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FORECAST: Served By Leased Wires of the Wilmington and vicinity: Increasing ASSOCIATED PRESS cloudiness and slightly warmer today; Thursday, occasional rain and not much *2d ££*? >" temperature. UNITED PRESS With Complete Coverage of State and National New* -- -ESTABLISHED 1867 Rouse Republicans Railroad Two Bills KERMON SAYS LAW change pending Explains Resignation Of Commission Members No Influence Representative Robert M. Ker p• ;d last night that the resig of four members of the service commission would ^effect proposed changes in the “resent law which are under con “ueExplained that as yet he had reived no information concern r't the reported comprdmise be ™en fire and police department representatives and the governing nf the city relative to the guested' changes. Until the bill containing the new amendments ^reed upon is presented to him, ! .aid no action would be taken [ward 'introducing the measure jn the legislature "We have ample time to offer ,u ne.v bill when it is agreed '“on and no effort will be made ,c introduce any legislation rela te 10 the matter until full con ^deration has been given to all concerned.” he asserted. Captain 0. V. Thompson, acting chief of the nolice force, mean ,;,ile declined to name a date opon which the department’s rep resentative will be named to suc ceed Col. Royce McClelland. McClelland, along with Dr. Da Murchinson, the Rev. H. J. filson and Norwood S. Westbrook, 'sired to be relieved of member ihip on the commission Monday ci«ht due to what was termed “present conditions” facing the board. Fire Chief J. Ludie Croom said when asked whether any action had been taken toward naming a man to replace Westbrook on the board, replied that no step had been taken as yet and pointed out that the resignations do not be t0me effective until March 17 and (or that reason no action toward ippointing a successor would be made until after that time._ The medical society and the ministerial association both are •xpeded to follow a similar course and defer action on ap pointees until after the resigna tions become effective. Nathan S. Haskett, representa (Continued On Page Two; Col. 4) lOBTHRETORNED 10 REFORM SCHOOL Superior Court Continues Here With Several Cases Tried The decisions Superior Court judges sometimes are called upon to make require the wisdom Solo mon was said to have had. Such an instance occurred yes terday afternoon in New Hanover county Superior Court when a 16 year-old boy was brought before Judge Clawson L. Williams charg ed with larceny. The 'boy, Eugene Grice, who laid he lived at Middle Sound, al ready was under a 12-month road icr.tence for larceny and was free on probation. He had been con victed earlier in the year of breaking into a house and taking > boat. That sentence was given him in January by Judge Paul Frizzelle. Yesterday he admitted taking »n automobile in Brunswick coun ty and driving it to Goldsboro and back. He had kept the car over Bight. Grice told the court that he had •pent two years and four months » a reform school and had been discharged only last August. Judge Williams gave the boy’s predicament considerable thought. He was alone in court. He had no attorney. Before court adjourned tor the afternoon, Judge Williams directed that he be returned to re form school. Under the laws of North Oaro bra, a person over 16 years d >ge must be tried in open court, •nd are subject to road or peni tentiary sentences when convicted e‘ a felony. I'.’, another case of probation vi nation. Rursel Sykes, was order 0 se‘Ve a two year road ,sei» ^Btinued on Page Nine; Col. 3) HAMBONE’S meditations By Alley MULE Don' ToT£ h\iH - Hi. Kick gEPg' Hi UAY j HE YtAHS / | OPA Death Sentence, Cut In Treasury Funds Pass By 387 - 0 WASHINGTON, March 11 —(IP) — Two big appropriation bills' — one killing off OPA next June 30 and the other making a contro versial $800,000,000 cut in Treasury funds — were rammed through the House and sent to the Senate today after Democrats made futile at tempts to change them. The bill containing the OPA death sentence is a $179,645,668 de ficiency bill, supplying funds for various agencies. The other provides $12,388,029,971 for the Treasury and Post Office departments. Roundly defeated in attempts at the amendments, the Democrats gave up and voted with solid Re publican ranks for the Treasury Post Office bill. The final tally was 387 to 0. In the fight over this' bill, Rep. Gore <D-Tenn.) spearheaded a Democratic move to retain a stand ard indefinite sum for the payment of tax refunds. The Republican controlled Appropriations commit tee had tossed this out in favor of a definite $1,231,000,000 fund, $800, 000,000 below Budget bureau esti mates. Gore insisted that the govern ment must pay whatever refunds are due, regardless of the amount, and accused the Republicans of trying to take credit for a “phony” $800,000,000 reduction. The vote on the $179,645,668 