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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-05-22

LOST: Strayed from pasture
one sorrel gelding, blazed face
and one white foot. Please notify
Robert E. Crume Route No. 2
Kenn. 8-P
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-07
LEAF GROWERS
Continued From Page One)

towns tonight indicated that the
quality to be offered at auction
tomorrow would be in the main,
inferior.
At Fairmont, one OF the belts
larger markets, c. B. Stafford.
supervisor of the Tobacco Board
of Trade, said the quality was fair
to good but no fine grades were
included. Poundage was estimat-
ed at 600, 900. Growers were de-
scribed as optimistic, hoping for
$50.
Quality Mediocre
The quality at Lumbe-ton, with
about $50, 900 pounds on the floor,
was described by R. C. Rankin,
sales supervisor, as mediocre, be-
ing a mixture of all types. with
light trash Tugs predominating.
Darlington had 225, 900 pounds
on warehouse floors. Warehouse
men called the quality fair"
Growers were quoted as being
hopeful they would get as much
as they did on opening day last
year when the average was $48.
From 500, 900 to 600, 900 pounds
were ready for the first auction at
Kingstcee. The quarry was report
ed as up to standard despite later
maturing and curing" Farmers
were counting on getting S. to ST
per cwt more tina Mike grades
were bringing on the Georgia.
Florida markets.
New System
Warehousemen said they would
put into operation a new system
of "booklng'' sales which they
said would provide for full sales
daily without overcrowding OF
warehouse floors.
Walter H. Paramore, sales SUP
ervisor, SAID about 800, 900 pounds
Of good quality Tugs were ready
for the opening at Whiteville.
Growers, he reported are optimis-
tic over the price prospects.
At Dillon, light sales were in the
offln9. with an estimated go. 900
pounds in sight. The quality was
described as light. Weather con-
ditlons and labor scarcity were
said to have made the crop very
late. Farmers were hoping for
$40 to $50 prices.
Unusually good tobacco was re-
ported on hand at Loris where an
opening days sale Of 200, 600
pounds was predicted. AS else
where. price hopes ranged around
the $50 mark.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-07
FIELDING WRIGHT
CONTINUED From Page One)
100, and William Lycurgus Spinks,
2. 266.

100, and William Lycurgus spinks,
2,266.
Clark Checking
Officials Of the Department OF
justice said that Attorney General
Tom Clark has asked the depart.
ment's criminal division to study
the states new primary statutes
to determine If they violate any
federal law"
The new laws, adopted to main.
tain wh'e supremacy il primaries
provide that a prospective voter
must swear accord with the party
principles as set forth by the State
Democratic executive committee
The committee has set as prin.
ciples opposition to the fair EN-.
ployment practices commission anc
federal anti-poQ and anti-lynching
legislation.
Some Negroes were reported
challenged yesterday on the new
grounds, but others cast their bal
lotS throughout the state. No VIC
lence was reported, and Justice
department spokesman in Washing
ton said no formal complaint!
have been received"
While Wright apparently won thu
governorship, a runoff .or tn,
lieutenant-governorship was il
store between Sam Lumpkin 0
Tupelo, former speaker of tn
state house and wartime captain
and Grady Cook, Pontotoc news
paper editor.
In this race 1,076 precincts CAV
Lumpkin SO, 1881, Cook 43.417. Jess,
w. Shanks q, 904, Tom J. Graysol
1854 and Charles G. Hamilton
1855.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-07
AVIATOR OFFERS
FREE LESSONS
Carl Dunn Believes More
Persons Should Learn
To Fly Planes

