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Evening star., 1947-03-13
THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. c. C.
ROOM WITH BOARD WANTED.

ROOM WITH BOARD WANTED.
ROOM AND BOARD desired for elderly
ant private home In NV. section; prefer
sSly ay hos Nc Of ssan EssiTed nurses excellent pay
HOME Htoai WANTED FOR MOTHER and Q;
mon, mon,th.ola baby with day yossssre care of sSild
EMPLoYTD nondrinkins Christian veteran;
6oass Christian py' xs ssnbsrd ssDy
area. An INQUIRIES eonsidsred. Refs. ex-
ana aa sS0s son desire
n hna venits eGaas OF OF Ese Gus GUSTS
Ell .Isr Xs sns ss5s Of sen
MOVING. PACKING and STORAGE
VET. VANS OF vA.-An white vet; help;
moving, packing: storage, Grating, shipping.
ian III isqa noSis 9x 1924 sfUsxSH fSss 81 Goe $3.50
aod. aoa 9eo aeo ssn Ii Sc ioo SO too large ana
MARINE VETERANS MOVING Co.-a4-hr
sspyks ssgys and sgns 5s snd RI
reimbursement furnished promptly II you
Maine sEs sns'Ss to florida Gh ana Wsss
wEsTERs ESTE M MOVING Co. FIR 4sss M Or
Il HELs s' x vEr-can move you % day or nishs;
eialty Gasss phone Iu aiss. from aaf pm until
midnisht; An day sat and Sun: lie
GaLL z. corysnisfnf,s
WE viii fssFan MSyH YoE ssse undei the
ssR s! 81 = lsRf a'''fisS R1;:Rt
VfESTfElRASs. st starting a1S~ business, win move
Hn rar1ir oh
ns Sastns sDsslsss passns aE ena 1sy is1pns light
MSyns and hauling nsT
FUN. MoViNa: trunk. NIB bassase M and par.
eel dsliv, we ssTs fes rs shipsg pssj jgI ysn
ATLAS VAN LINES. INC.-Lony, distance
Free estimates Wash, agent, AT. e4s7. g,
CT sour bos spse
to vets. GLOVER TRANSFER, GIL. $3.50
EDELMAN's MOVING & STORAGE co.
Reas. rate; viii accept your lurplus furni-
storage; LEGAL. lons-dist. moving. TIA. a93i.
CALL LEE-Movins at your cony.; large
or small; estimates cheerfully given by
veterans, ystsganss Re ,,St,Sc Stge . srop.cr cn
8 man Crews. Grating: Foreign and do
objects dart. machinery. Ions distance
Daily pickups for Ill. Ind; Ohio, Mich,
Det. for Wash. D. c., or places en- route.
California shipments direct by van or rail;
household goods sprayed for vermin. prop
erly wrapped ard stacked by expert ware
house crew. Detroit office. 3315 JOY I'd; :.
TY. 5-6565 Wash. office, 1925 New York
ave. ne. At. 0243.
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ROOM RENTAL SERVICE.

ROOMS FOR COLORED-We have rooms
in nearly every section Of the city for EN-.
ployed persons, IN renned homes. Csu
North $3.50 or stop st our omces. 611
Florida ave. NV.
Evening star., 1947-03-13
AVIATION.

EVERY ONE WHO FLIES needs complete
sHiVERs INSURANCE AGENCY. 1910
Vermont ave. NV pI. 100.
combe Silvaire 40 hours total time, clean
as new. Come see for yourself. $2,375, |
terms. BOB BABER, Aircraft Sales, queens
Chapel Airport, UN. 4234. -16
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MISCELLANEOUS FOR RENT.
TYPEWRITERS, SIS per month. CAPITOL
OFFICE SUPPLY CO., MA. 7146. Ia
FOLDING CHAIRS for rent. NO. $40.
BULLDOZER, experienced operators; -31a-
yard pan. Cali MR.. CUSICK. NO. 0222.
Evening star., 1947-03-13
INSTRUCTION COURSES

TANGO, RUMBA, SAMBA, fox trot. waltz
aught in your home at your convenience;
instructor. Call MI. 1907
,fter pm
Evening star., 1947-03-13
APARTMENT HOUSES WANTED.

