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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-12
Along The Cape Fear

HE would be told that the raw
tur"pentine used in the manufac-
ture of these articles before men
toned was extracted from the
pine trees with which the country
was covered for many miles. and
which lined every creek, river and
estuary in the eastern part Of
North Carolina.
Being inclined to examine
further into this business he would
employ the services of a carriage,
and driver, or perhaps a saddle
horse, and would 60 across the
ferry to the mainland beyond,
from whence he would continue
his journey toward Shallotte," we
are told.
So in tomorrow's column it will
be Next stop, Shallotte."
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-12
Love OF CAROLINA
NEARS JAIL TERM
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she last had been put in the po-
Ices Gray Goose she had lost
$55 and a shoe. which she said
some policeman, unknown to her,
had absconded with.
Judge, you know how it is"
she said. 81 have a lot Of old
furniture and I wanted to get rid
of it before l left"
But Judge Williams didn't know
anything Of the kind. If he did he
didn't say SO. He merely said that
he thought Mrs. SWEET had had
ample time to clear the borders
Of North Carolina. And that she
hadn't done.
He thought about the matter for
a few minutes and told Mrs. SWEET
to take her seat in the prisoners
dock. When court adjourned for
the day, he still had her case IN.
der advisement. Mrs. SWEET nav
know today what her fate will h.
During the remainder of the AT.
Eernoon, Mrs. SWEET sat in the nr;s-
oner's dock, smiling and chattins
with the other prisoners.
She yet hadn't been bani.h.d
from North Carolina.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-12
REALTY TRANSFERS

c. L. Sellars and wife to A. j..
Elliott and wife, "a acres in lot
81 of Sunset Park, Wilmington.
Mary v. Sloan and husband to
Sallie 10 Miller and others, part
of lots four, five and six Of block
557, Wilmington.
F. w. johnson and wife to
George A. Libon and wife, lots
27-A and 38, Sunset Park, Will
mington.
l.. F. Powell and wife to James
Carson Powell and wife, lot one
of block IL, Mercer Place.
George johnson and wife to H.
| Elizabeth King, lot at Thirteenth
and Greenfield streets, Whining
ton.
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to continue the friendship SO
pleasantly initiated on his ar
rival"
GRAND TOUR-A tour of the
city would reveal that most of the
business here consisted Of "saW
mills, turpentine distilleries to
carry away the product of which
the wharves were lined with YES
sells mostly schooners in the coast
wise trade, and on the streets Dor
dering the river on the wharves,
commission merchants dealing in
lumber, and naval stores.
"These he would find to be men
of large experience in that line
of business.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-12
SHIPPING NEWS
INWARD BOUND
Tanker

1duACT
S. S. Fort Stanwix from Bay.
town, Texas, with gasoline for the
Standard Oil company. D e
Thursday.
CLEARED AND SAILED
Tanker
S. S. Wagon-Mound bound for
Houston, Texas after unloading
gasoline and kerosene at the Cape
Fear Terminal.
Freighter
S. S. Julius H. Barnes, bound
for Tampa, Florida, after de-
posting cargo Of fertilizer.
Tug
Great Isaac, towing Liberty Ship
Edward Bellamy from the Lay-Ur
Basin, bound for Savannah, Ga.
S. S. Neshanic from Port Arthur.
Texas with gasoline and kerosene
Cape Fear Terminal, agent.
S. S.. Pan Delaware from Texas
City with gasoline and heating oil
Cape Fear Terminal, agent,
IN PORT
Tanker
S. S. r. P. Smith from Lake
Charles, Louisiana with gasoline
and kerosene. Cape Fear Termin.
al, agent.
CLEARED AND SAILED
Tug
Point Vicente, towing Liberty
Ship Edward Starr Jordan from
Lay-in basin to Charleston, S. c.
c. D. Maffitt, agent.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-12
NO ACTION TAKEN
ON RESIGNATION
OF POLICE CHIEF

Action on the resignation of E.
v. Leonard as police chief of Caro-
lima Beach was deferred at a meet
ing of the town council in the city
hall last night, it was reported.
Likewise postponed was any de-
cisicision on applications for the
position and the only business talk
en- under consideration was routine.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-12
TO NAME

Officers for 1947-48 Of the
James Manley post, veterans
of Foreign Wars, will be NOM
mated at a meeting tonight in
the Princess street clubhouse,
E.. c. Snead, post commander
said last night. Snead said the
nominees will be voted on
March rs, and installations
will be in April.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-12
LLOYD C. ALLEN

