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The Weather "WASH>ON, “Feb’ 24.H4V VTeather Bureau report of tempera ture and rainfall for the 24 hours ending 8 p. m. in the principal cot ton growing areas and elsewhere: •Uthm High Low Pr*c. WIUSINGION -- « " o“ ^shevUle-39 ^ ^ Atlantic City -— « » ISgha!L_== | » jjg Buffalo -- * ** 2m Burlington-g 92 000 Chattanooga -—■ » "XX Chicago-31 * 0.00. Cincinnati —-37 33 0.01 Cleveland- 32 28 0.05 Dallas__ 74 40 0.00 - - 68 32 0SJ) X*tn*_ 30 30 0.04 Duluth ,_ 18 03 000 H Paso ;_IHZ 72 36 0.00 Fort Worth .- 74 42 0.00 Galveston ... ■ - - 63 53 0.00 Jacksonville ..— 68 56 0.02 Kansas City - 53 38 0.00 Key West __ 76 68 0.00 Knoxville —— —. - ■ 49 38 0.00 Little Rock .———-- 67 40 0.00 Los Angeles ..- - 59 47 0.00 Louisville . 42 36 0.00 Memphis-— 60 35 0.00 Meridian--- 66 40 0.00 Miami ■■■— 77 61 0.00 Minn.-St Paul —-- 20 09 0.00 Mobile_«7 47 0.34 Montgomery .-—- 62 44 0.00 New Orleans —-- 66 52 0.00 New York-34 SO 0.00 Philadelphia — — — 38 31 0.01 Norfolk--- 46 42 0.49 Fhoenix _ . , 82 43 0.00 Pittsburgh_ 34 31 0.10 Portland, Me. ___—- 34 31 0.10 Portland, Me.-—. 38 15 0.11 Richmond -- - - 39 34 0.11 St. Louis .. ■ 46 33 0.00 San Antonio - 72 42 C.00 San Francisco .. -_- 59 42 0.02 Savannah-- 85 52 0.14 Seattle _ 53 47 0.34 Tampa _ 68 59 0.65 Vicksburg _66 34 0.00 Washington _— 39 36 0.05 MORE ABOUT NAVY SETS UP FROM PAGE ON* ait with infinite patience, weaving mats from long strips of Pandanas leaves. They make bracelets, ta ble mats and hot pads from fiber. Apparently the first American of our party ashore offered a native a dollar for a souvenir; the price j of everything is now "dollars,” whether it’s worth 15 cents or five dollars. There iE not the slightest resent ment evident among the people be cause they must give up their is land for the atom bomb test which will be held here this spring. New Village Elders of the village gathered and squatted under the palms, while Lieut. Herbert C. Meade of Los Angeles, explained through an interpreter that he wanted 20 men to go with him to Rongeriy to be gin construction of their new vil lage. “Tell them,” Made said to the interpreter, ‘‘to gather all the pan danas leaves here to take to Ron gerik to build new homes. Tell them we want them to be as com fortable as possible, and in ex change for cooperation we will get this work done as quickly as we can.” The interpreter spoke rapidly. Men of the village nodded, They broke into smiles when the inter preter said a radio would be put on Rongerik so they could hear broadcasts from the Navy station at Kwaialein, which frequently has native programs. Strangely enough, Bikini children had not learned the phrase fami liar to wandering Americans the world over—"any chew gum, Joe?” Neither the elders nor the children ask for cigarettes, or gum or candy, but they accept them with grave dignity. In a few more days, Bikini will be deserted by its natives and then construction crews will move in. MORE ABOUT ARGENTINE FROM PAGE ONE male voters had cast ballots throughout the 14 provinces in the country. The calm that prevailed indicated that the voting was being conducted honestly. Praises Conduct Socialist leader Alfredo Palacios, one of the strongest critics of the military government, praised the manner in which the election was held and stated that a Tamborini victory was “unquestionable.” Weather conditions throughout the country combined with the un precedentedly keen public interest in the contest to bring the voters flocking to the polls. Seventy per cent of those registered in the city of Buenos Aires and the provincial capital of La Plata had voted by 2 p. m. Some collected outside the booths as much as an hour and a half before they opened at 8 a. m. In one precinct here, a 98-year-old man rode to the polls in an automobile, was carried to the booth by two soldiers and cast his vote. Results Delayed Anti-Peron newspapers openly predicted a landslide for Tam borini but definite results of the election will not be known for 20 or 30 days since votes are counted Individually in each provincial eapital, at the pleasure of local Electoral boards, after all ballot Boxes are collected from the coun tryside. Although representatives of ev ery party with members register sd at a given district are present Bt the polls, they haye no way of keeping an unofficial tally since the vote is secret and there will be no count