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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-01-16
Taxes May Be Cut And Budget
Sharply Slashed By Congress

Washington - Representative
Mccormack of Massachusetts,
House Democratic whip, conceded
probable House passage of a 20
per cent reduction in income
taxes, because the Republicans
have got the votes"
But he denounced the cut
fathered by Chairman Knutson
(R-Minn) of the House Ways and
Means Committee and endorsed
by Senator Taft (R-Ohio)-as an
''unsound" approach to fiscal pro-
blems.
Mccormack, himself a former
member of the tax-Writing Ways
and Means Committee, suggested
instead a study of methods de-
signed to ease the. tax burden on
"the little elloW''-pOssibly by
boosting exemption on earned in
come.
President Truman's estimate Of
the necessary spending in the fis-
cal year starting July l is $751;
50O,000,000. Harold E. Stasscn,
former Governor of Minnesota
and an announced candidate for
President, Joined fellow Bcpub-
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shearing away its wings, and
crashed 200 yards away into an
embankment near Virginia High
way "a to explode in a fiery
shower.
The lone survivor, William Ellis
Reyes j. q. Of Boynton, Fla,
was dragged screaming from the
flaming Wreckagc by two noun
tain wood cutters of the COM
munity. He was carried to a GalaN
hospital for treatment Of burns
and cuts and later was reported
in satisfactory condition.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-01-16

by 1912 per cent, a total Of ST.
5OO,OOO,OOO.
3. Reduce taxes on small bush
nesses by $590,OOO,OOO by elir12-
mating duplicate taxation ora
earnings and dividends drawn
from such enterprises.
Stassen said he would not favor
reducing army-navy funds below
Mr.. Truman's estimated ST., 587,-
100000 but that there is plenty
of room to cut in other activities
When he submitted his hu1gez.
Mr.. Truman called it realistic and
hard bOiled.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-01-16

members of Congress a proposal
to cut $5,OOO,OOO,OOO out of the
Presidents budget.
He suggested continuing enough
of the wartime excise (luxury)
taxes to raise another billion dol
lars to make the total income
$38, 100000 600. There then would
be $6,00O,O0O,0OO to work with on
his calculations, he said.
Stassen would handle this as
follows:
l. Reduce the national debt by
$3,OO0,OOO,OOO.
2. Cut personal income taxes
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-01-16

Although still on crutches,
this yOungster is all smiles.
And no wonder, for he is be-
ing discharged from the State
OrthOpedic Hospital at Gas
tonia, after undergoing treat
ment for infantile paralysis,
and is we'll along the road to
complete recovery. He's Bobby
Deloatch, son of Mrs. J. r,
DelOatch, r. F. d. 2, Shelby.
Your contributions of dimes
and dollars in the current
March of Dimes campaign,
which ends January 81, will
save the lives of thousands of
such youngsters.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-01-16
10 KILLED IN CRASH
NEAR WINSTON-SALE

Winston Salem-A Miami
bound Eastern Air Lines passen-
ger plane out of Detroit crashed
in the hills IS miles northwest
of here, near Fries, Va, at 1:4O
a. m. Sunday during a driving
rainstorm, carrying Is of its 10
passengers and crew to a flam-
ing death.
The DC "Trip 665-slithered
through a thicket of tall pines,
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-01-16
Mrs. Lee EIIer
Dies At Clifton

Last rites for Mrs. Pearl En-
nice Eller, 81, who died at her
home at Clifton last Wednesday
night, were held at the home Fri
day afternoon. Officiating was
Rev. Carl Sturgill and interment
was in the Grassy Creek ceme-
terry.
Mrs. Eller who had been in i'll
health for sometime, is survived
by her husband, Lee Eller. and
the following children: Mary
Clyde Eller, of Clifton; Kelly
Eller, Of Warrensvjlle: Mrs. Hor-
zee Isenhour, of Warrensville;
Mrs. Frank Shepherd. and Cliff
ord Eller, of Clifton; and three
grandchildren.
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are constantly being raised and
that men unsuited for further
military training or: for army ca
reers are being weeded out. Our
new army of technicians requires
quality as we'll as numbers, he
said 81
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-01-16
Sore q:
THROAT ~
die IN cnIdS

