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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-11-24
TWENTY-FOUR

Jim had eight days'leave before
leaving to report to his base in
the Hawaiian islands, and he was
spending them in Washington. An
drea. with no conscience at all,
told Beth she had blithely lied to
her boss, saying she was married,
| and asked for the week off to
spend with her soldier husband,
End was given it Beth felt some
thing inside her chest become a
heavy little lump.
Andrea had recovered from the
blow of hearing that Jim was 60
ing away, and blossomed, as if
the leave were merry holiday,
tuving herself new dresses-and
Beth had come to the conclusion
that Andrea was charging her
many purchases. but dared n t
discuss it with her-and planning
al; sorts of goings-on for the eight
days.
Eunice Seccombe, whom Beth
had come to know in a casual
way, said she would chaperone
them as she had before, and Jim
could stay at her apartment. The
Blakes, Marion and Bert, gave
two parties for the engaged
couple. Vernon took them, with
Beth, of course, to Ell Patio, which
didn't seem quite as fabulously in
teresting to Beth as it had when
she was with Dennis. and t h e
girls at the boarding house raj
lied their friends around on Sun
DAY afternoon and had tea, and
served sherry and sandwiches and
tea and cake with equal impair
TALLY.
It seemed to Beth that Jim had
never been more handsome r
Andrea more flashingly beautiful
tran when she saw them together
then. And she thought, IF Jim
were mine, would 1 be beautiful,
too?"
Her thoughts were with them
always, but she kept out of their
way as often as she could Jim
came to take her to lunch twice
during that week. and each time
he repeated that he was counting
On her to take care of Andrea.
Each time she assured him grave
ly that she would.
The day before he went. she
bought a handsome leather frame
and had a rather good snapshot
/ of Andrea enlarged to put in it.
Jim said there was only one
thing the matter with it; it should
have been one of those duofold
affairs so that be could have her
picture, too She was, he repeated,
his second-best girl and she WASH
to forget it.
Beth's face felt as if it was
made of stone that day because
she knew it was the last time
she would see him for a very
long time, and there was nothing
she could do about the ache in
side her. She couldn't tell any
che about it. It wouldn't be de.
cent to cry about a man another
eirl was engaged to, even if he
vas very old friend. The truth,
IS Beth well knew, was that she
could never regard her Jim as an
cid friend.
She shook hands with him when
he left. stood marble-like when he
planted a brotherly kiss on her
lips, and shut her eyes when she
saw him sweep Andrea into his
arms and hold her closely, prec-
iously, with not a word.
She did not 60 to the railroad
station with them. She stayed
home and sang III e ''St. Louis
Blues to keep her mouth from
crumbling, and planned stories,
speeches and witty sayings, as the
phrase goes, with which to cheer
Andrea when she came back to
the boarding house.
| But Andrea was in no need OF
cheering. She was blithesome, ex-
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-11-24
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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-11-24
SUPPLIES INCREASED

WASHINGTON, Nov. %. - |R -
Civilian supplies of fresh apples
Will be increased somewhat under
a new order Of the War Food Adj
ninistration removing restrictions
On the sale Of certain grades.
Evening star., 1943-03-24
u. 5. Is Urged 10 Lei
odd World Decide
Own Way ofLife
Form Chemureic Council
Head Says Advice
Won't I Be Welcome
BY the Associated Press.

