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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-08
SCHOOL SYSTEM GROWS

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School enrolment increased with
the growth of the city 80 that in
1910 the grand total was approx
mately four thousand students
of which rs per cent were white.
In 1915 the new Hemmenway
school was completed on fifth
and sixth streets between Chest
nut and Grace streets. During
the same year the William Hoop
er school was erected on Fourth
street in the Southern part o1
the city and the Cornelius Har-
nett school was put into service
at Sixth and Harnett Streets.
1920 to 1927. New schools added
plified by the consolidation.
The old Union school building
on Ann street was abandoned il
1921 when the new high school
building on Market street was
completed. Union school gram.
mar students were then trans.
ferred to the Tileston schoo.
building, where the high schoo.
students had studied for severa
years prior to 1921.
The period of World War
saw IL schools added to the pub.
lie school system in Wilmington
and New Hanover county. They
were: Delgado, Winter Park
Castle Hayne, Myrtle Grove
Williston Industrial, Isaac Bear
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-08
GEORGIA LAWYER
KILLED IN FALL
Charles S. Reid, Former
Chief Justice Plunges To
Death In Atlanta

ATLANTA, Nov. 7-P)-
Charles S. Reid, 40, former chief
Justice of the Georgia Supreme
court, plunged to death from a
downtown office building.
A few hours earlier, Fulton
county court records showed he
had been served with a suit
charging ne mismanaged an
estate of which the Georgia Bap-
tist Children's Home was bene-
ficiary.
Reid's body landed on a second
floor wing of the building in
which he had law office on the
18th floor. His office window was
open. F. E. Huckaby, life insur-
ance agent whose office is on
lower floor, saw the body hur-
tie past shortly before 9 A. M,
and summoned police.
A coroner's inquest was set for
tomorrow morning.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-08
AMERICAN DENIES
PLANE OWNERSHIP
Customers Inspector Say.
Ships Were To Be Used
In Revolt Attempt

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico
Nov. Z -lR-Luis Bordas, %,
former U. S. infantry lieutenant
serving in the pacific, denied tc
newsmen today that he was the
owner of two surplus heavy
bombers seized at Ponca City
and Tulsa, Okla.
U. S. Attorney Robert E. Shell
ton applied in federal court Al
Oklahoma City yesterday for q
warrant to detain the Poncs
City plane pending its legal dis.
position. He named Bordas as
the legal owner.
Customs Inspector o. c. Mill
can of Kansas City named Bor.
das as the owner also of the
plane held in Tulsa.
Millican said the planes were
intended for use in a short-liveo
expedition against the Domini'
can Republic organized in Cuba
last summer. When that expedi.
ton failed, Millican said, 1--WE
got word that they might be
used in another revolution
brewing in South America, ano
we decided to seize them"
Bordas who said he was borr
in the Dominican Republic, tolc
|newsmen he had no idea why
he had been named the owner
of the planes "as I definitely
am not the owner" He added
he had no knowledge of any
South American country which
might have been planning tc
use the planes in a revolution
Bordas said he served five
years in the U. S. infantry and
used his experience to help the
Dominican expedition by giving
technical aid in planning and
tr aiming which took place al
Holguin, Cuba.
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FLANDERS FAV0RS
MEAT RATI0NINC
Vermont Senator However
Would Shun Price Con-
troll At Present

SPRINGFIELD, VT, Nov. 7
-R-Meat rationing without
price controls was proposed to-
day by Senator Ralph E. Flano-
ers (R-Vt) as the only way he
knew to check spir aling prices.
Flanders, who headed a Con-
gressional inquiry into high liv-
ing costs in the East, said meat
was the "key" to the whole sit
uation.
"Food," he said in an inter
view, "should take up about one
third of the total income in the
family budget, but now is eat
ing up as much as 40 to 80 per
cent of the low and middle class
family incomeS."
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-08
Light-F Fingered Limies
Lift Loot In London

