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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-21
VETERAN BITTEN
100000 TIMES
Gets Paid For Letting Mos.
quitoes Have Their
Fling

BALTIMORE, Dec. 20.
Harold Franklin is constantly
tickled. But, he said tonight, he
is not amused.
In the past four years, Frank
lin said, 81 have been bitten by
100000 mosquitoes" Scratching
vigorously at a red welt on his
left hand, he added:
"That is a worlds record"
That's as may be, but Frank
lin actually has been bitten by
100, 900 mosquitoes. He is pro-
fessional mosquito bitee. He got
his 100,000th bite today.
Franklin became intimately
acquainted with mosquitoes as
a navy chief petty officer during
the world war. He met them in
the jungles of New Guinea.
"They loved me- he said.
Franklin served with navy
advance unit whose obj was to
explore island jungle and find
out the nature, character. and
temperament of the mosquito
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-21
MORE FAMILIES
CONTINUED From Page One)

And yesterday afternoon and
last night the pledges of asst
ance continued to pour into the
various charitable agencies, all
working overtime to make sure
that not a single family be left
out on Christmas day.
This was truly becoming a
merry Christmas for Whining
ton.
But there were still i06 fami'
lies left who will receive moth
ing unless more help is found.
This was revealed by M S
Margaret Moore, chairman OF
the Christmas Bureau, who has
pledged 100 per cent support OF
the News campaign to aid the
needy.
"1 appreciate the excellen'
publicity given by the News
and our agency will do every
thing it can to help the cam
paign." Miss Moore said.
By yesterday at 1 pm, Isl
families were assured of helI
on Christmas day by generous
Wilmingtonians. Nine more un
fortunate families were accept
ed by the bureau yesterday, ano
II were accepted the previous
day.
Five more typical families
who face a cherries Christmas
without help were described by
Mrs. Ellis:
Seven white children, whose
ages range from one to seven
their frail 33-year-old father
who was ill in hospital si1
months this year, and their ~
year-old mother, have total in
Icome of $40 a week.
A Negro family of five small
children will be fortunate t
have a few mouthfuls of food
The father, 80, has an infected
kidney and low blood pressure
and the 27-year-old mother has
a bad heart. They have no in
come.
A white woman. whose hus
band is serving a three-yea1
prison sentence, has two chill
dren, ages two and three ane
is expecting another child B
February. From the county wei
fare department she receives ar
income of SO a week.
The Negro father of six chill
dren is unemployable because
of a chronic heart ailment. II
the family are two year-olt
twins, one 11-year-old girl, six
year-old girl, and 12-yearole
bov. There is no income in this
family.
Two elderly white women are
unemployable because of thei1
ages and because they are mon
tally deficient. They have no in
come.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-21

inhabitants. They did this before
troops moved in to set up bases.
So many mosquitoes of the
cIlex variety-the kind that car.
ries elephantiasis infectin-bit
him that he had a hard time
keeping the score.
Emerging from the jungles IA
months ago he went to work for
the US. Industrial Chemical Co.
which tests mosquito repellants
here.
Every day he smears a re
pellants on his arms and sticks
them into a container full Of
mosquitoes specially bred f I
laboratory purposes.
If the repellant doesn't work
the mosquitoes bit him. You'c
be surprised how many repel.
lants don't work, he said.
Being bitten by mosquitoes
doesn't confer immunity. Frank.
lin scratches like anybody else.
And the itch is cumulative, he
says. After being lanced by
mosquitoes for the 10O,O00th
time, he said:
cit felt like the mi1lionth.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-21
Proposal Made
To Have Santa Claus
Answer His Letters

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -(P)-
A plan whereby each child
writing to Santa Claus would re-
ceive a personal reply was out
lined today by Senator LANCER
(R-ND).
The plan, if adopted, would GO
into effect for Christmas, 1913
LANCER said in a statement
that he will discuss with the
post office department after the
first of the year a plan for en-
abling legislation which will
permit the department to send
all letters addressed to "Santa
Claus" to the post office at
Santa Claus, Ind.
He proposes to have a special
"Santa Claus" signature author
lied. Employees at the Santa
Claus, Ind, office would mail a
card bearing it to every boy and
girl who sits down and writes
a letter to the old yuletide gen.
tleman.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-21
Reactivation OF Guard
Unit AT Cape Fear
Armory Tuesday Night

