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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-12
Surgeon General Okays
State Hospitals Plan
CUPID SCORES

Eighty-year-old, white-haired
A. c. Thorpe at 4 p. M, Sunday
will walk down the aisle at the
Free Will Baptist church, 813
Eighth street, as wedding bells
chime.
For Thorpe, former pastor Of
that church many years ago
when it was located near Fourth
and Queen streets, is to be
married to Equillie Hanchey,
50, a member of the congrega-
ton and whom he has known
for more than 20 years.
1t is not the first marriage
for the couple. They plan to set
up house keeping while Thorpe
continues his present employ
ment with the New Way Mat
tress company.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-12

MORE EVIDENCE - Addition
al evidence that the Cape Fear
River froze over hard enough to
support the weight Of a man was
offered recently in a message
from l.. G. Sherman Of Atkinson.
Sherman, now 81 years Of age,
goes along with c.. D. Maffitt,
shipping agent, who several
weeks ago recalled when he walk
ed across the Cape Fear during
one winter.
Sherman also takes time to note
that a person who has signed him
self A. P. Reader in a letter to
Along the Cape Fear and in which
he contends that Maffitt has no
basis for his claim, is himself all
wet.
LONG FREEZE - Sherman
writes that he had to defend Maj
fit in his claim On the hard
freeze, inasmuch as apparently
the shipping agent is one OF the
few who remember the incident.
From his home IN Atkinson, the
ATCF reader writes that he was
working on the Skinner Railway
at the time near the Broadfoo1
Iron Works. .,
The river freezing over, thick
enough to support a man, climax
ed a seven week cold spell.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-12
Sixteen Nations Await Opening
Of G conference On Marshall Plan;
Senate Tax Cut Vote Due Today
Morse Speech
Delays Tally
Oregon Senator losses In
Eight Amendments To
Slash Measure

WASHINGTON, July II - R)-
Sponsors of the 81, 900, 600, 900 in
come tax reduction bill aimed
Tor a Senate vote tomorrow or
Monday after abandoning hope
for a decision tonight.
The House has passed the bill.
Senator Morse (R-Ore.) tossed
in eight amendments to the
measure and explained them in q
speech which lasted several hours.
He described his proposals as a
program to expand consumer buy
ing power without hurting bust.
ness investment.
After looking them over. how.
ever. Senator Millikin (R-Colo).
manager for the bill, told a re-
porter they involve fundamental
revlslons which would have to re-
ceive full consideration" in fl.
nance committee hearings.
One of Morse's proposals calls
Tor a tax reduction program which
would not take effect until either
Congress or the President de-
termined that there was danger of
a substantial drop in employment
and production.
Sets New Schedules
Another amendment would set
up new schedules of formal and
surtax rates, which would give
l~ow-bracket taxpayers proportion.
ately greater relief than those
in the higher levels.
Other Morse proposals included
lower exemptions and rates on
estate and gift taxes, ending tax
exemption from certain types of
securities, revision of the regula-
tons covering capital gains and 4
reduction in the exemptions for
estate and gift taxes.
The big unanswered question re-
mains: Will the Senate sustain the
veto which President Truman has
promised on the tax bill? The
Senate roll call on passage of the
bill will clarity the prospect.
A tWo-thirds majority in both
houses is necessary to make the
bill law over the Presidents OBJ
jections. House Republicans say
that an overriding majority 10
See MORSE On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-12
SURPLUS BUYERS
HAVE MORE Time
Sale Al North Carolina
Shipyard Extended Two
Days By WAA

Surplus buyers Of Wilmington
ana other North Carolina towns,
as well as from neighboring states,
will have two more days to par
ticipate in the WAA. sale at North
Carolina Snipbuilding company, it
was announced last night by Sam
uel M. Selden, manager of the
Wilmington WAA Customer SER
vice center, directing the SALE.
According to Selden, permission
has been received from the Char
lotte regional office to ,extend the
$3.50, 600 WAA sale through Mon
day and Tuesday of next week be-
cause the flood-like rains Of the
original sales dates prevented
many expectant buyers from at
tending. Regional Director c. G.
See SURPLUS on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-12
Tobacco Farmers Vote Today
On Acreage Assessment Plan
Sherlock Holmes Speaks Again

