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FOBECAST, W ♦ ± gtf* + ^ Served Bv Leeeed Wire. ' '" cloudiness and not so warm today ; Satur- | T 1 ^ H 1 1 ASSOCIATED PRESS ~ uiuuiuum zwun nuui - State and National New* ^£_—Zl L. --I— ---WILMINGTON, N. C7FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 1947 ESTABLISHED 1867 Phone Parley Will Resume Attorney Chrages Official Washington Seeking To Break Strike WASHINGTON, April 24—(£>)—A »haige that “official Washington ieems to be interested in break, jng our strike” was made tonight bv Henry Mayor of New York, tttorney for nine of the striking telephone unions. Almost simultaneously, the Labor department announced that negotiations would resume here tomorrow, after a lapse of days, between the American Telephone * Telegraph company’s long lines division and its long distance workers. Spokesmen for the Southwestern Bell Telephone company will ar rive late tomorrow, a department tpokesman said, but no further u-ord has been received from the third strategic unit of the Bell jvstern invited to Washington for renewed bargaining, the Western Electric company. Mayer accused Secretary of Tabor Schweilenbach and Assist ant Secretary John W. Gibson of Trying “to break the morale of our people.” “I have been advised on good authority,” Mayor told reporters, -that Schweilenbach is saying in official circles that this is a weak union and that the strike will collapse.” Mayer denied that the union is weakening. Secretary Schweilenbach de clined to answer, except for this statement: "In accordance with my custom not to engage in public debate with the parties to a labor dispute during negotiations, I am not com menting on Mr. Mayer's charges.” Earlier these two developments ; marked the strike’s 18th day: 1. John L. Lewis’ United Mine workers, AFL, gave the indepen dent NFTW a check for $100,000 lepayable at the “convenience” of the union. 2. Reports of the cutting of long (Continued On Page Three; Col. 3) ROUNDED PROJECT URGED BY RAMSEY Asheville Newspaper Man Advocates Lowering Teacher Loads— CHAPEL HILL, April 24. —Iff;— "A well rounded educational pro gram for North Carolina schools” Has urged here today in an ad dress by D. Hiden Ramsey, gen eral manager of the Asheville Citizen - Times and a member of foe State School board. Speaking at the 10th annual meeting of the State School Board Association, attended by several hundred members from all sec tions of the State, Ramsey recom mended a five - point program nhich included a lessening of the teacher load, better physical edu cation facilities, better enforce ment of the compulsory attend ance law, a better school health program and state aid for building schools. Dr. D. J. Rose of Goldsboro, president of t h e association and recently elected president of the Rational Council of School Board associations, urged a five - point program which would include election of school board members, further consolidation of schools, a special commission to make a study of the state’s educational system and to recommend for !uture planning, improvement of conditions responsible for teacher shortage, and improvement in the suality of the teaching profession. Ramsey, who was introduced by president Frank P. Graham, said Biat ‘‘Education is the biggest en lerprise in North Carolina in dol lars and cents, and the most im portant because it deals with the Shild. “You occupy a highly responsi ve position in your community,” i* told the board members, “Be lause you prevent education from incoming a sprawling burenucra iF and you keep the interest in jptiucation alive,” H Ramsey said that if the teacher Igoad in each school were reduced By just one pupil, it would cost ■he state a million and a half dol “But the load ought to be ■really reduced,” he declared. I The Weather FORECAST: Jfcrtii Carolina—Considerable eloudi with few showers Northwest, por (m and not so warm in Northeast and *heme North portion Friday; Saturday tostly cloudy with scattered showers, ^>oler over South and west portions. . ®°uth Carolina—Partly cloudy and con inued warm with few scattered showers ; mountains Friday; Saturday con ‘derahlc cloudiness with scattered ’‘owers^ mostly over North portion, North portion. (Eastern Standard Time) <By l’. S. Weather Bureau) Meteorological data for the 24 hours hding 7:3o p. m yesterday. TEMPERATURES B ;:30 a. m. 58; 7:30 o. m. 58; I :30 p. m. I 7:20 P- m. 69; Maximum 78; Mini I Mean 67: Normal 65. U , HUMIDITY H :Jo a m. 89; 7:30 a. m. 98; 1:30 p. m HP T:30 p m. 88. ■ PRECIPITATION B^*1 tor 24 hours ending 7:30 p. m. B”0 inches. B^°tai since the first of the month 3.72 H tides for today B Tide Tables published by U. B Coaet and Geodetic Survey). High Low ■‘‘mmgton -12:50 a.m. 8:17 a.m. , 1:10 p.m. 8:14 p.m »**<mboro -ii;03 a m. 5:02 a.nu Bo . 