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BOARD TO PROBE * (Continued from Page One) Abbottsburg children remained at home. •“No sir. we’re not sending ■tHpm,*' members of the Abbotts burg delegation told the board. " Members Bitter .The vote to investigate the Wheat Swamp situation came only after some board members had voiced bitter comments against the strikes by school students. -“I’m getting mad about one thing—this strike business,” said A- McL. Graham of Clinton. “They’re striking agamst the state, against the school. I think if,should be squelched.” “I’m opposed to taking any part ill it (the Wheat Swamp dispute) as long as the situation exists there as now exists,” said A. S. Brower of Durham. “Get the chil dren back in school and then come back and ask for an in vestigation.” He Vote On the vote for an investigation of-the Wheat Swamp situation, the board tied at five to five, and Lt. Gpv. L. Y. Ballentine. who pre sided, cast hi3 vote in favor of holding the probe. II. S. COURT VOIDS -« (Continued From Page One) on in Alderson, W Va., ws ? con victed by an • a;m.v tribunal in Germany of participating in the theft cf $1.50r one worth of the Eesre crown jewels from Kron biig castle, Germany. Her husband. Jack W. Durant, former Army "Oljnel was con victed and sentenced to 15 years at hard labor for his part in the ,d for Mrs. Durant, who is 41, filed a petition In the District cOu;t here last June for her re lease from prison on a writ of habeas corpus, and a hearing on it was held in mid-July. TJ. E District Attorney Leslie E. Given explained that it would now b« up to the Justice department to decide the government’s next step in the case. I* a AIR CONDITIONED Thrill Packed Drama 1 LIZABETH SCOTT JOHN HODIAK Burt Lancaster "DESERT FURY" In Technicolor Shows: 1:00-^2:44 l 4:45-6:50 8:50 t II BIDING AGAINST MURDEROUS FURY! "VIGILANTES RETURN" In Flaming Color Jon Hall Andy Devine Shows: 1:05-2:20 tSc Pint Tax EAST SIDE KIDS "HARD BOILED MAHONEY" ^ T jA w^**r'*15 jm. 20c Plus lax CHARLES 8TARRETT SMILEY BURNETTE * IN "WEST OF DODGE COUPLE RECOVERING AFTER EXPLOSION ABOARD SMALL BOAT A youthful couple today were reported well on the road to re covery after a gasoline explosion in the Carolina Beach yacht basin that sent the two to James Walker Memorial hospital. They are George Applewhite Jr., 20, of Carolina Beach, still con fined to the hospital, and Martha Sue Taylor, IS, of Maury, N. C., rported by hospital attendants as discharged. \ The couple suffered bums on the legs and feet. Authorities said the couple jumped overboard and made their way to shore after the explosion Wednesday i__ght.’ The yacht was burned to the water’s level and was towed to the basin dock. Cause of the explosin had not been ascertained. LAWLESSNESS RIFE (Continued From Page One) ces of the United States, said that 15 billion dollars of American town of Sweet Home, Ore , where the vault was swollen with logging payroll money. Working as leisurely as their pokey mountaineer drawls, two armed men corralled eight em ployes and seven customers in the bank vault, scooped up $57,500 in small denomination bills and sped away in a black sedan to vanish cleanly into the high Cascade mountain country nearby. It was the biggest bank robbery in Oregon’s history. Police said it set a local pattern of perfection. Th method was basically that used three months earlier to rob the E. G. Young bank at Oak land, 100 miles south of Sweet Home. FORRESTAL HITS (Continued From Page One) money “has gone abroad to pre vent famine and to provide hope for desperate millions throughout the world.” He said that the United States had not objected to carrying the main burden of material help al most singlehandedly “but it would be an understatement to say that we have been disappointed in the response of some nations to whom we have held out the hand of help and friendship only to meet with rebuff and invective.” DRIVE IN-THEATRE , Midway between If ilmlnyton j and Carolina Beach Fri.