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Evening star., 1947-11-01
Pedestrian, g, Killed
By Navy Bus While on
Way to.Cash Pension
Victim Apparently Had
Forgotten Banks Are
Closed on Saturday

An 82year-old man en- route
to cash a Government pension
check was run over and killed
by a Navy bus this morning in
the 1900 block of Wisconsin ave-
nue. NV.
The victim died a few minutes
after being admitted to Georgetown
Hospital. Authorities there tenta-
lively identified him as William A.
Rutherford, 44O4 Fessenden street
NV.
Members of Mr.. Rutherford's fam
lily said he was a retired Post Office
clerk. He apparently was on his way
to cash his allotment check at a
Riggs Bank branch at Wisconsin
avenue and Warren street NV, not
realizing the bank is closed on Sat-
urdays.
Witnesses said the traffic victim
stepped off a streetcar loading plat
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bank and was hit by the bus.
The accident was the only fatal
accident in 43 reported in the last
"a hours.
Girls Leg Broken.
Miss Alice Flowers, Is, OF 3134
Knox street Sc, suffered a broken
leg when she ran into the path of an
automobile, at Alabama avenue and
Jasper street Sc, yesterday as she
tried to catch q bus, according to
police. The driver of the automobile
was William A. Neal, 81, of 1881
Twenty eighth street Sc. She was
taken to Casualty Hospital.
Lynn H. Mccoy, A, of Soldiers
Home, suffered fractures of both
legs when struck by an automobile,
in the 44OO block of Georgia avenue
NV, early today, police said. The
driver of the automobile was listed
as Robert C. Ruegamer, %, OF 1909
Shepherd street NV. Mr.. Mccoy
was taken to Casualty Hospital also.
A collision between two taxicabs
early today, at Fifth and H streets
NV, injured four persons.
Police said the driver of one, Ken
meth Jones, %. of 1888 First street
N. W., was taken to Casualty Hos
pital with serious head injuries. One
of his passengers. Roosevelt Shavers,
80, colored, ia Sycamore road N. E.,
was taken to Emergency Hospital
with a fractured leg and the other,
Sam Ragland jr., 20, of 1911 North
Capitol street, received minor in
juries, according to police. The
other cab driver, Arthur A. Dallas,
46, of 1243 New Hampshire avenue
N. W., escaped with minor injuries
also. Both vehicles were badly dam
aged, police said.
The other traffic accidents were
minor.
Evening star., 1947-11-01
Ship Can't Sail as Skipper Dies,
First Officer Is Held in Theft

%, of Maplewood, N. j., was ordered
held in $4,000 bail for grand jury
action after a magistrates hearing
on the burglary charges.
Police 1t. George Galkas testified
he answered a burglar alarm from
downtown store, found the glass
door smashed, saw nothing else
amiss and was about to leave when
he noticed what appeared in the
darkness to be a white bundle pro-
tuding from beneath a counter.
He kicked 1t. 1t was Reilly's face.
1t. Galkas said he found two
slips, seven gowns and dozen
towels In Reil1y's pockets.
Evening star., 1947-11-01
Cholera Deaths SIocken

CAIRO, Nov. l (P.-The death
toll from the cholera epidemic in
the Nile Valley has taken 1888 lives
since it began on September %, but
the Egyptian Health Ministry said
today the number of deaths de-
creased yesterday, for the second
straight day. A communique said
1854 persons died Of the disease In
the latest 24-hour period.
Evening star., 1947-11-01
Kashnnir Capital
Threatened by
Pathan Advance
RAF Observers Tell
Of Trucks RUSHING
lndiuns to Front
By the Associated Press

