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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-29

for just a little while. The visitor
arrives and al goes swell for one
day. But then everything happens
at once. The lawyer turns up
again and brews trouble by de-
handing the return of the money.
saying that Miss Lucinda is not
the rightful heir after all. He ac-
cuses her of misrepresenting facts
and threatens to sue! So the pile
of jumbles and jams grows taller
as the audience finds the play
more and more amusing.
When Saturday night rolls around
and the clock hands move around
to $3.50, it'll be time to head for
the MINIS for another school
dance. This dance is sponsored
by the Student Legislature and
holds the spotlight as being the
first school dance of the new four
week-old year. Billy Quarles
heads the committee for decorat-
ing and has promised that the
dance will be one Of the most ex-
clusively and most deliberately
decorated school dances to be
held! Balloons and crepe paper
streamers galore will constitute
the main decorations. Well, Billy
We'll be looking forward to Sat
urday night and those swell deco
rations you're going to see about!
So, remember, that time is $3.50
p. m. and the place the MINIS
gymnasium!
Exams have been fading away
into the past at some of the diff
ferent colleges recently also. and
quite a few college students mosey-
ed on homeward on a long week
end leave. Hampton Fradey and
Eugene Mauney came in Sunday
from Duke and are leaving some
time today. Home for a short
while from Queens College was
Finkie Marlowe, who also leaves
today to 60 back to school. Kath-
arine Harriss headed back this
way late Saturday and left Tues.
day to resume her studies at
Woman's College in Greensboro.
It's fine seeing Kathryn Hunter
back at school again after a short
illness which kept her at home for
about a week. And our very best
get-well-in-a-hurry wishes are
headed Maude Noes way who is
confined at home with the
mumps. Hope we'll soon be seeing
you at school again, Maude!
Well, this winds up the news for
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Court Dec;d.>>
French Duel Unnecesso>

PARIS, Jan. 29.-W9-A court
of honor decided tonight that an
insulated colonel and a c%halleng-
ed lawyer would not have to set
tie their differences On a frozen
field of honor.
The court, composed of repre-
s%entatives of both men,. annn-ln
ced after two days of secret SEES
.5ions:
I'M. tMaurice) Garcon did not
exceed his normal r gifts and did
not offend the homo of Col.
(HerrD Groussard. Since M. Gar
con was not the initiator of the
demand for the duel. it will mo-
take place"
Garcon. a famous criminal law
yer, had charged in, court that
Groussard, a hero of the resist
ance movement. used to work for
the. Vichy COVE nment and was
responsible for the arrest of many
patr ots."
Groussard said tonight that the
courts decision was hardly the
sort of satisfaction he wanted, but
that, like a gentleman, he would
accept its verdict.
Il can tell you one thing" he
said. From now On lawyers will
pay close attention to how they
Dandy my name around"
The word got out last night thai
the duel would take place at dawr
today. So a score of reporters
and photographers spent the
n ght in front of Garcons and
G: oussard's homes, waiting to fol
low them to the field of honor.
The reporters and photographers
shivered and stamped their feet
all night to keep them from f eez-
ing. Dawn came, but no duel
lists. Finally the reporters and
photographers concluded that the
field of honor was too cold fol-
Garcon and Groussard today anc
left.
Parisians had avidly followed
reports of the insult, the challenge
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penses incurred for the purpose
referred to-
Mcclellan asked -Clapp it the
IVA did not get a bill passed IN
Congress authorizing destruction
of records covering the particular
case. Clapp said there WAS mo
truth to this, although Congress
authorized the agency to destroy
some of its records.
Starnes told the committee ne
did not think President Truman
could have made a happier
choice for the IVA Craftsmanship
and he praised Clapp's abilities.
He told the committee that there
were only two, possibly three,
communists in the IVA in 1910,
and that one quit, while the sec,
ond was discharged.
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CHARGES HURLED
IN IVA HEARING
Sen.McKellar OF Tennessee
Attempts To Block
Appointment