Let little Vicks VapoRub melt on
the tongue. Works fine, to soothe sore
throat due to colds and helps relieve
irritation in upper breathing passages.
70 Ease Spasms Of Coughing:
Put a good spoonful of VapoI{ub in
bowl OF boiling water. Wonderful relief
comes as you breathe in the steaning
medicinal Vapors that penetrate to
cold-congested upper breathing pas
sageS. :. sOothes the irritation, qulets
hts OF coughing, helps clear head.
For Added Relief, rub VapoRub on
throat, chest, back. Let its famous
o oo Iopf.;oa ffeep2A % q 81 G.
hours as yousleep. Y Vas Q 500
Evening star., 1947-11-09

ton, perhaps was trifle too indignant.
Possibly it was just boyish impulse. hope
you weren't too rough on him."
Il think tempered justice with mercy"
Nancy said. But please don't pass the real
estate Office again, Nom. There's no sense
in sticking your neck out"
That's strange coming from you, Nancy"
Nom said with some heat when Martha
and you joined the Waves, you distinctly
said you were doing your bit for freedom.
The country has come to pretty state of
affairs if woman can't shop at her favorite
doughnut place just because some wolf ..."
She went upstairs, still complaining.
HE girls gathered around Nancy What
did you say to the wolff" Martha asked.
"And what did the wolf say to you?"
Il was brief and to the point, darlipgs,"
Nancy told them. He said nothing. Oh,
he did jerk up an eyebrow. 1t can mean
almost anything when a wolf jerks up an
eyebrow"
But what was he like?" Donna asked.
She was the last of the girls to be engaged,
and was still quite breathless over the world
and love.
"Fifty-fve or sixty years old at guess,
Nancy answered, black hair shot with
gray, black eyebrows, and clipped gray
moustache."
Donna rolled her lovely eyes upward.
Wouldn't it have been just too divine IT
Mom's wolf had been fine, decent man!
Evening star., 1947-11-09
A Short Story

from her own mother and the Frantic Forties.
Please, darling" Nancy insisted, was
this wolf old or young?"
IAN old gray wolf" said Nom. I'm my
mothers time the wolves were dudes; they
stood in front of barber shops and jingled
gold pieces in their pockets to indicate they
had money to spend on girl Now they
stand in the doors of real-estate Offices and
say, Hi Toots.'"
''You . Toots?" Nancy asked incredu-
lously.
'Oh, I'm not so old and faded as YOU
might think" Nom retorted But that's no
reason why should be approached. In my
mothers day, the man of the family horse
whipped such people,"
'I'n speak to him about it," Nancy said.
but I'd look little foolish trying to use
buggy whip on him - provided could find
one. :. What real-estate Officer"
The one off the main drag, think you
call it. pass it when 60 to 'Ye Doughnut
Shoppe. think he may be the new partner
there"
NANCY was gone fifteen minutes. When
she returned, Nom asked What did YOU
say to him? Put him in his place, hope"
L don't recall my exact words" Nancy
answered, but felt they were adequate
under the circumstances. got my point
across"
I'm sure you did" Nom said. She looked
thoughtfully at Nancy. 'On serious ref1ec-
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-14
Along The Cape Fear

HELP ARRIVES - Memory is
treacherous and the history of the
so-cailed dry dock is far back in
the dim and distant past, but my
recollection is that the dock was
built on property Immediately
north Of the James V. Chadbourn
and Company saw MILL" so writes
C. c. Chadbourn Of 415 North
Front Street.
GAS a small boy I divided my
spare. time equally between CATCH
ing tad poles in a swamp just
south of the Chadbourn mill where
subsequently was built the Will
mington Compress and Warehouse
Company and watching the con :
%struction Of the curious looking at
fair just North of the Chadbourn
Mill" he continues.
WRONG NAME-"First, I think
dry dock is a misnomer. 1t was a
floating dock.
II think Mr.. Hamme built one
like it a few years ago.
"The system was to let the dock
get sufficient water in it to sub
merge it to the proper depth.
1.-THE dock was slipped under
the vessel to be raised, the water
was pumped out, the dock rose
and of course the vessel rose with
it.
Finally, the dock was complet-
ed. Even after all these years i'll
imagination I can hear the sound
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-14
LEADERS PREDICT
MORE COAL MINING
Bituminous Production To
Jump As More Men Re-
turn To Diggings

