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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-07-13
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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-07-13
TAXES INCREASE

WASHINGTON, July 12.-W.D-
The Distilled Spirits Institute said
today that taxes on alcoholic bev-
erages netted federal and state
governments 81, 100000 in 1914,
an increase of IS per cent over
1913. The institute said the jump
was due mostly to higher tax rates
on distilled spirits.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-07-13

NOMINATION CONFIRMED
WASHINGTON, July 12.-REThe
Senate confirmed today the nonl'
nation of William H. Wills OF YER
mont to be member of the Fed
eral Communications Commission
The Nome nugget., 1945-11-09
THE ME GET

the National Tuberculosis Association is countered by warning from Dr. Kendall Emerson, managing drec- tor of the association.
 Because of the long of the disease the full et- feet of wartime conditions tuberculosis control Tn this country may not be known for several years he said.
 Two major factors according to Dr. Emerson un- doubtedly contributed to the continued decline of tu- berculoss during years First absence of dire war time conditions including manutrtion. Second, expansion of x-ray surveys particularly among in dustral workers conducted by health departments and tuberculosis associations, discovering many new cases
 Discovering cases, he explained, was a gain against the disease because many of them were dag- nosed in the early, most easily curable stage. This means not only quicker recovery for the patient but less chance of others getting the disease from him.
The Nome nugget., 1945-11-09

actors ever since . At seven she wrote and produced a play called "Mademoiselle" for her classmates at her school in England At IS she bleached her hair, pencil jed her eyebrows and billed as the English Jean Harlow" By the time Maureen O'Hara was IA she had won every medal bestowed in Ireland's frequent play festivals and dramatic contests Ann Miller and Gale Storm studied dancing at the same school in Houston, Texas, at the same time but have never met.
 Olsen and Johnson were vaude- vile partners for "A years before they hit the "big time" and be- came hits on Broadway The Otto Krugers have been happily married for 24 years Pat O'Brien is a champion mumblety peg player |. Lucille Balls hair is no longer on fire-she has gone blonde for her next role.
 Ruth Hussey is a talented pian- iSt as well as a singer June
The Nome nugget., 1945-11-09
HOLLYWOOD STAR-LITES
By CHUCK COCHARD
HOLLYWOOD ODDITIES

Little-knoWn facts about we'll known people Before she sought a stage career, Claudette Colbert gave French lessons at S1.OO an hour and sometimes earned as high as $3O week Ronald Colman's lucky piece is a half dollar given him by an old Scotch doorman at the first the ater in which Bonnie starred.
 Bette Davis grew up in Lowell, Massachusetts, and was the kind of a tot who at four cut off her sisters curls and at six threw her dolls out of the window . When Bette Davis looked at the result of her first screen test, "she ran from the projection room screaming"
 Ida Lupino's family tree goes back to 1780 and has been full of
The Nome nugget., 1945-11-09
BRINGING OUR BOYS HOME

Millions of homes waiting for the millions of our boys and girls who have been too long away We must bring them back quickly with every attention to thelr needs Travel is costly it's an expense we'll gladly pay The Victory Loan will pay it.
The Nome nugget., 1945-11-09

