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FORECAST* ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ Served By Leased Wires tlmmnlmt nntttm mar "sis” __ ■■■■ State and National News _ WILMINGTON, N. C., MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1947 ... ESTABLISHED 1867 frir Force Squabble Halts Truman Bill SERVICE division finishes cruise pC-776 Remains Inside Be cause Of Rough Winds Off Bar Wilmington’s organized service JE 6-29 of the U. S. Naval Re * completed its first training ,er™ at 1! am. yesterday as its er“\hprs returned to Customhouse aboard their trim USS PC following a trip limited to the C °pe Fear river by stormy weather ^Original plans were for the 174 . , pauol craft to go outside and maneuver but rough water and high “nd 0ff the bar made that inadvis ' gu> the cruise served its pur ose well in giving the approxi mately 75 officers and men good opportunity to familiarize them es with their four-year-old sub marine chaser and her operation. For a few former soldiers and marines who have joined the Naval Reserve, it was a comparatively -ew experience and, for the others, , refresher in previous war-time duties. Navigation checks were made and the radio and other divisions operated under actual sea condi tions. The radiomen, under Chief Rex C Wiggs. a native of Warsaw, sta mped in the Sixth Naval district j. Charleston, maintained close contact with that naval center at all times. Although the Wilmington division is but 50 per cent up to enlisted strength and 60 per cent as to offi cer personnel, it is leading the Sixth Naval district in percentage cl completion, Lt. Comdr. John H. Wilson, commander of the PC 776, laid. It Is the only one in North Caro lina with a vessel of this type and tie training program facilities will loon be enlarged with the opening (Continued On Page Two; Col. 3) PROGRAM SALUTES DUPLIN COUNTY Star-Newsreel Pays Tribute To Progress Of Neigh boring Area See Picture on Page Two Covering the highlights of Duplin tounty, past and present the Star and the News saluted that South eastern area in the third of a series of Sunday radio visits over V.'MFD to the counties served by these home-town papers. The program written and direct ed by Ben McDonald, Star-News Kound-Tbe-Town Reporter describ ed the potentialites of the county which covers 790 square miles. In addition to the historical facts and the development of the county serve its founding, the program described the diversified training program now under way. In the narrative-dramatization it Was stated: Uuplin county with a population of about 45,000 is completely sur rounded by other counties, Pender, Sampson. Wayne, Lenoir, Jones and Onslow. The county seat is at Kenansville and it was named for fie Kenan family. The first county seat, however, fas located at Sarecta in 1749. After Sampson county was formed is 1784 out of a part of Duplin, fie county seat was set up what is known as Jones Cross Roads. In fie colonial days the county was known as St. Gabriels parish. The present county seat or court house Vas established in 1912. (Continued on Page Two; Col. 2) _t Fires Raging Attaches at the Sheriff’s office ^ported last night that two forest fires were raging in New Hanover county. No damage to houses were re ported, however, considerable tiin , r has been consumed by the rag fig fires. One fire was burning in the wood section on the Masonboro loop ,and one on the road connect ing the Carolina Beach road with ,,,? ^'rightsville highway, near "inter Park. BAMBONE’S meditations By Alley r *AR?uh SA'i 1>£ OiU&s' WAV To SEAT PEM I^W6 RACES IS To Bet on de rabbit / Services At Odds Over Con trol Of All Land-Based Planes WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.—(u.R)—A squabble between the Army and Navy Airforces over which shall control land-based naval aircraft is holding up President Truman’s bill and message on unification of the armed forces, it was re vealed today. The President had planned to send both to Congress last week but he will wait now until the dis pute is settled. Under his merger plan, the Army, Navy and Air corps would have equality, each being rep resented by a secretary of non cabinet rank but each subordinate to the Secretary of National de fense. But the Navy is arguing that its shore-based aircraft, including re connaissance and scouting planes, should remain under its control. On the other hand, the Air corps, which gathers its main strength from the Army, is insisting that all land planes shall be under its direction. Shore-Based Planes Still another point at issue is whether shore-based planes of the Marine Corps—which is a part of the Navy—shall be made a unit of the Air corps. The Navy argues that a naval craft, no matter where it is lo cated, is definitely a part of the Navy. Another fight also is smoulder ing. It involves agitation for cabi net rank for the three subordinate secretaries but