| k3y the ASsoclated Press.
CHICAGO, March 24.-Wheeler
McMillen, president of the National
Farm Chemurgic Council, said to-
day the weary people of the Old
World will not thank us for de-
Gliding how they shall be governed"
after the war, although intelligent
self-interest will require the United
States to take some part in restor-
ing order and alleviating suffering.
In an address before the annual
conference of the organization, Mr..
McMillen, farm journal editor, said
the peoples of the Old World no
more wish to have imposed on them
an American imperialism than any
other rule. They do not wish US
to prescribe their ways of life."
Better Tools for Living.
Welcome abroad can be expected
Tor better tools for living, Mr.. Nc
Millen asserted. Everywhere there
are people who desire their toll to
yield more goods, who have use for
better farming implements, better
transportation, better tools for
health and better education.
Our first obligation, however. is
TO the people Of our own country. :"
ne said. Power and science mist
be put in the hands of more of our
own people until all of them can
produce enough to share in the
american standard of living.
Inere are many in the Old World
VINO Will be eager to adopt to their
own circumstances the wealth-creat.
ing arts of the American wav the
essence OF which is production" Mr.
McMillen observed. "On a sound
business basis we may be able to
extend to other peoples our engines
o! production, our creative science
along with a share of American
managerial experience which makes
these instruments pay their way.
Expanded Production.
III the American way of produc-
ton extends to other countries. the
purpose should primarily be to ex-
pand the production of goods the
people there can consume for them
selves. However, as each nation be-
comes more nearly self-sufficient
with rising production, establishing
a higher standard of living. with
people and land more prof1tably en-
ployed, the volume of trade with
other nations will also rise.
We have learned a good bit of
that lesson here in the United States
We prefer the production economv
TO the predatory philosophy. we
know that the more one creates. the
more there Is for others. It applies
to nations as we'll as individuals.
Under the production economy
the Golden Rule can be applied
among nations as we'll as among in
dividuals. No starry-eyed idealist
has found better rule than the
Golden Rule. None has found a
brighter hope than lies in power and
science and work. None has found
better formula for the common
mans tomorrow than the American
way-production."
Evening star., 1943-03-24

Of st. John that Jesus knew what
was In man, he said to live means
to be alive to God and to the glory
Of human nature"
He added that "this was the
reason Jesus rose from the dead,
and the reason for st. Johns belief
In Life after death, because such q
glorious man Is Jesus could not
die, nor can any man who knows
what 1t means to be q man, who
trusts God, and who makes mans
eternal destiny his own"
Notes Widespread Pessimism.
During these times it IS difiicult
to believe In human nature and
there Is a vast deal of pessimism,
even despair, abroad in our world,
and much Of it has to do with man
even more than God. That some
supreme being or reality exists back
OF nature and the material universe
Is not dimcult to believe, and most
people so believe" he continued.
People possess infinite worth:
they have infinite possibility: they
are destined for eternity and not
just for a world of time and space,
and to believe this, along with be-
Evening star., 1943-03-24
District Kite Contests
Planned for Saturday.

Kite contests for persons from !
years old to 50 win be held at I'VE
Fairgrounds Saturday morning py
the District Recreation Department.
The locations are Anacostia Park;
Mcfarland Recreation Center, Stod-
dert. Taft Recreation Center and
Hoover playground from 10 an.
to pm.
Kites will be divided into the
plane surface and the "cell' kite.
Contestants will be classified ac-
cording to age: Under IL, IL to is
years, Is to II years, and adults.
Judges will note the workmanship,
design, appearance and perform
ance Of each kite before awarding
blue, red and white ribbons.
Evening star., 1943-03-24
Worlds Future hanqs
On Postwar Period,
Bishop Strider Says
Notes Hopeful Side to
Picture in Sermon at
Church Of Epiphony

Fundamentally human beings are
endowed with moral health and
there "is q way to beat war and
hate" the Right Rev. Robert E. Lee
Strider, Bishop of West Virginia, de-
clared yesterday at noontime lenten
services in the Church of the
Epiphany.
Democracy, where it is truest to
itself, believes in man." the bishop
said In answer to the question.
After victory can we believe that
human nature will be capable of
the self-discipline, the altruism, the
craftsmanship, the vision, the faith
necessary to build an ordered world
in which peace and freedom and
the opportunity for all shall pre-
vail?"
The future of the human race rests
on the answer. If it be yes, a new
and better day will come; If it is no,
then there lies ahead for us only
the blackness Of an unending night"
he declared.
Hopeful Side to Picture.
In saying there was hopeful side
to the picture, he noted that man
because he is human being, has
rights of which no government
without becoming an unspeakable
tyranny. may attempt to rob him
the right to freedom, to opportunity
to have a voice In his own govern
ment, and to worship God as he
pleases, rights which totalitarianism
| Denies"
In using as his text the Gospel
Evening star., 1943-03-24
louisiono Puts to Deoth
Rice Field Co-SIuyer