Storey was brought to Hollywood
 as a singer, but in II pictures has not sung a note on the screen ... Barbara Stanwyck and It. Robert Taylor were co-starred in His
 Brothers Wife" months before Hollywood knew about their TO- nance Katherine Hepburn is one of Hollywood's most punctual Women-yet she has never worn a wrist watch or carried a watch of any kind in her purse or car.
 Michael O'Shea crossed the At lantic 36 times as a bell-boy on a luxury liner Lena Horne has never taken a singing lesson in her life Marsha Hunt has sung under the assumed name of Georgette Spelvin, feminine yer sion of the famous theatrical name she chose herself June AllyGon'S nickname is "TWink"- it was given her by Van Johnson.
 Greer Carson gave up prom ising career in a London advertis- ing firm to go on the stage . |. Walter Pidgeon was once the sing ing partner of Elsie Janis Spencer Tracy and Pat O'Brien were in the Navy together during the last war Greer GarSOn'S favorite recreation is going to the circus . Walter Pidgeon likes to butter in the garden.
 Teresa Wright's husband Niven Busch, the writer, helped pay his way through college by competing in rodeos . Gene Kelly majo in law at Pennsylvania State Col lege and financed that education by working during vacations as a mixer, a soda clerk and a bricklayer .. Harry James, the orchestra leader, keeps his own "Who's Who," an unusual file con- taining detailed information on more than $500 well-knoWn as well as little-known professional in this country.
The Nome nugget., 1945-11-09
VOLUNTARY ADJUSTMENTS
Washington POSt)


 If we are to meet some of the unacceptable requre- ments of national defense through voluntary enlist ments in the Army and the Navy those serVces must be made great deal more attractive to AleIlCd cl'i zens than thev are now have been m the past The Senate Committee on Military Affairs, according to its chairman agrees with the Army ana with the people of the United States that Ii 1t IS possible to nave volunteer Army that would be better than con- scripted Army" But said Senator Thomas, The Army does not think the enlistment plan will be sufficient Given the present character of the Army we do not think so either Nor do we believe that the NaVy ds now constituted will be any more successful m man ming it's ships through voluntary recruitment le o mosphere of both services must be radlcaly cldseu tbeir anneals for volunteers are to be effective.
 Some helpful but essentially superficial changes VIII be effected by the May b which has now passed oot the House and the Senate These have to do m the a with the material benefits of enlistment It would eH- +d tbn benefits of the GI Bill of Rights and the Seec- tive Service Act to men who enlist in the Regular AIy and Navy while there two laws remain m 1orce-'ila' is until next May It would permit one-year enstnenVS in the Army for with at least SIX 1nollVlS service and improve retainer pay. Similar steps are necessary for the Navy in the service are to be induced to reenlist As things stand now and unu inc Nav bill becomes law all the inducements are weighted on the side of getting out of uniform
 We do not believe however, that material bene1ltS go to the heart of the elistment problem Both the Army and Navy adhere to rigid, senseess and undemocratc caste system They in real sense teuoal lhSttu tons the rankand-file members ot Whlch enjoy nIle more than serf status It IS even more true oi ' 1Sy than of the Army, which experienced healthy deoc ratzaon during the war, that enlisted men have nttle opportunity for advancement or TOT the reaIatio o ambitions which accepted as common o 'll ls!i' in this society," For the in the ranks peacetme m tary or naval service is virtually devoid of presuge It is not too much to say that is less respected than serv ice in good municipal police department II the Ary and Navy are to attract large numbers o1 young Ahel c.ns thev must offer in which the apt and the intelligent can progress and in which all can live m dignity.
The Nome nugget., 1945-11-09
TYR Death Rate Declines; May Show Up Later
 
Science DigeSt)

Tn spte of the war which might have caused an ln- in tuberculosis 5000 fewer persons died of the disease in this country in 1914 than in l943 The death rate based on provisional figures was 4O per looooo population, compared with 426 per looooo m !U4o o p toes renorted increases in 1914 their 1943 rates while in 1O43 increases the 1922 rate were
 t.Ths definitely encouraging" news, announced by
The Nome nugget., 1945-11-09

