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The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1947-12-08
THE UNION COUNTY JOURNAL MARYsvn.LE OHIO

elected Master of the Grange
and other officers were elected
as follows: Kenneth Hardin,
overseer; Mrs. Joy Newhouse,
lecturer; Kenneth Parrott, stew
ard; Elmer Hayes, assistant
steward; Abner Herd, chaplain;
Charles Dillon, treasurer; Mrs. r.
C. Pounds, secretary; Wray Dill
lon, gatekeeper; Mrs. G. R. Pat
ton, Ceres; Mrs. c. E. Parrott,
Pomona; Mrs. Clayton Parks,
Flora; Mrs. Elmer Hayes, lady
assistant steward; Madene Phil
lians, pianist; Mrs. A. H. New
house, chorister. Two new mem
bers were received from Clyde
Grange, Mr.. n d Mrs. Edwin
Parrot. The program in charge
of Abner Herd, consisted of a
piano solo by Sharon Newhouse;
readings by John Reisterer and
Mrs. A. H. Newhouse, and vocal
solos by Lee Ellen Lydick, ac-
companied by Opal Jean Lydick.
Scioto Grange will be host to
Pomona Grange on Jan. % at
the Ostrander school building.
The Christmas party n d gift
exchange will be held the second
Monday in December. Hosts and
hostesses for the meeting were
Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Newhouse,
Pauline Newhouse, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. H. Howison and John Reist-
erer.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1947-12-08
Ostrurnder News

dIlu SOAl3 oCA 4NSSaA' "a NNNhAAN 49,
Mr.. and Mrs. Stewart Smith
had as their guests at supper
Sunday evening, tn e latter's
brother and sister-in-law, Mr..
and Mrs. J. H. Talladay, of
Worthington.
Mrs. Emers Finch and
daughter, Janet Lee, are the
guests of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. o. Stimmel,
Donald Larcom and Uel Nit
chell are in Clinton, Mo-, visiting
Mr.. Mitchelrs parents and other
relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bell and
son, of Columbus, were dinner
guests Sunday of Mrs. Silas Bell
and supper guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. S. H. Roush.
Sunday guests OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Gerald AugenStein were Mr.. and
Mrs. Amos Augenstein, Mr.. and
Mrs. Howard Trump and child
rem, Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Pin
ney, of Columbus. Other recent
callers were Mrs. c. L. Hardin
and daughter, Evelyn, New Dow
er, and Mrs. Odus Crandall, Rad
nor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Hayes, Mr..
and Mrs. Carl Johnson and Mrs.
Addie Blinn were guests at din
ner of Mrs. Blinn's son an d
daughter -in-law, Mr.. an d Mrs.
Otis Baker, at Mansfield. Mr. S.
Blinn remained for a two weeks
visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Hayes,
who are now making their home
with Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Hayes,
were in Columbus Sunday to see
their son, Wayne Eden, who is
a patient at Children's hospital.
He is improving nicely, and they
hope to bring him home soon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Shea Mackan,
Mr.. and Mrs. Pearl Morrison
spent Friday evening with Mrs.
A. j. Hickok in Delaware.
Dick Mitchell was home from
Ohio State university at Colum-
bus for the weekend with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Nit
chell and had as his guest, a
college mate, John Perry, of
LeipSic.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jay Pounds had
as their guests at dinner Friday,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Pounds, Mr..
and Mrs. Ralph Weaver and
daughter, Laura Kay, of Elyria.
The Evangelical United Breth-
rem Church had an all day meet
ing Sunday at the church with
basket dinner at noon. Their
pastor and wife were presented
their Thanksgiving gifts.
The Missionary society of the
E. u. B. church held an all-day
meeting Thursday at the home
of Mrs. Howard Williams. A
covered dish dinner was enjoyed
at the noon hour. A study class
was held during the day on the
Stewardship study book. The
chapters were given by Mrs. Ray
Pounds, Mrs. Herman Stevenson,
and Mrs. Ray Benjamin. There
was a good attendance.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. c. Pounds
had as their guests over the
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1947-12-08