BY the Associated Press.
LAKE CHARLES, La, March
24.-Horace Finnon Burks, CO.
slayer Of = Texas salesman. in the
St. Valentines Day, 1910, yice field
murder here, was electrocuted yes
terday in the States portable elec-
trio chair.
The 27-year-old Arkansan died
calmly in the same chair in which
his accomplice, Annie Beatrice
CToni Jo) Henry paid with her life
last November % after her third
trial.
The execution was in charge of
DR.. E. L. Clements, Calcasieu parish
coroner who was sworn in Monday
as acting sheriff in place of the late
Sheriff Henry A. Reid who died
Sunday night.
Evening star., 1943-03-24
Daily Prayer Asked

MANASSAS, Va, March "a (Spe-
aD:-The Trinity Episcopal Church
OF Manassas has requested its men,
bers to observe a minute of prayer
each day at noon when the local
siren blows. Other ministers of the
town are cooperating in the move
ment.
Evening star., 1943-03-24
Driver Killed by Wagon

5 Ambrose =. Tasman, -, Clifton,
Va. was fatally injured yesterday
when he fell beneath the wheels Of
his wagon on route 2s near Bull
Run. Fairfax police said Mr.. Tas-
man WIS thrown OF the wagon
when his horse SHE'D at an object
IN the road. His 10-year-old son,
who was riding with him, was un-
Evening star., 1943-03-24
Bonneker Book Cumpuian

Students and teachers at the Ban.
neker Junior High School, Georgia
avenue and Euclid street NV, have
contributed 158 books and $50 in
the six-week book campaign which
has just ended at the school. The
money will be turned over to the
USO for purchase of additional
books. Mn. r. w. Miles was chair
man Of the drive,
Evening star., 1943-03-24

lieving IN God, comes near to being
st. Johns definition Of what It
means to 1--we" Dr.. 6trider said.
Evening star., 1943-03-24

Notice to stamp collectors-aII
War savings stamps are genuine and
will increase in value.
Evening star., 1943-04-08

More equipment, including bull
dozer, is being contracted for to
clear land.
Boy Scouts, hired hands and
neighbors have been pulling weeds
all week in preparation for blowing
in the IS acres in Anacostia Park
that have been allotted for Victory
gardens. The garden leaders IN
charge of this tract are Edwin Davis,
2l2 Thirty fourth street NE, for the
north, or Benning section, OF the
tract, and Eugene A. Cough, 2l3
Thirty-seventh street Sc, for the
Randle Highlands area. They have
few plots left.
Map Is Prepared.
In addition, Mr.. Franklin said. he
is employing three men with teams
to ploW vacant lots. A map OF the
vacant lots offered has been pre-
pared in order to lay out a ploWing
schedule of maximum efficiency.
More vacant lots are needed for
gardens. Goal of the campaign is
to have every suitable vacant lot in
the city bearing vegetables in June.
If you are the owner of lot or a
large back yard that could be used
for gardening, fill in the coupon on
this page and mail it to the Garden
Editor of The Star. Your offer will
be brought to the attention of the
District Victory Garden Committee
Garden plots will be assigned to
residents of the Mount Pleasant area
at meeting at 8 o'clock tonight
in the Powell Junior High School.
Mrs. Doris D. Raf1er is garden lead
er Mr.. Franklin and Al Sherman,
garden leader for Crestwood, will
speak.
Evening star., 1943-04-08

much as they are in other confer
ences and even In Congress.
Mr.. Davis added the conference is
scheduled for late April. but he did
not know the exact date or place.
Hot Springs, Va, he said, has been
mentioned as a likely spot.
1T will probably not be at Des
Moines, Iowa, as some people had
suggested" he commented.
Mr.. Davis said Owl will not be
involved in the conference in any
way except that it might lend few
men or some facilities to the State
Department, whose information
division will accredit correspondents
and take care of the distribution of
Evening star., 1943-04-08
Victory Gardeners
Want Vegetables
To Grow in Mall
Also Eye Plots Between
Capitol and Union Station,
But Custodions Object