de ficiency bill, a compromise be tween two different bills previous ly passed by Senate and House, was 341 to 49. Opponents includ ed 47 Democrats, one American Laborite and a lone Republican, Rep. Javits of New York. This bill provides, among other things, for cancellation of $699, 461,151 in appropriations made previously to federal agencies. The President had recommended the cancellations. In addition it cancels $2,000, 000 of current OPA appropriations and provides $7,051,752 in new funds for the payment of terminal leave to released employes while OPA closes up shop. THREAT SEEN TO RADIO AIR LANE Navy Bombing Range Cited As Drawback To Coast al VHF Range Morning Star Washington Bureau WASHINGTON, March 11. — A radio air lane intended to link Norfolk, Va., and Charleston, S. C. via Wilmington, New Bern and Elizabeth City, N. C., and Myrtle Beach, S. C., may have to be mov ed inland nearly fifty miles, cut ting the area off authorized air ways, unless some way be found to remove its interference with the Navy’s bombihg range in Albe marie sound, a delegation from the coastel region was advised today. Civil Aeronautics administration officials told the delegation that the very high frequency radio range equipment installed at the four air ports between Norfolk and Charleston had been delayed in operation because of the conflict with the Navy’s training ground — not primarily because of reduction in CAA funds, as had been pre viously reported. An air coordinating committee consisting of assistant secretarys of war, navy, and commerce is studying the problem and is ex pected to make a decision within about ten days. It can ask the Navy to move its bombing range down the sound about five miles, out of the way of the radio beam, or it can order the beam re-routed — in which case it would by-pass the four cities leaving them with only "shuttle service” instead of | main-line air transport. National Airlines plane already flying the coastal route are “de touring,” via Edenton to skirt the Navy’s range now. Also close to the radio beam are the Marine in stallations at Cherry Point and New River and the Navy’s new guided missiles testing ground at Camp Davis, but the chief point of conflict appears to be in the Albe marle sound, not far from Eliza beth Citty. Members of congress from both the Carolinas and leaders in the comunities threatened with the loss of the air lane are expected to make strong appeals to the air coordinating committee, urging consideration of civilian aviation needs in he coastal area. Attending the conrerence were John H. Farrell, and Hamilton Hicks of Wilmington; T. W. Fryer of New Bern; J. E. Blades, Eliza beth City, and D. S. Crouse. Myrtle Beach, S. C. The delegation explained that the stations, at New Bern, Wil mington, Rocky Mount and Eliza beth City, and at Myrtle Beach. S. C.. were built by the government at a cost of approximately $25, fContinued On Page Two; Col. 4) Channel Project Work To Be Completed Soon The maintenance dredging on the Cape Fear ocean bar channel, restoring the project depth of 30 feet and width of 400 feet, is ex oected to be completed by Satur day, officials of the Wilmington District Corps of Engineers said yesterday. The Engineers' hopper d edge j Toffman, which ha= been engaged I in that portion of the Care Fear river project, is expected t to be 'put to work on the Morehead City 30-foot project early next week, of ficials said. The controlling depth of ' the Beaufort Inlet channel at present is 26 feet, and it is expected that tire Hoffman will be put to work restoring the project depth of 30 feet. The operations on the Beau fort channel and the outer portion of the 30 foot channel leading to the Marina terminal at Morehead City, will take approximately 60 days, engineers said. McKoy Leads Wildcats To State Title Johnny McKoy (25) is shown recovering the ball from the Greensboro backboard in the third period of the state championship game at Hiw Hanover High school gymnasium last night. Larr» Dempsey (15), Earl Keister (19) and Don Lanford (4), Greensboro players try to stop the relav t« Billy Mason New Hanover won the game 42 to38.(Photo by Hugh Morton). • " NHHS Captures State Title With 42 To 38 Victory Here Senate Committee Okays Anti-Closed Shop Bill The Weather FORECAST: South and North Carolina — Increas- ' mg cloudiness and slightly warmer | Wednesday. Thursday, occasional rain, ■ beginning in West portion Wednesday : night. Not much change in temperature. (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. 