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FORE CAST i TlTlT a + W ^ W Served By Leased Wires Uumttwtmt Mnrtmtn mar ^=: _. _— State tnd National News ^jo,—N°. 80L --- WILMINGTON, N. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 1947 ESTABLISHED 1861 Governor ‘Scores’ Northampton Jurors Cherry In Interview Here, Reiterates His Determination To Move Firmly In Case Of Men Freed Of Lynching Attempt ^iterating an earlier statement *,t ‘‘North Carolina will not tol w ie iynchings and mob violence,” ff* r. Gregg Cherry said in an ^erview here last night that he H moVe firmly in pursuing an /.■estimation of the attempted inching of a y°un« Northampton county Negro last May 23. The Governor, here to address the' quadrennial session of the Woman's Home and Foreign Mis Inary society of the A J1 E. church, emphatically de nounced the refusal of the North ampton county grand jury Tuesday jo mdict seven white men who were" accused of the attempted lynching. * “I am going to see that this af toir !s gone into thoroughly,” said gic Governor. -I have already conferred with *,e attorney general, Mr. (Harry) McMullan, and with Chief (Walter) Anderson, of the State Bureau of Investigation. I have asked them to take an active part.” Anderson said in Raleigh last night that he would conduct the investigation personally and that he expected to leave this morning lor Northampton county with two of his operatives. The Governor denounced the re fusal of the Northampton county grand jury to indict the seven ac cused men as a "miscarriage of justice.” They were alleged to have ab ducted a 22-year-old Negro, God win Bush, after the latter had been jailed on a charge of attempted criminal assault on a young Rich Square white woman. Governor Cherry, who will leave Wilmington this morning for La Grange, explained that he had ap pointed no particular Superior court judge to sit as a committing See GOVERNOR on Page Two Leaf Growers Optimistic On Market Eve Opening ___i __ AFL FEARS LOSS OF MILLION JOBS Monthly Publication Of Union Cites Possible Production Excess WASHINGTON, Aug. 6. —(TP)— The American Federation of Labor laid today that “more than a mil lion jobs probably will be lost” un less consumers can absorb an ex pected rise in production. The organization said a gradual lowering of prices would increase buying power but the prospect is “not encouraging.” It noted that “food prices are increasing” and “rents are due to rise somewhat.” Therefore the AFL, in its publi * sit ion “Labor’s Monthly Survey,” v’-ok a moderately pessimistic view of the chances of continuing “full I employment” much longer. It summed up this way: 1 The production turned out by a fully-employed America in crease* constantly, because the working population expands 500, 000 a year and production Dy one man in one hour increases about three per cent. 2 President Truman’s mid-year economic forecast an increase of V,000.000,000 in the annual rate of national production during the sec ond half of 1947. 3. If this increase is not bought, See AFL On Page Two A ’NCYOFFlCiALS FEAR LABOR LAWS Department Secretary Says Taft-Hartley Act Presents Dangers YORK, Pa., Aug. 6— (JP) —John W Gibson, assistant secretary of labor, said tonight the Labor de partment is “apprehensive” over the Taft-Hartley labor act. He declared there is very real danger” that the law “con tains elements which might be the forerunner of dire consequences.” It was the Labor department’s first official statement on the new law since its enactment June 23, altnough Secretary Schwellenbach spoke out against many of its 'pro visions when they were still pend <ng in Congress. Gibson’s speech was for the mmmer industrial conference of ’■he United Wallpaper company. Ke bed been invited to give an analysis of the new law, but he hid told the sponsors of the con ference beforehand that he would aot attempt this. And tonight he «id; "The fact is, no comprehensive analygj* exists and the host of em bryo analyses which have come from parties at interest are in clined to leave one in a state of bewilderment.” "I can tell you, however, that *e> in the Department of labor, ,;ke many employers and leaders the American labor movement, !re apprenensive over some of the •esults which may come out of its ^ministration.” The Weather v FORECAST: ch,,°rh And South Carolina — Partly a-.,| and moderately warm Thursday, i. .ered afternoon thundershowers f)°nion. Friday, partly cloudy and .“‘rr,fr with scattered afternoon or nir-g thundershowers. 'Eastern Standard Time) vt , t - S. Weather Bureau) «nd?r!e°r0logical data for the 24 hours g ';30 p. m. yesterday. TEMPERATURES 11 7. a- n-1. 