HUTTON CUSTODY
SUIT COES WEST
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 18.—UP)—
Action in the custody fight
over the 8-year-old son of Count
Haugwitz-Reventlow and Barbara
Hutton Grant, heiress wife of Actor
Cary Grant, switched back to Cali
fornia today, the former count fil
ing notice that he will move to
quash the dime store heiress’ suit
for entire custody of their son,
Lance. _T ..
Along with his notice Haugwitz
Reventlow filed an affidavit in
which he declared he took the boy
to Canada last June becuse Mrs.
Grant had informed him in a letter
that a friend who “had admitted
to plaintiff and myself that he was
a homosexual,” was to be with her
for a considerable time.
He denied allegations in Mrs.
Grant's suit that the Canadian trip,
later extended to Brookline, Mass.,
was for the purpose of getting
more money from her or evading
her custody action. However, he
based his motion on the ground
that the boy is now outside the
Jurisdiction of the C a 1 i f o r
nia courts.
He believed his son could get
the best education in New Eng
land, he declared, and feared Mrs.
Grant would take the boy to live
in Spain after the war. She has
retained her Danish nationality, ac
quired when she married him, and
has refused to promise she would
not return to Europe with Lance,
Haughwitz-Reventlow added.
Mrs. Grant, who recently be
came reconciled to *her actor hus
band after a six weeks separation,
filed a petition in Wilmington, Del.,
last month asking an injunction to
prevent Lance’s father from bene
fiting further from a $1,500,000
trust fund she established for him
in 1938, when they separated.
She charged he had violated
their agreement for divided cus
tody of the boy by taking him to
Canada. Later in an affidavit she
charged Haughwitz-Reventlow had
falsely claimed Danis birth, where
as he was born in Germany, was
a veteran of the German army
and served in the first World war.
They were married in 1935 in
Reno and were divorced in 1941
in England. Hearing on Haugwitz
Reventlow’s motion was set for
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FBI TAKES HAND
IN CLARK CASE
RAEFORD, Oct. 18.—(A”)—Army
authorities have adopted no theory
as to the probable fate of Maj. Rob
ert H. Clark, whose automobile
was found, along with many of the
officer’s belongings near here on
Tuesday, Col. H. C. Larson, pro
vost marshal at Fort Bragg, said
today.
Major Clark disappeared seven
months ago while on a trip from
Raleigh to Fort Bragg, following
his transfer from a post in the
east to the eastern defense com
mand at Raleigh.
The investigation was being pur
«ued by military and civilian au
thorities, but no clues had' been
unearthed which might lead to es
tablishing the fate of the major.
The day’s developments included
the announcement that the Federal
Bureau of Investigation, at the in
vitation of military authorities had
entered the case, and announce
ment that a rifle found in the ma
jor’s car had been identified as be
longing to the officer.
Col. Lawson said that a search
ing party had combed the rugged
terrain in the vicinity of the spot
where Major Clark’s car was
found.
Four Fatal Highway
Accidents Last Month
RALEIGH^ Oct 18.—[ft—Four
persons were killed and 207 in
jured as a result of highway ac
cidents in North Carolina during
the month of September, the state
highway patrol said today.
State patrolmen traveled 436,
818 miles during the month and
Investigated 224 accidents.
A total of 40,975 drivers’ licenses
were inspected on the state high
ways by patrolmen and 248 per
sons were arrested on charges of
drunken driving, the patrol re
ported.
Highway revenue collected from
•verloads, improper licenses, etc.,
totalled $3,730.94 during Septem
ber.
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BOSTON, Oct. 18.—W)—The Bos
ton Globe says today that it has
learned that President Roosevelt
Will come to • Boston a few days
before the election to make a
•ampaign speech answering the
republican nominee, Thomas E.
Dewey, scheduled to speak here
Kovember 1.
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U. S. Leaders Meet; Japanese Walloped
Adm. William F. Halsey (left) commander of the American Third
fleet, welcomes Vice Adm. M. A. Mitscher, commander Third fleet
carrier force, aboard his flagship just prior to Pacific fleet strikes
against Japanese in Philippines, Formosa and Ryukyu islands. Scores
of enemy ships were sunk or damaged and hundreds of planes down
ed. Japanese fleet came out for a look, then turned tail and fled.
CLARK ANNOUNCES
LUMBERTON MEET
It was announced today by Rep
Clark for State Chairman Um
stead that a Democratic meeting
will be held at the court house
in Lumberton on Wednesday, Oc
tober 25, at 3 o’clock p. m. for
consideration of the general polit
ical situation in the Seventh Con
gressional district and final elec
tion plans.
Hon. Gregg Cherry and ex-Gov
emor Hoey as well as Chairman
Umstead and many of the candi
dates for state offices are to at
tend and unusual interest is be
ing expressed.
A large delegation is expected
from each of the seven counties
of the district. It was learned
that a plan is afoot to make the
meeting the high spot of the cam
paign in this section and then
keep things moving right along
through the following two weeks.
“Every one is invited and urg
ed to attend,” Mr. Clark said,
“and to be active during the in
tervening two weeks before the
most important election ever held
in the United States.
