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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-16
WRECKED PLANE.
z BODIES FOUNL
Plane Believed Missing
During Snow Storm Feb.
u In Virginia

LEBANON, Va, March 15-(Pe
The wreckage of a plane con-
tanning the bodies of a man and
an elderly woman were found to-
day near the top of Bear Town
mountain about ten miles from
here, and investigating offers said
it might be that of a plane heard
during a snow storm here the night
of February %.
Officers of the state highway
patrol, who went to the scene when
notified of the discovery about II
am, were attempting tonight to
establish identities of the bodies,
which were brought to the Penney
Funeral Home here.
State Trooper r. L. Williamson,
in charge of the investigation, said
he had not been able to learn the
identity of the man or the woman,
whom he described as elderly"
He said the wreckage was that of
a tWin-engined Cessna.
Shortly after February % a
plane en- route from Dallas, Texas,
to Teterboro, N. j., was reported
missing and no trace of it has yet
been found.
This aircraft was described by
officials at Woodrum Field, Roa-
noke, a a twin-engined Cessna, of
the type of the wrecked plane
found today, and was reported to
have been piloted by John r.
Brite with his mother Mrs. c.. C.
Hollon as a passenger. The plane
left Dallas on February 81 and
stopped at Nashville, Tenn, before
resuming its flight to Teterboro.
The wreckage of the plane to-
day was discovered by George
Sword, whose family lives in the
corn valley of Bear Town noun
tain.
The Air Rescue Service had
searched an area in southwest
North Carolina for two weeks and
only yesterday had moved the
search headquarters to the Green
vile, S. c., Army Air Base.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-16
NFW nRrEANS CoTToN

NEW ORLEANS, March l5.-(P)
Cotton futures advanced here to-
day under weekend covering.
Closing prices were steady 20 to 40
cents a bale higher.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-16
Carolina Beach Ditch
Is Major Improvement

flock here during the summer
months. Next to actually seeing
it, the best way to understand
is to examine the population
figures.
In the off-season months only
about $500 $500 in 1940) live here.
But in June, July and August, the
population sky-rockets to 40, 900,
reaching so, 900 over the Forth Of
July and Labor Day. To add to this
the American Legion is having
its state convention here in June.
Then, there probably will be 1O0,-
900 at Carolina Beach.
It's not hard to see why so many
people love to spend their vaca.
tons here. Everything that a beach
visitor would want is at Carolina
Beach.
In an area where fishing is
king arnong sportsmen, fishing is
at its best here. In the surft
trout. whiting, Channel bass and
red drum are here for the cast.
ing. And deep-sea fishermen can
have their choice of mackerel.
trout, blue fish, sea bass and
sailors choice.
For bathers there are miles
of white, sandy beaches, and on
Carolina Beach proper there will
be an unbroken mile of protected
bathing area this summer.
The people are proud of their
water safety record which boasts
Of no drowning in Is years. Last
year the life guard crew, manned
by Bill Mcdonald, Lonnie Peck.
Columbus Efird, Bob Strickland
and Tom Efird, rescued 100 swim
mers. In addition to saving lives
directly, they teach classes in life
saving to anybody who wishes
to learn. Of their pupils. they arc
particularly proud of Bill Wigs
of Fayetteville, who was recently
honored by Governor R. Gregg
Cherry for a heroic rescue
Amusement companies draw a
large part of the crowds. Here
the thrill-seeking public may
find spectacular rides, courteous
shows and interesting games to
the. Giants of the "barkers."
This year, like last year and the
years before, thousands are ex-
pected to make an exodus from
hot and crowded cities pleasure
studded Carolina Beach on Route
421, and the resort people will
be ready for them.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-16
CHICAGO

Wheat-Closed mixed; March
reached new 80 year high.
Corn-Strong; highest since 1920;
cash interest buying.
Oats - Mixed; minor price
changes.
Hogs-Nominally steady.
Cattle-Nominaly steady.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-16
BY BOB KLINE
Star-News Staff Writer