-Sat. ||g| Joel McCrea and Barbara Stanwyck —In— “BANJO ON MY KNEE” Plus News and Color Cartoon First Show at 7:45. GLORIOUS ROMANCE AGAINST A BACKGROUND OF THRILLING ACTION! ■Mm TODAY • FRI. - SAT. f Here's WELCOME news you'll greet with cheers . . . They're together again after three long years I BEGINNING SUNDAY! BAILEY EASTERN TOBACCO (Continued From Page One) Tuesday’s average and the lowest average of the season by 16 cents. Fair to better qualities exper ienced a stronger demand on the Eastern North Carolina markets, with smoking leaf showing var iations up to $2 when compared with Tuesday’s prices. A notice able drop in deliveries to the flue cured stabilization corporation was reported by the Federal-State Marketing Service. Gross sales Wednesday on this belt totaled 6,737,431 pounds for an average of $42.72—this is $1.25 below Tuesday, but was due largely to lower prices by grades. Average price, per hundred pounds, for a limited number of grades on the Border Belt yes terday: Leaf—Fine lemon $55, up $1; good lemon $51, unchanged; low lemon $40, down $3; good orange $45, down $3; common orange ¥22.50, down $1; low green orange side $25, down $3. Smoking leaf—Good lemon $55, up $1; fair lemon $50, down $3; common orange $28, unchanged. Cutters—Good lemon $61, up $2; fair orange $57, unchanged; low orange $52, down $1. Lugs—Good lemon $52, un changed; fair lemon $40, down $4; fine orange $57, up $2; low orange $27, down $1. Nondescript—Best thin $13, up $2. Average price, per hundred pounds, for a limited number of grades on the Eastern North Carolina belt yesterday: Leaf—Good lemon $52, unchang ed; fair lemon $49, unchanged; good orange $46, unchanged; fair orange $41, down $1; low orang $34, down $2; common orange $26, down $1. Cutters—Fair lemon $58, down $1; low lemon $55, up $1; low orange $52, down $1. Lugs—Choice lemon $58, up $2; fine lemon $57, up $2; good lemon $53, up $2; fair lemon $45, up $1; good orange $50, up $4; fair orange $41, up $1; low orange $29, down $1. Primings—Fair lemon $41, un changed; low orange $23, up 50 cents. Nondescript—Best thin $11.50, down 50 cents. BUSINESSMEN FEAR (Continued From Page One) situation. Actually the editorial was aimed against Hindu corre spondents who accompanied Jaw aharlai Nehru, prime minister of Hindustan India, on his tour of the Punjab and who, it is com plained, wrote biased dispatches. But the Pakistan Times failed to identify the correspondents as Indians, and the Moslems inter preted it as aimed against Ameri can and other Western corre spondents. So far there has been no de mand by Americans for mass evacuation by the American Em bassy. The Lahore consulate is watching the situation. FATAL RIOTING BREAKS OUT IN NEW DELHI NEW DELHI, India, Sept 4 —(U.R) —Fatal rioting broke out in this capital of Hindu India today, 20 days after Independence Day, and a curfew was imposed in Karachi, capital of Moelem Pakistan, after the murder of a Sikh there. At least five persons were killed and 40 wounded up to mid-after noon in the teeming old ijelhi sec tion of the capital. VANDENBERG CALLS (Continued From Page One) encouraging, the most stimulating international action since the close of hostilities.” As if in response to foreign pro paganda charge that the United States imposed its own will in the drafting of the agreement, Mas shall declared: ‘‘None of the 19 nations concern ed sought to impose its will on the others. Agreement was reached on a voluntary basis, each nation manifesting its will to adjust its own position to that of the others out of respect for the opinion of the majority. ‘‘No nation triumphed over any other,” Marshall continued, "for this was not a contest between na tions but a ’get-together’ among them. And yet there resulted no watered-down formula—no lowest common denominator of compro mise on