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Evening star., 1947-11-07
CHEVY CHASE. opel

~ III i SA4fASLf VIVA
Western ave. fnear
this lovely custom blu
designed and built b,
ton builder for his
frontage of 21S #.
among stately trees
1st floor, large foyer
room with fireplace,
fast room, kitchen
powder room and
porch; End floor, 4
fireplace in master
baths: Bird floor, m!
ample storage: oil l
cars; tile roof; vacaI
SANDERSON. 4934
Evening star., 1947-11-07

VETERAN AND WIFE going to school desir!
small apt. unfurnished, in NV. TIE. 01so
NO SMOKING, NO DRINKING4-settled
employed Christian young couple need furn
or unfurn. apartment. VIC. OF Arlinet3n
6223 after Friday: all day Sat. ASK fol
MR.. HONSAKER. g
ARMY OFFICER, wife and son. yrs, neec
2-bedroom house or apt, furnished or un'
CoLoRED-a EMPLOYED GIRLS destr!
furnished apartment, 2 rooms, kitchen ane
bath: NV. or ne. section preferred e.. "
Evening star., 1947-11-07

SIL EN- 81 NINN
brick home with
Just redecorated:
din. rm., lge.. mod.
8 spacious bedrm
full bsmt., oil hea'
tached garage: pr
Evening star., 1947-11-07
HOUSES FURNISHED.

CHARMING COUNTRY HOUSE in virsinia.
Call Decatur 5212. y
DET, 6-RM g bedrms) and 2-bath mod
ern house. 49th and Mass. ave. NV, $500
per mo. Call OLIVER T. CARR, Ma. $3.50.
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Evening star., 1947-11-07

!. Price Is right. x2B.2UU.
Q. Location. l4tf and Madison sts. NV
s.. House itself. Construction. size ant
I. xrransement, too numerous to men.
tion here.
Lovely det corner brick home. Idea
appreciates gracious living. Reeep. rm.
spacious iiv rm:. with stone nrepl.. 1ovel,
Ice. din. I'm. with hrepl, incl; sun porch
9 Incl. sun porches on End d.: 8 baths
storage rm. IN huge noored attiei full
bsmt. with maid's rm.: on heat built Il
On sides HAMPTON F1ALTY co.
Ex. $3.50; ewes, oE. 1884 -
Evening star., 1947-11-07
APTs, FURk. AND UkFuR.

7ET AND WIFE. both empl., desire unfurn.
r furn apt, NV, Silv. Spg., Ch. Ch. or
Beth. No child ooo5a1 o5 pets. MR.. Butt
Evening star., 1947-11-07

UpEH CUWdy VIII o
n.w.-Brick, z n
fences; hardwood I
oil h.-w.h., 2-car
So 800 cash, bal.
GE. 1895, or q
LATTMER. Realtol
Evening star., 1947-11-07