LONDON, Nov. = WD -
Smash-and-grab looters operated
in force against store windows
and show cases today, virtually
unmolested in an impending fog.
Thousands of persons spent
the night in automobiles, SUBJ
way stations or wandered blind
ly through the 'pea soup" fog
which blanketed London and
Southeastern England for 8
hours before an unseasonably
warm sun broke through at 9
a. m. Old residents classified it
as one of the worst in years.
Looters went window shop
ping" blithely along Oxford
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FRIENDSHIP TRAIN
STARTS JOURNEY
Hollywood Notables Take
In Ceremo onies As Cars
Move Off

HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 7 -P-
In a spectacular gesture of
American goodwill to less fortu-
nate lands beyond the sea, the
Friendship Train leaves here
amid traditional Hollywood cere-
mony tonight on a cross-country
journey to collect food for starv-
ing Europe.
The train, expected to COM
prise eight f ood-laden boxcars
and Is flat cars bearing gay
floats, will chug down Hollywood
Boulevard. After being speeded
on its. way in a. program
which scores of film notables
will participate.
It heads for the union ternin-
al where the float cars will be
uncoupled, and the actual start
made at II pm. (PST). Film
Producer Harry M. Warner,
chairman of the Friendship
Train committee, said early
response indicates the plan may
raise 200 or. more carloads of
food for shipment abroad.
Among those participating in
the send-off will be Gov. Earl
Warren of California;; Gov. In
gram Stainback of Hawaii, May
or George Welsh, Grand Rapids,
Mich, president of the Aneri-
can Mayors Conference, and
Charles Luckman, chairman of
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street-London's shopping CEN
ter-and the tinkle of falling
glass signalled that they had
made their choices. Furs sports
jackets, dresses, socks, ties-all
disappeared into the enveloping
mist with the audacious looters.
There was no question of pur-
suit by harried policemen and
watchmen. The culprits simply
disappeared inches from the
scenes of their crimes.
Entire store windows were
emptied of their high ration
point merchandise. It was a
field day for London's under
world.
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Committee Releases
"Poultrylesss : S"
Luckman Announces .o,A no Follow.
ing Approval By Pres sSsMst Of New In
dustry Program; Eggless Thursdays

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -lR-
The Citizens Food Committee
announced today rnas a mora
torlum" on poultryless Thurs
day will become effective i'm
mediately.
The action followed a "Hens
For Harry" campaign started
by angry chicken raisers, who
sent crates of birds here, ex-
planning that they couldn't sell
them and couldn't afford to feed
them.
A joint announcement by
Charles Luckman, chairman OF
the Presidents food committee,
and Secretary of Agricu-.lre
Anderson, said it is estimated
that 56,000,000 bushels of grain
will be saved by a new grain
saving program for the poultry
industry which has been p
proved by President Truman.
"This is by far the largest
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ARMY GETS READY
FOR Ut SCHOOLS
Educational Facilities Be-
ing Circularized AS To
Courses Taught

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7-P-
The Army, looking to possible
adoption of universal military
training is circularizing school
systems over the nation for in
formation on their ability to
help in the educational phase of
such program, it was
disclosed tonight.
Copies of letters from the Ad-
jutant Generals office have
been sent state departments of
education and other organiza-
tons.
The letters point out that one
of the options under the pro-
posed plan would allow selected
trainees to attend trade and vo-
cational schools instead of
spending the second six months
of the one-year training period
in military activities. Trainees
generally would be sent to
schools near the areas in which
they reside.
The Army wrote that it sis
interest in obtaining informa-
ton, including names, num-
See ARMY on Page Two
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TORNADOES LEVEL
LOUISIANA HOMES
Three Killed, Many Hurt
When Two Different Twis-
tiers Strike Towns

