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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-20
Take Census Now
Gan EditOrial)

When the taking of new census for Wilmingt -
1iioluuihg the areas annexed at the November ee =
was 1lrst preached in the City Council the
are understood to have considered $4,000 a. s
Ion Tor the work. When it was learned that IT, 81
cost might be triple this amount, $4,000, the c. Ill
cropped the project after Councilman LeGwin had
moved that it be undertaken at the higher cost Then
at yesterdays session. the Council definitely decided
not to go ahead, when City Clerk j. R. Benson an
nounced that some 1928 had been spent from the
$zooo0 emergency fund, and further obligations
to be met from this fund.-
1t has been the position of the News that what
ever the COST should be TAKEN and that unless
IL was taken, Wilmington so far as the outside world
was concerned, would remain city of trfle more
than 81 900 population for another five years.
Inc Star contends that the City Government is
morally obligated to find the funds required for this
enumeration The people are making an earnest effort
70 orlng IN new lndustries-an effort which will be
be $4,000 or more
The City Government, with full recognition of it's
responsibilities for Wilmington's DEVELOPMENT and
progress, would not let matter of 1000 stand in the
way of this progress but find the necessary money in
some other fund
But since has not fit to take this step the Star
proposes that the administration set aside the $4,000
1t originally proposed to spend on census and that
the business community subscribe the balance
The StarNews is ready to start public subscription
Tor this purpose in the amount of $780, It proposes
tnat the Peoples Bank and Trust Company be named
depository for this fund.- and subscribers that
their contributions will be made known in its columns
1T is to be understood that no subscription will be
ne II the total amount is not subscribed but returned
to the subscriber
1t is important for Wimington's future, that q new
census be started quickly as possible The Star
therefore urges the ctys business community to act
promptly and favorably this proposal
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-20
Profits; Prices Question
Stalls Eact-Finding Unit
General Motors FlatIy
Opposes Raising
These Issues

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-P-
The question of profits ard prices
and their relation to wage increases
stalled the General Motors fact
finding board today.
Following the pattern already set
by the oil wage fact-finding body,
Chairman Lloyd K. Garrison OF
the GIN panel told a news confer
ence that, after preliminary argu-
ments tomorrow, the GIN board
would recess until it decides wheth-
er testimony on profits and pos
sible price increases will be al
lowed in evidence.
Hearings will resume Saturday it
the board has made up its mind,
he added.
Garrison said that at conferences
today that CIO United Automobile
workers insisted that the board
study the profit-price phase of the
dispute involving union demands
for a 30 per cent wage increase. On
the other hand, the company fiat
ly opposed raising the issue.
The oil panel now is in recess
pending statement of White
House policy on whether Federal
fact-finding boards should take pos
sible price increases into considera.
ton when recommending a wage
increase.
However, Garrison emphasized
that unlike the oil panel, the GIN
board would decide the price-pro-
Continued on Page Two; Col. A.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-20
SHIP HITS Mine
in HEAVY SEAS

ROME, Dec. 19-(P)-The Liberty
ship Nathaniel Bacon struck two
mines last night, burst into flames
and was abandoned by her crew
while enroute to Civitavecchio
with a cargo of UNRRA supplies,
the War Shipping Administration
office here said today.
The ship was beached in heavy
seas about -35 miles north of the
Civitavecctia.
Poor communications with that
region made it difficult to check
the fate of the crewmen, said to
number approximately so, who took
to boats and RATS. One raft beach
ed with five men aboard, three
of whom were badly injured.
A lifeboat said to be carrying Is
men was sighted off Mont Alto
Di Castro during the day but there
were no further reports on it.
UNRRA officials had ambul-
ances and first aid crews waiting
at the seaside for survivors.
Latest reports said fires aboard
the 7,176-ton freighter-carrying
1900 tons of flour, 1850 cases Of
medical supplies and other UNRRA
goods-had apparently burned out
A UNRRA spokesman said pre-
liminary inspections indicated
some cargo might be salvageable.
Guards were set against pos
sible looters, pending the subsid-
ing of the heavy seas that still
washed the hulk.
Officials said that Chester Mus.
zalski of Chancey, Ohio, UNRRA
iaison officer who boarded the
shin at Genna. WAS reported safe,
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-20
ReviisedC.I.
Rights Bill
Given 0kay
EIGHT CHANGES
MEASURE Now Goes To
White House For Tru-
man Signature

