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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-20
Helped Save Russia

When the body of Gen. Draja Mix
hailovitch crumpled in death before q
Yugoslav firing squad, the Star declar-
ed that but for his heroic stand in his
native mountains Hitler, during his mi
tial swing through southern Europe,
would have made much faster progress
and that Mikhailovitch was among the
outstanding guerrilla leaders of World
War II.
The New York Times, in it's issue of
Thursday, notes that: "On the record
written thus far, the Russian-controlled
Tito government has taken the life of
a man to whom Russia owes a great
debt"
The Times points out that because
Of his stand Hitler's thrust toward
Moscow was delayed some five weeks
beyond the date set for it's start and
the German forces, instead of reach
ing the Russian capital before the win
ter of 1871 set in, died in droves in
trenches a few miles away.
There is good reason" adds the
Times, Ito believe that this-even
more than the defense of Stalingrad-
was the turning point of the German
Russian conflict" and concludes: "His-
tory may decide that it is not Tito
who was in Belgrade while Mikhailo-
witch was fighting in the hills in those
early days-but the executed Chetnik
leader whose statue should stand in
Red Square in Moscow"
When a day of accounting comes
for Russia, we are wondering how
many other murders of her friends will
the Soviet Union have to answer for.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-20
Loss OF Dignity

President Truman c t nope 70
strengthen himself in the respect OF
the American people if he carries out
his announced purpose to take part
in the Missouri congressional district
campaign against an incumbent and for
an "oh friend" It is beneath the
dignity of the position he holds and
furthermore would give the lncum-
bent's friends and the section OF
the press favorable to his reelection
opportunity to assail the President on
the score of meddling in playing favor
ties.
To be sure there is ample preced-
ent for him to fall back upon. Presl-
dent Wilson issued a "black list" of con-
gressmen he hoped would be defeated IN
a by-election. He did not take the stump,
to be sure, but wide publicity was given
his list and the people saw that his
reasons were strictly political. Pres
ident Roosevelt, a holder and more
ambitious executive, made a habit of
fighting congressman from the White
House, both in the House and Senate,
who were up for denomination and had
opposed his policies.
In both the Wilson and the Roose-
welt cases the effort to control the
political viewpoint of the people was
and rightly resented.
We know nothing of the men Pres
ident Truman favors on the one hand
and opposes on the other. Representa-
tive Slaughter, whom Mr.. Truman pro-
poses to keep from re-entering
the House, may or may not be worthy
of denomination. Enos Axtell, the Pres
favorite may or may not be
extraordinarily fitted for a seat in
the House. The decision, in any case,
should rest with the voters of the con-
g%ressional district in which they live.
The President will make one more
grievous error if he intervenes.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-20
Good Luck Ladies

Before the war some 60 per cent
OF wooden suit goods was used for mems
clothing and 90 per cent for women's.
The percentage was reversed when
price ceilings made it possible for a
textile mill to get a higher price for
almost identical fabrics sold to women's
rather than mems garment makers.
Now comes the CPA with the COM
mendable purpose to get back to the
prewar percentage and as a result in
duce clothing manufacturers to turn
out at least six and one half million
mems suits.
Perhaps the CPA has been cycling
mems frayed and patched clothes which
may be seen on any street, in any Of
flee, at any time, and has heard Of the
difficulty of returning veterans in find
ing civilian clothes with which to re-
place their uniforms.
We wish the ladies no harm, bless
their hearts. but silks seem SO much
more appropriate for them. May they
have good luck finding it.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-20

There is nothing more dewey-eyed, naive
and ignorant Of the realities of human nature
than to u1ge seriously and sincerely that the
world rest it's hopes for eliminating the atomic
bomb entirely upon making possession and
use of the bomb lille gal-outlawing. - iva
Chairman David E. Lilienthal.
American management, united as never be.
fore on a program for Industrial peace, is ask.
ing for 2 program Of much needed legislation
to establish conditions necessary to make col
~lective. bargaining work.@Carroll French, In
dustrial Relations Director, National Associa.
ton of Manufacturers
We must in the true interest of the patriotic
working American men and women take wise
and just steps to stop the monopolistic nrac.
tees of labor leaders which interfere with the
guaranteed rights Of orr free people.-sen
Albert w. Hawkes. (R) of New Jersey.
Visiting the grave of a loved one killed On
long ago, or having his body returned for
burial here. does no one any good. II i,'.+
opens old wounds.-Mrs. Mildred Stenhens ~
Cleveland, back from visiting soldier b,,s-
bands grave in England.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-20
There Is Many A Slip of The Word
Before 1t Settles In to The Paper

