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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-08
DON BENNETT GETS
HIGH SCOUT AWARD
Number OF Other Bows
Advance In Scout
ing Ranks

Highlighting the monthly Will
mington District Boy Scout Court
OF Honor held last night in the
Superior Court room, Donald Ben
nett, member of Troop "a and son
of Mr.. and Mrs. M. V. Bennett,
10 Wrightsville avenue, was pro
NOTED to the rank of Eagle Scout.
Recognition of an application for
Eagle rank was also made. Ap-
plying is John Weeks, who has
completed all requirements but
has not yet gone before the board
of review.
New members in the troops in
the District were introduced by
scout masters and welcomed by
George A. Tenuta, chairman of the
court of honor.
Promotions and merit badge
awards made last night were as
follows:
Troop 14-Harris Cooper, second
class; Dickey Holland, first class;
Alex Robbins and Ray Pittman,
star rank; Louie e. Woodbury.,
life rank.
Merit hadges-Prentice Sutton,
home repairs; Charles Jarrill,
cooking; Louie E. Woodbury.,
bookbinding, and farm home and
its planning; Roy Pittman, friend
ship and art; Julius Howard, home
repairs, horsemanship, and fire
manship; John Campbell, home
repairs, and firemanship; Ted
Blake, f~iremanship.
Troop 19-Doug Davis and Rob-
ert Budd, first class. Merit badges
John Weeks, architecture, gar
dening, hog and pork production,
and life-saving; James Medlin,
safety.
Troop 23-Merit badges-Ottis
Edwards, ~Jifesaving.
Troop 24-Sam Hinson, Julian
Rogers, Tommy Womble, and
Bobby Martin, second class.
Troop 36-Jimmy Chamblee, sec
ond class. Merit badges-D. M.
Wilson, f~iremanship and home re-
lpairs; Hugh Garriss, painting,
pathfinding, personal health, and
safety; Dickie Paschall, poultry
keeping, farm records and book
binding; Donald Lee, animal in
dustry, bird study, music and
bookbinding.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-08
|ASHEVILLE FEELS
PHONE WALK0UT
Mountain City Hardest Hit
OF Any Place In North
Carolina Monday
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Almost 5000 workers connected
with the Independent Southern
Federation of Telephone work.
ers struck in North Carolina today,
picketing exchanges o. the Bell
Telephone company, and causing
some hardship to the states vast
textile. furniture and other in
dustries by tieing up almost all
long distance calls and some two
of every six local calls.
Southern Bell operates 202, 600
telephones in the state, two-thirds
Of the total. Switchboards were
being manned by non-union
supervisory personnel, handling
calls only on an emergency basis,
such as to hospitals, police and
fire stations. Western Union re-
ported a Is per cent increase in
kilograms owe the state.
Approximately tWo-thirds OF
Bells telephones in the state are
dial operated and not affected for
I'LL lily COlilllll141Sd IlOI, L.. IL.
WATSON, Carolinas manager, said
today in Charlotte. However, the
company, in radio spot announce
ments and newspaper advertise
ments. was telling users to limit
calls to emergencies.
Even Independent companies,
which operate some 100, 900 tele-
phones in the state, were affect
ed on long distance calls, for
they tie in with Bells struck long
lines system.
Asheville, with no dial tele-
phones, was particularly hard hit.
Picketing was being conducted
peacefully over the state. Sum
ny weather was on hand for the
frs day Of the strike in North
Carolina, and hello girls pre-
dominated on many lines. One
placard said THE Voice With
a Smile Will Be Gone For Awhile,
She's Walking These Lines Till
Mama Bell Signs
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-08
THURSDAY FIXED
AS INQUEST DATE
Coroner Gordon Doran
Says Hearing Into Feb
ruary Is Deaths Set

The inquest into the death Of
three Wilmington residents at a
Second street boarding house
February 16 has been set for
Thursday night in the grand jury
room of the courthouse at 7:30, it
vas announced last night by
Coroner Doran Doran.
The inquest had been set for an
earlier date but had. been post
noned inasmuch as District Solici-
tor Clifton Moore had requested
that it be conducted on a date he
could be present to hear the evil
dence.
The three, Ira G. Upchurch, Mrs.
1ucy Blizzard and Mrs. Myrtle
Paige, all died after repeatedly
eating a portion of a potato pie
which Federal Bureau of Investi-
patton reports showed contained
fluoride.
There have been several aspects
If the case which investigating
officers deemed needed further
probing and since the receipt OF
the FBI report the investigation
has been underway.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-08
MOL PROS TAKEN
AT HEARING HERE