PITTSBURGH. April 13 Up
District officials Of the United
Mine Workers union predicted to-
night S oft coal production would
rise sharply tomorrow in the wake
of Chieftain John l.. Lewis order
which okayed miners returning to
all pits they deem reasonably
safe.
While the Lewis order excepted
the 518 pits ordered closed by In,
terror Secretary Krug f safety
reasons, 1913 of those nave been
federally inspected and proaounc.
ed safe.
In West Virginia., where 100, 00f
miners make the state the ma
tons largest soft coal producer
officials in the Charleston ano
Fairmont areas predicted a return
to virtually 100 percent produc'
ton. William Blizzard, president
OF UNIV District IT. said "all bu'
three or four. pits would be work
ing tomorrow.
Production Up
Reports from Western Pennsyl
vania, where more than hall the
states 100, 900 diggers work, show
ed production climbing at weeks
end. Twelve additional mines re
opened yesterday and many more
are expected to resume, operations
tomorrow.
Less cheering news came from
Illinois where prospects were din
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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-14

of the mallet and caulking iron as
the cracks were caulked with
pitch and oakum. This is a sound
peculiar to itself, like no other
sound in the world, once heard
never to be forgotten.
DOCK BUILDER - "The dock
was built by Mr.. Thomas Evans.
a most interesting citizen and a
unique character.
''It was built on the turpentine
still property Of Blossom and
Evans.
Sat the appointed hour fol-
launching many of us were gath
cred to watch the clumsy looking
affair slip down into the water,
but she didn't Slip" Mr.. Chad
bourn recalls.
1.-THE blocks were knocked ou'
and the immense throng of people
waited with bated breath but the
dock stood as firm as the Rock
of Gibraltar.
"They had failed to give enough
slant to the ways and even grease
and gravity failed to do the work
ut was many weeks later Wher
she at last went overheard" ou1
friend tells us.
Many other interesting facts a
bout the Port City riverfront were
revealed to us by Chadbourn. Ane
these we hope to pass along tt
J you ut IN early date.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-14
WESTERN STATES
GET COLD BLAST
Temperatures Fall Fast In
Oklahoma, Wisconsin;
Snowfalls Reported

CHICAGO, April 10 - up Cold
weather hit Mort. ern sections Of
Wisconsin, Minnesota and Michi-
gan last night and chilled the
Midwest as far South as Okla
homa, but temperatures rose Sun
day and Mondays forecast was
warmer.
The temperature dropped to sew
en- degrees below zero last night
at Land O'Lakes, Wis, but fore
casters said the reading vas "a
freak" caused by wind, clear
skies and snow on the ground.
The same area showed 40 above
Sunday afternoon.
The cold air from Canada, which
reached as far south as Elk City,
Okla, where three inches of snow
fell, was expected by forecasters
to fade quickly.
Saturday night temperatures in
Oklahoma averaged 80 to 80 de-
|grees. In Michigan they were as
low as II at Houghton and Is al
Marquette where seven inches o.
snow fell. It was 20 at Wausar
and %: at Green Bay In Wiscon'
| sin
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-14
BOARD MAY NAME
JONES SUCCESSOR
County Home Issue Also
Expected To Come Be-
fore Commissioners

The naming of a successor
to the late c. David Jones, sheriff
of New Hanover county, and ac-
ton on the repeated request OF
Commissioner George w. Trask
that the board accept his resig-
nation as chairman of the county
home committee will face the
county commissioners when they
meet today at 10 am.
Chairman Addison Hewlett has
indicated that the selection of a
new sheriff will be on today's
agenda.
According to courthouse circles
two veteran attaches of Sheriff
Jones' office, Porter Davis and
M. B. Register, are among the
most likely and logical successors
to receive the appointment for the
unexpired term extending to jan
uary, 1850.
The possibility that the com.
mGsioners may be called upon
to appoint Sheriff Jones' widow as
his successor was heard over the
weekend. In the event such ac-
ton should be forthcoming at to-
days session, a chief deputy would
be appointed from the present
staff to assume most of the sher.
ifs normal duties.
The county home issue is likely
to arise again today as Trask,
who has served on the board fol-
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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-14
ASHEYILLE SITE
OF PIT CONGRESS
500 Delegates Expected
To Attend Three-D Day
Meet

ASHEVILLE, April 10 - Up -
Approximately 500 delegates are
expected to gather here April D.
"a for the 9th annual convention
of the N. C. Congress of Parents
and Teachers.
Theme of the convention will
be Building for Tomorrow" and
the speakers will include:
Miss Agnes Samuelson, former
superintendent of public instruc-
ton in Iowa and now on the staff
of National Education Association
at Washington, D. c.; Juvenile
Court Judge Camille Kelly, of Mem
phis, Tenn; DR.. E. B.. Norton Of
Washington, deputy U. S. Commits
sioner of Education; and DR.. G. c.
Burlingame, chairman of the COM
mittee of public education of the
American Psychatric associa-
ton.
Mrs. E. N. Howell of Swannanoa,
Congress president, will preside
over the convention sessions. Mrs.
E. B. Hunter of Charlotte has
been nominated to succeed Mrs.
Howell as president, and Mrs.
Mayor Parker of Ahoskie has been
nominated for vice president.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-14
VIOLENCE TAKES
TEN STATE LIVES
Drowning Accounts For z
Fatalities; | Highway
Accident Death
By The Associated Press