Lloyd Crutchfield Allen died al
his home here today at 3:15 p. m.
after a lengthy Illness.
Born in Richmond, Virginia, De-
cenber Is, 1889, Mr.. Allen spent
all of his adult life in Wilmington.
He had been connected with the
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad since
1917.
Surviving are his widow, Kath-
crime Malone Allen, a son, Lloyd
c. Allen, Jr., his mother, Mrs.
Fulton T. Allen and a sister, Mrs.
L. H. Barton OF New Bern.
Funeral services will be held al
the residence, 105 North Thirteenth
street, at M:00 o'clock Thursday
morning, With the Reverend
Charles A. Maddry, pastor OF the
First Baptist church, officiating.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-12
City Briefs
PARTY PLANNED

A party will be given at the
Ambassador club Friday night
for the officers and men and
their guests by the surface di-
vision Of the Naval Reserve.
The party is being given in
celebration of the attainment
OF 80 per cent of the ships
compliment. The party will be
restricted to the officers and
men of the vessel. Tickets may
be secured aboard the PC 776
from Chief r. D.. WiIlets.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-12
RESORT COUNCIL
PLANS MEETING

The Wrightsville Beach council
will meet Thursday night at 7
O'Clock in the town hall, R. L. Ben
son, town clerk, announced last
night.
A large delegation seeking ac-
ton on the erosion problem fac
ing the resort is expected to attend
the session.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-12
CRUISE PLANNED

Another training cruise viii
be taken by the members of
the Organized Surface Divi-
sion 6-29 aboard the U. S.
Patrol Graft IT'S On the week.
end Of March %, John Wilson,
commanding officer, said yes
terday. Final plans for the
cruise have not yet been COM
pleted.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-12
e

Steven Mavronicolis, age Is, Of
Pittsburgh, Pa. died after a short
illness in a local hospital, March
II. He is survived by two daugh-
tiers. Mrs. Athena Lardas of War.
zen, Ohio, and Mrs. Arte1nis John
Pastis of Wilmington, N. c. One
sister, Mrs. Vasiliki Vassilaros Of
Pittsburgh, Pa. One brother An
drew Mavronisolis of Pittsburgh,
Pa. Funeral Arrangements will be
announced later by Andrews
Mortuary.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-12
TO ENTER BID

The local contracting firm
Of Gillette Miller next month
will enter a bid on the recon-
version of $40 army barracks
at Fort Bragg into homes for
army personnel. The job is ex-
pected to cost about 81, 200, 600,
Henry E. Miller, of the firm,
announced.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-12
CAPE FEAR BOYS
RECEIVE ATTENTION

Some of the bouys in the Cape
Fear river were yesterday being
moved Or replaced by the crew
OF the Coast Guard bouy tender
Burberry.
The Burberry came into port
here yesterday afternoon and or
The way in replaced several bouys
which were out of position. The
home port of the Burberry is Ho-
bucken, but upon leaving here
this morning she will head fol
Morehead City, crew members
said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-12

The call Of a screech owl, ac-
cording to an old superstition, il
uttered near a house, was an
omen OF death OF other misfor-
tune. Throwing a piece of iror
E a handful of salt in the fire
was supposed to be- a charm to
counteract the evil.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-12
TB ASSOCIATION
TO STRESS Vo1,
Directors Discuss p,,.
FOR Greater t Interest .t''
In Ballot

Discussion on the plan, ~
motion of the passage Of IL 'of pic
to1ium in New Hanover We 'aaa
Mss a h9 mae ysste re stteTnooP9' 3 n,
county tuberculosis WV Nv Hanovs,
association. and HealS
The group, meeting ;o 8.
James Parish house, 6i. ne s.,
means Of bringing the ur discussed
Ior a sanatorium here +, SsaS nesd
tentlon of the public. he al.
In connection with the .
rVe-mlnute radio election
be made each day, b eglas's viii
gay at AS and runniSs pD ing To-
Saturday. Scheduled 10 ~ M
radio talks are Mrs. J. p I3''1e h.
9oIy OF the Junior Sorosis+1 gS y,
J: H, Sloan, of the Junior 'I c5. Mn
VI Commerce auxiliary; NiS %,n Sc
becca johnson of the Busin ra,sS r.
1esslonal Women's club; srS s'.Ffo
VESSEL. Il John
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-12
FEW FLU CASES

Superintendent OF schools
H. M. Roland said last night
that there had been few cases
OF influenza reported among
students of the city schools. A
report from Sanford yesterday
said that city schools had re-
opened after closing last Fri
day on account of influenza
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-12
NAMED CLUB REPORTER