A mol pros with leave was taker
in the case of Mrs. L. M. Hobbs,
charged with violation of the chic
welfare law, at yesterdays session
OF Recorders court here.
She was arrested by police Sun.
day morning after her husband
L. M. Hobbs, was found dead a
$40 Wooster street.
Police said that the two hae
been drinking denatured alcoho
for several days prior to Hobbs
death.
Mrs. Hobbs said that the family
including three small children,
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-08
Scarcity of Plants Face
Border Belt Weed Growers

bus size of nickle and Dillon none
to half dollar.
Blue mold was raging in plant
beds in Columbus, Florence, Dill
Ion. Horny. Brursr~i"k; while none
had been reported in Bladen ano
Duplin.
Duplin, Horny, Brunswick and
Columbus were treating for blue
mold with Bladen reporting some
while Florence was treating wher
Fermate could be obtained.
Transplanting will start ir
Horny April Is to 20; Brunswick
April Is; Florence late already
while Duplin and Columbus is Il
start about May l. Bladen and
Dillon not sure when will start
1t is generally agreed that trans
planting is at least IS days late
There are reports that unless
favorable weather prevails from
henceforth the tobacco sales sea-
son for markets will be delayed
in opening, and it is believed that
despite adverse conditions enough
plants will be available for the en-.
tire crop.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-08

years and produced them only
when his own veracity was at
tackled.
Broughton Immediately counter
ed with the assertion that it SEEM
ed to be the start of a Smear"
campaign.
Broughton is expected to oppose
U. S. Senator w. B. Umstead next
year. The Senator is a brother of
Rep. Umstead.
One measVe was presented this
session to rs the House of the
rule. But it got nowhere. A num-
Der of representatives indicated
they will renew the fight two
years hence. Present signs are
that 1949 1all see the liquor issue
at the top of legislation.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-08
Special To The Star

WHITEVILLE April Scar
city of plants in the beds for
transplanting the 1947 tobacco
crop in the Border Belt faced
growers today, according to Wal
ter H. Paramore, supervisor Of
the Whiteville Tobacco Market.
Opinions were given by agricul-
turlst representing counties that
produce over 100, 900 acres of to,
bacco including Horny, Florence
and Dillon in South Carolina:
Duplin, Bladen. Columbus, and
Brunswick in North Carolina.
Columbus and Florence report
ed definitely not enough plants,
while Bladen is faced with blue
mold; Duplin and Horny had
plenty while Brunswick was
doubtful, Dillon may have plenty
later.
Plants in beds in Baden, Flor
ence, and Duplin were a dime and
smaller as of April l while Horny
and Brunswick reported some
from dime to silver dollar; Column
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-08
GAG RULE B0CEY
WILL HAUNT l949
Liquor Question Again
Likely To Be Top Argu-
ment AT Next Meet

RALEIGH, April 7.-(P)-The
two-thirds, or gag, rule of the
North Carolina House of repre-
sentatives celebrated it's fourth
birthday this year. And it'll be
around again when the gavels open
It's existence has been a noisy
the 1949 session.
one, this year more than ever.
The rule simply means that a
two-thirds vote of the House is
necessary to overrule a committee.
It's opponents claim it is chiefly
employed to whip an%ti-liquor legis-
lation.
The real story of the rule seems
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-08

Dukes Bob Taylor and Lou Nc
Masters teamed against Colgate's
Bill Childs and Wallie Ford 10 wiz
in straight sets at 6-3, 6-3, and sew
up the match.
Several of the singles matches
were fine battles. After Frank War.
rem Of Colgate had defeated Dukes
Emory Green 1913, Ga, in the No.
singles match sophomore Eddie
Davis of Duke pushed Colgate's
Holmes Cathrall before bowling GA,
81, 81. Bob Taylor of Duke took
Doug Mckenzie and Sam Banks Of
the Blue Devils defeated Wallie
Ford on Colgate in matches that
went three sets.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-08
Blue DEVIL METERS
TURF BACK COLGATE