71; 7:30 a. m. 68; 1:30 p. m. P- m. 74; Maximum 80; Mini m w; Mean 72; Normal 78. HUMIDITY 7 ,!■ 84; 7:30 a. m. 87; 1:30 p. m. ' '•*» P. m. 74. Tot . PRECIPITATION |.0o 24 hours ending 7 ;30 p. m. thches^ " Ce the *irs* of ^lle month O'®4 (r TIDES for today t S r _lhe Tide Tables published by °ast and Geodetic Survey I. HIGH LOW mgtnn-12:54 a.m. 8:01 a.m. Stl,0 . 1:26 p.m. 8:23 p.m. '"oro Inlet _ 10:51 a.m. 4:54 a.m. Sun-, _ 11:03 p.m. 5:10 p.m. ltiU.. ,, ■- 28; Sunset 7:08; Moonrise fiiv ' ™*oraet 10;30a. 1». i at Fayetteville, N. C. »t V Missing feet. WEATHER On Tag* Two Auctioneers’ Chant To Be Heard On 17 Border Belt Floors RALEIGH, Aug. 6.—(A1)—Tobac co will become king in 17 North and South Carolina towns tomor row a growers on the flue-cured border belt bagin turning a big 1947 crop over to the auctioneer. Prospects for good prices are bright, but tobacco experts see lit tle hope of attaining last year’s record opening day average of $52.48 per hundred pounds. Pre dictions of tomorrow’s average range from a low of $48 per hun dred to a high of around $j}0. The $50 figure was put forth by mar keting specialist W. P. Hedrick of the State Department of Agricul ture, who stated that the Georgia Florida opening prices indicated that border averages might reach the $50 point. This year’s weed crop is gen erally good throughout the border t :lt observers agree, although it i t quite as good as last year’s. Growers in the mammoth East ern belt will begin selling their crop on August 25. The opening of warehouSfes on the Middle Belt is scheduled for September 15, and the Old Belt for Sept. 23. Border Belt markets are located in eight North Carolina towns: Lumberton, Fairmont, Clarkton, Chadbourn, Fair Bluff, Tabor City, Fayetteville and Whiteville. South Carolina’s nine markets are locat ed at Conway, Darlington, Dillon, Kingstree, Lake City, Loris, Mul lins, Pamplico and Timmonsvi’le. Last year’s crop grossed a to tal of $166,000,000, on toe Border Belt, an all-time record for the belt. Reports from different market See LEAF on Page Two DUKE POWER GETS BOND ISSUE OKAY Utilities Commission Ap proves $40,000,000 Pro gram For Expansion RALEIGH, Aug. 6—(£>)—The Util ities Commission today allowed Duke Power company to issue $40,000,000 worth of first and re funding mortgage bonds and 252, 512 shares of common stock, set ting what commission officials called a new record in utilities fi nancing. The common stock will have no par value and will go, the Utilities Commission said, towards raising money for plant expansions and providing funds for financing the new bonds. Stock not sold by cer tification will be purchased by the Duke endwment. Largest Issue The $40,000,000 bond issue, be lieved to be the largest ever ap proved by the North Carolina Util ities Commission, will be floated to refund a $30,000,000 issue at lower interest. Duke pays 3.5 per cent interest on its current bonds. The new bonds, the commission order stated, will be carried at an interest rate of 2.65 per cent. Money not used for recalling the older bonds will go for general im provement in the Duke system. The' Duke Endowment fund will take $30,000,000 worth of the r.ew bonds, the order provided, and the Metropolitan Life Insurance com pany the remainder. Guaranty Trust Company of New York was named as trustee. Florida Folk Feel Fine As “Red Tide” Moves On CLEARWATER, Fla., Aug. 6— (IP)_Things looked much better for gulf beach residents in this area as boat and plane observers re^ ported today the mam mass of dead fish killed by the “red tide appeared to be disintegrating. Dr. Franklin E. Campbell, Pi nellas county health director, said the “red tide” situation looked ‘‘much brighter” and “I’m very, very happy about it.” Dr. Campbell reported, after a flight about 20 miles offshore into the gulf, that the main body the “tide” with its huge quantities Hughes Accuses Brewster Of Blackmail At Dramatic Hearing On. War Contracts; Attlee Lists British Survival Program rv ._ ■ ■ ' ■ ■■■.. P’-piiports ;> ill Be Cut Limited Labor Controls, Personal Sacrifices Nec essary Premier Says LONDON, Aug. 6— (ff) — Prime Minister Attlee dis closed today that Britain’s borrowed dollars were run ning out at the rate of $3, 240,000,000 a year and laid down a program of military retrenchment, spartan hard ship, “limited” labor controls and “some sacrifice of per sonal liberty as the price this country must pay to sur vive.” The Labor prime minister spoke in sombre tones to a packed House of Commons while outside the houses of parliament and No. 10 Downing street unsmiling crowds, like those .which gathered in the crisis days before the war, wait ed to hear what new sacrifices would be demanded in Britain’s economic plight. Most of the little man’s worst fears were fulfilled. Attlee told him the nation was engaged in a “second battle of Brit ain” which “cannot be won by a few.” He said there would be less food, less gasoline, less timber for new houses, less goods in the stores, perhaps fewer Hollywood movies, longer hours of work. Loan Dwindles He announced that U. S. Secre tary of State George C. Marshall has agreed to high level negotia tions on “the whole of the impli cations of the fast-disappearing American loan of $3,750,000,000 — which Britain had expected would last until 1950 but which Attlee said will be gone before the end of this year. In these negotiations Britain will seek in partieular the easing of tut convertibility provision, which be came effective July 15, obliging her to pay dollars io any nation demanding them instead of British sterling for current trade. Britain also will ask an easing of the non discrimination clause which pre vents her from cutting down pur chases in the United States in order to increase them in non-dollar coun tries. Attlee said a measure of wartime See FOOD On Page Two 1947 CROPS LOOK VERY PROMISING State Reporting Service Survey Indicates Good Yields In Prospect RALEIGH, Aug. 6—(£•)—Reports from practically all parts of the state term North Carolina crops “unusually promising,” the Feder al-State Crop Reporting service in the Department of Agriculture re ported today. Pastures are fine, fruits are “fair” and livestock prospects are on the ‘‘up and up”, stated the report. Even the farm labor supply was reported improving. “Record yields of several crops are now anticipated”, said the re port. "The dry spring now seems to have been a blessing in d' i guise. Pessimism has turned in.o optimism. Most prices of farm products are pleasing" * Poor Reports Rare Reports of “poor” or ‘late” to bacco are “rare indeed," said the report, adding that the general to bacco situation was "fair” to “good”. Cotton prospects also were re ported “fair” to “good”. Light to heavy infestation of boll weevils was reported in coastal counties. Plant growth of peanuts was re ported as being “fine”, with the crop looking “unusually good”. The outlook for soybeans is bet ter thaa usual, and corn prospects continue to indicate record yields. The sweet potato stands were reported most frequently as being “fair” to "good”, but seme re ports of poor stands came from the South-Eastern area of the state. of fish carcasses was breaking up into smaller sections. The strongest collection of fish, he said, appeared to be about eight miles off Indian Rocks Beach. He said the fish mass was surrounded by a red colored fringe. Other air observers reported an other large iish collection was spotted about 32 miles northwest of Clearwater Beach and it too was falling apart into smaller por tions. A strong northwest wind and See FLORDIA On Page Twn GOV. R. GREGG CHERRV is shown here as he delivered an address last night to more than 1,500 delegates attending the quad rennial meeting of the Woman’s Heme and Foreign Missionary society of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion church, in session since Saturday at St. Luke’s A. M. E. Zion church. The convention will reach adjournment late today following the election and installa tion of officers. (Star Staff Photo by Maynard.) Cherry Says Church Citizenship “Rock” HARRIET ELLIOTT DIES IN ILLINOIS Dean Of Women At Wom an’s College, UNC, Had Suffered Hemorrhage CARBONDALE, 111., Aug. 6—</P) —Miss Harriet Elliott, 63, dean of women and professor of political science at the Woman’s College of the University of North Carolina, died today. She was a prominent Democrat and served on several public service committees under the administration of the late President Roosevelt. Miss Elliott, who was named as the only woman member of the advisory commission of the Na tional Defense council just before the outbreak of World War II, had been living here with a sister since she suffered a cerebral hem orrhage several months ago. She traveled extensively during the war promoting war bond sales as director of the women’s divi sion of the U. S. Treasury depart ment’s war bond program. She also served as a member of an advisory committee on set ting up a women’s auxiliary to the Navy, a member of the con sumer commission of the OPA, and was a member of the Ameri can delegation to the London con ference of the United Nations Ed ucational, Scientific and Cultural organization after the war. After the