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FORECAST: ^ ^ <+ 1 institttttttjiiitt nntttuj VOL. 80.—NO. 199 T — i --7- ESTABLISHED 1867" Lewis Wants Mines Closed UMW Leader Stands Firm On Demand That Only Two Pits Be Opened WASHINGTON, April 6—(U.P.)— John L. Lewis stood firm today on his demand that all but two coal mines remain closed as hazardous, voiding the last slim hope of avert ing an indefinite mine safety shut down at midnight tonight when his week-old “memorial” work stop page expires. In rejecting the demand, the government passed the play back to Lewis, making it clear that any further interruption of production would be the UMW chieftain’s sole responsibility. Lewis declined comment on the government attitude and refused to hint at his future strategy. Asked if he would accept the government’s invitation to co operate in getting the mines back into production, he said: “T would have no comment of an.-' character.” Gne grovernment official, ex pressing a view shared by private coal operators and somite members of Congress, said Lewis obviously was taking advantage of the safety issue to pull the strike he had planned for April 1 but which the Supreme court enjoined. He said Lewis may have “over played his hand.” He doubted if the mine boss wants another head OB collision with the courts. May Back Down “I look for Lewis to do some fancy and resourceful maneuver ing — say in about a week — that will permit him to back down and not lose too much face,” this official said. “Aside from the court angle, the public sympathy he has aroused for the miners may be replaced by anger over his tactics. The miners are sure to suffer in the long run. But reports from the coal fields indicated that Lewis would have almost solid backing, whatever course he takes. UMW district of (Contlrued on Page Two; Col. 1) CZECHOSLOVAKAIN CONSUL MURDERED Body Of Geza Rac Found On Steps Of Palais Chaillot In Paris PARIS, April 6—UP)—The body of Geza Rac, 40 year old Czecho slovak consul, clubbed and strangl ed, wac found lying early today on the steps of the Palais of Chaillot, in the shadow of the Eiffel tower. Police announced they were looking for a blonde woman com panion with whom Rac was known to be friendly until about a week *go. Czechoslovak embassy officials dismissed any suspicion that a political crime was involved. Po lice, pointing to the 58,000 francs (about $480) still in Rac’s pocket book, insisted that robbery was not ‘he motive. Rac's body lay—at least 12 hours on the steps of the modern Chail lot palace — where the weekly drawings of France’s national lot tery most often are held. A French subway worker walk ing home at 1:15 a. m. told police h* saw a man lying ther# groan ing “but I thought he was only a drunkard and didn’t Investigate any further.” By 8 a., m., when police were called, the Bratislava-born official was dead. His watch had stopped at 12:45. Rain Washes Clues Rain had washed away clues fcroughout the night but police al lowed the body to remain on the palace steps until after 1 p. m. while they continued their inquiry. The police said contusions on Rac’s legs indicated he might have been clubbed into unconsciousness at another spot and dragged to Die palace steps, on a terrace over looking the Seine. The Czechoslovak ambassador, lindrich Nosek, and a vice-consul Identified the body. They told po lice that Rac was wearing the •ame clothing he had on when he left the consulate before noon Sat urday. He said at that time *that he had errands in town and would not re turn. Buttons on his overcoat had been torn away. He had received two blows on the forehead and there were strangulation marks on his atck. Recently divorced, Rac had been Jiving in a flat not far from where ■is body was found. Police declined to discuss their ••arch for the woman. The Weather FORECAST: Worth Carolina—Fair and not so warm Monday, slightly warmer Tuesday. 3<ruth Carolina—Fair and continued Warm Monday and Tuesday. (Eastern Standard Time) (By U. S. Weather Bureau) Meteorological data for the 24 hour* •nS'.ng 7:30 p. m. yesterday TEMPERATURES 1:30 a. m. 67; 7:30 a. m. 69; 1:30 p. m. J; 7:30 p. m. 68; Maximum 80; Mlm ■han M; Mean 73; Normal 59. HUMIDITY l:>0 a. m. 90; 7:30 a. m. 85; 1:*0 p- m. W; 7:30 p. m. 83. PRECIPITATION Total for 24 hours ending 7:30 p. m. • 9t inches. Wotal since the first of the month 0-84 Makes. TIDES FOR TODAY HFrom the Tide Tables published by U. »■ Coast and Geodetic Survey). HIGH LOW 11:11a 5:57a ll:34p 8:08p 8:52a 2:50a 9:18p 2:56p •unrise S:5i; Sunset 6:37; Moonrlse Mfep. Moon set 7:07a. Wiver stage at Fayetteville, N. C. »t 8 » m. o feet. More Weather On Wag* Two SECRETARY OF LABOR LSwis B. Schwellenbach tells newsmen ir Washington that he has not given up hopes of preventing the threat ened nationwide telephone strike. The Secretary holds three fingers aloft, indicating his three experi ences in which “we had to wait until the last 24 hours before we could get both parties to seriously discuss settlement.’’ — (Interna tional). NATION’S DEVOUT ATTEND SERVICES Americans Greet Easter Dawn By Bowing Heads In Prayer; Pageants By The Associated Press Americans greeted the Easter dawn yesterday by bowing their heads at services on river banks and mountains, in park and sta diums, and listening again to the story of Christ and the resurrec tion. Hours before Easter services drew worshippers to church, the traditional sunrise rituals—some dating back more than 100 years —drew crowds to the vast outdoor settings in the nation’s major cities. Most of the services were held under ideal weather conditions, although at scattered points cold winds and cloudy skies chilled the faithful. In New York City 1,000 persons gathered in Central park for one of the half-dozen sunrise services at which the themes were the need for faith and hope in God and peace. Thousands gathered on the banks of the Grand Canyon for the 13th Easter service in that picturesque setting. In the Wichita mountains near Lawton, Okla., worshippers rep resenting most of the states in the Southwest participated in a pag eant that began at 11 p.m. Sat urday and lasted until dawn. High way patrol officers estimated the crowd at 200,000 and said some of the visitors began arriving Fri day. The pageant depicted scenes in the life of Christ and culminated in the resurrection scene. The weather was perfect. (Continued On Page Two; Col. 1) relig ious Strife TAKES 90 LIVES Many Villages Burned When Hindus, Moslem Bands Clash In India NEW DELHI, April 6 — (A>) — At least 90 persons have been killed and 22 Indian villages burn ed during the past week in an outbreak of religious warfare. In Calcutta, a government com munique said 2,353 persons had been arrested in that city since March 26 in connection with Bin du-Moslem disturbances. A district officer, describing the disorders, said hill Moslems stole a buffalo from a Hindu village. A Hindu party recaptured the animal but were attacked by more Moslems. A crowd of Hindus officially es timated at 1,500 gathered to take revenge. Police broke up, the demonstration and arrested 75, but within a few hours fires had been started, and within two days half a dozen Hindu and Moslem villages had been razed. Down From Hills Marauders swept down from behind the hills for burning and pillaging. A military officers said many raiders on both sides were de mobilized soldiers. A few were trapped and shot, but district officials said only about 30 have been killed by police among thousands evident ly sharing in the looting. More Hindu villages have been burned in this specific area than Moslem, but more Hoslems have been killed than Hindus. This was due, officers said, to the fact one Moslem village was caught by surprise, and 26 persons were cut down by axes and spears. Enthusiasm Marks Salute To County Before an enthusiastic audience the Star and the News presented a radio saiute to New Hanover county on the Sunday Star-news reel-from the stage of New Han over high school auditorium over WMFD at 1:30 p. m. yesterday. The program was a finaJ brpadcast in a series of salutes honoring the counties in south eastern North Carolina served by the Star and the News. Next Sun day the Star and the News will present the initial radio broaa cast in a series, dramatizing in teresting landmarks f°un throughout Southeastern North Carolina. Jaycees Enter Home Hearing Commerce Representative To Attend Meeting To day In Courthouse By GEORGE HASLAM Star Staff Writer The Wilmington Junior Cham ber of Commerce, which for sev eral years has taken an - ive in terset in the New Hanover Co--.«aOu'*v 11 be ■J’Xi ' -'*■ vhen f •' ask ' - Su ,■ vr\''^com mouse. *>1\ Cesse B. Sellers, presio the civic club, said he would call upon the organiza tion’s special investigating com mittee to attend the commission ers’ meeting to throw light upon the matter which has been under probe by the board most of last week. About three months ago, ac cording to Sellers, the Jaycees’ committee headed by Bob Dan nenbaum and including Wallace West and Lloyd Dunn made a thorough probe of the county in stitution. Definite improvement in the appearance and operation of the home was included in the civic club’s report, both Sellers and the committee chairman reveal ed. Commissioner Trask’s star wit ness at today’s session will be a former superintendent of the institution and a former nurse. The former superintendent is S G. Long, who now is serving as superintendent of the home’s farm, while the ex-employ^ is Mrs. D. O. Covington, whom (Continued