DURHAM, April 7. -(P1- Duke
took its first tennis victory of the
young cas- here this afternoon
by turning back Colgate's touring
Red Raiders, 50, in a hard-fought
engagement.
With the score tied up at 4-all 60
ing in the final doubles match.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-08
PICKETINC GOES
ON PEACEFULLY
No Disorder Reported At
Any City On Vast South
srn Bell System
Nv The Associated Press

The Southern Federation of Tele
nbone workers claimed last nigh
that its strike against the South
ern Bell Telephone system-nation
wide walkout - was SO percent ct
fectjve but the company said es
sentisl service was being main
tanned.
In addition, dial systems in mos
of the South's major cities oper
ated without interruption to handle
local calls.
Management personnel and othe'
volunteers moved into the oper'
stors' chairs at 6 am. Monday
when the union called its $4,000 OF
the jobs in the nine Southern Bel
states.
The public is cooperating won
derfully," said a company spokes
man in reporting that all essentia
calls were being handled both from
the manually operated local board
and through the long distance sys
TEN. He declared the volume o.
business as very light and ap'
pealed for continued cooperation
during this trying time"
Volunteers from the business OF
flee previously trained for thu
emergency duty, supervisory per
sonnet andaformer operators man
ned the boards throughout the
South. The company acded tina
a fairly good sized number o
retired employees returned to work
and that many former employees
had volunteered for service.
Pickets On Duty
The union headquarters reported
pickets on duty at all exchanges
carrying placards reading Bel
System Unfair to Telephone Work.
es,' There were no reports O.
disorder as union members made
no effort to restrain workers from
crossing their lines.
Picketing in Atlanta was limited
10 two members to an exchange
in conformity with the Georgia law
Prohibiting mass %picketing.
Raymond Guidry, publicity di
rector for the strike committee il
New Orleans. sounded the keynote
for the Southern workers when he
said:
The voice with a smile will be
gone for a While-until your op
orators can come back to i'm
proved working conditions and
living wage"
The Atlanta union headquarter:
echoed his determination for vic
tory in the dispute and added tina
tney hoped to improve the SO per.
cent walkout of union members.
States in the Southern Bell sys
tenn are Florida, Georgia, Nortf
Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama
Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky
and Louisiana.
Calls Go Through
With little more than 5000 unior
members out in their largest Of
lice, Atlanta's service was only
slightly affected. About 120, 900 o
the phones are dial with about "a,
5W manually operated.
Calls to long distance or manua.
boards, the company said, Went
mrougn promptly as soon as they
We're Identified as emergency.
Ignite, a form OF coal
cfumbles when exposed to the at
moSnhere
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-08

went to bed early Saturday night
and that when she awoke about
2:50 Sunday morning her husband
vas dead.
she was ordered to leave the
county in the custody of relatives.
with the children to be cared for
by the same relatives.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-08

U. S. ,raffic accidents killed
$500 people and injured 1.15O,-
900 in 1916.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-08

More then %. ZOO, 900 acres of
land in The United Sta. les nor
mally grow cotton.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-04-08

Ignite, a form of coal
cfumbles when exposed to the at
moSphere.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-02-20

Ashe County, North Carolina,
this is to notify all persons hav-
ing claims against the said estate
to present them to the undersign-
ed for payment on or before the
18th day of February, 1913, or
this notice will be pleaded in bar
of their recovery. All persons
indebted to said estate will please
make immediate payment to the
undersigned.
This February 18, 1947.
CECIL DOLINGER,
AND GEORGE WEST,
Executors Of F. l..
DOllnger, Deceased.
2-2O-6tp.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-02-20

WANTED-Small building in
good location. suitable for retail
business. Write Box 351. Boone,
N. c. 2-20-4tc
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NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION
NORTH CAROLINA
ASHE COUNTY

Having qualified as Admin
istrator of J. C. Bowie, deceased
late of Ashe County, North Car
DINA, this is to notify all persons
having claims against said estate
to present them to the under
signed for payment on Or before
January l, 1913, to this notice will
be pleaded in bar of their re-
cOVery.
All persons indebted to said
estate will make immediate pay
ment to the undersigned.
This January 81, 1947.
j. D. Stansberry,
Administrator C.. T. A.
2-2O-6t of j. c. Bowie, deceased.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-02-20

FOR SALE-One 1910 Chevro-
let two-door sedan special deluxe;
one 1941 Ford pickup truck with
new motor; both clean, In good
shape Carson Thompson, RID,
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-02-20
GRAPHICAL, Fred Cockerham or
Walter Poe. z-zO-5tp