Carl Dunn, well-known aviator
and operator Of a local air park
made a sporting offer to teach E
limited number of Wilmington bus
mess and professional men to Fly
as a means Of stimulating interest
in aviation here, during the course
of an interesting talk before the
Kiwanis club yesterday.
Dunn told Kiwanlans that his
gesture, made in full sincerity
would be his contribution toward
a movement to make more people
in New Hanover county air con-
scious, the one element needed be
fore Wilmington can gain heI
rightful places in the field Of avias
ton.
Speaking informally Dunn
pointed out that aviation has made
tremendous strides in the last de-
cade and said that !et-propelleo
planes are the best ships for wal
use yet developed. He then briefly
compared the interest in civilian
aviation here and in other cities
and said that Wilmington lags far
behind many cities Of smaller pop
ulation.
The speaker was introduced by
Vice President George Conant.
Visitors tor the day included Hugh
Morton, George W. Darst, Wash
ington and KiWan4ans Clifford
Branch and Bill Montgomery.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-07
MAINE SENATOR
Continued From Page One)

tee hearing Feb. II. Investigators
said there vas no record Of his
first name or connections. They
remembered only that Ae was a
lawyer. Brewster said he didn't
recall him at all.
Brewster listened silently and
thoughtfully to Hughes state
ments. Then he stepped up to the
witness table. had himself sworn,
and testified:
l.. That he never made a propo-
sition of any kind to Hughes.
2. That he never "bummed"
s1,400 worth of airplane rides from
Hughes-a charge the tall, skinny
producer made during his trans
continental newspaper dispute with
the committee.
3. That Juan Trippe, president
of Pan American, had nothing to
do with instigating the Hughes
probe.
The bald-pated chairman said
the alleged trap-laying started
with a proposal by former commit
tee counsel Hugh Fulton last April.
He said Fulton suggested-as a
friend" to both Hughes and the
Senator that he "let the matter
pass off," But he gave Fulton a
stern lecture, he said. and fatty
refused to consider it.
Later, he testified, Fulton made
a similar proposition to George
Meader, who succeeded Fulton as
committee counsel, and again rep
resented that ne was a "friend' OF
Hughes and the chairman
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-07
UNLIMITED CABS
VOTED BY COUNCIL
AT JACKSONVILLE

JACKSONVILLE, Aug. 6.-The
CITY of Jacksonville vas thrown
open to possible operation OF an un'
limited number Of taxicabs when
the City Council voted 2-1 to eli
inmate the former limit OF so cabs.
The action was taken after
lengthy discussion on a motion b,
DR.. C. E. Gurganus, seconded by
W. A. S. Aman. The negative vote
was cast by A. E. Aman, who de-
clared he could see no necessity for
Jacksonville's having more taxi
cabs.
City Attorney John D. Warlick
explained that certificates Of ne
cessi.y for cabs must be issued by
the city before the cab operators
can obtain state licenses. He said
that the Council must decide that
the cabs are necessary for the city
before they can obtain the license.
Mayor B. Frank Morton spoke in
favor Of issuing more licenses, ex-
planning that some of the appli-
canst ttnere were IS on hand had
expressed themselves as believing
favoritism had been shown in issu-
ing the license now in existence.
Attorney Harvey Boney, acting
for some Of the cab owners seeking
permits 10 operate in the city, ex-
planned that his clients had State
licenses and were operating in the
county, but were unable to come
into Jacksonville and consequent
ly were handicapped at Camp Le-
jeune.
Commissioner A. E. Aman re-
minded those present Of a city
ordinance requiring that taxi op-
orators have a place to park their
cabs while soliciting business.
A number of the taxi men with
applications on file were present
for the meeting, as were operators
now holding city permits.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-07
BY BILL KEZIAH
Star

