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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-29
State Conservation Department
Ready To Meet Den1an ds OfNeu Yea

stream gaging and the analysis %
waters for industrial use have been
continued. Through a recent agree
ment with the Board of Health,
the cooperative industrial water
analysis program has been expand.
ed to meet increased demands
for this service.
An aggressive advertising pro-
gram directed toward centering
the attention of the nation on the
tourist, industrial and agricultural
advantages of the state in the form
of advertising and publicity has
been continued during the year.
The Department is actively pre-.
pairing to pick up the tourist adver.
Using program which was suspend
ed during the war. In preparation
for this program, the advertising
division has recently brought out
a new edition Of Variety Vacation
land" a publication which depicts
the attractions of the state in a
colorful manner.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-29
BY BRUCE ETHERIDGE,

director
State Department of Conservation
and Development
Distributed by the Associated Press
RALEIGH, Dec. 28-Like virtual
ly every other agency, the North
Carolina Department Of Conserva-
ton and Development has faced an
unusual number of problems dur
ing the past year.
The unexpectedly early termina-
ton of hostilities in World war II
precipitated the problems of recon-
version from an economy geared
more completely to wartime de-
mands than has ever been ex-
perienced in the history of our
country. Already, however, our
activities are being brought back
into the normal channels.
Various features of the program
Of the department which were re-
duced to a minimum are being
resumed with the return Of some of
its key personnel from the armed
services. AS relief comes from the
shortage Of materials and equip
ment, various additional features
of the work of the department will
be reactivated.
Since 1945 was legislative year,
its Importance to the department
was further emphasized. The Gen.
eral Assembly added several i'm
portant features to North Cardinals
conservation program. The finan-
cial needs of the program were
more adequately provided for than
ever before.
Commissions were authorized to
make a general study of forestry
conditions and to make recomenda-
tons for future legislation; and to
study shellfish conditions, with re-
Communications to be made to the
next General Assembly. Initial steps
were also taken toward the solu-
ton of stream pollution problems
by the creation of the state stream
sanitation and conservation COM
mittee. An appropriation of $780,
900 for the acquisition of Tryon
Palace site at New Bern was made
contingent upon other factors. This
will make it possible for the utili-
cation of a fund Of about half a
million dollars from Mrs. J. E..
Latham of Greensboro for the res
toration of the buildings.
Commercial fishermen Of the
state have indicated that their re-
turns in l945 have been the greatest
of any similar period in spite of the
fact that the number of fishermen
was reduced materially through
losses to the armed services and
to war plants. The increased re-
turn was accounted for primarily by
higher prices for seafoods.
With the relaxation Of wartime
limitations on personnel and ma
terials there has beer a definite
speeding up Of game and inland
fisheries activities. The enforce
ment branch has been reorganized
to make the protector force mobile.
The primary significance OF this
movement is that protector
enforc m emit activities are
no longer confined to one county.
Came and inland fisheries edu-
cational work is also being reor-
ganized and will be carried out on
a wider scope than ever before.
Game management activities
have been correlated under the di-
rection of a trained biologist and
the administration OF game man.
agement and refuge areas has been
brought under the supervision OF
a single qualified individual.
By means of an appropriation OF
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-29
QUOTATIONS

Russia is entitled under reparations d.
visions to be determined by the Allies to GER
tain spoils in Germany, but in other countries
which he1 armies have over-run she is play
ing the part Of gangster if she is robbing
them of their wealth, as eged.-Anniston,
Ala, Star.
Putting 1t bluntly, there are many Aneri-
cans this very minute who are suffering and
dying needlessly for lack of medical bare
A. ]. Atmeyer. chairman, Social Security
Board.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-29

