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TWO __ EDITOR ADDRESSES CLUB ON EDISOP Kiwanis Club Hear Tribute To Great Inventor During Meeting Highlighted by an announcemen that the board of directors hac voted S100 to the Red Cross drive placing the club first on the lis of organization contributors, the regular meeting of the Kiwanii club yesterday revolved around ob servance of the birthday of Thom as Alva Edison. Jack Hope, editor of the Morn ing Star, was the speaker of the day and for a full twenty minutes he reviewed some of the inventive accomplishments of the wizard of Menlo Park. After recalling briefly his own first contact with the new gadget, the incadescent light as a boy on e visit to Philadelphia with his parents, the speaker went on to point out that although America and the modern world remembers Edison chiefly as the inventor of the electric light, it was but one of the revolutionary discoveries for which the -world is indebted to him- . , ., In a moment of eulogy, the Speaker said that with truth it may be said that Edison during his great years of mental activity, did more for industry, for public enter tainment and domestic comfort than any individual the world has -known. In closing, Kiwaman Hope again reminded the clubmen that three great Americans were born m February. Each in his separate way was a symbol - Washington the symbol of might when right, Lincoln the symbol of solidarity and friendship among men; Edi son the symbol of abundance and well-being. And as last thought, the speaker recalled a classic from the tongue of Lincoln, to wit: “I can see how it might be possible for a man to look down upon the earth and be an athiest, but I cannot conceive how he could look up into the heavens and say there is no God.” President Rex Willis presided over the meeting which was well attended. BRIGADE TOMARK 51ST ANNIVERSARY (Continued From Page One the building closed; however, in 1921, under the guidance of Wil bur R. Dosher, and sponsored by the Wilmington Kiwanis Club, the Brigade was reopened. William H. Montgomery was chosen the first executive director, assisted by Harry B. Register, current president of the Brigade The Brigade Boys crub now has a membership of over 250 boys ranging in age from eight to eigh teen years. On each Valentine, February 14, the members of the Old Brigade, meet for a reunion and renewal of fellowship which has so closely existed since its founding. ■ In 1946 the Old Brigade organiza tion voted to take into its group 'the Senior Fraternity and merge the groups. This arrangement ■will be continued, and thus pro long these annual gatherings in definitely. GREAT BRITAIN i ON WAR FOOTING 4 '__ | (Continued From Page One .Attlee’s No. 10 Downing street resi dence said: • ‘‘The Prime Minister emphasized jthat the production and movement .of coal to meet the emergency •must be regarded by all concerned •as a n absolute priority and that "efforts to overcome the crisis must J>e planned and operated with the -same speed and urgency as a •major military operation.” Another “First” • Another "First” was chalked up by the Wilmington Kiwanis club jyesterday when President Rex Wil •lis announced at the regular weekly luncheon meeting that the board of directors had voted the sum of one hundred dollars C$100> to the Bed Cross drive, the usual contri bution from the club. j With the announcement, ot be came known that the Kiwanis con tribution was the first to be made by any organization to the forth coming Red Cross campaign ; If Your Child Is Coughing Creomulsion relieves promptly be cause It goes right to the seat of the trouble to help loosen and expel germ laden phlegm and aid nature to soothe and heal raw, tender, in flamed bronchial mucous mem branes, Tell your druggist to sell you a bottle of Creomulsion with the understanding that your child Is to be benefited and you are to like Its quick action in allaying the har rassing cough without upsetting the stomach or you are to have your money back. No narcotics. CREOMULSION for Coughs, Chest Colds, Bronchitis i" JLAin ji u ». i{ GENERAL ELECTRIC KITCHEN NOW ■ M • Gregg Bros. | FRONT & MARKET I Dial 9655 Plan Of Proposed Offices At Bluethenthal Airport Along The Cape Fear (Continued From Page One) here’s still another version to be found in the history books: Simpson, not Whitehurst was killed and that Whitehurst was convicted of murder. The judge however granted him enough time before the execution to enable him to escape. The governor, infuri ated at such action on the part of the court, scared the poor judge so badly that he (Judge Charles J. Berry) took his own