LONDON, July 11-P-Some unpublished works Of the late
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle have been found in an old cardboard hat
box stored in a country bank.
Adrian Conan Doyle, son of the famous detective story writer,
said today the manuscripts included a n unpublished one,act play;
"The Crown and Diamond-An Evening With Sherlock Holmes"
and some notes called "some Personalia About Mr.. Sherlock
Holmes"
There is no doubt, The Crown and Diamond is an unpublished
play by Sir Arthur" Doyle said. "From examinations of his writ
ing and the text of the play itself 1 should say it was written
about the time of The Return of Sherlock Holmes'-n the early
19Os."
IT was written in a little exercise book.
Doyle said the find was made when he, his brother and sister
went to the bank at Crowborough, Sussex. to remove some papers,
death.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-12
Plans
Report
|,~..,ident Will Keep
Congress Informed On
rconomic Situation

LEXINGTON, July IL W1-
NA truman has decided to
PrssloCe congress up to date on the
brIns Economic condition, SO
n'tl0I # will have the facts on
that " nrices and production to
sase', over during its summer va
'', 1.sough the law does not re-
h w IT, Mr. Truman probably
CURE y, .end = mid-year report, cover
VII ss developments SINCE
ins tn tie Senate and House
jan H. tbe next 10 days. Because Of
.lSnl harness Of Congressional aa-
the new aant now set for July g.
j'lfn neoort is not expected to rec
The meod any immediate leglsla-
'' ,n.;4s House Press Secretary
:, mIIss G. Ross said the President
cns5.eS his decision at a long
rsacnro This morning with his
Hnee.l. and council Of economic
eaOI asrs The conferees spent a
a., owl. II time talking about the agrl-
NJ ..l+ VI outlook and the possible
'n asa- N nrices Of John L. Lewis
'ae'' n,soe contract with the ma
t t.a coal operators
mf nrices should go up as re.
nit q the coal settlement, 1ha !,
'n',ld be a matter OF concerr'
Ross said.
p,,+ he added that the consensus
.ha meeting was that there
hepn a tendency to exaggera1e
w.. importance Of the coal agree ;,
n ms in the overall wage picture
~ Edwin G. Nourse, chairmar
y ~ Eeonomic council, submit
" a detailed report on wage
u1ice and production changes since
he first of the year. as
~s pass said Mr.. Truman decided
" would be helpful to Congress
md to the people, too to maAs
tsis report public now altnonsl
.1a law requires him to suomi
.n economic analysis and recon,
s.,ndations to the Senate ano
uonse onlv once a year. He made
.si. regular report a few days
after Congress convened Jan .
The AGRICULTURAL picture was pre-.
..rtsd bv Acting secretarf OF
ssriculture Norris E. Dodd.
Conditions Improve
Ia said Yesterdays corn cro[
.st;n,ate of more than 6oo' ooo' wv
snsheIs less than last year was
1900 on figures compiled two
weeks ago. Since then, ne sad
tho weather has been more favor
able and conditions have lmproV'
ua added that the wheat outloos
NOW il better than when the las
crop estimate was announced ivy
weeks ago.
Besides the cabinet and econom
ie council, the President calico
into the conference several top
ranking experts, including Mar
riner S. Eccles, chairman OF he
Federal Reserve board, Bulge
q
Zee TRUMAN On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-12
DR.. Parran Announces His
Approval AT Good
Health Meeting

GREENSBORO, July II -(P-
DR.. Thomas Parran, surgeon gen
eral of the U. S. Public Health
service, announced to- a state
wide meeting Of the North Caro-
lima Good Health association here
today that he has formally ap-
proved the state plan for hospital
construction submitted by the N.
c. Medical Care commission.
The surgeon general said that
the North Carolina plan was one
Of the first two in the entire ma.
ton to reach his desk and he in
dictated that North Carolina may
well be the first state to actually
make use Of the federal money
available through the Halliburton
Hospital Construction act.
DR.. Parran was introduced by
DR.. John A. Terrell, executive
secretary of the N. c. Medical
Care commission.
Two hundred and ninety six
leaders representing more than a
hundred different health, agricu!'
tural, industrial, civic and social
organizations in the state crowd
ed the o. Hen-y's ballroom to
hear the surgeon generals adj
dress, and brief talks by such out
of-state- notables as radio star
Kay Kyser, George Bugbee, exec
utive vice president Of the Ameri-
can Hospital association, E.. H.
Little, Charlotte native who is
now president OF Colgate-Palm
olive-Peet company, and others.
Kay Kyser Honored
DR.. l. G. Greer, president OF the
good health association, presided
Following DR.. Parran's address,
Josephus Daniels, Of Raleigh, pre-
sented a silver tray to Kay Kyse1
ION behalf of all the people Of
North Carolina for his magnifi'
cent contribution to the good
health program"
At a morning meeting Of the
good health associations board O.
directors, Harry B. Caldwell, o
Greensboro, annurced his resig
nation as executive secretary, due
to the pressure o. other duties.
H. C. Crawford, of Durham, was
named executive director Of the
association to succeed Caldwell
Cranford has served as director
See SURGEON On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-12
BIDS TO BE OPENED
FOR SALE OF 1921
CAMP DAVIS HOUSES

