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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-22
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Midge woke up abruptly on
Nor ay morning.
For a moment she lay there be-
rnused, her eyes going confusedly
toward the door, for she half ex-
pected Lady Augkatell to appear.
What was it Lucy had said when
she came drifting II that first
morning?
A difficult weekend? She had
been worried -. had thought that
something unpleasant might hap
pen.
Yes, and something unpleasant
was lying now upor Midge's heart
and spirits ike a thick black
cloud. Something that she didn't
want to think a5out-didn't want
to remember. Something, surely,
that frightened her. Something
to do with Edward.
Memory came with a rush. One
ugly stark word-murder!
Oh, no, thought Nudge. it can't
be true. It's a dream I've been
having. John Chri>tow. murdered,
shot, lying there by the pool.
Blood and blue wster-like the
jacket of a detective story. .
Fantastic, unreal. The sort Of
thing that doesn't happen to one
self. . If we were at Ainswick,
row. 1t couldn't have happened at
Ainswick.
The black weight moved from
her forehead. 1t settled instead IN
the pit of her stomach, making
her feel slightly sick.
It was not a dream. 1t was a
real happening a News of the
World happening-and she and
Edward and Lucy and Henry and
Henrietta YER all mixed up
with it .
Unfair-surely unfair since It
was nothing to dc with them If
Gerda had shot her husband.
Nudge stirred u~neasily.
Quiet, stupid, slightly pathetic
Gerda you couldn't associate
Gerda with melodrama-with vio-
lence.
Gerda, surely, couldn't shoot
anybody.
Again that inward uneasiness
rose. No, no, n mustn't thirk
Ike that. Because who else
could have shot John? And Gerda
had been standing there by his
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-22
NEGRO GETS 10 Il.
YEAR PRISON TERM
Stiffest Sentence OF Day
Went To Charlie Kelly
Yesterday In Court

Ten to u years in states prison.
by far the stiffesst sentence OF the
day, yesterday went to Charlle
Kelly. 21-ycar-oid Negro, on charg-
es of highway robbery and assault
with intent to kill.
Judge Leo Carr passed out the
sentence after the pint-sized youth
pleaded guilty and after two Wit
nesses had testified that the de-
fendant held them up at the point
of a pistol the night of May 80
following a gambling game IN a
Wilmington shoe shine parlor.
Declaring that he still carried a
bullet in his side as the result OF
the stickup. Josh Jackson. 80, Ne
gro, told of handing over $l.5O
to Kelly.
Willie Robinson, "A, Negro. said
that the defendant took about Sll
from him but overlooked $4o that
he had concealed in his wallet.
Verdict Kee, 10, Negress, drew
Il months in states prison. She
pleaded guilty to taking about
$4,000 in jewelry from the home
of Mrs. Beverley Moore at Wrights-
vile where the girl was employed
as a domestic for four days July
z.
10 Hicks, the girls mother,
and Carrie Howard, her step
mother, testified in behalf of the
defendant.
Lee Tart, Negro, broke into a
marine sergeant's room at Caro-
lima Beach and carried away all
the mans clothes and money leav-
ing him with only his bathing
trunks, Police Officer Floyd Whit
man testified.
Tart drew two years on the coun-
ty road after police testified he
had been convicted twice previ-
ously' in county court. Clothes
ana cash valued at more than $50
were taken, Whitman said. The
sergeant cid not appear in court,
Solicitor Moore explained, as he
had been instructed the cas- would
not be tried until today.
John Davis, II, Negro, was
turned over to the probation Of
ficer for investigation on a charge
of larceny and receiving and break
ing and entering. Elizabeth Frank,
Negress, operator of a store near
Wrightsvi!le, said the youth broke
into her establishment and took
one package of cigarettes and a
half dozen bottles of beer.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-22
ONE DIVORCE DECREE
GRANTED IN COURT
AT OPENING SESSION

Testifyine that her husband was
addicted 10 narcotics, Maggie Will
hanson, smartly dressed brunette,
was grained a divorce yesterday
by a jury in Judge Leo Carr's
court in New Hanover county.
1t was the only civil matter to
come before the opening session Of
the July criminal term.
The woman, who said she was a
beautician and the mother of a
1%9-year-old son, was granted the
decree from Preston Williamson,
a World War l veteran. She said
that upon occasions during their
q years Of married life. spent
mostly in South CAROLINA, he mad
threatened to kill her if she di-
vorced him.
II don't know where my husband
is" she related. 81 heard last
March thai he was in California"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-22