$4,000 to invest as a down payment in
small apt. house. 20 to 30 units. must be
broker who will make immed. inspection.
Phone Ma $3.50.
Evening star., 1947-03-13
APARTMENTS EXCHANGED.

APARTMENTS EXCHANGED.
SYRACUSE FOR WAsHINGTON-Will ex-
change 4-room apt. in Washington for apt.
in Syracuse, N. Y. AT. 6475 Ia
WANTED, furn. or unfurn.. 2 OF. rrn. apt.
in New York City in exchange for sharing
house with empl. couple; pvt; bath, Airing:
ton, 90 Minis to Wash: blk. to bus and
shopping center. GL. 1878. Ia
Evening star., 1947-03-13
COAL, WOOD and FUEL OIL.

VA. ANTHRACITE, eeg, stoye and nut
$13.17; pea. S11 Al ,buckwheat. .$s.97;
gg s52sa tSye sitSs t. II
section. Of p; e. BLUE RIDGE COAL CO.,
INC. ME 3545.
Cali Columbia 7744, Br. 213 South, THURS,
Fri. and Sat. after 8 pm. Call for coa! at
R9ai y2na ST. wooop, all hardwood s2s
cord; mixed wood, $50 per cord; tmne-
date delivery. Call WI. 1923. -l5
Evening star., 1947-03-13
APARTMENTS OUT OF TOWN.

block to ocean: stores and transp.; 2 miles
to Gulfstream Race Track. S110 week.
Accommodates 4. Write DAMAR APIS,
DESIRABLE l-rm., Kit. and 18th, furn.
apt. on beach at Hollywood. Florida, avail.
ct $50 per week. Phone ME. 5051; ewes,
NO 2016 -lb
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XOPHONES-Wurlitzer tenor, complete
National 1928. JoRDAN's, lois ,7th
Scales. new Simpson. computing. both
meat and check-out types in stock. LES
MATSoN. Simpson Scale Co; distributor,
917 New York ave. n.w., RE. 1890. la
M SEAL eaarrel size eap a $685. 5SS dsf s 1I
SECTIONAL SOFA, s-piece torapise. pre-
war construction; excel eond.; S1lO. RE
sGWNa sHSS AP mAeaE III Ri SsDs saser D Electric
sale or rent. immediate delivery: 31Oe
sEW1SG SEW Ss MxcHISEsMAli makes makes and types
at .hs mo st # sn2 oe
Kahn -oppenheimer JeweIry Store. Also
sGSwN sGS s. maSHNEs aae hSaas SINGER nj desk models
consoles and portables; renting and repair
:S e:oSNNEe4TsitssqT AVE. SEWING MACHINE A cIlSa
SERVICE. 350S Conn. ave. NV. EN-. 4555.
SEWING M MACHINES ea d., :, STANDARD sor.. ID IL
S59,so: SINGER lb portable; Sog 5o' nssp s,nser
head fs p portable. $3.50 Singer Ie7 GRIN
head portable, 500 SO; Singer 66 er;nkle
head portabls $3.50; Sn sSnsoles oo ssS one0 90
SEWING MACHINES. wide selection of
cabinets to fit any room in your home,
with SINGER head and lights; M select yours yours
and other appliances sold on the. same
straticn. AMERICAN sEwINo MACHINE
$50 sfsFs,a s9s w1 ays ssss SO SSi Silh ed
II. 1888. ia
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APARTMENTS UkFURkIsnEp.
APARTMENTS WANTED.

