to loaf II months of the year.
| went back to Cape Cod one
summer after an absence of many
years. expected to see changes
but | was not quite prepared for
the buffeting my nostalgia was to
take. Romantic Shell Road had
become a macadam highway clut-
tered with tourist cabins.
Evening star., 1947-06-08
g: E''l!z4!3z.
Product OF Bristot-Myers ~

Limits ovt' comes early for active Dickle But
even he must first massage his gums gently
after brushing his teeth with lpana. Among
adults sensitive gums, pink on your tooth
brush mean see your dentist. Let HIM decide
whether yours is simply case for the help
full stimulation of Ipana and massage.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-28
Beam Distilleries
Former Head Dies
OF Attack AT SO

BARDSTOWN, KY, Dec. d.
P-James B. Beam, 80, mem.
Der of famous family of Ken.
lucky distillers, was found dead
in his bed at his home here to-
day.
A physician said he had been
dead about two hours and death
was attributed to heart all.
ment.
Beam was president of the
James B. Beam distilling COM
pany at Clermont, KY, Built
county, until his retirement three
years ago. He was a member of
the fourth generation of Beam
family distillers.
Survivors include the widow
a son, T. Jere Beam of Louis.
vile, who had been a business
associate of his father; and two
daughters, Miss Mildren Beam
OF Bardstown and Mrs. Booker
Noe of Springfield, XIV.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-28
SNOW STORM
CONTINUED From Page One)

parting. Trains from New York
were as much as IL hours late
in arriving at Chicago.
Deliveries of fuel, food
and merchandise. complete
ly stopped by the blocked streets
in New Yor,,, and nearby commu-
mites, had only begun to trickle
under priority restrictions last
night.
However, from a meeting of
top city officials yesterday, New
Workers recei d promise that
"a great measure of relief" was
forthcoming by Sunday after
noon.
Additional ambulances to aug
ment the small number in oper-
alton in New York's boroughs
were supplied by the Army,
Navy and Red Cross, and snow
removal efforts were directed at
clearing vital areas first as the
wartime civilian defense corps
was called upon for voluntary
shovel duty.
Other eastern cities, less Eard
hit, nevertheless struggled to re-
store normal traffic and public
services jammed by the snow.
The storm affected area
included most of the seaboard
north of Washington, with north
ern New Jersey, eastern Mas
sachusetts the hardest hit
Most of the rest of the nation
was free of precipitation yester-
day, Saturday except the Pa
cific northwest coastline where
rain fell.
The eastern snow area had
the coldest temperatures, with
the bulk of the country enjoy
ing warmer than seasonal
weather. However, the tempera.
lures in southern California
where. Long Beach reported e
maximum of 81 Friday, moder-
ated, with readings generally ir
the high 70s, and the unusually
mild northern plains area was
somewhat cooler Saturday
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-28
FROM FLAT BROKE
TO $4,000
Story Of A Man Who
Rose To
Riches
By GLENN MART

go United Press Staff Correspondent
- WESTHOPE, N. D. OD-Back
:. in the dust dreary days OF the
s. early sos, a tired, hungry man
90 was stranded in the little town
: of Rolla, N. D., because ne
= didn't have money to buy tire
s. for an ancient truck
:. He was Howard Henry, VINO
: this year will harvest $o7'ooo
. wheat and flax crop.
- Howard Henry, like great
80 many other North Dakota far
80 mers in those days, borrowed
- money year after year-staved
~ off creditors-waited Tor crops
. that never came.
- Swirling dust, cloudless skies,
~ burning sun - all combined to
turn Bottineau County into a
10 desolate waste of Russian this
ties.
:. He and a friend succeeded in
. getting one more grub-stake.
With Bill Shaffer, his partner,
he got the needed tire for the
- old truck and commenced haul
ing Ignite coal. In exchange
they got government seed for a
e dime a bushel.
"We never had our shoes off
- for three months" he recalled
as he watched his trucks haul
weat away from four COM
bines. ''We had to keep rolling
in those days"
Today, Howard Henry farms
% quarters of land and doesn't
owe a cent Oh a single acre.
. Shaffer now is a retired" far
mer.
But Henry, sun tanned and
only "A years old, is making
things hum in this little prairie
town. He owns the only hotel
and a restaurant and he is build
ing a new theater, a 7O-room all
modern apartment house and a
jewelry store. Next summer he
plans to sponsor a children's
playground. /
"All of my money came out OF
-Bottineau County SOIL" he ex-
planned, "and it's all going to
stay right here"
= He is vice-president of the
states flying farmers chapter
and a member of the state
board of education.
81 don't fear another calamity
like the black blizzard area"
he said. "We've learned a lot
about farming since. them !
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-28
AIRLIE SOLD
Continued From Page One)