life. * * * REASON FOR DOUBT — Gov ernor Tryon in his report of the case says the duel was not in New Hanover but in Brunswick and in stead of being in February 1766 that it happened on March 18, 1765. The stamp act excitement had nothing to do with it, the report con tinues then states that the whole shooting started over a woman. Perhaps Thomas Hardy, writing in his Spirit Sinister, “My argu ment is that War makes rattling good history; but Peace is poor reading,” was correct. Tomorrow we’ll bring you the gory details of the affair Simpson Whitehurst. EX-CONVICT HELD IN “DAHLIA” CASE (Continued From Page One At Lee, near here, he ran out of money and his gasoline supply be came exhausted last night. Seeking help, Poleet entered the State police barracks. He was asked to produce certain papers. When it was discovered that the car was stolen, Poleet was taken into custody. LIE TESTS ELIMINATE COAST MURDER SUSPECT LOS ANGELES, Feb. 12. -(/Pi Lie detector tests and other evi dence have virtually eliminated Frank French, 47, police said to day, as a suspect in the slaying of his wife,. Jeanne French, 40-year old former aviatrix, nurse and film bit player, whose trampled and lipstick-branded body was found in an isolated section Mon day. POLICE CHIEF ASKS RETIREMENT (Continued From Page One would like to continue my serv ice.” The letter then called attention to the results of the three examina tions and the subsequent recom mendations that he retire and sub mit to statement for bad health. Joins In 1923 Casteen joined the police force in October, 1923 and was promoted to sergeant on October 1, 1925, to Lieutenant on September 1, 1935 and to Captain February 2, 1937. Elevated to the position of as sistant chief on November 1 of that year, he succeeded J. C. Rourk as chief of the department on June 1, 1941. Casteen attended police school in Chapel Hill in 1937 and holds diplomas for a special course for police conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the FBI War Traffic school, and the FBI Civilian Defense school. During the war he was district head of the Air Warning Service for 10 Eastern (North Carolina counties. He is a member of the Execu tive Law Enforcement Association of North Carolina and a member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police. ISSUE OF LIQUOR BACK IN ASSEMBLY (Continued From Page One had been opposed all the way by Senator Weathers of Cleveland who said he was against boards like that and it would only pro mote the closed shop. Today he tried unsuccessfully to amend the bill to specify that three members of. the board would be representa tives of the general public. Senator Allsbrook of Halifax, who intro duced the measure, opposed the amendment, saying that experts in the profession should be charged with regulating it. - Busy Day It was a busy day for com mittees, with sessions. continuing tonight. The House Education committee killed a bill by Rep. Dellinger of Gaston which would have declared the truth_ and authenticity of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Inde pendence. The measure would ‘ hsve legally fixed the Declaration | on May 20. 1775, and required the : teaching of textbooks supporting the thesis that the declaration | actually was s:gned in Mecklen j burg on that day. The bill was ! opposed by the State Board of ed ! ucation last week at an extended I hearing participated in by his 6 torians of varying opinions as to | the declaration. i| Dial 2-3811 For Newspaper Sendee CHANGE IN VHI TERMS REVEALED Time For Down Payment Of Five Per Cent Ex tended By FPHA A change in contract terms be tween the Federal Public Housing Authority and Veterans Homes Incorporated whereby the five per cent down payment for the t584 Lake Forest masonry units will not be required until 12 months after the signing of the contract was disclosed last night by Ken Noble, VHI president. A. R. Hanson, assistant direc tor for Real Estate and Disposi tion of the Regional FPHA office in Atlanta, notified Noble of the alteration yesterday and said de tails of the new regulations were due to arrive in Wilmington this week. The change, directed by the Washington, D. C. office of the FPHA, calls for the Veterans Co operative group to take over ac tive management of the Lake Forest project not later than March 7. next assuming that by that date the Cooperation has entered into a sales contract with the Govern ment calling for transfer of the project, its dwelling units, utilities, property, and recreation building, for the sum of $1,797,000. The sales contract will be sign ed as quickly as VHI enrolls mem bers equivalent to 51 per