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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-30

alter their effectiveness in pre-
venting ircrease in the number o.
beds available.
Some months ago an order was
placed with the Pullnan-Standarc
Car Manufa curing Company fol
1000 troops sleepers, Of which $50
were scheduled for delivery in Oc
tober, 1915. The entire order was
supposed TO be completed by De-
cember 81 and according to the
Transportation Corps Of the U. S.
Army it was essential that these
cars be delivered by that time. Sc
far only 40 of these cars are in serv
ice. The reaso is that the Pullman
Standard Car Manufa curing Com
pany had strikes winch delayed
the building of the cars; and since
these strikes were ended the cars
have been held up awaiting beds
overdue from the Simmons Com.
pany, against which strike re.
Gently has been in progress.
These beds would nave supplied
comfort to thousands of returning
service men. And the strikers are
directly responsible for the necessi.
ty Of large numbers Of service men
sitting up IN coaches all night who
might otherwise have been com.
tortably bedded down. These strikes
have occurred when the railways
have been facing a troop move.
ment expected to rise to a month
~ peak Of 100000 men in Deem
Der, and with the prospect OF
handling 3,540,000 more service
men as passengers in the first six
months Of 1946.-Railway Age.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-30
A Belated Tribute

For several years past there have been 50
many things to occupy the public that one
deserving group in the population has not had
the attention it merited.
With armies, and navies and air forces
battling; with governments confused, and ii.
nally with the atomic bomb introduced as a
weapon and destined to cause even greater
confusion and disturbance than existed in gov.
ernments, there has been altogether too little
publicity of the services and achievements Of
this great body Of junior troops on the home
front-tae Boy Scouts. Yet their efficiency in
the tasks assigned them during the years Of
home defense have been outstanding.
Here in Wilmington they were always or
call during air raid drills and other activities,
not only as messengers but in more important
undertakings, in all of which they DISPLAYED
excellent discipline and exceptional under
standing, tribute to the training they had
received in their regular organizational work
Soon they will be at downtown intersections
with their bamboo wands, restraining Christ.
mas shopping throngs during red light signals
reducing the probability of traffic accidents
giving invaluable assistance to the made
quately manned traffic squad. That their serv.
Ice is recognized by the pedestrian public is
yearly demonstrated by the fact that however
great the crowd at any corner no person
afoot violates the authority of their bamboo
wands.
| Now six-week training course for leader.
has just been completed in this council area
Troops may count on more CONSTANT leader
ship than some have been able to get during
the war. We may count on even more meri
torious service by the membership. Whining
ton owes a debt to the Boy Scouts which
can best be paid by supporting them in al
their undertakings.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-30
More About Ambulances

This matter Of ambulance service, the
lack of it, is something that need not 60 on,
If the City Council sees fit to take advanta ge
of another opportunity to serve the commun-
ity.
It appears quite probable that with the ces-
sation of hostilities in some battle-scarred sec.
tons of the globe, ambulances in great mum.
bers are destined to be declared surplus pro-
perry and offered for sale at reasonable prices.
At least one of them might be secured by
the city without jeopardizing the treasury and
turned over to the Police Department, if ga.
ment if not, and be ready for an emergency
run at any hour Of the day or night
The city has gone backwards in this service
during decade. Ten years ago the Police
were better equipped than James Walker Hos
pital The patrol wagon of that time was a
modern vehicle with stretcher. The hospital
had an inferior vehicle with Model F. motor,
according to police testimony yesterday. Now
the patrol wagon is in use by the dog catchers
and the hospital has modern ambulance.
1t would seem to be time for the city to
provide itself with an Army vehicle designed
for conveying wounded injured or sick per-
sons to the hospital when the hospital ambu-
lance is in service or otherwise unavailable
Those odds of $4,000 to against the indivi-
dual needing quick ambulance service, cited
the other day are too great to 60 without cor
'ection.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-30
Bonds, Seals Sell Well