dinner of Mr.. and Mrs. Perry
Courier and afmily, at Powell.
! Mr.. and Mrs. S. H. Roush en-
tertained at a family dinner
Thanksgiving Day. The guests
included Mr.. nd ny S. Ernest
Roush, Mr.. and Mrs. G. o. Mann,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ellwood Roush and
son, Jimmy, Mr., and Mrs. Lew
Fontanelle nc daughters, Eva
Lou, Mona Mae, and Susie, Mr..
and Mrs. Bill Stults and daugh-
ter, Mrs. Howard Mills, Rev. and
Mrs. M K. Lasley and daughters,
of Sunbury; Mr.. and Mrs. Charl-
es Bell and son, of Columbus.
Mrs. Frank Dorward was a
guest at dinner Thanksgiving of
DR.. May Mills, in Delaware. 9th
er guests were Mrs. Mime Mills,
Mr. and Mrs. Ross Mills, of Co.
lumbus.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grover Sherman
entertained at dinner on Thanks
giving Day, Mr.. and Mrs. Donald
Egger and daughters, Deanna,
Donna, and Deborah, Mr.. n d
Mrs. R C h ard c. Sherman, of
Delaware, Mr.. and Mrs. Kelley
Woolums, of New Dover.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Dean and
children, Donnie and Rachel,
spent Thanksgiving Day with
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Truett, in
Plain City
Mr.. an d Mrs. Rex Hostetler
had as their guests on Thanks
giving, DR.. and Mrs. c. B. Hos
teller, Mrs. c. H. Bynner and
Mrs. E. c. Milburn.
Rev. and Mrs. L. R. Chapman
and sons, Don, Earl and Teddy,
spent the Thanksgiving vacation
wi h Mrs. Chapman's parents,
Rev. and Mrs. T. A. Brumbaugh,
at GarretSville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Van Hostetler,
of Indianapolis, are spending the
Thanksgiving vacation with his
parents, Dr. and Mrs. c. B. Hos
teller and her mother, Mrs. Fred
Huntsberger, in Delaware.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Bell enter
tanned at a family dinner on
Thanksgiving day. The guests
were Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Bell,
Mr.. and Mrs. William Edwards,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Powell and
family, Mrs. William Powell,
Lybrand; Mr.. and Mrs. Eber Bell,
Mr.. and Mrs. Don Euverard and
children, of Marysville; Mr.. and
Mrs. Jack Flahive, of Delaware.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hickok
and daughters, Joyce and JoAnn,
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Rider and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. John Rider
and son, Dick, of Delaware, were
guests at dinner on Thanksgiv-
ing of Mr.. and Mrs. John Rider,
jr., near Broadway Corners.
1t. and Mrs. Allen E. Kile, jr.,
and son, Ronald, of Rantoul, ILL.,,
are spending the Thanksgiving
weekend with their parents,
Mr.. nc Mrs. Eugene Weaver,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Kile.
MIR. and Mrs. Dale Conklin
were guests at dinner Thanks
giving Day of Mr.. and Mrs. How
ard Heidorn and family, south
of town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wendell Calhoun
had as their guests at dinner
Thanksgiving, Mr.. and Mrs. j. c.
Calhoun, Miss March Calhoun
and Mrs. Calvin Calhoun and
children Duane and Ann Lynn
of Marysville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Hickok
ere in Redwood Friday at
tending the funeral of his cousin,
Delno Warner.
Scioto Grange held ite regular
meeting Monday evening at the
hall Gerald AupenStein was re-
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1947-12-08
Lighting Fixtures

