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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-06
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THINGS TO MAKE AND DO)
A POPGIN EASY TO MAKE

The common elder tree is more
like a big bush than a tree. Its
juicy shoots soon harden into good
tough wood. If we examine one
Of these shoots, we find that il
is really a wooden tube filled with
pith. When this pith is removed,
we can make a very effective pop
gun with the shoot.
For this purpose, take a straight
length of thick elder wood. Push
the pith out with an iron rod, or
with a rod made from & piece
of oak, ash, pine or any tough
wood. A wooden rod will be pref
cradle as it will afterward serve
as the ramrod of the popgun.
Make this rod six inches longer
than the gun, and leave a Shout
der or thick part at one end to
prevent the rod from going right
through the barrel of the gun. The
picture shows how this rod or
plunger works. With knife and
sandpaper, make the rod smooth
and stright, for it must move
comfortably in the barrel, being
neither too tight nor too loose. Il
it is too tight, it will split the
barrel; If it is too loose, our pop-
gun will not work.
Before pushing out tie NTH
from the shoot. rub the rod With
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-06
RY JOHN SKIES

WALLACE, Sept. 5-There are
Infinitely more ramificatlons to
the rough and tumble trade of
buying tobacco than cunning and
adroit elevations of the eyebrows,
twists Of the nose, Or wriggling OF
the ears to tip the sing-songing
a%uctioneer off to the fact that you
wish to put in a bid for a partlcu'
lar pile of tobacco that is being
offered for sale.
1t may be that some tobacco
buyers practice their bidding sig
nails before their mirrors SOS
they'll be physiognomally perfect
when they face the auctioneer.
But these eyebrowey, nosey, and
carey signs r just the surface
tools of the buyers trade. The
boys who buy the hundreds O
millions OF pounds of tobacco that
are offered by farmers each year
and which eventually wind up in
your cigaret, your pipe, your cut
plug, Or your snuff put in a great
many years of apprenticeship
learning all the various grada-
lions of tobacco before the big
companies will TRUST them to &C
out on the markets and buy the
golden weed.
Skipping through the details
without too much exhaustiveness,
there are literally hundreds of
grades of tobacco and many OF
these grades are SO nearly alike
that only experts could detect any
differences. Unless I've missed
out on some of the different types,
there are at least six major kinds
of tobaccos on a stalk. These are
Tugs, which grow near the bottom
of the stalk; primings, cutters,
leaf, tips, and wrappers. And each
Of these kinds have dozens and
dozens of variations in color, quail
ity, grain, weight or volume, de-
grees Of ripeness, ct %cetera, ct
cetera.
A tobacco buyer must. recognize
instantly not only the various
kinds, but he must spot in a flash
of the eye all the many variations.
He doesn't have time to examine
critically and clinically each pile
Of tobacco he sees. No. He must
be able to judge nearly seven
piles of tobacco each minute dur
ing a sale. And he's under high
tension in addition to the terrific
speed because his company will
give him the devil, or the equiva-
lent thereof, if he misses in his
judgement.
To learn all these things the
buyers, who eventually turn out
to be the lords of the selling Or buy
ing end of the industry. must start
out in almost mental tasks. They
work on almost any job they can
swing on to in warehouses. re-
drying plants. tobacco factories.
They might even have to start
out as manual laborers and work
themselves up.
A lot of people seem to think
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-06
Paving Of Pireway,
Tabor City Road To
Get Underway Soon

TABOR CITY, Sept. 5.-Rural
rights Of way for paving the Ia
Dor City hadbourn road and the
Tabor City Pireway road have
been obtained and bids will be
called for this month the Mer-
chants Association vas informed
today by withers Davis of the
right of way division of the State
Highway Commission.
Davis conferred with Mayor A.
Williams and John w. Barlow,
executive secretary Of the Mer.
chants Association and assured
that the road paving long sought
by residents of this locality would
soon become a reality.
Barlow is obtaining right OF
way releases from residents with
in the town limits so that paving
can be made complete. Council
man Robert Soles was the frs
town resident to sign.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-06
City Adopts $1,503,232
Budget For Coming Year