| $4,000 by the General Assembly
of 1945, the establishment of new
sman-mouth bass hatchery in west
ern North Carolina has been made
possible. Plans have been made to
start the construction of this hat
cherry in Burke county after the
first OF the year.
Outstanding in the forestry pro-
gram was an increase of about
"a per cent in fire control funds
which will make possible a more
efficient program and the bringing
of larger areas under organized
protection. Increases were also
provided in the state parks and
forest management funds.
Approximately 5000, 900 tree seed
lings, produced at the two depart
ment nurseries, are available for
distribution, but it appears likely
that these will not nearly meet the
demand. During the year some
$4,000 worth of forest products
have been harvested from the Bla-
den Lakes state forest. Two forest
ers have been added to the staff
of the forest management branch
to increase services in advising
cumberland owners concerning the
best forestry practices on their
woodlands.
Through gifts of land by Lionel
We'll of Goldsboro and Mr.. and Mrs.
A. ]. Davis, of Mount Olive, the
Cliffs of the Neuse state park in
Wayne county has been established.
This brings the number of areas in
the State Park System to twelve.
Interest in mineral development,
accelerated by unprecedented de-
mands for war materials, has con-
tinued. Drillings in the coal and
iron fields of the state started dur
ing the war continued into the
year and efforts are being made
to have the U. S. Bureau OF Mines
continue these and other explora-
tons.
AS a result of activities OF this
department and other agencies,
the U. S. Bureau of Mines establish
ed regional office at State Col
lege and also set up a chemical
and research laboratory at this
institution. A contract has been let
for the construction OF a laboratory
on the college campus. Through
cooperation with the Tennessee
Valley Authority, building is I'M
der construction in Asheville in
which minerals research labora-
tory will be comparatively operated
by IVA and State College.
The geological division OF the
Department, individually and in
cooperation with Federal agencies,
has carried out or is conducting
various mineral studies, including
tungsten, tale, pyrophyllite, mica,
copper, feldspar, manganese, and
limestone. Cooperative studies on
ground waters have been continued
with the U. S. Geological Survey.
One Of the most important move
ments undertaken in interest of
agriculture and industry in the state
office during the year was the
creation of the committee on rural
industries by Governor R. Gregg
Cherry. The primary objective of
this group is to encourage the es-
tab1ishment Of industries in rural
communities for the purpose of
utilizing raw materials from the
farm and local labor. The Depart
ment has encouraged and parti-
cipated in this organization.
Although some features Of the
program Of water resources and
engineering have been curtailed
during the last few years, the
fundamental activities, particularly
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-29

two doors away, she is afraid her
hostess is accusing her Of having
dirty hands.
l disagree with only one Of her
observations, that nearly all
women's slips show in this coun-
try" Thay may be so in the mid
die west, but if it were so in Ne"
York, it could not possibly have
escaped my attention.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-29
On The Domestic Front

Chicago ex-Seabee's wife asks divorce on
the ground that her husband objects to here use
of a knife in peeling potatoes, the Seabees
having used potato peelers. On what grave
issues does the future Of the American home
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Journal
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-29

Only one out of 10000, 900 me
teors headed for it ever strikes
the earth, say astronomers. n a.
ture. it seems, is the champion
when it comes to near misses.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-29
Religion
DayByDay
BY WILLIAM T. ELLIS

THE LAKE OF MANY COLORs
High up in the Caucasus Noun
tains, in Asia, lies Lake Nimrud
in the cup Of an extinct crater
1t is one of the remembered bits
of scenery that is a soul-feedins
delight. For Lake Nimrus is
unique in that some cause-chenl
cal springs, probably has given
it, at different points. variety
Of intense colors: vivid blues, pur'
pies, greens and yellows, as mers'
ing in a great harmony of beauty
I know blue lakes and green
lakes and gray lakes; but only one
Nimrud, with its lovely assert
ment of hues. And 1 know many
lives Of mono-color, but few that
radiate a variety OF hues. Yet
am sure that God meant HIS
children to be like Lake Nimrud,
with many aspects and qualities
versatile in interests and attrac'
t1veness.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-29

