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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-05-03
Church Of Christ
Plans NesC Edifice

The Key West Church Of Christ
announced Yesterday that it will
build q new church this yea On
the corner Of Won Pfiester and
Ashby streets.
One 81 the most rapidly grow
ing religious groups in the city,
the Church Of Christ started with
only II persons attending its first
meeting here June Z, 1912, at the
courthouse. In September, 1916.
the place Of worship was changed
to 916 Seminary street. Until the
new building is completed all SER
vices will continue to be held at
this address.
!. The Church of Christ is now
using tent on the corner of Sem
mary and Grinnell streets for re-
vival services being conducted by
]. n. Prevatt Of Daytona Beach.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-05-03
COLORED
CHURCHES

Rev. Sigismund A. Laing, min
lister Of Trinity Presbyterian
Church, will preach on Defeat
ing the Enemies of the Home
at the II d. m. service tomorrow
and on. "A Fathers Agony" at
THE evening service. Sunday
School is at $3.50 p. m, adult
Bible class at 6 p. m, and youth
meeting. $50 p. M.
, The church is participating in
the National Christian Family
Week. May ALL. The theme Of
fhis years observance is
sRel;gious Living Begins at
Home" On Tuesday prayer serv-
ice and deacon's monthly bust
ness meeting will be held;
mems and boys night is sched-
uled for Wednesday at the church
hall in observance Of Family
week when fathers and sons will
meet. W6men's and girls night
will be observed Thursday and
choir rehearsal and Boy Scouts
meeting are to be held on Fri-
day. All weekday events are at
.7:30 p. m. Il
At the Cornish Chapel, A.M.E.
Zion Church, Sunday School will
be held at $50 a. M, and morn:
ing worship at IL when Rev. c.
c. Higgs will speak on Means
of Spiritual Growth" .Commun-.
ion will be conducted at this
service. In the evening Rev.
Higgs will speak ION ''The Throne
Of Grace" Ei.
] Prayer and class meeting will
be held Tuesday, lsher's board
meeting, Wednesday, Junior
choir rehearsal ON Eihrsday and
senior choir rehearsal and Boy:
Scouts meeting on FridayatAn
weekday activities are at 1850
p. m.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-05-03
SUNDAY PUNCH!

SHAWNEE, Okla. (AP1 The
Shawnee News-Star, searching
its files for its Twenty Years
Ago" column, found this one: In
1927, Shawnee tteater owners
announced they would hence
forth be open on Sunday. But
they promised that all pictures
shown would be high class at
fractions"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-05-03

Prof. Jacob viner, famed
Princeton University economist
born in Montreal, S. years ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-05-03
Key Wet /,
Days Gone b


The Florida House Of Repre-
sentatives voted today to repeal
the 1885 law that licensed slot
machines, according to an Asso-
,ciated Press dispatch from Tai
lahassee, published in The Citi-
zen.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-05-03

s
The Louisina Marimba Band,
composed Of Key Westers, left
this morning for Miami Beach to
play at the Mexican Tavern at
that resort.
County employees, who had
been looking forward to the
receipt here of the last of the
race track checks, from which
salaries win be paid, were dis
appointed today when a telegram
was received from State Senator
Arthur Gomez, stating that the
check will not be sent out until
about a month from now.
It was announced today that
the Florida East Coast Railway
is arranging to sell Trumbo
Island.
William Amyda, connected
with the lighthouse services in
Key West, who had been on va
cation, Heft today for Lake Okee-
chobee to resume his duties
aboard the tender Poinciana.
Z Mrs. BERTHE Higgs returned
last night from Miami, where
she had been on a short visit.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-05-03

Today The Citizen says in an
editorial paragraph:
Fast moving automobiles fluc-
tuate with the death rate.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-05-03