wAsHINGTON, Dec. 10. - B -
,"arpss passed a broad revision
'Y' .So G. I. Bill of Rights today,
Gg II rules on loans and edu-
,s+on for veterans.
The measure, amending the orig
;,.l law of last year benefitting
veterans rft Of World War II, now goes
IN the White House.
The House adopted it, 1874 to %,
a. q standing vote, and the Senate
'solted its approval a short time
s II was compromise after
rocks of heated controversy.
0ne purpose was to simplify the
r,w New features include:
Removal of a requirement that
nition fees, unemployment COM
oonsatjon and defaults on loans be
ssducted from any future federal
bonus;
Increase in subsistence allow
,rce for G. I. students from $50
N SIS monthly to those unmarried
and SIS to $50 for those married;
4. Expense-paid correspondence
courses and short technical cours-
eS,
4 Removal of a requirement that
men over Is must show their educa-
lion was interfered with to be eig-
ible for educational benefits;
J. Increase in maximum govern
ment loan guarantee from $1,000
10 $1,000 on real estate, thus per-
hitting a maximum $4,000 loan,
with the government guaranteeing
half;
G. Real estate loans to be arrang-
ed by recognized lending agencies,
the veteran and the local appraiser
Of the Veterans Administration, an
agreement of the three to be bind
Ing on the administration. Business
loans still would require admins
ration approval;
l. Easing up on loans by substi-
hting reasonable value" Of prop
erty as the basic consideration in
stead Of normal reasonable va
he'
g. Additional purposes for which
loan may be obtained and more
time 10 pay back a real estate
lOan
g. Americans who fought for Al
lied governments would come I'M
der the bill.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-20
ALL FATHERS NOW
EXEMPT FROM DRAFT
UNDER NEW ORDERS

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-(P-
All fathers were made draft-ex-
empt today and the Army and Ma
wv announced further reductions
in discharge requirements which
would make $4,000 more persons
eligible for release.
Selective Service instructed local
draft boards not to induct any more
fathers and not to accept on vol
unteer basis any father having
three or more children.
Fathers of one or two children
may continue to volunteer.
When the war ended, the drafting
of fathers was restricted to men
under 26 and today's order remov-
ed that one remaining category
from the draft.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-20
ASSISTANT CHIEF
TO RETIRE MAY !

When the City police department
goes on three eight-hour shifts Jan.
l, 1916, it will feel the effect OF
many new changes which are about
to be enacted. ..-.
At yesterdays meeting Of city
council it was disclosed that tenta-
tive plans for the creation of an
other lieutenancy in the department
may be effected. The probable
elimination of the office Of assis-
tant chief of police was also dis
cussed by members of the council.
That office is now held by James
j. Jordan who is a veteran officer
of the force.
The council voted to retain his
services as assistant chief until the
budget for the next fiscal year is
drawn up. 1t was revealed by A.
c. Nichols, city manager, that the
present plans for the change over
to eight-hour shifts next month dc
not include salary for assistant
chief.
In that connection, Edgar Vow,
attorney, who appeared before the
board in behalf of the assistant
chief, asked for official notification
! of what the council intended to do
in reference to the position, and
disclosed that Jordan planned to
submit his resignation to the City
manager before January l, to be-
come effective May l.
Nichols said recommendations
now in his hands relative to the
new three-shift system called for
three eight-hour Stats, each to be
in charge of a lieutenant.
In addition to two lieutenants
now on the force-Lieut. O. V.
Thompson and Lieut.. Coy Ether
lidge-Nichols said another mem
Der of the department should be
promoted to lieutenant to head
the third shift.
The board decided to retain Jor'
don in his present capacity tenn
porarily on the motion of Council
man j. E. L. Wade. Councilmer
Robert S. LeGwin, w. E. Yopp ano
Mayor Ronald Lane all voted II
favor of the motion. Councilman
1Garland S. Currin voted mo-.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-20
Negligence
Count Still
Unreported
DEBATE TWO HOURS
Secretary OF Navy To An
nounce Final Decision
After Reviews

