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TEN__ LEGRAND TO TAKE BILLS TO HOUSE Carrying with him -between seven and nine” pieces of legis lation for possible introduction to the 1945 General Assembly, Rep. J. Q. LeGrand will leave today for Raleigh in order to arrive in. time for the Democratic caucus I • tonight when the House speaker •nd president pro-tem of the Sen ate will be elected. Eight new bills, or amendments to existing statutes, have been presented by the City, County and Wrightsville Beach governing bod ies to the legislator, who was un certain yestreday as to whether or not all would be introduced in their present forms, or even with modifications. LeGrand, who has been confin ed to bed by influenza since last Wednesday, explained "I haven’t studied all of them yet. After I compare the changes that are wanted then I’ll know’ whether or not he chooses to present them to the legislature. In two instances, he was posi tive that “I’m not disposed to in troduce iv the present form” the bills. One is the Wrightsville leg islation, asking for removal of the requirement for property owners, who are non-residents of the beach, to have election ballots notarized; the other, the City of Wilmington’s new bill aimed at creating another type of Civil Service Commission. In connection with the city ex tension bill, LeGrand said he had asked City Attorney W.. B. Camp bell for ‘'amplification” of Sec tion 6b, which deals with the elec tion of additional City Council members. in ns present iorm, me section reads: If the special election here inabove provided for is not held in 1945, but is called and held in i a subsequent year in accordance with the provisions of Section 2 hereof, and if at said special elec tion a majority of the votes cast shall be “For Extension,’’ then the New Hanover County Board of Elections shall, subsequent to said special election held on the ques tion of extension of the city limits, call and hold, at the expense of the City of Wilmington, and prior to the effective date of such exten sion, another special election for the qualified voters living within the newly included area for the purpose of electing two additional members of the Council of the City of Wilmington to serve from the effective date of extension until the expiration of the terms of oi fice "f the Council members thr. in office. In every case, New Hanover’s proposed legislation is pending further study by LeGrand before presentation to the General As sembly. Besides the city extension and civil service bills, the city has handed to LeGrand legislation re lating to the financial contribution ol the city for operation of the Consolidated Board of Health; an amendment to the 1941 Pension Act, so as to provide benefits for employes of the Alcoholic Bever age Control board and Associated Charities; abolition of Chapter 193 of the Private Laws of 1933, an act that requires the city to fur nish water to indigent families; and an amendment to the city charter in order to fix higher salaries for the mayor and Coun cil members. LeGrand has received from the Board of County Commissioners an amendment asking for alloca tion of 50 per cent of net profits of the ABC board funds to New Hanover county. In addition, LeGrand said he had been advised by the city that preparation is being made of a bill to extend authority of the city juvenile court to include parents, and another to make a city de partment of the New Hanover Bureau of Identification. EXCLUSIVE PORTRAITS Made by Appointment Only Trueblood Studio 324 Tidewater Bldg. Phone 9945 »4"Md'*****»**‘K'*»»*»frM Visit Our Store Fer | 11 Quality j • • JEWELRY and GIFTS 4 ;; B. GURR, Jeweler | •; 264 N. FTont St. 1 ^**********************4 MILL & CONTRACTORS SUPPLY CO. Deming Pumps Mill Supplies — Machinery Contractors Equipment 121-3 Water St. Phone 7757 I FARRAR TRANSFER & STORAGE WAREHOUSE DIAL 5317 PLUMBING AND HEATING SERVICE ★ Cwmber-Moore Co. 17 N. Second St. JLIlIirf W li-ilYlliN U X WIN 1VJ wrtlN vjr &xx*x%9 t. --- - — Proposed Extension Of Wilmington City Limits « moposcs crhf units rjrrewsion WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA MCtMBtff - t»4A. t_r w> W"(t* ; U .*r« ■■■■■ ft - ■ The proposed extension of citv limits is show here according to a map released by the City Manager’s office. Th e shaded areas in the east and south represent the sections to be incorporated. Beginning at city limits and the ACL railroad, the extension would take in that area east to Mercer avenue, curving around Colonial Village to include it ana ! nnwooc Wvifrlifovillo hitrhwnv hark in rit.v limits- In t hp south. Sunset Park. Leeion Stadium and Summer Hill are included. _ City Extension Bill Would Protect \ Residents Of Areas To Be Affected The city limits extension bill which has been submitted to and approved by Representative - elect LeGrand contains numerous provi sions to protect the interests oi citizens to be brought into the City, according to a statement iseued ! yesterday by the City Planning I Board. The extension bill was develop ed by the Planning Board in col laboration with the City Council, and after a series of conferences ! with suburban citizens, business leaders, and with Mr. LeGrand. j The Planning Board's statement I said: “The most careful pains have i been taken to assure fair treatment