SOUTHPORT, Aug. 6-The sports
writer with a yen to track down
something other than the results
of a fishing trip, might find him
self in heaven at Southport this
week, provided he can remove the
possible Blanket of secrecy.
Don't ask Us why we do not do
it ourself. We III not a sports
writer. Besides. We are not much
interested in football or football
talent, except that such talent does
pretty we'll from a fishing COM
panion ense.
Wallace Wade, head mentor for
Duke University, is oyer at Caswell
Beach. having come this week and
nobody knows when he is going.
He is strongly suspected OF hav-
ing some new. unknown, to the pub
lie. pigskin talent with him and
is believed to be feeding them on
shrimp in order to get more IRON
in their system.
Thus far Mr.. Wade has not
wrane!ed the Star-News represen-
tative into running a fishing ex-
cursion. In fact. there has been
no contact further than that {.
friend Of his said to a friend OF
ours that we should drop around to
Caswell Beach for awhile.
And, apart from the Duke men
tor, ]. L. Won CLAIM, the athletic
director at State College, is spend
ing two weeks at Southport with
his family. The fishing excursion
with Won Claim is not just a mere
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-07
BREWSTER DENIAL THIN.
HOWARD HUGHES SAYS

WASHINGTON, Aug. g. p
In a radio interview lover ABC)
tonight, Howard Hughes, Holly
wood multi-millionaire movie pro-
Queer and plane builder called
Senator Brewster's denial of his
accusations pretty weak and
declared that "just about every
enc in the aviation industry recog-
nizes that Brewster is lying" in
saying that he never had heard of
a proposed merger between IVA
and Pan American before his talk
with Hughes.
"The people in the industry are
only too familiar with Brewster's
relations with Pan American Air
ways Hughes said. And the
people in the industry know that
if Brewster were pushing the in
vestigation of my war contract for
really legitimate reasons and if
Senator Brewster really believed
me to be guilty Of obtaining war
contracts by improper means he
would not be romancing me on the
side, inviting me to lunch and
making appointments over the
phone TO e me in California.
"No, this just doesn't add up.
Brewster's connection with Pan
American is too we'll known, and
it is too much of a coincidence that
this investigation of my war con-
tract was suddenly brought t. life
just when I refused to make he
merger deal with Pan American"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-07
HEAT WAVE
Continued from Page One)

p~alachians, included: Chicago %,
St. Louis II, Alabama and Arkan-
sas three each; Iowa, Wisconsin
and Ohio, two each, and Indiana.
Pennsylvania and Tennessee, one
each.
Advance, Mo-, with a reading If
1O6 Wednesday was one of the
hottest places in the Midwest
Chicago recorded lou degrees FOR
the third consecutive day. If.
bingham, ILL.,, 1902; Pellston, Mich
102, and St. Louis, Columbia. Mo
Memphis, Tenn, and Vichy' M
101, '
Some widespread showers ar.
companied the cooler air. heue
fitting corn and vegetable O Is,
general need of moisture. ISL
showers were fairly heavy in
Southeastern Minnesota. I,oou,
showers also fell in Nortbua noca
Wisconsin and lower Mico;an
and were forecast for No-thers ~ y
mos Eastern Wisconsin ~ ~,
northwestern Iowa. ana
Behind the cool front. D,,,,.A
VIM, recorded ? comnar.t;',
w " aegrec~ ~ .aiddav ~
Wis s"a La
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-07
Fishin' Near Southport
Sports Writers Might Find
Something Interesting Here

possibility. 1t has already been
arranged for, to take place just as
soon as the newsman gets worms
and shrimp for bait.
Mr.. Wade, over at CasWell
Beach, may not know that MI.
Won Claim is at Southport. MI.
Won Claim certainly did not know
that Mr.. Wade was at Caswell
Beach until the newsman informed
him of the matter. MI. Wiley
| Sholar. who has a very nice repu-
tation as a football umpire, did not
know Won Claim was in Southport
or that Wade was at Caswen until
he saw Wade passing in a car with
a nondiscript collection of beef
and Drawn. He, Scholar, forthwith
asked: my goodness, what are
those fellows doing here?"
At the moment MI. Sholar was
standing on a street corner, having
completed preliminaries to a fish
ing trip this week by inviting the
reporter to 90 with him as his
guest to the Duke Missouri game
in Missouri on November 18th. In
formed that a fishing "trip in Bruins
wick county was much more at
tractive to the correspondent, the
imp said, ut certainly is, let's
go?"
Won Claim having a priority for
such a procedure, the football UNI
pire was sent out for entertain
ment on a menhaden boat today.
When he returns he will have to
stand in line to await his turn at
getting the use Of one of our IA
vorite fishing poles.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-07
FOOD IMPORTS
Continued from Page One),

