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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-12

clining health for several years
and confined to the bed most OF
the time since he suffered a cere-
bral hemorrhage last November.
Final rites will be conducted
from the home Thursday at 4 p. m,
Interment will follow in the family
plot at Meadowbrook cemetery.
The stores in the Deese building
which he owned, will be closed
during the funeral.
MI. Deese was a native and
life long resident Of Lumberton.
He was born on November Is,
1879, son Of the late Robert Gin
ton and Julia Best Deese.
He acquired wide farming and
real estate interests.
In June, 1908 he was married
to Miss Edith Louise Moore O.
Charleston, member Of a distin.
quished South Carolina family
She survives, together With three
sons, Robert c. and Owen Lafay.
cite (Frosty) Deese Of Lumbertor
and Worth Moorer Deese Of Phila'
delphia, Pa, one daughter, Mrs,
James S. Calvin Of Lexington, KY,
two sisters Miss Ellen Deese and
Mrs. j. M. Jones of Lumberton
and four grandchildren.
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MEETING

The regular meeting of the
Recreation division of the Com
munity Council will be held
this morning at II o'clock
in the conference room, fourth
floor. Tide Water building,
George Stearns, executive sec
rotary, Community Chest, an
nounced. Archie D.. Foun-
tain, new chairman of the rec
reational department, who was
elected in January and sue
ceeded Spurgeon Bailey, 1946
chairman, will attend the meet
ing.
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Obituaries
MRS. IDA WAGNER

Funeral services for Mrs. Ida
Wagner, who died at her home,
619 South Fifth avenue, at 11:3C
o'clock Sunday night, will be held
Wednesday afternoon at $3.50 O'Clock
from the Yopp Funeral home.
The Rev. w. o. Walton, pastor Of
the Southside church will ~officiate
and internment will follow in Oak
dale cemetery.
She is survived by two sons; Tom
Wagner and Charles Wagner, bott
OF Detroit, Mich. One sister; Mrs.
John Strange of st. Louis, Mo. and
two grandchildren; John and Billy
Way.
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kAWANIS MEETING

The Wilmington Kiwanis will
meet today at Ito p. m. in
the Friendly cafeteria. John
E. Hope, editor of the Whining
ton Morning Star, will be the
principal speaker. The topic Of
his speech will be Thomas A.
Edison,
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ROLAND TO E

H. NJ. Roland, superintendent
Of New Hanover county schools,
will be the principal speaker
at the Carolina Beach Parent
Teachers Association Founders
Day program scheduled for
Friday, Feb. IA, in the school
auditorium. All parents have
been invited.
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NEW CARTEL LAW

BERLIN, Feb. 11.-(PEA new
trust-busting law Immediately at
fecting 30 German business enter
prises with assets OF 5000. 900. 0OO
Reichsmarks ($3O0, 600, 000) was
published and went into effect
simultaneously at midnight to-
night in the British and American
zones.
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TO GIVE TALK

Mrs. Catherine Bennette will
give a talk next Sunday at st.
Luke's church on the Public
Welfare program in New Han
over county. Mrs. Bennette is
intake interviewer and case
worker in the county welfare
office.
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PLANTS STOLEN

Despite guard precautions in
the Greenfield Lake area, r.
w. Smell, superintendent of
parks, reported that 100 azaleas
and camellias had been stolen
from the park during January.
In his monthly report to City
Manager J. r. Benson, Smell
also said that 1919 azaleas had
been. transplanted. This num-
Der was included in 1857 trees
and shrubs trahsplanted.
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SCOUT MEETING

The Executive board meeting
of the Boy Scouts will be held
at the Pine Rooms in Lumber
ton on Friday, Feb. IA, at 7
p. M, CORTLAND Baker, execu-
tive secretary, Cape Fear
Council Boy Scouts, announced
Louie E. Woodbury., Jr., presi-
dent, will preside at the meet
ing, he said. Members of the
Executive board and the Dis
trict committee will attend the
meeting, he added.
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JUVENILE REPORT

Fifty cases were heard in
Judge J.. H. Ferguson's juve-
nile court during January, ac-
cording to the monthly report
given to City Manager J.. r.
Benson. OF the cases involved,
40 were delinquents, three were
truants and seven were neglect
ed or dependent children. Mrs.
Sarah A. Layton, probation Of
ficer, reported that there were
1855 cases settled out Of court.
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DIVORCE SUIT

