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Evening star., 1947-03-02
Officials Brave Storm
To Attend Dinner Of
White House Writers

Washington ofiicialdom, headed by
President Truman, shrugged Oh 4
snowstorm last night to attend the
24th annual dinner Of the White
House Correspondents Association
at the Statler Hotel.
More than $50 newspapermen and
their guests, including cabinet mem
bers, Supreme Court Justices, men,
bers Of Congress and high-ranking
military ofncers, made up the lars-
est attendance in the history Of the
affair.
They saw President Truman pre-
sent the Raymond Clapper award
to Thomas L. Stokes, United Fea-
ture Syndicate columnist, for gen.
eral excellence in Washington re-
porting.
Belair Installed Is President.
The dinner also marked the in
stallation Of the associations new
president. Felix Belair OF the New
York Times. He succeeded Edward
T. Folliard Of The Washington Post.
A star studded list OF motion pic
ture, radio and opera performers
staged an hour-and-a-half variety
show for which Earl Wilson, Broad
way columnist for the New York
Post. was master Of ceremonies.
Included in the list OF stars were
Ferruccio Tagliavini, Metropolitan
Opera tenor recently arrived from
italy and called by some the greatest
singer since Caruso; Dinah Shore,
radio and motion picture songstress:
frankie Carle. orchestra leader and
pianist, and Eleanor Powell, stage
and screen dancer.
Other entertainers who rounded
out the show were Gene Sheldon,
a pantomimist. with his partner,
Loretta Fischer: Sid Caesar. comedy
monologist, and the Martells and
Mignon, adagio dancers. George
Montgomery, movie actor and hus-
band Of Miss Shore, also was pre-
sented.
Navy Band Plays.
Dinner music was provided by the
United States Navy Band, conducted
by Charles Brendler. Loew's Capitol
Theater Orchestra, led by Sam Jack
Kaufman, provided music for the
stage show.
Besides Mr.. Belair, new officers
installed last night were Ernest B.
Vaccaro, Associated Press, vice
president; Robert G. Nixon, Inter-
national News Service, chairman of
the executive committee, and Joseph
H. Short, jr., Baltimore Sun, and
Paul F. Healy, New York Daily
News, member of the executive COM
mittee.
The p1leSt list follows.
Evening star., 1947-03-02
Press Club to Heur Hodoe

1t. Gen. John r. Hodge, military
governor and commander Of Ameri-
can forces In Korea, will talk before
70 luncheon OF the National Press
Club. at 1880 pm. Tuesday. He
viii discuss the situation In Korea.
Evening star., 1947-03-02
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Evening star., 1947-02-02
Maryland Officials
Reject Compromise
In Oyster War
By GEORGE Kennedy

Maryland fishery officials, whose
patrol boats have been shooting at
Virginia oyster dredgers in the Po-
tomac, said last night there would
be no compromise in their drive
against violators.
Despite a peace offer from the
Virginia Potomac River Oystermen's
'Association to abide by a bi-State
regulatory commissions rules, the
Maryland officials said that the
House of Delegates at Annapolis
will back them up as did the Senate.
This backing of the fishery Off
cials will consist of passage of a
law making it possible to try Virgin
ians caught dredging by the Mary
land fisheries patrol in Maryland
courts, and to conf1scate their boats.
Passage by the Assembly will end
a 60-year agreement that Virginians
and Marylanders charged with vio-
lation of the oyster regulations be
tried in their respective States.
No Clustering Today.
In Monroe Creek, Colonial Beach
and other harbors on the Virginia
side of the Potomac, scores of little
white oyster boats with a single
mast that serves as boom for
their dredges will be idling today.
There is no oystering on Sunday.
The shucking plants are not open to
receive the oysters.
One of these boats is going to be
a cause celebre-not quite an Ala
bama case, but vessel argued about
irl the Supreme Court of the United
States.
Maryland Is going to confiscate
one Of them right after the proposed
law now before the Assembly goes
into effect, Maryland law makes
.confiscation of an offending boat
mandatory. The interstate nature Of
the dispute is bound to result in
a Supreme Court review.
Will Not Compromise.
Edwing Varied, jr., of Sykes
willie, chairman of the Maryland
Board of Tidewater Fisheries, and
David Wallace, of Annapolis, exec
utive secretary of the board, said
last night there would be no COM
promise about dredging.
An offer made by John E. Mayo
iof Colonial Beach, secretary of the
Potomac River Oystermen's Asso-
citation, to abide by regulations call
ing for dredge smaller than the
50-inch one now allowed by Vir-
ginia law, was termed absolutely
unacceptable by the Maryland fish
cry officials. Dredging must go,
they said. The weakness of the per-
mission in the Virginia law Is that
Maryland owns the river.
Here is the story of the dispute
which made the headlines and
startled readers when it was re-
vealed that enforcement officers
were firing away with machine guns
on the Potomac. Both sides are In
agreement on this background.
First Compromise in 1785.
Right after the Revolution in 1785
when Maryland and Virginia were
States of absolute sovereignty bound
only by the Articles of Confedera-
ton, the first compromise on the
river was reached. Maryland owned
the river under grant by Charles
1 to the first Lord Baltimore. But
Virginia owned the capes-Cape
Charles and Cape Henry-the open
Evening star., 1947-02-02