WASHINGTON, Jan. % - WD -
The government footed a S2'4ot
bill for an illicit love affair pc
tween a "high'' Tennessee Valley
authority and a woman employe'
Sen. Kenneth Mcclellan, D., Ienn''
charged today.
He did not publicly identify the
official, who, he said, was married
nor the woman whom he descrlo-
ed as single. But he said the couple
drew So, 400 in expenses to finance
10 trips to carry on their clanoes-
tine relationship in 1889.
Mcclellan aired his charge be-
fore the Senate public works COM
mittee which sis considering the
nomination of Gordon R. Clapp to
be IVA chairman. Mcclellan is try
ing to block Clapp's confirmation.
Clapp said he knew of no such
case. and Mcclellan demanded:
Would it refresh your memory
to hear that the wife of the man
horse-whipped the woman
Clapp said it would not and that
IVA paid expenses only for Of
fetal business. The committee
authorized Mcclellan to give the
names privately to Clapp for
checking, and Mcclellan said ne
would do it.
Clapp later was given a clean
slate on communism charges by
Rep. Joe Starnes, D., Ala, former
member of the House unAmerlcan
activities committee. Starnes di-
rected a House committee inves-
tigation of alleged communlstlc
influences in IVA in 1910.
In reply to McKellar's charges
that Clapp had condoned commu-
mist activities in IVA when he was
personnel director and general
manager, he said:
Denies Charge
"There was not one lota OF EVIL
dence showing that the board OF
directors. general manager OF any
responsible official of IVA was
connected with the communist
party, believed in its principles
or sympathized with its objec'
tives."
Clapp heatedly denied Nc
Kellar's allegation that funds were
misused to finance the moral in
descretions" of two IVA en-
ployes.
He said IVA considered the
morals of its employees to be a
personal matter, so long as they
did not reflect on the reputation
or efficiency of the agency. He
said emphatically that IVA paic
expenses only for official business,
and added:
I want to say categorically
that IVA would not pay travel ex'
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E|zabethtown

