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The Commercial Appeal from Memphis, Tennessee • 52

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16 SECTION III THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL MEMPHIS SUNDAY MORNING MARCH 13 1948 TODAY IN MEMPHIS In Th David Holmes Sits Out A Trip And A Substitute Takes Over Piloting And Yarn Spinning The Long Ann Of Coincidence Reaches Out And Brings Together The Handsome Young Yankee Gunboat Commander And Southern Belle By JOE CURTIS la the Fall ef 1JM whan tba Chat Morgan had to lay over one trip at Cincinati for aomo boiler repairs Captain Stein chartered the old Thomaa Sherlock for a trip and of course the Morgan's crew went over on her except David Holmes the pilot who wanted to stay home a few days on account ef a marriage In his family Captain Jim Williams famous Cincinnati and New Orleans pilot went out in the place of Mr Holmes who sent his sub along telling him it was a good idea to be under another pilot and get his ideas about both the Inside Labor Truman Wants To Investigate Labor Toughest Foes By VICTOR RIESEL President Truman has derided to investigate some of the labor leaders toughest opponents and severest rritirs In fart it ran he reported that lie has been working behind the srenea (o ronvinre his enngressional friends to set up an nffiria! Federal investigation of the Washington activities of some of the most prominent business mrn and industrialists as well as tho Chamber of Commerce and the National Association of Manufacturers Mr and hia close labor friends want to know exactly who is burking his program how much such a fight is costing and who's putting up the folding green for the battle of the bills on tho Hill This la 0 actly what the gay but obviously in-w a 1 wo rrisd eaident to I a group of CIOS top leaders behind the closed office! Mr Riesel comVto urge him to put on and get some delivery Instead of promises Tho union leaders talked or many things-the SOB speech stnien-tion of which Truman flushed the 1 uriii II ntia nrpM- white House pres end rotrams which were lew MM SI PAHS DANCE Party Will Be Held Thursday Night At Lodge Rooms The Odd Fellows of Memphis are looking forward to the St Patrick's Day Dance which will be held in the lodge room Thursday night March 17 Bcb orrhestra will furnish the music All Odd Fellows their families and friends are Invited Several sets of square dances will be called The dance Is sponsored by Ruth Rehekah Lodge Committee work and reports again was the main work of Chickasaw Lodge No and Noble Grand Roy Ryan complimented the committee members on their work idea ef the stages Come on a move on you And right here I want to aay this: when I speak to you mean what say and want you to come jumpin' You I'm coming sir" the lad answered almost Jumping off the bench and in grabbing the wheel accidentally hit the big box of sand pilots kept to spit In for most all of them were tobacco especially Captain Williams who held a cud In his mouth CHURCH PATTERN This Is tho Moline HI Gospel Temple that the Rev Paul Grubb pastor of the Central Assembly of God Church proposes Ohio and issiasip-pi Rivera New Captain Wil-' Lams was a fine old eaUemaa but gruff and exacting la demands He had no patience with a youngster lea rning the rivers and snowed it immediately after Mr Curtis haring the Sherlock away from her landing at Cincinnati v-r I Meals Tousb New isplam llesiy Tougu The old gentle maa was a great birhld a supply of them on hoaraad had some as a man could be big It looked like his jaw was I brave as a lion loo lie didn't un- a new 2000-person church au- jderstsnd why theUnionFnsRhsd itorium in front of the old "Now look at you! I declare you been raised over that little farm-seem to be the clumsiest critter house so he took a small squad of for your age I ever saw Maybe a' men and going ashore walked up could be He was using a pattern for Gage home on North Trete-vent Neighbors have more Congress and nnerraa labor's milled for consideration Tr-e lUi1 it whs gelling Hie old The Welfare OwnmiPre has SS iL Suddenly arn-in-a- hone of nhniitt lo-j prces on linn im-i ELECTS NEW OFFICERS Grand Master Attends District Mcsting Here GRAND CHAPTER CALLED MttoM 4IIMIB M-iJaf Mai II U- Pais