looking over the possibilities OF
the various aspects of the plan
tation
Built several decades ago,
Airlie is the dream home con-
structed by the late Pembroke
Jones who occupied the spacious
estate and elaborate lodge un-
til his death.
His widow became Mrs. Wal
ters few years after his pass
ing and she died approximately
two years ago, leaving the plan
tation and lodge to her daughter
Mrs. Sadie Jones Pope.
Mrs. Pope now resides in
New York city and Newport, and
could not be reached last nigh
to confirm the sale of part oil
the big estate
It was pointed out that the
estate is divided into at least
two major tracts-one contain.
ing the mansion and The other
comprised of about 2,03O acres
on which the lodge is located
The lodge is masterpiece in
architecture and a huntsnan's s
paradise. Observers say the tim.
ber from the lands was pur.
chased several months ago by
the Corbett Package firm.
Legal advisers of the firm last
night recalled that Corbett
bought the timber, but he is moi
now buying the property or
which the lodge is located, they
said. They refused also to say
whether the sale of the mansion
and it's 155 acres has been con
summated.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-28
TURK STUDENTS
Continued From Page One)

faculty meeting was being held.
The deans appearance to an
nounce the dismissal of the four
suspected professors was that
signal for shouts that "the dean
is a communist" from several
students.
The mob seized the university
official and dragged him to the
street, while police and firemeu
with gushing hoses fought to
free him.
After a battle in which tn G
streets were flooded and several
persons suffered minor mi ries.
the dean broke away and began
to shout that he had resigned
This quieted the crowd, which
soon dispersed without causing
further damage.
One of the charges against
Turkeys communists which
created intense opposition t tie
party in Ankara was the accu.
sation that communists set the
fire which destroyed the educa.
ton ministry four days ago.
The insults to Dimitrov were
apparently inspired by the ar
rival this week of seven political
refugees from Bulgaria, and the
expulsion last Tuesday of Bull
garian school teacher who was
repeatedly working as a spy for
Dimitrov's government
The political refugees wer
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-28
Queen OF Winter
Misses Crowning,
Too. Much Snow

LAKE PLACID, N. Y, Dec. 27
P)-The "Queen of Winter" miss.
ed her coronation tonight because
of too much snow.
Winter carnicval officials said
the king, radio star Jack Barry
would be crowned alone in the
annual olympic arena ceremon.
les.
The Queen columnist, Dorothy
kilgallen, was reported to have
boarded a train at New York
city last night. The record snow.
fall delayed departure until ear.
ly today, and 10 hours after
scheduled arrival the train still
had not reached this Adirondack
mountain resort, carnival Official Is
said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-28
Air Hammers Din
Brings Legal Action
In Philadelphia Court

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. IT,
P)-The rat-tat-tat or an air
hammer-135 times a minute.
sometimes "a hours a day - to
day raised a big legal din.
A bill in equity was filed in
Common Pleas court asking tha,
Albert Berliner's Philadelphia
Tuge Co. plant be restrained
from annoying residents and
businessmen by operating the
hammer.
+ Neighbors said the ryhthmical
rat-tat-tat of the hammer is so
violent that the ground shakes,
setting up virbr ations that have
damaged foundations of sevedal
buildings and cracked walls in
homes.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-28
City Briefs

Wilmington Police Chief
Hubert Hayes met last night
with captains, lieutenants
and sergeants of the police
force in the regular monthly
session of the department,
Capt. Coy Etheridge report
ed. The meeting was held
in the city hall council
chamber.
An organ recital of Christ
mas music will be given to-
night at 7:45 o'clock in the
First Presbyterian church,
Rev. William Grove, pastor
announced last night Edwin
D. Clark, minister of music
at the church will play the
recital on the Skinner organ,
Rev. Grove said.
Personnel and manage
ment of the Brooklyn Bak-
cry last night held their
Christmas party at the firms
plant. Turkey dinners with
the trimmings, and some old
fashioned egg nogg was serv-
ed. Thomas Eames, proprle-
tor said.
The monthly "impromptu
get-to-gether'' of the admins
trative personnel of the Will
mington police department
adjourned last night in the
council chambers at City
Hall without too much dis
cussion of any of the little
odds and ends" according to
Lieut.. T h omas Hughes.
There was no important dis
cussion of interest, he said.
The establishment of a
bookkeeping service depart
ment in Wilmington and the
appointment of George L.
Stearns, former executive
secretary of the Community
Chest, as manager was an
nounced today by Charles S.
Lowrimore, local certified
public accountant. Stearns
announced his resignation as
secretary of the Chest sew
eral weeks ago. The resigna
ton is effective Jan. ].
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-28
-Ricci's Killer Faces
: Murder Charge After
Christmas Stabbing
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Dec

