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The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-11-29

"The attitude in the USA to-
day." Zilliacus continued, sis
startling = sheer hysteria. You
have fantastically false and ma
licious press insofar as Eastern
Europe is concerned"
Humorously, Zilliacus remarked,
81 know it isn't polite to-how
shall 1 say it - scrutinize the
bridgework of a gift horse" but,
he continued, Britain's Laborite's
'sare not against the Marshall
Plan, we're simply afraid it will
be against U.s."
Lashing both Britain's and
Americas foreign policies, in
Greece in particular, where he said,
''the state of affairs. is both a
blot and smear on Britain and
the U.S." Zilliacus declared that
cit would be highly dangerous to
believe Mr.. Winston Churchill
when he assures the U.S.A. that
Britain will stand by her if she
lands herself in a war through
OVERRIDING the be tough with Rus
sia' policy.
Mr.. Churchill cannot deliver
the goods. When he offers the
blood of the British workers in
a loving-cup waited across the
Atlantic on the silver platter of
his eloquencY for the delecta
ton of fellow-Tories in the
U.S.A. he is strictly in the posi-
ton of an undischarged bank
rupt offering to float loan for
a pal.
.,
TT IS labor, not the conserva-
tives, who are the government Of
Britain. Will Lawther, the Presi-
dent of the powerful National
Union Of Mineworkers, spoke tru-
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-11-29

With brilliant precision and
sparkling wit, Zilliacus analysed
the Marshall Plan and it's ramifi-
cations for the more than 1000
Chicagoans who attended the
American-Soviet Friendship Rally
at the Civic Opera House, mark
ing the 30th anniversary of Soviet
power in Russia and the 14th year
of diplomatic relations between
America and the U.S.S.R.
IN HIS speech, Mr. Zilliacus
said Europeans, including the
British see the Marshall Plan as
merely an extension to the Tru-
man doctrine" He used Sec. of
State Marshall's recent Chicago
speech as a basis for his own talk,
pointing out that the head of the
American State department ack-
nowledged there were no real in
ternational differences.
Regardless of what Mr..
Churchill and other Tories may
say. can assure you the Brit
ish people are not going to fight
for Wall Street against the work.
ers and common people of Eu-
rope" he said. drawing heavy
applause.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-11-29
Halls barring Of
N. Y. News from air

Rabbi Morton M. Berman,
President Of the Chicago Division
of the American Jewish Congress
this week hailed the decision of
the Federal Communication Com
mission in denying the New York
Daily News an FIN radio license.
The action resulted primarily
from the opposition of the AJC
to the News application because
Of the papers demonstrated anti
Semitic and anti-Negro bias over
an extended period of time. The
action taken by the FEC reversed
its previous tentative action of
April Is in granting the News an
an FIN license by 30 vote.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-11-29

Office III 1915.
The county central committee
Of the party came to that decision
last week at its first meeting.
Plans were drawn up for the
selection of candidates for Con-
gress in the II districts of the
county.
George R. Cermak, who was
elected committee chairman, ap-
pointed a subcommittee of seven
to propose candidates for county
and city offices.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-11-29

land. regardless of what we in
America have heard. He re-
ferred to lengthy discussions he
had held with Dr.. Frankowski.
one of the three Independent
Catholic deputies in the Polish
parliament whose announced
purpose is ITO defend Catholic
laYmen and their point of view."
Zilliacus, who speaks Polish
quotes Dr.. Frankowski as inform
ing him that there was ''no re-
ligious persecution"-"the Church
has been able to keep its lands
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-11-29
Food up 40 pct.
over OPA level

WASHINGTON - (FP) -
Retail food prices were 40 per
cent above the level of June.
I946-last days of OPA con-
troll - when Bureau of Labor
Statistics figures for mid-Sep-
tember of this year were added
up. BIS announced this week.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-11-29

The subcommittee will report
back to the central committee at
its next meeting, Dec. S.
CERMAK declared:
"a careful study of the law has
convinced us that party status was
unquestionably achieved by the
vote we received Nov. 4.
''We believe that the $4,000
citizens who voted for one or more
of the Progressive candidates will
not tolerate any attempt to sup
press this expression of public
disapproval with the policies of
the two major parties.
1--WE will fight for our right to
a place on the ballot in the courts
or anywhere else"
Zalmon Garfield was named
county director. Other officers
elected at the meeting were Mel
son M. Willis, vice-chairman;
Richcard Watt, secretary; and Mil
ton T. Raynor, treasurer.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-11-29