vital principles.” No Policy Questions The secretary did not discuss in his brief radio talk any foreign policy questions other than the for mulation of the new pact. He des cribed the treaty as having com mitted the nations of the Ameri can hemisphere ‘‘to act collective ly for the peace and security of the new world and to do this in accordance with the provisions of the charter of the United Nations.” TOUGHER THAN "DILLINGER"! THE COLDEST KILLER A WOMAN EVER LOVED! ... OR HATED LAWRENCE TIERNEY CLAIRE TREVOR WALTER SLEZAK •BORN TO KILL” No children under 15 will be admitted. It’s too ruthless! ROYAL STARTS SUNDAY! Regular OCc ^us Prices Tax HAMBONE’S MEDITATIONS By Alley (dey SAYS ABSENCE MEK DE HEAHf GROW FONDUH - UH-HUH} AN* SOMETIME. DE MO' ABSENT, DE MO' FONDUH! (Released by The Bell By* dlcate. Inc.) Trade Mark *v> Re«. Uv 8. Pat. Offlce) l-S-HT City Briefs The many friends of the Rev. E. B. Papazisis, pastor of St. Nicholas Orthodox church, who was operated upon Wednesday for a throat ailment, will be pleased to learn that he is resting com fortably at his home. Boy Scout officials announced late yesterday afternoon that the monthly Court of Honor, sched uled to be held at the courthouse next Monday night has been called off. The next Court of Honor for the Wilmington area will be held on the dirst Monday night in Octo ber. E. C. Snead, assistant collector of customs, will return to his of fice in the Custom House the latter part of next week, it was reported yesterday. Col. John B. Hughes, acting dis trict engineer, will- return to his of fice in the Custom House, Wednes day, it was announced yesterday. Hamilton Hicks, public relations officer for the Engineers Depart ment, will return to work at his office in the Custom House Mon day morning. A Farmer’s Club Supper was held in the Wrightsboro Clubhouse last night at 7: SO o’clock with John Sikes. Wallace tobacco man being the principal speaker, it was an nounced. Southeastern North Carolina Beach association prizes for the forthcoming Fall Fishing Rodeo will be on display beginning Satur day at Shoemakers Office supply store J. J. Hudiburg, secretary of the SENCBA said yesterday, He said the trophies awarded for prize cai'chs would remain at Shoemak ers for a week, and then be shifted to the following display sites: Pick ards Sporting store, (one week;; Gregg Hardware, (one week); Newell’s Drug, (Wrightsville Beach) (one week); Ocean Plaza, Carolina Beach), (one week). Miss Charlotte Lowe, former Wilmingtonian, will present the first of a series of voice recitals here over Radio Station WMFD today at 6:30 p. m. She will ap pear at various churches in this area during the next two weeks. The Wilmington Life Underwrit ers association will meet at 12:30 p. m., today at the Crystal restau rant. A feature of the program will be an address by George Al bright official of the Life Insur ance Company of Virginia. The Weather Weather bureau report of temperature and rainfall for the 24 hours ending 8 p. m., in the principal cotton growing areas and elsewhere: Station High Loiv Precip. WILMINGTbN _ r Alpena _ — 77 57 — Asheville __ rj — Atlanta _ 95 68 — Atlantic City_ 86 71 .36 Birmingham _ 95 68 — Boston _ 86 65 — Buffalo _ 84 63 — Burlington _ 84 58 .04 Charlotte _ 95 64 — Chattanooga - 96 60 — Chicago _•- 77 69 .11 Cincninati _ 77 69 .07 Cleveland _ 86 66 — Dallas _101 73 — Denver _ 85 56 — Detroit _ 83 66 .03 Duluth _ 79 61 — El Paso___ 96 70 — Fort Worth_ 99 75 — Galveston - 92 78 — Houston - 96 72 — Jacksonville_ — 72 — Kansas City _ 93 86 — Key West _ 89 77 — Knoxville - 92 60 — Little Rock _ 104 68 — Los Angeles _ 99 60 — Louisville _ 76 67 .20 Memphis _101 68 — Meridian _— 102 65 — Miami _ 91 74 .02 Minn.