The Junior Chamber of Commerce, which
this year as last, is selling tuberculosis bonds
as its contribution to the Christmas seal and
bond campaign, reports sales amounting to
$780,
Last year the total bond sales amounted
to $4,000 AS there are some weeks remaining
before Christmas, and especially because the
Jaycees are hustlers when they undertake
share in any meritorious project, it is not
hard to foresee that the total this year will
top 1914, probably with sizeable margin. It
is obvious that they have no intention of let
ting the general let-down following VI Day
interfere with the success of this particular
humanitarian undertaking.
Meanwhile, as mail after mail comes in, it
is apparent that Christmas seals are also be-
ing purchased at a lively clip. Letters from
all parts of the country arrive with seals
prominently displayed on envelopes There is
no reason to assume that this Office is materi-
ally different from any other in this respect.
We are sure it is merely typical of the public
interest in this campaign and the wide recog-
milton of the great work going on to stamp out
tuberculosis and the part the little seals have
been playing in the fight for nearly half a
century.
Wilmingtonians who have received their Gus.
tomary quotas of seals by mail but have neg.
lected to remit for them are to be encouraged
to send in their checks promptly, or better
still, if they are not familiar with the activi.
ties of tn New Hanover tuberculosis and
Health Association, to deliver their contrbu
tons in person and see for themselves what
Is being done.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-30
Religion
Day ByDay
By WILLIAM r. ELLIS
BY WILLIAM T. ELLIS
THE TWO GRIPS

Everybody with eyes to see anu
ears to hear, knows that the Wofld
is Just now undergoing one Of It's
great religious crises. The faltn Of
multitudes is being sorely shaken
Whole nations are seeking to dS'
card or destroy religion.
Is not the central truth some
thing like this: God has not chang
ed, but mems minds have? HI,
grip on our lives is still as strong
as ever; but it is mems grip upon
God that is loosening. Ana NJ
limits his cooperation with US ~ ~
our willingness to cooperate Wiu.
Him-the eternal mystery OF '@'
free will of human beings maue al
the Divine image. T.,
Whenever we are willing to lay
on God, He will demonstrate ND ND
unchanged power. Would that gu
innumerable religious confer
,ences and committee rlee'llls :,
could be turned into sessions u
dauntless prayer. -,
Thou art h same, yes'eiDe',
TODAY and forever, O God OF ou'
Fathers. 1t is we who are challss g,
full and uncertain. lllumlne DIV
establish our hearts. Amen
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-30
The Doctor Says
WINTER, CARBON
| M0N0XIDE TIM
BY WILLIAM A. O'BRlrS

BY WILLIAM A. O'BRlrN
Deaths from carbon mon NJ. D.
exceed those from any other 'J tsaN
of poisoning. Carbon monov;s sofn
generated during incomplets .
bustion Of gasoline, coal Or WON vor,'
and it is also an ingredjsnnto WOOD !,
cooking gas. Carbon mono o, .
deaths can be prevented h..
serving sim pie precautioy,, %
places where the gas may be M. N
ent. W Pres
Poisonous action of carbon NM.
oxide is due to suffocation , n'on'
results from its union with tb s4 ..,
coloring matter of the hlooS ~, l u
moglobin. Normally, hemos S Ne
combines with the oxygen IN mum ,sa
air as the blood passes thror ns
the lungs. Carbon monoxjda y!
places the oxygen in the blood Wy ..,
attaches itself to the hemopos aaa
Purpose Of treatment is to renl.. a
the carbon monoxide with oxvg. Vow
Chief sources of carbon moS S..'
ide poisoning are leaky gas , wv
lures, op en- fires, closing III.
damper on stoves and furnace, ,a '
soon. heating units without pron..
vents, exhaust from gasolin, NJ. NV
tors, and certain manutact,,rirr
processes.
Carbon monoxide is a eolorl.,
odorless gas. Usual compliant,
after exposure are headache, rir,.
ing in the ears, throbbine o, n.
temples, fatigue and lassiu,ds
Chest feels as if it is compres,pd
by a heavy weight; palpitatior
and inability to stand or v,li
straight also are noted.
If the victim does not ,uso.a
he is being poisoned and fails /,
get fresh air, consciousness ma,
be lost. Just before this take,
place the muscles become v.,l
and unable to respond, and, even
though danger Is suspected A.
tempts to crawl away are irnpo,
sible. After coma develops then
may be convulsions and tnauy
depression Of the heart and r.,.
piration. and death ensues.
Persons overcome by carbon
monoxide should be moved out,
doors Immediately. Rescueu
should open windows. II the vic.
tim is breathing, help should b,
summoned; otherwise artificial
respiration should be started first
After consciousness returns, head
ache, nausea and weakness, may
persist.
Carbon monoxide poisoning in.
creases in frequency in cooler
weather, as many homes have
leaking gas fixtures. Faulty oper.
alton Of heating units also is a
cause. Highway department Of.
hcials warn motorists not to sit In
stalled or parked ears with the
motor running and not to remain
in a garage with he motor run.
ming even though the doors are
open. Leaks in the mutler, ey.
haust pipe and manifold should b.
repaired Immediately.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-30
Reporter Finds Many Hints Behind
Confusing Headlines Of Days Ne1vs

