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44,000,000 LIABLE TO CAST VOTE ——— ★ (Continued from Page One) fore America knows all the men • who win direct her destinies for the next four years. The soldier vote, estimated at 3,462,000, may be thfe controlling factor in a close, bitterly fought campaign. And 11 states are delay ing the counting of service selec tions. The crescendo of rhetoric which politicians din into American ears every four years, died away last night. The oratorical spigots were turned off. The name-calling, the invective and vituperation which crept into one of the most hotly contested campaigns in recent poli tical history were discarded at last. President Roosevelt and Gover nor Dewey had all the radio net works at their command late last night for final expressions of thanks to party workers and for appeals to the electorate to exer cise the democratic privilege of the franchise. While the attention of the nation on the Roosevelt-Dewey scrap, the and most of the world has settled folks back home around the town pum pare interested also in gover nors, legislators and local issues. Thirty one states pick governors ■today. Executives of 19 of those states now are republicans. The other dozen have democratic ad ministrations. Thirty-five senate seats, 22 now held by democrats and 13 by re publicans, are at stake. Maine reelected her three repu blican congressmen last Septem ber, but in the other states, 432 house seats have to be filled. The voters have 919 candidates to pick from. Republicans say they have the best chance in a dozen years of regaining control of Congress. Their prospect of capturing the House depends on holding their present 212 members and adding six more for the 218 that meaft$ a mathematical edge. Democrats contend, however, that the presidential race will have its effect on congressional con tests to an extent sufficient to in crease the party’s slim margin of control. , KliEVES iwts •<iSt9MfMTS8f EBBS «St. John’s Tavern 114 Orange St. Dial 2-8085 DELICIOUS FOOD Chicken In The Rough — Fridiy -——-ri plantation Qlub 4 Miles from City on Carolina Beach Road Regular Dinners Served 6 Course Dinners 1.50 — 1.75 — 2.25 DANCE ORCHESTRA Every Wed., Sat. and Sun. | Evening NO LUXURY-TAX No Cover Charge Before 9 P. M. Day Last Strange Drama of a Cantive Sweetheart! Chas. Boyer, Ingrid Bergman, Jos. Cotten In “GASLIGHT” Shows: 12:55—2:49 4:55 — 7:00 — 9:05 [IlllMIIM La.t Day Something Happy! Something Snappy! MGM'g Gayest Musical Hit} “MEET THE PEOPLE" Lucille Ball. Dick ^ Powell, Virginia O’Brien i'H Bert Lahr A Today and ^^B L- Wednesday The Bip-Bousing Story YH of 5 Brother Heroes ■ “THE SULLIVANS" 1 Anne Baxter Im Thomas Mitchell Selna Boyle Today ^V^B Li, ■ Only WH If Seven Daring Women HI Flying For Their Love! H B Loretta Tonng m B Geraldine Fitzgerald B M “LADIES COURAGEOUS” M with Anne Gwynne JjM Evelyn Ankers TEMPLE BAPTIST DOUBLES GOAL A total collection of $6,002.80, more than double the $3000 goal set on October 15, was reported by workers for the new building fund of Temple Baptist church at the close of the campiagn on Emphasis day last Sunday. The day was climaxed by large congregations at both services Sun day, with Dr. I. G. Greer, superin tendent of the N. C. Baptist Or phanage, filling the pulpit. Reports were made at the close of the Sunday night service by W. A. Walker, chairman for deacons, G. C. Gilbert, chairman for the church at large, T. T. Hamilton, chairman for Sunday school, Louis O. Fonvielle, chairman of initial gifts committee, and Mrs. C. H. Hayes, chairman for the U.M.U. division. Committees who planned and or ganized the campaign are: general committee, Ira D. Ferrell, chair man, Thurman Fritts, R. B. Roe buck and W. A. Walker; Deacon committee, W. A. Walker, chair man, R. B. Roebuck and C. W. Boyette; Chruch at Large, G. C. Gilbert, chairman, Mrs. C. H. Hayes and Louis O. Fonvielle; Sun day School committee, T. T. Ham ilton, chairman, Mrs. G. C. Gilbert and C. B. Maynard. The goal was attained and ex ceeded with a collection of over $4,000 by October 29. The drive to raise an additional $3,000 for the new church fund was formally launched Oct. 15 at a meeting of more than 50 workers. -V 31 States Will Choose Governors By Nightfall (Continued from Page One) sachusetts, opposed by republican