-St. Paul- 75 65 .13 Mobile __- 94 74 — Montgomery - 95 73 — New Orleans_ 97 77 — New York _ 86 68 — Norfolk 92 69 — Philadelphi # 87 65 .03 Phoenix -114 72 — Pittsburgh - 87 66 — Portland, Me. - 80 55 — Raleigh - — 96 66 — Richmond - 95 66 — St. Louis _ 97 77 — San Antonio —•- 95 70 — San Francisco - — 50 — Savannah - 96 76 — Seattle - 71 59 — Tampa - 92 72 .37 Vicksburg - 99 68 — Washington - 94 68 — NAVY ENLISTS SIX! MEN AT LOCAL STATION Five Southeastern North Caro lina men enlisted in the U. S. Navy yesterday through the locad re cruiting station in the Post Office building, it was announced by re cruiters. The recruiting agents said that the five men make a total of 12 men for this month as they have completed one-half of their 25 mer. a-month quota. All of the enlistees are non veterans and signed up for three years as apprentice seamen. They are, James Elbert Kirby, Harold Charles Robinson, Rifton Evoll Cellers, and Bennie Rogers Sellers, all of Supplj, and Joa Bd ward of Clarkton. OBITUARIES MRS. EDWARDS X. TAYLOR, SR. Funeral services for Mrs. Ed ward T. Taylor, Sr., 509.Orange street, will be held this aft ernoon at 4 o’clock horn the First Presbtyerian churcti with Dr. Wil liam Crowe, Jr., officiating. Inter ment will be in Oakdale cemetery. Mrs. Taylor, prominent socially in Wilmington, died suddenly in James Walker Memorial hospital last night at 7:45 o’clock. The daughter of the late Henry Clay and Julia Bradford Cox Mrs. Taylor was born in Camilla, Ga., Mar. 2, 1888. She was raised in Albany, Ga., and came 10 IVLining ton in 1914. She was the widow of the late Edward T. Taylor, Sr. Surviving are two sons, Edward T. Taylor, Jr., Salisbury and John Douglas Taylor, Wilmington; one sister, Mrs. William F. Robeitson, Salisbury and one brother, Cleve H. Cox, Albany, Ga. Pallbearers will be her grand nephews, Walker Taylor. Jr. Clay ton Smith, Preston Oliver, Wil liam H. Thornton, Allen T. Strange and Victor Tgylor. Funeral arrangements are in charge of Wards’ Funeral Home. LLOYD CROCKER Funeral services for Lloyd Crocker, 63, superintendent of the Wilmington district of the Atlan tic Coast Line Railroad company who died suddenly at his office here Tuesday night at 10:30 o’clock, were conducted from the late residence, 1405 Princess street, yesterday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock. The Rev. J. A. Russell, pastor of Grace Methodist church, assist ed by the Rev. Walter B. Freed, pastor of St. Paul’s Lutheran church officiated. Interment fol lowed in Oakdale cemetery. Pallbearers were: Active: B. H. Cobb, H. J. Jones, J. F. Rogers, A. H. Williams, A. A. Keels, and Midshipman Wade Harris* Honorary: C. McD. Davis, Rob ert Scott, L. S. Jeftoras, F. B. Langley, C. B. Sibley, F. L. King, R. L. Groover, R. G. Murchison, R. B. Hare, A. R. Brinkley, O. T. Waring, O. H. Page, W. H. Hen derson, R. A. Farmer, H. H. El liott, S. A. Haynes, E. Franks, Dr. J F. Robertson, Dr. D. R. Murch inson, Dr. E. T. Walker, E. P. Weathersby, F. Nichols and Her bert Kendall. MRS. HETTIE KNOWLES CLINTON. Sept. 4. — Mrs. Hettie Knowles, 75, died early Wednesday at the home of her son, S. H. Knowles, in Asheboro. Funeral services were held yes terday afternoon at 3 o'clock from Ref Hill Universalist church with the Rev. M. C. MacQueen, of Clinton, in charge. Burial follow ed in the church cemetery. Surviving besides her son, are one daughter, Mrs. S. C. Hill of Wilmington; two sisters, Mrs. Mary Bryant of Magnolia; Mrs. O. M. Rich cf Richmond, Va., and one brother, Thadeus Vann of Rose Hill. C. E. SIMPSON C. E. Simpson, Jr., 218 Keaton avenue, was advised yesterday morning of the death of his father at 619 Pennsylvania .avenue, Nor folk, Va. The elder Mr. Simpson was 75 years of age. He is survived by his widow, three daughters and two sons. Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Brown Funeral home in Norfolk. t WESLEY B. VARNAM SUPPLY, September 4. — Wesley B. Varnam, 58, died Tuesday mght at 11:05 p. m. at his home in Supply, in Brunswick county. He had suffered from a kidney ail ment for a long time. Surviving are his wife, Roxie Varnam, two daughters, Ethei Gal loway and Gracis Hageman; four sons, Garland, Durbin, Milto-i and Hurbert Varnam; and 10 giand children. Funeral services were conduct ed from Dixon chapel yesterday afternoon at 4 o’clock, and inter ment followed in the church ceme tery. A. E. BLOUNT LUMBERTON, September 4. — A. C. Blount, 69, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Boyd Stone, near Bryant’s Mill Pond in Bla den county, Wednesday at 11 a. m. The funeral was conducted from Zion’s Tabernacle church, yesterday at 4:30 p. m. by the Rev. George H. Wallace and R. A. Stankwytch. Interment followed in Kinlaw cemetery. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Julia Blackwell Blount; one son, A. W. Blount of Lumberton, Rt. 5; and five daughters; Mrs. Allie B Allen of Rt. 1, Mrs. Boyd Stone, of Tar Heel, Mrs. Grace Williams of Lumberton, Mrs. Bennie Koonce of Hope Mills, Rt. 1, and Mrs. M. M. Jordan of Laurinburg. General Electric PACKAGE KITCHEN Designed Expressly For The Small Home and Apartment INCLUDES Refrigerator Range—Sink Disposal And Kitchen Cabineis GET IT AT GREUG BROS. Market and Front Dial 9655 WHIS HUf HAIU Funeral services for 'Whis Huf ham, 1016 South Third street, who died’ Wednesday in the Jefferson Hospital, Philadelphia, after a brief illness, will be held Saturday morn ing at 11 o’clock. The Rev. George Sanders will officiate and inter ment will follow in Bellevue ceme tery. Mr. Hufham is survived by his widow Mrs. Bessie Hufham; two sons, Harry and Whis Hufham, Jr., of Wilmington; daughters, Mrs. A. W. Ammenhauser; Mrs. Edward Mallory, and Mrs. Bessie Horne, of Wilmington; one sister, Mrs. A. L. Dew, of Delco; six grand children, nephews and nieces. Active pallbearers will be Her bert Bordeaux, W. B. Glenn, John Voss, W. B. Boykin, Birt Kite, Ar thur Humphrey. Honorary pallbearers will be John Croom, William Hood, L. D. Lotta, Henry Sherman, Dr. J. D. Freeman, Dr. Auly Crouch, Sr., Dr. Auly Crouch, Jr., Dr. Murchi son, J. B. Coley, Dio Lewis, and George Conant. D. M. DUNCAN TABOR CITY, Sept. 4. — D. M. Duncan, 81, died at the home of his son, J. D. Duncan on R-l, Chadbourn, early this morning. Funeral services will be held at the Beaver Dam Baptist church, Friday afternoon at 4 o’clock, with the Rev. Noah Duncan officiating. Interment will follow in the Mc Phearson cemetery. The survivors include two sons, J. D., of R-l, Chadbourn, and Abe of R-3, Whiteville; two daughters, Mrs. Lizzie Cribb of R-3, Chad bourn, and Mrs. Lula Cartrett of Bolton. MRS. BALLARD NAMED JAYCETTES SCOUT LEADER AT MEETING Mrs. Carolyn Ballard was appointed by the board of directors of the Jayceettes to serve as leader of the Girl Scout troop sponsored by the organization, at the regular dinner meeting of the club last night at the Friendly Cafeteria. The board also recommended that the Scout troop be presented a flag at the October meeting of the Jayceettes. Plans were made to encourage the members to attend the meeting, and an “absenteeism” committee was appointed. The members agreed to decorate a float for the September 26 football parade, which will be sponsored by the Junior Chamber of Commerce. ABC PROFITS SPLIT FOUR WAYS AMONG CITIES AND COUNTY A four-way split in the $110,000 profits of the county ABC stores was announced yesterday by W. D. MacMillan, chairman of the ABC county board. MacMillan s%id that the money was divided with Wilmngton get tng $50,000; county $30,000; Caro lina Beach, $20,000; and Wrights ville Beach $10,000 The profits are disbursed at no specific time, McMillian said, and only when the board finds it has a fair accumulated amount of mon ey in the bank. SUPPLY OF MEDALS Officials of the U. S. Coast Guard Recruiting Office in the Custom House building emphasized yesterday that they had an ample supply of World War II Victory Medalr rind Defense Medals for former members of the Coast Guard. 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