NEW DELHI, Nov. 1.-Roya
Air Force observers say armed
Pathan Moslems swarming into
the princely state of Kashmil
are advancing in such strenth a.
to threaten the capital of Srini-
gar itself.
One RAF informant said after
flying in last night that truckloads
of Indian reinforcements were being
rushed to the front, less than &c
miles west of Srinigar
Srinigar's small, dust-covered air.
port has taken on the aspect of an
advanced base of operations
Loss of the airfield would be g
serious blow to Indian and KaShmi1
state troops. If it fell it might mean
the loss of the entire Kashmir Val
ley.
Civilian Planes Requisitioned.
The nearest landing field is at
Jammu, outside the valley, near the
south border of Kashmir and far
from the field of operations. The
approach of winter would make land
operations difficult from the south
into the vale of Kashmir,
This accounts for the Indian gov
ernment requisitioning as many
civilian planes as possible to rush
troops, ammunition and supplies for
holding Srinigar Field.
A pail of dust lowering over the
airstrip makes landing difficult for
the steady stream of planes arriving
from New Delhi. Pilots are often
forced to make two or three passes
before they are able to see the
runway.
Seven Raj planes yesterday COM
pleted the evacuation of all British
who want to leave Kashmir.
Reinforcements Sent.
The Indian government-Which
has flown in two battalions of Sikh
regulars to defend Kashmir-an-
nounced last night that the situa-
ton remained unchanged in the
predominantly Moslem state, whose
Hindu Maharajah acceded to the
union of India last week end. The
communique added that additional
reinforcementS were being dis
patched.
At an India -Pakistan joint de-
fense council conference scheduled
for today Governor General Ma
homed Ali Jinnah and Premier Liza
quat Ali Khan of Pakistan are ex-
pected to confer with Governor
General Lord Mountbatten and Pre-
mier Jawaharlal Nehru of India.
1t is expected that India will pro-
pose that Pakistan close the roads
into Kashmir blocking reinforce
ment for the Irregular invaders.
Meanwhile, news correspondents
protested an Indian government
order barring the entry into Kash-
mir. They said it was tantamount
to censorship of news about the
fighting
A military spokesman said the
government has issued orders thai
no one be allowed to enter Srinigal
without a pass and that these passe!
would not be issued to newspapers
The order applies to both Indiar
and foreign reporters and photog.
raphers.
Evening star., 1947-11-01

(See MILK, Page A-4.D
Evening star., 1947-11-01

(See PALESTINE, Page A-4
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-04

serve her apprenticeship in the
chorus.
She came to the movies when
MGM put SO European entertain
ers under contract and hauled
them off to Hollywood. One of the
So, her roommate for six months,
was Hedy Lamar. Hedy made
the most spectacular success.
Iona, for a while, ran her a close
second. Then came a series of bad
pictures.
If Iona quits the movies soon,
she's likely to go out in a blaze
of glory. Her latest film casts her
opposite Nelson Eddy, the man
who shared her first taste of sue
cess. Rushes indicate the opus has
recaptured some of the fire Of
"Balalaika."
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-04

Inc idea may nave been put m
her head by tail, dark Jay Kurtz,
35-year-oid o of an ex-congress-
from Altoona Pa. She says
she's going to marry him. Kurtz
that if she does, she'll be a
wife, not a movie star.
He has such an air about
explains Iona, las if he
doesn't care a boot about any
thing. Very Independent, but a
strong character-a tough guy
That's what 1 like in a man.
BY now, Ilona ought to know
what she likes. In her middle
thirties. she's made her own way
since she was 10 and most Of
those years Were spent as an en-
tertainer in some of the gayer
capitals of Europe. She's been
married twice, nee to a Hungar-
ian financier. Nicolaus Szavozd,
and later for a year to actor Alan
Curtis, whom she divorced n 1912.
This time it's got to be for
keeps says Ilona. 81 couldn't
stand another failure. It's a very
difficult decision, getting married
again. How a I, who have al
ways been independent, go to Jay
and ask him for a dress?"
Kurtz supplies the answer:
you'll just have to get used to
it,"
81 suppose" she signs, 81 will"
Studio heads are known to be a
little mulish, too, and although
Kurtz wants Iona to quit the
movies, Republic has a contract
for two more pictures. Somehow,
Iona, Kurtz and the studio have
got to get together,
Life" says Iona, els full of
problems"
1t always has been, for Iona.
There was no silver spoon in her
mouth when she was born to a
Hungarian peasant named Hal
massy. Her childhood in the Eu-
rope of World War 1 is a con-
fused memory of odd jobs and
hunger. A good soprano voice and
a classic profile finally led her to
the concert stage, but she had TO
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-04