CAROLINA BEACH, - March
Is. Like many other resort towns,
the ocean is the feature attraction
here. but unlike many others,
Carolina Beach citizens are max
ing a concerted effort to i'm
prove all the attractions for their
visitors.
One of the most recent i'm
provements is the digging of the
Carolina Beach Drainage Canal.
This project, which is about hall
finished, has been paid for com
pletely by public donations and
the town.
For years beach property was
periodically flooded by watershed
from the south. County and feder-
al aid was sought for aid in
providing an adequate drainage
system-but brought no results.
So the citizens took the problem
into their own hands. They had
a survey made of the lands from
which the flood water was coming
and determined exactly what steps
should be taken to prevent future
flooding.
The people here realized the
benefit from a good drainage
system, and in no time at all
they plunked out the money. No
assessments were necessary. The
citizens contributed $1,000, and the
town gave 81 1000.
When completed, the canal will
be $500 feet long and will ex-
tend from Heneka ditch to High
way No. All, between Carolina
Beach and Fort Fisher. At the
upper end it will be two and a
half feet deep, and II feet at the
southern bank of the C a n a l,
which will average Is feet in
width, is an eight foot dixie that
will prevent high water from
escaping and running over the
beach land again.
The next project the people here
are going to tackle is a thorough
cleanup campaign, prior to III e
opening of the beach season. T.
A. Groom the towns public spirit
ed mayor, plans to make a per-
sonal inspection of all streets,
yards, Fairgrounds and beach
fronts to see that everything is
spic and span for the thousands
of guests who will travel here
shortly.
To speak of the thousands Of
visitors doesn't adequately ex-
plain the impetus of tourists that
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-16
STOCK AVERAGES
REACH new Low
Market Finishes Fifth Sue
cessive Losing Week,
Leaders In Minus

NEW YORK, March 10 w -
Spots of resistance appeared IN TO-
DAVIS stock market but the lls'
finished its fifth successive losing
week with most leaders remaining
in minus territory and the oVefall
AVERAGE al a new low for the year.
Foreign clouds, doubts resaIo'hs
tax relief, gyrating commool'les
and business trends persisted DIS
arguments for speculative ana III
vestment caution. Professionals, as
throughout the week, looieo a.
favorites on the idea tie list was
oversold and due for a technical re-
vival. The ~smatterirg OF gains IN
the final session was small ano
declines ranged from fractions 10
points or SO at the close.
Transfers for the short stre'ct+
of 37O. 900 shares compared WIN
740 900 last Saturday. For the
week the aggregate was 4'oo0'-
$50 shares against 5.321.47o the
week before.
The Associated Press 6o,stock
composite was off i of a point al
az &. q bottom since last Dec. b.
The drop for the week was -
points. In the final two hours no
issues appeared of these, 33l Tell
and 1873 advanced.
For the day Norfolk & Western
was off 2 1-2 points at 23o, johns
Manville l - at 1913, American
Can | at SO and Owens-Illinois l al
p. Lesser recessions were SHOWN
for YOUNGSTOWN Sheet, General
Motors, U. S. Rubber, Goodrlch'
Woolworth, Montgomery Waro'
American Te!eohone, Anaconda
Du Pont, Standard Oil fNJ''
Northern Pacific and Chesapeake
& Ohio.
Plus signs were retained by U
S.. Steel, Bethlehem, Chrysler'
Sears Roebuck, Boeing, Norh
American, Kennecott, General
Electric, Philip Morris, Pennsyl-
vania Railroad. Great Northern'
Paramount Pictures and Reynolds
Tobacco "B".
In the curb meager gains were
recorded Aireon, Fansteel n
Standard Tube b.. Backward
were Barium Steel, Electric BOND
& Share, Niagara Hudson power
and U. S. Foil b.. Turnover
here was $4,000 shares versus
220. 900 a week ago.
Bonds were narrow. At Chicago
wheat ended off 2 IL cents a
bushel to up as much, corn up
3-4 to 2 SO and oats off IL to up
3-4. Cotton was off $1.10 to up 80
cents a bale.
The big board concluded the
week on a note of tension as the
A. F. L. financial employees union
served 3O-day notices of a strike
on the York Stock. Curb and
Cotton Exchanges.
Pivotal tocks skidded Monday
on deannSS OIL ooo'ooo SIloieo
it was announced President Tru-
man Wednesday would address a
Joint session of Congress on the
foreign situation. Soaring staples
futures. with wheat UP the daily
limit Of 10 cents a bushel, accentu-
ated caution. Tie drop was eX-
tended Tuesday on 1,190, 900 shares,
best of the week. Volume expand
ed on a fourth-hour selloff.
The adm inistration's new foreign
policy, announced by Truman Wed
nesday, met with q little nervous
selling for a brief period. Buy
ers returned in the last hour and
gave the market its only average
upturn Of the week, the first since
March 6. Bidding was attributed
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-16
UNLISTED SECURITIES

