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Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-03-06
WNU Service, 1916 Eye Street, N. w.,
i Washington, ID. C..

T WASHINGTON. - Everybody has
been talking telephones because Of
the well-publicized Alexander Ora
ham Bell centenary. Reading the
pounds of publicity, learned more
about Alexander Graham Bell than
ever knew before. l had read Of
how he dreamed of making the tele-
graph instrument talk and. how
and why his dream came true. I
didn't know about his fathers deep
study Of phonetics and his own in
terest in making speech visible"
in teaching the deaf to talk, or that
he was an accomplished musician or
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-11
GREEN B0WLERS
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\COntlnueQ From rage One)
"schoolboy thing" designed to
circumvent Navy regulations
against drinking.
The publication Armed Forces
said that the percentage of
Green Bowlers holding top level
Naval jobs was not excessively
high despite the fact that mid
shipmen tapped for member
ship "almost always were honor
men Of the class, outstanding
athletes or outstanding person
alities."
Armed Force listed 355 mid
shipmen it said were chosen for
Green Bowl membership be-
tween the founding year, 1909,
and 1910, when the society was
ordered disbanded.
Of these, IS attained flag
rank, 10 of them still on active
duty. There were 279 flag Off
GERS in the Navy Oct. l.
Among prominent officers
who have readily disclosed
Green Bowl membership are
Admiral Ramsey and Vice Ad-
miral William M. Fechteler,
deputy chief of Naval opera
tons for personnel.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-11
AMMUNITION
CONTINUED From Page One)

koku with diminished force
Saturday.
Iwo's buildings, mostly quon-
set type huts, were damaged ex-
tensively and the communlcat-
ing system was immobilized.
Maj. Svend W. Nielsen of
Knoxville, Tenn, Two engineer
officer, said the storm "sets us
back at least six months"
Numerous buildings were
smashed flat, the airfield control
tower was toppled, and several
planes were damaged by wind
blown debris.
A 5000 gallon water purltlca-
ton tank was blown away,
plank by plank, and sheets OF
iron from quonset huts sailed
scythe like over the island.
Col. Raleigh Macklin Of Otta-
wa, Kans., island commandant'
asked the Marianas-Bonins COM
mand to send technicians to help
repair airport and communlca-
tons facilities. One officer estl-
mated it would be months BE-
fore these could be permanently
restored, but full operations
were MANNED within 48 hours.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-11
Initial Plans Made Far
Tabor City '7ater Dow,

TABOR CITY, Oct. 1O-Initial
plans for a day long "tater day
program in Tabor City, the
sweet potato capital of the
world, were set up at a meet
ing of the executive board of
the merchants association here
yesterday, it was announced by
John w. Barlow executive secre-
tary.
The celebration to be held
Halloween day, Friday, October
31st, will feature a well-rounded
program that will include enter
tainment for young and old.
S. P. Smith has been appointed
chairman of the "tater day pro-
gram and will workout the COM
plete schedule with the COOP
Grafton of local civic and veter-
an organizations which will be
asked to participate.
One of the highlights of the
day will include a contest in
which prizes will be awarded for
the best bushel of sweet potatoes
and for the largest sweet potato
grown, preceding later day.
Tabor City will have a clean
up week from October ~ through
October 80, with Wednesday o.
tober 18th, designated as clean
up day during which all eiti-
zens of Tabor City will be ask
ed to pitch in and get the town
in tip top shape for the festivi-
ties.
Tentative plans call for the
days program to begin around
10 o'clock in the morning of the
31st with a parade led by a band
and in which all school children
of the area will take part.
Then will come the judging
of the yam entries, an address by
a prominent speaker, a beauty
contest, an amateur contest and
other feature events.
In the afternoon, the crowd
will be invited to attend the foot
ball game between Tabor City
High school and Hallsboro, on
the Civitan athletic field.
At night there will be a Hal
lowe'en carnival party, sponsor
ed by the Woman's club and a
square dance at the legion hut.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-11
0RVILLE WRIGHT
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bv dizziness and fell on the
steps of the National Cash Reg
lister CO., administration build
ing where he had gone to visit
Col. E. A. Deeds, chairman OF
the bord.
Wright was rushed to a hos
pital in an ambulance, accom-
panied by Deeds. A few minutes
after his arrival, physicians or
dered an oxygen tent sent to
his room.
Deeds said that Wright recov-
cred consciousness in the ambu-
lance and told him, 81 tried to
run up the steps and apparent
ly the exertion was too much
for me-"
At 1890 pm. hospital attend
ants said "Mr. Wright is con-
scious, lucid and conversing
with Colonel Deeds, who Is in
the room with him"
But a bulletin issued by the
hospital gave his condition as
"serious." Doctors said it was
too early for a dignosis.
Wright had been active and
in good health. His face was
bruised in the fall.
Orville and Wilbur Wright,
after several years Of expert
menting in their Dayton bicycle
shop, completed their airpiane
in 1908. Orville flew it for II
seconds at Kitty Hawk, N. c.,
on Dec. II of that year, the first
sustained flight by man in a
heavier-ti-an-air craft.
Wilbur died in 1912 of typhoid
fever, complicated by exhaus-
ton from years of struggle over
patent rights, dealings with his
own and foreign governments,
and difficulties in organization
of the Wright company.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-11
WhitevilIe Auxiliary
OF Veterans OF Foreign
Wars Organized AT Meet

