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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-22
Urge Economic Farley;
Five Countries Barred From UN;
Taft-I1artley Law Now In Effect
Wagner Measure
Quietly Shelved
Specific Change. Mark
Transfer OF Federal
Labor Policy

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21-W!Dl-
The government tonight quietly
shelved the Wagner Act, under
which it has dealt with labor and
management for u years, and
opened for business under the Taft
Hartley law.
No ceremonies or demonstra-
tons marked the historic passage
from one bitterly controverted
statute to the other.
Although the Taft-Hartley law
was enacted over President Tru-
mans veto on June 23rd, it did not
become fully effective until mid
night tonight.
Mr.. Truman declined to COM
ment on the transition at his news
conference. He told reporters that
he already had said all he could
about the bill. before and after it
was passed.
A number of specific changes
marked the sharpest transition in
federal labor policy since the ear
ly days Of the New Deal:
/. The National Labor Rela-
tons Board was enlarged from
three to five men and became "a
labor court" Many of its func-
tons - including investigation and
prosecution of complaints were
transferred to a new general
counsel"
z. The Federal Cancellation Ser
vice was made independent Of
the labor department. and prohibit
ed from intervening in interstate
labor disputes and strikes with
minor effects on interstate COM
merce.
3. The Labor Department was
established as headquarters for
registration of financial informa-
ton by unions seeking to use
NLRB.
4. Unions became subject to tight
See WAGNER BILL nh Pare Three
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LEGION MEMBERS
HOLD ELECTION
Called Session Reflects
Charles Foard AS Com
mander, Report Says

Charles Foard once again may
be commander of the American
Legion post No. 10.
In dramatic suddeness, Foard,
who served for about two weeks
a month ago and then resigned,
last night at a meeting of the post
at the American Legion quarters
was renamed to the post.
Those facts were learned from
highly reliable sources. Jack New
man, a member of the post, said
F'oard was reelected. Members
of the post reached by telephone,
who asked that their names be
withheld, affirmed that Foard was
elected.
Foard at his home said he knew
nothing of the election. James
Craig, serving as temporary pres
ident, could not be reached at
an early hour this morning.
However, members of the post
at the Legion quarters said that
about $50 members were asked to
attend a special meeting to con-
slider the choice of a commander.
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Husband Cuts Initials
On Pretty Wife's Thigh

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Aug. 81.
-W.PeA former air force gunner
last night bound his estranged
wife to a bed, carved his initials
on her thigh, made her cut her
initials on his body and capped his
sadistic fortune by carving crosses
On her breasts.
Mrs. Jewel Lewis, Is, a bride
OF three months, escaped the hotel
room of horrors by picking up a
knife with her toes and cutting
her bonds after her husband pass
ed out on the blood-stained bed.
Police found Robert Eugene
Lewis still in drunken slumber and
arrested him on charges Of sad
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Proposal
Asks 1913 Meeting
OF 20 American
Republics Favor Trade
Conference

PETROPOLIS, Brazil, Aug ii
-W.H-Thirteen of the twenty Am
erican Republics represented in
the Inter-American defense con-
ference submitted a written pro-
posal today for a Pan-American
economic conference to be held
in the second three months Of
next year.
Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, CO.
lombia. Cost Rica. Dominica, ECU
ador. Guatemala, Haiti. Honduras,
Mexico, Panama and Uruguay
made the proposal.
They asked the defense confer
ence to approve a resolution for
an economic conference, to be
held during the second quarter OF
1948-the exact date to be fixed by
the 9th Inter-American confer
ence at Bogota. Columbia, next
January.
The action was taken despite
United States opposition to bring
ing economics into this conference.
Secretary of State George c.
Marshall had urged that this con
ference stick to its program
writing a strong defense trea-
ty-and leave economics to the Boz
gotta meeting.
Marshall spent most of today
also in fighting a Cuban demand
that the defense treaty be aimed
against economic as well as mill
tary aggression. Such a clause
would prevent n American oun-
try from taking economic re-
prisals against another even if its
trade was disseminated against.
In begalf of the US. Delegation,
Marshall made public the revis-
ed version of its draft of a pro-
posed defense treaty.
This draft ~prescribes that all
collective action short of the use
Of armed force against an agrees
sor would be binding on all Am
erican Republics if approved by
a two-thirds vote.
The United States in supporting
it's draft will insist that any
hemisphere defense treaty adopt
ed must conform to the spirit
as well as the letter of the United
Nations charter even if it means
that Russia--or another of the big
five powers--,might veto action ex-
cept in case of an actual military
attack on an American Republic.
Marshall went into a meeting
of the steering committee, consist
ing of the chief delegates of the
20 republics, to seek a show
down against the injection of &C.
onomic aggression.
However. the steering commit
tee did decide to set Aug. %, one
Coz uyp IUrrEN n, D,~o rh.>
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REGRETS