Atriaur umuiaiiilri So II KnigHti Trinpiaf i si Normal LmJgr No HifH jnIp Nn atilH WhllPluirrn No Mi Mftf4 HHlifl IamIkt No Mral litff texas tender will come along and mop up that mesa you've made ily lh Do you know anything bout the river along here?" Vrr know as Mr Holmes Blrr vigorously opposed use of the Gage home for church purposes but city officials say the property can be used if building plans meet tho city building' code nillJ jI Detailed plant will be submitted later to City Commissioner Fredericks by Grover McCormick attorney for Mr Grubb CELEBRATION SERIES PLANKED FOB MOOSE hardly straightened out tho Sher- miiu hat Dar Holmes lock after taught you On this trip rs- road bridges at Cincinnati when member I'm tho pilot you are unite turned to the chap saying iUjdrr amJ yuu ruB lhv river aa liimr Ixiwnp Avuir jklp aialnl TuraV Mildi I kliiui ritnimindrif IS Kulflal TnitHht Miilfliilbii WMnriiliy Mmh Ramin CmlM itilM Tlnnkiav Manh IlFihH Cruvp No FiMa Mat' ll No 71 Oft ililfd Mjrir (TiaHar No IW HKM Highlight of Hie past week in Masonry was the visit Thursday night of tho Grand Master of Ten---- Georg Bahianxl ex coaldigger IoHUear Action Director jit Kroll Joined In They said In th atJ an investigation of Plr on their franking privileges flint lh mailings attacked Presi- dent Truman's program Investigation Demanded Reuther further charged that millions of dollars were being Pnt hy Washington and demanded an investigation Cither CIO leaders of the visiting group which Included big Joe Curran the leader: slim Jim Carey the CIO'a national secretary: fiery George Baldanzl ex coaldigger I now a textile workers chief and effect those who opposed Mr Trumans deal" program and their lobbying arlivity would move Con grrM into swift notion At this point Mr Truman said know It Under sts ltd? Ho Faff me Ultle 'Yestlr' meekly responded the chip Csptsin Williams settled down! behind hia newspaper seemingly paying no sttention to km course tho chap was steering Suddenly he leaped off tho bench grabbed the wheel after shoving tho boy away leadin' straight for shoal water Just aa es per led Why con-ssrn It you ran'l pilot a canoe let alone a steamboat Stand aside" 'I thought there was water enough to run over that bar The side at Cincinnati wes IS feat when we harked out awhile ago'" "None of that buck talk unless you want mo to set you ashore down at Rising Sun That's our I'l landing I wish I hadn't return Of Vourbe she and her promised linv Holme Id carry family wer dyed-ln-llic-wool Cn-jrou lhia trip" federatem Somehow op other all you'll earuse what I sayln had learned I was commander of sir I wish you had carried out! this Union gunboat She raised the Ikal Ikmismlkf su a ii a that smiled a little twisting his black mustache Into points on each end sal down on chair saying: "'Captain Williams must make a confession Before this war started I waa accepted al West oint lalrr was transferred to a Naval training ynrd and became an officer When war begun I was transferred from one post to another finally coming lo General Grant's armv at Cairn III "'From th re I went on Union gun host at the battle of Dover on Cumberland River then on the Tennessee River Upon returning to Cairo I was assigned to the fleet heading down the Misaisaippl to make my atory more brief when I left home in Arkansas there waa sweetheart behind who promised to wail my Confederate gunboat dealt us early In the battle He Finds Hie True Love "Our -commanding officer was a young just about as hand-man Hie hutic lie was tlu mive half an hour before lie returned Coming into the pilothouse he found me with a eli-M gunshot wound in my right irm "I was sent lo the surgeon Ind it rralj Bj bound ui 1 was al- right though and told the commander I'd stay on duty For that ho commended me "I asked shout that house lie Stars and Stripes over her home as a signal to reaso firing that way and aa you know wo recognised the signal Captain William la Rent Man know why 1 believed it was possible it had something to do with her but that ia the big reason I went ashore with a small squad pri-m a believer in the South but who hfrihwwSri! 