Lighting fixtures, such as light
bulbs, globes and shades should be
kept free from SCOT and dust as a
film of dirt absorbs hgh. and re-
duces lighting efficiency. Cleaning
can be accomplished By busting
shades often with a soft cloth or
brush.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1947-08-15
Loo
ldhey
cely
quart
ROZKOSNE

lan1 a zahalku.
Drive zmfnena pracovnf lis
tina, predlozena jakozto pred
benny koncept konvence, wy
Jmenovava tato prava: pravo
ma zivot; zabezpecenf pred try
mi a otroctv1m; pravo ma svo-
bodu a ma soud; pravo ma ces-
tovanl; pravo ma soudnf osob-
most; svobodu vyjadTovani,
shromazdovanl a ucitvanf Be-
ha.
Komise pro lidska prava do
stane zpravu sveho prfpravne-
no vyboru teprve "a nejaky
meslc. PAM Rooseveltova Wy
Jadfovala snad nadeje vsech Ii
dl sveta, kdyz pravila: "Dou-
fam, re zahrneme co MONA
nejv1ce lidskych prav; i kdyz
vine, re tato prava mali pro
RUNE narody i rGzny smysl, vi
me to, re toto rozdflne vykla-
danl Dude Sc v prfstfch letech
stale vice a vice sobe priblizo-
vati."
F. L. I. S. - Common Council
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1947-08-15

kriminace vnci jednotlivcnm z
duvodu rasy, pohlav1, jazyka
nebo vyznanl,- "a re by tudiz ne
melo byti treba dalsf komise.
K jej1mu zT1zenf doslo jedine
proto, re vypracovan1 zadoucf
listing prav vyzada 81 nesporne
mnoho casu, a uzsl komise MI
re. mezitlm venovati patricnou
pozornost aspon nejnalehavej-
sim otazkam mimoritnlm a dis
kriminacn1m.
Vybor, poveTeny vypracova-
MIN konceptu listing a poz1sta-
vajfcf re clend komise pro lid
ska prava, kteff representa-
Australia, Gnu, Chile, Francii,
Lebanon, Spojene k%ralovstvl,
lSpojene Staty a SSSR, sesel Sc
9. cervna. Ac pov6Ten 1kolem
vypracovati predbezny koncept
listing lidskych pray, vybor Sc
o to jeste ami nepokusil, hlavne
proto, re slovo "listina" bylo
rGzne vykladano. Nekteri Gle
move videli listine mezinarod-
nj dohodu, j1z by byly clenske
narody legalne vazany, ktera
iby vsak byla meme formalnl
neil smlouva; JIM 81 j vysvet-
llovali jakozto deklaraci, ktera
by byla zavazna pouze pc
STRANGE moralnf. Takto Sc roz-
chazejfcf nazory mely "a ma
sledek, re vyboru podafilo Sc
prozatlm vypracovati pouze
jakesi "pracovni listiny', ktere
pfedala komisi.
Jednou z nejd1lezitejs1ch je
navrh ma prohlasen1 povsech-
|nych zasad, pTijatych general
MIN shromazden1m; jina, TAX
tez velmi dGlezita, tyka Sc ma
vrhG ma opatren1, upravuj1c1
mezinarodni konvence.
Mezi pravy, o nichz Sc v.
dekleraci mluvl, jsou: pravo
ma ZlVOt; ma rOVnOSt; ma pfaVnl
osobnost (zakonne uznan1 pray
a povinnostD /; ma 1tociste ma
narodnost; ma osobn1 majetek.
Nektere z paragraph d%efinuj1
prava Poole zakona, politicka
prava, pravo podileti Sc 1cinne
ma Wade. Mezi zakladn1mi pra-
Wy jsou vyjmenovavana tato:
projevu a shromazdo-
svoboda pred otroctvlm;
nabozenska; svoboda
stehovanf a sdruzovanl. IVA
socialni a hospodarska
jsou: "pravo konati So
uzitecnou praci"; pravo
ma socialnf zabezpecen1, VIDE
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1947-08-15
.Spojene narody - lidska pra-
va - svSdomi lidstva.