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21-W.H
President Truman expressed
his regrets at the death of Sen.
Theodore G.. Bilbo. D., Miss,
today and said his condolences
were being sent to members Of
the family.
He recalled at his news con-
ference that he and Bilbo served
together in the Senate for 10
years and that Bilbo used to sit
right behind him.
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Baltimore. He instructed assistant
States Attorney Alan H. Murrell
to see that the order was enforced.
The Millers left in a hurry in a
big gray sedan and several hours
later police admitted they were
still at liberty.
The "cat and. mouse" game
started earlier today when Penn
sylvania police asked for the ex-
tradition Of the Millers and Robert
w. Green of Reisterstown on
charges Of stealing airplane parts
from Raymond D%evener's airport
in Hanover, Pa.
See COUSINS a Page EhFee
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Senator Bilb0 SL-cumbs
In New Orleans Hospital

His political life ran the gamut
of discord, but the bald little man
with Flashing eyes learned the
trick Of putting criticism and
abuse to his own use. He made
them win elections, including
three terms in the U. S. Senate.
Only once was Bilbo beaten
down without bouncing back up
again. That was On Jan. 3, 1947,
when the Senate blocked him
from taking the oath of office on
charges that he was unfit for pub
lie service.
They granted him a two-month
armistice and Bilbo, suffering
from cancer of the mouth and in
desperate need of an operation,
accepted it grudgingly. He stomp
ed out of the capitol swearing that
he would return and fight till hell
freezes over for the right to serve
out his third Senate term.
But his fight from then on was
IN hospitals against disease.
The gray-faced little man with
his. famous red necktie and dia-
mond stickpin started his political
career in 1908 when he was elect
ed to the state Senate.
From 1912 to 1916 he served as
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of Mississippi,
and was governor from 1916 to
1920 and again from 1928 to 1882.
By this time, Bilbo was master
of the camp meeting oratory so be-
loved by the people of his state
and in 1884 he branched out into
national politics.
He won the democratic nomina-
See SENATOR Ri, RI IN pa 90 2
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ism and assault with intent to
murder. "Everything my wife tells
you about last night is the TRUTH
he said.
Mrs. Lewis body bore ample
confederation of her story. police
said. County Solicitor Wayne Rip
ley said her body was a mass
of welts' from the cord that
bound her and the belt that Rogers
used as a lash in his frenzy. The
initials "REL" were cut deeply
into her thigh and her breasts
were mutilated with crosses.
Mrs. Lewis said she left her
See HUSBAND On Page Three
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Star News Program
On WMFD Is Changed
To 1:55 p. m. Daily

Effective this afternoon the
Star-News radio broadcast reg
ularly heard over station WMFD
at 1:25 pm. will be presented
at 1855 pm. daily.
In addition the Star-News will
continue presentation of its 8:15
am. and 6:15 pm. broadcasts
each weekday except Saturday
when the 1855 pm. newscast
will be the only one aired.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-22
SMALL CORN CROP
IN AZ FORECAST
Officials Warn Housewives
To Expect Hike In
Meat Prices

