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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-07
ASSEMBLY PASSES
WINE, BEER LAWS
Two State Wide Measures
Art Museum Legisla-
ton Approved

RALEIGH, April, G. up The
General assembly Of North Car
DINA, fighting hard to make its
deadline OF pre-Easter adjourn
'ment, produced. two statewide
laws for wine and beer, and ap-
proved a measure for a $1,000
600 art museum before it ad-
journed here last night.
The statewide measures at
feeting wine and beer were neact-
ed IN the Senate after the House
passed on second and third read
1ngs the proposals allowing a
state alcoholic board to regulate
rtal wine outlets.
Final approval in the Senate
followed two Senate amend
ments, offered by Sen. Willie Lee
Lumpkin OF Franklin. and the
ls47 General assembly adjourn
ed sine die after s8 days of the
session.
The 1915 session ran rs calen-
Oar days and 81 legislative days.
The House, following a long dis
cuss1or, PASSED a bill fer the con-
structlon of ar art museum upon
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COUNTY SALUTED
ON PROGRAM
Continued From Page Onej

county and Wilmington on its way
a stable section and the
mother" of many of the sur
sounding counties is evidenced to-
day of the continued progress of
This area. The vision that they
had has been passed along down
through the generation with such
effectiveness that today Whining
ton and New Hanover county
stands as the metropolis of south
eastern North Carolina.
Through all sections have con-
tributed greatly to tn esuccess of
the county as a whole, Whining
ton, as the county seat, became
and is the guiding city, not only
for the county but for southeast
exn North Carolina And so no
story of New Hanover county
would be complete without a
short sketch of the beginning Of
Wilmington.
Early History
About the year 1870, some five
years after the town of Brunswick
was established IA miles lower
down the river, a few settlers
built their humble habitations on
n bluff in the midst of the prime
val forest now known as Dickson
Hill, nearly opposite the junction
OF the Northeast and northwest
branches of the Cape Fear rive.-,
Their purpose was to find a
safer harbor than the exposed
roadstead of Brunswick, and to
secure a larger share of the river
traffic from up country, which
was then very profitable.
In a few months this hamlet in
creased to the proportion Of a
small village and named New
Liverpool.
In 1888 it was surveyed into
town lots, although the inhabitants
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-07
N B. ELLIOTT

TABOR CITY, April e-Henry B.
EAlott, 10, retired farmer OF the
Green Sea section OF South Caro-
ana, died at his home in Tabor
City early Sunday morning after a
long illness.
Funeral services wila be held
Monday afternoon at $50 o'clock
from the home, with the Rev. J.
+. Coble, pastor OF the Methodist
church here of which he was a
member, in charge, assisted by the
Rev. B. c. Gleaton, former pastor
OF the Methodist church of Loris.
Surviving are his widow. Mrs.
Lizzie Elliott; four daughters, Mrs.
Leola Jordan OF Clarendon; Mrs.
6. H. Suggs, Loris, S. c.; Miss
JAMIE Elliott and Miss Hattie Mae
Elliott, both of Washington, D. c.;
three sons, J. A., OF Green Sea;
Robert, of Tabor City; and H. B.
Elliott Jr., Of Washington, D. c.;
one brother John J. Elliott, OF
Lorls, S. c.; eight grandchildren
and one great grand child.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-07
FIREMEN. INJURED
in DURHAM BLAZE
Hotel, Several Downtown
Stores Damaged In
Early Sunday Fire