11:31 p.m. 5:08 p.m. ■ 6:28; Sunset 6:51; Moonrise ■JJ*: Moonset _. at Fayetteville, N. C. at 8 B *• Thursday 13.4 feet. f wither On Page Three MRS. ERNEST B. HUNTER (above) of Charlotte has been nominated to serve for the com ing year as president of the North Carolina Congress of Par ents and Teachers which con cludes its 27th annual conven tion in Asheville Thursday. Mrs. Hunter Is the wife of the man aging editor of the Charlotte Observer,—(AP Photo). STATE P-TA NAMES MRS. E. B. HUNTER Charlotte Woman Elected, Installed As New Presi dent Of Congress ASHEVILLE, April 24 —(*_ Mrs. E. B. Hunter of Charlotte, chairman of the Mental Hygiene committee, was elected president of the North Carolina Congress of Parents and Teachers today, and Mrs. Mayon Parker of Ahoskie was elected second vice-president, both officers -were installed in ceremonies at the final general session of the convention tonight in city auditorium. Mrs. Hunter was nominated by the committee, and her only op ponent, Mrs. Maude Biaynor Foy of Kinston, was nominated from the floor during the early part of the convention. The convention, the 27th annual meeting, was concluded with a ceremony conducted by Mrs. Stuart Bondurant of Winston Salem following the officers’ in - stallation. However, the board of mana gers of the congress will meet to morrow morning for a final busi ness session at the George Van derbilt hotel. State chairmen met in session this morning prior to the general session which was held in the city auditorium. Miss Agnes Samuel - son of Washington, D. C., discus sed the four-point P-TA program of school education. Awards Announced Durjng the morning session, di rectors of the ten districts report ed on tlie work of their areas, Dr. Theo Dalton, director of in struction, Alamance county schools , reported on the teacher housing survey, and the following awards were made by Mrs. E. S. Adams membership chairman: Districts No. 4 and No. 6 tied for the Alley cup, given for the largest number of 100 percent as sociations in the state; District No. 9 received the Ay cock cup for the greatest increase in member ship on a 100 percent basis; Dis trict No. 3, the Blair cup, for the largest association in the state — the Alexander - Graham high School at Charlotte: District No. 4 the Bynum cup for the greatest number of life memberships, and District No. 9, the Spruill cup. for th largest number of new asso ciations. Mrs. A. M. Scarborough of (Continued On Page Three, Col. 7) POLICE REPORT FOUR BREAK-INS One Man Arrested In Con nection With A House hold Theft City police last night were in vestigating four break-ins which occurred here Wednesday night, with one man having already been arrested in connection with one oE the crimes. William L. Hill is being held in the new Hanover county jail un der $1,000 bond pendi.ig the com pletion of an investigation into the theft of household goods from a house at 913 Marstellar street. The Paradise Grill at 13th and Wright street was entered some time Wednesday night or early Thursday morning and cigarettes, cigars and money valued at $25 taken. The Royal Crown Bottling com pany was also entered the same night but so far nothing has been missed, police reported. The fourth break-in occurred at B. T. Goodrich Tire company, but police reports stated that nothing has been misled as yet. COUPLE SENTENCED TO PRISON TERMS FOR BANK FRAUDS ROXBORO, April 24. —(IP)— Mrs. Ruby Owens of Danville, Va., con victed with her husband in a bank fraud case yesterday, was sentenc ed today by Judge R. Hunt Park er to serve from one to two years in the Central prison at Raleigh. Ercel T. Owens, 28, husband of the sentenced woman, previously has been given a prison term of three to five years. . Both defendants now face trial on similar charges at Leaks villa, Madison and Mount Airy. Tri"1 Of Grissett s At Fast Pace ULVJ-*-V _ I V # -vj&rneys Fail to Break Down Evi dence Presented By Detective Murray; Many Legal Tilts BY EARL HOWARD Star Staff Writer With the decks cleared for ac tion with the picking of a 12-man jury, the trial of Roy Grissett., former Wilmington police officer charged with larceny and receiv ing, got underway yesterday after noon at three o’clock. The task of choosing the jury was completed at 1:17 and the hearing of evidence began im mediately after the noon adjourn ment. A good part of the afternoon period of the trial was taken up with verbal battling between prosecuting and defense attorneys. Ozmer Henry, S. Bunn Frink and Elbert Brown for the defense and [Clifton Moore, district solicitor, figured in frequent verbal ex changes but the firm intervention of Judge Clawson Williams kept the proceedings moving at a fast clip. Grissett, who was acquitted of one charge of larceny and receiv ing at the February term of court here, is now facing a second charge of having stolen an out board motor from the Anchor Hardware company. Boat Identified Bernard Abrams, owner of the hardware firm and his father Aaron Abrams, both identified a boat motor