J ROOMS, semipriyate bath, for working
couple, no children; $65 mo-, utilitiss. LII
Evening star., 1947-03-13

NAVY VETERAN AND WIFE desperately
Ise nIsssd upiarn. apt. in NV; to ss6 mo: Gan
: Or 5 BEDROOM HOUSE or apartment.
sss AisI'' Il. Cali II RE. s7oo. Ext. 4a4e. ss
PHYSICIAN, patholosist Ct National In.
ssa stisnte Of Health and Sfe want 70
ss sh!desa ns Dss;. DR. SssK RssiS vi
APT, APT, fHS FuRN. OR UNrURN., for two re-
Ex lsShs9.s s9so, st Ell sIaneh' s44 cow smpIS
NAVY OFFICER; wife and two children.
y desire two-bedroom apartment, unturn:.
TWo sECRETAKIEs. permanent: 1-bed-
4H5s tH5s @HzS ass iiis3H 49, ssS B. Ass sS
SEoLooIcAL SURVEY employe, wife and
saER R 5S y VIZ and s9s s. ss
IS; ss's5:f3s Ss b 7sss e.
9GIET navy COUPLE desires apt: pre-
n HosE AsSsi esss place to go With
st nsea sse .psa
msas near @ school. Please held. SA. SiSS.
NEED FURNISHED NV. AFT. for 3 Or
young ladies; we want to be alone. Gail
Alex. 1883, after pm. Permanent only.
URGENTLY NEEDED By embassy empioye.
furn. apt: in NV. section. Call co. 6050.
III: ss4s 4 e c.. H
after pm. Mrs. Alexander. -13
p.s sssSn SS edHsn ST Hysst'yea wv asS couples
MorhdfSS yst snd SasS at house 6 se %
s4ss Ext rs scs snndts afssr e. Pr nsas and all gay
BEING EvICTED April 1st. family OF
adults need apt. Or house AT 094s 1l3
ington or suburban Nd; prefer unfurn.
r. 6161, Ext. AZ daytime. MR.. EELLS.
STUDENT and wife need 2 or
8 rm. apt: unfurnished. MISS BROWN,
RE. 7400, Ext 7li23, s to 4:20 pm. 13s
sACHELoR APT.-2 employed young men.
cooking facilities. furr. or unfurn. Phone
MR.. REILLY, day. AT. 5000; eyes,, Nj.
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HEATERS, electric; aE, westinshouse and
shss55 f.gsu1 dss ,oa9s While sGRs .sss
EIEcTRIcAL CENTER. 614 10th st. NV.
HEATERS, oil. coal. kerosene. gas, wood,
slsssfi' aeaa sroSE co 1oiS
HoME M is nT FREEzEss@1 Ez ssoS delivery
freeze. Gibson, Amana and many others;
home pFffes freezer ano from wsshinstons largest
f T1RE BanfR
Friday and Saturday till pm. Ii. $685.
HoUSEHoLD APPLIANCEs-Gas, electric
plumbing and heating. In Pe.worthho s7II
New Hampshirea a1 ave W;.1oT:;, nw; GE 61oo M n
$$ i.S SsS ANA
ss sso ts'sss sa ~ ~ Ssa : D5s
PfsissStW PfsSWs SsndtHn asSmnum Ga RR lSs1
table: Ss4 while they last. THE CRcsPIE
ESfroaEN SH a2s cA,BlhSfErs, 4, ranges. reirissra-
tors sinks esssse s4ass dsaxashsE pIss floor
KITCHEN sINKs-Immediate delivery:
bEand-pew complete e ,stfS stick Of kitchen
sinks. base ana wall caDlneLS. low Prices
and easy terms Select your Kitchen sinks
and cabinets from Washington's largest
sfARpHRD sf fsGe6z TE FamGas RA4RGR Stfnff
e-5 SGT. ii ! . n.m. II. 29s3. Ii, s741
LAUNDRY TUBS. white porcelain, double
or insle; immediate delivery. BLOCKS,
3e3d NJ st. NJ, ~. 714l. Is
LUMBER. seasoned. 3x4s, .xos ix1as,
5Utj-6O0 BM, %15 takes lot. l:.,i ,Iol-
IU.iBER used. seasoned il excellent
condition: plywood, 3 ply. 1:c per ft.;
nev sheetrock, 6lzc It. GENERAL
width GRUVER MFG. Co, so01 Conn.
ave. any time. OIL 5525. Ia
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ROOMS FURNIsHEp-Mp. and VA.