'-- STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Dec.
--27.- P)-District attorney, Otto
Meier said Giuseppe Capocci, 49,
~year-old Italian citizen, was
charged tonight with murder for
the Christmas-day stabbing of
Italian ambassador, Alberto Bel
-,lardi Ricci. He said Capocci's
wife, found not to have been, was
- - freed tonight.
-. Capocci, for seven years an in
e~sane asylum inmate, has been
s~tiary hospital for criminal insane.
placed in the Stockholm periten-
Meier said he now refused to
talk of the killing.
Ricci, who had been appointed
Ambassador to Chile, was giving
"a farewell luncheon in Stock
holm hotel when a man called
him out and stabbed him with
scissors. His first secretary, the
--Maroqquis of Cittadini-Cesi, was
wounded.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-28
Thuringia President
Says Russians Forced
Him To Flee Their Zone

MUNICH, Dec. 27.-@-Dr
rudolf Paul, former minister
president of Thuringia, said to-
Day ne was forced to flee the
RUSSIAN zone because he advo-
Gated the Marshall Plan.
~, Paul left Russian-occupied
Thuringia Sept. with his w;fe
entering the American occunied
zone where, in effect, he has
oeen IN hiding. He visited
MUNICH over Christmas and is
staying in the home of minister
president Hans Ehard of Ia.
varia.
Paul, a former leader of the
rlght-wing liberal Democratic
party, had the backing of the
Sovlet-sponsored Socialist UNITY
party (SED) for the presidency
llof Thuringia.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-28
SUNDAY, SUNDAY, DECEMBER Q

nnna1'e: members of Bulgaris,s -.
opposition 1aadsn or party. Nikois s55sa'i,p 5sa
c1'tas leaaer Of the party, W.. sa.e'soy
cona,,zoir. coreu some months aFo %'i h. ~,
commune communist dominates usJ by N,
neighbor. Ney S Bak,,
ter9Ia Diplomatic mat Sources said
rectog reetay Of 1ntt 45s Ivan n2 simsonov ','' =
school school in Istanbui, had lad Rsa1 RPs'n'r,
aistesy rested by Turkish police n Ogsa aa AZ,
disclosed 3aseD1 charges and aatI'S Ists, on pa.
leave Turkey at t'llrs onc. orders d
Rumors that Simeoro,.
spy added fuel to the e'lar any,; was I
munist p1 t flame fla here, alresdr a5'd3,.'on. :,
ned by Truman DoctrinepSy fapy "a ia''
P51- port from the United st5+s.' 5tlv '9H'
aurSe:y aurkey,s traditional i,sS policy 10, .,
opposition to Russia. P'--'y Of
Civil strife was also sD..
aged by the relaxatiorn r4'Iu''
y tuesday of the martial las las
which had held Turkey "a IN Law i.
iron iron grip during the seven.v,l, Al a.
state of SIEGE which Nl,yeal hs
Wnen yoae Italy invaded Greece ss'i, !,
The prompt. decisive .,.,
taken by Ankaras relativoIv' Iv'of L.
experienced civil police 't fo,s. IN
apparently came as a s,,rrr;. rv5.'
to the student rioters. = 'S'
IN recent months, Turkey ~.
been recognized as an asvlna na
by refugees from the iron.o,, ,a..
tain nations of the Balkans ~, =.
pecially Romania and Bulg.e, ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-28
Cotton Growers Had
Prosperous Business
In 1947, Survey Shows