|.Spojene narody - lidska pra-
va - svedomi lidstva.
Komise Spojenych narodu
pro lidska prava, jejlz pred
sedkyn1 je p1. Eleonora Roose-
veltova, je povefena jednou z
nejzavaznejs1ch odpovednosti,
pfijatych Spojenymi narody We
shode Sc stanovami - podpo-
rovanim zakladnfch lidskych
pray pro vsechny lidi "bez CT
nen1 rozdilG Sc zretelem ma ra-
su, pohlavf, jazyk nebo vyzna-
nj" Nen1 to 1kol snadny -
nebot CO je prijfmano jake lid
ske pravo v zemi jedne, nemu-
81 Sc zdati spravnym a zadou-
elm v zemi jine.
Cinnost komise musime 2 to-
no d1vodu posuzovati We svetle
spolecnych cfl1 k z~ajisten1
"d1stojnosti a vnitrnf hodnoty
lidskeho ia" a We svetle rGz-
!nych nazorG o tom, jak nejlepe
tohoto Gle dosfci. Musfme il
tez povazovati "a nadeji jed
notlivcG a skupin lidf, vystavo-
vanych 1tisku, discriminate a
jinym nasledkIm up1rani lid
skych pray. Spojene narody
jsou jiz nejakou dobu zaplavo-
|vany protesty a st1znostmi lidi
re vsech kout1 sveta, lidi, KITE
RI doufaj1 v zastani a napravu.
Ackoli komise nem1ze v teto
veci mic delati, pozadala aspon
generaln1ho tajemnika Spoje-
nych narodG, ably sestavil d.
verny seznam techto stiznosti,
jehoz je v pTftomnosti pouziva-
no vyborem zm1nene komise
jakozto vodftka pTi sestavova-
nj mezinarodny listing pray.
Cleny vyboru jmenovala pi.
Rooseveltova Pc prvn1m Ease
dani komise pro lidska prava v
Lake Success, k nemuz doslo
minute zimy. (PTi jarnim "a
sedanf roku 1896 sesli Sc dele
gait pouze jake komise pri-
pravna.) V Lake Success byla
komise zplnomocnena Social
ne-hospodaTskou radon (jfz
podava hlasenf) pripraviti
predbezny koncept mezinarod-
nj listing lidskych prav. Phi
teze prilezitosti zr1dila komise
/ dive dnlezite uzsf komise, jed
M pro svobodu informaci a It's
ku, druhou pro mensiny a dis
Je Size pravda, re
vymahani mezinarodnf
|istina prav by mela samocinne
vyresiti problemy mensin a dis-l
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1947-08-15
Phi potopeni Scharnhorst "a.
hynulo 1854 NSmcE.

Kdyz dine %. prosince 1913
byla nemecka bitevnf lod
Scharnhorst potopena nedale-
ko norskeho pobrez1, tax to
prezilo z posadky 900 d1stoj-
Mkt a muzd pouze So lidf.
Scharnhorst Sc dostala do
boje S anglickou bitevnf lodi
Duke of York, ktere prispecha-
ly ma ponce kriznfky a torpe-
doborce.
V posledn1 fazi boje byla
Scharnhorst tax zahalena kou-
rem, re nemohlo ami byti pres
ne zjisteno, kdy Sc potopila a
ktery zasah byl smrtelnym.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1947-08-15
Navstsvy ruskych obIasti
dovolenv.