controls over employment Of labor
will be sought and targets set for
industry to increase exports too
$50 per cent of the 1888 level by the
end of 1948.
Unions Agree
This means that a man or wom-
an leaving a job will be required by
law to find another job in an in
dustry classed as essential to the
recovery program. The Powerful
Trades Union Congress gave quail
fled approval to the plan in a state
ment issued while Attlee spoke.
The government will take action
against what Attlee called "spives
and other drones" - "spive' is
a British term for men not In use
full employment who make 8 living
by shady deals.
Agriculture will be set a "high
target of a 20 per cent increase
in domestic food production by
1852, Attlee added.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-07
THERE'S ROMANCE
(Continued From Page One)

to the girl. The cash residue of the
soldiers estate - $500 - was to
be used to fulfill this wish.
Rose Each Week
Every week a florist was to send
the girl one rose - "a perfect
rose" The color did not matter.
But the identity of the sender was
never to be revealed.
MY idea," Valentine wrote to his
brother, sis to furnish the girl
with the pleasure of receiving a
rose, not to have her think Of me
because I sent it to her"
Valentines request became known
when his sister, Margaret Law
less, commended that her brothers
last request was mot practical''
and asked the Virginia Supreme
Court Of Appeals to set it aside.
The sister and other heirs claim
ed that the failure of the will to
specify the especial purposes had
the effect of leaving the $4,000 in
trust with Edward Lawless for the
benefit Of other heirs.
Matter OF Conscience
However, Edward contended that
carrying out the instructions in
his brothers letter was a matter
of conscience"
Previously, a lower court in Nor
folk where the will was made out
ruled that the soldiers funds had
been left to Edward individually
and with ne trust attached"
But Valentines sister and other
heirs appealed the decision to the
higher court today in an effort to
stop delivery of the dead soldiers
perfect rose" to the girl, who
married another man and reported
ly was living in the Tidewater Sec
ton of Virginia.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-07
CAPE FEAR
Continued from Page One)

portion Of Orion Plantation. In
1853, George, III, had become king
Of England and additional rights
we're granted by him. The COM
munity officially was named The
Mayor, Recorder and Aldermen of
the Borough of Wilmington"
Then three years later, the cor
porate name was once more
changed, that time to 1.-THE Com
missioners OF the Town of Will
mington." That name continued
for approximately 100 years. 1t
was not until 1866 that the present
corporate name, The City Of Will
mington" was adopted.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-07
GOVERNOR BLASTS
Continued From Page One)