along the Potomac turned to oyster
ing. Boats sometimes crossed $400
in day. Most OF 1t was by dredging.
Commission Proposal Ignored.
This dredging was Illegal only
under Maryland law because in 1886,
before the freshet had done the
damage, the Virginia Legislature
passed law legalizing dredging
Last year the Virginia Legislature
passed an amendment to improve
the law. But the river to the low
water mark on the Virginia side
and to line between the headlands
of Virginia estuaries was Mary
lands.
The 1s45 Maryland Legislature
had authorized appointment of
|three-man commission to join with
a similar Virginia commission to
study the Potomac River oyster situ-
alton. Last year the proposal was
sent to Richmond, but due to the
opposition of the oystermen of Colo
NAL Beach and elsewhere the meas
ure was never introduced in the
Legislature.
Then the fat was in the fire. When
the Maryland Assembly met this
year the proponents CT the study
plan called the members, attention
to this slight by the Old Dominion. A
Evening star., 1947-02-02

State could withdraw from this
agreement.
Clustering became more important
than fishing. Around the turn Of the
century there was a peak produc-
ton of about 100000 bushels. This
fell of until in 1927 survey by the
Federal Bureau of Fisheries reported
that oysters had almost disappeared
from the river. The bureau recon-
mended the river be closed to all
dredging. In 1880 Virginia passed an
anti-dredging law. In 1881 Mary
land did likewise.
The oysters did not have much
chance to come back, however. be-
cause in 1886 came the flood well
remembered in Washington. That
killed almost all the oysters on the
upper bars of the river. But in 1910
or 1941 there was a good strike. No
one knows the reason, but once in
several years the waters will teem
with oyster spawn, and every hard
object under Rubber boots,
dock piles, old shoes and old oyster
shells-will be covered with oysters.
The life cycle of the oyster is six
or seven years. BY the winter of
1942-43 when oysters from this strike
were marketable, the war had sent
prices up to So bushel. Everyone
Evening star., 1947-02-02

ing to the sea. Virginia was exact
ing toll from ships.
George Washington, who was in
terested in the Chesapeake g. Ohio
Canal, wanted free transportation
both through the capes and on the
river. That was the compromise ar
rived at. Maryland did not surren-
der her ownership, but she allowed
Virginians the same rights to travel
and fish on the Potomac as her own
|citizens.
About 1884 q Maryland man
named Hendricks was arrested for
violation of fishing laws and was
convicted in Virginia court. He
appealed and a higher court upheld
the conviction. This led to passage
of laws by both States that men
arrested on the river should be tried
in their respective States. Mary
landers in the present dispute say
that the provisions were that either
Evening star., 1947-02-02

law to try offenders, Marylanders or
Virginians. In Maryland courts was
introduced. 1t passed the Maryland
Senate without a dissenting vote. It
is expected to pass the House this
week.
Evening star., 1947-02-02

PHILADELPHIA-THE EARLY BIRD-Los Jean Mccullough
admires preserved American eagle in Congress Hail. de
Square, after custodanS had learned that this
bird which served model for the eagle the Nations
the eze the House of Representatives and War
1t owned by Charles w Peale famed artist
the in Independence Hall from 795 to 1905
The eagles role discovered recently by Peae descendant
- Wirephoto
Evening star., 1947-02-02

Sparkman, Democrat, Of Alabama,
at 12:15 pm. today over radio sta
ton WINK. The question Is:
Should the 80th Congress legislate
a Is per cent rent increase?"
Evening star., 1947-02-02
Nurses to Meet Tomorrow

The regular meeting of the Private
Duty Section Of the Graduate
Nurses Association of the District
will be held at 8:15 I'm. tomorrow in
the chapel of Rust Hall, Sibley
Memorial Hospital, 1150 North Capt.
tol street, 1t was announced today.
Evening star., 1947-02-02
Debate on Rent Ruise

Senator Mccarthy, Republican, of
Wisconsin, will debate with Senator
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1947-02-14
John Swanson Family
In Browning Wed.