Widen. - Ruske authority "a
caly opet vydavati vojenske do
volenky Ike vstupu do ruskych
oblast1 We vychodnf Europe a
dovolily 81 korespondentGm,
ably odebrali Sc do Budapest k
volbam, jez budou konany Ike
konci meslce, jak sc oznamuje
z anglickeho hlavnfho stanu.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1947-08-15

Nejhorsfmi pany budou Il
ira ii, kteTi dnes nechtejf zad-
nych pant m1ti.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-11-17
RADIO LOG <INY tl460 KC) JUNEAU "The Voice of Alaska"

<INY tl460 KC) JUNEAU
 "'The Voice of Alaska"
 MONDAY EVENING 5.00-Magic Carpet. 5:15-G. I. live. .30-Totem Talk-Forecasts 5:45-Spotlight Band % PAA News 6.fs- Amos and Andy: Gt45-Alaskan Adventure 70 ST Tetr ms
 lla. News Flei 1 7SO National Guard Assembly co 0l-ssic Crts 70 -Fiesta.
 ml Aeatre 'o 1vn
 ru cha tm SIS n weekdays ! 00 5o 4 md p Neon
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-11-17
.aLpH 0HMAN IS GIVEN
 FOREST SERVICE AWARD

A Superior Service Award was anted to Ralph T. Ohman, Ad- mi trative Assistant with the
 5. Forest Service at Ketchikan
 the Secretary of Agriculture, ,ording to word received by Re- ional Forester B. Frank Heintzle- an. Pursuant to the authority oatained in Public Law No. 600, t Congress, approved August IT, IS, it is the policy of the De- artment of Agriculture to recog- izs by. honor awards exceptional neritorious contributions of em- !oyees to efficient and construc- Qe public service. The Superior
 rviee Award consists of silver adal, certificate and silver lapel iolem. A pay increase accom-
 laes the award.
 The initial presentation of honor ards by the Department of Agri- -Iture took place in Washington, 7. C., on the afternoon of No- ember 12 at the Swan Theatre on the Washington Monument Iounas. MT. Ohman will receive .lis award later in Ketchikan at ceremony effectively planned to sonvey the sense of the Depart ment's genuine appreciation, stat ed MT. Heintzleman.
 MT. Ohman first entered the Forest Service as Machinist on January 2, 1884. Since then he has worked as Administrative Guard, Boat Skipper and Foreman. He began his present office duties at Ketchikan on March l, 1887, a. Assistant Clerk, gradually adyanc- ing to his present responsibility of being in charge of business ad- ministration on the Southern Divis- ion. His services have always been of a high order, said the Region .l Forester
 FROM TENAKEE
 Mrs Agnes Berg of Tenakee is 5pping at the Baranof
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-11-17
NJ fG DO } KIT
 s.N0W I.A,h YSl..y , 8o..

George Sundborg, of the flask 1evelopment Board, said that he oesn't know anything about a man known as Allen Kay who is presenting himself as teing con neoted with Modern Films ot Berkeley, Calf. Sundborg's atten- ton was drawn to the man be- cause of a previous item requesting .hat photographs for use by Walt Disney to be sent to Kay in are of P. O. Box 50 in Juneau.
 Sundborg stated that 20. Box 50 belongs to the ADB and it does not know thing about Kay or he pictures he has requested. He xplained he wouldn't know what D do with the pictures if he did eceive them and warned people
 ot to sent anything for such pur-
 ses to him.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-11
Along The Cape Fear

HILTON PARK-Beyond Negro
Head Point o n the Northeast
branch of the Cape Fear river
lies a beautiful wooded bluff. 1t
is named Hilton in honor of one
of the first three explorers who
visiteds the Cape Fear country ir
1863. Hilton became famous in
Revolutionary history as the home
of Cornelius Harnett, a patriot and
noted in his day as a leader in
the community.
Cornelius Harnett is buried in
the cemetery of st. James Episco-
pal church. For many years the
home of Harnett was n OF the
landmarks and historical points OF
interest in this section of the coun'
try. 1t was a colonial structure
surrounded by oak trees.
The house was demolished and,
in at least local history, that act
is described "to the shame of ou1
people" in Wilmington. 1t was Of
fered, before it was wrecked, as
a public gift for the cost OF Its
removal and preservation.
MARKET STREET DOCK-The
old Market street dock is worthy
of comment. 1t is the site OF sew
eral interesting as well as histori
cal events.
During the Revolutionary Wal
while Wilmington was in posses
sion of British troops commanded
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-11
TRAFFIC MISHAPS
CLAIM five LIVES
Five Others Die During
Weekend By Various
Forms OF Violence
BY The Associated Press