U. S. Steel is enjoying such a
business boom that even after
wage boosts its labor cost per ton
of steel was $43.2O in the first half
of 1947 as against $46.39 per ton
in 1916.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-11-29

religion is taught in the state
schools" DR.. F'rankowski ex-
pressed himself as confident of
the future if western differences
with the Soviet Union were COM
posed.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-11-29
US. may plunge world into
third war, Zilliacus warns
By FORREST EMERSON


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The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-11-29

TODAY it costs $s.ss to buy ex-
actlY the same amount of food
for which you paid $4.30 in July.
1916. just before OPA was killed.
This chart proves the point.
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in
Evening star., 1947-04-13

GLAMOUR GIRL: Even when she was ter tAe carnera
~as Hspp, fraerad 80 Irors soap 1T sl~sys has
1eeas esee Happy Hahasv- -Iro-ss aaia1=as ls lnn-
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Evening star., 1947-04-13


SCHOLARS toke lesson IN ccrd-fonnno
Ben Chavez has started a new kind al
college. You get diploma as soon
as you can pull rabbit out of hat
TGKRE school for everything these days if YOU
l. know where to look for II. You can even 60 to
college to learn how to be sorcerers apprentice In
downtown Los Angeles you Il find schoolhouse which
has mrToTs thickly scattered oyer its inside walls
No one attending has ever been known to look bored
and before enrolling each student must sign pledge
10 keep absolutely mum what he learns He learns
plenty
Like the traditional American schoolhouse this one
Is located in red brick building Over the doorway
is sign which reads: The Chavez College of Manual
Dexterity and Prestidigitation Translated that
tonguetwlster school ior nagicians 1t is the
first and only licensed trade school of its kind in the
world
CT Masicians
In MAY of last year the school was approved for
veterans and about third OF its present enrolment
IS composed of exservcemen Most of these students
look forward to profitable careers in the profession,
some as nightclub nagcians others as stage per-
formers. One 29-year-old excl plans to return to
India, where he was stationed with the Army during
the war, to open magicans supply shop.
The man behind this hall of egerdemain is person
able Ben Chavez, deceptively Young looking man
with Is years of vaudeville behind him A native of
Leyte, P. L. he's fooled gaping audiences in dozen
different countries
Over Is women have taken Chavezs training -
including his own wife, Deorys. She did the magic
for Irene Hervey in Frisco Lii and recently had
her act televised by Paramount
For years professional hocus- pocus men have been
coming to Chavez to polish up the act Six years
ago he decided to found school But the one
sity he couldn't pull out of a hat license
from the Los Angeles City Clerk.
What can classify your school under?' the clerk
objected I'm perfectly willing to issue license, but
not one for hocus-pocus!"
That techncalty wasn't licked until September.
l94o, when Chavez hit upon the phrase that turned
the trick Look he said, dancing schools teach
dexterty with the feet want to teach dexterty with
the hands,
The clerks face blossomed into smile. Manual
dexterity," he snapped That's it."
Continued on page II
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-25
Wilmington Of Old, WI en- Sailing Ships
Dotted The Riuer, Described By Writer

Murchison building now stands
there stood the Cape Fear club.
Further down the street the
Orion hotel, then the towns best
hotel, looked much as it does to-
day. 1t is claimed to be the Oldest
hotel in the city. Another hotel,
the Purcell House stood at e
present site of the Bailey theater.
The city boosted two hospitals,
a two story wooden structure
which was called the City
Hospital, and the old Marine
hospital.
Hemenway and Tileston schools
we're the principal institutions OF
learning in the city and are still
located at the same sites though
they have been rebuilt to make
way for a larger student body.
Wrightsville Beach was then the
main resort for Southeastern
North Carolina and during the
early years the trip was MADE by
boat across the sound. Later, a
steam locative pulled pleasure
seekers to Harbor Island where
old Island Beach hotel was the
main building. With the Introduce
ion of electric cars for transpor.ta-
ton a bridge was build across the
sound and was still used un'I a
few years ago when motor buses
Inoop maLyipo tho trim
Wilmington has had a glorious
past and still has before it a great
future.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-25

