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Evening star., 1947-11-16

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died Friday at
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at 4012 Nine
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NE, the site of
his contracting
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Evening star., 1947-11-16

bership, said the meeting was Demo-
cratic and he did not know how
many others belong to the Pea.
Evening star., 1947-11-16
Herbert Hoover to Get
HoIIund Society Award

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, Nov. 15.-Former
President Herbert Hoover will re-
ceive the Holland Society Of New
York's 1947 award "for outstanding
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-25

to the prosecution. If the defense
attorneys are successful, the case
would be called possibly after
December 5.
Fritz was in court when the
jury declared the indictment j
true bill, but had no comment.
Solicitor James c. Farthing,
meanwhile, conferred with men,
bers of the State Board of Edu-
cation.
The solicitor did not indicate
when he would seek to have the
case called for trial.
The two-week term of Superior
court opened today.
Reid Testifies
All 13 members of the State
Board of Education were pres
ent in answer to. subjoenas, but
only one, Paul A. Reid, controll-
er, testified.
The grand jury heard four wit
nesses before returning the bill
of indictment. In addition to Reid
they were E. w. Smith of Lenoir,
certified public accountant who
audited the Hudson school books;
DR.. J. F. Reece of Lenoir, chair
man of the Caldwell county
board of education; and Luther
B. Robinson of Lenoir, superin-
tendent of education in Cald-
we'll county.
Foreman Myron Moore, a
Granite Falls merchant, announc-
ed to Judge Allen H. Gwyn of
Reidsville that the grand jury
had found a true bill shortly af-
ter the investigating body re-
convened from a luncheon re-
cess.
The State Board of Education
has revoked Fritz teaching Ger
tificate.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-25
SNOW TO BLANKET
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Northeastern states by night
with rain developing from Geor-
gia Northward to New Jersey.
Snow also fell in New York,
Pennsylvania and the New Eng
land states, while light flurries
hung over the Great Lakes area.
The Midwestern cold blast ex-
tended from North Dakota,
where Fargo reported 9 below
zero, in the Southwest, and low
er temperatures were predict
ed for the Great Lakes and Ohio
valley regions Tuesday.
Light snow will continue to
fall Tuesday and Wednesday in
the North central states with nc
decided change in temperatures
until it turns colder in the Vest
ern sections Wedneday night.
The bureau reported that the
lower Mississippi Valley region
the Southern plains states, and
the Pacific coast state Monday
enjoyed fair weather with mod
crate temperatures which were
expected to remain Tuesday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-25
SEAL CAMPAIGN
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gathered from the telephone di-
rectory, city directory and the
local associations, chest X ray
clinic files.
Boosts Drive
County Health Officer DR.. A.
H. Elliott yesterday gave a
hearty recommendation to tn e
Seal Sale campaign, declaring
that eve did hardly anything
about tuberculosis before the
Seal Sale started and they be-
gan supplying us with funds and
equipment"
At present a free chest X-ray
clinic is condicted at the Health
department for the purpose Of
discovering tuberculosis pa
tients.
"The united efforts of all
groups in the community are
needed to eradicate tuber-
culosis, which last year killed
81 New Hanover county resi-
dents," DR.. Elliott emphasized.
Pointing out that the TB asso-
citation derives the entire sup
port for its extensive tuber-
culosis control program from
funds contributed by the public
during the Seal Sale, which con-
tinues until Christmas, DR..
Elliott said, 1T is to the inter-
est of every member of the
community that the Seal Sale be
success.
"The tuberculosis prevention
and control projects conducted
by the association in our COM
munity have helped make this
a safer, healthier place in which
to live" he continued. eve can
not afford not to support its
work"
Street Sale
In addition to the actual sale
of the Christmas seals, the Jay
ceettes will conduct a street
sale of TB red crosses in the
city on December 6. Winter
Park School Principal c. G..
Berry will be in charge of sale
of the crosses in the city schools
on December II.
During the day today the New
Palace Negro theatre will pre-
sent two showings of the film,
"Mr. Williams Wakes up," dis
tributed by the State board of
health in the interest of the TB
campaign. The film will be
shown free to the students of the
Williston Industrial and Will
liston grammar schools.
Meanwhile, William G.. Broad
foot, Jr., chairman of the Junior
Chamber of Commerce health
committee which is handling
the pre-Seal sale TB bond drive
for those persons and organiza-
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TOBACCO PRICES
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Board said the items to be con-
trolled and their ceiling prices
would be announced tomorro"
or the day following.
Abbott said the government
twill not hesitate" to augment
domestic supplies by purchasing
on foreign markets f "real short
ages" develop. In the event OF
"real shortages, the imports OF
fruits and vegetables might be
facilitated Through amendments
to the list of goods now prohibited
or under quota he added.