Horace T. Cahill. Michigan’s republican chief ex ecutive, Harry F. Kelly, is one of an even dozen incumbent GOP gov ernors trying for re-election. His democratic opponent is Edward J. Fry. Other incumbents seeking office again are Governors John C. Vivian of Colorado; Raymond E. Baldwin, Connecticut; Waltei W. Bacon, Del aware: Andrew F. Schoepple, Kan sas; Green of Illinois; Edward J. Thye, Minnesota; Sam C. Ford, Montana; Dwight Griswold, Ne braska; M. Q. Sharpe, South Da kota; Arthur B. Langlie, Washing ton, and Walter S. Goodland. Wis consin. Of the 12 democratic governors whose terms are expiring five are running for re-election. They are Governors Sidney P. Osborn of Ari zona^; John J. Dempsey, New Mex ico; J. Howard McGrath, Rhode Island; Coke Stevenson, Texas, and Herbert D. Maw. Utah. Daniel W. Hoan. former socialist mayor of Milwaukee, is running as a democrat against Gov. Goodland in Wisconsin. In Washington, United States Senator Men C. Wall gren is the democratic nominee opposing incumbent Governor Langlie. -V WEATHER FORECAST North Carolina: Fair and rather cold. (Eastern Standard Time) (By U. S. Weather Bureau) Meteorological data lor the 24 hours ending 7:30 p.m., yesterday. Temperature 1:30 am. 45; 7:30 am 39; 1:30 pm 31 7:30 pm, 48. Maximum 55; Minimum 38; Mean 46 Normal 58. , ’ Humidity 1:30 am, 74; 7:30 am. 74; 1:30 pm 38; 7:30 pm, 59. • Precipitation tor 4he 24 hours ending 7:30 pm 0.00 inches. • Ouches"" the f‘rSt °£ the month Tides For Today ,T th.e T’°e Tables published by u. s. Coast and Geodetic Survey) ..... , High Low Wilmington - 2:48a 9:56a ,, 3:15p 10:38p Masonboro Inlet -12:52a 6:48a _ l:13p 7:34p Sunrise, 6:37 a.m.; Sunset. 5:14 p.m. Moonrise, 11:50 p.m.; Moonset, 1:08 p.m. FOUR POLLS GIVE ROOSEVELT LEAD (Continued from Page One) party vote for Roosevelt, with at tempt made to estimate trend of service vote. (Actual polling of servicemen and women is phohib ited by federal law.) Roosevelt 354 electoral votes to Dewey’s 177 if present slight indications in pivotal states are borne out. Newsweek Magazine—249 elec toral votes for Roosevelt, 247 for Dewey, Pennsylvania’s 35 unde cided, on basis of reports from 118 political, writers. The Crossley and Newsweek findings were released last week, Fortune’s yesterday and Gallop’s today. Huija said he believed Dewey would get 52 per cent of the pop ular vote and 364 electoral votes j to 167 for Roosevelt. -V A Mercator projection rpap, tho ugh distorting land areas remote from the equator, shows true com pass directions. <7^ HEADACHE Capudlaa raNavaa haadaeha faat bacauaa It’a liquid. Ila laqradlaata ara alraady dla. aalvad —all ready ta baqia aaalfid tha pala. It alaa aaathaa narva tanalan dua ta tha pala. Uaa a Illy aa iMlllTJTlt directed. 10c, 10c, dOc. a COUNTY TO MAKE 1 CITY FIRE BOND (Continued from Page One) Commissioner Harry Gardner and passed by the board on the con- ! dition that it include the stipula- < tion that the county collect the . money from the person whose ^ propery is threatened. County Attorney Marsden Bel- ! lamy said that it would be legally ' possible for some sort of arrange ment to be worked out and for the county to make an agreement with the city to pay expenses of fire trips outside the city, if agree able with the city government. The board agreed that the coun ty’s guarantee would probably eliminate any delay in case of an emergency. Commissioner Lewis Coleman brought up the question of grass fires outside the city and the ex pense involved. He said that some sort of rules, regulations and restrictions as to what type of call would be answered should be worked out. Some obligations should be placed on the owner of the property because “we’re spsnding the taxpayer’s money.” he added. “I’m thinking about the^welfare of the tax-payer of the county— the man who has been benefited, who owns the property, and if he fails to pay we should tax the property,” he continued. “ I don’t see why your good tax money should be spent to protect my property.” He emphasized that he certainly did not oppose the county putting up the money but repeated that he wanted to see the man who was protected pay the bill. W. A. McGirt, of the Forest Hills section, came before the ooara auu 5am, ncic J.a i-itc proposition.' It’s nice to look at a house that is not burning but when you see a