These bid n asked quotations repre-
sent prices at which one or more deal
ers, members of the National Associa-
ton of Securities Dealers, Inc, would
trade with the general public at the
time the quotations were gathered, II
noon Thursday, March 10, 1947.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-16
NEW YORK COTTON

NEW YORK, March 15.- up -
Cotton futures were irregular in a
quiet session today. Nearby posi-
tons were firm as textile mills
bought May and July cotton flu
lures, covering cotton cloth sales.
Houses with mid-western connec-
tons sold deferred positions with
some hedging indicated. Futures
closed $1.10 a bale lower to SIS cents
higher than the previous close.
Open High Low Last
May 34.5 q 34.56 1926 1854 up II
Jly 32.45 1888 1925 1885 up IL
Oct 1880 49, 6 1888 29.45 off %
Dec 1856 28.75 28.45 1855 unch
Mich (1948
28.O7 1926 2S.o3 %. 1on.off !
May 27.61n off 8
Middling spot 35.91n up s.
n-nominal.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-16
CHICAGO GRAIN

CHICAGO, March, IS. - P) -
Wheat advanced to the best level
since 1917 and corn to a peak
since 1920 in heavy buying On the
board of trade today.
Mills were reported good buyers
of wheat while corn was taken by
cash interests. On the upturn some
short-covering was noticeable.
Stop-loss orders on the buying side
were Uncovered.
Wheat closed 2 IL lower to 2
IL higher, March S2.86 IL March
reached $3.50 3-4 during the trad
ing. Corn finished 3-4-2 SO higher,
March S1.73 3-4-1.7 "A. Top for March
corr was STA Ia. Oats closed IL
lower to ga higher, March 81.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-16
MARKETS AT A GLANCE

NEW YORK, March, 15.-H)- .
STOCKS-Mixed; selling tspers.
Bonds-Narrow, rail tend lower.
Cotton-Steady; textile mill de-
.and.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-16

NEW YORK, Feb. 15.--(P} Clos.
ing foreign exchange rates follow
Great Britain in dollars, others In
cents):
Canadian dollar in New York
open market 6 3-8 per cent discount
or 93.62R U. S. cents, off Is OF a
cent.
Europe: Great Britain $4.02$4, Oft
1-16 of a cent; France tfranc). "a
Is, off Is of a cent; Sweden (krona)
q. IS, unchanged; Switzerland
franc) Comb 23.40, unchanged.
Latin America: Argentina Free
"a. co, up .01 of a cent; Brazil Free
$50, unchanged; Mexico 20.62, I'M
changed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-16
IItS d UdIG IIISIIeI.
Open High Low Close
NEW COTTON