The minister criticized "a
small minority seeking to take
an advantage at any time when
conditions are such as to favor
speculative positions. 1t was to
combat these practices that price
ceilings were being reimposed.
1T is not the intention of the
government to move back to-
ward any general system OF price
control Abbott said. GAS was
the case in wartime, the restraint
and we'll discipline of the public
itself is the really effective weap-
on against the elements which
aim at inducing chaotic and dis
orderly action on our markets. J"
It was the first time since the
governments decontrol program
got underway in earnest that
price controls had been reimpos-
cd. Rationing of meat had been
dropped once and then reimpos-
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CAPE FEAR
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occurs as it just has, it is good
practice not to blame Hess with
the mess. And unless Hess has
been consulted on weather
prediction, it is not fair to
blame him for what transpires,
CHRISTMAS CHEER - Elec-
tricians were working feverish-
ly yesterday to get the lighting
system in the holiday street
decorations of downtown Will
mington before Thanksgiving
day. The lights are scheduled to
be turned on Thursday nigh,
bathing the Wilmington shop
ping area in a glow of holiday
cheer.
The vari-colored lights criss-
cross through the holiday deco
rations arching Front street
from orange to Red cross
streets, and Market, Princess,
Chestnut and Grace streets
from Front to Third streets.
The holiday decoration COM
mittee hopes that the good citi-
zens of Wilmington will enjoy
the atmosphere of the holiday
lights Thursday evening after
they have enjoyed their Thanks
giving dinners. They suggest
that should happy faces appear
to be tinted with a golden glow
Thursday night, it is not neces-
sarily billiousness, just the re-
Elected glow of the lights.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-25
WILMINGTON GETS
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win Gill, however, cautioned
the counties, cities and towns
not to anticipate that next year
they will receive four times the
amount they are receiving this
year. He explained that he felt
that collections for the first
three months of this fiscal year
were abnormally high.
Gill said that checks to the
local units probably would be in
the mails by the end of the
week.
Of the $1,774, ,7S4 80 divided
among the local units, S1,744,-
233 II was derived from the sale
of beer and only $30,551.15 from
unfortified wine.
Two counties, Yancey and
Mitchell. and number of small
towns which prohibit beer and
wine sales did not share: in the
distribution.
Charlotte led cities in the
amount received with S52,044 64,
Winston-Salem got $41, 1881,
Durham $31, ,O4914, Greensboro
$50, ,597. .29; Asheville $26.166 II,
Raleigh $24,189.9O, High Point,
$19,856.07.
Robson received $29, 1867. "A to
lead the counties. Buncombe re-
ceived $27,338.96, Wake $27,-
303.20, Guilford $27,091. "A, John
ston $25.794.26, Castor $24528.-
70 Mecklenburg $23,6183a. For
syth $22, 1896, Cabarrus s2l,-
9OO.31.
The beer and wine revenue
was allocated to the counties of
the state on the basis of popula-
ton according to the 1910 CEN
sus and was divided between the
counties and the cities and
towns within the counties on a
population basis.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-25
ARAB STATES
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Palestine, Jewish blood will be
shed elsewhere" "
Millions of defenseless Jews,
he said, will be in danger.
"Peoples of the Orient will aid
their brothers in Palestine" he
said. "In order to establish the
Jewish state, blood will flow
and no force on earth will con-
fine it to Palestine.
It was the clearest blueprint
for an Arab "holy war" that the
committee has heard. Both the
United States and Russia, in
planning partition, appear to
have dismissed such Arab
threats as bluff. But number
of other states have been
alarmed.
The present Soviet American
partition program does not con-
template an army strong
CIfOuSu w. VIII 4u1A-Au0N SSO
war. In such an event, the Sc
curity Council would step in
ana, if the Big Five powers
agreed, would dispatch troops
to put out the fire.
HaekaPs warning was backed
by another Egyptian speaker,
Bey Fawzi, who said
any Jewish-Arab conflict in Pal
estine would spread to other
countries where Arabss and
Jews mingle.
Fawzi challenged the United
States to say what it would do
in case of widespread fighting.
"Would the United States send
troops to Palestine or will it at
tempt to over-awe the Arabs
with the mere name of the Sc
curity council?" Fawzi asked
sarcastically.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-25
NURSES REQUEST
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wrote to Chairman Daniel Pen
ton of the hospitals board of di-
rectors to. request a conference
with the. board on ''salary and
personnel policies for the
James Walker nurses.
Mrs. NOEL pointed out that
the hospitals nurses have au-
thorized the association to
represent them in all salary and
personnel discussions with tn e
hospital officials.
The nurses requests include
salary increases, a40hour work
week, time and one-half
for overtime, holidays, vaca-
tions with pay. and sick leave.
Regular nurses are asking sal
aries of 5000 MONTH. without
maintenance, or $3.50 a month
with full maintenance.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-25
NEWSPRINT WILL
REMAIN SCARCE
Commerce Department Ex-
poets Shortage May Out
last 1948
WASHINGTON. Nov. "a -tW,p