Just at present the two points
on the globe where Russo-Americar
policies and interests have the
most immediate chance Of clashine
are in China and Iran.
Today the Iranian dissidents
(whom many suspect or charge
have Russian encouragement have
suddenly and without explanation
halted their advance toward the
capital of Tehran.
In China there are unconfirmed
but persistent reports that rela-
tons between Russia and China
concerning the Chinese re-occupa-
ton Of Manchuria are improving
and that an agreement of some
kind has been reached. Meanwhile
the Chinese Communists have
returned to the glum and silent
appearance they presented at the
time the Russians signed the far
reaching series of treaties with
the Central government last sum-
mer. Central government forces
are meeting little or no Communist
resistance as they advance into
Manchuria.
Detection among Chinese Com
munists was noticeable even be-
fore the appointment of General
George c. Marshall as the new
American Ambassador to China.
His appointment can only be in
terpreted to mean a considerable
Strengthening Of American foreign
policy in China, and perhaps else
where.
Lest we forget, the official policy
in China is to help disarm Japa-
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-30

Inese troops and promote a strong
united China in the interests o.
world peace. That policy, accord
ing to Washington, has not chang
ed.
But something apparently has
happened to activate it sharply
within the past two weeks, per
haps developments long planned
are just coming to head. Per
|haps new decisions have been made
to bring them to a head.
It was about two weeks ago, fol-
instance, that Secretary OF State
Byrnes said the American govern
ment had not discussed with Rus.
STA the civil strife in China. He has
said nothing one way or another
since then.
This week it was confirmed pub.
licily that the United States still
is making atomic bombs.
Yesterday Democratic Senator
johnson told the Senate he would
'1ike to see the United States
stand up to Russia and say in
serious dignity:
Brother, you haven't thing or
this earth that we covet other thar
your cooperation, friendship anc
good will. But don't make the fata.
mistake of pushing us around
we won't take it,
Soviet Russians, who have indi
Gated their awareness of the
atomic bomb, consistently lister
to what is said in the Senate, which
acts both as a sounding boare
and a final decision on the foreign
policy of the United States.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-30

negotiations over the 80 per cent pay increase
for which they struck.
How can the President, or anyone else IN
tervene when one party claims it alone is RICH
and the other party wholly wrong?
General Motors has given the strikers 1T
answer. Because Labors leadership needs ;
dressing down if this country is ever to ge
on a sound accommodation foundation, it is tt
be hoped that it stands firm. To weaken nov
would do irreparable harm.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-30

ming to 800 and 300 pages, set in
type large enough to read in a
handy formal to fit the hand, are
first-rate buys for that public
more interested in literature than
in collecting. They won't look bad
on the library table, but they'll
definitely adorn the mind.
The Fitzgerald includes "The
Great Gatsby," Tender Is the
Night" and short stories. In the
Poe you find short stories, poems,
letters and other prose.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-30
TheLiterary
Guidepost
Nv w. G. ROGERS