President Truman is expected to settle this by stand* ing firm for the single cabinet post —the Secretary of National de fense. Secretary of War Robert P. Pat terson today re-endorsed the mer ger plan as originally announced by the President. Asked by a radio interviewer (WLW Cincinnati) whether establishment of a “real unified command” is possible, Pat terson said: “The compromise plan gives the single secretary of national defense supervision and control. It sets up for him sufficient authority to enable him to decide promptly and definitely any differences among the services. It provides for a competent secretary with real ex ecutive authority, and furnishes the means to give the nation a truly unified command of land, sea and airforces. This will enable us to have the teamwork necessary in the event of a future war.” Before Committees All the issues will come before the Senate and House Armed Ser vices committees, assuming the President’s bill is assigned to them. And the Navy may win support from Sen. Edward V. Robertson, (R., Wyo.j a member of the Sen ate group. An opponent of unification, he said tonight that he favors a strong force of shore-based naval and Marine aircraft. He added that "it is only “logical to assume that the delay in the President’s mes sage signifies that the services are not in agreement.” Sen. Styles Bridges, (R. N. H.) another committee member, said he had been told unofficially that the matter of shore-based aircraft "is one of the reasons for the de lay.” AREAlERTfiTZER OUTLOOK BETTER Local Manufacturers Say Situation Expected To Improve Shortly While Wilmington fertilizer manu facturers last night were agreed that there definitely is a fertilizer shortage, farmers of this area may expect more than two-thirds of their normal needs. Despite a prediction by Presi dential Assistant John R. Steel man from Washington that a se rious regional shortage already has begun to appear,” the manufactur ers here said that an expected ship ment of nitrate of soda from Chili within the next three weeks would “help the situation greatly.” They pointed out that the farm ers would not be able to get all the fertilizer they may want, but that no one would suffer and “we will be able to furnish each one enough to get by on.” The picture is further brightened, they said, by the Maritime Com mission’s announcement that 15 ships will be at sea by the end of this week to transport nitrate of soda, the chief shortage component of fertilizer. The soda which these ships can bring in will be supplemented by the return by the army of some 33,000 tons which were borrowed from the domestic supply for the East and European countries. Thomas H. Wright, president of the Acme Fertilizer Co. here, said (Continued on Page Two; Col. 1) Today And Tomorrow • By WALTER LIPPMANN__ I Those who happened to read an article of mine which was publish ed a week ago may recall that 1 criticized Senator Taft because in his Lincoln Day speech he neglect ed to mention the effect on eco nomic stability of uninvested and unspent savings. I now have a let ter from Mr. Taft which shows that the omission of this crucial factor was unintentional the re sult of a typographical error in the text of his speech as it came from his office to the newspapers. “I have, read with interest your artifcle this morning in ‘The Washington Post.’ The word ‘wages' in mx Charleston speech was a misprint which I did not catch until I reached Charleston. As delivered in Charleston, the third balance was between ‘savings and con sumption.’ While I think there has been some over-emphasis on the excess of savings, I have al ways felt that the 1929 depression was caused in part by the fact that savings became so excessive that money was directed into in vestment and speculation instead of being spent for consumers’ goods.” I may add that in the text of , tCaa&MUd m Bag* Eight; Col. ft i Little America Being Evacuated Today The above map, showing Little America (left center) headquarters of Admiral Richard E. Byrd’s Operation High Jump, is being evacuated today by all personnel to escape encroachment of the Antarc tic ice belt, reported to be rapidly closing in from the Ross Sea._ Byrd Orders Fast Evacuation Of Little America Personnel STRAWBERRY CROP IN DUPLIN SHORT Growers Throughout Coun tyFighting Serious Red Spider Outbreak Special to the Star KENANSVILLE, Feb. 23 — Duplin county’s 1947 strawberry crop may be reduced as much as 25 per cent, possibly more, be cause of a serious red spider out break and other factors which have combined to damage the plants. Growers have been attacking the red spiders for some six weeks with an insecticidal dust, accord ing to Farm Agent L. F. Weeks, who described the results as fair ly successful. However, material damage among the plants is evident from the ravages already caused by the minute spiders—which are barely visible to the naked eye—and also from the