the largest naval stores in the
country.
From sun-up until the sun lower
eo itself behind the Cape Fear the
waterfront was a scene Of loading
and unloading of sailing vessels.
The docks around 1895 was a
scene of cotton weighing d
sampling while the big ships
awaited patiently for longshore-
men to fill her hold with the
clothe = making product which
would 60 to the far corners OF the
globe.
Not only did cotton warehouses
DOT the water front but saw mills.
| cotton seed oil mills, cotton mills
! and oil ard creo:otc WORKS vera
plentiful. TIE wilmington market
fiorished with the making Of tur-
pentine products which could be
easily gotten from the many pine
trees that grew in abundance in
the near by country.
j Another great industry which
was coming to the fore was the
making OF fertilizer. The Atlantic
Coast Line Railroad at this time
only had one office building, which
would look very small compared
with the great office buildings Of
today.
From the great industry Of the
city we turn to the homes anc
churches at that time and no one
could ever guess that at one time
Front street was fronted by E
mass of large old homes. most o.
them gone today. Where tn {
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-25
JUNIOR CHOIR
TO SING TODAY
Final Appearance Schedul-
ed AT First Presby-
terrain

Final appearance Of the chill
dTen's choirs of the First Pres
byterian church will be made at
the morning service today at 11:15
when several compositions will
be sung b ytwo of the groups.
! The program today is said to
bring to a climax a year Of out
standing work on the part of the
chcildren under the leadership
OF Edwin D. Clark, Director of
Music Education for the church
and organist. Names of the boys
and girls who have completed a
year of training are published in
the Calendar of the Church for this
morning with special recognition
indicated for a number in each
group. Certificates for faithfulness
in their work re also being given
the young people in their Depart
ments in the church school, it is
understood.
An impressive climax in a SER
vice arranged for emphasis or the
beauty of worship will be the solo
by Miss Catherine Latta, of Phila-
delphia, mezzo soprano. who is
widely known for her achievements
in music in church and concert
circles.
The Rev. Mr.. William Grove,
j., will speak on the theme, The
Birthday of the Church" in COM
memoration of the beginnings OF
Christianity at Pentecost.
The Chapel Choir, composed OF
children of the primary depart
ment, will sing a carol entitled.
Glad That l Live Am l." The
Junior Choir will sing an anthem
For the Beauty of the Earth"
The organ prelude, which will be-
gin at 11:O0 o'clock will be, Fran
els Preaching to the Birds" fol-
lowed by a BRIEF choral introit.
List to the Lark"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-25

Through the generosity of an old
gentlemal., we city dwell ers now
may know how our city appeared
some so years past. At that time
the Cape Fear river was famed
and packed with cargo vessels
from a., over The world. Of course
in those days ships were powered
BY the wind and used sails instead
o. the man made power. The port
had two great assets to draw
trade into it's harbor: one being
the large cotton industry here and
the other. naval stores.
Wilmington during that period
was the largest cotton export port
If the world. The old timer ex-
claimed that many were the time
ships had to lay out in the harbor
awaiting their turn to load and
unload cargo. The harbor was not
large enough to accommodate all
the vessels al the same time. In
eGdi1inn - 40 l?roe cotton trade
the Wilmington port was o.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-25

pastor Of the First Methodist
church of Wadesboro, will deliver
tie baccalaureate sermon at 11:OO
o'clock Sunday, May 25th IN the
Cadet Chapel. The Reverend Mr..
Goodson is a former Chaplain of
Oak Ridge Military Institute. The
final parade Of the Cadet Corps
will follow at 800 o'clock In the
afternoon on the Institute drill
field. -,
The graduation exercises will
begin at 1920 a. m, Friday, May
20. Reverend DR.. Walser Allen,
pastor of the Moravian church Of
Kernersville, N. c., will deliver
the Commencement address. ~
presentation of medals and dlplo'
mas will follow the commence
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-25
PROF. SROLE
TO SPEAK HERE
To Address Kickoff Din
ner OF Jewish Fund
Drive

The official drive for funds in
the Unite dJewish Appeal Cam
paign will begin in Wilmington
Oh June 3, with a bacquet at the
Famous club with Professor Leo
Srole. anthropologist. as the prin-
cipal speaker.
The drive, whic his an appeal
for funds to help the Jewish peo-
pie all over the world, has the en-
dorsement of President Truman,
as yell as other outstanding Amerl-
can leaders. The national goal has
been set at $40, 900, 900.
The women's division in the city
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-25
MINIS PLANS MALE
STENO INSTRUCTION