house burning you know that somebody is losing something, a great economic loss. I think that you’ll be refunded on 75 per cent of the calls. “We’re asking only a $100 guarantee from the county. Then it’ll be understood that the city cannot lose a penny when it comes to the rescue of suffering human ity," he continued, adding that some zoning system would have to be had in relation to the calls. Coleman answered him with, “A fireman told me last night that three out of four fires they went to last month were grass fires. I’m not opposing this thing, I’m only trying to save unnecessary tax money being spent. He went on to say that some regulations should be made as to the type of fire the depart ment would go to because three grass fires a month would amount to $300 of taxpayer’s money wast ed. “I’d like to see the board get Mr. Bellamy to get in touch with the city and see how much tax payer’s money it would take and how much we are willing to spend”, Coleman added. Commissioner Gardner suggest ed that “we need a building re striction outside the city as well as inside so we won’t have these firetraps.” Raymond Crowe, local insur ance agent who has recently mov -i-' „ 1___ _11. _ • 1 UMUJiUC U1C VilJ limits, in'his appeal to the board for action in the matter, said the fire department takes the posi tion that it cannot take the re sponsibly to always go but that they will go whenever possible. The Rev. O. K. Ingram, pastor of the Sunset Park Methodist church, and who gave the petition to Mr. Hewlett Saturday, was un able to attend because of illness but was represented by his wife. Aaron Goldberg, local attorney, representing several Sunset Park residents, came before the board to ask that steps be taken to rem edy the very bad drainage con ditions in that area which have existed since the building of the Riverside apartments caused the ground to be somewhat elevated and left the territory with very ineffective drainage, He ponited out that the people concerned wanted speedy relief because heavy rains resulted in flooded basements, making heat ing difficult, ruined victory gar dens and caused many mosquitos. Mr. Hewlett said that he had discussed the matter with River side people and that Mr. Brown of the state highway commission had said that a survey of the area would be made. Commissiauier Gardner moved that the county board draft a suitable resolution to the state asking it to investigate and take action immediately. The board also agreed to give consideration to the drainage at Washington and Northern Boulevards and to ask the highway commission to investigate the possibility of con necting three dead end roads, Chair, Rock Hill and Oakley, near Wilson’s • store on the Castle Haynes road. A resolution was passed to re quest the highway commission to restrict the area- of road coming through the Sunset Park school zone to a speed limit of 20 miles per hour. Attorney Bellamy consented to serve as a representative of the board on a committee being cre ated by the Council of Social Ag encies to deal with returning vet erans. __ fERNON KILLED IN ROAD CRASH Benjamin Miles Vernon, 25-year Id white service station attend int of 810 Princess st., a native if Calypso, was instantly killed ibout 5 a.m. yesterday in the col ision of the automobile he was lriving with a Gulf oil tanker on J. S. highway 17, seven miles south of Holly Ridge, according to state Highway patrolman W. B. Riddick. The tank of the oil truck, con taining 4,250 gallons of gasoline, “just missed being punctured,’’ the patrolman said. An inquest into the death of Ver ion is scheduled to be held at 8 o’clock Thursday night at the court house in Burgaw by Coroner A. C. Blake. Funeral arrangements are being conducted by the Tyndall funeral home at Mt. Olive, it was report ed. Patrolman Riddick, who received his account of the accident from the driver of the tanker, Bonaire Benton, 35-year-old white man of 200 G Gale street, Maffitt Village, said the collision "occurred on a level and straight stretch of road.” “The tanker driver,” the officer said, “saw Vernon approaching him from the north at a fast rate of speed, approximately 60 to 70 milps r»pr hnnr “whpn all of o sudden when they were 50 feet apart, Vernon’s Plymouth swerved into the tanker’s pathway, hitting the left side of the cab and tank Df the oil