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TOM BREXEMM, ROMEO FOR 010 LAMES, MES Hollywood, April H.—Tom Breneman, radio matinee Idol of 5,000,000 houaowlTes. died of a heart attack just before his "Breakfast in Hollywood" pro gram today. The 4S-year-old master of ceremonies slumped to the bath room floor in his suburban En cino home about 6 a. m. Hia wife rushed to his side from their bedroom. A few min utes later he was dead. Ten miles away in Hollywood, 600 chattering women already were lining up in the chilly dawn outside his new restaurant on Vine Street for hi? radio show. At 7 a. m. the restaurant open ed. Instead of Breneman inside to chat with them while they ate a $1.50 breakfast, they found his manager, Fred Kearn. "Tom is dead,'' he said. Some ladles, who'd worn their craziest hats so Tom could tease them, had tears in their eyes as they filed silently out of the restaurant. Many left their $1.50 on the tables to buy him flow ers. Two guests, Mrs. Nan Kauf man and Mrs. O. T. Shearer, had come from Breneman's home town, Waynesboro, ' Pa., to , be guests on his program. "He made an awful lot of peo ple happy," Mrs. Kaufman sobb ed. Breneman's formula for this was a belly langh, an orchid, and jibes at women's hats. On his prograih he walled in de spair about the guests' bonets. Then he'd plop the wackiest on his own graying hair as the breakfast eaters howled in glee. He probaibly was the only ra dio master of ^ceremonies who got away with asking ladies' ages. To the oldest lady he gave a tender kiss and an orchid. He called his audience ''good neigh bors.'' Breneman returned recently from a month's vacation pre scribed by his doctor. He'd warn ed the radio star to put the brakes on his busy life 'because of a slight heart condition. Yes terday Tom cut short his usual after-broadcast chat with the la dies. He told his staff: ''No, I'm not tired. I think George M. Cohan was right. Al ways leave them laughing when you say goodby.'' Breneman's show kept house wives from their breakfast dish es for seven years. Housewives' delight with Bren eman Put his daily program in, the top 10 in the Hooper popu larity ratings. He was married to former Radio Actress Billie Dunn. They NOTICE OP SALE Notice is hereby given that the. undersigned, Gaddy Motor Cotn nanv. will Bell on May 14, 1948, at 2:30 P. M., at the rear of the Gad dy Motor Company garage build ing, North WHkesboro, N. Cn a 1937 Chevrolet 1%-Ton Truck, Se rial No. 14SD07-11342, old Motor No. T1008722 (a new Chevrolet Block Assembly has been installed in this truck), left with the same corporation for repairs by Thomas H. Duncan, Oakwoods, N. C.; the reason for said sale that the said Thomas H. Duncan has failed to call for the said truck ninety days from the time it was left with the undersigned for repairs and has failed to pay the repair bill. GADDY MOTOR CO., 5-10-4tM _ . W..A. Hardister, Sec. - . | To Be Reduced Raleigh, April 27.—This Fall, for the first time since 1933, there will 'be a redaction, in the average teacher load in North Carolina's public schools. . The State Board of Education today unanimously adopted regu lations under which there .will be fewer students per teacher in the schools next school year. In presenting the new regula tions as recommended by the board's finance committee, Con troller Paul Reid said: "This is the first time since the state had responsibility for the schools that the state has had funds to make possible a sub stantial reduction in the teach er load." The new regulations provide that in elementary schools, six teachers will be allotted for the first 171 pupils in average daily attendance and an additional teacher will be provided for each 33 additional pupils. Now six teachers are allotted for the first 175 pupils and additional teachers for each additional 35 students. Four teachers will be allotted^ for the first 80 students in aver age daily attendance in high schools and additional teachers for every 33 pupils in addition. The present rule allows four teachers for the first 85 pupils and additional teachers for every 35 additional pupils. Reld, who said that the new regulations will make necessary the employment of about 800 ad ditional teachers, said that three factors made the teacher load reduction possible: 1—A slight reduction instead of a substantial increase in en rollment this year. 2—The possibility of carrying over into the next school year of funds appropriated but not spent this year. 3—The receipt of ''more ac curate" reports on average daily attendance from the schools. Reld said that enrollment this year is down to 839,000 from 845,000 laBt year, and that the school funds to be carried over into next year resulted because it had not been necessary to em ploy as many teachers this year as was expected. had two children, Gloria Anne, 19, and Tom, Jr., 14. Breneman'g stand-in, Jack Mc Elroy, is expected to continue the "Breakfast in Hollywood," program. Lt. Got. L. Y. Ballentine com mented on hearing Reid'B - report that lt is possible the average teacher load has not been as j high as it has been represented In the past. This average has been estimated at 35 pupils per teacher and Is one of the highest in the natidn. The board also adopted a rule that in city unitg having as many as 30 white teachers an addi tional teacher shall be allotted in order to fi*ee, the principal from teaching duties. 1 Ei* , :■ V'-, • ■ Vt,. . >• -4*- ■ •; ■ — City Fathers Of Lenoir Ask Large Bond Issue Lenoir. —« ''Lenoir has the worst case of growing pains of any town in North Carolina." So declare^ Mayor Earl H. Tate as city councilman on Mon day night supported informally a proposal to call a bond election to provide $100,000 for sewer and water line extensions, and $100,000 for street improve ments. After brief but enthusiastic discussion of the proposal, the mayor announced plans to bring the matter to a head, possibly at the city commission's next regu lar meeting, and issue the bond election order. The mayor said if bondg were approved during the spring, it ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE Having qualified as administra i .or of the estate of Mrs, Louise I Lunn Cowles, late of Wilkes coun !y, this is to notify all persons iolding claims against said estate » present them to the undersigned within one year from date of this notice or same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons owing said estate will please set tle at once. * This the 26th day of April, 1948 CHAS. H. COWLES, Admr. estate of Mrs. Louise Lunn Cowles. &-31-6tM would <be possible to haye much of the Improvement completed before next winter. o Two Egas Are Thrown At Wallace Meeting Iowa City, Iowa.—Two eggs, were thrown in the direction of Henry A. Wallace yesterday as tha third party presidential can didate began a tour of his home State. At the time Wallace'gave no signs , of noticing the incident but later he told newsmen he saw one egg hit a girl. He did not comment on the incident. ADMINISTRATRIX'S NOTICE North Carolina, Wilkes County. Having qualified as administra trix of the estate of Ray Hayea. deceased, late of North Wilkea boro Wilkes county, North Caro lina, this is to notify all persoae having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned at North Wilkesboro, N. C., on or before the' 31st day of March, 1949, or this notice will be plead ed in bar of recovery. All persona indebted to said estate will like wise make immediate settlement. This 31 st day of March, 1948. MRS. RAY HAYES, Admnc. of Estate of. Ray Hayes, dec'd. 5-24-etM
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