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The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1947-02-12

Justified warning of the
Motor Clubs travel bureau
and other informed sources
against attempting to drive on
the Pan-American highway
beyond Oaxaca during the
next two years should not OBJ
scure the average American
motorists realization that only
40 miles of unfinished road
way defer extension of his mo-
toring frontier through six La
tin American countries all the
way to Panama City, 5000
miles from Laredo, Texas. The
accompanying map shows on
ly three gaps, totaling 40
miles, in the highway: two in
southern Mexico between
Oaxaca and Tuxtla and S.
Christobal and Tapachula
near the Gautamela border
one in Costa RIGA and Pana-
ma. characterized by extreme
ly rugged terraine, the Sec
lions in southern Mexico and
Costa RIGA will probably re-
quire another two years to
complete.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1947-02-12
ON WESTERN TRIP

Overseer and Mrs. Ernest E.
HARDWOOD of 27O5 Elm Ave-
nue. left Monday morning by
train for Chicago to board the
North Westerns "Portland
Rose at 900 p. m. for La
Grande, Oregon, to visit with
an aunt of Mrs. HARDWOOD.
Their itinerary will take
them to Portland, Oregon,
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1947-02-12
Fill empty sockets und exchange
burned-out light bulbs now!

1ou'll be surprised at the new note
of cheer in your home when you add
bright new bulbs to empty sockets
and replace wrong-sized Or burned
out bulbs. The rooms will be gay
and ever so attractive!
Your family will appreciate the
bright new look to their home, and
when company comes, you'll well
come them into a warm, cheerful
household, decorated with light.
Proper lighting is particularly i'm
portant during the winter season,
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1947-02-12

where they expect to see Mrs.
Wiedman's sister, Mrs. jose
phine Anderson. Then they ex-
pect to stop at Sacramento,
California; Pasadena, and Los
Angeles, California, where
they will see and visit with
Overseer and Mrs. Frank Rob-
inson and be there for two
Lords Days, February 16, and
23rd and will meet with the
Zion folks and new friends
there.
On Monday, February oath,
they plan to leave for Phoenix,
Arizona, where they will be
guests of their son, James and
family. This will afford the
Overseer and his wife time to
visit with the friends in Phoe-
nix and surrounding area.
While there they will also be
present for their sons birthday
celebration.
Overseer HARDWOOD and his
wife expect to leave Phoenix
for home on March 18th.
Great universities, hospi-
tails and museums dot Chicago
and Northern Illinois. There
are IS institutions of higher
education in the area, 20 in
Chicago alone.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1947-02-12

not only for attractiveness, but for
the comfort and protection good
lighting gives you. You owe it to
your family to provide the best light
possible for them as they study, read
and work about the house.
Don't delay e. check your light
bulbs today.
Take advantage of our liberal re-
newal policy: To all customers ON light
bulb exchange service there is no charge
for replacing most sizes of Standard,
burned-out bulbs marked Fps of M"
or ''RenewaI SerVice."
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-01

Dial 2-33ll For Newspaper Scrvic.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-01
CAMPBELL, SENIORS
HEAR DIR. GREEN
Editor Speaks To 142
Graduates AT Buies
Creek School
Special to the Star-News