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Hs' Iivins rm.. dining Tm:s den, kitchen, break,
Saear ear' garage; sa in excellent condition. 4
home IN good eS section a.sltar sna pr1Ssa Ma
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and new Navy Hospital. Bethesdavsevedai
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Of sround Hsh Mean Mean. and
3 nd tiled baths, including bedroom and bath
st ooT 2ana sTys ay ss ns9uss se. sah ns
+ IL E'SS
Ty1t sII. t.aDe SasED p 57se On g. oF as
1st floor consists Of reception hall liy.
and and inciosed Esf sun poTsh: 4 bedTms.. sleep:
full basement, oil heat, Oct. garaee, large
s2EvY ss9EsFs aSsr esss sfa f0 sis.
sssPsi ne fHaRx fxRx6.sseas .yf isoq qe.aue.d
to S16,95o; very rice, brick semidetached
home. close to bus, schools. Conn. ave.
shopping; living rm., fireplace dining rm.,
den, pantry and modern kitchen: End
door, 3 bedrms., tiled bath and sleeping
porch; stairs to fioored attic: new gas
heating plant, built-in garage; immaculate
condition: immediate possession. Bill
LINGSLEY & SANDERSON, 4934 Wis.
ave. OR. 232e TN O. pm.
CHEVY CHASE-LRe. family will appreci-
Chevy Chase Circle close to Blessed
Sacrament Church: LIST a. includes at
tractive reception hall, liy. .rm. with hre-
pl, sunrm., small den. "a bath. din. I'm.
maids rm.; 2nd d., master hedrm. with
and 2 tiled baths; hoored storage ATTIC:
built-in lear garage: corner lot; needs
repairs and decorating and Is priced &C
cordingly, Solve your housing problem
with this spacious. vell-located home
shown BY appointment only. Call MI
Meyers, MI 4311: ewes. VI. $3.50, Ext
1876. JAMES L. DIXON q CO.. 1889
| Conn. ave. exclusive agents. p
BRIGHTwooD-6 rms. and basement. 20
| II. brick with inclosed rear porches;
possession ct settlement; excellent eond.
n baths, oil h.-w.h.: near bus and CA
trsnsp. Ihepping and thsstsrs. ..Sen MS MS
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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-10
DRAG LINE USED
BY BILL KEZIAH
Star

SOUTHPORT, July Rice
Gwynn, extensive tobacco
planter Of Brunswick county and
also an operator on the Fairmont
tobacco market, is doing a huge
reclamation work that will convert
approximately six thousand acres
OF Brunswick county swamp lands
to agricultural uses.
Living in the lower part of
Brunswick and producing between
70 and 100 acres of tobacco yearly,
with other farm crops in proper
ton, Gwynn has acquired a drag
line and at his own expense is
cutting out half a dozen canals
from Cav Cav Swamp through
swamp lands he owns.
Tapering from about four feet
in width at the bottom, the canals
are being cut IL feet deep and are
II feet wide at the top. Several
miles of these canals or main
bitches have already been dug
by the dragline and when the work
has been completed quite a bit
of mileage will be involved.
The land being reclaimed, like
many other big areas in Brunswick
has never been farmed. The Jack
OF drainage precluding any sort
of farming operations. OF surpris-
ing fertility, for crop production
the huge area is expected to out
rank almost any other farming
section of Brunswick county, once
the water is completely off. and
the land cleared.
1t is understood that both the
dragline and a huge bulldozer that
Gwynn owns will be used in clear
ing operations when the canals are
all completed. The bulldozer as
well as the dragline, will be able
to uproot stumps and trees and
make everything ready for the
glow.
Years ago the Waccamaw Lumb-
er company, operating at Bolton
on the lands now owned by the
Relgel Paper company, cleared
and turned over to corn growing
several hundred acres of land very
much like that which Mr.. Gwynn
is now retaining. This Bolton
woodland was ditched and drained.
Draglines and b%hlldozers. not then
having come into use, there was no
practical method of removing the
trees and stumps.
Confronted by this situation the
lumber company sent hundreds OF
workmen into these drained, wood
ed swamps. The growth was all cut
down and allowed to lie and dry.
Several weeks later when all con-
ditions would become appropriate
the several hundred acres were
set on fire and little you'd be left
on the surface Of the ground but
ashes and charred stumps. With
too much in the way of stumps,
roots and the ground still too soft
for blowing, the Waccamaw COM
pany would plant hundreds of
acres Of corr on land that had
never had its surface broken by
ploW or harrow.
This orn grown on. unplowed
Land vas planted by what was
called the stuck corn method.
Across the great fields, with
stumps and logs. still smoking
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-10
Carolina Beach Board
To Appoint Officials
AT Next Regular Meet
CAROLINA. BEACH. Julv g