DURHAM, April 6. up Dur
hams most 4tastrophic fire since
the July 8, 1914 tobacco warehouse
holocaust early toda. caused be
tween $75, 900 and $40, 900 damage
to Durham Hotel No. and severa
adjoining downtown stores.
The hotel, owned by Miss Edith
Meachum, was a total loss, al wa.
the Texas Sandwich shop, Elam'.
photography studio, and Warren's
Valetor service, all on East MAR
street opposite the ;ourt house, ano
a wine shop at the rear Of the cafe,
and the American cafe, both or
Church st.
Fire Chief Cosmo Cox, in reveal.
ing that the alarm was answered
at 300 a. M, expressed the opinion
that the blaze could have originated
either in the itchen of the cafe or
in the rear of the Valetor shop.
The building, which was erected
about 1900, is owned by a Mrs.
|Pearce in Fayetteville, Cox said,
adding that he did not know how
much insurance. she carried on the
structure.
Three firemen were slightly in
jured while fighting the flames,
Chief Cox revealed.
Injured In FAN
Harold Roberts sustained a pos
sible fracture of the arm when he
slipped and fell on the floor in front
of a showcase at the cafe.
Joe Letzig suffered a painful eye
hurt when a piece of glass fell into
hi face. Captain Jack Alexander
was temporarily overcome by the
thick smoke but after being drag
ged into fresh air was able to re
turn to the job.
Sim Sagrantz IF 122 East Mar
shall ST., Norristown, Pa, recent,
discharged from the Army, ane
Vincent Calhoun of 1926 Fort St.
bridgeport, Conn, a Navy dis
chargee, were the only victims o.
the early morning blaze.
Yell For Help
The former G. rs, smoke sT
ing about their heads, yelled fol
help from their third floor window
They begged to be allowed to jump
but firemen insisted they remain
until a ladder could e run up tt
them. One Of the roomers passee
out as he was being taken dowr
the ladder, and both were immedi
ately taken to Watts hospital. Sew
eral hours later they were dis
charged and returned to downtown
hotel.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-07
Army Unable
To Stem Tide
War Department Admits
Little Chance Exists OF
Blocking Migration

WASHINGTON, April 8 - Up -
War department officials admitted
today that they are powerless to-
block a mass underground migra-
ton OF Jews from Austria and Ger
many to Palestine this spring.
Commenting on reports from
Frankfurt, Germany, that lead
ers of some 40, 900 displaced Jews
in the u. s. and British occupa-
ton zones are laying such plans,
these officials said the U. 8. &C.
cupation army Is not big enough
to stop the movement. In addi-
ton, it would be unwise political
ly to try and use the German
policy to do the job.
For this reason American au-
thorities believe it would be wiser
to give the prospective migrants
military exit permits so they can
leave legally.
The Army also comedies that il
will be unable to stem an ex-
pected migration of Jews from
Poland, Hungary and Romania in
to the American zones this spring.
There are about 80, 600 left in Po-
land and 800, 600 In Hungary and
lRomania.
All of them repeatedly are anx-
Iious to escape from Russian DOM
ination especially in Hungary
where the United States has charg-
ed repeatedly that. the Russians
are trying to foist a puppet gov
eminent on the anti-C Communist
peoples.
Provide Haven
The War department, cognizant
of President Truman's appeal to
the British for admission of 100,-
900 Jews to Palestine, is still fol-
lowing a policy of providing haven
for the refugees. At one time
the Jewish exodus from Poland
into the American zones was at a
rate of 1000 a day. It dwindled
to 100 a week in the past winter.
Army officers admit that exo-
dus to Palestine would help solve
food and monetary problems in
the American one But they
also point out that it might lead
to international complications.
They favor solving the question
through the United Nations and
the International Resettlement Or
ganization. The Senate has pass
ed a bill for U. 3. participation
in the Iro and it is now before
the House Foreign Affairs COM
mittee.
Mr.. Truman has urged early
House action.
The Senate passed the measure
after writing in a proviso that it
could not be construed as vesting
the President with power to low
er the U. 8. immigration bar
riers.
Border Route
According to dispatches from
Frankfurt, the exodus route from
the American and British zones
to Palestine will be over the Sou
thern border of the U. S. zone In
Germany, down through the
French zone of Austria, and to the
Adriatic lei
The migration is to be known
as 1.-THE March On Palestine"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-07