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 7 -W.p
-Tornadoes striking at widely
separated points in Louisiana
left three persons dead, two
missing and at least a dozen
injured today and disaster
crews were clearing wreckage
in search of possible other vic
TINS.
One tornado struck late last
night in Galiano, La, deep in
|LaFourche Parish, about Sc
miles south of New Orleans. II
smashed through the homes OF
fishermen and trappers ano
killed two women. An infant
and an elderly woman were
missing.
The other twister slashed
through Red Bayou, La, some
300 air miles Northwest of Cali
ano, near Coushatta, La. It took
a toll of one life, injured two
farmers, and flattened Is
houses, mostly occupied by Ne
gro families.
In the Galiano tornado, an 18-
month old infant was believed
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Leaf Purchase Program
Nav Not Be Carried Out
TOWNS GONE

LIMA, Peru, Nov. Z -(R-
Thirteen small Peruvian settle
ments were washed away by
high waves from the swollen
Rio Pangoa river caused by
landslides resulting from last
weeks earthquake, a photog-
rapher sent by the Associat-
ed Press reported today.
The number of deaths was
unknown. The villages, popu-
lated chiefly by seasonal agri-
cultural workers, were named
as Bellavista, San Pedro, Co.
mircale, Rio Negro, San An
tonic, La Victoria, Mariposa,
Santa Ana, Santa Liviana, San
DiOnisio, Santa Rosita, Gala
baZa and COyObaro.
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Cargo Vanishes;
SHIP Sergeant Resigns

RALEIGH, Av. r R -
State Highway Patrol Sgt. V. R.
Mallard of Smithfield resigned
following a probe by the State
Bureau of Investigation concern
ing the disappearance of con-
fiscated whiskey, Motor Vehicles
Commissioner L. c.. Rosser and
Patrol Commander H. j. Hatch
er confirmed today.
The SBI investigation was set
off by an anonymous letter to
Governor Cherry, who first turn
eC the matter over to the State
Alcoholic Beverage Control
Board for action.
The ABC Board pointed out
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Deadlock May
Join Germany
u. S. Britain Tentatively
Agree To Unite Western
Part Of Nation

LONDON, Nov. 7-(R)-Author
;.stive government quarters
said today that Britain and the
United States have tentatively
.sreed to unite Western Ger
many nj politically as well as eco
n,onically early next year if the
Fo,r-Power Foreign Ministers
roIncil fails to settle the peace
terms,
These informants said it was
av;rtually certain" that the
french zone would be brought
into the already economically
merged British and American
zones and that a provisional
narliment" would be appointed
bv occupation officials if Russia
continues to balk at an agree
ment.
Earlier, Foreign Office
Spokesman declared Britain is
particularly anxious" for sue
cess of the Four-Power Coun-
cil which convenes here Nov. Is
to take up the German and Aus
trian treaties. He refused to con-
firm or deny that British-Ameri-
can talks had taken place on the
subject of a separate German
government, limiting himself to
the statement that he did not
know of any formal discus
sions."
Little Hope Looms
Russian Foreign Minister
v. M. Molotov's Moscow speech
Yesterday seemed to offer little
hope of agreement on Germany
Other sources noted, unless the
Western powers are prepared to
abandon some of the views
they held to most stubbornly
throughout the abortive Moscow
conference.
Molotov again accused Britain
and the United States of violat-
ing the Yalta and Potsdam de-
cisions on such questions as de-
militarization of Germany and
payment of reparations by Ger
many.
This speech, Foreign Office
spokesman said, was "rather an
unfortunate onslaught on An
glo-American policy, especially
on the virtual eve of the Coun-
Gil meeting and while the De-
putty Foreign Ministers actually
were sitting down for a series
OF meetings to prepare the
See DEADLOCK on Page Two
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Department OF Agriculture
Has Not Secured Dealer
Cooperation