of any kind made until the boards begin to work. The only indication as to the trend of the contest is that of party estimates. Minor Charges Some minor claims of irregi larities were made by both sides: The D-rnocratic Union reported f that police in the village of Pueblo Barrios, Jujuy province, was press ing the voters in favor of Peron; also that the Federal commission er for Jujuy, Cesar Dendez, had campaigned actively for Peron as late as last night. The morning newspaper El La borista, supporting Peron, said that Vice Adm. Joe Zuloaga, elec toral commander of the Buenos Aires province, had "arbitrarily” arrested two labor candidates. MORE ABOUT CARDINALS FROM PAGE ONE Portuguese ambassador to the Holy See and dean of Vatican diplomats. In Consistory Hall The meeting is scheduled to be held at 5 p.m. (11 a.m. EST) to morrow in the Vatican Consistory hall. Five hundred persons crowded into Santa Susanna this afternoon and hundreds more were assembled in the Plaza San Bernardo when Mooney arrived to take possession of the church. Titular possession of Roman churches carries no spe cial duties for Cardinals, but symbolizes the fact that members of the Sacred College were once all Roman parish priests. Mooney entered the church be hind a procession. He visited the chapel of the Blessed Sacrament and then was seated in a plush and gilded chair under a red and cold canopy at the left side of the main altar. NINE NEW CARDINALS DODGE FRANCO DINNER ROME, Feb. 24.—(JP)—Nine of the 11 new cardinals from the Americas stayed away Sunday from a state dinner at Generalissimo Francisco Franco’s embassy to the Holy See. Of the four new United States cardinals only Francis Cardinal Spellman attended .The New York churchman announced previously that he would try to attend ail functions honoring the princes of the Catholic church. Of this Latin American only the Argentine, Antonio Cardinal Cag gino, was at the dinner. Some of the cardinals gave illness as their reason fo’’ saying away. One said he was too busy. In most cases no explanation was available. MORE ABOUT GRAPE VINES FROM PAGE ONE increased yield's of more than 10 per cent per acre. Improved Varieties Three of the introductions are considered to be of better quality than scuppernong, which has been the standard of quality in the past. Others are introduced because of their earliness, lateness, or other special characters fitting them to serve a purpose not covered by existing named varieties. The selection named Willard is perfect-flowered and self-fertile. The vine is moderately vigorous and the foliage moderately resist ant to disease. The white fruit, borne in rather loose, open clus ters is of medium size and ad heres well. The pulp is tough and does not separate readily from the seed. It ripens with scuppernong, and is introduced to provide a perfect-flowered variety producing ' Yuit of the same general appear nee as scuppernong. Wallace Vine l1 Another perfect flowered anc 7 self-fertile variety, which is named Wallace, has white fruit borne in large clusters, that are a little smaller than the scuppemong. The vines are vigorous with the skin of the fruit thin and tender, soft pulp, with a flavor above the av erage in sweetness. The selection Wallace is intro duced as a pollinator, particularly for the late flowering varieties, and is also a producer of late rip ening, white fruit of good quality. Pender Selection The selection named Pender is perfect-flowered variety, with a vine low in vigor, with short shoots and small leaves. The fruit is of medium size and when ripe, more yellow than that of most varieties. The skin of the fruit is tough and of medium thickness and the small amount of pulp smooth and' rela tively soft. The fruit, borne only two to three in a cluster, ripens later than that of the scuppemong. The flavor is distinctive, resembling somewhat that of an apple. Pender variety is introduced to provide a second late ripening, perfect-flowered variety. Burgaw Type The selection named Burgaw is perfect-flowered and self-fertile. Although the lateral growths are short, the vine is very vigorous and productive. The fruit is red dish-black, glossy of medium size, and sweet and sprightly in flavor, i like the variety Thomas. It is borne in loose cluster of 1 to 6 berries. The fruits adhere during ripen ing better than those of the variety Thomas. Burgaw is introduced be cause it is