were redder than usual when that
note came out attesting, in the
public prints, to pusilanimity in one
proven to be so brave.
So the news boys made haste
to rectify their error in the very
next edition.
And this time the story came
out:
Major John Doe, bottle-scarred
veteran. -
I am M Q" those mirthless souls
who can never laugh at a jokes
point because I'm always wonder
ing what happened next. AS to the
major in question he might easily
have been let off with a slight
reprimand had he taken the news
boys in his bare hands and cracked
their necks.
Then there are times when a
neWswriter firing of the one-syl-
liable words he is taught to use.
branches out into the Stygian
darkness of two-syllable words.
Invariably, he comes into trouble
when he does this.
Once l was doing a temporary
stint as a political writer in Dur
ham. There was a pretty hot
campaign on. In fact, it was the
time North Carolina turned ITS
back on the Democrats and voted
for Hoover instead of Al Smith.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-20
Front Street Extension

Ever since Front street was extend
ed, primarily to relieve traffic conges-
ton when shifts changed at the ship
yard, the advantage of a connecting link
with Third street, or the Carolina Beach
highway, at Greenfield park has been
recognized.
Now the link is to be constructed,
with the cost coming from the Will
mington allotment of the state high
way fund and the actual work done
by the city under supervision of City
Engineer J. A. Loughlin. When com
pleted it will afford motorists a chance
to avoid the sharp curve on Third street,
where many accidents have happened.
Save for the intangible human ele-
ment which leads many drivers to dis
regard all safeguards it should material
~ improve the safety situation, es-
Decially as the extension is to be fully
lighted and traffic signals installed.
And safety is quite as important as
convenience, in fact more important
than anything else.
If the city, in finishing the job,
gees fit to landscape the approaches
and the extension borders, as it should,
Wilmington will have acquired a real
asset.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-20
Mex enney On
BRIDGE
BY WILLIAM E.. MCKINNEY
Americas Card Authority

sometimes murder happens tc
you when the cards are running
badly says Harry j. Fishbein,
but in most cases the reason for
hard luck is poor handling of the
cards"
In today's hand the seven-spade
contract could have been defeated
If West had opened the deuce of
spades, but when the jack OF
clubs was opened, declarer won
with the queen and cashed the
ace of clubs, dis carding dummy's
OF hearts. Now he cross
ruffed the hand out, making four
trumps in his own hand and three
In dummy, the ace and king If
hearts, C and king of diamonds
and ace and queen of clubs.
When West doubled six no.
trump, North realized that the
diamond suit was not going to
run and that West had one of
the Other suits stopped. By going
to seven spades he thought that
the diamond suit might be estab-
llshed for discards and declarer
still could pick up the trumps.
AS it happened, South never
led a trump-or he would have
lost the contract.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-20

I had made a turn Of the polling
places on election day and had
turned in a neat, color yarn on
how the electorate was acting up.
In my story I used the term
"stalwart Republican,"
The paper, an afternoon ore
had gone to bed and 1 was clean
ing up my desk. Which means
that I vas simply dragging every
thing out of the drawers and
throwing it on the floor.
A large, red-headed figure loom
ed over me as I bent over to
wonder why in the name of Horace
Greeley they make desks the bot
tom drawer won't go back into
when you jerk it out.
He was truculent, I believe is
the word, as he slapped his hand
on a fresh newspaper under my
nose.
Did you," he said, write this
story?'
There are times when you are
too uncomfortably backed into a
corner to be able to deny any,
thing. So I had to tell him yes
and then, with the voice of in
nocence, asked was there some
thing wrong with it.
He gave me a reprieve until he
could tell me the reason he was
killing me with his bare hands.
1t was a considerate gesture.
"You called me a :" he sput-
tered and pointed to the word
"stalwart' in the story.
Only a nearby dictionary saved
me to be here to tell the story. It
served the same purpose for me
that a Governors pardon would to
the man under whom the trap is
about to be sprung.
After he satisfied himself 1 was
casting no aSpersions he went away
muttering that he didn't see why
these newspaper fellows didn't
write something a fellow could
read.
So, my apologies for saying one
thlng when I mean another and for.
II there r any of you who take
II that way, writing anything vol
can't read.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-20
Religion
TINES GREATEST HERO
BY WILLIAM T.. ELLIS