truck, and doing about $500 damage to it.” The automobile, Riddick said, then traveled 180 feet from the point of impact, crossed the high way on the right side to land up right on Vernon’s body. Vernon’s body was found lying face downward with the car’s ex haust pipe pressing into his back. The officer said Vernon suffered broken legs, and his head was fractured. He was dead, Riddick said, when the automobile was lift ed from his body. The owner of the Plymouth, who told the officer he had loaned it about 1 a.m. to Vernon, is Earl Johnson of High Point, now mak ing his home in Wilmington. The patrolman quoted Benton as saying he was operating the truck at about 28 miles per hour when the accident occurred. T — Stalin Calls For Armed • Might For Postwar Peace 1 (Continued from Page One) be at this final stage of the war. “The firm front of the allied na tions has made plans for a secure peace. Some people speak of dis cord. There are differences of opin ion. - -The amazing thing is not that differences exist, but how small they are and how well they are solved peacefully.” Declaring that the decision made at Teheran for joint blows of the United Nations against Ger many had been carried out with “astonishing exactness,” the Soviet leader said “there is not doubt that without the organization of the sec ond front which pinned down 75 di visions of the Germans, our troops would not have been able in so short a space of time to break down the resistance of the Ger man troops and drive them from the confines of the Soviet Union. “Thus it is equally without doubt,” he added, “that without the mighty operations of the Red Army in the summer of this year which pinned down some 200 German di visions, the troops of our allies would not have been able so quick ly to deal with the German troops and throw them out of the area of middle Italy, France and Belgium.” Stalin said Russian armies had destroyed 120 nazi divisions during the year and that "only 204 Ger man and non - German divisions stand against us.” -V RACES AND ABSENTEEISM HAWTHORNE, Calif., Nov. 6.— UP)—Northrop Aircraft, Inc., said today that its absenteeism increas ed 15 per cent over normal the first day and 27 per cent over normal the second day of the cur rent horse race meeting at near by Hollywood Park. more members WHITEVILLE, Nov. 6 — More han 2,300 Columbus county farm ing have joined the County Farm 3ureau in a drive to secure 1,500 lew members for the bureau. The :ounty stands second in the state as o new members received, led only 3y Pitt. J. P. Quinerly, assistant ;ounty agent, is chairman of the membership committee._ REPORTED MISSING WHITEVILLE, Nov. 6—Staff Sgt. Prince E. Strickland, son of Rev. and Mrs. R, W. Strickland of White ville, has been reported missing in action over Germany since Octo ber 15. Sgt. Strickland was a nost gunner on a B-24 Liberator bombei and had completed more than 2! missions over enemy territory. ..— —— GET A Sa.'Edjiw*, uc»n s stfe ntftU ssf3«te MVZtet3-5 TryMorouLe^J^ Read TheC 1 assifiPj ^ 'why thousands of doctorsY. ORDERED THIS FOR CHMDREH'f ^8AD COUGHS* (CAUSED BY COLDS) ! Pertussin — a famous herbal cough remedy — scientifically prepared — not only acts at once to relieve cough* ing spells but also loosens sticky phlegm and makes it easier to raise. Pleasant tasting. Safe for both old and young — even small children. 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That is to abide by their wishes that this country should be kept the same [ way it was when they left it...not changed around while they’re away and can’t express their opinions.” “In all fairness, Judge, that’s a simple request no one can afford to disregard," This ahrrUsenunt tponsorei by Conference of Alcoholic B ever ate Iniialrm k A , ava7 rme /'u TARE CARE Of | MX CAR/ c 1 You'probably' don’t 'expect to depend on a horse and isurrey for future transportation. But consider this fact, •which* is brought out by government surveys—approxi jmately 800,000 cars will wear out this winter. To help keep your care from becoming one of these (800,000, ask your nearby Sinclair H~C Gasoline Dealer to Sinclair-ize your car for Winter now. This fall change* (over service protects vital parts against wear and break* <downs as your car manufacturer recommends. 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