Deliver us from drabness, dear
lord. May our lives shine with the
multi-colors Of the character Of
Christ. Amen.
Evening star., 1945-03-30
CASTOR Scores as Conductor
In Final 1890 Concert

vigor and strength, melting the
musicians to bring out the music
with effects associated usually with
a much larger body of players. His
readings were enthusiastically re-
ceived and the precedent Of silence
was broken by prolonged applause
after each movement Of the sym
phony as well as of the concerto"
Miss Meyer and Mr. johnson were
extremely fortunate in having Mr..
Caston's assistance in Mozart's for
gotten work brought to light by
them In delightfully."- refreshing
manner. Mr.. Johnson's mastery of
his chosen instrument and the fiu-
ency with which he performed ex-
acting passages found an artistic
counterpart in Miss Meyers per-
formance. Light and charmingly
Mozartean In style was her nimble
playing Of the intricate harp part.
in which so much depended upon
the crystalline clarity of her exc
cution. The cadenzas which belongd
to each of the three movements OF
the work called for an expertness
and an ensemble such as the two
artists, assisted by Mr.. CASTOR and
the orchestra, we're able to realize.
Dag Wiren's "Scherzo." heard here
for the first time, contained many
of the elements which one Asso-
ciates with Scandinavian countries.
Pastorale in character, this short
but effective sketch bears the stamp
Of originality without having re-
course to dissonance. It was well re-
ceived and the conductor called the
orchestra to share his success sey-
eral times.
Evening star., 1945-03-30
By ELENA DE SAYN

The final concert of the 1880
series, given last night in Constitu-
ton Hall by the National Sym
phony. stressed more than usual the
artistic mettle Of the orchestra un-
der the expert leadership Of Saul
CASTOR, associate conductor of the
Philadelphia Orchestra and guest
conductor for the occasion. This
feature was further enhanced by
the appearance of two talented
members of the orchestra, Sylvia
Meyer, harpist, and Britton John
son, nutist, as soloists, heard jointly
In the first local performance OF
Mozart's Concerto for flute and
harp In G major, K 299."
There is much to admire in Mr..
Caston's methods. The finish and
faultless precision Of his beat, his
clear objective and his personality,
which seems to actually form an
integral part of the orchestra and
dominate every bar of the score.
With every turn of his hand he
infused the familiar strains Of Bee
thovens "Egmond overture, op. 84,'
and of Brahms symphony No. 4
in e minor, op. 9s," with renewed
Evening star., 1945-03-30
Deaths Reported

Mary M Lockwood. "a. 2700 @ st. NV.
Joseph z. McBeth. 50, 2912 18th st. ne.
Aaron Posner. N, a8O1 i4th st.
Richard j. Beall RI. 1905 18th at.
Charles spiess, rs, 1925 North Capitol.
Kopel Resnon. n, LA LonRfellow st.
Johanna Italiano. So. 1907 10th st. Sc.
Charles 8. Mason, 81. 4008 9Th st.
qeoIse T. Holbrook. e; 2o31 st. NV.
Curtis r. Bardwell, 81. 1914 Longfellow st.
Albert 6. GIL, AS, 1881 .3oth st.
John Davis. %, los 4th st. ne.
William Ryan. 18, 1898 nth st.
Maggie Alexander. 73. 432 sth st. aw.
Sam Marsh, 65, 1649 Kramer st. ne.
Christine Mariowe. 81, 20I3 4th st.
Emma Enan Tn9mpsSon' 's so ,s. 20 1897 Florida ave-
Martha Whitehead infant, 1925 st.
Infant RaEland. 135 D ST. Sc
Evening star., 1945-04-03

When this was followed up by request
from Russia that the Lublin Committee
be invited to send representatives from
Poland to the conference, the clamor
increased Great Britain and the United
States promptly denied this request,
since it violated another agreement at
Yalta that a reorganized government
should be set up in Poland and then
recognized by the United Nations. This
declination has settled that question
certainly for the time being-and may
help to speed up the formation of the
new Polish government. Informed
sources say that this incident will have
no effect whatever on Russias partici-
patton in the coming conference.
The mistake made by the administra-
ton and the other powers attending
the Yalta Conference was in withhold
ing from their public the fact that
Russia had proposed she be given three
votes in the assembly-only to have it
leak out 1t is a matter, however, which
must go before the San Francisco Con-
ference for final determination.
y II
There is sentiment in the American
delegation for a single vote for the
United States in the assembly, even
should Russia have three, on the theory
that the United States would not only
retain it's consistency, but would also
retain the sympathy of the other na-
tions which have only one vote in the
assembly. Such a proposal may be
actively urged If and when the question
arises at San Francisco.
The general opinion-although not
unanimous-among the American dele
gates is that the questions which have
now arisen in advance of the confer
ence are not serious and that they can
be dealt with successfully, Especially is
this true. it is said, If the United Nations
are devoted Fundamentally to setting
up an international organization for the
prevention of third and most devas-
tating world war.
Evening star., 1945-04-03
Too Much Home Work