Mr.. and Mrs. John Swanson
and children were here fro m
Pendroy Wednesday, it being
their first trip to Browning since
they left here last November.
For. a period of II years up to
last November Mr.. Swanson op-
Grated the Good Hope Dairy. He
now owns and operates a 340O-
acre ranch near Pendroy.
Approaching tn e people of
Browning during his business
activities here. he S k ed the
Chief this week to express his
regard for them.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1947-02-14

formance the Second Division was
awarded unit citation.
With Major General Thomas E,
Watson in command, on June IA, 1914,
the Second Division landed on Saipan
beaches, with the Fourth Marine Divi-
sion on its right flank. After bitter
fighting, the Second captured the
heights overlooking Saipan's capital,
Garapan.
On August l, 1914, Major General
Leroy P. Hunt, succeeded General
Watson in command. Elements Of the
Division under Col. Clarence R. Wal
lace, tented landing Off the coast of
Okinawa for two days before the main
Marine and Army forces drove ashore
unopposed on April l, 1915. This care
fully planned demonstration was par
TALLY responsible for the bloodless
seizure OF the beachhead.
The same combat team later on was
sent to take the tiny islands of Ihcya
and Aguni, off Okinawa, without oppo-
sition. On June IS, 1915, the Second
Divisions 9Th regiment Joined the
First and Sixth Marine Divisions in
1.-THE final mop-up.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1947-02-14
Legal Publications
SHERIFF's SALE

In the District Court of the
Ninth Judicial District of the
State of Montana, in and for the
County of Glacier.
Sherburne Mercantile Com
pany, corporation, plaintiff,
Versus
Rose Norris, defendant.
To be sold at Sheriff's Sale at
the front door of the Cour
House at the City of CutBank, Gla-
cier County, Montana, on Mon
day, the 18th day of February,
A. D., 1947 at 200 o'clock P. M,
of said day, all the right. title
and interest of the above named
defendant in and to the follow
ing real property, to-wit:
Lot One % of Block Twenty
two (22) of the Original Town
site of Browning. Montana.
Dated at Cut Bank, Montana,
this goth day of January, 1947.
A. E. Armstrong, Sheriff of
Glacier County, Montana.
First publication Jan. "a, l947.
Last publication Feb. ID, 1947.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1947-02-14
Cattle Sterility

Heredity plays: larger part n
bovine sterility than has previously
been suspected, experiments by the
University of California have
shown. Five Jersey bulls and one
Holstein produced 20 sterile daugh.
ters in their respective herds and
all could be accounted for by o
specific gene for sterility. While
there have been some indications
that bulls transmitted sterile fac.
tors, this is the first study to iso-
late ard report specific results.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1947-02-14

Withdrawn to a rear base, the Divi-
sion was refittcd under the command
Of Major General Julian C. Smith, be-
fore sailing for the Gilbert Islands :.
Tarawa.
That bloody action, where Marines
stormed ashore against whitening fire
is now epic. In one space of 20 yards,
100 Marines fell. But their comrades
moved on, took the objective annihilat-
ing more than 1000 of the best troops
Japan. For this outstanding per-
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1947-02-14

history in World
War II.
One regiment of
the Second landed in
the initial assault on
Guadalcanal. Anoth-
er arrived with
Army reinforce
ments in December
and a third unit par
ticipated in the final
mop-up.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1947-02-14
Old Superstition

When the first cast-iron plows
were made in the United States, in
about 1897, many farmers believed
the pillow poisoned the land and pro-
NOTED the growth of rocks.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1947-02-14
2ND MARINE DIVISION

Five of the most significant landings
in the Pacific Guadalcanal, Ia
rawa, Saipan. Tinian and Okinawa
-. from the Second Marine Divisions
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1947-02-14


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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-15
Senior Frat
Au
Elects Heads

Mrs. B. D. Robinson was elect
ed president of the Ladies Aux
iliary of the Senior Fraternity
of the Brigade Boys club recent
ly at a meeting held in the home
of Mrs. Tom Rivenbark. Mrs.
Robert Anderson acted as joint
hostess.
Other officers elected includ-
ed: Mrs. Robert Grissom, vice
president; Mrs. Percy West,
secretary; and Mrs. George Gore,
treasurer.
Installation of officers will be
held at the January meeting,
and the regular December meet
ing will be held at the Brigade
Boys club in the form of a
Christmas party.
Wednesdays meeting was
presided over by Mrs. George
Gore, retiring president. Mrs.
Howard Littleton made a report
on planned entertainments, and
Mrs. Robert Williams, chairman
OF the Christmas party, gave her
report.
The club welcomed to mem
bership Mrs. Graham Alderman,
and the % members attending
discussed and approved the re-
viSed constitution.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-15
Miss Miriam White
Feted In Clarkton