dropped much of the cotton in
the fields.
Generally it is considered a
good farm practice to hand pick
the first cotton and gather the
other pickings by machine. On
the first picking the mechanical
harvester gathers too much
trash and lowers the grade of
the staple. But after that first
picking, til e mechanical picker
is much more economical than
and harvest.
One of the major advances in
cotton pr d u ction during the
year was the discovery of the
effectiveness of a n hydrous am
monia as a fertilizer. 1t is in
jected into the soil as a liquid
under pressure and remains
there until it volatilizes and en-
riches the soil. Containing near
ly Sc per cent nitrogen, it is rich
in plant food.
Mississippi farmers think so
much of anhydrous ammonia
they have agreed to erect a $12,-
100000 (million) plant to pro-
duce $50 tons a day.
Cotton growers who were once
alarmed at tn e competition of
synthetic yarns view the matter
calmly. Synthetic yarns are
priced high and competition is
not proving as keen as they
feared.
Leading growers predict a
small carryover as of next Aug.
l, saying it will run between
100000 and 3,500,O*0 bales.
This would be very low figure
and from it mills would have to
obtain supplies through A u gust
and September until the 1948
crop begins to move to market.
While they plan increased pro-
duction per acre on an increased
acreage, cotton growers predict
futures will match their 1947
performance when, on the New
Orleans exchange, they ared
to the highest levels in more
than rs years.
The peak price of tn e year
was 1857 cents per pound.
reached by the July *947 con-
tract on July IA. The lowest was
24.6O cents per pound for the Oc-
tober 1948 contract, at the start
of trading in that months fu-
lures. That made the range
$74.85 for futures traded in on
the New Orleans exchange.
1t was year devoid of spec
tacular fluctuations, such as oc-
CURED in 1946 when a big trader
was caught long and caused a
sharp break. The trading vol.
ume throughout the year was
large and at year-end there was
no let up in the demandfo con-
tracts from mills to merchants.
Official figures put tn e crop
tentatively at 1864, 900 bales Of
500 pounds. compared with
8,640,000 bales in 1916.
Tentative estimates indicate
the AZ crop, including by-prod-
ucts, reached re cord high
value. One estimate puts the ag-
gregate value currently at $2,-
ESQ, 1000, 900 (billion) against a
previous record, set in 1919, al
81, O34, 658, 1000. That year the av-
erage price of cotton on the
farm was $3.50 cents a pound.
This e aso has not prog
ressed sufficiently for working
estimate of the price on the
farm, but the average price of
mlddling at ten designated mar
kets thus far this year reached
a high of 36.35 cents a pound
on Dec. 10.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-28
$4,000 FALSE
TEETH TAKEN:
THIEVES CAPTURED

NAPLES, Italy, Dec. 27.-W.H-
A band of thieves bit off more
than they could chew last night
when they stole $4,000 false
teeth from a medical warehouse
and then returned for more.
Police captured one of tn e
gang on the return visit and were
confident he would lead them to
the other thieves. who absconded
with the teeth valued at about
5000.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-28
Freighter Being Towed
To Rio De Janeiro
Maritime Sources Sa,

BUENOS AIRES, Dec. 81
|P)-Maritime sources said today
the North American freighter,
John Owen, which lost a pro-
pellor in South Atlantic waters
the day before Christmas, had
been reached by another U. S.
freighter, the Lord Delaware.
The latter vessel is towing the
John Owen toward Rio De
Janeiro, the informants said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-28
EFFORTS FUTILE

DETROIT, Dec. 27.-(P)-Fire-
men forcibly removed Mrs.
Frieda Landorf, IS, severely
burned, from her blazing home
today after she rushed into the
flames in a futile effort to res.
cue her seven-year-old nephew
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-28
CRASH KILLS WOMAN

HARTsV1LLE, + S. C., Dec. y
automobile driven h,
H: E. Fetters, Navarro, O., cal n
lided with one driven bv pn S
Chapman of Hartsville. two mi,s,
east of here today and Mrs. Fef'
ters died in a local hospital tv,
hours later and three oths,,
were injured.
Rheumatism is comparatively
rare in warm climates.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-28

The earliest modrn form of
commercial insurance was for
ships and the cargoes.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-28
ACTRESS A MOTHER

HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 27.-R)-
English actress Deborah Kerr
gave birth today to a seven-pound
13 ounce girl at Cedars of Leb-
anon hospital.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-28

We also carry = full line ~ soa.
ouh'ain supplies, wrapping pa
..h, , paper bags, toilet paper,
s e napkins, waxed paper, pa-
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-28
{. W. Davis Co.
Wholesale Grocers