Principal casualties thus far
have been manufacturing enter
prises.
Statisticians of Dun & Brad
street, whose records on failures
extend back to 1857, say that il
s%olvencies in retail trade always
lag somewhat behind those in the
manufacturing field.
Manufacturing failures outnum-
bered wholesaling and retailing
failures in 1916 for the first time
in American business history, and
the trend has continued into 1947.
For the first two months this year
there were 159 insolvencies in the
manufacturing division reported,
with liabilities totaling $18, 674, 600.
These failures have accounted
largely for an upturn in average
liability per insolvency from only
S11, 900 in 1912 to around $40, OO(
thus far in 1947.
The current high total of all
businesses in the nation, observers
s.. would exaggerate the effec'
Of any business recession On the
upswing in failures.
Listings in the Dunn & Brod'
street reference book, which in
clude all types of business which
are seekers of commercial credi
have more than recovered from
the falling-off that accompanied
war mobilization. The current to
tai of approximately $500, 900 i
some 800, 900 above the previou:
peak of 1912.
The reference book total i
around a million less than depart
ment of commerce figures, since
the latter include many small
service enterprises which are no
primarily engaged in distribution
of merchandise. Also, in the book
chain store units are not counted
individually.
A. M. Sullivan, associate editor
of Dun's Review, says that 1--WE
have always had more retailers
and retail services than are actu'
ally required for the physical dis
tribution of goods"
But, he added, there is co: sid
cradle evidence that a new crop
of retailers are making a calcu-
lated approach to the risks on
their capital as well as their op-
portunities for profit. The newer
retailers are inclined to be more
orderly merchants and better rec
crd keepers"
Although conceding that ''the
poor swimmer can sink going with
the current as well as against it,"
Sullivan noted that thousands Of
these new concerns are untested
under competitive r SIS, and
have yet to fight their way
through a bad season or two"
The magazine Business Week
estimated recently that at least
one out of every five businesses
iii the United States was founded
ir the last three years and 'have
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-04

Fragments of Hardrian's wall,
built 1000 years ago across north
r England to defend it against
attacks by the Picts are still an
important tourist attraction.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-04
KNOW YOUR INSTRUCTOR

This weeks ozone biography
finds Pennington Flying Services
Warren Pennington in the alpha
betical spotlight.
Veteran of % years of flying
experience, Warren's aviation his
tory dates back to 1919. At this
time, he began taking" in an old
Curtis Jenny then the plane of
the day. Less than a year later
he started instructing; meanwhile
transforming all over the East.
In 1926 he settled down a little
and went to work for Eagle Air
plane company, demonstrating
and testing American Eagles in
Rocky Mount and Kansas City:
Three years later 1929 - he
came to Wilmington and leased
Bluethenthal Field. He described
it as Gust plain going until l94o'
handling passenger hops, charter
trips, and instructing.
At this time, Warren and
brother Jimmy-who joined nm
in 1936-were contracted by tine
Anti-aircraft people at Camp Da-
Wis. Their duties kept them in the
air for nine hours a day-or night
for ~gun-tracking and searchllgh'-
tracking training.
Early in 40 Jimmy went into
the Air Corp, and at the same
time the Army took over Blue
thenthal Field. Undaunted by ms
turn of events, Warren hauled ms
equipment down to the Carolina
Beach strip, operating from there
until 1943 when the government
put the finger on all private 1ly-
Warren then went to work for
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-04
GENERAL ELECTION
SET FOR MONDAY
One Vote Will Elect Incum.
bents Unless Write-In
Candidate Wins

Five candidates, nominated in
the April p primary, for positions
on the City council are listed on
the ballots for the general election
Tuesday, May 6.
In addition to these names, the
ballots have blank spaces for
write = in votes, which, according
to H. G. Carney, chairman of the
city board of elections. can elect
an un-nominated candidate.
The candidates listed are Rich
ard L. Burnett, Mayor w. Ronald
Lane, j. E. L. Wade, E. L. White
and W. E. Yopp.
All except White are incum-
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-04

the government, flying Army en-
gineers and construction men to
various developments in the East.
January of 1945 found him back
at the Carolina Beach airport.
Jimmy - better known as "Skin-
ny"-got out of the Army twelve
months later and rejoined Warren
at the beach field.
There they remained until April
of '46, at which time they 'came
back home'' TO Bluethenthal.
Warren estimates his flying
hours at between eight or nine
thousand, and approximates the
solos put out by either himself or
his outfits at about n thousand.
"Used to be that a solo was
really a rare event. Nowadays, If
the Weather's all right, it's not all
uncommon to have four Or five a
week." he recalled.
Next weeks biography will deal
with Peiffer Fields Burk Render,
who began his flying career in a
homemade glider.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-04
WINGS OVER WILMINGTON
Better Flying Weather Coming
New Pilots Approved Recently
BY WEDDELL HARRISS
BY WEDDELL HARRISs