COLORED-MARRIED, employed couple:
front room in quiet home. Call after 8
pm, LU. 050s.-
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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-21
STEAMER
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nal facilities and industrial sites,
we're also discussed by Page.
ga conference will be held in
Washington within the next few
days to advance plans for the
lease Of a large section of the
northern part Of the property" he
said.
Briefly, Page told of how Nor
folk and Charleston had forged
ahead during war years, while
Wilmington started a downward
plunge. North Carolina continues
as the only seaboard state in
America without at least one
great port, and as a result, the
whole state has suffered"
Page considers the lack of regu-
lar steamship service the most
serious shortcoming of this port,
but said that plans for lines to
call here regularly are already
underway.
Other handicaps were listed as
the shortage Of overall suitable
terminal facilities, and the "woe-
full lack Of heavy port industry
Guests at yesterdays meeting
were George H. Garniss and
George A. Garniss. John Snow,
president, presided at the meet.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-21
TAXICAB OPERATORS
TO HOLD STATE MEET
AT HTSVILLE

Demonstrations by manufac-
turers of cab equipment, both cleo
trical and mechanical, will high
light the three-day North Carolina
|Taxicab Association convention al
Wrightsville Beach beginning Sun
day, it was reported yesterday.
Registration will begin Sunday
with films being shown on taxi
operations in the evening.
Marshall c. Kurfees, Winston
Salem, executive secretary, has
announced he expects a larger at
tendance than last year when 222
members convened.
The convention proper will open
at 10 a.. m. Monday. John M.
Samonds, Durham, president, will
open the session.
Appointment of committees will
be made at the morning session
with informal meeting scheduled
for the afternoon. Monday eve
ming a banquet will be held in the
Club Cabana with a film slated to
be shown by a representative OF
the Yellow Cab company.
Prior to this meeting officers
will be elected at 6 p. m. in the
hotel ballroom.
Business session will be held
Tuesday and another banquet
Tuesday night will wind UP the
convention.
Fishing parties are slated for
Wednesday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-21
FIFTY BUILDINGS
RAVACED BY FIRE
Blaze Famed By High
Winds, Destroys Large
Part OF Camp Kohler
Calf, June 2

SACRAMENTO, Calf, June 20.
-W.D- A fire famed by a high
wind tonight destroyed some SO
of the 80 buildings of Camp kohler.
a former Signal corps base near
here, and exploded nearby oil
tanks.
Ambulances we're sent to the
scene on an unconfirmed report
that one or more persons were in
jured. The camp was occupied by
only a few soldiers stationed there,
the District Corps of Engineers Of
flee. which has q nearby sub-base,
said.
Witnesses said the fire was out
of control and several ranch houses
outside the boundaries OF the camp
were ablaze.
The fire started in the camp laun-
dry about $3.50 p. m. and cut
through the middle of the camp,
the engineers office said. The camp
water tower burned and collapsed,
hampering control efforts.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-21
ANALYSIS
EXPECTED MONDAY