CHARLTON, Nov. IA Mrs.
Carl S. Lennon of 402 Madison
St. Whiteville, entertained at a
party and miscellaneous show
er recently honoring Miss Mir
lam White, bride-elect of Nov
ember %.
The living room was taste
fully decorated with greenery,
roses and white chrysanthe-
NUNS. Bingo was played with
high score going to Mrs. Earl
Wooten, Mrs. John Charles
Maultsby and Miss jamie Spivey.
Mrs. Gladys B. Greene and Mrs
T. J. Edwards were winners OF
an original flower contest.
Delicious refreshments OF
brick cream, dainty green and
white bridal cake, minis and
sailed nuts were served, after
the many lovely gifts were open
ed by the honoree. Mrs. Gerald
Hague and Mrs. David Billiard
assisted Mrs. Lennon in serving.
Those enjoying Mrs. Lemons
hospitality were Miss Miriam
White, honoree, Mesdames Ger.
aid Hague, David Billiard, John
Charles Maultsby, Earl Woot-
en-, T. J.. Edwards, Cation
Thompson, Slade Smith, w M.
Spivey and Miss jamie Spivey of
Whiteville, n Mesdames
Gladys Greene, George D. Woot-
en- and M. D. Johnson of Clark
ton.
w. r. Latham and W. H. Nc
Clure gave an interesting pro-
gram before the Clarkton Ro-
tary club on Tuesday night, on
Vital Aids in modern education.
They demonstrated the use OF
movie protector and film script
protector, bioscope and opaque
protector in class room instruc-
tons.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-15
Lake Forest Pastor
Guest Of Honor
At HouseWarming

The Rev. James A. Crisp, Jr.,
pastor of Lake Forest, was
honored recently at a house
warming by members of the
new church. Hostesses for the
evening were Mrs. J. T. Benton,
Mrs. c. r. Cannon, and Mrs.
G. A. Hardwick
The affair was opened with a
song, followed by a prayer led
by the pastor. Later j. T. Ben
ton sang a solo, and Miss Bar
bara Benton and Mrs. R. w.
Cannon presented a duet.
Following the serving of re-
freshments, j. A. Crisp of Bre-
ward, father of the new pastor,
closed the evening with a pray
er. G.. A. Hardwick acted as
master of ceremonies.
The house warming was held
in the Lake Forest Community
building.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-15
New York Fashion Industry
Sends Princess A Trousseau

LONDON, Nov. 14-R-The
New York fashion industry's
wedding present to Princess
Elizabeth-A trous ,eau in a sat-
in-lined trunk-was deposited at
London airport today and then
whisked to Buckingham Palace
in an atmosphere of unexplain-
ed evasiveness.
Those in charge at the air
port told news photographers
and reporters that, by request
of the palace, no pictures would
be permitted. No press facilities
of any kind had been arranged.
Similar restrictions applied to
the delivery at the palace.
Several hours before the
trousseau arrived a palace
spokesman said the royal
household had only lately
heard the gift was coming, and
that there definitely would be
mo presentation" either to the
princess or a member of her
staff.
1t had been reported from
New York that after delivery OF
the trunk the planes skipper,
Capt. Lionel (Buddy) Messen.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-15

ger, would hand over the keys
to Lady Mary Strachey, one Of
Elizabeth's ladies-in-waiting.
Later inquiry on that point
did not even determine whether
the keys had been left at the
place.
Asked whether the trousseau
would be moved to St. James's
palace, where wedding presents
are sent for cataloging and dis
play, a palace spokesman sale
merely, 1--WE don't know"
He would not say whether the
princess had peeked at he1
American-made present, which
includes six suits, nine day
dresses, two dinner dresses, fou1
evening gowns, a country coat
a town coat and two housecoats
nor what her comments were i
she had.
Other sources, less authori
tative, said"There is no reason
to suppose this handsome gift
will not be accepted with full
appreciation, and placed on ex
lhibit at St. James's along with
the other gifts"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-15

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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-15
Wilmingtonians
Leave For Wedding
In bore