WH1TEVILLE, Oct. 10. - A
Veterans of Foreign Wars Aux
iliary was organized Wednesday
night It the Whiteville armory
under the direction of Mrs. Al
berta Warner of Greensboro, State
president of the V. F. W. Aux
iliary.
Elected president was Mrs.
Harper Hatcher, wife of one OF
the leaders in the V. F. w. move
ment and junior lieutenant COM
mander of this district. Other Of
ficers named were Mrs. John
Boone, vice president; Mrs. A.
A. Barney, conductress; Mrs
Braxton Prevatte, secretary; Mrs
Johnnie Wester, treasurer; Mrs.
Dan Mcqueen, guard; Mrs. JUL,
US A. Pratt, chaplain; Mrs. Rod
Jordan, publicity chairman.
The organization was perfected
at a Joint meeting of V. F. W.
members and their wives. A fish
fry was a feature OF the eve
nlng's program.
The new Auxiliary officers will
be installed at a meeting to be
held on the evening OF the first
Wednesday in November.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-11
SARACAT HITS
Continued From Page One)

scription of the new Communist
front, Italian politicians called it
the in
formation bureau-to distinguish
from the Comintern-Communis
internationally
The elections mark the first
test of relative party strengths
since the Cominform was an
nounced last Sunday. What hap
pens this Sunday in Rome could
effect the whole world because
Italy is currently the pivotal ma
ton in the political struggle be-
tween Communists and the
West.
Despite the fact that the War
saw manifesto blasted semi
Communists and Socialists. Pie
tro Nenni, leader of Italian
Leftwing Socialists. said his
party's executive council next
week would discuss the mani
festo and Every probably will
verify our unanimity."
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-11
SCOTT SEEKS
CONTINUED From Page One)

human consumption with most OF
it going to city dumps.
This practice, Scott explained,
resulted from the bakeries still
competition to keep only oven
fresh bread on store shelves.
Scott asked Anderson to seno
a Department of Agriculture
representative into North Caro-
lima for a series of conferences
with bakers. At these confer
ences, the federal representative
would explain the need for food
conservation and just how the
bakers could cooperate in max
ing more grain available for
foreign commitments
Scott acted after calling in
William c. McIntire, Jr., OF
Greensboro, secretary of the
North Carolina Bakers Council
for a conference regarding the
big waste of bread. McIntire said
he would plan a series of meet
ings for bakers throughout the
state, and will set dates for the
meetings as soon as Secretary
Anderson notifies him that a
federal representative will be
available.
Scott pointed out that under
the War Powers Act bakers were
barred from consignment selling
during the war. He urged that
bakers themselves take the initia-
tive in starting at once an in
dustry-wide program to stop
what the trade terms "erowding
the market"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-11
FARMERS GET
CONTINUED From Page One)

