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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-20
BY JOHN SKIES

WALLACE, Oct. 10 - Hand
down my hoe and give me
the plowlines so me and ole
Bess can head down the field.
I'm thinking of going into the
farming business again, raising
tobacco.
This may not materialize ard
I may just keep on spending my
days sitting on piles Of tobacco
on the Wallace market waiting
for the buying boys to get
through buying so 1 can write
you and tell you what went on.
But if I meet up with many
more people like Riley Raynor,
who lives in the Beulaville sec
ton of Duplin county, 1 might
end up lying on a cot at a to-
bacco barn come next season.
l was sitting on a pile of to-
J.: , in che of Bill Hussey's
houses the other day--Friday-
and the buyers came along and
bought 10 straight baskets OF to-
bacco for &C cents per pound
each. The total weight of the
10 piles was 1913 pounds. These
kinds of prices always rouse me
out of my usual stupor, SO 1
stretched myself, took out my
notebook, and jotted down
something about the particular
sale.
James Herring, a Harrell's
Store boy, brought me over a
Coca-Cola and said the tobacco
was raised by this fellow Ray
nor. So | asked James to bring
Raynor over. And he did.
It's nothing against him, of
course, but Mr.. Raynor turned
out to be a little bitty fellow
who didn't look like he was big
enough to do any too much
about tobacco. But / remem-
bered that Napoleon was a little
guy, too and he threw a lot
of weight around the European
belt for quite a number of
years.
I sat back down on the near
est pile of tobacco and began
chatting with Mr.. Raynor. He
doesn't have his own farm. He
farms on B. ]. Norris place
between Beulaville and Chin
quapin in the Muddy Creek Sec
ton of Duplin.
Raynor's been with Mr.. Nor
ris for five years. During that
time he's never tended more
than six acres of tobacco but
his total money take for the
five years for tobacco has been
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-20
BROWNIE TROOP
FOR WHlTEVILLE
To Provide Recreation And
Training For Girls Be-
low Scout Age

WH1TEVILLE, Oct. 19.-Spon-
sorship of a Brownie troop in
Whiteville to provide recreation
and training for girls below the
Girl Scout age was voted at the
October meeting of the Whiteville
Woman's club.
Mrs. Bolton S. Thompson was
appointed leader of the =
posed troop which will be acti-
waited at an early date. Brownie
troops consist of girls between
the ages of seven and 10 years.
The Woman's club meeting was
held at the home of Mrs. D. L
Love on College street, with
Mrs. w. S. Avant and Mrs.
Herbert Phifer as joint hostesses.
Mrs. Seth L.. Smith, president,
presided.
Mrs. G. o. Rogers, the club S
official delegate to the national
convention of Federated v omen's
clubs in New York, reported an
outstanding convention and gave
some of the highlights of her
trip which was made in the COM
pany of Mrs. E. L. Vinson OF
Whiteville, a delegate of the
North Carolina Federation.
Among those making reports
were Mrs. Smith who outlined
the recommendations of the exc.
cutlve committee; Mrs. j. A
Guiton, first vice president who
reported on the clubs participa.
ton in Farmers Day; Mrs. w. S
Avant of the American Home:
department who asked for fuller
participation in family evening
gatherings and requested plant.
ing around homes for beautifica.
ton purposes; Mrs. Jonathan
brown, citizenship chairman
who called attention to the forth.
coming visit of the Freedom
Train in Wilmington" suggested
cooperation in the food conserva.
ton program and called for thu
clubs participation in Nationa.
Bible Week.
Mrs. H. G.. Walters and Mrs
George Gold also reported fol
their departments.
Two new members, Mrs. Char
ley Love and Mrs. Herbert Pilifer
were received by the club.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-20