FOR SALE-Electric washing
machine and cabinet electric ra-
dio, Philco, good condition. See
or write Mrs. Wake Alexander,
Crunpler N. c.. 2-2O-2tp
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EXECUTORS NOTICE

NORTH CAROLINA
ASHE COUNTY
Having qualified as Executors
of the last will and testament of
F. L. Dolinger, deceased, late Of
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-02-20
Classified Ads

FOR SALE-7-room house with
all conveniences, four lots, locat-
ed in West jefferson. See Earl
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-02-20

FARM FOR SAIF-Deed calls
for 1852 acres, located 315 miles
west of Mountain City, on Route
421, about half in cultivation
some timber. acres in orchard,
nine-tenths acre tobacco allot-
m It. Serviceable buildings,
plenty water, priced to sell. Write
or see Truman N. Maxwell, Noun
tain City, Tenn, Route l.
2-2O-1tc
FOR SALE-FARM, about 20
acres, good dwelling, S acres
woodland, remainder ready to
cultivate. Rich Hill creek runs
through place. Excellent bean
patches. Joins Riverview high
school. "a mile from Fig post
office, church and store. Priced
reasonable. Must sell Immediate
w. Contact owner Jacob L. Ro-
ten. Fig, N. c. 2-20-1tc
WANTED-Small building in
good location. suitable for retail
business. Write Box 351. Boone,
N. G. 2-20-4tc
NOTICE
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
ASHE COUNTY
West jefferson, N. c.
Feb. IS, 1947.
We the Board of Directors of
the American Confederation of
Enlisted Men Inc. net at Wost
jefferson, N. c., and took the
following action:
Dismissed Manley J. Blevins as
a member of the Board of Di-
rectorS of the A. c. E. and reliev-
ed him of all Othor official -"
pacities in connection Of or with
the organization.
Signed
Hampton Rlevins
Kermit T. Sexton
James Hare, Jr.
Upton BleVinS
Thomas Burl Fowler
2-20-2tC. Artie H. Owens.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-02-20
GAGE EIGHT
-FOUR MEN TRIED IN
MAYORS COURT. MON.

Eour men were tried and fined
soE public drunkenness before
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-02-20

FOR SAIE-Stark fruit trees,
shrubs and vines. All orders Civ
en- prompt attention and apnre-
ciated by Mrs. ]. G. Gambill West
jefferson, N. C. 2-20-3tc
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Mayor c. o. Parsons, here, Mon

day.
Those tried were Woodrow
Killen and John Riddle, of Smeth-
port, and Dodge Phillips and Paul
Greer, addresses unknown. Each
were fined $40 and costs.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-02-20

MATCHING EGGS WANTED
Anyone having purebred chick
ems that would be interested in
having them blood tested, please
get in touch with us at once. We
are interested in Barred Rocks,
White Rocks and New Hamp-
shires. We will pay IS cents
above market price. Parker's
Hatchery, West Jefferson, N. c..
2-2O-1tp
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WANTED TO BUY-11a ton
used truck. Chevrolet preferred.
Call at West jefferson Hotel.
2-2O-2tc
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-02-20

BABY CHICKS-P1ease place
your order early to get chicks
when wanted Parker's Hatch
cry. West jefferson. 2-20-1tp
Evening star., 1947-03-16
America and the IRO

In unanimously approving Ameri-
can participation in the Interna-
tional Refugee Organization, the
Senate Foreign Relations Commit
tee has taken step indispensable
to the welfare of the displaced per-
sons of Europe The IRO, whose con-
stitution was adopted by the General
Assembly last December, is a United
Nations agency designed to resettle
hundreds of thousands of men, wom-
en- and children uprooted by the war
and now languishing in detention
camps in Germany, Italy and Aus
tria. Almost two-thirds of them are
under United States care and con-
troll.
Under the IRO's constitution,
these tragic victims of the war are
to be handled in keeping with Ger
tain basic principles. Every effort is
to be made to repatriate those who
wish to return to their countries of
origin. At the same time, however,
those who have valid reasons for not
wanting to return are not to be
forced to do so. Instead, the IRO is
to look after them until homes can
de found for them in other parts of
the world. The sorely tried Jews
represent only a minority of the
DPS; the larger group is made up
of Lithuanians, EstonianS, Poles,
Yugoslavs, etc. 1t is because great
numbers of the overall total are
afraid of repatriation that special
provision has been made to try to re-
settle them in new lands.
In view of the Senate committees
unanimous action, it seems safe to
assume that Congress as a whole
will lose no time in making Ameri-
can participation effective. The
committee measure provides that the
United States should contribute up
to s75,00o,0O0 to IRO operations for
the next fiscal year. Given that, plus
the contributions of other partici-
pating nations, the plight of the
DPS should be softened considerably
in the months Immediately ahead.
It is a plight that cannot be exag-
gerated. AS President Truman has
said, it constitutes zone of the most
poignant and difficult problems left
in the wake of the war;" and the
longer it is neglected the worse 1t
grows.
The bill approved by the Senate
Evening star., 1947-03-16
,Rodor Versus Storm