Reactivation of Headqu: tiers
Battery, 252nd AAA group of
the National Guard, following
the organization of the New Han
over units, has been planned for
Tuesday night at 7::3O o'clock at
the Cape Fear Armory, Eighth
and Market streets, Capt. Joe E.
Boylan said last night.
The Anti-Aircraft Artillery
unit, disbanded during the war
years, saw service under the
colors in foreign battlefields and
at home, and is now planning to
reorganize. Although Captain
Boylan said he hoped as many
of the old group would reenlist
as possible, it is his opinion most
of the unit will be new members.
The organization is to furnish
protection at home in time of
civil strife, and to prepare the
members for action in the armed
forces in time of war.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-21
Wiliston Singers
Give Concert Series
For Lejeune Marines

Members of the Wi'1iston In
dustrial sch this week enter
tanned convalescent Marines at
Camp Lejeune's huge hospital
with their 50-voice choir, ana
later gave separate concerts, aft
er breaking up into small groups.
The combined chorus present
ed their program in the camp
theatre before the showi 6 OF
movies.
The entertainment program
was under the sponsorship of the
American Re Cross in connec-
tion with the regular Christmas
81 'u1e.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-21
CHRISTMAS TREE
Continued From Page One)

reaches the crowds from loud
speakers concealed in the
branches and an apparent voice
from the heavens that comes
from speaker mounted atop
a nearby giant water tower hid
den from view in the darkness.
The grandeur and enchant-
ment of the splendorous natural
setting on the banks of the
beautiful Cape Fear river only
magnify the significance of the
import of the birth of the Christ
child in the Bethlehem manger
1000 years ago as the music of
"Silent Night, Holy Night"
comes from the symbolic tree
and a voice from heaven an
nounces the coming of Jesus,
just as it did those many years
ago when the shepherds heard
it on the plains outside the Holy
City.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-21
CHARLOTTE EMERGENCY

CHARLOTTE, N. c., Dec. 20
-~B-Mayor H. H. Baxter of
Charlotte said tonight he will
proclaim a state of emergency
Monday authorizing thet city
government to buy kerosene in
lO0,000-gallon lots for resale to
victims of a severe fuel oil
Shortage.
The mayor admitted there
was no certainty that even the
city could obtain oil in such
quantities at the present time.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-21


tile high-say maybe a coupla
ton of domestic relations and
a lot of midnight oil.
They're sorta half silently
hopeing Santa may bring them
a new buggy for the one they
are outgrowing.
Today it's my job to tell you
about this new that is, this
comparatively new vehicle. You
can use it to perambulate twins
when they arrive unexpectedly.
But then again, if you've
passed the ripe old age of 80.
Stop. That is, I mean don't read
further.
You'll probably never need to
build one of these anyway.
The odd fashioned vehicle
whizzed past me on tn e COM
munity drive at Colonial Village
the other day, and somehow the
length of the thing, and its
homeSpun aspects stuck.
However, l admit that in a
subconcious moment l wondered
whether DR.. Archie Harris, the
man W ho fashioned the con-
traption couldn't have made the
construction more painful h an
he described to me later.
(He's a Wilm n gton tooth
dentist
He admits that he came out
of the ordeal of building the
streamlined twin speed wagon
which would accommodate
more than two, month after
! the arrivel of his son, Archie,
Jr., (he's the solemn-faced fell
low in the picture) and his
daughter Gail - the smiling one
with many shopworn aspects
which most of the children say
causes him to have a sort of
drilling complex.
The twins are a year old, that
is they will be Dec. 80, and their
dentist papa today boasts of sus-
tanning only slight traces OF
black and blue fingernails, a few
permanent cut scars, occasional
threats of a malignant growth
where the pliers slipped and the
nuts. bolts and screws bolted,
and vague memory of the near
severance of his domestic re-
lations.
Despite h e sleek appearance
of the two passenger speed
wagon, this doctor of the dentist
ry built the contraption fright
out there in the Kitchen" Mrs.
Harris says, while sh coaxed
the twins through many collie
bedeviled nap and tried to keep
her b w i ] d cred mates blood
pressure down to reasonable
140 plus.
The buggy was originally in
tended for one passenger af-
fair, but with DR.. Harris intri-
cate innovations it hauls Avo
luxuriously, and it's conserva-
lively estimated that at least
two others could 60 along - in
case the neighbors feel like an
airing.
By sheer resourcefulness,
prompted mainly, the doctor
says by deprivations on isolated
South Pacific islands, and with
the aid of handful or two of
the old reliable stovebolts; part
of a bale of power cable wire,
an almost equal amount of rub
Der tubing; four wheels and a
sheet or so of tin (bent to form
by the doctors own hands, the
speed wagon turned out looking
like a miniature air car from
the pages of a Buck Rogers
comic book.
The seat covers are by Mrs.
Harris, however. So is the wood
carving on the restful looking
arm rests.
But to this day the doctors
three-year-old daughter - Carol
Jean wonders what become of
her old one-seater buggy Gt
used to be the same color of
the new streamliner), and papa
wonders whether he should have
learned to use his tweezers,
grinding discs,~ hammers, pulli-
kins-ouch-and pliers on sheet
metal only instead Of on the fus-
sler porcelain of his customers
best set of false teeth.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-21

