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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-11

After years of successful exis'
tence, the second society Of Tha-
lians became disinterested in dra-
mates and the structure Of the
association might have collapsed
entirely had not the cause Of the
a~tricals in the Lower Cape Fear
region been revived by a third set
of enthusiasts.
In this group Of amateur per-
formers were such men as Joseph
A. Hill, DR.. Thomas H. Wright,
Robert H. CoWan, DR.. James H.
Dickson, DR.. John Hill, Lawrence
D. Dorsey and John Mutt Brown.
Men of intelligence and refine
ment, they played triumphantly
and with the ease and self-posses-
sion of seasoned actors, according
to Col. James G. Burr in his pub
lished account OF early ITALIAN
history.
But after some years Of per
forming, these Thalians, like their
predecessors, gradually dissolved.
Interest in amateur performances
once more subsidized.
Then came a strolling company
of actors who leased the theater
for two or three seasons.
When the strolling players de-
parted, theatricals again were IN
the ascendancy.
Continuing Association
Another ITALIAN Association, or
rather a continuation of the zee
ceding ones, was organized to
operate under the original charter.
This charter had been sanctioned
by the legislature in 1914 with the
official naming Of the players as
the wilmington ITALIAN Associa-
ton"
Performing as it did for only a
few months during the winter sea.
son, this new group maintained
interest for a number Of years.
1t was this company, which
among other things went to con-
siderable expense in the purchase
Of scenery and wardrobe, that first
employed feminine performers
and thereby discarded the crude
casting Of male players in femi'
nine roles.
Among the members Of this
group were the following figures Of
the day:
William Cameron, John S,
James,, L. H. Marsteller, Bella H.
Jacobs, P. W. flaming, John Nc
Rae. Augustus Ramousin, Joshua
James, E. H. Wingate. j. F. Clan
ople, J. P. Brownlow, A. A. Brown.
j. McColl. W. E. Blaney, E. With
ington, Daniel Sherwood, c. Man
ming. William Lowry, W. N. Peden.
DR.. w. J. Price, R. j. Dorsey
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-11
Special to the Star

HENDERSONVILLE, Aug. 10
The program for the statewide
Classroom Teachers annual sum-
mer conference to be held in Hen
Jacksonville next week. is complet-
ed, Mrs. Lucille Allen. State Presi-
dent, announced today. This will
be the third such conference on
a statewide basis held by the
larger divisions Of the North Caro-
lima Education Association.
Last week the Division Of Prin-
cipals held their conference In
Chapel Hill, and this week the
| Department Of Superintendent
convened at Western Carolina
Teachers College, Cullowhee. for
it's summer meet.
lowing to the crowded conei'
tons in the city at this season
such a conference would be i'm
| possible, but for the generosity
of John l.. Sewer, President OF
Fassifern School, who has offered
the sleeping facilities Of the school
plant to the one hundred conferees
who will begin arriving Wednes-
day" Mrs. Allen said.
Teachers participating in the
two-day workshop will represent
positions of leadership on the
state, district and local levels.
Members of the Executive Council
will meet Wednesday evening at
Fassifern School following a picnic
supper on the c-mpus Regis
tration will take place at the High
school building on Thursday morn
ing where the discussion groups
and. other phases Of the program
will take place.
Mrs. H. A. Corriher. manager
Of the school cafeteria. will have
charge of preparing and serving
meals in the gymnasium. Here
again. local people ha re displayed
a fine community spirit Of coop
GRAFTON by laying aside their per-
sonal responsibilities to help make
the conference posi- lie. Mrs. Al
len said.
Institutional addresses will be
given by Mrs. Jesse Fugett, OF
Lexington, Kentucky. Southeastern
Regional Director of the National
Education Association, and Carl
Sandburg, noted poet. Lincoln bl-
ographer, novelist and lecturer.
Mr.. Sandburg is expected to re-
turn to his home near Henderson
will from Washington where ne
was present for the opening of the
Lincoln Letters" in the Library
of Congress. in time for the con-
ference.
In addition to the above inspira-
tional speakers the program calls
for a Legislative Panel on Friday
morning. Experts in each particu-
lar field will discuss the following
topics: Tenure, Retirement, Sala-
ry, Schedules. Public and Profess
sional Relations. and Teacher Wei
fare and Interest. Mrs. Allen
stated today that she had secured
the services OF Paul Reid, Con-
troller of the State Board of Edu-
cation. to serve as chairman of
the Panel ana to speak on Cost of
School Operation ard Taxation.
Another highlight of the two-day
program will be a streamlired
school on Parliamentary Proceed
J ure, conducted by H. U. (PaD
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-11
Third Set Of ThalianS
Continues Organization
Company First To Employ Female Perform
ers; Purchased Scenery And Ward
robe For Players