for the residents of the areas Pro posed to be incorporated into the City of Wilmington under the bill j which will be introduced in the legislature by Representative Le Grand. “The Planning Board has felt . that the reason for past opposition j to city extension proposals has been a feeling on the part of suburban ites that they might not receive services comparable to the addi tional cost to them in taxes. The suburban people are entitled to the greatest possible guarantees on this point. “We have made a study of this phase of city extension for the past several months. We have conferred business leaders in an effort to develop the best methods of pro viding the desired guarantees. “Some of the provisions of the bill in this connection are: "1. It provides tor submittal ot the extension question to a vote of the people. This assures all per sons entitled to a voice on the mat ter that they will receive an ade quate hearing with opportunity for expression at the polls. There will be a special registration. “2. The call for the special elec tion can be issued only by the next council, to be elected in 1945. or by some succeeding council. The present council would not be per mitted to make the call. The rea son for this provision is that it is desired to have the council issuing the call remain in office for a peri od of time sufficient to enable it to make good the pledges for serv ice contained in the call. "3. The call must be issued with in three months after the newicoun cil takes office. It is intended that no council shall call the election and cause new areas to be incor porated, and then by reason of pos sible changes in the membership not be morally bound to make good its commitments. “4. A majority of all the mem bers of the council must vote for a resolution saying that the city is in position to render services and install facilities before the call can be issued. It is the intention here that the resolution on services shall not be adopted by a bare majority of a bare quorum, but by a ma jority of all the members, so that there may be no later upsetting of the council’s pledge. “5. At least four council mem bers and the city manager must _ t, sign the statement pledging serv- . ices and facilities, and the state ment must be published. "6. The services to be provided are enumerated in the bill. This ' should assure the new citizens of 1 equal treatment. < “7. Voting by men and women 1 in the armed services is provided, j "8. Two temporary additional members of the council are to be j appointed or elected. One will be from the southern area and one from the eastern area. They will serve from the effective date oi 1 annexation until the expiration of the terms of the elected members 1 then serving. This will provide di- 1 rect representation for the annex- ] ed areas on the council during the early period after annexation, fur ther assuring adequate services 1 and fair treatment. The bill will name one representative and two alternates from the southern area, and the same from the eastern ■ area. If none of these qualify in j the case of either area, the council will fill the vacancy. This ma chinery will hold if the annexation is made effective in 1945. If it is | made effective in a later year, the temporary additional councilmen will be elected at the polls, one from the south and one from the east.” “We do not see how it would have been possible under the law and the constitution to give great er protection to the interests of the citizens to be brought into the imits.” JAPS IN DOUBT Special Attack Corps Hits Al lied Ships; None Return By United Press Tokyo radio announced today that its vaunted special attack corps struck at Allied ships in the Sulu Sea December 29, but said results were obscure because none of the force returned. "As our escort fighters were kept busy by American Grumman fighters and the special attack planes did not come back eithec, we do not really know what hap pened.” the broadcast, recorded by United Press at San Francisco, said. SURPRISE FOR RAIL MEN TEAGUE, Tex., Jan. 1—(UP) — The Burlington-Rock Island rail road’s streamlined train doesn’t have a license to hunt deer, but nevertheless it has one to its cred it. Shortly after the train left Hous ton for Dallas and Fort Worth it struck a nine-point buck that leap ed on the track. The carcass was not badly damaged and railway employees had a venison dinner. -V THEY MUST BE GOOD AUSTIN, Tex., Jan. 1—(UP) Texas’ seven state teachers’ col leges are proud of the standards of the faculty Two out of every three staff members have doctors’ degrees. A joint ex-students asso ciation of the colleges, which have an estimated 250,000 alumni, will ask the Texas .Legislature in Jan uary to increase faculty members’ salaries 20 per cent. China Communist Head Urges Regime Changes CHUNGKING, Jan. 1— (UP) — Mao Tse-tung, leader of the Chi nese Communists, said today that speedy formation of a coalition government in China was the only effective guarantee of victory over , the Japanese and “national sal vation.” , “I hope all nations will request the government to change its pres ent policies in order to establish quickly a coalition government,” Mao said, “Only when China has a coali tion in the central government ' which is able to carry out demo cratic programs and mobilize as