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___A. FORECAST: * v ^ sK«sa umtngimt nntttuj 0uu‘ yOL_80.—NO. 265.-_____--WILMINGTON, N. C., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25, 1947 ESTABLISHED 1867 —" i . . '' ■ i ■ .i . —.—- ___ 9 tax Cut Bill Reintroduced Chairman Knutson Makes Only One Change In Vetoed Measure WASHINGTON, June 24— (jpy Ti-..' tax issue exploded again on caoitol hill today as House Ways •nd Means Chairman Knutson (R Alinn) reintroduce^ the vetoed *4.000.000.000 tax slashing bill. It contains only one change—to mace the cut effective next Janu ,ry’l instead of July 1. H:,u=e Speaker Martin (R-Massl to'd newsmen the measure will be ■aken up “at the first favorable opportunity.’’ Asked if this meant action be fore Congress adjourns in July, he laid: “We certainly are not clos ing the door to that.” The bill will be called up, Knut son said, “when we are sure of •he necessary two thirds vote in both houses to override another veto.” “Uniss there is sufficient de mand for it to put it over, action will be delayed until January,” he added. t'p To Senate Martin said that since President Truman’s tax veto was sustained last Tuesday “a lot of Democrats who voted to sustain have come >o me and said they were sorry— that they have changed their minds. We are sure now that we have the two thirds in the House. The tax cut is entirely up to the Senate.” The House sustained President Truman's tax veto last Tuesday by a narrow margin of only two votes. An informal poll was reported to be under way to determine whether the overriding two thirds can be corralled in the Senate. Knutson said he reintroduced the bill “with the approval” of Martin and Republican leader Halleck of Indiana. Some lawmakers commented privately that there appears to be little chance to pass the bill before Congress adjourns in July. May “Ice” It “If there’s a big enough de mand, we ll take it up,” Knutson said. “If not. we’ll keep it on ice.’ But he said emphatically that, if not sooner, it will come off the ice when Congress returns next January, as the first order of bus iness before his tax-framing com mittee. The measure gives a 30 percent income tax cut to persons in the lowest income bracket, 15 to 20 percent m the middle incomes, anrf 10.5 percent on any income above $302,000 It also gives an extra tax exemption to aged per sona, COUNCIL TO HEAR AIRLINE CLAIMS Part Of Meeting Time To day To Be Given Over To Competing Companies Councilmen, county commis sioners, Chamber of Commerce officials and spectators are ex pected to crowd into the city coun cil hall tnis morning to hear both sides of an argument on supply ing Wilmington with an airline. The question of whether the city council and the New Hanover county commissioners are going to back the petition of the State Air lines asking the Civil Aeronautics Board to overrule its decision in granting a permit to Piedmont Aviation for operation into Wil mington, is in the offing. Previously, the aviation com mittee of the Chamber of Com merce has backed the States Air lines petition. The council and the commissioners have not taken ac tion. Gilbert Here H. K. Gilbert Jr., president of the States Airlines, was in the city last night ready to appear a: the meeting. However, T. H. Davis, president of Piedmont, could not be located although city anfj county officials said he had agreed to be present. City councilmetn have agreed to let aside a portion of their weekly session to allow an expression of opinion on the matter. As the hearing drew near, States Airlin yesterday filed with the CAB a petition requesting a speedy decision on the rehearing. Piedmont Aviation in a letter to H. E. Hicks, chairman of the Chamber of Commerce aviation committee, stated that it was pre paring to begin service here soon after August 1. The Weather FORECAST: North and South Carolina- -Consider able cloudiness aud slightly warmer Wed.jesday. Some scattered rain in fountains during forenoon. Thursday Partly cloudy with moderate tempera tures. (Eastern Standard Time) (By U. S. Weather Bureau) Meteorological data for the 24 hours Ming 7 ;3o p. m. yesterday. TEMPERATURES 1:30 a m. 64; 7:30 a. m. 65; 1:30 P E: 3‘.' 