At least 10 persons died violent
deaths in North Carolina during
the weekend.
Henry Leigh Burgess, IS, of
Raleigh and Don Jenkins, II, OF
Ayden, were killed late Sunday
when a small private plane piloted
by Burgess crashed two miles
west of Ayden.
Odell Ramseur, %, of Route 1,
Newton, and his two-weeks-old
son, Chester, were fatally burned
when their home was destroyed
by fire Sunday morning.
Donald Sheffield of Whiteville
and Eauron HARRISON of Mollie in
Columbus county were killed Sat
urday night in a dynamite explo-
sion aboard a small boat on Lake
Waccamaw.
Two-year-old Roger Pascha]
drowned in a shallow spring on his
grandfather's farm neal Greens
boro Friday.
Randolph Thorne OF Route l, Will
son, was killed in al auto-truck
collision on the Wilson-Ralelgh
highway Saturday night.
Norman Summerlin, 26, drowned
,.te Saturday when the boat in
which he was riding on a pono
near Mt. Olive capsized.
rour-year-old Annette Taylor
WAC shot and killed Saturday
niob+ when. Coroner Raymond
Jarman reported, a shotgun in the
hands of her father was discharg'
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-14
And So To Bed

Three local men planned all
last week for a fishing trip.
Tackle was purchased, bait
bought and everything made
ready.
Saturday finally arrived and
brought rain. But the would
be anglers carried out their
plans. In showers and clear
weather they battled for SIX
hours. The next result 800.
one skate, and that a small
one.
On the way home one OF the
members of the party stopped
by the fish market and pur-
chased a few mullets.
Upon his arrival at home the
angler was met at the door by
his wife, he handed her the
package with the remark,
This is all we could get"
The wiley, unwrapping the
package exclaimed, Gee whiz,
this is the first time 1 have
ever seen fish caught ready for
the frying PAN"
The fish had been thorough
ly cleaned by the owner OF the
market.
p. S. - Now Hubby is trying
to explain so he can 60 again
next week
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-14
COMMENT SHOCKS
VISITING TEACHER
English Girl Refutes State.
ments Made By British
Clergyman Sunday

CHARLOTTE, April 13-B-
Miss Phyllis Tribble of Surrey,
England, teaching art on an ex-
change basis this year in Char
lotte's Harding High school, said
tonight that she was "shocked'' at
the comments of the Rev. Brian
Green, a Church of England
clergyman, on the morals of Amer
lean students.
Rev. Green told his. congrega-
ton at Holy Trinity church in Lon
don today that sexual intercourse
between high school students in the
United States is very common and
that their morals generally were
"deplorable."
The clergyman recently. return
ed to England from a series OF
lectures in the United States, in
GLIDING one in Charlotte.
Miss Tribble said that "of
course I don't feel in a position
to comment directly on Mr..
GREEN'S statistics, but frankly they
rather floored me-"
A teacher in a Hartford avenue
girls school in Southwest London
before coming to the United States
last August, Miss Tribble said she
thought girls worked better
when separated from boys.
"However, I don't think COM
plete segregation is the answer,
either" she added. 1.-THE Ameri-
can and English systems are two
extremes. I rather think it would
be better if the boys and girls
were separated for, certain things
such as math and English, and
brought together for things such
as music and dramatics."
Miss Tribble said she thought
American students "grow up
quicker" while English students
stay younger for a longer period"
There is a certain vivacity and
enthusiasm about students here
that we don't have in England,
Miss Tribble said. "At times from
an English standpoint students
mere appear rude. But it's not
rudeness. They just say what they
mean, and mean what they say"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-14
Chicago Lawyer Loses
Life By Bullet Wound

Judge Manuel Mencia of the Court
of Instruction. Under Cuba's judi
cial system the Court of Instruc-
ition is a criminal court which in
,vestigates criminal cases. 1t has
power to hold arrested persons for
2 hours without placing formal
charges.
Jackson told Judge Mencia hat
e did not know the circumstances
f the shooting.
Miss Schmidt said she was a
riend of both Nee and jackson:
>4her sources said she had arrived
ii. Havana by plane from Panama
nd had been staying aboard the
acht.
Nee was wounded in the neck
by a 20 caliber bullet, which
ruised his spinal column. An au-
opsy will be performed tomorrow
fter which the body will be ship
ped to Chicago.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-14
Assembly
Meet Called
Nations APP.
nrove Special Session On
: Palestine Question