Arm h since 1922 died tonight
of injuries suffered when he was
hit by a truck two weeks ago. He
was an officer IN tho Fi~st World
War
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-21

LONDON NEWS MAN DEAD
LONDON, Dec. 2O-(P)-Ja.les
Dunn, SO, widely known London
newspaperman died last night.
He had worked on The Daily Dis
patch, Sunday Chronical and for
"a years on the Daily Mail.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-21
CHERRY STEPS in
Continued From Page One)

tS1an during the peak of the
war.
Meanwhile, Raleigh joined
Charlotte and other cities of the
state in taking emergency
measures to meet the oil short
age.
Following citizens meeting
last night at which a number
of measures were recon-
mended, city Manager Roy S.
Braden today instructed the
city building inspector not to ap-
prove any more building per-
nits for new dwellings unless
provision is made for some au-
giliary heating.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-21
ewSpeed Wagon Is Fancy
Job ByLocal 'ToothDentist'
By PHIL WRIGHT, Staff Writer

This little boy and girl saw in odd1ookng buggy the
other day have worked up real fancifu belief in Santa
Claus-although he little high-say maybe coupa
mashed fingers goody portion Of domestic relations and
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1947-10-15
Wednesday, October Is, 1947

WeQIesudy OCIOOeI
Can definitely that you have looked at the Great
and sought ought to afh dhr % life life after H
Your Eyes Continually Fixed Him?
this year growth your life? you read
His Holy Word diligently? prayed more earnestly sought
intellectually to do His will?
Oh, that would himself herself these
questions with real interest!
Zon will round out five head of this Church
Has there been growth in life in that time? Do
All Paul, mighty Apostle, could write
and to plead. And we, too, can only go so far
other foundation lay than that laid which
Now build this foundation gold, silver precious
,r! rs; Re si H v an. s s: $ ::
every mans of is.
upon that Every believer judy
men t. nsa h viii b ~S Sddsa from s sd by fire.
You & sss@s: hid: 1os from %s, God:
4 7ou s csnn ao f hise f ffom y0e God.
It will be useless to in that day. IF he had lived bet
ter Life Toud have thought {s more Of Christ will a be
Christianity not something to be judged by the
neghbor it's Standards Christianity fol-
lowing Jesus Christi neghbor other ndivid
will be tried by fire. when stand in the of
the One Who crucfied for
receive any zs~ work abide which he hath built s Ss h shall
All True Service Be Rewarded
Savior loving, kind that He said cup
of cold water disciple in His Name would in wise
lose its reward.
Heavens sieve will catch every speck of gold
watched the gold prospector with his pan looking
for gold In fact myself have taken filled with gravel
clay and have washed washed it, picking the
heavy gravel and melting the clay with the water and then
have in the bottom of the dozen specks of gold
tiny the point of pin
day, every bit of gold will be
purify the gold but will the dross Everything
Jesus Christ will show gold and will withstand the fire.
and for God ' will woo sy will s
sumed
shall be burned he shall suffer loss: but he
himself shall be saved, by fire Verse 15)
Imagine agony of heart which will experience
he beholds all his works burned Not thing done for
Chrst's sake therefore reward! no crown!
We will Paul receiving his reward. He could say,
enceforh there is laid for of righteousness
That will be studded with precious jewels Paul
looked forword with triumph to the day of rewards He not
looking the headmans block the which would
his head from his he was looking up his
that crown of righteousness which the Right
Judge would place his brow n that day. And Paul
greatly reoed the thought that others also would receive
rewards and saying And not to only will
be given but to all them also who love His appearing
TheW oxldP Dark T0da Ever
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1947-10-15
The 1heOCrat