Elizabeth HELEN, Carolina
Beach, student at Wake Forest
College, has recently been
elected club reporter for the
Canterbury club, an organiza-
ton Of Episcopal students on
the campus.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-12
TO ADDRES CIVILIANS

DR.. J./Watts F'arthing, local
physician, will address mem
BEES of the Civitan club on
"Socialized Medicine" dur
ing their regular luncheon
meeting today at i p. m. in
the Crystal restaurant.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-12
THREAT SEEN TO
RADIO AIR LANE
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600 each and are ready to be ope-
rated.
Hicks, said their operation would
relieve congestion of North-South
traffic from New York to Florida.
There is a blank space now from
Norfolk, Va, to Charleston, S. c.,
which would be filled in by the
use of the installations to allow
night flying. Only daylight land
ings are made in the area now"
The group met with Senators
Hoey O-N.C.), Umstead O-N.C.),
Maybank (D-S.C.) and Johnston
O-S.C.) and Rep. Bonner O-N.C.),
following the conference.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-12
VISITING E O r

Fred Willetts, Wilmington
realtor, is today in New York
on a brief vacation from bust
ness, his office reported. Will
let's will return to the city
Thursday, the report said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-12

James Reid. Shreveport, La.
and Betty Marie Grant, Whining
ton.
Frances Hilburn and R. K. Died
esch, both of Wilmington.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-12

The current population of New
Mexico is estimated at 625, 900, as
compared with 531,o1a in the 1910
census.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-12
ON WINNING TEAM

TWO Wake Forest college
students from Wilmington were
participants with the Wake
Forest debating team which
took first place in the South
Atlantic forensic tournament
held last weekend. Bob Smith
captured first place IN after
dinner speaking and second
place in extempore and i'm
promptu speaking. Sam Be
hrends was a member of the
negative team which won six
discussions and lost only one.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-12
The Weather
High Low Precip.
fBy Bil Baldwin,

Weather bureau report Of temperature
and rainfall for the 24-hours ending 8
p. m. in the principal cotton growing
areas and elsewhere:
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-12

DIVORCE ACTIONS
Margie B. HARRISON against Will
liam T. HARRISON.
Margaret Register Roediger
against William Fred Roediger.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-12
Gas on Stomach
Relieved in S minutes or

Ing gas. sour stomach and heartburn, doctors usually
prescribe the fastest acting medicines known for
Gynptomatic r~elief-medicines like those in Bel. ans
Tablets. No laxative. Bell-sps brings comfort In 4
3tny or double your money back on return Of bottle
to us. Csc at all druggists.
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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-12

GRAND TOTAL s21, 25a SIS, 1857. o5
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The Omaha guide., 1947-03-08

Owens made acceptance of the
invitation impossible, however
Owens and his all-colored unit of
Nom and Dad" will open it's met
ropolitan city route Monday Mar.
10th, with a two weeks engage
ment at the new Esquire theatre in
Memphis, Tenn. Out of Memphis
the unit goes to Providence and
Bossier City, La, then to TT Worth
and Houston, Texas and will then
possibly do a months engagement
at New Orleans before heading
northward up the East coast to
New York and a big engagement in
Harlem.
The Owens unit of Nom and
Dad" is establishing attendance
records everywhere, Hygienic Pro-
auctions admitted fatty stating the
drawing power Of the colored ath-
.letic star is superior to any and all
white lecturers the company has
with its Nom and Dad" units.
The Omaha guide., 1947-03-08