well as unite all our resources against Japan can the victory and liberation of our people “ be as sured,” his statement said. Mao, speaking for the increas ingly powerful Communists whose influence reaches behind the Jap anese lines in China, issued a 15 - point program following Chiang Kai-shek’s promise to establish a constitutional government in China in 1945. Political observers here inter preted the president’s pledge as an attempt to answer increased demands for democratization both from the Communists and the Chinese public in general. RELIEF! SATISFACTION GUARANTEED BLACKHEADS‘PIMPLES Use what thousands have tried for promptly relieving externally caused pimples, rash, itctt —mildly medicated Cuticura! Softens black head tips for easy removal! Satisfaction guar anteed or the maker will refund your money. CUTICURA iziNTM* NT Tax Listing Will Start Today At The Courthouse The listing of real, personal, and poll taxes by New Hanover citizens will begin at 8:30 a.m. today on the main floor of the courthouse, according to County Auditor John A. Orrell. The Machinery Act, he explained provides that poll and tangible pro perty tax returns shall be made to the list taker during the month of January, under the penalties imposed by law. Orrell said that automobile owners should be prepared to give tax listers complete information as to model, year of manufacture and state license number. Cape Fear, Federal Point, Har nett and Masonboro listers will meet at the courthouse January 25 to 31. -V FOOD LOCKER LAW OLYMPIA, Wash., Jan. 1—(UP) —The 433 refrigerated food lockers in Washington state now have to toe the line. The state department of agriculture announced a regu lation providing for installation of thermometers which will record on a chart the temperatures of the lockers each hour. The state law allows a maximum icebox “warmth” of 12 degrees above zero. -V Cryolite has been used in the manufacture of glass, enamel ware and some insecticidesi American Planes Hammer wo Jima For 24th Day S. ‘s. PACIFIC FLEET HEAD (UARTERS, Honolulu. Jan. 1—(JP) -Iwo Jima, Japanese island base n the road to Tokyo, was ham mered Saturday by Pacific Strate ic Air Force Liberator bombers a their twenty-fourth consecutive aily strike against that Volcano sland, Adm. Chester W. Nimitz eported today. The same day rocket firing Ma ine Mitchell bombers hit a small oastal cargo ship near the Bonin slands, north of Iwo. The vessel ras left dead in the water. In the Palau Islands, Marine ighter-bombers strafed ammuni ion dumps and supply areas on Sabelthuap. Marine fighter planes sank four aunches near Woleai in the west :rn Carolines. NOT IN LINE OF DUTY LAPORTE. Ind., Jan. 1—(UP) — 3olice- Sgt. Charles Olson, working tis usual midnight-to-8 a. m. sta ion trick, read a Chicago news taper account of an appeal for •are type 3 blood to save the life )f a hospital patient. He left for Chicago as soon as he got off ,vork< returning minus a pint of tlood, in time to begin the next lay's work without sleep. -V The birch tree bug of the Brit sh Isles watches over its eggs mtil they hatch and then covers hem as a hen covers her chicks. Seven Up Thank the press agent of screei actress Toni Seven for the flasl that she’s the favorite pin-up o G. I. editors. His recent surve; of service publications indicate! that her photo, usually 'the on< above, appeared three times a: often as pictures of other top pin ups, including such barrack-wal flowers as Lana Turner, Betty Gra ble and Carole Landis. Social Security Change Aided By Wilmingtonian Elderly people throughout the nation who have come from re tirement to work in war jobs owe a debt of gratitude to James Kerr, 71-year old Wilmington pharma cist, through'whose obduracy many of them will derive bigger Federal old age benefits than they could otherwise have received. Kerr, a Spanish - American war veteran who came to Wilmington in 1902 and has been a registered pharmacist since 1909. is one of a few retirement - aged people, di vided geographically but united in purpose, who served as test-cases in the upward revision of Social Security benefits which had been frozen in pre - war years. Following official advice, Mr. Kerr had readied his account to be drawn on shortly before the war. It was frozen at a level set by the comparatively low wage he was earning. His intention was to retire. "With the onset of the war, be ing hale, healthy and patriotic, he sloughed off the vacation - urge and went to work in western North Carolina. Owing to a growing man power shortage, his pay rose. With an eye to the future, phar macist Kerr went to the Social Se curity representative in the neigh borhood and asked to havs his ac count "thawed”, so he might con tribute more to it and. subsequent ly, draw more out of it. The S. S. man shrugged him off, pointing out that it would take an Act of Congress to change his ac count. Unlike other elderly war-workers who had broached the same ques tion, Mr. Kerr did not boggle at this. (Rarely, Mr. Kerr avers, has a boggier cropped up in the history of the Kerr family.) Shortly after his return to Wilmington, where he FROM TILES TO WAFERS I ANDERSON, Ind., Jan. 1— j (UP)—A local manufacturing plant diverted use of its peacetime pro duction machinery into a strange ly related field where wartime re strictions on materials necessitated conversion. The National Tile Co. is turning out compressed cocoa wafers for GIs instead of com pressed wall and floor tiles for domestic use. V. M. Alexander, general manager, said the com pany decided to produce D and K. field rations for the quarter master corps overseas. When raw wi 1 cut like a knife..! CHAPPED LIPS SOOTHED QUICKLY! Crocked lips—so cruel, and painful! Caused when raw, bitter weather i dries skin cells, leaves them “thirsty." i Skin may crack, bleed. Mentholatum E acts medicinally: (1) Stimulates local blood supply. (2) Helps revive [ thirsty cells so they can retain need , ed moisture. For sore, chapped hands, J lips—Mentholatum. Jars, tubes, 30*. 