7:30 p. m. 74; Maximum 83; Minium 60; Mean 71; Normal 78. HUMIDITY J130 a- m. 36; 7:30 a. m. 70; 1:30 p, m. K' 1(30 p. m 60. T PRECIPITATION i„„otai foc 24 hours ending 7:30 p. m. inches. , Zotal Since the first of the month 125 niches. TIDES FOR TODAY [j r°ni the Tide Tables published by s- Coast and Geodetic Survey). «,n HIGH LOW nnfngton _ 3:03 a.m. 10:19 a.m a,. , 3:40 p.m. 10:46 p.m. “Onboro Inlet 1:01 a.m. 7:21 a.m. e 1:46 p.m. 7:47 p.m. l2,,'inriSf( 5:02; Sunset 7:27; Moonrise 8iJf: Moonset 12:18a. I Ver stage at Fayetteville, N. C. at ' ni Tuesday 9.9 feet. "or* WEATHER On Pag* T«t I JUSTICE BOLITHA J. LAWS ' DISTRICT JURIST TO ADDRESS BAR Chief Justice Bolitha J. Laws Will Speak Before State Bar June 27 Bolitha o Laws, chief justice of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, will be ths principal speaker at the 49th annual meeting of the North Carolina Bar association at Blow ing Rock, June 26-28, it was an nounced yesterday. Judge Laws, who was assistant attorney general of the U. S. for six years during the Wilson ad ministration, will speak t„ the as sociation on Friday evening, June 27. A native of the District of Col umbia, Judge Laws practiced law for 25 years before appointment to the bench. He was appointed chief justice in 1945. Many Honors Since his first year on the bench, the judge has received certificates of awards from the corrections committee of the Council of So cial agencies, the Washington Fed eration of Churches and the So ciety of atives of the Di.trict cl Columbia. Judge Laws had lectured exten sively on pre-trial procedure throughout the United States and has appeared before the Fourth and Eighth judicial conferences, the American Bar associatic and other bar associations. He was appointed to the conu mittee of federal judges in 1941 by Chief Justice Stone and as sisted in the draft of bills now pending in congress and has spok-, en by designation before four judi cial conferences. NEW BUS ROUTES TO OPERATE SOON Residents Of Wilmington To Get Through Service To Tarboro Area The franchises granted recently by the State Utilities commission will open three additional bus routes in and out of Wilmington and the lines are scheduled to be gin operations in the very near future. Permits granted by the commis sion were to the Carolina Coach company to operate between Wil mington and Norfolk; the Pullen Bus line to operate between Wil mington and Jacksonville; and to F. W. Spencer to operate between Wilmington and Castle Hayne. J. F. Haclier, local attorney for Carolina Coach, said yesterday that the franchise granted his com pany would provide straight through service between Wilming ton and Kinston, Greenville, Farmville, Tarboro and vicinity, for the first time. Heretofore, in order to reach those points from this city, pas sengers had to make a change in Jacksonville. Carolina Coach has been granted permission to make two round trips per day between Norfolk and Wilmington, and the most modern, air conditioned bus es with reclining seats will be used on the route, Hackler said. First Service The franchise granted Carolina Coach and the one granted Pullen bus line also makes possible an en tirely new route for bus service The 33 miles between Jacksonville and Burgaw previously has had no bus service. Carolina Coach will operate with closed doors between Jack sonville and Burgaw and will open doors on the remainder of their route, Hackler said. Pullen Bus line will operate from Jacksonville to Wilmington via Burgaw, with open doors all the way. F. W. Spencer, operator of a strickly local bus line, was grant ed franchise to operate passen ger service “from the intersection of the Blue Clay road with the (See BUS On Page Two) Government Starts Full Investigation Of Work Stoppage In Soft Coal Mines; -H?Sel Output Lags As Miners Walk Out #3$^ __ 175,000 Men Protest Vote All Union Mines In Ala bama Close Down; Pro duction Declines Fast PITTSBUiwUrl, June 24. —(TP)— Angry coal miners protesting pas sage of union-curbing legislation were leaving the pits in continu ing numbers tonight as idle total rose to more than 175,000 and coal production decreased proportion ately. Alabama, where the walkouts started yesterday, counted all its 20,000 soft coal miners idle. Only three of the state’s 82 rail-connect ed mines — all three non-union — were working. In the nation’s top-coal produc ing states, Pennsylvania had 41. 