A city budget OF 81, 500. 1882 was
adopted yesterday by a three to
two vote OF the city council, de-
spite a last minute plea of the Will
mington Real Estate Board that it
be reduced $104, 600.
The real estate boards recom
mendation included the cutting OF
the city payroll personnel 10 per
cent to save $50 600.
With the action by the council
came a suggestion from Mayor E.
L. White that an outside municipal
government expert be employed to
make a study Of city government
functions with a view to effectiag
economies consistent with requir-
ed services if possible and a pledge
by the council to hold expenses tc
a minimum.
The council heard representative
business men and property own
ers that packed the council cham
Der to overflowing discuss the pros
and cons of the proposed budget
for one hour, and then received an
overwhelming standing vote of con
fidence from those present regard
less of budget views.
AS the group filed out of the
chamber after hearing pleas from
one group to cut the budget and
from the other to a1opt" t intact to
preserve the city's credit, the coun-
Gil did not Immediately act on final
budget adoption. set for today
when the budget tentatively was
approved August Is and ordered
held for public inspection for 20
days.
In a few minutes, however, the
general budget was adopted exact
ly as first voted upon three weeks
ago, as was the water department
budget the $1.80 tax rate, which is
an increase of As cents over the
old $1.35 rate, and a boost of ap-
proximately Is per cent in water
department rates to take care OF
a SIT, 900 water department deficit
carried over from the year before.
Councilman w. E. Yopp made
the motion for budget adoption.
The second was by Councilman z.
L. Burnett. Councilmen j. E. L.
Wade and w. Ronald Lane voted
negatively in each case, with the
mayor voting in the affirmative 10
break the tie.
Yopp's motion on the budget
was made with the proviso that
a study of recommendations by
those present be continued further
and that all economies possible be
effected.
In presenting the budget for
adoption, Mayor White charged
the councilmen with their respon-
sibility as representatives of the
people and made the suggestion
for an ourside government econo-
mist to analyze the city govern
ment. No action was taken on his
suggestion.
Wade, explaining his negative
vote said: my suggestions and
recommendations are on the rec
ord regarding the subject. l knew
of the budget figure only OF Au-
gust 1 and tentative approval was
made August 10. On the water de-
partment budget, figures became
known to me Monday and the bud
get was adopted Wednesday, al
lowing me one day to study the
items" Lane expressed similar
views.
The real estate board in its
plea, presented by Frederick VIII
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-06
PHILLIPS SISTER
WILL FACE TRIAL
|Harnett Grand Jury lndicts
Her For Perjury Over
Alleged Note

ELLINGTON, Sept. 5.-(PICon-
Ihicting testimony produced by the
state and defense at the second
murder trial of Charlie Phillips to-
day resulted IN a perjury charge
against Phillips sister, Mrs. Will
lie Hayes.
Mrs. Hayes who testified that
he had found a purported suicide
note penned by Phillips wife
shortly before she was found dead
of gunshot wounds last year was
indicted by the Harnett county
grand jury today.
The note resulted in a reprieve
from death row fer Phillips. He
was given a new trial this sum-
mer and convicted again. He is
now under sentence of death.
Solicitor Jack Hooks charged
that Phillips and Mrs. Hayes
planted the note in an attempt to
defeat justice.
Mrs. Hayes, frail ~42-year-old
wife of a tenant farmer, will be
tried at the November term of
court
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-06
TRUCK DRIVER
HELD FOR MURDER
Two Persons Killed In
T~ractor-Trailer Coli
sion Near Wilson

WILSON, Sept. S. Up State
Highway Patrolman W. M. Whitley
said today a manslaughter charge
had been filed against Edward
Hummel, Eightstown, N. j., truck
driver whose tractor trailer was
involved in a collision that killed
two persons near here last night.
Hummel was held in default OF
81, 500 bond, Whitley said.
Killed in the crash at a bridge
five miles south of Wilson were
Moye Barnes, 4~8-year-old Fremont
grocery store operator, and his
23-year-old daughter, Edith Moye
Barnes. Barnes wife sustained in
ternal injuries. Mrs. Barnes was
under treatment at a Wilson hos
pital, where it was first thought
she had suffered broken legs.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-06
OVER THE NETWORKS