which was offered in i (Continued On Page Three, Col. 4) Wilmington Jaycees Go All Out In Love Drive _ ♦ i _ BURGLARY CHARGE Jack Batson, Nesbitt Courts resident, is being held in the New Hanover county jail with out privilege of bond on a charge of having entered a room of two sleeping men at a local hotel early yesterday morning. A charge of first degree burg lary has been filed against Batson and a conviction on this count could carry a death sen tence, police said. The hotel room was occupied by J. C. Rogers and C. M. Snooks at the time the burglary took place, according to police reports. AUTOMATIC RAISE IN PAY ABOLISHED State Highway Commis son Will Do Away With Monthly Schedule RALSIGH, April 24. —(TPi— The State Highway commission, hold ing its regular monthly meeting, today agreed to abolish an auto matic monthly salary schedule in crease for maintenance division employes, effective next July 1, The schedule, in effect since July 1, 1941, calls for the auto matic raise of $5 monthly for each maintenance division employe with 12 months or more of ser vice. The commissioners said the abolition was d u e to the “level ing off” of price schedules throughout the country and the recent general assembly’s voting a 20 per cent wage increase for all state employes and teachers. The commission also granted an extension of time, through the end of 1948, for the removal along highways of all outdoor billboards which are less than 50 feet of the center line of the road or which are hazardous to the right-of-way. Approved In 1941 Resolution calling for the re moval of the billboards first was approved by the commission in 1941. In 1943 a deadline of Janu ary, 1944 was sent, but this was extended in March, 1945 to t h e duration of World War II, plus six months. Therefore, the last exten sion was to have run out by next July 1. Leon Brassfield, Raleigh attor ney representing the Outdoor ad vertising association of North Carolina, told the commission that yet another extension was urged because of the billboard firms’ in ability to obtain labor, materials and equipment. F. H. Workman, secretary of | the association, also appeared. Brassfield said h i s association represented 15 of the state’s lar gest billboard con cerns which have 1.666 boards outside towns and cities in the state. He report ed that 700 boards already have been moved in compliance with (Continued On Page Three. Col. 6) Banners, Straw Hats Plug’ Presidency Campaign At Convention ATLANTIC BEACH, April 24 — Led by Hal Love, their candidate for the state presidency of Junior Chamber of Commerce, a -delega tion of Wilmington Jaycees were losing no time in plugging their man as the state convention open ed here today. A huge banner advocating “Hal Love For State President” was dispayed at the entrance of Ocean King hotel the convention headquarters. By early evening his co-workers had just about every available head or. the beach wearing a “Vote For Love” sailor hat and added to this were placards and handbills in many available spots along the board walk and in the places of recrea tion. In spite of the scorching sun shine which had changed the skin of many Jaycees from milk white to cherry red, registration of dele gates got off to a slow start this morning. During the afternoon the registrations spurted and by night most reservations had been taken up in the hotels on Atlantic Beach and in Morehead City. Strong Delegation With Love and backing his candi dacy, were several other Wiiming tonians including Jesse Sellers, president of the Port City's club, Ed. Gilmore, Bob Howard, Ed Ward, Claud O’Shields, Ed. God win and Eldridge Fergus. Archie Fountain, Y. LeGwin and Wallace West were expected here on Satur-' day which is inauguration day. Mrs. Bob Howard, vice president of Wilmington Jaycettes had al ready arrived and expected for the weekend to take part in the (Continued On Page Three, Col. 3) COAST LINE GETS HUGE TAX [URN Overassessment Of In come For 1942 Amounts To Over $1,231,000 Morning Star Bureau Washington, D. C. WA SHINGTON, April 24— (Special)—The Bureau of Internal Revenue announced today that it had determined an over - assess ment of income, declared value excess profits and excess-profits and interest in favor of the At lantic Coast Line railway, Wil mington, in the sum of $1,231,062 for the year 1942. The bureau said that the al lowance of an additional deduction for authorization of emergency fa cilities causes $615,238 of the over assessment; $622,649 of the over assessment was caused by addi tions to adjusted excess profits net income, which decrease income tax liability through the credits al lowable. The balance amounting to $93,174 represents a portion of the interest assessed on previous ly asserted deficiencies. FOREIGN MINISTERS CLOSE CONFERENCE IN STALEMA TE; MAY THREATENS ‘EXPOSURE’ Evidence May Hit Officials Lawyer Says Former Con gressman ReadjrTo Tes tify