conference she re sumed her work at the University of North Carolina. A native of Carbondale. she at tended Park college at Parkville, Mo., and took her masters degree at Columbia university. New York. Funeral services will be held at Carbondale at 9:30 a.m. (CST) to morrow, with the Rev. Ronald Scriven, pastor of the First Chris tian church, officiating. The only Immediate survivor is her sister, Mrs. Alma Pearce of Carbondale. Governor Addresses Dele gates To Convention Of Negro Society More than 1,500 delegates at tending quadrennial sessions of the general convention of Woman’s Home and Foreign Missionary society of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion church, Church and Seventh streets, last night heard Gov. R. Gregg Cherry bring greet ings from the commonwealth of North Carolina. "As Governor of the state of North Carolina,” Cherry declared, "let me say to you, as solemnly as I know how, that I have well discovered the profound truth that religion is an essential for good citizenship, that churches are nec essary if good citizenship is to prevail.” • Governor Cherry was presented See CHERRY on Page Two FIELDING WRIGHT WINS NOMINATION Present Governor Of Miss issippi Has Big Lead For Full Four-Year Term JACKSON, Mss., Aug. 6. —(£’)— Fielding L. Wright appeared to night to be headed for a full four year term as Mississippi’s chief executive, as reverberations from yesterday’s state Democratic pri mary resounded in Washington. Wright, who succeeded to the governorship last November at the death of Governor Thomas L. Bail ey, had a seemingly unbeatable majority over four opponents for the nomination, on the basis of un official figures covering perhaps half of the vote cast. Returns from 1,130 of the state’s 1,714 precincts gave Wright 106, 336; Paul B. Johnson, Jr., the son of a governor who died in office, 53,223; State Senator Jesse M. Byrd 22,002; Frank L. Jacobs, 5, See WRIGHT On Page Two Along The Cape Fear WILMINGTON SETTLEMENT —Along about 1730 a few settlers built small houses on a bluff in the midst of a woods later to be known as Dickinson hill. That was nearly opposite the junction of the Northeast and Northwest branches of the Cape Fear which at that time was called the Clarendon river. The establishment of that small settlement was about five years after the town of Brunswick was founded. Those first settlers built their homes on that site in order to find a safer harbor than at Enrunswick which was considered somewhat exposed. It also was es tablished to procure a larger share of traffic from up the river. In a few months this small set tlement increased to the size of a small village. However, there was little order or regularity to its construction. It shortly thereafter assumed the name of New Liver pool. Then about three years later in 1733 the inhabitants surveyed the village into town lots although they had no legal claim to the land. * * * FIRST LAND GRANT—In 1733 a man named John Watson ob tained a royal grant to 640 acres of land on the east side of the Northeast branch of the river which came to be known as the Cape Fear river as time pro gressed. This grant was included on the site of the village then known as New Liverpool. In the following year or two (history is not speci fic) the name of the town became officially Newton. Six years later in 1739 through the power and influence of Coloni al Governor Gabriel Johnston, the name was changed officially to Wilmington. Since then it has al ways gone by the name. The name was in honor of Spencer Compton, Baron of Wilmington and a close friend of the gover nor. Then in 1760, King George II, of England made the town a bor ough. As a borough, it had the right to send a resident to the Assembly. ROYAL GOVERNOR — Arthur Dabbs at that time was the Royal Governor. He resided at what was then Russelboro which was a part oi what was to become later a See CAPE FEAR On Page Two ABE LINCOLN DUBBED PROMINENT OFFICIALS WITH APT NICKNAMES WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.