USED RECOMMENDS
CONTRACT AWARD
Local Contractor’* Bid On
Kelly Dike* Goes To
Atlanta
A recommendation that the con
tract for repair work on the Kelly
dikes in Bladen county be awarded
the G. W. Talman Construction
Company of Wilmington has beer,
made to the division engineer, U.
S. Army, in Atlanta, according to
the district Engineers office here
yesterday. The project had already
been surveyed and work is expect
ed to begin immediately.
A low bid of $25,960 had been
sumitted by the Wilmington firm
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Front and Dock Sts. Dial 6049
as compared with bids of $31,750
by E. W. Grannis of Fayetteville
and $32,480 by Towles and Cline,
also of Wilmington.
The work on the Kelly dikes in
volves the replacement of approx
imately 21,000 cubic yards of ma
terial in the banks around 13 minor
breaks. The damage was inflicted
by last year's floods.
Speaker Named
RALEIGH, Dec. 3 — (JP) — The
North Carolina Young Democrats
scheduled to meet here Saturday
evening, will hear a young Demo
crat _ William Jennings Dorn,
aged 30, Congressman-elect from
South Carolina’s third district.
Basil Whitener of Gastonia, pres
ident of the organization, said he
expected representatives from all
100 counties in the state. A resolu
tion will be introduced asking the
legislation to allow 18-year-olds
to vote in future elections, Whit
ner added.
The U. S. Constitution provides
that Congress controls the local
government in Washington, D. C.
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WILMNGTONANS
ACCEPTED HERE
BY NAVAL RESERVE
Two Wilmingtonians Marvin
Douglas Curtis and Christopher W.
Harrison, were sworn into the local
Naval Reserve unit yesterday by
Lt. H. C. Bost, Naval representa
tive. Curtis resides at 126 Brook
wood Avenue and Harrison at 2202
Barnett Avenue.
At the same time Bost said that
he and Frank Floyd, Jr. had been
ordered to the Charleston, S. C
navy yard for temporary duty in
connection with the return of a
patrol craft to Wilmington for use
by the City Naval Reserve unit as
a training ship.
The craft will be brought from
Charleston to the local port by
members of the unit under the
command of Lt. Commander J. H.
Wilson.
POWER DAM HEARING
DANVILLE, Va., Dec. 3 — UP)
— Public hearings on a proposal
by the Duke Power company to
build a $45,500,000 dam and elec
tric generating plant on the Dan
River near Leaksville, N. C., will
be held here Dec. 11, U. S. Dis
trict Engineer P. E. Cruse said.
The generator would supply Pied
mont North Carolina.
In southwestern desert areas of
the United States as much as 100
inches of water will dry up in a
year’s time.
FIXED PRICE SALE
of Government-Owned Surplus Used
AUTOMOBILE VEHICLES
—AT— *
WAR ASSETS ADMINISTRATION
AMMUNITION DEPOT CHARLOTTE, N. C.
INSPECTION DATES
The vehicles listed below are located at various points in North and South Carolina.
The Automotive Machinery Division, Charlotte Regional Office, War Assets Adminis
tration, Ammunition Depot, Charlotte, N. C., has prepared a complete catalogue on this
sale outlining the exact locations of all vehicles. A card or letter addressed to them will
secure a catalogue of this sale for you.
Vehicles listed below may be inspected by all priorty claimants between Dec. X, 1946
through December 16, 1946.
280 Cargo, 2Vi too
22 Cargo, 5 ton
1 Van typo, 5 ton
1 Track, 1 Vi ton
1 Track, 4-5 ton
1 Water tank Truck, 2 Vi ton
2 Track, fad tanker (750 gol.)
IVi ton
1 Street Harbor, 1 Vi ton
1 Wrecker, 8 ton
2 Wrecking Track, 7 ton
5 Track, sleeper-type, 15 ton
2 Damp Track, 2 Vi ton
1 Damp Track, Vi ton
1 Track-Tractor, 4Vi to 8 ten
3 Track-Tractor, 7Vi ton
3 Track-Tractor, 4-5 ton
1 Fad-Service Truck, 2 Vi ton
2 Utility Trailer, 2 Vi ton
2 Lumber Carriage
1 Trailer Bus, 45-100 passenger
4 Kitchen Trailer, 2 wheel
2 Trailer, Semi, 2Vi ton
2 Trailer, Semi, 3 ton
1
5 Trailer, Semi, 12 ton
2 Trailer, Semi, 12V4 ton
2 Trailer, Semi, 12 Vi ton
9 Trailer, Semi, 15 ton
5 Trailer, Semi, 7 ton
1 Trailer, Semi, 3 Vi ton
1 Trailer, Fuel Servicing, 9 ton
4 Trailer, Water Tank, 1 ton
1 Trailer, 10 ton
18 Slip Pole Trailer, 2Vi ton
47 Pontoon Trailer, 2 Vi hen
3 Trailer, Dolly, 7 Vi ton
1 Trailer, Dolly, 9 ton
12 Trailer Tank, 2 wheel
3 Trailer Tank, 300 gallon
1 Trailer Tank, 4000 gallon
2 Trailer, Woter, 250 gallon
1 Trailer, Sprinkler-type
1 Stoke Trailer, 2 ton
3 Trailer, Fire, 1 Vi ton
1 Stake, 4-6 ton
1 Platform and Stake, 4 ton
1 Platform and Stake, 6 ton
4 ""—
1 Federal Agencies, for their own use and not for transfer or disposition.
■ December 2, 1946 to December 13, 1946, inclusive.