16 counties in all lying accessible
to and within a radius OF approx
imately one hundred miles Of Will
mington. It is a productive sec
ton of growing importance, easily
accessible 70 Wilmington by high
ways and rail.
1t is populated by an industrious
people who should be encouraged
and invited to recognize and use
wilmington as their trading and
service center.
Althoush the area is .predomi-
nately agricultural, it Is also iden-
titled with manufacturing. Ac-
coring to the latest census Of man
rfactu-ers, there were ALP manu-
featuring establishments in the
area.
With the passing Of each year
industries in this area are be-
coming wider in scope. Today
with our fertilizer plants, our
textile mills, hosiery plants, boat
building and repairing shipping
other growing manufacturer con-
Germs, the prospect for sven q
brighter industrial future be-
ZONES more and more promising.
Students Of American history
are enthralled by the historic land
marks found throughout the
f, county. Sport minded tourist and
vacationists are attracted by the
fine beaches, outstanding gol1
courses, the hunting and fishing
and many other evenues TO rec
reation afforded through the
county.
The school system, with one Oh
the largest high schools in the
.A.ts, Is accredited with being on
ne h1eAsst sslsassl level q ~
MUuhsse IA ~ a1An14k
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-07

had not legalright to the land. In
the same year John Watson OBJ.
tanned a royal grant of $40 acres
OF land on the east side Of the
northeast branch of the river call.
ed the Cape Fear, in which was
included the site of the collage
called New Liverpool, but later
known as Newton.
In 1889, through the influence oil
the colonial governor, Gabriel
Johnston, the name was again
changed to Wilmington, in honor
OF Spencer Compton, Baron Wi.
mlngton, an influential English
friend of the governor.
In 1850 King George II, made
the town a borough, with the right
OF sending a member to the as
sembly. Arthur Dobbs was then
the Royal Governor, and he lived
at Russelboro, which is now a
part OF Orion Plantation.
In 1853 additional rights were
granted by George Third, the cor.
porate title being made 1.-THE
Mayor, Recorder and Aldermen
OF the Borough of Wilmington
Acquired In 1886
In ITS, one year before the es.
adjustment OF the Wilmington
Morning Star, southeastern North
Cardinals oldest newspaper, the
corporate name was changed to
that OF The Commissioners of the
town OF Wilmington, and this
name was continued for1O0 years.
The present corporate name,
The City of Wilmington" was
acquired in the year 1896.
From that day forward, the
city and the county have kept
pace with any other section Cd
like size.
From the beginning OF a hand
fu- OF %ettlers, Wilmington has
grown to a population Of approx
imately forty eight thousand.
Wilmington has developed into
the service port for the commerce
and industries of North Carolina,
a state that has experienced the
greatest industrial growth o fall
the states in the south.
In many respects, Charleston,
Wilmington and Norfolk serve
the same tributary areas Of North
and South Carolina, but investi-
cation discloses that within a
radium of one hundred miles OF
each city and exclusive of the
populations of their respective
counties, the Wilmington area has
nearly loo, ZOO more people resi-
dents within 1t than the Charles.
ton area.
Today the Wilmington trade
area, extending over a 100 mile
radium from the city itself in
cludes Bladen, Brunswick, Co.
lumbus. Cumberland, DupIin,
Jones, Onslow, Fender, Robson,
and Sampson counties in North
Carolina and Dillon and Horny in
South Carolina.
New Hanover county, oil
the smallest counties in area in
North Carolina, is also one of the
most southea sterdly located. II
is a small triangular shaped pen
insular area, with the Cape Fear
river as its western boundary and
Onslow bay of the Atlantic Ocean,
its eastern.
The land area Of New Hanover
county comprises only 1914 square
and its maximum eleva.
ton is about so feet above mean
sea level and yet New Hanover
county has an estimated popula-
ton OF seventy eight thousand.
Marketing Area
Within the Wilmington tributary
region Is a smaller area that con-
tributes increasingly and abund-
antly to the welfare and economy
Of Wilmington, the Wilmington
market or trade AREA.
It is an area comprised Of some
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-07
LEWIS N r O b