Bauxite, diamonds and gold are mined in British Guiana.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-28

christened Venus, believe it or not,
10 come out and debunk what
consider one OF our annual demon.
-stFatioHs- -ef-bad- -taste.-
And Miss Venus Ramey, born 20
years ago in Kentucky, where stock
farms abound, does IL in no uncertain
terms. Your Kentucky horse trader
is a quick appraiser OF horse flesh.
Years later, Venus was 10 find her
self appraised by practically those
same hoof. mouth and leg standards.
There Is nothing precocious or
sky.high /. Q. about this young lady.
A normal product of her generation,
not given TO philosophizing on our
American habits in general, or our
American habit OF beauty contests,
" takes them as they come.
- Beauty contests are supposed TO
yield money and acclaim. The cir
cumstances that go with winning the
Miss America" crown are OF national
allure.
Girls who approach what IL
takes" in height, bust leg and face,
groom for months ahead. dieting
down, coloring up, conditioning.
Venus was in that class and APP
parently Mama had seen il coming
way back in the days when she had
her christened And so, when 1914
rolled around, and MarSfas lovely girl
was IN her teens. what-SVaS- more
natural than that she should weigh
in" and win.
To put il crudely. since Venus her
self puts IL even more so. she won out
on points, much as the fancy stallion
l. stglss IL NJ
the show, or the beef at the county
fair, win out on theirs.
Mama had long had confidence
in her beautiful yearling Venus had
been entered in 16 previous contests.
weighed in, measured and appraised
as the Judges passed down the line
OF contesting beauties.
The 18th time, Daughter won the
most coveted contest of them all,
emerging from the Atlantic City
Beauty the red tape; and
the tape measure, as MISS AMER.
ICA." for 1914
Almost Immediately following this
first victory. establishments that go
with being a queen, whether She IS
Mary, Queen OF Scots, who lost her
head. or a Hollywood queen, who
loses hers in a different way, began
10 overtake our modern Venus.
And mind you, neither had she
come into her new eminence without
N2revious worldly experience. From
lender age she had moved along a
transmission belt OF varied expert
ence. Beginning at II, as a page
(and she must have been a darling)
in the Kentuckyahouse OF repreSen-
tatiVes, where be- father served in
office, she beeaf9fe- in rapid success.
sion. boardmaTker in a brokerage
office, bill clerk AT a Cincinnati rail
road station, secretary, night club
chorus girl and Conover model.
Rcfoher "a 1919
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-28

ism, of trashy proposals of marriage
from ineligible men, of tricky con
tracts, department store demonstra-
tions, eXploitations and humiliations.
After year of it, Venus "A an
nounced as she turned over her
crown to her successor that it isn't
worth the candle or the money.
Venus states frankly that she won
her crown on such natural assets as
weight, measurements. facial beauty
and qualities over which she had no
control. The mind doesn't matter
And so, Venus Ramey, a beautiful
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-28

their torsos, squeeze into skin flat
bathing trunks, face the camera from
angles that most girls prefer not TO
face it, but of this much the Miss
America" aspirant may rest assured.
Venus "A has the sense TO resent
this and the courage to say so She
will tell you further, in words of one
syllable and in her own kind of vo-
-eabulaFy,, that being Miss America
for the day, the week, the year isn't
worth the candle from any angle,
physical or mental. 1t is a shabby
procedure of out-and-out- commercial.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-28

tn csc detours had
quite prepared Venus
for the peculiar pro-
cedure of a beauty
contest But this par
ticular queen had a
head fastened 10 her
lovely houlders
which she did not in
tend 10 lose. Very
quickly she got IL into
h er copper colored
one that this Miss
America" business did
not adequately repre-.
sent Miss America"
Almost Immediately
the spikes of her tin
crown began TO dig
downward, resulting i'm
a headache the size of
1914, the year Of her
tempestuous reign.
Soon 1T became apo
parent TO this cere-
bral queen that no
amount of money,
much less the nominal
sums that went with
her victory, could
atone for her woe.
Winning the title
meant 10 Venus that
a girl is merely queen
Tor a day or a week.
The flimsy onor
doesn't carry over for
the year, and then
Her Highness is let in
for a pushing around.
In fact, the history
OF past winners of
this joker wn
would seem 10 prove
that the entire busi-
ness does something
20 her weighed in
Highness that is not
conducive 10 success.
That is probably
due 20 a fact Of omis-
sion in the qualifica.
tions for the role.
There is one hurdle
which Miss Ameri-
ca" contestants do not
have 10 take. They
have 10 wait in line,
mount the weighing
scales, feel the tape
measure wind around
their torsos, squeeze
bathing trunks, face tn
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-28