with navy DAY just around the
corner and with every expecta-
ton that Wilmington's winsome
women will be donning their
best bibs and bonnets to vel
come the gobs when they come
ashore, Old Salty, the best Gus
sing parrot this side of the
Horne, offered his help to Ye
Olde Scribe in untangling the
meaning of everyday ship-side
jargon in order that we might
pass it on to all and sundry.
Realizing the embarrassment
that might occur to some fair
damsel if she were unable to
understand what Bell-bottomed
Bill meant when he said he hid
his bottle abaft before coming
ashore, Old Salty came through
with the inform alton that Abaft
means behind some object on
board.
And knowing full well that gull
lible gobs breath sea-going CLOS
sary into shell-pink ears as well
as froth-topped shell glasses. Ye
Olde Scribe and Old Salty feel
that it is their cardinal duty to
wise the gals up on salt water
chatter.
Now "Pick Up" is not strange
to the average Miss Wilmington,
because no doubt she has been
picked up or off, at many a
dance during the war. But in
COB language, Pick Up is to
sight at a distance. And Charley
Noble is no kin to Ken of the
Limited firm. He or it, happens
to be the galley stovepipe in
sailor parlance. The galley of
course is the ships kitchen.
Girls are reminded that when
COLBY boy says Tender, he is
not speaking of the condition of
steak or a madamoiselle young
in years, but of the ships small
boat in which he rides from
stern tasks to love and liberty.
And The Stream, when the boy
friend emphasizes it, is none
other than the Gulf Stream, that
portion of the Atlantic where S.
900 fish may be caught if you
follow "Fishlines" and keep
your fingers crossed.
And Port, girls, is not a wine
in ship slanguage, but the left
side of the ship when facing the
bow. Furthermore, Blue Peter is
not the name of a new cocktail
but according to Old Salty is the
code flag for "P" flown to indi-
cate sailing day. It is a blue
flag with white square in the
center.
Also, the fair sex should not
be vexed if their sailor lads
should casually mention Fantail
during the course of the evening.
For he will not being going bal
my talking of pigeons instead of
perfume.
He will only be audibly re-
memberring the rounded stern
of his ship at deck level. And
when he remarks that he is
Squared Away, it does not mean
that he is set to do lethal battle
or is in the black financially
once more. He just means that
everything is settled down, ar
ranged.
Bartenders as well as bellies
are cautioned not to show undue
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-20
NEGRO BEING HELD
UNDER HEAVY BOND
AFTER SHOOTING

Tony James Herring, Negro,
816 South Ninth street, was be-
ing held under $4,000 bond last
night on a vagracy charge, pend
ing outcome of the injuries of
Walter Johnson, Negro, us Daw-
son street, whom police said Her
ring shot with a 12-guage shot
gun at 1870 Saturday night.
Herring told the investigating
officers that Johnson, who was
admitted to Community hospital
for wounds in the left leg and
knee, came up onto the porch OF
Herring's house at 816 South
Ninth and that an argument
was started.
He said that he told Johnson to
leave three times and that when
the latter refused to leave, he
went inside, got the gun and
shot him.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-20
15Oth Anniversary Launching
Of odd Ir0nSideS' Observed
NAVY WEEK:
Bv RANDOLPH S. HANCOCK

.By RANDOLPH S. HANCOCE
Two events of maritime sig
.nificance for North Carolina and
the nation will be celebrated
during the next week.
The first event will be the
observance tomorrow OF the
l5Oth anniversary of the launch
ing of cold Ironsides," more
correctly n as the U. S. S.
Frigate tuition.
The second will be the OBJ
,ervance of Navy Day next
Ionday.
Significantly enough, during
he glory days of Old 1ronsides,
when she won the distinguished
appellation. the United States
had no Navy. And just as Old
Ironsides has never known de-
feat, so has her counterpart OF
today carried on the tradition.
But this is the story of the
good ship Constitution.
This ship, which Travelled up
and down the Carolina coast
during the infancy of the nation,
was a visitor here several years
age when she had been recondl-
toned from funds secured by
public subscription.
In 1785-twelve years before
the Constitution was launched at
Boston--Algerian %corsaires werc
playing havoc with United
States merchantmen. They not
only were capturing American
ships but they also were making
slaves of American sailors.
Congress was alarmed at the
situation and passed ar act au-
thorizing the construction OF SIX
ships: Two Begun frigates. and
four carrying "A guns.
BY the time these ships had
been completed, a French prl-
vateer had sailed into Charles
ton, S. c., harbor, captured two
American vessels and destroyed
a British merchant ship. This
deed hurried along her commits
sion. This required a total OF
400 men: % officers. 37o petty
officers, seamen and marines.
Her yearly maintenance fee was
1925, 900, while her construction
cost 1902, 719.
While the Charleston episode
had passed when she put out to
sea her first assignment was to
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-20