CAROLINA, BEACH, July g
Appointment Of H. NJ. VonOesen,
Wilmington, as consulting engineer
for the town of Carolina Beach
was made last night at the initial
regular meeting of the new board
OF aldermen, with Mayor A. P.
Peay presiding.
VonOesen, a member Of the city
engineering department in VIII
mlngton vino at present is taking
over many of the duties of J. A.
Laughlin, city engineer, during the
l%atter's prolonged illness, is ex.
pected to be consulted frequently
in connection with the expansion Of
the beach's water and sewerage
program.
Appointment of those to fill five
other appointive offices was held
over until the next meeting after
the board went into executive SEES
sion for more than an hour.
Up for re-appointment are Bruce
Valentine, chief of police; Mrs,
Alice Strickland, clerk; Emmett
Bellamy, attorney; W. H. Hardy
superintendent of streets; and G
R. Wood, superintendent of the
water department..
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-10
REALTY TRANSFERS.

G. P. Prescott to Carter Gaines.
lot IA. block 80, Sunset Park.
Levy Finberg to Clarence Pres
colt, lot IA, block 80, Sunset Park.
W. E. Powell to w. ]. Macarthur,
lot 6 to IA, block Al, Carolina
Beach.
Frank Bellamy to L. D. Latta,
lots 81, 80, Shore Acres. .
Maxine Nunlee to Matthew
Floyd, part lot 6, block 48, City
John D. Ward to H. L. Higglngs,
part lot /, block 265, City.
George Melton to Earle Brach.
tract in Masonboro township.
Rogers johnson to Jauntia Wild
er, part lot 4, block 1873, City.
In 1916 the United States pro
duced 5000, 900 motor vehicles
three times the output Of the rest
of the world combined.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-10
AIRLINES SAYS
INTENDS TO PURSUE
FIGHT TO ENTER CITY

State Airlines, Inc, yesterday re-
affirmed its stand that it will
leave no stone untu2ned in its
hight to obtain permission from the
Civil Aeconautics Board to oper-
ate into Wilmington.
That was stated in a letter re-
celved by Mayor E. L. White from
j. K. Gilbert, Jr., president of the
company. The letter, in thanking
the council for its recent stand
asking the CAB for a rehearing on
its decision to allow Piedmont
Aviation to come into this city.
declared that action to carry the
fight for a ~rehearing, will be map
ped at the next board of directors
meeting.
That meeting, added Gilbert,
probably, will be held early in
August.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-10
ATTORNEYS ACT
AS PEACEMAKERS
Defend Two m In
Court Later Halt Argu-
ment Between Them

Attorneys Alton Lennon and e.
bert Brown acted as defenders In
Recorders court yesterday for
two women then had to act as
peacemakers in the corridors Of
the courthouse when the pair got
into an alteration at the conclu-
sion of the hearing.
Salina Bowen, 20, and Mary Lee
Carr, %, both Negresses, charged
each other with assault. Salina
said Mary Lee attacked her with
an ak. Mary Lee said Salina went
after her with an iron bar.
The two were neighbors in the
300 block on Taylor street. When
the hearing was over, Judge Win
field Smith said suspended SEN
tence should be handed out.
But he dismissed the cas- when
Mary Lee declared she had moved
out Of the neighborhood. But that
didn't stop them from going after
each other in the corridor. That
is until the attorneys pulled the
two women apart.
Margaret Galloway, Negroes,
testified that she didn't want Viii
liam Weems, II, Negro, whom she
charged with assault, to dance
with her or to kiss ner.
When she refused, he slapped
and kicked her, she declared. The
court assessed Weems the cost Of
the action.
The court turned over for invest-
cation to the welfare department
the case of George and Ruby Beh-
Ter, 500 Church street. The wife
had charged her husband with
honsupport. He contended she
would not cook his meals.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-10
DRAG LINE USED
Lands Concerted
For Agricultural Uses