“Because of war conditions
there will be no band, no barbe
cue and no ballyhoo. What de
mocracy does on November 7
will chart the course of America
and directly influence world
events in the most serious mom
ent in history, and this is to be
just an earnest and serious demo
cratic meeting for democracy’!
sake.”
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BEALER ON JOB
CHARLOTTE, Oct. 18.—(B—f.
M. (Pete) Eealer, Jr.,' of Ashe
ville, assumed duties today as
Carolinas general superintendent
of the Great Atlantic and Pacific
Tea company. He succeeded M.
A. Hogeood of Charlotte who died
October 7. i
TOBACCO MARKETS
RESUME SELLING
By The Associated Press '
Flue cured tobacco belts in North (
Carolina and Virginia reopened ,
yesterday after a four-day week- i
end sales holiday called by mar- I
keting officials in an effort to clear !
leaf congestion in redrying plants.
On North Carolina’s big eastern
belt, the War Food Administration
reported prices slightly higher,
with the majority of grades steady
to $2.00 per hundred higher than
averages quoted last Friday. A few
grades, however, showed declines
of $1.
Prices Continued steady on the
middle belt at last Friday’s level
for most medium to better grades,
while averages for lower qualities
fluctuated. Offerings were reported
of a better quality than sold last
Friday, and there was a consider
able increase in the proportion of
cutters and good quality grades.
On the old belt, prices fell from
$1. to $3.50 below Friday’s aver
ages on the first selling day after
the long weekend period of inac
tivity. This drop, the WFA report
ed, was for the most leaf and non
descript grades; fluctuations of $1
occurred for a few grades of smok
ing leaf, cutters and lugs. Low
lugs showed increases of $2. per
hundred. WFA reported.
Heavy sales were reported on all
markets, and increases, in the quan
tity of smoking leaf offered were
noted in markets on all the belts.
The WFA reported old belt sea
son sales totals through October 13
(Friday), at 52,550,459 pounds for
an average of $39.65.
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Dewey To Broqdeatt
For War Fund Drive
NEW YORK Oct. 18. — (IP) —
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey will speak
on behalf of the National War Fund
over the Mutual, Blue and Nation
al Broadcasting company networks
tomorrow from 10:30 to 10:35 p.m.
the republican national committee
announced today.
The address by the governor who
was campaign chairman of the
USO, a major fund beneficiary,
will be made from the executive
mansion in Albany.
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ton of any state in the union.
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Carol And Two Visitors
But Only One Gangplank
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 18.—(*—
Jarol, the former Romanian king
:onfined to shipboard here by a
J. S. Department of Justice or
ler which says “detain on board
it all U. S. ports,” had two visi
ors today at the top of the gang
dank. The Justice Department
jrder, signed by Cecil Peterson,
immigrant inspector, was posted
oday on a ship bulletin board.
Dr. Adoph Jacobs, physician,
ind Henry Jacobs, attorney, broth
:rs who came to New Orleans
'rom their native Romania when
small boys, were granted an in
;erview with Carol but, because
>f Coast Guard security regula
ions were not allowed aboard the
Argentine ship on which Caro]
md his party arrived here from
Mexico en route to Brazil.
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ART EXHIBIT
CAMP LEJEUNE, Oct. 18. — A
camp art exhibit, sponsored bj
the Women’s Reserve recreation
department, will be opened Octo
ber 21 in the camp theatre lobby
METHODISTS NAME
WAYNE TREASURER
CHARLOTTE, Oct. 18. , —(#)—
Herbert Wayne, Charlotte district
lay leader, was elected treasurer
of the conference today as the
Western North Carolina Confer
ence of the Methodist Church en
tered the second day of its four
day session. Wayne succeeds the
Rev. E. O. Cole of Charlotte, who
resigned recently.
With Bishop Clare Purcell of the
Charlotte district, directing acti
vities at the host Myors Park
church event of today’s session
included tht election of J. G. Wink
ler as statistician, the reception of
11 young men into full connection
with the conference, and a me
moral service for ministers who
have died since the last confer
ence session.
Young ministers who were re
ceived into full connection with the
conference included W. B. Culp,
A. C. Kennedy, Jr-, William Tra
cey Medlin, George Harlan Need
ham, ' John James Powell, Leroy
Alexander Scott, Charles E.
Shnanon, Howard Charles Wilkin
son, Carl Williams Dennis and Wil
liam Claude Estridge.
At the memorial session tribute
was paid to the following minis
ters who died within the last year:
William Samuel ChenT~''''NB t
Christenberry, Wu:i;ull°p%
helm Francke Sandf0r^ « <
Turner Smaters, Wa'*0, %.■ ■
David J. White, r Mo°te M \
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"We wanted no Profit from the War
... and we have made none'
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pany is now doing the largest volume of
business in its history its earnings are at the
lowest rate they have been in many years.
This condition has been brought about by
the fact that for a number of years the cost
of operating the business has increased at a
I greater rate than have revenues. And while
operating costs have been steadily rising,
rates charged for telephone service have
been reduced.
Users of long distance service alone are
saving millions of dollars annually as a re
sult of the rate reductions made during the
past several years.
Though operating costs have greatly in
creased, and telephone earnings are less,
telephone users are getting more service for
less money now than ever before.
H. Wasson, Garolmas Manager
Southern Bell Telephone and Telebraph Company I I
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