Time IS eastern standard. For central
standard subtract one hour, for noun.
local stations change hour Of relay to fiji
local schedules. Last minute program
changes cannot be included.
(For East. Daylight add one hourl
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ABC PROGRAMS Times fit either
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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-06
COUNCIL AWAITS
AN INVITATION

Wilmington's city council today
awaits an invitation from the New
Hanover county commissioners to
participate in the operation OF
Bluethenthal airport.
The Wilmington Chamber OF
Commerce has recommended the
participation of the council in the
operation looking toward better
ment Of the field.
The chamber presented a let
ter recommending such participa-
ton at yesterdays council ses-
sion. But the city fathers voted
to await an invitation from the
county.
Councilman w. E. Yopp was
appointed as the councils repre-
sentative on the Community hos
pital board of governors. No coun-
Gilman had been a member Of the
board since last July.
Presented the council was a bill
for 1882 from James Walker Me-
mortal hospital for cost of 724 days
service for patients during Au-
gust. That amount is due from the
city toward the operation of the
institution.
The council voted to return to
the practice Of holding meetings
twice monthly instead Of weekly
as during the last three months.
Members agreed that all work can
be taken care of at fewer meet
lings.
The Formally of final adop-
ton of the city's record 81, 503, 232
budget for the fiscal year 1947-48
was taken with Councilmen j. E.
L. Wade and Ronald Lane voting
against acceptance as they did
when the budget was first brought
up for approval.
Voting came after representa-
tives of the Wilmington Real
Estate board protested the bud
get on the grounds that it could be
cut by $104.O00 in nine specific in
stances.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-06
RADIO
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TODAY
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11:0OLMarks Machinery Presents
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IL :00-Noon Day Musical
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4:0O-To Be Announced
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4:45-Treasury Show
5:00-Saturday Concert
6:00-Church of Jesus Christ
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6:30LHarry Wismer-Sports
6:45-Southern Baptist Convention
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1901 Deal in Crime
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9:N-Adventures of Bill Lance
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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-06

end of the 70 with a piece OF
12345-6789 multiplied by 3 equals
377O37O367. %37037o367 multiplied by
8 equals 33~33333303.
Then tell your friend that. witt
all this practice in writing 8. he
ought to be able to write it more
distinctly in the future.
No matter what number your
friend chooses, there will be moth.
ing but this figure with the ex.
ception of a single zero) in the
number he will have when he has
done the two arithmetical opera.
tons that are called for.
This trick is an entertaining one
to play at parties; it is easy, too,
as there r only a few simple
steps to memorize. Yet it will
prove very mystifying to your
friends.
Copyright, 1916, BY The Grolier
Society Inc, based upon The Book
Of knowledge
distributed BY United Feature
Syndicate, Inc.)
MONDAY:-School Life in Coloni-
al Days.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-06

, company; H. A. Marks, president
of the Marks Machinery company.
let's, president, suggested aban-
donment Of the office of assistant
to the city manager, consolidation
Of the office of city treasurer with
that of city clerk, foregoing of
salary raises by city councilmen
approved by the legislature, cur
tailment of expenses in the city
attorneys office, adjustment of
the office of building inspector
and purchasing agent and assign
ment Of inspection duties to the
fire chief and purchasing duties
to the city manager.
It also recommended abolition
of the office of back tax collector,
elimination of the newly created
job of street superintendent. the
payroll cut of 10 per cent, and
elimination of water department
rate raises.
Speaking on behalf Of a reduced
budget were Wille,ts, Edwin B.
Josey, and R. F. Handley, former
railroad man.
Taking the floor to publicly back
Mayor White and Councilmen Yopp
and Burnett in their budget views
were J. G. Thornton, president o.
the Wilmington Savings and Trust
and w. G. Broadfoot, president OF
the Broadfoot Iron Works.
Thornton said he thought the
suggestions of the real estate
board we're excellent, but that it
would be a mistake to cut the
budget, create another deficit, and
endanger the city's credit.
Marks declared he was heartily
in accord with every effort tc
reduce the budget, but that every
recommendation made by the real
estate board had been gone into
by the council and that original
budget requests of department
heads which had been even higher
had been reduced.
He said it was unfair to do "a
lot of consolidation and saddle il
all on the city manager"
"He is not a superman." Marks
said, and only a superman could
do such a job. He is too valuable
a man to be held down with de-
tail. I believe we have the best
city manager available. If you
are going to give him all the de-
tail work, you might as well re-
duce his salary to that of a clerk
Broadfoot expressed the opinion
that it was out of the question to
go back and refigure the budget
and that the figures as before the
council should be adopted.
Josey pleaded for. further budget
study and curtailed expenses. He
asked, too, for the budget ''to be
broken down so a layman can un-
derstand it,
Handley said he saw no reason
for increased taxes because the
population of Wilmington a de-
clinine and business falling off.
Presenting a brief petition of prop
ecty owners, he recalled a promise
that if the city limits were extern
ed, no increase would be made in
taxes.
During the budget discussions,
Mayor White took occasion to read
a prepared statement setting forth
the necessity for the budget as
adopted and the new tax rate.
C. B. Gore, labor representative,
also took the floor to ask a series
Of questions pertaining to city ex-
tension and request that a financi-
al statement Of city departments,
analysed, be made public.
The question of reassessment OF
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-06
WILMINCT0NIAN
GETS PROMOTION
Col. William Greasy Steps
Up In War Department
General Staff