effects of unusually cold weather. In addition, some plants show injury which came about through the application of fertilizer, said Agent Weeks in reporting the es timated 25 per cent damage to the season’s crop. The spiders attack the under-side of plant leaves, doing their damage there, and the effects of their presence has been noted in the strawberry fields during the fall and winter months. Normally, Duplin county’s straw berry crop is perhaps the largest of any county in the state. This year, however, only about 500 acres have been planted to strawberries, a result of continu ing labor shortages. Five or six years ago, Weeks recalled, twice as much acreage was under cul tivation. Duplin producers are growing two principal strawberry varieties, the Blakemore and the Massey, with a limited quantity of the Missionary variety being grown. This year’s crop is expected to produce the Blakemore and Mas sey varieties in about even volume, with an average yield of 90 to 100 crates of berries per acre expect ed on the basis of production rec ords covering a period o{ years. OPERA STAR BURIED IN WOODEN CASKET AS HUNDREDS WEEP CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., Feb. 23. —(TP)— Grace Moore, famous opera singer who was killed in a plane crash at Copenhagen, Denmark, January 26, was buried in a simple wooden casket today. Approximately 2,000 persons fill ed Chattanooga’s First Baptist church and more than 6,000 throng ed to Forest Hills cemetery to pay final tribute to the Tennessee-born soprano. Hundreds of people — many who knew Miss Moore when she sang in a church choir before she reach ed stardom — wept during the brief funeral and burial services. The Weather FORECAST North Carolina and South Carolina — Fair, colder Monday and in East portion Monday night; Tuesday fair and con tin led cold. (Eastern Standard Time) (By U. S. Weather Bureau) Meteorological data for the 24 hours ending 7:30 p.m. yesterday. Temperatures 1:30 a.m. 43; 7:30 a.m. 45; 1:30 p.m. 58; 7:30 p.m. 52. Maximum 58; Minimum 40; Mean 49; Normal 48. Humidity 1:30 a m. 59; 7:30 a.m. 44. 1:30 p.m. 33; 7:30 p.m. 72. Precipitation Total for 24 hours ending 7:30 p.m. — 0.00 inches. Total since, the first of the month — 0.65 inches. Tides For Today (From the Tide Tables published by U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey). High Low Wilmington 12:07 a.m. 6:50 a.m. - p.m. 7 :02 p.ip. Masonboro Inlet 9:47 a.m. 3:43 a.m. 10:06 p m. 4:07 p.m. Sunrise 6:47; Sunset 6:03; Moonrise 8:58 a.m.; Moonset 9:47 p.m. STATE CONVENTION PLANNED AT BEACH Plumbing And Heating Contractors To Gather There June 26-28 The summer convention of the North Carolina Association of Plumbing and Heating Contractors will be held at Carolina Beach, June 26-27-28, with an anticipated attendance of more than 200 leaders in the industry. The resort was chosen for the convention by the association’s board of directors, in session Sat urday at Raleigh, and the an nouncement of the selection and the dates was made last night by Robert M. Kermon of Wilmington. Kermon is New Hanover’s rep resentative in the legislature and also executive secretary of the as sociation as well as its attorney. He attended the board meeting in Raleigh before returning home yes terday for the week-end. , At their session Saturday, th« directors refrained from going on record in regard to the pending closed-shop bill, although some dis cussion was accorded the mea sure, Kermon said. The directors heard a report stating that nearly $19,000 has been raised in the plumbing ar/ heating industry toward the $30. 000 fund for establishing a profes sorship in plumbing and heating at State college. The professorship will honor Prof. L. L. Vaughn, who was dean of engineering at the college until his retirement from that post a week ago. He will continue his duties as an instructor in engineering until the end of the college semester. The association, at its mid-wint er meeting at Charlotte in Decem ber, endorsed the raising of the (Continued on Page Two; Col. 1) Deadly Encroachment Of Ice Belt Brings Decision To Quit Location By H. D. QUIGG United Press Staff Correspondent Representing The Combined American Press LITTLE AMERICA, Feb, 22. (De layed) —(U.R)— Rear Adm. Richard E. Byrd today ordered final evacu ation of Little America within 48 hours to escape the deadly en croachment of the Antarctic ice belt which is closing in on this central group of his Operation High Jump. Byrd reached his decision at a conference with Rear Adm. Rich ard H. Cruzen, task force com mander with the central group, and members of their staffs after Cruzen's icebreaker Burton Island dramatically broke through the ice in the Bay of Whales shortly before 6 a. m. The 197 men who have kept Little America functioning while their thin-hulled ships of the central group were taken Northward start ed at once to “fold up” their equip ment in time to beat the