Due to a shortage of male
stenographers in the Wilmington
area, New Hanover high school
will begin a 10 week training period
beginning June 9 and ending
August Is, it was learned last night.
Statistics show "a per cent of
office stats of today are clerks,
and demands for male stenograph-
ers are numerous. Among SO
students in five shorthand classes
at the high school only three were
male and two of these boys plan
to go to college, and the other
into another profession.
Registration may be made with
Mrs. Bernice D. Bjonerud, bust
ness education cordirator, at Isaac
Bear chocl from May rs to May
30, between S. q. m. and 4:3O p. m.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-25
fOak Ridge Announces
Finals Schedule
Special to the Star-News

OAK RIDOE, Way III -
Here is a news item that will
be of interest to your readers.
Colonel T. o. Wright, Su%perintend-
e:.t of the Oak Ridge Military In
stitute, has announced the pro
gram for the 95th commencement
OF the Oak Ridge Military 1nstl'
tute.
The graduation banquet will be
bel. Friday night. May %. Car
Georch, editor Of The State maya
| zine. will be the guest speaker.
! The Reverend Kenneth Goodson
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-25

will be headed by Mrs. Sam war
shauer, chairman, and Mrs. Her.
bert BluethenthaI. co-chairman.
They have already raised halt OF
their quota of $4,000.
The Wilmington United jewish
Appeal drive will be headed by
Sam Berger. chairman.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-25
Ev RHODES
Cx-ec VTT

How many of us Wilmingtonians Of today can remem-
Der the sound Of horses feet as they plodded down the
streets of the Port City a half century ago? Or who can
remember how the old city looked when it first be-
came one of the greatest southern ports in the United
States? Probably not many Of us, and only through the
eyes Of an old timer might we see Wilmington as it appear
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-25
Phi Beta Kappa
Takes Kinston Girl
Special to The Star-NeWs

Special to The Star-News
KINSTON. May "a. Frances
Ann Law, student at the Universe
ty of North Carolina has been IN
itiated into Phi Beta Kappa high
ranking scholarship society at the
University of North Carolina. it
was announced.
The initiation ceremonies took
place in Hill Hall at Chapel Hill,
after which a banquet and dance
was given members.
Most synathetic gems contain
gaseous bubbles.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-25
RETIREs WITH

SYDNEY, Australia.
When Carrie Perkins 49, Wo
operating an elevator ~ at.
of Grace Brothers siroa NE tN
company gave him tbe lsV2, d
A handsome bird caga %e.eVat,
scrolls and curlicues, The III net
be used as a sun house MI II " u
front lawn by Perkins On n
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-25

'ment address. Ann~)
eighty cadets will conDr A'A'ts1
graduating classes. Ne ths
The final formation, ~.
ing Of the flag, and the "f love-,
n.lssal will conclude tb tiaal d.
iileIlceIlent exercises Con,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-07-24
Rockcrest Teen
Argers Organized

A Teen Ayers Club was organ
lied in Rockcrest on July at the
home of Justin Swain. Charter
members are Joan Campbell, Larry
Payne, Roy Willett, Barbara
Payne, Max Diehl, Pat Dalton, Jim
Mulligan, and Justin Swain, d.
rector.
Tie detectives of the club will
be tie study of civic improvements
for young people; to try to have
present conditions in the town inn
proved; to have diversified activi-
ties approved by parents; to estab-
fish place where young people
can bring their problems to light
and discuss them; to bring a closer
association of teen-agers and
adults.
A board of directors will be
elected. TIE group planned a straw
ride to Glen Echo for July 16 with
transportation furnished by "Reds''
Bane.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-07-24

Mrs. T. Calvin Owens gave a
luncheon for fifty people on Thurs
day in preparation for the Country
Store which Mrs. Owens will be in
charge of at the Hospital Supper
net week. Guxests were asked to
bring donations to be put on sale.
Mrs. William French Green and
her daughter, Mary, are spending
two weeks in Nantucket.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Elgar Farquhar
have been. entertaining as their
housegUests for the past ten days
John Walsh, of Boston, his fiancee,
Miss Mary Lou Chapman, and her
father, Mr.. Frank L. Chapman, of
Detroit, and John Hewes Stetson.
Recent visitors at the home of the
Farquhars were their daughter and
son-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Alexander Wilson. The Wilson's
left last week for Detroit, where
they plan to make their permanent
home. They will return to Sandy
Spring in September, however, and
open Woodley Lane Farm for the
festivities preceding the marriage
of Miss Faith E. Farquhar and
John Hewes Stetson, which will
take place on September 6
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-07-24