BEHAVIOR
CAPT. EARLE CONOVER

The story is td about Charles Lamb, English essayist
1775-l834) that, in walking with a close friend along a
street one day, he indicated a man on the other side of the
street and said, 'sYou see that man. I don't like him."
The friend, who was in the same circle of acquaintance as
was Lamb, replied, "Why 1 shouldn't have thought you even
knew him." To which came the answer, II don't. That's
why / don't like him.
1t had been said about ZAP Smith, former Governor Of
New York State and Presidential candidate in 1923, IF you
don't want to like him, don't meet him +"
'Tis strange, isn't il, what meeting a man will do for him
and us. The reaction is usually in the proper direction: we
will have a normal appreciation Of him as a person. Gone
then USUALLY will be the fear and distrust of him as an ut
ter stranger, which is probably a relic of the days of the cave
men when such was perfectly normal and good. These cave
men passed the sfirst Law of nature, that of selfpreserva-
ton!
Instinctively all Of us are 'safraid' Of those things and those
things and those persons which are not part of our normal
life. The 'fear' frequently is not a conscious thing, but it
shows itself in the aversion of many to meet strangers, to pur
|posely widen our friendships.
Other people act exactly opposite; they are quick to make
new acquaintance. An invitation to go into a strange group
causes no shoulders. Indeed, it is welcomed.
We can live expectanty. Every person we meet can bring
to our eyes and to our care a now vista of life, because OF his
wealth Of experiences. Much can be learned from every
stranger, for after all we learn more from those who differ
from us than we can ever learn from our Gown kind. Con-
versation is still one Of the fine arts.
Meeting a man enables us to get at least a partial glimpse
of that real person. A little thine in his company may re-
veal a person who is, after all, very much Like ourselves. He
has no dagger hidden at his waist; he has not swung at us
with his fist.
Indeed. he looks harmless and peaceable enough. His
face and voice are reassuring. He smiles pleasantly-per-
haps we laugh together. Casual conservation becomes per-
sonal. 7.
After a little while if we learn that his background is quite
different from our own, that he worships God in a little diff
ferent way, or that his people we're immigrants more recently
than our own, what difference does it make? We knew him
first, didn't we?
The Omaha guide., 1947-03-08
A AND DOUGLAS
COUNTY COAL is S153.OO0

COUNTY GOAL is $153,OOO
The Douglas County Chapter of
the American Red Cross, through
nearly 1000 volunteer workers,
will ask the people of Omaha and
Douglas County to subscribe $153-
600 to carry on its far-reaching
program for 1947.
In making the goal announce
ment. Red Cross fund chairman,
E. c. Schmidt, pointed out the Con
tinuing need for Red Cross services
to veterans and servicemen.
Never in time of peace, said
MI. Schmidt, has the American
Red Cross been called upon to rem
der such extensive services to the
military forces at home and a.
broad and to veterans as r now
required. Approximately rs per-
cent of Red Cross funds are still
spent in war related services at
home and overseas.
THE 1047 goal Of $153 900 was
set after a careful survey which
reduced the 1947-48 budget to the
minimum consistent with the res
possibilities of the organization"
At the present time the chairman
emphasized that the local organic
alton must continue all of their
usual Red Cross activities plus
their services to men in the serv-
ices. veterans and their families.
Mr.. Schmidt said the 1947 fund
campaign will continue through
March, proclaimed by President
Truman as Red Cross month.
The Omaha guide., 1947-03-08

final showdown decisions are
made by the Pentagon bureau
cracy, and not by the courts of the
land. Negro CTS will not soon for
get the star-chamber proceedings
of Army courts martial.
s.. The system of CONSUMPTION
and compulsion now in effect, and
proposed even for times of peace,
dominates every home, influences
the educational system of the coun
try, and affects the social and NOR
al life of the people.
6. Our executive department
places greater and greater reli-
ance on the military-so much SO
that it can hardly be considered
as accidental. Military personnel
have infiltrated into positions for
merly held by civilians-in the
State Department, as ambassadors
as rulers of defeated foreign ma
tons. as administrators of nation
allied industries which places
them in a position to put down
strikes by force of arms because
they are strikes against the State.
We must now ask ourselves how
military power might be used In
the United States. From this an
gle the actions of the military as
sumo a special significance. Our
military leaders are conceded by
all to be among the most reaction
airy groups in the country. During
the depression of the 3O's the army
busted off its mobilization plans
covering domestic disorders and
street fighting. It would do so a.
gain # we drifted into another de-
preston. From this point of view
its program Of compulsory milit-
airy training can be understood.
You can't use a 80 caliber rifle a.
gainst an atom bomb, but you can
use it in street fighting or in put
ting down strikes, or racial dis
turbances.
Herein lies the danger of Amer
lean m~ilitarism to minority groups.
In all great world crises, when in
telligence and goodwill fail and
we find ourselves up a blind alley,
instead of trying to think things
through we often start trying to
shoot our way out, and end by com
The Omaha guide., 1947-03-08
BEN SMITH TOPS