BIZ . CRELA, May 81. - Dr.
[. Sylvester Green, editor of Dur.
ham Herald, addressed 142 stu
dents who received their diploma:
here Thursday on Campbell's six
ty-first commencement.
Campbell's a cappella chorus
directed by H. Caleb Cushing
sang a group Of numbers after the
invocation by Dr. A. Paul Bagoy
college chaplain.
Mrs. j. A Campbell, widow O.
the founder-president, was recog
nized as having been present fol
all sixty-one commencements. Fol
the first time since 1887 Mr.. Char
lie Biggs of Ellington was unable
to be here for the commencement
occasion.
Speaking on "An Unfinished
Task, DR., Green traced the clos.
Ing days of the war and indicated
the significance of the hour of vic
tory. Concerned about what the
historians will say about this war
we may imagine they will fee
that it should never have beer
started, but once begun it had tc
be finished, to save the worlo
from being engulfed in malice anc
destruction.
Best all-round student was Jul
ian Motley of Martinville, Va, anc
runner-up was Ina Mae Benner o1
Raeford.
New members in Epsilon Pi Gta
honor society follow: Jamie Al.
ken, Murray Andrew, Charles
Campbell, Frances Griffin, Leon
Lamb, Harold Lester, Manly Muir
ply. Hugh Parker, Hortense Wood
Parker, Wayne Tyner, Gene
Palmer, all college students, and
Anne Greene, Patricia Bachelor,
and James Faison, high school.
Members of the honor society dur
ing the year have been Mary
Baity, Robert Barbour. Ina Mae
Benner, Eugenia Bradley, Betsy
Campbell, Helen Carr, Dorothy
Greene, Gray Hall. Frances HUFF
man, Jeanne Jessup, Frances
Lynch, Julian Motlev, Mary Belle
Sloan. Betsy Sue Stafford, Sara
burlington, and Ruth Virgins.
Valedictorian and runner-up in
the three graduating groups
follow: Mary Belle Sloan and Cor
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-01

Nevada has only seven golf
courses.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-01
Bulldozer Opening
Development Lots

With bulldozer now at work
cutting a road through the hills.
many Of the lots in the new High
land Hills" development will have
an elevation Of six feet above the
street.
Highland Hills, owned and de.
veloped by Richard A. Shew
Realty company, is bordered or
the west by the Cape Fear Country
club and Country Club Terrace. on
the north by Magnolia Place and
o. the east by South Oleander.
Just outside the city limits. the
subdivision is described by SheW
as "one of the most exclusive and
secluded residential areas.
Highland Hills is thickly covered
with stately long and short leaf
pines. The land has an abundant
green under foliage never having
been burned over.
Only about II lots will be offered
for sale at this time, Shew an
rounced. Additional lots will be
sold as they are developed with
sufficient roads.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-01

Over at Pennington flying
Service. located at Bluethenthal
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-01

Fairchild Surveys Co. Of New
York.
Pappy Crowell, one of the oldes st
active flyers in the vicinity, log
sed in over Is hours during the
past three weeks in his 40 Cub.
Pappy is working toward a
Private ticket.
The Carolina Skyways' (Peiffer
Field seaplane base at Wrights-
Vile Beach has really been pack
ing in the business of late. accord
ing to latest word from Burl
Render, co-operator and Chief
Pilot of the corporation.
Five Pennington protege's spen
a rather hectic night seyera
nights ago. At the end of the work.
ing day Jack Bennett, Hal
Waters (both Pennington instruct
ors), Robert Waters, Bill Hayes
and Charlie Dye hoped into q
twin engine Beechcraft and 81
minutes later were in Maxton
Leaving there at 11:3O p. M, they
arrived over Wilmington to f i n c
the field socked-in. They ended-ur
landing in Raleigh where they
spent the night in the plane return
ing the next morning.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-01
EXPECT INCREASE

RALEIGH. May 31-UP)-Tele-
phone subscribers in Sanford,
Jonesboro, and Broadway, expect
ed higher phone bills today after
the State Utilities commission au-
thorized the Helms Telephone com
!pany to raise rates by about So, 600
Ia wear
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-01
VHI7EvILLE CLUB
TO INSTALL HEADS
rourtney To 0fficiate;
roIe Will Be Master OF
Ceremonies