and with the ground still warm
from the fire Of a day or two be-
fore, fifty or a hundred colored
women would line lJo. Each with
a bag Of corn at her wrist. each
holding a sharpened hardwood
stick in one hand. They were
strung out, each at equal distance,
along a long line Or rope, with
knots tied to mark their places.
At a given signal the whole line
would move forward two steps,
each stake would be driven into
the soft earth and withdrawn Into
each hole SO left a grain of corn
would be dropped and the earth
patted down with the foot. In this
way a row of corn, sometimes a
mile long, would be planted in a
minute or less and the planting line
would move forward for another
two steps, to plant another straight
row.
This land was not only planted
without benefit of pillow. The corn
grew in the same way. Once or
twice during the growing season
workers would go through with
brush axes, cutting down all
sprouts. The corn grew on its own
and when the representative of the
Star-News was conducted through
those vast corn fields one hot July
day, in company with state offici-
ais, there was all but a lost group
of explorers in a corn field that
was subsequently found to be pro
producing SIS bushels to the acre
Those vast corn fields at Boltor
are now growing - in pine woods
MI. Gwynn, on his lands in Bruins
wick could, if he choose, plant by
the same method. With the drag
line and the bulldozer he will no
need to choose. He can clear hi:
land of the stumps and trees with:
out burning and with other modern
machinery he can put it into shape
without the vast amount of manua
labor that was required for stuck
corn planting on the wet land!
near Bolton.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-10
BRUNSWICK CORN
CROP INCREASES
Yield Expected To Be- Five
Bushels Per Acre More
Than In 1916
Special to the Star

SUPPLY, July 1.-TWO very in
teresting statements with regard
to the Brunswick county corn crop
have been made here this week.
DR.. Miles, head of the soil test
ing laboratory at State College,
following 6 visit here stated that
he was very pleased at crop con-
ditions. tIe gave it as his opinion
that this years O. crop will pro-
duce five bushels more to the
acre than was produced in 1916.
The other statement and figures
were from county agent J. E. Dod-
son. He said the increase per
acre would also apply to an in
creased acres of ten per cent more
land in corn than was grown in
1916.
Both men list several contri-
buting factors as responsible for
the increased production per acre.
More of the farmers grew winter
cover crops, they used more lime
stone, more and better fertilizers
and had the advantage Of a good
growing season.
Regardless of how large a corr
crop is produced this year all will
be needed. The farmers have
more hogs and other animals to
feed. The floods in the midwest
means a very short crop out there,
with little Or none to import tc
this part of the country. This
year brought an almost total fail
ure to the corn crop in Ohio ane
Indiana, according to reports.
Supplementing this years fine
crop in Brunswick is every indi
cation of a bumper peanut ane
sweet potato crop being produced
These crops and additional pasture
for grazing will aid largely in tax
ing care of the greatly increased
number Of hogs and livestock
Prospects for a big hay crop. are
| also growing brighter day by day
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-10

highlighted by six separate stage
attractions.
National concerns have inquir-
ed as to spacing facilities in order
to secure room for national adver-
Using as well as state distribu-
tors. With this Increase in demand
for advertising booths the show
promises to have a varied and
wide selection of entertainment.
Also planned are several more
game attractions and comfortable
rest stations throughout the ware
house.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-10
Applewhite To Head
Wrightsville Lions

Joseph F. Applewhite, Wrights-
vile Beach, was elected president
of the Wrightsville Beach Lions
club Tuesday night at the regular
meeting of the club.
Other officers named were: f.
G.. Beach, first vice-president; Roy
Sandlin, second vice president;
Bruce Hinson, third vice-presi
dent; Eugene E. King, SEE -etary;
R. V. Whitehead, treasurer; Ceci
Robinson, lion tanner; F. N. Foy,
tail tWister; and two directors, L
T. Rogers and J. R. Robinson.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-10
GIRL SCOUT HUT
NEAR COMPLETION
Shack Is First Building
Erected In Whiteville
For Youngsters
Special To The Star

wHITEVILLE. July 8 Con-
.+r,ction of the Girl Scouts new
5,t on Burkhead street is pro-
eressing rapidly and the build
ino will soon be ready for use.
The shack is the first ever to
no erected in Whiteville solely
for Young peoples activities and
Girl Scout leaders are elated over
the historic event.
Erection of the shack was made
nossible through a gift Of $1,000
Nv ]. Herman Lede- early in
ra46 and the contributions of var
ms civic organizations of White
vile, together with personal dona-
lions from interested persons.
Some money has also been earned
nv the scouts themselves for the
oyrpose of aiding in the program.
Former Mayor S. L. Fuller and
rembers of the city council grant
ed a 30-year lease on the Burkhead
street property, continuing Scout
activity on that site which was
first used by the girls in 1899.
This is truly a great project.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-10
WHITEVlLLE LIONS
to- SPONSOR SHOW
Exposition To Be Pre-.
scented Again This Year
By Civic Club
Special To The Star