It is reassuring to know that the
Weather Bureau has declared open
war on that No. ! enemy OF
weather-harassed Washingtonians,
the local disturbance" The war
will be waged with combat tested
scientific weapon, radar.
Not that the Government meteor"
ologists have any hope of tricking
local storms into by-passing the
District in favor of some other un-
fortunate locality. That would be
asking too much of science at the
moment. The experts do hope,
however, to eliminate the element
of surprise which now operates to
the disadvantage of those caught
by an unprotected thundershoWer
or hailstorm, and to the dismay OF
the weatherman.
Utilizing surplus Navy equipment,
the local forecaster will keep a
weather eye on the radar screen
of the scanning device now being
installed at his airport office. When
a local disturbance" or any other
type OF storm makes an appearance
within about hundred miles of the
station, it will register on the radar
instrument. The forecaster can es-
innate quite accurately not only the
size of the storm but its path and
speed during the entire time of its
approach. Thus, when thunder
storm which seems headed for Hy-
attsville suddenly decides to pay a
visit to Falls Church, instead, its
change of course will be immedi-
atelv apparent to the forecaster.
Low is the hapless citizen of Falls
Church to benefit from the radar
information? BY dialing WE. 1912,
If he has any doubts. The Weather
Bureau plans to keep forecast re-
cordings constantly up to date on
such storms. The latest informa-
ton also will be valuable to airport
authorities and could be broadcast
over the radio, to reach as many
people as possible. The alternative
of course, would be for every one to
carry his own radar set and get his
Evening star., 1947-03-16
From City Hall
By John w. Thompson, T

The ghost of Secretary Ickes lives on
in the Interior Department when it
comes to District recreation matters.
the story is that Secretary Krug has
turned over the handling of local prob
lens to Undersecretary Oscar Chap
man, who used to work for Mr.. Ickes.
District recreation officials once sought
their proposal to take over and operate
some of the swimming pools now let out
by the Interior Department on conces-
sion. Instead they were routed to the
office of Mr.. Chapman whose answer
they knew before they went.
<: X x
The bouquet of the week goes to the
members Of both House and Senate
who worked out the plan for joint hear
in2s on District fiscal matters. 1t should
prove big time saver for everybody.
What ever happened to the idea of
holding a public hearing before the
Public Utilities Commission on meters
for taxicabs? The language in the cur
rent budget bill was changed last year
to permit such a hearing, although 1t
still forbids any PUG ruling for meters.
X
Every time there is big snowfall
here, Supervisor of City Refuse Bill
xanten has to throw his garbage COL
lection trucks into the snow removal
program. This puts his garbage collec-
ton behind schedule and still never
gives him enough equipment to deal
effectively with big snow. Result:
Complaints from everybody. M, Xanten
admits everything and keeps right on
Going the best job he cana topf1ight
public official
Prediction-The 10 per cent amuse-
ment tax proposed in the new District
tax program will never clear the Capitol
SO long as the Federal tax remains at
20 per cent.
Next to Deputy Budget Officer Bill
Wilding, the District official with the
biggest passion for anonymity is C. T.
McGavin, who Is doing the research
work for the Motor Vehicle Parking
Agency.
X
Health Officer George C. Rutland has
a buzzer system in his office. 1t is
one of these rigs which the executive
uses to call his subordinates in for
conference Some defects developed in
the wires recently with the result that
when any one walked across Dr. Ruh-
lands rug a general alarm went out
through the department. After a few
such calls for staff conferences. the
health officer issued an order to ignore
the buzzer until further notice