equal to Thomas in fruit characters and superior to Thomas in that it is perfect-flowered. Crossed Vine The selection named Tarheel is a perfect-flowered variety from a cross of Luola by Eden. The vine is very vigorous and very produc tive and the foliage quite resistant to disease. The fruit, which ripens in mid-season, is jet-black, glossy, and borne 5 to 15 in a cluster. The fruits are small, the skin thin and tough, the pulp smooth and tender, and' the flavor excel lent. The Tarheel is introduced to provide a perfect-flowered variety with black fruit of high quality, suitable for wine making. Large Fruit The selection named Duplin is another perfect-flowered variety. The vines produce relatively few canes. The fruit, above average in size, is borne in loose clusters, ripens in midseason, has skin of medium thickness and toughness, soft pulp and fair flavor. The Duplin is introduced because it is perfect-flowered and pro duces large fruits. Topsail Variety The selection named Topsail is a variety from a cross of Latham by Thomas and is pistillate. The fruit, borne in clusters of medium size, is large, more greensih pearl in appearance ,and slightly less at tractive in appearance, but more superior in flavor than the fruit of the variety scuppernong. The frujt has thin, somewhat tough skin, but soft crisp pulp, ripens at about the same season as scuppernong or more so, when properly grown, but when very heavily pruned it has tended to be a shy bearer. It is Introduced be cause it is considered a better tablegrape than scuppernong. Other Selections The other selections Orton, New River, Cape Fear, Morrison, On slow, Stanford, Kilgore, and Cres well are all introduced for its flavors productiveness, toughness and length of time for ripening. All of these introductions have been tested chiefly on Coasta Plain of North Carolina, at tne North Carolina Test Farm, Wil lard, N. C., and are not recom mended for general planting until tested further in the southern part of the muscadine grape region, i1 is said by officials of the North Carolina Bureau of Plant Industry and Engineering. Information or sources of cuttings or young vines can be secured by writing to Dr. Charles Dearing, Coastal Plain Station, Willard, N. C. MORE ABOUT STRIKES FROM PAGE ONE strikes and disputes, hopefully an nounced the program Education Committee They appointed a Labor Educa tion Advisory committee of five representatives each from the AFL and CIO, tc help in charting a long term course for industrial peace, “The long-range importance of ihis action cannot be overempha sized,” Schwellenbach said In a statement. “An intelligent program of labor education directed both toward the training of capable un ion leadership and a membership well informed in the rights and responsibilities of unionism can do a great deal to forestall labor dis putes and promote better labor management relations. "The department of labor be lieves that the primary responsi bility for this job rests with the unions themselves, with such as sistance as they may request from universities and other non-govern mental educational organizations.” MORE ABOUT STUDENTS FROM PAGE ONE claimed a three-day period oi mourning for “the nation’s mar tyrs”, but declared a two-weeks truce in anti-British rioting. They demanded chat the British exacuate Egypt within that time. Earlier Sunday the Waidist news paper A1 Balagh charged that Thursday’s disturbances were de liberately provoked by Great Brit ain so that she could declare Egypt her “sacred trust” and maintain the country in its existing state. The newspaper asserted that “British Nazis are out to protect their imperial lebensraum with machineguns against freedom-lov ing ‘Hooligans.’ ” University students and work men have been demanding the evacuation of all British forces from Egypt. Say Disturbance Planned A1 Balagh said Thursday’s dis turbances, in which British troops turned machineguns on demon strators, were planned so the British could bring out their ar mored cars and "solemnly pro claim their sacred trust to protect a friendly population from sacrili gious Hooligans.” Under a 1936 agreement Great Britain is permitted to quarter 10,000 troops and 400 pilots in Egypt in peacetime and unlimited forces in time of war. At Egypt’s request Britain has agreed to re negotiate the pact. It was authoritatively reported Sunday, however, that the British government, protesting