take care of some French pri'
vateers in the West Indies. This
was merely a shakedoWn cruise
for her as compared with bat.
ties which were to follow.
She really began her stride
to glory when she was sent -
as Commodore Edward Preble's
flagship - to Tripoli to battle
pirates in 1903. On her decks
the strategy for the campaign
Of blocking the port was planned,
and when the campaign had
been won it was on her decks
that the 1905 treaty was drawn
up and signed.
About this time, events were
beginning to shape up which
brought on the War of 1872. The
contempt which the English
Navy held for the American-built
ships is known to every school
boy.
However, his majesty's sea
men we're soon given to under
stand that they were not built
of the soft "'fir" as first suspect
In August of 1872, the Constitu-
ton blasted the fear of the devil
into the hearts of the English
off the Gulf of Saint Lawrence.
1t was here that she met the
British frigate Gerriere. This
ship boosted 40 guns. 1t took
Old Ironsides just half ar
hour to send the Guerrero - q
smoking ruin - to the bottom.
Five months later, in Deem
Der, the Constitution again de-
monstrated to the British her
proWess. Off the coast of Brazil
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-20
FOR NAVY DAY:
Old Salty Gives Out With
Some Sea Lagon For Girls

alarm if one of the boys in blue
Tor whites) suddenly hollers out
that he is going to clean 'er
from Stem to S%ternpost.
Really he will not be shouting
no fighting words, but just an
nouncing that when he goes
back aboard that he is going to
clean the ship from the tip OF
the bow to the rearmost timber
in the stern. And of course the
stern is the after end of the ship,
During the recent visit OF
Inns. Snipe, we overheard a
ruddy faced English lad refer to
the conversation of his pal as
Scuttlebutt. So in order that we
might pass along the "knoW" on
this bit of jargon, we took uI
the question with Old Salty.
And old hook-beak advises
that the scuttlebutt was formerly
the main drinking fountain on
a ship, but now refers to ru-
mours and unauthorized reports,
So if some COB greets you with
that word, remember he is not
calling you a name.
Stacks is not a sea-going word
for hot cakes or playing cards
either, but gobonese for smoke
stacks, usually called tunnels on
passenger ships, while Line is
not what the sailorman feeds his
girl friend in the way of con-
ve~rsation, but what he asks for
when he wants a rope.
And Bucko is not a pet donkey
or monkey either, but just the
old meenie aboard ship.
The name is usually applied to
slave driving officers, Old Salty
says.
Salty is also the source of our
information that when a got
a~bsent-mindedly mentions to his
sweetie of the evening that he
had been from Truck to Keelson,
he is not mentioning a long sea
voyage-just a turn of duty from
the extreme tip of the mast to
the lowest timber in keel.
And like the FDR era, the jar
gon of the sea is hopped-up with
the alphabet too. So girls, if the
boy friend says A.B.,he means
ar able-bodied seaman; the Old
Man is the term used to design
ate the captain, but never direct
ly; Skipper is sometimes used
in place of captain, but not as
address; O.S., is Ordinary Sea-
man; Bosun is the guy in charge
of seamen who work on deck;
Chips in the ships carpenter,
Sparks the radioman and Old
Timer is the term used to de-
signate any one with years OF
experience at sea.
While the above are but a few
of the "fancies" in "gunnel''
gobonese, we urge Winnie
Wilmington and Newtie Hanover
to Log this for future reference
in order that they will be Top
side when conversation turns
ship-side when part Of the fleet
comes to town for Navy Day.
And now as soon as we get
Old Salty untangled from the
Gear,'-we will 60 All of the
screen at Gunner .Gabe's for a
Bucket of brew.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-20

The 1910 labor force Of Il,
million in the United States W.,
approximately four times t,t
of 1850 and so per cent LARGE
than 1910.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-20
COULDN'T DODGE FATE

LEWISTON, Ida. W.I-Bill
Jackson, Jr., likes to keep his
-eet on the ground. He was
about to take off as a passenger
IN John Stafford's plane when
he changed his mind about
wanting an airplane ride. He
climbed out as the plane roared
down the runway-and wound
up in a hospital with a broken
jaw.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-20
New York Not So Good

NEW YORK WD-The Lingua-
phone Institute of America re-
ported that the people in Wash
ington, D. c., have the best die
ton in the country and the next
best were Nashville and Boston.
Max Sherover, institute presi-
dent, said he would not name the
worst. But, he added, New York
is terrible"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-20
NEGRO GIRL