On Funds WASHINGTON, April 24—(£>)— A threat of a 1944 campaign fund expose “involving high Democratic party officials” camfe today from the defense at the war fraud trial of Andrew J. May, former House Military committee chairman. Sawyer Smith, an attorney for the ex-Congressman from Ken tucky, announced that May is ready to testify about 1944 cam paign contributions that would in volve “high party figures, includ ing members of Congress." Smith said May would talk if the government pursues further in the trial the matter of two $1,000 checks the government claims May received for interceding with the army in behalf of two soldiers. May’s counsel argued that most other wartime congressmen had interceded for sons of friends and constituents during the war and added to the jury: “These two checks were purely and simply campaign contribu tions to the Democratic commit tee and nothing else. “If the government pursues them any further, I’ll have you told the whole story under oath. I’ll have Andrew J. May disclose to you the entire transaction.” Smith added that he hesitates to “embarrass anyone” by getting May to ^ell the story. May and three co-defendants are being tried on government charges that May received pay for using his official influence as House Mil itary chairman to get war depart ment favors for the Garsson Mu nitions combine. On trial with him, charged with (Continued On Page Three, Col. 3) STIMSON APPROVES SERVICES MERGER Former Secretary Of War Says Unificaton Impor tant Forward Step WASHINGTON, April 24 —{/P)— Henry L. Stimson urged bipartisan support of the Army-Navy unifica tion measure today, calling it ‘‘one of the most important peacetime forward steps in our military his tory.” Stimson, Republican “elder statesman” who served as wartime secretary of war under President Roosevelt, sent his endorsement to the Senate Armed Services committee which is considering the bill. He wrote that during the war, ‘‘President Roosevelt was not al ways able to give his personal guidance to the armed forces’’ and that the proposal for a secre tary of national defense as super visor over secretaries of the army, navy and air force would remedy such a situation. Meanwhile the House Expendi tures committee, handling the legislation in that chamber, re ceived Secretary of the Navy For restal’s endorsement of it. For restal expressed hope that the President would permit the pro posed secretary of defense to select the subordinate army, navy and air secretaries because “these civi lians must be a team working in the closest harmony and confi dence.” Forrestal further said the United States must not consider disarma ment until the United Nations de velops into an effective agency for keeping the peace.__ APPROVING LOOKS are cast by townsfolk of Newburyport, Mass., as John Swanson, a local hardware merchant places signs on his store’s window announcing a lowering in prices. Stores throughout the city, which has a population of 15,000, cut their prices 10% in response to the President’s plea to lower costs. Many businesses reported marked increase in sales after adopting the plan.—(Inter national Soundphoto). \ Legionnaires Of State May Hold Parade In City -.1 - BREAD SCARCE PARIS, April 24—(/P)—The government tonight ordered France’s daily bread ration cut from 300 grams to 250 for each person to help meet an acute flour shortage. Bread queues multiplied in Paris and its suburbs as the counfry heard the gloomy fore cast of Premier Paul Ramadier that by June there would not be enough bread to go around un less America > flour shipments were increased. Between 100 and 1,000 bakeries w’ere closed in and near the capital. Others opened for only two hours in the morn ing and two in the afternoon. MANY RETAILERS START PRICE CUT Newburyport Plan Gains Recruits In Three New England Cities _ NEWBURYPORT, Mass., April 24—(IP)—Retailers in a widening circle of cities hopped aboard the Newburyport price-cut bandwagon today. As a scattering of merchants marked down price tags an aver age of 10 percent—many said in response to President Truman’s appeal for lower prices—the Fede ral Reserve bank of Boston issued a report showing unit volume of department store sales in New England started to slump last week, prior to the Newburyport price-cut move. The bank said dollar volume in 47 scattered establishments in the week ended April 19 was off 10.7 percent—even at inflated 194/ prices—compared with the corre sponding week a year ago. With buyers’ response to the 10 percent slash described as “terrific" in this tiniest of Massa (Continued On Page Three, Col. 5) GM,UAW Reach Accord On Pay Raise; 100,000 Workers Protest Labor Laws Auto Industry Throttled When Unions Mass For Demonstration DETROIT, April 24. —(VP)— Thou sands upon thousands of Detroit area workers converged on down town Cadillac square today to pro test pending Congressional labor legislation in a five-hour