In Egypt the bull was so sac
RED that its birthday was cele-
brated, and after its death it
was mummitied and buried in a
rock-tomb, according to the En-
cyclopedia Britannica.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-22

nod, with the revolver in ner
nand. The revolver she had taken
fl TOM Henry's study.
Gerda had said that she had
found John dead and picked up
the revolver. Well, what else
could she say, She'd have to say
something. poor thing.
All very well Col Henrietta 1o
defend her-to say that Gerda's
story was perfectly possible. Hen
rietta hadn't considered the I'M
possible alternatives.
Henrietta had been very odd last
night.
But that, of course, had been
the shock of John .Christow's
death.
Poor Henrietta-who had cared
so terribly for John!
But she would get over it in
time-one got over everything.
And then she would marry Ed
ward and live at AinsWick-and
Edward would De happy at last.
Henrietta had always loved Ed
ward very dearly. 1t was only the
aggressive. dominant personality
of John Christow that had come
in the way. He had made Edward
look $3.50 pale BY, comparison.
It struck Nudge, when she came
down to breakfast that morning,
that already Edwards personali-
ty, freed from John Christow's
dominance, had begun to assert
itself. He seemed more sure OF
himself, less hesiGant and retiring.
He was talking Pleasantly to. the
gloWering and unresponsive
David.
You must. como more often to
Alnswick, David. Id like you 10
feel at home there and to get to
know all about the place"
Helping himself to marmalade,
David said coldly:
These big estates are COM
pIetely farcial. T:ey should De
split up"
That won't happen in my time,
l hope" said Edward, smiling.
My tenants are g contented lot. "
"They shouldn't be- said
David. mo body should be con-
tented"
IF apes had been content with
tails -" murmured Lady Angka-
tell from where she was standing
ty the sideboard, looking vaguely
at a dish of kidneys. That's a
poem l learned in the nursery,
cut 1 simply can't remember how
it goes on. l must have a talk
with you, David, and learn all the
rev ideas. AS far as I can see,
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-22
AIRPORT TRANSFER
Is BEING SOUGHT!
Commissioners To Ask
i Bluethenthal Formal
Transfer

An effort to expedite formal
transfer of Bluethenthal airport
from the federal government to
the county was made yesterday
at the New Hanover board of coms
missione-s meeting when mem
bers agreed to request R. B. Page,
Wilmington publisher, to intervene.
Page, it was reported, will re-
ceive instructions from the COM
missioners to confer with Senators
Umstead and Hoey in Washing
ton, D. c. on the transfer.
Page, who earlier consented to
the request provided written in
structions were given him by the
commissioners, would also en-
deavo- to get action on the Wifi
very high frequency radio range
at the field.
Commissioner Harry Gardner
made the request to the board to
have Page act as representative
for the county while in Washington
and to push for speedy enactment
of the measure which will name
the county owners of Bluethenthal.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-22
JUDGE CARR SEES
NEED FOR CLOSED
INsPEcT1In