Funeral services for Lewis Mon
o Hobbs, $40 Wooster Alley, who
died suddenly Saturday night al
his residence will be conducted
from the Chapel of Andrews mort
uary Monday afternoon at 3 O'Clock
by the Rev. H., 5. Strickland. Inter
ment will follow in Delco Gene
terry.
Surviving are his widow. Mrs.
Ethel Tyler Hobbs, of Wilmington;
four sons: John Hobbs, Jesse
Hobbs. and George Hobbs of Mount
Olive, and Waden Hobbs, Of Viii.
mington; three daughters: Lila
Hobbs, Of Mount Olive, Adie Mae
Hobbs and Uvon Hobbs, Of Viii.
mington; six brothers: L. r. Hobbs
an 7. A. Hobbs, of Delco, W. F.
Hobbs, Of Swansboro, A. F. Hobbs,
Of Rocky Mount, J. T. Hobbs, Of
Chadbourn, and M. L.. Hobbs, Of
Jacksonville; one sister: Mrs.
Dollie Marshburn, Of Wilmington
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-07
Today And Tomorrow

There is still some time left
to prepare measures against the
great postwar crisis, which is
developing In Europe and will
surely, If it is not checked and
prevented, affect the whole world.
The Greek affair, 50 suddenly
thrust upon US, and the inevitable
disagreement at Moscow on repa-
rations are only two symptoms
among many others Of the gravity
Of the situation.
The crisis is developing because
none of the leading nations of
Europe-Great Britain, France
Italy, Germany - is recovering
from the war, Or has any rea-
sonable prospect Of recovery with
the means at it's disposal and on
the plans and policies upon which
it is now working. The nations OF
Europe r eking out a ~precarlous
existence. They are staving off the
collapse Of their currencies and OF
their present standards of life, not
by successful production but only
by using up their dwindling assets
and the loans, the subsidies, and
doles which come from Canada,
the United States, and in small
amounts from the few other sol
vent countries,
The danger of a European eco
nomic collapse is the threat that
hangs over us and all the world.
I do not believe I am exagger-
ating. I am saying only what in
formed and responsible men say
when they do not have to keep UP
appearances in public. If it sounds
sensational, it is because the men
who realize the truth of it are re-
buctant to advertise it. Our W
officials shrink from the ordeal of
explaining it to Senator. Taft and
those who see things as ne does.
The British government, intent
on sustaining the morale of the
people and on exhorting them to
greater sacrifice and effort, has
chosen to take the line in its Off
|cial propaganda that we must not
be alarnist, and that they have
the situation in hand. They are,
If I may say so, acting as If the
spirit of Churchill after Dun
kerque could be aroused by a policy
which is like that of Chamberlain
before Norway.
In any event the United States,
which will be the receiver if there
is a collapse, needs to be awak-'
ened, not put comfortably to sleep
with assurances that are true
enough, but not relevant to the
practical realities of the case,
about the character Of the British
people. After Dunkerque, the
British fought On superbly. But
neither Churchill in London nor
Lothian in Washington failed to
make this country realize that the
war could not be won without
American assistance.
The British had about six billion
dollars of hard money at the be-
ginning OF this war. They r U.s.
ing it up at the rate of two billions
a year.
There i no prospect A. things
staEd now. even 4 teasir plans work
Mgfnn ~ 49, aen d.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-07
BRAGG TEAM
INVADES BOSTON

