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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-05-03

man into four Groups" north,
south, east and west, the reports
said. Each group was to be head
ed by "vorsteher,'' or chief. Fe-
lix Hartner was named vorsteher
for the east group and Hans Pre-
suss for the south-two Gun
knowns" in the Nazi hierarchy.
These may be pseudonyms.
Breslau was chosen center for
the east group and Munich for
the south, while Berlin was held
the probable choice for the north
and Cologne for the west.
"AR BONDS buy them
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-05-03

F L.
October ls4o and received basic training Fort Bragg Oklahoma Louisiana and Texas
in France He enter servc in
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-03-09
Red Cross Contributions
Reach Total OF 9,139.26
Leggett Store Has
High Distinction In
Its Reported Gifts

Gifts to the l945 Red Cross cam
naIgn in Vance county passed the
halfway mark in today's report by
sam Afford. drive chairman, who
gnnounced the total as S9,l39.26.
Afford said he knew there was 4
cnud deal more money in hand than
mi. but which had not been turned
i'm. and renewed his appeal 10 all
workers TO report immediately.
Afford reported toiay that one
business establishment, the Leggett
Department Store, had set up a REC
ard unique in several respects. II
has been announced that the work
If the Red Cross requires ST pes
-econd to finance, and clerks IN the
store, some 35 TO 40 of them. in all
bought one minutes operation of the
Red Cross, contributing S42O in that
manner The store itself bought an
other minutes expense. and COntri-
3uted an additional S42O. The store
mus qualified as the first concern
in tins county to win Il Stlcker for
one hundred percent response OF the
part of the employees.
Vance county's quota >or the drive
is SIG, 700. ana il is expected the goal
viii be reached Il few days hence
But all workers we're urged to see
their prospects as quickly as possible
and make their reports.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-03-09
in the Wax
By HERMAN N. BUNDESEN, NJ. D.

THE thymus gland is located
under the upper end Of the ster-
mum or breastbone. Just exactly
what purpose this gland has in
the body is not known. 1t has been
noted that by the time a child
reaches the maturing period, the
gland usually has greatly de-
creased in size, and has almost
disappeared.
However, there n many physi-
clans who believe that enlarge
ments of the thymus gland may
occur in infants and produce pres
sure on the windpipe. On the
other hand, many others do not
believe this ever occurs.
Those who support the idea that
the thymus may press on the wind
pipe, believe that the enlarged
gland may be shown in the X-ray
plate and that symptoms being
produced by the enlarged thymus
are relieved when the gland is
treated by X-ray to reduce it's
size. Infants who supposedly have
a enlarged thymus suffer from
difficulty in breathing, noisy
breathing and sometimes cough
ing. The skin may develop a blue
tinge. called cyanosis, due to the
fact that insufficient air is get
ting into the lungs.
Those who believe that enlarge
ment of the thymus gland does not
cause pressure, point out that it
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-03-09
q White Men
Are Indicted

A group of % white registrants
from Vance county reported At Fort
Bragg today fuy induction. the local
SeleCtive Service Board reported.
Norman Arlington Hicks was APP
pointed group leader.
Those included in the group to-
day ERE:
Norman Arlington Hicks, Charles
RAYMOND Wallace, Robert Walker
Barrow. transferred to C~edartoWn,
Ga: Thomas Lee Robertson, James
Dallas Garland, transferred to High
Point: Albert Jackson Ellis, Noko-
mus Houston Clark, Woodrow Will
son. Lewis Henry Newton, George
Willard Hale. Alexander Clarence
O'Brien, Jr.. Odell Tart, James
Edward Harris, Milton Conway
Stanton. Jesse willard Pegram. Mil
lard Charles Williamson, Milton
Julius A.yscue, Henry Clay Harris,
Johnnie William Dunn, Daniel Wal
ter Orr, Donald Burse Riggan. Wal
ter Graham Grissom, Jr., Curtis
Grant Hight, transferred from
Louisburg.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-03-09
Pros and Cons Regarding
Troubles of Thymus Gland