last Thurs day’s disorders, has hinted that failure to halt such outbreaks may delay treaty negotiations. Coincidentally with A1 Balagh’s editorial, Egyptian police made public their investigation into the riot and blamed British Army trucks which hurtled straight intc a crowd of demonstrators at nearly 60 miles an hour, killing and in juring several. All eyewitnesses testified tha1 the trucks plowed into a crowd in Khedive Ismail square and Kast Elaini street, in front of the Ameri can university, then fled in the direction of Khedive bridge. MORE ABOUT BRIDGE FROM PAGE ONE tory, was anchored in the Wando river, winch empties into the Coop, er at a point near the bridge, when it was caught by strong outgoing tides and west winds, blowing in gusts of 50 to 60 miles an hour, and its fantail crashed into the bridge supports. No Casualties Reported No known casualties were report ed, but Army authorities began an immediate investigation of the re port that at least one automobile dropped through the gap knocked in the bridge approach. Capt Samuel E. Hanvey, provosl marshal at nearby Fort Moultrie, said a passenger on a mail truck had reported that a civilian .vehicle immediately in front of the truck fell through the opening. He said the mail truck itself stopped only six feet short of the yawning crevice Coast Guard units were unable to begin dragging operations on the starboard side of the freighter, where an automobile would have fallen, because of the tangled mass of steel and concrete which covered the vessel and water- A Navy div er is expected to search the waters, rbout 25 feet deep at this point, Monday for any trace of an auto m°bilp1rst Serious Accident The crash, first serious accident pver to disrupt operations of the 17 vear-oid bridge, took place about 3 o’clock Sunday afternoon and immediately disrupted all traffic between Charleston and Mount Pleasant, which was wrtually is0 lated by the mishap. All motor vehicle traffic on the bridge, which carrits the North South travel of U. S. Highway 17— "The Coastal Route”—was stopped at once. Only available detour, through Moncks Comer in Berkeley county, involves a drive of 80 miles, much of it over dirt roads. Services Taralyzed All. telephone service to Mount Pleasant and other points east of Charleston was oaralyzed, and no electric power was available to the same comnunities until early Sunday night. The bridge, row officially known as the John T Grace Memorial bridge, was ejected in 1929. At the time of its cmstruction, it had the highest clearance—150 feet—of any cantilever t?pe bridge in the world. No Plans had been anomtnced Sunday n^ht for repairs to the big structure! MORE ABOUT HOUSING FROM PAGE ONE powe' to act in the situation. Le;ders said the bill will pass by mid-veek and will receive prompt Senate attention. Promise Speed Republicans and Democrats alike promised to speed action. They agreed it is needed. About the onl; difference in opinion is over hov much authority the bill should giie the government. A bitter fight is certain on that issue. As approved by the Banking committee, the legislation would prt price ceilings on new homes, continue government allocation and priority authority to channel scarce materials and give veter ans preference in purchase or rental of new homes. Wants Ceilings President Truman asked for all that and more, too, he wants added to the bill authority for price ceil ings on existing dwellings and a $6,000,000 subsidy to encourage home building. He also asked an increase by $1,100,000,000 in the government’s authority to insure mortgages. Representative Patman (D-Tex.) wrote those provisions into the bill originally, but the Banking com mittee knocked them out. Patman told newsmen he would make an other battle on the House floor to reinstate them. He is particularly anxious to have ceilings placed on used homes, and this promises to be the most controversial floor issue. Legalized Robbery “Some real estate speculators are practicing legalized robbery on homes-seeking veterans be cause we don’t have the ceilings,” Patman declared. MORE ABOUT WIZARDS FROM PAGE ONE trated by the thousands of young men and women now exploring the universe through microscopes and telescopes alike. Sometimes, however, a high school goes off the beaten path of routine teaching and takes to little-explored trails in the jungle of human knowledge, to give its pupils