Model Victory gardens will -four
ish in the Mall near the Capitol and
in the squares between the Capitol
and Union Station, If official re-
sistance is overcome.
1T would take an act of Con-
gress" has become the byword of
the official protectors of the green
sward. The war, however, caused
other grassy plots to give way to
temporary buildings by the score.
Victory gardens with the Capitol
in the background, the proponents
declare, would bring home to the
country the Importance the Gov
ernment places on the Victory gar
den campaign.
Park custodians also object to the
plan because the plots are criss-
crossed with pipes running to
Sprinklers. However, hackers of the
garden plan say turning the sod
with spade would not harm the
pipe lines and point out that the
sprinkler system could be used to
water the vegetables.
Two Tractors in Action.
Dyed-irl-the- wool, small-plot gar
deners consider blowing a farming
operation. However, some progress
in the campaign to plow garden
tracts and save office workers the
difficult labor of converting vacant
property to gardens was reported
today by j. Morton Franklin, Victory
garden supervisor.
The District Victory Garden Com
mittee has two tractors in action
today, one at Eastern High School
and one at St. Paul's College,
Seventh and Hamlin streets NE.
Evening star., 1943-04-08
Soviet Doctor Uses
Nerves From Corpse

Prof. A. S. Vichnevsy, head OF a
Soviet neurological clinic. became
the first man to transplant success
fully nerves taken from a corpse to
a living person, when he saved the
arm of Red soldier.
A mine splinter had torn out part
of the muscle and section of the
main motor nerve. AS the severed
ends of the nerves were half an
inch apart they could not be sewn
together
The nerve from the corpse took
root and soon the patient was using
his arm as if nothing had happened.
The savant's method has the added
advantage that nerves taken from
corpses. when properly treated after
removal, can be preserved for a
long time
Wounded Red Army men have
also benefited from a serum to COM
bat premature aging of the human
organism. The discoverer is A. A.
Bogolomets. of the Academy of
Sciences in Moscow.
Evening star., 1943-04-08

Aren't newspapermen emcient?"
Mr.. Roosevelt grinned and said that
sometimes newspapermen slow down
the efficiency Of others, and the real
trouble is that they are too efficient
themselves.
Mr.. Davis told a press conference
yesterday that press services and
newspapers could make plans to
cover the conference in the normal
way, adding:
The full sessions OF the confer
ence will be open to the press, but in
such conferences much of the work
is done in committee. and the COM
mittee session will be closed, very
Evening star., 1943-04-08
Food Farley Sessions
To Be Open 10 Press
BY the Associated Press.

| BY the Associated Press.
Elmer Davis. director of war infor-
nation, says the forthcoming United
Nations food conference will be open
to the press.
President Roosevelt told a press
conference March 10 he hoped re-
porters would not be allowed to cover
the conference, adding that he was
looking for efficiency. To an inquiry
Evening star., 1943-04-08

any press statements that the con-
ferences own secretariat may want
to issue.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-03-13
Baker Baby BOrR

Attorney and Mrs. Oscar Bal =
Jr.. OF Bay City. Mich, are q b
happy parents OF baby daughter.
born early Monday morning in thtt
city. The Bakers we're married.
last spring in New England. Mrs.
Baker is a Detroit girl.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-03-13
Mothers Win
Praise From
College Head

Mrs. Violet T. Lewis, president
OF Lewis Business college, spoke
10 the Hour A Day Study Club"
in Windsor, Thursday evening
before a large throng in c. II.
Smith auditorium.
In speaking OF justice and dem
ocrscy, Mrs Lewis said: Justice.
equality and democracy have been
written into our constitution. and
have been interpreted from the
benches Of thousand court rooms.
These do not guarantee the4exis-
tence NJ democracy. The guaran-
tee for democracy. justice and
equality is held. to a great extent.
by tho motherhood Of the world"
She then explained how a moth
or could pattern the life of a child
by starting its education in those
carly days.
Il have faith in the American
and Canadian women" said Mrs
Lewis. The American women
wore pioneers. They went into the
West with their men. they felled
-ttrees-wftth their men, they built
houscs, they farmed crops. they
reared children. Never Sinking"
This war is deepening our reso-
lutions that we shall have world
IN which men can live and seek
happiness without war" she stated
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-03-13
Truman Gibson Will
Speak AtSt. Antoine Y

