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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-12-06
Religion
Day By Day
BY WILLIAM T. ELLIS
: AMT NERO ACCIDENT
By WILLIAM r. ELLIS

Like the rooster. who believes
that his growing causes. the sun to
rise, many persons attach, quite
undue Importance, to- their own
personal relatien7to events. !.
On my, first. visit to Mt. Nebo
asked one of the young Arabs who
came to visit our camp whether
foreigners often visited the noun
tain. He, said Yes - meaning
less than "a hald a, dozen persons
a year - and, on the hunt fol-
legends Of Moses, 1 countered,
Why do they cone?''
They have heard. of the great
ness Of my father, Sheik Sulemein,
and want to see him.
Perhaps many Of us are in the
blissfully self complacent attitude
Of that Bedouin; having no knowl-
edge or interest IN the larger back.
ground of life. ~, .
Grant unto u.s. we pray. our
Father. such a consciousness Of
Thy greatness that we see all OF
life as related only to Thy will.
Amen.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-12-06
Truman's Proposal

There is no way Of knowing whether Presi-
dent Truman's program to place curb on
strikes is the best that could be done or not.
but at least the Chief Executive has taken
action--is doing something in the worst
crisis the nation has confronted since it was
President Truman calls for fact-finding COM
missions to investigate major disputes, with
work stoppages barred while inquiries are in
progress He further announces that he will
appoint fact finding boards to learn the true
inwardness Of the present General, Motors
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The Housing Shortage

Not the least Of the troubles in this vale
Of tears is a national housing shortage. And
from present prospects 1t will become worse
4 year from now If something is not done
to remedy 1t.
Wartime marriages coupled with construc-
ton shutdowns have created shortage OF
100000 city dwelling units When the curtain
goes down on 1916 American cities will lack
another 1,900,0 600 apartments and houses. The
experts figure it by saying that 100000 fami-
Hes will want roofs over their heads. This in
eludes some 1000, 900 married veterans bound
for home. 1900, 900 who will wed, and at least
half 4 million non-military families. From
these staggering totals may be subtracted halt
a million dwellings freed by death and d.
vorce, and no more than halt q million homes
by new construction and conversion.
Obviously the cry for housing. which In
creased from month to month during the war
period and since VI Day. l. small in COM
parison with the complaint that will 60 up
from all quarters in another year.
The problem is occupying congressional and
bureaucratic thought but no sound solution
has been proposed, which is strange because
it is so simple. The way to meet the need in
large part, If not entirely, is for the govern
ment to step aside and leave 1t to private
enterprise.
There seems to be IN idea that without
federal restraints on materials prices would
60 sky-high. This is the reason offered by the
bureaucrats in all cases. 1t may be answered
by the fact that if materials were freed from
government controls and builders were en- .
couraged to resume home construction, the
large consumption of materials coupled with
the competition revival Of building would
create would have the inevitable effect Of hold
ing prices at reasonable level. It's the old
story of supply and demand.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-12-06
QUOTATIONS

Our industry's opportunity to produce cars
at price that customers can pay is in jeo-
pardy. Government and union interference
have reduced arrangements ability te
Romney, General Manager
Observation-Disclosures Association.
It does not seem that this country is duty
bound to maintain lone permanent world
police force. Neother does it seem logical for
actual fighting or not to become involved
in civil wars in China or elsewhere. Fond
du Lac; Wis, Commonwealth Reporter.
The price Of security will not be small but
it will be cheaper in both money and lives than
the risk of unpreparedress for another war.
Secretary Of War = IT P. Patterson
from the day they FUSED to grant Re-
publican equal representation on the commit
tee, Democratic leaders have given the i'm
preston they were more concerned y with
protecting regulations in the Roosevelt ad-
ministration than in getting at the truth cot
the Pearl Harbor attack Columbus, O., Citi.
zen. =
Freedom from want would indeed hardly
be worth achiev ng, even if it were possible,
in world which did not have freedom from
war and fear of Wars.-L. B. Pearson, Cana.
dian ambassador to the U. S.. -
Labor cannot and will not forfeit its right
to protest. It cannot and will not surrender
the right to strike. The right to strike j.
part of the free enterprise system.-William
Green, President, American Federation o
Labor. -
While we wish nothing of fascism in tn
limited States neither do we wish anythin,
of communism in the government-Muncie
Ind, Press.
The (building) industry must strive to Civ,
the consumer more for his dollar if We are t.
reach the construction goal of $15.00O 200 00
and beyond.-John L. Haynes, director, con
! struction division, Department of Commerce
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-12-06
Voluntary Health Insurance

