The Wilmington morning star. [volume], July 20, 1947, SECTION A, Page 3-A, Image 3

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REA OPENS
5-MILE LINE
Brunswick County Given
New Power
Line
SOUTHPORT, July 19 — Carry
current to about 30 new cot
and year-round homes, many
( them substantial ones, the
turned on current over five
liies of new distributing line at
Beach Tuesday morning.
In addition to providing a great
eed for the homes already built
rtis line may spark up the plans
i scores of property owners
kng the stretch to start home
construction, observers opined.
Ihe line covers a new sector of
the beach, starting at the lower
c'nd of the original development
jnd running westward for the
liv* miles. It runs parallel to a
road which the beach owners con
structed two yeirs ago and which
■oad is understood to be tabled
jK surfacing by the highway
commission soon Foundation for
the new road was put in by the
beach residents and only the sur
facing is needed.
In an interview E. D. Bishop,
oeneral manager of the REA at
Shallotte, deplored his inability to
jind wiring heavy enough for the
line that has just been complet
ed. He said he considered the
building of the line important to
the REA. as well as to the prop
erty owners along the right of
way This beach appears sched
uled for the most extensive sort
of development which will mean
an extensive and closely knit unit
of REA customers, he said.
According to reports received
today, the beach developers, fully
aware of the inability of the REA
to find the needed sort of wiring
for the five mile stretch, used
their own resources to extend the
search. The beach people bought
the wire, reselling it immediately
to the REA and the line was con
structed.
Baptist Attending
Copenhagen Meeting
WASHINGTON, July 19 — (£>)—
Baptist clergy and laymen from
all over the world are converging
on Copenhagen for the seventh con
gress of the Baptist World Alliance,
opening July 29.
It will be one of the largest re
ligious meetings since before *-he
war, with between 4,000 and 5.000
delegates attending.
MARTIN SECOND HIGHEST
WASHINGTON, July 19 — (J>)—
President Truman has signed
the presidential succession bill
placing Speaker Joseph Martin
'R-Mass) in line to replace him
in the event Mr. Truman is un
able to complete his term. ■
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„ just how much her bank account can stand, Ann
Aell Parker, right, Beik-Williams clerk in the beach department,
figures up what her beach wardrobe will cost. Her mother could
i^e wel* dressed at the beach for the price of a bathing
suit—$10. But daughter has to shell out $92.90 for the beach apparel
displayed by the sultry dummy.
What They Lack In Clothes
At Beach Is Made Up In Cost
“Let’s take a lun to the beach,
Maisie. Grab your suit and let’s
go.”
That was the story 20 years ago.
Today the process of taking a run
to the beach has developed to such
an advanced stage, that little
Masie must, or at least she thinks
she must, pack 15 beach necessi
ties in addition to the all essential
swim suit.
And while the number of beach
items has increased yearly, the
size of the swim suit has de
creased in proportion. Before the
suit hung to the iassie’s knees—
now it hangs not at all. The word
today is “cling. ’ A few inches ot
silk molded around the hips, and
they call it “trunks.” About halt
as many up above, and they call
it the “bra.”
The ironic part of it is that in
the 20's she could, skip to the
beach with a $10 blousey suit—
then the only item on the required
list. In '47, however, $10 won’1
even get her started out the door.
For example, Maisie’s outfit
above, in which she displays the
bare essentials for a, day at the
beach, cost exactly $92.90.
Believe it or not, that’s what
she has to pay to te a moderately
dressed lady at the ocean.
Item by item, here’s how her
bank account diminished:
Bathing suit—$15.
Beach coat—$4.95.
Sun glasses—$3.95.
Sandals—$3.02.
Sun tan lotion—$0.60.
Thermos bottle—$4.95.
Lunch basket—$3.50.
Beach tow'el—SI.39,
Bath towel—$1.00.
Polo shirt—$1.00.
Shorts—$3.95.
More lotion—SO.89.
Bathing cap—$0.75.
Beach bag—$2.95.
’Kerchief—$1.00.
Camera—$45.
Total $92.90.
Oh, for the good old s\v'
hole w'here all you needed fc.
dip was the desire.
TERMINAL BILL
(Continued From Page One)
new bill, the deadline for filing
claims was extended for one year
to Sept. 1. 1948. Future claimants
may request a cash settlemen.
Redemption of the bonds will
reduce the public debt by an
equivalent amount.
The bond bill was passed after
the Senate had approved, by voice
vote, a bill to increase the subsis
tence allowances for veterans at
tending schools and colleges. This
measure now goes to the House.
The school subsistence bill
would cos: about $217,000,000 a
year. It would increase the sub
sistence al'owance for single vet
erans from $65 to $75 a month,
for married veterans from $90 to
$105 and for married veterans
with children from $90 to $120.
The bond cashing bill was
strongly supported by Sen. Robert
A. Taft, R., O., who said failure
to enact the Republican tax reduc
tion bill left he treasury with
more than $6,000,000,000 to apply
on the national debt. The G.I.
bonds, he said, are part of that
debt.
“The patment of these bonds
will reduce the debt just as much
as the payment of any other
bonds,’’ Taft said. “It is true that
is slightly more inflationary than
he payment of bonds and notes
held by banks, but in my opinion
the payment of $6,000,000,000 of
debt iy a single year out of taxes
collected from the people is too
deflationary and it will be advan
tageous to have part of tnis mon
ey at least paid back into the
channels of trade.’’
Carlina Beach
Officials To Go
To Myrtle Beach
An interchange of ideas on prac
tices in beach resort operations
will be developed Tuesday when
Carolina Beach town officials will
spend the day at Myrtle Beach at
the invitation 0f officials of the
South Carolina resort.