One suit for divorce was filed
yesterday in the office of ALL
gust Meyland Clerk Of courts in
which Wilmer F. Holloman is
suing his wife Betty Ann S.
Holloman.
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SUPPER

The regular Fellowship Club
supper OF the Wesley Memorial
Methodist church will be held
Thursday night at TOO, it was
announced yesterday by A. T.
Wrench, club secretary.
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CHURCH MEETING

The st. Matthews Evan
gelical Lutheran church, 18th
and Ann streets, will hold its
annual congregational meeting
and fellowship supper tonight
at $50 o'clock in the church,
K. Y. Huddle, pastor announc-
e6.
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ENLIsTS IN

Ivan Frederick HeWett, MINI
&c. Wilmington, yesterday en-
listed in OIL Of the Naval Re
serve; and Selvin Tyndan sim
&c: Robert Washington, S &c;
both OF Wilmington; and Henry
Collins Cousar, BMA &c, White
vile, enlistedsin Class VS., local
Naval Reserve officers report
oI .....
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JOIN COAST A

Kenneth Neidick Willis,
MoMM &c, Of Mocehead City;
George Jones, S lie; Martin
Brooks, S &c; James Preston
Fulcher, S lie; all of Harkers
Island, yesterday enlisted in
the United States Coast Guard
and will 60 to Norfolk, Va.
for assignment, local recruit
ing officers reported.
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CUTTER TO SAIL

The United States Coast
Guard Cutter Mendoza will
leave for Boston today at ap-
proximately 10 a. m. where
supplies and instruments will
be taken aboard in preparation
for ice patrol duty in the North
Atlantic.
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BISHOP WRIGHT ILL

The Ri. Rev. Thos. H. Wright,
bishop of the Episcopal Diocese
Of East Carolina, is confined
to his home due to illness. He
will be absent from his
duties for at least a week. his
attending nurse said yester-
day.
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TINE EXTENDED

C. F. Smith, county auditor,
announced that Whining
ton tax listers would continue
on duty at the courthouse for
the next few days. Property
owners and residents in Cape
Fear, Federal Point, Harnett
and Masonboro townships can
make their returns to the
tax listers at their homes I'M
til the books are turned in to
the office,
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NOTICE OF ELECTION

WHEREAS, the Board of Education Of New Hanover County, in
conformity with Chapter 1860 of the 1915 laws of the State Of North
Carolina, the same being entitled, "Act to Provide for the Establish
ment # a Junior College in New Hanover County, North Carolina,
has requested the Board of Commissioners of New Hanover County
to call an election, for the. purpose of permitting the qualified voters
of said County to determine whether there shall be levied and col
lected annually a special tax, not exceeding five cent (5) on the One
Hundreds Dollars (S1OOO OJ valuation of property, real and personal,
for the purpose of maintaining and equipping a Junior College in New
Hanover County, as is provided by said Act; and
WHEREAS Section {, of said Act, gives authority to the Board
of Commissioners to submit to the qualified voters the question of
levying and collecting such SPECIAL tax for the purposes aforesaid;
NOW, THEREFORE,, the Board of Commissioners of New Han
over County does hereby call a election to be held Q n Tuesday;
March 25th, 1947, between the hours of $50 o'clock A. M. and $50
o'clock P. NJ Eastern Standard Time. on said day: Al qualified
ballot Q n which shall be Be printed or written the words, FOR GoUN-
which shall be printed o r written the words. AGAINST COUNTY
JUNIOR COLLEGE,"
For the purpose of this election, a authorized by said Act, the
said Board of Commissioners of New Hanover County do hereby
order a nw registration, and the following re designated as the
polling places for the Townships, Precincts and Wards, and the per-
sons hereinafter named are appointed a $ Registrars and Judges OF
o1aotiou in said Tnrxnshins Precincts and Wards
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IN JAPAN