magistrate in reopening the North
ampton county case.
He had been previously quoted
as saying that he might assign
Judge. j. Paul Frizzelle, OF Snow
Hill, to preside over the hearing.
His statement here last night in
regard to the cas- made it clear,
however, that no effort will be
spared in going thoroughly into
the circumstances.
In freeing the sever white men
who were named in a bill Of In
dictment sent up by Solicitor
Ernest R. Tyler, the Northampton
county grand jury also returned
a not a true bill' on an indict'
ment charging Bush with the at
tempted assault on the Rich Square
woman.
A reopening OF the case before
a Superior court judge sitting as a
committing magistrate, Governor
Cherry explained, would embrace
all eight men - the seven white
and the Negro defendant named in
the original proceeding.
The Governor indicated that he
expected to confer next Wednes-
day with Attorney General Nc
Mullan and Solicitor Ernest R..
Tyler, of Roxobel, in regard to the
case.
He originally had planned for
the conference to be held in his
office at Raleigh on Monday. How
ever, conflicting engagements on
the part of Mcmillan and Tyler
made necessary a postponement.
I'm the face Of a confession from
one Of those charged" said Gov
ernor Cherry, "a miscarriage Of
justice is indicated when this grand
jury did not see fit 10 return a true
bill"
Attorney General Mcmillan said
in Raleigh last night that under
the law, the hearing to be held be-
fore a Superior court judge could
take place in Northampton county
and the case then taken to an ad-
joining county for grand jury ac-
ton, and for trial, in the event one
develops.
The counties adjoining North
ampton are Hartford, Halifax, Ber-
tie, Edgecomb and Martin.
Bush, the 22-year-old defendant
in the attempted assault case, was
removed from the Northampton
county jail at Jackson on the early
morning Of May "a by a group Of
masked, armed men.
He had been arrested on the day
before.
Bush fled from the mob of men.
however. and surrendered to Solicit
tor Tyler and FBI agents two days
later.
Shortly thereafter the seven
white men were arrested and
charged with Cd Kidnapping, ca
conspiracy to break and enter a
Jail with intent to kill or injure a
prisoner, and 90 breaking and
entering with intent to kill or in
iure a prisoner.
The seven white men were ar
rested and subsequently freed fol-
lowing the grand jury action were
Russell Bryant, Robert Vann, Lin
wood Bryant, Glenn Collier, Joe
Cunningham and w. G. Cooper, all
of Rich Square.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-07
CHERRY SAYS
Continued From Page One)

n the audience by DR.. Herber'
Bell Shaw, Wilmington, secle
,arv of home missions for tne
church. -
The delegates in attendance a
The ouadrennial convention "aicn
onened last Saturday and Will al
our late today, represent locaI
ties in North America, SOUR
America, Africa and certain
United States possessions.
Significant Honor
The Governors address oliginai
l1 had been scheduled Tor Mon
day However, affairs OF state
preventing his appearance here on
that day. made necessary a change
in the progrm. H..
"1t is a significant honor thai
the fine city of Wilmington in the
great state of North Carolina Is
nlaying host this week to this vas,
Gathering" Governor Cherry told
the delegates. -,
IT am sure that the good vii
engendered through the instrument
tslitv of this assembled convention
will have its impact on the affairs
~ your African Methodist Epls'
copal Zion church throughout the
world"
h Governor declared that laid
r. the weak is a call to human
conscience to which our own mar
velou. land here has always re-
snonded beyond the response OF
any other nation in the history OF
the world, a matter in which we
take great pride.
"Only five Of each hundred IN
th. human family live in America
about five per cent here ana 20
per cent elsewhere.
ITO save lives. reduce disease
and revive hopes-and especially
to save c~hildren-the wretched OF
the earth turn to us.
"That means the IS per cent
also turn to you, al a church, for
the greatest strength Of your
church lies here in America
Governor Cherry asserted that
"tt Is our urgent responsibility
today to evaluate truly and gener-
ously the achievements of the var
song races and nations Of the
world"
He added:
"Three billion people can hive
together on a globe grown sudden
~ small only II we bring ou1
knowledge Of human relations ur
TO Ii knowledge Of physical
science.
"Let US take pride not In a false
. assumption of superiority to any
other people, but in u friendly
knowledge of all the other peoples
Of the world"
One of the other features Of last
nights convention program wal a
pageant given following the COVER
nor's address.
The governor was greeted on
behalf of the delegates by Bishop
John W. Martin, Chicago, Ill,
host bishop of the assembly.
The meeting will adjourn late
today following the election and
installation of officers.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-07
NIGHTIE BURNS

WALNUT COVE, Aug. 6. Up
- Guy Eggleston today was
slightly burned up about the
whole thing but he couldn't do
anything about the culprit -
a lightning bolt.
He reported the bolt hit a
tree outside his bedroom yester-
day, glanced through the win
dow, burned a hole in his bed
and set fire to his nightshirt.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-07
MRS. ]. w. JOYNER