More time on the insr,
institutions, operations Of d
ments and the general conG Gepa'e
county government was .Yttaac. Of
by Judge Leo Carr esaaousocast
his Instructions to the Neua' y, ID
over county grand jury a, Han
July term got under w., 'S liz
At the same time, he 1s,
violation Of gambling lave S'u. ta
be carefully considered Saout
time should be spent on Viii,
ments. he declared that ne .aale>
times thought that mo SOM
should be spent on MAXIM ting
menda.ions." icon,
the DUTY of jurors to determ II Il
duty we'll" 'nel
He pointed out that scboo.
school buses of the COUNT md
be inspected as well as = SDuoS
and inspection of the county .,.J
and courthouse offices. ls'S
Those : serving on the Grand ir,,
are j. D. Bordeaux. L. l." nv" ul
foreman, John Tinga r. W ooSS,
Ter, F. H. Parker. Abram o1S
MOI, Elmore T. Human QUO
j. Darby. W. L. Wood, i. ' q e
C1emmons' H. E. Canady' ! J,t =
Moskowitz, J. L, White. Ston ''A'
Pulllam, S. L. Marbury, a<s;St.l
foreman. B. l. Morris, R. s M'
Keithan and Walter Goodwin wy
russell Pyle was sworn in :,
special officer tc the Jury. ~ d
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one must hate everybody. but at
tie same time give them free
medical attention and a lot OF ex-
ira education. poor things All
those helpless little children herd
ed into schoolhouses every day
and cod liver Gil forced down
tsbies' Threats whether they like
i, or not such nasty-smelling
stuff"
Lucy. Nudge thought, was be-
having very much as usual.
And Gudgeon, when she passed
him in the hall, also looked just as
usual. Lie at The Hollow seemed
to have resumed its normal
course. With the departure of Ger
Ga, the whole business seemed
like a dream.
Then there. was a scrunch OF
wheels on the gravel outside and
Sill Henry drew UP in his car. He
had stayed the night at his club
and driven down early.
"Well, DEAR" sold Lucy, "was
e everything all rigft?"
Eyes. The secretary was there
competent sort of girl. She took
charge of things. There's a sister,
it seems. The secretary teie-
graphed to her."
81 knew there would be-" said
Lady Angkatell. AT Tunbridge
Wells?"
"Bexhin, l think" said Sir
Henry, looking puzzled.
II daresay-'. Lucy considered
Bexhill. "Yes-quite probably"
Gudgeon approached.
inspector Grange telephoned,
ST. Henry. The inquest will be al
eleven o'clock on Wednesday"
Sir Henry nodded. Lady Angka
tell said:
'.Midge, you'd better ring up
your shop"
Nudge went slowly to the te.e-
phone.
Her life had always been so en-
t;rely normal and commonplace
hat she felt size lacked the
phraseology to explain to her EN-
ployer that after four days holi-
cay she was unable to return to
work owing to the fact that she
was mixed up in a murder case.
It did not sound credible. 1t did
rot even feel credible.
And Madame Alerege was not a
very easy person to explain things
to at any time.
Nudge set her chin resoluteiy
and picked up the receiver.
1t was all just as unpleasant as
she had imagined it would be. The
voice of her vitrolic en-
ployer came argrily over the
wires.
What it'll that, NTH Hard
cattle? A death? A funeral? Do
you not know very well / am
short-handed. Do you think I am
going to stand for these, excutn-
eth? Oh, yeth, you are having a
good time, l darethay.."
Nudge interrupted, speaking
sharply and distinctly.
The poleeth? The poleeth, you
thay?" It was almost a scream.
"You are mixed up with the po-
leeth?"
Setting her teeth, Nudge contin-
Jed to explain. Strange how sordid
that woman at the other end made
tie whole thing seem. A vulgar
police case. What alchemy there
was in human beings!
Edward opened the door and
came in, then seeing that Nudge
was telephoning, he was about TO
60 out. She stopped him.
do stay, Edward. Please. Oh,
! want you to-"
The presence Of Edward in the
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-22
bakadhe Whipped
BY Man and. Wife

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Unless completely satisfied ana delighted
with your rapid improvement, your money
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day without trying Cystex.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-22
Matter Of Fact
Rv ,Joseph And Stewart Alsop

Marshalps bold initiative has
forced the Soviets to make certain
concessions, both in their own
zone Of Europe and elsewhere.
One such was the last-minute
promise to the British trade-ne-
gotiators. personally dictated by
Stain, to supply Britain will a mil
lion tons of wheat in exchange for
manufa ctured goods next year.
Without this. the antfAmerican,
pro-Soviet element Of the British
let would have had to shut Up
shop for good. Almost more signif-
icant were the earlier promises to
deliver 10000 tons of grain to Fin
land and $4,000 to relieve the
dreadful starvation Of Romania.
These deliveries are to be imme-
date, despite the low level OF ra-
tons in Russia.
And besides making conces-
sions, the Soviets have also been
forced to move into new and much
more aggressive positions. This is
the true meaning of the extraor-
clnary Czechoslovak episode. The
Communists now control the
Czech government as the largest
parliamentary party, but they
have been losing ground for
months with the electorate. The
average Czech wishes to maintain
relations with the West. Thus even
the Communists ir the cabinet OF
Premier Element Gottwald at
first did not object to sending. an
observer to the Paris meeting.
Then Gottwald was summoned
tn the Kremiin, and told off with
ruthless brutality, probably at the
very moment while his hapless
foreign minister. the non-Commu-
INST Jan Masaryk, was informing
an American journalist by tele-
phone from Moscow that a Czech
would still go 10 F'aris. Gottwald
relayed the orders. to Prague by
telephone, and the cabinet bowed
before the necessity of a COM
mand from on high. But through
out Czechoslovakia as a whole, az
cording to reliable dispatches, this
evidence CT absolute subservience
has left a feeling OF bitterness ana
humiliation unparalleled since the
tragic time of Munich.
This can have only one mean
irg. II the Communists are to re-
tam control of the government at
the elections next year, they must
use in Czechoslovakia the same
tactics that put Hungary in their
hands. An open attack on the rela-
lively free Czech government will
be aggression with a vengeance.
But these are developments which
must be expected. when all out
political and economic warfare is
being waged. In the long run, they
will only be serious i COM
Llacency and Ignorance prevent
recognition of the political and
economic warfare. and abort the
obviously necessary counter-meas-
ures.
Copyright, 1s47, New York Tri-
bune, Inc.
In Egypt the bull was so sac
RED that its birthday was cele-
brated. and after its death it
was mummitied and buried in a
rock-tomb, according to the En-
| cyclopedia Britannica.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-22
DIAL SYSTEM SWITCH