NEW ORLEANS, March 15.-F
The average price of middling
1915 inch cotton today at ten des-
ignated southern spot markets was
40 cents a bale h!gne at 35.lI
cents a pound; average for the
ipast 80 market days 34.02; middling
W. inch average 1878.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-16

mainly to hopes for a technical
rally. Dealings Appropriated $780,
900 shares.
The list marked time Thursday
at moderately lower levels with
transfers Of $50, 900 shares a bot
tom for a full stretch since last
Aug. IS. On Friday the utilities
and rails hit lows for 1947' with
declines of l to 3 points plentiful
and volume at 800, 900 shares.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-16
CASH GRAIN

OfA0II 0Ie1AH1N
CHICAGO, March, Is. - up -
No cash wheat;
Corn No. 8 yellow LII IL 14-1.73;
No. 1854 "a; No. 5, 1853 10; sam
pie grade ISL Ia; No. 4 white
liz "a;
Oats No. l heavy mixed SO
1-2-1.00; No. / white SO; No. 2, 80;
Barley mailing 1.50-1.90 nominal;
feed 1.30-1.4S nominal;
Field seed per hundredweight
nominal:
Red clover 49, 0-47. 90; sweet
clover 11.5O-13.00; red top 1850
10. so; timothy 7.4O-7.75.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-16
NEW SPOTS

y NEW ORLEANS, March. Is. =
Up, Spot cotton closed steady
so cents a bale higher. Sales 1887,
low middling 81. 200. middling 35.-
05. good middling 35.45, receipts
2. 500. stocks s221 $40.
The Nome nugget., 1947-08-25
Widow Of Thomas Edison Passes On

NEW YORK, lP)-Mrs. Nina Miller Edison, 82, who lived to see her husband, the late Thomas A. Edison, hailed as one of the great est investors in history and one of her sons become a cabinet member and Governor of New Jersey, died last night.
 Former secretary of the navy Charles Edison, inventor Thomas Miller Edison and Mrs. John Eyre Sloane were at their mothers bed side when she died in Hardness Pavilion of the Columbia Presby- terian Medical Center, few hours after lapsing into a coma. She had been a patient there since July l6. pr. James Coss, her phy- sician, said the "presumptive cause of her death was cardiac failure"
 A friend of Herbert Hoover and his late wife, Mrs. Edison worked actively in both of Hoover's Presi- dential campaigns. But in l943, saying she was ashamed of my party in New Jersey, she an- nounced she would be a political independent.
The Nome nugget., 1947-08-25
Army May Attempt To Recover Bodies Of g Marines

LONGMIRE, Rainier National Park, tP)-Army mountain ex- perts today were 10 inspect the treacherous South Tahoma glacier and weigh the hazards of recov- ering the bodies of 32 marines whose transport plane crashed into the icy terrain during storm last December TO-.
 All of the bodies have been To- cated, with 25 fully visible, the navy said in a weekend announce ment, but mountaineers have ex- pressed opinion that more lives would be lost in the recovery op- eration.
 Families of fl of the youths, here for memorial services yester- day, asked that the rescue opera tions be suspended if the risk is too great.
 More than 200 persons attended the memorial rites, including Mai. Gen. Leroy Hunt, Marine Corps commanding general, department of the Pacific, who flew north from San Francisco.
 As each of the 32 names was read by Col. w. w. Wensinger, commandant of the Marine Corps barracks at the Puget Sound naval shipyard, a member of a Marine honor guard stepped forward and placed a single white carnation on a flower-banked altar. Then came taps and three volleys of rifle.
 Similar memorial rites also were held in San Diego.
 Parents at the service included Mrs. Wilma E. Turner, Monroe, Ore; Mrs. Lula B. Walker, Ho-
The Nome nugget., 1947-08-25
Dorsey Punches Goodman; Verbally And With Fists