on Page Two; Col. 3) FRANCE TO STAND BY SIDE OF U. S. General De Gaulle Stress es This At Unveiling At Strasbourg STRASBOURG, France, April 6 — (IP) — Gen. Charles de Gaul le, paying tribute today to Amer ican soldiers lost in the libera tion of France, declared his country would stand beside the United States against any new tyranny. The French wartime leader ap peared with U. S. Ambassador Jefferson Caffery at the unveiling of a plaque at Strasbourg cathed ral bearing the names of Amer icans killed in the liberation of Ctra&bourg. “If it should ever happen, by some misfortune, that a new tyranny comes to menace all or part of the universe,” the gen eral said, “we are certain in ad vance that the United States and France will stand together in op posing it.” 'For De Gaulle’s followers from many sections of the country, jammed into this flag-decked Rhine city, today’s ceremonies were merely the prelude to tile important political statement the general will make to a purely French gathering tomorrow. “It, is a fact,” de Gaulle said in speaking of the United States, “that this young nation, like our own elderly country, has shown not only love for its own liberty but, still mre, a respect for that of others.” Similar ideas, he said, had bound the two nations together in a “truly exceptional moral tie’’ which no vicissitude could break. de Gaulle sent a special mas sage to Gen. Dwight D. Eisen hower, as tiie former allied com mander-in-chief of both American and French troops in the libera tion of Alsace. SPECIAL PROGRAM TO LAUNCH DRIVE FOR CANCER FUND The state Cancer fund campaign will be officially launched today when two of the drives top officials and Governor Gregg Cherry partic ipate in a special radio broad cast. The program, which may be heard here over WMFD at 4:30 p. m. and WGNI at 6:30 p. m., will feature talks by Mrs. George E. Marshall, state commander of the women’s field army, and the Hon. John D. Larkin, state campaign chairman. Governor Cherry will read a proc lamation designating April as the official month for the drive to raise $168,000. The New Hanover county drive under the sponsorship of the North Carolina Sorosis club and with a goal of $4,500 will start officially next Monday. Yesterday’s program, high lighted the voices of the New Han over High School Glee club un der the direction of Mary Henri Wolf and featuring W. O. Page, Jr., as soloist, was written and directed by Ben McDonald, Star News round-the-town-reporter. Dei McGowan, instrumentalist ac companied by Miss Wolf, render ed a special arrangement of "Rock of Ages.” The progiam, narrated by Mc Donald, stated: The wisdom and far-reaching vision that started New Hanover (Continaed On Pa*e Five, Col. 1) HOPE OF HALTING TELEPHONE STRIKE FADES AS CONCILIA TORS MAKE PLEA; 15,000 HOMELESS IN THREE STATES Tornado Hits Western City Michigan, Illinois, Penn sylvania Suffer Heavy Damage; 11 Killed BULLETIN DETROIT, April 7 — (Mon day)—(JP)—Two large Michigan cities — Flint and Lansing — were placed in a state of emer gency last night as they bore the brunt of wind-whipped flood waters rampaging over much of the lower peninsula. Three deaths were attributed to the high water and winds up to 60 miles an hour. Thou sands were homeless, travel and communications were dis rupted and numerous indus tries were periled. CHICAGO. April 6 —(U.R)— An estimated 15,000 persons were homeless or stranded in their homes today as spring floods ravaged large areas of the Mid west and East. Storms, floods and tornados, which have battered the Midwest since eatly Saturday, had killed at least 11 persons. Four died in an Oklahoma tornado, three youths drowned in Kansas when their boat capsized in a gale. Two per sons died in Indiana, one in Illi nois and one in Michigan. The worst flood in years crip pled parts of Southern Michigan. Approximately half of the 17,000 residents of Mt. Clemens, Mich., were marooned in their homes. Flood waters swirled through sec tions of at least 15 other Michigan towns and communities. Easter Sunday parades were spoiled in most sections of the country by dismal weather. Ex ceptions were New York city, where skies were sunny and tem peratures in the 70’s: California and Florida, and sections of the Southwestern plains and lower Mississippi valley. Chicago’s Michigan boulevard, whipped by high winds, was deserted through out the morning. Rain-swollen rivers and creeks had overflown their banks in areas of Iowa, Nebraska, North ern Illionis, Western New York and Pennsylvania. Illinois, Michi gan and Pennsylvania were hit hardest. overflowIrowd TO HEAR GROMYKO Russian Delegate To Re ply To Truman Plan Of Greek-Turko Aid — LAKE SUCCESS, N. Y., April 6—(U.R)—The Russian reply to America’s stop-Communism drive will be made tomorrow