ELIZABETHTOWN, Jan. n -
Hiss Barbara Carter of Winning
ON is visiting Miss Kitty Fisher
and other friends in town this
weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. G. Gilchrist
and Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Cain left
Thursday to spend several days
in Florida.
DR.. and Mrs. E. c. Bennett and
family have returned after spend
ing several days in Florida.
Mrs. A. R. Bullock and family
of Fairmont spent Sunday with
Miss Mary Mcleod.
Fred Fisher, a student at Louis
burg college, spent the weekend
at his home here. So
Mr.. Graham Blue and Mr.. David
Laird of Richmond, Va. spent
a few days recently with MI. and
Mrs. C. R. Davis at White Lake
and other relatives here.
Mrs. Jas. H. Clark. Jr., re-
turned home last week from Rock
ingham where she was called on
account of the illness of her
father.
Mrs. w. F. Williamson and Mrs.
Mack Campbell spent last
Wednesday in Roseboro visiting
relatives.
Mrs. Clenon Aycock of Orange
burg, S. c. visited Mr.. and Mrs.
M. M. Hammer and. Mr.. and Mrs.
Boyd Hammer last week.
Bobby Pope, a student at Wake
Forest, visited friends in towr
during the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Hall, III.
moved to Wilmington last week
where Mr.. Hall is connected with
the Waccamaw Oil Co.
Mrs. M. R. Bethea is in Will
mington with her baby who is
undergoing treatment at DR.. Sid
bury's hospital.
Mrs. E. F. McCulloch attended
the Annual Press Institute IN
Chapel Hill this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude McDuffie
and Mrs. W. D. Cross spent last
weekend in Norfolk. Va, where
they visited Mrs. Agnes McDuf-
fie and Mr.. and Mrs. c. A.
Casey.
Mrs. Boyd Hammer was hostess
last Wednesday night at her love
ly new home on the Fayetteville
highway, when she entertained at
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four tables of bridge honoring
Mrs. Clenon Aycock of Orange
burg, S. C. The honoree was re
cipient of an attractive gift ano
also high cor prize. High score
awards were given a. each tabs
Delicious refreshments were serv.
ed.
Miss Francis Cain entertained al
her home on Friday night honor
ing Miss Hilda Britt, bride-elect
Bingo. was played at several
tables with bingo prize going tt
Miss Carolyn Jordan. Miss Mil
dred Vinson was presented the
low score award. The ,honoree
was presented a lovely gift. Miss
Britt was showered with many
useful and attractive gifts fronc
the guests. The hostess served de
licious refreshments.
Miss Francis Young entertain
ed at a buffet dinner on Friday
evening honoring Miss Hilda Brit
and Miss Helen Collins. Gift.
were presented the honoree, Mrs
R. L. Bridger, Jr., and Mrs. R
M. Fowler, recent brides. were
also remembered with gifts.
Mr.. Chatham Clark spent sew
eral days this week in High Poin'
where he attended a furniture
show.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. K. Clark were
in Fayetteville on Thursday where
Mr.. Clark received medical treat
ment from DR.. Mckay.
Miss Anne Turner has returned
home after spending several weeks
with relatives in Louisburg.
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Was begun Oh the Opefetta lOng
ago, as the RED Mill'' was chosen
by the Glee Club as their presen-
tation. Casting was finally com.
pleted; and as. the afternoons and
evenings gradually pass with
practices fading away with them,
the operetta is fast becoming a
reality to those of the audience.
The big date is February 81, Sc
get out your red pencils and circle
that date on your February cal
endar.
The past few afternoons have
been made special occasions for
the dramatically inspired juniors
as the try-outs commenced for the
junior play. This year the specta-
tors will chuciSle over the humer-
9us incidents of the comedy, Dear
Papa!" by Felicia Metcalfe as
hey ride the bumps with the
"acky Carr family who lives in
/ typical small city in the United
tates. One jam follows another
on its heels until finally everything
GETS into a big mess and the dis
deartening Strengthening up of af-
airs begins just before a surprise
ending pops up.
1t was about three-thirty one
mild afternoon in September, and
the day had witnessed a usual
trend of events, until Lame Carr
comes in from her work and gets
her mail. The whole household is
thrown into a panic after Lame,
the pretty twenty-year-old daught-
er, receives a Letter from Janet
Roden, a very wealthy girl with
whom she roomed at a recent
houseparty, saying that she is
coming through their city and
would like to stop by for a three
day visit with Lame.
The old rambling house is ter
ribly worn-down and Mr.. Her.
man Carr, responsible for the
majority of the numerous mix-ups,
hasn't had a job in three months
and has been spending all his
time working on an invention
from which he hopes to make a
fortune. Aunt Lucinda Carr, who
has lost all her money and prop
erty and comes to live with her
nephew Herman, is stone deal
and can't hear a word without
the aid Of her hearing device.
One day a lawyer comes search
ing for a Lucinda Carr who is
heir to a large fortune, and Aunt
Lucinda, having misplaced her
earphone and not wanting the
lawyer to know that she is deaf, an.
swers all his questions in the at.
firmative and thus receives q
check for $50, 900.
With this sudden income the
Cars are able to make several
complete changes, going on c
spending spree, buying expensive
new furnishings and clothes, ane
Mr.. Carr gets the backing of Z
manufacturer for his invention ane
borrows a large sum of money
from Miss Lucinda and turns il
over to the manufacturer.
So once again it's clear sailing -
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and the scheduled due b.,.
was a sure S gn that tbfs' ''a''
retu ming to normal. r5a W
'nents had wa hot IN ~. ~
use. Vi
.,.1 The port'y eo.ya s.t...
lent he copl end tay ' yea CO.
quickly b. SWING off f' we E '&
head with Ole S.-6ap," p IsfHo.
1arcon was the c0a.s,o 9' So
me final cAo;ce u - % Faa
up to him ard lie VS. nave nave b
0 Re a bel sr ia 81, { So
French new@psoo.s had y
I'd w%yly that they 1so s9}9s
sabres.n N'e WOOD
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red-blood-cells.
Every day-every hour-millions Of
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ways: no appetite, underweight, no
energy, . rundown condition. lack Of
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REPORT RELEASED
ON GIRL SCOUTS
Progress During Past Year
And Future Plans Told
Here