something "extra” in the way of scientific stimulation. Such a high school is New Han over High school, and the un familiar trails being followed there are the new one of Aeronautics an^l the old one of Taxidermy. In Fourth Year Under the leadership of Miss Elizabeth Snow, the school’s course in Aeronautics is well into its fourth year. Started soon after the war as a ‘‘pre-flight” course for air-minded boys who had P-47’s and B-17’s on their minds, the course goes forward in time of peace, bringing its students into the problems of the age of flight. The course, open to junior and senior boys and girls, probes the problems of plane control, CAA rules and regulations, navigation, meteorology, and — most modern and most imprtant—aerodynamics. What Happens In Air Aerodynamics, roughly speaking, is the science of what happens to an object traveling through the air. And the biggest aerodynamic problem to be solved is that of designing an aircraft which will go through the air as smoothly as though the air weren’t there, and as safely as though the air were a concrete highway. The aerodynamically-perfect air craft hasn’t been designed yet, but if high schools like New Hanover high and teachers like Miss Snow continue their good work—and we have every reason to believe they will — some youngster, maybe a Wilmingtonian, will one day come up with the ideal design, and we can all leave our parachutes *t home. Only Kind In U. S. The school’s other off-the-beaten path course, Taxidermy, is beigg taught by Miss Lena Taylor. Un less we are badly mistaken, it is the only high school course of its kind in the country. People have been stuffing ani mals ior centuries, but it’s more or less of a lost art nowadays. You have to know your zoology in order to do it right. If you don’t, that moose you are stuffing might turn out to lok like your Aunt Fanny, and that might not be a compliment to Aunt Fanny — or the moose. Started Last Year Miss Taylor started the course last year, partly out of her own ambition to know more about ani mals and partly out of her desire to stimulate her students to know more about them. ‘‘It’s one thing to cut a pigeon apart and see what makes him tick,’ Miss Taylor said yesterday, “but at's another to put him back together again and make him look like a pigeon.” Last year Miss Taylor and her taxidermists staffed 12 pigeons, six squirrels, two ducks, and one raccoon. So far this year they’ve done one robin and one cedar waxving. Raccoon Tough “The raccoon was a pretty tough Job,” Miss Taylor said. “We want to try anything we can get, though, and a fox or a ’possum would suit Us fine.” Miss Taylor also wants some crows—and some seagulls too, ex i?18* ^'s aS*hist the law to kill he ocean birds. Sh» started the new course on ner cwn by buying a book on taxio ™^and soon found herself sur . ed by eager young zoologists 8£*1<u* to learn all they could abou the animal kingdom.' like New Hanover H*f1Mand teachers like Miss Snow fl1SS Taylor who, unhearalded *e world, its new u«rwins and Wright brothers. MRS. SINCLAIR DIES CHAPEL HILL, Feb. 24.—(M— J-,Sin,Clair’ widow of Judge Sinclair, of Marion, who made hfr iome here for the last 15 years STORIES CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE ____ ___ I____—---— CASUALTY IN PICKET-LINE BATTLE A PICKET IS HAULED AWAY by police after he had been felled by a bottle in front of the strike-bound W. A. Jones Foundry in Chicago. Violence flared when members of the CIO United Auto Workers’ Union attempted to keep non-strikers from entering the plant. {International) FROM COLD PICKET-LINE TO COOLER SNOW-BOUND ARREST—and also a smiling one on the picket’s part, if you chance to notice—this is primarily distinguished as probably the first to be made on the picket-line at General Electric’s big plant in Sche nectady, N. Y. Mass picketing had been enjoined by a court, and when too many defied the injunction, police moved in. (International) MORE ABOUT BLOODHOUNDS FROM PAGE ONE case and held on an open charge by Brunswick authorities was a brother of Gause, Luther Gause, 24, whose story did not satisfy De puties, H. L. Willetts and J. L. Robbins. Story Unconfirmed Luther Gause told the deputies he left the slain man at the scene of a previous altercation about 10 min utes prior to the slaying and called by his mother’s home for his wife. His mother refused to support the statement however, and