.D.niel Dickson, Roger Moore and
W. A. Allen.
OF these fortnight Thalians. an
interesting story is told Of William
Lowry by Colonel Burr.
Irish by burth, Lowry had seen
much of the world. Thoroughly
educated, he possessed an extern
sive knowledge Of men and Things
Endowed with many OF the char
acteristics of his own country. he
was normally generous but at the
same time irascible.
Ordinarily overlooking with fun.
he still delighted in a row. He
was a creature of impulse. and
being so he never halted to con-
slider the consequences when his
feelings were aroused.
Lowry was an admirable teach
err and conducted a large and
flourishing school in the academy
buildings
A good actor, he found deep IN
terest in the theater. He was
capable of singing a comic song
with telling effect, and his spirit
of rollicking fun and hu1nor con
stantly kept the ear Of the audi
ence.
Brings Down House
On one occasion, however, he
brought down the house when ne
least expected it.
The good professor was playing
the part of a lover, and one OF his
pupils (Maj. w. N. Peden in later
life) represented his lady love.
The character of this fair dam
sci, as represented by Peden, was
decidedly coquettish indeed.
AS a part of the business of the
play, it was necessary during the
performance that "she" should
gently tap the cheek of her enam'
ored swain.
But a spirit of mischief seized
the %vivacious young coquette that
night.
Instead of a gently tap on the
cheek, the dainty feminine charac-
ter cut loose with a def jab to the
Jaw that rocked the perplexed
pedagog on his heels.
Instantly the ardent lover meta
morphosed into a q%uivering pillar
of outraged dignity.
Livid with sudden rage and com
pletely oblivious of the audience
in his ungovernable wrath, Lowry
yelled at the retreating figure:
"Iu %pulverike We for that, ye
bla ckguard, in school tomorrow"
The audience screamed and
shouted it's uncontained mirth.
With amazing rapidity Lowry
vanished from the stage and did
not return again that evening.
Thoroughly entertained, the au-
dience gave three rousing cheers
for the pugnacious schoolmaster
and left the theater, well satisfied
with the evenings performance.
Tomorrow: A hefty brogan puts
DR.. John Walker in the proper
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-11
WHITEYILLE PLANS
PARKING LOT
City Manager c. b. Pick.
errell Announces Aims
For New Project
Especial to The Starr

WHITEVILLE, Aug. 10.-Dona
ton of lots on Main street near
LEAFS Warehouse No. l for use as
a free parking space for Whiteville
businessmen and their employees
was disclosed this morning by
City Manager c. D. Pickerrell.
Arrangements have been COM
pleted with RIB. McRoy company
and j. T. Mckenzie to clear ard
repair the lots for all-day parking.
City workmen will start work to-
day or tomorrow in an effort to
get the parking space ready.
Along with the completion of
the work will go a Request tAat
merchants, businessmen and their
employees park their cars on the
lots and thus leave the two-hou-
parking spaces on the streets clear
for the use of farmers, housewives
and out-of-toWn shoppers.
Mr.. Pickerrell said that the
number of cars which can be ac-
commodated on the new parking
lots would depend upon how care
fully the all-day parkers made
use Of the space. IF the cars
are parked properly. this will help
to solve at least a portion Of the
problem" he said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-11
FISHING WITH KEZIAH
Wade Fails To Catch Fish;
Kon Glahan Lands A Beauty

