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Valley frontiersman., 1947-12-06
Homemakers Plan Work For Year

Programs for the coming years club work were discussed at last Mondays meeting of the Homemaker's Council. It was planned to make a concentrated study of clothing this year. The program will include work in new fabrics, textiles and instruc- tion in all types of sewing.
 Miss Marilyn Johnson. home demonstration leader for this area, demonstrated practical gift suggestions which can be made by Homemakers club members for Christmas.
 The Council named Mrs. Nan Curtis as delegate to the Valley Health Council and elected Mrs. Nina Stock as secretary to re- place Mrs. Mildred Moebius. re- signed.
 The group also discussed tenta- tive plans for Farm and Home Week. No date has been an- nounced, but it is now planned for February.
Valley frontiersman., 1947-12-06
Christmas Meeting Set for Tuesday

There will be a meeting of representatives from all local businesses, fraternal, civic and church organizations on Tues. day, Dec. g, at 7 pm. The meet ing, to be held in the Extension office, has been called by w. c. Mau for decision on community Christmas plans this year.
 Last years committee had set Nov. IT as date for this meeting, but it was felt the community has lost interest in this Christmas project, MT. Mau explained. Tuesdays meeting is called so that all organizations may ex- press an opinion on the matter.
Valley frontiersman., 1947-12-06
Hospital Ins and Outs

Burns and broken bones hos pitalized several Valley residents just before the holidays last week. Blake Mckinley, seventh grade student in Palmer school. conducting somewhat unscien- tific experiment vo1ving 2 matches and gasoline we'll mixed in a length of pipe, was treated for minor facial burns.
 Edwin Lentz ended up the vic tim in rabbit hunt, when he stumbled and fell, breaking his arm. Patricia Scheibel also slipped and fell, suffering a brok- en elbow.
 Other Valley residents hos pitalized during the week includ- ed:
 Ralph Goodrich, Robert Peter son, c. C. Erik, Michael Leek and Mrs. Gunnard Kuoppala of Eska.
 Mrs. Irwin Doyle, Mrs. Robert Walker, David Gibson, Darrell Carpenter, Mrs. Raymond Nc Kechnie, Herbert Ising, Mrs. Cox.
 Blake, Edwin Lentz, Mrs. Kuoppala, Miss Scheibel, MT. Peterson and MT. Erik all had been dismissed by Monday.
 Also dismissed were:
 Mrs. Gunnard Kuoppola, Blake Mckenzie, c. C. Erik, Michael Leik, David Gibson.
 Ralph Goodrich was still hos pitalized.
Valley frontiersman., 1947-12-06
Agent Finds Need
 For More 4-H Work

The Extension Service plans an all-out effort toward building up All work in the territory, Miss Marilyn Johnson, district worker, announced this week. Miss Johnson was in Palmer Monday to attend the meeting of the Homemaker's Council.
 We need a higher enroll
 ment in All work here. and we
 need members who will stay in
 the work for a longer period
 of time." she stated. We are
 handicapped by limited per-
 sonnel. but we plan 10 enlist
 the aid of Homemakers clubs
 this year 10 boost All club
 work"
 Miss Johnson said there was no immediate prospect of more Extension workers being as signed this area. She plans to Work out a program tor the year in which Homemakers clubs can cooperate for the creation of greater interest in All work.
 The new district worker ex- poets to be in the Valley for an indefinite period on the second and fourth weeks of each month. She cannot devote more of her time here, for her work covers the entire Kenai peninsula and Valley areas.
 Miss Johnson comes to Alaska from Valley City, N. Dak., where she was extension agent. She has been with the Extension Service for the past three years. She is a graduate of the State Agricul- tural College at Fargo, s. Oak.
Valley frontiersman., 1947-12-06
Senior Girls Set Date

TWO Palmer girls, both mem bers of the senior class of Palmer high school, have announced spe- clal plans for New Years Eve this year. Both Miss Alice Bou- Wens and Miss Molly Klem have wedding plans for that date. They expect to continue as stu dents in Palmer high school un- til their June graduation.
Valley frontiersman., 1947-12-06
SATURDAY DANCE

There will be another dance in the gymnasium following Satur- days basketball game, it was an- nounced today by James Gray, Jr., high school principal. Valley residents are invited to join with Palmer students for an evenings dancing to recorded music.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-31
RAILROADS PLAN
TO FIGHT RULING
Three Major Trunk Lines
In State To Appear AT
Refund Hearing