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2l.-UH-
Agriculture Department officials
forecast the smallest orn
crop since 1886 and warned house
wives to expect further sharp rises
in retail meat prices next spring
and summer.
The gloomy crop outlook also
threatened to upset this country's
export program to hungry nations.
The departments official crop
report based on Aug. IS, growing
conditions, said the 1947 corn yield
will not top 2,437, 900. 600
bushels.
Hot, dry weather in the corn
See SMALL CORN on Page Three
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it all was over not a life was lost.
1T so happened" Chadbourn
writes, "that my wife and her
mother together with several 9TH
ers, spent that night in one of the
cottages. That was many years
ago. There is little left now to
mark the site of the hotel Or the
cottages and the mound and all
that was on it have totally disap-
peared."
Then the writer remarks that
''the Rock will stand until the end
of time and the project has far
surpassed the fondest expectation
of those who first conceived the
idea of bridling the action of the
waves"
LINCOLN MEMORIAL - Chad
bourn points out that few persons
in Wilmington realize the great
ness of Harry Bacon, the young
err son of Henry Bacon. 1t was
Henry Bacon, the engineer who
was in charge of construction OF
the dam at the Rock in the Cape
Fear river. The son, Harry, was
the one with whom Chadbourn as
sociated and came to know well
while he still was a young man
and long before any conception Of
the Lincoln Memorial had been
even thought of.
1t was many years before Henry
Bacon designed the nationally
known construction at Washington.
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The Weather

FORECAST:
no.u} Carolina-Partly cloudy Frids.,
ST. warmer. with widely scattered
, ca'oH thundershowers.
am d'uln Cafolina-Clea~ 70 partly cloudy
eohE2ueo rather hot Friday.
r69ol25oglcal data for the "A hours
s '''V 2. m. yesterday.
i.a. TEMPERATURES
"a 80 a m rs; 7:3O a. m. II; 100 p. m.
MINI '-V D. m. 76; Maximum 80; Mini
80 Mean 80; Normal II.
100 HUMIDITY
81, - m. SO; 7:30 a. m. 81; 1880 D.. m.
~. PRECIPITATION
w TO- lot "a hours ending 7:30 pm.
a, ~ since the first of the month
TIDES FOR TODAY
Z. 'n The Tide Tables published by
coast and Geodetic Survey.
Nilniru HIGH LOW
H ----- 2:03 am. 9:14 am
Assoonora 2:39 pm $50 pm
ihlet 1852 pm. 6:O2 am.
sunr,xe 1886 pm $40 pm
Assaa. 9:s8; Sunset 6:51; Moonrise
Sso1rset 0:47p.
" WkAHHEA On Pare wye
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Stormy Petrol OF Southern
Politics Fails To Real
lie His Dreams
dARLES ID.
Press Staff Correspondent

NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 21-W.R-
Sen. Theodore G. Bilbo, D., Miss,
storny petrol Of southern politics
for four decades, died today at
Foundation hospital without reali-
ling his dream of returning to
Washington and winning his seat
in the hostile Both Congress.
The wiry little Bilbo, one of the
most controversial political fig
ures since the late ifuey P. Long,
died at 1.05 pm, est after a
long and steadily losing fight
against cancer ard complications.
Doctors said Bilbo failed to re-
cover from a pulmonary embo-
Ism, or blood eliot, which appear
ed last Sunday in a vein serving
his lungs. His death was attribut-
ed ultimately to progressive heart
failure.
Col. Theodore G. Bilbo. Jr., said
arrangements were being made to
hold final rites for his father at
Z pm, est, next Saturday, Aug.
%, at Poplarville, Miss. Other de-
tails of the funeral will be -
Douneed later, he said.
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BY UNITED PRESS
Few students Of Mississippi pol
tics would deny that Theodore
Gilmore Bilbo was the states
most bombastic public figure.
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FORECAST