cent of the 584 dwelling units or in no event later than March 7, he point ed. out. Under terms of the sales con tract, Hanson informed Noble, yesterday, the Veterans Coopera tive will be required to make the 5 per cent down payment on the property within 12 months of the date of signing of the contract, o: approximately by IVIarch 1, 1948. This arrangement differs slight ly from the previously-approved sales contract which called for the Veterans Cooperative to make the 5 per cent down payment — ap proximately $89,000 — upon tak ing control of the project. I he revised terms ot the con tract offered us by the Govern ment means that veterans may sign up for membership in VHI and be eligible to purchase a home ir. the project without the neces sity of an immediate down pay ment,” Noble said last night. He added that under the prev ious tentative contract for vet erans, they were required to make a $50 deposit toward their down payment and the balance of their down payment — equivalent to 5 per cent of the total purchase price of their specific unit — at the time the veteran took poses sion of a dwelling unit. ‘‘We are waiting full particulars ot this change from Mr. Hanson’s office,” Noble said "It appears, however, that the changed provi sion in our sales contract with the Government will permit elegible veterans to acquire a unit in the project without the necessity of an. immediate down payment. The down payment must be made in full, however, before March 1. 1B48, or possibly at an earlier date than that.” Noble said. VHI offices at 240 Princess street are expected to have de’ailed in formation o nthe change some time today. World War II veterans will have until 4 p. m. Monday, February 17, to excise their prefe--ent.pl priority for Lake Forest units. After that date and until 5 p. m. Saturday. February 27. World War I veteran or their widows who meet VHI membership rcoutrements, will have a priority. The third class of oriority or prnfer-nre will go to non-veteran to-°nts llv’ng in masonry un'ts at T.ako Forest, and if any vacancies in the full mem bership of VHI remain after ex oiration of the February 28 dead line for Hake Forest, tenants oi the project will be open to othei eiHreus tie* “nd TALMADGE GAINS COURT DECISION (Continued From Page One governor” in succession to Gov. Ellis Arnall, resigned. The Porter decision is docketed for hearing by the Supren.e court early in March. Counsel for Thompson said to day’s decision by Hendrix would be appealed “at once,” with a bill of exceptions to be prepared possibly within 24 hours. The winter docket of the Supreme court closes Feb 19. Neither Talmadge nor Thomp son indicated surprise at today's development. Talmadge said the judgment “sustains our content ions” that it was mandatory on the legislature to elect a governor. Peace Hope Talmadge added: “Now that the courts of Georgia have ruled in this matter, I hope that those who have been obstructing our progranjr in the General assembly will join hands with us to speedily enact into law my father’s platform, which was adopted by the Demo cratic party in Macon last Octo ber.” inompson commented: Both Judge Hendrix and Judge Porter are honorably men and highly re spected as judges throughout the state. The next decision rests with the State Supreme Court. The people are entitled to the earliest possible final decision on this is sue.” Thompson made his comment before Hendrix announced his de cision, explaining: "This stands as my comment before the decision, and will still be my comment after the decision.” Unimportant In Salt Lake City, former Gov. Arnall said decisions of lower courts were unimportant. "It really doesn’t matter since it is an intermediary decision,” he told the Associated Press in an interview. "I have no criticism of any court but I am convinced the State Supreme court will up hold Mr. Thompson’s claim be cause that is the law. That is my opinion, at least.” Thompson’s claim to the gover norship is based on contention that the death of Eugene Talmadge voided the entire election for gov ernor, and thus no sucessor to Arnall was "chosen and qualified’’ as required by the state constitu tion. The Attorney General held that Arnall could hold over for another four years, if he chose, but Arnall resigned immediately after Thompson was sworn in as lieutenant-governor. (Continued From Page One council president, presided at the meeting. Phillips stated that we" measure education today by the develop ments of today, that there are many means of education other than the school, and that the prin ciples of fair play, honesty, and the like arg more important