in the United Nation’s Security council. Soviet Delegate Andrei Gromy ko promised a “Dull” comment on President Truman’s proposal to send $400,000,000 in aid to Greece and Turkey. Gromyko’s speech will fce the first detailed Soviet reaction to the “Truman doctrine,” and It probobly will not be gentle. The taciturn Russian already has insisted that the Greco-Turkish aid program is an “entirely new” question that should be a separate item on the Security council agen da. The council’s ordinary duty is to consider only questions which are likely to endanger the peace. The Security council meets to morrow afternoon, but GromykG also was expected to speak earlier at a morning session of the UN disarmament commission. HAS THE WORLD BECOME A WEEK-END HOLIDAY? The answer rests with what happens to Mil ton Reynolds (above) 54, Chicago manufacturer, a nd a reconverted A-26 Douglas bomber which he believes to be the fastest private plane in existence. Now undertaking the 20,000-mile journey, Rey nolds has insisted that the 91 hours, 14 minutes r ecord set by Howard Hughes can be cut in half. The area he expects to cover in some 50 hours is s hown on Vie above map. Arrangements include stops for refueling at Paris, Cairo, Calcutta, Shanghai, Tokyo and Anchorage, Alaska—and then a re turn to LaGuardla Field, N. Y., the starting place. U nable to get permission to fly over Russia, the Reynoids Bombshell^ finds it necessary to fly 6,0 000 miles further than the Hughes 14,824-mile trip. The pilot Is William Odom, of Roslyn, N. Y.—(International). SEVEN MEN CITED IN LABOR PROBE House Committee Accuses Unionists Of Dominat ing Market WASHINGTON, April 8—(/P)—A House committee accused a seven man labor union “hierarchy” to day of dominating the Philadel phia produce market through “vio lenve,. intimidation and exortion.” The amiracketeering subcom mittee of the House Expenditures committee levelled its accusations against local 929 of the Interna tional Teamsters union (AFL). In a report subhitted to Rep. Clare E. Hoffman (R-Mich) chair man of both the subcommittee and the full committee, the union "hier archy” was identified as: Abraham Goldberg, president; George Swift, vice president; Har ry Daniels, financial secretary; Anthony Grisillo, recording secre tary; and Louis Brody, Albert Di Giovanni and Reece McCullough, trustees. In Philadelphia, Edward Davis, an attorney lor the union, said it would have no content on the com mittee’* statements until it has had full opportunity to study the whole report. Calling the local’s activities “de fiantly arrant and unprincipled chants, commission agents and banditry,” with farmers, mer their employes among those who suffered, the committee added: “So complete was the rule and reign of these persons that Phila delphia’s produce market was per vaded by a purposefully generated and carefully nutured atmosphere of intimidation and coercion, equally oppressive to labor and management alike, and so power ful as to cause commerce to halt or flow at the arbitrary whim and faney of those who exerted that authority.” Dominated Street The union’s domination ot the Dock street market area, through which some 5,000 earloads of pro duce and fruit normally move monthly, began in 1941, the com mittee said. Along The Cape Fear MORE HORRORS — After a quiet weekend that included at tending one of the spectacular sunrise ceremonies near the banks of the Cape Pear, we felt sure that the horrors in store for us as a result of the new chain let ter fad would vanish from our memories. But lo and behold, upon our arrival at the office Sunday after noon what should greet us but another warning from our kind friends. You may recall that Saturday morning we told how our friend cautioned that Along The Cape Fear may be doomed to suffoca tion under an avalanche of let ters. * * * FURTHER STUDY — “Further study shows this chain letter men ace worse than originally feared,” is the not so cherry start of the new warning to us. “The figures prove that if only two persons, out of each five who receive these well-wishing letters, carry on this April foolishness, that on that dread and terrible day six months hence, the letters coming into North Carolina post offices would cover the entire state to a depth of around 500,000 sex tillion cz”;s. "New Hanover County however is indeed fortunate in comparison with our inland friends,” seems to be the lone encouraging hint in the newest missive from our friend. * » • WHY 80 LUCKY — “We have only to spread out our pile of mail over 100,000 square miles of Surrounding ocean and our share will dwindle to the insignificant height of 6,000 quintillion miles,” he gladly points out. "I fear that the inland residents are going to be rather sore at the folks who started this