arrived at such a spot. the fish
would not bite any nor for State
College than they had done for
Duke University. They Just were
not disposed to come around the
boat in quest of an education.
This Indifference lasted only
about ten minutes. A fish bit and
was hauled inboard by Won Claim.
At the same time a bait robbe1
took my worm. l had a suspicion
of what kind of a fish he was and
rebaiting my hook, I went to fish
ing Or the other side, hoping
he would 60 off about his business.
But we were destined to hear
from him again later on.
BY this time the fish were com.
ing into the boat at a steady
flip-flop. The supply of worms
that had been dug for Duke was
disappearing rapidly. The Bill
Wells shrimp, a commodity that
is usually pretty effective, was
not much in demand.
I had just counted the catch,
to make sure how things were. II
is a favorite custom of mine to
have much to do. with the game
warden when I am on my way
home from a fishing trip. Things
we're still alright, there was two
of us fishing and only 81 fish in the
boat. We were still well within ou1
limit. =
Looking up from the count, we
caught a view of a tight line ano
the sight of our favorite fishing
pole bending alarmingly. This,
we thought, is the pay-off for thai
guy, or else I am going to lose
my best fishing pole and line.
The fact of the matter was tina
a six or seven pound carp, maybe
the same scoundrel who hae
stolen my bait at the start of op
erations, had hold of Won Claim:
hook and line. He was bearing Of
with it when the 2O0-pounder plus
on the other end of the pole yank
ed away.
For the next seven minutes tina
fish circulated wildly, down neal
the bottom Of the water. Then hi
would begin to come to the sur
face, only to execute a power dive
that brought half Of his body ou'
of the water and left us drenchee
as he put on the power that woult
drive him below. The little 12-foo
pole neld, but it could not lift
Several times Won Claim coule
have easily reached out ane
caught the tip end of the pole al
it bent into an almost complete
circle under the charging fish.
Maybe eight minutes, MAYBE
ten. It might have been longer
the end of the fish came. W. hat
no landing net. As the next onl.
possible thing, I got hold of tn
line that held the wearied but still
charging fish. BY letting the lin'
slip through a handkerchief tina
protected the hand, when the fisl
dived, too much pressure wa
avoided and after several shor
runs and much beating OF the sur
face of the water, a hand wa
thrust in the mouth of the fisl
and he was yanked inboard thu
boat.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-11
BY BILL KEZIAH
Star Correspondent

SOUTHPORT, Aug. 10. - Al
though football enthusiasts are a
dime a dozen to us, rated against
the folks who like to go fishing.
we had a couple Of rather swell
football guys with us on a fish
ing trip one afternoon Of this week.
We admit it.
The boys were Wallace Wade,
coach of the Duke University
Blue Devil football team and J.
l.. Won Claim director of athele-
tics at State College. The two col
leges are rather pronounced grid
iron rivals and a wise man might
have hesitated about taking the
two men out together in a row
boat.
We are not exactly a wise man,
but we knew that only one set Of
paddles were going out on that
boat and that we would be hand.
ling both of them, if there was any
padding to be done, we would dc
it.
We had dug the worms, as a sort
of tribute, free gratis for nothing
for Duke University. Bill Wells,
who is still indebted to State Col.
lege for what he knows, we are
not sure how much that is, came
across with a pound of shrimp
for bait for State.
Long before the appointed hour
arrived Wade found that he hao
to 60 early and return to his fami.
ly at the beach in like order. Wher
he showed up and explained the
situation Won Claim was nowhere
about. So we set out with just
the Duke mentor, leaving WORD
for the State College man to fol
low and find us, if he could.
Embarking with Wade in the
boat during the heat of a hot aft
ernoon brought us considerable
misgivings. 1t was past lunch
time for the fish and they were
not yet ready for supper. We
privately thought that at tina
time most of them would be sulk
ing off somewhere in deep holes
where the water was cool. They
were, at least we didn't catcf
anything at all in my favorite
fishing spot, to which I had pad
died Wade.
We remained there some time
l%oafing and not even getting {
mosquioto bite. Then, from the
dock, nearly a mile away, some
gink began to yell and raise cair
generally, for us to come in. 1
proved to be the missing State
College man, Directing to bein,
stranded on shore.
We ran the boat alongside ane
the State College man began Il
climb in, an operation that nigh
be described as lowering his hull
At the same time tn. Duke Uni
versity man began getting out O
there. Reminding us that it wa,
about time for his appointment
the fish were not biting, anyway
And, anyway that boat was no
built for three people, when on
OF them was as big as Won Claim
He went on his way fishless an,
practically unmourned at the tim,
being. 1t was evident he was no
so much at home in a boat on
pond as he was on a football field
The new companion did prett.
we'll from the start. We only hat
an hour and a half to put in an eff
fort to induce the fish to bite
Part of that time had to be takel
up In padding the boat to a fav
orable looking spot. Once we hat
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-11
Columbus Officers
Locate And Destroy
Three Illegal Stills
(Special to The Starr