Miss Eliza Young left this
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-05-03

morning for Miami to visit rela-
tives and friends,
Arthur Sawyer Post of the
American Legion win give .
card party Thursday night, May
6, in Hospitality, House, Duval
and Caroline streets.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-05
COURT ENABLING
BILL SEEN SOON
Ready To Introduce
Bill Creating Domestic
Relation Tribunal

A bill designed to grant the city
of Wilmington and New Hanover
county power to establish a domes-
tic relations court will be intro
duced in the state legislature very
shortly, Senator Alton A. Lennon
told the Star last night.
He said that he was taking this
step at the request of the city
council and the board of county
commissioners.
Lennon explained that as vet
the bill had not been drafted mas
much as the city and county had
asked for the act and he thought
it best to let County Attorney
Marsden Rellamy and City Attor-
ney William B. Campbell write the
bill. If it has not been drafted
within a few days, he said, he
would then begin work on the pc.
tition.
There has been agitation for a
domestic relations court through
out the city and county for several
years and in view of the ~professed
need for the court it is expected
that as soon as necessary power
is granted local officials will act
toward establishing the body.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-05
DECISION
EXPECTED SOON
Boyd Says ice Due To Act
On States Request
Shortly

A decision of the Interstate Com
merce Commission on whether or
not present shipping rates on coal
brought into North Carolina are TOO
high is expected within the near
future. according to H. E. Boyd
traffic manager of the Wilmington
Port-Traffic Association.
Hearings on actions brought by
the state of North Carolina and the
North Carolina Utilities Commls-
sion involving the Aberdeen, Rock
fish Railroad company and W oth-
err railway firms were conducted
last summer.
AT that time, the allegations
charged that the defendants pub
lished rates on coal from group
coal-mining points in the states OF
Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky.
Tennessee and Alabama to al
points within and throughout the
state were unjust and unreasonable
and therefore violated the Inter
state Commerce act.
Boyd testified before the ICC
nearing at that time that the use OF
coal by certain industries IN VII
mington had been on a steady de-,
cline due to the lower price OF
fuel oil,
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-05
Attacks
C%ommunistic Theory
f1uman's Selection For Atomic Energy Com.
mission Gives Political Foe Mcclellan A
Firm Answer At Senate Hearing

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 - Up -
David E. Lilienthal, nominated for
chairman of the atomic energy
commission, denounced commu-
nism today as contrary to the Dem
ocratic belief in 1.-The integrity and
dignity of individuals"
Lilienthal took this stand under
persistent quizzing by his old po-
iitical foe, Senator Mcclellan Cd
Tenn, at a hearing before the
Senate members of the joint con-
gressional committee on atomic
energy.
The hearing was on the question
of confirming Lilienthal's nomina-
ton.
Lilienthal testified amid these
other developments in the atomic
field:
/. An interview in which J.. H.
Rush, an atomic scientists, said
that atom bomb manufacture has
become comparatively cheap. Rush
said sit would be disastrous to
place too much confidence in a
feeling that other nations can't
build atoms because they don't
have the funds"
2. Testimony by President James
B. Conant of Harvard university
endorsing the appointment OF Car
roll Wilson to be general manager
of the commission which President
Truman chose Lilienthal to head
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-05
REGISTER NAMED
HEAD OF BRIGADE
Officials Named Last Night
By Directors OF Boys
Club

H. B.. Register of the Atlantic
Coast Line Railway staff and a
charter member of tbs old Boys
Brigade organized by Col. Walker
Taylor, was last night elected pres
jdent Of the Brigade Boys club by
the board of directors.
Mr.. Register succeeds Harry M.
Solomon who has served as presi.
dent for two years.
, DR.. John Hoggard was elected
vice president, Luther A. -Raney
treasurer, and o. o. Curtis secre-
tary. The present board was re.
elected.
In his regular. monthly report
to the board, James Copeland,
executive director of the Brigade,
showed that during January at
tendance at gymnasium classes to-
tailed 1,456. There were SO classes
during the month with an average
of 81 boys per class, with three
classes daily.
Mr.. Copeland also reported a
gift of four large life RATS from
a Greek chip recently in the vii.
mington harbor for use at the
Bruce B. Cameron Memorial Boys
camp at Porter's Neck.
Mr.. Raney has signified his in
tention to send 20 boys to the camp
next summer at his personal ex'
pense.
On authorization of the boare
Clayton Holmes, chairman of the
building committee, is to put into
effect recommendations of the fire
department and building inspector
These include cutting a doorway
between the gym and shower room
repairs to present fire escape
and construction of a ladder from
the escape platform at the second
floor to the roof.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-05