rally sponsored by the CIO-United Auto workers. In a near-general exodus several major auto plants were closed and others reported heavy absenteeism as workers gathered at focal points on the East and West side, then marched on the hub of this indus trial stronghold. Bearing aloft flags, local union banners and protesting placards, the first of the two contingents be gan pouring into the already par tially-filled square shortly after 3 p. m. By 5 p. m., the three-block area was crammed with more than 100, 000 milling unionists, by estimate of Senior Police Inspector Samuel J. Throop who viewed it as “one of (Continue* On fif* Hum, Col. *) Along The Cape Fear RECOLLECTIONS — More in formation and data are presented today on the history of A. David’s Hook and Ladder Company. This company was the subject a day or two ago of this column. Its revival" brings to the mind of C. C. Chadbourn the fact that the fire department of 50 years ago was a volunteer organization. Its only compensation being that five years of service in the de partment gave a member im munity from jury duty. * * * MAKE-UP—Mr. Chadbourn says there was a bucket company and several hose and reel .companies. But the principal equipment was the Little Giant, corner of Fourth and Princess, Howard Relief, on the present site of headquarters, and whose engine was the A. Adrian. The Cape Fear was a Negro company with an engine house on Ann just east of Front and the | Hook and Ladder on Dock near 4th. PREDECESSOR—Preceding the Little Giant — Mr. Chadbourn says —was the John T. Rankin. When the Little Giant came, “naturally the members were proud of it.” ■ “One day while they were gaz ing at it,” said he, “the question arose as to whether any member could life one end of it.” He says that “this difficult task was performed by only one mem ber—a highly respected merchant by the name of R. F. Hamme.” * * * GLAMOUR — While all of the companies, Chadbourn says, per formed valuable service, ‘.‘real glamour was attached to the Hook and Ladder company. It was largely composed of dashing young society men.” Chadbourn said that in order to encourage alertness when a firebell sounded, red balls were placed near the entrance to the house and the first man to reach the house upon being summoned by an alarm, took the red ball. Prizes were awarded on the bails ot the red balls collected, Eleven, Une - Half Cents House Increase May Set Pattern For Industry DETROIT, April 24. — (#)— Gen eral Motors corp. and the CIO Unit ed Auto Workers tonight reached agreement on an 11 1-2 cent hour ly wage increase and paid holidays equivalent to an additional 3 1-2 cents and an improved vacation plan. President Walter P. Reuther of the UAW-CIO said “we estimate this wage package to be a little more than 15 cents an hour.” The agreement was reached af ter a five-hour session marked by frequent separate conferences be tween the union and GM represen tatives. The agreement, covering 220,000 GM employes who are members of the UAW-CIO, provides: 1. An 11 1-2 cent hourly increase effective April 24, 1947, providing it is ratified by the union by May 5, 1947. 2. Six paid holidays for seniority employes. These are defined as iCnuUnuei Qm Skftt, WyU Top Officials Discuss Plans For 1947 Convention To Be Held June 14-17 Details for the State depart ment of the American Legion con vention, , to be held at Carolina Beach June 14-17, were mapped here last night at a meeting be tween Wilmington and Carolina Beach post members. The planning conference was un der the direction of Paul Younts, executive vice commander of the state department. Other members of the committee included William Matthews, commander of the Caro lina Beach post, Ray Galloway, state vice commander and execu tive director of post 10, Wilming ton, Mrs. Thomas W. Bird, presi dent of the state American Legion Auxiliary and other officials. The sum and substance of the meeting revolved around four points. Housing, invited honored guests, parade and a banquet for the go-getters, the sparkplug of the membership committee. As for the honored guest as the principal speaker for the conven tion it was indicated by Younts, that either General “Ike” Eisen hower, Chief of Staff, or General Omar Bradley would be on hand to deliver the main address. “However,” Younts said, “As yet we are not certain of either one of these nationally known speakers. “But,” he went on to say, “I feel sure it will be one or the other.” When asked about the housing (Continued Cn Page Three, Col. 2) BUYERS RESISTING BUILDING PRICES Department Of Commerce Revises Construction Estimates For 1947 WASHINGTON, April 24 —f/P)— Tlie Commerce department fore cast tonight that 1947 construction will be $2,000,000,000 to $3,300,000, 000 les than it estimated in Janu ary, partly because of buyer resist ance to higher costs. Other factors cited were un certainty over future prices and costs, and uncertainty over “the pattern of general business con ditions during the rest of the year" — that is, whether there will be a recession. The department scaled its esti mated of the total volume of all 1947 construction expenditures to between $18,300,000,000 and $19,600, 000,000 from an original $21,600, 000,000. Both estimates include $6,500, 000,000 for maintenance and repair (Continued On Page Three, Col. 1) DELEGATES REGISTER FOR SECOND ANNUAL ROTARY CONFERENCE SOUTHERN PINES, April 24.