,,,J17EvILLE, May 31-John A
..nsv Whiteville Civitan who
WV .,ected lieutenant-governor at
xocent district convention, will
.'' ..n the new officers of the Ia.
'' r;tv Civilian club at ladies'
.;,,+ meeting of that organization
~ crescent Beach hotel Monday
" The meeting at the South
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-01

othy Greene, college; Lucille
Lamb and john Maness, CONNER
cial; Gray Hall and Eastwood
burlington, high school.
Science awards went to Gray
Hall and Jamie Aiken, awards in
the Bible department to Wayne
Tyne and Stanley Keyser.
Citizenship awards for high
school students went to Anne
Greene vita Ee;sv Campbell as
runner up. and William Dechent.
eighth-grader.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-01
BY WEDDELL HARRIsS

AL unexpected display OF lenien.
cy on the part of Old Man weather
kept h local instructors busie,
than usual over the past two
weeks, and found many new stu.
dents hanging around the thre G
Wilmington airports.
Out at the Wilmington Airpark
five G. l. Bill flyers broke into
the spotlight. Charlie Morrill,,
Dave Lambert, and Jesse Higgins
successfully solo-ed; and Harvey
Heally and Ole Strickland quail
fled for their private licenses.
A number of cross country
flights were logged in at the Air
park: Lee Lamb solo &C to Myrtle
Beach in Aeronca Chief. =.
Tommy Hines graduate of C. /.
course) and Joe Delaney to Jack
sonville, Florida, on business in
the Stinson 105. Eddie Earb
and Paul Williams to Myrtle
Beach in the Chief and Champion.
Charlie Trip dual with instructor
Buck Keels to Georgetown in Chief
= later solo to New Bern and
Warsaw in the Chief. Meares
Harriss to Richmond for wedding
in his Ryan. Lee Gunter dual
with instructor Bill Robertson to
Charleston in the Chief. Earnest
Klander dual with Carl Dunn to
Myrtle Beach in Stinson $50. :.
Sgt. Creston Rowland solo to
Raleigh in Champion. Al Page
dual with Bill Robertson to
Lumberton in Chief. Fred
Willetts, Jr., dual with Bill to New
Bern in Champion. Also making
solo flights were Ray Galloway
and Jack Inman.
Over at Pennington flying
Sprvieo 1ooofaI ~ P1,,ntb a
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-01
BREWERS FOUNDATION MEET

! RALEIGH. May 81 (P) -Di-
rector Edgar H. Balm said today
that more than 100 North Carolina
bee~ distributors and brewers rep
atives are expected to al
tend the annual meeting next Wed
Inesday of the North Carolina Com
United States Brewers
foundation here.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-01
Carolina resort will begin at 8: 30

Carolina resort will begin at $3.50
O'Clock.
Leadership OF the Tabor Citv
club viii pass from Winston Shell
icy to DR.. S. j. Potts DR.. H. G.
cameron succeeds Joe Simon as
vice president, Billy Garrell takes
owe. as secretary from Phil
hughes and Tom Garrell takes the
newly-created post OF treasurer.
At the meeting, wives and guests
o1 Clvitans will attend. Willard G.
Cole, a member of the Tabor CITY
club during his residence there
Will serve as master of cere-
monies.
Clvltans increased their member.
During last year, Tabor Citv
ship from rs to 50 to become the
only club in the Carolinas with an
Increase of 100 per cent.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-01
Wings Over
Wilmington
G. |. Makes Solos
Pennington Flourishes