000 idle and West Virginia, 31,000. Seven other states also were hit by the wildcat strikes. Virtually all the strikers are members of the AFL-United Mine workers, although 1,700 Progressive Mine workers joined the walkout in Illinois. The walkouts, which con centrated in the soft coal fields, occurred without union sanction. Predicts Return One operators’s spokesman in West Virginia who declined use of his name predicted that half of the state’s strikers “will be back on the job tomorrow.’’ The Navy Coal Mine administra tion s Pittsburgh district office es timated the coal production loss today in Pennsylvania alone at 209, 000 tons. Walkouts in the pits hit the steel industry quickly and hard. The See MEN On Page Two REISER PRAISES RED CROSS HERE Southeastern Area Disaster Director Speaks At Institute Meeting The Wilmington chapter of the American Red Cross was highly praised by Karl Reiser, assistant director of disaster and relief work in the southeastern area of the United States, for its cooperation and attendance in the two-day series of meetings of the lfcal chapter in preparation for a dis aster and relief plan for any emergency that might strike this area in its final meeting held last night in the headquarters of the local chapter. “I have never seen as large at tendance of people in a volunteer group as I have talked to in the past two days, said Reiser. He said he was greatly pleased with the attendance the 10 sub-committees meetings held in preparation for the disaster institute. The 10 meetings held for 50 minutes on Monday and Tuesday of this week were taught by Reiser and coincided with similar sessions held up and down the east coast in preparation for the “hurricane sea son” which starts in this area this month. The meetings stressed what should be done in the different phases of Red Cross work to help in the disaster institute, which has See REISER On Page Two BISHOP DARST WILL BE GUEST SPEAKER AT KIWANIS CLUB Bishop Thomas C. Darst, a charter member of the Wilming ton club, will be the speaker on today’s program at the Kiwanis luncheon meeting at 1:10 p. m., according to an announcement last night by William Courtney, program chairman for June. Many amusing experiences en countered by Bishop Darst during the long years of his fruitful min istry will form the background for his ‘ talk today anj the member ship, well aware of his keen sense of humor, is looking forward with interest to hearing him today. Kiwanis club directors and com mittee chairmen met last night at the home of Aaron Goldberg, 310 Grace street, for discussion of a number of important club matters._ Wee Boy Shows Firemen How To Turn In Alarm Everything was quiet and serene on the corner of sixth and Walnut street yesterday afternoon. A city employe was busy flushing out the street basin and a youngster, about four years of age, was riding around on his tricycle. The city employ!, V. K. Foy. heard the scream of the fire de partment sirens and hastened to unfasten his hose from the fire plug. Two trucks and a police car arrived on the scene and the fire men inquired as to where was the fire. The startled man glanced around and said he knew nothing of a fire. “Well, who turned the alarm.” the captain of the fire depart ment asked. But the firemen had located the source of the alarm. The young ster had parked his tricycle agaainst the telephone pole that held the fire alarm box, and climbing up on the seat he had pulled the lever. The captain went over and ask ed the youngster if he had pulled the handle. The little boy smiled, turned around on his tricycle and said slowly, ‘‘I pulled the thing up there.’’ The youngster, completely un aware of why all the fuss was be ing made over his pulling the lever, told the firemen that he had pulled the lever two times. r a ' <' , , - m ...