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19-R -
Capt. Charles B. McVay Bird was
acquitted on acharge of inefficiency
today in the loss of the Cruiser
Indianapolis but no immediate re-
port was filed on an additional
charge of negligence. g.,
Under general court martial pro-
cedure, a finding of guilty on any
count is not announced immedi-
ately. It is withheld pending re,
view by the Judge Advocate Gen.
eral of the Navy. Immediate an,
nouncements are restricted to al
Legations which the court 1lnds
mot proved"
The final verdict will be an.
nounced by the Secretary of the
Navy, who may lessen or revoke
any recommended punishment
but may not increase it.
A sentence involving dismissal
or death must be reviewed by the
President. Court officials est
mated the time required for review
at about q month.
The inefficiency charge, found
not proved, was based on an al
legation that McVay neglected tt
issue timely abandon ship or
ders, as a result OF which many
lives were lost, The other charge
negligence, grew out Of his assert
ed failure to order a zigzag course
through possibly dangerous wa
tiers.
The seven-man court, headed BY
Rear Admiral Wilder D. Baker
announced its finding after more
than two hours elaboration, fol
lowing final arguments of the pros
ecution and defense.
Capt. McVay made no common
on the outcome.
Possible sentences under war
Continued ON Page Two; Col. ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-20
Businessmen Seek Delay
0nAmy-MayMergerPlan
THIS BLACK CAT
is NO HARD LUCK

BATTLE CREEK, Mich, Dec.
19-P)-Don't talk to the
Thomas Lloyds about black
cats and bad luck; their inky
pet today saved his own nine
lives and three others.
The cat jumped on Mrs. Lloyd,
bed early this morning and
cried until she awakened. Mrs.
Lloyd, an invalid, detected gas
and attempted to call police
but collapsed before complet-
ing the call.
The telephone operator sum-
mOned firemen who revived
Mrs. Lloyd, her husband and
Mrs. Inga ROrvig. In another
fifteen minutes. firemen said,
all three would have been
dead. .
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-20

military training Eat the earliest
possible moment to provide re-
serve upon which we can draw if,
unhappily, it should become neces-
sary."
"A grave responsibility will rest
upon the Congress if it continues
to delay this most important and
urgent measure. The said. He orig
inally requested the bill, affecting
young men 1920, last Oct. %, bu,
it is stalemated in Congressional
hearings.
BY taking upon himself the role
of umpire in the unification dis
pute, the President resolved in
favor of the Army a top-level
quarrel which had stopped just
short of name-calling by the re-
spective high commands.
The Nays opposition had reach
ed such white heat that Secretary
James W. Forrestal accused Sec
rotary Of War Robert P. Patterson
of deliberately mandating Army
officers to support unification.
The Presidents stand, stated in
unequivocal terms, raises the pros
pect of Navy designations. These
could include Forrestal and his
fiery Assistant Secretary, II.
Strive HenseL II they persist in
their opposition, they must do so
contrary to the wishes Of the Com.
mander- in Chief.
The President told Congress that
ole of the clearest lessons learned
from World War II lis that there
must be unified direction of lard,
sea and air forces at home as well
Continued on Page Three; Col. p
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-20
Group Dispatches Wir E
To Two Senators,
Representative

A telegram requesting deferral
of action by the Senate Military
Affairs committee on the proposed
merger of the armed forces, signed
by 10 prominent Wilmington ans
was dispatched Tuesday night to
the committee. +
The position of the local citizens
is that further study of the plan
to unite the services by Congress
and the public would work to the
advantage of this country.
The telegram, copies of which
were addressed to Senators Josiah
W. Bailey and Clyde Hoey and
Rep. Bayard Clark, preceded by II
hours the Senate's receipt Of Presi-
dent Humans plan for merging
the armed forces along lines advo-
Gated by the War department.
Decision to send the telegram
came after the signatories had
heard a representative of the Ma
rine Corps, Lt.-Col. George T.
Fowler of Camp Lejeune, outline
in detail the so-called merger plan
advocated by the Navy department
and its militant secretary, James
T. Forrestal. The discussion was
in the Cape Fear club at an in
formal meeting called by F. P.
O'Crowley, chairman of the Will
mington Chamber of Commerce
Military Affairs committee.
Signing the telegram were:
Warren w. Bell, president of the
Continued on Page Two; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-20
House Joins With Senate
On Palestine Resolution

WASHINGTON, Dec. 49, R-
The House joined the Senate today
in favoring free entry of Jews into
Palestine. ~
The House agreed to a Senate
passed resolution calling on the
government to ''use it's good Of
fices' with Great Britain for open
ing Palestine fully to Jewish peo-
pie. t.,.
The bill does not require the
Presidents signature. It is merely
an expression of Congressional
views.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-20
Committee Recommends Sale OF Lake Forest
Masonry Units By Projects, Not Individually

ing was erected under the super
vision of the Housing Authority OF
the City of Wilmington and had
been managed throughout the war
by the local authority.
E. L. White, chairman. presided
at yesterdays meeting and at a
meeting the previous day during
which the members went for a tour
of the war housing. Other mem
bers of the committee are Harry
R. Gardner, county commissioner;
Addison Hewlett, chairman of the
Board of County Commissioners;
William M. Hill, president of the
NContinued on Page. Two; Col. ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-20
Safety Council Offers
Christmas Suggestion.