Field, solo and a pair of newly
commissioned instructors took tor
honors. Jack Farmer was the sole
student, while instructors rating!
were awarded to Dirk Swarts ane
Robert Bryan; all G. l. Bill boys
Three new students were enrol
led in the Pennington G. l. fligh
training course: Donald Player
Frank Cottle, and Paddison Pret
low.
| Cross-countries: Johnny Oil
phant dual to Goldsboro twice ir
the Piper J-3. Dwain Josen
hans solo to Hamlet and Columbia
In Cessna 40. Jack Bennett
bennington Instructor) to Winston
Salem in Super-Cruiser. Ger
aid Murrell dual to Goldsboro in
J-3. Buddy Sutton solo to
Bucgaw and Carolina Beach in
J-3. Jimmy Salmon dual to
Raleigh in Cessna 14o.
Down at Peiffer Field, Burk
Render who. besides other
qualifications is licensed flight
examiner checked-out five stu
dents for Private tags, and sent
one student into the blu" on his
solo flight.
Two of these, Harvey Heally and
Ollie Strickland, have been
mentioned in connection with the
Airpark. The other three were:
H. L. Rivenbark. Jr., Burgaw;
Ned Mills, Jr., Watha; and N o..
Bailey of Holly Ridge a Peiffer
student.
The solo jaunt was logged in
by E. R. Wilson.
Cross countries and transi-
ents: two crop busters one a
woman enrout from Jacksonville,
Florida, to Suffolk, Virginia. :.
Vernon Rudolph in Navion from
Winston Salem to visit Burk old,
buddies in the wartime Coastal
Patrol. =. Ambulance Cruiser
from Gastonia. two girls in
Taylorcraft from High Point for a
day on the beach. john
Colucci and Bruce Cameron to
Charlotte on biz. and Clyde
Wilkes. who flew his Cruiser in
from Fayetteville, Tenn. trading
said ship for Burk's Auto gyro.
In the way of miscellany:
The Airpark's new G. I. flight
training class got under way last
week with 18 students on the roll.
Bill Robertson. Chief Pilot, inform
ed us that there were still two
openings for any veterans desiring
this training under the G. 1. Bill.
Pennington Flying Service is
planning to inaugurate a new G..
l. Commercial course with in the
next few days. Any exc. is plan
ming to enter this class are asked
to contact the Pennington front Of
flee as soon as possible.
Jack Bennett has opened up new
fields of conquest out at the Penn
ineton Field for any local lads
with "BB" guns. Jack complained
that "scillions" of sparrows have
set up house keeping on and
around the hangar rafters, and
persist in melting out free polka
dot paint jobs on the upper sur
faces of the planes harbored there
ANY boys with Air Rifles will
be more than welcome in the
Pennington hangar. he sobbed,
scrub brush in hand.
The Airpark's Sky Club,
Famous Dining and Dancing Spot
of the Cape Fear, has added
new curb-service arrangement for
he benefit of those who would
rather sit out where it's dark and
more or less private.
The Park has just gotten in
another new Stinson Stationwagon.
The 1855 h. p. ship is now on dis
play in the Airpark showcase.
Another mapping concern has
made Wilmington the center of its
aerial activities. Bob Talbot, pilot,
and Bill Hansen, photographer.
are down here doing mapwork
from a Cessna Airmaster for the
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-01

Mud balls in soup are consid-
eled tasty tidbit by natives OF
the OriEoco river reign in South
America
Evening star., 1947-07-21
Repairs 10 Roadbed Slow
Memorial Bridqe Traffic

Traffic across Memorial Bridge
from Virginia into the District suf-
fered a showdown this morning
as a roadway repair project re-
stricted it to two lanes.
National Capital Park employees
were kept busy last night taking
up the stones which make up the
bridge roadbed, and resetting them
in concrete to smooth the roadway
Oficials said the Improvement
would be made for only one traffic
lane at a time, making as little
interference with traffic as possible
Park police officials would not
estimate how long will be required
to resurface the bridge completely
They said that henceforth, during
rush hours, three lanes will be usec
for traffic in the direction of heavy
traffic movement, and two for that
going the opposite way.
Most Of the actual work probably
will be done between II pm. anc
Z a m, police said. After blocks
are reset, however, about IL hours
must be allowed for concrete tc
harden before the paving Is SUBJ
jected to traffic.
Evening star., 1947-07-21
Auto Theft Indictment
Of Martin 10 Be Asked
In Plank Case Today