■..mm.m ; BRIGADE BOYS IN CALISTHENICS at Bruce B. Cameron Mem orial boy’s camp at Porter’s Neck. The Star-News photographer snap ped the above picture at the camp yesterday as the 53 boys at the camp were going through their daily exercises. Harold Culler, physical director ar^ his assistant, Richard Ward are pictured leading the young boys. The camp, sponsored by the Brigade Boy’s club is located about five miles from Scotts Hill on the intercoastal waterway, (Staff Photo). COMMITTEE SETS LEAF SALE DATES Border Belt Warehouses Will Open For 1947 Sea son On August 1 RALEIGH, June 24— (JP) —The North Carolina - South Carolina Border Belt flue-cured tobacco markets will begin sales Monday, August 1, following the opening of the Georgia - Florida markets on July 24, the tobacco marketing committee announced today. Other market opening dates were announced as follows: Eastern (North Carolina'—Tues day, August 25: Middle Belt— Tuesday, Sept. 16; Old (North Car olina - Virginia: Eelt — Tuesday, Sept. 23; and Virginia Dark-Fire cured, Monday, Dec. 8. Five Man Committee The committee — composed of five buyers, five warehousemen and five growers—elected Fred S. Royster of Henderson, as its chair man, and during a day-long ses sion adopted plans designed to as sure orderly marketing of the cur rent crop. J. B. Roundtree of Lumberton was named secretary of the com mittee. In announcing the opening sales dates and regulations, the com mittee reiterated its belief that the dates adopted were for “the best interests of the entire flue-cured marketing area—growers, buyers, and warehousemen, alike.” Action of the committee in de termining opening sales dates marked the first time in the his tory of the tobacco auction sys tem that a group, representing the three vital segments of the indus try, was authorized to establish marketing regulations. To Arbitrate Controveries This 15-man committee will | serve throughout the coming sea son as the arbiter of all contro versies arising out of regulations concerning the speed of sales, siz es of piles, and it will be the only agency authorized to declare sales holidays and to sped-up or slow down sales. Royster at the outset of an open meeting emphasized that the mar keting committee was in session to adopt opening dates and other related regulations, but lacked au thority to act upon transfer re quests of one market to another belt. The committee- also decided that: . Each day’s sales on all mar kets would be limited to 400 piles per hour allowed, rather than to a specific selling time. 2. The U. S. Department of Ag riculture’s grading service for the second season should administer the sales regulations. 3. The practice of “pan-caking” or mixing of tobacco grades in baskets should be eliminated, and urged growers to remove strings from their offerings prior to sales. 4. It would be advisable for growers not to place their offer ings on floors too far in advance SEE COMMITTEE On Page Two Along The Cape Fear SECOND BOMBARDMENT — The next attempt by the federal fleet to capture or de'stroy Fort Fisher came on January 13, 1864. Almost three weeks hod elapsed since the federal fleet commander, Burnsides had attacked and was repulsed on December 24. 1864. J. D. Robbins, Sr., relative by marriage of Mrs. E. L. Robbins, 26 North Washington street, was an eyewitness to the famed battle for the for: and later published his* account in the Wilmington News Dispatch. Robbins saw the battle from across the river. The federal fleet “opened fire and there was a con tinuous roar of guns, finally shoot ing the flag pole into splinters, thus dropping the flag. General Whiting, who was in command of the Fort, sprang on top of the par apet, and there planted a small flag at the risk of his life. In this act he was fatally wounded,” Rob bins wrote. Colonel William Lamb, who at the first attack had taken his family to safety across the river, became commander of Fort Fisher. * * « FEDERAL VESSELS — Taking part in the. attack on Fort Fisher were 52 battle ships, making the engagement the largest of its kind in the history of naval warfare at the time. The “Minnesota” was the largest vessel, Robbins noted. She was a three deck ship with six guns to each side of each deck. She boasted 36 guns in all, half as many as there were on Fort Fisher. The third day of the bombard ment the battle began in earnest. So terrific was the firing from the ships that 71 of the guns on Fort Fisher were dismounted. While only one gun was left to defend the Fort, the federal forces of 10,000 men charged the west wing. Captain Brady, in charge of the left wing post with three com panies, could not turn back the waves of blue uniforms. The one remaining gun opened fire on the federals, weeding lanes through their lines. Three shots were fired while the federals were crossing the cause way. Then, when they were hear er. three more shots of grape and canister were also fired. Only when the range was too close and the possibility of killing their own See CAPE FEAR On Page Tw« — —.