Hm-m-m. Just when everyone
was beginning to get a little Opt
mistic over the weather, comes
the wind. And the rain. If things
don't get better, pears as though
some of the local instructors will
have to look for part-time work
to keep the gas and lights on.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-04

bents. These will automatically be
elected unless a sufficient number
of Wrlte-in votes are cast for
another candidate not listed on the
ballot.
Carney quoted the law govern
ing write-in votes as follows:
Sec. IT'S. (3) If the elector de-
sires 10 vote for a person whose
name does not appear on the
ticket, he can substitute the name
by writing it in with a pencil or
ink in the proper place, and
making a cross (X) mark in the
blank space at the left of the
name so written in. When a name
is written in on the official ballot,
the new name so written in is to
be treated like any other name on
the ballot. No sticker is to be
used
Carney announced there would
be no new registration for n S
election.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-04

known only the best of times as
far as prices, profits and sales are
concerned"
1t commented that they have
never lived through a depression
Or even a significant dip in eco
nomic activity, never cen a bu-
er's market or been cought in the
midst of falling prices and liqui-
dating INVENTOR"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-04

n0lSllC wv AN WSolllC1, CO1IlGS
the wind. And the rain. If things
don't get better, pears as though
some of the local instructors will
have to look for part-time work
to keep the gas and lights on.
The Wilmington Airpark
checked-out eight students on solo
hops: Berry Smith, Herschel Gun
ter, Sgt. Creston Rowland, Lee
Lamb. Cecil Butler, Albert Page,
Charles Trip, and Earnest Khan
der.
Bill Robertson, chief pilot at the
Park, set something of a record
locally last Wednesday by send
inc up four students for private
license checks in one day. Quail
fving for this rating were Sam
Sweeny, Muck Dunn, Bruce Cam
ron, and Jack Hart. All were fly
ing under the benefits of the CT.
Bill.
The Airpark took on three new
students last week. Jesse James
and Smoky" Herring signed up
for private lessons, and Joe
Thompson registered for G.I.
training.
Three cross-courtry flights were
Iogged-in at the Park last week.
Tom Crimson and Bruce Woodcock
flew the Aeronca Chief and
.Trainer'' to Ivanhoe and back,
and Bill Sissons hoped up to
Charlotte in his PT-26 on a bust
ness trip.
The Airpark has recently adopt
ed the policy of checking all stu
Tents out on : wind beach
landings. a praiseworthy idea, too,
in our humble opinion.
Pennington Flying Service has
Rad five students to solo during
The past three weeks: Hans Groeg-
er. N. R. Smith, Bonnaire Benton,
and Earnest and J. T. Johnson.
A pair of cross-countery flights
we're written down during the past
few days at Pennington's. Hot
Shot Everette took his solo cross
country towards a Private tick
c1 in the Piper J-3 to Myrtle
Beach. l. B. Plot, who with Alec
lrask last week bought a new
Stinson "Stationwagon," and Jack
Bennett, one of the Pennington in
structors, took the Wagon on a
hop to Columbia, Charlotte, Lum-
berton and back.
Warren Pennington recently re-
vailed plans for inaugurating an
other commercial class the mid
die of this month.
At the present time, Warren has
about 10 students enrolled. Veter-
ans not using the G.I. Bill for
school may use their benefits for
this instruction. A Commercial tag
requires about 100 flying hours,
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-04
Age Experient

Air Age Experient
WELLESLEY, Mass W.P -
Pressed for time to catch a com
mercial plane at Boston for a
flight to New York, Lee Court,
Boston store executive, boarded
a %helicopter here for a 10-mile
hop to Boston and made his con-
nection with minutes to spare.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-04
Lumberton To Vote
On Bond Issues

LUMBERTON. Lumberton
citizens will vote tomorrow on two
bond issues totaling $500, 900 al the
same time as the general election
for municipal officers.
One issue is for $3.50, 900 f I
street paving, the other $3.50, 000
for a waterWorks plant.
The street paving issue is pro-
posed in order to provide FOR paw
ing % sections of street. The pre-
sent water plant is said to have
reached its capacity, SO that ex-
pansion of facilities appears reces-
sary to meet Increasing demands.
Citizens will vote on the follow
ing nominees: for mayor
Malcolm B. Seawell; COM
missioners - L. W. Wicker and
H. P. Allen; school trustees
chairman o. L. Henry, John J.
Hood and Erwin T. Williams.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-04
FAILURES INCREASE
Sellers Market
Thing OF Past
BY T. f..