CHICAGO, Dec. 19.-R-The Ma
tional Safety Council offered these
suggestions today for a MERRY
Christmas:
Be extra kindly and courteous to
drivers and pedestrians.
Don't be Kanikaze (suicide)
driver or pedestrian.
Keep the home and Christmas
tree free of hazards.
Give the youngsters safe toys
and don't trip over them.
Don't drive a car if your Christ
mas spirit takes any liquid form.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-20

at Lake Forest (white) to private
owners-by projects rather than
as individual units or individual
buildings;
90 Retention in their exact
present locations and sale to pri-
vate owners, by projects rather
than by individual buildings, Of the
475 demountable units at Lake For
est and the 300 demountable units
known as the Vance section Of Maj
fit Village; -----~----
"a Demolition ana removal Of
the remainder of Maffitt Village
except for the Vance section. These
units, classified as temporary and
unfit for permanent use, are 1852
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-20
Hess Predicts 80 Degree
Temperature For Today

With the mercury hitting the AZ
degree mark yesterday and the sun
breaking through clouds for brief
intervals in the afternoon, Wealth.
erman Paul Hess again forecast
freezing weather for the city last
night with a minimum of 80 de-
grees expected.
Hess said that ne expected a
high temperature of SO degrees TO-
day. adding that clearing weather
should prevail along with the con-
tinued cold.
No precipitation is expected for
the area through today, he said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-20

in. number, including 600 Negro
units. Recommendation was made
for consideration to the housing
needs of present occupants as long
as they occupy the housing.
(5) Sale to private interests for
industrial use of the Raleigh com,
munity building at Maffitt Village
and the commercial building on the
Carolina Beach road opposite Maj
fit Village.
The recommendations Of the COM
mittee will be transmitted to the
National Housing Agency and the
Federal Public Housing Authority,
the Federal agencies having con
troll of the properties. All the hous
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-20

An advisory committee set up by
the city and county governments
completed late yesterday a Set o.
recommendations to the Fedora
government on the disposition Of
the 5,037 units of government
owned public war housing in ane
near Wilmington.
The recommendations provide
for:
ID Sale of Hillcrest, 216-uni1
Negro housing development al
Thirteenth and Dawson streets, tt
the Housing Authority OF the City
of Wilmington for use as public
low rent housing:
90 Sale Of the 584 masonry units
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-20

Truman Note
Highlights

WASHINGTON, Dec. 49,
W.9 - Here are summarized
highlights of President Tru-
mans message to Congress on
unification of the armed forces:
Creation of a single depart
ment of National Defense is an
essential step in the develop
ment of a comprehensive and
continuous program for our
future safety and for the peace
and security of the world.
Peacetime universal train
ing is another essential of this
program. A grave RESPONSE
bility will rest upon Congress
If it continues to delay this
urgent legislation.
Although strong opposition
has been expressed by out
standing senior officers and
civilian leaders, 1 can assure
the Congress that once unifica-
ton has been determined upon
as the policy Of this nation,
there is no officer or civilian
in any service who will not con-
tribute his utmost to make
unification a success.
If there is another war, it
will take place simultaneously
on land and sea and in the air
with weapons Of ever greater
speed and range. We must, as
sumo that it would strike much
more suddenly. than the last
war and that it would strike
directly at the United States.
We would be taking a grave
risk with the national security
if we did not move now to over
come permanently the present
imperfections in our defense
organization. If war comes
again, we cannot expect to be
given the opportunity again to
Continued on Page Two; Col. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-20
WEATHER
eastern Standard Time)

eastern Standard Time)
:, Wy U. S. Weather Bureau)
e.. astrological data for the "a hours
80 pm yesterday.
-. Temperatures
10 'r z al 3; 7;3o am. 81; 1870 pm. 40;
Normal ~ 40; Minimum 80; Mean 80;
lM Humidity
g; f:,6 an 100; 1880 am. 100; 1870 pm
Tot,, Precipitation
Ia Moor lor "a hours ending 1880 pm
.ssl '' ino, since the first of the month
Fron, Tides For Today
I. ra me Tide Tables published by
N0dSt and Geodetic Survey
Tlnino,o High Low
OWL - 1852 am. Sis am
assonboro ,, I'LL pm. 900 pm
'o inlet 1884 am. 2:O9 am
At soaaEise 7:ls am; Sunset sos pm.
Riyar' ct o'o4 pm; Moonset 8:46 am.
IN. " sslaee at Fayetteville, N. C. at
eunesday, Dec. 10. lib feet.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-20
DEER LEAPS FROM BRIDGE