RALEIGH, Jan. 3o.-P-North
Cardinals three trunk line rail
roads-Atlantic Coast Line, Sea-
board Air Line and Southern
will appear tomorrow before the
state utilities commission to show
why they should not refund $751;
1876 which the railroads collected
in over-charged passenger fares,
either in escheats to the University
of North Carolina or to the in
dividual passengers who paid
them.
The commission, supported by
an opinion of the state attorney
general, holds that it has authority
to order the refunds. The at
torneys for the railroads contest
this opinion.
The railroads will have the right
to appeal to Wake county superior
court and from there to the state
superior court if they find the rul-
ings Objectionable.
The commission contends that
the railroads set higher fares for
intra-state passenger travel be
tween Aug. 1, 1914 to July Is, 194s
than was allowed by state rate
regulations.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-31
Day In Congress
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Taxes-Speaker Martin (R-Mass)
said the Republican party's goal In
a 20 percent cut in income taxes.
but the party is not committed to
apply it to all incomes.
Two COP lawmakers, Reps.
Knutson (Minn) and Engel Mich,
almost came to blows in a con-
gressional cafeteria row over
"across the board" tax cut pro-
posals.
characterization of a special
Tabor court" to enforce congres-
sional restrictions on unions and
employers was urged at a senate
labor committee hearing by Lud-
wig Teller, New York labor con-
sultant. He said congress should
outlaw the closed shop. Senator
Taft (R-Ohio) said the national
labor relations board had "tried
to put a CLIO union in every plant
in the United States"
Atomic Senator Bricker (R-
Ohio) told the senate atomic COM
mittee he objects strongly to shar-
ing U. S. atom bomb secrets be-
cause it might "head us right into
the holocaust we are trying to pre-
vent" Bricker said the A-bomb
should be outlawed by international
agreement as a weapon of war.
Air Safety-President w. A. Pat
terson of United Airlines told a
senate group that anti-crash safety
devices should be installed at 200
U. S. airfields. He said they would
make air travel "as safe as sur
face transportation" in three to
five years"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-31
Along The Cape Fear

WELCOME LETTER - Yester-
day we received a letter from Mr..
Charles w. McIver of Kure Beach
for which we are most grateful.
Letters are always welcome but
seldom does the same letter con-
tain kind words plus a valuable
picture for which we have hunted
high and low.
Not so long ago Along The Cape
Fear had a word or two to say
about the Customhouse here. We
had a good bit of data on the new
Customhouse but the old Custom
house remained elusive as far as
pictures were concerned.
Then along came Mr.. McIver's
letter with a fine photograph of
the old Customhouse.2
HERE IT IS-''Enclosed you will
find a picture of the old Custom
house building, taken in 1918.
IT have been a reader of your
script, Along The C','e Fear
for quite a while and find it very
interesting.
IF this picture is of any interest
to you, in your series, please feel
free to use it.
This is one Of my prize pictures
of which others I have wouldn't
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-31
TEACHERS DEATH
CALLED ACCIDENT
Divorce Found Hurt Near
West Virginia Home;
Hit-Run Case

CHARLESTON, W. Va, Jan. 80
-P)-City and state police investi-
gators described as "accidenta11'
tonight the death of Elizabeth
Satler after lie-detector tests clear
ed of blame the last three persons
known to have seen the school
teacher alive.
City. bet. L B. Warren said both
he and state trooper R. G. Goen
were of the opinion the 28-year-old
daughter Of state labor commits
sioner Charles Sattler was the vic
tim of a hit-and-run accident. She
was found dying early today on a
deserted street corner near her
home.
Previously, police chief Harold
B. Cornwell had said indications
were she twas run over by an
automobile and left unattended to
ole in the middle of the street.
1t is our opinion that this is a
homicide"
Warren said two men and a
woman were companions of Miss
Sattler in an early morning auto
mobile ride that preceded her
death.
He said he was told the school
teacher and one of the men left
the other couple a short distance
from her home and that the man
accompanied Miss Sattler to 3
point outside her house, where she
declined to proceed any further
and ''disappeared."'
Miss Sattler was divorced eight
months ago and allowed to re-
assume her maiden name.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-31
AIRPORT BOARD
TO MEET TODAY
Representative Clark's Sec
rotary Expected To Re-
port On WAA Action