Vega Mae Berry, Negro, 40S
IL McRae street, told police
Saturday night that Douglas
Dyer, Negro, 1112 Charlotte
street, stabbed her in the
stomach and right shoulder at
Eighth and Red Cross streets
last Saturday. She was amitted
to Community hospital fol
treatment. Police had not ar
rested Dyer at a late hour last
night,
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-20
MAY GO BACK TO FARM
Duplin County Farmer
Gives Writer An lido,

more than s22, DOC. Thu.
he's worked only "a aos. Yea
The tobacco he sold t ES,
was his fourth curjng p'4aay
leaves right under the ti s, i.
less I'm mistaken $50 + W.
gone good money for t ~ aot
that near the tips, another sr9ac'a
monial to Mr.. Raynor's sy 's'S
ness in growing Tobacco S$per-
Here're a lot OF otbsr
about Mr.. Raynor's tob .'eni
He uses Golden Yellow ,S0se'
and buys them anew esob sssa
When his tobacco starts b? yse
ing-budding, I suppose tat@
Mr.: Raynor starts cr Wat
it. He ploughs his t9Eppai
twice, on each side at tho ,sV "a,
He uses about 1900 noy, nm
fertilizer per acre. And Tj1 na
but Mr.. Raynor and HE Al'S
Lyle told me he had tu,o 'tsS
as big as I am, althousb wv
see why because both M ~
Mrs. Raynor are small IN Y
ure-work his crop. Wy
Paraphrasing an old saw .
world will beat a patb~.n n'
the door of the man wbo %
grow good tobacco. While g. CD
sitting there talking with !" Ny
Raynor a half dozen owra,! NJ
good tobacco land came owe, >
him and talked with him '' a.. .
farming their land for t tS.sY
next season. "'S%
You talk about folks wb,,,
particularly successful ero";!'
vegetables and flowers as b.q
ing a green thumb. | suon MAJ.
you'd say Mr.. Raynor ba SV'
yellow thumb. Because he ~
take a piece Of land almost s r'
where and make the finpct % ,
baccos grow out of if y, !,
nelghbors told me that.
Mr.. Raynor told me I b.d,,
seen nothing when / thought Il,
$50, right-under-the-tip tob,s.s s
was good.
81 got my best tobacco sin
in the barn." he said, mat ,+
of-factly. "I'll bring anotSs
load about next Friday and tbs,
you will have something h
write about. That tobacco
bring right on up to So cs,,
a pound"
I'll be right there, Mr.. Ra.
nor.
The 1940 labor fnrce ~ RI
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-20

U. S. marriages totaliing 49,
per 1000 population in 1912 were
at the highest rate in the history
l of the country.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-30
JUDGE R. REGALA
 DUE HERE FRIDAY
Consul General of Philip pine Republic Coming
 on Official Visit

Judge Roberto Regala, Consul General Of the Philippine Republic for the Western States, will arrive in Juneau Friday on the first Al askan visit of an official of the new Pacific government. News of his arrival was announced today by Sam Constantine, public relations representative of the Juneau Fil- ipino Community.
 Regala will be accompanied by his wife and MT and Mrs. Pic De- cano. Duration of their visit is not known and the itinerary of their Alaskan trip will be announced up- on their arrival
 Members of the local Filipino Community are making plans for the reception and entertainment of the visiting dignitaries from their native land. A special meeting of the Community will be held at 8 o'clock tonight to discuss the plans and complete arrangements. All members are requested to be pre- sent. The meeting will be held at 252 South Franklin.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-30
ALASKA COASTAL
 COMPLETES TWO
 FLIGHTS MONDAY

Alaska Coastal Airlines complet- ed two flights yesterday in spite of foggy, rainy weather prevalent over the whole of Southeast Alas ka. The regular schedule to Peters burg, Wrangell and Ketchikan was completed, and a second plane made mail run without passen- gers.
 Flying from Juneau to Peters burg was M. A. Bjorge; from Petersburg to Ketchikan, Martha Harrett and Farenda Larsen; from Wrangell to Ketchikan, Mrs. Olaf Hanson, Olaf Hanson, Jr., and J. w. Clayton; and from Ketchikan to Wrangell, Livingston Desmond
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-30
MAN kILL5 SELF WHEN GIRL JlTs
 HIM FOR ANOTHER