AXE SUCCESS, N. Y, April 10
Mp-The United Nations today
Nod q special session of the So
c anon UN General Assembly be-
"ning April %, to map the future
(" r,a assembly will try to skirt
complex, political issues of
. .ss Holy Land problem until later
inc .he wear, restricting the special
l III to establishment of a fact
sasing commission to lay ground
'narr .'f for a final decision on Pal
Ths world parliament will meet
~ am. Monday, April % at
~now-deserted New York
, ,ne Fair building at Flushing
Meadow which has become the
~.amporary assembly hall of the
There appeared to be at least
immediate political result of
ons General Trygve Lies call for
special assembly meeting.
Tnrnt, it vas reported, has de-
n st5ed to shelve Indefinitely its
siar for bringing the broken-down
snglo-Egyptian treaty negotiations
ne tbe UN Security Council.
iH'' Ask Restraint
Other Arab states were under
.+ood to have prevailed upon the
Egyptian government to refrain
rom any action which might
strain British-Arab relations dur
;ng the fateful UN debate on the
frt,re status of Palestine.
Formal invitations to the IS
members nations were prepared
hv the UN Secretariat today short
" after Canada, the Philippines
and Turkey endorsed Britain's re-
ouest for a special assembly meet
ing devoted solely to the Holy
Land crisis. :
II was necessary for % mem
hers representing a majority OF
the United Nations to approve the
request before the UN could act.
Mexico's approval last night
brought the number to 20 and three
more ~approvals came in this norm
ing, bringing the number to 20.
+ will be the third meeting OF
the Town Meeting of The World
hut the first extraordinary session
limited to one subject. Britain and
most other countries hope, in fact,
to restrict it to a two-week al
fair which will approve a UN fact
Lnding commission to study the
issues Of the fostering Palestine
question and report back to the
assembly at its regular 1947 SEES
sion in September. Then, officials
believe, the real showdown on
Palestine will come.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-14
Economist Suggests Return
To Excess Profit Tax
To Lower Prices

WASHINGTON, April 13-W.D-
Economist Robert Nathan suggest
ed tonight that Congress threaten
to re-impose excess profits tax on
industry unless it cooperates with
President Truman's anti initiation
drive and voluntarily lowers prices.
Nathan, one time top New Deal
economist and a former deputy
director of the Office of War
Mobilization and Reconversion,
said in a radio broadcast WINXl
that there was little Congress
could do to stop an inflationary
spiral.
Il doubt the feasibility of even
thinking about r~e-instating con
trolls like OPA," he said. "But
they (the congressman can bring
pressure to bear against excessive
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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-14
REYNOLDS BOMBSHELL THIRD
OF WAY ON GLOBAL FLIGHT;
TRUMAN MA GET CASE
Plane Cracks
Flight Marks
Hounded By Bad Luck,
Ship Leaves Cairo On Hop
To Karachi, India

CAIRO, Egypt, April 13-U.R-
The Reynolds round-the-world
Bombshell roared off the runway
here tonight with her nose pointed
toward Karachi, India, her e
set On a globegirdling record, and
a trail of smashed flying marks
already behind her.
Hounded by bad luck but blessed
by good weather, the Bombsheu
was q hours and 81 minutes out
of New York and about a third
of the way around the world, when
she took off at 10:08 pm. C3:08 p.
m. EST.
A flat tire on the nose wheel
kept the silver, blue-trimmed
plane here for two hours and Is
minutes, just as a bad radio had
grounded her for n minutes in
Paris.
The next stop was Karachi, In
dial, 958 miles away.
We're practically there al
ready" grinned Milton Reynolds,
~54-year-old millionaire owner Of
the plane and navigator for the
record-smashing flight.
New Records
The Bombshell already has set
new. unofficial speed records from
New York to Gander, 3 hours
flat; from Gander to Shannon,
Ireland, 5 hours and II minutes;
Gander to Paris, Z hours fiat:
and Paris to Cairo, 6 hours and
SO minutes.
Reynolds and his two crew MEM
bers-Capt. William Odom, pilot.
of Roslyn, N. Y, and T. Carroll
salee, flight engineer, of Mineola.
N. Y.-were still confident they
were going to better the present
round-the-world record of 81 hours
and IL minutes set by Howard
Hughes in July, 1888.
Had we been flying Hughes
route we would have been in New
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