Dear Sir:
"Don't blame me for disturbing
you but herewith l request you
hbdly to insert the following ad-
vertisement, if possible in your
famous newspaper:
"What nice American girl. OF
about 10 wants to correspond with
some Dutch Marines of the fight
ing forces in the Netherlands East
Indies around Lourabaga?
"I'm sorry, Sir, but I can't pay
in American money but if you can
use Netherlands Indies money Ill
send you as soon a. possible.
eff you are interested I can send
you some pictures.
Thanking you by anticipation
and hoping that you will meet me
in this matter, I remain 80.
ALWAYS WILLING AS Along
The Cape Fear is always willing
to be of service we have quoted in
full the plea from the Dutch
Marine. Now should any Amer,
can girl of about 10" have been as
impressed with the above plea a!
we were we will be happy to for
ward her letter at top speed to the
Netherlands East Indies.
AS for the numerous uses te
which we will put the Dutch Indies
tCortsnued IN Par- ,. Col. ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-05
COUNCIL MEETING
SCHEDULED TODAY
Discussion OF Fifth Street
Bridge Expected TO
Highlight Session

Discussion of whether Or not the
Fifth street bridge over the At
lantic Coast Line Railway track
will be repaired or torn down and
a new structure started is expect
ed to highlight a meeting OF the
city council today, according to
City Manager j. r. Benson.
The bridge has been closed to
traffic for several weeks and a
quick decision on the situation is
expected to be made at this morn
ing's session.
Benson estimated the cost OF an
entirely new structure at $175,O0O
while repairs to the. n now stand
ing would necessitate an outlay OF
around $14, 900. He explained that
the condition of the old bridge was
revealed when workmen started to
apply a new coat of paint. They
found, he said, that certain parts
Of the structure needed replace
ments of steel and the question
then arose relative to a new
bridge.
Also included on the agenda tor
tcday's session is a new applica-
ton from the owners of the Brown
Derby restaurant at 815 Red Cross
street. Permission to move the res
taurant to 1922 Red Cross is being
sought following recent city cour-
Gil action in resembling previous
approval for the operation of the
establishment at 815 Red Cross.
Benson pointed out that the
granting Of a new license would
not be necessary to operation. In
stead, the permit would merely be
transferred to the new address, he
said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-05
DR.. J. Watts Farthing Ad-
dresses Group On So
cialized Medicine