1 went to West Point he continued "Get Into a clean ahirt and some nicer clothes I want you to tho best man at my wedding" aivrn aiLLtn yrlnd ennuis Pats tor Hugs Class Will Welcome Supreme Governor Memphis Iodge No 153 Loyal Ordr of Moos will host In wives of members Wnlnesdny night at 8 George I'urvls is in rharge of entertainment and Curl Nielsen refreshments Members held their annual and stated con-ar urgd lo bring llieir wives The Nominating ('nmmilte will mi-el at III clot Wednesday evening at 0:30 o'clock to consider candidates Suggest ions for ntlice should be turned in to Chairman Parker or Secretary Anderson before 6:30 to receive consideration Awards In the annual dues payers contest were as follows: Two life memberships were won by James Barrs so and Krrn-demberg On year's dues to Carl Henson Owen II Johnson Itoy McDurhain ami iw iiiiiiiii nnu nesse lo Memphis nnd the Hia- trlcl nierling The Scottish Rile Itodlca wUI continue practicing thin week for the reunion to be held four days next week SI Klerla Ia1 Tuesday St Klrno Comma ndery No 15 Knights Templar clave The following were elected John Goodwin commander: Kv-errlt llradley generalissimo Ives captain general: II i ii (i 1 Tuesday night followed by the conferring of the Order of Red Iteu- ft hTlipCnlpP reil-hrndrd Rruthrr IM tr pfciiiiirnl Hint Hie 'Sir'vrd Homo congressmen III veil WCTC Sending millions Of literature through the mails free he though so too and he had been trying to get up such an inquiry since January Tltrn the labor rhiefs urged him GrnrraLliip They won't say it publicly but the CIO bigtimers went to him because they felt there waa little effective generalship coming from the White House "Instead there waa "chaoa" as far aa they were concerned Some of the union men were aware too that Mr Truman having been a senator shied away from turning the lit end of the torch on his former colleagues' slow-fool shuffling The labor chiefs knew the White House had not plotted any coordination or time-table or even attempted tn figure where the opposition woyld piece the hurdles thought' Well sir the eld captain went to pieces He turned away from the wheel and shaking his fist at the cub let go more cuss words than Mr Holmes waa ever heard to aay It dumbfounded the boy and caused him to weaken and cry The chap sobbed and sobbed Finally Captain Williams said in a mild voice: "Come and take her Reckon I waa a littlo harsh I wanted to find out Itiir-Ja (t the road and rampnign for not one part or which it appears will be delivered as completely as promised The President said he had been making plans because he was worried but didn't promise any swing around the country He reported he had told his "people" to meet the fight for his entire program "head It all happened quickly The par-hrld ry didn't nMt more than half an nur 2ut some of the union leaders era I came away with the feeling that The retirement of William 11 despite the President's chipper Tester ss recorder after serving give-and-take he waa worried for for Id years whs regretted by the1w fjrst time ovrr what he could ruiiiiiiamlcry hut Mr Tester ini deliver on liis raiupnign promises sisted that a younger limn bei Needed MtSEOMB BROOKS AST UILUHY-OWM Nw-lmilh Onler Frrodi FalutinfS Japum Fruit and Mrtnptiia Junior Him kM Esel-bUMn lipn lo im puMw dailr UaeS auiioar hnura i m- to 8 pss Claard all tr Ttiurlajr MEMPHIS AlAPZMY OV Lattura CS "Synlnlnm in M-at-m PaintufB" Mr Cmtc Kirkrp of Tltc AworiatKU of AsMrtrsn Cntl-sra oti Mai-h lk at S1S pn An Kkhibilmn of (Writ Wlsb a pamtmta opm tl public daily Sam to A pm and Saturday am In 12 noon MEMPHIS T'hK-aaMW Oardma Opm to publw area dan c-e-pt Mmidayi am lo IM pm sunony hnura 1 in A MAUKVNEY Pioneer hnrM icstorM IM Adama IS am ts a pm daily aaccpt Monday AMTRFMEMTS LOEWS PALACE Tim Fishttnt Douclas Fairbanks Jr Hriana Carter and Richard urrrn 4 and IS pm LOEWS STATE "CrUa Croat'' with Tmnre DrCarlo Burt Lancaster and Dsn Duryca 2 MiuXMW'a' M1 with Cornell Wilds and Patricia Knlfht 3 4 4 and IS pm "The Red Shoes' a Technicolor pro-dart Inn and pm "Tha Unknown island 1 Via and 1V44 paa PittAll'' with Dws Powell and Elizabeth Scott 21S XU and "South of Va Jnrl McCrea and Alemis Smith tll 4:11 Elk 147 and 10:02 pm BIRTHS BAPTIST Bnm Mr and Mra HiniM Netherwiiod a sauMer torn to Mr and Mra (Uttar Maixe Tr- Ara a daachtrr Horn to Mr and Ml Mootfosiarp 210 