Nobody has a good word to say
of the weakling figure of Jesus
on the stained glass windows. n
stinctively, we revolt against these
c~aricatures of the strong Son of
c r e Man, the world S
doughtiest hero.
DR.. Charles R. Watson, presi-
dent emeritus of the American
University in Cairo, has sugges-
tive words to say upon this point:
sit down some day and list the
incidents in the life of our Lord
which display courage. There was
the initial courage which led Him
to step out from Nazareth, in the
face OF protests of relatives, to
enter upon His mission of preach
ing and service. There was the
steadily growing opposition and
criticism of the constituted Church
authorities of His day, Pharisees
and Sadducees. There was His
constant defiance of social and re-
ligious conventions. He eats with
publlcans. He heals the outcast.
He converses with Samaritans He
rebukes Simon. He cleanses the
temple. He defies Herod. He criti-
cizes the bread-seeking crowd.
Finally, He deliberately sets His
face toward Calvary. Then watch
Him unfliachingly go through with
it, with all that it meant of bodily
agony, of shame and misrepre-
sentation, OF defeated hopes, of the
pouring out Of the last drop of
fortitude ere He committed Him
SELF and His cause into the hands
OF God with His last cry. Into
Thy hands I commit My spirit"
In our weakness and. timiditv.
we turn to Thee, o heroic Christ.
for an importation of Thy cour-
age, Thy strength, Thy calm con-
fidence. Amen.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-20
For Price Sanity

While Congress and President Tru-
man fail to bridge the OPA gap and
the Go demands buyers strikes and
more pay, The level Of prices, particular
~ Of foods, continues to rise.
Some storekeepers here have hiked
their prices and offer the excuse that
their margin Of profit is still lower than
In normal times. They may be right.
Certainly the price Of meats shipped in
from Chicago have skyrocketed. Also,
sellers in the farmers market have
taken advantage of the opportunity to
increase produce prices, even Oh articles
unaffected by dsfunct OPA ceilings.
1t must be apparent TO everybody
that at the present rate of advance in
consumer costs, the wildfire initiation
forecast by OPA's hackers long ago if
ceiling prices were removed, is we'll on
the way, and something drastic must
be done if it Is not finally to sweep
all prices before 1t and wind up in a
terrible period Of depression.
What can be done? Certainly more
pay for C7O workers is not the answer.
Nor are buyers strikes. If Congress
falls 70 restore the OPA, or President
Truman yetoss any bill to regulate
prices that may be sent to the White
House, the one way for consumers to
restore > fair degree of normalcy in
prices ia to refuse to buy at exhorbi-
tant prices. There viii still be enough
fair merchanta with sufficient reason.
ably priced stocks in trade to tide the
people v e until the economic chaos
has been overcome.
1nasmuck As the OPA failed to halt
yhe price Hupswing long before It's death
knell wal sounded, this might prove
the best way back to price sanity.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-20
BY JOHN SKIES

A telephone call yesterday from
Mr.. George Stearns, the Com
munity Chest man, brought forcibly
to my mind again how difficult il
is for those of us who beat on type
writers to please those of you who
assay to read these hammerings.
It seems, according to Mr.
Stearns, The Star of yesterday
morning used the term Com
munity Chest" when, again &C
cording to Mr.. Stearns, it should
have been Community Council
I wish such things would not
come up. 1t SO tempts me to bring
out to the public gaze once again
that classic newspaper blunder
that news desks and city rooms still
have stuck up in prominent places.
And l retell it to you with fear
and trembling lest another version
of the anecdote may crop out,
through nc fault of mine because |
am checking and re-checking this
copy. If the linotype operator or
the proof reader gets it balled up
the classic may become even more
famous.
1t seems that a certain major
had come home from the wars.
His home town newspaper want
ed to do well by him SO it spread
itself, put its best reporter on the
story. All loving hands gave the
major the best they had.
And the story came out, thusly:
major John Doe, battle-scared
veteran. . :"
The faces in the editorial rooms
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-20
TheLiterary
Guidepost
BY JOHN L. SPRINGER