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -tR-
The Agriculture Department
said today there is a possibility
that it's flue-cured tobacco buy
ing program, as announced Oct.
|28, may not be carried out.
Officials made this disclosure
today after insisting earlier that
the program would stand.
Keith Hinebaugh, chief of the
departments office of informa.
ton, told newsmen last night
after comforting with top rank.
ing officials, that the program
would stand as it had been an
nounced, and that there were
were no conditions yet to be
filled.
Himebaugh said today he hac
been informed later that the fu
ture of the program now hinges
upon action of tobacco dealers
See LEAF on Page Two
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Retired Air Force General Denies
Asking Hughes For $4,000 Loan;
Cabinet Checks Final Aid Report
Douglas Returns
For Conferences
Data On Possible American
Help TO Europe To Be
Released Today

WASHINGTON, Nov. Z -R-
President Truman checked over
final details of the billions-for-
Europe program with his cabi-
net today, with emphasis on the
critical question: how much can
the United States spend on for
eign aid without jeopardlzlng
the American economy?
In an hour-long session, tn e
President and his inner circle
scrutinized a report on this key
phase of the proposed $22, 400
900, O0U Marshall plan. The re-
port was submitted by Sscre-
tary of Commerce Hartman.
Cabinet members, who car
ried copies of the report with
them as they left the White
House, withheld comment. The
report will be made public at
6 pm. (EST) tomorrow.
With Secretary of State Mar
shall and other top administra-
ton officials scheduled to out
line their foreign-aid proposals
before Senate and House COM
mittees on Monday, the tempo
of fitting the huge and co,npli-
Gated pieces of relief machinery
into place quickened percep-
tibly today.
Major developments in
cluded:
i. Secretary Marshall called
home Lewis Douglas, U. S. am
bassador to Britain, who h s
See DOUGLAS on Page Two
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FIRST l947 SNOW
CLOSES SCHOOLS
Binding Storm In Minneso-
ia Slows Air, Bus Traf-
Fic, Fells Lines

MINNEAPOLIS, Nov 7 H.
Minnesota's first taste of 1947-43
winter weather ca today in q
large helping of binding snow
and high wind which slowed
traffic, closed Sc schools and
disrupted communications.
Winds ranging up to As miles
an hour drove the storm in q
Northeasterly direction across
the Eastern half of the state.
Snow ranged in depth from four
to siv inches. Drifting was re-
ported at numerous points.
In Minneapolis and St. Paul
the storm struck at 8 a. m. est
and so increased in fury that
within an hour visibility was re-
duced to $50 yards. It began to
pass into the Lake Superior re-
gion shortly after moor and by
mid-afternoon the snow had di-
minished to flurries. Similar
conditions prevailed all along
the 100-mile swath the storm cut
across the state from the Iowa
line to the Canadian border.
Air and bus lines halted
operations during the height OF
the storm but several COM
panies sent buses onto the roads
late in the afternoon and air
lines prepared to resume sched-
uled flights tonight.
Pupils Sent Home
In St. Paul pupils were sent
home from school during tine
morning. Minneapolis schools
remained in session.
Thomas o. Larson, IS, col
lapsed on a St. Paul street while
bucking the storm. He died be-
fore an ambulance could reach
|, ,,,o
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Witness "Cites"
Arnold Pressure
Bennett E. Myers Tells
Committee Plane Builder
Had Friends" ~

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7-tP-~
A fast talking retired Air Force
general vigorously disputed today
testimony that he tried during
the war to borrow $5O.000 from
plane-maker Howard Hughes. He
did say he tried TO borrow this
amount from him earlier this
year.
The general, Bennett 4. Mey-
ers, also told a Senate War In
vestigating subcommittee that
while he was on an official in
spection of Hughes California
plant in 1914, Hughes offered
him a postwar job in which he
could write my own ticket as
to salary.
"People offered jobs to me ali
the time" Meyers said. "They
didn't mean a damn thing to me.
I was only interested in winning
the war;"
The witness also testified-and
his petite blonde wife backed
him up-that Mrs. Meyers slipped
an envelope containing 5000 into
the pocket of Johnny Meyer,
Hughes public relations man, in
repayment of travel and hotel
expenses. But Meyer took the
witness stand briefly and flatly
contradicted them both.
Hughes In Town
Today's developments earns
thick and fast, with Hughes In
town again to resume his testi-
mony, probably next week, in
the investigation of his wartime
contracts.
Before getting to the jobs-loan-
expense testimony, Meyers testi-
fled that:
l. He opposed the granting OF
a $40,000,O00 contract to Hughes
in 1914 to build photo planes but
See WITNESS On Page Two
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Winston-Salem Gathering
Assails Casting Of "Pub-
lie Suspicion"