•»
^ Veterans of World Wor II: for use in their own small business, professional
and agricultural enterprise and-or for resole if certified as Dealers.
December 16, 1946 to December 30, 1946, inclusive.
3 Reconstruction Finance Corporation: for resale to small business only.
■ Jonuory 2, 1947 to January 3, 1947.
4 States, Political Sab-divisions and their Instrumentalities.
■ January 7, 1947 to January 8, 1947.
5 Qualified Non-Profit Institutions:
■ Jonuory 10, 1947. !
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Automotive Vehicle Dealers:
Inspection and Fixed Price Sale starts January 20, 1947. Offers to Purchase
must be received at the Charlotte Regional Office by January 24, 1947.
Successful purchasers will be notified by mail.
Orders from each group must be in the Charlotte Regional Office of War Assets Administration,
Ammunition Depot,'Charlotte, N. C. by 13 o’clock Noon on the day following the closing day of
e»eh priority period. Offers should be directed to the attention of: Automotive Machinery Division.
FACTS YOU SHOULD KNOW
Priority claimants may purchase only on
days assigned. Priority claimants may also
purchase as commercial buyers. Brokers
are excluded from priority purchasing.
All offerings are subject to War Assets
Administration Standard Conditions of
Sale as qualified and supplemented.
WAA may reject any or all orders or
withdraw material offered. Payment
must be made by cash or check, drawn
to the order of the Treasurer of the
United States, unless credit has been
established in advance at WAA Regional
Office. All merchandise bought on a
"where is—as is" basis.
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GETTING IN SOME SKULL PRACTICE
IN THE OFFICE of the Civil Property Custodian in Tokyo, this trio bones
up on the Ngandong skull of Homo Solensis, which is said to be more
than 300,000 years old. Found in Solo, Java, and taken by the Japs dur
ing the war, the famed skull, along with others, will be returned tp the
Netherlands. Left to right are: Brig. Gen. P. K. Tansey, chief of the
property custodian’s office; Mr. J. R. Van Osselden and anthropologist
Dr. A. M. Halpem. U. S. Army Signal Corps photo. (International)
ROTARIANS HEAR
SEAL SALE PLEA
Proposal For Football Con
test Here New Year’s
Day Made At Meet
Emmett Bellamy, president of
the New Hanover Tuberculosis As
sociation, yesterday made an
urgent appeal to the members of
the Rotary club at their regular
meeting to support the current
Christmas seal sale campaign.
A general outline of the work
being done by the. TB associations
in North Carolina was given by
Bellamy, who said, “Twelve per
sons out of every 1,000 examined
have been found to have some
traces of TB.”
He told the members the cam
paign to raise $10,000 this year
was not making the progress it
should.
“The outlook at the present time
is not at all rosy,” he continued.
Dr. G. R. C. Thompson, a Rotar
ian, endorsed the remarks made by
Bellamy and pointed out examina
tions have disclosed that from 70
to 80 per cent of persons examin
ed had TB at one time or another.
A. J. Gibson read a letter irom
the civic clubs of Asheboro ask
ing the local club to endorse the
proposal for an increase in salary
for North Carolina school teachers.
On motion, action on this matter
was referred to the public affairs
committee for study.
T. T. Hamilton presented the
Junior Rotarians for the month
of December, Bobby McKenzie,
Captain of Co. A and Allen Lanier,
Captain of Co. B of the New Han
over High school ROTC.
The Rev. Mortimer Glover gave
a report on the work of the
Orthopedic clinic, which is under
the sponsorship of the Rotary club.
Randolph Coble, funeral director,
was introduced and gave an in
teresting talk on the duties of a
mortician. He gave a brief out
line of the education required and
work necessary in the performance
of his profession.
Gardner Greer, who resigned re
cently as secretary-treasurer of the
club, was given a rising vote of
thanks for his efficient work.
Aram W. Smith, MCA physical
director, was inducted as the new
secretary.
At the conclusion of Mr. Bel
lamy’s plea for Christmas Seal
aid, Fred Willetts, Sr., suggested
that officials of the New Hanover
High School be contacted in an ef
fort to secure a football game to
be played here New Year’s Day
between the Wildcats and some
worthy opponent with the proceeds
to be given to the TB fund.