North Waldran am Horn to Mr sod Mra i Anans MS Bnm' Mr and Mrs A Bmoo Marta Hollyaraod a daaahter Bom to Mr and Mia Sea St lontU Binrham N4- Horn to Mr and Mra TaanaU Nnnti Man a am Until to Mr and Mra Pay Oar-dale Mia a danchter ST JOSEPH town to Mr and Mra John 01(11 1371 Cantor a town Id Mr and Mra toUn Pander KrrrviPe T-ni a "-i town in Mr and William Tatnito 1114 tom It Third a to Etwu to Mr a-id Ma Clemmer 3M1 IIODUT town to Mr a id Mi A CliardiilL a -III Wataln a daachtrr town in Mr end Mia Ink Ow Clarke- -M Tnd Mt Stott 134 town 4o Mr' and Mra MaiS Haem and 21 South Mwnto a am Bnm to Mr aad Mia Goarh Ill Tillman a ana town to Mi and Mrs Jackaoa Mk 23 Cambridge a am town to Mr and Mrs BoU SaMrt damhlrr town to Mr and Mra Kearney a ana MARRIAGE LICENSES llenry Ungers Smith Jr IT and Alya Pad MHMbardkdard Jahnaaa 21 and Monads Dean Krlukley 21 DIVORCE PETITIONS Tn Chancery Court yrancwie Knar va iThnmaa William Hand rtiaratog abandonment In Clernll Kdns Mae Mnme and Rath va JanMr Laa Hampton rliai abandmmml Precious 9257 SIZES 2-10 Which is cuter your littlo darling or this precious dress? Together Mother they're really something! Quick sew this adorable pepiumed two-piecer Easy! lattern 9257 comes in sixes 2 4 6 8 10 Sis 6 takes 3s yds 35-in ii yd contrast This easy-to-use paUern gives perfect fit Complete illustrated Sew Chart shows you every sup Send twenty-five cents in coins forthia pattern to The Commercial Appeal 183 Pattern Dept 232 West 18th SL New York 11 Print plainly name address with rone size and style number Brand new Our Marian Martin Spring Pattern Book gives you tho laUst fashions and those who know fashion say sew fashion! Smart sew-easy styles for every age and occasion plus free pattern printed in the book a bottle-holder for Baby! Fifteen cenU mors bring yolt this new book! irJAUDKMlO Yaw Suffsr But It's glad relief for torment of athlete's foot with 1-T-S Foot Powder Eases itch of eczema simple ringworm Ask for Aumm When Kidneys IVorbTooOifoi Are you emharraaoeg aad Inceaveat-aced by too frequent eluBlaaUaa due-Ins (he day or nluhtT Thia aymptoni no WeU aa llarkadia lr 2alno Nervouo-nNU Rheumatic Faina nnd Kwollcn Anklea may lie due to non-oryanic atd non-ayalemlo Kidney nnd lilsdder Inuililca In mh-K raara tho very firat done ef the nrienllltrally compounded medicine called CYSTHX uaunily roes to work right now hetpinr you these 8 waya: 1 Helps nature remove Irritating aareoa acids poinnnou wastes and certain germs Thia cleansing action helps natnre alleviate many pala aches sore aeon and atignaaa 2 Heine red nee fraqnant night and day ca2x Umbs promoting bettor sleep- Gat CY8TKX front druggist today Mosey hack gearanteed unless CYST EX oaUaSea you lo investigate "'I found her waiting with open I how much spunk you have 1 tec rmi KV 'r he went on otroP Jo IsaSsaJ Is1" OVer rUb wm mUtl 0tt hl 1 -IV wit: be-married this with I rruss now nJ ereinony will he Rla I IUW NlUl iufoMiil ft a as npoae liao utftm aa id at ipcrfornird by a h-r who was Itui'hnujri Thirty leaner awards ol pencils and decks of cards were also given I'lans for the big week bt'icinninx Most'll SUIIi arc being ruinpli'W-d Tuesday Mttnli 22 one of tlir largest via isis in the history ol will he initiated in honor of Supreme Governor Walter Gib son of California Over 100 are ex pcctcd to be initiated The Supreme Governor ia expected to be present th following day and night and help dedicate the new club quarters which will be completed this week The nr quarters will he p-j officially opened at 6:30 pm Wed- 1 nesday evening March 23 with all members and their wives invited Refreshments will he free Follow- ing the reception dinner nnd 'dance will be held at Catholic Club Ball Room Governor Grillin will preside and the Supreme Governor Walter Gibson will he the speaker Regional Director Oscar Clem Membership Knrolment Di-t rector Paul Schmitt will he hon-J orrd guests Dancing will begin al 1 10 o'clock George Purvis' orrhestra idtul hed and wlurl i-hmrs at our nex meeting month has hrn clrHigmUrd Degree The third Monday night in each rHirarsal nishl Itehcarssl on the Initiatory Degree will be held next Monday night All members assigned parts are urged to be present The semi-monthly meeting of the Past Grands