WINSTON-SALEM, Nov 7-P,
The House of, Bishops of the
Protestant Episcopal Church Of
America, at it's closing. session
today, condemned the House in.
vestigation of Un-American ac-
tivities for the manner in which
the probe is being conducted.
"The casting of public suspi-
cion" "the Bishops said in res
|olution, ION the fellow citizens un-
der the protection OF Congress.
sional immunity can readily be-
come an offense against Gods
commandment, Thou Shalt No
Bear False Witness Against Thy
Neighbor."
The resolution was adopted
unanimously on motion of the
Right Rev. Angus Dun, Bishop
of Washington.
It said:
Resolved: That as bishops il
the Church of God we call up
on the people of our churches
See EPISCOPAL on Page Tw.
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VFW WOMEN READY
FOR POPPY SALE
Mayor White Opens Annual
0ne-Day Drive By Buy
ing First Flower

Today is "Buddy Poppu" day
in Wilmington as the Veterans
Of Foreign Wars, with the co
operation of civic organizations
conduct their campaign of sell
ing the little red flowers fol
the purpose of aiding disabled
war veterans.
The first of the small flow
ers, which are made by the dis
sbled veterans in hospitals ane
other recuperation points, wa!
sold to Mayor z. L. White yes
terday in State pre-sale cere
monies.
The mayor purchased the
flower for his lapel from Mrs
Alberta Warner, Greensboro
state president of the VFW aux
ihary. Mrs. Warner, who chose
Wilmington as the scene o. tht
pre-sale ceremonies for 1947
pinned the flower on Mayo:
White.
Mrs. Warner was welcomed tt
Wilmington by Mrs. KATHERINE
Zatkiewicz, sales campagr
chairman, and Mrs. Mabe
Langley, local auxiliary presi
dent. She was accompanied by
them and by VFW Commando
Ken Noble in making the frs
sale at the mayors office.
State VFW Commander e. G
Snead expressed himself yester
day as pleased with the cooper
alton afforded by civic group!
IN the campaign.
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that under the law its agents
lacked authority in dry John
ston county where the alleged
disappearance of whiskey oc-
Cured.
The governor then called upon
the SBI for aid.
SBI Director Walter F. Ander-
son later admitted that his agents
returned mo evidence to war
rant prosecution of Mallard for
illicit liq uor operations.
However, Rosser said the Ser
geant, who was a veteran of 16
years on the patrol, decided to
See LIQUOR on Page Two
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VETO SQUABBLE
TOPS ONCE MORE
Demands For Admission OF
Italy, Austria To UN
Membership Acute

LAKE SUCCESS, Nov. 7-R-
Demands by the United States
plus small and medium powers
for admission of Italy, Austria
Ireland, Portugal, Finland and
Trans Jordan to membership in
the United Nations revived to-
day the U. N. squabble over the
veto privilege of the Big Five.
Argentina, Sweden, Brazil,
Iraq, Lebanon and Chile joined
in calling on the General AS
See VETO On Page Two
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MCDONALD PAINTS
GLOOMY PICTURE
Former Winston Educator
Says Educational System
To Grow Worse

