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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-11
Judgment Suit Names
Two Local Companies

A $25, 500 judgement was sought
yesterday in a suit filed in New
Hanover county's Superior court
by James H. Benson. a youth,
as the result of injuries which he
said he suffered as the result Of
being struck by a taxicab follow
ing a football game last October
Is.
Named defendants were the
Drive-Ur-Self company and the
Yellow Cab company.
The accident, according to the
complaint. occurred as Benson and
a girl friend walked along the
Carolina Beach highway at the
American Legion stadium after
the Wilmington-Wilson football
game.
Robert Goodin, driver of the
cab, was operating his vehicle al
more than 25-miles-an-hour anc
swerved without warning striking
the plaintiff and hurting him into
the air, alleged the youth. Ben.
son was forced to remain in the
hospital for a long period and later
was compelled to wear a cast or
his leg, he said.
The plaintiff asked $500 hospital
and doctor expenses and $3.50 0(
for injuries. The action was
brought in behalf of the youth by
Mary Benson, a relative.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-11
FEAR SCOUTS
TO OPEN CAMP AT
S1NCLETARY SITE

Boy Scouts of the Cape Fear
Area are making plans to attend
the annual Boy Scout camp which
is to be held at Camp Singletary,
near White Lake, for six weeks,
beginning June %.
Ray Sweazey, boy scout exc
cutive for this area, said yester-
day that 100 scouts are expected
to attend during each week. and
that registration is now in full
swing. Scouts may register for
the camp for a one week period
or for the entire six weeks.
Main emphasis this year will
be placed on the activities of real
Scoutcraft, Sweazy said, as cook
ing. pioneering and the like, but
all the activities usually associat-
ed with camping will be carried
on.
j. Oattley Lee, Fayetteville, as
sistant executive of the Cape Fear
area, will act as director of the
camp for the six weeks. Charles
Bethea will act as business man.
ager.
James R. Taylor, field execu-
tive, viii act as program director
and will be assisted by Randolph
Lewis. Joe Barnes, as waterfront
director, will be assisted by James
Traywick.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-11
VIRGINIA FIRM GETS
DREDGING CONTRACT

j. A. LaPorte dredging company
of Arlington, Va, yesterday SUBJ
mitted a bid of $4,000 less than the
government estimate on the prof.
ect Of dredging the Roanoke river
channel, to be low bidder on the
project.
The contract calls for 1913
cubic yards of material to be re-
moved from the channel in the
vicinity of Plymouth, and the bids
on the project were opened yes
terday morning by Col. B. c.
Snow, Wilmington district engi-
neer, and the contract will be
awarded as soon as the necessary
papers are prepared.
The Arlington firm made a bid
of SIG, 102. O6, while the govern
ment estimate for the work was
$22, SOB. IS.
Only one other bid was submit
ted and that was by the Atkinson
dredging company Of Norfolk, Va,
for $24, 480. SO.
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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-11
FARMERS BUREAU
TO MEET JUNE "a
Col. Gillette To Address
Whiteville Meeting On
Flood Plan
Special To The Star

WH1TEVILLE, June 10 - Pre-.
diction of the largest Farm Bureau
meeting in the organization's his
tory was made today by B. H.
Small, president, in announcing
that plans had been completed for
the annual assembly, here Satur.
day, June IA, at 10 a. m.
Col. George W. Gillette, of the
U. S. Engineers, R. J. Arnold,
Southern representatives of the
national Farm Bureau, and R.
Flake Shaw, secretary and ex.
ecutive vice president of the North
Carolina Farm Bureau, will be
the speakers.
Col. Gillette will talk on the
Waccamaw drainage project
which has been proposed for the
reclamation of thousands of acres
of fertile lands in Columbus and
Brunswick counies.
Small said that it was possible,
through clerical error change of
addresses, that a number of mem
be-s did not receive invitation
cards to the meeting. However,
he stated that all such persons who
did not receive cards should come
to the meeting anyway and that
sufficient barbecue would be pro-
vided to take car of these extras.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-11
CENTER
TO BE CONSTRUCTED
AT LAKE WACCAMAW
Special To The Star