The Junior Chamber of COM
merce was last night presented a
Founders plaque by the State or
ganization for their work in organ
izing and sponsoring a Junior
Chamber at Clinton. The plaque
vas presented to the club by Hal
Love, vice-president Of the eastern
North Carolina Junior Chamber at
their regular meeting in The
Friendly cafeteria.
Love, who is also chairman of
the extension committee of the To-
cal group, reported that clubs have
already been organized at White
vile, Lumberton and Elizabeth
town.
DR.. j.. Watts Farthing, local
physician, spoke to the Jaycees on
the disadvantages of socialized
medicine and declared that limi-
tations on medical treatment and
pay for such treatment is the
states substitute for sociallzed
medicine.
DR.. Farthing was introduced by
Paul Killan, chairman Of the
health committee and cited part
of the N. c. Workman's Comperi.
sation Act which states that
treatment required should be
limited to such charges as prevail
in the same community for SINH
lar treatment. of injured persons
o. a like standard of living when
such treatment is paid for by the
injured person" This, the speaker
said, NEAR that doctors, like
those in England and Germany,
are limited by law as to the value
of medicine prescribed for a pa
tient.
DR.. Farthing said that socia9ized
medicine, as carried on in, other
countries, tends to make the ooc-
tor treat the patient by a rule in-
stead of by his own Judgment. He
also said the practice puts the doc
tor in a position to malinger,
thereby encouraging quacks.
Visitors at last nights meeting
included B. c. Clement, Jr., Jo-
seph E. Rose, Jr.. c. E. Fonvielle,
R. B. Gornto, Jr., Mike Sawyer,
and William Thornton. High school
associate members present were
Allen Lanier and Bobby McKen-
zie.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-05
West Coast
Train Crash
Kills Four
Crack Southern Pacific
Liner Smashes Into Fuel
Truck AT Crossing
FIRE FOLLOWS
About Fifty Injured Trying
To Escape Burning Cars;
Athletes Injured
FIRE FOLLOWS

FRESNO, Calf, Feb. 4.-P)-
The Southern Pacific's San Joaquin
Daylight, en- route from Los
Angeles to San Francisco, smashed
into a fuel truck at Kingsburg al
8 p. m. (PST) today and burst
into flames. At least four persons
were killed and about fifty in.
jured.
Two dining cars of the 15-ca1
train were destroyed by fire, one
car was nearly destroyed and
eight were badly burned. -Four
cars escaped the blaze.
Robert Chamberlain, rs of Gar
dena, Calf, who arrived at the
scene about Is minutes after the
accident, told Fresno reporters he
saw passengers jumping out of the
car windows.
One Of the dead was a woman,
tentatively identified as Sara
Badgley of Dunsmuir, Calf. A
fellow worker identified another
Of the dead as J. c. Henderson,
go, of Berkeley, Negro waiter on
the train. Another Negro, not i'm
mediately identified, was a third
fatality.
Several members of the San
Francisco Hockey club were in
jured and were removed to hos
pitfalls. The clubs office said in
San Francisco. A scheduled con-
test in Fresno tonight was can
celled.
The California highway patrol
reported an emergency shipment
ct blood plasma was sent from
San Francisco to Kingsburg.
Francisco said the streamllner
the gasoline truck, composed
of a tractor cab and tank trailer,
square1y in the center.
Blazing gasoline was sprayed
along the right of way.
= The two destroyed dining cars
came to a stop at the point OF i'm
pact at the Sierra street crossing
on the north edge of Kingsburg.
Continued on Page z, Col. A.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-05
See Picture on Page Two

.nJ H. L. Sullivan, assistant di
rsctor of management for the di-
Vision of the southeastern FPHA.
Under the terms of the contract
III, World War II veterans organ
7ation here would obtain the So
masonary units of Lake Forest
Utilities. the $55, 600 communit,
building. two smaller buildings
othe- equipment, and the SO acre
n land upon which the project i
located. Noble said.
Purchase price of the project
has been previously reported as
N,797, 900.
Under the terms of the sales
contract as worked out here yes
t.rday, VIII will give the govern
ment a down payment of s9e. o0o
or approximately five per cent OF
the purchase price.
The down payment will be made
at a stipulated time as set BIZ
FPHA officials in Washington
Upon such payment. the govern
ment will transfer both manage
ment and control of Lake Forest
10 the veterans group here. &C
cording to the VIII president.
Several factors, which still re
main in the hands of the national
FPHA officials in Washington. will
determine the exact time of the
transfer.
Pending transfer of the property
Continued on Page 2; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-05
Along The Cape Fear