Morning Star Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON. Sept. 5 - Col.
William M. Greasy. USA, a native
Of Wilmington, N. c., is acting
as director Of research and devel-
opment for the War. Department
general staff as the result Of a
re-shuffle in the office which
coordinates the plans for special
weapons.
Col. Greasy, formerly one OF
three deputies to the research and
development director Maj, Gen.
Henry S. Aurand, has been made
the single deputy with power to
act in the generals absence. AS
General Aurand is recuperating
from a recent illness, the Tar
Heel is in charge Of carrying out
his duties,
DR.. Cloyd H. Marvin, president
of Georgetown university here,
has resigned as one of the three
deputies, and the other, Brig. Gen.
Earl S. Hoag, is being given an
other assignment, repeatedly on
the military mission to Turkey.
Col. Greasy thus is filling a posi-
ton which calls for the rank OF
brigadier general.
Son Of the late Mr.. and Mrs.
William NJ. Greasy, Sr., of Will
mington, the officer has an aunt,
Mrs. Clyde Mason, who resides in
that city. His sister, the former
Miss Helen Dunn Greasy, is the
wife of Ernest B. Hunter, man.
aging editor of the Charlotte OBJ
server.
Colonel Greasy was graduated
from West Point in 1926 and has
a masters degree in chemical en-
cheering and practice from the
Massachusetts, Institute Of Tech
nology.
He served as deputy chief of the
services Of supply in China in the
last year of the war and was
promoted to chief before being or
dered back to the United States
in 1916. He saw wartime duty at
headquarters Of Lord Mountbat-
ten, and of the late General
Vinegar Joe" Stilwell, in the
China theater.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-06
Mrs. Leona G. Brown
Named To Fill Vacancy
At Tabor City Office

TABOR CITY, Sept. 81. F.
McGougan, postmaster for the
past u years here has resigned
because OF ill health, and Mrs:
Leona G.. Brown has been named
to fill the vacancy until a civil
service examination is held it
was announced today by Con-
gresham j. Bayard Clark:
MI. McGougan will continue te
serve until Mrs. Brown is notified
officially and this is expected te
come through from the post office
department within three or four
days.
Representative Clark said it is
necessary to appoint a temper
airy postmaster until a civil serv-
ice examination is held.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-06
Eye, Ear And Nose WNi;,p]e,
Important To Tobacco Bn,,