than memorizing mathematics or other courses. More cooperation is needed be tween the parents and the teachers, he said, because too many parents neglect io teach such things as good health and character to their children, leaving it up to the teacher. The teacher, is then, the most important factor of a school, not the curriculum or the books or the buildings. Phillips discussed the pending legislation concerning increase in teachers salaries and said that when we don’t pay teachers enough to keep the classrooms adeouatel.v filled, we loose invaluably in the education of our children. The community has an obligation to provide favorable conditions, se curity, and position to teachers. The ' obligation of the 13a 000 members <?f the Parents Teachers association is to stand behind a m-o^ram of better years, to push forward. ?nd that will ta^e better coooeration. The iob of the PTA is to make condition*- hotter for the teacher, he concluded. P-eceding his talk, committee ehu'rman of each P-T A met with the corresponding county council chairman in conference and dis cussed work of thei- respective grouns. Miss Virginia Ward. Ftat» P-T A cbgfo- cd w'th the prp -'d°n’s chairman of o-’ert education of of the county P-T A’s. IThe city of Toronto is disun guished for it* churches ot vK~h P * An engineer’s sketch of the planned reconversion of the old officers’ club at Biuethenthal airport into the Wilmington Air Terminal is shown above. Wilmington-New Hanover Airport authority mem bers estimate the cost of the alteration at $8,000. With the proposed work goes a $50,000 new airplane ramp to be partly financed by Civil Aeronautics Administration funds under the Federal Airport Act. New Hanover county must appropriate $25,000 to match CAA money before the work will be started._ LABOR WAR AIRED ON CAPITOL HILL (Continued From Page One 3. Forney Johnston, counsel for the National Coal association, told the Senate Labor committee that the tonnage royalty the govern ment permits the United Mine Workers union to collect for a wel fare fund.is clearly unlawful. “Un less Congress removes compulsory bargains and levies from the scope of its labor sanctions,” he said, “fights to the finish are not only likely but can be guaranteed.” Both the Senate and House com mittees are considering a variety of proposed labor bills, most of them bitterly opposed by labor union leaders. In his testimony on the Pitts burgh “beer war,” Mulvihill did not suggest any specific cure. However, he described it as grow ing out of a jurisdictional drive by the AFL Teamsters union to sign up employes of breweries which already have contracts with the CIO Brewery workers union. The committee has received pro posals for outlawing jurisdictional strikes. The CIO publication said “anti labor proposals” are only a part of a drive it described as aimed at unions and th£ public as a whole. As other parts it listed: Repub lican-proposed tax cuts, bills to forbid portal to portal pay, efforts to cut funds for “all agencies handling New Deal legislation” and a possible overthrow of rent control. Johnston, for the soft coal opera tors, already had predicted an in evitable strike by July 1 unless the mine union or congress backs down on the welfare fund issue. ANTI- LILIENTHAL FORCES GROWING (Continued From Page One cate that more and more people are beginning to understand how rotten the New Deal dynasty has been.” > He declared the people had issued a mandate to “clean up this New Deal skulduggery” and that he certainly will continue his ef forts along that line. Myers, in a third statement, said the original opposition to the nom ination developed among “indi viduals who have personal axes to grind over Mr. Lilienthal’s gener ally outstanding administration of TVA” but now is being broadened by Republican partisans concerned because the nominee is reputed to be a New Dealer. Voices Hope ‘‘I hope the Republican leader ship in the Senate will not allow itself to be pushed into opposition to this nomination, merely because seme segments of the party, which originally opposed civilian control of atomic energy, now seek to undermine the outstanding legisla tion enacted on this important sub ject by hamstringing the Presi dent’s choice of administrators of the act.” Myers said. As the twice-a-dav hearings on atomic nominations dragged on be fore the Senate Atomic Energy committee, the Senators listened Did '"Diamond Jim" Have Stomach or Ulcer Pains? It is hardly likely that Diamond Jim Brady could have eaten so voraciously if he suffered after-eating pains. Sufferers who have to pay the penalty of stomach or ucler pains, indigestion, gas pains, heartburn, burning sensation, bloat and other conditions caused by excess acid should try Udga. Get a 25c box of Udga ‘ Tablets from your druggist. First dose j must convince or return box to us and i get DOUBLE YOUR MONEY BACK. SAUNDERS DRUG STORE and Drug Stores Everywhere j ITCH (Scabies) | Needs Something Better Than Surface Relief When you are tormented by Itch’ (Scabies), scratches, camp itch, oi 7-vear itch, don’t be satisfied with a medicine that can do nothing more than relieve the surface dis comfort. Use Sanative Wash Which actually destroys itch para sites on contact. 