Catering to the retail
grocer. hotels institutions,
restaurants, cafet e rias,
hospitals and bakeries.
Evening star., 1947-11-09

orange blossoms. She carried an
heirloom fan decorated with white
orchids. -.
The matron of honor was Mrs
John Heighberger, who wore an
American Beauty velveteen gown
with matching plumes in her hair,
and who carried bronze NUNS.
The other attendants were Mrs.
Jean McGraw, Miss Eleanor O'Con-
nell, Miss Florence McGregor and
Miss Peggy Ann Beard. They wore
blue velveteen, with headdresses
of blue plurnes, and they carried
yellow NUNS.
Mr.. John Meagher was best man
for the bridegroom, who is the son
of Mrs. Paul Meagher of Washing
ton. The ushers were Mr.. William
w. McGregor, Mr.. Joseph Brennan,
Mr.. Edward O'Connor and Mr..
william Beard, II.
Evening star., 1947-11-09
Hotel Greeters

Charter No. 81 and Womens DiW-
sion will meet at the George Mason
Hotel, Alexandria, Va, on Thurs
day at 8 pm. Education feature for
the division will be a hotel quiz
program conducted by Directors
Frances Jackson and Mary Bourke.
Middle Atlantic President Jack Cost
will speak on convention plans as
formulated at meeting In Philadel-
phia on October 26.
Division officers recently elected
We're: President, Ruth Clark; first
vice president, Virginia Curley; Sec
ond vice president, Carol Armhold;
secretary treasurer, Mildred Hart
man; sergeant at arms, Dorothy
Goodsitt; Board of Governors, Mary
Eckert, Irene Stewart, Frances
Jackson, Eva Ruff, Alma William
son, Catherine Witherell and Mary
! Catherine Lewis.
Evening star., 1947-11-09
Engagement

Mr.. and Mrs. Stockton Townsend
Of Haverford, Pa, have announced
the engagement Of their daughter,
Miss Marian Stockton Townsend,
to Mr.. Henry Scott Baker, jr., son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Baker Of Baltimore.
Miss Townsend is a graduate Of
Miss Twins School and made her
debut in Philadelphia several sea-
sons ago.
Mr.. Baker, now attending Johns
Hopkins University, was graduated
from st. Andrews School and served
two years in the Navy. He Is the
grandson of Dr.. Robert w, Baker
of Washington and the late Mrs.
Baker.
Evening star., 1947-11-09

blue satin and she carried bouquet
Of yellow roses and baby's breath.
Her cousin, Miss Martha Edelin,,
was maid Of honor and wore a
similar gown Of blue satin with
Juliet cap trimmed with red roses.
She carried a bouquet Of red roses.
Best man was the bridegroom's
cousin, Mr.. Benjamin James Of
Evening star., 1947-11-09
|Pagb-Le Bibaim
Ceremony Held

The marriage Of Mrs. Florence
Marie Helgesen LeBihain. daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. William Helgesen
to Mr.. James Nelson Pugh, son of
the Rev. and Mrs. Stanley Pugh
Of Scranton, Pa, took place last
evening in the Nativity Episcopal
Church. The Rev. Enoch M.
Thompson ofaciated.
The bride, given in marriage by
her father, wore an ice-blue satin
gown with headdress of matching
Evening star., 1947-11-09
Miss MeGregor Wed
To Mr.SbanIev

AT 9 o'clock yesterday morning in
st Thomas Apostle Church, Miss
Dorothy Catherine McGregor was
married to Mr. Francis Martin
Stanley by the Rev. Joseph Mo-
ran. A reception followed the cere-
mony and later the couple left on
q northern motor trip
The bride, who is the daughter of
Mr.. and Mfs. John Foy McGregor,
wore a white satin gown and an
illusion veil held BY q coronet Of
Evening star., 1947-11-09

Dickson City, Pa, and the ushers
were Mr.. William Pollock and Mr.
Lamar Smith Of Greenbelt, Nd.
After a reception at the home
Of the brides parents, the couple
left for a honeymoon at Pocono
Manor, Pa. Upon their return they
will make their home In Washing
ton. Mrs. Pugh was the winner
OF the American Legion Award for
Evening star., 1947-11-09
|Engaqed to We'd

The engagement of their daugh-
ter, Miss Mildred Katherine Stats.
to Mr.. Thomas E. Donaldson, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. L. Edward Donald
son OF this city, is announced by
Mr.. and Mrs. John c. Stats, also
of Washington. The wedding will
take place in the spring.