I 'nat because tobacco s,r..
f Sniy of four t;o or five five hours ,'5 &C.. 4.
p nuy yer has a pretty EASY wee" ,
IT, I'LL he coesn't, really. He. 4ne
siDle for his purc5s ',S ; .'s2o
time they're knocked s.a
until they're delivered 81 oil . b,
panys factory. And. 10 r. 's q,
p Fsmis3a must show s sI2o',
tobaccos. lie ,}gs
,n Here on the Wallace H..
san5 one of the rsois spa's
panding markets because tae-', y. {.
is strictly a farmers to, Wi,
farmers like 10 carrv 'o Nv 4
transactions here. there is vi q;
the most experienced set. ~ oas
ers you'll find anvvboro VI D,
added all their experieno. Il Il
er and tried to make s9,, log
OF it you'd believe the h,, ,o!.eo,
were all of an ancient s sse \, %
OF TACT; they're all in their va
from the standpoint CT va., P. j.
lhey just started out you1, i, i,
they're w~ell-mellowed nun. :.
OF tobacco buying. '"'
|, Probably the dean of =. -.
buying On the Wallace Ms,i :'
Grover Settle, who buys for AL.
lean, He's one of the Xe1 As'
Settles sub and ma'am, bn. !.
put in close to IS Years ~. n
about North Carolina msrks, " j.,
is an old hand in Wallacs /
Not in chronological o...
there follow Sam Loftip IL, v" \.
al and jovial buyer for tha ''
Jenkins Tobacco Comapny, &,
from Kinston and follows t5e W. NJ
kets in Georgia and Tennessoss -.
sides here. Then there's BIN p,
er. another Kentuckian, WIN a. a.
for ~Liggett-Myers. Andy Conn, =.
a Virginian from DspviIl. ' I,
buys for the English firm Y ,
perial. Guy Forrest, from en-.
vile. N. c., tries to antici,
what Australians and Cans$'
want in their tobacco. H. \.
for Export. Bob Sisk ~
Winston-Salem, naturally b,v, y
Reynolds. Johnny Crews -,
grows tobacco himself q,
farm near Snow Hill, buys
Dixie Leaf.
They are the buyers heys
the major companies, The M.
has its complement Of specul.r
who buy independently on
hope they'll pick up a few bss,
the company buyers have OF,
looked.
And all these boys know d.
tobaccos. That's a rather ,o5
statement. If they didn't q
wouldn't be here in the first p2
Dial 2-3311 For Newspaper SER
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-06
REALTY TRANSFERS

E. H. Bellamy to Waddell Wat.
tiers, lot IL, block "D''. North Elk
tension, Wrightsville Beach.
Flora X. Vanden Riesz to Martha
Howell, part lot II, Winter Park
Gardens.
Dan Heath to M. L. Harris lot
IS, Wrightsville Acres, Cape Fear
township.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-06

real estate arose at the meeting
fear being expressed that in add
ton to the Increased taxes, as
sesSments may soon be increased
The question was propounded (
Dallas Orrel,. who was advised the
present assessments stand unit.
1949.
When the assessments were
raised the last time, it was brought
out, the tax rate was cut from
$40 to $1.20.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-06

James R. Roberts, 26. Whining
ton, and Mary Golf Bellamy, 81.
Wilmington.
Jack Sneeden, q, Wilmington,
and Elnora F. Ganey, %, Whining
ton.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-06
F,TcH LIKES HIS NEW JOB

CHAPEL HILL Jumping
Jack Fitch, a wingback last year,
likes his triple threat post of tail
back, newly assigned. He is Char
lie Justices first undertudy.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-06

Western larch trees are COM
monty known as tamarack.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-06
The Book OF KNOWLEDGE

soap. And if necessary, stap the
wood. When the rod is nearly
through the elder shoot, the. pith
will spring out from the ether end
Of the barrel. Wrap a piece OF
sandpaper around the ramrod and
work it through the barrel from
both ends. This clears the inside
and makes it smooth.
We now supply ourselves with q
number Of small corks that tit the
tube tightly, and we soap them
to make them work more easily.
We insert n of these at the end
of the gun; we fire it by pushing
down the ramrod or plunger as
quickly as we can. We can re-
load and fire again very quickly.
Trick With Numbers
Ask a friend to write, in a single
row, the numerals frim L to g,
inclusive. Ask him which OF the
numbers he has set down is the
most poorly written. Suppose it is
3. Let him multiply the row OF
figures Chat is, 123456789) by this
number (3); then let him multiply
the product by 9. thus:
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-06
Trick With Numbers

Pspgun t) and ~ ammunition lB)-snaan eorks that fit int, run