MEIHlNho It1E LAD1, py
Guv Endore DUEL, Sloan and
Pearce; $3.50.
Of all the ingenious books I've
read, this is the most ingenious.
A novel is Gust a tease" says
one character, and Endore seems
to subscribe to that, for this is a
monster tease. Again it's remark
ed that some people 60 around the
world to cross the street, and that
happens here, too.
It happens to Mrs. and Mrs.
Spence Gillian. When the blurb
writer asks whether the wife be-
trayed her husband, or stole, or
murdered, it's not merely a
rhetorical question; you'll rack
YOUR brains over the answer until
YOU get it, 10 pages from the end.
There is shoplifting, an unex-
pected pregnancy, a murder. Gil
liam is a psychoanalyst; his wife
though desperately in need OF his
counsel, doesn't get it for he be-
lieves, fondly. that out of an en-
tire world which is all mixed up,
she almost alone is absolutely
normal.
Mrs. Gillian undergoes some
terrifying experiences, and you
share them in a breathtaking way.
How much Of it is true story. as
the author implies. couldn't say.
But certainly kleptomania, en-
cephalitis, Doppelgaenger, schi-
zophrenia, lagophthalmia which
means sleeping open-eyed. never
combined before into such thrill
ing yarn. You, too. after this will
sleep with your eyes open.
THE PORTABLE F. SCOTT
FITZGERALD, selected by
Dorothy Parker, introduce
ton by John O'Hara Viking;
$2); THE PORTABLE POE,
selected and edited and with
introduction by Philip Doren
Stern Viking; 81.
These two ''por:ables,'' run
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-30
ASSIGNED COMMAND

DURHAM, Nov. 2e.-R-Maj.
Gen. P. Hays, who has been in
command OF the 18th Mountain
Division at Camp Carson, Colo,
has been assigned to command the
Fourth Infantry Division at Camp
Butner, replacing Maj. Gen. Har-
old w. Blakeley, who has been or
dered before an Army retiring
board at the Camp Brtner hos
pltal and is expected to be placed
on the regular army retired list
in the near future.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-30
Stand Firm

The United Automobile Workers union men,
bers on strike at General Motors plants have
appealed to President Truman for interven-
ton. A phase of their appeal, which makes it
logically impossible for Mr.. Truman to do any
thing. is their Sinking of any responsibility
for the situation and their placing 1ull blame
upon General Motors.
Specifically they ask the President to use
the power and forces at your command" to
bring General Motors officials into immediate
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-30
A Valuable Industry

With the contract let for dredging the Bruins
wick river for slowing away some five hun
dred ships of the Maritime Commission not re.
ouired at once in the nations reviving sea
commerce, a business that will involve al
least two and one-half million dollars yearly
to the community is brought a long stride
nearer.
Once the dredging is completed the stretch
of the Brunswick from the Highway No. II
bridge to confluence with the Cape Fear will
begin to take on the appearance Of a vast
harbor crowded with cargo craft. They will
be moored, to be sure, but because the ma.
ton learned a costly lesson after the First
World War when it tied up surplus craft wher-
ever it could find an out-of-the-way place for
it and left it to rust and rot, Che fleet Oft
Solomon's Island is notable example), there
of service or permit their needs to be neg
lected.
They will be regularly serviced by the North
Carolina Shipbuilding Company which is now
negotiating for a dry dock in which their hulls
can be scraped and painted while repairs to
sequently a fair percentage of them will be
ready for voyages as need for them arises.
This is no perpetuation Of the legend Of the
Sargasso Sea. On the contrary, every ship
among the five hundred will be kept sea-
worthy. That is what makes the project so
important-that and the fact that definite
program of operations has been created for
the ship yard as a general repair base. The
shipbuilding company, which has meant 50
much to Wilmington during the war period,
while the bridge of ships' was being con-
structed to span the Atlantic and all the ma
jor seas of the earth, thus will not close
down, as so many have done since VI Day
and which after the former World War almost
all went out Of business and are marked to-
day by barnacled piles and occasional stretch
Of concrete wall. Instead, it will remain in
operation indefinitely, and if Wilnngtons port
commerce is built up to its full potential, per-
manently.
One Of the handicaps to Wilmington's for.
mer commerce was the lack of a drydock
and repair yard where cargo carriers could
be worked over before departing. That the
ports business reached the volume it did is
one OF the wonders Of the period, because
ships for the most part had to steam to Nor
folk and some even as far as Mobile and New
Orleans for overhaul, costly operation upon
which no return was possible. Now, under the
new arrangement most ships comeing into Will
mington may discharge cargo, 60 into dry.
dock, and when reconditioned, load other car
goes for variety of destinations without vast
ing ton of coal or losing valuable time on
reconditionmg.
This project promises to be one Of the city's
most important industries. In combination
with others already starting or in prospect it
will play an important part in Wilmingtor's
postwar development.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-30
Urges EQUAL PAY