Tom Sanders. Jr, Sitka fish erman, committed suicide this morning at his quarters in the Keystone Rooms. He hung him self with his leather trouser belt by placing a loop from the buckle end around his neck and looping the other end around the top of his bed. After that, he laid down on the bed and died slow death from strangulation.
 A coroners inquest was to be held at 1 p. m. today by U. 5. Commissioner Felix Gray.
 The dead man was believed to be despondent and unhappy af- ter learning that his fiancee, Molly James of Angoon, had applied for license yesterday to marry an- other man, David Smith, also of Angoon Smith had earlier applied for license to marry Dolly Sil- vers of Juneau but never return ed to pick it up.
 It was reported that Sanders had paid the necessary money for his fiancee to secure a divorce from her former husband When he learned he had been tilted after doing this for her, he became un- happy and morose.
 His body was discovered about 9 a. m. today by William Wana- maker, another resident of the Keystone who saw Sanders door partially open and the dead man fully clothed inside on the bed. H. called City Policeman John Homme who called Dr. c. c. Cart CT and Deputy U s. Marshal Walt CT Hellan Dr. Carter estimated the time of death at around mid nigh Tn2 hody was taken to tl Charles W. Carter Mortuary 10 await buriaI instructions.
 Sanders would have been 43 years cli on Saturday of this week. He is survived by his father, also of Sitk2. He did not leave note and registered at the Keystone on Sept IL
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-30
Mattresses and Fountain Girls wanted at Percy's Cafe. 665 If
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the undersigned was, on the 22nd day of September, 1947, duly appointed administrator of the es- tate of CHARLIE GEORGE and MARY GEORGE, Deceased, and that Letters Testamentary therefor on said day were duly issued to the undersigned.
 All persons having claims against said estate are hereby required to present said claims, with proper vouchers, and duly certified, within six t6) months from the date of this Notice, to the undersigned Ad- ministrator at it's office in Room 200, Seward Building, Juneau, AL aska.
 Dated at Juneau, Alaska, this 22nd day of September, 1947.
 ALASKA PERSONAL SERVICE
 AGENTS
 By R. E. ROBERTSON,
 Administrator. First publication, Sept. g, 1947. Last publication, Oct. IA, 1947.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-30
(0MMUNI(ATI0M

Juneau, Sept. 29:-To the Editor Of tka Empire-Included in an ar ticle appearing in your newspaper September 25. on a petition for a writ of mandamus in the case Of Tom Conrad versus the Board of Public Welfare, were certain state ments purported tc have been made hy MT. Conrad regarding the manner in which his appeal for a fair hearing was conducted by me as Referee.
 Because certain of these state ments were gross untruths, and are definitely directed against me in my position as Referee in that case. I feel that I must correct them and in the public interest give the true account of what happened.
 MT. Conrad stated: Tn the Board
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-30
FACULTY RECEPTION

The Douglas Island Woman's Club is giving a reception next Friday evening at the former Gov ernment School in honor of the Douglas School faculty and their wives and husbands. The reception will start at 8 o'clock pm, and ev- erycne is encouraged to attend so that teachers and parents may be- come better acquainted.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-30
DOUGLAS
 NEWS
CREATIVE WRITING

Creative writing is the plan TOT activity of new unit ot Arts % Crafts Inc, recently organized III Juneau All interested persons are welcome. The next regular weekly study meeting will be tomorrow Wednesday, October 1 at 7:3o pm in the Juneau City Council rooms, This will be the third meeting of the group, which has elected Mrs. MacKay Malcolm as chairman. Cri- tical analysis oi members original manuscripts will be discussed at this meeting.
 Douglas residents are invited to join this group. So far, Mrs. Fran ces Worobec is the only Douglas resident who has attended.
 Nine persons attended the initial meeting, ten were present last week. according to Margaret Ma land, Secretary.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-30
KOSpHAL NOTES

St. Anns Hospital did not admit any new patients yesterday. Mrs. Basilio Untalasco was discharged after surgery, and Nick Gronsdsma, James Montenegro, Mrs. Fred Har- ris and baby girl, and Billie Vais- villa were discharged after medical attention.
 Government Hospital reported that Michael Rice from Cordova was admitted yesterday. There were no discharges.