—(ff) —Abraham Lincoln had his favorite nicknames for high government officials, too. Just as Franklin D. Roose velt dubbed Harry Hopkins “Harry the Hop” and Secre tary of the Treasury Morgen then “Henry the Morgue,” Lincoln had a label for his aides. They were disclosed today in his hand-written notations in the recently opened Robert Todd Lincoln collection of his papers at the Library of Con gress. For example, to Lincoln, Secretary of the Navy Gideon Wells was “Ichabod” or “Nep tune,” Secretary of War Edwin Stanton was “Mars,” and Sam uel S. Cox, a representative from Ohio, was “Sunset Cox.” SCORES TO HONOR NOTED EDUCATOR Josephus Daniels To Pre sent Scroll To James Y. Joyner Today LA GRANGE, Aug. 6 —(JP) — James Yadkin Joyner, the grand old man of North Carolina edu cation who was state superintend ent of public instruction from 1902 to 1919, will be honored here to morrow at ceremonies marking his 85th birthday. Josephus Daniels, publisher of the Raleigh News and Observer, will present Joyner with a memo rial scroll. Sen. Clyde H. Hoey, one of the speakers, will be introduced by Dr. Frank P. Graham, president of the University of North Caro lina. The exercises will start to morrow morning in the high school auditorium, with Carl Goerch of Raleigh, editor of the State magazine, master of cere monies. Rep. John H. Kerr of the second district also will be pres ent. A barbecue picnic will be helc on the high school grounds as part of the ceremony. Other hundreds of Joyner’s friends will Dring bas ket lunches. Practiced Law When he became superintendent, after practicing law in Goldsboro and teaching in Winston - Salem, North Carolina schools operated on a 69-day term. In 1918 he se cured adoption of the six- month term, a forerunner of the present nine. Under him the first state appro priation for rural schools was made in 1907 — when there were 1,000 one-teacher schools in the state. Joyner has been credited with introducing the teaching of agri culture in the schools. He helped in the building of graded and high schools over the state. He was instrumental in securing vocational education, compulsory attendance legislation, and state support for Negro schools. Joyner is still active supervising his several farms in Lenoir coun ty. ■ TOLL OF INJURED IN FIRE MOUNTS Blaze In Tujunga Forest Rages Out Of Control; Two Known Dead LOS ANGELES, Aug. 6— (A>) — With two men dead, more than 50 injured and 2,200 acres of valu able watershed denuded, a fire which started in upper Tujunga Canyon raged out of control to night. Helicopters pressed into service to drop water to exhausted fire fighters in inaccessible regions were credited with saving the life of one man today. Richard Diet zel, a volunteer fighter carrying a radio walkie - talkie set, found himself trapped by the flames in a branch of Lukens Canyon. He reported his plight via the radio and a few minutes later one See TOLL On Page Two Maine Senator Hits Back With ‘Charges’ Chairman, Waving Senatorial Immunity, Denies “Bumming” Rides; Says Hughes Tried To Lay “Trap” For Him WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.—(UP)—Howard Hughes hurled a blackmail accusation under oath at Senate War Inquiry Chairman Owen Brewster today, and the Maine Republican snapped back with a sworn denial and some charges of hi) own against the millionaire movie producer and plane maker. Brewster waived his Senatorial immunity and testified before his own committee that Hughes and others tried to lay a “trap” for him in connection with the investigation of Hughes’ $40,000,000 worth of wartime aircraft contracts. HOWARD HUGHES HEAT WAVE DEATH TOLL MOUNTING Chicago Lists 23 Of 48 Fa talities Over Nation; Cool Breezes Due By The Associated Press One hundred degree heat seared sections of the midwest for the fourth successive day Wednes day and boosted the toll of heat deaths to at least 48— but relief was on the way. Cooler air from Canada spread into the great plains states, North west Wisconsin, upper Michigan, West and Central Iowa and Minne sota and was expected to bring lower temperaturs as far East as Northern Indiana and Southern Michigan by Thursday afternoon. The cooler air was moving East ward and only slightly Southward and weather forecasters said it probably would not extend much below Central Illinois, West Cen tral Indiana and Central Michi gan. Fatalities from the heat wave, which originally extended from the Kocky Mountains to the Ap See HEAT on Page Two COLLEGE TO TAKE EX-GI ENROLLEES Wilmington I n s 111 u tion Gets State Approval On Veteran Students Wilmington College has been ap proved for the enrollment of vet erans, under provision of Public Law 346 and 679, to become effec tive at the beginning of the 1947 48 school term, it was announced yesterday from the State Depart ment of Public Instruction. The college, formerly a fresh man college, was conducted under the sponsorship of the North Caro lina College conference, and under the immediate supervision of the Extension Division of the Greater University of North Carolina. The college war made possible for the city of Wiimington by the citizens. Wilmingtonians voted a special tax for the establishment of a public college. The fall school