44; 7:30 a. m. 40: 1:30 p. m. 53; 7:30 p. m. 49; Maximum 53. Mini mum 38; Mean 46; Normal 52. HUMIDITY 1:30 a. m. 68; 7:30 a. m. 66: 1:30 p. m. 27; 7:30 p. m. 63. PRECIPITATION Total for 24 hours ending 7:30 p. m. 0 inch. Total since the first of the month 2.16 inches. TIDES FOR TODAY (From the Tide Tables published by U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey): HIGH LOW Wilmington 1:35a 8:47a 1:52p 8:00p Masonboro 11:27a 5:29a -p 5:35p Sunrise 6:27: Sunset 6:17; Moonrise -; Moonset 9:42 a. River stage at Fayetteville, N. at 8 a. m. Tuesday 20.5 feet. LOS ANGELES HIT BY NEW MURDERS Nearly Nude Bodies Of Two Women Found In City Lot, Suburb LOS ANGELES, March 11—(JP)— Nearly nude bodies of two wom en, both victims of violent deaths, were found today, bringing to four the number of unsolved feminine slayings here since Jan. 15. One was identified by police as Evelyn Winters, 42, divorced wife of Sidney Justin, head of a film studio’s legal department, where she was formerly employed. The other was unidentified. Miss Winters’ body was found by a railroad track near city hall. A preliminary examination by an autopsy surgeon indicated she died from head blows. Her dress had been drawn around her neck and parts of her wearing apparel were nearby. 'Po lice said scratches on her back indicated she had been dragged to the spot and that automobile tire tracks were plainly visible. A railroad worker who gave his name as George Franklin Wicklif fee. 28, of Joplin, Mo., found the body and asked a gas con-many fireman employed nearby to call police. He was booked on suspi cion of murder but police ex pressed belief that he had no con nection with Miss Winters’ death. “He had lipstick on his lips but said in explanation that he had knelt and kissed the woman be fore giving notice that he had found the body,” said Police Lt. Charles King. The body of today’s other vic tim, who had been strangled with electric wire, was found by Japa nese field workers on a river bank in nearby Norwalk. A blue and white quilted dressing gown, was twisted about her neck. Tire prints, a pillow, pillow-slip and undergarments were found nearby. The red-haired woman’s face was cut and badly sw-ollen. Officers found signs of a struggle. Efforts To Block Measure Fail As Bill Goes To FI o o r RALEIGH, March 11 —(JP) Ef forts of unionized labor to keep an anti-ciosed shop bill off the Senate floor were thwarted today when the Senate committee on Manufacture, Labor and com merce voted 12 to six to give the measure a favorable report. A 100-percent attendance was present for the executive session. Reporters were admitted, but were instructed to record only fi nal action of the committee. A bloc of six Senators persis, tently offered amendments to soft en what they termed “a blow at labor that deserves no chastise ment.” The opposition rallied forces to pass one amendment which would permit maintenance of member ship wThereby employes who join a union and do not withdraw with in a 15-day withdrawal period are required to remain members un til a contract expires. Action Rescinded Vote was 10 to nine in its favor, but following the offering of a sec ond amendment permitting the check-off system, one voter changed his stand on the first measure. Action was rescinded, and the maintenance of member ship amendment was defeated. The only amendment adopted would permit voluntary check-off of union dues whereby employers, upon receipt of authorization from employe, can withhold union dues from wages. DEATH WINS RACE WITH SHIP ENROUTE TO CHARLESTON, S. C. CHARLESTON, March 11. —UP) — Death today won a race with the steamship M. E. Comerford as it headed for Charleston in an at tempt to save the life of an un identified seaman reported to have been stricken with meningitis. U. S. Public Health officers said the seaman died at 9:30 a. m. while the ship was making its best speed, between 10 and 11 knots, for this port and medical assistance. Cause of the man’s death had not been definitely determined, public health officials said. A North Carolina Coast Guard plane was reported to have dropped medical supplies to the ship off the coast last night. Along The Cape Fear CENTURY AGO — What sight greeted the visitor to the Queen City of the Cape Fear region a hundred years ago? Well for the best answer to that we’ll turn to the reminiscences of one, who came to the Port City not as a transient but who remained here for many years a resident. He’s Dr. Walter Gilman Curtis who for more .than 30 years was state quarantine surgeon for the Port of Wilmington. * * * ZENITH OF PROSPERITY—A century ago Wilmington was in “her zenith of prosperity as the greatest naval - store producer in the world.” A traveler coming down the line of the Wilmington & Weldon Rail road, and having almost arrived, could congratulate himself on nav ing escaped the dangers of a jour ney upon those rails which exist ed. not only on that railroad but nearly every other railroad in the country. Dr. Curtis relates. “What was the meaning ot that dense c’ojd which hung over the city as if escaping from the hor rible Stygian smoke from the pit which is bottomless?” the travel Greensboro Falls Before Brilliant Play Of Wildcats The New Hanover Wildcat bas ketball team won the State Cham pionship last night for the first time since 1929 when they defeated the