would be difficult for soft tissue,
such as the thymus gland. to COM
press the ~windpipe, which has
rings Of cartilage in it. They also
note that large tumor growths
may occur in the neighborhood of
the w%indpipe without causing any
compression. They also indicate
that there is no close relationship
between the symptoms which are
thought to be due to pressure, and
the size of the shadow made by
the thymus gland in the N-ray
plate. In addition, other causes for
such symptoms as shortness OF
breath and cyanosis "a often be
shown to exist in these infants.
In infants who have died from
other causes, examination of the
thymus gland in many instances
has shown it to be enlarged with
out having produced any symp-
toms whatsoever. In a study made
in Chicago over a period of years,
no cases have been found of in
fants who definitely could have
been stated to have succumbed to
thymus gland disease. 1t would APP
pear that this question is still
open to some argument, but at
present it is likely that the symp-
tom of shortness of breath and
blueness of the skin which occur
in newborn infants i probably
due, in most instances, to such
causes as brain injuries or some
disturbance of the windpipe itself,
! or perhaps q disorder of the lungs.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-03-09

ritis which affects most of the
nerves of the body, but about the
cause of which little is known.
So neuritis should be regarded
with suspicion. Like many terms
that are banded about, such as
freedom and legal rights, it is very
easy to use, but in reality before
one is allowed to use it, a great
deal of investigation should go on
so as to be sure it is being properly
and legitimately used.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
H. J. C.:-Can you suggest any
thing besides Whitteld's ointment
and x-ray for athletes foot?
Answer: Plain boric acid pow
der sprinkled on is very effective.
L. N.:-Would you please give
me some information on asthma.
What causes it and what can be
done for it? Does diet have any
thing to do with it?
Answer: Asthma is a spasm Of
the bronchial tubes. 1t is usually
caused by allergy or sensitiveness
to some plant, animal dander, or
food. Treatment is by desensiti-
cation and use of antispasmodic
drugs such as adrenalin and stra-
monium.
A. j. Wis any cause known
for the organic disease of the pam
creas, causing diabetes? Is there
any way of a%rresting its progress?
Answer: In the middle aged or
elderly diabetes, o%bliteration of
the arteries in the pancreas is a
regular finding. In young diabet-
les no changes can be seen usually
under the microscope The prog
ress of the organic change has
never been stopped in any record
ed case.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-03-09
TRANSFERRED
ON COOPER AVENUE

Several properties on Cooper
aVtnu were transferred in deeds
recorded at the register Of deeds Of
ice yesterday.
J. A. Cooper, D. Y. Cooper, Mrs.
Ellen d. Cooper, and FIRST Citizens
Bank and Trust Company, trustees,
transferred a lot on Cooper avenue
10 T. c. Loughlin and w. S. Good
wyn for one dollar and other con-
derations.
f. c. Loughlin and wife and W.
s. Goodwin and wife sold a lot on
Cooper avenue to j. B. Gee and wife
Tor $40 and other considerations.
Edward Frazier and wife, Vassle
p. Taylor and husband, Roberta =,
Joyse, Samuel Peace, Pless Peace,
and Julia p. Robertson and husband
sold TO J. M. Hargrove and wife a
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-03-09