D ooA14N ~. Oh IhA4'pG'
THE BEST YEARS, oy Walter D
Pitkin. (Wyn; 81.
Walter B. Pitkin, who crasnea
best-seller lists IA years ago VIII
his thesis that Life Begins at ~
now is making another bid 10.
bookstall fame with a theory t's.
the retirement years can be Ha''
the best ones of life.
He claims that his book-'Il'
Best Years"-is the first TO o.
written on the enjoyment Of r. Z.
tirement, but he says more VII
be heard about the subject tF'I
now on. He says the nunloeF u,
Citizens at 70 now is al a rec0-.
high of 6.5 million and he pEedis'
an increase to IS million |lia1
40 years. He also foresees @
normal retirement age gong cow
gradually to so.
Based on the experiences Of P"'
neers, his book advises prosps'
tive pensioners to "cultiVate a"
firing disposition" early.
If wise, you will start plannls
where and how to retire at IeSN
I'VE y e S ahead" Pltkin say.
You will then arrange 10 taP'.
off as gently as possible, 50 I'D,
you do not change your way "
LIE violently at any time
Pitkin declares that tae first wv
years of retirement are the na!Z
est for persons who try to 0fs'
their living and working ha0'
suddenly
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-07-20
STAR Dust
Immortal Lover

Down in South Alabama . vo,,o
Woman discovered that the youne
man with whom she was in love
was already married. With trag1c
pfomptltude she wrote him q ,ote
OF farewell, added the bitter met
script "Good-bye, Casanova" and
committed suicide.
The police questioned the man
u could bring no charge against
iiiin, SO ne was released.
Well" remarked do..
mat closes the case"
Not by a long shot, r.io;.,
Inc sheriff. 60 out and brino ~
that other fellow" "s III
What other fellow?"
That guy Casanova."-r1inn.s
The Right End
The proof-reader on =, c.u:-
Sman southern newspaper b.naa
ca to be a woman Of grea, preci-
s!on and extreme proprietv Or
gay a reporter succeeded il aat
tng into type an item aho,,t .I srS
ne nrown, the boy who was burn-
ea IN the West End by a live
On the following day he found
on MS desk a frigid note froro 'a tho
p~roo1-reader asking, Which is .he
west End Of a boy?" TIC
f>I I.
!. TOOK him only an instant T.,
reply: The end the son sets ~
OF course Wall St. Journs1
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-20

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Mich.
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-20
Fur
Coat Care
BY ELEANOR ROSS

THlS year. according 10 re-
Il ports from ii over this
broad land of ours, il looks as
though furs will be high on the
hit parade. A beautiful fur coat
that combines warmth and fiat
ttry deserves the best of care.
II is an important wardrobe
investment and should be main
tanned as such.
FurS are glossy and bright
because they grow on animals
that spend their life in the cold
outdoors. Heat makes the skin
and hairs brittle, dries out nat
ural oils. Before and after each
wearing, shake the coat gently,
A simple precaution that tends
to keep IL we'll groomed.
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-20
Spirit Of Tomorrow

When Capt. Robert A. Baird
of Clarksdale, Miss. its pilot,
really opened her throttle,
however, she streaked by at
about 600 miles per hour, the
only sound being the air rush
ing in 10 close the gap she
made in the atmosphere.
With auxiliary gas tanks on
the tips of her wings and tail
sliced off TO provide an exhaust,
this sleek job embodied the
very spirit Of tomorrow,
Then there was the navy
flying might putting on the
same show which has been
watched by 100000 people
and produced Sl0,000,000 for
the Eighth Victory Loan.
CorsairS, Avengers, BearcatS,
Helldivers and Wildcats made
simulated attacks on hypo-
thetical Jap island, Streaked
off into the heavens to do
immelmanS, victory rolls, peeled
off for lufberry circles and
then came back TO land on an
imaginary carrier deck
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-20
Carrying Packages

Try not TO carry pocketbook
or packages under your arm,
against the coat. If you must
do so, Shift from time 10 time.
The wise woman always uses
a handle handbag rather than
an underarm version W h @ n
wearing furs.
And. no matter how pretty
the pin. don't put II on your
fur coat. And eSchew the temp
tation to wear fresh flowers on
YOUR fur coat also. Be careful
10 avoid sitting on furs. Open
your coat and pull it up, simple
precautlon that pays of nicely.
Rain shouldn't harm your fur
coat. When you get home, hang
il in cool, well-ventilated
room, then shake il gently when
the coat is thoroughly dry.
Never. never brush or comb fur
while il is wet. Go over your
coat from time TO time. check
ING for rips, tears under the
arms and in the seams. Have
such breaks repaired immedi-
atplV
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-20
Have II Cleaned

Take your coat TO your ia
vorite furrier or pick out a
reliable firm. and treat il 10
a good yearly checkup. A fur
coat gathers six times as much
dirt and CRIME per season as
does cloth coat. 1t Shodfd be
scientifically cleaned and glazed
by a specialist at least once a
year. preferably before summer
storage. Fur should not be kept
at home during the hot weather.
The infnitesimal sum that is
saved thereby is a poor economy
since the heat tends to dry out
the oils and make the hair
brittle. And one last word, don t
be tempted TO put perfume dl-
rectly on furs. The chemical
action that results may be eX-
tremely harmful TO the fur.
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-20
Miami Sees
Air Show
MIAMI. Fla Jan 70.