To the Editor Of The Star:
My 16-year-old daughter is stale"
junior In senior high school and since
the time she entered deeply have re-
sented the amount of home work the
teachers assign Each one seems to do so
with the assumption that she is the only
one assigning an evenings work, but null
tiplied by three additional major subjects,
the midnight oil, indeed, is burned every
night without exception. My daughter
is an above-average student and consci-
entiously completes her home work
assignments. She, of course, is not per-
fnitted to date on school nights, but she
is so exhausted at the end of the week
that she sleeps until noon on Saturday
She gets no physical exercise whatever
nor the 10 hours sleep physicians claim
a teen-age child should have.
Why cannot the teachers assign only
the homework that can be covered dur
ing class period? I always have been
at loss to understand their desire to
cram all this additional knowledge
(most of it absolutely useless in adult
life either in maintaining home or
earning a livelihood) when there Is so
much knowledge in the world which
they will not live long enough to acquire
anyway.
It's high time that the Parent Teacher
Congress wakes up and does something
on this very real problem that Is menac-
ing the health and happiness OF our
children.
MRS. MARGARET JORDAN.
Evening star., 1945-04-03
The Political Mill
Bv Gould Lincoln

The San Francisco United Nations
Conference will be held on schedule
II the United States Government has
its way, Notwithstanding the fears ex-
pressed and the mournful croakings that
have emanated from some sources. In
deed. members of the United States
delegation to the conference say en-
phatically that it would be a great
mistake to postpone the conference;
that If questions which threaten diff
ferences among the nations have aris-
en-. it is all the more necessary to deal
with them now, and, furthermore, they
are questions which only the conference
itself can finally settle. To postpone the
conference would be a confession of
weakness, and perhaps add to political
dissension. Chairman Connally of
Texas, of the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee which must handle any
treaty that comes from the conference,
predicted fatty that the conference
would be success and that the Sem
ate would ratify the compact which is
expected to oe written at San Francisco.
Furthermore, members of the Amer
lean delegation and other high Govern
ment officials take no stock in rumors
that Stalln is out 10 sabotage tne COLI
ference even before it gets under way.
In their opinion the Russians have as
much at stake as any other nation In
the organization of an international
agency to maintain peace. They expect
the Russians to support such an organ
ization in entire good faith.
y X
The recent rumpus which arose over
the coming conference had its inception
in the revelation that Russia, at Yalta,
had sought three votes in the General
Assembly of the proposed international
organization, and that President Roose-
welt had agreed to support the
request, with the understanding that
if it was agreed to by the confer
ence, the United States also should
have three votes in the assembly.
Evening star., 1945-04-03
Shadow Line

A heart makes no sound whatsoever
,Uhen it breaks;
Not the delicate chime OF slender
glass ,ui7,d bells,
Not as, 1Dlen the surf recedes, the
delicate scrape OF shells;
There is less OF ,ohisper euen than s,oeep
OF soft sno1pfakes.
1t is not so precise and audible as q
tick OF clock,
Not as definite as the rustic OF let.
ter's trembling pdge;i
1t is not fracture that ,OiH come
pith certain day or age,
But 1t is as final, clean, frreHocGble as
fractured rock.
The heart can be nortally tDounded 6r
taH OF light ON Leaf,
By sound OF footsteps le:spirg, or By
an old, remembered song: s
1t can be slain and yet beat on as "
there DeTe no wrong;
It cnn receipe the terrible neps and
break and s,o,p no grief.
FREDERICK EBRIGHT.
Evening star., 1945-04-03
The Fall of Donzio