scrappy Greensboro high school quint, 42 to 38 before an overflow crowd of 2000 at the local gymnasium. The Wildcats grabbed a 6-0 lead in the opening seconds of play as Johnny McKoy, Toddy Fennell and W. A. Brown dropped in rapid field goals. The fighting ’Cats were never headed in the remainder of the contest. At the end of the first period tire Wilmington team held a 10-6 advantage. The half ended with New Hanover's margin cut to 19 14. and at the close of the third period Wilmington was leading by a 31-27 count. McKoy lead the scorers with 13 [p&iULii. Earl Keister and Captain Rick Ferrell sank nine points each for the Western conference win ners. Complete play-by-play deserip ,tion of the title game can be found on the sports page. CHILDREN DEATHS BLAMED ON DRUG Manufacturers Of Analbis Suppositories Withdraw Market Supplies NEW YORK,-March 11 — (U.R) — The deaths of eight children in four states believed to have been caused by a drug administered by doctor’s prescription was report ed here today as the city health commissioner ordered an embargo on all supplies of the product. The drug, Analbis suppositories, administered rectally as medica tion in throat ailments, has been withdrawn from the market vol untarily by the manufacturers here. Health Commissioner Dr. Israel Weinstein in ordering the embargo appealed to druggists who have filled prescriptions to notify their customers not to use the drug. Used Three Years The manufacturers, Specific Pharmaceuticals, Inc., said the Federal Food and Drug adminis tration, which approved the drug, recently received reports of the medication proving fatal to young children. The suppositories, how ever, have been in use three years. Three of the deaths in which the drug is believed the cause occurred here. Two others were reported at Norwalk, Conn., with the victim in each case receiving the medication while hospitalized for tonsilecto mies. er was almost sure to ask as he neared the Port City.' Then the initiated would explain to him that the dense smoke was caused by the manufacture of tur pentine into the many products which are known collectively as naval stores. Among those you would find tar, pitch, rosin, and spirits turpentine. WARM WELCOME—Should the visitor have no kin folks in the Port City, he would head his way for one of the city’s hotels, many of which have lived in fame. Dr. Curtis points out that 100 years ago it was customary for the host at the hotel to introduce the new-comer to all the bystand ers in the hotel. This custom. Dr. Curtis assures us, established for the visitor a “record as a friend to all man-kind especially the southern man-kind.” A bath to rid himself of smoke and cinders which accompanied at that time the traveler on rail roads, then a good supper was the i usual procedure. I The visitor would “come down | into the waiting room of the hotel, (Continued On Page Two; Col. 3) Johnson Warns Greek Aid May Bring So vie t In vasion; Marshall Wins First Test WESTERN NATIONS ‘BLOCK’ MOLOTOV United States, Britain, France Vote Solid Against Proposal MOSCOW, March 11—ilP)—Secre tary of State George C. Marshall ivon his first diplomatic triumph in the Foreign Ministers council to night when the United States, Bri tain and Fran ce put up a solid front and blocked a Russian pro posal to place the complex China question on the agenda.. A conference official said the three Western representatives, op posing a suggestion by Soviet For eign Minister V. M. Molotov, in sisted that China must be present if Chinese affairs were discussed in the council, and Molotov final ly withdrew his proposal. The Four Foreign ministers then split wide open when they tackled the first and least controversial problem of Germany, the question of demilitarization, informants dis closed. Molotov hurled a broadside of accusations that the Western na tions had failed to demilitarize their occupation zones, and were keeping German troops in mili tary formations, contrary to the Potsdam agreement. Repeats Accusations repeating many accusations which have appeared in the Rus sian press during the last few months, Molotov asserted that “ex cept in obvious cases the elimina tion of the war potential in the West has hardly started.’’ Ernest Bevin, British foreign secretary, answered Molotov blunt ly that the charges were “unjusti fied,” and said they reminded him of “an old lady watching a parade in which one man was out of step and then observed they are all out of step except John nie.” Bevin then let loose a diplomatic bombshell of his own, saying that while the ministers were on the subject of demilitarization “it might be useful” to know the num ber of prisoners of war held out side Germany,” the informant said. “Then we will be able to see the situation as a whole, inside and outside of Germany,” Bevin was quoted as adding. Russia never has revealed how many prisoners of war she is hold ing in her homeland. All previous questions on this subject have been rebuffed. HOPE OF SAVING FOUR MEN FADES Cincinnati Water Works Employes Buried Under Debris Of Build’ng CINCINNATI, March 11 —(/P) — Hopes of saving four men still trapped under the twisted rubble of a collapsed five-story building diminishe late today as firemen burrowed deeper under the wreck age of crumbled bricks and tim bers, piled more than 30 feet high. Fire Chief Barney J. Houston said no sound had been heard from the men after firemen car ried Sam Ostrov, owner of the building, and Roy Bell, a work man, from the wreckage. Houston expressed doubt the trapped men, buried since 9 a.m., could be reached in time to save their lives. The building gave way this morning, injuring seven persons in addition to those caught in the high-flying, heavy wreckage. Bell told firemen one of the four men was about 10 feet from him under the wreckage. Cries Cease “I heard two others shouting and calling for help for about an hour,” he said, “but they stopped a while ago an^ I didn't hear any more.’ The men still missing are: Wal ter Teshin, storekeeper for the firm; A1 Rudd, 45, Covington, Ky.; his son, Delm'ar Rudd, same address, and Fred Elsaesser, 56, a janitor. Escaping gas and electric wire, sheared in the collapse, also en dangered rescue crews. Several of those injured were city water department employes who were working in the building and nearby repairing a water main break, which had occurred several hours before the collapse. Chief Houston said the basement of the wrecked building, occupied by the Western Fixture and Bar Supply Co., was flooded and the foundation “apparently was weak ened.” CURIOSITY TOSSES FORMER SS LEADER IN NOOSE SHADOW NUERNBERG, Germany, March 11. — WP)— Curiosity got the best of Wilhelm Burgher. So today he is a defendant in jeopardy of the hangman's noose instead of peddling insurance in Nuernberg. Burgher, a leader in the concen- : tration camp business administra tion, had been a free man living under an alias until yesterday. He read in the Nuemberger Nachrichten that his old pal Os wald Pohl, Himmler's hatchet man, and 17 others were to be arraigned before a U. S. court for crimes against humanity. Burgher wangled a pass to the courtroom. And there he sat among the spectators while the SS prison camp organization was excoriat ed. Two of the defendants gazing over the courtroom recognized Burgher. They told lawyers they would not speak while he was there free. Burgher scurried from the court but was traced through his pass and arrested. NAVIGATOR DIES IN WIERD MISHAP TWA Employe Sucked From Plane When Astro dome Breaks Over Sea NEW YORK, March 11— (JP\ — Trans-Atlantic airlines using Con stellation planes moved swiftly to day to prevent possible recurrence of the tragedy which took the life of a Trans-World Airline naviga tor in a four-mile plunge into icy North Atlantic waters. TWA announced a tnree - point program aimed at preventing sim ilar occurrences, and American Overseas Airline and the British Overseas Airways corporation told of measures they were adopting. George Hart, of Sag Harbor, N. Y., the navigator victim of one of the strangest accidents in avi ation history, was thrown from the plane last night apparently by combined suction of the outside air and pressure from inside the plane after the Astrodome broke and tore loose from the ship. No Hope Held The Coast Guard sent a mes sage to all ships neai; the scene of the accident, 500 miles east of Newfoundland, to be on the look out for Hart, but virtually no hope was held that he could have sur vived the fall. The navigator was sighting the stars in the Astrodome, a plastic bubble atop the Constellation, when the weird accident occurred. The astrodome is approximately 18 inches high and about 3 feet in diameter. The plane was flying at 19,000 feet when Hart plummeted out. O. F. “Buddy” Hamilton, of Rich mond, Va., the pilot, immediately took the plane down to 10,000 feet and returned to Gander. New foundland. The 21 passengers were unhurt. Miss Marjorie Page of Washing ton, D. C., the hostess, suffered a slight face injury. KICKS, PUNCHES LIVEN ASSEMBLY French Delegates Swap Blows During Heat ed Discussion PARIS, March 11 — W—Kicks and punches flew between Rightist and Communist members of the French National assembly today at a stormy session devoted to the discussion of the Viet-Namese re bellion against French rule in Indo china. The ill feeling started when Pierre Andre, a Rightist, accused Communist leader Maurice Thorez from the floor of tacitly support ing the Viet-Nam revolt and. in 1933, of advocating German unity. Following a recess, Andre arose again and complained to the As sembly that a Communist deputy named Garcia assaulted him in a chamber lobby "by blows and kicks.” The Communists received the complaints by whistling and banging the tops of their desks. Then, after presiding officer Edouard Herriot dismissed nhe chamber for the day, opposing ^deputies