A meeting of the Wilmington
New Hanover Airport Authority
has been scheduled for this morn
ing at II o'clock with Marion
Shuffler, secretary to U. S. Rep
resentative j. Bayard Clark, Stat
ed to be in attendance, it was
revealed last night.
Expected to be the chief subject
of discussion is the effect of the
War Assets Administration order
freezing equipment at Bluethen-
thai airport. The WAA action came
on the heels of charges leveled at
the WAA by Clark, who said that
the organization has been guilty
of removing maintenance and
operational materials from the
field.
The WAA freezing order directed
that no materials of any kind be
removed from the airport, &C
cording to Shuffler, who came to
Wilmington yesterday in reference
to the matter.
Portions of the field are slated
to be turned over to New Han
over county but as yet documents
effecting the change of control
have not arrived even though their
departure from Washington has
been disclosed.
No action concerning the air
field equipment is expected to be
taken until after the arrival of the
papers transferring control of the
county, it was reported.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-31
POLICE PROBING
NEW DAHLIA CLUE
New Case Parallels Recent
Murder Oh Elizabeth
Short

LOS ANGELES Jan. 3o.-U.H-
A casual bar pickup, a ride to
lovers lane, an outburst of violent
passion-that may have been the
pattern of events leading to the
mutilation Staying of Elizabeth
Short, %, s"the Black Dahlia,"
police believed tonight.
The sequence was reported to-
day by a pretty waitress, 35-year-
old Thelma Thompson, who said
her assailant snarled at her:
"Ill do you like I did the Black
Dahlia."
The beaten and hysterical Miss
Thompson said she was certain her
attacker meant to take her life.
She was saved only because a
taxicab drove up and frightened
him off.
Officers were not convinced
Miss Thompson's assailant was the
slayer of Miss Short but they saw
in the case a parallel.
With all known acquaintance of
the dark-haired beauty eliminated
as suspects, police turned to the
theory that a stranger to the girl
was the killer.
"The averages caught up with
Beth Short" Police psychiatrist
DR.. Paul De River said. "She
may have picked up one man too
many"
That Miss Short was not averse
to being picked up by strangers
was known. Robert (Red) Man
ley, the last person known to have
been with her prior to her death,
admitted picking her up on a
street corner in San Diego.
Manley brought her here from
San Diego Jan. g., leaving her at
a hotel. He was e~xonerateo after
police questioning.
1.-The man we want probably did
not ever know the girls name
until after her DEATH" homicide
Capt. Jack Donahoe told officers.
CHECK every attempted attack
with a view that it is linked to
the Short case"
Officers who questioned Miss
Thompson said she told of meet
ing a good-looking, stocky man at
a bar. They toured cafes and
after the bars had closed went for
a ride to an outlying section be-
tween Hollywood and Beverly
Hills. They parked.
1t was then that a taxi driven
by John CARLETON, Is, halted across
the street. AS CARLETON reached
down in the car, as though to get
a gun, Miss Thompson's attacker
showed her from his car and
drove off.
Officers have not given up hope
of receiving another note from the
slayer which will give them a
more definite clue. Although nu-
merous postcards and letters have
been. received, officers are con-
WINGED all are hoaxes but the first.
It was the first communication that
contained the contents. of Miss
Shorts pocketbook.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-31
MARCH OF Dimes
EXTENDED. HERE
Chairman Rhodes
Reveals Campaign To
Continue 10 Days

A large crowd attended the
March of Dimes Ball at the Cape
Fear Armory last night and ac-
cording to w. K. Rhodes, Jr.,
chairman of the local drive, over
$3.50 was cleared.
Rhodes also announced that the
drive has been extended ten days
in an effort to reach New Han
over county's goal of $4,000.
Music for the dance was furnish
ed by Gordon Simpkins and his
orchestra.
During the evening of dancing.
little Miss Patsy Davenport, Il
former victim of polio was crown
ed Queen of the Ball. by Rhodes.
The drive chairman reported
late last night that contributions
were ''trickling" in at a slow
pace, but quickly added that the
added ten days should see New
Hanover county reach it's goal.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-31
COMPLETE STUDY
OF YARD PLEDGED
Steelman To Investigate
Local Facilities For
President Truman