LAKE WACCAMAW, June 10
The tract of land, known as the
tract at the foot of the hill, has
been purchased by w.. D. Jones,
local developer who plans a recrea-
ton center and sparkling midway
on the spot.
The plans of the new owner in
clude a theatre. besides other faci-
lities which are not now available
at the resort.
The land was formerly owned
by the North Carolina Lumber
Company of Hallsboro, and is
situated at the South approach to
the lake shore.
Already the new owner has fill
ed in the tract with white sand
from hte lake bottom, and has an
nounced his development plans.
Jones has also announced his
plans for building a new home on
the site.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-11
SCHOOL, ?; BAND
GRADES IN SHo W
!, MILAN And Cameron
''; Soensoring Event
with Police

hanover High school
Ia. city ,d ltI radio cars will ILL.,; be
e city !; p' the parade today W VI en-
[:adsd. e ID II the safety show to e3a pe
?M p, legion stadium this after
Fcv ponce o1 ! ! Of the committee es
b. nss'p Of the show, said aid that that
| charge sjan w;ll tour the BUS
/, pro .cet%irt Of Wilmington be-
fsa d' 81 ! Il a. n. tods %s;..+. =,
|1n p pad Ann SIS, will move
front amt ann to Red Cross ana on N
|ssa Esen' 10 Third st. where is
[sTr %disOand' .,v slated for 3
The s .aJsy. is being sponsored
N. Nv sou+ the City Police de p
knty Ny Macmillan and Cam
Fss' ' company No aa'f''Ss''l'
Fn will be made.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-11

sometime when they arrived in
answer to a telephone alarm at
9:55 O'Clock. The interior was gut
ted and the exterior of the small
structure damaged slightly by the
flames.
Neighbors said they believed
all belongings of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ludlowe and their children were
destroyed. They also expressed
the belief that the large family
might appreciate some assistance
as their home was a total wreck.
Plans to receive aid were held
in allegiance, however, until the
family could be contacted and in
formed of its loss.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-11
LEAGUE
En- Elect OFFICERS
FOR COMING YEAR

..Hcors of the Laymen's
New oil't Ct James Episcopal
| Ea,ss W will be elected s,:. tonight to- a!aa at at
meeting e + ne Of Danish ars house. .
The Ias.5 ed' by dinner, and all lay y.
[ Fss'[ q the church are urged TO
| present. tho election of Of
IN. D sq for the coming year. finai
E 's5s % Of the year will lib be m MAGE tae
mepting Of the group until
'tob er Mrs. Henry M
short ralR.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-11
SCOUTS OPEN
CAMP AT JONES LAKE

The Negro Boy Scouts of the
Cape Fear area will open camp
on July 6 at Jones Lake and will
operate for two one-week periods
Douklas King, field director Of
this area will act as camp direc-
tor, and Guy Simpson will act as
business manager.
The acmp will accommodate 60
Scouts each week, and registration
is in progress now.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-11
Fire Destroys Residence
WFamily of Nine Here

Fire, believed to have originated
from a small wood stove, yester-
day morning destroyed the interior
Of the residence of Mr.. and Mrs.
Cliff Ludlowe at the foot of Nun
street.
Firemen and neighbors said no
one was at home at the time of
the blaze.
Mrs. Ludlowe was reported
spending the day at the home of
her father on the sound but efforts
to locate her and her husband had
not been successful yeserday aft
ernoon.
Firemen said that the fire APP
peared to have been burning for
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-11
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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-11
GROCERY OPERATOR
ON TRIAL CHARGED
WITH ASSAULT

Theodore Bonham, 80, operator
of a grocery store at the Carolina
Beach and the Shipyard roads,
yesterday went on trial before
Judge . X. Nimocks, Jr., in New
Hanover county's Superior court on
a charge of attempted criminal
assault on a 12-year-old girl whom
he employed at his store.
The girl spent most of the after
noon on the stand telling the jury
that the man molested her late in
the day of last March Is at the
store.
She said that the proprietor had
offered her boxes Of candy and
gum and on the day in question
had allowed her to wear his wrist
watch.
The case which had been con-
tinued from the April term, will
be resumed at $3.50 a. m. today.
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LAX Waccamaw Youth,
Injured In Accident
ER Reported Recovering
Special To The Star


LAKE WACCAMAW, June TO-
Young Billy Riggs today was
considered in fair condition by his
attending physician after suffering
decorations and abrasions, and
possibly fractures when his scooter
hit a sand bed and overturned.
The youth returning Sunday aft
ernoon from a meeting of the
Young Peoples league at the Meth
odist church, said that his machine
hit a sand pit in the road and
wrecked, inflicting serious
wounds, and causing possible
fractures to his arm.
His physician said today that
young Riggs is getting along nice
ly."
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-06-11
STOCK RANGE