Harry E. Fales, chief Of the city
county Identification bureau, is
expected back in Wilmington today
Or Sunday with the results of the
analysis Of the contents of the
stomach of Lonnie Horne. 80, Au-
dubon resident, who died myster-
iously June 8.
Fales went to Washington
Thursday. Ten days previously he
had taken the contents to the FBI
chemist in the nations capitol for
analysis. Coroner Gordon Doran
said last night he expected Fales
back before Monday.
In the meantime, James Han
son, Al, who operated a drug store
at Fourth and Meares streets. was
at liberty. on 81, 900 bond facing a
technical charge of vagrancy.
An inquest into the death of Mr..
Horne will depend upon the re-
suits of the analysis, the coroner
said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-21
SENATE
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the bill! despite the president, 331
tc 83. This was a margin of near
~ 4 to 1, where 2 to 1 was needed.
3. Mr.. Truman called to the
White House for lunch and for
parley a dozen senators previously
for the bill whose votes he thought
could .prove decisive. Only one,
Senator Sparkman DALAI, an
nounced afterwards he would
change his position and uphold
the veto. Two said definitely they
still will vote to override, and the
rest made no commitm ents.
Senate Battles
4. A group of the bills foes
launched a last-ditch stand in the
senate to prevent any immediate
vote lest that chamber, too, over
ride the veto and make the bill
Jaw at last. They blocked Republi-
can moves to win agreement for
a vote tomorrow at a definite
time. And when the COP leader
ship kept on into a wearing night
session, the opponents still prove t.
ed a vote by talk and more talk,
but denied it was a filibuster. The
Republicans planned to keep the
senate in session continuously un-
til they got an agreement on a
voting time.
s.. Then Mr.. Truman said his
final say of the busy day. over
all major networks.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-21
CAPE FEAR
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he originator Of the national
chewing gum nablt.
For in the early days, children
would visit the rosin yards SEEK
ing a barrel of first run rosin.
The first run wa known as virgin
dip. It was soft and youngsters
ehewed IT,
It was a common sight to see
boys and girls at play and loiter-
ing along the streets, chewing
away at the rosin, much as to-
day children are seen swapping
bubble gum.
There is little Long Leaf timber
remaining today. True, there has
been some scattered efforts 70 re-
vive the industry. But demands
are small in comparison with
other products and margins of
profit are minor. The nearest ap'
proach for the general use of tur-
pentine is furnished by the manu-
facture OF the synthetic product.
So the colortul old days, as re-
called by c. c. Chadbourn, Ais
South Front street, and as lived
by his ancestors, are a time of
the past and Wilmington has gone
ahead dependent upon other pro-
ducts for its progress.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-21
DEATH
RULED ACCIDENTAL
BY CORONER DORIAN

No inquest will be conducted in.
to the death of V. A. (Red) Hick-
man, 37-year-old cycle shop opera.
tor, who died yesterday from in
juries suffered a few minutes
earlier when he was thrown from
his motorcycle near the state high
way garage on Castle Hayne road.
Coroner Gordon Doran said last
night that an investigation show
ed that the cycle skidded and Mr..
Hickman suffered a fractured
skull. He died at James Walker
Memorial hospital.
The coroner classified the death
as accidental. Mr.. Hickman, who
was born in Brunswick county. had
resided in Wilmington most of his
life. =.
He made his home at 10 North
Jefferson street.
Surviving in addition to his wi
dow, are daughters, Joan and
Agnes; parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
James Thomas Hickman; sisters.
Mrs. Mildred Vereen, Mrs. Hazel
Willetts, Mrs. Elizabeth Sellers,
Wilmington; brothers, j. G., Bruins
wick county, and W. L. and E. l..
Hickman, Wilmington.
The body was taken to the Yopp
Funeral home pending burial.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-21
LIGHTNING STRIKES
TWO WRIGHTSVILLE
BEACH RESIDENCES

Two Wrightsvine eeacn houses
were struck by lightning shortly
after 10 o'clock Thursday night,
according to R. L. Benson. town
clerk, who described the electrical
storm as ~"centering over the is
The residence of Thomas B. Lii
ly, IS North Lumina Ave. was hit
by a bolt that ripped through the
attic, tearing power lines from their
hangers. A small fire was started,
but Lilly managed to extinguish
the blaze before the beach fire
department under the direction of
Chief w. r. Wigs, arrived on the
scene.
Shortly afterwards a second bolt
struck the residence of Mrs. Ethel
H. Holmes, 8 East Greensboro
street. damaging a chimney to an
unestimated extent.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-21
CONSTRUCTION SHOWS
BIG GAINS IN CITY