TABOR CITY, Aug. 6.-Mrs. J.
W. Joyner, 60, Of Clarendon, died
early this morning in the James
Walker Memorial hospital in Will
mington.
Funeral services will be held
Thursday morning at 1870 with
the Rev. Joseph Coble, officiating,
assisted by the Rev. Winfrey Davis.
She is survived by her husband.
J. w. Joyner; two sons, John, OF
Tabor City; and Brooks, OF Will
mington; five sisters, Mrs. D. E.
Hardeick, of Louisburg; Mrs. Ber-
tie HARRISON, of Wilmington; Mrs.
Zettie Carter, of Chadbourn; Mrs.
G. M. Jolly and Miss Eva Mills
of Tabor City; two brothers, DR..
J. A. Mills and Leon Mills Of Tabor
City.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-07
City Briefs

Howard A. Penton, chairman
Budget Committee, Wilmington
Community Chest announced yes
terday that the first in a series
Of hearings for the 1948 bucset Of
Red Feather services will be held
this afternoon at 4:30 o'clock in the
conference room, Tide Water build
ing.
Wilmington Boy Scouts will be-
gin a traffic survey Of downtown
streets in the city on Thursday
under the direction of James Tay-
lor, Scout field executive, Scout
officials announced.
1t. C. D. Mcdonald, supply Off
Ger for the local Naval Reserve.
requested last night that all mem
bers of the reserve unit that were
issued sea bags in the earlier part
of the year to bring them to the
regular drill tonight at 8 o'clock
in the custom house building
courtyard.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-07
TOLL OF INJURED
continued from Page on.,

of the "windmills" sal
me canyon and few him tn ssf.. n
Eight hundred and etty ICY Nv.
we're flgnting the blaze. ali in w y.
Angeles National forest. IL a'
Crews along a 12-mile tsc T..
were believed getting .he l'e
hand, and Forest SUPERVISE [ z,
liam V. Mendenhall said - ""
to have the blaze under ,.2s.
by Friday, The fire area is ~.
10 miles northeast Of sr,. "5'i
Pasadena. %
The dead men. s1foca,sd -.
burned when trapped in 5 81;
were identified as Carl Mse,e. az
81 a Forest Service empl5ye ~, ~.
Harry Duffy, 10, a volu9-ta.' 'Af
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-07
COLLEGE TO TAXI


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both first and second year SIN
dents. w
Members of last years Fred
man college made the hisats. M.
slble grades and received y.
same number of credits = nh.
students in other institutions
L. A. Hall, a SUDDEN. O. =,
years college center. made =
AS" throughout the coIrs-.
term. Among the other 50 stldsr.
with good grades was W. A. s..
vey, who made all AS" with +,
exception Of one B"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-07
s. E., ELkS

Funeral services for S. E. Elks
will be conducted from the chapel
of Andrews Mortuary Thursday
afternoon at 4 o'clock by the Rev.
Andrew j. Howell. Interment will
follow in Oakdale Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be: Honorary,
DR.. Houston Moore, Judge John ].
Burney, Charles B. Parmele,
Charles L. Mum, John Donnelly,
William B. Campbell, A. 3. Blake,
Robert M. Williams, Leon Futrelle,
ST., j. Weller Gayer, W1nder
Hughes, Walter Penny, sr., and
William P. Farrow.
Active: Charles P. Murray. Le-
Roy Peterson, L.. Matthews, G.
v. TAompkins, Cecil w. Harley,
and George A. Perilla.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-07
FLORIDA FOLK
Continued from Page One

soma squally conditions were n,
prime forces that drove The nd
tide from the beaches.
For several days the red tds'
which has been floating Slow,
northward from the Sarasota 70.
gion along the coast has been how
ering near the vacation beache,
for approximately a 2j-nN,
stretch.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-07
FERTILIZER GRADE LIST

RALEIGH, Aug. 6. -(PH Adop-
ton Of a fertilizer grade list for
l947-40 will be the principal item
on the agenda of the State Board
Of Agriculture when it meets here
tomorrow. The board also will con-
slider proposed minimum safety re-
quirements for tobacco curing
units.