thing,” his second warning concludes. Just to keep the record straight, Along The Cape Fear would like to point out at this point that we had absolutely nothihg to do with starting this new plague. As a matter of fact, we have been very bitterly opposed to all chain letters ever since we faith fully mailed our one thin dime away during the early 30’s. To date we have not even received a note of thanks from the recipient of our ten cents. Needless to say, that chain was broken some place along the line as the postman never was called (Continued Mi Page Two; Coi. » j FLIGHT HALTED NEW YORK, April g—<U.R)— Milton Reynolds, millionaire pen manufacturer, postponed his round-the-world flight again today when trouble developed in hi plane’s radio. The Reynolds Bombshell, a converted twin-engined A-26 1 bomber, was transferred to the Newark Airport today for a take-off tomorrow if rstairs are completed on the radio. ONSLOW COUNTIAN KILLED IN CRASH Mrs. Henry Q. Johnson Of Jacksonville Fatally In jured Near Atkinson ATKINSON, April 6.—An other wise peaceful Easter was marred in Pender county by a traffic ac cident near here this morning which claimed the life of Mrs. Henry Quincy Johnson, of Jack sonville, Sheriff Jack T. Brown,' of Burgaw, reported tonight. Riding with her husband and two daughters, the Johnson automobile overturned several times near the city limits of Atkinson throwing Mrs. Johnson from the automobile and inflicting fatal injuries. She was attended by Dr. G. C. Beard of Atkinson who arrived at the scene of the accident shortly before she died. Johnson, a native of the Atkin son section, was release^ under $800 bond pending a coronet’s i quest, according to Sheriff Brown. H. E. Blake, coroner of Pender county, has called a hearing for 8 p. m. Thursday at the courthouse in Burgaw. Only Mrs. Johnson was injured in the wreck, according to Sheriff Brown, who was summoned to the scene of the crash, which occured about 10:45 a. m. today, by Dr. Beard. The children’s age were given as 'six and three-years-old by Sheriff Brown. BRITISH UNIONISTS RECEIVE THREATS OF INJURIES TO WIVES BLACKPOOL, England, April 6 —W—Two Blackpool trade union officials have receded swastika decorated threats that acid would be flung in their wives’ faces un less the officials withdrew from all political activity. Ellis Smith, member of par liament and president of the Lan cashire and Cheshire Federation of Trades councils, said today he would take up the threats with House of Commons or police au thorities. S. Hudson, an official of the Transport and General Workers uaion, received one of the type written letters. The seeond of ficial was not named. Neither man plans to give up politics. MOLOTOV ACCUSES U. S. OF VIOLATION Soviet Minister Writes Marshall About With drawal Of Troops MOSCOW, April 6—(U.R)—Foreign Minister Viacheslav Molotov in a written communication to Secre tary of State George C. Marshall has accussed the United States ol failing to withdraw its forcfes from China in accordance with agree ments. Big Four Foreign minister ial circles said today. Contents of the memorandum were not officially disclosed and this report was not confirmed. But informants said that Molotov followed the usual Soviet line of accusing the United States of fail ing to get its troops out in con formity with the American-British Russian Moscow agreement of 1945. It was not known whether the communication made any refer ence directly to Marshall’s state ment that he was uninformed re garding the fate of 700,000 Jap anese prisoners in Russian-oc cupied Manchuria. Molotov startled the Big Four by demanding at their first session March 10 that the Chinese ques tion be put on the program. Mar shall and Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin refused and it was finally decided to exchange information by memorandum before April 1. Marshall circulated his own memorandum to Molotov, Bevin and the Chinese embassy March 31 announcing that the United States proposed to maintain only a neces sary, 180 men in China after June 1. It was then that he made the reference to Japanese troops cap tured by the Russians in theif brief war-end campaign in Manchuria. It has been reported that the Jap anese are being used in forced labor. COMMUNIST BAND FLEES TO NORTH Chinese Red Detail Which Killed Five, Wounded 16 Marines Escapes TIENTSIN, China, April 6.