Authorized construction and re-
pairs in Wilmington for the month
of June are exceeding that Of the
month of May, Gilbert F. Morton,
city building Inspector, said yes
terday.
While June is little more than
half gone permits so far. have been
issued totaling s102, 600. Total for
May was S86,325.
1t is the first time in two months
that the s1oO, 900 mark has been
passed.
New permits on file yesterday
included: Chestnut street Presby-
terrain church, to make repairs to
church and parsonage, no and
one-half Chestnut street, $1,000.
Grace Methodist church, to con-
vert Sunday School rooms to audi
forum, Fourth and Grace streets,
S 1000.
DR.. H. K. Thompson. to add
room to house, l02 Live Oak Park
way, 81, 200.
L. Marcotos, to alter residence,
10 N. Tenth street, $1,000.
H. R. Everette, to alter house,
522 South Fifth street, $1,000.
S. B. Freeman, to apply asbestos
siding to house, 602 Church street,
$500. i.
W. M. Brinson, to apply: asbestos
siding to house, AIS South Second
street, $500.
Miss Katherine Vollers, to make
repairs to store building, % South
Front street, 5 l LOCO.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-21
MRS. ETHEL POPE HIGHLEY
FOLGER

LUMBERTON, June 20 - Mrs.
Ethel Pope Higley Folger, wife
of Milton N. Folger, died at her
home IN Pembr Ike Friday at
lis p. m. following a third stroke
suffered several days ago. She
had been an invalid for four years.
Funeral services will be con-
Quoted from Pembroke Methodist
church Saturday at 4 p. m. In
torment will be in MeadoWbrook
cemetery in Lumberton.
Mrs. Folger was a daughter Of
the late Thomas Norment Higley
of Lumberton, forme: register of
deeds of Robson county, and
Mrs. Higley.
She had been a resident Of Pen
broke for % years. She was mar
ried SO years ago to Mr.. Folger.
who survives together with one
son, Milton N. Folger. Jr., ct
G%oldsboro; one daughter, Mrs.
Allen B. Carter of Georgetown,
S. c.; two sisters, Mrs. Guion Lee
of Goldsboco; and Miss Higley OF
Pembroke; and one grandchild.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-21
PLANE IN TROUBLE
LANDS AT SKYWAYS
ON BEACH ROAD

An ATS and its pilot, lost in the
3oggy weather surrounding this
area yesterday afternoon, were
saved from possible disaster and
were led to the landing field of
Carolina Sky Ways, Wrightsville
Beach road.
The privately owr ed pane. ny
ing frSlA Miami to Boston, ran into
bad weather at Wrightsville Beach
and the pilot, Eugene Richards,
was unable to continue his course.
Richards said he knew an airport
was located In the vicinity, so he
kept circling around trying to To-
cate it.
Officials at Carolina Skyways
saw and heard the plane in distress
and Bert Render went up in his
Aeronca, circled the ATS and led
him back to the field.
Richards last night was waiting
around for the weather to clear.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-21
Intra-State Rates
To Be Argued At
Hearing In Raleigh

