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City Council Election Returns il |! }t & it \ & it ** if < * l| SJ fig £ E| E« af as g * 4 & « & i e I ~ 1 GEORGE W. ALLEN GEORGEPRINSON GARLAND S. CURRIN JOHN H. DAVIS W. HENRY EZZELL_ "KINGSLEY LEE KING__ W. RONALD LANE -_ ROBERT S. LeGWIN __l E.R. MAYHAN_ BEN MacGHEE_ THOMAS E. MURRELL-___ R. R. ROMEO__ J. E. L. WADE __.t_ WALTER E. YOPP __ "TOTAL BALLOTS CAST_ I—_!_I. 1 1 ! 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G. Latimer and Son, local agent for the Mutual Life Insur ance Co., which reduction had been allowed by the insurance agents on the nurses home at Com munity hospital. The agents disclosed in a let ter to the Board that they had been informed by the State Rating Board that the 25 per cent reduc tion allowed on municipally and county owned properties could not be allowed on the nurses home be cause it was a residential dwell ing. The Commissioners voted to turn over to the Grand Jury the matter of the Southern Butane Gas Co. of 220 Market street, which has not listed its taxes after proper notification. Chairman Addison Hewlett was authorized to confer with the city council, with power to act, on the matter of proposed repair ing of the sidewalk on North Third street in front of the County Court House. Members of the Board revealed that 64 cents of every tax dollar collected by the County had been spent toward school purposes for the year ending June 30, 1944. -V Since D-Day, U. S. Army Ord nance men have repaired more tanks, armored cars, half-tracks, trucks, and trailers than battle losses for all U. S. forces. tases the Pain — Soothes the Nerves Headaches, and nerves upset by minor pains, usually respond promptly to the quick-acting ef fectiveness of “BC”. Also relieves neuralgia and muscular aches. Use only as directed. Consult a physi cian when pains persist. 10c & 25c sizes. Senate Passes Measure On Additional Training WASHINGTON,- April 23.—«P)— The Senate voted down today 66 toO 9 a proposal to require 12 months of training before combat duty for all draftees under age 20. The action came after Gen. George C. Marshall, chief of staff, had advised the Senate that the Army will adopt a policy of send ing overseas no soldiers under 19, as soon as military conditions per mit. e Senator O’Daniel (D-Tex) offer ed the rejected proposal as an amendment vto legislation extend ing the draft law for one year. The law expires May 15. The vote on O’Daniel’s amend ment cleared the way for consid eration of a proposal by a bi-parti san group to require at least six months training before combat for inductees under age 19. In addition to O’Daniel, Senators supporting his amendment were Bilbo, (Miss), McCarran (Nev) and Stewart (Tenn), democrats, and Bushfield (SD), Langer (ND), Moore (Okla), Revercomb (W Va), and Young (ND), republicans. The chief of staff made this statement in a letter to chair man Thomas (D-TJtah) of the Se nate military committee. Senator Hill (D-Ala), acting majority leader, read the letter to the Senate during debate on legislation to extend the Selective Service Act for another year. The present expiration date is May 15. OBITUARIES MRS. SARAH C. SINCLAIR Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah C. Sinclair, 83, who died at the home of her son, R. T. Sinclair, in Winter Park, Saturday morning, after a long illness, were held from the Wesley Memorial Metho dist church yesterday at 3 o’clock by the Rev. K. R. Wheeler, assisted by the Rev. A. K. Dudley. Interment followed in Winter Park cemetery/ Active pallbearers were J. L. Lamb, J. T. Barden, C. C. Birm ingham, Joe Sandlin, L. E. Mon roe and C. H. Stanton Honorary pollbearers were C. D. Gore, G. C. Mclntire, D. H. Grenshaw and W. R. Farrar. Mrs Sinclair is survived by her husband, F M. Sinclair; one son, R. T. Sinclair; six grandchildren, Major R. T. Sinclair, Jr., and Captain F. McP. Sinclair, both of the U. S. Army, G. Roland Sin clair of Davidson college, Mrs. M. S. Birmingham, of Charlotte, Mrs. F. L. Backus, and Miss Margaret Sinclair, both of Wilmington; and two great grandchildren. MRS. ALEXZENA H. SAWYER Mrs. Alexzena H. Sawyer, 68, died at her residence, 711 Grace street, at 11:45 yesterday morning. She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Bessie Benton, of this city; and a son, R. E. Sawyer, Balti more, Md. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. today from the Yopp Fu neral home by the Rev. E. W. Pate assisted by the Rev. Earl Br„ ji— ter Phelps, George White, W. P. Carroll, Gayhart Whilden, Thomas Rabon ..and J. L. Colley. Honorary pallbearers will be Dr. G. R. C. Thompson, Lynn Todd, A. W. Allen and Joe Brown. JACOB L. SOLOMON Funeral services for Jacob L. Solomon, 69, who died at his resi dence at 611 Dock street yesterday morning, will be conducted from the chapel of the Ward Funeral home by Rabbi M. M. Thurman at 4 p. m. today with interment follow ing in Oakdale cemetery. Born in Wilmington, he was edu cated in Germany and at the old Davis Military academy, La Grange, Ga. For many years he was engaged in his own shoe busi ness and for the last thirty years was associated with the S. and B. Solomon Co. A member of St. John’s Lodge and the Wilmington consistory of which he was a 32 degree Mason, he also belonged to the Temple of Israel and the Men’s club of the Temple. His work car ried him throughout eastern North Carolina and South Carolina where he was known to many friends as “Jake.” Surviving are his widow, Emma S. Solomon; two sons Lt. Louis S. Solomon, U. S. Army, and Lt. Ber nard S. Solomon, USNR; one daughter, Mrs. Charles C. Baggett; a brother, Albert Solomon; and a grandson, Charlie C. Baggett, Jr. Funeral services will be con ducted today at 4 p. m., from the chapel of the Ward Funeral Home by Rabbi M. M. Thurman, with interment following in Oak dale cemetery. Honorary pallbearers are Dr. A. H. Harris, Dr. R. B. Hare, Dr. G. R. C. Thompson, Dr. Donald B. Koonce, W. S. Bunting and W. T. Spragens. Active pallbearers are Arthur Lewis, W. T. Brown, Wash W. King, Rudolph Geischen, Dan Wil liams and Marion Cox. MRS. IDA RUSS HERRING LUMBERTON, April 23. — Mrs. Ida Russ Herring, 56, wife of Henry O. Herring, died at 8 p. m. Sunday at her home in Lakewood near Fayetteville. Born in Bladen county, the daughter of the late Frank and Martha Suggs, she lived in Lum berton for many years before mov ing to Fayetteville five years ago. ■ Surviving are her husband; three sons. Private Henry O. Herring, Jr., S 2-c, James D. Herring, over seas, and S 1-c Marvin L. Herring; two sisters, Mrs. Grady Hayes, of Lumberton, and Mrs. Andrew Ed wards, Dublin; and one brother Willie Russ, of Bladenboro. Funeral services will be con ducted from the Biggs Funeral home in Lumberton at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday by the Rev. G. L. Guy, of St. Paul's a former pastor with in terment following in New Holly wood cemetery here. MRS. MAMIE S. SWAIN Funeral services for Mrs. Mamie S. Swain of Southport, who died yesterday, will be held at 3 p. m. today at the Southport Baptist church with the Rev. A. L. Brown and the Rev. C. N. Phillips in charge. Interment will follow in the Anti och Baptist church cemetery near Bolivia. Active pallbearers will be R. T. Woodside, Walker Clemmons, Rob ert Thompson, D. B. Garrish, J. E. Smith. M. R. Saunders and Fred Willing. Mrs. Swain is survived by a daughter, Mrs. G. W. Fisher; five sons, James G. Swain, LeRoy Swain, Bennie D. Swain, Warren G. Swain and Dearmond Swain. Also surviving are two sisters. Mrs. G. W. Edwards and Mrs. C. E. Voiles and three brothers, Harry Spence*-. Fred W. Spencer and M. C. Spen cer. , -V Seventy - five per cent of the 1,200 major Army Ordnance items now in use by U. S. forces have been newly designed or radically improved since the beginning of ;he war. use scrvistoa. « PRY (LEAN YOUR RUGS No Need to Work! St Works for You1 88c •Vlb. box No Fuss, No Muss! ^our ru^s and carpets can re uain right on the floor, so there 15 no inconvenience. No liquids eeded, ^ 8 dry powder easy to j use. 3 Easy Steps Sprinkle it on, brush it in. vacu 110 'Vjrk' chemical action 'iM' keePs your rugs and car- I 15 bnsllt> Economical, too. JUlKl 307 NORTH front street Wilmington, N. C. Dial 6626 ' ' • ' r '• • ■■■! n, i AMERICANS DOWN 20 JAP PLANES (Continued from Page One) concealment behind the 165th regi ment lines near the west coast, had to be bombed by an air strike behind the American lines — a unique air support operation. In the Seventh Division sector on the east flank a 155 MM. Japanese howitzer, hauled up for point-blank pounding of hill positions, was stal ling the American advance. About one-third of the hill had been blown off. Japanese machinegunners were killed at scores of positions, but reinforcements replaced them in seemingly endless parade from tunnels and caves. The extensive nature of these enemy caves defenses was demon strated in one sector where flame throwers, focussed on holes on one side of a ridge, shot flames through the hill and out the other side. Destruction of 33 Japanese planes in all was reported in Nimitz’ com munique today. This included the 24 wiped out at Miyako and Ishi gaki in the southern Ryukyus, three' wrecked on the ground at Kume island west of Okinawa, one shot down north of Okinawa by a Marine plane and five destroyed by British carrier planes in the southern Ryukyus April 16 and 17 Roosevelt Guessed In Advance HowAl Smith Would ‘WalkOut’ Arucie or a seriesj By KIRKE L. SIMPSON WASHINGTON, April 23.