WASHINGTON, Jan. 80 - (P) -
Presidential Assistant John r.
Steelman today advised North Car
DINA congressman he will COM
plete a thorough investigation into
the status of the North Carolina
Shipbuilding yard at Wilmington
before reporting to President Tru-
man.
Senators Hoey D-N.C.), and
Umstead (D-N.C.), and Rep.
Clark D-N. c., conferred with
Steelman 'to present the full
background and importance to Will
mington and the entire state of
North Carolina in obtaining these
yards for the state" Umstead told
a reporter.
He added, "Dr. Steelman indicat.
ed a real interest"
Last week Tar Heel congress-
men met with members of the
state ports authority, then took
their case to the White House.
R. B. Page, Wilmington publish
er, who is chairman of the port
authority, at that time repeated
the states offer of ST., 200, 900 to
the Maritime commission for the
shipyard.
The group also asked the presi-
dent to hold up any disposal of
equipment in the shipyard until the
entire. matter is satisfactorily
finished.
President Truman told the North
Carolinians, they said, that he
would have Steelman investigate
in detail before any final action
is taken.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-31
be suitable for photostatic prints
Mr.. McIver pointed out.

be suitable for photostatic prints.
Mr. McIver pointed out.
FIRST SECOND-Not SO long
ago we suggested that some civic
club sponsor an exhibit of all the
valuable historical photographs to
be found in the Port City and the
surrounding area.
Well, Mr.. McIver wins the honor
of being the first person to second
this proposal.
"I think it would be nice if some
civic club could sponsor a photo
graphic exhibit, which would slim
ulate a great deal of interest to
the public, as in history of our
Port City," he writes.
And then for a note onathe photo
graph which he so kindly sent
along, he added:
This picture has been in the
family for quite a while and it will
be most gratifying if there is any
way you can use it,
Then Mr.. McIver points out that
his family lived here in the Port
City for more than a century be-
fore moving to the beach.
Let us assure the kind reader
that his picture will be published
just as soon as possible as we
(Continued on Page 8; Col. ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-31
DRIVER ORDERED
HELD BY CORONER
Operator Of Truck In Fatal
Accident Bound Over To
Superior Court

Randolph White, Negro of 11O9
Market street, was bound over for
grand jury action on a charge OF
hit and u driving resulting in
death following a coroner's inquest
last night into the death of Robert
Seigler Tuesday.
Coroner Asa w. Allen set Whites
bond at ST, 900 following the jury's
action.
B. j. Dillon, city police officer
who investigated the truck-motor-
cycle accident at 18th and Princess
street, testified that White was
arrested after Wheeler Jones of
the Jones Transfer and Storage
company, identified White as the
driver of the truck involved in the
crash.
White is alleged to have left the
scene of the accident after the
crash without stopping to render
aid.
Dillon said that he, together with
other police officers, found no evil
dence at first that the truck, which
was found in a company driveway,
had been involved in any accident.
He testified that upon a second
examination, however, red papint,
corresponding to that on the motor
cycle and blond hair, the same as
Seigler's were found on a rear
wheel of the vehicle.
White was then arrested, togeth-
er with Jones and Willie Pridgen,
in connection with Seigler's death.
w. A. Stewart, of ia Colonial
drive, testified that he was driv-
ing approximately so or 60 feet
behind the truck and saw the mo-
torcycle down the street, travel
ing toward town. He said the
driver of the truck made a left
turn into 18th street and at about
the same time heard a crash even
though the motorcycle was not in
view at the moment. When asked
whether or not the truck driver
gave a signal for a turn, Stewart
replied that he did not see him do
so.
He said he called an ambulance
as well as the police department
and when he found time to look
for the truck it had disappeared.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-31
Survey Underway

A survey of the southern exten-
sion of Wrightsville beach for the
purpose of aiding the residents
of the resort town in checking
erosion conditions was underway
yesterday by the office of the dis
trict engineer, it was revealed by
an engineer spokesman.
Even though the survey was
being conducted by the engineer
group, the possibility that the bar
in Masonboro inlet might be dredg-
ed within the immediate future
was dim, the spokesman said.
The party is scheduled to make
a report of the survey to a Wrlghts-
vile Beach erosion committee
and it was indicated that any work
toward the stoppage of the bad
erosion conditions would have tc
be done by this group.
The area covered by the survey
included the northern extension
of Masonboyo beach across from
the southern extension of Wrights,
vile, it was learned.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-31
HIKE ORDER
REMAINS RIDDLE
Senate Banking Committee
PINNED To Quiz OTC
Chieftian