STOCK RANGE
NEW YORK.. June 10 - up
Range of 60 stocks Tues.
High Low Last Net Oh
30 Indust 87.7 86.5 87.6 Plus Z
IS Rails 29.9 29.5 1913 Plus 2
Is Utils 41.9 41.4 ALB Plus 2
so Total 61.5 CO.'S Ola Plus a
Evening star., 1947-12-26
Stock Market Quiet;
Losses Of Fractions
To 81 Predominate
BY Victor Eubonk
Assoeioted Press Financial Writer

NEW YORK, Dec. 26.-Most stocks
literally were showed under in to-
days market.
Wall Street boardrooms were vir-
tually deserted as one of the heavi-
est storms in several winters hit the
city. Numerous customers also ek-
tended the Christmas holiday. Pro-
fesslonals who appeared at the
Stock Exchange inclined to cash
profits here and there on the idea
the usual December rally already
had been witnessed.
Some repurchasing by those who
sold earlier in the month for tax
purposes aided a few issues. Defa-
tionary sentiment, inspired by the
apparent lowering of Federal Re-
serve support levels for Government
bonds, remained as deterrent.
While scattered issues made a Mt
tie headway, declines of fractions to
point or so predominated near
the fourth hour. Dealings were
among the slowest of the month to
date.
/, A shade ahead occasionally were
Sears Roebuck, Woolworth, Atlantic
Coast Line and Sinclair Oil.
Backward most of the time were
Santa Fe, Southern Pacific, Great
Northern Railway. Northern Pacific
Illinois Central. United States Steel
Youngstown Sheet, Chrysler, Mont
gomery Ward, Western Union,
American Telephone, Kennecott,
Phelps Dodge, Pacific Western OIL
Texas Co., Mission Corp, American
Can, Westinghouse Electric, Allied
Chemical, Philip Morris and United
Air Lines.
Evening star., 1947-12-26
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO, Dec. 26 e, [oUspA;;-saIable
weights under a6o pounds. 25 to 50 cents
2a56 Ouk sooa and os6oaoo s6oies 1ao1a5o nonds
2s.002s;65; few loads weighipgs slightly
above 300 pounds, ~ to $500; "a few
25 cents higher do good and cheics soo-5oo
Salable cattle. 1000: total. 1900: sala-
Bile calves. 200, total. 200; all classes fully
steady, market active; no high choice
steers here: low choice liaht steers topped
"a. 4.OO-33 90; medium to good heifers, .23 90
$500; cutter cows, 15 90 down; most COM
mon and medium beef cows. 1901 90;
good cows to 22.oo; weishty sausage bulls.
cattle here to make market; undertone
fully steady.
ket slow, SLAUGHTER classes about about steady;
lambs, 20. 90. uniformly top, good and
choice kind absent ouotable to % 20: a
few medium to good woolskins- 2O.OO-
30 90; few medium to choice ewes, 9.75;
deck yearlings and around three decks
Wooled lambs unSold.
Evening star., 1947-12-26
Wit Sends Dry Ice
7 oCity Manager
And Snow Falls
BY the Assoeiotsd Pres.

sTAUNTON, Va. December 26-
To Staunton City Manager W. /Guy
Ancell came an unusual Christmas
gift.
Mr.. Ancell last summer earned
nationwide publicity and a nick
name-"Rain- in the -Face'-bv his
efforts to reduce Stauntor's water
troubles and the cost of a new dam
by bombing cumulus clouds with
dry ice from an airplane, thereby
producing rain and raising the level
OF the city's North River Reservoir
The attempt failed.
Yesterday somebody gave Mr..
Ancell a half-pound of dry ice.
Attached to the present was the
following laconic note:
Wanted, white Christmas
get aloft promptly"
1t showed In Staunton during the
day. Said Ancell, all right; they
got it."
Evening star., 1947-12-26
2 Groups Drop Housing
For Veterans Service