WASHINGTON, Nov. "a -!WD
- The Commerce Department
reported today that by next
spring pulp and paper supplies
will meet demands Of all main
users except newspaper publish
ers.
Newsprint is expected to re-
main Gin substantially short
supply" throughout 1948 an d
possibly longer, the depart
ment's fuel and paper industry
report said.
But 1947 otherwise will be the
"greatest in the pulp and paper
industry's history" the depart
ment said.
Imports of newsprint in Sep
tember reached a new high Of
1853, 900 tons. At the end of the
month publishers had 80 per
cent more stocks on hand than
at the corresponding period last
year. But owing to heavier con-
sumption, supplies on hand rep
resented an increase of only
five days supply.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-25
ACCUSED YOUTHS
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Gently discharged from the Ma
rine corps on bad conduct for
stealing money and military sup
plies at Lejeune.'
Two other Marines being held
in connection with the case -
Pvt. C. E. Wilson Of Pittsburgh,
charged also with robbery and
attempted murder, and Pvt. John
Rabe, of California, charged with
larceny and receiving after State
Highway Patrolman R. c. Dun
can said he pawned a watch
allegedly stolen from the cab
driver-were still being held by
military authorities yesterday and
were not given preliminary hear
ings at Southport.
-, Transferred Here
The three prisoners were trans
ferred back to the New Hanover
county Jail here "for safekeep-
ing" according to Brunswick
Court Clerk Sam T. Bennett, who
said that the Southport Jail was
deemed inadequate to hold the
men.
They were arrested here last
Wednesday evening by Patrol
man Duncan, who recognized
Steinert and Lee from descrip-
tons given by Cab Driver J, H.
Irving, Jr., when the two ma
rines, accompanied Rabe to Pa
troll headquarters to report hit
and-run accident in which they
allegedly were involved.
Irving later made positive iden-
tification and the two, along with
Hosmer, who was picked up in
4 local hotel after they had inn
p1icated him, made complete
confessions, according to Duncan.
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TOBACCO. GROUPS
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among commodities to be sent
under foreign-aid programs.
Formed Last Week

VOIucu LdSC week
This committee, consisting of
the Senators and a. Representa-
tive from each tobacco state,
was formed last week after in
dustry spokesmen outlined "the
serious tobacco situation"
Some members said they
hoped personally to present their
program. to the House Foreign
ing closed hearings on interim
Affairs committee, which is hold
aid to Europe. Rep. Flanagan
(D-Va) is chairman Of the tobac-
co committee.
Last week tobacco men and
members of Congress agreed
World War two left tobacco
among the war casualties" as
exports of tobacco continued to
decline.
Today Secretary of Agriculture
Anderson in report on the
country's agriculture to the
Senate Appropriations COM
mittee said tobacco in 1948 is
expected to be only 81 per cent
of the 1947 crop.
This would mean, he said. a
reduction from 1914, 900 million
acres this year to 1852, 900 acres
next year.
Acreage goals" he added,
'for almost all other items, with
the exception of tobacco are be-
ing maintained at about this
years level"
He listed tobacco acreage
average for recent years as fol-
lows: 1937-1941 1,614,000 acres
annually: for 42-1946, 1;674, 900
acres annually.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-25
FEDERAL RESERVE
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restrictions on installment buy
ing since Nov. l.
''Our country is experiencing
boom of dangerous proper
TONS" the Federal Reserve
Board, the Comptroller of the
Currency and the Federal De-
post Insurance Corporation
said in a joint appeal to banks
to curb speculative credit.
They urged curtailment of
speculation motivated loans
either to individuals or busi-
ness.
GAS far as possible, extension
of bank credit under existing con-
ditions should be confined to fl
nancing that will help produc-
ton rather than merely in
crease consumer dem ands," the
three agencies said.
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FEDERATION UNIT
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pressed the opinion that the or
ganization would weld the Chris
tian men of Wilmington togeth-
er in a brotherhood of love and
fellowship designed to promote
greater tolerance between the
denominations.
Representatives from mems
Bible classes at St. Andrews
Covenant, Trinity Methodist,
Grace Methodist, St. Matthew's
Lutheran, Maffitt Village Bap-
tist, and the First Baptist
churches were present. Messen-
gers were appointed to contact
the Bible classes not rep
resented and plans were made
to invite an officer from the ma
tional headquarters of the fed
GRAFTON to address the next
meeting.
Permanent officers will be
elected and the organization
plans completed at the next
meeting, the date of which
will soon be announced.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-25
CONCRETE MIXER
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sections, "ammunition dumps"
of the poison were set up at
strategic points where extermi-
|nators could easily obtain fresh
supplies.
County Farm Agent J. II.
knode, a master planner for the
anti-rat war, estimated that the
ultimate saving in wheat alone
resulting from the rodent killing
will produce a potential 100000
one-pound loaves of bread next
year in this five mile agricu-
tural section.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-25
City Briefs