Inc Russian capture OF DdnZlg is
an event of great Importance, not
only strategically but also in the
politico-diplomatic sphere. On the
military side, the termination of a
long and bitter siege entailed the
destruction of the large German
garrison, totaling $4,000, the taking
of As U-boatS and ISL other craft in
the spacious harbor area, and the
destruction by Russian air and naval
units of many German transports
aggregating 100000 tons attempting
last-minute evacuation. The wiping
out of the main German pocket of
resistance on the eastern Baltic
coast is estimated to have freed some
SO Russian divisions for the impend-
ing drive against Berlin and other
remaining centers of German re-
sistance in Eastern Germa
The itico-diplomatic aspect of
the matter is emphasized by the
raising of the Polish flag over the
captured city, thus emphasizing
Moscow's advocacy and support of
Polish claims to its incorporat ton
into the reconstructed Polish state.
That would definitively solve in Po-
lands favor one of the thorniest
problems bequeathed by the Ver-
sailles settlement of World War One
"a problem which, more than any
other single issue, contributed to the
outbreak of the present conflict.
The reconstruction of a Polish ma
ton was the most ambitious achieve
ment Of Versailles. This new crea-
tion could hardly have been viable
without access to the sea, and the
logical access was through the Wis.,
tula, the great river which drains
most Of Poland. However, at the
Vistulas mouth lay the port-metrop-
oils of Danzig, thoroughly German
city. In Difference to the principle
of self determination" which DOM
mated the Versailles Conference, a
compromise was evolved along ma
tionalist lines. Danzig was declared
a Free City under protection of the
League of Nations, though Poland
was given commercial access and
Danzig was legally within the Polish
customs territory
This compromise did not work
well. Germany never reconciled it
self to the loss of Danzig and the
amputation of the adjacent Province
of East Prussia. sundered from the
rest of the Reich by narrow Cor.
ridor" of Polish territory reaching to
the Baltic just west of Danzig. Ger
man opposition led the Poles to build
the new port of Gdynia at the Baltic
tip of the corridor, which diverted
much Of Danzig's trade and further
Evening star., 1945-04-03
Mr.. Byrnes Departs

The extent and genuineness Of the
sense of disappointment with which
the announcement of his departure
from public life has been received
is the best measure of the service
which James F. Byrnes has rendered
and the best tribute to his qualities
as a man.
In 1912, after long and creditable
career in public life, Mr.. Byrnes was
serving on the Supreme Court-the
highest distinction to which any
lawyer can aspire. But he did not
hesitate to put the security and the
honor of that post behind him when
the President asked for his aid in
preparing the country for the grim
test of war. AS head of the Office
of Economic Sterilization and, later,
as director of the Office of War
Mobilization, Mr.. Byrnes became
known as assistant President" and,
indeed, his domestic burdens and
responsibilities were second only to
those of the Chief Executive.
1t may we'll be doubted that any
other man could have accomplished
more in these difficult posts. Occa-
sional mistakes were made, but they
are Insignificant when measured
against the accomplishments for
which Mr.. Byrnes is entitled to full
credit. In his approach to all prob
lens the national welfare was his
first consideration, and this re-
manned true when he sought a solu-
ton through process Of compro-
mise as well as when he felt obliged
to adhere to policy of uncompro-
missing firmness. In pursuing this
course Mr.. Byrnes made enemies,
and they were able to deny him a
place on the Democratic party ticket
last fall. 1t is an undeniable fact,
however, that the enemies which he
has made and the nature of their
complaints against him are an i'm
pressive tribute to Mr.. Byrnes and
the unselfish quality of his per-
formance.
In leaving public Office now. Mr..
Byrnes is giving effect to desire
expressed as long ago as last sum-
mer, and there is no occasion to look
behind the stated reasons for his
resignation. AS he steps down, it is
fortunate that the President can
turn to a successor with the expert
ence, character and reputation of
Judge Vinson, even though his
advancement will leave a vacancy
in the Federal Loan Administration
which will be hard to fill.