Wrightsville Beach telephone
subscribers will have new num-
bers for heir telephones at 1901
am. Thursday. as part of the
switchover to the dial system at
the resor::. it was reported yester-
day.
Wilmington subscribers calling
Wrightsvi,le Beach will dial 8 as
before and then dial the number
listed in the new directories rath-
er than give the operator a num-
Der.
The new directory has been de-
livered out all customers have
been cautioned against using them
for calling Wrightsville until after
the time the exchange will go on
the dial system.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-22
MEMO FOR MIR. TABER

WASHINGTON, July 81 the
Congressional session Is c.oslhs
With bad auguries for the future.
All Secretary Marshan's immense
nrestige lad to be employed IKE
: majestic trip hammer, to drive
i,to the head Of Representative
John Taber the urgency o.
need for aid: Represents.
tive Clarence Brown and others q
tte extreme right have ,sin1ui.an-
eously unveiled a sordld liIlle
scheme to mix tax pontlcs anu
foreign policy. And secretary
Marshall had hardly left the Capt.
tol before members Of Congress
were hopefully limiting that Mar
shall had exaggerated his grave
warnings to TaDer, presumably III
order to paint a picture clear
enough even for the myoplc eyes
of the great economlzer.
The contrast between these evil
dences Of fatty complacency on
Capitol Hill and the true state OF
sffairss abroad is what makes
Washington an uncom1ortaole
ria CO nowadays. While large mum
bers Of members OF Congress vlsl-
blv banker to return to their ma
tive squalor of courthouse gang
politics, the Soviet Union has now
embarked on completely open pol
itical and economic warfare, and
N q world scale. The Greek crisis
is only one aspect OF this much
broader situation, Of which the
novel feature is the absolute lack
of concealment of Soviet purposes.
Furthermore, the grand target
Of the Soviet attack is the United
States, the land OF the Browns
ard the home of the Tabers. This
country's vital interest in the dis
tant Greek crisis may at first
seem difficult to grasp, but the re-
ports from abroad Of the Soviet
NJ ethods of dealing with the Mar
shall plan should be sufficient to
make Soviet purposes completely
clear to all. The Soviet press, the
Communist press in Europe, and
the Soviet diplomats seeking to
dissuade other nations from par
ticipation in the Paris meeting on
the Marshall plan, have all frank
ly dealt with this country as the
rival that must be pulled down.
Three main points have been
made.
First, in flowing tribute to the
influence of the Browns and Tab
ers, they have warned all those
interested in Secretary MarshanPs
offer that our Congress will never
provide funds for European. recon-
struction. The n.ggardliness OF
Congress with foreign aid and its
extreme conservatism, are both
being used as bogies to convince
Europe that the Marshall plan will
Unions representatives and jour-
nalistic voices, to stick with the
Soviets, who need western Eu-
ropes manufactured goods and
can pay in food and raw materials.
Second, they have alsu said that
if the Marshall piaE works at all,
it will become an engine of Ameri-
can economic imperialism in Ed
rope.
And third, they have limited with
amazing frankness, in more than
enc European capitol, that Ameri-
can may be militarily strong today,
but that in ten years Soviet re-
search will have mastered all the
new weapons. At that time, it is
suggested, non-coCperators will
have dire reasons to regret their
error.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-22