FAYETTEVILLE, Nov. 7 Up
DIR. Ralph Mcdonald, who
twice has been an unsuccessful
candidate for governor, told a
teachers convention today that
the educational situation in
North Carolina "is bound to
grow worse"
He told the Southeastern dis
trict of the North Carolina Edu-
cation Association that "the leg
islature does not meet in regu-
lar session until 1949, and by
that time our public school sys-
tenn may be wrecked beyond re-
pair in our generation"
DR.. Mcdonald, a former in
xxrnoN,arn De-. r,.,~,
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And So To Bed

A young lady on a city bus
yesterday was discussing her
physical strength with au
elderly gentleman.
II feel badly today because
I have an ACHOO! cold, and
my feet hurt" said the young
lady. --
"Well, what did you do TO
get a cold and to have your
feet hurt?" asked the quiet
old man.
The girl replied, ~ went
dancing in pumps last night"
Dancing In pumps" said
the astonished man, OTIS .
wonder you don't have
pneumonia"
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saving from any single part OF
the current conservation drive
thus far pledged" the Luck
man Anderson statement aid.
Consumers will still be asked
to forego the use of eggs O.,
Thursday, the committee sad,
but it continued:
"All restrictions on the con-
sumption of all types of poultry
are suspended while tt e new
program is given a chance to
show that it can bring about
the substantially increased
grain savings which are plsn-
ned.'
Group Makes Pledge
Under the newly negotiated
program, the statement said the
poultry producers and - ma
jor farm groups have pledged
themselves:
See COMMITTEE IN pava Two
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The Weather

FORECAST:
South Carolina Clearing SATURDAY
preceded by showers East portion Sat
uTday morning, in South portion fail
and cooler Saturday night with fros'
North portion. Sunday fair and cool.
North aTolina-Clearing and coolel
saturday preceded by showers in Eas
portion Saturday morning. Fair anc
cooler Saturday night with frost IN IN
eilor Sunday fair and cool.
meteorological data for the "a hours
eAalng 7:30 p. m. yesterday.
TEMPERATURES
,,l;30 a, n. IS; 1880 a. m. 81; 1870 p: m
w. 80 M 80; Maximum 10; Mini
mum 81; Mean 81; Normal So.
HUMIDITY
t;30 d. m. 80. 7 80 a. m. 81; 1870 p. m
vi 80 p. m. a.
PRECIPITATION
Total for the "a hours ending f;30 p
m inches.
Total since the first of the month
"7O inches
TIDES FOR TODAY
!, IRON the Tide Tables published by
- 3 Coast and Geodetic Survey.
NJ, HIGH Low
Wilmington - 5:51 am. 1924 am
~ 6:22 pm. 1857 pm
nasonboro Inlet 1852 am. 1904 am
4:13 pm. 1925 p.m
Ssoanrise S:3s; Sunset 5:14; Moonrise
-ooa; Moonset 5:10p.
Mare WrAruru M Para Tw0
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Episcopal Bishops Unanimously
Condemn Un-AmeriCan Hearing
NON-RESTDENTS WILL BATTLE
FOR JOB AS KNOXVILLE MAYOR

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Nov 7-0p-Two non-resdents of
Knoxville will be in the Nov 20 runoff election for the four
year, SIS 600 a-year office of mayor
They George r. Dempster resident Of adjoining
Bount county, Knox County Judge James w. Emore who
lives six miles from the city in the Mt Olive community
1947 legislative changing the city from
city manager-counc to provided that per-
rs years of could regardless of
residence The takes office next JAM l.
Complete unofficial returns from yesterdays primary
Depster to lead field of eight may0ral cand
dates. Elmore second with 1885,
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o, brought churhm
the stunning" him their
sell tn him. He dam
b. Jury td aionaS SundphQ
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See MCDONALD on Page Two
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More WEATHER On Page Two
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FORECAST:

Wilmington and vicinity: Clearer and
cooler To-day preceded by showers In
morning, fair and cooler at night; Sum
day fair and cool.
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See WITNESS On Page Two