BOSTON, April 6-PeA mitt.
tossing pakatroopers Of Uncle
82nd airborne division from
Fort Bragg, N. c., tonight loom
ed as the dark horse team in the
three day National AAU boxing
championships which get underway
tomorrow at Boston Garden.
Both the Cherry Point, N. C.,
Marines and the colorful Hawaii
ans figure to be sentimental favor
ties after the New Englanders
whose team is considered weak in
most classes.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-07
WOMAN SHOT
IN. ARM BY ROBERT
GREEN, POLICE SAY

Evelyn Hayes, Negro OF Sis
Campbell avenue, a reported
yesterday to have been shot in the
arm late Saturday night by Robert
Green, Negro Of 6O8 Campbell
street.
Evelyn told police that she had
just started into her house when
Green fired at her, with the bullet
taking effect in her ARM.
She was taken to a local hospital
for treatment.
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more than postpone the day when
their funds are exhausted.

Even to do that, they will be
compelled to do elsewhere what
they have done in Greece. The
time is not far off when, except
for token forces perhaps, they will
have to withdraw from Germany,
leaving the whole of western Ger
many - that is to say most OF
Germany - to the United States.
This will leave us isolated in
Europe, face to face with the Rus
slams in the heart of a continent
which - let us not deceive our
selves-dreads more than anything
else the prospect of being used as
the arena of conflict between Rus
STA and America.
The economic collapse OF Britain
If it is not dealt with thoroughly
before it occurs-win spread eco
nomic dislocation and have politi-
cal repercussions throughout all
the regions of the world which are
within the sterling area London
is still the financial and political
center of am immense part of the
globe. The financial margin on
which it is operating is SO thin
it will be perhaps four billions at
the end OF this year-that there is
no safety in it. Everything must
come out right. Nothing unex-
pected must happen. The British
people must do voluntarily what
nc people has ever done, except
under compulsion. The margin
of time is very short-two years If
we prefer to be optimistic rather
than prudent.
The truth Is that political and
economic measures on a scale
which no responsible statesman
has yet ventured to hint at will be
needed in the next year or so. To
prevent the crisis which will other
wise engulf Europe and spread
chaos throughout the world, the
measures will have to be very
large - in Europe no less than
an economic union, and over here
no less than the equivalent Of a
revival of lend-lease. To deal with
the crisis, if 1t Is not prevented, the
measures will have to be infinitely
Larger and much more dangerous.
I know how unwelcome these
predictions are. I wish it were not
so evident that they are true.
Copyright, 1917, New York Tribune Inc.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-07
AUBREY J. MARRELL

WALLACE, April 6-Funeral
services for Aubrey ]. Harrell, 81,
mayor of Wallace and prominent
civic leader in North Carolina who
died of a heart attack Saturday,
were held yesterday at $3.50 p. m.
at Wallace methodist church.
Rev. C. T. RACERS, assisted by
the Rev. Williams Hood, pastor
of Wallace Presbyterian church,
officiated at the services. Burial
was in Rockfish Cemetery.
Surviving T his wife, Mrs.
Maude HOTTER Harrell, two daugh-
tiers, Mrs. Evelyn Pope and Mrs.
Annie Laurie Pickett, both OF
Wallace; one sister, Mrs. Adelaide
Thomas, Of Norfolk, three grand
children, Jape Pope, Aubrey Pope,
and Harry Pickett.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-07

giving the State ABC Board con-
troll over wine outlets.
The Ashevile ABC bill for a
vote on liquor was enacted "a
hours after 1t was introduced.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-07

the gift of 81, OoO, 900 from a north
erner.
Each House completed action
yesterday on a statewide wine
and beer local option bill. The
two houses also approved a bill
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-07
r H.

Funeral services for Miss Carol
H. Reynolds, will be held Tuesday,
April 8, at II a. m. at the Yopp
Funeral Home. Rev. J. L. Akrons
will officiate.
Active pallbearers will be Ray
mond Goganus, Floyd Evans,
George Dance, A. r. Phillips, Ed
Mintz, and George Boss.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-07
JOHNNIE s.