A READER asks what neuritis
is, what causes it and what to do
about it.
Nc wonder she is puzzled. The
term has come to be used very
loosely, especially by the laity, for
any pain that happens to occur
in any part of an extremity that
happens to be anywhere near a
nerve tract. You don't hear of
neuritis in the abdomen or chest
and if it is in the head it usually
gets called neuralgia.
Inflammation of Nerve
Strictly speaking, ~neuritis
means inflammation of a nerve.
But strictly speaking also, such a
condition is rare. And it is a dan
gerous term to use because it
seems to satisfy everyone and be
final when, as a matter of expert
ence, after the diagnosis has been
made, everyone is satisfied and the
real cause of the pain is not fur
Their Investigated.
Two examples will make the
meaning clear. We heard for a
long time of sciatica. There is a
nerve, the sciatic, which runs
down the back Of the leg and any
pain in that region has been called
sciatica. 1t is usually treated with
heat and massage. and all the
while the person who has it is per-
fectly satisfied that he knows the
cause of the condition, uncomfort-
able though he feels.
Spinal Dislocation
But within the last few years
medical research has found that a
dislocation of the lower spine may
press on the sciatic nerve and
cause all the symptoms OF sclat-
lea. So a person could easily go
along year after year with the
diagnosis of sciatica when the real
condition was in the spine and
could be easily remedled.
Again pain in the arm is often
treated for a long time and called
neuritis when the real condition is
an abnormality Of the rib called
a cervical rib, which presses on the
nerves of the arm as they emerge
from the spinal canal in the neck.
The Word Neuritis
The objection to.the word neu-
ritis is that it is a catch-al term
and one that stops all further in
vestigation. Neuritis should mean
to a doctor that he should take an
infinite amount of pains to investl-
gate the condition thoroughly.
Not that there are not some real
cases of neuritis to which the term
is accurate and applicable. Many
of them, however, are due to de-
generation of the nerve by a heavy
metal such as arsenic or lead.
. Industrial poisoning Of this kind
used to be very common, but safe
guards have been thrown about in
dustry so carefully now that ex'
amples are very rare.
Infections also cause neuritis,
especially local infections, such al
of the teeth or tonsils. Then there
Is q disease called multiple neu'
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-03-09
Dreaded
Migraine
Headaches

ANY new light we have on mi
graine headache, or sick headache,
should be studied by the medical
profession. Migraine is a head
ache which atflicts some people at
certain intervals, not necessarily I,
regular intervals, and is probably
hereditary.
just what its mechanism is has
been the subject Of many theories,
but has never been determined.
Victims Of the malady have differ
ent ideas: so have doctors. Some
think it is due to a flushing Of the
blood vessels of the head: some
that it is due to a contraction of
the vessels.
Drug Called Histamine
DR.. Miles Atkinson, of New
York, decided that it was time to
try to put the question to the test.
There is a drug called histamine
which, when injected hypodermi-
cally into the body with great reg
ularity, dilates all the blood YES
sells.
If migraine is due to dilatation
such an injection during an attack
should make the situation worse.
If migraine is due to construction
of the vessels such a treatment
should make an attack better.
DR.. Atkinson tried it or a num-
Der Of people with migraine and
he found that there were two types
about half Of them got better
and about half got worse. At any
rate, here he had a test to separate
the sheep from the goats, the d.
lators from the constructors.
Poor and Dangerous
For various reasons histamine
is a poor and dangerous drug to
use as a routine. But there is an
other, nicotine acid, which also d.
lates blood vessels and can be used
quite safely. SO it was decided to
use this routinely on the migralne
patients who had construction Of
the vessels during an attack.
The result Of these treatments
was not one hundred per cent per
feet and 1t is probable that we
will never have a perfect treat
ment for migraine. But in a few
cases the relief vas complete and
in Is out of p there was more or
less improvement.
An Illustrative Case
One illustrative case is sufa-
Gently of a human document to be
worth noting. A lawyer had head
aches two or three times a month
of such severity that he would beat
his head against the wall. He had
other attacks when he didn't have
to do this.
After nine months of treatment
he had no headaches of the severe
type and only an occasional head
ache of the mild type. At times he
has a morning headache after an
indiscretion of living, but he says,
After all, you can't reasonably
expect the stuff to prevent a hang
over"
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-04-25
VETS AID unit
AUTHORIZED HERE