—-. Brigade Boys Enjoy 1947 Summer Camp --1 - HEADLIGHT HAT ATLANTA, June 24 — UP) — Hats is hats — to a man, that is — but when Mrs. H. R. Burzt showed up with her tricky number at the Atlanta baseball park it almost broke up the ball game. When illuminated, the hat re sembled a pink, blue and white halo. Mrs. Burtz flashed it on and off, coincident with joy over spectacular play of the Atlanta Cracker team. GEN. EISENHOWER WILL LEAVE ARMY Chief Of Staff Announces Acceptance Of Columbia University Presidency WASHINGTON, June 24 —(JP)— Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, the man who led victorious allied ar mies in Europe during World War H, disclosed today that he has accepted the presidency of Col umbia university in New York effective next year. He succeeds Nicholas Murray Butler, who retired in 1945 and is now Columbia’s president emeri tus. Speculation over Eisenhower’s successor as army chief of staff centered prominently on Gen. Omar N. Bradley, 54, one of the nation's top soldiers, who has been Veterans administrator since August 9, 1945. Bradley served under Eisenhow er as commander of American ground forces in the European campaign that brought the down fall of Hitler and Nazi Germany, Eisenhower’s decision to quit military life for an academic role at one of the nation’s biggest universities was announced in a statement by Maj. Gen. Floyd L. Parks, chief of the War depart ment’s public relations division. NEW SERIAL STORY BY AGATHA CHRISTIE BEGINS IN THIS ISSUE Today The Star offers its read ers another great mystehy-thrill ing serial story from the pen of Agatha Christie, one of Ameri ca’s ace fiction writers. “The Hollow” which begins in serial form on page three of this issue is another Christie “best sel ler” and readers are urged to start reading the very first chap ter of this new Hercule Poirot story. The story will run on a basis of a chapter each day, Mondays through Saturday each week until the exciting climax of the yarn is reached. Fifty - Three Youngsters Thrill To Outdoor Life At Porter’s Neck Fifty-three boys are having the time of their lives this week ,at the Brigade Boy’s Bruce B. Cam eron Memorial boys camp at Por ter’s Neck. The camp, situated on a high bluff overlooking the intercoastal waterway at Porter’s Neck is about five miles south of Scott’s Hill. A large assembly room and mess hall, administration building and other necessary buildings are located in strategic places on the bluff. The yards are neatly kept and marked off for almost every kind of outdoor sport. The camp is under the direction of Harold Culler, Bridage Boys Club physical director. He is as sisted by Larry DiOrio, former member of the Wilmington Pirate baseball club and Richard Ward. DiOrio and Ward serve as life guards, instructors and counselors for the boys. 53 In Camp Culler said that 53 boys are in camp at the present time. The camp is in its third week and will last at least “six weeks.” Several of the boys have signed up to re main for the entire camping pe riod, the director said. One youngster, who said this was his first trip away from home, SEE BRIGADE ON PAGE TWO DAMAGE SPREADS IN FLOOD AREAS | Army Engineers Place Crop Losses At Sixty Mil lions In Missouri OR 'HA June 24. —(A3)— Crop and 1; damage mounted to day . Jdwest floods, which al ready .i-v-e taken a toll of lives, spread out over thousands of acres of corn and wheat and washed out railroad lines and highways. ’'The same flood crests which bore down on new communities were cutting heavily into crop prospects previously described by the Agri culture department as bumper. Maj. Gen. Lewis A. Pick, the Army’s Missouri river division en gineer, said “up to the current floods our preliminary estimate of flood damage in the Missouri basin this year was about $60,000, 000. These floods will boost that figure considerably higher. Meanwhile warnings went out to new areas. Residents in low-lying areas of Des Moines were warned the Des Moines