deadline. The last meal at the camp here where Antarctic history has been made will be served tomorrow noon. Expedition Ends For all purposes, the expedition in which Byrd is the technical leader and Cruzen the Task Force commander is at an end, so far as the continental exploratory work of this central group goes. Two RD4 ski planes, scheduled to make new long range flights on to the plateau Southeast of Little America, cut short their hops be cause of bad weather. MASKED MEN ROB CLUB OF $73,000 Entertainer Sophie Tucker Loses $48,000 Worth Of Fine Jewels MIAMI, BEACH, Fla., Feb. 23 —(JP)—Detective Sgt. C. W. Pierce said three masked gunmen took jewelry and cash valued at $73, 000, including $48,000 worth of jewelry belonging to entertainer Sophie Tucker, from the office of the Beachcomber night club early today. The loot included about $25,000 in cash, Pierce said. Miss Tucker valued the platinum and diamond jewelry at $75,000 but Pierce put their value at $48,000, based on the insured valuation. It was the largest robbery of the season. A theft of jewelry from the home of Leon Lowenstein Feb. 9 was first reported as $128,000, but later estimates were revised downward to $56,000. Along The Cape Fear DUPLIN OVERSIGHT — One kind reader called to inquire why we failed to list the lone casualty among the Patriots at the Battle of Moores Creek. We just had to confess that it was an oversight, on our part, for which we are deeply sorry. History tells us that the hero who lost his life in the decisive battle fought during the American Revolutionary War near Currie was John Grady of Duplin. Now it must remain for some historian of our neighboring coun ty to tell us more about this Revo lutionary hero, as we have been unable to unearth any details. * • * * STRONG ADVOCATE — It was our good fortune not so long ago to have the pleasure of meeting Mr. Lindsey Russell, a native Wilming tonian who after a brilliant law career in New York! has returned to the Port City following his re tirement from active practice, i Mr. Russell now resides at [Greenville Sound. ___ Many will remember Mr. Russell as the founder of the North Caro lina Club in New York. A man with a rich background of travel, he sees a great future for Wilmington and the surround ing area as a Mecca for tourists. * * * FUTURE BRIGHT — Mr. Rus sell was quick to point out that the Port City and the neighboring sections have an ideal climate for attracting tourists. He was also quick to point out that the current drive to attract visitors to this area is nothing new. As a matter of fact well before the Twentieth Century many cap able leaders in the Port City envi sioned Wilmington as a center for recreation. “Recreation and sports are now a major business,” . Mr. Russell said. “They now account for an nual expenditures running into the billions. And Wilmington is in an enviable position to get a good (CanUnued On R**e Iwa; CM. # Twelve Men Lose Lives In Coast Guard Air Crash; Senate Set For Budget Test “ECONOMY BLOC” MAY BE DEFEATED Observers Believe Upper House Will Vote For $4, 500,000,000 Slash WASHINGTON, Feb. 23. —(U.R)— The Senate tonight was primed to override its ‘rigid economy” bloc and vote, possibly late tomorrow for a $4,500,000,000 cut in Presi dent Truman’s budget. The bloc is fighting for the House approved reduction of $6,000,000, 000. This envisages a sharp slash in Army-Navy spending and has brought stern warnings from the military and diplomatic -high com mands. Two Senators with opposite -views on the reduction, said they believ ed the vote would come tomorrow but they agreed that, no matter when the showdown comes, there is little chance the House figure will be approved. In this event the issue would have to go to a Senate-House con ference which probably would com promise on $5,000,000,000. The President asked for $37, 500,000,000 for fiscal year 1948, with more than $11,000,000,000 assigned to.the Army and Navy. The more internationally-minded Senate is reluctant to cut this figure so as not to weaken Secretary of State George C. Marshall’s hand at the forthcoming Moscow Foreign Min isters’ conference. But Sen. Homer Ferguson, R. Mich., a leader of the economy bloc, said tonight that he would speak for an hour tomorrow in fa vor of the higher cut although he admitted he is fighting for “a lost cause.” Arguing for the lesser cut will be Sen. Walter F. George, D.