— (,JP)—Approximately 150 delegates of the 191st district of Rotary Interna tional registered today at the High land Pines Inn here for their sec ond annual conference. Speakers included Charles Car roll, past president of the High Point club, the Rev. Kenneth Good son, president of the Wadesboro club; Harold Makepeace, Sanford; Frank Harrelson, Salisbury; Ed mund Harding. Washington, hum orist; District Governor Joseph D. Ross, Jr., Asheboro; W. Bert Weav er, Spray; and the Rev. Tucker Humphries, Southern Pines. Banquet Ends Moscow Meet Marshall, Disappointed Over Meeting Failure Leaves For Home MOSCOW, April 24 — Iff) — The Foreign Ministers conference end ed tonight with Secretary Mar shall expressing “disappointment” over failure to reach agreement on an Austrian peace treaty and a four-power pact against Germany. But Marshall, before leaving to attend a farewell banquet at the Kremlin kiven by Prime Minister Stalin for the top diplomats who had met in the Soviet capital, for six weeks and four days, told newsmen they should regard the conference as “the first round.” The ministers of the United States, Britain, France and Rus sia, who had been unable to reach agreement in 44 meetings since March 10 on any of the major issues in the writing of German and Austrian peace pacts, ended their session on a note of amity. In a last minute decision they agreed to limit the number of Allied occupation troops in Ger many and appoint a special com mission to study the areas of dis agreement on the Austrian peace treaty. Meet In November The ministers themselves will meet again in London in Novem ber, unless all of them show up for the United Nations assembly in New York in September. In that event a brief session will be held in New York. Arrangements for the agenda will be made through “regular di plomatic channels.’’ By the same method deputies on Germany will be given instructions to con tinue their work, probably in Lon don or Berlin. Marshall will leave Moscow for Washington via Paris and Perlin at 9 a. m. (1 a. m. Eastern Stan dard Time) tomorrow by plane. He was reported planning a report to the American people presumably by radio, on the conference. He said that if he arrives on Satur day, as he expects, he will make the report on Sunday, or Monday at the latest. The American secretary strode directly into Spasso house, resi dence of U. S. Ambassador Walte-. Bedell Smith, for a meeting with newsmen directly after the confer ence adjourned. He reeled off his opinions in machinegun fashion. “After all, we have had a very natural disappointment that we did not have agreement on the lour power pact an(j the Austrian treaty,” he said. He declared that “the results of (Continued On Page Three, Col. 3) GROUP MAY SLASH SURVEYPROJECTS Carolina Beach, Holden’s Beach On List To Be Reviewed Prospects of proposed flood con trol measures at Carolina Beach and Holden’s Beach dimmed yes terday with the announcement by Representative Dondero of the public workers committee of the house of .representatives that he will introduce a bill to recall au thority given by Congress for 81 survey projects. Dondero and his committee has started what he terms an unpre cedented move to de-authorize many flood control and navigation projects. He said an investigation showed that 1,164 projects were now in the laps of the army engineers, and Carolina Beach and Holden’s Beach are included among the 81 which the committee proposes to drop from the list. A third project on the North Carolina coast, Harkers Point basin in Carteret county, is listed among the 81 which are scheduled to be droppe^ from the approved list. The committee’s recommenda tions are in line with a systematic review of all projects previously approved, Dondero sai<V And So To Bed In these days of advance ments and improvements In modes of travel — announce ments of new developments are not surprising. But when all laws of nature are defied — questioning eye brows are raised. Among a brood of biddies that hatched yesterday morn ing was one which cracked the shell and rolled out with not two—but four—legs. It prob ably thought it was going places in this world. But alas —he only lived a short whlie. Last night we saw him— pickled in a Jar of formal dehyde—headed for the Statr museum. The brood of biddies, in which this one hatched, If owned by Allene B. Kraus, Ml ■ S. 7th St. '' ■*
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