Pvt. James Reaves, of Will
mington, is now serving with
the famous 1st Cavalry Divi-
sion in the present occupation
of the Japanese capital. Over
seas 2 months, Reaves is a
member of the 7th Cav. Regi-
ment. He wears the Victory
Ribbon and Occupation Rib
bon. As a civilian, Reaves at
tended New Hanover High
School. He entered the Army
in August Of 1916.
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WINSTON-SALEM, Feb. 11.-(P)
Miss Harriet Elliott, 81, dean OF
women at w. C. U. N. c. Green's
boro, was reported somewhat Tim
proved" tonight at Baptist hospital
where she is suffering from a
subarachnoid ~hemorrhage.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-12
OWEN N T DEEsE

LUMBERTON, Feb. II Owen
Clinton Deese, 81, prominent
Lumberton Merchant, farmer and
livestock dealer, died at his home
on North Elm street Tuesday
morning about 4 o'clock after a
long illness. He had been in de-
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HOME

Clayton c. Holmes, Jr., who
served in occupied Germany
as a radio operator, is reported
enroute to his home in this city.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-12
MARRIAGE

Adrian Rhodes, register Of
deeds, today issued a marriage
license to Cecil L. Brooks, of
Wilmington and Ruby H. Cur
sanus, of Richards.
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CITY BRIEFS
AAA CoMMITTEE MEETING

The New Hanover county
AAA committee will hold a
regular business meeting to-
night in the office of R. W.
Galphin, county agent, at 7:30.
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e MILK RECORD

NEW YORK, Feb. 11.-R-Milk
production viii reach 124 billion
pounds by 1850. compared with an
estimated 1899 billion in 1916,
Walter P. Cotton, dairy economist,
predicted today.
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MRS. GRACE wATTERsON

WH1TEVILLE, Feb. II. - Mrs.
Grace Stephens Watterson, 43, died
IN the Columbus county hospital
Tuesday at $50 a. M. after a
long illness. She was born in
Boardman, the daughter Of F. M.
Stephens and Rebecca Williamson
Stephens.
Funeral services will be held
Wednesday at 2 p. m. at the Nc
Kenzie chapel with Rev. S. N.
Lamb and Rev. G. r. Gleason Of
ficiating. 1nterment will be in the
Boardman cemetery.
Surviving are: her husband. J.
B. Watterson Of Whiteville, and
two daughters, Marian and Betty
Watterson, both Of Whiteville.
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TO MEET

The regular luncheon meeting
Of the Civitan club will be held
today at 1 pm. in the Crystal
restaurant.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-12
GEORGE HARLEY

Mrs. Lillian M. B. Rodgers has
received word Of the death of her
cousin, George Harley, Of Chest
nut Hill, Philadelphia. Mr.. Harley
was for twenty-seven years as
ISOLATED with the Girard Trust
Company of Philadelphia. and was
trust distributionist officer for the
company at the time Of his death.
He was an active member Of the
Protestant Episcopal Church OF
St. Martin s-in-the Field, Chestnut
Hill. He is survived by his mother,
widow Of the late Russell Harley
and niece Of Mrs. Rodgers faith
Len, the late. George W. BauEh.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-12

Slip a cotton bag over the broom
lead and you have a handy tool
for sweeping down walls and cell
ingS,
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-12

Seen above is Pfc. Clyde Anders,
of Garden City, who has recently
received his discharge from the
Army after serving three years
and eight months, six months OF
which he spent in Germany with
the Ordnance department. Nnlle
in the service he received two
battle stars in addition to several
service ribbons. MI. Anders Is
now participating in the Veterans
Administration On-The-Job train
ing program.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-12

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shine or a hot stove.
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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-12