WHITEVILLE, July - The
Whiteville Lions Club, sponsors of
the last years giant Merchants
Exposition, are laying the ground
work for this seasons show in a
much larger scale, according to
H. B. Bacbee, president of the
local club. The exact date has rot
been set, but tentative plans cal
for the show sometime near the
close Of the tobacco sason.
The 1947 exposition will be held
in Moore's Warehouse in White
vile, which is in the late stages
of being completed for the COM
ing tobacco season. This years
display will feature some of the
fanciest and most decorative
trimmings ever put on in White
vile, stated Barbee. and will be
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-10

1t is a part of the life of each girl
who is now a Scout and should be,
come a symbol of pumlic PRIDE
Mrs. David Smith, Girl Scout lead
er, said in commenting on the
work now in progress.
The shack will be ready for use
Of the girls by the end of the
month, according to Mrs. Carl
Fore, committee chairman. The
interior will probably not be COM
pletely finished for some time be-
cause of the lack of funds to carry
on the building program.
While no campaign for funds will
be made, Mrs. Fore said interest
ed persons may contribute now.
She expressed the hope that suffi-
Gent money could be obtained
through voluntary contributions to
the work.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-10

English walnuts are Is percent
protein,
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-10
ODOM SENTENCED

CHARLOTTE, July 9 - B -
Francis c. Odom, recently &C.
quilted of the fatal shooting of
Herman Satinover, a bootlegger
Of record, today was found guilty
of conspiracy to violate the liquor
laws and sentenced to two years
Imprisonment.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-10
DIR. IRWIN GIVES OPINION

CHAPEL HILL, July e-(Re1t
is up to America to assume the
economic leadership Of the free
dom-loving peoples Of the world,
and, if she fails to do SO, capital
istic democracy will probably be
doomed, DR.. William A. Irwin, of
New York, educational director OF
the American Institute of Banking,
told the Carolina Bankers confer.
ence il "a address at its dinner
session ere tonight.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-09-05
''My Own True Love-
Marks Four ''Firsts''

HOLLYWOOD-At least four
''firsts" recently were rung up
at Paramount as my Own
True Love" went into produc-
ton. The film marks debuts of
Phyllis Calvert, Compton Ben
nett, Philip Friend and al Lew
ton as star, director, featured
player and producer, respective
ly.
For Miss Calvert my Own
True Love" will be the first of
several starring films under
her exclusive American con-
tract with Paramount. Compton
Bennett, who directed the Brit
ish box office sensation. "The
Seventh Veil" is making his
American directorial d b u t.
Philip Friend, British actor seen
in such films as ''In Which We
Serve" and Next of Kim" is
also making his Hollywood bow
in the picture.
Melvyn Douglas co-stars with
Miss Calvert in the film, which
features Wanda Hendrix.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-09-05
Goddard To Star In
Dublin Production

HOLLYWOOD -Paulette
Goddard, who is co-starred with
Gary Cooper in Paramount's
Cecil B. DeMille production "Un-
conquered" returns to the stage
for the first time since the start
Of her career in show business
when Maxwell Anderson's ''Win-
terset" starts IN engagement
this week at the Gaiety Theatre
in Dublin, Ireland, the studio
was advised by cable recently.
Her co-star will be her hus.
band, Burgess Meredith, who
was starred in the play in its
original Broadway run.
Miss Goddard appeared in
two Zieg feld productions and
a lead in Arch Selwyn's "The
Conquering Male" before enter.
ing films.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-09-05
Stranger Shaping Up
As Ton MOneY.Maker