The 81
PRESENTATION
CONSIDERATION
Opening Meeting of
THE FORTY-sEVENTH CONVOCATION
THE CHRISTIAN CATHOLIC CHUHCH
held in
ZION AUDITORIUM, ZION, ILLINOIS
WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER "a, 1947
conducted by
MICHAEL j. NINTERN, GENERAL OVERsEER
CONTINUED sue)
Unless have accepted the death of Jesus Christ be-
death for SIM being great Sac
Judgment will be called the full
Paul is speaking to Christians in this PASSAGE
Christ s rss with t S sa 's' which are
Our great High Priest sitting con the right hand of
Majesty hgh there making ntercession for there
pleading His shed blood for the sins and raes of our human
nature.
hss7eas jesus fast
the OF tempted like
yet
may sS;s %:s s ss % % *s:' that we
(Hebrews 414-16)
"seek Things Which Are Above"
things which abovethe glore the joys
the Fathers Home When consider the
Heavenly realities the things of earth become pay insight
can't nconsequental
things the EARTH
Fory hid with Christ in God.
S then
rWgthHi lin n
appear with Him in glory-that is all those who
have atonng death Christ the propa
ton embraced His wonderful Salvation
and living the great Temple which the Holy
Spirit budngthe glorious Church of the Lord Jesus Christ!
Gin and great glory shall
company Him. shall be part of 'the armies of Heaven
And the armies which in heaven followed Him white
horses, Gnen white and cean
And of His mouth goet sharp sword that with it He should
the fienes and wrath of Almighty God
(Revelaton 1914 15)
referred to he Coming in Glory" when
he said:
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-10-23

Lashing out as eastern capital
that exploits the western states,
Prof. Frederick Kristen of the
University of Washington thrilled
Kennewiclz Kiwanians at Tues
days meeting.
Prof. Kristen charged that
eastern interests not only exploit
the states natural resources but
lure away the brains" of the pop
ulation. .. w..
AS solution he proposed that
a super university be set up In the
state with huge laboratory. Pro-
missing students from all colleges
should be given an opportunity
to develop their talents in this lab
oratory. All items of use to the
people so produced, he said, should
be patented with provision that
manufacture must be within the
state. 49,
He drew a picture of what such
a plan could do in developing new
industries and payrollS.
AS an example he cited the his
tory of the Kristen pipe, his own
invention which is now known all
over the world. Its manufacture
last year brought to Seattle two
billion dollar gross business. y
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-10-23
Kristen Urges Super University
70 Develop Resources Of Washington

Prof. Kristen described his in
vention of the Cycloidal propeller,
recently adopted by the Navy. He
predicted that its full use would
revolutionize transportation. On
airplanes il will remove the ne
cessity for landing fields.
A proposed use Of the propeller
would utilize wind power for the
development Of electricity at q
fraction of the cost of hydro-elec-
trio power. ~.
The speaker related his eXper-
fences in coming to the United
States from Norway. He jumped
ship in Tacoma when he was IL
He found a job on a farm at SIC
a month.
''The next year." he said, 81 re.
ceived the biggest raise in salary
that / have ever received-50 pei
cent" 1855
He paid high tribute to the state
of Washington for its wealth Of
natural and man-made resources.
"We have two gold mines right
here in the state" he said. "They
are Washington State College anc
the University" He urged full
utilization here in the state Of thu
ideas created by students at these
and other colleges.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-10-23
Delegates From
City Attend Jr.
Red Cross Meet