WH1TEVILLE, Aug. 10.-The
Columbus county sheriff's office
opened up on operation OF illegal
manufacturing Of whiskey during
the past two days and came ou1
with the capture of three stills.
rs gallons of illegal LIQUOR, and
$50 gallons of beer. The stills
were taken in Bogue, Western
Prong and Bug Hill Townships.
Sheriff H. D. Stanley and
Deputy L. R. Wayne captured the
first still ON Thursday afternoon IN
Bogue Township and destroyed a
100 gallon, copper, submarine type
outfit. Three hundred gallons OF
sugar beer and 20 gallons OF liquor
we're hidden a short distance from
the still.
The still had been in operation
during the early morning as the
officers stated that the outfit was
still hot when they captured it
that afternoon.
The second still was taken in
Western Prong Township with 100
gallons of beer being destroyed,
The outfit was a 100 gallon copper
machine. The third still was taken
by Deputies Mack Canady and
Horace Shaw in Bug ELL ToW2-
ship. Fifty-four gallons OF Illegal
liquor were taken in this raid. No
operators were apprehended in
any of the three raids.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-11
Registrations
Increase In Columbus
Especial to The Starr

WHITEVILLE, Aug. 10.-Total
motor vehicle registrations num-
bered 1854 during the period from
January l to July 81 in Colum.
bus county, according to a report
from Mrs. Anna Belle Jordan,
manager of the local office of the
Carolina Motor club. The figure
represents an increase Of 76o
registrations over the same period
in 1946.
There were 1881 automobile
registrations, 1872 trucks, and 1901
trailer certificates, during the
first seven months Of this year.
In comparison, last years figures
were: autos, 5627; trucks, 1877;
and trailers, 1000.
Truck registrations increased by
495, followed by an increase of
automobiles by 254. The slightest
difference was noted in the t~ratiers
with only l registration in excess
of last years figure.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-11

Tomorrow: A hefty brogan puts
DR.. John Walker in the proper
frame of mind.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-11

Dia, 1881 For Newspaper Service.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-11
,TASSEN PLANS
A COMPROMISE
Nav Acceps Vice Presi-
dential Nomination If He
Fails Top Place

WASHINGTON, May 10. - R-
HAROLD E. Stassen, seeking the Re
,,nbIjcan presidential! nomination
1913. said today he might be
lailling to take the vice presi-
"anti5I nomination i his bid for
tbe top spot fails.
us .1t would depend on who the
..es;dential candidate is to be, ,
70 said, land what the platform
Meanwhile Gov. Earl Warren of
california, who has been mention.
Va as a possibility for the Re
s,,bl;can presidential or vice presi-
Poo+iaI nomination, declared there
poc been no change in the attitude
he expressed last fall when ne
..id he wished his friends would
|ot fry to RUN him for president.
'U ." am not a candidate for any
,4ice other than that I hold at
tss present time" he said.
De s4assen, warren, Gov. Thomas
no,uev of New York and other
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-11

political figures from out of town
were here for the Gridiron club
dinner tonight.
Stasscn, disclosing h S attitude
toward the vice presidential nomi-
nation in reply to a question, told
an interviewer that he will con-
tinue his campaign for the presi-
Dental nomination.
The first test in this campaign,
he S d, will come next spring in
the Wisconsin preferential prima-
~. In seeking Wisconsin con-
vention delegates, Stassen may be
IL competition with Dewey.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-11
UN SECRETARIES FROM
CHINA CHRISTIAN COLLECT

NEW YORK, N. Y. - Twenty
nine. or IS per cent OF the 86
Chinese members of the secretariat
of the United Nations are alumni
of the thirteen Christian COLLEGES
in China, according to the Over
sea Department OF the Episcopal
Church, which points out that SIX
are from St. Johns University ard
two from Hua Chung College, with
which the Episcopal Church is es-
pecially concerned. Episcopalians
in America also contribut toward
the support of Ginling College,
which has two alumni in the Sec
retara.t
There are eight national forests
in Arizona. covering a total of
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-02-20

forest lands productive and build
ing up our growing stock of tim
Der. Briefly outlined, such a pro-
gram would Cd bring organized
fire protection to the 1876 million
acres Of forest land still without
il, and build up the forces now
fighting forest pests; ~ step up the
planting program so as to bring in
TO productiveness millions Of nom
productive forest acres; CD reduce
waste through more complete uti-
lization of trees harvested; and "a
stop destructive cutting practices
and encourage wider adoption of
good forest management.
Denying that the proposal was in
any way akin to RECOMMENDATION,
socialism or dictatorship" the chief
forester held that some measure OF
public control over cutting and re-
lated practices was vital to the suc'
cessful development of an effective
forest conservation program. He
said the proposed regulatory pro-
gram contemplated only require
ments sufficient to prevent des-
truetive cutting and to keep the
land reasonably productive. He
suggested that the regulatory pro-
gram might well be administered
by the individual states, with federal
financial assistance, and in line with
basic standards set up national leg
islation; but that there should be
provision for direct federal admin
istration in states which fail to take
appropriate action within a reason
able time
Coupled with public regulation
as equally essential, the chief for
ester advocated extension Of pres
ent federal aid to encourage better
management on private forest land
and the inclusion through public
ownership of certain additional land
il. national, state and community
! forests. The type of land which
/ the report said should be purchased,
managed, and protected by public
agencies includes land where the
public values are of high impor-
lance because of acute problems of
watershed protection or other needs
vitality affecting the welfare of de-
pendent communities; also lands
not suited for permanent private de-
velopment due to scanty rainfall,
poor soil inaccessibility, or deter
Iteration caused by unwise cutting or
fire.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-02-20
LUMBER SCARCITY DUE
TO FOREST DEPLETION