CHARLESTON, S. c., July IL
will be opened Aug. 20
for 1,021 buildings at Camp Davis,
former army camp at Holly Ridge
N. c., sixth Naval district head
quarters announced today.
The buildings, all of frame con-
struction, range all the way from
barracks and garages to theaters
and recreation halls, the public
works officer here announced.
Buildings must be removed by the
winning bidder.
Bids will be. opened in the office
Of the public works officer, Sixth
Naval district, U. S.. Naval base.
Charleston.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-12

Watch Soviet
Moscow Expected Ia Start
Counter - Offensive
Project Shortly

PARIS, July l1-U.R-The repre-
sentatives Of is Western European
nations assembled in Paris tonight
for the conference opening to-
morrow on the Marshall plan, and
diplomats said the Russians would
soon start a counter-offensive pro.
ject among their eight satellites.
Russia and the eight satellites
boycotted the Paris conference and
it was not believed that Russia
would have any trouble getting
these eight nations INTO its own
rival plan. Diplomats said the
way Russia had got Czechoslova-
kia to back out of the Paris con-
ference after accepting, showed
that.
Sixteen nations, including the in
viting powers, Britain and France,
will be represented at the opening
of the conference tomorrow. The
others are Austria, Belgium, Den
mark, Fire, Greece, Iceland, Italy,
Luxembourg, The Netherlands,
Norway, Portugal, Sweden, Swift
zerland and Turkey.
The eight nations which refused
invitations and so may be consld-
cred candidates for any project
Russia may devise r Albania,
Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Finland,
Hungary. Poland, Romania and
Yugoslavia. Finland was the last
to make up its mind. The cabi'
net announced its refusal today,
after long debate.
Thus, when the conference opens
at II am. tomorrow in the frs
floor state dining room OF the
See DELEGATES on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-12
BOYD MAKES PLEA
FOR NAL ROUTING
Wilmington Traffic Agent
Presents Brief In Middle
Atlantic Case
By FRANK VAN DER LINDEN
Morning Star Washington Bureau

Morning Star Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, July II Will
mington, New Bern, and nine other
southern cities would get their first
one-carrier air service to Rich
mond, Washington and Baltimore
through a route extension being
sought by National Airlines in the
Middle Atlantic States case, the
company claims.
Clio. H. E. Boyd, traffic agent
for Wilmington, endorsed the pro-
posed extension in a memoran-
dunn filed on behalf of New Han
over county during oral arguments
in the case before the Civil
Aeronautics Board today.
National already touches Will
mington and New Bern on its
Miami = to : New York run via
Norfolk and Philadelphia. 1t is
asking permission to Fork Inland
and serve Richmond, washington
and Baltimore as well. .
This would fulfill a major need
in air transport for Wilmington
Colonel Boyd said. .
"Wilmington's ree1 for dlrect
air transportation is greatly ac-
centuated by the fact that the sur
face transportation to Richmond,
Washington and Baltimore is com.
pletely inadquate. The record
shows that the surface trave'
time between Washington and VII
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-12
Patriarch Pete Packs
Away Plenty Pr0vender

some rapid thumbing through
records and decided he was al
least two and a half years older
than any other hippo inferno
He is also the oldest an ii IN
The Bronx ZOO but still packs away
a daily fare of IS pounds OF hay
three to five bushels Of grass, q
pail of mixed vegetables and IL
ioaves of sta.e bread for dessert
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-12

NEW YORK, July 11-P-Pe1e'
the patriarch of the Bronx zoo,
shook his bay window and bllnKea
sleepily today, apparently not al
all impressed by an official zoe
announcement that he had cone
of age as the oldest hippopotamuS
in captivity.
Ponderous Pete will be A-years,
old on Sunday. Zoo officials dlo
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-12
The Weather