Mrs. Hal Brutzman, chairman
of the Kennewick Branch of the
American Junior Red Cross an
nounces that the Regional Junior
Red Cross Council was held in
Ellensburg Saturday, October 10.
Six counties participated under
the direction of Miss Anne Isaac
son, American Red Cross Field
Representative for Oregon, Wash
ington and Idaho. Eight delegates
from Benton County attended.
Mrs. Ann Hospers of Richland,
a past Junior Red Cross Field Rep
resentative for California and
Utah took part in the program as
did Miss Anna May Winn, junior
in the Richland High School. An
ma May is the Junior Red Cross
member sent by this Chapter to
Ben Bow Lake, Junior Red Cross
camp, by the Benton County Chap
ter this past summer.
The meeting of some rs adults
and Junior Red Cross members
was called to order and presided
over by Miss Cathy Austin of the
Ellensburg High School, who also
attend last summers camp and is
chairman of the Junior Red Cross
High School Council at Ellens-
burg. r..
In the unavoidable absence of
Mrs. Brutzman, Mrs. Marjorie
Wilson attended from KennewiciS
and reports an extremely interest
ing and educational program that
should prove very helpful in PLAN
ming Junior Red Cross programs
this coming year.
Mrs. Brutzman, local Branch
chairman, has plans for an active
and interesting Junior Red Cross
program for members in the Ken
newick schools this year.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-10-23
|Inier-Ciiy Church
Meet Slated

The State Council of Churches
and Christian Education, with the
cooperation of valley churches, is
sponsoring an afternoon and eve
ming Sunday School and Church
Convention in the Richland Church
Protestant church beginning at 8
pm. this Sunday. All church
groups of the valley have been in
vited to participate.
The program will bring several
outstanding religious leaders OF
the Northwest Including Harold
c. Herman, associate general Sec
rotary of the State Council; Ber-
tina Pease Hartsell, director OF
children's work; Chester S. Ram.
sey, director of overseas relief;
DIR. Joseph Beall, Methodist SUI
perintendent; Harriet Palmer, di-
rector of agricultural and indus
trial migrant work.
Dinner will served by the
host church. The famous film
picture "Seeds of Destiny" will be
shown. The program is designed
not only for all lines of religious
and youth workers, but also for
community and civic workers and
leaders of all classifications. Com
munity clubs, civic groups, and
all types of organizations are ask
ed to send representatives.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-10-23
Council Plans
Properly Use Of
Rodeo Grounds

Recognizing the imminent need
of space for development of public
buildings and other facilities, the
city council Tuesday night dis
cuSsed the question of full utiliZa-
ton of the old rodeo grounds south
of the school.
A special committee was APP
pointed TO meet with representa-
tiveS of the Rodeo and Hospital
associations to discuss use of the
nine-acre tract for hospital school
expansion and recreation pur-
poses.
On the committee are Larry Oh
liver, r. B. Holden and Jewel Cox.
A petition by home owners in
the Garden Tracts seeking use of
school property on Fruitland street
for park and recreation purposes
was received and discussed. The
council will discuss the matter fur
Their with the school directors. The
property includes a block on Fruit
land and was formerly site Of a
grade school.
Engineers of the company OF
Storms e. Huntington of Walla
Walla met with the council. A
plan was developed with this firm
to bring up to date maps of the
Kennewick sewer system.
Two ordinances were passed
which provide for changing OF
classification of property adjacent
to Columbia Avenue from residen-
tial to commercial areas.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1947-10-23
Hunter Lost For
IL Hours Returns
Safe But Hungry

A 72-hour search ended today
at noon, when Wyllis Wade Shook,
%, walked unhurt but very hungry
into rangers station in the vicin-
ity. of Ravens Roost, so miles
northwest of Yakima, on the south
fork of the Little Naches river.
A member of seven-man deer
hunting party, Shook became lost
in the heavy fog and snow of the
mountainous area last Sunday.
His safe return ends a search that
swung into high gear last night,
when bus and two jeeps, loaded
with volunteer searchers, left
Richland to join the hunt.
Shook is employed in the Cen
eral Electric power department at
Richland. His fellow employees,
who accompanied him on the deer
hunt, avoided losing themselves
by maintaining contact with other
members Of the party, despite the
fog and snow.
His brother, Manley Shook, also
member Of the hunting party,
has searched continuously for him
since his disappearance Sunday.
Although his car was left parked
in its location in the hope that he
would find his way back to it,
Shook apparently wandered COM
pletely away from the locality.
Mr.. and Mrs. Shook are resi-
dents of Park View Homes.