river would rise to higher levels than in 1944 and inundate parts of the Iowa capital city. Severe flooding was predicted for lowlands between Jefferson. Ia., and Des Moines on the Racoon river and between Boone and Des Moines on the Des Moines river. The Weather bureau issued a warning to residents along the Platte river from North Bend, Neb., to the river mouth — a stretch of more than 50 miles. The Bureau said there was a possibility of rains up to three inches in Ne braska Thursday or Friday. Such rains, with the sodden ground un able to absorb them, could cause new inundation. Thalian Restoration Cost Set At $20,000 Thalian hall can be restored satisfactorily and permanently at a cost of $20,000 rather than the previous estimate of $200,000 plac ed on th§ repairs deemed neces sary to bring the historic land mark back to a state of useful ness. A minutely detailed survey of the structure, its weaknesses, and recommendations for their reme dies, made by T. L. Hughston, of the McPherson company, indus trial engineers and architects of Greenville, S. C., reveals that structural repairs to the walls can be made at an estimate of $20,000. The survey states that an accu rate estimate of the necessary repairs cannot be made, due to many unknown factors, but if no large hidden defects are discov ered in progress of the work, that figure will cover the cost. Safety Devices The survey, however, recom mends that certain safety devices be added to the building; those devices were not necessary at the time Thalian hall was construe and' the cost of the additions r.ot be included in the figures. - The survey made by the compa ny was presented at the annual •ee THALIAN on Fage Two LEGION INSTALLS OFFICERS JULY 1 Joint Ceremonies For Post No. 10, Auxiliary, 40 Et 8 Are Announced Recently electee officers of Wil mington Post 10, it auxiliary, and of the honor society of the Ameri can Legion, 40 and 8. will be in stalled at a joint service on Tues day night, July 1, at 7:30 o’clock in the Legion home, W. K. Stew art, Jr., post commander, said yesterday. A banquet will be served at the Legion home at 7:30, and the com mittee on arrangements have pre pared for one of the largest crowds ever to attend an installa tion of the post. Reservations for the banquet should be made as soon as possible. New officers of the Legion will be installed by Ray Galloway, newly elected Deprtment com mander; Mrs. Hazel Chadwick of Morehead city, incoming State president of the auxiliary, will in stall the auxiliary officers; ond Clarence Smih of Raleigh, newly elected Grand Chef de Gara of the 40 and 8 will give the obligation to the recently electee officers of Voiture Locale 245 of the 40 and 8. New Officers New Legion officers to be in stalled are as follows: Charles H. Foard, commander; Jimmie Craig, first vice commander; Ken neth Corbett, second vice-com mander; R. N. Getty, Jr., third vice-commander; Rev. R. L. Stur gis, chaplain; W. L. Burkheimer, finance officer; Sol Sternberger, judge advocate; Miss Lois Cox, historian; Leonord Barrett, serv ice officer; W. K. Stewart, Jr., Charles Cunningham, and Tom Sheppard, executive committee men; ana J. G. Thornton and Wil bur Jones, board of trustees. Hold over members on the exec utive committee are: John Bright Hill and Tmkie Myers; hold over members of the board of trustees are: Harry Dosher and Harmon Rorison. Auxiliary Officers Auxiliary officers to be instolled are: Mrs. Wilbur Jones, president; Mrs. W. K. Stewart, Jr., first vice president; Mrs. E. R. Wilson, sec ond vice-president; Mrs. George B. Canady, recording secretary; Mrs Larry Schneider, correspond ing secretary; Mrs. George T. Bland, Sr., treasurer; Mrs. Lelanj Jones, assistant treasurer; Mrs. W. H. Powell, chaplain, and Mrs. L. H. Vowell, sergeant at arms. Forty and Eight officers for the coming year are: W. K. Rhodes, Chef de Gare; O. G. Bain, Chef See LEGION On Page Two FBI DIRECTOR MAY COME TO CITY FOR SHERIFFS’ MEETING J. Edgar Hoover, FBI director, may appear in Wilmington in Au gust. That was revealed yesterday by local officers of the North Caro lina Sheriffs Association. Their an nual convention is scheduled for three days beginning August 20 at Carolina Beach. Hoover, together with Senator Clyde R. Hoey, have ben issued special