consumer level. He said this pro-
badly would be limited to meats,
poultry and eggs, but that it
might be necessary to include
butter and cheese.
He called a return to price
control and rationing at all
levels a last ditch resort.
The Senator said testimony
before the Eastern hearings in
dictated mo profiteering' by re-
tailers, wholesalers and distri-
butors of foods. Reporters asked
if that meant farmers and
cattlemen were getting the large
profits.
That's bad politically" Elan
ders replied with a smile, "but
the high prices 60 back to the
farmers and they are all Re
publicans."
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-11
COP SENATOR'S
CONTINUED From Page One)

ened the Sept. l estimate Of
2,4O3, 913, 900 bushels by adding
another 81, 761,0 600. The total is
still rs per cent less than last
years corn harvest.
It was last springs cold, wet
planting season and the sum-
mer's drought that so damaged
the corn crop as to bring on
the overall grain shortage and
the Truman = Luckman cam
paign for food-saving.
These other developments
highlighted the Food-For-Eu-
rope campaign:
|. Governor Thomas E.
Dewey of New York. undeclar-
ed Presidential contender, fired
from Ithaca, N. Y, a warning
against "thoughtless or badly
planned generosity" in feeding
Europe if it means privation at
home. However, he said, "we
need and we want to do our
honest share to feed hungry
people overseas"
2. Directors of National Dis
tillers Products Corp. - one of
the "Big Four" whisky makers
along with schenley, Seagram
and Hiram Walker - voted to
comply with Luckman's request
for a 60-day shutdown.
3. The Farmers Union pro-
posed an immediate special
session of Congress to approve
Mr.. Truman S proposal of $780,
900, 900 in winter aid for Eu-
rope, and to restore price con-
troll and rationing of "selected''
items.
4. A survey of the first week
of meatless Tuesdays, eggless
and poultryless Thursdays
showed only partial public com
pliance.
All this occurred after the ad-
ministration, this morning act.
ed to remove any appearance
of internal disagreement on the
conservation drive.
Secretary of Agriculture An.
derson, alarmed at what he de-
scribed as neutrality-suspicious. Of
certain of his remarks yester-
day on meatless and poultryless
days, assured reporters that he
is "squarely behind the TO o d
program" of Luckman and the
President. He did not intend to
leave the impression, he said,
that the days of abstinence
were of secondary Importance.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-11
GIFTS OF BOOKS
FOR LIBRARY
suggestion Raised For
Whiteville To Increase
Number OF Volumes