The Veterans Hospital at Fay
etteville yesterday was authorized
by the Veterans Administration to
establish a contact unit in Will
mington to provide ex-servicemen
with general information on all ac-
Invites of the Administration, ac-
cording to an announcement from
Washington by Representative j.
Bayard Clark.
The unit, consisting of con-
tact representative and clerk
stenographer, will be opened as
soon as space can be obtained
and personnel secured, Represen-
tative Clark said,
Officials Of the Fayetteville fac
ility said the Wilmington office,
part Of the general expansion
program of the administration,
would provide information and as
sistance on all phases of the ad-
ministration, including compensa-
ton, disqualification, vocational
training and other services.
They said the date of the open
ing of the new unit could not be
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-04-25
HIGHWAY BIDS
ARE RECEIVED

Low bidders for two highway re-
surfacing projects in New Han
over and Brunswick counties were
announced yesterday by officials of
the North Carolina Highway COM
mission, following the opening of
bids in Raleigh at 10 a. m.
F. D. Cline, of Raleigh, was low
bidder. with a proposal Of $84, 1876,
TO resurface a six-mile portion of
the Carolina Beach highway, U. S.
421, from the city limits of Will
mington to Spindle's place; and to
pave about one and one-haf miles
Of U. S. highway No. lit from
Smiths creek bridge to the first
turmoil to Bluethenthal Army Air
base.
The Dickerson Co., of Monroe,
was said to be the low bidder to
pave a 17-rnile stretch Of U. S.
Highway 1T from Bell Swamp to
GrissettoWn in Brunswick county.
The proposal was $103,356.
Officials said the Highway COM
mission probably would award con-
tracts early next week following
a study of the bids submitted yes
terday.
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JAPS MAKELAST
STAND AT BACUl0
Continued from Page One)

of Mount Mapatad, east of Manila.
On Cebu island, American Di-
vision units under 1t. Col. Louis
F. Franco of Chicago, Ill, made
a shore-to-shore thrust, landing
near Davao, nine miles north Of
Cebu city. The landing cut off
japanese fleeing northward.
Around Cebu city, an American
unit under Capt. Robert F. Pence
of Gary, Ind, surprised Japanese
force, killing 60. Capt. Keith D.
Stewart of Aldrich, Mo-, led anotn-
err unit which killed ITO Japanese
in a bitter fight. in which the
Americans took some losses.
In the fan-like thrust from Ka-
,bacan, the Doughboys of Maj.
Gen. R. B. Woodruff's Oath Infin-
try Division apparently struck
across country for Davao instead
of following highway No. l south
eastward.
The communique said the Jap
anese force on Mindanao, believed
to number some $4,000 troops, has
as yet been unable to concentrate"
Supporting the 25th and 33rd Di-
visions advances in northern
Luzon, centering around Balete
pass and Baguio, attack and fight
er bornbers dropped more than $50
tons on Japanese positions.
The patrols were operating in
the wild St. Mapo National Park
area of Mindanao island. Flank
ing the road they are following
are peaks rising to some 5000 feet.
The American forces are headed
for Digos, on the coast of Davao
gulf. A coastal road leads north
eastward to Davao city through
the big town Of Santa Cruz and a
half dozen villages.
Mondays communique said main
Yank forces of Maj Gen. R. B.
Woodruff's Oath Infantry Division
had occupied Kabacan, road juno
ton about so miles northwest of
Digos Kabacan is almost halfway
to Davao city from the American
beachhead.
Seizure of Kabacan cut off the
japanese forces in northern Min
danao from those in the south,
the communicate said. 1t is be-
lieved, however, that most of the
estimated $4,000 Nipponese fight
ing men still on the island are in
strong positions in the Davao sec
tor. Richard Bergholz, Associated
Press war correspondent, reported
the Japanese appeared to be with
drawing into the rugged country
around Kabacan and into the
Davao region.
On Luzon island other Ameri-
can forces scored new advances
on the outskirts Of 5aguio and east
of Manila. On the latter front two
companies of tine l45th Regiment
of the Sixth Division, with the sup
port of Y field guns, slugged their
way. to within 500 feet Of the sum-
NIT of 1,600-foot Mt. PacaWay
while the 43rd Division was with
in a mile of Mt. Napatad.
Mondays communique boosted
Japan's total dead in the Philip
pines to 334,11 adding 1896 killed
during the week of April Is.
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MRS. MAMIE S. SWAIN