FORECAST:
North Carolina and South Carolina
ssaIay cloudy and slightly warme,
,ms nu1y and Sunday; widely scatterec
ova. .aefshowers Sunday afternoon ant
W coastal area Saturday.
eastern Standard Time)
tBy U. S. Weather Bureau)
g.. TEMPERATURES
"a. a. m. 70; 1880 a. m. u; 1880 p. m
mu 10y p. m. IS; Maximum 30; Mini
MI "; Mean rs; Normal 10.
&C.,. HUMIDITY
"a. ~ a m. "a; 7:30 a. m. 90; 1880 p. m
'" 7:@ p. m. "a.
PRECIPITATION
wal for "a hours ending 1890 p. m
,s s''sl since the first of the month
"% inches.
TIDES FOR TODAY
L I.ofn the Tide Tables published By
!" coast and Geodetic Survey.
VIII. HIGH Low
4A'ngton -t 1855 am. 11:13 am
Ma,o., 4:43 pm. - pm
'"'ooro Inlet 1:22 am. 1859 am
s,u All pm. 8:42 pm
,~9snf'se sos; Sunset 7:25; Moonrist
pi"- Moonset 1:4Op.
l.HF stage at Fayetteville, N. c. a
H. friday missing feet.
More WEATHER On Page Two
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[. S. Reaches Goal
OF 90 Million Jobs
Census *1 Bureau n! RsRsSs s,ss ~ =, Civilian EN-
Jun nossooos ss Noted

WASHINGTON, July II - up
The onetime dream goal" of CO.
600, 600 civilian jobs has been at
tained-and bettered-for the first
time in the nations hls.o45.
A cef1sls bureau report showed
today that the number of civilians
with jobs rose to a record high OF
go, 055, 900 in June, surprising even
the war years.
Combining that number with L.
1913, 900 in the armed forces. 1t
puts the total number of Ameri-
cans working for pay or prom
at 81, 453. 900.
Civilian employment in June shot
up 1,730, 600 over May-which had
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-12
Canada To Admit 5000
More Displaced People

The displaced persons to be ad-
mitted under the new quota will
be given entry to Canada on the
same terms as a quota Of 5000
announced on June 6 by Prime
Minister W. L. Mackenzie King.
They need not be related to any
resident Of Canada, OF recommend
ed for admission by anyone II
Canada.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-12

been a record-setting mont itee''
and was 1900, 900 above June o.
last year.
A more seasonal upswing In
farm activity accounted" TO- j.
400, 900 Of the May-to-June rise,
but a $40, 000-job gain in non-farm
work doomed as far more signifi'
cant in the view Of government
analysts.
Some economists described il
as driving the last nail in the
coffin of earlier forecasts OF q
business recession this summer.
Non-tarm employment in june
Gao Coal On Pare Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-12

OTTAWA, Ont, July 11-W.N-
An additional group of 5000 per
sons from displaced persons camps
Of Europe will be admitted to
Canada as part Of the govern
ment's program to relieve the
refugee problem
Minister c. D. Howe announced
in Commons today,
Howe, who is acting minister
Of mines and resources IN charge
Of immigration, said:
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-12
TEACHERS ADOPT
NO STRIKE RULE
National Education Asso.
citation Also Approves
Minimum Salaries

CINCINNATI, July II. -P- A
no-strike policy for school teachers
was adopted by the National Edu-
cation association today as it near.
ed the end of its five-day meeting.
1.-THE association condemns the
violations of contracts by teachers,
believes that the strike is an un-
satisfactory method Of solving pro-
fessional problems, deplores exist
ence Of conditions which have caus-
See TEACHERS On Page Two
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FORECAST:

wilmington and vicinity: Partly cloudy
s,ightly warmer with scattered
anu dershovrers today; Sunday partly
nj and slightly warmer with thun-
e,nrshowers in afternoon.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-12

See TEACHERS On Page Two
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See BOYD On Page Two
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See GOAL On Page Two
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-11-06
Sheep Creek Mary's Great Granddaughter Operating
 Trading Post" in Juneau

Sheep Creek Mary, or Sequait was the great grandmother oi Mrs. Ehrman Bliss, who with her husband. operates the Bliss Trad ing Post at the entrance to the old Ferry Float.
 Sequait was a member of one of the head families of the Aux Bay Tribe when it possessed all the area from Aux Bay to Thane. and it was she who sold the land to the whites.
 She was a huSIness woman and an intrepid adventurer, once trav- cling from Tulsequah to Seattle in war canoe laden with furs. She returned a year later with Hudson Bay blankets, basins and water pitchers which whites used for ablutions, but which the h. dians preferred as cooking vessels.
 Mrs. Bliss, or Margaret John son, as she was christened by the missionaries, still recalls her great grandmother, with her white wavy hair and her tall, regal figure garbed in a flowing cape Margaret is the only child to have received the name Sequait after her an cestor.
 Loses Mother At Birth
 Mrs. Bliss mother died when she was born, and Margaret was reared by Mary Hanson ot her mothers tribe, the Thlingets. while her brother, Joe, stayed with their father, who was an Eagle.
 Upon the death of Mary Hanson, Margaret fell into the hands of Mary's sister, who beat her, over worked her, underfed her, and at one time chased her through the darkening woods with a knife in her teeth, while wolves howled eerily in the dusk.
 A government agent, hearing of her mistreatment, took Margaret from the village and sent her to the Cushman scnool and hospital in Tacoma.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-11-06
MEMORIAL SERVICES HELD LAST EVENING FOR SCOTT MURpHY