NHITEVILLE, Oct. 10 - Gift
Of a book in memory of some
loved one was suggested as a fit
ting memorial and a possible
source of increasing the reading
material in the Whiteville and
Columbus County libraries at a
meeting of the Rotary club here
Thursday evening by Rev. James
r. Kennedy, chairman of the
Whiteville Public Library Board.
Reviewing the growth of the
two libraries in recent months
from a small beginning until
he present, Rev. Mr.. Kennedy
ri the need for more books was
more and more apparent as the
work progressed.
Celebrating on the memorial
book idea, the speaker said the
proper inscription would be plac-
ed on each volume donated in
this manner and the book would
continue to serve as a fitting TIL
butte for years to come.
The chairman touched briefly
On the activity of Miss Edna
Creech who is making 81 stops
throughout all sections of the
county in the county bookmoblle.
As evidence of the hunger for
literature, he pointed to the
record of the past three months
which shows that Miss Creech
has loaned 5000 books.
He also called attention to the
Whiteville Woman's Club project
for adding a section on North
Carolina history in the Whitevllle
Public Library and the Junior
Woman's Clubs aid in securing
material fo1 children and young
people.
Rev. Mr.. Kennedy was intro
auced by Ri Love.
e. ..nox Proctor presided at
the meeting in the absence OF
President Lawrence Sellers.
Birthday carnations were given to
n. M. Stott, C. D. Raper, J. A.
Guiton and Sol Mann.
Guests included Rotarian Dick
Rogers of Wilmington, Phllo c.
Dix, guest of S. L. Braxton, and
Father Maurice F. Spillane, guest
at Father Frank j. Howard.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-11
TROPICAL STORM
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ABLY hurricane force, and cross
Cuba West of Havana late to-
night.
Meanwhile, hurricane busting
planes we're poised at Science
tady, N. Y. awaiting instruc-
tons as to whether to attempt
to "dissipate" the storm with
dry-ice and other chemicals.
The Weather Bureau advised
storm-weary South Florida to
"remain on the alert for addi-
tional advices and possibly
warnings tonight and satur-
day."
The center of the storm was
located about $40 miles South
Southwest of Havana at 8 pm.
(EST) and moving Northward
about Is miles an hour.
Grady Norton, chief storm
forecaster, said the storm was
showing a tendency to curve to-
ward the Northeast and accel-
crate in forward movement.
Earlier, the storm had display
ed a North Northwest
ward trend.
Heavy rains accompany the
storm as far out as 200 miles
from the center.
The sailing of the steamship
Florida tonight from Miami to
Havana was postponed in view
of the storm.
Four Navy planes were to be-
gin shutting so, 900 empty sand
bags from New Orleans to
Jacksonville, for possible use
against the threat of a second
storm within a month.
Robert H. Brown, chief of the
traffic division of the War AS
sets Administr alton in New Or
leans, said the bags would be
employed to fill in a sector OF
the Jacksonville seawall which
was knocked out by last
months hurricane.
Mayor Delesseps S. Morrison
said the city government OF
Jacksonville had requested the
bags in view of the new storm.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-11
CAPE FEAR
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ness developed within the next
few weeks and the doctors dag
nosed the epidemic to be the
dreaded disease of yellow fever.
Recalling an outbreak of yellow
fever that had ravaged the port
city several years before, many
people left town Immediately.
In September, two months
after the visit of the "Kate",
many cases of Yellow fever had
broken out and a number of the
victims had died. AS the cpl
became acute, the tele-
office closed, night trains
and the Journal ceased
publication except for occ-
sional bulletins. Only a few
business houses forced by nee
esity, remained open on a reg
ular schedule of hours daily.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-11
HACANAH LEADERS
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will withdraw her troops from
Palestine within several months
and reported Arab troop move
ments will have no effect on
that plan.)
The entire Holy Land buzzed
with rumors that the armies of
five Arab states were march
ing to surround Palestine, but
these were denied in all official
quarters.
SIN view of persistent ~
mors that there are Arab troop
concentrations on Palestine's
Northern borders, we r asked
to state emphatically that the
Palestine government has no
knowledge of such troop concen-
t%rationS," said Charles Thetford,
a Palestine government Spokes-
man.
A Haganah spokesman said
the Jewish underground army
had been hastily reorganized to
meet the Arab threat but that
reports Of Arab troop move
ments were considered a politi-
cal rather than amilitary move,
designed only to bring pressure
on the United Nations not to par
tition the Holy Land.
IF the massing materializes,
Haganah stands ready" the Ha-
ganah spokesman said. eve do
not place much Importance on
this move, which is designed to
bring pressure on the United Ma
tons.
"We are fully cognizant Of the
strength of the Lebanese and
Syrian armies and are aware of
their inability to indulge in such
an adventure.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-11
TOBACCO PRICES
CONTINUED From Page One)

on the Middle Belt, and prices
for many grades dropped. Leaf
and smoking leaf, comprising
about so per cent of offerings.
lost from 81 to SO per hundred.
Nondescript showed losses from
so cents to 81. Remaining fairly
steady were cutters, Tugs and
primings. Sales volume was
heavy.
The Marketing Service report
ed that gross sales Thursday on
the Middle Belt surpassed any
other day this season, with A.
093, IA pounds selling for $43.47
this was 81 cents below av-
erages on Wednesday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-11
vJUT TROOP GETS
LEADER TRAINING
Professional Girl Scouts
Participating In Work
Here