carried their quarrel into the cloak-rooms and lobbies where several small fights *brol^e out. Love For Carolina Causes Woman To Risk Jail Term Mrs. Ollie B. Swett, just natur ally loves North Carolina. She loves her land of the Long Leaf Pine so well that she wouldn’t be banished — not even under the penalty of serving a two year prison sentence. “You know how it is,” she told Judge Clawson L. Williams in Su perior Court yesterday. But Judge ! Williams didn’t allow that he jkneiy anything about it—whatever | “it” is. I Mrs. Swett had been brought into court on a capias. She hadn’t lived up to a directed verdict of the February term of Superior Court that if she were found in North Carolina during the next five years, after March 1, she was to serve a two year prison term She had been convicted in Feb ruary of larceny and receiving, drunkenness and being a public nuisance. She told the court that when (Continued On Page Two; Col. 4) ATTACK LAUNCHED ON TRUMAN PLANS President Slated To Pre sent Proposals On Mid dle East Help Today WASHINGTON, March 11—CU.R>— On the eve of President Truman’* plea to Congress for American arms and money to bulwark the Near East against Communism, Sen, Edwin C. Johnson. D., colo., warned today that U. S. political intervention might be followed by a Russian military invasion of Greece. Johnson fired his blast at the Turko - Greek assistance program amid a clamor from Republican Senators and Representatives for a full and frank statement by the President of all that is involved in his porposal to take a stand against Communism in the East ern Mediterranean. It was the first outright attack on the President’s plan and was expected to keynote the opposition in the debate that will get under way after Mr. Truman lays hi* cards on the table in address to both houses of Congress and the nation at 1 p.m. EST., tomorrow. To Fight Plan Johnson denounced tire Presi dent’s plan as an attempt to “ex tend the Monroe Doctrine to the Mediteranean’’ and he said that he would fight it every inch of the way. Johnson said he favored send ing American food to Greece with American officials on hand to su pervise its distribution. But, he added: “Such relief should be en tirely free from political consider ations; otherwise, the moment we move into Greece, Russia would be justified to do so also.’’ He said he believed any inter vention along the lines reportedly favored by Mr. Truman—as a di rect move to keep Communism out of Greece and Turkey—would be an invitation for Russia to start her troops moving. ODUS MULL BEATS TOUGH GAG RULE Puts Over Amendment To Revenue Bill Banning Sale Of Wine RALEIGH, March 11 — — The biennial revenue bill, contain ing amendments to the state’s con tinuing revenue act, was passed on second reading by the House today, but not until Rep. Odus Mull of Cleveland had attached to it an amendment to dry up sale of wine and beer in Cleveland county. The revenue act is designed to produce an estimated 1184,000,000 in general fund revenues during the coming biennium. In sending forward his amend ment to provide that no licenses to sell wine shall be issued in Cleveland after July 1, and au thorizing the Cleveland commis sioners to prohibit the sale of beer after July 1, Mull succeeded in bringing to the floor the issue of local prohibitions against the sale of wine and beer, circumventing the House’s so-called "gag rule.” Long Walt Mull told the House that he had introduced a bill 63 days ago to call a referendum in Cleveland on the wine and beer issue, but that his bill, along with more than a score of others to prohibit or regu late the sale of vine and beer in various counties and cities, had been held tenaciously by the House Finance committee. "It has never been my habit to crawl on my belly and beg, but I’m forced to do it today,” Mull said in pleading for adoption of his amendment. WEATHERMAN SAYS CITY WILL ENJOY MORE FAIR SKIES The mercury is continuing its upward climb of Die past few day* as the local weather bureau pre dicts a high of 64 degrees for to day, slightly warmer than yester day. No rain is in the forecast for today, but the weatherman sayi he can’t keep on promising fair ! skies. The rains of last week caused the river stage at Fayetteville to rise high above the normal 12 foot stage, but the water did not rise to a dangerous level. The river reached a peak of 23.5 feet on Monday, but was down to 20.5 yesterday. ! And So To Bed It isn’t spring yet, according to our Gregorian calendar, but that is no deterrent to young love. This fact was evident last night to two men who were waiting for a bus in front of the Murchison building. “Look,” said one, indicating a space on the building front I near where they were stand ing. “According to this, some body’s in love.” Written there in bold red I crayon was this succinct state ment for all the world to ge«t “I love John. Margaret.’* u
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