4 Apollo Records feature Ben Smith
and His Orchestra in . timely Jump"
The Omaha guide., 1947-03-08

earthquakes, floods, fires, lorna
does, or any other catastrophe
which might befall mankind, the
American Red Cross can be found
on the scene of action as soon as
the calamity ocurs. This great or
ganIzation deserves the support of
all people everywhere, for it truly
serves"
Summing up the general attitude
toward the appeal for funds, Ben
jamin E.. Mays, president, More
house College( Atlanta, Ca, declar
ed:
In war and in peace the Ameri-
can Red Cross extends the helping
hand to those in dire need and dis
.ress. This country would not be
true to its highest ideals of con-
structive helpfulness without the
work of the Red Cross. And this
means that the forthcoming cam
paign needs the support of every
loyal American in order that this
organization may be able to con
tinue its service to veterans and
their families and meet the unfore-
seen emergencies of the future.
The Omaha guide., 1947-03-08
Negroes Rally To Support
1947 Red Cross Campaign

WASHINGTON, d. C.-Enthus-
iastic endorsement by Negroes in
every walk of life has been given
to the 1947 American Red Cross
Fund campaign for $50, 600, 900
which began March /. OF this a.
mount approximately rs percent
is needed directly and indirectly
for the armed forces and veterans
and their families, while disaster
relief and health and educational
services absorb the remainder.
College presidents, church lead
ers, and organizations such as the
Urban League have sent letters to
Red Cross national headquarters
expressing approval of Red Cross
activities. From CT to general,
the military has voiced its apprec-
liation of Red Cross morale-build-
ing work for homesick occupation
troops as well as hospitalized men.
Writing from the Negro-staffed
Pasay Club in Manail, Cpl. Wen
dell l.. Thompson, Jr., of Hampton,
Virginia, who has been overseas a
year with the 810th Engineering
Aviation Battalion said the club is
a swell place for a CT thousands
of miles from the United States. It
makes him feel as if home Is just
around the corner"
And from his office at the War
Department in Washington, Brig.
Gen. BENJAMIN. o. Davis penned
this tribute: The American Red
Cross has rendered inestimable as
sistance in keeping up the morale
of the Army personnel. For years
to come, it is my opinion that
many servicemen and ex-service-
men will look to the Red Cross for
assistance"
Eugene Kinckle Jones, general
secretary of the Urban League,
wrote: These annual campaigns
afford the public the chance to
Sense participation in the good
work done through gifts it makes
in supporting this organization"
while Claude A. Barnett, director,
the Associated Negro Press, stat
ed: THE American Red Cross.
greatest humanitarian organic
alton in the world, deserves the
support of every man, woman and
child in u land"
This tribute from T. M. Camp
bell, Tuskegee Institute field agent
for the u. S. Department Of Agri-
culture Extension Service, was
Typical of many:
THE annual drive for the Amer
lean National Red Cross.--.is an
opportunity for all able-bodied A
mericans who have jobs to join in
and give of their means, no matter
how small.
Il have witnessed this great or
ganization working at national
headquarters; I have seen it in ac-
ton in the metropolitan centers,
on transportation lines Gland, sea
and air.; in the backwoods sec
ltions of the rural south. including
the Mississippi flood areas; in
Army camps of this country,
South America, Africa and Europe.
II know of no other single agency
that comes more nearly meeting
the urgent needs of all peoples in
times of stress and disaster, ire
spective of race, creed, or color,
than the American Red Cross"
Similarly, James E. Shepard,
president, North Carolina College
for Negroes, in endorsing the cam
paign, stated: In the wake of
The Omaha guide., 1947-03-08
MILITARISM AND
MINORITlES
(BY GRIGADIER GENERAL
H. c. HOLDRIDGE, USA.,
Retired)
ed by vERNA p. HARRIS)
WASHINGTON. D. (

Militarism has followed much
the same pattern throughout his
tory Resentment against the Brit
ish Red Coats" was one of the
causes of our Revolutionary War,
and fear of the military was so
strong after the war that safe
guards against military dominat-
ion were written into our Consti-
tuition. And now, in our time. a
new military power is beginning
to emerge in the United States
which may well lead to the domin-
alton of the civilian population by
the military. Let us look at the
pattern of American militarism
which is beginning to take form.
1. Money is Power, and the mil
itary gains power through spend
ing billions of dollars each year.
It has a hand in every taxpayers
pocket.
z. The military machine is a tot
alitarian agency which submits to
little control by representatives of
the people. 1t would be a brave
congressman who would dare chal-
lenge the military machine single
handed, knowing that the military
could accuse him of being unpatri-
otto in destroying national secur-
ity.
3. The military is under the con-
troll of an aristocratic leadership
which works in complete harmony
with the most reactionary elements
of the population. This leadership
is separated by barriers of caste
from the broad base of the enlist
ed personnel who are in sympathy
with the people as a whole.
a. The system of justice within
the armed forces is ideally design
ed to maintain its power. In the