Troops number one and IS OF
the Girl Scouts have received
leader troop committee training
in addition to the overall courses
held for New Hanover county,
it was announced yesterday by
Mrs. Helen C. Jones, Girl Scout
executive.
She said that professional girl
Scouts are doing a lot of indl-
vidual training work with troop
leaders and troop committee
members.
The training relates to the
problems which directly affects
the immediate surrounding OF the
Girl Scouts troop.
Mrs. Jones said that she in
structed a troop committee train
ing course at Lake Forest re-
Gently for troop IS, a Brownie
troop with Is members.
Troop number one, sponsored
by the St. Andrews Covenant
church was given a similar course
by Mrs. Dorothy Wells. field
director.
Receiving training as members
of troop IS were Mrs. Court
land Baker, chairman of the
troop committee; Mrs. H. L. Nc
Call and Mrs. J. F. Palmer, troop
committee members; Mrs. David
Holmes, leader of troop IS; and
Mrs. John Miller, assistant leader
of. troop IS.
Troop number one members re-
ceiving the similar course were
Smithson, Mrs. George Trulove
Mrs. Harry Collins, troop COM
mittee chairman; Mrs. W. N.
and Mrs. Clarence w. Fales.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-11
ANTl-SUBVERSIVE
fContinued From Page One)

wards anarchy or treason" and
~does not endanger our civil lib
critics"
Proponents said during House
debate that although the bill did
not mention the Communists, it
was aimed directly at them and
said it was necessary to give
law enforcement authorities a
weapon to counteract their &C
tivity.
The new law provides for fines
up to l 1000 and prison sentences
up to two years for persons con-
victed of subversive actions
and deprives them Of their citi-
xenship.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-11
PAPER RlDICUIFy
Continued From Pare n

tional was dissolved in aoo
ance with mutual agreeme rt.a.
the Communist parties ;D q
and in accordance with 's7i
tons and demands Of tho sO1
torical situation. Ills
"Since the Comintern5s H.
luton, the Communist barn., G-ss
separate countries have gr wv i
considerably, have strer9+ Sa'
ed and have increased tbe s,,'y n
fluence among the masseg u
such a way, the dissoIvina n
the Comintern has fully t., u
fled itself and played 3 noes; ss.'
role in the development Of %'
working class movement VIZ =
said. "
Pravda said that 40 rs,,.
at present to the Comirta.p
would mean going backw.,..
not forward"
Answering Western press c,,,
icism and comment on the nag'
organization, Pravda said,
1.-THE Bourgeois press h,
raised a hue and CIV in ~,
nection with the conference ~
the nine Communist oar,io,
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-11
OVER THE NETWORKS

NETWORK PROGRAMS
Time Is eastern standard. For centra
standard subtract one hour, for noun
tain standard subtract two hours. Som,
local stations change hour of relay to fl
local schedules. Last minute program
changes cannot be included.
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10:45-Dance Tune Band-cbs
11:00-News & Variety 2 hrs.-nbc
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BRITISH PROPOSE
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the consideration it has given"
The resettlement projects
would be coordinated through
the International Refugee Or
ganiZation.
The British resolution, an
nounced without fanfare, noted
that Misplaced persons and
refugees would build new lives
and be reestablished rapidly to
the mutual advantage of them
selves and their new home
lands"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-11
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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-11

BY the canon law in the
Church Of England, divorced
persons are now precluded from
marrying again.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-11
The Weather

weather bureau report Of temperature
and rainfall for the "a. hours ending 3
D. M, in the principal cotton growing
areas and elsewhere:
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-11

In Hindu myth, Vans was N,
Judge and ruler of the dead
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