The Mcclure Fellowship Bible
class will be entertained at a
fellowship supper at its regular
session at the YMCA here this
evening at $50 pm, ]. B. Hunt
ington, general secretary of the
association announced today.
The Rev. A. X. Dudley, pastor
of the Presbyterian church at
Winter Park, has been named to
teach the Sunday School lesson
next Sunday, Huntington said.
Pastors of Wilmington Bap-
tist churches will meet at 10
o'clock this morning at the First
Baptist church for the purpose
of hearing talk by DR.. H. T.
Stephens of Newport News, Va,
who is currently conducting a
revival at Sunset Park Baptist
church.
The weekly meeting of the
New Hanover board of c un-
ty commissioners will be held
this morning at 10 o'clock.
The Carolina Beach board
of alderman will meet Tues
day afternoon at 4 o'clock to
award contracts for the $780,
500 street paving, sewer and
water line inn rovement pro-
gram. At noon, the local Gov
ernment commission will sell
a bond issue in Raleigh for
the town 10 finance the pro-
jects.
The oyster roast planned for
the Nichols Memorial Sunday
school class of the First Baptist
church for tonight has been in
definitely postponed, it was an
nounced yesterday.
The five Wilmington civic
clubs, paced in the move by
their presidents, yesterday were
planning % organize and unite
to help actively support develop
ment of the ilmington port.
The five presidents appeared to-
gether On a radio program Sun
day to support the plan.
Practical men between II and
80 with an eye on their future
and who want security and a
career are enlisting and reenlist-
ing in the U. S. Cosat Guard
Full information on the benefits
of the Coast Guard can be OBJ
tanned from recruiters in room
2O2 of the U. S. Custom House.
First Church of Christ; Scien-
tist; 17th and Chestnut-Stree
Service Thanks giving Day at
IL a. m.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-25
: n TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7s 49,,

announfsd saono who contribute S. Or ~
the Jaycee s5'l mso{,a, 6soost tonight u !
tina that in, in every case Tdeps he , al
son who bought q h a PEI,
year has been approsoS D3'o lay
has purchased a Iaraa. s,,s0 h
this year. SET bond
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-25
"DOINC NICELY"

STATESVILLE, Nov. 24-P)
Mr.. and Mrs. Martus Woods
second set of triplets in IA
months are reported doing
nicely today at a Statesville
hospital.
The 61-year-0ld farmer and
his 31-year-0ld wife became
the parents of two boys and
a girl yesterday.
Their first triplets were
born prematurely IA months
ago and died soon after birth.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-25

The coastal plains Of Judaea
and Samaria in Palestine form a
region resembling Southern Cali
fornia.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-25

Ip 1947, the average American
ate II per cent more food than
before World War II.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-25
The Weather

Weather bureau report of temperature
and rainfall for the "a hours ending 8
p. M, in the principal cotton growing
areas and elsewhere:
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-25

Dial .-3s11 for Newspaper Service
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-25
PROMINENT PEOPLE
Continued from Page One,
By AlleV

to the prosecution. If the defense
attorneys are successful, the case
would be called possibly after
December 5.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-25