WASHINGTON, Nov y. Nv d
The War Labor Board II! N. Wv osrest
the the last major actions Of its ' sos,
has approved the prlhclpir r,endsd
nav tor women and rec0n ,an-; .!
its establishment in the p p.' and
the ttH General Electric Co.
westinghouse Electric Co.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-30

While prices are rising, some because Of
increased costs and others because of I'M
bridled craving for profits, it would be well for
all of us to buy only those things that we
really need, and to delay the purchase Of
those for which we have no immediate press.
ing use - Gov. Frank j. Lausche Of Ohio
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-30
LETTER BOX
LETTER BOX
Mr.. Rinaldo B. Page
Wilmington Star News
Wilmington, N. c.
uaIned Cookie SAFE

w lll1llll6 WI
Wilmington, N. T. Ga
Helped Cookie Sale
To the Editor; newt
The publicity which your gl.i ns sns
papers, The Wilmington o'% Annual
the News, has given for the l n.I in.
Girl scount Cookie sale vi" =" Great
valuable and contributed s.Ie
deal to the success of the s ssl.' %
The proceeds from me oa oat camp
towards building a permanei..;s s es
for girls in this area ana o ,DT u, in
c eel Space you have given rs N
your paper is helping Us ,sroiect
this extremely important p tor vou,
w We are grateful to you . f0 rs Al.
kind interest in the WolA M IN VOL
doing and wish to extena a, ono5sr.
in Behalf of the entire lnr .su
ship of the Girl Scout on. oas'
ton, our deepest appreclIa dne. ].
Mrs. B. M. Johe a..r1
Executive secfe'''
Wilmington, N. c.
Nov. 20, 1915.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-30
QUOTATIONS

We've got to have the full support Of our
industry our government and our people
mat is the only way to insure a real peace
tune American merchant marine - Arthur
M. Tode, honorary president, Propeller Club
Of the United States
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-30
TOP O. THE MORNING

And ali, the long unanswered prayers! We
wait,
We hope and trust, too often we despair,
And all the while those prayers accumulate
within His loving heart; He holds them
there.
Testing our trust then, certain as the
sun
Follows the night, He answers every one.
Grace Noll Crowell.
Evening star., 1945-01-27
Hanrahan Interested
In Joint SEWAGE Plan

Arlington County Manager Frank
C. Hanrahan said yesterday he Is
interested in a proposal by Alexan-
dria to cooperate with Arlington In
sewage treatment disposal pro-
gram for the two communities. He
said he has discussed the matter
tentatively with Alexandria City
Manager Carl Budwesky and Rich
ard Writ, county sanitary engineer
and will give serious consideration
to the plan when he Is so author
lied by the county board
Sanction was given Mr.. Hanra-
han at the last meeting of the
county board to negotiate with Al
exander Potter Associates of New
York for preliminary plans for an
enlarged plant for the county
Later the Alexandria City Council
authorized Mr.. Budwesky to submit
engineering firm bids for a detailed
survey OF the city for construction
of sewage treatment and disposal
plant.
Pointing out that it might be
practicable for the Arlington County
plant to be expanded beyond the
requirements of the county and that
an equitable arrangement might be
made for part of Alexandria to use
part of the plant, Mr., Budwesky
said it does not seem reasonable to
have two separate sewage disposal
plants operating on both sides OF
| Four Mile Run.
Evening star., 1945-01-27
B mai B rith 10 Give S1,049
For Silver Spring Hospital

A check for 81 ,049 will be present.
ed to Fred l.. Lutes. president of the
Silver Spring Hospital Association
as contribution to the hospitals
building campaign fund by Mont
somery County B Bnai Birth and its
women's auxiliary Tuesday night at
Jesup Blair Community House, Sill
yer Spring.
The presentation of the check will
be high light OF a meeting of the
two B'nai Birth groups at which
teams representing the men and
women will compete in a quiz con-
test.
The contribution was raised at a
dance the organizations gave in De-
| cember, The check will be turned
over to Mr.. Lutes by a committee
comprising Herman Lasken, presi-
dent of Montgomery County B'nai
Birth: Mrs. Harold Kramer, presi-
dent of Montgomery County B'nai
Birth Women; Irving Keller and
Mrs. Bertha Gelfeld, co-chairmer
of the dance and games, and Ber-
nard Postal, chairman of B'naj
Births Community Relations Com
mittee.
Last fan B'nai Birth gave the
association a check for $3.50.