The annual report of the Girl
Scouts, Cape Fear Area, released
yesterday, shows a membership OF
$50 girls and 159 adults, including
leaders. Over 1000 girls who want
to become scouts are on the wait
ing list, but cannot be admitted I'M
til more leaders are secured, the
report shows.
The Brownie Scouts, 7 to 9 years
of age; intermediate scouts, 10 t.
IA; and the Senior Scouts, Is to
10 years, including Wing Scout
and Mariners, each have its owl
activities. They cover the field o
Homemaking, out-of-doors, nature
sports, community life, literature.
dramat arts and crafts, must
and dancing, international friend
ship, health and safety.
The summer activities coverel
by the report shows that 221 girls
participated in the day camps
held for two week periods. High
lights of the community service
.endered by the Girl Scouts were
listed as aid to Community Chest
services and in the tuberculosis
seal drive, gifts to scouts in for
eign countries, adoption of needy
families for Thanksgiving and
Christmas, programs for church
groups, baby sitting, church nur-
series and victory clothing drive.
The report shows 81 adults
received training in the nine diff
ferent courses offered for training
in scout work.
Plans for the future include ex-
tention of girl scout membership
and of scouting for Negro girls;
stimulation of a more vital pro-
gram in troops, increased outdoor
activities. and securing an estab-
llished site.
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Teen-Age
Tatt|er
Dy WINIFRED HARRISs

School just wouldn't be the same without the annual plays, operet-
lts, and other presentations that make a high spot o ur school calen-
ldar. There have been four such forms of entertainments that have in
Ipast years won a muchlooked-fo rwardto billing by the students at
lNHHS; the Dramatics Club Play. presented by the Thespians; the
Junior Play, presented by the Junior class; the Senior Play, present
led by the Senior Class: and last but certainly not least. the operetta.
presented by the Glee Club.
Junior play and Glee Club operetta rise to the coveted spotlight Work
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-29

The lapis l%azuili, powdered. was
used for pigment that decorated
the walls of palaces and pillars
Of cathedrals in ancient Babylon
and Egypt.
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right now, But don't forget tc
give every possible spare dime to
the March of Dimes. And I'll be
seeing y'all around!
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-06
U.S.. AMBASSADOR
RESIGNS OFFICE
State Department An
nounces Messersmith
Has Ended Tasks

WASHINGTON, June 5-(P-The
State department announced to-
night the resignation Of George
Messersmith as American ambas-
sador to Argentina.
The department issued this brief
statement:
ct is now possible for the State
department to announce that Am
bassador Messersmith's mission
having been completed, his resig-
nation has been accepted and he
will return to the United States"
This completed a clean sweep OF
the two American diplomatic OFF,
Gals who had been split over the
proper conduct of American rela-
tons with the government of presi-
dent Juan Peron. Assistant Secre-
tary of State Spruille Braden re-
signed yesterday.
Earlier today President Truman
had announced that Messersmith's
mission was completed but had
left the question of his resignation
up in the air.
Accord Reached
The United States and Argen-
tina reached an accord on Tues
day when President Truman an
nounced that this government
would proceed with arrangements
for an inter-American defense con-
ference, with Argentina present.
Up to that time the United States
had objected to participating with
Argentina because it commended
that the Peron government had not
fully carried out its pledges to
get rid of Nazi influences in the
country.
The President said today that
Messersmith's mission had been
to restore friendly relations be-
tween the two governments and
that he had successfully accom-
plished this. Messersmith had been
an advocate of a "get along policy
for the United States in Argentina.
Braden had been an outspoken
critic of the Peron administration.
Braden's resignation will become
affective June 30. The announce
ment tonight indicated that Mes
sersmith's resignation is effective
at once. While his future plans
were not announced it is expected
he will retire from the foreign
service upon his return here. he
is a veteran career diplomat.
There was some speculation that
his resignation at this time had
been more or less forced. 1t was
learned that Braden's resignation
was not supposed to have been
announced until later thlse month
following his return from Butte
Mont, about June IA. -
It was put out by. the White
House yesterday, evidently with
out careful checking with the State
department, after the White House
had received a number OF IN
ouiries as to whether Braden was
in fact resigning.
But since it had been announced
prematurely some Of the Presl-
dents advisors yer reported 70
feel that in fairness to Braden and
because of the split between the
two men Messersmith's reslgna-
ton should also be announced WIN
out delay.
MIR. Truman told his news con-
ference today that he had not seer
| Messersmith's resignation ano
there we're some indications that
it may not have been submitted
formally and IN writing before II
was accepted.
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NEW YORK PRODUCE