Association will be held In the lodge rooms this Sunday afternoon All Past Grands are urged to be present The members heard from Jesse Vineyard who reported on the activities of our State Legislature end conditions at the Odd Fellows Home at Clarksville The members were also pleased to hear that Dr Hudson and Marshall Wood have reported that they hnve recuperated from their illnesses and asked to he taken off the sick list Stated meeting of Memphis Iiodge No 6 I was called to order Tuesday night by Noble Grand Jerome Rose who was greeted by a large attendance of members and guests Rex dispel reported on the stag forinl to tic held Tuesday at 7:30 pm in Odd Fellows Hall stating Hint from the number of cards returned hy the members It looked like a capacity crowd would be present Dinner will be served at 7:30 pm followed by a talk Several numbers by a quartet will round nut the meeting The Visiting Committee reported that Albert Land underwent a major operation at St Joseph's Hospital Thomas King notified the lodge that he had returned to Ms work The other sick and shutin members were reported as the same as previously reported A letter was received from Shipp who is living in Hanning Calif saying that he visits an Odd Fellows Lodge there The regular meeting of De Soto Lodge No 548 was held Wednesday with Noble Grand Lanier presiding The Third Degree was conferred on I Coats and Emerson It was reported that Mrs I Milam wifa of a former noble grand had returned to her home from Baptist Hospital and that Jean Reed daughter of Reed was bitten by a dog and is under the rare of a doctor Shelby-Jackson Lodge No 147 was called to order Friday by Noble Grand Charles Parker Walter Mayo waa appointed to the post of left scene supporter to the vice grand The lodge received with regret the notice by Secretary Epperson thst because of the illness of his wife they will leave soon for Nevada II Liebenrood was presented with a medal for 50 years of service with the lodge Because of illness the presentation was made In hia home hy Frank II Stamps PINBALL LINE" IS 16 Memphis Police To Continue War On Abuses Sixteen not 21 is the legal age Up On Techniques Memphis housewives will have a chance to go back to school Tuesday and Wednesday to brush up on their cooking techniques 1 The occasion will be the Magic Chef Cooking School conducted by the American Stove Company at the Mnlco Tlicater from 9-11 Mlu Thelma Holmes famed home economist will conduct the school assisted by Mrs Mildred Hammers and Mrs Janie Callicott of the Memphis Light Gaa A Water Division At the end of each day's school a Magic Chef stove and tha food used in the demonstrations will be given away Free ticketa may be obtained from Magle Chef dealers SOCIAL MEETINGS ARE GROWING IN FAVOR gruff voice: "Here get doom off that high bench! Too are not marble statue Take this wheel while glance tarougk the Enquirer to get an tones Marfaaaei Hefei Connors Im Pr-rofit I Paae JTLtan sTxrrr sue iu a bur rei ewer Nt (r1' a-rann im nu Sana a Mt- lain Colored Proportv foe Sol -111 MILLLR 490 c-ewm lulse 014 4rw-bkl I Rea fw vff M-t a ww to b'lM-K If yan want to y-we esa oeh amai d-ww pavwew eall ar man law red lap 1-dap 0 RMMB b-wa an TUSshm pnirund tauO O-wu IS wm wim bum aa Bewnd InatdP b-utnnwif fra rm trap Jam pannd Mm niaa tipen tat pa- nwtpg tj mm mw arwba ban pmlws ue awa ai'ima bnw am Satmaa firm-rim enaae a l-iam bawaw a I re map MOa down mm win bmma bru ymane at mi led dawn aa-h 11-nm bjaaaa an CaUfnenm t-nad baas H4b e-wa Nk lau-noe mea an California wiib down aca 1 roam kmm aa (IWMa bsM rumbira use em now man an AnmM IM dawn -rra mam bonaea an Boian wire down nt Art enf -aa rmiaa a aaea aiaama an lm e-ww aam 12 -warn baaae aw OmHla Eat Inrame to warn eiaad I'M hem mi tm Link b'a In-r-m down a lm-nm Primx an If Maue as (ml aa now Mon pawn ms a-roaaa ama an Irltd HM ft S-rmm an Crw-he Cmd borne a 14 rwn l-R-n and imiry arms wits ri'wn faao am Jrw-if and Wabe lhr-a aa SIM MONEY Xrto money Would you like to build? Do you hsve notes to sell? Would you like to get new loon? If you sre a working man looking for help we will ho glad to talk cash Fee LUE GARNER Cl Goodwyn Institute Bldg lKihii'ijrMTKifffR l-r-w amaMtli inwnimnrl pance and papmd aJ VACANT and naif I