Chicago was the gathering place Of medical
society presidents from twenty-five states last
Sunday for the purpose of discussing alterna-
tive programs for medical care in place Of
government-supervised program supported by
a public tax
Instead of compulsory health insurance, the
physicians advocated voluntary health insur-
ance by the states
seven such programs are in operation in
twenty-five states and provide the patient with
the physician of their own choice, hospitaliza-
ton, surgical care and medicines for so cents
month.
1t is not only the cheapness Of this service
but the freedom Of choice which recommends
the plan. Furthermore, railways and other
corporations employing many workers. have
for years maintained their own systems for
all the services listed above. They have their
hospitals, medical and nursing corps, and
make only small payroll deductions to sup
port Them -
II compulsory health insurance were fore
ed upon the nation these would all have to
be abandoned and government control substi.
tuted. For some five years now we have had
ample opportunity to learn what government
control means.
It is not comforting to contemplate the re-
suits Of compulsory health insurance.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-12-06
Mass Funeral Services
Held For IA Children

CHELAN, Wash, Dec. 5-W.H-
Mass funeral rites were to be held
today for IA children, killed when
a school bus hurtled over cliff
top road and carried is to death
in the depths of Lake Chelan.
Public services were scheduled
for 2 pm. in the auditorium of
Chelan's Masonic temple. There
flowers banked five, small silver
caskets lined up side by side. =
A lakeside memorial ceremony
for nine other youthful victims,
whose bodies remained hidden far
below the lakes surface, was ar
ranged for later in the day.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-12-06
The Doctor Says
BLOOD PRESSURE
DETERMINES In
BY WILLIAM A o,pp,,

,, Chronic low blood prs ss' ND, 4
blessing in disguise and nv. is,
ease according to manv not a ti'.
ers. LIT e insurance nbr uoss'n'
point out that low blood 1 ns
1avors longer life expectan p,ss, ~
Is what one would expect ,s.'( S.,!h '
OF lessened strain on the be sss'a'.
arteries. Low blood " ess. I'D
winch develops in shock or r, 9, "
res result n, Of a disease Of the III ~ ~, IL
nal glands is a different pros s.'''
Low blood pressure nav '''A
covered in the course o, an U .' d.
nation i! for i'll health. Forms NJ exam
tlce was to ascribe the rs.! ssat'
symptoms to the low b1o pss4sa''
sure until it was Learned u :. p's'
course of routine eyamin III f'
that many people had low lI w'
pressure without any symoto v,'@
Pressures below ITO mjll t,ou'
OF mercury systolic are con,is ss',
low, as the normal range a, .r.,';
lc pressure is from lin ~ 'N ".
m1lllmeters Of mercury. Low ~. NJ
sures a re commonly enco,,n, .,ss
IN persons of slender build wi.
long waists, but they ar. W., wv,
found in individuals Of exact,v ' ~.
opposite physique. D'
Low blood pressure wb,c, !.
velops during shock is cansss I s''
empty vessels. As soon as III. ~ W. :!
sells are filed with plssm, wy ,.
blood from a TRANSMISSION, ths Nv, VI
sure returns to normal. Low NV. .s
pressure develops from de,tr,.
ton Of the adrenal gland. IN Az ~
dison's disease. Usual causs "1 !,
tuberculosis although the g,,i
may be destroyed by hemorrh,s,
or toxins. Addison's disease ! !,
treated by extracts Of the adrs,,,
gland and increase of salt IN M ~,
diet. '''
Patients who have been confined
to bed for some time feel di7,,
and weak after getting up. II n.
blood pressure is taken at NJ,
time, it may be low, but tbi, i,
a, temporary condition caused BY
shifts in the blood TO the depeni.
ent parts Of the body; as the pa.
tent gains strength, blood pre,.
sure returns to usual readings
One-third Of all patient, exam,
ined in physicians offices hay,
low blood pressure readings, lnd.
eating that the condition is usually
normal.
II you have low blood pressur,
and your physician is not able /,
find an organic cause for it, little
will be gained by treating It a,
disease. As we grow older, The
continued finding Of low blood
pressure is one Of the best ind,
cations that we do not need to
change any Of our living habits
and that we come from stocks
which are destined to be long,
lived.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-12-06