CLINTON, April 8.-Johnnie s.
Boyette, 70, died at his home near
Clinton early Saturday after a long
illness.
Funeral services were held
Sunday afternoon at 2 O'Clock from
Crumpler and Honeycutt Funeral
Home with the Rev. Lowell F.
Sodeman and the Rev. o. T.
Howard in charge. Burial was
i'll the Clinton cemetery.
Surviving are three daughters,
Mrs. O. T. Owens, Fayetteville;
Mrs. S. A. Fam of Wilmington,
Mrs. D. D. Freeman, now serving
as a missionary in Africa. Five
sons, N. E. Boyette, D. E. Boyette,
J: A.. Boyette, w. F. Boyette OF
Clinton and Theodore Boyette OF
Wilmington.
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Obituaries
MRS. CHRISTIAN ANN DARDEN

Funeral services for Mrs. Chris
tain Ann Darden, age 70, who
died Friday at her home, 5o4
Ann street, will be held from her
home at 4 p. m. Monday. With the
Rev. George Saunders, and the
Rev. c. E. Baker officiating.
Interment will be in Bellevue
cemetery.
Honorary pallbearers will be
W. E. Davis, ST., DR.. E. P.
Walker, DR.. W. H. Moore, DR..
Robert Fales, DR.. Edward c.
Green, E. w. Hall, and c. c. Nc
Keithan.
Active pallbearers will be Jack
Farley, Randolph Clewis, Noah A.
Kaun, Dexter James, Robert
Blomme, and c. L. Davis.
Those surviving are: four
daughters; Mrs. J. J. Vereen, Mrs.
j. D.. James, Mrs. r. H. Davis,
and Mrs. C. W. Bloome; two sons,
Adolph Darden and William H.
Darden, all of Wilmington.
Also surviving are 2s grandchil-
dren and IS great-grandchildren.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-07

The British had about six billion
dollars of hard money at the be-
ginning OF this var They are U.s.
ing it UP at the rate of two billions
a year.
There y no prospect A. things
stsEad new. even i their plans work
neaek g - t1Sar ap d
The Nome nugget., 1947-11-07
U. s. Seizes Planes Intended For
 Use In Revolution

PONCA CITY, Okla, (P)-The United States has seized two pri- vately owned heavy bombers on Oklahoma airfields to stop their use in a revolution believed pend- ing in South America, a govern ment official announced here to- day.
 Customs inspector O. C. Millican of Kansas City made the state ment after impounding both planes under a wartime law governing arms exports.
 We have been working on this thing for months," he said. "It in- wolves a lot more than just two bombers."
 One of the aircraft is a surplus B-24 Liberator held at the Tulsa municipal airport. The other is somewhat similar navy type, a PB4Y-l Privateer, seized yester- day at Ponca City. Both are four engined planes stripped of their armament.
 Millican said both were destined for the abortive exped { o n against the Dominican Republic organized earlier this fall in Cuba. When that revolution blew up, the planes were immobilized in the United States" Millican said Then we got word they might be used in another revolution brew ing in South America, and we de- cided to seize them"
 The customs official said he could not name the Country that may be facing a revolt.
 Shelton named as legal owner of the planes Luis Bordas, alias Jose Diaz.
The Nome nugget., 1947-11-07
Tax Reduction To Wait Until l948

WASHINGTON, (R-- The Re publican high command apparent ly abandoned today all plans for tax reduction legislation at the special session of Congress con- vening Nov. IT.
 Chairman KnutSon R.-MinnD of the House ways and means com mittee said after a conference with Speaker Martin, "I rather expect the $4,OOO,O O,OOO,OOO tax reduction measure to go over until Janu- ary."
 Knutson's committee handles tax legislation and the Minnesotan has been the leading advocate of tax legislation at the special ses- sion.
 However, he emphasized to re- porters that taxes will be the first matter of business when Congress meets in January for the regular session.