—(IP)— I have come now in my memories of Franklin Roosevelt to the sad last chapter. All the nation, the civilized world, grieves at his untimely loss; but to none other than his own kin can that grief be more personal than to the small company his brave and buoyant spirit hjd bound so closely to him—the Cuff-Links club. There seems no point in recall ing all those Roosevelt birthday dinners, of which the Cuff-Linkers v.ere an invariable part. The last session came just a day or two before the President set off on that fateful trip to Yalta to meet Winston Churchill and Jo seph Stalin for the last time. That last time the President got into us more deeply at the poker table than ever before. He chuck led over the pile of chips before him and said to me it was well the game had come after, not before, his fourth-term election race since luck at politics and cards were not supposed to run together. iiidi mgm me game uroxe up unusually early. Some of the younger folk from the dinner party were singing nround a piano in an adjoining roorh. The President was not yet ready for bed, although midnight had gone. He joined the singers, and as I left the White House I could hear their voices up stairs echoing through the man sion. My last personal contact with Franklin Roosevelt came that night. I saw him last (but at i dstance) at the White House corre spondents dinner after his return from Yalta. He looked weary Sind was saddened by the death oi genial Brig. Gen. Edwin M. “Pa” Watson, his military aide and sec retary. But he entered into all the fur and banter and gallantly sought to throw off his obvious fatigue. I like better to recall the Frank lin Roosevelt of earlier White House days and I am moved to tell of what actually happened at the White House the night A1 Smith took his “walk” away from Roose velt party leadership, in February, 1936. That afternoon I was summoned for a stag , dinner with the Presi dent. The group included Secretary Morgenthau, Harry Hopkins. “Pa’ Watson, Vice Almiral Ross T. Mo Intire, the President’s friend anc physician, Steve Early, “Mac” Me Intire and myself. As we startec downstairs Mr. Roosevelt sent me back to the study to pick up i scratch pad and pencil. He said he had a “game” in mind. At the table he decreed that each of us should write his guess as to just how and on what ground A1 Smith would take his coming walkout on the administration. Each would put in a blue chip and after we had listened t0 Smith’s speech on the radio, decide who won. We did that, and I remember Harry Hopkins rhymed his effort wittily. I filed a claim on the Pres ident's penciled guess, and he scrawled his initials on it. I have it before me now. As Smith’s voice filled the room the President showed no emotion except for a dancing light in his eyes but when the speech ended he clutched my knee with his big fist. I had black-and-blue marks to show for it next day. “Do you know what that means. Kirke? ’ he asked. “It means 500, 000 votes for our side.” We then divided up the blue chip pot. The President won. This was what he had scribbled as his guess: Because the President and his administration have failed to live up to the 1932 platform and have instituted unconstitutional and un American policies, he and his ad ministration no longer represent the Democratic party.” I forgot to take my prized sou venir with me, but in due course a White House messenger brought it to me with this handwritten note: “Dear Kirke—Here is the pri^ winning essay on A. Emanuel Smith by one of the world's great est fortune tellers—let’s have an other party like it—500,000 votes gained each time. As ever. “Franklin D. Roosevelt.” There are many other happy in cidents I could call back to life. Among them was a trip dbwn the Potomac on the yacht Sequel* that had a lot to do with Senator Tom Connally’s reelection that year in Texas. Connally had stiff opposition for renomination, which with Demo crats means reelection in Texas. Word had gotten out that Mr. Roosevelt favored his opponent. The Roosevelt answer was to in vite the Senator on an overnight trip down river—and'make public1 the fact that he had been invited. It is possible Mr. Roosevelt hop ed I would take note of the Sena tor’s presence and comment upon it and its political significance in my AP "Bystander’’ column. No one suggested that, but I did it. I heard later it was something of a campaign document in Texas. There is one other personal let ter from Franklin Roosevelt I will quote. It was written shortly before his fourth inauguration in response to my more or less frivolous note of congratulations. For several years, when asked about my own prospective AP re tirement date, I had made it a practice to jokingly reply "Oh, about midway of the fourth term.” And that. I wrote the President, was just what was going to hap pen. His reply discounted the prob abilities of my early retirement. “I am willing to wager,” the President’s letter added, "unless you take the initiative and demand your release, you will be actively in the service of the AP until long after I leave the White House to return to Hyde Park.” How sadly that prediction was to be fulfilled. But it is the concluding para graph of that note I want to em phasize most: "Don’t forget your membership in the Cuff-Links Club and remem ber also that no one can retire from that organization. That is our tie, and it is comforting to know that it can’t be broken.” That proved wrong. The tie has been broken by the death of the man of whose gay courage and 103-3! friendship it was wove* -V Research workers of the Depart ment of Agriculture say potatoe* boiled in their jackets lose only half as much ascorbic acid and only one-third as much thiamine a* baked potatoes. 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