The conference between officials
of the two resorts will center
around municipal government
operation, with particular stress
laid upon terms of evisting ordi
nances on zoning, sanitation and
revenue upon the tax structures of
tie two towns.
Making the trip will be Mayor A.
P. Peay, Alderman W. H. Shinn,
Thomas A. Croom, Glenn M. Tupk
er, and William L. Farmer, Town
Attorney Emmett H. Bellamy, and
Mrs. Alice Strickland, town clerk.
FIRST COMMISSIONED
WASHINGTON, July 19 — (ff)
Col. Florence A. Blanchfield, super
intendent of Army nurses, hgs
become the first fully commission
ed woman in the regular army.
Six species of plover exist in
the United States, the largest and
best known being the kill-deer.
The piping plover is found along
the Atlantic coast and is noted
for the musical quality of its notes.
SOAPBOX
(Continued From Page One)
tion committee and after being
okayed for the race, all cars will
be locked up until an hour before
parade time. After the parade,
they will be returned to Lake For
est school for numbering.
Cars which fail to pass inspec
tion because of some minor rule
infraction, or lack of safety, will
be turned back to the owner who
will be given an opportunity to
make the necessary alterations
and return his car Tuesday noOn
for reinspection. Driver license
cards, wil] be mailed out to all
entrants on Thursday morning of
This week and must be filled out
bv the entrant, setting forth in de
tail, all costs involved in the con
struction of his car. License cards
then must be presented to weigh
master when entrant presents him
self and car for weighing.
Following the detail of weigh
ing, drivers must turn their cars,
together with driver’s license
card, over to the Chief Inspector
and when inspection is completed
and cars given final okay, driver’s
license will be attached inside car
and must remain there.
During inspection, boys will be
lequired to wait outside until call
ed, in the event that inspectors
wish to point out some minor
mechanical redjustments which
must be made. As soon as their
cars are certified, each boy may
return home.
Late yesterday, Derby head
quarters were abie to announce
that the list of officials is now ail
but complete and will be certified
by the Advisory committee the
first of the week and the entire
list of personnel for race day pub
lished. Through the efforts of
Chairman Ralpn Volk and his
cmittee, a strong group of of
ficials has been lined up to handle
all race day details and should
assure smooth operation at Derby
Downs July 30.
While chairman Volk and his
committee have been busy lining
up officials to handle the Derby,
chairman James Copeland and his
group have been busy on details
ci the proposed parade through
downtown Wilminglon on Derby
Day morning. Still another group
under J. A. Scott have been
rounding up prizes “nd it now
looks like almost every boy who
makes an official run at Derby
VA. MAN HEADS
(Continued From Page One)
ed, members to be on the council:
Themes and topics for men's or
ganizations in local churches, for
the year 1948: A Wilton Litz,
chairman; J. . Williams, Char
lotte, and Curry B. Hearn, Nash
ville, Tenn, Program committee:
for 198 Men-At-Montr£at confer
ence and the mid-winter meeting
of the council's executive commit
tee, T. T. Kopplin, chairman;
Emile H. Dieh, New Orleans and
the Rev. A. R. Bird, Huntington,
W. Va.
The council adopted the follow
ing projects for the coming year:
1. The Presbyterian program of
progress to be given first priority
'for all men’s organizations in the
church.
2. Continued sponsorship of the
assembly’s radio work by coopera
ting in making available in each
Eowns will walk away with a
prize of some kind. All prizes, in
cluding national awards, will be
pUced on display on Wednesday
afternoon in the show winsow of
1he Wilmington Travel Agency,
128 Princess street.
presbytery one or more record
players to make possible the ex
tended use of recordings produced
by the assembly's committee on
radio of which Dr. John M. Alex
ander of Atlanta, is director.
3. Consideration of the feasibili
ty of holding a Negro youth con
ference in each synod: and, after
investigation if advisable one such
conference be conducted next
summer .r. one of the synods, to
be designated later.
4. Consideration of a layman's
day be considered by a special
committee.
5. Promotion of paid subscrip
tions to “the bridge official bul
letin of the assembly’s committee
on Christian relations.
6. Preparation of a special song
book to be used in men's clubs.
7. Continuation of projects
adopted last year, including: an
outpost Sunday school sponsored
by every church; regular services
in “pastorless pulpits;’’ develop
ment of young men as leaders;
individual acceptance of God as a
business partner; financial sup
port of Presbyterian radio hour:
assignment of every man to an
appropriate church task, and
specific projects selected by synod
and presbytery councils.
GREEKS DEMAND
(Continued From Page One)
disclosing the extent of the gov
ernment’s crackdown against op
pi sition elements, reported that
11,500 persons from all over
Greece were now under arrest on
political charges.
The ministry said some 7,000 of
the total had been arrested in con
nection with a purported commu
nist-inspired plot to overthrow the
government. Most of those seized
have been deported. Many were
sent to the island of Nikaria west
cf Samos island in the Aegean
Sea, and approximately 2,000 sold
iers regarded as ‘'unreliable’’
were billeted on the island of
Macronisi.
Dwight P. Griswold, administra
tor of the U. S. program of as
sistance to Greece said at his
first news conference since arriv
ing from the United States that
‘rebel fighting is holding back the
reconstruction of Greece.”
YEW CHIEF NAMED
LOUISBURG, July 19 — (U.B—E.
0. Beasiev took up his duties to
day as Louisbm'g's third chief of
police in the past four months.
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