Efforts to place intra-state rates
by motor carriers from Wilmington
to other points in line with SINH
liarly distant routes in other poc-
tons of the state viii be made
August 6, at Raleigh.
H. E. Boyd, traffic manager,
Wilmington Port Traffic associa'
ton, will defend this city's interest
before the North Carolina Utilities
commission at the Raleigh session.
Boyd yesterday said he was pre-
paring data and arguments for the
hearing.
Discrepancies have cropped up
on rates between Wilmington and
some points as compared with
those between other cities situat'
ed at similar distances apart.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-21
SHERIFF
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ifs deputies, ATU and ABC
agents, Judge H. Winfield Smith,
Coroner Gordan Doran, several
leading attorneys and many 9TH
ers.
Dosher said that the gathering
was to pay tribute to a man who
"served 20 years as a subordinate
and has been chosen to serve the
unexpired term of the late Sher-
if C. David JONES' Dosher said
''We are not here to pay tribute
to his future record but to honor
him for his past record"
Several of the guests in brief
talks praised the work Of Sheriff
Davis and wished him every sue.
ceess in his new position.
Tears welled up in his eyes as
Mrs. Cause pinned the badge on
his coat. 1t was a complete SUR
prise to Sheriff Davis. as his
friends kept the fish fry plans
secret until the last minute.
81 thank you people from the
bottom Of my heart and / will do
my best to fulfil the duties of my
job" Davis said and sank back
into his chair.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-21

MRS. EDNA D. n

NA4N0e
Funeral services fo- Mrs. Edna
D. Stanley, 81, widow of the late
D. r. Stanley, who died at her
residence, So Spofford Thursday
night, were conducted yesterday
at 4 p. m. from the Yopp Funeral
Home with Revs. c. E. Crimson
and D. R. Myers officiating. In
terment followed in the Spofford
cemetery.
She IS survived by three daught-
ers; Mrs. Lunada Watts. Mrs. Ida
Rivenbark and Mrs. Edna Davis.
Two sons; E. E. Stanley and B.
W. Stanley.
Active %pallbearers were J.. A.
Fryer, r. L. Watts, H. M. Bridges,
Casper Norton, Leonard Blatchlor,
and r. A. Brown.
Honorary pallbearers were L.
D. Ballard, Walton Blanton, W. c.
Scoggins, Charlie FARRELL. H. M.
Sutton, and Jim Goodwin.
THE REV. r. w. WILLOUGHBY
LUMBERTON. June 20.-Funer-
al services for the Rev. R. W.
Willoughby, IS, retired Baptist
minister, who died Wednesday
night at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. Harley Goodwin in North
Lumberton, were conducted from
the home yesterday afternoon at 3
o'clock by the Rev. E. A. Paul.
Interment followed in the VII
loughby cemetery in Hog Swamp
section.
Surviving are his wife: Mrs.
Nancy Dow Wilioughby; two
daughters: Mrs. r. P. Davis OF
Lu,nberton, Route Five, and Mrs.
Goodwin; ten grandchildren and
five great grandchildren. He was
the last surviving member Of his
family.
He was a life long resident OF
Robson county, where he was
born on November 4, 1861, son OF
the late Solomon and Miriam Bruce
Willoughby. He served a number
Of churches in Robson and Co.
lumbus counties and vas a mem
Der Of Smyrna Baptist church at
the time Of his death.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-21
HICKS
Continued From Page One)

Bryson said former Senator Josh
Lee of Oklahoma assured him he
intended to urge that the petitions
be granite
State e of Charlotte is seek
ing a new hearing before CAB in
hopes OF gaining a route between
Louisville Cincinnati and Whining
ton, which was awarded to Pied
mont Aviation Of Winston-Salem
Also involved in the case are
Charlotte, Spartanburg and Green
vile, S. c., who want a direct
trunk route to Memphis, Tenn.
Lee could not say when the
board would act on the petition.
as the investigation Of recent air.
plane crashes has delayed IL &C.
m c+hor matter8.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-21
POTATO PLANT
GROWING THROUGH
SMALL WHISTLE

J. H. Lackey of Is Summit Walk.
Lake Forest, reported yesterday
the appearance of a freak potato
plant at his home.
An eye Of an. Irish potato was
thrown in the coal bucket by his
wife, he said. Also tossed in the
coal bucket was a small whistle,
his child's toy.
In a few days the potato had
sprouted - right through the
whistle, where 1t continues to
thrive.