-Ga., who predicted defeat of the Fergu son forces. Regardless of what action the Senate takes, the vote will not be binding. The entire budget will be open to later examination by Sen ate and House Appropriations com mittees which will make spending recommendations to both cham bers. Secretary of 'War Robert P. Pat terson today bolstered his recent statement that a $2,250,000,000 cut in recommended funds for the Army and Navy, as contemplated in the House action, would endan ger the national defense. SOLONS DECLARE PARISH SUPPORT Civil Service Power In Po lice Appointments Is Challenged State Senator A. A. Lennon of New Hanover county last night in dicated he would favor a change in the law governing the appoint ment of a chief of volice for Wil mington should the civil service commission decline to confirm Sergeant P. 0. Parish- as head of the local department. He explained his position on the matter by saying that the civil service commission should not have the power to pass on the appoint ment of a man if he comes from within the department. At the same time, Representative Robert M. Ke^r - r made his posi tion clear by .ying that should the commission fail to follow the city council’s recommendation for reasons other than those pertaining to Parish’s ability and character, then appropriate action would be taken. He declined to enlarge upon what this action would be. “Sergeant Parish was selected from the ranks of the police depart ment according to law by the gov erning body of the city. Further more, he was named by the mem bers of the police department as their choice for the position and should the civil service commis sion fail to affirm the appointment for reasons other than those which involve his character and ability, then I want to know what those reasons are,” Kermon declared. Lennon asserted that the civil service commission is not account able to the public and consequently should not hold the power over an appointment made by a group which is accountable, such as the city council. He expressed th« hope that the civil service group would approve (Continued On Page Two; Col. 8) THE STAR GAZER MAKES BOW TODAY IN MORNING STAR Starting today The Star is bringing its readers a new feat ure, The Star Gazer by Clay R. Pollan. This popular feature will be found daily in The Star. Readers will be able to ob tain a six or seven word mes sage each morning derived from the godilacal signs. Your astrological sign is the key to your message. You will want to follow this new feature every day. You will find The Star Gazer today on Page Five. COUNTY LEADS IN SCHOOL EXPENSES Figures For 1946-47 Fiscal Year Released By. State Board Figures released yesterday by the State Board of Education re vealed that New Hanover county led all other southeastern counties in the state in money spent in the public school system. According to the figures, the county spent $384,390.95 during the current 1946-47 school year, while the state added a total of $663,802. 40 for a grand total of $1,048,193.35. The education board’s report showed that as a whole the state and counties spent $53,864,852.29 during the school year. The report said that the iigures concerned primarily with teacher salaries, school bus operation, books and similar needs. Maintenance of plants, construc tion and upkeep of buildings, build ing insurance and debt service, do not figure into the report since these expenses are carried by the local units without state aid, the report said. Other counties of southeastern North Carolina spent the follow ing, in addition to state aid as indicated: Bladen—county, $77,743.81, state. $398,895.75 for a combined total, $470,639.56. Brunswick — county, $31,186.97. state, $241,787.18 for a total of $272,974.15. Columbus — county, $101,969.03. state $502,111.94. Total $604,080.97. Duplin — county, $103,437.65, state, $503,330.39 for a total of $606, 768.04. Onslow — county. $51,497.86, state, $261,483.24 for a total of $312, 981.10. Pender — county, $47,708.82, state, $269,806.55 for a total $317, 515.37. Robeson — county, $73,126.86. state, $696,048.30 for a total of $769,175.16. Sampson — county, $38,412.01, state, $509,896.26, for a total of $548,308.27. FORMERSHOWGIRL OFF THAW “LIST” Evelyn Nesbit Unnamed Among Survivors Of Millionaire Playboy MIAMI BEACH, Fla., Feb. 23.— (£>,_His youthful, stormy romance with Evelyn Nesbit, bis only wife, was so buried in the past that the former showgirl for whom he shot Stanford White was unnamed today in the list of survivors of Harry K. Thaw. Nor was the name of Russell K.. Thaw, Miss Nesbit’s son whose parent-age he contested, listed as a survivor of the multi-millionaire former playboy who died here last night at 76. Miss Nesbit reported was en route to her New York city apart ment after being in seclusion in Atlantic City. Friends there report ed that she was “not too upset” by Thaw’s death and did not plan to attend the funeral. Miss Nesbit’s friends said Russell was residing in San Francisco and has three children. Thaw’s attorney, Sidney Werner, said no word had been received from here. Werner gave only two names as close survivors of the man whose activities were a sensation half a century.ago. They were Mrs. G. G. Whitney, a sister, of Milton, Mass., and Lawrence Thaw, a nephew, of Connecticut. No other address was given for the nephew. _ ‘Chute’Packing Grandma “Hits The Silk, ’’Enjoys It DENVER. Feb. 23 —(JP)—A grandmother who packed 