1 now wields mortar and pestle pro fessionally, he approached the lo cal Social Security agent, Nicholas Avera, to see what could be done about Congress. A frontal assault on the national legislature, as it turned out, wasn't necessary. Mr. Kerr received a hearing before a Social Security referee at the customhouse in Sep tember. He pleaded his case to such good effect that it was relay ed to the Board of Appeals, in Washington, D. C. After three months cogitation, the board ren dered a verdict. An order emanat ed from national headquarters per mitting not only Mr. Kerr, but all the oldsers who have resumed ha ness on the home - front, to jack their accounts to match their new, young - man sized earnings. PI ELINE TESTS NEAR COMPLETION The test flow of water into W t. mington through the 20-nnle con. i crete-steel pipeline to King'* Shut is “about over”, City Manager A. C. Nichols reported yesterday, while prospects for regular opt ■. ation of the line appear unlikely in the near future. The hold-up in the switch over I to the new line is due to the dt -. y in arrival of a gasoline engine, which officials explain is net.-;,, sary as a stand-by for emergency use. Latest information received from the manufacturer is that it will be shipped “about the middle of January.” “As far as operation of the line is concerned,” Nichols explained, “there is no reason why ,ve shouldn’t go ahead, except that ir regular service might develop without the emergency engine. We want, it on a permanent basis , the switch is made.” Since last August, City officials 1 have been awaiting delivery ol e V engine. Advice as to its shipment in the near future has repeatedly been received from officials of the ' Morris Machine Works, Baidu n3. ville, N. Y., on notification from the manufacturer, the Climax Bn gineering Co. All other equipment incidei to completion of the King’s Bluff 1 pumping station has been deliver ed here. Installation was done by the general contractor, the A, H, Guion Co. The last link in the pipeline -at laid September 20 with a minimum of ceremony at which Mayor W. Ronald Lane officiated. Completion of the line to Ki> Bluff, a project for which the City officials sought for many moot; represents an important phase of Wilmington’s over-all waterworks improvement program, achieved at a cost of more chan $2,000,000 and with the financial assistance of the Federal Works Agency. Tokyo Reports Supertort Over Kagoshima Navy Base WASHINGTON, Jan. 1—OJP>~ Three American Superfortresses started fires with incendiary bombs in individual flights over the Tokyo area during the night and two Superfortresses based on # China flew for the first time over the Kagoshima naval base in southwestern Japan, enemy broad casts reported today. The Superfortresses which bomb . ed Tokyo flew singly, enemy re- j ; ports said — one after 10 p. ni. | , Sunday, one soon after midnighi and one about 5 a. m. today (.4 . p. m. Sunday EWT). The Superfortresses which flew over Kagoshima—the first enemy 1 plane ever sighted there. Tokyo 7 said—dropped no bombs, accord ' ing to the enemy broadcasts, re > corded by the Federal Communi ’ cations Commission. i --V i RESIGNATION - CHARLOTTE, Jan. 1—I7P) -1 James W. Osborne, local super ■ visor of District No. 7, Census of | 1 Agriculture Survey with headqua - ters in Shelby, has resigned his ; position due to ill health, C- : , McGinnis, area supervisor for the State, announced today._ ' " “ "l #File Your Application For A Loan Buy A War Bond early in 1945 at the CAROLINA. We want to serve you! Three The / Million Dollar Carolina Building and Loan Ass'n. “Member Federal Home Loan Bank’* YV. A. FONVIELLE, Sec.-Treas. Roger Moore, Pres. YYT. D. Jones, Asst. Sec.-Treas. M. G. James, V.-Pres. J. O. Carr, Atty. B. A. CLARK (Barber) FROM ALBEMARLE INVITES HIS FRIENDS TO COME TO SEE HIM AT HOBBS BARBER SHOP 114 PRINCESS STREET __I TAX LISTING The Machinery Act provides that poll and tangible property tax returns shall be made to the list-taker during the month of January under the pains and penalties imposed by law. OWNERS OF AUTOMOBILES SHOULD BE PREPARED TO GIVE TAX LISTERS FULL INFORMATION AS TO MODEL, YEAR, OF MANUFACTURE AND STATE LI CENSE NUMBER. Wilmington township tax listers will be on the main floot of old court house daily 8:30 a. m., to 5:30 p. m., (Sundays ex cepted), beginning January 2nd, 1945. County tax listers will meet their usual appointment* as advertised. Cape Fear, Federal Point, Harnett and Masonboro Listers will meet at the court house January 25th, to 31st, inclusive. J. A. Orrell, County Auditor.
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