Questioning was among voters
representing cross-section of the
voting population in each Of the
states, as follows:
'In the future, do you think
every able-bodied young man
should be required to take mill
tary and naval training for one
year,"
Here are the replies from the
four states translated into votes.
Purely for Illustrative purposes,
the total number voting in each
state in the 1914 elections is used
to show the comparative number
OF votes. f
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-12-06
ROBBERY SUSPECT HELD

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Dec. S.
W.D-A man identified as ALLEN Lee
roy Davis, Is, Portland, Ore, was
being held today by suburban Fair
field police following a reported
confession of robbing six churches
in Washington, Missouri, Colorado
and Birmingham.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-12-06
SERMONS ELECTED

NEW BERN, Dec .5.-Leslie r,
Sermons is chairman of Craven
county's agricultural adjustment
administration committee, follow.
ing his election by nominating
committee of IA members. M. F.
-Aldridge is vice chairman; and j.
S. Smith is the third member OF
the committee. w. R. Newell and
+. H. Whitehurst were named as
alternates.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-12-06
TheLiterary
Guiidepost
Ry w. G. ROGERS

BY w. G. ROGERS
BEDSIDE BOOK OF FAN
GUS FRENCH STORIES, edit
ed by Belle Becker and Rob-
ert N. Linscott, with introdue'
ton by Lewis Galantiere IRAN
dom House; S3).
Twenty-three stories, most d
them by 10th century authors 'M
the others by writers who LIVED
through one or both World Was
are collected here in a book seIse'
ed by the Literary Guild for DE-
cernber.
They're xcellent stories,
France has produced enough o.
this quality to fill many hundFea
more pages. These have lltlls III
common beyond mastery Of fcFn
and they're varied enough IN s'9'
ject to suit everyone in the ian'
ly.
Among old favorltes are b''
zac's. "Grande Breteche," Mu'
diets Last Lesson, Zolas A. "
tack on the Mill Anas'
Frances masterpiece 'cralnqu'
bille'' and three by de Maup m!.
SAINT. Recent writers INCLUDE ny n
sci, Saint Exupery, Malraux' d.
tire and Edith Thomas.
More idiomatic translator
would improve some OF the cam"
stories. /,
Herbert E. French wan
guard; $3.50. s.
This author was part OIL ~
forces to invade France pol' " !, . =.
points out ruefully, he did # !"
long after D-day that tae aa ia. :,
has passed. It he didn't have y
fight Germans, it was still 4 p q,
adventure because he made Wv
acquaintance OF the French III
His book is very slight, and .l ID
experiences not so funny ,, a, II
may have seemed at the 'llil, m
for some people, Of whom . h,
one, any book WITH Paris u,
title is worth reading ana ! ="
not utterly disappointed ,,,,
There are a good many nv IL.
inas with women, and some s.. ID
velop according to es' s ,r,1
though politely depreca,su :. .rr,s
ton. French customs and man ls. Il
have a mild sort of fun POKE. .n.,s
them, but on the whole 'ns ~
lives up to his name .;,s-,tlt
He exaggerates c0 2n.sasssnsr
when ne says 10000 Ffen s. i,
were held in German camp. Can. M,
gets no sympathy from M i. tsl
long wait in line jus; t, 10 ~
Prokofieff's "ClaSSlcdI o,,ertt
phony. And if he was H ,ya, .ah
lost in Paris, one reason W. r,ss1'
he ius' ST supposed dr roll ;ti5 MN b
straight ahead. .tAe 'D'
has in mind is tout dr0lt'
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-12-06

Sentiment throughout the ma
ton as q whole is at an alltime
high in approval of peacetime mill
tary. training. Latest surveys find
IS per cent favoring a peacetime
program, 81 per cent opposing, four
per cent with no opinion.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-12-06

After three years Of difficult times, the
dealers in automobiles and other durable goods
which vacated the stage to the tank and air.
pane during the war are entitled to a break.
instead Washington is trying to make them
take cut in commission fees to hold down
prices and raise wages.-Rock Island. ILL.,.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-12-06

Uncle Sam wants farmers to kill
OF their hens. How will you have
your eggs or will you? 81
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GALLUP POLL SAYS:
Heavy Mqjorities In -Four Populous
Eastern States FAVOR Youth Training
Rv CEORGE GAILIJP

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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-12-06

With price ceiling set We NJ, s" cat
ally will be able to dllss . bargs14
without having to drive 0'''
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-12-06