HOLLYWOOD, t49 - Benny Goodman, long known as the king of swing, apparently was out swung by Tommy Dorsey. That much seemed certain Saturday.
 Goodman was home nursing sore nose and chin where, Gold wyn publicists said, trombone Tommy landed the old one-two at a recording session that got hot in more ways than musical
 The story, as the studio spokes- man reconstructed it, was that Goodman arrived two hours late for the date Friday, then aroused Dorsey's ire-not always deeply hidden-by interpolating some hot licks which caused a remake. Dor sey reportedly said:
 Look, Benny, I came here at nine with the other boys after working until two. Maybe you can sleep but we'd like to get this over with"
 An exchange of phrases led to DorSey's blows, ringsiders said. Goodman, who apparently landed only verbally, picked himself up off the bandstand and went home.
 Later sliphorn Tommy sideslip- ped questiOners, denying he struck the Clarinetist. Claimed Dorsey:
 There was little verbal argu- ment A couple of music stands got upset. Why, I'm a musician. I couldn't punch my way out of paper bag"
 Goodman gave this version:
 ''I was just sitting there playing my clarinet when Tommy walked up and started swinging. I'm mys- tif:nd about the whole thing"
 He denied calling Dorsey any names.
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The Nome nugget., 1947-08-25
Labor Law Needs More Sharp Teeth Says Hartley

WASHINGTON (P)-Chairman Hartley R.-N. JD of the House la Dor committee said today the Taft Hartley act "does not have enough teeth in it to give the public real protection against nationwide strikes"
 The co-author of the new labor measure said he will try to have Congress remedy the situation next year.
 Hartley told reporters the mea- sure of necessity was a compro- mise document, adding that its machinery to stop striFeS "docs not go far enough"
 Under the act of government is authorized to obtain court injunc- tions against nationwide strikes endangering health and safety.
 At the very best" Hartley said. this only stalls a strike off for 85 days. There may be some means to press for enactment of the monopolistic strike section of the original Hartley bill.
 This provision failed to win Sem ate approval and was discarded from the final draft of the act, which became law over President Truman'S veto.
 It defined as monopolistic strike a walkout resulting from "any conspiracy, collision or con- certed plan of action between en- ployees of competing employers" where the employees are not rep resented by the same union.
The Nome nugget., 1947-08-25

COTUIT, Mass. (P)-U. s. Rep. Charles L. Clifford, 76, R.- -MassD died early today at his home. Gif- ford had been a member of Con- gress since 1921.
 He was associated with the Oy- ster and cranberry industries and served in the Massachusetts lo~:s- lature from 1912 to 1919.
The Nome nugget., 1947-08-25
SON BORN TO
 MIR. AND MRS. M. B. YOUNG

MT. and Mrs. M. B. Young are the happy parents of a son, born at $40 this morning at the M. C. Hospital. They young man weigh ed in at 6l4 pounds. Both mother and baby are doing nicely.
The Nome nugget., 1947-08-25

quiam, and MT. and Mrs. Leslie
 R. Simmons, Kalama.
The Nome nugget., 1947-08-25
Russians Release Three American
 Soldiers Unharmed

SEOUL, H)-Ihe Russians an nounced Saturday that three American enlisted men taken into custody just inside the Soviet oc- cupation zone in North Korea Aug. l2 would be released yester- day.
 The American liaison officer al Pyongyang, Russian occupation headquarters, was informed by a representative of the Soviet com mand that the Americans would be released at the point where they crossed the border.
 The thre are T/5 Tommy F. Pugsley of Benton, Wash; Pvt. John D. Hopfe of Seattle and Pfc. Gerald K. Geffen of Port Chester N. Y.
 An American intelligence off cer said they would be interview ed in Seoul Sunday morning.
 The intelligence officer express ed some skepticism of the Russian announcement, however.
 Our attitude here" he said, lis seeing is believing" and added the Russians had promised to re- lease the soldiers once before, the day following their seizure. (The army had not previously disclosed the earlier Russian promise to re- lease the men.D
 It. Gen. John R. Hodge, com mander of the American (south- ern) occupation zone in Korea, had lodged two strong protests against the arrest of the Ameri- cans, who were on an official mis- sion to inspect telephone lines con- meeting U. S. headquarters in Se- oul with those at Pyongyang.
 His protests and demands for an explanation were answered only with terse statement that Gen eral kOrOtkov Russian occupation zone commander is handling the case himself"
 SEOUL, Korea, (P) Thre e American soldiers, released un- harmed by the Russians after 12 days detention in the Soviet zone, said today that guards with tom myguns accompanied them con- stantly, but that they were not subjected to close questioning.
 The three men, detailed to in spect telephone line paralleling railroad linking Seoul with Rus sian headquarters at Pyongkyang, were taken into Soviet custody Aug. l2 at the village of Yohyon- Nj, inside the Russian zone and about 40 miles northwest of Seoul. They were released at the same spot Sunday afternoon.
 The three told their stories to intelligence officers today and then met news correspondents. They said they walked into the Soviet zone inadvertently through failure to see marker at the 38th parallel-dividing line between the American and Soviet occupa- tion areas. They said they believed a Korean section-hand had hung his coat over the marker.
The Nome nugget., 1947-08-25