CAROLINA LORE-Many resi-
dents of the Port City do not
realize just how fortunate they
are if they should be bent on learn
ing a good bit more concerning the
history Of the Tar Heel state.
Boosting one of the finest col
lection of works on North Carolina
to be found anywhere, a visit to
the public library here would really
be a revelation to most of us.
The fame of Wilmington's col
lection has spread far and wide
and whenever a top-flight writer
wants to check his data on North
Carolina he or she usually beats a
straight track to the library located
on the second floor Of the City
Hall.
So much help has been given to
many Of Americas leading move
lists and scribes of a more serious
nature that today the public
library contains several original
manuscripts, tokens of apprecia-
ton from those who have been
served so we'll by Wilmington's
librarians.
THE MAIL BAG-Every day it's
something new that finds its way
to our desk. Now take for example
this sad plea from one across the
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-05
BILL WOULD CUT
COURT DISTRICTS
Hearing On Controversial
Wildlife Issue Slated
For Today

RALEIGH, Feb. 4 - QP} - In
a legislative day that generally
was Interpreted as the quiet be-
fore the storm, Senator Richard
son of Union sent up bills to re-
duce the number of solicitorial dis.
trlcts from 81 to 10, and the Sen
ate confirmed Governor Cherry's
denomination of Stanley Winborne
as member-chairman of the state
utilities commission.
Richardson also would prevent
solicitors from practicing law on
me side, would increase their pay
from s. $500 to Sc, 1000 a year and in
crease their annual expense allow
ance from $500 to 81, 500.
Inc measures were based on the
report of a special commission
authorized by the 1915 legislature
ana headed by former Representa-
i've H. I. McDougle of Charlotte.
II passed, they would be effective
January l, 1851.
w%lnborne's reappointment was
LOT SIX years, beginning last Sat
utoay. He was appointed a mem
yer OF the old corporation COM
mission by Governor o. Max Gard
aer and was made chairman Of
me utilities commission in 1941.
ne Is a native of Murfreesboro.
Under Richardson's bills, the
new solicitorial districts would be:
ulStrlct one, Currituck, Camden,
rasquotank, Perquimans, Chowan,
SpsIes, Washington, Tyrrell, Dare.
n%eauioft, Hyde; two, Greene, Pitt,
Maftln, Craven, Pamlico, Car
nM[et; three, Granville, Vance,
warren, Halifax, Northampton,
NNertford, Bertie: Four, Franklin,
Mash' Edgecombe, Wilson, John.
snn; five, Sampson, Wayne,
1snolr, Duplin. Onslow; six, Pen
csf, New Hanover, Brunswick,
Gol9nbus; seven, Hoke, Cumber-
1ald' Robson, Bladen; eight,
wake, latham, Lee, Harnett; nine,
CaSWell, P S n, Alamance
SSrsnge, Durham; ten, Randolph,
''anly. Montgomery, Moore, An
Continued on Pare 2: Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-05
Day In Congress
(By The Associated Press

Oy IA
White House-The house judici-
airy committee voted 20-6 in favor
of a constitutional amendment
limiting any president to eight
years in the White House.
Taxes - Warning COP factions
gave a cool reception to a house
compromise which would give
small taxpayers twice as much
relief lin percentage terms) as
those with big incomes. Rep. En-
gel (R-Mich) said the compromise
still doesn't help the little man.
enough.
Portal Pay-Farm, lumber and
steel representatives Joined in ask
ing congress for protection from
portal pay suits.
Labor - The senate labor COM
mittee heard Louis Waldman, New
York attorney, testify that outlaw
ing the closed shop would be an
Invitation to strike" and a boon
to communists.
Rents - Senator Mccarthy (R-
Wis., said landlords complaints
about OPA rent ceilings and regu-
lations could be eased by giving
them more freedom to evict >un-
desirable tenants.
Diplomacy - The house foreign
affairs committee received a
pledge of cooperation from Score.
tary Of State Marshall for its plans
to review American global diplo-
macy. The committee shelved a
request by Rep. Rogers R-Mass)
calling for 'sfull information" on
the withdrawal of U. S. troops
from China.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-05
FREEZE SWEEPING
MOST OF NATION
Winds OF Near Gale Velo.
city Proceed Biting
Cold Wave
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