Missoula, Montana, January 20,
I947: People who have been asking
questions as to why they can't get
sll the lumber they want, when
they want 1t, for new homes or tor
home repairs, will find part of the
answer in the annual report of the
Chief of the Forest Service, Reg
ionaI Forester P. D. Hanson stated
TO-DAY. The report, made to Sec
retaiy of Agriculture Clinton P.
Anderson by Lyle F. Watts, Forest
Service Chief, has just been re-
leased in Washington, Mr.. Hanson
said
Despite the fact that manpower
and equipment shortages, which
hampered the forest products in
dustries during the war and to a
lesser extent in 1916, are being pro-
gressively overcome, it is not likely
that industry will be able to meet
the consumer demand for forest
products in full for many years, Mr..
Watts reported. Sufficient man
power. equipment and sawmil ca
pacity no doubt will be available
in the next few years for much
larger output of lumber, but the in
creasing scarcity of good timber
products will last until we grow
a great deal more timber, because
"vou can't grow trees of saw-tim-
Der size overnight"
Explaining the timber shortage
the chief forester said that in the
past SO years the Nations wood
pile has been reduced by more than
40 percent, the total stand Of saw
timber in the United States haV-
ing been estimated at 1925 billion
board feet in 1909 and being shown
by Nationwide Forest Service
study to be 1,601 billion board feet
at the present time. Evidence OF
forest depletion today was to be
found in every part of the country
he said. Adding that the Nation
is becoming increasingly dependent
on second growth stands, but in the
main these are not being handled
so as to produce the quality and
kinds of timber needed for many
uses.
At the present time, I'VE are
overdrawing our saw-timber banli
account by about 1876 billion board
feet a year." the amount of saw
timber being grown annually add
ing up to 35.3 billion board fee
and the amount being cut or de-
stroyed each year being 53.9 billion
Mr. Watts said.
Mr.. Watts noted that headers
in the forest industries realize thai
the timber supplies they will neec
to stay in business will have to b'
grown" AS proof, he cited the in
dustry-sponsored movements calling
for continuous growing of trees OF
all land suited to the purpose anC
for bringing the widest area pos
sible under permanent forest man
agement.
The key to a permanent timbei
supply said the chief forester, is
realistic and comprehensive Nation
wide program aimed at keeping ou
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-02-20
last YEAR LIQUOR SALES
JUMP PREVIOUS YEAR

Observation-Disclosures sales thru
state stores jumped $4,069,040 in
1916 over the previous year, a re-
port by the Liquor Control Board
showed today.
Sales thru the state monopoly
reached $l5,999,797 last year with
net profit of $4,OO3, 729, according
to the report.
In 10 years operation, the Liquor
Control Board has shown net pro-
fit OF $3O,53O, 4O1, not including ex-
else taxes of $7241,3 $3.50 collected
separately and returned to the
state.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-11-21
RR Unions Oppose
Arminq Continent

WASHINGTON, Nov. IL -
(LPA) - Would Uncle Sam
mote peace by becoming world
merchant of death?" That's
the question asked by Labor, of
ficial newspaper of the Railroad
Brotherhoods, in an editorial de,
nouncing legislation now before
Congress to build up the armed
forces of South America.
The editorial pointed out that
a bill, which went partly thru
the last Congress, bears the "in,
Notwithstanding" title: Inter,
American Military Cooperation, -
but that it would actually have
Uncle Sam train and instruct
Latin.American arm e d forces;
supply them with huge quanti
ties of modern weapons" and
maintain, repair and rehabili.
tate the military equipment OF
those countries"
Labor declared that this meas
ure would make the u. S. a
Merchant of Death for the en-
tire western hemisphere"