term will begin in September and plans are now complete for the operation of the '•ollege, which will be able to od erate with a full schedule with See COLLEGE On Page Two There’sRomancelnRoses Will Of Veteran Reveals By BETTY EWING United Press Staff Correspondent RICHMOND, Va„ Aug. 6. —(U.R) — Young Valentine Browne Law less went off to war in 1941 and like many other soldiers he made a will. There were the usual clauses providing for distribution of per sonal property. There also was a clause that directed the cash resi due of his estate be turned over to his brother, Edward Kirwan Lawless, for ‘‘a special purpose.” But the purpose was not defined in the will. Valentine left a letter to his brother — to be opened only in case of his death. The 36-year-old army air force sergeant was killed in a plane crash at Linz, Austria, in October, 1944. The serviceman’s brother opened the letter, written the day he made out the will. The letter revealed that Valen tine had been in love with a girl for a number of years whom he had no hope of winning. ”1 will continue to love her for the dura tion of my life.” In death, the letter continued, he planned to express his devotion See ROMANCE On Page Two He shouted an "I never did!” to Hughes’ charge that he tried t« force Hughes into an air line mer ger with a promise to call off th| inquiry. He said he stoutly re sisted efforts by a former commit tee counsel to halt the inquiry. Trade Charges The two men traded charges, counter charges and denials at S dramatic subcommittee hearing in an atmosphere reminiscent oj Hughes’ own movies. It was a renewal—under oath—of the ver bal feud which they had been carrying on in newspapers from coast to coast for the last 10 days. Sub-Committee Chairman, Ben, Homer Ferguson, R., Mich., de nied them the right to cross examine each other, but said they could resume the sharply conflict ing story tomorrow — through questions submitted in advance to the committee. ‘‘I’ll have somewhere between 200 and 500,” said Hughes. He had filed the following charges against Brewster: 1. That the Senator, at a lunch eon in Washington’s swank May flower hotel last February, had offered to drop the investigation if Hughes would agree to merge his Trans-World Airlines with Pan American Airways. 2. That Brewster wanted this done to further his proposed legis lation under which a single U. S. air line, presumably Pan Ameri can would get a monopoly on '11 U. S. overseas traffic. Third Party 3. That a third party—a “Mr. Heffron” — had accompanied Hughes to the luncheon because the aircraft contractor had been warned that the Senator was “very tricky.” It was learned that the myster ious "Mr. Heffron” had testified with Hughes at a secret commit* See MAINE on Page Two SPEAKER BLASTS CHURCH COUNCIL Laymen Urge Southern Presbyterians To With draw Affiliation Now GREENVILLE, Aug. 6 —W — Withdrawal of the Southern Pres byterian church from the Federat ed Council of Churches of Christ in America was urged today by L. E. Faulkner, vice-president of the Mississippi Central Railroad, Hattiesburg, Miss., in an address before an informal gathering at Presbyterian elders meeting here. Some 100 laymen from the Southeastern states gathered here for the one-day session which wai described as preliminary tc a ses sion of the continuing committee of the denomination in Montreal, N. C., next week. Faulkner described the federal council as a “powerful totalitarian power which has so well estab lished its false religious doctrine* and its socialistic economic objec tives that our small representation in the council could not, even if it were wise to do so, have any effect for good.” Dr. Nelson Bell, Asheville, N. C. surgeon, in another address urged that Presbyteries study the ques tion of withdrawing from the coun cil and make a decision as to whether affiliation should be con tinued. “If we are going to sup port the council,” he said, “Let us at least be aware of what we are supporting.” And So To Bed Marine Charles A. Ostrander, who is stationed at Camp Le jeune, says that it is a very simple matter indeed. He sat in the Grace Grill last night and struck safety match es on a box, then stroke the lighted sticks across his tongue, extinguishing them. But the matches didn’t burn his tongue. And that was what the spec tators couldn’t understand. So Ostrander explained. He was careful „o swallow all the saliva in his mouth before he attempted the stunt. His “dry” tongue, he added, was just moist enough In ex tinguish the flame without permitting the lighted match to cause a burn.
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