WASHINGTON, Jan. 80 - B-
Senator's ran into a blank wall to-
day in an effort to solve Washing
toms No. l mystery of the moment:
Who was behind the 10 per cent
rent increase order which Presi-
dent Truman killed at birth last
night?
Members of the Senate banking
committee we're primed to quiz
James W. Follin, deputy admins
traitor of the office of temporary
controls (OTC, who was scheduled
to appear before the committee
today.
But Follin, and other administra-
ton witnesses, postponed their
appearances. No explanation was
given.
Senator Tobey (R-N.H.), chair
man of the committee which open
ed hearings on proposals to boost
rent ceilings Is per cent, leave
them alone or end them entirely,
called last nights affair a comedy
Of errors" and added:
Somebody is embarrassed, to
put it mildly. The explanation
should be very interesting"
Other committee members, in
Guiding Sen. Capehart (R-Ind), in
dictated they we're curious, and it
appeared that Follin would be
questioned closely.
The rent order apparently
emanated from OTC, into which
OPA has been absorbed. 3 OPA
alerted reporters to what was COM
ing, but it. never came. Instead,
White House press secretary told
reporters Mr.. Truman had approx
ed no'10 per cent boost.
Another high government official
said privately that the President
had killed the order as soon as it
reached him, that appears "quite
definite there will be no across
the-board increase at this time"
Meanwhile a Senate small bus
mess subcommittee recommended
the abolition of rent control on new
construction, while retaining cell
ings on existing homes with adjust
ments where needed in Individual
cases.
This report was presented by
Senator Stewart O-Tenn.), head of
the complaints subcommittee, to
Sen. Murray O-Mont.), retiring
chairman of the small business
body.
The Stewart subcommittee also
urged, among other things:
That the order limiting COM
mercial construction ''be continu-
ed and vigorously enforced" until
there is an assured supply of ma
terials for both housing and non
residential building; and
That the government "concen-
trate its efforts to encourage pri-
vate capital to build big-scale
housing projects.
In another housing sector, the
CLIO launched an attack on Senator
Taft (R-Ohio) for his failure to date
to introduce l~ong-range housing leg
(Continued on Page 3: Col. q
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-31
State SoIons DEBATING
Outlawing WFireworks
Similar Bill Expected To
Be- Introduced In Senate
AT Raleigh

RALEIGH, Jan. 3O..ho-Two
highly controversial issues-liquor
and fireworks-claimed chief at
tention in the legislature today,
while 4 proposed $11, 900 appropria-
lion for grants-in-aid for construc-
lion and improvement of school
buildings gained committee ap-
prevail.
Decision to work with a senate
committee in an effort to solve the
fireworks problem was reached
by house judiciary one. Members
seemed agreed that a similar bill
should be reported to the floors
Of the senate and the house. AS
the matter now stands, there are
several bills before the assembly.
All who appeared before today's
hearing were uniform in their
stands that dangerous, OF explo-
sive, ~pyrotechnics should be out
lawed from use in the state.
The first liquor referendum bill
10 hit the floor was introduced by
Rep. Vanderlinden of Catawba,
who would permit the City of Hick-
org to vote independently on the
establishment of alcoholic bev-
erage control stores within its
limits.
The measure was the first of
several expected to be introduced
10 allow cities or towns to vote
separately from their counties.
Another is expected from Char
lstts.
Under t h e Vanderlinden bill, a
vote would be called by the
Hickory aldermen or on petition of
u per cent of the registered
voters. If the stores were ap-
proved, the Mayor and Aldermen
would appoint a three member
ABC board composed of a chair
man and two others. They would
work under supervision of the state
ABC board; and net profits would
90 into the city's general fund. If
the stores were disapproved in a
subsequent election, they would be
closed within three months.
Allegations from the school
srants-in-aid fund, designed to help
the so-called poorer counties
would be based on local property
assessment per enrolled child.
OF the total, 81, 1000, 900 would be
earmarked for school bus pur-
shases.
Proponents of the measure said
mey believed the whole fund would
ss an incentive to improve local
unit school facilities, and not curb
initiative.
Inc bill was introduced by Reps
yum of Caswell, Edwards Of
sreene and Tompkins of Jackson.
a measure by Rep. Taylor Of
wayne empowering h e Governor
% appoint four special judges in
NE superior court-two from the
vast and two from the west-was
approved by the senate committee
M courts and judicial districts.
lhelr terms would extend from
ume OF appointment to June 30,
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