MkS. MAMIE .. SWAAN
Funeral services for Mrs. Mamie
S. Swain of Southport, who died
Monday, were held at 3 p. m.
yesterday at the Southport Baptist
church with the Rev. A. L. Brown
and the Rev. c. N. Phillips in
charge.
Interment followed in the Anti
och Baptist church cemetery near
Bolivia.
Active pallbearers were R. T..
Woedside, Walker Clemmons. Rob
ert Thompson, D. B. Garrish, j.
E. Smith. M. r. Saunders and Fred
Willing.
Mrs. Swain is survived by a
daughter, Mrs. G. W. Fisher; five
sons, James G. Swain, Leroy
Swain, Bonnie D. Swain, Warren G.
Swain and Dearmond Swain. Also
surviving are two sisters. Mrs. G.
W. Edwards and Mrs. C. Z. Voiles
and three brothers, Harry Spencer,
Fred w. Spencer and M. c. Spen-
Ger.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-04-25
Accused Negro Sent
To Superior Court

The case of Arthur Lee Steven
son, 38, Negro, charged with house
breaking and larceny and receive
ing, was bound over to Superior
court yesterday in Recorders
court. His bond was set at $1,000.
He was accused of breaking into
the home of Willie McKeller, 90
Miller street, and taking radio
valued at $25 and women's cloth
ing, valued at $40.
The case of Beatrice Reaves
McRae, Is, Negro, 800 McRae
street, accused of breaking into
the house and store of P. D. Trip,
of 1905 North Fourth street, was
dismissed for want Of probable
cause.
Mamie Iris, charged with reck-
less operation of an automobile
evolved in an accident in which
two people were injured, pleaded
guilty. She was given 30=day
suspended sentence and placed on
probation for one year.
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REPORTED SLAIN
Continued from Page One)

to the mp's administration
building. Later Schacht returned
alone. The following morning a
French dentist, who recognized
schuschnigg's body, was ordered
to remove the gold Filings from
the former Chancellor's teeth and
crematory attendant W h also
knew schuschnigg was instructed
to burn the body.
Bertrand said he did not know
how Schuschnigg was slain but
that evidence pointed to hanging.
The prisoners said 10 American
paratroopers were hanged near
the camp April and their bodlSs
burned in the camp crematory A
Heidelberg medical student said
he was ordered to cut down the
bodies and send them to the cce.
natory.
Some prisoners who previously
had been held in the notorious
'Euchenwald camp near Weimar
declared that Flossenburg was
much worse because the food ra.
ton was less. They said most OF
the deaths at Flossenburg result.
ed from starvation.
They reported that 5000 prison
ers made forced march in six
days from Buchnwald, spent two
days trying to recuperate at Flos.
senburg and then were headed out
again in the direction Of Dachau.
The Flossenburg camp was dis.
covered by 4 patrol from the 358th
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coast Guard Lieutenant Com
mander R. w. Thresher, skipper of
a Coast Guard cutter operating in
the North Atlantic, and former
Wilmingtonian, was recently visit
ed by his daughter, WAC Private
Mary Polly Thresher, stationed
at Headquarters, ATC, Gravelly
Point, Washington, D. c.
The Skipper is a veteran of 20
years service in the Coast Guard
and a total of 20 years at sea. He
served with the U. S. Navy in
World War 1.
Miss Thresher was well known
during her stay here and gradua-
ted in 1941 from the New Hanover
High School.
During his two years of duty
here as Captain of the Port, 1t.
Cmdr. Thresher resided in Col
onial Village. He was recently
decorated for participating in the
capture of spy ring in northern
waters.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-04-25
JACOB L. SOLOMON