60 cents at any drug store or send direct to Owens & Minor. Richmond. Va. Use only f-f,.d,1.re.cted> Money back if not satisfied. <Adv ) fire extinguisher REFILLING! — AM Tvdw — O" p |>*\ SWRv'if'fi; * A' < n o ss hardware Co. Profit and. Ilnch Sts Dial 504J [J. S, CANADA TO CONTINUE PACTS (Continued From Page One velopment and tests of material of common interest. “3. Encouragement of common designs and standards in arms, equipment, organization, methods of training and new developments. As certain United Kingdom stand ards have long been in use in Canada, no radical change is con templated or practicable and the application df this principle will be gradual. “4. Mutual and reciprocal avail ability of military, naval and air facilities in each country; this principle to be applied as may be agreed in specific instances. Re ciprocally each country will con tinue to provide with a minimum of formality for the transit through its territory and its territorial waters of military aircraft and public vessels of the. other country. “5. As an underlying principle all cooperative arrangements will be without impairment of the con trol of either country over all acti vities in its territory. to a former TVA employe tell how he was fired eight years ago be cause;—he said—he opposed com munism in that organization which then w7as headed by Lilienthal. The witness, James L. Smith of Knoxville, made it clear however that he had no knowledge that Lilienthal ever approved or stimu lated Communism. The Weather WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.—iff-)—Weather bureau report of temperature and rain fall for the 24 hours ending 8 p m. in the principal cotton growing areas and elsewhere: Station High Low Prec. WILMINGTON _ 55 85 ft.Ofl Alpena - 35 2 0 00 Asheville - 52 29 0.00 Atlanta - 57 33 0.00 Atlantic City- 40 25 0.00 Birmingham_ 59 36 0.00 Boston - 34 20 0.00 Buffalo - 32 17 0.00 Burlington- 17 -5 0.00 Chattanooga- 56 36 0 00 Chief go - 42 23 0.00 Cincinnati - 40 17 • 0.00 Cleveland - 40 12 0.00 Dallas - 42 36 0.00 Denver - 68 23 0.00 Detroit - 37 20 0.00 Duluth - 30 1 0 00 El Paso - 65 36 0.00 Fort Worth - 42 35 0.01 Galveston —r- 49 #45 0.11 Jacksonville _ 65 46 0 00 Kansas City- 52 34 0.00 Key West - 72 62 0.00 Knoxville _ 49 31 0.00 Little Rock _ 51 33 0.01 Los Angeles- — 46 0.00 Louisville - 41 24 0.00 Memphis - 54 34 0.00 Meridian - 59 29 0.00 Miami - 75 59 0.00 Minn.-St. Paul_ 37 22 0.00 Mobile - 61 39 0.00 Montgomery -r- 62 37 0.00 New Orleans _ 52 44 0.10 New York__ 37 27 0 00 Norfolk - 39 26 0 00 Philadelphia- 39 22 0.00 Phoenix - 78 40 0.00 Pittsburgh - 35 19 O.On Portland, Me. _ 30 9 0.00 Richmond - 46 25 0.00 St. Louis- 40 3 1 0.10 San Antonio_ 62 45 0 00 San Francisco_ 60 54 1.40 Savannah - 56 36 0.00 Seattle -- 60 46 0.35 Tampa - 67 50 0.00 Vicksburg-59 35 0.00 Washington - 45 30 0.00 MARY FRANCES FOY NAMED OFFICER AT GREENSBORO COLLEGE GREENSBORO, Feb, 12—CP)— Cameron Wilcox, Carthage, was unanimously elected president ot the Greensboro college student body for 1947-48 in an election on the campus today. Other student council officers are Mary Ellen Warren, Garland, first vice president; Rachel Page, Wake Forest, second vice-presi dent; Agnes Harrell, Greensboro, recording secretary; Jill Dellin ger, Lincolnton, corresponding secretary, Mary Frances Foy, Wilmington, treasurer; and Mary Clegg, Greensboro, day student representative. Negroes comprised approximate ly 19 per cent of the population of the U, S. 150 years ago. They now comprise approximately 9.8 per cent of the population. Kltheltch (Scabies) With Siticide This liquid preparation kills in 3t minutes those itch mites with whici' It comes in contact. Buy SITICIDI from your druggist, or send 60c t' Siticide Co., Commerce, Ga. (Adv Unc!esBud^: S'au'frl TC AC Hf I XtiSothm uAwn f«5«i.t Peff Boggins, Whn the golf links Sa?urd*°" 55, went to church and dr W,,iH _dinrl{' in the collection ^ ‘ WATCH, PISTOLS 1 REPORTED lost stolen in cijj John T. 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