NV -
Winds OF near gale velocity
whipped a biting cold wave east
ward to the Atlantic seaboard
Tuesday as much of the nation felt
the sting of winters sharpest
blasts.
The frlgid air mass, surging east
ward at express train speed, sent
temperatures into the fastest skid
OF the winter. Although lower read
ings have been recorded this
winter, weather forecasters said
the high winds made the current
cold wave the most biting of the
season.
The cold air extended from the
Rockies and Texas Panhandle east
to the mid-Atlantic states. Frost
and temperatures in the high
twenties were forecast for north.
ern Florida.
In Detroit, the mercury tumbled
from "a to six degrees, in six hours
and the weather bureau described
the fall as probably the sharp.
est in the last ten years" Washing.
ton, D. c., which basked in COM
parative balmy weather, expect
ed a sudden drop 10 Is degrees
Temperatures ranged down to %
degrees below zero at DEVILS Lake,
N. D., coolest spot in the country.
By Wednesday morning the zero
weather was expected to extend
as far south as Kentucky and the
Ohio River and as far east as
Pennsylvania, West Virginia and
upstate New York.
A general upward trend was fore
case. to start in the midwest
Wednesday afternoon.
A light snow furry in Asheville
Tuesday presaged a general over
night drop in temperature OF some
80 degrees to the coolest weather
of the winter in North Carolina
today, the Charlotte weather
bureau said.
These freezing minimums were
forecast for the "a hours ending at
8 a. m. Wednesday:
Western portion: 8-12 degrees.
Central: 1916.
Coastal: 1922.
The extended forecast was o
the cold to continue through Thurs.
day, with temperature rising FRI
day but falling again Saturday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-05

as chairman. Wilson is 81 and there
had been some suggestion he was
too young and inexperienced.
Mcclellan while not a member
of the atomic committee, has beer
given permission to question Lilien.
thai. He asked the ex-TVA head
bluntly today:
"The truth is that your sympa-
thies are very leftist, are they not?
mo, said Lilienthal, swivel
ing the witness chair to look his
questioner directly in the face,
''but my views on public policy
in that respect will take more thar
a yes or no answer
well, what are your convictions
on communist doctrine?" Nickel
lar asked.
Lilienthal's Stand
'eMy convictions are not so
much about what Pm against
as what Pm for" LilienthaI
said. Democracy is an af-
firmative doctrine rather than
a negative one.
81 conceive the constitution
of the United States to rest on
the fundamental proposition OF
the integrity Of the individual,
and that all public and private
institutions, must be founded to
Continued on Page 2; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-05
Receive Plaque
For Founding New Club
The Weather

North and South Carolina - Fair ard
cold Wednesday and Wednes-
day night. Thursday, fair and warmer.
Eastern Standard Time)
(By U. S. Weather Bureau)
Meteorological data for the "a hours
ending 1880 pm. yesterday.
81 Temperatures
1870 am. So; 7:30 am. So; 80 pm. S.;
7 80 pm. 81.
Maximum IS; Minimum 81; Mean ST;
Al. .
Humidity
1870 am. "a; 1880 am. 96; 1870 pm. go;
7 80 pm. SO.
Precipitation
Total for "a hours ending 1870 pm. -
0. 20 inches. d
Total since the first of the month -
OPT. inches.
Tides For Today
(From the Tide Tables published by U.
S. Coast and Geodetic Survey.
High Low
Wilmington 9:47 I'm. 4:Os am.
1000 pm. 4:47 pm.
Masonboro Inlet 1880 am. 1908 am
1855 pm. 1850 pm
Sunrise 7:O6; Sunset 5:46; Moonrise :5s
pm; Moonset 1928 am.
River stage at Fayetteville, N. c. at
a IN Tuesday, 20 feet.