GREENSBURG, Ind, UP A
250-pound deer killed itself in.
stantly by leaping from the st.
Paul bridge. The animal was
dressed by a local butcher, acting
on authority of state game war;
den and guests at the Indiana Odd
Fellows lodge home feasted on
yenison,
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-20
BROWN BLACK BEAR

Mn uh5lCAGO,-WD- A 1,OOO-pound
sa'5 bear recently presented to
n ms Lincoln Park Zoo actually is
tSa N, olack. By a trick of nature,
~N pedf S coat is brown.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-20
MESSAGE ASKS
TRAINING LAW
COMMANDMENTS Chief Firmly Over Rules
Forrestal Group In Long Message
Termed Revolutionary
BY ERNEST BARCELLA


WASHINGTON, today firmly overued
the Army
into department national defense.
the future he said In 5000
word special
He
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-20

Continued ON Page Two; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-20

Wilmington and Vicinity: Clearing and
colder today with highest temperature
"a degrees Colder tonight with FRIDAY
probably fair and continued cold.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-09-20
The |nvo|utiono| Psychosis
And How Ii Is Treated

SIX years; the average duration
Delhg ABOUT 10 months.
Inc treatment employed by Doc
TORS haynes ana Jacobs tor these
paueh's consisted OF electric
shock, the use OF the glandular
secretion known as testoSterone
Plop4oiiate, ana other types OF
tieatnieno such as naths, occupa-
.ioiiaI eheiapE, ana suggestion.
inost olaot 1,o n;a p('',L+'1I L17- lvoetseu
NJ +nno+,ot ,.N ,l'ooN , ~ .;r" e''teiIs- 4,
t;,,,os ,,.oall M ,,.l, .''l &c &c
ta,i - ~ +, w., vs. ~ q''o "~a
thraa ota,,. W. 70 '"o '"' u every
Outcome of Treatment
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both oloct,.;o shoa,- onI ,'l0 4aN4a.ta il>(''v4
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-09-20
Four-H Members
In Radio Program

Representatives o. Vance cuonty
Foar-H clubs will appear IN a radio
broadcast over station WPTF in Ra-
leigh, Saturday afternoon at 1870
o'clock, Fou-H lea&ers France,
Wilson and Hugh D. Barden an
romced today
Topic of the broadcast Will be
'Value Of 4-H Dairy Products in
Vance County," Taking part on the
program will be Misses Alice Jean
Brewer and Cora Lonsmire, Of the
Da5ney club and Percy Spain and
Melvin Franklin of the Aycock clu5
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-09-20
, irum { OnncCtiCut
Visiting Daughter

% z. \ P1s1NaII 0f NJ
Al Il 49,. dauehtr-, last night
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-09-20
By HERMAN N. BUNDESEN, M. D.

DURING the change of life in
women, it is not unusual for GER
ain types of mental disturbances
% occur especially if they neglect
themselves. These are known as
involutional psychoses.
According to Doctors Elmer
Haynes and James S. l.. Jacobs of
Madison, Wisconsin, similar dis
turbances may occur in men. The
prompt recognition and early
treatment Of thes. cases are very
important.
Complain of Depression
In the patients studied, Doctors
Haynes and Jacobs found that 90
per cent. complained of depres-
sion. These physicians believe that
the treatment to be employed de-
pends upon the intensity or sever
lty of the symptoms present.
Fatigue, lack Of ability to con-
centrate. loss of memory, sleep
lessnoss, depression, sweats and
hot hushes, rapid and noticeable
beating of the heart, numbness
and tingling in the arms and legs,
headache, loss of weight, and irri-
liability, are all symptoms which
may occur at this time. Sometimes
the condition is quite severe and
in addition to the symptoms men
toned, there may be mental agita-
ton with restlessness, weeping,
ideas of suicide, hopelessness, anX-
iety, and other disturbances.
Definite Psychoses
Doctors Haynes and Jacobs have
treated 80 patients, men between
al and 64 years Of age with def
uite psychoses. The condition has
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-09-20
Critically Ill in Detroit.

MIS-. J. r. Rankin received Worl
today that her son, J. Rowland RAN
kin. IS critically i'll N a Detroit,
Michigan hospital. The nature Of
his Illness was not learned.