The Bethesda Chevy Chase Post
Of the American Legion and the
Montgomery County chapter OF the
Veterans of Foreign Wars an
nounced today they will discontinue
efforts to find housing for veterans
in the Bethesda Chevy Chase area
because Of lack OF funds.
During the war, the service was
furnished by the War Recreation
and Hospitality Services. Inc. The
Legion and VFW assumed respon-
sibility July when that organiza-
ton ceased functioning, contribut-
ing $3.50 toward the salary of a
director.
The groups said they are unable
to defray annual expenditures of
$4,000 required to continue the
service.
Evening star., 1947-12-26
Maryland Fisheries Board
Seeks Enforcement Aides
BY the Assoejoted Press

ANNAPOLIS, Dec. 26.-The De-
partment of Tidewater Fisheries is
seeking young men between 81 and
IS to enforce the fisheries laws.
John E. Clark, chairman of the
tldeWater department, announced
today the department wants youths
who have high school education or
who have two years in high school
and two years in the armed forces.
Experience in handling small craft
on the Chesapeake Bay also is re-
quired.
Applicants will be given training
on the way in the proposed con-
servation officers training school.
The school will be at Solomons Is
land on the site of the Navys war
time amphibious training base.
The department Is trying to hire
especially young men from the tide
water counties.
Inquiries will be received at the
Department of TideWater Fisheries
at the State Office Building here.
Evening star., 1947-12-26
Pepoo Net Tops 1916
For November, but
Laqs in II Months
By Harold B. Rooers

''~'SsN - sNSSSt5
The Potomac Electric Power Co
today reported a gain of 1881 Per
cent in net income for November
l947, over the same month last year
but a decrease Of 1881 per cent in
net for II months of this year as
compared to the same period in 1886
In its report to the Public Utilities
Commission, the company announced
that net income rose from $2SS .250.66
in November, 1916, to 1921 ,336.70 last
month, a gain of s53,136o4.
The net income decrease for the
11-month period was from s3,232,-
1913 in 1916 to s2,737. .22162 in 1947
Gross income increased from
s370331 As in November last year
to s4l9, ,37604 last month, but fell of
from S4,427.75719 for the II months
last year to S3,868,9881 for the
same period this year.
Amount reserved for possible re-
funds to customers, under a PUG
order, dropped from s1,155 900 for
IL months last year to 1852 098 for
the same period this year
Transit Loss Reported.
Capital Transit Company reported
to PUG a deficit of ST. 500 for No
vember, 1947, as compared with a
net income of s38,664 for November
l9st year, and a deficit Of S6@.295 for
the first eleven months of l947, as
compared with a net income of
1859 DAT for the same period Of 1946.
Operating revenues in November.
1947, were $2,2l8,457 as compared
with S2,196,66l for the comparable
month the year before, while oper-
ating expenses were ST ,952 943 in No
vember, 1947, as compared with ST.
722,16 November last year.
B. & o. Earnings Improve.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
reported its net income for Novenl-
ber was S1,316,775 an increase of S1s-
2o2,OS5 over the s114,690 net for the
corresponding period in 1946.
Operations for the first eleven
months of 1947 resulted in a net of
S7,523,793 as compared with a deficit
of s14.660894 incurred during the
similar 1916 period.
Hotel Employees Insured.
c. N. Hilton. president Of the Hill
ton Hotels Corp, announced that all
employees of the Hilton Hotels, in
cluding the Mayfower here, who
have been employed for six months
or longer will be insured effective
December 25 this year for $1,000
each.
The hotel corporation will pay the
entire cost of this insurance to be
carried under the group life plan
underwritte1i by the Equitable Lie
Assurance Association of the United
States.
Plans also are being made, it was
announced, to offer the blue cross
plan to all regular employees OF the
hotels on a payroll deduction basis.
Blue cross is the nonprofit hospital
plan which offers an opportunity
for employed persons to budget for
hospital care.
Insurance Man Promoted.
William A. King, assistant man.
ager of the Washington branch office
of the New York Life Insurance Co.
has been promoted to manager OF
the new branch Office of the same
company at Charleston, w. Va, in
recognition of the outstanding rec
ord he made with the local office
this year Clerks and sales force
of the Washington Office gave Mr..
King a farewell party recently at
the Burlington Hotel, where he was
presented with an engraved present
and memory book.
Evening star., 1947-12-26
Business Briefs
,npineerinr Construction Awards