Miss Nancy Lynch and Mis-:
Olivia Lynch were among the
Wilmingtonians leaving Friday
for the marriage of Miss Jose.
phine Lynch and Warren Gray
which will take place this eve
ming at 8 o'clock in the First
Presbyterian church in Green's
boro.
Josephine Lynch is the daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Borden Lynch of Greensboro,
formerly of Wilmington.
Nancy Lynch will be a brides
maid in her cousins wedding.
Others who left for the we'd
ding yesterday were Mr.. and
Mrs. Whit T. Benton and son,
Whit Benton, Jr.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Lynch
and son, George, Jr., and Herbert
A. Lynch expect to leave this
morning for Greensboro, where
they will attend the nuptials to-
night.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-15
Bridal Shower
Given HOnOrinQ
Johnston

Complimenting Miss Judith
Johnston, whose marriage to
Ralph Edward Carter, Jr., will
take place November %, Mrs.
Jack Jones and Miss Rosannah
Bishop were hostesses Thursday
evening at a miscellaneous show
er in the YWCA.
Bouquets of white chrysanthe-
NUNS were used throughout the
parlors and in the dining room,
the table was conferred with a
bowl of white chrysanthemums
banked with ivy and thanked by
burning tapers in crystal candle
holders.
Games were played during the
evening and the following guests
awarded prizes: Miss Dorothea
Jones, Miss Rosalie Hinnant,
Miss Lou Spivey, and Miss Susan
Smith.
Guests attending the party in
Guided: Miss Johnston, Mrs. Gwin
Wilson, Miss Susan Smith, Mrs, F,
A. Cottle, Mrs. j. H. LeGwin,
Mrs. Margaret Tienchen, Mrs.
L.. B. Woodbury., Miss Mary Lou
Mintz, and Mrs. Frank Cook.
Miss Rosalie Hinnant, Miss
Theresa Anderson, Mrs. H. C.
Johnston, Miss Carolyn Johnston,
Mrs, r. G. Johnston, Miss Marie
Clemmons, Mrs. H. P. Bell, Jr.,
of Currie, Mrs Ed Culbreth, Miss
Lou Spivey, Miss Frances Wettig,
and Miss Dorothea Jones.
Mrs. r. G.. Thomas, Miss Ro-
sale Reaves, Miss Eleanor
Reaves, Mrs. R. E. Miller, Mrs.
John w. Baldwin, and Mrs. Cam
eron MONTGOMERY.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-15
LIBRARY PATRONAGE
INCREASES ALMOST
1000 IN SEPTEMBER

Wilmington's reading pop
ulace stepped up their activities
in October considerably over
September, a report from the
city's library yesterday, re-
vealed. The library issued 1910
books compared with 6,4O0 IN
September. Bookmobile borrow
ers obtained 4.034 books COM
pared with 1900 in September.
At the Lake Forest subdivision
800 books were issued as
212 the previous month.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-15
We the Women
Still
On Defensive
With Salesman
BY RUTH

The house-to-house salesman
on the scarce list during the
war years-is back.
He is again ringing doorbells
with his cheerful, good morn.
ing, Madam" thus reviving the
old problem of how to get rid OIL
him graciously.
The trouble is he's been tc
school and has an answer for
everything. I'm terribly sorry
but I'm very busy" is met with
"I'n only take a minute"
Tell him you already own q
product similar to the one he is
selling, and he still doesn't 60
away. He just wants to step in
side to give you a little sample or
a booklet to read at your leisure
Unless you are a hard-heart-
ed woman, who can close a door
in the face of a person who is
looking tired or anxious or OH
so-eager-to-please, he has won
the first round. He is inside the
door.
From that moment on, you are
on the defensive. Your children
you are told-are downright
underprivileged. Or you're q
household drudge. Or you're
missing the chance of a life
time. Or this. Or that.
And no matter how nice and
patient you've been, and how
much of your precious time
you've let the salesman use up
trying to sell, you something you
assured him in the beginning you
weren't going to buy, you are
made to feel like a heel when he
finally accepts your "No" as
final.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-15
DR.. J. E. Easley
Will At
Temple Baptist

DR.. j. Allen Easley. professor
of Old Testament at Wake Forest
college, and former pastor Of the
Wake Forest Baptist church for
a number of years, will preach at
the II a. m. and 8 p. m. services
Sunday at Temple Baptist
church.
The public is cordially invited
to hear DR.. Easley.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-15
BOLTON

BOLTON, Nov. 14.-Mr. and
Mrs. Dalton Russ and children,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Russ, and
Earl Russ spent Sunday in Jack
sonville with Mr.. and Mrs. Ray
McPhatter and family.