The maJorltles in the four states
favoring the idea of a peacetime
CONSUMPTION program exceed quite
markedly the majorities :, which
back in, 1910 expressed themselves
in favor Of compulsory military
conscription. for training in the
army, navy, or air forces for one
year. 49,.
This is shown in the following
tah1e.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-12-06

TOP o. THE MORNING
It Is impossible to have q lively hope In
another life, and yet be deeply immersed In
the enjoyments Of this.
Atterbury
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gency OrQerS to- W 1aInlueS. JOnH DlOIuO,
president of the United Mine Workers, local,
said he tried unsuccessfully to get food at
the company store and charge it against the
wages due the miners. He said Superintendent
Brandon contacted the company's offices in
New York and was denied permission to dis
tribute about 700 pounds Of meat and groceries
in the store ...
On April 10, the Johnstown Democrat pub
lished six photographs under the caption ZAP
pies on: Easter Slnday-pneat goes to waste.''
The text below said: .Vintondale miners. out
Of work since March IA, ate raisins, apples
and corn meal Easter Sunday, thanks to the
Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation,
while large quantities Of food including beet,
ham and bacon reposed in the company
store, owned and operated by the Vinton Col
Hery Company. Notwithstanding the fact that
Vintondale miners offered to purchase the
meat and pay out of wages already earned,
company officials allowed the meat to rot.
Wednesday, employees Of a rendering compa-
ny were called to haul away the food, unfit
for. consumption. Wives and children Of coal
miners stood by 80
On May l, 1913, when a coal strike else
where was threatening, Mrs. Eleanor Roose-
welt wrote in her. column: Il realize that by
the end Of the week many miner owes
the company store almost more than he has
earned. And, in the past, company store
prices have been higher in many places than
the prices in other nearby neghborhoods I
think it essential that these men be protected
from the abuses which company stores and
company towns have brought about for many
years." :. -
Evening star., 1945-02-08
Halifax Says Britain
NV ants World Unit 10
Keep Foes Disarmed

The primary peace aim Of Great
Britain is to keep Germany and
Japan disarmed with as watertight
an organization as possible along
the lines of the Dumbarton Oaks
proposals, the Earl Of Halifax, British
Ambassador, said last night at q
meeting Of the Washington Chapter,
American Veterans Committee, In
the Statler Hotel.
The robot and rocket bombs de-
veloped by the Germans are only
an indication of what can be ex-
|pected in another war unless "en-
hghtened self interest" Of the United
Evening star., 1945-02-08

Oaks proposals viii depend on the
determination Of the peoples Of the
United Nations to make world or
ganization function, Lord Halifax
said, warning that all the aims set
forth may not be achieved i'm
mediately.
However started. this war waa
an attempt by Germany and Japan
to seize world mastery" the British
Ambassador said, "since either na-
ton might have had oil the trade
1t wanted ut almost any price short
Of war;
Whether we like It or not, Great
Britain and the United States can
not avoid the responsibility in the
Evening star., 1945-02-08

future that has come, Is 3 result Of
our power"
Question Period Followy.
During . question period, during
which william Best, chairman Of
the Washington chapter, presided,
Lord Halifax denied vigorously that
the term sphere Of influence" neces-
sarily has any evil connotation.
1T has been held immoral for
some reason for the British to be
interested In the Mediterranean,
but not for the United States to
assert and maintain for more than
. century the Monroe Doctrine" he
said, declaring that British forces
Evening star., 1945-02-08

Nations can establish an orsaniEa-
ton 10 command the loyalty Of the
peoples Of the world, he declared.
"The aims Of the British people. =
the British Ambassador explained,
"are essentially the same as those
|of the American people and Of this
veterans committee fair oppor-
tunity for men and women to get
Jobs and live decent lives. The
presence Of the enemy 20 miles
away across the Channel, the bomb
ing attacks which cost more than
100000 civilian lives alone, and
which America was spared, have
perhaps given a sharper intensity to
British feelings on the subject"
The final result Of the Dumharton
Evening star., 1945-02-08
BY THE HAsKIN SERVICE.