3,600 parachutes for the Army during the war tried one out yesterday “just to see if they really do work.” The parachute “worked”, and Mrs. Lavada Ann Sneed, 42, com mented happily as she picked her self up from the mud after her 4,000-foot jump: “I’m as thrilled as a little old country girl on a picnic.” Mrs. Sneed, who changed har nesses on 11,000 more in addition to packing the ’chutes, is now employed in the drapery depart ment at ,& beaver store. The other day she decided she “just wanted to ride on some of that silk she’d been handling.” She rented two parachutes, re packed them and then hired a pi lot to take her up. In true grand motherly fashion, she carried along some crocheting to while away the time until she reached the desired altitude for “hitting the silk.” “When I gave her the nod, she took off just like she was stepping out of an elevator,” the pilot. Clyde MacKinder, remarked ad miringly. “I only wish my grandson could Jjave seen me,” she eaid. __ _ MERCY SEAPLANE FALLS IN MEXICO Coast Guard Ship Hits Mesa Near Tijuana; Fortress Crew Safe SAN DIEGO, Calif., Feb. 23—WP) —A Coast Guard “mercy” sea plane crashed near Tijuana, Mex., last night killing t^n of the 12 persons aboard. The dead Included the patient for whom the mission was made— sick civilian fisherman, Gabe Lea vitt of San Diego. All the other dead and injured were Coast Guard personnel. The injured were named at the Naval hospital, where their con dition W'as reported serious, ai Motor Machinist Mate 2-C Howard I. Day and Radioman 1-C Roy Hughes. Names and home addresses of the dead were withheld by the Coast Guard pending notification of relatives. Lt. Emerson Miles was piloting the big two-engined, Air-Sea Res . cue PBM when it departed ye» terday morning on its missk th* Coast Guard had previously an nounced. Aviation Pilot F. J. Kes bell was at his side. Lost In Fog The plane was nearing the end o its 1,400 mile roundtrip to Mexi can waters when radio contact with it was lost at 10:30 P. M. a* it came up over fog covered low er California. It crashed Against the side of a mesa, five miles south of Tiju ana, and apparently bounded to the top scattering wreckage over an area of 200 yards. The wreckage was located about 8 A. M. today by a Coast Guard B-17 search plane, piloted by Lt. Ira McMullen. An unnamed Mexican, who wa» among the first to reach the scene, relayed a report across the border to State Highway Patrolman Carl Roth. He said that the plane had burn ed and that one of the survivor* was walking about in the wreck age. The largest piece of wreckage, he added was the fuselage and one of the wings. (Continued on Page Two; Col. CL0SM0PACT SET FOR DEBATE House To Get Widely Fa vored, Criticized Measure Sometime Tuesday RALEIGH. Feb. 23.—(#)—Legis lators will return to Raleigh tomor row to face another week high lighted by two important hearing* on the proposed truck law and th« wage and hour bill. Trucking concern representa tives will appear at a hearing be fore the joint committee on pub lic utilities Tuesday at 9:30 a. m. to oppose the bill which would pro vide for a coordinated state-wide motor carrier service, conforming with the federal transportation policy as much as possible. Loud est protest is expected from the irregular route common carrier who was overlooked in the classifi cations of the bill. The Senate committee on Manu facturing, Labor and Commerce has scheduled a hearing on Wed nesday at 9:30 on the minimum wage and maximum hour measure which would extend federal regu lations to intra-state workers. Main opposition is expected from laun dries, and restaurant and hotel owners. Closed Shop Bill House members are anticipating a lengthy debate on the closed shop issue which will reach the House floor Tuesday. Denounced and de fended at stormy public hearings last week, the bill which would out law the closed shop in North Caro lina was reported favorably by the House committee on manufac ture and labor by an overwhelm ing majority. The wildlife measure to divorce the game and inland fisheries divi sion from the Department of Con servation and Development will be considered by the Senate commit tee on Conservation and Develop ment this week. Passed by the House by a thundering voice vote, it is expected to encounter greater opposition in the Senate where only 17 of the 50 Senators, have commit ted themselves as favoring the bill. And So To Bed Curosiiy did not kill the cat, but it certainly changed his general appearance. A Wrightsville Beach house wife reports that while she was in the process of preparing Sunday dinner, nothing would please Old Tabby except to “put his nose” into everything she was doing. It then came time to put the chicken into the oven to bake. Tabby had to get a look at that, too. The gas oven lit with a bang, and now one Wrightsville cat it sporting short, if any, whisk ers.
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