naif ripl In PnraO al U14 end Ca '-a cam BUCK STOPS APART Wr-b nwi awn sad Pwtrib aarwar I inara C-4 wrma tm yrnuTM imm Mjn wus ram dawn JP7 URIm Pram wen bra Irai I a al ba-a IBC- laas a au jm nrXTH am Til Ian lama St 4ntk parts aad Kawaaa bat I ram ktiwms that can a bnM fur lam In kn nnd baimu al Jd tn tn nwtklf far uuaraar lam mal and 1-rawd ar bl nnrts -f Paraaar at Kanaaa 111 Sanaaa ITT tna rhia a la a-e n-d Paa bad lamar in yn id is Apna Pm IwUrt mfmmn- STANLEY ROGERS A td Afl rvnivAi PtaLTV jm pi pnraf'kom wib'llmnNlM balk Mmpbia HM fascaslt strictly madrm State Ua-a a--al rH lata ba Orara Surd and hut if-mphML snail dawn pay SHUMATE REALTY TVI 1 Hr 4 emtptotr smear aaradL nen down aRCTLE Warm nwrarr kali VaraM ra aa down 4 a mu rre ba'b Vacaar tnadd ewa SAVVVRd REALTT CO k-TRI Vanr da ff-MI IS 74 MORRIS STRtXT Rnnn S-nwd and Thaaeaa I Has am Sna-alw varoiot rm Maa Paw Irama am laaHnw lamiamid aiwta A T1TOIU ten neat Mammal Sand Baildint T-trr-Tji T14 a-fwma an lw Mi facwig Riawmd mwr Ins Id -Men I Ton fan fiaa animusric us b'inaa window two mrnal vsspt ilUPSld din ara bats On ceewa am lands ta a bama an pen ha Wa kuia ehteg kfb as run no down rad Pm oaa ad fma family pnau MAfZS OOl Til Carmwan butt-taca 040- MRL mania SI-TUk 1 nta hmaaloma ai paamad frrn fJMa H-ory sT faumn Ca Raalinra T-ATI SlSCXJ Beer $1500 larpa anfama af si4 a Mompeia tarp and ertiorad Sort My W-1W 650 CASH to off n-et Th salt Si Iha my So to ywrwil Cull Cask flan- us Km SUNDRY STORE cwia roeryp rr sru 4 thee pv-m PM4 ii Ily (use at yT-mM I SIT "pm 4 to- b-euu fid Biw im Sid a ap'a r-TT1 WS MAYS har-nm duployoa id an ty I toe wm a 4np and ST par walk K'th Mian A LAMS SBASTT W-ttoS T-Hl-R RAVE rsoH buyom hr ap a-h-maaa I named The Faster sunrise service is already being planned Grand Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star in Tennessee will be held in Chattanooga Tennessee March 15 and 16 Those taking active part in the session from Park Avenue are: Mrs Daisy Morton grand conductress Mrs Beulah Smith grand page Charlie Baren-Hne grand sentinrl Mrn Jewel Crawford grand representative Krnesl Ives assistant grand sentinel Session Opens Tuesday The session will he opened on Tuesday morning by Past Grand Matron Verlie I Those attending Grand Chapter from Park Avenue are: Daisy Morton Joe Mor ton Verlie Tolk Margaret Krnest Ives Beulah Smith Milligan Louise Barentine Charlie Barrntine Jean Covey Heauton Jarkson Jewel Pape Corrine Johnson Winnie Jayne Ilium-lie Holmes ami Bert Holmes PACKARD GOALS OUTLINED Problems Too Are Told To Shreveport Leaders SHREVEPORT La March 12 Greiner vice president and general sales manager of the Packard Motor Car Co said "More midnight oil is being burned in Detroit on the problem of manufacturing costs as finally reflected in selling prices than dn any other problem the auto Industry faces" Speaking before a dinner meeting of 230 Shreveport civic leaders Mr Greiner noted that "just as 'one swallow doesn't make a Sum- will furnish music Tickets for the KeUus Mildred Vann Malcolm dinner-dance arc now available at Vann Jewel Crawford Craw---the secretary a office York Chapter No 565 Women of jthe UwiM! will hold llieir regular meeting Monday night at 8 o'clock Mary Fern ford Allie Mai Mosley Agnrs I 'nnd Bernice Mssnu Itoy Mason Alum llelma Krskine Helms Itiiliy McNeel Mary Kelt man Olio Kell-man Mary lioyd John Boyd A Attendance At Latest Taxes Ballroom One The social meetings of Csrdinal Striteh Council knights of Colum- si' Mrs Hays Person had hren chosen 'Queen for the day hy securing et more new members Ilian any other member in the state the past six months The chapter will honor SJjher tomorrow night Her attend will he Mrs itosse May and vi Mrs Agatha Arnett who ranked second and third respectively Senior Urgent Josephine ltisncr will preside The regular benefit party of the chapter has been postponed one week and will be held Tuesday evening March 29th Tennessee Legion of the Moose No 19 held Its meeting Tuesday voot Mirh it -r evening and made plan for at Acims atom Marc atiings to be held at Union City and jDyersburg Tenri within the next totnlil ruMKCAST River al Catttthrravlile Will Sunday aa ln M-mdav Al M-aaplua it trui Mrtty then rue a heal and 1 TV today Al fall ahmrt IT