AAAO 4&<10AAAAN 00AN 4SGs
9. What States have no State
debit. B. A.
A. Nevada was the only completely
debt-free State in 1914, according
to the Bureau OF the Census.
Q. Is 1t true that athletes die
young?-O. B. D.
A. DR.. A. H. McCurday, in "Physi-
ology Of Exercise" gives the follow
ing statement. with detailed statis-
tics to support it: There is no evil
dence to show that athletes die
young"
O. How many words are in Toll
stoi's WAR and Peace"?-M. S. M.
A. The novel runs to half million
words.
@. What are the duties of a pri-
vate in an ordnance organization of
the Army?-T. T. H.
A. A private in an ordnance Or
ganization performs various duties
He could handle ammunition or re-
pair automotive equipment.
q. Is a period Of service In the
National Guard before the war
counted toward the retirement Of a
soldier?-C. MICA.
A. The War Department says that
service in the National Guard is not
counted toward retirement Of q
member Of the Army. Retired pay IL
based on service In the Army, Navy
and Marine Corps.
@. What per cent Of the popula-
ton Of the United States is foreign
born?-E. L. H.
A. The percentage Of foreign born
in the United States is 8.8.
Q. Has shrapnel been used by any
OF the belligerents in the current
war?-R. D. K.
A. The War Department says that
the United States has not used
shrapnel in the present war, and 80
far as known none Of the other bel
ngerents has used it.
@. Can an Army corporal apply for
Officer Candidate School training?-
D. OH.
A. Any enlisted man Of the Army,
If properly qualified, is eligible. An
applicant is given three choices Of
schools. If he can qualify, he will
be assigned to the first of his three
choices in which there is a vacancy.
The physical requirements Of some
Ohicer Candidate Schools are less
rigid than others. However, a man
very far below the physical stand
ards for induction into the Army
would also be ineligible for admission
to such a school.
Q. How many marines were on
Wake Island when it was attacked
by the Japanese?-H. H. K.
A. There were 1886 marines in the
garrison at Wake Island when it was
attacked December 8. 1941.
~. 11OW ulal1y uuSSlOIlS IuuSG Oe
completed by a member of a bomber
crew In the South Pacific In order
to be given frrlough in the United
States?-D. G. 3.
A. The War Department says that
it is a responsibility Of the air sur
geon to determine, with concurrence
Of the theater commander, when q
combat airman is eligible for rota-
ton. The yardstick is mans phys
ical condition and not a fixed num-
Der Of missions.
Q. How much time elapses be-
tween the launching and commits
sioning Of battleship?-P. A. A.
A. In peacetime it usually re-
quires year after a battleship has
been launched to place her in COM
mission. However, the Iowa was
commissioned in Is weeks, the New
Jersey in "A weeks and the Wiscon-
sin in only 10 weeks.
Evening star., 1945-02-08
On the Other Hand
Fine Work Williams Did as NYA
Head Overlooked by Senate Group

| If1ted by the NYAis industrial train
ing program.
They simply concentrated on q
line of questioning which made the
headlines read
Williams Denies He u q Com
muniSt,"
Evening star., 1945-02-08

II ! . q q y w IL
Aams," says q
third.
Nothing wrong
with the head
lines. Williams
did deny he was
q Communist.
Something seri-
ously wrong with
the proceedings
t h a t required
him to make the
denial.
The effect on
readers, having
no..knowledge Of
Ai~
Evening star., 1945-02-08

were sent into Greece merely to
feed and protect the people and
could not leave Athens the scene
Of Z bloody massacre"
Evening star., 1945-02-08
Bv LoweU MeHeff

williams Denies He Is Commu-
MIST" says one headline. mot q
Communist Ayers Williams" says
another, and Communist Link De-
Evening star., 1945-02-08
Answers to
Questions

A reader can get the answer to any
question OF fact by writing The Eve
ming star Information Bureau, 316 I
street NE. washington 2, b. c. Please
inclose 8 cents for return postage
Bradley beam., 1945-07-21
FAF Trained Fighters i'm
 ETO Set Top Records

the British 9th Army from Fl Ale mein, operating two squadrons from Tripoli on. The group spear headed the Sicily and Anzio land ings, and moved on to new fields with the 18th Air Force as fast as the fleeing Krauts cleared out. Ceaseless experiments were car ried out with newer and more dew astating bombloads. When the his tory of bombing is traced, it turns out to be the history of the 324th Fighter Group. They devel- oped the system of close coopera- tion with ground forces to a fine art and it's fame in this field merit ed the request of General Mark Clark of the 9th Army for the group as cooperative air unit be- fore the break-out from Cassino. In Southern France the group ran interference for the invasion there, subsequently, moving over 600 miles in three moves scarcely week apart. The group remained com pletely operational throughout, even going so far one time as to operate a base which rivalled La Guardia Field on three or four of it's buster days. On one occasion the Group made maximum of 2G4 sorties in one day, a record for the Army Air Forces.