NEW YORK-Results of test
run openings of Welcome
Stranger" indicate that Para
mount has in the Bing Crosby.
Barry Fitzgerald-Joan Caulfield
comedy its number one all.time
box-office draw, Charles NJ. Rea-
gan, the company's vice.pFesi.
dent in charge of distribution,
stated recently.
Basing his statement on a
careful analysis of every factor
connected with each of the test
runs, Reagan asserted that 'in
our sincere opinion we have
every reason to feel that "Wel.
come Stranger" will prove to be
the biggest box-office attraction
in our history"
In each engagement to date
the film has topped the mark
set by Going My Way" Para.
mounts all-time e box-office
champion.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-09-05
Authors First
Novel Wins Big
Prize From MGM

HOLLYWOOD - In dramatic
setting made to order for the
screen, Ross Lockridge, Jr., ha:
been awarded the semi-annuaI
Metro Goldwyn-Mayer move
award for his stirring frs
novel, "Raintree County"
The announcement that fame
and fortune had descended upon
him reached the 33-year-olo
writer when his personal for
tunes were at low ebb. To be
exact, he says, he had less than
500, which now will be re-
inforced by a minimum of $780,
600 because of his victory, with
the possibility of $250,000, con-
tingent upon sales plus an ad-
ditional $4,000 should the book
receive the Pulitzer Prize.
"Raintree County" will be
published in book form by
Houghton Mifflin company
which will receive $25, 900 from
M-G-M on publication. Motion
picture and allied rights go to
the film company.
Second Book Selected
For the first time since the
inception of the M-G-M novel
award another novel, About
Lyddy Thomas" by Martha M.
Wolff, has also been selected
for a psecial award by the
M-G-M editorial board for rea-
sons of exceptional merit, and
screen rights have been ac-
quired. 1t will be published as
a book by Random House.
Six years have gone into the
writing and rewriting of Rain
tree County," which the M-G-M
judges consider one of the most
remarkable novels ever SUBJ
mitted for this award.
It's scenes are centered in an
but symbolic county
in the authors native state of
Indiana. Time of story alter
mates between what is called a
synoptic day, Fourth of July in
the year 1892, and a sequence
of flashbacks beginning in 1889
and covering the history of the
American republic in peace and
war for over half century.
The M-G-M novel award was
instituted in 1914. This year
the award, previously an annual
event, was established on semi
anual basis.
One of the previous winners
is Green Dolphin Street." soon
to hit the screen with an out
standing cast headed by Lana
Turner, an Heflin, Donna Reed
and Richard Hart. The other
two winners were Before the
Sun Goes Down" and Return
To Night"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-09-05
McCreery's Presents
Fashion Show

Leading fashion editors and
writer's yesterday witnessed the
fashions of 1888 at a special
lSewing pres en- ted by Nc
CsAery's in the Big Top Restau-
rant of the 34th Street store.
Forty original costumes of
Warmer Bros Technicolor
screen version of Life With
Father" were displayed on dress
maker dummies and mannekins.
The setting of the Big Top
Restaurant was reminiscent of
the 1883 period with mattresses
and attendants in costumes of
that era.
The entire program was broad
cast over WLIB, with Edgar of
Hollywood, well-known fashion
Stylist, acting as commentator.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-09-05
Dark Hair For Dromo,
SaYs Morie Mcdonald

HOLLYWOOD - Marie
Mcdonald, one of Holly
woods most famous blonds,
has turned-brunette.
Miss Mcdonald has come
to the conclusion that deep
dramatic roles and brunettes
go hand-in-hand. She hopes
her dark hair will prove an
aid in her ambition for heav-
ier roles.
To keep on the safe side,
however, she is continuing
her study of singing and
dancing. The latter stood
her in good stead when she
appeared in the romantic
lead opposite Gene Kelly for
M.G-M's Living in a Big
Way"