— m— The Chinese Communists who kill ed five U. S. marines and wound ed 16 in a raid on an ammunition dump Saturday were believed to day to have made good their escape, although a Chinese gov ernment army battalion was in pursuit. There was no word of any Ma rine pursuit since a Mayine ob servation plane reported sighting the fleeing Communist column sev eral miles north of the Hsinho depot at midday Saturday. Thief Leaves Coat To Pay For “Eats” The question of just how honest is a thief—or an apparent one— was in the minds of local police officers last night. The whole thing camp up when they were called to investigate a breakin at the Ida Diner, 1215 South Third St. Sure enough, upon arrival at the address they found that some un known person had entered the establishment by way of the roof. It seems that whoever was re sponsible, after getting atop the building, traveled the rest of the way through a ventilator. Upon entering the building lice ieund very little »lwl«e they did find a note, and written thereupon was a brief explanation of just why the diner was raided. The note read: “I hadn’t eaten for quite a while and I had to eat something. I’ll leave my coat in payment for what I ate. I ate as follows: two pieces of ham, hot dogs, bottle of Dr. Pepper, three packages of Camels and drank some milk.” True to his word, the man left his coat. Police are still investigating. It! is only natural to assume, even though they gave no hint of it, that perhaps they have no special d« Walkout Set Beirne Says Warren Issues Statement Parties Are Discussing - Pay Compromise WASHINGTON, April 6—(jP)— Conciliation Director Edgar L. Warren announced late tonight that the government “is discussing a compromise proposal with the par ties in a final atempt to work out a peaceful settlement” of the threatened telephone strike. Warren's statement wag given to reporters at 10:15 p.m. (EST) through a labor department spokesman who said he could not elaborate on the proposal. Warren directed conciliators in a score of cities across the nation to keep representatives of tele phone companies and telephone workers union “in continuous ses sion until formulas for settling the dispute have been worked out.” The National Federation of Tele phone workers, meantime went ahead with plans to stage thg first nationwide phone walkout at 6 a.m., local time, Monday, in sup port of a $12 weekly wage increase and other contract demands. Haggard government labor trbu ble shooters sought to bring offi cials of the Bell system and the independent NFTW into some kind of agreement on arbitration of their differences prior to Warren’s announcement. No Light The conciliation chief threw no light on whether he and assistant Secretary of Labor John W. Gib son -had abandoned their efforts to reach a compromise on arbitra (Coutinued on Page Two; Col. 4) VIOLENCE TAKES LKIES OF NINE ► _ Automobile Accidents Ac count For Four Deaths Over Week-End By The Associated Press Violence took at least 10 lives in North Carolina during the Easter weekend. Albert F. Longnecker, a fireman at Fort Bragg, was killed Saturday night when the car in which he was riding struck a bridge, careen ed down am embankment and caught fire near Fayetteville. A two-car collision near Reids ville Saturday took the life of George L. East, 68, of Route 8, Reidsville, a night watchman at the Chase Bag company. John Herman Merritt, 86, died at his Kinston home Saturday of a rifle wound. A 78-year-old invalid, Mr«. Har riet Turner Wilson, burned to death in her small home near Me bane Friday. Mrs. Bertha Medford Ammons, 47, was killed in Waynesville Saturday when struck by an auto mobile. Roy Parker, 42, a sawmill worker, was instantly killed Friday when he fell Into a saw at Ever green. Norris Owners, 45, a farmer near Elizabeth City, died Friday of a shotgun wound which the county coroner said was self-inflict ed. Jasper Barrett, 25, a farmer liv ing near Statesville, was fatally shot during a scuffle over a gun early this morning. John Lee Williams, 21-year-oH Winston-Salem Negro, died Sunday of gunshot wounds suffered Satur day night. Mrs. Henry Johnson, of Jack— sinville, was killed Sunday in an automobile accident near Atkinson, in Pender county. And So To Bed Add disappointed women at Easter time. Thi* young lady purchased a rather expensive suit, then de cided to have it cleaned before wearing it in the Easter Pa rade. Upon it’s return from the cleaners the suit had shrunk. She fussed and fumed and then got out last year’s crea* tion only to find It was a wee bit too small. In final desperation she rush ed down town late Saturday afternoon to purchase another ensemble, this time a skirt and blouse. Yesterday she was all dolled up in her “Easter outfit,” but she neglected to note that Hub by had painted the porch rocker Saturday. Yes, you gussed it. She sat in the chair while Hubby went for the car. Net result—Three strikes and the lady was out. This morning she refuses to speak to her husband, the cleaner or herself. The cleaner for ruining her suit. The husband for painting the chair. And her self' ft* pddlf ■
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