invitations to attend the session, said John R. Morris, sec retary. More than 200 sheriffs and depu ties are expected to gather here and in the nearby resort for the event. Morris is former New Han over county sheriff. Lewis, Union Under Probe Justice Department Looks Into Possibility Of Injunction Order WASHINGTON, June 24 —(2F>—• Government officials reported to night the justice department is in vestigating the sudden walkout of at least 175,000 soft coal miner* to determine whether an injunc tion could be slappeu on John L. Lewis and his union. This was reported as Rep. How ard Smith (D-Va) told t' House the new Taft-Hartley labor law may not be sufficient to stop th* ‘national calamity” of a coal strike. Smith urged extension of gov ernment plant-seizure powers. Also, the National Goal associa tion said that a full-scale national strike seems to be developing, ap parently in ‘‘a clear violation” of the Taft-Hartley law. The bituminous coal pits will be under government operation until June 30 and the supreme court’s decision of last March left the way open for a n o t h er injunction against the miners’ leader and United Mine Workers if the fed eral contract is broken by a strike. Technically, the miners were put on their ‘‘good behaviur” by the high court when it remitted all but $710,000 of the $3,510,000 contempt of court fines imposed by Federal Judge T. Alan Golds borough for the strike last fall. The federal officials, who asked not to be identified, said the jus tice department attorneys wer* looking into the current walkouts to find out whether the miners were idle of their ‘‘own volition” or under coaching from Lewis or other union leaders. CLUB OMEN SEE TRl _AN0NVISIT New Hanover Home Dem onstration Members Tour Capital, Canadian City Points of interest between Wil mington and Toronto, Canada were covered fully by the 37 New Hanover county home demonstra tion clubwomen who have just re turned from their annual one-week tour. The sight-seeing busload had planned to stop and visit such places of historic fame and scenic beauty as Natural bridge, and the Endless Caverians, but their sur prise, and according to a spokes man of the group, the highlight of the tour was meeting President Truman while they were visiting the White House. That unexpected addition to their many activities during the week came on the last day of the tour, and the clubwomen were "greatly impressed.” The trip carried hem through the Alleghany mountains along the famous Susquehanna trail, a visit to Niagara Falls, the great water locks which control the w 'er level of the Welland Canal; a. trip on the steamer, .Dalhousie, across Lake Ontario to Toronto, Canada, a visit to famed Casa Loma, and tour of the many sights in Wash ington, D. C. Those taking the trip were! Mrs. Will Schutt, Miss Vera Pearl Milton, Mrs. Georgt W. Burton, Mrs. J. A. Westbrook, Mrs. Clifton Foy, Mrs. T. J. Ingram, 1'rs. Eva Long, Mrs. J. W. James, Mrs. J. E. Hall, Sr., Mrs. R. H. Buchan an, Mrs. H, N. Neal, Mrs. J. B, Burton, Mrs. L. T. Landen, Mrs, W. J. Horne, Mrs. Jimmj Burton, Jr., Mrs. John J. Hamrick. Mrs. W. F. Henson. Miss Aud brey Bryan, Mrs. Edna W. Par ker, Mrs. J. C. Hardwick, Mrs, J J. Garris, Mrs. T. N. Simmons, Mrs. B. J. Shepherd, Miss Eliza beth Peterson, Mrs. Cliff Lewis, Mrs. Pauline C. King, Mrs. Clar ence Kerr, Miss Mary Alice Derr, Mrs. J. L. Davis, Mis. Isabelle Holland, Miss Joyce Holland, Mrs. J. E. McWatty, Miss Nancy In gram, Miss Doris Landen, and Miss Ann Mason. And So To Bed Yesterday morning a middle aged man walked into post master Wilbur R. Dosher’s of fice and promptly announced he was seeking a job with the post office. The postmaster explained to the applicant that a civil ser vice examination would be nec essary and that at the present time things were working smoothly and no additional help was needed. The man reached into his coat pocket and produced a letter with the following re mark: “See this here letter. Well, sir, it was mailed to me from Hallsboro on June 9 and I just got it delivered to me yester day.” Shaking the letter in the air, he continued by adding , , and I thought something ought to be done about it. So I came down here to get a job and straighten you fellows out.”
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