Chief complaint-not being able to buy anything to complain about.
The Nome nugget., 1947-08-25

For Good Plsnting Call Main 125
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-08-28
STTCCESTTON.
No Income Tax

Rep. Bertrand w. earhar t
(Rep., Calif.) has advanced an idea
which should bring a warm glow to
the hearts of many tax payers.
He proposed complete abolition of
the federal income tax.
And as substitute, Gearhart, a
member Of the tax-making house
ways and means committee, sug-
gested manufa cturers' excise tax
which would be imposed, according
to his theory, on the finished article
as it enters the field of consunp-
ton.
The congressman justified his
proposal in this manner:
''At present, 80 per cent Of the
federal revenue comes from income
taxes imposed on Al per cent Of the
national income. This Al per cent
represents persons with fixed in
comes, of which the government
can keep track. Fifty-nine per cent
escape through exemptions and
evasions, and this is a tremendous
loss"
His idea, he believes, would
establish tax-paying on more fair,
equitable basis.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-08-28
RED SAUCERS:
SOUiets Curious

Those flying disks were fun while
they lasted, but by this time every
body has practically forgotten
them.
Well. almost everybody.
Latest report having to do with
the aerial chinaware is that Soviet
agents in the United States have
been ordered to solve the mystery
Of the disks. Presupposing the re-
port to be true, it means, at least,
that the saucers were not of Rus
sian origin as many at first be-
ieved.
Soviet espionage agents here are
said to have been advised that the
Kremlin believes the flying saucers
might have some connection with
army experiments on methods of
knocking out enemy radar during
bombing raids.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-08-28
TOURIST TRADE:
French Preparing

Operating on the highly plausible
theory that leftover land mines are
not only unhealthy for wandering
tourists but are also bad for bust
ness, the French ministry of re-
construction is working hard to
clear all possible danger spots in
former fighting areas around
France. While the French admit
that erstwhile battle zones might
attract heavy tourist trade, they
are not taking any chances.
Present French economic goals
include a healthy tourist industry
Of pre-war size which may be
counted on to bring in a good deal
of outside money. Consequently,
they have been particularly thor.
ough in combing the various vaca-
ton areas for land mines and other
explosives.
In the famed bathing resort of
Deauville, for example, the COM
munity uprooted every square foot
Of turf to insure complete safety for
incoming tourists. AS a special fea-
ture, they retained German
blocl<house on the beach.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-08-28
New Insecticide Found

Benzene hexachloride - call it
BHC-is a chemical compound that
has been known for 1875 years, but
only recently has it come to the
fore az a lethal weapon in man
war against insect pests.
DR.. Kenneth E. Maxwell of Rich
mond, Calf, attests that BHC used
In a kerosene-type fly spray is
about 10 times as toxic as DOT to
the ordinary housefy.
Also, the new insecticide is re-
ported to be more effective than
DOT against many agricultural in
sect pests and soil-inhabiting in
sects such as wireworms. DR.. Max
well says that ''BHC is the only ma
teria1 known to date which will kill
both adult lice and their eggs"