Atty. Truman X. Gibson, success
sor to William Hastie. who served
as Civilian Aide TO the Secretary OF
War for over three years, Will be
the guest speaker at the ST. Antoine
"" forum this Sunday. March ii
The speaker is being brought to
Detroit by the Kappa Alpha Phi
frstcrnity as part Of their annual
cooperation with the Public Affairs
program OF the y" Much interes,
centers around this new war de-
partment assistant and the Detroi;
public is deeply concerned abou,
his subject in which he Will discuss
New Developments in the Army
Training Field as II Affects the Ne
gro Soldier"
The meeting will start promptly
a, pm. and Atty. Joseph Cralscn.
local head OF Kappa Alpha Phi
fraternity. predicts that it will be
one OF the best meetings OF the
year Mr. Gibson is a product OF
the elementary schools in Colum-
bus. Ohio. He attended University
OF Chicago and finished its law
school in 1885 with the degree OF
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-03-13
Evicted Mother Declares OPA
Ruling Unfair To Race Tenants

rent is due and they set me out on
the 26th day Of February. So here
is the whole thing in nutshell.
If the Judge and the OPA told
me to pay the SIS month why do
owe the landlord $85 back rent
and why was / set out, and the
people upstairs owe back rent, and
the Judge gave them the same time
to pay the back rent as they die
me? Why then. was ! set out with a
sick mother while | was al the OPA
office expecting 10 meet the land
lord there by appointment? And
these people are still in the house
1t seems TO me it was framcup
to get me out Of the house even
with the receipts that my rent was
paid up to March 4, l943. called
the doctor for my child that was
sick but he never arrived. An
other doctor came Wednesday
night. found my child's fever was
very high and told us not TO let
her near the door or window. My
aunt told me the men who set us
out just put the child out on the
front porch without coat on. Thcy
wouldn't wait in the house until
she put Goa on.
This letter isn't written for pity
but is written for a chcckup on the
OPA and the court hope you will
understand II and give il some at
tcntion. Thank you, Mrs. Russell
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-03-13

Evcited from her home which she
shared with an aged mother, sis
ter and nephew and forced 10 rely
upon the goodness OF neighbors for
a roof for her family. Mrs Russell
Jones this week was trying 10
fathom out the complexities Of the
OPA rent control system. In a
letter To the Michigan Chronicle.
she declares, that the OPA is unfair
in many respects 70 tenants and
this un 'airncSs. she writes. was
largely responsible for her eviction
two weeks ago The letter, which
gives a pathetic story OF how her
furniture was set out on the street
and how she has lived with neigh
borS. is printed below.
Dear Editor:
This is letter which is 10 state
that the colorcd people. are not
treated right by the OPA or rent
control, whichever il is.
i've been set out in the street
with a sick baby and feeble
minded mother and anot1Cr baby
sister and a nephew. all because ]
listened 10 tho OPA and not my
landlord. II all started last July.
I went down 10 the OPA office
and was told 10 pay my landlord
SIS instead OF So which he had
been receiving from me since Oc-
other. l94l. and when tho law came
into effect on June !. 1912 about
paving your landlord what you
paid him -nn-Anril- Ii l94l. ! found
out that on April /. 1871, said house
had been renting FOR $3.50 up
and $3.50 down and was then sold
IN tf1r rrrvcut- landlord and he
rented for SIS up and SIS down
won't 10 court and Judge Schneider
told mo TO pay him SIS until OPA
settled il. which J did
received Hrothcr notice and
-ff-a,-ta-t- A.44A-r4-tt4. 9PA-s,ffiee-A and
told them about the case and they
told nc TO do as tho Judge had
said 50 paid tho landlord SIS a
month until Dec 4. 1880. 10 Jan {.
l947 and from Jan la43 ta-Feh.
:. 10i7. and also from Feb 1913
- March 4. 1943. but still the land.
lord has set nc out in t0c street
through no fault of mine He says
owe him sos back rent When
WIS in court Feb IL, Judge Cody
told nc 20 pay the back rent start
CSC the fourth ~ March when the