Gause was arrested aftei officers found a shot gun which they reported smelled distinctly of gunpowder, indicating recent use. Gause had stated first that he had no shotgun and when con fronted with the weapon, admitted ownership but sfiid it had not been used in several years, officers said. Still Armed Meanwhile the search for Leon Gause was being pressed by armed men near the South Carolina line. Experienced trackers were report ed as saying that trail indications showed him to be stil larmed with a gun. Williamson was shot through the window of his home as he seated in the living room with his wife. No motive has as yet been disclosed for the slaying. Funeral Monday Funeral services for Williamson will be conducted Monday after noon at 2:30 o'clock from the home with the Revs. W. V. Simmons, J. F. Britt, C. B. Horne, and H. B. Bennett, officiating.- Interment will be in the Prince cemetery. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Nellie Williamson; two children, Burnice, 11, and Jamie, 8; his mo ther, Mrs. Callie Williamson; one sister, Mrs. Osbourn Edward, Wil mington; his wife’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Coleman, Wilming ton; two brothers, Donald Coleman, Wilmington; and C. G. Coleman, Goldsboro; one sister, Mrs. Violet McLemore, Fayetteville. LOANS NECESSARY WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.—(/P)— The Commerce department Sunday predicted a substantial rise in U. S exports this year, but said “large scale” foreign loans will be neces sary despite "very large” gold and dollar holdings by foreign coun tries. GUARANTEED CLOCK—WATCH REPAIRING 1 DAY SERVICE • TEARLS RESTRUNG • EXPANSION BRACELETS • RINGS RESIZED STANLEYS 109 PRINCESS ?T, more about CABBIES FROM PAGE ONE points in Sunset Park and extending as far west as the edges of Colonial villiage " ,.5” the 75 cents zone, and he-! f where the public had be»n 1 ed,” he said. Investigating Officers Investigating the complaints urday night were Jack Moor. David M. Hall, J. L. Jackson ! J Charlie Knowles. an<* Arrested and charged with over charging, and failure to iiJ' operators' permits were Willi.i King and Charles W. Gailbre® Negroes, and Jack Gurgainoui William T. Garvey and Hoh M Britt. JI' Arrested and charged win, failure to display operator's cense was Archie M. Dail, Sr. Others who were arr'es'ed on warrants charging them with over, charging fares were McKinley IVj ters, Negro, Elwood C. Bradshaw John R. Lamb, Thomas Bulware' Negro, Thomas D. Southerland! Major R. Christmas, Nathan H Jackson, James R. Brock, Richard Goodwin, and John W. Willianw Negro. Novel Plan The department used a novel plan in catching the drivers. Two men who have Just return*! from the armed forces, dressed :.n sailor suits, made numerous trip* into town by bus. Arriving at the bus terminal, the “sailors'’ would take a cab to some giver, address, Enroute the driver discussed mat ters of the day with the “sailors." Among other subjects, the driver usually gave a brief descriptioi of the “cops” in Wilmington. Outsmarting Cop* One driver told his fares, “boy, us taxi drivers gotta be plenty smart to get away with thing’s around these cops, you think you are doing something, and if you’r* not careful, there’s one behind ev ery bush and tree, ready to nab you.” SHELDON DIES TOPEKA, Kas„ Feb. 24.-W Rev. Charles M. Sheldon, author of the famous religious noval “In His Steps,” died Sunday night in Stor mont hospital following a week's illness- He would have beer. 88 years old next Tuesday. I CORRECT TIME CALL 2-3575 Correct Jewelry VISIT The JEWEL BOX Wilmington’s Most Popular Jewelry Store 109 N. Front St f - . WHAT V IS HAPPENING THURSDAY? KINGOFF'S Is proud to direct your attention to an outstanding serial of radio dramas of interest to every air-minded Americai. WMFD TONIGHT 7:30 P. M. CAPT. EDDIE RICKENBACKER Host and Narrator , 7k. M»1 R kjonoxtd ' FLIGHTS Wntten by COL HANS C. ADAMSON | Directed by LESTER VAIL it The Fee* which Captain Ricken backer would customarily receive for these broadcasts are being do nated1 by Longlncs, a t his request, to the Army Air Forces Aid So ciety to help AAF widows and orphans as well as Air Force Per sonnel disabled in the line of duty. Authorized Agen.-y For Longines-Wittnauer Waicnw b i I i ^Vil! 1: to t>j; m im 10 NORTH FRONT ST. If It’s From KingofFs It’s Guaranteed *
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