Friends of the late Scott Mur- phy, well known resident and business man of Juneau. who lost his life in the recent plane tragedy. crowded the Charles ". Carter Chapel and overflowed into the adjoining rooms last evening at the memorial services.
 The rostrum, on which were the American Flag and also the American Legion eolors, was till- cd with floral offerings. The pull pit was also draped with the American flag.
 MT. Boyd Field, minister of the Church of Christ, gave the prayer and read the scripture. The elo- quent eulogy was spoken by Mir Homer c. Murphy, Ph D., pastor of the Christian Church. Tine last prayer was said by MT. Field.
 During the services, Mir. Ernest Enler sang Lead. Kindly Light ? Now the Day is Over and "In the Garden"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-11-06

Activities Committee investigation of Communism in Hollywood, a suggestion by grain exchanges that they would like a Congressional in- quiry into their operations.
 Asked about a report of the Am erican Society of Newspaper Edi- tors opposing military secrecy in civilian departments of the gov ernnnent, the President said he has taken no action on the matter; that it is bad for the press to get hold of preliminary reports and then set up straw men to knock dow2.
 On politics, the President de sciibed himself as ye-y happy over the Democratic state victory in Kentucky. Asked whether a large turnout of voters would help the Democrats next year, MT Truman said he thinks it will help those who like free government.
 A free government, he said, rests n the ballot box
 Reminded that numerous recent callers have said he told them he would be busy around next October CT November, the President smil- ingly replied there never has been a time since he entered the White House that he was not busy-even On vacation.
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She was in iIl-health and home sick there. so. although he had never seen her, John Reck, Presi- dent of the First National Bank, arranged to pay her fare back to Alaska.
 She was very grateful for his kindness, and worked in the Tee Harbor Cannery until she was able to repay him.
 Sent Out To School
 She was then sent to school at Chemawa, oregon, where she spent three years without coming home. Upon her return she was offered a nursing post at Chem ava, but not realizing what an opportunity it was, she elected to remain, and went to work in the sawmill boarding house.
 Her one desire was to "be good" which didn't coincide with the mo- tions of the boarders, so she was dismissed hy her employer. She then obtained a position with MT. and Mrs. w. D. Gross, with whom she stayed for two years.
 Mrs. Gross wanted her to ac- company them to Chicago and appear at the Worlds Fair in full tribal regalia, but Margaret preferred to stay at home and marry Ehrman Bliss.
 For years Bliss was custodian of the extensive property owned by Bill Layton who had found his fortune in gold in the Cassiar District. Layton died in 1884, and MT. and Mrs. Bliss are now caring for his widow, Sally Layton, who is nearly 100 years old and as sprightly as a girl.
 Margaret is related to Mary Yumole, Louise Rhodes, Katy Jo- seph and Marian and Dorothy Tas- sel of Douglas, all of whom are direct descendants of Sheep Creek Mary.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-11-06

The members of Juneau Post, American Legion, attended in body
 The remains of MT. Murphy, when recovered from Mount Tam gas. will be taken from Ketchikan to Seattle for cremation, and the ashes returned to Juneau to be scattered over Gastineau Chan nel or on the waters near the Murphy cabin at Tee Harbor.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-11-06
Band Meels
 Ai0T Tonight

The Juneau City Band will prac- tice tonight at 8 o'clock in the Grade School auditorium, and a snappy workout is promised on several old and also new selections which have just arrived.
 Director Alfred Ventur announces that any musician. with an instru- ment, and who can read at sight, is welcome to attend the practice and also join the band as a per manent member.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-11-06
Tp00p 3 OF BOY SC0uTS HAS BU!Y
 THE AT MEETING

Poy Scout Troop No. g met at 750 o'clock Tuesday evening. The Fox Patrol brought the flags for ward fer the pledge to the flag. Then we had roll call and in spsction. We all whipped rope. Jerry Wade had game called Capture the Flag
 We went over the points of the
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compass and its degrees. The en- lire troop went outside and msa- sur6d our street When we came back. Bob Boochever. our Scout Master. had made a large ring with chalk and we had a race to sse which patrol could find the direction called. The Beaver Pa trol won. The Fox Patrol is ahead one point in the contest at the present time.
 Eddie Dull, Troop Scribe