kid who hates the questionable vic
tory OF her experience as Miss
America" "A, comes right out and
says SO, as she warningly hands over
her crown 10 her 1915 successor.
Photographs at the ascension of
Miss BesS Myerson. entered as Miss
New York City" 10 the throne as
Miss America -l945"- akea-with
Venus Ramey, the abdicating queen,
recently showed the two girls in what
appears 10 be a happy association.
One wonders, however. Just what the
abdicating queen told the new one.
TEE NNuFu1C WEEKLY :
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-28

and Percentage Workers Only Too
Anxious to Help n Beauty Contest
Winner Along the Road to
Almost Sure Anonymity.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-28
BY FANNIE HURST

1T TAKES a girl named Venus,
christened Venus, believe it or not,
y 10 come out and debunk what
The Nome nugget., 1945-08-06
OPA UPS CEILINGS ON WOMEN'S AND
 CHILDREN'S CLOTHING

The Alaska OPA announces uniform retail markup on wom- en's and children's outerwear, be- ginning August IS. Order Al un- der RMPR 194 replaces the pric- ing provisions in effect up to this tune and also ties in with the Ma tional WPB-OPA joint clothing program.
 For the present, this price order applies only 10 retailers located n the 2nd and 4th Judo al Divi- sions, in the coastal towns of Bristol Bay dncluding the north shore of the Aleutians), and in the City of Anchorage. Its cover age will be extended to include the entire territory as soon as su~- veys are completed, OPA stated.
 The markup fixed by this order was derived from studies of markups existing in these towns during pre-Pearl Harbor base pe- riod and also gives full considera- tion to customary business prac- itces, operating costs, and mer- chandising methods. This basic data was obtained through con- sultations with clothing retailers upon whom little, if any, addi- tional burden has been placed by the marking, invoice and record keeping requirements of this new price order.
 A trade bulletin has been pre- pared and distributed to those re- tsilers affected by the order with full particulars on its require ments which are intended to bring about no undue changes in their regular business practices, OPA said.
The Nome nugget., 1945-08-06
FOOTNOTE TO HISTORY
(New York Times)

History often has way of repeating it's patterns closely. Forty-seven years ago on May Commodore George Dewey destroyed the Spanish squadron of Ad- miral Montojo in the Battle of Manila Bay and thereby made certain the course of the war in the Far East against Spain. But he had no landing force with him and was forced to wait until August 13 (East Longitude Time)-the day peace was signed, but before it was known heretofore opening the campaign against the Spaniards ashore.
 For many months now in the western Pacific our fleet and air force have been able to go wherever they pleased, and when, so complete control of the sea have they won. But now as in 1898 that alone is not enough. The fleet must wait for the foot soldier to come to win the final victory.
The Nome nugget., 1945-08-06
NASEVIK

The annual publication of the White Mountain Vocational School has just come to the Editors desk, and we de- cided that we just could not pass up the opportunity to comment on the quality of the edition. The staff is to be compli- mented highly.
 The "NASEVIK" is dedicated 'To you, the former students of White Moun- tain Vocational School in the armed forces of the United States of America, we, the Class of 1945, dedicate this an- nual because of the memory of your tri- umphs and sorrows will be forever in our hearts"
 In the ''foreword", Mr. John E. Paden, expresses his desire, that, we shall judge that this publication has served its purpose if it causes some of the par ents to visit the school'
 The edition contains more than 50 mimeographed pages of intricate de- signs, lettering, and typing, and several pages of tediously-pasted photographs of the student classes.
 On the whole, the report of the years activities is covered thoroughly and completely and shows the harmony, un- derstanding and close cooperation of students and teaching staff.
The Nome nugget., 1945-08-06
THE GADGETEER'S AGE