A Fairfax County grand jury today
will be asked to indict Alvah B.
Martin, 20, held for the past 10
days as suspect in the death Of
Norman lie Roy Plank, on charges
of grand larceny in the theft of an
automobile from the home where
the District Small Claims Court
clerk was found dead two weeks
ago.
Fairfax authorities have ques-
toned Martin since the day after
he was picked up in Kingston, N. Y,
driving the 1910 Buick sedan of
Mrs. Nell L. Burner, sister with
whom Plank lived at 41O8 Forest
lane, Chesterbrook Woods, near Falls
Church. ,
They have not yet decided
whether to ask a murder indictment
for the man who admits being with
Plank on July but says he left in
Mrs. Burrer's car early that night.
Plank, 20, was found shot TO death
about 1890 am. July z and inYesti-
gators believe he had been dead
for from 2 to hours before he was
found at the foot of the cellar stairs
in the Burrer home.
Carl Mcintosh, Fairfax County
police chief, said today that Martin
might be taken into Washington to
see if he can point out the places
3he says he visited after leaving
Plank. Mr.. Mcintosh said also
Plank might be taken to Phila-
delphia to identify a hotel and
garage he says he visited after
leaving Washington. The chief
pointed out that the judge of the
circuit court must grant permission
for the suspect to be taken from
the State.
Evening star., 1947-07-21

or over; T. r. Quermann, Clarks-
burg, w. Va, free flight gasoline
propelled, Class B, under 10 years;
Charles Manson, 1929 Trinidad ave-
nue. NE, control line Glass A, under
IS years, and Richard F. Norford
IT'S Jackson street NE, control
line Glass B, under 18.
Aviatrix Presents Prizes
The prizes were presented by Mrs
Blanche Noyes, 1886 Bendix Trophy
winner and now in charge of air
marking for the Civil Aeronautics
Administration, and 1t. Col. Joe A
Bennett, senior vice commander OF
the VFW's Army Air Forces post.
The Plymouth dealers in Wash
ington and Arlington. Fairfax and
Alexandria Counties, were to have
awarded three additional trips to
Detroit. However, Tom K. Wheeler
chairman Of the Plymouth Dealers
Model Plane Contest, said the re-
manning trips would be awarded in
day or two after clarification OF
the results.
Distinguished guests included Rep
resentatives Hinshaw, Republican, OF
California; Engle, Democrat, OF
California, and Latham, Republican
of New York; Jennings Randolph
former Representative from West
Virginia and now assistant to the
president of Capital Airlines; Brig
Gen. F. H. Smith, commanding the
Civil Air Patrol, and Mrs. Alys Nc
Key Bryant, who, made the first
flight by . woman in Canada IS
years ago.
Evening star., 1947-07-21
Power Plant 10 Raise
Alexandra Revenues
From Taxes by 40 Pei.

Construction of a power plant on
the Alexandria waterfront by the
Braddock Light & Power Co. is
expected to increase the city's tax
revenues by nearly 40 per cent, a
breakdown of anticipated expendi-
lures in connection with the plant
disclosed.
Plans for construction of the plant
first were disclosed when the power
company had the site of the pro-
posed plant rezoned to permit in
dustrial use. At that time, repre-
sentatives told the Alexandria City
Council that ultimately the entire
plant would cost at least $4,000, 900
and probably S5O,000,000 including
equipment.
It is planned to build the plant
in five separate units, with the first
two expected to be ready in 194e
and the rest scheduled for construc-
ton in 1850. The cost of each unit
has been set at $10,000,000.
Accordingly. the 40 per cent as
sessed valuation set on utilities by
the State Corporation Commission
would eventually make the assessed
value of the finished plant $20,000,-
600. At the city tax rate of S25C
per $100 assessed valuation on rea
estate and $3.50 per 500 for ma
chinery, tax revenues from the
plant would be in excess of $500,000
A check of the city tax records
meanwhile, disclosed that city tax
revenues add up to 81 300, 900 annu-
ally. The $500,000 sum payable by
the power company would increase
this figure by around 40 per cent.
To Occupy Is Acres.
The new generating plant will
occupy approximately Is acres along
the Potomac River waterfront al
the northeastern limits of the city
at Bashford lane and the Washing
ton & Old Dominion Railroad.
The Braddock Light & Power Co
is a subsidiary of the Potomac Elec-
trio Power Co. Transmission lines
from the new plant are to be built
underground, according to plans.
When completed, the new plant
will use water from the Potomac te
generate power to be furnished tc
Pepco. Power in Alexandria is sup
piled by the Virginia Electric &
Power Co., which also operates 6
large power plant on the Alexandra
waterfront.
Evening star., 1947-07-21
Two Flee as Shot by Police
Ends Stolen Car Chase