room gave her strength-counter.
acted the poison.
She took her hand from where
she had laid it over the receiver.
What? Yes. / am sorry, Mad
am. But, after all, it is hardly
my fault"
The ugly raucous voice was
screaming angrlly:
who are thethe friendth Of
yourth? What thort of people are
they to have the poleeth there and
a man shot? I've a good mind not
to have you back at all! 1 can't
have the tone Of my ethtablish-
.nlent lowered"
Nudge made a few submissive
poncommittal replies. She replac-
ed the receiver at last, with a
sign Of relief. She eelt sick and
| shaken.
cts the place I work." she ex-
planned. Il had to let them know
that I wouldn't be : back until
Thursday because Of the inquest
and the-the police"
Il hope they were decent about
it? What is it like, this dress shop
Ct yours? Is the woman who runs
it pleasant and sympathetic to
work for?".
II should hardly describe her as
that! She's a Whitechapel virago
with dyed hair ard a voice like a
corncrake."
But, my dear Midge-"
Edwards face of CONSERVATION
almost made Nudge laugh. He
was 50 concerned.
But, my dear child-you can't
put up with that sort OF thing. If
you must have a job, you must
tfke where the surroundings
are harmonious and where you
like the people you are working
with"
Nudge looked at him Cor a mo-
ment without answering.
How explain, she thought, to a
person like Edward? What did
Edward know Of the labor market,
Of Jobs? =.
And suddenly a tide Of bitter
ness rose in her. Lucy, Henry, Ed
ward-yes, even Henrietta-they
we're all divided from her by an
impassable gulf - the gulf that
separates the leisured from the
working.
They had no conception Of the
difficulties of getting a job and
once you had got it, of keeping it!
One might say, perhaps, that
there was no need, actually, for
he- to earn her living. Lucy and
Henry would gladly give her a
home - they would with equal
gladness have made her an allow
ance. Edward would also willingly
have done the latter. So.
But something IN Nudge rebelled
against the acceptance of ease Of
tered her by her weI1-to-do rela-
tons. To come on rare occasions
and sink into the well-ordered lux.
ury of Lucy's life was delightful.
She could revel i n that. But some
sturdy independence Of spirit held
her back from accepting that life
DIS. a gift. The same feeling had
prevented her from starting a
business or her own with money
borrowed from relations and
friends. She he'd been too much
Of that. nh.
She would borrow no money -
use no influence. She had found p
Job for herself at four pounds a
week and if she had actually been
given the job because Madame
Alfrege hoped that Nudge would
bring her smart friends to buv
Madame Alfrege was disapnoint.
ed. Nudge STERN, discouraged anv
such notion on the part of her
fTn - r>.-
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-22

Millions of trees are raised v,,.
ly for local markets and tor
port at nurseries in Canasor.@
Valley, N. Y, famed as a cen,s'
for fruit and Ornamental ,.s
culture. "'
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-22

The silo gives from Is to 80 per
cent more feeding value to the
corn crop than. when it is har-
vested and fed as grain and fod-
der.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-06-05
Five Students To Conduct Grace
Church Service Sunday Morning

Five university students, mem
bers Of Grace Methodist Church,
Gaithersburg, will conduct it's
Student Day Service this Sunday
morning at eleven o'clock. In addi-
ton, the organist for the day will
be a high school student, the four
ushers will be high school stu
dents, and the choir will be COM
posed Of 20 senior and junior high
school students. The pastor, Rev.
Karl G. Newell, will deliver the
sermon on the subject, "The Be-
ginning Of Wisdom"
The five conducting the service
are: Messrs. Jack Walker, Waters
Chiswell, William Cooley and Nor
man Belt, all of the University Of
Maryland, and Ronald Phoebus Of
Montgomery Junior College. The
organist will, be Miss Barbara
Thomas Of Gaithersburg High
School, and ushers will be Richard
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-06-05
June 9Th Children's
Day In County Churches

The Rockville Christian Church
will observe Children's Day on
Sunday, juno 9Th at II A. M. The
program, under the direction of
Mrs. George A. Wilson II will in
clude all the children of the Bible
School. Mrs. Robert P. Baughman
and Miss Margaret Karn will be
in charge of the music.
Children's Day will be observed
Sunday at the Rockville Baptist
Church with an exceptional pro-
gram. All the children and young
people will present this program
of verse and song at the Sunday
School hour 9:45 A. M. The pastor
will dedicate children in an histor-
ic christian tradition at the
eleven o'clock service. Sermon sub
ject will be "The Price of Kids"
st. Luke's Lutheran Church,
Redland will also hold Children's
Day services on Sunday during the
IL A. M. service.
st. Paul's Methodist Church,
Laytonsville will have its special
services at P. M. Sunday.