Engineering CONSTRUCTION Awards
In the four day week ended Decem-
Der Is totaled se3 100000, drop OF
5leo from the preceding full week
and 85To below the like short week
wear earlier -Engineering News
Record.
Automobile Prodution in the
United States and Canada will
total 1884 units this week VS..
postwar record of 120,657 last
F. week, 67,064 nthe like 1s46 week
and 24620 in the like 1941 week.
Wards Automotive reports.
Newspaper Advertising In So cities
reached 1e4,S08,481 lines in Novem-
ber, a gain of 1877 from the same
1946 month.-Medla Records. For
the year to date, the total was l,02l,-
622.58O lines, an increase Of 16.3%.
Bituminous Coal Production in the
week ended December 20 approx
imated 13,200 900 net tons VS.. 13,495,-
900 In the preceding week and
13,634,O00 in the like l946 week.
National Coal Association.
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
Railroad Co.. was authorized by the
ICC to issues S356, 100000 of new
securities TO take the place of the
s452 100000 capitalization of the old
Chicago, Rock Island e. Pacific
Railway &C.
Northeast Airlines. Inc, will offer
1888 shares of no par convertible
preferred stock to common stock
holders at the rate of one for each
six held.
Arnold Constable Corp. declared
an extra dividend of rs cents a COM
mon share, payable January 10,
raising payments for the year ended
January 81 to SIPS, same as in the
previous year.
Atchison. Topeka g. Santa Fe Rail-
way System reported net income OF
s4l.632, ,703 or $14.81 share in IL
months ended November 80 VS.. s35,-
462,441 or s1226 in the same 1946
peNod.
Union Pacific Railroad System
earned S44,171 ,866 or S18.23 a share
In II months ended November 30
VS.. s24,7ee, 1856 or $3.50 year
earlier.
Eew York Central System re-
ported deficit of s2,284,571 in II
months ended November 80 VS.. a
loss of sS,217,99o in the same 1946
period.
Schenley Distillers Corp. earned
SI2 500. .421 or 1888 in three months
ended November 80 VS.. sl9,385, ,665
or S5.38 year earlier,
Ralston Purina Co. profit for IL
months ended September 80 was
s7,o2S,577 or 1888, after deduction
of 100000 for contingency re-
serves VS.. $4,053,379 or s4,62 in the
preceding fiscal period
Spencer Kellogg & Sons earned
S2043,474 or $1.67 in II weeks ended
November % VS.. s2,349, $50 or $192
q year earlier when s750,000 was
deducted for contingencies.
Kelsey Hayes Wheel Co. profit for
three months ended November 80
was sl,182, 2,684 VS.. S421,627 in the
same 1946 period,
Beatrice Foods Co. earned S3l7.-
565 or So cents in three months
ended November 80 VS.. 81 ,238, ,e91 or
S232 year earlier.
Delay Stores, Inc, profit for nine
months ended October 81 was S201,-
rs or "a cents VS.. s262,844 or 95
Genus IL aae same 1916 period.
Raltimors Nsansit System earned
S732,7.l in II months ended Novem-
Nf 60 VS.. s1,7sS,692 year earlier.
Shelter Mfg. Corp. has acquired
ALL capital stock of Dryden Rubber
Co. for 100000 cash and S1,700, 900
OF newly authorized So preferred
stock.
Evening star., 1947-12-26
'. P. !. Scholarship Awarded

BLACKSBURG, Va, Dec. 26 (P).-
Richard D. Chimney of Mannboro,
senior agronomy student. has been
chosen from 81 eligible students to
receive $500 Borden agricultural
scholarship at Virginia Polytech In
stitute. The award is made annually
Edmund Randolph of Virginia was
the first United States attorney
general.
Evening star., 1947-12-26
Diner Thieves Take $500

Thieves last night broke into the
Tastee Diner, 8506 Georgia avenue,
Silver Spring, and took approx
mately $500 from the Office Police
said entry was made through a
basement window. The diner is
about one block from the police sta
ton.
Evening star., 1947-12-26
Christmas Eve Fire Toll
Is Increased 10 Three

A fire which killed one mar
Christmas eve has claimed two ad-
ditional victims.
Maggie Jackson, 80, colored, 1921 u
c street S.W, who was burned in a
fire at 8l1 Dryers court S.W., died
today at Emergency Hospital Ben
Green, 43, colored, another of six
persons injured in the same fire,
died yesterday at Casualty Hospital
Police said the first casualty of
the fire which severely damaged a
two-story brick house had been ten
tatively identified from papers on
his person as Anderson Jones, COL
ored, 66, address unknown.
Evening star., 1947-12-26
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