Funeral services for Jacob L.
Solomon, 50, who died at his resi-
dence at Gil Dock street Monday
morning, were conducted from
the chapel of the Ward Funeral
home by Rabbi M. M. Thurman at
4 pm. yesterday with interment
following in Oakdale cemetery.
Surviving are his widow. Emma
S. Solomon: two sons 1t. Louis S.
Solomon, u S. Army, and 1t. Ber-
nard S. Solomon, USNR; one
daughter, Mrs. Charles c. Baggett;
brother, Albert Solomon; and a
grandson, Charlie c. Baggett, Jr.
Honorary pallbeare-s were DR.. A.
H. Harris, DR.. r. 3. Hare, DR.. G.
R. C. Thompson, DR.. Donald B.
Koonce, W. S. Bunting and W. T.
Spragens.
Active pallbearers were Arthur
Lewis, W. T. Brown, Wash W.
King, Rudolph Geischen, Dan Will
liams and Marion Cox.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-04-25
CHERRY APPOINTS
PENAL INSPECTORS

RALEIGH, April 24-tP-Gov-
ernor Cherry today appointed two
fve-member legislative commits
sions, one to inspect and report
10 the next General Assembly on
the States penal institutions, and
the other to study the ACCESSIBILITY
Of financial responsibility or COM
pulsory insurance for automobile
drivers.
Sen. George T. Penny Of Green's
boro, who sponsored a resolution
authorizing an inspection OF jails
and prisons, was named to head
the first group. On it are Sen. W.
B. Hodges of Hendersonville, and
Reps. C. E. Quinn of Duplin, Wal
ter r. Sellers of Alamance, and
James A. Bridger of Bladen.
The second commission will be
headed by George A. Shuford
OF Buncombe, as chairman. On it
are Reps. George r. Uzzell of Ro-
wan, w. W. White OF Perquimans;
and Senators Henry Vann OF Chm.
ton and George L. Hundley OF
Davidson.
The Governor said both COM
missions would be sef-governed
but would receive no pay for their
services. The Shuford commission
will Enquire into tine problem OF
financial responsibility, compul.
sorry insurance or any feasible
method of compensation for in
jury or damage to persons or prop
erty caused by operators of motor
vehicles on the highways Of the
State"
A bill which would have set up
a law of financial responsibility
for drivers was defeated in the
House, and the resolution author
izing a study of the merits of a
financial responsibility program
later was passed.
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High Honor Is Awarded
To American Air Chief

U. S. STRATEGIC AIR FORCES
HEADQUARTERS, France, April
14.-tREThe legion Of honor, grand
officer rank, was awarded today
by the French government to Gen.
Carl Spaatz, senior U. S. air COM
mander in the European tneater.
The Croix de Guerre with palm
was awarded to Martin Bateman,
commanding officer, 302nd trans
port wing, Camden, S. c.
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Obituaries
mps AIExZENA SAWYER

Funeral services for Mrs. Alex
zena H. Sawyer, g, who died at
her residence, I'll Grace street,
At 11:45 a. m. Monday, were
held at 8 pm. yesterday from the
Yopp Funeral home. The Rev. e:
W. Pate, assisted by the Rev. Earl
Bradley officiated.
Active pallbearers were WAIVER
Phelps, George White, W. ?. Car
roll, Gayhart Whilden, Thomas
RADON and ] L. Colley.
Honorary pallbearers were Dr.
G. R. C. Thompson, Lynn Todd,
A. w. Allen and Joe Brown.
She is survived by a daughter,
Mrs. Bessie Benton, of this city;
and a son, r. e. Sawyer, Baltl-
more, Md.