n registration books of each Township, Precinct and Ward shall
q open for the registration of voters, between the hours of 8 o'clock
~ a. M IA: o saturday the first day of March 1947, and shall be closed
Ma se hsb o ~ Saturday snadaS1 March o1 IS. 1s47, And Q n saturdays March 1st,
t ts reafSsa = the respective Townships. Precincts and Wards with
sb,ns H g hEGISTRARS shall attend the polling places of their Town
dSvp H. A 90 Is I'M wards. with their registration books. O N Satrr-
NJ NJ .n I'M n day Of March 1s47. between the hours of o o'c1ocIl 4
"a. ans inspecton Of the electors of said Townships. Precincts ~ Txen 70
pearing on said books. ~ oolecl TO the names ap-
ny II the Board of County riss;o
N'"nt ths 10th day of February. 1o47. :" view HanoVe
Addison Hewlett. Chairman
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The registration books of each Township, PTeclnct dMu Q O'Clock
be open for the registration of voters between the nouT i h 70 closed al
A. N. on Saturday the first day of March 1947 and shah oe ,rarch1 ISL
sunset on Saturday, March IS, 1947, and O SATURDAYS, w me polling
March 9th and March 18th, 1947, the Registrars shall attend u III ls
places of the respective Townships, Precincts and Walu''
The Registrars shall attend the polling places II thet Eotrrdav TIT
Precincts and Wards. with their registrations books, on atn ~ and
22nd day of March 1s47. between the hours Of 9 O'Clock A. s Wv to h
o'clock P. M, when and where the said books shall be op tn ard
inspection of the electors of said Townships. Precincts and .npear
" of said electors shall be allowed to object to the names ~"
ing o. said books. 11o,oye
BY order of the Board of County Commissioners of New nan"
County, this the 10th day of February, 1947.
ADDISON HEWLETT, Chairman.
The Nome nugget., 1947-11-10

edies which he has promised to submit. The President himself has offered no tangible clues.
 The danger is this: That MT. Truman will offer a domestic pro- gram which the Republican-ruled Congress cannot accept and which he knows they will not. In that case, the President with eyes on the AS elections would be simply batting the opposition for political effect. We hope this will not come about.
 The anti-inflation program must be sincere-not a mere angling for political advantage. It must be planned with the best knowledge that the President and his econo- mic advisers can bring to bear. Equally important, it must be de- signed with an understanding of political feasibility. A program foredoomed by an opposition Con- gress will benefit neither the in flation-hounded American public nor the people abroad who wait for our aid.
 There is no minimizing the diff ficulty of drafting such pro- gram. Indeed, it is doubtful that any sure and effective panacea may be devised. Probably the most to be expected are steps to head off further strains. It is, then, to be recommended that the Pres;- dent recognize the limits of pos sible remedy. To ask anything further would be hazardous po- litical game.
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the United States that form of compromise high ly probable.
 This would set bad precedent for other LIN subsid iary bodies which act by simple majority vote, force double debate each subject (once to get it the agenda) and set aside the usual democratic voting pro- cedure It would enable Russia to exercise almost e fectve vetothanks to her three seats plus her sate lite bloc-as in the Security Council.
 The other compromise is worse. If the body not discuss disputes there is little for it. But France and China, as we'll of the smaller tions want it that way.
 Fortunately Britain is insisting that the new body have substantially the jurisdiction the parent assembly of which it would be interim standing mittee So there is chance of defeating that ap peasement move.
 Nothing before the assembly is more important than this Marshall proposal. Brave talk and pious hopes will not save the United Nations from Soviet stranguaton
 Unless some way is found for the assembly to in time of need, when Russia holds the Security Council prostrate the United Nations is not likely to guard either peace security.
The Nome nugget., 1947-11-10
The 'sLittle Assembly,

(Rocky Mountain News)
 SECRETARY OF STATE Marshas proposal for year-round Little Assembly, of the United Nations is getting rough treatment in committee
 Probably some if not al of its teeth will be pulled be- fore it is accepted by the general assembly.
 Russian opposition of ocurse was expected The chief purpose of creating the body is to permit the United Nations to function despite Russas ability paralyze the Security Council through misuse of her veto power
 But objection is not limited to the Soviet bloc Even with Russia and her Czechosovakia satellite boycottng the subcommittee debating the question: large major ity already has indicated it's fear of going too far.
 Although of this may be attributed to other subsequently, apprehension over what Little As sembly" might do to their own sacred cows-most of the subcommittee members frankly trying to ap- pease Russia If they retain the form but the substance they hope Sain be induced to go along with the harmless things
 The so-called compromises of two kinds One would require twothrds vote instead of simple jority in the Little Assembly" before subject could get on its agenda The other would bar from consider ing all disputes" and all subjects requiring urgent measures"
 With Britain joining the subcommittee majority for atwo-thirds rule, and only Australia far supporting
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No Food For Democracy
lThe Denver POStl