First Church Of Christ; Scien-
tist; 17th and Chestnut Streets
Service Thanksgiving Day at
II a. m.
Evening star., 1947-12-27
Permits
Continued From Page B-10

street NV, owner: Motor Sales Co.,
1905 West Virginia avenue NE,
builder; Leon Chatelain, jr., 1927 K
street NV, architect; to erect one
1-story concrete garage, 1905 West
Virginia avenue NE: to cost $4,000.
Doris C. Gruver, owner and build
er; George T. Santmyers, architect;
to erect three 2-story brick and Gin
der block dwellings, 5414, 5416, 5418
James place NE; to cost $4,000.
Evening star., 1947-12-27
Mistake in Geography Got Job
And Worker Kept 1t 4OYeurs

employees honored Mr.. Chreitzberg.
Commissioner Clyde B. Aitchison,
ICC chairman, attended the cere-
monies and spoke briefly praising
Mr.. Chreitzberg for his long service
to the Government.
Mr.. Chreitzberg, who came to
Washington in 1901 as an employe
of the Southern Railroad, entered
Government service on July %, 1907.
At that time, the ICC was located
on F street NV, in what was known
as the Sun Building. Later the
Commission was located at Eight
eenth street and Pennsylvania ave-
nue. NV, and in 1884 it was moved
to its present location at Twelfth
street and Constitution avenue NV
During his 40 years with the ICC.
Mr.. Chreitzberg served as tariff
examiner, rate clerk, rate specialist
and finally as tariff analyst.
Mrs. Chreitzberg attended the
ceremonies for her husband with
their two daughters, Janice. 81, and
Nancy Carol, IL. Mr.. and Mrs.
Chreitzberg live at 1903 Thirty
eighth street NV.
Evening star., 1947-12-27
Aluminium Roof Coating
Reflects Suns Ruys

An asbestos -fibered alumiun roof
coating reflects up to 80 per cent of
destructive sun rays, lowers summer
temperatures under the roof 10 to
Is degrees and makes roofs last
longer.
Designed to combat the effect of
scorching rays which cause roofs to
reach fever heat" it is also claimed
to prevent peeling, blistering and al
ligatoring, contributing factors that
cause roofs to fail prematurely.
Evening star., 1947-12-27
New Porcelain Enamel

A porcelain enamel materially re-
duces the troublesome problem OF
chipping owing to increased impact
resistance resulting from extreme
thinness of the coat. 1t is applied
about twice as thick as the best
organic paint finish and has such
physical properties as great bonding
strength, superwhite opacity, perma-
nent .weather-and-acid resistance
and permanent color strength. 1t
can be used on cornices, columns
and pilasters, window frames and
store fronts.
Evening star., 1947-12-27
TrexIer
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addicted to crisp white rufled cur
tains, you could use them, with a
valance of the print.
The dining room, too, might have
Dutch or cottage-type curtains in
a print, with matching seat covers
on the chairs.
Bedroom Decoration.
In bedroom, you can splash
these materials all over the place.
Make the bedspread of cheerful
print. Or, of you prefer a white
spread, make only a "dust ruff1e" of
the print.
And curtains Cor just valances), a
dressing table skirt, mirror frame,
a slipcover for the armchair, covers
for side chair and cushions. Just
a few or all Of these ideas could be
used, depending on the size of the
room, the type of wallpaper, etc.
The original lower cost isn't the
only advantage of these materials.
Another is that they don't have to
be dry-cleaned. Simply toss them
into the washer and they'll be ready
to be put back again the same day.
Evening star., 1947-12-27

M. CnrelCZperg,
u = year = old
tariff an nalyst
for the Bureau
of I n quiry y,
laughingly t oil d
friends gathered
to honor him on
his retirement,
that he got the
a p p o i n tment
through a mix
up IN geOgrapn-
ical names.
"The appoint
ing officer" Mr.
ChreitZberg re-
Evening star., 1947-12-27

called, was an Mr.. Chreitzbers.
unreconstructed New Englander who
never selected men from South
Carolina. When he saw the word
Camden after my name, he assumed
I was from New jersey"
Nearly 100 friends and fellow ICC
Evening star., 1947-12-27
Quarry Packages
Stone Entrances

New in the home building field is
the packaged stone entrance offered
In IL different entrance patterns
Packages consist of IS units of color
full natural stones, each piece cut
and numbered at the quarry for lay
ing by the home builder into specific
patterns which are supplied by the
company.
A bricklayer or stone mason can
do the job and it is applicable to
frame, stucco, stone, or brick con-
StrIIctiop