MIAMI, Fla Jan 10
MIAMI Al-American Air Ma
NA neuverS have once more
put Miami on the map Of civil
aviation.
Forty thousand people saw
the show. Hundreds OF them
flew their own little planes.
rcd. blue. yellow and silver.
which lay an along one end Of
the field and also filled every
available alrplane hangar m
Greater Miami
There were dignitarieS from
other lands. Washington arr
attaches from an Of the 2l
South American republics. from
Australia and Canada. and
great names i'm flying and
aviation manufacture. Eddie
Rickenhackcr ". T. Piper,
Carl Friedlander. LuScomhe,
all thrOnged the beaagged
stands.
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-20

MARCH II TO APRiL ~
dRIES-Don't want to scold,
II but you are in for il if you
don't throw off every tendency
to feel depressed, pessimlsuc.
Hope and faith are bracers
for today. Forget personalities
APRIL II TO MAY 70
Tdur s-Unfavorable for
some things generally. May be
some delays in return for your
efforts. Emotional outbursts viii
hinder progress. BE calm, steady,
MAY Fl TO JUNE Fl
Gcmini-Be patient, you have
radiant days ahead. but perhaps
today is not one. Start laying
plans for better days. Weave
the pattern for tomorrow sue
cesses. Press onward.
JUNE % TO JULY p
Canco Make what hard
ships, disappointments you may
counter today serve as
strengtheners. Upheavals often
are blessings in disguise.
july - F0 AHG. -
Lco-Noncommittal day. For
benefits you may not indulge inn
pulsive speech or indifference
where consideration should be
pronounced. Respect rights of
opposite sex.
AUG. p TO SEPT p
Virgo - Financial conditions
unusual. in some spots peculiar.
Don't worry Adverses are tenn
porary. You'll earn laurels, both
business and personal, If you
head straight.
SEPT. p TO OCT. P5
Libro-Today doesn't indicate
all the beneficial influences you
might like, but those emanating
can help a lot. Be on your toes,
act quietly, but firmly BE
patient.
OCT. - TO NOV. y
Scor p ASPECTS mostly
friendly. If you make good use
of your time, today can run more
smoothly than at first expected.
The steady and reSourceful rate
highest gains.
NOV. 18 TO DEC. p
.Sagiitorias-Be mindful that
coordination brings best results
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-20
Crowd Loved Thrills

There were the usual thrills
and spills. none Of them very
serious. The crowd loved IT,
Indeed. on the third and final
day of the meet there was not
even standing room At the
International Airport, and over
on the adjoining navy airStrip
naval personnel crowded along
the apron 20 watch the show.
Also, in spite of the lnterna-
tional flavor, the maneuverS
stiu managed 10 maintain its
friendly country fair atmoS-
phcTe barkerS. butchers and all.
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-20
Mount Ike
Picturesque
OTTAWA Ont. Jan. 10.

OTTAWA. Ont. Jan. 19
CANADA is naming a noun
y tain for General Ike. Prime
Minister w. l.. Mackenzie King
announced the gracious gesture
OF the Dominion toward her
good neighbor and ally the
limited States. Castle Noun
tain. lying m u d " ay between
Bsnff and Lake Louise IN
the Canadian Rockies. hence
forth viii be known as Mount
Eisenhower.
This peak. 9,4OO feet above
sea level, has long been ad-
mired by the thousands of pas
sengerS in Canadian Pacific
Railway trains which pass along
the Bow River Valley within a
mile Of the mountains smile
base.
Mount Eisenhower's sh ecr
pTeClpice H. over 4,OOO lcel
above the valley floor, and orig
inally was named for its resem-
hlance TO giant medieval cas-
tie. Turrets, bastions and bat
Elements fairly bristle from
around its massive top.
Back in the SOS there was
a silver mining camp A. H.
base. and it enjoyed q brei
bs,om before the vein gave out
During the first world war the
campsite gave way 10 q large
ipternment camp. but IN the
last quarter century the region
again has assumed the natural
look Of a mountain valley.