 MISGUIDED AMERICAN friends who might have believed that Chiang KaShek meant his talk to reform had best lay down their briefs for the Kuomntang gov ernment For in outlawing the Democratic League Chi ang has struck another blow against the possibility of truly representative government for China.
 Chiang has excused his action by calling the league had disagreed sharply with the central government it Communism" Actually, however, the suppression of ment of the Henry Wallace group in this country. Since the end of the against Japan the Democrat ic League has avowedy worked for unity in China. It has often adopted the policies of the Communists as the 'Quit China" campaign against U. S. nterven- tion of 1946-47, in which many league members active Nevertheless in many instances it has appeared to oppose the Communists just heartily it opposes the central government.
 The Democratic League has many adherents among Chinese intelectuas It has been impoten because it's plan for compromise between the Naonaists and Com munists has been unacceptable to both sides But the league has been the force looked upon-wistfuy, per haps-as the possible savior of China It has been the largest and most important party of the loyal oppos tion.'
 In suppression of the Democratic League, and the vr tual arrest of its leaders, Chiangs has of fered no proof There may be Communists in the leagues ranks but most certainly the entire party not truhfuly be so branded The league should be of ered every opportunity to clear itself of these charges If it is not Chiang latest may be regarded evil dence that he has intention of eliminating corruption, seeking compromise or brooking peaceful opposi ton to the policies of the Kuomintang dictatorship
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Risks of Exploiting Political Advantage

(By Palmer Hoyt)
 PRESIDENT TRUMAN no doubt was we'll advised to include the domestic costof-iving crisis in his call for special session of Congress- In doing he made note of the plain fact that the American public is grow ingly concerned at the unchecked strain upon family budgets.
 It the part of statesmanshp to recognize that this inflaonary stress-and national effort to remedy it. may be closely connected with the willingness of the public to respond to the needs of Europe
 Nonetheless, it is difficult to overlook the political dangers which may lie in this move The nation has at this point truly bipartisan foreign policy; but it appears that issue with the obvious hazard of par san disagreement has been injected. It will call for statesmanshp the president is not to permit the cost-of-ivng question to split the common front on foreign policy.
 In coupling the domestic crisis with the European aid program the President has acted with admirable bold ness But remains to be whether he will yield to the political temptation to exploit internal problems at the risk of destroying unity on foreign policy.
 The President has at this point strong tactical ad- vantage He has seized the initiative with call for &C., tion question affecting every American household The wisdom of his statesrnanshp, however, will be tested by the in which he follows through laying his annfation program before the special sion of Congress. next week
 So far there has been little but conjecture the
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That's That
 By BRUCE GUSTIN

Russian methods of winning friends and influencing people" are not working in South Amer ica. Brazil has severed diplomatic relations withe Soviet Union be- cause of insults to President Dutra in the Soviet press. Chile has broken with Yugoslavia, and Rus sia because she planes Commun- ists for stirring up strike trouble. There is about as much accord in the international family of nations as in a pen of strange bulldogs.
 What is the real motive behind Russian policy? Why has the Sov- jet government taken such an ag- gressive line, revived the Comin- tern and called upon Communists in Europe to defeat the Marshall plan? Winston Churchill, who, as wartime prime minister of Great Britain, should have a clear insight into the Russian mind, says he cannot believe the present Soviet line is a prelude to war
 'These fourteen men in the Kremlin who rule with despotic power the vast populations and territories of which the are the masters are very capable and we'll informed" Churchill reasons. If their minds were set on war, cannot believe they would not Hull the easy going democracies into a false sense of security. Hitler was master of this, and always be- fore or during some act of aggres- sion he uttered soothing words or made non-aggression pacts; there fore, while I cannot exclude the danger of war, I do not think the violent abuse which the Soviet government and their Communist adherents all over the world law ish on all existing forms of civil ization is necessarily a sign of danger, or if imminent danger. It is more likely being used for in- ternal purposes" In other words, it seems to be Churchill's idea that Soviet Russia, in the role of barking dog" does not intend to bite.
 What President Truman will recommend to the special session of Congress naturally is subject of widespread speculation. He can- not very well urge re-establish- ment of consumer food rationing and price controls. He already has