NEW YORK, June 5 U.D -
Produce markets: Potatoes IDOL
lars per 100 lbs. unless otherwise
indicated) steady, active. Katan-
dins No. /, 4.1O-.5O; Katahdins NO
/, so lbs. 2.25 bid; Green Mts.
No. l, 4.10-.5O; California Long
Whites No. l, 4.50-5.25; Bakers
500; small ABS; Red Bliss No. 1B
ESQ; Green Mts. 4.25-.50; Sebagc
4.25-. so; Floridas Sebagos No. l,
4. O0-5.25; No. 1B 2~.00-3.50; poor
1.25-3.00; so lbs. No. l., 2.50-.65;
No. 1B 1915; creamers lbs;
South Carolina cobblers No. /, g.
4O-4. so; No. 1B 2.00-.50; poor 1875
Fps; so lbs. No. ! 2.00-.10; North
Caroling Cobbler No. l, 1904. so;
No. 1B 2.00-.50; New Brunswick
Green Mts. 4.25; Katahdins &C. l,
4.25; blu. baskets Florida Sebagos
]. 1885,; South Carolina Cobble-s
1.OO-2.25.
Sweet potatoes: (bushels bas-
kets) steady. New Jersey, Jersey
type No. l, 2.50-3.00; New Jersey
type IL bushels 1885,; Jersey
type processed 3.25-.50.
Live poultry: steady. Turkeys
hens 1894; ROSTERS old 1920;
rabbits all varieties 20.32; fowls
28-45; squads paid COTS; chickens
36-37; broilers 30-36; pigeons pair
go: pullets 1858.
DAIRY PRODUCTS
CHICAGO, June 5 - up - But
ter steady: receipts 0 1859; eggs
steady: receipts q, 1901.
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STOCKS IN THE SPOTLIGHT

NEW YORK, June 5-P-Sales,
closing price and net change OF
the fifteen most active stocks to-
day:
Colum Gas and Ell 1890 1925 D
Is.
Std Oil N J $500 TN D ".
Socony Vac 1900 15M A ".
Std G and E 81 Pr $500 81 D ".
Pepsi-Ccla $500 28% A B.
Comwlth and Sou 5000 2% D 70.
Warner Bros Pict $500 15A A 70.
Sears Roeb $500 80 D %.
Celeanese 5000 20A A Is.
Std Oil Cal 1900 56A A rs.
Canad D G Ale 1900 15A A VI.
Gen Mot 4,500 54% No.
East Airlines 4,400 1875 A -.
Gen Pub Util 400 1875 No.
Eng Pub Svc 400 27% No.
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TREND OF STAPLE PRICES

NEW YORK, June 5-The AS
ISOLATED Press weighted wholesale
price index of IS commodities to-
day advanced to 172.48.
Previous day 171.91, week ago
171.34; month ago 1882, year ago
12O. 06.
1947 1916 1915 1914
High 1892 1922 1921 1O8. 70
Low 64.05 1902 107.90 106.03
Q926 average equals 1000.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE

NEW YORK, June S up -
Closing foreign exchange rates
cents a bale higher at $3.50 cents
others in cents):
Canadian dollar in New York
open market 8 GIG per cent dis
count or 91.43 ga U. S. cents, up
1-16 of a cent;
Europe: Great Britain $4.O2 81,
unchanged; France (Franc) "a Ia
of a cent, unchanged; Sweden
(Krona) 27.85, unchanged; Swift
zerland (Franc) Comb 23.40,
unchanged;
Latin America: Argentina Free
"a Las, unchanged; Brazil Free s.
so; unchanged; Mexico 20.62, I'm
changed.
BOND AVERAGES
Compiled by The Associated Press
JUNE 3
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N. c. VA, HOG MARKETS
RALEIGH, June S = R- NC
DA)- Hog markets stronger to
steady, with tops of $3.50 at Rocky
Mount, Greenville, Smithfield;
200 at Richmond; and $500 at
Clinton Warsaw.
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POULTRY

RALEIGH, June 5 - R NC
DA)- Egg and poultry markets
strong. U. S. Grade A large 49,;
flyers and b-oilers 80 to SO.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-06
CHICAGO POTATOES

CHICAGO, June S = up GUS
DA)- Potatoes: arrivals 253; on
track 300; total U. S. shipments
], 1897; supplies fo1 California Long
Whites heavy, other moderate;
demand slow market dull and
slightly weaker; especially for
Long Whites; Alabama Bliss Tri-
umphs $500; Arizona Bliss Tri'
umphs $5.45 California Long
Whites mostly $500 Gall U. S. No.
l quality washed).
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WASHINGTON POULTRY
WASHINGTON U. S. Grade A
large 81; broilers, fryers and
roasters 30.