The Junior Auxiliary met or
Wednesday and Thursday nights al
the home of Mrs. George Coffee.
Miss Florence Bentley will re,
turn home Sunday from Rochester
and Lake Canandaigua, where she
has been spending several weeks
with her sister and brother-in-law
DR.. and Mrs. Karl Wilson.
Mrs. Herbert o. Stabler was
hostess last Friday afternoon at a
dessert bridge. Twelve guests were
present.
A weekend guest of Miss Cor
nelia H. Thomas at Tanglewood
was Miss Dorothy Jones, her for
mer classmate at Hollins College.
Miss Estelle T. Moore went To
Wilmington last week to visit DR..
and Mrs. Samuel Rumford. Mrs.
HARDWOOD Owings joined her there
on Tuesday and they returned home
together.
A recent guest of Miss Estelle
Moore and Miss Beatrix Moore was
Miss Rebecca Warner, of Society
Hill, Southern Maryland.
Mrs. Thomas j. Copeland spent
the weekend at Green Acre with
her daughter and son-in-law, Mr.
and Mrs. Malcolm F. Thomas.
Several Sandy Spring residents
attended a musicale on Sunday af
ternoon given by Mr.. and Mrs
Roger ]. Whiteford and their son
Joseph, at their home on Leland
Street in Chevy Chase.
Mr.. and Mrs. Conant Webb anC
their family, of Montclair, N. J..
are visiting Mrs. Webb's mother
Mrs. Robert H. Miller, Sr., this
week at The Highlands.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. Lamar jackson
left on Saturday for motor TRIP
through northern New York anc
New England. They plan to be gone
several weeks.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-07-24
Little Garden Club
Meets At Tanglewood

The Little Garden Club of Sandy
Spring met at Tanglewood, the
home of Mrs. Frederic L. Thomas,
on Tuesday, July 8, for luncheon.
In addition to the regular mem
bers, there were several guests,
Mrs. Dean Acheson, Mrs. Harold
Ickes, Mrs. Frances Hallowell, Mrs.
George F. Nesbitt and Miss Lucy
Peasants.
Mrs. G. Rust Candy read an in
teresting and instructive article
written by H. o. Ketner on soil i'm
provement. Mrs. P. G. Lyon made
helpful criticism of the flower ar
engagements brought by members of
the club.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-07-24
Sandy Sp1l>s9 Ns1Shboshood

Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Small. for.
merly of Baltimore, have taken up
their permanent residence at Riv.
erside, the old Iddings home on the
Ashton-Brighton road.
David Adams, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Douglas Adams of Roseland
Y N. j., was visitor this month at
the home of his aunt, Mrs. Mary
Bentley.
Mrs. Reuben Brigham and Miss
Doris Lea recently motored to
Brandywine, Nd, where they spent
the day with their cousin, Mrs.
Alan Bowie.
Mrs. P. G. Lyon entertained on
Monday with a dessert-bridge in
honor of Miss Lucy Peasants, who
is spending the summer with her
sister, Mrs. Tarleton Brooke.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clark W. Slade
gave a reception at Sharon Satur-
day from 4 to Z for Mrs. Catherine
Opfe who will be in charge of the
lower school of the Slade School at
Pen-y-Bryn Farm this winter; and
Mr.. John Dorrance Warmer, the
new Slade Headmaster.
Guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew
j. Boyd at picnic supper on Sat-
urday were Mr.. and Mrs. C. C.
Brown of Bethesda, Miss Margaret
Boyd of Washington, Miss Isabelle
Hubbard of Asheville, N. c., and
Miss Betty Jane Brown, also of
Washington.
On Thursday Mrs. Andrew J.
Boyd had as her houseguest Mrs.
Robert Scranton, formerly Miss
Louise Capps of Washington, D. C.
Mrs. Scranton has spent the past
year with her husband at the
American School in Athens, Greece.
They returned to the States in May
and plan to make their future home
near Atlanta, Ga.