Guests of the club included Abe
Schwartz of New York, Bobby Mc
Kenzie, Allen Lanier, and Emmett
Bellamy.
TURKISH NEWSPAPERS
REPORT STALIN VERY
ILL AT SOVIET HOME
ISTANBUL, Turkey, Dec. 3—(>P)
—Two Istanbul newspapers pub
lished assertions Tuesday that
Prime Minister Stalin of Russia
was seriously ill.
The political correspondent of
Tanin, crediting his information
to “authoratitative reports,” said
Stalin’s illness was so serious that
“all high ranking Soviet officials
and his closet friends are now
near him.” The account said
Stalin did not recover from an ill
ness last spring and that his con
dition was “getting more and more
serious.”
ARMY OFFICIALS
VISITING OFFICE
FOR INTERVIEWS
Lt. Col. James W. McNeer and
Capt. William H. Huneycutt arriv
ed in Wilmington yesterday for the
purpose of discussion the organiza
tion of the 378th Anti-Aircraft (AW)
Battallion.
They will be in the Army Rec
ruiting office, Room 205, Postoffice
building between the hours of 2:00
and 9:00 p.m. today and Thursday.
Colonel McNeer will also answer
any question that any reserve offi
cer may have pretaining to their
status.
Any former officer that is in
terested in obtaining a reserve com
missions invited to see Captain
Huneycutt who will initiate his ap
plication for him.
Half Army Abroad
HONOLULU, Dec. 3 — (JP) — Ap
proximately half of the United
States Army now is overseas and
“so far as I know there is no plan
to reduce forces either in Germany
or Japan,” says Gen. Thomas C.
Handy, deputy chief of staff.
He said in an interview Monday
night that “we have reduced the
minimum of occupation troops in
Japan, although he cited no fig
ures. (General MacArthur, months
ago, estimated that 200,000 would
be necessary.)
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MUNICIPAL GROUP
TO CONVENE HERE
Representatives From 22
City Governments
To Attend
With Mayor W. Ronald Lane,
their regional director, in the chair,
representatives of 22 city govern
ments in this area will convene
here at 3:30 p. m. tomorrow after
noon for the annual meeting, of the'
southeastern region of the North
Carolina League of Municipalities.
The session will be largely de
voted to discussion of general prob
lems of municipal government.
George Franklin, the league’s at
torney, Mayor Henry T. Powell, of
Henderson, its state president, and
H. B. Trader, senior auditor of the
North Carolina Local Government
commission, will be among the
speakers.
Delegates to the meeting will be
guests at an oyster roast after
their business session.
12 Princess Street
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Pre —Christ mas
Cleared To Make Room For
New Shipments Christmas Stocks!
Drastic-Reductions—Outstanding Values
Men’s
Sheeplined Vests
9.00
Reduced to
Men’s
ALL WOOL CAPS
Reduced to
Men’s All Wool
Finger - Tip
COATS
Reversibles and
JiJk » Reversibles j
Reduced to
$10-00
One Lot Ladies’
FALL HANDBAGS
1.00
Reduced to 1
^ Ladies’ (Navy Only)
FABRIC GLOVES
Reduced to
FRUIT
CAKES
Beautifully Tin Packed
76.10% Fruit and Nats
1.98
2-Lbs. 1
BOY’S
PLAY
GUNS
REDUCED TO
$1-00
ENGLISH
TEA COOKIES
In Round Tins
1.68
8-Lbs. 1
One Lot Ladies’
FALL DRESS SHOES
Attractive New Styles
REDUCED TO
One Group Ladies’
FALL MILLINERY
Sports and Chicken Styles
REDUCED TO
ONE RACK
DRESSES
Rayons, Wools, Crepes
and Gabardines '
$5.00
ONE RACK
DRESSES
Attractive Cottons
and Rayons
$3-00
ONE RACK
DRESSES
Smart New Rayoni
and Cotton*
$2-00
ALL FORMERLY PRICED MUCH HIGHER!
One Rack Ladies’
COATS
94 and Full Lenghth Styles
Reduced to 10'^ v
All Our Higher Priced
COATS
Includes Newest Fall Models
Drastically Reduced To Clear!
Girls’ Floral Frint
PAJAMAS
SIZES 8 TO 16
Reduced to
One Group
SOFT BODY
DOLLS
b.f 11
One Rack
LADIES’
WASH DRESSES
$1-00
ONE GROUP ATTRACTIVE
COTTAGE CURTAINS
Reduced to 3*^
ONE LARGE LOT
CHENILLE BEDSPREADS
Doable Bed Size, White ChenlUe and
Colored Background
Reduced to 10'00
Beautify!
Floral Design
CHINTZ
090
DRAPES
10*
BEDSPREADS
In Pink, Blue, Cream
MUST BE SOLD
immediately