A chase at speeds as high as 80
miles per hour ended near Glen
Echo early today when Montgomery
County Policeman John Payne shot
a hole in the left rear tire Of stolen
automobile.
The car rolled over a 30-foot en-
bankment, but the two men in 1t
climbed out and fed.
Policeman Payne and his partner.
Leslie Thompson, reported they were
cruising in a scout car near Con-
gressional County Club, when they
noticed a suspicious automobile. 1t
swerved in an apparent attempt to
sideswipe the police car when they
pulled alongside, and set out toward
Potomac, Md. at high rate Of
speed, the policemen said.
The chase continued to Macarthur
boulevard and then toward Wash
ington. Policeman Payne fired .
total Of nine shots.
Police said the car was reported
stolen In Washington Wednesday.
Evening star., 1947-07-21
5>O0OSeeDistrict Boy, 76, VIII
3 BiqPrizes in Model Air Show

planes weighed from IA ounces to
nearly 3 pounds.
Most spectacular was the U-con-
Etrol group in which the contestant
stood in the middle of a large circle
He held the end OF wire cable
which was attached to his gasoline
propelled plane. He rotated his
body as the plane rounded the circle
at high speed. One plane blew apart
and scattered all over the area while
flying 80 miles an hour.
Engines Run Is Seconds.
In the free-fight gas-propelled
class the plane took off with enough
fuel for Is seconds of flight. When
the motor stopped the craft started
to soar and was clocked until the
timer lost sight of it.
Spectators were treated to several
exhibitions. Jet models, after a
preliminary roar and spurts OF fire,
would go so fast they hardly could
be followed. Gill Doonan, %, OF
Evening star., 1947-07-21
Two Brothers Face Hearing
In Assault on Woman

Two Washington brothers arrested
yesterday on criminal charges in
volving a Fairfax County woman,
are scheduled to be given prelim-
mary hearing Wednesday in Fairfax
County Trial Magistrate Court, po-
lice said today.
Police listed the men as Joseph
Matoli, 81, and Frank Matoli, 10, of
the 3400 block of @ street NV
They are held in Fairfax County jail
in lieu of $4,000 bond each. Joseph
is charged with criminal assault and
Frank with assault with intent to
commit criminal assault, police said
The woman told police she was at
tackled in the brothers car on the
highway between Falls Church and
Merriefeld about midnight Satur-
day. The men offered tn drive her
to her Merrifield home and she got
in the car in Georgetown, police
said.
Police were called when the wom-
an went to a home in the nelghbor-
hood, hysterical and screaming.
The brothers were picked up by
Metropolitan police after a descrip-
tion of the automobile was broad
cast by Fairfax authorities.
Evening star., 1947-07-21
By the Associated Press

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va, July 21.-
Six Virginia college students have
found a total of more than 5000
in mostly current United States sill
YER and copper coins scattered over
a l50-yard stretch of Virginia
Beach's ocean front.
Heavy waves and the tides of re-
cent months, washing sand off
stretches of the beach several feet
deep, were credited with uncover
ing the coins-plus several rings
Navy I. D. cards, nails, bus tokens
and religious medals. The washing
away of the sand has caused deep