fret Sunday aad little change an rite I hew tier are Ihal cicala In lh mil he NI I SI feel al Man IT ar 14 near a-to4 alar cnartvalM KIVEH The MMHsipyl isr atos a a loot and It Iml Tnrtday toll atom 41 loot toot Monday Helena mil and 4 aet Monday Tuesday and a (Im Pre-ent Mdxallana Mum hia dutrirl Canuhetcniie atom I (ret al Mencius nr livid Thursday night at the Jmig on playing pinball machines Police Chief Armour said yesterday after a study of the City Code But he added the law prohibits persons 16 to 18 from loitering about the machines The chief had earlier said he believed 21 was the legal age while persons under 18 must not be allowed to loiter around them Chief Armour has issued a warning that gambling on the machines ia illegal and permitting minora to loiter around them will bring police action Police warning that business owners would bo held responsible for how machines are operated in their establishments came after three men were arrested on charges that they played a pinball machine for 50 cents a game A cafe owner Fred Dudzick has had his beer license suspended A pinball machine and nick'eodeon in his restaurant at 1351 Poplar- have been removed COOKING SCHOOL IS SET Catholic Club was about the best since their inauguration last Sum- mrr by Grand Knight Herbert Morlarty The bnllroom was taxed ington Redskins under the auspices of the council Ticketa are now on then But well forget all of it ftcdlly my boy I knew you waa acquainted with th river the minute you took th wheel coming from under th Queen A Crescent bridge Th Oih De tin "Now just' buck up and I'll resume my paper I notice the stage ia a little low for landing at Rising Sun unlesa we go in between the main shore and the sandbar If we can de that how do we make the landing?" and come upstream le in" exactly right I'm going to let you try this landing without me the wheel Now th boat Th youngster foltowed Mr Holme4 directions to th letter and eased th big packet up I her wharf like waa an old-time pilot It so pleased Ckptain Williams he never corrected him again the entire trip to New Orleans It seemed Just like things were more normal next dav It was In the afternoon when Captain Williams took over the watch and some visitors were in the pilothouse from th first cabin The old captain was In fin fettle too He welcomed them with a bow very much like those Mr Holmes gave the ladies and invited them to have seats on th bendy In th rear He knew many tales about the Ohio River and where the Sherlock was at a landing taking on freight II had one or two to tell many of them about Civil War years when be piloted Union transports down to ChiroL Civil Woe Recalled There was some freight to put eff at Hopcfieid Ark and after the Sherlock waa tied up at the old elevator Captain Williams started telling about the battle on th Mississippi followed by th surrender ef Memphis "I happened to be a pilot on a Federal gunboat in that fight" he went on "It wasn't any fun either Tho advance guard ef those gunboats had already opened up on tho Confederates when we hove In sight in this bend Juat up from Hope field where we ar now "My officer In command had said all th way down river it he more than a skirmish because the aa he called th Confederates had no iron clad boats and ho let It be known that he expected a surrender after the first shot was fired from a Federal host "Well ladies he waa mistaken Those Confederate boats come on right toward us firing one broadside after another Of course we won hut the wreckage of on or more Union gunboats was scattered along the Arkansas shore after they'd set on fir two or three Confederate boats forcing them to run away and seek shelter around that point of land on Arkansas side where tho big Mississippi bends westward "In our rear waa a Union transport with Curtis' Ohio Cavalry on board Wo saw them make a safe landing at th upper part of Memphis I watched them unload and form line to march down th main street of the city knew it was all over except the usual cleanup and was right for the Mayor surrendered th city Over on the Arkansas shore was a small log farm house I happened to see th Stars and Stripes raised over it- And as we had received orders to cease fir went to ehoro on account ef damage to our