At least five persons we're killed
in traffic accidents in North Caro-
lima during the weekend while
violent death in other forms claim
ed at least five lives.
Mrs. Bob Beck of Hamlet was in
stantly killed Saturday night as
she vas struck by a car after step
ping off a suburban bus. Her hus-
band and six children law the ac-
cident.
Mrs. T. L. Lucas of Fayetteville
and Mrs. Charles Allen Of Wander
were killed Friday in a two car
collision near Fayetteville.
Injuries sustained Saturday night
when he was struck by a car while
walking along the Mt. Airy-Fancy
Gap highway resulted in death
Sunday for Friel H. Edwards, 65.
of Mt. Airy.
Mrs. Emm Scott, S., was killed
when struck by lightning nea1
Walnut Cove Friday afternoon.
Mrs. Thomas W. Bird, 40, retir
ing president of the North Carolina
Department of American Legion
auxiliary, died Sunday of what
coroner w. M. Summerville ruled
was self administered poison
Sgt. A. D. Whitfield of Goldsborc
reported that five-year-old William
Lee Furgerson, a Negro, was killed
Saturday night when his tive
uncles, scuffling for a gun, fired it.
Coroner Richard Kelly has ruled
as self-inflicted the death of Amos
See TRAFFIC on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-11
ARKANSAS TRAIN
CRASH KILLS One
Is Others Injured When
"The Texan" Wrecks
AT jacksonville

JACKSONVILLE, Ark. Aug. 10.
-W.D-The second SECTION of the
Missouri Pacific's deluxe train,
'"The Texan" plowed into the
rear of the first section before
dawn here today, killing a mail
clerk and injuring between %
other crewmen and passengers.
Both sections of the popular
flie- which originates in San
Antonio, Tex, were northbound'
the first to St. Louis and the
second to Memphis. The crash
occurred IA miles northeast OF
Little Rock, where the train splits
up for the two northern terminals
Railroad officials said the 16
car first train, the main section
of the Texan, had been Tagged
down because of a grade CROSSING
collision between a southbouno
freight and a pickup truck. The
1O-car second train either was moi
tagged OF it's engineer missed the
signal.
The mail clerk, Armin H. Emich
of St. Louis was sorting letters
in the first train 10 cars ahead
of the point of crash and it pierced
his body.
Most of the injured were riding
in the last Pullman Of the fris'
train which was partly telescoped
by the locomotive of the second.
Ironically. one couple slepeing IN
the telescoped Pullman was not
even awakened by the crash.
Every available ambulance in
Little Rock, Is miles to the south
west, was sent here to pick up
the injured but none was seriously
hurt and all were released after
treatment at Little Rock hospitals
The injured included the firemen
and engineer of the second train,
who jumped when they saw the
crash was inevitable. The engi'
neer, who suffered a broken leg,
was being questioned as to the
c.. ApKANcAS n i, p,ra Txuo
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-11
MRS. 7. W. BIRD
dies IN CHARLOTTE
Legion Auxiliary President
Has Brother AT Caro-
lima Beach