wilmington and vicinity-- Partly cloudy
,nJ continued rather hot Friday. Widely
catered afternoon thundershowers.
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See WRITTEN On Page Three
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See WAGNER BILL on Page Three
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See A On Page Three
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Mrs. Ashley Curtis, Mrs. W. A. Dick, Mrs. Thomas w laws
Mrs. 7. G. Empie, Mrs. ]. v. Granger, Mrs. Graham Kenan
Mrs. D. II. Lippiu, Mrs. J. L. sprunt, Mrs. A. 8. Williams,
Mrs. Jesse Kenan Wise, Mrs. Thomas H. Wright. and Mrs n
T. Taylor.
On Friday, April II, the Inter Sc Cotilion club will entertain
at its annual Easter dance at the Cape Fear Country club. Presi-
as yet, but ruror has it that the dance will be n of the largest
and gayest Of the clubs existance.
FLOWER SHOW PLANS PUSHED
With the stirring of activities following the Lenten season
leaders of the annual Flower Show, given for the first time since
and Z. The show, which is sponsored by the Cape Fear Garden
says that plans are Undertaking. faster than the flowers r
amy have gone to work on the program of exhibits, and re
classifcations.
man, her cochairman, and Mrs. J. Henry Gerdes, honorary
fowergrower in the city.
FLOWERS FOR LEJEUNE
And along the lines of flowers, a vote of thanks and ad-
lrataon IS Que the women of the Red Cross, who worked so
hard this Easter in supplying flowers for the Marine veterans in
the Camp Lejeune hospital.
MRS. J. Henry Gerdes and Ms. Ressie Saunders received
flowers and containers volunteered by Wilmington flower grow.
ers' and With the aid of the other members of the Red Cross
carried the flowers to the hospital Saturday afternoon. Henry
Peschau turned over his jonquiIs to ladies working on the pro-
1ect' IN order that the number of bouquets sent to Lejeune might
increase.
ASHEBORO HORSE SHOW
For some Wlmingtonians, the coming of spring and Easter
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also means the renewal of horseshows throughout the state-and
as the local acquaintance have Tut it, 1.-THE renewal If old
acquaintances."
The Asheboro Horse Show, which takes place annual1v n -
Easter Monday, is the largest one day show in the state and the
tertainment and friendship for its participants, but it contributes
pital.a
Mrs. L J. Sutton. accompanied by their children. Ivey, Jr, Billy
Radiant King. Mary has taken prizes in every show she has
rewards this year.
attend a Sunday horseshow, will be Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Ne
American Sun Dance and Hazel Lee Peavine, horses which hav,
won national fame.
Emily and Margaret Skinner in the company of their mother.
Mrs. L.. Il. Skinner, Jr, will ride their two horses, Brown Betty
and Lady Graft in the Asheboro show. Margaret intends to jump
Brown Betty and Haul Saul owned by Macon Rice. Jr, and Emily
Will do the honors for the Skinner family on Lady Craft.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. Macon Rice and son, Macon, Jr, will A.
company the Skinner family to Asheboro.
d. M. George with son, Frank, will be on hand in Ashebors.
With his two horses Golden Princes, a f.~se gated mare. and
strolhng Dan. Young Sarah Clark will ride Strolling Dan.
Others attending the show from Wilmington, will be Mr.. and
Mrs. L. M. Todd, Mr.. and Mrs. C. M. Harrington, and Mr.. and
Mrs. o. o. Whitock.
They'll all be off to e their friends in another part of The
state, and a. one of the equestriennes said, "To see the beautiful
animals their friends have acquired over the winter"
And so, to Wimingtonians, Easter is a gay and wonderful
season, with activities s. varied that an Easter story must in
clude everything from hymns to houyhnhnms."
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-06
Colonial Silver
Exhibit