These war days many handyman has found himself coming into new social recognition. The relative or neighbor who can fix the automobile ignition or the radio finds himself enjoying smiles and favor
 Maybe it's progress, or maybe it's just change, but ''book learning" has certain ly taken back seat to handiness with tools. It isn't wholly the influence of the war that has wrought this change. Even in peacetime, the world has become so complicated with mechanical and scien- tific gadgets that the educated man has perforce become the one fitted to cope with this modern material environment
The Nome nugget., 1945-08-06

today's tax laws, never could make much profit. The giant cor poration can run the project in the red and deduct early losses from war profits, most of which the government will take anyway. Unless our wartime tax laws are changed, every fertile idea in this inventive nation will have to hatch under the wing of some huge corporation that exists al ready.
The Nome nugget., 1945-08-06
FROZEN HOPES


 pressing it in cants per hour or dollars per year does not tell much about the measure of pros- perity he enjoys. Good living de- bends on so many things that change from time to time and diff fer from place to place. Prosper ity depends,in very large part, on what people must pay for the things they need and want.
 Putting the conveniences and luxuries of life in reach of large number of people helps to build a nations prosperity. Franklin's discovery of electricity became a great discovery when electric lights began costing less than oil lamps. The automobile became a great invention when cars were priced down where only rich peo- pie could afford to own horses.
 Paying For Service
 Plain people pay richly for fa- vors; plain people are so many. Names like Edison, Mccormick and Ford stand for huge estates because these men did real serv- ice for lot of plain people. It is because they hoisted wholesome standard of living in free coun- try. Thousands of men have done the same thing on a smaller scale and profited handsomely.
 Actually, the thing that inspires mechanical inventors to invent, The thing that fires scientific ex- plorers to explore, is the chance to earn from a free people the rich reward for valuable serv- ice. Once upon time in the United States of America men who had ideas could afford to de- velop them. They can't do it now. How hope those days soon re- turn.
 Big Ideas On Sale
 Edison, Mccormick ard Ford didn't need to hawk their ideas, neither did Bissell, Denton, Par ker and O'Sullivan, but Foster Gunnison had to sell him. Gunni- sons inventions came later. Do you ask, "Who is this Gunnison man?" We'll, he is a great inven- tor, not yet famous. But, unless I miss my guess, he is Americas postwar Henry Ford.
 Gunison invented a prefabri- cated house and worked out a plan to build it in mass produc- tion. His units were scientifically constructed, insulation built in, thoroughly modern in every de- tail. Individually, his house mod els are so different that a tourist might drive past 100 of them in row and never guess that they were drawn by the same architect.
 Alike And Different
 could talk for hours about Gunnison houses. They come in eight sizes with great variety in looks. They are far better than any house possible to build of old line materials in any community for the same money. They have everything from bathtub to gar bage grinder, economy and con- venience; poor mans palace, amortized to $l day. But the in- ventor sold to the U. s. Steel Cor
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-06-01
Rocket Papers

Sharp condemnation by AFL President
William Green of "The Labor Union" pub
lished in Dayton, Ohio by c. E. Breiden-
bach, brings to our attention the growth
of "racket" papers during the war.
Existing primarily as a racket, papers
of the type of "The Labor Union" have
misrepresented their circulation, threat
ened those who doubted their effective
ness as a medium of advertising, squeezed
small business men and engaged in what
almost amounts to extortion.
Nor has Toledo been free from the
racket press, for the squeeze play and
shakedown are still being put on local
business and industrial firms, which, in
good faith, have accepted papers such as
"The Labor Union" in the belief that they
were official AFL or CIO publications.
We urge all Toledo business men and
industrial management to place their ad-
vertising in papers claiming to represent
labor unions with great care, for the
racket papers are still with us and work
ing overtime to clean up and get out.