CHARLOTTE, Aug. 10-F-Co
roner W. M. Summerville said to-
day that Mrs. Thomas W. Bird,
retiring president of the North Car
DINA department of the American
Legion Auxiliary, died Of "self-
administered poison."s
Mrs. Byrd died at 1910 this
morning at Charlotte Memorial
hospital where she had been taken
two hours earlier from her home.
Funeral services will be tomor-
row afternoon. Mrs. Bird. who
would have been Al years old this
month. is survived by her husband
4 Charlotte insurance executive,
and four brothers, H. Paul Vel
verton of Raleigh, Ralph Vel
verton of Fremont, Oscar Vel
verton of Carolina Beach, and
Charles Yelverton of the state o.
Delaware.
Police Officers M. A. Altman
and Jack Fesperman reported
that they received an emergency
call about 10 o'clock last nigh
from the hospital.
In their report they stated thai
they were told by DR.. Paul Jones
that Mrs. Bird died after swallow
ing ant poison.
Mrs. Bird had served as chair
man of the North Carolina depart
ment of Child Welfare and hae
been active in the work OF the
Legion auxiliary for 10 years, She
had returned from a trip through
the state on Legion business JUS
before her death.
She was a widely-knoWn soprano
soloist and was a member OF the
Charlotte Music club and of the
choir of the First Methodist
church Of Charlotte.
Mrs. Bird had planned to at
tend a pre-convention meeting O.
the national executive committee
Of the American Legion auxiliary
in New York, Aug. 27, and SHE
expected to relinquish her duties
as department president at the
close of the national convention
there.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-11
And So To Bed

J.. j. Mohn, New Hanover
county's newest Justice Of the
Peace, Saturday celebrated his
44th birthday and his first Of
ficial act of office in q joint
ceremony.
He married a Connecticut
couple and his birthday party.
Justine Annie Wiegert, Is, ar
rived earlier in the day from
her home at Bristol, Conn.,,
to marry John J. Blum, n,
Of Unionville, Conn.,, a marine
stationed at Camp Lejeune.
The couple procured their
marriage license, hurrie d
across the street from the
courthouse to Justice Mohn's
office in the Wallace building,
were married and then Joined
others in conPratulatir~ Mohn
and receiving corg" ons
themselves. .
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-11
COOL AIR MASS
CROSSING NATION
High Heat Recordings OF
100 Or More Reported AT
Many Western Points
nv The Associated Press

A cooling air mass from the
northwest was moving southeast
ward across the nation Sunday
night. but the weather bureau al
Chicago said South Dakota, Kan
sas, Iowa, and Nebraska continu'
ed to bake with no immediate
prospects of "the good soaking
RAIN needed for parched corn
areas.
Light scattered showers were
reported in eastern Montana and
North Dakota where Sundays
temperature readings Of IS to 7(
contrasted sharply to the IS to loo
readings from Kansas, Nebraska
and South Dakota.
Continued fair and warm Weatn'
err was predicted over most OF this
area until Tuesday, "but no real
relief for the dry corn was In
prospect.
A preview of a new midwest
hot spell was felt in Chicago Sun
day where the mercury went te
81. One hundred-degree heat, witt
southwest winds bringing more
humidity, was in store for the
midwest Monday. Cooler weathe1
is due Tuesday night.
Iowa went rainless Sunday witt
Sioux City, Des Moines and Coun
ell Bluffs reporting SO degrees. At
lantic 81, and Mason City 95.
Throughout the east it was dry,
but temperatures were moderate
Cloudy skies and a threat of ralr
See COOL on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-11
BOMBSHELL 0

CHICAGO, Aug. 10-WD-Sta-
tistics on William p. Odom's
record = breaking round the :
world flight:
Type of plane - converted
ARG, two-motor attack bomber.
Distance-20,02 O miles.
Total time of flights hours.
five minutes, IL seconds.
Total time in air-62 hours,
30 minutes, IL seconds.
Previous solo record - 1856
hours. 40 and onr half minutes,
set by the late Wiley Post over
a 15,596-mile route in 1888.
Previous record for any flight
-78 hours, 55h minutes, set by
Odom and a crew Of two in the
same plane last April.
Number of stops-eight.
Total time on ground - IL
hours, Is minutes.
Average speed, including to-
tai time of flight - 273 miles an
hour.
Average speed, counting only
time in air - 325 to 375 miles
an hour.