engines which a THIEF CHOPPED BY Chinese ShHim Error in ceremonies are Jackson Leake Undergoes Operation Jhn Leake attorney ihvpron7ivoirc" i- WM £nP mdiiry'' SU Jo-ph HTpSr Z' 7to recovering at his home at 277 mto-el other raw material snd the scheduled for Sunday Sept 4 be-Barron and expects to return to threat of a fourth-round wage in- tween the Chicago Bears and Wash- sale and reservations can be rnadelMemphis Housewives To Brush Ways With Meat Cleaver NEW YORK March K-iUPi-l A fellow named Su ey chopped a thief Saturday aftrT a chase through midtown Manhattan Joseph Molinaro 41 started the trouble hy dipping into the rash register at Ieon Ii Sueya restaurant near Madison Square Garden and taking 530 Jack Wong a waiter grabbed a butcher knife and took after him He caught Molinaro outside th door and began slicing Molinaro shot him twice in the stomach Suey took up the chase brandishing a meat cleaver Molinaro fired at Suey but missed Suey began swinging at him with the meat cleaver but a drtortlve saved the thief and look him lo a hospital Aged Woman To Get Needed Wheelchair Mrs Fannie Romisen the 71-year-old Mud Island resident who needs wheelchair to go to church will get tho wheelchair today In reejwnse to a atory which appeared Friday in The Commercial Appeal no leas than three wheelchairs have been donated Mra Robert DcLine a worker in Mud Island Chapel announced yesterday Several dollars also have been donated Wheelchairs were given by Walter Jackson of 2515 Arlington Mrs Alfred Young of 212 Jones and William Loeb ot 2951 Tisho-! mingo Lane Mr Loeb's chair will: he taken to Mud Island hy rowboat this morning The others will go to the Memphis Union Mission sponsor of tho chapel Mrs Romisen has been unable to leave her bedroom since she broke her hip last August The chapel ia less than two city blocks from her homo crease- he added "Certainly there is evidence that prices are either at or near their peak and the trend from here on must he downward if at all possible" the Packard sales chief said lie point pd out Hint the future of the automobile Industry depends upon the same stable foundation on which success was built in the ears at lower prices" the psist few years we have liern turning nut far better cars Hum ever before" lie emphasized "However prices have been forced up as taxes and the cost of materials and labor have soared" Cleanup Film To Be Shown A color film "Clean-Up Paint-Up In 1948" will he shown at the meeting of the Linns Club at 12:15 Tuesday in th Claridge The trophy which Memphis won aa the In the I94H campaign will he on display The Constitution and By-Iewi Committee of which Owen Lilly is chairman obtained the film through the Memphis Chamber of Commerce National Guard Biggest Ever WASHINGTON March (AP) -flip United States now has its inrxeal pclcrtime National Guard in history Msj Gen Kenneth Cramer National Guard chief announced Saturday tha Guard reached a strength of 329614 officers and enlisted men March 1 This Is hut 113M short of th 341000 goal set for Juno 30 his office next week GOOD Miss Peggy Paine 17-year-old daughter of Mr and Mrs Paina of 1531 McLemora has won tho Good Citizen Award al Tech Hiqh School given by the Daughters of fhe American Revolution A senior Miss Paine wes elected by the student body end the faculty by mall with remittance enclosed Reserved seats sell for 5480 with 25 rents to cover mailing costs This will he the first game of the srniun and a record turnout la expected Jeff Smylhe waa a council visitor over the week end en route from Randolph Field to Robbins Field ut Macon Ca The council's sympathy was extruded to (lie family uf the late Dominic Zanone long a member Also to Joe Cortese and family on the death of hia mother Regular council business meeting is next Thursday at 8 pm Members are urged to support the Family Rosary Hour over WDIA at 5:30 each evening Many favorable comments ara being received Used Car Dealer Expands Scott of Scott Motor Co used car dealer at 642-50 Union Avenue has leased the 100x100 foot lot adjoining his present location This gives him a 175-foot frontage on Union Avenue Mr Scott has been in the automobile business in Memphis for 18 years and was onc of the 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