NEW YORK, May 3.-P)-Business failures, which
were at a record low rate just a year ago, now show a steady
increase,-the planest evidence that competitive markets
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-04
In The Way of Miscellany:

III Inc way OF Miscellany:
The Wilmington Aero Clubs
first breakfast flight, which took
place last Sunday, proved a huge
success. Twent"-four local lovers
of cloud life clambered into nine
ships and flew en- masse to
Georgetown.
1T was wonderful" exclaimed
Laverne Render. . And it wasn't
just an ordinary breakfast. We ate
on this ship that's been converted
into a hotel-restaurant, which was
something different in the way of
eating places. The whole thing
just worked out perfectly
Two of the ships that left Will
mington we're flown on to other
parts following chow-down. Alec
and Raeford Trask, and Alec, Jr.,
flew on down to Beaufort: and
Earl Marshburn and wife hoped
down to Jacksonville. Fla, for the
big air show down there, coming
back here Monday.
Laverne also gave US the word
on a meeting that has been called
for the Wilmington Aero club this
Wednesday night. Main topic of
the get-together will be the when
and where of the next breakfast
flight.
Incidentally, all local flyers
have been reminded by the Air
port operators Of the penalty for
buzzing the beach. Any bird-man
found guilty of trying to get a
better slant On the new beach
fashions from too low an altitude
is subject to being Indefinitely
grounded.
Bill Robertson lays claim to
have a pair of the youngest stu
dents ever to handle a JOY stick
on the local runways. Holmes Da-
Wis III, II years old, has had
about IA hours of dual instruction;
and Gemmy Robertson, aviatin' s
IL year old son of said Bill, start
ed last week. Naturally these two
youthful stick-jockeys won't be
permitted to solo until sixteen
years old, but they love it just
the same. Bill says it's really phe-
nominal how well they catch on
to the drift of things.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-04
UNHAPPY HUNGARIAN
onaMassesShow
Interest In Babies
BY L DIGHTON

HOLLYWOOD, May 3-F)-Ilona Massey, the un-
happy Hungarian, is showing unprecedented interest in the
baby pictures friends carry around in their wallets.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-04

Int tudlng several cross : country
flights and 10 hours of night fly
ing. In addition to this, two class
es of ground school a week lat
night tamiliarize the student with
m~eteorology, navigation, rules and
regs, and so forth. Well worth
looking into.
Down at Peitfer Field where
only private flying Ono G.I. train
lng) Is carried on things have
been quieter than usual due to the
runWays being freshly seeded with
spring grass.
Burk Rehder-who with brother
John operates Peiffer checked
out two Burgaw boys, Shorty"
Sumner and Calvin Casey. on
their Private flight tests. Burk
was recently awarded an Inspec-
tors rating.
Burk and Harry Wettig-a Peif-
Ter instructor got their official
Water Ratings last week. This
gives them clearance to carry
passengers for water landings.
Two new students signed up sew
eral days ago for private lessons
at Peiffer: DR.. T. M. Hall, physi-
clan from James Walker, and
Frank Lem, owner of the New
China Restaurant.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-04

About 95 per cent OF all new
locomotives being ordered for
American railroads are reported
to be Diesel-electric.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-11-28
WAA Sale Here
For Three Days
=. Totals $4,000

A. fetal of about $4,000 was
realized by the War Assets Adj
ministration here from the sale
of surplus government property
having a book value of $685., 900,
it was announced today.
w. E. Tucker, field director
of the Atlanta office of WAA,
who had charge of the sale. also
said that every item catalogued
by the administration as going
on sale that ended Wednesday
had been sold.
ut was very successful sale"
said Tucker.
Property that was sold includ-
ed that formerly owned by the
U. S. Navy in Cato Warehouse.
where the sales were conducted
for three days, the Naval Air
Station, the Naval Seaplane Base
and the Key West Barracks.
Items sold included electric
cable. lubricating oil. pipe fit
tingS, bolts, nuts and screws.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-11-28
Local Chapter
ARC To Report
On December t;

Allan Hampton, chairman of
the Monroe County Chapter of
the American Red Cross today
announced that at the Monroe
County Clinic auditorium De-
cember S and the ARC will make
a report to contributors to the
organizations campaign for
funds.
1--WE are most anxious for you
to make a note of this date on
your calendar now, as we feel
the work of this organization is
of vital importance and we want
you to know more about it,
said Hampton.
The meeting will be brief and
pertinent and will start promptly
at 8 o'clock. Highlights of the
meeting will be music by the
Douglass High Choral Group, a
recent film release on the day
to day activities of the Home
Service Department and as d
special guest speaker, Melvin
Livengood, executive director of
the Palm Beach County Chap
ter.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-11-28
4 PC. Discount
On County Taxes
Ends Monday

Last day to acquire the four
percent discount provided by the
county for payment of taxes due
in November will be on Mon
day. County Tax Collector How
ard E. Wilson announced today.
On Tuesday all payments of
taxes will be subject to three
percent discount. In January,
two percent discount will be al
owed; in February, one percent
will be allowed; in March the
taxpayers will be required to pay
the full amount of their tax
bills.
SIN April the taxes will become
delinquent" said Wilson today.
"The properties then will be
seized by the county"