Have you a spoon or any other old piece of
silver, which because of sentiment or age you think
valuable?
If so, your suspicious of value or your curiosity
may be satisfied, when DR.. George B. Cutten, au-
thority on early American silver speaks here April
20, at the Early American Silver Exhibit, undar the
sponsorship of the North Carolina Society of Colonial
Danes of America.
Plans for the show, which will take place in
Gilmour Hall, First Presbyterian church, have at
tracted much interest, since Wilmington, something
of a historic center, houHs much silver of antique
origin.
According to Mrs. R. L. Grower and Mrs.
Adair McKoy. who have been looking among their
friends antique possessions, one of the most in
teresting pieces of silver is a tankard which original
ly belonged to Flora Macdonald, but which is now
in the possession of Mrs. John Locket Pickrell.
The story of the Flora Macdonald tankard goes
back to 174o, when the beautiful piece Of silver
was given Mrs. Macdonald by friends at a time
when she was confined to prison in London for
attempting to he!s Bonnie Prince Charlie escape.
Later the beautiful Mrs. Macdonald came to
North Carolina, but with the approach of the Amer
lean Revolution she was forced to return to Scot
land. Coming down the river from Fayetteville, she
found herself in Wilmington without funds for trans
%portation across the sea-and so, she sold the silver
tankard, given to her many years ago. The silver
went to Richard Ounce in 1775.
1t Is said thlt other pieces of the Macdonald
silver were sold here, and as a result the Colonial
Danes, feel that their show might uncover the au-
thentic pieces.
Not trusting their own knowledge of old silver,
Ii COLONIAL DdLleS nave asked MI. Cutten, author
OF the book North Carolina Silversmiths,'' to give
a lecture April %, at 4 o'clock, at which time he
will identify the exhibits.
Another piece of old silver discovered in the
possession of Mrs. John Locket Pickre1l is the Sarah
Eagle Ladle. Sarah Eagle, it seems was the daugh-
te@in-law of Judge Richard Eagle, whose name was
given to Eagle Island. Judge Eagle came to the
Cape Fear section in 1725 and built the "Forks," a
plantation just above Clarendon in 1876.
prominent citizen, he was a vestryman in st. Philips
church in Brunswick.
Continued ON Page Nine)
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~ welcome happy morning. age to age will
say. Hell today is vanquished. heaven is won to-
An SO the voices ring out, as Wiimin., onia ms
and their families wipd their way to Easter ser-
vices IN churches throughout the city. The old cjtv
dressed In the glory of spring, looks down on it's
citlzenry and smiles. as children in gay Easter
outfits and as wives with Easter corsages and flow
cred hats kneel in prayer, and greet the awakening
world.
Choirs will swell tremendously, children will
laugh hunting Easter eggs, a pretty bride-elect will
accompany her fiance to church, and somewhere
IN the state equestriens will renew old acquaintance
at the first benefit horseshow of the year.
Shown above are some of the young Whining
tonlans, who will be seen in church this morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Alex Fonvielle, Jr.. and 2 wear.
Old daughter, Margaret Faw are pictured in the up-
per LETT hand corner of the page, while in the upper
right hand corner is shown Mrs Thomas H Wrieht
and her three children, Thomas Henry, Hannah
Knolton, and James Knolton. Mrs. Wright is the
wife OF Bishop Thomas Il. Wright, who will deliver
the sermon in the Episcopal church today.
Leading their small son up the church steps.
will be Mr. and Mrs. Bradley J. Wootten, who are
pictured in the lower left haad corner, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. Haywood Moore, accompanied BY their two
children, Patsy and Jan, and shown in the lower
right hand corner will also be in church as the
choir rings out with the melodious and inspiring
Easter music.
In every church in the city,. choirs will bring
to a climax weeks of rehearsals in the presenta7
ton OF music heard once a year in the church,
"THE HOLY CITY'
At First Baptist ON Fifth and Market streets.
w. 0. Page, Jr., will sing the solo part of Stephen
Adams 1.-The Holy City, and young John NC
Dougal, home for the holidays from Lenoir-Rhyne
college will sing Will McFarlane's 'Ho, Everv One
That Thirsteth," and Sir Joseph Barnby's "King All
Glorious" Mrs. j. A. Wofford will take the honors
for solo women voices as she sings a new carol to
an old French carol tune, "Go to Lark Gethse-
name"
ST. AMEs' CHOIR
Down at st. James Episcopal, the choir will
sing the professional, welcome Happy Morning
under the direction of choirmaster William G.. Rob
ertson. The following members will participate in
st. James Easter musical program:
Sopranos: Miss Beth Harriss, Mrs. A, H. Har-
Kiss, Jr, Miss Katherine Harris, Mr.. L. K. Hoxton.
Mr.. J. W. Hughes, Miss Nancy Lynch, Miss Olivia
mond, Mrs. J. c. Parker, Jr, Mrs. W.. M. Peck
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hold an Easter egg hunt Monday at $50 p. m, in the churchyard
on Third street, and at 4 o'clock Monday afternoon the cradle
roll of st. Pauls Lutheran will hold an egg hunt at Sixth and
Market streets.
BRIDE-ELECTS BOW TO SPRING
suits and dresses Will be Wilmlngtons numerous bride-elects of,
this spring.
Miss Byah Thomson, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. B. H.
fance, Sanford Doxey, Jr. Miss Thomason and Mr.. Doxey's
beautiful of the post Lenten season. Another of the brides-elect.
rem of Trenton, whose wedding to John Nelson Alexius, Jr, will
take place in Trenton next Saturday also.
Miss Jaunita Rlackham, another bride-to-be o April -, will
smile happily a s she walks into church with her fiance. Edward
Earle Strain of Sacramento, Calf,
Miss Nudge Strange, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Strange
will be accompanied by her fance, Thomas L. Morton, while Miss
look like a breath of spring as she walks into church with her
rid April 10 and April 2e respectively.
LARIOSO BALL
AS for the city's social life in the week following Easter Sum
Country club will highlight activities.
LArioso, which entertains Easter Monday evening from IN
p. MP a. m. will hear the music of Louise Shelton and her all
Girl Orchestra. Leader for the dance will be none other than
popular, debonair Kenneth sprunt. Officers of the club, who'll
vice president; Swift Boatwright, secretary and treasurer; board
of directors, J. Douglas Taylor, Robert M. Williams, ]. Winder
Hughes, Richard B. Gwathney. and David R. Murchison, Jr.
Some of Wilnington's outstanding matrons, who have been
chosen a S patronesses of the ball include: Mrs. Marsden Beuamy,
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Mrs. W. G. Robertson, Miss Eleanor Wiletts, Miss Mary M.
Wootten.
Altos: Miss c. M. Appleberry, Miss Dorothy E. Bradley, Miss
London James, Mrs. E. L. Lee, Jr, Mrs. G. j. smithson.
w. M. Peck, L. w. Preston.
timer Glover, Jr, A. H. Harris, Jr, R. G. Rankin, and Fred
erick Wiletts.
William G. Robertson, organist and choirmaster, Miss Emma
and Mrs. W. F. Register, assistant choir mother.
Members of the Grace Methodist choir, undaunted by the
fire which destroyed their church and organ two weeks ago will
Agnes Chasten, church organist accompanying on the school piano.
Sykes, Frank L. Enmert, Miss Harriet Walsh.
Although not to be heard today, 1.-THE Crucifixion," sung by the
chors of st. Pauls Lutheran church and First Presbyterian this
past week at both churches will be remembered by all Whining
tonians who heard the choir Friday night at First Presbyterian,
when the presentation was dedicated to the memory of E. H.
Munson, organist for 40 years at First Presbyterian. Soloists for
the occasion were Emory Grubbs and Cameron Sinclair, both
tenors, and William Guerin and T. H. Hall, both baritones. The
choirs were under the direction of Edwin Clark, organist at First
Presbyterian and Warren Hohl, organist at st. Paul's Lutheran.
HANDEL's MESSIAH
And this afternoon Easter music in the city will come to a
climatic perfection as George Frederick Handels oratorio 1.-THE
Messiah" is broadcast from 3:304:3o o'clock over the local net
work.
Where children in the city II concerned, Easter Monday
might bring more holiday spirit, for in churchyards all over town,
the younger members will hunt Easter Eggs. st. Madeline's
chapter of the Womans auxiliary of st. James Episcopal will